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fj:L- 97 4. - ik(tr Ntittion SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. PRICES OF SHARES bri CANALS, RAILWAYS, BANKS, ASSURANCE AND OTHER COMPANIES' STOCK. LONDON, FRIDAY, DEC. 12. Dividend Per Annum. Names of Com panies. Amount • of raid. ,Fri Share. per cent. V. 181. 41. 10s. to cent. 44 Itd. .15s. 11. si. Si 12s. 9d. .Sa .I.los. 344 104 17V$d. 21. 104 dpercent. 28 -51. 204 11. 14eg. 151. 321. - 106. 1. to. cent. A per cent. 411 per cent. 4 i.er cent. 31. 10s. S per cent. par cent. I 3 per cent. 4 per cent. 4 per cent. 1% per cent. I/. Os. Bd. 18s. Id. per cent. It. 7s. Si. les. 4 percent. 6 per cent. 6 per cent. Ss. 6d. pr sis Al. Ss. er share per cent. 31. per cent. 1 is 30s. bs.l tl!per cent. per cent. per cent. per cent. :per cent. 4s. 2i. Bd. per cent. 'l2s. 12 ih. pc bs. 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AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION SOCIETY.—(THIS DAY.) A meeting of the Agricultural Protection Society took place this day, at Old Bond-street. There were about forty persons present. Besides the noble Chairman, the Duke of Richmond, and the Duke of Cleveland, we noticed, amongst others, Mr. W. Miles, M.P., Mr. P. Pusey, M.P., Mr. Stafford O'Brien, M.P., Mr. Newdegate, M.P., Mr. Allix, M.P., Mr. Blackstone, M.P., Mr. Colvile, M.P i : Mr. W. R. Beresford, M.P., Mr. Hodgson Barrow, Mr. Emery, &c. His Grace the Duke of RICHMOND on taking the chair said, that as this was the general meeting of the Central Society for the Protection of Agriculture, the Committee of the Society, being anxious to see as many members of the local societies as could conve niently attend, present, in order that they might circu late amongst the local societies what they had been doing, the main business of the day would be the report of the Committee to whom the Society had confided the management of its affairs, and he would therefore call on Mr. Miles to read the report. Mr. Mums, M.P., then read the report, which stated what the Society bad been doing since the 14 25 14 close of the last session of Parliament. They had 20 circulated 30,000 copies of the address which had 210 been put forth at the close of the last session of Par -2 liament, which was considered to be satisfactory. 125 21 The friends of protection to British agriculture in Isl 4 Parliament had watched over those measures which 640 40 came under the consideration of the Legislature 131 during the last session, and more particularly to 14 7 0 the subject of the repeal of the wool duties, 160 and to the Bank Charter Bill. The former I t! Bill they considered to be favourable to the 360 British agriculturist, and all the modifications made 15 355 respecting the country banks in the latter Bill had 606 been favourable to the agriculturists. The report s e a went on to say that British agriculture had every ss leo thing to hope, and nothing to fear from, the most las minute inquiry—that the Anti-Corn-law League bad 490 1 1 ceased to send about their itinerant lecturers, and We were now become a registration club, a ground where 366 . 0 the regulations of the Protection Society would pre = vent them from opposing them. The report want on 4 0 to say that it was believed large importations of flour is 6 had taken place under the Canada Corn Bill, and that 107 an inquiry should take place upon that subject, which 1911 would be brought under consideration at the next is general meeting, which would be held on the 14th January. Mr. EMERY proposed the adoption of the report, se which, being seconded, was carried unanimously. 1311 Mr. ALNATT said that he did not wish to interrupt 220 the harmony of the meeting, but before it broke up a he wished to say a few words on the present state of 117 the British farmer. He thought that this Society, toi% and the other societies, ought to be more energetic, and meet the Anti-Corn-law League, wherever they went, to counteract the impression which their fallacies el% and sophistries were producing. He thought A they ought to procure clever men to re -3 but their arguments at every point.—(Hear.) 21 1 He would give a challenge to the League to meet 24 123 and discuss the matter in the town of Manchester, Sit% where they had mere friends than they expected. He was an agriculturist himself, and he stood there re 1N 4 pr esenting the opinions of a great number of farmers. iv i He would say, as such, that the poorer farmers were 6 % in a most wretched condition, and they could not be Is% in such a condition without bringing down ruin on l i , the agricultural labourer. He would propose, in 1 order to remedy such a state of things, that their case 634 should be brought before Parliament, with a view to 460 alter the laws which brought about such a state of „ 2 a . things. If the tenant-farmers bad that spirit which —:".--- he knew them to possess those laws would and should I V. be altered.—(Cheers.) Sir R. Peel had declared in % the House of Commons that they were come to that I t % ' point at which they must depend on themselves ; but 109 10 the result of his measure showed that total ruin would rot fall on the agriculturists ofEngland if Parliament perse -1 vered in such a course.—(Cheers.) He thought that Is the landlords should make themselves better ac -9K quainted with the condition of the tenant-farmers, and, if they knew their distress, he was sure they 404. 31 ,, would not allow such ruinous measures to be adopted. 24 s Mr. BENNETT said there was one part o f th e re p or t Ise to which he could not give his assent—he meant that 42 portion of it in which it was said that agriculture had everything to hope and nothing to fear. He was Ibo 15 5 i of opinion that protection to British agriculture was necessary for the British farmer. He feared that 44 further protection was not to be expected under the 14 46 % present circumstances of the country ; but he thought 44 % that the working of the Canadian Bill should be in is quired into.—(Hear, hear.) He begged of Noble 26 % Dukes and Noble Lords to consider how the burdens is% on the land were to be paid if the farmers did not 45 obtain a remunerating price for their produce. 10 Either better prices must be maintained to enable the la% farmer to pay the burden on land, or taxation must 39 17% be more equitably distributed. He was sure that 27 25 where he paid 15s. the manufacturer did not pay 53. 1.% —(Hear, hear.) He did not wish that they should appear disunited, but he wished that the words of the 22 report to which he alluded should be struck out. 25 20 The Noble CHAIRMAN said that he was sure the in landlords of England generally felt most deeply the Pm condition of the agriculturists, not only on account 5 25 of the good feeling which they had for the tenantry 7 % of the country, but because their interests were one as and the same.—(Hear, hear.) If the small farmer of 7 100 acres broke down, the farmer of 500 acres would 0 32 soon follow; and when that took place, he should like 20 22 to know how long the landlords would subsist? He 60 wai glad that Mr. Bennett and Mr. Alnatt had 42 spoken out their sentiments as they did, for he was an 70 33 advocate for every man speaking out his opi -34 nions.—(Hear, hear.) But if Mr. Bennett had se is read the paragraph in the report to which he referred, he would find that what was said was 23 that British agriculture had everything to hope and 226 nothing to fear from inquiry.—(Hear, hear.) With 90 s s regard to the Canada Corn Bill, if he found upon in -66 quiry that it would be conducive to the interests'of 57 55 British agriculture to have it repealed, he would 1 3 2 6 7 make a motion to that effect. But he would not make any pledge till after a full and deliberate in -79 quiry into the subject. He and his Noble Friend 2534 near him had opposed that Bill at every stage, for he 70% was afraid that when they could not prevent frauds 4 8 taking place in their own Customs-house they would 13Y4 not be able to do so in Canada, and that American 213 2 flour would be smuggled in there.