The Sun. — London, England, 1844-02-19 00:00:00

ss^rY notes ending Ot, d. and Scot exhibitin.. a tnk of .g probation 01 he discount of inolief ather when aucm the Par r DtCh Banki £21,828 ,000 18,964,000 .....................-- 2,864,000 4,980.13! 4,822,672 __.----- 157,465 3.446 ,433 3 , 934,9 99 ---:------. 211,434 2.901,%#6 2,79 1,4 v 110,343 3,5 E11,00° 3,489 e 91. 350 2 42 0,565 ' 2,36. ,189 15,48 0,000 14 638,0 842,0 :9t cult* Br i g ht° be "r CUBel' goo Cot l3e' bil d se ~.sG- - Tables ------------------- . of Premiums at all ages, with the names of the President, /pliicite-Presidents, Directors, and Managers, who are all responsible Ba, k I I N ItS, may be obtained of Messrs. B. and M. Boyd, 4, New —. " uu dings or of the Actuary, 10, Pall-mall,East. JOHN KING, Actuary. THE SUN is Published EVERY MORNING a t FIVE O'CLOCK, i n Ti me f ur th e EARLY TRAINS and TOWN DELIVERY; a SECOND EDITION (Evening_ Sun) is Published in Time for the AFTERNOON TRAINS and a THIRD EDITION a t SEVEN O'CLOCK, for POST, containing PARLIAMENTARY and all other NEWS in LONDON stp to that Hour. NAIIONAL MERCANTILE LIFE ASSUR- Alicia SOCIETY, Arthur-street, West, London-bridge. (Established in 1837.) DIRECTORS. ltd, w _ _ CitAIRMAN -Robert Currey, Esq. .ru Baker Esq • Thomas Ilex, Esq. ' 7 "Per , C ' •Iv pier , Esq. Joseph Cooper, Esq. (limits Dakeyne, Esq. Russell Jeffrey, Esq. d a : lte dra„ afue, Esq. William R. Spicer, Esq. a ee asploe r. E EL. Joseph Sterry, Jim., Esq. " 1 7 Starry -..- ... L . Robert Wilcoxon, Esq. ADVERTISEMENTS INSERTED i n A LL THE THREE PAPERS, Morning, Noon, Gnl Night, thereby insuring a TOWN and COUNTRY CIRCULATION, a t ONE CHARGE, NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, GREAT LEAGUE MEETING The Weekly Meetings of the League will in future be held on the WEDNESDAY in place of the Thursday Evenings as heretofore. t lie next WEEKLY MEETING of the LEAGUE will take place in COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE, oh WEDNESDAY EVENING, February 21st. GEORGE WILSON, Esq., will take the Chair at Seven o'clock. The meeting will be addressed by Daniel O'Connell, Esq., M.P. ; James Wilson, Esq., and other gentlemen. Cards of admission to the Stage and Upper Circles of Boxes may be had on personal application, at the Central Offices of the League, No. 67, Fleet-street, during Monday and Tuesday ; no application by letter can be attended to. To prevent inconvenience from - the great pressure at the front en trance of the Theatre, the Council has resolved- to limit the issue of Tickets of admission to the Dress Circle to the precise number that can be conveniently accommodated. Each Ticket will be numbered, and each number represent and secure the seat in each box to be occupied by the bearer of the Ticket. • . . . EAST INDIA HOUSE, FEBRUARY , 1844. THE COURT a DIRECTORS of the 2 E AST • INIA COMPANY do hereby give Notice, That a SPECIAL GENERAL COURT of the said COMPANY will be held by adjournment at their House, in Leadenhall-street, on WEDNESDAY, the 21st instant, at Eleven o'clock hi the Forenoon, pursuant to the following Resolution, viz.:— "To the Honourable the CHAIRMAN of the COURT of DIREC TORS of the EAST INDIA COMPANY. " HONOURABLE SIR, " We the undersigned Proprietors of East India Stock request that a Special General Court may be convened at the earliest period, to take into consideration the following Resolutions proposed to be submitted to them : deek port is 6ft. Bin. from the water, and she was enabled to keep some of her lower deck ports open when under double reefed topsails. She is considered by her captain and officers to be the most perfect line-of-battle-ship in the service, and it is considered doubtful whether even the Vanguard, 80, built by the same constructor, which has hitherto beaten every other line-of-battle-ship, would have any chance . with the Albion. • should have more work;" and cheers.) They were met there without any feelings of jealousy among them, and (continued Sir Alexander, addressing Sir Thomas Lethbridge and Mr. Sandford) proud am I to shake you by the hands.—(Sir Alexander Hood and the gentlemen before-named then shook hands, amid the cheers and jeers of the meeting.) He would never shrink from his principles, but they were met there as one man to con sider how the revolutionary Leacrue--for he would not mince his w or d s — was to 'be met.—(Groans and cheers.) Instead of " Swing versus the Corn-laws," they would have truth opposed to fhlse hood. The Anti-Corn-law League had bearded, at their own doors, the gentry, the yeomanry, the tenantry, and the labourers of England. They said, " We have got our 100,0001., and we will fight our battle in every borough ; we will disseminate our sedition—our daring sedition, among the people.—(Cheers and groans.) This was their cry ; and he said, boldly, before the assembled county of Somerset, that there was little hope for England, if the gentry of England did not loose their sails and go a-head of the Anti-Corn-law League. —(Cheers and derisive cheers.) If they did not loose their sails and shoot a- head of the 100,000/ by at least 50,0001.; and if every county did not subscribe, every one giving according to his means, they deserved not to have an acre to stand upon.—(Hear, heir, and loud Cheers.) The blight of Heaven might destroy their handiwork—the storm and the whirlwind might rudely sweep the fair face of nature, and devastate their crops —and there was not a man present who would not bend with reverence to the Divine will—but that a blind, self interested band of men should debar the yeomen and tradesmen of England from the just reward of their labour, and from doing the best they could with their native industry—(Cheers) —that the patriot yeomen of England—the life, the strength, the very soul of their country—that theSe should be bent to the earth, and made the yoke-fellows of foreign serfs, never could be by the will of Heaven ; and, if they only held together in one indissoluble _phalanx, never should be by the dictation of man.—(Uproar.) 26, CORNHILL, LONDON. Capital .Z. 500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. The many novel and varied advantages bestowed by this Institu tion, both in its life assurance and deferred annuity departments, par ticularly the power to borrow two-thirds of premiums without ex pense or forfeiture—the great reduction of rates on short policies-- the option of selecting benefits 'and converting policies so as best to suit the interest or necessity of the policy-holder during life, as well as to afford the full benefit to his family at death, and annual division of profits, have already been so well appreciated by the public, that the Society's great success and growing prosperity enabled the Di rectors, at their General Meeting in May last, to add to each policy en the profit scale a bonus averaging fifty-five per cent. on the amount already invested ; and this bonus, according to au equitable scale, may either be paid in cash, or applied in reduction of future premiums. EANICEIS. MeSSV. Prescott, Grote, and Co. ox, h ADVANTAGES. Low o f Two-thirds of the Profits allotted to the Assured- ER R ATES of PREMIUM c h arge d f or A ssurances w ith ou t PREs r ..„ A AsstriAuvUP3 Payable Annually, Half-yearly, or Quarterly. ' 44, 4 on-7 -.CB of EVERY DESCRIPTION may be effected. 01/ri t , w 4 --rs, the important ' one, originated by this Society, of se to 1 4 7 11,1 to the Assured himself on his attaining any given age, OVAIIIy in the event of his earlier death. " aPpli, m • ZARY, containing detailed particulars, may be had I ° ll at the Office, or of the Society's Agents. JE}HEIN JONES, Actuary and Secretary, The Victoria and Albert Royal steam-yacht, is ordered to be got ready early in June, for the use of her Majesty. She has had her boilers removed, and is being fitted with tubular ones. " 1. That from the Printed Papers recently laid before the Proprie tors on the subject of Sinde, it is the opinion of this Court that the Proceedings of the Government of India which ended in the dethrone ment, exile, and imprisonment of the Ameers, and the seizure of their country and private property, were uncalled for, impolitic, and unjust. " 2. That this Court does therefore most earnestly recommend to the Court of Directors the immediate adoption of such steps, by repre sentation to her Majesty's Government, or Otherwise, as may cause all practicable reparation to be made for the injustice already committed, and enforce the abandonment of a line of policy inconsistent with good faith, and subversive of the interests of the British rule in India. " We have the honour to be, " Honourable Sir, "Your obedient Servants, " J. SULLIVAN, " WILLIAM J. EASTIVICK, " JOSEPH HUME, " CHARLES FORBES, " lIARFORD JONES BRIDGES, JOHN POYNDER, " ARTHUR J. LEWIS, " A. HOGG, • " THOMAS MARRIOTT. " London, January; 16, 15144." JAMES C. MEtVILL, Secretary. SOMERSET COUNTY MEETING. EXAMPLES. TRIUMPH OF FREE-TRADE PRINCIPLES. (Abridged from the Bristol Mercury of Saturday.) On Friday a public meeting of the freeholders and others, inhabitants of the county of Somerset, took place in front of the Town-hall, Bridgewater, in pursuance of a requisition to the High Sheriff of the county (Hon. P. Bouverie), requesting him to call a meeting to oppose the proceedings of the Anti-Corn-law League. From an early hour the town of Bridgewater was a scene of excitement, from the influx of the neigh bouring yeomanry and freeholders, and other persons from different parts of this lake and important county. Colours were displayed from many of the houses, and a couple of bands of music paraded the streets, adding not a little to the bustle which prevailed. At twelve o'clock about 5,000 persons were assembled around a platform, eroctod in front of the Town-hall, on which was the High Sheriff, togother with a number of gentlemen con nected with the county. Amongst those prsent were the following:—Hon.P.:P.Bouverie, High Sheriff, in the Chair; Sir Alexander Hood, Bart., T. D. Acland, Esq., M.P., Francis Popham, Esq., Charles Powel Collins, Esq., Sir T. B. Lethbrigde, Bart., Rev. Mr. Thring, Captain Norris, P. Mildmay, Esq., *W. H. G. Langton, Esq., T. G. W. Carew, Esq., Rev. Mr. Barnard, J. W. Warren, Esq., Rev. W. Thomas, Dr. Macmullen, Ed ward Jeffries Esdaile, Esq., Henry Badoock, Esq., *Andrew Crope, Esq., *Captain Strachey, Re v . M. Jolliffe, EdwardAshford Sanford, Esq., late M.P. for the county; Henry Warre, Esq., *Captain Browne, R.N., Colonel Luttrell, Lee Lee, Esq., Henry Charles Trenchard, Esq., *John Browne, Esq., *— Edridge, Esq„ Mayor of Bath; *William Beadon, jun., Esq., Langley St. Albyn, Esq., Edward Sealey, Esq., Edward Coles, Esq., Edward Beadon, Esq., Sir George Adams, K.C.H., Rev. R. Beadon, R. K. M. King, Esq., H. D. Harvey, Esq., Captain Keats, &c., &c.; including a large proportion of influential county families, an im men.te number of Church 'clergy, lawyers, stewards, land-agents, &c., hostile to free trade. Note.