The Sun. — London, England, 1842-11-30 00:00:00

to AN IT WA.TER-MONOPOLY lo public meeti ng o f the water •rate payers of Lam ' Beth public Southwark, and partsadjacent, washeld yesterday tthe liridge-house Hotel, Southwark, to receive the Rep ort of a Committee appointed for the purpose of f L r ming a ne w W a t er C om p an y. Th e Chair w as B orough at o ne o ' c l oc k by M r . H. W es t on , o f th e •uorough Bank. _! Tie CHAIRMAN said that he was called upon to take the chair at this meeting, in consequence of the I . , lle e'ilvenience suffered by the inhabitants of this neigh *eurhood, through the conduct of the Water Com- Pan .„ ies on t h e Surrey side of the river in coalesc i ng to raise the price of the water supplied to their respective r ate-payers. It was a duty which the water-rate payers Owed to themselves and to their neighbours, to unite -411(.1 eo-operate with each other, to get rid of the e vils' of the monopoly.—(Hear, hear.) The gentle. men who had taken the matter in hand, and called ry e present meeting, believed that they were prepared a plan w hi c h wou ld re li eve th e ne i g hb o urhood „ r( an that in conven i ence ; a n d it would be for the l ule eting to con s id e r h o w far they would concur in the 'econ nnendation. 1 . ..4 .1 ,1 / - Hon. Secretary, Mr. ROGERS. then read the Port of the Committee, which stated that they had 1 -412 appointed , at a former meeting, to investigate 7. Various plans submitted for the attaining of a pure rd economical supply, and to procure an Act of Parlia -73 for the formation of a Joint-stock Company. The t t i '; 1 7 41.- nitte e accordingly consulted able engineers, on % as e:Judgment and experience they could rely, as to and Purity of the water, the abundance of the supply, the least expensive in its procurement and ulti te delivery. The plan of Mr. James Pinkerton for 'lrCleuring a supply from the river Wandle, seemed, I, : ,h afi P o la most careful comparison With every other that 0 4 -- ot „" cr ee n Presented to them, to possess all these ad b It appeared, from the evidence presented `gCommittee to the House of Commons, in 1834, at the. water of the Wandle is the purest that be obt a i ne d w ithi n an y reaso nable distance of the •, : k e 'roPolia The same Report, and the evidence of 411 8 Mr. Talfourd, and other engineers, justi arrlil th e assert i on t h at t h e quant i ty wou ld b e p o iP I Y sufficient for the supply of the metro k„n district south of the Thames. The same ro rrt further corroborated the views of the Com watteeeas to the facility and economy of obtaining at er aom that source. The elevation of the water t o I: ! e ddington Park, where Mr. .Pinkerton proposed ,'"'e the water from, was ninety feet above the t s e ,e , of the Thames at high-water mark, and the 6'ervoir which that gentleman proposed to form on saaPhain-common would be eighty feet above the wi t a ti level, thus enabling the Company to dispense s emi any artificial power for supplying the ordinary e a , 4 ",g, and thus saving not only a great outlay of er tl 'ai iu the first instance, but a very large and ec , stint annual expense. The outlay required for pliaalpleting the works, according to Mr. Pinkerton's 6 11 0 ,;ineluding the reservoir at Clapham, would be ," (3 /. Having reached that point of expense it p o b li i i i d be at the - option of the shareholders and the pi, eas to the extent to which they would lay down W oo Qs i h• ; but there could be no doubt that the public and no longer be content to receive the impure at unwholesome article vended to them at present ,„stivan enormous price, when they could supply them (ies with the purest article at the cheapest rate.— a,r, hear.) The Report, after some minor corn ineations, concluded by recommending the adop af 11 „ ,°! * Alr. Pinkerton's plan, in confident anticipation gi,""leb result f that meeting, the Committee bad fi le e . ll the notice d required by the standing orders, for „?.ntroduction of a Bill in the next Session. 1- ' . he motion that the Report be adopted having been I, :ri and seconded, • lhaettluoßE objected to the course which the ,ill-71,inittee were taking. The matters contained in ._t oitt :LtePort were such as ought to be the last sub pr„,,ed to the meetin g . In the former plan it was he Fused that the qualification of a Director should th e not less than five hundred shares, which throws 3 ' 4 'llol e management into the hands of a few wealthy 0 'ls, and l eaves t h e consumers as muc h a t th e t e e n y of monopoly as ever.—(Hear.) The Commit 411,,Ihvere begi nn i ng to-day at the wrong end. They t to show first why it was that a new Company irwanted.—(Heat and laughter.) f r ,• SorTLAwD, proprietor of the Bridge-house an . :' , Said, if the gentleman wants to know , why we iai s „"" ri a new Company, I will tell him. They have t;,•; ; ',IIIY rate this year from 201. to 36/. ; and the ",;" and Foreign Schools from 91.95. to 21/. ke r ne) Whereas the London Tavern pays only t i ,0 % , the Ca s tle and Falcon 71. 75., and the London .i, Report vas e echouse only 121.12s.—(Shame.) " then unanimously adopted. 4 th a t t * THORNE moved the first resolution, which was, tee 4 a Company be forthwith formed to carry the aft Aer ill tlendationa of the Report into effect ;" which, a desultory discussion, was eventually carried. sent q le o s ,‘'tion was then passed continuing the pre rturoher-:mittee, with instructions to increase their A r , - ,„i ° 2 4, by selection from the Subscribers. is sue 7tltion having been put that the shares should eff eet ti .," at 10/., an amendment was proposed to the each, aat e En shares should be no more than 11. . tray r ePly to this it was explained that the duty 'Th e ,ransfer of a 1/. share would be 10s.—(Hear.) ioriC r lginal proposition (101.) was carried by a ma- A Y (4. 9 to 24. • tait te re solutio n was also assed instructing the Corn a meeting o p f Shareholders for the elec %hares "'rectors as soon as a sufficient number of itil p e ,, lv ere subscribed for ; the first payment to be Th; L e ent., with two months' notice of another call. Tit ou -n hs were voted to Mr. Softland for the gra uss use of his rooms, and also to the Chairman, "e ineeting separated. 1 -4 . t VE-r. As. CAPTURE of a FORGER, clothe followino• particulars of the capture of a forger 0 : Police much credit : Atir po Thursday, the 17th inst., a cheque for 50/., fl ak tang to be drawn by J. M. Leader, coach eott "n Oxford -street, was presented at Sir Claude ' 4 ,le fond Co.'s by Daniel Farrell, his clerk, and paid. e ierl t - gery was discovered the next day, when the bis4llot returni ng t o hi s d u t y , M r . L ea der opened e allee', and finding s e v er a l pi ece s of paper and some ti•sh ) e el cheques, on which Farrell had been prac lhatig_ Writing Mr. Leader's name, he sent over infor 41ariln to his bankers. Application was made at c at , uoro o - h e or , 6 -street, and the matter committed to the 81 (lea, l ' l lsPeCtor Beresford. No clue to Farrell's re tiet4iwas found until, on inquiry at some of his Bader Ti the City who had recommended him to Mr. f lain a tis n ote addressed to him was discovered which '`aal e; "ere a month. This proved to be from a t h i"e • theT as her 'residence was mentioned in her C is Parr ells went to her, and learning from i a ( ll ng 3 , t former address (for he behaved very wh ° "er), he followed up the clue; and ascertain "base, the father and mother lived, searched the the ietio!it though he found nothing, he learned from trel a T o n g - house k ee p ers th a t the son had gone off ac 11 , cud as he had relations in Cork he thought ace t4 . Would be his destination. The police were the lett er arr i ve d on M on day evening, and .Qtres' to, t ed llesday night Farrell and his brother were erk by chief-constable Ward, eight miles from T iv hoti ce ° l ll ,„their way to Reverstown, to their aunt's, I , ;Vvat, ard were returning, after searching the house. e ,!ilielt -(111 r pounds were found upon them, and on I L,PPM carrell a brace of pocket pistols, loaded, 4'7 a e .% 4 . 1 a 1 cocked, which he seemed inclined to have a ,"eri Most the police or himself had he not been t i l4 tot e surprise. - The prisoners . were brought over h e4 r e irt a before Mr. Rawlinson yesterday, when v '" e nce was given against Daniel Farrell, who 3 %ecl h•. r row Is guilt. They were remanded till to h4rreii,),T, allow further evidence against William p r esent se - 5 . '74 they will 'be committed for trial at the e l'ond -stc 'tka of the Central Criminal Co . urt. Both ° ll I at credi, ~4 s pector and the Irish police deserve 'or their active and judicious conduct. ta. "lam -;-, 4-L°l'4l, XiCHANGE. West' 441e0t,01/llllittee Richard —We learn i. that the Gre have appointed 11 i. 14 ch t ' the 'eu l litor, to fill the pediments of the Roya T li " e ;, i.tli sculpture. LiiippolSreiie'r.oitiEs IN ASIA.—As may be naturally m ckh4. - "' tne Whole interest, commercial and political, T he .. s Lr ed z_ o f our ~, in the important news fromthe East. Il goti a li t i -e4B of our arms in Affghanistan, \ llih - `l.