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At half-past one o'clock Mr. O'Connell entered the hall, accompanied by several leading members of the Committee. The lion. and Learned Gentleman wore most conspicuously in his hat a large branch of palm and a bunch of shamrock. On the motion of Mr. O'Connell, seconded by Mr. W. S. O'Brien, M.P., the chair was taken by the Mayor of Lime rick, W. Geary, Esq. The Criantstax briefly addressed the meeting, and congra tulated them on the glorious prospect which the repeal cause was making. Mr. RAY, the Secretary, read the minutes of the last day's proceedings. Mr. O'Coxseer. said he wished to state, at the commence-• ment of their proceedings, that upon that day week the re peal martyrs would be on their way to Kilkenny, to attend the great dinner to be given them on the following day.— (Hear, hear.) They would stop in Castleconnor on Monday night, and remain there until after last mass on Tuesday, which was a holiday in the Catholic church, and then proceed in procession to Kilkenny; therefore, as it was impossible to be in town on Easter Monday, .he would at once move that the Association, at its rising, should adjourn until that day fortnight.—( Hear, and cheers.) The motion having been seconded and carried, Mr. O'CONNELL handed in several subscriptions, among which were 41/. from the Regular Carpenters of Dublin. He also read a letter on the subject of the removal of paupers from England to Ireland, and in reply to it, stated that he would not assent to the Irish Members going to St. Stephen's to oppose the measure of Sir James Graham, as suggested by the writer. Mr. R. D. BROW NE then proceeded to address the meeting, observing that he would not have done so at so early an hour were he not about to leave town ahataavening. In doing so, he said that one of the ablest Irish papers the Nation, had lately declared it to be the duty of all Irish Members, either to attend that Hall, or to attend in their places in the Bri tish house of Commons, a doctrine which met his fullest concurrence, for his belief was, that the representative who did not either agitate at home, or in St. Stephen's, was un worthy of the confidence of his constituency, because, al though he might do no positive wrong, a negative evil would arise from what he would call a dishonourable apathy.— (Hear.) The Learned Gentleman having stated that it was his intention to move, on some future occasion, in Committee, to have the time of meeting extended, concluded a length ened speech by going over the whole account of the State Trials, and then, referring to the proposed visit of her Ma jesty, he said, during the previous year, when the Liberator was in prison, - that Ireland was a house of mourning; and he, therefore, expressed his hope that their beloved Sove reign woull not visit that country. However, since that, the gloom which spread around them had dispelled, and he, as a loyal subject, would soon be delighted to greet her upon her arrival amongst her Irish people.—(Hear.) Mr. O'Cosswaa., in alluding to some observations of Mr. Browne with reference to the proposed grant to Maynooth, said that they would take it as they got it, although they did not consider it half enough. — (llear.) lie also noticed - her Majesty's visit, and stated that he hoped The Irish people would keep a groan for Sir Robert Peel and Sir James Graham, and give them, when they came over, what he calle.l " a little cheek music."—(Cheers.) In her Majesty's presence they would not, of course, do so, or do anything which might for a moment be considered disrespectful, but when they caught them by themselves they would give them plenty of it. Mr. O'BRIEN handed in various subscriptions from diffe rent parts of Ireland, England, and Scotland. The Hon. Gentleman stated, in reply to an observation made isy Mr. Browne, that the members of the Committee of the Associa tion were not only engaged on a Monday, but during the entire of almost every day in the week. Mr. O'Consmer. then moved the following resolution " That a majority of the House of Commons having refused the inquiry sought by Mr. Thomas Duncombe, M.P. for Finsbury, with a view to prove that his letters had been opened in the General Post-office, this Association feels it to be a duty to the people of Ireland to place upon record its indignant denunciation of a proceeding so disgraceful to the Government of a free country ; and offers its cordial thanks to Mr. Duncombe for the strenuous exertions made by him in exposing this detestable system of espionage." The conduct of the majority of the House of Commons was so disgraceful on this head, that it needed no comment from him (Mr. O'Connell).—(Cheers.) Had Mr. Duncombe succeeded in his motion, he (Mr. O'Connell) would have gone to London to complain of the opening of his letters; for he had reason to believe that during Lord Anglesey's administration in Ire land, private communications of his (Mr. O'Connell's) were opened ; but as the Member for Finsbury had not succeeded, he (Mr. O'Connell) knew that he had no chance of obtaining an inquiry.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. S. O'BRIEN seconded the motion, and observed that if the people of England were in favour of a system of Post office espionage—as it would appear they were from the con duct of their representatives—he hoped that the Irish people would declare, through their representatives attet:ding at the Conciliation Hall, that they despised it, and considered it un worthy of a free state.—(Loud cheers.) Mr. O'CoNNELL rose again, and moved that the Committee be granted leave to sit again, in order to report on the pro ceedings of the Land Commission.—(Hear.) The Hon. Gentleman then called on the men of Ulster to join him in looking for a repeal of the union. He proclaimed to them from that spot that a plan was forming to rob them—to plunder them of their tenant right.—(Hear, hear.) They had now a reason for the north of Ireland being in such a tranquil state, while disturbance and assassination pre vailed in the south. In the north the tenant had the be nefit of any improvements he might make on his land ; fur when he was giving it up the incoming tenant was obliged to pay him for them ; but in the south and in other parts of Ire-- land the landlord had the benefit of the tenant's improve. ment, and when he (the landlord) thought proper to eject him, the unfortunate tenant was driven out on the roads to starve. The situation of the men of Ulster would be in a short time reduced to as forlorn a condition as those of the south, if they did riot take his advice, and, forgetting all party distinctions, join him in demanding a repeal ' of the legisla tive union.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. S. O'BRIEN seconded the motion, which passed una nimously. Mr. O'CoNNELL then announced the repeal rent for the week to be 406/. 10s. 6d.—(Cheers.) Caleb Powell was the second chairman, and the thanks of the Association were voted to the Mayor of Limerick. The following are the closing prices on the Dublin Stock Exchange this day (Monday):—Three per Cent. Consols, 9 91% I---Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Stock, 102 1 ,4 % Th re e-and -a-Half per -Cent. Debentures, 102 1 ,4 44—Hiber nian Bank, 36—City of Dublin Steam Company (1836) 53 Kingstkn and Bray Railway, 9 3 4 %—Dublin and Drogheda, 90—Great Southern and Western Extension, 774 7g—Dub= lin and Belfast Junction, G—Dublin to Mullingar and Athlone, 214 3 1 4 %—Dublin to Galway, 3 1 ,1,—Dundalk and Enniskillen, 3 2', 7 4—Waterford and Limerick, 4 RE HOMEOPATHIC TREATMENT. THE. LATE INQUEST ON MR. CORDWELL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sir,—After having bten accused of a fact from which I have been exonerated by the accusers themselves, 1 have been condemned fJr another without having had the power of defending myself. The only resource left to me is to make an appeal from a one-sided judgment, formed without any explanation having been previously sought, to the impartiality of the public, who, before deciding, will require to hear both the accusation and defence. I hope, whatever your personal opinion may be, your liberality will permit me to make the fallowing obser vations. In all ages the medical profession has been divided by conflicting opinions, and the violence of the struggle has been in proportion to the degree of importance of the new ideas sought to be promulgated. At such periods, those who have not been placed by nature above the old routines have shown them selves constantly unjust and passionate to such an extent as even to deny the most palpable facts. I ati, therefore, not surprised at the struggle which the homeopathists have to encounter with the old ideas, nor at the passion and injustice shown by the practitioners, who, although men of unquestionable abilities, will not admit any novelties of importance, even when the wel fare cf society depends on their reception. lam an ho meopathist from conviction. At the inquest which has just taken place my qualifi cation as a physician was duly ascertained, and as, in addition to this, it was found that my medical treatment could not be called in question, it became necessary to find some other point on which an attack- could be founded, and, if possible, so conduct the charge as to leave me without the power of defence, or of entering into any explanation that might remove the false opinions thus sought to be created. My regimen has been judged and condemned. It is admitted, however, by many phy. sicians, whether homoeopathists or not, that aliments are hurtful in different ways in a morbid condition of the system. The most common reason is, because they can not be digested, or with much