The Sun. — London, England, 1849-12-25 00:00:00

IVEIVS 1,4 ,_l.~r . , <fr . 4 . - t Si' Al 1 g: PROTECTIONIST MEETING AT HUNTINGDON. HUNTINGDON, SATURDAI NIGHT.—This afternoon an unusually strong meeting of the Protectionist party was held in this town. ✓lt seemed to have been intended to make the affair a practical reply to Mr. Cobden's charge at Leeds, for no pains had, been spared to compose the assembly exclusively of agri culturists. A requisition, with a long list of signa tures attached, was sent to the sheriff of the county some days before, and that gentleman accordingly called a county meeting, at twelve o'clock. A few minutes after the appointed hour it became evident that the accommodation afforded by the Shire-hall would be insufficient, and, after some delay, an ad. journment took place to the large hall of the Literary and Scientific Institution. Mr. E. FOSTER, the son of the High Sheriff, took the chair. Upon the platform were Earl Fitzwilliam. Captain Duberly, the Rev. J. Linton, Mr. Day, Mr. Pry me, late M.P. for Cambridge, the Rev. Mr. Ben nett, and a considerable number of the principa' tenant-farmers of the county. The CHAIRMAN briefly called attention to the na ture of the requisition addressed to the High Sheriff. It was signed principally by freeholders, tenant farmers, and tradesmen of the county, and the meet ing was to take into consideration the present dis tressed state of agriculture, and to pray her Mejesty to dissolve the present Parliament and to take the sense of the country as to the maintenance of free trade. There were, as they knew, gentlemen amongst them whose views might differ from those of the meeting generally, but he requested that a fair and impartial hearing should he gven to all who might choose to address them.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. BRIGHTY moved the first resolution. Nothing could exceed the importance of the subject whiel they were met to discuss ; and, although the evil of free trade had ,often been pointed out before, the subject was inexhaustible, as every day added to the sufferings of the classes already affected. They had been told in the first instance that under the free trade system the supply would not exceed the de mand, and that the supply would not be principally from foreign countries to the exclusion of the sale of the English produce. How had that expectation beer realheed ? The present price of grain would easily answer that question. The Free traders were very fond of quoting Adam Smith, that the supply and demen 1 would ' regulate the price, but they would find the truth of that axiom if they looked at the im portation of this year as compared with former ones They would find a vast quantity of corn introduced to the depression of the value of their own cornmo dity. Adam Smith had sail that the farmers had no thing to fear from foreign impartation, because the average of the year was only 28,728 quarters ' • but since that was said how much had the population of England increased, and their wants increased also': That would be easily seen when he told them that, including meal and their, as well as wheat, the Le portetion for that year was 9,000,000 quarters.— (ldear, hear.) Was it, then, to be wondered at, the with such an importation as 9,000,000 quarters the present price of wheat should be only 4s. 6d. pet bushel—a price utterly unproductive to the farmers ce this country—who, taxed locally and generally, ha , to compete with the untaxed produce of the fo reigner ? Tbey sought a remedy for this, and the only way to remedy it was to place a tax upo: foreign growth—to make, in fact, the Custom-hous e. :toll house for the produce of foreign countries.— (Cheers.) It could not be said that the Englisl farmer feared to enter upon the race of competitiot with the continental farmer; far from it. They were quite willing to do so; but let them start on fair term —let the weight rest upon both equally, not only up: the one side. The Free-traders had told them that al, plenty and peace would fall to their share under the new system. Had it been so ? No. The channel: of trade ;were disturbed and interfered with, al' classes had been more or less pressed upon, and wen now upon the high road to ruin. —(Hear, hear.) would go so far as to say that it was unfair and unjust of Parliament to make such an alteration in tht fundamental law of society without consulting telt population which formed it. It was rash legislation It was uncalled for. It was a jump in the dark. All that they now asked was, that Government should accord to the people an opportunity of expressing their sentiments upon free trade. The 'ended interest, which was most affected by this new legislation, was most heavily taxed. It had local burdens pressing upon it, in addition to those it had in common with other classes. The law which placed those special burden' upon this class ought to provide special privileges for them to meet the increased call. There was the land tax ; he admitted that it was not large in amount. but taxes, to be just, should be general. This tax affected real property only ; but an answer weey given to the obvious injustice of this exclusive tax, be saying that it certainly did not concern the farmers who had purchased the land subject to the land-tax That would be an answer, but it proved a little too much—it was not true that after one transfer the burden ceased—the burden remained, though the. property should be transferred 500 times. Again, let him refer to the increased pressure of the poor rate—very heavy in some places in consequence of the unequal distribution. That rate was levied for a national object, and it should be levied by a national payment. In a small community of twenty, who had :Treed mutually to assist themselves, and that any burden incurred should fall upon the whole, would it be tolerated that one part should have to pay more of a particular charge than another ? In this country no man should suffer hunger, abounding as it did with plenty, but the burden entailed by the proposition should not be placed exclusively upon land. Again, let him refer to the highway-rate. The farmer was heavily called upon for that, whilst the neighbouring merchant, employing as great an amount of capital, and upon the same road, would be called upon only for a third or fourth of the sum paid by the farmer • and perhaps he might use the road a hundred times as much. Let them look at the tithe system. He did not quarrel with the State for maintaining a religion, if it pleased; but if it were to be a national religion, let it be supported by a national payment, and not by the land only. Let them, however, bear in mind another injustice of the tithe system. The Commutation Act, passed a short time ago, had permitted a money payment ; and an average of the price of wheat to regulate this pay ment, was fixed at 563. per quarter. Since the intro duction of free trade the farmer could only get 4s. 6d. per bushel, much less than 563. per quarter ; but yet the payment of tithe was still maintained upon that average of 56 shillings. Now, if ever there was a robbery it was this.—(Cheers.) If these things were not remedied was it likely that men could stand by and say to the Legislature—" Don't interefere," whilst their property was being swept away ? They had a right to ask, to demand a restoration of their rights.—(Hear, hear.) A good deal had been said about monopoly, but did England ever go on well without monopoly ? They did not wish to prevent corn from coming here, but it was only just that i• should come in at such a duty as to enable the English farmer to compete with the foreigner. He did not advocate a high duty, he only asked sufficient protection that they might run an equal race. If a revenue must be raised, it must be raised by taxes ; but was it right to exempt the foreigner who came with his goo:13 to our shores ? The highest authority known to man had decided this question, and that in a manner which placed it beyond the power of cavil. The Saviour had asked " Of whom do the kings of the earth take tribute—of their children or of strangers ?" what was the rejoinder ?—" Of strangers."—(Great cheering.) Surely that alone was sufficient to silence vain objectors. It was not true that they desired to increase the price of the poor man's food—they required only fair protection, which would scarcely increase it at all ; but free trade had withered the sinews of agriculture—had taken away the poor man's wages, and rendered him a burden upon those whom he was able and willing to serve.— (Cheers.) He would propose this reso lution— " That the agricultural and other great interests of this country are at present involved in difficulties and distress almost without precedent, and from which no relief can be expected until the free-trade policy to which their condition is attributable be abandoned, and a system of just protection to our domestic in terests against foreign competition be substituted." The CHAIRMAN then waited for a few moments, and seeing that no gentleman attempted to rise, he said that he should put the resolution. He read it aloud, and was about to take a show of hands, when Earl Ferzwiermssa rose and said—As no other gentleman has given any intimation that he is desi rous of addressing you I will not suffer this resolution to be put from the chair without expressing to you the opinions which I entertain respecting the propo sition which it involves. In the first place, gentle men, I beg to assure you of the entire respect which I feel for those gentlemen who have called this meeting—for I believe I may attribute the convoca tion of this meeting principally to the tenantry of this county.