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LONDO MOND N, AY ,,,,_ - ...„ „,... , ...„. • .. • VI E L ....._____ Si 10 to - 0 ditto, 51 11 0 1 a traw, ,# ! 193 Pe r /I nd 3/15s to 4 ditto, .5.1, Straw, 1 1 ler load. z DECEMBER 16. 1844. PRICE sd, • `GOND EDITION (Evening Sun) is Published in Time for the :AFTERNOON TRAIN 3 THE SUN is Published EVERY MORNING at FIVE O'CLOCK, in Time for the EARLY TRAINS and TOWN DELIVERY; a S. INEAST INDIA 110118 E, Dec. 11, 1844. E COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST INDIA COMPANY do hereby give notice, tThat a Proprietor of E a st India Stock has postponed, until the ardy General Court of the said Company, appointed to be held their H ow; in Leadenhall-street, on WI.DNESDAY, the 18th s:ant, the Motion of which he had previously given notice, viz. : 18 1 8 Th , at the Dispatch of Lord Auckland of the 17th November, tad 3 7 Y Which his Lord , hip rejected the proposed plan of the Ben :-'overnment, and recommended the annual money-payment of I ,,_u_Of. to the Templ e o f Juggernaut (to which recommendation :7 ptrectors assented by their Dispatch of the 2d June, 1840), be ownsaleted by the Court of Proprietors on motion for abrogating .._ 4e4 ''''''llaY.payment, upon the ground of no original pledge or en- Zement having ever been given for the same by or on behalf of h oPany, as erroneously alleged by Lord Auckland in his - "etc.. fi r. a Proprietor has postponed until the said Quarterly General r. the foll ow i ng notices, viz.:— That he will ca ll th e a tt en ti on o f the Proprietors to the treat. 1 44 -1 t '? his Majesty the King of Delhi by the Government of . and of That be will ca ll t h e attent i on o f t h e P ropr i e t ors t o the state I ,,.tite Police in the Presidencies of Bengal and Agra, and to the f the Gaels in all the Presidencies of India." -*"" JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary. BEAT NORTH of ENGLAND RAILWAY. TENDER FOR IRON RAILS. The DIRECTORS are prepared to RECEIVE TENDERS for 4:11)1Y of 6,000 tons of IRON RAILS, each rail to be 16 feet ittki and weighing 6Slbs. per yard ; the quality of the iron in teil to be equal to No. 3. The tender to state in detail the of manufacture which it is proposed to follow to produce amity. No tender will be attended to without this statement, t his Company will stipulate with the party whose tender may to ,4ft ePt ‘ ,. ed that the Company may, at any time, send an inspector ki t ml e works to satisfy themselves that the specified process of 4t7 eture is fully adopted. To be delivered on the quay of ag - 4 4 , 1)6t ts of Hull, or Stockton, or Middleebrough-on-Tees, free of I "grfee, or at Darlington, and the deliveries to be extended over --w n i ,.._znent ha. N o i m p er fect rails will be received. et;,7 l ors to be d e li ver ed on or before the 23d day of December, r Company's office, in Darlington. %owe of the rails to be in accordance with a drawing or Piit ti which may be seen at the Company's office at Dar -1,„4, where also a model of the rail may be seen, and further rit'lation obtained. bat h By order , H. PARKER, Secretary. 1 • gton, Nev. 12, 1844. LASGOW, DUMFRIES, and CARLISLE RAILWAY. OF THE PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE TO THE jakEHOLDERS OF THE GLASGOW, DUMFRIES, CARLISLE RAILWAY. dlu Ce •tt e have delayed making any Report of their eneb teel ie l'i until pro. e ntilthey could ...s sejil efore you sufficient information to not only to form iiiirec . t opinion of the merits of your leas" ..;"es, bet to understend the various schemes more or lesecort h; with it for which Parliamentary notice s have been given. heornumber of these schemes, and their complex bearing on the ki k :" Of Your undertaking, render it necessary to preface this 1.,••` by someg eneral observations. e f our existing railways of greatest importance is Scotland, in Pret of capital, and traffic, are —the Edinburgh . and 141 / 4 ° e , Ra e il u w g it t ;:connecting the two . larges t . cities in Scot:and, as 4114 th e North British Railway, forming part of kee r e two seas; the Ed inburgh to London, by way of Berwick, Strunk line from Cc e ase, and York ; the Glasgow and Greenock Railway, an im_ 1 , 2 t link in the communication be d ween the manufacturing and tir le tr teens of the west of Scotian and the Glasgow, Paisley, es Iba ttlock and Ayr Railway, connecting the western metropolis e;:eo ri thind ' with one of the most thriving mineral and manufac districts in this country, includin a the seaports of Ayr, 4 11 ° ,0i Irvine, and Ardroman, from thel g tter of which there is a, te k l ar• stearn-boat communication with the North of Ireland—a totr;aY destined, by means of your projected line from its southern tr... l flus at Kilmarnock to Dumfries and Carlisle, to become the ei m o 0 -road between the . . north and west of England, and the ost el:Molly important district known under the general name of eitti_"(Mqf Scotland." The only link awanting to complete the entire e,eef railways leading down the east coast of England and Scotland. ete arithr ° burgh, across to Glasgow, and up the west coast of Scotland t'nkland back to London, is from the terminus of the Edit). el l , rid Glasgow Railway in Glasgow to the joint terminus of the to ti : W A and Ayrshire Railways in t he same city. Parliamentary t mile have been given for this short line, which is not above half lisr ti length, and which will pass, partly in tunnelling, and Y ° s arches through a portion of the city. itt ' t:, t tbi 'ese existing and projected railways, which intersect the dutri ' e nd, as might be expected, the richest and most populous tim e "' both of England and Scotland, almost the whole of the tere st U _ l t o n ral, manufacturing, minin oo g, he rn e rcantile, and shipping in. sho w Great Britain will be c onnec ted , e ted, and a direct, rapid, and ths w li o t eal Means of transit se The accompanying map will bil l 1 7 re distinctly the course of these great leading lines. There trdt. fl us reinain, so far as Scotland is concerned, only one line of e ast s - . . Una ceoramodated, viz., between Edinburgh and the north_ 41 . 4...°1 !Scotland and Lancashire. true, the existing amount layineeeOurse between these districts It as limited, but still, in it i . u lt Mit the lines' of communication b etween fe ye the two countries, too:_essential to keep it in view ;rtunately happens, that N ei n , : the ',natt y schemes promoted for it local objects, anti for which hol e Le i antary Notices 'have been .. given , there is one, viz., a line %Ars- ev i burgh to Hawick, which, if extended to Carlisle, will ree rt r eatio ls on this cross traffic, the full benefit of railway corn. aplt a i ns et the expense of a very small additional outlay of •••• • . the it`'Plaln this, yotir Committee again request your attention to 4 4, is lan 'P e nling map. From it you B wi i ll observe that a straight tittlisiedrawn nearly due nerth from ineham, Lancaster, or blie de w ould pass through or close to Ha wick , Edinburgh, and noted fr int 'which last point, by a slight . deviation eastward, it not each Aberdeen. Now, it so happens that this straight line „„ way 1 3 , t ,rsses through the most practicable country for a rail. th e ~,:fen its north and south termini, but . opens up by much *4 l Veit f ertile and thriving of these districts In the south and - Next. ° " a nd, to which the great trunk lines would not them. bThe beep aa b eee -"het o portion of the line of oommunlcaetinonndthus described capital. Par liatnentat,,4l44dy taken up by parties of influenc Whol e wit ' noti ce , h ave been given for rai lways . extending the b l'e 'th ow! ' fl ees Burntisland, on the north side of the Frith of 'le, sr ' tcliiiburgh to Perth, Dundee, d Aberdeen. The t he g rit ' it is called, the Edinburgh and Nort hern Railway, forms I tself , - ;' e etion of this line to the north of Edinburgh . _ It hed ava b ils hit t ar the improved steam ferry across the Forth, established by kid face the Duke of Buccleuch and As intersects the rich mineral an d .f M t r i i r r c i . u i nligGu:raadls G l adstone , t o y of Fife. ta t ._ Pared with any li h ne an byit shortens the die -14;7 between Edinb urgh way the most important towns in the h I% l . ' ll n _ et Scotland, r . to fifty miles. The sr . tien te,te te: l of Edinburgh is that projected by the North British Rai lway iPaeY to Hawick, already mentioned. . 16 -51 4 g eneral system of international railway communication described, it will be seen that three principal lines are pro. 'fed, to The first of these gives the most direct line from London Linburgh ; the second the best line from London through 11 1 7 4 411 re to the West of Scotland ; •and the third the shortest %el 'c r oss the Island, from Carlisle to Edinburgh and the north_ Sootland. eta. fr e , n tY collateral advantages might be pointed out as resulting Plsio 41 40 above arrangement, but t ese will be more properly ex. i„ When discussing the merits of your line in detail. th e " a PUblis point of view, your Committee regard it as one of thO:kest important characteristics of the scheme now explained, se alth ough in itself mo r e complete than any other, it can be *hates'et by a comparatively small expenditure of capital beyond t , I 6 required for those new limes of railway, which are about trrZ cohs tructed solely for the accommodation of existing local has This statement requires a little explanation. . 1 a from Itt h ,' l ns been mentioned that it is intended to form a ra ilw a y w . taken to Hawick. The line has been planned, and h. yunder **tett by the North British Railway Company. (elk Lid t he Dalkeith Railway, now belonging t T o h t e h e t i C eise ci t mp is an t y o to th e is at any rate to be improved and adapted . for l o comotives), a 4 ab e i ti'tie lng Manufacturing towns of Galashie s l , S re el o k i i h rk g , and ReoLek, situated in the midst of the best woe h -g and 44nufacturing district in Scotland. On . th . eot er side of the litie bd ' the Ayrshire Railway Company have intimated thelrinten e (witiho ut meaning to interfere with your und ertaking) to cm to . tit t e `e their long -projected scheme of a . Br . anch Ra ilw a y tt ero r th n Purpose of bringing into their line the passe n ger e t f ra t ffi he c k r seat of and of opening up the large mineral fields k le of flute, ' Sir James Boswell, and Lord Geor Be . ntinc tl , ase tti g eb the celebrated blackband ironstone has bee n . di e s:r a c er : aha ut 4i aed to exist ; and where extensive additional iroeini au-e',lt i, believed , to be erected under leases rece ntly . entered into. le beTe." be ing the Case the wholelength of new railway will require e kliies' a de for the purpose of completing the two trunk lines from )1 a O r ith to Carlisle, via Hawick, and from Glasgow to Carlisle, k a t n. tries, will be-- Ct 4 , l te tek te the Dumfries line, near Carlisle say. 35 miles. n °4 to Carlisle e Making in all 111 ,1pe a i r '"al required for which may bo roughly estimated at I y ob -. Per mile or 1, 296,0001. 