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, si o n o° and I" • f be ev e°l4 the near z eta, Dtton, e to Te , .endt thecre,l l a s beo !ores ef!i: topes o blP p Yacht Etbe ector di rettle the 91° )r F o ur th 1 , ) : the- 0 e ye dutie s hi ding lO ORO fr3 o l P Ortati °ll o . to the " ; r res th e ipt of 18 1 )o rtstl°' june,,,•„ l l'. on ed a $ aeclio L wow , b • throu.n.4 i ds duties - s ubjec t cies.) d d ile to b or e ) f colon .tion of c°r° sA ll a cliir 19 1 5 13 , 1 .1 6 11, 104 1004 1091 r• 3. i ti 0 6. 0 0 ' V• Ei 744 C V , 1$ It - 'S op sirgeolr s tag e 5 fro°' d iu ril c are ° Tbe iefit• The off' foe Jo , ; or A ;trsn o ie ef °r of foll• 0' ( o °l9° gto l3 f tltti til e "(11 11 , of n' ' ....--/ d , 111A -o°le h, ''iv, Ch Ol d° F P t°l 1/ tb JO I :he 0 3raer, trtira i ttl,TlNG AT COVENT- GARDEN TREATR. _ iIF_ExT AGGREGI'FF, 'MEE : ING OF hod ' H P: NATIONAL ANTI-CORN-LAW LEAGUE will be Tb eS~"4 WZDNES DAY Evzisnsa neat, the 14th of January, In the o ,!_ Govent-gard en . o,ertrge Wilson, Esq., will take the Chair at Seven o'clock pre hiloilterseetinz will be addressed by the Hon. C. P. Villes, , ?&.P., I. • G o ibson,and Thmas Gisborne. s,t3 Adnil,s!on wil P l , be issued on Mon:lay and the fllow- S E 'vERs of WESTMINSTER and PART 4 t i ce , of MIDDLESEX. lel liereby given, thrtt a JURY of SEWERS have this day lialie;:into Court a PRESENEMENT of the estates and persons to ltn Z oe rated to the expense of maintaining and repairing the h er s , "wers in the eastern division of the Westminster 411 bm`d rreßentMP/It is open at this office for the inspection of 0ft,775 interested therein; and her Majesty's Justices and Com teco7auMwill sit on Friday, January 16, and Friday, 6th February, li teselis,Z n e o'clock when parties may be heard against the said as by law allowed. Seine s ', LEWIS C. HERTSLET , Clerk. `'wee, I, Greek -street, Soho-square, Jan. 9, 1846. A T WESTERN. RAILWAY. rot Directors of this Company are ready to receive Tend( rs I lre — '" Of M h it sr se ven ,on stuns of not less than LOOM, for a polod of ears, on th e secur i ty of M ortgage D e b entures, b ear i ng App tt ,.,) rate of 41. per cent. per annum. Von S may tati be made to the undersigned, at the Railway on. .29. 1104 100 1 60 1224 1612 914 60 13Z , SAUNDERSFOOT, and SOUTH vadltS RAILWAY and PIER COMPANY. sanction and 4upport of the SOUTH WALES RAILWAY. It Capital, 200,0001., in Shares of 201. each. l 'aljt s ßT, „ s Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share. . S :7LICELEY PHILIPPS PHILIPPS, Bart., M.P., Chairman. il k , tl 47 Tr lttee beg to inform the Subscribers that the Plans and oto y 111 Gok s of Reference have been duly dt:posited, the No '''''''''svners served, and everything accomplished to insure k cat ion to 'er al Da Parliament In this sesslon. k:.,for ins having neglected to pay up on their allotnients, the 111,' o Ntr Payment is extended to the 15th January inst. ; and Itki,'° l llini i t " 4 e confidence in the bona fide intention to proceed, 1, 4 , 4 eq have taken one hundred shares each in the under nd entered into arrangements with the Saunderefoot Rad- O'elNi.,',larbour Companies to provide one-fourtk of the Parlia li, i', ie l ) osit if necessary. ZPort of that Company, as w.ll as the South Wales Ran k 4t sait, c r,el ; and this Company, in pursuance of the arrange -li4et b oi 4 '. to, will insure an Immed!ate return on the cap it al on 14, , g 'ng obtained as the Committee are net aware o i a he i;L 'n Uerit in the whole line, they are warranted in enterta n ,1144-"st confidence that this will be effected without any Par ,D cont. t ) ;t l4, for * Shares, in the usual form, will be received up to 4 4 ,..r 0in.. 5t., at the Offices of the Company, 17, , Fludyer-strect, fk,":4l l , —L er , or at Messrs. Carden and Whitehead s, or at Messrs. hni Harrison, Threadneedle-street, London and it is re aY be confined to the exact number of shares re th;', Pa — " applicant. Nln 14M entary Deeds will Lie for Signature at the Offices of 11 4 11 1 ,L l atii " ; , 1 7, Fludyer-street, Westminster, on and a ft er the 9th 'ctre e n k 3 ". ll, ; and at the different country bankers in the en- l ---.....„ .....: __.• ...... 1 -11 bill,E T LONDON AND MANCHES 11141,ZRb, .r.,an__ h e DIRECT LONDON___AND MANCHESTER th,.... 'NT RAILWAY C_OMPAN I ES. It all 4ndOrl PROVISIONAL DIRECTORS. 4 01 1 Way c and Manchester Direct Loudon and Manchester 4 ° bin" Cow Independent Railway Company W Ndeeet' E sq Col. The Hon. L. Stanhope 4 . e, eh r t, t. I. D. Ainsworth, Esq. John Brooks, Esq. 8: 11 : 11. il b l e ad ae :;: n., Esq, M. T. Bass, Esq. 1/,,itiel Hopper ? Ti t g „ . Major Croft. V• 414 p 0... Jeremiah Clarke, :Seq. / If ini A 4r a., L ni v,, all ! l °o ' l7ol. T h, : , - , ,,,1,,,,,_ 4 ~nee E.„,.„ . R. W. Johnson, Esq. p f , Tea, 'man ski' '"'.• 4, im At Stl e ney am w h iPerson,Esq. jW.iljllaKmeeKniengE, Esq. G. P. Livius, Esq. T0 V0 14, -1 1 t ,. e EScl. H. Wardle, Esq. 4 1 : Provi,, s q• Major Waller. T ' li 'et ratioienal Directors of the two Companies, formedformaking tip,,,,, t, de e ,, a d, t rent I ondon to Manchester, sabot nce k elle 44 t heir -4 git j lnjurious to the interest of their constituents tO , l 'tati t s, D ep sp „_ e neY in double applications to Parliam ent for the 'txt - ' , Ate - "neY have agreed that only the Direct don and thak t Pan T hat nt th waY Company shall apply to Parliament for a Bill to , ,, h at th e , e railway. Th - ‘ ki i , g t, '" Ce mPanies shall into one when the Bill ali , 4 ‘ he ~,,- ` e r ailway shall havere ce ived the royal assent. the frogsl4l4l:ll;,"`„,_°eeed of the two Companies shall be governed b Co t , t th e ~,'et ectors. ( itt,„, P eeY, S'esent Chairman of the Direct London and Man b ch t est a er . th, e,,,11 Dillon Esq shall be the Chairman, and t a be , 117„,Nbz4, -i , t t,Esq., and the Hon. Col. Leicester Stanhope, shall 'en I ' gh j r ," h et rinan. of such twenty-four Directors. 1h .411 , thT n ' R entlie .1. U. Rastrick, Esq., and George Reining -4%ltt dbe the engineers of the said two Companies d . an _ li Oote,r. Ashurst n u Son, Messrs. , udlow, Sens. an Torr , a ,„ Ibl en: b „iteei,, E ,. B q - , shall be the solicitors of the said two Companies. Zell l'O e etis.,‘ " a lio think it right to state that the whole of the ''' Clel.'' arid Reeks of Refereace, have been duly d sited Nt i a tell n ' t .'; Of the Peace of the respective counties.aardegtoideSs, by q4,l l 4„ 4 ti l nk - ofrrdaderBQ, at frouses the o P f ari Parliament. , th 4 eael ' i teere have reported that the distance of theDirec. t London I'4l 4'114 "t" li ne from London to Manchester w ill be 174 f miles tqt,!ilite,„:,whilst the three other lines enumerated in the 011 4 °4 an(11-t! all exceed that distance, and one of them, the Qtk:ial te,,,mthtingharn by as much as 22 miles : _ _ an '`lttAg d ° , l to Manchester, by the London and Birm i ng h aM Ft, -e n and Manchester and Birmingham lines, viz..— '" i t tem Miles. th. 211 tO Birmingham ........ ........ 112% (:,r e '" l ngham to Crewe ..... .• ••• • • • ••• ' 54 ii f ur w e to Manchester .... Y bir ~„ 197 4 '' : London and Manchester line .• ..•• •• ..... • 174 6 ty the '11,1, 1. : 1) ort of the. Board of Trade the distance from R , t °, s )fanchester, by way of Rugby, the Trent the Manchester and Birmingham line, u tree't" llo _ ll the Trent Valley line is completed .... igg 4 —vn goll anti Manchester line •• .. 174 6 Saving of distance ... 22 6 It l ‘e t),N I elte Sayinof showsditance •••••.••• • • • • • 13 6 n tte _eat e , (1 statement will the saving of distance between r a spe n d Leicester by the line of the Direct Londo n and Men the "owing lines : , 41 4an 1,11 cheater to Rugb • •• • ZbY to Leicester 3 :• .• • • 7 Dire ct 1 don and Manchester line Miles. 114 M 20 Miles. fur, - 134 2 Ac 0 ,41 4 4 , 84 ,7 4 n3 between Mnchester and Leicester ' lc oester to Leice a ter, by the North Staffordshire Frog ma M. f. )4.4e4ster to Macclesfield •• • 4 17 3 VeTestield to Wellingtoh • • •' " 4 7 Derby to to Derby .. •.. 6 2 ty Ix 3 ' to L ei cester .. .. •• • : „ 29 2M. f. e - 97 6 et t vt ,, ' , ion and M anchester line ........ 82 3 ~."6 ‘ed Or 11 0 olco ster rtbStaffordshire between Manchester] 15 3 JOH NDlLlON,6llltirmanOithe . Dlrect London and Railway Comp I • ; „ t eESTEß Manchester STANHOPE, Chairman of the "'Met London and Manchester Independent Ra ilway Company. -IDNET SeoretarY s L ondon and Manchester Raii• to theany. Direct way Cemp _NRY IV. MATTHEWS, Secretary to the Direct ~,,ondon and Manchester Independent Railway " roPany. kI C/ ICS COUGH LO— !I% 4tS:6—E'S DEMULCENT Persons afflicted et t , Nth , R, the beat remedy ever discovered . _nsumption, or other ,till_tritZ! or h' difficulty of breathing, consumption, will experience tiZtAlttrtue7,:getnentdof the respiraterjt la k %. thstt ,11,,uLez,irT r 4 . I7GII*LOZENGES, which IN= of cough benefit, 4, O k i ar -e l Will c ' ut t violent Paro-inay be eaten r , ts, a _ short the mos that they I,7 ar t e so eaten . N o _ itttio4 areeable to the palate ;eleatel the is and,Norton ' o,B.eprietor, Peter Jones, operative chem ”id in tins at t t44,. each 4,•atstreet, London, in boxes le. . " patent medi ‘Adotl'hiutr included ; and by most chemists and to m and country. t litb .p. c „, ritzt 13°4 It. from COUGHS in Ten insured by WAFERS. 1), tr,„I4,t9COCK'S PULMONIC WA Minutes after use is 1;;‘,1'4,3',.(1;"1,21_,t testimonial fro Mr. W. J. Cooper , Surgeon, I'D ~e, itileree:vv, Medical Ball Jan. ni I 1845. spoken of t'1%471.'d Per..."'"--trring our ' wafers very highlY tklea'lltetdmtbnseinWilao have taken them with decided benefit, I have bs s h oe b n several cases of confirmed as thma, them tihete easeesen truly a stonishing. I now recommend bp . nr 1,n,, 4 'llth' - ',„ °OK's ~,,Nlgned) W. J. COO , PER Surgeon." and their ~•• eon,b. "ERS will give instant relief and a rapid cure ~'trih:ll.,-,Eit , - ; al id all disorders of the breath and lungs. bl far i tt 4 . pand str,,i.'" CB IC PE %KERS they are invaluablevoice: pleasant - v:m ee z I, s. to 2s. 9d,, and lls. per box.—Agents: Da t: Silva I NRR t Fleet.street, London , and by all medicine DER PelettrikeTßONAGE OF MANY OF THE NOBILI TY. iArrlik`rktsC; .`3 COMPOUND ANTIBILIOUS A or the rePared by Thomas Allen, late of Mile-end-road, I tti .XBl.l ''Val Coll /4 1 , rkt ed eem , ege of Sur geons:London, and Licentiate 46 41 , lip,,,' } ohn Ab C`nnPanY, and a pupil of the late eccentric and 11,7' et 'eon tr, nernetby, Esq., F's S. • twenty-two years a Prin q'neciy`tellty - 'n• liartholomew's Hospital . During ejt!teictrzrt ease„Year!, these Pills have been found an invaluable r , 44' 4 0f1:." 