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Bs. ou'gg, ) i tto , Fitt44 Note Ditto, ;rod Jull' !en, TW r, 28s• )art 4fl a sb A Eastn— •1 7 ° f Fl 6 an Ci agi g lag eo: I.yro --Or Sou !::). 1 303. --1 , 1 a; -Ditto, Ile flereford, seyrcss ao A▪ O' "- C. irtra in ; l dtr drate e ,,,,o l ouct 002,10 NIONSON'S ARMS, •COMMERCIAL and Jo._ AGRI CULTURAL INN, lIIGII-:2,TREET, LINCOLN. hi s TX XAN begs most resp ec tf u lly t o re turn hi s best thanks to • p ub ,"lneultural and com merc i a l f r i ends i n part i cu l ar , and to the tu n ne Lngeneral, for the increased and increasing support couferred ikk a ir_ and to merit which it will be his constant endeavour and Co "lir 1 47 , da`Sl gentlemen will at the Monson's Arms find actcommo— exequal t° any house, however celebrated for commercial resort ellent commercial room, well•aired beds, and 1, - ,rood'ststbling. ; 141:j_ el lers by rail way visiting the ancient city will receive every — wavio, rt. !at minibust„ to and &olio the railway station on the arrival and Of each train. 28, 1846. SMITHFIELD CLUB PRIZE CATTLE The SHOW, 1846. LIA.T. EXHIBITION of PRIZE CATTLE, SEEDS, end IZZ_ IMP LEMENTS', &c. will take place on the 9th, 10th. 11th, ._ . .4 of December, at the HARSE BAZAAR, King-street, Port- Near(' L h au • dome Permanent Building, in place of the ustuil Tent, was to .eer ere,e ted, and the Implement Galleries are, this year, made imnd over double the space formerly so occuped. 11%7; are enabled to view this National Exhibition with perfect °Pen er e e Art yli Three Dayligh t till Nine in the Eveniug—Lighted up after th thernoon. Admittance One Shilling. UPENING of HOLYHEAD HARBOUR and OTHER WORKS. ADMIRALTY Nov. 28, 1846. hrti„. TO CONTRACTORS. tteo 4 472esirOus of tendering for the above, consisting of dredging, 3e tties b uilding a retaining wall and the erection of timber ' •44, iceY see the plans and specifications on and after WEDNES- Ire at 2d of December, at the office of J. M. Rendel, Esq., 8, rge-street, Westminster, between the hours of ten and ,ent e : the office of the to Reside ecnt Engineer at Holyhead. w I st be senti n the Sretary of the Admiralty, according -vg° A--- t hat will be furnished, on or before Noon of Thursday, the - Of December next. By Command of their Lordships. H. G. WARD. Plto 1 `4"l-4 POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. BY PERMISSION. :j,srttlerBOß SCHNBEIN'S GUN COTTON, differing fro m all ei pe CE - i'es recently before the public, is LECTURED on , w ith -.414 0„ the compounds, coMpounds, by Dr. RYAN, daily at Half past Three; Telle p "Kings of Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. opt, hy p r ei te ss of the ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH DEMONSTRA lii,NDE or BACHHOFFNER. The OXY , EIY D D OGEN and Iiji, 4 4XNiOSCOPES. The PHYSIOSCOI E I R NG CHARLESEN •xtIse.I. The DISSOLVING VIEWS, y at,c. Admission Is. Schools, half•price. 4tKENI-lEAD DOCK COMMISSIONERS. fe lt ttrk enii LOANS OF MONEY. th, b eney for end Dock Commissioners are ready to receive Loans ' AEU ,Periodr. of five or seven years, under the authority of rest p arliament, at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum. The A L ., 141,i;;; be Paid half-yearly, on the Ist of . January and Ist 01 11011elte"Zursor elsewhere, as the parties lend f ins ea m rs ay f ' o p r refer which . the e d 7 r l4 rtiaos % a s t t a o ttg l t e h n e t ar t ilo b u e n a t d a d n r d e s t s e e n d n 3 to o the Commissiopers, Tender for Loans."—Birkenhead, Sept. 21, 1846. By order, RICHARD HIND, Sec. r?gistered according to Act of Parliament • ° o - r - rr A N and SUBURBAN • 1441 ‘t Catit x rETERIES SOCIETY, established for public objects , vi re _Or private means. LAPital, 100,0001., in 5,000 shares of 201. each. • Ultimate Capital, 2,000,0001. tst 4llBll ltrai' Deposit, it. 10s. per share. , %weir Ihjlloll a - I - I —oldn to have the option of burial-ground in exchange .. I Les. e at two-thirds the price to the public, with h the z a Zlcapital whie Of p.,„ b leorporated, and the liability of shareholders limited may be "L'itanient, or Royal Charter. TRUSTEES. ' Ond Cabbell, Esq., M.P &c. • Luke James Hansard , lier e> •, Esq., &c. &c. &c. COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT. • w ,101.11eri' , EsqsY.. Essex-street, Strand. ' Esq., 444 ' Clirdi t 'Y Cotter Broad-street-buPdlngs. P n er p,, ~ Regent's Villas, Regent's Park. flackett q., North um b e rland street. 0, 71 . pPei, Upper Rutland-street, Dublin. • O.:Ee Le v i s Irvine, Esq., Travellers' Club, Pall•mall. -0., Broad street-buildings. ( 40, 1 7. D uk .. Minton, Esq., Berners-street. Vfn ual lC aa „' aloore, .Esq., Arlington-street. st a " e tt Pollock, Esq., Essex-street, Strand. 1if 111 1 1 .3 44 Bedford-square. ' 4 % 1 * Terrington, Esq., Great Winchester-street. eS , Trae,lThoon, Esq., Winchester House. rnps Great Winchester-street. • • With power to add to their number, jact titt —The Commercial Bank of London. • .err, STANDING COUNSEL. 4, 4111 Sergeant Channel' and Mr. Thomas Bourdillon,Esq. e.r4 o Liciroas—M essrs . Bourdillon and Sons. °lll ' i largrave Stevens, Esq., C. E., Surveyor to the City of London. . '"RS —Messrs. Hoggart and Norton. T he RRINTENDENT—James Macdonald, Esq. kci ab Dropo sea SECRETAR Y Edward Iloare, Esq. . TO ere as Objects of the Metropolitan and Suburban Cemeteries 14,,trrovide .follow 'to kt es for Burial, East, West, North, and South, of the ~:teit t e r e et eons . • Ml adopt lderable reduction in the rate of charges. To - "ter ne w principle - nent—a single charge being sub- Po Pro vi east° paYl atp. , mary , fees. for the' decent and respectable Burial of the Poorer u etll4 . *fo r 3 ; b : a3'stem of arrangement perfectly novel, transitslnchi:sng tl eeet I Ceg oi t .enlPorary reception, as well as tor the of kir ead, agi y ations are now pending for the purchase of several been A lteu ree ei rde Sites, and one portion of 150 acres has Oraat a . g - ,',s'Per a i",'"ovr a large annual dividend when the Society shail Th o a t r ° ll , Until which period four per cent. interest will be bowa i - oraiv t Vita and calls. • Z u ttla re . e °f Management are now ready to receive applica :s 41. teet, m,y be made to Messrs Bonrdlllon and , t talent's Inn, &ke 6, el --,. Great Winchester - street; J. N. Stevens, Esq., 41 1c11: ar il °ken, Smith, Strand ; Messrs. Shewell and Sons, henhouse-yard ; Messrs. W. H. Collis and • 414. 1 ..„ ti..,_rs. Tate and Nash Bristol ; Messrs. Jackso vfli ; James Kingle;Esq., Edinburgh ; Messrs. . dt n, th e s o .. radford, and. at Leeds ; .or to the Secretary, at fort h , lety, 6, Broad-street -buildings, where Prospec 'uhd " Particulars may be obtained. Nov, 2 5, 1 . 84 1 1 6 y order orteßoard, EDWARD HOARE, Secretary. --- * ------)1...--7--------------- ' . , —1 I 4.4 EXCHANGE ! tit tb° to rb‘ . ~_44 , ,,,. , _..er of ~,., ROYAL EX : 1 5, A 18 N 46. C A : ~.: N qi h ..:i ii t ty i e her ii e j y ßTO O ß F :o l'C f E- t C h .I e IA R N O G : E A L S E So X 7I :C . s tIAN R ' give notice, that their 'MX. FE - ( I3 E O , OKg 111 11 11pw., ofJa n „, l : 43l n TUESDAY, the Bth of December nest, to THURSDAY, , ~ t zeb .2ted b 3, t7,4i Charter ng, that the ANNUAL GENERAL COUR f , t'er 44 l?e, . a t e „will be holden, at their Office, on the Royal '7 It .°ek i n v , I, EDNESDAY, the 23d of December next, at Twelve . ti t kaid l' orenoon °tut. ; and that a Dividend will be considered of ALEXR. GREEN, Secretary. NATION- LIFE ASSUR 4 -AL LOAN FUND ANCE SOCIETY, 26 , CORNIIII.L, LONDON. Capital £500,00 0 . Empowered by Act of Parliament. Aitp This Tr lStitution embraces important and substantial advantages )34 r espect to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The ass ure d fei;2 3 n all occasi ons , the power to borrow, without exp ense or for ilure of the Policy, two-thirds of the Premiums p a i d (see Table) ; the I;7option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his in -Lena to meet other conveniences or necessity. oes for terms of years are granted on this lowest possible DIVISION OF PROFITS. The remarkable success and increasing prosperity of the Society ass enabled the Directors, at the last annual investigation, to declare fourth bonus, varying from 35 to 85 per cent, on the premiums paid 4 each Policy effected on the Profit scale. EXAMPLES. . .. .4 • '4 .4 M c , 9 _Pre m i um ~, Bonus ,Bonus in g, F Assured N added. . Cash.. Eg may 0 - Borrow. t 4 . i s 1 ... I. d. 1 8 37 15 I£loo 011 £l6 0 4'X445 0 I 10% 4 s • d• v $4 1837 1 1838 1839 1840 1 mil £217 15 Il£loo1 l £100 0 11 192 3 0 87 1 4' 165 11 10 74 1 9 116 7 6 54 010, 111 6 8, 49 10 0, £l6 0 4'X445 0 0 13 10 2 395 11 1 11 3 11 346 2 3 7 18 10; 296 13 4 710 4 , 247 4 5 ---..... De„2 - ` , 4ite er , 1 ?, 1 1 of profits Is annual, and the next will be made in the present year. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary. 71 - IS I GOLD CHAINS, London made.- 1 4 1 0 t 1 ? -, nifs of the various new patterns are kept for the pur citi:rerke the 7 post to any part of the conntry.—For facility of krti litY Iveight g iven by comparison with sovereigns ; the „ gold is warranted.equal to any that is worked 13 cox Tis description. T.,AORY and Co.. Goldsmiths, &c., 47, Cornhill (seven k.iraceelinrch-street), London. atr ic:7"------------------ TEETH. ehissd b der R STOPPING DECAYED r Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and 1-11-101e,,ItoYal Highness the Duchess of Kent. 2 E1,7,.. ° and HOWARD'S SUCCEDA -4vity.ll, -- for Stopping Decayed Teeth, however large the or , ain, 4t is , and "eed in the tooth in asoft state, without any pressure.. 441 in ;1, sc'en becomes as hard as the enamel, and will remain • !no art „ !, to for many ' years rendering extrattion unnecessary, Need^l 'un g t ho flfrher pro res ' s of decay All persons can use thisi t , kt k, 2 ;' , . cT4.ni Prey lves wgb eese, as full directions are enclosed. 8 , 64 b pared only by Thomai and Howard, Surgeon Den .ntry ,- erners-street 0 fid treet, who will send it into the! 40 , 0 _ ree b y Tx „,. _ , x .