'et e. l ,, C°l *lnnittee are so satisfied of the capabilities of the line t l> as liewick and Carlisle, and of its importance to y ou, not b et a Part of the general plan to be submitted to Par li ament, k nt l . 4 , 4 ,. br anch and feeder to your line, that, with the una nimou s 7 41 :e.. "ca of a meeting of your extraordinary Committee o f -"ee ttti the have undertaken to the Beard of Trade, to apply hootatlir e „ Y fo r power to make it, in the •eent asubsequent session " eg oon ° general scheme of international communication A anth ed er tick ado ed being p % N ted. Most important characteristic of t h e scheme now de tkisti 21 ' that it i n t er f er e s in no way with th e interests of any n te teli ° l; l l ! e of railway, bat furnishes new feeders both to the four '4l4 sh of railway referred to .at the outset, and to all t ine I.( nte o 4'lw aYs with which the projected lines are to be connected. er a th. - „ li nliaittee however, would not be discharging their duty ;"`o ort e - 4 h et, in the ' next place, shortly to call your attention to Ist° I ) ; • and history of another plan, which is . about to be brought e t'n traat tl . 'at nent under the name of the Caledonian R a ilw ay, . and to wlti ch - .,„ 4 Public and private advantages it holds out with those wi lt I t - "be obtained by the scheme already described. " i• ner probably be known to all of you that the Royal Commis laad les:oPr Frederick Smith and Professor Barlow — who were r i - e _ itt 18 40 to report on the projected ra ilways between Eng -I;6lilatatland—proceoding upon the assumpt i on . that . only one O h ;,„ '° _, ee io, expressed a preference for a line passing over the - "nev itt ot - "" which occupies the centre of Scotland. In doing so, Letoo Commissioners carefully reserved the question which 41711 the,'a ribus ro tee ought to be preferred, in tbe Th event of its The following -6 Ithr:and Pract u icable to make two or more lines. L 4te line r /°°edsthis otherwise (viz., were more than h e Made )should subdivide the question into two i, ba f t4el e „ ) , a _,nd Consider , 'we ' * the first instance, which of the severe (dale be the roost for a communication by Lanca ster f Zit -Itew, 4 5 well as to the West of Scotland and to the N or th to h ln ,d; Which would be the best route by Newcas tle Ths / 44 "eiti o tne t hus preferred by the Commissioners, " und er tho 2 .°n, 1 ' that at present one line of railway only can be forme d l asp 0 , 6 1e 1;4t . h to Edinburgh and . Glasgow," recommended itself to nctth Y Oansequence of its having . two . forks or branches at %t hee • el' e Xtrevaity, the one terminating in Edinburgh, and the Gle e ' e ll ? it w _ ,g_ ° ‘e; but the barren bl c a ta to ra e cter of the country through consideration of the extra 4 4 1,th :1 e0 ot ,":l s tl rl r ci u n n g , i a t nd a f i r s o in b s a f y rorn the steep gradients rendered t :o a r: 414 summit of 1,000 feet, induced the Com ed m th is a s - o t ,, b , e ir opinion that "it was hardly to be expect that it -g ep tt h el*l- P " ee ld ul a comm a nd ;,, muck support as an investm . ent . fro m the tai. eters and to add, that," unless the prineipal u la n n e d e ed r. g ong the lisle should feel disposed to give the l t alu e i .ueir heart au rt rather with a view to tho increa . s itide ; t tl W , 5 . 1 , 1 d ltire y to their Property than to a large remunerating "'nitre "'ere seems considerable doubt whether it will ever be eteo l'l to • Pleoo PUblication of that Report, and the facts it disclosed, in sad t he n 'l,,,l"diit to the e 1 exution of the Beattock or Central sf 7 etrect of deterrin g g the public from embarking in it, l' e es tea ent dire h ti ng their attention to the more profitable investme nt ° Ner ed o." l the East Coast Line from Newcastle to Ed i nburg h. eel ...Ise British Railway being the Seetebsportion of that line, , 4 et aiTtlinglY broug ht fOrward in 1142—was sanctioned by an atitoMent ob tained last session—and is now in course of t „_Th "vsst t : --e t of this decision of Parliament in favour of an East l which removes the only ground on which the Roya l o g y o a , ntrop:' tiers had preferred the Central Line, is net even V. i , i tleh "we- Accordingly, the scheme of a Beattock Ra il w a y t. la ado r , a3 ,, r e'ived last spring, with some modificatio ns that let offe re " h of the new name of the Caledonian Railway . , has b a r o n . t hat it hag eleed by the public under the erroneous impres b•t he :: still the sanction of the Commissioners ' author ity. eta C "e ' al thus revived and modified, is mean t . to extend 4 4 0 t atli ale i to a point at or near Lanark, and to diverge there 41„:4 branches, t ighr W one running to Edinburgh and the other . towards ,„ A s ubordinate branch is proposed, from a point about t-,:eft distant from Glasgow, to join a projected railway, -74 d istant Calm' Railway, at Castlecarry ; whereby a —FnwAt f g rain 11 ,4 trade lies rter 111 0 , I, and $ ll 4 ts , DO mote b. to the bu i roo ecru. , —04 7 4 9 t rd - 45 ; bi .. 45 dl 45 4 ' ". 59 4 . 5 1 49 5 gquscr 39 39 r 91 31b. , - a / _ 44 _ 43 *"., Po A • Od- Pe r IA 4.1;• Per ▪ tic e'er ST& ReeefPti: , o late to W . eipta of t he ---------;, Last week. / P , ; AP ici the eel! 1 00 sjj a' ;o1P" ' O s i xll , ki l o f 401 and a THIRD EDITION at SEVEN O'CLOCK, for POST, acntaining PARLIAMENTARY and connexion with Stirling and the North would be affbrded. The branch towards Glasgow is not intended to be carried so far as that City, but, at some distance from it, will run-1, into certain mineral railways belonging to separate Companies, and constructed originally for the purpose of conveying coals to the high levels en the north side of Glasgow ; and 2, into another projected line, called the Clydesdale Junction, which is intended to convey minerals and passengers to the low levels on the south side of Glasgow. This complicated plan will be best understood by reference to the accompanying Map. In contrasting this scheme with that of which the Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Railway is intended to form a part, your Committee feel bound to consider, preferably, their bearing on the general interests of the country. First —The length of the Caledonian Railway, excluding the Castlecarry Branch, which is said to be about eight miles long, is stated in the Prospectus, as being 112 miles, and the cost is there estimated at 1.800,0001. Io a subsequent report, published by the promoters, it is stated, that, " In consequence of savings on other parts of the line, the Castlecarry extension of the Caledonian Line can be constructed without exceeding the capital upon which the Proipectus proceeded." But, even after allowing this, correction of the original estimate, of the accuracy of which your Committee have no means of judging, and without attempting to calculate the expense of a proposed branch of about lb miles long to Dumfries, and of widening the guage, and otherwise altering the mineral lines before mentioned, or the expense of the Clydesdale Junction Line, which practically forms a part of the scheme, it would appear that the single line of international communication proposed by the Caledonian Company, would, without accommodating, any important local traffic, actually cause an expenditure of upwards of 500,000/. more than the whole sum that would be required for completing the two trunk lines of communication which your Com. mittee have already pointed out. to condense, into as short a space as possible, the remaining pofnts which it is esiletitial they should bring before you. You will recollect that the original rough estimate of the cost of the Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Railway, was at the rate of 13,000/. per mile. Mr. Miller, your engineer, has not completed the detailed plans of the works, so as to enable him to say whether any reduction can be made upon the estimate, but he assures your Committee that there is no chance of its being exceeded. The amount, therefore, which will be required to finish your line, will be under 1,200,000/. Of this sum above four-fifths have been sub. scribed and paid on, being more than is required by the Standing Orders in Parliament to entitle your Bill to pass, even if you apply for your whole line from Kilmarnock to Carlisle; whilst, if your Committee shall, on mature consideration, consent to the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway Company proceeding with their Bill, to the effect of taking power to execute the portion of the Line between Kilmarnock and Cumnock, under an obligation to convey it or lease it in perpetuity to you, if you desire it, the amount which has been subscribed will be considerably more than is required. In these circumstances, your Committee have resolved not to issue at present any additional shares. Your Committee have had very satisfactory communications from most of the proprietors of land along the railway. They have also received assurances of support from many of the Corporations in the west of Scotland, and particularly from the towns of Dum fries and Annan, in which both the magistrates and inhabitants have resisted various attempts to draw them off, and have unani. mously declared in your favour. The counties of Ayr, Renfrew, and Kircudbright, have also passed resolutions approving of your line. Your Committee have thus laid fully before you the details of the entire scheme of railway communication from England to Scotland, of which your Hoe forms a part. They feel perfect con. fldenze in its superiority over each other, as being best calculated to promote the interests of Scotland ; and they will proceed quietly but zealously, with their preparations for the approaching examina tion of its merits before the Board of Trade and Parliament. Secondly.—Y•ur Committee beg t 9 refer Toe-to-the Comparative Table of Distances on the accompanying yap, from which you will observe-1. That the North British Railway, in connexion with the projected lines from London to York, and troth Newcastle to Berwick, affords the shortest communication from London, Leeds, Hull, and Newcastle, to Edinburgh and Stirling; and that, not only by the Fife Line, but even by the Scottish Central Rail way, which would be reached by the Eeinburgh and Glasgow Railway, it forms the shortest route from Loudon end the important towns above_mentioned to Perth, Dundee, and Aberdeen. 2. That the Edinburgh, Hawiek, and Carlisle Railway affords the shortest line from Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, &c., to Edinburgh ; and, in connexion with the Fife and Northern Lines, to Perth, Dundee, and Aberdeen. 