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The next period for entering is the lst of January, 1843, the Subscription Three Guineas Annually, without any other fee or liability. Application forthwith is respectfully requested. R. HAYES, Secretary, 13, 11.surietta-street, Covent-garden. My Lords and Gentlemen, I do demand your at tention to this awful fact. A new scheme of White boyism thus obtrudes itself upon us. It has been crushed, I hope and believe in the locality where it first showed itself. It has, however, had a beginning. When ?, Where ? and How shall it have an end ? Alas, the adverse forces appear to be as it were in the presence of each other—the occupiers of the land, and the landlords. You do not like to hear talk of your duties, but I tell you, loudly and firmly, that it is your duty to make peace with the people, by taking part with them against every oppression. And I now tell you solemnly that it is not only your first duty se to do, but also your own highest interest. (The remainder of the letter, which consists chiefly ofgood advice to the landlords, we shall give hereafter. No. 15,710. LONDON, THURSDAY • ? - NING S N I DECEMBER 29, 1842. PRICE sd. THE SUN is Published EVERY MORNING at FIVE O'CLOCK, in Time for the EARLY TRAINS and TOWN DELIVERY; a SECOND EDITION (Evening Sun) is Punished in Time for the AFTERN and a THIRD EDITION at SE VEN O'CLOCK, for POST, containing PARLIAMENTARY and all other NEWS in LONDON up to that H our . OOW TRAINS ADVERTISEMENTS INSERTED in ALL THE THREE PAPERS, Morning, Noon, and Night, thereby insuring a TOWN and COUNTRY CIRCULATION, of ONE CHARGE. elnermsnemramtsmoorrwvlrnoemmarowxramovo _ STEAM TO NEW YORK. THE GREAT WESTERN. Lieutenant JAMES HOSK EN, R.N., C3mmander, Is intended to sail FOR NEW YORK. Saturday, 1 Rh Feb., 1 t+43, from Bristol, via Madeira. Do. 15th April, from Liverpool. Do. 3d June. from Liverpool. Do. 29th July, from Bristol. Do. 16th Sept. from Liverpool. Do. 4th Nov., from Liverpool, via Madeira. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. R° l CrLvyl . '; NEW P ‘).; I T C F R , C O i s I C N O T I P C E s N' t m S a T t e I a T bUy Micro- . ?moos to magnify to SEVENTY-FOUR MILLION TIMES the Natural Size. New DISSOLVING VIEWS; in Affghanistan, including the BOLAN PASS and View of GFIUZNEE, the Hall of Waters in CONSTANTINOPLE, and Scenes in the HOLY LAND, from the beautiful Sketches by D. ROBERTS, R. A. The COLOSSAL ELEC MICA L MACHINE, with brilliant Experiments, is exhibited at a Quarter to Three in the Day, and at Eight in the Evening. Napier's Printing Press, Double Cylinder Steam Engine, and other interesting Machinery, are in practical operation in the Hall of Manufactures. DAILY LECTURES on C4ENIISTRY and NATURAL PHI LOSOPHY, by Dr. RYAN, M.D., LL.D., and Professor BACH HOFFN ER. "TRANSFERENCE OF THE PAYMENT OP THE POOR RATE TO THE LANDLORDS. " We have a communication to make to the country —and we have full confidence in the varter whence we draw our information—which, whether it prove acceptable or not, will be regarded as of considerable, indeed great importance. " We believe, then, that th e G overnment h as a Bill prepared, which will be brought in after the meeting of Parliament, making the landlords liable, in the first instance, as in the case of the tithe rent =charge, to the payment of poor -rate. ' That this will be the only object of the Bill we have not been informed; but even if it were - for this special purpose alone, it would be an impprtant change; and, looking to what has passed, and what is every day passing, it is one which the Government probably deems essential for the maintenance of the law, the preservation of the public tranquillity, and the most judicious way of preventing such collisions and homicides as those of which the neighbourhood of Skibbereen has been lately the scene, and something like which has been threatened elsewhere."—Sauthern Reporter. _ ___ PUBLICATIONS. In 2 vols. 12m0., bound, 1,000 pages, price One Guinea, illustrated by Twenty-four Steel Engravings from the inost authentic Portraits of the British Admirals, and numerous Diagrams of Naval Actions, must ultimately prevail, based as they were on the immutable foundation of truth and justice.--(Cheers.) Mr.INfoRGAN having been appointed Secretary, pro ceeded to read a list of the delegates whose qualifica tions had been sent in and found correct. There was a second list of delegates who had not conformed to the regulations prescrib e d b y th e C ounc il o f t h e Com plete Suffrage Convention ; but as the elections ap peared to have been carried bona fide, and that the errors were rather of a formal than an important na ture, the Council proposed that these delegates also should be received as forming a part of the Confer ence. There was a third class who had not presented proper credentials, or whose returns had been com plained against, and the Council proposed that a Com mittee should be appointed to whom the claims of these parties should be referred. FROM NEW YORK. Thursday, 16th Mareh, 1843, for Liverpool. Do. 11th May, for Liverpool Do. 29th June, for Bristol. Do. 24th August, for Liverpool. Do. 12th October, for Liverpool. Do 7th Dcc., for Bristol. For Freight, Passage, or further information. apply at Br,a• el, to Capt. Claxton, R.N., Managing Director, Princes-street, London—T. M. Ward, Great Western Railway-office, Princes. street, Bank. Liverpool—Gibbs, Bright, and Co., North John-street. Birmingham—John Poncia and Son, Pershore-street. Hull--W. R. Goddard, Silver-street. Leeds -Haigh and Womack, Benson's-buildings. Glasgow—H. B. Webb, Glassford-street. Paria—Devoy and Co.. Rue de la Paix, No. 6. Havre-de-Grace—William .Davidson. THE BATTLES OF THE BRITISH NAVY. From A.D. 1000 to 1840. By JOSEPH ALLEN, Esq., of Greenwich Hospital. " The best and most complete repository of the triumphs of the British Navy that has issued from the press.' —United Service Gazette. " As books of reference, these volumes are invaluable ; they contain the very pith and marrow of our best naval histories and chronicles ; and are embellished with not less than twenty four portraits of our ablest naval commanders. We have no doabt that they will be taken under the patronage of the Admiralty, and obtain a place in the different seamen's libraries on board her Majes►y's ships."---Sun. Admission, One Shilling ; Schools. Half-price. N.B. An Elementary Class on Chemistry and Natural Philosophy is arranged to take place during the Vacation, for the convenience of Youth, the Pupils of which have Free Access to the Institution. Terms, One Guinea to the Course. Prospectus to be had o 1 the Secretary. A lengthened discussion ensued upon this proposi tion being put from the chair, several of the dele gates contending that all who presented themselves as the representatives of the various districts should be received and admitted to take a part in the proceed ings, while others argued that they ought to weigh narrowly the claims of all parties presenting them & lt2s ; and one delegate hinted that the presence at the meeting of one person who had not been duly elected at a public meeting would render all their proceedings illegal, and subject every one of them to prosecution. It was finally agreed that the claims of all those persons whose elections were disputed should be referred to a Committee to be named by the Con ference. TO LANDED PROPRIETORS. LAND AGENCY OR STEWARDSHIP. WANTED by a Person of good abilities, who has had the Management of Extensive Estates for nearly 20 Years, who is consequently experienced in the Valuation of Land, in the Letting of Farms, in Draining; Enclosing, and Planting of Pro perty, in the Feeding and Management of Stock, and in all the details of his profession, and who can have the best recommen dations for zeal, activity. and integrity. Apply (pre-paid) to W. W., care of John Dingwall, Esq., Solicitor, 8, Tokenhouse-yard, London. ROYAL ADELAIDE GALLERY, LOW THER ARCADE, WEST STRAND.—Experiments with the Colossal Burning Lens, Exhibition of the splendid New Hydro-Oxygen Microscope, the magnificent Series of Dissolving Views of China and Affghanistan. The Grotesque Biscenascope and the Electro •Magnetic Coinage, followed by the performances of the Infant Thalia, every Morning and Evening. The brilliant Boccius Light, and the effects of the Laughing Gas exhibited ; the Promenade Band performing Haydn's Toy Symphony every evening this week. Popular Lectures, &c., every three quarters of an hour during the day. Open from Eleven to Half-past Four ; and from a Quarter to Seven to Half-past Ten o'Clock.