The Sun. — London, England, 1844-12-09 00:00:00

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Your supporters quickly discovered, and would have resented, the cunning trick ; but circumstances forbad, and still continue to forbid, it. Not that they love you more, but that they love the Whigs less. If, therefore, you still command their votes, you cannot; boast of possessing either their confidence or their esteem. In the mean time, you appear resolved to take every personal as well as political advantage of your position. Formal without dignity, cold without refine ment, your manner towards your friends in the House of Commons is at once distant and ungracious. They en joy neither generous confidence nor friendly intercourse. Without either consultation or explanation, they find their wishes disregarded, their most cherished opinions overruled. In debates upon measures more unpalatable to them than to the Opposition, they are frequently compelled to listen to the language of admonition and reproof, sometimes even to that of menace and command... Now, Sir, I have done. It is clear that matters can not remain long as they are. You must yourself feel upon what an edge you stand. Strong only because your enemies are weak, you will be abandoned at the very first favourable opportunity. If you have any true and familiar friend, he ought to urge you, upon grounds of common prudence, if upon none higher, to retire with some degree of grace, while you may. C. THE ROBBERY at Messrs. ROGERS and .d lab CO.'S, the Banker*, CAUTION. to hThe Public. are respectfblly requested to py particular attention s o „. ° Illinabers and Dates of all U., 101 , 201., 301., 401, 50/., 200 4, 3001., 5001., and 1,0001. Bank of England Notes r nq he offered in pa compare them withyment ; and befthoree Lists changing them to ,atnine the same, and he Bank l ' u les stole n from Messrs. Rogers and Co., and which have been V ie 'titcd se veral times successively in the Daily and Weekly &Perk Lists of the Stoles' Notes may be had at all the Banking.houses, or of cr It lessrs. Rogers and Co,Clement's-lane, Lombard-street ; Joh n or Daniel Forrester, at the Mansion House ; and at all t r.. ,C4 and Metrop o lit an P o li ce S tat i on- h ouses; an d o f M r. C"' cis nobler, Solicitor, 20, Bucklersbury, Mansion House, 4•011doit • • so fr' ,ontb s L ; -r on, u° inv er ' ' 4l) tl 81.1 No. 16,32 g. LONDON, MONDAY MORNING SU Ny DECEMBER 9, 1844. PRIOR sd. n reas ( en In° hants ye an tt ' , 00ds 'prev3"" THE SUN is Published EVERY MORNING al FIVE O'CLOCK, in Time for the EARLY TRAINS and TOWN DELIVERY; a SECOND EDITION (Evening Sun) is Published in Time for the :AFTERNOON TRAINS and a TEIRD EDITION at SEVEN O'CAOCK, for POST, antaining PARLIAMENTARY and all other NEWS in LONDON tie io that ,Hour. ADVERTISEMENTS INSERTED in ALL TIIE THREE PAPERS, Morning Noon, and Night, thereby insuring a TOWN and COUNTRY CIRCULATION, at ONE CHARGE. Committee uf the House of Commons on Railways last session de. nounced as unjustifiable, being a railway (to use their own words) " which, if it is to remunerate the proprietors at all, can only remunerate them by means of the abstraction of traffic, which is already, for all substantial purposes, equally well aceommodated by some existing railway." Tour Committee regret much the length to which their ob servations on the merits of your line, and those with which it has been placed in competition, have extended. They will endeavour to condense, into as short a space as possible, the remaining points which it is essential they should bring before yea. You will recollect that the original rough estimate of the cost of the Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Railway, was at the rate of 13,000/. per mile. Mr. Miller, your engineer, has not completed the detailed plans of the works, so as to enable him to say whether any reduction can be made upon the estimate, but he assures your Committee that there is no chance of its being exceeded. The amount, therefore, which will be required to finish your line, will be under 1,2.00,000/. Of this sum above four.fiftlis have been sub. scribed and paid on, being more than is required by the Standing Orders in Parliament to entitle your Bill to pass, even if you apply for your whole line from Kilmarnock to Carlisle ; whilst, if your Committee shall, on mature consideration, consent to the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway Company proceeding with their Bill, to the eff'eet of taki,g power to execute the portion of the Line between Kilmarnock and Cunmock, under an obligation to convey it or lease it in perpetuity to you, if you desire it, the amount which has been subscribed will be considerably more thau is required. In these circumstances, your Committee have resolved not to issue at present any additional shares. Your Committee have had very satisfactory communications from ino:t of the pr Thrietors of land along the railway. They have also received assurances of support from many of the Corporations in tree west of Seidl-did, end particularly from the towns of Dum fries and Annan, in which both the trogistrates and inhabitants have resisted various attempts to draw them off, and have unani. mousle declared in your favour. The counties of Ayr, Renfrew, and Kircudbright, have also passed resolutions approving of your GREAT L EAGUE MEETING. The FIRST AGGREGATE AIEETIN•of the LEAGUE, in the THEATRE ROYAL, GOVENT.GARDEN, will be held on WIDNESDAY next, the 11th of December. GEORGE WILSON, Esq., will take the Chair at Seven o'clock precisely. TO COMMERCIAL GENTLEMEN VISITING EDINBURGH. MRS. DOW, 57, North Bridge-buildings, Edinburgh, returning her grateful acknowledgments to those gentlemen who have hitherto favoured her with her support, begs respectMlly to assure them, and all who may patronise her, that every attention to their comfort will continue to have her un remitting care. C ottell e Pr' le .e for e l .,' decli .0_ (ids ip so low It orde answ ere . ; 01 , 5611 wer',, . m ot , to too 1513 arid tip p rice 0, itar ke .1a 'l°l' The Meeting will be addressed by the Hon. C. P. Villiers, M.P. ; Richard Cobden, Esq., M.P.; and John Bright, Esq., M.P. Cards of admission may be had on application at the Offices of the League, on Monday and Tuesday, between the hours of eleven and four o'clock. Mrs. Dow's lodgings being centrally situated betwixt the New and Old Town, and within a few minutes walk of the Post, Coach, Rail way-offices, and Banks, are peculiarly calculated for the convenience of commercial gentlemen. Applications for rrirate Boxes to be made personally, or by letter, an Monday. SCIIWEPPE and Co., Wine-merchants, are now bottling PORTS of the highest character, at 305., 325., 345., and 365. per dozen, to which they respectfully invite the attention of their friends and the public. Fine old crusted wines, from two to eight years In bottle, at 425., 455., 485., 505., and 545. per dozen; very superior Sherries, pale, brown,, and gold coloured, from 305., 345., 365., 405., and upwards; also a curious Amontillado Sherry at 505. A large stock of all description of wines constantly on hand, in. eluding a rare selection of Hocks and Moselles, received direct from their own agent on the Rhine. J. S. and Co. beg respectfully to observe that their principle of business is not to sell a low priced article at the expense of quality, hut to supply their friends with the finest wines that are Imported, at aglow a price for cash as may be commensurate with a fair nudism dente profit. Lists of wines and prices sent on application, and country orders mmcdiately attended to on receiving a cash remittance or a re ferenee.—Otlice, 51, Berner's-street ; cellars, 27, Marshall-street, Regent-street. The cards of registered M em b ers w ill a d m i t , as heretofore, to the Fit and Galleries. Door s t o b e opened at H a lf -pas t six o 'clock. SHEFFIELD PLATE. ESSRS HORTON and Co., Silversmiths and Jewellers, 36, Lusigate-street, St. Paul's, opposite Messrs. Everiagton's, offer to their Friends and the Public, at ins mensly reduced prices, their STOCK of GENUINE PLATED GOODS, which they warrant to be the manufacture of the grit Sheffield Houses, and are of the most tasteful and modern designs, comprising Dish Covers, Corner Dishes, Waiters, Ice Pails, Cake Baskets, Coffee and Tea Sets, Candlesticks, and every other article useful and ornamental. No common Birmingham ware kept. A large stock of JEWELLERY and WATCHES, Fancy Silver and other articles, t such prices as must be well worthy the notice of the public EXPERIMENTS IN THE MARSHES AT WOOLWICH. UNERAL of ller late ROYAL HIGHNESS the PRINCESS SOPHIA of GLOUCESTER. e • SEl c th, e 1 e hereby given, that an EXTRA TRAIN for' PAS. Carpek will leave the SLOUGH TATIO for the N, at Eleven on S Tuasnav NIGHT, the 10th in st . ,convmience Ii ns wishing to return to London after the Funeral, which El g 4 h l Y:)tecl to take t+lte in St. George's Chapel, Wm:I:or, at D Clock in the Evening. CABINET UNIOLSTERY, Carpet, Blanket, and Bedding Manufactory, at the LONDON FRIENDLY UNION, No. 16, Great Windmill-street, Haymarket, late Dr. Hunter's Museum. &Piing of 30 to 50 per cent., no other profit being required than sufficient to defray the expenses. Established for the sole purpose of giving employment. The Committee beg to acquaint the Subscribers and the public, that they are determined to do their duty in getting up good and substantial work, and as they have had rery facility in procuring the driest and best wood London can produce, the Cabinet Furni tureis made of the most seasoned materials ; and all goods disposed of at this Establishment will be warranted. They therefore, being the real manufacturers, earnestly solicit a trial, as the only criterion by which the merits and decided advantages of purchasing of them tan be fairly estimated. The Establishment is likewise a depot for all kinds of Fancy and Ornamental Work, which will be re ceived of poor families from all parts of the kingdom. TEA TRAYS, Tea Urns, Knives and Forks, Dish Covers, at C. WATSON'S, 41 and 42, BARBICAN. and 16, NORTON-FOLGATE. Established half a century.