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It is not enough that the revival of trade has occasioned new demands for timber, and called into active employment many bottoms which were scarcely earning their dock dues in the Mersey. It is not enough that a good har vest has enabled us to bridge over for a season the howling gulf which yawns for our commercial sys tem, under the name of the sliding-scale. These acid occurring ipe t u o t3 m as ay they mitdigoa, te the t y he m p it r i e ga ss t u e re of ; o course the discontent ; but amongst thinking people —and in Lancashire we trust there are some few who think—they cannot, they ought not, to mitigate the undisguised contempt which is inseparable from a contemplation of the course taken by the Tories on the questions relating to Brazil. We will ven ture to say that so strong a case of national injury was never before made out against a -party. It is proved to demonstration. Mr. Ellis is our witness for the last year ; the Viscount Abrantes would bear testimony for the present. Sir R. Peel is plausible : but this Brazilian indictment, speaking as it does with a distinctness of accusation never hitherto sur passed ; charging him, as it will do, before the as sembled Commons, with sacrificing the best interests of the country to selfish party purposes, and the trade and commerce of the empire to objects purely fac tious ; this Brazilian indictment will bring the true merits of the Whig budget and the Tory intrigue un reservedly before the public, and the merchants of England will see more clearly than they hitherto have done, the enormous price they pay for the Peel Administration. It costs us, they will see, a conti nuance of the sliding-scale. It costs us a continuance of the constant struggle which ascendancy introduced into Ireland, and which ever and anon breaks out, with greater or less intensity, as the fires of the social volcano are inflamed or assuaged by circumstances. It costs us in France obsequiousness to a Minister who does not ratify his treaties—who, alone, of mo dern statesmen, holds his head aloft, and assumes the privileges of conventional equality with diplomatists of other countries, without the chivalry of standing or falling by his acts. We have a great respect for M. Guizot—his industrious life, his emi nence in literature, the general firmness and fixity of his public life, entitle him to much consideration at our hands; but really he ought to ratify his treaties. No one knows Vattel better; he is deeply read in Grotius and in Puffendorf; there is not a page in the " Law of Nations" with which he is not conversant ; but we defy him to show a precedent more fatal to diplomatic intercourse than that which he has esta blished; and we firmly believe that had Lord Pal merston been in power, the Crown of England would have been saved from the indignity, and the cause of humanity would not have suffered so serious a dis couragement Last year Ministers introduced a Bill for the admission of free sugar; but upon discovering that the favoured-nation clause would let in the sugars of Louisiana, and some other districts, the moral principle gave way, the fixity of their scruples disappeared, Mr. Gladstone took again to his Irna tius Loyola, and slave-grown sugar can come in. When Lord Sandon moved his amendment, fixed principles and a settled antipathy to slave productions were the order of the day. Gentlemen who have learned their emancipation lessons since the death of Wilberforce presumed to lecture the associates of that venerable man. The son of Mr. Gladstone re hearsed homilies on anti-slavery which would have driven the old planter into hysterics ten years ago. Sir R. Peel, who had never raised a finger for the negro, but had borne their miseries with cheerful ness for many years, of a sudden turned fanatical, and you would have thought that he had sent his card to Mr. Buxton to recruit the militia of philan thropy. But when the Sugar Bill of 1844 came be fore the House of Commons, fixed principles in sugar were placed upon the footing of fixed principles in Church and State; and Sir R. Peel and Mr. Glad stone were as much prepared to vindicate the ano malous accidents of occasional incomings of slave sugar as they were to draw distinctions between coffee and muscovado. We have, therefore, much faith in their want of fixity ;' we cannot suppose they will lose the Brazils for the sake of an ounce weight of consistency. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM VTR MORNING PAPERS OF TFIIS TIMES.—It seems as if what people call emigra tion could never be purified of its abuses, or become that great national development which it might and ought to be, until the antipodes were actually brought willan twelve hours' journey of this metropolis. Mankind are prone to be taken in. Colonists are men made to be cheated. These seem to be the favourite apothegms of the emigration companies ; and there is doubtless no small truth in them, though very small morality. We must, unhappily, confess that nothing short of gross, palpable, physical demon stration will ever enable Englishmen in needy cir cumstances to see that the hack woods of Canada, or the wilds of New Zealand, are not every man's El Dorado, or that intesested " emigation agents" are :not the appointed and trustworthy instruments for raising any given desert or solitude whatever into the most flourishing and civilised of peopled cities. We are not by any means sure, indeed, that the time when there will be a railway to the antipodes may not be nearer at hand than ordinary folks dream ; but we despair, we must confess, of seeing it in our own days altogether realised. New Zea land in the back parlour is the only thing that can defeat the emigration jobbery ; and this is certainly a consummation, as yet, more to be wished than hoped for. European Princes, however, are already, as we read, making " shooting excursions to Ceylon and Bengal," and getting up tiger parties and ele phant battues to come off on. the Indus or the Ganges, as quietly as people in - AN times used to arrange a grouse campaign for the Highlands of Scotland. "Royal visits" are already becoming terrifically enterprising. British India is no longer too distant for a European potentate's morning call ; and the sport which is to be expected on the Himalayas seems as if it would soon be a fashionable attraction in European Courts. This is all very promising; but even this annihilation of space, and twice as much as this, is nothing to what is wanted for the interests of emigrants. Emi gration companies have still a wonderful knack of turning the impediments of time and space into , instruments of gain. We have now a poor gentleman, whose memorial appears in another column,—who complains that the New Zealand Company in Lon don has sold to him prime New Zealand land, war ranted of the first quality, which—after one year's voyage and two more years fruitless search for it— he has discovered never to have been in existence at all. Why, could there be imagined a case less illus trative than this is of the extreme policy or practice of the emigration companies? This is merely in the ordinary line of business. This is only a specimen of that ordinary line of business which is, in our opi nion, so infinitely more disgraceful to the inventors and practisers of it, than it can possibly be uncompli mentary to the sagacity of its unfortunate dupes, that we hardly like even to introduce this latter element of consideration into the question at all. It were idle, indeed, to think that land in New Zealand is to the New Zealand Company in the same predicament as land in Middlesex or Surrey ; or that it is equally safe to deal with an emigration society for " warranted" commodities lying beyond the