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// / i'~y'~~ • .4. 7 ••%01,,' I i * •• •I‘.• , al 4 - 4 NV ••• 4 1 / 4 , A ' " 49,) , •- - aUI. • ht 4t - - ES! • 9 , NY I ,I/4• 41 :). '4 •t 1 " "9 1 .,44 ).• j`vS • • • • 4§. ( , 74* 11 1111,. I 4 4 4 . - - • %, -j; r I • • Ir , 4k 4L ' j‘e,7 / ' l. Yh'l','4hi elic %l ‘;l. 4n,4444411., ~~ ~~ _y , 1 ..e• ...„..--- ~._ _ ..‘, , •, 1 r , 7 ! • r et , CC l',, S Il i EAST INDIA HOUSE, Serrastszat 12, 1849. . ' , 4 4 •'. , c , .441 , THE -COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST ~• . m ,:', -- ?r•k , . ._ , Y it fr",* INDIA COMPANY do hereby give Notice, r i.4:' i ~ ,i tt 1 ..,..._4`4.1, -, •-• - :2 774 -......- That the List of such Proprietors of East India Stock as by the 1 :1 i wheat,, Company's Books apps +r to be quilifled to vote at the General Elec- - 9 -4,74 . t: Ji ., , --,c,_„,..> , ports in. lion on WEDNESDAY, the 10th April, 1850, will be ready to be dell- ~ ...e..: .....- ,• e up to• vered on WEDNESDAY, the 7th November, 1849. ', '''' '''.' ;7• , , ,- .:' ------ -.: ;,,,,, X ‘ . - - II iii 4 J') Ar :/VY i JAMES C. MELYILL, Secretary. . i . .., •-• 1. of rain. _ teat and. EAST INDIA HOUSE, SEPTEMBER 12, 1349. ....................... • 0 latter - THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST - ____ ___ ._ --------- _ _ _ . _ _ -- litios of' INDIA COMPANY do hereby give notice, I. Oats- That a General Court of the said Company will be held at tlm'r NO . 1 7 7 75.] LONDON, THUIISDAY Ev E House in Leadenhall-street on WEDNESDAY, the 10th April, 1850, ) your of . or the Election of Six Directors for Four Years. inquiry The Form of a Letter of Attorney and of a Declaration for enabling . _ Lon of a ' Proprietors of East India Sto kto vote by proxy on this occasion 3r 4solb may be obtained upon application at the Treasury in this House. ATLAS ASSURANCE COMPANY,' lIANWELL COLLEGE and PREPA JAMES C. MELVILL, Secreta r y . 92, CHEAPSIDE, LONDON. beans, RATORT SCHOOL, MIDDLESEX. Established 1808. ere was ' r i l o CONTRACTORS & IRON-FOUNDERS. DIRECTORS. Principal, the Rev. J. A. EMERTON, D.P., Oxon. Parents mid Guardians desirous of selecting a School in a healthy rate de- ~-1 1 . - Tenders required for THREE CRANES. One to lift Ten JOHN OLIVER HANSON, Esq., Chairman situation, combiAng (on liberal terms) the intellectual advantages of ;at the „ I "ns, the other two Five Tons each. The plans can be seen at the WILLIAM GEORGE PRESCOTT, Esq., Deputy Chairman. a collegiate, professional, or commercial course, with sound religions uftle•-s of Joseph Locke. Esq., M.P., 11, Adam-street, Adelphi, Lou- Sir William Baynes, Bart. Moses Mocatta, Esq. ns were don ; instruction, moral and ph.) steal train ng, with domestic and medical or at the Sutton Harbour Comoany's Office, Exchange, Ply- Arthur Edward Campbell, Esq. James William Ogle, Esq. care, may obtain a prospectus on application to the Secretary. Stunt' mouth. The tender to include chain and flxlng at Plymouth, and Thomas Chapman, Esq., F. 11.5. Emanuel Pacifico, M.D. The Term will commence on Thursday, October- 4. quality the Contractor will be required to uphold them for twelve months Donald Maclean, Esq. Joseph Pulley, Esq. i 5d per liner completion. Samuel Eustace Megan, Esq. Tenders to be addressed to the undersigned on or 'before the Ist Amorrorts-Francis Bligh Heekey, Esq., and Arthur Augustus NT ELL GWYNNE TAN T E MN and CHOP ipported . October, 1849. Rasch, Esq. l._ N HOUSE, Bull Inn-court, Strand, Three Doors East of the , ught 011 By order of the Directors of the Sutton Harbour ACTUARY-Charles Ansel', Esq., F.R.S. Adelphl Theatre, and opposite Adam-street. Luncheons, Dinners, Suppers. t priced Improvement Company, - Som Table ertoa-Thomas Browning, Esq. and W3f. LUSCOSiBE, Secretary. SuavEyoa-Thomas Hopper, Esq. d'llote at Half-past Five precisely (Sundays excepted), Fish aand for , /Ili and ( - IRE AT WESTERN RAILWAY. RETURNS.-Policies for 3001. and upwards which may have been The Nell Gary - line Tavern which is situated in the very centre of , and 18 n force for one year prior to the date to which the Account is the metropolis, is near to the principal Theatres, and the Tal•le • N , A In pursuance of the Bye-laws of this Company, the Propre m_ made up, will be periodically entitled to participate in the return of d'lfote has been fixed at an hour that will be found convenient fur r articles tors, re hereby informed, that notice has been duly received that I t is is I sPremium. urp u . Citizens, the Legal Profession, and Gentlemen connected with the same ag Interded to nominate the under-mentioned as Candidates at the Spc- Pu'dic Offices and ?tanking houses, also Visitors to London who are Distillerle , , Sugar Houses ; and Mercantile Property, in the Docks; qualit - dal General Meeting of the Company, to be held at this Station en the 20th instant, viz. :- in Private or Publis Warehouses; also Shipping in Harbour; assured frequenters of the Theatres. Private Rooms for the accommodation Led 53 tO SAMUEL BAKER, Esq., London. for the Year, or for any shorter period on advantageous terms. of ,mall parties. Good Beds. Wines and Spirits of superior quality. Barclay and Perkins's Stout, and Salt's celebrated Pale Ales. , lb ; and GEORGE JONES , Esq ., Bristol Farming Stock is new exempt from Duty, and may be assured R without the average clause. JOHN ARCHE and THOMAS HOLT, Proprietors. RICHARD POTTER, Esq., Dayton Hsll, Merefordshire. On Assurances for Seven Tears by one payment, a deduction of JOHN V INING, Esq., Bristol. rrival Of one-seventh part of the Premium and Duty will be made. THE REVOLUTION IN ITALY. CHARLES WARDELL, Esq., London. and new THOMAS WILLIAMS, Esq., ditto. RENEWALS.-Policies due on Midsummer-day should be renewed Just published, and may be had at all the Libraries, in 3 vole. within fifteen days thereafter. ock ; At „,renr of whom are to be Directors of this Company, in the place of post Bvo., LIFE DEPARTMENT. ERNESTO DI RIPALTA; appears . . 1140 1ncs Richard Guppy, Esq., and William Henry Chicheley Plow • ten, Esq., M.P , both of London ; and in the place of George Jones, The attention of the public hoe, in the advertisements and pro- A TALE of the ITALIAN REVOLUTION'. Dats and ~_'- 4,1 , and William Tuthill, Esq., both of Bristol, who have retired posals of this Company of late years, been called to a Table of nro t f li e Author aatadlei of "Notes of a Two Tears' Residence in Italy." Additions applicable to and expectant on Policies of particular . any neW hem the present Board of Management.An interesting book. A true and philosophical view of polities, • dates and ages ; the Directors now beg to submit the following C. RUSSELL, Chairman. a. nd the great classes of political opinion in Italy, preseeted in the a 1456 d; Paddington Station, September 7, 1849. statement of Claims actually paid, showing the sums re,pectiv,dy assured and the Bonuses thereon, and they request, in order to powerfulf or: n , t ‘ e v r h o i s e t h io i g s .,, a_lw s a p y o s et r a e t e o d r a . ble and well sustained, often s, 7stogs C HESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILIVAY. exemplify the advantageous plan of Assurance proposed by this „ The work will prove highly attractive to persons who wish to ob. ki ; wheat . ' LOANS ON DEBENTURES, Company, that persons desirous of effecting Assurances on their earn lain an interesting and well-writt^n narrative of the affairs of Italy lives or on the lives of others, will compare the statement now sub d per ton. The Directors of this Company are prepared to receive (under the mated, with the addition or bonus of any of the other offices which during the past two years."-Britannia. s; average Delvers of their Act of Parliament) Tenders for Loans of Money on may apply to a Policy issued by them since 1816, when the Atlas London : Smith, Elder, and Co., 65, Cornhill. Dublin: James -Fennell securit y of D e bentares, bearin g interest at the rate of Five per Cent. C om pany adopted the Bonus System. 51‘Glashan. 21, D'Olier street. 30a oil ; . Per Annum, the Interest payable half-yearly, VIZ., 10th January and 1 0th July. Early in October will be published, to 60; ii3.0.1g -00000410 , - , 400Ne000... TH E CAX TON S; "' Tenders, stating amount and terns of years for which it is pro- 1 0•72, . v .... .-, .... ~ 7d to Dosed to be Lent, to be addressed to the Secretary, Easton Station, ' , .:l*tr... ,0.-,,,-..,,,,..0.0,-..c. Coals--. Londo n. M 7.7.tp .7 „ . ..„:41 ----, - --. A FAMILY PICTURE. g t Neath . By order, IS c..0. , - , 0 0 0..0., * 4iero.m...m.elmvmm.v By the Author of " Rienzi," &c., &c. A ..., I I In Three Volumes, post Bvo. per Civt• ANDREW G. GIFFORD, Secretary. 0 .., t. 14 VI 1 , Meat Euston Station, July 14, 1049. g 4 William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. tzl ..1 e. 4 ,4.0....,......,.... Orders received by all Booksellers. il 4d to ISLA.y • TONTINE LIFE ASSOCIATION. ~, „„ E. ; :;.g r4 ,-.1100n......0nca0i0.-,Nor es bd per t In the Press, a New Edition, in foolscap Bvo., of Provisionally Registered. 4 1 ,1 ;zi 131 55 per o. ...-- -,,,,,-,,,mm,,,-...m.. LAYS OF THE SCOT FISH CAVALIERS, Capital, 600,0001., in 12,000 Shares, at 501. each. ,41 , ,-,--yy-0.....0c1i0n01i-,--c4:= ... ; French , DIRECTORS. 