—A set of 3 Paper Tea-trays, including the largest size made, Ms. ; very richly ornamented all over, 50s. a Set of Three, and up to 141. ; Ja pan Tea-trays, 7s. 6d. a Set, and upwards ; a Five Quart London made Bronze Tea-urn 355., with the newest patterns up to five gui neas ; a Set of iix patent raised London made Dish Covers, 18s. 6d. ; best is perialr al ed, . Set 01 Six. Elegant silver shape, 525. 6d. iet of Six. Ivory Tab e-kinves, la. per dozen, Dessert, 9e. ; Carvers, 33. 6d. Per : Your Committee have thus laid fully before you the details of the entice scheme •of railway communication from England to Scotland, of which your line forms a part. They feel perfect con fidenm in its superiority over each other, as being best calculated to promote the interests of Scotland ; and they will proceed quietly but wealously, with their preparations for the approaching examina tion of its merits before the Board of Trade and Parliament. By order of the Provisionil Committee, Glasgow, Nov. 15, 1844. WM. LOGIE, Interim-See. TABLE. nlssszT. C 1 , 111111. doz. doz. pair. 31-In. hand Join• balance handle llts. Od. 14g. Od. 63. 6d. 4-in balance handle, largest and best made.. Ditto with Watson's Albata Plate handles, equal to silver • •• • . 225. 6d. Ifs. 04. 88. 6d. Forks half the above price. C. Watson'• handsomely Illustrated Catalogue arid Price Current Is Just published, and families who regard economy and elegance, should possess themselves of this useffil book, which may be had gratis, and post free, from the above address. Sole inventor of the celebrated Albata Plate, which is so rapidly superseding Silver. PATENT PARAGON CAMPHINE LAMPS.—The perfection of these Lamps over the Vesta has been happily attained by the inven tion of twe parallel Bat rings —a larger and a smaller forming a cone round the margin of the wick, which cause a rapid reverberation of air against the flame—thus consuming every particle of volatilized vapour, it is free from smoke or smell, having perfect combustion, and in full action, emits a light equal to 16 wax candles. C. Watson's Warehouses, 41 and 42, Barbican, and 16, Norton Fol gate, will contain, throughout the season, all the most elegant re cherché, and new patterns, comprising Ormolu, China, Glass, and Opal. Old Oil Lamps fitted with the Paragon Head for 215.; and the Paragon apparatus applied to the Vesta for 6s. The spirit analysed and recommended by Dr. Ure, is delivered in screw cans by C. Wat son's carts, at 4s. per gallon. 41 and 42, BARBICAN, and 16, NORTON FOLGATE. London Friendly Union, No. 16, Great Windmill-street, Hay market, We Dr. limiter's Museum. _ _ In Is-to Mr. Locke prepared an amended -plan, whereby his gradient of I in 75 was to some extent improved, but to accomplish this he was obliged to have recourse to severe cutting and banking, which would, of course, add proportionally to the expense of the line. W. CAClFTON,3ecretary. SPLENDID FIGURED SATIN and SILK DAMASKS; rich Figured and Plain Silk Taberets for Window-curtains ; Gentlemen's Velvet, Satin, and Fancy Silk Waistcoat-pieces ; Ladies' Silk Handkerchiefs and Scarfs, of every description, of Spitalfields and other British mama facture, at a saving of from 30 to 50 per cent., no other profit being required than is sufficient to defray the ex penses. Also a depot for the sale of all kinds of Fancy and Orna. mental Work, which is received from poor families, at the LONDON FRIENDLY UNION, No. 16, Great Windmill. street, Haymarket, late Dr. Hunter's Museum. Established for the sole purpose of giving employment. The Committee beg to acquaint the Subscribers and public that every article disposed of at this Establishment will be warranted of the best manufacture and the finest materials; they also re. spectfully inform the Subscribers that artisans recommended by them will have the preference. London Friendly Union, No. 16, Great Windmill-street, Hay market, late Dr. Hunter's Museum. W. CROFTON, Secretary. ♦ The suntmit is only 600 feet. t The total population on the line between Glasgow and Car. isle, by Dumfries, including the termini, is 600,296. ATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, 26, CORNFIILL, LONDON. • Capital £500,000. Anapowered by Act of ParliaMOllt. DIVISION OF PROFITS. The steady exceeds and increasing prosperity of the Soc!ety has enabled the Directors, at the last annual investigation declare a on the amounts Inv en each INFLUENZA, COUGHS, AND COLDS. 41Z TMCO'S ESSENCE of LINSEED is the most y efficacious remed y ever discovered for the relief of persons suffer— ing from Influenza ; the two first doses generally arrest the progress of this distressing complaint, and a little perseverance completely removes it. Children's Coughs, as well as recent ones in adults, will be removed by a few doses (frequently by the first), and asthmatic persons, who previously had not been able to lie down in bed, have reoeived the utmost benefit from the use of second Bonus, averaging 60 per cent. Policy effecta on the Profit scale. 'LliB. I pes at t. .101311' ------/ t f i' 4 lc ° Arrjs roe s 1 . 1 ' • IL retied" ia* of Po r• ;80, 01 ,tr. C ~1 ...' . IP I 001 which was revived last spring, with some modifications that led to the adoption of the new name of the Caledonian Railway, has been generally receivi d by the public under the erroneous impression that it has still the sanction of the Commissioners' authority. The line, as thus revived and modified, is meant to extend from Carlisle, to a point at or near Lanark, and to diverge there into two branches, ene running to Edinburgh and the other towards Glasgow. A subordinate branch Is proposed, from a. point about eight miles distant from Glasgow, to join a projected railway, called the !Scottish Central Railway, at Castlecarry; whereby a connexion with Stirling and the North would be afforded. The branch towards Glasgow is not intended to be carried so far as that City, but, at some distance from it, will run-1, into certain mineral railways belonging to separate Companies, and constructed originally for the purpose of conveying coals to the high levels on the north side of Glasgow ; and 2, into another projected line, called the Clydesdale Junction, which is intended to convey minerals and passengers to the low levels on the south side of ' Glasgow. This complicated plan will be boat understood by reference to the accompanying Map. In contrasting this scheme with that of which the Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Railway is intended to form a part, your Committee feel bound to consider, preferably, their bearing on the general interests of the country. First.—The length of the Caledonian Railway, excluding the Castlecarry Branch, which is said to be about eight miles long, is stated in the Prospectus, as being 119 miles, and the cost is there estimated at 1,800,000/. In a subsequent report, published by the p °motors, it is stated, that, " In consequence of sayings on other yarts of the line, the Castlecarry extension of the Caledonian Line can be constructed without exceeding, the capital upon which the Prospectus proceeded." But esen after allowing this correction i of the original estimate, of th; accuracy et which your Committee have no means of judging, and without attempting to calculate the expense of a proposed branch of about 15 mile , long to Dumfries, and of widening the guage, and otherwise altering the mineral lines before mentioned, or the expense of the Clydesdale Junction Line, which practically forms a part of the scheme, it would appear that the single line of international communication proposed by the Caledonian Company, would, without accommodating any important local traffic, actually cause au expenditure of upwards of 500,0001. more than the whole sum that would be required for completing the two trunk lines of communication which your Corn. mittee have already pointed out. Secondly —Your Committee beg to refer you to the Comparative Table of Distances on the accompanying Map, from which you will observe-1. That the North British Railway, in connexion with the projected lines from London to York, and front Newcastle to Berwick, affords the shortest communication from London, Leeds, Hull, and Newcastle, to Edinburgh and Stirling; and that, not only by the Fife Line but even by the Scottish Central Rail way, which would be reached by the Eeinburgh and Glasgow Railway,.it forms the shortest route from London and the important towns above.mentioned to Perth, Dundee, and Aberdeen. 2. That the Edinburgh, Hawick, and Carlisle Railway affords the shortest line from Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, *c., to Edinburgh ; and, in connexion with the Fife and Northern Lines, to Perth, Dundee, and Aberdeen. 3. That the Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Railway is the shortest route from London and the whole of England to Dumfries, Kirkcudbright, Pert. Patrick, for the north of Ireland, Kilmarnock, and Ayr ; and that, allowing for the superiority of its gradients over those of the Caledonian Line, on the principles of comparison established by the Royal Commissioners tn their Report of If l 4l, it afurds the shortest communication, in point of speed and economy, with Paisley and Greenock. The only disadvantage, in point of distance, is in the case of Glasgow; in regard to which, however, on the principles laid down in the Commissioners' Report, the difference between the two lines is reduced to l3i miles, or lets than half an hour in point of time. Thirdly.