The Sun. — London, England, 1841-12-04 00:00:00

MORNING SUN. M EMOIR OF DR. BIRKBECK. viiTuas eminent phy s i c i an an d es ti ma bl e ma n, de ph is death w e announce d on Th urs d ay morn i ng , serves a more extended notice from us, than we icos then . supply. .Tice tribute of respect which 'Lae from the public will, we have no doubt, in ch tim e be cheerfully paid. 1 7 .4-11% Birkbeck was born about 1776, at Settle, Yorkshire, where his father was established as a r f aker and manufacturer, and where a branch the family still resides and carries on the same o r usin ess. After receiving the usual rudiments 4 education at a village in the neighbourhood, I,,,tfig which he displayed a strong inclination .1 "ose mechanical pursuits to which he after- Ords, became so devoted, it was determined by I s friends th at h e should embrace the medical ,Profession. After studying first at Leeds, which then and ,he boasts of sev e ral c e l e brated medical men, 41,0 e remov e d to London, where he ha d t h e goo d e to become a pupil of the celebrated Dr. j ri;le, whose friendship he retained until the 4 1It a of that ill us t r i ous man . Afterwards lie th nl oved to c om pl ete hi s e d uca ti on t o Edinburgh, h,enjn e the zenith of its (lime as a school of -iedi • f or , s me. Here also he had the happiness to e - W a frie n d s hi p w ith B roug ham, Horner, h h' r eY, Scott, an d o th ers o f that race, no r` l ° ,re then beginning to blaze in the it s L t erli we capital, with a splendour such Whil Past annals had not seen. But e cultivating this brilliant society he did h a - ," n eglect his scientific pursuits, and in these he 8e `k made such attainment that,before the twenty fend year of his age, he was appointed Pro °f• Natural Philosophy in the Andersonian ! ti tution of Glasgow. t en 4 t was w hil e i n th i s s i tuat i on t h at D r. Birk tiock laid the b as i s o f th ese M ec h an i cs ' Institu thies3 connection with which his name has l'u tu i'Y attracted present notice, and will engage pre remembrance. With liberality rarely 46 1 1 ced hi such quarters, he invited the media -14; of the City to a gratuitous attendance on thetures ; and th e ir grateful acknowledgments 4 benefit contributed to strengthen in him th e e benevolent wish to improve the education of ,ekt workmen, which he afterwards carried so 18n naively into effect. It was about the year lo x that this course of lectures on Natural Phi derl)llY and its application to the arts was aea b ut abut a few at first availed themselves of this ! tli n an tag,e. By degrees, however, the extra o r_ ji l drY Perspicuity of the teacher's method, the ila th e fts selection of his experiments, and the live'rQ attractions of his subject, to men whose tie ° , W ere spent in directing or witnessing opera foie Of which the principles were now first un tie tothem by the Doctor, proved successful in Vie u h sin g• a general taste for the study ; and, about llea;i er lod when he left Glasgow for London, 1 700 men eagerly and constantly attended ectu Alth e * epee „,Oligh this admirable Institution has ever te as ' flourished under the able and worthy suc oth:s of Dr. Birkbeck, and although there are (li ta . t owns in Scotland, and even within a short ka s ne e of Glasgow, possessing hundreds of arti- N D ', Yet twenty years elapsed before the ex te, Was followed. It was not, in fact, th e Ze year 1821, that Edinburgh followed t he e r nPle, and framed an institution called Play • d jnburgh School of Art, on Dr. Birkbeck's 130 0 -Durin g t h e fi rstyear of th i s i nst i tut i on near l y att ended N . th e l ectures , an d t h e s t u d en t s were d b 111,7 , •, l ess than forty-eight different trades. 'Mire the many liberal donations made to the 4 144 urgh School of Arts, we feel delighted to litti ell rk t at . the present moment, that the . late ed Sir Francis Chantrey presented it, im ,,brateadte,lY on its opening, with copies of his cele -1)4-, ousts of Watt and Rennie, and one of Ar t ra bklin, which now adorn the lecture-room. t henßirkbeck's removal to London, ~hy gl e i 'le acquired cons id era bl e p ra ctice as a and was necessarily much engaged in trii, °l4essio he never lost the desire to con hires e to the improvement of his fellow-crea ,th, e i n a n,d he occasionally delivered lectures at 1 08 C - g n i. (l . ol l Institution and other Societies, on t he a t - i n tkicts in which he delighted. When tl e e lt d a,, ? . r :t: t t of the public in London was year 1823, by an address in the h ech a i • le s - Magazine, to the propriety of the ecs forming an Institution of their own, R i ve ti irkh ee ,_ was one of the first in the field to b Y t 1 1e P r oject his support, and it was mainly le s a „ i t : (l , lli s , x " a e tloll of his - name, by his exertions, oea r , that the project was brought lusi ktun - He was well seconded by the en "wild ma - - v t the people , crowds of workmen Ihi-`'„ll,elnd"o"'fialers-floCked. to the meeting, which ni o r l uis e h at re 2d of December, 1823. The est , n i ellt, and been given at the right complete success was the 4 so n iechanlcs' Institution was form tiirbon th O VIPtly, t h at i t was opene d i n t h e QllO. b Ja nuary, a chapel in Monkwell-street eell hired f or th e p urpose . D r . Bi r kb ec k Nti: re d on the occasion an i naugura l a dd ress, liigr r kable for it s elegance and its be au tif u l il- Bi l i t ßtious of the advantages of intellectual pur -111„r• Lectures were almost immediately de- Oi ,e led on mechanics by Professor .Milli ng t on , ,'" London Institution, and on chemistry by rayln a short time the Institution Ni ef cled• between 1,200 and 1,300 members, th e " ra Y mechanics. They each contributed at plc te of one pound per year, and crowded Ive • ,: 1 3 r to the lectures after the toils of the day to s r f , ° ver, coming from a considerable distance, lil ta a , l 'e their thi rs t f o r knowledge presented in a n s r ing form. They then learnt ,;,c4v charming is divine philosoph Byd y, ."lat harsh and crabbed as dell fools suppose," k rth th a , learning, cherishing in all classes a lou rc er desire for knowledge, will prove the that l e of future imp rovemen t far s ur p ass i n g all \ „,.' a s Yet been achieved by man. alii re es some time before the Institution ac- Igs present locality in Southampton-build 4et4, `Alaneery-lane. At length, by Dr. Birk hotis Pecuniary aid, who advanced about 3,0001., $ 111 ,04i;: e and ground were p urc hased, an d a corn 'Re s'lls theatre erected in the very heart of raetr • e ra th ° Polls. Many eminent and good men . Pti o „ .„e first promoted the success of the Insti- Vg‘uY their purses and their time. His Royal p ss the Duke of Sussex, Lord Brougham, tor s. Ilucis Burdett, were amongst its benefac ' to rs. Die . Professor Millington, whose lectures ell Quite models of plainess and perspicuity, Irk heck found a helpmate worthy of him th wi th i k 7 see tu the advantage which he boasted . . off in Long ti r es with honest pride, that he originally . 1 1 ` 4 .„ to the working classes himself. In all t1 1 : 2 41 118 Dr. Birkbeck was well seconded by th - worle e votedness, and excellent behaviour of 1-oe le n nStit u rl P Classes. We mention, to the honour of en . , that during the 18 years it has now ea pia 6 led, no serious division or dispute has 'm 4 rr "ce in it no secession or important th _ .kho "Anigh the great number of similar In ns Iv ] • , • . eWlt which have since arisen, have lessened th t ti at the number of persons who now fre . :th e Q i e Parent Institution. 0" .°1 1 ? read of these seminaries of popular edu ;qBl. tl e,a " h a a s r apid. At Manchester,.. Leeds, New je4ted 11 ` 4 ,1 0 ther places, institutions were quickly th,,, °I -1 tile Learned Doctor's . plan. In h ,No„ ;-; sYstem had extended in every direction. -'l,li'll.,KartilL) 111 _the Isle of Wight, Liverpool, Bir o `ler oeuthwark, Spitalfields Ashton- Vatlie s `' 3 7 l e7 Brighton; all rapidly formed Me- A ustitutions Between fifty and sixty q4l e -"en of this kind,. sprang up in . that year, 1 / 1 I ng th lEi2 7 e whole at that time eighty numbe k r : 11,ek's plan had been the spread of Dr. Bir r r ,tem e ,v i lall, that in the remote regions of Van 'yr Ned —% Land a Mechanics' Institute was o Since that time, they have spread over mo t co u ntr so that scarcely one town or tleP i gh thr Y ' • is • Ica t , oughout the island, without a hall eu to the education of the people. fi or 44were the benefits of such institutions con -1,4 to itr ts "gland. Though at the Conservatoire übusly been Metiers at Paris lectures had pre- W i los o „ l e en given on mechanical and political Jey I n rilY, it was not till the London Media , 1 : hist stitution had set the example that courses e tion, expressly intended for mechanics, 1;4, ,sll„)luenced at Paris by Baron Charles Du ' •;?letz, and even at Madrid. Few valu ‘;„tlre e ZnlEs l in fact, have had a more rapid and k ''''tblireral success than the schemes . for thealls working mechanics, by their own ° acquire- a knowledge of the theory of Nir:- 1 1 useful arts they practise. t„, t c`,N'e already recorded the time of Dr. ;-e ears" death. We have to add, that for s~iti it 4ernal 4 the Doctor bad been afflicted with disease of the most distressing de ,_Veryt°°) Which did not, however, though of a 4,s_oit"illful. character, prevent him following the ,1 4 ' e rlia 4 d eti ,ve pursuits. Although he was fully ;1-ath - •' e u that the disease would terminate in 'l . i,L 4 ie , Yet till within the last six or seven days ted, b Z r approach of dissolution was not antici , thi y eith er hi mself or hi s f r i en d s — an d h e ‘,..:0 1 ..e en able to receive patients so lately as this 13irkb k ).,j1 e t the ee in addition to his . Presidency p i lfesid e London Mechanics' Institution, was also . )4;, Lecieti e n s t of the Meteorological and Chemical t and of the Medical and Chirurgica k f emb e ° London. He was also Honorary et p „ f r ,of the Literary and Philosophical So ' 'Ol Bristol, Leeds, and of many of the bene . h, ent Rnouudsu stitutions with which the Metropolis Li,A.B a bewPolitician, Dr. Birkbeck belonged to the Party ) but he never all owe d politics to I interfere with his benevolence. On the creation of the Borough of Finsbury, the representation was offered to him, and we have reason to know, had he not declined the offer, that he would have been triumphantly elected. He was in the 66th year of his age ; had been twice married, and has left behind him a wife and five children—three sons and two daughters —one by the first wife, and four by the second. One of the remarkable traits in his character was his great readiness to promote the success of men whose inventions, however admirable, were likely to fail for want of assistance. His time and his services were ever at their com mand, and several of the most useful inventions of the day were brought into notice by his exer tions. His literary labours, apart from his elo quent lectures, and inaugural discourses, at the opening of a number of institutions, have not at tracted much notice ; but the translation of Baron Dupin's Course of Mathematics was given to the public under his auspices, and a noble work " The Steam-Engine Theoretically and Practically Displayed" begun, which commercial convulsions and the great expense of the work prevented from being completed. Dr. Birkbeck was highly appreciated by a very large circle of private friends, and was held in the greatest esteem by the most etninent literary and scientific men of the day. Few men have, we believe, passed through a long and active life who have had fewer enemies, and who have brought it to a close, more honoured in public, and more beloved in private. Public meetings will, we believe, be held to consider what tokens of respect should be shown to his memory, and, were his funeral a public one, thousands would follow him to the grave. What may be adopted is not for us to say, but there is one eminent nobleman, for many years the friend and associate of Dr. Birkbeck while carrying through many a good work, to whom the public naturally turn for counsel and lea dership. CHANTRE Y. Va ! que nos villes remplies De tes colosses radieux Qu'a jamais to to multiplies Dans un peuple de demi-dieux. CHANTREY ! whose classic art and plastic hand, With sculptured imageries adorned the land ; Who graced our cities, dignified each shade, With forms in lineaments of light arrayed ; Forms shadowed forth with loftiness of thought Sublime, as if by inspiration caught ; Forms which old age would journey far to see, Led by their beauty irresistibly. But chiefly beauteous, most endeared to us, Designed as if in love felicitous, Rise up those snow-white Apparitions fair— Thy forms of CHILDHOOD in the sunlit air ! Who can forget thy " Mother and her Child," That once drew tears from one lone woman mild?— Thy infant Russell?—to her rose-soft breast, Clasping her dove—young innocency's nest, While Art's most sweet, perfectionating grace Crowns her young form, her forehead, and her face. Yet—unconfined to sweet or winning skill— 'Mid shapes sublime thy chisel statelier still! How, girt with grandeurs, powers, and fascinations, Colossal rise thy mighty men-creations : How beams with magnanimity serene Thy hero's face—all-glorious to be seen— WASHINGTON !—filling now a throne intense Remote amid God's golden firmaments WORDSWORTH ! whose lips are hallowed with a spark From seraph-altars—high Poesiarch ! Scorr ! whose fine brow, though long laid low in dust, Still teems with thought, majestic in thy bust ! How nobly live—how eminently shine These human wonders in thy works divine ! Well may old England proud and plumed be Creative CHANTREY ! glorified by thee. But ah ! while praise enchains the minstrel's string, Dark ware the plumes, and deep the grave-bells ring ; And poraps of funeral, with death's muffled tread Bear thee amid the mansions of the dead. As weeps the rose when dim with dewdrops pearled, So weep for thee the bright-eyed of the world ; Mourn for thy loss the poets, mourn the brave, And star-crowned Science saddens o'er thy grave : For thine the Chisel—thine the Skill alone— Whose god-like art divinified the stone ! In whose proud marbles reigned the high decree That dowered man with IMMORTALITY. REGINA v. TRAVIS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR-I beg to inform you that I effected the release of this ill-used party from Kirkdale yes terday. This neighbourhood, and the whole of the surrounding district who have been -made ac quainted with the case through the report con tained in your valuable paper, rejoice with me on the occasion, and are equally glad to find that the committing Magistrate, C. Royds, has failed in his purpose. No doubt is felt of his being acquitted when tried at Liverpool. If you think it worth your while to publish the affidavits with the depositions they shall be immediately furnished you. Yours very respectfully, JOHN HAMMERTON. Ivy Cottage, Shaw, near Oldham, Dec. 1, 1811. [lt would be better to defer publishing the affidavits, or any part of them, till the trial comes on.] TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR—In giving the betting for this last two or three weeks, you always name William de Fortibus as Mr. Clark's horse. Please to say in your next, "Is he sold, or is he still Lord West minster's property ? " I merely request this favour, as it may cause a dispute regarding bets made as to Scott's lot. By so doing you will oblige, yours respectfully, A CONSTANT READER. Sheffield, Dec. 1, 1841. IRELAND. NEW MAGISTRACY OF DUBLIN. DUBLIN, Noy. 30.—The commissions of the old Cor porate Magistrates expired this day ; and thus the last remnant of the corrupt and infamous Corporation has been legally extinguished. I understand that Sir Edward Sugden has directed a new commission for this city to issue, and that the list will include twenty-six Magistrates. The necessary official forms not having been yet gone through, I cannot send you the list to-day. I have learned, however, that it consists of nineteen Protestants and seven Roman Catholics. Amongst the for mer are several of the ex -Aldermen of the old Corporation, whose commissions have thus been re newed. All the Directors of the Bank of Ireland are in cluded in the list, and two of those gentlemen, Mr. John M'Donnell and Mr. John Ennis, are Catholics, who, however, keep aloof from politics. A portion of the new Magistrates are selected from the new Town Council, and a few Liberals are interspersed amongst the Tories. I have heard the names of five Aldermen included is the commission :—Sir John Power, Bart.; Sir E. Borough, Bart. ; Kinahan, Peter Purcell, and G. Roc. MORE JOBBING,—After Christmas two more of the old Tory Judges will be induced to retire, to make way for Messrs. West and Litton. Lord De Grey will fulfil his compact with Mr. West. TROOPS FOR CHINA. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. I.—This afternoon the remaining portion of the troops ordered to embark at this port for China, consisting of 420 men of the 26th, and 110 of the 55th Regiments of Foot, arrived here. They left Win chester at a few minutes before eleven o'clock in a special train of twenty-four carriages, drawn by the Atlas en gine. At the railway terminus they were met by the Commander-in-Chief of the district, Major-General Sir 11. Pakenham, attended by some of his staff, and by the Brigade-Major, Colonel Daly, Colonel Love, of the 73d, and several other officers. Immediately upon forming they marched, headed by the band of the 73d, to the Royal Clarence yard, whence they were conveyed by a steamer on board her Majesty's ship Apollo. A great number of per sons were assembled to witness their arrival and embarca tion. The whole of the the troops intended to be con veyed from this port by the Sapphire and Apollo are now on board, 800 strong, consisting of detachments of the 18t, 26th, 49th, and 55th. Most of them are quite young men, and will prove a valuable acquisition to the service companies of their respective regiments now in China. The officers who command them are Lieutenant Colonel Bartley, 49th Regiment ; Captain Rose, 55th ; Li eute nant Herriot, 55th ; Ensigns Piper, Dickens, De Quincy, and Skinner, of the 26th ; and Staff-Surgeons Ford and Fennell. These officers go out in the Apollo, and the following in the Sapphire :—Major Pasley, 49th ; Lieutenant Duff, 26th ; Lieutenant Magrath. 55th ; Ensigns Glasbrick , 49th ; Elliot, 18th ; rind Hay man, 18th ; and Staff Assistant-Surgeon Marshall. They will sail to-morrow, and will go round to Ply mouth, where they will join her Majesty's ship Bel leisle, which carries out Lord baltou,n, and the 98th Re giment, and some of the Artillery. Ihe three ships will then proceed in company on their voyage to China, car rying out together an effective force of about 2,000 men. Many women and children have also embarked. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PLYMOUTIL—The Minden, 74, Captain Michael Quin, is to have a complement of 280 men. Her masts, yards, &c., are to be similar to those of the Bell isle. The North Star, 26, Captain Sir J. E. Home, was to have been paid ad vance on Wednesday. The Malabar, 72, Capt. Sir G. Sartorius, Knt. • the Madag a scar, 46, Captain J. Foot ; and H ar l equ i n ,'l6, Commander the Hon. G. F. Hastings, which ships sailed from this port within the last eight days f or their respective destinations, came into the sound on the night of Tuesday, having put back from stress of weather. ° The Harlequin is reported to have lost some of her boats. They saluted the new flag of the Port Admiral, Sir Graham Moore, Bart., G.C.8., G.C.M.G., who has been promoted since their departure. APPOINTMENTS.