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EVENTING EDITION• GI . 'NERAL POST-OFFICE, Dr.c. 31, IA2. OTICE is hereby Given, that her Majesty s Postmaster General will he ready to RECEIVE TENDERS on or before the 9 3d day of January next, at Twelve &Clock, for RUNNING a MAIL COACH with POUR HORSES between LONDON and DONCASTER. The conditions may he seen en application at th,.. Post-offices at ; 14 iamford, Grantham, and Doncaster, or at the Office of the Stnyey or and Superint , mlent of Mail Coaches in 'Ldridon. The Tenders are to be endorsed 'renders for the " London and Doncaster l\lail Coach," sealed up and addressed to her Majesty's Postmaster-General. By Command, W. L. IIAI3ERLY, Secietary. lIIBBLE NAVIGATION. Notice is hereby given that the HALF-YEARLY GENERAL 91EE'FING of the RIBBLE NAVIGATION I,OIIIPANY will be held at their Office, Chapel-walks, in T wenty-first in th e cou nty of Lancaster, on THURSDAY, the 'wenty-first '3 of January instant, at Eleven o'Clock in the forenoo n . RICHARD PILKINGTON, Secretary to the said Company. Preston, Ribble Navigation Office, Jan. 2, 1841. pENINSULA It and ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, for e,tablishing Steam Co mmunication with British India, &e. ; under Royal Charter Incorporation, granted November,Capital One M 44 ' ,11, 1 20,000 Shares of 501. each, with authority, under th il e Unction of the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Trea -81"1 to increase it t..) 1,500,000/. DIRECTORS. R * Arthu r A n d erson, E sq. C apt. S amue l Th orn t on , R.N. ichard Bourne, Esq. Robert Thurburn, Ecq. S.ir J o h n Canr hell Brodie IlPGhie Willcox, Esq. Jos ep h Carleton, Esq . K.C.H.• • Charles Wye Williams, Esq. U. E wart, Esq. Peter J o h n D e Z u l ueta , E sq . James Hartley, Fsq With power toacdt . o their number, and elect a Chairman and Deputy Chairman. '" The Managing Oirectors. The Hon. J. T. Leslie Melville. AUDIT3RS {Jamezon Hunter, Esq. BANKERS —Messrs. Williams, Deacon, Labouchere, and Co. STANDING UOUNSELL-H. Bellenden Ker, Esq. SOLICITORS--J. 13. De Mole, Esq., Merchant Tailors' Hall ; J. A. M'Leod, Esq., Billiten-street. SECRETARY-Mr. James Allan. The Directors have the satisfaction to announce to the Proprie tory and the public, that the Charter of Incorporation for the Company, which, among other advantages, limits the responsi bility of Shareholde rs to the amount of their respective sub acriptioos, has received the Royal Assent. Applicants for Shares are informed that the issue at Par will be allutted on the 20th of January next, and that tie Deposit of 51 . per Sh are will be required to be paid on or before the Ist of February, 1841, to entitle Subscribers to receive a Di vidend out of the profits, which will be declared in May, 1841. No further instalment on such Shares will be required for months. The rospe e t us and form of applicat i on for s h ares may b e ob tained It the Company's Office, 51, St. Mary-axe, and at 44, coßegent-st,re_et, London ; at the City of Dublin Steam-packet Con' pan s Offices Ltv 00l and Dublin ; and of the Bankers and Soli c it ers of the rP Company. e BY order, JAMES ALLAN, Secretary. POOLOO'S CHINESE CEMENT.—The extraordinary properties of this Composition make it one of the most useful articles ever presented to the public. It is Perfectly impervious to hot or cold water, and will resist the effects of the most intense heat. So tenacious and firm is 'it in its hold, that a new fracture is almost certain to take place rather than a severance in the original. Thus its utility sur- Passes all other cements for the fixing and mending of china, Riau, and ivory, the setting of stones and beads in rings and trinkets, &c. sold wholesale and retail, in bottles, at Is. 64., 2s. 6d., 4s. 6d., and 7s. 6d., by the Proprietor's sole Agents, Blofeld, and Co., Cutlers and Razor-makers, 6, Middle-row, Holb3rn ; and, by their appointment, at the principal Chemists and 'Perfumers. GRAY'S. INN WINE ESTABLISH MENT, No. 23, HIGH HOLBORN, LONDON. After ten years' experience, the Proprietors of the Gray's l on Wine Establishment have the satisfaction of knowing that the liberalized spirit of enterprise with which they commenced business has accomplished the elsject they hoped to obtain—the 'aurteally increasing confidence and patronage of the public. It seen that, while enlightened principles and improved ii-Yi 'his of business were being extended to almostevery branch e "suierce, the WINE and SPIRIT TRADE partook of little of those advantag,es—the consumers in many instances der g supplied from small dealers, whe frequently, from acci dental or necessitous circumstances, were thrown into the wine trade without the slightest claim to a knowledge of its princi- Pies, possessi ng littl e or no cap i ta l, genera lly th e m o a t incom vetent Judge s of the articles they profess to understand; and, from all these causes, perfectly unable to protect the interests and health of their customers. Thus a wide field was open for well -directed capital and exertion. Thc Proprietors associated themselves with a gentleman edu cated from his south upwards into a full knowledge and ac quaintanco with every department of their business, embarked a l arge capital, opened direct communications, and ultimately established intimate relations with the wine growers and ship ra of all c onn t r i es, thereby plac i ng t h emse l ves i x th e mos t fa vourable position to take advantage of both the Home and Foreign Markets. They have always sold at a axed and mode rate profit, whi c h , together with their increasing desire to gra tify both the tastes and wishes of their friends, has enabled them to saeceed in raising their Establishment to its present ,eminence. The Bonded, as well as the Duty-paid Stock, embraces every vaviety of Wine, fromthe most economical up to the highest poss ible quality , lectio nef Pi Gentlemen who prefer it can make their se pes, Ilogh e or Quarter-Casks, in the Decks. In the Duty -paid :sto ck a t t he ' re are always from Forty to Fifty of Wine on Dranght, of which any quantities may be " a d. Tls,e Bottled Stock contains from Five to Six Thousand Dozen of Pert Wine of the best Vintages, from two to ten years bettie; the whole at the lowest prices consistent with t he quality offered. . ; „ T he most various and most curious of the Sherries shipped ~fFeFlay of Cadiz are to b in their possession, and r a rich treat te the Connoisseur t in really Pure and Virgin Vis e. • . The Proprietors, in returning their best thanks to the Public !Gr. the censtantly-increasieg encouragement their exertions have met with, beg to add, that their Business will continue, 'Ls it has continued since the Ist January, 1834, under the di rection of Mr. Kislingbury, the Managing Partner; and their Rtatitiede will stimulate them still further, if possible, to de serve its entire confidence. HENEKEY, KISLINGBURY, and CO. Inclu L li n WINES IN WOOD, g Duty, and expense of Delivery in London, PORT, PER QUARTER CASK. £l5 10s. goo k young Wine superior Witte fit for immediate bottling ..£ l 9 les., and 21 10s. t,„ extraordinary o ld Wi nes of h i g h c h aracter £24 a nd £26 ' III, RRY, pale, golden, or brown l5 10s. Tale (excellent Dinner Wine) l7 10s. superior old it first class Wine extraordinary old, high character the golden do. (Santa Maria de X eres) 27 Os. last India, very choice 3O Os. Al A SOEU, the best quality VIDO NIA London particular e• tpRENLA, best quality l2 Os. £7, £B, and 9 lOs. P ONTAC, be s t qua li ty WINES IN BOTTLE. Per Dozen, exclusive of Bottles. PORT, fro m th e Wood ' 245. to 303. superior old, best marks cru•sted, two years in bottle 325. to 365. ... superi or, fi ve to eight years in bottle 4 9 5. to 485. very choi ce , t en years i n b ottle s4s. t o GOs. SHERRY, gold colour sr brows 24s. to 30s. the pale, excellent Dinner Wine old superior, any colour the e x t reme l y pale, dry and high -flavoured 42 s. very superior choice qualities 4Bs. to 545. the g o ld en (S anta Maria de Xeres) 4Bs. Amontillado, very old 4Bs. to 545. very superior old East India GOs. IkIJL T )EIR A direct 3os. 365. to 425. ' West India ........................................... ABs. to 545. East India very old ... 84s. 1 hc Sercial, very old an d scarce .. . BIAS Di'T-U from the wood 9 8s. old o, - usted, 2 to 4 y ears i n b ott l e 324. and 365. It UCELL . AS ARIN'TO ....... •••... 3os. to 3fis. 28s. CALISBON, r leh or dry CALC AVE.I. , LA, the finest 34s. V IDONI I i A ondea particular IIIARS - .AL A., 1 ho best quality p C APE, good and super ior 15s. and ISs.TA C .... lBs. and 21s. All the abo;;Wines in Pints at proportionate prices. F OREIGN AND BRITISH SPIRITS PER GALLON B RANDY, Genuine Cognac BRANDY, Finest old Champagne -TAMAOCA RUM Ni f„,EDDERBURN'S DITTO, best narks W II IS - I I :EY, Scotch and Irish, various 1 , stremgths l2s. 16s. and 18s, ........ •••• ••• .&10LiT..UM SWRUB .A_NDS, Schiedam 26s. 6d. and 28s. -K UM Bd., 13s. 4d. and 16s. .ENGLIS)iI GIN, various strangths...Bs., 9s. 4d., and lOs Bd. - best quality l2s. BRITISH BRANDY ... ...... Terms. —Cash without discount, bottles charged 2s. per dozen, hampers or cases Is. per dozen, stone bottles 6d. per gallon, which will be allowed if returned. HENEKEY, KISLINGBURY, and CO. P.& Price Currents, containing all the varieties of their St ock, forwarded upon application. INFIRMARY for the CURE of STRIC TURES of the URETHRA, SYPHILIS, GONOR 1010Z, GLEETS, meal' DISEASES of the GENERA TIVE*. ad URINARY ORGANS. Notsri l %standing the above Institstic is closed, Patients i.sy continue o receive the GRATUITOUS ADVICE of the Star geon (Mr. Courtenay, 42, Great Marlborough-street,) by ap- PiYing at his own hcase instead of the Charity. Hours of , tttendance, from Eight to Ten in the Mornings and from Sep, en to Nine in the Evenings. On Sundays in the 'Morning, but - .uot in the Evening. THE TOOTHACHE is PERMANENTLY CURED by the application of the GREGORIAN PASTE ; a l so f0.,4. Ihe Ear-ache and Tic-dolereux. The above !alnable discoverwas rovidentially made by the Rev. GOR AIAN GREGG, s . Cler p, g y,nan of the Church of England, who was many years the mart) r of an excruciating toothache. The composition now used with each success was the only one of many which he found, not only on trial in his own case, but in n umerous others, in the course of an extensive priva te ad . inistration, t o b e i nstar.taieous ;ts effect, and painless In its operation. Gen • raur ll ie at 3, Opera Arcade, Pall Mall East (late of St. ' 1 ), where all orders are executed. 