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afaires stifled. ow, and le seems ith his le of the 4:1 to the ons, and !d to the after the of hoi, h em are salt and nsit. nber, 10 le First the pro. cided by edge th e matter• ons were I g that t v i ng the landels' e-and -iv lifting of he Corn' I a gre s l Secon d fining the tariff 0 t. erca ntile e Second Customs. detailed, system , )f duti . e , Xdminir etitioners sties not ET own" ' c ott° bIP; - 6 Kers ll. an s' 4,0 e defeljtig ihrolol,o uch °raid ord er in ~ . e Ver o , ;arbor‘,)oo efig i 0 p bet°' 1 411. Ate r tb e 1 13641 • A V113 °4 go rgs# fo d rie g 016 , ito' r• , f COO 0' COL or Att• lA ti f. I i t jot t : e : frosf li i :p i fff 0 3(11 'Ke , Br°° A ll~ 9o p !ne , 1 03 hP For h d , b i t ; r • er° p d c : c ik Kel l o. 51 do* Tvo., '— 1 1 ' 0114 TREASURY CHAMBERS, DECEMBER 4, 1844. WHEREAS, by an Act passed in the 6th year of her Majesty's reign, intituled " An Act for guaran teeing the payment of the Interest on" a Loan of 1,5.6,0001., to be raised by the Province of Canada," her Majesty was empowered to guarantee the payment of the Interest on any Loan, to any amount, not exceeding 1,500,0001., which might be raised for the service of the Province of Canada, under any Act to be passed by the Legislature of the said Province, it. the manner and under the Conditions in the said Act mentioned ; Antl whereas, by an Act of the Legislature of the Province of Canada, intituled, " An Act to authorise the raising, by way of Loan, in England, the sum of 1,500,000/. sterling, for the Con. atruction and Completion of certain Public Works in Canada," her Majesty is empowered to borrow, with the guarantee aforesaid, the said sum of 1,500,0001. ; And whereas her Majesty las been pleased, by warrant, to ap point any three or more of the Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury, to borrow, by Debentures, such sums as may be from time to time required for the service of the said Province, not exceeding in the whole the said sum of 1,500,0001. ; This is to give notice, that the Lords Commissioners of her Ma jesty's Treasury will be ready to dispose of Debeintures or Bonds to the amount of 200,0001. ; and that Tenders for the purchase of the same, addressed to the Secretary to the Treasury, with the words, " Tender for Canada Debentures " written on the outside, will be recei ve d a t th e T reasur y, a t an y ti me p rev iously to Two o'clock in the afternoon on Friday next, the 6th of December. The Tenders must state at length the sums proposed to be paid for each 1001. contained in the Debentures, with the name and address of the party. No Tender will be accepted for any sum lets than 5,000/. The Bonds will be redeemable at the expiration of twenty years from the let of January, 1845, and will bear interest from the said lit of January, 1845, until redeemed, at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum, payable half-yearly at the Bank of England, on the Ist day of July and Ist day of January. The Bonds will be made out in sums of 5001. each. Oae.half of the sum tendered and accepted, will be payable at the Bank of England, on Monday, the 16th day of December instant, when a scrip receipt for the same will be given to the party, and on the payment of the other half, on or before Thursday, the 94 day of January, 1645, the Debentures will be delivered, The Tenders will be opened in the presence of the Governor and D eputy -Governor of the Bank of England ; and previously to the ° Pening of the Tenders, the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury will place in the hands of the Governor and Deputy-Go. verner of the Bank of England, a sealed paper, containing the °west price per cent., which their Lordships would feel that they hould be justified in receiving for the Debentures. The Tenders will be all opened at the same time, when a list will be made of them, and a preference will be given successively to the highest Tenders above the price in the sealed paper; and if such Tenders should, in their aggregate, exceed the amount of 2,0,0001., the excess above that amount will be struck off the least advanta geous of those Tenders. In case of equality of Tenders, in respect of the premium per cent., and their amounting together to more than the sum re. ( Wired, the amount of Debentures will be divided in proportion to the amount of such Tenders. Notice will be given to the party or parties whose Tenders are accepted, and they will be requested to attend at the Treasury at " aPPointed time, to sign the contract for the Debentures. RANK of AUSTRALASIA, incorporated by Royal Charter, 1833: London office, No. 2, Moorgate street, Nov. 30, 1844, The COURT of DIRECTORS of the BANK of AUSTRA LASIA hereby give notice that a Vacancy in the Direction has occurred by the resignation of William Brown, Esq., and that the E LECTION of a DIRECTOR in his room will take place at an E xtraordinary General Meeting of Proprietors to be held at this °Mee on Ttit'ltSDAY, the 23d day of January next. Any qualified P roprietor intending to become a candidate for such vacancy in the Direction must be duly proposed within ten days frora this date, a nd notice th e re o f ` rou st be given (in writing) at the office of the ‘ -nr Peration, 2, Moorgate-street, specifying the name and place of abnfle of the candidate proposed.—By order of the Court, WILLIAM MILLIKEN, Secretary. GRAVESEND STAR PACKETS leave the Brunswick Pier, Blackwall, at 11, 3, and 4 ; on Sundays at From 11 and 3. orn Terrace Pier, Gravesend, at 91, 1, and 5 ; on Sundays at 91 1 and 5. Fares to or from London. Fore Cabin and Second Clas6 Carriage, Ninepenco. Saloon and First Cla.ss Carriage, One Shilling. To or from illackwall. Fore Cabin, Sixpence—Saloon, Ninepence. filar Office, o raveaend, Nov. 29, 1844. J - 7- URGESS' ESSENCE of ANCHOVIE S Warehouse, 107, STRAND, corner of the Savoy-steps, London JO HN BURGESS and SON, being apprised of the numerous ea tie avours made by many persons to impose a spurious article for their Ike, feel it Incumbent on them to request the attention of the ;T u lle, in purchasing what they conceive to h e the original to ob r? • the Name a n d Add ress corres p on d with the above. The „“gene appearance of the spurious descriptions will deceive the un .arded ; and, for their detection, J. B. and Son, submit the following Fautions:—Some are in appearance at first sight, " the genuine," but .71 1 t _hout name or addr ess ; some " Burgess's Essence of Anchovies," tnUrgs nci others " Burgiss's ;" and many more without address. John and Son, having boen many years honoured with such dis gidghed approbation, feel every sentiment of respect towards the Purchasing and ear nes tl y so li c i t t h em t o i ns p ec t th e l a bels previous to Pain what they conceive to be of their make, which they hope I ,,r,.,event many disappointments. NEW SAUCE, for general purposes, having given such neat s atisfaction, continues to be prepared by them, and is recora nlened C li mates. as a most useful and convenient sauce ; will keep good in all Warehouse, 107, STRAND, corner of the Savoy-steps, Lendos. The Original Fish-sauce Warehowie. BIR W. BURNET T'S PATENT ya,,Th,e cheapest and best process for the Preservation of Timber, Licensee C ordage, Cotton, Woollen &c. .aTanted to Noblemen and Gentlemen to use the Prepare te n ts. and to others for the purposes of Trade, on advantageous, I dratill th u ly Apparatus and Tanks, for the expeditious preparation of • Pposlt, :e c M aterials, at the principal station Millwall, Poplar, nearly .Isio n „' r eenvrich. for,,,,`,`ous Specimen s an d T es ti mon i a ls may be seen, and every in don..t,`"! obtained at the Office, No. 53, King William-street, Lou- _ .. 11,k7 .1------------ D-u s P LA.Tt 8 - - SUPERSEDED, and those corrosive plantedanbtin.krlcus Metals ealled Nickel and German Silver, li s i up- AL c I . I I AJ A A T ' o d : introdu tion , of a new and perfect l y matc eee tand(l)l:it 14:20 4 2, bringing to toor P Sc u l t e :i n i 4 c ele N . ainai, Barbican, a t a i VI l o 6 f , 3l N e o t rl is o 1 , 1 h r as o I g e t succeeded e,aided by moat am beautiful Article ever yet offered ; possessing all the Main': the er in appearance, with all its dura ii)tilitY and hardneaS----WitBhß i o t 81 ‘ rfect sweetness in use, undergoing, as d oes, a chemical Process a bN p • e whic ' h, all that is nauseous in mixed Metals is entirely '" extracted—resistingall Acids—may be cleaned as sl d v e , o r ' and la msumfactared Into every Article for the Table and ard:— Piddle. Threaded. King's. , - .0 Spoons and Forks, 16s. 6d. doz. , 30s. 3.55. 4 "ert Ditto ••• • • • 12s. Gd. 255. 28s. ,1 ea Spoons .. .. .. .. .. .. Ss. 6d. —12 s. Gd. 13s. 6d. Mgar Tongs ...... .... Is. 3d. 25. 