The Sun. — London, England, 1845-12-20 00:00:00

ANTI -CORN-LAW MEETING. IsTEW CASTLE-UPON-TYNE, WEDNESDAY.—In compliance With a requisition bearing the signatures of 1,145 inhabitants Zthis borough, the M IN or appointed a public meeting to be held in the Guildh a ll t hi s day at noon, " for the purpose of F°nsidering the propriety of adopting a memorial to her Ma- JPtY, prayin g h er M a j esty i n Council to throw open the ports for the free admission of grain of every description during the Present scarcity." .._ At the h our. appo i nted the spacious hall was well filled, v "_any of th e l ea di ng merchants, magistrates, aldermen, and wi t - councillors b e i ng present , as we ll as a l arge nu mb er of Sho pkeepers and other inhabitants of the borough. The meeting was, indeed, one of the most numerous and influen -141 that h as ever be e n held in that ancient and venerable' edifice, comprising many of opposite opinions on general Politics, but a g reed in their opposition to the principle of the e ft-law. n The Worshipful the Mayor of NEWCASTLE presided, and on ir e ning the business, said, he considered that every restric- ' trade; upon the trade of the country was injurious to that still more, that every duty levied for the sake of pro eZt'on to e n h ance the value of one species of property at ..! expense of the rest, while it did no service to the per ie'!'s it was intended to protect, was an act of injustice and ierY to every other member of the, community, more es _ cu t e., ~ those dependent upon their labour for maintenance m i tt d ' ll PPort.—(Applause.) r• A.. Nicitor,, an Alderman of the borough, extensively Sa ga„ed in the glass traCe, moved :- 7 - pot.. - flat the evidence fr. , m all quarters as to the state of the to Z ° 'erofe throughout the three kingdoms, is measures leads - h. e sonclusion, that unless prompt and effective taken"ill7_s to mitigate or obviate the calamity, these realms 8 4 t inevitably in a few months experience the horrors of k e itY, amounting to famine." eh e ,T; C. Itaystn, a member or the town-council, and a mer- oe s ;'' of considerable standing, in seconding the motion, 1e,,,,1ved, that no Act of Parliament had ever been more uwuniental in producing unhappiness and misery among (e h t e °,_Ple at large than that for levying a tax on corn.— .tie s ' lllß e-) In every point of view in which it was con heirs -- whether as restricting the operations of commerce, th e PC the supply of the necessaries of life, or diminishing o,4ittst reward of labour—there was no infliction ever im tes4„l4'34 the country more odious and injurious than the hnb Wß •—(Applause.) They had now arrived at a most seih-sent crisis. At the pr esen t momen t the c o untry was ble m °l4 a Government. They had seen a str :ng Government dis- Ise r . - ' for Until lately they mi g ht have taken a lease of its very many years to come ; but, in a moment, under htiet t unipotent power of public opinion, that Government th e waned like snow from the hedge ; and it was fer 1 4), P , ee Ple, by demonstrations such as this, to say whrther St ib. 4. ° l lld give encouragement to their leaders and friends tle 13 critical period, and by showing a bold front enable 11°Z to take possession of the helm of affairs, and lead them i 'si : t etory.—(Applause.) i , k resolution passed unanimously. 4 , ,, ii: CEAWSITAY, of the firm of Hawks, Crawsbay, and , It il," °n- nierchants, said, that if no corn-laws had ever been 'hie,' the failure of the potato crop would not have been a t_144.1,0 disturb the safety of this mighty empire.—(Ap f)e,;) It was a most remarkable fact that during the last 'tlit;" there had been a development of wealth and in- Weill in the country to which the whole history of the l e h4fforded no parallel ; and yet it appeared, that while I ldse tr been continually boastin of our risi wealth, and ,ittio t , Y , and ingenuity, and skills n everything . that makes a 11"414ti rea t, we had yet, by some mysterious, some .unta sae, 'e error been deficient in obtaining the most simple, hand r first and necessary element of prosperity —a suffi- S k tiel e abundant supply of food. Now, there were many ht! of con su mption that we depended upon th fo- t . e e " almost entirely for, such as wool, cotton, e &c. 4 Ptiel W as no rest r i c ti on u p on th e i mportat i on o f t h ese th . el ) , k l i h e and a scarcity of them was never known. From I the leftnferred that if the commerce of the country e gtis . free—if they had the whole world to draw i , 4 1 p e r PPlies from—the corn harvest might be deficient— ' ,‘, o ted a to crop might fail—hut the people of this country vep ee Over them any danger of famine or distrees.—(Ap- I,IS they Le try free-trade by the test of .experience, 1 , 1 4 e n ,!,y would find that in a few years not only commerce, 'he -011etilture too, would flourish under it.—(Applause.) kiettle.. A for action had come—the time for argument had 1 4 e i• ta Tii.ey had seen a strong Government dissolved, he nget)._ ° wet dared not persist in maintaining the corn-laws, Zee : he hoped that the Government that should succeed Zli„ ° , lll d be prepared t o repeal the corn-laws totally, im "Po - Y , and unconditionally. Mr. Crawshay concluded by ~," 'l , l l lll g the following resoattion : te at this would never ave happened but in consequence 41 t ° tliZ ll . e l and impolitic re.triction on the import of grain biteb k ingdoms—restrictions which go to prevent any , e stock of wheat being held as a resource in case of th el- harvests, and which also diminish both the power ; 'lie r! Inclination of foreign countries to furnish supplies of h l kti t s ,tlie occurrence of such junctures." 1 W es, 13 . Peocrou, a member of the town-council, hay 4lded the motion, it was carried with great =la.- , n°s. 4'''' t he I, l l 'se antene then rose amidst loud cheers, and ad kltei the meeting in a long and spirited speech. He con 4 Cl i t tti li '4B reception he had met with a few years ago at a le s k rt4 t e , e nvened by the Mayor for a similar purpose, when h,'tt tc i ~ratinpant and riotous throughout the land, o.b --c, ee,„ ',lle expression of public feeling, with the reception , 1 4ukrtisienced that evening, and inferred therefrom that i ci i , e h it t l was now to be found "nowhere," while, in spite of theirt eflOrts of Chartists and Tories, those men who had t b e , and to the pl oug h an d never l oo k e d b ac k— w h o I,:ttsrenh constant in season and out of season—who had itithse fro ouse to house, from village to village, from town 4 tree county to County, and united almost a nation C s, were and unanimous demand that trade should e,, tee " e re at length in the ascendant.—(Cheers.) He tllt r ,":, tell'll - 7 much 'whether any man in that meeting h;'"eredu,lna, if asked, whether Feargus O'Connor were 4 1 ;1' pi ec eith the living or the dead.—(Laughter.) . Bat . in !If 1 14 e 5 ,,,w 1 13 not the name of Richard Cobden hailed with , J t '°111."" Pronounced with applause?—(Cheers.) In this tiNe of triumph f , 1, i e , 114 1-I,`,ne spirit, the boldness, and ability of his exer- Its Test Solo referred to those exertions in a strain of the ,°e","'eaesi ,"°ery, Mr. Larkin continued :—I have said that It iti . le.lss t i e w ould survive until its object was attained; and k ijoe." l ,,titie e v re approach to firmtaim of that object? ist e °1 4 0 .„nr grasp, if we be, daring, true. We must 4 0 r thlnpromise.—(" None," and cheers.) We must °t,„,'"e e w e , Influence of no names. We must be fascinated fe , 'Jel -- " 8 of no party. We must not per.i;it ourselves to kil ts, or deceived. Whig or Tory is only another name iti l tter e piblie enemy. They are but differeht names for te e tl e „ l F factions which, for thoir own purposes, t e. th e s'elved, betrayed, and oppressed the people. What to ere o.watchwords of faction to us ? What are Mo.n tikkii?„_`,,reepulets—Guelplis or Ghibellines --Whigs or Tories lJle,, l lQ l '° l ld cheers.) We are contending for rights, and ti gh• Permit ourselves to be the dupes of names, or the 5 4 I t)R tab o o ,--,.! of faction or party. I care not from which fac th-p'tort our rights—tor, mind, we have to extort them. +d - "'ir e . ,. e , s ent moment neither faction is your master, but t ,„ 4) 3',3V11 be vigilant and true, will be your slaves, ready f et e ' bidding. Russell must be nothing to us ; Peel Itelt,er4l4bing to us—but the utter extinction, the com- Y i bt (m itr e of these accursed laws from the statute-book, 4 44"Itte r o nly object. Whoever will do this best, mast '4 4 4.,, , let that man be honoured with the people's 1 / 4 , th °l te A PPlause.) If Peel—Peel ;if Russell, Russell. Let , ir tt , tin the justice, or hope for " immortal services" iN t !ele itvri•stocracy. Let us trust in the leaders of no aria- O t h Let us not put our trust in chariots or in horses, 47 , at l e a r !arne of the Lord—in the absolute justice of our te i t In the integrity with which we espouse and ad- It e ll li s ,'„ (Loud cheers.) Mr. Larkin concluded by pro s, t-leteoriai to the Qmeen, pointing out the danger of ' ki 4 4'ity' 4 lia prayieg for a speedy measure to avert such a It!lf e t the same time directly attributing the present itne e pgs to the "cruel and impolitic restrictions upon Itils i c,f , grain.- i oi tw Wkaty, timber merchant, having seconded the Sth er as unanimously agreed to. tl it I I r esolution, hailing with delight the letters of Lord 1 / 4 4t. ai ld Lord Mn• eth and the consequent resination ' . Peel ' P . i b ii, le% ). t haysing been carried in the usual way, I , l4l h l l 4 untline said, before the meeting separated, he , 3 4;itti„ 311 brnit a resolution, which was, in substance,. that ! 46,,5,e0u1d not separate without expressing its disgust i,. 11 R ,1 1 ule messes that had been recommended to the ''et`el, - 433 es in lieu of wholesome food, such as mangel toe t enrry Yh powder and bone water; and that, as re le;e d eclaration ' of the Duke of Richmond that he k,ti '',, v e the country if the corn-laws were repealed, so I '4 l l, i t rit ' s v , l /° , ll rds of a score - of commercial firms (which he ► l'''S - ' 4 .) were left among us, the Duke of Richmond toot'v b e q t .. e missed. k l'i l l 'eeli i 1 " 11 having been seconded, was put and carried 1 ts ei,.teation. he O .EAIAN then declared the meeting . dissolved, and air amidst loud and long continued cheering. 1 Il it el.ll4,..,_arßßCorrcH \ Z i rti r t 7 Seve to l be no i end of n to ew be iron works. erected, ut foure have it % , °,_t: e „' ° ne in ra the wer ar s is a o of Lesmahagow, another near 'ill, tern ironworks, P third ' at Dalmeffin 'ton and a fourth , ev a . t, , Ilt:4111. trnock—each of them will probably commence N k1.,.15t furnaces. It may be interestiuie to estimate ;I; Th"."