3. That the Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Railway is the shortest route from London and the whole of England to Dumfries, Kirkcudbright, Port. Patrick, for the north of Ireland, Kilmarnock, and Ayr ; and that, allowing for the superiority of its gradients over those of the Caledonian Line, on the principles of comparison established by the Royal Commissioners In their Report of 1841, it affords the shortest communication, in point of speed and economy, with Paisley and Greenock. The only disadvantage, in point of distance, is in the case of Glasgow; in regard to which, however, on the principles laid down in the Commissioners' Report, the difference between the two lines is reduced to 13i miles, or less than half an hour in point of time. - • - - • - —•- - By order of the Provisional Committee, Glasgow, Nov. 15, 1544. WM. LOGIE, Interim-See. * In 1840 Mr. Locke prepared an amended plan, whereby his gradient of 1 in 75 was to some extent improved, but to accomplish thi; he was obliged to have recourse to severe cutting and banking, which would, of course, add proportionally to the expense of the line. + The summit is only 600 feet. t The total population on the line between Glasgow and Car. isle, by Dumfries, including the termini, is 590;296. GENERAL TOM THUMB. The AMERICAN MAN in MINIATURE will return to London and hold his PUBLIC LEVEES at the Gallery, in Suffolk-street, Pall-mall, commencing Monday, December 23, and continuing through the holidays, after which he leaves for the Continent. The General has been visiting the principal towns in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and has met with unprecedented success. Whilst in Edinburgh the General was presented with a beautiful Highland dress, of the Royal Stuart Tartan, manufac. turgid by Messrs. Meyers and Mortimer, in which he will appear at each exhibition, in addition to his Citizen, Napoleon, and Court dress. Hours of Exhibition from Eleven to One, Three to Five, and from Seven to Nine. Doors open half an hour previous. Admission (regardless of age), One Shilling. The General's new and elegant carriage, drawn by two of the smallest ponies in the country, with coachman and footman In splendid liveries, will pass through the principal streets daily. N.B. Visitors will find the Suffolk street Gallery far superior to the rooms formerly occupied by the General at the Egyptian Hall, access easy, and the rooms well warmed and beautifully lighted with gas- Thirdly.—The sections of the Caledonian, and Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Lines, not having been deposited, it is impossible as yet to speak accurately on the subject of gradients. It is quite certain, however, that the gradients of the former will be inferior to those of the latter. The fo:lowing are quotations from a report made on the comparative merits of the two lines by Mr. Locke, the engineer of the Caledonian Railway, in 1836. In speaking of what is new called the Caledonian Line, he says, " I at first directed my attention to this route, which, as far as Beattock bridge, near moirat, 1 found tolerably favourable ; in proceeding farther, however, the valley for several miles rises very rapidly, until reaching the summit near Elvanfoot, where it attains the height of neatly 1,000 feet above the level of the sea—Beattock-bridge, which is only 10 miles distant, being only about 300 feet above the level of the sea. In 10 miles, then, the rise is nearly 700 tes t, which, supposing it to be uniform the whole way, would give an inclination of 1 in 75. * Not wishing to recommend a line having such a plane," &c. But in speaking of the line by Dumfries, Mr. Locke says—" Of the levels of this route, I may say, that from Carlisle to Dumfries, about thirty miles, the only inclinations will be these which it may be desirable to encounter for the purpose of saving money, those two towns being nearly on the same level. With the exception of the bridges across the Rivers Eden, Esk, Sark, and Annan, which will neither be high nor very long, no very considerable outlay will be required. The ground in some parts is undulating, but not so as to render the formation of the road either difficult or expensive." And again, with reference to the portion of the line between Dumfries and Thornhill, lie says _.fhe levels in this part extending over a space of almost forty miles,t will be neatly uniform, and gradually ascending for the whole distance ; and with the exception of a short length of about 1 1 / 2 miles, about 1 in 180, I do not believe there will be a greater inclination than what is generally admitted in forming railways in England." And, in regard to the rest of the line, he says, that " although undulating, the road will not, I ekould think, be unfa vourable for locomotive engines." Fourthly.—The population of the parishes intersected by the Caledonian Railway, from the point where it leaves the route of the Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Railway at Gretna, to the point where the branches diverge at Lanark, a distance of about sixty five miles, is, Caleionian Line While the population on your line, between the same point and Kilmarnock, is . 80,686 Difference... 52,491 The population of the parishes on the two branches leading to Edinburgh and Glasgow respectively, including those on the Clyde,. dale Junction Lime, as contrasted with the population of the parishes which ne up the West of acotland Railways, at presentterrainating at Kilmarnock, and their proposed branches (excluding, however, in both cases, the cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow, which would be alike accommodated by the two schemes), would be, Caledonian Branches West of Scotland Railways Difference 76,576 The total population on the Caledonian Line, anal on the Glas. gow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, and Edinburgh, Hawick, and Carlisle Lines (excluding, as before, the cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow, and that part of the line south of Gretna, cornenon to both), is, On Caledonian Railway On Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle nai1way4263,2 30 t On Hawick Line 66,484 S 349,714 CABINET UPHOLSTERY, Carpet, Blanket, and Bedding Manufactory, at the LONDON FRIENDLY UNION, No. 16, Great Windmill street, Haymarket, late Dr. Hunter's Museum. Saving of 30 to 50 per cent., no other profit being required than sufficient to defray the expenses. Established for the sole purpose of giving employment. The Committee beg to acquaint the Subscribers and the public, that they are determined to do their duty in getting up good and substantial work, and as they have had every facility in procuring the driest and best wood London can produce, the Cabinet Furui. ture is made of the roost seasoned materials ; and all goods disposed of at this Establishment will be warranted. They therefore, being the real manufacturers, earnestlysolicit a trial, as the only criterion by which the merits and decided advantages of purchasing of them can be fairly estimated. The Establishment is likewise a - depot for all kinds of Fancy and Ornamental Work, which will be re ceived of poor families from all parts of the kingdom. London Friendly Union, No. 16, Great Windmill-street, Hay market, late Dr. Hunter's Museum. W. CROFTON, Secretary. PLEN DID FIGURED SATIN and SILK kJ DAMASKS; rich Figured and Plain Silk Taberets for Window-curtains ; Gentlemen's Velvet, Satin, mad Fancy Silk Waistcoat-pieces ; Ladies' Silk Handkerchiefs and Scarfs, of every description, of Spitalfields and other British manu facture, at a saving of from 30 to 50 per cent., no other profit being required than is sufficient to defray the ex penses. Also a depot for the sale of all kinds of Fancy and Orna mental Work, which is received from poor families, at the LONDON FRIENDLY UNION, No. 16, Great Windmill. street, Haymarket, late Dr. Hunter's Museum. Established for the sole purpose of giving employment. The Committee beg to acquaint the Subscribers and public that every article disposed of at this Establishment will be warranted of the best manufacture and the finest materials; they also re spectfully inform the Subscribers that artisans .recommended by them will have the preference. London Friendly Union, No. 16, great Windmill-street, Hay market, late Dr. Hunter's Museum. Difference 195,551 The particulars of each of these calculations are annexed to this Report, so that there may be no possibility of doubt on the subject. Fifthly.—With regard to traffic, your Committee are now enabled to speak with mere confidence, in consequence of having, since the date of their Prospectus, taken measures to ascertain its amount accurately, both on your own and on the Caledonian Line. The result is, that upon the line of the Glasgow, Dumfries, and Car lisle Railway, the thorough and local traffic, taken together, is suf ficient to ensure an adequate return; but the thorough traffic be tween Glasgow and England, including, of course, what passes along the road by Beattock, as well as what passes by the other great road from Kilmarnock to Carlisle, is quite insufficient to do so. It amounts to not more than 40 per cent. of the whole traffic which will pass along your line. Were the whole of this trans ferred, without competition, to the Caledonian Line, on which the local traffic is trifling, it would not yield interest on its cost. Your Committee do not feel any hesitation in speaking of the small amount of local traffic on the Caledonian Line, because their statement is confirmed by the recorded opinion of the Royal Coro. m i ss i oners , already quoted ; and n o one who has t r a v elled along th e Beattock-road between C arlisle and Glas g ow, b y daylight, will fail to remember that there are from twenty to thirty miles where the sight of a cottage or a human being is a rarity. Your Committee are aware that much reliance is placed by the Caledonian Company on their prospect of traffic from the north of Scotland to England, by means of their connexion with the projected Central Railway from Stirling to Perth. The Table of Comparative Distances, to which your attention has already been directed, will enable you to judge how far this traffic, whatever its amount may be, is likely to pass along the Caledonian Line, which is more cir cuitous than either the North British or Hawick Lines. But, In point of fact, the number of persons who travel south from Stirling shire or Perthshire. without having occasion to visit Edinburgh and Glasgow on their way, is extremely small. Indeed, most of you are probably already aware, that although there is a direct turnpike.. road, laid out by the late Mr. Telford, between Carlisle and Stir ling, there is not a single stage -coach or puldia conveyance upon it, and it is deeply in debt. OR the other hand, with reference to th assa e genera the Re p ort of of traffic on your own line, the following pge in Mr. Locke, in 1836, may be interesting to you :—" Of the advan tage to all the towns in Scotland, through or near to which this line will pass, no adequate idea can be formed. They exist in tbe most favourable part of Scotland, requiring only a cheap means of trans port to develope the many resources they possess. Several of these towns have already grown into some importance; and it should be an object with the proprietors of the soil, and with the manufac turers of the district, to encourage the formation of a road like the one proposed, so as to extend to them the benefits which it is capable of affording." Sixthly.