—(Hear, hear.) I beg to express the respect which I feel for this class of my fellow countrymen. Myself belonging to another class, I beg to express to you that I consider that other class a pensioner upon the industry of those who are their tenants.—(Cheers.) It is to their industry and to the employment of their capital that we owe our incomes. We are pensioners upon our tenantry, as in a larger sense rich men, in cluding that tenant, who is also comparatively a rich man, are pensioners upon the industry of all classes of the community. I consider, therefore, that the in terests of all the classes connected with land, and not only of that class, but of all others are bound up to gether, and it is impossible—and I say this bee ruse the experiment has been tried and had failed—it is impossible for the Legislature to accomplish the in , terest of one c l ass w ith ou t, i n some d egree, compro i thising the welfare of all others. Whenever they have e t 40N:opted if they have always failed, even in accom -71 /.. plishing the interest of that class for whose protection it has endeavoured to legislate.—([lear, hear.) Now, gentlemen, I wish to consider all the people of Eng land as one family. The gentleman who moved the resolution, said that also, and that he did not wish to ee me class arrayed against another. In that opinion I entirely concur. I have never rejoiced in such a 'Act. - I have been desirous to help all classes, instead ,f setting them one against another. I have never rejoiced in those levelled vituperations against the landlords or tenants, or any of that class. On the loietrary, I have wished to see the landed interest ?revel, because I look upon it as the most stable nterest in the country. No class, however, can srevail unless it has right and justice upon its side, end admits the principle of right and justice to others. ['hough you may have seen that there are districts in this empire in which the class connected with the landed interest does not enjoy that popularity which [ trust it does in other parts of England, yet you must ateibute that to a deep conviction in the minds of the population—in the minds of the peasantry, in the minds of thousands of the inhabitants of those districts, :hat the legislation of England on this question of the esrn laws is not one intended for the benefit of the whole but for the benefit of one class in particular.— (Great cheering.) Ido not say that it is so, I state his only as the deep conviction which exists in the minds of millions of my fellow-countrymen, that such was the intention of the Legislature. I tare say that someainongst you have read the Tidos of yesterday, and if you have you will eare, read something very significant in that paper. Don't shut your eyes to such matters. But, leaving that point, I turn to a proposi tion which is affirmed in this resolution. It is therein stated that free trade is the cause of the dis tress which exists among the agricultural classes. I put the question, whether this is true ? Now, either the gentleman who moved, or who seoonded the resolution, referred to the immense quantity of corn which has been imported during the last year— n 1848, I presume, he meant —bu Che stated that the importation was 9 . 000,000. I think that is a little ,xaggerithn, but I will take him at word, though I believe he is mistaken, and very consider ably mistaken too, as I believe that he gave .bout double the actual quantity. Whether it be 4,000,000 or 9,000,000, I do not at all care ; but what do you apprehend has been the cause of this -n irmeus disproportion of foreign corn ?—[ A. Voice —" Because we are feeding our pigs with our own. 1e feeds his pi?-s with his own corn. lam afraid he uot b.en very successful in producing goo i corn." —Laughter.] He would not feed his pigs on very good corn, because the present average price of corn must se about 345. or 355., and that by no means the best. If you look for returns giving the price of sorts in foreign countries, you will find that the best eorn in the Dantsic market is now 395. per quarter; Ind it is obvious, therefore, that no corn can come :'rum Dantsic at the present moment, when there hey are giving 39s , and when they can get only :353. in England, unless upon the supposition that he corn from Dantsic is much better able to corn nand a price in this market beyond that in Their own. It is not, however, the best English corn which is now selling at 3.5.3. It is not wen the price of the corn upon which the people of England now feed.—(A. Voice—" It is.") The gen lernan who says it is does not know the difference letween the average and the highest price. The fact if the average price being 355. proves that the best torn is greatly above 35s.—(A Voice—" It is only Is. a stone.") Well, hut is that good or bad corn ? Ire we restricted to our own market here when Nye lore the market of the whole world ? But what was the :ase under protection ; for of course you would ex- Act something better from protections than from the want of it ?—(Hear, hear.) Exactly so; but why is that ? You have now a price of 355. a quarter. Anil what was the law of 1815, and I wish to know if' we are not to have that law, what are we to have ?—(A Voice—" The law of 1846-1542; in fact protection.") Protection is a very vague word. I want something more definite upon that head, and I loubt whether any gentleman in this hall cen give me any definite law which he would propose instead of tree trade.—(A Voice—" We would go back to the law of 1842.") Well, what was the law of 1848 ? (From 4s. to I Os. duty per quarter.) The gentleman s greatly mistaken. There was no law in 1842 but the present law. The present law 1848 was the law of 1842. The protective law was the law of 1828, and I would suggest that gentlemen should not contradict unless they are sure of their facts, and that they are right. Now, previously to 1842, what was the law which existed? I piuse for a reply.—(Silence.) What, no answer ? Well, then, in compassion for you, I will tell you, gentlemen, the law of 1842 was the amended law of 1828. Well, but what was the law of 1828 ? It was not, as the gentleman in the body of the hall observed, a duty of from 4s. to 103., it was a law of a sliding scale, under the operation of which, you will. bear in mind, in the year 1835 the average was precisely the same as that of which you are now complaining.—(A. Voice in the hall—" But the poor-rates were not so high.") The average price in 1835, under the law of 1828, was the same as now, and that was the most abundant year you had known. —(Loud cries of "No !") Well, then, I will not deal in positive affirmation ; if it was not the most abundant, it was one of the most abundant ever known.—("No, no!") It is perfectly true—(" No, no !")—that was one of the most abundant years ever known. Well, then, I will tell you why I appre hend the imports of the last year to have been so very great. Do you remember, gentlemen, what was the state of things in the earlier part of the year 1847 ? I wish to ask the question, bebause I want to know from those gentlemen who complain of the prices of 1835 what they were in 1847—why, about 100 s. per quarter.—(Cries of " How long did that last ?—it was a jobbing trick of the Government," &c.) The reason why there has been this great im portation is the high price in England in 1847. Those high prices created a great importation in 1847, especially considering the season, and the consequence was a great depression in the price of produce; of that there can be no doubt. That importation would not have taken place unless for the relaxation which is called free trade ; but what would have been the con dition of the people of this country if that relaxation had not taken place? You have not, however, answered the question which I put. What is your answer to the question of what you would have instead of free trade ? (A. Voice—"A fixed duty to keep up the revenue, and protection to native industry.") Well, but if you protect industry you must exclude the corn.—(No, no.) There is a good deal of sense in the first proposition of a fixed duty. The revenue now derived from foreign cora is not as large a revenue as you might have derived from it, but that you can go back to protection or restrictive duty now is a thing utterly impossible.