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Mr. WILSON begs to announce that he will give his SELECTED ENTERTAINMENT at the Music Hall, Store-street, on MONDAY EVENING, December 2(i, it being his first appearance since his return from Scotland. Piano forte aecompanyist, Mr. Land. '1 ickets, 2.. each : II served seats or• the orchestra, 2s. 6d. ; and private boxes for six, 15s. ; for eight, 1/. ; and Programmes may be had at the principal Music Shoos, and at the Hall. London ' 22d Dec., 1841 Notice is hereby given, that the TRANSFER BOOKS of this SOCIETY will he CLOSED from the 31st day of De cember just. to the 31st day of January, 1843. By order of the Board, T R. EDMONDS, Actuary. BANKING IN INDIA. PIRIE TESTIMONIAL. At a Meeting holden at the London Tavern, Bishops ,_,Rite -street, on Thursday, the Ist day of December, .1842, to Rke into consideration the Public Conduct and Private Worth LA DY ° f the late Lo r d Mayor and Lady Mayoress, Sir JOHN and PIRIE, and by what means the public and their friends reeord their approbation of the same, WILLIAM COTTON, Esq., in the Chair, Resolved unanimously,—That in order to express the grateful 'use entertained by this Meeting of the important services rendered by Sir JOHN and LADY PIRIE during the past lest., to promote the public welfare, the charities, and benevo- Zet institutions or L this great city, this Meeting resolve to com °eSir a subscription forthwith, for the purpose of presenting JOHN and LADY PIRIE a su itable Testimonial, to 'Press the public esteem and gratitude with which such ser °'ee3 are held by all parties and persons. hat a Committee be appointed for effecting the object of Xs meeting, with power to add to their number; and that p rep do form a quorum. That William Cotton, Esq., George Grote, Esq., and Alasterman, Esq., M.P., and Joseph Somes, Esq., be ap ranted Treasurers. ,That no subscription exceeding the sum of 5/. ss. be re ed from any individual. I, That subscriptior,s be received by the Treasurers and Mem bers of the Committee, and by the following and such other ttlier s as the Committee may appoint, viz : —Messrs. Alas.. ( "nlan and Co., Nicholas lane ; Messrs. Prescott,' Grote, and Threadneedle-street ; and Messrs. Glynn, Hallifax, jl l td Co. 67, Lombard-street. That Mr. James Angrton, and Mr. Edward Harrison, be re quested to act as Honorary Secretaries. WILLIAM COTTON, Chairman. Resolved unanimously,—That the thanks of this meeting be ten to William Cotton, Esq., for his courteous and able con t in the Chair. COMMITTEE. William Cotton, Esq., Bank of England, George Grote, Esq., Threadneedle-street Joint Vim Masterton, Esq., M.P., Nicholas-lane, Treasurers. d bseph Somes, Esq., Ratcliff. Joseph Adams, Esq.. Leith and Glasgow Wharf W. S. Angell, Esq. , Deputy, Cornhill James Anderton, Esq., 20, New Bridge-street J. B. Allnatt, Esq , Cornh:ll D. Allan, Esq., 46, Coleman-street C. F. Angas, Esq., Jeffery-square, St. Mary. axe C. Brind, Esq., Devonshire-street 'William Burnie, Esq., 124, Bishopsgate-street >- W. M. Burnie,Esq., ditto R. Brook, Esq., 1, Poultry W..T. Copeland, Esq., Ald., M.P., Lincoln's Inn-fields S. J. Capper, Esq., 1, Adelaide-place, London-bridge John Carter, Esq., 61, Cornhill i' J. Conquest, Esq., 53, Moorgate.street W. Daily, Esq., 21, Austin. friars Fonamy Dobree, Esq., 6, Tokenhouse-yard Sir James Duke, Alderman, Sussex-place, Regent's-park Robert Ellis, Esq., Cewper's-court, Cornhill Sir Charles Forbes, Bart., 9, Fitzroy-square George Forbes, Esq., 9, King William-street Edward Eyton, Esq. , Cornhill W. J. Fryer, Esq., 62, Cornhill R Green, Esq., Mincing-lane Edward Godson, Esq.. Deputy, Alderegate-street A. Hankey, Esq., Fenchurch-street Harrison, Esq., 82, Cornhill Thomson Hankey, jun., Esq., Mincing-lane Michael Hall, Esq., 69, St. Paul's Church-yard B. Heath, Esq., Bank of England W. H. Hughes, Esq., Inner Temple Joshua Hindman, Esq., Basinghall-street Thomas Johnson, Esq., Alderman, Aldgate High-street Jelin Johnson, Esq., Alderman, Millbank F-41. H. Jones, Esq., 62, C orn hill . •Kingscote, Esq., 34, Abchurch-lane Charles Kerr, Esq., 10, King's Arms-yard William Leckie, Esq., 26, Austin-friars P. C. Leckie, Esq., Winchester-house Thomas Lund, Esq.. 57, Cornhill A. Leslie, Esq., 17, St. Dunstan's-hill P. G. Moon, sq., Threadneedle-street John Musgrove, Esq., Alderman, Austin-friars A. H; Milroy, Esq., 7 I, Cornhill James Murray, Esq., 30, Cornhill C. Mills, Esq., East India. House Thomas Pritchard, Esq., 30, West Smithfield John Phillips, Esq., 16, Cornhill Jonathan C. Prior, Esq., 153, Upper Thames-street W. Standidge, Esq., 71, Cornhill Lord Dudley Coutts Stuart, 16, Wilton-crescent W. Stevens, Esq., 78, Bishopsgate-street 'P L ... Smith, Esq., 71, Cornhill W. Scott, Esq., Threadneedle-street I. Stay ner, Esq., Spring Garden Cottage, Mile-end W. Tht.mpson, Esq., Ald., M.P., Upper Thames-street William 'f ozer, Esq., Hackney. Alexander Thomson, Esq , Leith and Berwick Wharf S. Thomas, Esq., 102, Cornhill Rich ar d Thornton, Esq., Old Swan Wharf Thomas Thornton, Esq., Old Swan Wharf W.Esq., Thornborrow, St. Michael's-alley Money Wigram, Esq., Crosby-square David Williams Wyre, Esq., St. Swithin's-lane P. Warner, Esq., 28 Cornhill George Warriner, Esq., St. Michael's-alley ILK Wilcox, Esq., Peninsular Steam Navigation Com- Pant , . - LIST OF SUBSCRIPTIONS. j ir nl. S. Angell, Esq, j a :_ r ilts Anderton. Esq. q'llia, Adams, Esq ... . 5 5 0 be F. Angas, Esq. ,7 Allan, Esq. j..._ . ' l .'Allnatt, Esq_ .0 10 e'Alexander, Esq. Voraas Baring, Esq (:1141. Butterfield. Esq. Iti a qes Brind, Esq. jLlsrs. Barraud and Lund li,'"Ph Barber, Esq. p and 11 5 5 0 Vehard Brook, Esq •. 55 0 airs Blyth . V i liarn rturnie, Esq •• •• 5 5 0 i)i.. 2 0 0 A h ~ ,u n M. Burnie, Esq ~t ` lony Brown, Esq., and Alderman. 4'. G. Capper, Esq. V i l i n, Carter, Esl. V t 'lara Cotton, Esq. . .. Gilliam T. Copeland, Esq., and Alderman ... .... . . 3 30r Dallas, Esq • ti• rd Dobree, Esq. ,'!hard Dixon, Esq. P., l i J aMes Duke, M. P. and Alderman Ward E y t on , EA. ' '."bert Elli s, E sq. • 5 5 0 C.' eharles Forb-s, Bart. rr. ,e Forbes, Esq. cil v/t Forsyth, Esq. p;°. Carr Glynn, Esq P., Iklarain Greene, Esq • ' 4414 e1 Gregson, Esq 5 0 0 irard Godson, Esq 1 1 0 TNars. William Hunter and Sons liq t , Iv.„ as A. Hankey, Esq. n i _ 4l jam Hughes Hughes, Esq i•d''''Ment Harris, Esq Oa •• .... 1 1 0 ward Harrison, Esq• Itialt Hindman, Esq lilthael Hall, Esq ... J w ars, Harper and Co G .„- Halbert, Esq. 4 0 ,t• Hodgkinson, Esq. 11 ,4 ert Joh ns t o n, Esq. 4 l ehard L. J ones, E sq 1 1 0 il ll Johnson,.Esq., and Alderman li t ° tam Johnson, Esq., and Alderman )44ra Jones and Fryer t w ard Kemble, Esq. il 'Y Kingly:An, Esq. it li lies Kerr, Esq. IV; l :>ezable, Esq. M.P. .• 5 5 0 Clam Leckie, Esq. ender Leslie, Esq. ' 1 ,. . Leckie, Esq. 