Straits of Malacca as for property situated only at the end of the Croydon Railway. But when people will think so,—why, then the Company say, " Whose fault is it that such belief is turned to account?" Infatuation indeed ! To imagine that an e migration company is to be trusted on the point, of all others in the world, of a bargain and sale of land! Why, for what other object is an emigration company formed at all, if not for this, of getting rid of supposed landed estates to would-be emigrants ? Our memorialises case is undoubtedly a hard one. He was, unfortunately, guilty of be lieving in the New Zealand Company. This was his only fault. He purchased of them, " a section of land," he tells us, "in what is termed the second series of the Company's settlements in New Zealand; and, by the terms of his purchase (1), he was entitled to choose the aforesaid section, not only in any of the settlements or territories alleged to be then in posses sion of the Company, but also in any other they might afterwards acquire !" This was in August, 1839. Unfortunate man! Deeply, indeed, did he atone for his single error. How great a punishment is involved in the making such a "purchase' as his ! A. section, too! Poor deluded individual ! We wonder how much it was that he gave for his bar gain—how much was added to the price for his liberty of choice—how much for the right of ranging through all the vast domains which the Company " might hereafter acquire." The memorialist does not himself say how much he gave. " With the fullest confidence," he shortly says, he set out for New Zealand. He had no more idea that h e could be imposed upon than if he had only had the Croydon Railway instead of a brace of tropics between him self and his bargain. Innocent, unsuspecting crea ture! He went ! He went, and took his family with him ; but when he got to the anti podes he found, as most other people do, that he and his were all precisely reversed ;—that he stood upon his head, instead of upon his heels, as he had expected ; and, that, among other wonderful transmutations, the " settle : merits" of the New Zealand Company were "translated" also. The roguery, in short, came out. After two years „ fruitless badgering with the Company's one " agent, the unhappy memorialist found, after all , that his magnificent right of choice was only a theory, and had practical existence nowhere save in the bureaux of the London Directory of the Company; and after having been most effectually and completely " done" in every possible way, the unhappy man returned home in July, 1844, without either his family, his money, or his land, to memorialise (but in vain) the Colonial Secretary Such is the unhappy fate of colonists who become such only on the speculation of screwing a bargain out o f those whose express and only business it is to be bargained withal! Such is emigration in the hands of an emigration company. This poor gentleman's case is evidently not a singular or by any means an uncommon one. It is a system. People are led over to our colonies—settlements are—it would be a mockery to say founded—but, settlements are crudely thrown out, or swelled to unwieldy numbers, m erely and solely upon the ground of the si ng l e assu med fact—a " fact which, as in this in s t ance , often turns out to be entirely an assumpti on , and no fact at all " —that unoccupied land is to be had in New Zealand or Canada, for which there are unoccupied buyers here in England. The sole notion of colonisation seems to be, in the eyes of one clasi of politicians in this country, " Sell the land. The buyers will do the rest." So everything is thus left to take care of itself; and the practical result is, that sometimes even the land, the sale of which was to be the great foundation of the whole, turns out to be a mere fiction and a sham, and the intended colonist only a ruined and deluded dupe. Such is modern colonisation— such is the system which we have to compare with the great colonial developments of ancient Greece and Rome—with the communities which sprang into life and vigour at once, like Minerva armed from the head of Jove, full-grown and perfect, the worthy and in all respects complete imitation of the institutions and framework of the parent state. We recommend the contrast to the attentive consideration of Mr. Charles Buller. He has already signified that he is by no means blind to its existence ; we think that the more it is considered, and the more public attention becomes fixed upon our modern methods of colonisation, the more remarkable will be found our inferiority in this point to the heathen empires of old. CHRONICLE.—The merchants of London are to entertain Sir Henry Pottinger at dinner to-mor row. He is to receive a similar mark of the estima tion in which his services are held by the merchants of Liverpool on Monday next. We trust that the town of Liverpool, in commemorating the services of Sir Henry Pottinger, will not forget those of Viscount Sandon. The first has opened the trade with China, the second has closed that with Brazil. Sir Henry Pottinger is distinguished for the magni tude of his benefits ; Viscount Sandon for the unex ampled extent of his destructiveness. To the arms of one, and to the faction of the other, we owe widely different results. Under the guidanee of Lord Pal merston, the Baronet has enlarged the boundaries of British power; and, without the injustice and other questionable accompaniments of power which occa sionally detracted from their renown, has added, like a Hastings or a Clive, a new hemisphere to the com merce of Englishmen. The latter, under the guidance of Sir R. Peel, has obtained a notoriety scarcely less distinctive, and has placed himself on a par in com mercial mischievousness with the author of the sliding scale. It is but fair, then, that a town like Liverpool, which has so deep an interest in China and Brazil, should give some little indication of her gratitude to the diplomatist and also the statesman. The truth is, that, like the Ministers, they are in a fix. Nothing could be more agreeable to them, as Tories, than to turn out the late Administration ; but nothing could be more disagreeable to all, except West Indians, than the loss of the extensive commerce with Brazil. It is nbt enough that we have refuge in guano, and have our shipping employed, in greater numbers than could' have been believed three years ago, in the By Order of the Directors, Ci ttt CHAS. A. SAUNDERS, Secretary. western Railway, Paddington Station, Dec. 10. 1 14 ROBBERY at Messrs. ROGERS and - • CO.'S, the Bankers, CAUTION. the are respectffilly requested to pay particular attention : 40 Tobers and Dates of all 51., 101., 20/., 301., 401., 501., I S4t 41 ?", 300/., 5001., and 1,0001 . Bank of England Notes 5t44 113 7 be offered in payment ; and before changing them to Ifot ti th e same, and compare them with the Lists of the Bank Stie ni ten from Messrs. Rogers and Co., and which have been N - -"I several times successively in the Daily and Weekly Li t of sts ° rthe Stol en N o t es ma y b e h a d at all the Banking-houses, J oh if :irs. Rogers and Co., 29, Clement's-lane, Lombard-street; toe C ; °r Daniel F orres t er , a t the Mansion House ; and at all Nig? and Metropolitan Police Station-houses ; and of slr. don. nobler, S o li c it or , 26, Bucklersbury, Mansion House, TO BOOKSELLERS, BOOKBINDERS, STATIONERS, &c. WANTS a SITUATION, in Town or Country, as BOOKBINDER, one who can Finish, Forward, and is well-acquainted with stationery binding.' Can make himself useful in general. Has a testimonial from his last employer, whom he has served for several years. Address, A. 8., 34, St. Martin's-lane, London. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. CALLS for TENTH INSTALMENT of 5/. per SHARE on 1001. SHARES, and FINAL INSTALMENT of Si. per FIFTH SHARE of 21/. each. The Directors of the Great Western Railway having resolved at a meeting, held this day, to call, under the provisions of the Acts of Parliament for as instalment of 51. per Share on 1001. Shares, and also an instalment of 81. per Share on the Fifth Shares of 201. each, Notice is hereby given, that the Proprietors are remtested to pay, on or before the 6th day of January next, to any of the undermentioned Bankers the said sum of Si. on each of their respective 100/. Shares, and the said sum of 6/. on each of their respective Fifths Shares, viz.:— London ......Messrs. Glyn, Halifax, Mills, and Co., at the Great Western RailWay-OffiCe, 29, Cateaton-street, City. Bristol .. • ...Messrs. Miles, Harferd, and Co. If Messrs. Elton, Baillle, Ames, and Co. Stuckey's Banking Company. The West of England and South Wales District Bank. Liverpool.• .. The Bank of Liverpool. Chelteiham • . The County of Gloucester Bank. Reading . •. • •Messrs. J. and C. Simonds and Co. By order of the Board of Directors, CHAS. A. SAUNDERS, Secretary. London Terminus, Paddington, sth Doe., 1844. ACCOUNTS. AGENTLEMAN of EXPERIENCE in BAN K RUPT and other A:counts (having part of his time only employed) would be glad to render his services to parties who may require them, and to whom moderate terms would be an object. Address, post paid, W. 8., 16, Broad-street.buildings, City. LIRE. I , to 0 6 ar▪ id to t/ ed g oo 6; 7 0 0 r 9 1 0, 0 ▪ to • g o, 99 6 0 '"" l 96't0!" 901 30 1 3 64 ;rgik 9361. ONA g sto°o 0 ) ••••• "" 9161.;.6 LONDON, CHATHAM, and NORTH KENT „Th e D a RAILWAY. th -.O VISIONAL COMMITTEE think it right to state m % gee Sections and Books of r ence, were duly With the Clerks the Peace, and at the Board of Trade, 30th ultimo, in compliance with the standing orders of zmient , r„ wuh:" ll mittee also give notice that they cannot receive any a PPlications for Shares. u ' AU st l • n-fr iars, Dec. 9. 1844. - pncENix FIRE-OFFICE, LOMBARD STREET and CHARING.CROSS. Notice is hereby given, that the portion of the 10th condition of the Policies of this Company which entitles the Company in cases of loss to require a CERTIFICATE from the MINISTER and CHURCHWARDENS, and other RESPECTABLE HOUSE HOLDERS, is hereby declared to be DISPENSED with. THOS. RICHTER, Secretary. L IC ENSED VICTUALLERS' PROTECTION SOCIETY. "roUait to the Rules, the ELEVENTH GENERAL AN 14,.2°EETING of this SOCIETY will be held To-bioaßow , k rfk o r' b rir, the 11th instant, at half past Two for Three o'cloc k „St et ), at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, Strand , to receive the 'to le .°t. the Committee; also to elect Committeemen in lieu of Th,r, s l ng out by r o t a tio n , and on other business. %Ilk; "Lair will be taken ' at Three o'clock precisely, and the "mrlediately proceeded with. order of the Chairman and Committee of Management. Otice T. SMITH, Secretary. ; t hew Bridge- s treet, Dec., 1844. Oth t , i _etendance of Licensed Victuallers, whether membe rs or is earnestly requested by the Committee. NATIONAL MERCANTILE LIFE ASSU RANCE COMPANY, Arthur-street West, London-bridge. EMPLOYMENT. —Persons having a little time to spare are apprised that Agents continue to be appointed in London, and country towns, by the EAST INDIA TEA COMPANY, of the sale of their celebrated teas. Offices, No. 9, Great St. Helen's-churchyard, Illshopsgate-street. They are packed in showy leaden canisters, front one ounce to a pound, with the price and-weight ntarked on each packet, and but ittle trouble is occasioned by the sale. The license is only I Is. per =nun, and many during the last nineteen years have realised con siderablAe inmes by the agency without ene shilling t-p let or loss. Application to be made (if by letter posaid) as above. FOR GE RY.—CAUTION.—Some unprincipled persons are advertising spurious Teas under a forged title, in the hope of passing them off as Captain PIDDING'S TEAS. Pur chasers of his Howqua's Teas will observe that all genuine packages bear his signature thus—" Captain John Rhodes ridding, Hon. Com pany's Service." The advantages possessed by Captain Pidding— among others, the having seemed for himself the exclusive importa tion of these Teas—are the result of eight voyages made to China, and flvo years spent in that country. Captain ridding has only two agents in London—Verrey, 229, Re gent-street, corner of Hanover-street ; also 3, Pall-mall, next the Haymarket ; and T. Littlejohn and Son, 77, King William-street, City. For country agencies, address to Captain ridding, College-hill. Established in 1837. Lives continue to be assured in this Office ON EVERY KNOWN SYSTEM—Annuities immediate and deferred. ADVANTAGES. A BONUS of TWO-THIRDS of the PROFITS allotted to the assured. LOWER RATES of PREMIUM elaarged for assurances without Profits. PREMIUMS payable Annually, Half-yearly, or Quarterly. AMONGST OTHER DESCRIPTIONS of ASSURANCES granted by this Office, is the important one, originated by the Society, of securing a sum to the assured—himself on his attaining any given age, or to his family in the event of his earlier death. CREDIT ALLOWED (without Security) for One-half the amount of the first Five Annual Premiums, paying interest thereon at ii. per Cent. per annum. FRED. BANKART, JOHN L. EVANS, 3 S ecre t aries. CHEAPEST TALLOW CANDLES eetb - fioset who burn these are recommended to make one trig 'We IZ,_ P RICE'S PATENT CANDLES do not give so much T ile.. at as to be in reality cheaper. t r ,Serj i ry be had of respectable dealers throughout the kingdom, 1 6_ taken to prevent any imitations being passed off as the td;''' Can , rci dies; and the Trade may obtain them wholesale from 114 ,ttot e P t_t r e i e c t e , a c i l id er C ke o n ., w B e e n lmont, Vauxhall, and Palmer and Co., NATIONAL MERCANTILE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, Arthur-street West, London-bridge. The Directors, Members, and Friends of this Society will Dine together at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate.street Within,: on MONDAY, the 23d inst., at Five o'Clock precisely. ROB ERT WILCOXON, Esq., in the Chair. Tickets, One Guinea, to be had at the Office of the Society, of the Stewards, and at the Bar of the London Tavern. Dec. 7, 1844. ."- • COGAN and GILLO'S NOVARGENT, or SILVER SOLUTION, re-silvers worn-out Plated Articles, by immediately depositing a Coating of Pure Silver on the surface, and Preserves and cleanses Silver, Plated ware, and German Silver. It is used with less trouble than cleaning, and is war ranted not to contain Mercury or anything injurious. It has been highly approved by Dr. Ryan, Professor of Chemistry to the Royal Polytechnic Institution , and other eminent Chemists and Silversmiths. Sold wholesale by BARCLAY and SONS, 95, Farringdon-street, Loudest; and by JOSEPH RODGERS :and SONS, 6, Norfolk-street, Sheffield ; and to be had in bottles, with full directions, at Is. and 3s. eac9, of all the principal Chemists, Silversmiths, and Furnishing Ironmongers in the Kingdom. BEWARE OF IMITATION.—The genuine are all signed on the w rapper, oy the Inventors, I. D. COGAN and R. GILLO. C AB INET UPHOLSTERY, Carpet, Blanket, b lil ~1 Ber,'bliledding Manufactory, at the LONDON FRIENDLY u ,_ llO - 16, Great Windmill-street, Haymarket, late Dr. t iorl t ' M useum. Saving of 30 to 50 per cent., no other profit 'ttlu, 4 P l ired than sufficient to defray the expenses. Established . 