—(Loud cries of "No, no.") You can never go back to it. (Several questions were here put at once to the Noble Earl, " Why, not ? what is to prevent it ?" and "Is it because the King of the West Riding says we shall not ?") It is not because the King of the West Riding says you shall not ; for I think that gentleman has been talking a great deal too much, and that he is a class legislator; but because I think you will find a public feeling in England which will make it impossible for you, under present circumstances, to return to protection. (A Voice—" Well, what objection have you to try the sense of the people of England on the subject ?") —(Great cheering.) Well, if you could try it, what would you do yourselves ? You could not get a proper man for your purpose from the gentlemen around me; and through all Cambridgeshire, North amptonshire, Lincolnshire, and other agricultural counties, you cannot get better men than they are. Whom would you displace ? Those very persons who are acting upon the principle on which you wish them to act; and therefore I think that if you succeeded in your proposal it would not be attended with any great success. I differ from you, both as to the substance proposed and the form in which it is pro posed in your resolution. The substance I entirely dissent from, and with respect to the form in which you have put it, I doubt very much if you would answer your own purpose if you were to carry it—as no doubt you will do—in an address to her Ma jesty, and that, in compliance with the wish ex pressed in your address, her Majesty were to do that which I do not believe she will do—dissolve the present Parliament. If that were done, you would not have advanced in your cause ; and therefore, looking both to the terms and substance of this resolu tion, I think you would do much better to let it alone. —(Laughter, and cries of "That is a peer's opinion.") Gentlemen, it is a long time since I have had the pleasure of meeting you here, and ,though I am per fectly well aware that I do not agree with the majo rity of those I see before me, and you have disputed some propositions I have ventured to lay before you, I feel quite sure that you are as glad to renew your acquaintance with me as I am to renew mine with you. It gives me an opportunity of expressing frankly before you the opinions I entertain upon this very important subject. It is, I lament to say, a subject on which—whatever speeches may be made disclaiming the imputation—there is, nevertheless, growing up in this country, and in all parts of the country, a tendency to consider the question as a class principle only.—(" No, no," and cries of " Look at Cobden.") Any gentleman reading Mr. Cobden's speech will see that he looks upon the question with a class view, and from what I have heard at a meet ing which took place in the neighbouring county of Lincoln, I am afraid that the whole question was considered in a class light. We shall not have to say the same of this meeting.—(liear, hear.) Now, gentlemen, it is much better that this class interest, ta e bs i -her iadte on .fee vn t ge h e which, one side should o wb eha r te in candid i ver t h m e aw ( y ) t i hr bt e heo , should a u t t tem iintroducing attempted u e timid tcoli be said to the contrary, has been felt by one after an. other —(Uproar, and cries of " No.") After the l a w of 1815, you remember what happened in 1821 and 1822 ; after the law of 1828 you remember what THE SUN, LONDON, happened in the year 1835. The Legislature, after all these attempts, thought it was better to leave things to take their ordinary course, and to let the people of this country buy and sell wherever they thought it most to their advantage to do so.—(The Noble Earl sat down amidst groans and hisses.) Mr. G. DAT, in supporting the resolution, said that he was sorry that anything which fell from the Noble Earl should not be listened to by them with satisfaction, because, whatever differences of opinion might exist between his Lordship and themselves, no nobleman was so much entitled to their respect as an honest, conscientious, and sincere man.—(Hear, hear.) With regard to his Lordship's remarks as to Mr. Brighty's correctness, that gentleman had not overstated the average importation of corn for the present year. The importation of corn, fleur, and meal amounted already to 12,0000,000 quarters, and this month would make it 14,000,000 or 15,000,000 quarters—(Hear, hear)—imported to the injury of the British farmer. Again, his Lordship adverted to the year 1835 ; but gentlemen would find, that instead of 1,200,000 quarters imported in that year, there were not even 1,000,000 imported. If they referred to the records of the year 1835, they would find that there was then a most abundant harvest, and the harvest before that also. No foreign corn had for years been imported into this country, and the consequence of the farmer having a good crop and no foreign competition was, that he was able to enjoy in prosperity the fruits of his in dustry. This was the distinction he wished to he drawn, not the fact of their having cheap corn, but they were to consider how it was made cheap, by a bountiful harvest or by an unjust competition ; and there could be no doubt that their present distress arose from foreign competition. He would refer, however, to the magnificent promises which had been held out by Mr. Cobden as certain to be realised by free trade, and to do so he was free to refer to his letters. " First, with regard to the landlord, Ido not mean to say that the landlords will not get as good rents with free trade as they have now with monopoly. No doubt they will get on a great deal better with free trade. The landlord has nothing to fear." Again, he said, " The landlords will have the same rents with free trade as they have at present." In speaking of the tenant-farmers he said The tenant-farmer will under free trade be an independent man. I say that the farmer has nothing to fear from competition." With regard to the poor, what did this gentleman say ? " There would be no complaining poor in our streets, no income-tax, no property-tax—(Cheers and laughter)—no poor-rates, but all classes would be benefited by the adoption of free-trade." These were the promises made to them by a Free-trader—the leader of them; and in the "Bread Tax Circular," No. 146, page 255, they would find what he had read to them—Mr. Cobden's own words.—(Hear, hear.) Had these promises, he asked, ever been performed ? Where was the millennium promised to them ? Were there not poor-rates—an income-tax ? Was there no distress in the land ? Instead of the poor-rates being decreased they were increased to an enormous ex tent, and were still increasing daily. Again, said Hr. Cobden, "Every tradesman will be prosperous." He asked them if that were true ? Were the work houses depopulated ? Were they less taxed ? He asked them in the polite language of Mr. Cobden—was not the whole system a humbug and a fraud from beginning to end ?—(Cheers.) Instead of prosperity to the tenant-farmer, he was labouring under distress ; all farmers knew that with present prices it was impos sible for them to get a living for themselves and their families. and discharge their taxes and liabilities; were they not struggling with a pressure under which they could not live free? They did not want protection for high rents or to raise the price of food, but merely te encourage the farmer to the cultivation of the soil —to give him the reward due to his services—a reward to which he was most justly entitled, and to which the Government of the country was bound to do all in its power to help him. Tney would find in the Times of April last, on the occasion of Mr. Cob den's visit to his constituents at Leeds, a report of a speech which he made there ; the words of it were— " Some people say, " What has free trade done for us ?' From the best opinions I have been able to gather, I believe, .if we had not repealed the corn-laws when we did, we should have had corn at 70s. per quarter, and sometimes as high as 725." Ile said, then, that the cheapness of corn was owing to free trade, which was to have done so much for them. It had made the farmers reduce their prices of corn down to about 455. when it would have been 70s. It was true that the farmers had been deeply injured, but that injury had not benefited the Government or the revenue. The revenue duty on corn was then so small that it did not produce as much as the duty on currants did. In the face of all this Mr. Cobden boasted of the services he had done, and threatened the Protectionist party if they again dared to stir in this matter. Mr. Day wound up a speech of con siderable duration by a reference to the general con dition of the country, and the spirit of dislike which, he said, it was the object of the Free-traders to stir up between the landlords and tenants. He supported the resolution and sat down amidst loud cheers., After a few brief observations from other gentlemen, The resolution was put and agreed to with only two or three dissentients. Mr. FRYER proposed the second resolution, entering briefly upon its merits— " That, in the opinion of this meeting, no hope can be entertained of a reversal of the fatal policy under which the country, and this county in particular, is suffering from the present House of Commons, the majority of which, this meeting is convinced, does not possess the confidence nor represent the present opinions of the people." Mr. NICHOLLS seconded the resolution. Captain DUMBLY and Mr. PRYME opposed it briefly. The resolution was then read from the chair, put, and carried by a large majority. The third resolution, " That a loyal and dutiful address be therefore