The Sun. — London, England, 1841-02-26 00:00:00

MORNING EDITION GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. The Half-yearly Meeting of the Great Western Rail way Company took place yesterday at the Company's Offices, Prince's-street, Bank. At twelve o'clock the Chair was taken by CHARLES RUSSELL, Eaq., Chairman of the Board of Directors. The room was crowded in very part. The a dvertisement calling the meeting having been read, Mr. HEYWORTH suggested that they should have the proceedings of the last half-yearly meeting read in the first instance, in order to refresh their memories.--( Cries of " No, no.") A PROPRIETOR objected to such a step. They had given notice of certain proceedings which were to take place, and he thought no other matters could be entered upon. The CHAIRMAN said the Directors had much satisfaction in presenting to the Proprietors that which had been placed in their hands that morning, more particularly as the pre sent was the last account which they would be called upon to render of unfinished works; and, in the next place, because there was a sum which the Directors thought might to justly applied, for the first time, to the payment of a dividend.—( Cries of " Hear, bear.") Hs would remind the meeting that not one shilling of the interest on loans was charged aga net the capital of Company.—( Cheers.) Mr. Brunel's Report contained a se7 full statement of the pleura state of the works; and it would be satisfactory to the meeting to find that the corks between Wootton Basset and Bath were in so satisfactory a state, and that so large a proportion had been done. At the last hall-yearly meeting it had been earnestly urged upon the Directors to accelerate the works, and some a idi.ienal expense bad been consequently incurred on teat point . . He hoped, however, the result would be to eea'sbe the Directors to open the entire line during seve ral of the most productive months of the summer.—( Hear, hear.) Siuce tee last ere esing they had completed a line wish the Bristol add Exeter Railway Company, and he was happy to be able to communicate to them that the Lords of the Treasury had come to tt e resolution of mak ing Dartmouth tile station of the West India packets, s.hieh could not fad to be very beneficial to the Great Western line.—( Hear.) It must be obvious that in working and constructing a line of that magni tude, ems . de.ab.o sums of money must be locked up for tke moment in a manner which would prevent its being applicable for the finishing of the line. The Directors would be justly chargeable with impruvideece if they had not sought t) find an equivalent f.r there sums, and left te en :ste l e :s when they required all their eeisesgies th -devotes to the completion of the line. He was satisfied, therefore, that they would concur in the proposition coatsiaed in the Repoli, just fled as it was by the exieeeey of the case.—( Hear, her.) He was net aware teat there was any other topic in the Re pert to which it was rsesetsary to cirect their attcutien. But the e was one toi is which occupied a good deal of public atreu ion a' the present moment, and upon which he (the Chairman) bed f armed very strong opinions. lie alledsd to Lord Seymour's Bill of last year fur the regu lation of railways, which bad been followed by another 10 the present year, and would no doubt be followed by offs rs in future Sessions of Parliament. lie did not hssitate to state his opinion before them, as he ha I stated it elsewhere, that ho considered t e whole course of legislatiosi upon that sub ject tirogresve and aggressiva as it was in its very nsture, was uesouud, unjust, unwise, and once - t tesery.—( Hear, hear.) It was unsound because it was a violation of all the rine4 les which be believed to be ewe - tementel end unive.sal in all commercial matters, and nbie r was sell expressed by the French phrase of " nous faire."—( Heir.) It was unjust, because it si lected one cla s of interests only for legisla ive cen t el. It aas unwise because by diiding the responei biity beta eon the Companies and the Government, in stead of increasing it rather dirni,..idied that responsibility. It was unnecessary because :t proceeded on the assumption of a 1 esuliar danger tteing attached to r. ilway tra‘e deg, whereas all the experience that had been calmly and die ea sionately directed to it had shown that peculiar safety attached to that mode of travelling.—( Hear, hear. and cheers.) What said the officers of the Board of Trade on that subject? They nil there was no inhescat danger in rai' way travelling—that the danger was very small, and even upon the pre.e system it was less teen attached to any other mode of conveyance.— ( Hear, I.e r.) What said the Postmaster-General in his correspondence with the &and Junction Raileay Com pany ? Why, tbat his Lordship, according to the best (spin th the could form on the subject, considered the acci feats few in comparison with those which in all pro bability would bele: occurred if the Fe.vice had been per formed by the mail coaches, accelerated as they had been of late years to the greatest degree of speed. lie would now refer the meeting to what Mr. Labouchere had said on the first reading of the Bill. Tint Hon. Gentleman said that a great deal a panic had been created by the ac cidents, but on the whole there was no mode of convey ance so safe as railways. Sir Robert Peel, en the second reading of the Bill, observed that with regard to the Lee don anti Birmingham and the Grand Junction, too of the longest 1 nes that had been opened, the traffic had been enormous, hundreds of thousands of passengers had been carried, and there had been very few accidents. He was happy to say thn. their experience corroborated these state ments. It had been open far twoyears arid nice months, and had carried 2,160,863 passengers, and yet, notwithstand i,g that long duration of time—nets. i hstanding these bun. dreds of thousands, nay, millions of passengers, and not withstanding the hundreds of mi lions of miles travelled, they bad had but one accident that deserved that name. That accident had occurred to a goads' train, and it un fortunately happened that an engine man and guard.lost their lives, and three passengers were seriously hurt ; but a very searching and rat •liigent Jury emphatically and pointedly accompanied the verdict by a statement that no blame attached to the Company or any of th, it officers. ( Hear, hear.) It was right that merit should be given where merit was due, and he should not, he thought, be doing justice in referring to this remarkable exemption from accidents if he did not say that that was mainly to be as cribed to the vigilance and ability of the executive officers. —(Cheers.) In spite of these testimonies, and of that experience, he admitted that a considerable apprehension did prevail in the public mind, and unfortunately it so happened that all the great railway accidents acre crowded into three months after last autumn. What was the course of reasoning that followed? These accidents were assumed as the data—they were then multiplied by 4, and the people, lifting up their hands and turning up their eyes, said such was the whole consumption of life by those horrible railways.—(Hear, hear.) That was the sort of reasoning and calculation upon which these accidents were computed, and if the public were so influ enced, so far from legislating, it should be a reason for suspending legislation. What could be so unwise or so unjust as to legislate, to adopt Mr. Labouchere's own words, "on a panic." It appeared to him, however, that in the present state of opinion in the House of Commons, with the present views of the Government, and in the panic prevailing in the public mind, they must have a Bill, and he thought it was their duty to render that Bill as far as possible conducive to the public interests. Its great recommendation was that it was a police and not a fi.eal measure. It interfered largely with the power and con trol of the Companies, but the Government would see the propriety of not interfering with their pecuniary con ceras. In its present form many of its enactments were extremely unjust. Take for instance the clause pro i i 'log that a railway might to left unemployed for ten days after its cot-opt:Aim:. Let it be assumed that its profits would ba 1,0001. a day, and he asked them could anything be more unjust than ti render a Company liable to a fire of 10,000 L, when the pica of the public saf.dy could nut be urged ?—( Haar, hear.) Take the clause providing that fifteen minutes should elapse between each train; that may be a very useful enactment in long lines, but in short ones it would be almost impossible to carry it out. If there were two or three delays in the railways in the early part of the day, when that occurred the common sense practice was to remove the obstruction on the line, and get back as quickly as possible to the regular time. The first clause welch prohibited the opening of the rail way, on certa i n c i rcumstances, fur ten days, Mr. La bouchere had himself distinctly admitted to he a hardship. Mr. BRANDRETTI.—.What reason was assigned for the introducion of such a clause ? The CHAIRMAN. —He believed the object was to give the Government officers time for inspection. But the probability was that that clause would be modified. These however were the two leading principles of the Bill, and they gave a large and unlimited discretionary power to Vie G over nment, and with regsrd to t h e system of licensin g he did not think they would make any ma t er i al alte ration. He certainly objected very much to the large discrctiorary power which was to Le invested in ,the Government. It was bad enough when ex ercised by parties holding t he hi g hest offi cial situatioi. , and giving t ! e strong eA responsibility for th e due did charge of their functions, but in matters of routine th ese things invariably fell into the lands of clerks and snbox_ dinatn officers.