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65X.-- . 0- - z-- , , I - ..0 .- t l~ _;-r. ~~i i )(*TIONAL MERCANTILE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. TROIERT WILCOXON, Esq., in the Chair. HE . DIRECTO S, MEMBERS, and FRIENDS of this SOCIETY, will dine together at the ;r don Tav ern , Bi s h opsga t e - s t ree t Within, on Mosln.ac, the 23(1 D awlmber, 1844, at Five o'Clock precisely. Tickets One Guinea. gIIIMARL)6. ♦ders, J. • Baker, H. • Blowers, C. ankston, T. so, Brown, M. s, • Crrter, J. D. Causton, J. • a Child, 1-1.. M. I, Crowden, J. • n Curley, J. R. a. Dryden, R. 6 Engletield, Is Evans, J. L. Messrs. WCulloch, W. If l4idlane, 11. „Hedge, J. 0. I.lilledge, R. 0. Morse, D. „ Newbon, J. S. „ Reid, T. „ Ridley, A. it Ridley, R. Roberts, T. , Starr, F. Stockdale, G. '„ Stokes. J. ” Sympson, C. „ Tes.kle, C. I NVllsh, J. Warren, T. Williams, W. Wilson, C. ss Gee, E. rr Illloodall, IL. si Hicks, rr Hilditch, S. s, Ingle, J. 11, 'One( ' S. Massey,ile ketltnaybehad a j t . the P Londoi the office, Arthur-Woo In Tavern, of the Stewards, er at A West, London.bridge. UWILL OPEN ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20. NIQUE EXRIBITION.-BATTLE OF WATERLOO. New p, Model, upon a very large Scale, representing the Splendid ;."litße in th e ear li er part of the Battle by the British heavy Ca ..rY Under the Marquis of Anglesea, and by the British Infantry hder Sir Thomas Picton. EGYPTIAN HALL, PICCADILLY. b - horn Ten till Five; and in the Evenings, brilliantly illuminated, from Seven till Ten. Admission, One Shilling. AirWINTER OVER-COATS, WRAPPERS, &c. ESSRS. BURCH and LUCAS (late J. Albert) respectfully invite gentlemen to view their new T. fashionable assortment of PATENT and BEAUFORT th 44 VERS, FANCY VESTINGS, TROUSERINGS, &c., for s IPPreaching seamen ; 'be style and cut of every garment are lit . "M 'ewl equal to any of the first houses at the West.end, at gifts in liaison with the economy of the times, feeling confident $ i t gentlemen who may do them the honour will be perfectly satis -1.41 With any garment that leaves their establishment. A large as :intuit if Great Coats kept ready made in all the different and .. t allbrovesi forms agreeable to the prevailing taste ; being made 'fader the superintendence of the proprietors, they are enabled to j.:7 l ' confidently as to their superiority over all garments of a slop iPtion. the which are entirely excluded from this establishment. 1 2 . KING WILLIAM-STREET, LONDON-BRIDGE, op. "lite the Statue. 7.------ XTENSIVE SALE of WATCHES, JEWE L - L_ LEPIY, kc., until the 26th Deceinher, when the shop closes ""r another business. SPlendid Stock of Fancy Jewellery, Gold and Silver Watches, L Ztir Plated Goods of every description, Tortoiseshell Work. Inkstands, Tea Caddies, and a great variety of other Caney ;Veils in Gold and Silver, Shell, Ivory, and Jet, aro new SELLING P. at an immense sacrifice, by Messrs. HORTON and Co,, at SO, We-street, who are retiring from the retail business. 40RICULI ORE, CO MMERCE, NAVIGATION, THE • CItURCH. : B. SAVORY and SONS, Goldsmiths, 14, bpi,„t cornhill, London, opposite the Bank, have finished a few enn,7lci Pieces of PLATE, suitable for presentation te Gentlemen Lk e eted with either of the above pursuits or professions, to which jo invite the attention of Committees who are in search of valuable for ii, c hoccasions. OLD ENGLISH CUSTOMS Th ;MPOUTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: )1, u s Public a r e specially informed that sturin, the re-erectimi of ha ki , ° „ 3 ES and SON'S p remises in Aldgate, the entrance to their "s•lnent is only at I Miseries. The hearty customs .4 the 01.. en time, • Are, certainly, deserving of a rhyme hop are we much inclined to be remiss, Wvitk such an o •portunity as this. - phis pleiiswg to assemble once a year, fa grad festietty and social cheer. 'Tis pleasing, while we view the cracking log. To crack a joke, or hold a dialogue. Lite bough of holly, with its crimson berry -The plenteous feast—the wine which makes us merry— A„ ., 'cad to snake us welcome Christmas here, And ha;; "s customs with a hearty cheer. , /at shall we rot hrtineas express, Christman a change cf spores/! MOSES and SON ate anxious t. iiTe Old customs, which we all should keep Itt °Mon tines, glad Christmas (merry Sire) Was hail'd by young and old, with new a tire And shall this custom quite forsake the land? t0...n0t while MOSES' splendid show-rooms stand. isles winter garments may he bought so cheap, 1 1 411 still to this old English custom keep. he Well-stock'd Mart of Moses seems to say— ; 0 _ . '-'onne, buy a suit of clothes for Christmas -day. '' ` 4 _ those who wish for such a custom still, b e ,•xclaim, in ready answer—" So we will I" tj s ! II ON *art entitled "THE COMMERCIA L PHENO. With ' Nit directions for Self-Measurement, on applica. 5 ' fit warded post free. 46 4 S MEADE MADE. s. d. t : Ta /It— dae m on "se 0000000 ••••••••••••• 0000000 •• 00000000000000 from S 6 , s itt e clerfields 6 16 6 'ilfta I. 'nations ......................... • 13 6 ly• snlibrAtes• Athols,Peltoes, and every description of . s at ,r Coat, handsomely trimmed inter Coats, in every style 7 •••••• fa . " l • Winter Trousers lined ....... 11 41 0 Desist • 10 f n ... ....... .......... ........ Irbil Coats, edge d, ;set ....... •••••• ..... ••••••••••• 1 II 0 islliag Collar V ..... . ................... ..... ..... 0 1 * Double-breasted Ditto Mt' Hussar Silts I 17 6 wino Tunic, neatly braided SAD! TO B. tree Gotha Coats, velvet collar and cuffs from 1 18 I 1 1 , 1 1 • 1 40 r Coats, in every style and Shape, handsomely trimmed I 5 • lod Tweed Wrappers .. • 17 6 rzto, ditto, ............. ..... „ ... .. ' Zgun Ditto gincht Ditto, lily .......... 12 0 er Dress Trousers ....... *Tinier* Vest II 7 • Ihr "" Ditto, in endow pattern ..... rOas Cost eel ditto, best manufactured 2 15 • Coat . 1 15 0 • the bent ........................ ....................... ............. “s•••••••••• "es 3 3 0 ••••••••• .............. . 7Z Weser Suit 1 7 0 Tuni s ...•" ......... "•• ...... ........ ••••••••••• ..... • to any extent can be had at five minutes' notice, at the following prices t— spits, dress coat, vast, and trousers, from 1 16 II i y .' ut ts. Jacket, vest, and trousers 0 if • ai e s raNT.— Amy article purchased or ordered; if set approved u th, 4l, Sed. or the money returned. Witai y ,' s ,. -- .E. MOSES and SON, Tailors Wholesale and Retail **rift •L'raPirs. Outfitters, and Gieneral Vfarehousemen, 154, Mi. s t ; t , 1 • 411 0. Aldgate, City, opposite the Church. ,ta n .. .N.—E. Moses and Son are obliged to guar the public Irnposition, having learned that the untradesmanlike t 4 oe C. or being connected with them, or it's the same concern, • ' ins resorted to in mane instances, and for obvious reasons. 1 , 41 ih ' lll, a ne connexion Whatever with any other establishment, .44 1 ,,:as Who desire genuine Cheap Clothing should (to prevent °l. i e st 'otMent, Sac.) call or send to, 154, Minories, or 86, Aldgate tho Church *.• N • rid., 0 business transacted at t s Establishment from sunset on Psel on Saturday. when business is restnned till twelve POST-OFFICE—CAUTION. • tbRICE and CO., perfumers to her Majesty, 28, Nt h Lnlnberd.stroet (late Price and Gosnell's, ait,d formerly —r kutts, Price, and Co's.), by the reconamenslatken of the Se -41%i of the Post.offiee, beg to " impress upon their Corre. I,4 4a nts the necessity of precision in the address of all letters in. 2. 4 4 fer the m, " th us —" P r ice and Co." (and not " Price and 24,. n d i , 11 " - -that firm ceased to exist in 18 3 1), as the only mesas of : I nt against the fraudulent conduct of individuals who take l et retaia letters and orders intended for Price and Co., by il. assuming the firm of " rice and Gsnell," well knowing Est t haY never were in any way P connected w ith that firm OTHERWISE THAN AS SERVANTS. ?ti t Ith st e and Co.'s Perfumery is se superior to any other, and in such 1. 44 . 41 demand, that many shopkeepers are basely deceiving the 1 141 1 1 by sellinc• urious imitations. Price and Ce. respect.. tsk i "licit Ladies and Gentlemen when they purchase not to )/ 111 . 4 4 &Melt without the protection label, from a design by Sir 'msCangreve, being affixed to It, with the signature of ly n Lombard.street," in red ink, and "2s" censpi. In d its centre. and Co, art the sole Wholesale Agents for p re DELCROIX'S KALYDOR, tifyi n ne h Cosmetic, surpassing all others for preserving and beau )44_l the C omplex i on, prepare d f or th e us e of h er mos t grac ious p ki "tY the Queen, and her Majesty the Queen Dowager, by es- Li "'amend, and protected by letters patent. Price 4s. bd. DELCROIX'S MACASSAR OIL, / *kit th e u a d under the sanction of the "Lords of the Treasury," for 1 4 u se 1 1 her most gracious Majesty and their Royal Highnesses 'l ace of Wales, the Princess Royal, ?cc., is also protected by %f i i 4le tantly.executod, correct likenesses, in embossed medallions, 4s, es. Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Price DELCROIX'S ODONTO. 1t0, ‘ , 4 do not hesitate te recommend, from experience, DEL ODONTO, er the Queen's own Dentifrice, as the most 1 4 ;7 14 means of purifying, preserving, and embellishing the s . " trad Gums, hitherto offkred te the Public."—Court Casette. hrt.