presented to her Majesty, pray ing that her Majesty will be graciously pleased to dissolve the present Parliament, and afford to the people the opportunity of electing their own repre sentatives—men who entertain sentiment's in unison with the opinions of the great mass of her Majesty's loyal subjects throughout the empire, and that the address now read be adopted and signed by the High Sheriff on behalf of this meeting," was agreed to. The Rev. J. LITTON briefly addressed the meeting, which, after a sitting of five hours, separated after a vote of thanks to the chairman. There were 800 persons present in the hall. WRECK OF THE CALEB GRIM- SHAW EMIGRANT SHIP. The following letter has been addressed to a morn• ing contemporary : Sir,—As I believe no detailed account of the destruction by fire of the ship Caleb Gritnahaw, with the loss of 101 passengers, has yet been before the public, I enclose you the particulars, which, coming from an eyewitness of the melancholy event, and who writes from notes taken at the time, may be interesting to those who had friends or relatives on board, and which I hope, Sir, you will find worth inserting in your valuable journal. In compliance with your rules I enclose my card, and remain, Sir, yours, &c. London, Dec.l9. A CABIN PASSENGER. The Caleb Grimshaw sailed from Liverpool on the 231 of last October, with a general cargo, besides 100 tons of coals, and, I believe, 600 or 700 tons of iron. She carried 427 passengers, including six in the cabin; the crew numbered 18, with four mates, there being also a steward and stewardess, the captain, his wife and child, a doctor and two cooks—in all, 457 souls. For nearly three weeks we experienced nothing but contrary winds and calms, and the first fair wind we met with was on the day the fire was discovered—Sunday, the 11th of November. It was the first day we had our studding sails set. Our latitude the day before was 41 deg. 8 min. N.; longi tude, 36 deg. W. At the time the accident occurred we were in longitude about 37 deg. 30 min. W. At nine o'clock, P.M., the ship being under all sail, going about two knots, the alarm of fire was given, smoke being observed to ascend from the fore hatchway. In a few minutes all was confusion ; the steerage pas sengers rused up from their berths, and came aft on the quarter deck, lying and kneeling down in all directions, impeding the exertions of the crew, and hardly allowing the commands of the captain to be heard above their cries. A large force-pump on the forecastle deck was immediately manned and a hose fastened to it, which played down between decks. By this means and the employment of the ship's buckets, there was soon a considerabl e quantity of water between decks, but still no abate ment of the smoke. It was now evident the fire was in the lower hold; the hatchway, which had been caulked and pitched over when leaving Liverpool, was therefore opened, when immediately thick volumes of smoke ascended. The hose was now directed down this hatchway, fresh hands were summoned to the pump, and in about an hour, the smoke appearing to decrease, Mr. Hoxie, the first mate, volunteered to go down and try if he could see the fire. A rope was accordingly tied round his body, but he had hardly been lowered below the hatchway, when he called out, and was immediately hauled up again, quite insensible from the smoke. His report, when after several minutes he recovered, was very discouraging; he said she was all on fire below. The exertions of those at the pump were redoubled, and a constant stream of water directed below. Several of the passengers volunteered their services, but a great many d to be driven from among the women and children, where they lay groaning and cry ieg,. While the captain and mates were forward a numbr of the passengers got into the larboard quarter boat, and lowered her. She was immediately swamped, and about twelve were drowned. Sl] rtly after the alarm of fire the man at the wheel deserted his post, and he, the boatswain, the second cook, wi tb TUESDAY EVENING, one or two others of the crew, having placed two compasses and some provisions and water in the stern boat, got into her, lowered her, and remained in her astern of the vessel, to which they did not return for several days. As soon as the force pump and buckets were regularly at work most of the sail was taken in, and the ship hove aback. By this time it was about midnight, and quite calm, and hail the vessel had a gun on board it ought to have been fired all the night through, bat, strange to say, she was totally unpro vided with cannon, nor do I think she had rockets or blue lights either —at least none were burnt. There were two large tanks of water on the main deck, each containing 1,100 gallons. These the passengers stove in, in spite of the captain's exertions to prevent them. They said the fire must be put out at any cost. About two o'clock in the morning of Monday the 12th, as the smoke was not observed to increase, the first alarm subsided and the crying ceased, the people for the most p art falling asleep. In the course of the night the starboard quarter boat was got down and veered astern, with three of the crew in her the stern boat was already lowered, and the other quarter boat, . which had been swamped was baled out by the first mate and one or two of the crew ; she was also passed astern, and three men placed in her, while all the boats were provided with oars, provisions and water having also been placed in each. Dawn disclosed a scene of confusion—the quarter deck covered with filth, in which were lying women and children in all directions, while up the forehatch the smoke still continued to ascend, and it was penetrating slowly into the cabin. Some of the crew now prepared to launch the long-boat, whilst others commenced making a raft, and the smoke being observed stealing aft the pumps near the mainfast were. set to work. The long boat was launched about nine, A.M., and passed astern ; the captain's wile and child were lowered first, out of his state room window, through which were also passed some compasses, charts, &o, and then the cabin passengers were lowered over the stern of the vessel. While this was going on tke scene became painful in the extreme ; some rushed to tha captain's state room, beseeching him to save them : numhere crowded round the stern, where the second mate was employed lowering the ladies int, the long heat; others were to be seen at their prayers, while mothers and children, husbands and wives, embraced each other and mingled their tears toge ther. At this trying period the conduct of English and Irish contrasted strongly. While the English generally seemed to await their fate in silent resige nation, the Irish were loud in their lamentations, notwithstanding that a priest had been employed giving them absolution all the night and morning. a. remarkable instance of their extreme love of life was exhibited by two girls, who lowered themselves by a rope hanging over the stern, although they were told that they would not be admitted into the boat; they were, however, taken in, after being left hanging in the water until they were nearly exhausted. Four of the second cabin passengers, too, got in, and two Irishmen forced themselves on board, having basely deserted their wives in the burning vessel. When the writer left the ship for the longboat the cabin floor was quite warm, and smoke was coming up through the seams of the deck, so that the fire wes evidently extending to the after part of the vessel. In he afternoon the captain came off, and was put on hoard the longboat. On his leaving the vessel's side she poor creatures on ,board set up a general cry, " Oh, captajo dear, save us ! save us !" He told them he was not going to leave them, and that he would stay by the vessel to the last. Why he dirt not stay in the vessel remains to be explained. Be fore he left the crew had made two more rafts; one of these was launched, and about thirty persons got on it, when, fearing it would be overcrowded, they cut themselves adrift, and. soon after hoisted a small sail and went off to the eastward before the wind. It is most probable they all perished in a day or two, as, although they had a barrel of beef and one of pork, they had very little water, and I believe no bread. All Monday night and all Tuesday and Tuesday night the ship lay to with the boats astern. On Tuesday morning the chief mate came off in one of the boats and brought some provisions and a small tin vessel of water for the long boat. They had passed a terrible night on board. No sooner had the captain left than the steerage passengers rushed into the cabin, cut and broke open all the trunks and boxes they could lay hands on, and rifled them of their contents. They found two cases of brandy and a fe w bottles of wine, after having consumed which they became very riotous, attacking the first mate and some of the crew, who had great difficulty in preserving their lives. They succeeded in taking two guns from them, and threw them overboard, and, having armed themselves with pistol s an d k n i ves , kept iese infuriated savages at bay until the effects of the brandy wore off, when they became quiet enough. In the course of the day the boats