—( Hear , bear.) conviction whether on i hid licensing be certaiolv entertaine it would work well. The i •er t ye, and would The other subject of very deliberate grar on e doubts mind was, that it would be totally iop of their lace a great [rely difficulties in the obtain ing the best mi n when the supply in proportion to the demand. It would be wa with a great t cal of inconvenience, but the subject he g wasl'ayalre a ' t 3 t Y en s d o e l d im a it l e so d altegether ore of so much delicacy and difficulty, that could r e .t proper l y discuss it at t h at mom ent. All he coeld say sea., that it wet not desirable that it had cot 1 beers advecated, and was approved not of by the Great Wcster a R a il way Company. In his capacity as their Chair man' he had been appointed one of the Committee . to look af ter the interest! of the Railway Proprietors, and he wished to say that while acting as sucb he.had not hastily camprornhed wh at h e believed to be' the ' legitimate inte rests of the railwapyx;_oor:panie, and the' best guarantee for the safety of the. lillitiird;wahnidch he sanction to a Bill, 'Would' 'never give his sanction his 'deliberate opinion, s be gravely dissented.e'lie would '.n v " enture- to add,' that if the Bill passed into et law, noni n y w ou ld 'reiarier more prompt obedien ce to i t than tli n eG a reat Western Rail. ) Ha would now ca ll upon way Company.— ( Hear, h ear . the Secretary to read the Report. The SECRETARY then read the Report, and also the Report of the Engineer, Mr. &mei : a n d th e statement of receipts and expenditure for the previous half Mr. BRANDRETII rose with great pleasure tt ea n i r. ove " That the Report be adopted, more particularly as their work now approached its completion." It w as said that it :at bad been an experimental railway, but it was no longer one, for it had fully and completely succeeded. Although the late severe weather, the frosts, and the floods, In al retarded the completion of the works, on the other hand, it should afford them some satisfaction, as it had CM'. pletely tested their stability. They had all heard of ti o that tat immense nod / had . taken place at Brentford, and all lendid viaduct, nod/ of water bad passed beneath the ;Ten. , which a copy was exhibited behind (Hear hear, hear .) Chair man, doing it the smallest injury._ as well as him e se i f ) He believed most of the Proprietor=, he was sure they woul d had travelled on their railway, and was undoubtedly thetdesatgree with him in saying that it )aisorailway is the kingdom.—(Ge neral cheering. on the first dividend that w congratulated the Proprietors about to be made. He be lieved when the London ancl a k ß a i_borminfiham line pail their , Ant divid it was less 7 .-., ""Y 'Me nevi to receive. Ho 1 /- ---- ..r." /- also congratulated them on the statement that no (tether capital would be called for, and his last topic was that the Directors had secured the assistance of a gentlemen in the traffic department. whose talents and activity gave the best assurance that the line would be managed in the very best manner. Mr. E. DANN seconded the motion. It was true the dividend they were to receive was a small one, but it was an honest one—(Hear and cheers)—and had been declared out of the actual profits of the undertaking. If it were even smaller, it would be infinitely better than if manoeuvres had been resorted to to increase its value.— ( Cheers.) He was glad to find the attention of the Di rectors had been directed to the subject of coke, as there was a great difference in the price of coals raised in the forest of Dean and in that part of the country, and very great advantages would result to the Company if they succeeded id effecting an arrangement to procure it on the spot.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. HEYWORTH was glad to find the engineers' ex penses had been reduced 4,000/. in the last half-year, and hoped there would be a further reduction. He wished to know if all the locomotive poser had been provided ? The CIIAIRMAN said not more than half the locomo tive engines had been proviiied, but they had a very large supply of carrisges. Mr. GURDON wished to say a few words upon the ex cellct•.t and judicious observations that had teen made by the Chairman, and particularly that part which referred to the removal of the West India packet station to Dart- mouth. The Chairman seemed to think that Dartmouth was the place fixed upon by the Government as the packet station of all those mails. Now he believed it would he found that there would be a great opposition to that place becoming a packet station, and with respect to the report upon that subject, he had heard it alleged that it was im possible that any person competent to speak on that sub ject could have made such a report as was male to the Government if the distance had been measured. lie be lieved it was the intention of a Member a f the Government when the subject was brought forward, to divide the House upon the subject He hop. d that the Directors would. be diligent in seeing that the packet station was not removed to a pl ice which would take from them the benefits to be derive I from the adoption of a station dish which it would communicate. It might be taken to Southampton, and he knew that great exertions had been made by the Southampton Dock Company to get that place appointed as the packet station, but he trus:ed that, by the exertions of the Directors and ethers, the appointme..t of that town would not be fixed upon. In his own mind, inde pendent of all interest in the Company, he bell( ved that Falmouth would I e the best packet station.—(Cheer:.) With respect to the accidents on railways, and he was hippy to hear that the Chairman was one of that body which had been appointed to Watch the progress of the Bill through Parliament, he thought there should be something :ike lair dealing. lie thought that the delusion which a. present existed in the public mind ought to be removed. He hoped that en authorised report, with respect to acci dents on railways, would be publicised, not leaving it to the newspapers to put their own version on the subject-- (Cheering)—and he hoped also that some means would be adopted to obtain from Ccroncrs an account of the ac cidents that had taken place by ether means.—(Cheers.) With respect to the subject of compensation in cases of damage. many persons thought it unfer that a compensa tion of 1,000/. should be awarded against a Railway Com pany or against coach proprietors, and yet that where a person was killed, and the family de prived of the means of subsistence, no means existed of compensating the family. Now in his opinion it would be much more wise t introduce some Bill on the subject than to adopt the obsolete system of deedand.— ( Hear, hear.) The deodand on the London and Bir mingham Railway of 2,000/. was one of the most ridi culous things he had ever heard. The Jury there had brought theinseivet; to think that the man who by Lii own reckless proceedings had caused his own death, had pre meditated that death.—( Cherie.) He thought the Com pany were greatly indebted to the Directors tor the course they had pursued in announcing to the Proprietors the periods at which they would be c riled ution to pay their calla—(Cheers)—and he wished their example had been followed by other Companies.—( Hear, hear.) He was a Proprietor of the London and Birmingham Railway, and he must say that he felt great displeasure at seeing the Directors of that Company hanging back and hesi tating as to what ought to he done. 1' he Directors of the present Company had pursued an honest course, be cause the public was told when they bought a 100/. share the time when the calls would be made.—(Cheers.) There was another subject to which he wished to allude, and that was with respect to the great fluctuation in the value of the shares of the Company. It could net have escaped any person interested in railways, to observe the absurd fluctuations that had taken place in the price of shares, and, if by any m• aas a remedy could be devised, it would contribute materially to inc: ease the value of their property; he had tried with great anxiety to trace the malady to its source, but he found the subject surrounded with diffieulty. He thought the public mind would be disabused of the many delusions that took place by a mere continual publication of the state of their affairs, and their property would be saved from those great depressions to which it hid been subjected. He would not pretend to do more than to throw out his suggestions for the con sideration of the Directors, who, he trusted, would persee vere in tracing the evil to its -source, and provide a re medy. It might be well to have a Statistical Gazette, in which to publish the state of their affaTs.—( Cheerer.) Mr. HEYViORTH thought the worthy Proprietor who had just addressed the meeting, had trac id the evil to its proper source. One greater evil was the uncertainty is which the Shareholders were kept, as to the expenses of the line. He thought the public ought to know, from time to time, what these estimates and expenses were. Mr. CROSSWAITE wished to know whether the parties who had lent money on the fifths of shares bad the power to call for bonds from the Company, because, if they had, they would be der rived of their dividends. The CHAIRMAN said that they knew the time when the debentures would be called upon to he paid, and they had so far regulated their loan notes that they would fall to bo paid soon after the debentures, and they would, therefore, have those debentures to give to the holders of the loan J notes if they chose to take them. Mr. CROSSWAITE wished to know whether the parties doing so would be entitled to any dividend that might be decl-red ? The CHAIRMAN —Certainly. Mr. Ceosswerre wished to know from the engineer whether the great outlay that had taken place during the last half year was upon the line that bad been open for some time, or upon that that had lately been opened. Mr. BRUNEL said that the outlay on the part that had lately been opened was considerable, but that it had been less from Reading to Maidenhead, than from London to Maidenhead. But there was nothing in the outlay on the line that had been long opened, but what was most sadefactory. Mr. CROSSWAITE wished to know whether in the first twenty-two miles opened the outlay was more expensive than upon that which had been lately opened? Mr. Beetene said that it had ; but the outlay upon that twenty-two miles was not heavy, and, as compared with a great number of other railways, it was low. Mr. CROSSWAITE