—Admission Is. Mr. O'Connell's recommendation, which is as fol lows, coincides in some measur e w ith th e pr i nciples of the plan announced by the Southern Reporter : "To make the poor-rate an income-tax—all persons to be exempt who have not an income of 5001. per annum. The poor-rate to be, say, one per cent. upon 5001. a year; and to augment in proportion as the income augments, until, if necessary, it should be 50 per cent. upon the enormous incomes of absentee pro prietors." A TIONAL OND ..L.: , tCE SOCIETY, SAVE YOUR INCOME-TAX BY PURCHASING COALS AT THE A NTI -MONOPOLY COAL COMPANY'S Central Office, 9, Charing-cross. J. GHAGAN, removed frown 31 to No. 9, late manager, sole purchaser, and seller since 1839, to the following gentle men, all of whom have left 31, except Mr. Rennie. W. Ewart, Esq., M.P. j G. Pryme, Esq., ex-M.P. A. T. Holroyd, Esq. G. Rennie, Esq.. ex-M.P. J. T. Leader, Esq., M.P. IR. W. Rotham, Esq. D. Lewis, Esq. Sir Henry Webb, Bart. J. Ghagan and Company beg to inform the public in general that their establishment is enabled to supply the best coal at h. 6d. per ton less than at 31, in consequence of being based on practical experience, together with strict economy. Best 275. Bd., Seconds from 245. 6d. to 265., Walls End Coals 235., Anthracite 305., Coke 195., small 133., delivered within four miles of Charing-cross, without extra charges, for cash on delivery. Address (pre-paid) to J. Ghagan and Co., No. 9, Charing eross. SILVER-PLATED CORNER DISHES.— T. COX SAVORY, Manufacturing Silversmith, No. 47, Corn-hill, London (Seven door from Gracecharch-street). snbmitsthe prices of the following patterns of strongly Plated Corner Dishes, with silver handles and edges, and silver shields for engraving the crest or coat of arms : The Gadroon Pattern. Peur Strongly Plated Corner Dishes and Covers... £lO 10 0 Four Extra Strongly Plated Corner Dishes and Covers... 12 12 0 The Flower Pattern. Four Extra Strongly Plated Comer Dishes and Covers l3 10 0 N.B. The covers are made with moveable handles, so that they form extra dishes. Drawings of the above forwarded to any part of Great Britain or Ireland, postage free. IMPORTANT FOR THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS HYAM, PANTECHNETHECA, 36, L• GRACECHURCH•STREET, ' CITY, TAILOR, CLOTHIER, and OUT. FITTER, in submitting the follow ing List of Prices to his numerous customers and the public in Reneral, begs to observe that every article is made up under his Lis own superintendence, every attention is paid to neatness, durability, and fashion; large families and the economic will do well to visit this Establishment; a saving of 40 per cent. will be effected, and, in order to gain the confidence of his friends, every garment is marked in plain figures, from which no abate bunt can be made. LIST OF PRICES. READY MADE DEPARTMENT. Pilot Coat from £o 8 6 Chesterfield Wilpj:ier, lined throughout Taglionis,.velyet collar and cuffs 0 10 6 g"......- do., double breasted 0 14 0 Chesterfield and Arab do., lined throughout, silk ye!, ~.let Collar a n d cu ff s , f rom 1 6 0 °l3 ress Coats, every colour, from 1 0 0 .-. B ertout do. Waistcoats. from ' . Cloth and Buckskin Trousers in endless variety from 0 8 6 ' Uussar and Tunic, ev er y s h a d e an d co l our , f rom 0 18 0 Mechanic's S u it ,0., the very best quality i: Boys' do., from Boys' Cloth Cloaks, an immense assortment, from BESPOKE DEPARTMENT. Made in First Style of Fashion and Workmanship. Gentlemen's Dress Coats, from . £1 10 0 .„„ 1130 . Saxony Cloth .. weatmf England do., th e b es t th a t can b e ma d e 'itlttetrititdo;, 'extra boy's Hussar • suits, consisting of Jacket, Vest, and Trowsers, edges braided, from $., 1 4 0 /seek and Doeskin Trowseis, cut on L. Hyam's new ~.„. principl e , p ar ti cu l ar l y re f• ommen d e d f or r idi ng 0 15 6 ''' 4 - 4 )„ •. the hest quality kam,.. a. substitute Trowsers, app earance lik e cloth, f rom 0 6 6 Tweed do. very hest We s t of E ng l an d bl ac k l '. l chmere and Plaid Waiitcoats, fr om I ,:ltPerb do., in velvet and satin from - wfit, :ite Quilting do. An immense quantity of Youths' Greatcoats, Hussar Suits. ;loaks, &c., constantly on hand. Mourning to any extent at Ave minutes' notice. Naval and Military Uniforms, and La. d ies' Riding Habits made in the mast approved style. An article not approved when purchased, can be exchanged, or the money returned. Observe the Name and Address— L. HYAM, PANTFCHNETHECA, 36, GRACECHURCH-STREET, CITY. A general List of Prices can be had on application. THE NEW DISCOVERY, by which the trembling hand may become steady, the weak heart strong, and nervous irritability (so often the precursor of in. sanity) may be arrested, is offered to the public, who may rely oA nervous vigour being the reward of a patient trial. By the Ilse of this medicine (which does not contain one particle of 4 tly opiate) refreshing sleep has been obtained by those who nave not enjoyed that blessing for years. Above thirty of the Nobility Row use this wonderful restorative. Sold by E. PURSER, Bridge street, Blackfriare, in Foxes It Is. lid., 2s. 9d., and 4s. 6d. each, who supplies all Chemists. Ark for " Dr. Grandisods Charity Pill." From W. A. Goff, Esq., 1;, Bloomsbury-square : " December 21st, 1842. " Sir,—l cannot refuse to state that your Pill has had an effect upon my nerves almost miraculous " Your obliged servant, " To Dr. Grandison'," 4 , W. A. GOFF. I...iIEAVER'S EMBROCATION for GOUT RHEUMATISM, TIC DOLOREI/X, &c. copy of a Letter addressed be Trevor Holland, Esq., Surgeon, 0f Carmock, near Walsall, Staffordshire, on the 6th July last, to th e Editor of the " Times :" Sir,-1 think it a duty I owe to the public to make known the efficacy of a remedy which I met with accidentally, and which has been of such wonderful benefit to myself. Some trlonths ago I met with a very severe accident, having dislo- Oiled and fractured my ancle severely. From the great tender ness of the joint I was quite unable to walk, the limb con ,tioued very mu c h swo ll en an d ad e m a t ous , an d I suffered dr eadfully from severe attacks of spasms in the night, which extended from the ancle to the leg, thigh, back, and to the ° , ros. Flavin.. exhausted every resource of relief which I and I °Y medical friends in the country could suggest, to no Purp ose , I set out for London with the intention of con !tilting Sir Benjamin Brodie or Mr. Liston—then to adopt sea bathing. By accident I met with Mr. Fearer, 16 Ludgate-hill, litho applied his Embrocation, and, to my great astonishment, had no spasm that night, nor have I had one since. The next I n i orning I came down stairs without my crutches, and was Ik ule t o walk, the swelling of the limb soon subsided, and I am Il Ow rapidly recovering. Hav:ng for many years had an ex teasive medical practice in the county of Stafford, I know of ‘, lO medicinal compound possessing such wonderful efficac. 44 addi ng my testimony to Mr. Fearer's Embrocati on , I am ac tuated by no other motive than gratitude to him, and a sincere desir e to make known his invaluable remedy to my fellow-suf ferers. Possessing. as I ever did, the strongest prejudice a gainst everything in the shape of quackery, I should be the last man to uphold a system which, generally speaking, I know t° be nothing but a nefarious traffic and humbug. " I am, your obedient servant, " TREVOR HOLLAND, Surgeon. "Cannock, near Walsall, Staffordshire. " P.S. At tthe rarieus consultations held upon case, the t trgeons and physicians (including myself) were d ewdedly of ° Pinion that the frequent violent attacks of spasms would ter- I lli nate in lock-jaw, but, as I have before stated, I hav e not ° ad th e slightest symptoms of spasms since the first application ° I this extraordinary embrocation.—T. H." This justly-celebrated remedy (which is equally efficacious any of the ab ove a ffli c ti ons ) may he obtained of, or through 4 - I , I Y respectable wholesale or retail Chemist in Town or o`"ontry, at the Depot, corner of Wellington-street, Strand om the Proprietor, Mr. Fearer. 16, Ludgate-hill, London. It LAI lI'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS To Mr. P ROUT, '229, Strand, London. Frimley, near Bagshot, Stare., Feb 14, 1842. 4, 4 9—Havry ing ur Blair suffere's d a nd beg to bear my humble from acute Rheumatism, tesl was in ,:ted t o tyo Pill ,timony ir their efficacy, not only in my own case, but in several of my e nds who have taken them on my recommendation The I am, Sir, your obliged, JOHN S . GILES lhar. ni never-fdiling effects of Gout and Rheum a ti c P i ll s, g every description of gout er Rheumatism, has secured them 'Celebrity unequalled be any medicine of pa t or present times. rh7vrh e, not only give ?Th. f in a few hours where the patient has been neariy to madness by excruciating torture‘, but restore to t h ,;""et health in an inconceivably short space of time. - See Testi 4,rnals of Lieut. Masters (of Hawley, near Bagshot), late of the Ob, lat Newfoundland Veteran Compani es, who was invalided home dra garrison order; the Rev Dr. Blomberg ; the Chevalier de la b,111 4 , 0 ; Mr. Dartford ; Mrs. Ch mb rs, Maidstone, B,c &c.; Ve n e n, , emonstrate this reparation to be one of the greatest disco .,tl in Medicine. e q .'neY are eqi 'ally speedy andcertain in Rheumatism, eith, r chronic r,4cute, Lumbago, Sciatica, Pains iii the Head and Face, and indeed Q.every heumatic or gouiy affection ; in tact such has been the haVtitY. perfect ease, and complete safety of this medicine, OA it as as tonished all who have tak en it, an d th ere i s no t a c i ty, town, th, v k i llage in the kingdom, but con ains many grateful evidences of ari d " sign influence of this metiicin The efficacy of Blair's gout 11,,":Itheumati, Pills is unparallel d for the torin diseases, and it :t_be consolatory to the a ffl icted with Gout b a b e assured that it IllyZae the property of preventing the disea.e flying to the ato- Sob or other vital part bj Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London ; and, by ppo ny all respectable Medicine Venders throughout t he Unittd Price 2s. 9d. per box. for BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS, and ob. do ti . the name and address of Thomas Front, 229, Strand Lon. g, Impressed upon the Government St amp a ff ix e d t o ea ch B ox o f wenttine Medicine. FOR GRANTING LIFE ASSURANCE S, DEFERRED ANNUITIES, &c. No. 2ti, CORNHILL. