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EVENING ED ETION tain77niy were to be kept working at all other hours but at-meal-time, and in the workhouse silence was to be maintained. Was this system, which was re garded as the most severe punishment that could bu , inflicted on a criminal, to be inflicted upon the unfortu tiAte being who stretched out his hand for charity ? Was it to enforce regulations of this kind the Poor-law Commission was to be continued ? If not, he asked, why was the country to be burdened with such a bur densome charge ? He could see no necessity for the continuance of that Commission.—(Hear, hear.) It he could, he would be one of the fast to support it, because nothing was more desirable than due adminis tration of the laws relating to the poor. But when it was proposed to inflict on them the same species of punishment as that inflicted on the worst of criminals, he said that such a law wanted humanity in principle, and &suction for its guidance.—(Hear, hear.) In the . _ elice he had the honour to holdhe had ample opportu•• nity of witnessing the operation of this Lire, and of knowing whit were the feelings of the middle classes of society in relation to it. (Hear, hear, hear.) lie met these classes in large numbers, Limost every day of his life, and be bad scarcely found ()le man out of ten who approved of the operation of this law—(Hear, hear)—on the contrary the feeling rgainst it was universal,—it was increasing in force, — was deep rooted,---it was not to be sitaicen ; one and contended there was no necAsity fir such a law.— I ar, hear.) They asked why such a law enacted, leas it was to drive people from making any applied. a at the workhouse for relief?• All of them enter .. led the opinion that they were m .king the workhouse :muse of torture, to prevent the poor applying for 7lief. In one week he had known two persons in the .earish of Chelsea, who preferred death to going into he Union Workhouse. They declared they would ..a!her die than be separated from their children, in the manner provided by the law, and they did die, rather :ban go into the workhoes. And wha t was the humane ystem with regard to the classification of the poor? ue parish of Gnelsea, consisting of 40,000 inhabitants, as not large enough to form one local government, out was - incorporated in an Union, consisting of 120,000 persons, and thus the poor had sometimes to travel mi:es to apply for relict from Kensall Green to Ken sington. There was no workhouse in the parish of Pad dington. He knew an instance of a chid of 12 years of age which bad been exposed at a door in the E,lge ware.road, when found by a policeman it was lively, and when taken to the station-house stretched 'orth its hand to play with a dog, and was • p able of laughing. The policeman took it to Ken -.legton Workhouse. It was a very thick fog, and in consequence he was two hours going there. The child died shortly after, and the surgeon deposed that it had died of cold, and a verdict of murder was returned against the mother who deserted it. Here was nn in stance of the evil of having to travel far for relief. Those who supposed the English mind would bear such things, wcre altogether deceived as to the English character.—(Hear, hear.) He entreated the House to pause before they gave permission to introduce a Bill continuing A Commision that operated in this way—in a manner which violated all the feelings of humanity. How, he asked, were the poor classified? In the Ken sington Union, the separation system was carried out with a vengeance. The fathers of families were kept at Kensington, the mothers were seat off to another house at Chelsea ; the daughters were placed at a }souse at Fulham, and the sons at another house at Hammersmith. Thus father and mother, boys and girls, were located in four separate houses, in four different parishes.—(Hear, hear.) Now, if the House gave its consent to introduce a Bill to continue the Com mission, be thought the Noble Lord ought in jus tice to state to the house, for the satisfaction of the public, whether the authority of the Com missioners was in future to be exercised in a manner similar to that in which it had been already exercised. He wanted to know whether a softening hand had been applied to the new Bill, or whether it exhibited all the harsh and un-English features of the existing law. Place I as he was, it was not in his power to oppose the motion by dividing the House, because he was most anxious to see the existing law amended ; but at the same time ne person could be more opposed to the continuance of the Commission, and he assured the Noble Lord that if he introduced that portion in the intended Bill for the amendment of the law, it was his (Mr. Wakley's) sincere hope that even that Bill would net be passed into a law. If, however, the first Bill Was one that contained some provisions for softening the severities of the existing law, it should have his support. If, on the other hand, the Commissioners were conti tinned in the full exercise of their authority, and made else scape-goats of all the Guardians of the country who eesired to act with cruelty to the poor, he would oppose tse introduction of such a Bill, and not only would he oppose Its introduction, but he would oppose it to utmost of his power at every stage.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. H. HINDE fully concurred in the observations the lion. Member who had just sat down, that be lore the Noble Lord called on the House to continue to these Commissioners the power hitherto entrusted eo them, he should have laid before the House some reasons why the future administration of the New Poor-law Act could not be safely entrusted to persons locally interested. He thought the proper course would have been to appoint a Committee of the House fro csamine the rules and regulations of the Poor-law Commissioners, to continue those which might be ap• proved of, and to place them on the statute book; and to have the others which might be disapproved of, ex punged. He trusted the Noble Lord would explain to the House his reasons for granting these extraordinary powers. He wished also to kow from the Noble Lord, whether it was his intention to continue only the peeler of the Commissioners at Somerset Hauge, or - - whether he also intended to continuo the vast and ex tensive machinery of Sub-Commissioners ? He under stood the object of these Sub-Commissianers was to divide the country into unions, and if that lied not yet peen done, lie had no objection to continue these for a turther time, but to extend their powers for ten years was nothing short of perpetuating them. Captain PECHELL did not find fault with the Noble Lord for having omitted to enter into details, because he had stated quite enough to alarm him ; he objected principally to the provision for extinguishing the Gilbert unions and the other local Acts, and lie un derstood that arose from the Poor-law Commissioners complaining that these unions formed a blank upon their map. He would not oppose the measure, hut he sin cerely hoped the Noble Lord would leave out the clause relative to the Gilbert unions. Mr. DARBY was n. t quite sure that the Noble Lord would join his two Bills, and he very much feared that he would endeavour to carry the "Lnurc 8.11, and leave out the amendments. He hoped, however, the Noble Lard would give notice when the second reading of the Bill would come on, because it was quite clear from the present tone of tha House, that there would bc 53111 a discussion on the subject. Sir GEORGE GREY conceived the p:•:-.sent Bill had workers great good by preventing the insisting urn relief where it was not necessary, and by oppos'ng barrier to the invasion of property which was threatened under the pretence of pauperism by innumerable de mandan.s. Ile did not believe the Co:nmissioners in any instance hail intended to make regulations that were inconsistent with the spirit of the Act, to act with severity that went at all beyond it. lie thought the prc sant system well suited for all except those who might be called a meritorious class of paupers. He entirely agreed with the Hon. Member for Finsbury that there were in the manufacturing districts hundreds aisd thou ears-Is who were redueed,without any fault of their own, ton state of destitution by a mere fluctuation of trade. c.:ould those who were connected with the agricultural districts deny that they had themselves expressed sur• .nxist: how the very labourers who title,' their (14at , ca aria raised their tents were enabled to ..?eovisfe for their 'dillies ?—( Hear, h ear .) They stood 1 the verge of destitution, and was it becoming any et'i:eistsiers coultry to say to the meritorious pauper, the prroection you shall hive extended to you is to be s ;ied into a workhouse, in which the whole of your oily shall Eke separated into four divisions, and each -isien hare a separate habitation ?—( Hear, hear.) ";tat circumstance was a greater efftetion to a man . ..:t41:1 the d gradation of entering the poor-house.— deer, beer.) lithe Noble Lord brought in aMI to erelong the present system, without making any altera tions in it, he should vote for it, because he thought the oyster worked well, and ought not to be put down. There ought, however, to be some provision made for industri;u3 and meritorious pauper, and if such pro vision were brought forward by the Government, he e sold hail it with joy. He had no intention, not pos. esesing sufficient is fieence, of bringing forward any such measure himself, but he thought a supplementary power alight, with great benefit and advantage, be given to vestry or parochial meetings, to afford relief in cases that were deserving of it. Sir FRANCIS BURDETT would not trespass long upon the House, especielly as the present discus on might in some degree be considered premature. As the same time he begged to state that he had always (sheeted to the all, believing it to be founded on erro iseous principles on any point of view, highly unconsti tutisnal, and altogether repugnant to the customs, habits, and feelings of the people of this country. lie Abu thought that it undermined the best moral feelings of t he poor ; and at the time it was first introduced he felt it to be a most dangerous and rash experiment. Heibought the Poor law Amendment Aetwasfundamen tally erroneous, to such a degree that it would not be in the power of the Noble Lord so to frame the mea sure as to cause it to be permanently adopted by this country. He (Sir Francis) entirely concurred in the feelings which had been exp ressed by the lio n . M ena . her for Finsbury, and if it were in that Hon. Mem ber's power to move that the It.II should then be thrown out and a new system altogether adopted he would have been prepared to support it.