brought us off a few mattresses, blankets, and leaves of the cabin table, which were laid along the bottom of the boat, and which were very welcome, as she was leaky, and shipped so much water over her sides that two men were kept constantly bailing her out. Ore Wednes day morning, the 14th, a cask of bread was brought us; the crew had found a cask of fl )ur the evening before, and the cook was employed baking it the whole night. This was very acceptable, as we had no bread in the long boat, and had been subsisting on a little cake and cheese, with a few pickles. About nine A.M. the ship was squared away before the wind, and ran all the day about north by west, towing the boats after her. Why they did not run her for the A zores the day before, when the wind was favourable, seems very strange. She had now nine feet of water in her hold, but still the smoke ascended from the hatches, though they had been covered down again to smother the fire as much as possible. We observed a good deal of smoke also issuing from the cabin windows and from the ventilators in the stern. On Wednesday night she lay to, the captain considering it unsafe to carry on during the night as the long boat was shipping seas over her bows and sides, being much too heavily laden. She had 25 or 26 persons in her, and a good deal of useless lumber besides, which might have been thrown overboard. In the evening they nailed an old cover of a sale along the gunwale, and drew it over the boat, covering her like a tent; this kept off a good many heavy seas, and doubtless saved us from being swamped several times in the course of the night. As it was being quite wet through by the rain, which poured down in torrents, and by the sea continually washing over us, we spent a miserable night. On Thursday morning, the sth, the wind being favourable, the mates and crew begged of the captain to put the ship about and steer for the Azores. This he at last consented to do, and this day we made a run of some 80 or 90 miles. At noon we were in latitude 41 deg. 33 min. N., longi tude 36 deg. 45 min. W.; as it was blowing rather hard, we lay to again during the night. Friday, the 16th.—We made sail again this morning at dawn, but by nine A.M. it fell nearly calm. Early this morning some of us went back to the vessel, • preferring anything to remaining in the long boat, where we had lain four days and nights side by side, without being able to change our position, and com pletely wet through. In the course of the forenoon the rest of the passengers were taken out of her, the captain still remaining with his wife and child, the doctor, steward, and stewardess, and the crew of the boat. While in the boat all bore their sufferings without a murmur, with the exception of the captain's wife ; she, poor woman, never ceased to complain for four long days and nights, thus rendering the position of the others still more unpleasant than it otherwise would have been. Between nine and ten A.M. the man on the lookout saw a sail ; the ship was immediately put about and stood after her, but there being very little wind, the second mate with five hands went off in one of the boats to try and overtake her. In about two hours we made her out a barque, standing west by north. We followed her until nearly 2 r.si., when, thinking she meant to avoid us, the ship was put about again on her former course. In a few minutes we observed the barque coming round after us. The fact was, she had not seen our flag of distress, which was in the mizen rigging, until we had turned our stern to her. She now bore down on us, while we lay to, waiting her approach. She came up to us at 3 o'clock r as., and proved to be the British barque Sarah, Captain Cook, from London, for Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, a timber vessel, in ballast. Being in formed of our situation, and as it was too rough to take off any persons that night, Captain Cook di rected us to keep him company, both vessels showing lights. At dusk he picked up the second mate and crew of the boat which had gone after him in the morning; also those in the long boat (who had a narrow escape while getting on board), and those in one of the quarter boats. These three boats were lost that night—the stern was dragged out of one and the others were swamped. As darkness set in the wind increased to a gale, and our situation in the Caleb ,Grimshaw was perilous in the extreme. Every mo ment we expected to go down ; the vessel rolled in a fearful manner, dipping her studding sail booms quite under water, while nearly every roll the seasernia in on the quarter deck, and sometimes even les** wheel-house. To add to our despair, abouthgsfee' o'clock in the morning we lost sight of the Sari s light, and were thus left to ourselves, without sextant, chronometer, chart, or anything to guide us. At length morning broke, when to our great joy we discovered the Sarah five or six miles ahead of us. We carried on after her for several hours, afraid she was going to leave us, when about two o'clock P.M. the shorted sail, and in an hour we came up with her. The sea having gone down a little she lowered two boats, and by dusk had taken off the burning vessel 133 persons, including most of the women. It was not judged safe to attempt the transfer of any more Muting the night, so the boats were taken up and we shaped our course for the island of Flores, showing a light at cur mizen crosstrees. On Sunday morning, the 18th, the Caleb Gritnshaw was far astern of us. We kept on our course all day, and lost sight of her iin the afternoon; we, therefore, lay to during the I night, showing a lantern, and on Monday morning, the 19th, saw her about nine miles off on our lee bow, lying to. By 10 A.M. we were up with her, and tell ing her to follow us, we pursued our course. While pasting her, the poor creatures on board called out for " Water water!" but, as the sea was too high to risk a boat, nothing conk' be done to alleviate their sufferings. She followed us pretty well under her fore and main topsails, foresail, and foretopmast stay sail; the crew were too weak to make more sail on her. She seemed much shaken this morning; the masts were all loose, the mainmast especially, which shook several feet from side to side as the vessel rolled. 'The fore topgallant sail, too, was blown to ribbons. Tuesday, the 26th.—The sea was still running too high to attempt removing the rest of the passengers, hut early this morning a boat was sent on board with the second mate and seven fresh hands, who soon made sail on her—setting the mainsail, main topgal lant sail,. and mizen topsail. The boat brought off the five teen who had been on board the wreck. They had a sad tale to tell ; on Sunday night 20 died, last night 16, and four more this morning. 'Though most of these perished from thirst, it is probable some had poisoned themselves, as they had broken into the doctor's room, and drank laudanum, and whatever other liquors they found there. At 11 A.M. we saw land, about 40 miles distant, which proved to be Flores. By 8 leer. we were under the lee of the island, and the boats were employed all night remov ing the people from the burning vessel; which task was safely completed by five o'clock in the morning of Wednesday, the 21st, when the first mate and men who had been employed in it removed the hatches, and shortly after the flames burst out. The ship burnt from the stern forward, the wizen mast falling first, and then the main mast, which fell before the flames reached the main top gallant sail. The last we saw of her was about 10 A.m.; she was then some two miles south west of Flores. We made but little progress this day, the wind being against us. As there were but six small casks of water on board, and provisions for one week, the people had to be put on short allowance ; all that could be afforded each person was half a pint of water and half a biscuit, morning and evening. Thursday, the 22 , 1.