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At a numerous and highly respectable Meeting of Commercial Tra- Tellers, held at the London Tavern tile 27th instant, corlvened by Circular, JENKIN JONES, Esq., in the Chair, It was, among other resolutions, moved, seconded, and carried uua mously, That this meeting fully recognises the moral obligation which the Commercial body of this empire is under of providing for the relief of the necessities of those members of the body of Commercial Travel lers who, by reason of rid age and decayed circumstance;, are re duced t) poverty and distress, and desires to found an Institution for the support of such members and their widows in such a manner and according to such regulations as may be hereafter embodied in a code of laws for the guidance and government or such institution, and that such institution for the present be designated "The Commercial Ira- Yellers' Benevolent Institution." That a Committee of 35, with power to add to their number, be ap pointed to carry the foregoing resolution into effect. That a vote of thanks be gig en to Mr. \V. G. B. Gunton for his Valuable services, and as the originator of the Institution. That the thanks of the meeting be given to Mr. T. Smith and Mr. W. Carter, the Honorary Secretaries. That a vote of thanks be given to Mr. Jenkin Jones for his able and impartial conduct in the chair. Jost published, in Two Thousand Pages, royal Bvo., price 365., the POST OFFICE LONDON DIRECTORY for MIL Principal Divisions of the work:—Official Direc tory; Street Directory ; Commercial Directory ; Trades' Directory ; Law Directory; Court Directory ; Parliamentary Directory ; Postal Directory ; City Directory ; Conveyance Directory; Banking Direc tory ; Assurance Directory;—with a very great amount of general information. 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Price 6d., by post Is. Order through any news-agent. THE NOVELTY most recently introduced by Y.SSRS. NICOLL is called NICOLL'S PATENT EIDER DOWN PALETOT, such novelty consisting in the adaptation of Eider DOWR in the formation of NICOLL'S PALETOT, the original elegance and utility of which is, however, faithfully preserved. Eiders are found in great numbers in Iceland and the Eery Islands, where their beautiful and delicate down is well known to be proof against the most severe cold, and even the small quantity which can be compressed and concealed between the two hands, wil , serve in the formation of a Paletat, which, while it has most extra. ordinary lightness, has, nevertheless, more warmth than the fines , and thicke it blanket, the great desideratum for a whiter garment being thus accomplished, namely, personal warmth without fatigue. Public inspection is invited at MESSRS. NICOLL'S wholesale and retail warerooms, 114, 116, and 120, REGENT-STREET, and 22, CORNIIILL, London. CHRISTMAS.—One of the new patented inven tions called NICOLL'S EIDER DOWN PALETOT will doubtless form a most acceptable gift at the approaching season of festivity, when it is somewhat difficult to se'ect the best token of friendship or affection. The lightness and warmth of this garment will render it kighly serviceable for covering an evening costume Without causing the least disarrangement a and from the peculiarity of the formation of the whole it precludes the necessity for any mea surement being taken, as merely some slight description ef height or appearance will suffice to enable the patentees to supply an EIDER DOWN PALETOT, at the cost ef SIX GUINEAS, and which may fairly be described as one of the best preservatives of health ever yet introduced to the public. , 11., J., and D. Nicoll, 114, 116, and 120, Resent-street, and 22, Cornhill, London. THE NICOLL PALETOT (Registered 6 and 7 Viet., cap. 65) WAREROOMS, 114, 116, 120, REGENT STREET. and 22, CORN HILL. Many have assumed the use of the word PALETOT, but Messrs. NICOLL are the solo Patentees of the design and material. The Wholesale and Counting House Departments for the London Branches in the Sh'pping and Woollen Trades are in CHANGE ALLEY., CORNIIILL, and 120, REGENT-STREET. The NICOLL is the distinguishing name given to a garment secured by Royal Letters Patent from general imitation. It has all the advantages of Messrs. NICOLL'S original invention, the RE GISTERED PALETOT of LLAMA CLOTH. The NICOLL PA LETOTS are charged One, Two, Three, and Three-and a-half Guineas, according with the climate or purpose for which they may be required, A g 8 I A G E. M One half the world are desolately single, and the other Supposing them married, questionably contented. Diffidence, or a sense ef right determine the former, and miscalculated hopes em later the latter. The solitary one may shield himself ander the plea Of caution and worldly prudence, and the indissoluble, regret un- Comprosing harry ; but the truth lies deeper. Phyeleal incapacity, and broken health, are the great hindrances to domestic happiness and social content. The dowry should not be the only marriage set llontent. Honour and justice demand that health should form an item In the contps.ct ; it alone dignifies the alliance. Blighted hepes Cr neglect wound more sorely than poverty or misfortune. Reader, if these surmises concern you, procure Dr. CULVERWELL'S little MEMOIRS "On Single and Married Life, " pub. in 2 vols., is. each (by post, in stamps, le. 6d. each). Let no imaginatively refined, er prudish feeling deter you, by their titles, nor be hindered by misinterpretation of their supposed contents, from obtaining these. 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Bersars-street, Oxford-street, London, from Ele -- RA4 Pm tt Mid* Qa SaadaY4 ttem BIOY11) 14 Q&s /f/ de ~"` N°.17,861.] LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING S N 9 DECEMBER 29, 1849. TMPROVED DWELLINGS for the POOR I At the present moment, when a day of National Thanks giving is appointed, it cannot be out of pace to bring before the minds of the Christian public some of the efforts which have been made, and are still snaking, to remedy the deplorable evils which endanger both the lives and the morals of the poorer classes of society. The SOCIETT for the lIIPROVENIENT of the CONDITION of the LABOURING CLASSES has now been occupied for mere than four years past with these objects : It has bnilt a r urge of Dwellings for tho Industrious Classes, on sanitary principles, at Bagnigge•wells, Gray's Inn-lane. Here twenty-three families and thirty single women are accommodated. It has repaired and rendered fit for healthy occupation four houses in King-street and Charles-street, Drury-lane, wherein 108 working men are accommodated. SEASONABLE PRESENTS. At this festive period of the year, the following unrivalled dis coveries for the toilet are called into increased requisition, namely ROWLANDS' MACASSAR OIL, for creating and sustaining a luxuriant head of hair. fast to a berg; 7 P.M., let go from the berg; boats a bald towing; 11 P.M, ceased towing, and com menced warping through a heavy loose pack ; Lord Gambier in company; too busy to-day; unable to observe the temperature. " Saturday, 22 —Weather fine ; from midnight to 2.30 A.M., warping through the pack; 2.45 A.m., made fast to a berg in order to give the crew some refresh • ment ; 7 A.M., fine breeze from the southward; cast loose from the berg and made sail, standing to the northward amongst loose ice ; 12 at noon got into a sheet of open water, greater part of the day lying-to in consequence of a dense fog; Lord Gambier' in company with us, but a considerable distance to north ward; temperature of sir, 37 deg.; sea, 34 deg. " Sunday, 23—Fore part of the day foggy, latter part clear; dodging under easy sail to the southward of a close pack ; temperature of air, 35 deg. ; sea, 34 deg. • Lord Gambier in com p an y. " ifonday, 24—Dense fog during