—( Hear.) We thought thelrst thing to be got rid of was the tri bunal in Somerset Adtifiy-LHear.) It was impossi ble to fro Tis any system ofet m _Yrotti ns which could apply to every fearticularesea'eeese-,Wt• ought the system of eentraliiitiOo was ous that could be in troduced • W41140444;7 'l7ll4,expetiment had been -X 7 HE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, iIA N VARY 30, 1941. a total failure, and the more any new system departed at present, but he believed they could not at anytime be ! from it, and was epeossd to it, the more likely would it reduced to less than twelve. He differed from the be to succeed. Hon. Gentleman who had said that Lord Althorp had M. HUME, as one of those who supported the stated that, at the end of five years, the Act was to New Poor-law when first introduced, could not allow cease. The original intention of the Government was, the Hon. Baronet to say that it had been productive of that there should be no specific term—that the powers mischief and suffering to the poor. It was impossible of the Act should be given, without any limitation as to prevent hardships ; but Gentlemen ought not to be to time. When, however, it had been stated in the unjust to those who passed a measure to remedy still House that the Act was s. great and perilous experi• greater evils and more intolerable hardships. It was merit, Lord Althorp consented that a period of impossible for any man who had attended to the evi- five years should be fixed for its trial, in or deuce given before that House to deny that the mea- der that Parliament might have time to be sure was loudly called for. He admitted that there come informed on the subject, when it came were abuses even now, and no man could be more again under their consideration. He (Lord John anxious than lie was to correct them. He re- Russell) believed that they had now hsid the neces gretted with his Honourable Friend (Mr. Wakley) sary information, and lie trusted that the House would that there were evils in the present system ; maintain the principle of the Act. He would acknow but he hoped that the Bill now about to be brought ledge, under those circumstances, that he would be de- - in would remedy them. It was most desirable to make ceiving the House if he were to hold out a prospect of the law as agreeable as possible to those who were to be any considerable relaxation of the law, or anything like subject to it ; but he did not see the necessity for con- a return to the old system ; and for his part, as he felt tinuing the Commissioners ten years.—( Hear.) The the necessity of the main principles of the Act, they object of the Bill was not to benefit the middle classes, should always have his support and approval.—(hear.) but the poor themselves, and those who paid the rates, Leave given. and whose property was wasted by the old system, with- FACTORIES' COMMITTEE. out any advantage to the really poor. He would he On the motion of Lord ASHLEY, the Committee glad to see some provision introduced into this Bill to of last Session, on Mills and Factories, was re-appoint ainelioraie the condition of those- whose misfortune it cd, for the purpose of considering their Rsport, and might be to become inned es of the workhouse. making it to the House. Mr. A. WHITE veil in the part of the country. COPYRIGHT BILL. with which he was connected, the new Poor-law had Mr. Sergeant TA LFOURD brought in the Copy operated well, and had given general satisfaction. The right Bill, which was read a first and ordered to be read orders issued from time to time the Commissioners had A second time that day week. been attended with the best effects. POOR-LAW COMMISSION BILL. - I\lr. LIDDELL said, if such had been the exile- Lord JOHN RUSSELL brought in the Poor-Law rience of the Hon. Member for Sutherland ( Mr. Commission Bill, which was read a first, and ordered to be read a second time on Monday the Bth of Feb. White) it was quite contrary to his (Mr. L.'s) experi- The House adjourned at half past seven o'clock. ence of the operation of the Bill in the North of Eagland. Ile thought the adjudication as to the relief to be af forded would be much better left to the Boards of Guardians than to the Commissioners of Somerset House. He was sick of bearing of relief afforded on just principles—these just principles led to most unjust practices.—( Hear, hear.) He would gladly support the Hon. Member for Finsbury in any attempt for the improvement or the amendment of the law ; but not only would he not support a proposition for the conti nuance of the powers of - the Commissioners for ten years, but he would not with his good-will continue their power for two years or even for one year. To that portion of the Bill, therefore, he should give his most decided opposition ; as to the other portions of the Bill, lie should reserve his opinion on those until the Bill was before the lenge. Lord .JOHN RUSSELL said the motion which he lied submitted to the House was for leave to bring in a Bill for continuing the powers of the Commissioners for a time limited, and for the amendment of the laws re lating to the poor. He had thought it right to state to the House the period to which it was proposed that the powers of the Commissioners should be extended, and it would be for the house to decide whether that pe riod should be for one or for ten years, or for any other period on which, in their discretion, they might decide ; that was not of course contained in the motion now be fore the House. He did not think it necessary either to go into the present state of the Poor-laws, or into the consideration of any of the defects which might be ex isting in them, in making this motion, not only because a similar Bill had been introduced last year, but because on no subject bad a greater mass of information been laid before the House and the country than on the subject of the Poor-laws. Before the introduc tion of the original measure the inquiries of the Commissioners appointed to investigate the subject, and the results of those inquiries, had been circulated throughout the country ; since then annual reports had been presented by the Commissioners to the Secretary of State, and by him laid before Parliament. Both flosses of Parliament had also instituted their own inquiries by means of their own Committees, which had sat during more than one session. With regard to the Bill now brought in, a volume of special reports of the Commissioners during the last year was in pos session of the House, so that it appeared, besides the individual experience of many Honourable Members as Chairmen, and members of Boards of Guardians, the House had every thing that could be required to enable Parliament to come to a tolerable conclusion as to the general bearing and merits of the question, For his own poet, be could say that although it might have been easy to allow the powers of the Poor-law Commissioners to expire, leaving to the Boards of Guardians the management of their local concerns, and leaving to them the odium of any refusals of relief they ;night have to make, yet, believing at he did the powers of the Commissioners to be useful and necessary after the neglect which had so long existed on this subject, and after the abuses which were the consequences of that neglect had taken such deep root—(Cheers)—he felt that he should not be doing his duty if he did not move for a continuance of those powers.—(Cheers.) In 1819 he had thought the matter was one which called for the attention of the Government, and he had asked the Government of that day if they were prepared to bring forward any measure for an effective amendment of the Poor-laws. Mr. Canning had said in reply that the question was so complicated, so large, and so intricate, that it could not be matter of blame to any Government that it did not take it up. Now, the year before 1819, the sum raised in England for the re lief of the poor amounted to eight millions for that single year alone. But the Government in 1833 had under taken the task, and as the Hon. Member had said at that time the abuses were so great that there was a general disposition in favour of some amendment of the principles on which those laws were administered.— , (Cheers.) If the House would allow him he would state in what he considered the vicious principle of the former administration of these laws consisted, and what were - the just principles on which their amendment had been undertaken. The labour ing classes depended upon three sources of subsistence ; Ist, on wages ; 2(1, on public relief in cases of destitution ;•and, 3d, on public charity. Now the great fault of the old administration of the law was, that it attempted to confound till these three sources together. Vestries gave parish relief to per sons who were in the receipt of wages.—(Cheers.) This had a tendency to lower tho rate of wages, and to degrade the labourer—(Loud cheers) —for it put the honest and industrious labourer who was ready to live upon his wsges, in a disadvantageous situation, ns com pared with the idle and dissolute one who was placed on the same footing, or perhaps in a better situation, by this abuse of obtaining perish relief.