—The sections of the Caledonian, and Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Lines, not having been deposited, it is impossible as yet to speak accurately on the subject of gradients. It is quite certain, however, that the gradients of the former will be inferior to those of the latter. The fo lowing are quotations from a report made on the comparative merits of the two lines by Mr. Locke, the engineer of the Caledonian Railway, in 1836. In speaking of what is new called the Caledonian Line, he says, " I at first directed my attention to this route, which, as far as 13eattock. bridge, near Moffat, I found tolerably favourable; in proceeding farther, however, the valley for several miles rises very rapidly, until reaching the summit near Elvanfoot, where it attains the height of nearly 1,000 feet above the level of the sea—Beattock-bridge, which is only 10 miles distant, being only about 300 feet above the level of the sea. In 10 miles, then, the rise is nearly 700 feet, which, supposing it to be uniform the whole way, would give an inclination of I in 75. 1 " Not wishing to recommend a line having such a plane," !cc. But in speaking of the line by Dumfries, Mr. Locke says—" Of the levels of this route, I may say, that from Carlisle to Dumfries, about thirty miles, the only inclinations will be these which it may be desirable to encounter fur the purpose of saving inouey, those two towns being nearly on the same level. With the exception of the bridges across the Rivers Eden, Esk, Sark, and Annan, which will neither be high nor very long, no very considerable outlay will be required. The ground la some parts is undulating, but not so as to render the formation of the road either difficult or expensive." And again. with reference to the portion of the line between Dumfries and Thornhill, he says The levels in this part extending over a spec., of almost forty nailes,t will be nearly uniform, and gradually ascending for the whole distance ; and with the exception of a short length of about miles, about 1 in ISO, I do not believe there will be a greater inclination than what is generally admitted in forming railways in England." And, in regard to the rest of the line, he says, that " although undulating, th road will net, I should think, be unfa vourable for locomotive engines," ' . , . , By Order of the Directors, _Gre et CHAS. A. SAUNDERS, Secretary. 1.. --____ i2 Railway,Paddington Station, Dec. 7. ki ld SGOW, IYITNIFRIES, and CARLISLE lltp oit . . RAILWAY. Ate A ; k t ,„OP THE PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE TO THE aiIIOLDERS OF THE GLASGOW, DUMFRIES, t o " CARLISLE RAILWAY. %de s " C °reinittee have delayed making any Report of their pro tei,hi"egs, until they could lay before you sufficient information to etre t,_ fle°7l, not only to form a correct opinion of the merits of your Is eto ,. but to understand the various schemes more or less eon• te;eith it, for which Parliamentary notices have been given. 11 14, h :bee of these schemes, and their complex bearing on the 'tep ee , I, of loin your general indertob servat nking, render it necessary to preface this " 1 hop, ~ 7 g ions. t . , existing railways of greatest importance ii Scotland, in ti t4e, : e of length, cap i ta l , an d tragic, are—the Edinburgh and Atql'uwt.Railiray, eonaecting the two largest cities in Scotland, as W e h r le two seas; the North British Railway, forming part of he e . e4. ,truek line from Edinburgh to Lontion, by way of Berwick, Por te 4 t ,l , , and York ; the Glasgow and Greenock Railway, an im- Ship p , ' i lk In the communication between the manufacturing and ki1 te : r 1 ,,,,,, i te , Wns ef the west of Scotland; and the Glasgow, Paisley, ta ien . ivai and Ayr Railway, connecting the western metropolis it'is, , and . with one of the most thriving mineral and manufac- T. 1 .li,t,i I • „,„ ets P this country, including the seaports of Ayr, ts zte ;.lrvine, and Ardroesan, from the latter of which there is a stew. ' st eam -boat eornmunication with the North of Ireland—a tee kir ! u destined, by means of your projected lie fom its southern bee t hi s at Kilma rnoc k to Dumfries and Carlisle , to become the ti ttillat.w t egz.hu-ariolayd between the north and west of England, and the important district known under the general name of N w , e t of Scotland " The only link &wanting to complete the entire li 4lit'brailways leading down the east coast ef England and Scotland %rot to "811, across to tellasgow, and up the west coast of Scotland %es 4 C aa ll n lasid, ba c k to L on d on, i s f rom th e t e rminus of the Edin. tteeeee, Glasgow Railway in Glasgow to the joint terminus of the esti , 7 and Ayrshire Railways in the same city. Parliamentary e kil o h a v e been given for this short line, which is not 'shove half Par tly oit 'n length, and which will pass, partly in tunnelling, and by th. l . r elles, through a portion of the city. !,ttest, en ' o e l existing and projected railways, which intersect the "lriet 3 I ; sa might be expected, the richest and most populous 4ltie ultur ith of England and Scotland, almost the whole of the % 4, a_r Manufacturing, mining, mercantile, and shipping ecee etn , l _ . G . reat Britaie will be cenneeted, and a direct, rapid, and ario,,,, e 7 r 1 Means of transit secured. The accompanying map will wil l '" hu u e distinctly the course of these great leading lines. There trafh, u l "'Main, se far as Scotland Is concerned, only one line of east e e e nal eornmodated, via., between Edinburgh and the north er i nre weollend and Lancashire. 'lt is true, the existing amount I slie reeu ret between these districts is as yet limited, but still, is ; - out the • 4le etre __ lutes of communication between the two countries, %Mo ll i :'"el to keep it in view ; and it fortunately happens, that P arli aet m any schemes promoted for local objects, and for which r t'ore Lit eatery notices have been given, there is one, via., a line toar ir n borgh to liawick, which, if extended to Carlisle, will Muni , ev e* 0 _ , e ett . this cross traffic, the full benefit of railway coin. lieitai. °II, at the expense of a very small additional outlay of . tts e , 1 . i l l ' s aeco l) ; eln this your Committee again request your attention to C arlisle, if d r.n ieL kn / i niraap. From it you will observe that a straight Z e arlitle ~,,- -u nearly due north from Birmingham, Lancaster, or "sltide , i',: u hl Pass through or close to Hasvick, Edinburgh, and „ *Q uld re ae r , - , n ; which last point, by a slight deviation eastward, it liot o nly p; A berdeen. Now, it so happens that this straight line l ' a Y b ete _ "es through the most practicable country for a rail_ the mo , r e . en its north and south termini, but opens up by much eztosof,:elniteri,atnidie, and thriving of those districts in the south and to which the great trunk lines would not them. le ``` l ". Ise. bit northern portion of the line of oommunication thus described li aele, n already taken up be parties of influence and capital. Par ethek 'are notices have bsen given for railways extending the tee th w ay from - Burntisiand, en the north side of the Frith of 114 Q l . k , site Edinburgh to Perth, Dun,:ee, and Aberdeen. 'the ' te e . 14 , as it is called, the Edinburgh and Northern Railway, terms , haste it section of this line to the north of Edinburgh. It as ails hi s c °r the improved steam ferry across the Forth, eeteLlished by 'Wel i e r , le. the Duke of Bueeleuch and Mi . Gladstone, of Fesque, et, itlit‘ersects the rich mineral and agricultural county of Fiie. thee, b l e s t ered with any line by way of Stirling, ii shortens the dis 114th ee " 1 " 0 Edinburgh and the most important towns in the 'tee th 0 : . Scotland, from thirty to tilts miles. The section to the kbr epr, ' Edinburgh is that projected by the North British Railway e t . yr e tl Y_ le Hawick, already mentioned. now , ' general system of International railway communication tici "scribed •e • , ed. e _ . i will be seen that three principal lines are pro. to p edinb ene first of these gives the most direct line from London Lane ur gh ' the second the best line from London through lineshire ' 1 . ,..... to the West of Scotland ; and the third the shortest eset at the Island, from Carlisle to Edinburgh and the north. ‘.. etc:eland. tro; to collateral advantages snight be pointed out as resulting Plc e abo ve itieg when . arrangement, but these will be more properly ex- In t , 4 i h discussing the merits of your line in detail. v l i e 'set, public Point of view, your Committee regard it as one of '"tit ki„,:nPortant characteristics of the scheme now explained, ` ° e'elese u gh in itself more complete than any other, it can be 11,„„ by , Difference l ete t e comparatively small expenditure of capital beyond The Particulars of each of these calculations are annexed to to be e required for those new lines of railway which are about a " . e ' t e r ,Ucted solely for the accommodation ' of existing local this Report, so that there may be no possibility of doubt on the subject. b• lt e,,, :ma statement requires a little explanation. t 7inte i : e el_l o mentioned that it is intended to form a railway from _ k_plfetatflyyr.-:-With regard to traffic, your Committee are cow enabled k •th more confidence, in consequence of having, since the e see s e :',, t Hawlek. The line has been planned, and is under- ''' s date of their p rospectus , taken measures to ascertain its amount aat N Vo t e North British Railway Company. The object , is to - e:hieh _ n Dalkeith Railway, now belonging to that Company accurately, both o n n t y h o e ur h o n w e n nf an r t h l e on ui t a li sg e nw C:le D dn u n ar ia fe n ie L . result is, that upon eA, to tal any rate to be improved and adapted for locomotives), sle w; erieie_ _:a n ti c (' C l a 'h r- e v r _ o ice , is manufacturing towns of Galaahiels, Selkirk, and lisle i .R t a t 1 0 1 w e a n y s , n t r h e e an thorough aderina teen return; local traffic, hurt th t e a k t l e m n v t n o u g g e h t h t e v r a , fs i is suf. Lund`) 1, 055 r, s ituated in the midst of the beet wool-growing and men ti thufacturing district in Scotland. On the other side of the whatgni quite s i s n e a s u by rsc i the ent other tn dn tween Glasgow and England including, of course, what passes e -f 2 t i ( ' sp - ,",! Ayrshire Railway Company have intimated their inten 'eseet 't`hoout meaning to interfere with your undertaking) to t . r e o e ,... lri e cit t t_ir long -projected scheme . of a . Br . anch Railway to Cum. great along r t o h a e d fromroad KbyilmßaeLttouckk':o"Cawrelilslleasis which will past along your line. Were the w le e e t s trait . so. It amounts to not more . than 40 per cent. o h f the whole traffic 'a th e . 