The Sun. — London, England, 1842-12-10 00:00:00

SSAM to and rom CALCUTTA, MADRAS, le, CEYLON, and ENGLAND, via EGYPT—for Pas n,,r3 and Goods. The PENINSULAR and ORIENTAL NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Steam-ship, ?EAT LIVERPOQL, will start from SOUTHAMPTON . 1 : 1 the lat of February next, and Passengers will be booked by 6 lier.through to Ceylon, Madras, and Calcutta, to be conveyed 411 Suez in the Company's Steam-ship HINDOSTAN, Ich will start from Suez as soon as the Passengers shall 7 ore arrived the re . Light Goods, Packages, an d P arce l s , it he forwarded by this conveyance with certainty and at ergte rates. To secure pasgages, and forward goads and ..14t, apply at the Company's Offices, 51, St. Mary-Axe d information may also be obtain e d at 44, Regent-street, ,„ . C iaead arn e, 'Falmouilly • of Earle Langston, M anc h ester ; and W. and E. th. ~~0 NDON FitT_ENDLY UNION NATIONAL INSTITUTION. Under the Patronage of Te Right /Lon. Lord LYNDHURST, trird High. Chancellor of Great Britain. The Riot Hon. Earl of LIVERPOOL, Lord Steward of the Household. Th e rag t at Hon. Sir ROBERT PEEL, Bart., M.P., *First Lord of the Treasury. her Am The Right Hon. Earl of ABERDEEN, ajesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. And upwards of 200 Noble Lords and Ladies. t . e Employment to industriou by a diibu it4 fo ur times a-year, viz., in Mar c h , Artisans, June, September, str and tuber, of Cabinet Furniture Hosiery from Nottingham ~, Blankets from Witney And Silk from Spitalfields. b _t he next Distribution will take place en THURSDAY, t„,e ember 15, 1842. b 4 he Society require no gi ft or donation for their support. ittt every subscription of 2s. 6d. entitles the subscriber to a la' -lee of obtaining some article of their manufacture, varying .4:vklue from 10s. to 201. ;elN`tiee.—.l subscription of 10s. constitutes a Yearly Sub-- iibevery a er, eitled to Foci- Chances, each Q, nd on 91 ! entitled to Foci. Chances, otic each Quarter, and so on 07 every additional 10s. subscrlbed; OTlC who, if uarter he sho a uld so ot n ll a Prize during the yew:, will be entitled to an article the Society's manufactur e, the value of which will depend •tt the amount he subscribe,. • *I , 11 be answered by rettr All Letters for S'obscrip en tionof Post i pts, enclosing the amount, , cRe lai eipts 71, for Lead Subscenhariptill-ostrect.ns to be had at the Society' s Estab ',tient, W. CROFTON, Secretary. • r• •THF; TEA ESTABLISHMENT, 8, I .IIDGATE-HILL, 'LONDON. rre, "GLORIOUS NEWS" from the East is 8, tV crywl%ere hailed with delight and gratitude. In con wqUent e of the highly important announ cemen t o f " P eace :t . ' .na, ,, t .. cAn we take t he earliest opportun4) of making known f‘ lf n r ,"n Public, tialt we have cominenced . se lli ng a ll d escr i pt i ons -,, ;A much cheaper. ' . • ,lare is no longer any necessity for the public paying ex ' Sant prices, in order to secure good Teas. The mono f'!( 'of price, like all other mouopolir,s, is found to .be based on ' 1 ° 11 .1 0 1 1 . 5 tice and selfishness. Every day's experience tends to. 4 *krt. that th e fi rs t cost of the fi nes t T eas i n Chi na d oes not t ill, : ant the e x t ra ordinary prices paid in this country. The l t l 'eSs of the importer is becoming better understood, an d f, ,te ' PrOftS, w ith th e intel:4 - ent tradesman, like prejudi ce d ;I%e'll Zs with the better iT4forined part of the public, are now 1' ally giving way, and comparison in value made the test of I 'e fell owing are our present Prices , BLACK TEAS. s. d. Old 'sr dinary Congou G ad Congou, good quality t .. .'cu Strong Congou, full flavour 3 10 tq, Pi • -ig Congou, blackish Leaf 4 2 recommended jill, Congou, Pekoe Souchoug kind ''"llt Congoir wiry blackish Leaf full richA , k b ° loe Sou'hong flavour 3t LaPsrsag Souchong ' 5 6 recommended N GREEN TEAS. Fir, " 4 , 0 11 Twankay, or Hyson Skin 3 Bto 4s. oq, ' bl.Olllll nyson ... , 1 nyson , Y, ' Imperial Gunpowder Fia t 'r y firle Ilyson, rich delicate flavour 5 8 recommended 11; 1 141 Terial Gunpowder...-. ......... ... -'5. GD-npowder, small silvery leaf 6 l 0 recommen d e d . tlt "usiy fine Gunpowder K t `'' t , i .,„_ COFFEE. ' T - •' ' , p Jasequence of the New Tariff admitting the Productions the a °r eign Growth, all descriptions of Coffee arc materially i Der. s. d. ~!_ri good Ceylon I, , 7 ,17, of superior quality ''e finest " Mountain-flavoured " Ceylon „ 1 6 r e rY fine Laguayra and Jamaica „ 1 8 ro e ~ Mountain" - - m oeh Jamaica, and very choice 2 0 pt,;lereeoarnmenrl Families to pay One Shilling and Fourpence 'lO 'll for very good Coffee Shilling and Sixpence for I tlt .-lke.ut; and One and Eightpence for as good as need be SIDNEY and HALL, Importers and Dealers, 8. Ludgate-hill, London. 4 °r the convenience and security of Families living at a 'nee, we have Packages of 41b., 81b., and 161 b. in Tinfoil th, Canisters, whi , th may be sent in safety to any part, and qttality of the Tea ir reserved. Partie s t a ki ng an or i g i na l t, i t Chest, of 401 b. or 8016., a ll owe d t h e f u ll overwe i ght mißited the trade. iihe ir in the C oun t ry aro respectfully requested to trans t orders thr oug h th e P ost, accompanied with a Post ti O r!er for paym en t. Ad dress SIDNEY and HALL, '-nig, i ate-hiil, London. SHF,:ti'FIELD PLATE. ItSSRS. Pa.ORTON and CO., Silversmiths Pk and Jewellers, 36, LUDGATE-STREET, ST. k‘ A L'S, now offer to their Friends and the Public their tt kp ) CK. of GENUINE PLATED GOODS, which they ki),l rant to be the Manufacture of the first Sheffield Houses, 1N are of the most tasteful and modern designs, comprising le t tors, Dish Covers, Corner Dishes, Ice Pails, Coffee and Sets. K e ttl es , I n k s t an d s, Candlatieks, Cruet Frames, CG, ' -B askets, and every other artir:te, useful and ornamental. , t: Cent, allowed for Cash. cloy, w it°. Sto c k of Jewellery, Pane y Silver, and other arti --,%:(1, Ptices well worthy th e notice of visitors to, as well 0 its i n , L on d on . AND LAMP PHENOMENA, AND NO lit e( AR"- PUFF. l's 2 - six and Co Oil Refiners by Chemi ca l p rocess , 261, e 1 and 16, Picket-street, sell their UNEQUALLED tlet • k 4 .p OIL, at 4s. 10d. per g a llo n , su it a bl e f or every po e r: 4 10 11, of Lamp in - present use, four gallons go as far as Liel I ~71 , e5.0f Solar or other common Oils, therefore their Cla tl4 ;" is cheapest, Lamps burning it require no cleaning, r :sl ,; °ll ot of its purity, it produces a Splendid Light without t• b jit their Fire-proof Smoke consuming Glasses are used) '"4 , pes ' quite equal to Sperm with the common glasses. Ett„?est workmanship and newest style at AIANUFAC- Zit n 8 PRICES'. lior instance : excellent table lamps, Zs au ally 3S. ; Cambridge reading or writing lamps (so- S% tet rbsdlrls. 9d , usually ; hall lamps, from 2s. 9d. ; very s„Ntis anti dining-room lamps, 455. 6d., usually Cs. ; ; t ti ii i _b_ra.,s'artil real bronze reading lamps, 15s. 9d.,. usually Lao seer :LT are. only specimens of prices. Chandelier designs e:7Are vreat variety. Clarified Oil 4s. 10d. imperial gal , LA.troof chimneys, Is. only. 4 ,7 f %. and CO., 16, Picket-street, or 261, Strand, three 7 1 . 1 4 °4 1 the Stone pillars, opposite St. Clement's Church, )1, % ,..a corner shop (to prevent impositions). -4 1 ,4,7 e strictly CLARK and CO. stamped on the Glasses 8 0 4'_-( 1 on the Oil-corks. rt of t ' h and designs of Lamps (for every use) forwarded to any e kinzdom. J ,AIS' LADIES' BREAST OINTMENT. Ltbi., as is Ointment is no w con fid en tly reco mmended to the ati infallible remedy for all diseases of the Breast, 4,!,ta,C„ ed by Cold, or the Milk coring in the Breast. It is ell e oro Tor Whitlows, Abeess, Scalds, Burns, Bad Legs, Ckt d' in atsssous diseases; and in consequence of the now it.b,and fur the Ointment, the Proprietor is induced to .!: %11 rt.! the public—not as a cure for " all the ills that .p!,: . % 1 1 t.! to," but in eases as above mentioned it is with the I,Nle ,r , fidence recommended to the public. cslesale and retail by R. Johnston, 68, Cornhill, "V'"a V ' pots 2s. 9d. each, duty included ; and moat Medi t. in the country / j G I- 18, COLDS, INFLUENZA, HOARSENESS, %Z T HAI A, AND NCIPIENT CNSUMPTION. '‘'O'S ESSENCE OF LINSEED is an in ttle,luable remedy. Price Is. lid. and 2s. 9d. per tu~ne in "'no immemori a l L insee d h as b een proverbial for its the c ure o f C oug h s and Colds ; but prev i ous to t h e iitlie7 i / of the p r e sent Ch em i ca l E ssence, i t was mere l y use d of tea, and its benefit comparatively limited. This eo c contains all th e me di c i na l propert i es o f Linseed in a bs,entrat,erl form, combined with other medicinals and ,‘Vis p ~, ro `: i ueing the most certain and efficacious remedy for Is tr ,`"Oild,uch has yet been disc overe d. ed C"'' 4 Coughs, as recen t ones i n Ad u lts, will b e re 4,the fitYsa:,few d oses o f Simco's Essence of Linseed (frequently I'4l l , ; old standing Chronic Coughs may require per .404114;7, but th ey u lti mate l y y i c ld to i ts curat i ve powers . 