—Those marked with asterisks are free traders. The Under-Sheriff (E. Coles, Esq.), having read the requisition calling the meeting— The HIGH SHERIFF said, in consequence of having received the requisition referred to, he had felt it to be his imperative duty to convene the meeting at which they were then assembled, and and trusted that the gentleman present, in the discussion which was about to take place on a subject intetesting to them all, would kindly attend to what was laid before them with out interruption, and with patience and goo d h umour . Mr. JOHN HANCOCK, of Halse, said he rose, being a farmer of the county of Somerset, a small landowner, and a considerable occupier of land, which station he had held for fifty years, and had occupied his mind with the study of agriculture generally. In the first place, he would beg to make a few observations re pecting the protection which agriculture deserved. First, they had the Church to maintain.—(Cries of "Oh," and " That's the evil.") Then they had the poor and the way-rates to pay ; and he therefore contended that they ought to have that protection which would enable them to pay those rates and taxes which they were called on to bear more than the foreign groWer.- He did not want high prices, and he believed his brother farmers did not, but he wanted protection. They knew that corn could not be grown in this part of the country for less than 71. per acre, and that without rent.--(Cries of " Oh.") There fore, if all protection were taken away, corn from Dant zic and other northern countries would be let in, which would bring corn down to 355. or 365. per quarter, and there would be nothing to pay rent, and nothing to pay for labour. It would be nothing more nor less than putting 5L into one pocket of the labourer, and taking 8/. out of another. He was not for having cheap bread and low wages, but for having good wages and tolerable prices.—(Hear, hear, and " Oh.") He did not know that anything more to say, and he would therefore move— " That this meeting desires to express its decided con viction that a repeal of the existing corn-laws would be highly prejudicial to British agriculture and to the nation at large ; end, viewing with indignation and regret the proceedings and avow - €.(l okiocts of the Association call= ing itself the Anti-Corn-law League," is determined, by all legal and constitutional means, to oppose and counteract the same." JENIEIN JONES, Actuary and Secretary. En& Polic y' cSum. Prem. Added. Bonus. Reduced. 4 3r. No. A g e. Annual Bonus Cash Prem. 15( K EDINBURGH, and DUBLIN 1, chariot_ IF LE ASSURANCE COMPANY, . X X s. d. X s. d. X s. d. X s. d. Mansion -house, and 55, Chancery-lane, London. 18371 39 59 1,000 67 8 4 132 14 65819 9 819 4 ntarr•rima a 1838 ll4 56 3,000 175 15 0 296 9 7 123 0 6 16 9 7 The Entrance to the Dross Circle will, in future, be at the Private- Box-door on the Queen's Side, in Hart-street. The Cards of Registered Members only, will, as heretofore, admit to the Pit and Galleries of the Theatre. XZNT DIZECTORB. t L ,` XETT KINGSFORD, Esq., Chairman. j klexem 'XJAMIN IFILL, Esq., Deputy Chairman. Joh n er Anders() E James Hartley, Esq. , Itt tki ns, u, sq. to ?ns Blad e , Sq. John M'Cruftle, Esq. Ptali p '4 Esq. John Maclean Lee, Esq. I - • Brandreth. ca 4 J. Marmaduke Roeseter, Esq. AUDITOSS. litti s 14* * Esq. Robert E. Alison, Esq. teez, An uirit—Marshall Hall, M.D.; F.R.S., L. and E. TIiISBCILETARY—John Emerge, Esq• S°LiclT °as--Messrs. Palmer, France, and Palmer. ~r e oustt' ~ 'Mil ONLY COMPANY who are bound by their deed 4, wi t , i o i t i l l uon not to dispute any policy, unless they can prove that tbiect n i i eed by fraudulent misrepresentation the great aim and itt - di c tr „ b een to render Life Policies COMPLETE QE CURL- nOOTIABLE DOCUMENTS, which shall owe their L k " be 4, --4 rtainty of the contracts upon which they are founded, 4 " , th'" a Pendeut of the liberality or caprice of those who shall be a we '"anagetnent of the affairs of the Company when the claims e a t ' ' 4l rQr t kis se the Company have, by a clause in their Isne o „ constitution unhesitatingly deprived themselves of the It n , aB e , obje eti.rig to p unlesi t udertake to that terulattntalhed from them olicy bY ' fraudulen h t ey mi n srepresentation. prove The 4tlidity o{ ; ein oraon to all other Life Companies, which make the 1 83 of th e 3. assur ance contracts dependent upon the perfect correc t hl anY statet its required from a proposer for a Life n".4l;ee-t144 argues ln w hich ha ve n gl i ven rise to almost all the questions which etor nis ,.. the Courts, and to many extra-judicial com to 4,eare thus entirely abrogated ; and nothing but fraud, proved thit t en co mmitted against thew, can vitiate a policy granted by 1 , 71 / " , l3atty . mutual sad t i r ,„ B ~,T M „E ONLY COMPANY from whom the assured ou the algo`;`4.Ple, receive the whole of the mutual . accumulations, .tUarantee from the Shareholders for the sums assured. tit Talg IS THIP ego ' 1 44 8 i „ ONLY COMPANY who bind themselves to pay Co ti ed Policies, although the debts for which they were -" bare been liquidated before the claims arise. e Drepon considering it only just towards the assured that where bare been paid for asauring a given amount, that amount and they undertake to do so without reference to 41 118 - 1; the ascetuiting between the assured and his debtor. 4LMOST THE ONLY COMPANY who grant in favour kthe tntn ?,I:s whole world policies wheby the debt is secured, The n .`"e detiter should go beyond he r t limits of Europe. I W er Calculated according. to the Carlisle Tables, are no a l upon young lives, where participation in the prollts .. ,. ered . , and for short assurances, which, at the option of the t a y be co ti d for life the rates are as low as a due re o nue I , lt "iiaote security will permit. ASCENDING SCALE Tr' PELICAN LIFE A 70, LOMBARD-STREET Established 1797. .SSURANCE OFFICE, C, and 57, CHARING-CROSS. M. Attwood, Esq., M.P. John Coope, Esq. W. Cotton, Esq., F.R.S. Sir W. Curtis, Bart. Wm. Davis, Esq. Kirkman D. Hodgson, Esq. R. H. Lawrence, Esq. J. Petty Muspratt, Esq. G. S: Storey, Esq. C. 11. Turner, Esq. J. A. Gordon, Esq., M.D., F.R.S. I M. Whiting, Esq. Sir Wm. Heygate, Hart The plan of this Office will be found to comprise all the solid ad vantages of Life Assurance. Persons have the option of Insuring upon the. Return or Non- Return Systems ; and the Tables, which include Ascending and De scending Scales of Premium, have been formed to suit the con venience of all parties. The Rates have recently been reduced agreeably to the most ap proved calculations ; they are also verified by the experience of the Office during forty years, are as low as consistent with safety ; those adapted to the RETURN SYSTEM entitle its assured to an equitable participation in the surplus premium, according to the plan detailed in the Company's Prospectus. The Assured under both Systems will possess the guarantee of a large Paid-up Capital, and the further security of a responsible body of Proprietors, without being exposed to the liabilities of partnership. Policies are purchased on liberal terms when the object of an assurance is effected ; or, loans will be granted thereon to the extent of five-sixths of such purchase-money. Prospectuses and every information obtained on application at the Offices as above, or to the Agents of the Company appointed in every_ city and principal town in the kingdom • W. BEADON, Esq. rose, and was received with cheers and some disapprobation. He said, he came forward to propose an amendment on the resolution, which he be lieved would receive the approbation of the great majo rity of that large and intelligent meeting.—(Cheers). And if there were present one individual from whom he expected more than from another to receive earnest, warm, and energetic support, it was the Hon. Baronet, Sir T. Lethbridge, the great promoter, if not the origi nator of that meeting.—(Cheers and laughter). He should call on him to support the amendment, for he had a great respect for the worthy Baronet, whom he believed to be an honest man—he should call on him to support it, because it embodied sentiments with which he knew Sir Thomas would fully accord. Beforo he read the resolution, he would trouble them with a few brief remarks—he should appeal to their common sense, and refrain from fatiguing them with dry and uninteresting statistics ; and he implored them to believe that, if he failed to carry home conviction to their minds, the fault was •not in the matter, but in the man.— (Hear,) He would not insult their proceedings by offering to ref u t e th e s h a ll ow an d futile arguments —if they might be dignified by that name—the fallacies and high-flown but empty rhetoric they had heard employed in support of the reso lution. What were they invited to do that day ; the tenant-farmers of the county of Somerset were invited to oppose that ugly unconstitutional .body, as it was called, the Anti-Corn-law League. They were asked, in fact, to support things as they were—(" No, no," and "Yes.") He wished to disabuse their minds of all false impressions, and to tell them what it was th e y were wanted to do. They were invited there to support the sliding-scale. The landlords might talk to them of a fixed duty, but they had seen the fixed-duty men take sliding-scale advocates by the hand—(Hear)—and let them not.be deceived—they would, if they voted for the resolution be voting for the sliding-scale.—(Cries of "We wont do it They were called upon to support the "No surrender" party.—(" No, no.' and uproar.) Was there any one in that vast assembly so credu lous as to believe that, with a population increas ing at the rate of a thousand a day, the sliding-scale would last 2 —(" No, no," and cheers.) Did the Hon. Baronet, Sir Thomas Lethbridge believe it ?—(A voice, " No, old Weathercock, don't believe it.") The landowner professed to be satisfied with the conduct of the Government. Why ? Sir Robert Peel had told them that he did not contemplate any alteration in the existing corn-laws • but Sir Robert Peel had also said he could not tell them what might possibly occur.— (Hear.) The landlords professed to be satisfied because they had i cil--:-(eriekind of pledge from the Premier ; but were iant-farmers, satisfied with such a and " Yes.") Well, per haps some of the lancuoras were really baLisfied ; but it was rather curious, if they were so, that they had called that meeting together. Sir A. Hoop—To prevent the League going further, and to show where it is wrong. R. TUCKER, Secretary, THE CLASSES for CHEMISTRY, STEAM NAVIGATION, and. ENGINE DRIVING, at the ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION, under Dr. JOHN RYAN, and the Course on ELECTRICTY and GALVANISM, by Professor BACHIIOFFNER, open on MONDAY, the 26th inst. Terms and Syllabus of the Lectures may be had in the Office of the Secretary, 309, Regent -street. ASSURE £lOO. T h l *tt I Second I Third Fourth IReMainder ree Yrs. , Three Yrs.,Threo Yrs. Three Yrs. of We. 55 . 35 •• • . 1 l ', el. £ s. d. £l. d. £s. d. £s. d. TiINE BROTHERS, having REMITTED is "• .. i ! 