—Capt. Michael Quin to the Minden; Commander W. Neville to the Serpent ; Surgeon John Stewart (b), additional, to the Cornwallis ; Assistant- Surgeons, Sidney Burnard to the Caledoia, Edward Heath (acting) to the I3elleisle. GENERAL DISTRESS. A NEW WAY OF ItAISING VIE WIND. (From the Morning Herald.) Thursday a very notable scheme for gulling the work ing classes, under the pretence .of relieving their dis tresses and asserting their rights, was developed at the well-known " assembling " rooms in Theobald's-road. A scheme more offensively yet ludicrously characteristic of the present a ge of humbug has not yet seen the light. The most lucid introduction that can possibly be given to the proceedings, is the circular by which the meeting was convened. It is as follows : " General Distress.—The working classes and the pub lic generally are requested to attend a public meeting, to be held on Thursday next, December 2, 1841, at six o'clock in the evening precisely, at the Bloomsbury- As sembly-rooms, No. 8, Theobald's-road, Red Lion-square, to have submitted to them propositions for their perma nent relief, by the means of a. general fund to meet the general distress. This meeting is called by the proprie tor of the Planet, London weekly newspaper, for the purpose of promoting a general fund for the working classes, ; and as this is the sole object of the meeting, politics of all kinds will be imperatively excluded. Se veral iMluential public characters will attend and address the meeting. A full report of the meeting will be given in the Planet, on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday next." At half-post seven precisely some 150 persons had as sembled, and after they had frequently manifested their impatience by stamping on the floor and whistling snatches of various popular airs, an elderly gentleman, surrounded by a number of half-fi)ppish half men- about town looking young fellows, and accompanied by that well-known unpaid Sunday evening orator, Mr. .'Con nell, unceremoniously walked into the chair. The plea was, that lie had paid for the room, and was printer, proprietor, and editor, of the said luminous paper, the Maud. " What's your name, old fellow ?" inquired one of O'Connor's " fustian-coated" adherents ; " for though, you ain't, asked our leave to take that 'ere cheer, we may as well know who it is as persides over us."—(Cheers.) One of the men-about-town said the elderly gentle man's name was Bell. " Wery good," observed FUSTIAN JACKET, "if so be as we don't like him we'll very soon pull him down. So now go to business, and let's know what it is us we're called here for." The CHAIRMAN hammered upon the table pretty lustily for silence, and took up a bundle of papers, and said that as the speech he was about to make was of great importance to the community at large, and as he was most desirous it should not be improperly sent forth to the world, he had written it out, and would, with the permission of the meeting, read it. He then read a long address upon the distresses of the working classes, and dogmatically laid down his opinions as to the remedy to be applied, con cluding his harangue by informing the meeting that all he had said, and all that everybody else said, would be faithfully and fully reported in the Planet, by " one of the first-rate short-hand writers in the kingdom;" and that when the working classes raised the circulation of that present unknown journal to 7,000 per week, he would give them-10CL per annum—that is, so long as they bought the 7,000 Planets per week. By the time the elderly gentleman had completed his modest and disinterested address, the room was well filled, and from the jocular remarks that had, towards close of it, been generally indulged in, it was evident that Mr. Bel planetary system would be forthwith annihilated. Mr. Sunday-evening-orator M'CoxNELL followed in a long speech, and moved a resolution relative to the exist ing distress of the operative classes. The meeting had now become impatient, and the men about-town said, "Make haste and pass the resolutions." The resolution was, therefore, formally seconded, and the Chairman was about to put it, when Captain ACKERLEY jumped upon the wooden seat that runs round the walls of the building, and called upon his " unshorn and dusty-jacketed, but real good, hearty, honest friends, not to be humbugged by any astrologer, though he might hive one of the planets at his disposal." A'Fustian jacket—Take the chair, Atcherly, and then we'll Captain ACKERLEY—So I will my boy !—(Cheers.) Fustian Jacket—l moves as Atcherlytake 'the cheer. An Irish Chartist (he had his mortar-shovel in his nand)—And here's me two hands (holding them above his head) to second that same, be the hookey. Captain AcxEru.Ev—All you gentlemen who are of opinion that I should take the chair signify the same in the usual way.—Cries of " all," and loud cheers.) Car ried unanimously.—(Loud cheers.) Nuw then, down with the Planet—let's have no astrology. The Millet Chairman—Order, order. Captain ACKERLEY—Chair, chair. Pray, attend to me, Gentlemen. From this moment and till the breaking up of the meeting the proceedings were one scene of the most aw ful confusion. The self-appointed Chairman battered the table with his hammer, his opponent shouted for the proper distribution of " the three million of charities ; " the men-about-town shouted ; the supporters of Captain Ackerley whistled through their fingers ; some howled, others hooted, and boo-booed; here one screamed, there another "chow-chowed ;" on the platform the satellites of the Planet danced ; on the wooden form the fustian • jackets stamped ; on the floor they jumped, as long as lungs and legs could stand it ; all this was sans inter mission. An entire tribe of Choctaws could not have screamed a more delightful hubbub or danced with a more persevering energy ; and when both sides were fairly worn out, Ackerley's voice was still heard calling for " the three millions !" lie appeared t- - ) be omnipotent in the riot. No exertion seemed to have any effect upon him ; and when he had quite worn out " the three millions," he called for a resolution in favour of "uni versal sujj'rage." This was carried. Vote by baTht followed, and then were appended the other points of the Charter. It was in vain that the men about-town screamed "No polities !" Ackerlev met them with the cry of "No astrology !" and having spoken very learnedly upon the " system" which they wished to establish, he called for a vote of censure upon the gross attempt which had been made to carry out a private speculation under the pretence of benefiting the poor. This resolution was carried by acclamation. The Planet and its friends, the men-about-town, were fairly beaten, but they determined to have something for their trouble. They put a series of resolutions, in favour of which about half a dozen hands in the body of the meeting were held up. The men-about-town declared the resolutions to be carried. The elderly Chairman was understood to share in the declaration, and, taking up his document, he hastened from the meeting, amidst the jeers and contempt of the unwashed. A general cry then arose for Ackerley to go on the platform and take the chair—a rush towards the platform followed—but the " proprietor" of the rooms reduced the gas to " dark ness visible;" the rush was immediately directed towards the door, and in a few minutes "the people" had dispersed CHANTREY'S BUST OF SIR W. SCOTT. Chantrey never excelled this bust—it is his very best. The best, perhaps, in either ancient or modern art. The man, and the genius of the man, are both there. It appears that he had sought at first, like Lawrence, for a poetic expression, and had modelled the head as looking upwards gravely and solemnly. " This," he said to Mr. Allen Cunningham, when Scott bad left after his second sitting, " this will never do—l shall never be able to please myself with a perfectly serene expression. I must try his conversational look—take him when about to break into some sly funny old story." As he said this he took a string, cut off the head of thy bust, put it into its present position, and produced, be a few happy touches, that bust which alone preserves for posterity the cast of Scott's expression —the most fondly remembered by all who ever mingled in his do mnstic circles. The history of this admirable bust is contained in the "ollowing very interesting letter : " TO THE RIGHT HON. SIR ROBERT PEEL, BART. " algrave-place, Jan. 26. 1838. " Dear Sir Robert—l have much pleasure in cont. ply ing with your request to note down such facts as remain on my memory concerning the bust of Sir Walter Scott, which you have done me the honour to place in your collection at Drayton Manor. " My admiration of Scott, as a poet and a man, induced me in the year 1820 to ask him to sit to me for his bust, the only time I ever recollect having asked a similar favour from any one. He agreed, and I stipulated that he should breakfast with me always before his sittings, and never come a'one, nor bring more than three friends at once, and that they should all be good talkers. That he fulfilled the latter condition you may guess, when I tell you that on one occasion be came with Mr. Croker, Mr. Heber, and the lite Lord Lyttleton. The marble bust produced from these sittings was moulded, and about forty-five casts were disposed of among the poet's most ardent admirers. This was all I had to do with the plaster casts. The bust was pirated by Italians, and England and Scotland, and even the colunies, were sup plied with unpermitted and bad casts to the extent of thousands, in spite of the terror of an Act of Parliament. " I made a copy in marble from this bust for the Duke of Wellington ; it was sent to Apsley House in 1827, and it is the only duplicate of my bust of Sir Walter Scott that I ever executed in marble. I now come to your bust of Scott. In the year 1828, I proposed to the poet to present the original marble as an heir-loom to Abbotsford, on condition that he would allow me sittings sufficient to finish another marble from the life for my own studio. To this proposal he acceded, and the bust was sent to Abbots ford accordingly, with the following words inscribed on the back This bust of Sir Walter Scott was made in 1820 by Francis Chantrey, and presented by the sculptor to the poet, as a token of esteem, in 1828: " In the months of May and June, in the same year, 1828, Sir Walter fulfilled his promise ; and I finished, from his face, the marble bust now at Drayton Manor —a better sanctuary than my studio--else I had not parted with it. The expression is more serious than in the two former busts, and the marks of age more than eight years deeper. " I have now, I think, stated all that is worthy of remembering about the bust, except that there need be no fear of pirkey, for it has never been moulded. " I have the honour to be, dear Sir, your very sin. cere and faithful servant, ' F. CHANTREY." THE ROYAL CHRISTENING.