the whole of the day ; kept tacking and wearing amongst bergs and small floes. "Tuesday, 25—Fore part of the day clear, latter part foggy; made no . progress to the nothward this day; temperat ure of a ir, 84 deg.; sea, 33 deg. " Wednesday, 26—Fresh breeze from the south ward, and dense fog during the fore part of the day; latter part clear and calm ; made little or no progress to the northward; nothing but floes and bergs to be seen in that direction ; temperature of air, 34 deg. ; sea, 33 deg. This day lost sight of the Lord Gam bier, she standing to the south-west under all sail ; off Baffin's Islands 74 north. "Thursday, 27—Weather clear ; wind from the southward; observed open water to the northward of the peek; made every effort to get at it by carrying sail, and warping, all to no purpose; stuck fast in the middle of the pack ; our consort in the same pre dicament; temperature of air, 39 deg. " Friday, 28—Weather cloudy; wind from the north east ; 9 A.M. commenced warping through the pack ; 6 P.M., got into open water, but observed another barrier of closely packed ice to the northward of us ; temperature of air, 39 deg.; sea, 34. deg. " Saturday, 2C —Weather cloudy; wind from the northward; lying-to greater part of the day; not the slightest opening to be observed in the pack ; tempe rature of air, 41 deg. • sea, 33 deg. " Sunday, 30—Weather very fine; light air of wind from the southward; dodging about under easy sail, to the southward of the pack; observed an ap parent change in it; temperature of air, 35 deg.; sea, 38 deg. "Monday, 31—Weather fine; light air from the northward; lying-to greater part of the day ; tempe rature of air, 40 deg. ; sea, 38 deg. " August.—Tuesday, I—Weather fine; made some little progress by sailing, towing, and warping ; 11 P.M., made fast to a berg ; temperature of air, 35 deg.; sea, 33 .deg. " Wednesday, 2—Weather fine; wind from the northward; ice .drifting fast to the southward ; tem perature of air, 38 deg.; sea, 34 deg. " Thursday, 3—Weather fine ; 8 eat., cast loose from the berg ; sent boats ahead to tow ' • 2 P.M., light breeze from the southward ; h o i ste d the boats up, and made all possible sail; 11 P.M., came on thick fog; lay- to in consequence; made about 20 miles northing this day ; temperature of air, 38 deg. ; sea, 34 deg. " Friday, 4—Weather cloudy ; wind S.; made 10 or 12 miles northing during the forenoon ; afternoon, lying-to in consequence of thick weather ; temperature of air 29 deg.,; sea,_ 31 deg. " Saturday, s—Weather fine ; wind from the east ward,; surrounded with ice in all directions ; 4 P.M., made fast to a berg in the vicinity of Brown Island; lat. 75 ; temperature of air, 35 deg. ; sea, 34 deg. "6, 7,8, 9—Fast to a berg ; no apparent change in the ice during this time, wind varying from S. to S.E., accompanied at times with heavy rain ; mean temperature, 35 deg. "Thursday, 10—Weather cloudy, with rain; open water to the N.W.; 1 rat., let go from the berg, made sail, and stood to the westward through loose ice ; 8 r.M. ; came on thick fog; made fast to a berg; temperature of air, 32 deg. ; sea, 29 deg. "Friday, 11—Weather fine; let go from the berg, and made sail ; 8 P.M., again made fast ; no chance of getting to the northward ; temperature of air, 32 deg.; sea, 30 deg. SIR JAMES ROSS'S SEARCHING EXPEDITION. The following are rough notes of Sir James Ross's searching expedition in the Arctic regions. There is no description of scenery, beasts, birds, or fishes; no mention of phenomena, however strange, splendid, or terrific. The writer is neither a geologist, botanist, nor zoologist. He, therefore, gives nothing more than a log of details connected with the ship's progress during the voyage. The reader will see, by this journal, that neither a "Jack " nor his muter had been eating the bread of idleness during the time they were absent from England. The log commences from June 7, 1848. " June—Wednesday, 7—Sighted ice, Cape Fare well bearing N.W., distant about 160 miles ; mean temperature of the air, 43 deg. "Thursday, B—Weather cloudy ; wind from N.W., stood through a stream of ice ; temperature 38 deg. "Friday 9—Weather cloudy; wind from N. ; , ships standing to the westward; no ice in sight ; „tempe rature, 40 deg. " Saturday, 10—Weather hazy; light airs from the eastward ; steering course, Cape Farewell bearing at noon N.W. by W., 160 miles ; temperature, 45 deg. " Sunday, 11—Fresh breeze from the south-east; steering course, Cape Farewell bearing N.W. by W. 46 miles; no ice in sight ; temperature, 42 deg. Performed Divine service. " Monday, 12—Strong breeze from 5.F.., running before it up Davis' Straits ; passed several icebergs during the day ; - temperature, 40 deg. " Tuesday, 13—Light breeze from S.E.; straggling pieces of ice in sight; temperature, 38 deg. " Wednesday, 14—Light winds from the NE ; ships standing to the westward; sounded to a depth of 450 fathoms, .in order to ascertain the temperature of the sea at that depth ; straggling pieces of ice, and several bergs in sight ; temperature of air, 32 deg. ; sea, 36 deg. " Thursday, 15—Light airs from the N.W.; tem perature of air, 35i deg.; sea, 36 .deg. " Friday, 16—Sighted land ; wind from the N.W. ; ship turning to windward; temperature of air, 38 ; sea, 37 deg. " Saturday, 17—Fresh breeze from the northward ; ships turning to windward ; temperature of air, 35 deg.; sea, 38 deg. " Sunday, 18—Fresh breeze from the N.W. ; ship turning to windward ; no land in sight; temperature of air, 35 deg.; sea, 37 deg. " Monday, 19—Light breeze from the southward; temperature of air, 34 deg. ; sea, 36 deg. "Tuesday, 20—Light breeze from the southward; moving under all sail ; land in sight ; sounded in 30 fathoms water. "Wednesday, 21—Calm greater part of the day; great number of icebergs in sight; temperature of air, 36 deg.; sea, 37 deg. " Thursday, 22—Light breeze from the eastward ; eight A M. close in with Whale Fish Islands. Natives came off to the ships in their canoes, and communi cated with us. 8.30 r.m., anchored at Whale Island, in 18 fathoms water, close to. a Danish settlement. Our consort, Investigator, anchored at 9.30 P.m., within a cable's length of us. Temperature of air, 45 deg. ; sea, 41 deg. " From riday 23 to Thursday 29—Moored at Whale Fish Islands. Crew employed during that time repairing rigging and getting the ships in order previous to taking the ice. During our stay here the weather was remarkably fine, thermometer sometimes standing at 85 deg. in the sun, but averaged about 64 deg. in the shade. " Friday, 30—Weather fine. 6 A.M. weighed anchor and steered our course to the northward, both ships in company; temperature of air, 49 deg. ; sea, 45 ROWLANDS' KALYDOR, for rendering the Skin soft, fair, and blooming, and ROWLANDS' ODONTO, or Pearl Dentifrice, for imparting a a pearl-like whiteness to the Teeth. The patronage of royalty throughout Europe, and the high appre elation by rank and fashion, with the well-known infallible efficacy of these articles, give them a celebrity unparalleled, and render them a peculiarly elegant and sea'onable present. s s * BEWARE OF SPURIOUS IMITATIONS. The onlyygenuine of each bears the name of "ROWLA.NDS' " pre. ceding that of the Article on the Wrapper or Label. It has built, in Qreorze-street, St. Giles's, a Model Lodging llouse for working mon, where 104 persons of this class find a comfortable habitation. Sold by them at 20, Hatton-garden, London, and.by respectable Chemists and Perfumers. It has repaired and fitted up, at No. 76 , Hatton-garden, a house for the accommodation of fifty eight females of the working•classes. It is now building. in Streatham-street, Bloomsbury, a' range of dwellings for mechanics and their families, wherein about 48 such families will find good and healthy habitations. At Tunbridge Wclls it is aiding to raise a series of cottages fo agricaltural labourers, of which six and a lodging-house for single men are already completed and occupied. Besides these various works, it is in constant correspondence with a great number of benevolent persons in all parts of the kingdom ; who apply for its aid in the building or Improvement of cottages, or the setting-oat of cottage allotments. In these various works it has expended, and is expending, more than Twenty-three Thousand Pounds. For the works now in hand a further sum of between Three and Four Thousand Pounds is needed; towards n hich the Committee now solicits the contributions of the benevolent. ALMANAC FOR 1850. CEIRON , Shrove Tuesday..... Feb. Ash 'Wednesday.... ~ Easter Sunday --Mare: Low Sunday ...... ...April [CAL NOTE/. Holy Thursday.... Whit Sunday...... Trinity Sunday Advent Sunday.... ~Miry .9 ~May 26 .Dea. 1 The following are the sums already subscribed towards the house aow erecting in Streatham-street : SUBSCRIPTIONS. Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert - - - - - Her Majesty the Queen Dowager - Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Rent - Her Reyal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester - The Right Hon. Earl Spencer - Sir Joseph Copley, Bart. - The Right Hon. Lord Feversham S. M. Peto, Esq., M.P. - • Rev. E. Hoßond - - - His Grace the Duke of Bedford - Miss Portal - Messrs. Barciay and Co - £3OO 0 0 - 150 0 0 - 100 0 0 :1 0 0 - - - 100 0 0 2d donation 110 0 0 - 100 0 0 - 100 0 0 - - - leo 0 0 - 100 0 0 - - 100 0 0 - - 100 0 0 - - 100 0 0 • - - 100 0 0 - 100 0 0 . - - 100 0 0 - 46,663 I 6 Kosmos - Abel Smith, Esq. Lord Willoughby do Eresby A Fr end, by L Sullivan, Esq. Total, to Jan. 1, 1849 - - Donations since received : W. S., a Tribute for the Thanksgiving Day -XlO 0 Mrs. Blair - - - - - 25 0 Mrs. Lambert Blair The Rev. Dr. Ellerton A Friend - R. B. Cooke, Esq. Major CruD shank A., per Nisbet T. T. C. Saver, Esq. A. Palmer, Esq. A. 11. Bradshaw, Esq. R. C. Kidd, Esq. IT. S. Angell, Esq. The Dowager Lady Cooper - - • - 10 0 J. E. Denison, Esq., M.P. - - - 10 0 Rev. J. Ware - - - - - 20 0 Mrs. Charles Pym Geo. Pearce, Esq. J. Sperling, Esq. R. H. V. Walpole, Esq. R. A. Hornby, Esq. - - - - - 5 0 Viscount Brackley H. B. Hickman, Esq. Miss A. M. Cotton - - - - - - 5 0 Marquis of Blandford - - . 0 Rev. Dr. Pacey - - - - 5 0 J. 0. Harris, Esq. - - 20 • 11. Unwell. Esq. - - - - - - 5 0 Rev. Dr. Cotton, Principal of Worcester College S 0 John Hardy, Esq. - - - - - -20 0 Mr. Hargraves W. E. Hubbard, Esq. - - - - 5 0 Lieut.-Colonel Seymour Mrs. [lngham Major• Little 1 0 M. 0., one who has read Lord Ashley's Letter in the'" Times" of the 19th ult., as a Thank offering of herself and family from the late Epidemic ----- 100 0 Lady Murray W. Jennings, Esq. R. Wilkinson, Esq. J. Beaufort, Esq. Hon. Mountstuart Elphinstone • - - 10 0 Miss Ware Edward Strachey, Esq. Mrs. Dumaresque Thomas L. Ward - - - - - 10 0 T. H. Bastard, Esq. E. Gardner, Esq. - - - - 5 5 T. Twining, jun., Esq. T. H. Parker, Esq. C. V. Mrs. Bird J. J. Smith, Esq. W. Penny, Esq. - - - - b 0 W. Sparkes, Esq. Christlanus B. Smith, Esq. G. Harding, Esq. J. C. Hall, Esq. E. B. Bastard, Esq. - - - - 10 0 Members of Rev. Dr. Cumming's Congregation 10 0 W. P. Angell, Esq. - - - - - - 5 5 Mrs. Schaal Miss Catherine Stuart - - - - - 2 0 E. W. M. L. - - - - - - - b 0 . Donations and annual subscriptions will be received by Messrs. Williams, Deacon, and Co., Birchin-lane ; Messrs. Herries, Farquhar, and Co., St. James's-street ; Messrs. Coutts and Co., Strand ; Messrs. Strahan, Pa r, and Co., Tem ale-bar ; and by Hatchards, Piccadilly ; Seeleys, Fleet-street and Hanover-street ; and Nisbet, Berrsers street ; or by the Secretary, at the Office, 21, Eieter HAIL January... February. March...., April May June 6 13 20 27 3 10 17 24 4 2 181 1 '5l 13 2(:s 271 7 14 21 28, July 4EA, FIRE, LIFE ASSURANCE OFFICE. Established by AM of Parliament, 31, CORNIIILL, LONDON. Capitalloo,oool., in Shares of 20s. each, to be paid in fel ea allotment, bearing a guaranteed interest toff. per cent. in perpetuity (irrespective of further dividends) upoa the paid-up capital. Application for Shares to be addressed to the Directors at the (Maces of the Society. Marine, Fire, aad Life Assurances granted on the most liberal terms. Immediate and Deferred Annuities granted ea terms especially advantageous for investment of capital. By order, AUG. COLLING RIDGE, Managing Director. BONUS NOTICE —Proposals made to the SCOTTISH WIDOWS' FUND and LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY on the Participation Class, and completed previous to the closing of the Books for the year ending 31st December carrent, have the advantage of a full year's claim for Bonus beyond that enjoyed by members joining the Society at a later periol. JOHN MACKENZIE, Manager. Agent—HUGH M'KEAN, 4, Royal Exchange-buildings. December, 1849. T " JUVENILES There's not a dress-mart to be found Throughout the British Isles, To vie with that of M. and Son, In dress for Juveniles. Moses and Son make boys' attire In all the various styles ; For while they strive to please adults, They study Juveniles. All who behold this famous stock Bestow approving smiles ; And thousands flock to M. and Son, To dress their Juveniles. ➢ioses and Son can also sell Superior Caps and tiles, And boots and shoes, and other things, To suit the Juveniles. E. M. and Son, in seeking trade, Ese - ew all artful wiles ; And so you'll say when once you try Their dress for Juveniles. 2 9 16 23 August Their trading patronage has spread For many, many miles ; And far and wide their fame extends In dregs for Juveniles. A Medal. containing an Almanac for the year 1850, wil be prc sented to every customer. September) LIST OF PRICZIL , BEADY MADE. Autumn and Winter Over Coats, in every The B nlwer, handsomely and warmly trimmed 0 18 0 The Paletot, ••.. • • 0 18 0 Chesterfield, ditto.. •• •• .... •• • • 1 0 0 The Albert Wrapper, a very handsome style of Ovir Coat .• ••• • • • Shooting Coats •••••••• • • •• • .„ • .• 0 8 6 Lounging or Morning Coats .. ••••.• • • • • 0 4 6 Autumn and Winter Trousers, in Tweed ...• 0 4 6 Ditto - ditto Doeskin .. 0 7 6 Ditto Vesta • • ••••••• • • • • • • 0 2 6 Black Silk Velvet Tests .• ...... ••• • • • 0 13 8 Dress Coats •••• • • . • •••• • . • • .... • • ...... 017 • 0 19 0 October 4 18 25 12 19 21; 10utilsanailioys; Over Coats, in every style, ••••••••• 0 7 0 Hussar and Tunic Suits ......... ••• .. 0 14 6 Boys' Autumn. and Winter Tests .......... 0 0 8 /WADI TO MEASURE. Men's Autumn and Winter Over Coats ..from 1 1 The Chesterfield Wrapper, in a warm ma terial, lined • • • • • I 0 The Paletot, handsomely and warmly trimmed 1 16 0 The Eglinton Wrapper, a very elagant style of • The Strathmore Witney Over Coat, • newest style, lined throughout ••• • • • • • ••• • •• 2 10 0 Autsmn and Winter Trowsers, in Tweed and 0 10 6 Best Black Cashmere ditto .. ••••••• • • • • • • • 1 6 Autumn and Winter Vests .. . 0 8 6 Best Black Cloth ditto .................... 8 13 6 Black Silk Velvet ditto •••••••• • • • • .. • • .... 0 18 6 Dress Coats .• • • from 32e. M 2 18 • •. roc ....from 355. to 3 3 9 Hussar and Tunic Stilts. ..... ••..•• • • • • iron' I 6 0 Superfine .. ••• • • • ................. • •• • 1 18 Men's Shooting Coat • ................... .. 0 16 0 Elegant Dressing Robes, in great variety, from ............ •• •• •• •• •• •• •• ..16s. to 5 0 0 A Large Sleek of Fur Coats, in every shape, from lids. to 201. Naval and Military Ifitiferins, Liveries, &s. Mourning to any extent at Five Militates' notice. A Suit of Mourning complete for 11. 