The Sun. — London, England, 1842-12-23 00:00:00

1 I NIANCITESTER AND LEEDS RAILWAY. LOANS.—The Directors are prepared to receive TENDERS for the LOAN OF MONEY, in sums of not Jess than 1,0001. each, to be secured by the bonds of the Corn the ally, for periods of three, five, or seven years, at the option of lender. Interest thereon will be allowed at the rate of Four 'Per Cent per annum, payable half-yearly, i n L on d on or Man ester. The tenders to state which of the periods above men tioned is preferred, and to be addressed to the Secretary. By order, JOHN JELLICORSE, S ec . Manchester, Dec, 6th, 1842. rEST INDIA MAILS. .. The ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COM- .Y . 'S SHIP TRIDENT is appointed to take out the 1 les of the lst of January. The Trident will leave South -I,4_lTton on the Ist of January, at One p.m., and proceed direct ber t'almouth, where she will receive the Mails, and depart on outward voyage on the 3d of January, calling to land and %bark passengers at Corunna and Madeira. jassengers, quicksilver, and specie, will be carried by this 'l°t rv eance to all the Briti s h po ss e ss i ons i n th e W est I n di es, the following foreign ports, viz. : Corunna Porto Rico Laguayra Madeira St. Jago do Cuba Porto Cabello • St Thomas Havanna Santa Martha . Cuadaloupe Vera Cruz Carthagena Martiniq ue T amp i co Chagres. B oxes, or clothes' parcels can be talon only for the British Lub, s essions. Periodic a l p u bli ca ti ons open at b ot h en d s w i l l b e P In f or all parts. ,berth s may b e secured at the Company's o ffi ce, 55, Moor. 50e-streef, London , Passeng ers' must ut their luggage on board at Southamp ~4l early on the day previous to sailing. E. CHAPPELL, Secretary. PURSUANT to a DECREE of the HIGH l{„ COURT of CHANCERY, made in a Cause WAL 0A V. WALKER, the NEXT of KIN of GEORGE q LKER, late of T on b r id ge - p l ace, N ew-roa d , i n the Parish Met e St. Pancra s in the Cou n ty o f Middlesex , Esquire, who died p e re in the month of April, 1842, livi ng a t hi s d ea th, or t h e veylonal Representative or Repr esen t a ti ves o f any o f t h em , u° may have since died, are by th e i r S o li c i tors f ort h w i t h to Orein an d prove t h e i r kindred, and make out their claims Ore Sir G IFFIN W ILSON, K n i g h t, one of the Masters of ' 7 said Court, at his Chamber s , i n S ou th ampton- b u ildi ngs, Cha ncery -lane, London, or in default thereof they will be `4eltided the benefit of the said decree. , f , T he said G eorge W a lk er res id e d i n Tonbridge-place upwards 4twenty years and was, previous thereto, a Captain in the :rehant Service. It is believed he was born at Leeds, in the of York, and at the tune of his death was of the age of "ty years, or thereabouts. BATTYE,' FISHER, and SUDLOW 5 20, Chaneery.lane, Pl a i n tiff' s Solicitors. puoToGßApiiic• PORTRAITS.—The se prnesses ovements introduced in " Beard's" Process, render 9 like unerring reflections of face, figure, and dress. b p ortraits and. Groups of various sizes, in Frames, Cases, kets, Brooches, a n d Ri ngs , i n - an elegant style. Polytechnic Institution, ilegent-street ; 34, Parlia e4t-st et ; and 6,5, King William-street, City. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS GIFTS Oti Advantageous Terms, IVAt 35, Burlington Arcade (Burlington ' Gardens end). - ELSE gratefully avails himself of this Oppor ktil • tunity to exp r e ss his acknowledgments to his nume -1,,,t and distinguished conn e xio n f or t h e fl atter i ng patronage 4)„.._ ° "'ied'On him for so many years, and infortits them, that in o t , - Zuen ce of the lease of the back pa r t of his premises bei ng Vie point of expiring, he is induced, for a short time, to CL ~,t 4e whole of his splendid Stock of Jewellery, W a t c h es , kt,'4B; ,s hale Card-cases, Silier and Plated Goods, at a great reduction in price. kl e • ELSE will be compelled permanently to relinquish the p4f if. certain a r ti c l e s, w hi c h will; consequently, be disposed lii.abiy under their original cost.' JOHN SHACKELL, at present, and for 14:Twelve Months past; residing at NO. 4, Beauvoir eber:t, in the parish of ackney, and county of Middlesex, b ti „ eLug an Attorney's Cl H erk and Accountant, do hereby give t o k that I intend to p resen t a P e ti t i on to t h e C ourt of "uPtcy, Basinghall-street, p ra yi ng t o b e exam i ne d touch )' t n e Y debts, estate, and effects ; and to be protected from all Plt it s, upon making a full diselosure and surrender of uch Ihii~e: and effects, for payment of my just and lawful debts sand ehy further give notice, that the time when the matter of top d s : l 4 _petition shall be heard is to be advertiged in the ,kiq,„u Gazette, and in the Morning Sun Newspaper, one 1.4 41 ` . 0 , at the least, after the date hereof. As witness my this Nineteenth day of December, in the year of our ( )tie thousand eight hundred and forty-two. JOHN SHACKELL. i thess—JOHN J. SPILLER, Lothbury. k THOMAS PRESTON, at present, and for r ii r ,Z Twel ve M on th s past res idi ng at N o. 1, Lower George- Ak ) ,: Sloane-square, i n th e p ar i s h o f S t. L u k e, C helsea, and t,," 1 3 7 of Middlesex, and being a Civil Engineer, do hereby ttii. , lotiee that I intend to pres en t a P e titi on t o the. Court of ttl4ll;itcy, London, p ra yi ng t o b e exam i ne d touc hi ng my 1 4' estate, and effects ; and to be protected from all process, l t ,,, l llaking a full disclosure and surrender of such estate and for payment ditty just and lawful debts; and I hereby G 'ger • "tj ti give notice, that the time wh en th e ma tt er o f t h e sa id 4 4 t . i'll shall he heard, is to be advertised in the London Ga. ci.?nd i n th e M orn i ng Sun newspaper, one month, at least, k4ed date hereof. As Wit ness m y h an d thi s S eventeent h Decembe r , i n th e Y ear o f our L ord one thousand eight ii _ and forty-two. THOMAS PRESTON. 's -- EDWARD SPENCER, 11, B runsw i c k- para d e, Pentonville, . . I.„ ..... Attorney to the said Thomas Preston. .r t-, A.TE,---T. COX . SAVORY, Manufacturing „_ S ilversmith, No. 47, Cornhill, London, seven doors from ,If.T e v i ltireli-street. The best wrought FIDDLE PATTERN 16 -.11. SPOONS and FORKS, at 7s. 2d. per ounce. The l ii, d l ' i t;y are the weights iecommended, but the articles may i ' l i ghter or heavier at the same price per ounce. 'R .4 klqi oz. a. d. X. a. d 1 -e Pattern Silver Table Spoons 30 at 7 2... 10 15 0 i . ditto Dessert ditto ' 20 7 2... 73 4 1 , ditto 'table Forks 3O 7 2... 10 15 0 -, ditto D essert d i tto 20 7 2... 73 4 1 ' ditto Gravy Spoons lO 7 2... •311 8 1 :, ditto Soup Ladle 10 7 2... 311 8 itto Sauce ditto 10' 7 R... 316 8 i ditto Salt Spoons (gilt stron g ) 1 4.) 0 i , ditto Fish Slice Isl. ditto Tea Spoons lO 7 8... 316 8 ilf: ditto Sugar Tongs (strong) O l5 8 ,w , A Price Current, stamped as a Newspaper, illustrated t een s , and containing every inform a ti on re l a ti ve t o th e i ~e of silver or She ffi eld plate, may be had on applica °' will be sent into thecountry, fr ee of p os t age , i n answer tter. SUPERIOR CANDLES. 44VIES'S CANDLES, 6d. per lb. ; Wax .1 )1 Candles, ls. 24 . ; Fine Wax, ls. sd. ; Composite, ,'it ; Extra Fine Wax Wick Moulds, 70. ; Transparent 1 1, 1 ' . 23 . 2d. ; Genuine Sperm, 2s. 2d. ; Genuine Wax, tti ; Yellow Soap, 465., 54e., and 60s. Der 1121bs. ; ,1 . . , e d, 625. and 665. ; Windsor and Pam., Is.'4d. per pac iti. ''',, l d Brown Windsor Soap , Is. 9d. ; Rose, 2s. Od. : Cam liktik,, 4 „s• : Almond, 2s. 6d. ; Sealing Wax, 4s. 6d , per b. ; kti"il, 7s. 6d. per Gallon ; Solar Oil, 4s. h, at DAVIES'S Old-Established Warehouse, 63, i v i i s-lane, opposite New Slaughter s Coffee-House , PLLIS' LADIES' BREAST OINTMENT. This Ointment is now confidently recommended to the Nal an infallible remedy for all diseases of the Breast, L tti li ed by Cold, or the Milk coring in the Brea s t. It i s h i k e Cure; for Whitlows, Abcess, Scalds, Burns, Bad Legs, tentaneons diseases; and in consequence of th e now tltL e tnand for the Ointment, the Propr i eto r i s i n d uce d to efor e t h e pu bli c—not as a cure for " all the ills that : heir to," but in cases as above mentioned it is with the I li t i s ti l, s4 Cenfid ence recommended to the public. W holesale and retail by R. Johnston, 68, Cornhill, IV in pots 2s. 9d. each, duty included ; and most Medi enders in the country. PAS LIFE PILLS—CAUTION to the üBLIC. Beware of Spu r i ous I m itations of th e a b ove ' l ;i p _No are genuine unless the words " PARR'S 1 14 we f i n are in WHITE letters on a RED g roun d, th e the Government Stamp, pasted round each box ; 011 et-simile of the signature of the Proprietors, T. RO it, %ad CO., Crane Court, Fleot-street, :London, on the 13 ,!. N tt Nild in Boxes, at Is. lid. and 2s. 9d.; and Family i 8 at h p d s; by Edwards, 67, St. Paul's ; Barclay and Sons, 1 1 ; 'ln-street ; and Sutton, Bow Church-yard, London ost respectable Vendczs throughout the kingdom. '11) 4 141s of the extraordinary curative powers of I'arr's Can be had of the Agents l I"PERS, OWNERS, CAPTAINS, and OTHERS bCopies of Testimonials, Gratis, by all Agents. U IiVJSTONE'S EYE SNUFF.