—Eight bodies were thrown overboard this morning, two women and six children, having died in the night. The poor people were all crowded together on the main deck, quite exposed to the weather, which fortunately was not cold, or no doubt many more would have perished in their then weak state, several not having tasted water from the Sunday till the Wednesday morning. It fell nearly cdm about noon, but in the afternoon a breeze sprung up, so far favourable that we were just able to lay our course for Fayal. On the morning of Friday the 23d we found ourselves about 15 miles to leeward of the island, with the wind right against us. We were all that day and night beating up to windward, when at length, on Satur day, the 24th, about noon, we made the harbour of Faye], at which time there were only two small teaks of water remaining, and 2 cwt. of bread. Shortly after we dropped anchor. We were now in formed that we should have to ride quarantine for five days. The British Consul iromsdiately sent us off bread and water, while from the American, Mr. Dab ney. we received a present of oranges and wine. Next day, Sunday, the 25th, was employed getting water and provisions on board, and in taking off about 100 persons to the lazaretto; and the ship was brought a little further in the harbour in the course of the day. This evening a small barque, the Clara C. Bel!, sided for New York ; her captain offered to take eight cabin passengers, but only two were allowed to go by Captain Hoxie, who went himself, leaving his crew and passengers behind him ; and taking his wife and child, steward and stewardess, and first and second mates. An elderly lady, a cabin passenger, entreated to be allowed to go; but Captain lioxio gave the preference to his mates and even to his servants. On Monday, the 26th, nearly 100 more were taken off to the lazaretto ; and, owing to the repeated com plaints of Captain Cook about the state the people were in, lying exposed on the decks, we were in formed that our quarantine would be over the next morning. It having come on to blow fresh from the south west, an additional anchor and chain cable were brought from shore, which were let go in the after noon. The wind still increasing, we let go another anchor; but at dark, the gale blowing still harder, we began to drag all three anchors. At 10 Pew. we parted our best chain cable, and during the next hour and a half dragged our others about 500 yards. Our danger was now imminent, as the breakers could be seen almost under our stern, and we were driving right on a frightful lee shore. We thought it hard to perish thus, having escaped destruction so lately, to be sacrificed to those absurd quarantine laws; and, harder still, that Captain Cook should die a victim to his humanity in saving our lives. Just after he had come down to tell the ladies to get up and dress them selves, and when five minutes more would have seen us on the rocks, the wind suddenly chopped round to west, and the vessel was saved. It was found next morning, on weighing anchor for the purpose of getting the vessel to safer moorings further in the harbour, that both flukes of one of the two remaining anchors were broken. On Tuesday, the 27th, the remainder of the passengers were taken ashore, where we experienced every kindness and attention from the Consuls. No• thing could equal the kindness of Mr. Dabney, in particular. Thus, after more than two weeks' suffering and privations, and at the risk of starvation, and, as it afterwards proved, of shipwreck to himself and crew, the lives of 356 human beings were saved by means of Captain Cooks noble and praise-worthy conduct. Ninety-two were missing when all were got on board the Sarah, eight died on the passage to Fayal, and one after we came to anchor. Of the 92, about 30 went eff on the raft the day after the accident, 40 perished from want of water and food, about 12 were drowned by the swamping of the quarter boat, and the remainder were probably smothered in their berths. All the cabin passengers were saved. The doctor reported four second-cabin passengers among the lost. I regret that I do not know their names, nor those of any of the missing. I believe nothing was saved by any one. Everything went down with the vessel—all the passengers property, with a cargo to the value of .500,000 dolls. To the chief mate, Mr. Hoxie, a young man only 22 years of age, all prah e is due, under Providence,; it was mainly owing to his unwearied exertions that the vessel was kept afloat and our lives preserved until we fell in with the Sarah. While the captain deserted his vessel only a few hours after the accident occurred, this fearless young man remained on board as long as he could be of any service, and this at the risk of his life, which was attempted several times. Most of the crew, too, behaved well throughout; and lam sorry I do not know the names of some to whose exertions I was a witness. Why the captain left his vessel of course he can best explain himself I understand he said there was a mutiny on board ; but surely he ought to have been as competent to quell it as his mate. There was as much danger for one as fur the other, and his mate remained on board nearly a whole week. Again, why the captain should leave Fayal in such a hurry seems also strange. Perhaps a landsman may be incapable of judging on these matters. However, there was but one opinion among the captains at Horta on the subject. I cannot, Sir, lay down my pen without calling your attention to the shameful neglect of precautions against the consequences of such disasters on board emigrant vessels. As I remarked before, the Caleb Grimshaw carried no cannon, nor had she a lifeboat on board—at least I did not tee one—while the boats she did possess could not perisihly have saved the lives of one-tenth of the passengers, even in moderate weather. I do not know whether she was provided with rockets or blue lights; but none were burnt, t idler on the night of the accident or during any of the five nights she was in company with the Sarah. It the fire did not originate in spontaneous combustion, it was probably smouldering in the hold from the time the ship left Liverpool. lam not aware of what the cargo consisted, but surely passenger vessels ought not to be permitted to carry any cargo liable to ignite of itself. I hope, Sir, you will direct the attention of your readers to these circumstances, so that we shall soon see shipowners forced to previde ansple means for the safety of passengers—at least by public opinion, if not by more stringent Acts of the Legislature. Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial• office for the Governors of Hong. Kong, Ceylon, and Labuan. SAFETY AND COMFORT IN THEATRES ! THE NEW OLYMPIC.—With respect to construction, the main walls are 3f bricks thick up to the pit; three bricks above. The gallery axd box floors are framed with girders, 12 inches by 12 inches, one end into granite corbels in walls, the other end supported by iron columns, four inches by five inches diameter. To prevent the thrust inwards, from the great inclination of the floors (the gallery timbers rising three feet in five), the ends of the girders have bsen secured by iron ties and granite bond, six inches by four inches, built in the walls, flush outside, and the whole floor is framed on the principle of a hori zontal truss, with abutments from the longitudinal walls. There are two fire-proof (stone) staircases to the gallery one for entrance and both for exit, already referred to. There are also two ways out of the pit, and separate way from stalls and boxes, so that the house may be cleared in a few minutes. The whole of the entrances, passages, &e., including staircases (slate) to the private boxes and slips, are fire-proof. The floor of lobby round back of boxes is of slate on pugging. The house is ventilated by an air shaft over the chandelier through the raof, a large ventilator through the roof at the back of the gallery, a tier of semi-circular windows between gallery floor and ceiling. There are also air flues ha all the walls. communicating with various parts of the house, and four internal air shafts from the back of the pit and boxes thiou g h the fool; tee u l Ter part at eacu of these shafts is rarified by gas burners, which at the same time light the back of gallery.—. Builder. DECEMBER 25, 1849 READING, GUILDFORD, AND REIGATE RAILWAY. An extraordinary general meeting of the pro prietors of this railway was held yesterday, at the offices of the Company, Royal Exchange-buildings, for the purpose of authorising the directors to raise additional funds, either by bond or mortgage. Mr. Alderman Salomons, chairman of the board of direc tors, in the chair. The advertisement convening the meeting having been read, a report was submitted to the shareholders, which stated that the capital authorised to be raised by the company was 800,0001., divided into 40,000 shares of 201. each, with power to borrow a further sum of 266,6661. By an agreement with the South-Eastern Company the sum of 600,0001., or 151. per share, had been raised in the shape of calls, upon which that company guaranteed interest at the rate of 5A per cent., while 50,000/. had been raised on debenture, the interest on which the South• Eastern Company also paid. The proprietors were aware, no doubt., that in reference to the extension of the line from Gom shall to Dorking, the bands of the directors had been tied up by the existence "of the Direct Ports mouth Company, but as that company was about to be dissolved, this company would shortly be in a position to complete that portion of the line. An attempt had been made by the Direct Portsmouth Company, in conjunction will the London, Brighton, and South Coast Company, to make a line from Epsom to Leatherhead, which would have been highly prejudicial to this undertaking; and it was, there fore, a source of gratification to the board that one of the Direct Portsmouth shareholders had called in the aid of the Court of Chancery, and defeated it. The debentures were at present limited to 50.0001., and it was now proposed to issue 150 0001 more. The report concluded by stating . that the directors bad deemed it expedient to employ Messrs. Quitter and Co., the public account ants, to audit the accounts from the commencement of the undertaking. The CUAIRIA - AN stated that the additional funds were required to enable the directors to comply with the request of the South-Eastern Company to give them some further station room for the purpose of carrying on their