11 1 : „ 11°1 ° Purpose of giving employment. t hat t l ' e o tornittee beg to tondoacqaint the Subscribers and the public, 1 , / tibst ent ! are determined anent work, Work, and as they have had every facility in . procuring . ttrelsand best wood London can produce, the Cabinet Furni. of et ij n ade of th e most seasone d ma t er i a l s ; and all goods disposed b " 4 Establishment will be warranted. They therefore, being , Rb et i e l k ina nufacturers, earnestly solicit a trial, as the only criterion tan b e ; t he merits and d e cided advantages of purehroing of them 44 f airl y estimated. The Establishment is likewise a depot teiv ed kinds of F ancy and Ornamental Wor k , w hi c h will be re of,, Poor families from all parts of the kingdom. kark-:‘ °4 Friendly Union, No. 16, Great Windmill-street, Hay late Dr. n Hunter's Museum. LIFE ASSURANCE AND ANNUITY SOC AUSTRALASIAN, COLONIAL, AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE and ANNUITY SOCIETY. Capital 200,0001., in 2,000 Shares. DIRECTORS. Edward Barnard, Esq., F.R.S. Gideon Colquhoun, Esq. Robert Brooks, Esq. Charles E. Mangles, Esq. henry Buckle, Esq. Richard Onslow, Esq. John Henry Capper , Esq . William Walker, Esq. SECRETARY—Edward 10*ley, Esq. The following are specimens of the premiums charged by this Corn. pany for the assurance of 1001. Age. W. CROFTON, Secretary. UNDID FIGURED SATIN and SILK A ; rich Figured and Plain Silk Taberets for evßilk Ivais ~..- " 'ellrtains • ' Gentlemen's Velvet, Satin, and Fancy or tcoat.pie e . Ladies' Silk Handkerchiefs and Scarfs, t setu:,; / description ' ' of Spitalfields and other British manu - Dror t a saving of from 30 to 50 per cent., no other /*les, being required than is sufficient to defray the ex.- eeein ai Also a depet for the sale of all kinds of Fancy and Orna tol,lbnWork, which is received from poor families, at the , t reet u s ' il FRIENDLY UNION, No. 16, Great 'Windmill -4'l44aYrnarket, late Dr. Hunter's Museum. Established for Th e e e lMrPese of giving employment. "try „Z.Mmittee beg to acquaint the Subscribers and public that of t he tf e disposed of at this Establishment will be warranted r slrectfuliV manufacture and the finest materials; they al so e - the Lori m cio hrniirellll t he t preference. he Subscribers that artisans recommen ded b y k arket--, InatePrDieNl i Y Union, No. 16, Great Windmill-stree t, Hay ._ r. Hunter's Museum. - - . 1. 1 sef ' 3; 4 ...1 1 5 I S 0 1 . 16 ! 0 W. CROFTON, Secretary. i,s•• f fel 00t red f 0 „ i i f 0' ) Of 1 11° ; dr renel nev at r t`' and ;IC es. - 03 1111, INT TH E REST REMEDY FOR INDIGESTION. ORT ON'S CAMOMILE PILLS are confi ztiuff.e.ren from m recommended as a simple, but certain remedy, to all Indigestion, Sick Headach, Bilious and Liver Corn they act as a powerful tonic and gentle aperient, ;impart. g oi t . .enlilth to the stomach, and composure to the nervous system. lou ßti Ztp bottles at is . 1 34(1., 2s. 9.1., or 113., each, by A. 11- 44 h " 1 and Co., late B. G. Windus, 61, Bishopsgate Without , s ***!Z tl Y all Medicine Vendors. THE WEATHER. THE ACCIDENTS ON THE ICE, &c. The slight fall of snow which took place during Sun day night did not have any material effect in diminish ing the severityof the frost which had previously existed. At seven o'clock yesterday morning the mercury in the thermometer at the Receiving-house, Hyde-park, steod as low as 24 ; at noon it had reached 27 degrees, and varied throughout the afternoon from that point to 29k up to six o'clock, when it rose to 32, the freezing point. The wind throughout the day continued blowing, though not severely, from the N.N.E. The Parks were, from an early hour, again thronged by respectably-dressed people. The ice on the Serpen tine and the round pond of Kensington-gardens had, in consequence of the continued frost during the night of Sunday, considerably improved in condition, but still in many parts it was exceedingly dangerous, and in no few instances were the services of the icemen called into re quisition. With the exception of several immersions, no accident of anything like a serious character occurred. It is computed that from 8,000 to 10,000 persons must have been on the Serpentine during the day. In the Regent's Park, although the snow which fell during the previous night rendered the surface of the ice on the ornamental waters, through its adhesion to it during the earlier part of the day, exceedingly dangerous, still the ice itself was fuund in excellent condition, and upwards of two inches and a half in thickness. Through out the day this place was visited by several thousand persons. The only casualty which occurred was to a young gentleman, named Bingham, a medical student, residing in Maida Vale, Edgware-road, who, coming in violent collision with a gentleman who was skating in an opposite direction, was thrown down and received a severe fracture of the right thigh. Being in company with several friends, a cab was procured, and he was at once conveyed to his residence. Although the members of the Skating Club have not yet pitched their tent in this Park, a number of its members were observed, during the day, enjoying this healthful recreation. The spot selected by them was not, as usual, facing Sussex terrace, but in the more secluded part of the ornamental water, near the Marquis of Hertford's villa. The number of persons on the lake of St. James's Park was limited, in consequence of the extreme in security of the ice ir. many places, owing to breakages made therein for the aquatic birds, and also on account of the accident which had taken place on Sunday. It is now feared that several persons were on that occa sion drowned. During the day the Humane Society's men have been employed in dragging, and what con firms this belief is, that three or four bats bave been found, and the reporter was informed that one of them had been identified by a female as belonging to her son, who had not been home since he went out on Sunday afternoon. Up to seven o'clock last evening, however, no bodies had been found. .ANTICIPATIONS OF CHRISTMAS. Who would not pen a simple rhyme To welcome Christmas—merry time ? Who would not picture with delight The festive scenes so gay and light? Who would not proudly raise their voice And bid the human heart rejoice— For Christmas, with its merry train, Approaches blithely on again! As " salutations" hail the time, Why, " Hyam" would with truth combine His grateful thanks he would express For public favours and success I And prove by sterling truth and deeds How well his system now succeeds. The parting year surpasses all The "past" that memory can recal And future efforts will display Of clothing a superb array ; So to your form a grace impart, 014 AM visit Hyam's splendid Mart 1 I I 1. : e ieesreh slaina 1: led Ifti r i P , garments at this establishment are marked the figures from which no abatemen is made. Any which is net approved of, or themoney returned. "'Lit e _ ,; 3, , Tailoring and Outfitting Establishment, Fantech. itt ' ug, Oracechurch.street. % i ntim . READY-MADE DEPARTMENT. •,:to1 3 , 0 : 1 ' Chesterfield coats, from Le 0 e Waterford Riding ditto, from 0 12 0 ~ ,, : ir 1 . 4, or ;S t : € !!lan Envelope, from ;v Walking Coat, from D itto li's b. Y ouths' Taglionis, or Chesterfields, from III 6 ~,,, f hl a.. ' .. eli . s Coats, any colour, from 1 5 I zttt e t s:rtout ditto, ditto, from . No Tao Trousers, from ... Vtt s i`to Vest, from D itto t . we ed Trousers, from . 0 7 6 (Att e amekskin Trousers, from l'U - 41 e ' s. aric Y Vest, from iih tut, from „ l e g erv a i r it Nit, from .14,, ""leskin Trousers, from .., 0 2 6 'Oft ''' ditto ee r , very best quality, rule pocket, from •.. 0 6 6 " a ts, from .t4 kl' BESPOKE DEPARTMENT. 0 1 isti l ir It enly ll _ Chesterfield Coats, from 0 15 0 a i n t i " i t Waterford Riding ditto, from 1 0 0 ikt' an Envelope, from t Ja. mi ,‘ 's l ia iking Coat, from... 1 10 0 D itto b r. , Y ouths ' Taglionis and Chesterfields, from Ol2 II 04, `ss Coats, any colour llO 0 uit to - -atouts, di tto f Ditto 13° "kifi Trousers ' m Ditto t i ..., any pattern, from ... p: .4 dress Trousers, from •• •• 0 18 0 4, ~,44}410nable Vests, in endless variety, from .....