10s. The new book, entitled "The Minion of the Million," with nil' directions for Self-measurement, can be had ea application, or for warded, post free, to any part of the kingdom. Notice—The Far Department is now replete with every novelty f the season. Observe —Any article purchased, either ready made, or made to measure, if not approved of will be exchanged, or the money returned. E. MOSES and SON, Tailors, Woollendrapers, Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and Shoemakers, and General Outfitters, 154, 155, 156, and 157 Minories, and 83, 84, 85, and 86 Aldgate, City, London ; all communicating with each other, and forming one vast Establishment. Caution.—E. Moses and Son regret having to guard the public against imposition: but having heard that the nntradesmanfike falsehood of being connected with them, or " It is the same concern," has been resorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons, ihey beg to state that they have so connexion with any other house in or oat of London, except their Branch Establishments, 36, Fu gate, Sheffield ; and 19, Therntou's-buildings, Bradford, Yorkshire; and those who require cheap and genuine clothing, &s., should call at or send to the Minories and Aldgate, City, London ; or either of Os Brach Extgiblishannts, as Aboye. INovemberl 8 22 .>172,, 2 3 9 10 [6 17 t 3 24 6 7 3 14 !O 21 11 2 £, 9 .101 l !2 9 30 [2 19 A:1 !627 3 4 .0 11 .7 18i I December THE COUNTRY MARKETS. WAKEFIELD, DEC. 28.—The arrivals this week are moderate. There is a good inquiry for wheat today, but the advanced rates somewhat checked the demand but ultimately a good business was done at an improve' ment of is per quarter. Fine barley advanced is per quarter, and the common sorts met with more attention. Oats and shelling same as last week. Very little doing in beans. New. WHEAT, per qr. 601bs per bushel:— a. Suffolk, Essex, and Kent, red ... 40 Ditto, white 45 Norfolk and Hunts., red ... ... 38 Ditto, white ... ... 42 Lincolnshire and Cambridge, red ... 35 Ditto, white ... ... 42 Yorkshire, red .., 35 Ditto, white .. 42 Dantzic and Konigsburg, white .. 43 Lowerßaltic and Hamburgh, red... 38 Mediterranean, red ... BARLEY, per quarter of 8 bushels:— Norfolk and Suffolk... .. 29 31 Lincolnshire and Yorkshire .. 25 27 Scotch ••• ••• ••• Grinding per 30 stone Foreign ... ... 23 BEANS, per quarter of 8 bushels 631 b : Small, fine ... ... 29 Ticks ••• Foreign ... OATS, per stone : healing . 9d to 10d to 101 Feeding ... 8d to 90 8d to 94 Foreign ... —d to —4 8d to 94 SHELLING, per load of 2611 b ... 22 —23 21 —22 MALT, per load of 6 imperial bushels —— 34 —36 PEAS, per Imperial Quarter Blue and white boilers Grey and Feed Old. a. a. 40 to 43 45 48 39 —4l 43 46 88 41 42 44 38 40 42 ..... 45 42 45 38 40 34 37 AIM .• VALS. ... 27- 22 - 24 30 - 32 28 - 21 26 - 30 ... 29 - 31 - - - ... 26 - 28 26 - 28 Qra. Wheat ... ... 11,884 Barley ... ... 3 576 Oats ••• ••• ••• "go 2,152 Beans— ••• ••• ••• 978 Peas ... 4.54 NEWBURY, DEC. • 27.—The quantity of wheat pitched to-day is small, and we have a short attendance of farmers with samples; the demand is good, with rather an upward tendency in price, and a good clearance effected. Barley a moderate supply; fine malting in good request at full rates; other sorts iu less demand, at about the rates of last week. Beans and peas, short supply, and in fair demand at late rates. Oits, large supply, and exceedingly difficult to sell at rather de clining rates. Qrs. Rapeseed ... ... ... 300 Shelling ... ... 667 Linseed .. .. Malt ... ... • • ••• Flour ... ... ... :.. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 28.—There was a good attendance of buyers at our market this morning, and a fair extent of business was transacted in the leading articles of the trade. No posi.ive advance can he quoted on wheat and flour, but extreme prices were freely paid on each. Oats were 41 per bushel and oatmeal 33 to 63 per load dearer than last Monday. Beans also improved 3d to 6J per quarter. Barley and peas were unchanged iu value. Indian corn was in good request, and full prices were paid for all descriptions, and in a few instances a small advance was obtained. EXETER, DEc. 28.—Cattle Market—There was a very small supply, which sold tolerably well—the late prices being Cully maintained. Best beef was worth 83 6d to fully 9s per score. Barreners, 5s to 5s 61 per score. Cows and calves, 81 to 121 each. The supply of heep was also small; ewes, 4id per lb.; wethers, 5d to sid per lb.—the latter figure not being general. Pork Carcases—The supply was small—about equal to one half of last week's. Prices ranged from 6s 6d to 7s 8d per score. Pannier—Turkeys, 5s to 10s; geese, 4s 61 to 6s; ducks, 4s 6d to 5s 6d per couple; fowls, 2s 9d to 4s 6d ditto; pheasants, 6s ditto; partridges, 3s ditto; hares, 3s to 3s 6d each; woodcocks, 55 per couple; snipes, Is 4d to is 6d; butter, Is to is ld per lb.; eggs, 123 for ls; potatoes, 8d to 10d per score; turnips, 4d ditto. Corn Exchange—One o'Clock—Price of wheat remains nearly the same, Is to 5s 3d per bushel, but the farmers are nut anxious sellers. Foreign red wheat is 40s, and white 44a per quarter; malting barley about 3s 3d per bushel; oats, is 9d to 2s ditto; fine flour, 28s to 30s per sack of 280 1 bs. BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, DEC. 28.—There has not been any business transacted in our market this week, the offices being closed for Christmas holidays, and will not be re-opened before the Ist of January next.— Bristol Mercury. RIPON, DEC. 27.—White wheat, 55 6d to 5s 9d, red do 4s 6d to 53 6d; beans, 4s 3d to 4s 9d per bushel; barley 22s to 26a ; oats 14s to 21s per quarter. KNARESBOROUGII. DEC. 26.—Wheat, 4s 6d to 5s 6d; beans, 4s 3d to 5s 01 per bushel; barley, 24s to 265; oats, 15s to 20s per quarter. ORTEULLERTON, DEC. 22.—White wheat 4s 9d to ss, red ditto, 4s 3d to 4s 9d; oats is 6d to 2s 61; beans 3s 6d to 4s Od, barley 3s Od to 3s 6d per bushel. SCAltooßoUou, Dgc. 27.—Red wheat 4s 6d to 5s Od, old ditto 5s 3d to ss, 9d per 5 stones; white oats 74d to Bd, black ditto 7d to lid per stone; malting barley 21s to 235, grinding barley 19s to 2ls per quarter of 32 stones; super fine flour 35s to 365, seconds ditto 29s to 30s per sack of 20 stones. SALFORD, DEC. 26.—There was a considerable falling off in the number of beasts, which caused the market to be not so animated as last week. As might be expected from the scanty show, prices were firm throughout the day, and at the close a slight advance was demanded, which tended further to limit business, and a few were tuft unsold. Beef, itid to sid; sheep, 4id to 5d ; beasts, 1,020; sheep, 3,540. Itrnawass, DEC. 25.—Wheat, per quarter, weighing 641 b per bushel, 363 to 40s • new ditto, ditto, 00s to 00s ; old barley, per quarter, weighing 541 b per bushel, 20. to 23. ; new ditto, ditto, OJs to 00s ; oats , 421 b per bushel, 16s to 181 Od. omeal, per imperial boll, 15s Od, second, 14s; barleymeal, 11. 