1 ,b3 of tulfitinllgernion, liver, and bilious complaints. .1,4, ~,,- e l iver a,(rtive organs and obstructions, a practical .eels,4 - "Rrr.3, ...,_ "Vels, which occasions more or le a h ss the ' fo e l : I,.,,_?s,Thae :.!.., _heartburn, giddiness cidity, e li -:irllext,4l-i„strie,l' 'and flatulent dist . entions s of a the stomach en e;id . tlilt n t Of e' ll 'M at th e Pi Tniness of sight, an uncomfortable w s i a ttl' t"q,r n weiglit °f oPpreosf the stomach soon . after eating, .t . h .. a . N pt,., eBS a b o „ „ . r..sion, appetite impaired, breathing ogle po,i ...lately „os-iin with orth, liver, bowels irregular, so P,,,, r ' l hy 11 In hexele wltil languor and depression of spirits. sbl cl h , r. Ali en 3 .at Is. 1%.1., 2s. 9d., and 4s. 6d. si t tt h. % ,gb a d 4 ,l Son; 4.pn,,, (Ilentist, 24, Grafton-street, Fitzroy-square, 4 4 It! -'°., Len'd—"nrards, D ietrichsen, and Hannay, Sanger, ntdohl. -- on; and the Principal Medicine venders through_ Ak(ut for " Mile -.ad. M. Wilkes. Druggist' ~-. _ ~+~ No. 16,665. LONDON. SATURDAY MORNING Ny JANUARY 10, ic-16. KING s HEAD INN, COVENTRY. Conducted by JAMES WILLIAMSON TO COMMERCIAL GENTLEMEN. J. W. takes the present - opportunity of thanking his numerous Commercial riends for their liberal support for the last five years, and trusts, by strict attention to their comforts, he shall receive a continuance of their favours. To Commercial Gentlemen generally, J. W. begs most respectfully to observe, he has made arrangements to receive an increased number of commercial guests, assuring them his best endeavoursshall not be wanting to render their visit to the King's Head at all times de sirable. . . • Large Rooms convenient for the exhibition of stock. Post-horses, Flys, and Gigs, always ready, at moderate charges. Agent to the London and rsirmingham Railway. _ - - - S T. MARYLEBONE, JANUARY 3 , 1846 . TO BRICKMAKERS, &c. BREEZE.—Whereas Mr. James Sinnott, of Holywell-lane, Shore ditch, having withdrawn his accepted Tender for contracting for the Breeze and Ashes of four of the five districts of this Parish, in con sequence (as alleged by him) of one of his proposed sureties having declined tha: responsibility, the Vestrymen of this parish hereby give notice, that they will' meet again in the Vestry-room of the Court house of the said parish on SATURDAY, 24th January inst., at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon, to receive Tenders from persons willing to Contractfor the Breeze anti Ashes of the sail Parish (excepting the division of Christ Chureh, which is already contracted for) for one year, from the 31st day of January instant. Payment of one quarter of the year's Contract-money must be made to the said Vestrymen at the signing of the Contract, and good security given that the re mainder lite continued to be paid one quarter in advance throughout the Contra ;t. The parish is divided into five divisions for the purpose of Contract ing Tor the Breeze, p rticulars . or which, with the form of the Con tract and printed Tender, may be hod of the Surveyor, Mr. Robert Scace, at the Oonrt-house; firm Twelve till One o'clock daily. Tenders to be sealed, and no Tender will be received except on the printed form. er. after Mievoin o'clock on the said 24th day of January instaat. By order of the Vestry, C. FLOOD, Vestry Clerk. Contractor to pay Six Guineas as expenses of Contract and Bond. /IEDICAL INVALID AND GENERAL LT • LIFE OFFICE. London-25, Pall-mall, and 8, Change Alley; and Dublin.-42, Nassau-street. Diseased and healthy lives assured at all ages, en equitable terms. 25, Pall-mall. F. G. P. NEISON, Actuary. W • ESTEIIN LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. 3, .Parliament•street, Westminster. Notice is hereV given, that the Dividends on the Capital fltenk,of this Society will be payable on and after Terravar NEXT, the , lath instant. By order of the Board of Directors, EDWD. T. RICHARDSON, Secretary. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, 26, CORNHILL, LONDON. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament . This institution offers important and substantial advan tages with respect both to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured has, on all occasions, the power to borr)w, without ex pense r f.,rfeiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the premium paid, see table); also the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of hi interests to meet other conveniences sr necessity. Assurances for terns of Years ars granted on the lowest possible rates. DIVISION OF PROFITS. The aeccess and increasing prosperity or to e Society has enabled the , Nrectors, at the last annual investigation, to declare a third Bonus, .var>ing from Su to 75 per cent. on the premiums paid on each Policy effected on the Profit scale, EXAMPLES E Pre 4 1 Bemis Benne in 1 " r " Et tddee.. I Casts 0 o. s. „. 1837 2191 13•5 r rB7 13 5 .£l3 17 1 GO 1000 74 3 4 1838 184 1;1 °I 74 13 10 11 8 6 1839. 138 13 61. 61 14 3 9 2 1 0 1840 89 0 0 41 13 4 6 0 0 ckl. 0 ; 3 Tae dwisicm of profits is annaal; and the pert volt ae cember of •he present year FERGITAON E , LICENSED VICTUALLERS' and GENERAL FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, ADELAIDE PLACE, LONDON-BRIDGE; 444, WEST STRAND ; 23, THISTLE-STREET, EDINBURGH ; GREAT BRIDGEWATER-STREET, MANCHESTER ; WASON-BUILDINGS and MATHEW-STREET, LIVERPOOL. Empowered by Act of Parliament. The Company transact business in every department of Life and Fire Assurance, in A.nnteties. Reversions, and Loans. LIFE DEPARTMENT. AcTruli—J T. Clement, Esq. At the last quinquennial meeting there was added a bonus to the Life Policies equal to 25 per cent. on the sums paid, and a bonus of 5 per cent. to the Shares. in addition to the payment of the annual interest. For the convenience of parties wishing to assure for a specific sum, without a prospective bonus, a new table at lower rates has been calculated, on which, as well as on the participating scale, one-half the premium may remain on interest at 5 per cent. for five years, thus enabling a person to insure his life for 1,0001. on the immediate payment of the premium for 5001. only. The following are the annual Premiums for the Assurance of 1001. fbr the whole Life, one-half of which may remain for five years by merely paying the interest annually at five per cent.; and should the Policy become a claim in the interim, the amount due will then be deducted. Age 20, without profits.. £1 13 0 Vfith profits £l 18 0 30 ..... ....... 119 8 ............. ...... 2 5 8 40 .. • • •• • 214 s .... • ........ 3 1 3 For short periods the Premiums are considerably lower, and for any ages or contingencies not usually advertised information may be obtained on application to the Actuary or Secretary. FIRE DAPARTMENT. The Company insure houses, furniture, stock in trade, farming stock, and every description of personal property, against loss or damage by fire. The Directors beg to remind their friends whose Premiums become due at Christmas, that no extra charge is made at this Office for the transfer of Policies, and that they will be rated on terms peculiarly favourable to parties insuring. Insurances may be effected for any perioi of time ; if for seven years, the Premium and Duty will only be charged for six. Dec., 1845. JOHN BIUG, Secretary. T HE TONTINE LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. (Provisionally Registered.) Capital 2,000,0001., In 100.000 Shares of 201: each. Deposit, in compliance with the provisions of the statute 7 and 8 Viet., c. 110, Two Shillings per Share, until the complete Registra tion of the Company, when the same will be increased to 1/. per Share, which, with the assistance anticipated from the Tontine De partment, will, it is expected, be sufficient to carry out the objects of the Company. The plan of this Company offers considerable and peculiar advan tages to the Shareholders, as in addition to the profit arising from Life Assurance transactions, it is proposed to raise a capital of 1,000,0001., or more, by the grant of Tontine Annuities, in classes to be regulated by the ages of the Subscribers or their Nominees ; w hich capital, on the death of the survivor in each class, will be divided exclusively among the Shareholders. The principle of the Tontine Annuities is explained below. TRUSTEES. John Elijah Blunt, Esq., 4, New-square, Lincoln's Inn John Conolly, Esq., M.D., Lawn-house, Hanwell James Martin, Esq , 68, Lombard-street. PROVISIONAL DIRECTORS. John Elijah Blunt, Esq., 4, New-square, Lincoln's Inn Walter Wyndham Burrell. Esq., Knepp Castle, near Horsham, and 5, Richmond-terrace, Whitehall John Charritle, Esq., vloorgate-street Chambers, City John Conolly, Esq., M.D., Lawn house, Hanwell John More Douglas, Esq., Belvedere-road, Lambeth Walter Etty, Esq., Lombard-street Chambers Edward Hamilton, Esq., M.D., Grafton-street, Piccadilly William Henderson, Esq. 16, Bishopgate-etreet Within Hector Monro, Esq., Walsh= le Willows, Suffolk Savile Craven Henry Ogle, Esq., M.P., 84, Eaton-square, Pimlico. Ambrose Frederick Proctor, Esq., Ware, Birth C oke lot. Esq., LL.D., Fleet-street John Alfred Trimmer, Esq., Haslemere, Surrey Forbes Winslow, Esq., M.D., Sussex-house, Hammersmith. Barnum—Messrs. Martin, Stone, and Martins, 68, Lombard-street. Soracrroa—William Dimes, Esq., 46, Lincoln's Inn-fields. MEDICAL AND SUROICACREFEREES. Thomas Callaway, Esq., F.R.C.S., Wellington-street, Southwark James Copland, Esq.. M.D.; F.R.S., &c, &c., Old Burlington-street ntszaucT MEDICAL REFEREES IN LONDON. William Preston Lauder, Esq., M.D., F.R.S.E., Sloane-street, Knightsbridge Edward Lloyd, Esq., M.D., Jewin street, City Walter Hayle Walsh. Esq., M.D., Professor of Pathology at Univer sity William-street, City. ti College, upper Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square. Cole c K DIMING AcrAny— David Jones. Req.. Author of " Tables on Anrittites . 0" fli &c., s .e No g . King ACTUARY AND SE CRETARY —Willia m Clark, E • Temporary s Inn-fields. It is unnecessary in this Prospectus, to enlarge upon the tages of Life Assurance, or its aaa.