—Under the p atronage of his late Majesty, her Royal Highness the , t ee o f Kent, and the Lords of the Treasury, is universally I. 'l 11 0 k ; e nded by the Faculty for its efficacy in removing dis- 1G dent to the Eyes an d H ea d. HT RESTORED!—NERVOUS HEAD-ACHE th AND DEAFNESS CURED! ls k e Inset simple, d e li g htf u l, an d f ragrant C ompoun d! i d tl , f ele of a ppli ca ti on i s f raug h t w i t h p l easure ; many thou es, e e have been accomplished by its use, at a trifling ex- Wet certai n in itseration. If testimenies be necessar 4 ishee the sufferer to make trial, Kings, Lords, and Cern y !le, 44 used it. The Lore's of the Treasury have sanctioner late Majesties, the Duchess of Kent, the most "culists, Medical Practitioners—with that gigantic N e :, o the Press—bare eulogised Grimstone's celebrated Ott m e* Compound, known as " .Grimstone's Eye Snuff," car y in removing a ll di s e a ses incident to the Eyes and , J. Guthrie, Esq., F. R. S. See J. B. Lachfield, .ikt7ttee, Whitehall Dr. Thomas. Dr. Andrews ealls 1 114 °411 blessing—see his Reports touching its utility. The tkoo 'l,,'Abernethy, with many others, recommend Grim -Ihid`le Snuff, and call it " Man's best Friend," and the 1 1 tsent's Vade Mecum."—See the many thousand Letters Atti tn ellies, of undoubted medical authority, with others of re sPectability. ,k t Nottingham, 28th Aug., 1841. p re -ordinary cure is atte s t e d by Mr. James Wilcockson i, 6 lr,ign Snuff and Cigar Merchant, Nottingham. I Q r . G firestone, 39, Broad-street, Bloomsbury, London. feel great pleasure in seeding you the particulars of I t). a nd the mir a culo us cure per f orme d on myse lf, by our truly valuable Eye-Snuff. Si r , I am now in my Ns: end a native of Holland, hav e b een i n thi s coun try 1 4 11 , 1 ' t Wheth er f rom c h ange o f c li mate, or my a d vanced age, o re s but f or s i x y e a rs I h ave b een d epr i ve d o f s i g h t, I N I unable to follow my business. I do most sincerely kis id s hould have remained in darkness and pain but for t ilh e re commendation of a friend to use your invention. I :, 2 3. 4d. canister of your agent, Mr. Wilcockson, to item s who k nows th e a b ove t o b e f acts, and will bear wit eill4l extraordinary recovery of that mo s t i nest i ma bl e th e ° f Our life--" Perfect Sigh t"—l declare ha s p rocee d e d eof your Eye Snuff. For the sake of th ose suffer toy make what use you please of this lette r , M r . Wil 011`rld many others will vouch for its truth. I refer the v rti hl t e this gentleman, being your Agent, and so well itt, ottingham. sA . I aro, Sir, your oblieed servant, •N --4 C. 1 841. ANNIS ZENIA MASSENIA. •-s.s• should not do you justice without stating my h 1 4 0 4 : 11 4 , 1, n05t -. instantaneous. My eyes became clear and h umour, and by persevering In its use very fre -I'% am enabled to read small print without the aid of dl l4 , continue to enjoy God's greatest blessing—Sight ! r % I have reason to be grateful, and do recom ttilul etrit4l• Eye Snuff to all I know A. Z. M. e ter, the Caution.--W. GRIMSTONE it the sole in the only genuine is prepared by him. :reii -m urifer ous H er b aceous C ompoun d of H er b s i s so ld i n s2_ l > 't i k t 1•, 8 Is. 3d., ‘)s. 4d., 4s. 4n., Bs. and 15s. 6d. 'nab me Proprietor , W. Grimston e , at 39, Broad-street: i' and can be obcained in all the principal towns and lberal allowance to shippers, owne , s, captains, and kl - m , ra ked Grimstone's Eye Snuff. This celebrat e d Snuff , - s i ii te all q uar t ers o f t h e globe, anti retains its benign 1710 °he st every climate. All Snuffs ann Cigar * hipped on notices No. 15,705. THE SUN is Published EVERY MORNING at FIVE O'CLOCK, in Time for the EARLY TRAINS and TOWN DELIVERY; a SECOND EDITION (Evening Sun) is Published in Time for the A and a THIRD EDITION a t SEVEN O'CLOCK , f or POST, containing PARLIAMENTARY and all other NEWS in LONDON up to that Hour.FTERNOON TRAINS ADVERTISEMENTS INSERTED in ALL THE THREE PAPERS, Morning, Noon, and Night, thereby insuring a TOWN and . COUNTRY CIRCULATION ONE CHARGE. ITATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR• • ANCE SOCIETY, FOR GRANTING THE SUGAR DUTIES. LIFE ASSURANCES, DEFERRED ANNUITIES, &c. No. 26, CORNHILL. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Special Act of Parliament. DIRECTORS. T. LAMIE MURRAY, Esq., Chairman. Elliotson, M. D., F. R. S. John Rawson, Esq. John Griffithth Frith, Esq. I John Riddle Stodart, Esq. Hunter Gordon, Esq. Clement Tabor, Esq. George Lungiey, Esq. I Joseph Thompson, Esq. The Jamaica papers of the sth of November con tain a report of the proceedings in the House of As sembly, on the motion of Mr. Thompson, for a Committee to memorialise the. Queen, not to admit foreign sugar to the home consumption without giving protection to British West India interests by the esta blishment of a fair differential duty. Mr. Thompson, in introducing the subject to the House, at once avowed that "he gave up all idea of continuing the present prohibitory duties, and hoped . to satisfy the 'House that it would be beneficial to the growers in the British Colonies to have this question finally set tled." Mr. Thompson then observed, that it must be obvious to every one, who had given the subject any consideration, that the present duty cannot remain much longer ; and it became a matter of serious con sideration whether it would not be better to meet the .Government half-way, than to wait until measures were forced upon them that they would be unable to resist. He then adduced some returns showing the decrease of island exports from 1831 t 0,1841. After which he proved, on good sound .free-trade Principles, that if the duties were lowered, the consumption would begreatly increased, and the planter would receive as good remuneration as he did at present. The aver age price of foreign sugar for the last six years was stated by him at about 19s. per cwt., exclusive of duty in the London market, and he thought if it were admitted into British markets the price would rise to about 225. per cwt. The duty on foreign sugar should be reduced to 305., and the duty-ol British - Pantation to 155., which would give a protection of 15s. per cwt.; add the differential duty to 225., the average price of foreign sugar, and the British planter would have 375., exclusive of d u ty, a muc h l arger sum than had been obtained for the last ten years,. if the year 1840 were excepted, when sugar was at an extraordinary price. 'Mr. Thompson next proceeded to read to the Assembly a dispatch from the island agent, of date the 14th of June last, which is very graphic. After adverting to the debate on the Sugar Duties of the 18th of that month, when the renewal of the former duties was carried by a majority of. 81, the Jamaica agent states that, en tertaining a deep-rooted. conviction that any re laxation of the Sugar Duties would ruin the colo nies, and perpetuate the slave trade and slavery, he deeply regretted that the tone and spirit taken in the debate "were not so high, nor the grounds of resist ance of that moral national character on which such a measure, oughtto be resisted," . To continue the pre sent duty merely to enable the Government, in the treaty with Brazil, to insist on her putting an end to the slave trade, is to place the question on too narrow a ground. " I strongly advise," says the Jamaica agent, " that in the • next session of the Legislature there should be repeated &memorial to her Majesty, deprecating. any relaxation of the duty on sugar. The reduction of the duty on foreign sugar ought to be resisted on grounds which should arouse the moral and religious feelings of this country, and ren der it impossible for any persons to support it." Mr. Thompson'sPomment on this advice from the island agent,• who evidently works hard for his fees, may be summed up in. these. few words :—" That it was im possible for any Minister much longer to resist the almost universal cry for cheap . sugar. He referred the House to Lord Stanley's dispatch, where he states that the Government were determined to carry out the principles of Mr. Huskisson, and if those principles, he said, meant anything, they meant an approximation to free trade.. Mr. Barclay admitted that the present differential duty could not be main tained, and that it was desirable