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Special Act of Parliament. DIRECTORS. T. LAMIE MURRAY, Esq., Chairman. Elliotson, M. D., F. R. S. I John Raws on , E sq . John Gri ffi th Frith, Esq. f John :liddle Stodart, Esq. Hunter Gordon, Esq. Clement Tabor, E sq . George Lungley, Esq. I Joseph Th om p son , Esq. A UDATOIts. Professor Wheatstone, F. R. S. I Professor Graves, A .M. F. R. S ACT UA W. S. B. Woolhouse, Esq. F. R. A. S. ril YSICIAN—J. Elliot:on, F. R. S. SURGEON—E. S. Symos, Esq. SOLICITORS—Messrs. Sweet, Sutton, Ewers, and Ommanney. BANKERS—Messrs. Glyn, Halifax, Mills, and Co. The most rational motives to bfeAssurance are found in the plan adopted by this Society ; viz. joined to a secure provision at death for inheritors of the A .s-.:red, the Society affords succour to the Assured himself (proportioned to pre vious payments) the event of unforeseen reverses. Annual Division of Profits. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary. CONOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. 34, BRIDGE-STREET, BLACKFRIARS, LONDON. Established 1823. Empowered by Act of Parliament, 3 William IV. DIRECTORS. The Right Hon. THOS.FRANKL A N D LEWIS, Chairman. HENRY FRED. STEPHENSON, Esq., Deputy Chairman. Lancelot Baugh Allen, Esq. Thomas Edgar, Esq. Steuben Nicholas Barb er , E sq . Si r Alex. DuffGorlon, Bart. Henry Barnett, Esq. Archibald Hastie, Esq., 31. P. Robert Bidaulph, Esq. John Mendham, Esq. Robert Davies, Esq. William Routh, Esq. AUDITORS. Faancis Dumeigue, Esq. Charles Morris, Esq. I Capt. Robert Gordo n , R.N. John Gilliam Stillwell, Esq. PHYSICIAN—J. Ayrton Paris, M.D., F.R.S., 27, Dover-street. SURGEON—Benj. Travers, Esq., F. R. S., 12, Bruton-street. SOLICITOR—Henry Young, Esq., 12, Essex-street, Strand. ACTUARY—James John Downes, Esq., F. R. A. S. SECRETARY—CampbeII James Downer, Esq. LOWER RATES of PREMIUM than those of any other Office that entitle the Assured to participate in the Profits, as follow : Age 15 1 21 1 25 1 20 1 35 I 40 1 45 1 50 Annual s. d. s. d. £s. d s. d. £s.d.£s. d. £. s.d.£ s. d. Premium 110 8 114 7119 0 2 4 :3 1 2 li 219 91:3 11 91.1 8 0 per cent. The Bonus declared in 1834 amounted upon an average to £l6 per cent. on the premiums then paid ; and in 1839 a se cond Bonus was declared,aninuntin g on the average to £3l per cent. on the premiums paid during the preceding five years. Prospectuses, and other Particulars, may be obtained at the Office between the hours of Ten and Four, or will be forwarded to persons resident in the nountry on application. By order of the Board of Directors, CAMPBELL JAMES DOWNER, Secretary. ,E ALLY WATERPROOF WINT ER KA) CLOTHING.—More -than four years' extensive trial, and a host of imitations of BERDOE'S VENTILATING WATERPROOF, and of his well-known FROCK, in lieu of thel‘'Mackintosh," are sufficient proof of their success. For the present season W. B. confidently invites inspection of a large stock of new and most appropriate materials, also of first rate garments adopted to all purposes, warranted (without con fining perspiration) to exclude any description or quantity of rain whatever, and bidding defiance to all weather. \V. BER DOE, Tailor, Waterproofer, &c., 69, CORNHILL, eight doors from Bishopsgate-street. PUBLICATIONS. GIFT FOR THE SEASON. In I Vol„ foolscap Bvo. cl o th, w ith g il t l eaves, pr i ce 3s. 6d. T HE ART of CONVERSATION , w i th accom panying Thoughts on Manners, Fashion, and Address. By Captain ORLANDO SABRETASH. •• We hesitate not to recommend Captain Sabretash's smart little volume."—Court Journal. " The volume overflows with humour, good sense, and good advice."—United Service Gazette. G. W. Nickisson, 215, Regent-street (Successor to the late James Fraser). MAGAZINE, REVIEW,: AND !ECCLESIASTICAL REGISTER. THE lIR.ITISII MAGAZINE " Contains a mass of Religious and Ecclesiastical In formation, that may be looked for in vain in any other pe riodical. It is a perleet storehouse of ecclesiastical information." —Cambridge Chronicle. " It increases monthly in popularity with the clergy."--. Oxford Herald. Published on the Ist of each Month, price 2e. 6d. The JANUARY NUMBER will contain a MAP of the DIOCESE of GLOUCESTER and BRISTOL ; Two En gravings of the proposed restorations at 'St. Mary, Redcliffe Church, and one of Herne Church, Kent. Supplied by all Booksellers. T. .C 1 ere smith, 13, Henrietta -street, Covent-garden. UNDER THE IMMEDIATE and SPECIAL PATRON AGE of HER MAJESTY'S POSTAIAS I'ER-GENE RAL. Now Published, in imperial octavo, price 255., embellished with a Map of London, prepared expressly for the Work, by WYLD. of Charing-cross, THE COMPLETE EDITION OF THE POST-OFFICE LONDON DIREC TORY for 1843, of which the following are some of the most important Contents :- 1. OFFICIAL DIRECTORY, giving an Alphabetical List of the 6,000 Government and Public Officers, the Privy Coun cillors, the Chief Officers of State, Foreign Ministers and Con suls in England. and the British Consuls abroad. 2. STREET DIRECTORS', the only published List which exhibit, at one view the Nobility, Members of the House of Commons, all other Gentry and Non-Professional Persons, as well as Merchants, Professional Persons, Traders, and Trades men. 3. Costsizacian DIRECTORY, or General Alphabetical Arrangement of Merchants, Bankers, Bcrristers, Attorneys, Tradesmen, &c. The only published List which contains the Christian and Surname of each Partner in every Firm at its proper alphabetical position, with a reference to the Firm, which appears as usual at the place of the Senior Partner. 4. CoIJILT DlRlCTORY,including the Gentry of the Northern and Southern as well as of the Western Environs of the Me tropolis. 5. Taanns DIRECTORY, a Classified Arrangement of the 2,000 Trades of London ; in which will be found a List of Commercial Travellers. 6. Law DIRECTORY, giving exclusively the Jurisdiction and Arrangement of all the Law and Police Courts, with their hours of business. 7. PARLIAMENTARY DIRECTORY, with the Peers arranged in their order of precedence ; and also alphabetically with their various offices and distinctions ; surnames of Peers, Members of the House of Commons, with full names, Country Seats, &c. 8. POSTAGE DIRECTORY, corrected to the present time, in which are tables showing the precise time of delivery of a let ter at any place in England and Wales ; the names of all the Country Postmasters ; the nearest Money Order Office to every street in the metropolis. 'iew System of West India Mails, with all the arrangements of the Post-office. 9. CONVEYANCE DIRECTORY, corrected from the best au thorities, and including; among much other important mat ter, an alphabetical List of all Coaches now leaving London, and their respective routes.' 10. BA NNING DIRECTORY, with all the Bankers and Joint stock Banks of the United Kingdom, compiled from info, ma tion fut nished by all the most eminent banking establishments o' the metropolis, l he MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION is very copious, and includes Li-is of all the C, ty Officers, Aldermen, &c., the Lon don and Country Newspapers, with their circulation, Churches and Chapels of the Metropolis, and a complete List of the Pro vincial Inns throughout F-ngland and Wales. The SMALLER EDITION, price 12s. ed., is now ready, and either book mar be procured from any Bookseller in Town or Country, or if desired for inspection in London, it may be ordered of any General Post Letter Carrier, who, should the work not he retained, will receive it hack without charge. In the event of any difficulty being experienced, its prompt trans mission may be ensured by a communication to the Publishers, NV. Kelly and Co., 19 and 20, Old Boswell• court, London. " The plaintiff's publication was one of considerable bulk, and most probably of great utility ; and so Vie Vice-Chancel lor of England must have thought by granting the injunction ex parte, and continuing that. proceeding upon motion made to dissolve it."—Vide Times of 20th December, 1841 : Judg ment of his Honour Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce, confirming the injunction obtained against the " Post-office Almanac" for pirating '' Post-office Directory." The following Reviews have already appeared of the Direc tory for the year, 1843 : The Times, December 21, 1842.