0 .... '5 . and other Poems. per stone. ',. John lain, Esq., of Morriston, Glasgow. - A 01 „5, •,=, W , ... ........,...,-,.... - • , By WILLIAM E. AYTOUN, 018 s; red Archibald Murdoch Burrell, Esq., banker, Provost of Port Glasgow o 0 -- a &I E g l / 4 4 1`&1 5 :4451,5 1 2:F.32F.,;1aZULT ~ ~. .. Professor of Rhetoric in the University of Edinburgh. to 121 per Alexander Campbell, Esq., of ledley . - a -a With an Appendix. , l'obert C. Cumming, Esq., of Rarremman , Durnbartonehtre A . William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. ality, 18e ; '' henry Dunlop, Esq., of Craignin, Glasgow • 1 - .n.,-,m0,-.0,...c.. a to 1 8S; Archibald Falconer, Esq., a Glen Park, Port Glasgow CI r../ --_, 4181:Zi2:4 1 4iF- 0 4,5,4 1 .P.r.gt , ....„ . r ii. ROYAL P OLYTECHNIC td per' lb. • James Hay, Esq., merchant. Leith, Director of the Royal Bank of E. --• E. 11:1 -. ..,. n n n INSTITUTION, REGENT-STREET. Guano - ' . , Scotland . te U First Series if Dissolving Views, Illustrating Rome, with a De- Archibald Hone, Esq., accountant, Edinburgh, ditto ,:i G. 4 g 000 . 0000 © 0 0 0 . . 0 scription embracing the most interesting points connected with the krchange r.., Ea le Henderson, Esq., Director of the National Bank of Scotland E g PR E. ‘44 80 0 ,?.,,c2. 0 2 ..,, 025 g g 0 g subject, daily, at Half-past Four, and every Evening at a Quarter to wllliam Imrie, Esq., Dean of Guild, Perth z 44 cfi ,„. n. -.cm -4 .4 .0 m Ten o'clock.-Lectures on Chemistry, by Mr. J. M. Ashley, daily, John Burn Murdock, Esq., of Gartencaber, Edinburgh PI w TRY. . bayld Murray, Esq., Provost of Paisley. . - o cj . Eilg',9o with Experiments, by Dr. Bachhoffner on the Hydro-Electric Ma satIKEIS. chine, daily, at Two o'clock.-The Chromatrope.-Exhibition of the s, ShOUld 711 0 litaral Bank of Scotland and its Branches ; MOM. Coutts and: ~.,- - ,1 ..,.. -r,k t' . ..a . e, t., ' •!:,,..Z2M7..N.-...e0.-...t,... 0 . ..-.41.4NN NNNN xy-hydrogen Microscope.-Diver and Diving-bell. ng rainy' • co., London. C., E-( E. ~.. y t ici a o • Open daily from Eleven to Fi ve; and i s the Evenings (except SOLICITORS. • Z • Ifetrirs. Tamer and Wallace, 37, Virginia - stree t, Glas g ow ; .. o f 4 , ..... .... , -Schools, Half-price.-The New Catalogue, Is. 6, shives, ' l'enrs. Goodwin, Partridge, Williams, and Edw ards, Walbreok a ..,9 -•, 1 :Ad : • ''' • • •r, I. House, London. • ' 8 • :. g g:W : • '''' CI ItallaGitto 'DIRECTOR-Archibald Murdoch EIIITCII, Esq. e::Cn- 2 : ~ • ti . 4 Q . PENCER'S CHINESE LIQUID HAIR DYE. placed in A SECRETARY-James Murdoch, E. 12 ....••• se _t.•• - 6 ..E g : r 4 . , 7 The thousands of individuals who for upwards of twenty drink- . The barony and estate of Islay, comprising the island of Islay A - E Q ° .F. ati: ~ 1 . 1 - • ..s' ~'`. years have used this celebrated liquid, pronounce it to be the only - , - :,,,.e.. c , ..•= .. : .1 ~., ~ , ~) . 0 0 . .7. ~,, r, article extant which effectually changes, in a few minutes, red or -..-' 4. 4 . ts-- 0 : E, 4 ~.,2 44 _44:g a 4 § grey hair, whiskers, moustaches, &c., to a dark brown or black, ' ' i li P, d sme adjacent islands is in the same latitude as Edinburgh and drooping a 1:1- - 4 , 2 7,1 2 4 , ,- . -,;; ~,,-, „r c z ,F, wi llyre t: ieols o hdi n gibliu t yefi t doo r ut o nhfp u eeer b .ro l a e mdp: ( po, beelt application tusi ol simply tnrwgoarhyop c owtl o he m htaehas b h:v i n n naegi g orub i through ab t reniyesdnht ihp,jdeegierpermanent ph: deceived drn e oi tobi h tocy a suh i tsa r pon i, getpe a ha. n d pro , .. - Jasitow, l a nd is one of the richest and most productive properties in ti • • health, a tu, , west of "Scotland. It contains about 140,000 acres, of which ._,...`-' .... o o : s'% : : : 4 3s !1 0 (::: :• .: :111 !" ~_,- 1 . a s c : i.s E '' : cam. ...% . .. 1t: d o t h u e era properties,t ilatesto ns hould be '‘ ,oo o are arable, the rest being luxuriant pasture. .1 ' c.) ' The present rental of this magnificent property amounts at present E., 0 to.. 1(:) . 0001 .; but a Government grant of 30,0001. is now being ex- •?ri A hill while , vended in drainage in, improvements. The rents are periodically ta In 02 • ••• . 0 I.• ••-• 0 ~.) s an...(l legitimately increased as the leases fall in, and It is evident that ~ 1 ,-. '-• •cs .o .o • ....1 o'. eu....-..- v which have a horrible stench (dangerous to the head), troublesome • 7 ." X E.E . Xik.=- 1 C ,,, V- 1 ::: in their application,' and unsatisfactory in their colour, will find should be •' frh a property must, under improved agriculture, afford a much 'E:'.l long so to ' _ l :ger return. •The purchase, Ms expected, will be effected for ....1 SE- co r, 0 , a N ..r /-• Nalcr.^eD es 0 Spencer's Chinese Liquid Hair Dye a distinct article, agreeable in ..,-.. - „ t ...:4-c.....,-cga-- every respect, and that " none but itself can be its parallel." Price from the . -uotit-500.0001., and it is proposed to raise a capital for this parpose, .t; 6: N ~...c.,,, . ., , 0,.=,,n-0 and eisort...ovw evnenses. of 600,0001., in 12,000 501. shares, each • X .:o cs --. es sa co es .. -. ~.. ........ 3s. 6d., 6e.. and 10e. per bottle. . To be had of Spender and Co., 29, Nottingham-place, Fieldgate- MR. DISRAELI AT AYLESBURY. The anniversary meeting of the Royal Bucks Agri cultural Association took place yesterday at the George Hotel, Aylesbury. The usual ploughing match took place in the morn ing on the grounds of Mr. Morris, at Bedgrove, within a short distance of the town. The usual awards having been made, and the ordinary business of the society disposed of, the memhers . dined together at two o'clock. About eighty gentlemen sat down to an excellent dinner provided by Mrs. Bennett. Mr. W. Lowndes, of the Bury, near Chesham, late high sheriff of the county, occupied the chair, and was supported, among others, by Mr. B. Disraeli, M.P. ; Mr. T. Tyringham Bernard, of Winchendon House; Rev. E. N. Young,' - ff Quainton ' • Captain Blandy, Captain Rose, Mr. E. Horwood, Mr. J. Howard, and Mr. E. Stone. After the usual loyal and routine toasts had been disposed of, Mr. DISRAELI, M.P., next rose, and was received with prolonged cheering. When silence had been restored, he said—Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, since I have had the pleasure of, being in this room it has been signified to me that I am expected to propose a toast which I did not suppose would have fallen to my lot. I accept the duty, however, with pleasure, be cause it enables me to perform an office, however im perfectly, which is most gracious in every respect to my feelings, for it is to propose success to that insti tution—that society—the formation of which we are met to celebrate—the Royal Bucks Agricultural Asso ciation.—(Hear, hear.) More than one gentleman who has preceded me has remarked with pride that he was present at the birth . of this association. I can hardly claim any share in such a boast, but I can at least say that I rocked its cradle, r (Cheers.) In 1836 I was requested by the committee of this asso ciation to draw up a petition to Parliainent respecting the'agriculturat distress then existing in the county of Buckingham ;..which petition was duly presented. I agree with .my excellent friend. Mr. Young, that those persons very little understand the nature of these associations who speak lightly of their object.— (Hear, hear.) I remember that this society was ori ginally formed in the first place for the protection of agriculture, and although politics are very properly excluded from our meetings, I hope I am not depart ing from the rules when I say that it was for the protection of agriculture, whether from extreme and unlimited competition, or from legislative restrictions, for J take it for granted that every, gentleman. here, whatever his political feelings may be, is of opinion that agriculture should be protected.—(Hear, hear.) I believe also that skilful agriculture is most found where the farmer promotes a feeling of independence and competition among his labourers. As a practical result, this association offers prizes to individuals who have displayed their .agri cultural skill, or their prudence and independence in bringing up their families. Although the prizes we offer must always necessarily be limited in amount, as compared with the degree of moral virtue which they seek to reward, and though, therefore, they are open to the ridicule of the vulgar, the sneers of the malig nant, and the observations of all who are ignorant of the routine of rural life, still I can say from my own experience that in this county they have acted most beneficially—have given a stimulus to good conduct on the part of our agricultural population—(Hear, hear)—are looked forward to by the labouring com munity with interest, and are received with feelings of gratitude.—(Cheers.) Now, gentlemen, although one of the objects of these societies, and in particular of the Royal Bucks Association, which has given a tone to many others throughout the country, is to reward good conduct in the humbler classes of the community, still we are all aware that our first duty, if not at all times successful in influencing public opinion, is of course to attend to the interests of agriculture itself.—(Hear, hear.) Because, if agri culture fails, of what avail will it he to offer rewards to skilful ploughmen when there are no lands to plough ? What will be the use of giving premiums to faithful servants when there are no masters remaining to engage and employ them ?—(Hear, hear.) To protect the claims of the agri cultural interest was the original intention of - this society, and the rewards we now give, how ever interesting and valuable, in consequence of the influence they exercise upon the labouring commu nity, are only secondary to the first duty which called this association into existence, viz., to watch over the state of agriculture and the agricultural community ; and as far as our exertions can effect it, to do our best to promote in the broadest manner the advantage of the great landed interests of the country. —(Cheers.) Now, gentlemen, we have always taken care, in this association, that party politics should not interfere with our meetings, and I, for my part, wish to regard this rule most strictly ; and I appeal to all who have paid any attention to our proceedings, whether it has not hitherto been honourably and rigidly observed.