„ 6 ,.. % The Bouquet Duke of York is the last new fashionable Iti7 4 of the season 1844 ; but though the last, is net the least 1 117 fe ebbn. as it happily combines the preceding excellent)e of all trki °74l bouquets with the delicate and delicious fragrance of the ' 4 em miss. Let him who is a true barn gentleman, And stands upon the honour of his birth If he suppose that I have pleaded truth— . Mei Prom off this briar pluck a white rose with me. to "a • Delcroix and Co., 158, New Bond-street, have pleasure tit:;, 4l.l rig this their last bouquet of the season, and beg to inform fit Cl:ability and their Patrons that, during the recess, all orders : Ir " unique eadeau" of a case containing the six royal bou- N he ' t 'r cite guinea, comprising the bouquets de la Reine, d'Albert, Alit 6 • t Wales, Duke of York, Princesse Royale, and Princess. T % will be forw ar d e d t o an y p a rt of the country, carriage paid. th 4 NCi liu m the genuine , particular attention is required in observing ever 15 8 New iond street London, be upon each case and stil:P Bond. street, e, ' worthlesscount ounerfeits, for the sake of pro fi t, are Y. ta and Hairdressers in town and ctry. SHAVING A LUXURY. iw 'E and CO.'s RYPOPHAGON surpasses every leap ever tos d ,_" 1 bar shavi ng. O ne tr i a l w ill prove that the l uxur y o f a Ity r , i l l'ave can be enjoyed only by those who use Price and Co.'s ofto h l'ha ton. which renders shaving (hitherto disagreeable and I,,,,Phlnful) pleasant and easy. (1 011,4" ed by Price and Ce., 28, Lombard-street (late Price anal 14 h - 0 -4 ), and sold by Delcreix and Co., 158, New Bend-street, It, t ., where else in London, price Sc. 6d per pot, Is. per square, ."`:s for boxes Is. 6d. and 25. 6d. tr~vMr. P r i ce will have pleasure i n presenting any brother h7ier with a squ are o f t h e Rypophagon gratuitously, who may at s rn the honour or 3 sal/ 'at ./dontpelKes I ouse, 28, Lombard ess FOOS AND DAMP AIR. ItARCLAY'S ASI HMATIC CANDY has, et'in r & fl f " , y years, been proved an effectual . Preservative " pre va l e nt he Fogs and Damp Air, which, in the Winter W ind:t r. 30 in this Climate. Its effects are to expel reli, 3 Preserve the Stomach from the admission . of Damps, and Pre n , ‘ „, > h , ne who suffer from Diffivilty of Breathing. e . only by is re i ar d s ons 95, Farringdon-street, 150 - „ 4 end Sold Ret a ' their Ip , pointment„ by Sanger, ,1j,4";41..d-street ; Giffo rd, 114, and Burtield,. IHO, Strand; 44 11t0,, ci , n ' , Cornhill D ruggist s, Druggist, ITh-street, Is 11,,,,!,.tIleudebourck, Church street, kney ; and by be e ,„ b le Medicine Venders in Town and Country. , oks. e---None car' be genuine unless the names of Barclay and 441 on the bt amp affixed to'cach Hoz. , . . ~,,,.. -• \ ' f-sT- : I T P :Tt r "i r A ~.. 't. 4 ~. . , AI li• Av. i.. , Cal • v ...,....,--.• 0 4 0 1 ''s'if 4,7 ' N't ti / s 1 ' 1 , 1 ILA • , r, k , , ‘ s Ai 1' , 4 ' ll rV - N 5446 V ,.' 5414 1 j, ' •. t a , - - -O k 4 ,4 ) . .... - _.i"iii, . i) , .- ~.. ta,. I T 4 4'.. .., 'IZ ...,4 54 , 4,,.. ,--- cit.-,...,' 0 t,..0dd. 1 / 4 ) , ~- 1 ii,i ' 4 let , , v? ''' ' c ol i .'- Y.,....• .. ) 4 ' t- r ,—... / RA - , l l - ‘- 'i ~...... fAi 041 DON, SA. TURDA Y MORNING SUN, DECEMBER 21, 1844. . _ . --- . . . i .. 7 _ , . . -+- N PRICE sd. THE SUN is Published EVERY MORNING at FIVE O'CLOCK, i n Tim e few. the EARLY TRAINS and TOWN DELIVERY; a SECOND EDITION (Evening Sun) u Published in Time for the :AFTERNOON TRAIN. PARLIAMRNTAM and all other NEWS in LONDON sip to that Bour. and a THIRD EDITION a t SEVEN O'CLOCK, f or POST, n/aining ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. The arrangements fur the Christmas Ilolidays commence on Monday, the nd instant. One of the brilliant novelties is the CHICOMATROPE, to wh"ch may be added, Subjects in Nature and Art tbr.the PROTEOSCOPE. The PIIYSIOSCOPE. The first Ex hibition of a Series of beautitld DISSOLVING VIEWS. On the Event/ mg of Tuesdays and Thursdays Mr. C. E. HORN lectures on tint MUSIC of DIFFERENT NATIONS. Dr. RYAN'S and Pro fessor BACHHOFFNER'S varied LECTURES daily. Dr. RYAN also Lectures on the Evenings of Monday, Wednesday. and Friday. All these Lectures abound in interesting Experiments. SUBMA RINE EXPERIMENTS by means of the DIVING-BELL and DIVER. The HYDRO-ELECTRIC MACHINE. Admission, Is,; Schools, Half-price. FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. WHITEHALL, DECEMBER le, 1044.. The Queen has been pleased, by and with the advice of her Privy Council, to appoint The Most Reverend Father in God John George Arch bishop of Armagh and Primate of all Ireland ; The Most Reverend Father in God Richard Archbishop of Dublin ; The Most Reverend Archbishop William Crolly ; The Most Reverend Archbishop Daniel Murray ; The Right Hon. John Hely Earl of Donoughmore, K.P.; The Right Reverend Bishop Cornelius Denvir ; The Honourable and Very Reverend Henry Pakenham, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin I The Right Honourable Sir Patrick Bellew, Bart. ; The Right Honourable Anthony Richard Blake ; and The Reverend Doctor Pooley Shouldham Henry—to be Commissioners of Charitable Donations and Bequests for Ireland. any subsequent Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Hope, Leeds. COTTON AND PAPER. (From the Times.) As there is a general impression, whether well or ill•founded, that the income-tax, although it may perhaps be modified, will not be repealed next session, and as upon this ground a general reduction of taxation is anticipated, it becomes a question of moment in what quarter and in what articles the relief is likely to be afforded. There are, of course, many conflicting inte rests involved in this prospect of amelioration, and every branch of commerce will necessarily be on the alert to supplicate and argue for the boon. One impost, how ever, the arguments for the repeal of which were dis cussed at Manchester on Tuesday, claims attention as one of the heaviest in its pressure upon all classes, the poor as well as the afflueut. We mean the import duties upon raw cotton, width @affect both the manufacturer and the consumer to an extent that few perhaps can imagine. Looking to the competition which we are obliged to encounter with America, where they have the raw material on the spot, and pay no duty—a com petition increasing, be it observed, on all sides, and which has already begun to affect our trade with China—the consequences of which unequal rivalry must inevitably be that the manufacturer, unable to realise a fa!r sale for his goods, will be driven to curtail the wages of the operative, and thereby render it a tax upon labour ; taking into account at the same time the et:melt:ion it has with the contorts of necessary clothing for the poor ; we trust that our readers will agree with us that this is one of tke fairest and fittest objects for a suppression of taxation. A remission of duty upon an other article also, which we think claims consideration, with a view to lightening, if not entirely removing, the burden that at present acts injuriously upon all ranks and orders among us, was suggested at a meeting which took place yesterday at the London Coffee-house. We allude to the enormous duty upon paper, which every one must perceive to be a serious check upon the pro gress of education, the advancement of literature, and the convenience and intercourse of society at large. We shall hope to see something done in both these instances; and we refer our readers to the reports of the two meet ings, which will be found in another part of our impression, for arguments which we hope will prove as convincing to the Chancellor of the Exchequer as they will to the majority of tke public. (From the Post.) It would seem that for the surplus revenue which has accrued under the financial system of the present Go vernment there will be no lack of caididates. Among the various claimants for a reduction or remission of the duties that affect their particular trade, the paper manufacturers have now come forward. At a meeting held in London yesterday, Mr. Dickenson, the Chair man, Sir William Magnay, Mr. Crompton, and other gentlemen, detailed the various grievances under which the paper trade has become so seriously depressed. These seem to be--apart from the amount of duty, though that varies from 80 to 150 per cent.