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- •- • - - • 1 - - - 11 1 411451 0 - 0110MINNT nrgentrollow, fe, ia1..a....0., 1 4 , 4re1e-.14 - ect, Louden, for Multial siesta:Mee On Lives, Annultlea,"&e. Enrolled sualer - the Acts of Parliament relating to Friendly Societies. • - • DIRECTORS. .SAMUEL HAYHURST LUCAS, Esq., Chairman. • . • WILIIIAM CASIL Esq., Deputy-Chairman. . Ones. Pritchett Bousfleld, Esq. Robert Ingham, Esq. _ John Bradbury, Esq. I Charles Lushington, Esq. ThomaS Castle, Esq. - - John St. Barbe, Esq. William M. Christy, Esq. Samuel Smith, Esq. - John Felthant, Esq. - William Tyler, Esq. - ThOuls.l ..Hodgkin, M.D. JCIDICAL DritneTons. J. T. Conquest, M.D., .r.L S. I Thomas Reran. M.D., F.L.S. Tirsiras. 'William Cash, Esq. I Samuel H. Lucas, Esq. John Fslaltult, Esq- I Samuel Smith, Esq. Be Nszas—Messrs. Brawn, Janson, and Co. . -.SOLICITORS—Messrs. Hardwick and Davidson. cONSULTING ACTUARY—CharIes Ansel!, Esq., F.R.S. • - REPORT OF 'THE DIRECTORS FOR 1846, PRESENTED TO THE ELEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS, HELD AT THE LONDON TAVERN, BISLIOPSGATE-STREET, DEC. IQ, 1846; CHARLES LLTSHINGTON, Esq., in the Chair. " The return of another Anniversary of this Institution affords the Directors the gratiflcaction of laying before their fellow Members a - highly. satisfactory Report, chewing not only a large Increase of Bus/- . ness during the past year, but exhibiting in its various details the __prosperous condition of the Institution, far exceeding that of any (toner period. - ' • It Is with feelings of lively satisfaction that the Directors con -gratulata the Members at large on the high reputation the Institution holds in public estimation, and on the extensive sphere of usefulness It has already atta'ned, including, as it si , w does, 4,372 Members. This number comprises Members residing in all parts of the country, _ and there is every prospect of the number being progressively in creased- as the benefits of the Society become more and more widely realized, so that at no distant day it may fully accomplish the desizu of• its founders, in proving itself a truly National Provident - Institution. - • • In the course of the year just - terminated, the large number of . 1 ,00.5 Policies have been issued, the Annual Premiums on which amount to 15,4411. ss. 3d. ; and 123 Proposals for Life Assurance have been declined as ineligible. 'The accounts have, as usual, beets made up to the 20th November bust ; . and front the. Auditors' Report, the Capital Stock of the Society on that day appears to be 299,6721. 12s. 4d., being an in crease since last year of 58,214!. 19s. Id. The Annual Income Is now 88,940/. Bs. 2d. The claims paid on account of deaths during the year amount to 18.0001. Is. 4d. • At the close of the ensuing year the assets and liabilities will be I nvestlgated by Charles Ansel', E.q., Actuary to the Institution, for the purpose of apportioning such surplus funds as may lt've ao crued since the last division 9f profits in 1842 ; and, from tho - large . increase of business since that period, the directors entertain sanguine expectations of a satisfactory result. The following statement shows the progress of the institution since Its commencement:— No. of Policies issued. ' Years endlag 20th Nov. 1836 • „ • „ • 1837 1111 18 38 ~; 1839 1840 i; !Hi IP, 1843 11 .. 1844 P. op 1845 up pp 1846 490 494 , 363' 703 722 911 1005 Total number 6556 Annual Incerne. X e. d. 8,021 12 2 14,600 0 0 19,934 19 4 25,497 * 4 2 31,061 10 10 35,380 3 44,219 17 0 54,037 9 2 70,619 14 5 88,940 8 2 3 g Assured E 3. 0 may 5 ; Borrow. r 9 w Premium, 9 Bonus j Bonus in added. ; Cash. L ls.d. 1 000 3 4 18374217 15 1 £lOO 0 11416 0 4!.£445 • 0 1838 192 3 0 87 1 4, 13 10 2 1 395 11 1 1839 165 11 1•, 74 1 9 11 3 1 346 2 3 1840 116 7 6 54 01• 718 10 296 13 4 1841 111 6 8: 49 l• • 71• 4 247 4 5 The division of profits is minas', and the next will be made in December of the present year. F. FERGTJSON CAYROUX, Secretary. METROPOLITAN LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, No. 3, PRINCES-STItEET, BANK. The DIRECTORS hereby give notice to Members whose Premiums fall due on the sth of JANUARY next, that the same must be paid within thirty days from that date. The Premiums are payable yearly, half-yearly, or quarterly, on the sth of January, stb of April, sth of July, and sth of October, either of which several days constitutes the commencement of the year to liembers. Persons, therefore, desirous of entering the Societ as y, Xlembers, on the s th of Ja nuar y next, should appear, or lodge their Proposals, at the Office, on or before that day. This Society, for mutual and general assurance, appropriates all its profits to the benefit of parties assuring their own ab lives for the 'whole term of life as Mem bers of the Society. Auabatement of premium has Aril,ade at the rate of 45 per cent. for the year end 4._ing the 4th of 1847, under the confident expectation of a con `Tiling abatement at that rate, at least, to all Members of five years' standing and upwar RICHARD HEATIIFIELD, Superintendent. I'llmeg-street, Bank, Dec. 12, 1846. UIRKENHEAD DOCK COMMISSIONERS. The LOANS OF MONEY. t o recel of Birkenhead Dock Commissioner s are ready v i oan e L to s t thet°neY for periodz of Rye or seyen years, under the aut len y inte Acts of Parliament, at the rate of $ per c,ent. per annum. The J ul rest will be pale half-yearly, on the I s t of January and let of j ".Y, in London or elsewhere, as the parties lending may prefer. .taled tenders, stating the amount and term of y ears for which the re"'i „,_tY is proposed to be lent, to be addressed to the CointnisitiOtteci, ' l4l "sed "Tender for Loans."-13irkenhead, Sept. 21, 1346. By order, RICHARD HIND, see. Amount of Capital X s. d. 10,736 3 0 31,592 10 46,855 10' 64,959 10 10. 96:54.5 za./,eocr r t 167,079 11 2 202,162 1 9 241,460 13 3 299,675 12 4 The gratifying result of the valuation of the liabilities and assets of the Institution made in November, 1842, is exemplified in the fol lowing instances, exhibiting the profit assigned to Policies which had been iu existence from ene to seven years:— c t 0 ... a t ...; i . 0 ... . .. a. 1 R ie d . uperr i Equal to s , t , 113 -) r o ' 5 § = i ❑P. tg miu m in per cent. on the ;8 4 Zi -4 —-A E ., 04 lieu of Original -I Bonus. Premium of Tears. Years. X. X. s. d.X. a. di X. s. d. 7 59 1,0001163 11 0; 63 00'27 17 2 44 7 46 1,010,115 12 01 40 18i16 3 5 40 7 33 2,000.177 10 01 54 Is2o 11 6 39 7 32 500 44 70'13 2 11: b 1 4 39 6 52 2,000;227 19 0, 97 11 8345 10 35 6 N 1,000,106 6 11! 45 10 10' 15 10 7 34 6 31 500; 37 20;1217 61 42 5 32 5 51 I,cool 91 30'4726; 13 6 4 28 5 41 2,000 , 14 6 13 06910018 '1 0 26 5 30 COO 37 20,15 8 0 4 1 2 26 4 42 500 28 19 0, 17 12 II 313 3 20 4 28 1,000 4G 14 0: 24 3 4 416 5 19 . 4 2 4G 800 37 80!31 18 8 418 10 15 % 3 25 2,000 69 60'44 b 0 614 11 15 4 2 63 3,000 140 15 0,224 15 o,' 23 11 7 10 34 2 26 500 11 11 0' 11 10 01 1 2 6 9% 1 42 2,000 26 14 Ol 70 8412 3 9 4% ,rs whose Premiums become due on the Ist of January next, lied that the same must be paid within thirty days from Menthe *re remin that time. Mu Next Division of Profits will be made up to the 20th of Novem ber, 1847. Copies obtained Deco, of the last renort, and every other information, may be at the Office, or of the Agents in the country. er 28, 1846. JOSEPH MARSH, Secretary. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, 26 CORNIIILL, LONDON. Capital 1.400,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. 'This Institution embraces important and substantial advantages Fah respect to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured na l, on all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense or for eiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the oreneiuras paid (see Table) ; !Ilse the option •f selecting benefits, and the conversion of kis fa rests t• meet other conveniences or necessity. Assurances for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible rates. DIVISION OF PROFITS. The remarkable success and increasing prosperity of the Rode,' , enabled the Directors , at th e last annual investigation, to declare ! fourth bonus, varyiag from 35 to 85 per cent. on the premiums paid each Policy effected oa the ProMPfit LsES.cale. EXA ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. (E jE Y PERMISSION. —PROFESSOR t SCHITBEIN'S GUN C OTTON, di ff ering from all other spe efts recently before the p ublic, is mturuitup on, with other ex ive compounds, by Dr. RYAN, daily at Half past Three ; and on m._ W . evenings of Mondays, edn?sdays, „. n and Fridays. The principle of the ELECTRIC H CTR IC TELEGRAP DEMONSTRA TA RD daily, by Professor BICHHOFFS'ER, especially with reference ir:the new patent of Messrs. Nutt and Gamble, By the OXY HYDRO , Si micitos(•ol'li are exhibited specimens of the DISEASED PO ',APE, showing the Leaves, Cuttings of the TuberS, Sic., together ~.` . the DES fRUCTIVE INSECT, supposed, by A. Smee, Esq , z".X.S b or . ~ to be the cause of the disease. The PHYSIOSCOPE, 'IN 4 EXPERIME N TS, DISSOLVING VIV.WS, by Smith, Sic. 100., 4 Admission ls. Schools, half-price. An entire NEW and BEAUTIFUL SERIES of DISSOLVING FLEWS will be introduoed at CHRIS TMAS, and the Institution will ''' Open on the evening of Saturday, the 2Gth. UNDER DISTINGUISHED PATRONAGE. THE HALES OF ROME, GREAT WIND MILL-STREET, HAYMARKET. 