- Sold WS -s 220, Regent - street; 'Sanger, Zl'd 44?!d-street ; Butler 4 a ji ' la rY p ' side: Johnson, 68, Conahilli ;.1 , 1)1y t,Tileine Vendors in ' tho ' kingdom. ' Mr. Howard continues to ono,, c ? loss of teeth on his new system of self-adhesion, without , 44 x ) ' teetfti loss This method does not require the extraction of Itt ,Densi, ~' roots, or and is less eet , ononran others. Air. Howard, Surgeon Dentist. 64 , any painful operation -whatever, ers. Bern .-I cl-street. At home from 11 till 4. .)1T 1, 4 . 4: hy - -i v ° PATENT OPEN FIRE , crts,rimos, TN STOVE. biter from the R e lA * L AFTER ONE WINTER'S TRIAL.) sophy and AZ: Ratthew O'Brien (Professor of Natural Philo -41411 lnY lecture roorn ° '""stnYe). M.A., r.it.s:, Ste., King's Colle g e ' I be t li D ,g 0 certify th at n • - llpperNorwood, June 22. . of Mr. Cundy's Patent Stoves was put , tiok i r qove ( G o an t , at King's College, last year, in place of a cot- - ti Ray i n ., 0t s co nstruction, I believe). I have no hesi a , io r botil,lnuntn actiial experience; that Mr. Cundy's Stove is far 7m g YetitnatipZiucingWarmth over the whale room, and in pro file a; . Without disagreeable currents of air or close smell. le,. .. , 01ta to be "‘re, Where they may w5k.a, 4 „..._ h ad of Messrs. Dowid i n M , 11,TWHeElbeWek°-LBereEt,NC.a be seen in operation. k 5'..... x .., N T. -- I C C A DI LLY. ble - 11 : 2 1: 1 .:* , -- e 7 a C nci EN, for the• dis — pla L y , of P MERR KIST'S POSES re .'" S, and TABLEAUX VIV ANS. The Decorations are • 11 4 itol?rokriy, ile a eAre d r Y ai c l a d r l e re h n as tila 'be t e ed n , t t a o ke s n ee t u o re ria t v h e e ctohmefEorsttaobfliiihhe elt,j,,,,% Particular attention has also been paid to the Selection of I° ,_ Dle;7 , end havinhem morall and chastely delineated, in orde 4 eent — s'e the most astidious, and y afford them instruction and amuse -1,, it t he salne time. rfor„,_ .eSkrv;.Alla ces at Half-past Two and Half-past Seven. Stalls, 3s. ; `" Se ats, 2 5.; Pa, Is. RA il; ---' ,48 ,The nia j o O d lsi'S PILI. OF H LT H )iip, 3 .011 of _ ~,,_. .advantages to the heads of families from the i, cor m? 4 ,xieuicine of known efficacy, that may be resorted to -44 , o " e .nee, and used more in cases of temporary sick all, th4cUrring in familieor less every day, are so obvious to k o„,!cie r i i , rh ; question can be raised of its importance to every house -.L°Wl:;,4l'he kingdom. From among numerous testmonials, the • •! respectfully submitted: - To Ira. TROILUS ?BOUT, 29, STRAND, LONDON. Sir "5, Cooper-street, Manchester, March 12, 1242. til t '-1 or have much satisfaction in communicating to you the re. _- ... 4 lit '' '. , 3 ' exPerience, after repeated trials, of FRAMPTON'S PI e LL My. „„?-I,TII, and I feel it but justice to state, that in the cours of e caul t i' `ars' trial of various Aperient Medicines, I have never found 14 T rol t , a t once so salutary and efficient in the relief of the system rea.... ~ iieretor'.nuant bile, &c., &c.. with so little inconvenience ; I a a n in r ilt wanii warranted in declaring that they sly to me a me "I*- eiall and' ng ' " b eing able to recommend to families, schools, s Vkuato_Y mercantile men, whether at the desk or on the road, a most )„t''' rtly,"cireeo4lTee ID, an occasional medicine. And I shall take credit -114 -ittli lt ; i n giving this testimony, I am the means of making 4 1 _ ON'S PILLS more generally known and appreciated r . H.,, 1.4"1'05ib,...1_r, ressbectfully yours, : 41 44. 0t iTleti . e 4 r li T s _ e sr : sale of these Pills, " 4 1 th i "" 1 of the many thousands who a h ro v ni e derived benefit the earnest re- Alit % it , , er any le i f 1114„. as a cure for all diseases to which mankind is liable, but lengthened comment necessary ; they are ..,-"daiit.''Z,,,and Liver Complaints, with their many well-known at `',4ldine-,Vin,,,0, ne,a - lid Sick Headache, Pain and Oppression after meals, `'` e artl4 --, "zzilless, Singing Noise in Head and Ears, Drowsiness, ari"sWinglLfLlAM SMI , ;uni, Loss of Appetlte, Wind Spasms, &c elfft Qts. el' three doses willi convince the afflicted of their salutary 64 141 .Tlic stomach will s weedily regain its strength; a healthy . itao lanes, the Liver, Bowels, P and Kidneys, will rapidly take place , stivtat,., d of listlessness heat, pains, and jaundiced appearance, Will b,"thactivity, and renewed health, extending to good . old age, s ill eetii,,, e tea of taking this medicine, according to the direction 11441(17Ying each boX. 111,,,,, YT. Prout, 229, Strand, London. Price is. I%cl. and 2s. 9d. kia gdZ i a : l/° bY the Vendors of Medicines generally throughout the ~..ask r„, „... .marla i , e 401 RAILPTON'S PII T OF H 29 EALTH, nd observe the 141 1417 1 Ad'irela or " ruccuia 4 P rout 2 Strand , London," on the - 414 - ~'z - - , . No. 16 , 91. LON TH. R S DA Y DON) ADDRESS of the LIVERPOOL ASSOCIA TION•for the REDUCTION of the DUTY on TEA. In again calling •public attention to the present oppressive and impolitic tax upon tea, the Association are anxious to give promi pence to those facts which indicate the necessity for an immediate reduction of the duty. The conclusion of the treaty with China encouraged confident expectations of the extension of our trade with that empire. It was reasonably anticipated that the low rate of duty imposed by its Government upon British manufactures would be reciprocated by a corresponding liberality in the admission of the staple production of the Chinese for the use of ourselves. The elements of agricultural industry essential to the production of tea,—the fertile and exten sive territory, and the superabundant population of China, esti mated at above 350,000,000,—are capable of enlarging its supply in a ratio at least e'ual to that in which the machinery of our manu facturers can increase the production of fabrics required for exporta tion. Our imports of tea from China have never yet reached four per cent. of the entire production of that country, according to the best calculation. It is, however, a notorious fact, that the expectations thus cherished have been disappointed. The merchants are exposed to heavy losses in the importation of teas, which are now selling in the British markets at prices below their current value in China ; while at the same time our manufactures are selling in China for less than the cost of their, production here. The population at large are unbenefited by any practical result accruing from a treaty that has left behind it a tax upon British industry, which at the same time confers a bonus upon foreign competition. There is no difficulty in ascertaining the cause of so disastrous an issue. The pressure of an impost, unprecedented in any other tariff, cripples the operations of our merchants, and excludes our manu factures fri.m the larger proportion of the Chinese population ; while it deprives the labouring classes in this country of one of the most needful articles of domestic comfort. The foreign policy of our Go vernment has achieved a brilliant success; but its results are marred and counteracted by the incongruous arrangements of the Home Exchequer. The chief export of China is brought in abundance to our shores, only to accumulate in our warehouses. A tax, as anomalous in its principle as it is mischievous in its results, stops at once the tide of commercial prosperity and the pervading currents of social civilization. Under such circumstances, it is almost as easy to predict the future as to review the past, A losing trade can never be a permanent one. The discouraging results of this year's imports will curtail the ship ments of the next. Comparative scarcity, and proportionately high prices, will follow. The professed intention of the financial measures of Government for some time past has been to cheapen the necessa ries of life. In this country tea occupies a more prominent place among those necessaries than in any other. Under the operation of any uniform and reasonable system of taxation, it would, therefore, have been recognised as a primary object for the ameliorative inter position of Government. On the contrary however the Legislature of the country in which it is .s."*6 esaeirsiiely sssc fast to recognise its mil.. in the civil and social economy of the state. The British Government has afforded every facility for its supply to Other countries, where it is little more than an occasional luxury, and has impeded its consumption among ourselves, where its use is indispensable The necessities of the Exchequer, the only plea advanced in pallia tion of an impost so obviously indefensible, is one which will not bear examination. There is-no reason to apprehend that the reduc tion of the dity to Is. per pound would leave a deficit of any import ance. The immediate result of such a change would unquestionably be the liberation of a larger quantity from bond than had ever been taken out during the same period before. If any temporary pres sure upon our finances existed, it would thus be promptly relieved. There is no room to doubt that in the further course of time the gra dual increase of consumption would enlarge the revenue upon a sure and satisfactory basis. This is not a gratuitous conjecture, but a reasonable deduction from the result of similar changes in the duties on coffee and sugar ; and, above all, it is confirmed by the only two existing precedents of a reduction in the tax upon tea itself. In 1744, the duty was reduced from 13/. 18s. 7 per cent. and 4s. per lb. to 38/. 18s. 7;.d. per cent. and Is. per lb. The consumption im mediately advanced nearly 50 per cent. In 1784, the duty was re duced from 551. 15s. 10d. per cent. and Is. ld. 4-sths par lb. to 12 per cent. The consumption was at once more than doubled. In 1785 it was trebled, and in 1794 it was quadrupled. Since that pe riod the duty has gradually advanced. Under the monopoly of the East India Company it was 100 per cent. ;• and under a.system of in dividual enterprise and competition, it Is nearly 200 per cent. Every reduction in the price of the article has, however, beets followed by an increase in its consumption. The present consumption of tea in this country amounts to an average of about 1 ,1 /.' 