'i,e(lcie, H.C.S. ,C otaas Lund, Esq. ), Alasterrnan, Esq., M.P. 4. 9.. Mow, E5q....... t h ll• Milroy, Esq Galles M i ll s , E sq . •.. 41,tain Manderson, H. C. S. 4: 1(1 , rew M oore , Esq. .. 3, 1 ; 14 *Laren, Esq. ,t;" 11 Musgrove, Esq., and Alderman N'llles Murray, Esq. Itainel Oxenham, Esq. 3 ( 7 1 1as Pritchard, Esq... ti t llthan C. Ptior, Esq. Ja t '• Jonathan C. Prior 3 1 4 4 .4.5eph Ruskin, Esq 5 5 0 gi:',... Richardson, Esq 5 5 0 4: W. B. Riddell, Bart. 4,,... S amuel, Esq . 1 1 0 •" ............... '.. • 2 2 0 4 6 ,_' 4°11 Samuel, Esq. VP h Somes, Esq.s 5 0 ,1..__"! . . games Vp il it Somes, Jun., Esq. 5 5 0 N l inl Stevens, Esq. V i lltas Smith, Esq. 3 . lain Smith, Esq. A l ' - isin2r, Esq 3 3 0 liV e ts. Smith, Elder, and Co. . ill' 5 5 0 T. a m Scott, Esq. 2 2 0 th '.tfphens, jun., Esq. Vgatu Standidge, Esq. . r avel Thomas, Esq. 5 5 0 liiliarn Thornborrow, Esq. .roksl 1 0 •4 1 Taylor, Esq. ender Thomson, Esq. uilliain .. 22 0 Tozer, Esq. • ....... ' . 55 0 Gr am Thornton, Esq. I._ s 'Thornton, Esq. 5 5 0 ....... )4 ,b i.srs, Thomas and Sons 2 2 0 $, 'id W. Wire, Esq.. • If Al W arner, Es q ' - 1 4 , . i W'l cox, Eti - lon :---, - 4 •" V. eY %gram F , , Esq. Esq. 9, 1. Gr. 2 2 0 lirce the above the following have teen received t— tt„,..tilas Ashton, Esq. )2,17` 4 in Henry Breston, H.C.S 1 1 ' "11 . E. and W. Bond • . ~C a rlton, Es q A .... 2 2 0 4 0 0". Cruden, Esq .' Donnisen, Esq. A e 7 r ge Davenport, Esq. ti cA er Ellis, Esq (abort Entbleton, Esq kl it ais William Fuleher... .. . Oirg i e uius Penning, Esq . 1 1 0 NV saac L. Golclsmid 5 5 0 Itlieh:. Gos Esq ~ tling, E=q Si" el Gibbs, and Alderman li l 'ohn Hall . ... . . ...... . At, t e rt W. Herring, Esq 1 1 0 si r .. Harrison and Sons 4 11 Claudius S. Hunter, Baronet and Alderman 22 0 4 0 1. 1 4 Innes, Esq 4 1 1 Xirkalder and Son .. It; 4 ' Lodge, Esq Aij, e .rend David Laing 4 . 1 ,"1) . Laing, Esq... 1t.!,:t41n Leckie... k 4. Lindo %Ict peter L arpent , B art C . 4- eter Laurie, Alderman • • 1 4 e ` t i)r ge Lyall P Pete . ' Es Dr ' Mitchell, Es ' M• q ••• 1 1 0 A.._ William Marsden i Vr t ge Oliver, Esq. ~,, 1 1 0 it r 2. OseraLL Esq J. - met:ors of the Shipping and Mercantile.aamte '2 2 0 ke t4d P. P. . .1 1 0 4 Charles Pearson 30611e arson t i ' r aynter, Esq. A o t t il George Probyn IL h ,. Passenger, Esq. Pigeon, Esq - ""illtter Rogers, Esq Francis Ridley, E:q. Brown Roberts, Esq Alexander Robertson, Esq. John Richards,n, Esq. John Crow Richardson, Esq. Alexander Simon, Esq. J. H. Spurlin,g, E q. William Smith, Esq. 4oseph Somes, Esq. .. J. G. Tyrie, Esq. Captain Tucker ..5 5 0 1 1 0 5 5 .... 5 0 0 ▪5 0 0 •I 1 0 •2 2 0 •5 5 0 ▪3 3 0 5 0 0 ~.. 1 1 0 William Thompson, Esq., M.P. and Alderman 5 5 0 Captain John Willis _ . ~ William Withal', Esq. James Walder, Esq. Robert Young, Esq. Subscriptions wi I be received by Messrs. Masterman and Co., Nicholas lane ; Messrs. Presscott, Grote, and Co., Threadneedle-street ; and Messrs. Glyn, Hallifax, Mills, and Co., 67, Lombard-street; by any of the Committee above advertised ; and also by the Honorary Secretaries, Mr. Ander ton, 20, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars, and Mr. Edward Har rison, 82, Cornhill, to whom all communications are requested to be addressed. 17th December, 1842. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. Cary's NEW MICROSCOPE, estimated by .Micro vcopists to magnify to SEVENTY-FOUR MILLION TIMES the Natural Size.- New DISSOLVING VIEWS in Affghanistan, including the BOLAN PASS and View of GHUZNEE, the Hall of Waters in CONSTANTINOPLE, and Scenes in the lIOLY LAND, from the beautiful Sketches by. D. ROBERTS, R. A. The COLOSSAL ELECTRICAL MACHINE., with brilliant Experiments, is exhibited at a Quarter to Three in'the Day, and at Eight in the Evening. Napier's Printing Press, Doable Cylinder Steam Engine. and other interesting Machinery, are in practical operation in the Hall of Manufactures. DAILY LECTURES on CHEMISTRY and NATURAL PHI LOSOPHY, by Dr. RYAN, M.D., LL.D., and Professor BACHHOFFNER. 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 of the Secretary. • sco TT ISI I (WIDOWS' FUND) I, IPE ASSURANCE. Founded A.D. 1815. Constituted by Act of Parliament. Capital, accumulated and invested, upwards of ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED, THOUSAND POUNDS. Annual revenue nearly TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS. HEAD OFFICE, EDINBURGH, 5, ST. ANDREW SQUARE. Assurances effected previous to 31st December will have the advantage ''a(s full year's standing,:and are entitled to partici pate in tlit..7rofits for the current year. But in order that this may be done, all proposals must be lodged at th: Head Office before 31st December, or with the Society's Agent, in time to enable him to forward it to the Head Office before that date. December, 1842. JOHN MACKENZIE, Manager. LONDON OFFICE, 7. PALL-MALL. HUGH M'KEAN, Agent. E CONOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. 34, BRIDGE-STREET, BLACKFRIARS, LONDON. Established 1823. Empowered by Act of Parliament, 3 William IV. LOWER RATES of PREMIUM than those of any other Office that entitle the Assured to participate in the Profits. The Bonus declared in 1834 amounted upon an average to Elti per cent, on the premiums then paid; and in 1839 a se cond Bonus was declared,amounting 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 country on application. CAMPBELL JAMES DOWNER, Secretary. THE DISSENTERS' AND GENERAL LIFE AND FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY. (Empowered by Special Act of Parliament, 3 Vic. o. 20.) 62, KING WILLIAM-STREET, LONDON-BRIDGE, LONDON; 21. ST. DAVID-STREET, EDINBURGH; And 6, KING-STREET, QUEEN-SQUARE, BRISTOL. Capital, One Million. TRUSTEES WITH A SEAT AT THE BOARD) Thomas Challis, Esq. J Thomas Piper, Esq. Thomas Wilson, Esq. DIRECTORS. George Bousfield, Esq. Charles Hindley, Esq., M P. Sir John Easthope, Bart.,M. P. Thomas B. Simpson, Esq. Peter Ellis, Esq. lion. C. P. Villiers, M.P. Joseph Fletcher, Esq. John Wilks, Esq. Richard HoHier, Egq. Edward Wilson, Esq. 11110 n the return of the Christmas Quarter, the'Directors beg leave to remind their Friends and the Public, that in the Fire Department they receive Risks of all demipeons, including Chapels, School-rooms, Mills, Goods, and Shipping in Docks, Farming Stock, &c., at the same reduced rates as other re • speetable Companies. And in the Life Department th y con tinue to transact all business relating to Life Assurances, An nuities, and Family Endowments, upon the most liberal terms, consistent with sound principles and public security. No charge m a d e f or Fire Policies transferred from other Offie s. The usual allowanch made to Solicitors, Surveyors, and others. By order of the Directors THOMAS PRICE, Secretary. CHURCH of ENGLAND LIFE and FIRE ASSURANCE, TRUST, and ANNUITY INSTI TUTION, 6, KING WILLIAM-STREET, CITY. Empowered by Special Act of Parliament. and under Dis tinguished Patronage, Lay and Clerical. LlFE.