goods traffic, and developing the general traffic of the districts which this line accom modated. He, therefore, begged leave to move that the directors be authorised to raise a further sum not exceeding 150,0001., in addition to the sum of 50,0001., at such ra e of interest as they might think fit. Mr. JOHNSON asked if it would not be better to call upon the shareholders to pay up the remaining Si. per share, rather than by going into the money market for the 150,000/. The CHAIRMAN did not know whether the Hon. Proprietor spoke the sense of the meeting ; but he would tell him at once that the subject he bad adverted to was under the consideration of the board, but it had not been finally decided. Mr. TITE asked if the 600,0001. referred to by the chairman had been called up. The CHAIRMAN replied in the affirmative. Mr. TIT e would be glad to knoW, then, in the Event of the shareholders raising the additional 200,0001., would the South• Eastern Company be liable to pay them 54 per cent. on that sum too. The CHAIRMAN was afraid not. By the agreement the South Eastern Company guaranteed per cent. on 600,0001., and if any more money were required it was to be raised by debenture, at as cheap a rate as possible. • Mr. TITE observed that the South-Eastern had made rather a bad bargain with them, and it was only an act of justice that they should raise this money for them at the cheapest possible rate. He asked what necessity there was for employing a public accountant. The CHAIRMAN replied that had the matter stood as between the directors and their shareholders they should not have thought such a step necessary. Mr. SMITH trusted the directors would take care that no more money would be borrowed than was absolutely required for the Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Railway. He hoped no money would be raised by this company for the purposes of the South- Eastern line. The CHAIRMAN said the duty of the directors was defined by the agreement, and money could not be borrowed for the purpose suggested by the Honour able Proprietor. Mr. HENRY had heard it whispered out of doors, that it was the intention of a portion of the directors of the South-Eastern Company to repudiate the agreement. The CFIAIRMAN said, so long as a living could be made on the Stock Exchange by raising or depressing property, so long would such unfounded rumours get afloat. Mr. TITE asked if the lease had been signed ? The CHAIRMAN replied no; because the works were not yet fully completed. Mr. MACGREGOR, the chairman of the South Eastern Company, said there was no foundation whatever for the supposition alluded to by the Hon. Proprietor (Mr. Henry). The agreement, he could assure the proprietors, was as binding as any that had ever been enforced in a court of law, and it would be kept with perfect good faith by the company over which he had the honour to preside. Mr. KEELEY thought it would be more advisable that they should raise the money themselves. The CHAIRMAN said the shareholders were still liable for an additional 51. per share, and the board had it now under consideration whether it would not be better to recommend the shareholders to get rid of the debentures by paying up the Si. per share and getting their lease signed. A PROPRIETOR vo ished to know what interest would be paid on the additional Si per share ? The CHAIRMAN did not think they could reason ably expect more than the marketable rate of interest, say 4 per cent. Mr. LEWIS was present at the last meeting, when the Chairman told them that the 50,0001. then autho rised to be raised would be amply sufficient to meet the wants of the company, and he was somewhat taken by surprise at finding that 150,0001. more would be required. The CHAIRMAN said he gave that information .upon erroneous data respecting the works, but if the share. holders would; have confidence in him and his board, which he would undertake to say was the most honest in the kingdom, he would undertake that the shareholders should come out of the concern with a profit in their pockets. If' they had not that confi dence, why, the best thing the shareholdf rs could do was to change their chairman, and try what another would do for them. Mr. CARDCN would never consent to pay a fur ther call of 51. per share, to lend the South-Eastern Company at 4 per cent., and thereby reduce his in terest fr )m 51 to 4 per cent. He looked at the shares as 151. shires, and the directors had no power to raise any additional call upon them. The CHAIRMAN warned the proprietors that they were only tn irried to the South-Eastern Company by a little bit of parchment, and as it was said to be an easy feat to drive a coach and four through an Act of Parliament, might it not be done with equal ease through an agreement like their own. Mr. CARDEN thought this observation came with very bad taste from the chair, after what had been said by Mr. Macgregor, and again insisted that they had no power to raise any further calls. Mr. JonNsoNjasked what interest would In paid on the call if it were made ? The CHAIRMAN really could not answer nit question, but, if they liked, the shareholders should have the agreement read. The agreement was accordingly read, from which it appeared beyond all doubt that the directors had no power to make the call. It distinc ly specified that all money required beyond 600,000/. already calltd up must be raised on debentures. A PROPRIETOR wished to know if something could not be done in the way of reducing the managing ex penses of the company. The CIIAIRM4N said it was his anxious wish, in 'eed it was the object dearest to his heart, to wind up this concern and hand it over to the South-Eastern . Com pany in a flourishing condition, and it might hereaf lie ter be proposed, that the direction o f this line should amalgamated with the direction of t he South-Eastern Company. The resolution was then put and carried unani mously. Mr. TITE moved a vote of thanks to the chairman, which was seconded, and afterwards carried unani mously. The CHAIRMAN, in acknowledging the compliment, stated that he and his brother directors contemplated shortly calling the shareholders together to consider the propriety of their clubbing together to lend this money to the south-Eastern, at 4 per cent , and thus get into a position to have their lease signed and sealed. The meeting then broke up. HONOUR TO BRISTOL.—The new cathedral at An tigua, dedicated to St. John, has been completed in two years. from the designs of Mr. T. Fuller, architect. There was not any contractor, but the men were paid and the building works carried out by Mr. %V.Rone, of Bristol, who gave the greatest satisfaction to the architect and all parties concerned. There were a few English workment sent out, but the greater portion of the work was performed by the natives. The building accommodates 2,200 persons. The windows are filled in with thick glass, in large planes, supplied by Messrs. Dix and Williams, of Bristol. The three east windows were made in England, filled with stained glass by Mr. Willement, of London. The pulpit, read ing-desk, bishop's throne, and slals, were made of mahogsny, carved in Britol; the font was also sent out from Bristol. The organ was made by Mr. Walker,. (..f London.— Bristol Journal. ROY AL COLLIES; EOr SURG EON S.--T he following gentlemen having , underg ne the nvez!s , 7 - y - tions for the dlphyns, Were adiniqE4 mL.Entes- fte college, at the tne,ting of the Court of I:xaminerP, on the 21st Henry Thomas Soratt. street, South A, ark; J uita shei wouit Dsker street, Portman-square; Henry Smyth Locock, le2e• park, Blackheath) and gory Collins, Birminglign. IRELAND. FROM OUR. CORRESPONDENT.) DUBLIN, SUNDAY EVENING.—The weather to -day was exceedingly fine; hut the sudden mutation which took place last night, from extreme cold to almost summer 'warmth, has been the subject of much re mark. Early this morning the temperature became colder, and continued so throughout the day, with a brisk northwesterly wind. Having heard that in many of the threatened localities, the people were leav ing their domiciles, I proceeded to-day to Sandy mount, and the vicinity, and found that, although some timorous people left, the migration was by no means to the . extent stated. Several families from the neighbour hood of Clontarf and' Dollymount having taken lodgings for the formidable ensuing week in Dorset' street and other high-and-dry localities. The great majority—and I don't doubt but they are right—are making fun of the whole matter. The Protectionist movement still goes on, though laz . ly and without much apparent gain. A circular was issued on Friday, to the landowners and farmers of the County Cavan, to obtain names to a requisi tion, calling on the high sheriff to convene a county meeting, to petition for protection, and a repeal of ti navigation-laws. This will be an important meeting; for Willem Sharman Crawford, that admirable Irish landlord and respected English Member , is determined to oppose the Farnhams and the John Youngs on their own ground, and to tell them the something that is wanted besides pratection - Mr. Crawford has a considerable property in Cavan and the neighbouring county of Meath. The Cork Reporter of last night contains a meeting held in Bandon on Friday. It is not of much importance, save, from the fact of O'Neil l Daunt, the quondam Member for Mallow, a Ro" peeler, and for a long time private secretary to O'Connell, taking part in the proceedings. A long letter will appear in the papers tomorrow, from the Rev. John Doran, P.P., of Loughbrickland , Cavan, in which the Rev. Gentleman, who has just returned from the United States, is far less wholesale in his advice to emigrate than is the Reverend Mr. Maher, of Carlow, who has never crossed the Atlantic. The Reverend Mr. Doran advises all people engaged in trade—tradesmen, Stc.