The Sun. — London, England, 1846-12-31 00:00:00

.....,----- --- - ----,....., -.._._-- -- - .-------- DAY H I S , - GUILD H ALL.—(r e greater part „, a , . Alderman John,on was oecup:e tio g n of Richard ii ..- , the da.v with the further exartimaa ricrup,ey, 0 t o 'lv, t heraes , ..enge r of the Court of ' ' in the Stood remanded from Monday, the 21st i v n a s l t ii , ab u i p e t goods icharge of stealing a large of Foie-street, 'rota the premises of Miss Wilkie, late as placed in quantity o whole,ale milliner, where he w that lady's tossessioli by the assi4"es under. nti en guineas, ~.4°lcruptcy. A boa, of the value of E - ee s were articles rud a vast number of costly N e e w North-road. ,1,14,1119 prisoner's house, South-street, completion of 40 e case was further remanded for thefound the evidence, and the Alderman proceedsst the pri,ouer tato one of the remaining charges again her bankrupts, d to inquire fc 'r similar robberies of the property of ot Which had been entrusted to his keeping. TH IS DAY ') 441114 8R0'-STREET.—( PWilltant Frederick Norman and Charles i B beingrcad,u,'°h°lds' on the police sheet as gentl,;men, - , t .: i.er i n the Pered about court that the former is an d .r.nging at arn l, were charged with knocking an 1 several doors in Jnmyn-street, without any sufficient o ccasio n. i n Police constable 133 C, hear said that while he waso,eeki one duty' i ut i ) e ' tna yn.stri et, this morning, about cries of " Police," in a female vo s i e c v e e , n a door of 114_ng towards the spot found a female at t he nod the and on run „, v. 3, Je rmyn-street, in her night clothes, rrhoner Norman (who stands six feet high) that 1 n ,g to force his way in. The female told knocking 'l and had been called up by enidemavour a loud_ ttwo and ringing at the door, and when she opened i gentlemen had endeavoured to force an entrancr o , and t on (3 e of them had succeeded, and was at that t he stairs. He remonstrated with them on their conduct, a nd after some time they were persuaded to leave s ' r ,. gnt :cllatnediately on quitting the house No. 3 they ra 1 ross the street, and knocked with violence zt eo t u tt , e , f °llB o No. 102, and rang the bells. Before he sse l'! oli, them there, they had left that door, and cl. 7( ° , - --d , t° t " oPposite side of the street, to the door of b - I m s boandeLthere rapped and rang. He therefore took the tal ato eustoity. she Susa n Clarke, servant at No. 3. Jermyn-street, said r this heard a violent knocking and ringing at the d s _ o c(1)2 Morning. On opening the door the two pert' oni they 411 asked for a party who she told them did not live , e ! ushett_ but the shortest of the two (Broadwood) p rat her and rushed up stairs, while the other detained _er at the door. She therefore called the police, an 1011.3 ht their protection. et,l2iihe prisoners, who seemed to be still under the power /k Oraittli°, were ;hen called upon for their defence, and lice trate, and an a magniloquent address to the magic- roan ate, in Me course of his speech charged the po . appeaii P t eriury in making such . a charge against him, to be a member. ngt ho profession of which he had the honour Mr. A „ bu s but n ii-- t iT t v lca. said their conduct was such that he Th PaY 103' visit it with severity. The prisoners each, or go to prison for fourteen day 0 _ e prisoner Norman craved the liberty of snaking ne remark. What means He begged to know of the magistrate -44n s !onstable of redr ess h e could have against the, for he w as d etermined to represent his conduct to the Commissioners of Police. be_M_r. HARDWIca said the conduct of the prisoners had s duty most improper, and the constable had done nl hein a praiseworthy manner; but he (Mr. Hardwick) on :ttn e not sit there to give advice, but to give judgment in case before him. Y Oun raos t respect a bl y dressed, and modest looking, 64 41 4 E1:. ! was brought up under the following circum- Mr. March 'aid t h e and, th e p awn b roker, 438, Oxford-street, t ni m , h , Young lady i n C ourt brought to his shop. last os oth ieh s vi . t a Cha ntilly veil, a n d a pearl necklace and ear- i to r , , he offered i n p l edge, the veil for 2s. 6d., and the lacer articles for 90s. He considered the veil, being of :„.' _Nrts worth at least two guineas, and, therefore, sus z.v., from the low price, she asked, she had not come .e :? possession of the articles in a proper way. 11 g?e,,etioned her'her and as her answers were not satisfactory, atidesited to send the person from whom she had Went th em, and ordered his shop-boy to follow her. He .e this morning to a coffee-shop in Seymour-street, ,LI 10n-square where the young lady slept last night, .oi n . • , ll:quire into her statement further, and as he could _ot get a more satisfactory account, he felt it necessary H y . give her in owestody. He said she Lad given him ‘ 4° , r naltes of smost respectable parties. be defendant, in answer to a number of questions from the magistrate, said she had concealed her name _ lastonight from a wish to avoid discovering her friends, :PI . Were most respectable. The veil was old iitshumed, said, and she did not expect it was worth attir e ; s heh and the pearls had been is her possession since her mother's death, which occurred eleven 3 ears ao, She added, that though her father lived in the neighbourhood of London, she was living in the country, and quite a stranger in London. Mr. Marchand said th at some !man article s of value mi niatures and other the , all in the s ame b ag from which picion tae veil nd the necklac e were taken, excited his sus count more; but t a k en in connexion with the ac which had now been given the bag itself being old-fashioned, it gave the story an appearance of truth. He knew the parties well to whom the young lady had referred, and offered to a residence on the Surrey aide of thecewlnCranY her to their Mr. Hannwicx, after consulting with the clerk of the court, said he was strongly impressed with the truth of the statement which had been made. Mr. Marchand, however, had acted qutite hiaisroperly. lie requested Mr. Marchand, accordin . offer, to go with the young lad 3-, in order to sgatitofy himself of the correctness of her statement. A donation of 5/. from G. IL C., was received in aid of the poor-box. ...............__ COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY. —The Queen and Prince Albert took their accustomed early morning walk. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales the Princess Royal, and the the Alice, accompanied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, rode to Frogmore this afternoon. Prince Albert enjoyed the sport of shooting this morn ing. His Royal Highness was accompanied by Prince Lowenstein and Sir George Grey, and Was attended by Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps and eoloncl Bouverie. The Duchess of Sutherland and Lady Caroline Leve tort Gower are expected to arrive at the Castle to-clay. Sir John Hobhouse is also expected on a visit to her Majesty, Sir George Grey left the Castle this will The royal dinner party at the Cas tle this evening the afternoon : Delude her Royal Highness the D eson Gower, Duchess of Sutherland, Lady Caroline Lev he Lady in Vi,'i,4, Phevalier Bunsen, Prince Lowenstein, nehess of Kent, Baroness de Speth, t o nitlg of the Duchess of Kent, the and Captain Francis N Edward Howard, Sir John Hohhouse, Seymour. ft nd during . •Ille band of the Scots Fusilier Guards a--e attend rds a grntier. Her Majesty's private band after l a the Castle. with 1 . The Archbishop of C al ----- 7;-------.bury had an interview ''arl Grey yesterday at the Colonial -office. from ~..Sir George Grey returned to town yesterday vvindsor Castle. ~._The Duchess inds or Castle of Sutherl an d left town yesterday for R E . App ---------"'.....•••••....m....--- ii ,---------___,,,, ,‘ LION ititto.,, XARANC E OF M . IiARTEIt, THE --Ur. Carter h • valuabl e ani I as . just . imported a nu t mbef u ° f r. a a from their native forests, for_ ne_y ien. s e nf fori n lsl r a il , pi ee... ,.1 . 1ig an extensive menagerie at the E . g P L splendi d a TI II ,Y. The arrivals at present cons . ast Y of four h,u,..., guriean lions, three fine Bengal tigers , A ___ e _ rican"";:i spotted leopards, two magnificent South li e 7L, four byea:geZei, and two (hitherto conceived untamable) aial t i ng th t e e Principal object Mr. Carter ha. 1 op erandi is xoolcgical collection is to exhibitituhey modus forests. tined In subduing these wild denizens of t h e the animals r. his will appear in the denswit h Lee ; and his celebrated " Mammoth horse" an d dog teeluded in .(tlie largest do in the world) will also be i n _ the exhibitio n . It is understood to be t he ues, in- Inch a M arter to give a series of poses plastiq ral ..1 4 . 1 as Daniel in the Lions' Den, and other scrip :ITotis which have been delineated by the g reat view. painters. kni t l' total 11 TALITT OF THE METROPOLIS.— T he . umber of d h htiusto the week eat s registered in the metropolis during amounted ending Saturday, than vf to 1,2681 f these 1,228 were from other number 0, December 26, 1846, 5,5 deattuilif aline, showing an increase in the t The deathsrom disease over the preceding week of five . es the. from typhus were 43—those from diTsehaesre of l ungs e and organs of respiration were 508. ere the no deaths from cholera registered during. the ,eek. The number of births was 1,192. This is first instance for a great length of time in which the flamer of deaths registered - s eeded th e number of births, durin g th e w eek has ex DREADFUL ACCIDENT AT BLACKWALL.