78 i1 t. James's-street ; sad at several Medicine Venders. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION. NiSESSRS. SLOAN and CO., Members of -4.- the Royal College of Surgeons, 4, A RGYLL-1-.LACE, aI:! Gt:NT-STREET, and 28, IRONMONGER-LANE, 1 11-2 APSIDE, may be consulted from Eight o'Clock in the c , c oming until Te n a t Night, on cvery variety and s t age of ith that delicacy and secresy they have hitherto oh ste ° rved. ,Th, treatment they pursue will not subject any patient ec'nfulerne, it or hindrance from business. Cases of an ex treme nature tOey eradicate in eight or ten days, or if slight or reee nt in two o k • three, without the indiscriminate use of mer 'l7, and at a moderate expense. Generative 4ebility, °ll°rdi cen, and St k •ictures of the Urethra, unhappily so preva- R lent, are treated upon these unerring principles which have in t"?ed to Messrs. Sloan and Co. so large a share of Public na. tti; ag for nearlythirty maintain in Loudon, and which it will be ef future exertion to . I °t er , ' containing an enclosure, will be answered by return : 11 n Patie n t., h ore y er distant, will be corresponded with until S emi And. SIGHT AND HEARING. 39, ALBEMARLE-STREET, PICCADILLY, (Opposite the York Hotel), and 76, KING WILLIANI-STREET, BANK OF ENGLAND. THE INVISIBLE OPERATIVE VOICE CONDUCTOR, effected by the Messrs. S. and B. SOLOMON 5, OPTICIANS and AURISTSto the ROYAL FAMILY, 39, ALBEMARLE-STREET. PICCADILLY, by which thousands of deaf persons have Leen greatly bene fited, is the size of a seven-shilling piece, and when fixed into the cavity of the ear is soft and easy, and not reeve perceptible than having a piece of wool in its place, by which the faintest whisper at a public assembly is heard with distinctness. And defective VISION is brought to nature by too use of newly invented SPECTACLE LENSES; immediately they are placed before weak anti imperfect eye-sight, either by day or candle light, every object becomes clear and distinct, and the most minute particle is seen with great distinctness ; by the use of which both the sight and hearing become much improved. The Messrs. S. and B. SOLOMONS disclaim all con nexion with persons of the same name, and the sale of am ber spectacles ; the pernicious use of amber spectacles being now well kn.iwn to the public, and the vendor being aware of it, he his therefore altered their name, by leaving out the worst " Amber," and calling them Patent. Spectacles." Those which he terms " Patent Spectacles" are no other than those of amber ; the history and destructive use of that mate rial for Spectacles to imperfect vision is fully and most satis factorily explained by the undermentioned scientihc authority: From the " Diotionary of Arts and Sciences" of Andrew Ure, M. b., F. R. S., &c., &c. " Amber is an indurated vegetable juice, and not produced by the laws of crystallisation, but by the same causes which influence the mechanical condition of gum. Insects are often found embedded in it. Amber is most powerfully electrical by friction—very hot, to such an extent as to explode into frag ments ; the workmen, too, are subject to nervous tremors in their wrists, arms, &c. ; they encounter great danger by handling such dreadful excited electrics ; amber grows with lime, and is apt to take fire, and is of such a soft nature when exposed t• warmth, that it swells, bubbles up, and will burn away with flame." The above Dr. Ure's statements are further confirmed by Sir D. Brewster and Pliny, as also by Parks and Hems, on Che mistry. Tho destructive effects of such a material for specta cles, to imperfect vizion, may be ascertained at any respectable Optician's to London. The Messrs. Solomons' newly invented Spectacle Lenses are not constructed of such a material ; but which are very supe rior, and bring back at once dimness of sight and imperfect vision to its original and natural state. These Spectacles, and very small Voice Conductors for deaf persons, are r.ly to be had at their establishments, 39, Albemarle-street (opposite the York Hotel), and 76, King William-street, Bank. RAISING OF THE BLOCKADE OF THE COAST OF SYRIA. The following copy of e letter, addressed by her Bri tannic Majesty's Consul-General at Constantinople to the British merchants resident there, has been transmitted to Lloyd's by their agents at that lace:— " Constan p tinople, Dec. 7, IMO. " Gentlemen, —I have been requested by his Excellency the Ambassador to inform you, that he has received from his Excellency the Ottoman Minister for Foreign Affairs ve official notification, stating that, in consequence of the definitive occupation of the Coast of Syria by the troops of his Imperial Majesty the Sultan, the Sublime Porte has ordered the blockade of the forts and eaeliellcs of that coast to be raised. " I have the honour to be. Gentlemen, " Your obedient servant, (Signe4l) JOHN CARTWRIGHT , " To the British Merchants. " Consul General.' THE FAIRY.—A box he been picked up on Corton Beach, near Lowestoffe, containing p,pers with the signature of Captain Hewitt on them, which no doubt washed from the wreck of the unfortunate Fairy. 0.4 • I; in No. 15,0b0 TEAM SAW MILLS TO BEDISPOSED kj OF in BRISTOL, together with an excellent FLOUR MILL. The premises are extensive, and at a very low rent. Any person commanding 8001. to 1,000/. will find this a highly favourable opportunity. Address, post paid, E. B. C., Post-office, Bristol. lti - ATIONAL LOAN FUND, LIFE AS SURANCE, and DEFERRED ANNUITY SO CIETY, 26 Cornhill, London.—Dec. 24, 1840. Not;ce is hereby given , that the II ALF•YEAPLY INTE REST, at the rate of 5 per Cent. per annum on the CAPI TAL STOCK of this SOCIETY, due on the 31st instant. will become payable on the Ilth day of JANUARY next; and Proprietors can receive the same at the office on that or any subsequent day, between the hours of Eleven and Three. By Order of the Court of Directors. F. FERGUSON CANIROITX, Secretary. ATIONAL LOAN FUND, LIFE AS SURANCE, and DEFERRED ANNUITY SO CIETY, 26, CORNHILL. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. DIRECTORS. T. LAMIE MURRAY, Esq., Chairman. Elliotson, M.D., F.R.S. John Rawson, Esq. H. Gordon, Esq. Clement Tabor, Esq. George Lungley, Esq. Joseph Thompson, Esq. Auniroas—Dr. 0. Gregory, F.R. A. ; Professor Wheat stone, F.R.S. ACTUARY—W. S. B. Woolhouse, Esq., F.R.A. S. LIFE ASSURANCE. Besides the perfect security to the policy holder of a large paid up capital, and accumulating funds, with moderate rates of premium, the following is one amongst many of the advan tages which belong exclus►vely to the principles of life assu rance and deferred annuities originated by t Society, viz.— Power to borrow, (without delay, expense, or forfeiture) two thirds of all premiums paid upon a policy of assurance. Premium for assuring 1001. £ s. d. Age. 1 s. d. 1 Age. 1 s. d. 1 Age. 25 1 1 18 6' 1 35 21011 1 45 1 3 9 4 30 1 2 4 4 1 4O 1 2 18 8 1 5O 1 4 4 2 DEFERRED ANNUITIES DEPARTMENT. By the plan exclusively developed by the Society, a single defer:ed annuity is made, nut only to answer the same object, but to equal in amount the entire sure of all the advantages neretofore only obtained by the middle and industrious classes by separate investments in Savings' Banks, Benefit Societies, and Loan Banks. 1. A small yearly er weekly contribution will secure the most ample return for after life; thus-21. 12s. per annum (Is. a week) at 2.0 will at 65 give the policy holder the choice of an annuity for life of 471. 16s. 6d.: 394/. 115. in cash; or policy without further contributions of 466/. at death. 2. Two-thirds at any time lent on deposit of policy, being a fund always available during sickness or want of employment. 3. Two-thirds of all payments returned to representatives in ease of premature death. The report to the Annual General Meeting of Proprietors, prlspectuses, tables, &c., may be obtained at the office of the Society, by letter or otherwise, 26, Cornhill, London, or at any of its Branches throughout the country. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Sec PUBLICATIONS. In Bvo. , with numerous Illustrations on wood, price I 45., POOR JACK, by CAPT. MAIIRYAT. " In the simple and graphic style in which this humble tale is wrought, Captain 111arryat has no competitor—it is the truth and freedom of Salollett. '—United Service Journal. " ' Poor Jack' is just completed ; and a most amusing fellow he is, and a most amusing set of companions he brings with him. The book, while it is interesting, is hearty, and of a healthy stamp ; the characters are sketched off easily and boldly. Capt. Marryat has been very fortunate in his illustra tor, Mr. Stanfield ; the numerous designs (and very numerous they are) are executed with great truth."—Times. London : Longman, Orme, and Co. This day is published, in one handsome volume Bvo., price 15s cloth, or elegantly bound in Morocco, 21s. POEMS. By THE LADY FLORA HASTINGS. Edited by her Sister. " All lovers of that purer poetry which catches half its grace from Heaven will seek for records of its pious beauty upon the gentle pages of this graceful book."— Morning Post. " Did our limits permit, we would gladly extract more from this volume, which is the reflected picture of a mind at once pious, pure, amiable, and accomplished."—Literary Gazette. Printed for William Blackwood and Sons, 45, George-street, Edinburgh, and 22, Pall-mall, London ; and sold by all Book sellers. On Friday nest will be published, B RITISH AND FOREIGN REVIEW, NO. XXII. 1. Poland—bev National Dynasty. 2. HaHam's Introduction to the Literature of Europe. 3. The Education Question—Special Religious Instruction. 4. Prussia—her Manufacturing Prospects. 5. The Odes of Pindar. 