—The volume compiled un der the direction of Mr. Kelly, and published by Kelly and Co. for the approaching year, possesses all the information by which its predecessor for the present year is distinguished, and in addition has an excellent map of London and the environs prefixed to the letter-press. The volume for 1842 was re markable foe the great accuracy with which all things relating to the residences and offices and places of business of commer cial men were collected, and presented to the reader and in quirer in a way that at once made him acquainted with what he was in search of. The volume of the year about to come is equally correct. This correctness is the great disideratum, and the great feature of the work. The rest of the information, equally important, is equally well arranged and presented to the reader. Altogether this is a very complete volume, and one which no countinghouse, and scarcely any shop of extensive business, can be without. As a book of reference it is indis pensable, and to persons in trade a safeguard from imposture and false representations. Morning Chronicle, December 2, 1842.—This important and most useful work goes on improving from year to year. In taking up the volume for the present year, one would have sup posed that there was little room for improvement, from the completeness of its information in all departments. However, r in the volume for 1843, we find that several a Iditions have been made. The Court Directory is considerably extended, so as to include the gentry of the northers' and southern suburbs ; and what is called the Conveyance "Directory appears to be much enlarged, and presents a very complete account of the means of travelling. There are other changes, which it is un necessary to particularise. The work, as we hare stated on former occasions, is a most valuable one, and may be considered indispensable in every place where business is transacted. Morning Herald, December 1, 1812.—This is the forty fourth annual publication of this useful work, and, on examina tion, we find it improved ever' upon the former volumes. The roferenees are more a nple, the general arrangements more com plete, and in all its details it is more elaborate. Extending over a space of upwards of 1,600 pages, it contains everything necessary for a Directory of the largest commercial city in the world, and moreover includes the Court end, a feature never so carefully illustrated before in a work of this nature. The map which accompanies it embraces a wide circuit, and includes the most important suburbs of London. It is, moreover, very well executed. Sun, December 2, 1842.—We have had frequent occasion to call public attention to the comprehensive plan and excel lent arrangements of this useful work, and in these respects have little new to add. It is satisfactory, however, to state, that Mr. Kelly, the proprietor, not ungrateful for the exten sive patronage it has justly acquired, has adopted many new im. rovements, and by simplifying some of the details, and making numerous additions, has this year rendered it the most complete Directory ever published. Of these we select the following :—The full names of each partner in every firm appear at his proper alphabetical position, with a reference to the firm, which likewise appears as before. This will remedy an inconvenience complained of, that unless the leading partner's name was remembered, a firm could not be referred to. A list of the principal hotels, taverns, and commercial inns throughout England and Wales has been compiled, the landlord's name being in each ease added. In the Trades' Directory some new lists have been added, the longest of which is Travellers' ( Commercial). The Street Directory has been much enlarged, and now embraces a much wider extent. The Court Directory also takes a much wider range than in the last edition, and includes some thousands of names not con tained in any other book. The proprietor, from his access to official documents, and the assistance liberally afforded by the Post-office authorities, has great advantages, and consequently has been enabled to furnish a vast amonnt of information, all of which has been collected within the last 70 days, by re sponsible agents, possessing local knowledge. It is accom panied by an excellent map of London, by Wyld ; it extends to 1,558 pages, 112 more than in the edition of last year, and forms altogether a most valuable book of reference. Railway Magazine, Dec. 3. 1842.--This is one of the most extraordinary works of the day; year after year the Post office Directory grows upon us, not diminishing in value, as its predecessors did, but each time presenting information more correct and more copious. To specify all, or even any great portion of the improvements in the volume for this year, would be impossible; for every page gives evidence of the care, skill, and enterprise of its conductors. The Commercial Di rectory and Court Directory seem very much enlarged, and in addition to the previous references and classification, are oe companied with an engraved Map of London. Among the novelties we may specify the insertion of the name of each partner in a firm at the place where his name would appear were he in business for himself; the addition to the Court. Directory of the environs north and south of London ; the in sertion of the names of all Postmasters in the list, showing the return of post • list of Commercial Travellers, &c. We had almost thought that the Law and Conveyance Directories had been incapable of improvement, but we were equally sur prised and gratified to find that great accessidns have been made to them. The Postage Directory is not only valuable from, its exclusive information, but from the exertions made to keep pace with the improvements of that department and the changes in it. The Banking Directory and the Lists of Public Companies, with the names of their secretaries, the in formation as to the public offices of all kinds, are carried out to such an extent as to be of the greatest advantage to those en gaged in the transaction of public or commercial business. The Parliamentary Directory shows an equal advance with the other departments, and indeed no department is behindhand with the progress of events and the march of improvement. To detail the merits of this work, in fact, is to recommend it to public support, which is scarcely' necessary, for few can fail to appre ciate the energy, skill, and enterprise of its conductors. The Spectator, December 3, 1842.—This storehouse of business information continues to enlarge. Among its addi tions and improvements are a very considerable extension of the " Court Directory" so as to include other points of the compass besides the west. The north and south of London are now of " the Court courtly," as well as the western suburbs from Notting -hill to Camberwell. All this is said to be pecu liar to the Post-office Directory ;" other professed " Court Guides" are " exclusives." confining themselves to the west end. A new map of London is another addition. Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, December 13, 1842. Each succeeding year seems to introduce some net and useful feature into this most serviceable compilation. Then there are distinct Directories, under the respective heads of " Court," " Parliamentary," " Street," " Postage." " Banking," Sce., leaving nothing to be required for the most important as well as for the most ordinary occasions for reference. It is mere loss of time and space to commend the " Post-office Directory," for all purposes, over every other. There is no comparison, nor do we know of any pretension to compete with it. Weekly Dispatch, Dec. 4, 1842.—" The Pest-office London Directory for 1843," published by Kelly and Co., Old Boswell court, is really a most gigantic undertaking, and has been ac complished with more than giant strength as regards increased utility and general impprovement. In noticing the several di visions into which this really national work of reference is classed, it is only necessary to take them seriatim as they ap pear in the volume ; and it is gratifying to state that under every head a marked desire to render the work most perfect is visible The Street Directory embraces a much wider extent than in former editions, and nosy exhibits at one view all the inhabitants of every street; an important addition is made to the Commercial Directory, by the insertion of the names of all the partners instead of the senior only, as heretofore has been the custom. The Trade Directory is enlarged for the first time by a list of commercial travellers, which must be a deside ratum to all connected with the trade of the provinces ; a list of the principal hotels and inns throughout England and Wales, with the names of the present landlords, has been added ; and in the list of post towns the names of the several Postmasters have been inserted. The Conveyance Directory has been en larget, and is made as perfect as the ever-changing and im proving nature of its subject will allow, and certainly affords at the present time a very complete guide to the various modes of travelling now in use. The Court, Official, City, Banking, Postage, and Assurance Directories are equally entitled to en comium for the degree of labour that is manifested in the com pilation of each ; and it would be doinga great injustice to the enterprising spirit and good faith of the Proprietors not to award them the meed of our unqualified recommendation of this, we might literally call it, stupendous work. John Bull, December 3,1842.