-cation to most of the exigencies and relations in life. These benefits hav e been so exten sively pub lished, that they a re already well understood and apprecia ted. This Company is formed for granting every description of Life Assurance, Annuity, and Endowment ; Loans either 'or long or short periods to persons cffeeting Assurances, upon receiving satis factory security for the payment of premium and interest, and the otherwisets, , as olicies may be of repayment of the principal, by instalments or Interes agreed ; also for the purchase of Reversionary P Assurance, and every other description of property. d se- Persons borrowing money of the Company, upon approve entity, and effecting a policy of Issuance for the amount bor rowed, will not be called upon for the repayment of the loan, so long as the interest and premium are regularly paid. Thus a party borrowing 1,0001. upon security of his estate, and an assignment of a policy on his life, would at his decease leave his estate unencum bered, the sum assured being applied by the Company to repay its a The premiums are based upon data derived from the most recent and authentic sources, presenting a moderate and equitably-adjusted scale. One of the principal objects of the Company is to assimilate its benefits as nearly as possible to those of Mutual Assurance Societies, with the additional security of a subscribed capital. With this v ew, four-fifths of the profits, arising from Policies affected by parties on the terms of participation, will be divided every three years, after the first five years. Among those who assure for the whole term of life. The sum so divided among the Assured to be applied to the reduction of the annual premium, or added to the sum assured as bonus, or paid in present value, at the option of the Assured. For persons who may wish to assure for short periods, or far the whole of life, without participation In- the profits, a scale has been adopted, which is as moderate as it can be rendered consistentlywith the interests of the Company. Parties may also effect the assurance by payment of one-half only of the premiums for a stipulated term of years—the interest upon the unpaid portion of the premiums, at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, being annually paid in advance. Upon payment of the arrear of the premiums, the Assured will be entitled to a fall parti cipation of the profits. The Assured may at all times borrow an amount equal to the value of the policy, on its security. In all th e transactions of the Company the utmost liberality will be exercised. Life Assurances will be effected with all the advantages to the assured afforded by the most respectable established companies. A Table of Premiums will shortly be published. TONTINE ANNUITIES. Thi s company, in submitting the subject of Tontine Annuities to the public, is influenced by the belief that there are many persons, who from the hope of longevity, and the desire of ease and affluence as they progress through life, will gladly avail themselves of this mode of investment ;—by which they will secure a large remunera tive and increasing income, guaranteed to them by the Company during their own lives or the lives of their nominee. The following is an illustratim of the principle of the Tontine An nuities :—lf 1,000 persons subscribe 1001. each, they or their respec tive nominees, being of an age to enter the class in which the an nuity granted is 6/. per cent. per annum, each subscriber or nominee will, during the continuance of all the lives, receive an annuit f y o but as the lives drop, the share of the deceased parties will be divided among the survivors, until they are reduced to six, each of whom will then receive 1,0001. per annum for life ; but as thdy r e _ spectively die off, the 1,0001. per year which the deceased pane re ceived will fall into the funds of the Company, for the benefit of the shareholders ; and so in proportion for a larger or smaller number of subscribers or their nominees. This mode of investment will place it in the power of almost every individual, at some period of life, by prudently and legitimately ap propriating a comparatively small sum of money, which in many in stances would. be otherwise uselessly expended, to eecure Indepen dence and comfort in their declining years. Parents may also by these means provide for their children. Wealthy relatives for their poorer relations. Applications for Shares, in the following form, to be directed to Charles Barker, Esq., No. 46, Lincoln's Inn-fields : To the Director' of the Tontine Life Assurance Company. Gentlemen, -- I request you to allot me .Shares in this Company; ' and I hereby agree to accept the same, or any less Maw tar you may allot me, and to pay the deposit of Two Shillings per Share thereon, and also to execute the Deed of Settlement of the Company when required to do se. Profession or Business • Beferellee • • PUBLICATIONS. U L L I V • E R, G NEXT WEEK, AND EVERY WEEK. Price Threepence. " He doth bestride this little world of ours like a Colossus." Shakspeare. Office, 90, Fleet-street, next door to " Mr. Punch." CAUSE OF TUE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT AT LIVERPOOL. THE BUILDER, No. 153, for Jan. 10, price 3d., contains—Recent Awards of Official Referees, with com ments; Circular issued by the same authorites —Gateway of Bishop's Palace, Norwich, with an Engraving—New Works at rost-effice— Colour in Internal Decoration—Old English Chair, with an Engrav ing--Bursting of Cast-iron Tank at Liverpool—State of Gas Mains— Westminster Court of Sewers—Architects' Charges and Responsi bilities—Goethe on Palladio—Competition Cartoons for Art-Union of London—Railway Jottings—The Smoke Elevator, with Three Dia grams—Notices of New Books, C ntraets, Tenders, Timber Sales, &c. Office, 2, York-street, Covent-garden OREGON TERRITORY.—A MAP of the OR E , IOX and TEXAS, describing the boundaries of ancient Louisania, and the boundary lines of the different Treaties between Great Britain, the United States, and other powers, by JAMES WYLDE ; accompanied by a Chronological Statement of the Rights of Great Britain and the Claims of the United States. One sheet, 3s. ; in case, 4s. 6d. MAI' of the OREGON DISTRICT, one large sheet; 4s. in sheet; 7s. 6d. in case. . • _ . _ James Wylde, Geographer to the Queen, Charing-cress East, four doors from Trafalgar-square. HE OREGON QUESTON. A CLEAR and POPULAR EXPOSITION of the whole of this important Question will be found in the ATLAS Newspaper of THIS DAY. •` Atlas" Office, 6, Southampton-street, Strand, January 10, 1846. ~~~~ "// , - • . , o r , . .4 ,,, , . " " r _ .. k : ...-1 _ .1 - tlve ,i , oci 10 0 () t• -;-- .... i _.... . .. A .._ '/' . . .17'. '_. ' 1 ' • „•. 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Imperial 4t0., 28. 6d. each ; framed, 21s. the pair. _ _ _ _ THE BEETHOVEN FESTIVAL THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. this meeting to fear that he is no longer anxious to main tain the Bill whi c h h e i ntro d uce d an d carr i e d t h roug h Parliament in 1842 ; and if so, it is the opinion of this meeting that he, and those who think with him, will be no longer deserving' the support of the agriculturists." lie spoke of Sir Robert Peel as a very ungrateful son and a very unnatural father—(Laughter)—an ungrateful son to the agricultural interest, who had placed him in his present position, and an unnatural father, inasmuch as he was disposed to send his son—the Corn Bill of 1842—a begging.—Gore laughter). Mr. Terrewest went at length into several p o i nts connecte d w i t h f ree trade, and replied to some arguments advanced by Mr. R. R. R. Moore, at the meeting at Lewes on the previous Tuesday. He also quoted from Mr. B arton ' s pamph l et the extraordinary statistical fact that the ratio of mortality increased greatly when cor n was b e l ow 40s. a quarter. When the price was from 60s. to 705., the mortality in a million was 19,879; when th e pr i ce was under 405., that number was increased by upwards of 6,000 ! Perhaps the meeting might he startled when he told them that it was free trade that ruined the Roman an fro a m uth th or e i h ty is f t o o r n.a t n his a a li s s s o e n r : , Mr. _ e ti m o,n p , r passageaTti l . i o e nq a uc r oa , tne h d e p a ra r e . t ) end As No any sensible portion of its subsistence , in ordinary sea sons, on foreign, who may become hostile nations. And to independence which rests for if we would see a memorable example of the manner in which the greatest and most powerful nation may, in the course of ages, come to be paralysed by this cause, we have only to cast our eyes on imperial Rome, in which the vast extent of the empire bad practically esta blished a free trade in grain with the whole civilised world ; and the result was that cultivation disappeared from the Italian plains, that the race of Roman agricul turists, the strength of the empire, became extinct, that the fields were laboured only by slaves and cattle. The legions could no longer be recruited but from foreign bands ; vast tracts of pasturage overspread even the fields of Lombardy and the campagna of Naples, and it was the plaintive confession of the Roman annalist that the mis tress of the world had come to depend for her subsist ence on the floods of the Nile."—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Ter rewest concluded by moving the third resolution—" That a petition be presented to her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, and petitions to both Houses of Parliament, praying that her Majesty will not sanction, or either of the Houses of Parliament introduce, any Bill calculated to destroy the present system of the corn-laws, until the sense.of the nation has been obtained by means of a general election ; and that his Grace the Duke of Rich mond be requested to present the petition to her Majesty and the petition to the House of Lords, and that Lord Marsh be requested to present the petition to the House of Commons." Mr. R. MARTIN seconded the resolution. M. JUL LI EN''S CONCERTS. Since the Festival given last year in honour of the greattomposer, BEETHOVEN, at his Birthplace, the musical professors and ama teurs of almost every continental city have bestirred themselves to evince their admiration of that great departed genius, and have pro dnced some grand musical reunion for the special performance of his finest works. The public enthusiasm with which these Festivals have been received, as well as the royal patronage bestowed on them, proves the estimation, and indeed almost devotion, 'with which the talents of Beethoven are regarded abroad. It has, however, been the frequent remark of foreign artistes, that in no country are Beethoven's works more highly appreciated than in Eggland; and since the public in general have been enabled at a reasonable charge to make themselves acquainted with them, such a widely-extended knowledge now exists, that it is scarcely possible to conceive but that a similar demonstration in England must be highly and generally popular. M. JULLIEN having at his disposal an orchestra of unrivalled talent, conceived the idea of producing such an entertainment as that above-mentioned, and on making koown his intentions has re ceived from many distinguished amateurs and professors the most encouraging assurances of support and assistance. In addition to his usual orchestra, M. Jullien has been enabled to add the names of several of the first professors, and has also the satisfaction to state that Signor Sivorl has expressed his wish to take part in the Festival, and will for a short period longer delay his departure. THE BEETHOVEN FESTIVAL Will commence on MONDAY NEXT, ,JANUARY 12, 1846, and continue for the Five Following Evenings, during which the most celebrated works of Beethoven will be produced. The principal artistes already engagedto take part in the perform :knee, are, Messrs. Barret, Baumann, Platt, harper, Richardson, Baker, Case, Lazarus, Handley, Jarrett, Prospere, Hill, Howell, Casolani, Sonnenberg, Schmidt, Rowland, Blagrove, Thirwall, Chipp, Stoepel, Hatton, Betts, Day, C. Harper, J. Harper, jun., Collins, Keating*, Mason, Trust, Goffrie, Doyle, Cubitt, Wagstaff, Lucas, Bousselot, and Herr Koenig. The DRAWING-ROOM ALMANAC for 1846, on card board, 11- Mated and embossed, price Is. An EMBOSSED MODEL MAP of the HOLY LAND (dedicated to her Majesty) ; hacdsvmely framed, 215., especially adapted for the usa of iamilles, and the higher class of Biblical Students. S Id by all Booksellers and Stationers. " A WONDERFUL SIXPENNY WORTH of LII.INFORMATION."