—(Loud cheers.) It likewise pretended to do that which could only be -done by private charity, by pretending to give that support which only a charitable end wealthy neighbour might with propriety afford in cases of sud den misfortune, such fur instance as a case in which a poor family might have all the furniture of their cot tage destroyed by fire ; in that case wealthy and chari table neighbours could restore these unfortunate persons to their rank in society, by furnishing them with the means of replacing their property so destroyed. But , the administration of the Poor-law attempted to do this. It was easy charity for a Vestry and Overseers to give away money which did not belong to them, and to say they would be extremely charitable in the parti cular case of A., 8., or C. But charity was not pro perly admistered in that way ; there could be no dis crimination in such an administration of charity ; it was not true charity ; and by attempting to distribute charity in that way, they perverted the charity of the country by squandering immense sums of money upon unworthy ob jects. It appeared manifest to him that the old system proceeded on mistaken principles ; sums, for instance, bring granted to a daughter for tending a mother when ill, and to a father that took care of his child, while the nearest relations, were thus taught to look for a reward in the discharge of the most natural duties. lie was, therefore, of opinion, that the amendment of the law proceeded on a principle which was just—namely, that wages should be the result of a fair cantract between the employer and the labourer. The employer gave his money for what lie considered a fair day's work, accordii.g as he might require it. The labourer was raised by this change in the law—be felt that what he gained was the value of his work, and be did not feel degraded by the acceptance of it. It was observed in the first report of the Commissioners, that after the amendment in the laws many improvident labourers suddenly became industrious, and that several of the farmers felt sari risen at seeing labourers whom they had before considered idle and careless, earning their wages in a fair and proper manner. Besides relief was given to those only to whom it ought to be given, the really destitute. He differed with those who thought that the Board of Guardians should make a distinction in the relief of in dividual cases. He believed that the only safe course was to adhere to that wise and good principle of the Act of Elizabeth, namely, that no poor person in this country should be allowed to starve, but that all per sons reduced to a state of destitution should receive food and shelter, and that persons should be relieved because they were destitute, and not because they were idle, and preferred Poor-law relief lo wages. He believed that the proper mode of relief was that which had been afterwards confirmed by the Act of George 1., which had been most unfortunately altered by the law of 1797. There would, howevt r, always remain, even supposing that there were considerable employment in the country, and supposing that they gave relief to the (testi. tote, there would always remain enough to employ private beneficence. lie was not certainly one of those who, when the amendment was originated, thought tit it they were about to suppress the necessity for private cha rity. Ile felt, however, that charity ought to be spon taneous, and ought not to take the character of State relief. It might, he thought, be safely left in the hands of those who had ample reeens of relieving their poorer neighbours, and who had likewise that kindness c f feel ing, whi c h, while it prompted them to - relieve the destitute, conferred its own reward.—( Hear, bear.) In order to carry the principles of the amended law, which were so efficient, he thought it was necessary to maintain the establishment of Guardians, and of Commissioners gene rally superintending the whole of the Act. With regard to the Assistant-Commissioners, he had stated last year, and he still felt, that lie did not think it ne cceeary that they should always have Such a-number as PARLIAMENTAItY (From the Totes and Procerousg., y sae House of Commons.) WF.DNFSDAY, JAN. 27. PUBLIC BUSINESS. Motion made, and Question put, " That no new business, which shall be objected to by five Memlers, be brought on after twelve o'clock at night."—(Nlr. Brotherton. )—The House divided : Aglionby, H. A. Baines, E. Blake, M. J. Blakemore, It. Briscoe, J. I. Corbally, M. W Dashwood, H, ! icdor, C. J. NORITY—AYES, 31.- O'Brien, \V. Smith Style, Sir Charles O'ConneA, 1). Turner, William O'Connell, J. Wakley, Thoms O'Connell, M J. Walker, R. O'Connor Don White, A. Palmer, George Pluniptre, J. P. Pryme, G. Salwey, Colonel Staunton, Sir G. 'l'. Strickland, Sir G. Wilbraham, G. Williams, W. Yates, J. A. Ilumcd, Jackson, Serjeant James, William 'Morris, David TELLERS, Brotherton, J. Ewart, IV. ,JORITY—NOES, Gordon, Robert Goulburn, Henry Gr Sir James Greene, T. Ainsworth, Peer Baring, F. Baring, 11. B. Barnard, K G. Berkeley, Hon. C. I: wes, 'l'. Blackburne, 1. Blake, \V. J. ButtielJ, Bcriah Bowes, J. Broadley, H. Broadwood, Henry Brownrigg, J. S. Bruges, W. H. L. Buck, L. \V. Buller, Sir J. Y. Burroughes, H. Busfeild, William arew, W. Clay, W. Clements, Lord Clive, E. B. ('live, Robert Cochrane, Sir T. Compton, H. C. Courtenay, Philip Cowper, Hon. W. 1 , Dalrymple, Sir A. D'Eyncourt, C. 'l'. D'lsraeli, Benjamin Divett, E. Duncan, Viscount Duncombe, T. S. Easthope, John Eliot, Lord Elliot, Hon. J. E. Estcourt, T. G. 14. Evans, \V. Feilden, \V. Fitzroy, Hon. H. Fort, John Fremantle, Sir T. Freshtteld, J. W. Gaskell, James Milnes Gisborne, T. 130. Palmerton, Visct. Parker, J. I'arker, Montague Pattison, J. Peel, Hon. Sir It Perceval, Colonel Philips, M. Planta, J. Pollock, Sir F. l'rae.l, W. T. Pringle, A. Redington, T. N. Richards, R. Round, John Russell, Loid John Scarlett, J Y. Seale, Sir J. H. Seymour, Lord Shaw, Frederick Shelburne, Earl of Sheppard, T. Somerset, Lord G. Sotheron, T. E. Stanley, Lord Stanley, Hon. W. Stanstield, W. R. C. Stewart, James Strutt, Edward Stuart, Villiers Talfourd, T. Noon Tancred, H. W. Thornely, Thomas Trotter, .1. 'rufflell, IL Villiers, Lord Vivian, Major C. Waddington, H. S. Wilshere, W. Winnington, Sir T. Wodchouse, Hon. E. Young, John Grey. Sir G. Grimsditch, Thomas Hastie, A. Hawes, B. Hawkes, T. lleneagc, G W. Henniker, Lord Herbert, Hon. S. Herries, John C. Hinde, J. H. Ho'Mouse, T. B. Hodges, T. L. I lodgson, Frederick Hodgson, Richard trope, Hon. C. Hoskins, K. Howard, E. G. Howlek, lA3rl Hughes, W.B, • Hurt, Francis Inglis, Sir It. H. Irton, S. Irving, John Kemple, Henry Knatchbull, Sir L. Knightley, Sir C. Labouchere, H. Lase&les, W. S. Lefroy, 1) . 'l'. Lincoln, Earl of Lushington, C. Mackinnon, W. A. Macnamara, W. Mahon, Lord lticlgu-:d, Lord liilness Richard Monypenny 'l'. G. Muntz,G. E. , . Ord, NV. Macke, C. W TELLERS. Stanley. E. J. Smith, R. V ernon PRIVATE BILL COMMITTEES. Motion made, and Question put, " That it is expedient that Committees on Private Bills should be approximated more nearly than they now are to judicial tribunals, and exempted as much as poTsilole front all motives of local and personal in terest."—(Mr. Ewart.)—The House ilivided MINORITY-AYES, Agllonby, H. A. Berkeley, C. Hewes, 'l'. Blake, M. J. Brothertou, J. Bulwer, Sir L. Greer.,, 'l'. G. Heatlicoat, John Hector, C. J. Hume. Joseph Muntz, G, F. Salwcy, Colonel Stanstield, W. It. Stewart, James Strickland, Sir G. Strutt, Edward I:Talfourd, Scrjeant Taneretl, H. W. White, Andrew Williams, W. Yates, John A. TELLERS. Ewart, W. Warburton, H, Baldwin, C. Barry Barnard, E. G. Briscoe, J. Broadley, Henry Bruges, W. H. L. Buller, Sir J. B. Y. Bustleld, W. Courtenay, T. I' Elliot, Hon J. E. ,JORIT Y-NOES, Fresh field, J. W. Gordon, R. Goulburn, H. Hinde, J. H. Hodges, T. L. Labotiebere, H. Morris, David Noel, C. G. O'Brien, W. S. Packe, C. W. Phillpotts, John T. Pringle, A. Pryme C. Rice, E. B. Richards, Richard TELLERS. Grey, Sir O. Estcourt, T. G. B. EAST SURREY ELECTION. (PROM A CORRESPONDENT.) The Tories arc quite astonished at the state of affairs in this county. They had calculated upon walking over the course without any opposition, and they now find that all chance of that has vanished, and they are constrained to admit that there is no doubt the contest will be a very se. vere one, although, of course, they say their man, or rather " boy," is sure to come in, It would be unfair to dispa rage the character or status of Sir Edward Antrobus in the county; and if he had stood forward, there is every reason to believe that he must have commanded .very general support; but the putting forward his son, a young man of about twenty-one years of age, fresh from college, and naturally in want of experience, and every other quality accessary for a member of the Legislature, especially in times like the present, is considered by a very great number of the electors as an insult to the county ; and it is well known that many of the sturdy yeomen of the county, who profess what are called Conservatise principles, have said that they could not bring themselves to vote for the election of such an indi vidual as Mr. Antrobus, as they did not consider him at all qualified to represent such a wealthy and important county as Surrey ; and that although they would not vote against him, still they could not conscientiously give him their support. This will, of course, tell in favour of the Liberal candidate, and the friends of Mr. Alcock are very sanguine as to his being returned ; indeed, some of them go so far as to say they are sure of it. It will be ver3 great folly en the part of the Liberal party, however, to underrate tl.eir opponents, for they may be assured that every , ingenuity wiil be employed, and that no expense will be spares', to In ing in the Tory candidate, and the Liberals must strsin every nerve or they will be defeated. They must not forget that there are a great number of Tory landlords in the county, whose tenants are bound to vote according to their opinions, and that the Tories, as a party. are most indefatigable in attaining their objects. If, however, the Liberal party exert themselves, it is to be hoped that the Tories will be beaten. • PHENOMENA OF SOUND.