—(Hear.) Nevertheless, I have remarked a ft cling to prevail in this country that our society is formed for party objects. I ascribe this unfounded but too prevalent idea to this reason—that the constitution of this association is not so compre hensive and broad as it might have been. I could have wished that it had exercised a decided influence on the skilful cultivation of the soil, and could be shown to be-a society which, by the stimulus it held out toirnproved agriculture, had a claim to become a ,great example to England, as it has, been in many o ther respects.—(Hear.) But, gentlemen, one thing is clear, that although party politics are not to be allowed to interfere with our proceedings—although we are not here to consider the measures of either Whig, Tory, or Radical, still it is our bounden duty, as well as our chief right, when we associate together, to consider the position of the body of which we are members, and to endeavour clearly to understand the position we occupy.—(Loud cheers.) Otherwise, drinking the toast which I am about to propose to you would be a mere idle ceremony.—(Hear, hear.) We all understand the objects of the other toasts which have been proposed to you. We have ex pressed our loyalty to the Crown—we have expressed our devotion to the Church—and we have shown our respect to the great military and naval services of the country, and all of us have come forward with hearty good feeling to do honour to my excellent friend and high-spirited neighbour who fills the chair to-day. — (Loud cheers.) These, gentlemen, have been genuine, sincere, and real toasts, and 1 want to know why the toast I am now to propose , of "Prosperity to the Royal Bucks Association, which is all-important as far as most • of us are concerned, should not be equally ge nuine, real, and sincere. —(Cheers.) It can be neither if we shut our eyes to the position in which we are placed at this moment. Gentlemen, it is impossible for any man to forget that position, and though I am not going to enter into the merits of any measures, or inquire into the causes which have produced that posi tion, it would be all but impossible for any man in this room to forget, or not to see, the great changes which have occurred since I last addressed you.—(A Voice—" We feel it.") It is impossible to forget that at this moment the agricultural interest is in a state of great suffering—(Cries of " That's true") — and that if we came here merely to drink the toast which I am about to propose, and consider every point connected with agriculture except the purses of the farmers, we should be depreciating and degrading the objects of this association, and our meeting would be without object or an end.—(cheers.) Indeed, it would be infinitely inferior to the meeting which is to take place here tomorrow to promote improvement in the production of dahlias.—(Cheers and laughter.) That is a meeting which I should be most happy to attend, and which I am glad is to occur, but it would rank higher in point of design than this meeting if, with all' our expressed enthusiasm for agriculture, there was not one present who had the courage to meet fairly the present position of the agricultural interest of the country.—(Loud cheers.) I have told you that I do not mean to enter into the cause, or consider the cause of that position, but I cannot allow the opportunity to pass without stating a fact which none can question—that the position of that interest is one of unprecedented peril and difficulty. The question which naturally arises is what shall we do ? Unless then we discuss that question what would be the use of this meeting ? There can be no doubt that everybody here sympathises in that ques tion.—(Hear, hear.) My opinion is, that we had better not meet at all, looking at the present position of the country, and especially of the agricultural in terest, if, in the county` town of a great agricultural community—if among those classes which ought to be the most respectable and influential of the country— we were to make no allusion to our position.—(Hear, hear.) I can only consider that, in so meeting, we should be offering assistance and putting arms into the bands of our enemies, and making ourselves the objects, and, under the circumstances, the just objects, of public contempt. — (Cheers.) Now, gen tlemen, what are we to do ? How are we to meet the crisis ? How are the farmers of England to re sume that position which used to be their boast ? We hate been deprived by the Legislature of that pro tection which we believed we were entitled to, and which we believed conducive to our . prosperity ? How are we to meet the altered circumstances which we 'have been called upon by the Legislature to, incur`? That is the question. It is no use for us to meet here and blink it ; for, should we blink it to-day or to-morrow, depend upon it the hour will come when we must encounter it.—(Cheers.) Now, ISLAY TONTINE LIFE ASSOCIATION Provisionally Registered. Capital, 600,0011., in 12,001 Shares, at 501. each. DIRECTORS. John ltain, Esq., of Morriston, Glasgow. Archibald Murdoch Burrell, Esq., banker, Provost of Port Glasgow Alexander Campbell, Esq., of ledlay l'obert C. Casnming, Esq., of 13arremman, Dninbartonihtre henry Dunlop, Esq., of Craigton, Glasgow Archibald Falconer, Esq., of Glen Park, Port Glasgow • James Hay, Esq., merchant. Leith, Director of the Royal Bank of Seetland Archibald Horne, Esq., accountant, Edinburg h, ditto FA...Z10 Henderson, Esq., Director of the National Bank of Scotland Imrie, Esq., Dean of Guild, Perth John Burn Murdock, Esq., of Gartencaber, Edinburgh bavid Murray, Esq., Provost of Paisley. JANKE'S. T he Ravel Bank of Scotland and its Branches Messes. Coutts and: Co., London. VessrP. Tflrner and Wallace, 37, Virginia-street, Glasgow ; l'esars. Goodwin, Partridge, Williams, and Edwards, Walbrook House, London. • MANAGING blßECTOß—Archibald Murdoch Burrell, Esq. SECRETARY—James Murdoch, Esq. The barony and estate of Islay, comprising the island of Islay t a a stat4ll adjacent islands is in the same latitud e as Edinburgh and i p , sitoW, and is one of the richest and most productive pr o p erties in s a west of 'Scotland. It ceitains about 140,000 acres, of which "Me are arable, the rest being luxuriant pasture. This present rental of this magnificent property amounts at present to. 1(:) . 0001 .; but a Government grant of 30,0001. is now being ex yeaded In drainage ant improvements. The rents are periodically legitimately increased as the leases fall in, and it is evident that • s uch a property must, under improve d a g riculture, afford a much - ,,rter return. The purchase, Ms expected, will be effected for r'ut - 500,0001., and it is proposed to raise a capital for this parpose, and contingent expenses, of 600,0001., in 12,000 601. shares, each sh areholder to nominate a life, and the whole bod y of nominees to be insured out ot the -motel, so as to secure the repayment of his Su bscription to every shareholder whose nominee lapses. The remainder of the accumulated rental is to be divided every ten years arm '. affstithesurViving shareholders, the last survivor to in herit the :late- On the basis of 12,000 policies, in respe ct of the 12,000 "rainees, it is further contemplated to Ingra ft t he g eneral business v , a life assurance company, so as to secare an annual dividend of Thus it will be seen that every person taking a shore in the Ton tine, Will, under any circumstances, receive back the amount of his Investment out of the assurance fund, and will also, by way if in !Fest on his shares, receive an annual dividend out of the profits of : n liienerai life assurance department (and the bas i s and g uarantee i r i nucated cannot fail to make this branch most extensive a nd !ucra re) ; he will, moreover, participate, every ten ye ars h's nominee l arrives, In the accumulated and constantly imp rovin g rental ; and, ! the event et his nominee being the last survivor, will become ._e absolute owner, in fee simple, of the entire estat e. It is else Lk i be observed that, as the nominees diminish in number, the m arketable value of the shares will year after year be greatly en hanced. __The principles of the proposed Tontine have been maturel y con -1„, r ed by. F. G. r. Neison, Esq., the eminen t actuar y of the Me dical and Invalid Assurance Company, and received his entire ap probation: The estt te is to be vested in three trustees, resident In Scotland. , I !_e affairs of she Society shall be conducted by a board of seven j kreetors in Scotland, communicating with a board of correspondence London. Two general meetings shall be held in Scotland in the !menthe of June and December. o ; awed liiny deposit to be 58. per share (being the maximum un d er the Registration Act), and a call of 11. per share shall be made en complete registration. The remainder to be called up 0 3' such instalments as mt:y be found necessary to meet the payment of the purchase money. Applications for shares to be made to-the following brokers &c., if Whom prospectuses and farms of application for shares may be had : —Meses s. John Robertson and Co., 47, George-street, Edin , burgh ; William Bell, Esq., 2, North-street, David-street, Edin burgh : Messrs. P,uchanan Altkin and Co., 41, St. Vincent-place, Glasgow; J. C. Foulds, Esq., Canada•court, Queen-street, Glasgow; 'William Gordon, Esq., Aberdeen; James Thomas, Esq., writer, Perth; A. Abercrombie, Esq., Paisley; Messrs. Joseph King and Sons, Liverpool ; L. L. Lamming, Esq , Manchester ; Messrs. Flint and Tootal, [lull ;• . Messrs. Beardshaw and Co., Leeds li• oreenfleld, Esq., 38, Throgmorton-street, London ; of Archibald Murdoch Burrell, Esq., Royal Bank, Port Glasgow ; and William Bridge s , q at the temporary offices of the Association, 3S, Throg nr°lten-street, Loudon. PENCER'S CHINESE LIQUID HAIR DYE. +. 