—There are various other points in regard to which the superior advantages offered by the Edinburgh, Hawick, and Car lisle Railway, and the Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Railway, require only to be briefly indicated. (1.) The former will open up a connexion between the counties of Berwick, Selkirk, Peebles, and Roxburgh, and the north-west of England, and 80'th-west of Scotland. These Scotch counties already combine the highest state of agricultural improvement, with a growing woollen menu. facture. (2.) In the neighbourhood of Langholm there are very rich seams of coal which are at present landlocked, but the produce of which the Hawick Line will be the means, not only of bringing to the coast, but also of carrying farther into the interior, which is at present suffering from the want of it. (3.) The Dumfriee Line, by giving a communication both from the south and north, with the seapoi t of Annan, affords to the whole of that district of country the means of communication with the best harbour on the upper pert of the Solway Frith. (4.) The Caledonian Line would, even if a branch were made to Dumfries, afford very inferior ae. comraodation to that town, and to the counties of Kircudbright and Wigton, from which a large number of cattle are at present sent, partly by sea and partly by land, to England. (5.) The Caledonian Line would, in like manner, afford a very inferior communication between the north of England and the north of Ireland, either by way of Port Patriek or the seaports on the coinastsa ofless Ayatrshire. (Lastly.) The Caledonian Railway would place ivan. tageous position the whole population of the counties of Ayr and Renfrew, which, together, contain 319,429 inhabitants, being more than twice as many as the whole of Lanarkshire, exclud ing Glasgow. After the details which h ave now been given you, you will not be surprised to hear that the Caledonian Railway, while it receives a certain degree of support from the promoters of the Scottish Cen. tral Railway, is opposed by alrao.t all the ether railway orth interests in Scotland, including the Edinburgh and Glasgow, the N British, the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, the Glasgow, Dumfries, be Carlisle, and the lines extending th Fifeshfre to north of Scotlazel.: Indeed, the Edinburgh and Glagow Railway Company have the strongest interest, and, at the same time, the strongest Parlia- inentary grounds for opposing the Caledonian scheme, in conse quence, of the two forks of the latter underteking being so laid out as to form a competing line for the traffic between Edinburgh and Glasgow, not more than eight or nine miles longer than the direct route, and thus falling under the class of schemes which the Seleot Committee of the House of Commons on Railways last session de nounced as unjustifiable, being a railway (to use Choir own words) " which, if it is to remunerate the proprietors at all, can only remunerate them by means of the abstractien of traffic, od which is equally well accommated by already, for all substantial purposes , some existing railway." Your Committee regret much the length to which their ob servations on the merits of your line, and those with which it has been placed in Competition, have extended. They will endeavour W. CROFTON, Secretary. COUGHS, COLDS, ASTHMAS, &c., &c MEDICINES WRAY'S FAMILY Patronised by Her Grace - the Dowager Duchess General Maitland of Leeds Mr. Justice Creswell Lady Shcrborne Sir C. F. Williams, Knt. Earl of Lincoln Sir Ed. Lytton Bulwer, Bart. Marquis of Waterford Captain Bolder°, M.P. Lord Bantry Edward Baines, Esq., M.P. Dr. Blomberg, Vicar of Cripple- Archdeacon Webber General Gardiner And Families of the first distinction. These Medicines, which are found to possess so great a power over the respective complaints to which they are applicable, as fre. quently to render further medical aid unnecessary, were also ho. nourcd with the patronage of His late R.H. the Duke of Sussex I Lord John Churchill Lord Charles Churchill Sir Frauds Burdett, M.P. Sir Matthew Wood, Bart., M.P. 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They promise also expectoration and an easy respiration. Two or three should be suffered to dissolve in the mouth, and repeat at moderate intervals. Sold in boxes at 25. each, duty included. WRAY'S SPECIFIC MIXTURE, warranted to remove Urethral Discharges in forty-eight Lours—in the majority of cases, twenty-four—if arising from local causes. Sold in bottles at 4s. 6d. and I le. each, with full instructions. WRAY'S IMPROVED SUSPENSORY BANDAGES, well adapted for sportsmen, gentlemen hunting, riding, walking, suffering from disease, relaxation, local debility, &c., approved of and highly recommended by the late Mr. Abernethy. Best Jean, Is. and is. 6d. ; ditto, with fronts, 3s. Gd. ; Knitted or Wove Silk, a. 6d. ; ditto, with elastic springs, 7s. 6d. WRAY'S STEEL SPRING TRUSSES, for Hernia, properly adapted, single, ss. 6d., 7s. 6d., and 10s. fid. ; double, I Os. 6d., 155., and 21s. Medicine Chests fitted up for family use sr sea voyages. Genu ine Drugs and Chemicals of every description, with their several preparations, according to the Pharmacopesia of the Royal College of Physicians. A large stock of new English Homey of the finest quality, retailing at Is. and Is. 6d. per lb., sad the best West India Tamarinds at the same price. A liberal allowance to Merchants and Captains. Physicians' Prescriptions and Family Recipes carefully and accurately prepared by gentlemen regularly qualified. Physician's Advice from Eleven till One, every day. Surgioal Attendance every evening from Seven till Nine. Persons residing in the remotest parts of the coustry.can be treated successfully, on describing minutely their symptoms, age, habits of life, &c., and enclosing a remittance for medicine, which can be forwarded to any part of the world, securely packed and carefully protected from observation. All letters to be addressed to M. 0. WRAY, 118, Holborn.hill. TO MR. PROUT, 229, STRAND, LONDON. Copy of a Letter from William Wilson, Ls' q., Clifton, near York. " Clifton, York, Feb. 1, Id4-f. 4 . Sir,—lt is with the greatest pleasure that 1 inform you with what success Blair's Gout and Rheumatic Pills have effected a cure in me. For many months I have had the Rheumatism ; and, in spite of all I could do, I was not able to obtain the least retie, until a friend recommended to me Elair's Pills, which, after a few trials, effected a complete cure. ". You are at liberty to use my name if it will he of env service to you. " Yours, truly, .` WILLIA M WILSON." The above recent testimonial is a further proof of the great efficacy of this valuable medicine, which is the only effbctive remedy for Gout, Rheumatism, Sciatica, Lumbago, Tie Doloroux, Pains in the Head and Face, of en mistaken for toothache, and fir all Gouty and Rheumatic "Uendencies. It is also gratifying to have permission to refer t• the following gentlemen, Lelected from a mutitude of others, whose station in society has contributed to advance this popular medicine in public esteem :—J. R. IsJandall, Esq. Coroner, Donca.ster, the Rev. Dr. Blomlaerg, the Chev a li er de la Garde, Lieutenant Masters, late of the Royal Newfoundland Vcteran Companies, Mr. Mishits, brewer and maltster, Dartford; Mr. Richard Scone, Luton ; John .1. Giles, Esq , Frimley ' • Mr. Inwood, Perbright ; all of whom hare received benefit by taking this medicine, and have allowed the preprietor the privilege of publishing the same for the benefit ,f the afflicted. Sold by 'Thomas Prout, ‘21.9, Shand, London ; and by his appoint ment by all respectable Medicine Venders throughout the United Kingdom. Price '2.s 4 1 / 4 1. lier box. Ask for BLAIR' SGOUT mid RHEUMATIC PILLS, and observe the name and addre-s of 4, Thomas Prout, 'Of, Strand, London," Ilaressed upon the Governmentnalantp attfund to each boo: of the Aeouitie Medicine. ROWLAND'S MACASSAR Y OI L. Patronised by her Majesty THE QUEEN," H. R. H. PRINCE ALBERT, the Royal Family, and the sev eral Sovereigns ad Courts of Europe. This Elegant, Fragrant, and Transparent Oil, in its prezervative, restorative, and beautifying qua'ities, is unequalled aver the whole world. It preserves and reproduces the hair, even at a late period of life ; prevents it from falling off or turning grey ; restores grey hair to its original col , ur ; trees it from scurf and dandruff, and renders it soft, silky, curly, and glossy. Facts abundantly proved by innu merable testirnoni,ls, which : re upon for inspection at the Pro. prietors. It preserves Its virtues unimpaired by tee change of cli mat-, and is alike in use 'Toni th trigid to the tr rrii zone—from the assemblies of St. Peteraburgis to those of Calcutta and the remote Cast. — To Children, it is especiallv recommended as forming the basis or a Eeau iful He...ci of Hair!!! Price 36.6 d., 75., Family Bottics (Equal to four small) ICs. 63., and double that size 215.. . _ i'AUTIt ,N.—Lach genuine bottle has the word. , ROWLAND'S MACASSAR OIL engrived in two lines on the W apoer ; a•.(1 on the back of the Wraope nearly 1,5.0 times containing ;?9,C2Bletters. Sold by the Proprietors 4. ROWLAND and SON, 20, Hatton. garden, London, and 1 y Chemists aLd Perfumers. All others are Fraudulent Counterfeits! ADVERTISEMENTS INSERTED in ALL THE THREE PAPERS, Morning Noon, and Ywkt, thereby insuring a ANGEL INN, ANGEL-STREET, TWO DOORS FROM THE POST- F AMILIES, OFFICE, SHEFFIELD. Professi ona l, C om m e rcial, an Agri cultural Gentlemen, arc res p ec tf u lly informer' that this lold established and celebrated Commercial Inn and Family Hotel will shortly be RE-OPENED for general purposes, by Mr. WILLIAM WALKER, of the King's Arms, in this town. Mr. WALKER has for some time been engaged In furnishing and fitting up the above in a superior manner ; and it is his de termination that on its opening, it shall equal in comfort, coat. bined with the most assiduous attention and economy, any com mercial establishment in the kingdom. Fires are kept in the rooms daily. The house will be opened in a few weeks, of which notice will be given. King's Arms, Sheffield, Dec. 12,1844. SHEFFIELD PLATE. ATESSRS. HORTON and Co., Silversmiths 1 VA. and Jewellers, es, Ludgate street, St. Paul's, opposite Messrs. Everington's, offer to their Friends and the Public, at int measly reduced prices, their STOCK of GENUINE PLATED GOODS, which they warrant to Ise the manufacture of the first Sheffield Houses, and are of the most tasteful and modern designs, canna icing Dish Covers, Corner Dishes, Waiters, Ice Pails, Cake Baskets, Coffee and Toa Sets, Candlesticks, and every other article useful and ornamental. No common Birmingham ware kept. A large stock of JEWELLERY and WATCHES, Fancy Silver and other articles, t each prices as must be well worthy the notice of the public THE CHEAPEST TALLOW CANDLES. Those who burn these are recommended to Make one trial whether PRICE'S PATENT CANDLES do not give so much more light as to be in reality cheaper. They may be had of respectable dealers throughout the kingdom, if care 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, and Palmer and Co., Sutton• street, Clerkenwell. CANDLE NOTORIETY.