14 7 . 4 11 4 I Zie persons, wh o p rev i ous l y h a d no t b een able to lie f r d , received the utmost benefit, and others sof 'Oki:a Influenza have been speedily cured by this valuable Sold by all respectable Medicine Vendors. Pt v v..-- ~,,Ews EMBROCATION for GOUT e (It -st IRUMATISIII, TIC DOLOREUX, &c. " ii 4 tter addressed by Trevor Holland, Esq., Surgeon, k° 4, - t . 4 41 1 . e near Walsall, Staffordshire, an the 6th July last, Nir ) ,..' . Lor of the " Times k . t e ett , -I think it a duty I owe to the public to make known . h k th , 11,,,- k of a remedy which I met with accidentally, and nof such wonderful benefit to mysel . f. Some "A ti( C 4 . 4 1 met with a ver severe accident, having dislo- C 1 Of 'raetored ancle severely . From the great tender s 4 I was quite unable to walk, the limb con klfuli Much swollen and edematous, and . I suffered Ikro Y tro„ kr ' • -I severe attacks of spasms in the night, which 44. q v ia t v rn the sack to the kg, thigh, back, and to the 4,4 tile d . lug exhausted every resource of relief which I and cal friends in the country could suggest, to no IJ,kitkng~Vl 'et out for London with the intention of con ir ,-elijamin Brodie or Mr. Liston—then to adopt sea- L'Y accident I met with Mr. Fearer, 16 Ludgate-hill, d nu ed his Embrocati on , an d, t o my great aston i s h men t, a "cire that night, nor have I had one sin c e. The next I came dow n stairs without my crut c h es , and was 4 5 _ (% walk r k • swelling of the limb soon subsided, and I am 4`isis r ecovering. Having for many years had an ex -I,l° airt,ll4Fdical practice in the county of Stafford, I know of kictieinal compound possessing such wonderful efficacy. it„, k !ktt b,,", testimony to Mr. Feaver's Embrocation, I am ae -4;14 "" Other motive than gratitude to him, and &sincere ii,kalo known his invaluable remedy to my fellow-suf "essing, as. I ever did, the strongest prejudice to O man 4144 Yery t hi ng in the shape of quackery, 1 should be the tl et l i ° "Phold a system which, generally speaking, I know 4. '"r; but a nefarious traffic and humbug. am, your obedie n t servan t, I , 'arr " TREVOR HOLLAND, Surgebn. Fi tt A., s °c l c, near Walsall, Staffordshire. At the various conpu'tations held up3n my case, the ta r i: i °4 - ti:Z. l(l Physicians (including myself) were decidedly of hmkts,iq the frequent violent attacks of spasms would ter. Of the st 'cli-taw, but, as I have before stated, I have not thi 3e Ightest symptoms of spasms since the first application 04 This .xtraodi nary embrocation.—T. rocat ion. —T. II." 1 1 ,; 4 / 1 y cf4t'i.,l%ebelebrate!l !nayh is equally efficacious C oe resp q ,„"' °Ye afflictions) he obtainett of, or through e t f "try, at wholesale or retail Chemist in Town or . ror t , t , the Deo', corner of Wellington-street, Strand " PreDnAtor. Mr. Feaver, 16, Ludgate-hill, London. /1 . 0 TO MOTHERS AND NURSES S. JOHNSON'S AMERICAN tt'rgilr,tNh„sa(ti)o?TiiiNc; SI RUP, which has been held in such tr, ll ic ) Trx r ,!.", many . years, for relieving Children when o s r uf. oc l u ll , itlert jehi L i u s t on o .: ll :; r t a s i til l i ec tiontm a u n e d s, , t , o iti b , e t tr e eli a a rn re e d a u c c c e :s -ki 1, ' l l' , are A ',Y AND so !)5, Farg e nedon.street, whose name and t ha ttl e. "F,ritved on the Stamp. Full directions are enclosed with sure to rice 2s. 481 ' for BIRS JOHNSON'S SOOTHING E UROPEAN LIFE INSURANCE COM PANY. No. 10, Chatham-place, Blackfriars, London. Established January, 1819. Passioxist—Sir JAMES RIVETT CARNAL, Bart., Rook Cliff, Lymington. Vacs-Pazsinxtm—GEOßGE FORBES, Esq., 9, Fitzroy square. With Twelve Directors. Facilities are offered by this long-established Soeskty to suit ir the views and the means of every classat itiacrs. Premiums are received yearly, half-yearly, or qua:ink—or upon an in creasing or decreasing scale. The insured for life participate septennially in the profits realised. A liberal commission is allowed to solicitors and agents. DAVID FOGGO, Sec. N. B.— Agents are wanted in towns where none have yet been appointed. NVESTERN LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. Office, 49, Parliament-street, Westminster. DIRECTORS. HENRY EDGEWORTH BICKNELL, Esq. WILLIAM CABELL, Esq. THOMAS SOMERS COCKS,jun., Esq. GEORGE HENRY DREW, Esq. WILLIAM EVANS, Esq. WILLIAM FREEMAN, Esq. FRANCIS FULLER, Esq. JAMES HUNT, Esq. JOHN AItSCOTT LETHBRIDGE, Esq. EDMUND LUCAS, Esq. GEORGE HENRY POLLOCK, Esq. JOHN BAZLEY WHITE, Esq. J. CARTER WOOD, Esq. HENRY WRENCH. Esq. BANKERS. Messrs. COCKS, BIDDULPH, and CO., Charing-cross. SOLICITORS. Messrs. BICKNELL and LETHBRIDGE, Abingdon-street, Westminster. Perfect security combined with moderate rates. The assurance of a CERTAIN BONUS. The allowance of HALF the ANNUAL PREMIUM to remain unpaid for SEVEN YEARS, and TEMPORARY LOANS to the ASSURED on available security. EDWARD T. RICHARDSON, Secretary. UNITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London. DIVISION OF PROFITS AMONG THE ASSURED. HONORARY PRESIDENTS. Earl of Errol Earl of Stair Earl of Courtown Earl Somers Earl Leven and Melville Lord Viscount Falkland Earl of Norbury Lord Elphinstone Lord Belhaven and Stenton DIRECTORS. JAMES STUART, Esq., Chairman. H. DE CASTRO, Esq., Deputy Chairman. Samuel Anderson, Esq. Charles Downes, Esq. Hamilton Blair Avarne, Charles Graham, Esq. Esq. F. C. Maitland, Esq. Edw. Boyd, Esq., Resident William Railton, Esq. E. Lennox Boyd, Esq., As- John Ritchie, Esq. sistant Resident F. H. Thomson, Esq. SEC RETA RT.—Patrick Macintyre, Esq. This Company, established by Act of Parliament, affords the most perfect security in an ample paid-up Capital, and in the great success which has attended it, since ita commence ment in 1834. In 1841 the Company declared an addition to the Share holders of one-half of their Stock, and also added 21, per Cent. per Annum, from the date of the policies to those par. ties who had insured with Profits. The Premiums nevertheless are on the most moderate scales and only a moiety need be paid for the first five years, where the Insurance is for life. The amount of bonus added to policies since the commence. ment of the Company in March 1834, to the 31st December 1840, is as follows: Sum Assured. Time Assured. Sums added to Policy. £l,OOO 6 Yeare. 10 Months £136 13 4 1,000 4 Years BO 0 0 1,000 3 Years 6O 0 0 1,000 1 Year Every info r m a ti on w ill b e afforded on application to the Resident Directors, Edward Boyd, Esq., and E. Lennox Boyd, Esq., of No. 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London. Frederiek Hale Thomson, Esq., Surgeon, 48, Berners-street, attends at the Office daily, about Half-past Two o'clock. WALKER'S NEEDLES (by autho -11-1-4 rity the " Queen's Own)," with the new large eyes, are easily threaded (even by blind persons), and work with great ease, having improved points, temper and finish. The labels are correct likenesses of her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert in relief, on coloured grounds. H. Walker's improved Fish-hooks, Steel Pens, Hooks and Eyes, Bodkins, &c., are particularly recommended tonotiee. For the Home Trade, neat packages of Needles or Pens, from Is. to 10s. value can be sent free by post by any re spectable dealer, on receipt of 13 penny stamps for every shil ling value. Evero quality, &c., for shipping. 11. Walker, Manufacturer to the Queen, 20, Maiden-lane, Wood-street, WATCHES by WEBSTER AND SON, Chronometer Makers to the Lords of the Admiralty, established 132 years, 3, Birchin-lane. The finest description of Watches at the lowest prices, consistent with maintaining that character for superiority of workmanship which has dis tinguished their establishment during so long a period. The Compensated Duplex Watch, upon the principle of their Chro nometers, to which Government awarded the prizes three sue coisive years, combines perfect a?.curacy with the utmost ele gance, and is not surpassed by the Pocket Chronometer. W. and Son have devoted considerable time and attention to the manufacture of the Patent Lever Watch, and considerably reduced the price; likewise the small Horizontal, for ladies. They can offer a large selection of Second-hand Watches, at little above have the original cost. The utmost value allowed for old Watches, in exchange. The most experienced work men in the repairing department are employed on the premises, for foreign and English marjafacture. WEBSTER and SON,3, Birchin-lane, Cornhill, London. 