—This Institution adopts both the Mutual and Pro prietary principles of Assurance, and combines in one Estab lishment, all the advantages presented by the various Metro politan Assurance Companies, with Rates of Premium as low as are consistent with security. FIRE.—The Premiums for Assurance against Fire are charged at the usual moderate rates, with a reduction of le per cent. en the Residences and Furniture of Clergymen. The Receipts for the ReneWal Premiums, due at Christmas, are now ready for delivery at the Office in Town,'and at the respective Agencies throughout the United Kingdom. TABLE OF LIFE RATES. THE TEA ESTABLISHMENT, 8, LUDGATE-HILL, LONDON. THE "GLORIOUS NEWS" from the East is everywhere hailed with delight and gratitude. In con sequence of the highly important announcement of " Peace with China," we take the earliest opportunity of making known to the Public, that we have commenced selling all descriptions of TEA much cheaper. There is no longer any necessity for the public paying ex travagant prices, in order to secure good Teas. The mono poly of price, like all other monopolies, is found to be based on injustice and selfishness. Every day's experience tends to show that the first cost of the finest Teas in China does not warrant the extraordinary prices paid in this country. The business of the importer is becoming better understood, and large prof. ts, with the intelligent tradesman, like prejudiced feelings with the better informed part of the public, are now generally giving way, and comparison in value made the test of preference. The following are Mr present Prices , BLACK TEAS. a. d. Good ordiniry Congon 3 4 per lb. Useful Congou, good quality 3 8 recommended Good Strong Congou, full flavour. 3 10 Strong Congou, blackish Leaf 4 2 recommended Fine Congou, Pekoe Souchoug kind Finest Congou, wiry blackish Leaf full rich Pekoe Souchong flavour Finest Lapsang Souchong GREEN TEAS. Common Twankay, or Ilyson Skin 3 Bto 4s. Fine Bloem Hy son Good Hyson Good Imperial Gunpowder Superfine Hyson, rich delicate flavour 5 8 recommended Fine Imperial Gunpowder- ......... ... 6 0 recommended Fine Gunpowder, small silvery leaf... 6 10 recommended. Curiously fine Gunpowder 7 6 COFFEE. In consequence of the New Tariff admitting the Productions of Foreign Growth, all descriptions of Coffee are materially cheaper. s. d. Very good Ceylon Java, of superior quality The finest " Mountain-flavoured" Ceylon ,, 1 6 Very fine Laguayra and Jamaica ,, 1 8 Fine " Mountain" Jamaica, and very choice Mocha 2 0 We recommend Families to pay One Shilling and Fourpence per lb. for very good Coffee ; One Shilling and Sixpence for excellent; and One and Eightpence for as good as need be drunk. SIDNEY and HALL, Importers and Dealers, 8. Ludgate-hill, Londan. For the conveniet”e and security of Families living at a distance, we have Packages of 41b., 81b., and 161 b. in Tinfoil and Canisters, , Altin,h may be sent in safety to any part, and the quality of the lea p . eserved. Parti .s taking an original Box, rr Chest, of 40Ib. or 801 b., allowed the full overweight granted the trade. Families in the Country are respectfully requested to trans mit their orders through the P,,st, accompanied with a Post office Order for payment. Address SIDNEY and HALL, 8, Ludgate-hill, London. DANKRUPTCY IN HIGH LIFE.—The Son of a Noble Lord having speculated largely in the late notorious mining affairs, has been declared a partner in the large City House of 111‘Leod and Wright, of Bucklersbury, Wholesale Warehousemen, whose stock has consequently been seized and sold by a decision of the Court of Chancery. BROOKS and CO., of the BOROUGH, were the first par ties called in on the occasion, and at once undertook the sale ; the whole of the Goods are, in consequence, being removed to their Warehouses in the Borough. The amount of the Stock is 13,0001., the Drapery portion of which is now ready, and will be sold at ruinous prices, with out reference to the cost, one of the Partners being present to sanction any reduction that may be made. EXTRAORDINAY LIST OF PRICES. s. d. Counterpanes, nearly 3 yards long, each Damask Moreens, for Curtains, per yard 0 9 Heavy Blankets, 2 yards long, the pair .. 4 6 (Larger in proportion.) Good Calico, ell-wide, 24 yards for Horrocks's Long-cloths (usually 6d. ), 40 yards for Linen Sheeting, double width, the pair ...... Superb Linen Sheetings, 3 yards wide, the pair lO 6 Linen Table-cloths, 1 yards square, each . 2-Yards square, superb Damask, each 2 6 3-Yards long splendid double Damask, each .. 8 6 5-Yards long, a cloth suitable for the table of the no- bility, each Damask Fish Napkins, the dozen 3 6 Damask Dinner Napkins, yard square, the dozen 8 6 Yard •Wide Welsh Flannels, for charities, per yard Larne Duffell Cloaks for ditto, each 3 6 Linen Dusters, twilled with borders, the dozen ...... Linen Towels, with fringe, the dozen for 2 3 Russia Round Towellings, 12 yards for Knife-cloths and Kitchen-cloths, 12 yards .. 1 9 Fine Nursery Diapers, 12 squares for Damask Table Covers, li yards square, (large in pro portion) Pinafore Diapers, fine, per yard Yard-wide Brown Holland, per yard .. ... 0 3} Unbleached Table Cloths, li yards square, each 0 6 Linen Crumb Cloths, 3 yards long, each 2 9 Furniture Dimities, a superior article, per yard 0 4 Toilet Covers, wi►.h Fringe all round, each ... Muslins for Curtains, in variety, 12 yards for... ...... Sheetings, Calicoes, extra stout, full 2 yards wide, per yard Huckaback Towellings, 12 yards for Linen Diapers, for Table Cloths, nearly 2 yards wide, per yard Law- Long Lawns, the piece of 10 yards for Lawn Handkerchiefs, fine quality, the dozen ...... Real French Cambric Handkerchiefs, the dozen Irish Linens, a good quality, 26 yards for ... Superior for Shirting (West-end p r i ce Is. 9d. ) 26 yards for ••• 25 0 A box, curiously fine, for Collars, 12 yards for lB 0 The above ale ie unprecedented prices at which the im mense Drapery Stock is now selling off, at Brooks and Wight wick's extensive Warehouses, 106 High-street, Borough, oppo site the end of Union-street. The Sale commenced on Monday last. EAVER'S EAIBROCATION for GOUT RHEUMATISM, TIC DOLOREUX, Copy of a Letter addressed by Trevor Holland, Esq., Surgeon, of Carmock, near Walsall, S!affordshire, on the 6th July last, to the Editor of the Times :" Sir,— I 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 months ago I met with a very severe accident, having dislo cated and fractured my ancle severely. From the great tender ness of the joint I was quite unable to walk, the limb con tinued very much swollen arid adematous, and I suffered dreadfully from severe attacks of spasms in the night, which