The Sun. — London, England, 1844-12-02 00:00:00

I y a T dig ; I 1 ,~~. L,~. • t( • - • 1 . •- • , ,;.' • • '.'. her South ,, :arrives, and u e'• .i.N.tartinet, in f irclk.r t o into his clu:chi.s. Such is the situation of t hen the farce begins by the tr an . 11 c.. cf M r . Pooley, with " Young England "in arms, i g Ourden to the iandl and then a s.-rics of blunders e t l it n ;i to , -nee. The Dashalongs are searching af-er their Dusl• along descries Pounce, and learns that 'aS fi,sumel the name uf Martinet. He makes a ( jrifidant. of Poolev, who consents to pass off as I)ash ,'°l,4 to favour his escape. The real Major arrives, 1." is bullied by Pooley. who takes him for the while Pounce arrests Poolev and carries him t '' ff • Airs. P oo l e y (M rs . H um by), s e eing her husband arri ed off, appeals to the Major for assistance, and is t l! ' e onrrtiiernan fied at hearing the Major declare that the just carried off is married to his niece. She i.! eats away, and, on her recovery, asks Poolev, "on "Is oath," how many wives he really has, and ex telsrB a hope that bigamy is punished capitally. is of course explained to the satisfaction ofevery ev'l, and the appearance of Young England every , j f eni ng Was announced amidst the shouts and laughter a, , a erowded house. This is a capital farce, capitally a more amusing piece of absurdity has not en produced for many a long day. STATE OF TRADE. p c , r 9REIGN W O OL TRADE., LEEDS, Nov. 29.—1 n the "'port wool market there is no material change to "' Port this week. Although buyers have not b-en so 1 : 1141 , er01 -ls, a fair amount of business has been done, rl p l p r ices are very firm. s- Peen Woof, TRADE, LEEDS, Nov. 29.—There 1%'() ''een a fai r demand for combing and clothing 01 this week, an d last week's prices are firmly 1, s ' ain tained. 01 ‘:AK EEIELD WOOL MARKET, N OV. 2 9 . - Si nce , f r i l ast week' s report, several of our large consumers Sal Wool h ave - been in as buyers, and considerable h a gs - have beet' made at fully last week's rates. which imparted more firmness to the trade generally. lar,tt...—On Saturday the cloth markets at both r i : " Were dull, b u t on Tuesday thsre was a full ave. t ge busi ness done as compared with the markets of 4ne last f ew weeks. The stocks of beavers, pilot. 1 118 , and heavy tweeds, have been much reduced, zita - , are now less than usual at this season, but fine middle qualities still continue dull of sale, and . svith o u t any alteration in price. There is little doing ar e fln . is hed' goods except to order, very few buyers , visiting the market, and the foreign houses are v ery still. ti au I) FORD MAR KET , T HURSDAY —There iS a cot atidediroprovement i n t h e d ema nd for combing wool i ; some kinds, suc h as m iddli n g wethers and good b ut as sorts, the mark e t i s no t a bundantly supplied ; d ue a s no improvement in price is yet current to in gro:et_he. staplers to get a f res h supp l y f rom t h e tur n J., It is no t i mpro b a bl e th e mar k e t may b e a tr ) gher. The firmness in the wool market has f or ade the positi on o f t h e sp i nner even worse th an be ar: ; and at the present prices for y arns, the spinners • e°lnpelled to continue their curtailed regulations t ill th toilferclreaerwychn:ilainttsegri,ei,eatl:e corresponding price, compared with tor s extensive, lit,o T - he a r y e , isa full average . attendance d and their operations a little t orte . rny goods ready hich we expect will be continued - I fie: weeks, in order to enable them to get a sup to meet the next fair at Leipzic, W eei a , 4 UarY. The ch ange i n th e wea th er during the trad e i l , s o also look e d favoura b ly upon b y t h e home aiee u w s es not, whos e b us i ness h as not b een so exten ence i "lced for. In s able prices no marked differ- MANCIIES had l ess d THURSDAY EVENING.—We have business mantg in cloth this week, though a great L ess and buoyancybe reported : still there is not the brisk- Lo n , that existed on this day week. The 47 ,,r e market is rather more still, but, for a month toaen(C. bristmas, this is by many anticipated. The th ere yarns for yarns has also rather declined, but as ti ii are no stocks, a n d many l arge sp i nners engage d l e new year, there is no change in value. P t NsLEy.—The trade of this town is uncom d4lY bri,k, particularly in the branch of fancy W e sn much so that the weavers are scarce; and may be, when the manufacturers are confirm reducing their wages.—Leeds Mercury. 1••••■••••• U N IVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. bteaXFor tp r iti o b n i n i, , i . l N e z :_ 99.—The following class list has just "H'Y J. Coleridge, Trinity College; Chicl.ester S. I.6iiescue, Christ Church ; John W. Slegg, New Inn ;‘Edvrard T. Turner, Trinity College. fielrlalatthew Arnold, Balliol College; Frederick Blorlia ebu'reLl.:44'ter College ; Gardner 1). Englehart, Christ • ti Co ]) D. Harper, Jesus Colleg v e , ; _G la e m org c e o E l . 4 g. es . , Oriel enlege ; John G. Orger, adl !!1.• heorlore J. Prichard, Magdslen College. Thomas al Ld ward Army tage University Coll. ge ; P l r t"ni nru senose e ; James Banks and NI, C,dett, Lincoln College g ; George Butterworth, Balliol .i lis t a"; A rtl ur Hamilton, St. John's College; NV! J. Balliol College ; Charles Lloyd, Christ earn hßichant C. W. Ryder, Wadham College ; 4. Whateley Christ Church. L ' k f()d Be and Henry G. Brown, Christ G John J Bevan n 'Worcester College; William I. Etw s - ' 4l rk, Co a lh n, g_ a e'• Henry E. Cramer, Robert Cliti"l, L. Gro' now and Charles Alaron, GeorChurch'; Pere y M. Lousader, ' Merton College en's,(44bSf.!aife Lincoln College ; Thomas F. Smith,_ i' 1 " 0 ! i e " 11 ‘; • Philip S. Swanwick, Brasenose . Col- N,4 "enry M.' Walker Oriel College ; Francis . a i!gLinculti College ;, Henry ,H. Wyatt, Queen's e : J. Wilson E. C. Woolcombe, A. W. Had tialniners in Literis Ilumanioribus. t heir cise in the first class three are on the foundation 1, 14 t - ,, e°ll eges, and one independent member. . Ir, e ih h i second class four are on the foundation, and xrim mber' i ntie t " six • the foul daion, and four class are on ittletitt;47:4deef:outt r ta illt h t etl e l l b ! b a er s s s. six. are on the foundation, and nine 14t . ere is noblvnfaq or gentleman commoner in the ()) 4Or "--.•' ----;,'- BOAT RACES. .11,. 41 ) uIN IVERSIII • for a silver twodttd ortlnbxd.vs. l e s d g n i t v a e: ta by 111‘,44kukl four -oared races on the h rs e t a ty te i ß e s a o is m a ' t e Club, oftnn was the t l h ' e he U tr n i i a v l e b est .it,Y;' Previous, when St. John's beat Exeter,... Baliol ,101r:;?itY, St. John's ‘e brat Baliol, and University It" ~,t ll, I ' i T he final heat betwet n the University Nes.: °l• itt c e • the holders of the cup and medals, ,vti4anattita,):ll4.dtlet,rareb"le' interest . amongst the lovers of aqu a ks of the Isis were thronged r it : w a ' i ll !t t h; t b it g tu il rs ' , .. , a n T d h ; he b I : ' University o c r r e e d w a fi were ne n t e h w e f b a n v a o t u trn 14,in ' cliff er , 4l " . ' i t Oriel had p d r from the Oxford boats, Ill e 4 ' d ' . lll3 de af .` , '.Y construe . te No ist anee of the Newcastle boats. ~t . t -r the fashion more Dm.," aln 1 0 ~,as from Offley to Oxford, rather R' ( . l . e elos filth, who ''''e) t4t 4 - I lle University crew went oft' at, e a re s w la , shing „ ugh much pressed by the Oriellead ( iis tit ' and u. e - Pon their stern maintained the thlr,ohuieghis ..a, 0 1 . ,con gallantly' by ' two hosts' lengths. been % ‘' (l4 bnitirne wi thin - fou - r . years that the cup has "eea,••' . '''" L'lliver • t'n11,,h,41 consisted s crew, The K. Dawson (bow) , The crew on the present . 4e lit"' 2 ; A. Or of . Messrs. e. Walsh (stroke) ; C. H rare (e 1 9' , 3 ; F. oxswain). lie it t 4) r 4.jesty has bgraciously pleased, in order ‘er g (i tt ilili t ::lkB th"d. testy :r e t i , i , s( a and rehet been se deep rvi regret ee s of a t t h e the late b a r L b a i e r t u . s -1.4. iirfl,leht to which he was subjected, to grant a pension tlie M e is o s r e . ls .9 4 Per snnutr, to be equally divided between 1 n 5 toddart. t{ ' ' l e ERALITI.—Lord Lansdowne has given 3,0001. 5 e; a cio 7 . sospeibi ir...'3ridge ; 1,000/. to the market-house e of tw to the national sth o' ; and 1001., besides a_gl b . e !... nt .Y acre 3; to the parish priest of Kenmare, Kerry. 0 :r. , / Paper. lERWOIIRING )- "rirl a . , , A CHILD IN A FACTORY.—On r _ wn-.ali, 1 -441 . , 3 ' , 'as', at the County Sessions Room, .ro b spin:)lton, IN'illiatn Baxendale, an operative cotton li Win er ' was suinnioned, under the Factory Act, by . r. s i , bog`, sub-ins rector 6r employing Thomas Kershaw, h c , r.. .) .un.l.-r thirteen years of age, more than sev.-n ti ht, 4 4 day. he ease was proved against the defelid h.,,,i(i,4',l(l iie was fined 20s. with 20s. costs. Mr. Ewing .A„,, e n l e w.as surprised to find any operative throvvii . v. ' 1 4 ',: I i:!: t 4 e i n n d e'lltlcey way or thr Factory Act, inasmuch as its vv4s to improve their cundition.—Leeds Ace. H E . (11,,, deer ON THE GREENWICH RAILWAY.—On 1:H. :4 ,y ilight, about eight o'clock, on the arrival of the 4,!toriu,ttl...fn.r.oin G reenwiell, an accident occurred to an , t . ,) , ,. . ~ ~nan. named Ellen Donaglioe, aged 69, the 1T,,t4.11 toh,G,,rr.eeriiwr,..ie pensioner, which is likely to p i rr n e . k ,„ , e lha ttOre,train arriving at the r , viTis to the .with , t,~ w as ' ''nil jll in pecl out. She, believing that the train t..