8d; peasemeal, 14. to 15s; bran, per stone, 8d ; first lion:, per 2801 341 to 36. • seenud, 26s to 28s ; oatmeal, best, per stone of 14 1 b imperial, 'ls6dtoOs Od ; second, Is 4d; barleymeal, is 2d; peasemeal, Is 4d; first flour, 2s 4d cash, 21 8d credit; second, 2s cash, 2s 3d credit. Pota toes, per stone, 4d to Od ; beef, per pound, 4d to 7J; veal, 4d to 6d ; mutton, bd to 8d ; pork, 4d to Gd; fowls, each, 00d to 00d ; chickens, per pair, 00d to Od ; ducks, each, Pod to 00d ; eggs, per dozen, 9d to 10d ; butter, fresh, per lb, 8d to 00d; salt, 9d to 10d ; croudie (curds) 2id to Od ; four-pound loaf, cash, 5d to 6d, credit, 50 to 6itd; coals, per cwt, 9d; hay, per stone, 3d to 9d. " Saturday, July I—Weather cloudy. Wind S.E.; running under all possible sail to the N.W. 12 noon. Wafgate Strait abeam,. lat. 70 20 N.; great number of bergs in sight; temperature of air, 45; sea, 46. " Sunday, 2—Weather cloudy; light airs from the eastward, steering course to the northward along the land; number of bergs in sight; temperature of air, 44 deg. ; sea, 4} deg. • " Monday, 3—Light breeze from the northward; ships standing to the westward; 10 30 A.M. our pro gress in that direction arrested by a pack of ice ; tacked and stood in -shore; temperature of air, 39 deg. ; sea, 39 deg. _ _ _ Tues lay, 4—Light airs from the N.W. ' • ships standing in-shore towards the Woman Islands, they bearing, at 12 noon, east; distance 30 miles; temce rature of air, 45 deg.: ssss, 44 (leg " Wednesday, s—Weather clear and fine; calm ; 9.30., A.m. called away all boats to tow. Twelve, noon, light breeze sprung up from the eastward ; hoisted the boats up. Four, r.at observed from the mast-head five sail of whalers standing towards us, which proved to be the Lady Jane, of Shields ; True love, of Hull ; Joseph Green, of Peterhead ; Princess Charlotte, and Alexander, of Dundee. Communi. cated with them by boats, and delivered into tke hands of the masters papers stating the terms of Lady Franklin's reward ; at the same time they informed us that it was impossible to get farther to the north ward at present, as an impenetrable barrier of packed ice extended from the middle ice to the land ; ten, r at , all the whalers bor e awa y t o th e sou th war d , in the hope of being able to force a passage through middle ice in about 70 north ; temperature of air, 46 deg.; sea, 42 deg. "Thursday, 6—Light wind from the westward; one, r.m., boats ahead towing"; six, p.m. hoisted the boats up; eleven, r.m., s h or t ene d sa il and made fast to a berg for the first time, close under the land; temperature of air, 48 deg. ; sea, 44 deg. "Friday, 7—Weather fine; cast loose from the berg and towed the ship ten miles to the north ward and eastward, and moored her to a berg off the Dani:h settlement of Appernwick ; communicated with the natives; temperature of . air, 50 deg. ; sea, 46 deg. " Saturday, B—Weather remarkably fine; sent par ties away in boats to shoot sea-fowl and gather eggs. In the evening boats returned, having shot a great number of birds and gathered a great many eggs, which were equally divided amongst the officers and crew; in the afternoon observed four whale ships pass to the southward ; temperature of air, 64 deg.; sea, 52 deg. _ _ " Sunday, 9—Performed Divine service ; after wards gate the crew a row on shore ; temperature of air, 54 deg.; sea, 54 deg. " Monday, 10—Weather fine ; crew variously em ployed ; temperature of air, 54 deg. ; sea, 46 deg. " Tuesday, 11—Sent the ice masters of both ships in a boat to survey and ascertain the state of the pack ; temperature of air, 56 deg. ; sea, 46 deg. " Wednesday, 12—Weather cloudy ; shortly after midnight ice masters returned ; reported no appa rent change in it ; temperature of air, 46 deg.; sea, 49 deg. " Saturday, 12—From midnight to 5 A.M., blowing rather hard from the eastward, which made it dan gerous to hold .on to the berg; 5.16 A. 1.1 let go and stood to the ~southward in open water under three reefed topsails; no opening to the northward ; 9 P.M., again made fast to.a berg; temperature, air, 32 deg.; sea, 31 deg. Sunday, 13—Weather cloudy, with rain ; wind from the southward, at times blowing fresh ; tempera ture, 34 deg.; sea, 32 deg. ; performed Divine service; lat. 74 20. Monday, 14—Weather cloudy, with rain ; 7 A.M., let go from the berg, and made sail, standing to the southward ; dense fog during the latter E art of the day ; temperature, air, 31 deg.; sea, 31 deg. " Tuesday, 15—Weather fine ; ship standing to the N.W. • temperature, air, 31 deg.; sea, 31 d eg . " Wednesday, I6—Weather cloudy ; wind N.E.; snowing occasionally; dodging of the pack under easy sail ; 7 A.M., killed a polar bear; temperature, air, 28 deg. ; sea, 29 deg. " Thursday, 17—Weather foggy during greater part of the day ; lying to off the pack ; temperature of air, 31 deg. ; sea, 31 deg. " Friday, 18—Weather fine ; wind from the north ward and eastward-, observed an opening in the pack; made sail, and beat to the northward; twelve, mid night, got through into open water , temperature of air, 26 deg.; sea, 29 deg. " Saturday, 19—Weather clear during the first part of the day; wind from the southward; from eight to twelve, noon, steering course to the north ward ; 1 r.m., in consequence of thick weather, got hampered amongst ice; hauled on a wind for the remainder of the day ; temperature of air, 31 deg. ; sea, 31 deg. " Sunday, 20.—Weather cloudy ; wind from the north-east, blowing strong; twelve, noon, took the pack, and dashed fearlessly through it, under a press of sail, getting at the same time many a hard knock ; 4r. at., lat. 75 N. got into open w a t e r, an d s h a p e d our course for Pond's Bay ; temperature of air, 34 sea, 34." (To be continued.) " Thursday, 13 'Weather cloudy with rain ; blowing fresh from the southward. 7 r.m.—Danish brig anchored off the settlement. 8 P.M.-Shift of wind compelled us to let go from the berg; made sail and stood to the offing, having previously sent dispatches on board Danish vessel; temperature of air, 39 deg.; sea, 3il deg. " Fridr.y, 14—Weather cloudy with rain ; wind from the southward, sailed through an immense num ber of large bergs ; made an attempt to effect a passage inside what appeared to us a cluster of many small lislands, ; and found ourselves embayed, surrounded by precipices and glaciers. 7 P.m.—Wind blowing on the shore rendering it impossible for us to get out; made fast to berg; temperature of air, 39 deg.; sea, 38 deg. " Saturday, 16—Weather cloudy with heavy rain, wind from the southward. 8 P.M.—Began to blow fresh, accompanied att imes with a thick fog; iceberg partially breaks up ; we are rather in an awkward• predicament, having ice and bergs drifting and closing on us from all directions, and a sunken rock is within 100 yards of us. "Sunday, 16—Weather hazy, blowing fresh with heavy rain, ship and barge drifting with the current ; compelled to let go from the berg; made sail in order to get hold of one aground. 5 ♦,M.—Made fast to one. 12 noon----Weather clear, still surrounded with bergs and ice ; temperature, 41 deg.; sea, 37 deg. "Monday 17—Weather fine and clear; 12 noon calm, and although beset among bergs and heavy ice, very warm, thermometer as high as 75 in the sun; 7 r M , light air of wind from the northward; ice and bergs cleared away ; made sail and stood into open water. NATAL INTELLIGENCE. The llon. W. Cowper, M.P., has proceeded on a visit to Lord Palmerston, at Broadlands. APPOINTMENTS. Lieutenants—James Saumarez Mann, to command the Torcross, coast guard station, vice W. T. Stan bridge, superseded. Master W. S. Hele to be in command of Peter head coast-guard station, vice Lieutenant A. Sims, resigned. Mate—Robert J. Winneatt, to the Investigator, Arctic ship, fitting at Woolwich. Clerk—Samuel %V. Sadler (1844), in charge of the Janus, at Gibraltar, to be acting paymaster and purser of the Contest, 12, at Portsmouth, for the coast of Africa. Assistant Engineers—William Austin and John William Smith, to the Fisgard, flag-ship at Wool wich ; J. C. Robinson, to the Blenheim, 60, steam guard ship at Portsmouth ; and D. Fry, to the Ter rible, steam-frigate, in route to Devonport. Midshipmen—Edward W. P. Boileau, to the Photon, 50, fitting at Sheerness ; C. G. F. Knowles to the Contest. The Contest, brig, 12, Commander the Hon. L. Spencer, went to Spithead ,on Thursday afternoon, saluting the flag , of the Commander-in• Chief at the harbour's mouth. She received her powder the same evening, and was to have been advanced yesterday, but owing to the boisterous state of the weather the payment was annulled by signal this morning. In a tremendous squall of wind, hail, and snow, yesterday morning, just before daylight, the Excel lent, gunnery-ship, Captain Cbads, in Ports mouth Harbour, carried away one of her mooring chain bridles, and tailed on the mud at low water. The dockyard riggers were soon afterwards sent off to her with a spare chain, and she resumed her former position at noon. The Devastation steam-sloop wili be taken out of dock about Monday next, and the Argus new steamer will be taken in. " Tuesday, 18—Weather fine ; nearly calm ; ther mometer at noo❑ standing at 80 deg. in the sun ; boats towing ships greater part of the day ; 12 mid night, made fast to a berg; temperature of air, in shade, 5G ; sea, 48. " Wednesday, 19—Weather fine ; calm, 10 A.M.