6. The Court and Government of Russia. 7. Historical Publications of Italy. 8. The Porte and the Pacha—Foreign Policy of England. London : R. and J. E. Taylor, Red Lion-court, Fleet street : Edinburgh, A. and C. Black : Dublin, J. Cumming. Just published, price 2s. 6d. PRACTICAL ESSAY on the DEBILI TIES of the GENERATIVE SYSTEM, their Va rieties, Causes, Treatment, and Cure. By a AIEMBER of the ROYAL COLLEGE of SURGEONS, and Surgeon to a Metropolitan Infirmary. ‘. I am impotent, and no• tit to live."—Last's Records of a Suicide. Sold by Onnhyn, Catherine-street, Strand; Ross and Nightingale, Liverpool ; Barlow, Birmingham ; and all Book sellers in Town and Ceuntr N.B. Persons in the Country may have th:s work forwardeel by post (free), upon addressing either of the above Booksellers, and inclosing a remittance Rs. NEW WORK ON STRICTURES OF THE URETHRA Just published, price 55., itPRACTICAL TREATISE ON THE CAUSES, NATURE, and TREATMENT of STRICTURES of the URETHRA, and their Consequences; with a Review of the different Modes of Cure, and an account of the Method of Treatment the Author has found the most efficacious. The whole illustrated by eases, some of them the records of thirty-five years' extensive anti successful practice. By FRANCIS BURDETT COURTENAY, 42, Great Marlborough-street. Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, London ; and late Surgeon to the Metropolitan Infirmary for the Cure of St, ic tures of the Urethra. Sold by Bailliere, Medical Bookseller, 219, Regent-street ; Simpkin and Marshall, Stationers'-court; Onwhyn, Cathe• rine-street, Strand ; Barlow, Birmingham; Ross and Night ingale, Liverpool ; and all Booksellers in Town or Country. Of whom may also be had, by the same Author, price Gs., PRACTICAL OBSERVATIONS on the CHRONIC ENLARGEMENT of the PROSTATE GLAND in OLD AGE; with Suggestions for an Improved Mode of Treatment. To which is prefixed, Remarks on the various other Diseases to which the Prostate is liable at all periods of life. ~/ q;zi __ 4.~ F' A Y.+~ r` .:i i ~~. ` y ,~ .~„~t~ d; ~ ii r ( •-:',-,_ g , g )T .I , 4i , A ..." _,,:'-__ % .. . 17 , 1 ' i - • I- - - i --"' 1 ) "7: ; :itii ' \4 ' ll4 'lRN- C =---'-' ‘Ik ' IP I ,‘ T : 'l ' - ir.' -- .,, - ~ . .A. ----.-',:•: ' ---). • al' ~/ -7,-. , , ti - X•;- - '''- IT-7. 7_ 4 "‘:_ -. ___'r''' .: , , : ,,, ' ;i: - I ' ' '. N ' ''''' ' ' . ''''' A v •-. 1.,,,,,, , ,,,, ~ , 1 _ i •-•,'7-7/ to „A,:,---- ':'lire*A-'S!:rMT 1 1, V4 —1 ,iliV,Cflfr, (51Titrkk°:"'' '' 4 , l ;' 4 1\ '' 1)11 *ii-t ' 1 k. 'l , .7', ' ..._.), . ~.. ,----------, ~ . .....—..._ LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 141. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. spoil any future coalition for thepurposes of repeal between the Whig Rump and the O'Connell Tail. Now, it will take a g‘.)od deal to prevent such a junction. No mere accumulation of insults from Mr. O'Connell will affront (TUESDAY EVENING.) TIM E S.—Tn consequence of an account of the state of the Danish West India islands, published on the 16th of September, on the authority of the American Journals, a letter has been written by a Correspomlent in St. Croix, or Santa Cruz, as it is indifferently called, in which he gives a description of what has been done with respect to the slaves, his account differing in many points from that already given. As so hog a period has elapsed since the notice in question, it may be as well to say, that according to that statement the Goernor had returned from the coronation of the King of Denmark to St. Croix, and that though his idea was only that of allowing the slaves every Saturday, in order that they might earn money to purchase their freedom, a nation was prevalent that he had brought from his home Government papers authorizing emancipation, which occasioned an insurrection at St. Thomas's, after the blacks found that their hopes had been deceived. The letter just received, while it gives several new particulars, puts those which are already known in a new light. The Governor, General Von Scholten, says our cortespendent, returned to his Government last Juno., not from the coronation, but in time to celebrate that event in the colonies. In obedience to the com mands of the King of Denmark, the General submitted to the planters a Royal rescript, in which the King ac knowledges his satisfaction at the mildness with which the planters exercise their authority, and recommends that a free day be given to the slaves every Saturday during the six months " out of crop," and a weekly pecuniary donation during the six months of the crop season. Thu Governor accompanied this document with a communica tion from himself, in which he Suggested that Saturday throughout the year should be granted as a free day, in place of the weekly donation, the particular advantages of which would be the abolition of the Sunday markets, the closing on that day of the rum shops, and the prohibition of labour, since Saturday would suffice for the negroes to obtain their own domestic comforts. Opinions have been divided on the island as to which of these measures of ameliora tion should be adopted—namely, the granting of Saturday throughout the year, or only " out of crop," with the pecuniary donation ; but the majority of planters have, at all events, expressed themselves in favour of ameliora:ion generally. The question of emancipation has, according to our correspondent, never been raised, and hence, if his account be correct, the object of the proposed Saturday could not have been to purchase freedom. The former statement said, that while expressing their dissatisfaction at what had been done for them, the negroes of one estate said they wanted freedom, and not a grant of one day in the week ; but our correspondent denies that any such demonstration was made, saying, that the only expression of feeling that occurred at all was of quite an opposite ten ' deney, being the declaration of some of the blacks to their catechist, that if their master would only give them the Saturday to work for themselves and go to market, they could never (under a continuance of their present indulgences) desire greater freedom, since they would then be able to attend their church on the Sun day. One planter bas for nearly a year allowed his slaves a free day every week, but it is denied that those who have had that privilege have acted indirectly on the neighbour ing States, as was asserted in the American journals. This denial is of small importance. since whether the negroes who are not allowed the free day have actually followed the example of those who have their Saturday or not, such a result would be too natural not to take place some day or other. As f,r the insurrection at St. Thomas's, the news of it seems never to have, reached St. Croix. These facts are considered to possess some degree of interest; since, although the island in question belongs to the Danish Government, more than halt the larger sugar estates are the. property, it appears, of British subects. the Whigs, if they had anything to get by keeping terms w'th him. He may again call them " brutal," or " base," or bloody," or all the three, and they will still take it in the best possible part, so long as it shall be worth their while. He may tux them with " insolent contempt, and malignant, but treacherous hostility to Ireland," as he did in o,tober, 1 834 ; and they will presently make a compact allithice" with him and his Irishry for the spoliation of the Protestant Church, as they did in January, 1835. Thus it is by no means sufficient for the prevention of future conspiracy on the. subject of repeal that the sewers of Mr. O'Connell' s invective should be disembogued upon his acc.)mplices. They must be forced forward, individually as well as collectively, to dis avow, to deprecate, to condemn, and to denounce the dan gerous and treasonable project of repeal : in the debate we must have the speeches of the principals, and in the di vision list the names of the subordinates. With many of them, even that public pledge will be insufficient; but if there be only a few deterred, those few are secured to assist, however unwillingly, in the defence of their coun try ; and the rest, beginning their race of apostacy by the breach of such a pledge, will be broken down in their course by the very weight of their infamy. In some sort, too, the invectives of the Repealer against the non-repealing Ministers have their use and value. Not because they hurt those Ministers— that is a result which only just and honest censures can effect—but because the Repealer's invectives must react against the utterer himself, so long as he continues to lavish his patronage on an Administration which opposes the restoration of independence to his clients, the " here ditary bondsmen." He is not bound, indeed, to aid the Tories in expelling the Government ; but, at least, it he were sincere, he !sold be !rut - 41. ,There is only ono de fence which he can Possibly set up ; and that is; a "com pact" understanding with these Whigs, that they are really to fu!fil his announcements, by " becoming Repealers ere long." The Whigs, when censured for their communion with Mr. O'Connell, deny it hotly. "If Mr. O'Connell chooses to support us," say they, bow can we help that? He has as good a right as any Tory leader to Lave his vote and the votes of his followers counted in a division, and we do not sanction his measures, though he is pleased to sanction ours." That would be a good excuse if it were a true one ; but it is not true. They have sanctioned measures of his, and even perilled their own existence upon them ; and so they will again. Whose measure was the scheme for paying the Popish auxiliaries with the plunder of the, Protestant Church ? The measure of Mr. O'Connell, adopted as the price of his adhesion. And adopted at what season ? While. the Whigs retained the Parliamentary strength which had been conferred upon them by the first election under the Reform Bill? No: in those days, when they could keep their places without la's help, they treated him and his projects with the doe disdain. It was not till a change of fortune, at the beginning of 1835, had reduced their own force to a minority as measured with the force of the Tories, that, like the invaders of the new world, they resolved to employ bloodhounds in their campaign. Their it was that the brawler, whom they had rejected, vilified, and even advertised by their Sovereign's lips as a notorious malefactor, became their guide and master. As he supported them in Downing street, so they abetted him in Ireland ; each had his own end to answer, and the coa lition was complete. There is now between these same disintcresteLl friends a revived topic of difference—the re peal of the union. So long as the Whigs remain in office, it must continue a topic of difference still. But as soon as they can balance themselves no longer in their seats, what cheek is there to impede a fresh arrangement, which shall be based upon national severance, as the last was upon Church spoliation ? Therefore it is that we are anxious to know what, on a change of Administration, will be done . . SUN.