—(Hear, hear.) 121 Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN thought that nothi ng b u t 147 sak i unmixed good would follow from every member of 2736 the Society speaking out his sentiments. They were 1 3 / 4 0 3 all agreed as to the necessity of protecting agriculture; Isit but of course there must be various opinions as to the 213 means by which it could be best afforded, and the ex iting: tent to which it should go. Looking at the spirit 4eyi le% which characterised the proposition which had been 2„ 3 4 put forward that day, and at the concord which pre vailed, he could not but rejoice, and give his unqua -3% lified support to this cause.—(Hear, hear.) 14 , After a few words from Mr. F. WOODWARD, 116% Mr. NEWDEGATE said he was glad the tenant -52 farmers had spoken out as they lad done, but he, as 2,4 a landlord would say for himself, that he most deeply s l deplored the wretched condition of the tenant is% farmers. The spirit and activity which the landlords 57 35 manifested in the different societies to which they V a ti belonged, showed that they were not indifferent to 22 4 the condition of the tenant-farmers. With regard to 2pthe allusion which had been made to the Anti-Com m law League, he saw that Mr. Villiers had said it s 111 ghost would haunt them, but it was like the ghost in Hamlet, who worked underground ; for he knew that they were secretly corrupting the constituencies of 3% 3 the kingdom.—(Cheers.) • Mr. MILES said that he knew the tenant farmers 4 7 were enduring the utmost possible distress, and he a b 74 only wished that they had had more supp o rt f rom 5 the agriculturists when the Canada Corn Bill wa s 1134 passing through Parliament. The Duke of CLEVELAND then proposed a vote of 20 26 thanks to the N o bl e Ch a i rman , w hi c h was carried ; • after which the meeting adjourned till the 3d of 4 February, wh en th e di nner o f t h e Societ is to take 10 76 place y l&i 313( 63 SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM TEE EVENING PAPERS 07 THIS DAY. GLOBE.—In the speech of Lord Aberdeen, delivered at the banquet given by the merchants of London to and U in bonour of Sir Henry Pottinger, his Lordship remarked that " the meeting possessed nothing of a political character." To a certain extent this was true. But, though the occasion was not decidedly "political," the re ig miniscences to which it gives rise are em phatically so. It s3i leads the public mind back to the debates in Parliament on the Chinese war; it calls up the House of Commons scenes when Sir James Graham brought forward his injustice motion in condemnation of the Whig Ministers for hav i ng un dertaken it ; and expatiated on the and the a impolicy of the Chinese expedition ;it reminds us of the 1 pious and humane Mr. Gladstone's expression, that the 7 56 poisoning of the water-tanks by the natives was a thing IT quite "of course." Who that heard and read these 121 5 things could anticipate such an event as that of Wednes osday evening ? The Ministers—who as Opposition leaders condemned the Chinese war, as fraught with the elements 7% of folly and crime—assemble with the members of the a Administration they assailed on this very question, to cl% confer honour on the Envoy who was commissioned by the Government they had long sought to destroy, and endeavoured to effect its destruction for directing the war to be commenced. We find these very men paying , compliments to the Government they then assailed, as well as to the Envoy they had selected—in fact, bearing testimony against themselves, by the praises which, through their colleague, Lord Aber deen, they consented =to lavish upon Lord Pal merston, and his Chinese policy I In acknow ledging the graceful compliments paid to him by the Noble Lord, his successor at the Foreign office, Lord Palnierston gave a gentle hint, which the company appreciated, and loudly cheered :—" We have assembled here for a common purpose—men of all shades of politics are met—members of the Cabinet which began the e xp e diti on , an d mem b ers o f t h e Ca binet which succeeded it, and which, though differing from their pred ecessors on many other essential points, £32,847,905 .RSHALL, Chief Cashier. cember, 1844. The Hon. W. COWPER, M.P., moved the fourth , t 1 which was for the f orma ti on of an associat i on to 5 the objects referred to in the other resolutions 'br o pose of improving the condition of the dwellings el in towns, and also to receive subscriptions. ci niP Mr. SLANEY seconded the resolution, which wis,,, A Mr. SLWGLE proposed, a n d Mr. Cminmr seconinii lution, which was adopted, to the effect that the con' the burial-places in towns should be considered. Dr. S. Slum then read a petition, setting forth 01 dition of the p oor i n respect of their clwillingi'l various means by whi c h t h ey m i ght be improved' 00 ing for legislative interference. I'h• Earl of SHLLBuittiz moved, and Mr. Rids if the adoption of th e p et i t i on, and that its presentation , liament be intrusted t o L or d Normanby and Lord Il a n The resolution was agreed to, and thinks ha voted to the Chairman, and acknowledged, the separated. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. Arrivals—Scotland, Cunningham, from Bong" • Clyde, sailed Aug. 15, St. Helena Oct. 23; , Charlotte, Gri ffi ths, from B om b ay, o ff LiverPoQ4 July 27, St. Helena Oct. 13. Arrivals at St. Helena—Sumstoa, Duncan, trol l " and Mauritius, and sailed Oct. 17 to London; Savory, Oct. 19, from Mercury Island, and saile d l 0 London; T ar , L ang l ey, f rom Mauritius, nnd ": 1 10 to London ; G enera l List, fi orn Batavia. aid `si l k mil 'f) to Amsterd a m ; Triton, Gardit, from Mauritius; leopard, Dobbin, from Ichabue; Boyle, from London, and sailed 21st to Ichaboe; 5 1 ,0 Benson, from Calcutta, and sailed 21st to Bust 0 ; 00 11 21st, from Ichaboe, and sailed to Dartmouth; fr , , bine, Robertson, from Ichaboe, and sailed 22d,1 ° Nestor, 21st, f rom C a l cutta; Druid, from SingsP id sailed 21st t o L on d on ; Wi lliam Shand, from Canning, 21st, from Ichaboe; Diadem, 22d, from and Mauritius ; Thomas Harrison, 22d, from I crii Providence, f rom I c h a b oe, and sailed 23d 02 , 4 0 4, Chins, 23,1, from Ben ga l an d M aur i tius; M ar i 23d; Flamingo, 22d; Helme, 23d, all from Ichilual Departures from St. Helena—Mountaineer, T i p to Dundee; Harvest Home, to Cork; Expresi,ll Cork; La Fayette, 20th, to United States. get Arrivals at Mauriti us —S amarang, Her b er t, Elphinstone, 21q, from Calcutta. ASSISTANCE TO THE HOMEWARD B ntl Admiralty, Dec. 11, Sir,—l am commanded by my Lords Comn3ifali the Admiralty to acquaint you, for the informal° Committee for manag ing the aff a i rs o f Ll o yd's , i Commanders-in-Chi e f at Ports mout h and , have been directed to send any small vessels SaV have disposable to th e c h ops o f the Channel, 1/I'ooo and provisions, to relieve the homeward-bound taimed by contrary winds.—l am, Sir, your most humble servant, JOHN BARB (Signed) Wm. Dobson, Esq., Lloyd's. SPORTING INTELLIGLArC E. TATTERSALL'S.—T UTERDA r. CHESTER CIIP. " 500 to 10 agst Milt on — t . 500 to 10 agst A g 500 to 10 agst Infidel—t. rist , w i a• O r 1000 to 20 agst Foig a-bal- 500 to 10 apb ~.,‘• - ,alo , high —t. 500 to 10 apt C° The last three taken in one bet. DERBY. 