extended from the ancle to the leg, thigh, back, and to the arms. Having exhausted every resource of relief which I and my medical friends in the country could suggest, to no purpose, I set out for London with the intention of con sulting Sir Benjamin Brodie or Mr. Liston—then to adopt sea bathing. By accident I met with Mr. Feaver, 16 Ludgate-hill, who applied his Embrocation, and, to my great astonishment, 1 had no spasm that night, nor have I had one since. The next morning I came down stairs without my crutches, and was able to walk, the swelling of the limb soon subsided, and I am now rapidly recovering. Ilaving for many years had an ex tensive medical practice in the county of Stafford, I know of no medicinal compound possessing such wonderful efficacy. In adding my testimony to Mr. Feaver's Embrocation, I am ac tuated by no other motive than gratitude to high, and a sincere desire to make known his invaluable remedy to my fellow-suf ferers. Possessing, as I ever did, the strongest prejudice against everything in the shape of quackery, I should be the last man to uphold a system which, generally speaking, I know to be nothing but a nefarious traffic and humbug. " i am, your obedient servant, " TREVOR HOLLAND, Surgeon. " Carmock, near Walsall, Staffordshire. " P. S. At the various consultations held upan my case, the Surgeons and physicians (including myself) were decidedly of opinion that the frequent violent attacks of spasms would ter minate in lock-jaw, but, as I have before stated, I have not had the slightest symptoms of spasms since the first application of this extraordinary embrocation.—T. H." This justly-celebrated remedy (which is equally efficacious n any of the above afflictions) may be obtained of, or through any respectable wholesale or retail Chemist in Town or Country, at the'Depot, corner of Wellington-street, Strand; or from the Proprietor, Mr. Feaver, 16, Ludgate-hill, London. N A TIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, FOR GRANTING LIFE ASSURANCES, DEFERRED ANNUITIES, &e . No. 26, CORNHILL. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Special Act of Parliament. I)! RECTORS. T. LAMIE MURRAY,..Eeq,, Chairman. Elliotson, M. D., F. S. I John Rawson, Esq. John Gri ffi th Frith, Esq. John Riddle Stodart, Esq. Hinter Gordon, Esq. I Clement Tabor, Esq. George Lungiey, Esq. Joseph Thompson, Esq. AUDITORS. Professor Wheatstone, F. R. S. I Professor Graves, A.M. F. R. S ACTUARY -W. S. B. Woolhouse, Esq., F. R. A. S. PHYSICIAN—J. Elliotson, M.D., F.R. S. SURGEON—E. S. Symes, Esq. SOLICITORS—Messrs. Sweet, Sutton, Ewers, and Ommanney. BA nxxsts—Messrs. Glyn, Halifax, Mills, and Co. 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PROM', 229, STRAN D Lor „, o0 , LUTON,U ;r a n d B I I, L SIR,-1 feel desirous of expre ssin g to Luton, Be dfordshire, Oct 19, 1841. you the great benefit which I have received from .he use of ' lair's Gout arid Rheumatic Pills, I have for several years been afflicted with Rhcumatis:ii and Gout, the attacks of which were excessively severe. During one of these pain. ful visitations a kind friend presented me with a box of Blair's Pills, from the use of which I found immediate relief and very soon en . irely recovered. At a su bse q uent p eri od I was so severely attacked that I thought it would be unwise to delay placing myself under me dical care. 1 did so ; but not finding the relief which I expected, I aga i n b ecame my own physician. At this time my legs and thighs were swelled to a very great extent. I i mmediately procured a box of Blair's Pills fr mil Mr \V. Phillips, your :gent in this town, and after taking wo doses I was free from pain, and the swelling subsided. I now netve fail to use them whenever I am a , tacked by this painful !naiad e. and they invariably give me relief after one or two doses. Several of my acquaintances use them, and experience the same be. nefit. I trust you will i nsert this amon g your list of cases, as I am anxious to bear witness to the e fficac y of t his excellent medicine. arn, Sir, yours, respectfully, Sugar Loaf, London Road, Luton. RICHA lt D STONE. The never-failing effects of BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PI LLS in curing every de cription of Gout and Rheumatism, have secured to them a c lebrity unequalled i. -Y any medicine of past or present times. 'I hey not only give relief in a few hours, where the patient has be -n driven nearly to Madness by the excruciating tortures of this disease, but restore to Perfect health in an incon ceivably short space of time. 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'net domaine of Mortefontaine, fur 1,20,000 Th 3 Hotel at Place Vendome 542,050 The Forest of Montmorency, First lot Second lot . Third lot Fourth lot Fifth lot ... Sixth lot ... Seventh lot . 236,000 501,000 624,050 500,000 584,050 261,000 320,000 Total The domain of Mortefontaine and several lots of the forest were purchased by the Thanaron family. AUSTRIAN AMBASSADORS.—In Athens, Diogenes never sought for an honest man more hopelessly than Prince Metternich in Vienna for a fit Ambassador to the British Court. Count Colloredo, who was first on the list, is named to St. Petersburgh. Prince Felix Schwartzenburg, now grown a brindled, serious diplomatist, is sent to do penance for his jeunesses on the Bosphorus instead of on the Thames, in whose waters he had hoped to cast his anchor once more. Count Scnfft Pilsach is a valetudinarian, and it is questioned whether he could endure the martyrdom of pleasure called a London season, during which a di plomatist is obliged to eat two dinners a day (although the first is called a breakfast), and squeeze him self into six soirees a night. One of the men who has most chance of coming to the British Court is Count Maurice Dietrichstein. Ire has rank, energy, shrewd ness, and his family enjoy great influence in Austria. The fact is, that Austria is poorly provided with men. There are no eareers to form them for public busi ness except that of diplomacy.—Letter in the Post. THE ENCROACHMENTS ON THE FOREST.—At length we find that effective steps are about to be taken to remedy the encroachments on the forest, :which have been so much complained of.' At a meeting at Ley ton, presided over by Mr. Alderman Copeland, reso lntions in favour of the revival of the Forty-day Court, as the most effective means of attaining the object, were entered into, and it appeared that it was the earnest desire of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests that it should be resumed.—Essex Herald. DREADFUL MURDER.