° l l when the projected works are in full opera- L 'll: 4 il e ,, - " r e are in blast, at present, ninety-one furnaces, 5., 4 t i4`Pected that twenty-live additional ones will be N/bo e th ree months. Now with the several new fur ,, that o nentioned, there will be in blast next year, no th ‘rei ,; one hundred and thirty-two furnaces. These ' l iV e l l ; ‘ , ll Produce the enormous quantity of seventeen otl , - " 118 weekly, or eight hundred and eighty-four il k l , t( @Jens annually, which, the English production kis4 „qte, l ` ll l tw o hundred thousand, will give a total pro C 'ese,!.niillions of tons of pig iron annually. So large NI t . - h' l ng a production accounts for the great =ppm -157(14t e stoeic of i s iron (the stock in Glasgow is es te. le e „ Pis , stott ati reards of two hundred and fifty thousand tons), 'ki t il fie. ,","ng the extraordinary demand made for this 1,. e‘rls foetus Purposes of railway companies. There is a tN,°,iel 111 ' l ire in the Scotch iron trade not generally known, -4 ' l ' 4 st be rectified before the trade be put upon a e l hir es 's. . ....,, thA il is e , saii II e allude to the fact that, although . the rails ks, I kea 'Y used are made of malleable iron, there are tie ,Z o (l 4e, Only sufficient malleable works to convert . 4, teo fifteen furnaces into that description of iron. h cibe,,, Ir onmasters are also shut out from the benefit of ) , , e,? I) " 118 English malleable ironworks, which may be Nti'letd ,!IPPlied with pig iron of their own manufacture. tt,tti„reett;lruantity of Scotch pig iron taken to England, and i . 4. i l e of ed th;re, is so trifling that it is not equal to the hiee rs i k l l l 4 l °re than a very few of our blast furnaces. The 1 , 1 f1 4 " 4 1 t as t es, we fear, will be found to have had a most ti s i ik 4 joe , e , e t upon the trade, both by stimulating the berg- an enormous extent, and by cutting off the Z e e , l ron ; for under the new duties imposed by lOt e ,",° l l ':'n, foreigners cannot afford to take our 0 (Otrecr e ePt at - low prices. And when it is IkiOtio,,, t hat in 1842 (the last year in which 09, l e ex,, la i exports were considerable) the amount of it e ko t wi lt , orted from Glasgow alone was seventy thousand I } :t ', pi g of t h e seen how important it is to cultivate this ‘ . 't ses Trin‘i rade. And this can only be effected by keep itte.-1/ortetins'erate. It is a painful fact that, since 1842, 0, 13 -4t ance 3 -n o f Pig iron has all but ceased. Under these 4: 1 4 1 Lto h e .! we are at a loss to conceive how the surplus i !I' M e e "posed of. Should the price fall, of course part t; 3 l',. a 4 ble i P r o i rt ed; but until there has been erected as many ► Nt4 i., will n works as there are pig iron works, the trade, 4 kl e nt a, slialT great depression in consequence of the ,N 4 . 3's ; Li elnnulation or stock. On account of the man:y N it dellicollree of formation or projection, there must be 4 t n. tit• t hat a t i, for malleable iron ; we are, therefore, sun -I'4l k , f ,' l r ß branch of the trade has hitherto escaped the l, 'l' uU CapitalLitS.— Glasgow National. y TEA ........,111,,IMMI•i•••••••ILC..../.. 1 • Oil 1 a 'l l ' ei, OR DENMARK.—There is now building km,,, e eorated I l. l lt o - ' l, a , pit, . ~ .ownsinan, Mr. R. Napier, and nearly L is ch 'ei ~,,,,_. noid ircn steamboat, of 240-horse power, and !It i nriirstc're She is commissioned by the proprietors of the tid ed a n VIII. (formerly the Vulcan of Glasgow), and hett i ti otr,e for Passage between Kiel and Copenhagen. , 1 l 'as ' eted to prove one of the finest and fastest boats 4 , i e ver 1 tt,,_ ror n , qt the port of Glase•ow • and we are glad to Illkglark , t ech a vessel being ordered ' by our neighbours of )/.,,..,nat they begin to value time and comfort not lees ' utteles v ... u. .—Gicravao Courier. GREAT LEEDS AND LONDON RAILWAY. The annual general meeting of this Company was held at the London Tavern yesterday, and was very numerously attended. The SECRETARY having read the motion convening the meeting, The CHAIRMAN (W. R. Collet, Esq.) said that he was perfectly aware of the difficulty with which he had to contend, and it would facilitate the business if he were to read to them the report of the Eoard of Di rectors.—(The Chairman here read the document in question.)—The original concession of the line, bearing date the ,31st of December, 1844, had been granted by the Government of Spain to Mr. Richard Keily, from whom it had been purchased for 40,0001., half of which was to be paid on the bringing out of the first section from Aviles to Leon, and the remainder on the com mencement of the line from Leon to Madrid. It further appeared that the sham s had been speedily taken up upon the issuing of the prospectus for the first part of the line, and that Sir Joshua Walmsley had been sent out by the Company to make the requisite financial arrangements with the Spanish Board of Directors. It stated also that Mr. Keily, in consequence of the negotiation that ensued, had been induced to aban don the second moiety of the purchase-money ; and thus an unfavourable opinion had bet n formed of prosecuting the first portion of the line, but it was believed that the second section, from the capital to Va ladolid, would open a profitable field for investment. It stated also that it was deemed necessary that a provi ; sional directory should be organised, to give greatet: power to their operations, but that the directors, in fluenced by the altered state of public feeling, deem it advisable to return to the scrip-holders 10 per cent. on the shares issued in Franco and Eng: land. It stated, moreover, that the shareholders weutd be entitled to an equal number of shares in the United Peninsular Railway Company. There was no desire on the part of the Directors to shirk any inquiry that might be made into their conduct. They had been induced to carry out the project from a conviction that it would benefit this country, and it was thought that had caused them to enter into the arrangements they had done with Mr. Keily. The Chairman then went into a detail of the motives and the conduct of the Directors, which are all embodied in the abstract we have given of the report. In conclusion, he would move that the report be adopted, that the thanks of the meeting be given to the Directors, a n d th a t t h e C ompany be dis solved. Mr. WILKINSON inquired, before agreeing to that re solution, whether the gentlemen who were originally Directors continued to be so still? The CHAIRMAN, in reply, stated that they had re signed the management to the gentleme'n named in the report. Mr. WILKINSON then said he had to propose, as an amendment, that a committee of five shareholders be appointed to investigate the report of the engineers, to see if what was there stated as to the expenditure was correct, and to report the same to the shareholders at a general meeting for that purpose. Mr. D. W. HARVEY, in seconding the resolution, said that though there had been great candour on the part of the Chairman and the other gentlemen present, yet he considered that it would be right to have time afforded them to look into a report of sixty pages in extent. Before he proceeded further, he would wish to know if the Hon. Chairman was willing to accede to the amend ment ? The CHAIRMAN said that he conceived it would be a proceeding not justified by the circumstances of the case, and repeated his statement as to the zeal with which the Directors had discharged their duty, as well as the re gret they felt that the project should not have suc ceeded. Mr. D. W. HARVEY said, notwithstanding, he con ceived that this inquiry should be granted. He did not s ish to throw suspicion on any party. He came there as a man of business, who could not afford to lose his money, and therefore he considered that every person should support the amendment.--(Hear, hear.) It could not be concealed that the .doings of the Royal North of Spain Railway Company had been the subject of public criticism and censure. He wished to know if the gentlemen who were fondateurs had obtained shares or reaped any benefit. This might be as unfounded an idea as ever was entertained since the London Tavern was erected. Nevertheless, he conceived that it should be clearly es tablished that they had not, if such an idea were entertained. From the letters in italics it would appear that the whole wealth of Spain was embarked in the projected railway.—(Hear.) Now they were aware that it was quite possible that some of those Spanish grandees might repudiate those shares. He would not, for one, be satisfied until the inquiry was made. Mr. JACKSON said he should ,not be doing justice to himself and his brother Directors if he did not correct some mistakes that had been made. In the first place, Mr. Keily had obtained the concession for himself; and not as one of the Board of the ,Com pany. They were perfectly justified in making thp surveys they had made, and in poing to the expendit ure they had done. Hei would ask any gentleman conversant with railway matters, whether a survey of three hundred miles in length could be surveyed at a cheaper rate tha n th a t at w hi c h they had effected their survey ? They found out that they had made a bad bargain with Mr. Keily. The Directors acknow ledged that they had spent the money of the share holders, but they erred through ignorance, and he appealed to them whether granting that inquiry would not be a reflection on their honour and integrity ? They were anxious that every inquiry should be made. Mr.- MoxoN considered that the Directors had brought this very demand for inquiry on themselves by their mode of proceeding, and that they should court inquiry themselves.—(Bear, hear.) Mr. SMITH conceived that no good could result from the appointment of that committee, and that if it were granted, from his experience, it would end in their getting, instead of twenty, only ten shillings a share. All the gentlemen were there, and let them interrogate them. Ile suspected those committees of iecieiry. They had already lost a portion of their money by folly, and pro bably the whole of the money might be squandered in law proceedings.