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1 . 1;s: ~:: ,f 4 is POST-OPPICt LONDON DIRECTORY for Tb e 1847. fGll° e arliest copy of the work h as b een b u t a f ew d a y s i ss ued, and W ing Reviews have alr e ady M nitti o Journal s : appeared in the leading etro- TIMES, Nov. 18, 1846. 114 1.11 , e _ r mi.y-eighth annual publication of this work—the volume - now issued. It is a wonderfully different affair from the old rY, which used to ;sitconsit of little or nothing more than the 4 1 :betica , 1 list of tradesmen r ect . ' s , a Street Directory," a " Trades' Directory," a " Court Di beet I?" a " Postal Directory," a "Conveyance Directory," with a tat ._,. o t other little digests. The volume appears to have been very 1 . 17 411 Y revised, and supplies the latest= information. Of course, n,Ll_,ostal treaty with Prussia has not been overlooked ; and in t;,„" z , ° ,r }Mats the work seems to bear the test of a search Into mat -. 14 Which changes have been very recent. MORNING CHRONICLE, Nov. 20, 1846. The app e ar s , " of expansion exhil4ited .by this most useful annual "e really unlimited. Published during a series of fort 3, • eight ) 5 ,,,,- ears in a metropolis whose dwellinr , s increase in number by an I ff ._"Y average of some 14,000, and whose commerce expam:;, in st!li '4untesure, the " Post-office Directory" has beeomc, enormously h._ eed in bulk, as also in the complicated ve.:,e.ty of its iodis • e contents The adirfatthle success ',vith which the really ktfure difficulties of h 5 ,, _ le Publisher has bean 's. task has' been overcome by the inde- C_ a we need say little Prived by the experience of many years; 111.1'e than that the present volume presents "doulolYn fiarrang,,m.mt, „..7! of tokens as • , te Vedecessors, of intelligent method and Inge in packing into reasonable compass, and.pro -2•000f, 'I 1, mint, order, its millions of facts and references. Within eery a' -‘ 4 every man may learn everything he on ht to know about all re of his co -d welle r s i n the great metropolis, their businesses, • Well as everythi ng necessar y t o f ac ilit a t e him in his own. The arid extension of our railway system, and the new postal ar rite km , Ments with some continental states. have rendered necessary 404 e exten.ive additions to the sections appropriated to Conveyance i tot t he Post -office. We find the information given under those heads Nitfull and accurate as it was well posf.inle to make them, ..' work new and recen• than we should hay:, thought attainable in Zl_tork Of _ such magnitude. Prefixed to the volume is about the best 79 or London we happen to have met with. 11114 3 , MORNING HERALD, Nov. 21, 1846. b", s, as the proportions of this indispensable work have hitherto 44,,LIT.tise_volume for 1847 carnes forth under circumstances . of still 41461 thniargeMent. atri,,,aneoProprictor, Tho experience of 47 years has obviously en- Mr. Frederick Kelly, to prods ce a Directory of *Med by i O u rn P'.eteness, wherein every species of fact likely to be mss. tnerchart and the trader is placed within convenient , .e volume contains upwards of two thousand closely - k 9 ' 4 9 as •hinted • 4 3 - 111 octavo pages, betokening a singular amount of indus tarn,. 4 matter of compilation, and awakening astonishment at the h ensiveness of he machinery which could "ling within a %icon focus so muc h var i e d an d sca t. ere d Intel' igenee—embracing Elatr i d°ea a multiplicity of heads, and involving the services of vast of contributors. We believe that the present volume is not of I Matched in the whole world ; for such a mammoth aggregate tk a ral and specific information is no less a typographical wonder, a prodigious monument of diligence and enterprise. to r i,,,,e dozen or so of separate directories are included in this huge Dir,„ — " e al - --the only one, it seems, of the annual tribe destined to a 1111Z 4n ont existence—a veritable triumph, indeed, of the utilitarian th,:tazde over the ornamental. The "Official Directory" is key to ii2rlole of the Government Offices, and a record of official perso -i trZ i ". This is followed by a " Street Directory," exhibiting the ,„. 1 4V trtexl in every thoroughfare, and the points at which the streets Whe n zonal by those at righrangles •' while the "Commercial and T heri - 2"al Directory" is an alphab e ti ca l arrangement of the above. tlra ~o Mes a " Trades' Directory," in which the names are allocated __ their respective callings. The " Law Directory" is a list of the tii7liaritle'sgsueen's counsel. serjeants, barristers, attorneys. &c. heir with a of the various courts o law, their officers, and peen 'dress" 4 1, Jurisdiction. The " Court Directory" comprises the ad -tory" u, ° ' t he nobility and gentry ; and the " Parliamentary Direc record of the mbers of the Houses of Lords and Com- I ' v tOrni a n alphabetic Me list of the boroughs, cities, and counties Peers, t r ," Me mbers to Parliament, the surnames and eldest sons of . ell ''ery 0f " Postal Directory" contains the hour of receipt and 1"" thr,,!'fery post-office in the kingdom the cities and principal tendon ; without the world to which mails are dispatched from the rates of foreign postage ; the railway mails, and h civic d mails, &c. The "City Directory" registers the civic au- Psters—, the Public companies, the brokers, the incumbents and mi sf churches and chapels, the newspapers, &c.; and the lakiT i v l oYance Directory" includes the railway tables, the coach and * 44 .!.. - _ °l nces, the wharfs, &c. The volume closes with Banking . ettte7reurance Directories. These various heads will serve to /rid'. avi,4l multitudinous nature of the contents ; for out of them coins Vrnt_ t9 ' of subordinate _directories, which meet every . conceivable . tleoi' o resenting a curious analysis of the public and private institu kto the metropolis and of the commercial world. Every person tO as Z t9llllll under his proper section, from a prime minister down 1 11g,lrifrs of establishment, from a palace to a lodg bite j,7' e• The Editor, his Preface, takes occasion to congratu prtt4Maelf on the many improvements he has this year introduced, tle ad l'all. flowing from the employment of " selected agents," in- Itt era ?,' the ordinary carriers of the Post-office. Among the specific Lttentthe" ratthe optr a Cns the new postage treaty with Prussia, which comes into e s o ls f t of January 1847, and disturbs to a considerable -^ molt important. l , oStage ove ' r a great part of the Continent, seems 12he p , , . O kNING ADVERTISER, Nov. 18, 1846. it i . , " -0111ce' London Directory, 1847," is just delivered. Os.apparently limited to London, it is in reality a national Tan ' b ane of the leading towns can will be without it. It must nryAlace to every counting-house in the kingdom, as well as to ef business in and about the metropolis. It is an in alelrk of its kind ; and the extent and minuteness of its 4 1Mi t. 7ai . are truly wonderful . Being prepared " nyder the im; Los and special patronage of her Majesty's Postmaster-General. ' the i Tst . and completest means were, of course, at the command n ic) .._v a Pnetor, Mr. Kelly, to secure the entire accuracy of the vo 'at f c :r crowded contents of the bulky work. The present is la te ea 'Y'eighth annual publication. Few commercial or trading 413, 1 n now r • equire particular description of the really important _ i nformation, to almost every party in any sort of business, ;tin, W ir the two thousand closely but clearly-printed octavo pages 11 nd o „ e etorY. Preceded by an admirable and perspicuous map b a ;i_pre . pared expressly, It is declared, for the work by Mr. 1;7. 0 e ti them are divisions, comprising, among other inforrna e'utit, " Street," " Commercial," " Trades," " Law," Thai r 4 Parliamentary," " Postal," " City," " Conveyance," ...Pup JR." and many other Directories. ati , 44 4o Pe is expressed in the preface, that this forty-eighth annual 717 *.et :f , the " Post-office London Directory" may he found " in all Clabl e ` 0 equal the best of its predecessors." From very cons! rurt l 4, l artlination of the marvellously full and varied contents and _ on matters which it must be so difficult, laborious, and 011 IJ.to collect, we hesitate not to say that this unassuming ;711or k liberally realised. It not only equals the best of its prede ;:e 1 . 1 1 several particulars it surpasses all its precursors. i z:n l4 ,.._mation is not only fuller in teeny respects, but there are . ` 4 4l, lm Pertant alterations and editions, largely adding to the use °f the " book. It is intimated, and truly, that although a ll 1 . has disappeared, the present volume is conspicuous to Ae rfthat ~there has been no relaxation in the multifariouslabo it ur is s „,wer t .,;. l .ne extraordinary work. In speaking of past success, L'Al t o ;4 1 , mat it has been " even in a pecuniary point r,f view bene fl „ut PUhlic, is proved , by the fact, that !moor' ant improve elFe additions are annually made without any increase of 1 3sa a result th a t, it I s d ec l are d, " could not have been the case, !lee, Public Patronage been divided." With reference to th e cale Certainly tO.._" e Profit-, must acknowledge that it is wonderful how it b o , sta tab , ...de to provide such varied materials- and materials ,j l r no__ellanging and requiring so much and 'such ceaseless la- Zetal oos ;'...st to procure, and then to classify. Nothing but a tre- Vrtent • °l!kie could make the speculation answer. Among the itn neetcgaterations will be found those introduced into the " Postal" ° fllst •It is, iadeed, lan, Tanen singularly full, usefal, and complete ; and r t , .