2 lb. per head per annum for the entire popula tion. This is about one-fourth of the allowance usually afforded to domestic servants in families of the middle classes; it is less than one-half of the quantity consumed in the Channel Islands, where all intoxicating beveraLres are far cheaper than in this country ; and it is scarcely one-sixth of the proportion used in Australia, by a popu lation whose physical requirements will appear to most persons less favourable to its use. Whatever test may be applied to our present consumption, it will evidently appear to be restricted by the artificial limits of price, and not by any (injection to the qualities arid proper ties of the article. A careful examination of these will justify the conclusion that it is adapted more than any other beverage for. in corporation with every description of diet, and for use at every meal ; that It is suited to every variety of physical constitution, and adequate to sustain every description of mental or corporeal exercise. The present duty amounting to two-thirds of the cost of the most serviceable descriptions of tea, it is evident that the dealers require, in order to cover their investments in its purchase, three times the profit which would repay them, were the article free of duty. The public have thus to pay a tax upon a tax ; the magnitude of the im post, in the first instance, being indefensible and oppressive. Were the duty reduced to Is: per lb., the consumer would obtain at least here is no doubt whate that the l a rger quantity would 2lbs be used. As the consumption of every pound of tea involves that of 51bs. of sugar, the extra duty on the latter, added to that on the increased quantity of tea at Is., would at once yield a revenue of about four millions, aecordin , to the most moderate computation, while the future . enlargem nt of this source of public income might confidently be expected. • The committee conceive it unnecessary to enlarge upon those moral and social benefits that may fairly be anticipated under the operation of a more equitable impost. They are persuaded that the removal of those restrictions which now impede the use of a cheap and salubrious beverage would be highly conducive to the happiness and well being of the community, by encouraging habits of tem perance and domestic comfort, and by supplying practical dissua sives from crime. They regard the burden of the tax as now pressing upon the energies of the entire population, under what ever character these may be benercially developed ; and they there f 're invite the sympathy and support of all classes in their efforts for its removal. Liverpool, November, 1846 WILLIAM NICOL, Chairman. REPORT BY THE DIRECTORS TO THE. SHAREHOLDERS OF T SCOTTISH MIDLAND EX TENSION RAILWAY COMPANY. The Shareholders ate already informed that the Bill, for incorpo rating the Company and authorising the W orks, -was lost in the last session or Parliament, having been rejected by the Committee of the Horse of Commons. The Directors have been unwilling to dissolve the Company has tily, in consequence the yl d of be theirableLo effect delaying, an for relieving expenses theythis have at length suc ceeded. The expenses on the Bill, though the greatest economy was cised, were larger than the Directors anticipated they would be,expaer ticularly in the c ost of witnesses. This arose from the groupe, o r i which this Bill formed part, having been ordered to meet in March before the Standing Orders Committee had rorted on some of the Bills. This had passed standing orders, and been read a secon 1 time,and it was expected that the notice between the second reading and the sitting of the Committee on the Bill.would, in the circum stances (the Committee' for a gimp being appointed to meet on a fixed day), bej dispensed with. In consequence, the witnesses and agents were all sent. from Scotland, and .the other preparations made. •But the Committee adjourned for a month, and so the witnesses and 'agents went back to Scotland, and returned to att expense in that end the Committe de e fdr the adjourned diy. Thus there was a double p a rtment. • • . . • The total number of shares issue 4 (on all of them the full deposit was paid) was 10,687... The accounts of expense haVe not been all adjusted; but the total amount - appearS to be very 'near 9,500 t., or 'about 175.6 d. per share, which, out of the 50s. :of deposit, would afford a return of 325. 6d , • But your Directors have made an. arrangement at Company agrees With tfie Scottish Midland Junction Railw a y Company, whereby th to make a return of holders share, receiving ,the Deeds will taking the place of the Scrip The farliamentary Deedi will be can celled. - The Shareholders who desire to avail theingeliei of this arrange ment will transmit their Scrip Certificate4, - along with a memoran dum of their full names and addiessei; to ' the Intl ranerim-Secr ted foretary, w ithout delay, indorsing upon them these words " smit the return of 40s. per share, in terms of the Directors' Report, dated 14th Novel-116er' 1846," and letting this indorsement be signed by the Scripholder ; and in return the secretary will forward a Banker's Credit on London, or Edinburgh, or Glasgow, -for the amount of the return at the usual par, or at sight less the Banker's charge for ex change, as May be desired. By order, CHRIS. KERR, Interim-Secretary. Dundee, 14th Nov. 1846. NATIONAL SECURITY BANK. TEMPORARY OFFICE, 168, Fenchurch-street, London. Capital, b 00,0001., in '5,000 Shares of OM •/ Deposit 10/. ; Call 40/ per Share. • , • In consequence of the numerous shares already subscribed for, the public are respectflilly informed that an early application will be needful ou the part of those who may desire to become interested in this establishment. The solidity of the principles on which it is founded having been" universally admitted, whether with reierence to the complete protection of the shareholders, the sou b cuy - ,rity offered to the customers, or t he advantage arising to them the interest on deposits, which neither the Bank of England nor the private banks allow, with the a ddition of a security perfectty unexceptionable, even in the case of trustees, or official parties, the Directors eel confident' thit the only ingredient necessary a •tt. secure it the'entire approbation of the p ublic will be supplied by detailed statement, now prepar, d; of the various sources of profit from ,which its large contemplated returns will be derived. These are such as cannot fail to confirm the opinion of those who have already sub . scribed for upwards of 4,000 shares, and to sa tisf y any doubts that' may have been suggested as to the very profitable nature of the pro posed investment Applications for shares may be addressed to the Secretary, at 163, t F h e e n c s h o r r c e h e s - sot of e p e r o t t, whom &c., will p r b o e s p f e o c rw t u r e d s e a d n , d pao stfree,detailed if state wri t t m e n en f t of o r; to Messrs.,gutton and Co., solicitors, 6, Basinghall- street ; Messrs. Capron and Co., solicitors, Saville-place, New Burlington-street ; and to Messrs. Sutton and Co., stock brokers, Royal Exchange. BROWN'S LECTURES on ETHICS, with a Preface by Dr. CHALMERS, post Bvo, Bs. 6d BROWN'S PHILOSOPHY of the MIND, Fifteenth Edition, Stereotyped, Bvo, 18s. ROWN'S. PHILOSOPHY of the MIND, Library Edition, 4 vols. Bvo 2/. 2s. - W. Tait, Edinburgh; Simpkin, & Co., London. No. 9, Denmark-street, Soho-square, Dec. 3, 1846. MENZIES'S ANNUAL •CALEDONIAN COSTUME and FANCY DRESS BALL will take place on HOaSDAY, the 21st ofJanuary, at the QUEEN'S CONCERT ROOMS, Hanofer-square. PUBLIC ABATTO OUSE IRE S S, or SLAUGHTER H. The Prospectuses are in a state of forwardness ; in the meantime, whilst the peamoters are grateful for the mass of information already volunteered, they will feel obliged by any fhrther suggestions which may be useful in the final settlement of their plan. HENRY F. RICHARDSON, Solicitor to the Promoters. 36, Coleman-street, London, Nov. 30, 1846, ACCIDENT AT WINDSOR.—An accident occurred on Tuesday afternoon to James Hopkins, Esq., a gentle man residing at Earl Grey's mansion at Datchet. He was riding a spirited young horse from Datchet to Windsor, attended by his groom, and on passing by the castle gates, in the Frogmore-road, the animal took fright, proceeding along Park-street, at a tremendous pace, into the town. Instead of making for the High street, the horse dashed into the stables of the New Inn, the left side of Mr. Hopkins's bead coming into violent contact with a large iron lantern which was sus pended _in the centre. A severe wound was inflicted, from which the blood flowed profusely, and Mr. Hopkins was rendered for a time insensible. Mr. Pearl, surgeon, of Windsor, was speedily in attendance, and the sufferer, in the courso of the afternoon, was conveyed to his resi dence at Datchet. ELGIN CATHEDRAL.—The Commissioners of Woods and Forests have resolved to effect a great improvement in the close vicinity of tais ancient and beautiful ruin, by the removal of the line of old houses at the south of the principal entrance, which have so long been an eye sore to the community and to strangers visiting the town .—Caltdonian Macury. MONEY and CO3i 7,1 ERCIAL NEWS. (From The San of last• Night.) The Cotton market at Li v,,rpool yesterdeay was Very firm, and American and Su at have advance *d.