—Literary Gazette. _ " There is not, or ever has been, an Alinanack and Calender equal to this ; every family should possess it."—. 'arllsle Journal. "Worth ten times the price it is published at."—Manchester Guardian. "All the Almanacks of the season fall into insignificance when placed in juxia-position with the Post Magazine Almanack.— St andard. " The thing is altogether a wonder."—Berwick Warder. Ninety. six pages royal, price Sixpence, Second Edition, to be had of W. J. D. Pateman, Wine-office-court, Fleet-street, and all Book sellers. 6 61 R ON TIMES" NEWSPAPER COMPANY. (Provisionally Registered.) Capital 63,0001., in Shares of it. Is. each. Offices of the Company, No. 41, Sloorgate-street. For some years before the late mischievous movement against railway interests on the part of the " Times" newspaper, it had been evident to all persons engaged in business, that in giving their advertisements to that journal they were themselves encouraging and fostering a newspaper which, while it derived the principal part of its support from the industry and energy of the mercantile and commercial classes of the community, was acting in every way against their interests. But however unwilling those classes might be to lend their aid to such ajournal by sending to it their advertisements, it was compul sory upon them to do so, from the fact of the large circulation of the " Times " rendering it the only existing medium for obtaining the de sirable publicity. A remedy or an alternative was sought in vain ; the existence of a journal, with a circulation to answer the purposes of a sufficient publicity for advertisements, remained a desideratum. This want appears to be now supplied by the " Iron Times," and the projectors of the "Iron Times ' Newspaper Company have per ceived—in the manner in which that journal has recently assumed the character of a General Morning Newspaper, and the skill and talent which have been displayed in supporting that character—a power of expansion and development which, if duly supported by an amount of capital immediately available, must inevitably render the " Iron Times " the leading journal of the age. Founded on the basis of the •• Iron Times" as a Railway News paper, the " Iron Times," as a General Newspaper, has a point d'apput to start from, such as it has never hitherto been the good fortune of any journal to attain. To the success of a newspaper there are two points necessary— circulation and advertisements. These combined—or even one of them singly—have never, in any instance, been arrived at without a great outlay and risk of capital ; both of these, however, the " Iron Times " has at starting. It has but to add to them. Actuated by this impression, and desirous to insure the perma nence of an honest and independent Daily Morning Newspaper, the property of no clique, either political or literary, a Company has been constituted for the purpose of purchasing the " Iron Times," and infusing into it that amount of immediately-available capital, which alone appears necessary to insure its increased usefulness as a public journal, and an increased ratio of profits to all parties con cerned. _ _ _ As a commercial speculation the success of the " Iron Times" is a matter of public notoriety, and the Committee of Management of the Company, Jima the examination of the books, accounts, &c., have no hesitation in announcing the probability of a return of at least twenty-five per cent., or as. per share, on the capital invested. To carry into effect the objects of the promoters of the Company, it is intended to createa capital of 63,0001., divided into 60,000 shares of 11. Is. each—the whole to be paid up. None of these shares will be allotted to the public until complete registration, which will be per fected in the course of a few days. By arrangements with the present proprietor of the journal, a limited number, not exceeding 4,000 shares, will be issued in the first instance, at par ; after which there will be a further issue of a similar number at 11. prem. per share ; the remainder at such periods and at such prices as th < Committee of Management shall de termine, and the augmented value and importance of the property of the Company shall demand. fhemrrangements for the protection of the interests of the share holders—for a pre-emption in favour of original subscribers, for sub sequent issue of shares, for the limitation of their liability, and for the regulation and management of the undertaking—have been matured; i t o h r e s d h e a e r cL , of ase.ti all tletn e e o n m t m t u o ni c e m a T tio s th r es es e pe a c rr ti a n n g g th em e en arrangements of the ar c e o t o pm be Company, addressed y 41, o t r o g into legal effect, is now un d er t h e cons id erat i on o f counse l . Application fi theSecretary, at the offi un dertaking,ee a l le Edwards, -strect, London. To the Committee of Management of the " Iron Times" News- paper Company, Gentlemen, —I request you will idiot me Shares, or such less number as you shall determine, in' the Capital Stock of the " Iron Times" Newspaper Company; and I hereby engage to pay the sum of One Pound One Shilling upon each Share that shall be appropriated to me, and to execute the Deed of settlement of the Company when required, it being distinctly understood that my liability is limited to Al ls. per Share, and that under no circum stances I shall be called upon for any further or other sum. I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant. Elegant Pocket Edition, price Is., by post Is. 6 d. D R. CU ENE RWELL ON MARRIAGE, its HINDRANCES and OBLIGATIONS. " To be or not to be, that is the question."—Shaksatare. 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Just published, price 2s. 6d.. free by post (in a sealed envelope) 33.6 d., MSILENT FRIEND ; a Medical Work on the Infirmities of the System n both sexes ; and on the loss of the reproductive powers, with means of restoration. The baneful effects of indulge- ce, &c., are hilly pointed out. Illustrated by En gravings; followed by observations on Marriage. By It. and L. PEItRY and Co., Consulting Sur eons, London. Published by the Authors, and may be had at their residence 19, BERNERS-STREET, OXFORD-STREET. Sold by Strange, 21, Paternoster-row ; Hannay and Co., 63, Ox ford-street ; Gordon, 146, Les.dentuall-street ; Purkiss, Compton street, Soho ; and all Plooksellers. " We regard the work before us, the ' Silent Friend,' as a wore embraeing most clear and practical views of a ,cries of complaint, hitherto little understood, and passed over by a ma,ority of the me dical profession, for what reason we are at a loss to know. We =IA however confess that a perusal of this work has lei, such a favourable impression on our minds, that we net only recommsnd, but cordially wish every one who is the victim of past folly, or suffering from indis cretion, to profit by the advice contained la its pages. "—Age and Argus. The CORDIAL BALM of SYItIACUM is excinsively directed to the cure of nervous debility, irregularity, weakness, loss of ap petite, indigestion, consumptive habits, and debilities arising from excess, &c. In bottles, pries I la., or the quantity of four in one bottle for 335., by which l is. are saved. The live-pound cases may be bad as usual. Tne CONCENTRATED DETERSIVE ESSENCE, a remedy fir searching oat and purifying thG blood from. scurvy, blotches en the Yinnd, faro, and oody, ulcerations, a. - "id those painful 1:2:3W0111$ arising from hapreper treatment or the elects of mercury, removing secondary sympt oms , lie. and 335. per bottle. and ati foul:ions of the skin. Priee PERRY'S PURIFYING SPECIFIC .PILLS, price 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and I Is. per box, are the most effectual remedy for strictureB,ingam° matioll, &C., without hindrance to business. Consultation fee, if by letter, It. M:nute detail of cases necessary. '.Messrs. R. and L. Perry and Os, svgeons, may he consulted, as usual, at 19, ueruers-street. . - xfordv.tr 6 c,t, k.ondln. da'ly. at , cl at 106, Duke-8 eet, Live pool, very Thursday, Prid&y, and Sarnrdly and at 10, St. Jo n-street, DeAnsgate, Man..the Aar, on Mondays, Tuesday*, and Wednesdays. LEADEas—Signor Sivori, Messrs. Loder, Sainton, Tolbecque, and Nadaud. CONDUCTOR —M. JULLIEN. .The first act of the Concert will on each evening be entirely se lected from the works of Beethoven ; the second will be miscella neous, and embrace all the popular novelties of the season. Full particulars will be duly announced. Notwithstanding the great additional expense of these entertain ments, the price of admission will be as usual, viz., the Promenade and Boxes, Is. ; Dress Circle, 2s. 6d. Places and Private Boxes may be secured on application to Mr. O'Reilly, at the Box-office of the Theatre. " Private Boxes also at the Libraries of Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Sams, Mr. Olivier, and at M. Jullien's Musical Establishment, 214, Regent-street. MANCHESTER AND SOUTHAMPTON RAILWAY. The following letters have been addressed to the editor of the Times : Sir,—ln one of your editorial articles of this morning on the sub ject of new railroad schemes, I find the Manchester and Southamp ton Railway thus singled out for animadversion:—" The mnch vaunted plan for railway communication between Manchester and Southampton, for instance, is now alleged to be simply an impossi bility. In the excitement of launching the scheme, allotting the shares, getting the plans deposited in time, and congratulating the fortunate shareholders on the last grand point having been gained, every one seems to have forgotten the existence of the Cotteswold hills. which present, it Is now declared, an insurmountable barrier to the railway being constructed. It is strange that no one ever thought of the Cotteswold hills before, but there they are, and there they have been from the first—' a great fact,' which all the forces the Railway King has at his command will not be able to remove." The sinister report to which yea thus give currency was officially contradicted in the columns of many of your contemporaries a fort night ago, and the Directors had hoped that a statement at once so unfounded, and calculated so unnecessarily to disturb the minds of their shareholders, would not again be lightly advanced. For your information, however, and that of the public, I beg once more distinctly and emphatically to