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NOTICE Rs hereby given, that APPLICATION is intended to be made to PARLIAMENT, in the next session, hr leave to bring in a BILL to incorporate a Company, and to em- Dower the Company so to be incorporated to make and maintain a line of railway, together wi th all necessary stations, erections, bridges, wharfs, 'warehouses, communications, and other works connected therewith, to commence by a junction with the authorised line of the Royston and Hitchin Railway, in a certain field in the parish of Shepreth, in ihe county of Cambridge, called or known by the name of the Lucern Ground, the property of William Nash Woodham, Esq., and in the teePation of Samuel Clear. and which said field is numbered 44 as regards lands in the said parish of Shepreth, on the Naha referred to in the Royston and Hitchin Railway Amend anent (Shepreth Extension) Act, 1848, and to terminate in a eertaln field in the pariah of St. Andrew the less, otherwise Barn .. Wells in the town and county of Cambridge. belongin; to the master, Wiesen, and scholars of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and in the occupa tion of Samuel Wldnall, which said last-mentioned field is numbered X. as regards lands in the said parish of Saint Andrew the Less, therwise Barnwell, en the plans of th 3 proposed Royston and al tehin Railway Extension Pram Royston to Cambridge, deposited with the clerk of the peace for the said county of Carnhridge, in the illsoutit of November, 1847. Also to form a junction with the main in. _e of the Eastern Counties Railway in the said parish of Saint Andrew the Less, otherwise Barnwell, by moans of a branch issuing Orem the main line of the said hereinbefore-mer.tioned intended line etrallway in a certain field in the parish of Trurnpington, in the fetid county of Cambridge, in the , cmpation of William Bennett, 104 Which said field is nambetwl 71 as regards lands in the said rah of Trunspingten, on the plans of the proposed Royst and rWilk Railway Extension from Royston to Cambridge , deposited the clerk of the peace foe the said county of Cambridge , the month of November. 1847, and which said branch will join m• e Main Line of the said Eastern Counties Railway in the said Irish of St. Andrew the Leas, otherwise Barnwell, at a distance of e tteindred and ten yards, or thereabouts, on the south of the Mi lls - road-bridge, in the said parish of -atut Andrew the Less, which Vd main line of :railway, branch railway, and works, will pass, or 110 Made from, in, through, or into the several parishes, townships, Hands. and extra-parochial and other places following, or some elf them ; that is to say, Shepreth, Foxton, Newton, Barrington, ll'eltXton otherwise llawkiton, and certain extra-paro ski., el lands adjening ; Bandon • otherwi e llarlston, Great athbrd, Little Shelford, Haslingdeld, Grantchester other ,Tee,Granehester, Trurapington, and Hinton otherwise 'er' ," Hinton, in the said county of Cambridge; Saint, lt Andrew, the Loss, otherwise Barnwell, Saint Andrew the and Saint Mary the Less, in the town and county of Cam nrldge . And is also intended to apply for powers to make lateral devia tions from the line of the said railway, branch railway, and works, to the extent or within the limits defined upon the plans hereinafter rasntioned ; and also to cross, divert, alter, or stop up, whether tem porarily or permanently, all such turnpike roads, parish roads. and other highways, streets, bridges, creeks, rivers, streams, sewers, pipes, canals, navigation, railways, and tramroads, within the said parishes, townships, town lands, extra-parochial and other places sabre:mid, or some of them, as it may be necessary to cross, divert, alter, or stop np, for the purposes of the said railway, branch rail way, and works. And notice is hereby fhrther given, that duplicate plans and sec tions of the said railway, branch railway, and works, together with books of reference thereto, and also a published Map with the lines of the said railway, branch railway and works, delineated thereon, together with a copy of this notice, as published in the "London Gazette," will be deposited for public inspection with the clerk of thn pesoe for the said county of Cambridge, at his office, at Cam bridge, in the said county, on or before the thirtieth day of Novem ber instant, and that on or before the said thirtieth day of November .4 t satt, eopj onto Much of the said plans and , ections as s.ates to each parish in or through which the said intended railway, branch railway, and works, are proposed to be made, together with a look of reference th er eto. and a copy of this notice, as published in the "London Gazette," will be deposited with the parish clerk of etch such parish, at his dwelling-house, and in case of any extra arechiel place with the parish clerk of some parish immediately ad- Paining thereto, at his dwelling-house. And notice is hereby further given, that it is intended by the said p apply for powers for the compulsory urchase of lands and — ""Os. and to vary or extinguish all rights and privileges in any Ina nner connected with the lands and houses proposed to be taken for the Purposes aforesaid; and also to levy tolls, rates, or duties !Poo, or in respect of the said railway, branch railway, and works, wnd to alter existing tolls, rates, or duties; an-I to confer, vary, or extinguish exemptions from the payment if tolls, rates, or duties, and ether rights and privileges. And notice is hereby further given, that it is intended to apply for po wers for facilitating the transit of trains from the said in _elided railway and branch railway over the Eastern Counties Rail ay,Zr t o Join or come up o n th e N ewmar k e t R a il wa y, an d p owers w ill a l 3 plied for, for the amendment, so far as may he neeessary or Ir4 ble, for the purpose last aforesaid, of the several local and P e rsonal Acts hereinafter referred to, that is to say, 6 and 7 Wm. 4, ; ti p' . 106 ; 1 and 2 Vict ., cap. 81 ; 4 Vict., cap. 14 ; 7 Vict., cap. 20 ; i t a nd 8 Vict., cap. 19, and cap. 62, respectively ; 8 and 9 Vict., cap. 205 . and cap. 201, respectively ; 9 and 10 Vict., cap. 76, cap. 97, cap. ,s„. c „al). 258, cap. 345, and cap. 357, respectively ; 10 and 11 Viet., 6 cap. 155, cap. 137, cap. 158, and cap. 235, respective) y ; and an d 7 Win. 4, cap. 103 ; 2 and 3 Vict., cap. 77, and cap. 78, re ePectivel42, ; 3 and 4 Vict., cap. 53 ; 4 and 5 Vict., cap. 24, and cap. r espectively ; 6 and 7 Viet., cap. 23 ; 7 and 8 Vict. , cap. 20, and cawP• 15 . respectively ; and 12 and 13 Viet., cap. 92. ated th 3 9th day of Novetnber, 1849. JAMES WHEELER, 1, Upper Charles-street, Westminster, Solicitor to the Promoters. VICTORIA PAR K. t ,„ APPROACHES from the HASP INDIA DOCK - ROAD , ' - " E HOUSE, from BETHNAL-GREEN, and from CAMBRIDGE TURNPIE. Notice is hereby K given, that APPLICATION is intended to be m ade to • „ P ARLIAMENT, in the ensuing Session, for leave to bring in Icat to authorise and empower the Commissioners of her Ma . ,Y's Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works, and Buildings, on *Omit of her Majesty, to form and make a new street, road, avenue, ; 1 1 0 .!rey, fm the nor side of the East Indi Dock-road, at Lime in from or nearly in a north-west direction to York-place, in the opposite or nearly opposite to the south end of the _ r ,ove-road, and from thence along the Grove-road to the south ;n,trance of Victoria Park ; which street, road, avenue. er way is inte nded to commence on the north side of the East India Dock -road, near to a point where the East and West f d ia Boa-roads meet the Commercial-road, and to run re m thence in a northerly direction across meadow land and heredit amen t s , now or l a t e b e l ong i ng to Paynton Pigott Stainsby Conant, and Francis Pigott, Esqs., to the "'cam canal or navigation, called or known as the Limehouse-cut ; t hen across the said stream, canal, or navigation, and from thence In It north-westerly direction across land and hereditaments now or l ate belonging to William Cotton, Esq., Richard Redfearn Coodiad, Esq., John Harris, and John Morth Woolcombe, Esq,, respectively, to the public highway or road lead ing from the Mile-end-road to Bow-common ; then across the said road, and from thence ever lands and heredita ment, now or late belonging to Sarah Johnsen and John Soanes, Esq., respectively, to the road or way leading from the Bow- common- Postal to the East London Cemetery ; then across the said road or 'Way, and from thence across land and hereditaments now or late belonging to Edward Lanford, Esq., to the Mile-end-road, opposite to the south end of the Grove-road, Mile-end, and then :going along the Grove-road to the smith entrance of Victoria Park Also to divert, alter, widen, and improve the said road, called the %Wove -road. And also to form and make a new street or road, 'to commence t'nra or near to the junction of the Bethnal - green and Cambridge heath roads, at or tear to the north side of the church of Saint tioin B ethnal - green , and to run from thence in a north-east direc afeoross Bethnal-green to the Old Ford road, opposite to a new road Bishop formed across land or property called or known by the name of P B onner's-flelds, to the west entrance of Victoria Park. nets e to alt er and widen, in continuation of such last-mentioned street or ro a d, th e l ane k nown or ca ll e d Russi a -l ane , on the east ilde thereof, commencing at the south end of the said lane, and s"thennbar across the said lane, and also to take down and remove the T hat% at also to f orm or make a new street or roa d f ro m the turnpike, • ° r near the junction of the Hackney road and Cambridge Heath beat commence at the west end of Prospect-place, and to run thence iu an eastward direction along Prospect-place to the we. , • v t i end of the Bi s h op ' s-roa d , an d f rom thence to the west entrance lat e ,, elc ,ria Park ; and which said several hereinbefore-mentioned new streets, roads avenues, ways, or works, will be made t ai - r Pass fr om, through, or into the several parishes, townships, A elands, and extra-parochial or other places following, or some of a 1 (that is to say), Saint Anne's, Limehouse ; Saint Dunstan's, . 0 14 , Saint Matthew, Bethnal-green ; the hamlet of Mile-end ....` ° wn. anSaint John, Hackney, in the county of MiddleseX. t o '.