3s. 6d. ) ( ~WATSON" begs the Public will understand that this Metal is tl , ,' 4lir lY his own, and that Silver is not more different from Gold 1 - sL ' nia metal is from all others—on its intrinsic merit alone he , e :efi it to he tested, and fr om the daily increasing eulogiums he re am.", he is convinced that nothing can prevent its becoming an „` - . 1, !: , f universal wear. 4 Ju st . atson's handsomely Illustrated Catalogue and Price Currant sh:i published, and Families who regard economy and elegance Gran, possess themselves of this useful Book, which may be had , and Post Free, from the above Address. T he PATENT PARAGON CAMPIIIXE LAMPS. a „,,„ perfection of these Lamps over the Vesta has been attaine4 by the invention *f two parallel fiat rings—a larger a r forming a coue round the margin of the wick, which apid reverberation of air against the flame—thus condensing lj Particle of volatilized va p o ur, it is free from smoke or smell, , ... u g Perfect combustion, and in full action, emits a light equal to l ewTtcandes. r oi j tson'ls Warehouses, 41 and 42, l',arbican, and 16, Norton 4 ther e. s Mill contain, throughout the SI`aSiPTI, all the most elegant Op c ene and new patterns, comprising Or-molu, China, Glass, and Old . Para Lamps fitted with the Paragon Head for 21s. And the ( tad grol-110 A pparatus applied to the Vesta for 6s. The Spirit analysed Wat B - ,7 n ' , Mended by Dr, lJre, is delivered in screw cans by C. 41 & :,,Carts, at 4s. per gallon. ". BARBICAN, and 16, NORTON FOLGATE. P r ° PARENTS AND GU . ARDIANS. Are season like this, when t th e e r j o v i r d i a il j f o lk es; ,jfabeginning to count o r n o h i 7 ., o n w n ,ic n o umbe i r , less glad p parations appear on of Christmas with cheer, The NI OS Aeatnde season feel inclined impres __ fr e I MPortance of buying their •. j uvenile s j dress." ~- Parents andguardians wish to be suited Yith garments g whose value was never inspued et they wish for their youths to be glad a way a . / .. ,, W , h kh makes them look comely, engag , ing,anctt . y. r h — I h cm purchase at once ef E MOSES she( SON The , s •,:, . ...ic _ . — o Be , u't ,• b h marks of approval have won. 1„ , e ,." juvenile dresses" of MOSES are maide . -, .e newest of fashion, with beautiful braid , ''''e dresses are formed just to suit tender age, l Ana therefore your children are sure to h e o ngag N k ° , l 9l not find them made in an old 7 fas . i n . d e e s:tyle, .r, hi often makes persons with ridicule Emil ..heir taste and their elegant neatness have won,_ Tr,ll thousand approvals for MOSES and SON. 1,," e8 ° garrnentsare made in a manner so firm, 1 ,. - „!at really we're quite at a loss for a . term. but children may join in the juvenile fi sport, they 're wrought. I.+l hey'll not hurt their garments, so l r"en hasten this season, as thodsands h r a m ve y done, , cir th ejuvenile clothing of MOSES and SON . . 1 14 1 -Nltew„,vnrk, entitled " THE C l O f ‘ M ie lN a l s E u ß re t o l e A o L t, ", wil l *, with full directions for Se .1 on Pri ap E p ls ' l lit ee forwarded post free. Il e £ s. d. ~*a vert o . - fal t li oni READY MADE. from • 8 6 Vitt, i,ne'tetfielcl;.... ****** "..... ****** " •..•.. ******** * 0 10 6 'Jib° ‘pcdrington 11/ 11 Vin,. ,I•r-kess Athols sltoes and every description of 1 5 0 N, t l ~ W, koa t , h ' andsome ' l Ptrimre'ed I 8 6 /4 1 10 5rN,1,,r.:,,t Coats, in every style . 0 4 6 I) .4 bo ter Trousers, lined r ir 'eg t t eSk in *1 • 0 11, Z l / 4 4 4 1 , ti ' e dged, e5c.....- ....... --"••••••• ''''''''''''''' ....." '''' ,1 n 9 tl.. intm • d itt0:„............. ''''' ....... ....... ..... ......... "...--. 0 1 9 ? 1, 11 4 ' 1 "-h c'lla r eat thi '' 11 5C,'"ted Ditto ... 0 2 6 t° l\titt Suits 0 17 6 fi gx , beatly braided %Vb.!, ott,,, , MADE TO MEASURE. Itlifi,lt Po;,' - oats velvet cellar and cuffs from 1 18 0 11 itt, - . . 't, t ,. e - 4, i,..ri ."-very style and Shape, handsomely trimrac d I 5 II ... 0 17 6 b ock ! ditt o, ,i , rappers 2 $ (I telt l4 bilo °u "'" 0 12 ri /t em.: 4 I litto „ I 12 0 ( Nr h ir.t e r !)!,,,,, , Tra y o r s t e a r t a tern 1 el 8 ... th. ' t er b i V tt est 0 7 0 14 4 Coat °' 'fl coftess pattern ..----. • - ...... "...." ''''''''' 1 12 0 p r. CI, di tt„, .• .............................. .. ......................... . ...... 2 15 0 bitt'k c oat , blot manufactured .. I 15 0 .I 3 o, th„,_ .. ................................................................ 3 3 0 H oeot i:anut• t d ..) , , tti .,, se ar sut , oc tire 1 7 0 klofi r . 4 4. unie ..... '''" 1 8 0 g to aft ............................... five minutes' notice, at the bte, Y extent can b e h a d a t ve .881 lits d following prices : , dit to .. rept coat, vest, and trousers from 1 16 0 or tkpo,„ 'Jacket, vest, and trousers 'tZebaag7,l"-AnY article purchased or ordered, if not approved t ‘:„ i oe et t s 1e5...E.. 117)) } %ion a e o y d returri . SON, Tailors, Wholesale and Retail 'V'l3. an,l47,,,9utfitters, and ' d . eneral Warehousemen, 154, Mi ktiltiTniej,„,.......}.;‘,ll4lgoastees, a C o a d y, s tpxo a s r i a te theohli obliged Church. . ..1,1,-.),oeehnor.sesor't.edn guard the public ti,,,,ehjaldn'ort!.lt,°n, having learned that the untradesmanlike gtocninonected with them, or it's the same concern, apt,l tti 'd e t : it t e ie t :. e .P ° co nnexion many instances, and for obvious reasons. whatever with any other establishment, 'aepo4, tn 7 e n n o t desire genuine Cheap Clothing should (to prevent c h ' &O call or send to, 154, Minories, or 86, Aldgate, vrsirit. sa bu, jourech. e.,l4Z.tlllsti oietsßontraSnatetrP at t he t i i i tstab o lish ess r a e r n e t a fron a l d :u:: ,( ei .,,,,„ . IT erk. - Cep? • a ' -',.()UT, 929, STRANI), LONDON. of Letter from William Wilson Esq., Cliftea, near 11, s i _ I,,reZ It is with thaeriliri,test pleas::reCtihrta°tnle'inYfoocrcrialFoal.:oltriathilSotimh.aet l'sers,,,_'lait's Gout couli ,?Inviontlis I have hasTu tiTe at li c h i m ig al l i a sm v ; and, in spite of all I ta or, end _ao not able to otv.ain the least relief, until a friend 'l 3 yet,, ei. ,7,.." Me Illairs Pills, which, after a few trials, effected a to ~..1 1 are at l'b et of a! above recent t ". I , .1, - . 3' to use sly name if it will he of any service urs, truly, " WILLIAM WILSON." s i , nig ,aluabi. menial is a further proof •f the great efficacy 11;4' ItheuMatis ''''''.ine, which is the only effective remedy for 4,41 and i ,, ro, Sciatica, Lumbago, Tic furs in the Re.et,ellittl;?lefilf i it ::: ::: :. :.1;t_ e : i t i j , e.tr t h e , t l ee . ted 1.1.. c A go t r i :at • i j t , eny : i ri r dt ede e ic te.oi rn .s i i tak e la for toothache, and a/I Gouty have permission to refer to the following Maadall, r„ : 1 * - . 1..litud e of ethers, whose station I . n c r i ..ncj) or t o h n i e s r popular ooa , wi tac edte t r h n o e Ilit av pub i l l i r e ih e t .aey„ l ~,,,,e,f Chevalier do "la Garde, ' Lieutenant ' Masters, late oi _.oundland Veteran anies Mr. Miskin, brewer c ) -1, 1 , Z•rib.), ,bartford ; Nlr Richard Stone, ' Luton ; Joh• J. Giles, e befit 4 e ‘ ; Mr. Inwood., Perbright ; all of whom have received 140, 1 Y t 'king this • p,g of „,„,.., .n medicine, and have allowed the proprietor the e s ,jcl b y /.I',,`"f? , o_l g the same tor the benefit ref afflicted. ii; lt bY all r' ll e a Prt 'u, n 1 ), St-and, London; and hy his appoint. thftlcloui. ~.c,lTible 111enicine Venders throughout the - United 4 t, ~.r ,E, .e.„8..14d. per box. iN, Nate and 411, I. GO UT and RH.EUSI ATIC PILLS, and observe gh,..tesi ed u ,„ .„.. addre, of " Thomas Prout, , Z.t.l, Strand, London," - "' Il Ittlt 111,:,4intf: Govertiorent:fitensp &MOM to eaeh box o f the No. 16,316 LONDON, MONDAY EV ENI N G S N DECEMBER 2, 1844. PRICE sd. is THE SUN lidted EVERY MORNING at FIFE 0, CL 0 ex; i n Tu ne f or th e EARLY TRAINS and TOWN DELIVERY ; s SECOND EDITION (Evening Sun) id Polished in Time for the AFTERNOON TRAINN and a THIRD EDITION at SEVEN cr CLOCK, for POST, containing PARLIAMENTARY and all other NEWS in LONDON up to that Hour. ADVERTISEMENTS INSERTED in ALL THE THREE PAPERS, Morning No on , an d Ni g ht, thereby insuring a TOWN and COUNTRY CIRCULATION, at ONE CHARGE. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. The PROTEOSCOPE, a new apparatus for exhibiting OPAQUE OBJECTS iu Nature and Art, showing continued novelties. The PHYSIOSCOPE, HYDRO-ELECTRIC MACHINE, DIVING BELL and DIVER, DISSOLVING ♦IEWS, &c, Sze. Dr. RYAN'S LECTURE daily, and in the Evenings of Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays. Professor BACHHOFFNER'S ♦aried Lectures abound in interesting experiments. Athiil9Bloll, Is.; Schools, Half-price. Q LITHFIELD CLUB PRIZE CATTLE k SHOW, 1844. The ANNUAL EXHIBITION of PRIZE CATTLE, SEEDS, ROOTS, IMPLEMENTS, &c., will take place on the 11th, 12th, 13th, and 14th of December, at the HORSE BAZAAR, KING-STREET, PORTMAN-SQUARE. The arrangements for this year comprise a great addition of space and several improvements, adding materially to the camfort and con ♦enience of visitors. The space and accommodation is F 4 ample, that ladies may now safely visit this National Emhibition. Open tYom Daylight till Nine in the Evening—Lighted up alter Three in the Afternoon. Admittance, One Shilling. least, and those nearest to it most—the injury and danger becoming loss in the ratio of the distance from the obstruction. In the late accident a similar result followed. Why is it not made compulsory on all railways to place one or two luggage vans or trucks between the engine and the passengers' carriages? On some rail ways this is done —on others it is not. If it affords, as we believe it does, any protection, it ought to be made compulsory on all. It is worthy of remark, that all those passengers who suffered by the collision were not aware, when they left the station, that it was intended to place the carriages in which they were about to travel upon the wrong line; and it was only when it was too late to complain or remonstrate that they found they were to be sent to Beeston in a fog, and upon the wrong line. It is to be regretted that such a risk should be rendered necessary in any case; but it is manifestly most unjust to place passenger s in such a position, without dilly advising them that the train was not to start upon the usual line of transit. It ought to be, in future, a well understood arrangement, that no passengers should, in any case, be laced upon th e wrong l i ne, without being previously acquainted with that departure from the ordinary course. It appears that one passenger, who accidentally became aware that the train was about to proceed on the wrong line, although he had paid for his ticket, yet refused to proceed. Why should not the opportunity be giTen to all the passengers to save their limbs or lives by a similar exercise of prudence ? The importance of the subject. involving so largely as it does the safety of the public, imperatively demands that efficient means should be in stantly taken to enforce the most prudential system of railway management. annually for the last thirty-two years, and he had then given an additional sum of ten pounds. The most effectual way in which they could evince their gratitude to the Noble Lord for then appearing amongst them was by imitating, as far as they could, so excellent an example, and by doing everything in their power to promote the prosperity of the in stitution.—(Cheers.) The toast was received with great enthusiasm. The CHAIRMAN briefly returned thanks. The CHAIRMAN said he had hitherto been obliged to confine himself to those toasts which were con nected with the business of the evening; but he was now going to propose one of a different character, one in which his own heart rejoiced, and to which, con nected as most of them were with the commerce of the City of London, he felt confident they would all respond. The gentleman to whom he had alluded had done them the honour of becoming one of their stewards on that occasion; but it was not in that capacity that he meant to propose his health He first became acquainted with that gentleman in a country far distant from this, where he found him high in office, and where he had had the honour, for nearly two years, of serving under his orders, and he stood there prepared to say that, in no instance did he ever do anything of a public nature which was not right. Sir Henry Pottinger—(Cheers)—had had more to do, perhaps, with the commercial than with the military affairs of this country in the case to which he referred. That he had done his work well, in every respect, was clear from the fact that, by the treaty which he had conducted and finished for this country, he had made it impossible for any other country, in Europe or elsewhere, to claim privileges from the Chinese which we do not enjoy. —(Hear, and loud cheers.) With the name of Sir Henry Pot tingerhe begged to associate thelndian army. When he went abroad, he found in that army gentlemen highly educated ; he found officers who knew their duty, and who did it—(Cheers)—and who had been to himself delightful companions. Such having been the case, he begged to couple with the name of Sir Henry Pottinger the Indian army.—(Cheers.) The toast was enthusiastically responded to. Sir HENRT POTTINGER said he was most unex pectedly called upon to acknowledge this toast, and if he did not adequately express his gratitude, it would not be because none was felt. 'With respect to his duties in China, it was to him a source of the greatest satisfaction to find that he had, by the manner in which he had acquitted himself, secured for himself the approbation which had been expressed since his return to this country. No man could appreciate more highly than himself the honours which his Sove reign had bestowed upon him, and yet he could honestly say that the approbation and the expression of the kindness and respect of his fellow-countrymen were not less dear to him.—(Cheers.) Lord Saltoun had alluded to the army in India. He felt quite sure that no one would misunderstand him, when he said that he looked upon the East India Company's ser vice as second to none in the world.—(Hear, hear.) There was as much of integrity, of high feeling, and high honour, and of devotion to the public service in India, as in any other known part of the world. He was sure they would pardon him for bearing this tes timony with regard to his brother officers. He begged to return his most sincere thanks for the honour which they had conferred upon himself. The health of the " Duchess of Sutherland and the Ladies Patronesses," and of the " Duke of Buccleuch and the Edinburgh branch of the Society" having been drank, The Hon. W. FRAsiaR rose to propose a toast, which he was sure they would drink with much satisfaction. It would be impossible for him to do justice—it would not be expected of him to enlarge upon the merits of the Indian bar ; but he might be permitted to remind them that it numbered in its ranks many of their fellow-countrymen in India, and that they had a highly distinguished member of that body present at their festival on this occasion, and enrolled among the number of the supporters of their charity.—(Hear.) He begged to propose " The In dian bar," and to couple with it the name of Sir Thomo Turton.—(Cheers.) Sir T. TERTON having briefly returned thanks, The Noble CHAIRMAN next gave, in warm terms, " The health of Patrick Maxwell Stewart, Esq.," who had recently succeeded his brother, the Hon. IV. Fraser, in the office of treasurer of the Corporation. Mr. P. M. STEWART, in returning thanks, observed that the path of his duties h a d b een so c l ear l y po i nte d I out to him by his friend and predecessor, that all he desired was to be enabled to peform them in the same efficient manner.—(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Gentle man then said that he could not sit down with satis faction without proposing to them to drink that gentle man's health.—(Cheers.) They had been kind enough to express their sense of the manner in which he had himself, during the short period he had held the office, discharged its duties; but they had forgotten, per haps, that it was to Mr. Fraser that all the merit of such efficiency was in reality due, for he had held it for four and twenty long years—(Hear)—during part of which time the Society, though now strong, had several difficulties to contend against, all of which he had overcome by the exercise of a zeal and energy which it was his desire, as it should ever be his endea vour, to imitate.