-411 the arctic re gion?, persons can converse at more than a mile distant, when the thermometer is below zero. In air, sound tra vels from 1,130 to 1,142 feet per second. In water sound passe; at the rate of 4,708 feet per second. Sound travels, in air, about 900 feet for every pulsation of a healthy person, at 75 in a minute. A bell sounded under water, may be heard under water at 1,200 feet distance. Sounds are distinct at twice the distance on water that they a• eon land. In a balloon, the barking of drip on the ground ma, be heard at an elevation of three or four miles. On Table Mountain, a mile above Cape Town, every noise in it, and even words, may be heard distinctly. The fire of the English, on landing in Egypt, was distinctly heard 130 miles on the sea. Dr. Jamison says, in calm weather he heard every word of a sermon at the distance of two miles ! ! Water is a better con ductor of sound than air. Wood is also a powerful conductor of sound, and so is flannel or ribbon. Sound affects particles of dust in a sunbeam; cobwebs and water in musical glasses ; it shakes small pieces of paper cff a string in concord. Deaf persons may converse through deal rods held between the teeth, or held to the throat or breast. Echoes are formed by elliptical surfaces combined by surrounding surfaces, or by such of them as fall into the respective distances of the surface of an ellipse, and are therefore directed to the other focus of the ellipse. For all the distances from both foci to such surface are equal, and hence there is a concentration of sounds at those points, direct from one focus, and reflected back again from the ce.her focus. An echo returns a monosyl. table at 70 feet distance, and another syllable at every 40 feet additional. The echo of artillery is increased or created by a cloud or clouds. Miners distinguish the sub stance bored by the sound ; and physicians distinguish the action of the heart by a lis'cning tube. Gamblers and pie men can distinguish, in tossing money, which side is undermost, though covered by the hand. On Suncity last the theatre at Oldham was opened for a Sunday school by a religious party who had seceded from t!-:e ministration of St. Peter's Chapel.-- Manchester GI radian. NEw Wonxs.—The following interesting new works have just been published by Mr. Colburn, of Gr-At Marlborough-street, and may be had at all the book sellers' : —l. Mr. James's new work, " Letters Illustrative of the Court awl Times of William III.," 3 vols. Bro. —2. The Sportsman in France, comprising Rambles through Picardy and Normandy, and Boar Shooting in Lower Brittany, by Frederic Tolfrey, Esq., 2 vols. small Bvo. with twelve illustrations, 21s. bound.-3. The first volume of the new and revised edition of Agnes Strick land's " Lives of the Queens of England," with illustra tions, 10s. 6d. bound.-4. The late limes Smith's Comic Miscellanies, Memoirs, and Letters, second edition, 2 vols. port Bvo., with portrait, 21s. bound.-5, The third and concluding volume, in Bvo., of Lady Blessington's " Idler in liAly."—(l. The lion. Mrs. Norton's New Poetical Works, second edition, 1 vol., with fine portrait, 10s. 6d. bound.-7. Major Napier's Seems and Sports in Foreign Lands, 2 vols. post Bvo., with illustrations, 21s. bound.- 8. The Er story of the Turf; from the Elrliest Period, by J. C. Whyte, Esq., 2 vols. evo., with illustrations, 28i. bound.--9. Trollope's Summer in Brittany, 2 vols. Bvo., with illustrations.—And, 10. Raumer's Italy and the Italians, 2 vols post Bvo., 21s. hound. It is expected that Lord Aberdeen and the Duke of Richmond will, early in the Session, introduce a Bill into the 1 - loose of Lords for settling the Ss:Jteh Church question. —Morning Paper, PROVINCIAL BANK OF IRELAND. An extraordinary general meeting of the, Proprietors of the above Bank was, on Thursday, held at their es tablishment in Broad-street, for the purpose of electing a Director in the place of John Wright, EN., who bad resigned. 0. PARIIER, EN., being called to the Chair, TUC SECRETARY of the Bank read the advertise ments which convened the meeting, and which also stated its objects. The CHAlRMAN—Gentlemen, you have heard the advertisement. We arc now here assembled fo r the English gentlemen, because Irish gentlemen had to be taught the system, but never intended to exclude the talent of Ireland. I will name to you the ❑umber of each ccuntry engaged in this establishment : 127 Irish, 51 Seotch,• and 14 English.—(Hear, hear.) In addi tion to this there are 56 local Directors in Ireland. Of these two are Scotch gentlemen, who have been long settled in Ireland. This shows we do not want to ex clude Irish talent in the working of this establishment. —(Hear, hear.) I will now, Gentlemen, conclude by askin g you whether you consider the Directors deserve the reflections and charges brought against them by Mr. ' Baldwin ?—(Cheers.) Mr. F. REED-4 am sorry Mr. Baldwin is not in the room, but I am sure you must all feel rejoiced at hearing so triumphant a refutation of the charges made in that letter.—(Cheers.) I feel any further observations would only lessen the force of those which have fallen from the Chairman.—(Cheers.) I also feel that whn this 7, , ,es forward to the world it will give an increased confidence in the establishment, and that what Mr. B. has done will do U 3 no injury. I feel that, after the manner in which the Chairman has explained, it will do us much good. I will therefore move " that the most cordial thanks of this meeting be tendered to the Chair man and the Court of Directors, for the complete and triumphant refutation which has this day been given to the statements conveyed by the letter of a Proprietor a !dressed to the Shareholders at large, with . reference purpose of electing a Director in the room of Mr. John Wright, who has retired. There is but one candidate to fill the situation ; I will, therefore, put his name to the vote, "Is it your pleasure, Gentlemen, that James Helme, Esq., be elected a arector?" it was unani- mously carried. FREDERICK READ, Esq.—l believe I shall now be in order if I refer to a subject which appears to affect the character of this establishment. It arises from a letter which, in common with the other Proprietors, I have received from Mr. Baldwin, who has been a can_lidate for the vacant Directorship, but who has now with- drawn. Yet he may again become a candidate when another vacancy takes place.—(Hear, hear, hear.) I have been struck with the manner in which that letter is couched, and I wish to call the particular atten tion of the meeting to two points in it —(1-lear.) The first applies to what may occur at a future elec tion, and reflects upon the mode in which elections are conducted. Mr. B.'s statement implies, that any re commendation coming from the Board in favour of a candidate, as being best qualified to fill the situa tion, will be sure to secure his election. I believe w e passed a resolution binding ourselves to support the best qualified candidate. If that resolution is proposed to be rescinded, I wculd oppose it with the same warmth which I showed in its favour, when it was first proposed to the Proprietors. The resolution re ferred to is as follows—" that in future elections it would conduce to the good management of the Bank's affairs, if a recommendation should be made by the Directors to the Proprietors in favour of those cand- (fates whom, after due inquiry, they shall find to be best qualified to fill the situation."—( Hear, hear.) The next question is ore of more importance, which, with your permission, I will read. The paragraph in the letter to which I refer, and of which I most complain, tuns as follows :—" The manifest disposition of dis couraging Irish gentlemen who come forward on simi lar occasions, is a subject which has for some time occupied the attention and attracted the notice of my countrymen, and is worthy of your mature considera tion, for it has engendered a strong spirit of jealousy, to the administration of this establishment, which state ment, however, this meeting is disposed to believe must have been made under misapprehension or misinforma tion on the subject." Capt. PORTER—YOU speak, Mr. Chairman, of the number of Irishmen employed. lam a younger brother, and I have also a younger brother, who are not either of us residents in Ireland : we may be said to be transported here ; and you may have one of our services, if you please.—(Haar, hear.) Allow me the honour of seconding that resolution. It was put and carried with acclamation. The CHAIRMAN—In the name of my brother Di rectors and myself, I thank you ; and we will still en deavour to promote the interest of this establishment, as we have hitherto done. 1 believe we cannot say any more.—(Cheers.) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. MANCHESTERTILUBSDAY. During the week we have seen the following bets made On THE DERBY. 400 to 11 agst the Duke of Wellington 200 to 8 agst Rosalie 350 to 10 agst Rattle's dam; also, 25 and 27 to 1, to a score or so, previous to the aforesaid :35 to 1 50 to 5 egst Ralph and Coronation 200 to 7 agst Ralph 20 to 1 is offered agst Soult 14 to 1 on the Field 40 to 1 agst Jack Sheppard. The attendance this forenoon is moderate ; 30 to 1 offered agst the Duke of Wellington; and 35 agst Rattle's darn ; 1,000 to '2O agst Mustapha Muley (off). which, though slowly, is working deeply to do injury of your establishment. It is a fact which cannot be denied, that this feeling mainly gave rise to a power ful opposition bank—more powerful than wealthy, on account of its national influence—the effects of which have been severely felt on more than one oc casion. The best proof I can give of what I assert is, that this was one of the chief arguments used by the promoters of that Institution, when they applied to me and other friends to co-operate with them in forming the establishment." This has been sent forth in a general circular, which I consider is calculated to injure the present establishment ; an establishment standing at present high in public estimation—(Hear, hear, hear)—and upon which I should be sorry there should be cast any imputation whatever. I therefore rise on this occasion to give the Court of Directors an opportunity to refute or explain what the worthy Pro prietor refers to in his circular ; and if he should be present he will explain why be has cast upon the Court of Directors a reflection which they do not deserve.