(l notices hereby given, that it is intended to apply for powers Pa cro ss , divert, widen, alter, or stop up, whether temporarily or Ina afien tlY, all such turnpike roads, parish roads, footways, streets, w other highways, rivers, navigable or otherwise, streams, creeks, Aery, , e'pes, canals, navigations, towing paths, bridges, railways, or ut c ro ads within the said parishes, townships, and extra-parochial cse s . l "Places aforesaid, or some of them, as it may be necessary to w orks d iver t , Widen, alter, or stop up for the purposes of the said ti o " 4 : . ( 1 notice is hereby further given, that duplicate plans and sec tiler-es"! the said intended works, together with books of reforence and also a copy of this notice, as published in the " London fli ette Will be deposited, fur public inspection, with the Clerk of tree, Ice for the county of Middlesex, at his office at Clerken f av i Vl- Ve tm ; In the said count on or before the thirtieth day o vett% r 1849 ; and that, on y, or before the said thirtieth day of No t, er, 180, a copy of so much of the plans and sections as relates li t e „ s ae h Parish in or through which the said works are intended to tla a — n a ' l ,!, together with a book of refetence there to,. and a copy of laith t v i ; i ce, as published in the "London Gazette, " will be deposited to Rio " 6 Parish clerk of each such parish, at his place of abode, and , ao4 e ase of any extra-parochial place, with the parish clerk Parish immediately adjoining thereto, at his dwelling-house. o, tllll 4 notice is h ere by further given, that it is intended by the said ho use ° apply for powers for the compulsory purchase of lands and ma ne ' and to var y or ex ti ng uish all rights and privileges in any br th e Connected with the lands and houses proposed to be taken D e I n trPoSes aforesaid. ty thirteenth day of November, 1849. L an -r 'er of the Commissioners of her Majesty's Woods, Forests, 11 Revenues, Works, and Buildings, PEIIBERTON, CRAWLEY, and GARDINER, Sollcitor a to the Commissioners of her Majesty's Woods, &c, __• Ittehall-place, Westminster. CALEDONIAN and DUMBARTONSHICE % Q r, JUNCTION R AMWAY or, --. QUISIIMENT OF PART OF WORKS, RESTRICTION CArITAL, POWER TO THE EDINBURGH AND GLAS• U. RAILWAY COMPANY TO lIOLD SHARES IN THE 'DERTAKING, and AMENDMENT OF ACTS) BILL. rem Notice .5 hereby given that APPLICATION is intended to be t° P ARLIAMENT, in next Session, for leave to bring in a f for the purposes following, or some of them ; that is to say, Pukers to relinquish the- following Railways, and the works and itioi 'l.ertienees connected therewith, and powers relating thereto, or ef them, or some part thereof ; that is to say (1.) Those por a,m'tef the Main Line of Railway authorised by " The Caledonian 1:1L -4 Mbartonshire Junction Railway Act, 1846," to be made from tugore, Garnkirk, and Coatbridge Railway, at a paint near the 4 4 - i ire Terminus thereof. and from the Edinburgh and Glasgow Ni x, 4 Y, at a point at or atriaear Cowlairs, near Glasgow, and termt th. it at Loehlomond, l io " bluish of Benhing which lie to the eastward of the dwelling -141% and premises near Bowling Bay, or Bowling 'Til t Marked number 142, In the parish of Wester or Old 411)...etrick, on the plans deposited with the Sheriff-clerk of the county A tit u nnabarton, in reference to the application for the said he ( 2 .) The Branch Railway authorised by the said Act to be t t g i e front the Main Line above described, from a point near the be, _ o f Dumbarton, in tbe parish of Cardross, to the . town of Helens bvlni in the parish of Row. (3 The Branch Railway authorised the said Act to be made from the Maii Line above describel, at 1114, - :" 4 near the lands of Kessington - or Killerment, in the parish of I tn „..r or New Kilpatrick, to a point near to the village of lqt.",,!,avie, in the said parish, and to join the Line ot the Perth and Clyde Junction Railway sear that Tit tioia6t.Ti, 50 far as the Caledonian and Dumbartonshire J d une- L%ld to tiva Company have not already beenaut w o orka sed by an ,, relinquish the said several Railways and s ta' ratan and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway (Deviation and al,"es) Act, 1847 " (4.) The Deviation of the 3fain Line of the Iheil ° nlan and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway authorised by the 114 st Mentioned Act to be made from a point ia o t n a th t e o a n a e a m r ai t o n liewh 4 1 0 the Du n t ee h er Lime Works to a punt nay or Bowl*n Village, all in the parish of Wester or Old t4 ° illD4l-ek ' In so g far as , the said deviation lies to arced of the said dwelling-house and premises i3ane Itail,.." ° number 142 as aforesaid. T b h a e made r trom h Doi " °Y authorised by the said last mentioned Act to °n the Main Line of the said Railway, on or near the Lands 41x4 of g a t nds shalt°u Dill, at or near the boundary of the ancient Royalty loze n rcr. to- the road leading front Glasgow to Port Dundas,at a ho r!. le ar to the junction of the said road with the road leading by e lks gew to Garscube ; and (6) The Branch Railway aathe f ri t s h ed e Sled ersj ~ I :Mid last mentioned Aot to be made from the Main Line o L ll Way, at a point on the lands of Craighall, near the house of a te 4r 7. 1 4 In the burgh of Glasgow, to a point on the lands of Pin s ne st: tleit ,! Ike llbelly-road in the said burgh, and there to form i a k Ju Ce iktb " r ttb the Branch Railway from the Glasgow, Garnk r , and bends' w g° Railway to the road leading from Glasgow to Port An' 101%0.441s !Mended by the said Bill to restrict the amount of capital the std to be raised by the said Acts, and to reduce the number share, 'bares of the said Company, and the amount of each such 41 .434 tis intended by the said Bill to enable the Edinburgh and -g, `Careseliway Company trch or acquire. and to hold tuwaandß ck sto in the Caledo o nia p n u E ase nd Dumbartonshire Junction It Mertik. Con Vany, or otherwise to contribute towards th e said P oPs ts _ mg. and to ra i se a further sum of money for the said mir g to . end to exercise a ll th e powers, r i g h ts, an d priv il eges belong- Pany 131.0 Prietors of shares or stock in the said last-mentioned Corn legArtl:l it is intended by the said Bill to vary or extinguish all exist -4.ill:tad privileges whh would in any manner interfere with ame n objects aforesaid, and to confer other rights and privileges. or the above and other purposes it is intended by the said bill theZruli and partially or wholly to repeal, the said Acts or one of 8, 4 ;4 aria also to amend the followin g ; Acts, or some of them, or (01 14 : t the provisions therein, viz.—" The Caledonian Railway T h _ l6 srir, Garnkirk and Coatbridge Railway Purchase) Act, 1846," wt,_caleeonlan Railway (Garnkirk Station) Act, 1847," the Act k ti ° ,° . s ItLthe Ist and 2d years of the reign of her present Majesty, g0 t ,; 41 1 ,1 An Act for making a Railway from Edinburgh to Glas -844 r be called the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, with a b. -e t , to Falkirk and the several other Acts relating to the Edi3nd tpd 4 4 . 11 „_"! 1 Glasgow Railway Company, sed respectively in the the Sth, the 7th and Stb, the Stand 9th, the 9th, the 9th 14t,,T 1 1. the 10th and 1 1 th, the 11th and 12th, and the 12th and ." /ears of the reign of her said Majesty. R. D. MACKENZIE, Secretary. ROB. LAMOND, Glasgow, Solicitor. GRAHAME, WEEMS, and GRAHAME, 30, Great (ieorge-attest, Westiniaster• "(Tolo4i 14,1049, -- CALEDONIAN RAILWAY (NIOTHERWELL BRANCH EXTENSION AND LESMA HAGOW BRANCHES LEASE) BILL. Notice is hereby given, that APPLICATION is intended to be made to PARLIAMENT in next Session for leave to bring in a BILL to effect or to er.- - power the Caledonian Railway Company to grant a Lease of the Railways, Branch Railways, and other Works authorised by " The Caledonian Railway (Motherwell Branch Ex tension) Act, 1347," and " The Caledonian Railway (Lesmahagow Branches) Act, 1047," or some of the said Railways, Branch Rail ways, and other Works, or some par thereof, and a transference of the rights and powers conferred by the said Acts, or some of the said rights and powers, to Archibald Mastic, Esq., Member of Parlia ment; John Marr, Esq., residing in Lanark ; James Dunlop, Esq., of Clyde Iron Works; and William; Murray, Esq., of the Monklaid Iron a ,- .d Steel Company; or One or more of them, and such other person or persons, if any, as may be named in the said Bill, for such period, and on such terms as shall have been, or may be, agreed upon between the said Company and the said proposed Lessees, or as may be fixed by the said Bill. And it is intended by the said Bill to make provision for the exe cution by the said proposed lessees of the said railways, branch railways, and other works, or some of them, or souse part thereof, or fer the advance by the said proposed lessees to the Caledonian Railway Company of the funds necessary for the execution thereof. And it is intended by the said Rill to make provision for the working, management, and maintenance of the said railways, branch ra iways, and other works, or some of theta, or some part thereof, by the Caledonian Railway Company and the said pro posed lessees, or one or other of the said parties, and for fixing the amount to be charged in respect of the expense of such working, management, and maintenance; and lor empowering the said proposed Lessees to fix, •levy, and receive the tolls, rates, and euties, authorised by the said Acts, on and for the use of the said railways, branch railways, and other works, or some of them, or some part thereof, and to confer, vary, or extinguish exemptions from the payment of such tolls, rates , and duties ; and after payment of the expense of such c orking, management, and maintenance, or of the amount fixed to be charged in respect thereof as aforesaid, to retain from the amount of tolls, rates, and duties, which may be so levied and received by them, such proportion thereof, or such per centage upon the expense Incurred by them in executing, or upon the amount advanced by them for the execution of the said railways, branch railways, and other works, as may be agreed upon between them and the Caledonian Railway Company, or as may be fixed by the said Bill, in consideration of the expense incurred, or amount ad vanced by them as aforesaid. And it is Intended by the said Bill to make provision fin testing in the said proposed lessees, and for empowering them and their officers, agents, and servants to exercise and enjoy during the con tinuance of the said lease, such of the powers and privileges which might otherwise be exercised sod enjoyed by the Caledonian Rail way Company or the directors thereof, or their officers, agents, or servants, with regard to the possession, enjoyment, and manage ment of the said