7 The thousands of individuals who for upwards of twenty years have used this celebrated liquid, pronounce it to be the only article extant which effectually changes, in a few minutes, red or grey hair, whiskers, moustaches, &c., to a dark brown or black, without trouble (by simply combing it through the hair), and pro duces by one application a pleasing and permanent change. While other dyes destroy the hair by their pernicious properties, this liquid promotes its growth, nourishing the roots to the latest period •f life. Persons who have been deceived by preparations which have a horrible stench (dangerous to the head), troublesome in their application,' and unsatisfactory in their colour, will find Spencer's Chinese Liquid Hair Dye a distinct article, agreeable in every respect, and that " none but itself can be its paraliel." Price 3s. 6d., 65.. and 10e. per bottle. To be had of Spender and Co., 29, Nottingham-place, Fieldgate street, Whiteehapel-road, London ; also of Mr. Johnstone, 68, Corn hill; Mr. Prentice, 84, FAigeware-road ; Butler, 4, Cheapside ; Prout, 229, Strand ; Sanger, ISO, Oxford-street; Barclay, Far ringden-street ; Atkinson, 24, Old Bond-street; Hooper, 43, Kinc William-street, London-bridge; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; Finr 'gin, Milsom-street, Bath; Elmore, Bull-Street, Birmingham ; Rcberte, 23, Church-street, Liverpool ; and of most Perfumers and Medicine Vendors in town and country. Sent to any part of the kingdom by receiving a remittance, pest paid. Please to ask for " Spencer and Co.'s Chinese Liquid Hair Dye." Observe—Spencer's and Co.'s address is on the wrapper. ;apes mi% d peppers [eh of the d a small • Persons assured for the whole term of Life for 1001. and upwards, In Great Britain or Ireland respectively, will be entitled at the end of every fifth year (instead of every seventh year as heretofore) to participate in the Surplus Premiums, either by Addition to their Po licies, or an equivalent Reduction will be made in the future pay ments of Premium, at the option of the Assured. Policies may also be effected for the whole term of Life by alimited number of yearly payments. ASSURANCES for SHORT PERIODS may now be effected in this Office at considerably reduced rates of Premium. The NEXT VALUATION will be made at Christmas, 1849, and Policies effected before that date will participate in proportion to the time they may then have been in force. The Company's Rates and Proposals may be had at the Office In London, or of any of the Agents in the Country, who are authorised to report on the appearance of Lives proposed for Assurance. lIENRY DESBOROUGII, Secretary. 92, Cheapside, June, 1849. udicious : at of the iree days' [ic cannot wer ; but of black er. as for the ad &don asafoetida e nostrils, T HE LONDON INDISPUTABLE LIFE POLICY COMPANY . INCORPORATED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT. No. 31, LOMBARD-STREET, LONDON. TRUSTEES. J. Campbell Renton, Esq., M.P. 1 Richard Spooner, Esq., M.P. Richard Malins, Esq.. Q.C. I James Fuller Madox, Esq. William Wilberforce, Esq. DIRECToRS. Robert Henry Forman, Esq. John Hamilton, Esq. James Fuller Madox, Esq. John Matthews, Esq. Charles 0. Parnell, Esq. AUDITORS. I Samuel Field, Esq. I William Ghrimes Kell, Esq. MEDICAL ADVISER. Benjamin Phillips, Esq., F.R.S. RANKERS. Messrs. Spooner, Attwood, and CO. SECRETARY. David Alison, Esq. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Atkinson and Andrew. MANAGER." Alexander Robertson, Esq. The POLICIES are INDEFEASIBLE and INDISPUTABLE, .he Company being prohibited, by the 54th clause of their Deed of Constitution, which is duly registered ie. terms of the Act, from dig pitting a Policy upon apy ground whatever. The Rates of Premium are calculated noon Carlisle mortality, and are as few as a due regard to complete security will justify. HALF PREMIUM SYSTEM. —By this plan only one-half of the Premiums. with interest of the retained halves, is required to be paid for the first five years—the retained halves, being payable at the convenience of the assured, or allowed to continue, to form a deduction from the claim on the Policy ; and as the As surance may be relinquished at any time without payment of the • retained premiums, this scheme enables a party to assure for the first five years at little more than half the usual rate, and to discontinue a Policy at about one-half the usual sacrifice. WHOLE WORLD POLICIES are granted. whereby the security of a creditor, holder of a Policy, continues unimpaired, although the assured life should go beyond the prescribed limits. Sums are assured payable to the parties thqrnselves on attaining a specified age. or at their death, whichever shall first occur. PARTNER IIIIP POLICIES are granted, whereby a joint assurance effected by partners, at the charge bf the firm, secures the capital in vested. On the death of either, the survivor is benefited by retain ing the whole capital, and the representatives of the deceased obtain their share without having to watt until it eaa be recovered from outstanding debts. There is no extra charge for residence beyond 35 degrees of the equator. No Admission er Entrance Fees are required, nor is any charge made for the Policy beyond the amount of the Stamp. Claims are payable within three months after proof of the death of the assured life. The usual Commission allowed to Solicitors, and also to persons, approved by the Board, who extend the business of Life Assurance in connexion with this Company. ff rapidly rhubarb in fresh w e lost ne spur but we duck, by e ill. One was thus William Adams, Esq• John Atkins, Esq• Henry "Augustus Bevan, Esq. John Thompson Bramwell, Esq. John Dangerfleld, Esq. George Cumming, Esq. rants Turner, Xsq. ETS. ry inactive tern, Quar- pened this prices, but rily at the Yorkshire , , rt, 3 carters, and Lin 57—Ditto, 2. _ North 0 4% dis. • u ' A D I E S. The powerful influence of the sun on.the skin at this period '"e Year calls for increased attention in preserving its delicacy and ''"ltY. The most pleasing and effectual specific for this desirable "het is AtO,WLAN.DS' K ALYDOR, p _ deservedly established in Royal and Public favour and estimation. „`" !tPplicsition neutralizes the effects of atmosphere, and Induces ;t_ healthy action of the microscopic vessels of the skin, by which VOelleacy_and beauty are so essentially promoted. Freckles, Tan, Pim . ples, and Discolorations fly before the application of the " - DOR; and jive place to a healthy smoot hness and transpa v re aeY complexion. Ladies travelling or taking out-door exercise rind it. to diffuse a grateful and refreshing feeling. In cases of 1,-4 b ‘ llll . or Stings of Insects, its virtues have long been acknow ed- Price 4s. Sd. and Ss 6d. per Bottle. d ROWLANDS 3 1 1ACASSIR OIL, ,„, eShtfully fragrant and transparent preparation; and as an invi rator and beantillerlstrend all 'precedent. --F ri ce 3s. V Bottles (equal to four small), lOs. 6d,, and double that size, 1 . per Bottle. ROWLANDS' ODONTO, A. OPIiITE Oft PEARL DENTIFRICE, POWDER, composed of the rare st and most fragrant . _zotira. It bestows on the teeth a Pearl - like W hiteness, frees them • 'e r n Tartar, and imparts so the Gums a healthy firmness, and to the a delightful fragrance, Price 2s. 9d, per box. is " o BEWARE OF SPUMOUS IMITATIONS. The only Genuine of each bears th e name of " ROWLANDS' " preceding that of—the - A r ticle on the Wrapper or Label. Sold b y dent at 20 Hatton-Garden, London, and by Chemists and Per ftna ers, vere as fol: e Stern, NO Quarters, sterod, 6 V 71 A die. Dublin th-W ester' transactio n represento a t preseut rt - 0 L 0 N D How shall my muse thy praise rehearse, 0 N. Great City of the Universe? Thou art the glory of the world, . And lustly is thy fame unfurled. Where'er we travel, far or near, We cannot meet with thy compeer. Thy name is chronicled in story, And many a bard has sung thy glory. Thy towers and temples proudly stand The admiration of the land. At every turn in every street • With vast att-actions do we meet. Thy trading warehouses arise, And fill the stranger with surprise; And here does Moses' far-famed Mid Enjoy a proud conspicuous part. Hew tit is such a Mertes this Fer such a vast metropolis. 'This famed Depot may justly claim The highest niche in trading fame. Here may the choicest dress be had, And here are thousands daily clad. Moses and Son, from this famed Mart, ,Distribute clothes to every part ; And wheresoever we may be, Moses and Son's attire we see. And thus my humble tribute closes. A compliment for thee and Moses. LIST OF PRICES. . ZILLDY YADS. • Men' Spring, and Baramer Wrappers from £0 8 6 The ettilwer, Pacha, Patetoti and every deserip tion .of light. over-coats • . ,•• • • • ••• • • • . 1 2 6 Cloth Over Coats, of a light texture, and hand stitiely trimmed • .• De.... do. . lined with silk.. • • ...• • • 18 0 De. do. superior quality . .•••• • • • • 1 16 0 Jean and Holland Blouses •••••••••• • •• • • .. • • 0 2 9 Fancy Victoria do. ••••• . • • . • ...... •••• • • •• 0 4 0 Tweed d 0... ...... • • .... Dress Coat .... • • ... •••• • • • • • Frock Ceat -;; .....