—(Hear, hear.) Sir JOSHUA WALMSLEY said that it was necessary for them to understand, that unless the money was paid before the 30th of December next, they would lose the concession of the first section from Aviles to Leon. About one-third of the shares had been sent to Madrid, and the Directors did not distribute them, but kept a large portion for themselves. They did not subsequently take more than 1,900 shares. It had been attempted to throw ridicule on the names of those gentlemen of the Peninsular Railway Company which had been submitted to the meeting. These gentlemen permitted the Share holders in the Royal North of Spain Railway Company to take shares in their railway. But he conceived it was not right to make those reflections on such names as the Duke de Sotomayor, Messrs. Laffitte, and the other gentlemen named. The CHAIRMAN, in reply ty a question, stated that if the resolution were agreed to, the money would be paid on the 31it of December next. The CHAIRMAN then, in reply to a question, said that the money would be paid before Christmas, if they agreed to the resolution. The CHAIRMAN then put the amendment, which was negatived by a large majority, and the original resolution agreed to. A vote of thanks was then given to the Chairman, and the meeting separated. A meeting of the shareholders of this Company was held yesterday, at one o'clock, at the George and Vulture Tavern. Corehill, to consider and determine is hat course it was exp-dient to pursue under existing circumstances. On entering the room each person was presented with a printed circular, signed " One of yourselves," calling on them, instead of dissolving the Company and receiving back their deposits, minus expenses, to amalgamate with the London and Nottingham Railway, a line that pro posed to supply the etistrict of country for which the present scheme had bsen projected, and which had suc ceeded in depositing its plans and sections, and had every prospect of obtaining an Act in the ensuing session of Parhament. The CHAIRMAN (Mr. Riddell) opened the business by stating that the present meeting of the shareholders had been called by the Provisional Director:, to lay before them a statement of their present position ; and he was sorry that they had not been convened under more favourable circumstances. Still, the Committee of Management bad considered it t o b e their duty to give no account of how they stood. He would now call on the &ere tary to read the report prepared, after which he would be pen to make any further remarks, or give any explanation that might be deemed necessary. The SECRETARY then read the report, whiith was insub stanee to the following effect:—lt set out w ith stating that at the first meeting of the Company, held on the 7th of October last, the solicitor had stated that the survey of the line would be cornp!uted in good time to comply with the standing orders of Parliament. The whole number of shares in the Company was advertised at 100,000, which application hal been made to at least the extent of 500,000. The Committee issued the letters of allotment immediately after the applications were made, but before the deposits were paid the panic came ; the consequence of which was, that only 12,060, shares were paid on, realising 30,0001., and representing a capital of 300,000 L, On the 14th of October the Committee were led to be lieve that the survey of the portion of the line south of Chesterfield would be at least half, if not the whole line; but finding early in November that Mr. Higgins was not in so forward a state as was expected, Mr. Mil ford was employ( d to finish the northern portion. It was the 11th of November before the first sheet was re ceived from the engineer; and on inquiry, finding that the plans and sections could not be got ready by the 30th, or, if. ready, in a most imperfect state, it was deemed best not to proceed further, but to call together the shareholders, to take their advice as to what course it was best to pursue. An amalgamation of the present Company had been pro posed with the London and Nottingham Company, which would be brought under their consideratien that day. The financial position stood thus :—A great many claims had been made upon the Company for payments, which were overcharged and unwarrantable, especially the engineering and advertising bills. The principal items eharged against the Compa .y were, for advertising, 3,3951; engineering near to 10,0001. ; solicitors, 2,2001.; making, with the smaller sums, a total in round numbers of 18,0001. The Committee had objected most strongly to the engineers' and advertising bills, and on remonstrating with Mr. Higgins and Mr. Milford, the former agreed to accept in full payment 3,5001., and the latter 6501., thus reducing their claim upwards of 5,000/. The advertising account bad not yet been settled, but the Committee entirely repudiated the charges which were therein made. Upwards of 10,5001. had been settled, leaving a balance due of 7,561/. As, howefer, the engineers had given up so much of their claim, and as it was probable that the advertising ac count would be much reduced, it was believed that the whole expenses would be reduced under 10,000/. The Committee had considered •three courses which the Shareholders might pursue:-Ist, tc hang back till another- session of Parliament, and with correct plane and sections seek for an Act; 2d, to amalga mate with the London and Nottingham ;-or, 3d, to dissolve the Company, and return the deposits to the Share holders, minus expenses. The Committee were opposed to the first course in the present state of the railway market ; the second they recommend to the careful consideration of the Shareholders; and, with regard to the third, they recommend a dissolution at the earliest period practicable, in which the meeting would have to consider what steps it would be necessary to take regarding the settling of claims and the returning of deposits. The report being finished, The CHAIRMAN said he was now ready to answer any question. With regard to the advertisement account, he begged leave to state that the agent at first had put, in a bill for 1,043/, which at the time of delivery was objected to by the Committee as preposterously incorrect, since which another bill had been received for 2,2001. A SHAREHOLDER wished to know what the amount e as received in deposits ? . The CHAIRMAN-29,6201. Bs. The expenses on the other hand had been generally set down with the ad& tional claim of the advertising agent, at 18,044 L, but he had no doubt the deductions would bring it down to one Another SHAREHOLDER—Have the Provisional Direc tors paid up ? The CHAIRMAN answered that they had not. With respect to the Board of Management, he might say that no shares were originally allotted to them. All the shares were allotted to the public, with the understanding that, should they not all be taken up by the public, th e , should be taken up by the Committee; if otherwise, then they were to purchase in the market. Mr. WHEELOW—How many of the Provisional Di rectors have paid up? The CHAIRMAN—Twenty-four of them have paid. Mr. WHEELOW stated that the original number of shares which it was agreed should be allotted to each Provisional Director was 150 ; now, in the case of the party he represented, 20 more than that number kad been allotted, 170 in all, and paid. The CHAIRMAN replied that the extra number had been sent in mistake. Mr. WHEELoW—Then the money ought to be re turned. He wished to know how many shares the Com mittee of Management had taken up ? The CHAIRMAN.—We took as many shares as quali fied us to act—two shares each; but we bad none allotted us. I can only say that I hold 600 shares in the Com pany, but none of us in the Committee ever received any allotment whatever. A SHAREHOLDER remarkel, that the Chairman had stated that in the event of the public failing to take up the shares, the Committee would take up those that were left. He wished to know if they would do so now ? The CHAIRMAN—We were only at liberty to do so if we thought fit. A SHA.REHOLDER contrasted the conduct of the Com mittee of Management of the Direct Manchester with the present. In that Company only 200 shares had been returned, and the Managing Committee had had from 300 to 500 shares allotted to each of them ; it was quite a different system here. The CHAIRMAN said that the Committee had acted from the very best intentions in the course they had taken. It was furtherconsidered that when it was found that the Great Leeds and London could not go forward, and when there was a probability of an amalgamation with the London and Notiingham, that the Committee should secure themselves, as in the event of an amalgamation they would have to qualify themselves, by taking up a num ber of shares in that concern. ROYAL NORTH OF SPAIN RAIL WAY COMPANY. After some further discussion on this point, the CHAIR MAN directed attention to the amalgamation question, explaining that that Company was willing for the union. Some time ago the Deputy-Chairman of that Company in timated to him, that if the Great Leeds and London would abandon the incurring of any further expense, that he had no doubt the amalgamation would be acceded to ; the terms which were named being, that the Directors should have 100 shares in the new company, and the shareholders 20 each. They had, in consequence of this, stopped all further proceedings; and after reducing all expenses to the lowest point, he had no doubt they would be able to return 355. per share to the share holders, providing the Company was dissolved. A SHAREHOLDER called the attention of the meeting back to the deposits. lie thought none of the claims ought to he paid, or the money parted with, till all the Provisional Directors had paid up ; and if they did not pay, proceedings ought to be taken against them. The CHAIRMAN said if they adopted that course, they would be obliged to file bills in Chancery against them and they would be put to enormous expense in conduct ing the suits. The CHAIRMAN, in answer to a Proprietor, stated that 162 of the Provisional Committee had applied for shares by letter, but that out of that number only 24 had paid their deposits. A long and most irregular conversation, for discus sion it could not be called, then took place, in the course of which several motions were made and amendments proposed, some of which were adopted, and many not put to the meeting, in consequence of the most irregular manner in which it was conducted. One of the motions put to the meeting, but which was lost, was to the effect that those members of the Provisional Committee who had written for shares, but had not paid their &posits, should be informed that if their deposits were not paid within a certain time their names would be advertised in the newspapers for a cer tain number of days. The only motion carried was, that the Company should be dissolved, and a return made to the Proprietors of 11. 10s. per share, the original de posits being 21. 12s. 6d. per share. We have found it utterly impossible to give anything like a regular report of so irregular a meeting, and the diffi culties of our reporters were increased by a total want of that usual courtesy displayed towards them at other meetings, of furnishing the names of the speakers, to gether with a copy of t he report. On our reporter ask ing to be allowed a sight of the report, he met with a distinct refusal. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,— Ili an interesting article on " Whitefield's Bones," in your paper of Monday evening last, the writer gives an anecdote of that truly great and good man, which be suppos« sis new. Such, however, is not the case, for a precisely similar anecdote of him will be found in a note to " Williams's Diary," second edition, by Hanbury, 1826, at page 434: it is there stated that " The Rev. G. Whi.4l9eld observed to Mr. Williams, that frequently he who had glorified God by a life peculiarly active in his service, was not permitted to say much for Him at death. ' You and 1, friend Williams,' said he,' may probably he mute at this season. It is usually the mourning Christian whose mouth is opened at that period, in order to evidence his own sincerity and the faithfulness of God.' Mr. Whitefield's death, it is well known, was sudden ; and Mr. Williams having f a llen into a lethargic state was incapable of opening his mou th f or G o d." Will you allow me, Mr. Editor, to add 'that Jos. Williams, of Kidderminster, was an extraordinary per son. His natural powers were superior, and, though deeply immersed in business, he had assiduously culti vated them ; but his piety was of a very high order, as the " Diary" shows. He was indeed in this respect what one could wish that every British tradesmen were. It is to be regretted that the latest edition of this very valuable work, published by Mr. W.'s descendant, Mr. Hanbury, is now out of print. If the beauty and value of Mr. Williams's writings were known, I am quite sure that further editions would be called for. Requesting you to give insertion to these lines I am, Sir, yours obediently, J. C. Brixton, Dec. 18. Some of the coal proprietors in Lancashire have raise' the price of coals one shilling per ton. DEATH or A PRlSONER.—Thursday Mr. Bedford held an inquest in the board-room of the Westminster House of Correction on the body of Charles Harvey, aged 40, a prisoner. John Mathewson, clerk of the prison, stated that deceased vos committed from the Queen-square Police -court on the 12th instant, and admitted thereon that da y, ch arged with assaulting a police-constable in the execution of his duty, and sentenced to one month's imprisonment. Alex ander Laing, the sub-warder, deposed that deceased had been at that gaol several times, always for assaulting the police, and he was subject to fits. At half-past eleven on Sunday morning witness found him lying in his bed apparently life less. The prison surgeon was immediately called in, but life was quite extinct. Verdict, " Natural death from apoplexy." DREADFUL ACCIDENT TO A STOKER.— Thursday morning, an accident of a very serious character, occurred on board the Oliphant steam-packet, now lying in the Pool. The name of the person to whom the accident occurred ir, Archibald Castles, who was formerly employed upon tl,y, e Great Western railroad, as a stoker. On Thursday morning j je was attending to his duties on board the vessel, which ha', to leave for Hamburgh the same evening. He had been at the engine fire putting on, some fuel, as it is suppos , ,,d, w h en Murray, one of the engin( ers, on going into the engine-room, found the poor fellow lying with his knees sera a portion of his body upon the burning cinders beneatb the fire, and the door of the furnace being open, one of his hands, which was frightfully burned, was resting within it. On being picked up he was quite senseless, and was immediately conveyed to the hospital, where it was stated there, was not the slighest hope of his recovery. It appeared the poor fellow was' subject to fits, and it is supposed that one had come upon him before he could call for assistance. Unfortunately, Castles is a married man, and his wife was on deck at the time of the accident, having come to see him off. The shock, however, proved too much for the poor woman, and she now lies at her lodgings, in Paul-street, Finsbury, in a very dangerous state. SUBSTITUTE FOR POTATOES.—Perhaps the best sub stitute for potatoes is the Swedish turnip; the best method of preparing which, though well understood by agriculturists and cowkeepers, is not generally known to housekeepers in town, who are apt to complain of the intolerable length of time the root takes in boiling. This is really the case only when the Swede is cut into lumps or slices; the proper way being to boil the root entire, afterwards divesting it of its outer integument. In this way the smaller-sized roots are reduced to a fine pulp; and the flavour is so much improved as to be preferred try many to the white globe. Those who wish to keep a stock of Swedes for family use should choose the middle-sized, cut off the collar straight with the bull) lay this end downwards in a cool but dry situation. Do not place them in heaps.—Brighton Gazette, ERIOUS ACCIDENT AT COVE.—On Sunday night, at the hour of eight o'c!ock, as Captain Bennie, of the Pri, cess Royal transport, was going down the "Holy Ground,' on his way to the boat that was to have conveyed him to his ship, he took one of those narrow and tortuous paths that lead down to the Strat d, when, melancholy to relate, he had scarce proc eded more than a few steps, when, from the im passable state of those footways, which are always dangerous to those who venture by them, and particularly so to those unaccuAomed to them, he was precipitated among the rocks and stones beneath. Captain B. received several injuries and is dangerously hurt, but we are happy to say hopes are entirtand a his resorn.—Peri Xrafttittire THE SUN. LONDON, SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 1845. LITERATURE. THE' EUROPEAN LIBRARY. Vol. L—LIFE OF LORENZO I)E' MEDIC!. Whatever restrictions may still be placed upon com merce, the days of monopoly in literature are past. The narrow streams of knowledge, hitherto confined to an exclusive circle, have at length reached the mighty ocean that fertilises the universe. Science, history, phi losophy, all the chief branches of learning, once the peculiar study of the scholar, are now understood and appreciated by the multitude. Notwithstanding the faults of modern Governments, education has made rapid and unceasing progress, and were Governments gifted with more penetration, its progress would be even greater; they would, for their own sakes, seek to en courage the growing spirit, did they reflect that "by education men become easy to lead, but difficult to drive --easy to govern, but impossible to enslave." Whatever tends to advance the cause of instruction, whatever tends to' enlightenithe minds of the people, must be re ceived with cordial and unqualified approbation by all who have the general welfare at heart. It is with such a feeling that we receive the first volume of "The European Library," a work whose avowed object is "to elevate the national mind, and to refine the national cha racter." In the prospectus the writer observes— " That the highest efforts of human intellect, emanating, as for the most part they have done, from men of the people, are perfectly intelligible to the people; and that, for the fu ture elevation of the public mind, nothing is needed to pre sent to it, in a tangible form, the combined mind of the past. As it is, our men and women —and this applies not merely to the hembler classes—are taught to read, but there are then scarcely any books for them. They hold the key to the world of thought, that world so vast, so beautiful, giving to those who enter it a new existence, but the lock is far above them. The proprietor of the European Library' will place it within their reach, will habituate the minds of all to some of the most perfect emanations of the human intellect. This it is proposed to effect by reproducing, in a series of volumes, in one language, in one uniform shape, 'of outward form elaborate, of inward most exact,' the great literary works of every country, of all time; the ipsissima verba of our own authors, and the full spirit and meaning of those who wrote in another"tongue." It these promises are fulfilled this will, indeed, be a valuable acquisition. We have already many useful works appearing in a popular form, but not enough to satisfy the increasing demand. By furnishing the best standard works, English and foreign, fur the moderate sum of three and sixpence, 'The European Library" will ensure general favour. A work intended to promote knowledge, and improve the minds of the multitude, could not have opened with a fitter subject than the life of Lorenzo, " the Magnificent," who, renowned as an author, a statesman, and a scholar, is yet more celebrated for his fostering love of literature, and his earnest en deavours to diffuse it among the people. Roscoe's " Life of Lorenzo" has been read and admired for years. At its first appearance it excited the admiration of the chief' scholars of England and Italy ; it was translated into foreign languages, and has long been a favourite with the learned. It now appears in a cheaper form, for the benefit of the general reader. This is a most complete edition, and leaves nothing to be desired. It is adorned with a portrait of Lorenzo, and includes not only his his tory, but his poems. It is prefaced by a life of Roscoe, which is not the least interesting portion of the work. It represents the career of successful genius. We see the poor boy, who carried vegetables to market, become one of the first literary characters of the day, courted and admired by all: that his success was merited will be admitted by all who peruse this, his principal, work. Written with the impartiality and accuracy of history, it combines many of the minor details and anecdotes which renders biography so interesting. It commences with a sketch of the origin of Florence, and concludes with the down fal of that . 'celebrated republic shortly after the death of Lorenzo.' The Florentine Government was pure re publican, yet the family of the Medici possessed more than regal influence; the secret of their power was not to seem great but to be so; they ruled all the affairs of the state while ostensibly they were but private citizens. These maxims were implicitly obeyed by Lorenzo, who by his prudence and moderation greatly increased the influence of his family, and raised Florence to a height of prosperity before unknown. Had fortune placed him in a humble station, his poetical genius might have rendered him celebrated, but born to hold a conspicuous place as the head of the Medici and the chief of Florence, his talents proved him worthy of his position; and have transmitted his name to the ad miration of posterity. Situated as Lorenzo w as, a man of narrow mind and ambitious views might have sought to aggrandize himself by destroy ing the liberties of his country, but the illus trious Medici had a nobler ambition. His talents were great, and the good he effected boundless ; by his prudence and judgment he contributed to the good government of Florence, and became the arbiter between rival nations. Often did he fix the balance of power—often by his influence terminate, by his fore thought prevent, a war. His great aim was to unite the states of Italy in peace and concord, that they might by their union check the incursions of their ambitious neighbours. This was no easy task ; the party feuds and jealousies of rival states were hard to reconcile, but Lorenzo persevered so well that he succeeded in pro moting a general peace. It was said of him, " that he converted into iron what he found fabricated of glass." But it is not alone as a politician that Lorenzo is re markable—his love of peace was surpassed by his love of learning—the immense wealth he had acquired by mer cantile affairs was employed in procuring works of art, in reviving old manuscripts, which had otherwise perished—in adorning Florence, and in favouring the path of genius. The arts and sciences which had long de clined, revived beneath his fostering care. It was his chief delight to fly from the toils