'PATENT LEVER WATCHES.—This cele brated construction (t,he most accurate on which a watch can be made) is now offered at the following prices, with the latest improvements, i. e. the detached escapement, jewelled in four holes, hand to mark tine seconds, and maintaining power to continue going while winiling up. S ILVER CASES. With double-bottom ed cases, capped £6 6 0 With hunting cases, capped GOLD CASES. Size for Ladies, with elegant gold dia1.....£12 12 0 Ditto, i n double-backed cases.. 14 14 0 Size for Gentlemen, enamelled dial l3 13 0 Ditto, sztra full size, capped l7 17 0 A pamphlet, contai , sing observations respecting the various constructions on whiai Watches are made, with the prices both in gold and silver cas , as, and a variety of sketches of new de • signs, which have just; been completed in gold Chains, will bo sent, gratis and posts ze free, on application by letter to T. Cox Savory, Watch') ►aker, 47, Cornhill, London, seven doors from Gracechurch-st reet. V `/ / t / ~ A (co', '. et r*, • to: • , e- • / ' 1 0,1 • ‘..."1 " .6 1 'l4-.4l* 17 I : JO Y ---1,..AH-gi57.401.14 • t•t ,04 7 ( TS' II \ • " 414' • t— B l . 7) S . ‘, 5‘.16 "' Itor-r, , • 7 - . - . . • •• No. 15,693. LONDO NT SATURDAY are- DEC EMBER 10, 1842. PRICE 5(1. THE SUN is Published EVERY MORNING at FIVE O'CLOCK, in Time for the EARLY TRAINS and TOTVN DELIVERY; a SECOND EDITION ( Eve n ing Sun) is Published in Time for the AFTERNOON TRAINS and a THIRD EDITION at SEVEN O'CLOCK, for POST, containing PARLIAMENTARY and all other NEWS in LONDON up to that hour. ADVERTISEMENTS INSERTED in ALL THE TIIREE PAPERS, Morning, Noon, and Night, thereby insuring TOWN and COUNTRY CIRCULATION,at ONE CHARGE. .• PUBLICATIONS. OYAL POLY FECHNIC INSTITUTION. -CA) Cary's NEW OXY-HYDROGEN MICROSCOPE, of . enormoui power, exhibiting the HUMAN HAIR EIGHTEEN INCH ES in diameter, being magnified seventy four millions of times. New DISSOLVING VIEW S,lncluding a View of GH UZ NEE and the BOLAN PASS in APP. GH ANISTA N. The COLOSSAL ELECTRICAL MA. CHINE. LECTURES DAILY, in which the latest scien tific productions are familiarly' explained. Admission, One Shilling. Schooli, Half-price. MEETING OF THE LEAGUE—PRO GRESS OF THE FUND, MANCHESTER, FRIDAY MORNING.--A crowded meeting of the members of the League took place last night in the Picture Gallery, to learn the progress of the great fund, and to hear addresses from 11. Mars land, Esq., M.P. for Stockport, Col. Thompson, Jas. Wilson, Esq., of London, and the Rev. F. Bishop, of Warrington. The CHAIRMAN opened the meeting, when Mr. Hicena, Secretary to the League, read a let ter, giving the names of upwards of 80 towns and bo roughs which had made fresh or further applications for cards; also a list of further subscriptions. From Stockport sheets had been returned containing 308 names, making 2,371 names registered there—(Ap plause)—and 41. Os. 2id. had been received from that town for registration fees, making altogether 321. 95., the greater part of whi c h sum had been contributed in pennies. —(Applause.) The Ciummax then introduced Mr. JAMES WILSON (of London), who congratu lated the meeting that he saw so many candidates flocking to their standard. The events of the last few weeks especially proved that the end of this law was approaching. HENRY MARSLAND, Esq., M.P., was then called on, and was received with much applause. He said— Perhaps, Sir, very many of us w h o are her e present have been theoretically convinced for a lengthened period of the folly, injustice, and impolicy of the Corn-laws • but the practical experience whi c h we have had for the last year or two must have given a vividness to our previous impressions. I am sure it has considerably swelled the number of converts to our ranks ; and I believe it has even shaken the faith of those who never previously doubted of the wisdom and the power of Parliament, not' con ceived that there could be a limit beyond which misery could not be quietly endured ; that there could be a point beyond which injustice could not with security be carried.—(Loud applause.) Sir, I know not whether you may have heard the descrip tion given of the population of Stockport by the As sistant Poor-law Commissioners, who were sent down to inquire into the distress ; but it is one of which a people may be justly proud. They, Sir, are described as a people possessing industrious habits of no com mon stamp, as possessing intelligence much in advance of other classes of the working people ; they are de scribed in the day of prosperity as taking advantage of all provident institutions; in the day of adversity, struggling vigorously against poverty, resisting pau perism to the utmost extent, seeking far and wide for employment, and willing to rely for a livelihood upon their own exertions, and upon nothing else.—(Cheers.) Sir, the Commissioners conclude that able Report with an earnest . hope that something would be done for such a people by the Legislature ; they pray that something might be done to relieve the great distress which then existed. Sir, they know well the merits of the peolik ; they know well the distress of the country ; but they little know the selfishness of those who have pledged themselves to previously declared opinions. —(Applause.) Sir, how changed is the scene ! a cloud has passed over, a cloud not raised by the hand of God, but by the short-sighted policy of man.—(Hear, hear.) Independence of character and self-reliance have, I am sorry to say, passed from very many of our population ; despair has crushed that energy which formerly bade them to depend upon themselves ; and I am afraid many have no feelings of shame at receiving parochial relief, since poverty has ceased to be a crime, and when a livelihood cannot be obtained by the sweat of the brow, and by honest industry.—(Hear, hear.) Colonel THOMPSON then rose, and addressed the meeting at great length. He concluded an able ad dress as follows :—I was at the siege of Bolton— (Hear, hear)—and few sieges have there been where so much of distress was crowded into so small a com pass. A n d a ll th at, remem b er, wa s artifi c i a l ; i t was forced e G d o f d r ' o s m m t a h k e in, f g ai : nt i in ts g eas windootv,P. and ro her child, t o givevidence that did it ; it was a ll d one t h at one-hal f t h e crus t s h ould b e four horses to those who have got two to their coach already.—(Loud cheers.) If those men don't think better of it, if they don't think of making a capitula country, their bl oo d b e on their own capitula tion in ti me , see i ng , as I do, the rising spirit in the heads, and all the mischief th a t may attend th em: (Cheers.) There has been no instance; that I know of, in the history of mankind, saving, perhaps, the instance of negro slavery, in which so much evil has been carried on for ,ar, the mere sake of act umu l at i ng wealt h f or th o se w h o scarcely wanted it.—(Hem hear .) Our enemies begin to quail—" the straw is stirring," as an old friend of mine once said. We see, everywhere, the symptoms of their failing. Curious instances of that have I seen by this night's post. I'll read you a pas sage if you please, from the journals of one of our greatest enemies. And first I'll tell you the point on which he has consented to pit this quarrel. I find it written here—" Protection is defensible and laud able, because it is promotive of the most general interest of all—the interest of those who are de pendent upon their industry for their daily bread. If protection have not this merit, it has none." Now, Gentlemen, close upon this ; join issue here. They have admitted that if pr o t ec ti on be not good for the industrious at large, it has no merit, and ought to be abolished. Now I will state to you, as lam sure you in general know already, that this plea, that pro tection is for the benefit of industry at large, is a mere quackery, a fraud, a deception, a dishonest wrong.—(Applause.) The secret is in this. Pro tection is robbing one man for the benefit of another, turn and turn about, and throwing half the amount, at each part of the process, into the sea.—(Applause.) You know that if the exchange of your goods abroad was prohibited for the sake of increasing the price given to some monopolist who might have an interest in it, all that was given to him would be taken from somebody else. In the first place, what was taken from you could only be given to him. " Then," says he, " there's the difference of pr i ce. " Wh y, i sn ' t t h at taken and isn't it taken, a second time, from from the th consumer the c h o o n nes m t er ; trader, with whom the con sumer, in a state of freedom, laid it out ?