—wh ° , can obtain comf a-table food and raiment, and usefu l education for their children, not to emigrate for soi .foreign country ' - and to the farming claases he 583% let those stop at home who can subsist there, and iv", have not " their own and their children's toil and sweat uselessly expended in maintaining the pampered luxury of their taskmasters." This is wholesome advice. Hundreds, to my knowledge, whcecould do well at home, but who ran away during the emigra tion mania, now rue the day they deserted their " island home." BANK OF FRANCE. The following is a return of the situation of the Bank of France on Dec. 20:— ASSETS. Cash and ingots • • f. 2.93,375 ,196 ••• Ditto in branch banks 129,965,7 00 ° Bills past due ••• ••• ••• 143,081 89 Bills falling due in Paris, of which 16,323,046 f. 70c. are from the branch banks 41 366,736 91 Bills in the branch banks 74,263, 12 i• u Advances on coins and ingots... ... 4,843,70 0 Ditto by the branch banks ... 327,2 34 o 0 Ditto on French public securities ... 18,775,5 14 4 0 Ditto by branch banks... 2,010,319 „ Ditto to the State on Bons du Tram.... 50,000,0 00 Ditto on the loan of 150 millions ... 50,000,000 u Loan of 3,000,000 f. to the city of Mar seilles ... 1,075,000 o Advance to the department of the 0 Seine ••• ••• ••• ••• 3,000,000 ,* Rentes of the reserve fund ... 10,000,000 0 itentes, disposable funds ... 42,529,988 13 Investments of the new branch banks in 39 the public funds' ... ... 12,826,541 „ Hotel and furniture of the Bank ... 4,000,000 "0 Real property of the branch banks ••• 2,919, 586 0 Interest in National Discount Bank ... 200,000 ,‘ Ditto branch banks ... 230,000 o Bills protested at Paris Ditto at the branches ... 2 4 4 79 5,034169 5( 2 6 /.."?xpenses of administration of the Bank 821,32 7 u Ditto of the branches 823,9 32 4r. 61 Miscellaneous ... 3,797,3-50 f. 749, 518 690 7 9 LIABILITIES. Capital f. 67,9 0 0 ,000 Ditto of the Branch Banks ... 23,350,000 ° Reserve fund ... ... 10,000,0p0 o Ditto of the branch banks ... 2980,75 0 * Reserve- immobiliere 4,000,000 o o Notes to bearer, in circulation ... ... 363 588,80 0 n Ditto of the branch banks ... 67 , 13 4 , 35° Ditto to order (post-bills) ... 1,531,133 , Amount-current with Treasury creditor 79,241,325 803 Various accounts current 77,517,8 95 l a Ditto in branches ••• 27,202,270 0 „ Bills payable at sight ... ... 4,758,50 n Ditto at branches "' ••• 1,510,603 w Bills of the branch banks payable by 49 the Bank ... -•• ••• 7,363,321 0 Ditto of the Bank payable by branches.. 4,322,25 3 Dividends payable ... . . 246,303 , Liquidation of the Algiers Bank ... 155,647 9 , i ; Discounts, interest, and expenses ... 3,613,335 ';) Ditto branch banks „, 2,038,115 "a Ite-discounts of the last six month s ... 143,693 4 ,', Ditto in branch banks .. 296,47 1 Hisallaneous .„. 323,902 94 ------- _ L 749,518,690 7/ Certified by the Governor of the Bank of France,. D'ARGOU .I• ., foregoingWe find by the account that the cash I he T hand has increased within the week by 3,000,000 1 ; b y amount of commercial bills discounted has decrcas ca ," 900,000 f. The protested bills have diminished act 110,0001'. The bank notes in circulation have decreeges, by 500,000 f. The balance to the credit of the Trees ur h has increased by 5,000,000 f. The sundry credits Pa' diminished by 2,500,0001. KING'S COLLEGE.—PROPOSED NEW HOSPITA I ' .--- 1, A special court of governors and proprietors of IClog College was held on Friday, at the College, Souler s n e r House, to consider the propriety of making a gr at' ) loan towards the erection of a new hospital. The bish of London prt sided, and stated that, in conseque" ce of o f the munificent offer of un anonymous, individu al l , 5,01)01 towards the hospital, the pro sent meeting bed bet, c niverted fur the purpose of aiding this worthy ohs e, The hospital was a most essential adjunct to the coll e g., and as the college was increasing every year, the 11() ; c 1 pital ought to keep pace with it. One proprietor h d entered his protest against any money being advalf e o , for this purpose until the proprietors had received dividend on their sharei; but ho (the Bishop) did of think they were rest ricted from doing an thing that !D i go be regarded as completing the college, and carrying t he its efficiency. His Lordship then read a letter frolli Rev. Dr. J elf, expressing his full approval of the proP c t t y . W. Cotton, Esq., said be hoped the present o pportor' l o6 would not be lost of securing an adequate endovvr° 6 l , / for the hospital. He had it on the highest autho' l 4 that a hospital of 120 patients did not afford a sul'Fieifti l o means for the surgical education of the pupils o f King's College. He moved, " That, in pursuallo%. the recommendation of the council, this court do gsr ier tion a grant of 5,0001., to be paid to the com mittee,. 1 , the building and permanent endowment of "40 lege Hospital, on such condition as th e co uncil 9 ,7, in see fit." B. Webster, Esq., secon d e d the Incit.l• which was put and agreed to unanimously. Mr,* to derman Copeland, M.P., in m ov i ng a vote o f thank of the Bishop tor presiding, expressed his convicti° I ce the necessity of an hospital on a more extended 5 0 .0 Sir R. 11. Inglis, M.P., seconded the resolution, wbi was agreed to. The next batch of convicts under sentence of tra ° :; portation will be forwarded to the new settlem e° forth, Western Australia. [AnvEaTisEmEeer 7j—A Sufferer from Severe i p bility and a Shattered Constitution cured by Holloway's o,e --`:lr. Reintjes van Veensen, a merchant, residing at I ' l % o l gin, in Holland, had been suffering for years from a g en os debility ; his strength had become so prostrated that he n r squit incapable of attending to any kin of businss ; e ; of stitution e was rapidly giving way, notwithstanding the elO rt 1 9 i0 the cleverest medical men to arrest the decline. - At this sniff he commenced taking Holloway's Pills, and by their rat use,,tle health and strength are p er f ec tl y re - esta bli s h e d, in g",j 3 at for which blessing h e d es i res t h at pu bli c i ty b e g i ve n to itc, n others may seek re li e f b y t h e same means .—S o ld by 31 1 :;014 gists and a t P ro f essor H o ll oway ' s E sta bli s h men t, 244, London. e.se BIRTHS. Of' On the 21st inst., at youth Lambeth, the wife -f Hudson, of otors'- coons, of a so. 21 1;1 On the 21s D t e inst., at mm Park-village n East, Regentlioi, Eleanor, wife of Mr. Daniel Bas, Regent-street, Pis° of a daughter. rsir ° On the 22d inst., in Bedford-street, Covent-garde l3, g the c. On of a dauhter. te e On the 23d in ,th e wife of Mr. G. Grant, Cork -ot Bond -street, of a daughter. MARRIED. i,J° t On the 20th ins'., at Trinity Church, Sunningdale, g oolf Hugh Inglis, of the 2d Madras Light Cavalry, to AO' surviving daughter of the late Sir W. Arbuthnot, Bart.:lot. On the 20th inst., at Clifton, in Nottinghamshir e, o w ls' wood Wilson Esq., late in' the Bth Hussars, and of ilibte„ hall, Warwickshire, to Harriette Horatia, youngest clat'!i',,e of the late Captain Charles M. Walker, R.N., and Pie' General Sir George Walker, Bart ,G C.B. t" On the 22d inst., at Trinity Church, St. Blaryleborie the Rev. WIN= Frederick Hamilton, Home Chaplain t°43tet Hon. East India Company, to Sibella Jane, eldest daub of Henry St. George Tucker, Esq., of Portland ----- DIED. 116, On the 22d inst., in Portland-place, Admiral Lord C°lCl of Culross, aged 82. Qs An • Oa the l4th inst., at Croydon, aged 59, Mr. J ain- f - b at drews, (or 13 years Clerk to the Board of Guardians ° Un Oa i. ont li cn the 15th inst., at Bishopsteignton, near T ei g n-ni , T. L. Prinsep, Esq., of Croxhall, Derbyshire. of 11 011 the 17th inst., aged t? 9, Mary, eldest daug hter Power, Esq., of Freasley, Warwickshir r e. olliP s Oa the 20th inst., at ILlmpstead, the Venerable Jennings, At-elide:teen of Norfolk, aged titi• if tiner° Oil the 21st imit., itt Melton Mowbray, Jocelyn P.,` l jk ile George, eldest child of George and Elinor Stratton , 01 stone rcetoiy, we: 10. .----f' _.- . i .i c • •--- - n , ,-!, _ - ,,,d0n ; Printed and Published by riIURPO 1 ",. „ s' e t ; tz, :..-t, -- 5..-. ,, :, t : , _:ter, ai, T.' - h . .;.'-,-it„ t.;;iii-z % '''..,"l ,trand, in the Precinct of the SgVOV, in the 0 4 '"" - , Midullcaex, Tuesday, December 25, 1849. Sect 65 2/, ~ a a~ o '~ tr, ~~, ~~ Im term showi Age I. Thi Office bo for Not the C. per Ai day o plicati hours T The RI The M I The HI Sir Her Sir El Co Thema Mania James ; The Ith blichae Ch; Sir Rid Coi Nev. Tt Edmon, Henry ( George 'Tames Trosp •rwardi I, New SE.' 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