7 Palrpose of bringing into their line the passenger traffic lil tis itlii , district , and of opening up the large mineral fields of the h . ()f 'lute 6' James Boswell, and Lord George Bentinck, er. i e h ‘, , hie local traffic is trefling, it would not sr ferred, without competitn, the C le a i l d esi n o , n te la re n at L e in n e i , ts on ens w t hich the . } :, ri k i,..:ne celebrated blackband ironstone has been distinctlyfeel any c h a e let si t t e a n ti i n a n n L in in speaking e o ft the r —o 4t, i t c w to exist ; and where extensive additional iron-works are a in Ya small i i amountrn f Committee t° %eh b l, b elieved, to be erected under leasee recently entered into. ed • and no one who has travellel along ibe 44 i nt the ease, the wholelength of new railway will require missioners, elready qu , loc a d l e t r h n a o ffi t t statement is confirmed; he . on re t c h o e rded opinion of the Royal Com. . 4 itibt, e rot' the purpose of completing the two trunk lines fromto thirt miles where fr twenty • • 13 'a t ' t. Carlisle , via ' k fail to remember that' there ere om . ute trie _ . Hawic , and from Glasgow to Carlisle, the Beattock-road between Carlisle and Glasgow, by; aylight, will atawi ek ii will be.— the sight of a cotta e e or a human being is a rarity.. took‘lria t he Dumfries lice, near Carlisle 5ay...... 35 miles. ffic from the north of to Carlisle with . Your Committee are aware that much reliance is placed by the the I ea Making in all kne e r . "el required for which may be roughly estimated at Central Railway from Scotland to England, by means of their connexion the projected Your Per - 1, rie e r ,_ mile, or 1,298,0001. judge how far this traffic, whatever its atnount may °te e , `-.Mniittee are so sat'sfied of the caabilities of the line citable you to Distances, to which your attention has already been directed, will ° l ily we n R awick and Carlisle l dof its im p ortanceto net , an p y . ou, " Ut ea - 4 Part of the cuitous than either the North British or Ilawick Lines. But, In be, is likely to pass along the Caledonian Line, which is more ctr ter,. a w ane , general plan to be submitted to Parliament, . e t 'Urre ee w end feeder to your line, that, with the unanimousvisit Edinburgh and t e ' e ri stem e „, (4 a Meeting of your extraordinary Committee of shire or Perthshire, without having occasion to point offset, the number of persons who travel south from Stirling. petit 'he t , s Re have undertaken to the Board of Trade , to apply - e'a • e" , they • Glasgow on their way, is extremely small. Indeed, most of you are *tit ent in a subsequent session f to make it, in the p & boo " the or power late Mr. Telford, between Carlis ean ir. t. ee e general scheme of international communication Probably already aware, that although there is a direct . turnpike. road, laid out by the r putitie conveyance upon it, . 4 neti, " ' tic aied being adopted. ling, there is not a single stage-coach o . setib el i . ier and it is deeply in debt. most important characteristic of the scheme now de. ' ''iLtiri e l! that it interferes in no wa with the interests of an in the Report of cut tin g - ii " n e et . railway, but furnishes new y feeders both to the foury traffic on your own line, the followmg pas , a n g n e . OR the other hand, with reference to the general prospect Of " Of theadvan. - •* l 'Zli s e r ue s of railway referred to at the outset, and to all the Mr. Locke, in 1836, ma c e he interestingi o or ) nea . r to which this line tale to all the towns in Stotiand, through ~ ..our ~a lw aYs with which the projected lines are robe connected Pere thes:"Mnfittee, however, would not be discharging their duty a chea ' p means of trent. 1 14 °ri m Y "t, in the next place, shortly to call your attention to will pass, no adequate idea can beforii n i n ue l l y . They exist in the moat favourable part of Scotland, requiring ns,ea.. several of these Ato p eel '''. a nd history of another plan which is about to be brought port to develope the many resources . they p etintru;',i,arnent under the name of the Caledonian Railway, and to 1 importance; the manufee which t he public and private advantages it holds out with ' • an with the proprietors of the soil, and with , _ towns have all eady grown into some impertance • and it should be those object . , I t ..maybe obtained bthe h 1 i 41, 4 4111 Probably tn sc all em nf e a roe, ydescribed. ~ to extend to them the benefits which it is ebe known you that the Royal Commis- the one proposed, so ~s . Wren, Of !lie district, to encourage the formation of a road like et_lii.oi,L.S.ir Frederick Smith and Professor Barlow—who were capable of affording." wen d _ '''', in 1 840 to report on the projected railways ' Mould' l nd Se ette - • . • ick, end Cars b -- "w—Proceed• the assumption that 1 superior advantages offered be the Edinburgh, hew Carlisle ,a,.vra Sixthly —There are various other points in regard to which the ~ e r ee ,,_ , ing upon ce , y one ho e , g lei ,„ e "r expressed a preference for a line pas , ing ov, r the ti The former will open lisle Railway, and the Glasgow, Dumfries. anti 11 il Y, e e ". which occupies the centre of Scotland. In doing er w ,•er, the „_ .. h _.'ne v e , z _ s 'eornrnissioners Carefully reserved the question which and soath.west of up a connesion between the counties of B, rwicx, Selkirk, I cables, and Roxburgh. and the north-west of Eerasei, eeri e fou " d ou routes ought to be preferred, in the event of its 4 el t heir n practicable to make two or more lines. The following die li n Worth, :_etwoollen mann- Scotland. These Scetch ccunties already combine the highest state of agricultural improvement, with a growit l ig lera et °he re e Were this otherwise (viz., were more than l i • t lehri a .„_, aee), we should subdivide the question into two facture. (2.) In the neighbourhood of Laugh° in but the produce t, teit w o ',",‘" , consider, in the first instance which of the several rich seams of coal which are at present landlocked, 1 Ge trl ti o 'o be th ebringing of which the Hawick Lisle will be the means, not only of ..h there v are very most suitable for a communication ' by Lancaster ~,,_71 .-l h a iee, : e _!_ , as well as to the West of Scotland and to the North of it . (3 ) The Dumfries ' 4l l 1, 4 r ‘7l which would be the best route by Newcastle to Th I n . is at present suffering from the want of . to the coast ,, but also of carrying farther into the interior, which h e ei nir j e"r ) Posit t hus preferred by • • " with the se sit of Annan, affords to the whole of that district of tote theeri that at the Commissioners, under the Line, by giving a communication both from the south and north, tEitzt c. Routh _present one line of railway only can be formed SolwayFrith. (4 ) The Caledonian Line would, it s hien. itsto consequence of its hav'n two forks or branches at ac her in Gnia:xtrernity, the one terminating lg in Edinburgh, and the cornmodation to that town, and to the counties of Kircudbright and even if a branch were made to Dumfries, afford very . inferior . ac 'erenichit Would but the barren character of the' country through Wigton, from which a large number of cattle are at present sent, , iiss run and t 'ech " emrki n ' . probably some consideration of the extra partly by sea mid par i very inferior communication The Caledonian e e r _ sary e. i. ,_ k it, arising from the steep gradients rendered Line and the north of Ireland, either A line ti .' eir `• s ummit of 1,000 feet, induced the Commissioner& between the north of England would, in like trnlyatnlneira,nds:ffteorEangland. (5.) tee: * cald ' , NI a e ntrilnand °Pinion that " it was hardly to be expected that gush by wag of Port Patrick or the seaports on the coasts of Ayrshire. l'r °Pri l '"ulator ~, much support as an investment from the • (Lastly.) The Caletloilia of the eountio of Ayr and t ekin etas, con , and to add, that," unless the principal landed tageous position the whole population 28 inhabitants, being Caledonian Railway would place in a less *dean ealee2. their heitarrthe line should feel disposed to give the 'Ander- Renfrew, which, together, contain 310,4 ttH _ e it eeeuie Jr support, rather with a view to the iitereased .: d hd_ ~:' give to their property, than to a large reratesser C 1 - unst rur : th e ' , ern . . ain g more than twice as many as the whole of Lanarkshire, exclud. Th e ' e d." considerable doubt whether it will ever be klac e "blicatio I Lace tr lend• of that Rep or t , an d t h e facts i t di sc l oser 1, in i kid or 4 , s- • u nc t• 4 th e effect the early execution of the B e attock or ntral ' a Pre,'fireeti n the ? f G deterring the - public from emhaelkings' in it, Ely attention to the more 'profitable Inc estialent Ih e lee" Brite aa e -rt h I, East Coast Line from Newcastle to' Edi• Oburgh. A 'cord' s Railway, being the Scotch portion of tt tat line, et Of in glr b li e • - Pare ' naught forward in 1842—was sanctioned In t tna ' ern erit obt e • . 1 h, de , ined last session—and is new in c , *Mt of ast L eff : ec t of this • e eria,, _ te e, wili _, , _ decision of Parliament in favour of ' ate East Ilee i rseione„ h ` n reMeees the only ground on which t* , y k,,, 0 , „ had preferred the Central Line, is net ev ~,,,, Royal o g y e a . l '' Accordingly, the echoes of a Beatt•te:ll, Riliws; ~ . ~ - ; LI Fourthly.