said be had had a promise at the last meeting from Mr. Brunel, and he was anxious to know whether it had been carried out or not ; and if not carried out, he wished to know why it had nut been. It would be in the recollection of the meeting that the Proprietors, at a former meeting, urged the completion of the works even at a greater expenditure. He had himself been on the line, and he found that the works were not in so complete a state as he should have wished. Upon the Wootton Basset contract the works were far from completion, and at Chippcnham the contractor was very much behind. He believed the latter was Price's contract ? Mr. BRUNEL said that it was. Mr. CROSSWAITE wished to know when that contract ought to be completed ? Mr. BEUNEL—On the 15th of May. Mr. CROSSWAITE wished to know whether the works upon that contract were in a sufficiently forward state to be completed by that time. Mr. BRUNEL said, that he considered they were. Mr. CRCSSWAITE—Then as to the Box Tunnel, h e wished to know when that contract expired. Mr. BRUNEL observed, that that was Hemming's con tract, and that it had long since expired. Mr. CROSSWAITE wished to know whether there was any means of compelling the contractors to complete their works. Mr. BRUNEL observed, that there were legal means cf doing so, and that penalties might be inflicted. Mr. CROSSWAITE thought if such was the case, the Company ought immediately to proceed to enforce the completion. Mr. HETWORTII wished to know whether the. Directors had reserved the 10 per cent. from the contractors. Mr. !RUNE!. must decline suing the course that bad been pursued. It would not be wise for him to give the particular state of the accounts of any single contractor. It would not be of any advantage to the Company for him to do so. With respect to Hemming's contract it had belt' found necessary to adopt strong measures, and those mei sure; had been put in force to compel the coLtractjr to complete the work. Of this he was certain that Hem n ing could complete the work, and if he did not do so it must he taken out of his hand!. Mr. flErwowriz must again ask whether they I that served a fund of 10 per cent. upon the work done. 1"1:1 re. Mr. BRUNBL said, that to answer questian wou ld be to state the balance between t must ho r e - serv es and the advances , wh i ch would be most e- judicial to the interests of the Com p an y . He t h row himself upon the P ro p ri e tors, and be g of them to authorise him to decline answering that question. Mr. CROSSWAITE observed, that with respect to the west end of the Box tunnel, there was a great deal still to be done. He must express his regret that the works of the western division were not in such a state of forward ness as he could desire. He hoped that Mr. Brunel would carry out the assurances he bad given him at the last me2ting, that the line should he opened on the first of June. still with judgrneat. dens itiAnassTortvigt(hiroouugsht that a manner everything id w iat hst the prie:or who bad bpokezt a H s e he a r g t e e s fi silb o l d P b re bu _ et the accidents on railways, bu r t (; t safe e one was clear from line a the Great Western was a of enveyance, should come beforeit.Tiochssein on other public. 3ththate T rn h oill a t t o° t dijlti'e)s. the stat e m en ts ma d e by th e Ch a irman. lie thought that speech port. He oughthad t be g o r eat pleasurerin printed and circulated innoticing the wr red d t h u e t t h i o e e - of the charges on the working of the roads, and he hoped there would he a material reduction in this: item of expen diture in the next half year. He saw no necessity for 24 Directors of that Company.—( Cheers.) One of the propo- sitions that they were called upon to sanction that day was the re-election ofsix gentlemen as Directors. He had no doubt of the efficiency of those gentlemen, but when he looked to the list of railr oa d s throughout the kingdom, and when he saw that there were only five that had twenty-four Directors, he must confess that he had come to the conclusion that so large a number was not necessary. He trusted that the Directors would, before the next meeting, take into their consideration a proposition for reducing their number from 24 tcil 15. THE SUN. LONDON, FRIDA Y, FEBRUARY 26, 18ii. Mr. HEYWORTH agreed that it was not necessary for any Company to have so larg e a number o f Di rectors. H e di d not know whether by their Act of Parliament the Direc tors were enabled to diminish their numbers, and if they could not they must wait till another application was made to Parliament. A PROPRIETOR observed that the Birmingham and Gloucester had reduced the number of their Directors to five.—( Cheers.) Mr. ENGLAND agreed with Mr. Crosswaite as to the in complete state of the works, Mr. ROGERS said that it was understood that the Ciren cester and Swindon line would be completed against next April. He wished to know would that he the caec? Would the line be fit to be opened in April ? The CHAIRMAN replied that they had received formal notice from the Company, stating that that road would be opened in Apri'. Mr. ROGERS thought it was impossible, from informa tion that had come to him on the subject, that the line could be opened in April. Mr. BRUNEL said the contractors on those lines had un dertaken to hare them opened in March instead (f April, and he saw no reason, in the present st rte of the works, why that could not be effected. With respect to the em bankment at the part of the line alluded to, though the land did not come into their possession till six moults after the time when they were to have got it, and the works were in consequence beg un in the nvelst of the heavy rai ns ; yet t h e emban kment was now in such a state of forwardness, that in his opinion there was nothing whatever to prevent the line being coin pltt id. With iespeet to the Cheltenham line he could not fix the day on which it would be opened. If it rested with him to fix the day he weal have it opened in March, but at all eveets he believed it would certainly be opened in April. • Mr. BERNARD wished to ask a very important question, which he believed ought not to be discussed at that meet ing, but on some othe r occasion the point ought to be ascertained by the proprietors of the railroad. A part of the Report which had been read to the meeting alluded to the raising of furtive. sums, Now he wished to know whether the lino would be completed for the sum which they were now authorised to raise, namely, 5,750,0001. Did the Directors intend to raise a greater sum than that for that purpose ? Did they expect to include the tot ii amount of expense of engines, carriages, &c. in that sum. In a word, the point he wanted to ascertain was whether 5,750,000/. was the independent cost of the road. The CHAIRMAN world pledge himself that the r tad would be finished for the sum already given for that. purpose, but no human bring could pledge himself as to what contingencies might ,'rise, or their consequences. The Directors had gone crrefully through the estimates up to last August, but riece that time no further estimates had been I , oirl befi re them. However, he cent i aisere the gentleman who put the question, that the Direettri would endeavour to keep down the expense as much as they possibly could. Mr. RioenweY was desirous of calling the attention of the meeting to the great iecunvenieece arising front the Report not having been put into the hands of the Proprie tors a considerable time before the mt eting took place; they would then come prepared to decide whether the statements contained in that Report wee right or not, which it was impossible to do in the present instance, when they were gilled on, at a moment's notice, to make such a decision. Though the Proprietors bad every confidence in the Director ' , yet he thought it but fitting that the inconve.nieace to which he alluded should in fUture be rernat•ee. lie wished to know what was the Superintendent's salary ? The CHAIRMAN said it was 1,2001. a year, and that :um included the London Secretary's salary, both situations being filled by the same person. The duties attached were so great that that sum must be considered but as a very moderate s,lsry. Mr. RIDGEWAY—Has he a residence in addition to that salary ? Tire CHAIRMAN--,NO. The Surcrintendcnt occupies one of the houses of the Company, but be pays rent for it. In reply to a question from a Proprietor, who wished to know whether it was by the goods-trains or the passen gers-trains that parcels were to be transmitted, and who stated that some goods of his were re fused so be transmit , ed by the goods train, because they were too small, the Chairman said that there must be some inaccuracy in that statement. They never refused to ca-ry goods by the goods-Vain, because, they were too small ; but it was possible they might refuse them because they were too large. The Gentleman who put the question said there was no inaccuracy in his statement, and in support of his assa-- tion read a Ict . er from the Superintendent's clerk, to the effect, that the parcels in question were not sufficient]) large or weighty to alow of their going in the goodr-de partment, and they were therefore refused ; but subse quently, sent by the passengers'-train. The SECRETARY said he never learned wbat were the exact circumstances of the case which was now under dis cussion; he war, therefore, unprepared to state anything relative to it in particular, but the rule of th e C om p any attached a certain rate to parcels respecting the value of which there was very considerable responsibility incurred. The rate therefore for the carriage of parcels was very different from that for the carriage of goods—goods being under stood as merchandise, loaded in aggregate quantities. Under the bead of merchandise, goods, when under one hundred weight, were excluded. When under that weight, they were charged as parcels. Parcels were carried by the goods trailer. With respect to carryings'by the. passengers train s , th e Company reftised Lb , uuless some circumstances rendered it necessary. Some conversation having taken place with respect to the necessity of lessening the number of the Dim:tars, The CHAIRMAN said the Act of Parliament under which the Company was incorporated fixed the number of Di rectors, and it was therefore perfectly incompetent for them to make any diminution is their numbers; however, if they should deem it necessary to make anv change in their numbers, they would endeavour to effect that object. The question that the Report be received and published was then put and carried. Mr. Gunnosr next proposed a resolution, to the effect that the dividend of 1/. 