—the strin gent Excise regulations which are necessary to prevent fraud, but far from successful in doing so—the exten sive damage o ccas io ne d by o p en i ng and repacking goods entered at the Custom-house for exportation—the per mission to introduce fancy paper from France at the duty chargeable only on " manufactured articles," and the superior facilities afforded to foreign, over native makers, in the export of paper even to our own colonies. Reckless competition was also insisted upon very strongly as a main cause of the depression that exists, in consequence of the inducement it affords to dishonest manufacturers, by collusion with the officer of Excise, to undersell those who faithfully obey the law. This, and the other matters we have mentioned, are to farm the subjects for the deliberations of a committee which the meeting of yesterday agreed to appoint ; and communi cations with Government will then be opened, pre viously to the: commencement of the ensuing session of Parliament. J. Wilson, warehouseman, Manchester—second and final dlr. of 6s. 4d. in the pound, on Wednesday, Jan. 1, and every following Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Putt, Manchester, J. Gleadhill, cotton-spinner, Oldham—interest on debts on Friday, Dec. 27, and every following Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Hobson, Manchester. G. S. Wells, cotton-spinner, Ripponden-mill, Halifax —second and final div. of 7id. in the pound, en Tuesday, Dec. 24, or ary subsequent Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Hope, Leeds, j, Pemberton, soap-boiler, Knostrop, Leeds—first div. of 2s. 3d. in the pound, on Tuesday, Dec. 24, or any subsequent Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Hope, Leeds. R. Dunn and R. D. Dunn, •corn-factors, Wakefield — third div. of 2d. in the pound, on Tuesday, Dec. 24, or any subsequent Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Hope, Leeds. R. Dunn and R. I). Dunn, corn-factors, Wakefield — second div. of 7s. 4d. in the pound, on Tuesday, Dec. 24, or any subsequent Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Hope,Leeds. J. Brad well, ironmonger, York—first and final div. of 4s. 9d. in the pound, on Tnesday. Dec. 24, or any sub sequent Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Fearne, Leeds. W. Thorpe, scrivener, Thorne, Yorkshire—first div. of ls. 2d. in the pound, on Tuesday, Dec. 24, or any sub sequent Tuesday, at the office of Mr. learn-, Leeds. T. Carter, jun., butcher, Waltham, Leicestershire — first div. of 2s. CV. in the pound, on Tuesday, Dec. 24, or any subsequent Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Whit more, Birmingham. . . _ . . A New Edition of the CATALOGUE, containing Three Hundred additional Works of Art, &c., since the last reytiol, is just puldished price Is. EMPLOYMENT. —Persons having a little time to spare are apprised that Agents continue to be appointed in London, and country towns, by the EAST INDIA TEA COMPANY, or the sale of their - celebrated teas. Offices, No. 9, Great St. Helen's-churchyard, Bishopsgate-street. . . . . .They are packed In showy leaden canisters, from one ounce to a pound, with the price and weight marked on each packet, and but ittle trouble is occasioned by the sale. The license Is only I Is. per annum, and many during the last nineteen years have realised con siderable incomes by the agency without one shilling let or loss. Application to be made (If by letter post-paid) as above. THE FINEST WAX AND SPERMACETI CANDLES.—Those who burn these are respectfully recommended to make one trial whether PRICE'S PATENT CANDLES, at one.third of the cost, do not burn better. _ They may be had of respectable dealers throughout the kingdom, if care can be taken to prevent any imitations being passed off as the Patent Candles; and the Trade may obtain them wholesale from Edward Price and Co., Belmont, Vauxhall, ncl ralmer and Co., Sutton-street, Clerkenwell. This day is published, price Sd. stauipsd 4c1., T HE GREAT GUN, No. 6, splendidly em bellisMed by l'hiz, and other Artists. Contents:—The Currency Doctor—The Spanish Statesman— Literature—Law Review and Lord Abinger—Domestic Letter —Great Guns in a Fog—Monument to Sir J. Graham—Needle workers—The Poet and' Ranker—Friend of •my Youth—Christmas Tale—Mesmerism, by Plii—Cattia Show—Music-,-The Prams-31r. 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Tenth Edition, price A 6d., or sent by post, free, to any address, se. 6d., SELF-PRESERVATION : a Popular Essay on those concealed &sonic's, originating in youthfUl excesses, and terminating in Nervous Debility, Local and Constitutional Weakness, and all those Sinkings, Anxieties, and Tremors, which afflict the Weak, the Sedentary, and the Delicate. With Practical Observations en Marriage, and on the Anatomy, Physiology, and Diseases of the Reproductive Organs, with plain Directions for their perfect Restoration. By SAMUEL LAMERT, Consulting Surgeon 9, BEDFORD - STREET; BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, Matriculated Member of the University of Edinburgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate •f Apothecary's Hall, London b &c. " The various positions of Lover, Husband, and Parent, the in herent privileges of mankind, are frequently marred and prevented throne. the follies and frailties of early indiscretions. Ti such, among ethers, this Essay addresses itself; and by its perusal many questions may be satisfactorily adjusted that admit of no appeal even to the most confidential friend."—Stafford Gazette. "Long experience in the treatment of a class of disease' hitherto neglected and most imperfectly understood by the great bulk of the medical profession, has enabled the writer to prove that there are concealed causes of Nervous Debility In exi tenet, where the pre routine practitioner would never dream of ending them ; traceJoht al to certain habits , form i ng the most secret, yet deadly, and I , ' springs of domestic misery, and premature mortality."—Wakefleld Journal. Published by the Author, and sold In London b y B . Gilbert, 51 and P a t e rnoster -row • Starie,‘,Z,Tickhoree-street, Quadrant, Regent street; Hannay and' Co., 63, Oxford-street; Noble, 114 Chancery. lane; Gordon, 14 6 , Leadenhallatreet ; and by all Booksellers. At home every day till I hree. and from Five till Eight. METROPOLITAN VISITING AND RELIEF ASSOCIATION. Thursday the first annual meeting of the subscribers bo this charitable Association was held at the Hanover .spare Rooms. It was rather a numerous assemblage. The Lord Bishop of LONDON, President of the Insti tution. took the chair soon after two o'clock. His Lord ship, in opening the business, stated that the A ssoc i at i on had been forme d for promoting the relief of destitution in the mt tropolis, and for i.inproving. the condition of th e floor by mea ns of psreclualand district visiting, u n d er 'the sup' erinielidence anddirection of the Bishop and clergy. The utility of such an Institution was obvious. He was ready to ac knowledge that where distress was found general r elief was given, but that was not enough: to give proper aid where it was wanted they ought to make themselves acquainted with the distress and evils of life. This had been done by the visiting committee, and if a 'large sum had been properly applied in the re lief of distress they had discharged the duties of Chris tianity. The system of visiting the poor, in the different metropolitan districts, had been universally successful. The visitors had added more than 1,000 persons to their original number. They were conveying blessings from the rich , not merel y to the dwellings of the poor, but absolutely to the poorest. By perseverance in their great work they would do much good. He looked upon this Association as the beginning of improvement in the condition of the poor. Unless, however, their efforts had the support of benevolence, his expectation would not be answered. It was their duty to inquire into distress and relieve it. The Right Rev. Prelate expressed himself thankful f or having been able, as Bishop of London, to support many of the destitute population of London. He could assure the meeting, that so far as support could be extended it would not be wanted.—(Applause.) He concluded by calling on the secretary to read the report, and w hi c h w as read according l y . The details were most interesting. Lord SANDON rejoiced that he had been found among those around him who had promoted the good object. H e considered - it his dut y to move that the report they had heard read be adopted. Some objections had been made to it, and one was that they had no t ex p en d e d a ll their money before they applied for more. The Society in nine months had expended all but 9001., and they left it to the generosity of the public to enable them to pro ceed further. He did hope the cause would be left in the hands of the clergy, and that they would raise fifteen or eighteen thousand po . unds to go on. They must have funds of no ordinary dimensions to support this great work cf charity. He expected the rich inhabitants of the west of London, and the bankers of th e eas t wou ld con tribute liberally to the relief of the distr esse d poor. Upon an object of this magnitude, one so great and noble, the charitable should not hesitate, in order to find some error or fault which persons might commit in their endeavours to do good. The Noble Lord moved that the meeting do agree to the report. The Rev. Mr. CIIAM PNEYS . seconded the resolution, which was carried unan i mously. Sir Sir R. 11. liscus said his Noble Friend had spoken of objections elsewhere, Tade by muddle-beaded admirers of the old school of political economy, which in the cause of charity might bo overlooked. He concluded by moving that the proceedings of the clergy in the appli cation of the funds h ad not disappointed the expectation of their doing spiritual good. The Hon. and Rev. BAPTIST NOEL (one of the Com mittee) seconded the resolution, and eulogized the con duct of the visitors. The Rev. T. DALE supported the proceedings of the Committee, and moved a resolution to the effect that the object they had in view w as deserving of support. It having been seconded and carried, the noblemen and gentlemen who went ou t of the Committee . by rota tion were re-elected, and after oth er routine busmen