7 I 9 9 116 11 2 4 1 211 3 1,1 during a very short time very large amounts of MONEY 55 "• • . ', 9 119 6 2 9 3 21 2 0 3 $ 9 DIVIDENDS to their Correspondents in Great Britain and Ireland ; 110 :••••. 2 3 ' 0 214 10 3 8 8 4 2 6 416 4 DIVIDENDS OF DIVIDENDS OF • •... 1 1 1 410 9 510 5 610 1 79 9 £25,000, £lB,OOO, £9,000, £5,000,1 £9OO, £6OO to Manchester, '"•---.............._ tv _ 4 8 11 517 4 75 9 814 2 10 2 7 _£3,60010 London, , £7OO to East Retford, Notting- DIVIDENDS OF £9OO, £6OO to Manchester, £7OO to East Retford, Notting hamshire, £7OO to CoMe, Lancashire, £7OO to Ryde, Isle of Wight, £6OO to Cork, £6OO to Bradford, £6OO to Bideford, £3OO, £3OO to Lisbellaw, Ennis killen, S tn 1,.. • 1 , 4 4 ,7 tn yeeLE,RALP PREMIUM PLAN only one-half of the .1 1 . ra t. the Arm:alum is req uired the other half being payable at ti e convenience of the q assured ; thus allowing a Policy to be tir elip, tl e ' l fee seven years at one-half of the usual rate, or to be 4,„ , at °lle-half of the usual sacrifice, and entitling the assured, att,,eun,,ara }tenet. when loss of health may prevent him from Ll,lleulit new Assurance to continue a Policy at a rate of premium ar Aenreante° ar t ge seven ' years younger. The Half-premium plan litre ,s , as practised by this Company, thus enables perso th n e s 4, ,0 their own use the one-half of the premiums for , " Years, per cent. interest. Thus, suppose the or leek blneiniiiin for an assurance of 5001 . to be 101., the first pay .11:111* of Ymthe h alf - preminin plan will be five guineas , . eel --e 1 01 retained half ; and, if death one s! - d o e , . ~ and interest for the being the one . ~t , ur in the first year, the sum of 5001. would be paid less the e • St d ' e d• The assar d , i• tl us have the se for the first year la! • ' flll ' the e a * ' • in the and of the tett, ~_ second, of 10/. ; and so on t . ;ft rep,l ear, when the retained sums, amounting to 351., may either 45 /.14 1 1 4 , z_ r retainedbtra at 51. per cent. interest until death when the T .e s ucted from the 5001 . then payable byt e hCompany, 4 ° "'w S e . it ONX lO NDRED POUNDS ON LILLY YI.IZIIION IMMIX. £. 5. d. A g e. Z. X. d. ' - - Old I 40 - - - 111 I - - 01 5 0 45 - - - 116 6 - 1 0 7 50 - - - 2 3 9 1 3 G 54 - £3,600 to London, £3,600, £BOO, £lOO to Edinburgh, £3,600 to Dublin, £3,600 to Beverley, £3,600 to Halifax, £1,200 to Forthleaven Harbour, £9OO, £7OO, £7OO, £6OO to Li verpool, £9OO to Hull, £9OO to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, They beg to CALL THE ATTENTION of those desirous to obtain LARGE MONEY DIVIDENDS to the APPROACHING TWEN TIETH DISTRIBUTION of LUBECK, GUARANTEED by the GOVERNMENT. This distribution offers the possibility of obtaining more than £20,000 upon One Share. Owing to the great number of Money Dividends contained in this improved and unrivalled Distribution, EVERY TWENTY-TWO SHARES OBTAIN TWENTY-ONE MONEY DIVIDENDS, and EVERY HOLDER of ONE SHARE has a CHANCE of TWENTY- ONE in. his FAVOR to ONE (ONLY ONE) AGAINST HIM, as to the receipt of a Money Dividend. Price of One Share, £1 ; Two Shares, £2 ; Three Shares, £3 ; Four Shares, £4 ; Five Shares, £5 ; Six Shares, £6 ; Seven Shares, £7 ; Eight Shares, £8 ; Nine Shares, £9 ; Ten Shares, £lO. Direct for Shares, WITHOUT DELAY, to HEINE BROTHERS, at LUBECK. ' , V The NU Prospectus, with all particulars, may be had GRATIS upon addressing a line to HEINE BROTHERS, at LUBECK. January 1, 1844. 30 111.0,14,tu5... 2 12 5 _ - - - 1448 e, b q tie aud schedules are forward e d t o app li cants, f r ee of ex- Manager aud Agents. ALEX. ROBERTSON, Manager. 1411 8 don ASENTS. Aikr k , • . - Tyrrell, Wm., Merchant Jy re „, rtli .. C. H., Surveyor 41,2'orii _ '',_ Robert a.ne, L., Solicitor At-7,3'stwith - : . Davis, W., Postmaster Ashb - - . - Crosse, M., Civil Engineer t. ttl Y 1c l a zo,th - S in , IL, Solicitor l i arY at - o. ' - - Broadley, J., Wine Merchant he 'eluxuld's - Salmon, W., Solicitor iiill'entwood - - - Nicholson, R. T., Publisher Bristol - - Brown, S., Tea-dealer Bright - ' - Harris, C., Solicitor hroseley - • - Kennett, W., Solicitor prose Castl e ' - Jones, J. Manufacturer Vetnen . - - Griffiths E., Postmaster dgewater - . urutou. - " Xe.lllgell, C., Merchant it .ri • Alitehen, C. C., Solicitor tielta st . . ' . Deacon, F., Solicitor noillasl . • G. Emerson and Son, Merchants li t °r de °t - - Boyd , Wm. , Brewer Corkl" 444 - " • Cutler, F , Me rchant r . - : - Itaybe ry . andWilliams, Soliciters C,Lelu„foret - - Jones and Hardy, Solicitors ; and Coates and Lefebure, Merchants t(-etester . - - Williams, T. W., Auctioneer _arliale - Pascoe, T., Draper vieiterb - ' - Hodgson, T. H., Solicitor CA N , erY - - t.or;:c,ester -Davey, J., Land Agent - - Box, W. /3., Solicitor ,Chatiiii, - - Roberts, John, Land Agent i,`, 101 1 *-14„„ ' - - Whitehead, T., Accountant lard ' - - Dimmoek, J., Printseller Cl i i l ertsey : - Adney, F., Solicitor ti 4411 ktrett - - Kempton, J., Bookseller eidlei h °ft - - Robinson, J., Agent Cari t ,,,. g ' - Prowse, J., Draper ap e `° - Johnson, W., Merchant I)Dublin . - - Hart, W., Jun., Merchant %s r L i ngtou - ' - Pike, W. and 1., Wine Merchants heal : ' - Taylor, W. 1., Druggist Btv, ' . - - Lanham, Hy., Agent D 'flPfrt . -- - Brothers, J., Chemist _ rs crop t ' - Carrington, R. F. and W., Fabliau Bto 'sr • e _hedet _ * - Frond, J., Chemist Dag Bal - - Hamilton, J. B. and H., t' a lisb - - - Rankine, W., Merchant Booksellers k n t 4i teorti o " • - Ryles, M., Solicitor . *°4l - ' - Davis, S., Merchant Lii„ . t.. aior e . - Darling, J., Bookseller . 1. 4 e1r - - Cooley, C. E., Land Agent ...eit i .,,, . m,', .4tgh • ' - Balls, T., Bookseller th ._"'taill ea ' - Veitch, James, Attorney (.""morth . " - Kernaghan, T., Merchant l i t OtDort - • Stone, R., Surveyor f o " nwiti t : - - Wright, A., Grocer . t, t leest et . • - Fisher, T. 8., Draper (;,Ze_setid :. : - Needham, J., Bookseller t (41.17 - . - Powis, l J., Ha r mer-stree t ' (4ritiellocs% " : Queripel, oste El, Jun., Solicit" lt a sliors - ' - Erskine, H., Merchant . il o o nit o , ugh . - Lovell, G. W., Academy It it r :haln : - - Robertson, C., Banker Ita th ' er tordw, ‘t ' - Elphick, G. W., Conveyancer lki--Pstead • - Reynolds W., Auctioneer • - 114 3 ; i l lead :: - - Faxon, F ' ., Plumber 11 4 ,,_'_'Its . - Roberts, IL, Banker Ili ti ',i` . ' - Burgess, J., Ironmonger liacti°l • ' - Duteil, L., Merchant litt" e tlield : • Harrison, G., Postmaster iiik t , - . • Batty e, T. H., Solicitor Ihte c it . " - Hewitt, T. F., M erc h an t ~!:ta - Allen, G. L. Grocer lit. ''elt - ' - Garlick, M. , P., Solicitor I(4' ,tau _ ' - "3tills, W. P., Surgeon Kid d _ h ltY . ' - Quiggin, J., Bookseller kth."nninstar ' • Prentice, B. M., Banker Li th i a tnidg o - • Saunders, IL, Solicitor. t - -erick - - Jellard, P., Solicitor La 1.1 2: f a i 4 „., 7 ; r -: : .. ,TGarniniest,hit,,J.l:.A, Appraiser r l ' Ac e ci'-4 - - Parry, T., Chemist ..1 II"- • Dawber, W., Merchant Le v tel ' • Compton, N., Architect 1, 0 , , - _ ' " - Davidson, J„ an d Elliston, E., Merchants Lisittrea - ' • Cassells, W. G., Merchant 4 14 el . ' - Cowan, J., Agent LyZ i tiliel • - - O'Connor, M. M., Merchant Lek . ' - Kidd, 11. 11., Academy Atikeister - - - Edwards, H., Solicitor Nts it ,,T' . - - Trull, J., Surgeon kam`gaster . - - Digby, G. W., Solicitor Ibui t '„ t °ae . ' - Langston, E., Sharebroker Ift.,,'',,.gar - : - Bartlett, S., Silversmith ,/, 4 ‘,:ta t ';' - - Fitzgerald, J. Brewer all, s - - ' Wilkinson, S., Stationer N. ,4ei.t ' - Reid, T., Solicitor krZaar, k e i - Wardroper, E., Solicitor 1i,,., t okst _ ' - Simpson. A., Bookseller li• - `wifi i . _ - Richards, J., Draper ek es . • - Long, E. S. D., Solicitor I•ZiL vc- kitla ' - Ryott, It. A., Chemist "%aim - Warburton and Co., Sharebrokers ‘. 41 113 "talYn - , ,,,,,, 1 mi1pt0 ti .. - Jones, W., Printer s l iea- 4 ttoll - Pywell, H., Solicitor Ne,...r4t (I. war.,* ) • Browne, J. 0., Surveyor p. - Port (34,„,,,,1. • - Wray and Son, Merchants Diti*rry "`"°,ltlas.) Long, B. 11., Auctioneer r) if, t ,„ l aPton : - Price, W., Bookseller B'w, n i ,,', - - Townshend, J., Stationer rea"' - - ii - Whitby, F., Accountant Pe ri gee . I " Pugh, Hugh, Banker Pet doc . - Britten, A. K., Banker pirersdeld -- - Lloyd, R., Banker Pa rt t i ° alli , : - Duplock, G., Bookseller P o ,„ - - Saunders, W., Ship Agent l e : - - Daly, M., Banker 120,,,:at . ' - Aldridge and Crabb, Merchants ad_',ord ' - Hubbard , W., Accountant ai a : : - Green, J., Surgeon lit:V e i ki . - ilolesworth, J., Solicitor ri t. `i. limb _ - - Mitchell, S., Accountant t, t auslie ' - Nankivell, J., Draper 1 3tr„. a llitton ' - Andrew, J., Printer 1 , 0 --.' . - Hunter, D. Merchant Fill:foteatairY - ' earseY, li. W. Solicitor ti,rbot.- - - - Brettell, W., Printer Stourt,,Zugh .J., Merchant Sid, h ,.,__"'"4ie ' Merry, W., Academy 5k e „,. , 7 . - Crompton, W. M., Solicitor t 2 ~,o rne . ' - Fulford, Q., Draper •:. 11 ..7. ri : l a ge .. - ' teary, J., Printer .. viceeb,...__ - . 2 ..Y Walton, V. 8., Auctioneer ' - Thomas, J., Solicitor l'ii T r' r klire Wella : - Stenning and Camel], Solicitors I. l l . 3 u ttY . . - Delves, J., House Agent fetus • . - Jacobs, A., Jeweller ~ ea . _ " - Braithwaite, F. Solicitor , eutry . . • - Williams, W., &Tier INlnlon * • Walkington, J. Chemist 1,1- it!e4 . - - Tet,„ • jAYce, J., Chemist w..-neirth - " Benner ; A., Solicitor .....efls!ck - - Beater, J., Cector ;ruiter : - Casselle, W. ~ B ar ki n load - - Holden, 11., Solicitor fl, ton . : . Edwards, E., Draper ‘'l'''''''alti - - Caines, Banker Iva gto.N.B. . - Palmer, c., Academy A,- eheity, . ' Carlon, W., Town Clerk I,artuu. .. - Faithffill, E. C., Solicitor v a t% . - - Cobb, J., Solicitor Veill . - Foggia, gr., ,boor s pit . • . - Crocker, G., Ironmonger . . *Cr ack G. a., solicitor. Sir ALEXANDER HOOD, Bart., rose, and was received with mingled expressions of approbation and disappro bation. He said, he was most proud to have to second, on that occasion, the proposition of an honest and well known yeoman of the county, who, as they saw, had grown grey in its service—in doing that which was ex pected of a yeoman—good to his fellow-men, whether tradesmen or labourers.—(Cheers, and cries of " No corn-tax.") Why was be (Sir Alexander Hood) there on the present occasion ? Because he had read in a letter by one of the principal individuals of the Corn law League that which he should now read, and from which they would see whether or not he was justified in seconding the motion. The passage he alluded to said " The corn-law may be repealed by clamour and by force."—(Applause, groans, and cries of " No, no.") There it was --and more, it went on to say, " Nay, they must be so repealed, unless they fall before the calmly expressed will of millions." Now, that passage struck him as partaking very much of -threat and robbery.— (Cries of "No," cheers, and disapprobation.) There was another reason why he was present, and that also was given by the very words of the papers of the Anti-Corn law Leagtie : he saw in one which he held in his hand these words, " Swing versus the corn-laws."