10s. per cen►. on half shares, de clared up to the 31st of Dec., payable to the present Pro prietors, be paid on the sth March passed. The thanks of the Company were then voted to the Directors for their zealous and efficient services in aid of the undertaking. The CHAIRMAN, on the part of himself and brother Directors, acknowledgA the compliment. Some desultory conversation here took place relative to Dartmou'h being selected in preference to Falmouth or Bristol as the purl from which the packets were to sail, when the Chairman observed, that the selection of Dart.. mouth was communicated to the Directors by the Secre tary of the Treasury, and it was adopted in accordance with the recommendation of the Commissioners who were appointed to report on the subject, With respect to any departure being made from that selection, he (the Chair man) apprehended that the Government would not make any change. After some other business was disposed of, the marked thanks of the meeting were given to the Chairman, and the assembly separated. ENGINEER'S REPORT. 18, uke-street, Feb. 23, 1841. Gentlemen —I am happy to he able to report that satisfactory progress h as been ' made towards the completion of the entire line since the last general meeting of the Proprietors, such as will in sure this being my last half-yearly Report open the state of ineom. plete works. S,nce that period an additional portion of rail way, of about 28 1 / 2 miles, has been brought into operation, the line from London to Farringdon-road having been extended to the Wootton Basset-road, a total distance of SO miles; and that between Bath and Bristol, a distance of 12 miles, having been opened to the public immediately after the last meeting. The interval still remaining unfinished, extends about 26 miles. At the latter end of August last, it was stated, that we might reasonably expect the completion of these works within a twelvemonth from that time ; but it was strongly urged by several Proprietors at the public meeting that means should be adopted, even at some increased expense, to render this more certain, and to hasten still further the period of the opening of the entire line. Such means have been adopted. '1 he quantity of side-cutting for the formation of embankments, and the carrying materials from cutting into spoil, have at va rious points been increased, and other modifications of the.ori ginal mode of constructing the works have been introduced; but as this portion comprehends several of the heaviest works on the line, and the opening must of course depend upon the means applied being successful in every case, I cannot fix the precise period of the final opening, but there is no doubt that it will have been much expedited, and particularly, that the time gained will comprehend some of the most profitable part of the year, and that if the contractors complete the several works which they have undertaken (and of course steps must be adopted to enforce the terms of their contracts), then I think we may fairly hope to open the line in June. .- Exertions have been made during the whole of the'past season to push forward the works, and at the same time to avoid, as far as possible, the necessity of executing any embankments during the wet weather, and I am happy to state, that, although we have again been unfo r t unate l y impeded by very severe weather, unusually long and severe frosts, and subsequent floods, yet, upon the whole, the efforts we have made have been success ful. Much has been done, and wherever th e pr i oc i pleof avoid ing the formatio n o f earthwork daring wet weather has been strictly adhered to, all that has been completed has been well and permanently done. In the immediate neighbourhood of Bath much still remains to be executed on one contract. The diversion of the Kennet and Avon Canal, in the progress of which very serious diffi culties had occurred, caused principally by continued wet weather at a critical period of the works, requires most attention ; the retaining wall, however, is nearly completed, and when the course of the Canal is diverted, which will shortly be done, the construction of the railway itself at this point is a simple and easy operation. With the exception of this one point, the works are in a sufficiently forward state between Bath and Bathford. At Bathford the bridge across the Avon is much in arrear, but the necessary means have been and shall be adopted for se curing its early completion. From this point to the Box Tunnel, the works are in a for ward state ; the long embankment requires but a small addi tional quantity for its completion, and we are commencing to form the surface preparatory to ballasting. are T nearlyhe small tunnel in Oa the adj o i n i ng cutt i ngs finished. Upon the remainder of the line, from the Box Tunnel to Wootton Basset inclusive, all the works are heavy, but fortu nately not at , ended with any great difficulty of construction. The Wootton Basset, or No. 7 ( C. ) contract, is nearly completed. Of the great embankment, clutaining about half a mill,on cube yards, about 25,000 yards only remain to be finished. Upon the next contract the - principal embankment is still nearer completion, from 5,000 to 0,000 yards only being want ing. On the next contract , No. S (C ), the w or k s are also nearly finished, and on both of h the s aco om ns c i h d i e p r p a e b nha lep rn or , t t i h on e is ballasted , and the laying permanent ay is commenced. The bridge over the Avon will be completed in a very short time, n d goeoxdoteolonaoydoei consists s d i it. Upon of the burnin g an d principal work next relmasi,in co ntracts &eg. ' t o having be . t irePara'ory to laying the pavement way. The works betwee n Chippenham and the Box Tunnel, w hi c h the the eate two frosts, t n v that by p p ro er exertion, their compl et i on now in such. a state part. have generally bee n considered as likely to be th e l atest, are itself will be completed and open through.. The Box Tunnel Face to the Shaft No. 8, which has out, from the Western considered as the Eastern extremity, during the always been he whole Tunnel cannot be then said to not within b e wantingt he t me on required may be ensured; this exe r ti on s h all my next month ; and if t Eastern end, which is en. be finished, it is only becau s e the tirely in rock, and belonging more properly to the Contract last referred to, of No. 1 ( C), has been extended a few yards in order to diminish the quantity of excavation required in the open cutting. The permanent way in the Tunnel will also shortly be commenced. The account I have above given of the advanced state of the works will, I trust, prove satisfactory. Such exertions as were required to hasten the successive opening to Steventon, to Farringdon-road, and to Wootton Basset, and the arrangements consequent upon each partial opening, are at all times attended with serious expenses, and it ' is a source of great satisfaction to me, that only one more opening is to take place. I have endeavoured to ascertain the increased cost thus incurred, but I have been unable to do so with sufficient accuracy to venture upon an estimate, and as the period is so fast approaching, when the actual outlay upon each contract can be positively ascertained and dissected, I trust that any statement which could not be accurately de pended upon, will not be expected of me at the present time. Upon the whole, I have reason to hope that the means which have been adopted for the purpose of thus advancing the works, will not prove more expensive than was anticipated by those who urged their adoption; that the additional expense will have been usefully incurred; and that before our next half-yearly meeting we shall have reaped the benefit of this expenditure, when the whole line from London to Bristol, and Bridgewater towards the South-west, and from London to Swindon and Cirencester towards Cheltenham, will be in full operation. _ I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, I. K. 13RIJNEL TO CORRESPONDENTS. ‘, A Constant Reader at Nottingham" has our thanks. matter shall be looked to. On the Ist of March, with the Magazines, in 2 vols. small Bvo THE 1300 K WITHOU T A NAME. By SIR CHARLES and LADY 111011 GAN. Henry Co!burn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough -street. a.* Orders rec e i ve d b y all Booksellers. MR. HORACE SMITH'S NEW NOVEL. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., T ILE MONEYE,II MAN; Or, THE LESSON OF A LIFE. By HORACE SMITH, Esq., Author of " Brambletye House," &e. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13 Great Alarlhoroo7h-ttree,t. • THE SECOND voLUAIE A GNES STRICKLAND'S LIVES of the QUEENS of ENGLAND, NEW and REVISED EDITION, IS NOW READY FOR DELIVERY AT ALL THE BOOKSELLERS', price 10s. Gd. bound, with IllustiTtions. Iltnry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Gzet Marlborough-street. • THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN. UNDER the MANAGEMENT of MADAME VES7RIS THIS EVENING. FEB. 26, i‘T 11 he presented Shakspere's Comedy (with Music) of THF. MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR. Sir John Falstaff, Mr. Bartley; Master Slender, Mr. C. Ma thews ; Ford, Mr. C ooper ; b en t on , M r . W. H arr i son; Mrs. Ford, Mr. - . Nisbeit ; Mrs. Page, Madame Vestris; Ann Page, Miss Rainforth, Mrs. Quickly, Mrs. C. Jones. After which, Will be acted the New Comedy, in Two Acts, entitled THE WHITE MILLINER. Lord Ortolan, Mr. C. Mathews ; .'ustice Twilight, Mr. W. Farrel); Robert Conway, Mr. J. Vining ; Sam Sneezitin, Mr. Keeley ; Lady Ortolan, Miss Cooper ; Albina, Aladarne Ves tris ; Mrs. Meilowpear, Mrs. C. Jones; Betty Furbelow, Mrs. Ilumby. Doses to be opened at half-Fast Six—the performances to commence at Sever. o'Clock. Dress Boxes, 7s. ; Second Price, 3s. 6t1.; First and Second circles, ss. ; Second Price, 2s. 6d. ; Pit, 35.; Second Price, 3s. ; Gallery, h. Titket, and pls.