—Yesterday ?.I,?)rning. about half-past eleven o'clock, Mr. Willi a m Atrebbr, a master cooper and proprietor of a cooper age killed by 4 Blackwall-noint near Blackwell -stairs, was the ku• - ' the pre" tng of a wall, ten feet high, bounding better ti),:iises of Mr. Lungley, house and ship joiner, The w il , z i Th as Ashton's Wharf, adjoining the river. e ..._ - ' was erected about sixty years ago, and gawvarudus Previous i ndications of decay. A few days ago ,isseventy tons of sand were delivered from a barge Yesterda y .!‘,. htons Wharf, and piled against the wall. rds !Ir. Webbe r 1 his - which is a bout fifty PI front eft house, to the wall, oh his Ashon's %Vhart; and was passing close suddenly fen t o w w ay to the water side, when the wall knocked d own °wards the street, and Mr. Webber was . h Several waterand buried under the bricks and rubbis set about wearing a p plying at the stairs immediate l y man and the unfortunate bl.c as so b LtY the meter*, to the pu i h ouse n extricated and at once conveyed body ap- Thesite• If was quite dead. The . manner. peared to • -e .'d i n a shocking were deceaseave been mutilate several ribs fractured, right leg was bro ken, cut a nd disfigured. and frightfu lly left three M. Webber the face was , w a , i n bi s 53- year ' ,land has children to deplore his loss. ___Yes- Ex w E - PLOSION OF GAs, AND NARA? l 1 _SCAPE. . n an explosion terd m 11 o'clock, Mr. It Bax t. oreno on, shortly before . nee of M ~ne• gftak, occurred in the private reside by which had a very ''' "°' 43 , Cado. lace, Chelsea, appeared that the narrow esea " n- P his life. It in the front lad took a pe of losing the knife-room, from a lighted candle into had escaped area, which w ga s that n the • its filled with sooner entered the room than M ap- The party had no 1 d ort knbcking a tie gas ex burning d with a .0u r over the severely -.own tne lad andoe. himself most arms and face. Sir BOXING DAT. Mr. John Bull called upon little matter Itobert Peel to ask him ~ to remember that , nt the a had promised him four years ago. He in , e ul d do. " lepeal of the income-tax. The smallest tri fl e ,o bert The answer b v. M Bullthat Si! Ro , g, „. roug.t to r. . bustness!-- P ' 40 " 1113 fle dto go about his _ u nch. g or Ito, an i I 4114k4 $uN, LONDON, THURS . i)A DECEMDfiIIi , at, 1440. NITED ,51ATES. a Ln ERPOOL, WEDNESDAY. Since the dispatch of the accounts by the packet ship Ashburton, the packet-ship John R. Skiddy, Captain Luce, has arrived in the Mersey with edvices from New YO-.1( to the 13th inst inclusive. The run was made in the remarkably short space (.f 16 days, and constqueatly the aclvices moentarily expected by the mail steam-ship Caledonia will be but two days later than those now received. The present accounts are not unimportant. The general aspect of the war had undergone no material change. The operations of the American forces had been chiefly confined to an advance against Saltlike the investment of Monclova, and the garrisoning of Tampico; while in Mexico, if we may judge from the indistinct and almost incredible statements con tained in the American journals, fresh disorders hare broken forth, to p rostrate the country still deeper before its enemy. Our accounts rom Waahiegton extend toe close of the 10th instanft. The proceedings of the Senate since the opening of the session on the ith had been almost or entirely con fined to te transaction of to or the di nary business; and a re,olutionh of instruction Military Committee to inquire into the propriety of granting 160 acres of land to each volunteer sei ruing in the war, an d of increasing the pay, had ben adopted, and a Bill h b ad een introduced to organize a territorial government over the Oregon. The pro ceedings of the House of Representatives were more interesting, and a sharp discussion upon t amtion of he Mexican war took place on the 9th instant, upon Mr. Davis, calling upon the President for copies of all orders to generals and commodores relative to the establishment of civil governments in territories con quered during the war. The question upon the arol adop tion of this resolu tion having come up, Mr. Hson, af Georgia, presented, as an amendment, the words — as ." if not incompatible w ith the public int erests," the publication of the official correspondence might prove detrimenta l to the national interests, by giving the enemy possession of the views and plans adopted in the prosecution of hostilities. Mr. Davis, s, to claiming any su ch intention, then proceeded speak at length, to the effect, that if it appeared the President had acted contrary to the constitution, he (Mr. Davis) was prepared for such ulterior mea sures as the integrity of the constitution and the safety of the Union might demand. Mr. Douglass, of Illinois, then rose, and invited a full investigation of the conduct of the Executive. If by " ulterior measures" Mr. Davis and the Opposition contem plated the impeachment of the President, they wou ld have full latitude. In ordering the es tablishment of temporary governments in con quered territories the President had only per formed his duty. Mr. Davis replied, that power to establish military regulations for governing posses sions held by right of conquest was admitted, but there was no right to establish civil governments in such possessions, and he challenged the PSout h resident a to produce such a rig ht. Mr. Rhett, C rolina, remarked that the occupation of Califor nia and New Mexico being merely military, the conduct of the Government was perfectly Justi fiable. Mr. Harolson withdrew his amendment. Mr. Winthrop, of Massachusetts, denounced that portion of the Message in which the justice of the war is advocated, and the boundary of Texas de fended. Mr. Vinton, of Ohio, moved to amend the resolution so as to inquire whether any part of the conquered territories belonged to Texas. Mr. Holmes, of South Carolina, followed in defence of the Go vernment. Mr. Darragh, of Pennsylvania, obteined the floor, when the House adjourned. On the 10th the discussion was resumed, the motion being so modified as to make further demands of the President, calling on him to state, through the Secretary at War, whether the present war with Mexico was waged with a vie w to conquest, or to what extent he designed to prosecute it. It was also he r add eceiv ed, ed thatw thith e i n formation communicated should closed doors. Mr. Darragh spoke in favour of the resolution. Mr. Stanton, of Tennessee, contended that the resolution had for its object designs much deeper than appeared on the face of it, and he de fended the course of the President. The question under consideration was answered in the Message. The war was not one of conquest, but was solely to enforce justice on Mexico. Other speakers followed, and, finally, the question was informally passed over, and the House ad journed to the 14th instant. betelThs attack upon the Executive was thought to serious onslaught at some future and not distant date. Th e American forces, since the last advices, had gained some trifling advantages. .accounts from Tampico to the 28th ultimo, containing indistinct accounts from the interior of Mexico, had ben re ceived at New Orleans, by the St. Mary's. They are thus given in the New York journals : The St. Mary's sailed from 'Tampico on Saturday, the 28 th alt., at three P.M., arrived off the Rio Grande del Norte at five A.M. cn the 30th; landed Adjutant Austin, 3tl Artillery, at Brae ts, at ten . A. M., and sailed for ass a the Iselies w here s;ie ma de the light at South•west Pt , One P.M., The. 1. The bteamer Neptune arrived at Tampico, Nov. 22, with 450 regular troops, under the co mmand of Colonel Gates. The steamer Sea arrived with more troops on the 23d, when the town was banded over to the army. Fort Orondaga was immediately garrisoned under the name of Fort Connor, and armed with two long 8-pounders. . A battery of two 42-pounder earr onades was ca lled Fort Ann, in honour of Mrs. Chase, lady of the late American Consul at Tampico. This lady behaved most nobly, showing to the world that she was a patriot under all circumstances. When our small v essels were about to approach the t own of Tampico, she ran up our flag in defiance of the alcaide and other officers. Some time before Mrs. Chase wrote to Commodore a nd gave Con nor, informing him the rlace could be taken, drawings of the harbour. Besides the cannon above -mentioned, some field pieces are mounted on the house-tops. The Neptune sailed from Tampico on the 24th ult., and encountered a norther, was driven back, and wrecked on the bar. All bands were saved. The vesselis a total loss. The town of Tampico is already in a state of defence. Reinforcements are arriving daily. Saltillo has been abandoned, and there is no doubt that it is now in possession of the advanad guard of the army under General Worth. The condition of Mexico is represented to be even worse than it has ever been. Santa Anna lately made an address to his troops, ap• patently to extract from them an invitation to reinstate himself at. the head of the Government. He was disap pointed, however, at finding that his oration was received and immediately afterwards. he sintarptreodfowunitdh shilis€l3:v;alry on a secret expedition. Some think it was to cut off one of the divisions of our army, w hi c h he will not be I.kely to find. The most probable conjecture is that h egress ne to Mexico to con trolT btheesatc.tii‘,.inaroyf,tshe new C left over the bar of Tampico the Potomac, the Princeton, and the John Adams, with some small vessels o ff the to wn of Tampico . She left the steamer Sea ashore abreast of the town e s north on a mud bank. She passed the Mississippi 60 mil of Tampico, bound out. The officers of the St. Mary's