—(Hear, and a cry "That won't answer.") In the county in which they were they had, it is true, seen nothing of the system which had been kindled by such documents as that he held in his hand--(Cries of "No, no")—but in many of the counties of England they had seen the farmers' stores reduced to ashes.—(Hear.) And should he not be a gross coward if he did not stand before them —even if it were at the risk of being torn to atoms— (" Oh,"oh")—if he did notystsuid by the farmers, who had been in all times of difficulty and of danger the protec tors of their native shores ?—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) It was a matter of congratulation to society at large to find men of different shades of opinion all there to gether to express their disapprobation of the ma chinations of the Anti-Corn-law League.—(Cheers and groans.) It was matter of congratulation to them to find themselves supported by the yeo manry, the tenantry, the gentry, and, he would say, the labourers too,--(" No, no," and great uproar)—in de nouncing what cou ld be called by no other name than the revolutionary proceedings of the League.—(Cheers and groans.) He rejoiced ; it was one of the happiest days of his life to see the yeomanry of the county of Somerset coming forward, and, like men, prepared to take their stand, if needs be, foot to foot and breast to breast, against the enemies of their property, their peace, and their prosperity.—(Cheers and disapproba tion.) In every age, and under every government, certain characters were met with whose delight it was to set friends and neighbours together by the ears, and who would turn any country into confusion but England. —(Hear ' and applause.) One man wanted r e p ea l, another fixity of tenure—and he hoped to Heaven he Could get it to his will and to his wish—another would like to blot out the national debt as with a sponge.—(Cries of " No," and " We won't rub out your pension.") Then the large millocrat desired to amalgamate his mountains of wealth with as much speed as his steam-engine, and trod on the shoulders of the yeoman of England (Cheers and uproar)—taking that from him which God and nature had bestowed on him—the right to get his .bread by the sweat of his brow.—(Cries of "You won't let him get it.") John Bull had borne with a great many insults from the League, but he took little notice —save the notice of disdain of its proceedings—till he saw individuals of rank banding - themselves with it.— (Applause and uproar.) He then naturally referred to history, and in turning to it he alighted on the fearful and bloody history of 1798. Some of the generous and noble of France banded themselves with the league of that day—the league of the bloody Robespierre.— (Partial cheering,_ and a cry " What have we to do with that ?") They lent a hand to overturn the in stitution of that nation.—(Hear, hear.) God was always just, and they themselves became the early victims of their own murderous crew. He spoke this in the language of warning—not so flinch to the people of England as to the nobles of England; and he stood there and said that those men of rank who banded themselves with the League—be they who they might— would be punished by the deprecations of the people of England.—(Applause and disapprobation.) Profiting by the example set them, the nobles and gentry of the land had now determined, as far as in them lay, to de fend themselves against the most unconstitutional, most dangerous, and most revolutionait measures with which they were threatened.—(Hear, and tumult.) The Anti- Corn-law League asked of what use had the corn-laws been to the tenant-farmers ? Looking back through the last 20 years—putting rents on one side—the farmers had been benefited by from 13s. to 455. per quarter. Where would the British farmer have been but for pro tection ?—(Hear, and a cry, " Better off.") He would have been on a level with the serfs of Germany, living in fixed poverty.—(Cheers and disapprobation.) Lord Spen der told them that by free trade the prices of the British corn-grower would not be lowered, but the foreign corn-growers' prices would be raised—he forgetting that every quarter of foreign corn brought into this country deducted such an amount from British labour.--(Hear,) He should be glad to know what advantage this pro position of Lord Spencer's would be to the - Bridal pub lic, if foreign wheat were Poe to be lower than that of British, sQ as to het the loaf cheaper,—(A voice, "We Mr. BEADON continued—No, it was not to prevent the League going further ; it was because the landowners did not feel secure in the Premier's declaration—the real object was to coerce an unwilling and vacilating Minister.—(Cheers and uproar.) The Minister had de clared that he was for a sliding-scale or nothing ; and let him tell those who relied on this declaration, that they were leaning on a rock of sand ; the Minister would trip them up on the first opportunity.—(Cheers and dis approbation.) They were asked to subscribe money— for what object ? (A voice, "Not to contest Devises.") They were told it was for the purpose of petitioning the Legislature —no such thing; petitions did not cost any thing ; he held in his hand a petition which he hoped to carry by and bye, and it would not cost a farthing. No, the money was required for some ulterior object which did not appear—perhaps to send the pro-corn-law lecturers into the towns.—(Loud cries of "No.") Well, he thought they had better not attempt that. If the land lords liked to do so, let them subscribe ; but let the tenant farmers keep their money in their pockets. Let them not stultify themselves and be opposing what they called an unconstitutional body, by the establishment of another. If they really believed the League to be an unconstitu tional body, let them petition the Queen to issue a pro clamation to put down the ugly monster—(Laughter)— but let them keep their money in their pockets. He was anxious that they should not be misled in what they were doing, and he, therefore, warned them that that was a political movement.—(" No, no," and cheers.) He would ask them to consider what grounds they had for placing confidence in their leaders ? Those leaders formed the very political party who, in the days of Adam Smith, petitioned against turnpike-roads, al leging that they would injure the interests of agri culture.—(" Oh, oh.") Yes, the landowners around London actually petitioned the Legislature not to allow the formation of turnpike-roads, because the produce of the country would then flow in, and the poor unfortunate landowners round London would be under sold. Were these fears well-grounded ? No; the price of land near London had been rising ever since. The same party, when Catholic Emancipation was proposed, predicted that Church and State would be swallowed up, and nothing but Popery would remain in England.— (Hear, hear.) What was the fact ? The Church of England now boasted that they never were se strong.— (Cheers.) The same party opposed the Anti-Slavery movement ; they said, if slavery were abolished there would be no more sugar, for the negroes would not work, but would rise on their masters. They contended that they were not designed by the Almighty to stand on a level with their white fellow-men, but were destined to work in chains to the last. What had been the result of negro emancipation? They had sugar cheap, and they would have it cheaper yet, while all the ominous predic tions had proved false. The same party, when Mr. Huskis son proposed to reduce the duty on wool from 6d. to Id. per lb., cried out that the flock-masters would be ruined. The Hon. Baronet, Sir Thomas Lethbridge, had said the sheep-walks of Wiltshire and Dorset would become valueless ; and they had been told that if the flock masters were ruined they would have no mutton, and a sheep would be a curiosity. The Hon. Baronet actually went up to London with a deputation f•om the farmers of Somerset, to endeavour to deter Lord Liverpool and Mr, Huskisson from reducing the duty.—(Hear.) Had the forebodings of the party been realised ? No such thing. The same party, too, predicted that railroads would ruin agriculture—they said there would be no horses left to eat the oats, and the oat lands would be thrown out of cultivation. What was the fact ? Ho believed that oats formed one of the best commodities the farmers had to dispose of. The same party, in 1815, said, that unless wheat were kept at 80s, per quar ter, the land would be thrown out of cultivation,- and yet in a few short years, in 1822, wheat sunk 20s. per quarter, To crown all, the same party in 1841 asked for the votes of the tenant-farmers of Eng land, pledging themselves to keep things as they were ; and yet, the moment they got into the House they be trayed them to a man, and passed the tariff and the one sided Canada Corn-bill.(Cheers and groans.) They did this with the House of Lards at their back, and with a great majority in the House of Commous ; and why? —because they knew that the principles on which they had solicited their election were unsound. After some further remarks Mr. Beadon continued—These were the men who now asked them to have confidence in their foresight, talent, and integrity.—(" Oh, oh.") Let them contrast that with what the free -trade advocates .had foretold. They had said, the corn-law of 1815 would derange the currency, and injure the farme rs and all the interests of the country ; a n d the numerous appeals to Parliament to remove and remedy distress, had proved the truth of their predictions.—(Cheers and tumult.) Mr. 13Padoli proceeded, at great length, and amid fre quent interruption, to support his resolution, but the meeting terminated so closely on the hour of our pub lication as to render it impassible to give anything like a full report. He showed the injurious effects of the corn.sitms on tenant-farmers, and their injustiee towards the labourer, and concluded by moving the ibilowmg amendment and petition l— e That all monopolies, whether for the benefit of land owners or manufacturers, are injurious and unjust to . . `,.. ..• . , .t1r ..... . ....."' 7 / e..... ...,c . . . , • •'-. , 1 1 ..' - . f. V .', .'. , ...: .rr e„,/: / 4. ,_ i,t7e.e, ~,,,. ~.,.. 4 r 7 — 7 — T . ~. , .„. . .... . , f ' ~--- . - • . .. , ~..../' '' , • .: , . . ... _ . -- . -. .: . . '' , , -I: 4 /( . . , , .. an th iiiod fit n. . -,.,- • . - ..-4:1114 • - . M -• , - class-es whb have b een told by Parliament that - • - ''' . ...... c: ,,, . ~.. ~,, :''' , - i !"4 , A ll ----- ... ._J l i 1i ,, , v ''''...' '°'.., -*!..,.,': - -v. 7 6'171.41 4' —, .. 4 ' ilk 1 4 4: 0,6, __ , I , 1 *. , , , ~. .•• . be no protection for warres; and, therefore, it is rURT 11 BRITISH INSURANCE . Rs~ „sz t..:*ll -11- 7-: '' ., :*- ' Bl, ' : l i. - •i), - .. - 7 ., ~ 41 , ,,t. ' . 4 .:- : , , , ' ,., ,.. „, : . 1.. z .: .,.,,,, .t..,..,..7, 1; 61;::,,,.1":1,14:7:1'.:),"111.4. ~ 1 :4 4 , ' , it illh" : 4111) IT 2 ;:911;;;11-7.11.11 - •"14.t .'4 1'''' - ' . '\‘\\. ).. '' ' Cklit;ti *'' ',7 9 .. , - \I . ''' Ce 1 , ought to be established, by: abolishing every col • ''''' , ',•*x- .