111 "Plendid P.xhibltlon is now open wit h the Original TABLEUX DIVANS and PO%ES PLASITIQUB. Due attention has been paid to_ the warmth and comfort of the Vi sitors. In addition to the much admired company will be added male and female artistes, arrived ex 4re saly from Italy, Germany, Franc e, &C. Amongst the new series of a_l?.loatt will be represented, the Four S easons, the Mi.tletoo Bough, .., —4 the Christmas Fete, and the Spirit of the Waters. Performance to commence at Three o ' c lock in the Afternoon, and , 41,41f-Past Eight in the Evening. Stalls , 2s. 6d.; Boxes, 25.; Pit, ls.; "allery, fid SPENCER'S CHINESE LIQUID HAIR DYE. LY The thousands of individuals who for upwards of twenty sears have used this celebrated liquid, pronounce it to be the only article extant which effectually changes, in a few minutes, red or grey hair, whiskers, moustaches, &c., to a dark brown or black, Without trouble (by simply combing it through th e hair), and pro duces by one application a pleasing and permanent change ; and it can be ineentestibly proved, that while man y dyes tend to destroy vithair by th e ir pernicious properties and dan g erous process of tip eatl°n, that this article prom otes the g rowth of hair, nourishing the roots till the latest period of life. Price 35. Gd., Gs., and Los per bottle. To be had of the Proprietors, 29, Nottingham-Place, Fieldgate • Whiteehapel-road, London ; also of Mr. Johnstone, GB, Corn • ; Butler, 4, Cheapsido ; Front, 229, Strand ; Sanger, 150, Oxford etrQe t; Barclay, Farringdon-street ; Atkinson, 24, Old Bond- Ti r „ e et Hooper, 43, King William-street, London bridge Finnigin, ;mem-street, Bath ; Elmore, Bull-street, Birmingham ; ands mos ~..e rf ilmet's arid Medicine Vendors is town and country. nt to ""T Dart of the kingdom by receiving a retnittanoo, peat -paid. Please to ,tek tor Spencer and Co.'s Chinese Liquid Hair Dye.' 'bierve. the noprietor'a address is on the wrapper. -FRAAipTON'S PILL OF HEALTH The manifold advantages to the heads of families from the 11. , losession of a Medicine of known efficacy, that may be resorted to . Ili confidence, and used with success in cases of temporary sick- Zs. occurring in families more or less every day, are so obvious to boid til ey irt no question can be raised of its importance to every house ollo-inthe kingdom. From among numerous testmonials, the RBIs r:sprztfully submitted: — " To .LE. Tuouss raouT, 29, STRAND, LONDON. Sir .._./ "5, GOoper-street, Manchester, March 12, 1842. h„_ gait 0? tu y -ye much satisfaction in communicating to you the re- OF HAL,,,ltre. hence, a!ter recutnted trials,otl.lttAa3tillant'oheNc'oSuir'LLoLf many years . nd I feel it but joetice to state, reSults at trialolice of various.,Aperient Ifedlcines, I have never found . so salutary in the relief of the system I t rin redundant bile, &c Y a &c 'with so DU* inconvenience; I am erefore, warranted in &c ., &c,. ti 34 they sal°l. t° me a moans' O 2 1 13 wanting, of being a bl e o ucommetui to families, schools, and ...,'sPecially mercanti K s' men, twhetherr at the &sic or on L ilo rABII, a most ioal_uablo resource In alt occasional medicine. .A._edinl a s s h n al o l t o a f t.42 , Li k e i d n i g t p,,"'Yself if, it giving this testinionY , I own" ~APIPTO.tiS PILLS more generally knand appreelated. ', WlLLliiii SMITH," .... am. Sir, respectfully yours Tne unpre e . e d , en - td "1.- of' m e ga' Pills, arising from the earnest re- I f rom of the many thousands Who hare derived benefit from their use, render Any lengthen ed c omment necessary ; they are Dot put Corgi M a cure for all disea ses to which Mallitin,4 is liable, but for Bilious ali4 Liver CompisitliA, w ith their many well,iir er meals, ,own at tendanta, Biliothiasul Sick Ileadaciie, rain and Oppression aft Giddiness, Diz.zitiesa, Singing Noise in Ijr.il and Ears, Drowsiness, leartburn, Loss of Appetuo, Wind, Spasms, &e.. Two or three doses with convince the afflicted ,^ 4 . 1 their salutary !Sects. The stomach will apeedlly regain its streugth; a healthy aerie.% f the Liver, Bowels, and Kidneys, will rapidly take place; 11.4 Instead of listlessness, heat, polio, and jaundiced appearance, strength, activity, and renewed health, will be the result of taking extending to g ood old age, this medicine, according to the directions faceetupanying each 1.4;‘• rand, London. Price Is. 114 d. and 2s, 9 4 , sold by T. Front, 229, gt per box. also by the Vendors of Medicines generally throughout the Lek Lek for FRAMPTON'S PILL Or' I'..I.A.LTIi, and observe the Irmo and Address a h . `:homes Prout 229 4,tg.R4, Loudon," on the Orr(011310111a101. .. 7 ...-4 0°. ....--"! • • • ----" ----- . _ ~..---- •,, - . " . ..-•" . ..... , - • ..,--, // •, . . i'' - ~.....-- s is.- - . . , s - • • • - .1-•-• ~.r.: ,:-. :.:1 L ' % *4l l - : . . 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' 7N, " -- Cl' i r,. „ o ct ''' ' i•:-,....,,, , p4 ..''..:'........',..:..,--- _, • _ .. _ _._. . ..02,-",..r., 1L,.--,•,-,-AL-........5,-,s-rrca5.,....g7±2.7,,,,,....-,•,..,--.,-..,.,______ 9 DECEMBER 1846. Pb s.T.c be ever ready to afford, though, as I conceive, without presuming to insist upon its adoption. " With reference to the drainage of cultivated lands, I will only remark that the depth of the drains, and their distance asunder, must necessarily depend upon a tho rough knowledge of the subs.:il, and of its retentiveness, which knowledge can only be acc,uired, in numerous eases, by actual proof of the results of comparative ex periments on the same soil ; nu :cience or skill, as I believe, being► equal to determine the relative reten tiveness of different soils, unaided by practice or expe - riment. " The adoption, too, of the material to be used for the drains, Inuit and will depend upon the facilities for obtaining such materials, and their relative prices in each locality.' " In another and important respect, the interpretation of the Act in regard to thedrainage of uncultivated lands, the directors must again recur with satisfaction to Mr. Blarnire's letter. That gentleman states—' With refer ence to the drainage of uncultivated landi (of lands still in a state of nature), it will often be found that the first process must be that of getting out of the land, to a cer tain depth, all stones or portions of rock, by trenching such lands more or less perfectly ; as well for the purpose of obtaining the materials for drainage, as of rendering the lands capable of being ploughed in the ordinary manner. THE HERRING DUT lES. • (From the John O'Groat Journa,?.) The following will exhibit at one view the present duties on Scotch herrings, and upon other fisl3., presen , ly levied by the various continental nations. It aid b seen at once that it would be a matt , r of tine high( st importance to obtain an alteration in any of these dutiei : Rate of Duty on British Herrings and Dried Fish in Foreign Countries. PRUSSIAN DUTY. Per barrel of pickled herrings, one thule cx• thaler, equal to about 3s. sterling. Transit duty on herrings carried through Prussia into Russia, Poland, Austria, &c., one-half thaler per barrel, or about Is. 6d. sterling. RUSSIAN DUTY. Per barrel of pickled herrings, one rouble Lind thirty copeks, equal to about 4s. 2d. sterling. On salted fish. pr pound, or thirty-six pounds, English, three roubles and sixty copeks. While the Russian duty on Norwo gian hem rings is thirty-five copeks per barrel, or about Is. 2d. sterling. BELGIAN DUTY. Per barrel of pickled herrings, francs, or about 1/. 6s. 10d. sterling. Per barrel of smoked herring-, twelve francs, seventy-two cents., or about 10s. 7d. sterling. NOTE—The above duty on British herrings, &c., has been considerably raised of late,, while the duty on Dutch cured herring has been greatly reduced. The reason assigned is, that England "not having a treaty of commerce with Belgium, this country cannot insist that Belgium should not rect ive the produce of other coun tries at a lower rate of duty than that of England." FRENCH DUTY. Salt-water fish, dried, salted, or smoked, viz., herrings. cod, or ling, &c., per a hundred kilograms, or two hun dred and twenty pounds English weight, forty francs, or 1/. 15s. 2d. sterling. Thus, a barrel of herrings, accprd lug 4.14 weigta, would kit t y of duty from 11. 