„ '' its de:itireation, followed him, when she fell be fit, the carriage and the stone platform. In falling ;In ! ~,°k" right thigh, by coming in contact with ` i •yq"l'' l'f the carriage. She was immediately con m4li,,rion a slide, procured from the Brighton Rail.. ay sin, h,_, o (tty's Hospital, when it was discovered that . ~,t,, had broken her thigh in two places, just by the hip t her e 4 , l a b"ve hl. loiee. From her age and infirmities .' Very little hope of her living many dais. 13 ws Wedoe' . rs at 11 en ordon' tge Count he Chao' nce, dated ith the ac legislatif 0 itsices de ju ,t bee c lass WIP the secad ;day fill et ' shat it wso guished• l ess en tbe nt al lluP e .,, inistry fie rank de pit aille be Arti most gr ° ' of a 10°; hero tau' own emir vhich , i n sorll ll °. ° 4 gal bl - the 00316 has W eil eG 06th Year: eurs old P recollecti..h be E n gl2 , mother 01 trs of fr i ich PI" .1 5 , for dl . l ndation .© aired! lat the re f th ° 'her o nd Ch' ll3 , An d 11 :to on on '' that suw o - o aring , rbt Cl ° e 61 4 x ll vent be I ' s pats °`,fbe t•rs- d • servl tu , s reor. a nd Peel e • ¢ eillolP' rj ' ' " Ai e e ss ndaY, , ° 0 Ear' on e 90 ~aV - ie wifitop PUrtlsl33' arl 0 0 1 ,1 'ton, 1,0 , Mr' )us li st to se en's g ry • y_ no s.,. '-'D leo rrott'oe azong o n Tb u t rr )) e vhere o w lay g 0 Ceu nte p, the W r nGo oo be, gsq' , Dal° l ' i °tot 16° r .E IDr e J r n da, f' - cieFridef nps glstbe 1. d i e ' r • tier o igb' Li t+ C firr'•~ 1, • • f) r 1)1Z F .. r i '4.: 1 LI s . . .it. in- ; .r, 0.. •p lower end of t!'i •t tt. r r, 1 Y • • ',:cc -si hf! usual loyal •.:(.; reception from er vii .t . kci• :..-* 11(i! Wffi)l(l r ii o'o ropose ." The inetoory . of that p e., ttoot.ri, kiivii-;" and he felt great ploasiire in coupling with it the health of Colonel 13urns, who was present on that occasion. —(Cheers.) Colonel BURNS 1)6-fly returned thanks, but in so subdued a tone, that in the position in wh:ch we were placed it was impossible to distinguish what he said. Che CHAIRMAN said the toast which he was then about to propose being the principal one of the even ing, required that he should say a few. words in refer ence to it. Speaking, as he did, to a company which consisted, almost exclusively, of his own countrymen, it could not be necessary that he should enter into the early history of this corporation, or that he should state its early dangers and difficulties, the lengthened time during which it had existed, and the manner in which it had prospered. It was well known to all of them that it was instituted shortly after the union of the two Crowns, and that it had been incorporated by royal charter ever since the reign of Charles 11. The principal object of the institution was to benefit poor unfortunate individuals belonging to their own country who might be left in a destitute condition in London. For that purpose many Scotchmen, and he was proud also to add, many who were not Scotch men—(Hear, hear)—had contributed to the funds. In the position in which they then stood they were deprived of one great auxiliary with which many other institutions could enforce their claims. They were not able to bring before the public ocular testi mony of the benefits which they were conferring by this charity ; such testimony could only be found in the report of the officers who had the management of the institution. Other char:ties—such charities, for instance, as schools, could produce before the public visible proofs of their usefulness ; but as it was impos sible to bring there the lame and the decrepid, they must look to the report to learn that their money was well and satisfactorily appropriated. He was happy to state that since the last meeting of that kind the Committee had relieved, on an average, in each month, 283 cases of distress, and that there were then on the list eighty pensioners, receiving 101. per annum. Further, he was happy to inform them that seventy• two destitute persons had been sent to Scot land, it being one object of the institution to forward such pi-rsons to their native country. He called upon all present, in conclusion, to manifest the interest which they felt in their own countrymen by putting down their names as subscribers to 60 good a cause. 'l've Noble Lord then gave the toast of " Prosperity to the Institution," which was drunk with enthusiasm. 71t The SECRETARY then made a report of the sub scriptions. Amongst those announced were 1001. each from the two banking-houses of Drumhionds and Coutts, the founders of which were, it was stated, supporters of the Scotch Hospital ; 401. from the Duke of Sutherland; and 10/. from the Marquis of Stafford; 50/. from Miss Burdett Coutts ; 501. from Sir Charles Forbes; 10/. from Lord Saltoun ; 101.10 s. from the Marquis of Lorn. The whole amount ex ceeded 8001. The CHAIRMAN then proposed the health of the " President of the Society, the Duke of Sutherland." His Grace had, for many years, filled that situation, and, on all occasions, he had proved himself one of the warmest friends of the institution. Finding, how ever, that, on account of the state of his health, it would be almost impossible for him to attend that meeting, in the month of August last the Duke re quested him (the Chairman) to act as his substitute. Being an old friend to the institution, he at once com plied, and he had accordingly come from his hunting grounds, a distance of 300 miles, to be present on that occasion.—The toast was cordially responded to. Sir E. COLEBROOK said that, as a stranger to the in stitution, it would be necessary that he should apologise for intruding upon them, were not the task he had to perform the very easy one of proposing the health of the Noble Lord who so ably occupied the chair. —Cheers.) They had shown, by their cheers, how fully they appreciated that Noble Lord's zeal on behalf of the institution, and how grateful to him they were for presiding over that festival. He had given more substantial proof, however, of the interest which he felt in the cause by subscribing five guineas annually for the last thirty-two years, and he had then given an additional sum of ten pounds. The most effectual way in which they could evince their gratitude to the Noble Lord for then appearing amongst them was by imitating, as far as they could, so excellent an example, and by doing everything in their power to promote the prosperity of the in stitution.—(Cheers.) The toast was received with great enthusiasm. The CHAIRMAN briefly returned thanks. The CHAIRMAN said he had hitherto been obliged to confine himself to those toasts which were con nected with the business of the evening; but he was now going to propose one of a different character, one in which his own heart rejoiced, and to which, con nected as most of them were with the commerce of the City of London, he felt confident they would all respond. The gentleman to whom he had alluded had done them the honour of becoming one of their stewards on that occasion ; but it was not in that capacity that he meant to propose his health. He first became acquainted with that gentleman in a country far distant from this, where he found him high in office, and where he had had the honour, for nearly two years, of serving under hi s or d ers , an d h e stood there prepared to say that, in no instance did he ever du anything of a public nature which was not right. Sir Henry Pottinger--(Cheers)—had had more to do, perhaps, with the commercial than with the military affairs of this country in the case to which he referred. That' he had done his work well, in every respect, was clear from the fact that, by the treaty which he had conducted and finished for this country, he had made it impossible for any other country, in Europe or elsewhere, to claim privileges from the Chinese which we do not enjoy.—(Hear, and loud cheers.) With the name of Sir Henry Pot finger he begged to associate thelndian army. When he went abroad, he found in that army gentlemen highly educated; he found officers who knew their duty, and who did it—(Cheers) —and who had been to himself delightful companions. Such having been the case, he begged to couple with the name of Sir llenry Pottinger the Indian army.—(Cheers.) The toast was enthusiastically responded to. Sir HENRY POTTINGER said he was most unex pectedly called upon to acknowledge this toast, and if he did not adequately express his gratitude, it would not be because none was felt. With respect to his duties in China, it was to him a source of the greatest satisfaction to find that he had, by the manner in which he had acquitted himself, secured for himself the approbation which had been expressed since his return to this country. No man could appreciate more highly than himself the honours which his Sove reign had bestowed upon him, and yet he could honestly say that the approbation and the expression of the kindness and respect of his fellow-countrymen were not less dear to him.—(Cheers.) Lord Saltoun had alluded to the army in India. lie felt quite sure that no one would misunderstand him, when he said that he looked upon the East India Company s ser vice as second to none in the world.—(Hear, hear.) There was as much of integrity, of high feeling, and high honour, and of devotion to the public service in India, as in any other known part of the world. He was sure they would pardon him for bearing this tes timony with regard to his brother officers. He begged to return his most sincere thanks for the honour which they had conferred upon himself. The CHAIRMAN proposed "The Lady Patronesses of the Institution," on whose exertions, he said, the resources of the institution chiefly depended. The toast was vociferously responded to. The next toast was "The Duke of Buccleugh and the Branch Society in Edinburgh," which was duly responded to. The Hon. W. FRASER said he was happy to say they had amongst them that evening a distinguished member of that eminent body, the Indian bar, who had enrolled himself as a subscriber to this great 1 charity. He begged to propose, " Sir Thos. Turton i and the Indian bar." The toast having been drunk by the company, Sir T. TURTON (Registrar-General of the Supreme Court of Calcutta) briefly returned thank•. _ _ _ The CHAIRMAN then proposed " Patrick Maxwell Stewart, Esq., and the Vice-Presidents of the In stitution." The toast having been drunk, P. M. STEWART, Esq., M.P., returned thanks, and proposed the health of the Hon. W. Fraser, four-and twenty years' treasurer of the institution. The Hon. W. FRASER, after returning thanks, pr.