- - --i7 .• .. • COMPANY, ._ '''' ' 1141 " ' A' ~ , - • vka4iS ' " -, i'' 4 •* • ' ;-.' . ' 9 ' .: : : + .4- .., 11 .1'''..; •-• .. . - fr . .''....1. I Th I - ' --- . - A ' . .4"' Of 1 ‘- ''.- i /.4. Established. 1809. _ . . _ Ilis Grace the Dake of SUTHERLAND, President. . • -, ! Vl :.i ,* ". .- - • : / lif '' hr . '''. —. ' , 1,.,-..__ ~ . -,.. ' , ~ -40 ' - ''' " • ''' '-'•-• " ' Wo k eii4 s . . _ ...._.... ' llll - .‘ XTER LAURIE, Alderman, Chairman of the Loudon Board. . `''. ' V.-,4 .., 1 - '.• 1 ;.—; •, -. d e tt , , , d , Le.er FROM" TABLE OF INCREASING PREMIUMS TO INSURE 100 L - \'-v , li:i. A .,. ...,,' ./ ' . ..,....• _...--. ..- ... s t : there, 1 : i h t a eo l o i • r' , . _ - . _ .. ._.... ,....._ ... - -, _, . . - __ FOR LIFE. p ai r i o l‘ d i p o o r e . s port Unity ofdeelaring his belief' that the corn-1 i .. 8.6 ,(..... ~. ' k irst second . Third Fourth Filth Remainder .... _____,... .. ... .. . _ .....,.. ... , Year. Tear. Year. Year. Year. of Life. ...... .1•'; UN FE_BRUARY 19, 1844. PilicE sd. most injurious, not only to the manuflieturers, . ...-........_ —,_ —_,.. Id agricult , 7 4s.d. £ s.- d. £ s. d. £ s. d. X s. d. Xs. d. MONDAY EirENIN.G 0182019 2103115128 118 2 ~i kT 1 6 073. LONDON, 1 3 l5 2 I 6- 8 18 4 110 8 210 5 .1.11 o• - 5 1 1 110 il3 9 115 10 118 ) 2 0 6 3 8 3 . . 4 9 2 '7.11 211 2 214 10 - 218 8 417 7 ea:Mgfcelid,ruih:bituliesylr;4l44o:htTri:saTeltafsiiiii:gnilarge' said, IPec;allY-4° the ei:rd:enuaoihttpel:eloraaxiryt . p. tt.(p,,B;eezar Pl' l nei I) 1 e s 0 f fi J. BROWNE, Esq., then proposed the petition, em bodied in the first amendment, as an amendment on the present resolution, and in so doing addressed the meet ing in an able speech, in which lie exposed the fallacies used by the friends of the corn-laws, and showed the unjust and cruel influence of those laws upon the labour ing classes. The question was simply one between the landowners and those who had no land, and the former taxed the bread of the latter to pay the interest on their mortgages, to educate their sons for the Church, and portion off the rich and influential men of the county of Somerset their daughters. Those were the grounds upon which asked the meeting to vote in support of laws which were ruining the industry of the country. Mr. Browne then proCeeded to show that all the protection on agriculture was designed solely for the landlord's benefit, and con cluded by expressing his conviction that, as education advanced, it would be perfectly impossible that such "r..• secuting laws could be continued. A. CitossE, Esq., of Broomfield, came forward as a landc•wner to ..: , 00nd the adoption of the petition pro posed by mr. Drowne. I'LL. r stated that all his interest was in land, and expressed his beher abolition of the corn-laws could no longer be withstood. - Mr. SANDFORD then objected to the petition moved by Mr. Browne being put, as it had been before rejected. Mr. BROWNE maintained that he had a right to put it in its present shape. The than SHERIFF having decided in favour of Mr. Browne, then put the amendment, in favour of which full three-fourths of those present held up their hands. Tho contraryvote having been taken, the High Sheriff declared the free-trade petition carried, amid the deafening (wai t . mations of the meeting. Mr. TURNER, a tenant-farmer, renting 1,0001. a-year, then came forward and proposed the following vote of thanks to the Anti-Corn-law League : " That in the opinion of this meeting, the gratitude and thanks of the people of Great Britain and Ireland are justly due to the Anti-Corn-law League for their unwearied exertions in diffusing a knowledge of political economy, and for their endeavours to abolish the corn* laws and establish the principles of free trade." Mr. JOHN SUMMERS, a tenant-farmer, having seconded the motion, it was put to the meeting, and adopted by at least ten votes to one. T. D. ACLAND, Esq., M.P., then moved a vote Of thanks to the High Sheriff, which was seconded by Mr. Browne, who expressed his belief that, however he might have erred in his judgment on the first re solution, Mr. Bouverie waa incapable of anything unjust or dishonourable. The vete having been carried by acclamation, The HIGH SHERIFF returned thanks. The meeting separated shortly before five o'clock. NATIONAL ANIMALS ' FRIEND SOCIETY. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) This Society has been particularly active during the. past week in no less than twelve 'prosecutions, viz. : Samuel Baily took into custody George King, in the employ of John Gore, scavenger, for cruelly beating a horse—Fined, 40s. Also, Chas. Farns, for cruelty to a horse, laden with coal—Fined, 7s. Also, Jas. Hughes, of Bishop Stortford, with torturing a horse by the canal side—Fined, 40s. and costs. Thos. Radcliffe took into custody Thomas Pickett, of St. Pancras, for working a horse with dreadful wounds—Fined 10s. and horse killed. Mr. Henry May, Secretary, charged henry Knight, of Adam- s t ree t, B ot h er hi t h o , b e f ore M r . Chief Magistrate, with cruelty to a horse laden with wood. The Worthy Magistrate took the trouble to vs. cute his seat to see the animal, and was horror struck. Three gentlemen also expressed their strong feelings to.. wards the inhuman muster—Fined, 20s. Thomas (31: - Plume, with the assistance of Henry M. May, has suc ceeded in obtaining several convictions at Richmond, for cruelty to animals. working there eitTi' is the °pi. f'ree trade )ilimercial ,andowner resolution )1{ the up laws ware —, artiss and agricultural labou rers , b ut to t h e farmers themselveans, beyond all measure. Sir T. LETHBRIDGE then addressed the meeting at great length in opposition to the proceedings of the League, and in support of the resolution; but our - space will not admit of our giving a report, and, as the Eon. Baronet spoke amid frequent interruption, and his argu ments were necessarily much detached, it - would be diffi cult to give any very condensed abstract of then. . - W. GORE LANGTON, Esq., on rising, was received with loud cheering. • He said it had been his intention. to have remained a quiet spectator of the proceedings ; but after the speeches which had been made on both sidtv, he felt called on to offer a few observations respecting his father's conduct. He felt confident that, whatever political opinions might be entertained b• the meeting, the generous feeling of the yeomanry of Somerset would grant him a patient hearing, whilst he spoke in the name of one who once held the proud situation of their member for the whole county, and now represented the eastern division of it.—(Cheers.) He would not enter into the discussion of the merits or demerits of a fixed. or a sliding scale. That questicinh:4i;en - again and again ably argued by the advocates on either side. Ile would ask the farmers if any one like his father, whose income was derived from the products .of the land, could be • hostile or indifferent to the interests of agriculture ?—whether his interests were not identified with theirs ?—(Cheers.) His father had a long experience in political matters, and it had shown him the danger and injustice of class legislation, and the importance of that vital and inseparable bond which united agriculture and commerce together.—(Cheers.) Gentlemen had called that meeting under the pretence of opposing the measures of the Anti-Corn-law League ; but, he would ask them, was it not rather with the view of upholding a system under which agriculture and commerce had alike languished, which set class against class, and threatened to sow dissension in their once happy and united land ?—(Great cheering.) • He would now conclude by stating that his father cordially and entirely differed from the resolution proposed by Mr. Hancock, and seconded by Sir A. Hood, and as cordially approved of, and concurred with that proposed by his friend Mr. Beadon, and seconded by Mr. Perrott. (The Hon. Gentleman concluded amidst three rounds of • enthusiastic applause.) The Rev. Mr. THRING then spoke in favour of the ori- ginal motion, condemning the proceedings of the League. • The Ilion SHERIFF then put the amendment to the meeting, when, according to our Judgment, at least two thirds of the meeting held up their hands in favour of it. A show having been taken against it, and oa the original motion, the freo traders were loudly cheering in ; the confidence of having gained a victory, when, to the surprise of most persons, the High Sheriff, who could• not have commanded a view of the whole meeting, de cided that the original motion was adopted. This decision led to much debate, Mr. Browne, Mr. Beadon, Captain Strachey, and others, urging that a division should be taken, or at least a fresh show of hands be called for. The HIGH SHERIFF refused to accede to either pro posal, and the greatest uproar prevailed, the requisi tionists stoutly objecting to the question being again opened, and the free traders maintaining that the show was two to one in their favour. The HIGH SHERIFF still refusing to re-open the • question, E. A. SANDFORD, Esq., moved the adoption of a peti tion to the following effect ; but the noise which pre vailed rendered the arguments by which he supported it q uite inaudible. . The petition, which was addressed to both Hous e s ofparliament, called upon them " to resist the insidious, persevering, and unconstitutional proceedings of the Anti-Corn-law League," and stating that the peticionera had " long-suffered —too long," the proceedings of that Association to pass without opposition, The petition went on to state that the petitioners had many burdens to bear, and that unless the present amount of protec tion should be maintained, the consequences would be fatal to them, and subversive of the peace and order of the country.] Mr. BLANDFORD, a tenant farmer of Orchard Portman, • seconded the resolution. SPREAD OF FEVER FROM DESTITUTION.—DOCtOr Southwood Smith has just given his annual report upon the state of the London Fever Hospital during the pact year, from which it appears that the admissions during the period were 1,462, being an excess of 418 above that of any pre ceding year. Fever raged most violently in the Centrid. Northern, and Southern Districts, which was attributable to the undrained, close, and filthy condition of these localities. A large propottion of the inmates were agricultural labourers or provincial mechanics, who had come to London in search of employment, and who were seized with the malady either on the road or soon after their arrival, evincing the doss connection between fever and destitution. These poor crea tures ascribed their illness—some of them to sleeping by the aides of hedges, and others to a want of clothing, many being without stockings, shirts, shoes, or any apparel capable of defending them fr om: the inclemency of the weather; while the larger number attributed it to want of food, being driven by hunger to eat raw vegetables, turnips, and rotten apples.. Teir disease was attended with such extreme prostration as generally to require the administration of an unustially large proportion of wine, brandy, and ammonia, and other Winn* lents. The gross mortality was 15% per cent. An unpre cedented number of nurses and other servants of the hos pital were attacked with fever, nareely 29, of whom six died. TURLATE MR. LOUDON.