„,..... , rease the daily, it might be more truly pronounced its n a f`... ‘ "Tl . Par . ticularly to the merchant , the trader, or the pro in'irnatble '"411 changes ii A l a t l l he ste w treaty with n caused A v u e , eo nsl gaveacDremen, Denmark, the German States, 1 4411: Ah rad ii en' k, aiecaienhurg, Oldenburgh,Poland,Prus eLSaXnn;, sawnelenr'and Norway, Wurtemburgh, &c., &c., &c., those 0pe7, 4 3 .7 1 are detailed " Precisely as they are arranged to come into 01,*" 01 1 on the first of Jauary, 1847." The other changes are not (1 0 % numerous, but all thenntelligence is announced to be brought stlei;`a volume Period in as late as was compatible with the appearance of me sufficient time for general circulation, prior to the titsn of theear for Which i t is designe d. The b u siness are of the hig hi hest order, and render it, of its kind Of the work tem , we i mag ine, a publication une x ampled in the world for its Muteness, fulness, and Usefulness. l'he present is the fort London Directory," 8172( , Nov. 18, 1846. - ittus.auaTohee " Post in ana -e t i r g u h ly h annual edition of the " marvellous effort of compilation it Post-office "oo,Ce Directory" has been for some years under the wo ,_: . Tnent of Mr. Kelly. Until he became the manager of this hove. there Were divers other directories in the field. They have, alo ne er i all disappeared, and the " Peat office Directory" now rules f naati. _ This astonishing sucessc, however, has not had the effect . o thorou„gilte proprietor of this gigantic work careless. units of a man of business, not to be perfectly aware that i a n Z, of his success can only be reaped by a continuance of the same k o Thog energy byHe is too which the success was in the first instancF , f or ni d z and accordingly we find t" at the " Post office DirectorY t n 2,7 is even more highly finished in all its elaborate arrange 1111 1: than any former edition of the book. The extent and mi evl2eas of the details furnished render the work indispensable to 110:1Y,commercial and mercantile establishment. So admirably, 111,0;1i/tar th er 7 r., is this multifarious information digested and arranged, that lig i ..j ~2.3 not the slightest difficulty experienced in referring to the Page required to furnish the information—a marvellous RI N I ee Of clearness of arrangement in a work consisting of u te-t.;44 f 2,000 closely but clearly printed octavo pages. Its con areo, arranged under various heads, as, for instance, the bii"tial Directory," the " Street Directory," the " Commercial lite en ,! °l 7," the "Trades' Directory," the " Law Directory," 1 , - Court Directory." the " Parliamentary Directory," the bi Ne ns t t al Directory," the " City Directory," th e " C onveyance llotteZ ',Y," the " Banking Directory,' and some others. Many itn lory.,. alterations have been introduced into the " Postal Direc ratio,, The new postal treaty with Prussia, which comes int o ope ehae"h the Ist of January next, will effect very cons id era bl e 3t ed Area in the rates of postage to places in the Austrian dominions, Ilant.n Ili aria, Bremen, Denmark, the German States, liamburgh, /tuzver, Lubeck, ' llecklenburgh, Oldenburgh, Poland, Prussia, 7 a . g o m i on and"corway, Wurtemburgh, &c., &c. These "I—eos anon-' - - --- - --- •' ~ Directory "of the present V01 e ,,, are fully detailed in the Postal an t i . : e • The work, moreover, is illustrated ... by a clearly engraved Inoti`seettrately drawn map of London in 184,, on a scale of three work t,O the mile. This Directory is certainly the most complete ne w s ' b ut t the Fort ever offered to the public. Of not only the useful ,'e_e_t _ e indispensable necc . ssity of such a work, no man of busi- Net ee 'l for d and the enormous a moment entertain a doubt ; and, considering the corn einiyeee and fulness of the information furnishe , ..— k iillr,? f t ime and of capital that must have been ae m u tt u d a e b i l n e oprrdtueer atto eh the digest the information, the very re ''''e work is published is really wonderfbl. Itoll GLOBE, Nov. 21 , 1846 . Inao, 4: inv aluable work, the " Post-office Directory," had just appearance for the ensuing year. The vast mass of infor 4°, lat. n , w hich this bo o k con t a ins makes it not only desirable but ab bo., Y -- "'arY as a part of the office furniture of every man of Ilutr oy a nd scarcely leas concerningdeed; for every one professions,else, who i3tatitte;°knevf anything the trades, fand .." ° lt to °I the great motrepolts. In its present extended e it tost b-rinns,bsolute curiosity ; the labour and expense which it has in onB o It to its present state of perfection must have been im which 4tclC't t"tn'turning over its 2,0 00 pages, one hardly knows an _ quires ~,,t l ,l l ck with and admire—the excellent arrange eh red. sio t , s ,!nth tetnpilation, or the magnitude of the city w ich f iTaci e i ector The classification of the various pro tents °f " n d calll Y ng ' s in the court commercial, and law depart °lt "'IL on the one hand, and the arrangement of the ihl°n 'sa Loncl °n on th other, as well as the great mass of informs ,°,les of 1 1. - 4 kinds connected with the Post-office, and the different recto ntereo, IlltinicatiOn make it altogether as complete a di be desired, or as ' it is well possible to conceive. The etttenro,2z.tover, contains an excellent map of London and the , s'rrected down to the latest strides of " bricks and mortar.' WIRERLY DISPATCH, Nov. 15. 18 46 . wTha - ,;`,,t'e,ighth annual publication of this highly imp ortant and thpinst been issued ; and we must confess that its bulky p r i - "'e has surprised us not a little; and when we reflect th t A e t relnains unaltered, although the expense of collecting h 'Kr. Kell~ateji' must have increased, we are pleased at the liberality of 4.7 'Dock ever e Proprietor. In a commercial point of view, perhaps, ell,ll, there ill `4lltio- contained so much useful matter. Among other infor an " CIS tel Directory," a " Street Directory," a !flry,4Mercial Directory," a " Trades' Directory, " a " Law Dire „City " Court Directory," a " Parliamentary Directory," ,,i a Di =e t ort' rrt or - , 4 a "Conveyance Directory," and a Bankng and v „, Y a ; in fact, the volume contains much that is interesting 4414);_ ordinary life, as well al eon, bit to the tradesman, the merchant, the lawyer, and per teeter2/1 trade. vr to tha gentlemen who occasionally —very description of information has been cor- With 143 , the latest possible period : and that information is arranged %Iv" clearness and simplicity which must have involved great cc e2ceue°: Mind and exertion of body. Sewed with the book is an t4b ,,, th e 1 1 Y. engraved map of London,more extended and accurate as tlete a suburbs, than any map we have seen ; and to make it as corn .lreeto'refe4ence as possible, an almanac is introduced. In the " Postal neat thick there are the n ew ra t es w ith various parts of the Conti ether % t ell will come into operation on the let of January. Alto not sq new issue surpasses any of its predecessors ; and we are au th e ed that other directories should have gone to the tomb of , JOHN BULL, Nov. 28, 1846. Priltooißr annual leviathan is already completed and published ; but as Ak s , h hat the rapidity with which it must have passed through the tlet, tb " not operated against its careful accuracy, we may men or str .!, i t t the changes rendered necessary by the very recent decease t l' ?' 1 669 :„ I ' v ,, a rt • M.M, for Renfrewshire, are duly attended to. (See , °ll Of 0, - ,."" 1676 .) We have 'o frequently expressed our approba- Alr thin most valuable work, that we hardly know how to vary r ,equi r „,,Tendation. It contains everything which can possibly be qad et - l a i m a directory --so full, 5 , ..s complete, so comprehensive are all f t erv44:* And when to this we add the extreme accuracy which . " bra; - "el? department, we know not what else can be said in 04 41 , - ; s e• The machinery by which such voluminous information is Ita t i f r el. arranged, and superintended so as to avoid errors, must of "long the " curiosities" of modern literature. ---- . A. b, ) ,.. ATLAS, Nov. 28, 1846. Wouk t '‘.)^ or this kind, brought out even without much pretension, er. thll ilt ,,, uu i ndispensable to every gentleman's library, every m this is, •,,, i t' eoUnting house, and every trader's shop. But edited, irk, tu the utmost care, its materials being collected through he ennatie channels, and embracing in its range every Lea o ll,,trina\itha commercial intent fence essential to the complet , ness of Avlii ti :':^rk, we cannot suppose that any house, public or private, dick s v ',.. l . _i afford a book of reference, will be without this compen• 1 . 10 3 ,,,,,, v 0 tu1e• The arrangement is admirable. You can find 'any 11,, , te q want in a moment. All the heads are clear and complete 4 1a,,, urt, trades, streets, offices, hotels ; forming, upon the whole, rirify,72, of local information sueh as could not be brought together -4v,tizeiaireerdiam industry, assisted' by an entire command of all // . , z No. 16,921. LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING SUN, DECEMBER 12, 1846. PRICE SD. requisite official facilities. As a mere compilation, it is probably the most wonderful on record. EAST INDIA HOUSE, Dm. 9, 1846. THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST INDIA COMPANY do hereby give notice, That a PROPRIETOR of EAST INDIA STOCK has given notice, that at the Quarterly General C ourt of the said Company, appointed to be held at their House, in Leadenhall-street, on WEDNESDAY, the 16th inst., he will submit the following motion, viz.: " That referring to the services whic h the native army of India has rendered to the state, from its first formation, referring snore es pecially to its more recent services in Burmah, Affg,hanistan, China, in Sinde, and upon the Banks of the Sutlej, this Court earnestly re commends to the Court of Directors to take such measures as they may think proper for improving thrprospects of that army." JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary. ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, Nov. 28, 1846. This huge volume, the forty-eighth edition of the work, well sus tain. the reputation enjoyed by the " Directory" of late years. In the preface, the proprietor maintains that the high character of the work is not referable to its mere connexion with the Post Office ; for an important change has been gradually introduced into the manner of collecting the information ; and a larger portion of the work than heretofore has been confided to selected agents entirely unconnected with the Post Office, this being in great part the plan of compiling the editions for 1845 and 1846. Nor has the proprietor rested content with his past success, but has introduced many im portant alterations in this volume for 1847, and added to its bulk without any increase in price. The " Postal Directory" is especially improved, and there are numerous changes throughout the volume to Insure its completeness. The compilation must be a vast labour, to be accomplished only by systematic subdivision and the most pains taking minuteness. The appearance of the volume has suggested a very lively effusion, to be seen in another column ; and we trust the enterprising proprietor of the " Directory" will find thathis labours are duly appreciated and remunerated. To a great commercial coun try this is an indispensable volume. SOCIETY OF ART-S. President—H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT, D.C.L., F.R.S. SESSION XCIII. The First Ordinary Meeting of the SOCIETY of ARTS will be held at the Great Room at the Society's House, John-street, Attelphi, on WEDNESDAY, 16th December, 1846. Dr. ROGET, Sec. R.S., Vice-President, in Rotation. The Business will commence at Eight o'Clock precisely. The following COMMUNWATIONS will be made: Opening Address of the Council on the recent proceedings, present duties, and future prospects of the Society. On the First Principles of Symmetrical Beauty, and their applica tion in certain Branches of the Art of Design. By D. R. HAY, Decorative Painter to her Majesty in Scotland. On the Principles employed in the recent Decorations of the Great Ball of the Society of Arts. By D. E. HAY. The following SUBJECTS will be laid on the table :-- A Specimen of American Photography, presented by Mr. R. LAWRENCE, of New York. Two Specimens of Needlework, In imitation of the Embroider) , of the Middle Ages. By Miss KING. Specimens of the Enamelled Pearl Glass. By Mr. LANE. RAILWAY HERALD, Nov. 21, 1546. The new volume of the Post Office Directory for 1847 is already in oar hands, and we can only express our wonder that a work so laborious, extensive, and minute, could be in any degree improved. It would have been a sufficient merit to have maintained its