-W. S. HALE'S Superb COMPOSITE, 10Id. per lb., requiring no snuffing, on comparison and trial are allowed to surpass all others of the present day for beauty and brilliancy of light. There is no patent fur Composite Candles, neither will those callad patent burn so long a time by hours as the fine waxed-wick tallow moulds, or Is the light equal. Sold for cash, at DAVIES'S 011 Established Warehouse, 63, St . Martin's-lane, opposite New Slaughter's Coffee-house. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUA. ASCE SOCIETY, 26, CORNHILL, LONDON. Capital £5e0,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. DIVISION OF PROFITS. The steady success and Increasing prosperity of the Soolety has ftabled the Directors, at the last annual investtgat4an declare a second Beans, averaging 60 per cent. on the amounts lny on each Policy effected on the Profit scale. EXAMPLES. • I ' ,1 g ; Z 4 * " Pi 24. O.; m ' '.:,,c Berms Bemis in ii a ..„ , r .. 0 Premium • i OD 1 R • 4 , added. Cash. E - DD &tg 1 , , 5 •I ' ; F.,1 '..t 4 " I • . ,- `i's. x £ s. d. 'X a. d. £ a. d. £ s. d. £ s. ds 1837 170 9 8 77 5 1 12 3 9 346 2 3 801000 74 3 4 1838 144 2 2 64 5 6 9 16 4 298 13 4 1839 116 16 0 51 511 711 9 247 4 b The division of profits is normal, and the next will be made in De eeml.er of the present year. This institution otters many important and substantial advan tages with respect both to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured has, on all occasions, the power to borrow, 'without ex pense or forfeiture of the roliey, two-thirds of the premium paid, (see table) ; also the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his interests to meet ether conveniences or necessity. Assurances for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible rates. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, See. TPIE PHYVIOLOGY OF THE PASSIONS. " What passions hurt the body, what improve ; Truths as refined as Athens even heard." The Fiftieth Thousand. Forty Engravings, price Is., by pest, 13.6 d. ON CHASTITY—its Abuses and Dise ases —On Matrimonial Eligibility and Unfitness—On Infelicitous and Unproductive Unions—Curiosities of Medical Experience—Law o Divoroe, Pec. By It. J. CITLTRRWELL, M.D., Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Licentiate of the Mall, and twenty-three years Resident Practitioner in London. " Of human ills aed frailties I discourse, Those taught by nature and by art acquir'd. Of griefs coneeal'd, and disappointments keen, Which young and gentle—the matured and sago— The lonely and the mated—all sustain; • In kindly spirit herein counsel's given, How health, how hope, how happiness to gain." . , Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row ; Carvalho, 147, Fleet-street , Mannay, 63, Oxford-street; Mann, 39, Cornhill ; and the Author, 21, Arundel-street, iStrand.—A• home daily till Two: Evenings, Seven till Nine. CONTRACT, QT. MARYLEBONE, December 11, 1844. ►. 7 TO BRICKMAKERS, &c. BREEZE —The Vestrymen of this Parish hereby give notice that they will meet in the Vestry-room of the Court-house of the said parish on SATURDAY, the 28th December instant, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon, to receive Tenders from persons willing to Contract for the Breeze and Ashes of the said parish for one year, from the 31st day of January next. Payment of one. quarter of the year's Contract must be made to the said Vestrymen at the signing of the Contract, and good security given that the remainder be continued to be paid one quarter in advance throughout the Contract: Tile parish is divided into live divisions, for the purpose of con tracting for the Breeze, particulars of which, with the forte of the Contract and printed Tender, may be had of the Surveyor, Nir. Robert Scaee, at the Court-house, from Twelve to One o'clock daily. Tenders to be sealed ; and no Tender will be received after Eleven o'clock on the said 28th day of December. By order of the Vestry, C. FLOOD, Vestry Clerk. Contractor to pay Six Guineas as expeases of Contract and Bond. 'BURGESS' ESSENCE of ANCHOVIES Warehouse, 197, STRAND, corner of the Savoy-steps, London JOHN BURGESS and SON, being apprised of the numerous en deavours mado by many persons to impose a spurious article for their make, feel it incumbent cm them to request the attention of the public, in purchasing what they conceive to be the original to ob serve the Name and Address correspond with the above. The gene ral appearance of the spurious descriptions will deceive the un guarded ; and, for their detection, J. B. and Son, submit the following cautions:—Some are in appearance at Drat sight, `• the genuine," but without name or address ; some " Burgess's Essence of Anchovies," and others " Burgiss's ;" and many more without address. John Burgess and Son,- having been many years honoured with such dis tinguished approbation, feel every sentiment of respect towards the public, and earnestly solicit thorn to inspect the labels previous to purchasing what they conceive to be of their make, which they hope will prevent many disappointments. BURGESS' NEW SAUCE, for general purposes, having given such great satisfaction, contnues to be prepared by them, said is recom mended as a west useful and convenient sauce ; will keep good in all climates. Warehouse, 107, STRAND, come of the Savoy-steps, Loudon. The Original Fish-saaee Warehouse. - ELVER SUPERSEDED, and those corrosive LY and injurious Metals, called Nickel and German Silver, sup planted by the introduction of a new and perfectly matchless ALBATA PLATE. C. WATSON, 41 and 42, Barbican, and 16, Norton Folgate, aided by a person of Science in the amalgamation of Metals, has succeeded in bringing to Yublle• Notice the most beautiful Article ever yet offered ; possessing all the richness of Silver in appearance, with all its dura bility aid hardness—with its perfect sweetness in use, undergoing, as it does, a Chemical Process, by which, all that is nauseous In mixed Metals is entirely extracted—resisting all Acids—may be cleaned as silver, and is manufactured into every Article for the Table and Sideboard:— Fiddles Threaded. King's. Table Spoons and Forks, 16s. 6d. doz. 30e. 355. Desert Ditto ••• • •• 12s. Gd. 255. 28s. Tea Spoons •• ••••• • • • •• be. Gd. —12 s. sd. 13s. 6d. Sugar Tongs C. WATSON' begs the Public will understand that this Metal is peculiarly his own, and, that Silver is not more different from Gold than his metal is from all others—on its intrinsic merit alone he wishes it to be tested, and from the daily increasing eulogiums lie re ceives, he is convinced that nothing can prevent its becoming an article of universal wear. C. Watson's handsomely Illustrated Catalogue and Price Currant is just published, and Families who regard economy and elegance should possess themselves of this useful Book, which may be had Gratis, and Post Free, from the above Address. PATENT PARAGON CAMPHINE LAMPS. The perfection of these Lamps over the Vesta has been happily attained by the invention of two parallel flat rings—a larger and a smaller forming a cone round the margin of the wick, which cause a rapid reverberation of air against the flame—thus condensing every particle of volatilized vapour, it is free from smoke or smell, having perfect combustion, and in full action, emits a light equal to 16 wax candles. C. Watson's Warehouses, 41 and 42, Earbiean, and 16, Norton Folgate, will contain, throughout the season, all the most elegant recherche and new patterns, comprising Or-mole, Ckina, Glass, and Opal. Old Oil Lamps fitted with the Paragon Head for 21s. And the Paragon Apparatus applied to the Testa for Ga. The Spirit analysed and recommended by Dr. Ure, is delivered in screw cans by C. Watson's carts, at 4s. per gallon. 41 & 42, BARBICAN, and 16, NORTON FOLGATE. OLD ANGLISH CUSTOMS IMPIORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT! The Public arc specially informed that luring the re-ereetion of E. MOSES and SON'S premises in Aldgate, the entrance to their Establishment is only at 154, Minories. The hearty customs of the olden time, Are, certainly, sleserving of a rhyme. Nor are we much inclined to be remiss, With such an o portunif y as this. 'Tis pleasing to assemble once a year, In gad festivity and social cheer. 'Tis pleasing, while we view the cracking log, To crack a joke, or hold a dialogue. ?he bough of holly, with its crimson berry— The plenteous feast—the wine which makes us marry— All teed to make us welcome Christmas here, And hail its customs with a hearty cheer. Eut shall we not our happiness express, By hailing Christmas with a change of dress ? MOSES and SON are anxious to re.ise Old customs, which we all should keep alive. In olden times, glad Christmas (merry Sire) Was hail'd by young and old, with new a tire And shall this custom quite forsake the load? No—not while MOSES' splendid show-rooms stand. Since winter garments may be bought so cheap, We'll still to this old Engl , sh custom keep. The wellitock'd Mart of Moses seems to say— " Come, buy a suit of clothes for Christmas.day." Let those who wish for such a custom • till, Exclaim, in ready answer—" So we will I" A new work, entitled "THE COMMERCIAL PHENO. MENO ' 4 ," with rub directions for Self-Measurement, on applies. tion, will he forwarded post free. READY MAHE. X a. d. Beaver Taglionts from 0 8 6 Ditto che.tertields Ditto Codringtons 0 13 6 Ditto Femur , kes, Atha's, Pt:Hoeg and every description of Winter Coat, handsomely trimmed • Bo •s' Winter Coat ,, , in every style ...... ... S 9 6 Warm Winter Trousers, lined Ditto Doeskin firess Coats, edged, &e...... ......... ..—...... ............. ........... Frock ditto, ditto..—... ......... ........... ....... .................... Bolling Collar V est Double-breasted Ditto ..• 8 2 6 Boys' Huss,r Suits 0 17 6 Ditto Tunic, neatly braided MADE TO amanita. Saxe Gotha Coats, velvet collar and cuffs from 1 18 8 Winter Coats, in every style and Shan handsomely ti immed 1 5 • Milled Tweed Wrappers 0000000000 ••••••••••••.”. 0000000 •••••••••• 0 17 ti Ditto, ditto, Trousers 6 8 0 Buckskin atto Doeskin Ditto, any pattern,..... ....... .................»» 6 12 0 Beat, or Dress Trousers .......... ......... ...... Cashmere Vest 0 7 0 —...................—.... Winter Ditto, in end'esi pattern ...... ...... Dress Coat MU% ditto, best manufactured •••••" ....... " ..... ..• 2 15 0 Frock Coat Ditto, the lost rnanufixtured.. ..... —. 'I 3 0 Boys' Ilusar Suit 1 7 0 Ditto Tunic - - - - Mourning to any extent can be had at five minutes' notice, at the following prices s Men's Suits, dress coat, vest, and trousers from 1 16 ditto, jacket, vest, and trousers from 0 18 0 IMPORT ANT. — Any article purchased or ordered, if net approved and SO Ndeneral Tailors,W f, enchanted, or the money returned. Wholesale and Retail arch ousesnen, 154. 