of busi ness, to leave the direction of Florence and the disputes of foreign sove re i gns , an d t o enjoy in retire ment the conversation of the men of genius whom he ad mired and understood. Truly did he merit the title of " Magnificent;" under his auspices Florence became the favoured seat of learning, poetry, painting, sculpture; all received an impulse from his care; under his patronage genius flourished. One his most celebrated proteges was Michael Angelo. Being anxious to promote the study of the antique, he appropriated his gardens to establish a school for that purpose; the results were most favourable, as appears from the folowing : " To this institution, more than to any other circumstance, we may, without hesitation, ascribe the sudden and astonish ing proficiency which, towards the close of the fifteenth cen tury, was evidently made in the arts, and which, commencing at Florence, extended itself in concentric circles to the rest of Europe. The gardens of Lorenzo de' Medici are fre quently celebrated by the historian of the painters, as the nursery of men of genius; but if they had produced no other artist than Michelagnolo Buonarroti, they would sufficiently have answered' the purposes of their founder. It was here that this great man began to imbibe that spirit, which was destined to effect a reformation in the arts, and which be could, perhaps, have derived from no other source. Of a noble, but reduced family, he had been placed by his father, when young, under the tuition of the painter Ghirlandajo, from whom Lorenzo, desirous of promoting his new establishment, requested that he would permit two of his pupils to pursue their studies in his gardens; at the same time expressing his hopes that they would there obtain such instruction as would not only reflect honour on the institution, but also on them selves and on their country. The students who bad the good fortune to be thus selected, were Michelagnolo and Francesco Granacci. On the first visit of Michelagnolo, he found in the gardens his future adversary, Torrigiano, who, under the di rections of Bertoldo, was modelling figures in clay. Michel agnolo applied himself to the same occupation, and his work soon afterwards attracted the attention of Lorenzo, who, from these early specimens, formed great expectations of his talents. Encouraged by such approbation, he began to cut in marble the head of a faun, after an antique sculpture, which, though unaccustomed to the chisel, he executed with such skill as to astonish Lorenzo; who, observing that he had made some intentional deviations from the original, and that in particular he had represented the lips smoother, and had shown the tongue and teeth, remarked to him, with his ac customed jocularity, that he should have remembered that old men seldom exhibit a complete range of teeth. The docile artist, who paid no less respect to the judgment than to the rank of Lorenzo; was no sooner left to himself, than he struck out one of the teeth, giving to the part the appearance of its having been lost by age. On his next visit, Lorenzo was equally delighted with the disposition and the genius of his young pupil, and sending for his father, not only took the son under his particular protection, but made such a pro vision for the old man as his age and the circumstances of his numerous family required. From this time till the death of Lorenzo, which included an interval of four years, Michelag nolo constantly resided in the palace of the Medici, and sat at the table of Lorenzo, among his most honoured guests; where, by a commendable regulation, the troublesome distinctions of rank were abolished, and every person took his place in the order of his arrival. Hence the young artist found himself at once associated, on terms of equality with all that was illustrious and learned in Florence, and formed those con nexions and friendships which, if they do not create, are at least necessary to promote and reward superior talents. His leisure hours were passed in contemplating the intaglios, gems, and medals, of which Lorenzo had collected an asto nishing number, whence he imbibed that taste for antiqua rian researches, which was of , essential service to him in his more immediate studies, and which he retained to the close of his life." The lire of Lorenzo is most interesting to contemplate; it shows how much may be accomplished by one indi vidual, and how great is the glory of him who benefits others instead of . aggrandising himself: To Lorenzo was not decreed the useless pageantry of the monarch, or the empty glory of the conqueror —his high ambition was to promote the welfare of his country, his greatest happiness to advance the cause of learning. During his life he was beloved and respected, and his memory is dear to the lovers of genius, which owed its great glory to his care. KING'S COLLEGE, LONDON.—We are glad to learn that the council of this college have lately determined upon founding scholarships for the several departments of this institution, with a View to the encouragement Of diligence in the study Of divinity, and the various branches of literature and science. Some of these scholarships are confined to the lower classes of the school, whilst others of a higher value are open to the senior students of each department. A DEAR KISS:.-.011 Tuesday last, Henry Bishop, a railway labourer, was fined I/. and costs, by the county Magistrates sitting in Watling©-street,foran assault on Mary Pritchard, at Sturrv, arising out of his having attempted to kiss her. In default of payment he was committed to St. Augustine's for a month.—Kentish Observer. The late Alexender Murray, Esq., M.P. for Kirk cudbright, late of Broughton, North Britain, also of (Mears House, Twickenham, Middlesex, and of Killybegs, Donegal, in Ireland, died, leaving personal proferty in England and within the province of Canterbury estimated at 8.0001. By his will he has left to his wife, the Right Hon, Lady Ann Murray, the whole of his estates, real and personal, whereso ever situated, and for her own absolute use; and also ap pointed her sole executrix of his will, which was dated 17th of May, 1836. WINDSOR STEEPLE CHASES.—These annual events have just been fixed to come off on the 14th and 15th of April next. Viscount Neville and the Hon. R. N. Lawler, of the 2d Regiment of Life Guards, and Albert Ricardo, Esq., of Titnest Park, have consented to act as stewards. From the large amount of the stakes to be run for, and the character of the horses which will be entered, some first-rate sport is anticipated. The Earl of Wilton leaves town for Egerton Lodge, Melton Mowbray, to-day. His Lordship has no intention of returning tie town, as stated on Thursday. „ person. COURT-MARTIAL. PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAT.—A general court-martial as. sealed this day at the Royal Marine Barracks for the trial of gunner John Hull, of the Artillery Companies of the Royal Marines, on the following charges, to which the pri soner (a very fine young man, of about twenty-seven years of age) pleaded not guilty. Ist Charge. In having attempted to go out of his quarters at Fort Cumberland, on or about the night of the Gth day or December, 1845, when confined thereto for a former offence, and for having disobeyed the lawful command of (1212, George Pratt, Corporal 68th Light Infantry, his superior officer, in refusing to go to the guard-room when ordered ac to do by the said George Pratt, Corporal, the non-commis. sioned officer in charge of the guard. 2. For having at Fort Cumberland, at or about the time stated in the first charge, struck (1212) George Pratt, cor poral, 68th Light Infantry, his superior officer, being in the execution of his duty. 3. For having at Fort Cumberland, at or about the tint( stated-in the first charge, struck (1736) Mark Lee, a private, 68th Light Infantry, being in the execution of his duty. Four witnesses in support of the charge were then exa mined. At the conclusion of the prosecution the prisoner was put on his defence, and stated that on the evening in question he had been drinking, and that he went to his room and lay down upon his bed, between the hours of eleven and twelve, and that he does not remember anything more that occurred. He further denied having struck either the corporal or pri- - vats, as had he done so with a weapon so heavy as the one produced in Court (a twelve pound rocket-case, not loaded. but having the shot attached), some marks must have re mained, and private (Mark Lee) who has sworn that be was streck, has also said that the blow left no mark on his person. It appeared by the evidence of Lieutenant and Adjutant Savage, of the Royal Marine Artillery, that the prisoner has been previously tried three times by courts-martial, that his character is very bad, and that he has been about nine years in the service. The Court concluded the proceedings at four o'clock this afternoon, but. the decision come to will not be known until it has been approved by the Admiralty. The Court was composed of the under-mentioned offi cers :—Colonel M'Callum, Royal Marines, President • Lieu tenant-Colonel S wa l e , R oya l M ar i nes ; Lieutenant-Colonel Gordon, Royal Marines ; Lieutenant-Colonel Hartley, Bth (king's) Regiment ; Major Campbell, 74th Highlanders : Captain Dawes, Royal Marines ; Captain M'Beath, 68t1• Light Infantry ; Captain Campbell, 78th Highlanders ; Captain Holloway, Royal Marine Artillery ; Captain Elliot. Royal Marines ; Captain Holder, Bth (King's) Regiment Lieutenant March, Royal Marines ; Lieutenant Fordyce. 74th Highlanders ; Lieutenant Elliot, Royal M ar i nes ; Ell sign Deering, 68t Light Infantry. Lieutenant Adjutant Langley officiated as Judge-Advocate. ROYAL MARINE ARTILLERY.—The Admiralty have just issued important regulations relating to officers of the marines, intending to qualify for the artillery companies. Instead of these officers residing in quarters in Portsmouth Barracks, as at present, and attending at the Naval Collegf at specified hours, they are, on the commencement of next year, to live in the college, and are to be under the same orders and regulations as the mates of her Majesty's ship Excellent, who study in that establisxnent for the lieute nant's commission. Officers who may have previously beer cadets in the Excellent, when reported qualified for commis sions in the corps, and considered elegible to go into the artillery, are to be disembarked direct to the college, and not to either of the four divisions to drill, Sic., and will at once commence the course of study ordered therein for that branch of the marine corps. When their year of study expires, it found fit for the Artillery companies, they will join the head quarters at Portsmouth ; if not found fit, they will pass to one of the four divisions, and then commence the customary drill. Officers of marines who may be selected for the artil lery companies, and have not been cadets in the Excellent are to be embarked in her, to obtain instruction in and gc through the practical course of gunnery, &c., previous tk their residence in the Naval College. The Admiralty will probably limit the number of marine students to six. Tin foregoing resolutions are to commence after the ensuing Christmas vacation, and will oniy affect those coming for ward from the Excellent. In that ship and the college there are ten officers studying for the Marine Artillery. The va • cancies amount to eight. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Captain Henry J. Worth (1840), who was midshipman of the Venerable, in 1814, at the capture of two French frigates, and was promoted for his services on the coast of Syria, in 1840, where he commanded the boats of the Hast ings and Edinburgh line-of-battle ships, at the destruction of a magazine at Beyrout, has been appointed to command the Calypso, 20, corvette, lately launched at Chatham—tr have a complement of 200 officers and men. Captain John Robb (1841), who was midshipman Naiad, and in her boats served at the destruction of an gerine brig of war, under the battery of Bona, in 1824, and distinguished himself at Navarino in command of the Hinde cutter, when Lieutenant of the Asia flag-ship, has been ap pointed to commission the Gladiator steam-frigate, at Wool. wich—to have a complement of 175 officers and men. Captain George Henry Seymour, of the Carysfort, 26, at Portsmouth, has commissioned that ship—to have a comple ment of 240. DEATH OF A VICE-ADMIRAL.—Vice-Admiral of the Blue James Katon died at Gosport on Sunday. He was midship man of the Alcide, at the occupation of Toulon and siege of St.. Fiorenzo, and was lieutenant of the C ourageux in Lord Hotham's action, In 1795. His commissions are dated. lieutenant, 18th Feb, 1794; commander, 1798; captain, 23d Oct. 1801; rear-admiral, 17th August, 1840 ; an d v i ce ad miral, 23d Nov., 1841. This gallant officer was on the half pay list of rear-admirals The Avenger, steam-frigate, at Devonport, will be com missioned in a few days. She has been taken into dock to be fitted. ACCIDENT TO CAPTAIN BULLOCK.—We are sorry to hear that Captain Bullock, commander of the Porcupine, steam surveying vessel, has sustained severe injury from accident tally falling over the quay at Ramsgate. Portunately his fall was bmken by some warps that were lying across, or it might have proved most serious. FLANDERS AND DUTCH MAILS. BRUSSELS, DEc. 16.—The average price of wheat last week was 23f. 77c., and that of rye 17f. 98c. per hectolitre. Seeing that during two successive weeks, from the Ist to the 15th of December, the average price of wheat has been between 20 and 24 francs, it follows, according to existing laws, that the exportation of wheat and flour is permitted, on payment of a duty of 25 centimes per 1,000 kilogrammes. The Chamber of Representative entered to-day on the dis cussion of the project of law on the treaty concluded between Belgium and the United States of America. The treaty was defended by M. Lebeau and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, and opposed by M. Desenet and the Abbe d'Feore. The de bate will be continued to-morrow. The Senate is convoked for Monday the 20th. Yesterday the New Royal Academy of the Arts and Sciences and Belles Lettres was installed by his Majesty it. The price of potatoes continued to fall in the Brussels market yesterday, and also at Ghent, and it appears that the measures taken to increase the supplies, and lower the prices for the advantage of the working classes, begin to have a satisfactory effect. DUTCH FUNDS.—AMISTZIDAY, DEC. 16. Money. Bills. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent.— ••• • • 8914 59% lisitto, 3 per Cent •• • ••••• • • • • • 72% 73% Ditto, 4 per Cent.. ••• • • •••• • • • • 94 94 yi Amort Syndic, 4% per Cent.......... Ditto, 35¢ per Cent . Commercial Company, 45¢ per Cent • • 138% 1595 i East India Loan, 4 per Cent.......... Exchange on London, at sight .....• • • 12 20 Two m0nth5......... ••• • • • 12 16 On Hamburgh, at sight ... • 35 80 Two m0nth5......... ••• • • • 33 Di 71 On Paris .. Tw0m0nth5............... —Dutch Papers, Dec. 17. PRUSSIAN FUNDS.-13441.1N, Dzc. 13. Bills. Money. St. Schuld Sch., 3% per Cont ••.•.• • • • •. 943 97% Pruss. English Bonds, 1830, 4 per Cent...—. Foreign Exchanges. Exchange on London, 41 Sterling, 2 Months. 6 24% 6 24% Harnburgh, 300 Marks, 2 Months. 149% Paris, 300 fr., 2 Months •••••• • •• - -Universal Prussian Gazette, Dec. 17. BELGIAN FUNDS.—BaussELs, DEc. 17. Actual Debt, 23 per Cent Itothschild's Loan, Five per Cent Lean of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent •• • • Ditto Three per Cent Ditto Thirty-soven Millions, ditto .. Ditto, ditto, 1840 .. • ..... ••••••• • • • • • • • 99% Ditto, ditto,lB42 Ditto, 1844. .. . . Ditto, 1436.. • • . • Ditto, 1838 ............... ....... 74% Ditto of the City, 1832 Ditto, 1843 •••••• • • • •• Bank of Belgium .• • ..• ••• • •• —Brussels Papers, Dgc. Is. THE APPROACHING ELECTION FOR COMMON COUnCILMEN IN THE CITY.—The annual election for common councilmen of the City of London is at the present time ex citing considerable intersst in the City, the inhabitants of the various Wards having expressed their determination tt oppose all the Old members of the court who are opposed ti the introduction of articles of food free of duty. In man} of the Wards new candidates have stood forward solely on the ground of their being members of the Anti-corn-law League., and as such solicit the suffrages of the electors. The conteis in the several Wards ia expected to be the most severe knowr for many ears past. THE MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT AT FORFAR.—We learn from the Dundee Advertiser of yesterday that Brown. one of two men who were entombed alive in the well whicl , they were repairing, was rescued from his perilous situation on Friday morning last, and that ;-,11 other (Macleish) wa s still unextricated, but was understood to be t - ;,?..qd. It appear( that the men were preserved from suffocation by tzi . I ?"ings of the well keeping off the earth from them. Previous the accident, danger, it is said, was apprehended, and Macleish was in the act of ascending when the catastrophe took .place, thus leaving the latter some feet higher ur than his companion. The operations for their rescue were superintended by Mr. Leslie, civil engineer, Dundee who ordered a pit to be sunk about five or six feet frorr the well, for the purpose of getting as far down as the lower most man, it being quite impossible to interfere witl the well from the top. During the intervening time a communication with the men was effected Gas pipes were placed so as to admit of fluids being conveyed to them— wine, porter, soup, and tea, were thus occasionally supplied to them, which greatly assisted to keep up their desponding spirits in a situation so horrible and so hopeless. The sinking of the new well was carried on with great dili gence until Friday morning, when the workmen were lower down than Brown. Having procured some boring instru ments from Arbroath, and some boiler-plate boxes from Dundee, and having formed a tunnel from the new bore tc the old well, a btother of Brown's who had come from Dundee, boldly dashed down, and about four o'clock P.M. extricated and brought him out. On being brought to the brink there was a party waiting, who instantly envelope( him in blankets, and carried him to Mr. Barclay's house, where medical gentlemen were ready to attend to him. Wt are informed that he was instantly put into a warm bath, ano had restoratives administered. It is said that his pulse was strong and healthy, and that he is rallying wonderfully. Undivided attention was then given to the case of Macleish. lie got down a small bell, and rung occasionally fur consola tion, information, or refreshinent, which he received through the gas-pipe. Some bread was also conveyed to him through a small aperture. About haif-past eight o'clock on Monday morning, he took some milk ; but he was not heard to speal or to make any movement afterwards. The bell had ceased to be heard, and it was too truly inferred that the power tc ring it had also ceased. At sev en o ' clock on Moday evening the body had not been disinterred, but every exer tion was being made for that purPose.—Ed . tnburgh Witness or Wednesday. ASTLEY'S THEATRE. —The dog Emile, which proprietor, has caused considerable s ensat i on at the Theatres des V r' t 6 Cirque s and i s its ° I 1 ) Y Paris, ha s in 3 a le arrived madearra London ngemias ilwithoArris llalenr. Batty for its a pp earance at Astley , s Theatre during the forth coming Christmas holidays. The Lord Chancellor Lady Lyndhurst, and the Hon. Miss Copl ey leave Ge orge-street to-day, for Turville park. Maidenhead. FRENCH RAILWAY NEWS. The change of Ministry in England is looked to here with great interest. There is no doubt that it exercises much in fluence on the lines of the French railways ; for as nearly half the subscribers in some of the lines are English, any thing affecting the amicable relations between the two coun tries would very materially lower the prices of such lines. Hitherto the effect has not been exceedingly important. HALF PAST Foutt.—Everything has been buoyant to-day, and the tendency has been decidedly upwards. The Northern opened nearly 20f. higher than yesterday, and drew every thing up with them. The report is, that M. de Rothschild is likely to coma to an arrangement with both the Fampoux and St. Quentin lines, and that the whole three will be under his management. This news, if true, would, no doubt, send up the prices of the three lines considerably. MANCHESTER AND SOUTHAMP TON RAILWAY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. San,—The Directors of this Company have read with great surprise a statement in your paper of yesterday, to the following effect : " One of the most energetically urged projects of the late railway mania season, was the line purporting to be from Manchester to Southampton. Five and six pounds premium were freely given ; and when Mr. Hudson joined the direc tory, and had 25,000 shares allotted to him, it was thought to be without limit to the value of its shares, and was to carry all before it. The imp rac ti ca bility of getting over the Cotteswold hills was overlooked, and plans and sections were deposited with full confidence of success, and yet circulars are now issued abandoning the line from Swindon to Cheltenham, and disconnecting altogether Manchester and Southampton. The shareholders are now asked to sign a new deed, and agree to new stipulations." The Directors sire at a loss to conjecture upon what authority a statement so extraordinary can have been propagated, and they instruct me to give it the mo!t direct and positive contradiction. They have not issued any such circular as you allege, nor have they abandoned, or for one moment entertained the slightest notion of abandoning, that part of their line between Cheltenham and Swindon, or any other portion of it; on the contrary, the deputy-chairman and the so licitor are now upon the line, prosecuting the usual ar rangements consequent on the deposit of the Company's plans for the entire scheme. Equally unfounded is it that " the shareholders are Olow asked to sign a new deed and agree to new stipula tions ;" no " new deed" or " new stipulations" have been either required, or are intended. The statement that when Mr. Hudson joined the di rection he " had 25,000 shares allotted to him," is also utterly at variance with the fact ; the arrangement in question being simply this, that the Midlands Company, and not Mr. Hudson, in his individual capacity, take a certain amount of capital in the Manchester and South ampton line. It is to be regretted that statements tending to mis lead the public and the shareholders should be put forth without due inquiry, which, if made in this or any other instance where explanation is desired, would be cheer fully and frankly responded to by, Sir, your obedient servant, JOHN WHEELER, Secretary. 