—(Applause.) Well, then, I say the difference of price is that much thrown into the sea ; and we are expected to be so weak, so feeble, so imbecile, that this process is to be put upon us, and we are to make no resistance.—(Ap plause) Well, then, we take our adversaries at their word : on that we put the question, andwe here main tain aloud that protection is not for the general inter est, but that freedom of all trade is what shall give hap piness and wealth to an industrious community.—(Ap plause.) Now mark the advantage which our enemies have thrown into our hands. There's nothing like taking (Applause, and laughter.) There i s an exhortation given enemy'sco false movement.—' comments on the League, to advantage you. The h oef writer one's rite r and their proposal for raising what, I hope, they in the end will double.—(Applause.) " Fifty thousand pounds ! (says he), why if that be enough to repeal the Corn-laws, what is to be said for th e n i gga rd par simony of those immensely patriotic per sons who have been so long insisting that Corn-law repeal would fill the country with prosperity, and scatter plenty o'er a smiling land ? Why have those persons waited, if fifty thousand pounds would do the business ? The Methodists raised twice as much within a very short time, merely to commemorate and dignify their cen tenary festival ; and is it possible that the wealthy Sheffield, of Bolton and Stockport, of Birmingham and Coventry, of Aberdeen and Dundee, and other patriots of Manchester and Glasgow, of be named—is itpossible that places too numerous to Halifax and theythey areo long solely Either attributableh essllc o t i c o o 0 t t g h e evils whicha Corn-laws, s, when 50,0001. would have got rid of them ? This League' says who are meanest, stingiest, most is passing strange ! the Corn-laws or will not. If the latsteawyrsillbise repeal t false.ru e , I t n h fo e w n t h the ,e lh fe a oa t rgmii eerr s ,obrmeg must true,nst b o t t th h he e e e penny-wise-and-pound-foolish set of creatures that ever worshipped money with fear and trembling lest a farthing might escape for a public purpose. The `Leaguers' and their organ may take which horn of the dilemma they like best to hang on."—(Applause.) we , pin our We'll hang upon neither horn ; but adversary by the nose between them.—(cheers an d laughter.) If there should anywhere be found a set of brethren who are weak on the present occasion— who want a little stimulating—send them a copy of last morning's Morning Post. — (Applause.) 'fell them what their adversaries say of them. We can want nothing further to rub up their lagging exer tions, and to bring to our aid the assistance which is due in proportion to their strength. There has been no case in which such exertions as you contemplate election -- that was have been made which have not ended in success. spent t h e . (Applause) lie Sometimes the enemy professes to deride your 50,0001. his way.—(Cheers.) Now, then, let us see whether what you raise will not do as much as he did with that million.—(Applause.) The time, I suspect, is approaching when there will be something like a de mand throughout the country to know low far the ado million n ch a rit t h he so, l o as o t o /. decision then apparently given by the community was THE QUARTERLY REVIEW, CXLI. Is published Tins DAY. • John Murray, Albemarle-street. just and to be depended on • how far it was the pro duce of that mos t filthy bribery ; how far, if the question pould only be brought once more before a Grand Jury of the public, the probability would not be that the verdict would be reversed ?—(Applause.) In one way or other, success is certainly before us ; we have but to persevere in our meetings and union of efforts, and the time may net be far off when com merce shall be safe, when traffic shall be free, when we can extend our industry, and enjoy the fruits of the successful industry of those who are gone hence, without being stopped in our harbour-mouths to pay a custom that we honestly believe to be public plunder. The Rev. Mr. Bisuop, of Warrington, then ad dressed the meeting in an eloquent speech ; after which, thanks were voted to the strangers, and the proceedings closed. 1 Imistake made with respect to his own.—(Ch ee rs.) His opinions, as he said before, remained unaltered, and were decidedly hostile to those changes to which he had already se fered.—(Cheers.) There was one other topic which he wished, before he sat down, to touch, but touch lightly upon. It was with regard to the position and interests of the agricultural labourers of this county, in which he knew all who heard him took a deep interest. He could assure them that it afforded him great gratification, as one deeply interested in the welfare of the county, t o find that by recent regula • tions of the farmers of this neighbourhood employ ment had been found for the poor labourer—(Hear) —and that he had not been allowed, as heretofore, to go wanderin g i n searc h o f wor k . H e h a d a short time since spoken to some of his friends, whom he now saw present, in the simple language of truth and friendship; and he now repeated it, that it was much better for them, as farmers, to employ their labourers, so that they might gain an honest- livelihood, even though the finding of such employment might press heavily at the time, than to withhold such employ ment, and thereby drive them to seek refuge in the poor-house.--(Cheers.) For let it not be forgotten that, although in the workhouse, they must still be sup ported by the farmer, and that, too, without deriving any advantage from their services, while they at the same time, were deprived of the satisfaction of know ing that they earned the bread they eat.—(Cheers.) Let us, then (continued - the Duke), for God's sake, as Englishmen and farmers go on united heart and hand in endeavouring to forward to our ut most the prosperity of the honest and independent labourer.—(Hear, hear.) He entreated them to unite to the utmost of their power to preserve them from difficulty and distress ; and, above all, as they valued the old English character, he - besought them to pro tect the labourer from the refuge of the workhouse. The feelings which the company had just given ut terance to on this subject would, he was sure, elicit corresponding feelings of kindness, and good-will in other parts of the kingdom.—(Hear, hear.) He had now only to express his earnest hope that he might meet them there again in the coming year united as they were now heart and soul in the cause of the country, and in the cause of the British agriculturists ; for, if he mistook not, the opinions which he held to night were the opinions entertained by that numerous assembly. The Noble Duke having again thanked the company for the compliment they had paid him, resumed his reat, amidst4loud cheers. The Rev. B. HILL rose to propose the next toast, which was " The Health of the County Members." In doing so, he said there were two reasons why he should abstain from saying anything in reference to their conduct on the present occasion. The first was because they were not present to answer anything that might be said ; and the next was, that the Company, as practical men, were better able to judge than he was of the line of conduct which they had pursued with regard to the interests of the agriculturists of that county. He would, however, say that, whatever difference of opinion with regard to their conduct there might be, it was possible for men to act honestly thought perhaps not judiciously.—(Parti a l cheering:) The Duke of BUCKINGHAM proposed the health of the Chairman. The compliment was acknowledged by Mr. STONE in a few words. The health of the Duchess of Buckingham, of Sir Thomas Aubrey, the Lord of the Manor, and of the Rev. Mr. Barron, were severally proposed and re sponded to. The Rev. Mr. BARRON in eloquent terms proposed the health of the Marquis of Chandos. He hoped that he would shortly see him placed in the position which his noble father had so long occupied to the satisfaction of the constituency of the county of Buck ingham.—(Cheers.) • The Duke of Buckingham acknowledged the toast, and said that his son was prevented from attending the meeting by his duties at the Oxford University. He looked forward with pleasure to the period when he would appear before them to solicit their suffrages to place him in the position which had been alluded to by Mr. Hill. They would then be able to judge of his feelings and opinions, which he doubted not would meet with their approbation.—(Cheers.) The Rev. G. CHETWODE gave " The Health of the British farmer." He was sorry that a cloud was at present hanging over his interests, but he hoped that it would shortly vanish.