• 0 7 0 4._ ' , lto, g —.II IK 1.) o°k, entitled " The Age of Wonders ," containing a 1 :;* or es I st of Prices, Fashions, and Description of material for kite e - ," season, can be had by applying to Mr. L. HYAM, .....::_xlethec a , 56, Graoccharchatreet, London. )o. t h e Q d r 0 it lie tP e o f, 4 t° for to i 0 be T og re f i rid is 11 tt' e fled hg v - fy 6 tii ° 3g slll e ) cii! o el l 'jecil li d ili not 1 THE WARWICK AND LEAMING TON RAILWAY. _ runLic NOTICE. TO ,„ 4114, OXFORD-STIIEET. - ‘ II PPERS, OWNERS, CAPTAINS, AND OTHERS. hqb, Copies of Testimonials, Gratis, by all Agents. 411.NISTONE'S EYE SNUFF.—Under the Jatronage of his late Majesty, her Royal Highness the tan2Q-4,l'i thei the Lords ot the Treasury, is uninivers.ailryders tatident to the Faculty for its efficacy in remov g 1(4 u Eyes and Head. F IT RESTORED!—NERVOUS HEADACHE AND ItsDEAFNESS URED! ti ll Y the m ost simple, dclighttul, C and fragrant Compound! tel h a vid , "2 1 application is fraught with pleasure; many thousand • .e peen accomplished by its use, at a trifling Its operation If testimonies be necessary toinduce the 1 6 Make trial, ' Kings Lords, and Commons have used , ses h ti e — . r k us of the treasury have sanctioned its use. Their late 114. 7 4- t• seti' t i`ne Duchess of Kent, the most eminent Oculists, Medical o ,t'aners--with that gigantic balance, the Press—have eulogised . 4° ce , c Te's celebrated Herbaceous Compound, known as G th e n Snuff," for its efficacy in removingall diseases j incident - II Lech. El and Head. G. J. Guthrie ,Ese, F.R.S.K See J. calls i t tillatio,ll.,ly-etter, Whitehall. Dr. Thomas. 1. Andrews :Aix,,,' e m.,_ mg —see his Reports touching it ) s r 'utility.The late na -e tnY, with many others, recommend . Grimstone's Eye :b ecli' ca. a . . - call " Man's best Friend," and the tudent's Vade sepji t .?ndrews also recommends its use as a preventive. See his Nu Ve I!"31. He states that the tenacious sympathy of the tosn,,Bata. within the nostrils, with the nervous system, that Grun- ntlegt re Snuff, when frequently takeo, must be of the greatest • the consumer • and, further, recommends its universal k .1 43 a Preventative: u4 4 ' .110ta ktie aS, of Hatfield, having witnessed many cases both of t ‘ A re v 11 R1 ophthalmia, has kindly given his testimony thereof. the man tin usand Testimonials of Sight restored and To es: lir e , ' by G Y RIMSTONE'S EYE SNUFF : r,..Griinstone Esq " April 2Oth, ths 1 7 r a = feel b ' oundb a sense of justice to inform you of the f at 4eulous cure fl• t i Y or myself by taking a few pinches of rath er celebrated G e ran ee stone's ' I:ye Snuff which, in my case, ought dea. ,t ' 3 b e Called Ear have'Snuff' it having c ' ff-ctually relieved Youom aolth'i.i4tnegfenaarp,,svhich I been suffering for many years. are any use you please of this communication, since esouldnot cell lv regret if the extraordinary qualities of your Eye Sollff kr Grant " I am m , ' tle. n a ' r Sir, your obedient servant, =4 __ on, Scotland. " MARGARET IMACGREGOR. Alan vouch for the truth of the foregoing facts and statemen "maY t, 11 4 4 . w JAMES SH ITTER, Kentbury, Berks." =fli Reynolds, editor of Charnisurs' London Journal, Ste.. tke. ,jAI ,of .uf ex cruciating pa'ns, and can now write without spectacles di,,,, r 2 e Les,pls, facing the church Park-street Wiadsor; cured cf light and headache.-9th S• ptcinher, 1338, and )843. - '`tchskr ach field, Esq. ; cured of Ophthalmia. Whitehall and 014,, House Tavern.—See his letters, 1838 and 1842. and sk,„ , the Caution __W, GRHSISTONE is the sole inventor, Th iB - (ermi ne is — prep ' sred by kim doriferous Herbaceous Compound pound dof Herbs is sold in I :,'*Pri e t„; t at „,EQ., ls. 3d., Id., 4s. Id., Bs., und 15s. ed. each , , , hy the GRIMSTONE at No. 434, Oxford-street, lotten- Prd th Her end _Cate of No. IS, Eroad-street, BloorosIsurY), wisr Highple • and can also Ise obtained allpers the and A a to lebrat'm`-'4l)t&ns,Aawnis and all Cities Vendors of Gri liberal mstone's llowance Eve Snuff Thlll hein riss to all quarters of the globe, and retains it. Rik qualities in every climate All Snuffs arid Cigars shipped An shortest notice. quantity can be forwarded through the General ill coat i tx , ), o on in like proportio '444Y HIGLIGA E - - - LEAMINGTON, MONDAY EVENING.—To - day this line, connecting Coventry, Kenilworth, Leamington, and Warwick, by means of the London and Birming ham Railway, with the metropolis, was opened. The line is about nine miles long, and 120 from town, being within four hours' journey of the. metropolis. It has been constructed under the superintendence of Mr. Robert Stephenson, is what is technically called a single line, has cost 170,0001., and has taken 18 months to complete. On Monday last the Directors of the London and Birmingham made an experimental trip over it, accompanied by Major-General Pasley, the Government Inspector of Railways, starting by the six o'clock, A.ar., train from London, and after exa mining the most important points upon the line, reached Leamington at twelve, and partook of a cold collation. They returned by special train to town, General Pasley expressing himself highly satisfied with the works and general engineering. One of the main advantages of this extension will be the facilities it will confer on the inhabitants of the southern dis tricts of Warwickshire for the economical supply of coals. The line is of a singular construction, being a continued series of ascents and descents, form ing an undulating surface from terminus to terminus. Kenilworth, the only station betweei Coventry and Leamington, is five miles from the former, and three and three-quarters from the latter, is situated on the outskirts of the town, and within a stone's throw of the castle. It is built of Kenilworth stone. The Leamington station is ele gantly constructed in the Roman Doric style, and is situate in the main road between Leamington and Warwick, at a place called Emscott, in the parish of Millverton. A continued series of cuttings and embankments occur throughout the distance. The branch diverges, by a sharp curve, out of the main line at Coventry, and preserves an undulatory course to Leamington, a perpetual impetus being kept up between the ascents and descents. One of the prin cipal works is that of the Milburn viaduct, prettily situated in the centre of a valley, and composed of seventeen arches of red brick faced with stone. Then follows a timber bridge of fifty feet span, uniting the roads of Leek-Wootton, Hill-Wootton, and Stoneleigh, with Guy's Cliffe—so named after the celebrated Earl of Warwick. The Avon viaduct, a (- -u~j~~ ia` u--=~- PRICE sd. 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 ;AFTERNOON TRADVA and a THIRD EDITION at SEVEN O'CLOCK, for POST, containing PARLIAMENTARY and all other NEWS in LONDON up ki that flour. ADVERTISEMENTS INSERTED in ALL THE THREE PAPERS, Morning Noon, and Night, thereby insur a TOWN and COUNTRY CIRCULATION, at ONE CHARGE. beautiful structure, is composed of nine arches of sixty feet span, in the neighbourhood of the pro perty of the Hon. B. Percy. The Leamington sta tion is somewhat inconveniently placed at a dis tance of one mile from both Leamington and Warwick, and the fact of its being only a single line is probably attributable to the extortionate demands on the Company for land, which in some instances had to be purchased at 7001. and 8001. per acre. The principal part of the line runs through the estate of the Earl of Warwick and Lord Leigh, the latter of whom has had the family escut cheon engraved in very beautiful style in large granite characters in the front of one of the bridges. The first train to-day started from the Leamington station at twenty minutes past eight in the morning, its departure being witnessed by a large proportion of the population of the town, who continued during the day to throng the various avenues to the line, await ing the arrival and departure of the trains, which performed the distance (nine miles) in between eighteeen and twenty minutes. The event was cele brated by a public dinner of the inhabitants at the Regent, the principal hotel in the town, where about 100 gentlemen sat down to a sumptuous dinner pre pared by Messrs. Breach and Jeffry. Captain Mus grove, R.N., took the chair, supported by Dr. Jephson, Hon. Colonel Cathcart, lion. W. Somer ville, Dr. Middleton, Rev. H. Harper, Captain Mor gan, Mr. Hanbury, Mr. Drinkwater, and several of the fashionable residents. Formerly the distance between Coventry and Leamington occupied about an hour and a half ; by rail the distance will be done in eighteen minutes. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS FROM THE MORNING rAPERS OF THIS DAT. CITY, MONDAY EVENING. TIMES.—The plans for the 220 railways having been all sent in for the examination of the Board of Trade, the numerous parties interested in these undertakings are of course becoming anxious as to the fate of the various schemes. As yet it is not known whether the Board of Trade will reserve the expression of their opinion for the opening of Parliament, or whether they will accept any plan for communicating their decisions at once. Many of the proprietors hope that the latter course will be adopted, considering that it will be very tedious to wait for three or four months before they learn the fate of their property. A letter addressed by the Board of Trade to the directors, informing them of their opinion, would probably be the most welcome form of communication. So great would be the weight of the Board of Trade in influencing Parliament, that if their approval is obtained, the projectors do not seem to anticipate any fatal obstacle on the part of the Legis lature, notwithstanding the ordeal of Committees. In support of the movement which is now making to obtain a repeal of the import duty on cotton wool, two tables have been published in the Glasgow Argus, show ing the competition of the British spinner with those of Europe and America. These tables contain the decimal series of yarns, from No. 10 to No. 100, but a notion of the results may be given by taking only the extreme numbers. The import duty amounts to 5-16ths of a penny, and 5 per cent. per lb., with 1-16th of a penny for duty on waste. In the first table, which shows the competition of our spinners with these of Europe, under No. 10 there appears 3.50 d. for cost of material, 104 as the per centage of pressure of duty on that cost, land 61 es the per centage of pressure of duty on the cost of the twist. Under No. 100, the figures to these three items are respectively 14d., 21 per cent., and 11 per cent. ; and hence the table shows that the pressure of the duty on the low numbers is unequal as compared with that on the high numbers. The cost of the cotton in the above calculation is estimated at the present market price in Great Britain. in the second table, which shows the competition with the American spinners, the cost of the cotton is estimated at the price of the port of shipment of America. Under No. 10, the cost of material is set down at 2.75 d., the per centage of pressure on material at 13k, the per centage on cost of twist at S per cent. Under No. 100 these items are, re spectively, 13.25 d., 3 per cent., and 1- per cent. There is also 6-I6ths of a penny per lb. paid by the British spinner, as extra freight and insurance, more than the American spinners. This, added to the duty, dives a pressure of 12-16ths per lb., and this pressure on raw material and on twist gives two additional items. The pressure on No. 10 is 27 per cemt. on raw material, and 16 per cent. on twist ; while on No. 100 it is 6 per cent., and 2i per cent. CIIRONICLE.—We had lost sight of the proposed " Dunedin Bank" in Edinburgh. It has, however, been brought forward in a different, or at least modified, and judging from the programme of business proposed for the first meeting, which takes place on the 12th instant, apparently in a successful shape. It is now before the public as a Non-issuing Bank, and it is said that 200,000 L of the intended capital, all of which is to be paid up by instalments, has been already subscribed. Should this bank be established, it will form quite a new feature in the history of Scotch banking. Mach pains seems to have been bestowed by its promoters in the preparation of the plan and details, amongst which wo observe it is intended to reduce the time for regulating the exchange between Edinburgh and London to eleven days, and to make advances on the security of wholesale warehouse stocks and bales of goods above a certain value. SUN.—English Stocks have gone up again this afternoon Consols having attained the high price of 100 - for the opening, without the dividend. Exchequer Bills were 58s. premium ; and New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. remained firm at 103. Spanish were heavy at 241 for the Five per Cents., and 361 for the Three per Cents.; Portuguese Con verted were quoted 56 to j ; Russian were 1191 to ie and Dutch Five per Cents. brought 991. The additional transactions in Railway Shares have been these :—Bristol and Exeter were 11 ; Cambridge and Lincoln, t ; Churnet Valley, It to 1 ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 12; Great Southern and Western (Ire land), 3i; Great North of England, 21 ; Ditto, New, 12 to *; Birmingham, 120 ; Ditto, Thirds, 361; Ditto, Quarters, 241 to 23i; South-Western, 44*; Croydon, 21 ; Lynn and Ely, 1; North British, -1; NOrthen and Eastern, 121; ; Richmond and West-End Junction, 11; Rugby, -1; Trent Valley, 7 to q; York and North Mid land, 521; Orleans and Vierzon, 9* ; and Orleans and Bordeaux, 4:1. premium. South Devon were at par; London and Westminster, 6a ; Union of Australia, 2 ; Ditto, New, ; and Union of London, 24 premium. We have not yet heard of the West India ma:l, but some information is expected to-morrow. It is proper ,o observe that it is only just due. ROWING MATCH. The great scullery' contest between William Robins, of Horsleydown, and Thomas Coombes, of Millbank, came off yesterday, and, had it taken place at any thing like a seasonable period, would, no doubt, have proved highly attractive. Notwithstanding the in clemency of the weather, iMessrs. Chapman, Bump stead, Earnshaw, and other members of the great aquatic clubs, with a tolerable sprinkling of general company, were present te witness it, and accompa nied the men throughout the entire distance. The race was for 101. aside, and the distance from West minster to Putney, with tide. Coombes is the brother of the champion, and, under his very able training end tuition, has, during the past three or four sea sons, distinguished himself as an oarsman and sculler, more particulrrly in a race amongst picked men for the iron steam-boat sovereigns. Robins is but little known to the public, his principal performance being an oars' wager with Lett, in which they won the Duke of Buccleuch's purse last season. Both men have been in severe training for the present contest, and a first-rate exhibition was expected, but in this the public were disappointed, it being one of the most uneven runaway races on record. The men m. their appearance at half-past twelve, at Westminster bridge, when Mr. Bumpstead having consented to be referee, they went to their stations—Coombes, who had won the choice, to a pier near the centre, on the Middlesex side, and his opponent to the next on the south side. The start was taken evenly and well; but before they had cleared the new