are all well. A letter from Pensa co l a , the Ficayune, says,—that Captain Tatnall, with the of the 7th of December, to steamer Spitfire, had A gone up the river 60 or 70 miles from T am pico, and taken Possession of two towns, ns at o ne of which he captured 10 large cannons, a heavy quantity' of ammunition, which bad been re ceived from Tampico, when the Mexicans retreated from that city. The two reeiments which evacuated that place revolted when they eot to San Luis Potosi, and were disbanded. They were opposed to Santa Anna. Great dissensions prevailed at San Luis Pot os i. The army, ab out 16,000 strong, were in a state of star vation. There were four different factions. The United states brig Porpoise, Captain Hunt—ar rived at Pensacola on the Ist of December, about seven o'clock, in eight days from 'Tampico—reports the squa dron all well. There was not the of shaflovv of a MTroops exican in arms to be seen ; no opposition any kind. were arriving daily, and armaments of all kinds landing at Tampico. The inhabitants seem perfectly satisfied with the change. There were a great many merchantmen with assorted cargoes in port. 1' here was a severe gale on the 18th ult., and the John Adams, St. Mary's, and a British man- of-war brig, the Darien, were blown off the coast; they have, however, returned, without sus taining any damage. Captain Ingraham came passenger in the Porpoise, and is bearer of dispatches to our Go vernment at Washington. An attempt was maboatsde by the captain of the Dar ien to claim the gun- and schooner of the Mexicans as British property, and he persisted in it until admonished by Commodore Connor, when he reluctantly yielded, and abandoned his absurd pretensions. iThe s treets of Tampico were thronged erican citizens. All was bustle, and business with brisk. Accounts from the Army of the Left at Monterey have been received to the 11th of November. The orders of the Government, disapproving the armistice reached there on the 3(1, and immediately General Taylor dispatched Major Graham to Saltillo, to confer with the Mexican camp, and inform them that each party was at liberty to act as it might think lit. Not an officer nor a soldier was to be seen at San tillo. Major Graham had an interview with the Governor, and informed him that the armistice was at an end, and requested him to dispatch the intelli gence to the Mexican Commander•in-Chief at San Luis Potosi. The GOvernor desired Major Graham to proceed to San Luis and deliver his messag ; but that officer's instructions being peremptory; he re turned to Monterey ; and on the 13th General Taylor, with General Worth , 1,000 re g ulars, infantry, a bat talion of artillery, and two se uadrons of cavalry, left for Saltillo. No opp osition was anticipated, and General Taylor was ex p ected to return to Monterey, a fter ascertaining the prospe cts of an advance for the 1 main force along that route to San Luis Potosi. Re . ports rm e ee,hadc; were no, e: inng .lat currantgataa ppeared otnlsoatctaa ttt hae an Victoria, om n A A. l m a t e ts er m m cnoeaarornnair American ah fnco:i northern nesa bask a t a ne,Mexican krd i s stated e o x fmb i c eta a ehr i n n n ee s t force d co is m P Rio Grande. From the Army of the Centre, we learn that on the 30th the Mexican town of Monclova was quietly invested. The Governor and a number of the prin• civil citizens formed an escort, and met General Wool about tour miles from the city, welcomed him as a friend, and placed at his disposal for his head-quarters o . n,-• of the best houses in the town. The army was n exc-llent health. Reports had reached Monclova that the city of Chihuahua also had been invested by a detachment of the Army of the Right from Santa Fe, under Colonel Doneghan. The American journals throw doubts upan the last statement. The latest accounts from the Army of the Right are dated Fra Christobal, 205 miles south of the capital of New Mexico. From Santa Fe we have advices to the 20th of October. The Mormon levy had arrived, and left on the 18th for California. The city was in a frightful state; scarcely a day passed without the perpetration of some outrage by the Americans, and signs of Mexican retribution were not unfrequent. Supplies were becoming extremely scarce ; and, en route from Fort Leavenworth to Santa Fe, a train of 30 Government waggons had been totally plundered by the Indians. At Bent's Fort there were, however, considerable quantities of stores. From the Pacific, or the interior of California, there are no later accounts. Ihe miscellaneous accounts bearing upon the war are interesting and numerous. Many manifestations of increased energy upon the part of the Govern ment were being made. Several merchant ships and vessels had been purchased by the Government for the national service. Commodore Stewart, it was stated, would shortly proceed in the line-of-battle ship Ohio to take command in the Gulf, with a view to operate against Alvarado, or probably San Juan de Ulloa itself; and the volunteer regiments were almost all completed. That Pennsylvania had, in fact, set out for the scene of war. Great fears were entertained that the Atlantic would be filled with privateers. Letters confirmatory of these fears, it is stated by the New Orleans journals, had been received in that city from Havannah. The recom mendation of the President that Congress should im mediately provide by law for the issue of letters of marque and reprisal h a d been received with great disapprobation in New York. '1 he New Orleans merchants had opened large trading operations with Tampico. The journals of that city state that several cargoes had sailed, and that others were preparing to leave. The Yucatan schooners Ven tura and Joaquim, recently captured as prizes, had been released at New Orleans, by order of the Go vernment, on the ground that the neutrality of Yucatan had not terminated at the time of their capture. A third schooner had been seized ; it was anticipated that she, on the contrary, would be irre coverably " annexed." The Washington Union states, that since the battles of May last, no less than 300,000 volunteers had proffered their services in the war. Mr. Calhoun hrd been re-elected to the United States Senate for a term of six years, from the 4th of March next, by the Legislature of South Carolina. The Virginia Legislature assembled on the 7th instant. The finances of the state, according to the message of the Governor, were in a satisfactory state ; the expulsion of all free persons of colour is recom mended, and internal improvements, in point of rail roads, to develop the riches of the great south western valley of Virginia are urged. The Mexican war must not terminate, " except by concessions of territory by the offending power." The freedom of commerce is maintained. The Mormon disturbances had been quieted. The Secretary of the Treasury had decided, that the operation of the new tariff commenced on the Ist instant. Commercial accounts are interesting. We annex below the usual reports of the New York and other markets. The Caledonia reached Boston on the sth, and her accounts were published in New York on the morning of the 7th (Monday). We extract from the Albany journals the following table of flour, wheat, barley, and corn at tide water, during the fourth week of November, in the years 1845 and 1846:- Flour. 'Wheat. Corn. Barley. 5 1846, 144, 450 bls. 122,759 bu. 42,518 bu. 41 ,021 bu. ,29 bu. 1845, 179,3 50 bls. 197,269 bu. 1,400 bu. 80 Deer. 34,900 Ws. 74,590 bu. Iner. 41,118 bu. Deer. 38,726 bu. 1 he aggregate receipts of the same articles at tide water, from the comm encement of navigation in 3845 and 1846, to and inclusive of the fourth week of November, were :- Flour. NlT;ie at Corn. Barley . 1846, 3,003 050 bls. 2,923,664 bu. 1,586,631 bu ha. 1,. 1,4 151, 21,1 909 bu. 47 bu. 1815, 2,487, 587 bls . 1,581,492 bu. 33,778 Incr. 515,463 his. 1,342,172 bu. 1,552,853 bu. 269,238 bu. The comparative excess of wheat this year over the ing sutphpusal s ie equ sof the correspondent o p t e fi n o o u d r. o , f , 8 w 4 i 5 1 1 , be b e seen," says the Argus, " that the receipts of flour at tide water exceed the estimate we made a fFav w eeks ago of 3 , 000,000 barrels. The receipts at tide water of flour alone will exceed those of last year 'l3- .iver 500,000 barrels, those of 1844 by over re 800,0110 barrels, and those of 1843 b y over 1,000,000 bar 010 The g ross receipts at tide water last e a r bushels; bushels; were :- Flour, 2,5 06 , 125 ba rrels ; wheat, 1,477, corn, 33,778 bushels; barley, 1,134,646 bushels. The exports of breadstuff's, &c., from New York during the week e ndin g Dec. 3, inclusive, were as follows :- TO BEAT BRITAIN. 30,350 barrels Flou r ••• ••• ••• Corn Meal ... ..• 1,196 „ Pork •.• • • ••• 502 „ 56,010 lb. Hams ••• ••• ••• 451 tierces Beef ••• ..• 276 barrels Beef .•• ••• 4,001 bushels Peas .•• 65,882 lb. Lard ••• ••• •.• 44,746 bushels Corn ••• •• • ••• Cheese ••• •.. "'248,676 lb. Tallow ... ..• 19,320 „ Butter ••• ••• •.• 64,918 „ Rice ••• •.• ••• 157 tierces Wheat ••• ..• 44,876 bushels Leather ••• 8,200 lb. Hemp •.• •.• •.• 129 bales Whale Oil ..• •.• 8,085 gallons Cotton ••• ••• .•• 2.046 bales Turpentine ••• .•• 1,910 barrels Hides ••• •.• ••. 42,000 lb. Hops •.• .•• ••• 21 bales Apples •.• •.• 141 barrels Wool ••• ••• ••• 4 bales Rosin ••• •.• ••• 200 lb. Cl o ver seed • •• ••• 8,566 „ TO FRANCE. Flour 7,701 barrels Rice 188 tierces Lard 207,433 lb. Pork 10 barrels Wheat •.• •.. ••• 17,501 bushels Cotton ••• •••• ••• 2,609 bales ; and a numerous list of miscellaneous articles of com merce. Considerable supplies were also forwarded to the West Indies, &c. The following is a tabular statement of exports from Philadelphia during November :- TO ENGLAND. Flour 10,152 barrels Corn Meal ..