1 01 10 to 1 apt Mr. Grevill s ' s Al arm — 11 take -- Il7to 1 agst C o l. P ee l' s C o b we b soh e l 0 fe d 18 to 1 agst Col one l A nson ' s Kedger--ta it -- 1 0 18 to 1 apt Lo r d Stradbi•oke's Idaa-20 to i to 200 L l ' e A 20 to 1 agst Lo r d Ch ester fi eld ' s Pam—l--- .nd.4slw ol • 20 to 1 agst Mr. Coleman's Young &His s 22 to 1 agst Mr. Jaques's Anti-Repealer , 30 to 1 apt Mr. G u ll y ' s Ol d Engl and-011:$, 30 to I agst M r . A. J o h nstone ' s Rebecca C - "'" ' 1 35 to 1 apt Mr. Gully's Weatherbit as<i 40 to 1 agst M r . S t . P au l' s colt—CalyPds 0' 50 to 1 agst Nt r .l rw i n ' s C onnaught Ranger" j 100 to 1 apt Mr. Coleman's Devil's Dust. , 40 O r j The only notable changes were in Idas ann,' l ool„' out of Calypso's dam, the former at an outlay 0 4 1 0 ; 20 to 1, advancing to 18 to layers, and the Is t ;i i iil4 was backed in the first instance at 50 to 1, o b „i bl o : lift of ten points, the odds quoted above ha vr sll 4 taken to 751. The betting in other respects was „he' unimportant. A good deal of discussion took r ie, the subject of Ironmaster's qualification, resultill e , expression of a w i s h t h at the attention of the li ob A r of the race s s h ou ld b e called to the matter ton delay. Tho se w h o h ave laid forties and fifties o bi' subject to qualification, are apprehensive that 11 be suffered t o stan d over, the horse may turn e for nothing, and they may be left in the man e L b , ment as in Dr. Allen' s case. W e have no d o ultd ever, that Mr. A. Hill, w h ose character for 1"11, fo e forwardness s t an d s d eservedly high, will re li t betters round from their difficulty, by at once so the question to the proper tribunal. 1V SUPERSTITION n,,A , ENTHUSIA SM , AND• rur Saturday, November 23, Mr. Roots, of Bidden" — Pa l ' ing a daught er very unwell, and efforts by cluil l ia r store her provi ng ineffectual, he d e t erm i ne d to sloir to the notorious enthusiast, Mr. Couchnian, ne sr , den, of whom Air. Roots is a disciple. The you t t g l 0 0 11 : 1 objected to th e remova l , b ut her father insis .„, going, and th e consequence was that she died 7.4 t day. This occasion e d cons id erable excitement, To picion ar ose th at some improper treatment bilw Tr A place, and th a t t h e case required a judicial ingot/son was called on Tuesday se'nnight, but some circar l3 4 rendered it necessary to adjourn the decision_Sso; Monday. It appeared from a post mortem eSsw;; j, that the dece ase d' s l ungs were inflamed, but o.oooj might have b een accelerated by the improper reof .., the jury, th ere f ore, could not give a yerdiet slaughter. The enthusiast, Couchman, was ve r L deri 1 3 tinent to C. Willi s, Esq., the Coroner, on his L 0 1( repr ov i ng hi m f or persisting in his folly and de' Kent Herald. if ADVERTISEMENT.—An ast on i s hi ng cure o f ~Srr ward cancer in the lower part of the stop:tau: 4 ' 'l . '" Quinn, re s idi ng at N o. 4, Back-lane, St. Gre' r I ,IIr JA the-East, h a d b een i n three hospitals for about „ OP: 4 months, and w as d isc h arged from them as ,' She was in this state when the ointment was r,„ far o all over the reg i ons o f the diseased arts, as 1131".07.1 into meat, w hi c h e ff ected a cure as s p eedily as thl o ot or inward p ar t h a d b een palpable to the eye. AnY I:, sores, tumours, a c h es , or pa i ns may be cured I, k J manner. Sold a t Professor Holloway's estalo ro ` sosegi ti, 244, Strand (where advice may be had gratis)' almost all respectable vendors of medicine th the civilised world. THE SHARPER OUT-DONE.-7-Abollt o'clock on Friday evening, as Mr. Western. 14° ,4 at Kings-r oa d f arm, near this town (Tauctror• walking up th e C ast l e-green, he observed a wePirois young man stoop down and pick up something., t hei road. On com i ng up to h i m the fanner observelioct. had in his h an d s a small case, which spre e /0010 tained v a l ua bl e jewellery. The young te ell A him, stating that he had just picked it up, a e r,i e s 7, 1 61 do with it h e did not know, and that the sew iii ero worth upwards o f 10/. Th e honest farmer ree oll3 %if him to have it cried. His companion, thereon , a knowing wink, said it would be a pity, a s 07, found the ar ti c l es, t h at they should not have t t i lf 010 tage of th e prize, and that eac h was ent i t l e d to sod tb • For his p ar t h e was not i n want of such thingsio, for he would giv e th e f armer possession of the 0114 P ie couple of s overe i gns The honest man was ne,efotS„•, he pretended to acquiesce in the proposal, but u or tie did so he requested to be allowed to look at the ,5e07,0 No sooner had he got hold of them in his c i bit 4l 4 .4 than he placed them in his great coat pocket , ,, re stel t s coolly buttoned up, and, turning to the scamp. t ' f oess 116 to give him into the hands of the police ° be bt'A marched off. The fellow attempted to pie/ t „ issr y be but the up-lifted ash-stick of the countrymem that ' ,41 him that he heel mistaken his man. Findini oNwof had m et w i t h more than his match, the rases ,t off, l oo ki ng , as S am Slick says, " pretty l e l small." It i s nee dl ess to add, that " the jewerfr found ox examination to be not worth half -s Somerset C oun t y G azette. . BIRTHit. la (1 K On the 26th o f S eptember. at Chingleput, the ir AI tfril Wood, E sq ., o f t h e Hon. East India Compel:2lD vice, of a daughter. Isr * On the 9th i ns t. , at Peckham, Mrs. T. Jarvis, ° t. On the 10th i nst., at Byfleet, the lady of Ja°l - $ Esq., of a s on . P g. On the 10th i ns t. , at Oddington, the lady of the s o Wiggin, Rector of Oddington, of a son. h a kW . On the 11th inst., at Hams H a ll, Coleshill, l - -- Adderley, of a daughter. Ole On the 10th iasL, at Warwick. square, Kensbigto— of Heathfield Tupper, Esq., of a daughter. • SI On the 10th i nst ., at Eton College, the wife o f ~49 Old Goodford, of a P ark-la still-born. Aterrili On the llth inst., at ne, the wife of Yr— ff Esq., *fa daughter. dW . sa•• On the 11th i nst . , at Dulwich, the lady°, "v — off Esq., surgeon, of a son. t he On the 11U:inst., in West-st ree t, Fi ns b u rreircoe' of the R ev . Henry Brawn, of a daughter. 0 0 0 40 • • THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 13, 1844. yet felt it their duty, when clothed with the respon sibility of office, to: continue the operations in China which were in progress when they came into power. —(Cheers.)" It is well for them, and for the country, that they did "continue" those operations. They might have abruptly terminated the war. Acting upon their ex pressed and faction-inspired denunciations of the Chinese war. They might have withdrawn the troops, and boasted of their consistency. They knew better than to do so. They persisted in the course which they had condemned in their predecessors ; and reaped where they had not sown. The improvement in trade, for - which the present Government takes credit to itself, is, to a considerable extent, the result of the openings which China presents for British manufactures—epeninga for which the country is indebted to the policy which was condemned by the members of the now approving Go vernment when in opposition. The large sum paid by the Chinese under the treaty of peace concluded between the two countries, as a compensation to Great Britain for the expenses of the war—this large contribution toward supplying the deficiency in the Exchequer, and to the surplus revenue of which Sir Robert Peel boasts as the fruit of his finanpial skill, is the prg duct of the policy which the present Government Con demned, affected to deplore, and sought to counteract. " Clothed with the responsibility of office," their eyea became enlightened as to what was required to insiinr tain the honour and advance the interests of the country; and " they continued the operations in China," which they had, with unanimity and earnestness, condemned. Thus it is. fn Parliament a4rl RRtside its walls—in the measures they propose, and in the speeches they deliver when expounding or defending them—in the language they employ Whell 114kirvssing public meetings, whether economical or festive, the present millisteps tire olf!r, pelled to justify the policy of the goserninent they ob • ttructed, and eventually upset. STANDARD.