to have the question definitively settled. He believed that the approaching session would do so, and that the Government had already decided, as Mr. Ellis had left England for Brazil, to negotiate a new treaty of commerce,. in 'which the sugar duties would form an essential part, and on which he, no doubt, had instructions to guide him. He then observed that a proposition similar to that of Mr. Thompson had been made by a Committee of the House of Commons under a Whig Administra tion, but he had no objections to the 'Committee, which was then appointed without a division. The Morning Journel in. commenting upon the subject says, " It is gratifying to observe this move made to meet the Government half-way on the sugar duties, because it affords the best possible evidence that the Jamaica planters are ceasing to consider the present sugar duties as essential to their existence, having ac quired more confidence, and are preparing for a com petition which has hitherto been regarded not only with alarm, but a feeling bordering on horror and dismay." ESTABLISHED 1821. THE LONDON MARBLE an d STONE .11- WORKING COMPANY, are enabled with then PATENT MACHINERY, to execute Chimney Pieces, Mo numents, Tablets, Slabs for Furniture, and every description of such Work, with an accuracy, rapidity of execution, beauty and durability of Polish, and reduction of cost, which cannot be Atained elsewhere. ?he Public are invited to inspect their extensive SHOW ROOMS, containing the largest stock in this country. The Trade supplied with every description of Rough Slab Blocks, or Scantlings; or Blocks sent to the Works cut to order Esher-street, Belywell-street, Millbank, 'Westminster. Please to be accurate in copying the Address, to prevent im position, the Company having no connexion with any other Establishment but that in Esher-street. AUDITORS. Professor Wheatstone, F. ii:s7f Professor Graves, A.M. F. R. S A CTUA RY— W. S. B. Woolhouse, Esq. , F. R. A. S. PHYSICIAN—J. Elliotson, M. D ., F. R. S. SURGEON—E. S. Symes, Esq. SOLICITORS—Messrs. Sweet, Sutton, Ewens, and Ommanney. BANKERS—Messrs. Glyn, Halifax, Mills, and Co. The most rational motives to Life 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. S COTTISH (WIDOWS' FUND) MI ASSURANCE. Founded A.D. 1815. Constituted by Act of Parliament. Capital, accumulated and invested, upwards of ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS. Annual revenue nearly TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS. HEAD OFFICE, EDINBURGH, 5, ST. ANDREW SQUARE. Assurances effected previous to 31st December will have the advantage of a full year's standing, and are entitled to partici pate in the profits for the current year. But in order that this may be done, all proposals must be lodged at th 3 Head Office before 31st December, or with the Society's Agent, in time to enable him to forward it to the Head Office before that date. December, 1842. JOHN MACKENZIE, Manager. LONDON OFFICE, 7, PALL-MALL. HUGH M'KEAN, Agent. THE FARMERS' and GENERAL FIRE and LIFE INSURANCE INSTITUTION. Empowered by Act of Parliament. • Offices, No. 346, Strand, London. • Capital 500,0001. With 1,960 Shareholders Enrolled. HONORARY ERECTORS. His Grace the Duke of Rutland The Earl of Stamford and War- The Earl of Stradbroke rington The Earl of Coventry Lord Stanley, M.P. Earl Dude Lord Rayleigh The Earl of Stair Lord Feversham Lord Viscount Campden And Seventy-two other Members of Parliament and Gentlemen. . - COUNTY DIRECTORS. Upwards of One Hundred and Seventy Gentlemen, Landed Proprietors or otherwise connected w ith A gr i cu l ture, holders of Fifty Sh ares,; have been appointed County Directors. FARMING STOCK insured without the average clause at Is. 9d. per cent. ; no duty. COMMON INSURANCE at the usual moderate rates. INSURANCE ON LIVES on an equitable scale of charges. The usual Commission to Solicitors. Agents are appointed in all the Principal Towns in the Kingdom. W. SHAW, Managing Director. THE PROTESTANT DISSENTERS' an d GE -IL NERAL LIFE and FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY. (Empowered by Special Act of Parliament, 3 Vic., c. 20. ) 62, KING WILLIAM-STREET, LONDON-BRIDGE, LONDON; 15, GEORGE-STREET, EDINBURGH; And 6, KING-STREET, QUEEN-SQUARE, BRISTOL. Capital, One Million. TRUSTEES (WITH A SEAT AT THE BOARD). Thomas Challis, Esq. Thomas Piper, Esq. Thomas Wilson, Esq. DIRECTORS. George Bousfield, Esq. Sir John Easthope, Bart. ,M.P. Peter Ellis, Esq. Joseph Fletcher, Esq. Richard Hollier, The Directors Give Notice,— Charles Hindley, Esq., M.P. Thomas B. Simpson, Esq. Hon. C. P. Villiers, M.P. John Wilks, Esq. Edward Wilson, Esq. I. That a Special General Meeting of Proprietors will be held at Twelve o'clock precisely on Thursday, the 12th day of January next, at the Offices of the Company, No. 62, King William-street, in the City of London, for the purpose of filling "up the two vacancies existing in the Direction. 2. That any Proprietors, duly grialified, who shall be desi rous of becoming candidates, must give written notice of their intention at the Offices to the Secretary, at least ten days pre vious to the time of such meeting. By order of the Directors 22d Dec., 1842. THOMAS PRICE, Secretary. G UARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE AS SURANCE COMPANY, No. 11, Lombard-street, at the Entrance of the Old Post Office, London. DIRECTORS. JOHN W. BUCKLE, Esq., Chairman. JAMES MORRIS, Esq., Deputy Chairman. Penry Hulse Berens, Esq. John Loch, Esq. John Dixon, Esq. Lewis Loyd, jun., Esq. Francis Hart Dyke, Esq. George Lyall, Esq. M.P. Sir Walter R. Farquhar, Bart. S. Marjoribanks, Esq. M.P. Ralph Fenwick, Esq. John Martin, Esq., M.P. Thomson Hankey, Jun., Esq. Robert Mitford, Esq. John Harvey, Esq. Henry R. Reynolds, jun., Esq. George Johnstone, Esq. John Thornton, Esq. John Labouchere, Esq. James Tulloch, Esq. A.UDITelts. A. W. Robarts, Esq. I 3 Henry Sykes Tho rn t on , E sq . Samuel Jones Loyd, E s q. G eorge Stone, Esq. ACTUARY—Griffith avies, Esq., F. R. S. In the LIFE DEPARTMENT, a Bonus was declared in June, 1829, exceeding One per Cent. per Annum on the Sums in sured, en an average of the different Ages; and a second Bonu s of nearly similar amount wa s d ec l are d in une, 1836. At each period the Bonuses allotted to the different Policies averaged rather more than 28 per Cent, on the amounts of Premiums paid thereon during the preceding seven years. FIRE DEPARTMENT. —Notice is hereby given, that Assu rances which expire at Christmas must be renewed with in fifteen days at this office, or with Mr. Sams, No. I, St. James's-street, corner of Pall-mall, or with the Company's agents throughout the kingdom, otherwise they become void. GEORGE KEYS, Secretary. L ONDON, EDINBURGH, and DUBLIN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. 3, Charlotte-row, Mansion-house, & 5 5,Chaneery-lane, London. TRUSTEES. Kennett Kingsford, Esq. J Benj. 'fill, Esq. I J. Bidden, Esq. All the advantages peculiar to mutual Life Assurance, aris ing from a division amongst the assured of the whole of the mutual Profits, and that security and freedom from responsibi lity which Proprietary Companies can alone afford, are com bined by the constitution of the London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Life Assurance C ompany, which is the only guaranteed Mutual Society. The rates of premium are somewhat lower than in most of the mutual offices, and for the non-participating, and for those who effect assurances for temporary purposes, or debtor and creditor transactions, Tables of Premium have been prepared, by which a less immediate payment is required than by any other plan. By a half premium credit system one-half of the premiums may be retained for the first seven years, and repaid at the con venience of the assured: and by the Ascending Scale a greatly diminished rate of premium is required for the first twelve years. SPECIMEN OF ASCENDING TABLE. I k i rst 1 Second 1 'g e l 3 Y ears . 3 Years. Third 3 Years. Fourth 3 Years. Remainder of Life. £0 19 1 £1 5 6 1 6 6 1 14 7 113 5 2 5 7 2 16 3 3 10 10 4 8 11 5 17 4 I .