( In for the Boxt to he taken of Mr. Grogan, at the Box-office, from Ten till Four, where Season Tickets may ne had upon application. Private Boxt. to be had solely of Mr, And: ass, bookseller 167. New Bond-street. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Entire Change.—Greater attrition than even—Engagement of Mr. Collins. Secund time these Four Years of " Paul Clifford, with the splendid Romance of " The Tower of London ;" the most powerful attraction that can be offered. THIS EVENING, FEB. 26, Will be acted the Operatic Drama of PAUL CLIFFORD. Paul Clifford (with all the Original Songs), Mr. Collins. After which the Domestic Drama of MARTHA WILLIS, TUE MAID SERVANT. To conclude with the Grand Historical Romance, founded on and entitled THE TOWER OF LONDON. NEW STRAND THEATRE. Increasing Popularity —Raptures of Applause—Gratified Audiences. OPEN EVERY EVENING DURING THE WEEK. The celebrated Mr. JACOBS, the Royal Ventriloquist, Modern Magician, and English Improvisatore, Continues to at•ract very large and highly respectable audiences, who nightly testify their approbation in the most marked and decided man ner. The Press has unanimously pronounced him the best Ventriloquist since the days of Monsieur Alexandre. Th: Tricks.surpass all that have been introduced by the Wizards or Magicians who have preceded him ; and the Exsemporatieous Song, on subjects proposed by the audience, elicits thunders of aPPlagiesst v , .• ,'esexeck - 2s. tio.V Pit, Is. 6tl. ; Gallery, Is. Doors open at Seven o'clock, and commence at Half-past. Second price at a Quarter to Nine o'clock—Boxes, lc. tad. ; Pit, is. ; Gallery, od. Carriages to he in waiting twenty minutes past Ten. Mr. Seguin, 12, Regent-street, Pall Mall, is appointed sole Agent for disposal of the Private Boxes. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS tiA Y. 1 10rning......31 minutes after 4. I Evening 53 minutes after 4 LONDON FRIDAY,FEBRUARY - 26, 1541. After the debate, which lasted till nearly three o'clock this morning, but which both space and time command us now to leave unnoticed, the of Commons, decided by 299 to 294, a majority of 5, that Lord I‘iORPETH'S Bill should be read a second time. We congratulate the Irish and the inhabitants of the whole em pire on the result. To exhibit the Legisla ture in determined hostility to one-third of the people—to find it bent on exasperating and provoking them by an unnecessary exercise of tvranny—must have been fatal to the public peace and the public prosperity. The majority, though small, has happily averted so great a calamity, and time will be given to the public and Ministers to profit by the imminent jeo pardy in which the national fortunes have been placed. We have much pleasure in directing attention to the meeting of the Great Western Railway Company, which took place yesterday. For the first time the Directors had the satisfaction of announcing a dividend. The Engineer's Report stated that the works, which have been expedited in an extraordinary degree, would be finished early in Nine next, so that the public will enjoy the advantage of travelling into Wales, three months hence, in six hours after leaving London ! Welch mutton will then be as common as apple dumplings, and almost as cheap. Success, then, to the Great Western Railway, going a-head at the ordinary pace of forty miles an hour ! The Trits comElain — of the menaces of their opponents . ; they are therefore affected by them. Insensible, to justice, alien from honesty,. they ore still susceptible of fear, and those who struck that chord. are well acquainted with the l base nature of the Tories. They will not allow the people an equal voice; they monopolize the re presentation; they idolize property; they essay to fix more firmly the iron hoof of oppression on the necks of the multitude ; and when they are warned of t h e terr ibl e d anger , th e y s h r i n k beck pl Arme d , and Cry out like bl u bb er i ng, well licked boys, th at they have not fair phy. These are the boasti ng, proud gentlemen of England. Let them d o just i ce, absta i n f ro m opp ress i on , and no man will th reaten them, and they will have nothing to fear. When they an d t h e i r pu bli c helps in the press talk of menaces, we must rem i n d t h em o f t h e i r to:al Avant of gen eros i ty. N ev er have they granted agythin g trut to f ear . A s M r . S PI EL proved to them, in 1 78'2, and in 1829 t h ey gave up to threats what they had pert i nac i ously denied to justice. No people in Europe have been so mercilessly treated in all their domestic relations as the Catholic Irish. N o other people of Europe would, we be lieve, thhaat no vesopLetleigstarsiutici:olipttue::ll6(n, from thet)o the treat ment they h ave received. A t least, we are Gulph of Finland to the -I.4Nliterranean, would -aye e v i nce d one t i the o f t h e ir patience un d er their unm er it e d oppress i on . lii Eliot, they have been so patie n t th at t h ey have taught their op pressors to despis e as we ll as despoil them, and they can only regain their place amongst •;ivilised nations, by demonstrating to the cowardly Tories and fierce Orangemen, that they will no longer be insulted and oppressed by them. If menaces in time make the Tories aware of what they are likely ultimately to en counter, and make them stand back, they will be most beneficial. We have no love for the It omish priesthood, and it does not add to our respect, however much it may reco mmen d t h em t o the Tories, that they and their cree d h ave b een i ns trumental in mak ing th e I r i s h such pass i ve s l ave s. But w h at is the r eme d y w hi c h enth..ltoped statesme n ho:A a i ,p,,, ? 1 , ,,1iC,. : ,i ~,i;z. , ,, 5 - i (rit '! `,!(); thw will Only make th e I r i s h more and more subser vient t o th e artful system o f Rome; political privileges, giving them the strength and i itell'- gence of freedom, end so enabling them to throw off the thraldom of priestcraft—such noble freedom, however, cannot be given by the Tories. The stream cannot rise higher than its source, and the poor slaves of Puseyism and Church-of- Englandism can never extinguish priestcraft or liberate the Irish from the chains of Roman ism. All these isms belong to , one family ; they are all a crop of the same weed and flourish together, stiflir '' Y useful plants. Roman ism will soon die o u t i n Ireland, when the kin dred isms of England are ploughed up, and al lowed to wither and rot. To the disgrace of the London University, Mr. WILLIAMTOOKE has been re-elected TreaSurer . by a majority of two votes over Mr. TAYLOR ! The Proprietors, therefore, identify themselves with the man who used his influence as Treasurer to the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge to turn out one or the other of the Members for Finsbury, who, with all the faults that even the pious Mr. TOOKE imputed to them, have never been charged with the grime ofbackbitinga friend, or playing into the hands of the Tories under the sacred name of religion, while professing co ltrary political opinions. We are forced to admit that this decision creates a very unfavourable im pression as regards the present state of the Uni versity, and the morality of those who superin-' tend this establishment. Mr. 'W I ARBURTON, one of the main pillars of the Institution, and Chair man of the meeting, proposed Mr. Tooke, and by a strange mode of reasoning came to the con- elusion that, though he might have been guilty of misdeeds in another Institution, matters of that kind should not be brought forward e him in the Lond on U n i vers i ty. Th ere is no ac counting for tastes, but certainly it will not afford Lord BnouonAm much satisfaction to learn that he has been elected Pr es id ent b y t h e same men who reinstated Mr. TOOKE as Treasurer. Madrid Papers of the 16th inst. have come to hand. In the Gazette of that date we fin 4 the following circular addressed to the Political Chiefs of the Kingdom by Senor CORfINA, Minister of the Interior. It is dated the 14th inst.: The Regency, informed that there exist in certain towns in the kingdom pat! iotic club., where newspapers are read and political questions discussed, and considering that these clubs arc not authorised by law, orders you to dissolve immediately every patriotic club that has been formed in your province. Should others be formed, you will have applied to the delin quents the penalties decreed by the laws. This measure is in dispensable for the preservat•on of public order, which the Re gency is resolved to have respected at any price. The Opposition Journals assert that ESPAR TERO will meet with powerful opposition in the Cortes, who will not sanction his appointment as sole Regent. Some affect to believe that Es- PARTERO'S ambition is not bounded by the sole Regency; and hint that h e l oo k s t o th e C rown as tairly within his grasp. There are acts which it is wisdom in a nation to regard as impossi bilities, and-any attempt to deprive Queen ISABELLA of the Crown of Spain is one of them. Senor ANTONIO GONZALES, and his Secretary, Senor Luis FLORES, set Out tbr London on the 15th. They had 10,000 dollars advanced to them from the Treasury. The Five per Cents. were at 28! for cash, and 29 at 60 days. The Paris Journals of Tuesday have all reached us. In the Journal des Debats we find the fol lowing observations respecting the levy of French troops for the years 1841 and 1842 : The Chamber of Deputies voted yesterday, with a majority of 220 against 15, the project of law relative to the annual levy of 80,000 men. Several Journals affect to misconceive the plans of the Mi nister of War, and to forget the consequences that must arise from the new law respecting the duration of military service and the reserve. The facts speak for themselves. The Committee of the Budget of 1842 has examined with the greatest care the credits allotted to the administration of war. These credits, founded on an effective force of 493,741 men, exceed the primitive Budget of 1841' by 113,178,610 f. The Committee has inquired of the Ministry what would be the consequences of the new system of reserve, lately presented to the deliberation of the Chamber, relative to the effective force of the army. Marshal Soult declared that he had no certain