- Cast loose from the berg; sent boats a head to tow. 2.30 r s,..—Light breezes from the northward ; hoisted the boats up; remainder of the day besting to wind ward amongsi, loose ice; temperature 44; sea 34. "Thursday, 20—From midnight till 5 P.M. turning to windward amongst loose ice. 5 30—Made fast to a berg. This day Lord Gambier whale-ship joined company with us; temperature, air, 36 deg.; sea, 37 deg. "Friday, 21—Weather fine; 10.45 A.M., light breeze from the southward; cast loose from berg; made sail, and sent boats a head to tow; unable to make any progress for want of wind ; again made PORTSMOUTH, PRlDAv.—Messrs. Brooks and Moss berry, second class clerks in the storekeeper's depart ment in this dockyard, are recommended for superan nuation. Messrs. Pouldon and ilelby, the seniors in the next grade, are supposed to be promoted in conse• quence, which will cause vacancies for two clerks in their department. , 2 ` - •y!I :..--.:, •-•.. ~I,' 7 :4"::c' mih.. .........„_" /L---C--C'S'l‘ —. , •/,,,,, . ' . : 4,. -- - .9_,,,) , ' • 1- - '''. - m ~: - 1 , : t -... • . ~. 4.!" - .0 4 Ai ‘ . • • • _.,' ...„...... -4141 i 4--•••• . , • • ,„,:. • „,' , 4 -,. .., - i;, I pm , , . 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Letters received by the Brittomart, recently re turned from the Coast of Africa, state that serious accidents had happened to the second and third engi neers of the Firefly steam-vessel serving on that station. The accidents occurred within three weeks of each other, and it is said that each of these engi neers lost a hand. There were on board at the time the first engineer, the second and third engineers, and a supernumerary engineer. Considerable misapprehension exists as to the move ment of Bishop's disc engine, recently experimented with in the Minx steam•vessel. Many persons imagine it is a rotary engine, but such is not the case. The ball, with a handle attached to one side, describes a similar motion to the shoulder joint in the socket of a person when the hand is giving a sling a continuous circular motion, previous to discharging its contents. The hall of the 10-horse power engine is 11 inches in diameter, and the disc 27 inches in diameter. The case in which the ball of the engine works is of a drum shape, and the motion of the disc in the groove it occupies for the admission of steam is similar to an unbroken wave moving with great velocity from one side of the groove to the other, and bearing so correctly on the parts it touches on either side as no to be liable to be put out of order. A TICIPATED HIGH TIDES. PORTSMOUTH, FRIDAY. -- The anticipated high spring tides which are expected to take place to morrow, have occasioned the greatest commotion in this locality, and the people inhabiting the streets at Point, and the lower parts of High -street and the lower parts of Portsea, have been busy for the last two or three days in removing all their perishable goods frora the cellars and basement floors to the upper rooms. Should the wind, however, that now blows hard from the north, continue, there will be little to be dreaded, for it is directly out of the har bour, and will prevent the tide rising to any injurious height. Some necessary precautions have been taken in the dockyard to prevent accident ; the Sidon steam frigate and Sprightly tender have been additionally secured, and warps run out to prevent their rubbing and chafing against the edge of the jetty. From the Stirling Castle, convict-ship, two anchors have been run out —one from the bow, the other from the quarter, to prevent her surging against the wharf; and the lighters and boats have all been addi tionally secured. At various intervals, high spring tides at Portsmouth have done very much damage. The highest on record, we believe, took place in 1819, when the whole of the streets at Point and nearly all High street were under water. The people at Point communicated by boats, the cellars and basement floors were under water, and a vast quantity of property of various kinds was destroyed. The water overflowed the whole of Southsea Beach, from the town to Southsea Castle. The whole of the common was one vast sheet of water, that overflowed Hanabrook-street, the terraces, and Wish-street, filling all the cellars, washing down walls and fences, and doing m uc h d amage. At the tavern, called (then as it is now) the Wheelbarrow Castle, and at the lodging houses adjoining, the people had to escape from the upper story windows in boats, as it was then supposed the houses would be washed down. A vessel, of considerable burden, was drifted and partly floated over the beach at Southsea, near Mr. Hollingsworth's rooms, and was left there by the receding tide, and a canal had to be cut, to get her afloat again. This spring tide was accompanied by a strong south-westerly gale, which no doubt con tributed much to the high rise of the tide. At the present time Southsea Beach, that part extending from Portsmouth to some distance outside Southsea Castle, forms a better barrier against the sea than formerly. For many years past the shingle has been gaining on the sea. The shingle has been thrown higher up, and the new esplanade forms now a sort of darn or sea-wall. On the other band, from Lumps Fort to Cumberland Fort, the sea has been continually encroaching on the land. Lumps Fort, formerly occupied as a coast-guard station, is now so near the influence of the sea that the buildings are considered unsafe, and they have consequently been abandoned. For the last twelve years Southsea Common has not been overflowed by the tide, but before that period it was a thing of common occur rence. To-morrow will be another test, but should the northerly wind continue we have no fear for the result. Should the strong northerly gale continue to blow, the tide cannot be very high on the coast of the English Channel, but the reverse will take piece on the French coast, where it will probably ri'e to a fearful height. The Portsmouth pilots are of opinion that the strong wind to day decreased the height of the morning tide (at the least) two feet. The following are the respective heights of the tide during the present and last springs, as gauged by the dockyard authorities Height of tide. Date. Ft. in. Dec. 11 17 9 ... ••• 12 ••• ... 18 0 ... ••• 27 . 18 2 .. 1 0 28 . ... 19 10 . 1 10 The northerly gales have caused much damage to property at this port and neighbourhood. Many chimneys have been blown down, and numerous houses unroofed. Numerous windows in the dock yard have been blown in, and similar damage done to private dwellings. Increase. Ft. in. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, DEc. 28.—A grace having passed the Senate to the following effect :—That those to whom the Sunday afternoon turns at St. Mary's and the turns for Christmas-day and Good Friday are assigned, shall, from the beginning of October, 1849, to the end of May, 1850, provide no other substitute than such as are ap pointed in conformity with that grace, The following persons have been elected, each for the month to which his nama is affixed :- 1840. October The Ilulsean Lecturer. November Prof, sior Blunt, December... The Rev. Tbeyre Smith, Queens'. 18.50. January ...The Rev. F. W. Collipon, St. Johii's. February ...The Rev. J. A. Jeremie, Trinity. March ......The Rev. Daniel Moore,St.Cuthetine's April The Ilulsean Lecturer. May The Rev. W. Selwyn, Trinity. DEATH OF A CZNTENARIAN.