former reputation, it is a great merit to have surpassed itself. The produc tion of a work unequalled for accuracy and for clearness has placed in the hands of the commercial public a most valuable and indispensable aid in carrying on the business of this vast metropolis, which would indeed be subjected to the greatest inconvenience and expense it it were not fora work of this kind. In a short time our readers will have theopportunity of judging for themselves on purchasing the new volume, whether our ant:cipatory notice is in any degree exaggerated. T-O be SOLD, PURSUANT to a DECREE of the HIGH COURT of CHANCE RY, made in a cause of tiIiIPWORTH versus SKIP WORTH, with the approbation of Sir GIFFIN WILSON, one of the Masters of the said Court, at the White Hart Inn, in Chelmsford, Ia the county of Essex, sometime in the month of January next, of which due notice will be given, A COPYHOLD MESSUAGE, known as the RED LION INN, with the barns, stables, and outbuildings, thereto belonging, situate at Latchington, in the county of Essex, late the property of Mr. William Skipworth, and holden of the Manor of Snoreharn, in the said county of Essex. Particulars whereof may shortly be had (gratis) at the said Mas ter's Chambers, Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane, London ; of Mr Thomas Kirk, solicitor, Symond's-inn ; of Mr. E. W. Banks, so licitor, Witham, Essex ; of Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor, the tenant of the premises; and at the place of Sale. Dated Bth December, 1846. HOLBORN -HILL, SNOW-HILL, AND FARRINGDON-STREET VIADUCT COMPANY. (Registered Provisionally,) Capital 200,0001., in 20,000 Shares of 101. each. Deposit 1 Is. per Share. COMMITTEE. Bell, William, Esq., D.P., Grafton-street East, London University Clay, Richard, Esq., Eastcheap Duncan, John Busher, Esq., M.A., Barrister-at-Law, Brick-Court, Temple Olding, Edward, Esq., Tottenham-court-road, late Union-street, Southwark Thomas, Frederick William, Esq., Old Broad-street, City, and South gate BRITANNIA, Nov. 21,1846. The French people have done themselves credit by their industrial expositions. But it must be acknowledged that, though ingenims and pretty, they appear quite insignifica..t compared with the indus trial exposition presented to the mind by this mighty volume. Keep• ing pace with the advancing trade and population of London, it still increases in bulk ; and, keeping pace with the movement of society in a more important particular, it vigilantly seizes every opportunity of improvement to insure more perfect accuracy and more complete classific ,Lion. We find in this volume many instances of superiority to former issues, which, though comparatively trifling, show the in telligence and care exercised over every department. It may be men tioned that by the employment of private agents, the changes of re sidence arc now brought down to a later period thin formerly, and the value of the " Directory" Is consequently enhanced. We have before spoken of it as indispensable to the proper management of business. Its authority is now so universally established, both at the Post-office and throughout the metropolis, that any further recom mendation of it is superfluous. HERAPATH'S RAILWAY JOURNAL, Nov. 21, 1846. The " Post-office Directory" for 1847 appears with additions and improvements upon its valuable predecessor, but with no enlarge ment in the price. The continued enterprising spirit with NA hich this important, and it is not a misapplication of terms to say, national work is conducted, merits the highest commendation, We know not whether the same illiberal and unjustifiable attempt will be made in the ensuing session as was done in the last, to wrest it from the hands of the present proprietary, and to place it by the force of might over right in the hands of Government ; but, should it be attempted, surely the following statement of its conductors will go home to the consciences, if they haveany, of the parties seeking to draw down the grasping interference of Government :—" It can only be neces sary to refer to a copy of the work published before the purchase of the copyright by its present proprietor, to be convinced that the mere connexion of the Directory' with the Post-office has little, if at all, contributed to its present high character. That the improvements (the result of many years of unwearied toll and application on the part of those engaged in the compilation of the work) are duly appre ciated is now happily beyond all question ; prior to the Directory' passing to its present proprietor, rival books contended successfully with this—they have disappeared." With power to add to the number. ENGINEER—John Stead, Esq ARSHITECT—George Smith, Esq. SOLICITORS—Messrs. Carritt and Osgood. PAILLIAMENTITY AGENTS—Messrs. Williamson, Hill, Lefroy and Smith. BANKEIS—Ths Commercial Bank of London, Lothbury. SECRETARY—CharIes Thomas, Esq. The allotment of Shares in this Company will take place on TUES DAY, the 15th of December instant, after which day no further appli cations can be received. In the meantime all further applications are to be made to Messrs. Carritt and Osgood, Solicitors, 5, Guildhall-chambers, Basinghall- Street, at whose offices plans may be inspected and prospectuses ob tained. December 7, 1846. ATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, 26 CORNHILL, LONDON. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. This Institution embraces important and substantial advantages with respect to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured !las, OR all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense or for citure of the Policy, two-thirds of the oreralurns paid (see Table) ; Ise the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his in crests to meet other conveniences or necessity. Assurances for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible ates. G REAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN RAILWAY (IRELAND). LOANS ON DEBENTURES. The Directors of this Company are prepared to RECEIVE (under the powers of their Acts of Incorporation) TENDERS for LOANS of MONEY for Thiee or Five Years, in sums not less than 5001, on security of Debentures, BEARING INTEREST at the rate of FIVE PER CENT. per Annum. The interest payable half-yearly, on 30th June and 31st December in each year, in London or Dublin, at the option of the lender. Tenders (stating amount and term of years for which it is proposed to be lent), to be addressed to the Secretary. By order, WILLIAM TAYLOR, Secretary. 3, College-green, Dublin, September 9, 1846. DIVISION OF PROFITS. The remarkable success and increasing prosperity of the Society a kenabled the Directors, at the last annual investigation, to declare fourth bonus, varying from 35 to 85 per pent. on the premiums paid n each Policy effected on the Profit scale. EXAMPLES. Zd g . 7 m ' 4 Bonus Bonus in g a g Assured g Premium. 2 ~; added. Cash. •-•• 6 g anay g g e A Borrow. r . ---- - 1 ~ 1837 £217 15 1 £lOO 0 11 .£l6 0 4 £ 445 0 £ £ s ' '' I r lB3B 192 3 0 87 1 , C 13 10 2 : 395 11 G REAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN RAILWAY (IRELAND). Notice is hereby given, that the TRANSFER BOOKS of this Com pany will be CLOSED from and after THURSDAY, the 31st day of December, 1846, to MONDAY, the Ist day of February, 1847. By order, WILLIAM TAYLOR, Secretary. 3, College-green, Dublin. sth December, 1846. s. d. r .837 1838, 101000 3 4 1 . 1839 1840, 18411 ,£21715 1 £lOO 011 192 3 0 87 1 4 165 11 10 74 1 9 116 7 6 54 010 111 6 8, 49 10 I XI6 0 4' 13 10 2 11 3 1; 7 IS 10 710 4 '.£445 0 0 395 11 1 346 2 3 296 13 4 247 4 5 DERBYSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, and WORCESTERSHIRE JUNCTION, and DIRECT EAST and WEST JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY. Notice is hereby given, that the Deeds, as required by the Stand ing Orders of Parliament, now lie for Signature at the offices of the Company, between the hours of Eleven and Four. Old Scrip not exchanged for New on or before Monday, the 21st instant, will be declared forfeited The division of proflts is annual, and the next ►ill be made in ecember of the present year. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary. E NGLISH and SCOTTISH LAW LIFE ASSURANCE and LOAN ASSOCIATION. 12, Waterloo-place, London; 119. Princes-strdet, Edinburgh. Established in 1839. Subscribed Capital, One Million. LIFE ASSURANCE, ANNUITIES, REVERSIONS, AND ENDOWMENTS. A union of the English and Scottish Principle of Assurance. A COMPREHENSIVE and LIBERAL SYSTEM of LOAN in onnexion with Life Assurance, on undoubted personal or other ccurity. The Assared participate in two-thirds of the profits. J. HILL WILLIAMS, Actuary. By order, R. S. MACKENZIE, Sec. 4, Queen-square, Westminster, Dec. 9, 1846. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE RAILWAY (Oxford and Bletchley and Buckingham and Brackley Junction Railways). Shareholders are informed that the Sealed Certificates in this undertaking have, during the past week, been sent to all persons (or their As. ents) who Lammitted their Scrip for Registration before the 24th November last. WINDHAM HARDING, Secretary. 30, Great George-street, Westminster, Dcc. 12, 1846. A RGUS LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 39, THROGMORTON-STREET, BANK. EMPOWERED BY SPECIAL ACT OF PARLIAMENT. THOMAS FARNCOMB, Esq., Alderman, Chairman. WILLIAM LEAF, Esq., Deputy-Chairman. Richard E. Arden, Esq. John llumphery Esq., Alderman William Banbury, Esq. M.P. Edward Bates, Esq. Thomas Kelly, Esq., Alderman. Thomas Camplin, Esq. Jeremiah Plicher, Esq. James Clift, Esq. Lewis Pocock, Esq. Rupert Ingleby, Esq. PRYSiciAN—Dr. Jeaffreson, 2 Finsbury-square. SiThineori—W. Coulson, Esq., 2, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry. CONSULTING ACTUARY—Professor Hall, of King's College. LOW RATES OF PREMIUM. Persons Assuring in this Office have the benefit of the Lowest rates of Premium which is compatible with the safety of the Assured, and which is. in effect, equivalent to an Annual Bonus ; they have likewise the security of a large subscribed capital—an Assurance Fund of nearly a Quarter of a Million—and an Annual Income of upwards of 60,0001., arising from the issue of between 5,000 and 6,600 Policies. THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. LONDON AND YORK EXTENSION SCRIP SHARES, of 251. each, issued Ist December, 1845. Deposit 21. 10s. per share, paid. Notice is hereby given, that in accordance with the terms upon which the London and York Extension scrip Shares were issued, and with the resolution adopted at the First General Meeting of the Shareholders of the Great Northern Railway, held 25th July, 1846, one year's interest (at the rate of 4 per cent. to the 30th June last, and 5 per cent. to 31st December instant), being 2s. 33. per share, will be payable upon the said Extension Scrip Shares on and after the Ist JANUARY. 1847. The Holders are required to send in to this Office, after the 15th DECEMBER instant, their London and York Extension Scrip Shares, with a ticket attached thereto, containing full particulars of the num bers of the Scrip so sent in, their names in full, and addresses. As soon as examined, the Scrip will be returned, accompanied by a war rant for the interest thereon. This notice applies only to the London and York Extension Scrip Shares. By order, J. R. MOWATT, Secretary. Offices, 7. Lothbury, London, Dec. 9, 1846. NOTE.