` per lb. compared with last Frida)'s rates. Sales 9,000 bales of which 5,000 were on specula: ion. 500 Pernams and Maranhams sold at 6id. to 7d.; GOO Egyptian at 7id. to 84d.; and 300 Surat at 4d. to 41El. per lb. Shares were much the same. The Liverpool Albion, in speaking of the Liverp ool, Crosby, and Southport Railway, says, " The opinions in favour of this undertaking are so generEl, especially in regard to its sanatory results in connexion with Liverpool, that we understand it will come before Par liament with the' support of nearly all the interests affected by it. At the present moment, when so much interest is shown for the receipt of information connected with supplies of grain, flour, &c., from the United States and Canada, the following news is of peculiar interest:— " The rise of freights in our domestic commerce (states a New York authority) is a most important movement. • " We learn from a most intelligent gentleman, that on the lakes there is not half tonnage enough to bring the produce to market ; that although every steam-boat vessel is actually employed in transporting goods, and is realising fifty per cent. advance, yet in the states of Ohio and Michigan, one half the wheat and flour will be de tained until next season, for want of vessels to bring it away. On the canals freights are 50 per cent. above what they were, and although every thing in the shape of a boat, is actually employed, yet a large portion of the produce will not, for want of facili ties, reach our market. The want of capacity, in our canals, is now deeply felt. The loss to the people of this and other states, from this cause, it is said, will be of the most serious and injurious character. " The demand for vessels to foreign ports continues as great, if not greater than ever. A number of vessels are er.-;. , m, c...-,m +h. .nct nnrl marivt,a building, yet ireignts are beyond any point yet. - All the packets are engaged for some time to come. Vessels are taKen up for places, which, until now, w ere hardly known. To Cork, 4s. is paid for flour, an d is. for grain ; to Newry, ls. ld. To the different ports of Scotland and Ireland vessels are wanted, while to London, Havre, Belgium, and Holland, there continue to be large shipments. " Accounts from Kingston, Upper Canada, state that the greatest possible activity prevails amongst our for warders here, some of whom are employed all night as well as all day, in shipping produce to its respective des tination before the navigation closes. " On Sunday we had a cold, wet easterly wind; Mon day the wind changed, and the thermometer rose to the temperate point, and so continued all night, and Tuesday was the same, with a clear sunshine, the commencement, we should say, of our Indian summer. This day, Wed nesday, at daylight, the thermometer stood at 45, and at eight at 50, with rather a cloudy, though fine weather, sky." The East India advices have been considered here as favourable, and there is no doubt but that if the tran quillity of the countries around our territory can be secured, trade will. improve. The natives merchants appear to be rather short of money, and this might arise from want of confidence. . There is nothing of importance from the Continent to-day. The foreign exchanges, except upon Paris, were barely supported yesterday afterno , n. Amsterdam and Hamburgh were both lower. The Stock Market has beery favourably influenced again by the intelligence from India, and the resump tion of purchases by the brokers acting for corporations. &c., serves alto to further the impulse. The value of Consols is 958 to 958 for the present transfer; and the same for account. On Exchequer-bills the premium is 7s. to 10s. only. New Three-and•a-Quarter per Cents. have risen to 958 and 961, and the Three per Cents. to 94a. Bank Stock is 2071 to 2061. The Foreign Investments have been dull. Spanish Five per Cents. are 26f I, and the Three per Cents. 374, being steady. Portuguese Four per Cents. are 38 to Mexican have improved to 221 I, the accounts being more favourable to the republic The Share Market has been very good again, but prices have not improved pari passe with the junds. Birmingham and Oxford Junction are rather better, North Western have been firm, Midland, Norfolk, and North British are higher. There is a good deal doing in the York and Midland lines. ONE PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. ON LOCK plank Stock .20 7 1,/ 206% 3 per Cent. Reduced Anns 94 1 4% 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 95% % % New 34 per Cent. Annuities 96 95% 96% i.ong Annuities to expire J an. 1860 9 15-16 % Ditto 30 years, Oct. 10,1859 India Stock 258 260 India Bonds, 1,0001 Ditto under 1,0001. .. 18 22 p South Son Stork Ditto New Annuities Consols for Opening, Jan. 15 95%% Exchequer Bills, 1000/. 1 1 ,%d.... 710— p Ditto, 5001 Ditto, Small ONE PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 Ditto, Account Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent .. 38% Ditto, Account 3B Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840, Ditto, Passive Ditto 3 per Cent. . ' Ditto. Account 3 7 3% Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch, 2% per Cent Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates 92 1 A 92 PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOSING i AMWAY MARES PAID ' AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen Amber., Nott., Boston, CLOSING PRICES. 206 1 / 2 94 95 1 /i 961 74 9 7 4 9 3 A 260 and Eastern Junction 2% 2% .. Armagh, Coleraine, and . Portrush l% Belfast & County Down 4 3 % — Birmingham and Dudley 425. ... Birmin. and Gleucester..loo 22 p 90 95% 10 p 11 p 11 p CLOSING PRICES 22% 384 2 38IA 5% 37 3 / 4 3734 Ditto New. 4 l 7 l,Cy Birmingham and Ox; ' • • • ford Junction • 2 Birkenhe'ad, Lancashire, ' and Cheshire June.... 2 3 / 2 3 / Boston, Stamfd. & Birm.• 225. , • • Bristol and Exeter 75 Ditto, New • 5 ..... • •• • Bristol and Gloncestei... 30 ...... Bristol and Liver. June.. 2%...... B.uckinghamshire Caledonian - 25 . . 23%% 23% Ditto Half Shares...... 2% 2 %... ...... ..... 29i Cambrian & Grand Jane 42s — Chester and Holyhead... 27% Churnet and Blythe Chester and Manchester 425. Cheltenham and Oxford 2 ...... • .. • • Clydesdale Junction.. ... 20 Cork," Blackrock, and Passages .Cork and Killarney _. 2% Cork and Waterford ... 1% — . Coinwall Ditto, Half Shares ... 2 1 / Q - Cornwall & Cent'! Devon 2% — .. _ • Direct Lincoln, East Rat ford, and •Sheffd. June. 2% _ Direct Northern 2 Direct Norwich • 1 Dublin and Belf ast Junc. 126 --_ Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine ............... 2% Dublin and Galvia3i.„. :: 4 - Dundalk & Enniskillen 10 Kastern Counties...... 14/. 168 .. 23 1 4 .. .... ........ 231% Ditto New Ditto Perpetual, 5 par Cent, No. 1....... 61.135. 4d... Ditto ditto, No. 2 .. 6 !. 13s. 4d... Do., York Extension.. 2 ...... 3% EastDereh'ai andNoech 1 i4;astern Union ............ 35 .. ... 52% Ditto. Quarter Shares 8% — • Do. Exten.(llariach) I 1 :i i - ......... ..... Do., Camb. and Ely.. 2% East Lancashire ...... . . 14 - •• •••. Ditto. New ... : ...... .. 5 - Do., do. (late Preston , and Ormskirk)... .. 5 .. •.. E as t Lincolnshire ... 1 I /4 ..• • . . 1./ east & West 'of England 1X 3 .. .• • • -- . Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...••• Ditto Half Shares ... 10 ...... 2014 Ditto; Q uar ter Shares 12% .••••• ••• ..... '.. 6 0 Edinburgh & Northern.. 12% ...... 15 4 •••••• Edinburgh and Perth... 3 ...... Ditto, New .. 15 • Exet a e n r d , y li eo u v n i t l i , n sz g . d ro o o n rs . e .. 12t51/2. .. . 14 .. .E1y.... 12 % ..... ......................... --............... Enniskillen and Sligo ... 2% — ...... .. ...... Do., IA Shares (5 per Glasgow,Kilmar.,&Ayr 50 cent. guar.) ... ...... 12 1 / — ............... Glouc.,Alieryst;vith,and Central of Wales 1%...... —......•••..-• Goole, Doncaster, Sic 42s. Grand Union (Notting- ' and Lynn IX - ...... ..... _ ___ Great Eistern &Western 2i,...... GreatGrimsby and Shef • field -•—• . •••—•. Great South. and West. (Ireland) Great Munster ...... ...... 2 1 ,A. Great North of Scotland 2 72 Great Northof England..loo ...., 235 .. Ditto New Ditto, New . l5 , Ditto, New Great Western B5 Ditto % Shares Ditto 1 4 Shares lO — Ditto Fifths 2O Ditto, New . 2 Huddersfield &Mooches. 13 ...... Ditto, Extension 3 Hull and. Selby 5O Ditto M Shares Do. Half Shares Ipswich & Bury St. Edm. 11 1 4 l2:r, th ............ Do., do., and Norwich 2IA — Lancaster and Carlisle... 60 Do. New Leeds and Bradford Leeds and Carlisle Leicester & h Birmingam 225. ••• ........ ... % p - 17i - 1% ..... 33/4 93 /4 9% 13/4 20 1 4 15% 12% .... 14 p 194 - t 78 30 1 A 7% 12% !J/4 Leicester and Bedard... 225. y t dis . X dis. Leeds, Dewsbury, tc.,.. 22 1 / 2 35 34% •• Do., Branch (Blii) .. 21/ 1 0 14• Do. Extension(G ten ) 2 1 / 2 .. ... ''''''''''' • Leeds and Thirsk.., 17 %•••••• 16 1 / .•••••• ••••• • Ditto, New ..... ... Lpool., Mnchstr 8 N e w castle Junction ..... .2% Liverpool and Busy . 24 .• ... London and BlackYalLl6/. 131,4 d. 8% Do. New Ditto Extension „ ... 7 1 4:—. -• ........ ''• London, Brighton, and South Coast ...... ..... 50 .. .. 59% 1 4 1 ,4 ......... Ditto, Fifths ........; 40 ...... Do. Guarant. 5 per ct 9 — —— ""• London and Greenwich '2l 15s4d Do. Preference .... 8 / 1 75 2d — London, Hounslow ; and Western - ... •••••••• ... London and N. Westersloo 195% ............... Do. Quarters ... ..., 2 ~., 2 2 34 DO., do., New Sham. 2 Ditto Fifths Ditto, Eighths (G. J.) 121/ $ — ............... Do., New 1 4 Shari (G. J.) .............. 5 Do 40/. Shares(L. M.) 8 . — Lond. & S.Western 411 C% 10d...... 63 64 x n Da. New ConsoL Bths 40 - 2 7 3 /4 xn Do. New 221, / 2... .. 27 3 / 4 xn..- Do. New .lB ;,:. • Ditto Tenths ....• .. 5 ~,....• 5 %%% ...... ... 4 1 / a Ditto Tenths . .... 4 4. ... 4 A 55f t Ditto Guaranteed 5 ~.... 5 3 / 4 7/ 2 ............ Ditto ditto ...... . ..ondon and York 2%4- Do. Extension ......... 2 % — ••• ..... London and Windsor . 142"..a. . London, Salisbury, and Yeovil Londonderry& Col6raine 15. ...... ' ...... ......... Londonderry and Ennis- killen l5 ....4. Lynn and Ely ,15 . 1... 16% i t Lynn and,Dera.ar'' A a ~ --- 157.. ~ _ Manchester.age ni l-•_-38 --- 38 Do. Quarters Do. Fifths 6 . .... 114 11 ... ...... Do. Sixteenths S 6 1 4 ...... Do. Extension 428. — p Manchester and Birmin. 40 Do. Quarters (A) 5 ...... Do. Quarters (B) De. Quarters (C) 1 Manchester,Buxton,and Matlock 42s. — p Blanchester Birm., and Mould Junction ..... ....