—We owe an apology for having nit* glected to direct attention, yesterday, to the remarkable and most gratifying scene on the preceding evening et Merchant Tailors' Hall—the entertainment given to Ole Henry Pottinger, by the principal merchants of London. This brief delay has given to most of our morning Con temporaries an advantage over us, but an advantage com pensated by the opportunity we have of considering their opinions. It is a very old observation, that to the acqui sition of lasting fame two things are necessary, great talents and good fortune, Sir H. Pottinger has been abundantly favoured with both, and he ha; employed both in the manner best fitted to establish his own renown, and to promote the honour, prosperity, and happiness of his eoentry, and through her to promote the advancement of the human rape, It was not an ex aggeration that the Chairman employed when he com pared the opening of the Chinese empire to the commerce and social interests of Europe, with the achievements of Vasco di Gama and Christopher Co lumbus. Whether we regard the difficulty of the task, the innocency of the means by which it has been accomplished, or the probable benefit to mankind, we must place the adoption of the Chinese empire into the family of civilised nations tar before the opening of the maritime passage to India, or the discovery of the western world. In the intercourse of mankind, moral obstacles are always harder to surmount than obstacles that are merely physical The passage from London to New York, or, indeed, to the Antipodes—New Zealand and Australasia—is much more certain and secure, upon the average of years, than that across the narrow isthmus which separates the Mediterranean from the Red Sea. In less than three centuries civilisation has tamed what was the vast desert of North America, from the Floridas to Detroit, but in ten times three centuries civilisation has mad little progress in the abode of the Arabs. The case of China itself, however, so long courted by civilised nations, and so long inaccessible, is the most remarkable example of the repulsive force of purely moral difficulties. When we boast, too, of the innocency of the means by which China has been thrown open, we must not be un d erstoo d as justifying the origin of the war which has led to so happy a result, or even to the unsurpassed skill and gal lantry with which that war was conducted. We may consistently deplore the original quarrel, we may dismiss all feeling as to the mode in which the war was con ducted, except admiration for the skill, gallantry, and, above all, humanity, of our soldiers and sailors ; and yet exult with unalloyed triumph in the good which wisdom has drawn out of what was at first perhaps evil. We rouit not be supposed to detract from the merits of our bravo sailers and soldiers—they discharged the duty assigned.to them as British sailors and solders always discharge their duty, and as no other sailors or soldiers can ; they ac complished what no other men in the world could accom plish. Far be it from us to detract from their claim upon the admiration of their country, but truth requires us to say, that their victory was followed by a victory still more important, in the use made of their glorious suc-, ceases. It is at the ehd of their serviees that the proudest triumph of the British name commences. The war might have been continued along the whole almost endless coast of China, with, no doubt, the same brilliant success that characterised the last campaign, but without any other useful consequence, and continued for ever, were it not for the wisdom of the man who saw and seized the proper moment to ter minate it, and used the means best calculated to termi nate it to the benefit of his country and his species. " A flint stone," says Lord Bacon, "is found to be more easily broken upon a feather bed, than a steel anvil." And never was the principle of the great philosopher illustrated more faithfully or more successfully applied, than by Sir Henry Pottinger ; he prepared the softest conditions to serve as the basis of his pacific negotiation, and upon those soft conditions he shattered into fragments that obdurate barrier which had from the creation separated China from the world—almost literally " tote penitas divisa orbe." . We freely concede to Sir H. Pottinger all the praise of this great, this inappreciable achievement; and in conceding it we do net feel that we do the least wrong to the Government under which he acted. To put fit men into fitting offices, and having put them there, to repose unbounded confidence in them, is the one secret of success in all the affairs of life, great and small ; the master's eye may be useful to keep the labourer from idleness, or to restrain the cashier from dishonesty ; but in the details of complicated affairs, the master's eye, the master's opinions, the mast( r's interference can do nothing but mischief, for this plain reason, that the party who conducts the details must of necessity know more about them than any one else can. The more highly, therefore, we esteem the services of Sir Henry Pottinger, the more highly must we speak of the wisdom that left him free to , the exercise of his own powerful talents. There is, is this respect, the reverse of an opposition of in , terests between Sir Henry and her Majesty's Mi nisters. We cannot admire the wisdom with which the confidence of the Government has been employed and repaid, without as much admiring the wisdom with which it was reposed. Nor let this latter wisdom of f e lsiagghactlyitypraiznedd. fidelity d N e V l y a r i e n , happil y , public rich ry sieneixcaz butples instances of the courage and self-denial which embrace the risk of loss, or embrace any other serious responsibility, in reliance upon the sagacity and fidelity of others —rare, in all the concerns of life, are most rare in political affairs. It is impossible to read the dispatches of Lord Nelson or the Duke of Wel lington, or any of the multitudinous correspondences published in Parliamentary reports, without a painful sense of the extent to which the public service has always suffered by the imperfect confidence which all the Governments before the present, have generally reposed in public servants. This, we repeat it, must be the effect of cowardice or self conceit, or, in the case of governments, of a habit de rived from the constant indulgence of these weaknesses by former governments. It is not the least of the merits of Sir Robert Peel's Government if it has boldly broken through this wretched habit in all cases, as it certainly has; and with what splendid success we see in the cases of China and Canada. Having thus hastily alluded to the difficulties to be encountered in opening the Chinese empire, and to the innocency and even generosity of the means employed, we need not expend a word in allusion to the boundless advantages obtained by a free pacific communication with three hundred and fifty millions of men, previously as much estranged from us as if they occupied another planet. These advantages will not be felt perhaps for a few years to a great extent, but they are vast beyond the power of imagination to conceive. THE LONDON GAZETTE (THIS EVENING.) WHITEHALL, DEC. 11, 1844. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Sir Henry Thomas De Is Beche, lint., and Thomas Cubitt, Esq., to beher Majesty's Commissioners forinquiring into the causes of the falling of a cotton-mill, at Oldham, and as to the failure of a part of the prison, at North Leach. WAR-OFFICE, DEC. 13. 15th Light Dragoons—Sergeant-Major W. Doyle, from the 6th Dragoons, to be Cornet, without purchase, vice Iloare, promoted, Dec. 13. 9th Regiment of Foot—Lieut.-General Sir T. Arbath not, K.C.8., from 52d Foot, to be Colonel, vice Lieut.- , General Sir John Cameron, K.C.8., deceased, Dec. 7. 48th Foot—Assistant-Staff. Surgeon D. Dyco to be Surgeon, vice Edward M`lver, who retires upon half pay, Dec. 13. 52d Foot — Major-General Sir E. Gibbs, K.C.8., from the 68th Foot, to be Colonel, vice Sir T. Arbuthnot, appointed to the 9th Foot ; the Hon. E. G. Cur zon t o b e Ensign, by purch ase , vice Read, who retires Dec. 13. 