• ••• • . • Spring and Summer Trousers •• . ...... 0 4 0 Dee-slrin and Buckskin d 0....• ••• • • • Spring and Summer Vests in every variety. • 0 1 6 Black and Figured Satin Vests...—. .. 0 4 6 Black de., superior quality ............ Q 9 6 White Marcella Vests ••••.• • • • 0 4 6 lien's Black C'oth Vests .. •... • • 0 3 6 P•oy's Spring and Summer Ves ts •• • ..... •... 0 0 10 Boys' limper and Tunic Suits •••• • • • • ...... 0 15 0 Men'arishinr Coats in great 'variety • 0 4 0 gams TO KICALIVIL Peletots made from a variety of material, fitted for Slimmer wear ••..••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • I I Do. very elegantly trimmed .. ••.• • • ...... 1 0 Superior Cloth of a light texture •• . • .... 1 0 15 Ditto ditto lined' with silk ... 2 0 Ditto Dress Coat.. • • .....• • • .............. 1 12 0 Best d 0........... • Supeitne FrioCk de. ••••• • • • • • •........... 115 0 Best do. • • ••• Fancy Doeskin Trousers. .. • • 016 6 Black di. ••••• • • • • • ••• • .• . 1 • 6 0 • Black Cloth Vests •... ••••• • • • • • • • •.. 0 8 6 . Splendid Satin Test.. •• • • .....• .. • • ........ 0 14 6 Best dm.; •••• .. • • •• • ..... ••••• • • • .. 018 6 Hussar and Tunic mite ••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • 1 5 0 Superfine do. ...... •• • • Men's White Marcell* Vests • ..... .......... 0 -7 Fishing Coats in endless variety from 0 10 6to 1 16 0 • Elegant Dressing Robes in great from 0 16 oto 5 0 0 Mourning to any extent at Five Minutes notice. A Snit of Clothes complete for 11. 10s. : 1118 flew book, entitled the " Great Fact," with th.ll directions' S elf-rneasttrement, can be had on application, or forwarded, post 11. to 5 07 part of the kingdom. fiery he Shawl and Parasol Department are new replete with ovelty of the season. te..!!erve—kny article purchased, either ready made , o r made to — lre., if not approved of will be excha n g ed, or the money returned. , t 4 It',_ llO ARS and SUN, Tail ors , Woottendrapers, Clothier. , Ratters , 14 -., Ccie; Furriers, Boot sad Shoemakers, and Gener al Outfitters, 154, 14,,,. 156 , and . •157 Minories, and 82, '44, 85, and 86 Aldgete, Ci t y , ; all communicating With each other, and forming one vast Zst '"ugliment. '• ' ' " • " Caen •—E. Moses. and Son regret having to guard the pnhlic, ; but having heard that the rintradesman-like " - " 0 a .01 being connected with them, or " It is the same concern," il l ' won resorted te • they many instances, and ter obvious reasons, rile b, lb 0 Cto state that have.no connhi.ion With any other house Sit _r nut of London, except their Branch Establishments, 36, Far 441heMeld ; and 19, Thornton's-bnildings, Bradford, Yorkshire ; k„, _Lose who require cheep and genuine clothing. &c., should call •,1 11 " 1 " to the /anodes and Aldgate, City, London ; or either of Tate Establishments, as above. (444 :41. 0.. --This Establishment is closed from ru nlet Frida y . - ••• qoturdayorlieu Datum ls resumed till twelTe o'Blo4. Maurice arrived ill 7 h i s brO' for some ,entlemelip ;g without serfs who Walero ach Com. —Sergeant ty's service, ablishment , er, ) be rapidly reattnent of 1. On b is way's Pi ll 7 A cur e the ly hopeles. e . it the ci °l inent, 244, . . . .' ' ' ' . . a .- kshire, the rs. Arthur arket, suf- • • • e 9th l' lstt 1-- F re' Lpton , to ~q ua re, a rn SteP be _-----"-- eldest soil ster-lodo Brockniall, g e nt. ate, ll Jame WO of -e of - f cool N°.17,775.] LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING SUN, SEPTEMBER 13, 1849.. gentlemen, I remember the time when a change took place with reference to the late corn .laws, and, mind, I am not going to give an opinion on the policy pr impolicy of that change. In addressing a few words to you now on that subject, do not suppose that I wish to restore the state of things which existed before the introduction of free trade, for I am not going to say one word on which there need be any difference of opinion among you, however general your opinions, be they Tory, Whig, or Radical.—(Hear, hear.) All that I ask is, that, as a general principle, you should be prepared to stand by the land of England. —(Loud cheers.) Gentlemen, I remember that I stated in another place—and it was never disputed— that we were subject to higher taxation than other countries ; and I asked, therefore, why we should be placed in a worse position than they were, and called upon to meet a sudden and dangerous compe tition ? We were then asked, " Why are you afraid of competition ? Where is the competition to come from ?" Gentlemen, we all know now where the competition is to - come from—experience has an swered that question.—(Hear ' hear.) Well, it has c ome as we said it would, and the consequence has been as 'fatal as we anticipated it would be.—(Hear, hear.) It is not my intention now to enter at all into the policy of the change that was made in the laws. I will even admit, for the sake of argument, that the change was politic. All I ask you now to admit is, what I am sure there will be no differenee of opinion upon—that the result has been' aecom plished.--(Hear, hear.) The question lam now a u ti n o d n e s r w pr h e ic s h en l t shall going p th l a c e e ° l) D e s f i o d r e e r i you n th i t h • fe i s w — o w b h e a r t v , c shouldi rc be t e a t n h c e e s p , a l i r e e y owe thecan l l a le n d d l o u r d p s o a n d t o t h d e o o ? occupiers to maintain as a class dependent upon agricultural pursuits their fair position in the .social scale? (Hear.) Gentlemn, - I ventured, in the early part of last session, as your representative, to call the atten tion of Parliament from theto at upont agriculturalat t entio n thision th top i c, eainterests. dismissing change g I ventured asfaraso possible o s b sib re l ak e ground which had occurred. That change had been carried by a majority of the Legislature—had been sanctioned by a test to which we all bow, however unwillingly, and therefore I only asked this for the agricultural interest—that, having been deprived of protection, they should at least be allowed to enjoy the right of not having to submit to taxation from which other classes of the community are exempt.—(Cheers.) I pointed out in my place in the House of Commons, a remarkable circumstance, which appeared not before to have been observed, because it had not been placed in a massive and aggregate form—that while the agricultural population of England contributed their fair quota to the 50,000,0001. and general taxa tion, • they also paid a second - revenue, equal to 12,000,0001., from which other classes were exempt. This revenue is collected for purposes equally public as the 50,000,0001., and in an age when we are told that no class should have peculiar privileges, I ventured to ask that the other classes should take their fair share of this second revenue, at present entirely sad died on the agricultural body. Gentlemen, that motion I brought forward at the commencement of the last session, and I have sometimes been taunted with the fact that I was not successful on that occa sion: Gentlemen, it is very difficult to obtain success on a first attempt. It is very rare that in a first campaign a complete victory is obtained.; It took the Duke of Wellington seven campaigns to beat the French in the Peninsula; but the result of those campaigns was to secure a peace which has never yet ceased.—(Cheers.) Gentlemen, it appears to me most ,encouraging that on first bringing my plan forward it was supported by 200 Members of the House of Commons, though it was not backed by any feeling out of doors, because . the farmers were disheartened, dispirited, and discouraged. What, however, was the consequence of ray bringing forward that motion ? Why, not a month passed but some other party got up and recognised the justice of its principle and the propriety of the motion, by bringing forward some petty. plan of his own.--;-(Hear.) Gentlemen, this is not a moment for disputing about details—this is not a moment for considering how far a plan can be car ried; but I believe a general feeling is diffusing itself throughout the public mind, that the agricultural in terest has been most unfairly treated.—(Hear.) No one has ever yet answered that part of my argument relative to the second revenue. No one has dared to say that the maintenance of the poor is nut a national duty ; indeed it is a religious duty, .and a duty which we ought all equally to participate in performing.— (Hear.) Gentlemen, I say at the present day it is most imperative that the agricultural body should seek for an equality of taxation with other members of the community. That is a primary point to be accomplisbcd.—(Cheers.) It is of no use complaining; it is of no use indulging in general observations; it is of no use making plaintive allusions to the past in holding out encouraging prospects for the future. I shall confine myself to the present, and, looking at circumstances as they exist, see what can be done to improve our condition. I am cer tain that there ought to be an equal adjustment of local taxation, or rather what is called local, though it is in reality national taxation ; and if that were obtained, as in all justice it ought to be ob• tained, considerable relief would at once be given to the agricultural interest. But, gentlemen, that would not be sufficient, even if- we obtain that end, and it cannot-be obtained without your support. I- consider that that would:effect but a slight, benefit compared with the,great loss we have experienced. Gentlemen, I am disposed to believe after having, as your repre sentative, given the subject the most grave and con stant consideration, that if you persevere in endeavour ing to obtain your rights you will ultimately find substantial, considerable, and even complete relief.