state that, so far from the Cottes wold hills presenting " an insurmountable barrier to the railway being constructed," the Company's engineers-in -chief (Messrs. Ste phenson and Bidder) have been enabled to lay out a line which, having regard to the entire distance of 88 miles between Cheltenham and Southampton, is of ordinary character and costs. I may add, that the gentleman on whose a - uthority this pass was some times nee stated to be " impracticable," is himself the en gineer to a line through the same hills, wh!ch is to be submitted to Parliament in the ensuing scission, and as to the engineering features of which this Company may invite comparison with those of their own lb e, and that the practicability of the line was distinctly ascertained many months ago, before a prospectus ap peared, or a single share was issued ; and. further, that the Directors are fully prepared to substantiate to Parliament and to their sub scribers every statement upon the faith of which they have re ceived the support of the latter, and are about to so icit the sanction of the former. You will, indeed, be aware that, if any reasonable doubt existed on these points, the public and the shareholders are themselves in a, position to satisfy their doubts, copies of the Com pany's Plans being in the possession of the Clerk of the Peace for every county into which the line runs ; of every Parish Clerk, of the Clerk of the Parliament, and of the Officers of the House of Commons, elerksofPee of i s Peace and pe of r h Pa o ri u s r. h being bound to exhibit them to all th all comers Clerks for a fe om - 1; order that there may be no possible mistake in this matter, I annex a letter from the Company's engineers, in confirmation of the foregoing statement, and remain, Sir, faithfhlly yours, JOHN WHEELER. 17. Great George-street, Westminster, Friday, Jan. 9, 1846. To the Managing Committee of the Manchester and Southampton Railway. " Gentlemen,—We observe in the ' Times' of to-day a statement to the effect that this line is impracticable, the Cottoswold hills pre sett' ing an insurmountable obstacle to its construction. " It has been our professional rule and practice to lay out the railways committed to our charge in such a way as to insure easy and practical lines by the construction of moderate works at a rea sonable cost, and we shall be prepared to show, at the proper time, that, so far from the Manchester and Southampton line through the Cotteswold hills being impracticable,' It answers in every respect to the character we have endeavoured to impart to all our under takings, and will bear a very favourable comparison with several lines now in operation, and with a vast number of those submitted to the Legislature in the last year, or intended for Parliament in its approaching session.—Your obedient servants, (Signed) " ROBERT STEPITENSON. " GEO. P. BIDDER. " Great leorge-street, Westminster, Friday, January 9, 1846." SUSSEX SOCIETY FOR THE PRO- TECTION OF AGRICULTURE. HAILSHAM, WEDNESDAY.-A very considerable meet ing of tne yeomen. farmers, and others friendly to the principles of this society was held this morning at the National School-room. There were between 200 and 300 present :—Sir P. Micklethwaite, Dr. Cunningham, John King, Esq., of Blatchington ; R. King Sampson, Esq ; R. Terrewest, Esq., Sm. The chair was taken by Mr. A. DENMAN, chairman of the district, who commenced by introducing to the meet ing Mr. W. W. Burrell, the Honorary Secretary to the Central Sussex Society for the Protection of Agricul ture, to whom he paid a high compliment for his zealous and indefatigable exertions in the cause of agricultural protection. Having moved the first resolution—" That this meeting views with deep concern the present very anxious position of the agriculturists, and is impressed with a firm conviction that on their welfare depends the prosperity of every interest in the country, and more especially all those tradesmen, artisans, and labour ers who are entirely dependent on them for support"— the Chairman proceeded to combat the assertion of the League that cheap bread did not lead to low wages; re marking that whatever might be the case in the manu factories of clothing, as regarded the labourers employed in the manufacture of bread, cheap bread and low wages were convertible terms. The Chairman also denied that the destitution in Ireland arose so much from a failure of the potato crop as from a want of money.—(Cheers.) Much had been said about the contemplated measures of the Ministry. He believed that we ought to follow out the advice of the celebrated Horne Tooke, who on a me morable occasion, when an unpopular man was about to address a meeting, suggested that the auditory should hear him first, and hiss him afterwards. So with Peel, we ought to forbear expressing an opinion of him till we knew what he would propose ; at the same time it be hov4d us to be prepared to oppose his measures, should he propose to sacrifice agriculture. The Chairman next adverted to the disparaging remarks f Mr. Cobden with regard to the Duke of Richmond ; and, in reply, observed that we first heard of his Grace as foremost in the battle in defence of his country, at Waterloo; after that, as being engaged in allaying the diffi culties at home incident to a transition from war to peace; and lastly, we find him again foremost in pro tecting the agriculturists of the empire from the attacks of the League and free-traders.—(Cherry.) Such a man was deserving of our warmest approbation.—(Loud applause.) A friend of his, in conversation the other day, talking of the proposed repeal of the corn-laws, observed that Sir Robert Peel had better re-peal himself; to which he (the Chairman) replied that he had better examine himself to the core firA.—(Cheers.) His own opinion had for many years been that Sir Robert Peel was not to he trusted.—(Applause.) . • Dr CUNNINGHAM, in seconding the resolution, ob served that during his practice in that neighbourhood for many years, he had inv wiablv observed that the poor people were always the wort off in periods of low prices of bread. Mr. limo proposed the second resolution. :—" That this meeting recommends every farmer in the king dom, and every well-wisher to his country to come boldly forward and exert himself strenuously on every occasion to return as a Member to Parliament g a candidate who will give his independent an d un flinching support to the agricultural int;erbesutt, that and cir cumstance buffer one iota of the. present protection to be taken away." The present corn - la ws h ad not made the Agri co u r lt t u h r e i s f t re s e o -wt p ra r as o d s e p r r . o . :s A a sn attributable,dh coulde thheet hairlug u ment of the free traders, to the agit a ti on that because the price had not been so high as contemplated when the law passed, they had better take free trade, which would still further reduce their prices, appeared to him to be most absurd. NIL King then illustrated, by a local allusion to Mr. Rickman, the land lord of the George, and a supposed competitor, paying nothing for license or taxes, the impossibility of the energetic efforts produced by competition enabling the taxed English farmer to compete with the untaxed foreigner. The free-traders told us that the land at home was badly cultivated. Granted that improvements might still be made ; but where was land better cul tivated than in England even now ? Another thing which the free-trader carefully kept out of sight, was the fact that the foreign labourer did not taste the corn which he produced. He had stated the other day at Lewes, that two or three months ago a gentleman had sent to France orders for the purchase of 1,000 quarters of oats, and that after the purchase had an understood to say that been made, and before the oats could be shipped, the francs French per Gexport duty of five this duty was imposed to prevent the exportation of this particular quantity of oats. That was not the fact : but a number of persons had gone over to buy oats, and it quarter. v.erl i m e n t hadHe had imposedbeen was in consequence, probably,of the aggregate purchases, that this step was taken by the French Government. Doubtless, should a scarcity arise, Russia, would adopt a similar course ; and the result of free trade at home would thus be great plenty and low prices when we did I not want corn, and when we did, the pri ce would be ! high, owing to foreign G ivern me nts imposing export , duties, which would thus go into the ir treasuries instead I l of our own. It was quite right t h a t the farmers of Eng land should be prepared for the worst. If Sir R. Peel intended mischief to the aL;riculturists, i t was quite right I that we should be prepared to resist ; if he did not in ; tend that, which he hoped was the case, he would want all our support.—(llear ) Mr, I(ItNo SAmpsoN seconded the resolution. Mr. M. P. MICKLETHWAITE, in proposing the next resolution, said he thought it the duty of every man to stand forward on the present occasion, when the agri culturists were threatened with a free trade in corn, to express his opinion. He stood before them as a per fectly disinterested man with regard to party politics, for he had never interfered with the tenant—he had never voted himself.—(Cheers.) But they were now met to consider the question of free trade. Free trade had already undergone a certain trial in this country. We had had free trade interfering with the shipping, with the silk manufacture, and with the glove trade. And what had been the result ? We had heard constant complaints ever since. —(Hear, hear.) The manufactures of this country did not constitute the trade of the country. The trade of the country consisted in the growing of corn. Three-fourths of the population were employed as agri culturists ; and the money, as we had been informed, expended and invested in the growth of corn amongst the tenantry alone, amounted to the large sum of 150,000,000/. The labouring classes might be caught with a clap-trap of a large loaf ; but let them recollect that a duty even to the amount of 15s. per quarter, would not increase the price of the quartern loaf more than a farthing ; that was, that in 1001., the manufac turer's loaf would not cost him extra more than ss. He did not know whether he made himself under stood, but it was a positive fact, that the fourth of one per cent. was the only increase that was put on the quartetn loaf by the addition of a duty of 15s. a quarter on wheat. What benefit, then, could our ope ratives and labourers gain by the introduction of foreign corn ? The foreign labourer received a much smaller rate of wages than were given in this country. The rate of continental wages was about 4s. a week ; our wages here averaged from 108. to 12s. We had been told that this was a year of scarcity ; but he did not be lieve this to be a fact. Scarcity generally arose from a wet harvest causing the wheat