data to produce ; that he awaited the discussion and voting of the new law in order to draw up definitively his plans of execution. Nevertheless, he added that, according to his calculations, by classing in the reserve of 1842 those men who have served four or five years, an approximate diminution of 60,000 men might be made in the effective force of the army, and 23,000,000 f. saved to the country. Thus in 1842 the army would consist of 433,000 men, and might be reduced the following year to the nominal amount of 370,000, with a reserve of from 120,000 to 130,000 men, which would form a force of 500,000 men ready for service. It should al.so be observed that this nominal effective force of 370,000 for 1843, includes 53,000 men and 12,000 horses more than the effective force of the army previous to the events of last July. The effective force of the year 1841 will amount to 493,711 men, and will be rigorously kept up to that number, un less the Chambers should judge otherwise in the discussion of the supplementary credits. It must be kept in view, respecting the armaments, that as the law on the reserve, and on the duration of serv i ce , h as not yet been voted, the Committee and the Minister of War can discuss but hypothetically, and that this new reserve system, if adopted, must necessarily modify the effective force and the reserve of. 1842. This does not look much like disarmament, and yet France must disarm if she would maintain the peace of Europe. With her National Guards and her Reserves, she has at this moment a mil lion of soldiers ready to take the field—a force quite disproportioned to the necessities of a pa cific policy. The Moniteur•Parisien has the following re marks on the Fortifications Bill, now before the Chamber of Peers:— The Committee of -Peers on the Fortifi ca ti ons Bill w ill re r assemble to-morrow and resume its labours. Numerous docu ments have been submitted to it by the President of the Coun cil, Minister of War. It appears that the members of this Committee have ascertained to a certainty that if the Chamber of Peers votes an amendment leading to a suppression of the continuous wall, such amendment will be passed without diffi culty by the Chamber of Deputies. A numerous meeting has, it is said, been held, in which were several of the most influ ential members of this last-mentioned Chamber. A discussion was entered upon as to the conduct to be adopted in the case— sufficiently probable—of the Peers sanctioning the modification which the Committee will propose in the Bill; and it results from this discussion that these modifications will meet with success if the Bill be sent back to the Palais Bourbon. The Committee of Peers will, besides, we are assured, take the greatest care to keep its amendment clear of those characteris tics which, to many of the Honourable Members of the Cham ber of the Deputies, rendered the proposition of General Schneider inadmissible. The clause fixing the minimum of the distance of the external works at 4,000 metres will com pletely disappear. It is known that it was this clause which raised objections among the partisans of an efficient fortifica tion of the capital. 'fhe Moniteur publishes a return of the produce and con sumption of domestic sugar 'during the year 1840, including the month of January, le4t. The number of manufactories existing in France on the 31st of that month was 388, of which 155 belonged to the department of the North, and the rest were divided among 41 other departments ; 31 had ceased working during the year, but had still some sugar on hand. The quantity manufactured during the above period was 18,612,870 kilogrammes, and that told for consumption 12,733,429; leaving 9,982,027 unsold, including the 4,102,656 lying over since last year. The duties levied in January, 1841, amounted to 569,988 francs. The diplomatic changes which have long been preparing were settled, as it is said, yesterday. The Count de St. Aulaire is to exchange the emba sy at Vienna for that of London; the Marquis of Dalmatia to go to Rome, as successor to M. de Latour l%laubourg, who is to go to Naples, to take the place of M. de Montebello ; and the latter to go to Constantinople, as successor to Count Pontois, who is appointed Ambassador to Spain. Lastly, M. de Bussiere, Minister in Saxony, succeeds the Marquis de Dalmatia at. Turin, and is succeeded at Dres den by M. Bourqueney, Secretary to the Legation at London. It appears to be agreed upon that these changes will not be made public till after the close cf the session of the Chambers, in order to save the Marquis of Dalmatia from the reproaches which this scandalous promotion could not fail to draw upon him from his colleagues. M. de Flahaut, who after four years' efforts, at length ob tains an embassy from M. Guizot, was scarcely five months ago one of the faithful adherents of M. Thiers, and periodi cally denounced to him in his letters, dated from London, the treasons (les trallisons) of M. Guizot, whose place he then aspired to obtain. It must not be forgotten that M. de Han baut is an English Peer by right of his wife. The order (which, to say the least, is extraordinary), for a part of our Toulon fleet to put to sea at a time of the year when the fleets of all nations seek the best stations, is judged of at Bordeaux as we ourselves judged of it. See the spirit of disorder,_ T unskilfulness, and impr u d ence w hi c h di rects our af fairs. o make people believe that the French Government intended to oppose the execution of the Treaty of London, a levy was made of all our seamen, millions were expended, and the finest fleet that France has possessed for a long time, was equipped in the Mediterranean. Well, what was the result of all these expenses of all these preparations, of this splendid and formidable squadron, manned by so many brave and able sea men? What was done with it? Nothing at all; and after having rendered it the humble spectator of the triumph of. the British navy, beheld twelve ships of the lino sent to sea for no other purpose than to make a promenade in the Mediter ranean, at the very worst season, only exposing them to the chances of damage and loss in some horrible tempest, while the victorious English have carefully brought their triumphan ships into a safe port. No, never was such confusion of ideas seen. So that we may see our fleet disabled without having served, and the English fleet entire after having served its country and triumphed under our eyes.— Le Commerce. BRUSSELS, FEB. 21.—An English manufacturer has just commissioned an agent to purchase, in the neighbourhood of Courtray, 1,000 bales of flax. The Cologne Gazette publishes a letter from Berlin dated the 16th of Feb., which says, " The Countess of Oultremont, accompanied by one of her brothers, arrived here th e d ay b e f ore yesterday." A report prevails here that the Count of Nassau (the ex- King of Holland) is going to marry the Countess ; it is affirmed that during his visit to the Princess, his daughter, he has per suaded her to approve of this marriage. BO URSE.--PARISI, TUEsDA Ir, FEB. 23. First Highest Lowest Last French 5 ner Ce nts ....... Price Price. Pricy. Price 11290... 113 5 112 90 ... Ha 5 4 % per Cents....., 102 CJlo2 102 30 ... 10:5 00 4 per Cent s 99 50 ... 99 SO 99 50 09 50 3 per Cent s ...,,, 76 45 —ir 65 76 45 ... 76 65 Rank Of France 3 ,30 ...3.30 L sank I,ooof. 10f,J —.1050 ...1050 ...1050 5000 f. Stares 5152 0 ...51a: 50 —.5152 50 ...51.52 50 3elgian 5 per Cents (104, 100 ... q 1(51 rer Cents 6O 4,; 60 40 ... '59 41 60 40 New Loan 699( 03% 99?! , 1 Active Passive 61,4 1 3;y ••• :veapontan lOl 90 ... 101 9J 101 90 ... )01 90 ' ROalinessem. . . lOl A 'es iei u• 1( 1/ 1 "i st, 1(11ki B AILVJ Ai MffhltES. St Germain Vetsailles.it. 13 495 ... 4`J5 ... 01 ~.. 422 50 L.B 320 25 ... 3:•6 23 ... 325 ... 2010 Orleans .. Stristiorg to Bale 2E3 75 ... ',43 75 ... 243 75 ... 243 75 Montpellier to Cette The Canterbury Election Petition, withdrawn on Wednesday night, was only the, first of two presented. The second petition is duly proceed ing with, and will bring home the grossest cor ruption and brib3ry. 4(-e•441 • Ztie NEWSPAPER STAMPS. Extract from a Return to an Order of the Home of Commons, dated 2d February, 1841, for the following London Papers, from the Ist of July to the 31st of December, 1840, inclusive, SUN GLOBE . .... 526,000 STANDARD 505,000 COURIER lll,OOO THE WEATHER. ROYAL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELAIDE- STREET. NooN. Fan. 25 Barometer 3O 35 In. Thermometer Highest ..... . 42 Lovrest Wind N. E.—Freezing Point 32 Deg. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS• CITY, WEDNESDAY EVENING. The settlement of the Account in Consols to-day was cffezted with comparative ease, although the fluctuatior, while it lasted, was from 88 to 901. The Bank Noticr, being in no respect dissimilar from the last, produced no ptsrticular effect upon the Market, which, however, at its close, was certainly firmer than in the morning. For im mediate transfer Consols were quoted 881 to 88i, and for Time 89 to 891. Exchequer Bills were bto 7 premium, and India Bonds at 15 discount. Bank Stock was not dealt in, and East India Stock was firm at 248. The New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. brought 974 to 974, and Three per Cents. 89* to 88i. The Foreign Securi ica wese only dealt in to a limited extent, and the :Iteration in prices was not materisl. Spanish Active Bonds brought 24 to 23i, Portuguese New Five per Cent , . 314-, and the Three per CeLti. 