—Cheers.) I have no knowledge of the gentleman, but this I know, that the same number of Irish gentlemen continue at our Board, or indeed more than were there when we were first established —(Hear, hear.) I believe the whole Board of Direc tors to have displayed so much zeal, ability, and cour tesy in the general management of our affairs, that they do not merit the imputation that has been by such a course attached to them.—(Hear, hear.) The CHAIRMAN—I am extremely sorry my friend, Mr. Baldwin, is not present, which I presume he is not, as I do not see him, and this will prevent my saying many things which I should otherwise do.—(Hear, hear.) From the way in which this question has been asked, I shall feel it my duty to answer it. But ever since this letter has been circulated we have felt our selves placed in a difficult situation, having to suffer under a serious charge, which, if correct, we should not deserve that which we have always received, the entire confidence of the Proprietors.—( Hear.) If we had not considered that a contest was about to take place, we would have sought an earlier opportunity to rescue ourselves from this charge ; but we felt that if we did so, it might militate against one of the candidates.— (Cheers.) I am thankful to Mr. Reed for giving me an opportunity to speak to the question ; at the same time, I am sorry that my friend Mr. Baldwin did not first investigate the facts, which he might have learnt upon both these points. I must think he was la bouring under some misapprehension.—( Hear.) I will not criticise his words, however hard they may appear to bear on the Board of Directors, for we can throw ourselves upon the Proprietors, who, I feel satisfied, will not deprive us of their confidence.—(Hear, hear.) But Mr. Baldwin is under a mistake when he states the Court of Directors recommend a candidate to you. Yet I will distinctly state, in answer to what appears ,n that letter, that your Directors feel that your inte rests and the interests of the establishment both require they should not flinch from so doing, whether such a resolution had passed or not, for we do feel that as Di rectors of this establishment we are bound to uphold the general interest of the establishment—(Chem rs)— whether we receive the entire approbation of every individual Proprietor or not—(Cheers)—for we conceive your interests demand it. We do not hesitate in saying the statement has given us very great pain, for we must remember that the parties to which it is addressed arc, many of them, residing in Ireland, who have warm hearts, generous spirits, but a quick s ensitiveness, and they may consider, as a body, that they are slighted by the Directors,— ( Hear, hear.) I do not conceive that any proposition could be put forward against the Directors of this establishment, that would have a more prejudicial effect, than that Irish gentlemen were discouraged from coming forward as candidates for offices in it, and that in consequence it was gradually sinking in their esti mation, and, if true, dezervedly so.—(Hear, hear.) Since that establishment had been formed there has been but one ins'ance where an Irish gentleman came forward as a candidate and was not elected ; and what was remarkable, the two candidates on that occasion were both Irishmen, and of course we could not elect the two to fill one vacancy,—(Hear, hear, and laugh- ter.) This could not be considered rejecting an Irish ;entlemsn ; I am sure you have reason for rejoicing in your choice, when I state to you that the gen tleman elected was Mr. Young, Member for Cavan. —(Cheers.) The other gentleman withdrew his name prior to the election, and as he did not reside in Eng land, and did not again offer himself, you could not therefore elect him. On another occasion an Irish Nobleman wished to become a Director, but he died be fore a vacancy took place. You will, therefore, see that every Irish gentleman who has been proposed has been elected. This will relieve the Directors from the charge that they have discouraged Irish gentlemen from coming forward as candidates for offices in this este blishment.—( Hear, hear.) We are told by Mr. Bald win that we arc losing ground in Ireland. We had naturally expected that Mr. B. would have pointed out where, for we do not find it among the Shareholders in Ireland ; to prove which I will take their number at Christmas for the last three years. In 1838 they were 355. In 1839, they amounted to 398 ; and in 1840 they rose to 4-10—( Hear, hear) —being an increase of 95 upon the three years, This does not indicate any strong decline of confidence in this establishment. Lest year three-fourths of the 'shares disposed of in London were sent to Ireland—(Cheers) —this is also satisfactory, giving us a stronger hold non the good opieion and affections of the Irish peo ple. If this establishment were so sinking in the esti -nation of the Irish public, would it not be felt among the Grand Juries of Ireland ? but have we not been appointed receivers by them ? Where the poison has been dispersed, I wish the antidote to find its way.— (Cheers.) But I have my doubts whether we can pre vent the mischief which this letter may have done, as it has gone to every Proprietor. Under a late Act of Parliament the Grand Jury of each county were di rected to select a banker for county treasurer. It then became a matter of competition among the Banks to obtain the county treasurer's accounts ; yet out of :23 which arc within the exclusive circle of the Bank of Ireland, we have 14, arid 9 arc left for all the other Banks in Ireland, in the south and west, as well as in the north, where the local banks have numerous branches, and partners intimately connected with gentlemen who form the Grand Juries. This does not indicate a decline of c onfidence in us. If we refer to the Boards of Guardians of the Poor law Unions, of which there arc many yet to be formed, we find that thirty-four of them have preferred this esta blishment, which has so sunk in public estimation.— (Cheers.) I wish my friend Mr. Baldwin had telt, n et fa te r r wa fo r r d his s tl t i a e te t n r , o e u n b t l , e a t n o d i intqwuiorue would have ee beenlie brought forward him not to have said one word against the Directors to any Proprietor, or any one intimately acquainted with this establishment. Yet he has done so ; and notwithstand ing this he becomes a candidate, from which, though lott o in the day, he has retired. He perhaps thought Lis circular would have secured bins a few vetes, but 1 imagine he has been disappointed, or he would not have withdrawn him ;elf. I felt it was right you should know so much. There is another fact I wish to state to you ; you are aware that this was the first Joint-stock Bank introduced into Ireland, to be carried out on the principles of Scotch banking. It was, there fore, necessary to obtain men who were acquainted with that system ; we therefore sought for persons from that country, where the system had bet'n so beneficially carried out. We employed Scotch and THE CHESTER CUP. The day of the forfeit being made known is so near (the Ist February) that caution is the watchword ; 7 to 1 is the top offer agst Bloomsbury, and 100 to 10 agst any other ; 100 to 7 agst Retriever ; the Field agst 8, take 10. Gallipot has been backed at 15, and there appears a strong desire to back Retriever, but the fieldsmen hang fire. FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE BUCKINGHAM PALACE, JAN. 25, 1841. The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon Robert Horiford, Esq., Solicitor-General o Antigua. WHITEHALL, JAN. 25. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Joseph Heaford Daub ney, of Caistor, in the county of Lincoln, Gent. to be a Master Extraordinary in tho High Court of Chancery. WHITEHALL, JAsr. 27. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. T. Hillyard, A.M., to the Rectory of Southam, in the county of Warwick and diocese of Worcester, void by the resignation of the lion. and Rev. Dr. C. Bathurst, the last incumbent. CROWN OFFICE, JAN. 29. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARMA. )TENT. DISTRICT OF BURGHS •FDYSAR.T, KIRKCA AND BURNTISLAND.—Lieut.-Col. Robert Ferguson, jun., of Raith, in the room of Robert Ferguson, Esq., deceased. WAR-OFFICE. JAN. 20. 69th Regiment of Foot—Lieut. P. Fenwick to he Adjutant, vice Kearney, who resigns the Adjutantcy only ; Gentleman Cadet C. J.. Carmichael, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Sawors, promoted, Jan. 29. 72d Foot—Licut. W. Rattrty to be Captain, by purchase, vice Fisher, who retires ; Ensign W. H. Seymour to be Lien tenant, by purchase, vice Rattray ; F. Brandling, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Seymour, Jan. 29. 74th Foot—W. Millar, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice De Butts, promoted, Jan. 29. 77th Foot—F. N. W. G. Colleton, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Brabazon, promoted in the 97th Foot, Jan. 29. 79th Foot—Lieut. C. Skene to be Captain, by purchase, vice Gordon, who retires ; Ensign H. Mae Neal to be Lieute nant, by purchase, vice Skene ; J. Robertson, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Mac Neal, Jan. 29. 96th Foot—Lieutenant H. Belstead, from half-pay of the 89th Foot, to be Lieutenant (repaying the difference), vice Mackenzie, promoted; Ensign F. Pierce to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Belstead, who retires ; R. M. Lambert, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase. vice Pierce, Jan. 29. 97th Foot—Ensign J. D. Brabazon, from the 77th Fo3t, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Given, deceased, Jan. 29. 95th Foot.—Ensign S. E. Colby to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Yea, who retires; F. Peyton, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Colby, Jan. 29. UNATTACIIED.—Lieutenant the Hon. E. A. W. Keane, from the 2d Foot, to be Captain, by purchase, Jan. 29. HOSPITAL STAFF.—Staff-Surgeon J. Elliott to be Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals, Jan. 29. MEMORANDIJM.—Captain David Matheson, upon half-pay Unattached, has been allowed to retire from the Service, by the sale of his commission, he being about to settle in Canada, Jan. 29. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire. Herts Militia—C. W. Wilshere, Esq., to be Captain, vice Ross, resigned, Jan. 26. An Account of the Average Aggregate Amount of Notes in Circulation in England and Wales, by Private Banks and by Joint Stock Banks, distinguishing each, between the 26th September and the 26th December, 1840.—From Returns directed by 3 and 4 W. 4, c. 83. Private Banks £6,575,838 Joint Stock Banks 3,798,155 z€lo 373,993 HENRY L. WICKHAAL Stamps and Taxes, Jan. 27, 1841. • DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY. JAMES MICHAEL SPENCER ; linen-draper, Tavistock street, Corent-garden. WILLIAM WORSFOLD, coach-smith, Nas_au-street, Middle ex. THOMAS TAYLOR, plumber, Tonbridge Wells, and FREDERICK TAYLOR, plumber, Speldhurst, Kent. BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED. THOMAS BOoTII, innkeeper, Bradford, Yorkshire. THEODORE AUGUSTUS DULCKEN, merchant, Ed ward-street, Portman-square. BANKRUPTS. JOHN ALFRED CHALK, bill broker, Kennington-place, Vauxhall-road, Feb. 5 and March 12, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, Pasinghall-street,official assignee ; James and Graham, Old Jewry. JOHN MANSHIP MILLS and WILLIAM BILLING. TON MILLS, brewers, Great Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, Feb. 11 and March 12, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Clark, New Broad-street, official assignee; Peachy, Salisbury square. JAMES JONES, linen-draper, Staines, Middlesex, Feb. ll and March 12, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Gra ham, Basinghall-street, official assignee ; Jones and Son, Size lane. THOMAS BENNETT, bookseller, Conthall buildings, City, Feb. 11 and March 12, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Clark, New Broad-street- court, official assignee ; Fry, Loxley, and ry, Cheapside. WILLIAM MORRISON, stationer, Fenchurch-stroet, Feb. 5, at one, and March 12, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Abbott, official assignee ; Abbott, Bucklersbury. ALBERT DAVID BOTTOMLEY, tailor, Gracechureh street, Feb. 9 and March 12, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Green, Aldermanhury, official assignee ; Anderthon, Cornhill. . _ HENRY NOTTAGE, builder, Kingston-upon-Thames, Feb. 6, at two, and March 12, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Alsagcr, Birchin-lanc, Cornhill, official assignee ; Ro binson, Queen-street-place, Southwark-bridge. THOMAS LANCHESTER, ship builder, South Biddiek, Durham, Feb. 5 and March 12, at twelve, at Horner's Com mercial Hotel, Sunderland. urn, jun., Sunderland; Comp ton, Church-court, Old Jewry, London. WILLIAM BRADLEY, manufacturing chemist, Bir mingham, Feb. 5 and March 12, at. twelve, at the New Royal Hotel, Birmingham. Chaplin, Gray's Inn-square, London ; Stubbs and Rnllings, Birmingham. THOMAS ROBINSON, provision dealer, Heaton Norris, Lancashire, Feb. 9 and March 12, at eleven, at tno Commis sioners'-rooms, Manchester. Harrop, Stockport ; Bower and Back, Chancery-lane, London. WILLIAM LATHAM, linen draper, Halifax, Yorkshire, Feb. 4 and March 12, at one, at the Shakespeare Tavern, Ha lifax. Lloyd, Cheapside, London. GEORGE FRANKS, hatter, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Feb. 22, at eleven, and March 12, at one, at the Bankrupt Commis sion-room, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Chartres, Newcastle-upon- Tyne ; Nicholls and Son, Cook's-court, Lincoln's Inn, London. JOHN TOWNSEND and CHARLES TOWNSEND, cabinet manufacturers, Leeds, Feb. 11, at ten, and March 12, at eleven, at the Commercial-rooms, Leeds. Robinson and Barlow, Essex-street, Strand ; Middleton, Leeds. LAMES B Al R STO W, worsted stuff manufacturer, Ovenden, Yorkshire, Feb. 22 and March 12, at ten, at the Northgate Hotel, Halifax. - Jaques and Edwaois, Fly-place, Holborn; Mitchell, Halifax. JOSEPH NORFOLK and JOHN NORFOLK, stuff dyers, Woodhouse Carr, Leeds, Feb. 11 and March 12, at nine, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Leeds. Bloxam, New Boswell-court, Lincoln's Inn ; Dibb and Rolland, Leeds. EDWARD SERGEANT, draper, Barrow, Lincolnshire, Feb. 10 and March 12, at eleven, at the George Inn, King ston-upon-Hull. Makinson and Sanders, Middle-temple, Lon don ; Foden, Leeds. GEORGE COLES, jun., coachmaker, Southampton. Feb. 5, at tl:ree, and March 12, at one, at the George Inn, Ports mouth. Devereux, Portsmouth ; Watson and Sons, Bcuvcrie street, London. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Jury and E. Peters, grocers, Exeter—C. Hall and W. Cantrell, mercers, Chesterfield, Derbyshire—T. Baker and W. M. 'l'oogood, grocers, Goswell-street--J. Dudding and J. Cooke, attorneys, Lincoln—J. M. M'lntosh and 11. Boden, calico printers, Manchester—ll. and J. We. Cull, statuaries, Ramsgate—E. Peat and L. Polak, lace thread manufacturers Nottingham—ll. Adams and W. T. Durban, nurserymen, King's-road, Chelsea—G. Roliinson and J. P. Bull, cabinet makers, Lichfield—J. and 'l'. Thornicraft, farmers, Studley, Warwickshire—T. Charlesworth and W. Hirst, tailors, Wake field, Yorkshire—J. and W. B. Corroek, robe makers, King street, Choupside—ll. G. James and W. Maurice, surgeons, Btisfol—R. Roberts, sea., G. Roberts, T. Rogers, and R. Re berts, jun., iron - masters, Plasissa and Penbedw, Denbighshire (so far as regards R. Roberts, jun. )—J. Williamson, J. John son, E. Germain, and B. 'Williamson, spinners of coarse to N yarns, Leeds—R. Baker and W. Crcmcr, auctione . rs, Chelms ford—C. G. Brodie and G. Atkinson, wino nnrchants, New Sarum, Wihshire—J. Whitlow and C. Robinson, lace dealers, Manchester—U. Goodrick and B. Houfe, carpenters, Bruton mews, Berkeley-square—R. Law, gen., R. Law, jun., and J. Law, builders, Lutterworth, Leicestershire (so tar as regards R. Law, ten. Attridge and G. Freeman, wholesale grocers, Botolph-lane, City—A. and J. Latham, farmers, i3alne, York shire—J. Gates and H. Silverlock, grocers, Chichester—H. Slater and J. Ashworth, jun., cotton spinners, Haslingden, Lancashire—W. Montague and C. Church, ironmongers, Glou cester—J. G. \Vatcrfall, W. Hatterslev, and G. l\larjerrison, coal masters, Dronfield, Derbyshire—W. Ritson and T. Fowler, contractors—B. limning° and J. Martin, jun., chemists, Bristol—J. Rowe and T. Brookes, auctioneers, King street, Holborn—S. Sharman and E. Gomm, corn factors, Birmingham—W. Whitaker and W. Whitelegg, cotton dealers, Manchester—J. Paul and P. Etheredge, shawl manufacturers, Friday-street—J. Greenwood, F. Greenwood, and E. Green-, wood, worsted spinners, Keighley, Yorkshire--J. Bazeley, J. Carne, J. Vivian, 11. C. Millett, and W. Millett, merchants Hayle Copper house, Cornwall—A. Mancel and J. W. Dal gety, newspaper agents, Poultry. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. JOHN SYME, draper, Edinburgh, Feb. 5 and 26, at one, at the Old Signet Hall, Edinburgh. The Average Price of Brown or :Muscovado Sugar, com puted from the Returns made in the week ending Jan. 2G, !Si!, is Ws. 21d per Cwt., exclusive of the Duties of Cm toms paid ur plyable thereon on the importation thereof into Great Brita'n. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. rnicE OF BREAD. The highes` • ri c of i • the NIL trool's is 934(1, for the l lb. r af, OAAI Bre ,d may be had at Thid. PRICES OF SEEDS. Per CA. I Per Quarter New Eigl'sh rt,d (710ver...50s 840 St. Fein Old I itc.,, Div() —s s—s Rye G ass —s 180 :.701i New Foreign Di to ...... —s 55s 7 s Parry Grass — s --..3 —4 01 1 Di - to Di , to —s —s —s Linseed, for fe.dit:g ~.—s 503 51 k New White Clover 45s 5Cs COs Dit o, for sowing ......—s CO PCs Old Ditto Ditto —s —s —s'Ditto, for crushi. g ....—s 40s 48s New Tre'bil —s 28s 4416 Hem • --o 366 4•'s Old 1. itto s 20s 306'Canary —s .956 96s 'fr folium -s VS 706 1 Per Besbel. E.,glish Carraway —s 50s 5.s White Must ..rd ....its Od to Its o'. Foreign Ditto . —3 46s 50s Brown Ditto 14s Od to 17s CO Coriander —s 146 IS4Tares 7s 6d to P.'s 00 .!......, PRICE LIF OIL. Rape Oil, brown, per ton £44 0 Ditto, relined Linseed Oil 2B 0 Lins ed Oil Cake at thi2 Mill (per 1000 1 Its, e ake per to:. ['RILE OF TALLOW, SOAP, &c. per 1121 b. Town Tallow £2 13 (1 Melting Stuff XI 11 0 Yellow liussit White ... •' 0 I Craves Soap Ditto O. 0 Good Dregs 0 5 0 PRICE OF RAW F. Price of Tallow (as stated by the 'I COAL I Ships arrived since s. d. Carr's Hartley I)erwen t Main l7 6 Polito') Windsor , 17 t Tanlield Moor 6 Tan fied Moor Butes l7 1 Wylam Walls End Bewic e and Co. 22 1 , Walls End Brown's 2O 6 Walls I , 7nd Heaton ... t'o2 1. Walls End N r hiunberlaud 21 0 W. E. Braddyll's Hatton 24 0 Walls End Hetton 2l 0 'AT, per stone of cau, fallow Ntelters) 2s. fd MARKET. e last market day,'l2l. s. (1, Walls End Lambton Walls End Stewart's Walls End Whitwch 23 3 Walls End Hartlepool Walls End Kelloe Walls End Adekide 23 0 Walls End Clarence Hetton 21 6 Walls End Evenwood 2l 0 Walls End South Durham .22 9 Wal s End 'Leos Newton Main l7 0 IWarsbro Par t IS 6 (From the London New Price Current of January 39.) SUGAR.—The Grocers have been anxious to purchase bright yellow descriptions, but the supply at market having been small has operated against business, all offering has found ready buyers each market day, and the prices paid are 6d above those of this day week, brown and low yellow sorts with which the market is well supplied cannot be quoted higher, still they have been in good request at previous rates. To-day holders of West India displayed firmness', and tho rates previously established were fully supported for all kinds; but there was only a limited demand froo either Refiners or Grocers, their attention being princi pally occupied with the large public sales of Bengal and Mauritius. The total purchases for the week have been 1,350 hhds and tres. REFINIiD.