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I; j :kl ' S! „ .4 . . b R, • "o.i . f , + oft 4 , c - z,. - /\••• l, -4- , ‘•, , ,, , ,,,.:1 ,A i „, IIN I rii • • , It - . ;400 s i-Avi iiE li I ' . ,:: - i\'` ,-(' . ,:. /.. .,....P ("--W' , . _ . 1 --~_ TO COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS.—Efety :descriptio n of solid and other LEATHER CASES, for carrying ZulAtes or stock, I:_ ode to order. Solid Leather and other Portman noel: Carpet Bags, hat Cases, &c. &c., in great variety, always in Joh. n _ .......z2__outhgate and Son, mann fact urers, 76, Watling-street, London. SOUTHAMPTON, DEC. 16.—The Peninsular and On ental Company's steam-ship the Queen, Captain Russell, arrived at half-past two o'clock this day from Gibraltar,- and landed the Peninsular and other mails.,_whieh were forwarded to London by the - tht - W - O'clock train. Her dates are, Gibraltar the 7th, Cadiz the Bth, Lisbon the 10th, Oporto 11th, Vigo 12th, and Corunna the 13th. The Queen has the following passengers :—Mr. New port, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Mr. Hadida, Viscount Car reira, Mr. Almerda, and Mr. Driesman. Tke Tagus was seen on the 9th off Cape St. Vincent, and on the 12th the Royal Tar running into Vigo. The Queen has the following cargo :-516 boxes oranges, 5 boxes of date. 16 boxes eggs, and the usual quantity of specir. The Pacha steam yacht, Captain Burney, will leave the docks to-morrow en route for Gibraltar, with the Mediterranean and Peninsular mails, 25 passengers, and a full cargo of manufactured goods. The Avon, Captain Norton, will leave this port to morrow, with the West India mails, 45 ptssengers, and a full cargo of stores belonging to the company. The Forth, Captain Chapman, may be expected on the 21st instant, with the Havannah mails from St. Thomas's. TO GAS INSPECTORS. ANTED, by the Commercial Gas Light and 4 .___ Coke Company, au active intelligent person, o: good address, ivNsPECTOR of LIGHTS. iii," b er Particulars may be had at the offices of the Company, t er i;! . e . Y. and applications, accompanied by testimonials as to charac -1 efficiency, must be made by letters pre-paid, addressed to the -- " , "art of the Company, on or before MONDAY, the 22d inst. By order of the Board, H. AVERY, Secretary. N Ste 'neY, December 17, 1845. ATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK OF ENGLAND. 112, Bishopsgale-street, London, Dec. 16, 1845. E lle Directors o f th e N a ti ona l P rov i nc i a l Bank of England do NT give notice that a DIVIDEND, at the rate of FIVE I'ER lilts P ER ANNUM, for the half-year ending the 31 st Decemb er, of - Will h. N - Payable on the Company's stock, on and after the . 16th the bAay next, when the Dividend Warrants will be obtained ter C ° lll Pany's Offices, 112 Bishopsgate-street, or at the da nt branch 1 The T._ ea. 24n .r ansfer-Books will be closed on and after WEDNESDAY, the instant, until the Dividend becomes payable. By order of the Court of Directors, • .. j .-:--- ---.-___. [ ___ .. ) A s ., ROBERTSON, Agent and Manager. Il i tt MINGHAII and BOSTON DIRECT The CI RAILWAY. eon,- •artimittee beg to announce that the Allotment has been treeted aid the Letters posted. bodg Pl a4a, Sections,' and s Books of Reference have been duly sa at the Board of Trade and with the sevPral Clerks of the ._...." • mew' and the Committee fully anticipate the successful issue of - . - Praleation to Parliament in the ensuing session. DECEMBER 18, 1845. N I r No. 16,643. :LA. YIN DO N U RSDAY „ _ PRICE SD. ROYAL POL i'I;EUHNIC A Lecture on the INATALSNT DISEASE in FOTATOES, and the Means of extracting - the Starch as an Article of Food, will Ile delivered by Dr. Ryan, daily, at half-past Thee, and on the Evenings of Mondays, Wednesdays, and Frilays, at Nine. rrofeisor Bachoffner's varied Lectures, with experiments, in one of which he clearly explains the principle of the ATINIOSPHERIC RAILWAY, a model of which is at work Daily. M;. Downe, the celebrated Flutist, will perform, at Three o'Clecl,, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. ,I',oleman's NEW AMERICAN LOCO MOTIVE ENGINE, for as -ending and descending iiiclined Planes. A beautifnl series of DISSOLVING VIEWS. New OPTICAL IN NTRU ‘IENTs, sse. Experiments with the DIVER and DIVING BELL, &c &c. gradually getting firmer, and prices had fully re sumed their previous level. Holders, however, looked with some anxiety for the arrival of the news by the Cambria. Business generally at New York was good, pai ti cularly in all descriptions of provisions. Exchange was lower, and still falling, being quoted, at the sailing of the steamer, at 8 to 8i premium; on Paris, 5 271. All was quiet at Monterey, in California, on the 30th of September. A new Governor, with troops, was expected from Mexico. Papers from Guatemala to the 10th of September, received in the city of Mexico, state that that unfor tunate republic at last enjoys some repose. The commanders of the troops at San Salvador and Hon duras entered into an armistice on the 26th of August, and commissioners were appointed under it to confer upon the conditions of a general peace. The accounts from Otaheite state that her Britannic Majesty's ship Collingwood, Admiral Sir G. Sey mour, hail arrived there and saluted the French pro tectorate flag. Sir_G. Seymour has command of the English fleet stationed on the North Pacific coast, and to operate on the shores of Oregon, if need be. It is this fleet that Commodore Stockton has just been dispatched in the frigate Congress to watch. The United States ship Levant, Commander 11. N. Page, was at Oahu on the sth of September, to sail next day for California and the west coast of Mexico. The United States ship Savannah, Commodore Sloat, was daily expected at Oahu. The United States ship Warren, Commander Hull, sailed from San Pedro, California, September the 6th, 1845, for Oahu. quite Leyond the point from which it started, at the close of the last war. Great Britain, say our vapouring statesmen, will not, dare not, cannot make war. No doubt she will be extremely reluctant to draw the sword. No doubt, a war would prove inconvenient, injurious, and, in so far as it might tend to embroil her with other nations —haaardeus to her interests. But the ignorance of those is an object of compassion, who can b live that the steeping. lien will suffer our Government to tread on his toes, without rousing him to action and to vengeance. The true question is, whether, when the negotiation is terminated, Great Brit a i n w ill i n tr o duce, by sea and . land, an armed force into Oregon—under the pretence, perhaps, of merely taking quiet' possession. In that event, our spirited Government and people can do no less than attempt to follow suit—which, as respects an expedition by sea, may be found no easy achievement. Such a state of things would be, in its beginning, ex ceedingly like a war, but it would be only the " begin ning of the end." If these considerations are well founded, the time is approaching—perhaps now is—when the people, esre daily of the Atlantic States, in every mode in which their voices can be expressed and heard, should have it understood, by the Government, that this war must nut be ; and that it is time for them to act under other influence than that of the impassioned portiors of the Far West, who deceive themselves with the illusion that national and individual glory consists in shoeing fight, in every controversy; and that their local and sectional interests may be promoted by a war whatever may befal their brethren on the seaboard The watchword of considerate men, of all parties, who are in favour of peace, s h ou ld b e , com promise, or arbi tration—but no war. The distinguished statesmen, of both parties, should rally their forces under this stan dard. The north and the south should pull together, and form &coalition of parties, on this ground ; regarding it as distinct from all party questions, which may be left ta taki their course. It is unimaginable, that the southern States can be ready to provoke a war, pregnant with every danger to.themselver, aedaeitkoutikny Justreason or occasion ; and shtfr . serfixvors" trarit'presentattves believed, - have sufficient independence to resist the first step, which would be—noti - ee to discontinue the joint occupation. This step, if taken, must be followed up by military pos session, in some form, or government will be regarded as a mad dog, showing his teeth; and, with this position, our western fire eaters weuld not be dontent, even il Great Britain should not think fit to forestall us, by a fort or two at the mouth of the Columbia, and a few steamers to play on and off. In short, there is a moral certainty that war would shortly fellow the first change in the stau quo. I ever be the ultimate phase of events, he must throw away great opportunities to escape from the possession of pavier, if not of office. If he resume his Ministerial functions, he resumes them under better auspices than when he resigned. With a Cabinet purged of adverse colleagues, with a conscience purged of pledges and promises, and with adherents void of that embarrassing commodity—con fidence, he will have the whole expanse of political measures and maxims to choose from; he will be tied - to none—pledged to none by implication or by promise. The country will expect everything, but will have a right to demand nothing. If, again, he prefer to repose on the shady benches of the Opposition, he will—he can —hardly remain idle. He has already broken up two parties in his life; he may amuse himself with consoli dating a third. He will have plenty of elements whereof to frame it; and experience has furnished him with skill enough to make him a dangerous ant , gonist to any rival Minister—whether he be Whig or Tory— Leaguer or Protectionist—Lord John Russell or: the Duke of Richmond. Admission, One Shilling. Schools. Half-price Oriental steam ship, Captain Soy, will take out he dia and Chinese mails of the 20th instant. yr R. CAR TER'S MA MMO TH HORSE. The colossal Horse, GENERAL WASHINGTON, the pro perty of Mr. Carter, the Lion King, has been visited by many thou sand persons, including the t obility and gentry, and numerous ladies, Kho have declared th,t he is the most extraordinary horse in the world. The principal journals have spoken in the highest terms of this remarkable animal General Washington is the largest horse in the world -- he Is twenty hands in height, and weighs twenty-five hundred pounds. Ile will be exhibited by Mr. Carter for a short time, previous to his departure to America, at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, from Eleven, A.M., till Nine, P.M.