—The population of the parishes intersected by the Caledonian Railway, front the p tint where it leaves the route of the Glasgow, Durnfrie4, and Carlisle Railway at Gretna. to the point where the branches diverge at Lanark, a diat,nce of about sixty. Eve miles, is, C;Autiorkian Lino . 28,195 While the population on your line, ht•twoon th same point and Kilmarnock, lc . Di iferenee . 52,491 "The populaticti of the parishes on the two iiraLehes leading to Ediributgh and Glasgow resyeetively, including those on the Clyoes. dale Junction Give, tut contrasted with the population of the parishes which lie up !he West of Scotland Railways, at present terminating at Kilmarnock, and their proposed b anches (excluding, however, in both saes, the cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow, which would be alike accommodated by the two schemes), would be, Caledonian Branches West of Scotland Railways 202,544 Difference The total population on the Caledonian Line, and on the Glas. gow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, and Edinburgh, Hawick, and Carlisle Lines (excluding, as before, the cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow, and that part of the line south of Gretna common to both), is, On Caledonian Railway On Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Railway,r2B3,23o t On Hawick Line 66,484 S 349,714 0 ,0 1040 log Glasgow. After the details which have no w been given you, you will not be surprised to hear that the Caledonian Railway, while it receives a certain degree of support from the promoters of the Scottish Cen. tral Railway, it opposed by alma. t all the other railway interests in Scotland, including the Edinburgh and Glasgow, the Nor B th ritish, the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarn ock, and Ayr, the Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, and the lines extending through Fifeshire to the north of Scotland.' Indeed, the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company have the 'strongest interact, and ? at the same time, the strongest Parlia mentary grounds for opposing the Caledonian scheme, in e quence of the two forks of the la tter undertaking being so lh and s n out as to form a competing line for the traffic between ellnburg Glaagow, not more than eight or nine miles longer than•the direct route, and thus fallinfi under op) OM of lialltUlei Which the ,Sqlpc Bemis ?remittal. 2 added. d. R. d. 1837 170 9 3 74 3 4 1838 144 2 2 1839 116 16 0 Bonus in Cash. X a. 1. 77 5 1 64 5 6 51 5 11 agg 903 :o 1 it 4 :-. ti 0 4 g .•4 4 :4 ; a i. d. 12 3 9 9 16 4 I 7 11 9 X 11. ds 346 2 3 296 13 4 247 4 1 The division of ptofits is annual, and this next will its made in De emi4er of the present year. This institution odors many important and substantial advan tages with respect both to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. Elie assured has, on all occasions, the power to borr)w, without ex pense or forfeiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the premium paid, sere table) ; also the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his interests to meet other conveniences or necessity. Assurances Ihr terms of years are granted on the lowest possible rates. F. FERGUSON CAHROUI, Sec. URG ESS' ESSENCE of ANCHOVIES A _ N'Vsukom.e, 107, STRAND, corner of the Savoy-steps, Loudon JOHN P.I;RGESS and SON, being' apprised of the numerous en icavours made by many persons to impqse a spurious article fm their make, feel it incinnbent on them to request the attention of the public, in purehasing what they conceive to he the original to eh -erve the Name and Address.correspond with the above. The gene al appearance of the spurious descriptions will deceive the un ivariled ; and, ihr their detection, J. B. and Son, submit the following :autions;--*erne are in appearance at first sight, '' the genuine," but withoat ns.Tne or address ; some " Burgess's Essence of Anchovies," ;lid others " iturgiss's ;" and mutiny more without address. John Burgess and Son, having been many years honoured with such dis :lavished approbation, feel every sentiment of respect towards the rtmblic, and earnestly solicit them to inspect the labels previous to purchasing what they conceive to be of their make, which they hope will prevent many dlssppointments. tIi7IIGESS' NE \V SAUCE, for general purposes, having given such ;rest satisfaction, continues to he prepared by them, and is recons men,ied as a most useful and convenient sauce ; will keep good in all ltrattes. Warohome,lo7, STRAND, eornor of the Savoy-steps, Londoz. The Original Fish-sauce Warehouse. 111 TE. COAT ANT) TUE STORM. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT! The Public are si,cially inf,rined tbat after Monday, December 9, the entrance, 86, Aldgate, will be closed, preparatory to the pulling ‘10.. , n an ; re-erection of that portion of the premises. Until the completion of a h.ch, the Pul.lic wil br, admitted at the entrance, I=4. Mioorles. A " Cott" and a": torm'' met together one day With hostile intentions—s we have heard say, The •. artles had loi.g been at odds, till at length They determined en haying atrial of strength. An umpire was fix'd upon—namely, the wearer— A famous decismn, for what ennui be tairer P The " Storm" in a furious manner began, But the weli.button'd "Coat' stood his ground like a man. •• Storm" treated the ~ oll.r exceedingly rough, And rav'd a , the pocket, the skirt and the cuff; Then lie tried to tear open the seams of the back, But the firm, gallant "Coat" never yielded a crack. The" S'orm" tried to drench his opponent with rain, But the water-p not Coat" prov'd his efforts were vain ; And while he thus vainly endearour'd to wet it, " Coat" crisd, with a laugh, " Don't you wish you may get It ?" The "Storm" after this was observ'd to give in, And the umpire seeing the garment would win, Deliver'd a speech which deserves to be read.... And here's, word for word, what the gentleman said t— " This terrible battle," said he, " has been won By you, Mr. Coat—thank: to M,-SES and SON. l';‘a furious Storm,' in the bursts of his wrath, Would have ;faiti'd,:.ere you made of a different cloth ; But MOSES and SON are tnt to be dAie, And that is the reason the fight has been won. With regard to myself, I can cett tinly see That the contest your'. e had is a lesson for me. Since you manage to keep such a furious storm From chilling, or any how harming my form, I'm res,lv'd that I'll do as I ever have done— And purchase all clothing of MOSES , Ind SON." A new work, entitled "THE COMMERCIAL PHENO. MENU •;'," with tub directions for Self-Measurement, on applica tion, will be forwarded post free. i o. d. Beaver l'aglionts ..... ..........»..-... . - . - .7 " ..7.. .... . ........ ....from • lit 6 Ditto the , terfields....... •.... ........ . 0 10 6 Ditto Codringtons Ditto Pen*r kes, Athols, Pultoes, and every description of Winter Co.t, handsomely trimmed Sao l a' Winter Coatt, in every s i lk Warm Winter Trousers, lined Ditto Doeskin :reds Coats, tviged, tie ..................... .... .......... ........... Frock ditto, d itto .... 1 0 9 Bolling Collar % eit Dott l )l , -itr.actcd Ditto . /toys' lithe :r Suits 0 17 6 Ditto Tuole, neatly braid e d IIkDIR TO MEABURS, Saxe Gotha Coats. velvet collar and cuffs from 1 16 0 Winter Coats, in every style and Shape,a h hi:Willey triMmed 1 3 11 Milled Tweed Wrappers 0 11 6 , itto, ditto, Trousers 0 $ 6 Buckskin Ditto Doeskin .iitio, any pattern 0 12 0 Best, or Dress Trousers 2ashmere Vest 0 7 0 Winter Ditto, in enrl'esi pattern ..... Dress Coat 0 01..4 ,••••• • Ditto, ditto, best manufactured 2 15 0 Frock Coat Ditto, the best manufactorad 11,78' Hussar Su,t... .. Ditto Tunic ~o urniLg to any extent can be had at five minutes' notice, at the following prices:— VA n's Suits, dress c o at, v e st, and trousers from 1 16 0 ditto, jacket, vest, and trousers front 0 II 0 Newer arm— Any article purchased or ordered, if not approved of, exchanged, or the money returned. Obserse—E. MOSES and SON, Tailors, Wholesale and Retail Woolsn Drapers, Outfitters, and General Warehousemen, 154, Mi. .oriel, aed till, Aldgate, City, opposite the Church. Cs trtioN.--E. Moses and %on ant oliligesi to guar the public ;:amst imposition, having !earnest that the untradesmanlike .alsehood of bring connected with them, or it's the same concern, ' ls s been reiotted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons. ttey have no connexion whatever with any other establishment, aid those who desire genuine Cheap Clothing should (to prevent .ii , alvpo.n,nient, &c.,', Cali co send to, 154, Minories, or ell, Aldgate. opp tsitc the Churen. N.B. No busine,,s transacted at t s Establishment from sunset on FT , , , bly tilt AI I I, ltt on t.-atinday, when business is resumed till twe lve 1 o"ct,iev.. CONVULSIONS IN TEETHING. rtitIiS.JOHNSON'S AMERICAN SOOTHING, SYRUP. This e ffi cacious Remedy has been in gene ral et c for upwards ol flinty Years, and has preserved numerous Children n suff,r.ng front Convulsions arising from panful Dentition. As soon as the Spill, is rubbed on the Gums, the Child will be relieved, th e"ins Cooled, and the inflammation reduced. It is as innocent as cmcacfnus, tending to produce the teeth with ease; and so pleasant, that no Child w;11 refuse to let its Gums be rubbed whh it. Parents shou!U be vet y particular b, ask for JOHNSON'S AME R ICA N SOOTHING SYRUP, and to notice that the names of Barclay and Sons, 95, Farringdomstreet, London (to whom Mrs. Johnson has sold the recipe), ale on the Stamp affixed to ach Bottle. Price 28. 