£l 11 11 4:1 18 4 2 2 81 2 10 9 2 17 9, 3 9 11 455 5 0 0 7 5 9 814 2 £2 4 9 2 13 10 4 2 1 5 14 7 10 2 7 The Policies granted by this Company have this great and peculiar advantage, that they are declared by the Deed of Con stitution to be indefeasible and indisputable ; unless they have been obtained by fraudulent misrepresentation. Prospectuses, Schedules, and every information requisite to enable parties to effect Assurances, will be forwarded, free of expense, by the Agents or Manager. ALEX. ROBERTSON. Manager. ALBERT LOAN COMPANY, .5, 1111TH STRE ET, SO H - S QUA 11E. LOANS are GRANTED in sums of Ten Guineas to One Hundred Pounds and upwards, to respectable persons of either sex, upon the security of two or more substantial h ouse holders resident in London or its vicinity. The terms are moderate, and no charge is made after the loan is effected. The money may be obtained for different periods, at the option of the bor rower, and re-paid by weekly or monthly payments. At the expiration of the period the loan may be renewed, or, if required, a new loan may be obtained before the expiration of the former loan. Parties are also allowed to pay off the loan before the time stipulated, and in that case a full proportion of the expense will be returned. The money is granted without delay if the parties be ap proved of. Forms of application and full particulars may be obtained at the Office of the Company. Open daily from Eleven till Five. No charge made unless business is done. 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It is likewise an infallible Cure for that dangerous disorder the Quinsey or Sore Throat, in which it was never known to fail after a few hours' application. Observe—That none can be Genuine unless the Stamp affixed to each bottle contains the name and address of Barclay and Sons, No. 95, Farringdon-street, who have purchased the Property in this valuable article from the Executors of the Inventor, William Dredge, late of Wishford, Wilts. Retail price, Is. I Id. and 2s. 9d. per bottle; and sold retail, by all respectable Medicine Venders in Town and Country. PUBLICATIONS. In 2 vols. 12m0., bound, 1,000 pages, price One Guinea, illustrated by Twenty-four Steel Engravings from the most authentic Portraits of the British Admirals, and numerous Diagrams of Naval Actions, THE BATTLES OF THE BRITISH NAVY. From A. D. 1000 to 1840. By JOSEPH ALLEN, Esq., of Greenwich Hospital. " The best and most complete repository of the triumphs of the British Navy that has issued from the press. ' —United Service Gazette. ** As books of reference, these volumes are invaluable ; they contain the very pith and marrow of our best naval histories and chronicles ; and are embellished with not less than twenty four portraits of our ablest naval commanders.* We have no doubt that they will be taken under the patronage of the Admiralty, and obtain a place in the different seamen's libraries on board her Majesty's ships."—Sun. In 3 vols., demy Bvo. be ar d s , p r i ce 31. 7 s . ; roya l B vo., w i th Proof Impressions of th e Pl a t es , p r i ce 51 ., T HE LIFE OF ARTHUR, DUKE OF WELLINGTON, K. G., &e. By W. H. MAXWELL. " Mr. Maxwell's Life of the Duke of. Wellington,' in our opinion, has no rival among similar publications of the day. • • . . We pronounce it free from flattery and bombast, succinct and masterly. . . . . The type and mechanical execution are admirable • the plans of battl e s an d s i eges nu merous, ample, mid useful ; the portraits of the Duke and his warrior contemporaries many and faithful ; the battle pictures animated and brilliant ; and the vignettes of costumes and manners worthy of the military genius of Horace Vernet him self."—Times, July 16, 1842. 111. In 12m0., bound, 1,100 pages, price 10s. 6d., constructed upon an entirely new plan, NEW FRENCH and ENGLISH LEXI CON. By MARIN G. DE _LA VOYE, from the University of Paris ; Professor of French Literature at the Hon. East India Company's Military Establishment, Addis combe • Membre de l'l ns tit u t Hi s t. e t Li t. , & c. " This is a very useful book, got up with great accuracy ; it contains a vast deal of originality in its arrangement, and will prove a great help to all who cultivate an intimate knowledge with the English and French languages. There is little doubt of its becoming a standard book of education."—Times, May 17, - 1842. London ; l3aily and Co., 83, Cornhill. VAN BUTCHELL ON FISTULA, &c. The Sixth Edition, enlarged, Just published, in Bvo., cloth boards, price is. 6d. ACTS and OBSERVATIONS relative to a X' Successful Mode of TREATING PILES, Fistula, Hemorrhoidal Excrescences, Tumours, and Strictures, WITH OUT CUTTING or CONFINEMENT; illustrated with numerous Cases. Being a familiar Exposition of the Practice of S. J. VAN BUTCHELL, Surgeon-Accoucheur. " This volume presents to us a number of illustrations of his singular success under circumstances that would have induced despair in any professor of less mastery, or less accustomed to accomplish cures where cures seem impossible. The statements here made are most convincing, and place beyond doubt the superiority of the treatment to which he refers."—Conrt Journal. " it is very rarely our practice to advert to books on prates• sional subjects; but the Facts and Observations' appear, by their practical and unpretending character, to indicate so easy and prompt a relief from a large class of most painful and dis tressing diseases, that we believe this word of commendation from us, which we give with much sincerity, will not be thought misplaced or without its use."—Examiner. " The author appears to have had long experience, extensive practice, and great success, in the treatment of hemorrhoidal affections, the result of which is here published in a brief form, and in language intelligible to the least scientific reader."— Morning Advertiser. " From a perusal of this work it will be at once seen that the author displays a knowledge adequate to the task he has un dertaken. Mr. Van Batchell altogether discards the use of the knife, and, judging from the eases recorded, success has almost universally accrued from the plan substituted."—Weekly Chronicle. Puhli,hed by H. Renshaw, Medical Bookseller, Strand. Sold also by the Author, at his rPsj4ence, 27, Baker-street, Portman-souare. pAPIER MACHE TEA TRAYS.—A set of three Gothic-shape (including the largest size made), for 423 ; three Gothic -shape japanned, 255. ; three Sandwich shape, 15s. ; and every article in Furnishing Hardware, un usually low ; quality is here the primary consideration, hence its uninterrupted success for 50 years, and its present celebrity as one of the best and most extensive Furnishing Warehouses in London. TABLE KNIVES, Ivory handles, warranted, I Is. per doz. ; Desserts 95., Carvers 45. per pair. A stock of 200 sets to select from, with balance handles, at 555., 605., and 70s. the long set of fifty pieces—white, bone, and other handles, Bs. to 15s, the 24 pieces. Stag-handled Carvers, 3s. 6ti. per pair. The Establishments of C. WATSON (late ALDERMAN) have ranked pre-eminent for 50 years for their superior Table Cutlery, the whole of which is marked with his name and ad dress, and subject to exchange if not approved of. C. W. sole inventor of the NEW ALBATA PLATE, which is so rapidly superseding Silver. Exclusive Warehouses, 11 and 42, Barbican, and at 16, Norton Folgate. Established 1793. 39, ALBEMARLE-STREET, PICCADILLY, (directly opposite the York Hotel), and 76, KING WILLIAM-STREET, CITY. QIGIIT AND HEARING.—TESTIAIONIAL S. " The Messrs. S. and B. SOLOMONS' Newly-invented SPECTACLE LENSES afford astonishing relief to extremely 'mperfeet vision—We give them the decided preference to every other kind of Lens—the clearness of the transparency brings every object very distinct, and enables individuals to view the most minute particle with perfect accuracy. They are particularly pleasant by candle light, as they appear cooling to the sight, and soften bright and brilliant lights : James Blundell, Esq., M.D., I, Great George-street, West minster. George G. Sigmond, Esq., M.D., 24, Dover-street: T. J. Pettigrew, Esq., Surgeon, F. R. S., Saville-row. John Ramsbotham, Esq., M.D., Broad-street-buildings. Anthony White, Esq., Surgeon, 3, Parliament-street. John Hooper, Esq., Surgeon, 29, Newington-place, Kennington Frederick Leighton, Esq., M.D., 7, Up per G ower-street. Messrs. Griffiths and Duncan, Surgeons, 3, Leadenhall-street. W. Day, Esq., Surgeon, ljleworth. T. Daldy, Esq., Surgeon,'33, New Broad-street. R. H. Lucas, Esq., M.D., Exeter. J. Taylor Gordon, Esq., M.D. Wm. Bowie, Esq., M.D., Bennett-street, Bath. C. Heywood, Esq., M.D., Blandford. Henry Lawrence, Esq., M.D., Tenby. Jeafreson, Esq., urgeon-oculist,2l, South Audley-street. S .D. Robinson, Esq., M.D., Cheltenham. - C. Shillito, Esq., M.D., Brighton. William Conolly, Esq., M.D., Cheltenham. E. H. Allnatt, Esq., M.D. WalliNford. Thomas Willis ' Esq., M. D., Brig don . qriffiths, F.sq., Surgeon, Hammersmith. Jahn Kenderick, Esq., Surgeon, Manchester-street, Manches ter-square. Charles Tunally, Esq., Surgeon, Camden-town. U. Colebourn, Esq., Surgeon, 29, Harleyford-place, Ken nington. N. M•Cann, Esq., Surgeon, 50, Pal liament-street. Samuel tanner, Ese Surgeon, 26, Berkeley-square. W. Jones, Esq., Surgeon, 15, Lower Brook-street, Grosvenor