—Yesterday an in quest was held by Mr. Membury Wakley, at the Coopers' Arms, Hampden- street, Somers-town, on view of the body of Ellen Limmer, a widow, aged 100 years, who died at No. 8, Brill-terrace, Somers-town, where she was living on a small annuity. It appeared from the evidence that the deceased was for many years in the family of the late Lord Ventry, an Irish peer, us lady's maid, her husband, who died about seven years ago, having been valet to his Lordship. They were left a considerable sum of money by the Noble Lord, and she received 14a. a week through the hands of Mr. Sergeant Shee. She died on Monday morning last, and up to the last moment of her life was in the possession of all her faculties, her last words being responses to the prayers which were being offered up for her. Her chief support latterly was wine and sago. The cause of her death was inflammation of the right lung, as found upon the post mortem examination. Verdict—" Natural Death." A LADY BURNT TO DEATIL—We have to record this week a shocking accident, which occurred to Lady Pynn, a well-known resident of this town, and by which her ladyship suffered so severely as to cause her death in a few hours. The deceased lady was the daughter of the late Mrs. Bruce Jackson, one of the leaders of the fashionable world in Cheltenham twenty years ago, and had been for many years married to Sir Henry Pynn, who at the time of the accident was in Paris. It appears that on Thursday se'nnight Lady Pynn had met with an accident while walking up the Promenade. Her foot having slipped, she fell down and sustained a fracture of one of the bones of the arm, was conveyed to her residence in the Promenade, and was still under surgical treatment for the fracture when the more serious event occurred which caused her death. On Monday last, being Christmas eve, the deceased was in her private sitting-room, and about three o'clock she partook of lunch, being habited at the time in a morning dress of light muslin. Her ser vant had only left the room for a few moments when her ladyship threw up the window to change the air of the apartment, and it is supposed that the draught of air from the window drew her dress into the fire, for in a moment afterwards the most piercing screams were heard to issue from her apartment, and on one of the men servants running up to ascertain the cause, the un fortunate lady was found enveloped i❑ flames. The man, with great promptitude, took off his coat and wrapped it round her, by which means the fire was speedily extin guished ; but it was at once evident that her ladyship had sustained very serious injuries. She remaiced per fectly conscious of what had taken place up to a late hour in the evening, and had again a brief interval of reason on the following morning, but shortly afterwards nature gave way under the intensity of the injuries, and about nine o'clock the unfortunate sufferer breathed her last.— Cheltenham Examiner. _ TRADE OF ARBROATII.—To all appearance trade never was brisker nor carried on with more spirit in this place than it is at present. Nothing is to be heard but the busy clank of machinery in almost every quarter of the town. The power-loom has taken the place of the poor hand-loom weaver; and, with two or three ex ceptions, the whole of our manufacturers have got machinery introduced into their works, not in one department, but in all.—Brechin Advertiser. 'We understand that the purchaser of the bed on which Sarah Thomas murdered her mistress, in Tr-n -chard-streq, Bristol, by a bidding of 2s. 6d., has dis covered 700 f. stowed away therein.— Sherborne Journal. THE EGYPTIAN CHALLENGE TO THE JOCKEY CLUB. An English sporting gentleman has taken the trouble and incurred the expense of measuring accu rately the piece of ground laid out for the race ex pected to come off between his Highness's horses and those proposed as competitors by the English Jockey Club. It is on the desert, within a few miles of Cairo, and consists of heavy sand, from five to six inches deep. The distance to be run is equivalent to English miles, and was accomplished by B e d ou i n and other Arab orses, at the recent race meeting there, in from 18 to 21 minutes--a pace there is every reason to suppose can, notwithstanding all the difficulties of the ground, be well attained by any well-bred English hunter. There are, nevertheless, some beautiful animals among the Viceroy's exten sive stud still untried; but the opinion of knowing sportsmen in the country, acquainted with the capa bilities of English cattle, is decidedly favourable to the success of the latter. Bell's Life, from which we take the above, gives the following interesting account of a somewhat similar match in Russia, which, although it has been before published, may be interesting to many of our readers : " On the 4th of August, 1825, took place a race between two English thoroughbred horses and two horses, said to be of the Cossack breed, from the Don. The English horses were Mina, by Orville, bred by Lord. George Cavendish ; and Sharper, by Octavius, bred by Lord Egrernont. One of the Russian horses was a fine animal, and showed high blood ; the other, to an Englishman's judgment, looked like a thorough rip. The stake was 1,0001. ; the distance to be run (681 versts) 38 English miles and one-third. The English horses carried about Bist. each. The Cossacks were ridden by lads, weighing respectively about 6st. or 7st. I was to ride a portion of the distance with the racing horses to see fair pl ty, &c., and was stationed on the top of a pretty steep hill, called Pulkova, about eight miles from the starting post. The horses rose the hill at a moderate speed, the two English leading by about 40 yards. I had a thoroughbred English mare, and had no sooner begun to gallop with them than I found the pace, as I thought, too great, as I was obliged to keep my mare nearly at full speed to keep up with the Cossacks, who soon dropped nearly 300 yards behind the English horses, and were flogged severely to pre serve even that interval. -I vainly called to our jockeys to slacken their pace ; they either did not hear or attend, and it was not till after the race that I dis covered the reason. William Arthur, who rode Sharper, had broken his stirrup in the eye, and could not hold his horse; whilst Alexander Eve, who rod., Mina, and had been ordered to lead, was acting up te, the letter of his orders, and racing against Sharper, who was all but running away. Had thu boys who rode the Cossacks known the state of the case, it is more than probable they might have won the race, by sparing their horses whilst ours were exhausting themselves in struggling with each other. This state of things lasted all the way to Zarskoe Selo, where I had to await their return. I saw them leave me, holding the same tremendous pace ; and, though not much more than one-third of the entire distance was yet accomplished, one of the Cossacks was greatly distressed. I had waited rather more than an hour, when I saw the gentleman who had taken them up from the point at which I stopped. He came up to me with a most woebegone face, and said that Mina had pulled up, and that Sharper was so distressed he did not think he would get home ! He seemed to know nothing about the Cossacks. In another minute appeared the lad who had ridden the Cossack' horse, whose distress I had noticed when they left me ; he was on a Cossack soldier's horse, and shouting for water. Close behind him came the racing Cossack and Sharper, nearly neck and neck, but as they neared me the Cossack lost a little ground in turning the corner at Sophia. There now remained twenty-two versts out of sixty eight and a half to be run, and really neither horse looked as if he could go another