—AidMISSiOII, rter , re of at RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 16. __ _ STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—lloston, Newark - , and Sheffield, par—Chester and Birkenhead, 444—Derliv and - Crewe, 1 3 / 4 p.—Edinbnrgli and Glasgow, 66%—Grand Junc tion, 233—Ditto,- Quarter Shares, 33 p. —Ditto, New Quarter Shares, 32 p.—Ditto, 401. Shares (L.M.), 52 p.—Goole and Doncaster i par—Manchester, Midland, and Great Grims by, 2s. 6d. p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland, par— Midland, 140—North Union (A), 208—Ditto' (8), 143 North Staffordshire, 2%..p.—Oxford andßirmingha in Junc tion, 1% p.—West Riding Union, 3 1 A p.--Ythitehaven and . Furness, 10s. dis. Dutch Rhenish, 2 p. MANCHESTER, DEC. 16. STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The sales are--Blackburn, Darren; ' gheffi 70 e —Man and an- . c and Bolton, 7—Cambridge and Lincoln, 3 %—Edinburgh and Glasgow, Halves, 12%—Grand Union,-23 5 . 9d . —H u d dersf i eld and Manchester Railway and Canal, 6—La ncas hi re an d N orth Yorkshire, 445. 6d.—Leeds and Thirsk, 911—Li verpoo l an d,- 21%MB i ti le r s y t , eraci i L c. e -- 6d ll s, la F n if c t.f c.—Manchester y2 a_nd m ß an ir c m he in s ea ffi , Midland, 4%—North Staffordshire, 953. 9d.—North- Union (A), 207—Sheffield and Manchester Quarters, No t 3,5 1 A —-- South Midland, 925.--Trent Valley Continuation and Holy,. , head, 2—West Riding-Union, 5/. 17s. SHEFFIELD DEc. 16. • • By order, Oake s J. ELLIOTT, Secretary. ....... , 26. Afoor ga t c - s t r eet, Dee. 17, 1845. LEEDS and. CAR"LISLE RAILWAY. rk tu Jiotice is hereby given, that an amalgamation, on terms Gy s telvantageouS, having been effected with the YORKSHIRE 1t11,4 44800 1V UNION RAILWAY COMPANY, by which an jta.l2, 6 s •Parliamentary opposition is obviated, the Shareholders in lhei z 7..o and Carlisle Railway. Company are requested ' to forward bet ant r e i r ß to the offices of this Company on or before the 31st of __, 1845, in order to have it stamped, agreeably to the ar- Z".Wir entered into by the Directors. 'By order of the Committee pf Management, %sh m CHARLES LOCOCK WEUB, Secretary. '-1,0 .roams, Basinghall-street, London. OK AND SHARE EXCHANGE OF %q v' :: • M ANCHESTER, 4.L .4 thi LIONS•PASSED AT THE LEEDS STOCK EXC HANGE. _transactions on the fate of a pubic prospect u s , in shares C-actual existence, are no more than provision it contracts, 4 tnine absolute only in the event of a bona fide formation of ~ and issue of shares in substantial conformity with the lA_ on which "the provisional dealings were founded ; and f ott4 :re the projectors of the scheme contemplated by such pro- Without having constituted the proposed Company, entered , 4 41 % zia irrangements essentially varying either in constitution or ~ t ip "sta the scheme originally published, and involving the vir utunent of such scheme in its original integrity, the deal ' ktur.ll the original prospectus become inoperative and void." La accordance with the foregoing resolutioniaeontracts in .. uri th ,, urthe Huddersfield, Halifax, Aar - Bra . Union, are a _.`' TO, void.. 3%.4 1 In accordance also with the foregoing resoltition, all eon -11 ,‘,"!Oer the name of Manchester, Liverpool, and Great North ;it d. 4 , are null and void." Itali an ; Monthly meeting of the members of the Stock and Share ktOf Manchester, held on the 15th day of December, 1545, a ~...., a above resolutions of the Leeds Stock Exchange having . 1 to the meeting, , I titytunanimously resolved, that this Association denies the4ight Lltat"qtek Exchange to declare any contracts void under such:eir vitsr Ti•,:us, and that the above resolutions cannot be viewed in any Il ut rint than that of wholesale repudiation. %It, or this Association pledges itself not to transact any business 'r a ' ur any member of the Leeds Stock Exchange, until the .*.,, s olutions' are rescinded, and the members honourably fulfil ""gsgentents. By order, r... WILLIAM MARSHALL, Chairman. ATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUE.- ANCE SOCIETY, 26, CORNMILL, LONDON. ' Capital £500,000. 014 ,_.. Empowered by Act of Parliament. tlies ustittltion offers important and substantial advan- Lee 436 74 respect both te Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. Mk, o red has, on all occasions, the power to borryw, without, ex ...,tte i v ; forfeiture of 'the Policy , two-thirds of the premium paid, 1 441 4) : also the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion --' ter' .... ?,, I ts to mee granted conveniences sr necestity. Assurances '- —°. Years are on the lowest possible rates. Ole 2 ,___ . DIVISION OP PROFIT:. .. ` ,- .;ose and increasing prosperity of the Society has enabled 3 ._Bq—Sectors , at the last annual investigation, to declare a third 7til 1: I T‘rYirig front Su to 75 per cent. on the premiums paid on 'e7 effected on the Profit scale. %..'----_ —EXAMPLES. THE MANCHESTER END SOUTH AMPTON One of the most energetically urg4irojects of the late railway mania season, was the line purporting to be from Manchester t. Southampton. Five and six pounds premium were freely given; and when Mr. Hudson" joined the directory, and had 25,000 shares allotted -to him, it was thought to be• without limit to the value of its • shares, and was to carry all before it., The impracticability of getting, over the Cotteswold hills was overlooked, and • plans and sections were deposited with full confidence of success, aril yeteir culars are now issued ahandOning the linefrem Swindon loCheltenham, and disconnecting altogether Manchester and Southampton. The shareholders are now asked to sign a new deed, and agree to new stipulations; but if they possess the- caution which the times require, they will not be so easily caught, but will insist on the return of their money. The _isle of Wight Itailway(also,Alaala.... dolled) and the'Manchester and Southampton' own one parentage. IMMENSE SALE OF LAMPS AT BALE-PRICE. CLARK and COMPANY, 447, West Strand, beg to announce that they intend making extensive alterations in their establishment, and, in consequence, are compelled to dispose of a large portion of their immense and excellent stock of lamps. The stock consists of the New Light, Clark's Patent Carcel Oil Lamp (the best oil lamp ever made), Solar Lamps, and all other oil lamps. Young's Vesta Spirit Lamp, the Gem Spirit Lamps, Oil and Candle Chandeliers, Candelabras, and Ormolu Candlesticks, and richly cut Lustres ; Palmer's Magnum Candle Lamps, and every description of Palmer's and Clark's Caudle Lamps that can be required. In fact, their immense variety provides a choice for all, and gives all satisfac tion. The whole will be sold considerably under the usual charges. The reduction in prices commence Tuesday, 16th December, and will only continue one month, or perhaps less. Please write down Address, CLARK and Co., 447, WEST STRAND, the Immense Lamp Depot. P ÜBLICAT I ON*: NEW AGRICULTURAL MAGAZINE. On Thursday, January Ist, will be published, No. 1, to be continued Monthly, in Svo., with Two Engravings, price Halt-a• Crown, of T HE PLOUG-Ii ; a Journal of Agricultural and Rural Affairs. • - London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longman. CANADA. We have Canadian advices to the 26th ultimo. The departure of Lord Metcalfe is thus an nounced in. the Montreal. Courier . .• " His riic - ellency the - Governor-General ias, we believe, decided on leaving Canada immediately. Lord Metcalfe did not tender his resignation to her Majesty, but we are informed that: the state of his Lordship's health being known to the Home Government, they very considerately offered to Lord Metcalfe to relieve him of his onerous office. We have not heard who is to be Lord Metcalfe's successor. The government will in the interim be administered by the Earl of Cathcart. For the sake of the colony we cannot but regret that we are to be deprived of Lord Metcalfe's services, but knowing as we do the state of bodily suffering under which he has been labouring for some months, although he has supported his afflictions with the most heroic for titude, we cannot but be pleased that for his Lordship's sake the cares of an onerous office are no longer to be added to the sufferings of a painful malady." STOCK EXCRANGE.—The sales are—South 1-m1un,34%. *--4 0 teds -auf l .Dewalasor)4 17-;-:Lontlim Ana - rm7 Pheffield and 'Lincolnshire, 31. 33.—Santh Midland, Wakefield mid Harrotatw. 11. 12s. RISTOL, Dsc. 16. STOCK tICHANGE.— The same are—Manchester_ and Southampton, VA—Midland, Neiir, - Somerset,-, and Weymouth, 2 1 %. - - LEEDS, DEC. 16. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Great North of Eng land, 12 p.—Manchester and Leeds, Fifth Shares, 101. 3s. 6d. p.—Leeds and Thirsk, 914--Newcastle and Berwick, 10%_ Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole, 31 e. n.—Cambridge and Lincoln; 3 .',—lVest Riding Union, 5 1 4—Lancashire' and North Yorkshire, 2s. 6d. dis.—Leeds and York, 78. 6d. dis.— Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 31s. p.—North Western, VA—Wakefield and Bradford, 12s. 6d. dis.—Wake• field and Harrogate, 2s. 6d. p.—Welsh Midlands, 1%. HULL, ,DEc. 16. STOCK Excir.orox.—The transactions in our 'money mar ket continue very limited, and until a new and strong Mi nistry is formed, which may indicate what is to be the result of the great political questions now •agitating the country, no great improvement can'take place, although persons are san guine that, under all ordinary, circumstances, shares have seen their lowest. As regards tlie new li nes , i t i s h oped that the present political crisis, by affording time for reflection, will induce their promoters to examine well the plans, sec tions, finances, &c., and weigh well how far, as honest men, they are justified in proceeding to Parliament. Where they Ere not fully satisfied with their position, they would act the part of honourable men, and immediately withdraw from prosecut ing their schemes, and return as early as possible such por tion of the deposits as may not have been expende Out of the quantity of notices given of new lines, a great majority cannot at present have any ground to even suppose they can succeed. The sales are—Matlocks, p.--North British, 22—Ditto, Carlisle, 2—Ditto, Dalkeith, 5 3 4.—Hu1l and Splby, 100—Leicester and Bedford, ss. p.—Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, 2/. u s. 9d. . T HE QUARTERLY REVIEW, No. CLIII., will be published NEXT WEEK. - CONTENTS: I. LORD CAMPBELL'S LIVES of-the CHANCELLORS. IL LITERATURE of the EGYPTIAN MONASTERIES. 111. HIGHLAND SPORT. IV. ARAGO and BROUGHAM on CAVENDISH. V. LETTERS of MARY QUEEN of SCOTS. VI. HUMBOLDT'S , KOSMOS.. • VII. TOWNSEND'S HISTORY of the HOUSE of COMMONS— PRIVILEGE. VIII. SMALL DEBTS ACT. IX. ECCLESIASTICAL AFFAIRS of SCOTLAND. X. 'WALPOLE'S MEMOIRS of GEORGE 111. XI. MINISTERIAL RESIGNATIONS. _ . GREAT MANCHESTER, RUGBY, AND SOUTHAMPTON RAILWAY. tbe vitb pri• be IRELAND. REPEAL ASSOCIATION. John Murray, Albemarle-street, NEW MORNING PAPER, to be commenced early in the new year. The DAILT NEWS, a Morning Newspaper of Liberal Politics and thorough Independence. The leading features of the paper may be briefly stated under the following heads : Its City News and Commercial Intelligence, collected from the highest sources, will be scrupulously impartial, and always early. Its ScientttT and Business Information on every topic connected with Railways, whether in actual operation, in progress, or pro jected, will be found to be complete. An extensive system of Foreign Correspondence in all parts of the world has been for some time, and is now, in coune of organisation. Its Parliamentary Reports, its Law Reports, and every other item of such matter, will be furnished by gentlemen of the highest qua lifications. Among the writers of its Leading Articles, its Criticisms on Books, the Drama, Music, and the Fine Arts, are some of the most distin guished names of this time. i ' yard , . . 1 1 ,SI P p; : e n i l um. Bonus penas in I a: ..• I _ g added. Cash., reo 1 .., ..o. ... ~.... . 9.. F.. 4 . --.. , ttl i f oo l ,I 1 •o,ltv , The Literary Department of " the Daily News" will be under the direction of Mr. Charles Dickens. *.* The Counting-house, and Office fbr Advertisements intended for insertion in "the Daily News," will be at No. 90, Fleet-street, London ; to which place any communications to the Editor should be addressed, until the Publishing Offices in Whitefriars shall be completed. Ifl3 17 1 11 8 6 9 2 10 6 0 9 £395 II 1 346 43 296 13 4 247 4 h Elegant Pocket Edition, price Is., by post Is. 6d. D R. CULVER NV EL L ON MARRIAGE, Its HINDRANCES and OBLIGATIONS. d. 1837 £l9l 13 51A87 13 51 74 3 4 1833 165 13 0 74 13 10 1839 138 13 6 61 14 3 1840 89 0 0 41 13 4 " To be or not to be, that is the question."—Shalqueare. Contents :—On Matrimonial Eligibility and Unfitness—Laws of Paternity—Phenomena of Gestation—On Maternal Influence—On iufelicitous and unproductive Unions—Curiosities of Medical Experi ence, Cases, &c. &c. 14, Nr ne l, on of proilta is annual, and the next will be made in De "` the present year. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, BRITISH. INSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1609. • , k a . s ?rotecting Capital 1,000,0001., subscribed. • pr .n 4,1 the Duke of SUTHERLAND, K.G ., President. pran•_eter Laurie, Alderman, Chairman of the London Board. Warden, Esq. (Director 11.E.1.C.), Vice-Chairman. Boyd, Esqrs. Resident Managers. 11;16416, Webster Al .D., FRS 24, Brook-street Physician. in stitution el is incorporated by Royal Charter, and is so consti- Isifolli=flord the benefits of Life Insurance in their fullest extent , a. - T iot ers combined With perfect security, in a fully sub in 11 , D. tal of One Million Sterling, besides an accumulated Pre- W_ 4l,, eXceeding 442,0001., and a revenue, from Life Premiums ea r , Ihttztiilt —ardit of 90,0001. per annum. D e cent or cDur-fifths if the total profits of the Company, k ' '4 ‘•%,rosiuly divided LlDong the assured. tua contain:ng tables of premiums, with the names of Vice-Preside:xtS, Directors, and Managers, who are all 11kir,t'its; tanners, may be obtained if the Secretary, Henry T. 414 t. ' 4 4.. 4, NeWpank-bll.2ldingl or of the Actuary, 10, Pall- JOHN KING, Actuary. i grfICANCE OFFICE . and 57, CHARING-VR.OM., , (ed 1797. V. 41, TORS. . k Cott o °°d ' E ' q" M.P. Kirkman D. Hod:Son, Vsti. .t, r "It n . Esq., F.R.S. R. H. Lawrence, Esq. 0. Curtis,i i Bart. J. Petty 31uspratt, Esq. Pellsta'"lB, Esq ,,,_- runer,. Esq• G. S. Storey, Esq. C. 11. Turner, Esq. 'Jordon, Esq., . M D., F.R.S. 1 31. whiting, Esq. ' • _ AUDITORS. . lltiel Goodhart, Esq. I Thomas Hodgson, Esq. The John Davis, Esq. l l u ftpi ri e,riodical Valuation of the Policies effec ted with this Com- Oh ito dl a Return System will be made after the 3d of July, 1847, the Pluitable proportion of the surplus premiums will be allotted o. Th ee lder of every such Policy issued prior to that date. LImlY co nsists feature in the mode of division adopted by this Com "irki okras in the admission of every member to participate in the genelhe h as assisted to create. cal ,t h tis. al plan of the office comprises all the real advantages of Z ffe c 'l system of life assurance is susceptible. 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TUCKER, Secretary. it i L R GE SS' S NEW SAUCE, for general pur ,,,ses ,It ~.,, , having gained such great approbation, and the demand Nt et 7„Talaing to increase, JOHN BURGESS and SON beg most Z . l r th o l9. l Y to offer thus their best acknowledgments to the Public '44 i m - liberal patronage of the same ; its utility and great conveni -61,„::011 climates have recommended 1. to the most distinguished C'" nnections, who have all spoken high l y in its recommenda ' It is It t o , Prepared by them only ; and for preventing disappoint- Ole h .,.talnilies, all possible care has been resorted to, by each Zee t ilmg sealed on the cork with their firm and address, as well .ait i l o 7 Abel having their signature, without which it cannot be a g , j°ll° N ,tl,, tn /A7RGESS and SON'S long-established and much -esteemed O'siu n '_E of ANCHOVIES continues to be prepared by them after •attC. ?Planner that has given the greatest satisfaction for many ' ''' '%, .....rehouse, 107, Strand, corner of S avo y Ste p s, London. nitANDY AND CAPSULES.—Mr. BETTS 01 41 (the late firm of J. 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THE SILENT FRIEND ; a Medical Work on the Infirmities of the System n both sexes ; and of the loos of the reproductive powers, with means of restoration. The baneful effects of indulge"' ce, &c., are fUlly pointed out. Illustrated by En gravings; followed by observations on Marriage. By lt. and L. PERRY and Co., Consulting Surgeons, London. . . OREGON. (From the Boston Atlas, of Nov. 22.) The forbearance of the W hig press, in reference to Oregon, has encouraged certain editors, who are dis• posed "to go for the whole," to assert that a majority of the people are in favour of that desperate course. This forbearance has been commendable, ' inastntichiMlfe indicates a willingness to let Government make the be.t of its negotiation. But when circumstances show that advantage is taken of this well-meant disposition, and that a misconstruction of public sentiment may lead to measures fatal to the public peace, it becomes proper to break silence, and to speak loud, as the least of two evils, although the enemy must overhear. If it were really true that a majority of the people are in favour of persever ing, at all hazards, in the extent of our claim to Oregon, it might still be pertinent to inquire, what porticn of such majority possesses the information which qualifies it to decide upon the merits of a most grave and complicated question of international law, which has occupied, for forty years, the research of great jurists and statesmen, with different results. Is it disrespectful to assert that' the number of five hundred persons is a liberal estimate, of those who have in fact investigated the documentary evidence on this subject ? And is it less liberal to pre -, and at some that five thousand exceeds the number of