difficulty, or imperfectly. This happens even when the principal seat of the dis ease is not in the intestinal tube, and, of course, it is much more to be dreaded when the disorder has the sto mach and intestines for its seat, and when those organs are seriously affected. I shall not here detail the numerous effects of imper fect digestion, the inconveniences and dangers which are its consequences, but only remark that it prevents the aliment administered from producing the effect we aim at, since it is not what we eat that nourishes us, _but what we digest. Therefore the first among all the dietetic rules is the following:—Whatever may be apparently the want of aliment never give any if it cannot be digested, and in no case give more than the digestive organs can deal with. These organs, when diseased, become often much worse under the influence of food, which produces irri tation, and even when digestion is still possible, though difficult, the influence of the organic action required by it may spread much beyond the apparatus by which it is accomplished. It suffices to consider the sort of febrile'action which always attends digestion, even in the normal state, to understand that it cannot but increase the fever or in flammation if such conditions of the organism exist, or hasten their development if any predisposition should be present. In the case of Mr. Cordwell all the "symptoms indi cated serious alterations in the intestines. The typhoid fever was at hand, and the least irritation of the mucous membrane of the digestive organs could not but aggra vate the state already so serious. The disease and food were both to be dreaded ; the aliments could not nourish him, as he was not able to digest them. The correct ness of this opinion has only been too sadly demonstrated by the unfortunate trial made by our honourable medical brethren, who, having an opinion contrary to mine, tried various kinds of food—" first one thing, and then an other"—which were vomited by the patient up to the time when vitality, exhausted by the struggle against the aliments, was finally extinguished. The beef-tea, not being able to go through the stomach, was found in that organ at the post mortern examination. The regimen which has just been made a subject of attack does not rest on any crude idea. Its efficacy is not merely supported by theory or by a simple hypo thesis. We can demonstrate its good results by the report of cases at our Homee.)pathic Hospital in Loudon, where 2,753 patients have been treated, of which number only 53 have died, showing one death in 51.503 cases. Very few hospitals in the world are able to set forth similar results, and these results will appear still more remarkable when it is remembered that homeopathy being still a new practice is very little known, and con stand) , misrepresented, and that patients consequently come to the institution where this mode of treatment is applied only as a last resource. Moreover, it is not only from my own personal practice that I can bring forward proofs, but also from that of Dr. Ozanne of Guernsey, of Dr. Hanson at Melton Mowbray, of Dr. Chepmell, resi dent physician of our hospital, and of all the homeopathic physicians who prescribe the same regimen. Besides this, it is a curious fact that the propriety of our regimen has been so fully demonstrated, that since the homeopathic cures could not be any longer denied, a great many medical men, our opponents, have attributed them to that very regimen in older to deny the power of our medicines, while we now find that it is the regimen which is the basis of accusation. Our adversaries ought to be more consistent if they wish to escape the appear ance of partiality. That the regimen is safe, but that it is not the regi men but the medicines which cure, will be shown by the fact that there have been cured at the Homeopathic Hos pital, in Hanover-square :-38 cases of cerebral affec tions, 48 epilepsy and paralysis, 26 amaurosis, deaf ness and dumbness; 5 cataract, fungus, fistula ; 57 scrofulous opthalmia ; 218 gastritis, cutiritis, and both complaints combined ; 285 pneumonia, pleuritis, hydro thorax, bronchitis, &c. ; 36 hooping-cough, 65 phthisis, 90 cutaneous diseases, scirrhous, cancerous affections, &c. ; 36 scrofulous affections, 44 mercurial affections, &c., in not one of which cases will it be pretended that diet alone could prove effective. In conclusion, I will merely add that the institution where the mode of diet and regimen which has been condemned is carried out in conjunction with the homoe opathic system is widely supported (as will be seen by a reference to the list of subscribers) by the illustrious, the noble, and the talented of the land. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, P. F. CURIE, M.D. AN ADDENDA, BY A FRIEND TO " FAIR PLAY." Mr. Wakley put this question towards the conclusion of the inquest to Dr. Roots, the eminent physician of the old school—Do you consider, from the knowledge you have of the whole case, and after heal ing all the evidence adduced to-day, that death wcs causedby a natural disease? Dr. ROOTS—I DO. Mr. Headland, a general practitioner in the old school, was next re-called, and when asked the same question, expressed an opinion entirely corroborative of that given by Dr. Roots. Extract from Miss Jane Maguire's evidence, sister of the landlady of the house, in respect to this poor fellow's state of health previously : Examination resumed—l never received any directions from Dr. Curie as to the treatment or diet of the de ceased. They must have been given by him to his nurse in attendance when no one else was present, except, per haps, Miss Sharp. On one occasion the deceased told me he would not take anything the doctor had net or dered him, desiring me at the sama time not to interfere. Mr. Wakley—Have you any means of knowing what he did take ? Witness—The first two or three days I made him barley-water, which he took. He bad also grapes, figs, and those kind of things, which I procured for him about the same time, but after that Ido not know what he took. lam sure he took the barley water, because I gave it him myself. Mr. Wakley—Did the deceased ever express to you any apprehension of being in danger ? Witness—HE HAS TOLD ME THAT HE NEVER HAD A DAY'S HEALTH IN HIS LIFE, but he did not speak of being in danger until the Saturday . before his death, when he asked me to write to Dr. Curie, which I instantly did, and sent a servant with the letter. At that time he said he thought there was a change. This was about three o'clock on the Saturday. I had not then seen anything of the discharge of blood which had been spoken of. From the first to the last the deceased had in attendance upon him two servants and six nurses— that was from the 19th or the 20th of February until his death. Mr. Wakley remarked that deceased seemed to have been subjected to the homoeopathic system of attendance at any rate. From this testimony it is clearly proved—first, That both the medical men agree that death was caused by lia taral disease. Then, what does Mr. Wakley say? Why, he addresses the jury thus :—" After the opinion ex pressed by the medical gentlemen who have been called as witnesses, it must be utterly useless to carry the inquiry any further." But this is not all ; for we have the declaration of Miss Maguire that the deceased assured her he NEVER HAD ONE DAY'S HEALTH IN HIS LIFE ; and yet the jury append to their decision, after first giving a very honest verdict, to the following effect — ",We find that B. Cordwell died from exhaustion, caused by Iws of blood from his intestinal canal, produced by natural disease." Now let us see what follows, that could by possibility induce the jury to impugn their own verdict, and then inquire what could induce them to come to the following mysterious conclu ions : " The jury caneot retrain from expressing the strongest feeling of indignation and disgust at hearing it proved by the testimony of the nurses and other per sons that the afflicted gentleman had been cruelly ex posed to a system of starvation while in a state of most extreme debility, during at least ten days previous to his death, he having, duricg that long time, been allowed nothing but plain water, ander the express direction of his medical attendant." This discrepancy we leave to Mr. Wakley to explain. It should seem, after telling the jury they could not prosecute the inquiry any fur- ther, the evidence of the m^dical men being so conclu sive, the Coroner concurs in the monstrous ejaculation of this jury. The REASON is now to be inquired into by Dr. Curie's friends. PUBLICATIONS. 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"Long experience in the treatment of a class of diseases 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 existence, where the mere routine practitioner would never dream of hulling them ; traceable to certain habits, forming the most secret, yet deadly, and fatal springs of domestic misery, and premature mortality."—Wakefield Journal. Published by the Author, and sold in London by S. Gilbert, 51 and 52, Paternoster-row; Starie, 23, Tichborne-street, Quadrant, Regent street; Hannay and Ce., 63, Oxford-street; Noble, 114, Chancery lane ; Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street ; and by all Booksellers. At home every day till Three, and from Five till Eight. FOURTEENTH EDITION of the SILENT FRIEND on Human Frailty, with Coloured Engravings. Just published, price 21. 