square. W. English, Esq., Surleon, Denmark-hill. A. Barklemore, Esq., Surgeon, 10, Charlotte-st., Bloomsbury. E. Stoddart, Esq., Surgeon, 32, Golden-square. J. H. Walker, Surgeon, 23, Charlotte-street, Bloomsbury. C. Ingham, Esq., Surgeon, 46, Davies- s tre e t, Berkeley-square Edwaru Nason, sq., Surge on ,N uneaton, W arw i c k s hi re. ' In placing the above list of Testimonials before the public, the Messrs. Solomons, Opticians and Aurists, state that their INVISIBLE OPERATIVE VOICE CONDUCTOR, by which thousands of Deaf Persons have been greatly benefited, is'not larger than a seven-shilling-piece, and when fixed into the cavil y of the ear is soft and easy, and not more uncomfort able nor perceptible than having a piece of wool in its place. By jts use the faintest whisper at a public assembly is heard with distinctness. These important new inventions are patronized by their Ma jesties the king and Queen of Hanover and their Royal High nesses the Princesses Augusta and Sophia, her Serene High ness the Prhicess Esterhazy, the Princesses Mary and Rosa, her Grace the Duchess Dowager of Bedford, and their Graces the Archbishop of Canterbury, the late Duke of Norfolk, the Dukes of Devonshire, Argyle, Manchester, and Marlborough, Lord Hill, &c. &c. Observe the Messrs. Solomons state that they have no con nection with persons of the same name in Ireland and Scotland, and that they do not employ any Travellers or Agents ; the genuine article ire only to be had in London, at their Esta blishments, : 9 Albemarle-street, Piccadilly; apposite the York Hotel, and 76 King William-street. Bank. CHRISTMAS SOUVENIR.-At a period when the social sympathies are most predominant, and the genial influence of " Home " is felt in the highest degree, more especially by " My young missus," just arrived to spend her vacation at the " Old Hall," the most appropriate present becomes the first subject of consideration ; a merely useful one can afford no evi dence of taste, while a present possessing no claims to utility shows a want of judgment. To combine these requisites, we can hardly suggest a more fitting sou venir than Rowland's toilet articles, the " Macassar," " Kalydor," and " Odonto," which, from their beauti fying effects on the hair, complexion, and teeth, are cal culated to preserve a grateful recollection of the donor. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, THURSDAY.—The Queen and Prince Albert enjoyed their usual morning walk, and their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal were taken an airing. His Royal Highness Prince Albert hunted with his harriers, attended by Major-General Wemyss, Major-General Sir Edward Bowater, and Mr. Anson; met at Ankerwyake, had a capital run, and killed after forty minutes' good pace. In addition to the Royal suite, the field consis.ed only of the neigh bouring yeomen and farmers. His Grace the Duke of Wellington has taken his departure from the Castle. The Royal dinner party this evening is expected to include only the members of the Royal suite. Covers are laid for eleven. Baron de Nieumann, the Austrian Minister, left the residence of Sir R o b er t P ee l at Drayton Manor,f Staffordshire, yesterday morning, for town. The Earl of Aberdeen arrived in town yesterday afternoon by the London and Birmingham Railway, from a visit to Sir Robert and Lady Peel at Drayton Manor. Dispatches from the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope were received yesterday at the Colonial-office. Lord Fitzgerald and Vesct took his departure from Drayton Manor yesterday. Dispatches from the Governor of Jamaica and from the Governors of the other West India Colonies, were received yesterday at the Colonial-office. The Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived at his official residence in Downing-street yesterday, from I a visit to Sir Robert Peel. Sir Thomas Fremantle also arrived in town yesterday from Drayton Manor. THE INCOME•TAX, TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. siß,—Among the doubts that exist as to the ex emptions which should justly be allowed from assess ment under the Income-tax, are those which apply to the cases of persons who have newly entered into business since the date of the assessments, conse quently without any previous trading to refer back to for average profits, and whose present success, upon the averago of their first year, must be rfretl spe culative till thi s year is ended. Such will tne position o f bankrupts r eco mmencing trade in the j 3e e present year, and whose last twelve months, or three years, mu s t h ave b een l os i n g ones. Your opini on u p on these cases would be interesting readers.to very ma n y of your readers. Your obedient and respectful, C, . H. Guildhall Bristol, D e c. 21, 1842. [A of the I ncome - tax Act pro rA clause schedule-house , pro vides that, in cases where the trade, &C., shall have been set u p within three years, the computation shall be made for one year, on the average of the balance of the profits from the period of first setting up; and in cases where the trade shall have been commenced within the year of assessment, the computation shall be made according to an average of such period greater or less than one year as the case may require, and as shall be directed by the Commissioners ; and such statement and computation shall be made to the best of the knowledge and belief of the person in the receipt of the same.] SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S. The list of bets given below will sufficiently explain the nature and extent of the business transacted yes terday afternoon, and save us the trouble of any comment: DERBY. 255 to 30 agst Mr. Blakelock's A British Yeoman—t 2500 to 100 agst Colonel Peel's Murat—taken 1000 to 20 agst Duke of Grafton's;Oxygen colt—taken. 5000 to 100 ugst Col. Peel's St. Valentine—taken 500 to - 10 agst Lord Chesterfield's Parthian,—taken and afterwards offered 1000 to 16 agst Mr. Coleman's Jamal—t. and aft. off. 1000 to 13 agst Duke of Richmond's Clara colt—taken and afterwards offered 2000 to 30 agst Lord Exeter's Lucetta colt--taken 2000 to 15 agst Mr. St. Paul's Cheviot—taken. OAKS. 1000 to 30 agst Lord Westminster's Decoy filly —taken THE CHESTER RACES.—The new Clerk of the Course Topham, as is Mr. E. W. Topham, and not Mr. T. stated in our last. " GARBIO46 TO Life—Some speculation has been excited by She appearance of the above notice on the door of a newly-elected Town Councillor, circum stances warranting the question whether the an. nouncement has not an allegorical meaning, as being applicable to more than one description of " upper stones."—Bath Chronicle. F e , ~ ~ . ,;..!!?-,7. - , 7‘. ._ • t7' 4: 74 *...i . • ' '`' ~ ,• . r.. ,k ~\ '.,:•:;" i • . . . ~, • .•0 0 ). , o.,yr. w ~ . ~..:_•.,, .:,' , ilv-,, , ~.. -..:_-__ . --,a,..;;-,., •-••• . ... 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Yesterday a commission of lunacy was exec u ted fora Commissioner Edward - Winslow, Esq.,,,a - dll i ; -,.- Spacial Jury, of whom Captai n Fitzgerald adbpil*,..l,-.. foreman, at the Stag Tave rn , Fulham-road, 1.2:.. s.eii, ',---; to inquire into the state of mi n d o f George 107 . 4 7_1 4. tiler, described in the Commission as of No. 2 es .(j ‘ T id_.: place, College-street, Chelsea, Esquir e . ,-,,, Mr. Dodd, from the office. of ,Mr. Dean, of . if' - , -- ~ .._,;.-4 ..;-. --- street, attended in support of the Commission,Aektoh had been is sue d a t th e i ns t ance o f th e w if e of, trie - aU c . 'ISM ' leged lunatic. Mr. De Riemer, at his own request, was present to watch the proceedings. He was stated to be about 70 years of age, but in appearance he seemed tote much older. Hie sight is much impaired, as well as his hear ing, and after several attempts on the part of the Learned Commissioner to make him acquainted with the duties the Jury were called upon to perform, which however, proved - ineffectual, the examination of the witnesses proceeded. It appeared that Mr. De . Riemer was posse sse d o f f rom 7001. to 800/. per annum, and that he had formerly carried on the busi ness of a watch-maker, in High-street, Portsmouth. In 1816, he retired from business, and, up to Nov. 13, 1831, he had .conducted, himself as a man of sound mind. Upon that occasion he became maniacal, and raved, out that there were thieves and. robbers in the house—that he had been knocked down in the street* while on his way to his stockbroker to invest 3001., and that the party who had . plundered him had con veyed him to a gaol and deprived him of liberty. An other remarkable delusion under which the unfortu nate gentleman laboured was, that his wife (to whoM he was married about six years since, and is about forty-five years of age) was his house-keeper; and that his house was a mile and a quarter dis-, tent from where he was living, and that Mrs. De Riemer had run away from him, carryi ng w i t h her all his property. 