9d. per Bottle. • TIE n.ver-failing effects of BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC: PILLS in curing every description of Gout and Rneumatlsm, have sec•ired to them a celebrity unequalled by any Medicine o f past or present times.;;They not only give relief in a few hours, where the patient has been driven nearly to madness by the excruAating tortures of toil disease, but restore to perfect health in an inconceivably s ort space of ime. They are equally speedy and certain in rheumatism, either chronic or acute, lumbago, sciat ca pains in the heat or fare, and indeed for every rheumatic or gouty It flbction ; in fact, such has been the rapidity. ;infect ease, and complete safety of th:s metiteine that it has astonished all who have taken it, and there is scarcely a city, town, or village in the kingdom, but contains many grateful evidencits of its benign influen e. The toilowing case. selected from amon.: those with which the pro. prietot has been f.voured, is submitted to the public • TO MO. TROUT, 229, 6TRL.ND.• Hurst. Sussex, Nov. 6, 1 0 43. have the pleasure to inform you that a t erson holding an official situation, noticing in one of my bills that I was agent for Blair's Gout and Rheumatic Pills, was induced to try them • he sent for hex, and had only taken them o n e day before he found ' Wonder ful relief. The second day he was able to walk without his crutches, and on the fourth day was completely cured and able to perform his ordinary occupation. Previous to this he was general:y laid up every year for several Weeks, after leeches and fomentations had been applied, and medi cine, taken to no purpose. I have obtained the above statement from a personal interview, and have sent this for publication if you think it worthy, and shall be too t' happy at any time to satsify any party desirous of ascertaining its authenticity.—l am. Sir, your obedient servant THOMAS WYBORN, Chemist. Sold by Thomas Prout, '229 Strand, London, and by his appoint ment by all respectable medicine vendors throughout the United Kingdom. Price TS. rid. per box. ' Ask for Blair's Gout and Rheumatic Pills, and observe the name cgrrp_ra " 'Th e o : aLtrePmputafilL' 229, d to -each b4x of the ge:ligne Strand ' , London;' impressed rand:,ad, thedres a6•DY MAIL PUBLICATIONS. SIR ROBERT AND LADY SALE. MR he. F . 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Earl Bathurst occupied the chair, and was supported on the right by the Earl Radnor, and or. the left by Viscount Villiers. After the cloth was removed, and the usual introduo. tory toasts given, several speeches were delivered, the more prominent points of which we shall proceed tc specify as concisely as we can, and in the order in which they were spoken. Mr. trouN Nzcuoi.e, of Arnhall, a successful compo titor, and a great favourite with the Society from his strokes of humour, was particularly facetious on the pro jected agricultural college; and, with the view of show. ing the evils which bad arisen from colleges, he instanced the French and other continental revolutions, which he asserted had been brought about by students; and, re ferring to what was going on at home, he set the table in a roar, by remarking, in his peculiar shrill voice, " Lots': at Oxford, where there is a party attempting to do wha the Devil himself and the professors together cannot de —bring us back to Popery." The company obviously cheered this remark " with a will." The Hon. W. BITHURST—On an occasion like this, we ought not to forget the agricultural labourer— (Cheers) —whose comfort and happiness ought to be pro moted by us all ; and I believe that when we consider what is done by the farmer and the landlord in his be half, it will be admitted that they do their utmost t o se cure these ends. We hear much of the axiom that " pro perty has its duties as well as its rights," and unques tionably it is so ; but I likewise wish to know whether the axiom does not apply to those who have property of all kinds, as well as to those who have property in land? Why should not the rich man, he who rejoices in what a certain Noble Lord called "the eloquent simplicity of the Three per Cents.," own the duties of property as well as claim its rights ? There is also the rich millowner. Yes, take the case of the man who employs a vast num ber of persons as long as it suits his interest to employ them, and who, when business flags or fails, thinks that he has a right to turn them off upon the parish to be supported by the agricultural interest. In this case it ought to be whispered into the ear of the wealthy mill owner, that " property has its duties as well as its rights. —(Great cheering.) I believe the true patriot is not he who bawls for cheap bread, when in his heart he means cheap labour and low wages.—(Great cheering.) But he is the true benefactor of his country who to the utmost of his power employs the agricultural labourers, more particularly at this moment, when from peculiar circum stances employment is so much needed—one who to the utmost of his ability is at all times ready to give a good day's wages for a good day's work.—(Cheers.) Several gentlemen having spoken earnestly in favour of the farmer employing additional labourers, on the ground that his own profit and advantage would be pro moted by so doing, Mr. KEARCEY, a tenant farmer, said, that owing to the depressed condition in which farmers were placed, it was impossible for them to act so liberally as they were inclined to do to their labourers ; and that so heavy was the taxation to which they were exposed, that in order to meet it they were frequently under the ne cessity of curtailing their expenditure, and unfortunately the first thing operated upon was the wages of the la bourer. He thought that all permanent improvements ought to be undertaken by the landlord, the tenant being charged a fair per tentage for the outlay. Earl BATRURST—I am ready to do so.—(Cheers.) The Earl of RADNOR briefly returned thanks for the toast " Success to the Faringdon Agricultural As sociation." Mr. Mueemos, when referring to the necessity of landlords coming forward in behalf of the labourers, mentioned that on Monday last, having been informed that his own tenants had deemed it necessary to reduce the wages of their labourers by one shilling a week, he had stated to them that rather than they should do so, he would pay the shilling himself.—(Cheers.) The Rev. Mr. CRIPPS, with the view of showing that farmers would increase their profits by increasing the amount of labour on their farms, instanced his own case. For twenty-five years he had farmed from 60 to 70 acres in a large parish but thinly populated. Upon that land he had employed one-seventh of the labouring popula tion, although he did not farm above one-thirtieth part of the land in the parish, but he had found it profitable to do so, and should be happy to show his accounts, ex tending over the period of twenty-five years, to any per son who should desire it, in proof of what he stated. Mr. REARSEY—But, Mr. Cripps, you have other sources of living. Mr. CRIPPS—I keep my accounts separate. Mr. KEARSEY—You are both landlord and tenant. Mr. 1). BOWLEY, the Chairmen of the Cirencester Board of Guardians, proposed " Prosperity to the la bouring classes," but his remarks do not call for parti cular notice. The meeting separated at nine o'clock. THE COMIC MISCELLANY FOR 1845.—As Christ mas approaches, the publishers begin to bestir them themselves, to enable the reading public to celebrate the merry season with a due share of mirth and laughter; and in this laudable endeavour Mr. Colburn has taken the lead, by the publication of " The Comic Miscellany for 1845," from the pen of John Poole, Esq., the popular author of " Paul Pry." The price of this amusing rolumo, embellished with a portrait of the author, and an illustration by Phiz, is 10s. 6d., elegantly bound ; and it will doubtless soon be dispensed throughout the length and breadth of the land, setting many a " table in a roar," if true English wit, humour, aild drollery, have not lost the# power to charm. • - TO SIR ROBERT PEEL. (From the Times.) Srn,—ln August, 1841, the Whiga - reached the climax of their fate. To narrate to you, Sir, the causes of fall would be at once superfluous and impertinent. I pass, too, over the great measures of their early Admi nistration. It makes a man's head turn round to think of the alterations and changes which were crowded within the narrow limits of a few years. It was an era of gigantic legislation, whether for good or for evil. That much of what is truly and permanently beneficial was then accomplished, I freely admit ; that great poli tical faults, I had almost said crimes, were committed, you, Sir, will be, or would have been, the last to deny. But a change came at last over the spirit of the public. In 1840, and before that, the national hot fit was passing away ; the cold one rapidly approaching. It did not require a deficient revenue met by temporary expedi ents, an Irish alliance injurious because degrading, or violent attacks upon the Constitution, to effect, at least for the time, the complete ruin of the Liberal party. The truth is, that revolutionary reform had lost its charm, and England became weary of the Whigs. These politicians, after exhausting to the dregs their former popularity, and straining or departing from the old prin ciples of their party, fell into great disfavour. This was not sensibly diminished by the adoption of a foreign policy, brilliant, it is true, but full of peril, or by a most able administration of the highest branch of equity. The change of public opinion had been made sufficiently manifest. The Whigs, however, wore not to be easily warned out of Downing-street. They struggled vainly and unworthily. They introduced, under circumstances of much suspicion, large and radical measures of com mercial reform. Finally, they appealed to the country The success of that appeal is well known. But even after Parliament had assembled, and the question had been placed beyond a