—(Cheers.) Mr. E. STONE acknowledged the toast. While he said the British farmer could find such good landlords, and such kind, and consistent, and indefatigable friends as the Duke of Buckingham, they would have little to fear.—(Cheers.) They would ever be found to stand up in support of order and good government, and the promotion of peace and good will amongst all men.—(Cheers.) Several other local toasts were afterwards proposed and responded to, and the company separated at a late hour. HUNCH; or, the LONDON CHARIVARI, is published every Saturday. Price 3d. PUNCH'S ALMANACK will be published on the 31st instant. And PUNCH'S POCKET-BOOK is now on sale, price 3s. 6d., roan tuck. Office, 13, Wellington-street, Strand; and sold by all Book sellers. ITATIONAL PROVIDENT IN sTi u PION. The SEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING of the MEMBERS of this Institution, will be held at the OFFICE, No. 39 Nicolas-lane, King William-street, on'TIIURSDAY the 15th instant, at One o'Clock precisely, to receive the RE PORT of the DIRECTORS for the current year. Dec. Ist, 1842. JOSEPH MARSH, Secretary. OYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY of .11-11) ENGLAND.--A FULL REPORT of Dr. LYON PLAYFAIR'S important LECTURE on the "Application of the Principles of Phriology and Chemistry to the Grazing and Fattening of Cattle," will appear in the GARDENER'S CHRONICLE of to-day. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE CONSERV A. TIME DINNER. SPLIT IN THE TORY CAMP. The annual dinner of the Buckinghamshire Con servative Association took place, on Thursday evening, at the Sun Hotel, Brill. The meeting, thOugh fully attended by the farmers, was shorn of its " fair pro portions" by the absence of every member connected with the county. The Duke of Buckingham, with the exception of some of the neighbouring gentry, was the only person of political importance present. The chair was occupied by J. Stone, Esq. The cloth having been removed, The CHAIRMAN gave "The health of the Queen," which was responded to amidst loud cheers. The CHAIRMAN then proposed " The health of his Royal Highness Prince Albert ;" and afterwards " The health of the Prince of 'Wales," and " The Queen Dowager and the rest of the Royal family." The next toast was " The Army and Navy." Lieutenant SLEIGH briefly returned thanks. The Duke of BUCKINGHAM said he rose with the permission of the chairman, to propose a toast which he was sure would meet with the approval and cheers of the company ; it was " The health of the Bishop and Clergy of the diocese;"—(Cheers)—and attached, as all in that room were to the Protestant religion of this country, he had no doubt that they would hail the toast with enthusiasm.—(Cheers.) The Rev. GEORGE CHETWODE said, he rose with mingled feelings of regret and satisfaction, to acknow ledge the toast which had been proposed by the Noble Duke, and the very cordial manner in which it had been received by the company. He rose, he said, with feelings of regret, because the task had not fallen into abler hands, but with satisfaction, because in looking around him he saw a band of loyal men and true, who seemed determined to support the Constitu tion in Church and State as it was now by law esta blished.—(Loud cheers.) The Church of England was established and moulded up with the civil insti tutions of this country, and in their faithful and con scientious discharge of their many and important duties, the clergy had not only to inculcate the neces sity of enforcing the laws of the Supreme Governor of the Universe, but also the laws of man, which were formed more for the prevention than the punishment of crime.—(Applause.) In the union of Church and State it was not sought to make the Church political, but the State religious. He would not trespass further on the attention of the company; but before he sat down,;he hoped they would allow him to pro pose the health of a Nobleman for whom they all en ' tertained a most sincere regard.— (Cheers.) It would be useles e,hilu to attempt ,t,4y any thing to ele vate the which glitNi in the co t tionin ielitlie Noble Duke stood if4 l 7rkir, by doing sti,.lte felt that he would only diminisifthe lustre which nozv so brightly shone around tiirn * A(Chier4 He , proposed to them to drink, int; ii +nipper, the "' Health of his Grace the Duke ofilltickin*ha,m.? 7 = ; -Thetfmit was drunk amidst loud cheks. : The Duke Of .BUCKINGIIA.M said he rose to return his warmest thanks for the kind manner in which the company had received -the toast which had been so favourably and so kindly proposed by his Reve rend Friend on his right. He felt deeply the com pliment that had been paid to him—(Cheers)—and he received those cheers as a token that he had not forfeited the g,ood opinion which he held in their estimation.—(Loud cheers.) He deeply regretted that it was not in his power to meet them on the oc casion of their last anniversary, but the duties he had then to perform prevented his attendance, and he was happy now in having an opportunity of being once more amongst his friends in that part of the country.—(Cheers.) It was now, he believed, nearly six or seven years since they first began to assemble on that hill, and he was proud to think that from that time to the present their numbers had gone on increasing, and he was gratified to find, on this oc casion, so numerous and so highly respectable a company.—(Cheers.) Since he had last had the ho nour of being in that room, and seeing around that table those old friends with whom he had always felt plea sure in associating, changes, and great changes, had occurred in this country ; and changes which de ply affected those interests in which they were themselves most deeply interested.—(Hear, hear.) The opinions which, as Member for this county, many years ago, and the opinions which, as an individual Peer, he had since given, were so well known to those present and to the country, that to repeat them on this occasion would, he feared, tire them, and take up more time than they were worth ; but at the same time he must be permitted to express, before this large assembly, his unaltered opinions with regard to those measures which had recently been passed affecting the agricul tural interests.—(Loud cheers.) Whatever changes of opinion might have overtaken some gentlemen on this subject, those changes of opinion had not altered his.—(Renewed cheering.) He gave his votes and he gave utterance to his opinions formerly as he did now, with the perfect conviction in his own mind that they were founded in honesty and truth.—(Great cheering.) He had thought it his duty many years ago to record those opinions, because then, as now, he took an active part in doing whatever he humbly could do to further the objects of the British agricul turists. Those opinions remained firm and unchanged.— those opinions remained unaltered, and he looked back with regret, and deep regret, to the passing of the New Corn-bill and the tariff.—(Loud cheers.) They were measures which he looked upon as being hostile and dangerous to the interests of the farmer.—(Cheers.) Having so recorded his opinions, and having again expressed them in the same shape and language which he had previously done, he would not detain them on that subject one moment longer than to express an earnest hope that those changes might be found bene ficial ; but at the same time, he had in his own mind a conviction that those changes of opinion which some persons had recently undergone, might eventually lead to changes of opinion back again, and that those who were now opposed to him might be found to come Lack and again support him in the principles which he advocated.—(Loud cheers.) For his own part, he would rather stand alone in the wide world honestly and conscientiously maintaining opinions which he b o h e l a i n e g v e e d t i h n 0 his se o soul i on and s heart for an to b yh e o ndaolnlc correct, rhth eoeorsres Sovereign, .t )ra hn er a eoouAan Inn : to pee htaion i n h s e wd t ea h rse e hi w en or e l a d as ;tea couldand soul as g o oh ff ue e l r wast o . (t sure r to their g s c a n o o undn her t h r y e , a t pn h rd e a y yo en c d o t uhtl this a h h t a a Gp v p e o yd b l u ma t ni o dg n. might ci Ao m pu m pr l oa down s i e n . - bte M lre i e g sss h itn t ; he ever find Englishmen free, happy, and prosperous, and might they live long under the happy sway of their Sovereign Lady, who ruled and reigned in the hearts of all her subjects.—(Cheers.) It was with feelings of no ordinary pride that he said, that in no part of these dominions would be found a more loyal or more devoted band of men to rally round their Sovereign, than those who lived on the hills of this county.