—The baptism of the infant , Prince, it is rumoured in circles likely to be well informal, will not take place until February, immediately after Parliament assembles. In confirma tion of this rumour we have reason to believe the in structions received at the Earl Marshal's office, where all such State ceremonials are arranged, are not of that urgent nature as if the ceremonial were to take place this IA oath. The ceremony will be performed in town. TTIE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, 'DECEMBER 4. 1841. AGRICULTURAL REPORT FOR NOVEMBEIL (From the Farmer's Magazine,) - - The first subject whi c h unques ti ona bly demands our attention in this Report is the immense quantity of rain which has fallen in the course of the month. That the excess of moisture has been great, almost beyond recollected precedent, at any previous corresponding period of the year, no one, we feel assured, will attempt to deny ; hence have arisen difficulties of no ordinary character, against which even the most skilful and most practised agriculturist has not been able to contend. In this respect, as, indeed, in many others, we come be fore our readers under no very cheering auspices ; yet, and notwithstanding the accounts which have con tinued to reach us from most parts of the United Kingdom, b u t more part i cularly from our provin cial districts, we earnestly conceive that, prospectively speaking, there is not so much cause of alarm as many persons have intimated. True, the saturated condition of the land has rendered the operation of wheat sowing one not only of difficulty, but in many instances, of impossibility ; while it is a fact, that up to the time we write, many farmers occupying heavy soils in those counties usually most forward, have not commenced that operation ; and others, who may be considered fortunate enough to have sown a portion, complain loudly of the depredations of the :lug, and the rotting of the corn before it vegetates ; combined with this that thousands of loads of manure would have been carted for this golden crop, could the fellows have borne the weight of the teams. If, however, we refer back to the year 1839, we shall find that, independently of au unusually bad harvest, many wheat growers were unable to sow scarcely a tithe of their corn before the latter end of December, and immense breadths in tended for that grain were never finished. So far, therefore, we must not despair, as, if the weather should prove propitious during the greatest part of De cember, no reasonable doubts can be entertained of most of the winter wheats being placed in the ground. But should this not be the case, a genial spring may work wonders in the vegetable creation, especially as it has frequently been observed that spring-sown corn often yields nearly or quite as heavy a return as that which has been drilled in the autumn. The young grain plants which have come under our observation have looked remarkably strong and healthy, with a degree of regularity truly pleasing to the eye, not only to that of the amateur in such matters, but also that of the practical man ; but the switches have ex hibited a comparative thinness, arising from a difficulty of finishing the major portion of the fields where situated in hollows, in a workmanlike manner. To revert to the slug, we would intimate that the best method we have ever discovered for its effectual destruction, has been that of throwing over the land, previously to its being ploughed, about 15 cwt. of slacked lime to the acre, as hot as it can be handled, which system has not only put a stop to the ravages of the insect, but pre vented a recurrence of the evil in following years. As relates to the present year's yield of wheat, ac counts are extremely various ; but the more general opinion seems to be, that it is certainly beneath an ave rage by about one-eighth ; this, together with the infe riority of the samples offering in most of the principal markets in this country, has induced many persons to imagine that the quotations will rise far above those at present quoted. From what we have been able to learn it may be fairly stated that they have reached quite their maximum ; but any material depression—unless, indeed, the supplies now forthcoming should greatly ex ceed the consumptive demand—cannot with any degree of certainty be looked forward to. Good dry and heavy corn must, of necessity, command remunerating prices ; but, for the secondary and otherwise out-of-condition sorts, terms must be low, from their forming the bulk of the receipts. Barley is the next in rotation as claiming our notice ; and we must state that fewer really fine sorts have been brought forward than we scarcely ever before recollect. This is accounted for by the bad condition in which it was secured, and to many of the storms which passed over us in the early part of August, laying most of that which was heavy in ear, and that which had an abun dance of straw ; consequently most of the parcels have proved very coarse and damp, with a difficulty in getting rid of them. As to its acreable yield, no complaints of consequence have been made, but it is far from being considered a good crop, or rather such a one as a far mer wishes to have in his possession ; hence the qua lity of next year's malt must prove anything but satis factory. and very high rates will doubtless be demanded for superfine parcels. Of all the white straw crops, we should say that oats are decidedly the best, both as re gards quality and quantity, both of grain and straw ; but the most abundant may be deemed the potatoe sorts, with which all have every reason to be satisfied. Both white and grey peas answer the expectations formed of them, but the haulm has been scarcely worth the ex pense of carting, from being spoiled by the rains. This is of but minor importance, when the large supply of inferior and damaged bay on hand is taken into the account. Mazagan beans have, as usual, turned out very profitable, as they are almost invariably carried somewhat earlier than other sorts. Ticks and horsebeans, which have produced a large quantity of straw, have not proved so good as the former, yet we cannot do otherwise than report favourably of the pulse crops as a whole. The securing the mangel wurzel and other bulbous roots, has occupied no little share of attention, and many light land growers have secured enormous weights. The wet has proved somewhat prejudicial to them, and great injury has been imparted to the land As well as the forthcoming crops, from the difficulty in carting them off. Potatoe raising has gone on briskly whenever a chance has presented itself. In partial instances the rot has been diicovered, yet the general crop is considered good, both as to weight and quality. This refers particularly to Scotland, Yorkshire, Essex, Devonshire, and the Channel Islands ; from which quarters tlie receipts in the metropolitan markets have been much on the in crease, and appear to suit the dealers remarkably well, at low figures. By accounts from SeotlandNe learn that at length the whole of the crops have been safely stacked or housed, though in bad condition, especially as relates to those last secured. The growth of wheat does not ap pear to have come up to the expectations of the far mers ; but that of other grain is well represented. Good wheat, in the various markets, has sold freely at full rates of currency, b ut i n ot h er corn a limited amount of business has b een d o i ng . In Ireland, a large quanti ty o f ra in has fallen, which has considerably retarded the progress of out-door farm labours. Of the corn great complaints have been made by the growers, and a large • surplus of inferior grain remains on hand. Tho best heavy wheat and oats have commanded a steady sale ; but otherwise the demand has ruled dull. Potatoes have turned out remarkably well. A BRIDEGROOM IN PAWN FOR lIIS MARRIAGE FEES. On Sunday morning last, a loving swain, aged about forty-five, whose name is Mr. John Kidd, of No. 22, East King-street, shoemaker, along with a blushing bride, one Mrs. Caroline Hicks, of Richmond-street, shoebinder, presented themselves at the parish church, to be made one flesh, according to the rites and ceremonies of our law.established Church. The cere mony being ended, and the marriage duly regis tered, the usual fee of four shillings, was demanded ; when the newly-made Benedict delared his exchequer to be in a most impoverished condition, one lonely shilling being the whole amount of his capital : his lovely spouse, not anticipating any pecuniary difficulties quite so soon, was not prepared to assist him in the emer gency. In this dilemma the churchwardens were called upon to decide what steps should be taken to compel payment, and they immediately ordered Mr. John Kidd to seat himself quietly at the far side of the vestry, and consider himself in durance vile until the requisite sum was forthcoming ; they then requested Mrs. Caroline Kidd to sally forth in search of the need ful, to enable her to redeem her husband with as little delay as possible. John Kidd, took his seat as directed, with meek resignation, like a philosopher, and there he sat with Job-like patience for a full hour, until the patience of the Churchwardens was exhausted, when they went out in search of a policeman ; but instead of finding a police officer, they found the unfortunate Mrs. Caroline Kidd stan di ng i n the church porch, who had just returned with the do!e ful tidings that money was not , come-at-able, and b egge d gs in the morning decidedly She said her hus that her husband might be reieused, an d s h e wou ld pay t b h a e od thr w e a e s sliillin a religious man, and n o t giv en to drink, and could not account fee his pecuniary difficulties, only, by supposing h e had expe n d e d th e whole of his money in pu r c h asing the marriage ring on the previous evening. The worthy bridegroom was then asked why he bad been so foolish as to place himself in such an emba rrass i ng s i tuat i on when he very coolly replied that "he and his wife were very anxious to get together, as they could then do with one house instead of two, as at present." The Churchwardens then agreed to give John Kidd his liberty on the . terms proposed by t N o lrs. pro C vi a d r e olin fo e r Kiddsome young(thin Kid (thinking they might have but at the same time warned them, that . if the money was not paid according to promise they wou ld be u nmarried by advertisements in each of the Leeds newspapers, on Saturday next. A s we h ave not re ceived any such advertiseinent, w e p resume the money was duly paid.—Leeds Times. The Paris Globe, in noticing an account of the distress amongst the operatives of Nottingham given by its namesake, the London G lo be , says people' s e y es as to t h e hilanthrophy. If these ___., The misery of the workmen of Notting ham is another fact amongst tune of having the white aNt workmen, oi thousand irek msii ,awc w ha h toi i oehlnia voughtEnglishthe tmo misfortune o e open skin and of being Christians, had but blacked their faces, hands, and feet, and set up a toad, as the object of reli gious worship, the Anti-Slavery Society of London would certainly not have failed to offer them it ssistance." During the last month, and including the 31st from 23,163 depositors, a whom 3,179 were new , an d 270,321 f. October, the Paris Savings' Bank received 3, paid 2,380,000 f. out. PRICES OF CANAL,DOCK,ASSUR ANCE COMPANY SHARES, &c. &c. &c. LONDON, FRIDAY, DEC. 3 , . Number Dividend Price of per CANALS. FCT e: arcs. Annum. Paid. Share 1,7g6 7 per cent. Ashton& Oldham...Averageo7l.lSs.sh. 101% 1,482 41. Ashby-de-la-Zouch Average 11S1.sh. '72 1,260 Basingstoke 1001. sh. 5 40b.5 liit. Brecknock and Abergavenny l5Ol. sh. 02 P,OOl I•l6tb. 101. Birmingham. 1-10th share ..„81/. & 711. 200 woo ........ Ditto 84 Liverpool Junet.luw. sh . 100 p 4 H GO 51. Bridgewater and Taunton.lool. sta. all pi 00 51. Chelmer and Blackwater lool.Bh. 105 500 321: Coventry looLiii: 300 Croydon. Average 311.28 10d. sh. - 2, 60 51. Os. Dud1ey.................•........ 00000000 1001. sh. 94 600 111. Derby lool.sh . 120 20,000 4 per cent. Danube and Mayne 411.135. 4d.pd 30 3,575 j 4 , Ellesmere and Chester Average 133/..sk, 75 221 621 Erowash ,2i17 35!. Forth and Clyde....Averaye 4001. 16s. h. 610 11,e00 71. Grand Junction 1001.911 111 2,"491 251. Grand Onion lool.sh 20 ' 500 0000 .. Grand Surrey.... . lool.sh. 15 1 , 0001 11. percent. Ditto (optional) Loan 1001. `,196 Grand Western 600 131.1`2a. Id. Glamorgan:hire, Aver. cost 1721.135. 4d. 930 749 19s. Granthani lsol.sh. 220 6 138 2/.01. Huddcrsfi7ld Average:ill. 65.6 d. eh. 26 100 25,323 11.10$. Kennet and Avon, Av. 391.181. 100. sh 22% 11,6991 IL 75. Lancaster Average 471. 6s. 841 28 2,897 s 301. Leeds and Liverpool lool.lh 710 5451 111. Leicester 1401.0 150 ,897 51. 04. Leicester & Northampton Aver 831.10 s '71% 2,409 101_ Monmouthshire 1001.913 200 950 10/. Mclton Mowbray 501 1::q. .31ersey and Irwell 3,0110 21. 10s. Macclesfield lOOl. sh. all pd 23 247 171. Neath lool.sh. 325 2,400 51. Peak Forest. Avei..ge about 781. sh. 72 1,418 Ss. Regent's (or London) Av. 3.31.162.8 d. sh. 9 9,669 61. Rochdale ...... ........ . ..... Average 861.6 h. S 5 500 81. Shropshire 1251. sh. 137 SOO 101. Os. Somerset Coal .. . .... . .... l5Ol. sh. 180 3,6001. 4j per cent Ditto Lock Fund Stock 12/. 10s. sh. 114 700 361. Stafford and Worcester.... ...... 1401.5 h. 6SG 500 151 Shrewsbury 125/. sh, 280 300 91. 3taurbridge ............ ie. 1451.5 h. 396 3,641 21. Os. Stratford.on.Avois eLver....791. 9s. lid. sh. 35 533 Int Swansea lool.sh, 265 3,762 21. 12s. Severn and Wyc &Railway Av. 261 9s. sh. 45 2,600450. 32!. 10e. Trent and Mersey, 4 share lOOl. sh. 500 8.149 ... ...... Thames and Medway Av. 191. ss. Bd. sh. 2 1,0001 h./ 161. Warwick and Birmingham lool.sh • 250 I,ooojsh, 980 135. Warwick and la apton . 1001. sh. 117 7,000 41. Worcester & Birmingham Av. 781.85. sh. 55 5,0013 365. Wilts and Berke Average 671. 10s. 80. sh. 283( 800 6.. Wy ries , and Essuigton........ 1251. sh '74 .28 goy 1r Wey and A run........... ........... 1101. en. 20 DOCKS. 2 ' 6°°* 1 3p. C. Commere.al ......... ............... 1001.1 h. 61 1,06515 h. 5 per cent. East and West India ........... Stock 102% 3,238,31011, 34 p.ct. London ...........Stock 72 Ditto Bonds 2,209 31.65. sd, Bristol Average 14"1.95. sh. 75 08,3241. 51. per cent. Ditto Notes, various amounts lOB 352,752 5 percent. St. Katharine ............ ...... ... ........ Stock 92 50oeton 41 per cent. Ditto Bonds OP ••••••• ••••••••ft lOO3 100.000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds for 10 years ...,., ..... ... Deptford Pier .. 201. eh. 201. pd 10 BRIDGES, 1,600 1/. Hammersmith ..... .. .... ... ...........501. sh. 2154 7,231 Southwark, 01d.........Av. 631.25. Bd. sh. 3% 1,700 11. 15s. Ditto, New, of 74 per cent., 501.5 h. 151( .1,000 ... .. ... Waterloo 1001. sh. 3% 5,000 2'2s. Od, Ditto, Old Annuities of 81....... 60/. pd 21 5,000 19s. 3d. Ditto, New Ditto of 71......„.. 401. pd 18 34 iO,OOOl. 51. per cent. Ditto Bonds 5,848 27s Vauxhall ......Average 701. 10 e. 3d. sh 26 ASSURANCE COMPANIES. 2,000 31108 Albion ‘,„,„ 6 per cent.] 50 '"" / and 153. Allianceßritish &Foreignlool.sh. 11/. pd 13% 50,000 6 per cent. Ditto, Marine 1001. sh. 51. pd 4% 21,000 11. per sir. Atlas 5Ol. all. 51. pd 14 1,200 ish. 51. Birmingham Fire 250/. 5h.55/. pd 10734 20,000 4/. per cent. British Fire 250/.Bh. 501. pd 40 12,000 61. per cent. British Commercial ... . .. 50/. sh. 51. pd 6 5,000 51. per cent. Clerical & Medical Life, 1001. sh. 2110 s pd 44 4,000 2108 County lOOl. sh. 101. pd IC 9,000 ss. Eagle ce „., 5'5 per cent.", Economic " /and 301 bs.3 Lite 10001.6 h. 250/. pd 409 2,271 225. per cent. European Lite 0 0/, sh. all pd 22 50,000 2s. Ditto, New 201.5 h. 21. pd 1% 1.000,000/. (1. per ct Globe Stock 115 93,000 51. Guardian 30,000 4s. 00. Hope sol.sh. 51. pd 5% 2,400 51. 128. 6d. Imperial Fire 5OOl. sh. 50/. pd 133 7,500 9s. Imperial Lite lOO4 sh. 10/. pd 11 13,459 5/. per cent. Indemnity Marine lool.lh. 81. pd 29 2,020 31 100 Kent Fire 5O/. sh. all pd 92 31. Ditto Life .501. pd 66 10,000 16s. Law Life lOOl. sh. 10/. pd 31% 5,000 let London, Fire 251. sh. 121. 10s. pd 183 3,900 10s. London, Ship 251. sh. 121. 10s. pd 183 1,000,0001. ... ..... Minerva Life 1001. oh. 510,0004 33,000 51. per cent. Palladium Lite 5Ol. sh. 21. pd 216 s 50,000 51. per cent. Protector Life 201. sh. 21. pd 18s Od 10,000 4 per cent. Protestant Dissenters .... 1001. oh. 51. pd 5% 2.500 11. Provident Life ...... ..... 1001. sh. 10/. pd 20 R0:►,600 4s. Od. Rock Life .... ....... ... ............ ........ 21. pd 3% 80,2201 51. per cent. Royal Exchange Stock ISO 6,000 5 per cent. University Life 1001. oh. 51. pd 8% 13,000 4 per cent. United Kingdom Life 100/. sh. 51. pd 74 JOINT STOCK BANKS. 25,000 ... ...... Agric. and Com. of I reland2sl. sh. 10/. pd 15,000 8 per cent. Australasia 401. oh. 401. pi 52 10,006 10 per cent. Bank of Birmingham 501. sh. 101. pd 13 10,000 10 per cent. Birmingham Bank 5O!, sh. 101. pd 13l 31,000 6 per cent. London & Westminster 1001. sh. 204 pd 21% 60,000 5!. London Joint Stock 501. sh. 10/. pd 1234 3,000 4 per cent. Lancaster 1001.1 h. 20/. pd 30 25,000 10 per cent. Liverpool 1001 sh. 1241. pd 18% 50,000 74 per cent. Manchester and Liver / pool District 5O/.sh. 151. pd 9% 20,000 7 percent. Manchester lOOl. sh. 101. pd 5 20,000 8 per eent. Provincial Bank of I relandlool. sh. 25/.1)0 40 10,000 6 ler cent National Bank of Ireland 50/. sh. 1741. pd 16% 10,000 6 per cent National Provincial Eng.loo/. sh. 351. pd 34% 10,006 Ditto New... 10/. sh. 101. pd 10 11,000 Gloucestershire .501. eh. 10!. pd 32 6,000 10 per cent. Hampshire 5Ol. sh. 51. pel 9 GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. 2,500 16s ild Bath 201. sh. 161. pd 2 2 5,000 ..... ... British 401. sh. 161. pd IS k nn ,-, r5/.percent.l Ditto Provincial 2Ol. sh. 191. pd 24% '''''''' land Bs. Gs. 928 51 lOs Birmingham 50!. sh. 96 .. . . . 1,250 2/ Os Bristol' 2O/. sh. 36 2,250 31 10: Brighton 2Ol. sh. 13ii 750 31 10s Ditto, New 2Ol. sh. lea. pd 9 2,471 4h per cent. Brighton General 2Ol. sh. all pd 9% 4,000 71.105. Continental Consolidated ....751. 62i/.pd 110 1,000 101. City of London.. ....... ....lOW. sh. all pd 195 1,000 el. Ditto, New 100/. sh. 75/. pd 150 4,000 21.05. Equitable 5Ol. pd 20 10,000 3/. per cent. Imperial 502. sh. 59 800 51. per cent. Isle of Thanet 251. sh. 201. pd 16% 2,350 61. por cent. Independent 30/. sh. all rh. 56 0,000 41. per cent. Phoenix 5Ol. sh. 39/. pd 32 1,000 41. per cent. Match!! lool.lh. 80/. pd 63 4,000 ...... ... South Metropolitan 501. 5h."135(/. pd 18 9,000 51. per cent. United General 501. A. 471. pd 27 240 51. per cent. Warwick 5Ol. sh. 50 400 51. per cent Wakefield .. ....... ......251. sh. 22 9,000 3/. Westminster Chartered ..... ......50/.sh. 58 6,000 12e. Ditto New ..........511. sh. 104 pd 1134 760 3 per cent. Yarmouth .....................201. sh. 181. pd _ WATER WORKS. 