those _...y, and Saturday ; ....0, Manche der, on Mondays, who are competent and disposed to form an o p inion for ~ themselves, upon a thorough investigation of t he title _ e • _TM- 'lt seems, then, to be impossible that any number of AIM ERICAN NEWS. persons, considerable in reference to a majo rit y of the people, in the United States, are judges of the merits of the claim, or can be ready, from their sober conviction, ARRIVAL OF THE BRITANNIA• to embark in " war to the knife," to maintain the say-so The British and North American royal mail of President Polk. If they push things to this extreme, steam-ship Britannia, Captain Hewitt, arrived in the it must be upon advice of counsel, and not from their Mersey at half-past five o'clock on Tuesday morning, own conscientious persuasion of the justice of our claim. having on board Lord Metcalfe, who leaves his go- On such advice then, and such alone, it is to be feared that vernment on account of ill-health. Bishop H ug hes, many of our enlightened representatives are ready to of New York, is also a passenger. Lord Cathcart is act, and will act. But it fortunately happens that, Governor of Canada till another is appointed. The while the great body of the people are. and must re- Britannia left Boston on the 2d instant, and Halifax main, ignorant of the merits of our claim , ever y man of common understanding, is capable of estimating its on the 4th. She met the Cambria when a few miles value—in which estimation, honour may be included — from Boston, and brings 75 passengers. and of making his trial balance, with honour and the The news by this steamer , especia ll y the corn- value of the subject in controversy, on one side, and mercial items, is interesting, though the public and war on the other. But honour may be carried out, the press appeared to be rather at a standstill blank. till the receipt of the message of Mr. Polk. The Let us see, then, whether certain facts and probabi general impression appeared to be that, though cities sufficient to guide the judgment, an decide the the President might perhaps reiterate his former course of every dispassionate friend to hind ountry, are strong assertions, that his party in Congress not of public notoriety ? And first, everybody knows would take no action in the matter, but that the question. neither the United States and that the affair would be negotiated in Washington. tion of f ß t s:i t t l a e in to is land . th ei r tb m er or t e o n be or rkssrdt,hclanasavagetalenst, The Union, published at Washington, and recog- or in the joint peaceable possession' of both parties. nised as the " organ," comes out in the strongest Consequently, no consideration of national honour is terms for the "whole of Oregon or none ;" but involved in the nature of the claim. It belongs to a dif little attention lied been excited by its remarks, as ferent category. Honour has no more to do with it than it is known as one of the " alarmist" papers. The in a dispute between John Doe and Richard Roe, tenants negotiation, it was understood, is going on at Wash- in common of Black-acre or White-acre. As honour is ingtcn, not in London. Congress was to meet on not at all, so interest is in a very limited degree, the Monday, the Ist of December, when the President " subject of the story." In the immediate view, the will at once deliver his oration, which will probably value of Oregon, as land, is considerably minus nil. It be brought to London by the Ashburton, which was , will be a drain to population, which we want, b and aug meneonoto.tihi e a q o u d an to ti s ty a o r f e. lan l col in m r arke e t, a t which we w of e o h o a m ve to sail from New York on the 6th instant, or the Europe packet-ship of the Ist, which might possibly mercial and other p contingen a cie p s, o i s t p mav be—though that lay over two days for the news. Mr. Polk would is doubtful—as valuable as a part of New Holland recommend a reduction cf the tariff to a revenue would have been, if, perchance, we. had acquired the s tandard, but whether Co n g ress will p ass such a same sort of title to it. One country is, indeed, about measure is somewhat doubtful. six thousand leagues distant, and the other not much Accounts from Mexico are of the most pacific more than four thousand—by sea. But, for all the pur character, the southern republic thinking it best poses of final and ultimate jurisdiction, the ocean bar policy to spare at once their dollars and their terri- t ier would be as effectual in one case as the other. South not less likely to remain a member, than Oregon. No their both of which would, in case of hostilities with Wales, if annexed to our glorious Republic, would be thing_ can be more attractive to the taste of the " young" Vest, than the splendid galaxy of patriots and states their neighbours, be lost to them. The Mexican men, who generally form the group of a Washington Government now desires to have a boundary defined, Cabinet—and the congregated wisdom, purity, and to acknowledge Texas as one of the United States, and to continue on the best terms possible with the pa sister republic. ~ triotism, which adorns the halls of Congress. Still, in 0. up ve r t n h m e e v n Unclest torelinquish The last advices from the " army of occupation process of time, the charm would not resist the barrier in Texas represent the existence of a great anxiety of the Rocky Mountains ; and the " village Hampdens" h e obu been d e n h erica claim to return hem e, there being Do fighting in prospect, wo s u e ld co s n e d t dly u L p c o o t ; t bi t su le iul m nd s d e e l n v i e tt , b a le ft t e h r a U t n o c ff le er S s l' hmaNs, not much to eat, and no pay forthcoming. An im mediate rectal was looked for. Accounts from Havannah estimate the sugar crop P I paid t e r d o l u y n made, y f by . ouri building to, and cede a portion of the debateable' at 700,000 boxes. The crop of tobacco is also said to is, these offers, There also, good reason to presume that t be unprecedentedly large and fine. Business matters Possibly, some modifications not derogatory with, or injurious were very thriving. to the United States, would be accepted. On the arrival of the Britannia, on the 20th, con- Third—Each party has refused to cede its claim to firming the previous accounts of a short crop of the entire territory. Hence, it plainly and inevitably grain and potatoes throughout t h e Un i t ed Kin g dom, results, that the only alternatives are—first, a Compro the greatest excitement commenced in the corn mar- mite on the basis of continuing the joint possesion, or kets at New York, and up throughout the interior of otherwise ; second, Arbitration ; third, War. New York State to Buffalo. Flour rose to 7 dolls. Now, to suppose that a majority of the American 25c., about 275. 6d. per barrel, but has since fallen hap they are plungereadyfor _the t la a st ud of these alternatives—or to 6 dolls. 88c., at which holders are very firm, that . will wilds, ontl theln into and s a up te p r o n r a t t t i t war for these waiting advices by the Cambria. The quantity of Siberian omffnensively rejected, would be to imaesinaeretbfienally wheat, and flour sent from Buffalo is unprecedented; of and a nation run mad. Instances of such delirious infa c tu as a e and the list of vessels and their freights, from New tion in popular governments have sometimes occurred, York to Liverpool, from the 24th to 30th of Novem- It is, then, the duty of every man and community, ber, show that a considerable part of the increase is within their respective spheres, to resist the destined for England. The wheat crop of the United first symptoms of this tendency—although there States is about 12.5 millions of bushels, the largest is little doubt that the delirium would be of ever known ; the crop of 184 2 , which was the largest short duration, and find its cure in the excess till this year, was 103 millions. The canals from of suffering brought up on the nation. T he ea . Buffalo to Albany were open on t h e 29 th o f Novem- 1 lamities of a British war are fearfully inappreci ber, and were expected to remain open perhaps a able. The means of annoyance possessed by Great ißri wee's longer. In the meantime, the departures of i taiu are multiplied, ten-told, by the agency of steam boats from Buffalo for Albany, all laden with flour , ' power ; and ours, of defence, are relatively impaired, i n the same ratio. Every harbour, river, creek, and inl e t, ave raged sixty a day ! These were at the last ac - , w ould Le accessible to their various craft. Our wh o l e co unts 250,000 barrels of flour at Albany alone, . - seaboard would be lighted up by sum , : sive fires —and waiting shipments to New York or Boston. our commerce nearly annihilated. Su eh a war would The news from Liverpool by the steamer caused a I be terminated only by the exhaustion of our resources, fall in cotton, at New York, of a quarter of a cent. i and the abandonment of its object ; and the country per lb.; but since that time the market has been would be driven back, in its career of prosperity, Published by the Authors, and may be had at their residence 19, BERNERS-STREET, OXFORD-STREET. Sold by Strange, 21, Paternoster-row ; Hannay and Co., 63, Ox ford-street ; Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street ; Parkiss, Compton street, Sole ; and all Booksellers. 