—To all proprietors of Great Northern Shares registered on 31st of December, 1846, warrants for the half-year's interest at Five per Cent., due 31st of December, 1846, will be issued, payable on and after 15th of January, 1847. Parties who hold London and York, or Direct Northern Scrip Shares, are reminded that they cannot receive the interest which will, on 31st of December, be due thereon, or that due 30th of June last, until they shall have Registered such Scrip as Great Northern Shares. ♦NNUAL PEEMII7M TO ASSURE £lOO. Whole Term £0 19 1 £1 11 19 127 2 0 7 1 6 9 2 14 10 1 19 10 4 0 11 3 7 0 6 010 Age. 20 £0 17 3 1 3 ao s 0 40 1 14 1 2 4 60 For One Year. I For Seven Years One-half of the " Whole Term" Premium may remain on credit for seven years, or one-third of the Premium may remain fdr life as a debt upon the policy at 5 per cent., or may be paid off at any time without notice. Policies assigned as a security to others, will not be rendered void in consequence of death by suicide, duellin, where tor by the he hands of jus tice. In case of death by the above caus es g , Policies are not assigned, the gross amount of Premium; received will be returned. Claims paid in one month after proofs have been furnished. The Medical Officers attend daily at a Quarter before Two o'Clock, and Policies issue the same day. EDWARD BATES, Resident Director. A liberal Commission to Solicitors and Agents. F"ENIA.SONS' AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 11, WATERLOO-PLACE, PALL-MALL, London. Business transacted in all the Branches, and for all objects of Life Assurance, Endowments, and ATITIUit and to secure contingent Reversions, &c. Information and prospectuses furnished by JOSEPII BERRIDGE, Secretary. that the Court of Directors of the N Aj ou i ce o is N her A e jay given,BAND National Bank of Ireland afterheclaredteaoDf up capital of the Company. the rate laippeEr c\lennt.opnerthaennPuamid, for the half-year ending the 31 st day o f December, f l o B r 4 d 1846, and the for warrants for the payment of the same will tr rea y and after MONDAY the llth day of January, 1847, betweeonitdheßroad of ten and three o'clock, at the Company's -Mee, 13, co bemo rt a h t v e, street. London, and at the branches of the society in Dublin, Ath lone, Ba'llna, Ballinasloe, Boyle, Carrick-on-Suir, Cashel, Castelreia, Charleville, Clonakilty, Clonmel, Cork, Dungarvan, Ennis, Enn s- P Nenagh - ' - ennoY, Galway, Kanturk, Kilken• y, Killarney, Kilrush, reen, Tallow, ' T N hu e r w les ''°ss Limerick, Longford. Longrea, Mallow, lifidleton, Mitchelstown, port, and Wexford. Company , Tipperary, ra e , . Rathkeale . Ti Roscommon,eTtiamlvaßterosfcorreda,,WSkeisbt-- And further Notice is hereby given, that the transfer books of the will be closed from Saturday the 19th day of December instant, until after the day fixed far the delivery of the dividend warrant. n order odri of the Court of Directors, 13, Old Broad-stree y t, L on. 9 th DecemNberS,.lll4lNG.G, Secretary W " V HAT GIFT co u ld b e more ac ceptable than one of those life - like —almost speaking—portrai ts which Mr. Beard's art can now produce."—Watchman. " From the increased sensitiveness of the plates, they can now be taken in the dullest weather, if not densely foggy, in all respects as good as if in the sunshine." - Times. King William -street, City ; 34, and the Royal P o l ytechn i c Institu tion, r parliament-street, a. Regent-street. gene BEARD, ntIS-tertre eete,t sole Westminster; patentee, SILVER PL ATE, New and Sec on d-h an d._ T. COX SAVORY and C o.'s Pamphlet of P r i ces, with out lines, may be had gratis, •r will be • sent post free if applied for by a paid letter. The contents are the prices, weights, and patterns of new and second - hand Silver S p oons aid Forks ; new and second hand Pea and Coffee -ervices, Waiters, Silyer-edged Plated Goods, the new plated on wh ite metal S p oons and Forks, Watche s , Clocks , Cutlery, Ladies Gold Neck Chains and Jewellery. P. COX SAVORY and Co., 47, Cornhill (seven doors from G race. c h urc h-street), London. LAW REFORM. Price 2s. A . LETTER to the LORD CHANCELLOR on the REFORM of the LAW. By JOHN GEORGE I'IIILLIMORE. James Ridgway, Piccadilly ; and all Booksellers. M. PERCY ST. JOHN'S CHRISTMAS TALE, Now ready, and may be had of every Bookseller in Town and PATENT ELASTIC BANDS, warranted wit to be affected by the cold or heat of any season or climate. ing These Rings or Bands are uses instead of Tape or String, for hold and Parcels of every description. One of these Rings i s Instantly placed round a Packet of Papers, a Roil of Maps, Prints , Music, &c., holding the same firmly and se curely, saving the time d trouble of tying, yet allowim: a very great addition or reducton without any less of compactness. They are well adapted for Garters, (a size being selected which re quires little stretching) ; also for the Waist and different parts of the Body; Surgical Bandages, and for a variety of Surgical and Manu facturing purposes. These Bands are also very suitable for Fastening the Covers of Preserve and Pickle Jars, Bottles, &e. In addition to the above, there is a great variety of uses, too nu merons to mention, for ratio these Bands may be applied with ad vantage, and new applis will constantly suggest themselves when in use. They may be had of two thicknesses, and are sold in Boxes of six dosen each, of assorted sizes, price 6d. per box and upwards. Bands may be bad to order of various widths and thicknesses. ..* The above articles are sold by all Stationers and Dealers in Metallic Pens. Wholesale and for Exportation by Perry and Co., at No. 37, Red Lion-square, London ; and also by Charles Macintosh and Co., Manufacturers, Manchester and Birmingham. Country. Now ready, price 55., profusely illustratrated from Designs by J. W:Archer, THE FIRE SID E, a Domestic Tale. By PERCT B. ST JOHN, Author of " Eagle's Nest," " Trapper's Bride," " The Enchanted Rock," and " White Stone Canoe." Price 3s. 6d. each. H. K. Lewis, 15, Gower-street North ; Simpkin and Marshall ; and all Booksellers. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. BY PERMISSION.-PROFESSOR SCFKENBEIN'S GUN COTTON, differing from all other spe cimens recently before the public, is LECTURED on, with other ex plosive compounds, by Dr. RYAN, daily at Half past Three ; and on the evenings of Mondays, Wedmsdays, and Friday.. The principle of the ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH DEMONSTRA TED, by Professor BACHHOFFNER. In the OXYIIYDROGEN MICROSCOPE is exhibited specimens of the DISEASED POTATOE, showing Cuttings of the Tubers and Leaves, together with the DES fRUCTIVE INSECT, supplied by A. Smee, F.R.S. The PHY SIOSCOPE, DIVING EXPERIMENT S, the DISSOLVING VIEWS, y Charles Smith, Ike. Admission is. Schools, half-price. FOR STOPPING DECAYED TEETH. Patronised by her Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and her Royal Highness the Duchess of Ke nt. THOMAS and HOWARD'S SUCCEDA- N./EUM for Stopping Decayed Teeth, however large the cavity. It is placed in the tooth in a soft state, without any pressure or pain, and soon becomes as hard as the enamel, and will remain firm in the tooth for many years, rendering extraction unnecessary, and arresting the further progress of decay. All persona can use this Suc,cedanmum themselves with ease, as full directions are enclosed. Price 2s. 6d. Prepared only by Thomas and Howard, Surgeon Den tists, 64, Berners-street, Oxford-street, who will send it into the country free by post. Afild. by Savory, 220, Regent-street ; Sanger, 150, .Oxford-street ; Butler, 4, Cheapside; Johnson, 68, Cornhill ; and all Medicine Vendors in the kingdom. Mr. Howard continues to supply the loss of teeth on his new system of self-adhesion, without springs or wires. This method does not require the extraction of any teeth or roots, or any painful operation whatever, and is less expensive than others. Mr. Howard, Surgeon Dentist, 64, Bernell 'trot, Oxiord-street. tOme from 11 till 4. OLD CROWN INN, LICHFIELD. GE ORGE CALL4WAY, impressed with gr atitude for p ast favours, begs to acquaint commercial gentlemen visiting this ancient city, that in oonsequence of the retirement of Mr. Gillard, and the immediate closing of the Talbot Inn , he is earnestly induced to solicit the patronage of its late friends and supporters, assuring them that no exertions shall be wanting on his part to merit their favours and eacours.gement . The long and highly-established reputation of the Old Croma for its d mestic comforts, liberal provision, and excellent accommodation in the stabling department, render it superfluous to say more than that the anxious desire of the Proprietor will be ever to study the pleasure of his friends. November 27, 1846 TO COMMERCIAL GENTLEMEN. BEAVER AND FRENCH HAT MANUFACTORY, 50, Old Change, Cheapside, London, one door from Cheapside. JAMES WALSH begs to present his best thanks to his Commercial Friends for their generous and extensive Patronage, as well personal as by recommendation, and in soliciting s ure s them . continuation of their support, he as that every effort on !i his part shall be made to supply such Flats as will g ive satisfaction. Every description and shape made to order. Velvet, Cloth, &C., Caps. D REDGE'S HEAL-ALL, throng the B EM est of BROCATION, has long been known t Lumban, England, as the most efficacious Remedy for Rheumatism, . Affections, Pains in the Limbs and Numbness, Sciatic and Paralytic Spasms and Face-ach, Sprains and Bruises, Burns and Scalds, Chilblains be- Cramp, Stiffness of the Joints or Neck, Frczen Limbs, or celebrated - fore they are broken. It is likewise an infallible Cure for that dangerous disorder the Quinsey or Sore Throat, in which it was never known to fail after a few hours' application. Observe—That none can be genuine unless the Stamp affixed to each bottle contains the name and address of Barclay and Sons, No 95, Farringdon-street, who have purchased the property in this valuable article from the executors of the inventor, William Dredge, late of Wishford, Wilts, retail price, ls. I%cl. and 2s. 9d. per bottle; and sold retail, by all respectable Medicine Venders in town and ountry. Captain Cuddy arrived in town on Tuesday lasi from Brighton. The Earl of Belmore's plate was lodged in the Bank of Ireland for safety on Tuesday. It was brought up from his Lordship's residence at Castleeoole by one of the Champion's vans, drawn by six horses.— Cork Southern Repot ter. We learn that the head-quarters division of the 49th Regiment, now stationed in this garrison, have generously come forward with a subscription in aid of the destitute poor. This act of kindness originated with the men. Since their arrival in Galway this gallant regiment have conducted themselves with the strictest propriety, and their generous contribution on the present occasion will go far towards strengthening.the good will which subsists between them and all classes of the in habitants.