—The meeting of to-day at the Colonial Bank shows advantages arising from investment of capital in such bona fide undertakings as this, in preference to to bubble loans for foreign countries. Here a large dividend is obtained by the shareholders, while at the same time our West India colonies are benefited by the increased banking facilities afforded to their mercantile and agricultural interests. The Stock Market was firm to-day, but the leading feature was the improvement of lk to 2 per cent. in Bank Stock. Con.,ols were at 89k- for the opening ; Reduced Three per Cent. Annuities were marked 891 to -k ; the Three-and-a-Half per Cent. Reduced 97/ to and the New Three-and-a-Halt per Cents. 97i to :1 ex. div. Exchequer Bills rose to 7s. and 9s. premium, and India Bends to 13s. and 9s. discount. Bank Stock rallied 1 to 21 per cent., being quoted 1581 to 160 ; and Long Annuities touched 13 to 13 1-16. The Foreign Stocks were not much dealt in. Spanish Active Bonds were at 241 to /, closing heavily. Por tuguese New Five per Cents. at 32k to I ; the Three per Cents. at 201. Brazil Bonds at 71 to k, and Co lombian at 23k to The Share Market was brisk to-day and the follow ing were the more current prices :—Great Western 28 to 30 ; the New, 13 ; the Fifth, 73 to / ; the London and Birmingham, 83 ; the New 261 ; the Greenwich Scrip, 1/ to 4- ; the South Western, 19k to 20k ; the Midland Counties Quarter Shares, 51 ; the Gosport Junction, 71, and the Eastern Counties Debentures 31 to 4 prem. Brighton, 64 to 51 ; Midland Counties, 20 to 18 ; South Eitstern, 151 to 154 ; Hull and Selby, 6 ; Birmingham and Derby, 241 to 231 ; Birmingham and Gloucester, 15 ; Cheltenham and Great Western, 32 ; and Eastern Counties, 13/ to 131 discount. There was no improvement this afternoon in the Fo reign Exchanges. The rate for Bills on Paris was 25f. 521 e. to 57ic. ; on Amsterdam 12 21 to k ; on Ham burgh 13 7 ; and on Frankfort 1481. We have still two German mails due.. with Ireland, not by the 'Tories, but by the Whigs. That great confusion will ensue, and some danger to the public peace, we see but too much reason to fear. Thu chair of the Repeal Association will be taken from time to time by men of more consequence and character than belong to the present prolocutors ; and the people will be deluded into hope, and perhaps into open sedition, by an array of names which they have been accustomed to regard as respectable. They will form a false estimate of their strength, and too probably presume upon it. But, if a Conservative Government stand firm—if it be true to the Crown, to Ireland, to the Protestant reli gion, and to the British nation, the Whig accession anti cipated by Mr. O'Connell to the ranks of repeal will be paralyzed, as in the case of the disgraceful league of 1835, by the indignant resistance of Parliament and the people ; and, we trust, without even the misfortune of another re turn ut the Whigs into office. If, however, that evil should ever recur, it is at least satisfactory to know that it will not really bring repeal any nearer. It is not because the Whigs shall have promised repeal when in opposition that they will effect it if again in office. They have no silly bigotry or pertinacity about such matters. They work a political object, like men of the world—not as an end, but as at means. If it will lift them into office, they take it up. If it will embarrass them when they have got there, they lay it down. That was what they did with the appro priation clause ; and that is what they would do with the repeal. (From the Morning Post.) Great is the force of political cant, but happily even tha' wears out, and people at last sec the truth. The politica elicit of " keep out the Tories" has been of no inconsi. &rabic practical influence ; but it has had its day, and now it begins to be pretty generally recognised as mere fudge, by which many have been deceived. This cant chimed in with long-cherished enmities and prejudices, and for a long time the crowd looked no further than the words. The Tories had been a long time in the Govern ment, and as every Government must be more or less set against the excesses al the popular body—against their hastiness, and violence, and impatience of the restraints of law—the Tories were looked upon by the great mass with jealousy and disfavour. Besides this inevitable position of unpopularity to which all Governments are so liable (and the more liable in proportion as they do their duty without fear or favour), it may be that the Tories had faults vehicle deserved in some degree the retribution of popular dislike. They may have been as governors, too cold, and distant, and (FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.) disdainful. They may have been too neglectful of honestly (From theeil4erning Chronicle.) and frankly explaining to the people the reasons which We lay before our readers the Revenue accounts for the impelled them to a policy that seemed harsh. They years and quarters ended sth January, 1840, and 1341. may have been too much intent upon carrying on the reo- The decrease en the year ended sth January, 1841, as 'tetchy, and too little intent upon the great duty of satis. compared with the year ended sth January 1840, is 254,0091. fying the minds of the people and making them content On the quarter ended sth January, 1841, as compared with with the Government and the laws. Be this as it may, sth January, 1840, there is an increase of 80,6021. On there was a prejudice —a feeling of enmity ; and upon the Customs there is a decrease on the year of 85,8731., this feeling the incompetent Whigs have hitherto built and on the quarter of 398,399/. On the other hand the their little edifice of officisl power. By it, and by it Excise, which on the year has increased 622,3101., has ex- alone, they carried the Reform Biel. The people were perienced on the quarter the very large increase of 589,095/. weary of the Tories, for it somehow happened that, after the Tee-totalism does not certainly appear to be much days of George the Thi r d, th ere was, in any quarter, but lett in the Exe:se. The great decrease has been in the little aftection for the Government ; they were excited Post-office. On the year it is 1,078,000., and on the and angry, and they caught at the suggestion which men quarter 253,0001. Yet, though in the Post-office the de- of the stamp of Mr. Edward Ellice sent forth among them, crease on the quarter ending sth January, 1841, is no less that the time and the opportunity were come for throwing than 253,000/., still there is en the quarter's revenue, as (Ii utterly and for ever the ascendancy of the Tories. compared with sth January, 1840, a positive increase of Antipathies that had slumbered leaped up into new life--a 80,602/. Can there be a stronger proof of the clasti- hypocrites who had long served the Tories from interest, city of the resources of ibis industrious country ? With while they hated the constraint at their principles, broke respect to the decrease in the Post-office revenue of out into glad revolt. Ambition—jealousy—reveng e —which 1,078,000 t for the year, and 253,0001. for the quarter , ha d been ke p t unde r for half a cent ur y , all rushed out, to we must keep in mind that the increased facilities of partake the battle and enjoy the triumph. Thus was the communication must have added greatly to the ability of Reform Bill earned ; and, i or a w hile, the Whigs ventured the people to bear taxation on ether branches. Many to rest upon this as a someting positive—something which trades have experienced the greatest benefit from the they had done, and which en titled them to confidence and facilities afforded to them through the reduced postage. respect. This illusion, however, soon passed away. With When the means of supporting taxation have been so the usual tactics of the Whigs they had been content with much increased, it would be to take a narrow view of pleasing the people for the moment by exaggerated and the subject to look mealy to the net revenue of the i idiculously absurd statements of the popular advantages Post-office. Bu; there are causes for the Post-office which would necessarily follow from the legislative reform. revenue for the quarter being somewhat lower than in some They never dreamt for a moment of telling the people the former quarters. First, the gradual substitution of payment truth, and taking the consequences. But time soon told in advance for payment on delivery (I d. for 21 )---a cause the truth, and the masses who had gone into theoretical re which is no nearly exhausted, as nearly all letters arc hellion to gain the " Reform Act," and were ready to go now paid in advance. Second, the greatly increasing ex- into practical rebellion, found that it was all a cheat or a prises at the Post-office, arising chiefly from the employ. mistske, and that they were no whit the better for it, but ment of the railways, where the Government has no privy- rather the worse, inasmuch as the domination of a class lege. The increase in expense in clerks, &c., arising out but a little above one in station, manners, and