railways, branch railways, and other works, or of the part thereof comprised in such lease, and the tells to bo taken thereon, as may be agreed upon between the Caledenian Rail may Company and the said proposed lessees, or as may be fixed by the said Bill. And it is intended by the said Bill to empower the Caledonian Railway Company to terminate 'the said lease upon repayment to the said proposed lessees of the expense which may have been in curred by them in executing, or of the amount which they may have advanced for the execution of the said railways, branch railways, and other works, or upon payment of suck number of years pur chase of the foresaid per-centago upon such expense or advance, or of such other consideration as may be agreed upon between the Caledonian Railway Company and the said proposed lessees, or as may be Axed by the said Bill. And it is intended by the said Bill to empower the Caledonian Railway Company to enter into agreements with the said proposed lessees ; and also to enable the said proposed leisees to enter into agreements with the Caledonian Railway Company, and with such parties, as may be agreed to be assumed as joint lessees with them in relation to the said lease, the construction, working, maintenance and management of the railways, branch railways, and other works comprised therein, the expense to Do incurred and funds to be ad vanced in relation thereto, the tolls, rates, and duties to be levied thereon, and on the lines of railway communicating therewith, which belong to the Caledonian Railway Company, the appropria tion of the tolls, rates, and duties, to be levied u,,on the railways, branch railways, and other works, comprised in the said lease, and the mode in which, and the consideration upon which the said lease shall be terminated ; as a:se to confirm any agreements which may have been entered into with reference to _e 1 or any of the pur poses hereinbefore mentoned. And it is intended by the said Bill to vary or extinguish all exist ing rights and privileges which may, ix any manner, interfere with the objects aforesaid, and to confer other rights and privileges. And it is intended by the said Bill to amend, so far as necessary for the purposes iveresai,l, or some of them, " The Caledonian Rat:- way Act, 1845," " The Caledonian Railway (Motherwell Branch Extension) Act, 1847," "The Caledonian Railway (Lesmahagow Brandies) Act, 1347," and the several other Acts relating to the Caledonian Railway Company passed in the tenth, eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth years of the reign of her present, Majesty. J. W. CODDINGTON, Secretary. November 7, 1849. B OULOGNE from LONDON DIRECT, every Thursday.—Great Saving to Travellers. Fares by Railway and Vessel, via Folkestone .£1 8 0 Fares from London to Boulogne direct...—. 0 12 0 Saving to each First-Class Passenger.... 0 16 0 By Railway and Vessel, via Folkestone.. 1 0 0 Fare from London direct ...... . •• • 0 8 0 Saving.to each Second-Class Passenger.. 0 12 . 0 The COMME - RCIAL COMPANY'S superior Steam-ships CITY •f BOULOGNE and EMERALD, will leave LONDON-BRIDGE WHARF as under:— Thursday, December 6, at 2, Morning. Thursday, December 13, at 9, Morning. Thursday, December 20, at 1, Morning. Thursday, December 27, at 8, Morning. And every Thursday according to tide. For particulars of freight, apply to Mr. James Whisson, 5, Arthur street East ; or at the Company's Offices, 4, Arthur-street East ; and Chaplia's Universal Office, Regent-circus. GENERAL MOURNING. J. SAYCE and CO. beg respectfully to announce that they have just received from their manufacturers in the West of Eng land a large supply of " extra, .rdinarily fine rich Saxons. 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The cause of baldness is now clearly understood, and can be easily guarded against by dressing the hair , a , :tk Arivros'A HAIR LUBRICANT, an ele gant preparation, the constituents of which are precisely the same as the oleaginous matter supplied naturally when. the hair is in a healthy state. Sold by all perfumers and medicine vendors in town and country. Wholesale London Agents :—Messrs. Barclay and Sons, Farringdon street ; Edwards, St. Paul's Church-yard; Sutton and Co., Bow Church-yard; Sangar, 151, Oxford-street; ani Hannay and Co., Oxford-street. pROM the REV. OWEN THOMAS, Wes leyan ,Minister. " Holyhead, October 9th, 1845. " Dear Sir,—l got a bad cold from a damp bed about thirty-five years ago, and ray voice was very bad ever since; being great pain to me when preaching or singing. I used many different medicines, and some of them do good for a little time; but " DR. LOCOCK'S WAFERS is the best of all—it clears my voice and stops the coughing instantly. I have never foand anything yet to compare with them. (Signed) " OWEN THOMAS." DR. LOCOCK'S WAFERS give instant relief, and a rapid cure of asthma, coughs, and all:disorders of the breath and lungs ; they have a most pleasant taste. Price Is. 14 d., 2s. 9d., and lie. per box. Agents Da Silva and Co., 1, Bride-lane, Fleet-street, London; sold by all medicine venders ; of whom also may be had DR. LOCOCK'S FEMALE WAFERS, the only medicine racom mended to be taken by Ladies. Dave no Taste of Medicine. Beware of Imitations in the form of FATHER WINTER. In Imitation of " Father William." You aro cold, Father, Winter, a young man cried, The sparrows sit mute on the spray ; You are dull, Father Winter, and him', and damp, What is rood for your season, I pray ? Near Ildgate's tall church, Father Winter replied, Is a Mart which was never surpassed ; And there you may purchase of Moses and Son Warr* clothes that will wear to the last. You are cold, Father Winter, the young man cried, And the gardens no longer look gay; Now tell me what Overcoats Moses have got— Are they fit for your season, I pray? These coats, in their style, Father Winter replied, Arc indeed of a very rare cast ; An i in cloth and in make you will find them the best, No wonder they're selling so fast. You are cold, Father Wilter, the young man cried, My wife was complaining to-day ; And she asked me .o buy her a Cape and a Muff; Of whom shall I buy them, I pray ? Of Moses and Son, Father Winter replied, The tradesmen whom all sh uld engage ; Whose good and cheap Furs, like the Coats, will protect, When the turbulent elements rage. 61241' OF YRICFk- READY MADE. Autumn and Winter Over Coats, in every The Bulwer, handsomely and warmly trimmed 0 18 0 The Paletot, ditt0.......••• ..•• 0 18 0 Chesterfield, ditt0....... •• .• 1 0 0 The Albert Wrapper, a vary handsome style of Ova Coat .. ••••••..•• • • • • •• • • • • • 1 8 0 Shooting Coats ... •••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • .. I 8 6 Lounging or Morning Coats .... • • • 0 4 6 Autumn and Winter Trousers, in Tweed .... 0 4 6 Ditto ditto Doeskin .. 0 7 6 Pitt* Vests •• • Black Silk *Velvet Vests. ..... ••• • . • •• .. 013 6 Dress Coats .. •• • • ..... •..• • .• 0 19 0 Youths - and Boys' Over Coats, in every style, from Hussar and Tunic Suits ••....•••• • • • • • • • • 0 14 6 Boys' Autumns and Winter Vests • • MARI To MEASURE. Men's Autumn and Winter Over Coats..from 1 1 The Chesterfield Wrapper, in a warm ma terial, lined ... . The Paletot, handsomely and warmly trimmed 1 16 0 The Eglinton Wrapper, a very elegant style of Over Coat .... .... The Strathmore Witn e y O ver Coat, • newest style, lined throughout 2 10 0 Autumn and Winter Trowsers, in Tweed and 0 10 6 Best Black Cassinwre ditto 1 6 0 Autumn and Winter Vests • • .••• • • • 0 8 6 Best Black Cloth ditto ••••••••••• Black Silk Velvet ditto .... „ Dress Coats.. —from 325. to 215 0 „ Frock •• • ......... ••.• • • from 355. to 3 3 0 Hussar and Tunic Suits.. Superfine .. ••• • • • .................. Men's Shooting Coat ... ..... .• • • • • • 0 16 Elegant Dressing Robes, in great variety, from ••••••• • • • • • • ... ..16s. to 5 0 0 A Largo Stock of Fur Coats, in every shape, from 60s. to 201. Naval and Military Vaiforms, Liveries, &c. Mourning to any extent at Five Minutes' notice. A Suit of Mourning complete for 11. 10s. The new book, entitled " The Minion of the Million," with 11111 directions for Self-measurement, can be had on application, or for warded, post free, to any part of the kingdom. Notice—The Fur Department is low replete with every novelty of the season. Observe—Any article purchased, either ready made, or made to measure, if not approved of will be exchanged, or the money returned. E. MORES and SAN, Tailors, Woollendrapers, Clothiers, Hatters, Healers, Furriers, Boot and Shoemakers, and General Outfitters, 154, 155, 156, and 157 Minories, and 83, 84, 85, and 86 litigate, City, London ; all communicating with each other, and forming one vast Establishment. Caution.—E. Moses and Son regret having to guard the public fagaisainehsotod a being Imposition; but having hoard that the untradesmanlike connected with them. or " It is the same concern," has been resorted to in many instances, and for obviens reasons, hey beg to state that they have no connexion with any other hours in or out of London, except their Branch Establishments, 36, Far gate, Sheffield ; and 19, Thornton's-buildings, Bradford, Yorkshire; •114 t.tose whe require cheap and genuine clothing, &0., should call at or send to the &fineries and Aldgate, City, London ; or either of the Branch Establishments, as above. Tate Notice,—This Establishment is closed from sunset Friday, to moat Saturday, whoa OW1)60114 reamed till twelve o'clock, CROWN COMMERCIAL I.NN DISS, NORFOLK. J. LANE begs most respectfully to inform the Nobility, Gentry, Commercial Gen,lemen, and thePuhlic-in general, that he has taken the above old-established and well-conducted Inn, and intends carry ing it on in a manner he trusts will 'meet the approbation of those who may please to favour him with their patronage. The House is pleasantly situated, and the premises, he flatters him selr, are equal to any commercial house in the county. J. L. also begs to state, that for the accommodation of his patrons and the public, he has started an OMNIBUS from his House to the Railway Station, to meet every Train, so that persons wishing to meet the Train, by leaving their address at the Crown Inn, will be sure to be called for in due time, as the greatest punctuality in start ing will he attended te. N. 13. Choice Old Wines, superior Fore'gn and British Spirits, rea Havannah Cigars, Bottled P, rter, Scotch and other Ales. 4 ider, &c. well-aired Beds, spacious Stabling, loose Boxes and lock-up Coach. houses. WELL GWYNNE TAVErtN and CHOP • I-. I HOUSE, Three Doors East of the Adelphi Theatre, and op posite Adam-street. The Legal Profession, Gentlemen connected with the Pu'alie Offices and Banking Houses, also Visitors totho Theatres, and Parties fiom the coantry will find the Table d'ilete at Half-past Five precisely the most economical, comfortable, and convenient in the metropolis. Fish and Joints, 2s. Hot Joints until Eight, and Suppers until One o'clock. Luncheons, &c. Good Beds. Superior Wiles and Spirits. Barclay and Perkins's Stout, and Salt's Ales. JOHN ARCHER and THOMAS HOLT, Proprietors. N.B. An Entrance also from Maiden-lane. NOTICE. QMITHFIELD CLUB PRIZE CATTLE SHOW and EXHIBITION of SEEDS, BOOTS, IMPLE MENTS, &c., 1849, commences en TUESDAY, instead of WEDNESDAY, and closes on FRIDAY livening, instead of SATURDAY as heretofore, 11th, 12th, 13th, and 14th December. Bazaar, King-street, Port man-square. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSU RANCE SOCIETY. 26, Cortihill, London. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. This Institution embraces important and substantial advantages with respect to Life Assurances and Deferred Annutles. Policies issued by this Society have a twofold advantage :—provi sion for the family of the Assured, and an augmenting pecuniary available resource to himself, if needful, while lying. The Assured kas, on all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense, or for feiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the Premiums paid. DIVISION OF PROFITS. The continued prosperity of the Society has enabled the Directors at the Annual Meeting, held on the 10th of May, 1848, to declare a =lath bonus, varying from 27 to 65 per cent. ou the Premiums paid en each Policy effected on the profit scale. EXAMPLES. . 1 1., . Annual Polley Bonus in Perms- Sum the aent Re- Assured tge. L .. Pre- taken addition Bonus in duction of may bor na ralum. out in to sum Cash. Annual row on Assured. Premium. Policy. £ s. 4.. £ a d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1837 276 14 3 128 14 3 21 7 2 593 6 8 1838 251 1S 14 115 14 S 18 12 8 543 17 9 4 4 s.d. 1839 226 6 0 102 15 1 16 2 9 194 810 1840 178 0 0 82 14 2 12 14 11 145 0 0 { 60 1600 74 3 4 1841 174 0 0 1 73 3 4 12 3 5 355 11 1 1842 147 4 2 63 15 10 10 2 4 346 2 3 1843 99 18 41 44 8 4 615 11 296 13 4 I 1844 62 6 8 27 13 4 4 4 0 147 4 5 ;ENEFITS 11. PREMIUMS To secure on attlin- AnnuityXlo 10 0 ing the age Cash .. S 2 10 0 of 65, the Policy.. 97 8 6 option of taining, , the age of inual Premium of Cash. I Policy. £ s. 394 11 01 221 0 0' 115 01 s. d. 1i466 e 0 , ;261 0 0 1136 6 0 d t d~ 1 Payable Payable j Payable Annu- ix one for Dia ally. sum. !parity. £ s. d. 0 10 11 0 19 6 1 17 3 s. d. 10 0 10 16 7 1 27 3 11 s. d. 0 e 0 7 3 11 19 4 10 . DEFERRED ANNUITIES. Ey the operation of the same principles, the Society is enabled to afford to the public a plan of Deferred Annuities far more advanta geous than any hitherto offered, whereby an individual, by the con tribution of a very small annual, monthly, or weekly saving, may se cure either a comfortable provision for himself in advanced age, or, at his option, e. large sum of money, or a policy to his family at his death ; while by giving to the purchaser, at any thee, the power of borrowing two-thirds of all previous payments, 9t removes all risk of forfeiture from inability to continue premiums, besides affording an ample resource during sickness and want of employment ; and should the purchaser die before arriving at the stipulated period, two thirds of his payments will be returned to his representatives. Ike following Table is a specimen of the great and varied advan tages which the judicious application of a small saving ems secure through this Society. .;ecured on at 65, by an Ai 21. 12s. Annuity s. d 20 47 16 30 26 15 IC ' 40 13 19 Immediate Annuities are also - granted by the Society on liberal terms, as will be seen by the following extracts from the Tables, showing the annual amount of annuity upon every 1001. deposited : Age 50, £7 Bs. I Age 60, £9 11s. 3d. I Age 70, £l4 2s. 2d. The Annual Report, with Tables of Rates, &c.. may be had at the Office, or any of its Branches In the Country; or, on application, will be forwarded post free. W. S. B. WOOLHOUSE, Actuary. T HE LONDON INDISPUTABLE LIFE POLICY COMPANY INCORPORATED BY ACT OP PARLIAMENT. No. 31, LOMBARD-SrREET, LONDON. TRUSTEES. John Campbell Renton, Esq., M.P. I Richard Spooner, Esq.. M.P. Richard Alalins, Esq., Q.C. James Fuller Madox, Esq. William Wilberforce, Esq. DIRECTORS. Robert Henry Forman, Esq. John Hamilton, Esq. .Igtnes Fuller Madox, Esq. John Matthews, Esq. C. 0. Parnell, Esq. AUDITORS. William Adams, Esq. John Atkins, Esq. Henry Augustus Began, Esq. J. Thompson Bramwell, Esq. J•hn Dangerfleld, Esq. I Samuel Field, Esq. William Ghrimes Kell, Esq. MEDICAL ADVISER. Benjamin Phillips, Esq., F.R.S. BANKERS. Messrs. Spooner, Attwood, and CO. SECRETARY. David Alison, Esq. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Atkinson and Andrew. MANAGER. Alexander Robertson, Esq. The POLICIES are INDEFEASIBLE and INDISPUTABLE, C th o e n s C ti o t t l f: t p i o a n n , y w b h e t i c n i g i s p r d o u h ly i b i r t e e g d i , st b e y r e iß ti 4ttehr terms us e th o e f A th et e , i rfrirmedd is o f puting a Policy upon any ground whatever. The Rates of Premium are calculated upon Carlisle mortality, and are *slow as a duo regard to complete security will justify. HALF PREMIUM SYSTEM. —By this plan only one-half of the premiums, with interest of the retained halves, is required to be paid for the first five years —the retained halves, being payable at the convenience of the assured, or allowed to continue, to form a deduction from the claim on the Policy ; and as the As surance may be relinquished at any time without payment of the retained premiums, this scheme enables a party to assure for the first live years at little more than half the usual rate, and to discontinue a Policy at about one-half the usual sacrifice. WHOLE WORLD POLICIES are oranted. whereby the security of a creditor, holder of a Policy, continues unimpaired, although the assured life should go beyond the prescribed limits. Sums are assured payable to the parties themselves on attaining a specified age, or at their death, whichever shall first occur. PARTNERSHIP POLICIES are granted, whereby ajoint assurance effected by partners, at the charge of the firm, secures the capital in vested. Os the death of either, the survivor is benefited by retain ing the whole capital, and the representatives of the deceased obtain their share without having to wait until it can be recovered from outstanding debts. There is no extra charge for residence beyond 35 degrees of the equator. No Admissioc or Entrance Fees are required, nor is any charge made for the Policy beyond the amount of the Stamp. Claims are payable within three months after proof of the death of the assured life. The usual Commission allowed to Solicitors, and also to persons, approved by the Board, who extend the business of Life Assurance in connexion with this Company. George Cumming, Esq. lames Turner, Esq. THE CATHOLIC LAW and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. _ . No. 8, New Coventry-street, Leicester-square, 'London. TRUSTEES. The Right Rev. Nicholas Wiseman, D.D., 35, Golden-square. The Right Rev. William Morris, D.D., Acton, Middlesex. The Right Hon. the Lord Stafford, Cossey Hall, Norfolk. Sir Henry Paston Bedingfleld, Bart., Oxburgh, Norfolk. Sir Richard Jenkins, G.C.8., Director of the Hon. the East India Company. Thomas Isarnewell, Esq., 15, York-terrace, Regent's-park, Thomas Eyre, Esq., 62, Pulteney-street, Bath. James Marshall, Esq„ 24, Carlton Villas, Maida-hill. DIRECtRS. The Right Rev. William Morris, D. ~ Acton, Middlesex—Chairman. Michael Forristall, Esq., 13, West-square, Southwark—Deputy _ Chairman and Managing Director. Sir Richard Jenkins, G.C.8., Director of the Hon. the East India Company, and of the London Joint Stock Bank. Rev. Thomas Doyle, D.D.. London-road, Southwark. Edmond Beales, Esq., Carlton Villas, Maids-hill. Henry Clark Duppa, Maltnahall, Stoke, near Rochester. George Drew, Esq., Streatham, Surrey. James Marshall, Esq., 24, Carlton Villas, Maida AcTuAar —William Henry Archer, Esq. SECRETARY—WiIIiam Norris, Esq. . -- Prospectuses, Forms of Proposal, and every Information promptly orwarded on application to the Actuary or Secretary, at the Office, 8, New Coventry-street, Leicester-square, London. SEA' FIRE, LIFE ASSURANCE OFFICE. Established by Act of Parliament, 31, CORNIIILL, LONDON. Capitalloo,ooo/., in Shares of 20s. each, to be paid ht fall en allotment, bearing a guaranteed interest of 5 per cent. in perpetuity (irrespective of further dividends) upon the paid-up capital. Application for Shares to be addressed to the Directors at the Offices of the Society. Marine, Fire, and Life Assarances grouted on the most liberal terms. Immediate and Deferred Annuities granted on terms especially advantageous for investment of capital. By order, AUG. COLLINGRIDGE, Managing Director. KEATING'S COUGH LOZENGES.