173. to 21. sterling. " ' Tho second process would be that of putting in the drain:, and the third, that of fencing the lauds when drained. " Nov, as to the first of these three processes, I can only say (in the ahsence of my colleagues) that I am in dividually of opinion that such trenching is an expense necessarily incident to the drainage of land, and there tore clearly within the provisions of the Act and that I hive no - doubt but that the board will so decide. " As to the third point, the fencing, the board hare not as yet had any discussion upon it, and it is not a point which would appear to me to press for immediate tpsidecisionoteaenttettohtoatyiti:intsuhae G , t e the same ti me I mar venture. I think. to have e every en neti will th e reasonnot Act,w withhold hhool fencing hope haenidr sanc tion inenxcg-- that on o s t y r l e u r c n t m i consequent upon the drainage of the land. " With reference to the drainage of moss or bog lands, I will only state that I conceive, in many cases, the main drains would be made to answer the purposes of fences, and that no fencing, or but little, would be required in such cases. " ' And lastly, it would appear to tee that by the drain age of many of your sheep-walks, a vast improvement, eeh satisfaction thinking, both in th e t emperature of the climate and in the herbage of y our pastures, might be effected.' " The dir ectors agree with Mr. Blandre, that trench ing is a necessary in accom accompaniment nnt th thate teo provisions t h e e ft the iw uncultivat e d l an d s, to be rendered arable; and they have m Act are to cover the expense of such an operation, which will be of great advantage in districts occupied by cottagers, as enabling them to increase the extent of 'hesic... lois. The directors aro not aware whether the Bill be brought turn,.. the Ive entitled to " The dir ec t ors , w hil e expressar e i,..,!. the objects of the Act, of the manner in which it iho be executed, and of the liberal views entertained by the Commissioners, would take the opportunity of respect fully making a few suggestions for their consideration. " Mr. 131amire states, that ' the Commissioners make a point of directing the attention of applicants for advances to the propriety (when practicable) of stating in their applications the sum required for the drainage of each farm or parcel of land separately, in order that, so soon as the drainage of such farm or parcel of land is completed, the whole amount assigned for such works by the provisional certificate (section 17) may be paid; otherwise, when the application refers to the drainage of more farms than one, and the provisional certificate assigns an aggregate sum for the drainage of these farms the 17th section prevents an advance on account for works done, of more than two-thirds parts of the sum then expended.' " The dirt ctors would suggest, that the Board of Commissionerii should, after entertaining an application to cover the sum necessary for the whole of the drainage contemplated on an estate or barony, and issuing a pro visional certificate for the gross amount, thereafter receive, in the shape of a supplement specification, the details of the expenditure to be made on each farm or township, in order to facilitate the payment of the full amount so specified and expended on each separate piece of work. DUTY AT NAPLES AND SICILY. Herrings, per centari, three ducats ; cod fish, per cer.• tari, three ducats, twenty grans ; pilchards, per centari, one ducat, twenty grans. One ducat is 3s. s, l fd. sterling, and a centari weighs about two cwt. English. A barred of rod herrings weighs from one and ihree-fourth cwt. to two cwt. ; thus the duty would be from 9s. Id. to 10s. I od. sterling per barrel for red herrings. No white herring , are sent to this market, the duty being considered pro , hibitory. Besides the above direct duties, there are various indirect taxes on all herrings entering the Elbe, Rhine, Lubec, Bremen, &c., which, on a low priced article, such as pickled herrings, are found very Oppressive. SPANISH DUTY. Unknown, but considered prohibitory for herrings. ex cept in Spanish ♦essels direct from tne fishing ground. THE WEATHER AND THE PARKS ' MORE ACCIDENTS ON THE ICE. 37 esterday after noon , a f ter a slight thaw in the morn• "Abe weather res ume d i ts previous severity, reducing esTfigure it re nigst:t~aj- at which e 7 to be Ime s ..- officers e % S v p aesr in Serpentine n e e y mo morning officers of the Royal Humane Society. A young ilmio named Kirby, residing in Gower-street, Bedford-square and a lad named Williams, residing in Shoemaker's row, Doctor's commons, were both at once immersed ir the water by the breaking of the ice: they were, how ever, speedily rescued by one of the Humane Society': icemen, aided by one of the parkkeepers. Two other young gentlemen were afterwards immersed through the breaking of the ice in different parts of the Serpentine but were saved in the like manner. A boy named Walking, residing in Wellington-street, Blackfriars road, fell on the ice very heavily, and inflicted a severe fracture upon his head. Sr. JAMES'S PARK.—The ornamental water in St. James's Park was yesterday:visited by upwards of 3,000 individuals. Several immersions and other accident, took place, but fortunately none of any serious nature, owing to the prompt and efficient assistance which was available at all parts. REGENT'S PARK,. —Yesterday, a young man, named Griffiths, while skating on the ice in this park, was sud denly immersed in the water, in consequence of the breaking of the ice, and notwithstanding the immediate• assistance of several icemen being available, 11:- conk+ not be recovered until the elapse of nearly three minutes when he was brought firth, apparently dead ; but by the appliance of the usual restoratives he ultimately re covered and proceeded homeward in a very weak :tate. The number of visitors and pleasure seekers at Regent', Park exceeded 4,000. " But it would be an additional boon to landowners, and give them increased facility in availing themselves of the benefit of the Act, if the advances on account,' referred to in sections 17 and 28, were extended from two-thirds to the whole of the sum covered by the pro vision.ll certificate ; and the directors would strongly urge these points for the consideration of the Commis sioners. KENSINGTON GARDENS —Both the long water and the round pond in Kensington-gardens were yesterday much frequented, and beyond an occasional breaking of the ice no acciJents occurred. 1 In the 4 vent of another Act, it would be desirable that power should be given to ell proprietors to claim the expense of the tail or outfall, as a proper part of the expense of drainage, and more especially that proprietors of upper lands should have a right of outfall, through adjoining and lower properties. The Irish Drainage Act contains such a provision. and the introduction of a similar one for Scotland, under proper precautions for the protection of the proprietor whose land is to be used, would remove obstacles which now present themselves to the drainage of many parts of the country. " The directors would, in conclusion, express their decided opinion, that the Drainage Act confers a great boon on the landed interest generally, and more espe cially on proprietors holding their estates under settle ments of entail, who, at present, can borrow money for such improvents only at a greater sacrifice; while by the present measure they can, with the aid of their tenants (who, in most cases, will readily agree to pay a large share of the interest), raise money at the ordinary market rate. It is aho to be observed that the interpre tation which the Commissioners will, it is expected, put on its provisions, as well as the manner in which they are ready to give effect to them, materially enhance the advantages it affords. " The advantages are not confined to any one section of the agricultural class, but extend to the whole body; to the landlord and to the tenant, by holding out, in the absence of other means, a ready mode of improving their lands; to the labourer, by providing for him work and wages; and to the country, by increasing the productive. ness of our native soil. THE FLUTE.—The invention of tl - e flute is as signed to the goddess Minerva, of whom it is related that having excited the derision of Juno and Venus whilst playing upon her favourite instrument, she examined tht rt Election of her face in a fountain,and perceiving thecon tortions it underwent whilst blowing her flute, she threw it into the water, and from that time confined herself to the l.) re. Prior to the invention of the lyre, tht flute was the most favourite instrument of the ancients : so greatly was its music admired by all classes of the Greeks that they who played upon it skilful!) were assured of their fortune. Plutarch tells us that the Pythoness at Delphi, pronounced her oracles it verse, and her voice was generally accompanied by the sound of the flute. Aristotle, indeed, tells us that at its first introduction among the Greeks, the fluty was little thought of and less esteemed, but after tht defeat of the Persians, so great was the change of public opinion in favour of this instrument, that, to be unable to play upon it, was a serious reproach to one who pro fessed to have received a good education. DEADLY ENCOUNTER BETWEEN Two SALMON.— Instances of the ferocity of the varied species of bipeds and quaArupeds have been often recorded in the public j 'wads. and Mr. Jesse and Mr. St. John have lately furnished interesting incidents regarding the traits ane. habits of these animals ; but we have this week to nar rate a more remarkable occurrence, in the character of the salmon, than we have yet had the opportunity to re cord. The facts are these :—While several cattermen (of the preventive service) were on their rounds the other day, and bearing along the Findhorn, betty. en Glenfer ness and Dulcie Bridge, they observed an unusual oim motion among the spawning-beds on the ford. On ap proaching the spot two largo male salmon were seen engaged in mortal combat for possession of a female. Never did chivalric knights contest for the hand o: " ladye fair" more fiercely than these buirdly " lords of the flood." The tranquil bosom of the stream was lashed into foam by the struggles of the finny antago nists ; in the meantime the object of the fray, beating silently abut " spectatress of the fight." From the appearance of the stream—dyed with blood, and gradually assuming its former smooth surface—it w.,: evident that the contest was over. One of the salmon, at last, floundered on the surface—dead, and the victor, it may be conjectured, exhaustedly bore off his prize. The men, who had the curiosity to watch the fight, as a proof of their story, conveyed- the dead salmon to the nearest dwelling, that of Mr. George Mackintosh, March Strypo, near the entrance of the secluded valley called the Streens. The victorious salmon had torn off the flesh, or rather fish, along the back from head to tail to the very bone. In the movement of salmon spawning, the male ones have been often seen chasing one another, but such a fray as this has not been witnessed by the oldest fisher or poacher on the Findhorn.