—Galway Mercury. FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. Jan. 9. at one, at the chambers of Messrs. Murray and Smith, Glasgow. Robert Colville, bookbinder, Glasgow, Dec. 17 and Jan. 14, at twelve, at the chambers of Mr. Fleming, Glasgow. The Gazette of last evening contains a notice from the Speaker that he intends to issue a new writ for the Eastern Division of the county of Worcester, in the room of the late John Barnebv, Esq. eROWN-OFFICE, DEC. 11, 1846. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT, County of Renfrew—Colonel William Mure, of Caldwell. in the room of Patrick M axwe ll S tewart , E sq ., deceased. WAR-OFFICE, DEC. 11. Ist Regiment of Life Guards—Corporal Major George Andrews to be Adjutant (kith the rank of Cornet and Sub- Lieutenant), vice Anderton, promoted, Dec. 11. Ist Dragoon Guards—Lieut. James Peach Peach to be Cap tain by purchase, vice Sands, who retires. Cornet William Gray Draper to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Peach. Cornet Emanuel Bradbury, from the 14th Light Dragoons; to be Cornet, vice Draper, Dec. 11. lit Dragoons—Cornet Harry Croft to be Lieutenant, by , Croft Dec. 11. , purchase , vice King, who reti re s • Michael Stocks, Gent., to be Cornet, by p urc h a e vice Cr 14th Light Dragoons Cornet William Greenham to be Lieutenant, by purchase, Vice Smith, who retires; Thomas Barrett, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Greenham. Dec. 11. Ist or Grenadier Regiment of FoOt Guards—Lieutenant and Captain Edward G.. Wynvard to be Adjutant, vice Home Purvis, who resigns the Ailjutantcy only, Dec. 11. sth Foot—Captain Felix Ahhpitel, from the 16th Foot, to be Captain. vice Dude, who exchanges, Dec. 11. 9th Foot—Major Henry Horatio lii;e:hener, from the 29th Foot, to be M-jor, vice Smith, who exchanges, Sept 21. 12th Foot—Ensign and Adjutant William Edward Crofton to have the rank of Lieutenant, January 5 ; Ensign John Reynolds Palmer to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Lawrence, deceased, January 6 ; Ensign Thomas George Vereker to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Palmer, whose promotion, by purchase, has been cancelled; Gentleman Cadet George Newton Fendall, from the Royal Military Colle ge , to b e E ns i gn , w ithout purchase, vice Vereker; Sergea nt -M ajor Alexander Nesbitt to be Quartermaster, Dec. 11. 16th Foot—Captain Charles Durie, from the sth Foot, to be Captain, vice Asbnitel, who exchanges, Dec. 11. 21st Foot—Captain Robe-t Spring, from the 53d Foot, to be Captain, vice Ffrench, who exchanges, Sept. 18. 29th Foot—Major Matthew Smith, from the 9th Foot, to be Major, vice Kitchener, who exchanges, Sept. 21. 30th Foot—Lieut. Alexander Macdonald to be Captain, without purchase, vice Brevet Major .Robert Alexander An• drews, who retires upon full pay. Dec. 11. 53d Foot—Captain Thomas Ffrench, from the 21st Foot, to be Captain, vice Spring, who exchanges, Sept. 18. 55th Foot—Lieutenant Edmund Pitman to be Captain, by purchase, vice Edwardes, who retires; Ensign Reginald Yonge Shipley to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Pitman, Dec. 11. 80th Foot—Ensign the Honourable John Howe Montague Browne to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Robert son, deceased; Gentleman Cadet William Paterson, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice Browne, Dec. 11. Ceylon Rifle Regiment—Lieutenant John Bradley to be Adjutant, vice Remmett, who has resigned the Adjutantcy only. Serjeant-Major Andrew Coakley, from the 15th Foot, to be Quartermaster, vice Macdonald, deceased, Dec. 11. STAFF. Brevet Colonel William George Cochrane, on half-pay Unattached, to be Deputy Adjutant General to the Forces serving in Ireland, vice Major-General Thomas Erskine Napier; Brevet-Colonel Robert Christopher Hansel, on half-pay Unattached, to be Deputy Q uartermaster -G enera l to the Forces serving in Ireland, vice Major-General Philip Bainbrigge; Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Alexander Mackenzie Fraser, on halt-pay Unattached, to be Deputy Quartermaster -General to the Forces serving in Canada, vice Major-General the lion. Charles Gore, Dec. 11. BR EVET. The following officers were omitted in the list of promo tions, by brevet, published in the Gazette of 10th November, 1846 : To be Colonel in the Army—Lieutenant-Colonel Jamas Macdonald Robertson, half pay unattached, Nov. 9. To be Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army—Major J. West lake, half pay Unattached, Nov. 9. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, DEC. 10. Corps of Royal Engineers—First Lieutenant Philip John Stapleton Barry to be Second Captain, vice Pipon, deceased ; Second Lieutenant Berdoe Amherst Wilkinson to be First Lieutenant, ♦ice Barry, Nov. 17. MEMORANDUM. The dates of the promotions of the under-mentioned offi cers have been altered as follows ? viz. Second Captain H. St. G. Ord, 29th October, 1846. Second Captain Richard Tylden, 9th November, 1846. First Lieutenant E. M. Grain, 29th October, 1846. First Lieutenant C. S. Akers, 9th November, 1846. ADMIRALTY, DEC. 10. _ _ This day, in pursuance of her Majesty's pleasure, the fol lowing Flag Officers of her Majesty's Fleet were promoted, viz.:— PRICE OF SUGAR. "The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the returns made in the week ending December 8, 1846, is 345. 3 1 / id. per cwt. Admiral of the White, John Erskine Douglas, Esq. To be Admiral of the Red. Admiral of the Blue, Joseph Bullen, Esq. To be Admiral of the White. Vice-Admiral of the Red, Sir Edward William Campbell Rich Owen, G.C.11. To be Admiral of the Blue. Vice-Admiral of the White, Thomas James Mating, Esq. To be Vice- Admiral of the Red. Vice-Admiral of the Blue, Richard Curry, Esq., C. To be Vice- Admiral of the White. Rear-Admiral of the Red, Thomas Browne, Esq., To be Vice-Admiral of the Blue. Rear-Admiral of the White, Sir Francis Mason, K.C.B. To be Rear-Admiral of the Red. Rear •Admiral of the Blue, Sir Edward Chetham Strode, K.C.8., K.C.H. To be Rear-Admiral of the White. BANKRUPTS. Thomas Morley, jeweller, Oxford-street, to snrrender Dec. 8, at half-past two, and Jan. 19, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee; Spyer, Broad-street buildings, City. James Jeffs, saddler, Margaret-street, Cavendish-square, Dec. 1, at half-past twelve, and Jan. 18, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman-street; Walters and Co., Syrnonet's Inn. John Hallowell, maltster, N ewc astle-upon - Tyne, Dec. 22, at half-past te n , an d Jan. 1. ) at one, at the Newcas tle-u p on- Tyne District Court. Wak-ley, o ffi c i a l assignee, Newcastle upon-Tyne; Harle, N eweast l e - upon -Tyne ; Chisholme, Hall, and Gibson, Lincoln's Inn-fields. Henry Cochran e , merc h ant, 'M a nchester, Dec. 23, and Jan. 28, at tw e l ve , at the M anc hester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, M anc hester; Johnson, Son, and Weatherall, Templ e; B ags h aw , Stevenson, and Lycett , Manchester. William Hayes. ship wr i g ht, Li v e;pool, Dec. 31, and Jan. 19, at eleven, at th e Liverpool District C ourt. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool ; Keightley and Co., Chancery lane; Hetherington and Co., Liverpool. Nicholas Broad, tea-dealer, Bristol, Dec. 24 and Jan. 26, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assig nee, Bristol ; Hartley, Bristol. Charle- Wilcockson and Wiliiam Sharpe Barrick, stock brokers, Kingston-upon-Hull, I)ec. 23 and Jan. 20, at ten, at the Town-hall, Kingston-up on -Hull. Kynaston , official assignee, Hull; 'Filson and Co Coleman-street, City; Wells and Smith, Hull. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. T. Pulvertoft, iron master, Spalding—a div. of 2s. 4d. in the pound, on Thursday, Dec. 10, and three follo win g Thurs days, at the office of Mr. Belcher, King's Arms-yard, Moor gat e-st red. R. C. Turner, builder, Houndsditcb—a div. of 2s. in the pound, on Thursday, Dec. 10, and three following Thursdays, at the office of Mr. Belcher, King's Arms-yard, Moorgate street. T. H. Williams, merchant, Manchester —a div. of 20s. in the pound, on any Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. J. Parr, corn dealer, South Wharf-road, Paddington—first div. of is. in the pound, on Saturday, Dec. 12, and two fol lowing Saturdays, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch lane, City. W. Locks, timber-merchant, Leonard-street, Shoreditch— first div. of 4s. 6d. in the pound, on Saturday, Dec. 12, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch-lane, City. C. Pope, copper manufacturer, Bristol—sixth div. of 3 1 4 d. in the pound, on any Monday, at the office of Mr. Acraman, Bristol. DIVIDENDS. . At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. A. A. Mackey, N. J. W. Holt, and J. H. Mackey, mer chants, St. Helen's-place, Bi,,hopsgate-street, Jan. 4, at twelve—H. W. Morley, tailor, Dean-street, Soho, Dec. 30, at eleven—W. M. Morley, warehouseman, Bread-street, Cheap side, Jan. 13, at one. In the Country. G. Cleverley, builder, Caine, Wilt s hire, Jan. 7, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court—C. Burrows anti J. Gliddon, brewers, Plymouth, Jan. 13, at eleven, at the Exeter Dis trict C o urt—S. Budd, grocer, Newton Abbot, Devonshire, Jan. 13, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court—H. Morris, grocer, Stourbridg(., Jan. 12, at ten, at the Birmingham Dis trict Court. ___ CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. R. Bradly, jeweller, Bishopsgate-street Without, Jan. 8— R. Watson, silk mercer, York, Jan. 6—J. Mortimer, wool stapler, Bradford. Yorkshire, Jan. 6---E. Williams, draper, Northop. Flintshire, Jan. I—S. Budd, grocer, Newton Abbot, Devonshire, Jan. 12— F. Butler, ironmonger, Stafford, Jan. 2 —S. Roden, licensed victualler, Wellington, Shropshire, Jan. 2—T. Thomas, draper, lbstock, Leicestershire, Jan. 2 J. Rawlinson, tailor, Spalding, Lincolnshire, Jan. 15—T. Barrett, wood turner, Stroud, Gloucestershire, Jan. I—J. Caine?, corn dealer, Chilton Cantelo, Somersetahire, Jan. 1— H. Elkinton, chemist, Maida-hill East, Jan. I—J. Eva, baker, Redruth, Corth, Cornwall, Jan. I—W. Coulter, grocer, Bir kenhead, Cheshire, Jan. l- W. Aston, machine maker, i4—G. Engl an d, c l ot hi er , Basing hall-street, I—C. Jan. Collins, l commi ss i on agent, King Wil liam-street, City, Jan. I —J. Evans, de a l er i n guano, Liver pool, Jan. 2—G. Grant , tailor , Kidderminster, Jan. I—W. Connett, cabinet maker, E aPle Y ' Staffordshire, Jan. Exeter, Jan. I—W. Brook, stuff merchant, Manchester, Jan. 1. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. R. Beard and E. Ledgard, share brokers, Manchester — P. L. and J. Rutland, woollendrapers, Dudley, Worcester shire—H. Woolley and 11. Southam, Manchester—M. Dix and A. W. Waldeck, milliners, Buntingford, Herefordshire — H. W. and II Herbert, chemists, Langley -place, Commer cial-road, East—G. Redgate, I. Brentnall, and T. Wesson, lace manufacturers, Nottingham—T. Bird, 0. Watson, E. Bland, R. Coultas, R. N. Cox, and N. King. coal merchants, Pickering, Yorkshire, North Riding —W. Hulley and J. Ilulton, roller makers, Little Bolton, Lancashire—L. W. Wright and R. A. Cochrane, paper manufacturers, Charlford, Gloucestershire —J. and B. Hirst, coverlit manufacturers, Liversedge Yorkshire—J. Bu c h anan, J. Ainge, an d T. Aldred, umbrella' m au ti factii re'rs, Oxford-greet—J. Shepherd, W. Wilkinson, G. Hill, and J. Spink, m achine makers, Leeds—J. Barre tt and W. A. P hirtlps, toy manufacturer* Goswell-street, St. Luke—T acid J. Rumpus, booksellers' Holhorn-bars— W• Heelas , W. H ee las , jun., and 3• Heelak hosiers, Wokingham• berkshire—J. and G. Mayall, cotton spinners, Ashton..under-Lyne. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. P‘er Eane ' me rchant, Fort-William, Dec.ls and Jan. 12, d tw lye Telfer at the Caledonian Hotel, Fort-William. W. e an d Co • chaia makers, Glasgow, Dec. 16 and man cannot make the occasion, but he may take good care to be in a condition to avail himself of it when it occurs. The highest political, as well as military em ployments, are open to the army; and you are aware there is generally a military officer in the Supreme Council of India. With such duties, such responsibili ties, and such high rewards before you, I am sure I need not stimulate you to a continuance of your praiseworthy exertions, eminently to qualify yourselves for the public service, not only by professional acquirements, but by a general acquaintance with science and literature. I urge study as valuable, not only for its own immediate fruits in the acquisition of knowledge, but as a preservative against low and demoralising pursuits. I know not a more wretched being, or one more exposed to perilous temptations, than an Indian officer without any literary tastes or resources. He is frequently liable to be lietached where there is not perhaps another,European f and you are aware, that when in cantonments, the usual parades and drills are over before seven o'clock during a great portion of the year. How, let me ask you, are you to pass your time, perhaps eight or ten hours, when exposure to the zain is attended with imminent danger? The young officer find of reading, and with literary tastes,will pass his time in preparing himself for the duties of his procession, and in keeping up his classical and scientific knowledge, that, he may be enabled to resume his position on his re turn to his native land. I almost dread to place before ou the means resorted to by the illiterate sluggard to kill that time that might be so usefully employed. Without resources, he lounges about, seeking some com panion as vacant and as listless as himself ; sometimes courting slumber that does not soothe, and sleep that does not refresh ; perhaps injuring his constitutor❑ by needless exposure to the sun, and, I fear, too often ruin ing his health and his character by the excitement of gaming and wine. Why do I place before you a picture from which I feel assured your youthful mind will shrink with instinctive horror and disgust? Believe me, it is not that I doubt the purity of your feelings, or the moral rectitude of your intention. It is because it is my anxious and earnest desire to impress you, not only with the advantages of literary habits and pursuits, but with the frightful perils and dangers to which idlenes,—tha; parent of all human ill—must inevitably expose you Do not suppose that it is my desire to counsel you to live recluse, or to d-bar you from the pleasures of society. or manly amusements and recreations. No such thing. Indulge in them in all moderation, and they will rendio you more useful, and perhap, better lIN.II. But I be seech you, beware of that listless vacuity of mind which would equally unfit you for duty and true enjoyment. and must render your lives useless to the state and bur -1 densome to yourselves. You who are about to pro ceed to India were present when last I had the plea sure of addressing the young gentlemen in this semi nary, and I hope I need not again urge the topics I then more particularly dwelt upon. I need not tell English youth to remember in their future career the country which gave them birth, and never, in camp or in field, to discredit it. Courage in action, cool ness in danger, and calm endurance of fatigue and privation, are the characteristics of our nation. But there are qualities, less showy but not less necessary. which must be cultivated with equal care. The union of firmness with gentleness in command—the exercise o promptness and cheerfulness in obedience. Remember that a soldier's first and paramount duty is obedience— a ready, willing, confiding, and uninquiring obedience. I need not tell you that without obedience there cannot be discipline, and without discipline there cannot be an army. You may assemble, in countless multitudes, the bravest, the hardiest, and the most daring of men, but without discipline they cannot form an army. They will prove a mere armed rabble, formidable only to those whom it is their duty to protect. To those under your command, and subjected to your power, be kind, affable, and considerate. Depend not for your influence on the little brief authority with which you may be clad ; exercise that authority as to attach to your person the soldiers under your command, and you will find the in. dian Sepoy the bravest, the most devoted, the most grateful of followers. I know not a more interesting spectacle, or one more creditable to the British power in the East, than a well-regulated Sepoy regiment. It unites the affectionate regard of an attached family with the strict discipline of a well-organized corps. You see the Sepoys enjoying, without hindrance or interruption, the free exercise of those rites and usages consecrated by time, and which have remained changeless amid the perils of conquests and the ruin of dynasties. You see the officers in kind and friendly intercourse with the men, considerately respecting their prejudices, anxiously at tending to their little comforts and wants, and liberally contributing to their national amusements and sports. In pleasing testimony of the happiness and content ment of the Sepoys, you see their relatives attending the regiment, in anxious hope of being able to join its envied ranks. You see the British officer respected and regarded by the native soldier as a protector and friend, and you hear him saluted by the affectionate appellation of parent. The phraseology is eastern, but .the feeling is genuine and. sincere. Need I say how vain must be your efforts thus to win the confidence and regard of the Sepoys under your command if not perfectly and fami liarly conversant with their language. Without that knowledge you cannot conscientiously discharge your duty to the state, or be advanced to the honours and emoluments of your profeision. You are probably aware that the orders from this country are peremptot) that no officer can hold a staff appointment until he shall have passed the prescribed examination in the native• languages. It is a fatal error to imagine that habits of irregularity and extravagance evince spirit, and ar, therefore peculiarly becoming a soldier. Nothing can be more false, though I fe.tr that such an opinion is too prevalent. If there be any profession in which regu larity and abstinence from every species of excess are peculiarly essential, it is in the military profession, where an officer knows not the moment he may be called upon to discharge duties requiring the most entire self possession. The soldier's training must be moral not less than professional—a preparation for the duties of life generally, as well as for duties purely military. Depend upon it, the best man will be the best soldier. You at t about to join, perhaps the only service in the world where your pay and allowances are ample to meet all your necessary expenses, and to afford) ou most of the ordinary luxuries of life. Commence your career smith a fixed and unalterable determination never to incur one rupee of debt. As you value your peace of mind and independence of character, listen to my warning and friendly voice, and never incur any expense, no matter how trifling, when you have not the present means of meeting it. Don't suppose that I mean to enjoin penurious habits, or to encourage the propensity of avarice. On the contrary, I should wish to see you liberal, hospitable, and charitable, in proportion to th, means with which you may be blessed. But how, I ask, are you to exercise the dace of hospitality, or meet the demands of charity, if early extravagance has involved you in inextricable difficulties, and renrfered you unable, and perhaps indisposed, to meet such calls? The Iran sition may seem strange, but, believe me, it is not unusual, and you will learn, by experience, that early dissipation and extravagance, besides ruining the health and cir cumstances, tend, like every other vice, to harden the heart, and render it insensible to the wants of a friend, or to the cries of the distressed. And now, my young friends, before bidding you adieu, let me urge my last and most earnest injunction. You are proceeding to a dis tant land, where you will be encompassed by supersti• tion and darkness; but you bear with you the blessed light of revelation to guide your path, and illumine your course. When raising your head from your pillow implore by fervent prayer that - Divine aid with out which all human efforts must prove vain; and when retiring to rest, forget not your humble thanksgivingi to the Author of all good. Neglect not your religious duties and observances. Rather cherish and hallow them the more when assembled together in a foreign land, it matters not whether under the dome of a ca thedral or the roof of the humblest dwelling. You will mark the Hindoo, and observe him, with unfailing re gularity, seeking the banks of the sacred stream, and conforming, with undeviating fidelity, to every rite prescribed by the religion of his forefathers. You will see the Mahomedan daily prostrating himself in prayer, at the rising and the setting of the sun, and hastening, at prescribed periods, to his mosque, with a fidelity and zeal worthy of a purer faith, and will you, regardless of the injunction of your Re deemer, allow your neglect of the sacred ordinances of your religion to appear in unholy contrast with the mot e rigid observance of those whose tuperstition and errors you profess to deplore ? True it is that the faith you profess is spiritual, and ought to be seated in the heart. but be not deluded by the impression that you can dis pense with the favours of your religion without perilling its substance and your own salvation. This, my young friends, is the last time when my duty will call upcn me to address you. That duty has been to me most pleas ing and grateful, because I have had only to use the language of praise and approbation. You may, perhaps, think that I have exhorted you too earnestly and too tediously to the discharge of duties which you are inca pable of neglecting. Believe me, it has arises from no doubt of the soundness of your principles, or the firm ness of your purpose, but from that anxious solicitude that would induce mu, under similar circumstances, to hold the same language to my own children, in the spirit of affection, not of harshness or suspicion. Allow I me to bid you farewell, and to offer m y earnest wishes and fervent prayers for the health, happiness, and wel . fare of you all. STRANGE CONFLICT.