6d., free by post (in a sealed envelope) 35.6 d., THE SILENT FRIEND ; a Medical Work on the Infirmities of the clenerative System in both sexes ; and on the loss of the reproductive powers, with means of restoration. The baneful effects of solitary indulgence, neglected syphilis symp toms, &c., are fully pointed out. Illustrated by Engravings; followed by observations on Marriage, with plain directions for the removal of certain disqualifications. By R. and L. PERRY and Co., Consult ng Surgeons, London. Published by the Authors, and may be ad 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 ; Purkiss, Compton street, Soho ; and all Booksellers. "We regard the work before us, the ' Silent Friend,' as a work embracing most clear and practical views of a series of complaints hitherto little understood, and passed over by a majority of the me dical profession, for what reason we are at a loss to know. We must however confess that a perusal of this work has left such a favourable impression en our minds, that we not only recommend, but cordially wish every one who is the victim of past folly, or suffering from Indis cretion, to profit by the advice contained in its pagee."—Age and Argus. The CORDIAL BALM of SYRIACUSI is exclusively directed to the sure of nervous and sexual debility, irregularity, weakness, loss of appetite, indigestion, consumptive habits, and debilities arising from excess, &c. In bottles, price 1 Is., or ihe quantity of four in one bottle for 335., by which 1 ls. aro saved. The five-pound cases may be ',lad as usnal. The CONCENTRATED DETERSIVE ESSENCE, an anti-syphi litic remedy for searching out and purifying the blood from scurvy, blotches en the head, face, and body. ulcerations, and those pati..ftil affections arising from improper treatment or the effects of mercury, removing secondary symptoms, and all eruptions of the skin. Price lls. and 335. per bottle. PERRY'S PURIFYING SPECIFIC PILLS, price Is. 9d., 45. and 11. s. per box, are the most effectual remedy for strictures, Inflam mation, irritation of the bladder, &e., without hindrance to business. Consultation fee, if by letter, 1/. Minute detail of cases necessary. Messrs. Perry are in daily attendance, for consultation, at their re ridence, 19, Berners-street, Orroird..treet, London, from 11 till 2, and 5 till 8. On Sundays from 10 till 12. One personal visit Is only ne cessary to effect a permanent cure. COURT CIRCULAR. Sir Robert Peel had an audience of the Queen yesterday at Buckingham Palace. His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horseback yesterday, attended by Major-General Sir Edward Bowater, Equerry in Waiting. Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal was taken an airing yesterday in a carriage, accompanied by the Dowager Lady Lvttelton. The tuchess of Buccleuch had the honour of dining with her Majesty and Prince Albert yesterday evening, at Buck ingham Palace. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam bridge, and the Princess Mary, and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, left town at four o'clock yesterday afternoon, attended by Baron Knesebeck, for their residence at Kew. Her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden honoured the Italian Opera with her presence yester day evening. A deputation of the operative rope-makers had an inter view with Sir George Clerk yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade, respecting the duty being taken off foreign manufactured yarn. The deputation was accompanied by the Hon. Member for Bristol, the Hon. F. H. F. Berkeley, and consisted of Messrs. J. Falconer, Charles William Round, Thomas Peak, F. Sibbett, and J. Bartlett. The Spanish Minister transacted business yesterday at the Foreign office. Mr, Stansfield, M.P., had an interview with the Earl of Dalhousie yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. Dispatches from the Governor-General of Canada, and from the Governors of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia were received . yesterday, at the Colonial-office. Dispatches were also received yesterday at the Colonial-office, from the Go vernor of Gibraltar. DEATH or THE DOWAGER VISCOUNTESS 'AFFORD. —We have to announce the demise of the Dowager Vis countess Lifford, who expired on Saturday last at Astley Castle, Warwickshire, the residence of her Ladyship's son, Viscount Lifford. The deceased Lady was relict of the late James, second Viscount Lifford, who married, firstly, 25th of July, 1766, the Hon. Henrietta Judith Pomeroy, eldest daughter of Arthur, first Viscount Barberton, who died the 22d of April, 1778; and, secondly, the 22d of December, 1781. Alicia, eldest daughter of the Rev. John Oliver, D.D. (the deceased Viscountess). 11er Ladyship had issue, a son, George, who died an infant, and James, the present and third Viscount, married to the Hon. Mary . Ann Maude, eighth daughter of Cornwallis, first Viscount tiawarden. A liberal CommlssiOn to Solleitors and Agents. UNITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 8, WATERLOO -PLACE, PALL-MALL, LONDON. Established by Act of Parliament in 1834. DIVISION OF PROFITS AMONG THE ASSURED. This Company, established by Act of Parliament, affords the most perfeet security in a large paid-up Capital, and in the great success which has attended it since its commencement in 1834, its ANNUAL INCOME being UPWARDS of 72,0001. In 1841 the Company declared an addition to the Shareholders of one-half of their Stock, and also added a Bonus of 21. per cent. per annum, on the Sum Insured to all Policies of the Participating Class from the time they wet e effected. The Bonus added to olicies from Merck, 1834, to December 31, 1840, is as follows : S a m Time Sam added Sum Time Sum added Assured. Assured. to Policy. Assured. Assured. to Policy. £5OOO 6 yrs. 10 mths. £683 6 8 £5OOO 4 years £4OO 5000 6 years 600 0 0 5000 2 years 200 The Premiums, nevertheless, are on the most moderate scale, and only one-half need be paid for the first Five Years, where the Insur ance is for Life. Every information will be afforded on application to the Resident Directors, Edward Boyd, Esq., and E. Lennox Boyd, Esq., of No. 8, Waterloo-Place, Pall-mall, London. BRITANNIA LIFE OFFICE, 1, Princes-,treet Bank, and 448, West Strand, Lor don, January 1, 1845. Notice is hereby given, that the BUSINESS of the LONDON and WESTMINSTER MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY has been TRANSFERRED to this Company ; and all persons holding policies issued by the said Society are informed that, as soon as the renewal premiums thereon shall become ptiyable, new policies will be granted to theta by the Directors of this Company, a, the same rates of premium which they aow pay, and without any charge for stamp-duty ; and all claimants on policies issued by the said London and Westminster Mutual Life Assurance Society are informed that such claims will be discharged by the Direc tors of this Company, a soon as the the same shall have been substantiated. R MORRISON, Resident Director. BRITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COM PANY, 1, Princes• street, Bank, London, empowered by spe cial Act of Parliament, 4 Vic. c. 9. HALF CR' DIT RATES OF PREMIUM. Persons assured according to these rates are allowed credit (with out security) for half the amount of the first seven annual premiums, paying interest thereon at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, with the option of paying off the principal at any time, or having the amount deducted from the stun assured when the policy becomes a claim Peat s may thus he effected at lower rates than are generally re quired for the term of seven years only ; whilst the holders have the same security for the payment of their claims, whenever death may happen, as if they paid double the amount of premium, which would be charged for assurances effected in the us tal way. Extract from the Half Credit Rates of Premium. Annual Premium required for an .Assurance of 1001. for the Whole Term of Life. Half Premium for Whole Premium. Age. seven years. after seven years. ----- X is. d. X s. d. 30 1 1 9 2 3 6 35 1 4 11 2 9 10 40 1 9 2 2 18 4 45 1 14 10 3 9 8 SO 2 2 6 4 5 0 55 2 12 9 5 5 6 69 3 6 8 6 13 4 PETER 31ORRISON, Reside 1t SCHOLEFIELD'S Original CONCEN TRA TED 10 JELLY and BLANCH-MANGE requiring neitherilavoming nor sweetening, having acquired in a short space of time a celebrity hitherto unparalleled, they are extensively patronised in the cuisine of the families of the highest distinction, while from their cheapness they are placed in the reach of sickness. Geld in pots, suMcient to 1111 twelve glasses, Is. 3d. each ; whole sale, at the manufactory, 7, Trafalgar-place, Kentish-town ; Ciosse and Blackwell, 21, Soho-square ; Barclay Barclay and Sous, Farringdon -street ; Sutton and Co., Bow Churchyard ; T. Snelling, Fenchurch-street. Note.—As there are several spurious imitations, ke careful to pro cure Seholetield's. CAUTION TO CONSUMERS. —DRY GAS METERS. r,EFRIES'S DRY METERS have successfully stood the tests six years' trial. Among the 10,000 in use, they have been adopted by the official authorities of the Houses of Parliament, Woolwich Dock -yard, Somerset-house, Foreign-office, Thames Tunnel, United Service, Reform, Conservative, and other Club-houses, the Queen's Theatre, Chinese Exhibition, and many othr large establishments. Upwards ef 20,000,000 cubic feet of gas e have passed through some of these meters without regula tion or repair, aid which are still working te the entire satisfaction of the gas company and consumers. All gas consumers who study economy and a good light are invited to avail themselves of the advantages and comfort to be derived from the use of Defries's Dry Meter, bat, to prevent the substitution of im perfect imitations, it is necessary at all times to order Defries's Dry Meter, and to observe his name on the brass badge in front of all his meters. Testimonials frem the most eminent and scientific men and large consumers can be had on application (or will be f, rwarded by post), free of expense, at the Manufactory, 67, St. Martin's-lane, London. Warranted to keep correct in all weathers. TEA TRAYS, Tea Urns Knives and Forks, Dish Covers, &c., at C. WATSON'S, 41 and 42, BARBICAN', and 16, NORTON-FOLGATE. Established half a century.