4,600 345. Birmingham 251. sh. 25/. pd 21 4,453 71. East London 1001. sh. lea 5.500 21 158. Grand Junction Average 411. 13s. 4d. sh. 55 2,000 21. Kent 1001. sh. 52% 372 le/. Liverpool Bootle 220!. sh. 325 1,500 2110 s New River London Bridge Water Ann... 60 6,486 2/ 108 Manchester and Salford. ...... lOOl. sh. .54 1,000 5 per cent. South London . 100/.sh. 98 8,294 41!. West Middlesex Average 631.1125.9 d. eh. 90 1.360 1114 s York Building Co. Lessee Prop. 100!. sh. 35 IRON RAILWAYS. 6,390 Birmingham and Derby ...... lOO/ pd 47% 9,500 Birmingham and Gloucester ICOI. pd 55% 15,000 ... ..... Bristol and Exeter 1001. sh. 60 pd 27 7,500 ..... .... Cheltenham & G.Western 1001.5h.62m,1. 6% 3,004 ......... Clarence 1001. sh. 1001 pd 20 8,000 ... ..... Dublin and Drogheda 1001. sh. 5/. pd 50,000 ... ...... Eastern Counties 25/. eh. 231. pd 7% 10,000 Great North of England 1001. sh. 901. pd 66 10,918 13 per cent. Grand Junction lOOl. sh. all pd 193 25,"013 '...13 per cent. Great Western 1001. sh. 651. pd 80 25,000 Ditto New 501. sh. 501. pd 58 6,000 5 per cent Gosport Junction.. 504 sh. 501. pd 52 2,000 6 per cent. Hartlepool 1001. eh. 1001. pd 145% 8,000 Hull and Selby ...............501. sh. 501, pd 39 2,100 4 per cast. Leeds and Selby lOO sh. 65% 5,160 10 per cent. Liverpool& Manchester 10Cl . sh. 1001. psi 199% 7,9_8 10 per cent. Ditto Half Shares 501. pd 90 11,495 10 per cent. Ditto Quarter Shares .. . ... . 254 pd 45 36,000 24000 20,000 3 per cent. London and Greenwich...2W. Ms. 201. pd 6 554 26,000 81 per cent. London & Birmingham 1001. sh. 904 pd 158 25,000 21. Cs Ditto Quarter Shares -.254 sh. 51. pd 2.2% 31,250 Dit e New Shares .331. eh. 321. pd 25 30,0( 0 5 per cent. London and S. Western Av. 381, 17s. 9d. 55 k 33,000 ~,,...... London and Croydenl 11% Ditto New Scrip.... 11 Av. 13/. 15s. 90. 11% 13,000 5f per cent. Manchester and .LeCds...loo/. sh. 70!. pd 60 13,000 Ditto Half Shares 5Ol. 251. pd 25 10,000 Ditto Extension 7l. pd 2% 10,000 2/.los. Midland Counties 'Oa sh. 100!. pd 81 1 4 15,000 34 Os. North Midland 11.10 s. Ditto New 401. pd 32% 10,256 Northern and Eastern.... 50/. sh 351. pd 22% ,66U Preston and Wyre 5O/. sh. 301. pd 36 /8,000 South Eastern and Dover ........ 381. 18 1,000 104 per cent. Stockton and Darlington ... . ...1001.sh. pd 265 9,000 ..... ... Thames Haven .501. sh 51. pd 6,000 York and North Midland 50 . sh. 501. pd 67 MINES. 3,000 Albion Copper 5J5 h. W. pd 12 4,000 11. be. Alton l5/. sh 121. Its pd 10 10,000 .... Anglo Mexican.in. 51. pm.lool. sh. al Id 1% Ditto Subscription .... ... . ... .......251. pa 1% 2,000 IN. Bolanos , ..... sh all pd 35 13.000 11. 10s Brunt an Imp. ice. 51. pm 351. sh. 20/. pd 5 6,000 .„....... Macaubas & Cocaes United 251.5h.251. pd 4 11,000 Ditto St. John Del Rey 204 sh. 141. pd 1% 10,000 Bolivar Copper Company, 20/. sh. 204 pd 1 10,000 ..„...» Ditto Scrip .• 104 sh. 10/. pd 2 20,000 British Iron lOO l. sh. 601. pd 000 ..„...... British Copper 54 sh. W. pd 1% ..... .... Cats Branca 6ll. pd 6% Candonga 10,000 11 Copiapo ........„....„.„.....201. sh l3l. pd 10 8,500 ... Columbian, Ms. 5/. pm....551.5h 551. pd 0% 2,050 91. English 14/. Gs. pd 8 20,000 6,155 Mexican Company 1001. sh. GUI. pd 3,000 Polberou Consuls ... ... 10/. sh. 2/. pd 4 11,500 Real del Monte, Unregistered..„.„....„.. 2 Ditto Loan Notes. . . ..... ..... ..1541. pd 160 10,000 ....,.... United Mexican, ism. 2 pm. 401. sh. all pd Date Scrip l% Ditto New Scrip 41. pd 3 West Cork ....... ........ ...501. sh 501. pd 36 LITERARY INSTITUTIONS. . _ 1,000 ...... 1,500 700 King' College lOOl. 1934 MISCELLANEOUS. 10, )01 15s. Australian Agricultural.lool.'sh. 281. pd 39 6,)00 1. per cent. British American Land Company 3544 pd 10,000 61. per cent. Canada Company. .... 1001. sh. 3214 pd 28 9 10,000 51. per cent. Upper Canada L o an ... 9l City Bonds, 4 per cent lOO 20,000 11.65. General Steam Navigation 151 . sh. ,141. pd 24 101. percent. Hudson's Bay Stock ...... ................. .. 254 ,000 U. London Com. Sale Rooms Av. 751. sh. 193 ,006 Canutchouc Compa n y 12el. pd 1234 New Brunswick Land Compaq ... 501 pd 1 2 2,34 51. per cent. Reversionary Int. 50c...1001. sl. 1001. pd 9234 2,63:1 Si. per cent. Ditto New 100/. sh. 1001. pd 107 4,000 ..... ..., Thames Tunnel «......501• sh. all pd 10 10,000 6s, Van Diemer.'s Land.... 1001. sh. 181/. pd 734 LIST of SCOTT NOV. 20, COM 184PANIES' PRICES V. 1. BANKS. 1 . 000,008 t. 61. p. et. Bank of Scotland...B3 l . Os. Bd. ah. all pd 156 2,000,00(.. 61. p. ct. Royal of Scotland 1001.0. all 151 500.0001. 81. p. ct. British Linen Company 100/. *h. all pd 215 500,0001. 61. p. ct. Commercial .5001. sh. 1 001. pd 165 500,0004. 6n. ct. National lool.sh. 101. pd 14 500,0001. 81. p. ct. Glasgow Union .2501. sh. 501. pd 85 1,000,0001. 6p. ct. Western of Scotland ....2001. sh 40!. pd 70 INSURANCE COMPANIES. 250.0005 h. 6i p. ct. Scottish Union 7,500 p. ct. ..... 1001. sh. 101. pd 2513 od, 7,500 10 p. ct. Insurance Co. of Scotland .10k sh. all pd 811 50,000 10 p. ct. North British .............2001. sh. 101. pd 17,2 " 1,000 10 p. ct. Caledonian Fire.... ..... 1001. sh. 101. pd 20 5,000 10 p. ct. Edinburgh Life 1001. sh. 101. pd 15 1 00 , 000 p. St. West of Scotland. .......... 101. pd MISCELLANEOUS. 4,818 .4. Edin. and Glas. Un. Canalsol. sh. Ditto sh. a ll -a, 10 2 25,40( RI per cent. Edinb. Joint Stack Water.2sl. sh. all pd 34 3 46 4 I , ooosh 21 per cent. Shotts Iron Foundery ...... 3 0L sh 481. 0,000 3 per coat . Edinburgh & Leith Glass.2o/. sh. 16/. pd 40 ; 4 0L 4000 10 per cent. Edinburgh Coal Gaa........251, sh. it pd A - 0M Le Cla it s h go e w oa G l ......,..,,.,,,,,,451 . sh. - aq. all ixtpd 44450 10 per cent. 750 71 per cent. 21 1,150 Edinburgh and Dalkelth Railway 50 4 ab 30 BURTON. —.We are glad to be a bl e to confirm the report that the cotton mills at Burton are to be oc cupied as mills for the manufacture of tape and screws. This will find employment for m an y w h o were thrown out of work by the closing of the mills as calico manu factories. —Derby Reporter. LORD DE GREY'S NEW MAGISTRATES.— Of the 28 new Magistrates selected by L or d G rey f or t h e n ew Corporations of Dublin, Cork, and Limerick, 19 are rrotetsant, and 9 Catholic. THREE DEATHS FROM EATING PUTRID GREENS. Much excitement has been caused during the last few days in this ordinarily quiet village and the neigh bourhood, by the sudden seizure of a whole family of the name of Jones, father, mother, and three children, with violent sickness and purging, after parta king of some bacon and boiled greens, o n Tuesd a y se'nnight. Suspicion immediately arose that poi • had been mixed with the food of which they had partaken, but nothing transpired to confirm such a supposition, and the cause of the malady had therefore to be sought in natural causes. It was at length ascertained that the greens they had dined off were in a half frozen state, and were put into warm water before they had been properly thawed by soaking them in cold water, the consequence was that th e y b ecame , t h roug h decom position, of a most pernicious rind putrid quality. To this fact the illness was traced. Mr. Morison, of Mal vern, was the first medical man called in, and Mr. J. N. Gardner, also of Malvern, was afterwards sent for, but in three ou t o f fi ve persons attacked, all their ex ertions have proved fruitless. Two of the children died on Friday, and the father on Monday. An inquest was holden upon' the bodies of the two little girls before W. S. P. Hughes, Esq., coroner, and a very respectable Jury, at the Somers Arms, Leigh Sinton, on Monday, when, after examination of the witnesses, the Jury returned a verdict, " That the deceased died from exhaustion produced by violent sickness and purging, caused, it is supposed, by eating greens." An inquest will be held on the body of the un fortunate father, Jones, this day, Wednesday. M. Pierpoint, Esq , surgeon of this city, has been employed to make a post mortem examination of the body, and will report the result of it to the Jury. The mother remains exceedingly ill, and is not expected to survive. Great consternation prevails in the neighbourhood on account of the singular nature of the malady, the unusual cause from which it is in ferred to have resulted, and its awful and extensively fatal termination.— Worcestershire Chronicle. INFLUX OF PAUPERS. The Jupiter, steamer, Lieut. Waters, R.N., one of the St. George Steam Packet Company's vessels, arrived at the quay yesterday, after a stormy and tempestuous passage from Landon, such as might have been expected from the weather which has prevailed for several days. She left on Satur day morning last at eight o'clock, about an hour before which time there were marched down to the quay, and immediately put on board, ono hundred and eighteen Irish paupers, to be passed to this country. No notice or intimation had been given that this ship ment of human beings was about to take place, and consequently no preparation had been made for their reception, or shelter erected to defend them from the excessive severity of the weather. They were thus huddled together in a ship which had already a considerable number of soldiers on board, and exposed for six days and nights to the violence of a continued storm of wet, and wind, and piercing cold, all the contrivances of the captain, his officers, and crew, to make even some partial shelter for them, doing but comparatively little to mitigate the misery of their position. A child died from the suf ferings it experienced, and was committed to the sea by the hands of its wretched and agonised parent, and we apprehend few will be found to differ from us when we say, that inquests have been held and verdicts of murder returned against parties, under circumstances less calling for inquiry than those under which this death took place. it is not at all unlikely that some of those who were concerned in mak ing this heartless export from England's capital on Saturday last, with a disdain and disregard of every feeling of humanity which would disgrace the worst of slave traders, were busily employed the week before amongst the humanitymongers, in getting signatures to the memorial to save the life of the murderer Blakes ley, who was executed on the Monday.