— (Loud cheers) Gentlemen, there is nothing more important in life, especially in public life, than to hale a principle to guide you.—(Cheers) It will simplify everything, and, when acted upon, decide the most. complex and most perplexing questions. If you have a principle to guide you, no matter how ex traordinary the Gordian knot, it will be &most in stantly cut. Apply this sentiment to the position of the agricultural body on the present occasion. I believe that all agree that, in justice to your interests, taxation should be equal.—(Bear.) That is our prin ciple.—(Hear.) Gentlemen, I will now call your atten tion to another tax which has been much dwelt upon, and the unjust arrangement of that tax. You all know that farmers pay double the poor-rates paid by the other classes, and public opinion has already given a verdict that that should not be allowed, so that be fore long a settlement of that question may be ex pected which will do justice to the agricultural body. —(Hear.) lam now, however, anxious to call your attention to a tax which, in its arrangement, is most unjust. NG doubt every gentleman present has heard of, and many of yon pay, the land-tax. This tax is so levied, that the county of Buckingham pays ls. sd. in the pound on the rental of the land, while other counties infinitely more populous, and infinitely more rich, pay 2d. in the pound. You are, therefore, called upon to pay , an undue amount of the land-tax. Mind, lam not speaking of that portion of the land-tax which has been redeemed, because that is always brought forward by our opponents to perplex the qu estion, because in nothing that I propose do I wish to disturb any public compact which has been entered into. One-third of the land-tax has been redeemed, and therefore no longer pressei upon the soil, but two-thirds remain to be paid, and produce more than 1,000,0001. annually.—(Hear, hear.) Now, it pro duces ls. sd. in the pound in Buckinghamshire, and only 2d. in the pound in the county of Lancaster, and one farthing in the pound in Liverpool. I ask you, then, where is the equality of that taxation ? The inequality, however, is not peculiar to Buckingham shire, for I was speaking to a gentleman from Hert fordshire on-the subject before I entered this room, and I find that in his county they pay ls. 6d. in the pound. I have alluded to Hertfordshire, because I do not wish to confine the consideration of the sub ject merely to Buckinghamshire. I will also take a border county—the county of Bedford—where I find the tax is Is. 6d. in the pound, while in Northampton, another brother county, it is more than Is., while in Berkshire, a sister county, it is ls. 3d. Then, again, in the remaining twenty agricultural counties, in cluding Somersetahire, Kent, Devonshire, and even Essex—from which a petition, signed by 25,000 per sons in favour of equal taxation, was sent to Parlia ment, that petition being given to me to present by their own county Members, because I had originally brought the question forward—in those twenty agri cultural counties the average of the land-tax is but little under Is. in the pound.—(Hear, hear.) Having given you these facts, which I have drawn from official documents, I will put before you the‘conclu sions to which I have come. If the land-tax was levied throughout the country at the same rate as in Buckinghamshire, and that is not so high as in Hert fordshire or Bedfordshire, instead of realising 1,000,0001., it would realize 5,000,000/.—(Hear, hear.) Mind, I am not proposing any new tax op posed to the spirit of the age, but on l y the e .s quaii h za- e tion of a tax which already exist s, and in wh in t his have declared aav a right to anticipate the support of t declared themselves in f avour of equal taxation and financial reform ; for " out of thy own mouth will I judge thee." All that I ask is that the lornament by tax , . upon land, which has been ,alrea d y sanctioned by an ancient Act, shall be levied throughout the country [PRICE SD. in the same 'proportion as in Buckinghamshire, for, though the tax presses heavily on the agricultural districts, it does not press on Manchester, Liverpool, or Brightdn.--(Hear.) Wiltic men, suppose we had this equalization of the ImM-tax, and the consequent 5,000,000/., the question arises what shall we do with it ? We have with this money the means, in my opinion, of raising the agriculture of England from its depression, so that the landed interest should fi n d it se lf in that Fosition in which, as long as I live, I will labour to place it.— (Cheers) Now, gentlemen, I believe I have applied myself to showing you our recent position. It is not denied that our present position is most depressed, but w!iat do our opponents tell us ? They tell us we must improve our prevent system of culture—that we must exercise more skill —and that we niust employ more capital.—(A Voice—" We have none; it is all gone.") That it is possible to improve our present system of cultivation 1 ern not one to deny. I believe that every thing may be made the source of improve ment, and that the more you improve the more room there is for further improve inent.—(llear, hear.) I ask you what is improveMeht but realised intelli gence, and the instant you increase that intelligence you increase the means of exercising it. No doubt, therefore, the agriculture of England is capable of improvement; but this I will say, whatever the faults —whatever room there is for improvement, the agri culture of England is tlie most skilful that has ever existed, and thatl will prove by, the simple fact, that in no other country in Europe has so much been raised from, the soil as in England, and that the quantity 'any in thi s country i s one-th i rd more than in any part of the United States. I make these observations to show that though I admit there may be room for improveMent, the'depression which exists is not caused by your own fault. It is very easy to say that there is room for improvement, that you must apply more skill and capital to agriculture ; but I want to see the man come forward and show' me the way in which you. are to get the amount t pn h oe e es s ee r —a i r d (C e ideas, we shall hare, throughout the counties of England, e d r e as r .n)d o r Now, h y ,e g circumstances te r irel t ya h r a r t re p vo u i eu r di instead of 1,000,0001. of capital, 5,000,0001. in hand. Well, then, what shall we do with it ? Why, in the old days we should have had some one coming for: ward and proposing the abolition of a single and paltry tax, which, while it woold be a great blow to the revenue, would individually g i ve y ou s c ar e ly an y relief. Is that the means by which to regenerate the imperilled agriculture of England ? Certainly not. What I propose as a remedy is this—that the 5,000,000/. should form a sinking fund, not a borrowed, but a real sinking fund, which, safely in hand, would, in less than ten months, raise Consols above par, and thus enable landlords to borrow money to apply to their land at 3 per cent., instead of paying, as they now do, 4 and per cent. Then the farmer could go to his banker or neighbour and obtain from him, at a reasonable rate, the capital he required for the improvement of the soil.—(Hear, hear.) There, gentlemen, is your remedy—equal taxation and cheap capital. Mind, when I say cheap capital, I am not recommending you to depreciate your coin or adopt a paper currency, which could not easily be converted into gold. If my recommendation was adopted the public credit would be maintained—it would give to the farmer independence, and remove from their present state of depression the landlords of this country, who could then obtain all the capital they required for the im provement of their estates at a light rate of interest. --(Hear, hear.) And, gentlemen, if you do not obtain that relief which the country has a right to grant you, then we must consider what we ought to do next. I am not one of those who think it advisable to have many irons in the fire at the same time.— (Hear.) If you can at this period next year obtain the capital you require at 3 per cent., and if you are relieved of one. half your poor-rates, you will be bettr able to stem the torrent than you are at present. If you do not obtain these advantages, then we must consider whether, if the taxes are to be paid, it as not better that they should be paid by the foreigner than by Englishmen.—(Cheers.) When parties turn round upon you and say that yon don't know what you want, that you cffer i ouapsrtic* objections, answer them in these words :—, We want equal tax ation and cheap capital."—.(hear, hear.) If you make this your political creed for the future it will bring you to a state of prosperity which, in this dark hour, it is not;easy to contemplate.—(Hear.) You ask how is this to be obtained ? I answer by showing what power you possess, and by co-operating, to obtain the changes which I rekommend.—(Hear.) ,Why, the very fact that 200 3renz , bers of the house of Com mons supported my motion on this subject during the present session, without any exercise of extraneous influence, shows how great is your power.—(hear.) Let the farmers of England but take the matter in hand, and next year those 200 gentlemen will be increased to 300, for at present they cannot exactly see which way the cat leaps.