—A set of 3 Paper Tea-trays, including the largest size made, 353. • very rickly ornamented all over, 50s. a Set ef Three, and up to 141 ' . ; Ja pan Tea-trays, Is. 6d. a Set, and upwards ; a Five Quart London made Bronze Tea-urn 355., with the newest patterns up to live gui neas ; a Set of Six patent raised London made Dish Covers, 18s. Gd. ; best imperial raised, 355. 6d. Set of Six. Elegant silver shape, b2s. 6d. Set of Six. Ivory Table-knives, II s. per dozen. Dessert, 9s. ; Carvers, 3s. 641. per pair. TASLI. DESSERT. CAZVERS. doz. doz. pair. 31-i. handsome balance handle ..• • 18s. Od. 14s. Od. 6 s. 6d. t-inn balance handle, largest and best made. . 20s. Od. 16s. Od. 73. 6d. Ditto with Watson's Albata Plate h a adles, equal to silver ••• • • • .... 223. 6d. 183. Od. 81 . 6 d. Forks half the above price. C. Watsen's handsomely Illustrated Catalogue and Price Current Is Just published, and families who regard economy and elegance 4hould possess themselves of this useful book, which may be had gratis, and post free, from the above address Sole inventor of the celebrated Albata Plate, which la so rapidly superseding Silver. THE LAMP WONDER, C. WATSON'S PARAGON CAMPIIINE LAMP. The great fault which has proved fatal to the-success of the Vesta Lamp, viz., the em'ssion of black smuts and smoke. is entirely ob viated In the Paragon—the brilliancy and purity of its light surpasses any other yet seen, and burns for one half-penny per hour. C.-Watson's Warehouses,' 41 and 42, Barbican, and 16, Norton Fol gate, are 'replete with every variety. The Spirit, analysed by Dr. ,Ure, is fold by C. Watson, at 4s. per gallon. Contracts given for Chapels and Publie Buildings. RHEUMATISM, GOUT, CRAMP, WEAKNESS OF LIMBS CONTRACTIONS, SPINAL AFFECTIONS, &c. TWENTY THOUSAND PERSONS , a nd up wards, from the Infant to the very aged adult, have received benefit from an extraordinary BALSAMIC PREPARATION posi tively under the immediate sanction and recommendation of the faculty CARBURN'S OIL. To be had at his Dispensary, King's Cross, London; in bottles, 2s. 9d., 4s. Gd., lie., 225., and of most respectable venders in the king dom. Reports from Medical Dispensaries may be seen in " Bradshaw's Railway Guide," and the daily papers. Ask for Cabburn's Oil for the cure of rheumatism, &c. To Mr. Cabburn, SIR —My child, a boy four years old, never had the least use of his legs from his birth until I used your oil, and in six weeks he was enabled to walk, to the astonishment of ourselves and all who know us. Yours, ever grateful, 6, George-street, Bagnigge Wells-road. HENRY CLOVER. P.S.—Mr. Greenwood, of the Northumberland Tavern, and Mrs. Finn, 12, Weston-street, Pentonville, can speak to the truth of it also. Mr. Cabburn, Sir—l have presented two bottles of your oil to a poor woman named Clarke, who has been paralysed for two years, and unable to walk, or move, without a stick or crutch, nor yet lift her hand from her side. She can now walk comfortably without either stick or crutch, and can lift her hand to her head with ease.—l WARNER. am, yours respectfully, No. 47, Bridle-street, Nottingham. • To. J. Cabburn, Esq. Sir—l beg agreeably to intbrra you that an individual for whom I sent for your oil has greatly felt the benefit of y been under ca of the most eminent surgeons in this county for nearly thirty years, andlas been for several months in the variou hospitals, hest but to no effect, until he applied your miraculous oil; last night ld me with heartfelt gratitude he was well, having no pain, and the inflam mation gone. I should recommend your appointing an agent in this neighbourhood.—l am, Sir, yours respectiltlly, J. C. EDWARDS. Halden-wood Cottage, near Shrewsbury, Salop. Mr. Cabburn, King's-cross. Sir—l beg to return you my sincere thanks for your kind attention, and at the same time to acknowledge that I experienced more relief from your oil than I did from any other application or operation per formed upon me, and had I been fortunate enough to have met with you in the early commencement of my afflictions, I should have avoided much misery and distress. For your kindness, I shall ever remain,—Your obliged, humble servant, Hatton-wall, August 30, 1841. SAMUEL BEST. The above person's case was published in the Lancet, December 8, 1832, from an abridged lecture on neuralgia by Dr. Elliotson, being one of the most dreadful cases ever known. Many noblemen and nentlemen saw the Grace is patient, among whom were Hace the DUKE of HAMILTON, The EARL of HAREWOOD, Sir F. BURDETT, Sir W. BACH, Aide-de-Camp to the MARQUIS of ANGLESEY, And many other officers of high distinction. Mr. Cabburn, Sir—l beg to state my satisfaction of .•our oil ; the pecu liar rood effects are trul y astonishing ; having many convincing proofs, I shall be able to forward you an earenatte list of highly respectable testimonies. Please to forward double the last supply by first coach, and you will oblige,—Yours, truly, Medical Inititution, St. Stephen's, Norwich. H. THOMPSON. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS CITY, TUESDAY EVENING. TIMES.—The premium on gold at Paris is 16i per mile, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25 56 ; and the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25 77k, it follows that gold is 0.84 per cent, dearer in London than in Paris. The course of exchange at New York on London is 110} per cent.'; and the par of exchange between England and America being 109 23-40 per cent., it follows that the ex change is 0.68 per cent. in favour of England ; but the quoted exchange at New York being for bills at sixty days' sight, the interest must be added to the above difference. SUN.—The English Stock Market closes about the same as it was in the morning. Consols were 99 3 / 4 .3i for Money, and 100 to 1/ for Account. India Stock for Account was marked 283. Spanish Actives were 30% %; and the Three per Cents. 40 3 / 4 7 8 , being rather lower. Portuguese Converted were 68 ; Belgian Your-and-a-Half per Cents. brought 101%. The additional transactions in Railway Shares have been these :—The Bristol and Exeter 12 ; Bristol and G loucester, 28%; Caledonian, 4 ; Cambridge and Lincoln, 5 ; Chester and Holyhead, 3%; Churnet Valley, 5 ; Dublin and Bel fast, 3 3 / 4 • Eastern Counties, 7% , t0 7 ; Great Southern and Western '(lreland), 6 3 / 4 ; Ditto, EXtensiOD, ; Great North of England, New, 18 1 /4 ; Great Western, Half, 52 ; Guild ford, Fareham, and Portsmouth , 2%.; Harwich, % 7; Hull and Selby, 46 ; London and Birmingham, 133 ; Croydon, ; London and York, 3 / 4 to 1 •, Manchester and Leeds, 73 ; Ditto, Halt, 31 ; Manchester and Birmingham, ex Div. and ex New, 56 ; Midland, New, 12 ; Newcastle and Dar lington, 23% ; Newcastle and Berwick, 13 to 13% ; Newcastle and New Brandling, 22 ; North British, New, 3% • Norwich and Brandon, New, 3v, ; Richmond and West- end' J unction, 2 3 / 4 ; Kentish Coast, %; Great Grimsby and Sheffield, 1; Scottish Midland, 1 3 / 4 %; Midland, Bir mingham, and Derby, 8 ; Aberdeen, Vi 1 4 ; Diss, Beccles, and Yarmouth, 114 ; Shrewsbury and Birmingham ,_l% South Devon, 8% N ; South-Eastern, 10 %; Ditto New, o. 2, 10 3 / 4 ; South Wales, 3 1 4 ; York and North Midland, Half, 26 to %; Orleans and Vie rzon, 16%; Orleans and Bordeaux, 8% 1 4 ; Paris and Orleans , 371/2 to 32 ; and Tours and The only alteration in the Forei g n Exch anges th i s after noon was a fall in the ra te on Faris. j ii NT a r e n m t i e u s tn , 1 to lAl pre d m is i eo um u . nt. Lincoln , York, and Leeds were 1 / 2 During the week, to Thursday last, no bullion was exported from London. to acquaint [ADVERTISEMENT. --- HE EARL OF ALDBOROUGH AND HOLLOWAY'S PILLS ! AN ASTOUNDING CURE BY THIS MIRACULOUS MEDICINE, AFTER EVERY OTHER MEANS HAD FAILED I—See extract of his Lordship's letter, dated Villa Messina, Leghorn, the 21st February, 1845. "To Pro fessorcurSeir,olla b d e i g sorder in my liver and stomach, you that your pills have e ff H e e c l t l e o d w a a y . which all the most eminent of the faculty at borne, and all over the Continent, had not been able to effect, nay, not even the waters of Carlsbad or Maraenbad.—Signed, Aldborough." These wonderful pills will cure any disease of the liver or stomach. Sold ( also Hollowa's Ointment) at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand (where advice may be had gratis ), and by all m edicine vendors t h rougho ut the civilised world. THE GROCERS AND TEA*DEALERS' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.—Last evening, at six o'clock, the eighth annual meeting of the above excellent institution was held at the ; Sir. Richard Gibbs in N su a ls i criptions of G7B subscribers London Tavern, Bishopsgate-streetaehtr,o for the re ceivingpfruormposewhoifehit the appearedc ha i t r . h . e t h r in e , th p e o t r ite Secretaryofa n t o l o e ,p ast a l amounted to 8301. 10s. Bd., the contributions to 3341. 9s. Last year five pensioners were dependent upon the charity of the society, snaking 38 from the commencement of the insti tution —namely, 14 males, receiving 20/. ea c h p er annu m, and 11 females, receiving 181. The usual officers were elected, after which the meeting broke up FIRE AT BETHNAL-GREEN.