---(Hear.) He would give them " The health of his excellent friend and predecessor, the Hon. W. Fraser." THE MAGAZINES. BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE. In a very spirited and, to our mind, convincing essay on the subject of the " Scottish banking System" which heads the present Number of this pe riodical, the writer warns Government how they venture on any further interference with this system, whose efficiency for all commercial purposes in Scot land has already been proved by the surest of all tests, experience. "Is it politic," he asks, "in the present state of matters, to rouse up a feeling in peaceful Scotland which may, with little fanning •of the fuel, terminate in an agitation quite as extensive as that which at present unhappily prevails in Ireland? It is most injudicious to overlook in such a matter the tendency of the national character. Scotchmen hare long memories, and although the days of hereditary feuds have gone by, they are not the less apt to re member and to cherish injuries." The inference to be drawn from the writer's argument is, it is better to " let well alone," and it i s t o be hoped that Go vernment will see the propriety of keeping this whole some admonition in view, and leaving Scotland to conduct her own commercial affairs in her old accus tomed fashion. The " Milkman of Walworth" is a singular story of a most mysterious and tragic com plexion. The first portion excites some interest, which, however, is destroyed by the preposterous ab surdity of the denouement, which is in direct violation of all probability. The Walworth Milkman had, it seems, originally been a Devonshire farmer, who after paying his addresses to a neighbour's daughter, finding that she had no property, transferred his af fections to her rich cousin. The rejected girl, in a transport of rage at her lover's perfidy, immediately murdered her rival, which so shocked the faithless farmer, that he instantly sold all his property in the country, and retired to the neighbourhood of London, where he purchased a milk-walk, and went his daily morning and evening rounds in Walworth. Mean time, the girl whom he had discarded discovered his whereabout, and from that time to the hour of his death, never ceased to dog his footateps,accompanyin g ol T eur h ta e b absurdityonce nagn o c f ae t f h o er hint m at o i s l e ki ee a n s po ' o s f y p e i :e r a r, m sl i N t rth t o i ig n c him in all hi s wa lk s , j ust three yards behind him. i n igt t hh o together h t h e h e r i s m w i t easily have done without betraying the woman's guilty secret, is so evident, that it is scarcely neces sary to point it out. If we except this defect, the story is forcibly written, and keeps the reader's cu riosity alive, till he draws toward s " th e l ame an d im potent conclusion." " Edmund Burke" is a biogra phical and critical account, evidently by a practised writer, of this most thoughtful and far-sighted of modern politicians. " John Brown" is the conclusion of a clever story illustrative of the peculiarities of col lege life at Oxford. We quote from an essay on " Guizot," a sketch of Voltaire, Gibbon, and Hume, in their capacity of historians : " Voltaire was of great service to history, by turning it from courts and camps to the progress of literature, science, and the arts—to the delineation of manners, and the preparation of anecdotes descriptive of cha racter ; but, notwithstanding all his talent, he never got a glimpse of the general causes which influence society. He gave us the history of philosophy, but not the philosophy of history. .I'he ardent genius and pictorial eye of Gibbon ren dered him an incomparable delineator of events ; and his powerful mind made him seize the general and cha racteristic features of society and manners, as they appear in different parts of the world, as well as the traits of individual greatness. His descriptions of the Roman empire in the zenith of its power, as it existed in the time of Augustus--of its decline and long pro tracted old age, under Constantine and his successors on the Byzantine throne—of the manners of the pastoral nations, who, under different names, and for a succession of ages, pressed upon and at last overturned the empire— of the Saracens, who, isssuing from the lands of Arabia, with the Koran in one hand and the cimetar in tho other, urged on their resistless course, till they were arrested by the Atlantic on the one side, and the Indian Ocean on the other—of the stern crusaders, who, nursed amid the cloistered shades and castellated realms of Europe, struggled with that devastating horde " whton 'twas strongest, and ruled it when 'twas wildest "—of the long agony, silent decay, and ultimate resurrection of the Eternal City—are so many immortal pictures, which, to the end of the world, will fascinate every ardent and imaginative mind. But, notwithstanding this incom parable talent for general and characteristic description, he had not the mind necessary for a philosophical analysis of the series of causes which influence human events. He viewed religion with a jaundiced and pre judiced eye—the fatal bequest of his age and French education, unworthy alike of his native candour and in herent strength of understanding. He had profound philosophic ideas, and occasionally let them out with admirable effect ; but the turn of his mind was essen tially descriptive, and his powers were such, in that brilliant department, that they wiled him from the less inviting contemplation of general causes. We tura ever his fascinating pages without wearying ; but without ever discovering the general progress or apparent tendency of human affairs. We look in vain for the profound reflec tions of Machiavel on the permanent results of certain political combinations or experiments. He has led us through a mighty maze ;' but ho has made no attempt to show it not without a plan.' " Hume is commonly called a philosophical historian, and so ho is ; but he has even less than Gibbon the power of unfolding the general causes which influence the progress of human events. lie was not, properly speaking, a philosophic historian, but a philosopher writing history—and these are very different things. The practical statesman will often make a better de lineator of the progress of human affairs than the phi losophic recluse ; for he is more practically acquainted with their secret springs ; it was not in the schools, but the forum or the palace, that Sallust, Tacitus, and Burke, acquired their deep insight into the human heart. Hume was gifted with admirable sagacity in political economy ; and it is the good sense and depth of his views on that important subject, then for the first time brought to bear on the annals of man, that has chi e fly gained for him, a n d w i t h j ust i ce, tho haracter of a phi losophic historian. To this may be added the admirable clearness and rhetorical powers with which he has stated the principal arguments for and against the great changes in the English institutions which it fell to his _ - A New Edition at' the CATALOGUE, containing Three liandred additional Works of Art, &0., silica the lart revisal, is just published price Is. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUI ANCE SOCIETY, 26, COBNHILL, LONDON. Capital .f. 500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. DIVISION OF PROFITS. The steady saccess and incressinc prosperity of the Society has enabled the Directors, at the last annual investigation declare a second Boiu.s, averaging 60 per oent. on the amounts ins' en each Policy effected. on the Profit scale. EXAMPLES. • W EST MIDDLESEX WATER-WORKS. Notice is hereby given that the HALF-YEARLY DIV!. DEND declared at the General Assembly of Proprietors on the sth November last, will be PAYABLE at the Company's Office, New. road, St. Marylebone, corner of Nottingham-place, daily, on and after MoNnar, the 6th of January next, between the hours of Ten and Four o'clock. In order to prepare for the payment of the above Dividend, the Transfer-books will be closed on Tuesday, the 10th day of December instant, and will remain shut until Monday, the 6th of January next. M. K. KNIGHT, Secretary. December 2, 1844. SCOTTISH HOSPITAL AND COR PORAT lON IN LONDON. The members and supporters of the Scottish Hos pital and Corporation —one of the oldest and most valuable of the thousand benevolent institutions of the kingdom—celebrated the 179th anniversary of the charity by a dinner at the London Tavern. The festival of St. Andrew was, on this occasion, distin guished by one or two circumstances which naturally invested it with more than usual interest. In addi tion to the presence of General the Right Hon. Lord Saltoun, who came up from Scotland expressly to preside over the proceedings of the day, and who was received with a most hearty welcome, at once an ac knowledgment of his Lordship's kindness in that par ticular, and a tribute of national respect for his dis tinguished military character, the banquet received much eclat from the attendance of Sir Henry Pot tinger, our recent Plenipotentiary in China ; of Col. W. N. Burns (the son of the Poet) ; and of several members of the family of Mungo Park. The Hon. W. Fraser, of Saltoun, the late, and Mr. P. M. Stewart, M.P., the present, treasurer of the corpora tion, were also present ; with Sir T. E. Colebrooke, Bart., M.P.; Sir 1. Turton, Registrar-General of Calcutta ; the Rev. John Cumming, and upwards of 200 gentlemen, among whom were several of the most munificent patrons of the charity. The gallery presented a brilliant array of Scottish beauty, which contributed materially to enhance the splendour of the scene, one of the most pleasing fea tures of which was its eminently national character. Mackay, the piper to the late Duke of Sussex, and Macbeth, the Duke of Sutherland's piper, contributed in no small degree to this agreeable result, and the national music of the pipes was succeeded in the course of the evening by a variety of songs and glees, which formed no slight portion of the agremens of the festival. Among the professionals present we must not omit to