—(Cheers and laughter.) This is only the month of September, and the pre sent is perhaps the first agricultural meeting that has been held during the present season ; if you will only meet, therefore, and demand equal tax ation and cheap capital—if you will only deter mine that the poor of England shall be supported by the whole of England, and not by particular localities —if you will go about and show the inequality of the land tax, and insist that it be assessed throughout the country in the same ratio as in the county of Buckingham, be assured, if you call for these things with a great voice, you will not be refused them, but the justice of your claim will he admitted throughout the length and breadth of the land.—(Cheers.) Gen tlemen, it is truly a very difficult thing to commence a " new agitation," and never more difficult than when undertaken by a dispirited, defeated, and, I may almost say, a deserted party. But lam sure that the course I recommend, acted upon with moderation, will bring about results not now contemplated to the landed interest of this country, because it is mortified, suffering, and depressed.—(Hear, hear.) I have met you before in times of gloom that might have quailed the spirit of bolder men. What did we do then? Why, we resolved to act.—(Cheers.) This very association, whose health I am about to propose, has before now set an example to the people of England. —(Cheers.) I have no wish to refer to past legisla tive enactments, but I may be permitted to state that —right or wrong—in 1831.2, when a great political change was made in the representative system of the country, the farmers of Buckinghamshire stood up in the defence of their privileges. You thought that if great parties in the country were to he en franchised, the farmers of England had as great a claim as any other persons —your demand was re fused. You insisted, and you obtained a great and substantial benefit.—(Cheers.) There were many despaired of your success at that time, but some thought that the struggle of a great party like yours might prove successful, and so it proved. The same spirit should therefore uphold you now.—(Hear, hear.) This is one of the first agricultural meetings which have been held throughout the country, and the gentlemen of England will look at what takes place in this room with the deepest interest.—(llear, hear.) Let the people of England then know that, in this age of financial reform, the counties of Eng land are determined to have " equal taxation and cheap capital."—(Cheers.) And depend upon it when the principles on which your claim is based, and the unanswerable facts by which it is supported, become known—when it is seen that a second revenue of 12,000,0001. is raised by the farmers of England, and that the agricultural districts pay a tax of ls. 6d. in the pound on their rental, while many towns pay no thing at all, and that not by a mere tax, but by an equal adjustment of an old tax, a sinking fund may be olda • tained, which would act upon the price of money, not contributing to agriculture only, but subject to the application of the severest principles of justice— these great principles will make their way in the minds of intelligent determined men, and when they come to be supported by the farmers of England they will soon be sanctioned by the House of Commons.-;-- (Cheers.) Why, gentlemen, everything must hale a beginning. Let us but continue to have meetings as encouraging as this, and great results must inevit ably follow.—(Hear, hear.) Remember that we never should have had ship money done away with Buckinghamshire gentlemen, and a very r!a r ri i ig ht e hour of mine, had riot made a d e termi ned against it.—(Hear, hear.) Jacobinism stand would never have been suppresged but t i e ‘ a i r r the Burke, w energy of ho lived at a Buck inghamshire gentlem an, Beaconsfield—(Hear, hear)—and the farmers of England would never have been enfranchised if a Buckinghamshire gentleman, who lived at Wotton, and whose absence to-day we all deeply deplore -when all else despaired of success — had not stepped forward and procured justice for the British farmer. —(Cheers.) If, theta, for more than two centuries the county of Buckingham has been able thus to affect Parliamentary opinion, why should we despair now ?—(Cries of " Hear.") Gentlemen, the game is in your own hands. I call upon you to dis miss the past—not to look to the future, but to look only at the present.—(llear.) 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This was manifest, too, in the quartett, " The glorious company." There was a perceptible im provement in the Jubilate, and the magnificent gloria patri was especially. remarkable. The band is not a large one, but was excellently Balanced; the chorus proved a highly efficient body; The anthem was Dr. Boyce's "Blessed is he." Miss M. Williams and Mr. Hobbs pleased much in the duet, "The Lord, shall preserve him;" and Mr. Lockey and Mr. Phil lips also gave much satisfaction in the other duet, "Here shall soft charity repair." Miss M. Williams also rendered the solo, " I was eyes to the blind," with great sweetness and effect. At the conclusion of morning prayers the Bishop of Hereford delivered a sermon on behalf of the charity for the relief of the widows and orphans of the clergy of the diocese. The morning's service closed with Mendels sohn's anthem, "Not unto us," a composition which does not rank among the highest of the composer's productions. The collection at the doors on behalf of the charity amounted to 2371. At the evening concert there was about an average attendance, the room being about three parts filled. The scheme was an attractive one. Mendelssohn's overture, " Melusine," opened the concert, we believe, for the first time, at these festivals. Beethoven's can tata in praise of music followed. We believe this was first set to a poem entitled "Der Glorrieche Augen blick" (the glorious moment), for one of the enter tainments given to the allied sovereigns at Vienna in 1841, when it was performed with great success. Subsequently the music was adapted to a poem called " Preis der Tonkunst." Both band and vocalists did justice to the music. On Madame Castellan making her appearance in the orchestra in the recitative and air, " Whence art thou, power of music ?" she was warmly received. Mr. Willy's violin obligato was beautifully given. The Misses Williams, Mr. Lockey, and Mr. Phillips also distinguished themselves. Haydn's canzonette, " Now the dancing,sunbeam play," was very chastely sung by Miss Poole, and tastefully accompanied on the pianoforte by Mr. Dove, organist to Worcester Cathedral. The remainder of the concert was made up of a selection from operas and other popular works. Of these the great feature was Madame Castellan's " Casta Diva," in which the prima donna would have been encored had not her audience con sidered the arduous nature of the task which such a repetition would have imposed. Miss Poole was encored in Glover's song, "'Twas a beautiful night," and the concert was brought to a close about mid night, after which there was a ball, which was kept up for an hour or two longer. CHILD MURDER.—Yesterday, Mr. M. H. Wakley held an inquest, at the Three Jolly Gardeners, Hammer smith, on view of the body of a fine full-grown male child, which was found in a water-closet in the Mall, Hammersmith. It appeared from the evidence of Jane Robin, a married woman, residing next door to the Ship Tavern, on the Mall, that about eight o'clock on Monday evening last she discovered the body of the deceased in the pan in the water • closet, at the back of her house. She called in a police•constable, who bad some difficulty in extricating the body, in consequence of the head being jammed tightly in the pipe, which clearly proved that considerable force must have been used. The wit ness added that on the previous Thursday evening a tall female of dark complexion, dressed in half-mourning, waited in witness's shop for upwards of two hours. She had a bundle in her possession, which she endeavoured to keep concealed; and after she had returned from the water closet witness noticed the bundle to be consider ably smaller. She appeared very ill, and said she had come from Turnham-green. Sergeant Hancock, 10, T division, said that a female answering the description given by Mrs. Robins, took furnished lodgings, a few days since, at Turnham-green, and she was seen to leave the house with something very bulky under her arm. The landlady was suspicious that she had purloined some of the bedding, and on searching the room traces of the birth of a ehild were found. The female had not since been seen or heard of. The jury returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder against some person or persona un known." SOUTH AMERICA.—LivERroor, TUESDAY EVENING. —The Seraphina, . Captain Taylor, brings dates from Rio Janeiro to the 27th of July, and from Pernambuco to the 4th ult. At Rio exchange was quoted at 25d. to 25id.; freights were unaltered. At Pernambuco, ex change stood at 25d.; freights were nominal at id. per lb. for cotton, 355. per ton for bides, and 255. per ton for sugar in bags. 1 you will impress upon your neighbours in adjoining counties this same feeling, and if you will send up petitions to this effect to both Houses of Parliament, I will stake my political reputation that in a few months more or less there is not a man in this room who will not pay half the local taxation which he does at present, and who will not be able to obtain all the capital he requires at a moderate rate of in terest.—(Hear, hear.) These are my visws for the present, and this is my answer to those who say we don't know what we ask for.