„ Manchest. & Southampt. 2 ••• Midland lOO .....126 129 Do. Fifths 2 Do. New Ditto, New Do. Birm., and Derbyloo lO2 Midlnd& East. Counties 2%...... Midland Great Western • Irish Newcastle sled Berwick 20 Do. North Shields ... 25 Newcastle and Carlisle...loo Newmrk et &Cliesterfrd 5 N2wport&Abergavenny 2%...... Newry and Enniskillen 7 Newark, Sheffield, and Boston ... ..... ......... 1%.. ... ... ........ .. Norfolk ...... ............ ...100 129 128. ... ...... Do. Half Shares ..... 9 Do. Extension North British ......:. ... 25 ...... 36 35: 3 4 x3rds Do. Half Shares Do. Fifths 5 Do. Quarters ...... ... 1 1 4 3 IA x 3rds Do. Extension ......... %...... -- Northern and Eastern... 50 Do. Scrip (issd. 5 dis.) 50 Do. Quarter Shares... 12% — Do. New .. . 1 North Staffordshire...... 5 North Wales Northern and Southern Connecting - Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton ...... 17 1 Oxford, Witney, and Cheltenham.... Portsmouth Direct 3 : 3 /4 — Preston and Wyre 25 Do. 1 A Shares Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 3/. 12s. — dis. Richmond . l5 Royston and Hitchen ... 1% l 3 /4 Scottish Central Scottish Midland 12% • Sheffield, Buxton, Leek Potteries,andCrewe... 1% Sheffield & Manchester 100 Do. Quarter Shares... 8 Do. Lincolnshire Junc. 1/ 1 — Do. & Great Grimsby. 10 Do. do. Extension 425. .... ......•••• .... Shrewsbury and Rim..." 3 .... . 5 1a % Shropskire Union Shrews., W oivernamp., &S. Staffordsh. Junc. 2% Sligo and Shannon l% t South Devon 4O ...... 33 South StaffordshireJunc. 2 1 • — South Eastern & Dover. 33% 3714 38% ...... Do., No. 1 Do., Na 2. Do., No 3 - Do.. No. 4 ‘St.Alban's, Hatfield, and Hertford Junction ... 425. — -•• Staffordsh. & Shropshire 2 3 / 4 — TS WarwickN7 .s o w aa u wla et n h _ ov s .fa- Wales e a a L e l E e na o s tdx u ht g Ne.v h ri o . sr r i . co.te a .r. - 4,2 5 2 s . , .. . ...... . _ 3 l : :.. .. ... vg.. ........ ' . ........... .......... ........ ,meron's Stm. C0a 1.... 2 Wakefield, Pontefract. & Goole 22% Waterford and Kilkenny 11 . Waterford and Limerick 22 1 / 2 — ' ............ ..' Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw, and Dublin ..... - ............. . Wexford, W aterford, and Valentia • 1% ...... .. Waveney Valley ...... ... 2 Welsh Midland ...... West Riding Union 42s. West Cornwall 2 ... ~ . ........... . ffexford and Carlow - ^- Wilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth Sir --este - W - ' - orcester, rt arwick, and Rugby - ' 425. York and Carlisle 2 3 /4 —.- .. •••''' York and Newcastle. ... 25 .. 3B 37 3 / ....... Ditto New Do. Preference ...... 2 t ork and North Midland 50 Ditto % Share 3..... ... 25 ...... 45 1 ,42 .. .. • '" Do. Selby 4O ...... 78 3 / 4 ...... . ....... Do. Extension 2O ...... 38 ..... •"-*" - Ditto,. Preference ...... 1 21 A 11 3 / 4 12' Ni Do. East and West Rid ing Extension FOREIGN RAIL WAY:) Anglo-Belgian 4 ... Barbadoes - 1 ...... 000000000 ••• ••••• Belgian. Eastern Junctn. 2 1 , ...... Boulogne and Amiens... 16 . ..... .. Bordeaux B.72dediterran. 2 ...... .... ...•• ...• isordeaux, Toulouse, and Cat te (Mackenzie's)... 2 .. (E 2 ...• • - ...• PUBLICATIONS, ENGLISH INTERCOURSE WITH INDIA. i his day, in Bvo. price 2s. 6d. ON the COMMUNICATIONS between EU ROPE AND INDIA THROUGH EGYPT. London: Smith, Elder, and Co., 68, Cornhill. rk, andW est '_ _ 2 ...... - ...• Calcutta and Diamond Harbour .... ' 78. .....• Callao, Lima, and Pacific Coast •• • • . •••• Central of Spain ... . Ceylon .. .... 55. - - Demerara ... .. ..... . ..... 2% ....... • ... Dendre Valley 4 ••• Direct Bombay and Madras Dutch Rhenish East Indian 2.. ..... .... 58. " • Fampoux & Hazebrouk 4 Great Indian Peninsular ss. Great Western Bengal... ss. ..•••• 1••• Great Western Canada... 3 1 4 ...... ••• Italian and Austrian.... 4 ... _ Jamaica S.Micl. Junction 1 ...... Jersey ••• Louvain ii. la Sambre ... 6 ... . _ ... ••• • ..... ..• Luxembourg.-- ..... .. 4 Lyons and Avignon 2 — •• Madras 1 ...... • ••• Madras, Nellore , and Arcot lii — Madrid and Wands—. 2 ... Mauritius .. ... •• Namur and Liege Nn of France Constituted 5 ...... _ North Jamaica... ...... ... 1 ...... _ ............. ' • Orleans and Vierzon ... 10 ....'.. ___ • • Orleans and Bordeaux... 6 ....., 7 7, '• Over Yssel 4l 3s 4 d ...... 43/8 • • •• • • ... Paris &Lyons Constituted 5 ...... .__ Paris and Orleans 2O ..... Paris and Rouen ___ P a ris and Strasbourg ...... •• •••• • Constituted Rouen and Havre ...... 20 ...... Sambre and Meuse ...... 10 ..._ Strasbourg and Bale ... 14 ...... _ St. Laurence & Atlantic Tours and Nantes Con stituted ...—• •••••• ••• 5 ...... .. T ou rnay, Jurbise , 'Au den, and Hasselt.. ..... 8 ...... _ Trinidad ................... 2 1 A ...... West Flanders ...••• ..... 6 JOINT STOCK BAN la . . ... Aus t ra lasia ............... 40 National Prov. England. 35 Union of Australia ..... 25 British North American 50 Commercial of London 20 MINES. a del Monte Unregd - LADS you THE ROYAL NAVY.—On Tuesday' there was considerable activity at the various receiving Ib ouses for seamen, at the east end of the metropolis n* it the docks, in conseq uence of the recent re g ulation res p ecting Royal Navy. During the day large 7 )osters w t hroughout the m e t ro p o li s ; ant i every isteadlso beid out for lad s b e t ween 16 and 1 9 ladse re inducement forci circulated to enter her. Alajesty's service. Smart, Affel! grown youths are taken, though not accustomec, 119 the sea, numbers of whom entered during the day. Do. (i Cal. D' Isis, uun Flanders ;spelete's) 'llc S P ET N 7 DECEMBER 3, 1846. 34% 10% ABOLITION Of 'THE PUNISH- MENT OF DEATH. 16 5 1 , 4 59 1 ,E - 22% 15% 64xi 164 151/2 PA p - P 32% 102 5% 35T 4 15Ih 31 / 8 78 - - 13/4 5% Par 23U 4404 - 351, 1% 2p 37 3 / 4 12 3 / 4 _7A3 A public meeting was held last evening at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, to promote the abolition of the punishment of death. There was a numerous at tendance, the large room being filled to excess. Alder man Sidney filled the chair. Amongst those present were Rev. Dr. Mortimer, Mr. D. W. Wire, Mr. W. Thorn borow, Mr. J. Meredith, Mr. H. Vincent, Mr. Frank H. Leuthall, Mr. T. A. Tagg, Mr. H. Rickman, Mr. C. Gil pin, Mr. J. W. Greene, and Mr. Joseph Marsh. The CHAIRMAN said he had had some experience of the effect of capital punishment upon the great mass of society, and he had come to the opinion, after the most mature deliberation, that the continuance of the system was not justified ; that it was unnecessary in the present state of society, as such exhibitions, instead of inculcat ing a deeper moral lesson, brutalised those who wit nessed them. He thought they were, therefore, justified in demanding its abrogation from the Legislature, or, at least, its suspension, for seven years.—(Hear, hear.) Not many years ago, from 150 to 200 offences were punishable by death, but since the extreme penalty of the law had been abolished with respect to all save the crime of murder, not only had those crimes diminished in magnitude, but in numbers. On the grounds of expediency, morality, and, above all, on the higher ground -of Christianity, they were per fectly justified in calling on the Legislature to abolish it. The omniscience of the law was often vaunted ; but he had the authority of Sir Fitzroy Kelly for stating that during the last few years fifteen innocent persons had been hung—how many more might have died whose innocence it might not have been in the power of man to trace ; it was impossible to tell. The commandment, " Whoso sheddeth man's blood by man shall his blood be shed," was susceptible of more meaning than the one generally received, but he could not go to the length of stating that it was wholly un justified by Scripture. Mr n ul w w elonliently &Alt witl) the objections to" tneaboution of the punishment of death, and held that there was no authority in the Scriptures to justify such vindictive justice. Even if the Scriptures gave the power to inflict it where it was found beyond doubt that the great end of punishment—the reforma tion of the criminal was destroyed, and no example en forced, it was wholly unnecessary to continue it. The time was coming on when juries would shrink with re pugnance from finding men guilty of murder on ac count of the punishment. He quoted the opinion of Alderman Harmer, to show this reluctance to con vict on the part of juries, who were glad to find out any crotchet through which they might acquit him. If the punishment was exemplary, why not, to quote from Punch, bring all the charit) schools and children to behold it ?—(Cheers.) Example forsooth ! it had been ascertained that out of 164 executions which had taken place, 162 of the malefactors had witnessed capital punishments. It rather stimulated than deterred. Thieves knew that murder was the only crime visited with the extreme penalty of the law, and abstained from it ; but when robhery was so punished they mur dered to screen their crimes. —(Hear.) Thousands of punishments might be adopted more severe than the punishment of death.—(Hear.) If a man were imprisoned for life—if his name and memory were blotted out—he would be living, a terrible example to others. In Tuscany and Belgium capital punish ment had been abolished with excellent effect.