intelligence, of an increase in letters, is comparatively small. We is far more painful than the more remote control of a much are happy to say that the number of letters, the true higher class. As soon as the Reform Act became un criterion of the success of the measure, is steadily ad- popular, the Whigs were forced to adopt some other party vancing from month to month. and gathering cry. They bad done nothing to (From the Times.) which they could appeal. All they had attempted If there were a change of Administration, say the pa- to do had failed. Tho Reform Act had failed—the triots of Downing-street, what would the Tories do with base conspiracy with Mr. O'Connell against the Ireland? Very likely they would relieve her from the Established Church in Ireland had failed. But the blistering operations of her present agitators. Very likely old prejudice against the Tories wa s no t worn ou t. Th oug h they would apprehend her sturdy beggars , silenc e her not I anger hated so much. as _they had been, a good deal bullies, lay and clerical, advance the arts of peace, and en- of fear of the Tories rema i ne d, and they who had turned courage the investment of capital. But a much more for • against them were esp_e , ia j_s raid of what might happen that it would addable question remains behind: what in case of a change were they restored. Ihe Reform Bill" had been po would the Whigs do with Ireland ? Their master knows polar on the g round annihilate the Tories. Keep out the T o ri e s." well enough what they will do with it : he announces that That b lunder had been found out ; but much mi g ht still they will join the Repealers. At present they will con- be done w ith the sentiment on which that p o p u l ar i ty was fine themselves to questions connected with the registra- founded. The cr y was raise d of ~ tion of voters a n d the election of Members : that is the It was humil iatin g enough t hat a party whi c h h a d b een sort of business which the Ulster Association professes to for fifty years ;vaunting its cap a bili t i es f or extraord i nary look after. " Respectable men," says Mr. O'Connell to improvements in the principles and details of G o vernment his Corn-Exchange followers : " those are Lords Gosford could, after tr ial made, say nothin g better tor themselves and Charlemont, Messrs. Caulfield, Ross, and Sharman than what this cry implied. But what did t h e Whi gs care ? Crawford. So far, indeed, it has tieen a mouthful of Once in the Government, their great ambition was, and is, moonshine, but I believe that ere long they will be Re- to stay there; and they cared little about the character under peelers." We don't venture to speak quite so precisely which, or the means by which, they gained that point. Let but remember that by keeping them as Mr. O'Connell does to the conduct of Particular them stay in, said their champions. It is true we have no individuals, especially where they chance to be men of thing good to say of them. It is true that they want the cou character—a class of persons of whom lie is peceliarly rage, or the will, ae ve ns 'l yi likely a . t 4, ought tKo e de topo you ut qualified to judge. But of the Whigs in general we are done for the p eop l e; persuaded it is no scandal to prognosticate that " ere long," in you " The force of this cant, or wherefore should you, 0 people ? that is, when their party shall have been turned out of wo are happy to say, is pretty nearly spent. It will peelers, ay, or Ribandmete, if it will help them back to , sound, and as for w o h r a s t e t n h h s a e c r , m power, ineveratretl ithe Tories T had o r i office, "they will be Repealers." Yes, they will be Re- I serve but for very little longer. People are weary of its Whigs are guiltless ? .A..k again what good Keep out the Tories." place ; but Et must be the business of the Conservatives, ' the Tories." when Parliament re-assembles, to intercept that line of e,k yourselves , what do you, unless the Tories give their march. They would fain avoid the subject just yet ; of which the principles _they are never weary of and so would he who has vowed to live and die for it ; the Whigs can "liberal" they are, hut do you not mark as neither the dogs nor the bears having any stomach for sent and their aid to the measure? The Whigs tell you the baiting, but the fight must come off, for, unless of their " liberal" they be set to worm each other, they will join to worry hoisting how patronage—gre a t i n fl uence at C ourt . the rest of the world. No doubt they hate each other that their liber alit y extends onl y to themselves? Th ey already with as equal a mutuality as the difference keep in their pl aces —they have good sal a ri e s—good re in the sources of their hatred will allow : the Agita- sidences—mu ch tor bates the Whigs with the bitterness of contempt, All these thing s they share amo ng t h emse l ves, an d t hi s and the anger excited by their occasionally trouble- is their " liberality." But what good thi ng d o th e y give so me though impotent restiveness; and the Whigs you, 0 people.? They tell yo u o f many th i ngs wh i c h hate the Agitator with an irritating sense of their own in their opi nion you ought co have, but do y ou believe humiliation, aggravated by a well -bred loathing of his them ? Do you suppose they would sacrifice anything b e done for you . Do you think they coars eness. But that is not enough. These are only for the accomplishment of that which they tell you private feelings. The general good requires that the ought to parties be committed a single hour of offi ce , or even their publicly to an extent which shall would risk .) . The following are the official returns of the exports of bullion for the week ending Thursday last .—Silver coin to Lintin 40,009 ounces ; Silver coin to Calais, 150,000 ounces. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS share of tickets to a single Suite Ball at the Palav, in order to obtain for you or to bring you nearer to any one of those changes which you imagined would be for your good ? Experience must have informed you ere this—at least such of you as observe and reflet—that they would do no such thing. And besides this, they themselves confess and indeed proclaim It as their only excuse, that unless the Tories consent they have not the power to do what you wish to be done. •` Keep out the Tories "is a very good . cry for the placcmcn and their c6nnexions, since i; is but another way of saying" Keep in the Whigs ;" hut beyond the interests of place we defy any man of a sober and practical reforming temperament to point out what benefit accrues to him or to his cause by " keeping out the Tories." Tois is the feeling which is spreading day by day among the people. This is the conclusion which DOW actuates so many of the electors of towns, who have been too long cheated by the f a ir words and very " liberal "promises of the Whigs. Our knowledge of such matters is necessarily limited, and yet even we could tell of numerous sacrifices, of painful estrangements and natural losses, to which ten ants in the country and shopkeepers and tradesmen in towns have submitted fur the sake of keeping in the Whigs. But what have the Whigs done for them in return ? What sacri fice have the Whigs made ? What struggle have they made for any one of those principles which they have declared to be so important? What public point have they gained of all that they have described as desirable, except the one of retaining official advantages for themselves? What is there that they have at first insisted upon that they have not at last given up, in order that they might have the as sistance of the Tories to bring the matter to a conclusion? Why, then, should the people go on making sacrifices, and quarrelling with their landlords, their clergy, their best friends in times of domestic trouble, their wealthiest cus tomers, their oldest patrons? What is the gain? The Whigs can do nothing for them but talk and try—talk and try,.for ever; but as soon as any matter is really to be settled, give way to the Tories. Why then keep the Whigs in office? It is absurd, and all sensible people begin to see that it is.--.list W - 11014 4 11 4-1114.1* efficient rulers of this country. . They lack the e lements of wrength. Like a badly-hung pendulum, they keep ir regularly oscillating between the aristocracy and the popu lace, but one inch beyond the limits of their official clock case they never can proceed. ( From the Morning Herald.) _ _ The official statement of the quarter's revenue was pub lished last night. It contains little that calls for com ment. There is a decrease on the quarter of more than 80,000/ On the year, the deficiency ex.ceeds a quarter of a million. The quackery of cheap postage kas entailed on the country a loss of nearly 1,100,000/. during the last year. The loss upon the last quarter is 253.000/. To counterbalance this loss, the increase in the assessed taxes is very considerable. Most people, we suspect, would now rather submit to the old rates of postage, than be doomed to meet the increasing demands of the tax.gathcrer. It it worthy of note, that the returns under the head " Ex cise " present an increase of upwards of half a million. After all that has been stated as to the march of teetotalism, a very different result might, reasonably, have been ex pcted. We shall, doubtless, be favoured, during the ap proaching Session of Parliament, with the imposition of new taxes, or with an additional per-centage on some of the old. Our expenses increase in every direction. The costs of the vast expeditions which we ha,e recently un dertaken rema;n yet to be liquidated ; nor is it by any means certain that we have yet escaped our proportion of the expenses of a general European war. CONFLAGRATION AT DUNDEE. THREE CHURCHES BURNED. DUNDEE:, JAN. 3.