—(Cheers.) If I can obtain these objects next session, I shall probably ask for more—but at any rate I shall propose " Suc cess to the Royal Bucks Agricultural Asssociation" with greater spirit than I now give it to you. The lion. Member resumed his seat amid loud applause. The prizes having been distributed, Mr. J. L. BaowNE (of the Norfolk Circuit), in an appropriqte speech, proposed " The health of the county Members," coupling with the toast the name of Mr. Disraeli. Mr. Disa AEI.' said, on behalf of the Members of the county I have to express those thanks which I am sure they would themselves express, were they pre sent, for the honour you have done them. I am bound to say that on all occasions I have received from my colleague, Mr. Dupre, the most earnest, the most cordial, and the most efficient assistance.— (Cheers.) I mention that gentleman first, because, being connected in political opinions, we are naturally brought more together; but I am bound also to say, that upon every occasion in which your local interests have been concerned, upon application to Mr. Caven dish, whom I am happy to call my private friend, I have always met with the same ready and gentlemanly co-operation, and I am sure nothing but unavoidable circumstances has prevented their being present on this occasion. lam deeply sensible of the honour you have bestowed upon me, but having already too long trespassed on your time—(Cries of " No, no !") —I will only say that I aspire to no higher honour than to be the Member for the county of Bucking ham, and that the greatest wish of my life is to de serve your confidence.—(Cheers.) Several other appropriate toasts were then drunk, and the company separated at a late hour. BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE AD VANCEMENT OF SCIENCE. BIRMINGHAM, WEDNISDAT.—The proceedings of the nineteenth meeting of this association have com menced auspiciously. On the last occasion, when its members assembled in Birmingham, it was reasonably feared that, in consequence of the riots and fires in the Bull-ring, which occurred only a few weeks previously, failure was inevitable. There can be no doubt that the untoward events which immediately preceded the meeting of the Association of 1838 con siderably damaged its success; and apprehensions were entertained that the scientific gentlemen of Bir mingham would hesitate before they again invited the members of the Association to meet within its pre cincts. But these fears were ill-founded. The last meeting of the British Association in Birmingham was, in comparison, with some preceding ones in other towns, successful, and, as shown upon the present occasion, has not in the slightest degree dispirited its local supporters. Suspicions of ill success have also preceded the present meeting. It was imagined that after the excitement produced by the musical festivities of last week, that the public mind could not be sufficiently subdued for the enter tainment and discussions of questions of abstract and abstruse science. The reception-room—the pic ture gallery of the Society of Arts in New-street, ad mirably selected for such a purpose—dissipated this notion, for amongst its visitors, yesterday and this morning, might be found some of the most learned and distinguished men of this and other countries. The noblemen and gentlemen whose names are an nounced as having arrived are—The Marquis of Northampton, Lord Lifford, the Earl of Harrowby, the Right Rev. Bishop of Worcester, the Right Rev. Bishop of Oxford, Sir David Brewster, E. R. Daniell, Esq., Thomas Ellison, Esq., Robert Hutton, Esq., Robert Hunter, Esq., Rev. E. Stanley Ireland, John Lee, LL.D., F.R.S., Robert M'Adams, Esq., Profes sor Phillips, W. Gilbert, F.R.S., W. Jukes, M.A., F.R.S., F. Russell, Esq., Dr. Rojet, F.R.S., Pro fessor Stevelly, Colonel Sabine, Colonel Sykes, G. W. Ormerod, M.A., F.G.S., Joseph Hodgson, F.R.S., General Consul for France, Sir H. de la Beebe, James Heywood, Esq., M.P., Sir C. Lyell, F.R.S., Professor Sedgwick, and Robert Stevenson, Esq., M.P. Amongst those for whom letters are waiting at the reception-room, at the time of writing are Professor Wheatstone, Professor Walker, Pro• lessor Willis, Professor Owen, the Dean of West• minster, Lord Wrottersley, Professor Rogers, Professor Stevelly, their Excellencies the French and Prussian Ambassadors, Sir C. Malcolm, Dr. Latham, Dr. Lan caster, Sir C. Lemon, the Dean of Llandaff, M. D. Hill, Esq., Q.C., Viscount Adare, Professor Alison, Professor Anstead, Professor Allman, Captain Sir Edward Beecher, Mr. F. S. Bolton, Chas. Bahington, Esq., slid C. G. B. Daubeny, iII.D. The greatest attention was paid to the strangers upon their entrance into the recepta n room. Colonel Sabine and Professor Phillips, the general secretaries, together with Capt. Tindal, IV. Wills, E,q , Dr. Ball Fletcher, and J. T. Chance, Esq , 13'eal secretaries, were indefatigable in affording all information necessary for visitors. The first general committee he'd its meeting in the library of the Free Grammar School to-day, at one o'clock, for the purpose of electing sectional offi cers, and the dispatch of business usually brought before that body. The Marquis of Northampton occupied the chair, having on his right the Rev. T. R. Rchinson, D. 1)., M.R.1.A., F.R.A.S., the Pre-i -dent for the ensuing year, and J. Taylor, Esq., the venerable treasurer of the association. The meeting was very thinly attended. This might be attributable to its simple formality. There were not present more than a dozen gentlemen, connected by residence or profession with the town of Bir mingham. As usual upon such occasions, Mr. Phillips, the secretary and chemical professor, read the minutes of the last two meetings of the association, the last of which took place in South Wales. They were duly confirmed. Colonel SABINE said he had a few words to address to the committee. In considering the arrangements necessary to make for the present meeting, they had made an omission which he and the council were anxious to supply. When the British Association held their meeting in Birmingham ten years ago, they were received with the greatest courtesy and kindness by a reverend gentleman, then the head master of the school in which they were assembled. That reverend gentleman, Dr. Lee, was now Bishop of Manchester. He begged leave to move that the Bishop of Man chester be added to the list of vice presidents. Sir R. J. MuecuisoN seconded the nomination of Dr. Lee, which was carried unanimously. Mr. PHILLIPS, the secretary, next proceeded to read the report fur the last year. It referred chiefly and more particularly to the observatories, and magnetical and meteorological apparatuses at Toronto and Kew. In connexion with this subject the re port stated that the council had great pleasure in announcing to the general committee that her Majesty's Government, on the joint application of the Marquis of Northampton and Sir John Herschel, had granted to Mr. Ronalds a pecuniary recompense of 2501. per annum for the invention of his method of constructing self-registering magnetical and meteoro logical apparatus. The report proceeded to state that this grant was made in consequence of the arrange ment of the British Association ; and as the apparatus had been constructed, and its successful operation shown at the observatory of the Association, of which Mr. Ronalds was the superintendent, the council had deemed it proper to make this formal announcement; but they were glad, at the same time, of taking the opportunity of expressing the satisfaction with which they had learned that the ingenious inventions of Mr. Brooks had also received a pecuniary recompense from the Government. The committee also regretted that they were unable to announce the publication either of Professor Forbes's researches in the lEgean Sea, or of the Mountjoy Observations, for which purpose grants of public money had been sanctioned by her Majesty's Government, at the recommendation of the British Association. Professor Plucker, of Bonn, Dr. S il g estr o m, of Stockholm, and Professor IL D. Rogers, of Philadel phia, were added to the list of the corresponding members of the association. The statement of accounts, read by Mr. Taylor, the treasurer, s howed that the receipts of the last year were 1,961/. 2s. 9J.; and that, after paying th e curren t expenses, there is at present a balance in the treasurer's hands of 3601. 75. The Association has also in band stock in the Three per Cent. Consols, to the amount of 3,5001. There were, it appeared, numerous applications from various towns in the kingdom, for the holding of the meetings of the Association in the next, and even in succeeding years. Edinburgh, Bath, and Derby, claim preference for 1850 ; Belfast for 1850 or 1851 ; Manchester for 1852 ; and Hull as early as possible. Colonel SABINE, apparently to the regret of his associates, announced his resignation of the office of secretery, and left the appointment of his successor altogether in the hands of the general committee. o successor was appointed, nor even mentioned. The officers of the various sections were next ap pointed. Professor Sedgwick was excused from the office to which he was elected in consequence of expected domestic engagements. The retirement of the old President (Lord North ampton), and the inauguration of the new one (the Rev. Dr. Robinson), take place at the Town-hall to-night. THE I. 0. U. CoLumir.—A creditor was lately asked what tho Duke of York's Column was erected iu honour of ? " I don't know," he said, " unless it's ale Great Unpaid." Punch.