—1 n the Post-office London Directory for 1843 there has been effected, that which we had thought impossible, an improvement on the volume of the pre. ceding year. The Court Directory which it gives has been largely increased, and it now includes residents in the northern and southern as well as in the western suburbs. The Convey ance Directory is unique, giving information as to every pos sible mode of conveyance by land or by water; and, in parti cular, every pains appear to have been taken to state the rail road time tables as correctly as their changing arrangements will allow. A large, clear, admirably executed map of London, engraved by the Messrs. Wyld, completes the work, which ought to be called the Directory of Directories, oi, in Eastern phrase, the Father of Directories. Sunday Times, December 11, 1842.—This extraordinary work is at once an Offieial, a Street, Commercial, Trade, Law, Court, Parliamentary, Postage, City, Conveyance, and Bank ing Directory. Those accustomed to laborious compilations can alone form a conception of the enormous industry requisite to the production of such a work. Amid a countless variety of matter we find named every inn throughout England and Vales, a list of commercial travellers, the names of the post master of each town, the names of each partner of every firm— (a most important addition)—for instance, Few, Hamilton, and Few will be found under the respective letters F and H. The Court Directory is the most perfect yet produced. In this extraordinary work we have 1,635 . pages of important matter, and on an average 160 names in each page—i. e., 261,000 in all—a prodigious undertaking. Britannia, December 10, 1841.—Napo'eon, to whom we are indebted for some very smart sayings, as well as for some hundred millions of debt, used constantly to exclaim, when his projecto were treated as impossible, Impossible ! that word is not French." Every day we are becoming mere strongly convinced that it is not English either, when employed to limit the progress of human exertion and industry. Of all springs of action enterprise appears to possess the most expansive power, and to be the most constant and persevering in its movements. No sooner does there seem the slightest possi bility that any object of general utility may be accomplished, than it is at once undertaken, and, in nineteen cases out of twenty, successfully prosecuted. Only a few years ago the publication of such a book as this would have been pro nounced to be impossible. Think of a volume composed of upwards of 1,600 closely-printed pages, and containing twice or thrice as much matter as Johnson's Dictionary, being completely produced in the space of a few weeks, though every house in London and its suburbs has to be vi sited to procure the information it embodies, and every pub lic office that can be named has to supply its list of officers, hours, &c. Conversant, as every person connected with a newspaper must be, with the interior of a printing-office, we own to a feeling of surprise at the rapid production of this work, ard view it as the greatest marvel typography has yet achieved. As for its contents, we leave those who have more talent for detail than we pretend, to describe them. From experience we know that there is no information which a directory can, by any stret h of imagination, be supposed to give that is not readily found here, and found almost in an instant. The ge neral arrangement, the indexes, the classification of names and trades, all sin the work of reference, and help to effect a great saving of time. In many respects the volume is superior to its predecessors ; the information is more copious, the details more exact, and the several departments more conveniently arranged, Besides these improvements, we have a large and beautifully executed map of London, which has been drawn expressly for the work, and, for its size, is perhaps the most comprehensive and exact that has ever been engraved. Alto- Cether, it is one of the most surprising books which the inces sant activity of this age has called into being, and one of the most useful that an inventive mind could devise for facilitating the dispatch of business and securing accuracy. We give this praise freely, because we are sure it is deserved. COMPLETE SUFFRAGE CON FERENCE. BIRMINGHAM, TUESDAY.—The Conference com menced this morning. The Council of the Con ference, who took upon themselves the arrangement of the preliminaries for the meeting, intended to hold the sittings of the body in the Town Hall ; but the Commissioners of Birmingham, to whom is entrusted the care of the building, refused to permit its appropriation to this use, and the managers of the exhibition were obliged to meet in a building in New hall-street, lately occupied by the Mechanics' Insti tution. The Conference consists of about 280 representa tives from towns and villages in England, Wales, and Scotland, and the period of the meeting has been happily chosen, so as not to interfere in the slightest w degree with th e p rogress o f t h e h o lid ay amusements belong t o th e season. Th e assemblage is made up of the two rival parties of Complete .Suffragists and Chartists, who are now contending for supremacy ; the majority, howeve r , cons i st i ng o f m ere nom i nees an d tools of Feargus O'C onnor, who, being the violent, is of course the stronger party, and who have been elected as delegates on the distinct understanding that they consent to no comp rom i se w i t h th e " Complete Suf frage humbugs," as Mr. Sturge and his friends are termed by their opponents. The delegates began to muster about half-past dine, and shortly after ten o'clock, on the motion of the Rev. THOMAS SPENCER, of Bath, seconded by Mr. FEARGUS O'CONNOR, Joseph Sturge, Esq., was called to the chair, amidst very general ch eer i ng. The CHAIRMAN then addressed the meeting, detail ing the circumstances under which the Council had been compelled to arrange the meetings of the Con ference in the place in which they were then assem bled, the Commissioners of the town (a self-elected body) having refused them the use of the Town hall, from the alarm which they felt at the progress of their peaceful movement. As a proof, however, that this feeling was not participated in by the repre sentatives of the rate-payers, Mr. Sturge read a me morial which had been addressed to the Commission ers by forty-three member s of the Town Council, praying that the Hall might be granted for the pre sentrequest had also b een re fused.them b u t a very s h ort t i me meetings, Helyn uld b d u e t ta t i h n e ir with a few observations on the position of the Com plete Suffrage Union. Both himself and his friends had been frequently urged by the working classes to aid them in endeavouring to procure an equality of political rights, but they replied that the name of Chartism was so identified in the minds of nine -tenths, of the middle classes with the ideas of violence and bloodshed, that they could not join them while they continued to act under this title. For his own part, however, he believed that there was as large a num ber of peaceful men amongst the sincere and honest Chartists, as in any body of individuals in the king dom ; yet he regretted to say that the conduct and language of some professed friends to the People's Charter, had given too much occasion for such an opinion. He held it, however, to be the duty of all not to be deterred from the bold and uncom promising advocacy of just legislation, although they might condemn the means which some were too ready to use for its attainment. It was with , these views and under the circumstances he had referred to, that the Complete Suffrage Union commenced its labours ; and its main endeavours were intended, j and had been directed towards breaking down the prejudices of the electors and the middle classes, in order that they might be induced to grant full justice to their unen franchised countrymen. This union had been ce mented together by a solemn covenant to pursue the great object which they had in view by just, peace ful, legal, and constitutional means, and only such.