` e ns at Nankin, have caused an and excitement %p er 3 . has been rarely witnessed : the favourable . d: a gora _ to4te • upon our manufactures has been . imme d ID thos e Who were ' ' and loudest in their blame of 41ere..",ainterston, for what they called his anti:corn thc 1 1 ) 4 ' P e ney, are not backward in their rejoicingi has affQ4'ght prospect the triumph of his policy t d i e- Driv e I to us. The unscrupulous attempt t o d to a " 111 1 of the credit of this important resul , i an ll tailei,Pr°Priate the merit to the Tories, has wio y tishc virulentthe most that the public will admit is, that 4erti,„ opponents of his policy have the good s b ee ti ~ a e to be in office when the triumphant issue 1.14 ehieved.____,-, a (-it sgow Argus. ic-i INcomt-TAx.—The labours of the Commis tiers4 th. a re rapidly drawing to a conclusion, in .s as fnar f.vc'rneed'astern district of the city of London i ''''lrars.: I lley met on Saturday, at ten o'clock ( co tlie am cil'sioners present being Aldermen Gibbs,Wilson,_ea. °5 (l te'grove Mr Deputy Blacicett, Messrs. P , 44 , io ' ll l . R. L. Jones,Sampson, and Melville), 141'4h. reed at eleven o'clock, having no business before but they 411 the 1 , 4 -he sitting was resumed at a later hour, but te rcla,, - uusiness was finished before two o'clock. Yes- Porti_j there were 132 numbers taken out, the greater_ n 04 )11 of which were satisfactorily disposed of. I llariast ehlY—and that a very bad one—wo l l L'at tf l s ent back to amend his return. We understand - ,las 1,,,e Commissioners, finding that their leniency ,Lcrpr,tert abused, are now leaning to a more strict in 'he at tempt of the Act ; but this only in cases when Z. a tt letli d Pt a t ; evasion is palpable. the Commission ..th th en - ng' Yesterday were the same as on Saturday, 4 11 ,, .c addition of Alderman Musgrove and Messrs. 'r Icing, and Mr. Deputy Allen. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 30, 1842. THE COURT. WALMER CASTLE, Nov. 27.—Divine service was performed at the Castle this morning before his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and the members of the Royal Household, by the Rev. Montagu Pennington, vicar ofNorthbourn, and perpetual curate of St. George's Chapel, Deal. Her Majesty, who is suffering from the effects of cold and a severe face-ache, was too un well to be present at the service. Her Majesty, there fore, has not left the fortress during to-day. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert yesterday took their usual walks upon the beach. It rained during nearly the whole of the day. Her Ma jesty and the Prince, however, were enabled to walk for short periods between the showers, in the morn ing and afternoon. To-day it is exceedingly cold with a brisk wind from the south-east. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal, attended by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton,have been taken out for their usual airings. The Royal dinner party yesterday was confined to the members of the Household. There will be no ad dition to the Royal circle to-day. Lord and Lady Willoughby d'Eresby, Major-Ge neral Arnold (Royal Engineers), Mrs. Arnold, Sir Richard Jodrell, Mr. J. Dalloway (Justice of the Peace for Deal), Commander A. Drew, of her 111a jesty's ship Wasp, Lady Montresor, &c., left their names at the Castle during yesterday and to-day. It was confidently expected, after I had sent off 'my dispatch on Friday evening, that the Court would leave the Castle for Windsor to-morrow. The de tachments of troops to form her Majesty's escort had received their route to hold themselves in readiness on Monday, to proceed in attendance upon the Queen ; and it was not until late that night that the order was countermanded. The period of her Majesty's de parture, therefore, is still uncertain. I may here mention, as a trait in the character of the Duke of Wellington deserving of being recorded, that upon his Grace's accession to the Lord Warden ship of the Cinque Ports upon the death of the Earl of Liverpool, in 1828, the Duke, in the most conside rate and handsome manner, retained in his service at Walmer Castle every one of the domestics who were on the establishment of his predecessor. It may be also remarked that a very different plan had been pursued, in this respect, by four Lord Wardens upon their taking possession of their official residence at W"almer. Mrs. Norman, who was housekeeper at Walmer Castle so long back as the time when Mr. Pitt held the appointment, retained the situation for some years after the Duke came to reside occasionally at the Castle. As soon as this venerable dame (who was nearly ninety years of age at her decease, now about twelve months since) was incapable, from age and in firmity, to perform the very easy duties of her situa tion, his Grace superannuated her upon a pension, which she received up to the period of her death, from the private funds of the Duke. MONDAY, Nov. 28.—The cold, the effects of which her Majesty was suffering from yesterday, and which confined the Queen within the fortress during the whole of the day, had this morning nearly left her Majesty. The v Queen, however, has abandoned her favourite promenade upon the beach for the present, the wind throughout nearly the whole of the day blowing some what keenly from the south-east. Her Majesty, ac companied by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, walked in the morning in the private gardens attached to the Castle. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal were also taken for an airing at the same time. This afternoon Prince Albert rode out on horseback through the village of Walmer, returning by Upper Deal to the Castle. His Royal Highness was at tended by Colonel Wyld. Sir James Clark still remains at the Castle. Mr. G. E. and the Hon. Mrs. Anson will join the Royal dinner-party this evening. This morning Mr. H. T. Ryall had the honour of submitting to her Majesty and Prince Albert a very elaborately executed gold and enamelled snuff-box, which had been presented to him while in Paris, a few days since, by the King of the French, in testi mony of his Majesty's high appreciation of Mr. Ryan's engraving of the coronation of Queen Victoria, from the painting by Sir George Hayter, executed by com mand of the Queen. This box, which is of exquisite workmanship, with the initials, in bold relief, of Louis Philippe on the lid, was greatly admired by her Ma jesty and his Royal Highness. Mrs. Hulke, the lady of Mr. William Hulke, sur geon, of Deal (who is daily in attendance, by com mand of her Majesty, upon the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal, at the Castle), was confined of a son, on the 21st inst., the anniversary of the birth of the Princess Royal. Mr. Hulke has just received the distinguished honour of a communication from the Queen, through the medium of the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, couched in thqi most gracious terms, re questing (which may be vi wed as a command) that the infant son of Mr. Hulke should be named after the Princess Royal, and that her Royal llighness's name being Victoria, the fortunate and highly-ho noured son of the Princess's medical attendant should be christened " Victor." Such a command, and from so illustrious a source, will, of course, be most literally and gratefully obeyed by its highly honoured parents. Yesterday morning, upon Mr. Hulke visiting, pro.. fessionally, the Princess Royal, as usual, her Royal Highness, in a most graceful and artless manner pre sented Mr. Hulke with an elegant gold pencil-case set with precious stones, and containing beautiful me dallion portraits, in bas-relief, of her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert entwined with the Garter. The Princess rose from her chair (being at breakfast at the time) and addressing Mr. Hulke, said, " I have something to present to you, Mr. Hulke (handing the pencil•case). I beg you will give this to Victor as a present from me." I need not observe, that this gratifying mark of the Royal favour is duly appreciated by the parents of the highly honoured " 'Victor." The lad Crow, one of the crew of the Thunderer, whose supposed attack of the small-pox created con siderable alarm at the Castle on Wednesday last, is nearly well. The Thunderer, however, is still under quarantine, as far as regards the Castle, but there is no embargo laid at Deal against any of the ship's crew landing from the vessel. _ _ This may be considered as a very singular precau.. tionary measure (if there really be any danger to be apprehended from infection), when it is known that Deal is not more than two miles from Walmer, and that between Deal and the Castle there is a constant communication necessarily kept up. There was a very good attendance of capitalists and others at the Auction Mart, on Thursday last, when the property put up for sale, consisting of valu able leasehold houses, &c., fetched very good sums under the hammer of Mr. George Robins, who had the satisfaction of knowing that every lot submitted to public competition was bona fide sold, and met with ready purchasers. In Nottingham-place, Regent's Park, a family residence, with coach-house, and three stall stable, &c., held on lease for a term of which 49 years were unexpired at Lady-day last, at a rent of 1501. per annum, clear of land-tax and sewers rate, and subject to a ground-rent of 141. 