—Yesterday afternoon considerable alarm was created in the immedit.te vicinity of the Bethnal -green-road, in consequence of the outbreak of a fire upon the premises of Mr. John Townley, lucifer match manufacturer, in Wellington-place, Pollard's-row. The issue of a dense body of smoke from the drying-house caused the inmates to make the discovery. An attempt was instantly made to subdue the fire; and it was prevented from extend ing beyond that part of the premises where it commenced, but before it was entirely extinguished the whole of the stock therein was coasualed. ~` r`'"/" „:"orßate-street, March 19, 184 SI ii itZ ,. "'., 4214, vo : III I T y T S BUR. Y and BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY. th .. _ EE ef MANAGEMENT think it their duty to 1,714 b o ll rroprietors . that the negotiations which have been iLt_he D :eeli c ; this Company and the Grand Juuction Company, y 47 of e f carrying out this line, as recommended by the • Trade , eti or .. l eve ceased ; and, consequently, that no antlgama is in contemplation.—By order, 1 ,)4 C--..._____Te..treet, March 18, 1845. GEORGE KNOX, Secretary. i RtLite • itx T ,... J ' I SFORD and BURY 4 4 itik t N . "ACT from the REPORT of the RAILWAY DE q ',414, of the BOARD of TRADE, on the Schemes for and*o,; \ l o,llpoik.AALWAY COMMUNICATION in the COUNTIES 'AI b yth . til - rout.. ki Ith,._ e Rouse of Com Mons to be printed, 4th Marsh, 1548. t hs. teel7 ol P , et•t to tlaii'London and Norwieh Direst Railway scheme, Ztralt her the map will show that it does not fully aceommo iqa h er th hilY-peopled district through which it passes. It goes si._ sea ~7'n , but the convenience of the smaller towns between Ody k .., , a sted is sacrificed to obtain a short line. We are con leta,•;,ral e t hrough -traffic will not, in this ease, be settle' , nt to 7 4 1te ivag `a railway ; and we believe that both the through and q ,ittillit. e meet be ca ll ed into action to ensure a moderate return on 44 1.. • ' 4 I t i eee "arY. . in this part of our report, to advert to a railway I t Chelmsford4l,, to ; lL. and Bury Railway,' projected but not hours ~l___ar. l iampt, the plan, and section, and traffic tables of "'est, „ 1.4 7 , 11 submitted to the Board of Trade. This railway 44 1j 4 be traya:oommodate a more populous distric p t . than l that in- S t rz il e thow,; ro th eel at ll i ? the L_o e no o n rie al; i d t a N m orlc r h ate iro cost ; thereßailway. 16 _bee: ea r i c ,L e ell, ng h • may b 1 its tavor, evbieed by the memorisils which its - Q.,. h•ea - v 7Ted by the Do t ard of Trade from the inhabitants tiqd Re,,,...' ais tead, Sudbury, and other places between Chelms a. by p'e , who are of opinion, ' that if the direct line be sane s6eure arliament, they will be debarred from all ehance of being tit* h e n , . e placed on a line of railway ; moreover, its promoters `Seise : as to distance, it gives as short a communication to W 1 , 4, Pr ue, as does the London and Norwich direct line. 1 11 44 7t ti , • g earil "'" t ;Peaking thus of the Bury and Chelmsford scheme, oe t . calrselves against implying that we have formed all Nt , "4litri;', M eritli or demerits, or to whether or not it is required 14 4 , 11 1 150 4 i,L _ We now only advert to the scheme in order to stow * e ra& direct and short line of railway between Bury and V I ret ort r equired, a line alleged to be as direct and as short tie e al ' w hich, at the same time, will acco mmodate a more eetet elation. And, further, that as the London and Nor- Seen4e traverses a district but thinly inhabited ; that as it e ~ afford the best accommodation to this district ; that as 11k ,..e5t„,,„... hic . h might come upon it, supposing the Ipswieh and last even line were made would not be sufficient to support Vitt 47" If it were required, an equally, if not more useful • °'N.Ligl ............lt found, we are of opinion that there are public reasons ~_ 'a be decisive against it." "LMS by n . ,--- , PORD AND BURY RAILWAY, I N } :alr lt 'I4tIIeTREE, DOCKING, HALSTE t.D, SUDBURY, , ' taltetb ~,_. O vitle projected extensions to Thetford and Mal ' ,-,' "urrY-laine Miles. i tiosttl :Pitol, 750,11061., in Shares of 1 51 . task. Deposit, H. 7e. 6d. per Share. , PreVisionally pursuant to Act 7 and 6 Tie., o. 110. :I'.. ll Yd PROVISIONAL COMILITTIOS. -.4- 4 6 Parker w Melford Nall, Suffolk. e ba T ' Tyre ,i f ~,,.._ Yssen 11, Bart., M.l'. for Essex, Borehans et1•4 1 7 5 e, near Chelmsford. Zele xm i .,Pafe Wood, Bart., Glaeenwood House, Essex. , q •C k ' • P. Addison, Chilton Lodge, Sudbury ' vbed, a ritardiston Esq the Ryes, Sudisurv. 4 11 1 7 11 ,_hefs jun., Esq.,. Roughens Hall, Bury St. Edmonds. ...4 4 ,.• Edward Bull, Pentlow Rectory. J•• f . l relvetee, Esq. Little Maplesteai. Hell, Essex. 3 4 41 j a r , ter, Esq., Lys ' ten Hall, Essex, and Liverpool. '4ll4t,'•illiauld, Esq., Foley Howse, 110eMnt• , oek, z u lattler, Esq. Friday-street, Len-;on. Itob e e t 'al.. ands, Esq.;sudbury and Loudon. ;tie R Emmett, Dig , P eckham ' 5 " 1 . E. Faulkner; Westgate House, Mellon'. . ' 4 'Ow b •?, R . i ,--ay. Esq., Sudbury and London Z .1 0 . G,.." °o daY, Esq., Sudbury. ii ?ern, Tokwood, Esq. Bank, Halstead. ' i l kil ts -a Yeeek, Esq., Chelmsford. ail.. ....ec_ - Tile 1.1„„ v, Asq., Gray's Inn. wbard, Esq. Sible Hedingham. -- "v lillifax Es'q., Chadacrehall, near Bury St. Edmunds), e. kid sambaed•eoo.. -atraet, London ...111 111fax jute Esq Berkeley-equare, and Lombard -110 I :, t ret t, L. ' - " , ,:f.b7,: , tunnel, Esq., Sible Hedinghane, Etas'. ~'it:Clii. Esq., Bank, Sudbury. I t ' , It e , r m „,P , Esq., Abchurch-lane, London Ork e w • Th omas Ludbey, Cranhans Rectory, Ess u ex.. et t leY a „• Iteteyard, Esq., Chatham -place, Bla kfriars. i'atlee C,`"Ortley, ,Esq Esq. Stisted Hall, Esex. !be •,,, , eerge Parker, ~ Springfield-place, Chelmsford. ,14k- ',Z.. , ,t ge ~.,. .. P iper, Esq., Colne Engaine, Essex. at e ,.W seller Polev, Esq., Boxted Hall, Suffolk i tee s ialler Poley 'Esq. Boxted Hall, *Suffolk. Ite, 14, b levrell, Esq., Halstead sokt ~,- • Stedman, Esq., Sudbury. t letsh ( "er, Esq., Bible Hediaghane, Essex. C3 O, erl., " ,_Wilson, Esq., 1, Wernford-court, London • , te k - iii welter, Esq., the Howe, Haleteail. / , I ,lfe, Esq., Manor House, Weathersield, Essex. . (Witt power to add to their number). NNOINENR. 14114011 I. W. Thompson, Esq., C.M. BANKERS. 0, ,Ie,,I G IY II . Halifax, and Co.„ Lombard-street ; Brows, 1 7•44 4 .. -- n, and Co.bckurch-lane. ' Surd and Braintree—Messrs. * Sparrow and Co. "Id k _ le try " L— Lendottand County Bak. - . . -;:L., -- Mevers. Alexander and Co. .veesre. Oakes, Bevai, and Co. 1-- Bank of Liverpool. SOLICITORS. „, Wh ite a n d Borrett, Lincoln 'shut-fields. el, 'altulittler and Weatweod, Gray's Inn-square. ' ' 1 - ts. '"alum LOCAL AGINTS. k zuk ite , et z u dames c rarkez, E on sq. Teiey and cumaington. , 1° 4141_ 1 , 14--- B. Sewell, Esq., g s t unl ' G. P. irdon, Esq. 011.7 1 1 i 4„, - Megors Stedman. Ki t: "' l ord—Richard Almack, Esq. It 'eli Da rticultu•s the p ublic are referred to the Prospectus, b s . eb, . pi & rept Lon be obtained at the Company's office*, No. Gis li N t. s- -„ mer ,.. London ; of the Solicitors or Agents to the Company, VI 6 ,:sti ris Mentioned Brokers. 1 1 %,• ;: 1 e,._d011„,,_ * Shares to be addressel to the Company's O ffi ces, 4 .414 :a0 - ;"'re Sr Agents, and also to the follovring BrokersE:— ; I TN, Warnford-court, Londoit,lo,; t T er h o • miTess Forsyth,rs . el and sq . I•etsu ; ahr ,4 ll l l l a enton, Esq., Mane Mason Req., Bradford, Yorkshire; Messrs. 4a'''tai Il ateltinson, Glasgo ' w , ; and at the Angel Inn, Bury St, .t h I S AND LYONS RAILWAY ~ LAFFITTE'S ORIGINAL COMPANY.) 1144 % " ' ~barl DthEctoas. 4 4 : 8 LaftItte, Paris. d o l° ,l d. Esq., 13, Upper Seymour-street, Portman- Sb ee Pair de France, Paris. k . 1 11 :4 .4t Liverpool. cqliNpij,;(/„, R. Dawson, 13, Upper Grosve ner-street, London. t. 'sq., Adelphi-terrace, London. Vr 44,7 °1 i5, Administrateur des Messageries Royales, Paris. p, a dre Berignieres, Administrateur des Messageries 4 .41144, 0 444 e,,, t ri5. kii„ ti t 1 '. 11 41' E N., 62, King William-street, London. c , 1), 4 -4. Ili sq ~ Liverpool. kii tts 4 uni. Paris. Esq., M.P., London. At or z , Jun., Esq., Nicholas-lane, London. O elisions, Paris. Esq., 62, Ring William-street, London. „. Committee of the Paris and Lyons Railway Cora to'lseitlallied that it is the intention of the French Govern company able and to imburse the 14;' , Y nt:Jture hitherto incurred, and tou nd ertake all Ito -11,N;(1ttti.,(-11, may be required for the entire construction of the klt;11% roe — "bed upig), increasing the capital to the amount c.„ thi s eon i n the In conformity with the terms of sub h ho - 11 the circular of the 10th August last, which con tiontin eney, they have resolved upon offering ki N t ' Two g New ' Shares for every .Old Share, sub , . 1, 4 mot, i n . abilities of increase or diminution hereafter, as in the l :,ubieet also to any farther wllichmay be found 4 1; 4 are „ ''Lareholders who may wish to avail themselves of liti u 'tzth it 'wluested to 'apply at the office, and to produce the kti;t1; 1 ' 1 1141 , behreen I Ith, and' Saturda 22d inst. ; t s, th given at Tuesda y no ail p arties t applying y, withtnthe pre '44r e,'" be considered to have waived the ir claim to the ad . Which will be otherwise appropriated. By order, , kl, t ED. AIME, Secretary. March 6, 1845. /„ 1 g 1 ) . ,qa ti i "' s , and SUFFOLK RAILW AY, t tutiZORWICII and BRANDON RAILWAY, at TH LAVENIIA.M, MELFORD, • SUDBURY, IIa,7,niiINTRRE to the EASTERN COUNT IES RAlL iitt;4 114 - C,f lELD, near CHELMSFORD, and thence to the uox . 44, t (4 61 1 ,, e aDital 750,000/.ln 30,000 231 . Skares. ic! Pursuant to Act of Parliament), 1/. 75. 6d. per share. raoinicussi. COMMITTEE. cieh"" l q. , Chelsea AIS - ` - ‘ l rt Fexearth Hall, Essex clt: 4 4l 4 tort. -- ,_'" x t. Esq., Eallingdon Grove, Essex ~k , 1 14 4 1, 11,0 th e Bank, Bury, and Sunkary aid Raughiun, N 4 ,, 10 31:,1 48, „, 1 5q., CranMere Melfbrd 4: l l t t r i :4l, Sudbury. ' Qth a . l 4 •it, Manufacturer, Long Ifelfbrd, Suffolk. 