--A. very alarming conflagration happened here this morning, which, although attended with the hstruction of much valuable and interesting property, has fortunately been confined to the more im mediate scene of its commencement, viz., to three churches of the Establishment. The fire seenss to have originated fro.n the stoves in the North or Cross church having got overheated, and having consequently ignited the wooden fittings ; this church soon became a prey to the flames, as well as the South church and the East or old parish, and, fortunately for private property, the wind, which blew yesterday evening fresh from the south-west, veered to the north during the night, other wise, in all likelihood, a narrow street called the Over gate must have caught the flumes, in which case, owing to the scarcity of water in the place, no idea can be formed as to the extent of the damage that might have been occasioned. As it is, a great public loss has occurred, the churches being not only very valuable in themselves, but from a valuable library composed of many rare old books and manuscripts in black letter having been to tally destroyed. These churches were, besides, inti mately connected with the historical associations of the " Second Geneva," as Dundee was called from the religious zeal of its citizens at the time of and subse quent to the Reformation ; prior to which, the old church formed the chancel of the abbey dedicated to the Virgin, and was an interesting memento of the days of Catholicism. It is said that when Ge neral Monk stormed Dundee, his soldiers quartered their horses in the Cross Church. The South church, built in the end of the 16th century, has little of histo rical association. One church has been saved, that contiguous to the lofty square tower said to have been erected along with the Abbey, by David Earl of Hun tingdon, on his return from the famed crusade com manded by Richard Carur de Lion, and which, al though " dim with the mist of years," through " flame, and war, and ages slow," still braves the "breezes of a thousand years." MISERY AND DESTITUTION. Yesterday an inquest was held at the Carpenter's Arms, Brook -street, Lambeth, before Mr. Carter, Coroner for Surrey, on view of the body of Richard Pratt, aged forty five, who, with his sister (now in Lambeth workhouse), were discovered in a state of the utmost misery and desti- tutioni at a miserable abode in Trafalgar-court, in the neighbourhood, and shortly after which rho deceased died from the effect of such privations. The case was one of an extraordinary nature, the Coroner having held an in quest about two years back on a brother of the deceased, who perished under precisely similar circumstances, at the tone being with the same sister, who is now lying in a de plorable condition from exhaustion produced by cold and want. The Jury, on being sworn, viewed the body of the deceased, which was in a most deplorable state ofemacia tion. The house, consisting of four rooms, was in a filthy state, and, with the exception of two or three old broken chairs, was entirely destitute of furniture. Mary Harrison deposed that she was a widow, and oc cupied the adjoining house to the deceased and the female who passed as his sister. They had lived in the house aLout three months, during which they were scarcely ever to be seen. None of the neighbours were acquainted with their means. They, however, appeared to bo superior sort of persons, but of very eccentric habits. Witness had nut seen either of them out for a consider able length of time, and it was a matter of great sur prise how they existed. The shutters at the lower part of the house were almost always closed. On Friday intoning, at an early hour, witness could distinguish groans in tl.e house, and shortly afterwards she ex pressed her suspicions to others that something serious was amiss. Between nine and ten o'clock the same morn ing she and Mrs. Thompson knocked at the street door for a considerable length of time. No answer was re turned; but at last the door was opened by the sister, who was scarcely able to crawl. She was almost speech less from apparent want and cold. The deceased was lying on the floor of a room up stairs. He was alive, but insensible and groaning. There was no fire in the room, nor had he any bedclothing to cover him. The sister was unable to give any account of the lamentable condition they were both in. Mr. Golightly, a surgeon, shortly attend ed, but before his arrival the deceased expired. Informa tion of the shocking circumstance was afterwards given to the parish officers, when the sister was removed to the workhouse. The only provision in the house was a few po tatoes and onions. Some meat bones were in a corner of one of the rooms. Isabella Thompson, who accompanied the last witness into the house, was exam - red, and gave similar testimony. The Coroner inquired of Hepburn, the beadle, whether the unfortunate people had ever applied for parochial relief? Hepburn replied that they had not. The cister, who has since been taken into the workhouse, had somewhat recovered, and stated that her deceased brother possessed landed property in the country, and had he lived a few days longer they were going to take possession of it. He I►ad ascertained that neither of them bad any money, and there could be no doubt they had experienced the extreme of misery and privation during the late inclement season. The jury said it appeared that the unfortunate people had too much pride, even in the depth of misery, to apply for parish relief. In answer to a question from the foreman, the beadle sa►d that no papers or documents were found in the house to show whether the poor creatures had any relatives or friends to appeal to in their distress. The sister up to the present time was most reserved. She was, however, likely to recover. The parish intended to bury the de ceased. The jury returned a verdict " That the deceased died from exhaustion, produced by the want of the common necessaries of life, and exposure to the cold during the present inclement season." TILE THUNDER STORM.-HER MAJESTY'S SHIP MONARCH SET ADRIFT.—SHEERNESS, JAN. 4-- Much alarm was caused here yesterday morning, about sev, n o'clock, in consequence of the bells of the dockyard beginning to ring ; it was feared, as we had had a severe thunder storm, with some of the most vivid lightning ever experienced here, that some part of her Majesty's dock. yard had been struck by the electric fluid, but it proved to be occasioned by her Majesty's ship Monarch parting from her moorings during a heavy squall from the south-west, when she drove athwart hawse the Vengeur, breaking her jib boom, carrying away her figure-head, and sustaining other damage. When she got clear of the Vengeur, she drifted down alongside the dockyard wall, when the dock yard men were summoned in to assist in transporting her back to her moorings, which was not effected until noun. —Shipping Gazette. It is said Sir Thomas Stanley, Bart., is about to give up the Hooton fox-hounds, well known to the spot tsmcn of Cheshire. e24_ 7 , //2 PRICE ed. DEATH OF EARL SOMERS. This Noble Earl, who was in his 81st year, died at Brighton yesterday (Tuesday) morning, soon after six o'clock. His Lordship took a carriage-airing on Monday afternoon, and after dinner complained of serious illness. He was ill during the night, and shortly after six o'clock ho requested to be taken out of bed and placed in a chair, when he almost immediately expired. John Somers Cocks, Earl Somers, Viscount Eastnor, of Eastnor Castle, in the eounty of Hereford. and Lord So mers ; Baron of Evosham. in the county of Worcester, and a Baronet ; Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotolorum of Herefordshire, Recorder of Gloucester, and Chief Steward of Hereford, was born on the 6th of May, 1760. 11,s Lord ship was married, first, on the 19th of Match, 1783, to Margaret, only daughter of the Rev. Treadway Russell Nash, D D., who died on the 9th of February, 1631 ; and secondly, on the 3d of June, 18; 4 4, to Jane, fourth daughter of his uncle, the late James Cocks, Esq., and widow of the Rev. George Waddington. The late Earl has left two sons and one daughter— Viscount Eastnor, who succeeds to the titles; the lion. and Rev. James Somers Cocks, Prebendary of Hereford Worcester, born the 9:h of January, 1790; and Lady Mar.. garet Maria, born the 6th of August, 1791. Viscount Eastnor, now Earl Somers, M. P. for Reigate, and Colonel of the Herefordshire Militia, was born on the 19th of March, 1788, and married, on the 4th of March, 1815, to Lady Caroline Harriet Yorke, fourth daughter of Phillip, third Earl of Hardwicke. By this lady, who was born on the 15th of October, 1794, his Lordship bad issue : —The Hon. (now Lady) Caroline Margaret, a Maid of Honour to her Majesty, born the .6th of August, 1817 ; the. Hon. Charles Somers (now Vtscouat Eastnor), born the 14th of July, 1819 ; the Hon. (now Lady) Harriet Catherine, born the 23d of January, 1823 ; and the Hon. (now Lady) Emily Maria, born the 16th of November, 1829. By the decease of the late Earl, and the accession of Lord Eastnor, to the Peerage, the Lord Lieutenantcy of Herefordshire, and a seat in Parliament for the borough of Reigate, become vacat. DEATH 01 REAR-ADMIRAL SIR PHILLIP VERE BROKE, BART, K.C.B. The melancholy intelligence of the death of the above gallant naval officer was received at the Admiralty yester day morning. He died on Sunday last at Broke-hall his scat in Suffolk. The deceased Admiral was son of Mr. P. B. Broke, and was burn in 1776, and married, in 1802, Miss Middleton. daughter of the late and sister of the prescr.t Sir Wm. Middleton, Bart. The date of his entering the navy is Jan., 1789, and his commissions are dated as fol low :—Lieutenant, Aug. 19, 1797 ; Commander, Jan. 2, 1799 ; Captain, Feb. 4, 1801: and Rear-Admiral, Jan. 22, 1830. When midshipman he was in L'Eclair at the re duction of Bastia, and in the Romulus in Lord Hotham's actions in 1795. Was Lieutenant of the Southampton when she so gallantly cut out the French Corvette L'Utile from under the batteries of Porquerolles in 1796. Was in the battle of St. Vincent, and was in the Amelia at the capture of La Hoche by the squadron of Admiral Sir J. Warren. When commanding the Shannon was ac tively engaged at the surrender of Madeira, and subse quently commanded that frigate in its memorable engage ment with the