—(Cheers.) Yes, he would venture proudly to say, that they would never be found back ward in attachment to their Queen.—(Renewed cheering.) He could not disguise from them the feel ingsathnids nh o ea f idg d h e b e he p ee tn r i e r h g t oe a o r d hd i m w a h na i d c w h he l le i c e 0 c e me n ue t l e dd r t a a a sy i n , s e d bu zfao because this se hi s them i t t ot hadhw ant given him an opportunity of again seeing those whom he had not now so often the pleasure of meeting as formerly; and he was glad to feel and to see although more removed from their neighbourhood, the warmth of feeling with which he had been to-day received.—(Cheers.) Their reception of him con vinced him that he had not suffered in their estima tion—(Cheers)—it convinced him that he had not forfeited their good opinion—(Renewed cheering)-- and that he might still look to the company and to that neighbourhood for those friendly feelings of re gard and good-will which they had for many years continued to shower down on him, and which he hoped would follow him to the grave.—(Cheers.) On personal topics he would no longer dwell. He thought it due to the worthy Chairman as one who had .al ways taken an active interest in the welfare of the farmers and in all agricultural matters, and to the present company, that he should freely and unre servedly express and repeat, over and over again , his opinions, in order that whatever mistakes might be made in these times with regard to the opinions of some gentlemen in this county, there might be no THE WATER-CURE AT MALVERN. Next week will be published, to be had of all Booksellers, price 4s. 6d., TOIIIACH COMPLAINTS AND DIM 3 DISEASES; their Causes, Consequences, and Cure, vtith an Appendix of Two Letters to Dr. Hastings, of Wor• cegter, on the RESULTS of the WATER-CURE at MAL VERN. By JAMES WILSON, M.D., Physician to his Se rene Highness Prince Nassau, &c. London: John Churchill, Princes-street, Soho. AFFGHANISTAN. BY A NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER. In a few days will be published in 1 Vol. post Bvo., price 10s. 6d. SCENES and ADVENTURES in AFFGHA NISTAN. 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NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, FOR GRANTING LIFE ASSURANCES, DEFERRED ANNUITIES, &c, No. 26, CORNHILL. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Special Act of Parliament. DIRECTORS. T. LAMIE MURRAY, Eq., Chairman. Elliotson, M. D. , F. It. S. John Griffith Frith, Esq. Banter Gordon, Esq. George Lungiey, Esq. Johni Rawson, Esq. John Riddle Stodart, Esq. Clement Tabor, Esq. Joseph Thompson, Esq. AUDITORS. Professor Wheatstone, F. R. S. j Professor Graves, A.M. F. R. S ACTUARY—W. S. B. Woolhouse, Esq., F. R.A. S. PHYSICIAN—J. Elliotson, 111. D., F. R. S. SURGEON—E. S. Symos, Esq. SOLICITORS—Messrs. Sweet, Sutton, k.wers,and Ommanney. BANKERS—Messrs. Glyn, Halifax, Mills, and Co. The most rational motives to Lzfe Assurance are found in the plan adopted by this Society ; viz. joined to a secure provision at death for inheritors of the Assured, the Society affords succour to the Assured himself (proportioned to pre vious payments) in the event of unforeseen reverses. Annual Division of Profits. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary. STORK HOTEL, LIVERPOOL. 141 C. THOMAS begs to inform those Commer o cial Gentlemen who travel with stocks, that he has at length overcome the inconvenience arising from the want of show rooms in having taken the a•ljoiaing house for that purpose. E. C. T. takes this opportunity to return his warmest thanks for the distinguished support received from Commercial Gen tlemen since opening the &Jove Hotel, and respectfully solicits a continuance of their patronage. ACCIDENT ON THE BIRMINGHAM RAIL WAY.' (AN OT OEN ACCOUNT.) As the train was proceeding down a slight inclina tion at twenty-five minutes before twelve o'clock, noar Northchurch, a village about a mile on the other side of Berkhampstead, and between the latter place and Tring, some of the passengers became aware that all was not right, by hearing the stoker raking out the fire from under the engine. The axle tree had in fact broken, and the stoker with great presence of mind, took this precautionary step to prevent the boiler from bursting ; the next minute the fore wheel flew off, and the engine and tender were thrown off the line and smashed to pieces. The first carriage was hurled from the road, and rolled down the embankment, and the two first-class car riages forced right athwart the rails. The last car riage received but a comparatively slight shock, the two fore wheels only being thrown off the line and no person within receiving any injury. As soon as the passengers who had providentially escaped without injury could recover from the mo mentary consternation into which they had been thrown by the terrific occurrence, they ran down the bank to assist those who had been in the first carriage. Among those more fortunate persons luckily happened to be Mr. T. H. Hill, a medical gentleman, who was re turning to London from Oxford, and who promptly rendered all the assistance in his power to his maimed fellow-passengers, who were found in a state of insensi bility, and were at first supposed to be dead. One of the Company's overlookers, who had been in the first car riage, was, in its descent, thrown out at the window, and left upon the embankment. The stoker was found to have received a severe concussion of the brain ; and an old man and women were found lying with their bodies literally doubled together inside the ill-fated carriage, They were got out with considerable difficulty, and examined by Mr. Hill; the heads of both were covered with blood, and on a closer exami na ti on h e found that they had both received severe lacerations of the scalp. The,woman was also much cut about the eyes, and the small branches of the temporal arteries had been divided, causing profuse hemorr hage. By this time the sufferers had been removed— the old man and woman to Northchurch, and the overlooker and stoker to Berkhampstead. An engine and some carriages were sent from Berk hampstead to convey the other passengers to town, but a considerable time elapsed before the obstruction caused by the broken engine and tender could be removed from the line, and when that was done a new rail had to be laid down in place of one which had been cut asunder by the shock. The only injury which the first-class carriages received was the de • struction of the plate-glass in the windows. The cause of the accident, which it is only surpris ing was not attended by still more lamentable results than those which are above detailed, was unquestion ably a defect in the iron of which the axle was made ; for, on examination, it was at once manifest that, not withstanding its appearance of strength, it possessed very little, not more than one-fourth of the apparent substance being real. A large hollow, like an air bubble, appeared to have formed from the centre nearly to the edges of the metal. The loss which will accrue to the Company from the damage done is estimated at 2,0001. The train, which should have arrived shortly after one, did not reach town until near four o'clock. LATER PARTICULARS. Intelligence was yesterday afternoon received at the Euston-station of the railway, that Mrs. Bye, the elderly woman above alluded to, had breathed her last. She was between 60 an d 70 years of age, and her constitution received a shock which was too much for her advanced period of life, although it had at first been hoped she would recover. The other sufferers are all doing well. The unfortu nate woman is the first passenger ever killed upon this line of railway, the results of the former accidents having been confined to the Company's servants. ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. The following medical certificates relating to the several individuals were received yesterday by the Secretary to the Company, from the surgeons in at tendance : "Berkhampstead, Thursday, Half-past Ten P.M. " Sir,—We regret to have the melancholy duty of informing you that the poor woman Mary Bye ex pired about half an hour since. You may be assured that every means have been assiduously used to save her, but she never rallied from the shock at the time of the accident, and, gradually declining, sank at the above time. " H. H. HILDA, Surgeon. " T. BaowN, Surgeon." " Berkhampstead, Friday, Dec. 9. " Dear Sir,—We beg to state that on our visit Ao John Tomlin this morning, we find he has passed a restless night, is suffering severe pain from his in juries on the head and chest, and must be still con sidered in circumstances of great danger. " H. H. HILDA, Surgeon. " T. BROWN, Surgeon." " Berkhampstead, Dec. 9. " William Low and the firemen of the engine are both going on favourably. " THOMAS WHATELEY Surgeon." Mr. Tomlin follows the occ u pati on Of maltster at Boxmore, to which place he was returning from Aylesbury when the accident occurred. Mary Bye (the deceased) was a poor widow woman residing in Aylesbury, in which town she was well known ,by many respectable persons. The circum stances of her being on the road to London are pecu liarly melancholy—her visit being to attend her daughter in an approaching confinement. John Pem berton, the Company's stoker, who was removed to Berkhampstead after the accident, was sufficiently re covered to proceed to Aylesbury last evening. Mathew Lowe, the overlooker, who is also in a fa vourable state, still remains at Berkhampstead. Yesterday afternoon a shocking accident occurred to a respect - able female named Margaret Walker, 70 years of age, residing in Bishopsgate-street, who, whilst in the act of crossing Cornhill, opposite the Mansion House, was knocked down by an omnibus, which was passing at the time. A policeman who saw the occurrence, immediately ran to her assist. ance, and on picking her up it was found that her right anele was dislocated, and she was otherwise severely injured. He procured a cab, and conveyed her to St. Thomas's Hospital, where she lies in a perfectly insensible state, and without the slightest hope of recovery. RUSSIAN STEAM NAVIGATION.—Two very fine new steamers of about 800 tons each, with engines of 260 horse power, by Maudsley and Field, are now in the East India Dock, on the point of departure for Con stantinople. They have been constructed here for the Russian Government, are fitted as passenger and cargo vessels, and are, it is said, destined to ply in the Black Sea and the Bosphorus. _ _ THE LAWGIVER AND THE MONET-TAKER.--- Martin Fuldes, the antiquary, remarks, that our English Kings, on their " great seals," have been always represented with beards; whilst, on their " coins," they have always exhibited themselves smooth faced. How is this? Is it that the law-giver is mure terrific than the muney-taker ? or that the latter is the more barefaced of the two ? THE BISHOP AND HIS " DUE. " -Dr. Egerton, once Bishop of Durham, on coming to that See, employed one Due as agent, in order to improve and ascertain the real value of the estates, &c. Due's reportgreatly raised the fines and reserved rents of his tenants, who, in their convivial meetings about Durham. had a fa vourite toast which never escaped them. " May:the Lord take the Bishop, and the d-1 his Due." COMMISSION OF LUNACY. NEWBURY, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9.—This morn ng at eleven o'clock a commission de lunatico inquirendo' was opened in conformity with the terms of the Act passed in the last session of Par liament, before Mr. Commissioner Winslow, at the George Inn, in this town, to inquire into the state of mind and the capacity to manage and conduct her own affairs of Miss Mary Jones, a maiden lady, aged 42 years of age, who it was stated was possessed of property of not less value than 20,0001. The case excited considerable interest in the town and neigh bourhood. e Learned vo r ft n hi e ttel d hi sjt C huc i hr m i ,.l: Mr. Montagu Smith, the barrister, appeared in support of the commission, which was unopposed en the part of the unfortunate subject of the inquiry. Of 24 gentlemen who had been summoned to serve upon the Jury, the following 15 answered to their names, and were sworn :—Mr. E. S. Gale, foreman ; Mr. Hall, Mr. Seymour, Mr. Darling, Mr. Goddard, iae l e s wt s e l h stated that under the recent NehEad:esaiirielrdiogpthhetna that no Missgb e the present Mr. Herbert, Mr. Austin, Mr. James Tanner, Mr. Richard Lovelock, Mr. Forster, Mr. Woodruffe, Mr. Thatcher, Mr. Saw, Mr. Greaves, and Mr. Mills. statute it was provided that the individual to whom pro ceedingsT the incapacity of lunacy was sought to be attached by during the examination of all the witnesses who might Jones s ba h en o ci u na l er.yintroduced. The unfortunate lady was accordingly conducted into the room. She presented a very ladylike ap pearance, and manifested great self-possession. On taking her seat near to the Learned Commissioner, she was addressed by him as " Miss Jones," to which she immediately relied , v " No, no, not Miss Jones, but Mrs. Alth or p ; ' thus exhibiting the delusion under which she laboured—namely, that of imagin ing she was a married woman. In answer to ques- tions put to her by ihe Learned Commissioner; she replied, that she had been married in the heavenly bower ; that the house she had lived in was her own, hut that the Almighty had taken it away, and that Miss Jones had departed in the year 1824, and that she was now Mrs. Althorp. When told the nature of the inquiry, and asked if she had any objection to make to it, she replied, " Oh, no ; all or none ; all or none." Mr. M. Smith, in opening the case to the Jury, detailed various acts which exhibited the existence of manifest delusion in the mind of the unfortunate lady, especially that which had been shown to the Jury by the examination of Miss Jones herself, viz., the delu sion that she was a married woman. The evidence which was adduced in support of the Commission went back as far as the year 1831, and was given by Miss Clarke and Miss Baskerville, in whose scholastic establishments Miss Jones had been educated ; by Mrs. Baggs, in whose care she had been for a number of years ; by Mr. Stephen Hem stead, surgeon of this town • and by Dr. Monro. During the examination of Mrs.: Baggs, the object of the inquiry anticipated that lady's answer to every question propounded, either by the Learned Commis which w sioner or by the Court, and manifested an astuteness and shrewdness that surprised all the Court. So much did it interfere with the witnesss's self-possession that she appealed to the Court. and stated it would be impossible for her to go on in Miss Jones's presence, as all she said she should hear of from her again. By direc tion of the Court Miss Jones was removed in the care of M e r n . tot m makesth d the and eas th e e b e e l o d n en d ee do o u f b M t, rs w . m ßaggs, completed. On the close of the examination of all the witnes ses , ea Miss Jones was re-introduced, and the evidence which had been taken was carefully and minutely read oyer to her. The only reply she made was a repetition of the expression " All or none." After her again re tiring from the Court, The Learned COMMISSIONER observed, that the case w as so clear, not only from the evidence which had been adduced in support of the Commission, but from the conduct and demeanour of the unfortunate lady herself before the Court, that it was scarcely ne cessary for him to address or recapitulate the evidence to the intelligent gentlemen who composed the Jury. With them, however, the verdict rested. The Jury, after a very brief consultation, returned s- ~-.~ a verdict to the etecf, that Miss Mary Jones was unsound mind and incapable of managing her o affairs, and they further found, that she had labor; under that unsoundness of mind and incapacity sii the month of March, 1841. At the termination of the pmceedings, which las until past two o'clock, Miss Jones was removed Mrs. Boggs to the residence of the latier at Gre ham, near this town. THE SMITHFIELD CLUB.' The forty-second Anniversary of the above Soc was held last evening, at the Freeniasons' Tax Great Queen-street, Earl Spencer in the chair. The attendance, although not so numerous as some former occasions, included a large numbe noblemen and gentlemen, well known a 3 experime agriculturists. Among those present were—His GI the Duke of Richmond, Lord Louie Lord Mo eagle, the llon. Messrs. Lymington, Nugent, Wils, Hon. Captain Spencer; Messrs. Piney, M.P., Bene M.P., Colonel Wood, of Littleton ' &c., &c. The cloth having been removed, the usual loy toasts were drank with all the honours, after which The CHAIRMAN said the exhibition for the preset year was better than any he recolleccted. TI: number of animals was greater than usual, althoug some were certainly of an inferior description. H had no hesitation in saying, that he remembere shows in Smithfield in which the chief prizes wont have been carried , off by third-rate animals in th( present exhibition. The size of the animal was not the only thing to be looked to—the supply of the market with the cheapest and best meat was the main object.