55th Foot—Lie u t. 11 . H . Warren to be 'Paymaster, vice Daniell, deceased, Dec. 13. 68th Foot—Major-General C. Nicol to be Colonel, vice Sir E. Gibbs, appointed to the 52d Foot, Dec. 7. 72d Foot—M. Irwin, M.D., t o be Assistant-Surgeon, Dec. 13. 73d Foot—Ensign the lion. W. J. G. Chetwynd to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Davis, who retires ; R. M. Hickson, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Chet wynd, Dec. 13. 74th Foot—Lieutenant D. Godley, from the 3d West India Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice J. Inman, who retires on half-pay of 63d Foot, Dec. 13. 80th Foot—Lieut. W. Cookson to be Captain, by pur. chase, vice Marsh, who retires ; Ensign W. W. 0. St. John to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Cookson H. W. J. A. Brahan, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice St. John, Dec. 13. 3d West India Regiment—Lieutenant P. Bolton, from half-pay 63d Foot, to be LieutenanC(repaying the differ ence), vice Godley, appointed to the 74th Foot, Dec. 13. Ceylon Rifle Regimen-t--E. E. 11. O'Brien, M.D., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Powell,• appointed to the Staff ; IL F. Dskers, Gent., tk , be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Swettenham, appointed to the Statl; Dec. 13. HosPITAL Assistan t-Surgeon STAFF.—Staff- J. Al ‘G re - gor to be Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class. vice D. M'Gregor, deceased • Assistant-Surgaon G. W. Powell, ' M.D., from the Ceylon Rifle Regiment, to be Assistant- Surgeon to the Forces, vice M'Gregor, promoted on the Staff ; Assistant-Surgeon W, K. Swrettenham, M.D., TALLOW.—There has been more inclination on the part of holders of Russian to realize this week, and they navi- submitted to a reOttetion on former ptic • .1311 por owi. HU., A fternoon there were six public saws of 't al and the following are the results : 100 casks of E.,t India went at 40* gd to 40s 40a 9d ; 528 ea , ks South Wales 36s to 42s ; 283 pipes, 6 hhd, South Ame rican 32s to 39s- 3d, and 140 casks of St. Petersburgh 37s 6d to 40s 3d. H.M.S. DARING. The following letter has been addressed by Captain Matson, of the Daring, to Mr. Joseph White, the builder : " H.M.S. Daring, Dec. 1, 1844. " My dear Sir,—We have had only one trial since I closed my last letter; with respect to Daring, it was the same story over again; but I am able to give you a much better account of the Waterwitch, who showed her strength, and hung pretty close to our lee quarters. " On the 28th November, tried sailing by the wind, in fresh breezes, most of the brigs being under single-reefed main, and double -reefed fore topsails, and occasionally top-gallant-sails ; Daring had single-reefed fore and main topsails, and for a short time main top gallant sail; but as 1 had it all my own way, I took it in, and kept under easy sail, winning the race in a canter. Water witch carried a press of sail all day, had top-gallant sails set almost all the time, and appeared to staid up ad mirably. Osprey carried away her jib-boom, and Cruiser main top-gallant yard, soon after starting ; and Mutine missed stays in first tack, and afterwards carried 'away her jib boom—the third since leaving port. Pan taloon did nothing ; we were sailing, for the most part, against a hard sea, and she therefore went boldly to lee ward, although they have filled all her tanks with salt water. At the end of a six hours and a quarter's trial we had gained as follows Waterwitch, 1,500 yards; Espiegle, 4,800 yards; Flying Fish, 7,500 yards; Pantaloon, about five miles—but her distance could not be measured, as she was barely in sight; Osprey, Mu tine, and Cruiser, wi re out of sight, dead to leeward, about eight miles Had I carried top-gallant sails I might have b e en anot h er m il e to windward;" but as the weather was so thick, I did net think that any angles could have b. en taken ; moreover, I wished to show that we could beat them all under less sail. The Waterwitch lost a great deal every time in tacking; she had not men 'enough to work her properly, having twenty-two men on her sick list nut of her small crew. All the brigs have very large sick-lists, averaging from fifteen to twenty, owing to their being so very wet. Darinu's sick list has always been the smallest ; I have now only eight, and we have very seldom exceeded ten, mostly boys and Marines, who suffer from sea-sickness. " One of my officers yesterday received a note from a friend on board the Firebrand, who says there is but one opinion on board the Firebrand respecting Daring ; I have written several letters respecting her capabilities, copies of which I will send you with this letter. I think the Espiegle is decidedly rising in the scale ; and I think that the Mutine would have beaten the Flying Fish yes terday had she not carried away her jib-boom--I never saw her make so good a start: she is generally the very worst. The Commodore gave me an order to supply my spare jib-boom to Mutine, thinking, I suppose, tt.at Daring is the least likely.to carry one away—l am glad of it, for I hope to get another in its place a couple of inches stouter. " December 3d, off the Lizard.— We made a glorious finale yesti rday, running into the Channel; we tried with the wind a-beam, going 10i- knots, under all plain sail, except royals. At starting Daring was No. 6 in the line, but she soon passed them all, and led the field in fine style, grt3dii.!tT,- half hour. At tLe f. ry t' ;a: f• Mined as f•,llo Esp;egle, 2.400 ) :Lids ; 2,540 yards ; Flying Fish, 3,080 yards ; Osprey, 3,200 yards• Waterwitch, 4,800 yards; 'Cruiser, 5,60 0 yar d s ; and Pantaloon, 10,000 yards. You will tee that although the Daring beat theta all so niu.h, rhf. oth-r four I , IEO brigs were very near together—iinly 800 yards difference between them. The little Waterwitch did very well ; she cannot be expected to run with the large brigs, but she showed herself off in comparison to Pantaloon. The Waterwitch tried to carry a fore topmast-stud-sail, but it did her more harm than good, and she took it in. Pantaloon was sailing on her beam. ends all the after noon—l certainly never saw a man-of=-war heel over so much before, she must have sailed with an inclination of about thirty degrees ; she does not appear to be any stiffer than before she filled her water tanks. " At the end of the trial yesterday we were close in shore--about three miles from the Wolf Rock; the Com modore then made the signal to part company, and make the best of our way back to the rendezvous, off the Lizard. I put the canvass on the Daring, and we were at our post by daylight, where we met the Commodore— the only vessel in sight. Osprey made her appearance this afternoon ; but at sunset neither of the others had arrived. • " December 4.