Houses of Par liament, Robins had almost drawn his boat clear of his adversary, and, at the horseferry, was a full length a-head. Coombes laboured hard to obtain the first place, but from this moment to the termination of the race never had a shadow of chance. Robins was two lengths a-head at Vauxhall, eight or ten at Batter sea, and went through Putney-bridge the winner by upwards of two hundred and fifty yards. Robins has considerably the advantage of his opponent in weight ; but his rowing of yesterday shows that he will be a ' I very powerful antagonist to any first-rate man. - - 71/ SIR HENRY POTTINGER —Nearly the whole of the tickets for the Liverpool banquet to Sir Henry Pot tinger have been sold off, and the subscriptions for the Liverpool testimonial to the distinguished Baronet are on the increase. Accommodation can only be afforded at the banquet for 392 gentlemen. The subscriptions for the testimonial exceed 1,0001. In Manchester the subscription exceeds 2,350/., and the banquet in that town is fixed for the 20th instant. The Mayor of Man chester will preside on the occasion. A suggestion has been thrown out that the whole of the funds collected in London, Liverpool, and Manchester should be united, with the view of presenting Sir Henry with . a te.sq monial of surpassing magnificence ; but we beheye it Is a suggestion not very likely to be adopted.—Laverpool Albion. The two leading authorities, the Senate and College of Elders, of Hamburgh, have declared themselves in favour of the emancipation of the Israelites. The rea• son assigned for this measure is, principally, the im mense sacrifices which the Haniburgh Jews have made for the relief of the numerous victims of the great fire of May, 1842. Jl2c~--v~'l i SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS IN . 7 MANCHESTER. :'r 7 ll" r A few months age an unanimous re:eluti,o;t. wee passed by the Town Couneil of Manchester, rt-com mending the Improvement Committee to apply a portion of the very ample funds accruing from the Gas Works, the property of the corporation, to the purpose of open ing out the ends of close courts and alleys, so as to secure a thorough ventilation of the places in which the working classes reside. In the discussion which took place on the motion, it was stated, from the evidence of Dr. Southwood Smith, Mr. P. Holland, and a number of other gentlemen of high professional reputation, that the rate of mortality in ill-paved, ill-drained, and ill-ventilated alleys and courts was very much beyond the general average, and nearly double the rate that prevailed in first-class streets, the re sidences of persons whose circumstances enabled them to choose their locality. It W also stated, to show the practicability of a great sanitary improvement, that in a great number of in stances the removal of a few small cottages here and there, and the pulling down of walls and sheds, which separated court from court, would give some long lines, throughout which a current of wholesome air, hitherto exclAed, might be directed. The Improvement Committee, entering zealously into the spirit of the Council's recommendation, ap pointed a sub-Committee to the arduous task of per sonally visiting all the more closely-built districts of this closely-built town, to ascertain where sani tary improvements were required, and how they reight be made. The evidence, during their first two or three days' investigation, presented to their senses of sight and smell, but too strongly corroborated the truth of the statements made by the medical autho rities quoted. The reading of their report to the Ge neral Council, from which the following is an ex tract, was heard with deep interest : " No. 5 is a range of courts of irregular width, the approaches to which are from Long Millgate through narrow entries. These courts are crowded with inha bitants living, or, more properly speaking, confined in abodes which are not only destitute of every arrange ment conducive to comfort and health, but surrounded by a mass of filth sufficient to appal the . mind of any one accustomed to the comforts arising from clean and airy dwellings. Your Committee cannot refrain from expressing their surprise that the malaria engen dered in these localities, and which is so fatal to the poor people living in them, has not proved more extensively disastrous in the surrounding neighbour hoods. Your Committee are of opinion that the whole of these courts might be ventilated by the formation of a street from Miller-street to Barlow's court running along the top of the courts, and which would, at the same time, very much facilitate the intercourse of the inhabitants; and although the dis tance is considerable, the expense would be compara tively trifling, as, with the exception of two or three small buildings, the proposed street would run through yards separated simply by walls." In these earlier investigations, it was seen that, al though a great deal might be done in effecting better circulation by the simple removal of obstructions, such as cottages built across the end of a narrow street, or pig-styes and privies separating one court from another, it was of nearly equal importance that the aid of the Paving and Sewering and the Nuisance Committees should be called in; and a further coarse of visits to other parts of the town, brought the con viction, that unless these Committees put forth all the powers invested in them by the late Police Act vigorously, and we may almost say relentlessly, the work of sanitary reform would be not one-fourth done. In the streets running from Queen-street, and between that street and Alport-town, there seems to have been originally a good hack yard, or small back garden, to each house ; but within the last twenty or thirty years, those yards or gardens have all been built upon, and so closely that spaces of only from four to six feet width has been left for passage, light, and air ; and the only entrance from the street to each such closely crammed court is through the lobby of the front house, both front and back door being taken from the hinges to allow ingress and egress, while almost every room in the front tenement is occupied by a distinct family. To make this horrible state of things still more horrible, most of the courts aro unpaved and undrained, with the filth and the water thrown out from the houses, lying in hollow puddles, offensive alike to the eye and the nostrils, and Bending their pestilential effluvia right into the doors that open upon the abominationand all this aggravated by pig-styes and privies poisoning the air which the wretched inhabitants are compelled to breathe ! It is difficult to suggest an effectual remedy in such cases. Poor people must have cheap dwelling houses, and they must live near their place of work. To pull down the whole and to rebuild with thrice the space would only be to dislodge two-thirds of the population to the immediate over crowding of some neighbouring locality ; and to throw ventilating open ings between court and court, where all is one mass of buildings, is impossible. The first sight of this locality made the visitors almost hopeless of effecting any good ; but there were, here and there, where a considerate landlord had possession, circumstances which again raised their hopes. When flags had been put down and a channel had been made, with a well kept grid over a sewer, there was an approach to an appearance of snugness and comfort, and in such places it was almost invariably seen that the houses were kept neat and clean, and that the in habitants were decent and tidy in their appearance. It was felt that what had been done voluntarily in some cases should be effected compulsorily in all. It will be seen from the report of last iVednesday's Council meeting that a new