- A certain remedy for disorders of the Pulmonary Organs— in Difficulty of Breathing—in Redundancy of Phlegm—in Incipient Consumption (of which Cough is the most positive indication) they are of unerring efficacy. In Asthma and in Winter Cough they have never been known to fail. KEATING'S COUGH LOZENGES are free from every deleterious ingredient ; they may, therefore, be taken at all times by the most delicate female and by tke youngest child ; while the Public Speaker and the Professional Singer will find them invaluable in allaying the hoarseness and irritation inci dental to vocal exertion, and consequently a powerful auxiliary in the production of melodious enunciation. Prepared and sold in Boxes, ls: 1%d., and Tins 2s. 9d., 4s. Gd., and 10s. 6d. each, by Thomas Keating, Chemist, &c., No. 79, St Paul's Church-yard, London; retail by all Druggists aid Patent Medicine Venders in the kingdom. A I A (1 E. Ore half the world are desolately single, and the other supposing them married. questioaably contented. Diffidence, or a sense et right determine the former, and miscalculated hopes em- Witte!' the latter. The solitary one may shield himself under the plea of caution and worldly prudence, and the indissoluble, regret un comprosimg harry ; but the truth lies deeper. Physical incapacity, and broken health, are the great hindrances to domestic happiness end social content. The dowry should not be the only marriage set tlement. Honour andjusticodemand that health shouldform ay item in the compact; it alone dignifies the alliance. Blighted hopes er seglect weand more sorely than poverty or misfortune. Reader, if these surmises concern you, procure Dr. CULVERWELL'S little MEMOIRS "On Single and Married Life, " pub. in 2 vols., la. each (by post, in stamps, Is. 6d. each). Let no imaginatively refined, or prudish feeling deter you, by their titles, nor be hindered ey misinterpretation of Lheir supposed contents, from obtaining them. They are not intended certainly for mere idle cariosity, but far the closet perusal of those mere deeply interested, to whom t..ey are offered as antagonistic to the empyrical trash put forth en the above subjects, by unqualified authors, which alone or together, are a disgrace to the age. Furthermore, two other attic, putlications claim your attention (same price Is. each, by Teat Is. 6d.) called " What to Eat, Drink, and Meld," and " How to be Happy." They are not nierely pampi'lets, but equal in quantity a library volume, nor are they the mere ephemeral scribblings of the hour, but the study of the author's life who owes his present existence, health, and position to this ob servaeca of the maxims he would inculcate—to do unto others as he woca,l 'se done unto—to live after nature's Istw s--and to keep always on the "many side of the way." The above works may be had of 'herwo ad, 23, Paterncster-row ; Cervalho, 147, Fleet-street • Mann, 39, Cernbill ; Spokes, 5, Holborn , hill ; or direct (by post or other wise) from the author (who may be conferred with personally, m ßo o o rnin ksou gs er auti sytainp), :tO, Argyll-PM Relent - artati amlall THIRTY-FIRST EDITION. • Illustrated by Anatomical Coloured Engravings on SteeL )1( PHYSICAL DISQUALICATIONS, GENERATIVi: INCAPA CITY, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. New Edition, enlarged to 196 pages. Just published, price 2s. ad., or by nest, direct from the Establishment, 3s. 6d. in postage stamps, 'WE SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on A. the inirmities and decay of the generative system, from en zessive indulgence, infection, and the inordinate use of mercury, with remarks on Marriage, and the means of obviating certain die malificstions. Illustrated by 26 Coloured Engravings. By R. and L. PERRY and CO., Consulting Surgeons , 19, Berners - street , Ox •erd-street, London. Published by the Anters : sold by Strange, 11, Patonioster-row ; Hanna'', 63, and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street; 3tarie,23, Titchborne-street, Haymarket; and Gordon, 146, Leaden tall-street. PART I. treats of the anatomy and physiology of the re-productive nans, and is illustrated by Six Coloured Engravings. PAST IL treats of the consequences resulting from excessiveindul once, and their lamentable effects on the system, producing mental and bodily weakness, nervous excitement, and generative ncapacity. Illustrated by Three Explanatory Engravings. Paul. 111. treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in the primary or secondary form, and cantatas explicit directions for their treatment. This section is illustrated by Seventeen Coloured Engravings.; PART IV. contains a Prescription for the Prevention of Disease by a simple application, by which the danger of infection ob- Viated. This important part of the Work should uo escape the ceder': notice. PART Y. is devoted to the considetation of marr f age, and its duties. The cauaes of unproductive union are also cionsidered, and the whale subject critically and philosophically ineaired into, TtiaUoantax, BALM OF Srmacum is exchuiirtly employed h treat ing nervous and sexual debility, impotence, die., lls. and 335. p e r bottle. The Concentrated Deters! to "'mance, an anti-syphiliti c remedy, for purifying the blood 1 - case' ofinfection, secondary ez; eap toms, eruptions, and the abuse of fr...7cury, its, and 3.35. per b o t t l e. Perry's Purifying Specific rls, St. 9d., 4s. 6d., and 1 ts. per box, a certain remedy for gonorrhoea, ecet, stricture, and chronic inflarama ion of the bladder. „oust:Ration fee, if by letter, 11. A minute detail of the case is tequi:—...d: age, habits, and position in society. 1 Packets, wt. , : advice, to be had at the Establishment only, 11 =thich the foe, IL, 1. saved. Messrs. Perry, Surgeons, are in atten dance 1.1 , - at 19, tiernera-street. Oxford-street, London, from Ele ven till T... and rwe to WOO Woven to Ave, RETURNS of the BOARD of TRADE. The returns of the Board of Trade again show re markable results. In the month ending the sth of November, there has been an increase in the exports as compared with the corresponding month of last year of 1,011,3501., and the favourable fact is at the same time observable that the main portion of this increase is independent of the nominal augmentation caused by the rise in cotton as well as of all other accidental causes, since it is distributed with more equality than has been observed even on former recent occasions through every branch of industry. The specific increase or decrease on each production 'exhibits only three items, and these of a wholly unimportant character. The entire increase in exports during the first ten months of the present year, as compared with the ten corresponding months of 1848, has now reached the enormous sum of 9,306,9041., the totals respectively being 49,398,648/, against 40,091,7441.; while, as con trasted with 1846 and 1847, there is likewise an excess of nearly 4,000,0001. These results will explain the constant influx of specie from all parts, which, again, by stimulating production through the low rate of in terest for capital, will tend to promote a continuance of activity. with respect to imports, the totals of grain and flour for the month show a large comparative increase. In other articles of food there has been for the most part an increase in the quantities taken for home consumption, coffee being almost the only article exhibiting a decline. The following are the comparative imports and ex portssil of raw material, showing again a large increase in k:_ Imported. Exported. Mouth eliding Nov. 5. Month ending Nov. 5. 1843. 1849. 1848. 1849. Flax, cwt. .. • • 124,522 107,724 Hemp, cwt. .. 111,289 108,166 Raw silk, lb .. 201,847 400,892 25,522 27,533 Cotton. cwt. .. • • 375,489 234,833 69,383 45,464 Wool, lb. .. .. 4,433,221 7,185,844 338,438 1,430,686 Tallow, cwt. • . . • 272,526 190,141 Of silk manufactures the totals stand thus:— Imported. Home Consumption. Month ending Nov. 5 Month ending Nov. 5. 1848. I 1849. 1848. 1849. Silk manufactures of Europe, lb. • • 43,590 71,326 37,326 42,480 Ditto of India, pieces • • • • 21,075 30,880 19,356 4,773 In the remaining articles of import the general move ments have been as follows:—As regards dyes and dye ing stuffs, an increase is shown in lac dye, logwood, madder, cutch, and valonia, with a decrease in all other descriptions. In ornamental glass manufactures, quick silver, hides, and metals, there is a large increase, and also in oils, except olive. In timber there has been an increase in British, and a decrease in foreign, both as respects the quantities imported and the quantities taken for comsumption. RAILWAY StiAitE MARKETS. BRISTOL, DEC. 4. ekrOCK ENCIIANGE.—The transactions to-day were as follow :—Great Western, Quarters, 11 1-16 dis.—South Devon, s—Taff Vale, New Shares, 1 ,6 p. LIVERPOOL, Dicc. 4. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market opened firmly this morning; towards noon, however, less activity was shown, and closed rather heavily, yet without any material altera tion in price. Tha transactions were as follow ; —Birken head, Lancashire, and Cheshire (late C. and 0.), 6 per cent. till 1850, 12:4—Ditto, 221. Shares, ditto, 9:4 dis.— Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, 6% dis.—Ditto, 3a. Shares, 104-- Caledonian, Preference, 9% - Lancaster and Preston, 214 dis. —London and North-Western, 115% c. Ditto, New Quarters, 21s. 3d. p.—Ditto, Fifths, 3Ss. 9d. p--Ditto, 401. Shares (L. and M.), 4 1 4 p. - Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, Preference, 9%—Midland, Halves, 16s. 3d. dis.— North Union (A), 223—North-Western, 151. Preference, 33i dis. Shrewsbury and Chester (N. W. M.), 6%/ 8 dis.—South- Eastern and Dover, (No. 2), 144 dis.—Ditto Consol. (No. 3), 19',4—Ditto (No. 4), CS. 13s. 9d.—South Stafford shire, 4% dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 6 per cent. tiil 1850, 4/. 3s. 9d. dis.—Waterford and Limerick, 39 1 , 2 dis. MANCEIESTER, Dec. 4. STOCK EXC:IANGE.—The transactions to-day were as follow : East Lancashire, Preference, Quarters (min. 6 per cent.), 7 1 / 4 —Great Northern (B), 6 per cent. guaranteed, 3 di,—Ditto, 5 per cent. Preference. Scrip, 2 dis. —Lanca thire and Yorkshire, Fifths, 6 7-16 dis.—Ditto Preference, 6 per cent., 12 1 / 2 —Ditto (Preston and Wyre) 38%2—Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Quarters, (No. 1), 11% —Ditto (No. 2), 4 5 ,.,,—Ditt0, Preference, 9%—Ditto (Shef field and Lincolnshire), 4:!ii North SLaffordshire, 9% dis.-- South-Eastern and Dover (No. 4), Scrip, 6 9-16. BIRNIINGITAM, DEC. 4. STOCK ExciuLsoE.—The transactions to-day were as follow:—Caledonian, 121 —Birmingham and Derby, 29. THE FORTHCOMING ELECTIONS FOR COMMON COUN CILMEN.-ill the forthcoming elections for Common Councilmen of the City of London, the new Act of Parliament, 12 and 13 Victoria, cap. 94 (local), will come into operation. Under this Act a list of freemen occupiers fur each ward has been made, excluding, for the first time, the right of voting to joint occupiers to the value of 101. According to the sixth section the pull is to be kept open only ono day, and in lieu of the oath required by the former Act for the regulation of the City, the voters are now to make a declaration. By one of the provisions any freeman of the City rated at 101. a year, whether a sole or joint occupier of premises, is eligible to be elected a Common Councilman for the ward in which the premises are situate, and who shall be registered in the register of voters for the city of London in uie at elections for Members to serve in Parliament, and then in force in respect to such pre• mises. This Act will be enforced on St. Thomas's-day, the 21st instant. PUGILISM.