mention the names of Mr. Sinclair, who sang some of the stirring melodies of Burns and his coun try, and of Messrs. Machin, Young, &c., with Misses Cubitt and Porter. The dinner was served with all its appointments in the most excellent style, and the wines were very good. After the cloth had been drawn, The Chairman gave in succession the usual loyal toasts, each of which met with a due reception from the company. The CHAIRMAN said, after what had taken place within the past year in the north, it would hardly be proper in him not to propose " The memory of that F reat poet, Robert Burns ;" and he felt great pleasure in coupling with it the health of Colonel Burns, who was present on that occasion. —(Cheers.) Colonel BURNS briefly returned thanks, but in so subdued a tone, that in the position in which we were placed it was impossible to distinguish what he said. The CHAIRMAN said the toast which he was then about to propose being the principal one of the even ing, required that he should say a few words in refer ence to it. Speaking, as he did, to a company which consisted, almost exclusively, of his own countrymen, it could not be necessary that he should enter into the early history of this corporation, or that he should state its early dangers and difficulties, the lengthened time during which it had existed, and the manner in which it had prospered. It was well known to all of them that it was instituted shortly after the union of the two Crowns, and that it had been incorporated by- royal charter ever since the reign of Charles 11. The principal object of the institution was to benefit poor unfortunate individuals belonging to their own country who might be left in a destitute condition in London. For that purpose many Scotchmen, and he was proud al so t o a dd , many w ho were not Scotch men—(llear, hear)---had contributed to the funds. In the position in which they then stood they were deprived of one great auxiliary with which many other institutions could enforce their claims. They were not able to bring before the public ocular testi mony of the benefits which they were conferring by this charity ; such testimony could only be found in the report of the officers who had the managementiof the institution. Other charities—such charities, for instance, as schools, could produce before the public visible proofs of their usefulness ; but as it was impos sible to bring there the lame and the decrepid, they must look to the report to learn that their money was well and satisfactorily appropriated. He was m h the a o p n p ct y ho: n t 2 o mB s 3i t t a te t e e a se t e h hs a ao t df since distress,relieved, the last a on on an m at hn e ae average,tt i there h e roef were eia each then on the list eighty pensioners, receiving 101. per annum. Further, he was happy to inform them that seventy-two destitute persons had been sent to Scot land, it being one object of the institution to forward such persons to their native country. He called upon all present, in conclusion, to manifest the interest which they felt in their own countrymen by putting down their names as subscribers to so good a cause. The Noble Lord then gave the toast of "Prosperity to the Institution," which was drunk with enthusiasm. Major ADAIR (the Secretary) proceeded to read a report of the subscriptions for the day. Before naming the principal donors, however, he exhibited to the company an ancient silver cup belonging to the Corporation, presented to it, in 1683, by James Kin neir, who had formerly held an office in the institu tion, and who, during his life, had been a subscriber to its funds of not less than 460/. To this cup a cover had been added about a century ago by two gentlemen, eminent bankers in their day, and the founders, respectively, of the present banking-houses of Messrs. Drummond and Co. and Coutts and Co. Major Adair stated that, it having struck him that the representatives of those gentlemen at the present day, upon being shown how much interest their an cestors had felt in the prosperity of a Corporation to which they had very largely contributed, might pos sibly exhibit no less a desire to promote its benevolent objects, he had communicated with the principals of those two establishments, from each of which, to their honour be it said, he had received, upon stating the foregoing circumstances, a donation of 100 gaineas to the funds of the charity.—(Loud cheers.) Among the other donations and subscriptions read were those of 401. from the Duke of Sutherland, and 101. from the Marquis of Stafford (his Grace's son), the Duke (who is President of the Society) having given 1,0001. to the charity since his first connexion with it; Miss Burdett Coutts, 50 guineas; Sir Charles Forbes, Bart., 50/. ; Right lion. Lord Saltoun, 10/. ; the Marquis of Lorn, 10 guineas; Sir E. Colebrooke, Bart., M.P., 25/. ; Sir 11. Pottinger, Bart., 5 guineas; with many others of greater or less amount, reaching together the sum of 805/.—(Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN then proposed the health of the " President of the Society, the Duke of Sutherland." His Grace had, for many years, filled that situation, and, on all occasions, he had proved himself one of the warmest friends of the institution. Finding, how ever, that, on account of the state of his health, it would be almost impossible for him to attend that meeting, in the month of August last the Duke re quested him (the Chairman) to act as his substitute. Being an old friend to the institution, he at once com plied, and he had accordingly come from his hunting grounds, a distance of 300 mites, to be present on that occasion.—The toast was cordially responded to. Sir E. COLEBROOK said that, as a stranger to the in stitution, it would be necessary that he should apologise for intruding upon them, were not the task he had to perform the very easy one of proposing the health of the Noble Lord who so ably occupied the chair. — Cheers.) They had shown, by their cheers, how fully they appreciated that Noble Lord's zeal on behalf of the institution, and how grateful to him they were for presiding over that festival. He had given more substantial proof, however, of the interest which he felt in the cause by subscribing five guineas The toast having met the same hearty reception which a sense of the late treasurer's unvarying atten tion to the best interests of the Corporation for so long a period never fails to accord, The Hon. W. FRASER said he was particularly grateful to his friend Mr. Stewart for the kind manner in which he had mentioned his name, and to the com pany for their acknowledgment of any humble services he might have been enabled to render the Society. In doing what he had he had only performed his duty —a duty, at the same time, which he would never have done with efficiency had it not been for the kind assistance which had always been afforded him by the Committees which the Society had from time to time appointed, on which Committees Mr. Stewart had done his duty with the same zeal as the rest of the members, whose unit e d exer ti ons h a d , coup l e d w i th the aid of their late respected secretary, Mr. Auld, enabled the Society to overcome many difficulties which had stood in the way of its successful operation. Mr. Fraser concluded by drinking "The health of Mr. Auld, and happiness to him in his retirement." This toast, with the healths of " the Stewards," of " the Secretary, Major Adair," having been disposed of, the Noble Chairman retired, and the rest of the lot to recount —arguments far abler than were either used by, or occurred to, the actors by whom they were brought about ; for it is seldom that a Hume is found in the councils of men. With equal ability, too, he has given periodical sketches of manners, customs, and habits, mingled with valuable details of finance, com merce, and prices—all elements, and most important ones, in the formation of philosophical history." NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE. In the " Talleyrand Papers," which are resumed this month, we find some biographical particulars re specting the notorious Madame Du Barri, the last of the numerous mistresses of that profligate, imbecile Monarch, Louis XV. The career of this woman was a singularly chequered and eventful one. In her youth she led a life of " easy virtue" among the stews and low gambling-houses of Paris; when arrived at years of maturity she was introduced by an intriguing adventurer at Court, where she was imme diately noticed by the King, and became the ruling favourite, who brought forward and displaced Minis ters, and made peace or war with the European Powers just as she pleased ; and a few years after wards she was disgraced by the new Sovereign, Louis XVI., lost her political and social influence, and finally expired beneath the axe of the revolu tionary