to sprout ; but that had not been the case this year. The years from 1829 to 1831 were years of scarcity ; but was there any suffering among the labourers in consequence ? None ; because the importation of corn in those years was greater than had ever been the case before or since. After alluding to the disastrous effects of Sir Robert Peel's Currency Bill of 1819, Mr. Micklethwaite proceeded to say, we were told that it was the intention of Sir Robert Peel to relieve the land by removing the poor-rates, the land tax, the county rates, and the highway rates, and making them a national charge ; but he doubted whe ther even this would compensate for throwing the la bourers out 'of employ. If it was necessary to intro duce free trade at all, it ought to be accompanied by other measures, by a measure similar to the Tithe Com mutation Act, a measure that should regulate all pay ments upon a certain standard. The standard of the Tithe Commutation Act was the price of corn; and he did not know that a better standard could be introduced for every class of payments, from that to the highest personage in the realm, and the salaries of the Ministers of State, to the national debt, the mortgagees, the bond holders, all debts indeed. He thought if all debts were regulated by an Act similar to the Tithe Commutation Act, the burdens which we so much feared migh t be thrown upon the agriculturists would then be equally dispersed throughout the country ; every man would contribute more or less to the loss that would be sustained by the free importation of foreign produce. If this were not done, the farmers and labourers would be the sufferers. Sir Robert Peel had always acted on a one-sided view; he had never looked at the matter with a view to spread the burden over the whole country. Mr. BOYS seconded the resolution. 1 TT ,1 MT. TERREWEST rnover the next resolution—" That the conduct recently pursued by Sir Robert Peel induces All the resolutions were carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN here observed, that although the farmers of Sussex were not much in the habit of speech making, he begged leave (through the public press) to tell Mr. Cobden, and the League, that if they would come to Hailsham, and meet the farmers foot to foot, they should find a party to meet them and argue the question.—(Cheers.) In conclusion, he said, " Main tain your corn-laws, and command the markets of the world;" and he was prepared to sustain that position against the League.—(Applause.) Mr. BURRELL, in moving a vote of thanks to the Chairman, quoted from the speeches of Mr. Villiers, Mr. Muntz, and others, to show that the object of the League was to reduce the wages of the English labourer to the continental level.—(Applause.) The proposition was carried by acclamation, as were also similar votes of thanks to Mr. Burrell and Mr. Terrev.est, for their exertions, the former as Honorary Secretary of the Sussex Society f,r the Protection of Agriculture, the latter as Honorary Secretary of the Hailsham District Association. The pvtitions reeeiveri numerous; signatures during the tAft, moon. WALTHAM' AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION SOCIETY. WALTHAM, JAN. 7.—A meeting of the above-named association was held this day in the Agricultural-hall, Waltham, for the purpose of expressing their opinions respecting the contemplated change in the corn-laws. The Duke of Rutland, the President of the society, was expected to attend, hut was prevented) by the sudden arrival at his Grace's residence of the Duke of Cam. bridge. At : , .velve o'clock the chair was taken by Mr. Robert Smith, of flitley, tenant-farmer, who was supported by Lord Charles :Manners, M.P , E. B. Farnham, Esq., M.P., T. Bradford, Esq., of Stonesbury ; J. Charles worth, Esq., of Witham ; Rev. E. A. Gillet Beesley, Esq.. and a number of tenant-farmers. Mr. BRADFORD moved the first resolution—" That the protection afforded to the British agriculturist by the present corn-law is no more than is absolutely ne cessary to enable the occupier to cultivate the land at a profit."—(Cheers.) Mr. J. CHAPPLESWORTH, of Witham, seconded the resolution. Lord CHARLES MANNERS said he did not rise for the purpose of objecting to the resolution so ably proposed by Mr. Bradford, and seconded by Mr. Charlesworth. For a number of years he (Lord C. Manners) had been most friendly to a system of protect ion to agriculture, and his convictions on that subject had been formed long before he had the honour of representing the county of Leices ter. He considered that protection was not only just to the agriculturist, but also necessary to insure a due sup. ply of food to the population, without having to place our dependence on the foreign grower. At the present moment we must consider ourselves in utter ignorance of what might be proposed in the ensuing session for the adjustment of this important question. The claim of the agriculturists to protection was one which he never should give up.—(Cheers.) At the same time, finding ourselves in ignorance of what might be proposed by the Legisla ture as a substitute for the present system, he could not think that they were acting wisely—indeed he thought they should be acting prematurely—if they did not leave some opening to consider what might be satisfactory to the country, as well as advantageous to the farmer. Under these circumstances, notwithstanding his com plete concurrence in the resolution, he should take the liberty of moving three resolutions of his own, framed in concert with the Noble President, whodesired him (Lord C. Manners) to express his regret that, in consequence of the sudden arrival at the Castle of the Duke of Cam bridge, who expressed a wish to go out this day to see the hounds, his (Lord C. Manners) noble relative had been prevented from doing himself the honour of ap pearing in that room. The resolutions he (Lord C. Manners) had to propose agreed very much in substance with that which had been already proposed, but he wou!d first read them, and then if the meeting thought proper, they might adopt them:- 1 "1. That, as 'ailed by the increasing and unconstitu tional enmity of the Anti Corn-law League, and alarmed and perplexed by reports of an intended reduction in the prote.tion which we yet enjoy, we deem it necessary to re-assert our oft-repeated conviction tLvt no further re- TURAL PROTECTION SOCIETY. G em PRICE SD. duction of its amount can take place without exposing us to the hazard of wide-spread ruin. " 2. That we desire no advantage which will be for our exclusive benefit, or to the injury of other classes of the community ; but, cousiderim2, as we do that our labour and profession are in connexion with native in dustry as closely as those of any other class, we feel that we are equally entitled to claim protection as a right which cannot he foregone without a diminution of the energies of cultivation, and consequently of the actual amount of home-grown food. "3. That we, therefore, respectfully lay our case before the Legislature of the country, and earnestly pray that no change may take place in the present laws re gulating the import of corn, unless accompanied by mea sures which, by equalising the burdens which now press, if not exclusively, at least chiefly on the land, shall main tain us in the integrity of our present position." The Noble Lord concluded by moving the foregoing re solutions as an amendment. Mr. BEESLEY would not have thought of preparing any resolutions to bring:before the meeting if he had known that the Noble Lord had in his packet a set of resolutions so entirely in accordance with his own opi nions, and so nearly amounting to the substance of those resolutions which he had drawn up for the meeting. Nothing could he more to the point than those resolu tions, and he should have great pleasure in seconding them. He was not prepared to say that he would object to a' change in the corn-laws ; that would be stupid—but he was prepared to say that he would resist to the ut most any change in the corn -laws that would be likely to lessen the amount of protection at present afforded. He took the broad principle, that the farmers were en titled to as much protection as, and no more than, en abled them to cultivate the land at a reasonable profit, and employ labourers at a remunerating price.—(Cheers.) He would not uphold the corn-laws, if it were only the landlords that were interested in their continuance. The landlords were able to defend their own rights—they were able to shift for themselves even if their income were reduced 20 per cent., as it undoubtedly would be if protection were taken away. Nor would he defend the corn-laws if only the farmers were interested in their preservation, because they would have opportunities of turning their capital to account in other respects, for they had quite as much spirit anl intelligence as, and more industry than, any other class of the com munity ; but he advocated the maintenance of the corn laws because he feared for the prospects of seven mil lions of labourers who were wholly dependent on agri culture for their support. He was anxious not to say a word about nor even allude to theAnti-Corn-law League, but they talked about class legislation. But would it not be class legislation of the most partial character to take off all the impart duties from agricultural produce, arid still leave a protection of 30 per cent. on all manu factured articles ?—(Cheers.) Was not corn a manu factured article ? It was as much a manufacture as gloves, shoes, &c., for which we paid 30 per cent. more than we would have to pay if those articles were not protected.—(Cheers,) As to having lost confidence in Sir Robert Peel, he (Mr. Beesley) must first wait to see what measures Sir R. Peel would propound to the Le gislature before giving an opinion on that point.— ' (Cheers). It was most important that the manufac turers of this country should be flourishing, for unless they were doing well, the farmers would not have so large a consumption for their produce. He believed both interests must sink or swim together. He would not, therefore, do anything to stand in the way of the manufacturers, though he should by no means consent to anything having a tendency to diminish protection to the Agriculturist.—(Cherre.) E. B. FARNHAM, Esq., M.P., said he had receiver] a letter from the Secretary ef the Association, stating that the Committee requested him to attend the meeting. He could assure thorn he would have thought it disre spectful to his constituents had he net made it a point to attend, particularly at a crisis like this. when there should be no rnisunderstan.iing between the represen'a tive and those hr represents.—(Cheers.) It was only three years since they had placed Sir R. Peel in power —a man who was borne to office on the shoulders of the age iculturists— who had used all his talents, when in opposition, to fight their battl, s and to maintain protec tion to agriculture, yet he had been the first to throw the agriculturists overboar.l.