• ... 5,550 „ Pork ..• ... 119 „ Beef .•• .•• •• .•• 48 Bread ..• ..• ..• 14 Wheat • • 40,338 bushels Corn ... •.• 47,350 „ Lard ... ... 168,824 lb. Tallow ... 130,656 „ Butter ... ... 5,250 „ Hams ••• ... 20,250 „ TO FRANCE. Flour ... •.. ... 5,334 barrels Wheat ..• ..• ... 7,422 bushels TO BELGIUM. Flour ••• ••• ••• 3,132 barrels. Large supplies were also forwarded thence to the West Indies. Havannah dates to the 25th November had been received in New York by the Spanish war steamer Leon. The Leon visited New York for the purpose of rep a i r , b u t the journals do not publish any mtc gence. F r C oNm : W M t h .e ‘7E New York IYDAOEIrc. k. IJ N I 0 u l E in : L LI L FO) p G Ac E , so mr C nTi e E wr 0. e P. 51. Cotton, sales 1,800 bales at 3-8 ct., the advance on last week. Flour better, 6,000 barrels, from mixed Michigan to Genessee, at sdolls. 12ic , to ship; 20,000 bushels were sold yesterday at 5.06 dolls. to 123,c• Wheat 100 c. to 115 c.; rye, 78c. to 80 c.; 2,000 bushels new western corn at 61c. in the slip; barley and oats steady. Ashes 4 dolls. 75c. and 5 dolls. 62ic• not brisk. Whisky 21c. to 2lic., tending up. Whalebone is held at 37 and 40c. Linseed Oil is offered at less than 57c., but at present there is no disposition to buy. 200 barrels Lelands Dutches Co. Pork brought 13 dolls. 50c., ditto lard, 9c. per lb. Pork rather better, say 9 dolls. 370. to 50c., and 7 dolls. 75c. sales. Spirits turpentine sold at 43c. in bad order, atd at 45c. in good order. The tea sale was well attended, and showed a slight improvement all round. Turpentine is nominally 3 dolls., but there are to buyers. Exchanges flat, fancy stocks down, because the Trea sury report does not propose to alter the Sub-Treasury so much as was expected; freights steady. EVENING.—SaIes of cotton, 2,000 bales or more ; prices closing to cent. better than last week. Flour-1,000 barrels fancy Genesee sold at 5 dolls. 25c, and the same was o ff ered for large parcels more; 5 d olls. 12io, was offered for common brquds to any extent; 600 barrels of Howard street flour sold two days ago st 5 dolls. 12k':.; 2,000 bushels of good barley at 55 to 56 c.nts. Freights are quite firm; engagements were made at 45. 9d. for flour to Liverpool. NEW ORLEANS, DEC. 2. Cotton—Arrived 13,741 bales; cleared for Liverpool 611 bales, Genoa 475, New York 368, Boston 1,238, Philadelphia, 139—together 8,331 bales, leaving on hand 122,081 bales. Markets closed heavily, as the advanc ing tendency in freights and declining exchanges pro duce an unfavourable influence. Present stock from good middling to middling fair, and a decline in these descriptions of * of a cent.; qualities below good mid dling are comparatively scarce, for which inquiry prin cipally centres, well sustained, also good fair to fine; sales three days 3,000 bales; middling 9 to 91, good mid. 91 to 9f, mid. fair 9i- to 94, lair 10 to 104, good fair 11 to 11-1. Sugar—Less animation. Sales, 900 hhds., prices rather in favour of buyers, market dull, with an increas ing stock and downward tendency. Occasional parcels of very inferior sold at something under; very superior by the' new process," command 7,1 c. to 73c.; bulk of the sales for the north; arrival 1,549 hogsheads., cleared for New York 271. Molasses—Very goo 3 demand; F ales three days 1,300 barrels at 23 to 23f; arrived 1,192 barrels, cleared for New Yerk 241. TobAcco—Without interest ; cleared for Genoa 105 hogsheads ; stock 4,524 hogshead. Flour—Monday, Ohio, &c., at 4 dolls. 87 }e. to 5 (kills., shippers offering the highest rat.., at which the market closes very firmly ; sales of the three days nearly 22,000 barrels ; arrived 15,605 barrels, (laved for New Yotk, 414 ; B. st n, 2,416 ; ilavannah, 606 ; Liverpool, 2,607; 7,768. Pork—Good inquiry both for mess and prime, 800 barrel 3 former at 8 dolls. 70e. to 9 dolls. ; bulk of sales at 8 dolls. 30e. to 8 dolls. 90c. ; 1,500 barrels prime to a shipper at 7 dolls. 50c. to 7 dolls. 80c. ; stock nearly all in the nands of one operator ; stock clear 183 barrels ; mess, 6,832 ; M 0, 436 ; soft mess, 152 ; prime, 2,596 — total, 12,666 barrels ; arrived 1,330 ; cleared for New York, 115 ; Boston, 495. _ _ Beef—Market nearly bare, sales confined to small lots ; arrived 270 tierces ; cleared for Boston 180. Bacon—Large receipts caused a decline, 450 casks at 4ic. to 5-Ic. sides ; 3c. to &ie. for shoulders ; hams sc. to si::. for bare, and 6c. t o Be. for canvassed and extra sugar- cured. Export demand for lard has been brisk ; prices are supported ; to 7c. ordinary to prime, strictly prime 71-c. r arrived, 156 tierces and barrels and 107 kegs ; cleared for New York 939, Boston 2,819, St. Thomas 200. Gunny bags—Demand very moderate ; no large sales ; quote 17c. to 18e. 2i bushels. Whisky—No change ; arrived 1,955 barrels. Corn—Animated; shippers have taken aLout 40,000 bushels from 67c. to 70c. for prime lots of yellow or white; market closed with firmness; arrived 2,400 bar rels and 11,255 sacks of corn; cleared for Liverpool, 14,315, Sligo, 4,342 sacks of corn. Hemp—Receipts very light, only sale 166 bales supe rior dew-rotted, at 75 dolls. per ton. Lead—Arrivals rather heavier; most of the lots re ceived are either for shipment or held at prices which cannot be obtained ; sale 1,250 pigs lower mines at 4 dolls. Lime—Cargo, 1,500 casks Camden at 80 cents. Hay—Without improvement. Tallow firm at to 7i. Exchange—Less inquiry for foreign; sterling 5 to 6 per cent. premium; francs are dull at sf. 46ic. to sf. 50c.; bills on North without change. . _ Freights—Rather more activity in foreign; some 9 or 10 ships and barques on berth for Liverpool; engagements cotton at id., now refused; two ships for Havre at 1 per cent. for cotton, one for Trieste at lit cent., and one for Europe at 4s. 6d. for flour and Is. Id. for corn. Coast wise freights continue dull. ALBANY, DEC. 10. We have a cold snap again, and the river is well sprinkled with floating ice. Fleur—But little inquiry; small orders have been filled for the last three days at 5 dolls. and 51 dolls. for Gennessee, the latter for extra brands; some sales at 4 dolls. Vie. Barley—A load of two-rowed sold yesterday for 56c. Shipments, Dec. 10—By Western Railroad for Boston, &c., 1,047 barrels flour. NEW ZEALAND. CAPTURE OF RAUPARAIJA. WELLINGTON, JULY 25. —The native (or Maori) Chief Rauparaha, or, as he is familiarly termed by the whalers, Robulla, who is a relative by marriage of the rebel chief Rangihaietta, has latterly professed great amity and friendship for the Pakehas (or white men), and has been visiting the camp at Porirua constantly, and had inter views with the naval officers, and, only ten days since, with the Governor, but has always refused to join them in attacking Rangi. By those who have known him for years, and by all the friendly natives, he is considered the most cunning, crafty, and treacherous of all the chiefs, and it now appears ho has been playing his usual double game. It has been known, though it could not be proved, that he has been in communication with the rebel Rangihaietta for several months, but fortunately, the proofs are forthcoming. A body of natives from Wanganui were about to join Rangi ; to prevent such junction, the Governor (Grey) embarked on board her Majesty's steamer Driver, with 140 rank and file of the 58th and 99th Regiments, under Major Last, sad Capt. Stanley, of her Majesty's ship Calliope, and about 68 blue jackets and marines, and a party of 20 armed police, under Major Durie, inspector, and sailed on the 20th inst. for Waikanae and Otaki (on the west coast near the Manawata river), and where the Ngatiawas, who are friendly natives, live. It is said he had a consulta tion with the chiefs from Wanganui, and they have re terns(' home. However, by some means, he had laid hold of an emissary from Rauparaha to Rangihaietta with a letter concealed on his person, stating that he had arms and ammunition for him. Upon this, the Governor sailed back from Waikanae at night, and anchored off Porirua about one A.st. on the 24th (yesterday), when Captain Stanley and a party of blue jackets landed just under Rauparalta's pah, called Taupo. This Taupo is near Po: irua, and is on the sea- shore, about a mile from the camp. There is another Taupe, between Wanganui and Teranaki or New Plymouth, w here a land-slip took place about six weeks ago, buryin4 in his pah the Chief lieu Heu (called Ha cu, French pronunciation), six of his wives, and fifty of his men. lieu Heu was rather well disposed to the whites, though he disapproved of the Government hoisting flag-staffs, &c. Captain Stanley timed his visit so well, that he took Rauparaha, Charley, and three others, before they had time to strike a blow; he also seized some thirty-seven stand of arms and six or seven kegs of powder. Rauparaha's men all bolted, and are supposed to have gone to Rangihaietta, in number about thirty-five. Rauparaha himself, and Charley, and the three others, are all safe on board the Driver, in irons. This is the most decisive step Governor Grey has yet taken. Rauparaha and Charley were both at the massacre of Captain Arthur Wakefield, at Wairoa; and the settlers here are in perfect ecstacy at this bold policy of the Governor. This will do more than ten battles to settle the affairs in the Cook's Straits District, as, though the warrior Rangihaietta (who, to do him justice, is a bold, uncom promising enemy) is left free, yet the wily treacherous head, Rauparaha, is at last caught in his own meshes. The Governor is not expected back for a few days. The prisoners will probably be sent to Norfolk Island. They cannot punish them for the Wairoa massacre, as Governor Fitzroy pardoned them for that affair. On the 22d inst. the Levant, from Sydney, arrived with a detachment of 160 men of the 65th Regiment, which is still on board, waiting for orders. TITLE DEEDS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—A short time ago I troubled you with a few re marks on the absurdity of having a new title deed when a property changed hands, and the existing deed merely represented that property, and could go with it, an en dorsement properly witnessed being sufficient. With mortgages I would deal in a similar manner. I would have a general mortgage Act, describing the power of mortgagees, &c., and then, when a person wanted a loan, he would only have to endorse on the back of the deed that he mortgaged the property repre sented by the deed to A. 8., as a security for X—, and interest, agreeably to the General Mortgage Act. This (and a stamped receipt, if the Government required a tax on the transaction) would be as efficient as the most lengthy and unintelligible mortgage deed that ever was drawn out. We must endeavour to get our law as perfect as our machinery.