— (Cheers.) The success they had already met with gave good ground to hope that, by forbearance and argument, they should do much to remove the aliena tion which had been so lamentably fostered and in creased by the events of the last few years. Having adopted all the six involvedanyquestion of prin ciple in what was called " The People' s Ch arter ," he hoped it would have removed at least a ll f ee li ng o f po in ts at whichtlie last Conference suspicion towards them from the minds of the true friends of the people, and he thought on a review of their proceedings they were entitled to claim credit for honesty of intention until the contrary was proved against them; but they were resolved not to be parties to any steps whatever which involved the slightest violation of their peaceful principles, or to ge further in offending the prejudices of those at whose hands they sought redress, than was called for by a firm adherence to the claim of full justice for their fellow men.—(Cheers.) Whilst men in power, professing Christianity, like Lord John Russell, could , be justly accused, as he was, by Sir Robert Peel, of inviting one portion of the community to arm against another —whilst he bribed the young men of their country to engage by enlisting in a murderous crusade against the unoffending people of China, and whilst the lead ing political journals vied with each other in scurri lity and falsehood. he (Mr. Sturge) could not wonder that some in a different sphere were found to follow so bad an example.—(Hear, hear.) But such con duct was not Christian, and he wished emphatically to assure that assembly (and, he believed, he spoke the sentiments of every member of the Complete Suf frage Council), that they would never knowingly act in union with any who recommended or countenanced violence for the attainment of their objects. After some further observations in recommendation of peaceful agitation, and moderation in their language (which the Chairman doubtless felt to be necessary from the aspect of the piebald assembly before him), Mr. Sturge concluded by saying that he would do his best to act with strict impartiality ih the discharge of his duty as Chairman, and whether they succeeded or failed in the object they sought to accomplish, he Was persuaded the great principles they advocated Mr. J. H. PARRY then moved the appointment of a Committee to investigate the claims of the delegates in list No. 3 (comprising the representatives of six towns). Several propositions were made as to the best mode of selecting the names of the Committee, and it was at length decided that any delegate present might propose another, and in this way 28 names were handed into the Chairman. The Rev. P. BREWSTER, a Scotch delegate, handed in a list of nine names which he had previously pre pared, and proposed that they (being all Complete- Suffrage men) should form the Committee. Mr. F. O'CoNsoa said, as party spirit was about to be displayed, he should feel it to be his duty to move a counter-list, and handed in the names of nine of his own party. A very noisy discussion ensued, which l as t e d till nearly four o'clock, when Mr. Brewster and Mr. O'Connor withdrew their lists, and it was agreed that the names of the 28 delegates handed in should be taken indiscriminately, and those nine which had the largest number of votes, should be constituted the Committee. The meeting, which at times was extremely noisy and disorderly, then adjourned to six o'clock in the evening. POOR-LAW, IRELAND. Mr. O'Connell has addressed a letter to the Poor law Guardians of the county of Cork, of which the following are extracts : Every body must admit that some dangers will ensue in the working out of the present system. Blood, alas ! has been already shed ; and, taking for granted that the slayers on the recent occasion were as guiltless as the circumstances would admit; yet that very fact may, perhaps, give to every thinking mind a stronger impression of impending perils. At all events, it is a great deal more safe to apprehend too much a future and contingent danger,than to have that danger come on us unexpectedly, and without preparation to meet the evil day. The first proposition which I wish you to consider, is this :—That there is not a single Irish person, either in or out of the workhouse—either rate-payer or pauper, who does not find fault with the present system. The Irish people are for once unanimous. The second proposition to which I solicit, my Lords and Gentlemen, your attention, is this :—That the present Poor-laws were introduced into Ireland most inconsiderately, most incautiously —nay, in open defi ance of an emphatic caution the other way—there is even something inexpressibly ludicrous in the history of the transaction. There mixes the melancholy with the absurd, in this matter, to an extent which could occur only in Ireland. The history of the transaction is short. The Whig Government bethought themselves of giving Poor laws to this country, and, very properly, commenced with appointing " Commissioners of Poor-law In quiry.' These persons were empowered to examine upon oath into the state of poverty and destitution in Ireland—that was the first step. These Commis sioners were occupied between two and three years in the inquiry. They were persons of the highest re spectability. They at length published voluminous reports of evidence and inferences. Their conclusion was a strong recommendation that a great increase should be made in medical and other charities ; but they distinctly pointed out the total unfitness of the condition of Ireland for any general system of Poor laws. This report much displeased the Whig authorities. Lord John Russell, of sourse, deemed himself wiser than any combination of Irish Commissioners. He determined to have a new inquiry. He, accordingly, selected an adviser of his own—a man whose name is but too familiar in Ireland—Mr. Nicholl. He made him sole arbiter of the fate of Ireland. Judge of the fitness of this appointment. This Mr. Nicholl had been brought up in the naval ser vice of the East India Company. He, for many years, commanded, with, I believe, integrity and skill, a large ship engaged in traffic between England and the East Indies. Mark this! A sea Skipper to regulate Poor-laws for Ireland !! ! If we were not divided among ourselves—but no matter. Thus qualified, Mr. Nicholl was dispatched to Ire land. He spent, in investigating the state of the country, an enormous length of time—" to wit," as we, lawyers say—about nine weeks /—rather less. The dates are these—Nicholl received in London his sail ing orders for Ireland from Lord John Russell on the 22d of August, 1836. He visited Ireland, re turned to England, and drew up, prepared, and gave in his full report before the 15th of November in the same year. Was the like of it ever heard ? Alas !it could happen only in Ireland—save only in Ireland. He was whirled in a post-chaise, at the public expense, from Dublin to Cork, from Cork to Sligo, from Sligo to Belfast, and thence, I believe, by a short sea, to Glasgow ; but, to be sure, " his eye in a fine frenzy rolling" passed over all z lreland. He calculated the number of poor houses, the number of paupers, the amount of ex pense, the quantity of rates ; in short he calculated everything, and was accurate in nothing. But his report was adopted—acted on—and our Poor-laws are the legitimate, the natural consequence. How I pity and despise the man who does not feel the force of this statement. Armed with this most potent and convincing in formation, 'Lord John brought in, and carried his Poor-law ior Ireland. He had :against Poor-laws a most deliberate and painfully minute Repo r t b y hi s own Commissioners—men of the highest respecta bility. Ile flung that Report to the winds, and adop ted the result of that self-intuition with whitth any Englishman, whether he be seaman or landsman, un derstands everything Irish better than the Irish them selves. Of course, my Lords and Gentlemen, you submit to this superiority. Before I quit this topic let it not be supposed that I spurt favour fr om any Of you by my bitter blame of the Whigs. lam bound by truth to say that Sir Robert Peel and tho Duke of Wellington, and the entire of the Tory party, supported and sustained the Whig Government in the full extent of their Poor-law measure for Ireland. The third proposition to which I claim your atten tion, my Lords and Gentlemen, is this T hat a Poor law cannot possibly increase the property of any coun try. It has no positive or augmenting quality, such as have manufactures, or agriculture, or commerce. It is merely a new distribution of property already in the country. For example—the Poor-law does not bring an additional shilling into Ireland; it only changes the person who is to have the shillings or their value; that is, it shifts the money from the rate payer to the pauper, and I think it changes it disad vantageously.. Before the Poor-law, the rate-payer was in the enjoyment of all his property, which he had, either by hereditary descent from the earnings of his ancestor, or by means of his own earnings; in short, it was his own by the most just title—that is, by some industrious acquisition, or wise economy. The Poor-law does this--Lit takes away property, thus honestly earned, from the rate-payer who earned it, and gives it, to the extent of the rate, to the pauper who did not earn it at all. Thus it is quite clear that, in point of fact a