—Elgin Courier. At the Norwich Consistorial Court, on Monday, the case of Rackham v. Bluck again came on. The Rev. defendant is.rector of Walsoken, Norfolk, and the pro ceedings were instituted by the Bishop of Norwich for the purpose of appropriating a portion of the income (1,5861. per annum) to the support of a resident clergy. man, to perform the spiritual duties of the parish, the incumbent being non-resident. Three different suits have been commenced, and Mr. Bluck is in contempt. A fourth suit stands fixed for the Ist of January. The first proceeded, on this occasion, only as far as the allegation. DISTRESS IN TUB METROPOLIS.—MEETING OF TIIE CLERGY.—The alarming progress which distress is making in the metropolis, and the apprehensions enter tained that it is likely to become more general and ap palling, have attracted the attention of the clergy of all denominations; and a committee of their number has been formed for the purpose of making arrangements for holding a general conference of ministers, in order to deliberate on the measures which ought to be adopted for relieving the existing distress. The conference is to take place at Exeter-hall, and will be attended by a very large number of reverend gentlemen of various sects. Among those who are taking an active interest its getting up the contemplated meeting, are the Hon. and Rev. Baptist Noel, `the Rev. W. Champneys, the Rev. Mr. Osborne, the Rev. Dr. Liefehild, and the Rev. Dr. F. A. Cox. It is calculated that the attendance of m-tropentan ministers will not be less than 100. THE WEATHER GLASSES Bzwyrcim.--On the mor.ling of the 23d inst. the inhabitants of Cowes were thrown into great consternation by the sudden fall of the quicksilver in their barometers (and there is hardly a hou,e there without one); many of them had sunk to 28.00, and all to very nearly that point. The day was ow l.° ist, and a light breeze from the northward; all expected a tremendous gale, but there was only a light breeze. On the 24th the day was fine, with very little wind, and the barometer got up to 28.70; on the 25th to 29.80, with frost ; on the 26th to 30.32, the fine weather continuing. No one can account for the great depressi; ii. Tun NELSON RELlCS.—Captain Perrott, of Plum , stead, near Woolwich, has presented to the United Ser vice Institution an interesting relic of the immortal Nelson, for which he has received a vote of thanks from the committee of council. It is a portion of the deck of the Victory - , which is now replaced by a railing and brass plate, engraved with the words, " Here Nelson fell." The piece of wood is finely carved into a mural crown and is a part of the ti m b er cut b y or d er of George IV. * when Prin ce R egent . I t i s now platwd in a g u sts ease for the inspection of the public, with other mementos of the illgetrioue dead% " The act recognises the right of a tenant to become a party to an application, and the tenantry of the country, especially those holding current leases con taining no clauses for drainage, cannot be too strongly impressed with the importance of availing them selves of the benefit of this measure, by co-operating, when necessary, with their landlord. In many cases the concurrence of a tenant may not be required, but in others, from the peculiar circumstances in which the estate may be pieced, it may be unavoidable. The advactago of such co-operation cannot be better illustra ted than by the following case, the circumstanc sof which are known to one of the directors, and, with a statement of them, they will close this report:—Within these few days a farm was let under condition that the proprietor should expend a certain sum in cutting drains the tunant filling them. After the bargain was con cluded, the tenant proposed that the proprietor should avail himself of the provisions of the Drainage Act, and apply for double the sum to be so expended, on which he offered to pay inti rest at the rate of four per cent. To this proposal the proprietor at _once agreed, and the effect of it is, that the proprietor gets double the sum he proposed expending upon the permanent improvement of his estate, for payment merely of an annuity of 2f per cent. fur twenty-two years, at the end of which the whole sum expended is extinguished.' • To the Highland districts in which the potato crop has failed, this is a matter of the highest importance. If these districts are no longer to depend on potatoes for the chief food of the inhabitants, the cultivation of grain must be largely increased, and much new land brought under tillage; for nearly three acres of oats or bear are required to produce as much human food as one acre of potatoes. Thess districts are all grazing countries, and in such countries crop of any kind cannot be raised without secure fences. DARING ASSAULTS.—ATTEMPTED ROBBERIES. — Between three and four o'clock on Sunday afternoon, two genteelly. dressed young men, when proceeding along the Paisley-road a little way beyond the Sheddens toll, were set upon by four ruffians, knocked down, and very severely kicked. Their cries brought assistance from Plantation house, and the highwaymen had to de camp without obtaining any booty beyond two silk hand kerchiefs, although several attempts were made to carry off the watch of one of the young men. One day this week, a gentleman who lives on the Govan road, re ceiving payment of a sum of 251. in a shop in the Gal lowgate—a transaction which had evideuly been ob served by two of our gold watch robbers, who after wards accompanied him to Patrick in one of the omni buses, in which they no doubt learned he was going out at the foot of the Craw •road. One of the thieves—both of whom were well attired—got out before they arrived at the place above-mentioned, while the other ali 4 hted along with the gentleman. No sooner, however, had the omnibus gone upon its way, than the gentleman was set upon by the two scoundrels, who knocked him down, and, but fur his coat having been securely tastenid could have eased him of his money as well us his gold watch and somewhat showy appendanges. Luckily the cries of the gentleman brought assistance, and the high waymen decamped. When such things are done within a few yards of the extended municipality, on the public highway, in daylight, what may be expected during the sh , .‘lcs of nleht?—Glasgow Citizen. Bo TALL YACHT SQUADRON INTBLLIGENCE.—ELBC- TioN OF Commoro.tr.—Some of the members o the squadron have called a special meeting of the members for the 20th of January next, at the Thatched House Tavern, to elect a new commodore, but the members generally object to its taking place it a time when it is inconvenient for the greater number to be present, and think that all have an equal right to vote, and that the annual general meeting is the only proper time for the election to take place. At pie sent a great many members aro in Ireland, and the groat ma jority at a distance from London; so that out of 160 members, not more than twenty will attend the special meeting. e e e -G- - - pxli G- C.---?---e_ t . wooLwicy)lo l'A T., A 1? TY!: tXrt V. ______--• r, Deo. 29.—The public t practice range of the !i Royal Artillery in the Plumstead marshes is totally in iadequate to the wants of the service. Owing t o t h e great increase of steam navigation on the, river, the difficulty of ensuring a clear range free fr an dan:r . I vastly i ncreased, and elm.i• - . 1 - ' g has b een a day has piosed in e 'e• torzaPv interfereet -1: . . . • ... the (1 -.y. The tat I. .•, .. , ;., , . r otesua nt itf the I garrison, s t ate d , i n his evidence befor e a C a ominitf - ea of the House of Commons on the South-Eastern Rail:trey. that, " within the last spring (1845) we have had 28 consecutive days without firing a single shot," owning to the interruptions that took place by ships and steamerg passing by or anchoring in front of the practice range. In cou.equence of these interruptions, the Board of Ordnance determined on selecting a more eligible spot for a practice range, where the operations would be le,s liable to interruptions from passing traffic. and where a larger space. mi 'ht be secured to te,t the In-al - fee pieces of ordnanc e which the present improved s) sterrtof gunnery has brought into such general use. Tile , ; r, nteal distance allowed in the pre tart pracice range is 1,500 yards, which is the whole length of the marshea !lulu the entrance gate to the "Butt," and as the heavy 96- paunders will throw a shot three miles, these guns have very seldom been fired, and then only with a reduced charge of powder. It became necessary therslore to secure a range of at least three miles in length, in order to test these heavy pieces of ordnance. The Board of Ordnance at first attempted to secure a rang e of Ibis length in the Plumstead Marshes, to extend from the present practice range to Erith, and notices the were loeal served law fro age m nt of the B theoffice of Ur. Colquhoun, Board of Ordnancne,, 'upon th e f ree h olders of the land in q u e st i o requirin g t h em to send in their claims for com pensatiun. Thi s propos