—On Saturday a meeting of the friends of the late Mr. Loudon was held in the Horticultu ral Society's Rooms, Regent-street, with the view of adopting whatever measures mi g ht b e d eeme d b eat for relieving Kr family from the state of pecuniary embarrassment in which they had been left Dr. Lindley took the chair at two o'clock, and, in an address of some length stated the circum stances under, which the late Mr. Loudon had involved him* self in pecuniary difficulties. It was not, Dr. Lindley re marked, through any personal extravagance, for he lived is a moderate style. It was solely through the losses he had sustained by the publication of his " Arboretum Britanni7 cum"—a work which had been published at an s exmse wiw or 10,000/. At the time of his death, his loss by u th ud i ou ; widow about 2,600/. It was proposed to relieve by get t . and family in two ways; first, mirers of Zr. 3 Loudon to purchasenecol.ni e g 3 o t f he h friends e w n o d r s io a n ; d a t Resolutions to this secondly, by subscriptions muk u of w ously adopted, and a Com mitteeefieet were proposed an d - •to effect. The name. of the l th 're em sid i e n nt of the Horticultural Sp d at the close of the meeting. as a sub.. ciety, was annotinc. Dukee a t P 13° De i v n o te n d sli t i o e re c , arr as y of 21/. o , n li e nd su l i t n s w e i e l i l u b et e l t r o ea l i te e t d he fo o r pi t n ii ir b or e n :44 opfr Mn. Loudon and family. The Duke of . Devonshire, in testimony or his N i. a i :Than s satisfaction of the exertions of the numerous dependents na his Chatsworth estate, on the recent occasion of the Qus and Prince Albert's visit to that princely seat, gave *b owl . tiful entertainment to the whole of the work peolite on Tuesday last, when neatly 300 were at, the &my... LONDON AND COUNTY JOINT STOCK BANKING COMPANY. PARENT ESTABLISHMENT, 71, LOMBARD-STREET. DIRECTORS. WM. HAWES, Esq., Chairman. EMANUEL COOPER, Esq., Deputy Chairman. William Cory, Esq. Aletander R ogers , Esq. William Evans, Esq. Richard Springett, Esq. Philip Frith, Esq. Clement Tabor, Esq. Swynfen Jervis, Esq. - John Wheelton, Esq. John Cuthbert Joyner, Esq. GENERAL MANAGER—Henry Luard, Esq. At the Annual Meeting of Proprietors held on Thursday, the Ist of February, 1844, at the Company's premises, No. Ti, Lombard-street, the following Report for the year ending the 30th of December, 1843, was read by the Secretary W. HAWES, Esq., in the Chair. REPORT. Your Directors have much satisfaction in calling the attention of the Proprietors to the half-yearly balance sheet of the Company, by which it will be seen its business is steadily improving, and that, after deducting all the current expenses of the head office and branches, and interest on current and deposit accounts, rebate on bills not due, allowance for bad and doubtful debts, &c., there re mains a balance of 3,8471. 14s. at the disposal of the Shareholders. Your Directors recommend a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum for the half-year, which, if approved by the Proprietors, leaves 805 P. 11s. 6d. for the Guarantee Fund. Your Directors can continue to report most favourably of the working of the branches. They belleve the monetary wants of the localities in which they are situated are fully provided for, without any stimulus being given by the issue of local notes. Your Directors cannot make any definite report at present on the pending law proceedings, arising out of the affairs of Messrs. Coils and Co. ; but, acting under the best legal advice, and devoting to them their best attention, they believe the statements made to the last meeting will be supported by the result. As soon as it is in their power to afford an exact account of these transactions, a detailed statement will be submitted to the Proprietors. The Proprietors will not fall to observe that, although the times have been most unfavourable for banking profits, the Guarantee Fund is increasing. The three members of the Board who retire from the Direction oil the present occasion are—John Cuthbert Joyner, Esq., Swynfen Jervis, Esq., and Wm. Cory, Esq., all of whom are eligible for re election, and offer themselves accordingly. BALANCE SHEET OF TUB LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING COMPANY, 30TH DEC., 1843. LIABILITIES. Paid-up Capital ••••••.• • • • • • • • .£121,685 0 0 Reserved Fund ......... ....... 8,245 0 4 Due to Customers on Current and Deposit Ac counts and other Liabilities.• •• • • ....• Profit and Loss • • •• • . ASSETS, Cash on hand • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Securities, Discounted Bills, Sze • • • • • • • • Preliminary Expenses, Expenses of establishing Branches, Bank Premises and Leases, &c., Cur rent Expenses, and Interest on Current and Deposit Accounts, &c. £126,930 0 4 996,082 17 8 29,152 0 8 41,155,164 18 8 £188,951 10 5 912,869 0 10 53,344 7 5 £1,155,164 18 8 We, the undersigned, have examined the foregoing balance sheet, and compared the items it comprises with the several books and vouchers relating thereto, and have found the same to be correct. (Signed) THOMAS JAMES. • JONATHAN BARRETT. London and Country Bank, Jan. 25, 1844. PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT. DEBTOR. Curreit expenses, salaries, rent, &c., of Head Office and branches, interest allowed on current and deposit accounts, rebate on bills not due, and allowance for bad and doubtful debts, &c. • • ...... 6 8 Half-year's dividend at 5 per cent. ••••••••• • • • • • • • • • 3,042 2 6 Balance carried to Guarantee Fund. •••.••••• • • • • • • • • 805 11 6 JE29,152 0 8 WIL SON'S SCOTTISH ENTERTAIN MENTS, MUSIC-HALL, STORE-STREET, BEDFORD-SQUARE. THIS EVENING, Feb. 19, at Eight o'clock, - Mr. WILSON will give (by particular desire) and for the first time this season, his celebrated selected Entertainment oit the SONGS OF SCOTLAND. Pianoforte, Mr. LAND. PART I.—My ain Fireside—Saw ye my wee thing—Auld Robin Gray—The Laird o' Cockpen—Lizzie Lindsay—Beets wha ha'e wi Wallace bled—Mary Morison—Get up and bar the door. PART ll.—Farewell to Locliaber—My boy Tammy—My Nannie's awa—Allister M'Allister—There's nae luck aboot the house. In the Press, the SONGS in MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS. Front Seats, 2s. 6d. ; Back Seats, 25.; Private Boxes for Six, 155.; for Eight, 11. Programmes and Tickets may be had at the Music shops, and at the Music-hall.- Mr. WILSON will, in the course of the season, produce the follow ing, which he has had some time in preparation :—Jacobite Wandering Willie's Wallet—The Jameses of Scotland—The Wallace and the Bruce—A Halver Jamie Hogg. PUBLICATIONS. PUBLICATIONS of the SOCIETY for the EMANCIPATION of INDUSTRY. Now Ready. AN ESSAY ON MONEY, ITS ORIGIN • AND USE. By JOHN TAYLOR, Author of " Junius Men fled." Third Edition, revised. Price 2s. 6d. AN ESSAY on the STANDARD and MEA fiITRE of VALUE. Second Edition. Price 23. 6d. i IIURRENCY FALLACIES REFUTED, and PAPER MONEY VINDICATED. Second Edition. Price 2876 d CATECHISMS of the CURRENCY and EX CHANGES. A new Edition, Enlarged. Price 4s. cloth; or, separately, The Currency, 2s. ; Exchanges, 2s. THE MONETARY POLICY of ENGLAND and AMERICA. Price One Shilling. It is necessary your gold should be coined, and have the king's stamp upon it, to secure men in receiving it, that there is so much gold in each piece. But it is not necessary that it should have a fixed value set on it by public authority."—LoCke. THE MINISTER MISTAKEN ; or, THE QUESTION of DEPRECIATION ERRONEOUSLY STATED by Mr. HUSKISSON. Price One Shilling. , Our forefathers, who sought comfort in proverbs, used to say, when the people's tale of bricks is doubled, Moses is at hand."— Niebuhr. CURRENCY EXPLAINED; in REFUTATION . of the LAST FALLACY of " THE TIMES," Nov. Bth, 1843. By VESITS. Price One Shilling. London : Samuel Clarke, 13, Pall-Mall East, and to be had (by order) of all Booksellers. THE MIRROR of LITERATURE, AMUSE MENT, and INSTRUCTION, containing Tales, Poetry, His torical Narratives, Biographical Memoirs, Manners and Customs, Topography, Science, and Fine Arts. The Number for Saturday, Feb. 17, contains—Riembaur, the Saintly Murderer—Gennaro Armes, or Entertainment for a Duke—Passages in the Life of Chaucer—Appalling Themes for Eloquence—The Autograph of Shak spore—lmportant Scientific Articles, with Two Engravings, &c., Sec. The SECOND VOLUME, for the year 1843, is now completed. It is superbly embellished with a frontispiece, representing Milton com posing his " Paradise Lost," with a multitude of other embellishments. Numerous Original Tales, Scientific Notices, Interesting Illogra graphies, and Singular Narratives, with Sketches of the Nobility of England, enrich " The Mirror" for the last year. The promises made by popular Writers and eminent Professors who had engaged to adorn its pages with their communications have been made good, and no magazine of the day has been able to lay before its readers more varied or more valuable original matter. Its widely-extending con nexions enable the Proprietors to Danish the earliest and most cor rect announcements of all discoveries in Art, Science, and Nature, that are interesting to the friends of Literature. The general varieties which, for more than twenty years, have re ceived the stamp of public approbation ; historical facts, amusing anecdotes, graphic descriptions of remarkable localities and celebrated edifices, ancient and modern, will successively appear, with embel lishments of a superior order, and much costly matter, never found in any similar publication, while the price will remain the same (Two pence), that it may be within the reach of all. Many Advertisers having wished to avail themselves of the large circulation enjoyed by " The Mirror" in high and respectable families, an additional Half-Sheet is weekly appropriated to advertisements, so arranged as to form a Wrapper, or double Wrapper, without in any way interfering with the Miscellany. It can be retained or de tached at pleasure. " The Mirror" can be ordered from all respectable Newsmen, Price Twopence. For the convenience of Country Subscribers, it is forwarded monthly with the Pariodicals to the provinces, as well as to foreign parts, forming a Magazine of Useful and Entertaining Intelligence, comprehending Four or Five Numbers. The two volumes for the year 1843, handsomely bound in cloth, from the immense stock of information and entertainment which they contain, will be found a most acceptable present for a friend in foreign parts, and invaluable as a companion on a long voyage, while its insignificant price places it within the reach of all classes. - . All communications to be addressed to the Editor, care of Mr. Mor timer, publisher, Adelaide-street, Trafalgar-square, where Books for Review, and Advertisements are received. BY AUTHORITY of his MAJESTY t h e EMPEROR of AUSTRIA.