doubt, men beheld with indigna tion, not unmixed with contempt, a great party, pro. fessing to be guided by constitutional principles, clinging to the seals of office with a hold only loosened by a direct vote of want of confidence. During the decline and fall of the Whigs, no man occupied a larger space in the eyes of the world than did you, Sir Robert Peel. Even then, and before you were formally clothed with power, you had for some time virtually shared with the late Govern ment the home adiniaistration of the country. No man fora moment doubted that you would be our fu ture Prime Minister. It was a common observation at the time, that you could do as well without your party as they without you. You had revived among the troops of gentlemen who sat behind you on the Opposition benches, the spirit of the old Macedonian phalanx. Like, and yet unlike, the northern clan, their swords were a thousand, their bosoms not one. Many a time and oft might you have led them on to the attack as to an assured victory. Their keen anxiety that you should have availed yourself of these opportunities it is needless to enlarge upon ; and their general behaviour upon such occasions convinces one of the extent of their confidence, or of the severity of the discipline. If a high-spirited D'lsraeli tilted at an opponent withtoo ad venturous a bravery—if an Inglis, impatient under a system to him almost unbearable, ran rusty in debate— the rebuke administered was at least proportionate to the offence. Such feats of undisciplined valour endan gered the order of battle, and disarranged your general plans. You were biding your time. The pear was not quite ripe. The mystery with which, Sir, you 'chose to surround yourself added terror to your name. Through the mist you loomed upon your enemies with the dimensions of a giant. When the. Whigs, in their last struggles, called upon you, in loud tones, and with all the energy of de spair, to explain yourself, to state what you would re commend, you answered them in mocking tones. You could not then say. You were not in possession of all the circumstances of the case. You would reserve your pre scription until the patient was in your hands, and all his symptoms made known to you. Y o u would then adminis ter the medicine, and—receive the fee. This reserve contributed also to fix the support of your friends. Each of them interpreted it favourably for the principles which he secretly cherished. They knew that by fol lowing almost the only piece of advice you had conde scended to give them, they bad been remarkably suc cessful. They had diligently attended to the registries, where, Sir, according to the principles of your philo sophy, the constitutional battle must be fought. They had confidence, therefore, in their silent oracle, whose decrees they obeyed with alacrity, if not love. Sir, your accession to power was marked by circum stances of extraordinary good fortune. You had with you the Church, the aristocracy, including the great landed interest, the bar; I may add also, the great ma jority of manufacturing and commercial men. The middle classes regarded your Government with some thing more than complacency—with positive approba tion. The Radical Rump, with a consistency perhaps to be expected, were your most unscrupulous partisans. Finally, last and least, if your Administration derived no credit from the officious aid of Lord Brougham, yielded not so much from love to you as from hatred to his former friends, it was at least saved from his chattering malignity. Opposed to you, Sir, was a party so wanting in union and spirit, so weak, so wo-begone, that it could scarcely form its ranks with sufficient firmness to afford you the satisfaction of an easy victory. Such, Sir, in 1841, was the position of your Govern ment, emphatically called " the strong." What is that position now 7 During the last session of Parliament you at times scarcely commanded a bare majority by the aid of your enemies ; more than once you were defeated by the strenuous exertions of your friends. Could these enemies have gained anything by driving you from power, had some of these friends acted more consistently upon the principles which they professed, you had in evitably perished. How to :explain this extraordinary fact ? Have circumstances warred against you since you became First Minister ? No ; fortune appears to have waited upon you. The harvests have been abun dant. Heaven, in its goodness, has bounteously re warded the labours of man. The manufacturing depres sion under which the country had so long laboured, has very much disappeared. Trade has steadily revived. The foreign policy of your Government, under the guidance of a discreet and firm hand, has been, consi dering the difficulties to be encountered, surprisingly successful. Two distant and expensive wars have been brought to a satisfactory conclusion. Our injured honour has been avenged in the horrible passes of Caubul. From China redress has been obtained, and her markets have been opened to the world. At least one saurce of contention with the ambitious and unprincipled Republi cans of North America have been dried up ; while our later differences with France have been adjusted with success and with honour. What fatal influences, then, have been at work, Sir, to. reduce your,Administratiou to its present deplorable condition? They are sufficiently obvious. The Church, after a century of lethargic slumber, suddenly, and within a recent memory, woke up and found one-third of England without her fold. Many of the richer and middle classes, either indifferent or es tranged, continued to be Churchmen as much from policy and interest as from any higher motives ; while multitudes of the poor were sunk in ignorance so gross as to be but imperfectly acquainted with the first articles of belief. In the meantime also our vast and wonderful manufacturing system had sprung up. Large bodies of people were massed together at points, particularly in the north of England. The machinery of the Church was quite inadequate to the sudden demand, and amongst these new multitudes Dissent and Infidelity maintained a doubtful contest. Fairly roused, however, the Church prepared herself with energy for the combat. Her clergy, who bad fully shared in the fatal repose, became animated with a new spirit—some, indeed, by one of too much activity. No doubt, Sir Robert Peel, you saw with admiration this general zeal, by the proper guidance of which so much real good might be effected. You perceived at a glance the spiritual condition of the country, the position of the Church, and her requirements. All these must have been before you as upon a map. With a statemanship, therefore, peculiarly your own, yeu pass a few Acts for the improvement of glebe land, and would, if permitted, deprive a remote district of its ancient, much-valued, and much-wanted bishopric. The only opinion to which you chose to commit your self, before you came into power, was one favourable to the principle of protecting the home grower of corn, and to the machinery of the sliding-scale as the means of such protection. You expressed this opinion, Sir, with a warmth very unusual to you ; so much so, in deed, that men believed it to be founded upon sincere conviction. That you guarded your declaration is only to say that you made it ; but how much did you not leave for fair inference ? What must then have been the feelings of landowners and farmers when they saw one of your first Ministerial acts not only lower the duties upon the importation of foreign corn, but so to alter the sliding scale as nearly to neutralise its prin ciple ? It has been wittily said, that while with one eye you winked at the landed interest, the manufacturing and commercial classes thought they perceived a hidden meaning in the other. Not knowing their man, they concluded that they understood, and could depend upon, the sign. Some master-stroke of political policy, thought they, was at hand. Some great financial or fiscal mea sures were forthcoming. Perhaps important mutual treaties of commerce with foreign States were nego tiating secretly. These things were passing throughlthe minds of simple men, when, with the most pompous affectation of elaborate cave, you tinkered every joint of our monstrous and inconsistent tariff. Effecting some improvements, you left the great features of the system very much as you found them ; and then—you imposed the income-tax. These instances may suffice. They are striking, no one will, I think, call them unfair, samples of your mode of government ' • for your warmest a dmirers are at a loss, if asked to explain upon what your home admini stration is founded. It identifies itself with no great principles—it enlists in its favour no general or generous sympathies. It has erected no standard, however hum ble, round which your followers may rally. Calling it self eminently Conservative, it does not distinctly declare what are ite objects of oornalvation. Affectiog to roget Lieut.-Colonel Dansey, C. 8., Lieut.-Colonel Wylde, C. 8., Lieutenant Colonel Chalmer, Assistant-Director- General of Artillery, Lieut.-Colonel Durnford, Major Hardinge, ICH., Major Macbean, Captain Dupuis, Capt. and Adjutant Mitchell, Captain and Adjutant Tireman, of the Royal Artillery, and Captain Coffin, Royal Navy, assembled in the Marshes on Thursday afternoon, to witness experiments with concussion shells, fitted with fuzees, on Wilton's principle, adopted by Lieut.