guillotine. In the Papers before us Talleyrand is represented as saying of her—" She was a person of small, almost diminutive stature, extremely frail and delicate in feature, which saved her from being vulgar; but even from the first she always wore that peculiarly fane look, which she owed to a youth of dissipation and a maturity of unbounded indulgence." In the lively essay entitled " Making Presents," the hospitable Christmas season is thus spoken of :—" It is no period for scant measures or for bare justice; the cup must overflow. The spirit of the time is un grudging, hospitable, generous. It is not the meal of Enough, but the festival of Excess." Not a wearied apothecary's boy in the kingdom but can bear testi mony to the truth of this last remark. The "First Meet of the Season" is somewhat dull and common place, notwithstanding the straining after humour that is visible throughout it. We cannot speak much more favourably of Mrs. Trollope's continuation of the "Robertses on their Travels." In the report of the " Conversations with the late Mr. Beckford," a high but not unmerited compliment is paid to the "IngoldsbyLegends," of which the eccentric architect of Fonthill is said to have observed that they " were perfect in their way." " Lights and Shades in the Life of a Gentleman on Half-pay," are the confessions of an obscure, penniless adventurer, with whom an Earl's proud and handsome daughter fell desperately in love, to the infinite chargrin of her father, who wreaked a terrible vengeance on the presumptuous suitor. " Reminiscences of Talma" impress us with a vivid idea of the powers of this consummate actor, of whom we are told that "his fury in Othello was terrific, electrical, the real being, not the ideal image of the passion he depicted. The difference of years in his characters was pourtrayed, too, with surprising verisimilitude. The decripitucle of age and the vivacity of youth were in him equall v pic tures of unexceptionable excellence." As a specimen of the poetry of the New Monthly Magazine, we , company separated at midnight, after a very agreeable meeting, and one, it is hoped, of great benefit to the Corporation. HAYMARKET THEATRE. Morton, the prince of modern farce writers, pro duced a "regular screamer" at this theatre on Satur day evening, under the title of Young England. When we first read the announcement, we were inclined to exclaim, "No scandal about:Queen Elizabeth, I hope," for we feared something political. Mr. Morton, how ever, is a man of too good taste to introduce politics on the stage, although every one of her Majesty's sub jects have at one time or other belonged to Mr. Morton's " Young England " party. The Young England of the farce is neither Mr. Smythe, nor Mr. D'lsraeli, nor Lord Jahn Manners—all these are orators--but Mr. Morton's Young England hath not yet attained the power of speech. It is an infant which has been handed by its mamma to Mr. John James Pooley (Mr. Buckstone) to hold, and which has been left in his possession. Mr. Pooley has arrived at South ampton per train to meet his wife, who is coming by the Havre packet from France, where she has been for the fashions. By the same packet Mrs. Dash along (Mrs. L. S. Buckingham), the mother of the infant, expects her rich uncle, Major Martinet (Strick land), and her husband, Capt. Dashalong (Hell), who is over head and ears in debt, also joins her at South ampton. Pounce (Tilbury), a bailiff, arrives, and assumes the style and title of Alajor Martinet, in order to decoy Dashalong into his clutches. Such is the situation of affairs, when the farce begins by the entrance of Mr. Pooley, with " Young Engt3nd " in his arms, anxious to discover the mother. Ilittlelivers his burden to the landlady, and then a series of blunders commence. The Dashalongs are searching after their child. Dashalong descries Pounce, and learns that he has assumed the name of Martinet. He makes a confidant of Pooley, who consents to pass off as Dash along to favour his escape. The real Major arrives, and is bullied by Pooley, who takes him for the bailiff, while Pounce arrests Pooley and carries him off. Mrs. Pooley (Mrs. Humby), seeing her husband carried off, appeals to the Major for assistance, and is horrified at hearing the Major declare that the fentleman just carried off is married to his niece. Sh:i aints away, and, on her recovery, asks Pooley, " on his oath," how many wives he really has, and ex presses a hope that bigamy is punished capitally. All is of course explained to the satisfaction ofevery body, and the appearance of Young England every evening was announced amidst the shouts and laughter of a crowded house. This is a capital farce, capitally acted ; a more amusing piece of absurdity has not been produced for many along day. " 1 Berms Bennett' Premium. 2 added. Cash. X s. d. s. d. X s. d. 1837;170 9 3 77 5 1 74 3 4 1838,144 2 2 64 5 6 1839116 16 0 51 3 11 yy • - •4 4 d. 12 3 9 9 16 4 7 11 9 A a. da 346 2 3 296 13 4 247 4 b u 0 1000; The division of profits is annual, and the next will b• made in De cember of the present year. This institution offers many important sod substantial advan tages with respect both to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured has, on all occasions, the power to borr)w, without ex pense or forfeiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the premium paid, (see table); also the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his interests to meet other conveniences or necessity. Assurances for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible rates. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, See. WATERFORD AND KILKENNY RAILWAY. Capital £250,000, in 12,500 Shares of £2O each. Deposit £1 per Share. COMMITTEE IN IREL•ND. ' The Most Noble the Marquis of ORMONDE, Chairman. The Right Non. the Earl of BESBOROUGH. The Right Hon. the Earl of DESART, D.L. The Right Hon. the Viscount DUNCANNON. E. SMITHWICK, Esq., Mayor of Kilkenny. THOMAS MEAGHER, Esq., Mayor of Waterford. W. M. ARDAGH, Esq., Waterford. WILLIAM PONSONBY BARKER, Esq., Killeooley Abbey, county Tipperary. Sir H. W. BARRON, Bart., M.P.,:D.L., Belmont House, Wa terford Hon. Col. BUTLER, M.P., Ballyeonra Haute, county Kilkenny P. S. BUTLER, Esq., M.P., Lodge Park, Freshford I Colonel BRYAN, D.L., Jenkinstown, Kilkenny Dr. CANE, Alderman of Kilkenny P. CONNELLAN, Esq., DJ..., Cooimam, Thomastown, counts/ Kilkenny SYDENHAM DAVIS, Esq., Thomastown H. DE MONTMORENCY, Esq., D.L., Castlemon's, Knock topher W. F. FINN, Esq., Tullaroan, Kilkenny W. H. GREENE, Esq., Sion House, Kilkenny W. GRACE, Esq., Kilkenny Sir R. LANGRISHE, Bart., Knocktopher Sir F. LOFTUS, Bart., Mount Loftus, Goresbridge JOHN M'CRAITH, Esq., Kilkenny W. MILWARD, Esq., Waterford T. MURPHY, Esq., Waterford JOHN O'CONNELL, E4q., M.P., Dublin Sir JOHN POWER, Bart., D.L., Kilfane, Thotnastown, County Kilkenny HENRY RYAN, Peg., Killers, Kilkenny C. B. SAVAGE, Esq., Kilcreen House, Kilkenny IL SULLIVAN, Esq., J.P., Kilkenny M. WARREN, Esq., Sandford's Co rt, Kilkenny THOMAS WYSE, Esq., M.P., The Manor , Waterford. COMMITTEE IN LONDON. GEORGE ANDERSON, Esq. CHARLES BARRY BALDWIN, Esq., M.P., D.L. THOMAS WENTWORTH BEAUMONT, Esq. JAMES OLIVER MASON, Esq. ALFRED RICKETTS. Esq. EDMUND TURNER, Esq., M.P. (With power to add I. their number.) RANKERS. The Bank if Ireland, the Provincial Bask of Ireland, the National Bank of Ireland, and their Branches. CONSULTING ENGINEER. Captain W. S. MOORSOM. ACTING ENGINEER. JOHN VALENTINE, Esq. A ROWITIOT. CHARLES FREDERICK ANDERSON, Esq. SOLICITORS IN LONDON. THOMAS and FRANCIS EDWARDS, South-square, Gray's Inn. SOLICITORS IN WATERFORD. Messrs. ELLIOTT and NEWPORT. SOLICITOR IN KILKENNY. HARVEY DEVEREUX, Esq. SECRETARY. W. BP.IDGES, Esq. The proposed line from Waterford to Kilkenny is 32 English miles in length. The total cost, including outlay fur stock, stations, &c., will not exeeed 8,1001. per mile. It will be perceived that the line is intended to sleet the pro. jested branch of the Great Western Railway front Gloucester to Fishguard (the South Wales line), and that It must necessarily command a great portion of the traffic from the West of England ; and, if extended to Dublin, will constitute Waterford one of the most important ports of the empire. Power will be taken fer the further extension of the line to the Irish Metropolis, in the event of such a measure being deemed ad. visable. The port of Waterford Gan be entered at all times of the tide by vessels of 1,000 tons. The export trade of 'Waterford and the traffic between Waterford and Kilkenny are considerable, and are on the increase. The export' of Waterford in'lB3s, according to the Report of the Irish Railway Commissioners, amounted t value of 1,821,2451., and the imports to 1,274,164/. At t the ex perts are represented by the local authorities exceed two millions, and