i tion was afterwards abandoned, on account of the great expense which the undertaking would involve, the land in the marshes being amongst the richest pasture land in the kingdom, and from its proximity to Woolwich and the metropolis always com manding a high price. The lowest average price would, it was computed, be about 100 i. per acre. The attention of the Board of Ordnance was then directed to Shoebury Ness, the extreme point of land on the south eastern coast of Essex, and early in the summer of the present year, Lieutenant -Colonel J. A. Chalmer, Assistant Director -General of Artillery, Brigade-Major Sandharn, R.E., and Sir Thomas Hastings, lint., RN., went down to Southend in the Lightning, and inspected the ground around Shoebury Ness. Their report was highly recom mendatory of the spot as eligible for a practice range on a more extended scale than at present held by the Go vernment. The Master-General and Board of Ordnance have now determined on securing a range of at least four miles in extent at this spot, and have ordered a survey to be made of the ground in order to select the most eligi ble site for the'erection of batteries, &c. Barracks are to be erected in a healthy spot for a company of Royal Artillery, which will be stationed there for the purpose of working the guns, and a range of stabling will be erected for the required number of horses. All these preliminary arrangements will be commenced without delay. The expense will be but small compared with that of a range at l'ltimstead, and will be included in the Ordnance estimates for 1847. A more eligible site for a practice range could not have been selected. The ground around Shoebury Ness consists of an open down or com mon, overgrown with rank grass, and affording na asylum for thousands of wild rabbits, The channel around it is quite out of the track of vessels, only a few barges is passing by the spot occasionally, whilst at low water the tides ebbs off the sands to the distance of two or three miles, leaving that space also available for practice. tv , o3 - t'az We understand that experiments similar to those that tfie iliteruio_the Royal Arsenal some time since will the Admiralty gun. - Tile owes (32 pounders) , elative strength and capabilities of the guns. Fifty 32-pounder guns, on Lieutenant Colonel Dun lea's principle, have been ordered to be cast for arming the steam-guard ships. The committees of officers belonging to the Royal Artillery Institution and the Royal Artillery Library riave met several times for the purpose of selecting a iite for the erection of a new institute on a more exten sive scale than the present. Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Downman, C.B. and 1i.C.11., commandant of the garrison, officiated as president, and Captain Barker as secretary. A deputation from the institution, consist ing of Captains Grant and Barker and Dr. Little, has Seen appointed to confer with a deputation from the library committee, to fix on the most eligible spot. THE ROYAL GENERAL ANNUITY SOCIETY.—This •harity held its annual meeting on Tuesday, at the Lon lon Tavern, John P. Hayward, Esq., in the chair. The hairiness in a brief spt - ech dwelt upon the objects of the charity. He congratulated them upon the prosperous end increasing state of the funds since Stephen J. Aldrich, Esq., had accepted the secretaryship, and stet. d that among the stewards of their forthcoming festival they sumbered no less than fifty peers and fifty members of Parliament. Mr. A'drich then read the report, which howl d that there were at present six male and fifteen emale recipients, the majority of whose ages varied from eighty to eighty-four, and even eighty-six, in the receipt of 455. and 30s. per month. Upon the motion of James Johnstone, jun., Esq., seconded by James Cooper, Esq., the report was unanimously adopted with acclamation. The directors and crier officers having been re elected, J. H. Thompson, Esq., moved av.to of thanks to the chairman. • The late Sir Charles Wolseley, Bart., of Wolseley Hall, Stafrordshire, by his will, dated the 17th of March est, has left in trust for his only surviving son, now Sir Charles Wolseley, Bart., who inherits the family estates, ell the plate, pictures, prints, and furnitu re i n t h e man sion house of Wolseley Hall, to be held as heir looms, with the entailed estates. Also leaves in trust for him ill his Brazilian stock in the funds of the empire of Brazils, to enjoy the annual proceeds for his life, then in "t trust for his grandson, William Henry Wolseley, now in his second year, the son of the present Sir Charles, or :o other sons ; but should none attain a vested interest, then to his nephew, William Pertie Wolseley, and his : - sue, in default to testator's two daughters, and their issue. Leaves all moneys invested, or other securitiee, rents due and in arrear, together with the proceeds that may arise from the sale of his effects, cattle, horses, and arriages to be held in trust, one moiety for his grand sons, Ernest and Francis, the youngest sons of his laughter, the Marchioness de Lousada, the other moiety to his daughter Caroline, the wife of Marmaduke Salvita, Esq., of Baron Hall, Durham, and to her children. All the residue, not made heir-looms ' he leaves to hi s son air Charles, absolutely. The funded and personal estates in England was estimated for duty at 8,000/. The deceased baronet was in his 78th year. CHEAP BIBLE CIRCULATION.—At a meeting re ently held in Manchester, 1)r. Adam Thomson, of Coldstream, gave the following interestiug particulars egarding the cheap circulation of the Bible. He showed hat by the strict and judicious supervision of the Go. vernment Board in Scotland without whose license no Bible can be printed there, the utmost correctness was insured. As to price the reduction was almost incre- Sible. He exhibited one copy of the Bible, which be.- fore the abolition of the monopoly, cost four shillings, end was now produced by the Free Bible Press Com pany at cightpence-halfpenny ; another embossed and gilt, which from five shillings has been reduced to ten ence, &c. ; and in regard to the extended circulation, to which this immense reduction in price had led, his state ments, made on the authority of a report presented by the , cottish Board to her Majesty and both Houses of Par. lament, were more remarkable still. In Scotland Moue, row January 1845 to January 1846, sixteen editions of the Bible were printed, consisting of 312,000 copies, But what, it was asked, must be the number of Billets printed in England now, when besides all that are sold by booksellers to individuals, to families, to schools, and to congregations, there were disposed of by the Bri , fish and Foreign Bible Society alone, during the lase year, the enormous number of 1,441,651, being probably a million more than in any year prior to the abolition the Bible monopoly, and the institution of the Free Bible Press Company of Scotland. It had been calms. lilted that the savings to the Bible society, during tbo last year alone by the reduction on price of their ire. mense issue, must have be, n upwards of 14,0001. THE LABOUR OF PRISONERS.--The Journal deg Debats observes, that the measures lately adopted by the Pope to remedy the inconvenience occasioned to the honest operative by the competition raised by prison labour had not escaped the notice of the Council-General, of the Seine, the same complaint having been raised in Paris. During the last session of the Council-General, the following resolution was adopted. on the motion of M. Robinet, one of the members :—" Considering that in consequence of hiring out the labour of prisoners, several honourable trades exercised by operatives, with large families, and by their wives, have ceased to furnish them with sufficient means of subsistence, and expose them to distress ; considering, moreover, that in conse. quence of the improvement introduced into prison dis cipline the condition of many honourable individual*, free from crime, has become, as regards material com forts, more unfortunate than that of certain erizran s .:,, , and that it behoves equity, mora li ty, and public ?order, that such comparisons s h ou ld not ex i st, the Council- General expresses a wish that the Government should deliberate on a system of prison labour which shall not produce a competition ruinous to free labour." PRICES or SWEEP STOCR.—The prices of ever description of sheep stock, which wes e high dusens. the spring and summer, rose unprece(tentedly in the atter end of August and in Se test Lamt,a - were never sold so high before, if the few years when the Cheviot. breed first began to displace the blas:k faced breed be. excepted ; and then only the ewe side were sold at lay ransom, being in request where - or the situations were accounted at all fay - Jumble for breeding purposes. Draf ewes have not sold so well since 1818 and 1819, whe, ,t perhaps, they w ere a s h a d e higher. The state of tt t° - wool-market, however, h as f requently been better et it is worth noti c i ng t h at so late as 1834, the agg ; at I prioe of th e th ree l ea di ng sales of the sto- g u ter teP amounted to a mu c h hi g h er figure than they do In 1834, the average price of Cheviot weddeflambs, ' i n August, was 1 ls. 6d ; of wool, 375. ;and of ewes ;„ September, 21s. 6d. ; aggregate, 70s. This year the averages taken in the same way and at the same d ine, were—lambs, 13s. ; wool, 235. ; ewes, 21 8 .6 d. ; aggre gate, 575. 