1454 , Esq., Downes Wharf, London 4;,. ( .111, w • Coyte, Rector of Ckilten is: 4 l ,4 ts 4z t, Orsat Heany, Essex ,tk t 4 :l l ( : ) Ati, Yroolatapler, Lavenhain 1,1, otn a , nitteturer, Sudbury is i. -41 4 et tsc p i : 'sq., Alderman, Sudbury Wickkara Hall, Essex Lyatoi Hall, Essex Sudbury Iti t alz.a t Z,, e ' Lavenhua ft,hb YOR " t rs Ego., Erisvrell Suffolk Nt l 4,:ts ur" P SUDBURY ! t t t tis„;„sia. tv a arn, Ilerchant, Sudbury ' 8( 1., Castle Hediughara, Essex k i ttt , ll4 4 . l B • lll , Maldon, Essex • k, s har;`, 4 ,,bra,, Lavenham k t s l / 4 „ , , 0 ; Otten Belchamp 0 1, 21 , Milbank, Esq., Beichamp Hall, Essex iimi„ R. Rostor of Middleton and Vicar of Balmer Esq , C M , Esq., Beichamp Hall Hill, Margaretting l's,ir a ,,,s 1., Sudbur Kt!' Esq., A tt wood's, Halstead tklise,rbe tt - st.. , York -terrace, Regent's Park l 4„ Esq., Three Ash, Rear Maldon, and London Oib taa - s 'Eeq., Hessett and Pakenkam, Suffolk Woolstapler, Lavenham Over Hall, GuestingthorPe w ist, Eyston Hall, Essex 14„. tn power to ad Ito their number. aINILBAS. Str '4aY, Bevan, and Co., Lombard-Street. I, t esrs. o ni. athan, Sir J. D. Paul, and Co., Strand. Basra ."""tii, Bevan, and Co., Bury and. Sudbury. West ' `-osa est st and Co., Maldon and Halstead. roa roal Eugiand and South Wales Bank, Bristol. ''lrra a . t ._fank , Liverpool. Robert Mapletoft, Rsq., Stansted, Suffolk. 141.4, SOLICITORS. • ( . .4 0 ,.„ tsvens and F earon, Gray's lan, London. )11. *t Yr. Andrews, Sudbury. k a tstre e ___, LOCAL AGRICTS. Ih ul lsd...- At ' es e nrY Jackson, Esq. 'tliets,%'•-•-\Vmars' Sperling and Harris, , ora_ l4 , Codd, jun., Esq., and Messrs. Crick. th liNo t ,„,: ta ara. Clarke and Son. -4 11 4 " sviif ' E a — Joseph W. Bazalgette Esq., C.E. ti u,it th e vie ( it llan d) be found to ' be laid down in accord tllltePost ° n the Principles of the Board of Trade, as expressed t h st ki,, s, ooittat ii the schemes for extending Railway communica tlfa (t o ,r of Norfolk and Suffolk. ih a or heyeuile the words of the Report) " That one Railway ga. much as the Bury traftle can maintain," and it a nee of giving to Bury "such a communication th l loh.Ject ha, been ve aciess by Railway to Norwich," the pro (gilt* he ' t thro ugh to secure the Norwich and London traffic to ot e out, to :',(lnch it has hitherto passed, at the same time I",; ai s_antish et „ ti nrY , but to Lavenham, Melford, and Sudbury I,l` t Ot' Clot' Peculiarly require it), a direct communication h 4 .Yrin, a nd al London, and in addition opening to them the tesli ev Yntre ' the whole of the North of England ; advantages 1 4 Ni 4s th at 'u m Y Line cannnot afford. ,11:'-hailtpertaa 4ertening the distance between Bury and London "is t o ' „ t s fu e l th ili a 4 ,l ll , °ening the Port of Maldon to Halstead, Bock- t- t &an " ..t" agricultural interior of Essex, the promoters oa t `tessity t ,Tirea both the London and Maldon traffic, avoid euLnuel;_eohatrue,,we Lines of Railway from Braintree, and savhi l g te t r i t miles of unnecessary o ;'fonid Use than ee ntil Y parallel with the Eastern Counties) a Rsulway (three nu t ea a th,, l iss o ,,_rroa, e ,.._._ ea e l between Bury and London. i kki sie k ;" ta r r ary of th e traffic tables, and a plan may be ha d at or of 1 ? - s Solicitors e Company, 1, Gray's Lun-annii?'e,_ alichme_ andJ. Local Agents ; and s.sf Messrs. Cardwell ad I•ss se ,h n „_' o , • Greaves, Liverpool ; CollinSOli and Flint, s h llri a t7 s l7" n. Leeds ; Mason, Bradford, and Tate it he .. 114 Poss; A PPlioatio is et csoth of t n for Shares has far exceeded the number at 4 4. 14 lsult, h d ommittse • n can be receiv after Thursday, Qr will be attended to except e in the• form pre- PARLIAMENTARY DIV ISIONS. (From the rotes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) TUESDAY, MARCH 18. WINDOW DUTIES. Motion made, and Question put, " That a Select Committee be ap pointed, to inquire into tke present mode of assessing, levying, and collecting the Window Duties in Great Britain, and to report their opinion thereupon to the House." The House divided : . . MINORITY—AYES, 47. Aglionby, H. A. Craig, W. G. Pattison, James Ainsworth, Peter D'Eyncourt, C. T. Plumridge, Captain Aldam, William Duncan, George Pulsford, Robert Bannerman, A.Captainit Barnard, E. G. Berkeley, H. F. Forster, buncombe, ras treti.:,Matthew William Thomas Illewitt, R. J. Hawes, Benjamin Strutt, Edward Bouverie, E. P. Hindley, Charles P. P. M. Tancred, H. W. Bowling, Dr.' Horsman, Edward Thomely, Thomas Brotherton, Joseph Hume, Joseph Villiers, Charles Browne, W. Mitt, William Wakley, Thomas Buller, Charles Mangles, It. D. Williams, William Busfeild, William Marsland, Henry Yorke, 11. R. Butler, Colonel Mitchell, T. A. ' Cobden, Richard Morris, David TELLE4I9. Colebrooke, Sir T. Napier, Sir C. Duncan, Viscount Cowper, W. F. Paget, Colonel Pechell, Captain MAJORITY-NOES, 93. Acland, T. D. East, J. B. Manners, Lord C. S. Allix, J. P. Eastnor, Viscount Marsham, Viscount Arbuthnott, H. Escott, Bickhain Martin, C. W. Arkwright, George Fitzroy, Henry Masterman, John Baird, William Forbes, William Milnes, It. M. Baldwin ' Barry Forman, -T. S., .. - . -Novn.lo, lialPh -' Ouvllig, F. T., _ Fuller, $: ~.:.. : LlTltlitetWOltir • s' , " Baring. W. 13.' Gaskell, J. M. O'Brien, A. S. Barrington, Viscount Gladstone, W. E. Patten, J. W. . lientinck, Lord G. Gordon, Captain Peel, Sir Robert Boldero, B. G. Gore, Montague Peel, Jonathan Borthwick, Peter Goulburn, Henry PraeAl, W. T. Botfleld, Beriali Graham, Sir J. Pringle, Alexander Bowes, John - Greene, Thomas Round, John Bowles, Admiral Grin ditch, T. Russell, Lord J. Braniston, T. W. Hamilton, W. J. Shaw, Frederick Bruce, C. L. C. Harcourt, G. 0. Sheppard, Thomas Bruges, W. H. Hepburn, Sir T. Smith, T.B. C. Burrell, Sir C. - Ilinde, John If. Smollett, A. Cardwell, Edward Hope, Charles Somerset, Lord G. Carnegie, Captain Hope, G. W. Sonies, Joseph Clerk, Sir G. Hussey, Thomas Spooner, Richard Clifton; John T. Ligestrie, Viscount Stewart, John Clive, R. 11. Jermyn, Earl Stuart, Henry Cockburn, Sir G. Jocelyn, Viscount Sutton, Henry Coote, Sir C. 11. Lennox, Lord A. Thesiger, Sir F. Copeland, Alderman Lincoln, Earl Tomllne, George Cripps, William Lockhart, William Trevor, G. R. Darby, George Lowther, Sir J. Wyndhsun, Colonel Deedes, William Mackinnon, W. J. =Ans. Denison, E. B. M'Neill, Duncan Young, John Dickinson, F. H. Mahon, Viscount Baring, Henry PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. TUESDAY, MARCH 18. Standing Orders Comniittee,—Resolutions reported ; 1. " That, in the case of the Nottingham Waterworks peti tion for additional provision, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to intro duce such additional provision.' 2. " That, in the case of the Royal Naval School petition, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill." 3. " That, in the case of the Manchester Improvement pe tition, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with : That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill." 4. " That, in the case of the Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Associated Railway Companies petition, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with :--That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill." 5. " That, in the case of the Whittle Dean Waterworks petition, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with :- I:hat the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill on forthwith amending their plan as required by Order 38, and by supplying the omission on the section of the spare pipe near the proposed reservoir at Newburn." 6. " That, in the case of the Yarmouth and Norwich Rail way petition, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill on forthwith depositing the plan, section, and book of re ference, relating to the proposed extension of the Railway to Yarmouth, with the clerk of the peace for the city and county of the city of Norwich." 7. " That, in the case of the Ilungerford and Lambeth Suspension Foot Bridge petition, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to pro ceed with their Bill on omitting clause 5, which gives them power to alter and enlarge the dimensions of the bridge." 8. " That, in the case of the South Wales Railway petition, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill on correcting the errors on the plan and section." " That the Committees on this and the three preceding Bills do examine, in the first place, how far such orders have been complied with, and do report the same to the House on the report of the Bills."—Resolutions agreed to. The North Woolwich Railway Bill was presented and read a first time. The following Bills were presented and read a second time ; and committed, and referred to the Committee of Selection: — York and North Midland Railway (Harrogate Branch). York and North Midland Railway (Doncaster Extension). The following Bills were referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills: Direct London and Portsmouth Railway. Ely and Huntingdon Railway. Bristol and Exeter Railway. Shrewsbury and Grand Junetion Railway. Dunstable and London and Birmingham Railway,—Peti tion for Bill reported ; report referred to the Select Com mittee on Standing Orders. Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway,—Peti tion for Bill reported, and Bill ordered to be brought in by Viscount Ingestre, Colonel Anson, and Mr. Barneby. Rye and Tenterden Railway,—Petition for Bill reported, and Bill ordered to be brought in by Mr. Curteis, and Mr. Darby. Wear Valley Railway,—Petition for Bill reported, and Bill ordered to be brought in by Mr. Bowes, and Lord Harry Vane. Middlesbro' and Redcar Railway,—Petition for Bill re ported, and Bill ordered to be brought in by Lord Harry Vane, and Mr. Octavius Duncombe. Taw Vale Railway and Dock,—Petition for Bill reported, and Bill ordered to be brought in by Mr. Frederick Hodgson, and Mr. Montague Gore. Glasgow, Garnkirk, and Coatbridge Railway,—Petition for Bill reported, and Bill ordered to be brought in by Mr. Lock hart, and Mr. Hope Johnstone. North Union and Ribble Navigation Branch Railway,— Petition for Bill reported, and Bill ordered to be brought in by Mr. Wilson Patten, and Mr. Clifton. Dundee and Perth Railway,—Petition for Bill reported, and Bill ordered to be brought in by Mr. Duncan, and Lord Gordon Hallyburton. Southport and Euston Junction Railway,—Petition for Bill reported, and Bill ordered to be brought in by Mr. Wilson Patten, Mr. Entwisle, Mr. Clifton, and Mr. Ainsworth. Yarmouth and Norwich Railway,—Report from Select Committee on Standing Orders read ; Bill ordered to be brought in by Mr. Wilshcre, and Mr. Wodehouse. South Wales Railway,—Report from Select Committee on Standing Orders read ; Bill ordered to be brought in by Vis count Emlyn, Colonel Rico Trevor, and Sir John Guest. Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Associated Railway Corn panies,—Report from Select Committee on Standing Orders read ; Bill ordered to be brought in by Mr. Broadley, and Mr. Entwisle. NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE. Edinburgh and Northern Railway,—Committee on peti tion, postponed from Thursday, March 20, till Friday, April 4, Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway,—Committee on reti. tion, adjourned till Friday, April 4. REAL PROPERTT.—A return has been obtained by order of Parliament, on the motion of Mr. Villiers, showing the total annual value of real property in each county of England and Wales assessed to the property and income-tax for the year ending April, 1843, distinguishing that on land, houses, tithes, manors, fines, quarries, mines, ironworks, fisheries, canals, railways, &c. It hence appears that in England and Wales alone the grand total annual value of real assessed property amounts to the enormous sum of 85,802,735/, thus sub-divided, viz. :—Lands, 40,167,088/. (or nearly one-half) ; houses, 35,556,399/. ; tithes, 1,960,330/. ; manors, 152,216/. ; fines, 319,140/. ; quarries, 207,009/. ; mines, 1,903,794/. ; iron works, 412,022/. ; fisheries, 11,104/. ; canals, 1,229,202/. ; and railways, 2,417,609/. ' • other property, not comprised in the foregoing, 1,466,8151. A similar return as to Scotland gives a grand total of 9,481,7621., viz. : Lands 5,586,527/. ; houses, 2,919,3381. ; fines, 901/. ; quarries, 33,471/. ; mines, 177,592/. ; iron works, 147,412/. ; fisheries, 47,809/. ; canals, 77,891/. ; and railways, 181,3331. Tke other property not included in the foregoing details amounts to 309,4801. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.—The ordinary meeting was held yesterday afternoon, R. W. Barchard, Esq., in the chair, when, notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather, there was a good collection of plants. Silver Knightian medals were awarded to Mr. Lawrence for a fine specimen of azalia indica smithie and collection of achidaceous plants, and Mr. Benison, of Tooting, for a deudrolicum and other specimens; a silver Banksian medal to Mr. Dodson, and cer tificate of merit to Mr. Henderson, of Pine-apple-place, and Mr. Veitch, of Exeter, for specimen plants. There were exhibited some fine grown strawberries and cucumbers, and some pears still remaining in excellent preservation, from Mr. Moorman, of Clapham. It was stated by Dr. Lindley, that in the kitchen garden at Chiswick, the frost had pene trated to a depth of five, and, in new-turned groun d, to six or seven inches. Payne FATAL CAB ACCIDENT. —Yesterday Mr. . held an inquest at St. Thomas's Hospital, o nth r e es b id o e d d y i o n f Mary Atkinson, aged 79, a widow. Deceased the 31st of January last she was crossing eiidacart, Harriet-street, New-cut, Lambeth, and on thetlie rnotaodrniinngoolef she was Lower-marsh, and m passing pull up, and the hind wheel knocked down by a street l cab b fr e e e fir o e v t e l r ie b d ot r i i i ve h r e h r a le d g t s i . me si t l o e f n amvmerdy se e a s b o o f v b e o hospital, t p b as i i s e r legs l where i3c i i t u N g v a s i had fracture was convey ed dth te e bones in firm state of health, she sank under the injuries, and expired on Sunday last. Verdict—Accidental Death. THE GENERAL POST- OFFICE.—On Saturday, by command of the Postmaster-General, the following instruc tions were issued to all postmasters, sub-postmasters,_ and l e tter-receivers :—" It having been represented to th e Post master-General that the opportunities of forwarding mails between Madeira and the Azore Islands are of very unfrequent occurrence, whilst there is a constant communication between those islands and Lisbon ; letters, &c., addressed to the Azore Islands, will be forwarded to Lisbon by each dispatch of the Peninsular packet, unless specially marked to be sent by any other channel." The postage at present charged on letters to Lisbon, viz., Is. 9d. when not exceeding half an ounce, and so on, must be paid on letters addressed to the Azore Islands forwarded by the route of Lisbon. 7z7 DREADFUL FIRE in SOUTHWARK. SUPPOSED LOSS OF LIFE. This morning the neighbourhood of Great Bermondsey street, Southwark, was thrown into a state of excitement in consequence of the discovery of a destructive fire, which, we regret to state, there is too much ground to conclude has been attended with fatal results to no fewer than from six to nine human beings. It occurred at a furniture ware house, situate 'at No. 217, in the above thoroughfare, and occupiedby bin Hoppermient. It appears that about half past twelve o'clock, as police-constable 152 M was proceed ings along his beat, his attention was suddenly arrested by hearing a cry of fire raised. He immediately hastened to wards the spot whence the sound proceeded, when he per ceived flames curling round the first-floor window. The con stable immediately sprung his rattle, and knocked violently at the front door, but without receiving any answer. He next proceeded to a back door, where he likewise sprung his rattle, and shouted " Fire" with all his might.. Whilst there, he says, he distinctly heard cries of distress, apparently pro ceeding from the building on fire. Upon again reaching the front door he found that some of the neighbours, in their anxiety, no doubt, to rescue the inmates, had forced open the street door. The draught thus given to the flames made them travel through the premises with unusual ra pidity. The scene at that moment was of a most alarming and agonizing character; a number of the inhabitants having collected in front of the house, they were bewailing in a half frantic manner the fate of the residents—the flames rushing out of the windows with the greatest impetuosity, threatening devastation to the adjoining buildings. With all possible ex pedition a messenger st ar t e d t o th e engine -stations with in telligence of the calamity ; but the building being a very old one, shortly after the fire had ga i ne d possess i on o f the floor ings. the roof and joistings gave way, and fell in with afearful crash, carrying along with them the whole of the furniture con tained in the upper rooms, which descended liken htigesheet of fire into the ground floor. The firemen continued to labour most incessantly, in spite of the immense showers of sparks that were continually falling upon them, and the danger that was apprehended lest the front and side walls should fall into the street, and injure them. During the whole of the time thus occupied, the neighbours were running to and fro, inquiring of each other whether or not they had seen any of the occupiers of the building. We are sorry to say that, up to three o'clock, notwithstanding that inquiry was made at every house in the immediate vicinity, not the least tidings could be gleaned of either the occupier, his wife, or children —of the latter, we understood from a neighbour, there were no fewer than live. The probability, therefore, is, that every person in the house perished in the flames. The inmates of the house adjoining, occupied by Mr. Benjamin, a wholesale 'clothier, were forced to make a precipitate retreat from the premises, in consequence of the smoke entering the place with such power as almost to suffocate them. The whole of the valuable stock in trade is - also extensively injured, but more especially from water. POOT-RACE.—Yesterday afternoon the running match between Marshall (of Kentish-town) and ca Catlin (of__ • incle tkolilt),tiffie eiritt ffainp ite4 The f greifilit 'iance - was two miles, and the stakes were 161. 