—(Hear, hear.) It was a mistake for persons to inquire " What is the use of bringing such ex tretnely fat animals to market ?" They were a test of what could be done with that particular class of oxen with ordinary feeding. There were animals whini* he woulddefy any grazier in England to render pro fitable' either to themselves or the butcher. The Noble Lord, in conclusion, proposed " Success to the Smithfield Club." The toast was responded to with immense applause. The CHAIRMAN then proceeded to distribute the various prizes awarded by the judges, and severally proposed the health of the successful competitors in each class, most of wiom returned thanks. The Duke of RICHMOND then rose to propose, "The health of the Chairman of the Smithfield Club," and said, that when their Society was at its lowest ebb, the Noble Lord had come forward, and by his influ ence and example amongst the agriculturists had led them to see the great importance of this Association to the country. The Noble Lord was a practical agriculturist, and, what in his opinion was far more valuable, an honest and honourable man.—(Cheers.) The toast was drunk with three times three, and one cheer more. ,The CHAIIMAN said he had always considered it of the greatest importance to the welfare of the country, that Associations like that which they were assembled to support should flourish, and, therefore, he had felt it a duty at the period to which the Noble Duke alluded to accept the office of President of their Society. Undoubtedly, one motive which bad actuated him was his attachment to agricultural pur suits. He thought the discussion of practical topics among farmers was of great impoyance, and he had always done his best to promote it. It was gratifying to find that the Society had been progressively im proving year after year. Formerly they bad to de pend on casual receipts for the prizes of the following year, but now they were always in advance. lie could say for himself, that so long as he had hellth and strength, he would always devote himself to their service. It was true that he was not getting youskjers and must look forward to a diminution of vigour; as . long as he could exert himself in their behalf hes would do so. He considered it the duty of every farmer in the country to visit their annual exhibition,, in order that they might learn the most useful breeds . of cattle. He could answer for one, that graliers often thought their cattle very good until they saw the animals against which they had to compete. He Ws satisfied with the decisions, although he should cer tainly have preferred being a successful candidate him-. self.—(Cheers.) The Noble Lord thanked the zeeet- ing for'the enthusiasm with which they had. received his health ; and subsequentl y , in an eloquent addr.c.ss, proposed " The Health of the Duke of Richmond," which was drunk with great applause. The Duke of RICHMOND begged to thank them for the kind manner in which his name had been received. It was true that on the present occasion he was an unsuccessful candidate ; but he bowed with the greatest deference to the opinion of the judges, who had a most arduous and difficult task to rform. He thought he had good sheep, and he had brought the best of his flock ; but, notwithstanding this, he had been unsuc cessful. It was by the friendly conflict excited by the Society that ithad become so flourishing. Its mem bers were distributed all over the country, and were men whose grand principle was the improvement of agriculture. Among the numerous advantages which have resulted to the country by the establishment of agricultural societies, one of the most prominent was, the union which it brought about between landlord and tenant; and, for himself, he had always thought that where the interests of the two classes were one and the same, it never could be intended that they should be other than the firmest friends. Men in every situation of life had certain duties to perform for which they were responsible to their fellow men, and also to the great Creator of the universe; and he knew of none more important to an Englishman than that of improving to the utmost of his power the agri culture of the country, upon which was based the welfare and independence of millions of our fellow subjects. There was a duty which the landowner owed to his country, and that was to promote the comfort and prosperity of his tenantry. lie would say that no man could be more anxious to promote improved agriculture than he was, and he should ever be ready to lend his aid in the service of the Society. The CHAIRMAN next proposed the health of the Honorary Secretary, Mr. Humphrey Gibbs, who re turned thanks in an eloquent and appropriate address. The Duke of RICHMOND proposed the health of Earl Dude, who was both a farmer and a manufac-• turer. He trusted the Noble Earl would never forget when he was selling his agricultural implements that he was also a practical farmer.—(Laughter.) Earl DUCIE said the Noble Duke had alluded to him in the twofold capacity of manufacturer and agri. culturist. In reply to the observation he could only say, that we manufacturers must live as well as we farmers. He trusted that competition would reduce the price of all manufactures, and, in co nc l us i on , thanked the meeting for the honour they had con ferred upon him. The CHAIRMAN next gave, " The Earl of Hard wicke and the Royal English Agricultural Society." " Success to the manufactures and commerce of the country," was then given, and succeeded by several other appropriate toasts, after which the meeting se parated. STATE OF TRADE—LIVERPOOL.—Money is rather more in demand. During the last month about 500,000 sovereigns have been shipped to the United States, at the same time gold has arrived in mode rate quantities from the Continent. There has not been much business done in the corn market, and prices have not varied. The superabundant crop, and heavy stocks at home, keep the markets well supplied with cotton, the demand remaining very moderath, and prices much the same, but if any change, more in favour of the buyer. In Manchester the demand for goods and yarns is greater than the supply, higher prices are asked, which has prevented an extensive business being done. Several mills have been re opened, and constant employ for the operatives during the winter is now certain. In colonial and foreign produce there is a fair, steady demand, and s a l es are made with more facility. It is gratifying to observe an increased bustle, just now, about our docks and mercantile warehouses. THE INCOME-TAX.-But now that peace is restored what is to become of the war-tax ? When Sir Ro bert Peel was told in the last session that the Income tax was a war-tax, he boldly demanded, are we not at war with India and China ! What shall he say in the coming session to this ? The Chinese expenses will be more than repaid by the 21 millions of dollars which they have bound themselves to pay ; and the charges of the Affghan expedition belong legitimately to the East India Company, who derive all the secu rity and profit; and not to the people of England, who have not got enough to keep their own poor from starvation. On the score of war, then, there is no longer the shadow of a pretext for continuing this most odious tax one hour longer ; and, on the score of revenue, it is equally unnecessary. The deficiency in the revenue in the years 1840 and 1841, was greatly caused by the advances for Canada, China, and India. These were occasional and not permanent causes, and are now at an end. Besides, the remain ing deficiency is more than made up by the duties upon corn, and the other articles of import now first admitted by the tariff. There is no longer a single excuse, then, for keeping up this iniquitous war-tax. Let the people, then, arouse themselves, and pebi tion for relief from that most obnoxious measure, which is doubly onerous by drying up the other re ,sources of the country. Down, then, we say, w ith the war-tax, the inquisition-tax, the tax upon freedom. If any portion of it should be found really neces sary, let them keep up the impost upon real property. But let them loosen their grasp from the trading and professional classes.—Hampshire Independent. CONTRIBUTION OF LIVERPOOL TO THE GREAT LEAGUE FUND.—We are happy to hear that the mere announcement by the League of their wish to ' raise so large a sum as 50,0001., has been enthusi astically responded to from all parts of the kingdom, and yet one alloy to our gratification, we must con fess, is the fact, that Liverpool has only, so far, CO" tributed twelve hundred pounds—an amount less than the sum collected in Huddersfield !—Liverpool Mercury. . 4 - 'a • on r 4)f fib 11 11( e nt - m, , tts : or vvti !ed ►ce ted by en- iety ern,