—COOK AND BATCHELOR, FOR 201-- Yesterday this fight came off on Woking-common. Cook, the younger man, had many physical advantages —taller, with weight, but, as it al poared in the closes and struggles, with less skill and quickness than his ad versary. At half-past twelve the men appeared in trim, Alec Koene and Sambo attending upon Cook, while the Batchelor was seen home to his corner by Joe Rowe and his brother. A fight it is not our practice to describe; the event we suppose sufficient for the reader. Batchelor forcod the fighting, got the first event, in the first round; lost the second by being knocked down in the second; and thenceforward, after many changes, Batchelor fight ing i❑ the old Mendoza style, on both hands up; and Cook practising on him by the modern left-handed prop, so had him, occasionally getting his right on his ear, and that not seldom or lightly, that at the close of the 38th round, and 59 minutes by the clock, Batchelor's seconds very properly through up the sponge. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Eurydice, 26, Captain Anson, landed a small freight that she brought from the Mauritius yester day afternoon; it is in value about 10,0001., and•con sists of 80,000 tokens. Messrs. Emanuel have re ceived orders from tho Colonial-office to convey it to London, and it will be delivered by them at the co lonial department this morning. It was late when the Eurydice got to her moorings on Monday evening. By some unaccountable accident last evening the shackle got loose from the moorings and the ship went adrift—her sails were loose to dry, a gun-lighter being on one side, and a store-lighter on the other; however an anchor was quickly got ready and let go, and no other damage was done than the bowsprit of a vessel running through the Eurydice's waist hammock nettings, and a poor seaman being hurt in one of his legs. She has unbent sails, and is preparing for pay ing off with all dispatch. She is a very handsome little vessel, appears to be in excellent order, and we hear sails remarkably well, especially on a wind. The light draught of water of the Tiger, steam sloop, ought to have been stated; forward, 9 feet 6, inches; aft, 8 feet 6 inches. The Iris, 26, was taken into dock at Chatham, on Monday, to make good defects, and be brought for and for commission. The Bloodhound's (iron steam-vessel) bottom having been finished by Mr. Hay, she was taken out of dock at Portsmouth last evening, and the Fire Queen was taken in. _ _ Thirty-six labourers have been entered for the p u r.. pose of carrying on the survey at Chatham Dock yard, ordered by the Admiralty. PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY.--The flag of Admiral the lion. Sir Bladen Capel, K.C.8., the commander in-chief at this port, was this morning transferred from the main of her Majesty's ship Victory to that of her Majesty's ship Excellent, where it will re main, half-mast, during the period which will elapse before the funeral of the Queen Dowager takes place, in pursuance of Admiralty order this day promulgated, which also decreed the royal standard should be hoisted half-mast on board the Victory (in place of the Port-Admiral's flag) ; that the ensigns, union jacks, and pennants of all her Majesty's ships and vessels at this port should also be hoisted half-mast high ; and that the royal standard and colours of such (her Majesty's) ships shall continue thus hoisted until the day of her Majesty's funeral, on which day each ship will fire 30 minute guns. This order was put into effect this morning, not even the royal yachts altering the disposition of their ensigns, &c., until the order was published, whereas, in the military depart ment, all the flags on the various forts and bastions and other military establishments were hoisted half mast yesterday. Another expedition to search for Sir John Franklin having been for some days talked about as in con templation by the Government, the opinion most pre valent in naval circles in this port is decidedly against any further waste of money and sacrifice of life and comfort in such an adventure, which, it is believed, will yield nothing but repeated disappointment. If another expedition is fitted out, however, it is hoped Rear Admiral Beaufort (the Admiralty hydrographer, who is reported to be at the head of the new expedi tion movement) will be commissioned to take the command of it. WOOLWICH, DEC. 4. APPOINTMENTS. Captain—George Elliot (1840), to the Phaeton, 60-gun frigate, at Chatham. Commander—The lion. J. W. S. Spencer (1847), to the Contest, 12-gun sloop, at Portsmouth. Assistant-Engineers—George Crichton and John Bell, to the Fisgard frigate, at Woolwich. FARNCOMB-MA TOR. CO;711T of Mayorand 7 Aidermen, held in the Inner Chamber of the Guildhall of the City of London, on Tuesday, the 4th day of December, 1849, an I in the thirteenth year of the reign of Victoria, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Leland, Queen, &c. Resolved unanimously—That this Court deeply sympathise with her Most Gracious Majesty, Prince Albert, the Royal Family, and the nat on, in their aHliction, occasioned by the demise of her Ma jesty. Adelaide Queen Dowager, who, by the sincerity and consistency of her character, her unceasing endeavours to promote the cause of charity, and her urbanity and condescension, had justly endepred herself to all classes of society, and whose memory will be rerered to the latest posterity. MEREWETHER, THE ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION, REGENT-STREET. 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Mate—Angus Campbell (1848), to be Lieutenant. The Phaeton, 50-gun frigate, commissioned to-day at Chatham by Captain George Elliot, flag officer to Vice-Admiral the Hon. George Elliot, C.B. Com mander-in- Chief at the Nore, was built at Deptford Dockyard from a design by Mr. White, of Cowes. The Contest, 12 -gun sloop, commissioned to-day at Portsmouth by Commander the Hon. J. W. S. Spencer, was last employed on service on the coast of Africa. Captain J. B. Maxwell (1837), Captain T. P. Thompson (1847), Captain H. J. Matson (1849), Commander J. A. St. Leger (1848), and Commander E. W. Vansittart (1849), appointed to study steam, have all joined at the factory in Woolwich Dockyard to day. The Megrera, steam-frigate, sister vessel to the Vulcan, and fitted with engines of 350-horse power by Messrs. George and Sir John Rennie, was towed from the East India Docks yesterday to Wool wich, by the Jasper steam-vessel. The Advice steam-vessel proceeded yesterday morning to Sheerness with Lieutenant Robert son and a number of stokers of Captain Austin's department, for the purpose of taking the Amphion, 30, steam frigate, for a trial cruise in the North Sea. The whole of the officers, petty officers and crews of the Fisgard and Terrible steam-frigates, the Black Eagle, the Lightning, and other vessels at present at Woolwicb, came on shore, with the Royal Marine artillery from the Terrible, and mustered in the dockyard at twelve o'clock, and proceeded at 12.30 to the Royal Marine barracks, where the body of the late gallant and respected Commander James Wolfe, had been conveyed on the previous day from his resi dence in Wood street, that it might be interred with the honours due to his rank in the royal navy. THE BRITANNIA BRIDGE. MENAI STRAITS: TUESDAT AFTERNOON.—Every precaution having been taken against a recurrence of the contingency of yesterday, the transport of the huge mass of tube, 472 feet long and 2,000 tons in weight, was successfully effected to-day. During the entire night large beacon fires were blazing on the various platforms and on the shores of the Straits, to assist the workmen in watching and adjusting the great network of floating apparatus. It is almost im possible, without actually being present, to realize an adequate conception of the difficulty and hazard of the operation, and of the iliad of implied contingency in volved in the safe launching, over a rapid tideway, of a mass of material of such immense bulk, No clue had been discovered to the suspected cut ting of the tackle yesterday, and it is asserted by the Liverpool seamen to have been occasioned by the keel of a large vessel from Carnarvon passing over the cable on Saturday, the keel in question being cased with iron, and consequently liable to cut. From daylight until the hour at which operations commenced crowds of people continued to wend their way towards the works on either side of the Straits, while upon their surface sailing and other boats found it difficult, and, at many points, dangerous, owing to the rocks and the rapids, to make headway through the channel against a strong gale. The pontoons and tackle that were to play the all important part in the great process were minutely examined at an early hour by Mr. Stephenson, Cap tain Claxton, and Mr. 0..2-k, to ascertain that the stay-braces, keelsons, bulkheads, tie-bars, caulkings, and pumps, were all right. There were eight of them ready to do duty, and take the 2,000 tons load upon their backs, and bear it down the stream, six of them of wood, and two of iron, their maximum floatage power being 3,200 tons, each capable of sus taining 400 tons, and containing 19,000 cubic feet of water, and of displacing a like volume when sub merged. Such is the amazing buoyancy of these vessels that it is thought four of them would have been sufficient to float the superimposed mass, but the surplusage of disposable power was to enable those who had the floating of the tube to adapt their arrange ments the more readily to the state of wind, and wave, and weather. The displacement power of the pontoons was equal to 2,400 tons. The subsidiary or control ling tackle, in the shape of cables and hawsers, were extended over the Straits, and were two miles in length, and 4 inches in diameter, attached to the different capstans and on board the pontoons, where the strain on them was enormous. These hawsers, worked by the capstans, and by means of which, as it were in leading strings, the tube was guided, reached from the pontoons to the Anglesea shore, kept afloat on the surface of the stream by innumerable barrel buoys, and by means of which the motion of the iron mass, governed by the play of the capstans, was accelerated or retarded at the will of the engineers. Each pontoon is 100 feet long, 25 feet wide, and 11 feet deep. The two iron ones are of wrought iron, closely riveted together. There are large valves in the bottom of each pontoon, which are kept constantly open, and in this state the tide has entered them and left them daily without producing any buoyant effect. A complete dock has been cut out of the line of beach, which consists of schistus or slate-rock, directly under the tube, so as to admit of the entrance of the pontoons. The provision in the pontoons of valves allowed the water to be ad mitted for sinking them the moment that the tube touched the shelves. The depths of their sides and flat bottoms gave them all the requisite buoyancy, with a