—WiII take place irrevocably on the 16th of March, 1844, the DISTRIBUTION of NINE beautiful ESTATES of a value from a Million and 48,054 Francs, and MONEY PRIZES from 150,000 Francs down to ,125 France of Common Bonds, and in the Special Distribution of the Rod Bonds 32,509 gains will be obtained, and each Red Bond must gain a higher or lower amount. Price of a Common Bond, 1/. ; a Red Bond, 2/ ; for Si. Six Common Bonds and one Red Bond ; for 101. Eleven Com mon Bonds and Two Red ; for 201. Twenty-three Common Bonds and Three Red. Detailed Prospectuses in English, which state the 11111 particulars, and Bonds, to be obtained without delay, at the Banking-house of Messrs. A. JACOB and Co., at Frankfort-on-the-Maine. To save Money-orders can be lbrwarded to 34, well _ c P l7s t e a - g sg es u ' a L re e , tt Lo er n s anddon. BURGESS' ESSENCE of ANCHOVIES Warehouse, 107, STRAND, corner of the Savoy-steps, London. JOHN BURGESS and SON, being apprised of the numerous en deavours made by many persons to impose a spurious article for their make, feel it incumbent on them to request the attention of the public, in purchasing what they conceive to be the original to ob serve the Name and Address correspond with the above. The gene ral appearance of the spurious descriptions will deceive the un guarded ; and, for their detection,J. B. and Son, submit the following cautions:—Some are in appearance at first sight, " the genuine," but without name or address ; some " Burgess's Essence of Anchovies," and others " Burgiss's ;" and many more without address. John Burgess and Son, having been many years honoured with such dis tinguished approbation, feel every sentiment of respect towards the public, 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 disappointments. BURGESS' NEW SAUCE, for general purposes, having given such great satisfaction, continues to be prepared by them, and is recom mended as a most useful and convenient sauce ; will keep good in all climates. Warehouse, 107, STRAND, corner of the Savoy-steps, London. The Original Fish-sauce Warehouse. WILLIAM BARTLEET and SONS, Suc cessors to DURNFORD and Co., late of Gracechurch street, and MANUFACTURERS of NEEDLES and FISH HOOKS, at REDDITCH, inform Merchants and Wholesale Dealers that their Town Warehouse is No. 73, ALDERMANBURY, where the above Manufactures, as sold by DURNFORD and Co. ; also their own PATENT NEEDLES, and Neodles and Fish Hooks of all descrip ton are supplied. THE SIGNATURE thus !—" CAPT. JOHN RHODES PIDDING, HONOURABLE COMPANY'S SER VICE," 14 on every genuine Package of Capt. Pidding's Celebrated Teas. The spurious Teas advertised under counterfeit titles make this caution necessary. Capt. ridding, who has made eight voyages to China, completed arrangements when last at Canton, securing to himself the exclusive importation of these particular Teas. Sold at the Reduced Prices by Mr. Yerrey, 229, Regent-street (corner of Hanover-street), and 3, Pall-mall, next the Haymarket ; and T. Littlejohn and Son, 77, King William-street, City. Note.—Verrey and Littlejohn are the only vendors in London of Capt. Pidding's celebrated Teas. For Country Agencies address " Capt. Pidding, College-hill." SOMETHING QUITE NEW IN PAPIER MACHE. MECHI, 4, LE ADENHALL - STREET, LONDON, has just completed some extraordinary speci mens of Tea Trays, Work Tables, Dressing Cases, Inkstands, Writing Desks, Envelope Cases, and Work Boxes, in Papier Mache, richly inlaid with Pearl Landscapes, and ornamented in a moat attractive manner. A few elegant Tables, Cabinets, and Jewel Cases of the same material ; and a first-rate assortment of Papier Tea Trays, Pole Screens, Card Racks, Tea Caddies, Card Cases, Ladies' Compa nions, Portfolios, Cake and Note Baskets, Vases, and every descrip tion of Tortoiseshell and Ivory Work. A visit to Mechi's Establish ment will gratify, by exhibiting the moat brilliant display of art in fancy manufactures. Catalogues gratis. The regular assortment of Plated Dessert Knives, Sheffield Plate, Table Cutlery, Strops, Razors, Scissors, Pen knives, &c. IMPROVED LIGHT.-GAS ECLIPSED. The CAMPHINE LAMP produces a Light of extraordinary power, and promises to supersede Gas entirely. No smell emitted. Can be fitted to any description of Lamp pedestal or Gas-fitting. CLARK and Co. have a Fireproof Chimney, which is so necessary for the Camphine Lamp, the Light being too powerful for common glasses. • C. and Co. arc positively selling the Camphine Lamps at one-half the price charged elsewhere. A really splendid Show of Lamps (of every description) at manufacturers' prices. One inspection will prove. Lamps always kept burning to show the different improve ments. Rectified Camphine Spirit, 3s. Bd. imperial gallon. Please copy the Address—Clark and Co., 447, West Strand, ten doors from Lowther Arcade. N.B.—C. and Co. have invented an Opal Enamelled Shade, which gives a Lamp a truly elegant appearance. The Public should purchase the Camphine Lamps without the Globe and Chimney, and apply to C. and Co. for their improvements. SILVER SUPERSEDED, and those corms and injurious metals called Nickel and German Silver sup. planted by the introduction of a new and perfectly matchless ALBATA PLATE. C. WATSON, 41 and 42, BARBICAN, and 16, NORTON-FOL. GATE, aided by a person of science in the amalgamation of metals, has succeeded in bringing to public notice the most beautiful article ever yet offered; . possessing all the richness of Silver in appearance —with all its durability and hardness—with its perfect sweetness in use—undergoing, as it does, a chemical process, by which all that is nauseous in mixed metals is entirely extracted--resisting all acids-- may be cleaned as silver, and is manufactured into every article for the Table and Sideboard. Fiddle. Threaded. King's. Table Spoons and Forks, per doz.. 16s. 6d. .. 3As. Od. .. 355. Od. Dessert ditto, per doz. • • •••• • • • • • • 12s. W. .. 255. Od. • • 28s. Od. Tea Spoons, per doz. .• Sugar Tongs, each .. Salt and Mustard Spoons, each •• • • 6s. Od. • • 13s. 6d. • . 13s. 6d, Communion Services, Src. Fruit Dessert Knives of Watson's new Albata Plate, with French Forks and ivory handles, 2/. ss. per set of 24 pieces ; ditto, with carved Ivory handles, or with Albata Plate handles and blades. Albert pattern, 2/, les. per set of 24 pieces. C. Watson begs the Public will understand that this metal is pecu liarly his own, and that Silver is not more different from Gold, than his metal is from all others ; on its intrinsic merit alone he wishes it to be tested, and from the daily increasing eulogiums he receives, he Is convinced that nothing can prevent its becoming an article of uni versal wear. C. Watson's handsomely Illustrated Catalogue and Pries Current is just, published, and families who regard economy and elegance, aphid possess themselves of this usethl book, which may be had Wails, awl pot frPe, from the above address. Paper Tea Trayi ass. We . set of three, GUILDHALL, LONDON, JAN. 2.6, 1944. NOTICE is heieby given that the BONDS of all PERSONS having become BANKRUPT or having TAKEN the BENEFIT of the INSOLVENT ACT since their ADMISSION as BROKERS of the CITY of LONDON, have thereby become VOID, and that all such persons are disqualified to act until they shall have signed other Bonds with sufficient sureties, and shall have been re admitted by the Court of Aldermen. Information of persons acting as Brokers without being readmitted is requested, that they may be prosecuted. MEREWETIIER. GUILDHALL, LONDON, JAN. 26, 1844. NOTICE is hereby given that the COURT. of ALDERMEN have DISCHARGED the undermentioned par ties from the OFFICE or EMPLOYMENT of BROKER of the CITY of LONDON, 'OZ. i•—• THOMAS DOUGAN. BENJAMIN MENDES DACOSTA. CHARLES PEARCE CHAPMAN. WILLIAM -DALRYMPLE DOWSON. CHARLES EBSWORTH. JOHN GRIFFITH. WILLIAM ANSON HANN. WILLIAM THOMAS HODSOLL. JOHN INMAN. WILLIAM POOLE. FRANCIS WAKEFIELD. CHARLES VARNHAM. JOHN COCKRELL. ALBERT WILLIAM JONES. DANIEL ALDER. JOHN HENRY SAUNDERS. • WILLIAM VIRGO. JOHN HENRY BARLOW. CHARLES TERRY. JOHN MACDONALD. MEREWETRER. EXTENSIVE SALE. Tie SPLENDID STOCK of FANCY JEWELLERY, GOLD and SILVER WATCHES, SILVER PLATED GOODS, TORTOISESHELL WORKBOXES, and TEA CADDIES, and a great variety of other Fancy Articles , are now SELLING. OFF, at a heavy sacrifice, by Messrs. HORTON and CO., of 36, Ludgate st I' o Hortont ' opposite reuring 3 ft i v es in sr t s iie E r N e 'e t r a i i s l igt bu o sin n and Co.'s, It is seldom the public have an opportunity like the present of pur chasing, o .'s. in cons equence o f M r. at little snore than one-half to two-thirds the usual charge, the variety of genuine articles now offered for sale - -comprising Gen tlemen's and Ladies' Gold and Silver Watches, of workmanship the first class of excellence, Gold Neck and Guard Chains, Seals and Keys, Faney and Mourning Brooches, Rings, Pins, and Ear-rings, Pencil Cases, Silver Card Cases, Scent and Snuff Boxes ; also Silver Plated Tea and Coffee Sets, Candlesticks, Cruet Frames, Dish Covers, Corner Dishes, Waiters, Ice Pails, Butter Coolers, Bread Baskets, &c., all warranted the best Sheffield make ; Table and Dessert Forks and Spoons, Soup Ladles, Grape Scissors, Asparagus Tongs, Nut cracks, Dessert Knives and Forks in Case, Jet Necklaces, and nu merous other Fancy Articles, all at a considerable sacrifice. ISAMUEL NICHOLLS, at FoTsent, and for eighteen months past, - residing at Wellington Cottage, Ken sall-green, in the parish of Saint Luke's, Chelsea, and county of Mid dlesex, and being an excavator, do hereby give notice that: I intend to present a petition to the Court of Bankruptcy, Basing hall-street, London, praying to be examined touching my debts, estate, and effects, and to be protected from all process, upon making a full disclosure and surrender of such estate and effects for payment of my just and lawful debts ; and I hereby farther give notice, that the time when the matter of the said petition shall be heard is to be advertised in the London Gazette and in the Morning Sun news paper one month at the least after the date hereof; as witness my hand, this 7th day of February, in the year of our Lord, 1844. - SAMUEL NICHOLLS. Witness, John Chisholm, 3, Cook's-court, Lincoln's Inn, insolvent's attorney. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Devonport Indepentlent.) Her Majesty's steam-frigate Penelope, 22, Captain Wm. Jones, having undergone some repairs, both in her hull and engines, went into the Sound on 'Thursday: Her Majesty's ship San Josef, 110, Captain Dui g u j oe.—A seaman named Greet, belonging to this ship, fell from the mizen-channel on Saturday last, and sank before assistance could be rendered him. Her Majesty's ship Vanguard, 90, fitted as an advance ship, was inspected by Rear-Admiral Sir Samuel Pym on Tuesday, previous to being reported ready for commission. Her Majesty's ship America, 50, was taken into dock on Thursday, to have her copper cleaned and repaired. Her Alajesty's ship Forth, 44, was warped alongside the Jetty, from her moorings, on Wednesday. The Devon lighter arrived on Wednesday from Scilly, and came into harbour to repair the d ama g e s sustained in the late gale. COVE Or CORE, FEB. 9.