—(Cheers.) He concluded by moving a resolution to the effect that the punishment of death is opposed to the spirit of Christianity—that it does not answer its design—that its effects are demoralizing—that it sometimes involves the destruction of. the innocent by judicial process, and at others favours the escape of the guilty, thus foster ing the crime it was meant to suppress. The Rev. Dr. MORTIMER seconded the motion. He referred to an assertion made by Lord John Russell, that the treatment of criminals was a problem yet to be solved—and contended that capital punishment was op posed to the true interpretation of the holy Scriptures —that it cut off a sinner in the midst of his sin —that it gave him no opportunity for true repentance, and was opposed to the very essence of punishment which ought to be remedial and not vindictive. As the treatment of prisoners was yet a problem, theie was no reason that solitary punishment should be alone adopted. There was great reluctance in juries to find persons concerned in fatal duels guilty on account of the penalty, but if there was a minor punishment the reverse would occur. The same might be said with respect to the crime of infanticide, as nineteen out of every twenty charged with this crime are acquitted of the higher and found guilty of the minor offence. Mr. HENRY BROOKS proposed an amendment to the effect that the meeting deeply deplored and commiserated the distressed condition of the people, and considered that capital punishment ought to be abolished, but the meeting, with but one dissentient, voted the first part of the amendment irrelevant to the object for *ha mathir; 11.1 been _noll.l Mr. HENRY VINCENT submitted to the meeting a petition to the Legislature, praying for the abolition of capital punishment. He held, in a speech replete with fervent eloquence, which was listened to and received with great applause, that the scriptures did not justify the taking away of human life—that Christ did not come to the earth to preach revenge—to strike blow for blow, but mercy and forbearance, and it was im pious in fallible man to step in between the created and the Creator, instead of allowing the man to live his natural period and to meet his God, and to receive sentence at His hands. Murderers were not terrified by the punishment which would be inflicted upon them if they were discovered and found guilty. The actuating principle was the fear of detection. He drew a vivid picture of the neglected outcast children of London, the children of the depraved and the criminal, being led by curiosity to an execution, and of being thus perverted and brutalised, and fitted for the course of life which their parents were pursuing. There was a strong and growing feeling in favour of the abrogation of capital punishment, and the people, if they spoke out, would have tlieir wishes complied with. Let them continue to agitate, and let them take Lord John Russell at his word, and teach him how to solve the problem of cri minal punishment. Mr. J. MILLER seconded the adoption of the petition, which was unanimously carried. A vote of thanks having been passed to the Chairman, which was suitably acknowledged, the numerous assem blage sepaiated. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY. OPENING of the iiii:WXi from RAMSGATE to 78, 1 1 384, 12% 181/4 - A A PRICE SD. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA HOUSE. The preparations for the rebuilding of the interior of , Covent- garden Theatr e commence d . at day-break on Tuesday, and before the evening had set in the façade in Bow % street was completely inclosed. The alterations and improvements in the edifice will form a complete revolution. The new proprietors have selected the plans of Benedict Albano, Es . q., Civil Engineer, and these plans have been duly submitted to and received the approval of the official referees under the Metropo litan Buildings Act. As the present interior is to be entirely removed, and the theatre is to be considerably enlarged, it has been resolved that no expense shall be spared to render it one of the most elegant and con venient lyrical establishments now in existence. In every sense of the word, the new Royal Italian Opera House is to be made a great Temple of Art. Many erroneous notions existing as to the size of Covent-garden Theatre, it may be as well to mention that it will be the largest in Europe, after the great theatres in Italy, which in point of space rank first. In the original design, the architect seems to have taken especial pains to construct the smallest possible interior within the largest exterior space occupied by any other London theatre. The room now lost in useless passages and endless corridors is inconceivable; and when visi tors will hereafter gaze upon the vast interior now in course of construction, they will indeed be amazed; for although when completed there will be accommodation for five hundred persons more than the largest theatre in London now holds, and if requisite the number could be carried to one thousand, there will be increased comfort and convenience. Thus, the private boxes and stalls, although exceeding in number those in any other house, are to be each enlarged in point of space for the oc cupants. The private boxes will be, in fact, wider and more lofty than any allowance previously made for those receptacles of beauty and fashion. The grand staircase at the front entrance will remain, and that of the royal entrance in Hart-street ; but two new stone staircases are to be built, extending froth the pit floor to the upper ~,, nneeted w;th facility of ingress, and, what is of more importance, rapidity of egress, has been carefully provided for, and all the accesses and approaches to the audience portion of the theatre will be fireproof. The interior is to be divided into stalls and a commodious pit, as regards the ground floor, with separate entrances to go in and out, so that there will be no opposing streams. There will be a tier of pit-boxes, above which will be the royal and grand tier of double boxes around the semicircle. Above will be successive tiers of private boxes, with an extensive amphitheatre of reserved seats occupying one circle. There is to be a capacious gallery, the entrance to which will be solely from the Covent-garden Piazza. The Hart- street en trance and court-yard will be reserved entirely for Royalty ; the holders of the property-boxes— of which (and fortunately for the proprietors) there are only five— entering at the façade. Here a most valuable improve• ment will be made. Doors will be opened in the northern and southern wings ; the former, next to Long acre , will lead to th e box- office, and the latter will be exclusively apportioned to the pit visi tors. Every entrance, excepting for the Royal family and the gallery, will be in front of the theatre in Bow-street. But a more important innovation for the comfort of the subscribers to the boxes and stalls is to be made. With the sanction of the proper authorities, a tram-road for carriages will be constructed, and the coachmen driving in at the southern side of the façade will set the company down under the portico, and then drive out at the northern side. The immense advantage of this admirable plan may beSmagined, when it is recollected that now the carriages have to stop at the pavement, whilst the visitors, between two files of people, have to cross the path, ascend the steps of the façade, and cross some yards of the portico elevation before the entrance doors are attained. The elevated steps are to be removed, and the space thus acquired, assigned for the benefit of the foot passengers. The locality for saloons, waiting rooms, and passages affords every convenience for accommodation, and the de molition has supplied the opportunity of introducing a new system of ventilation. The principle of lighting the theatre to the best advantage, it is anticipated with con fidence, will be vastly improved, the experiment for that purpose having been begun last night. The plans ex hibit extraordinary care in the precautions for seeing and hearing to the best advantage. The architectural propor .. tious of the interior have been tested, so as to ensure for the occupants of the most remote side boxes the certainty of commanding a complete view of the stage. Mr. Costa, the musical director and conductor, has expressed his en tire approval of the construction of the orchestra, which is to enclose his formidable band ot eighty-four instrumen talists. The principles of acousties have been a constant subject of study and investigation on the part of Mr. Al. bano. The stage, in depth, height, and breadth, has been always unrivalled, and will afford ample space for the mounting of operas on the unprecedented scale pro posed by the managers, as also for the attractions of the Pt fro. Slans.^ lo Ana / Nita of silo ntrary statements of our contemporaries. The terpsichorean arrangements and engagements have in fact long occu the attention of the proprietors, but they prudently kept their plans secret until they had secured the ser vices of the most eminent European danseuses and of the most experienced ballet -masters, whose names will be published in due course. We are authorised to as sure our readers, that under no pretext will divertisse ments be given between the acts of operas, and that the ballets are not to be of interminable length and dura tion. The main principle of this lyrical undertaking is music, and the promotion of high art is intended ; but the public will not be deprived of the opportunity of witnessing the greatest dancers, who embody the poetry of motion. We break off here for the present, but in a few days we shall give further details of the vast improvements now in active progress. The style of decoration for the interior, after Mr. Albano has completed his plans, is to be on the most costly scale, and the best combination of form and colours, with the choice of drapery so as to harmonise with the general effect, will be adopted. It is necessary to present, of course, the occupants of the boxes in the best light, and yet not to sacrifice the stage effects by gorgeous glare. The eye must embrace the entire coup without fatigue, and it is to insure this object that the best talents of Paris and London have been engaged. The stage, the procenium, the ceiling, the fronts of the tiers of boxes, and their curtains must amalgamate in totality of design and harmony of meaning ; so that the general effect may be neither staring nor monotonous, but the most agreeable and ani mated assemblage in form and colour produced—the " human face divine" not being deprived of its beauty by any tawdriness of decoration. RAILWAY