the meeting separated. At the Court of D Dl Vl nkr p u F4l ptCy, S iasinghall-street. T. Megarey, coal merchant, Love-lane, Billingsgate, Jan. 19, at twelre—W. M. Senior, hardwareman, St. Swithin's-lane, Jan. 17, at eleven. In the Country. J. Bourne, printer, Bemmersley, Staffordshire, Jan. 17, at half-past twelve, at the Birmingham District Court —J. Smith, corn dealer, Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, Jan. 15, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court— E. Heron, butcher, Hartlepool, Durham, Jan. 10, at eleven, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyna District Court—J. Heron, ship owner, South Blyth, Northumberland, Jan. 10, at one, at the NeWcastle-upon-Tyne District Court —E. Heron, ship owner, South Blyth, Northumberland, Jan. 10, at twelve, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court—R. Chapman, innkeeper, Scorton, Yorkshire, Jan, 24, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court—T. W. Wilson, linen manufacturer, Barnsley, Yorkshire, Jan. 16, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein , naentioned. G. Purt, ale merchant, Upper Thames -street, Jan. 10 B, and A. J. Budge, japan leather manufacturers, Gloucester-street, Curtain-road, Shoreditch, Jan. 10— H. J. Doogood, wine merchant, Camden -terrace West, Camden-town, Jan. 10--G. Craven, maltster, Wake field, Jan. 13-11. Watkinson, tea dealer, Meredith street, Clerkcnwell, Jan. 22--W. J. J. Coal', grocer, Exeter, Jan. 16—J. Row, chemist, Torrington, Devon shire, Jan. 16—C. F. Biggs, mercer, Birmingham, Jan. 21—G. Bate, horse dealer, Birmingham, Jan. 21— IL Smith, yarn agent, Manchester, Jan. 10—P. Robinson, bottle manufacturer, Warrington, Lancashire, Jan. 13— B. Fell, bleacher, Sharpies, Lancashire, Jan. 10—E. Goldsbury, draper, flastings, Jan. 10—M. Sweetland, baker, John-street, Fitzroy-square, Jain. 10—A. Pellis sier, lodging-house keeper, I.3•2ntinck terrace, Regent's Park, Jan. 10—II. Gibbons, chemist, Wolverhampton, Jan. 10—J. Snelling, eating-house keeper, Blackman street, Southwark, Jan. 10—J. Johnson, merchant, Li verpool, Jan. 10—W. Yuill, tailor, Cornhill, Jan. 10— G. Rossiter, jeweller, Bridgewater, Jan. 10—T. Gibson, coal merchant, Dalton, Lancashire, Jan. 10—E. Ed wards, draper, City-road, Jan. 10—E. T. Craufnrd, wine merchant, Piccadilly, Jan. 10—C. James,oilman, Grand Junction-terrace, Edgeware-road, Paddington, Jan. 10. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. TROY THE DAILY PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. GLOBE.—The meeting over which Lord John Russell presided yesterday at Exeter Hall—the pro ceeding of which are reported in another column— affords us an occasion of alluding to the Temperance Society; to Father Mathew, its founder; and to the pecuniary embarrassments in which he is involved, by his endeavours to induce his countrymen to bind themselves, by solemn pledge, to abstain from in toxicating drinks. To raise a fund for releiving Father Mathew from the debts for which he has be come liable, and to reimburse him at least a portion of the sums he has expended in carrying out his benevo lent designs, was the immediate object of the meet ing. The able advocacy of the Noble Lord who presided orer the meeting, and the testimony borne by his Lordship, and by other distinguished speakers, to the disinterestedness of purpose, and unwearied diligence, devotedness, and success with which Father Mathew has laboured, will go far to remove objections from the proposed subscription. In endeavouring to reclaim his countrymen from the self-inflicted curse which preyed upon the earnings— making the little less—inflamed the passions, and de• moralised the habits of his countrymen, the Apostle of Temperance, it appears, has incurred a debt of 7,000/. The bona fide existence of the debt; the legitimate modes by which the various items of which it is constituted were incurred—and the frugality and care with which Father Mathew, and the agents he employed, invariably acted, both with respect to their personal and relative expenses, in connexion with the object they endeavoured to accomplish—these highly proper questions have been investigated with great minuteness by disinterested persons, whose compe tency and standing in society furnish a guarantee for the integrity of their report. That report is, upon the whole, honourable to Father Mathew; upon whose conduct and management of the funds which coma into his hands there is not the slightest imputation. The only questions with which the public has any concern, is whether the object sought to be effected by the Temperance Society be one of sufficient inte rest to deserve general sympathy ; and whether Father Mathew ought to be relieved, by a public subscription, from the embarrassments he has incurred in carrying out the objects of the Temperance Society ? In dis cussing these questions, it is not necessary to embark In the wide inquiry, whether the means adopted by the Temperance Society be the best of all imaginable means for effecting the diseouragement of drunkenness ; nor do we undertake to settle the vexed question, which has been somewhat intemperately debated by the advocates of the rival Societies, as to whether tee-totalism" Or 0 temperance" be the best form of pledging the individual to abstain from intoxicating drinks. The only material question, we apprehend, is, whether a considerable improvement in the physical and moral condition of the lower classes—especially in Ireland, where it was so much needed—had not been accom plished by Father Mathew's exertions ; and whether patriotism and philanthropy do not prescribe, that the labourer in this benevolent cause should be exone rated from the pecuniary liabilities he has incurred in promoting its influence in the country where the vice it assails was working all kinds of abominations? Lord John Russell, with considerable pathos and manifest effect, thus stated the case :—" Whatever, therefore, can remove the temptation and the evil consequences of that vice requires no ordinary efforts. To make a great impression upon a whole nation—to bring them at once from a habit in which they were too apt to indulge, to the practice of those virtues by which their domestic happiness may be increased, and their moral and religious conduct improved, must, I say, have called for no ordinary diligence ; no common exertions would have sufficed for such an object. But we all know the extraordinary elo quence, the untiring energy, the disinterested for getfulness of all selfish objects, which did enable Mr. Mathew to accomplish this moral miracle, and by his exertions to effect a change in Ireland which was surprising to the whole civilised world," Mr. S. C. Hall bore testimony, from actual personal comparison, to the former and present state of the Irish peasantry. Allusions to the perpetuity of the union, as it exists between the two countries, were received with cheers which show how little the people of England are likely to encourage the repeal project. Lord John Russell said :—" What, then, should be the conduct of that country to which he belongs, and of this country, which is closely, and, I trust, perpetually united with it ?" We think the claim of Father Mathew to pub lic sympathy and aid is established by the facts brought before the meeting. We cordially concur in the effort to raise the proposed fund ; and hope that the amount required will soon be realised. STANDARD.—Dr. Pusey has published a letter denouncing the statute proposed for consideration by the Oxford Convocation on the 13th of February, 1845, and plainly intimating that as hitherto he has not subscribed the Articles honestly—that is, adopting the language used in " the Tracts for the Times, " in their " natural sense," so he is prepared to retire from the Church and University if called upon so to subscribe them. Doctor Pusey, we have heard, is a rich man, who can well afford to surrender his canonry and professorship, and therefore the public is relieved from the single regret that could allay the general delight with which the realisation of the Reverend Gentleman's threat will be welcomed by the Christian public. It will be but a descent from Portman-square to Baker-street; and this, as Gold smith observes, has not enough of the terrible to give interest to a tragedy, The letter of Dr. Pusey, however, leaves a comparatively favourable impres sion—it is a picture of the writer's mind, hazy, feeble, and timid. lie sees nothing distinctly, con- I ceives nothing vigorously, and takes refuge in a mist —arauluo Eig ADVERTIS_EMENTS INSERTED in ALL THE THREE PAPERS, 3lorning Noon, and Aright, thereby insuring a TOWN and COUNTRY CIRCULATION, at ONE CHARGE. 