19, Great George-street, Westminster, Thuzsday, Dec. 18, 1845. [The statement alluded to came to us from authority upon which we have always placed full reliance. We, however, insert Mr. Wheeler's contradiction.—ED. Sun.] NO COMPROMISE-NO SUR RENDER TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. CIA,-Tho enclosed vim issued, I believe, y es t er d ay . I have taken the liberty to intrude the no nsen - e upon your consideration, believing, as you do, th a t suc h par ties are doing good to the popular c ause . Sh ou ld you think it worth commenting u p on, an art i c l e upon the subject, in your paper by Friday will oblige many of your readers. —Your obedient servant, Bath, Dec. 17. A. To the Landowners, Clergy, Yeomanry, Tradesmen, and other Inhabitants of the county of Somerset. The Committee of the Wincanton and Yeovil Society for the Protection and Defence of Agriculture and Native In dustry, as the representatives of the First District of the County Association, feel it to be their duty to call your im mediate attention at this eventful crisis. The enemies of our cause say that protection can no longer be defended, and that we have no leaders. This is a weak invention of the enemy—don't believe it. Sir John Tyrrell has proclaimed to the farmers - of Essex that a base attempt at a further betrayal of yoar interest hai been made in the Cabinet by Sir Robert Peel, but that he has been opposed and defeated by that illustrious hero, the Duke of Wellington, aided by Lord Stanley, Lord Wham cliffe, Lord Granville Somerset, Mr. Sidney Herbert, and others his late colleagues. The attack will now bo made on you by a united body of Revolutionists, Radicals, Free traders, and Whigs, headed by friend Bright, Richard Cob den, and by Lord John Russell—.by t h at man w h o h as j ust had the audacious imp u d ence to proclaim to the citizens of London, that we are bordering on fami ne , an d o n the strength of that unwarrantabl e f a l sehood has demanded of her Ma - jesty that the ports be immediately opened for the admission of all kinds of foreign grain, and that for the future corn, meat, butter, cheese, and all other foreign agricultural pro duce shall be admitted duty free. . Brother farmers of Somerset —yeomen of England—will you submit to the ruin of your properties, and the starvation of your labourers, on the lying _ pretence of impending famine, at tire bidding of Cobden, Bright, and Russell? Never. Then let your rallyi ng cry be—long life to the hero of Waterloo —success t o t h e illustrious Duke of Wellington, his Grace the Duke of Richmond, William Miles, Esq. , and the united body of B r iti s h yeomen. Gentry of Somerset, we call upon you at once to stand for ward and take that part in the approaching struggle which public duty demands. You have too long . been restrained by a treacherous leader, but the spell is now broken. Yeomen of Somerset, w e success of your cause and the safety of the country, to be firm—to be reso lute --to b e d eterm ined. But at the same time be steady— wa i t events—act with judgment, caution, and discretion. L oo k well to your leaders, and be not de ceived by disguised call upon you as you value the enemies or doubtful friends. Beware of those wh o t a lk of compromise. Our watchword is—no compromise —n o surrender. Pledge yourselves to no man ; rest on you r arms well prepared until our illustrious Com mander-in-Chief again gives the word—" Up boys and at them."—By order of the Committee, Rimpten, near H. G. ANDREWS, Hon. Sec. Sherbome. N ATTEMPT TO M URDER A POLICEMAN.—.POLICEMAN.—.POLICEMAN.—.About eleven o' c l oc k on Wednesday night, as " Policeman Turner, 210, was g o i ng down White Hart-lane, Tottenham, an d while passing a fi e ld , the property o f Mr. Robinson, Clay Wall, farmer, he heard two me n in conversation. He looked throe& the ledge, when he observed that the l yh p a e d d a o s v h e e r ep a in the the corner of the field, which was being pressed d own by one of th e men, who was k nee ling upon it, and wh o app e ared in the act o f t y i ng i ts legs. Turner instantly ea gate and pro cee d e d towards the men , who, upon seeing hi m , ran away. Turner pursued them and overtook one, when after a struggle he overpowered him. His companion hear ing from him that h e was seized returned to his as s i s t ance, when' taking a knife out of his pocket, exclaim e d, ~ - him, I'll do f or hi m ," an d , a t the same time, Plunged it into the leftside o f th e p o li ceman . The blow caused to fall. While on the ground one of them forced the staff out po of his hands, and w ith it struekviheiitmingseateber;el vanistaltehnattblows on his head, fro m th e e ff ec t s o f which he w as rendered in sensible. About an h our a fterwards it was r eported at the Tottenham station-house by the Tur ner was nowhere to be seen. Sergeant Butcher, in conse quence, sent F r ith, N 217, an d Davies, N 801, i n search for him.m n' s r Aboutatt rattle in h one o'clock h eainrdwhtiheehspring lice of a the e fi e e y i d h , they found Turner trying to raise himself, being almost senseless, and his hat was by his side, completely broken in. They conveyed him to the station-house, when it was discovered that the knife with which Turner had been stabbed had passed through his thick leather belt, his two coats and waistcoat, and pene trated a rib. The incision in the belt was about an inch wide, and seemed as if it bad been done with a pig slaugh terer's knife. Dr. Hall was immediately called in, who stated, that but for the protection of the belt, th e knife must hay e inflicted a deadly wound. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT WANDSWORTY/....Th urs . d ay morning, shortly before one o'clock, a fire, which for the 'space of three hours caused great alarm in the neighbourhood, broke out upon the extensive premises belonging to Mr. R. Bell, saw-mill proprietor and lucifer-match manufacturer, situate in Garrett-lane, Wandsworth. It originated in the saw-mill department, a building seventy feet long by fifty feet wide. This contained a large quantity of timber, pre pared for making into matches. Owing to the combustible nature of the stock, the progress et the lire was inconceivably rapid, and in less than half an hour after the first discovery the flames could be seen from the different metropolitan bridges. Four engines belonging to the town were quickly at the scene, and were followed by the Southwark -bridge road brigade engine, with another from Chandos-street, and also those belonging to the County and West of England Companies. Th e r iver Wandle was immedi a t e l y in the rear, from which direction the firemen set to work most vigorousl but it was near l y fi ve o ' c l oc k bef ore th ey h ad succeeded i n extinguishing the flames. By that period the contents of the place in which the fire began were destroyed, and the build ing nearly consumed. Several of the adjoining premises are also severely damaged. The cause of the fire is unknown. Mr. Bell was uninsured for stock, but the buildings w ere i n . Mad ill 'Ole County Fire- office , 1 (From the Railway Express.) Paws, TUESDAY, DEC. I6.—The adjudication of the Lyons and St. Quentin lines were the great topic of inter est, until the Ministerial crisis in England took place, when every other consideration gave way before it. Prices were steady, though rather tending downwards, its hen the startling intelligence from your side of the water gave an impulse to their descent, which has since continued. The set tlement of the account is expected to pass off favourably, and if so, I consider a rise must inevitably take place. The Paris Bourse is rarely all down or all up for more than three days consecutively, and there fore I look for an improvement. still, however, consider the market, though getting stronger, far from settled, and think that before Christmas the quotations will again decline. Trade is exceedingly bad here, and the givers of etrennes (New Year's gifts) will this year, it is said, be found but few in number compared with former years : and still it is from this custom of giving handsome presents on the fair de l'an, that many of the fancy trades of Paris derive a considerable portion of their profits. The quantity of goods sent to the provinces for this period of the year, is really astonishing. With trade low, and money scarce, bond fide purchases cannot be expected in railway shares, and without real investment the market must go down. Let it be remembered that the Strasburg, Nantes, and Lyons shares are yet to be placed, and that will take some little time. I mentioned in a former letter the embarrassments of 31 Lot, the agent de change, and his being obliged to resign his situation. He has since fled from Paris, and, melancholy to say, his brother has blown out his brains. Both were highly honourable men, but got involved in difficulties from M. Falcon's failure. This afflicting affair caused a very general feeling of regret in this city. The St.. Quentin Companies are in great consternation here. They feel that they have acted most foolishly in not entering into terms with Rothschild, as whatever one of them obtains the line, is certain to see its shares go below par immediately. Rothschild declares openly that he will send in a tender lower than 38 years (how much below that period is of course a se cret), and defies any company not to lose money if opposed to his Northern line ; the several companies ere now endeavouring to make some arrangement, but the matter is most difficult, as the law here is most severe in such cases. Before the books and lists were deposed, everything was fair and allow able, now it is almost impossible. The directors could, it is true, make terms for themselves, but that would be to throw their subscribers overboard and cover them with dishonour. By some ingenious turn, however, the matter may be ar ranged. ~ ~ . .