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, A. B. MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.—A circular, of which the following is a copy, has been issued by the Prime Minister to the Liberal Members of the [louse of Com mons :—" D.Avning•street, Dec. 23, 1846. have the honour to inform you that the meeting of Parliament being fixed for the 19th of January, business of great importance will be proceeded with ou the opening of the session. I take the liberty of requesting your attend ance.—l have the honour to be your faithful servant, J. RUSSELL." Lord Stanley has formally taken up the position that public opinion had already assigned to him as pecu liarly his own. His Lordship has addressed a circular to the Protectionist Members of the House of Peers, in forming them that Parliament is to meet fcr the dispatch of business on the 19th January; suggesting that matters of importance will, in all probability, be immediately brought und, r their con ideration ; and expressing a hope that it may consist with their Lordships' convenience to give their attendance at the commencement of tho ses sion. We need not remind our readers that this is the usual course adopted by the recognised leader of a party ; and that Lord Stanley should have thus publicly taken it, cannot tail to gratify all who still value honour, in tegrity, and talent in political men; and to afford the best guarantee that the Protectionists are resolved to carry on their war of principle with zeal and earnest ness.—Post. Wol.r AT PECKHAM.—A large and ferocious wolf, supposed to have escaped from sorne travelling menagerie, was yesterday morning despatched in a field near Peck ham. The skins of several dogs and cats, found near the animal's lair, sufficiently showed how the master wolf " got his living." INCREASE or TITUES.—The tithe commutation rent -charge has increased the tithes of the parish of Northwood, in the Isle of Wight, one-third, and in some instances one-half, of which the agriculturists loudly complain. What was to have been for their benefit, or professed to have been so, has had quite the contrary eff•ct; and the landlords have to pay 3001. fur the v4luation, the rector being the only person really benefited. The farmers should take care to deduct the poor and highway rates and the property-tax, or the rector may forget to tell them to do so, and take the whole amount, though he is not entitled to it. THE NATIONAL MERCANTILE 1 LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. The third anniversary of this invaluable and most excellent institution was celebrated last night, at the London Tavern, on which occasion were collected to gether some of the most influential gentlemen connected with the City and the commerce of the country; among whom we noticed Mr. Alderman Sidney, Mr. Wilcoxon, Mr. Waddington, Mr. Groucock, Mr. A. Wilcoxon, Mr. Blandford, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Newbon, Mr. Broclalebank, Mr. Mayne, Mr. Nicholson, Mr. Al'Culloch, Mr. Peck, Mr. Lawson, Mr. Baker, &c. Upwards of two hundred gentlemen sat down at six o'clock to a dinner replete with every delicacy the season could afford, and one worthy the name of the proprietors of this establishment. The chair was must ably filled by Robert Wilcoxon, Esq., supported on the right by Mr. Alderman Sidney, and on the left by Giles Redmayne, Esq. The dinner, the good things of this life, having been been discussed in a spirit worthy of so excellent a cause, and the cloth withdrawn, The CHAIRMAN rose to propose the first toast, the " Health of her most Gracious Majesty the Queen." — (Great cheering.) Born and living among them, they had ample opportunity of estimating her character and worth.—(Cheers.) Since she had ascended the throne she had manifested on every occasion the greatest anxiety to promote the prosper sty of every class of her people.—(Great cheering.) " Ged save the Queen" was then sung in most excel lent std le by the vocalists neaged. The Cuatestass then said that the next toast he had to propose was one in which he was sere all present would join as heartily as they did in the last, it was the " Health of his Royal Highuess Prince Albert."— (Great cheering.) As consort to their Queen he was well entitled to their remembrance—(Cheers) — but he was equally so on account of the many excellent qualities that he possessed—(Cheers)—qualities, he could unfeignedly say, that endeared him to the people of the United Kingdom.—(Cheers.) To his name he would also add that of Albert, Prince of Wales— (sTheers) the Queen Dowager —(Cheers) and the other branches of the Royal Family.—(Great cheering.) The toast was drunk, as was that of her Majesty, with the most loyal and enthusiastic applause. Glee, " Here's a Health to the Prince and the Queen." The CHAIRMAN then said that the next toast he was about to propose was (me truly national, it was " The Army and Navy of the United Kingdom."—(Loud cheers. It must be acknowledged by all that this country was greatly indebted for her power and her commercial prosperity, under the Divine flavour, to her religion, her laws, and the perseverance of her combined forces.—(Cheers.) He trusted the day was not far distant when wars and rumours of wars would for ever cease—(Cheers)--when the sword would be beaten into a ploughshare and the spear into a pruning-hook.—(Cheers.) He thought that their meed of prat o was eminently due to those noble men who, not counting their own lives as an thing, were ever ready to stand up in the defence of their country, and thereby secure to those who inhabited it all that they desired, all that was dear to them, a happy and a peace ful home.—(Cheers.) The toast was drank with the greatest enthusiasm. Duet, " Sound, sound the Trumpet boldly," was sung in most excellent style by Turner and Farquharson Smith. The CHAIRMAN then rose and said, that the toast he was about then to propose might be called the toast of the evening.—(Cheers.) It was one in which he was sure all present felt the most lively interest.—(Cheers.) It was one that had such attractive influence, that to it he felt ho was indebted for the present large, respectable, and influential company by which he was surrounded.— (Cheers.) The toast was, " Prosperity to the National Mercantile Life Assurance Society."—(Tremendous cheering.) It was the third anniversary dinner of the society at which, by the request of all present, he had had the honour of presiding—(Cheers)—and he could not but regret that he did not possess greater ability to fill a chair, which he was sure any gentleman, however high by position, would feel proud to occupy. It had been customary on that day for their chairman to give them something like an account of the present position and prospects ef the society.—(Cheers.) Of the past he would say but little—(Cheers)—they were all familiar with the dangers, the trials, and the diffi culties which they had had to encounter—(Cheers)—and how, through perseverance, energy, determination, and an honourable and straightforward course of action, they had overcome every obstacle to their success.—(Cheers.) At the present moment, it was his most gratifying duty to inform them that the society was in a most flout ishing condition, and that all their transactions were most healthy and crowned with success.—(Cheers.) At their last annual meeting, in March, it was in the poser of the directors of the society to declare their first bonus—(Cheers)—and since that period the progress of the society, he believed he might say, had given the greatest satisfaction to every proprietor. The success of the present year was most encouraging to the directors—(Cheers)—and with the powerful support that they received, especially from their friends, the commercial men, who were daily en listing under their banners an.l joining their ranks, in carrying their principles through the length and breadth of the land, he had no doubt that the time was not far distant when they would become one of the largest life offices in London, the emporium of the world.—(Loud cheers.) Their losses during the present year had been remarkably light, for during the whole of the twelve months, from the Ist of January to the present moment, the sum total of claims upon them for policies falling in amount only to the small sum of eOOl.