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The CHAIRMAN having expressed his gratitude to the meeting for placing him in the position he occupied on such an important occasion as the present, observed that he scarcely ever remembered a period when a greater anxiety pervaded the public mind to learn what would be the policy adopted, and what the course pursued by their illustrious Liberator in the present crisis. Whatever that course might be, he (the Chairman) felt confident it would meet with the universal approbation of the Irish people. Mr. O'CoNNEI.L, having read a letter from the Right Rev. Dr. Brake, Bishop of Dromore, observed that the time had come for every man to double his subscription. —(Cries of " Hear, hear.") He (Mr. O'Connell) and his family were accustomed to pay 11. each p.a. month ; hence forth that sum should be doubled. •He was impatient to speak to them on the present posture of affairs. They were too important to be postponed; but first he should allude to his late visit to Waterford, and he was happy to say that his mission had been crowned with the most complete success, and the repealers of that town were determined to struggle, in perfect unity, for the object for which they were contending. Sir Winston Barren had trifled with them too long. Neither he nor his col league; Mr. Wyse, were members of the confederation, and they would therefore be relieved, at the next elec tion, from the trouble of representing the constituency of Waterford. The electors of that town had two gentle men, who were identified with them in sentiment, ready to stand at the next election—he alluded to the present mayor, Sir Benjamin Morris, and the late mayor, Mr. Meagher. THE MINISTRY. Now (continued Mr. O'Connell) I come to the business of the day.—(Cheers.) Hurrah for repeal !—(Loud cheers.) No compromise !—(" Never, never.") NO sur render I—(" Never, never.") No postponement !—(Loud ies of " Never.") Come weal, come woe, they would struggle for repeal.—(Cheers.) These were not his sentiments alone—they were the sentiments of one . of the most distinguished patriots that Ireland ever pro, dueed—WilliamSmithO'Brien : —(Chters.) He would' read a letter which he had received from that patriotic gentleman on tie present crisis. The Hon. Gentleman then read the .I;_ijoattlg letler4rion _Air- 0' Brien.:-7 Lea1111"11 V''lC, .1J CC. IJ, 10%J. "My dear Sir—As it will not be in my power to at tend the meeting of the Repeal Association on Monday next, I Write, instead of speaking, a few brief words to the Ropealers of Ireland upon our political prospects. - " Assuming that the intelligence of a change of Ministry which has reached me to-day is correct, I fore see that no pains will be spared by the Whig leaders to induce us to waive our agitation for the repeal of the union, and to engage in a struggle for party ascendancy. They will endeavour to effect by corruption that which their adversaries failed to accomplish by intimidation. " Deeply indeed should I regret that I ever espoused the cause of repeal if I could believe that these machi nations would be successful. Indescribable will be the scorn with which the people of Ireland will be named, not only iq our own time but throughout all future ages, if the pledges which we have recorded before Heaven and before man should so soon be forgotten. " Never, in the day of danger —never, in the hour of hope—never to desist —never to pause from our high and hallowed labours until we shall have obtained a Parlia ment for is irrevocably nati ve l and—is the vow to which the Irish nation irrevocably pledged. " net pledge shall be lo.pt—that vow shall be ful filled. not hesitate to say, without abandoning or compromising his opinions on repeal, that he should be prepared to ' vote for every motion in support of Cobden and Bright, and on this question to give his steadfast adhesion to Lord John Russell, who had the manliness to proclaim his conviction that the corn-laws were a calamity which ought not to be allowed to continue longer on the statute bcok.—(Loud cheers.) Why should they not be for the abolition ? It was said, to be sure, that the corn-laws were good to some classes, and that they had the effect of raising the wages of the labourer.—(No, no.) In Ire land, which is exclusively an agricultural country, I ask what has been their effect ? have they raised the wages of the labourer ?—(No, no.) On the contrary, in this most agricultural country in Europe, wages are lower than anywhere else. No reason can therefore be advanced on that head; and lie might mention that a nobleman of high rank had become a perfect convert on the subject, being convinced that there never could be a steady rental till the corn-laws were abolished.— (Cheers.) What was the effect of those laws ? They gave a fictitious value to land; they induced the farmer to offer for land more than it was worth ; in two or three years the capital was all sunk ; the absent( e landlord got more rent; the tenant pays mere than he ought; the landlord squanders his resources in foreign countries, and the tenant starves at home.—(Hear, hear.) He asked any Irishman who now might hesitate, how he could go to any Government and ask t , have money ad vanced for labour ? How could he pledge the security of railroads if lie refused to give his voice for makin g provisions cheap?—(Hear.) He (Mr. O'Connell) would therefore proclaim as a decided nervy to Ireland any man who would not now rally with Cobden and Bright, triumph at the success of the League, glory at putting down the oligarchical Administration of England, and rejoice at the utter defeat of the mono-. •,olists of food, who would refuse the pnfortunate widow the opportunity of getting another slice of bread, and place the famishing artisan in the position of having his children crying to him for bread, and not having it in his power to offer them even a atone.-- 7 (flear, hear.) It was cruerand hard-hearted' thing that the man who calcu lated on wealth, station, and luxury for himself, makes that calculation upon the misery of others, and supports and extends these thingc by a perpetuation of the wretchedness of the poor. In Ireland they were for honesty ; in Ireland they were for the poor ; in Ireland they were for free, fair, and perfect justice.—(Cheers.) Ireland had the merit of carrying out the Christian prin ciple, for they would clothe the naked, feed the hungry, and throw open the prison doors. It was their duty to act so, for no man's life or property was secure if the famine and pestilence spread as they were preading. He was, therefore, for supporting the new Administration in getting rid of the corn-laws.—(Hear, hear.) Was he for giving up the vessel ? No such thing. Was he for supporting the Administration on any other measures ? That would depend on the nature of the measures proposed.—(Cheers.) He could tell them what he wanted from them. He would require that they should immediately pass an Act to hold the committees upon Irish railroads in Dublin and not in London. He was not in their secrets ; but he knew from others that there would be no difficulty on the part of the new Administration to allow us to have all the com mittees on Irish railways held in Dublin. That would be a gift at once of half a million to be spent in Ireland. which, if the late Government remained in power, would be spent in London. He had other demands on the new Administration, and if they conceded them, they should have the support of the Irish people.— (Cheers.) He required that the dismissed magistrates should be restored to their commissions ; he made that demand on the part of the dismissed Orange magistrates, as well as on behalf of his friends. It was rumoured hat they proposed sending Lord Fortescue here as a Viceroy, but he was entirely opposed to that appointment, as his Lordship had endeavoured to re-nationalize the youth of Ireland, by declaring that no person who was friendly to a repeal of the union should be promoted to any place of emolument under the Crown. He did not think the Government would have the hardi• hood to send that nobleman here. It was of the utmost importance that the people should at once be set to work, and to effect that desirable end he would require the Government ao advance sums to the different railway companies equal to the present paid-up capital, not as a gift hut as a. loan ; the interest to be one per cent. for the three first years, and four per cent afterwards, the railways to be mortgaged for the amount advanced. It were most desirable if such an arrangement could be effected. He would also require that Ireland should be placed on a perfect equality with England as regarded the franchise and corporations, and that they should have a just proportion of representatives—he would not take less than one hundred and fifty. In conclusion, he moved that a committee be appointed to watch over the progress of registration throughout the country. Mr. Caleb Powell, M.P., Mr. Henry Grattan, M.P., and other gentlemen having addressed the meeting, the rent for the week was announced to be 2071. 19s. 11d. The meeting then adjourned. 