'Whenever his wife reasoned with him respecting his delusions, he confessed him self to be attached to her, declaring the matter to be all a joke, but insisted that she was his housekeeper, and that she had a husband living as a butler in a nobleman's . family. He repeatedly' declared that; rogues and robbers were by his bedside, and on one occasion said he had consulted some mediCal praeti. tioners respecting his sight and hearing, and they had done him so much good, that in future, out of grati tude, he should Call them " mopsticks." Pnanothei 'oceattlrrlie offered Mr. Haritesg, 'a surgeon, 20r. SO remove him to a sponging -house, he being at the time impressed that his house was a gaol. The unfortunate gentleman was questioned at some length by the Learned Commissioner upon the point*: spoken to by the witnesses, and his answers fullk proved the unsound state of his.mind. . . .•, .. The Jury . declared Mr. George de Riemer tOlia . s.:e been insane from the 13th of Nov., 1831. ' - vix-;71 d - SAtab DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT -LAVER POOL. Yesterday morning, about six o'clock, it was diS covered that the tar and resin works of Messrs. Platt and Son, at' the south end of Liverpool, were on fire; These works are very extensive, and have fronts to four streets—namely, Parliament, Greenland, New hall, and Jamaica streets. They occupy a space .q nearly 700 square yards. The tar and resin works are in the centre, and front to Parliament and Green land. streets. 11.,t each ,end are ranges of lofty, ware houses, one range fronting Jamaica, the other New hall-street, and are generally filled with general mer chandise. The fire, from the extremely combustible nature of the materials on the works, soon got head, defying all the ; exertions of the fire police, under the able management of Mr. Whitby, as well as - of the West of England engine, under the direction of Mr. Whitehouse, not merely to subdue, but even to arrest its destructive progress. . The state of the wind greatly contributed to fan and to spread the flames. There was a strong breeze from the south-east, which, blowing right across the river, carried the .flames in a body from the tar and resin works to the range of warehouses at the, east end, while the intense heat fired those at the -west end. The result was, that by eight o'clock the whole was one mass of ruin. Meanwhile, the dWelling-bouses on all sides of the burning pile. were exposed to in - 1 7 minent danger, from the direct flames in one direction, and from the intense heat in every other. The neigh bourhood is densely inhabited, and the alarm of the inhabitants was great. While they were removing . their furniture, the fire police, despairing of arresting the career of the fire in the tar and resin works, played on the 'houses. The whole of those in • New-hall ' street were, however, utterly destroyed, and others in Greenland-street were seriously dammed. . A school .belonging to the congregation of Great George -street Chapel washeld in the lower room of one of the ware honses in Greenland-street, and was, of course, con' sumed, with all its books and furniture; The fire was, it .appears, caused by the 'boiling, a turpentine early in the morning. . • Two men in one of the warehouses escaped_ from burning by, descending, the stairs being on fire, by the jigger rope. The warehouses contained_ wheat,_ flour, and cotton. The damage is estimated at 50,0001: The flames in the contiguous premises had:not been quite subdued at the departure of the half-past ten o'clock railway train. The breeze from the south west continued to blow and to spread the flames. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE ABEERT'S IIAR• RIERS.—His Royal Highness's harriers met yesterday morning on the Buckinghamshire side of the Thames, at Ankerwycke, close to the manakin of George Simon Harcourt, Esq., the late Meniber for the county. The field consisted, in tradition to the Prince, who was present, attended by Major-General Wemyss and Major-General Sir Edward Bowater, only of the gentry and y eomen res idi ng in the immediate locality of the meet. - A fine hare was soon found near the village of Wyrardisbury, which afforded an excellent forty minutes run, and was killed in the park of Mr. Harcourt. The pace was extremely fast throughout. The Prince, who was mounted upon his favourite hunter, took the whole of the leaps which presented themselves (and some were of rather a formidable character) in excellent style, and was the first in the field up at the take. The harriers are in capital Con dition, and went through their work in beautiful style. TILE LINEN TRADE.--Whether or not the linen trade, in the North of Ireland, has undergone any re cent improvement, has, we observe, called forth opi nions from some of our Contemporaries, both in this country and in England. We have made inquiry upon the subject, and we find that all that can be said is, that there is a feeble indication, but still an indica tion, of amendment. This is, in so far, satisfactory; France la but, it would be f oo li s h to say, that any change, to be boasted of has yet occurred. We only trust that the m slight ents symptoms al l uded ship yarns to o fear that we can have little hope of trade in that quarter, und er t h e existing French tariff. It is, how ever, very sa ti s f actory to learn, that some recent p e. place S ; m b eo ut u.e ship- Inents of Iri s h fl ax have taken place to Belgium, France, and America • thus proving, that an unpro tected branch of 1631:agriculture can enter into com petition with an article of foreign growth.—Bel fast Whig. TILEBRINDLE WILL ClusE.--Our readers wilt recollect, that a short time ago we gave extracts from ' ion signed by 194 a petit members of the Roman Catholic congregation of Brindle, addressed to their Bishop, requesting him to prevent confes sors from making the wills of their penitents in their own favour, and to oblige the Reverend Thomas Sherburne to restore the B rindle property to the natural and legal heirs. This petition having met with n o a tt ent i on from the Bishop, a copy of it, we, hear, has been sent to the Pope, as the peti tioners are determined to be heard. From what we learn, on good authority, a person high in office may be expected in these parts from the CoUrt of Ro me , to investigate the accusations which have been so 'per severingly brought against certain members of the Roman Catholic clergy, and which have created so great a noise in this part of the country.—Pre.gton Chronicle. The Album Artesien gives the following affecting account of the wreck of the brig Forbin, of Nantes, Captain Ducouret. She left Marans with a cargo of oats and beans for Toulon, and on the 27th araived o ff Parquerolles, where, being overtaken by a storm, she was driven off the Carmague, and carried by the current on to the shore, from which, on. the 28th, she could see the lighthouse of Faraman. She put out two anchors, but they dragge3, and, seeing little hope of escaping otherwise, the crew made a raft. This, however, was carried away from the vessel's side just at the moment it was finished. At length the vessel was upset by the violence of the waves, 'and could 'not be righted. The cabin boy jumped overboard, and being a good s w i mmer, got safe ashore. The Capta i n and his wife, the mate, and five sailors, got upon the bulwarks, th e on l y part which remained above water. Madame Ducouret was several times washed off, and was as often caught and saved by her husband. At length she was washed under the vessel and net more appeared, and the Captain himself perished'in a last attempt to recover her, The mate made as many as fifteen efforts to assist them, but failed, and with difficulty' regained his place. Here he and the men remained till six the next morning, when the sea be came more calm, and a boat put off, and conVeyed them to the land. The bodies of 'the' Captain and wife were found about three leaguesfrom the`wieCk. The property of the late Lord Hill has, it is stated, been distributed among his relatives very judiciously. Annuities of 100/. a year each are left to the' children of his late brother, Colonel' Noel Hill. A sum of 2,0001. is given to the eldest son of Sir Francif3 Hill; and to his other nimerous nephews and nieces he ha s left 1,3001. each. :He has left 2,0001. to his Aide -de- Camp, Colonel Egerton, and the estate and mansion of Hardwick to his nephew, now 'Viscount: MI Salopian Journal. ELECTION OF COMMON COUN CILMEN. WARD OF FARRINGDON WITHOUT. SECOND DAY. The wardmote assembled yesterday morning at eleven o'clock. Sir J. Duke, at four o'clock, declared the numbers to be as follow, viz :—for *Mr. Obbard.. . " 236 Mr. Anderton 177 *Mr. Bedford *Mr. Burn *Mr. Stokes o'24 Mr. Charles 146 *Mr. Edkins . .20, Mr. Pearce . 