American frigate Chesapeake in 1813, alien be was severely wounded. For his brave condact ou that occasion he was created a Baronet and received a gold medal. He was also presented with the freedom of the City of London, and received many other public testimo nials commemorative of that hard-earned victory. In January, 1815, he was nominated a K.C.B. The de ceased Baronet, who was brother of Sir Charles Broke Vete, M.P., and Major G. Broke, leaves two sons and a daughter, the eldest one, Philip, succeeding to the family honour s. WOOL WIC UESDAY. ROYAL ARTILLERY. The difficulty of obtaining recruits for the regiment has led to the exped►ent of reducing the standard one inch— viz., from 18 to 22 years of age, 5 feet 8 inches, and from 17 to 18 years of age, 5 feet 7 inches. The corps by this arrangement will soon be completed, but it is to be feared, not with the stout and robust artil lerymen of which the regiment ought to be composed. The number of weakly subjects unfit for the duties of the profession they had adopted, and who were on that ac count discharged last year, was in a great measure the result of a similar order, particularly with regard to those enlisted in Ireland. It was formerly the pride of the hardy sons of the Scottish peasantry to enter this distinguished branch of the service, for which their healthy frames and patriotic spirit rendered them well adapted; but since the reduction of the pension allowance *to 6i. a day after 21 years' service, none, except those who have lost that cha racteristic of their countrymen, an anxious desire to pro vide for old age, can be induced to enter her Majesty's service. When it is considered how few are pensioned after 21 years' service, out of the number that enlist, and the expense attending delicate persons who are' sel dom out of the hospital, it is probable that a return go a pension of one shilling a day would, in the end, prove most economical. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Falmouth sailed on Saturday for Deptford. The Lightning steam-vessel, Lieutenant Commander John M. Waugh, arrive] at Woolwich on Sunday from Sheerness. In coming up the river she came in contact with the Duke of Sussex steam-vessel, by which her lar board paddle-box and wheel were very much damaged, and the figure-head and cutwater of the Duke of Sussex carried away. The crews of the William and Mary, the Firebrand, the Lightning, the Falmouth, and officers and men belonging to the ordinary, were paid their wages yesterday at the pay-office in the dockyard. The Pluto steam•vessel.—Mr. Duffill has joined as Se. cond Master, in the place of Mr. Pettigrew, 'sick. The Lizard steam-vessel.—Mr. C. Walker has joined as Clerk in Charge. ROYAL ARSENAL. • • The Leeds schooner arrived on Saturday, with a cargo of shells from Messrs. Wood and Co. The Eliza schooner arrived the same day, with a cargo of grape-shot from Messrs. Graham and Co. The Ariel schooner arrived at the same time, with a cargo of shot from the same contractors. The Ebenezer ordnance sloop arrived on Monday, with old guns and other stores, from Portsmouth. The Queen ordnance sloop arrived on Monday, with guns and other stores, from Devonport. It appears that the Prince Regent transport ship could not contain the whole of the 79th regiment (Cameron Highlanders), and that the remainder were embarked in No. 11 transport ship, which has towed down the river by a steam-vessel, and passed Woolwich at 9 o'clock on Sa turday morning for Gibraltar. VIE BRITISH ARMY IN INDIA The following is an extract from a Five,: letter written by an officer in India, under orders to preceed to the dis turbed part of the Company's territories, and dated Oct. 17, IS4O : We have just received orders to take the field imme diately, and we march the day after to-morrow towards Kurnaul. Wo are not told where we are ultimately to go ; but we all know that is against the Punjaub. Her ALsjesty's 31 ( Buffs), 9th, 44th regiments, and 31 Dragoons, three regiments of native cavalry, some horse artillery, and six or seven regiments of native infantry, are the first named to move forward ; but several others expect to receive orders to proceed in the same direction in the course of the week. AfrOtanistan is still in a very unsettled state; this, together with our having a large force in China, has made the Nepaulcac very saucy ; however, the assemblage of a large force on their frontier soon brought them to their bearings; but the Government have intercepted a correspondence carried on with the Court of Lahore and the Ncpauleae, promising them money and military stores if they wou d still continue to annoy us, while they would do all in their power to prevent out sending any assistance to our troops in Aff ghanistan. The Government have always had an eye on the Punjaub, which is the rich-st and most fertile country in the world, and they now seize upon this as a favourable opportunity of possessing themselves of it, pat ticularly as it is between their possessions and the Indus. Govern ment have certainly managed to make all the arrange ments with admirable secrecy. A few hours after the or ders arrived, upwards of 1,000 camels made their appear ance at the static ns as if by magic. Should I not be able to write from Kurnaul, I shall probably write from La how or Unuitzbur, where all the Sheikh's treasure is kept, said to be upwards of 30 crores of rupees. What glorious prize money ! I am building castles in the air, as per haps, we arc doomed to disappointment the same as we were at Feruzpore. DUBLIN. Two squadrons of the 6th Dragoon Guards (Catb:- neers) march from Dublin on Monday for Dundalk, where they will arrive cn the 6th inst., and occupy barracks. Major Johnstone, of the 27th, arrived at Templemon, on the 26th ult., from the service companies of his regiment at the Cape of Good Hope, and assumed the command of the depot companies. Ensign Paget Bayly, of the 30th, joined the depot of his regiment at Enniskillen, on the 31st tilt., from the service companies at Bermuda. Major Marshall, of the Royal Engineers, has joined to do duty in this country, and has been appointed to the charge of the engineer department in the Munster district (head_ quarters at Cork), in succession to Lieutenant -Colonel Slade, who is about to embark for foreign service. ,t. " " We have before us," says the Patriot, riou3 pamphlet just published , by a Clergyman of the Church of England, in which ' t he creation of a Wesleyan Bishop' is proposed, who shall ordain the Wesleyan ministers presenting them selves at the Annual C on_ fcrence ; tire nomination o f thk Bishop to be vested in the Conference, but the veto to rest , • sith the Archbishop of Canterbury I This plan is proposed as 'the only con cession' requisite on th e part o f the Church, in order to secure a more die ' cuve co-ope ration between Wesleyan Methodism and th e Esta blishment. This proposition is evidently feeler ; and th e writer seems at no los s to put forth as a bylix upon the man whom the Con ference would e lect whom the A rchbisho p of Canterbury acclamation, and would d e li g ht t o ho nour." Dr. Bunting is the Wesleyan minister klluded to ; whose answer to any proposal of wpcct, be much like that thn kind would, however, w e s on behalf of the Wesleyan ;Missionaries returned to Bishop Heber s ignified his willingness -sionaries in Ceylon, when he Lord, we are ordained to admit them to orders—' My alteady 1" ~cw. "--' .. 7,...„. 1 . ...4. .......- , . 11 s EVENING • • , 4,-. • - - 4,4-... ~..,,,_,,,,,„: , . 1 WALSALL ELEC It ." ' 4111 7 . 1% r t.--4 c , A is, '', %.''''' 217: C 0 RN•I4 A e..., ) ;.4-' ee -1 -- -- = ,- . ' -Ne•tefe, -_--- , - (From the Morning kti , ' - , 7 „ e ir We insert a letter from the idefiteter t i f iC e lbe:%.o/ 1 4 Corn-law League at Manchester, nswcr to POMO strictures passed by us on Saturday last on the conduct of a deputation from that body at Walsall. The Secre tary assumes that the various constituencies which rotten Representatives in this 'country are in a condition to act cn their oan independent convictions, which every man at all acquainted with England knows is very far from being the case. We do not quarrel with the fundamental object of the League—" the total and immediate repeal of the Corn and Provision-laws,"'and we go further ; we say that the League ought to use their utmost exertions to obtain, whet ever they can, a pledge from candilatts that they will advocate in Parliament " the total rupc•al of the Corn and Provision-laws. But the question"is one for constituencies rather than candidstes. If tne constituencies. meaning by constituencies the majorities, are thoroughly converted to this fundamental object, and are in a condition to act on their convictions, there can be no difficulty alsou7 the matter. The candidate must either pledge himself, or withdraw. But if the constituencies are not convefted, but, on the (mitt are, either ignorant or sari if -rent, or subject to corrupt influences—and if a deputation floe, the Anli-Corn-law League cannot influence a majority of the electors, but by its interference merely deprives the Libe ral candidate of the chance of bring returned, and thereby sec urea the return to an advocate of the Corn-laws, we hold the interference to be decidedly improper, and even at variance with the true object of the L, ague itself. It is not enowgh to say, that the interest of the community de mands the total and immediate repeal of the Coin and Provision-laws. We advise, nay, we urge you to exert yourselves to the utmost to make the community sensible of their interest, and to dispose the people to act on their convictions. Work as extensively , as you can upon con stituencies; but, if the constituencies have been neglect d, o 7 if circumstances preclude the possibility or their exer cising an independent suffrage, do not, step forward, and assume what is not the fact, and drive from the fivid a man who may not be all that you could wish, but who i , , notwithstanding, better than any man whom you can hope to carry. We say nothing of the proceedings at Wahsll. If the electors return Mr. J. B. Smith, why then we say the jus tification of the Anti-Corn-law League is complete. 