-) posed the health of the late secretary, Mr. Aid, which was briefly acknowledged. Other toasts bearing upon the object of the meet ing were subsequently proposed, and the company did not disperse till after eleven o'clock. During the evening the far-famed pipers already mentioned performed several national aim, eliciting, on each occasion, the warmest applause. A part of the band (as we understood) of the Scotch Fusiliers was also present to enliven the proceedings. The vocal performances were of the best description. 'T"E . i,.1 T.HE SU LONI ;_ IVI9NDAI MORNING, DEIUEMB ER 2 1844 TIE` T.*.‘“:l„klt It`El ORIENTAL N, ,i:oN • t , .°t 1,1 ! tho h . y;~ eu trad e.-1- , . i.ripperity o:cre Cul, AIRMAN S. .1. the lieex ~, Wet hi': • • - - ;. .. ~~ ..je : . . , i:1 the Prte w-:. coute , which was t'.• r-.molt rt • it' ~w..,A the f•it ;• 111 , 1 h . ; .h, Ex ei7r...ht he tooke-i uu n a ..-iiarariree for 'Ph Dir-e -tors were aware of the ilux.etv iniproted inteccour , e , with the l'itrint, Presidenei , - and si.bjeet 110 one ene•ag..cl their serious dentiei—o ion; bitt th i.. vice was so onerous. so perilous, and so ex tensive, that they felt they could not enter upon it pre cipitately. They wished first to convince themselves that, with the aid of the Government, a monthly com munication could be established with Madras and Cal cutta ; and they now hoped to undertake it in an effi cient and creditable mariner. He should not now touch upon the China contract, because, as the arrangements connected with that point approached maturity, the Pro prietors would hear more of them. In the meantime there was much to be done, and he hoped the Proprie tors would continue to grant to the Directors that confi dence and co-operation which had hitherto tended so much to the success of their operations. If any Pro prietor had any observations to make upon the affairs of the Company, the Directors would be happy to hear him. Mr. DENT suggested that it would be desirable that the report and the accounts should be circulated amongst the Proprietors previous to the annual meeting, in order that they might be enabled to appreciate the services of the Directors. Dr. BOWRING enforced this recommendation. That subject had engaged much of the attention of Parliament, and any gentleman who had heard the speech of the Prime Minister on the subject of joint-stock companies, and the ruin into which the shareholders in some of them •pt , Mr. Ward, Mr. Villiers, Mr. T. Duneombe, and atrium stating, that eirmm3tances prevented their attendance at the pre . sent meeting. Most of the letters were dated from the country. Mr. WoucELL (a Pole) then read the address of the Polish CAnmittee, which recounted the various wrongs remain unchanved—rulex (or I might entitle them a code of laws) established by the deep drinkers of old, which remain to the great annoyan ce of the majority of the . .. moderns, whr 10 are desirous of seeing them abolished. I have taken my pint of wine to-day, to-morrow should I not be " i' the veils," and lour correspondent, " An Old under which Poland was suffering, and amongst ',tiler things it stated, that even sobriety was an object of sus picion with the Russian Government, as it moralised, and therefore enlightened, the million, and the preach ing of teetotalism Wal , consequently prohibited by Rus7la. Mr. LOVETT proposed the first resolution : "Resolved,—That having heard the unanimous reso• lution of the Polish refugees in London, passed on the sth of June last, on occasion of the visit of the tyrant Nicholas, this meeting, assembled for the purpose of commemorating the last Polish revolution of 18:30, can. not better fulfil its object, nor more worthily honour the present anniversary, than by declaring its approval of and adherence to the* said resolutions, concurring in their spirit, echoing their inflexible determination, and asserting the claims of Polish independeilefl to every boundary violated by any of the partitions of which Poland has been the victim, protesting against all in vasions of the rights and liberties of the Poles by foreign Courts and Cabinets, and claiming for the Polish people the sovereignty of Poland told the emancipation of the Polish soil.' Ile addressed the meeting at some length, and with some warmth, in support of the above resolution, attributing the fall of Poland to divisions amongst the Poles them selves, and to the opposition which existed between the aristocratic and democratic portions of the people ; but he was happy to say that the Polish emigrants were be ginning to understand their true position, and they might be assyed, as he helieved they were, that as the aristocracy had destroyed that country, the democracy was destined to restore it.—(Cheers.) Mr. LINTON seconded the resolution, which was car ried unanimously. Mr. PARay moved tilt second resolution +. Re s oiv e u„—Tbat the perseverance of the Polish emigrants in advocating the cause of their country i their annual celebration of the day in which Poland made an effort to regain her independence ; the contempt with which they have spurned every amnesty offered to them; and, above all, the spirit internally working upon the Polish millions, breaking nearly every year through the of the vitality of crust of illitqt4aoEB, proyok p in e g op t l i e ls..l .r atro cious persecutions against the language, religion, en lightenment, l m ig a h n t y en s m ol e e n m t n , and and p li e b r e p r e ty wa o l f te th st e im P o o n li i s e l s i Poland, nnd therefore of her right to be considered and treated as a nation t,iy the Ilatioils cif Europe, who aro bound to repel the wrongs inflicted on her, as infrac tions of their common rights to freedom, independence, and self-government ; and that this meeting, consider ing the greet cause of freedom as otte and the stimp everywhere, and never to he rooted cut from the affec tion of the patriotic, never to be abandoned by the heroism of the brave, looks to the triumph of Poland in her future struggle for independence, as necesssary to the security and happiness of Europe, and hence as en titled tq find al many Kealo l W 41 1 iP§ 4: there ere nations filled with the hatred of tyranny." —which was seconded by Mr. NrixcxNT, and carried unanimously. The third resolution, which was to the following eff)3et, w4s *lag adopted (Wh4idlik the Ote@r4 of the meet ing _ am fend ! been done at th e moment the llS ship ri was s passin had this erhaps less would h ave b een thought of the unprecedented in fringement upon the rights of the people, but the space (large enough fur an entire company of foot) was kept to the exclusion of the public for near two hours. In doing this Major-General Pakenham has arrogated to himself a power which does not belong to his office, and which no other officer who has previously filled the post of Lieutenant-Governor of this garrison has thought of assuming. The inhabitants naturally consider that a great and undeserved indignity has been put upon them by this attempt to put a barrier " Betwixt the wind and his nobility." The Champion, 18, Commander Clavell, was paid off yesterday. Her marines, and such of the seamen as be longed to Devonport, were conveyed thither in the Comet steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander Pretyman, last evening. The Sylph tender arrived lust evening from Devonport, bringing seamen gunners paid off from the Cornwallis, 72, fur the Excellent. She sailed on her return this morning with supernumeraries. The Hornet, 6, Lieutenant -Commander Chas. Seaver, left Spithead for Chatham this evening, to be paid off. In Harbour—Th e St. 'Vincent, Excellent, ; Victor Sparrow, Nautilus, and Diligence transports and they, Volcano, Eolio, and Dwarf steamers. In Dock—The Prince Regent, Victoria and Albert, Vengeance, Athol, and Locust. In the Basin—The Neptune, Hastings, and Scourge steam sloop, Ae Spithead—No man of war. SHEERNESS, THURSDAY.—The Ocean, SO, Captain R, to her o fl l a d g m o o f o V ri i n c g e s -A th el i m s ir tn a o l rn S i i n r g !. t J o . mWakheiter,oortm tAu r r t tl h e u d r, for the new flag-ship Queen, 110, Capt. Martin, which is on her way to this port. The Thunder, surveying vessel, 6, Commander Bar nett, received advance on Monday, and sailed on Tues day for Nassau, en route to the sphere of her operations, the Bahama Islands. She lands stores and passengers at Nassau. The Skylark, 4, Lieutenant-Commander G. Morris, is ordered to undergo a thorough overhaul and refit for further service, instead of being paid oft. The Crocodile troop-ship, 26, has unshipped her masts for examination. She is ordered to be fitted for survey ing service, to complete her for which it is believed her I poop and forecastle will have to be taken away (they have been but very recently added to fit her for service as a troop-ship). We believe the Athol, at Portsmouth, is being played with in the s ame wa y. The r 'Netley tender arrived this evening from Devon port, with seamen for the Eagle, 50, at Chatham, and Amazon, 26, fitting out here. The latter ship gets on but slowly in her equipment. The Africaine steam-vessel proceeded to Woolwich to-day to tow the Diedalus, 20, Captain M`Quae, to this port. The Vulture first class steam-frigate is expected to be the next vessel commissioned at this port. She has been reef -1 y for the pendent some weeks. The Pearl. 