+~ T I-. REPEAL OF THE CORN-LAWS. MEETING IN THE PARISH OF ST. PANCRAS. The following is a more full report of Sir Benjamin Hall's speech than our space would admit of yesterday:— Sir BENJAMIN HALL, in answer to loud calls of the meeting, came forward, and was received with much applause. The Hon. Baronet spoke as follows :—Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen, it was only this morning I was made aware that a meeting was to take place this evening for a repeal of the corn-laws, when I received a letter announcing the fact, and I thought the best an swer to that letter which I could give was to appear here this evening, and redeem the pledge I gave when I first became your representative.—(Loud cheers.) That pledge was, that whenever a crisis arrived I would be prepared to take my share of responsibilty.—(Cheers.) I am here this evening as your representative, to take that share of that responsibility, and to say that what ever amount you may be pleased to place upon me, I shall be prepared to carry out.—(Renewed cheers.) It is not my intention, after the eloquent addresses which you have heard, to enter into detail on the subject of the corn-laws, but I remember in 1815 or 1816, when I was a Westminster schoolboy, that law being imposed upon the country, and I re member well my feeling was, that a law im posed upon the country by force, and so dia uu opposed to the views of the people, could not be of long duration.—(Hear, hear.) In what position is the country placed by the secession of the late Go vernment ? I have no hesitation in saying, in a most critical one.—(Hear.) I remember hearing Sir R. Peel, in his place in the House of Commons, state he would not put into the lottery of legislation for a repeal of the corn-laws ; but when I reflected on the past career . of that gentleman, I always considered he would do so, and I think I am not far out in my calculation.—(Hear.) It has been said that the repeal of the corn-laws will inju're the landowner. Now, lam no inconsiderable landowner myself, and Ido not believe it.— (Hear.) But even if it should be the case, that our rents are to be kept up by steeping our fellow -creatures in poverty, it is high time that those rents should be lowered.—(Cheers.) We, the landlords, must learn to be more provident, and live upon less.—(Cheers.) But I do not believe that our property will be at all injured. I believe that our rent roll will rather be augmented, because a repeal of the corn-laws will increase employment, and enable us to ex change our manufactures for those things we most re quire. If there is one thing that I like more than another, it is principle ; and I am astonished, when Sir R. Peel altered his views on the subject of the corn-laws, that he did not exhibit the moral courage to carry them out. — (Hear, hear.) The course which the Hon. Baronet has pursued is, to use a sporting phrase, the most cocktail proceeding I ever heard of.—(Cheers and laughter.) Look at the difference in the conduct of Lord John Rus sell. '1 hat Noble Lord found by the constant meetings sf the Cabinet that there was a screw loose somewhere, and in order to fathom what it was he threw out his trump card in the shape of an address, which ha, turned the Peel Ministry out of office.—(Hear, hear.) If Sir Robert Peel bad had the moral courage to have told the Duke of Wellington or Lord Stanley that he was de termined to go on without them, the whole nation, although they differed from him in general politics, would have stood by him with respect to a repeal of the corn-laws.—(Hear, hear.) I am not hypocrite enough to tell you that I believe, as many do, that the corn-laws are virtually abolished ; but I believe the question rests with the electoral body, who, if they will act with the same untiring energy as they did in 1831, then we shall have a repeal, I believe we shall have a hard fight, for I know that the agriculturists intend to fight you to the death.—(Hear, hear.) We shall have to contend with the aristocracy and the bigoted portion of our fellow -countrymen, but I shall take my stand with you, and I hope to a successful termination.—(Tremen dons chears.) lam now anxious to say a word or two about myself and my position as regards the borough. By a domestic affliction I was prevented, during the ses sion before last, attending my Parliamentary duties ; and in the early part of last session I met with an accident which, but for the interposition of Providence, might have caused my death. It was my intention, consequent on my inability to attend my duties, to have resigned the representation of the borough into your hands.— (Cries of " No, no.") But I consulted with some of my friends, who advised me not to do so, but to make a statement of the fact at the first public meeting I attended. This meeting has af forded me that opportunity, and I mention the subject, because there were already two or three parties in the field, nibbling as it were at some of the electors to take my place.—(Hear, hear.) If, howe►er, after my six years' service, you consider me again worthy to be your representative, I am prepared to stand.—(A loud and general burst of cheering.) I mention this, as I believe it will go forth through the medium of the press, and perhaps cause the nibbling gentlemen I have alluded to to desist from their attempt, and retire from the borough altogether.—(Cheers and laughter.) After apologising for the absence of his gallant colleague, Sir C. Napier, whose hearty co-operation in support of the views of the meeting he was assured of, the Hon. Baronet con- • eluded by proposing a vote of thanks to the Chairman amidst loud cheering. IRELAND. ANOTHER HORRIBLE MURDER IN TIPPERARY. CLONNEL, DEC. 16, lo4s.—The south riding of this unfortunate county has become the scene of a blood stained and cruel murder. The victim in this instance is Mr. Charles Acheson, formerly a respectable and ex tensive trader in this town ; but who, being unfortunate in business, was obliged to take a situation as clerk in the employment of Messrs. J. Stein and Co., the eminent distillers, at Marfield, near this town. He came into town on yesterday evening about some business, and delayed some time at the house of Mr. M'Glissan, town clerk, which he left about nine o'clock, and was accom by Mr. Glissan as far as the union workhouse, where he bid him good night, and the unfortunate man proceeded on his way alone. He was waylaid in a lonesome part of the road near Birdhill, and within forty perches of his own house, and beaten with stones on the head and breast in a most frightful manner; the eye-balls were dislodged from their sockets, and his brains dashed about the road! The lifeless body was found this morning in the horrible manner above de scribed, on which an inquest will be held at four o'clock this evening. The only cause that can be assigned for this horrible murder is, that Mr. Acheson discharged three men from the distillery last week for miscon duct. —Dublin Evening Mail, Dec. 17. CHIEF JUSTICE PENNEFATHER AND ALPHABET SMITH.—It was reported in the Four Courts yesterday that Chief Justice Pennefather had forwarded his resignation to London, accompanied by the mo dest request that Alphabet Smith should get the vacated office ! What is almost as extraordinary, this piece of cool impudence, if true, was credited by the majority. All we can say is, that it would not be be tieved of any other man out of a straight waistcoat. The Government which would appoint Alphabet Smith to such trust would be as mad as the man who would recommend him. But we cannot believe either the one or the other.—Dublin Pilot of Wednesday. RAILWAY COMMITTEES IN DUBLIN.--The Limerick Repo, ter contains a requisition, sign e d by t h e C atholic Bishop, the Mayor, High Sheriff, and many o f t h e leading gentlemen of the city and county, calling a meeting f or Wednesday, to meznorialise the Government to grant that the Committees on Irish Railways should hold their sittings in Dublin. The example of Limerick should be at once generally imitated. All parties are interested in the matter, and the Conservative as well as the Liberal press agree in its justice, and appreciate the benefit it would confer on this impoverished city, -as well as upon the shareholders, by facilitating the settlement their business. We are disappointed at not seeing Dublin in the van of this movement. Major 8., late of the Life Guards, and who gallantly fought with his troop at Waterloo, has been so reduced to the lowest ebb of misery, by the pernicious effects of gambling, that he is now employed as a porter in a house of business in this city, having been previously in the workhouse. For months he has been in rags. —Cork Southern Repot ter of Tuesday. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From last Night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and nth of Victoria, cap. 32, for the W eek aiding on Saturday, the 13th day of December, 1845. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued 26,626,350 X. Government debt 11,015,100 Other securities... 2,984,900 Gold coin and bul- lion . 11,054,501 Silver bullion— .. 1,571,849 £26,626,350 I £26,626,350 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 18th day of December, 1845. BANKING DI PARTMENT. Proprietors' capita 1,14,653,000 Rest Public deposits (in ci acting Exche quer, aqvintia banks, Comni:.!" sioners ofNational Debt, and divi dend accounts) 8,04,374 Other deposits 9,089,705 Seven day and other bills . 943,591 Government secu rities (including Dead Weight Annuity) Other s6curities 16,135,637 Notes Gold and silver coin ............... 642,421 £36,486,266 I M. MA Dated the 18th day of Decen £36,486,266 RSHALL, chief Cashier. nber, 1845. ------ - Nothing could be better devised than Nicoll's Re gistered Paletot to suit the ever -varied nature of our climate. forming, as it now does, not only the sine qua non of the railway traveller, but is equally so adapted for any gentleman taking out-door exercise. It may be said distinctly to mark the costume of the nineteenth century, if that is rightly called marked which is only conspicuous for an unpretending_ and graceful bearer, the wearer feeling so much at ease. Certainly as an over-coat it is patronised highly, and is also a general public favourite, being so peculiarly English, and avoiding all foreign extravagance of style. It must be ac knowledged as a vast improvement over the old great coat, associated in our remembrance with an uncomfortable sensa tion of tight buttonings, which, from its very clumsiness, defeated its object, the warmth of the person, as interfering with the proper circulation of the blood. The principal hues are black, blue, brown, and olive; also the clerical mixture called Oxford, and can be had of the patentees, or only of the most respectable clothiers out of London. Every winter paletot is three guineas, and is stampted in the lining with the words, " Registered 6 and 7 Vic., cap. 65. IL J. and D. Nicoll, 114, Regent-street, London. THE REMOVAL OF QUEEN-SQUARE POLICE.. orrrez.—The new building for the police-office in Vincent square, Westminster, is nearly completed. and will be opened for public business soon after Christm a s, when th e present inconvenient place in Queen-square will be given up. The police station in the New-way is also to be rernON'ed to the back of the new office in Rothestyr-row. " 1 / 4 ,0 "' N