—(Hear.) He had been the first to frustrate their hopes. lie had completely forfeited the confidence which they had placed in him. He (Mr. Farnham) did not wish to prejudge him, nor to condemn any man unheard; but let them go back to 1842, and they would find that it was in that year the flrst inroad was made on protection to agric7lture. They would find that in that year a law was passed for importing foreign cattle into this country at reduced price, and that that measure was fao wed by the Canada Corn Bill. So sudden and extraordinary were the late Mi nisterial changes, that it was not too much to conjecture that some aide and important alteration was now medi teted in the corn-laws.—(Hear, hear,) Far his part, he did not wish for any compromise, for they had Cobden and Bright's own words for it that no compromise would satisfy them—nothing less would satisfy them than total repeal. Lord John Russell admitted that corn was a manufactured article ; if so, wky should not the farmer, the manfacturer of corn, be entitled to the same protec tion that was conceded to every other great interest in the country ? They claimed not protection from selfish views ; they sought it not for the sake of the landlord or tenant—they asked for protection to native industry— the welfare of both the agriculturist and manufacturer was associated. He perfecily concurred in two of those resolutions, but would move that all the words after the word '° grain," in the third resolution, should be omitted. The concluding words were a sort of compromise, and as the meeting could not be aware that Sir Robert Peel was going to offer a compromise, they should not anticipate any such event. The Rev. E. A. GILLET seconded the proposition of Mr. Farnham. The three resolutions, with Mr. Farnham's amend ment, were then put, and carried by a large majority, LINCOLN and LINDSEY AGRICUL- The following is a copy of the letter addressed by Colonel Sibthorp, to Mr. Stevenson, honorary se cretary of the Society, and read at the meeting on Fri day last. 27, Chester -street, Belgrave-square, Dec. 31,1845. My dear Sir,—lf lam prevented, by a continued in disposition, attending the meeting, on Friday, the 2d of January, I trust that absence will not be imputed to any indifference to the importance of that meeting, or to any change in those feelings and opinions which I have ever entertained, and endeavoured to express, during the long period that I have been honoured with some confi dence in the public service of my country, and as one of the representatives in the Commons' House of Parliament. Those feelings and those opinions re main unchanged, and, I believe, unchangeable ; nor shall I be wanting, as I trust I never have been, on any occasion in which it has been or may be required, to stand forward in the support and protection of thoseinttrests, which I most firmly believe to be paramount in importance for the welfare of this, and ought to be ever, the first country in the world—l mean the agricultural interests. Nor care I however humble may be the individual efforts of myself—(hut if all are firm and united, that firmness and union will prevail)—l will not at any time subscribe my vote to the slightest alteration, or change, or diminu tion of the now even too little protection to such just and great national considerations. Whatever may be the intentions of her Majesty's Mi ni6ters, I feel, and shall not hesitate to disclose my opi nion. that this state of suspense can admit of no excuse. I have seen too much already to place my eu n i fi j te s n t e i t: where I would most gladly have considered m i ,Y fled in so doing, and Iduelfi.el ( i h t o m w y e, p e a r i h n e fu na ldu. sghttyt' choose totell Sir Robert Peel more thin once to treat that independent observati on ) , thlt I had lost all my confidence in him. There may be some to chime in with him, and no doubt will do, whatever may be his future intentions, whether it be further inroad in the Pro testant religion—the national religion of this kingd om— or another attempt to encourage th foreign a n d Il e free trader. Whatever may be the course of his my , ter i ous ecboeassurvedtl shall in s t be e ll ready to raise mydan gerous, and concealed schemes, rd my op against voice, and delusive, and unconstitutio na l measures similar to those which I did and do still consider no Prime Mi nister should have dared to have done in preceding ses sions. Having witnessed what we have, it is our bounden duty not to slumber or sleep on our posts ; and, as has been most truly stated, the fate of this empire depends, not on. a Minister or Ministry, but it depends on all and on everything that will maintain the veneration and purity of its national religion, uphold the power and equity of its laws, and protect the rights and liberties of all classes of the community, and in the due regard and observance of all those points ; the fate of this empire depends upon the cordial, united, and firm efforts of the people, and amongst which the great agri cultural body must act their part and secure their claims. May I ask you to give these my honest, but imperfect expressions of feeling, opinions, and deter mination to all who may honour me with the acceptance of them.—Sincerely yours, CHARLES D. W. SIBTHORP. B. Stevenson, Esq., Hon. Secretary, Lincoln Lindsey Association, Lincoln. THE MILITIA REGIMENTS.—The total number of regiments in the United Kingdom is 127, of which 61 belong to England, 14 to Wales, 14 to Scotland, and 38 to Ireland. Middlesex possesses six, which are the Royal East Middle sex, the head-quarters being at Hampstead, and the Colonel, the present Member for Middlesex, Colonel Wood; the Roral West Middlesex, head-quarters at Uxbridge, and Colonel, Right Hon. G. S. Byng; the Royal Westminster, head-quarters, Brentford, and Colonel the Viscount Chelsea; the King's Own Light Infantry, head-quarters, Stoke New ington-common, Colonel, the Earl of Dalhousie ; the Queen's Own Light Infantry, head-quarters, Bethnal-green, and Co lonel, the Earl of Wilto n ; a nd the Royal London Militia, head-quarters, the Artillery-ground, the Colonell being Sir Claudius Stephen limiter. In Middlesex there are 6 regi ments ; in the county of York. 5 ; in Devonshire, Lanca shire, and Hampshire, 3 ; and in Gloucester, Cornwall, Lin coln, Somerset, Suffolk, Essex, Kent, Norfolk, and Surrey , 2 each. In Ireland there are, for the city of Cork, 1, and I also for the northern and southern divisions of the do 15 English, 3 county; 2 for the county o f D own; 1 f or th e city, and I fort 3 of the c, unty of Dublin ; 1 f o r the city, an d 1 for the thceou Welsh regiments ; and 2 for the county of Mayo. All regiments enjoy the prefix of Royal, 8. 4 Scotch, and 4 Irish. There are 15 English regiments of _r Light Infantry, I Scotch, and I Irish; and 5 of the English regiments are Rides. A- 7`' - A- ___,_-c,/ __. _ . /7 -:.- ----? ' . ..;--- DERBY MAIL. FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) The early mail train from Derby being too late in Birmingham on Sunday morning last to go forward to Liverpool, the bags, containing letters, &c., of very great importance to go by the American packet, were de tained in Birmingham until the departure of the day mail, which arrived in Liverpool about two hours too late for the packet. This will be a very serious thing for the merchants of Sheffield, Nottingham, and Derby ; but, to make bad worse, all these letters &c., are detained at Liverpool without the knowledge of the writers, and perhaps will remain there for weeks. THE SOUTHAMPTON AND ISLE OF WIGHT MAILS. COWES, JAN. B.—The Government have it in contem plation to have the mail steamer for Cowes leave this port at half-past three o'clock in the morning, and leave Cowes for Southampton at nine o'clock in the evening instead of at five o'clock, as at present. This will be a great accommodation to the inhabitants of Ventnor, as they will have their London letters by eight o'clock, and till nearly seven, P.M., to answer them, which now must be done before three, P.m. Newport will obtain a similar accommodation. The inhabitants of Cowes will only be benefited in the departure of the mail being four hours later. The mail train does net leavo South ampton till two o'clock next morning, and the Isle of Wight letters are delayed here from half past six in the evening . till that hour. During the time Sir Robert Peel had resigned office, it was necessary to send a ro) al mes senger from Osborne House to London at seven o'clock in the evening, but the mail steamers had left at five o'clock,- and there was not another steamer to be got ; the Hero pilot-boat was, therefore, hired to take the dis patches, but the wind and tide both being down the river, they could nut get here, but were obliged to go to Portsmouth. Her Majesty's residence at Cowes may, therefore, have something to do with the proposed alte rations. We hope the extra labour which will fall on the masters of steamers, and all connected with the con veyance of the mails, will not be forgotten, but that an ample remuneration will be paid them. The time at the Cowes Pest-office will be doubled, and nearly so at the others, and should be paid for. FREE TRADE DEMONSTRATION AT LANCASTER. On Monday last a public meeting convened by re quisition, was held in the Town-hall, to petition Govern ment for the immediate removal of all restrictions on the importation of foreign grain and provisions. Shortly after twelve o'clock the spacious edifice was filled almost to suffocation, the audience comprising persons diame trically opposed to each other in general politics, but unanimous in feeling as regarded the object which had brought them together. Amongst other gentlemen on the platform, we noticed T. H. Bateman, Esq., of Halton park; John Armstong, Esq., of Acrelands ; T. H. Hig gin, Esq., of Greenfield; James Johnson, Esq., Bare; Enoch Broster, Esq., of Vale Cottage ; W. Sas terthwaite, Esq., of the Greaves ; John Greg, Esq., of Escow Beck; G. Burrow, W. Jackson, and Thomas Dewhurst, Esqs. Ou the motion of Mr. HIGGIN, Mr. Armstrong was called to the Mr. T. H. HIGGIN then came forward. Several years had elapsed since he had the pleasure of addressing his fellow-townsmen from the place where he then stood on the subject of a repeal of the corn-laws. At that time it might be considered in its infancy. But it had gradually gained strength from year to year, and the determined opposition which was now everywhere manifested to these laws, showed the great progress that had been made on this important; question.—(Hear.) _The time had now arrived, in the opinion of every thinking man, for this question to be settled. It had overthrown one Government. Another was called in, and declined to carry it through. The result was, that Sir Robert Peel was recalled, and it was generally believed that he would settle this momentous question. From his heart he hoped that it might be so, and that it would never have to be mooted again.