145 *Mr. Sidney. *Mr. Hodgson 204 Mr. Gresham 126 Mr. Williams .. • 203 Mr. Woollatt . 126 Mr. "%Aiken . . 1981 Mr. Prendergast lO3 Mr. Barnard lB9. Mr. Wells 24 * These seven gentlemen are Conservatives After a desultory discussion, the wardmote ad journed to this mornint at ten precisely, when the poll will be renewed, and finally close at two o'clock. WARD OF FARRINGDON WITHIN. The numbers at the close of the poll yesterday were announced by Mr. Warren, the ward clerk, to be as follow : Mr. Pritchard, Dep...118 Mr. Vertue ... 82 Mr. Westwood, Dep..llB Mr. Eagleton Mr. H01t........100 Mr. Hayward 79 Mr. Ridley Mr. Asburst. Mr. Hartley 94 *Altr'ilk.l'Lauchian..,,,,,'7o Mr. Bonser ... 92 Mr. Rutt e r . 70 Mr. Taylor At the close of the poll this day, at three o'clock, 14 of the above gentlemen will be elected. BISHOPSGATE WARD. The polling in this ward commenced' with greet spirit, and the following was the state of the poll at the close : Mr. Pilcher lO4 Mr. Peacock . 110 Mr. Stevens Mr. Bennett Mr. Tagg Mr. Wilkinson Mr. Tozer 97 Mr. Johnson 97 Mr. Jones *Mr. Askley Mr. Patten Mr. Thomas Mr. Cain Mr. Hall BB Mr. Welch QUEENHIr Mr. Acocks 2l Mr. Tyler Mr. Curtis Mr. Goss . The polling will be res day. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. FROM Tns MORNING PAPERS OF 'THIS DAY. CITY,' THURSDAY EVENING. TIMES.—Many Correspondents are urging atten tion at this time to the practice of giving Christmas boxes to the clerks of private bankers, which they de signate as one of those abuses winked at and per mitted because it is of long standing, but having no other ground to rest upon. That the principle is a bad one will be readily assented to, since no other trade or profession can be named, with the exception, perhaps, of barristers, the employes of which are re gularly paid by their customers,- and there are altered circumstances at this time' with regard to the trade of banking generally which make it a proper time for the revision of this custom, and to put it, like all other matters of the kind, to the test of reason and good sense. In ordinary cases where new establish ments are opened in any trade, they are always found ready enough to adopt the customs they find in use, but not one instance has occurred among the joint stock banks in which this practice has been adopted; on the contrary, it has been expressly forbidden, though there might be much stronger reasons among them for availing themselves of that assistance, as their general profits are much diminished by the pay ment of interest upon deposits. We do not mean to express any approbation of this practice of paying interest by the joint-stock banks, but looking to the competition in the trade, and the situation of the cus tomers under each system of banking, it is a material ingredient in the question, which private banks wouli_i, to consider. It all - The railway esttifilislirl ments, and, in fact, in all public undertakings where the parties have to start anew, unfettered by old habits and prejudices, a dead set is invariably made at this practice of gratuities to servants, as - alike injurious to them and to the service they have to perform. It is not intended for an instant to contend that good and faithful service should not be well and liberally remunerated, but only that this is an improper mode of supplying such remuneration. The public, probably, have never fully considered to how large a sum the gratuities to the clerks of pri vate bankers amount in the aggregate. - Few bankers of high standing have less than a thousand depositors, many of them a eonsiderably.greater number; and as the gratuities, seldom less than two guineas, often amount to 10 or 15 guineas, the sum total thence de rived may be often as much as 4,0001. or 5,0001. We do not mean to question the rate at which the services of bankers' clerks are remunerated, nor to state it as a reproach, under the competition which exists for such employment, that the principals do not pay any higher salaries than they can help ; but we have a strong persuasion that cases would be met with in the cities of London and Westminster; where no exten sive connection with country banks exists, in which the " Christmas-boxes" would prove more, than suffi cient to pay the whole of the salaries of the clerks. Is it too delicate a question to ask what becomes of the surplus ? • • We have, indeed, •heard it affirmed, but make the statement with Considerable doubt and hesitation, that there are bankinr , houses who make these gratuities a part of the regular profits of the firm, and do-not divide them among their clerks at all. This, if true, would be a much stronger reason than any yet given for the discontinuance of the system, and it would be much better and more honourable for the bankers to make a distinct charge rateably, for the trouble of keeping each account, than to take that remuneration under the cover of that ancient and venerable cus tom. If they really do not apportion them among their clerks, but take nein into consideration in settling their various salaries, it comes, by another mode, to nearly the same thing. But in any case; it is not less an abuse, and founded altogether on a false principle. • • It will be said, of course, 'which is the only sha dow of an excuse for it, that the gift is entirely a voluntary One, and that it is perfectly optional to all to bestow it or not; but every one knows how diffi cult it is in all such cases to bear the imputation of acting meanly compared with others in the sable Clam. of banking depositors, and we hay l e at this mo ment the letter of a correspondent, who adverts to " the hard case of pOor tradesme% being called upon by the clerks of private banking-houses to pay them Christmas-boxes, and even importuned in an abrupt manner if delayed for a few days past Christmas." Consols labour under continued depression. Busi ness in the market is slack, with an evident disincli nation to deal. The speculators are completely at a stand, being deterred by the sombre prospect of af fairs in the Peninsula. Tweed • The Jamaica papers by the give a few facts relative to the state of that island, but otherwise the arrival presents little of interest. The Legislature at Kingston was in full debate upon questions connected with the future administration of affairs, and among them were two of some importance to the parties locally concerned ; one measure providing the levy of a tax upon sugar and coffee consumed in the island; the other, the passing of the New Stamp Act, both with the ultimate view of increasing the revenue. The conduct of the Earl of Elgin in his public capacity of Governor is alluded to in highly complimentary terms by the journalists. The most prominent movement the mercantile interest had mane was the request in the House of Assembly for the appointment of a com mittee to prepare a memorial addressed to the Queen, praying for protection to sugar by means of a differ ential duty. A Committee was appointed to consider the question generally. The wholesale importers of British manufactures had also applied for an increase of protective duties, the competition of the foreign trader, besides destroying the prospects of that class of dealers, draining the island of its specie, as, instead of purchasing their produce in exchange for what they themselves sell, they always take in their return cargoes at the slave-labour countries. , POST.—The funds continue to be acted upon by political considerations, the Spanish question being still uppermost in the public mind. The fluctuations are, however, of so little importance as to prove that the feeling indulged at Paris is, in comparison, but slightly participated in here. At the Bourse there has been another decline of one per cent. in, the rentes; but in the London market, the change has bee n re sponded to to the extent of no more than about + per cent., nor was even this produced by any want of confidence, as exhibited beyond the purlieus of Capel court, the operations being confined to the more ppeculative class of jobbers themselves. Money, for Stock Exchange purposes, remains low, 'and is, in fact, considered unprecedentedly so for the :time of the year. Loans, on the deposit of English ,stock and Exchequer bills, are obtained, for long periods, at from 11 to 2+ per cent. SUN.