20 guns, was taken into the third dock on the 26th inst., for bringing forward for commission. The Eagle, 50 guns, Captain G. B. Martin, is fitting a anime appea, bein parti crowded by the most inhabitan at ts d anxious to rance gain a g glimpse o ally f the noble ship as she entered the harbour. On going to one part of the platform, how,- :ever, the curiosit of — the inhabitants m e t a most unwarrantable obstruc y tion, by two soldiers who were posted there to keep a space clear for General Pakenharn Commercial, ' be my president, I should be compelled by the rules to have the usual quantity, viz., a pint. If that is not an absurdity I know not the true interpretation of the word. As to hotel-keepers suffering, that is puerile, and a poor argument in support of drinking ; as though they could not alter the scale of charges ibr meals, so as to remunerate them, I trust to your usual impartiality to insert this or part of this letter, and remain yours, A YOUNG COMMERCIAL, BUT NOT A TEETOTALLER. were led, and the necessity of their being enabled to see for thereselves, must feel that the measure of the Govern- meat should be adopted. He knew it was objected that by such a previous communication of their affairs the interest of the annual meetings would be anticipated, and the shareholders would not attend. The CHAIRMAN said that he and his colleagues wished for every possible publicity; they were desirous that all the affairs of the Company should be known to the Pro prietary; but he begged to say that the objection stated by Dr. Boa ring was not the main objection to the issuing the account.. The difficulty existed in getting the accounts from India in sufficient time to promulgate them in the way proposed. For the last four years it had been impossible to conclude the accounts until within twenty-four hours before the meeting; but they were open to the inspection of the Proprietors, and he was sure if the latter would leave it to the discretion of the Directors, the suggestion which had been made would receive the consideration of the board, and tboy wAUId endeavour to meet the wishes of the Proprietors, A PROPRIETOR, who stated that he was about to com mence his fifth voyage to India, expressed his regret that the transit across the desert was to be placed in the hands of the Pilch*. He thought if the Company would offer that Prince 51. a head on their passengers, they might take it into their own hands, It was 4oiely owing to the mercy of Providence that many fatal accidents had not occurred from the overcrowding of theriver boats. The ellAiiiKAN pad, the Board had felt the inconve nience which had been last cptuplained of, and with a view to meet it they had sent out the Delta, hl4l. the Puha had refused to allow her to be placed upon the Nile at pr*aent. He was afraid it was out of the power of the Company to take the transit into their own hands. They were but a Steam Navigation Company, and if the Pacha *hose to take the transit into his own hands, the Company must dispose of their property, The Paella had undertaken, by convention with the British Government, to effect the communication with greater expedition, on lower terms, and to the satisfaction of our Government. As to a poll.tax, be believed ouch a pro position would not be listened to, but, at the sai tir4e, he would state that authority had been given to suggest such a immure to the Pacha if agreeable. Dr. Bowntsio observed that the intervention of a fo reign body in carrying on the internal epinlnnhication of a country, would involve an important question of inter national law, TO THE xr.iiTon OF THE SUN. Sfa,—ln reply to a letter in your paper of the 27th instant, signed " An Old Commercial Traveller," I beg leave to question the correctness of his assertion, that any society either has ° sprung up," or is about to spring up, termed the ‘` Commercial Travellers' Protedion So -1 eiety" fur teetotal purposes, and, as he asserts, for the purpose of upsetting the present state of things, and the conviviality and socialism of the commercial room. No doubt the OLD Traveller believes what he states ; but, Sir, as one of the more modern school, I must make bold to say, that I fear some humourous wag has been playing en the old gentleman's prejudices ; and perhaps on his patlittically bemoaning the defunct hot suppers, hard drinking, and roaring j.dlity of yore, so well known as the old habits of the commercial body, that the said wag i may h ave i nvente d t h e a b surd story of the Protnetion Society," and so called fertb the indignant epistle of the 01.. p Pannileroial iiut, Sir, as one of that body now, I am happy to say ; increasing on the road, who feel a pride in e,onsi dered temperate men, sober mn, and business men, I totally deny that eitlwr ihe harmony or conviviality of our reem is falling, or fallen, trom our improved tem perate habits ; and if the " OLD Traveller" regrets the wild orgies of inebriation ; and cannot enjoy the improved intellectual tone of the conversations of modern commer cial rooms, I can only say that I fear he must continue in his regret, as the day is gone by when either (3Nampla or scoffing can renew intemperate habit; no the road. In conOnsign, and tc, leftite his assertion relative to Else 't dapi:essW landlord"—those gentlemen with weak spirit, I need only refer to the well-known ;apt, that many hotels, which, since their first estAblillinent, have had their doors, I may say, hermetically sealed, against " Travellers," are ;lbw, since posting and coaching are 41r403t a blank letter, anxiously courting the commercial body, and daily advertising their appropriation of a room exclusively for their accommodation, arui expressing their anxiety to cultivate their patronage. Thus, Sir, is the regret of your old Correspondent un folocicd, and the goad feeling which has ever influenced you towards our body, will, I trust, induce you, in jus tice, to insert this letter in reply to his unjust attack.— I have the honour to remain, Sir, your most obedi ent servant. G. C., A Modern Commercial Traveller. Newcastle, Staffordshire, Nov. 28, 1844. The CIiAIRMAN said, the Directors felt the delicacy of the situation of the Company with respect to the transit through Egypt. As negotiations were pending, he trusted the Proprietors would leave the matter to the discretion of the Directors, and not press it further at present. Mr. BIRCII complained of the want of accommodation in the various means of conveyance from India, and par ticularly on board of the steamer Hindostan. He said that Colonel Halewood died within twenty-four hours after his arrival, in consequence of the hardships he endured from that cause. He wished to know whether the Directors were in possession of any details relative to such mode of transit. The CIIIIRMAN said the Directors were aware that many had suffered inconvenience of the nature com plained of ; but he believed it arose from carelessness. The Board were not in possession of any details with respect to the newly proposed mode of transit. He sup posed the negotiations would be submitted to the Foreign office. He would, however, read an extract from a letter received in town lately, and dated at Alexandria, October 26. It was to this effect :—" In rsply to an inquiry as to what guarantee the Directors would have, in the event of their being obliged to withdraw their steamers and give up their establishment in Egypt, and confiding their interests to other parties, his Excellency said that it was no longer a question of trusting to any private company, but that the whole affair of the transit would henceforward be a Government concern, and the Peninsular and Oriental Company would have the secu rity of a convention between the Pacha and the British Government, by which the former engages to place the transit on a firm and satisfactory basis, both as regards travellers, their luggage, and merchan dise. His kxcellency added, that the object of his Highness was, by combining a rapid, economical, and efficient means of transport, to obviate the confusion and irregularities arising from conflicting interests ; but so far from expecting to derive a profit from taking the thing into his own hands, his Highness calculated on a positive loss." The enlightened, character of the Pacha was well known, and if these negotiations for the transit were carried out, the public would be much benefited. The Directors would continue to watch the progress of the negotiation, and would contribute towards its com pletion any facilities which it was in their power to afford. The report was then received and adopted, as was also a resolution for a dividend of three and a half per cent. for the half year. Dr. Bowaxxo said he was sure there would be a una nimous feeling of concurrence in the resolution which he was about to propose, it being a rote of thanks to the Chairman of the Board of Directors, for the manner in which the concerus of the Company were conducted. Mr. MANSEL seconded the resolution, which was car riedst unanimously.asi acknowledg e d th e comp li ment, an d The cnAnt assured the meeting that no exertions on the part of the Directors should be wanting to merit the continued con fidence of the Proprietors. On the motion of Mr. CATILXTON, it was resolved, that 10,0004 should be appropriated out of the profits, and invested in Government or other securities, towards the formation of an insurance fund. The meeting then broke up. o:ht Z e e eo st i h v eoflf—J June, t mettbe proceedings with a response o ' nfr exile s large assemblage of Englishmen on the following day, in resolutions exhibiting sympathy for Polish suffering and hatred of Russian oppression, this meeting, desirous of giving greater circulation and influence to, every worthy demonstration of inte r nati ona l b rot h er h oo d, recommen d s the republication of the resolutions of both meetings, and their consolidation with the present, and thereby invites and entreats the liberal press of this and other countries to aid the cause of truth and liberty, and to vindicate the rights of the oppressed by the insertion .of these re solutions." TO THE EDITOR Ol• THE SUN. SIR,—I see in your columns of yesterday, a letter signed " An Old Commercial Traveller," regarding the existence of a society fur suppressing the present con vivial practices of the road. Unlike the " old 'un," I feel that the originators of that Society are the best friends of the body, and deserve as well of commercial travellers, as Father Mathew does of the Patlanders. I am on my first journey, and consequently the drinking practices of the commercial room appear to me without that halo which custom throws round our accustomed enjoyments, and have not yet arrived at that point, when I can relish a pint of wine at dinner, and a glass of ardent spirits in the evening, which is the minimum allowance of even those who (like myself) are in their noviciate, and I am cure that both landlord and traveller would be benefited by a change that would enable young travellers, like myself, to have our meals at extra charge, and be thereby absolved from the necessity of " putting an enemy in our mouths to steal away our brains." If you think my remarks likely to do good, please in sert it in your invaluable journal.