6d. It must be admitted in this CO' hni iarison Ate were. that much higher prices than those above st obtained for both lambs and ewes, d a rin g tc4roho ri:dheuaidcas httitf markets of this year, by . the dealers, a ma' be rejoiced in by the right thinking ; he • on the ri g. ' water to wade need constderation seldom him and the dealer having come throug I aide this year, will enter the market in tb k . 944zn& hotter eguite.--Dialfric‘ Cguricr., r- ..., -,.__ ~~ 0. 16 , 937. LONDON , 4 . , THURSDA Y E E -T.- 7, COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' SCHOOLS, FOR ORPHAN AND NECESSITOUS CHILDREN. Offices, 51, Cho:lnside. At the Quarterly General Court of the Governors of this Institution, held at the London Tavern, on Monday, the 28th day of December, instant, THOMAS SIDNEY, Esq., Alderman, in the chair, the undermentioned gentlemen were unanimously appointed to fill th 3 se7eral offices of the Institution for the ensuhig year : FI&SIDDNT. JOHN MASTERMAN, Esq., M.P. Tica-PassiunsTa. Edward Baker, Esq. Robert Clarke, jun., Esq. John Itcbett Cufiley, Esq. Sampson Copoetake, Esq. Joseph Ferguson, Esq. James Fisher, Esq. George Hitchcock, Esq. John Mair, jun., Esq. William Nicholson, Esq. William Peek, Esq. It. M. Phillips, Esq. Giles Redmayae, Esq. Thomas Sidney, Esq., Alderman George Smith, Esq. James Walsh, Esq. , Matthew Wicking, Esg. Edward Wiggins, Esq. Arthur Wilooxon, Esq. TRUSTEES. Robert Clarke, Esq., Cheapside James Peek, Esq., Eastcheap Darmish Teape, Esq., Ahigate TREASURER, George Moore, Esq., Bow-churchyard AUDITORS. Genre Hitchcock, Esq., St. Paul's-churchyard William Lawson, Esq. William M'Culloch, Esq. Ranson Ridley, Esq. George Stockdale, Esq. Thomas Tapling, E , q. BOARD OF MANAGEMENT. Thomas Sidney, Esq., Alderman Julius Aders, Esq., Crutched Friars John Baggalary, Esq., Love-lane David Blyth, Esq., Barbican/ J. L. Boothby, Esq., Upper Thames-stroot Thomas B rough, Esq., Liverpool F. J. Bllgh, Esq., Cheapsido J. R. ufriey, Esq., Monument-yard J. D. Carter, Esq., Aldgate Richard Groucock, Esq., Bow-churchyard J. Galloway, Esq., Manchester R. Gilson, Esq., F e n c h urc h- street W. G. B. Gunton, Esq-, New Weston-street George Harker, Esq., Upper Thames -street G. Hewitt, Esq , Brixton Jenkin Jones, Esq., Coles-terraeo J. Ingle, Esq., 'Wood-street R. Johnson, Esq., Watling-street D. Lewis, Esq., Manchester A. 11. Moore, Esq., Calthorpe-street John Mair, jun., Esq., Friday-street J. I'. Massey, Esq., Birmingham R. M. Phillips, Esq., Rood-lane riAes Redmayne, Esq., Bond-street Thomas RobertiNs—,Queen-street-place R. Shillingford, Esq., Old Jewry ----- EVan Smith, Esq., Sheffield Henry Sturt, Esq., Wood-street W. Tilt, Esq., Claremont-square James Walsh, Esq., Old 'Change John B. Walker, Esq., Friday-street Matthew Wicking, Esq., Dorset-square Thomas Williamson, Esq., Savage-gardens HONORARY SECRETARY —George Lawrence, Esq. The Board of Management will meet at the above offices, on MON DAY next, the 4th January, 1847, for the purpose of transacting business, and with a view to prepare for an ear l y election of children. WILUAM GORDON, Secretary. 64.1REAT WESTERN RAILWAY. CALL for FOURTH INSTALMENT of 21. les. PER SHARE on 251. SHARES, making 121. 10s. paid. The Directors of the Great Western Railway having resolved, at a meeting held this day, to Call, under the provisions of the Acts of Parliament, for an Instalment of 21. 10s. per share, on 251. Shares, Notice is hereby given, that the Proprietors are requested to pay on or before the 6t h day of JANITAVY next, to any of the under mentioned Bankers, the said sum of 21. 103. en each of their respec tive 251. Shares ; : r.ondon Messrs. Glyn, ITallifax, Mills and Co., at the Great Western Railway-office, 29, Gresham-street, City. .Messrs. Miles, Harford, and Co. Messrs. Baillie, Ames, and Co. Stu;:key's Banking Company. The West of England and South Wales District Bank. —iverpool . • .. The Bank of Liverpool. Cheltenham.. The County of Gloucester Bank. Reading •..• Messrs. J. and C. Symonds and Co. By order if the Board of Directors. CHARLES A. SAUNDERS, Secretary. London Terminus, Paddington, Dec. 2, 1846. Bristol GREAT WE STE RN RAIL W AY. CALL for SECOND INSTALMENT of 2/. 10s. PER SHARE on 171. SHARES. making 41. 10s. PAID. The Directors of the Great Western Railway, having resolved at a meeting held this day, to call under the provisions of the Acts of Parliament, for an instalment of 21. 105. per share on 171. shares, Notice is hereby given, that the Proprietors aro requested to pay on or before the Bth day of JANUARY next, to any of the under-men tioned Banters, the said sum of 21. 10s. ou each of their respective 171. shares, viz.— Londca • • • ...Messrs. Glyn, Halifax, Mills and Co., at the Great Western Railway Office, 29, Gresham-street, City. Bristol • • —Messrs. Miles, Ilarford and Co. Messrs. Bernie, Amts and Co. Stuckey's Banking Company. The West of England and South Wales District Bank. Liverpool • • .. The Bank of Liverpool. Cheltenham. The County of Gloucester Rank. Reading •• •• Messrs. J. and C. Simonds and Co. By order of the Board of Directors, CHARLES A. SAUNDERS, Secretary. London Terminus, Paddington, 3d December, 184 G. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. NOTICE.-The public are requested to take Notice that cn at d after the lstJent•Aar, 1847, the Parkside New Branch will be o,;en, and the following Changes will take place :- PRESTON AND PARKSIDE SECTION. The Times of Starting of the Trains will be as follows :- From Preston to Itirminghana and London-at 5,10 am. ; 10.30 ; 3 50 p.m.; and 7.53 p.m. From Preston to Liverpool and Manchester-at 7.30 a.m. 9.0 a.m. ; 10.35 a.m. ; 1.0. p.m. ; 4.0 p.m. ; and 7.0 p.m. From Liverpool to Preston-at 7.30 a.m. ; 9.0 a.m. ; 10.25 a.m 1.30 p.m. ; 3.50 p.m. ; and 7:0. p.m. From Manchester to Preston-at 7.40 a.m ; 9.10 a.m. ; 10.35 a.m.. 1.40 p.m. ; 4.0 p.m. ; and 7.10 p.m. In cone3quence of the above alterations, the detention, at Parkside, of Trains proceeding North and South, will be entirely avoided. The following changes will take place ki the times of starting of the trains from LIVERPOOL and MINCIIESTER, namely : - The Trains now Leaving Liverpool for Manchester and the North at 8.0 a.m., 10.14 a.m., 3.33 p.m., and 6.0 pm. respectively on Week Days, be dispatched and 7.0 p• n. Anil thefrains now leaving Liverpool on Sundays a 7.15 a.m. and 4.45 p.m. will be dispatched at 7.45 a.m., and 6.0 p.m An additional Train will also Leave Liverpool for Preston Dail} (Sundays excepted) at 9.0 a.m. Th , . Trains now Leaving Manchester for Liverpool andllao North at 8.15 a.m., 10.30 a.m., 1.45 p.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6.15 p.m. respec tively, on Week Days, will he dispatched at 7.41 a.m., 10.35 a.m . 1.40 p.m., 4.0 p.m , and 7.10 p.m. And the Trains now leavine Manchester on Sundays at 7.30 a.m., and 5.0p.m., will be dispatched at 7 . 35 a.m. and 6 10 p.m. An Additional Train will also leave Manchester for Preston, daily (Sundays excepted) at 9.10 a.m, The Train now leaving Warrington for Manchester at 4.19 p.m., will be dispatched at 4.30 p.m. The Train now leaving Manchester for Warrington at 8.15 p.m., will be despatched at 7 p.m., and the Train now leaving Manchester for Warrington at 1 pan., will be discontinued for the present. LIVERPOOL AND BIRMINGHAM SECTION. The 4.15 p.m. Train front Birmingham to Liverpool will stop at the Basford Station. The Short Mixed Train now leaving Birmingham for Stafford daily at 9 a.m., and Stafford for Birmingham at 6.45 p in. will be discontinued during the winter months. N.8.-Time bills with the above alterations may be had at the Company's stations, on and after the let instant. By order, MIRK HUISU, General Manager. Lime-street, Liverpool, Dec. 24, 1846. FREEHOLDS, GLASTONBURY, SOMERSETSHIRE. TO BE SOLD pursuant to a DECREbi l if the HIGH COURT of CHANCliatx. made is a cause 'TEN a...robation °ah. GIFFIN WILSON, one or the IhnWtilietfiine ra i lit Court, at the 'white mart inn, Glastonbury, some time in the month of February next, of withal) dae notice will be given, in lots, a FREEMOLD MESSUAGE, or Dwelling-house, and sundry closes of Meadow and Pasture Ground, called " The Park Farm," situate close to the town of Glastonbury, in the united pa rishes of St. John the Baptist and St. Benedict, in the county of ' Somerset, late the property of James Rocke Esq., deceased. Particulars and Conditions of sale are in the course of preparation, and may be shortly obtained (gratis) at the said Master's office, in Southampton -buildings. Chancery-lane, London ;of Messrs. Clswes, Wedlake, and Clovres, 10, King's Bench-walk, Temple, London ; of Mr. John Batten, jun., solicitor, Yeovil; of Messrs. Wiglesworth. Ridsdale, and Craddock, 5, Gray's Inn-square, London; of Mr. Raven, No. 2, King's Bench-walk, Temple, London ;of Messrs. Newman and Lyen, solicitors, Yeovil; of Mr. Short, solicitor, Bristol; of Messrs. Clark, Gray, and Woodcock, No. 20, Lincolns Inn-flelds, London'; and of Messrs. Cooko and Sons, solicitors, Bristol; at the Commercial Booing, Bristol ; hito Hart Inn. Bath ; Castle, Taunton ; Clan:nee, ~i,lo,c,vater; Swan, Wells; and at the place of sale. -- .s. viewed on application to the tenants.— ' -,..__LOWES, 10, King's THE FOREIGN MAILS. POST-OFFICE NOTICE. I ARRANGEMENTS FUR THE MONTH. Notice, as follows, relative to the arrangements of the India, Peninsular, and other Foreign Maila for the ensuing month, was issued and posted at the chief offic', St. Martin's-le-Grand. THE INDIAN, &c. MAILS.