Poor law, instead of promoting industry, does, in its na ture, retard the progress of individual wealth. I say this, of course, quite independently of charity to the poor, to which I shall call your attention presently. The fourth proposition to which I beg to call your attention is this :—That there is scarcely any country in the world with such a Poor-law as that in Ireland. The experiment made on us is new. To this I beg your particular attention. There are three features that distinguish, unfavOurably, the Irish Poor-law from almost all others. First, no pauper has, in Ire land, a right to relief: Relief is purely discretionary in the guar di ans t o g i ve or withhold. Secondly, re lief is strictly confined to the precincts of the poor house; no relief can be given outside of its walls. The Irish Poor-law accompanies relief with imprisonment. It proclaims, " starve or go to gaol ;" and, thirdly, the assessment on property is universal and com pulsory. The fifth proposition to which I beg attention is this :—That our Poor-law is not calculated or intended to do any good to the mere pauper. It is calculated and intended to give relief to the destitute alone. It does not, therefore, relieve poverty until it amounts to actual destitution; and, even then, it gives no assist ance, except in a place of confinement, and to the ex tent of merely sustaining existence. Besides, it separates the husband from the wife, and the mother from her c hild ren a b ove the age of infancy. It utterly refuses to give relief to any part of a family, unless the entire submit to confinement. The son is tempted to desert his mother--the brother to desert his sister— the father to desert his family, who, in his ab sence , are receivable i n t o th e workhouse. tis not, perhaps, easy to conjecture the extent of criminality to which the unhappy husband may he thus exposed ; but that law cannot be a good one which creates and presses such temptation on sons, brothers, husbands. The boast of those who knew and loved the Irish character, was the sanctity of their domestic affections. The Poor-law is calculated to extinguish this loving and loveable virtue. There is nothing so revolting in ,our moor jaw, as the absolute, indeed despotic, authority of the Com missioners. The tendency of irresistible power always is to abuse; and I believe no proposition will be more universally assented to than this—that our Poor-law Commissioners have wantonly, foolishly, and perversely abused their authority. They have even stained themselves by acts which are naturally attributed, and, I very much fear, justly attributed, to motives of religious bigotry and political partiality. If ever there was a country which required, in making the experiment of a Poor-law, great urbanity of manner and language, quiet firmness, the total ab sence of all irritation, entire patience and forbearance, even where the guardians were wrong, and, above all, the total absence of party spirit and religious bigotry—if ever there was an experiment requiring all those qualities and such conduct on the part of the Poor-law Commissioners, that experiment was the introduction of the Poor-law into Ireland. Yet, I believe it will be admitted on all hands, and by all parties, that our Poor-law Commissioners have totally failed in all these qualities. They have thus erected a house for the accommo dation of 2,000 persons, without a sewer ! Is it possible to give a stronger proof of wasteful bunder ing ? Ought such men to continue Commissioners a single day longer ? If juitioe were done, they should be employed for the rest of their lives in personally conveying away the filth of the workhouse. I have never yet been able to obtain from anybody a satisfactory explanation of what is meant by the " principle of a Poor-law," unless it be that which will always be found to be practically mischievous---- namely, the support by the State of the indigent, no matter how that indigence has been produced, whether by dissipation, drunkenness, and extravagance—or by mere misfortune. That is, in other words, an indis criminate support of all the indigent, accompanied (as it must be) with all the vexatious and most expensive machinery for the administration of such relief. I believe that I understand the principle of Chris tian charity, for it is, alas! easier to understand than to practice it. Christian charity requires of each and every one of us, to the full extent of his means, " to free the prisoner," to "feed the hungry," to "clothe the naked," to "soothe, comfort, and solace the sick," the " unhappy," the " infirm," in short, to succour distress, and assuage misery, in all their complicated forms. We are commanded to do this to the extent of our means, under the penalty of eternal woe. lam one of those who believe that to the faith ful who perform these acts of mercy, there is pro mised, and therefore merited, an eternal recompense. These truths give to the poor a right, in morals and in conscience, to succour and relief. But this is not the principle of the Poor-law. The principle of our Poor-law, instead of " making free the prisoner," gives relief only on the terms of the pauper submitting to imprisonment. It extorts from those, who themselves really require relief, a portion of their own scanty means of subsistence; and it ex torts from those of a wealthier class the means that should be used to employ labourers and to pay wages. And these means, which should be expended in wages, are, by the " principle of our Poor-law" employed to feed the idle inmates of a place of confinement. I want you, my Lords and Gentlemen, to attend not only to my observations but to my prophecy. I do prophecy that the people of Ireland will not con tinue long to pay the poor-rates. Whilst the opposi tion is confined to particular localities it will be put down—the payment will be enforced, and blood will be shed, again and again. But if the resistance ex tends from parish to parish, from barony to barony, from county to county, how will it be possible to over come that resistance ? Is there any man so insane as to imagine that a national resistance of that kind could be put down ? It might be forced into actual insurrection ; it might be driven into rebellion ; it might involve us all in one common ruin ; but I con fess I think the man insensible to the state of the country, and to the disposition of the Irish people, who imagines that such an universal resistance could be suppressed. It is flippantly presumed that because the laws of landlord and tenant are nearly the same in Eng land as in Ireland, therefore the relations of landlord and tenant must be thej same. Yet, there are no two things more essentially different. In England the tenant deals with his landlord as for an article of commerce. He pays his rent and lays out his capital with the expectation of deriving profit and advan tage, and accumulating property for the benefit of himself and his family. In Ireland, on the contrary, the tenant anxiously seeks, in his dealings with his landlord, for the bare means of subsistence. He cannot live unless he gets land. A livelliood, and not profits, constitutes the r o el!' Irish tenant's great object. Ile is in the p ower of the landlord, who, in fact, has authorit y o f lif e or death over him. mince, consistingthemat ofall great matter. T oartyp masspr e the Irish u must not have ever been the na t ura l enemies of the Irish peasantry. Religious an i mos i ty mixes itself up with mn an ot dl ds or national antipathies. And what is most strange is, that amongst those Tory landlords are to be found not a few Catholic proprietors !! ! who, although they have not the religious stimulant to dislike the people, yet make full compensation for its absence by the excess of their Tory virulence. Like all other de serters, they not only augment the hostile ranks, but they rival their unnatural allies in the excess of their animosity to the people. Those who recollect—(and who can forget it ?) the acrimonious virulence of the Irish landlords towards the late lamented Mr. Drummond, for his having s i m ply said that "property had its duties as well as its rights," ought to perceive how intense must have been the contemptuous hate entertained by that land lord class towards their tenants, when they exhibited such indignation at the mere assertion of their having any duties at all to perform towards their tenantry— or anything else save rights over them ! This viru lence does indeed bespeak a foregone conclusion. I repeat, my Lords and Gentlemen, that my object is, to arouse you to a salutary alarm. Ido not know anything that has created more apprehension in my mind than the facts that appeared at the recent meet ing of the inhabitants of the Catholic united parishes of Dunkerrin, parishes which are partly in the county Tipperary and partly in the King's County. The meeting was presided over by a most respected and respectable clergyman—the Rev. Mr. Nolan, the Catholic Rector of the Union. No man, whether clergyman or layman, ever displayed a more ardent zeal tor preserving the public peace and preventing tumults and crimes. That spirit which animates the rest of the Catholic Clergy of Ireland— (and it is well for you, my Lords and Gentlemen, that it does ani mate. them !)