—l am, &c., Swan Hotel, Bristol, N0v.28. A BAGMAN. M. ZABA (a Pole) addressed the meeting in an ani mated speech, which elicited general cheering. He ob served, that upon that day the Poles in every country in Europe, who were not enslaved, had met together to ex press their ardent devotion to their native country, and to renew their vows to employ all their endeavours for its regeneration. These sentiments were participated in by the unfortunate exiles who were groaning in the mines of Siberia, and upon that day their heartfelt prayers were offered up to Heaven for the deliverance of their native land. This unity of spirit would beget a unity of action, and the day was not far distant when Poland would be free.—(Cheers.) Thanks were then voted. to the Chairman, and the meeting s eparated. zor sea in the fourth dock' The painting of her hull was completed yesterday • her top s are p u t i nto th e i r places, and the c rew are busily employed rigging the ship. A detachment of Royal Marines, consisting of two sergeants, two corporals, one fifer, and 63 privates, from the Chatham division, under the command of Cap tain Appleton, with Second-Lieutenant Driver, are on board. The ship will be ready for sea in about three weeks. The Janus steam-vessel was put out of the second dock on the 28th inst., and taken immediately alongside the slicer hulk, to get her cylinders and other heavy weights on board. The depots of those regiments now serving in Van I)iemen's Land, under orders for embarkation, arc not expected to leave the garrison until January next. The ship which had been taken up for their conveyance, in which they were to have proceeded this month, on in pection, was found not to be seaworthy. The strength of these depOts consists of 334 men, with 7 officers. In Harbour—The Ocean, Raven, and Skylark. In Dock—The Hercules, Brilliant, Herald, and Spy. In the Basin—The Howe, Vernon, Amazon, Crocodile, and Vulture. A t the Nore—None. TO THE EDITOR O 1 THE SU?s SIR,—In answer to your Correspondent, " 4n Old Commercial Traveller," allow me to say tha t in the Society he mentions as in existence, the object is not teetotalism, but an entire and perfect liberty to the traveller, so that he may or may not abstain, as best suits himself. As to the depressing of landlords, we will not agree that our system can do so, seeing we are quite willing to pay a reasonable extra charge upon our meals or what else, when we feel inclined to avoid intoxication. I leave it to any one :—is not that a vicious system which induces every young man, coming on to the road, as a commer cial traveller, to become a drunkard ?—thus often blight ing the prospects indulged in by a fond parent, and founded upon his previous good conduct. Ought not such a system to be exploded ? And will the cummer ciab°dallow the stigma to rem a i n upon them, of being int i tiisrespect the least reformed class of men (holding a responsible station in society) now in the country ? I herewith beg to enclose a copy of our rules, which I trust will meet your approval, and claim your assistance, and ! beg to remain,—Sir, your most obedient servant, THE SECRETARY TO THE COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' PROTECTION SOCIETY. Bristol, Nov. 28, 1844. RESOLUTIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' PROTECTION SOCIETY :- Ist. That a society be formed to be denominated the " Commercial Travellers' Protection Society," to consist of a chairman, treasurer, and secretary, and of all those commer cial gentlemen who may travel occasionally, or regularly, and who approve of the objects of this society. 2d. That the object of this society shall be to alter the pre sent mode of entertainment—that is to say, to dispense alto • gether with the compulsory practice of drinking wine at the dinner table, and also the customary practice of drinking grog at night (thus making it perfectly optional for every gentle man to use his own discretion). 'lO abolish customs which, though they have existed from time immemorial, have no foundation in reason, and are proved to be fraught with mis chief both in a commercial, moral, and physical point of view. 3d. That it shall be part of the duty of the secretary to re ceive communications of all commercial gentlemen who are friendly to the principles of this society, and who wish to be enrolled as members, and also from all landlords who are willing to comply with this arrangement, whose houses will in such case be uniformly patronised by the members of this society. • THE EXPERIMENTAL BRIG SQUADRON. We have received several accounts from the experi mental brig squadron, under Captain A. L. Corry, in the Firebrand, steam-frigate. One letter states that the squadron had been dispersed in consequence of continued fogs, and up to a late date no trial had taken place, the brigs having experienced no wind. Captain Corry, however, had collected his little fleet, and it was expected an opportunity would be afforded for testing their sailing qualities. Another account says some sailing has taken place. On all occasions wind free, and particularly on a wind, the Daring has been first. Before the wind, in one trial, she was first, and in others second. Strange to tell, the Pantaloon has figured in most cases next to the Daring, and stranger still,the Waterwitch was never even fourth, and in one trial upon a wind she was last. The Flying Fish was generally second or third ; but here again, as in the other squadron, the surveyor's is the only vessel that has met with an accident. The Flying Fish lost her jibboom. The old brig Cruiser has been dead beat on all occasions. Once the Daring was only able to see her twelve miles to leeward. A third stat ement i s f rom letters received from the Firebrand, dated the 19th instant, which arrived by a vessel that passed the squadron out in the Atlantic, and spoke the Firebrand. They say the squadron had then been at sea four weeks, and had experienced the most tempestuous weather —repeated gales with heavy seas. The Firebrand had laboured considerably, and so violent was the wind, that for 24 hours her lee bulwarks had been under water. Nothing in these letters had trans pired respecting the trials of sailing, as all communica tions on the subject had been interdicted by Commodore Corry, nor did the officers know how long their cruise was to continue, or whore they would go to. The squa dron was, however, all well. FOURTEENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE POLISH REVOLUTION Oa Friday, the 29th of November, being the fourteenth anniversary of the Polish Revolution, a numerous assem bly of the Polish refugees, resident in London, attended Divine strvice in the Belgian Chapel, London•road, at ten o'clock, A. 31., when the Rev. S. P. Brzezinski, their countryman, delivered an appropriate and touching dis course. Afterwards they held a meeting at Sussex Chamber, 10, Duke -street. St. James's. Captain JABLONSKI, having been unanimously called to the chair, addressed his countrymen with much warmth and feeling, calling to their memory the bright hopes they entertained, when, on the 29th of November, 1830, they took up arms to throw off the foreign yoke, and to make their fatherland independent, as it had ever been, before its iniquitous partition between the three treacher ous Powers. Those bright hopes shone over them in all the struggles with their foe, and each new victory of the Polish arms seemed to be the harbinger of a happy re suit of their endeavours. Alas ! the result was fatal to Poland, and the elver, in his unsatiated revenge, doomed the whole nation to suffer a most cruel persecution; and ch of faedßr were sense: )naw, said, or favouring the thirteen years of unceasing tyranny to which Poland f th had been subjected, instead of satisfying the wrath of Nicholas, had made him more obdurate. Captain Ja blonski then alluded to the religious persecution in Po land, and trusted in Divine Providence that the day, when the Poles would break their fetters, was not dis t They prov ed in their frail elements it was composed. the e ratherp Poles exaggerated, e v‘ r , a e t l. e l d ? , f aboutwhat t h at e it s . tre l‘ n i g u the Caucasusthe cause. The Polish and the brave mountaineers of and, besides, " thrice is he armed that bath his nation was a a s ga s i t n ro st ng nu et s i s o i v a g ; h to regain its independence, quarrel just." In conclusion, Captain Jablonski said that the Poles felt a great consolation to see the univer sal sympathy with the wrongs of Poland. That sympa thy was at all times manifested in an effective manner in this country, and even in the very presence of the Autocrat himself.