—Her Majesty's ship Iris, 26, Captain R. Munday, sailed this morning for China. The Volage, 26, Captain Sir W. Dickson, Bart., arrived here yes terday morning, after a very boisterous passage from Devon port, and was towed to her anchorage by the Meteor steamer. Her Majesty's ship Madagascar, 44, Captain John Foote, was lying at Ascension on the 21st December. The Rapid, 10, Lieut. C. Earle, was cruising on the Line. The Hydra, steamer, Corn. Young, had gone to the southward. The Heroine, 6, Lieut. R. Foote, and the Spy, 3, Lieut. S. 0. Woolridge, were off Whydah. The Rapid and Spy had taken two prizes. The Ferret, 10, Com. Oake, and the Alert, 10, Com. Bosanquet, were off Cape Palinas. The Albert steamer, Lieut. D. Woodruffe, was off the river Gambia on the 4th January, all very healthy, and the weather beautiful. PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS. - Pnoaronorr.—Mate--F. A. L. Selwyn (of the Devastation, steamer) to the rank of Lieutenant. APP° l • lllll Errrs.—Lieutenants—Henry Ainslie, to the Ex cellent, vice Newcomen ; T. C. O. D. Whipple, and Robert Hall, to the Camperdown • H. R. Crofton, and Richard Hoops, to the Tortoise ; T. Gresham, to the Formidable. Master—J. R. Martyn, to the Tortoise. Chaplain—The Rev. G. R. Lewin, to the Camperdown, vice Cooper. Mates—George W. Preedy (from the Excellent) to the Camperdown ; Alleyne Bland (late of the Druid) to the Excellent ; E. B. Rice (late of the Blonde) to the St. Vin cent ; P. W. Coventry (from the Queen) to be acting Lieu tenant to the Vernon. Surgeon—J. J. Paul (late acting of the Lily) to Green wich Hospital. Second Master—F. F. F. Taylor (from the Madagascar) to be acting Master of the Alert, vice George Gibbon, invalided. Assistant-Surgeons—E. J. Brown, Daniel Booth, Andrew Coates, and Andrew Lillie (all additional) to the Penelope, steamer ; W. Davis (acting additional) to the Camperdown, for service in Melville Hospital, at Chatham. Clerks—J. Winstanley, to be Secretary's Clerk to Rear- Admiral Bowles, at Cork ; W. H. Mellish, to the St. Vin cent, vice Hayward ; W. W. - Green, to the Victory, vice Strain, deceased. Midshipman—J. E. Riley, to the St. Vincent. Naval Cadets—S. Dallison, to the Tortoise ;A. White, (from the Excellent) to the Stromboli, steamer. Boatswain—Joseph Hyde, to the Penelope, vice Richards, appointment cancelled; William Byng (boatswain's mate, of the San Josef), to be boatswain of third class, on the cheque, at San Josef. Carpenter—William Williams (supernumerary, of the San Josef), to do duty in the Astreea, at Falmouth. 00AST-GIJAIV. APPOlNTMENTS.—Lieutenants — John Kiddie, to command the Harpy ; William Fuller, R.N., to command the Dolphin, vice Goldsmith, to the_Shamrock C. Baker, to command the Vulcan, steamer; Charles D. O'Brien, R.N., to the New town Station, vice Gray, appointed to the Penelope, steam frigate ; Henry Crocker, to the Prince Albert ; Charles Blyth, R.N., t o Ballyhalbert station, vice Fuller. WOOLWICH, SATURDAY. The Government his resolved to adopt the most active measures to put an end to the traffic in slaves on the African coast, and the French Government has also determined on the same course. The Penelope, 22, steam-frigate, Captain W. Jones, and the Prometheus, Lieutenant -Commander W. M. J. G. Pasco, and two or three other steamers, are about to be dispatched to the coast of Africa, which they will scour in those latitudes where this nefarious traffic is carried on. The smaller steamers will go up the rivers and examine every inlet and creek where it is possible for any slaver to be con cealed, and the search along the coast will be so minute that it will be impossible for any vessel to escape the vigilance of the squadron. Three French steamers are being equipped fousimilar service on the African coast, and there will be the most cordial co-operation between the French and English cruizers in every plan resorted to for the effectual suppression of the slave-trade. Six iron steamers, of 250 tons each, are being built by contract for the use of Government, as dis patch-boats. Messrs. Ditchbourne and Mare, of Blaokwall, are constructing three of them, and the remaining three are being constructed by Messrs. Robert Napier and Co., of Glasgow. The Albion, 90, Captain Lockyor, is now lying at Cork, with the flag of Rear-Admiral Bowles. The statements that have been published in some of the papers respecting the capabilities of this ship are altogether at variance with the facts as officially reported to the Admiralty. The following account may be relied on as authentic :—Her armament on the main and lower deck consists of 12 68-pounders and 52 32-pounders, long guns of 56 cwt. each. On her quarter deck and forecastle she carries two 68 -pounders, and twenty fimr 32-pounders, 81t. 6in., making in all 90 guns actually mounted. She has five months' provisions on board, and having filled up the v acanc y w ith could easily carry six , wood. She has 407 tons of water, with twelve months' stores and necessaries, and ten months' fuel. Her draught of water is twenty-three feet six inches forward, and twenty four seven inches aft. When at sea her speed, stability, and quickness in working and steering, were fully and most satis factorily tested. On a trial by the wind, with as stiff a breeze as her masts could bear, under double-reefed topsails, top-gallant sails, and courses, with her head within six points of the wind, she went ten knots, and never heeled more than four degrees and a half during the whole time. In a mode rate breeze, with single-reefed topsails, courses, and top gallant-sails, she went 9 6, as close as she could lay, and stayed without either jib or spanker, and had the Tore-sheet within two minutes, The lieVlt of 14er mi(1,8111471 lower xcE. aDAY. ib ded, I Ist iio eats, 00111 3yrn e) 1 1 rney) , ........ 5 Ghlo, 4 ii 3 vrs-- Q br C , 3 :4 `'rs-- garc 6, Jessial 1 . 1 s, Ib---ItvOf 75t poo 7 !eleste, yrs- - 1. Two,ricoe, Pete , ,igaii. AY ,ELP- S' w hetheti ie b ed in to - tbe daring ob i l t ,f the P. to d likew i d e if; o be olsore d wh o !, 00 6 time , rr ed to tb.'• • th e'dee mi nx ay 13 i Iii vii., ,i n colyol , hval b l marl the Poi any g e r j e l seet gtheP t 1 Qt ° 15 44 ' 16. pri 10 bera e " bajor : hr ch fr° ° ,. t io° rer' Sir, Vara , it , .NNE 2, /845. 0 1 ...aOl 4 0 anise. ues STA:. fi • and, °ID' f►t l' te !such o idit less isi creiv.t.auf dish • thre e I' 'PrO 'orto sio here,' he c °l- fo t ofteri th e ock sec cei v ;re I Lce gra° sit r] rta, DEFERRED ANNUITIES. Another Bonus will be declared in the present year. The best and most varied provision for after-life hitherto offered — every 21. 12s. per annum, paid from the age of twenty, will, at sixty five, give the policy-holder the choice of an annuity of 47/. 16s. Gd., or 3491. 11e, cash, or policy at death of 4661. Similar advantages at fifty, fifty-five, and sixty, through an increased annual payment— two-thirds payments lent at any time, and two-thirds returned to re presentatives in cases of premature death. F. FERGUSON' CAAIROUX, Sec. Balance brought down ••• • • ........£29,152 0 8 £29,152 0 8 The foregoing Report having been read by the Secretary, the fol lowing resolutions were carried unanimously :- 1. That the Report be received and adopted, and printed for the use of the Proprietors. 2. That many of the Proprietors this day assembled at the Annual Meeting of the Company having received, during the last half-year, various printed circulars, signed G. Sturt, and many of them having also received anonymous letters to the same effect, and extracts from such circulars having obtained publicity through the medium of the public press, declare— !. That ftom the information always afforded by the Directors at the .Half-yearly Meetings of the Company, and particularly after the explanations given this day, they are satisfied the statements in such letters, whether printed or anonymous, are both false and malicious. 11. That they cannot too strongly express their indignation at these unprincipled attempts to injure the Bank in the estimation of the public, by attacking the public and private characters of the Direc tors, and those of several of the officers of the establishment, by per sons not connected with the Company, and whose dismissal (or forced resignation) as officers is most amply justified by their subse quent conduct. 111. That they highly approve the conduct of the Directors in leaving such publications unanswered, except at the periodical meet ings of the Company, and that they be requested to rely on the in tegrity and honourable feelings of the Proprietors for support against such unprincipled attacks. IV. That they deeply regret to hear that several private bankers, in the districts in which the Company has branches, have been active distributors of Mr. Sturt's letters, but believe that no gentleman, after this declaration from those best able to judge of their baseness, will continue to participate in their circulation. And— • Lastly. That they hereby convey to the absent Shareholders, and the public, their entire confidence in the Directors, and in the ability, energy, and zeal, with which they have conducted the affairs of the Company ; and their deep regret, that in the honest discharge of their duty to the Shareholders; they should have been exposed, collectively and individually, to the accusations of Mr. Sturt and his accomplices. 3. That a Dividend at the rat e o f 51 . per cent. per annum be de clared upon the Capital Stock of the Company, clear of income-tax, for the past half-year, payable on and after Saturday, the 10th day of rebruary instant. ' 4. That the Balance of 4051. I Is. 6d., remaining to the credit of Use Profit and Loss Account, be carried to the Guarantee Fund. 5. That the Thanks of this Meeting be given to the Directors for the aid* manner in which they have conducted the affairs of the Company during the past year. 1). rectors, That for their remunerati sum of 1,5000 n for the current yearlaced at the disposal of the Di . 7. That the Thanks of this Meeting be presented to the Auditors of the Company for the past year. a. That Jonathan Barrett, Esq., Joseph Henry Warter, Esq., and John Donkin, Esq., be elected Auditors for the year 1844. 9. That the Thanks of this Meeting be presented to the Manager, Inspector, Secretary, and the respective Branch Managers, for the seal and ability with which they have discharged the duties of their severarofftces. The Ballet for the Election of three Directors having been pro ceeded with, the following gentlemen were unanimously re-elected : JOLIn Cuthbert Joyner, Esq., SWynfen Jervis, Esq., and William Cory,(signed) W. HAWES, Chairman. be given W. Hawes, Esq., Th e ch a irman halo; Iptt the chair, it was unanimously resolved— ' That the best Thanks of the Ilfeell for his able and courteous conduct tu-t • . (Signed) EMANUEL COOPER, Extracted from the Minutes. • (Sirled) IL P. NICUOLS, Secretary. CSEDITOR.