—has found opportunities for displaying itself in -the person of this Reverend Gentleman, which could not have happened to many others. He has availed himself of those opportunities, and obtai ne d the respect and esteem of every class and persuasion. '1 here are two facts which appeared in the speech he, on that occasion made, in recommending the re turn of peace and order. One of these facts was, that his parish had to pay no less than 720/. Poor -rate, though there were butfinn• paupers from that district in the workhouse ! ! !—That is at the rate of one hundred and eighty pounds for each pauper! !! The other fact is, in my judgment, of tremendous im portance. It is this—that notices had been posted in the extensive district, including his parish, forbidding the payment of rent ! and it was upon this subject especially that the. Rev. Gentleman exerted his in fluence and his Powerful eloquence to put a stop to such practices. - "An experiment of this description," be adds, " but not carried out to the exte n t w hi c h I propose, has mi tigated the horrors of the tithe system. " Let it be sufficiently - understood that I. propose that no man should pay poor -rate who has not 5001. a year; but that the owner of 5004 should pay one per cent., and that such per centage should Increase in the ratio of one for every additional hundred per annum. The actual per centage, however, would not be an essential part of my plan. The principle of that plan is, to exempt all persons under 5001. a year; and to levy the poor -rate by a gra4ated income-tax upon every person having that income, with an accu mulating ratio for great incomes. " It is quite clear that no violent resistance, no in surrectionary movement would be created by the plan which I propose. It is the wealthy alone who would, on my plan, be compelled _to support the paupers. And th e se lf-i n t erest o f that Crass, with the power which naturally belongs to them from their station in the State, would effectually protect them from the faults and the follies of the Poor-law Commissioners." 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A Monologue—XL taste and Music in England. T IIE BOOK of the FARM. By HENRY STEPHENS. Part X. Price 4s. CONTENTS:— The Fattening of Swine — Poultry—Thrashing Machine- Thrashing and Winnowing Grain, &c. With Three Engravings on,Steel, and numerous Woodcuts. PROFESSOR JOHNSTON'S LECTURES on AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY and GEOLOGY. Nos. XXV. and XXVI. Price 6d. each. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh ; and 22, Pall- Mall, London ; and sold by all Booksellers. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LONDON, DEC. 28.—Wind this day at noon, W. to S.W., light airs and fine. RAMSGATE, DEC. 27.—Arrd. Caroline Amelia, Al t tons for Havannah. The Romulus, from St. Übes to ' Leith, lost rudder, anchors, and chains, &c., and drove towards the Goodwin, but was assisted in here with loss of bowsprit, figure-head, cutwater, &c. DEAL, DEC. 27.—Wind S.W. moderate.—Arrd. Ariadne, Hamburgh for Monte Video. Throughout last night it blew a heavy gale at S.W., but mode rated at 10 A.M. ; the greater part of the vessels drove, and ran for Ramsgate. OFF DOVER, DEC. 27.—Matilda, Livesay, Hobart ToWn, sailed Sept. 7. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 27.—Wind W.N.W. to W.— Arrd. Dorothea, Smith, Cuba; Elizabeth, London, for Mobile, put back ; Philadelphia, New York. COWES, DEC. 27.—Arrd. Labouchere, London, for St. Thomas. PLYMOUTH, DEC. 27.—Wind N.W.—Arrived Bragila, Hale, Miramichi. FALMOUTH, DEC. 27.—Wind W.S.W., fresh gales and squally.—Arrd. Isabella, London, for De merara. Sid. Lady Mary Wood (steamer), Gibral tar. The Dew-drop, Farler, from Newfoundland, ar rived here yesterday, leaky, with part of cargo thrown overboard and loss of sails, bulwarks, &c., having been pooped by a sea 12th inst., lat. 45, lon. 38. The Hound, from Figueras to Newfoundland, put in here yesterday with part of cargo thrown overboard, loss of fore and mainmasts and bowsprit, stanchions, boats, sails, Etc., having been struck by a sea and thrown on her beam ends 16th inst., lat. 44, lon. 36. SUNDERLAND, DEC. 25.—Arrd. Persian, Fisher, Miramicbi.' STROMNESS, DEC. 19.—Arrd. Richmond Lass, Cronstadt for Liverpool, with loss of boats, bulwarks, &c, The Caledonian, from Bay Chaleur to the Clyde, got ashore, 17th inst., in Rackwick Bity, Island of H, and is expected to become a wreck ; crew saved. YARMOUTH, DEC. 27.—The John and Elizabeth, from Montrose to London, struck on the Barnard sand, yesterday evening, and was subsequently run on the beach, making a great deal of water ; cargo discharging. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 27.—Wind variable.—Arrd. Callao, Mann, Africa, sailed Sept. 30; Howard, Hill, New Orleans ; Granada, Hammond, Savannah ; Hi hernia, Bunting, Charleston, sailed 4th inst. ; Snow den, Davies, Africa, with loss of sails off the Western Islands, sailed from Camaroons, Oct. 24. Arrd. off, Assam, Calcutta. Sld. Mary, Rio Janeiro; Esqui mau; Trinidad; Andrew Scott, Charleston; Patrick Henry, New York. DUBLIN, DEC. 24.—Arrd. Energy, Quebec. KinswrowN, DEC. 26.—Arrd. Antelope, James, Prince Edward's Island ; John and Mary, Quebec. CAUTION TO MARINERS. REEF NEAR WHYTERTACH (SOCIETY ISLANDS). _ _ _ Extract of a letter from Captain Harens, of the Thomas Dickenson, inserted in the Bay of Islands Observer, of July 20, 1842 : _ _ "Left . Whyteitacb, June 20. On the 26th, at 5 A.M., passed a reef to windward. It being dark at the time could not ascertain its size, but think it about two ships' length. N.E. and S.W. The ship was going eight knots an hour; blowing a gale, and the sea was washing over it with great violence (sup posed not laid down in the charts); lat. 21 32 S., and long. 168 54 30 W., by good chronometers." EAST INDIA SHIPPING. Arrivals—Britannia, Hardie, from Bengal, off Dover, sail e d J u l y 1 7 , St. Helena Nov. 9 ; Matilda, Livesay, from Van Diemen's Land, in the Downs, sailed from Hobart Town Sept. 8 ; Assam, M'Alpine, from Bengal, off Liverpool, sailed Aug. 2. Arrivals at St. Helena.—Egyptian, Stratton, Nov. 5, from Berbice ; New Jersey, Barry, 6tb, from Calcutta, and sailed the 7th to Salem ; Canton, Crouch, from China, for Halifax ; Staat Tiel, Bth, from Batavia to Amsterdam ; Currency, Freeman, from Calcutta to Liverpool ; Atalanta, from Batavia. Arrivals at Hobart Town.—Olinda, Crickmay, Aug. 20, from Oporto, sailed Sept. 3 to Sydney; Emancipation, Winter, 23d, from Port Philip; .Air John Byng, 26th, from Sydney ; her Majesty's ships Fly and Bramble, 28th, from Plymouth and the Cape ; Naiad, 28th, from Port Philip, and sailed the 30th back ; Haidee, Marshall, 29th, from London ; Sultan, Muir, Sept. 4, from London. Departures from Hobart Town.— Water Witch, Aug. 28 ; Port Philip, Challenger, 28th, to Launces ton; Elphinstone, Fremlin, 28th, to India; Caroline, Coombes, 29th, to Sydney ; Tobago, Ramsay, 25th, to New Zealand. Arrival at Tongataboo.—Sultana, Scott, Sydney. Arrival at Launceston.—Belle Creole, Purchase, Aug. 30, from Mauritius and Port Philip. Departure from Launceston.— Deborah, Wing, Aug. 27, to Sydney. _ VESSELS SPOKEN WlTH.—lndus, Bombay to Liver pool, 24th ult., lat. 2 N., lon. 20 W.; Ellen, Wye, coast of Guinea, to Liverpool, 11th i ns t., l a t. 29 , l on. 35, by the Matilda, arrived off Dover. Whampoa, London to Demerara, 26th inst., 44 miles S.W. of, the Lizard, by the Braglia, arrived at Plymouth. William Rathbone ' Bonny to Liverpool, sth u lt., l a t. 1 S ., lon. 6 E., by the Snowden, arrived at Liverpool. Cas trian, Africa to Liverpool, 23d inst., lat. 47, lon. 20, by the Grenada, arrived at Liverpool. Canadian, of Stockton, bound to Aden, 10th tilt., let. 4, lon. 22 ; Sarah Mills, London to Monte Video, 12th, lat. 5, lon. 22, by the Oscar, arrived in the river. Orissa, Manilla to Cowes, Aug. 30, lat. 1 S., lon. 127 E. ; Gresham, Bordeaux to Mauritius, Oct. 23, lat. 36 S., lon. 22 E., by the Canton, Crouch, arrived at St. Helena. Her Majesty's ship Favourite arrived at Sydney, New South Wales, from Tongataboo, passed a reef on July 27, in lat. 24 deg. 35 min. IV., lon. 180 deg. 49 min. E. (magnetic), seven miles distant, with breakers on the S. W. of it. The number of ships that passed the Sound in November was :—From the Baltic', 704 ; ft-a:a the North Sea, 241. Of these the English were, 12 from the North and 323 from the Baltic ; or 335 .out of 1,005, or one-third of the whole. THE ANTI-CORN-LAW LEAGUE FUND.—We see by the papers that the amount of the subscription to this fund at Liverpool has reached 1,9001., independently of the sums on the collecting cards, which are stated to be to a large amount. At Rochdale the sum already subscribed amounts to 2,1581. In various other towns in Lancashire and 'Yorkshire, the subscription is pin on satisfactorily. —Manchester Guardian.