—(Cheers.) He trusted that the measure which Sir Robert Peel might bring forward would be of so large a character as to preclude any further discussion on the subject. He hoped that it would be a measure embracing a total, unconditional, and immediate repeal of the corn-laws.—(Cheers.) He was satisfied that if it was thus settled in the coming session of Parliament, the country would be saved from much of turmoil and distress. Still they must nut shut their eyes to the fact that the opposi tion which they would have to encounter, both in the House of Lords and the House of Commons, might be so forrniitable as to necessitate an appeal by Sir Robert Peel to the country, that the people might have an op portunity ci d.-claring what their sentiments really were on this important question. Such an alternative might be anticipated.—(llear, hear.) If the measure to be in troduced by Sir Robert Peel was not sufficiently com prehensive, the Liberal party woud not support it; and if it were really large and liberal, there was a large party in the ]louse who would oppose it. It was therefore in cumbent on them to look forward to the period when they would have to exercise the important privilege they po , sessed as el cturs; and he trusted that 'hey would then select, as their representatives in Parliament, no men 1% ho were not prepared and pledged to carry out those great principles of reform in our commercial legis lation which experience had demonstrated to be both just and necessary.—(Cheers.) He had stated at the commencement of his remarks that he would not de tain them long ; and in fulfilment of that promise he would resume his seat after reading the resolution which had been placed in his hands, and which was as fol lows :—" That this meeting views with anxiety and alarm the present condition and future prospects of the labouring population of this country, arising in a great measure from the failure of the potato crop and a de ficient wheat harvest, entailing upon them greatly en hanced prices for every description of agricultural pro duce, and as a consequence a great depression in trade and want of employment." Mr. W. SATTERTHWAITE felt the greatest pleasure in seconding the resolution. The CHAIRMAN then put the resolution to the meet ing, and it was carried by acclamation. Mr. BATEMAN said it became his duty to read the following resolution, which had been put into his hands: —" That it is the opinion of this meeting that petitions be presented to both Houses of Parliament, praying for a repeal of the present impolitic and mischievous restric tions on the importation of grain, pulse, and provisions, and that the people of these realms be henceforth allowed to purchase food wherever the same can be bought, and to import the same into this country duty free." They were not met there with any political or party motive ; yet the question which they had that day assembled to discuss was of far greater interest in importance than any question of mere politics could be. He would ask their rulers what the broad ocean, which they saw every day, was intended for, if it was not designed for our ships to take to foreign lands what might be required there, and to bring back those provisions of which we stood in need ourselves ? The ocean was the great highway of Providence. Other highways, formed by man, were continually getting out of repair, but this never did, which was plain proof that it was intended to ,be constantly used.—(Cheers.) The Israelites, when corn was scarce in their own land, sent to their brother Joseph in Egypt for it. Now, they had not a brother Joseph, but they had a brother Jonathan—(Cheers and laughter)—who would give them corn in abundance for the products of their skill and labour.—(Hear, hear.) It had been urged by some that the opening of the ports, by making corn and pro visions cheaper, would lower wages. But facts were stubborn things ; and they all knew that the contrary was the case, and that dear food was always followed by Anothershor t time, want j ee tion of t o political interest of par best the h a p v ci e r t was on Si r t e injurious effect such a measur e . would timeto moot poll idnglow wages.—(Cheers.) 3h But wa s this . a . w th o e rk 4 a en n tical question, or to h he would say, every faction—Whig, Tory, Peel's Government. But the ties? Pens and R a di c al—but give the people bread.—(Load cheers.) lie (Mr. Bateman) would give it as his hum ble opinion, before he eat down, that Sir R. Peel would snake some very great alteration in the corn-laws. But the (Oily way to sat:sfy the people was to expedite their total and uncoulitional repeal, lie should not be at all sur prised it some attempt were made to abolish the corn laws gradually. Indeed, it had been said that Sir Robert Peel would propose a low fixed duty, decreasing annually, so that in three or four years it would be entirely abo lished, saving a small nominal duty to ascertain the quantity of foreign grain imported. Nevertheless he could not think that Sir Robert Peel would dare to do this. It was a low, peddling way of treating an import ant question, unworthy of the great landowners of this country, and equally unworthy of any Minister who aspired to the character of an enlightened statesman.— (Cheers.) The first thing to be done was to insist on a total and unconditional repeal of the corn-laws ; and afterwards, if the landlords could make out that they had any peculiar burdens, he was sure that there was sufficient justice in the press and the people of this country to give them such compensation as they were reasonably en titled to.—(Loud and protracted cheering.) Dr. JAMES JOHNSON seconded the motion. Mr. GREG moved that a petition based on the pre vious regulations be adopted. Mr. Buanow seconded the motion. Mr. SATTERTHWAITI said there was one part of the resolution which he did not approve of. He had not seen it before, but he thought it was only right that their Members, and the Government, should see that the petition was signed by the electors, because, if it went up as proposed, it would be regarded by the House of Commons as merely the petition of the chairman . Mr. HIGGIN quite agreed with Mr. Satterthwaite'a views. This must be the petition of the people. It must be signed by the people ; and when the meeting was over, every man who was of sufficient age would boo called on to sign it. It was not to go forth as the peti tion of the chairman. The CHAIRMAN then put the petition to the meeting; and its adoption was affirmed unanmimously, every hand in the densely crowded hall being held up in its favour. Mr. lIIGGIN proposed three cheers for the success of the petition in Parliament, and the appeal was enthusi astically responded to. Thanks were voted to the chairman, on the motion of Mr. Greg, and the meeting then broke up. Sir Robert Peel acknowledges the receipt of a 51. note, No. J-B 42,706, from some person un k own, as arrears armorialof bearings du e o 0 to the ea p p o u l tla troops by the Emperor i 0 n THE EMPEROR NICHOLAS AND B RITISH O FFICERS . A a t Naples, Sir George N a pi er, late Governor of the Cape of Good Hope, was prese n t , attended by a staff of British officers, includin g C o l . Thomas, Col. Rice Trevor, M.P., Captain Cust, C apta i n Macdonald, Mr. Carmichael, &c. Sir t t h e re view George presented Col. Thomas to the Emperor, who received the Gallant Officer in the kindest and most condescending manner, playfully remarking that he had one great com plaint to make against British officers, and that was, that they so seldom came to see him. The Emperor added that he should always be happy to see any of the party at retersburgh, and the oftener they came the better. b CHAS. A. SAUNDERS, Secretary. EAT WESTERN RAILWAY FoR SECOND INSTALMENT OF 21.,105. PER A, 51. HARES, MAKING 5/. PAID. ta, Q ., n ' etors ire of the Great Western Railway having resolved, at i 4131" h eld this d a y, to call, under the provisions of the Acts of is 'n,t, for an i nstal nent of 21. 10s. per Share on 251. -hares, L' r ter n , hereby given that the Proprietors are requeste I to pay on me oth dar f J ary next to any of the undermen , sh,...atikers, the said o sum a o n f n 2/. lOs on ' each 'of their respective ktiil / -e "; viz.;_ w a rs. Glyn Hallifax, Mills, and Co. ; at the Great Western sad r isiol....V.ce, 29, Gresham-street, City. -ii.4.tssrs. Miles, Harford, and Co. ; Messrs. Baillie, Ames, gotph ° *; Stackey's B nkirg Company ; the West of England and l'fai a District Bank. ---14 Bank of Liverpool. County of Gloucester and C Bank o . e lles ere. and C. Simonds . Y order of the Board of Directors, 41140,, T e ' CHAS. A. SAUNDERS, Secretary. iitiinue, Paddington , Dec. 4, 1 845 . 411 I S ANC) LYONS RAILWAY a the Mar (LAFF ITT'S COMPAY). I h j° 7 "ers who have not E received the N CIRCULAR REPORT BO DY, by Leetors, dated 31st December last, may be furnished with a f to this office for it. 'Liar or ikla t • r t ,,,es „, he signed for the purpose of obtaining constituted In 'veil as for the repayment of the surplus deposits, are now - . be. e'TY at this office, daily, between the hours of Eleven antil the 24th inst. ED. AIME, Secretary. ► 1 11C Willi am-street, City, Jan. 6, 1846. 1--- HE AD, • CHESTER, MO.I, 1), 1Y— . 171 , and VALE of LLANGOLLEST RAILWAY COM GAEa lIUGHES, Esq COMMITTEE. F.S.A., F.L.S., &c., Alderman, Chairma. 8 % 'WILLIAM MORLEY, Esq., Deputy-Chairman. ael • rad eri ne,s, Esq. Joseph Shaw, Esq. ' l l ' t Hewitt ES Joseph Thompson, Esq. Pi c k , 4 etia, ersgill, Esq. John Wheelton, Esq. 4: 4 fir bot h House given, that all the requirements of the standing Der al Houses of Parliament having been [idly complied with, th of th.. Der app ro r the Bill will he presented on the earliest possible day 4 1 1 0 `-4iturii ttee ac hing session of Parliament and that.two membtrs of bY th Of Direction (the Chairman and Mr. Pickersgill), at taw, (la t h, Engineer and Solicitor, will be at the Lion Hotel, in (1.1 3 . - 7i g ,. o wednesday Next, the 14th instant, and the three fol iar', a and r the purpose of receiving personal applications from 4.l a4tl o „, C aliPlers of property on the line, and of affording every " such parties in their power. By order of the Board, JOHN SALT, Secretary. 5, Gre sham -street, London, Jan. 7, 1846. oji , ttERN RAILWAY of FRANCE. A I ,IOE O r4x-„Lillti r , 7 '-'" AND LEBEUF'S UNI ED COMPANY.) N IEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS of this COM ' on 3l ° , held at the City of London Tavern. Bishopsgate t 411, ,: s e ' ,DAY next, the 12th instant, at Twelve for One o'clock -- re ceive th hr of the Committee, and to adopt mea tl, th affairs o o f this Company. et h 3 order EDWARD FILDER, Secretary. London, 7th January, 1846. At" nr; , ng st"' g s6' rtg, the .street