—(Applause.) The following resolutions were then proposed, and unanimously carried by the meeting :- 1. Proposed by Mr. Jackowski, and seconded by Mr. Wiercinski—" That the assembled Poles, ever faithful to the cause for which they took up arms on the 29th of November, 1830, being now in exile, but enjoying the freedom of evincing their sentiments publicly, protest before the world against the gross injustice with which the political annihilation of Poland has been accom plished, and denounce before the tribunal of civilised na tions, the tyrannical oppression to which the Polish nation are subjected—especially that unfortunate portion of their nation which remains under the sway of Nicholas, the Czar of Russia, who, in his unsatiated - revenge, per petrates the most revolting cruelties ; and that they so lemnly deter.' that, trusting to Divine Providence and the justice of their cause, they are resigned to bear the hardships of their exile, and be ever ready to devote themselves for the independence of their country, and for her civil and religious liberties. 2. Proposed by Mr. Kozmian, and seconded by Mr. Olizarowski—" That the assembled Polish refugees ex press their thanks to the British nation, for the hospitality they have met with in this country, and for the protection they have found in its laws. In particular their thanks are due to the Corporation of the City of London, the Literary Association of Friends of Poland, the Right Ilonourable Lord Dudley Ceutts Stuart, and other pub lic bodies and private indivi'uals, who have evinced their symp a th y w i t h the misfortunes of Poland—ii sympathy of which a fresh proof was given in the presence of the Autocrat himself during his lute visit to England, and who have generously endeavoured to alleviate :be hard position of the refugees." 3. Proposed by Colonel Szyrzna. and seconded by Mr. Szulez-wski—" That the thanks of the Poles are due to the editors ef the me.rol olitun and provincial journals, who acne nobly eilseti pin in teivocating the cause of and who have bold: , denounced to the public opinion the ite k . avabl• persecution of which that country %ietilu The above are given as they have reached us, without vouching fur the accuracy of the statement.—. Herald. 4th: That it shall be considered a rule of this society, that an extra change may be made for dinner, &c., so that the landlord be remunerated ; the simple object of this society being not to lessen the landlord', profit, but to abolish a bar barous, though common practice. sth. That it be an instruction to the secretary to obtain in formation from private housekeepers who may be willing to open commercial houses in the event of the ordinary land lords declining compliance with the objects of this society. ROBBERY AT WAKEFIELD THEATRE.—On Sun day night last, the Wakefield Theatre was broken into by burglars, and several boxes of drosses and other thea trical property were abstracted ; the thieves have not yet been discovered. The proprietor of the theatre is a Mr. Smedley, of Sleaford, who was formerly manager and a popular actor on the Wakefield stage.—Leeds Mercury. LORD HARBOROUGH ♦ND THE MIDLAND RAILWAY COSIPANY.—We understand that since the hearing be fore the County Magistrates at Melton last week, all has remained quiet at Stapleford Park. No opposition was offered to the Company's surveyors taking the levels on the Oakham and Melton Canal towing-path ; and no further attempt has been made to survey the park, as the necessary levels, it is stated, were taken from the Ord nance Survey, which was forwarded to the Company by the Board of Trade, on a representation being made of Lord Harborough's opposition. Mr. Stephenson has been on the spot during part of the past week, assisting in the survey. On Wednesday last most of the police were withdrawn, and returned to their several stations, and on the same day the 200 special constables who had been sworn in on the 17th inst., were discharged.-- Leicestershire Mercury. THE WINDSOR RAlLWAY.—Surveyors have been engaged during the past week in taking ground plans of a new contemplated line of railway between Windsor and London. It is proposed to erect the station in Peascod-street, nearly opposite to the Star and Garter Inn, and carry the line close by the Bachelor's Acre, cross the New-road near the Savings' Bank, and thence to the rising ground in the Long-walk, where it will ad mit of travelling on to Shaw Farm by the Frogmore estate, occupied by the Duchess of Kent, Old Windsor, Egham, Statnes, and ultimately to join the South Western line between the Woking-common and the Weybridge stations. According to this plan the Frogmore-road would be done away with altogether, and the Frogmore estate, belonging to the Crown, annexed to the Home park, which would be very desirable to Government, now that Windsor has become the principal residence of the Sovereign. THE EMPEROR NICHOLAS AND THE GRAND DUKE NlicitALL.—ln a recent excursion to St. Petersburgh, Mr. Murchison having expressed a strong desire to ob tain for the museum of the Royal College of Surgeons, under the direction of Professor Owen. a skeleton and skin of the bos aurochs, or gigantic bison, his Imperial Highness, with his accustomed kindness to Englishmen, has announced that the Emperor has most willingly granted the request, and that his Majesty's instructions have been given to procure a specimen, which is to be transmitted to London. The bos aurochs, or primigenus, which, with the mammoth, and other lost races, formerly ranged over very wide tracts, is the sole living remnant of the great primeval quadrupeds, his haunts beinng now restricted to the wild forests of part of Lithuania. The ferocity and great size of the animal rendered it ♦ery difficult to capture and convey him alive to England to our Zoological Gardens, and as detached bones only of this species are known in England the present of his Imperial Majesty must doubtless be considered of great value by all naturalists, more particularly as this is the first example, during many years, of a permission to kill an individual of the herd—stringent orders for their pre servation having alone prevented the extinction of the race. BOTANIC AL SOCIETY OF LONDON.—The eighth anniversary meeting of this Society was held on Friday at the Society's Rooms, 20, Pedford-street, Covent garden; J. E. Gray, Esq., F.R.S., President, in the chair. The report of the Council and Herbarium Com mittee was read, from which it appeared that 17 members had been elected since the last anniversary, and that the Society now consisted of 173 members. Many valuable plants had been presented, and the Society's Herbarium had much increased in value. The plants sent to the members had given the greatest satisfaction, the Society having, through the liberality of its members and other botanists, been enabled to distribute very valuable plants. The report was unanimously adopted, after which a ballot took place for the Council for the ensuing year, when the Chairman was re-elected President, and he nominated E. Doubleday, Esq., F.L.S., and Dr. Bossey, Vice-Presidents. FIRE IN MOOR•LANE.—Friday evening, shortly before seven o'clock, information was received at the several fire engine-stations of a fire having broken out at the honse of Mr. Plant, bricklayer, &c., 5, Moor-lane, City. The outbreak occurred in a back room on the first floor, inha bited by Mrs. Plant, mother of the occupier, who was from home at the time. From the statement of one of the parties resident in the house, it appears that during the whole of the afternoon a strong smell of fire or burn ing soot had been noticed ; but no traces of smoulder ing fire could be found until the upper part of the build ing burst forth in a blaze. Engines from Whitecross street, Watling-street, and Jeffery-square stations of the brigade were very quickly on the spot, and the New River Company's mains furnishing a most abundant sup ply of water, by half-past seven o'clock all danger of the extension of the fire to any of the contiguous buildings ssas at an end, the violence of the flames fortunately being confined to the house in which the fire originated. The fire is supposed to have originated through the foulne,s of the flue, which setting fire to the bond timber in the chimney, caught the woodwork of the flooring, FOOT Ace.— On Monday, John Wilson, of Low and thus destroyed the upper part of the premises, with M7e.e, ei.d Abram Been, of Mosey, met on Haddon a valuable quantity of furniture and effects. It is stated H tl, t o run hetween that Ow. and B..aling bar, near that the parties are insured. Bradee.d. disteece b. ing the. r miles, for 201. The ROBBING CHURCH PLATES.—A gang of boys, some day w ,, s vi . ry ti re, an d b r i ng Wibsey fair; un immense of them rather young men, and well dressed, four or five conc ettre of spectators was present. The betting was in number, have been for some time in the practice of in favour of Benn, who kept the lead, and came in a committing thefts of money from the plates at church winner by about fifteen yards.—Leeds Timer, doors. Their practice is to follow close behind one or TH E GAME LAW S .—A petition to be presented to more ladies, as they go in, and when the former have de- Parliament, Is In e lose of signature, at Nottingham, poritad their offerings in the plate, the young thieves dip prayin g for a repeal of the game lews. It s.-ts forth the in their hands, as it also giving something, and in this serious isijur,‘ den, to die egriculturist. by d es t ruct i on way t h ey h ave b een k nown to carry oft both silver and of hie p ro d uce with " surplus" PAM', the very heavy paper money.—Scotch Paper. cost to th.• public, and the serious evil to society.—Don- STOCKHOLM, Nov. 19.