'of generality, because he cannot embrace any obvious or well-defined truth. We may pity such a man, but we cannot admit those feelings of contempt and aversion for him 'that we must for one whose perversenessiirolher respects is disgraced by hypo crisy. Even when we find Dr. Pusey canonising the betrayer of Bishop Williams, the controversialist who silenced adversaries with fine and imprisonment, pil lory, ear-cutting, and ignominious scourgings, the man who fined Leighton 10,0001., sentenced him to stand twice in the pillory, losing an ear upon each occasion, and to be twice publicly scourged—even when we find Dr. Pusey canonising this man, we are sure that, if his saint, Laud would never be his model. We say this much in defence of Dr. Pusey from an inference that might hastily be drawn from his letter. The Rev. Gentleman's objection to the proposed statute ap pears to be this, that the statute requires subscribers to subscribe to the Articles in the known sense in which the Articles were drawn up (the rule of interpretation in every other case in which men make a declaration, from the coronation oath downward) ; whereas he and others have, since " Laud won for them the liberty," inter preted the ambiguous expressions of the formulary in some different manner, but in a manner so vague, that Dr. Pusey can approach to it no more closely than by such phrases as by "by the faith of the whole Church, before east and west were divided," a phrase dislocated from a passage of Bishop Ken ; or, " ac cording to the analogy of the faith." We need scarcely say that so broad a rule of interpretation by a standard so uncertain, is, in fact, no rule at all. " The faith of the whole Church before east and west were divided," is a thing that never existed, because from the Apostles' time, and in the Apostles' time, nay, in the blessed college itself, there were controversies ; and " diver sities of faith" are recorded as from the beginning-. But if the consent of faith did not exist, the analogy afforded by that consent cannot exist ; so that the in terpreter appealed to is but the resource of weakness or the subterfuge of fraud. The truth is, that the Church of which Dr. Pusey and his sect speak as the Church, had no distinct existence (through the universal Church existed and still exists) before the Council of Trent, and then the Romish Church obtained its distinct existence (as any sect may), by excommunicating all others, us Protestants among the rest. There might be, however, little harm in this reference even to an impossible interpretation of ambiguous passages, be cause there is really not one ambiguous passage in the whole Thirty-nine Articles, with such admirable precision are they drawn up, if men would be only honest and discreet in determining the question of ambiguity. The misfortune, however, is, that only allow dishonest or weak' men a condition on which they shall be at liberty to indulge their humour, and they will soon make the condition for themselves. Words cannot be more plain, distinct, and une quivocal than those in which the second clause .of the 28th Article rejects the doctrine of transub stantiation ; yet Dr. Pusey finds that article so ambiguous, that with the help of his analogy of the faith, he subscribed the Article, and then preached a sermon in support of the very doctrine rejected. Such a loose style of interpretation as this will enable one to extract any desired meaning from any combination of words. 'Were not the subject too grave, we might quote from Swift sonic examples in point. Doctor Pusey is not singular, however, in the labyrinth of difficulties in which he involves himself by a departure from the bona fide and common-sense rule of interpretation ; his Saint Laud wandered in the same maze before him. Bishop Hall addressed to the proto-Puseyita the following remonstrance at the commencement of his cruel and tyrannical career would to know w h ere t o fi n d I you, thencould tell how to take a direct aim, whereas now I must rove and conjecture. To-day you are in the tents of the Ramantsts, to-morrow in ours, the next day between both and against both., Our adver saries think you ours, we theirs, your Conscience finds you with both, and neither. I flatter you not ; - this of yours is the worst of tempers ; heat and cold have their,uses, lukewarmness is good for nothing but to trouble the stomach. Those that are spiritually hot find acceptation, those that are stark cold hare a less recloning. The mean between both is so much worse as it comes near the good, and attains it not. How long will you halt in this indifferency ? Re solve one way, and know at last what you de hold, what you would cast off? Either your wings or your teeth ; and, loathing this bat-like nature, be either a bird or a beast. To die wavering and uncertain, yourself will grant fearful. If you must settle, where begin you ? 'Tis dangerous deferring that whose want is deadly, and whose opportunity is doubtful, Is there any impediment which delay will abate ? Is there any which a just answer cannot remove ? If you had rather waver, who can settle you ? But if}you love not inconstancy, tell us why you stagger ?" Laud, however, continued to stagger in his conscienoe until the hour of his fall, having no better stay to support him than his " analogy of the faith," hi other respects he was unhappily too strong, with the " High Commission Court," the " Star Chamber," and the hangman to silence adversaries. But how much better would it have been both for his happiness and his fame, if Laud had been only honest. Conscientious scruples might have prevented his subscribing the Articles, and then he would have turned his considerable talents to account in some secular pursuit. True, he would not have been Archbishop of Canterbury ; but neither would he have lived in the miserable and disgraceful state described by Hall, nor would he ha ve b roug ht, a ; h e did. hi s master's head and his own to the block. There is no danger of a repetition in our day of Laud's ex travagances and cruelties, or of their terrible retribution ; but we believe that there is already much of the misery of uncertainty which he suffered, tormenting many conscientious but weak men, in the orders of the Church, all arising from the want of a clear understanding of the real import of the Articles of the Church, or rather of the meaning in which they themselves subscribed them. This course of suffering the Oxford statute will remove at owe and for ever, for nothing can be clearer than the language of the Articles themselves ; and if men take them in " the natural sense," they are their own sufficient ex positors. Sordid persons, of course, will creep in who will swallow anything with any explanation, but they never suffer much in conscience; there are men ingenious enough to reconcile anything to their per sonal interests. We will be warrant for Mr. Newman, for example, that he will find an ambiguity in the pro posed declaration (to be interpreted according to the analogy of the faith), as plausible as any that Doctor Posey can find in the Articles. TIMES.—It well becomes the affluence and enterprise of Liverpool for that city to have distinguished itself by entertaining, foremost of all provincial towns or ports, the distinguished diplomatist to whom the tribute of merited homage has been already paid by the repre sentatives of the mercantile and trading interests of our great metropolis. What an ample and gratifying triumph is his! The triumph of commerce and civiliza tion, earned by the bravery of our troops, grounded on our national character and good faith, and fairly due to him who, upon his own responsibility, has conducted negotiations most perplexing and arduous with a people most strange and exclusive, and has consummated his work by enlarging the benefits secured to us, indis criminately and impartially, to other nations. And how different such courtesies to the exhibitions which we so often see so ostentatiously paraded to satisfy some popular whim that has its day, or panegyrise some one who passes for a popular hero, till " the age discovers he's not the true one"—a casualty not alto gether unusual, and always a fortunate result for the public. But how opposite the two instances ! Far dif ferent to words of' promise that can end in nothing, rashly and repeatedly uttered for the multitude, when the speaker, entirely hopeless of ever making them effec tual, caters to his ambition or his avarice, and trusts to the lucky incidents of the hour to interfere with his im possible project, and defer the hollow assurance ; and such men have been, and have been followed and feasted. Far different to this—the words, aye, and the deeds, of Sir Henry Pottinger are recorded in the annals of our history, and deserve never to be effaced or forgotten. Ile has nothing to fear from the variations of the vulgar weathercock, or any reason to dread the drooping laurels of a superseded favourite. Previously to the dinner, ad dresses were presented to Sir Henry by the East India and China Association of Liverpool, and other associated bodies of the trade of that place, congratulatir g him on his safe return to his native land, and expressing their admiration of his character and the line of policy he had pursued. The dinner may be said to have been worthy of the occasion. It was sumptuous and w e ll a tt en d e d. The usual toasts were receive with the usual accompa niments, and the proper compliment was paid, of course, to the illustrious guest for whom the grand festivity was designed, " whose sagacious, enlightened, and successful policy," as the Mayor observed in proposing his health, " has opened a new world to -British enterprise and ca pital." Sir Henry's reply was natural,: modest, and manl ; and there were several topics introd uce d w hi c h well deserve to be remarked and recollected. We are used to count the Chinese (and they pay us the same compliment) as no better than barbarians. But if so, there are among them, upon the unquestionable testi, mony of Sir Henry Pottinger, individuals utterly free from any tinge of barbarism, and capable of affording both 044949 WA illiltrUng9l4 $9 slic 41911$ refilled people PUBLICATIONS, BUILDING SOCIETIES—TUBULAR SEWERAGE. THE BUILDER, No. OS, of Tins DAT, con tains Two beautiful Illustrations of Old English Chairs—Wil, loughby Wilton's Third Letter on Building Societies—The Construc tion of Hand-rails, with Three Illustrations—Tubular Sewerage— Model Houses for the Labouring Classes—Caution to Builders—Me tropolitan Improvement Society—Notices of Contracts, Tenders, Competitions, Timber Sales,&c.; and the Architectural News of the week. Price 31. Of 2, York-street, CovenGgardon ; and all Boaseljprs, WHITEHALL, DEC. 20. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. Ro bert Waugh to the church and parish of Mamie, in the presbytery of A uckterarder and county of Perth, vacant by the resignation of the Rev. George Blair, late minister thereof. The Queen has also been pleased to present the Rev. John Lamont to the church at Hallin, in Waternish, in the parish of Kilmuir, in the presbytery of Sky and shire of Inverness, vacant by the transportation of the Rev. Roderick Reid, late minister thereof, to the parish of Loche, in the presbytery of Lewis, The Queen 'has also been pleased to present the Rev. Alexander M'Coll to the church and parish of Durness, in the presbytery of Tongue and county of Sutherland, vacant by the resignation of the Rev. Donald M'Con nochie, late minister thereof. WAR=OFFICE, Du. 90. 4th Light Dragoons—C. Montgomery, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Edgell, promoted in the 7th Foot, Dec. 20. 6th Dragoons—Cornet W. Doyle, from 15th Light Dragoons (Riding Master), to be Cornet, vice Powell, promoted, Pee, 2Q. IA Light Dragoons—E. R. Keene, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Doyle, appointed to the 6th Dragoons, Dec. 20. 16th Light Dragoons—Lieutenant E. J. Pratt to be Captain, without purchase, vice Mansel, deceased, Sept. 20 ; Cornet D. Maycock to be Lieutenant, vice Pratt ; Sergeant-Major R. Hodgson to be Cornet, without purchase, vice Maycock, .Dec. u. 4th Foot—Ensign H. Fitzgerald to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Morgan, deceased, September 12; Gentleman Cadet C. %V. Aylmer, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Fitzge rald, December 21. 7th Foot —Cornet G. B. Edgell, from the 4th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Grogan, who retires, Dec. 20. 11th Foot—Captain J. Forbes, from half-pay Unat tached, to be Captain, vice J. Goold, who exchanges, receiving the difference ; Captain Webster, from half-pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice J. Forbes, who exchanges, Dee, 20, 17th . FoOt—Brevet Lieutenant-Coloael P. M'Pherson to he Major, without pur,hase, vice Deshon, deceased; Lieut. F. A. Wetherall to be Captain, vice MTherson; Ensign W. H. 11. Ellison to be Lieutenant, vice We therell, Aug, 1; Ensign R. Dudgeon to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Ellison, whose promotion on 2d August, 1844, has been cancelled, Aug. 2; Gentleman Cadet E. J. Gardiner, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Dudgeon, Dec. 21. 26th Foot—Captain F.• Stupart, from the half-pay of 2d Dragoons, to be Captain, vice Cain, promoted, I)ec. 20 ; Lieutenant H. Edgar, to be Captain, without purchase, vice Shum, deceased, Dec. 10 ; Lieut. J. W: Johnstone to be Captain, by purchase, vice Stupart, who retires ; Ensign C. J. S. Wallace to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Johnstone ; the Hon. A. E. G. Sinclair to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Wal lace; Dec. 20; Gentleman Cadet C. E. Blackett, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, Dee. 21. 29th Foot—Ensign H. T. Metge to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Hope, deceased, Sept. 25, 1844 ; Gentleman Cadet J. S. Richards, from the it oy al Mili tary College, to be Ensign, vice Metge, Dec. 21. 50th Foot—Ensign C. E. Young to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Bernard, deceased ; Ensign W. P. Elgee, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Joyce, deceased, Oct. 6 ; Gentleman Cadet C. H. Slessor, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without pur chase, vice Young, Dec. 21 ; C. A. P. James, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Elgee, Dec. 22. 60th Foot— Major the Hon. G. A. Spencer to be Lieute nant. Colonel, by purchase, vice Cockburn, vv ho retires ; Captain E. C. Giffard to be Major, by purchase, vice Spencer ; Lieutenant Hon. A. Hope to be Captain, by purchase. vice Gaud ; Second-Lieutenant W. F. L. Meason to be First-Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Hope; H. E. Galion. Gent., to be Second-Lieutenant, by pur. chase, vice Meason, Dec. 20. 63d Foot—Ensign R. Taylor to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Considine, deceased, Dec. 20; Gentleman Cadet W, J. Lloyd, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchgse, vice Taylor, Dec. 21st. 67th Foot—F. Pratt, Gent., to be gnsign, by purchase, Dec. 20. _ _ _ _ _ _ 70th Foot—Gentleman Cadet J. M. Buchanan, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice Hum frey, deceased, Dec. 21 dith Foot—Second Lieut. H. F. Williams to be First Lieutenant, by purchase, vice the Hon. R. W. D. Shir ley, who retires ; E. W. J. Fulcher, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Williams, Dec. 20. BREVET.-04ptaitt F, Stuart, of the 26th Foot, to be Major in the Army, Jan. 10. HOSPITAL STAFF.—Staff-Surgeon of the First Class, J. liinnis,.M.D., to be Deputy Inspector-General of Hos pitals, with local rank in China, vice Barclay, deceased, Dec. 20, 1844. MEMORANDUM.—The Christian names of the Hon. Lieutenant Chetwynd, of the 73d Foot, are William John Granville, and not Glanville, as previously stated. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Somersetshire. North Somerset Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry.— Cornet J. E. Geils to be Lieutenant, vice Harding, pro moted • Assistant Su rgeon Soden to be Surgeon, vice W -- atts, deceased ; W. E. Miller, Gent., to be As sistant-Surgeon, vice Soden, promoted, Dec. 12. WHITEHALL. Dice. 11. The Lord Chancellor has appointed W. Hinde, of Liverpool, in the county palatine of Lancaster, Gent„ to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. The Lord Chancellor has also appointed George Stevenson, of Leicester, in the county of Leicester, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. WHITEHALL, DEC. 12. The Lord Chancellor has appointed George Grey, of Torquay, iu the county of Devon, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. WHITEHALL, Dos. 14. The Lord Chancellor has appointed George Palmer, of Rugeley, in the county of Stafford, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. The Lord Chancellor has also appointed John Gwynne, of Tenby, in the county of Pembroke, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. WHITEHALL, Dec. 16. The Lord Chancellor has appointed George Scurfield, of Sunderland, in the county palatine of Durham, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. The Lord Chancellor has also appointed George James Ilaines, of Faringdon, in the county of Berks, Gent., to be a M as t er E xtraor di nary i n th e High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Samuel Higginbottom, shopkeeper,Dukinfield,Chester. BANKRUPTS. Humphrey Charles Balne, grocer, Poole, to surrender Jan. 7, at eleven, and Feb. 4, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street ; Shaw, Furnival's Inn. Samuel King, warehouseman. Newgate-street, City, Jan. 3 , and Feb. 14, at half-past twelve, tvt the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Cole man-street; Linklaters, Leadenhall-street. James Moutrie, music seller, Bristol, Jan. 7, and Feb. 4, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Aldermanbury, London ; Theobald, Furnival's Inn. James Oldham, silk warehouseman, Wood-street, City, Dec. 28, at eleven, and Feb. 5, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Sam brook-court, Basinghall-street ; Reed and Shaw, Friday. street, ChearAile. John Pert Beriny, plumber, Bromptoi-row, Kensing ton, Jan. 10, at two, and Jan. 31, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee. Badinghall street ; Buchanan and Grainger, Basingliall-street. Hugh Daniel Watkins and James Innes, lead mer chants, Manchester, Jan. 3. and Feb. 3, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Stanway, official assignee ; Sale and Worthington, Manchester ; Reed and Shaw, Friday-street, Cheapside. Thomas Hodgson, calico printer, Manchester, Jan. 2 and 23, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester ; Abbott, Char lotte-street, Bedford-square, London ; Bennet, Man chester. George Sheraton, corn merchant, Hartlepool, Durham, Jan. 9, at half-past two, and Feb. 11, at half-past one, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, offi,lal assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Holden ,Kingston-upon ; Wilson and Turnbull, Hartlepool. Henry Hugh Foothead, wholesale milliner, Fore-street, Cripplegate, London, Jan 3, and Feb. 14, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman -street ; Wilkins, Furnival's Inn. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. G. D. Thomas, grocer, Wem, Shropshire—final dir. of 10d. in the pound, on Tuesday, Dec. 23, or any subse quent Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Bir mingham. J. Watson. sen., and J. Watson, jun., common brewers, Wath-upon-Dearne, Yorkshire—first and final dir. of as. 10d. in the pound, on Tuesday, Dec. 24, or PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.. J. Coe and R. Paterson, attorneys, Size-lane—B. Sa lomons, R. Salmons, A. Salomons, and D. W. Threlkeld (so far as regards D. W. Threlkeld)—D. Watts and 1). Farrar, dyers, DudbridgQ, Gloucestershire —J. Leith and B. Gordon—ll. Moore and J. Cooper, licensed victuallers, Great Russell -street—J. Banks and W. Massey, wood merchants, Brayton, Yorkshire—T. S. and W. W. Mulvey, ship builders, Chester—J. Wood and D. Bicknell, tobacconists, Coleman-street—J. Mot teram and C. Giddy, attorneys, Birmingham—J. and J. W. Bigglestone, marble masons, Hereford—E. and C. Thorn, ironmongers, Shaftesbury, Dorsetshire—T. Phillips, T. W. Cooper, T. Beesley, and I. W. Phillips, cabinet makers, Finsbury-place South—J. Berry and). Ogden, gas manufacturers, Nethar Knutsford, Cheshire —W. Sherwood, T. Gilbert, and W. Piper, booksellers, Paternoster-row (so far as regards W. Sherwood)—W. Broad, R. R. Broad, W. R. Broad, and A. Broad, mer chants, Falmouth (so far as regards A. Broad). SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. Robert Sword, wright, liirkintilloch, Dec. 24 and Jan. 14, at one, at the Black Bull Inn, Kirkintillooh. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From Friday Night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Vic toria, cap. 33, for the Week ending on Saturday, the 14th day of December, 1844. IRSIJE DEPARTMENT. ~. Notes issued ... 28,003,705 IGovernmentdebt 11,015,100 Other securities 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion Silver bullion .£28,003,705i M. MA: Dated the lgth day of D“ £28,003,705 RSHALL, Chief Cashier. cember, 1844. BANKING D :PARTMIII4T. Proprietors' capi tal 14,553,000 Rest 3,105,886 l'ublie deposits (including Ex chequer,SaTings banks, Cotnrnis sioners of Na tional Debt, and Government secu rities (includ ing Dead Weight Annuity) Other securities 10,293,154 Notes Gold and silver coin dividend ac counts) Other deposits 8,381,188 Saven day and other bilis 994,174 £33,419,902! M. MA Dated the 19th day of De .033,419,902 'SHALL, Chief Cashier. -mber, 1844. PIIOMISson y O L' S. (From Last Night's Gazette.) An account of the Average Aggregate Amount of Promis sory Notes payable to be arer on d eman d, w hich have been in circulation by the Banks in Scotland, by the Bank of Ira land, and by all other B an k s i n I re l an d, during the four weeks ending the ith d ay o f D ecem b er , 1844, pursuant to the Act of 4th and sth Victoria, cap. 50 scarLAND. Chartered, Private, and Jpint-Stock Banks £3,486,818 Bank of Ireland Private and Joint-Stock Banks Total 11. L. WICKHAM. Stamps and Taxes, Dec. 19. 1841. - - OPENING OF THE ENGLISH THEATRE at PARIS. The first performance of the English dramatic com pany, fur whose representation this play-going capital is indebted to the enterprising spirit of Mr. Mitchell, took place on Monday night, at the Theatre Ventadour, or Les Italiens, as it is called, since the harmonious troupe, which boasts Grisi, Persiani, Lablache, Mario, Fornasari, &c., has again migrated to that elegant house. For the debut of our countrymen Othello was judiciously selected, it being, probably, of all Shakspeare's trage dies, that which our neighbours are best acquainted with. The first of the twelve nights which Mr. Mitchell has announced has proved quite successful. When the curtain rose at about eight o'clock, the aspeet of the house was already promising, and the play had made but little progress when almost all the boxes were occupied by most distingue company, who would, no doubt have been more numerous still, had it not been for the receptions pros seeding, at the Palace of the Tuileries, on the occasion of the marriage of his Royal highness the Duke D'Aumale. The audience comprised a large proportion of English and other foreign spectators, and the toilettes exhibited all the elegance observable at the Ventadour Theatre, when its stage is devoted to the execution of the lyrical productions of Italy. The reception given to Mr. Macready and Miss Faucit at once dispelled the appre hensions of such few as fancied that the rancour against their country, which party feeling has for some years past so zealously and p ersever i ng ly s t r i ven t o kindle in France, might attempt to mar the exertions of those eminent artists. Bath were received with general and cordial plaudits, and their countrymen in the pit and boxes had not a single hostile manifestation to resent or to despise ; in short, our iniquities in the Medi. terranean, in the Pacific, and, indeed, where ever, salt water exists, seemed to be generously and hospitably forgotten, together with the ascendancy we have not in Spain, and care not to have at Otaheite. Even the " right of visit" made room for that admira tion which Shakespeare's language has to command when uttered by Mr. Macready to a people that appre • ciate the sublime and beautiful so readily as the French. It is unnecessary to dwell here on the merits of the per formances, suffice it to say that the whole went off ad mirably. Mr. Mitchell, with his wonted good taste, has issued to his visitors an elegantly printed playbook, with a French translation corresponding to the text, and when Othello and Desdemona's miseries were over, there was as numerous a display of carriages at his doors as the municipal guard can have to govern at the premieres re preseetitions of the most fashionable theatres of this drama-loving capital. on the face of the earth. If, on the one hand, we have every ground of thankfulness at Qur Eeeey was so well-chosen and so well-qu: on the side • - . 4 . • e ..st, it is at th same time equally pleasi ng . the Chinese, a Minister • . - was selected to r. V confer with him. Sir He r spenking of Key-Ing, say e —" Than whom a more 1 erred statesman I believe is not to be found in any con ,ityth e world." "A manfully alive to all the amenities 1e; and particularly distin guished by a high sense of • ..nr_andood faith, which dictated his conduct throu. tjj lithiknegoti a ti ons with me." " I could tell you, gen - fre - mattCAseh.instances of Key-Ing's high feeling and noble conduct as would astonish you; and I trust at some future period it may please her Majesty's Government not merely to do him, but the Chinese people justice, by making his.. dispatches and letters public." We heartily concur with the late Envoy in this hope, that we may have some better meani of understanding more accurately the opinions and principles of that distant and hitherto unknown people. The character given of this Mandarin is, besides, the more gratifying, as he is one of the primates of the heal, and a blood relation of the Emperor, who may not un reasonably be surmised to partake of the a .me ments. In giving us this animated sketch of his oriental coadjutor, the Plenipotentiary offers one valuable lesson in general politics ; and by winning us to a better judgment of the character of one Chinese nobleman, helps to enlarge our views of the nation, and to make us more of cosmopolites in framing our treaties and alliances—no inconsiderable improve ment. But he gives us, likewise, another lesson, and a bitter, but very needful, one it is—not to 1 ermit our national character to be disgraced by the dissol u t e habits of those connected with the Chinese trade —a warning that we anxiously desire should be imp resse d upon all who have influence (and his hearers were pre cisely so situated) in providing a proper remedy for our degradation, to the scandal of the Chinese, the danger of the individuals themselves, and the risk even of a rup ture between the nations. Among the healths of the evening her Majesty's Ministers could not be, and were not, omitted ; and Lord Stanley zealously undertook the welcome office of responding to the honour, on their behalf and his own. There is something at such times generally taken for granted by the speaker in alluding to the customary compliment. lie usually assumes that his talents, his exertions, his endowments, his wit, and his vigilance, or whatever definite or indefinite virtues or qualifications may be ascribed to hi:n or his friends, are so far ascribed, as matters of course, as the basis of the toast—the foundation of the civility isk wishing him health over the wine. He does not ordi narily allude to them himself. Lord Stanley, however, thinks, or for that night at least thought, otherwise ; and as he had a great deal .to say, and was in ecstaeiea at the reception given to the toast, he thought he might to make them perfectly aware how properly they had applied their cheers and applauses, by assuring them, in good earnest, that they were not at all misplaced I Their conviction, he told them, was quite right, that those whom they were honouring were " men of interrity and honour;" that they laboured most desperately— nay, most detrimentally, if need were, to " their private comfort, health, time," &c.