11,1 i -41b'elenrvIeTraFp'ers1,18uStfiltearsn,d nories, aisd 86, A lagate, City, opposite the Church. CALTI &N.—E. Moses and ::on are obliged to guar the public against imposition, having learnoi that the untradesinanlike ialsehood of being connected with them, or it's the same concern, nas been resorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons. They have no connexion whatever with any other establishment, and those who desire genuitip Cheap Clothing should (to pi event disappo , ntment, arc.) call of send to, 154, Minorics, or 80. Aidgate opposite the Church. N.B. No business transactel at t s Establishment from sunset on Friday till so lint on gitutday. when business is resumed till twelve o'clock, LAMERT ON DEBILI rY, NERVOUSNESS, ANN ALL DISORDERS ARISING FROM EXCESS, &c. " He who ih pleasure's downy arms Ne'er lost his health or yeuthfu I charfts, A hero lives, and justly can Exclaim, in me behold a man I" Just published (in a sealed envelope), Tenth Edition, price 6d., or sent by post, free, to any address, 3s. 6f1.. QELF-PRESERVATION : a Popular Essay on 1,7 those concealed disorders originating In youthful excesses, and terminating In Nervous Debility, Local and Constitutional Weakness, and all these Sinkings, Anxieties, and Tremors, which afflict the Weak, the Sedentary, and the Delicate. With Practical Observations on Marriage, and on the Anatomy, Physiology, and Diseases of the Reproductive Organs, with plain Directions for their perfect Restoration. By SAMUEL LAMERT, Consulting Survion, 9, BEDFORD - STREET , BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, Matriculated Member of the University of Edinburgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecary's Hall, London,&e. " The various positions of Lover, Husband, and Pat ent, the in heren4 privileges of mankind, ate frequently marred ;aid prevented throug" the follies and frailties of early indiscretionrs. To such, among others, this Essay addresses itself; and by its perusal many questions may be satisfactorily adjusted that sdmit of tun appeal even to the most confidential friend."—Stafford Gazette. Long experienee in the treatment of a clans of diseases hitherto neglectrd and most imperfectly understood by the great bulk of the medical profession, has enabled the water to prove that there are conceale causes of Nervous Deb lity In exi tense, where the were routine practition , r would Hever dream of finding thorn; trace ,ole to certien habits, forming the most secret, yet deadly, and t - al springs of domestic misery, and premature mortality.•'—Wakefield Journal. Published by the Author, and sold 1n London by Y.. es' libert, 51 and 52, Pat,rooster-row ; Starie, 23, Plehborae-street, Quasi rsnt, Regent street; Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford-street; Noble. 11 4, Chancery lane; Gordon, 146, LA:asienhall-street ; and by all nooks tellers. At home ever , / day till ' hree. an .± fr.o.n Eight. other NEWS in LONDON xp to that flour. 'OWN mad COUNTRY CIRCULATION, at ONE CHARGE. OPAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. MUSIC OF DIFFERENT NATIONS. Mr. C. E. HORN will recommence his Lectures on the ' , hove sub ct on Tuesday evening, the 17th inst., at Half-past Eight o'clock, nd will continue them on Tuesday and Thursday Evenings. The rst subject will be the MUSIC of ENGLAND, with Vocal and In- Uimental Illustrations, Dr. RYAN'S LECTURES are delivered at Quarter past. Three daily, and in the Evenings of Monday, Vecinesday, and Fridays, at a Quarter to Nine. Professor BACH IOFFNER'S Lectures daily. The PROTEOSCOPE, PHYSIOSCOPE, ►ISSOLVING VIEWS, DIYING-BELL and DIYER, &c., Lc. Admission, Is.; Schools, Half-price. • A New Edition of the CATALOGUE, containing Three Hundred delltienal Werks of Art, &c., since the last revisal, is just published rice Is. SALES Is Y AUCTION In BELGA AVE-SQUARE, the VICINITY of her MAJESTY'S PALACE, a SPLENDID ABODE for a FAMILY of DIS TINCTION, with commensurate accommodation throughout, Stabling for Seven Horses, Standing for Three Carriages, a large Garden, and every comfort that ingenuity can desire. R. GEORGE ROBINS has received instruc -1 tionacrom the Executors to SELL by PUBLIC COMPE ITION, on the Premises, on THURSDLY, the 23d of January, at , Il Twelve o'Clock, (and to the highest bidder), a INGULARLY ELEGANT AND UNUSUALLY CONVE NIENT MANSION, OF FIRST-RATE IMPORTANCE, 1 No. 28, IN BELGRAVE.SQUA RE, int the south side, and for several years the favoured abode of WM. KNIGHT DEHANY, ESQ., DECEASED. This delightful town residence was fitted up by the late re. 4pected possessor, regardless of expense ; with a fixed determination to secure every comfort a family of distinction can desire. That be sucpeeded " a merveille" will be perceptible at the first glance, since ingenuity would be puzzled to find a real want neglected. Of the situation, it may be desirable to observe that it is IN THE VERY CENTRE OF FASHION AND GAIETY, AND ON THE VERGE OF ROYALTY, 'and the tenure secures the possession, subject to the original ground.rent only, for a period. " STILL EXISTING OF EIGHTY YEARS." The outward form displays so much of architectural taste that it has long been the subject of unvarying praise, and within, will be teen (from a condensed statement about to follow) is without a tingle alloy. There are three upper chambers, for seven beds ;on the third story, three best bedchambers, and a commodite ; the second floor, three delightfully airy bedchambers, a dressing.room, and eommodite. The principal suite are of noble proportions, and the decorations quite In the present taste. The salun de compagnie is in communication with the stone colonnade and balcony, TWO NOBLE STONE STAIRCASES, and the paved hall, to which may be appended THE LUXURY OF HOT AND COLD BATHS, admirably placed, with a shower.bath in connexion with it. The grand entree is of superior character and design, with a noble stone staircase to the principal suite, a lofty salle a manger, 30ft. by 18R., A library about 20ft. by Mt., a gentleman's morning room, and oommodite well placed. THE BASEMENT IS QUITE PERFECT, everything conducive to comfort, in its extended meaning, is pro minent throughout THE STABLE DEPARTMENT IS FAULTLESS. There are SEVEN CAPITAL STALLS, STANDING FOR THREE CARRIAGES, harness.room, with servant's sleeping-rooms over; and a depository for hay and straw; a garden alone separates them, from the man sion. There is water laid on throughout the abode and offices, indeed, the whole appears allied to comfort, although it is not in tended to disguise the fact theist a lady outrageously straight-laced may, by dint of ingenuity, find the opportunity to display her tact in renovating some of the decorations. The purchaser will have the opportunity to take, at a fair valuation, THE ELEGANT FURNITURE AND APPENDAGES of every kind, and in the best taste, observing that Dowbiggin was the artiste in furniture. It can only be seen by tickets; to be had of Messrs. Parke and Freeth, solicitors, Lincoln's Inn-fields; and at Mr. George Robins's offices, Covent-garden. MARINE VILLA. Opposite the Duke of Devonshire's. TO BE LET FOR A TERM OF YEARS. AMARINE VILLA, vis-a-vis to his Grace tha DUKE of DEVONSHIRE'S MANSION IN KEMP- TOWN. It may be well to observe that the Residence to be let has just arrived at its completion ; It has been created at an immense ex pense under the guidance of Mr. Beasley, the celebrated Architect, and completed by Mr. Reynolds, who has justly acquired so much fame and celebrity. in his erection of the Kensington Park Villas at Bayswater; it is fitted up in the most perfect order throughout, and for tact and elegance the ensemble claims to have no successful rival in. Brighten. There is a double Coachhouse, 4-stall Stable, and four convenient rooms for the male portion of the establishment over the same. The Rent for 14 or 21 years, 250 guineas a year. It is fitted throughout with elegant massive Statuary and other marble Chimney-pieces and corresponding stoves in every room, with a kitchen apparatus most perfect. The following is a short summary of what will be conspicuous within :—There are 4 superior Bed-chambers, 5 smaller ditto, anti, 3 Dressing-rooms ; 2 noble Drawing-rooms, with elegant Conservatory, Balcony and Verandah, 2 excellent Dining Par lours, Library, Lots of Closets, and 4 Commodites. The base ment Is faultless—it includes Housekeeper's Room with bed-room attached, Store Room, Servants' Hall, Footman's Room, and Butler's Room, Strong Closets, a famous Kitchen capitally fitted up, cool Larder, Coal, Wine, and Beer Cellars, &c. &c . Particulars of Mr. George Roliins, at his temporary abode, 4, Brunswick-terrace, Brighton, and at his dikes in London. DEVONSHIRE-PLACE, PORTLAND-PLACE. . THE GROUND LEASE OF A NOBLE MANSION, CAL. CULATED FOR A LARGE FAMILY, AND WITH IMMEDIATE POSSESSION. MR. GEORGE ROBINS is instructed to sub mit to public competition, at the Auction Mart, on TUISDIY, January 21, at Twelve, A most admirable RESIDENCE for a Banker, Merchant, or Family of Opulence, situate No. 1, DEVONSHIRE-PLACE, CLOSE TO PORTLAND.PLACE, and contiguous to the Regent's-park, which in its domestic ar rangements, offer the most complete and ample accommodation for a large establishment : the sleeping chambers, eight in number are spacious and airy ; the reception rooms of noble proportions; whilst the ground door possesses an excellent dining-room, morning room, bath room, &e. A HANDSOME LIBRARY OF LARGE DIMENSIONS. The domestic offices are numerous, and very complete, communi cating at tise rear with an excellent six-stall stable, coach-house for four carriages and servants' rooms over. The Residence is __. ..... ----..„ .. held under the original Lease, forty-three years being unexpired, and at a ground rent of only 181. a year, offering the oppor tunity of investing money for its purchase, with every certainty of possessing a secure income. May be viewed until the sale, and particulars had on the pre mises; of Messrs. Kerly and S. W are , S o li c i tors, 5, Gray ' s inn- square; at the Auction Mart; and at Mr. George Robins's Offices, Covent-garden. PUBLICATIONS. On Ist January, 1845, No. 1., Price Twopence, and Part 1., in a stitched cover, containing Four Nuinbors, price Ninepence, of a PEOPLE'S EDITION of the L IFE of SIR WALTER SCOTT. By J. G. LOCKIIART, Esq. To be completed in One Volume, uniform with the Waverley Novels, now in progress. R. Cadell, Edinburgh ; Houlston and Stoneman, London. THE NINI H EDITION. Just Published, in a staled envelope, price 2s Cal. and .sent tree, on receipt of a Post-office Order, for &1:6d., ONLY 1-IEALTII: a Popular Inge.iry into the Concealed Cause of its Premature Decline, with In.truc -111 tions for it Complete Restoration. Aedressed to Cassie suffering from the slesstructive conseuences of excessive indult price, termi nating in mental and nervous debility, ;oral or constitutional weak ness, indigestion, and consumption. Including a comx , rehens:ve Dls sertation on MARRIAGE. Illirtrateo with Caves, am By C., J. LUCAS and Co., Consulting Surgeons, London.. May be had of the Ant ors, No. 60, I<ewman-stret 1.; Oxford street ; and sold by Brittain, 11, Pgernoster-row ; Hann ay and Co , 81, Oxford-street; Noble, li•g, Chancerv-lane; J. Go irdon, 146, Leadenhall-street ; G. Mansell, 3, 10z/it-street. aauthwark ; C. nesterton, 15, Par'.