—We regret that we are tl►is morning called upon to record the occurrence of a case of murder similar to that for which, some years ago, so many individuals suffered in this city—the murder of a wife by her husband. It appears that yesterday (Sunday) morning Charles Mackay, a ham curer, in the employment of a provision merchant in the city, had been drinking, in company with his wife, in a dram-shop in the lower part of the toNvn, and that some dispute had afterwards taken place between them in their lodgings at the foot of the Old Wynd, in a house occupied by a woman named Tenney or ,M'Kenzie. The immediate cause of quarrel is un derstood to have arisen from the circumstance that Mackay had found no breakfast prepared for him, on account of which some angry words passed between the parties. At two o'clock, while a number of people were in the house, and when his wife was standing at a window, Mackay laid hold of a sharp pointed knife, and making a violent attack upon her, stabbed her in the thigh, inflicting a wound of great depth, which caused the blood to flow so profusely, that immediate fears were entertained for the woman's life. A surgeon was instantly called, but, notwith standing every effort made in her behalf, the un fortunate woman died within an hour and a half after the wound had been inflicted.—Glasgow Argus. A POLITICAL DUEL.—At an early, hour on Satur day last, a hostile meeting took place between J. P. Stanfield, Esq., of Marford House, Surrey, and Sir Robert Cardington, of Wilford. The parties, ac companied by their respective seconds and a medical gentleman, met on Westwood-common, and an ex change of shots took place without effect. The seconds then interfered, but failed in effecting any adjustment of the affair, and the principals were again placed in a hostile position, the distance beinc , twelve paces, and the firing simultaneous. At the second discharge the ball from Mr. Stanfield took effect on the right arm of his opponent, severel y shattering the bone near the elbow, whilst the ball from Sir Robert's pistol glancing across the left shoulder of Mr. Stan field, passed completely through the collar of that gentleman's coat, without inflict►ng any injury. The affair then terminated. The misundelitanding arose at a late Anti-Corn-law meeting held at Wilford, and at which the two gentlemen took opposite views of the question.—Advertiser. There will be no business transacted in the Liver pool Cotton market on Monday next.—Manchester Guardian. _ ROCIIDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY.—We have had a very still market to-day ; few buyers have attended, and the business has been very li mited. The wool market has been similar to that of last Monday, as regard prices. The manufacturers purchase for immediate use only, and firmly resist an advance of prices. The effects of the banking system of this country and America have excited much alarm in India, which is threatened with a plethora of joint-stock ' institutions. This alarm is forcibly represented by a well-written letter to the Shareholaers in the Bank of "Western India, under the signature of " Aristides," published originally at Bombay, and lately reprinted in London. Doubtful of the expeliency of the joint stock system generally, the author disbelieves above all its fitness for Bombay, where there is a population which has become in mercantile affairs one of the most speculative and gambling in the world, and where everything like a disposition to over-advance is a beginning of mischief. The progress of trade from a sound condition to phrenetic love of specula tiion, in consequence of over-accommodation, has often been traced, but the concise description of it by " Aristides," is well worth extracting, presenting, as it does, a l ong chain of eve n t s i n a very f ew words : " The general course of these destructive hurricanes may be thus described. We shall suppose the panic to be over ; that the failures of merchants and bankers having cleared away, it is supposed, the greater part, it' not the whole, of what had been rotten and unsound in trade and banking ; that to all appearance a general character of prudence and sobriety prevails in most • branches of trade, without any apparent resort to an undue extension of credit; that caution has been taught and enforced among the commercial classes by the reverses and losses which had been recently sus tained, and due attention paid to the most obvious elements of mercantile calculation. Everything seems going on quietly, and although large fortunes are not being made, yet the cautious and prudent merchant is slowly but surely augmenting his real capital. At this juncture something or other, either real or ima ginary, always occurs (for no two panics are to be ascribed to precisely the same cause.;) to disturb this state of things. An impression perhaps gains ground that some kinds of goods are much wanted abroad, — some shipments of commodities purchased at low prices (for prices are generally low after a re-action) had answered in the foreign markets; the profits thence arising naturally encouraged others—" the servile herd of imitators . "—to follow the example of the earlier and successful adventurers ; the markets assume a decided upward tendency; the example of successful early purchase attracts general attention, and induces extensive imitation. Here is the critical point. The impulse to prices having been thus given, and every succeeding purchaser having realised, or appearing to have the power of realising, a profit, a fresh inducement appears, at every step of the advance, to bring forward new speculative buyers. The ex ample of early successful speculation becomes infec tious. At this particular juncture everything appears to be prosperous ; the banks are pressed by their cus tomers, who, tempted by favourable mercantile as pects, become more urgent for cash, in the shape of advances and discounts • instead of arr es ti ng th e spe culative furor by withholding the means, they apply the match to this train of private credit, which quickly expands into irresistible power. Commerce degene rates into unprincipled adventures, not founded on the demands of trade, b u t so l e l y on the command of un stinted resources." It is the discount of bills at long dates, and the purchase of bills not payable in India. which are as sumed to be the object of the Bank of Western India; and that both of these must inevitably lead to over trading, with the ruin that immediately follows the hollow prospe r ity, "A r i st id es " i s quite right in sur mising. Borrowing the expressions of another local writer, he says, that the first impulses of a commer cial movement always come from low prices and a tendency to higher; but the banks soon step in, dis counts become more liberal, and what was at first little more than a " healthy breeze" rises into a hurricane, sweeping along with it, not only the vic tims of inordinate specuation, but also those who aided them with resources. Rather unfortunately for their cause, the friends of joint-stock banking