3irms - rEni AL CR BIS. (From the Times.) Notwithstanding the confident impression on the minds of his partisans—that Lord John Russell has de termined to form a Ministry, it remains a matter of curious speculation in what manlier he will be able to carry out this design—which section of his followers he will exclude—as it is tolerably clear that his Cabinet cannot include all the elements of which his party con sists. This makes the formation of a Ministry a diffi cult and delicate task to him. The example of the last few days shows how easy and how ruinous is the de struction or desertion of a party by its chief. The labour of years may be undone in an hour ; but the destructive process sweeps in its train the character and influence of the leader by whom it is executed. Lord John Russell is bound to his party by stronger ties than those which united the Conservatives and the ex-Premier. He is bound to his little army not only by community of danger and of fortune, by the success of former, and the reverses of atter days, but also by old associations of family and friendship. He, will, there fore, tend their interests with a more kindly care and a more protecting solicitude than Sir Robert exhibited to wards those whom he led in evil, and abandoned in prosperous fortune. The Whig leader will be cautious not to commit his followers to a dilemma whence they cannot extricate themselves, except at the cost of their honour or their stability. But it is not easy to see how he can fashion a Cabinet in the present position of affairs without compromising his own integrity or theirs. His recent letter to the electors of London now turns out to have been less well-timed than it was at first considered. Instead of tripping up his rival it has entangled himself. He has committed himself to a course which was easy for him as leader of the Opposition, but is very diffi cult for him as a Minister. On the benches of the former, and certain of a minority to support him, he might talk loudly and vote boldly for the total and unconditional re peal of the corn-laws. But as head of the Queen's Go vernment he is beset with difficulties whichever way he turns. It will suggest itself to any one who bears in mind the opinions of his probable colleagues, that some of the most influential and distinguished among them would display the most positive repugnance to a scheme so sweeping and immediate in its operation as that which he has recommended. It is beyond the reach of imagi nation to dream of making the corn-laws an open subject in the Cabinet. lie would, therefore, in the first in stance, meet the strongest opposition from many among his own friends, if he attempted to form a Ministry upon the basis of instant and unconditional repeal, and would be compelled to resign all hope of their support, or to adapt his plans to theirs. In the latter case he would forfeit his word ; in the former, his power ; in both cases he would inflict a serious injury on his party ; in neither would he further the cause of which he has become the tardy, but not the least redoubtable champion. But suppose that Lord John Russell, after one whole week's deliberation, declines to un dertake the arduous embarrassments of forming a Cabinet, on whom will that most delicate task devolve ? In accordance with established forms, her Majesty would probably send for some other leader of an anti- Peelite party. Perhaps, for the chiefs of the Protec tionists. Well, then, suppose Lord Stanley or the Duke of Richmond intrusted with the composition of a Cabinet. Would they accept the trust ? They are both bold men, and they would be strong in the House of Lords ; they would have a party formidable in rumbers, atleast in the Commons ; but that a Protectionist Ministry should, if by any miracle formed, continue in existence six con secutive weeks, we hold to be a vision of the most Utopian description. Meanwhile, what becomes of the hero of the Peeliad ? Imagine for a moment that he retires into the shades of Tamworth and Opposition ; that he is succeeded in office by the Whigs ; that they introduce a—but not a sweeping—Corn Bill. What course will he take? He will support them in any moderate mea sure, not without some sly insinuations at their weakness and his own generosity, with many long and oracular sentences about the abstract principles of free trade and the universal duties of moderation. But if they go beyond this—if they propose a sweeping measure of in stant and unconditional operation—we believe that on such a contingency he would rise in his place once more as the " farmer's friend," deprecate intemperate [baste, reproach the " un-English and unfair preeipitation with which Hon. Gentlemen on the other side are hurrying on a momentous decision," and amid the cheers of !the Commons and the gratitude of the country gentlemen, quietly step into office once again—to follow his own plans, and, it might be, to lead his late followers as be fore. But if, on the other hand, he made way for a Protectionist Ministry—a Ministry ready, one and all, to bleed (for the sliding-scale—what would be his cue ? First of all, we believe that he would en joy the fun of the thing immensely ; hug himself over ducal difficulties, and chuckle over Ministerial blunders. By degrees, tired of placid contemplation, he would seek to gratify his humour by some of those grave performances in irony for which he is so cele brated. He would set his honourable friends right so very often that people would fancy they were always in the wrong ; he would condole with them on their failures in a strain of such vehement earnestness that they would wish him in Heaven all the time ; he would unmask so many of their blunders in his plausible efforts to defend them, that they would willingly ex change his dangerous friendship for open hostility ; and then, perchance, if they did keep their seats a month together on the Treasury benches—but we conceive it superfluous to argue on such an hypothesis. To us he still seems to have very good cards in his hands. What " Our leaders give the word—REPEAL AND NO COMPROMISE. Our electors, whilst they realise our triumphant expectations, will repeat the cry—REPEAL AND NO COMPROMISE. The shout will thrill through every Irish heart., and every, every patriot tongue will re-echo—REP EAL AND NO COMPRO MISE.—BeIieve m e , very truly yours,' " WILLIAM S. O'BRIEN." He (Mr. O'Connell) would not pause to move the inser tion of that letter on the minutes—its sentiments would be found written on the heart of every Irishman. " Wil liam Smith O'Brien and no compromise" would in future be the rallying cry of every man animated by the love of Ireland, and compassion and sorrow for the miseries of her p o p ul ation.—(Cheers.) But while they sought the repeal without delay or postponement, it was neces sary to look into th e state of the peop l e o f thi s coun t r y. Famihe was staring them in the face, and pestilence was following i n i ts wake. The pota t o di sease was making frightful ravages, and had reached a height that should cause the greatest apprehension. Pesti lence, the first results of famine, was already com mencing in Ireland—in Waterford, Limerick, Drog heda, and in various districts of the south, fever was raging violently. It was their duty to rally the people, and endeavou r to ra i se them f rom th e m i sera bl e condi tion into which they were sunk. Whilst in Waterford he ascertained that the wages of agricultural labourers in that county were one shilling and sixpence a week, with some miserable diet. That state of things should be changed. The present, or rather the late Govern ment, had been humbugging the Irish people with their promises of relief, and their commissions were issued merely for the purposes of delay. Well, then, the Ad ministration was broken up. Was it by the superior eloquence of their opponents that that matter was achieved ? No. What was it, then, that dispersed them ? He (Mr. O'Connell) might be considered super stitious—but he did not care what might be thought of the declaration—he was firmly persuaded that the dispersion of the Peel Administration was the act of a benevolent Providence, and he bowed his head before his Creator in thanksgiving for the blessing.—(Cheers.) Yes; they consulted to the last —they could agree upon a Co e rc i on Bill, and he dared say they could agree upon a for " projected massacre, " b ut and military resting massacres in an more ; might the British bayonet they had no occasion remain scab bard, they had more potent weapons to use in the work of death—they had the weapons of famine and pestilence to conquer, to kill, and to destroy. But he rejoiced to say that the Ministry who tolerated the massacre of famine and starvation was scattered to the winds, and its members were as powerless as drivelling infants.— (Cheers.) Yes, he rejoiced at their dispersion ; but what should he say of the incoming Ministry?......(llear, hear.) He would say this— let them give the Irish people food— let them abolish the corn laws.—(Cheers.) On that question he would join the people of England—h e would make common cause with them—he would insist with the English people upon cheap food —he would raise hia voice fur the opening the ports, and join in the cry for the abolition of the corn-laws.—(Cheers.) He would sup port the incoming Ministry with all the zeal and earnestness in his power in that cry—and he did not care whether he should be Whig or Tory, the man that fed the people should hare his vote. He proclaimed from that *re t that he entirely agreed with Lord John Rus sell on the subject of the corn-laws. Indeed, he believed that he and Sir Robert Peel also agreed on :it. He was entirely with Lord John Russell, and he felt it to be his duty, is.s well as the duty of every other Irish Member, to attend in London from day to day, and vote on every occasion in support of cheap bread and food for the people.—(Cheers.) How could any man in his con science refuse to vote against that measure, the direct effect of which was to spread poverty and destitution, and strew the land with the corses of its victims? — (Hear.) How could any Irishman refuse to vote for the abolition of that law, when tne result of such abolition would be to make food cheap, and give the means of subsistence to so many of their famishing and poverty stricken countrymen.