—A few days ago, as two gen tlemen were near the Meikie Rock between Avoeh and Fortrose, with a Newfoundland doe, a fish was seen about 20 yards in the sea, its fins e,pping the water. The fish was fired at, and the dog immediately swam in pursuit. He caught the fish by the tail, when the fish elevated itself out of the water, and got clear of the dog. The dog again caught it by the mouth, and both dived under the water, when a violent struggle took place. The dog, however, succeeded in vanquishing the fish, and dragged it ashore. The fish is, we understand, a fox shark, and measured 5 feet in length.—Ross shire Ad vertiser. ATTEMPT AT DROWNING IN THE SERPENTINE.—.. Yesterday afternoon a very respectably-dressed female was observed crying very bitterly, and hurrying a l ong the north shore of the Serpentine river in Hyde Park. Mr. Cross, of Chelsea, and Mr. Stephenson, of Kensing ton, narrowly watched her ; hut on a sudden she plunged in just where the water ( - I« ep ned very greatly. The un fortunate creature was got out immediately, and the former gentleman having south knowledge of her, she was immediately conveyed to her home in Sloane-street, in a most deplorable condition, both of mind and body. It transpired that she was Om. wife of a very respect able tradesman, whose name e . obvious reasons is with- CORONER'S INQUESTS ON THE CAUSES OF FIRES.— held. The revival, in the metrop olis, of the g ood old cu.tona of MYSTERIOUS FIRE AT RoCEESTER.—On Wednes instituting judicial inquests on the causes of fires, has day afternoon, between three and four o'clock, the in led to the adoption of measures, at Liverpool. for the re- habitants of Rochester were alarmed by a fire suddenly establishment of the same practice. A reso l u ti on t o this bursting forth from a building in the occupation of Mr. effect was unanimously carried in the C o u nci l last week; I)add, builder, of Chatham, at the back of Melgund when it was stated by Mr. Horsfall, who moved the re- place, on the common, which for a time threatened de solution, that during the last five years a million of money struction to a num be r of small hou se s , chiefly built f has been consumed in fires at Liverpool alone.—The wood, as well as stabling, slaughterhouses, and other Builder. outbuildines. The building on fine composed entirely MALDON, WITHAM, AND BRAINTREE RAILWAY.— of wood, extended over a conslderable space, and the iththe A subscription has been raised among the original share- flames were spreading in every direction, bycutting dreiAion 'b a u i t d w holders of this line for the purpose of presenting some assista nce of the fire - ltoolts, knock plate to the Rev. Sir John Page Wood, Bart., of Gla- ing away supports, the blazing masses wereas atlength thrown zenwood House, Braintree, the chairman ; and to the ' d own, a nd , being forced inwards, l thefire w solicitors, Messrs. Blood and Douglas, of Wilhatn, it, subdued. The fl oor o f the building in which the fire testimony of the valuable services rendered by those broke out was strewed with shavings, but has been shut gentlemen in obtaining the Act of Parliament, &c., fur , up for some time, and at present its origin is enveloped connecting the three towns by railway communication, in mystery. and uniting the interior of the county more immediately Mr. Meadows White had an interview with Sir George with the Port of Maldon.—Essex Standard. 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M'GREGOR, Surgeon of the Honourable Company's Ist European Light Infantry. James Madden, 8, Leadenhall-street ; Charles Smith, Edinburgh, Cumming and Ferguson, Dublin ; Thomas Murray, Glasgow. ADDISCOMBE. The usual half-yearly public examination of the Gen tlemen Cadets educated at the East India Company's Military Seminary, took place yesterday in the presence of the Chairman (Sir J. W. Hogg, Bart., M.P.), the Deputy-Chairman (Henry St. George Tucker, Esq.), some members of the Honourable CoArt of Directors, and the following visitors, viz.:—Major-Generals Sir G. Scovell, K.C.8.; Sir Robert Cunliffo, Bart. Colonels Sir F. Smith, R.E.; English, it E. Lieuienant- Colonels Dundas, R.A.; Chalmers, it A.; Hall, R.E.; Sabine. R A.; Hardinge, RA.; and I',4,(lngal, Osborn, Hay, Honywood, and Sym, of the East lodia Company's , Service. Majors Shadwell Clerk, Cupir•gc, R.A.; and Roxburgh, Bartleman, Sotheby, Am,:, ek, Willock, George Fisher, 0.8., Hallett, Macdonald, and Fitz gerald, of the East India Company's Service. Captains Smith, R.N.; M'Kerlie, R.E.; Stotherd, R.E.; Wil Hams, R.E.; and Eastwick and Hillersd , n, of the East India Company's Service. Right Hon. G. S. Byng, M.P.; Reverends G. Hodgson, G. Coles. J. A. Craigie, Bengal Civil Service; . H. Christie, Royai Military Acadenv; J. R. Martin, Esq.; and C. Fraser, Esq., Bengal Civil Service. Thirty-four gentlemen cadets were brought forward for public examination, of which number eight were se lected for the Engineers, twelve for the Artillery, and fourteen for the Infantry, viz. : Engineers—Duncan Charles Home, Benjamin Martin Hutchinson, Frederick Weston Peile, George Edward Watson, Augustus Satchwell Johnstone, Richard llierom Sankey, John Baptist Granville Close, John Augustus Fuller. Artillery—John York Worthington, James Henry Reid, Walter James Henry Stevenson, William Frederick Quayle; John Henderson Lamb, Edward William Day, Daniel Clare Alexander, Thomas Poynder Garrett, Per cival Smith, George Willoughby, Elliot Minto Playfair, Steward Raby Smith. Infantry—Frederick Ernest Gammell, Frederick George Stewart, Shadwell Saunders Boulderson, Augustus Hall Cooke, John Macdonald, Oliver M'Caus land Span, John Elphinstone Milton, Thomas Woollas ton White, Stanley Scott, Mainwaring Arthur Worsop, Robert Yeld Chambers, William Carnell, John Arthur Henry Moore, Frederick Nicolas Miles. The following prizes were distributed at the close of the examination : FIRST CLASS. Duncan Charles Home—First Mathematics, first Hin dustani, French, second good conduct. Benjamin Martin Hutchison —First Fortification, Mili tary Surveying, first Good Conduct—a handsome sword, in presenting which the Chairman addressed Mr. Hut chinson in the following words : It affords me the truest gratification to present you with this sword, in testimony of the high approbation of the Court of Directors for your exemplary conduct during your residence at this seminary. The sphere of action you are now entering upon is more extended, but the duties are unaltered, and the exercise of the same qualities which have here won for you this honourable trophy cannot fail to ensure in your future career the regard of your associates in arms, and the confidence of the Government you serve. I cannot doubt that throughout your service you will fulfil this early pro mise of distinction, and when you retire from it, may you be attended by honours and regrets such as those which accompany your departure from this institution. Augustus Satchwell Johnstone—Second Mathematics. Richard Hierow Sankey—Second Fortification, Civil Drawing. Jonathan York Worthington—Latin. James Henry Reid—Second Hindustani. Daniel Clare Alexander—Military Drawing. SECOND CLASS. James F. Tennant Mathematics, third Good Conduct. Julius G. Medley—French. Frederick F. Taylor—Fortification, Military Sur veying. Samuel Humfrays—Military Drawing. Henry R. Brownlow—Latin. John S. Trevor—Hindustani. Henry St. Clair Wilkins—Civil Drawing. Francis W. Stubbs—Geology. THIRD CLASS. J. Goddard—Fourth Good Conduct. The report, which was publicly read by T. R. Clarke, Esq., chief of the cadet department, spoke of the satis factory conduct of the gentlemen cadets during the term, and of the remarkable degree of discipline, good order, and gentlemanly propriety, which had prevailed during the whole period. Due praise was bestowed on Mr. Hutchinson, and the other corporal cadets, for their strict yet concilitary mode of performing their duties. At the close of the proceedings Sir JAMES Hooa rose, and addressed the cadets in the following impres sive words:— Young Gentlemen,—lt is one of the most pleasing duties devolving upon my colleagues and myself to visit this institution when we are able, as upon the present occasion, to congratulate you on the advance ment made in your studies, and to express our high sense of your steady, orderly, and gentlemanly conduct and demeanour. An unusual number of cadets have been declared fit for the more scientific branches of their profession ; and I am happy that the exigency of the public service has enabled us to receive into these branches all who have proved themselves duly qualified. Eight have been selected for the Engi neers and twelve for the Artillery, being, I believe, the greatest number ever chosen for those services. Thanks to you, my young friends, who have so nobly seconded the efforts of your instructors in producing results so honourable to yourselves and so creditable to this insti tution. I venture to hope that the commendation of those to whom you are indebted for your appointments, and to whom is entrusted the government of that country for which you are destined, will not be unac ceptable to you; and I trust it is only an earnest of the approbation and distinction that await your future career. You are about to join your families and your homes at the approaching sacred and festive season, and you will do so with the happy consciousness that your conduct has been such as to carry joy to your parents, and to diffuse gladness around the circle ready to wel come you, I am fully aware that your studies here are numerous and severe, and that you are as much oc cupied as is consistent with that relaxation equally necessary for body and mind. But I entreat of you to consider how important to your future interests in life are the two years passed in this seminary, and how varied are the objects to be attained. You join this institution at an age when you can have acquired little more than the elements of education, and when your general studies must be carried on simul taneously with your professional pursuits. It is no easy matter, in the short space of two years, to acquire a competent knowledge of those branches connected with a military profession, and, at the sante time, to pursue the studies indispensably necessary for the culture of your mind, and taste, and the formation of your cha ratter. I believe it to be most injudicious, when ad dressing youths of your age, to underrate the duties you are called upon to discharge, and the difficulties with which you have to contend. On the contrary, I broadly admit them, and I call upon you to summon energy and perseverance to overcome them. You have not, I am sure, so mean an estimate of the noble profession for which you are destined as to suppose that mere physical strength and animal courage, combined with a know ledge of the ordinary military manoeuvres, would enable you adequately to discharge your duties. I should deem a youth unfit for the British ranks who had such an ignoble impression as to the character and duties of a soldier. The exercise of war by civilised nations is an art founded on the principles of science, and without a competent knowledge of that art no officer can success