GUNPOWD:BII DAN GER SIGNAL. From a Parliamentary volume, forming Appendix No. 3 of the Report of the Officers of the Railway Depart• ment to the Loris of the Committee of Privy Counci for Trade, and just printed for Parliament, the following quotation is made, being a letter from Major- General l'asley to the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade, recommending that a circular should be sent to railway companies, suggesting the adoption of a new danger signal by means of gunpowder::— "My Lords,—Two fatal accidents, which it was my duty to inquire into, having occurred within the spec( of thirteen months, in both of which one railway train, detained beyond its proper time, was run into by another train, causißg the death of a passenger in one case, and of an engine-man in the other, notwithstanding that the usual precaution had been taken of sending a man back from the train that was delayed with a red lantern as a signal of danger, to meet and stop the approaching train, not only by this signal, but also by calling out to the engine-man. In both cases this caution proved ineffectual, as the men sent back were neither heard, nor were their red lanterns seen, by the engine-men of the approaching trains. In fact, I have myself observed, more than once, that it is impossible for the engine-man or fireman of a railway train in motion to hear a person calling to him, even from a very short distance, especially when the train is passing under a tunnel, which causes a louder rattling noise than in the open air. " I therefore beg leave to bring under your Lordships' notice a very ingenious arrangement adopted on the London and Birmingham Railway, as a fog or danger signal at the suggestion of Mr. Cowper, son of the King's College professor of that name. This con sists in sending a man back to place a small flat circu lar tin box, containing a charge of gunpowder, mixed . with a little fulminating powder, on the line of rails by which the next train is advancing, which box has two leaden fangs attached to it for clasping the rail, which at ether times are doubled fiat down upon the box to save room. As soon as the wheel of the locomotive engine of' the approaching train passes over this box, it fires the charge, with an explosion sufficiently loud to be ,heard in the moss stormy night, or in going through a tunnel, but not powerful enough to injure the rails or the w heels of the engine. Under the circumstances supposed, this arrange ment, as a signal of danger or caution, is preferable to a red light by night, or in a tunnel, because no neglect or inatten tion on the part of the engineme.n or fireman of the coming train can render it rissible- for them to pass without. being aware of the explosion, which cannot fail to take plaze, and on hearing which it would be their duty to stop, The best way of proceeding would be for the man s sent back to carry red light also, and after placin explosion signeA-box on the rail to r eturn part of h ti . way from wherace he came , and remitinthhderetowietxhplaiihs red light to meet the train on stopping, and to the engirtcman whatever may be necessary. " I shall conclude by observing that I am fully per suaded the t the more perfect system of danger-signal j• t deseri' 'Dad, if generally adop ted on railwa y s, ma y be ust the means of saving lives hereafter ; and therefore, I request, should your Lordships concur in this opinion, that you will be pleased to call the attention of the Di rectors of railway companies to the subject by a circular letter.- —I have, &c. " C. W. PASLEY, M Ir-General V/ICANT INSPECTORSHIP OF LUNATIC ASYLUMS. — With regard to a paragraph under this head, which we recently copied, stating that Dr. John Mollan, of Dublin, hskd been promised the situation, but, owing - to the in fenenCe of Mr. O'Connell, it had been oonferred on Dr. Nugent, we are authorised to state that no promise of the situation in question was ever made to Dr. Mollan nor lass the appointment been given to Dr. Nugent. MARGATE. On Tuesday the South-Eastern Company's branch line from Ramsgate to Margate was opened for passenger traffic. A special train, conveying Mr. M•Gregor, Chair man of the South-Eastern Company, Viscotint Torring ton, Mr. Pritchard, and other directors, left the Brick- layers' Arms station at a quarter before eleven A.M., for Margate. The station at itamsgate was hung with flags in honour of the occasion, and several additional car• riageo w ith passengers having been attached to the train, it prObeeded onwards to Margate. The length of the line thus`. opened to the public is about 31 miles, con sisting of only a single line of. rail. At Margate the event was celebrated as a general holiday, almost every shop in the town being closed. The directors, on their arrival, were received by Mr. Deputy Cobb and some of the principal inhabitants, who acted as stewards of the day. A procession of carriages, containing the direc tors, &c. was formed at the railway station, which, headed by a band of music and flags, moved on the York Hotel, The streets and windows and balconies of the houses on the line of route were filled with ladies, who welcomed the procession by waving their handkerchiefs, and other tokens of satisfaction. A triumphal arch, formed of evergreens, was also erected, and this at night was tastefully illuminated. . • At five o'clock the directors and their friends were entertained by the inhabitants at the Assembly "Rooms, where about 200 persons sat down to a sumptuous-din ner, Mr. Deputy Cobb filled the chair, and was sup ported by Mr. M‘Gregor ' Lord Torrington, Mr. Bodkin, M.P., .the Right Hon. S. R. Lushington, Rev. W. E. Hoskins, &c. Mr. M'Gregor, in returning thanks for the toast of the South. Eastern direction said the Com pany had spent a quarter of a million of money in Par liamentary contests, in which they were endeavouring to obtain direct lines for Margate and other places. Parliament had already intrusted them with the con struction of a line from London to Rochester, a portioii of which would be in the contractor's hands on the 12th instant. The directors were now seeking for powers to continue the line from Rochester to Uhilham, which would not only shorten the distance between London and Margate by twenty miles, but would also bring the inhabitants of the latter town in communication with a population of 200,000 souls at the other end of the county. The company's branch line from Minster to Deal would be opened in February next; in about twelve months they would have a line to Rye; and in about eighteen months they would have a continuous communi cation from Margate to Hastings. After the proceedings of the dinner were concluded, a special train left Margate at a quarter to ten o'clock, which arrived in London at ten minutes past one o'clock yesterday morning. - The day was exceedingly favourable, and the arrange ments made by the stewards at Margate for the recep tion of their guests, both in the procession and at the dinner, were of the most complete and spirited character. RAILWAY LABOURERS WORKING ON SUNDAYS. — At the Town-hall, Horsham, on Saturday last, the en gineer to the Horsham Branch Railway made an appli cation to the bench of magistrates, to grant permission for thelabourers employed on the line to work on Sun days. He said it was necessary for a portion of the labourers employed on the line to work on Sundays, to prepare the temporary roads for the removal of earth, which would prevent a number of men remaining idle on Mondays. Applicant had found that when the men were not enabled to commence work on Monday mornings, it was with the greatest difficulty that they could be got to work at all, as they began drinking, and seldom returned for a week. The practice was adopted on nearly all the lines at present iu course of construc tion, and had been found to prevent, in a great measure, intoxication. Sir Charles Burrell, the chairm tn, most positively refused to grant the application. IRELAND. DUBLIN, Nov. 30. The usual weekly meeting of , the , Repeal Association was held this day at Conciliation 'Hall. Among the members present were Mr. O'Connell, I. P., Mr. J. O'Connell, M.P., Capt. Broderick, &c, At one o'clock, on the motion of Mr. O'Connell, the chair was taken by Mr. Ambrose Sullivan, T.C. The Secretary having read the minutes of the last meeting, Mr. O'CONNELL rose to band in the subscriptions of himself and sons for the month of December, :v e i n doing so said he would take the opportunity of mention ing that the tenth audit of the accounts of the Associa tion had just taken place.--(Elear, hear.) It had lately been completed, and a balance struck, which he was sorry to say was in his favour, for it appeared that the Association owed him 971. 9d.—(Cheers.) It was their tenth audit, and Mr. Ray, the Secre tary, was, as,usual,• ready to show the accounts to any member who wished to see them, even from the begin ning, if they choose ; and he would venture to assert, and challenge denial, that no mercantile house in . the city could boast of clearer accounts •, he would challenge even the Bank of Ireland. It had been said that they destroyed all the vouchers after each audit. Now, he wished to say, that there never was a greater untruth, fact h as al t fp he ente,w was,as he vothuacted, and very thevouchers item, to the am ed—a amount of in 73,345. — (Cheers.) and Al n t u h m o oh s rbe e ee,hr documentswere to be seen posted that they amounted at that moment to 73,348. ds hea ydnaoatose could not ntandhoet accounts.e s as ay i l , oa r s ef ; erred to wouldT that tt was sy all Iml and he would not have gone so far, were it not bctter that the public should know these facts. (Hear, hear.) Having cleared his conscience on this subject, he (Mr. O'Connell) would proceed to clear it regarding an other matter. (Hear, hear.) The Evening Mail, and other Tory papers, had lately alleged that he was giving up Repeal ; and in proof of their assertion as to his being a traitor, they had stated that he was invited to a dinner at the Reform Club some time back, and refused to go if " Repeal" was not drunk, — (Loud cries of " Hear")—and that lately he dined there —(Hear)—when it was not drunk.