—Our trials are now over, and we are making the best of our way to ilymoutb, with orders to chase the Firebrand to the Eddystone ; the wind is light and baffling, and it depends more on chance than on good sailing who gets there first; however, I mean to see what I can do by daylight. Perhaps I may not have time to add anything more than to offer my sincere and hearty congratulation s on your sueoess in giving to the service so matchless a brig us the Daring. " Believe me, yours very sincerely, (Signed) " H. J. MATSON. " Mr. Joseph White, ship• builder, East Cowes." TUE COMMERCE or LIVERPOO - L—On the occasion of a recent meeting of that celebrated body, the Cham ber of Commerce of Manchester, its chairman went a little out of his way to twit the people of Liverpool with the asserted fact, that the revenue derived from the Customs of our port had been for some years, and was still, stationary. We have now the pleasure of inform ing that gentleman and the public that such Is not the case. We are assured that the Customs' revenue of Liverpool for the past year is likely to yield upwards of 4,500,000 e sterling, a sum greater by very nearly 500,0001 than the amount contributed last Spar. much for fact and actual figgres against mere assertion. We may add, however, for the satisfaction of our jealous neighbours of the great manufacturing wen, that from all present appearances we are not at all likely to vend is still at this point ; but, ott the conrary, overy Indication teanifestiAg it se lf o f a still further advance in our rela-, tire position amongst the other ports of the empire. It is a little singular, by the bye,_ what pains th e " liberal" people of M enchester take,from time to time, to cry down the prosperity of port, the rise or fall of whose commerce certainly af6irds a very tolerable index to the prosperity or adversity of the trade of th e ip own town. p —iool ...V.on(lcoil Wa regret to learn that a steam boiler explosion occurred on Monday, at Messrs. Lloyd and roster'a col liery, near Wecluesbm7, by whi c h th e eng i neer was litljed,— Monte Journal, firm rates, but for.common ancriiid kinds there are not , ROYAL ACADEMY. many purch ase r s . On Tuesday, the 10th i ns t ant, b e i ng the seventy- SPICES.-=i his aftornoon Clove s m e t with little atten tw sixth anniver s ary o f th e f oun d ation of the Royal o, and 53 ch es t s o f P enang at public sect were only partly disp ose d o f at a decline on former rat es of ld to Academy of Art s , a G enera l A ssem b ly of the Acade 2d, good bright bold selling at 2s, and rather dark bold i micians was h e ld a t th e i r apartments in Trafalgar ls 10d, of M ace 2 4 c h ests of Penang were sold at a de- , square, when the following distribution of premiums eline of 2d, making the fall for the week 8d ; , took place, viz. :- good sold at 2s 9d to 3r, mid 2 s 3d t o To Mr. William Gale-For the best copy merle in 2s sd, low 2s to 2s Id, Cghtly mouldly 2s 3d the Painting School, the silver medal and the lectures to 2s 4d. For Nutmegs prices are sustained, 'of the Professors Barry, Opie. and Fuseli and at auction 53 chit and 5 boxes Penang were nearly ! To Mr. George Roderick James Healey-For the all sold, fine bold at 4s to 46 Id, good 3s 8d to 3s l Id, ' good mid 3 s 5d- t o 3 s 6 d . next beat copy m a d e i n t h e P a i nt i ng S chool, the silver mid 3s 3d t o 3 s 4 d , l ow mid medal. 20 I Id, and m ou ldy 2 s 9d to 3s id, worm eaten is Id to To Mr. Willi am G a l e -F or t h e b est Drawing from Is 3,1 ; of whit e P e pp er 93 casks of Tellicherry were offered, and s o ld a t Th dto 8d f or fi ne b old, and two lots the Life, th e s il ver me d a l . a t9d ; for commo n t h ere were few orders ; Government To Mr. Alfred Gsitley-For the best Model from seconds are 3s 7d to 3s 9d, and private thirds 2s 8d to the Life, the silver medal. 3s ;21 bags of Pimento at public sale were sold at 4d To Mr. Geor ge L ow -F or the best Drawings of for mid q ua li t y, the Church of St. Mary Woolnoth, the silver medal. MoLasses.-West India are fetching previous rates, To Mr. 'William Wood Deane-For the next best and merchants show firmness ; but there has been only Drawings of the Church of St. Mary Woolnoth, the a limited busin'iss transacted. Antigua bas been fetching silver medal. 24s to 24s 6d per cwt ; thereare purchasers of the lower To Mr. George Eiger Hicks-For the best Draw descriptions to some extent at a decline on previous rates ings from the Antique, the silver medal. of 6d per cwt. East India are still fetching former prices. Cocoa.-West I n d ia h as suet with ready purchasers, To Mr. Al exan d er R owan-For the next best and the p arce l s o f Trinidad'disposed of p r i va t e l y h ave Drawings fr om th e A n ti que, the silver medal. ben At stiff rates, th e supp l y.of good and fine kinds is T. Mr. Alfred Brown-F or th e b est M odel from not ample for the demaed-the public sales of 185 bags the Antique, the silver medal. of Grenada went briskly, good red at 465, middling Which was concluded with a short address from 42s 6d, and common at 41s per cwt. Foreign from 30s the President to the students. to 34s per cat. Cocoa Shells at 15s to 16s per cwt. The General Assembly afterwards proceeded to RICE.-Thera has been an increased inquiry for Ben- appoint officers for the ensuing year, when Sir Martin gal since tilis day week, and in consequence of the scanty Archer Shee was unanimously re-elected President. Slipply at market buyers have paid a further advance in Council. -New List-John Prescott Knight, Henry priceslow white fetching 11 tolls 3d, midding Ils 6d William Pickersgill, Ch ar l es R o b ert Cockerell, and to 12s, and s u p er i or sorts 12s 3d to 12s ed per cwt. J Madras has m e t w ith more attention ; 684 bags at oseph Mallord Willi am T urner, Esqs. auction fetched 8 s t o 8 s 6 d f or good yellow, 8s to 8s fid Old List-Sir Willi am Ch arles Ross, Clarkson for sea da mage d' fi rst c l ass, and 7s 6d per cwt for second Stanfield, Charl es R o b ert L eslie, and Edward Hodges class. The low sorts of Java are in request at previous Baily, Escls• rates. Cleaned Rice at 14s to 18s for Patna, and 23s t o Visitor s i n th e Lif e Academy.-New List-Win. 27s par owe for Car o li na . Mulready, Daniel Maclise, Henry William Pickers- INDIGO.-The dulness in the market for East India gill, and Thomas Uwins, Esqs. has increased, and so limited has been the business trans- Old List--Abraham Cooper, J. J. Chalon, Rqs. ; acted for shipping and home consumption this week, Sir William Charles Ross; William Etty, and Solo thet it is difficult to quote prices with accuracy; indeed mon Alexander Hart, Esqs. they are little better than nominal. In Spanish there Visitors in the School of Painting. --New List-- has been very little business transacted, and if parcels William Etty, Solomon Alexander Hart, John Pres were to be pressed for sale a decline in prices would be cott Knight, and Daniel Maclise, Esqs. the reselt The quarterly sale of East India has been ' ' fixed for the 21 s t o f J anuary ; already 3,306 chests Old List-Joh n J ames Ch a l on, William Mulready, are advertised. Henry William Pickersgill, and William Frederick raorr.-The market has become rather quiet, and the Witherington, Esqs. demand this season for the new Fruit up to the present Auditors re-elected-William Mulready, J. AL W time has been unprecedently large. Prices remain firm, Turner, Esqs., and Si r Ri c h ar d Westmacott. Zante and Cepe a l on i a new C urrants 475, Yatras 49s to 50s, Denis Raisins 40:, Lexia 38s, Valen tin 50s, Smyrna black 38s, Red 45s to 475, Eleme, 48s to 503, Sultana 60s, Muscatels 55s to 100 s per cwt. At public sales 22,781 drums new Turkey pulled Firs ' a great po r ti on so ld f rom 45s to 80s. Impe rial French Plums in cartons 100 s to 1053, i-cartons 100 s to 1255, i-cartons 100 s to 1395, if-cartons 120 s, 1-16th cartons 121 s to 1235, *-boxes 70s to 85s, and Prunes in i-chest at 345, OILS.