-Colonel. Dansey, to be fired at greater distances than point blank range, and with an extra charge of powder, without ex ploding until the lapse of ten seconds, or burning the full length of the fuzee after their discharge from the guns, except when they hit a very hard object, such as the side of a vessel, when it is expected they will at that moment of time burst by the force of the concussion. In consequence of the crowded state of the river with vessels passing the practice range, it was found impossible to fire more than three rounds—two from 32-pounder guns, and one from a 63• pounder gun ; but they afforded evidence that it is possible to make Wilton's fuzees to carry a range of 600 yards, and project the shells to which they are fitted with extra charges of powder without the shells bursting before the time calculated upon, a very important point, as when they burst at the mouth of the gun, or before they reach the object against which they are directed, they are as liable to destroy friends as foes. The usual charge for firing shells from guns of the same length and calibre as those used during the ex periments is 51bs. of powder for 32-pounders, but on this occasion 81bs. were used ; and the usual charge of a 68-pounder for shells is 61bs., but on this occasion 101ba were used, and the result proved that the fuzeos were perfectly safe and capable of resisting not only the extra force of the charge, but when the shells entered the mound, which they all did without striking the bulk head, the yielding nature of the earth prevented their explosion until the extreme length of the fuzee had burned out, when they burst with tremendous effeCt. It was intended, had the river been clear of vessels, to have made further experiments with Mr. Marsh's fusses with similar extra charges of powder, at the 600 yards distance selected for the experiments, and with other fuzees, the invention of Lieutenant Colonel Dansey, and fuzees on a plan submitted by Mr. Tyers, of the proof department in the Royal Arsenal, but they have been postponed to a future period. Captain Hennis, with Lieutenants Lennox, Henry and C. J. Strange, had the charge of the party, consisting of three non-commis sioned officers, and thirty gunners and drivers for the guns, and one non-commissioned officer and six gunners and drivers, and three buglers for the range. THE PASTORAL LETTER OF THE BISHOP OF EXETER. Good intentions, doubtless, partake, in some mea sure, of the quality of virtues ; but they are like virtues meditated rather than virtues performed ; and mere intentions are, after all, not only as unsub stantial as shadows ; but, like them, they often throw a chill upon objects which were previously enjoying the light of the sun, and flourishing in its warmth. Of the good intentions of the Lord Bishop of Exeter, no man, we think, will be so hardy or so prejudiced as to doubt. At all events, we do not. Yet must we, nevertheless, confess the disappoint ment we have felt on laying down his Lordship's pastoral letter on the observance of the rubrics—to find in it so much of promise, and so little of per formance—itself so great in intent, and so small in accomplishment. We are sure that this letter will perplex many a young clergyman, who has been anxiously awaiting its appearance, in order to be guided out of the con fusion into which he had fallen, amid the labyrinth of contradictory passages-in the well-meant, but un decisive, Helston decision. Like him, though look ing with great respect on that judgment, and viewing it more as the summing up of conflicting testimonies by a judge than the decisive verdict of a jury, we hoped to discover in the promised pastoral letter such fixed directions for the guidance and knowledge of the Church at large, that sueh cases as that of Helston might never have a chance to rise again to disturb a Church's peace, or to perplex a bishop's judgment, by calling on him to make a decision where he cuuld decide nothing. For this we have sought throughout the various paragraphs of this letter, and sought in vain. To us it appears that the clergymen of the diocese of Exeter must be more at a loss, not as to the know ledge of what they may do, but as to that of what they may expect by so doing, than they were be fore. The non-decisive decisions of the Holston case are left precisely where they were ; and the expectant public, who allowed the difficulties of the case, and the general fairness with which they were treated, though not settled, are precisely in the same predica ment. They are exactl y , with regard to enlighten ment, where they were. They know that that which is legal is according to law; beyond that, all is still dark, confused, and perplexing. Yet no blame can be charged personally on the bishop. He has a matter to treat which, by a single individual, is not treatable. " A bishop on his throne (it has been said) is entitled to profound reverence, as also is a parish priest in his pulpit; but in any ques tion of usage, doctrine, and law, unless they are de livering the judgment of a lawfully constituted court, they are only private clergymen—the one a private priest, the other a private bishop." In all honesty and fairness of purpose, the Bishop of Exeter takes upon himself what can only be fitly undertaken by the united wisdom of the heads of the Church, and he consequently fails. Nothing else, in such a case, could possibly be expected. Since writing the above, we have learned that the bishop has issued a circular to the rural deans of his diocese, directing them to convene the clergy of their respective deaneries on an early day to hear his Lordship's pastoral letter read, and to fix a day for holding another meeting to consider its contents! Alas! what can ensue from such partial proceed ings but a species of religious protocolling, from which neither the Church nor the laity will derive any benefit? Such directions remind us of the words used by an Elizabethan poet, who says— " Strong fevers are not eased With council, but with best receipts and means— Means speedy means, and certain ; that's the cure:' -Church and State Gazette. THE RETRIBUTION STEAM FRIGATE.—This noble steam-ship of war is now lying in the basin of the East India Docks at Blackwell, where she has attracted a good deal of attention from nautical and scientific scientific men, and has been visited by many person. apable of Aesti mating her merits. She is a remark' ... - fine vessel, and a perfect model for ships of her class and build. She is of 1,641 tons burden; her length, between perpendiculars, is 220 feet, her extreme breadth 71 feet, the depth of the hold being 26 feet 4 inches. She has not yet got her masts stepped, nor her armament on board, but her pad dles and engine are fixed. The engine has been manu factured at the establishment of Messrs. Mendslay, Son, and Field, Lambeth. It is constructed after the patent of those gentlemen, called the patent double cylinder . marine steam-engine, and is of the collective power . of 800 horses. The diameter of the cylinder i s 12 teet ; the length of the stroke 8 feet, and the number of strokk s 15. The diameter of the wheel is 33 feet, the breadth 13 feet, draught of water 7 feet, the length of the engino room 75 feet. The great saving of spac e by the intro duction of this engine is one of the principal advantegea obtained by its use. It is certainly superior in this I , , iid in other respects to the beam-engines.. The Admix? ity have adopted them in several steam-ships of war besides the Retribution, and there is one on board the Rattler Archimedean steam-ship. Yesterday they were in operation, and the vess el was vi sited by many engineers and others, who expr eesed their gratification at their power and efficiency. RAILWAY SPEED.--On .Saturday last, a specie train, consisting of one ca r riage only, attached to the engine Achilles , left the Paddington station at ten m i nu tes before five o'clock, a.m. After several delays upon the line, and one of nearly half an hour's dura tion at Bristol, the carriage arrived at the station a t Exeter at twenty-five minutes past nine o'clock ; thus performing 1934 miles in 4 hours 35 minutes. The engi neer said he would have raade the journey from London in 3} hours, had he not been mistaken for the luggage train at some of the small stations, where the signals for stopping were exhibited. The object of this extraor dinary haste was, to enable the plans, sections, and books of reference, of the various projected lines of railway,with which the Great Western Company is connected, to be deposited at the offices of the clerks of the peace for Devon and Cornwall, on that day—the last allowed by law for that purpose. After doing what was neces• sary here, the parties set off, post-haste, for St. Austell, i , in `chaise and four.— Western Luminary. PICE of THE G A S LIGHT and COKE O r avitit ' s COMPANY, 19, NEW --.1"2.11) 6E-STREET, BLACK •.„l4°lite Is here , - ' London, Dec. 7, 1844. +be .o s riln, That the COURT of DIRECTORS of ---..'LtGHT and COKE COMPANY '' do hereby de_ - viari by th "at a VACANCY has occurred in the Court of Directors, e decease of WILLIAM ALLEN, Esq... - t o tte la- hereby also given, that a SPECIAL GENERAL 4,," 4 of the PROPRIETORS of this COMPANY will be tit ". at this Office, on FULDA; the 10th day of January next, at ou,,', O'clock in the Forenoon, for the Election of a Director to ,( 1 . 1 7 the Vacancy in the Direction, occasioned by the decease tr: lin ukoa Allen, EN. ; and that, should a Ballot be required, it ,cominue open for four hours from its commencement. By Order of the Court of Directors, ••CHARLES BURLS, Secretary. •.ne Chair will be taken at Twelve o'clock precisely, and " admitted. ISrli/IrriIFIELD • CLUB PRIZE CATTLE SHOW, 1844 11401ANNITAL EXHIBITION of PRIZE CATTLE; SEEDS, IS IPLEXENTS &c., will take place on the 11 k, 12th, 13th, tOlro," 1 or December, a t the HORSE BAZAAR, KING-STREET, The gran kid s ,., 4Tr angeinents Tor this year comprise a great addiam of space IMprovements, adding materially to the 4onifort and con tlat isit 1 , 1 7 of vors. The space and accommodation is so maple, ° f Pea „." MaY now safely visit this National Exhibition. ota Daylight till Nina in the Ey - ening—Lighted up after Three • in the Afternoon. Admittance, One Shilling. NER AL of her late ROYAL HIGHNESS