—(Hear, hear.) Now, this was another gross falsehood of the Tory press, and he would explain the facts as they really existed. There were two dinners proposed to be given by the club— one a dinner to him (Mr. O'Connell) and the other an ordinary house dinner ; to the former of which he re fused to go, if "Repeal" was not drank ; but .as to the latter, he, of course, could make no stipulation.—(Hear, hear.) He refused to go to the only dinner offered to himself, unless " Repeal" was a toast ; for no entertain meet would bu a compliment to him if it was not drank. —(Hear.) But at the other dinner he could not give it, because he only presided in the absence of the Lord Mayor, and because there were several persons present in whose presence it could not be introduced. The Learned Gentleman, in conclusion, handed in 201. from Dean Burke, of Clonmel, and read a long letter from him advocating the moral force doctrines of the association, which he moved for insertion on the minutes. Mr. STEELE seconded the motion, which passed, and in doing so referred to the meeting of the Young Ire landers advertised to take place on Wednesday evening, and stated that Mr. O'Brien was never flattered by the association whilst a member. Mr. O'CONNELL said he could not but differ from the Head Pacificator, for he felt that he did flatter Mr. O'Brien.—(Hear.) He certainly never calumniated him, but he threw a little too much honey into the water.—(Laughter.) Some more subscriptions having been acknowledged, Mr. O'CONNELL again came forward, for the purpose as he stated, of referring to the late dispute between him and the Titnes.—(Hear.) That paper, as the pub lic were aware, published a paragraph with regard to his tenantry, atating " that they were starving," which was intended to apply to him, and which he was, of course, obliged to deny.—(Hear, bear.) He denied it in the fullest manner, and the Times left out his denial from their report, in order to attack him in an article on the following day, in which he was charged with not denying that those unfortunate tenants were his.—(Hear.) At the last meeting of the Associa tion he (Mr. O'Connell) had exposed this conduct by referring to the report of his speech in the Freeman's Journal, and to the notes of Mr. Hodges, the Govern ment reporter ; yet, such.was the ju,tice of the Times, that it had made no apology for its error. Having said so much, he was now done with the Times, he hoped, for ever.—(Cheers.) The Learned Gentleman then made his usual weekly report from the city registry, by which it appeared that the repealers were in a majority of 91. Mr. J. O'CortNELL brought forward the third report from the " Religious Grievance Committee," and, in doing so, made a lengthened speech. The Rev. Mr. WYNNE seconded the adoption .of the report. He referred to the Royal Hospital in the Park, and accused the Governor with conducting it in a manner so as to proselytise the Roman Catholics who were in it.. —(hear.) He also said that of the thirty officers it con tained there was not a single Roman Catholic; and then. called upon the Government to give equal encourage ment to the children of the soldier of one religion us another, by appointing teachers of both creeds.—(Hear.) Mr. STEELE having made a speech in support of the motion, it was carried. Mr. O'CONNELL then (at three o'clock) came forward to make the speech of the day. He said, that it was their first „duty to do some king to work out repeal, as they appNOSNLhe're as,firm, uncompromising repealers, who would cons n e t to no .Rostponement or qualification of the question. If incide,n4s had occurred which threw them out of the straight struggle, they should be icisregarded, and they should, under every circumstance, I /WM tut lepu.i, ..0 Ivaa. LW kola. l.? N.niuen) had formed that Association, established it upon its great " moral force" basis, and he was as free then to carry out its objects as he was at the beginning. Now, when he said it was their first duty to work out repeal, he was of course obliged to listen to those who asked, " what were their prospects and resources ?" His reply, as to their prospects, was, that they were melancholy, owing to the frightful state of the country, which was in a condition of famine and misery. The want of food was heard in every district—in fact, such misery, even in unfortunate Ireland, was never known before.—(Hear, hear.) It was natural that they should ask themselves the cause of this misery, and he would answer the question—the Union was the cause of it.— (Cheers.) No one would attempt to assert that the mere failure of the crop of the article of food for a single would ttl failed fdoodudre during rhoi en c n a gaw n t tra s ha e s et o i p t, nt. free ee b ey uiTot country,bu es f o yp r eoatt potato t,eob havingUno trn crop ph n e oar , feaßsw Par liament g i no u b m ad ha r of her own, and she got over the difficulty in consequence. There the ports were at once opened to supply food. Not so in Ireland, for although misery and destitution were stalking through the land, no such move was made. Now, in saying this, he (Mr. O'Con nell) did not accuse the Government or the Board of Works with idleness, or negligence, for he knew they had much to do ; but still he could not but feel that Ireland would be in a better condition if she had her own Parliament, becausel it would be found that there was no country ever placed in such a position as she was at that moment, as to destitution—destitution which other countries similarly affected did not suffer ; in fact, there was nothing in history which could be looked upon as a parallel, and it was all owing to the Union. If it should happen that an additional infliction should fall upon them next year—if the frost, which had set in, were to continue—what, he would ask, would be the condition of Ireland that day twelve months ? He was almost horror-stricken at the very idea .of the food re maining in the country being destroyed.—(ll ear, hear.) He sickened at the thought, yet he did not blame the Union for the famine, but he blamed it for having im poverished the country to such an extent that the Irish people were deprived of the power which the Belgians had of supporting themselves. The Learned Gentle man then went on to quote the speeches of Lord Clare and Mr. Pitt on the question of the Union ; and next proceeded to refer to the Young Irelander s, whom he said, were all guilty of high treason ; for, professing themselves as the advocates of " physical force." They , o had compared themselves to the "Literary Phalanx of France—and what was that Phalanx composed f _ —(Hear, hear.) He (Mr. O'Connell) would tell them i composed of three infidels , who had even g one to the extent o n f a t t e h l e y n a o rc l h ib b r i a sh ry op to ; but t a 3 r b l a i d bra to r tu burn, unless the y went to the College ; and if they did it was more likely the parties would have to resort to their t w l Youngof burning reland e the r s own favourite weapon, physical force, and kick them out.—(Cheers.) What was their physical force com posed of ? The .A ation. Mr. STEELE—There organ. Mr. O'Cosenu. said the Nation was only a barrel or gan, and a very bad one. In conclusion the Hoiaourable Gentleman announced his intention of bringing on the question of repeal in the aablin Corporation, and calling on all the municipal bodi.eti to adopt the same course. He anticipated the best pos Bible result from this line of pro ceeding. The rent for the wt!ek amounted to 46/. 14s. sd. • CHASE EXTRAORDINARY.—On Monday last a smart looking sailor, named John Rees, was charged with hav ing deserted his wife and family, leaving them charge able to the parish of St. Peter. A warrant which had been issued for his apprehension was entrusted to the care of police-constable Frederick Rees for execution. Accordingly the constable proceeded to Llanelly, but the ofhisjpouhrnsußere,easnwd a.t:onkotowhfleireghtto. be wash a d heard made, but found, and Frederi ck Rees, nothing daunted, prepared f s u e g ar it c i h ve to renew the search in another quarter. Having obtained the assistance of a constable of the Rural Police Force, R ees proceeded to the h arbour, where the y were in formed that the r una g ate had taken shelter in a vessel. They immediately co mmenced searchin g the hold, b ut cou ld discover no trace whatev er of him. Loath to g ive up the search, Fred erick Rees g ave one lest li ng ering look" over the vessel , an d keenl y scanned its various appointments, when lo! high amongst the rigging " suspended in mid-air," was observed Qie marital fugi tive. Up mounts the constable, and higher up mounts the lost husband—lost to all sense of his shame. Freda. rick, however, soon .found that he was no match fcir John at climbing, and therefore determined to circum vent him by a ruse de guerre. Giving the other police. man the wink, that .worthy functionary mounted ills rigging on the other side, and so the sailor got hemmed in, notwithstanding, however, that he was thus 'held. , a lwee t v ' ene b reue i ti y hun , gno h .an e was unable drew eeottoh s he t i i pms l n progress ,truncheon ot u gark e p, sn pp sg r advantage e fu r the r yf h ar on a b mt a l e fgu, his of tpfh,ocet the the rigging t!,l p ou dusk 3. 4 ma t t e tt level linge it at the sailor as if it was a pistol, vowed hie would blow his brains out if he did no t surrender. 'Terrified at the threat, the sailor yieldod Co a n n v d ye to - rm arth!n, was d consigr Led forth with to durance vile, and than: and brought before the .w,vOr, w ho e repnme nded him - severely, and sent hiniT6l* HouSe of Cone ction for a f month, telling him that if he was again chat ged with a 1, similar offence, he should hive three , monde ,z' imprison net.--Cornwall Legal Gazette. Auf osief Isin. ° oft"