-side, Knight bridge; Huett, ';' ) .l. Princes_ street, Leicester-square, Loudon; T. Sowler, Courier C glee, 4, Fs, Ann's- , quare, Manche ter; W. Howell, 75, l)ale street, Liverpool; W. Wood, ;8, High-street, Birmingham; W. and H. R( lointion, 11, Gieenside-stieet, FAlinbu:gh ; T. Price, 33, Dame-stree t, Dublin; and all Bouksellers. " The best of all friends is the professional fiend ; and in mo shape can he be consulted with greater safety and secrecy th ea in 1 Lucas on Manly Health.' The author shoes how Manly 'rigour,' tem porarily impaired, can be restored."—The New F ell's Weekly ale-senger. Mesas. Lucas and Co. are to be consulted from ten till two, and from fire till eight in the evening, at their residence, IVo. eO, New man-street, Oxford-street, Lomlon, and country patter) ts may be successfully treated, on minutely describing their case, awl inclosing the usual fee of 11, for advice, NEW NEWSPAPER. On Saturday, Jan. 4, 1845, will be published, price Sixpence, stamped (to be continued Weekly), No. I. of THE HISTORICAL REGISTER, an Original Journal of Family Events, National and Private Biography, Health, and General News, free from all political bias : under the sanction and with the assistance of various Government departments. Detailed Prospectuses will be transmitted on application at the Office, 7, Catherine-street, Strand. Order of any Newsman. A NEW AND IMPORTANT EDI'IION OF TUE SILENT FRIEND ON HUMAN FRAILTY. Just published, price 2s, 64., and flee by pest (in a sealed envelope), Price 3s. 6d., THE SILENT FRIEND ; a MediCal Work on Human Frailty and Physical Decay, its causes, and the baneful effects of excessive indulgence and infection, illustrated by engravings, with observations on Marriage, And directions for the removal of " certain disqualifications. Ay R. and L. PERRY and CO. Published by the Authors, and sold at their Residence, 19, Aerners. street, Oxford.street ; also by Strange, 21, Paternoster-row; Purkis, Compton-street, Soho; Noble. 109, Chancery-lane; Hannay and eo., 69, Oxford-street; J. Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street, Lon_ don; and by all Booksellers in Town and Country _ OPINIONS OP THE PRPSS. " We regard the work before us, .' The Silent Friend,' as a work embracing mast clear and practical views of a series of com plaints hitherto little understood, and passed over by the majority of the Medical protession, for what reason we are at a lout o know. We must, however, confess that a perusal of this work has left such a favourable impression on our minds, that we not only recommend, but cordially wish every one who is the victim of past folly, or suffer ing from indiscretion, to profit by the advice contained in its pages." —Age and Argus. " The Authors of The Silent Friend,' seem I. be thoroughly conversant with the treatment of a class of complaints which are, we fear, too prevalent in the present day. The perspicuous style in which this book is written, and the valuable hints it conveys to those who are apprehensive of entering the marriage state, cannot faitto recommend it to a careful perusal."—Era. The CORDIAL BALM of SY.Itl ACUM is exclusively directed for the cure of nervous an 4 muscular debility, impuissance, &e. Price I Is. and 235. per bottle. Sold by all Medicine Vendors, of whom may be had the " Silent Friend." The Five Pound ases may be had as usual. fiERRY•B PURIFYINO SPECIFIC PILLS are Chestiest effbctus care for syphilis and secondary symptoms in both sexes, price 2s. 9d. 4s. sd., sod I is. per box. Consultation fee if try letter, li. A minute detail of cases is ne cessary. Messrs. Perry are in daily attendance, for Consultation, sit their residence, 19, gerners-street, Oxford-street, London, from Eleven till Two, and Five till Eight, and on Sundays from Ten tin Twelve One persona lvisi t ntilv is ns.res.ris tn often snermanent cure G REAT NORTHERN RAILWAY OF •FRANCE. THE SOUTHEASTERN RAILWAY. The public are respectfully informed that the necessary arrange. ments are in progress for the formation of 'a most influential com pany, in connexion with the South-Eastern and Dover Railway, for obtaining the lease of the Great Northern Railway of France. Advertisements have appeared from other parties as negotiators for leasing this most important line of railway, so immediately con. nected with the Interests and prosperity of the South-Eastern Railway. The South-Eastern Proprietors are, therefore, respecfully cautioned against prematurely associating themselves with any par. ties not having the authority or sanction of the Directors of the South-Eastern Company, who are taking every necessary step for promoting the interests of the South-Eastern Proprietors. INFLUENZA, COUGHS, AND COLDS. QTAICO'S ESSENCE of LINSEED is the most ►y efficacious remedy ever discovered for the relief of persons suffer— ing from Influenza ; the two first doses generally arrest the progress of this distressing complaint, and a little perseverance completely removes it. Children's Coughs, as well as recent ones in adults, will be removed by a few doses (frequently by the first), and asthmatic persons, who previously had not been able to lie down in bed, have received the utmost benefit from the use of SIMCO'S ESSENCE OF LINSEED, Sold by A. WILLOUUMIT and Co. 61, tishopgate.street. 'With. out, and all Medicine Venders, in bottles at Is. Ix j d. or 2s. 9d each STATE OF TRADE. FOREIGN WOOL TRADE, LEEDS, DEC. 13.—A some whit larger amount of business has baen done in foreign wool this week than during the preceding fortnight, and prices, if anything, in low and middle qualities, evince rather a rising tendency. ENGLISH WOOL MARKET, LEEDS, DEC. 3.—There is a firmness in this branch of trade, and the tendency of prices is upwards. The manufacturers buy cautiously, and complain that the present prices of goods are below the proportion of the rate q at which they are obliged to buy wool to supply their iiresent limited consumption. WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET, DEC. 13.—There still continues an animated demand for all deep combing wools, and the turn is in favour of the seller, and this has imparted more confidence in the buyers of the better description of combing wools, as well as in those of short wools. LEEDS.—The markets at both our cloth halls hare been of much the same dull character as the markets of last month, with little probability of any material improve ment till after Christmas. The stocks, however, in the hands of the manufacturers are moderate, anal they are acting with caution by curtailing their operations. Prices are steady. There have been very few buyers in the town daring the week, but from the severity of the wea ther there has been a better demand for winter goods than for some weeks past; with this exception, busines:, is dull in finished goods, and the foreign houses are very still. BRADFORD MARKET, DEC. 12.—There is nothing dif ferent in the wool trade since our last report, either in Jemand or prices. Yarns are still produced in very re• duced quantities, to supply the immediate wants of con sumers. Stocks are not increasing, and prices are firm. More piece goods have been sold during the week and to-day than we have heard of for several weeks past. The prices still continue so ruinously low, that there is no disposition to relax the tringent measures adopted by he manufacturers. MANCHESTER, THURSDAY EVENING.—We do not im prove in our cloth market ; on the contrary, we are retrograding, and this has been more evident since Tuesday, as shown by a more anxious desire to sell by many manufacturers. This state of things has in some measure been brought about by the closing of some of the important continental rivers, so that we need not expect any improvement for some weeks to come. Our home demand is on the whole good, but not large. In yarns we are decidedly flat, with lower prices. The continental demand having in general subsided, spinners will be compelled either to stock for a while, or to sub mit to lower rates.—Leeds Mercury. REDUCTION OF THE THREE PER CENT. RE DUCED ANNUITIES. A few months since it was noticed, under this head, that, providing the politics' horizon remained unclouded, and the Money Market free from anything like disturb ment, the Chancellor of the Exchequer would not hesi tate to propound to Parliament in the ensuing session a measure for the purpose of reducing the interest on the Three per Cents. Reduced Annuities. An evening Con temporary yesterday had a paragraph to a full extent confirmatory of such being the intention of Mr. Goul burn. The amount of stock to be dealt with ou the pre sent occasion, should the Government resolve upon so bold a measure, is not less than 125,359,000/. The total Three per Cent. debt of the United Kingdom, but which it is not likely would be all touched at once, is 515,150,0001., viz., debt due to the South Sea Company, 3,662,7841. ; Old South Sea Annuities, 3,497,8701. ; ditto, New, 2,460,8301. ; ditto of 1751, 523,1001. ; debt due to the Bank of England, 11,015,1001. ; Bank Annuities of 1726, 817,0711., Consols 367,813,9641., and Reduced Three per Cents., 125,359,5561. With the success that has attendel the reduction of the Three-and-a-Half to Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., and with such a sur plus of floating capital as now exists, it is the opinion of many of the influential persons in the City that the Minister may succeed, should a guarantee be given, as no doubt it will, that no further reduction will be at tempted for twenty years. So vast are the accumula tions of capital, and so low is the rate of interest in com mercial circles, that with a sacred promise of the de scription named, it is not thought there would be such a number of dissentients as would baffle the Chancellor of the Exchequer. It will be recollected that in the scheme for the reduction of the Three-and-a-Ilalf per Cents. the promise was held out that for ten years the interest should not be lowered beyond 3i per cent., and from that forward for ten years more not below 3 per cont. But, it is said, as oppored to such a plan being carried out, that there are means of employment for money in railroads, &c., much more profitable. This, to a very considerable extent, is most unquestionably true ; but it should be borne in mind that there are immense masses of wealth locked up in trusts, which must remain invested in the Funds, let the reduction of the rate of interest be carried out or not:; and when it is recollected how successful have been for mer steps of this kind to reduce the national obligations —such as the translation of the Navy Five per Cents., the Four per Cents., and, lastly, the Three-and-a-Half per Cents.