—The Home Trade have purchased freely of Refined Goods this week, and they have been com pelled to pay an advance of 6d to is per cwt. Standard Lumps at 945, Hambro Loaves and 'Faders good 95s to 98s, fine 99s to 103 e, brown Lumps ord 90s to 91s, good and fine 92s to 93s 6d per cwt. Treacle, common in small parcels at 34s 6cl to 355. Patent 363 to 36s 6d, best old make and golden syrup 39s to 413. Pieces good and fine descriptions at 79s to 86s, low and mid 765 to 78s. Bastards, common and mid at 54s to 635, good and fine 65s to 733 for Bonded Crushed Sugar, prices are firmer, 32s 6d. have been paid for largo par cels of first quality. Loaves 10 and 14 lbs at 37s to 38s. Treacle at 15s per cwt. Dutch Crushed Sugar on board at Amsterdam at 30s 6d to 31s. per cwt. MAURITIUS.—This afternoon the trade were desirous to do business at the large public sales, which consisted of 500 bags, the whole of which were disposed of, and at very full prices ; in some cases the better sorts rather higher, mid and fine yellow went at :6s to 83s, low 73s a 75s 6d, good and fine brown 68s to 72s 6d, very low to mid 51s 6d to 60s per cwt. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the public sales of Bengal were largo, and consisted of 5,962 bags 309 cases, about half consisted of brown sorts; nearly the whole was dis posed of, white with fair competition at full prices, and in some cases rather above; the lower sorts of brown went rather under former rates, but good kinds maintained their former value ; middling and fine white fetched 82s to 86s, ordinary 80s 6d to 81s, middling and good yellow 76s to 79a 6d, low damp brown 533 6d to 565, better 57s to 5936 d, damps and washed of various other kinds 72s to 82s 6d per cwt. FOREIGN.—There are buyers of yellow Havannah to a fair extent, 233 6 , 1 have been offered for large parcels of fair middling quality, but holders refuse to sell under 245. Prices remain the same as last week for white. Brazil white sorts have been in fair request, and prices remain firm; sound middling white Pernambuco fetched 233 6d, low damaged 203 to 21a 6d, brown and yellow 183 to 19. s per cwt. MOLASSIM—West India at fu' former rates. Antigua good has realized 37s to 38$, fine 38s 6d to 393, Demerara good 32s to 335, St. Vincent low dark 31s 63, better 333 per cwt. COFFEE.—The market fur clean descriptions of British Plantation has presented a quiet aspect this week ; the trade have purchased with caution, taking only sufficient for their immediate necessities, and importers have sup plied the market more freely, prices have given may ls 6d to 2s per cwt ; unclean kinds are heavy of sale, and prices on the decline. This afternoon there was only a limited demsnd from the home trade, and privately but few purchases were made; prices, however, underwent no material variation: The public sales consisted of 300 bags East India and 140 bales Mocha; the former sold at full prices, viz. at 54s to 54s 6d for good ordinary Java kind; the latter was only partly disposed of at rather lower rates, viz. at 1163 to 117 s for good ordinary pa'c, good ordinary green taken in at 105 s to L lOs per cwt. Cocoa —Trinidad at public sale f&tchcd about former rates, viz 54s 6d to 553 6d kr genii re.l, and fair to good grey 51s to 52s 6d per cwt. Of Foreign there has again been no arrival. RUM, BRANDY, AND lIOLLANDS.—It being the intention of Mr. Labouchere, on the 24 of February, to move for leave to bring in a 13111 to equalize the duties on East and West India Rum, and it also being, we believe, his intention to reduce that on the former from 153 43 to 95 43, has caused the market to become very dull for all descriptions of Rum, and prices have given way 2d for Lcewards, but Jamaica has very nearly supported its former value ; the supply being short, of the former the sales have been only 120 puns, proof to I per cent. over 2s 73 to 2s 83, 6 to 9 over 23 91 to 3;; of the latter only 50 puns have been sold, principally at 63 84 to 7s for 32 to 34 per cent, over-proof of good and fine quality. East India has declined to 23 for proof, at, , which only 50 hhds have been sold. In Brandy prices are firm ; Cognac, first brands of the vintage of 1836 at 53 5d in 1111.1 s, and 53 31 in puns, ditto 1837 hhds 5s 3d, puns 5s Id, ditto 1838 blids 53 ld, puns 4s Id, ditto 1839 hhds 4s Ild, puns 4s 91, ditto 1840 hhds 33 11d, puns 3a 91 Geneva at former rates. British Corn Spirits in good demand at 10; cash. Tn&.—We have to report a quiet market for Free Trade this week, and although the merchants have been willing to submit tors further reduction in price;, still buyers have come forward reluctantly, and the transactions by private treaty in bath black and green descriptions hove been on a small scale only ; at the public sales the trade have mus. !ered in small numbers only, and have purchased very sparingly ; the total quantity offered has amounted to 15,600 pkgq, and the small proportion only of 3,500 have found buyers, at a reduction on former rates of lid to 21 per lb. To-day there was a fair amount of business transacted in Company's Congou, and prices were firmer ; sales for cash were mad! at Is SP, at which rate there were buyers on 'Change. For Free Trade the demand was however limited, and the market still wears a dull appearance, but prices underwent no further change. Rim—There has been less demand for Bengal this week, at a reduction on former rates of 3d to 61 per cwt. Java yellow and low white at 8s 64 to 10; per cwt. Caro• line for home use at 34s to 363 per cwt. This afternoon the market for East India was inactive ; 1,182 pockets Bengal were offered at public sale, and sold at 133 63 to 14, 61 for mid and good mid white, being at the former value. . . _ SPICES. —This afternoon the public sales consisted of 993 bags black and 54 bags white Pepper. 100 bags Pimento, and 50 chests Cassia Lignea ; Pepper was prin cipally taken in at 30 to 31d for good fair Sumatra, being the full vi lie ; white bought in at 101 for fair middling. Pimento sold at 27- T d for good ordinary coarse. Cassia sold at 90a to 92s for low middling and middling. FRurr.—Privately there has been very little do'ng this week; a large public sale of Currants was brought for ward, consisting t f 171 butts 88 carotcels Patras, a few of the best sold at 71s ; the Ithaca, Zante, and Cephalo nia, all passed without any bide. INDIGO.—The quarterly sale of. East India has termi nated, the attendance of the home trade islis larger than has been the case for some time. The quantity advertised (including 4,552 chests of old goods, bought in at, or withdrawn at former sales), was 6,998 chests The quantity bought in is estimated at about 2,000 chests, which with 718 chests withdrawn, leaves about 4,300 chests actually sold, 2,000 of which have been taken for home use, 1,900 for export, and 400 by dealers and speculators, being a greater quantity than could well have been expected at this period of the year. At public sale yesterday, 28 cheats Manilla were offered, ordinary sold at full prices, fine was principally taken rather higher; the prices ranged from 3s 63 to 6s 3d. 5 serons Guatemala fetched 3s to 3, 9,1 per lb. OrLs.—The market for common descriptions of Fish Oils has presented a quiet aspect since we last wrote ; holders have submitted to a further reduction of 5s to 10i per tun. Pale Seal at 321 to 321 lOs, yellow and brown 261 lOs to 30/ 103; Cod 27/ to 271 5s ; Southern, good and fine 271 to 29/, ordinary and middling 25153 to 26/103 per tun. Sperm 104/10s to 105/,'he nearest value of first quality ; Linseed Oil, on the spot at 27s to 27s 3d, fur delivery in the next two and fires months 27s 6tl to 283 EVIANING: ITIO ----....--• --. ____.- -. per cat. Race firm at 465 . . : for pale, and 45i for broo d. , For Olive prigs ere still ott the advance ; Spanish are: to 63/ and Gal ipoli 6,7% to o 3 ';:Palm, 311103 is the Oa of good (polity. Ent India' 4 Cocoa Nut at 393 to 40/ pet cwt. TALLOW. —Holders of Rusn:an have displayed ntoro firmness this week, and buyers have bees more on the alert. For P. Y. C. on the spat p rites have advancei to 46s 6d to 46 s 9 d. For d i ;livery in tit:. next two and WO months, 46s 3d a 46s tad per cwt. South , A mericansathe hig;ler. Town Tallow b as be en in g ood rt quest. oti tau the demand was good fi .n. P. Y. C. at 46s 9,1 o n the sp ! at whicb rate holders w' !re firm. At public! sale, 299 pir! 80 hhds - 32 barrels 1 - (7 serons South ,American were chiefly di:Posed of at 39s to 46i for ° Winery dark to good bright quality. SPIRIT et . the - PUBLIC JOURNALS• FROM THE ms,„3 NING PAFERS OF TIIIS DAY. ( F reu , i l a Morning Chronicle.) •a Walsall, it, another coluMe;, readers to a document frOt. It gives us unfeigned pleasure to be able to refer out being a remonstrance signet. 1 by a number of the most rc_ . : spectable members of the W esleyan Society and re gaticns in the borough to thee ott' their friends who bli signified an intention to vote on hie side of the supPor''',,f of the Corn-laws. After qu(aties' several forcible text! i f Scripture, they call upon their 4 on the side of the or, pause before they ranyc thentselve. pressors y the poor ;" and they add that threc-four.ths: the congregation are hostile to the Lana lords tax sand al :nisguided brethren I. Yes, lie Corn-law monopolists arc oppressors of 11 !. poor / " lie that wathholdeth corn, the express their 5:0 him." These Wesleyan Methodists expr, prise that the erring minority should fern St lch u ss intention as voting for Mr. Gladstone, “ in,ati-.0 we know you to be a believer in the IVord ci" ° ,o If that Word is to be a guide of conduct, how san, - , t a man who believes in it give his support to a. can livel y : who, in order to enable bankrupt landowners to h , a s, i luxury, would uphold a law which condemns the Po or , ' v 1...c0p1e shall curs: chanic to starve, when he might, in exchange for his c'n- as efo dustry, obtain food in abundance. The Corn law n' re a B °. poly is utterly at variance with Christianity. man can make up his mind to support the C o rn -law t o , nopoly, his heart must be closed against all those hen e n . g . a lent feelings whim, a perusal of the sacred voluolei n s , o ol simplicity of heart must inspire. Well did lire ..ithei Johnson answer Sir Thomas Robinson, an advocate 01 Q . Corn-laws :—" Sir Thomas, you speak the languagfor a savage ; what, Sir ,! would you prevent any people ';10. feeding themselves if b v any honest means they can dtl o i - hi The Corn-laws are a discreditable shift on the part "" t