--(Great cheering.) This result, he had no doubt— and he was sure that every one present would agree with him in that opinion—was owing to the care, the perse verance, and the watchfulness that had been exercised by the directors in the selection of the lives that had come before them. (Loud cheers.) It also showed, on the part of the medical gentlemen connected with the society, the discrimination and discernment that they had displayed. Irrespective of this, success in every other quarter had been as great as the most sanguine supporters of the society could have anticipated. —(Cheers.) He believed that it was generally known that they were now in the occupation of their new pre mises —(Cheers)—situated certainly in the first locality of the city of London, and most desirably adapted fur all the necessities of the institutionl l —(Cheers.) He was sure that the speculation that they had entered into in • purchasing those premises would be found to be most beneficial to the society, not only as a purchase, but as an occupation.—(Cheers.) Before he sat downs he felt anxious to say a few words on the subject of life assur ance. Every one who heard him, he believed, would acknowledge that it was a most valuable boon— (Cheers)—and the blessings that it conferred could never be over-rated.—(Cheers.) flow many a poor bereaved widow, he would ask—how many a poor orphan and an orphan family had to bless the day when first the husband or the father had the prudence, the fore cast, the thoughtfulness, the well-minded intention of insuring his life, and thereby enabling his wife and his children to insuro to themselves a competency during their lives? Such a competency had mode the hearth of the widow comfortable, the home of the orphan happy. Such were the blessings that attended the form ing of companies like the present, and such were the be nefits that ht', assurance was calculated eminently to impart.—(Cheers.) The toast was drunk amidst enthusiastic cheering, followed by a comic improvisation on the society, by Bru ton, in which the allusions to Mr. Alderman Sidney, who sat on the right of the chairman, and Mr. Redmayne, who occupied the seat to his left, created considerable merriment. Mr. Alderman SIDNEY then rose to address the com pany. It was his pleasing duty to propose the next toast, which he had no hesitation in saying would be received by all present with the greatest enthusiasm. That toast was " TN) health of their most excellent Chairman."— (Great cheering.) He called upon them to drink the health of the chairman, in three points of view —first, as a merchant—(Cheers)—secondly, as a gentleman ; and, thirdly, as a friend. He was known to most of them, and he was known only to be respected. As the chairman of the directors of the Mercantile Life Assu rance Society he occupied a very proud and gratifying position. The urbanity of his manners, the excellence of his judgment, and the good temper he had invariably displayed, endeared him to all, and made the position which he occupied one of the greatest benefit to the society Upon amid to ton whichothep h public filled thaticatlarge evening, .—(L large.—(Loud h cheers.) mr. e ( ers.) . the situation Alderman Si ney) felt that he need not offer any eulogium with respect to the conduct that he had pur sued.—(Cheers.) His conduct had already drawn down plaudits which were most deservedly bestowed. He begged, in conclusion, to propose the health of their chairman, Mr. Wilcoxon, with three times three. The toast was drunk amidst the most enthusiastic cheering. - The CHAIRMAN rose to return thanks amid great cheering. Ile really did not feel himself competent to give expression to the feelings that animated him for the very kind manner in which his name had been mentioned by his worthy friend, Mr. Alderman Sidney, and for the warm recep tion that it had met with in so large and so enlight ened a company as that which surrounded him.— (Cheers.) It could not but be gratifying to him to know and to feel that the humble services which it had been in his power to render to the society had met with a meed of approbation from its members which he felt they did not deserve.— (Cheers.) For the strong manifestation which he had just witnessed in his favour he begged to return them his most sincere thanks. To have such a demonstration on his behalf was the highest reward that he could receive, and he felt that it was the greatest that the society could bestow.—(Cheers.) Ile could not, however, receive these praises from a meeting like the present without at once acknowledging that he was solely indebted for them to the cordial assistance that he had re ceived from those by whom he was supported.— (Cheering.) Not only to them were his thanks due, but to the whole body of the proprietary and the policy-holders.—(Cheers.) He considered that it was no mean honour to belong to a society like the present. He was happy to think that he was connected with it from its commencement, and that he was one of those who took his seat at the board at the very first meeting of their directors.—(Great cheering.) Since that period he had watched with the most careful eye over the growing interests of the society; and through evil report and good report he had nailed his colours to the mast and had stood up, he hoped he might say, its firm and its unflinch ing friend. It was true that he had often felt himself incompetent to discharge as he could wish the onerous duties that had devolved upon him as the chairman of this society. But with the uniform kind ness, courtesy, and consideration which he had invari ably ever received from every member of the board, together with the powerful assistance at all times ac corded to him by all by whom he was surrounded, he felt that his "yoke was easy, and his burden light." In conclusion, he begged most respectfully to thank them for the cordial and most sincere manner in which they had drank his health.—(Great cheer ing.) They were, doubtless, aware that this so ciety was origin a lly f orme d and founded by the sole effort of comparatively few persons—by but a few com mercial men —who were determined to have a life as surance company which they could emphatically call their own, and he thought that the scene which that room presented that night showed that they had not laboured in vain —(Cheers)—that their exertions had not gone for nought—(Cheers) —that the seed they bad sown hatftaken deep root, that it had germinated be yond their expectations, and that it had yielded a most abundant harvest.—(Great cheering.) In conclusion, he would only say, that as long as he had the cot.fidence of the board of directors of the present society, so long would he advance in every way that he could what he considered to be the substantial, the enduring benefits and prosperity of the society.—(Great cheering,) Song, Mr. Genge—" Sally in our Alley," which was most deservedly encored. Mr. CHARLES proposed the next toast, " The health of the Directors of the National; Mercantile Life Assurance Society, and that of the Deputy-Chairman at the pre sent ineetieg, Mr. Alderman ;sidney." Mr. Alderman SIDNEY returned thanks, and in doing so, stated that the directors had taken dllce with the determination, that if they remained at the helm of affairs of that society, it should not be second to any in the city of Londoo.—(Hear, hear.) As they were all aware, the society had emerged from its minor position to one of the most important d, scrip tion. They had now the office placed pro-eminently forward in one of, the best situations in the city of London, and since they had occupied those premises they had transacted business totally unprecedented in the annals of assurance companies, and wile which, he believed, the transactions of any other of fice could bear no comparison.—(Loud cheekt.) It was considered, generally speaking, in offices of that description, that to have an income of 1.5,0004 to 20 0004 a year was doing a great stroke of business, but what was the state of the present society? Why at the rate that they had bden going on for the last four months they had been transacting business to the extent of between 30,0004 and 40,0001 a year. Such being the case, he believed no one would dissent from his statement, when he said that the time aus not far distant when their society would be the first, if not the very first in the United Kingdom. In conclusion, he begged to say that on behalf of him self and his fellow-directors, he felt most grateful fur the manner in which their healths had been drank. Glee—" Here in cool grot and mossy cell." D. 'WADDINGTON, Esq., proposed, amidst enthusiastic cheering, " Health, long life, prosperity, and happiness, to the Commercial Travellers," which, after some ob servations by Mr. Hewett, vies drunk amid great applause. - Sung by Mr. Farquharson Smith, " The Ivy Green." The CHAIRMAN then rose to propose the health of Mr. Jones, the secretary and actuary of the institution. On rising to do so he was greeted with the most vehe ment cheering, and silence having been in some measure restored, he said—lt was his pleasing duty to prc pose to them health and long life to one of the moss, valuable, efficient, and deserving officers of their institution, Mr. Jones, their actuary and secretary.—(Tremendous cheering.) There was not a gentleman present who had better capabilities of estimating the talents and industry of their actuary and secretary than hitnself—(Cheers)— and he could assure them that it afforded him the greatest pleasure publicly to state that Mr. Jones's services were duly appreciated, and that he was held in the highest estimation by the board of directors.— (Great cheering.) For himself he felt bound to say that Mr. Jones at all times rendered him the highest service —(Cheers)—and, by so doing, made that duty, which would otherwise be onerous, light.