—all for the welfare of the nation ! His adverbs were overpowering. Well, they cheered him—that proved how correctly he had spoken, and how his audience assented, and understood him. In London we bad the mutual compliments of contending- Cabinets ; here we have the exquisite sensibilities of self-approving virtu*. We hope that there are mere dinners in store f o r Sir Henry, and that her Majesty's Ministers may take some part in all of them. MONEY MARKET and CITY NE - WS, CITY, TIEURSDAY EVENINCL TIMES.—We have heard to-day of a plan adopted in some of the iron districts for evading the new banking law, entirely different from any of the verious schemed that have been from time to time noticed under this head. A t certain periods the proprietors of iron-works require advances to pay wages, or for some purpose of the kind, and they e.ddress themselves, in the first instance ; to the neighbouring bankers. In some cases the bankers' have already issued all the paper that the new law allow; and, at the same time, are anxious to afford the d es i re d accommodation. To do this they give a credit to squat* party—probably a tradesman—in the vicinity, and in form their applicants that, although they (the bankers) cannot assist them, this party can accommodate them with small cheques. Of course there is nothing in the law that can hinder a person keeping a drawing areutnit with a banker from drawing cheques for any small amount he pleases, and as the signature is perfectly well known in the district, such cheques perform all the funo tions of a local issue, This scheme seems of all that we have heard the :noel difficult to be dealt with by the Legislature, should some supplementary Act be considered necessary to prevent the different evasions. The difficulty would be to esta blish a legal distinction between these cheques, drawn by a party who is a mere creature of the bankers to enable them to extend their accommodation, and the cheques drawn by a bona fide depo s it or i n t h e regular way of business, so as to prevent the former without in terfering with the latter. There is this, however, against the scheme, that it is not likely to be very widely -spread. Indeed, it seems oily possible in small localities, where the parties are perfectly well known, to each other. There is also the risk that the pahy appointed ty- the banker may abuse the confidence placed in him, and commence drawing on his own account. That the scheme has obtained a firm footing in some districts, there seems no doubt ; indeed, we understand that the bankers have been known to supply the draw ing party with cheques ready printed for the purpose required. To avoid that jobbing and speculation in railway shares which mast be the consequence of any partial in formation come to by the Board of Trade, a correspon dent throws out the following hint:— " I beg leave to suggest that the Board of Trade, in making their report on railways, should give notice to the public a week before they publish it, and that the Chairman of each Board of Directors should have a copy transmitted to him, but alt by the same post." It was to be anticipated that the remarks quoted yes terday respecting the dealing in shares at the Stock- Exchange would provoke much observation from the members of that irstitution. The annexed letter has been first selected, as it appears to enter the most deeply into the discussion, which has been invited solely front the belief that the public, in their dealings in that de scription of securities, are not at present so fully pro tected as they ought to be : " Your correspondent whose letter you quote in this day's Times, does not, with all his boasted experience of thirty years, seem clearly to understand the difference between middlemen' and ' brokers ' and *jobbers.* What have brokers always been but middlemen,' and jobbers but bona fide' fundholders like himsell I He would fain persuade us that a new class 'of operators has sprung up, combining both share brokers' and share dealers in one and the same person, and thus brokers constitute themselves middlemen' to the prejudice, and dishonestly too, of the ' public.' No doubt it does sometimes happen that a broker may have two clients, one of whom is willing to buy what the other wishes to sell, and if in such a ease the transfer is effected at the market price of the day, of what has your correspondent to complain ? If he thinks a new and very extensive branch of business can be carried on in the old-fashioned way,' he is very much mis taken. Shares are not like Consols,' which can be bought and transferred the same day, and there's an end of it.' There are such things as stamps, transfer fees, local offices,' bc. ; and if the jobbers' were the bona fide holders, they would have to travel far and wide, and in their turn pay these stamps and transfer fees and travelling expenses, all out of the 'turn of the market' that your correspondent speaks about. Now, I cannot but imagine, if such were the principles of busi ness, these etceteras would not only be destreetiTe' of the great facilities' which a general currency in the open market would afford, but, under the present system of transfer by deed, would turn out a loss both to the jobber and the public. I dare say if your correspondent can suggest any better plan than that which is the pre sent practice—namely, the 14-day settlings, when t h e names of bona fide buyers are passed from hand to hand until each finds a corresponding seller, in all which there is a vast deal of difficulty, the jobbers and the brokers, of whom he speaks so disparagingly, will feel greatly indebted to him. " I do not doubt that the sweeping accusation hi brings against all share-brokers, charging them with oftentimes taking a little more than their commission from tho one or other party, and sometimes from both, arises out of the circumstance of these travelling tickets alluded to, and from which the transfers are mud. out, differing in price, perhaps, both of buyer and seller ; in the latter case it may be a lower price ; this is passed over by such men as yo ur corr espondent, but it msy sometimes happen to bear a higher price, and when it does so the broker, who is bound to fullow the * pries upon the ticket, of course has robbed such an one of the difference. Perhaps when your Correspondent has had some thirty more years' experience he will under stand these matters 'sore fully. Nothing can facilitate the interchange of railway property but central offices for transfer without a Government stamp, or Registered Scrip Shares to pass from hand to hand like Exchequers bills." Another Correspondent, a broker, writes as follows:- " With reference to the observations in your ' City Article' of this day, respecting the mode of dealing be tween brokers and jobbers in shares, I beg to observe that the imputation is much too general. The public; I believe, are frequently injured by certain brokers, who transact business under the general agreed rate of coca. mission, and then compensat e th emse l ves f or t h e differ ence o f the charge in the price rendered to their prin. cipals, at their own discretion." STATISTICS OF DRUNKENNESS.—A very curious document has been lately drawn up on the origin, causes, results, metaphysics, philosophy, and physiology of drunkenness. One of the most curious chapters is that which contains a table of the various circumstances to which inebriety may be attributed. The report divides intoxication into several heads, including the muzzy, which is a sort of minor branch. Among the muzzy, six cases out of ten may be traced to spasms, and that one nineteenth arises from birth-days ; that arno% confidential clerks inebriety is rare, but when it occurs. pickled salmon, or the arrival of a friend from the, country, are found to be the most usual causes of the malady. Drunkenness has also been known to arise in some instances from taking up a bill ; but as the latter is an operation which persons given to intoxica tion seldom perform, the number of cases to be attri buted to this source is very insignificant. A wife's. birth-day has often been known to lead to a total pros tration of the husband ; but it is a remarkable fact, that the day is frequently mistaken in these instances, and such is the power of imagination, that a man has been kNovu to drop down into the gutter eight or nine times, in a year, through having fancied that the birth-day cg his wife occurred repeatedly in the course of a twelwit-.. month.—Pumh, ~, 2 G J ~. Tilt ROBBERY at M'ssra. ROGERS and CO.'S, th Bankers, CAUTION. • the Public are respectfully requested to pay particular attention •, t he Numbers and Dates of all 5/., 101 , , 20 !. , 301 ., 401 ., 501 . , Ilyi 0/ 300/ 500!., and 1,000/. Bank of England Notes that Lay be offered in payment ; and before changing them to s i o " 4 irte the same, and compare them with the Lists of t he Bank ttl stolen from Messrs. Rogers and Co., and which have been liZ e lleed several timed successively in the Daily and We ekl y wvers, or Lists of the stolen Notes may be had at all the Banking.houses , • Molars. R ogers and Co., 29, Clements-lane, Lombard.street ; rJ ° lll l or Daniel Forrester, at the Mansion House ; and at all Nie p r• city and Metropolitan Police Station.houses ; and of Mr. • "le Nobler, Solicitor, 28, Bucklerabury, Mansion House, 444