—The Crown Prince is said casts. Gazette. to be rather seriously ill at Upsal. CURIOUS INCIDENT. On Monday last, a man, whose name for obvious reasons it would be unfair to mention, returned to his parish in this neighbourhood, having undergone a sentence of seen years' transporta tion to the colonies, for stealing a pig. Travelling on the road, some distance from his former home, he met a lad, of whom he inquired if such a person, naming his wife, lived thereabouts. The lad replied, ‘• Why, that's my mother ;" and it proved that this was the man's son, whom he had left an infant when ha was convicted. The return from exile was a joyful one to his wire and family. RS his character and prospects had so much improv e d that he came to make preparations for taking them hack with him to the colony, where there is abundant encou ragement for the industrious man, des:rotk, of lining b reclaimed life.—Be he Chronicle. THE W EATHER .—A sharp frost set in in this neigh bourhood on Sun lay night last, after a lung c of soft, damp, and most unhealthy weather. We trest that it will have a beneficial effect on the public health, and put an end to the ravages of typhus t: ver, whi c h has prevailed for some time to a InJe.t alannintg extent in all parts of the town.—Liverpoul Paper. BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, Nov. 29.---Our ket has been very quiet this week, and the trinsaction a since our last report quite unimportant ; prices, h ow ever, are unaltered, and importers continue t, sh ow firmness. For refined goods there is a steady deneval at full prices. Treacle is worth 235. 6i1.1.0A 24 •. :tut' ',cry scarce ; crushed and pieces .re of sa , e /3, i , t , tPl Mercury. INCENDIARISM IN NORFOLK.--011 Sur;day lag ri tire was discovered on di; preum•es of Mr. Dirks, J.f Twyford. A barley stack, the prolltice of six a re L. was quite consumed. One of Mr. Dick's lahnurers has bee , taken into custody on suspiiion o; being the incendiary. —SuOi4.4 Chronicle. • WOOLW — ICH DOCKYARD.—Eighteen joiners and two sawyers have been added to the establishment during the present week, and twenty-nine blacksmiths have ceased being on the establishment, but they will not be out of employment, as seven proceed to Sheer ness dockyard and eleven to Chatham dockyard. The other eleven will be retained as supernumeraries at Woolwich dockyard, and be placed on the establishment as vacancies occur. Thank, having be, n voted to the Cha;rman, meet which t:us Cxelusivel) composed of P o les, 3t.puruled, SMOKING IN FRANCE.—The administration of to bacco in France (which department brings in more than 100,000,000 f. to the Government each year) will at the commencement of the year, offer for sale to the public a greater variety of tobaccos than has hitherto been known in France. On Jan. 28 it will receive propoals for being supplied with 400,000 kilos. of best Virginia; 500,000 kilos. of Kentucky; 400,000 kilos. Maryland; 2,090,000 kilos. of Virginia of 1844; 2,000,000 kilos. of ditto, Kentucky, and 2,000,000 kilos. of ditto, Maryland. On Jan. 30, 135,000 kilos. of Savannah; 130,000 kilos. of Java; 20,000 kilos. of Varinas; 1,000,000 kilos. of Hungary, and 500,000 kilos. of Macedonia; giving a total of 8,035,000 kilos. In addition 10,000,000 Manilla cigars. THE POLISH MEETING. .. COMME'IiCIAL TRAVELLERS' , NAVAL INTELLIGEN CE. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOU itNA L' .4 . '" .s t ni g h ' the ''llfliver6vsr , of the Polish Rev: lotion ' PROTECTION SOCIETY. PORTSMOUTH, FRIDAY.—The St. Vincent 120, Capt. ' PROM THE EVENING PAPERS GP sATuRDAY. • ""-- , a'ect b . .. a; - osskilic illk?'(1,311g, wlach a :,,, held wa i ClllAt, , ---- -4-- Gilstrap'.l Hotel Newark Nov 29, 1844. . Rowley, got under weigh this morning about twelve GLOBE.—" A good man struggling under rni , fortune •ev L'_ ..:rsl;',vl, L.:7d itaat,a. ...-.,t:...:111. i i. 0 rim Emroie Of THE SUN: i o'clock for the harbour ;on leaving the anchorage at is a sight for the gods." So said an ancient hiloso 'ai i he a - aa.i.t roout ,_ ' Spithead, she stood in' to the Isle of Wight on th oar- pher. But the world had not then seen a gre P at corn was caPtai to tha chair,. , arid , on Dr. B avrinea M.P., a i ~,, . ii ,. : „. s 04 c hi.i : ,,.., 1 ,, a -.4 , :4%, Ci , ..:rttst , ;. , ~,, , last, that s,-..,0,. member of the commercial body atitici th, his ~,,, ~.. ~1 . 3 1 Pansu g , tal,ati , .ii. I at- pro . Sia,—l perceive by a letter in The Sun of Wednesday board tack, put about, tacked again, and reached to the mercial cour try struggling under a Tory M' • a ~ Ii I S ry. 'northward and eastward, tacked and reached to the Our modern instance beggars in sublimity the ancient ; pates and cond , mns an agitation for change in the cus- I - , c , l ll -t - - southward, then tacked again and weathered the spit- apothegm As, however, a good man so struggling sai•l, to., asre aaaa a na a a -, ,n a v hail been on pre, Ems : toms of Ow conL.lercial room. Happily for the credit buoy, hauled up the main course, and came towards . the may be supposed to find in an occasional glance at the saiea:a•ti, at pease s ; a i ga i laa the rain of Pelatal, and the ,of the body there are, few o; the old school (to which , harbour under double -reefed topsails and top-gallant more fortunate condition of his neighbours the con. Pile CH.4titmAN nil. th, „ 1 ,,,, the pa a:ea-dings .as weasias wi all laid biaii &Lira as thAt cut Tr Y• 11 " di. ,, your correspondent evid••ntiy belongs) left on the road, sails, forecoursa, jib, and spanker. On entering the mouth soling assurance that hie lot is but an exception, iekt•l-seilie;a • .4. oteate iteiela•ndence and litier . ty of I and it is an indisputable fact that more than three-fourths she up forecourse and in topgallant sails, and ran up the and probably as temporary in duration as it Pokriti; for de,iaiir was a word not to be found in the :of the commercial men of the present day are desirous harbour with her three topsails, jib, and spanker, the is partial in extent, so may wo yet occasiothdly • liv of `'ree-ion 111 could not say when the re- .` of seeing a change in regulations which are not only wind variable from E.S.E. to E.N.E. It was a most look abroad, and, in the brighter prospects of litlt.i/Jll A . A . . SllrreetiOli lif that counto would take place; but that characterised by absurdity, but pernicious in their con- beautiful sight to witness this splendid and efficient man- other nations, find promise of an improvement in our soaner or later it would rise from its pt•eseut oppressed sequences. I will not seek to trespass on your space by of-war under canvass for upwards of an hour; she seemed own. In the progress of sound principles of commercial state, he had not the slightest doubt. If he were to ad- entering into particulars, bat simply put a question to to perform the above evolutions with the most. p,•rfsct economy, especially, IV2 have an interest greater than fires:, an) words of advice to his Polish friends, it would. you, Mr. Editor, by asking if you can conceive anything ease, and afforded a rich treat to the initiated in naval that of any other people. Every step of that progress, be, diat they sheuld not allow themselves to be d:stracten more preposterous than for a man era:rased in business tactics. Hundreds of spectators thronged the ram- wherever made, must be a gain to ourselves. We have sentiment alone ab-by l a try controversies, but let onerequiring all his hysical and ►mental energies, to be ex- , parts and the beach on both sides the harbour. Ad- been led to these observations by a consideratior. sorb ail other considerations—the love of 1- i tatar lone recited (aye thou g h it be in the dog days) to drink a ditional interest was excited by the knowledge that this of the present position of parties hi the Unitssi eoutirra.—(Cheers.) He regretted that a griat total ben pint of wine at isiat,t every day to Jinn r> Mr. magnificent three-declierhad borne oft the palm in the late States, as developed by the approach of the period oe warm friends of Poland wrre prevent; d from sa tend- Editor, he cannot escape by paying alone, no, he must trial cruises from a ship vaunted as the most perfect and appointed for the election of a new President. It seems lug the present mee t i ng; b ut t h ey b : ,i, iu expres,ing drir.h it, as your correspondent of the old school would the fastest sailing line of battle ship in the service (the to be one of the necessary consequences of a democratic their inability to attend, at the same time conveyed the quickly demonstrate to any tyro over whom he might surveyor's ship, Queen). The result of that cruise election, conducted as that of the American Preaident assurance that the}' were animated by the best wishes for . ohaogo to preside, During tr;e last half century change throws some light upon the cause of the Queen being is, that it should generally result in the choice, not oi' that unhappy country. told improvement have taken place in most things, but kept so long inactive in Malta harbour. The platform the man whose talents and ever -bt • fit hire • Mr. Paartv then read letters from Mr. Howard El- ' the old boys of the road, with their arbitrary recrulations, presented . .. - ... _ a _ phinstone, Mr. S. Crawford, Mr. Ewart, Sir C. Napier, 2rgy best fit hitn to govern, but rather of he against whom the fewest objections call be urged ; and so to place at the head of the republic rather one in whose opinions the majority concur - most, completely, than one in %%hose ability they have the: greatest confidence. This may mainly account for the: exclusion of such men as John Caldwell Calh'- .;alhoun, and the election of Mr. Polk, when the representation of the democracy of the United States is in question. Bet such men, wherever their particular place may be, always have their weight ; and speculating, as circumstances may now warrant us in doing, upon the probability of Csl houn taking an important part in the American C.o_ vernment during the next Presidency, it may be inte - resting to the British public to review shortly his past career, and mark what it promises for the future. Our present purpose is to do this, and we take as our chief authority a volume published in New York about twelve months ago. It purports to afford a complete view or his political life