comparatively small draught of water. By capstans fitted on their decks, acting in contact with those on shore, the haulage of the tube was effected. Precisely at eleven o'clock, during a momentary snow-storm, but which in a few minutes was succeeded by bright and brilliant sunshine, Mr. Stephenson, Captain Claxton, Mr. Edwin Clark, Mr. Brunel, Mr. Bidder, and Mr. Wild scaled the ladders that led to the top of the stupendous tube, and gave the note of preparation to Mr. Forster, Mr. L. Clark, Mr. Greaves, and Messrs. Watts and Maclaren, who had charge of the pontoons and capstans, amid the cheers of the surrounding multitudes who thronged the towers and adjacent heights. The operation of floating had been commenced by carefully closing all the valves in the pontoons at low water, which enabled the pontoons to float as the tide rose, and as they rose buoyantly with it, to lift the tube from off the stone piers on which its extremities rested. A crowd of carpenters, with axe in hand, then laid on lustily to the land ropes, and the great horizontal roadway, thus released from those restraints, com menced its movement upon the waters. It was at this juncture that all the capstans, cable, stoppers, hauling lines, and hawsers came .into 'active opera tion for the accomplishment of the critical opera tion of floating the great mass, broadside and at first in a slanting direction. The tackle having been brought to bear on its buoyant burden, and dragged it oat about 150 yards into the stream, with its end to the space between tha towers, the next grand movement consisted in what is termed " slewing ' it round, so has to cause it to face the span between the piers. At this period a considerable pause took place, the better to prepare all hands for the arduousness of the operation. Suddenly the command was given to " heave all," and amid the clang and revolution of capstans the mass again moved on, until it was within a few yards of its destination. After a few more vigorous heaves the Carnarvon end of the tube glided to its appointed spot, and in a few minutes after the Anglesea end slowly slided into its position, amid the roaring of cannon through the ra vines of the Straits, the waving of flags, and loud and long acclamations from the multitude. Not the slightest drawback` in the shape of accident occurred. Owing to the sudden turn of the tide at a few minutes past 12, by which time the operation was finally completed, and, indeed, only just in time to render its completion practicable, the pontoons under the tube bad, with the numerous sailors on board, to beat a precipitate retreat, and on their leaving a clear space of some eight or ten feet was left between the tube and the tide. The entire operation, as timed, occupied about an hour ; the floating of the former tube an hour and a half, having a greater distance to travel over in its transit, and the appliances not being so perfect. It will be fully three weeks before the tube is lifted, the masonry having to be filled in, and it is thought the successful process of floating may have the effect of causing the highway to be completed by February—a month earlier than was expected. Not less than 2,500,000 of cubic feet of masonry had been constructed, though only three years had elapsed since laying the first stone. The work had gone quietly on with such perseverance that three cubic feet had been accomplished per minute :since the commence ment, allowing twelve working hours to the day and six working days in the week. The great strength and rigidity of the tube to resist strain and tension consist in its system of bee- hive cells. The cellular top of the tube, in which its great strength lies, is divided into eight compartments, and the top and bottom platforms forming these cells are composed of iron plates six feet long, and one foot nine inches wide throughout, 12-16ths of an inch thick in the middle, and increasing in thickness at the extremities, where they are 14 16ths of an inch thick. The vertical plates at the sides are of the same thickness. They are all bound, jointed, and rivetted together, as it were into one laminated mass. The angle-irons of the corner of the cells, which materially assist in the resistance offered to compression, are strongly jointed, the rivets being one inch in diameter. The method by which the bottom of the tube floated yesterday is put together is different from the top, the bottom being that especial part of the tube that will be solely subjected to a tensile or tearing strain, the great aim in the arrangement of the plates being to secure uniformity of strength, and this has been securely effected by Mr. Stephenson and Mr. Fair bairn, by means of composing the whole of the bottom of the tube of an infinite number of small pieces joined together, and a system of chain rivetting is adopted which distributes strength over all parts of the structure. The sides of the tube forming the medium of communication with the top and bottom are constructed of similar iron plates rivetted together, so as to insure the requisites of rigidity, tenacity, and lightness. The top and bottom sides were at first intended to be parallel, but were altered to give a rise of seven feet on the centre pier, and so as to taper off, with a slight curvature, from a depth of thirty feet in the middle to a depth of twenty-three feet at each end. Should the first line of tube be completed by March of 1850 the works will then have been nearly four years in progress. Telford's Menai Suspension bridge was eight years in building; the weight of its iron -work, compared with that of the Britannia bridge, being as 644 to 10,000 tons, or in the ratio of one to 15. EBENEZER ELLIOT.—This remarkable man and original poet, whose death was annoueced in The Sun of Monday evening, was born the 17th of March, 1781, being one of eight children. His father was a clerk in the iron-works at Masborough, near Rotherham, with a salary of 701. a-year. Of his early life little is known; the anecdotes which friendship has gathered from his con versation represent him as uniting great poetic sensibility with much practical inaptitude. On leaving school at an early age, and discovering great proficiency in arith metical attainment, he was placed by his father to work is the foundry, and it is recorded that a sense of his shortcomings often caused him to weep as, coming dirty from his work, he saw the invoices" or drawings of his brother Giles. Mr. Elliot commenced life as a working man; ho came to Sheffield under peculiar circumstances, and some hundred and fifty pounds worse than nothing. After much exertion and endurance he was favoured by fortune, and he was wont to relate how, sitting in his chair, he for a time made bis twenty pounds a- day, with out even seeing the goods that he sold. The corn-laws spoiled all that, and made him glad to get out of the business of a bar-iron merchant with part of his earnings, the great panic of 1837 having swept away some throe or four thousands at once. His first place of business was in Burgess-street; the house is pointed out at the right-hand corner as you go up. Removing hence, when business had increased, he estaL lished his warehouse in Gibraltar-street, Shalesmoor. Shortly after he built a handsome villa in the suburb of Upper Thorpe, whence he could behold Sheffield smok ing at his feet. The counting-house where Ebenezer Elliot made fame as well as fortune, was strangely fur nished—iron bars jostling Ajax and Achilles, for the classic poets were great favourites with our rhymer, although he could enjoy them only through the medium of a translation. Elliot has been called the Burns of the manufacturing city. His honest-natured heart taw with indignation Monopoly rob Labour of its wages, and convert plenty into famine. He attacked the bread tax most manully. Ile sent out, right and left, "songs, sarcasms, curses, and battle-cries," among the people. To his alarm " Up ! bread-taxed slave," England cc ased not to respond till the corn-laws were extinguished. Sioknoss for six minths visited him at intervals with in crossing severity, bat his habitual serenity never once forsook him; indeed, this was a period of great mental activity. On Saturday, the Ist inst., be drew his last breath at Argilt-hill, near Barnsley. Of five sons, two conduct the steel business of their father, and two are clergymen of the Church of England. He has also left a widow and two daughters.—Daily News. EXTRAORDINARY AFFAIR IN KENSAL-GREEN CE. METERY.—Yesterday afternoon an extraordinary scene took place in Mensal green Cemetery, and which has created some considerable interest and surprise, in con sequence of the body of a gentleman having been ex humed, in pursuance of a warrant issued by Mr. M. H. Wakley, the Deputy Coroner for Middlesex, without the presence of a jury. The deceased was a gentleman of property, residing in Hyde-park-square, and shortly before his death, which took place in Scotland, made a will, leaving the bulk of his property to a gentleman with whom he was residing at the time of his decease. It being known, however, that he had made a will in England, inquiries were made, when it was stated that the English will had been placed in the coffin with the corpse, and hence it was deemed desirable to disinter the body, an additional reason being, that it was said no medical man had been called in during his last illness. The coffin and the body underwent a very rigid exami nation, but no will could be discovered. The body of the deceased appeared not to have been wasted, and there were still some plaisters adhering to the chest. No will having been found, the Coroner said it would be necessary to have a post-mortem examination of the body, and the contents of the stomach were removed and placed in a jar, for the purpose of being analysed. The Coroner directed that Mr. Garrett should perform the analysis, and that the body should not be again , in terred until a jury had seen the bAly. The r emains of the deceased were then properly secured, and the jar and its contents were taken away by Mr. Garrett, who was directed to report to the Coroner the result of the ana • lysis, as soon as possible. All the parties then left the cemetery. TUE PRINTERS' PENSION SOClETY.