— (Great cheering.) The capabilities of Mr. Jones were great.—(Hear.) As a mathematician he was unsur passed ,• and he was fully entitled and well worthy of the confidence and support of the National Mercantile Assurance Society.—(Cheers.) He had the greatest happiness in proposing " Long life, health, and happi ness to their actuary and secretary, Mr. Jones. This toast was most enthusiastically drank with three times three, and one cheer more. _ _ Mr. JENKIN JONES, in rising to return thanks, was greeted with rounds of applause. When something like silence was obtained, he said that he could assure all pre sent that he most deeply felt the honour that had been done him. He was sure that he did not deserve the praise that had been bestowed upon him by their worthy chair. man.—(Cries of " Yes, you do.") But, at the same time that he made that statement, he could assure them that no individual could possibly have felt more anxiety for the welfare, the prosperity, and success of the insti tution than he had done.—(Cheers.) When he made that statement, he felt bound to accompany it with the assertion that his efforts would have been in vain had he not been supported by their worthy chairman and the board of directors—(Great cheering)—gentlemen whose hearts and souls were sincerely bent on Going all they could for the benefit and welfare of the institution.— (Cheers.) Nothing, he would unhesitatingly say, could equal the respectability and the independent character of the gentlemen at their board of management.—(Cheers.) He had no hesitation in saying that the feeling that actuated their board of management was the interest of that class of persons, whose primary duty it was to consider and protect the policy-holders.—(Cheers.) They had heard from their chairman how successful the society had been ; and in making that statement, he had referred to the report they had presented to the last annual meeting.—(Cheers.) Now that report had not been come to without great consideration.—heers.) M It had been audited by r. Brodgkinson, by Mr. Mil ledge, by Mr. M'Culloch, and Mr. Stockdale.—(Cheers.) The evidence contained in that report—and he was nut astonished at it—had startled many, and surprised every one.—(Cheers.) In that report it was stated, that of ter the payment of every expense, after the settlement of all that could be settled, the total amount of claims—after deducting the payments in respect of lapsed and sur rendered policies were only 4,2941. 17s. tel. Now, if that was a gratifying statement, how much more gratifying, he would ask, was that he was about to make ? At the present moment, after deduct ing the payments tor lapsed and surrendered policies, they would be only losers the to extent of between 2,000/. and 3,0001, and this during nine years. —(Great cheering.) Their worthy chairman bad spoken of the premises that had been taken; in doing so, he must pardon him if he stated that ho had not altogether done them justice.—(Cheers.) lie was enabled to state that from offers that had already been made, they would stand rent free, with offices worth 5001. a year, the present value of which may be estimated at about 10,000/.—(Great cheering) It had fallen to his lot some time back, in looking for papers, to read the report of the Government actuary, Mr. Finlason, in which he paid a high compliment to the directors of this society for the manner in which they had gratuitously conducted their business.—(Cheers.) As an evidence of the extraordinary success of the society, he might venture to mention, that whilst it was considered by many offices that three proposals a week was indicative of a state of prosperity, what then, he would ask, must be considered of the state of this society when he told them that for several weeks past they had had between 30 and 40 proposals each weekly board-day—(Cheers) —and that very day they had had upwards of 60 7 (Cheers.) The proposals during the present month alone amounted to the unprecedented number of 152 ; the amount of the sums assured upon which would ex ceed 79,0001., yielding an income of upwards of 2,000 L, which, if continued, would be upwards of 20,0001. per annum.—(Cheers.) Mr. JONES having paid a high compliment to Mr. Hewitt and Mr. Cotterill for the assistance that they had rendered him in the discharge of his duties, begged to assure the society, that whilst they honoured him with being their secretary and actuary, he would en deavour by all means in his power to be a faithful, honest, zealous, but an independent servant of the so ciety.—(Great cheering.) Comic song by Mr. Bruton. The health of the stewards, auditors, medical, and legal officers was then drunk, and duly responded to, amid much cheering. Mr. JONES then proposed the health of Mr. Chadwick,- one of the local agents of the society in Manchester. That gentleman had taken the trouble of coming to London tor the purpose of attending the present meeting— (Cheers)—and he thought that the least they could do was to drink his health.—(Cheers.) Many of the agents Lad obtained for them sixty, fifty, forty, thirty, twenty, and a less number of subicribers. But Mr. Chadwick had obtained for them, within a very short period, no less than eighty.—(Cheers.) The toast was drunk with enthusiasm. Mr. CIILDWICK, in returning thanks, assured the society that his exertions should never be relaxed for their benefit. The health of the Vice-Presidents of the evening, Mr. Williams, Mr. Hewitt, and Mr. Julian Aders, was drunk amid much cheering, as was also that of "The Press." These toasts having been duly responded to, and the air of " Rule Britannia" having been sung in excellent style by the vocalists present, the assembly broke up, every party seeming highly delighted with the rich treat they had received. Messrs. George Tarner, Genge, Farquharson Smith, and Bruton enlivened the entertainments of the evening by their excellent singi ng . The great toast-masters, Messrs. Took and Son, gave out the toasts in their usual sonorous and excellent style, and the dinner that was provided by Messrs. Bathe and Breach was all that the greatest gourmand could desire, or the greatest epicure covet, and the wines were of the first description. TUE CONDE DE MONTEMOLIN.—The Conde de Montemolin received numerous visits from Spanish no blemen and gentlemen, with whom he spent the greater part of yesterday. In the afternoon the Conde took his usual exercise in the parks. FROZEN TO DEATIL—An inquest was held at Broadheath, in Worcestershire, on the body o f Eli za b et h Sefton, aged 66, who was found dead on Sunday last by the side of an unfrequented road. On a postmortem exa mination there was nothing but a little watery fluid found in her stomach. The jury returned the following verdict.—" That the deceased was found dead, having, it is supposed, lost her way, and owing to the incle mency of the weather she was frozen to death." At a dinner of the committee and board of ma nagement of the Licensed Victuallers' Asylum, which took place on Tuesday, Mr. Kemp, the chairman, was presented with a very beautiful and valuable gold snuff box, manufactured by M essrs. S ar i and Sons, Cornhill. SINGULAR ANNOUNCEMENT.--A placard has this week been posted on the walls, in the town of Staley bridge, announcing that a tea-party of Mormons, or Latter-day Saints will be held i n t h e town-ball, on New Year's-day, in which it is gravely stated that " three of the twelve apostles" will be present on the occasion. Some other great personage is also to be in attendance from the " Rely City" in America—Manchester Courier. NAVAL IN TELLIGENCE. • WOOLWICH, DEC. 30.—Her Alajetty's royal acht • Fairy arriv e d a t a gust ter past eleven, ear., to-day, y from Portsmouth, and was attached to moorings opposite the Woolwich Dockyard. She is to be taken up to Messrs. Penn's, at Deptford, the constructors of her engines and machinery, to be examined; and any deficiency that may be found to have taken place during her recent trips will be made good during the winter season. The only vessels building in Woolwich Dockyard at present are—the Royal Albert, 120 guns, now in a state of furwardness, having the whole of her frame timbers put together, and the greater part of her planking tim ber laid over the frame. The bottom or under -water planks have been converted from beech-wood, and the upper planks, which are 10 inches in thickness, of the best English oak. The frame is also of the best English oak, put together in the strongest manner. A number of workmen are employed in preparing and fixing the side pieces for supporting the beams inside, and during the next year this magnifi6ent vessel will be an object of considerable attraction to visitors to the Dockyard, as she will then be in an advanced state to show her great magnitude, and substantial, yet elegant, appear ance. The Nankin, 50-gun frigate, building under the new slip at the east end of the yard, from a design by Mr. Lang, jun., assistant to the master shipwright. at Chat ham a ckyard, where the timbers are converted and st at round to Woolwich Dockyard, has about one-third of her flame put up, and a number of men employed upon liar. The Baz-ilisk steam-vessel, building on the slip next to the Ho; al Albert,- has only her keel and a small por ticti if her frame put together. She is to be built wetly similar to the Niger steam vessel, recently launched from this dockyard, and will be fitted with I,ccdle wheels, the Niger being fitted with a screw pro peller, to test their comparative merits. The timber converted for the Hannibal, of 90 guns, has remained untouched for a considerable time; and the Basilisk is building under the slip intended for the Hannibal. A young lady, named Fitzgerald, had a narrow escape on Monday, while taking equestrian exercise on the Marine parade with her brother and another gentle man. Owing to some unexplained cause the horse on which she rode ran away, and the lady, after many in effectual attempts to save herself, was at last unhorsed by her saddle slipping round, and she came to the ground and was dragged some little distance before the animal was stopped by a Hyman. We are gratified to add, that though tier situation was one of imminent danger, she escaped with a few slight bruises.