-There has been a falling off in the demand for all descriptions of common Fish Oils this week, and only a limited business has been transacted ; Southern is also fetching full rates 29/ to 341 being obtained for common to fine quality, but for other sorts prices are going down ; Pale Seal selling at 341 to 34155, and Cod at 311 to 311 105 per ton, The market is in a very dull state for Sperm, For Linseed Oil priced are yet on the decline, there being a very large quantity produced ; but at 228 3d to 22s 6d extensive purchases have been made on the spot, and for delivery several contracts are entered into at 22s 9d to 23s per cwt, some parcels have been taken by shippers. For Rape Seed Oil further reduced rates are accepted; Pale at 34s to 348 6d, and brown 33s to 33s 6d. Cocoa Nut Oil, fine, 27s to 278 6d, and other sorts 25s to 26s 6d. Palm 25s to 25s 6d for fine quality. Olive Oil, 411 to 421 for Gallipoli, and 381 to 401 per tun for Barbary and Spanish. American Lard Oil is 401 to 411, and African ground nut Oil 33/ to 33110 s per tun. This afternoon at public 100 tons of superior White Cocoa Nut Oil were taken in at 24s to 25s 9d. HEALTH OF TOWNS. Yesterday a public meeting took place at Exeter-hall, for the purpose of forming an association to promote legislative and other measures for the improvement of the health of towns. The Marquis of Normanby occupied the chair, and among those on the platform were —the Earl of Shelburne, Mr. Sheil, M.P. ; Sir R. H. Inglis, Bart., M.P. ; Sir William Clay, Bart., M.P. ; Mr. Ewart, M.P. ; Mr. Hawes, M.P. ; Dr. Southwood Smith ; the Rev. Mr. Champneys, &c. The Marquis of NORMANDY opened the proceedings by reading letters from the Bishops of London, Norwich, and St. David's, Lord J. Manners, Mr. D'lsraeli, Archdeacon Wilberforce, Mr. Ridley Colborne, Lord Ashley, Mr. Mac kinnon, and Sir E. L. Bulwer, expressing their regret that, from various unavoidable causes, they were prevented attending at the meeting. The Noble Marquis then stated that the meeting was called for the purpose of giving practical effect to plans for improving the health of towns—plans which had received almost universal ap probation from men of all parties, but which, strange to say, had not as yet been carried into effect. How such a state of things as was developed in the reports of the Commissioners could have been allowed to grow up in such a country as this he was at a loss to understand. His attention had first been called to the subject while he was Secretary of State, but he never was more convinced of the frightful importance of the subject than he was at the present time. He was convinced that the evil was in creasing daily in extent and virulence. Since the session he had been studying the report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the Health of Towns, and also the reports of the last Census Commission. He would state to the the meeting a few of the results of their inquiries. The county of Lancaster, it appeared, stood at the head of the unhealthy counties. It had deteriorated in the healthiness of its populaiton ; but it had gained in wealth. The property-tax now yielded 136 per cent. over the pro ceeds of the last. But the census showed a great increase in the number of deaths. The census of 1811 gave one in forty six as the number of deaths; now, the proportion was one in thirty-six. At the same time he should add, that the census for the whole kingdom exhibited an increase, though not to the same extent. In 1811 the proportion of deaths was one in fifty; now, it was one in forty-five. Manchester stood second among the unhealthy towns in the kingdom. It was a fact dese rv i ng o f recollection that those districts in which modern science had made its greatest advances in the promo tion of manufactures and other pursuits were the most un healthy. There were eight counties in which the average mortality was less than the average of the whole country. They were counties in which there had been the least amount of social change. They were Devonshire, Cornwall, Hamp shire, Dorsetahire, Sussex, Herefordshire, Lincolnshire, and the North Riding of Y or k s hi re. In Lancashire, on the other hand, where the social changes had been the greatest, the mortality had been the highest, and the general con dition of the people was the lowest. Out of 100 men 52 could not write their names, and out of 100 women 67. Yet those parts of Lancashire which bordered on West moreland stood the highest in point of instruction. In Ash ton only 8 women and 12 men out of 100 could write their names. Eighty years ago 70 out of 100 could write their names. The balance in favour of Lancashire as regarded property was 98, while the proportion, as regarded health, was 2to 1 against it. If we thus found wealth and death holding divided empire in the new district, was it not the duty of every man to consider how it arose—and if it should not he put an end to? It was not merely the increase of mortality among the poor in our manufacturing dis tricts that ought to be made the subject of inquiry, The effect of existing arrangements on the morals of the eole ought also to be considered. If it was true that moral habits could not long endure unless there was a decent home, so also the home would not long remain decent if there were not moral habits.—(Hear, hear.) The great postu late of society in the present day appeared to be that there should be a fair day's wages fora fair day's work. A thing equally necessary was, that there should be a fair day's work for a fair day's wages. The hours of relaxation were the life of the working man. 'Whatever would distinguish him from his fellow-workman must he accomplished within those hours. Some would say that for the correction of all the evils by which the social condition of the people was afflicted we ought to look to the march of civilisation, as if the march of civilisation had not retrograded. The whole subject must be faced at once. There had been propositions for the establish.. ment of baths and washhouses, and of parks for the recrea tion of the people. These were all steps in a right direction, but he hoped they would not be brought forward as any ma* son for a pause.---(Hear.) The reports that had been made by Mr. Clay and Mr. Coulthorp and other gentlemen, on the subject of the condition of particular towns, showed that the object might be effected by a general and contemporaneous movement at a very small comparative expense. The laying on of water at every other house, the provision of adequate sewerage, of side drains, the removal of all refuse from the houses, the cleansing of the streets, and the opening of new streets, might, it was calculated, all be effected at an ex pense of 14,000/. per annum for every 100,000 persons, to he repaid at the end of every 20 or 30 years respectively. In this calculation 40,000/. was allowed to each 100,000 for the opening of new streets; for parks and public walks 1,0001. a year, and fur the salary to a medical officer of health 300/. —a low sum, but one for which many gentlemen would be ready to undertake the duties. The expense would Average 155. a year for each house, and 3s. for each person. Dr. Playfair calculated, that the saving to the population of Manchester alone in the prevention of disease and its accom panying expenses would be 989,0001. a year, a sum which would equal the difference between the highest and lowest prive of the b rea d consumed by the population. The Noble Marquis concluded with an eloquent appeal to the meeting to do all in their power to put an end to a state of things the continuance of which was neither safe to them as citizens Aor ereditebl, to them unliristlans. Nir h. H. leceLia, in moving the first resolution, which declared that the want of proper sewerage, drainage, and effectual cleansing of towns, was the cause of sickness, suf. fering, and a high rate of mortality, as well as of the moral and physical deterioration of the people, observed that if this me ting produced no other effect, it would at least do good by giving publicity to the condition of the people. The reports of the Commissioners were full of evidence of the dreadful state of the towns in consequence of the defective drainage and sewerage. He was not going to intrude one word that could possibly interfere with the harmony of their proceedings; but he begged permission to remind them that in thus endeavouring to Improve the dwellings of the poor they were commenc;ng with the lowest set of influences that gould affect their social condition. He hoped, also, that higher ones would not be lost sight of. It was well to take care that the poor should have a sufficient supply of water, but they must also be supplied with the living waters of ruth.