in Bombay had held up as a mole! th 3 Union Bank of Calcutta, which gives " Aristides" an opportunity of showing one of the erects of that institution in the failure of Messrs. Ferguson, Brothers, and Co., to whom it hid ad vanced 353,0001. The short history of this important failure furnishes an instructive lesson : " In order to convey to your minds a clearer idea of the evils of advancing upon produce, which every body knows perfectly well the tendency of the Bank's operations w►ll be to perpetuate, and of discounting and making advances 'of a longer date than three months,' I shall quote, as a practical illustration, a case with which the greater number of you must be familiar—l allude to the bankruptcy of Messrs. Fergu son, Turner, and Co., of Bombay. The failure of that firm is to be ascribed to precisely the same causes which brought about the panic in 1825, viz., ' the extreme fa cility with which discounts and advances were procured upon bills at long dates,' both of which branches of business are to be taken up by the Bank of Western India. The facilities thus afforded to that firm by their bankers furnished them with the means of enter ing into speculations which eventually resulted in their ruin, and but for the great wealth of their bankers, and the assistance rendered them by their friends gtelbiesfipwdlral 3 .0. bills prevent fu: o bbven(orasdptabsuhranllusydyac.pthhFt ix%whasoe,evfioryteguhobmtlubuhudseoaresoeii Ferguson, money, e s l . z i t n t d o e d be property undertaken forced suddenly into the market and sold at a sacrifice, would probably have brought them down also. One adventure into which the command of money fur nished by their bankers tempted them to embark was a, speculative purchase of iron ; in fact, the whole stock at that time in Bombay, in the ex- expectation that the price would advance. Prices, which these speculative purchases in themselves con tributed to enhance, did accordingly rise, so long as they continued to purchase, and when they aceasp Pricesreodfi, profit was, were e n o u pem t ldl m ai nc o i bneasel into nominally Bnynh q t he6i a :g,yaem a evhn n atueb, ho t sa i rebuyf t bm y eyuaevvflierb, uontcotihsoirniauerstolrvrt candiesoe:sal course ri ‘ sei v w.od a if. uen s rfrbso:reyenos s xhinmu o i sibo l sr d Et eoeptrtwnhnuadgeci a raieii t .r. chasers ; indeed, consklerable quantities of the metal l n a a n t d e ; p o a r n t ( s i inpr prices e u s z f e r r o a m t and llav i t Tpn h rgu e ervb e nee o ener n nt, c ed a a l f: i od ; rac f nec r e ddo s . h ,uth i ip m lead p toh o bo r e t ua a esnn - e u t"i n o'e n nr a se t ar u ei r s- a oi l mt h op e : ig kr h t t, speedily fell, leaving the adventure most ebsikoefr bankers the o causes purch aosfeththeisdo ironwnfa a l t oaf short e r h t o d u a s t e e . , the spe culation to be lent) at a long datey Yet t ' Bank of Western India! " The more immediate cause of their downfal was overtrading in cotton ; and here again they were sup plied with ' advances' by their bankers—that is, with money by which they were enabled to enter the mar ket, and purchase the cotton. These inordinate spe culations resulted in their downfal. Do I allude to this in reproach ?—No; I do it with sorrow, in order to illustrate the evils of a system which all the world (and you also, shareholders, by this time) must be perfectly aware will be encouraged and aggravated by the new bank." _ _ _ The trade of Bombay will not, according to " Aristides," bear the interference of an advance system. The price of interchangeable commodities must be regulated by the legitimate process of con sumption and demand, and any departure from this process by means of a system of inordinate credit will engender a host of speculators, whose name will be " Legion." The slight sketch that the writer gives of the par ties interested in joint-stock projects is neat and not without humour. First, he says, comes the attorney, a Parliamentary agent, who reaps a harvest by an enormous bill of costs ; having pocketed the amount of which he sells off his shares at the best price he can, and takes no more interest in the concern, unless, indeed, when its credit is diminished, he can make a speculation by buying up some of the obligations at a low figure, and then selecting some rich share holder as his defendant. Another party is he whose credit is desperate, and who hopes to gain something by influencing the Manager or a Director ; and a third is he, who merely wishes to purchase shares that he may back out when they are at a remunerating premium. The word "Bank," says "Aristides," is a favourite bait with many who take tinsel for gold, and do not find they have been deceived till it is too late to repair the damage. Whether as applicable to the adaptation of banking for India, or as an eloquent dissertation on the system generally, the pamphlet is likely to prove of consider able interest.—Times. INGENIOUS ROBBERY. —On Tuesday the police re ceived information that, about eight o'clock on Sunday evening, two women knocked at the door of the house of Mr. Johnson, butcher, No. 37, Adam-street, West Portman-square, and said they smelt fire, and while the inmates were gone to examine the premises, they decamped, stealing a great coat, a body coat, and other articles which were hanging in the passage. Both were between thirty and forty years of age, one five feet two inches high and the other taller. Both were respectably dressed. BREAD -STREET WARD.—At a COURT of WARDMOTE, holden at Cordwainers' Hall,.within the said Ward, on WEDNESDAY, the .21st day of Deeernher, 1812, before the Right Honourable JOHN HUMPHERY, Esq., M.P., Lord Mayor (in consequence of the illness o' John Lamson, Esq., Alderman of this Ward), for the choice of Ward Officers for the yea , . ensuing, It was resolved unanimously— " That it having been represented to the Wardmote, that. severe! persons unconnected with this Ward have been can vassing the freemen for their vote fix Aldermen of this Ward; this Wardmote reprobate most strongly such proceeding when no vac iney or resignation had occurred, nor is likely to occur, at present; and whenever such period shall arrive (which they sincerely hope may be very far distant) the freemen of this Ward feel themselves capable of se!ecting an Alderman, with out the interference of persons unconnected with the Ward, and they declare they will oppose any improper interference as to the choice they may hereafter make. " That the Especial Thanks of this Wardmote be presented to the Worshipful John Lainson, Esq., Alderman of this Ward, for the zeal, ability, and integritydisplayedby him in discharging the arduous duties of a Magistrate of this great City ; for the ready access he has uniformly afforded to the inhabitants, and for his polite attention to them at all times; and