19 4 1 -, the latter being very • Brazil Bonds reaiized 74, Chihli 61, and Mexican 271; Freach Five per Cents. were at 112 f. 50e., the Four-and-r,-Half per Cents. at 102, and the Dutch 'Two-and-a- half per Cents. at sQif to 501. There was more business doing in the Railway Shares to day, and in some instances at rather improved quotltions. Great Western were at 241 to 25, the New II to 12f, the Fifths 5 to 4i, and the London and Birmingham 79 to 804 premium, ex dividend. The B►ighton Shares were 73, the Blacksvall 5, the Ncrth Midlsnd 26f, and the New 3f discount. Colonial Bank Shares were 11 to I If premium, and Provincial Bank of Irc'and, 18i prem. (From The Sun c f Last Night.) We have received the Journal of Antwerp of yesterday's date. Accounts from Karia of the 15thiFebruary state, if Although the report of war is dying away still the armaments continue here : convoys of horses arrive continually, and the greatest activity prevails in the military departments ; the whole of the army will be ready by the Ist of April to march. Letters from Cracow announce that several cases of plague have manifested themselves at Tiflis, and that the authorities had adopted measures of precaution. BOURSE OF AMSTERDAM, FEB. 22 —The firmness which prevailed yesterday in the price of the National Funds continue this day, but the transactions have not been to a great extent. The Foreign Funds, although no business has been doing, nevertheless continue firm ; the Coupons of Ardoin's have been sought after, and have got up : after the closing Ardoin's was 221 4 3-16ths ; Coupons 21 7. 16ths. Accounts front Frankfort state that tt ey are waiting for an answer from the French Cabinet to the last nate of the Aus trian Minister. The Confederation continue their preparations. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, FEB. 24.—London and South Western, 57i 58 ; Ditto, Tenths, 19s. 20s. premium ; Manchester and Leeds, 75 76; Ditto, New, 32i 33; Man chester and Birmingham, 25 ; Lancaster and Preston, 3 9 i 33 ; Ditto, New, 191 20k ; North Midland, 73} 74. This being settling day in the British Funds, the brokers and jobbers were chiefly occupied in arranging their various balances against to-morrow, which is pay day. The extreme iluctuatism during the Account has been about 2* per cent. There does not appear ,any doubt but the settlement will go off well. Consols opened this morning at the leaving-off prices of yes terday, 884 4 for the Account ; for the 15th April, 894 ; Ex chequer Bills, b 7 prem. ; Bank Stock, 165 167 ; India Stock, 247 248. _ In the Foreign Market Spanish Active, 24 A ; Deferred, 12,E 1/ 2 ; Passive, 5 1 1 6h ; Portuguese, 31* 4 ; Three p er C ents., 19i ; Brazilian, 71i 72i ; Colombian, 221 ; Chilian, 601 A ; Buenos Ayres, 24 26; DutchTwo-and-a-Half per Cents., 50*i ; Five per Cents. 99k. Shares.—Great Western. 24 25 preus. ; New, 11 12 prern.; London and Brighton, * dis. ; Blackwall, 5* 43 % dis. ; Birmingham, 79 81 prem. ; Southampton,_ 58i per share; Croydon, 114 12* per share ; Greenwich, b. 4 per share Manchester and Birin,lngham, 16 15 dis. PRICES OF SIIA..RES THIS DAY AT ONE. RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share. Eastern Counties ........... ..• 2 3 ••• •• Ditto Debentures Great Western Ditto New 50 41i to Ditto Fifths London and Blackwall London and Rirmiagham 9O Ditto Thirds North Midland JOINT STOCK BANKS. Colonial We are sorry to announce a commercial failure of some im portance, a Hebrew house, in the Australian trade, which took place this morning, and we understand that a meeting of cre ditors is called for an early day next week, when a statement of their affairs will be exhibited calculated to satisfy them as to the means of the house honourably to pay all their engage ments in full in a short time. The settling of the British Accounts to the present time going off well ; it turns out to be a bull account. The con tinuation is about per cent., owing to the bulls not coming up to the scratch until the last moment. Consols at present may be quoted, for the Account, 89 ; for Money, 88i ; Exchequer Bills 5 7 prem. ; in Bank Stock nothing done ; India Stock, 248. In the Foreign Market Spanish Active, 24i ; Columb:arry, 22} ; Danish, 78i ; Mexican, 271/ ; Dutch Two- an d-a- Half per Cents. 50i a. In the above market very little doing ; the attention is to the British Market, owing to its being sat tling day. In Shares a little doing.—Great Western, 89; New, 61 9 1 Fifths, 9 ; Blackwall, 17i ; London and Birmingham, 169 170 i ; Ditto Quarter Shares, 57 ; North Midland, 73i. CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS. Bank Stock ........... . : India Stock 248 3 per Cent. Red......... aB4 Ditto Bonds 3 per Cent Cons ...... .. 884 Ditto Old Annuities — 3 per Cent Red ...... .. 971 Ditto New Annuities... New 3/ per Cent .. ... 97A Ex. Bills, 1,000/....21d 7pm New 5 per Cent ... ...... Ditto 500/ Bpm Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small Bpm Jan. 1860, l3/ Bank Stock for Acct ... Oct 1859......... India Stock for Acct ... Jan. 1860 ... FOREIGN FUNDS. A astrian, 5 per cent... Portuguese, 5 per cent. Belgian, 5 per cent — Ditto, New Ditto..... 31/ Brazilian Bowls ...- .. 716 Prussian, 5 per cent.... - - BuenosAyres, 6 per cent Russian, 5 per cent. . . Chilian 6 per cent Colombian, 6 per cent... Spanish, b per cent 231 Ditto, 1824 22 i l i Ditto, Deferred — Danish, 3 per cent..... 771 French,s per cent...ll2f. 50e. Greek.lB2s, spercent. Exchange .. Mexican, 5 per cent.... 27 French,3 per cent —f. —c. Ditto, 6 per cent, 1825 Dutch, 2/ per cent Peruvian,lB2s,6 per ct. Ditto, 5 per cent..... 994 SHARES. Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (100 p) 79/. Cheltenham and Great Western (62/ paid) 26/ Eastern Counties Railway (23 paid)........ Ditto Debentures ( 2 paid) Great Western Railway (65 paid) B9 Ditto New Shares (50 paid) Ditto Fifths ( 4 paid) 9 Liverpool and Manchester (100 paid) — Ditto Quarter Shares (50 paid) ... ...... 90 London and Brighton (50 paid) London And Blackwall Railway (22k pd) 174 London and Birmingham Railway (90 pd) 1701 . Ditto Thirds (32 paid) • Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) .. ...... ... 75} Ditto New Shares (30 paid) North Me tland Railway (100 paid) 73} Ditto New Shares (40 paid) .. York and North Midland Railway (50 pdl 76 . • BRIGHTON.--AR investiga ti on has just taken place at the Black Rock Coast Guard Station, near Brighton, into some alleged misconduct on the part of Lieutenant Newnham, of the Black Rock stati.ei, and Lieutenant Ptior, of the Grecnway. station. We under stand the circumstances to be as follow :—The two Lieutenants have lately reei ived orders to remove to sta tions in Lreland—a proceeding which, owing to the more onerous nature of the duties required in the sister country, is looked upon in the service in the light of a punishment. The reason fir the change was therefore sought, and the two officers learned that they had been reported by Cap tain Mar;h, Inspecting Commander of their district, for absence from duty, and insubordination. They immediately demanded of the Coast Guard authorities an investigation into their conduct; and, in consequence, a Commission was issued by the Comptroller-General of Customs, according to the rules of the service, directing Commander Pilking ton, Inspecting Commander of the Litilchampton district, with two Lieutenants from the same station, to investigate the case A Court was accordingly bpened for the pur pose on Wednesday, and the investigaton lasted five clays, terminating on Monday sveniug, but the decision will not be known till it has been approved by the higher authorities. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Richard Law, late Manager of the Imperial Bank of England ewe blished at Manchester, was brought up on Wednesday, and passed his final examination. The Solicitor. in an. swot to questiins from the Court raid the bank had been a very bad and ruinous concern, for the debts, liabilities, and losses amounted in less than f,ur years to nearly 190,0001., while the assets, estimated at about 29,0001, were not likely to mime 15,0001 Ho bad been now the receiver for , two months, and had been only able to obtain 2,000/. Mr. Law was taken back to the Fleet Pilsen in Custody ; but it is said that the Learned. Commissioner having allowed him to " pass his final examination" will operate to his diutharge. AWFUL, IF TRUE.—The Courrier Suisse asserts that a woman was caught up by a hurricane in the canton of Uri, one day list month, and carried through the air a srce of two leagues. Her body was found some days after with all her bouts broken The Shcriff of Roscommon has refused, to con vene a mecting to support the GoveFuinent Registration Bill MORNING P:D11)N. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen held a Court and Privy Counsel at half -past til o'clock yesterday afternoon at Buckingham Palace. a _ d Mi At the Court, Count Pollon, Envoy Extraordinary r u, fo , 'lister Plenipotentiary from the King of Sardinia. s :e ur d his Royal Highness the Duke of Lucca, audienceseilleo/he Mont:zuma, the Brazilian Minister, had tr., a. Majesty to deliver letters from their respective Save►_mir_n_sto, Their ,Excellencies were introduced by Viscount Pal .., c ) G.C.8.,1?er Majesty's Pr.neipal Seeretary of State_:afte; • reign Affairs, and conducted by Sir Robert Chester, 3 1 ' the Ceremonies' 1 3, ig bilei' The Privy C a oncil was attended by his }loyal PFririsnteeLoArdlboefrtt,hteheTlr.eoasrduPryr,estihdeents,ectlrieetaLrioersdoPf rAvlyattieefal.,,,:dretheli.: Home and Foreign Departments, the First Lord of _. ow ralty, the Chief Secreiziry for Ireland, the Secretarff.er 0 t th he eA L Ht o o ri l d isee. Steward, the Lei - d Chamberlain, and the %ja Council her Majes.`v Counties of Cornwall, Radnor, iozl evon. Tit O S ? Sir Joseph Littledale was, by corn:nand of the Que!, too k hi' of her Majesty's Most Honourable Pr.;vy Council, and 1 lace at the Board. ni ht l l° filer Majesty having been pleased t o aivoint the .-- g otioti d Kent, thereup h o n ri l . th e j .,...5rl of '1 hanet to be Lord Lieutenant of the t e takel Lord Hill, I L zar or l d o sh i ii took the oaths appointed to . 'l' 00 Mr. C. C. Creville was the Clerk of the Comic!, ' i l l _ ns d o o l l abpointed Sheriffs for th Her Majesty & Rye audiences to the Marquis ri , 7 vise oto: ... The Court was atte i n b d e e n l ari n i e n ; Melbourne. • „ T or d in WO' C in :l ' on L e ( l 'r W d yfildilel, E G q o u ld er S ry tiek to pri.cksvilitetivo; Earlr,o Waiting,rd c p f 0 1 1 t a isin b i r ro i r d i.e g :r e eie : ol Groom in Waiting, C o l one l Wemy-ss, Equerry 1 ~„i i, Sep mour, Groom to Prince Albert. :l" . Albe f rt : a t n,d a C n a d j h 'is ItQl. The Duke of Cambridge visited I.'" I " es 3 e oiai Highness Prince Albert yesterday. palace l a st CL,,,p The Royal dinner party at Buckinghx' n 71; nt, ' - mi included her Royal Highne the DIICIN " ° 'l., - j)a is 1 1: Billow, the Prussian Minister; ss Baron Blw.le, L e c ",: of v.