'Catlin hits catered frequently in pedestrian matches, and was the favourite in betting at six to four. Of his opponent little was known, except to his backers. One mile of road was mea sured, over which the competitors were to contend, running the mile out and return. At the start they went off at good speed, and ran abreast of each other half a mile, when Catlin showed in front, and continued to increase the distance . between himself and his opponent, and completed the first mile in 5 minutes and 29 seconds, being 40 yards in ad. vance. Marshall came up, and turned the mile, and appeared' determined to overtake his adversary, and which he suc ceeded in doing at the conclusion of the next half-mile. It was now quite evident the pace was too fast for Catlin to endure. They strenuously contested till within 300 yards of the goal, when Catlin relaxed his speed, and Marshall went in the winner at ease, and accomplishing the two miles of road in 11 minutes and 3 seconds. TAW LL a I . ; nlgt the authoritiesear a t s h t a o t h s o o w m T e m dis cussion cusjOtiN sionhas ar is en ell drenss 111 1 re i ee a ss l sh l fare s taihblelj ewheoet duringroeenx at the estcautt his uer Saturday, brief l:a in t Thnedi periodepa:voagain visiting n. to-daynl n d ia gr s to ems s live, a magistrates run ae and ttsehdsa e (Tuesday). twhetherQuaker's toi s decided that the condemned man shall have no restrictions put upon his diet, and that he shall die, as he lived, in his Quaker habiliments. On Monday he was visited by his wife, his step-daughter, Miss Cutforth, and his brother, Mr. William Tawell, who is said to be a draper in London. Mrs. Tawell had not seen her husband since Sunday week last. This meeting was thought likely to be a most painful one, and the prisoner had been heard to declare that he dreaded it more than death itself. It lasted for near two hours, after which they ex pressed themselves astonished at the manner in which it had been sustained. Mrs. Tawell, who speaks of him with great affection, does not hesitate to express her firm conviction of his innocence. Iler daughter is of a similar opinion. The condemned room is a long room, called a " day-room," about 20 feet by 10. Along one side are five doors, opening into five cells ; in one of these he sleeps, but the door is never locked. He has a fire and candle. He writes incessantly—. probably answers to the numerous letters which he receives. Much of his time is spent in prayer, particularly at night. The day of execution is now fixed for Friday, the 28th inst. INCORRIGIBLE YOUNG THIEF.—A young fellow, named Mathew Steele, only fifteen years of age, was yester day committed for trial by the magistrates at Breutford, for stealing two silver spoons, the property of Mr. Gilpin, of • East Sheen, Surrey. The boy's father is a shoemaker, and, in consequence of the bad conduct of his son, he wanted to send him to sea. He called with him on Mr. Gilpin, for whom lie worked, and who had promised to do something for his son ; and at that gentleman's house young Steele had some pudding given him, which lie ate with a silver spoon. He saw the spoons placed in the scullery to be washed, and, having occasion to call at the house again, he passed through the scullery, and stole the spoons. FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT BY MACHlNERY. — Yesterday Mr. Higgs held an inquest at St. George's Hospital, on the body of William Bluden, aged thirty-three. From the evidence, it appeared that the deceased was in the employ of Mr. Thompson, engineer and ironfounder, of Ecclesten-street, Pimlico ; and, on Saturday, the Bth instant, he was employed grinding some chaff knives on a stone which was turned by steam power. Whilst so employed, by some accident, he fell between the stone on which he was working and another. The machinery was stopped as soon as possible, and, after some trouble, deCeased was extricated, but not before he was frightfully injured about the body—some of the bones being fractured and torn away. He was removed to the hospital, where lie lingered until the 13th inst., when death terminated his sufferings. Verdict--Accidental Death. THE LICENSING SYSTEM.—At Lambeth Police court, yesterday, Mr. Chase, thelandlord of the Black Prince, public-house, in Prince's -road, Lambeth, attended for the purpose of putting in bail as required by the Act of Parlia ment, to such an amount as will cover the expenses atten dant upon an appeal at the general quarter sessions, against the decision of the licensing magistrates for the Newington district. On Saturday last Mr. Chase waited upon Mr. Norton, at this Court, to request that magistrate's assistance in a case of the most serious consequence to him. From his statement on that occasion it appeared that about six months before he purchased the good will, &c., of the Black Prince public-house, and his going in cost him upwards of 900/. About three weeks ago he had been summoned to this Court by the police, for allowing card playing in his house, but the case was of so trivial a character that the magistrate (Mr. Norton) merely fined him a shilling and the expenses. Far this offence his license was suspended to the adjourned day (Friday), and on that day they took it away from the house altogether. Mr. Norton on that occasion expressed consider able surprise that for a single offence, and that too of so trifling a character, the license should be taken away. He also expressed his willingness to see the licensing clerk, and give a copy of the notes taken when his case was heard, and hoped the magistrates would rescind their judgment on the matter and renew the license. It now, however, appears that an appeal to the quarter sessions is the only means of getting a renewal of the license, and to prosecute this at Reigate Mr. Chase will be put to the expense of nearly 201. Bail to the amount of 801. was given, and the parties left the Court. ACCIDENT IN THE WESTMINSTER-ROAD.—Yester day, about noon, an aged female, named Mary Hopkins, was riding with her husband in a light chaise cart, and just as they were passing the end of the New-cut, Westminster road, the horse stumbled, and the woman was pitched out of the cart on her head. The left collar-bone was fractured, and serious injuries were inflicted about the head. She was re moved to the Westminster Hospital. SUDDEN DEATH IN THE STREET.--Yesterday Mr. Higgs held an inquest at St. James's.Workhouse, Poland street, on the body of George Marshall, aged forty-six, of No. 11. Upper Grosvenor-street. The deceased on Sunday last was proceeding along Regent-street, in company with his wife, when he fell down on the pavement. He was carried to a neighbouring surgery, when it was found that life was extinct. Verdict—" Natural death, by the visita tion of God." Two CHILDREN BURNT TO DEATH.—Yesterday Mr. W. Payne held an inquest at St. Bartholomew's Hos pital, on the body of John Topple, aged four years. De ceased's parents reside in Chatham-gardens, City-road, and on Friday evening last the mother left deceased and two other young children in the care of a boy twelve years of age. He, however, left them for a few minutes, and whilst the deceased and another little boy were looking in the fender for a lost button his pinafore took fire, and before it could be extinguished he was dreadfully burnt, and expired in the hospital on Sunday. A second inquest was held in Guy 'a Hospital, on the body of Matilda Sophia Blackniore, aged fourteen. The deceased resided with her parents in Vauxhall-walk, Lambeth. On Saturday morning last she was alone in the room, when by some unaccountable means her clothes caught fire. Her screams brought assistance,,but the fire was not extinguished until she was burnt over nearly the whole surface of her body. She was removed to Guy's Hospital, where she expired on Monday morning. Verdict in each case, " Accidental death." CONDUCT OF ROCKER IN NEWGAIE.—SiIIee his committal to Newgate, Rocker has manifested the same in difference with respect to the charge of murder which he ex hibited before the Coroner and at the Police. court. During the day he takes exercise with the other prisoners in the yard attached to the wing in which he is confined, and enters freely into conversation with them. A great portion of his time, however, is devoted to reading and writing. He regu larly attends the chapel , and pays the greatest attention to the is confinedis immediately erulesand regulmateiday above thateTsteltheprison. o T f thehell cell in h condemned convict Tapping, on the north side of the prison. Since incarceration he has been visited by his father and brother. To the latter he spoke of his innocence of the crime im p u ted to who guilty him, on a n h d i st trial.ha t e Thee nt trial, a doubt a expected,bou t prol will himself, take idace hadl ie l 1 th of April, o the Judge iz., Lord Judges N o , nthe)rd p rota b e e n i n n l g n, :a on a tI now on the re m Circuit, and Mr. Baron Alderson. SACRlLEGE. — lnformation was received by the metropolitan 'police yesterday, that some time during the past week the church of Shipmeadow, in the county of Suf folk, was broken into and robbed of two white surplices, a black gown, an altar cloth, the pulpit hangings, and a look ing-glass. A reward of ten guineas is offered for the appre hension of the offenders. DEATH OF Mid. \V ONIIIWELLIS LARGE ELEPHANT:AT ACCRINGTON.—It IN ill be with feelings of regret, we have no doubt, that the juveniles in every principal town in the coun try, and many thousands of riper years, will hear of - the death of Mr. Wombwell's famous elephant "Chunty," named after his fellow, exile of Exeter 'Change notoriety. " Chuney" had been unwell for some little time, but (lid not exhibit any alarming symptoms of illness till Sunday morning last, at Haslingden, when he was foiled lying on his 'side, having with his weight in falling, knocked out two ends of his habi tation. Since then he has been getting rapidly worse, and he expired at Accrington at five o'clock yesterday (Tuesday) morning. It is supposed that he must have caught cold during the late severe weather. This elephant was taken from the Birmans, with thirty-three others, at the time Lord Comber mere commanded the British a rm y in India. lie was _ brought to England by Captain Mangles, ibrineurZhan for Surrey, in the Ganges E a st Indianian, and li h sed b$ Mr. Wombwell for 800/. He was feet 4 possessed ohm about inches eIEaT, an d weighed nearly five tons! Mr. Wombwell_. 18 or 19 years. lie was remarkable for h is sallacity, and his death w i ll be a severe loss to Mr . Wombwe il , who , however, is now the owner of fine fine elephants.—.Eclackburn Standard. ~>~ ;lit''' . 10 °. Otit' I