mile. Arthur, the jockey, was tired and dispirited, and seid to me that he should be beaten, to which I replied angrily, that that was im possible, and that if he said another word of the sort I would knock him off, and ride his horse in myself. After getting over a little more than a mile Sharper seemed to re ' cover a little, and by my direction the Cossack was suffered to take the lead for about four and a half miles. During this space, the people who rode with him changed his rider, flung away his saddle, and made the child they put on him, who could not have weighed sst., strip to his shirt. The Cossack Jail who had ridden the horse which had given in took more than once fresh horses from the soldiers who kept the course, and rode with the long bridle of the running horse over his shoulder, thus taking him in tow, and was further assisted by a Calmuc horseman, who lifted him along by the tail ? To my own and companions' remonstrances at these unfair proceedings we got answers equivalent to the English ' Go and be d—d.' On reaching the top of Pulkovo hill, trust ing to Sharper's good legs, and the little breathing we had been able to give him, I told Arthur to get along, and we soon went ahead of th Cossack, gaining, I should think, nearly 100 yards in 600. In fact, the b,y who sat on tie Cossack's bare back, basing no bridle, could not hold him together, and the towirg system rather tended to bring him on his nose, which would in all likelihood have been his fate had he ven tured out of a trot in the descent of the hill. Finding my mare fresh, I determined on riding to the win ning post with Sharper, and in company with Mr. 8., took turns in riding alongside of hi m . h av i ng shortly increased th e di s t a n ce from the Cossack, we ventured to pull up for a few seconds, wipe out Sharper's mouth and nostrils with a wet pocket hand kerchief; and draw his slackened girths. At the side of the road below the hill there was a sort of tramway for the Empress Mother to travel upon, composed of three-inch planks, about two feet in width, and on this tram I got Arthur to ride his horse. Whether it wss the wiping out of his mouth or the new medium on which he galloped I cannot sey, but Sharper recovered in a wonderful degree, and we soon had the immense satisfaction of seeing the distance gradually increased between ourselves and the Cossack. We at last lost sight of him entirely, and reached the winning pest in 2h. 48m. 17 s. from the time of starting. The Cossack horse came in just 17m. after Sharper. It may interest the reader to learn that Sharper, though much distressed, took his gruel after being bled. Mina, whose condition had never been so perfect, lost a good deal of blood from his having split his coronet, which obliged his rider to pull him up in the race, and was longer amiss. Both eventually re covered, as did the Cossacks; and I saw one of them I subsequently run a very good race against time. The Russians were a good deal surprised at the result of the race, and assured us that their horses had per formed as great or greater distances in less or propor tionally less time. It will, I think, be the opinion of any one that, considering, first, the disproportion of weight; second, the bad riding on our part (for so must, no doubt, be styled the racing of our two jockeys, in consequence of one of them having broken his stirrup), the superiority of the English blood vt as sufficiently proved. The race was run along the high road, which the Russians insisted on, as they appre• hended being jockeyed on a circular course. The road selected was from the third verst post on the Zarskoe Selo road to Gatchina and back ; and the measured distance was, each way, 344 Russian versa, equivalent to 38 1-3 d English miles. The course was kept by more than 1,200 Cossacks, and they had arranged a telegraph, by pike motions, to give notice when the Cossack horse took the lead, which led to a few bets being cleverly made while we were between Zarskoe Selo and the winning post." SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—FRIDAY. Only two bets laid, viz : —5OO to 15 agst Black Eagle and 500 to 10 agst Repletion for the Metropolitan Stakes. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. F. B. hds., Mon., Perron Wharf; Fri., Stithians Church-town-10i. Cambridgeshire, Mon., Sandy Warren; Fri., Eltisley Green-10f. Oakley hds., Mon., Snelson; Thurs., Chicheley; Sat., Clapham Turnpike-104„ Mr. Brand's hds., Mon., The Hyde; Wed., H ex t on; Fri„ Colney Heath-101. Puckeridge hds., Mon., Barkway; Wed., Widdington ; Sat., Throcking-101. Southdown hds., Mon., Hellingley Workhouse; Fri., Langton Pound-10i. Crawley and Horsham lids., Mon., Rowfont Ii) taa Wed., Rusper Village; Fri., Wakehurst House.-10i. Mr. Napper's hds., Tues., Loxwood-bridge ; F r i., The Compasses-10f. York and Ainsty hds., Mon., Rioeall; Tues., Red House; Thurs., Copgrove; Sat., Oulston-10i. Captain Lewis's harra., Tues., Cowsby Mill; Fri., Buller Moor-11. Sinnington hds., Tues., Horiegharn; Fri., Rime bridge-10. T F- _HE - LIGHT OF A GIG MAIL.—On Friday evening last the gig mail which run between Kegworth and Derby was on its way home to Derby, driven by a young man, the son of Mr. Newham, mail con ra :tur. When on this side of Lockington the horse took fright and ran away. Upon nearing the toll. bar at Caveadish bridge the gatekeeper heard its approach, and ran to open the gate; but, before ho had time to unfasten the bolt the horse sprang at the gate, which be not only cleared unhurt, but also took the vehicle safe over without the slightest damage being done to it. More singular than all, the driver was able to keep his seat; but it was not until after he had proceeded a considerable distance further that he succeeded in stopping the horse. We understand the only damage done was a trifling in jury to the bolt of the gate.—Derby Aferculy. A RICH BEGGAR.—John Hughes, an exceedingly wretched looking street mendicant, brought before the magistrates at the City Court House, Limerick, on Thursday, bad in his possession 14 sovereigns, four IL notes, 21. in half-crowns, and 9s. 11d. iu smaller coin ! Ho wept bitteriy on Leing informed (jocosel)) that his booty was forfeited to the C. own, and was sentenced to ten days' imprisonment, to be maintained at his own eat• sense. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. T HE ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION, REGENT-STREET. The First of a Series of Illustrated Lectures, by Dr. Eackhoffner, on the Philosophy of Scieuttfle Recreation, daily at Two o'clock, and in the Evenings, at Eight. —An entirely sew Set of Dissolving Views of London in the Sixteenth Century. and u it now is, with a Descriptive Lecture, daily, at Half-past Fear, aid ii the Even ings at a Quarter to Ten.—The ♦iews of Rome. including new Views of the Interior and Exterior of St. Peter's, with Dioramic ef fects, arc shown daily, at One o'clock.—Lectures on Chemistry, with brilliant experiments, by Mr. Ishley.--Experiments with the Diver and Diving-ha.—tiew Exhibition of Chromatropes.—The Ma chinery, 3l,dels, kc , explained. Adrris.inil. Is —Achools, Hislf-price, IN PORT AND PITTING. In Harbour—The Victory, Excellent, Blenheim, Illustrious, Rolla, Portsmouth, Fanny, and Echo. In Dock—Dauntless, Fairy, Britannia, Fantome, Lily, Devastation, Fox, and Penelope. In the Basin—Princess Charlotte, Termagant, Argus, and Bee. In the Steam Basin—Ajax, Basilisk, Birkenhead, Urgent, Blazer, Pike, Asp, Flamer, Elfin, and Victo ria and Albert yacht. Building—Princess Royal, 90 ; Royal Frederick, 120; Prince of Wales, 120; Royal Sovereign, 120; and Furious steam•sloop. WooLwicu, DEc. 28.—The Enterprise has com pleted her crew, and several bands who had offered COAL MARKET.-YESTERDAY. 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