14s. per annum, produced 1,330 guineas. Another house, being next door to the preceding, with the same accommodations, for a term of 21 years, from Michaelmas-day, 1836, at a net rent of 1301. per annum, clear of land-tax and sewers rate, fetched 1,240 guineas. A bachelor's re sidence, situated in Norfolk-street, Park-lane, held for 421 years unexpired, at a ground-rent of 20/. per an num, produced 1,260 guineas. A leasehold residence in London-street, Fitzroy-square, let on lease for a term of which 46 years were unexpired at Lady-day last, at a rent of 751. per annum, independent of the present tenant having expended a large sum in altera tions and repairs, necessary to carrying on his bu siness as a house•decorator, &c., at a ground rent of 71. 10s.-710 guineas. A leasehold house and shop, in Upper Cleveland-street, Fitzroy-square, at a rent of 501., clear of land and sewers rates, 46 years unexpired at Michaelmas-day last, at a ground-rent of 71. 75.-410 guineas. A very secure income of 53/. ss. per annum, arisin from an old established public-house, called " The Goat," in Chenies-street, Tottenham-court Toad, held on lease, 40 years unexpired at Lady-day last, at the original ground-rent of 6/. 155., and let on lease for 33 years, at a rent of 60/. a year-860 guineas. A residence in Welbeck-street, for a term of 21 years from Midsum mer, 1834, 13 years unexpired at Midsummer-day last, at a net rent of 801. a year, the tenant pays the land tax and sewers rate-560 guineas. Another resi dence in the same street, and at the same rent, held on lease for an unexpired term of 15 years from Mid • summer-day last, wanting 21 days, at aground-rent of 81., produced 540 guineas. A most desirable resi dence situate in Upper Belgrave-place, Pimlico, at the sewers d e r rate; two leases, held an Marqu is nnexpi low rent of 631. p er annum, the tenant paying the land tax m in sandter under red a tel res o t i 47 years from Lady : day last, at a ground-rent of 9/. 16s. a year-670 guineas. ARRIVAL OF CHINESE GUNS AT THE TOWER.- On Monday afternoon five brass cannon, captured by the British during the Chinese war, happily just ter minated, arrived in a barge from the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich, and were landed on the Tower -wharf. Four of the guns are of large calibre, one of them being a sixty-eight pounder, and the bore about twenty inches. All of them are splendid specimens of workmanship, and do not appear to have seen much service. REVIVAL OF BUSINESS.—The smuggling season on the frontiers of Canad a a pp r oaches, and active prepa. rations are making on both sides of the line to carry on quite an extensiv e b us i ness during the winter sea son. It is stated, on good authority, that a number of smuggling houses, with large capitals, have been established in Quebec, Montreal, and other cities in Canada, with American partners oz this side the lakes. —New York Journal. LORD ELLENBOROUGH'S POLICY We publish in another column a proclamation is sued by the Governor-General of India, commanding the British troops to evacuate Affghanistan, and as signing the reasons which have induced his Lordship to adopt this course. In considering the conduct of Lord Ellenborough in India, two questions are su gges t e d, which we de sire to keep wholly separate. and distinct from each other. First, there is the wisdom Zr,the imprudence of the particular line of policy he has thought it right to adopt. This part of the subject we defer entering upon for the present. Our own views upon it remain unchanged; indeed, they are rather confirmed than weakened by recent events. The grounds of our opi nion we shall take another opportunity of stating, our object at present being to consider the second ques tion—Lord Ellenboroughts mode of giving effect to hig-own scheme of policy. It would appear that before Lord Ellenborough left Calcutta, he had made up his mind that Affghan istan should be evacuated. He did not need to go to Simla to form his opinion upon the " erroneous" policy in which the war originated. In the month of March—that is, about six months before the de struction of Ghuznee, the capture of Caubul, and the recovery of the prisoners —. Lord Ellenborough issued an order for the immediate evacuation of Affghanistan. This fact is beyond controversy. Such, then, was the Governor-General's original intention —to retreat, leaving all the prisoners in the hands of the Affghans, the murder of Sir William 111‘Naghten unatoned for, and the treacherous massacre of our troops unralre.ssed. Upon this decision it is fortu nately unnecessary to make a single observation. Its enormity—the compound of cruelty, cowardice, and impolicy which it exhibited —is now admitted by all men of all parties. To abandon the prisoners, women, children, and officers, without even making an attempt to rescue them, to retreat before we had taken a single step to repair the disasters of the preceding winter, would have been attended with so much disgrace and danger, that even the friends of Lord Ellenborough, who at first attempted to justify the proceeding, were obliged to deny it altogether; and when the tone of public . feeling could be no longer mistaken, even to affect indignation that such conduet should have been attributed to him. Yet the fact is as we have stated it. The order to retreat immediately was issued by the Governor-General. The recovery of the prisoners, therefore, was no part of Lord Ellenborough's policy. Indeed, it is most remarkable, but not the less characteristic, that in this proclamation, which we publish to-day, he does not so much as allude to the recovery of the pri soners. lie talks, indeed, of our military "disasters" being " avenged"—of " repeated victories in the field" —of " the capture of cities and citadels," as "attach ing an opinion of invincibility to British arms," and as therefore justifying the recal of these arms ; but of the prisoners, whose recovery so many people in this country thought would alone justify a second cam paign, not one word is said by Lord Ellenborough. So far it is clear that his Lordship is true to his ori ginal opinion that they should have been abandoned to their fate. But if it is clear that the recovery of the prisoners was a matter of not the slightest inte rest to the Governor-General, it is equally clear that those " repeated victories" which have " attached the opinion of invincibility to British arms," was, in the first instance, equally indifferent to him. As he ordered our soldiers to retreat before a blow could be struck, it is evident that, in proportion as he values the results of the campaign, does he condemn his own preceding policy, which would have left it so ingloriously barren. If it was necessary that "dis asters " should be " avenged" " upon every scene of past misfortune ;" that ":repeated victories in'the field, and the capture of cities and citadels" should "again attach the character of invincibility to British arms," what is Lord Ellenborough's excuse for ordering a retreat not only without attaining these objects, but that would have amounted to a confession that not one of them were we able to accomplish ? The fact of this order having been issued must come officially before Parliament in almost the first week after it re assembles. We shall then see whether even those Members who approve of the policy of evacuating Affghanistan will be equally disposed to pay the cus tomary compliment of a vote of thanks to the Go vernor-General, whose order to retreat, had it not been disobeyed, would have covered our name with irretrievable disgrace, and subjected our etnpire in the East to the most imminent peril. But, considered without reference to the preceding order, this proclamation of the lit of October is in every point of view the most disgraceful State paper that ever came under our notice. Had it been a simple order for the evacuation of Affghanistan, or a calm and dispassionate statement of the grounds of such a proceeding, even those who might differ from the policy could not find fault with the mode. of communicating it to the world. But really this pro duction of Lord Ellenborough is more worthy of a paragraph writer of a factious newspaper, than of the Governor-General of a great empire. In the columns of the Morning Post (the Times it would have dis graced) it might have passed muster. That, however, which in the newspaper would only excite our passing contempt, when found in the Government Gazette, is matter for serious conside ration. It' is a new thing in the administration of the dependencies of this emp • to find the repre sentative of the Sovereign appirinte Go vernment denouncing the con d uct o f hi s p re d peessor. appointed by one Indecent and mischievous as such conduct must be in any part of our dominions, nowhere are its injurious effects more likely to be felt than in India. If Lord Ellenborough thinks fit to furnish the enemies of England all over the world with weapons of vitupera tion against his country —so be it. 