—Cork Southern Reporter. " THE SUN."—By the kindness of the indefa tigable proprietor of The Sun newspaper, we were fa voured on Thursday morning last with copies containing a full account of the promotions in the Army and Navy anticipating other papers by many hours.—Kent Herald MEETING OF THE MANUFACTURERS IN TUE MIDLAND COUNTIES.—We are informed that the facts obtained are of the most important character, and that the state of the workpeople is most deplorable ; such is the rapid decline in some branches of trade, that unless speedy and effective relief be obtained, utter de struction of the operatives must take place. Several Mem bers of Parliament have already signified their intention of being present at the meeting, in order that they may hear personally from the gentlemen who have inves tigated the important facts relating to the depression of trade. Amongst them are E. Strutt, Esq., M.P., the Honourable J. G. B. Ponsonby, M.P., J. Easthope, Esq., M.P., J. Ellis, Esq., M.P., Sir G. Larpent, M.P., W. Evans, Esq , M.P., Dr. Bowring, and M. Cob den, M.P. Thi s arra y o f names is sufficient r to prove the influential character of the meeting. We rejoice that the Committees in the several counties have strongly urged that the whole truth, and the truth only, shall be known. Overcharged statements can never serve the cause of justice.—Derby Reporter. THE RURAL POLICE.—We are glad to find that this unconstitutional and medley force has at length excited such a feeling in the county, that it will be difficult for even its warmest supporters in the Magistracy to sustain it. We would advise all the villages in the county to petition the meeting of Magistrates, at Mansfield, next Tuesday, in favour of the immediately disbanding of the forces. Shenton has set a noble example, for all shades of parties and opinions are decided at once to vote against it. Several meetings have been held on the subject, and while we write, the final meeting is agreeing on a petition. 'Tyson Green, Carrington, and Basford have followed the example. The villages round Mansfield, as well as the town of Mansfield itself, are all astir with petitions. Let Radford, Lenton, Southwell—in which place a policeman is like a guard in an empty house—Retford, 'Worksop, 011erton, Sut ton-in-Ashfield, and all the large places in the county, send in their petitions—let the smaller villages load the Magistrates' table with their veto against the blue bottle force—they will find Magistrates to present them, and not a few who warmly supported it before. We thought at first the kid-glove and botle of wine poliCemen would not long disgrace the ceunty, and we trust the conduct of the Magistrates will on Tuesday, prove that they acted for the best, and that they are as ready to amend their error as they were to make it.—Nottingham Review. We find the following in the Memorial Borde lais :—" It is said that the Ministry is about to create eight new Peers, all to be taken from the Chamber of Deputies. Amongst them are named M. Deffaudis, for merly Minister at Frankfort, and M. Edouard de Bussiere, Minister at Dresden." ST. PETER'S, THANET.---EXTRAORDINARY PRODUCE FROM TWO POTATOES.—In the spring of the year a friendly contention arose at St. Peter's, Thanet, between Mr. Joseph Silver, baker, of Reading-street, and his neighbour Mr. Joseph Hill, butcher, as to which should rear the greatest quantity of po tatoes from a single root. Mr. Hills planted in his own garden the cuttings of a Jersey blue, weighing 2 pounds 6 ounces ; Mr. Silver planted the same day, close by, in the Ranelagh Gardens, at the Red Lion, St. Peter's, the cuttings of his seed potato, weighing 2 pounds 10 ounces, also a Jersey Blue. As a proof of what may be effected by culture and attention, on digging up the produce of both a short time since, on the same day, the immense number of 332 potatoes, weighing 141 pounds, and measuring 18 gallons, was the produce of Mr. Silver's ; one root yielding 23 potatoes, weighing 15 pounds and_ . a half. Mr. Hill's produce was 240 potatoes, weighing 137 pounds, and measuring like his' , competitors, 18 gallons ; some weighing upwards of two pounds each, and one two pounds 11 ounces, and being grown on a third of a perch of ground.—.KentHerald j .' THE SCOTTISH HOSPITAL.--In our account of the proceedings at the anniversary festival of St. An drew, held on Tuesday for the benefit of the Scottish Hospital, we made a remark on the dilatoriness of the clerk, which had prevented our reporter from furnishing a list of the contributors to the charity. From the great number of names to be selected from upwards of 30 different lists of stewards, it was impossible to accom plish an extract in time so as to include the name of ianddtheegrtfeTiance of every gentleman who had given donations above 2/. We have therefore great pleasure in exculpating the clerk from any imputation of n e e u g . l i i i g li e e n g e l e y his duty.— imony to this statement. The young man who acted as clerk w co as uld ee n t o h t is fu fa rn e i l s t h , t t h h e e re l f i e st r s e, inif tthheeytiNsin,eereroemiqutitreead,beacnadusiet the reporter did not choose to wait for them. —En. Sun.] JUNCTION OF THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC OCEANS. —The great natural advantages of Guatemala is, the all but ready-made connexion of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The great lake of Nicaragua,'having an average depth of fifteen fathoms, is within sixteen miles of the Pacific; the only known outlet of this inland sea is, the river San Juan, navigable for craft drawing four feet water, to the Atlantic Ocean, f in n h rapids, and capable of being improved despite of fsi At present no commerce is carried otneullasonsatilsoremS able line of navigation ; it might almost p be said that nothing floats upon it. As soon, however, as a settled country and stable Government can give security to commerce and c a pit a li sts, i t is easy to see that this water line will be the seat of an extensive transit trade ; whether it will ever answer the full expectations of san guine men, and supersede Cape Horn, is, as regards coarse and bulky commodities, very questionable.—American Paper. In the course of afew promise of marriage, of a singular character, will be brought before the Court. of Quee a n e s g y u s la a r case and extraordinary ofbreachof Bench. Briefs, almost unpreeedently volummoushv been lv . Fpellal Follett) and dthe Mr. hands Platt,with afe ofthe Solicitor-General of 150 guineas (Sir with a similar foe. J each, for the plaintiff ; and to e M nie r. r T c h e e e s e ig se e l r ar fo e r ee th ga e de fendant,engaged on but h on both sides, with proportionate fees. The fair plain tiff, who is beautiful and highly years hasbeen .e so t m he e v s i e c v in e i n ty o e r f eight e p y te e n ars ce o p nr ut t o ; f th h e erte N ens o , resides o o f neof wealth the andfa professional defend ant is a noc e t m og ie en ee ar e i e a , n, an a d gentleman a i n n shionable squares in the metropolis. The damages are laid at 5,0001. The defendant pleads that he never promised, but that if he did he has g i ven severa l sums of money in satisfaction. The, venerable defendant, who in one, of his letters describes himself as being con stitutionally in all respects equal to a man of thirty, has paid attentions to the lady for a period of nearly four MORNING SUN years, during which period he has written nearly in language letters, of a most extraordinary descriptio n , but c l o thed of superior eloquence. Their contents, how ever, strongly indicate that the writer's love was subject to uncommon fluctuations, as while at one period they would breathe vows of eternal constancy, at other times they were imbued with theological subjects, and their love would be termed celestial, and the lady would be compared to an angel ; in the former case the love would be termed terrestrial, and prospects of a happy union be held out, as also observations made relative to the regu lation of the household; from this the style would change to one of a frigid character, and th en th e d e f en d ant woul describe himself as her platonic lover. In these various fluctuations had the greater part of the time been occupied, until at length the defendant thought proper to withdraw himself wholly from the plaintiff's society, to discontinue visiting Hampton, or of continuing to write those singular but elegant epistles, and ulti mately wholly ceased to c rreliond with the plaintiff. FIRE AT HATHERSAGE OLD HALL.— This venerable mansion had a narrow escape from de struction on Friday night last. Mr. Shuttleworth, the proprietor, was from home, and the servants had retired to rest, when they were aroused, shortly after midnight, with cries of fire. The discovery was made by a neigh bour passing at the time, who saw the blaze in the ser vants' hall. Alarm being given, prompt assistance was afforded, and tile fire was got under with comparative ease, though not without the destruction of the apart ment. Its safety is mainly attributable to the circum stance of the hail being built of " heart of oak," which is less inflammable than the materials used in more modern erections, and which must have for some time resisted the flames. As it is, there was no injury beyond the alarm, and the loss sustained will be inconsiderable.— Derby Reporter. Her Majesty's troop-ship Sapphire sailed from Quebec, the 9th ult„ with invalids from the different corps in Canada, consisting of 9 sergeants, 1 drummer, 91 rank and file, 9 convicts, 14 women, and 20 children. The following officers are passengers:—Lieut.