—Yesterday evening a general meeting of the members and sub scribers of the above association, founded in December, 1527, for the relief of aged and infirm printers and their widows, was held at the London Tavern, 11. Fley, Esq., in the chair, for the transaction of general business. The report read was highly satisfactory. There are now 55 pensioners on the funds. Notwithstanding there bad been a decrease of income during the past year, from various causes, the benefits of the society have not been curtailed, but, on the contrary, an increase had been paid to the pensioners. The funded property, at the date of the last audit, amounted to upwards of 5 3001., which produces the society about 2001. per annum. The amount paid to male and female pensioners during the past year was 5281. 17s. The report concluded with an energetic appeal to the public f9r oupport. TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING CIIRONICLL. Sir,—The public have read with painful interest the able reports of your correspondents on the state ) of the labouring classes in England. That these disclosures of the sufferings of the poor have excited a gene r a l and a s i n c e r e sympathy i s proved by the many and liberal contributions which are daily forwarded to your office for the relief of the most suffering of these classes—namely, the needle w9irien. I r e j o i ce at t hi s ev id ence o f a Christian spirit. It emboldens me to lay shortly before your readers some suggestions which I trust they may think not unworthy of their consideration. Let me begin, th en , w i t h the class which has an indisputable right to priority --the needle-workers. Theirs is the most helpless s,,x—the most intense poverty—the most fearful degradation. Make every allowance for the natural exaggeration of sufferers relating to their own wrongs, and for the involuntary exaggeration of a benevolent man listen ing with horror to the detail of such sufferings--strip your Correspondent's letters of all but the bare re cital of facts—omit all his description of the sufferers themselves—forget, if possible, their own shame stricken and despairing recitals—and what a picture is left! 33,500 women engaged in this one trade, of whom 28,500 are under 20 years of age, and of these a large portion living, or attempting to live, on sums varying from 4id to 2id. a day ! I rejoice that the ready sympathy of your readers has sent alms to these poor creatures; that is, to those few out of the 33,500 who had the fortune to come under the observation of your Correspondent. There will be a week's food for the children of one ; there will be clothes got out of pawn for another ; till, in a few weeks, the alms will be exhausted— the subject, by all but a few, forgotten—and the same dreary monotony of starvation will again be their lot. Cannot these alms be so applied that permanent good may be effected ? Instead of palliating the symptoms might we not trace the causes of the malady, and make a vigorous attempt to repress or diminish them ? Let us see what these causes are. " The cause," says every one, " is the mania for cheap goods, which drives down profits and wages to the starvation point." But a mania for cheapness would not, in itself, enable the purchaser to get goods cheap, unless other causes operated to their cheap production. The will of the purchaser has, in fact, much less to do with the matter than the position of the salesman and the producer. Every capitalist—by which I mean every man em • barking his money in any trade or calling, with a view to got his living—is trying to attract cuotom to himself by underselling his neighbour. Every labourer—i. e., every man, woman, and child working for wages—is trying to secure employment by accepting lower wages than his neighbour; and every purchaser, as a matter of course, prefers the cheapest article. Tile truth is, our wealth and our population have both outgrown the narrow area of our country. We want more room. We have too much capital and too many people —more capital than we can em ploy with profit —more people than we can maintain in comfort. All your reports tell the same t Ile in a greater or less degree. In the mine, in the field, in the factory —everywhere a fierce competition between money and money—between man and man. This does not apply to all trades in the same de gree. In some, either wages have not fallen, in which case the labourer has gained an income, as the same money wages will now command far more of the necessaries and comforts of life than formerly ; or else, they have not fallen in a greater proportion than the prices of the necessaries he purchases, in which case he stands just where he did. But in no trade does the competition of labour with labour exist to the same extent as in all kinds of apparel-making ; and for this reason—the labour is principally done by women. But the number of women in Great Britain greatly exceeds the number of men. In 1821, the females out numbered the males, in round-numbers, by 117,000 ; in 1831, by 213,000; in 1841, by 320,000; and at this moment, so great has been the male emigration in the last nine years, that there cannot be less than half a million more females than males in Great Britain. Now, women have far fewer trades in which they can engage than men. Their choice is very limited, and as their field of employment is narrower, so is it, proportionably, far more crowded. This needle working, which is one of the largest, is the most over-crowded of all trades ; in none, consequently, has the reduction in the price of labour and the cost of the article produced been so great. Theirs, then, is the case in which the causes I have pointed out are in most active operation, and the effects produced the most baneful. What then is to be done for their relief ? I hear many say—" This system of cheapness or competition must be put an end to." But how ? By whom ? By the Govern ment ? Now, what is meant by this ? Does it mean that laws shall be made to regulate the retail prices ofevery article sold in every shop, street, and alley, in every town and village in England ? Let us suppose that this, if it were possible, would secure a certain profit more or less to the vendor ; but, for the producer, there must be, further, a law regulating the amount of wages for every labouring man, woman, and child. Due regard, of course, must be had, not only to the different prices of the necessaries of life in dif ferent districts, but also to the varying skill, strength, and application of each individual person. This scheme is, of course, too absurd to be enter tained seriously by any one. But I see that it has been seriously proposed to remedy the evil by for bidding schools under heavy penalties to take in needlework beyond what is necessary for the purpose of instruction. On what principle are we to forbid any one from working or earning what they can, especially children, whose education often depends on the maintenance of their school by this very needlework ? Are we, then, to persuade people, as a matter of duty, to give more for a thing than they can get it for—the tradesman to pay for labour, the consumer for his goods, more than the market price ? Is all bargain to become a matter of charity ? No; social evil 3 are neither to be cured by Act of Parliament, nor by attempting to contravene tine laws of nature. What, then, is to be done ? That this plethora of capital and population must have room found for them elsewhere is no new doctrine, nor do many now dispute it. But I have shown that there are peculiar circum stances affecting the female labour market which entitle it to a priority of relief. Leave this crowd of women here and they will destroy one another—more and more poverty, more and more infamy—body and soul both destroyed. Why not give them the means of escape ? In the southern hemisphere is 3 vast continent, which is as much a part of the British empire as Wales. It has been peopled partly by forced partly by voluntary emigration. In the first case the disproportion of the sexes (the reverse of course of that which we see in England) is enormous. Philanthropists have been shocked at the results upon society there. But even in the case of voluntary emigration the greater hardihood and spirit of adven ture of the male sex have naturally brought out a greater number of male emigrants. In 1847 there were in South Australia only 13,622 females to 17,531 mates, including children ; the disproportion among adults being, of course, greater. In New South Wales, in 1847, of the adult population 83,572 were males, and only 41,809 were females. In Van Die-. men's Land the same disproportion exists. A redress of this inequality is the crying want of society there ; just as the redress of the opposite inequality in this country is the necessity here. Any woman so emigrating is a woman saved; and further, if any numbers go out, the status of the re mainder is bettered. The competition is diminished, and wages pro tanto improved. The cost of a passage of an adult to Australiats 151. ; wonderfully little when the length of the voyage and the comforts provided are considered, but very large when we have to deal with the removalof numbers. But let us suppose that we only deal with a few. ' The sums sent through your office for the relief of the needle-workers must now amount to some hun dreds of pounds. These sums have been directed to be employed for the benefit of particular individuals, whose cases seemed to your readers to be especially distressing. But these alms must at last be ex hausted, and when exhausted, f the recipient has not been altogether removed from the trade, she will be in no way benefited. On the co n t rary , s h e w ill re t u rn to ber privations with a keener sense of their intensity from the contrast she has known ; whereas, the same sum which has thus been almost wasted, in enabling her to Continu e i n a t ra d e w hi c h c a n bring her nothing but suff er i ng an d t em pt a ti o n, would, if applied to her emigration, have enabled her to escape from it. But I do not intend that we should deal with ti few only. I propose that we should offer to those who still have health and years before them, and above all, who still have character, the means of escape from a country where their only possible calling brings them ruin, to a land which offers them the pruspect of a home where they may dwell in comfort and honour. The emigration of a few is a certain and positive benefit to those few ; but unless we enable large numbers to go we can effect no sensible or perma nent improvement in the situation of those who remain. What we do must be done on a large scale. For this a vast fund will be required ; but I have no doubt' that in this country, abounding in wealth, abounding also, I trust, in a self denying and Christian spirit, such a fund can and will be raised. Neither will machinery be wanting. The clergy 4 - 1"" 4**l/4.. A 4 ,,