'f-ho more decided the opinions of the candidate for the repre sentation of Walsall, the more he is to our taste ; but then these decided opinions must be acceptable to the etectors. Mr. Acland, a member of the deputation, whose letter wo elsewhere insert, speaks strongly of the honest enthusiasm of the people in the cause of the League. We wish from the bottom of our hearts that this enthusiasm may gain Or Mr. J. B. Smith his election. We go farther—if we have any influence with the electors of Walsall or with any to whom any portion of the electors of Walsall look up we en treat them to look only to the great point of throwing out a Tory. A time will come when, fur the sake of avoiding a repetition of dangerous mi takes, it may be necessary to overhaul the proceedings front the commencement of the Walsall election. But we sire sure the present is not that time. Let every Liberal, whatever his shade, think only now of a common exertion to return the Liberal candidate Mr. J. B. Smith. There m a y b e some thi ng on a l l s i des to forget and forgive. But at present the question which, every Liberal ought to ask himself is, how can I best ac cuse the return of Mr. J. B. Smith ? Every man must his shoulder to the wheel. The constituency Walsall must not disgrace themselves by returning Mr. M o r. f '...;latistor.e. T 3 THE ErITOR OF TILE MORNING CHRONICLE. Sta,—The Council of the National Anti-Corn-law League feel called upon, by the respect they owe to public opinion, and by a sense of duty to a more numerous and influential body of eonstitueats than was probably ever pos. sesFed by any representative body out of Nrliament, to cffer a few words in reply io the remarks contained in your inflaemial journal of Saturday last upon the subject of the League. They beg, primarily, to express their satisfaction at find ing that their past labours should have merited your appro bation. Their success, if any have at'ended their efforts, has ticcn owing to the indisputable justice of their cause, arid not to any merits of those who have been unworthily selected to advocate it. They perceive with regret your strictures Orion the course which they have lately thought it their duty to pursu , ll but the Council would not have felt called 'upon to reply to them, were it not that they observe some, doubless unintentional, misrepresentation as to the character :Ind olijects of the League. They fiiid it asserted that e‘ in the prese n t s t a t e o f th e representation of this country, it is the height of absurdity to demand that all Other popular questions should be sacri ficed to ,the one objeCt of the Anti-Corn-law League;" th that " e friends of liberal opinions, the opponents of monopoly will naturally shrink from associating with narrow minded bigots," and that " the attempts to mono polise public opinion in favour of ono question only, to the exclusion of every other, if persisted in, must be injurious even to that question ; while it inevitably leads to the sacrifice of all other subjects of public interest and national importance.* The Council feel assured that the above remarks were penned under the strongest misapprehensiim of the consti tution of the League, which, so far from exacting a bigoted or even 'exclusive devotion to its objects, has adopted a fundamental rule for excluding discussion on all extraneous or party gut stions, fer the'very purpose of securing the so operation of individuals of every sect and party ; all of whom arc perfectly free in their individual capacities to further their fespective . views upon every other subject. Tbs will probably sfee to exonerate the League from "the elt,rge of bigotry and of being composed of " gentle men of one idea," as well as that of attempting " to mores. polise public opinion in favour of one question." Again,' it is alleged ,that the Anti-Corn-law League wish to sacrifice all other popular questions to its one sole object. Instead of entertaining any such 'desire, the Council have never omitted - , an opportunity of promul gating their conviction, that the advocacy of the abolition of the focd monopoly will net interfere in the prosecution of other righteous. objects, but that, on the contrary, they must necessarily aiticiand strengthen .one another. What are the great objs cts which good men of all parties alike aim at.? Take the highest of all—religion. Can it bo doubted that in insufficiency of food deteriorates both our spiritual and corporeal nature; that it excites malignant passions, and dries up the very sources of charity ? klenco the Divine Author of our faith has taught m to suppli cate for a supply of daily bread before soliciting spiritual graces. - Take the next object most dear to all—the proper eau cation of the people. How often has it been proved that poverty is the handmaid o f i gnorance ; that where the body is insufficiently nourished, not only must the means of education be wanting, but the mind loses even its aptitude for study. If, to adduce the three greatest questions in which the wise and good of all parties concur, the subject of peace, be added—peace abroad, and within our own borders— what so likely to secure the latter as content and comfort in the mas of the people, and what so certain to insure the former as the dependence between different countries for the firht neces, , aries of life? It needs but apply this test to all political questions, and it w,ll be seen that if they be founded in justice they will be compatible, and even co-operative with the objects of the Anti Corn-law League. The wisdom of Divine Pro vidence has insured the perfect harmony of all truth. A referen,:e has, moreover, been made to the extreme course pursued in putting the test of immediate abolition to Lyttelton ; in doing which, the Council but ful rilied i;s duty, in carrying into effect the unanimous reso lution of the delegates, three times reiterated in London and in Manchester, and adopted as the fundamental ob. ject of the League. You will at once perceive that when a large body of men co-operate for a common purpose, that purpose must be defined, and there is no other mode of doing this than by submitting the questions to the universally recognised test of truth and justices. The fond monopoly, which sacrifices the comforts of millions to enrich the tew, was considered obviously unjust, and it was decided that it ought to be abolished, and as any delay was considered a denial of justice, it was decided that it ought to be immediately abolished. These were the considera tions which led the first meeting of deputies to adept, and the subsequant one to confirm the principle adopted as the fundamental object of the League—the total and immediate repeal of the corn and provision laws. " Thrice is he arm'd that hath his quarrel just." Thus armed, our lecturers went forth nearly two years ago ; the success with which their labours have been in variably crowned (and the good results of which you am pleased to admit), they attribute entirely to the righteous ness of the principle which they were deputed to advocate. [lad any other principle been adopted a bond of union would have been wanting, the League could no•t h av e been formed, and the lecturers must have been routia in the the poi discussion. You do not question the w !sdou i l , or ow b .. e is, c h ar porey of the course hitherto pursued; d when the Council are called upon ever, arrive object of the Leitgue s ter out practically at the hustings the to which ir„ test and you take exception to the extremAenti.cona-law Lyttelton has been subjected by the forbiel that theparty at Consistency arid truth . _ Leag ue the time she circular and the lee should advocate one principle in hustins 'W lure rooms and another at the g . henev er t h e interfere • Anti-Corn-law party, ns a party, of lll " Z le t cti r with the view of promoting t -e o the immediate abolition of the food monopoly.niust be pledged t time when, and the The place There, such ma d e must ho determined, has been done shalt be ..ees lsall, afterdue consideration of the cireum clone at Wa stances of each case. In conclusion, the Council will continue in the same course which they have hitherto followed with sue l is satis factory results. They are not unconsciosta of the difficul• tics o f the task they have undertaken. They know the formidable power opposed to them; but they know like wise that no power can withstand the sword of truth in the hands of its persevering and determined champions. They have conlidtnee in the electoral body of the king dom, in whom the absolute authority over the Legislature abides, and tliough it may now slumber, it reyeires only that they be awakened to a sense of their religious reapou 'll3llitY, to abolish at once, and for ever, ,the most hiueous monopoly than was ever endured by n great nation. By order of the Couccil, JOHN 13ALLANTYNE, Sec. Anti-Corn-lain League, Manchester, Jan. 4. STEAM-BOAT CoLLlsioNs.—On Monday af ternoon the Duke of Sussex steam-vessel came up the Circe from Southend and Sheerness, with her head knocked oil; and appareutly much damaged, and it was report e d that the steamer had been struck by lightning on S unday morl - I;iig, arid damaged, but on inquiry it t urne d out that I she came into collision with her ;Majesty's steamer Light ning. The collision took place at eleven o'clock o n Sun dayot h morning t ' below W oo l w i c h . T ho e injury by the collision. Both plmut. their course, and Lightning, a 11 alsoe,s in w Halfway-reach, sustainedarlefw.ea enabled a - b r el some m h t 0 her landed h :\tew the Duke of Sussex arrived at Sheerness th e same after noon, Itaubnprs, none of whom receiv e d the ie a a s days since the Planet,. Graves end steamer, was ru n f ou l o f b y a bit, which drove in h er . sternP'tt and did other damage to a considerable amount, least injury. inidr), besides driving the Planet into a schooner coming up, which also sustained much injury by the shock. . .., ES gold :k et, Bich ove' ivue -A ;01' ore le m ' e 1 (del i 0 her lndr vet ' hio les°