-Colonel Oldfield, Royal Engineers ; Lieut.-Colonel J. Hope, Coldstream Guards; Assistant. Surgeon Drummond, 14th Foot (medical charge) ; Lieutenant Breton, 70th Foot (charge of invalids) ; Lieutenant Baker, 73d, aide-de camp, to join depot. The announcement we made in our last of a vessel having sailed from Rotterdam, to purchase a thousand blacks at Ashantee for the King of the Netherlands, is fully confirmed by more recent accounts. The name of the vessel, however, is not the Brittania, but the Europa. —Anti-Slavery Reporter. FATAL ACCIDENT FROM THE FLOODS.— THREE PERSONS DROWNED.—The recent weather has eaused a general rising of the waters in all parts of the country. A most distressing accident took place last night at Coleford, near Crediton, the particulars of which, as far as we can gather them at present, are as follow:—The Rev. H. A. Hughes, of Zeal Monacharum, with his lady, his son, and a servant, were proceeding on the road homeward in an open carriage, but the rising of the waters having made the road impassable, the carriage was swept away by the force of the torrent, and the whole of the party with the exception of the Rev. Gentle man himself were unfortunately drowned. A millright's shop adjoining Coleford, was also swept away by the fore e of the stream. These particulars we deeply regret to state are but too true, and what renders the accident still more melancholy is, that the life of the Rev. Gentleman is despaired of, in consequence of the shock he has received, and his anguish of mind. The Rev. Mr. Hughes is a Ma. gistrate of the county, and curate of Clannaborough. We hear that the bodies of the deceased persons have been found.— Western Luminary. - CALEDONIAN ASYLUM.—Thursday a quar terly general Court of this charity was held at the Free mason's Tavern, when seven boys were elected out of twenty-two candidates. The chair was taken by Sir Augustus D'Este, when the business of the election pro ceeded, and terminated at four o'cloek. It appeared that the funds of the charity, which at this time maintains, clothes, and educates seventy-eight boys, the sons of sol diers, sailors, or marines, were in a flourishing condition; and in proof of its popularity, the greatest interest was taken in the present election, many of the most influen tial subscribers attending to vote personally, amongst whom were Sir Charles Forbes, Sir Duncan M'Dougall, and others. The names of the successful candidates were announced by the Rev. Mr. Lees, and were :—John Mackay, 792 votes ; James Bruce, 613 ; R. W. Robert son, 519 ; James Walker, 444 ; Alexander Thompson, 471 ; Henry Mencur, 592 ; George Thompson, 401. CAPITAL DAY'S SPORT WITH THE QUEEN'S HouNDs.---Monday; Nov. 29, these hounds met at Staun ton Wyville—found at Langton Candle—ran briskly up to Slawson, and killed—found again in Glooson-wood—ran an hour and twenty minutes, chiefly in the wood, and killed —found three foxes in Heythorpe Spinnies—got away gal lantly with one—ran between 'rugby and Rolleston, over Skeffington-highfield, through Skeffington-wood, to Lau dington Reddish, where he w a , lost. Lords Cardig an an d Gardner, Mr. De - Burgh, Mr. Greene, &c., did go the pace as usual, taking some awful-looking timber in their s w i ng , and stopping at nothing. Indeed, ord Gardner and " The Master" have few rivals across the broad fields of Leicester shire in a first-rate run, particularly when bullfinches are the order of the day, being considered by the less daring very ugly customers to compete with. These hounds are daily getting into greater repute, " winning golden opinions ' for the master and men, which must be highly satisfactory to all who take an interest in the chase, and, ye gods ! who do not in these glorious Conservative times, Mr. Editor ? None but Goths and Vandals, surely. The Duke of Montrose, who has taken Seelby Ilall, Northamptonshire, honoured the field with his presence. The Melton men were all with Lord Forrester, who met near ; but, notwithstanding the absence of these great luminaries, there was a very full meet. GREENWICH HOSPITAL.—With respect to the free admissions to this institution, a singular anomaly has existed ; soldiers having, during many years, been admitted free of charge to see the Painted Hall, while to seamen the same privilege has been denied. This unjust regulation was in force up to the 7th May last, when, by an order of the Lieutenant-Governor, it was directed that seamen should be admitted gratis. The Painted Hall and Chapel are exhibited on " week days" from seven in the morning until sunset ; and on Sunday afternoons, after one o'clock, on payment of three-pence by each person for admission to each place. The Painted Hall, which was decorated by Sir James Thornhill, contains a collection of paintings, consisting of representations of naval actions and portraits of admirals and naval men, some sculpture, and other objects interesting to the public, and chiefly to persons in the naval service. —Ar t- Union. - - FREE TRADE.—We are glad to learn that a preliminary meeting of the friends of free trade will be held at Eastwood's Hotel on Monday next, with a view to the formation of an Anti-Monopoly Association. Con sidering the vast interest which Liverpool has in free and unrestricted commerce, and in its consequent extension, we cannot help Ciinking that her merchants and traders are a little late in the field, but it is better late' Than never, and by extra energy, activity and zeal, they may recover much of the ground which has been lost by de lay, give additional strength and confidence to the friends of the common cause, and strike dismay into the hearts of its enemies. We cordially wish success to the move ment, and hope that men of all political parties amongst our merchants and traders, who are suffering, though at present in a less degree. from the same cause which has laid our manufacturers low, will combine to advance its Intelligence thentic sourrecea,choefd the es deathlate 0 1 last s evenin g L t ad riiki h f g r t o o m n, progress. of an Dedham Grove, relict of Sir Thomas y Pilkington, Bart. and sister of Johnctoilnliisfffew.Tducifnherlol,nlic,:lseqo. —The non-commission ed h of Lang 'f Friday . leys, 'Great Waltham._ officers of CHATHAM. the Provisional Battalion having ld a public meeting on Thursday evening, the 18th of R e ovember, for the purpose of congratulating Sergeant-Major Provi sional Battalion, on his Youn g , o f the Regiment, and presenting promotion to be ensign of the 41st him with a silver tankard and a sword, for hisgeneralgood conduct, the following pe• remptory order has b Colonel Sir William been forthwith issued to the troops by Warre •K C B --" The Comman dant has observed with ' .. • very great regret in the public newspapers a paragraph stating that a numerous meeting of non-commissioned officers of the Provi sional Battalion Thursday, was held at an inn in Brompton, on ur sday, the 18th ult., to which the non• commissioned officers of the 99th Regiment were invited, for the express purpose F of collecting an opinion and approbation of Ser geant-Major Young, of the Provisional Battalion, whilst Sergeant-Major, such a proceeding being in direct vio lation of her Majesty's orders, as published in the Ad denda to the General Orders and Regulations of the Army. Sir 'William Warre is the more displeased at this disregard to the orders of the service, the circum stances and manner in which the meeting took place, and the object of it, being concealed altogether from Lieutenant-Colonel Wear, commanding the provi sional battalion, and from himself. lie (the Com mandant) cannot doubt that the non-commissioned officers were fully aware of the irregularity of their con duct, which the Commandant thus publicly censures, and he desires that in future no meeting of any persons whatever shall take place for any public purpose without his sanction and consent, obtained through the com manding officer of the respective corps, J. D. O'BRI EN , Brigade-Major." THE DEPOPULATION SYSTEM.---The Work of devastation is still carried on to an alarming extent, even in our own neighbo urhood. Hundreds o f wretches been cleared off, in order to let their holding s ' some middleman, who, by paying his rents in one to large sum, relieves the agent of the trouble sometimes attend ing the collection of it on smaller holdings; or, what is at is no t u nfrequently the case now - a - days, some gr . ? iping at torney gets into the agent's office, where, fii order to procure a livelihood, he of course issues ejectments from the superior Courts, and thereby fleeces the tenantry in law costs to such an extent thatunfortunate unable to pay a single penny of rent to their they a r e and consequently are pitched upon the landlords, Iv by the ditch side. In this part of the co world to perish have more forbearance than they evinceuntry the poor but if once the barbarous system of as in the sou th ; com mences in Connaught, God only sassination knows where • i't will terminate. We would recommend a c pro prietor to cause a return to be made to him of the certain landed amount, by way of costs, &e., p a id to the under agent, and we are very much mistaken if they the arrears recoverable on th e would not equal lands.—lilands.—RoscommonJournal. WATERLOO-BRIDGE. --The half-yearly general meeting of the Proprietors of this bridge was held yes terday at the Crown and Anchor, Strand. The Rev. John Rush in the chair. The Report of the Committee stated the receipts of the Company from the penny toll during the half-year ending August 23, 1840, to have amounted to 7,5821. 19s. Ild., and for the same period in 1841, with the halfpenny toll, to have amounted to 7,4731. 155., causing a decrease of 1091. 4s. 11d. during the six months under the halfpenny toll. -_