'The only effect of this might be that we should find in foreign news papers articles not very unlike speeches formerly de livered by Lord Ellenborough himself. But when he proclaims throughout our Asiatic empire that we have been engaged in a war of wanton aggression, when •he thus dares to assail that moral power which we are so often told is the foundation of our domi nion in these countries, we naturally look for some cogent reasons, for some conclusive arguments, to jus tify this most dangerous and unus ua l proceeding. " The Government of India," says Lord Ellenbo rough, " directed its army to pass the Indus, in order to expel from Affghanistan a chief believed to be hos tile to British interests, and to replace upon his throne a Sovereign represented to be friendly to those inte rests, and popular with his former subjects." Had Lord Ellenborough been sitting on the Oppo sition Benches in the House of Lords, conducting one of those party conflicts with which he was so familiar, this i u vilear s might have been naturally expected not to dethrone one par tto set up another in his elforvoemSovereign misrepresentation him.in It order was stead that " the Government of India directed its army to pass the Indus." True it is that Dost Ma homed was dethroned , and Shah Soojah adopted; but it is the most despicable quibbling to say that it was "in order" to effect this personal change in the So al tcnn tothe t h ar my my So vereignty of Affghanistan ihat the war was under taken. The general objects for which the Govern to pass the Indus consideration of the Country. But it is a mmpooelscandalousnireetYopfr ofo rdelipyvaearcbdvueeire oi t gg ed its perversion of facts which are ren dered notorious by the dispatches published by the late Government and by the Parlia mentary discussions on their Indian policy, to state that their motive was to substitute one Sovereign for another upon the throne of Affghani s tan. If, ineed, the two Sovereigns be regarded as each representing a totally different state of relations in th a t part of Central Asia, the one in alliance with Great Britain, influenced by other Powers , as Persia or Russia ; the of, and un and in virtue of that alliance independent other as ready to lend itself to projects wholly irre nof British India ; then °c for the purpose of substituting one of these Sovereigns, or systems, ei i ie t a i b s i quite eN viti true ru thee to tranquillity say nq t u b i a l t lit i y t was for the other, that the British Government directed its army to pass the Indus. But Lord Ellenborough, States," as he gees upon th e p o licy personal squabble. addressing oofstheni stap tr ieodnes l el i ye i ms stells f t hu t es o , e ea ' sr s ia u ge r nt r ee o rd u l o n yf d afi ii Nor is he contented with this. He must stigmatise and the th r e efl " repr esen t a ti on " petty,.The Chief but as who was to be h les e oe c xb a pe u ei s nl elge expelled petty was t e t y w ib a ne r j e n s zto, injustice; only te,hh a e s e h being represented" entetr ' to be friendly. That T to ba b t e th r e e , s , t b o e re li d er `: was in both cases perfectly correct we shall have very a s little Lo r d d i ffi E c i u i e l r t l s b ' in ou showing;g insinuates, was it for him to give the high sanction of his official name to a charge so disgraceful to the character of the country he represents, so calculated to shake, through out the Eastern world, all confidence in our justice, morality, and discretion? " Disasters," continues the proclamation, " unpa ralleled in their extent, unlesss by the errors in which they originated, and by , the treachery by which they were completed, have, in one short campaign, been avenged upon every scene of past misfortune ; and re peated victories in the field, and the capture of the cities and citadels of Ghuznee and Caubul, have again attached the opinion of invincibility to the . British arms." of General El p hi nstone, or l o V f e th a e re m n i o li t ta t r h y e errors attributed ttributed to him. But we imagine. We to inpretation put must say that a more gross injustice than is contained in this unqualified condemnation, before, as we be lieve, any competent military tribunal has even inves tigatede ould a l m his s almost hopecond uct, that it is d the upon the passage by the Evening Government J ourna l st iffi ra c in u e lt dter was correct, and that the attack. was aimed at Lord Auckland, rather than at the memory of General Elphinstone. The absurdity of sayin6 that the "dis asters" of the campaign originated ' in the errors" of the late Indian Government might be very safely left to correct itself. The exultation of Lord Ellenbo rough at the series of triumphs which crowned a cam paign that he did everything in his power to prevent, is in perfect harmony with the congratulations of Lord Ellenborough's party upon the conclusion of peace with China. Everywhere they are charac terised by the same want of principle and consistency. —Chronicle. SOUTH EASTERN (LONDON AND DOVER) RAILWAY. Another portion of this national undertaking—from Headcorn to Ashford—was opened on Monday, prepa ratory to a public opening on Friday next. A special train started from London bridge, at nine o'clock, to convey the Government Inspector of Railroads, Ma- , jor-General Pasley, and Mr. Lang, the legal adviser to the railway department of the Board of Trade, on their final tour of inspection. These gentlemen were accompanied by Mr. Cubitt, the engineer.; Mr. Braxendale, the chairman ; Mr. Fearoa, the solicitor ; Mr. Whitehead, the secretary; and many of the Directors and their guests, who took this opportunity of paying a short visit to their Kentish friends. The train was arranged to reach New Cross, at 9h. 15m, a.m. ; Croydon, 9h. 35in.; Reigate, 10h. 3m. ; God stone, 10h. 17m. ; denbridge, 10h. 31m. ; Pens hurst, 10h. 45m. ; Tunbridge, 11h. 2m. ; Maidstone road, 11h. 16m. ; Marden, 11h. 30m. ; • Staplehurst, 11h. 40m. ; Headcorn, 11h. 50m.; Pluckley, at 12h. sm. p.m. ; and Ashford, 12h. 20m. p.m. ; and at the different stations there was an accession of many gentlemen anxious to view the rapid progress which had been made to place Dover within a short morning's ride of the metropolis. Mr. B. Cubitt, the brother of the chief engineer, mounted the engine—the Harold, built by Sharp and Roberts, and drove the party at a quick and even pace to Headcorn. The traffic for the last two months had made the old portion of the line firm, and there was no longer the vibration which was at first observable. From Headcorn the line runs almost due east through a flat but most charming portion of the Weald of Kent ; the cuttings are few, and the embankments little more than the turning up of the sides to raise the road above the level of the neighbouring water courses. The engineering diffi culties in this portion, therefore, have been extremely slight, and, indeed, with the exception of the Belgian railroads, we do not know of any line on which the works for twenty miles have been lighter than from Maidstone-road to Ashford. As a conse quence the views on each side are uninterrupted, and the passengers can see the charming vale, which is bounded on one side by the North-downs, and on the other by the forest ridges. The pictu resque was heightened by the accidental circumstance of partial floods in the vallies, southward of the Med way, which gave the appearance of lake scenery in more than one spot. Notwithstanding the recent rains, the rails had been well laid, and both lines of rail, with the exception of some mile and a half upon which the second line was only partially completed— were firm and safe. The only feature of particular interest is the wooden or Swiss bridges over some of the streams, which appear to be as strong for the passage of the train as ordinary brick or stone work. A fault might, perhaps, be found from the continuous undulatory motion which arises in consequence of th, extreme accuracy with which the guage is kept. Ashford is a charming spot, in the midst of green meadows and surrounded by gentlemen's seats, embosomed in lofty elm trees. Notwithstanding the unpropitious state of the weather in the early part of the morning, the town and adjacent villages had poured out their population to see the " hissing, wheezing, screeching, scream ing thing." The last bridge was crowded and the engine with its load passed to the station-house, which was decorated with a profusion of flags, amidst the hearty cheers of the " sturdy men of Kent," and the strains cf the Ashford band. The union flag floated in the breeze from the tower of the venerable church, built by the same hands as the famous Tenter den steeple, though it has riot the traditionary fault of having caused any portion of the Godwin Sands; but the bells were dumb : the ringers doubtless did " the less because they felt the more." Arrived at the tem porary terminus, the party adjourned to the refresh ment-rooms, where an elegant dejeune, or, more pro perly, an early dinner, was served by the chef de cuisine of the Euston Hotel. On the right of the Chairman sat Major-General Pasley, and on his left T. Law Hodges, Esq. The viands were good, and the wine flowed freely to the honour of the Queen, and the Royal Family, to the success of the undertaking, and to the prosperity of the goodly county of Kent, till the engineer of the line at three o'clock announced that " the engine was ready," when all hastened to resume their seats, and returned at a steady pace to town, delighted with their trip. LITERATURE. NATURAL PRINCIPLES AND ANALOGY OF THE HARMONY OF FORM. Blackwood, Edinburgh and London, 1842. The object of this treatise is to show that the impressions made upon the eye by forms are really founded