—( Hear and cheers.) He cared not whether the slaughter be by the bayonet or by starvation; but that man was an enemy to the human race, to Chris ; sianity, who at such a time and under such cireum stances, could refuse his vote and his exertions in get , dug rid of such an abominable law.—(Cheers.) He did . Yesterday a meeting of the Shareholders of this Com pany was held at their office, 1, Royal Exchange-build ings, to consider the present position of the Company, and the steps necessary to be taken in consequence thereof. Mr. Prole was unanimously called to the chair. The usual formalities having been gone through, The CHAIRMAN briefly addressed the - meeting. He said the Committee of Management had thought -that it was expedient, seeing they were not in a position to go to Parliament this session, to call a meeting tog e th er . and explain to the shareholders exactly how they stood. An address issued by the Managing Committee to the shareholders would be read, which would give an explanation of the way the engineer had acted, and the reasons why the plans and sections had not been deposited in time. It would be for them, after that was done, to decide what steps it would be necessary to take with Mr. Giles, the engineer. That gentleman had not only failed in getting ready the plans of the present Company, but he had also failed with many other companies who had engaged him. The Secretary would now read the address in question. The SECRETARY then read the document alluded to by the Chairman, which in substance set forth that, up to the Bth of November, the Com mittee of Management felt confident that the plans, secticns, and references would be ready for deposit with the Clerks of the Peace and at the Board of Trade. They had been led to this conclusion on the strongest and repeated assurances, both verbal and written, of their engineer, 151 r. Giles. On the 20th of November it was, however, found that the deposit of the plans, &c., could not N made. The Committee discovered that they had been deceived ; learning from the most able engineers who were called in to advise, that no exertion, with the most competent staff, could enable the deposits to be made by the time required. It was then agreed to give up the prosecution of the scheme this year, and to endeavour to get the shareholders who had not paid up their deposits to advance on each share the sum of 25., so as to pay off all liabilities. Mr. MOORE, one of the Managing Committ7e, then gave the following state men t o f the Company's--Nee : ofT kt hen a u n m ag b e e m r enoft sharesreserinvogri,finorallythestat.ed w members a:s i :f ; °° the Of these upwards of 134,000 were issued, the Committee Provisional Committee 7,000; and for th'e local agents 1,000, making a total of - '143,00 ; thus , leaving 7,000 more for parties along the line, or for appropriation in case of any amalgattaaltia that might be found advisable. At first it was consTarAntat a greater number of shares should be reserved, as it was held desirable to have a local committee at Manchester, with five or six members of the Committee of Manage • ment at the principal points along the line—especially at Macclesfield and Southampton, and for these it was held necessary to reserve some shares. This view, how ever, was not carried -out, and the allotment of 134,000 shares was made. The money received on shares stood thus :—Two guineas each, the full deposit, had been paid on 4,490 shares, yielding 9,4291. There had been received 10s. each on 1,515 shares, producing 7571. lOs ; and after it had been de cided not to go on, there had been received, at 2s. per s! are, on 5,280 shares, the sum of 529/.—making in all, 10,7051. 10s. Mr. Moore then went at length into the history of the Company. He stated that the letters of allotment were issued on the Ist of November, just about the time the sudden change took place in the railway market. It was intimated in the letters that the allottees would have till the 7th of November to pay up their deposits. In the interim the Committee of Management received several applications to allow more time, and, in conse quence, it was thought prudent to issue circulars, giving parties the option of paying 10s. per share then; I the. remaining 11. 12s. to be paid up on the 15th of January, or to pay the two guineas in full. It was then fully believed that the Bill would go to Parliament the present session. Up till the 20th of November it was firnsly considered by the Managing Committee that they would be ready with all the plans and sections. The circular, giving the option referred to, was issued on the Bth of November, and at that time Mr. Giles was pressed on to state whether he would ' be ready in time, and was offered, in case he could not manage himself, to be found any assistance he might require. In answer to this the most so ' lemn pledge was given that all would be ready, ' and that no assistance was necessary. On the ' 20th of November intimation was first received from ' the local agents that Mr. Giles could not be ready in ' time. About the same time Mr. Giles applied for ' 2,0001. to go on with. After some hesitation about the step, he was paid 1,0001., making in all 3,7001., which he had received. Mr. Giles, seeing their dissatisfac . . YORK, Dac. 16. _ STOCK EXCHANGIL—The sales are : - Y*:.A:k and North Mid land Extension, 25%--Newcastle "Lid Berwick, 101 '—North British, New Carlisle Bran , '• - Grand Union, 1/. c ,r 8 —London and or , 3/ q Grand Buxton, Matlock, and k 3% Midland, 3 3 A, GLASGOW, DEC. 15. StcsCX EXCHANGE.—The sales are—British and Irish Union, 60s.—Caledonian Extension, 50—Caledonian and Ayrshire Junction, 35&—Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction, 45-I.—Dundee and Forfar Junction, 60 s .—E ast Indian Railway, 17s.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 66/. Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 425. 6d.—Glasgow, Kilmar nock, and Ardrossan, 53.1.—Perth and Inverness, 375. 6d.-- Renfrew and Ayr, 248.—,Scottish Central, 13L—South Mid land, 3) . i. - . - • STATE OF, TRADE. The decided improvement which sprung up in the market on the announcement of an intention to repeal the corn:-lavVisaggiireen entirely lost since the resigns, tion of Sir Robert Peel's Administration became known; and, yesterday, the glocm was somewhat increased by two failures; one at Liverpool and one in London, Is hien will fall rather heavily on parties in this town. It is under stood that the Liverpool failure will prove of cons'der able magnitude. Notwithstanding these untoward cir cumstances, there is no change in prices; and, as consi derable purchases both of goods and yarn were made last week, the spinneri and manufccturers have been so far relieved from stocks as to be generally disinclined to press sales, or even to accept contracts at the existing low prices. . . ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY, DEC. 15. —We have had a better demand fur flannels to-day, but no change in prices. The wool market hus undergone a little variation fur the last week. The transactions are limited, and prices the same as on the preceding Monday. —Manchester. Guardian. tion, offered either to go on, if the money he wanted was advanced, or else to stop where he was and hand over to the Company all the plans and sections, as far as they were prepared, asserting that they could be easily completed in time. The Managing Committee thought it best to adopt the latter alternative, having had enough of Mr. Giles, and they received the plans and sections as offered. These, however, when examined, were found for all practical purposes no better than so much weste paper ; and it was at once decided to abandon all intention of a Parliamentary application. Having made this state ment, he could now show how the account stood on the other side. He had stated that they had received 10,7001. The following were the liabilities of the Com pany : Paid for various matters connected with tho progress of the Company £4,300 Paid Mr. Giles Bills due and remaining to be discharged Sundry other expenses not yet ascertained, say 1,000 Total liabilities.. £17,000 The Earl of Shrewsbury, who has been passing the season at Rome, has left that city for Sicily, with the inten tion of sojourning there during the winter. His Excellency the Governor-General of Canada, Lord Metcalfe, has arrived at Liverpool, by the Britannia steamer, from Halifax. Showing a deficiency of £6,300 Now, as it would be most unreasonable that those who had paid the two guineas' deposit should have to bear all that loss, and as it was at least desirable to pay them a guinea back, that would take off 4,7141. 10s., l eav i ng b u t 6,0001, and show an actual deficiency of 11,000/. If the whole of the applicants for shares were to pay up 20s. on each share, the debts would be easily paid off, and 2L returned on each share to those who had paid two guineas, but to get them to do so was the question. After a lengthened discussion, it was resolved, on the motion of Mr. PAYNE, seconded by Mr. WESTON, that circulars should be sent to all the Provisional Directors, and all applicants who had not paid any deposit on their shares, calling on them to pay 2s. per share, in exchange for which their letters of allotment would be returned, and they would be absolved from all legal responsibility ; but that in case they failed to pay, their names would be advertised in the newspapers, as a warning to future companies, and as an act of justice to the present. During the discussion referred to, it came out that only five of the Provisional Directors had pa id any do posit, out of seventy-five in the whole; an d that seven of the Managing Committee had each subscribed out of their own pockets a sum of 2104 After a vote of thanks to the Chairman and Managing Committee, for their general conduct, the meeting was adjourned, with an understanding that another should ascertained. be called as soon as the effect of the new application n as WILL OF THE LATE EARL GREY, K.G., P.C.