i landowners to throw their share of the public burdesi; which ought to press equally on all, exclusively °II-h..; restiof' the community. But they do mere Otto- t his; ley tax the industry of the country to an ener ll :e; amount, to swell the rent of la.ed, which, from various irilti cumstances, would otherwise he excessively hig h ' . t e n t of _ arc not generally aware of the goeet increase of r u e ll da ; late years. It was but the other da •we saw in ar.,'De l ro ; burgh paper a statement that tlio "stay of A ton, ''', ora 0 wickshire, had been sold for 170,0001. HeYrwiebsn"l-oos a purely agricultural district, possessing neither a e rie lime, nor any other means whence estates Wr a y oi to. , value than corn and pasture. Yet we will venture that if this estate had been sold- at the time were highest before the close of the war, it we il li d ; 0 have brought 100,000/. The estate was, in 18 ,;, - 0 - olli highly improved as it can be in 1841 ; and yet it se l ls - 0 0 in our present improved currency, at twice as n'l le- 01 1 , would have sold for in a depreciated currency tbirtf n ' eif ago I We call on the electors of Walsall to set g i - noll' ample to the rest of the country on this oc i _ c 7 the The election is fast approaching. We bear tn, ll ; oi. last accounts received from the borough are ' 11 1 ;, ° ,•0 able. We trust the spirit which W es led the ;a nti to pen the remonstrance to the misguided 0146 of their brethren in the interest of Mr. Gls °. so will be found to pervade the community. The Viler usual, have been threateniug the electors . But the c ol! tors ought to bear in mind that the power to oPP,r e° l lo when it is encountered by a general display of spirit' 04 strength . of the people is in union. If it be Se en lee tbe elect animated by the hatred of a grinding monopolY• tors boldly face the adherents of the Corn-laW mops vrhenfrinstwo at, those who hate used threats will pause be for e •0/ ven ture to put them in execution. Should, however' fir T or y be so ill-advised as to seek, after the election, l r ot nish a conscientious voter, we trust that Man chest d his the co untry at large, would stand between him anb.l-s ok p re s s or, and indemnify any honest elector f or bib 'l'o 1 h e mess , of Mr. Smith is the cause of the peoP le ' m oss' sail is the first place where the battle ag ainst the -010 P t s, poly of food has been fought ; and, should the m ono einen of \Valsall will be in cver tfl Y os s °ti ll 4. be defeated, tr' from the Land's End to John o' Groat's. It iof mi )- frer' to over-estimate 1:50 importance of the return th° trade candidate. (From the Morning Advertiser.) pos h i In the last number cef Tait's Magazine there is °f IP' script. respecting the Wr:lsall election, a portion of! or we shall copy into our co.. l omns: — " Limited al I , 9 t os e j space, we cannot allow the oes elision to elapse wit 4 l,eitlr,' word expressive of hearty satisfaction at the ~"-, stle movement of the Anti- Cornalaw League. From tu o oo 6 ' twits the League has assumed, whatever may be the s o h/ diato result of the election—and we anticipate triOnlcrhof the most beneficial consequences must arise. Th c e s ti li e ices and working classes will now be convinced taitier, members of the League are in earnest in the P r ; :fief that great object, which has been misrepresented as ' n fetr, of the middle classes to divert the people from damental reforms more necessary to their well-beine'o•o e I those of the Ministry, who arc capable of serions!rlle tion, must now believe that something more is r e q u a l OPt ;Y satisfy the Abolitionists than the hocus-pocus ti . c oal Questions. A proof like this was wanted per arbl conviction both to that insensible Governs - 0 1 0h t despatched . the unlucky young gentleman, at suet crises, to such a constituency, and to those - irei . persons—on this point grossly misled —who 00 gine thet the have as interest opposed to that °, 0 0 3 . Corn-law abolitionists. In the present critically 10 , 1s te rin state of factions and votes in Parliament, the Mitn 6 eir prints are, of course, furious at any step which is of i r kelanger the places of their patrons ; security A I c o , ' keeping in the Whigs,' being the Alpha and 0111;00/ their desire for the general weal. The real Re fc ' t .i, those- or also, would, in this particular instance, be douhlY §, 11 arid disappointed it' the Tory candidate was return' even that calamity were tolerable, under the conl v lse% the advantages that meet result from the step t e l o „ et; taken at Walsall, and which will be repeated as ot t i ` o - ats" . similar crisis arises." Now, we trust that we nee" 'a l eet o i f as the nce . form our readers that we are qajte as hostile hers of the Anti-Corn-law League to the contintlintslre the tax upon bread, and that , if we couitl obtain a , t Of peal of it, no dna upon our part should be want' 05 complish so desirable an object. The tax uPon, t ", - e l s'l' d s" duction of foreign corn is the most roisel . , e 7,eig ° J .- I ever was devised, for the purpose of aggran u i l •tr / party at the expense of the rest of the tolotribtl,fdirell adding to the monopolies of the rich, and ts" - 0 iber,,,,1 from the well-being of the poor. It is the r° , - .10 Foe pauperism, and of crime, and of want—it is the w id is gnawing the very vitals of our country--drYingoerlfrtg sources of our prosperity—driving our best h '' o ess s A a abroad in search of employment—compdl in g te OS annually to leave our shores who would other' s :l, ll ' f rich fisld for the exercise of their capital a nd s'''', 9 ; rendering the demand for our manufactures in ece r f d at o ket in the world daily less and less. The manoiscl,l-rer: obliged to accept small profits—the artisan andlsh°;sieffi work for starvation wages—and yet, after all th e e liarte frees, the proprietors of land ere themselves injorldcaire of being , ben"fited by the unjust, impolitic , an,; 0 not tax. Entertaining, as we most sincerely do, t",:ce"ii niony upon 14 subject of the Corn-laws. every s'ort endeavour that is made, every probable stet / o [ l S o taken for th cir removal, has our heartiest scr,,,roig h aPProbst'on ; but there are two points resP e w o l are' l ' ) f paliey of which we are inclined to differ : 5 S - tbs t ° f fie m the Anti- Corn•law League. The firSl i fi ... 1i 00 r 0 ,6 insisting upon a total repeal instead of a Inc' u r e ehe Pis' the duty upon foreign corn ; and the secoY : - P r o p' priety of opposing every candidate for a seat oi ' li c et c , ment who will not pledge himself to the 0 . 8 ". - 00 0 .) 1 0 With regard to the first, there is no rational l''',. of ' l O uaiitted with the state' of parties and the P° Vie- nte d ) agricultural interests in both Houses of ParliaTed • to t o dreams for an instant of the possibility of carrYtnnisit r , repeal for a series of years to come. Nothi n g 000, ‘ , unanimous league among the working classes, °Oil, mg property, and accompanied by overpowering:oo so could accomplish, even if that could accomplisoool, I jest in view; but the case is otherwise with st 'j e t oi l ; et modification, there are many who vo li ` t he ‘lO favour of such a measure, but who would opPos e ,: e hre or with all their might and main. Besides, the ohtt - g y. ol 9 f modified duty upon foreign corn would pave the„"i i iree, d l off ctually than any other course for the accomeod r - ni a total repeal ; for who can doubt, thickheadenja OP obstinate as many of the landowners arc, that t",7 o e 4 relax in their opposition to the wishes of the con li dbe s o ,-: they once saw that they were not only not inktf e , - e 'lb s o lie tually benefited by the change ? With regal . ° " e r - ste 'er cond point, if by ousting every Liberal c andc i - , Cs' • would not pledge himself to vote for a repeal 0 f Ireniely laws, a repeal of them could be obtained by t e e ase: - s te representative of Tory politics, we should cf, it :if, adoption of• the scheme, and assist in carrY'ynaest'll eff..ct with the most hearty goodwill ; but, tinfortursose, there is no such flattering unction to be laid t°l•Fod'shs —the Tories imposed the bread-tax in their rinY„ ° r , a te'' and to a man they are almost all still in its far% be c 0 Anti, Corn-law League ought, in consequence, " s - 0 c a ts ful how they act, lest, in their endeavour to put,onto one evil, they do not it a greater upon thei r - 0' DIED. fgr' . On the 25th inst .at A3lesbury , Rebecca, Wif ° ° fik flatten, aged 42. - %, I°. On le 6 25th inst.; at Hampton Wick, Mitidlese -, ,; Os ridge, widow, a g ed 71 ...,...._______. , 1 4 Ut ' 4 -- --- i t r 0 V ~ a London : Printed and Published b • MIIII9 O ~,, Teo. 112, Strand, at The Son dalce, No. 1 " 1 . N the county of klicicileaex.—SatuFdby, Jarua4 361- .. Nl4)lt oil. cliire! Qt c, e A Ili' 4 ' 41 ~ f th.: Glass Pi, tzr " Colli.etk Iteni. A co, tent A„ , and Leetu i ind Div er , hi trfo rms 401 Te ini now tucy acr, icsr, in Luca crittusvou. •- one evil, they do not inflict a greater upon tiefr w one A __ _ ___—, __ , .. - • - REGISTER STOVES, 3 ft. wide, "g ;4t r , of itS Poles for Window Curtains, Is. 3d. per foot. l e tt e r l'est f ' Bd. per inch; elliptic stoves, 4d. per inch; re Agors'et er s' with bright fronts, brightand black bar, breni. - dis o $ v t 'och 4 fee 100 s. ; brass poles for window curtains, ' Is 1 lc, ~ IP Is. 3d. per foot ; 2 inches, Is. 81. ; a 2 inch M -for t . 0 1 inches long, with ends, rings, and b rackets, com piew , irt i , e , - Catalogues gratis, containing the price of e ver). * ee t ' Osf° lll ironmongery. -s tr RIPPON and BURTON, Wells-street , •= , w....At0' 7-2 E .-... .. . _ ....—..., P e ' BIRTHS. I fi '' On the 23d inst., Mrs. Henry West, Loughborough f $ Cl; cl‘ ' c North Brixton, of a f on. On the 25th inst., at Argyll-place, Mrs. Henry ,i s ce' daughter, still born. majo r/ On the 27th inst., Mrs. Hull Terrell, St. Ge r " - Blackheath, of a daughter. fs(l'' MARRIED. ii nrigg, " 1 111° ,1 ,' On the 27th inst , at Trinity Church, .1. D', •• es t q y s e pe eldest son of the Accountant-General of her 9 k , to Amelia, eldest daughter of Luke Hopkinson, ford-ron. 1/. .‘tr. /7/ Roy , • % %1114 h th4d