on natural principles; and that the proportions and peculiarities of form which produce the most pleasing impressions, are in reality, as well as appearance, dictated by nature, being a response to those principles in the human mind. The treatise is singularly well written, both as respects manner and matter, exhibiting a force and closeness of reasoning which lead to the inference that the author has a decided penchant for mathematical pursuits, and is ex tensively acquainted with that difficult and com plicated science. Harmony of form, he observes, depends upon three homogeneous parts, and these parts are analogous in every respect to the three hotnogeenous primitive sounds, proved by the concurrent testimony of natural philo sophers to be the foundation of harmony in music. He then goes on to state that there are only three kinds of lines used in producing forms, and that these are, the straight line, the crooked line, and the curved line; adding, " all varieties of form, however complex, all the similarity and dssimilarity that combine in the harmony of forms, are produced by these simple ele ments." The varieties of which these three kinds of lines are capable, are next considered, after which the author gives several curious and interesting plates illustrative of certain theories advanced in the course of his treatise. These plates are finished off with the utmost nicety, and artists and men of science will derive many a use ful suggestion from them. CHINA AS IT WAS, AND IS. Cradock, London, 1842. _ There is much serviceable, well-digested in formation, compressed within reasonable limits, in this unpretending little volume—or rather, pamphlet, for it is little more—the compiler of which has been greatly indebted to Davis's ex cellent work on China, which is the completest, if not the most profound, of any that has yet ap peared on the subject of this ancient and secluded kingdom. As Chinese history, statistics, &c., are now the order of the day, we should be dis posed to augur favourably of the chances of suc cess of the present work. THE TAitirr.---The importations of foreign cattle are decidedly falling off as the winter advances, and in several instances the beasts have deteriorated so much on their boisterous passages, as to fetch very l ow prices. On Monday a vessel arrived at Falmouth from Corunna, with 80 bullocks, 50 of them having died on the voyage. Some Irish cattle have been brought into this port by the Cork steamers, owing to the great fall of prices in Ireland; which, however, is considered to be only of a temporary nature, and it is not expected that suppli es from that quarter will be long continued, as it is well known that Ireland, once a large exporting country, has now not more meat than her own wants require. From the published returns, we find that the total amou n t of beasts, sheep, and pigs introduced into England from all parts of the world under the tariff since it came into operation, does not exceed a week's supply for Smithfield market alone, a fact that must go far to allay all apprehensions of being inundated with cattle from abroad. We find it also confidently asserted, that, except in the case of the Dutch and some of the Spanish cattle, these importations have not produced a good return, especially of late, since our prices have given way. The accounts from the country markets in the west this week are more cheerful to the farmers than for some time past. Symptoms of a decided im provement are visible. At the Yealmpton great cattle market, on Thursday, prices looked upwards, with a brisk sale, and it is becoming a general opinion that things have seen their worst for the British grazier.— Plymouth Times. On Monday Mr. Payne held an inquest at St. Bartholomew's Hospital on the body of Joseph Hodges, aged 67, a carpenter. It a pp eared in evi dence that, on Saturday week last, deceased was crossing the City-road, near the Eagle Tavern, when a horse, rid den by Mr. Gray, a livery -stable keeper, of Oxford : . street, struck deceased with i t s chest, knocked him down, and afterwards tranwledtile uponn t h was promptly pickedup,theim. Deceasedsllo p and aof Mr. Hill, a neighbouring surgeon, who, on perceiving that there was fracture of the ribs, ordered him to be removed to that hospital. It was proved that deceased had slipped just before the horse struck him, and that no blame could be attributed to the rider of t he ani mal. Mr. William Lucas, house-surgeon, said de ceased went on well for the first three or four days after his admission, when he began to sink, and died on Saturday last. A post mortern examination showed that several ribs were fractured, and that there was an effusion of blood into the chest, which proved mor tal, and which was caused by the accident. Verdict —" Accidental death." SINGULAR C I RCUSISTANCE.—Last week, the Rev. Mr. Twopeny, of Ipsden Vicarage, purchased an old writing desk for ten shillings of William Barnshaw, of that village. Shortly afterwards, on examining the desk, he found the spring of a secret drawer, on opening which he discovered gold and silver coins of the reign of James the First to the value of 2501. We are gratified in adding that the Rev. Gentleman has arranged the disposal of the prize in the following generous manner :--The poor old m an i s t o rec eive a weekly sum until his neat h, and his children the re mainder, until the whole has been expended.—Ros shire Advertiser. SPAIN. MADRID, Nov. 20.—The Ministers read, to-day, in the Cortes, the last bulletins of General Van Halen, giving an account of the disastrous affairs of the 15th and 16th, at Barcelona. Before the opening of this day's sitting of Cortes and the official com munication there was a Cabinet Council. The Presi dents of the two Chambers and several leading men of the Cortes were present, and it was then decided that the Regent should march for Barcelona, the official notice of which was given to the Cortes. It was na turally important that Espartero should be made sure of the support of the Cortes before he set out, and hence a motion was made by the Deputy Serrano, promising the aid of the two Chambers under the serious circumstances of the case. Animated debates took place on this motion, and the Opposition Depu ties, who did not wish to refuse their assistance to the Government, gave it only on the avowed under standing that the safety of the State was the only motive of their vote. The Catalonian Deputies de fended the population of Barcelona, and contended that the savage acts of Van Halen and Zurbano had, brought abont the insurrection. The motion was voted in two divisions ; the first was carried by 67 against 14, and the second by 110 against 2. A spe cial deputation will carry up the message voted by the Cortes, and his High ness h as s i gn ifi e d th a t b e will receive with pleasure all Deputies accompanying the deputation. It is expected that nearly the whole body will go, as it is quite a patriotic manifestation, and not one of party. There will be no sitting to morrow, as the deputation will see the Regent before he sets out. It is believed some members of the Cabinet and some Catalonian Senators and Deputies will accompany him to act a conciliatory part. A portion of the troops of the Madrid garrison marches with the Regent, and great activity prevails conse quently. THE CORTES.—CONGRESS, SITTING or 20m. Senor Olozaga, on taking the President's chair, apologised for being late, but be had been detained by the Regent with important affairs. ' The Minister of War and President of the Council (Rodil) then read dispatches received from Catalonia, upon the receipt of which the Regent, having con sulted the Ministry, had resolved to leave for that pro vince to-morrow, in order to restore tranquillity. Senor Serrano moved that a message should be sent to the Regent, assuring him of the assistance of the Deputies under these difficult circumstances. Senor Prion opposed the motion. The Barcelonese must not be thus speedily accused. The entire fault was to be ascribed to the Government for provoking and mortifying the population by maintaining in his post a functionary for whom there was no respect, and whose excessive rigour had exasperated the public mind. But this was not all. The army in Catalonia was neglected, and the soldiers were without food, and that was the reason for their not standing out against the popular attack. Persons had been arrested simply because they entertained republican opinions. lie would remind the Minister of War that the mob did not consist of some hundreds, but that 40,000 men had taken to arms. Senor Serrano—The great point now is to put down disorder, and the conduct of the Government can undergo inquiry afterwards. Count De Las Neves deplored the incessant prose cutions which the Political Chief at Barcelona had directed against the journal Republican. He was for an entire freedom of discussion, and no opinions ought to be excepted. Senor Mata opposed the motion of Senor Serrano, considering it hazardous and out of place. It was going too far to throw the responsibility of the dis orders on the people, in order to screen the autho rities. Some persons thought there was a Republican movement at Barcelona. That was impossible, for it was too weak to keep head against the armed force. Senor Serrano again rose, and asked what would the nation say if it saw its representatives remain supine, and forget their high mission ? Congress ought now to second and aid the Government to establish order, with the understanding that it would be respon sible for the exercise of its authority. Senor Mendez Vigo threw the blame of the dis orders on the authorities of Barcelona. The people were always right, especially the enlightened popula tion of that town. After praising the Republican party, which the orator contended had nothing to do with the insurrection, he concluded by opposing the motion. Senor Madoz said that lie was bound to defend the Political Chief of Barcelona, for he was his friend ; but in attacking the seditious he had no in.. tention of attacking the general population of Barcelona. Senor Madoz proposed that a mes sage should be sent to the Regent, offering the co-operation of the Chamber, in order that lie might cause the Constitution to be respected, and no thing might be done out of the pale of the law. The motion for the message was then carried, and the Minister of Finance is now presenting some bills to the House. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Nov. 20.—The Russian Government has adopted a singular mode of showing its resentment against Prussia for refusing to renew the cartel for the mutual surrender of military deserters. Every year, about the time when the Russian recruitment is put in force, thousands of refugees are sure to cross the frontier to seek a shelter in Prussia. Many of these are people without any means whatever of main taining themselves, and the Magistrates have hitherto been in the habit of sending such individuals back to their own country. Russia now refuses to receive any of these fugitives, and thus forces Prussia to do the best she can with the uninvited guests that throw themselves upon her hospitality, and threaten to be come a serious burden to the country by vastly increasing the number of paupers. What course our Government will adopt to counteract this evil seems as yet uncertain. To insist upon the .abandonment by Russia of a system so contrary to all the principles of good neighbourhood might not, perhaps, lead to any satisfactory result. The best plan, perhaps, will be to take the fugitives by the hand, and send them to those provinces where a want of hands is felt. The popu lation of our eastern provinces is by no means dense, and the public works about to be undertaken will, no doubt occasion a demand for labour in many parts of the kingdom. . _ These fugitives, if unassisted, must become pau pers ; but with a little assistance they may be made useful citizens. The greater part of them are young men who have fled merely to avoid being forced into the army ; they want nothing but employment, and if the means for obtaining that be facilitated to them, they may become valuable members of the community. If this plan be adopted, Russia is not likely to perse vere in the present policy. Her frontier provinces could not long suffer the annual emigration of thousands of the most valuable portion of their la bouring population, and to the large landholders this species of emigration must prove a serious annoyance, inasmuch as every estate is bound to furnish its fixed quota of recruits, no allowance being made for the absence of those peasants who, by a voluntary expa triation, have deprived themselves of the advantage of marching to glory in the ranks of a Russian regiment. Arany of the fugitives are not merely conscripts, but deserters from their several regiments. These desertions have hitherto taken place to a great extent, notwithstanding the existence of a cartel by which Prussia obliged herself to deliver every Russian sol dier that sought refuge on Prussian ground. Now that no such apprehension continues, the temptation to desert is materially increased, and th e num b er o f deserters will certainly be augmented, unless the re giments are removed t o a f ar th er di stance f rom the frontier. Partly, no doubt to check desertion, but ostensibly to prevent smuggling, a line of Cossack sentinels has now been placed all along the frontier, and so closely to each other, that one sentinel can always keep his neighbour on each side in view • but smuggling con tinues in spite of thi s ri g id cordon: militaire; and as the temptations to deserters are even stronger than to smugglers, desertion, we may take it for granted, will be but little lessened by the measure alluded to. The reduction in the duty on salt in Prussia has given the more satisfaction, as it awakens the hope that, at no very distant period, the duty will be alto gether abandoned, When the Prussian landholders look forward to an active trade in salted provisions to Eng land. The Konigsberg Gazette contained an able ar ticle on this subject a few days ago, in which the writer endeavoured to show, that neither Denmark, Holstein, nor America would be able to compete with Prussia in the provision trade, if once the oppressive duty on salt were abolished. OYSTERS. 7 —Last night (Nov. 1) was a great day for the oysters in our harbour. The law regulating the taking of them, allows the privilege to catch on and after the Ist of November, for a certain time, and for the last few days everything in the shape of a boat in the vicinity has been in readiness for the occasion. As early as four o'clock yesterday afternoon, boat after boat, scow after scow, and canoe after canoe, could be seen steering for the large oyster bed at the mouth of West river, and by ten o'clock in the evening it i s es timated that not less than 1,000 persons were on the ground. The moment the clock tolled the hour of midnight the strife commenced, and at sunrise this morning it was estimated that over 10,000 bushels had been taken, and we have no d ou bt t h at i s less than the actual quantity.—New Haven Palladium. Bl:TltrE.it llosriTAL.--Sotne time since, two of the lunatics at this establishment made their escape, one of -whom was re-captured the same day. The other (James Grant) has onli recently been heard of, being found at his mother s house, at Inverness, having walked all the distance from London to Scotland. REPEAL OF THE INCOME-TAX. The provincial journals have commenced an appeal, which we trust the Liberal Press throughout the country, backed by petitions to the House of Com mons, will continue to urge upon Sir Robert Peel, for the removal of this now unnecessary impost, until it is abandoned. The Durham County Herald has the following : " One of the most obvious and immediate advan tages of the treaty of peace which Sir Henry Pottin ger has arranged, is the vast amount of money which will be brought during the next three years into the national treasury. The primary reason alleged by Sir Robert Peel in his speech on the 11 th of March, for the imposition of the Income-tax, was the heavy expenditure on account of the China expedition, which he estimated for 1842-43 at not less than 1,500,0001. If only on the ground that the heavy drain on the treasury to meet the expenses of this war will be stopped, the na tion may indeed rejoice at peace being restored in the East ; and since 21,000,000 of dollars are destined to fall into the lao of the Government, let the people not only hear, but also feel, the felicitous effects of the grateful intelligence, by the immediate. abrogation of the Income Tax—a tax so odious, so abhorrent, so de spotic and inquisitorial, as must render it alike the policy and happiness of a great Minister to repeal it instanter, at a moment so propitious. "In order, however, to aid Sir Robert Peel in so praiseworthy an object, we would urge upon the in habitants of this and every other town in England and Scotland to petition ParNament for its abroga tion. And if the Premier should in this matter dis appoint the nation's hopes and wishes, he may rest assured that when that high office may again become vacant, the community will never more ask for re- Peel ! " The news from China and India is already highly gratifying, and coming at the present juncture, when trade in every quarter is drooping and depressed, it is well calculated to inspirit the British people, and to induce them to anticipate brighter and better days ; but if the repeal of the Income-tax result from this arrangement, the gratification of the country will be greatly enhanced. The Caledonian Mercury speaks thus :—" When Sir Robert Peel introduced the Income-tax, lie esti mated the deficiency in the year eliding .sth April, 1843, at 2,569,0001. to which there fell to be added a sum of 700,0001., or 800,0001., on account of the Chinese war, over and above the 500,000/. already assigned for that purpose; then there was the defi ciency on the last five years, ending sth April, 1842, of 7,200,000/., making for the six years, ending sth April, 1843, a deficiency of about 10,000,0001. The total produce of the Income-tax was calculated at 3,771,0001., and the additional Irish duties at 410,0001. "While the estimated deficiency in the current ex penditure was to be made good in the shape of addi-; tional taxation, of course the debt of the by-ffone few years was not to be redeemed all at o nce . ell, then, in what shape is the country to receive the benefit of the 5,000,000/. to be paid by China ? had the Chinese question been settled on the present terms previous to March, 1842, when the Income-tax was announced, Sir Robert Peel would never have ven- tured on such a scheme. And because this unlooked for and prosperous contingency arises when that tax is adjusted and in the course of being imposed—and simultaneous with the announcement of the final vic tories in Ind?a, which contest was another ground for the imposition of that grievous tax—is the country still to be kept under so odious and galling a yoke? There must be a mitigation more or less when Par liament meets, or Sir R. Peel will be hurled from power." I - At a meeting of the Glasgow Town Council, on Thursday last, Mr. Bell gave notice of the following motion That this Council, in consequence of the happy adjustment of our differences with China, and the prospect of the speedy termination of the war in Affghanistan, memorialise her Majesty's Govermnent, praying that Government may submit to Parliament, as early as possible, a measure to repeal the Income and Property-tax."