—The mails for Gibraltar, Malta, Greece, the lonian Islands, Egypt, India, Ceylon, China, &c., via Southampton, will be dispatched from hence on the mornings of the 21 and 20th of January. The Tagus for the above mails of the morning of the 2d January. INDIA, &c. (via Marseilles).—Mails for the Mediter ranean, Egypt, India, Ceylon, China, &c.. via will be dispatched from hence on the evenings of the 7th and 27th of January. THE PENINSULAR MAILS.—Mails for Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, Gibraltar, Madeira, &c.. will be dispatched from hence on the mornings of the 7th, 18th, and 27th January. WEST INDIA 3fAms.—Mails for the British and Foreign colonies in the West Indies, Venezuela, Madeira, &e., will be dispatched on the mornings of the 2d and 18th of January. Mexico, Honduras, and Havannah will be included in the above of the 2d of January only. Bermuda, San Juan de Nicaragua, New Granada, Chili, and Peru will be included in the above, of the 18th of January only. The Tay for the above mails of 2d January. MADEIRA, BRAZILS, AND BUENOS AYRES.—MaiIs will be dispatched on the evening of the 4th of January. Her Majesty's brig Penguin, for the above mails of the evening of the 4th of January, and will touch at Pernam buco on her outward voyage only to Rio Janeiro and Bahia. AMERICAN MAILS.—Mails for British North Ameriea, Bermuda, and the United States will be dispatched on the evening of the 4th of January. The llibernia, for the above, en the evening of the 4th of January. SYDNEY, &C , MAILS.—Mails for Sydney, Now S.uth Wales, Australia, &c.. will be dispatched fro:n hence on the evening of 30th January. HOLLAND.—MaiIs will be dispatched every Wednesday and Saturday. HAMItURGII.—MaiIs will be dispatcbed every Tuesday and Friday. FRANCE, BELGIUM, &c.—Mails, via Calais and Os tend, will be dispatched every day (except Sundays). JERSEY AND GUERNSEY.—MaiIs will be dispatched every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday morning. PRUSSIA, &c.—The new postal regulations and reduc tion of postage on all letters passing through Prussia under the Conventional Treaty with his Majesty the King of Prussia, comes into operation on Friday, Jan. I. RUGBY, DERBY, AND MANCHES- TER RAILWAY. A meeting of shareholders, convened by advertise ment in the Derby Reporter, " To take into considera tion what resolutions should be taken to compel the di rectors to finally settle the affairs of this company, in conformity with an Act 9 and 10 Victoria, cap. 28, to facilitate the dissolution of certain railway companies," was held at Derby on Thursday last, when one of the shareholders inquired from the party calling the meeting what information could be given as to the present state of the affairs of the company ; and he stated that the object of that meeting was to ascertain that fact ; Teri no one appearing able to afford the required informa tion, it was intimated to the meeting by one of the shareholders present, that Mr. Moss, a gentleman resident in Derby, who was one of the acting committee, had recently attended a meeting of that body in Londor, and that he had no doubt, if it were wished, he would attend and give the necessary explanations. Whereupon it was suggested and carried that that gen tleman should be solicited to attend, and he attended ac cordingly; and entered into full rxplanatioas, stating that the remaining funds of the Company were partly in Exchequer-bills, and partly deposited with bankers at interest, and that no &rector or committeeman had any of such funds in his own hands. That certain large de mands had been made by different individuals upon the Company, which had been reduced, and were now con sidered settled or on a certain footing for speedy araage ment. But there was one claim, that of Mr. Brewer, Via solicitor, which the committee had been advised to reject, and upon which an action had arisen ; but the plaintiff had not yet given notice of trial, and the de fendants were not at present in a position to compel him to proceed or abandon his action ; and although the company could at once return to the shareholders a further instalment of 2s. 6d. per share, laying by a sufficient fund to answer the claims upon the Company, yet as the managing committee hoped there would be a further sum to return, and the expenses of making each return were very considerable, they had, before knowing of the present meeting, determined on calling a meeting of sharehold,rs, and were only waiting for the chairman to fix a day to lay the affairs of the company before them, and take their opinion as to whether a return should now be made, or the proceedings by Mr. Brewer should first be determined ; when the persons present expressed their entire satisfaction with the explanations afforded, and their opinion that it was better to defer any further return until the result of the pending pro ceedings could be ascertained ; and a Tote of thanks b e i n g proposed to Mr. Moss, who had kindly attended to g ive the information, by Mr. Bainbrigge, and seconded be Mr. Walton, was responded to by all present, when the meeting broke up. F OREIGN POTATOES. The arrivals of potatoes from abroad to the port of London, during the past week or eight days, h a ve included the following list of sup plies, whi c h is unprecedented in extent, and consequent importance :—The Union, from Rouen, brought 110 tons ; the Himaley, from the same port, 80 tons ; the Ocean, from Rotterdam, 12 btklets ; the Mentor, from Gravelines, 26 tons; the Samuel Bernhard, from Rouen, 100 tans ; the Isabella, also from Rouen, 100 tons ; the Jane, from Dunkirk, 90 tons, and 270 b a g s of potato flour ; the Jean Louise, from Rouen, 85 tons ; the Do ve, from Grave and Marguerite, 89 tons ; the Marie lines, 22 tons ; the Bellona f ro m the same place, 4 puncheons and 2 sacks ; the ' Thee from Gra veline s , 50 tons ; the James Watt, from Havre, 150 ssoks ; the Jenne Emilie, from Calai s , 35 tons ; the Emilie, from Calais, 32 tons ; the Ondernuning, from Rouer, 90 tons; and the Zeerart, from the same port, 130 tons ; the Economy, from Dunkirk, 130 tons ; the Rlchard, from Dunkiik also, 70 tons ; the Knaresborough Castle, from Rouen, 95 tons ; the Alkmanan Hendreker, from the same port, 9G tons ; and the Savannah, also from Rouen, 80 tons' weight. • DARING STREET ROMIRRY.--Shortly after two o'clock on,Tnesday morning, as a gentlemub, the name of Dougal, residing in Jubilee-place, Mile- en d- road, was proceeding along the Commercial-road, wh en w i thin 50 yards of the George Inn, two men rushed from under a gate-way, and after knocking him down, one of them knelt upon him, and robbed him of a silver watch and guard chain, with which they made off before any alarm could be given. 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Silver. 12 knives and forks, plain ivory bandi,s.. •- .. £3 3 0.... £8 18 6 12 flitio carved ivory handles .... 3 16 0.... 9 9 0 12 ditto driest plain pearl handles 417 0.... 11 11 0 12 ditto carved pearl handles •• .. 5 8 0.... 12 12 0 12 ditto king's pattern silver handles 6 16 G.... 1 4 14 0 The' may be had at the above price, In sets of 12, 18, or 24 pairs, •vlth or without a neatly-lilted mahogany case. A. B. SAVORY awl SONS, Goldsmiths, Q. 14, coruhtn, Lotoion, opposite thy Ditia or Zusland. RI PORT OF THE iIIGHLAND AND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY ON THE DRAIN. AGE ACT. The following is a copy of the report by the directors of the Highland and Agricultural Society, On the Act 9th and 10th Victoria, cap. 101, called the Drainage Act. Che dii•ectors, it Bill be seen, are decided iii their appro ',mien of this measure : " this Act is a measure directly bearing on the nterests of all the agricultural classes in the United liingdorn, from the proprietor to the labourer ; and as it 'a believed that Vie nature of its provisions, as well as he interpretation which it will probably receive from ,he Commissioners, are as yet but imperfectly known, .he directors of the Highland and Agricultural Society have considered it to he their duty to give the measure heir best consideration, so as, to enable them to express !.. 