Committee has been ap pointed, consisting of members from the Improve ment, Paving and Sewering, and the Nuisance Com mittees ; and we presume that their duty will be to facilitate the exercise of powers which will be obtained by a special Act, of which the Parliamentary notices have been given, for effecting sanitary im provements. They will bring before the Improve ment Committee every case in which, by the pur chase and removal of obstructing buildings, a better ventilation can be secured; they will apprise the Paving and Sewering Committee of every case where draining and flagging are required; they will ask of the Nuisance Committee to prevent the accumulation of filth ; and they will compel present owners to re move every nuisance-producing building, and pre vent any future such erection, while they will exact the provision of all the necessary conveniences that decency requires. In carrying out such powers there will be some cases of individual hardship, and consequently some outcry ; but the duty of the Council will be to go on firmly and determinedly, keeping in mind that though, in a certain sense, every man may do what he likes with his own, he is not to do so to the injury of his neighbour. It is in the power of the working classes, for whose health and comfort these improvements are to be made, greatly to aid the Council in completing its beneficent design. In every instance where they have a choice of residence let them choose it in places which are well paved and drained. Let them tell their landlords that ,they are determined thus to choose. Let, them's'aya "We will not live in bad health, and sacrifice , one-half the term of our natural existence, merely .because you are stupid enough not to see that yostakAabe pronsoling your own interest by making otsikOo*imore healthful." In all in;p6Oons , of the localities in which the poor reside, the h 4isltor receives increased conviction of the necE. , ,sajtyr of an abundant supply of water. The Entlish are essentially a cleanly people; but the virtue—for it is a virtue, and a great one—of clean liness cannot be exercised under present arrange ments, The poor ought to have double, aye, triple or quadruple their present supply of water, and we do think it might be contrived that they should have it. The Council cannot supply them with sufficient food, for the deficiency there is the work of a cruel, im politic, and selfish legislation ; but it may give them an increased supply of those other essential neces saries of life, light, air, and water. ,ade a INVERNESS AND PERTH RAILWAY.—A meeting of the sub-Committee was held yesterday, in the Ex change Rooms here (Mackintosh of Mackintosh in the chair). to receive the interim report of the en gineer on the progress of the survey. Draft plans and sections of the line were submitted by Mr. Mitchell — in a complete state, from the River Nairn to the county march betwixt Inverness and Perthshiree, and in sections of the line thence to Dunkeld. The result of these details was most satisfactory, show ing that, notwithstanding the elevation of the country through which the line would pass, the gradients are unexpectedly favourable. The progr ess of the survey through tke Athol estates has been unfortu nately stopped for the present by Lord Glenlyon ; but, from the explanations given by Mr. Mitchell and the sub-Committee, it is hoped his Lordship's objections will be removed. Mr. Mitchell stated that if the weather keeps open he is immediately to proceed with the survey of the branch line from Inverness to Elgin. The sub- Committee passed a resolution, expressive of their regret at being deprived of Lord Glenlyon's countenance and co-operation in this great public undertaking, a n d directed application to be made to him that he may be pleased to grant the desired facilities. They farther ordered the subscriptions for the necessary outlays to be forthwith called in and published; and the thanks of the meeting being voted to the Chairman, for his conduct in the chair, the meeting adjourned.—lnverness Courier, Wednesday. REPRESENTATION OF DARTMOUTH.--The death of Sir John Seale has created very great excitement in the town, and which will no doubt increase until his succes sor in Parliament be elected. The election, it is expected, will take place next week. There are three candidates in the field, viz , Mr. Joseph Soames, a large ship-owner of London, and an elder brother of the Trinity House, a Conservative; Mr. G. 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Persons assured for the whole term of Life in Great Britain or Ireland respectively, will have an ADDITION made to their Policies every seventh year, or an equivalent REDUCTION in the future paymen . s of premium, at the option of the assured. The FOURTH SEPTENNIAL VALUATION will be made up to C hristmasl B4 . 4 ASSURANCES FOR SHORT PERIODS may . now be effbcted in this Office at considerably reducd rates of remium. ates and Proposa e ls may b e had at tt e Office in The Company "m R of the a or ot any gents in the country, who are authorised London to repo rt on the appearanceHE NRY f Lives proposed tor Assurance. DESBOROUGH, Secretary. 92, Cheapside, Dec. 9,1844, WINTER OV WRAPPERS, &c. MESSRS. BURCH. a nd LUCAS (late J. 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Any article in furnishing cent una er any ironmongery, '3O per other house, while the extent and variety of the stock is w ithout any equal. The money returned for every article not appro , ed of. Detailed catalogues, with en g ravings, sent (per post) (rye.. Established (iu Wells-street) 1620. Wed Dish Cover, Per set Per set £6 17 6 The above have silvfr l l7 s an il handles and mountings, and silver shields for eograving the crest or coat of arms. A Price Current, illustrated by Drawings, and containing every Information relative to the purchase of Silver or Sheffield Plate, may be had on application, or will be sent into the country, free of postage, in answer to a paid letter THE PALMS ROYAL—Perhaps there is no locality in the world to which there attaches so many and sue varied associations of interest and curiosity, both social and historical, as the Palais Royal, and in no era of French history are the germs of those associations more thickly sown than in that of the Fronde—when Bourbon was arrayed in civil warfare against Bourbon—father against son, brother against brother, and even lover against mistress, and friend against friend. That the announcement, therefore, of an historical romance be longing to that period, and bearing the title of " THE PALMS ROYAL," should have excited unusual curiosity, was not to be wondered at ; and the publication of the work has not disappointed the expectations it raised. Tim principal characters that figure in it are among the most remarkable of their age and country. Some of them, such as Conde—le grand Con,!6—Mazarin, De Retz, and Turcnne—amongst the most remarkable of modern times ; and the secondary ones, such as Anne of Austria, the Duchess de Chevreuse, the Duke of Beau• fort, the Duke of Orleans, &c..&c., are perhaps still more - fitted than their greater contemporaries for the purposes of the novelist. The novel is replete with spirited and stirring pictures of the times and the events which have given it birth, and it will be read with eager interest wherever works of this nature find their way. The inhabitants of Preston-street were startled on Tuesday evening by a flock of stormy petrels alighting on theiroofs of their houses, where they continued during the night to utter their shrill and doleful cry, as though in apprehension of some great calamity. The fisher men look upon this unusual circumstance, which has not occurred in Brighton for many years, as a sign of a severe winter.—Brigliton Herald.