—Glasgew Chronicle. At one of the stated meetings of the Merchant Company of Edinburgh, held yesterday at their Hall in hlunter-square, Mr. ROBERT CADELL begged to submit a motion for an early meeting of the Company to con sider of a petition to Parliament for the repeal of the Income-tax, not three years hence, but On the close of the first year, on next sth of April. Every one was aware of the glorious news of the last few days ; they had removed every reason given by Sir Robert Peel for the imposi tion of this abominable tax. The fears from collision with the United States were at an end ; the Chinese war, one of the principal reasons for the impost, is closed ; the Affghan war, one other reason for it, may be said to have ceased ; but, above all, nearly five millions of money is to be paid, which will meet half the declared deficiency of the revenue, one main cause of the tax ; a saving on the Three-and-a-Half per Cents. will bring in one million more ; and there is the grinding of the drain on our incomes for the difference. During the war, which many here must recollect, the severity of ten per cent. was less felt be cause every man's hand was full—prices high —money yielding a high interest—and we had, as a nation, the monopoly of the trade of the world. The tax was not felt by those Sir Robert Peel meant to feel it—he thought to relieve those who had some one hundred and fifty pounds a year, while, in fact, he had placed it on the lower or working classes. The rich cut down their establishments ; the middle classes save it by ecenomy ; every trader feels the effect of all this ; and the poor man-servant or maid-servant is turned adrift—they are the real sufferers. Now is the time to make a movement. The greatest politi cal blunder of our time was made by Lord John Russell, in not protesting against this tax, as one only to be levied in peace, on the day its was tabled by Sir .Robert Peel. Let that eminent nobleman go forthwith to the Guildhall of London, and lead a cru sade against this tax, and he will be responded to from one end of Great Britain to the other, and let him give forth, that longer than the sth April, 1843, it shall not last. The meeting received this proposal with one burst of approbation, and appointed a meeting to be held in their Hall, on Friday the 2d December, to take the subject into consideration.—Scotsman. [This example should be universally followed.] TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. WHITEHALL, Nov. 28. 1842. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, conferring the honour of Knighthood upon Jasper Atkinson, of Portman-square, in the county of Middlesex, Esq. WHITEHALL, Nov. 28. The Queen has been pleased to grant unto John Guille, Esq., the office of Bailiff of the island of Guern sey, in the room of Daniel (le Lisle Brock, Esq., deceased. FOREIGN-OFFICE, Nov. 29. The Queen has been pleased to approve of M. de Sontag as Consul, at Malta, for his Majesty the King of the French. WHITEHALL, Nov. 26. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Lawrence Smith, of Hurstperpoint, in the county of Sussex, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. The follOwingplaces have been d u l y reg i stere d f or solemnizing marriages therein, pursuant to the Act 6th and 7th William IV., cap. 85 St. Bartholomew, the Apostle, Ramhill, Lancashire. Primitiv e M et h o di st Chapel, Liverpool. Baptist Chapel, Pershore, Worcestershire. St. Patrick's Chapel, Sheerness. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. JOHN BROWN and GEORGE MEAKIN, porter merchants, Walsall, Staffordshire. GEORGE FORSTER, woollen draper, Newcastle, upon-Tyne. RICHARD FOSTER WATKINSON, woollen cloth merchant, Huddersfield. BANKRUPTS. JOSEPII PHILLIPS, tavern keeper, Hercules-pas sage, Threadneedle-street, to surrender Nov. 30, at twelve, and Dec. 23, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-strect. Lackington, Coleman-street-build• inns, official assignee ; Fox, Loxley, and Fry, Poultry. JOHN :HOOKER ,CHATTERTON, haberdasher, Nottingham, Dec. 8 and Jan. 9, at one, at the Waterloo rooms, Birmingham. Bittleston, official assignee, Bir mingham ' • Cursham and C amp b e ll , N ott i ngham. JOHN HENRY BELL, apothecary, Bristol, Dec. 13, at •one, and Jan. 10, at two, at the Bristol District Court of Bankruptcy. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol; Edwards, Bristol. THOMAS ROWELL, linen-draper, Cambridge, Dec. 5, at half-past twelve, and Jan. 6, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. Alsager, official as signee, Birchin-lane, London; Adcock, Cambridge ; Smith, Bedford-row, London. MARGARET EDMONDS, lodging-house-keeper, Park-place, Saint James's, Dec. 14, at one, and Jan. 11, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall - street ; Pollock and Co.,Parliament-street. WILLIAM THOMAS, tailor, Bristol, Dec. 9, and ])ec. 30, at twelve, at the Bristol District Court of Bankruptcy. Acramau, Bristol, official assignee; Short, Bristol. _ _ EDWARD MANSELL, upholsterer. Chippenham, Wiltshire, Dec 23, at eleven, at the Bristol Distri c t Court of Bankruptcy. Hutton, official assignee, Bris tol ; Pinniger, ChippThain. THOMAS FEAVER, mercer, Ludgate-hill, Dec. 13, and Jan. 12, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basingliall-street. Green, official assignee, Alderman bury ; Ashurst, Cheapside. BENJAMIN PRICE, general d ea l er, Birmingham, Dec. 5, at h a lf-past eleven, and Jan. 5, at twelve, at the Waterloo-r ooni Birmingham. Whitmore, Birming ham, official assignee; Ileyw oo d an d Webb, Birmingham. EDWARD EVERALL, coal-merchant, Liverpool, Dec. 3, atone, and Dec. 28, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court of Bankruptcy. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool ; Rodgers, Liverpool. SAMUEL APPLEYARD, stuff merchant, Man chestt r, Dec. 13, and Jan. 21, at eleven, at the Alan cheater District Court of Bankruptcy. Pott. official assignee, Manchester ; R. M. and C. Baxter, Lincoln's Inn-fields, London ; Sale and Worthington, Manchester. MARY MANWARING, grocer, Gornal, Stafford shire, Dec. 8, and Jan. 5, at balf-past eleven, at the Waterloo-rooms, Birmingham. Whitmore, official. assignee, Birmingham ; Palmer and Nettleship, T ra f a i. gar.square, Charing-cross, London ; Wight, jun., Kin gs . romford, Staffordshire. WILLIAM HESLEWOOD, ROBERT HESLE WOOD, and JOHN SKITT, white-lead manufacturers, Kingston -upon-Hull, Dec. 12, at twelve, and Jan. 4, at one, at the Leeds District Court of Bankruptcy. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Tilson, Squance, and Tilson, Coleman-street, London ; P. and R. Wells, Hull. WILLIAM GREEN, coach 7 maker, Cheltenham, Dec. 15 and Jan. 10, at twelve, at the Bristol District Court of Bankruptcy. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol ; Pack wood, Cheltenham. RICHARD WARREN, druggist, Liverpool, Dec. 9, and Jan. 10, at eleven, at the District Court of Bank ruptcy, Liverpool. Follett, official assignee, and Cross, Liverpool ; Vincent and Co., Temple, London. DAVID THOMAS, merchant, Manchester, Dec. 10, and Jan. 14, at ten, at the District Court of Bankruptcy, Manchester. Pott, and Hampson, Manchester. JOHN ANTROBUS, plater, Birmingham, Dec. 13, at twelve, and Jan. 11, at one, at the Waterloo-rooms, Birmingham. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham ; Vincent and Sh erwoo d , Temple, London ; Hodgson, Birmingham. ISAAC BELL and JOHN DAVISON, earthenware manufacturers, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Dec. 8, and Jan. 10, at eleven, at the Newcastle. upon-Tyne District Court of Bankruptcy. Miller, official assignee ; Williamson and Bill, Gray's-inn, London ; Ingledew, Newcastle upon-T} _net . - JOHN CUNLIFFE, coach and car proprietor, Liver pool, Dec. 9, and Jan. 10, at twelve, at the Liverpool Dis trict Court of Bankruptcy. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool ; Whitley, Liverpool; Garey, Southampton buildings, Chancery-lane. RICHARD ELLISON and JOHN GOODWORTH, linen manufacturers, Barnsley, Dec. 12, and Jan. 6, at one, at the Leeds District Court of Bankruptcy, Commercial buildings, Leeds. Hope, Commercial-buildings, Leeds, official assignee ; Mencer, Barnsley, Yorkshire. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. J. Hopkins, butcher, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, Dec. 22, at half-past eleven—R. March, hatter, Cheap side, Dec. 22, at half-past eleven—J. Cockburn, mer chant, New Broad-street, London, Dec. 20, at half-past twelve—J. Brook and 'l'. Brook, drapers, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, Dec. 15, at half-past two—G. Boggs, W. Taylor, and W. Shand, jun., merchants, Great Win chester-street, London, Dee. 22, at half-past one—J. W. Thomas, corn-merchant, New Corn-exchange, Mark lane, Dec. 22, at twelve—S. Jackson and T. F. Jackson, woolstaplers, Bermondsey-street, Surrey, Dec. 22, at eleven—F. Preston, ship-builder, South town, Suffolk, Dec. 22, at half-past twelve—B. Simmons and J. Brook, ironfounders, Folly, Dockhead, Bermondsey, Dec. :12, at half-past eleven—J. Hutton, merchant, Fenchurch-street, Dec. 20, at half-past one—J. Simmons, corn-dealer, Longwick, Buckinghamshire, Dcc. 20, at one—H. T. Harrison, hotel-keeper, Tavistock-row, Covent-garden, Dec. 20, at half-past twelve—H. Brand, coal-merchant, Cambridge, De , .!. 20, at twelve—W. Brocksopp, grocer, High-street, Southwark. Dec. 20, at half-past twelve— J. Richmond, merchant., Lime -street, London, Dec. 20, at eleven—E. T. Gough, patent agent, Strand, Dec. 21, at eleven—G. A. Kull:mum, pianoforte-maker, St. Mar tin's-lane, Dm. 20, at one—J. Kingsford and F. E. Kingsford, wine -merchants,. Dover, Dec. 20, at twelve. In the Country. D. Buglass, victualler, Sunderland, Dec. 20, at eleven, at the District Court of Bankruptcy, Newcastle-upon- Tyne. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. J. Sharp and R. Pearson, machine makers, Bradford, Yorkshire, Dec. 20-R. Lamb, iron merchant,' Stockton, Durham, Dec. 20--J. and D. Arthur, iron masters, Neath, Glamorg a n s hi re , D ec . 20-R. Morris, timber merchant, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Dec. 20 -E. Minty, maltster, Warminster, Wiltshire, Dec. 20-T. Wonnton, hosier, Burbage, Leicestershire, Dec. 20-W. Stewart, muslin manufacturer, Ludgate-hill, Dec. 22- W. hearse, tailor, Belgrave-place, %Val worth-road, Dec. 20-J. E. Beerbohm and W. E. Slaughter, merchants, Fenchureh street, Dec. 22-T. Scott, commission agent, Bow Church-yard, Dec. 23-W. Ansel', shopkeeper, Pontypool, Mcannouthshire, Dec. 22-0. King, J. San dell, and D. 11. King, paper stainers, Berners-street, Ox ford-street, Dec. 24-J. Atkins, sen., and J. Atkins, jun., lime merchants, Coulsdon, Surrey, Dee. 23-W. Mills, innholder, Caterham, Surrey, Dec. 23-IZ. B. Culyer, corner, Clifton-street, Finsbury, Dec. 22--T. Wooster, jun., merchant, Liverpool-street, City, Dec. 22-F. J. Osbaldeston, horse dealer, St. Alban's, Dec. 22-J. Rey nolds, sen., and J. Reynolds, jun., drysalters, Dowgate dock, Upper Thames -street, Dec. 20-4. Ivory, car penter, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, Dec. 20-J. Flood, surgeon, Dean-street, Westminster, Dec. 21-R. 11. Smyth, merchant, Cornhi!l, Dee. 23-J. J. Smith, bookbinder, Gate-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, Dec. 23- J. Simpson, licensed victualler, Camberwell, Dec. 20-T. Humfroy, jun., bricklayer, Great Stanmore, Middlesex, Dec. 22-W. and B. Cribb, 'Heifer match manufacturers, Regent's-canal-basin, Dec. 22-F. J. Mitchell, builder, Aldersgate-street, Dec. 22-G. F. Sizer, linen draper, Worcester, Dec.2o-G. Greenwell, J. B. 1). Dearberg, and W. Whitehall, silk manufacturers, Fore-street, City, Dec. 21-J. Bryant., bookseller, King William-street, West Strand, Ike. 20-J. and J. .1. Shury, engravers, Charterhouse-street, Dec. Newman, ironfounder, Scrips, Essex, Dec. 22-J. Reeve, carver, High Holborn, Dec. 22-J. Dover, merchant, Three Cranes Wharf, City, Dec. 23-J. Mills, canal carrier, London-wall, Dec. 23- S. Smith, timber merchant, Pump-row, Old-street-road, Dec. 23-W. N. Hunt, stationer, Watling-street, Dec. 23 -T. Maguire, publican, Liverpool, Dee. 21-11. Brand. slater, Cambridge, Dee. 20-D. Antrobus, salt merchant, Great • Budworth, Cheshire, Dec. 22-T. G. Martin, wine merchant, Great Winchester -street, Old Broad street, Dec. 23-A. Mathe and S. Moore, dealers, Liver pool, Dec. - 9 1- G. I'. Kennon Kenn and A. Samson, calico printers, Manchester, Dec. 22-J. Brookbank s , draper, Dudley, Worcestershire, Dec. 23-J. Hayward, book seller, Manchester, I)ec. 22-R. Wharton, innkeeper, Oldham, Lancashire, Dec. 21-li. Hepworth, cloth manu facturer, Leeds, Dec. 22-J. Ross, woolstapler, Halifax, Yorkshire, Dec. 22-W. Reynolds, cotton spinner, Breightmet, Lancashire, Dec. 21-F. Arthur, coach maker, Birmingham, Dec. 26-J. Pidcote and 'l'. Barton, corn factors, Nottingham, Dec. 22. PARTNEItSIiII'S DISSOLVED. T. Maguire and 11. Higgins, woollen-drapers, Bir mingham—J. S. Taylor, R. Lees, E. Lees, and H. Lees, coak getters, Sconthead, Yorkshire—J. Murch and J. F. wine-merchants, Exeter—J. Braddock and H. G. Ratclifle, dress-makers, Stockport—J. Souter and E. O. Symons, builders, Exeter-street, Sloane-street, Chel sea—B. Butcher and E. Butcher, mercers, Chesterfield. Derbyshire—T. Rayner and J. Thompson, attorneys, Sheffield—S. Hardman, T. Shepherd, and J. Warburton, spindle-manufacturers, Farnworth, Lancashire—D. Birt wisle, W. Birtwisle, T. Birtwisle, Birtwisle, and D. Birtwisle, jun., carpenters, Bury, Lancashire (as far as regards D. I3irtwisle, R. Birtwisle, and D. Birtwisle, jun.) —J. F. Earlidge and T. Finley, sago dealers, St. John. square, Clerkenwell—H. Richardson and E. T. N. Jen kins, out-fitters, Mark-lane —J. Whitley, M. Whitler, and 11. Wilson, confectioners, Waketield—J. S. Phillips and F. Sandon, dentists, Charlotte -street, Fitzroy-square —J. Steer and W. H. Richards, engravers, Coventry street, Haymarket—R. Whipp and . Hayhurst, cotton-. spinners, Constablee, Lancashire—J. Kelsall, J. Reed, and B. Taylor, earthenware-manufacturers, Ferrybridge Pottery, Yorkshire —W. Batt, sen., and W. G. Good acre, pawnbrokers, Reading —P. Weston, T. Westor, and A. Weston, drapers, High Wycombe—P. Cochran, W. Thomson, and J. Todd, ink-manufacturers, Liverpool —E. B. Wilson and F. A. Prater, merchants, Kingston upou-Hull—J. Smith and 11. Smith, earthenware-dealers, Great Marlow--J. Heap, G. Bury, E. Riley, and A. Moadsley, calico-engravers, Accrington, Lancashire (so far as regards A. Moadsley)— C. Cave and J. Cave, far mers, Fletching, Sussex—M. Ashton, 11. P. Ashton, J. Neale, J. Hartley, and Jas. Hartley, iron-founders, Liver pool (as far as regards J. Hartley and Jas. Hartley). Lord Stanley loft town on Monday. The Judi cial Committee of the Privy Council sat yesterday to adjudicate on an appeal respecting a vessel, the Guiamt—the cargo and ship itself having been con demned for being concerned in the slave trade. P E NTONVILLE.—The Com iniTssilioEneMrs°aDttEeLndPs°edntihissinison on Monday, for the pur pose of fixing upon the dietary fo r t he p risoner s. The o iT i would appear, Earl of Chichester, Lord John Russ e ll, Ma jor Jebb, Mr. Russell, and Mr. Crawford a ttended. The Com missioners sat in conferenc e fur a consi derable time, a b lo u l t l vi ved let t h o e t r ra t n h s e l y )fre fixed 7 upon a d i injunctions, or etins having been given against anyt hi ng like strictestthe ilot , s not publicity. F IRE AT WEST BERGIIOLT.— About ten o'clock on Saturday night last, a fire was discovered in a barn upon the premises of Mr. Daniell, brewer and malt ster, of West Bergholt. The engines from Colchester were soon on the spot, and, with the ' assistance of the neighbours and a number of railway labourers, the flames were confined to the agricultural buildings. There were 150 coombs of thrashed barley in the barn, which was consumed. The barn, a stable, a shed, and part of another building, were burnt to pony, we understaiM, was burnt to death. The da mage is estimated at 6001. Mr. Daniell's loss is for tunately covered by insurance.—Essex Herald. LARGE YIELD or INDIAN CORN.—It is stated in a Maryland paper that Augustus Shriver, of Pipe Creek, in Carroll County, Md., has raised the present season, eighty-seven and a half bushels of shelled corn on an acre of ground! This acre was part of a field, containing about sixteen acres, the whole crop upon which was remarkably regular and uniform.— New York Paper. ESCAPE OF A PRISONER FROM THE 1101.115 E OF COR RECTION.—On Monday evening, about a quarter past five o'clock, as a boy in the service of Mr. Hilton, newsvendor of Pentonville, was passing by the House of Correction, Coldbath-fields, his attention was ar. rested by the falling of a brick close to him, and on looking up he observed a man lying flat on the top of the wall. The man then called to him to get him a ladder, saying he would pay him for his trouble. The lad, however, instantly went and gave the alarm to the keepers. In the meantime the fellow appears to have made almost a complete circuit of the prison, as the spot where he was first seen was at the bottom of Mount-pleasant, and where he was last observed was in Guildford-place, Bagnigge-wells-road. It should be remarked that the top of the wall is of very consi derable width. It turned out that the man was a convict, who had succeeded in eluding the vigilance of the turnkeys. He had been sentenced to a year's imprisonment. Information was immediately given at all the station-houses, but up to nine o'clock Oa, fugitive had not been recaptured.