this Ward mote, deeply sympathising; with him under the severe illness which has' prevented him from presiding at the annual election, this day. earnestly ands t inxiou s ly h o p e for his speedy and per manent restoration to health. " That the above resolution be fairly transeril ed, signed by the Ward Clerk, and by him transmitted to Mr. Alderman Lains3n. " That the cordial thanks of this Wardmote are due, and are hereby presented . to the Right Hon. John Humphery, Esq., M.P., Lord Ma } or. f o r hi s L or d s hi p ' s p o lit e a tt ent i on to the inhabitants of this Ward, and impart& conduct in the chair this day. " That the foregoing resolutions be inserted in the usnel Morning and Evening Papers, sikaed by the Ward Clerk." JAMES JOSIAH MILLARD, Ward Clerk. SAVE YOUR INCOME-TAX BY PURCHASING COALS AT THE . ANTI -MONOPOLY COAL COMPANY'S Central Office, 9, Charing cross. J. GHAGAN, removed from 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. G. P r y me , E sq ., ex -M. P. A. T. Holroyd, Esq. G. Rennie, Esq.. ex-M.P. J. T. Leader, Esq., M.P. R. W. Rotham, Esq. I). 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 Is. 61 per ton less than at 31, in consequence of being based on practical experience, together with strict economy. Best 275. 6d., 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• cross. JOHN SHACKELL, at present, and for 19 Twelve Months past, reading at No. 4. Beauvoir crescent, in the parish of Hackney, and county of Middlesex, and being an Attorney's Clerk and Accountant, do hereby give notice, that I intend to present a Petition to the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall.street, praying to be examined touch ing my debts, estate, and effects ; and to be protected from all process, upon making a full diselosure and surrender of such estate and effects, for payment of my just and lawful debts ; and I hereby further give notice, that the time when the matter of the said petition shall be heard is to be advertised in the London Gazette, and in the Morning Sun Newspaper, one month, at the least, after the date hereof. As witness my hand, this Nineteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-two. JOHN SHACKELL. Witness—JOHN J. SPILLER, 6, Hounder's-wall-court, Lothbury. THOMAS PRESTON, at pr esen t, an d f or I 9 Twelve Months past residing at No. 1, Lower George street, Sloane-square, in the parish of St. Luke, Chels e a, an d County of Middlesex, and being a Civil Engineer, do hereby give notice, that I intend to present a Petition to the Court of Bankruptcy, London, praying to be examined touching my debts, estate, and effects ; and to be protected from all process, upon making a full disclostrie and surrender of such estate and effects, for payment of my just and lawful debts ; and I hereby further give notice, that the time when the matter of the said Petition shall he heard, is to be advertised in the London Ga zette, and in the Morning Sun newspaper, one month, at least, after the date hereof. As Witness my hand this Seventeenth day of December, in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-two. THOMAS PRESTON. Witness—EDWAßD SPENCER, 11, Brunswick-parade, Pentonville, Attorney to tue said Thomas Preston. S U N 7 ---- k - re, THE APPROACHING L SEASON. • . - As regards the fate of the approaching se deepest anxiety has long prevailed amongst th, rous branches of trade i n this great metropo 'ciSAt.go; ticularly amongst those engaged in the manufacturing and vending of articles of luxury for the higher classes. In this feeling we have deeply sympathised, knowing not only how ingeniously, but also with what labour, are produced those articles destined to figure in the world of pleasure—and what deep dis tress prevails, even %O hen the London season is but curtailed of a month of its usual duration. We need scarcely remind our readers that the interesting event which will so happily add to the hopes of the nation, and to the objects of her Majesty's dearest affections, is only expected towards the month of May. Until then, and for at least a mouth afterwards, her Ma jesty will be obliged to restrict the circle of Royal hospitality, and society will be deprived of that im pulse which our Sovereign has habitually given to pleasure, no less with the view to the solid benefit of the industrious classes than to the more ephemeral recreation of their superiors. Under these circumstances we are happy to give currency to the rumour prevailing in the highest ra gions of society, that an illustrious lady will be de puted to hold the drawing-room during the season, seconded by the ever ready efforts of that mast amia ble Prince, the Royal Consort. As regards such a plan being adopted, we entertain little doubt, being persuaded that her Majesty, who has so often and so generously proved her deep interest in the welfare of the trade of the metropolis, will not forget their inte• rests under circumstances so threatening to their best hopes. As to the illustrious lady we allude to, we consider her being chosen to represent her Majesty to be the more likely, on account of the recent and auspicious removal from the Court of a certain well- - known intermediary, and of the justly increasing as cendancy oF one combining the gentlest and most affectionate interest, with the necessary wisdom and firmness. —Post. BARNSTAPLE and NORTH DEVON AGRICULTURAL SOCIE CY. (From the North Devon Advertiser.) The annual exhibition of fat cattle, for premiums offered by the above E Society, took place in the Rack field at Barnstaple, on Friday last. The show of beasts was very splendid, far surpassing that of any previous exhibition of the Society. The dinner took place at Marsh's Golden Lion Hotel, and was attended by a large party. Viscount Ebrineni presided, supported by his Noble father Earl I' ortescue ; A. S. Willett, Esq. ; J. D. Bassett, Esq.; and many other gentlemen of the county. The CHAIRMAN, immediately on the removal of the cloth, proposed " The Queen," which was drank with the usual honours. After other toasts, The Rev. J. PYKE proposed " The Health of the Lord Lieutenant of the County," which was received with deafening cheers. Earl PORTESCUE, in returning thanks said, he hardly need, on this occasion, to repeat the opi nions whi c h h e h ad always advocated, that, in the great and mixed community of which this kingdom was composed, the prosperity of every interest de pended upon a union of the whole.