—little doubt is entertained that the next pro position in the same direction will be fully carried out. And it must also be stated that the dissentients to the last conversion now deeply regret the course that they took when the proposal first was circulated by the au thority of the Ministry, as the New Stock has been greatly in demand—indeed, so much so, that it has reached a price full three per cent. above par.— Otiservcr. AWFUL EFFECTS OF INTEMPERANCE.—In the after noon of Friday, the 20th ult.; six persons were drinking together in a public-house in Crieff. One of them, Anthony Culbert, a man in the prime of life, witiiin half an hour after leaving the public-house, dropped down and expired. Another, William Robertson, inillwriAt, advanced in years, managed to get home, but shortly thereafter was observed to be seriously ill. In the case of the former the stomach pump was applied, but to no effect, inasmuch as life had been extinct for some time before its application. In that of the latter it was hoped its application would have been followed by happier con sequence ; but no ! he lingered apparently in great suf fering till half-past two o'clock ni,xt morning, when he ~ x pired. The general impression seems to be that death, in both cases, was caused by the quantity of cold whisky each had swallowed—said to have been not less than sixteen glasses each, and that in the short space of an hour ! We have not heard of any of the other mem bers having been seriously affected.—Edinburgh Even ing Post. Wisoncir.—On Wednesday morning the brig Enterprise, laden with corn, was removing for the pur pose of sailing, the rope slipped, and by the tide sad ice she was driven up the river, endangering the smaller vessels in her course, until she reached the bridge, against which she struck so powerfully as to break her altermast into two pieces, and greatly damaged her IRA- Narks. No injury whatever was done to the bridge, or to any of the other vessels in the river.—Cambridge Ckonicle. _ WRECKS. __ id i ft - WRECK OF THE ST. MU '4%o ------. - ''' Q By letters received in the City on pa 7rf , --% ..: .f .F 4 --). the Cape of Good Hope, dated Septeinhei - 9,8,-f - . „,..:_,"-% ) 2. Informed of the total loss of an Ein in '.' ... - N---• I'' ..--"-• called the St. Mungo, a fine barque,*-. t.'.. 4 5 ...-.., ' - - ' c^mninr4pd im e , r,.,;.• T ~ ~.-.,1 ~, J „ I:7 y, ~, ~ . , -7. , i..., tell of h,, Li .. ~. t., , , I.t: - i 1 -, it1.3 0 . 4;ff ..0) It appears the imiatiehtily e, vent occurret - - Nt- -- of the 20th of that month (September), osA oint of Cape L'Agullas, during a severe gale of wind from the westward. She was on her homeward passage from Calcutta to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, to which place she belonged, and had a very rich cargo on board, consisting of merchandise of every description. For several days the weather, it seems, was exceed ingly stormy, when, on the night in question, the wind blew terrifically, in the height of which the ship, to the consternation of the crew, struck on some rocks, which subsequently proved to be those on the extreme point of Cape L'Agullas. In a few seconds after wards the vessel pitched on her broadside, followed by the mainmast giving way and falling overboard. Whether any of the poor creatures took to the boats or not we are unable to say, but at daybreak ten of the crew were found to be missing, and in the course of the morning it was ascertained beyond a doubt that they had perished. The remainder of the crew were saved. The names of those who were drowned are as fol lows :—Mr. Thomas Sheppard, first mate ; T. W. Milne, second mate ; J. Webster, ship's carpenter ; Joseph Harrison, sailmaker ; John Thomson, steward, Williams, cook ; Thomas Rose, seaman ; Francis Ratnerro, seaman; Robert M'Arther, apprentice ; William Hunter, apprentice. The names of those saved are :—Captain Lamond, master ; William Miller,. John Truman, James Jack son, James Fisher, John Frolick, and T. Shank. All the sugar has been washed out of the bags. The ship was buit at Glasgow in the year 1839, and, with the cargo, was valued at 60,0001. The loss, it is stated, will amount to 25,0001., of which, we believe, no part will fall on any of the metropolitan insur ance companies. DREADFUL WRECK NEAR HARWICH. During the heavy north-easterly gales on Tuesday morning last, a vessel was lost under the most dis tresslng circumstances on Langguard East Beach, near Harwich, accompanied with shocking loss of lite. The vessel was the Hero (a schooner of 180 tone); belonging to Amsterdam, Mr. South, master, to which port she was bound from London. The master, observing the weather was not likely to mo derate, and the gale direct against them, attempted to run into Harwich harbour, but unhappily it proved fatal to the ship, as well as to all (except one) on board. In running along the coast, past Walton, she struck on the sands called the Andrews, within 200 yards of the coast, upon which she was dashed about with fearful violence by a heavy sea. The crew, seven in number, including the master, took to the rigging, for safety, but the excessive darkness of the night pre vented them beingseen until the ship had almost broke* up. The first attracted to the spot were the men belonging to the revenue cutter Scout, quartered at the Harwich station, who fired rockets and blue lights, for additional help, but, alas! no life-boat was sent, or any other apparatus, from the adjacent coast guard station. As the vessel was thrown by the waves towards the beach, a man and a boy could be seen clinging to the bowsprit. The principal officer of the Scout endeavoured to save them by a line, which he had contrived to throw over the wreck, by the aid of a common rocket ; however, the poor fellows were so benumbed with cold, there being an intense frost, that they were completely powerless, so that they could not keep a tight hold, and sunk in the boiling surf beneath and perished. All the rest met with a similar fate, except one, who was washed ashore, lashed to a spar alive, though in a dreadful state of exhaustion. He still remains in a precarious state. The vessel, by the following morning, was discovered to have gone entirely to pieces, and her cargo strewed for miles along the beach. None of the bodies have yet been found. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Cumberland stag hds., Tues., Chalk Foot ; Fri., Elephant inn, Broadfield. Wigton harrs„Wed.,Longthwaite ; Thurs., Kirkland-8. Aikton harrs., Fri., Curthwaite-8. Eamont harrs Wed., Salkeld-dykes ; Sat. Low Plains gate-101. Cheltenham stag hds„ Wed., Andoversford ; Sat., Beech turnpike-10. N.F.H.—The first hunting day, at the kennel. Craven hds., Wed , Brinaslade ; Fri., Great Shefford ; Sat., Hunt's.green. Hambledon hds., Wed., Bordean-house ; Thurs., Warn ford-park ; Sat., Preshaw-house-10i. Surrey harrs., Fri., Hamsey- green. A fine fat ox, of the short-horn breed, three years old, fed by the Earl of Zetland, was slaughtered this week at Richmond, Yorkshire, by Mr. James Blenkiron, which weighed. when alive, 1324 stones. EXPORTATION or PAPER.—Great complaints have been made by the exporters of paper for the Excise draw back, of the inconvenience to which they are subjected in consequence of the recent new regulation transferring the examination of the cases from the Excise department to the Customs' officers ; the packages, which are gene rally fastened in a secure manner, baying to be entirely unpacked just previously to shipment in presence of the shipping searchers, are thereby much deranged, and the value of the property considerably deteriorated. This alteration in the regulations was professedly for the purpose of ascertaining the actual quantity of paper shipped for the drawback, the examining officer on the shipment destroying the official marks on the packages, and making a return of the quantity to the Excise depart • moat, although for what reason this could not be as well performed by the Excise officers themselves on the pre mises of the party, previously to the final racking for shipment, as is done in the case of plate glass, the cases being then and there finally packed for shipment, and sealed, if considered necessary by the Excise, with an official stamp, to prevent the practicability of the pack ages being re-opened, does not very clearly appear. The Customs' authorities are evidently aware of the great in conveniences to which merchants are subjected in conse quence of this new regulation, as well as the almost im possibility of a compliance with it, without serious injury to their property, for in numerous instances have they, on application, allowed the packages to be shipped on a partial examination only, the parties urging that as the paper was closely packed and secured for a long voyage, the exposure of it to the damp atmosphere at this sea son, in addition to the injury caused by the unpacking of the cases, would so materially deteriorate it, as to render it unfit for the intended purpose. • RAILWAY BUSINESS FOR NEXT SESSIO?L The mere enumeration of the proposed Railways, in the Par liamentary Notices of " New Railway Bills for England, Scotland, and Ireland," is of tremendous length —occupy ing some nineteen columns of close print. The new rail ways (or extensions, deviations, &c., of existing ones) for England alone amount to no fewer than 195; those for Scotland to 7; and those for Ireland, 23—making a total of 235 Bills that are to be introduced next Session, for new lines of railway, lengthening, diverging, or otherw:so altering and improving old lines, &c. The " Eas . ern Counties" Company alone have given notices, ]lane, &e., for seven Bills. There are also a " gerford-bridge and Birmingham Junction" (to join at Willesden) ; no fewer than nine lines, one of whose termini is Manchester ; four from Newcastle ; four fron Oxford ; five South-Western extension lines, &c. The capital proposed to be raised for these railways is enorrr on& Two of the Oxford lines alone would cost, aocoi ding even to present calculation. 4,000,000!. The North Kent would cost 2,200,0001. ; the London and York, 5,000,000 L ; the London and Chatham, and North Rent, 1,500,0001. ; the Leeds and West Riding Junction, 1,200,000/. ; the Direct Northern to York, 4,000,0001. ; the Central Kentish, 2,250,000!. These are the lose est " estimated" expenses. It is not an unnatural question to put—where can all the money come from for these, in addition to the already countless existing speculations ? SIGHT AND HEARING TESTIMONIALS, 39, AIME.. NARLE-STREET, PICCADILLY.—Major-General Sir Ho ward Elphinstone begs to say that the Spectacles he has now had some time in use. have fully redeemed the assurance of the Messrs. S. and B. Solomons as to their excellence, and having found so much comfort and ad vantage from their use, far preferable to every other kind of glasses, 13, Norfolk-street, Park lane.—Prom the Hon. George Cavendish, to Messrs. S. and B. 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