—Brighton Guardian. CORONER'S INQUEST. A MANtSCALDED TO DEATH.—On Tuesday night, Mr. Payne entered into an inquiry at Guy's lospital relative to the death of Wm. Minter, aged thirty-two. The deceased was a stoker in the service of Mr. Chapman, Francis•street, Lambeth. On Monday morning, About ten o'clock, he was em ployed at the copper in which was about seven feet of water nearly boiling, and in which he dropped a mop. He put a ladder into the copper, and was descending, when he fell into the water. Assistance was promptly obtained, and he was got out. He was instantly taken to Guy's Hospital, where be died in a few hours, nearly the entire surface of his body being scalded. Verdict—. " Accidental death." NIGHTLY SHELTER FOR THE HOMELESS POOR.-- T he committee of the above association yt sterday made a report of the number of the homeless poor who, since the opening of the three di str i c t as) l ums on the 14th inst., owing to the inclemency of the weather, have sought refuge therein. In the Central Asylum, in Play house yard, St. Luk e ' s , 1,321 men, women, and children have been admitted. The Eastern Asylum, Glasshouse street, East Smithfield, 908 men, women, and children. In the Western Asylum, Upper Ogle-street, Marylebone, 701. The total number of rations, during the same period, amounted to 26.941. EFFECI II or RAlLWAYS.—Yesterday the stock of horses, the property ut Mr. C. Bottom, of the celebrated posting-house, the White Hart, Newmarket, were sold by Mr. Aldridge, St. Martin's lane, in consequence of the opening of the Eastern Union Railway from Bury St. Edmunds to Ipswich. SPORT OF THE SEASON.—A variety of the game of Snapdragon is one of the favourite sports and pastimes of the City of London. It is played by dabbling in the Stocks and in Railway Shares; but whilst a few here and there get plums by this amusement, very many more burn their fingers.— Punch. A RAILWAY PRINTING-OFFICE.--The capacious building at Newton, on the north side of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, k nown unt il recently as " The Legh Armi Hotel," is being converted into a general printing-office. A printing-office in a village like New ton, however humble in pretension, a year ago would have been considered one of the greatest wonders of the age. Wonders, however, do occasionally appear, and one of the greatest we know of is the conversion, in such a place, of a building larger than the establishments of any of the metropolitan morning papers, or of the printers to her Majesty, into a place for pressmen and printers' devils. Toe fact, however, is that the London and North- Western Railway Company, among other amalgamations and consolidations, have contracted with a practical person to undertake this extensive depart ment exclusively; and the house in question has been selected as the best adapted for the purpose, all things considered, upon any portion of their lengthened terri tory.—Liverpool Standard. RIITMNEY IRON COMPANT.—A special general meeting of the proprietors of this eempany was held yes rday at the London Taaern, Bishopsgate-atre e t, for the purpose of confirming the resolutions and report unani mously adopted at a preceding meeting, held on the 16th instant (the proceedings of which were reported in the papers of the 17th), in reference:to the best mode of raising the necessary sum to pay off the mortgage of 40,000/. to the Globe Insurance Company, and of 39,4C01. on loan notes, for which the company was liable. The minutes and resolutions of the last meeting were read and unanimously confirmed, and the directors were authorised to carry the same into effect. After some conversation Mr. Coles Child proposed that a requisition be presented to the directors requesting them to convene a special general meeting of the proprietors at the ear liest period for the purpose of takine into consideration, the propriety of repealing the 13th clause of the com pany's deed of settlement, which provided that dividends only could be declared upon the average returns of five years.—Mr. Child said that this step was necessary, in order tp give full effect to that portion of his plan for the relief of the company which had now received the unanimous sanction of the proprietary.—The Chairman (Mr. Wilson), Mr. Alderman Thompson, M.P., and other directors, at once expressed their readiness to act upon the requisition to convene a meeting for the purposes mentioned.—The requisition was at once prepared ; and having received the number of signatures required .by the deed of settlement, it was arranged that the meeting should, it possible, be held on this day fortnight, but, at all events, due notice of the day of meeting should be given to all the shareholders. DEATH FROM EXPOSURE TO THE COLD.—Yester day Mr. W. Carter held an inquest in Horsemonger lane gaol respecting the death of Thomas Harris, otherwise Thomas Harrow, aged nineteen years, who died under the subjoined circumstances:—The deceased was a pauper, who had absconded from Epsom work house, and when he reached London he stole a sponge cake, valued at 4s. 6d., from a pastry-cook's shop. He was detected. and taken to Lambeth Police Court, where the magistrates committed him for trial at the General Quarter Sessions. He was conveyed to the above prison on the afternoon of Monday, the 21st, when the Governor found that he was in a weak and starving condition from the want of food and exposure to the cold. He was accordingly seen by the prison surgeon, and removed to the infirmary, where he coats-. nued to get worse, and died on Sunday last. Mr. Charles Meymott, the surgeon to the gaol, stated that when he first saw the deceased he was in a very weak condition. His feet were frost-bitten, and in a state of mortification. Witness questioned the deceased, and found that he had absconded from Epsom, and tramped up to London. He had gone without food, and slept two nights under a hedge in a field during the most severe frost. He had extensive sloughing of both feet, and was in a precarious condition. Witness, therefore, had him removed to the sick ward, where he had every attention that his case required. If the deceased had rallied suffi ciently, both legs would, probably, have bet n ampu tated, as the, only chance of saving his life. The coroner briefly addressed the jury on the distressing nature of the case, after which they returned a verdict of " Natural Death, accelerated by exposure to the cold." VOYAGE ACROSS THE STRAND.—From the diffi culty experienced by passengers crossing the streets in the crowded thoroughfares, it may be interesting to hear the following particulars from the narrative of " A Voyage from the Thirty-fifth lamp-post in the Strand to the Shop directly opposite." Extract from log: " Three o'clock, P.M. Cleared from the curb-stone, with fair weather, hoping to reach the opposite side of the street before dusk ; carrying main -top-coat and reefed umbrella. 3h. 2ro. Tacked to post to avoid an omnibus ; shipped a mud, which damaged the patent boots. 3h. 4m. Stood to the south, coasting along a reef of cabs ; nearly run down by a butcher's cart ; passed a milliner girl in distress, who had missed stays. 3h. 7m. Saw an apothecary's light ; tried to take an observation, but the light was lost in a fog of cabriolets. 3b. 10m. Ran into by a coal cart ; carried away larboard coat•skirt ; stood off and on to wait for an opening in the cab-bergs. 3h. 15m. Fetched the end of the coach. stand ; hailed a buss under blue colours and easy sail, bound for the westward, making towards Kensington.; hauled to the north-east, and steered with great difficulty among floes of waggons. 3h. 20m. Lighted a cigar, and put on all steam ; hoisted the spencer. 3h. 30m. Came in sight of land, and two minutes afterwards anchored in the roads by a street-post."—Punch. Two CHILDREN ATTACKED DT A FERRET.. --.011 Friday evening, two girls of the respective ages of four and five years old, belonging to a person named Howard, living in the Old London Road, St. Alban's, were attacked by a ferr e t w hil e as l eep in bed. The mother of the children, a ft er s h e had put them t o bed, between. eight and nine o'clock in the evening, went into a neigh bouring house, where--hearing the screams of her children—she came home, and on going up stairs, to her astonishment and alarm, she found the bed clothes covered with blood, the children crying, and a ferret fastened to the eyelid of one of them. The woman was greatly agitated, but removed the dangerous animal as speedily as possible. On examining the children, their eye-lids and hands were both found bitten in several. places, and on the latter, the injuries were received in the attempts to d r i ve the ferret away. The affected parts soon became much swollen and showed symptoms of inflammation, and the children were deprived for a few days of their sight, but under the medical attention of Mr. Russell, they are both fast recovering. The ferret belongs to Howard, the father of the children, who kept it in a butch downstairs, from which place it made its escape, and found its way up gain to th 4 children's bed.—Essex Herald. II r