down to that time, " together with a selection from his speeches, reports, and other writings, subsequent to his election as Vice-President of the United States." Born in 1782, it appears that he entered Congress in what has been called the War Session of 1811, and immediately became a leading member of the party which preferred war to a submission to the restrictions we were then attempting to enforce upon American commerce. In 1817 he became Secretary of War, which office ho held until 1825, when he was elected to the office of Vice-President. It is chiefly from this period that we must view him as a commercial reformer, and a determined opponent of the measures by which America has shown a disposition to imitate the restrictive and destructive commercial system of the old world. We find his speeches abounding in argu mentative and eloquent denunciations of the protective system, as applied to the produce and manufactures of the United States, and his growing influence constantly exerted in favour of the adoption of those enlightened principles of commercial policy which have at length become so prevalent that they have even insinuated themselves into the Conservative Cabinet of England. Would that their inconsistency with all else they find there were not productive of quite so much vacillat ing and blundering legislation—that our sapient rulers, blinded by the light of principles to which their vision is unfitted, would consent to stand still where the only alternative must be floundering into mischief' But to return to our subject. The opinions of Mr. Calhoun have been so clearly and freely expressed in favour of liberal commercial arrangements between the United States and this country in particular, and are throughout so uniform and eensistent, that we can have but little diQiculty in anticipating the course to be taken by any Government of which he may happen to be a member. His untiring opposition to the 'l'aritf 13111 of 1828, followed by similar but more powerful efforts against that of 1842, have sufficiently attested his character as a commercial statesman. His speech in l Congress )etakena on s aco t m he vie la te tte m r, a m ni a r d e e in manifesto of the August, view 8 18 b 4 3 2 .1% , . h m ic ay h he is likely to be guided in the conduct of any nego tiation between the two countries in which he may bear a part. After describing the particular effect of the restrictive system upon the American trade in cotton, and also upon some other branches of native industry, he reverts to a more general view of his subject, and ob serves that " this Bill (the Tariff Bill of 1842) would affect them all alike ; cause them to sell less, and give more for what they buy, and to fall back on their own resources for supplies ; or abandon their pursuits, 'o be followed, finally, by impoverishment and loss of custom to those with whom it originates. The whole tendency of the measure is to isolate country from country, state from state, neighbourhood from neighbourhood, and family from family, with di minished means and increasing poverty as the circle contracts. The consummation of the system, to use an illustration of a deceased friend, •is Robimon Crusoe in goatskin.'" Yet there is no want in Mr. Cal houn of that salutary caution for which Conservatism claims so much merit. " I am not ignorant," he conti • noes, " that it is the work of time and of great delicacy to pass from the artificial condition in which the country has long been placed, in reference to its indmti‘, b. ) )7 a mistaken and mischievous system of policy. Sua - den transitions, even to better habits or better condi tions, are hazardous, unless slowly effected. With thin impression, I have ever been adverse to all sudden steps, both as to the currency and the system of po licy which is now the subject of our deliberwion, bail as I believe them both to be." Haw Mr. Calhoun is dis posed to apply these principles to international policy may be gathered from the following passage from a letter of his, published in the Times in Septern! or, 1543, end having direct reference to a commercial arrange ment between England and the United States I am for free trade—free trade on both sides, if it can be had, but if not, on one side. It is good in part, but better in whole, for the interest of both countries; and my advice, as far as I have an opportunity of giving it to my frierds, is, to push, without the least relaxation, for decided action on the part of Congress at the next session ; but, at the same time, to throw no discouragement on the attempt to arrange the duties by mutual agreeement ; and I hope they will take that course. It is, I hold to be, the most certain mode to attain the object they have in view—to strike off the shackles of commerce." How will the fine drawn di plomacy of Lord Aberdeen deal with such views as these? No need hero for a subtle distinction between " ab stract propositions" and " practical measures" from Sir R. Peel, or for a cunningly devised Bill with a circunt bendibus in it from Mr. Gladstone. It is all plain sailing. If Mr. Calhoun could carry his party with him we should have nothing to do. America would form her own commercial policy, and leave us to struggle out of the meshes of restriction and monopoly as we best could, and as the growth of our common sense should dictate. As it is, we shall probably have far more offered than it will please the Solons of Downing -street to accept. The very plainness and frankness of the offer will scare them from a ready acceptance of it ; while the absence of all need for their favourite weapons in negotiation will pro bably make them unwilling to do anything. Let us hope that the deficiency of our Tory Cabinet may be made good by the better sense of the Republican one. STANDARD.—We have it upon the highest of all authority that " fearfulness" is a sin of the same cla,s with " unbelief;" and indeed they seem to be sins closely nnected, if not identical. We never remember to have met with a sincere Christian, who either in con versation or in writing, admitted the possibility of any limit to the advance in material happiness or moral improvement of the human race. Such teen exalt all their views, and, looking upward, they can better judge of the boundless perspective before us. Adam Smith, the founder of the modern school of political economy, was an infidel, and though an acute and observing man—who could reason justly from what he saw—he, as an infidel, was unable to extend his view far into the future. He therefore drew his in • ferences by an induction from temporary phenomena, and time has demonstrated the fallaciousness of many of his deductions. Most of his followers have participated in this error of defective induction ; would that we could acquit them all of having shared in its cause—his miserable want of belief. We believe that the happy prospects of a Christian nation which, in proportion to its Christianity, will be a moral. humane, and just nation, are absolutely without limits ; and, with this opinion, we have the most confident anti cipation of the glorious destiny of England. We have seen, even in the lifetime of the youngest man amongst us, what, in the judgment of such reasoners as Smith amid Malthus, was an impossibility —nearly a duplication or the population, accompanied by reduction, in the propor tion of nearly one-half, of the money price of provisions, while, concurrently with both, the amount of realised property in the country has been enormously augmented. If the views of Smith and Malthus were correct, this is a miracle as repugnant to the laws of nature as that mi racle of mercy (at which one of them at least would scoff) exhibited on the shores of the Sea of Gallilee. And such, if we may say it without irreverence, are the miracles best suited to protect a practical and spe culative age from the sins of fearfulness and unbelief —the sins to which such an age is the most exposed. We cannot help thinking, too, that we see traces of a like miracle in progress in the attention now universally bestowed upon the condition of the labouring classes— an attention which, if it be firmly fixed for a very few years, will, we have little doubt, negative the opinion lately so generally maintained, that the condition of those classes is unimprovable to any great ex tent. It' the produce of the earth has more than kept pace with the duplication of the people, and the accumulation of wealth has far exceeded both, what reason is there to suppose it impossible that the mass of the people can be admitted to a fair share of the common blessing ? Diffi culties there no doubt are in the way of such a distribution ; difficulties, the force of which we are not disposed to underrate. But we will not, after what we have seen, admit that these difficulties are insurmountable, if approached in a Chris tian spirit, and with a fixed, constant, purpose to d o whatever can properly be dome for the improvement of the condition of our labouring countrymen—above all flinging from us the sin of " fearfulness." The de terioration of the condition of the labouring classes is a theme upon which many good men expatiate with a feeling of compassion that does them honour, hut this theme has been urged, perhaps, too far. If it has been urged beyond the limits of truth, as we think it sometimes has been, it has passed the bounds of sound policy ; for from falsehood nothing good can follow, and to exaggerate an evil is one means of making the cure seem desperate. That the condition of the labouring classes has det eriot ated to some extent since the war, seems to be capable of proof ; and that the new poor-law, in its original shape, was calculated to aggravate the evils of that deterioration, we should be the last to deny; but we are by no means certain that, as compared with the peri9d autececient W ;793, therti Imo been any 4 AP' ' y 'rig yei , 1 101' vs o ,.: to