the imports one million and a half. At least one-third of the exports from Waterford may be pro.. cumed to pass through the county of Kilkenny, and this tragic would necessarily receive a great stimulus by the construction of a line of rapid communication with the interior of the country. The probability of a remunerative return from a railway opening up a communication between Waterford and Kilkenny, with a view to its future extension to Dublin, will be enhanced by the adoption of the economical principle upon which it has been determined to construct the line, which insures a reduction of at least 30 per cent. on the primary investment. The necessary plans and surveys, with all other preliminary as. rangements, will be ready, so as to apply to Parliament for a Bill to incorporate the Company early in the ensuing session ; and inte rest at the rate of 41. per cent, will be allowed to subscribers ems their deposits, until the railway is completed. Subjoined Is a statement of the present through traffic arid pro. bable profltt— ----- • Coach traffic, four journeys a day, 40 passengers at 6s. I; 3 , 74, Car traffic, four Journeys, six days in the week, 100 passengers, at go. Rd 3,900 Merchandise, 100,000 tons, cattle included, at ss. per ton 25,000 X 32,640 Assuming an increase of only double the present traffic, wo have 6b,2801.; showing a divisible profit, after deducting 50 per cent. for working expenses, of 32,6401., or nearly 12 per cent. on the capital. No Subscriber will be responsible for more than the amount of his Share. Te Prospectus and the form of application for Shares may be had at the Offices of the Company, 6, Parliament-street, West rainster, and 36, New Broad.street, London ; Messrs. W. and F. Atkinson, 61i, Threadneedle-street; •f H. Devereux, Esq., Kn. kenny ; Messrs. Elliott and Newport, Waterford ; Mr. Thomas Millar, Broker, Edinburgh ; Mr. I. It. Owen, Broker, Manches. ter; and the Company's Bankers. FORM OF APPLICATION. To the Provisional Committee of the Waterford and Kilkenny Railway. Gentlemen,--I hereby request you will apportion me Sham in the above proposed Railway, and I engage to pay the deposit of I/. per share upon such allotment as you nosy be pleased to make, and to sign the subscription contrast required by Paths. went, and also the subscribers' agreement. I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, same Profession, Trade, or Calling Residence Date of Application ..... 194 WATERFORD and KILKENNY RAILWAY. REGISTERED PROVISIONALLY. Notice Is hereby given that NO APPLICATION for SHARES in this undertaking will be RECEIVED after MONDAY, the 9th day of December. By order, GEORGE HADLEY, Secretary to the London Committee. London, November 30, 1844. 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 o f light. There is no patent for Composite Candles, neither will those called 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 Old Established Warehouse, 63, St. Martin's-lane, opposite New Slaughter's Coffee-house. A NEW NIGHT LIGHT. CLARKE'S PATENT MORTAR LAMPS, AND PATENT LAMP MORTARS. For elegance, simplicity, and cleanliness, this Night Light is very superior to any hitherto submitted to the public. To Medi. cal Gentlemen, Invalids, and all persons requiring a night light, Ibis invention will prove invaluable, being the best, safest, and most economical aver produced ; it will also be serviceable in halls and passages. It can be carried in perfect safety without extin guishing the light, supplying a desideratum that has long been felt. It is free from danger, uncertain burning, and the offensive odour and smoke arising from rushlights and other night lights. and so portable that it will be found a great comfort to LailliC6 or Invalids travelling. Sold wholesale by Palmer and Co., Sutton.street, Clerkenwell, and by the Patentee, 55, Albany-street, Regent's Park, London; and retail by all Ironmongers, Oilmen, Grocers, Ste., in the United Kingdom. Price of the Lamps Is. ed. each and upwards, and the Mortars 6d. per Box, 12, 10, or 8 Mortars in each, to burn 6, II„ or 10 hours. SHEFFIELD PLATE. MESSRS. HORTON and Co., Silversmiths and Jewellers, 36, Luelgate.street, St. Paulus, opposite Messrs. 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An accident had occurred to stop the proper line of rail, and it was his duty to take every precaution that no collision should take place. But what of the Railway Company ? The jury at the coroner's inquest are silent. No word of the delay in removing the obstrnetion from the proper line ; no word of the cutting down of salaries, of the substitution of boys for men on the line ; indeed, the company are passed over by the jury with the consideration due to the most innocent persons. We are afraid the public will not take the same view of the case. The company appears to us to be responsible for the efficiency of the railway with belongs to them, whatever the jury may think ; and neither their verdict, nor General Pasley'S letter, can alter this responsibility. The affairs of the company seem to be managed in a way . not known certainly on any other lino of rail way, and we think it is high time its affairs were in other hands. Judging from the evidence, there appears to be no person responsible for what occurs. The driver blames the guard, the guard the station master, and the station -master is not responsible at all ; and thus are the lives of hundreds endangered every day. The matter is too serious to be passed over without more inquiry than has yet been gone into, and apart from the question of a deodand upon the company (about which the law seems to be very uncertain), we think this is a case which the railway department of the Board of Trade ought at once to take into consideration, and se • cure the public from the danger which they daily run. CHRONICLE.—We abstain from making any ob• serration upon the verdict of the Coroner's jury at Not tingham, so far as relates to the connexion which any individual may have had with the late melancholy oc currence on the Midland Counties Railway. That por tion of the subject will be thoroughly investigated before the proper tribunal. But the jury, in delivering their verdict, accompanied it with certain recommendations which we think deserve earnest and immediate attention, as calculated, if acted upon, to ensure greater safety to those who travel by railway. The code of signals which is at present in use vianild appear to be suscepti ble of one great improvement, and that would be par ticularly applicable to the running of carriages during the prevalence of a thick fog, when the ordinary signals cannot be easily discerned. i On the day of the unfor tunate collision near Nottingham, so dense a fog pre vailed that the usual means of conveying intelligence along the line by signal were utterly useless. Now, it is evident that if a more perfect system of making signals than that at present in use on the Midland Counties railway were adopted, namely, the electric telegraph, in telligence could have been immediately sent before each train which was about to start on the wrong line, and this would have been sufficient to prevent the loss of life which .hdicishtioiciectul3r.r.ein a fd.lotg, a may be the fact that there is already a cod e o f s i gnals capable of convey i ng intelli gfinsuggest th a t th e adoption of ianlevleecstirliaclitenleogtraapt h should present be made imperative ; but we must maintain that certain arrangements which have been omitted on this line, should be in future made peremptory on every railroad. There should be, in the first place, a clear, brief, and intelligible c o d e of regulations for all con nected immediately with the locomotive power. No person should be so employed until, by , competent examination, it was shown that he un derstood those regulations ; and all the persons so engaged should be from time to time examined by a competent and responsible officer, in order to ascertain that they had not forgotten them. This would, at all events, secure uniformity, and impress upon the servants engaged a se nse o f the dangers which are constantly to be guarded against, and from the risk of which the longest series of safe journeys would give no impunity. It mast also be evident that there should be at every station some one who had a responsible control over the starting of the trains, and who should be required to understand and recognise that responsibility. Whenever a collision takes place on a railway, or any accident causing a shock of a similar nature to occur, the car riages farthest removed from the obstruction suffer ~~~~ ~ HOOD'S MAGAZINE. This Number opens with an amusing tale entitled " Mrs. Peck's Pudding," which records the domestic distresses of a penniless widow, blessed with fire small children, who, anxious to have a pudding of orthodox richness