0 the society an .opinion in regard to the advantages .vhich it ffera. " Ttei directors would premise by stating, that were .his measure at present before the Legi-lature, and therefore open to discussion as-a sabject of future po licy, they would hold thewselvea precluded by the rules of the society from entertaining it ; but seeing that it is now the law of the laud, having for its declared object the promotion of agriculture, they consider that it legiti mately falls within the scope of their duty to point out the nature and extent of its advantages, to explain the manner in which they can be most readily realised, and r E spectfully to offer for the consideration of Government any suggestions, the adoption of which might give to these advantages additional effect. " The object of the Net, as set forth in the preamble, are the increase of tho productiveness and value of laud by drainage, the-employment of agricultural labour, and the improvement of the general health of the com munity. " To effect these moat useful and important purposes, the Act authorises the issue by the Treasury, from the Consolidated Fund, of 'two millions for Great Britain, sinners for for ng an and Vales are nominated the Com missioners for carri in the Act into execution in Great iiritain, and all applicatiens from Scotland, for advances under the Act, must be addressed to them. • The appli cations are advertised in the Gazette, and in a local news paper ; two months are allowed to elapse, and if in that interval any objection is stated by heritable creditors or substitute heirs of entail, the applicant must obtain the authority of the Court of Session, which will be a suffi warrant to the Cowinisaioners to entertain the appli- cation. When no objection is stated the Commissio ,d n e e tr r o s ob a er t once direct an inspection of th e . land pro p m t o b e ma d e by an assistant opinmpiosssiem surveyor ; an d it t h ey are satisfied with his report, they issue to the applicant a provisional certificate, declaring that a loan shall be issued when_ the proposed w or k s have been ex ecute d accord i ng to the plan and specifica •ions durw. ficate of the commissioner ui have been completed, and that the ri.motirlinslkeillsßee the provisional certificate has been expended, a warrant will be issued by the Treasury for payment. The loan bears intereiA at 6i per cent. for the period of twenty two years, the payment of which extinguishes the debt. " As different portions of the work are completed, an advance, to the extent of two-thirds of the value of the drainage executed, may be made to account of the awn in the provisional certificate ; but if the different farms or townships to he drained shall have been separately specified in the schedule of application, then the whole of the expense of any specified operation actually com pleted will be paid. " The first question which naturally suggests itself to a party desirous to avail himself of the provisions of such a measure, is—how far it will prove financially advan tageous ? The directors have no hesitation in express ing their opinion, that the terms on which advances are offered are favourable to the borrower. These are, that for twenty two years the party obtaining the advance shall pay 6i- per cent. thereon. And if 4 per cent. be taken as the ordinary rate at which he can borrow in the mirket, which is the leapt that he would pay at pre sent, it is believed that calculation will show him to be a gainer ; for, at the end of the period of twenty-two years, the whole sum borrowed will not have been repaid by him. It is not, however, in this point of view only that the pecuniary benefit is to he considered ; for there is the manifest advantage of accumulation, and consequent extinction of debt within a limited period, and this in a manner which country gentlemen cannot, under ordi nary circumstances, command, while they are not ex posed to the unavoidable expense attending the occa sional transfer of securities and termly payment of interest. "It may be objected that the landowner must, in the first place, make the entire advance; but this unavoid able thiliculty may possibly be obviated by lodging the proyisi,mal certificate at a bank, as a security for an in terim advance. "T::e next question which presents itself is—how far these advantages are counteracted by the expense of the machinery devised to secure them? The directors are aware that many may be deterred from availing them selves of the boon offered, by the fear of involving them selves in a beery expenditure in the first instance; and they are therefore happy to have it in their power to state that, in their opinion, such apprehensions are un founded. " Not only is the procedure indicated by the act simple and economical; but the Com:nissioners are disposed to give effect to it in such a manner as to subject applicants to the least possible expense. " The directors are supp irted in this statement by the terms of a printed letter, addressed to proprietors in the distressed districts of the Highlands and Islands of Scot land, by Mr. Blamire, one of the Commissioners. The directors refer to that document much satisfaction; f.r though it cannot be regarded as the official commu nie lion of the whole Commissioners as a board, it may safe'y be read as an exposition of the views entertained or Mr. Blamire, and of the interpretation which he believes his colleagues are disposed to give to the Act. The directors have no hesitation in expressing their high opinion of 'he soundness and liberality of these views, which are in consonance with the spirit of the Act. "The only preliminary proceedings creative of expense (assuming the non-existence of ohj ctors to the applica :bin) are the advertisements and the inspection of the land. The first step is an intimation by any landowner of his wish to avail hims e lf o f the Fovisioi a of the Aet, addressed to—" The Inclosure Commissioners of England and Wales;' on receipt of which they forward for his execution a simple form, specifying, when filled up, the particulars of his application. Notice is then sent by the Counmissioners to the Gazttle and local newspapers of the application, and an inspection of the ground is directed. The expense of this preliminary report, and also the subsequent investigation, is borne by the appli cant; but Mr. Blamire states, that the Commissioners are most sincerely desirous of subjecting landowners to as small an amount of expense for the superintendence of the works as may b e compa tible with a proper dis charge of their duty; and, with the view of doing so, they are disposed to select as their assis ants parties resident in the immediate localities of such works—assuming that parties competent and trustworthy can there be found.' " The directors have no doubt that competent and trastwor hy inspectors can be found in every district; and they would suggest, with the view of diminishing the expense of the survey, that proprietors in the same locality and district of country who intend to make ap• Commissionersplica tion. should to Idd o n s o o mi si n m a u t e o l tannee surveyor, onsly , so as andto allow him to conclude the different inspections at one and the same time. " Mr. Blamire's letter contains the following satis factory announcement With the view of enabling anlicants t• 0 commence their works at once, and without waiting for the expiration of the two months prescribed by the 18th section, the Commissioners have decided that all Ivo' ks done after applications have been made for advar.eve, are works done under the provisions of the Act, and that the cost thereof will be included in the es timate of the money to be advanced, assuming the works to be done satisfactorily, and that the contem Flitted drainage is not stopped by reason of objections taken thereto by parties having charges on the lands in question.' "The directors believe that this announcement will induce and enable, proprietors to commence at once certain portions of the operations embraced in their ap plications, and thereby to provide immediate work for the non-employed of able bodied persons in the country. But it is necessary that every proprietor who may de termine to take advantage of the facility thus afforded, for giving immediate employment to the labouring c'asses, should be careful o keep accurate accounts and vouchers for the sums expended. While noticing the necessary p. ocedure to be observed, the directors would further call attenon to _the circumstance, that in no tage of it t re bonds exigible except for the expense of eliminary investigation, should the Commissioners think it necessan ; mad that where bomb; are used they are declared to be exempted from stamp duty. " Proprietors ought not to be deterred from applying for assistance, by any apprehension that they may be trammelled in executing the drainage of their estates by being compelled to observe any precise rules, or to fol low any one syst em . O n this point, the views expressed in Mr. Blamire's letter are o f t h e moat distinct an d sat i s faeter) nature is-4 With ref ren ce to 'the kind of drainage to be adolae I, and to the manner of effecting the same, the Commissioners wo u ld not b e disposed to o bj ect to :any plan of drainage propoJed ; assuming that it was one which the party would h ave adopted ha d h e b een expending his own money, an d , assum i ng a l so, t h a t i t was not manifestly an impr o p er and judicious one. " The object of the land owners and of t h e Commis sioners must be identical, viz., that of effecting the greatest amount of improvement at the least cost—due and reasonable regard being had to the permanency of the works. "'The Commissioners are well aware that no one system of drainage is applicable to every case ; on the contrary, they believe that each caso should be dealt with as its peculiar circumstances and facilities ma) point out. On this head I will only further add, that I cr,neeive the Commissioners may fairly b e ex p e cted to be put in possession, within a short time, of such informa tion as to the most etncient and inexpensive methods of (Ira'nina every variety of soil, in every part of Grea' Blita:n, as to be capable of affording advice to those re quiring it. " • S'Uel4 u4vicc aid wistauce the 7 would, of courses SD. TAIT'S EDINBUR Gil MAGAZINE for JANUARY, h 147, being the commencement of a New Volume, price One Shilling, will contain articles by Thomas De Quincy, Esq.—Sir Thomas Dick Lauder, Bart., Author of " The lorayshire Floods," &c.—George Gillian, Author of "A Gallery of Literary Portraits "—John O'Connell, Esq., M.l'., and other distin guished contributors. London : Shnpkin, Marshall, and Co. In Weekly /Cumbers, price 3d.. THE CHESS- PLAYERS CHRONICLE. NEW SERIES. Edited by 11. 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