—(Hear, hear.) Since he last had the honour to address a meeting of this description, great and important legislative mea sures had been adopted respecting the importation of foreign agricultural produce into this countri. It was no part of leis duty, and foreign to the object of these meetings, either to praise or condemn the princi ples by which such measures were carried out—it was suffici,mt for us to know that they had now become the law of the land, and by them our relations with other countrie s mus t be directed. But he would boldly state, with respect to their mingling political with agricultural discussion, that we ought, as wise and prudent men, to hold ourselves ready for further regulations for the admission of foreign corn. He did not take his opinion on this subject simply from the distress that prevailed among the manufacturing population of the kingdom ; but he thought they must look, in the next session of Parliament, for further re laxation in the laws for the admission of foreign corn ; and he would ask those who were in the habit of watching the political horizon, whether they were not themselves prepared for further changes ? It was only this day he had read of an agricultural meeting in a neighbouring county, where he saw with pleasure the sentiments of Mr. Acland, son of Sir T. Dyke Acland (the respected Member for the north of Devon, and the representative of the western division of So merset). The meeting he alluded t 3 was at Yeovil; and the sentiments delivered by the respected gentle man whose name -he had introduced were as follow : —" He would not," he said, " allude to all the measures of the late Government, but would confine himself to those questions affecting that particular interest, agri culture, with which the present meeting was connected. He would say that he had already supported the Go vernment on those measures, from the conviction that, in these times, no class of the community ought to wish or expect to have such protection as was injurious to other classes and to the general interests of the country; and it was his opinion that all these ques tions should be met with great consideration and with moderation by all parties. But he would observe, that they must not rely too much upon the legisla ture for what was called protection against foreign competition, for the time was come when the best security for all interests was an increased intelligenca and perseverance, so that they might produce tt e best articles at the lowest rate. This might be lakes to apply alike to agriculture and manufactures, for these were not times when any class could safely rest upon their oars, but all must endeavour, if they would withstand foreign competition, to produce the best articles at the lowest price, lie hoped that what ever changes had taken place, or might take place— lie did not know of any further changes in contem plation—they would, looking to the balance of- in terests, work for the good of all." Why did he quote this ? Only from the satisfaction he experienced at finding that those sound and just principles which he had always advocated were supported by a eentleinan for whose opinion s h e not only enter tained' the most sincere respect, but who, not twelve months ago, was of a different opinion —a gentleman, I from the part lie had taken in agricultural questions, to whose opinions lie would attach more weight than to his own.—(Hear, hear.) When he saw such in telligent persons as this throwing aside their former opinions, might he not safely argue the probability that greater alterations would take place in the intro- duction of foreign produce? It was their duty at least to be prepared for further changes in this re spect. Not long ago he had read an article in one of the journals of this town on the subject of a redaction of rents, and the probability that it must take place throughout the country. lie (Earl F.) was the last person to deny that it was the duty as well as the interest of the landlord to apportion the rents to the circumstances of the times. hear.) He felt satisfied that the exaction of exorbitant rents was both an injustice to the landlord, and ruinous to the occupier. —(Hear, hear.) At the same time, however, when he said this he could not say that a general reduction of rents to any great extent, Would successfully resist the competition of the fo reigner. It had been proved by experience, that the lowest rented lands were not alway s the best culti vated ; unduly low rents, he feared, too often took from the tenant that stimulus to exertion which was absolutely necessary ; the landlord, in consulting the interest of the tenant, would best consult his own in terest by going hand in hand with him in draining, fencing, and in every other mode of improving the lands they held.—(Hear, hear.) He believed if that course were generally pursued, the productive powers of the land would be best developed—he believed that, by means of giving additionil employment to the la bourer, and his labour being most beneficially adapted to the land, the interest of all classes would be con sulted, and they would have nothing to fear from any competition that might be produced by changes of the law. He had felt it his duty to make these observa tions, in no spirit of political party, but from his own impressions as to the state of agricultural profits ; and he begged to repeat his thanks for the honour the meeting had conferred upon him by the handsome way in which they drank his health.—(The Nob Earl sat down amidst great applause.) The CHAIRMAN proposed " Success to the Barn staple and North Devon Agricultural Society." J. D. BASSETT, Esq., acknowledged the toast in a short but animated speech. He advised them to stick to the plough ; and, if the members of this Association acted as they were enabled to do, they would over. come all difficulties. The Hon. Gentleman, amidst great applause, proposed " The Health of Lord Vis count Ebrington, the Noble Chairman." The CHAIRMAN briefly returned thanks. Earl FORTESCUE rose, and proposed as 'die next toast, " The President Elect for the ensuing y ew The Noble Earl said, as he-had proposed this toast, he might, perhaps, be allowed to add, that he hoped the company would fill a bumper to the health of the Noble Lord, who, from the time that he became pos sessed of property in the county, had directed his energies, as a country gentleman, to the benefits of agriculture, and all classes residing in his neighbour hood could bear testimony to the improvement his estates exhibited since he possessed them. His Lord ship, indeed, was a happy example of what might be effected by the union of landlord and tenant in the improvement of agricultural property.—(Hear, hear.) No one, he felt assured, was more able to preside aver a meeting of this kind; and with those feelings he begged to propose Lord Clinton's health.—(Received with rapturous applause.) Several other toasts were drunk, and the meeting separated. INcomE-TAx.—At the meeting of the Newcastle Council on Wednesday, Mr. W. A. Mitchell gave notice that he would move—" That the Council do petition Parliament for the total and immediate repeal of the Property and Income-tax."—Tyne Mercury.