arid dimensions for Christmas-day, sends her children t o b eg o f th e i r ne i g hb ours f or tile requisite materials. Of course their mission is unsuc cessful, and the poor widow is in despair, but, luckily, a good Samaritan takes pity on her delicate distress, and gives her, not indeed the pudding, but the money wherewith to buy it. The tale is written with point and spirit, and makes its appearance at a very season able juncture. The following pithy reflection, which occurs towards the close of the narrative, is very neatly expressed :—" In this motley world of ours, some people have their happiness cut thick and buttered on both sides; and some have it out thin, with no butter at all." A " Lounge in the Lands" is a graphic description of that wild, desolate, unshel tered district in the neighbourhood of Bourdeaux. The editor's story of " Our Family" improves in interest as it proceeds. There are some skilful and earnest touches of character in the present chapters. The " Death-Seer" is a ghost•story admirably adapted for a Christmas fire-side, when the sofa i s wheeled round t o th e fi re , the flowing curtains are drawn, and the wind is howling without. We sub join the fable of the " Lark and the Rook," chiefly for the useful moral it inculcates : Once on a time—no matter where— A Lark took such a fancy to the air, That though he often gaz'd beneath, Watching the breezy down, or heath, Yet very, very seldom he was found To perch upon the ground. Hour after hour, Through ev'ry change of weather hard or soft, Through sun and shade, and wind and show'r, Still fluttering aloft ; In silence now, and now in song, Up, up in cloudland all day long, On weary wing, yet with unceasing flight, Like to those Birds of Paradise, so rare, Fabled to live, and love, and feed in air, But never to alight. It caus'd, of course, much speculation Among the feather'd generation ; Who tried to guess the riddle that was in it— The robin puzzled at it, and the wren, The swallows, cock and hen, The wagtail, and the linnet. The yellowhammer, and the finch as well— The sparrow ask'd the tit, who couldn't tell, The jay, the pie —but all were in the dark, Till out of patience with the common doubt, The Rook at last resolv'd to worm it ont, And thus accosted the mysterious Lark : " Friend, prithee, tell me why You keep this constant hovering so high, As if you had some castle in the air, That you are always poising there, A speck against the sky— Neglectful of each old familiar feature Of Earth that nurs'd you in your callow state— You think you're only soaring at heaven's gate, Whereas you're flying in the face of Nature I" "Friend," said the Lark, with melancholy tone, And in each little eye a dewdrop shone, "No creature of my kind was ever fonder Of that dear spot of earth Which gave it birth— And I was nestled in the furrow yonder'. Sweet is the twinkle of the dewy heath, And sweet that thymy down I watch. beneath, Saluted often with a loving sonnet ; But Men, vile Men, have spread so thick a scarf Of dirt and infamy about the Turf, I do not like to settle on it !" MORAL. Alas ! how Nobles of another race Appointed to the bright and lofty way, Too willingly descend to haunt a place Polluted by the deeds of Birds of Prey BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY. In his "Physiology of London Life," which is here continued, Mr. Murray gives some useful hints to those unhappy single gentlemen whose destiny it is to live in lodgings or boarding-houses. He advises them by all means to study the physiognomy of the street in which they think of establishing themselves—a ser viceable suggestion, which is not to be neglected with impunity. Streets, like human beings, have their own pecular aspects—bad, good, or indifferent—and that one is the most suited to the views of the lodger, which is of quiet, respectable appearance, thinly sprinkled with decent shops, to show that it is devoid of aristocratic assumption, and not subject to the con stant invasion of cabs and carriages. Bat a street with a pawnbroker's shop in it should be diligently eschewed by him who is particular in the matter of location, for the apparition of the three brass balls impending over the door, is a convincing proof that the street has seen its best days—has lost the full bloom of its respectability, and is just running to seed. Your knowing pawnbroker never squats himself down in a district till it is no longer in a condition to resist his intrusion , as the vulture never pounces on a hu man being till he is reduced to the last extremity of weakness. The " Benefits of Snuff-taking," is a com mon-place idea ingeniously worked out. A silly. Frenchman, who had been singularly happy as a ba chelor, thought it essential to the full completion of his felicity that he should take a wife—which he ac cordingly did, and as a necessary consequence, never knew a single tranquil moment till the death of his spouse, which took place immediately after she had tale is an spentthelas a t m f oiop ar,thingofher commentary on husbands th f o orhomtuneely old fortune. The adage, " Let well alone." The " Sketches of Legen dary Cities," is an article from the practised pen of Miss Costello, who gossips about the antiquities and traditional anecdotes connected with the fine old town of Shrewsbury in a very agreeable spirit. " Notes of a Loiterer in New York" gives us an insight into the domestic habits and customs of the inhabitants of,this thriving and populous city. At the celebrated Astor House hotel, the writer met at dinner several hundred Yankees of the better sort, and observes of them : " They were all well dressed, but all dressed alike, for there was the everlasting black coat and black satin waistcoat ; they almost all spoke more or less through their noses; they were all grave and ceremo nious alike ; they all looked dyspeptic : they all, to a man, had their shirt collar turned down ; and dollars and cents. appeared to be the leading topic of conver sation." Mr. Dickens in his " American Notes," has, quote a portion o! Miss Cook's " Song of the Sea• weed :” I am born in chrystal bower, Where the despot hath no power To trail and turn the oozy fern, Or trample down the fair sea-flower. I am born where human skill Cannot bend rue to its will, None can delve about my root, And nurse me for my bloom and fruit; I am left to spread and grow In my rifted bed below, Till I break my slender hold, As the porpoise tumbleth o'er me, And on I go—now high—now low— With the ocean world before me. I am nigh the stately ship Where she loiters in the calm, While the south, like love's own lip. Breathes a sweet and peaceful balm. Plashing oft with gentle grace, Round the hull I keep my place, While the sailor, through the day, Leaneth o'er her side, And idly watches me at play Upon the drowsy tide. She is staunch and she is stout, With chain and cable girt about, But I'll match my tendrils fine With her shrouds and halyard line. Now the red flash breaks, The thunder .volley shakes, And billows boil with hissing coil, Like huge snow-crested snakes. The mad winds reitr, The rain sheets polo', And screaming loud mid VaPC and Nona The white gulls soar; Diving deep and tossing high, Round that same ship there am I Till at last I mount the mast, In the tight reef hanging fast, While the fierce and plunging sea Bow•eth down the stout crosstree, Till the sharp and straining creek Echoeth the tempest shriek. Another peal ! another flash ! Top-gallants start with snapping crash. " Quick ! quick ! All hands !" one mighty sweep, And giant guns are in the deep. Hark ! the heavy axe below, Whirls and rings with blow on blow, And I feel the timber quiver, Like a bulrush on a river. Still I twine about the pine, Till a wild and bursting cry Tells the fearful work is done, The ship leaps up, the mast is gone, And away with it go I. Now I dance and dash again, Headlong through the howling main, While the lightning groweth stronger, And the thunder rattleth longer, Now I feel a hard hand clutch me, With a wildly snatching hold ; Who is he that dares to touch me, With a gripe so strong and bold ? 'Tis the sailor, young and brave, Struggling o'er his yawning grave. Does he think that he can cling To the Seaweed's mazy string ? Does he dream with frenzied hope, Of floating spar and saving rope ? He does, he does, but billows meet, And form his close-vvrnp'd winding sheet, While I mingle with the ;wreath Of white foam gurgling throv,gh his teeth, • And twist and tangle in his locks, As the mountain waters lift him, And the frothy breakers drift him, On the gray and iron rocks. AIIMP PSG ; ,44, ..., „h a NA ;,..',, , i'l' '.4kit • , )1;4 / 1 1: ( . . „ . 4 , 1%.... • nut • .k ; • , IV ,r7J , . 0 111 ye t .., 4 r • .---,... l • " , i l. • A .., " %VektftA. • ~-Ak"..,,* • I . 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