fully direct the operations of an army, or even under stand a series of extended and combined movements. In Europe an officer is rarely entrusted with the most limited command until he has attained con siderable rank in his profession ; not so in India. There our troops are necessarily much detached, and the command often devolves upon a subaltern on occa sions requiring the soundest judo,-ment, and he must not have to require the requisite knowledge at the mo ment when he ought to be exercising it. There is no royal road to knowledge. It can only be attained by long and patient application, and he who will not undergo the toil must not hope to reap the fruits. If the occasion should arrive when an officer has an opportunity of winning honourable distinctions, arel an enduring name in the annals of his country, how letter must be his regret to feel that he is unable to avail himself of it, that he is unequal to the emergency, that the time which should have been devoted to study has been wasted in frivolity, and that to him the path to renown is irrevo cably closed ? Most serious is the responsibility at tached to the exercise of an independent command, how ever limited. An officer thus entrustel is accountable fom the lives of his men, not less than for the accom plishment of the object which he is ordered to effect. Whatever that object be, it must be achi , <p 1. The word " impossible" has no place in the salter's vocabulary, but the duty of achieving it, with the least possible sacrifice of human life, and the least possible humus suffering, must be ever borne in mind, and thus military skill will be found as valuable an aid to the cause of humanity as to the successful prosecution of war. India is the country eminently calculated to bring into notice and distinction the officer of judgment and talent ; but it is equally calculated to expose the incompetence of the man unequal to the discharge of h's duties. There every man is thoroughly known, and bared to the view of his superiors. The Government, in their selection of individuals, are influenced by no con aiderations but those of the public weal. There, politics and family connexions are of no avail ; and every public man is advanced according to his com petence to the discharge of his duties. You may sometimes hear it alleged, that a particular young officer has been entirely indebted to what is termed good fortune in having an opportunity to distinguish himself. Depend upon it that such observations are always made either in ignorance, or in that spirit of detraction in dulged in too commonly by the indolent and incompetent towards those of enterprise and talent, It is true, that a ~ ~j~ ~~ POLAND. PUBLIC MEETING OF THE FRATERNAL DEMOCRATS. A very numerous assemblage of the members and friends of this society took place on Monday evening last, December 7th, in the German Society's Hall of Meeting, Drury-lane. John Moy was called to the chair. JULIAN HARNEY said, .he had received some letters from the country, the writers wishing to know if they could be associated with the society as honorary mem bers. He was sure :hat the society would be happy to have the co-operation of all good democrats anxious to advance the principle of human brotherhood.—(Cheers.) Two of the persons who had wt itten to him he had much pleasure in proposing as honorary members:—Peter Gray, of Dumfries • and William Beesley, of Aecring ton, North Lancashire ; both men of integrity and ster ling. patriotism.—(Cheers.) He hoped to see the leading democrats throughout the country, cre long, associated with the society in promoting the principles of fraternity and freedom.—(Cheers.) Messrs. Gray And Beesley were, unanimously elected members. Several candidates for membership were then pro posed. JULIAN HARNEY reported that the resolutions adopted by the Democratic Committee for Poland's Regeneration had been forwarded to Lord Palmerston, and to the lead ing public journals. The Nortlurn Star, Morning Ad dertiser, and The Sun, had published the resolutions ; the Globe, and Douglas Jerrold' s Newspaper, had merely noticed them ; and the Ti mes , Ch ron i c l e , Daily hews, and Weekly Dispatch had not even noticed them. _ CARL SCRAPPER reported that an account of the m e ,;ting of the Poland's Regeneration Committee bad been pub;;Aed in the Rejorme.—(Cheers.) Subsequently A vote of thanks to those journals which had published the democratic resolutions was unani mously adopted. JULIAN HARNEY, after rettd;;ig the address of the French Democracy to the Democracy of Europe, which was loudly cheered, proceeded to read the address of the Fraternal Democrats, given below. The address was warmly applauded. J. H. proceeded to speak at some length on the Polish question, and concluded by Inoving the adoption of the address. CARL SCRAPPER, in an energetic speech, which was loudly cheered, seconded the motion. The address was then unanimously adopted. The meeting then adjourned until Monday evening, December 21st, when Christopher Doyle will deliver an address on " The State and Prospects of Democracy in Scotland." THE FRATERNAL DEMOCRATS (ASSEMBLING IN LONDON) TO THE DEMOCatATS OF EUROPE. _ " All men are Brethren." Fellow Men,—The last act of imperial brigandage towards Poland has been consummated—the last shred 4' Polish nationality has ceased to exist—the " free city" .if Cracow has become an Austrian out-post, the pirate flag of the Kaisers of Vienna floats over the tombs of Sobieski and Kosciusko. The Polish exiles, wherever scattered, have, in the name of their bleeding country, protested against this crowing wrong ; in the name of the gagged millions within Poland. in the name of the living martyrs suffer— ing in dungeons and captive chains, whose cries cannot reach us, they (the exiles) have appealed to Europe against this last outrage on the part of their remorseless enemies. Ti.e democracy of France have also protested against this latest crime of purple-clad criminals, they have ap appealed to Europe to assert with them the rights of man against the unholy conspiracies of the usurping despotisms. To those appeals we add ours, in full oon fidence, that the nations vt ill not for long remain silent or inactive. We deplore not the reading of the treaty of Vienna The pact of 1815 was an unholy bond of alliance against the people of all nations. Whether victors or vanquished in the preceding war, the people who. had fought the battles and paid the cost, and borne the suffering of the struggle—the people— the people of all nations were conspired against by the signers of the treaty of Vienna ; a treaty made to perpetuate injustice in t he name of reigion, and tyranny , :n the name of peace : a treaty entered into for the pur pose of suppressing liberty, obstructing popular proress, and protecting corrupt governments and perjured kings from the just vengeance of the people they had used, cheated, and were then preparing to enchain. The people of France, Belgium, Germany, and Poland, in 1830, combatted against the treaty of Vienna ; subse quently the people of Spain and Portugal rose likewise ; almost yearly Italy has been the theatre of " bloody protests ;" and years ago, the British people joined in the general renurciation, if by a more peaceabio ex pression of public opinion, not on that account the less decisive. On the other hand, the violation of the " treaty" com menced by the hypocrite Alexander, and consummated by the tyrant Nicholas towards the " guaranteed" " con stitutional" "Kingdom of Poland;" has been at last completed by the confiscation of Cracow, the free and independent existence of which was " guaranteed" by the treaty of Vienna " for ever." The Russian, Prus sian, and Austrian despots have joined to share the infamy, the last-named takes the spoil. But for Poland, the imbecile Ferdinand would never have had a throne; but for John Sobieski and his Polish heroes, Vienna would have fallen before the assault of Mahommedan hordes; yet now Sobieski's tomb is at the mercy of au Austrian gaoler. Behold the gratitude of kings ! The confiscation of Cracow does not induce us to de spair of the cause of Poland, on the contrary, we - are satisfied that its fall will hasten the moment of Poland's restoration. Governments can no longer profess to be bound by the treaty of Vienna ; the whole question of I'olish nationality is re-opened for governments as well as for nations ; if the governments of western Europe refuse to perform their duty, the people must do their's. And the people must act. Already Switzerland is threatened with the fate of Poland. Nor is this all. Could popular inaction be counted upon by the despot isms, the probabiiity is that the entire of Germany would be siezed by Austria and Prussia ; that Italy would become the sole property of Austria ; and north ward and southward Russia would seize upon her wished for prey, and Scandinavia and Turkey become part and parcel of the Muscovite empire. This is no dream—it is the undoubted aim of the triune despots. Will the nations permit it ? We abhor. war, but even war is less terrible than slavery. One thing is earnestly to be desired before all others, that the people of Europe, no matter by what name calling themselves, should learn that their true interests are oue and the same. The abolition of national pre judices will prepare the way for general and effective action. Let the nations 13, but united in sentiment, and their moral power will be more invincible than all the physical force of their opprezors. Should those op ssors madly dare the ph) sical force of united myriads, woe to them. We hear a whisper of the probability of a new Con gress of Kings to patch up broken treaties, cement royal differences, and form a new league against the people. Against any such Congres , , no matter under what pre text called together, we warn you. Instead, let A CONGRESS OF NATIONS ASSEMBLE TO PRE PARE FOR THE GREAT " CRUSADE." Our Polish brethren have appealed to the nations of Europe, and the rations will not let them appeal in vain. By the blood of Poland's martyrs—hy the wrongs and sufferings, tortures and rni,eries of Poland's children— by the foul dishonour we have suffered in permitting so long these ctimes against humanity, we swear to de vote our enemies to the triumphant restoration of Poland. _ _ - ------- Our French brethren have demanded the fraternal aid of their brethren of every land in this holy work ; and that demand we are convinced will ere long be univer sally responded to. For ourselves, we swear that our lives shall be dedicated to the glorious mission of rescu ing humanity from the thraldom of aristocratic institu tions, and despotic governments. Our cause is the cause of right and justice, progres3 and freedom. Up then men of every land— " Rise and rally ! forward nations! Will must ripen into deed." - Signed by the Secretaries : G. JULIAN lIARNEY, native of Great Britain. J. A. MICHELOT, native of France. CARL SCHAFFER, native of Germany. P L ,NT.E O . sT U Nci l itimA O HEl3 ll oHE O L.L lt min S Ta l .tz i. in :, aeit,oi l aN a ie t o, i i.o ‘ ie - native of on ( si , gfcgalrn'(:l.liannadvia. Switzerland. December 7th, 1846. - AMPO Itoir rted• ugh 473 orts e at is Is I