-- • His Lordship has devised his real estate to his son Henry, the present Earl, late Lord Viscount liowick, subject to an nuities, viz., to his wife, the Countess, 4,000/. a-year, and to his daughter, Lady Georgiana, 2001. a-year, to be increased to 1,0001. on the death of her mother; to his daughter, Lady Caroline Barrington, 2001. a-year, to assist her in educating her children. His Lordship, under the respective marriage settlements of his sons, Charles, John, and Francis, secured to each of them and their wives an annuity of 200/., and by his will gives to each of his other sons a like annuity. Leaves to the Countess for life any house in London he may die possessed of, together with the furniture, and that she may also select plate, the same at her decease to go to the present Earl or the possessor of the estate, and may select books, musical instruments, pictures, and other articles of furniture or ornament for herself and daughter Georgiana. To his land agent, Mr. R. Robson, he gives a year's salary, and to all his servants a year's wages. The residue he leaves to the present Earl. A sum of 8,0004 secured by the Countess for younger children under marriage settlement, and to be left as his Lordship might by will direct, is to be divided as fol lows:—To Lady Battue, Lady Barrington, and Lady Wood, who each received marriage portions, and to Lady Georgians, 2001. each, as marks of his affection, the remaining sum, 7,2004, among his seven younger sons, equally. The NTH' is dated Jan., 1842, and was proved in Durham by the present Earl on the 18th ult. The personal estate in that diocese was sworn under 30,0001. The will was proved in London on the 12th inst. by his Lordship, the sole executor. The person a lty within the province of Canterbury was sworn under 14,0001. being in addition to the above, and exclusive of the real estate. His Lordship died on the 17th July last, at the age of 82. Post. HONOURABLE CONDUCT OF A TRADESMAN.—The creditors of Mr. Effingham Wilson, jun., the publisher, as sembled at the Chapter Coffee-house, Paternoster-row, on Tuesday, in consequence of a circular from him, and each re ceived 176. 74d. in the pound, making, with the dividend already received upon the estate, 20s. in the pound. Mr. Effingham Wilson came into property to the amount of about 1,4001., and he - generously devoted 1,3504 to pay his creditors in full. THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—WEST DRAYTON, TUESDAY.—This afternoon J. Charseley, Esq., the coroner for Buckingham shire, held an inquest at the Swan Inn, at Iver, on the body of J. Green, a labourer, who was killed by a special train yesterday morning, near West Drayton Station, the par ticulars of which appeared in The Sun of yesterday. After the examination of several witnesses, the jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death, with a deodand Of one shilling on the engine." BATHS AND WASHHOUSES FOR THE LABOURING CLAsaEs.—A public dinner was given on Tuesday evening, at the London Tavern, in celebration of the laying of the first Cochrane, o c t l s i hundred vl G d. the The Right Honourable other gentlemen of import a nce Lord Mayor occupi e d t h e cha i r. After the dinner, which , with excell e n t viands provided by Messrs. Bathe and Breach , h ad been duly discussed, " Non stone of the first of the institutions for providing cheap baths upwards commercial o I. r o ane Esq.,oand washhouses for the labouring poor. There were present, Peter Borthwick, Esq., M P., Archdeacon Hale , C. Hanbury, Esq., C.Turner, Esq., G. F. Young, Esq., Joseph Somes, Esq., H. Hankey, Esq., J. D. Powlies, Esq. , E. Brewster , Esq., B. H . "e StonehousesenqEGsqr.i9ffiNth , Goul d , no bi s " was sung by the vocalists present, Messrs. G. Ge n g e , C. Kenny , Farqu harson Smit h , and J. King (comic), _under t h e direction of Mr. G. F. Tayl or . Th e usual loya l and patriotic toasts were proposed by the ch a i rman , an d mos t en thusiastically responded to. Th e L or d M ayor t h en propose d "Prosperity to the Baths an d W as h houses f or the Labour n ing Classes." lie said th a t h e h ope d to b e present at t h e Es q E s q ., ands iq 9 the Charles laying of the foundation stones of many more institutions of the kind, and that he should also be present at many future anniversaries of the institution of which he had that day laid Nothing could be better devised than Nicoll's Re- It may be said distinctly to mark c un ever-varied a ya r e tan d pe n t e a ds t i u fno r ir e ag o nu f ya our oe gentleman climate, m a t t ha e ne , nineteenth century, if that is rightly g c trt aha a i forming,ski l el l tiw e en d er eagoymsd out -vi ed e ei d ottl oi w eftrn l toteo i hwbx c :s h e utrdc i i ostisseteeequally only conspicuous for an unpretending and graceful bearer, the wearer feeling so much at ease. Certainly as an over-coat it is patronised highly, and is also a general public favourite, b e i ng so peculiarly English, and avoiding all foreign extravagance of style. It must be ac knowledged as a vast improvement ever the old great coat, associated in our remembrance with an uncomfortable sensa tion of tight buttonings, which, from its very clumsiness, defeated its object, the warmth of the person, as interfering with the proper circulation of the blood. The principal hues are black, blue, brown, and olive • also the clerical mixture called Oxford, an d can b e had Of the patentees, or only of the most respectable clothiers out of London. Every winter paletot is three guineas, and is stampted in the lining with the words, "Registered 6 and 7 Vic., cap. 65. H. J. and D. Nicoll, 114, Regent-street, London. the foundation atone.—(Cheers.) He thenProc;.eaetiioad vert in very favourable terms to the merits and advantages of all institutions of the kind, and concluded by expressing a wish that they would not be allowed to fall to the ground from want of funds. The toast was then drank in a most enthusiastic manner with three times three. Several other toasts followed in succession, including "The City of London," " The Lord Mayor," " The English and Foreign Press," &c. &c. A large collection was made during the evening. The total of it amounted to more than 1,0001., the several subscriptions being verylarge and very numerous. The festive meeting was not broken up till a very late hour. Mr. Toole officiated, as usual, as toastmaster. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT AT THE BLACKIYALL RAlLWAY.—Tuesday, about eleven o'clock in the forenoon, a young man named Francis Burnand, in the service of the Blackwell Railway Company as guard, at the Limehouse station, met with the following accident:—The poor fellow, who is but 22 years of age, and only three weeks married, bad just returned from breakfast to assume his duties at the removed station. Having got on the wrong sid e for his c arriage, be was about to cross the line, when seeing a carriage com i ng in he became undecided, hesitat ed for a mome nt , and then attempted to retreat. In doing so, he fell, and the flange of Li t t o tle the o r the wheel passed over his leg s, crushin g th e left thigh in the rail, and grinding the b one and flesh to a jelly. The other no hope dills recovery is entertained. foot Londonwas Haolsspoi Hospital, where severely e l lacerated. a legte v d . li e amputate d.w as . The Gazette writes— " He will depart with the fervent good wishes and sympathy of all the loyal and right-thinking inhabit ants of Canada, and leave behind him a feeling of pro found regret for his loss ; and his departure will be at tended on the part of the iuhabitants of this city by such testimonials of their respect as harmonize with the pain ful occasion of his retirement, and with the obvious wish on the part of the illustrious sufferer to escape the fa tigue and excitement of public leave-taking." A meeting of the Montreal Town-Council, held on the 26th ult., agreed upon and presented to Lord Metcalfe an address, expressing the deep sympathy which, " in common with our fellow-subjects through out this province, we feel for the cause which has necessitated your Lordship's retirement from the government of British America." "The discussion of the Oregon question," says a Mon treal letter published in the New York journals, " and the probabilities of a war between the United States and Great Britain are the chief topics at present with the biiitta press. The recent orders from the home Go vernsaent to extend the frontier fortifications, and to erect new ones at several points on the St. Lawrence, add not a little interest to the matter. The projected improvements are on a magnificent scale, and, with all the labour that could be had, will take two or three years to complete them. From this fact alone, in my view of matters, there is a great cry and little wool.' The en largement of the locks on the canals is not yet finished ; and from the gigantic size of the proposed ones (240 feet lung and 45 feet wide), it will take the whole of next season to complete them. The improvements made this season have already reached 2,000,000 dolls., and I am informed by the engineers that there are at this time about 7,000 labourers on the public works."