—Our Market for Stocks closed rather better this afternoon, and parties here have more confidence !than in Paris. Money continues easy, but is, notwith ,standing, in rather greater request than up to the last month, Christmas time being generally reckoned an absorber of the loose capital lying idle in the market, as mercantile men have their books to wind up. Con sols for the opening were marked 93k to 93i, closing buyers at the latter quotation. Reduced Three -and-a- Half per Cents. brought looi to • lin* ; and the Three per Cents., 94 to 944. Long Annuities were 121 to 12 9-16ths. Exchequer Bills were steady at 495. to 51s. premium, and India Bonds at 445. premium. The dealings in the Foreign Market have been cir cumscribed, and speculators lack spirit just now. Portuguese Stock has been most in request, and wears a somewhat firmer appearance, while the news from Brazil of an intention to allow the present treaty of commerce to run on till the year 1844 without any opposition, gave a tone to the market for that security. The Five per Cent. Spanish Bonds have been dull at 18f to 184; and the Threes at 23i to 234. Portuguese New Five per Cents. brought 38i for Account, and the Converted• realised 314 arid 31k. Mexican Stock did not fluctuate beyond 311 and 31i ; Colombian was at 21; 1 8 , and Buenos Ayres at 24 to 244. Old Brazil Stock was rather better, being 681 to 694. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. were marked 521 to 521, and Danish Bonds 84 to 841. There was a slight increase of business this after noon in the Railway Shares, but the quotations did not improve. Edinburgh and Glasgow were V i ; Midland Counties, 40 ; South Eastern, 281 ; and th e Scrip, 3-1 discount. Great Wester n Tew were 144 ; Birmingham Thirds, 314 ; Northern and Eastern Scrip, 41 ; and York and North Midland, 43 prem. Colonial Bank Shares were 5 to 51- discount; and London and Westminster, 14 to 1 premium. Letters and papers received to-day from Rio de Janeiro state • that the discussion of the Brazil question, as it appeared in The Sun, had attracted a good 'deal of attention there, and a journal of that city alludes at some length to the circumstance, as an evidence of the increasing interest felt in London •in connexion with the affairs of Brazil. TUE CRops.—Owing to the long-continued dry weather, in the autumn, the breadth of land sown with, wheat is unusually large, and as the weather since the grain has sprouted has been damp and warm, the young wheats are very forward, and in most in stances looking remarkably fine , —. Worcester Chronicle. 'HE WARD. *Mr. Sykes (1.) l6 *Mr. Tipton (c.) Mr.. Smith rned and finally close this CASTLE BAYNARD WARD. On Wednesday the annual wardmote was held' at Bullock's Room, Sermon-lane, St. Paul's, when Mr. Alderman Samuel Wilson presided. The following old members were re-elected without opposition : Mr. Hicks, Deputy. I Mr. W. Collingwood. Mr. John E vans . Mr. J. Bailey. M. James Toplis. Mr. J. Ro wnson . Mr. Jame s Hoppe. I Mr. F. Farrar. Mr. THORNTON, in referring to the recent calami tous fire at Goodnian's-fields, preceded as that was by the one in Ivy-lane, in this ward, about three years since, in which four lives were lost, suggested the pro priety of giving the first gratuity in case of fire to the raising of the first ladder to the building, instead of the arrival of the first engine. The suggestion was unanimously adopted, and the Alderman, as well as the different members of the Common Council pledged themselves to give it their support, when proposed to that Court, to be adopted as a general measure in the. City. . CORNHILL WARD, Returns G. The poll yesterday at one o'clock. The numbers were-7 *Lund ...... 30 Angell (Deputy)... 28 Harrison Thomas The poll closes to-day at CANDLEWI Johnston ....... 22 Eyton .... .. . ...... 17 ''Carter. .... . . 12 Harris .......... 6 two o'clock. CK WARD. . - • S ECOND DAY. . i • • Evans ..: .., . - , Baldwin ...... ..... 62 *Saunders . '5l Bond 67 *Blades Nicholls This ward returns six ar ranged that the poll should have closed this day, but doubts were entertained of the legality of this course, It had been and the poll will be continued this day (Friday). 3rn members. CORD WAINERS' WARD. SECOND DAY. Mr. Lott • • 52 Mr. Joyce ...... .. .. 49 Mr. Madden Mr. Croucher Mr. Jolliffe WARD OF CRIPPLE GATE IVITIIIN. The polling commenced yesterday at half-past eleven, and concluded at half-past one. Although this part of the ward contains about 500 voters, very little interest is excited on the occasion, notwith standing the nomination of the new candidate has been for the purpose of creating an Anti-Corn-law cry in this populous district. The on l y Conservat i ve candi date is Mr. Wilson. The f o ll ow i ng were t h e num b ers at the close of the poll : Mr. 13rown Mr. Smith 4B Mr. Mr. Wilson Mr. lloole '46 Mr. Mr. Brass The polling finally close Those marked * a: Beaton 42 Cash 42 Lark 39 Dewar . . . 13 es at one o'clock to-day. me new candidates. CHARITY. Mr. Hardwick, on taking his seat at the Marl borough-street Police-court, yesterday, said it gave him the highest gratification to announce the receipt of a letter from the Russian Ambassador, Baron Brunnow, inclosing the munificent donation of 50/., and couched in terms which did equal honour to the head and heart of the representative of a great nation. The letter was as follows : " Ashburnham Muse, Dec. 21. "Mv dear Mr. Hardwick, —Christmas being near at hand, I regret to find that many poor families in our parish will be without the means of enjoying the good neighb our I beg to send you homely pleasures of this season o f t h e year; W i th cheque ofa for 501, t o b e distributed as you may think proper amongst so me h onest families, in theth e feelinginclosed order to enable them and their c hild ren to have, in the g excuse my t a ki ng t h e lib erty o f applying s occasi on , b ut k now i ng your own d I kindoh t e : y lod p youol i ifnegeliusnhg on style, will h t a merry Ch ristmas. towards the distressed, I am .eon, vinced you will not deny me your friendly assistance in distributing the inclosed according to the best of your judgment. " With sincere esteem, my dear Mr. Hardwick, yours, " - BRUNNOIV." Yesterday, the Magistrates of Bow-street, Lam beth-street, Marlborough-street, Union-hall, Mary lebone, and Clerkenwell Police-courts, each acknow ledged the receipt of a donation of 101. for the relief Mr. Davidge, of th of the Surreye poor, unt h r ea t t h r e e. will of the late ARISTOCRATIC MOVBMENTS.—Lord Runtin tower left the Queen's Bench. Prison last week f or theg Court of Bankruptcy. After a long interview with the Commissioner, his Lordship returned to hi s res id ence. —Lord George Loftus paid a visit to the Insolvent Court. his Lordship did not retire Earl of Ches made himself practically acquainted withn so ti m l e h o e f h th ad e forms in which justice is administered in the Court alluded to.—Count Bathyany and the terfield visited the Court of Chancery. Th ese distin guished Noblemen entered with great spirit into the proceedings, a n d put a very interesting question to the Judge who presided there.—The Earl of Walde- b grave is on a t ou r, and is understood to the intricate theory of outlawry.—Punch. e studying RATHER UNPLEASANT. —On Monday last,when the Inverary Castle, iron-steamer, was on her pas sage from Gl asgo w to Lochgilphead, it was discovered by two of the crew, shortly after leavi ng Dunoon, that she was m aking water rapidly, and th at it ha d already reached the fore-cabin floor. ' On the alarm being give n , th e Captain went immediately below, and on coming up g ave orders to run her ashore, but after wards told the pilot to proceed to Inland. On reach ing that place he found the pumps were keeping the water so far under, that he resolved on rounding Toward-point, and proceeding to Rothes ay . Th e passengers, who were naturally less courage°us, were, of course, much alarmed, especially as the crew ap peared, by their manners and gestures, to be p repar i ng for the worst. Fortunately, the vessel reachedßoonthiet: say in safety, and shortly afterwards proceeded course to Lochgilphead; many of the passengers, however, remaining behind.—Glasgow Citi zen. The Earl of Bradford has given 1501 ., the E ar l o f Powis 501., L a dy Tyrwhitt 1001., Viscount Dungan non 201., Rev. J. Ley 2001., the St. Asaph Di ocesan Society 150/., towards the rebuilding of Llanymy. nech Chur c h, Shropshire. QCOTTISH MUSIC. Mr. WILSON begs to announce that he will give his SELECTED ENTERTAINMENT at the Music Hall, Store-street, on MONDAY EVENING, December 26, it b e i ng his first appearance since his re t urn from Scotland. Piano forte accompanyist, Mr. Land. Tickets, 2.e. each : re served seats on the orchestra, 2s. 6d. ; and private boxes for six, 15s. ; for eight, 11. ; and Programmes may be had at the principal Music Shops, and at the Hall.