% ns i t d e g r e ; , t .i th ar elEoafrlmaonrl L d ey Cout,tess of Clarent. . I P . ' 8 7,d - Vise oo bridge , ad y F anny Howe , Melbourne. Her Majesty the Queen Dowaer attended 110ne'self Wednesday morning in the Chapel Roy al, ,!__.• j it i'lche ll ' ' Cduntess of Mayo, Hon. Miss Eden, Hon. Ans , - -1 d er Y esteri Earl Howe were in her Majesty's suite. Dowa The Duchess o. Kent vi s ited the Queen , day, at Marlborough House. ho es th e Duke of Cambridge visited her Royal Ilia, 0 D Duchess umchess l e ao f ife K sGt e yi n et t ub y cee e yesterday, at aoetlenngienrs:traeliaHat. o h u i s s e it 0. iy a, crl h i fo4 ; lo t e b i se, t Her I 1 coAwD Majestye selectu k e o party a r C. ' :,:y a a s t n wA b a r ts t i d ep n g i: e es , e d n dined b t y to the m agw ieteOht her Countess c: i s: j e l f e, a s i rt l :l ": l l''' i c :::: Captain Child had an interview with the '" a `' -- 5 ma T n h h e y j ye u s d t i r c r i c al lay c , o a m t in th i e tte H e o o rn f e th -o e tli p e r e iry ct 1!.1 Sir . E. . us ti c East e sat s: s n q a u p e t .i . The r Lords present were Lord Broughamr ; A lir ,l l. 9 s i la ir ar al .te i tCpcilear::. ' i Privy and Councillortil the j„.„ -- , o ittee• . „ a tio c Conil' e M,C. An appeal "D 11l ' .from the Commissioners 0 . ba ton , t he „ JAundg appeal nt ass fr 0 m deferred. Bombay aze v. Borrodaile," was heard ; Mr, Pai'" c for . appearing for the appellant, and Mr. Burge, '''' respondent. udge w o it f h th th e e -7; aco iii- loner, ~ . Jug Afterjeewmurn..ds Miller'sK e ek a a d S dr u e a ss h w t v 3s h . e.R opened ud r a t ss r b o b s y e r ° ir i° . 101 *e°' k 5 it la: dr Ilan .cr tern LT c A ,_...-----.... L s u in iiA r i c -- --- fl F TO ° POLITICAL MORNING JOURNALS. cre Pce witl'. f ", 000 The Morning Po=t of testr day ohs erves, to Lord Morpeth's Bill now under r d'seu s i t ' i AtliC*nsy of Commons :—" We will assume -I .. li f t.s sP rit ctil f l carry the second reading of their Bill 1.1,,, L t 11 : - ,0 t four or five upon which they reckon. ,611 i b e ,,i e s ; remain as certain as they are new that the &PA' tract ea ;rioted. We might assume that the five irououcopoilt` clause will be carried, which it will not, s be o nst ri t ' e ll cf the House of Commons ; and still Minist er , s t he •2„, main as certain as they are at this moment, 0• t e r; minls. , the will be rejected. warmest advocAte ot - o p o o not the effrontery to he retopnd that they has" ~ a l wo o measure with the expectation that it will bi 12°1 . - 0 11. with au honest view to its practical apP l iC ati- va i t % Morning . Cliron . iele, recurring ' to Lord hil: ll , et fi L /1 0 11.- eg.stratron Bill, remarks as follows :--" ;of every respect so immeasurably superior to 5 4 ; :od• n i lt Stanley, that bitter hostility to the people of h ' PP ; a determination to govern that country by the I. l ' o can alone obtain him supporters. His reirte w ay goe s than the disease, while the Government to ti o stysj' e . the root of the evil." The Morning frerai'l jto 111 , c As the course of a leading article suggested by t b ° " 11 ; choly catastrophe off the coast of Lae out ! 01 have often expressed ouropinion that theLegit' a arw,,.:g. been supinely negligent i n providing prof" or o f only in themselves proper, but in their prarrtiod efficient, protection for the health, property" a ll , ortl' il , c f emigrants. One f &cal disaster after another h a ' oje ful few years occurred; but the cruel evils of s b3 rl reckless system of deportation to our coloni°s r eOc c o s where, still remain, not unmitigated, but u n ii ,ger' 4 o All accounts concur in showing that the fis ss d " • board the Governor Fenner were of a fell s t t i o °ll , e 7 c e of emigrants. If blame in this instance. exis t ",;ir 0 6 . 0 .0 and that question we cannot pretend at Pre sc „ ° ,, cord mine—then is the 'responsibility in offic 'at q" - A r t e e e ls' tremendous. Much good may follow fr Urn 3 an d b ps and strict investigation into all the pariic' C all rn a rse it" l, - ei tions of this me'ancholy catastrophe." Tins de c .v alludes to Lord Howick's and Mr. N(S rood's l i t le sj - rt 'ce tP : o l in the Commons on Lord Morpeth's Bill :--- • .•vo! el are boneless of any favour from the Coe" , tl-t t ) l 4 , ' ; b e ef t fi i , i r e d ms t e b l a y t es tl o ro bii b ;e at d de to is ret c rree ing the sb I stepr a ddi a l. ; , r e were not long ago separated from the Whit t he.; avoid being to a clot t o sent to Coventry by b o t h . Her ace cent paltry exhibition." CORN AVE-lIAG.E6' ,Rr, of ~~i , ....- ,l ;". GENERA.I. AVERAGE PRICES OF Blai ,,gfi n.b - e ,0 )iet o o For the Week eszted Feb. 19, 1841, made up from,: gf* 0 the Inspectors in the different Cities and frawn*." y,g , 0 Wales, per Imperial Oiarter. I ...... 30 Wheat.... ..... 61s. 19d. i Oats Barley..-..... 32.5. 'od. I Rya .... AVERAGES OF THE LAsT six WEEK:v.,. 1. , g• r-.. t . Week ending WHEAT. BARLEY. OATS. RYE- . ""- 11' ill --'-. - ...........ea ' ....... 0, 3 :3 . 4 Jan. 15 6l 7 32 10 21 8 35 5 i 4 • I I' io 39 A 22 6u 9 32 11 91 4 34 ! , „ 5. ii '..9... - y l' i / 11 1 5 6O 7 31 If 21 7' 28 ; 4 ,0 ',/, ''. 12 - ' 5 ,-', ,, 19 ,61 132 0 - .21 10 3 5 ' .. - .1, ' l''' ," 5; IMPERIAL AGGREG A TE tiats . A .. V . E .. R .. .k: i sl:.s3eir. i T or li case ii .; .'", od iVlirat Barley Sts. 4d, I Rye DUTIES ON FOREIGN' LOAN. „•••'ll , ' Wheat 25, 9d. Oats Barley l3s. 10d. Rye = •-• - - .. - .... . - - - - - , it y, OA THE MARKETS.-YEST.w .- i. Feb. COLONIAL MARKET. . 1 , 0 f " The public sales went off heavily, and the s e ' s sie r put up was bought in ; pri c es, however, did' urn e d material variation, except for Sugar, which so f COS., but terms. Little demand for Rice, which may be I°",;rislA lower terms. 'lhe price s of Peppe r are now lOdfor r I purchasers are with difficulty met with, ev e '' parcels. lr TEA MARKET.s • g e } ' r i t es The demand dull, an d th e p u bli c sa l e s went ch.:, ier V a small part only b e i ng di s p ose d o f, an d at rather e ** et el e I TALLOW MARKET. nr " _ce sl o e t The demand for Russian sorts very, dull, eltr sf" hibited a downward tendency. P.Y.C. on purchased at 465. per cwt. MARKET' WHITECHAPEL HAY M AR---,„• 00 , a, CO , A ; The supply of Hay was moderate, and tbe n r t o 1.3 t pP i; brisk higher prices were paid. Clover, , 41 - 513 Meadow Hay, 41. 15s. to 51. ss. • Straw in suer -- demand good at 38s. to 40s. per load. Olt . ,• -- 0 04 5 I tk' The disruption of the colony of S ° , cla sc e P„leo' blished in Manea-Fen, under the superinten d s; O A ' oss Hodson, will not occasion so mach surprise g " o tlv s lal to l os s o tier. We rejoice that the attempt has failed doctrines so pernicious and demoralizing" . f° r , v g °fb: s of those who have been led astray by the sedthti sod e miserable delusion. But we apprehe nd Mr.,Ho:tobef.ially associates found few nmv converts in the data sought to establish Lis cOragtunity. While the i s o ko b efe lg ebie n3 ' riti guished, we did not attempt to force it from . % - 1- o a byfrequent allusion or an exposure of its er rer'' ', o,st convinced it cou ld not stand the test of tiM e : ' 1- , ell . "01' completely o f opinion that the better Wo rse in -- rod C O-cotr tern is to lea ve them to the operation of rla s° ," : j •gtO, to mon sense. The to put them Atli& by 0 011 0 , much less to crush them by violence, would ''end our 0 . increase their strength. The result bas co nfirm:: .. ...Cia pewations. Socialism is banished from the Fcn. W: bridge Advertiser. . r i ~,, E r :9 i ,• 0 0- I<.ING OF TIIE BELGIANS -D° ° S e ' ,7 1 4 23.—Last night, at nine o'clock the King ei ',-;-. Is n ',. °l o arrived. At a little before eleven o'clock lii — % idev, his Alajesty embarked for Calais, on board the c a o itli c Commander Hamilton, attended by Comman der and proceeded to his destination. 1 : FRUlTD K E ni S ve S s E a l n i ci f Forks, oa k in AND °6l ifcr* 6 Plated on Steel. 1 8 1.) A ll ivory handles..„.. ......... 30 . . g 12 do., carved ivory handles... 316 .. 1.; l - 12 do. , finest plain pearl handles 4 17 0 • ........ 0 1122 d0.,d0. c K ar i s n , e g d ,s pe p a a r t l t h er a n n , "l ,si e . s i;e., . ; , 5' 8 0 -" ''' 4 1 4 r handles They may be had ;:t -. the above 6 pr l i 6 ce, lll 3.;;; ' ^q' j ,. 't4' C °ollv pairs, with or Oithout a neatly fitted mahogany 1." A. B. O'AVORY and SONS, Goldsmiths, ' hill, London, opposite the Bank of England. h GOLD WATCHES, £B. St j 13 1 ; 6 ' - ' oel ° finished Horizontal Gol4Wafetiet, je welle d ; 1 110 0 enamel dial, hand to mark the seconds, &c' f ou nd el te rolh each. These elegant little Watches will be . th fiae time-keepers, and a printed w a r r anty is given wi — a ir( cl' on which they will alway e r ece ive my attention vep re 9 T. COX SAVORY , Corolla' 0` Watchmaker, Jeweller, and Silversmith , . • Doors from Gracechurch-stre et), N.B.—.Second-hand Watches ;vi i d TABLE CANDLESTICKS, suPer ,s i a ti r d j e ltie lob o . for durability, equal,in--appearatice. Table ‘, i y chee' inches high, 7s. per pair ; 9 inches high, 94.; ' e y e , higb,: c or. per pair, ditto, with r;ch shell mountings, 9 in__ a c hase: l 3o ,l s per pair i,stuffer trays, with shell mountings. n t hee, fo re tre, 4s. 'each. Tho particular metal of 01 1 : 1 V . be to ld great variety of 4er articles are made, saver nip b p y c reference t i o n t t h r e o stamp. e C s _ a s t t a r e l e e l Fr n ( s ) e stamgion.,••••. l . l , ll -- BIRTH. e„, nl re eas o t, n o t f li a e s l o s n t . h inst., Mrs. T. Vesper, a the elk DIK.U. 1-lsowst On the 20th inst., at his house, llobert-street, os" road, George Comb Baptist Minister, of Soho ChaP e ' of ford-street, aged 59. . neeto r On the 19th inst., at Diss, the Rev. T. Du , ..., Elvedee, Suffolk. ...0-' Lumlw, : Frinted and Published bv MI-111)°1116Stjtftli 411 its No. 112, Strand, at The Sun (Mice, No. the county of Aliddlesca,—Fricloy, Feignarl Vt i" * ...., ! N o Cor nr Yor tal t , to ndc Lir e , and E ,lz e 1 5 1: /Mt' 1 1?~r NEW HISTORICAL ROMANCE. Just ready, in 3 v post ols. 81.0.2 JOA N 0 F AR C. AN HISTORICAL ROMANCE. By T. J. SERLE, Esq. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough street. . 11 --._ dregs Cori I . Lei T J. w Ch Thos'Oeor -Al e lAN SOL , a th, t h i ttin sr imou, a nd ( I i 1 i