—(Hear.) The Hon, Baronet concluded by moving he resolution, Mr. HAWEI seconded the resolution. He expressed his cordial gratification at being able to co-operate here with Sir R. Inglis, to whom he was so often opposed eliewhere. At the same time, he did not think that the wishes of the Hon. Baronet with respect to the improvemCnt of the spiritual condition of the people would be less likely to be accom plished by their first setting about the improvement of their physical and moral condition.—(llear.) Mr. Cnituxx, who spoke from the body of the meeting, here called the attention of the Chairman to an omission in the resolution. It did net include among the objects of the Society the state of the graveyards or burial places in towns. He hoped that some reference to the subject would be made in the resolution. The CHAIRMAN suggested that the resolution; though it did not directly mention the subject, yet did not exclude it. The resolution was then put and carried. Mr. Slim rose to move the second resolution, which was to the effect that a subscription should be opened to carry out the objects of the p ropose d S oc i ety. He was delighted to see the Hon. Baronet who had proposed the first resolution had returned from Rome in such good health.—(A laugh.) He was glad also that he had brought them such a description of the Roman sewers.—(A laugh.) On this occasion he (Mr. Shell) and the Hon. Baronet happily coincided. They did sot often coincide.---(Hear.) Indeed, one of the most felicitous circumstances attending this subject was that they were able to coincide upon it, although so accustomed to differ on others. There could be no question as to the de sirableness of the objects proposed to be attained, The next question was the means. That was embraced by the resolu tion he held in his hand. He was, however, of opinion, that no voluntary subscriptions would avail unless there was also legislative ffitt-ifeTelleee They must not be satisfied with this aingli meeting. Societies must be formed throughout the ()wintry, and Members of Parliament must be called on to lend their aid. The Hon. Gentleman concluded by moving the resolution. The Roy: I4'. OnAMPNEYS seconded the resolutio n . A s oPe of e working clergy of London, in a parish of 35,0ci0 persons and containing some of the poorest of the poor (Whitechapel), he could b e ar te s ti mon y t o th e state of penury l,662 in which they were . 1-4 knew one street in w hi ch persons !me erowded in small narrow alleys, most of them Cu}- -saes, within the space of 1-16th of a mile.— MeV. To other parts of London those confined di stricts were cleared" ter the new streets. Where did the people go ? Either to new places like the old ones, or to overcrowd those which were crowded before.—(ffear.) The resolution was agreed to. Sir W, CIAT. I art., proposed the third resolution, which jet fterth the saving in parochial and other expense; which the accomplishment of the proposed regulations would effect. tiztAZIOAll 111991;1414 t o reiciatiQui Which was salted 11 (4.R.RIED. h Fm 01100 On the 28th ult.. at Florence,_ in the British o r 4* Creswell Esq., of Gibraltar, to Mary second lisug" o ° ,lo late Rev, William Fraser, Rector •f s. North ' V iral i th r n sin oll ' ° ja i / O v a cta the 3d inst., at St. Andrew's Church, 'V u l c an 0 lateße dpwtaainrd G R ( a ) n df a rep ayn to e E , m u il e y C t lar c e, eldest trti___,...rf datira st op- orf, pu y- on] the Bombay Army. . o: ,.. a ilit, e ' ii On the 10th inst. at St. James's Church, I' ..-A.agal.- Francis Trevithick, of Crewe, Cheshire, t• M ar l' i wit" Mr. Francis Ewart, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. •,, ;lc P' - .,_ 0 On the 10th inst., at Rockbeare, Francis D. v„ 11 ;40,024. b li e m a ti r t e - C co ol u o r n t e , l p o ey f o t n h . e 4th (Queen's Own) Lig ht l ' n- of,. Sarah Anne, only daughter of H. F. Bidgood , Escl " rtbf 1 Wo l t i t' dill s On the 10th inst., at York-street Chape l ' h. ~ Lieutenant Garwood Wellesley 'Wpollaston, °f &,. t ho• Navy, to Miss Sarah Winfield, of Gerard-street , ow if , Rector 0 ri the of On DIED. the 2d inst., the infant son of the Be C * F ' 4l. 61°1 ( t i la in rl s to t, n it , t llo m le l r. ae. near bit" . utbi Newport, if°'lll° sd i Miss Allfrey, aged 44. P i i, ALP" 1 1 .1 e t :rt a ° n t t P. R. S. (1 4 , 0 44 %, 0 h ils e str 2 ; d teht i , n i s on t. xs , tf: a r t dG. Bo gnor, Sir Isaac ig.__on, of a the 9th inst., Mar' the wife of G. Y. ' place, Chelsea, I/ of 11°7 ' of bet 912 1101 ' 'oo' On the 9th inst ,in London , Captain . 101 ' n of Majesty's 26th Regiment, third of G. S. Stors , .. I tuf , oe ° common, Surrey. On the 10th inst., at Hastings, Joseph 131.30 '' of St. Mary's Chapel, Hastings. aged 53. eor i : Langdale . Esq., _to London: Printed and Published b D 11 I -- .10 0111 0.. a j No. 112, &read, Printer , at TL RU * Ofreo-uail B ,,,ttand, in the Preeiiet of the Osintr '— uuddlitex, Friday, Deogmba Is, 10 from the Ceylon Rifle Regiment, to be Assistant-Sur geon to the Forces, vice Dycr•, promoted in the 48th Foot, Dec. 13. WHITEHALL, DEC. 3. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Thomas Topham, of Middleham, i❑ the north riding of the county of York, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY. Henry Higgins, cloth merchant, Leeds. BANKRUPTS. Charles Sneezum, victualler,_Wynyatt. street, to su r • render Dec. 20, at tw e l ve , and Jan. 24, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Basing hall-street ; Buchanan and Grainger, Basinghall-street. William Attwater, dyer, Devonshire -street, Queen: square, Dec. 19, at twelve, and Jan. 28, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee, King's Arm's-yard ; Whittaker, Furnivars-inn, Holborn. Samuel Libbis, innkeeper, Stratton saint Mary, Nor folk, Dec. 24, at half -past one, and Jan. 21, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry; A r hb, - Ati, Rolls-yard, Chan porytlarej Day, Norwich. Itichsrd Stockley, upholsterer, Ramszate, Dee. 23, at twelve, and Jan. 22, At one, at the Courf of Bankruptcy. lig, 01444 mislonge, Coleman-street-buildings, Moor gate-street; Llewelloo, C oo k' s - court, Lincoln's Inn-fields. John Forster, cloth manufacturer, Leeds, Dec. 24, and Jan. 21, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Fearne, official assignee, Leeds ; Smith, Leeds ; Wiglelworth, Tlidsdale", and Cr§cidocl:, Gyay's 4rin;stinarti, London, hi ni jemin Oreigh ail4' Thomas Uusssell Creigh, cart wrights, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Dec. 19 t at Bali-past twelve, and_ Fe t h. 4l 3 .ll , k a e t r tw o o ftii 4 44 n , j ri a c14 1 4 • , assignee, Newcastle-upon- Tyne ; Gibson, Newcastle-upon-Tyn e ; Maples, Pearse, ci a a t i he Newcastle-upon-Tyne Maples, and Stevens, Frederick's -place,. QM JPWrY, Henryllr :tlentley, nonimt§sion aptit, Liverpool, Dec. 20, 2'3, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court, Turner, official anignee ; Ilivorpuoi I Oliver, Old Jewry. Absa!om Yrannis, irnnfounder, Halltin, Dec. 23, and Jan. 22, at tv..elve, at the Liverpool Dis trict Court. Morgue, official assignee, Liverpool ; Milne and Company, Temple, London ; Roberts a n d eon, Mold, Flintshire, George Harrold, merehant, Birininghatn, Dec. 24. and Jan. 21, at half- past tell, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official 'assignee ; Ryland, Birmingham. Thoggo Beresford, boat owner ; Lincoln ; I.ec, P 4, and Jan. 14, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Fearne, official assignee, Leeds ; Galworthy and Co., Cooke's court, London ; Andrew, Lincoln ; Payne, Eddison. tiad Ford, 04ttwel - Panora, paper banger, It tuicheAer, Dee. 4'4, and Jan. 21, at eleven, at the Manchester District G.urt. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester ; Edge and Parker, Manchester; Mawe, New Bridge.street, Blackfriars. PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of lirown or Muscovado Sugar, for the week lending Dec. 10, 1844, is Uos. 10d. per cwt., exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the im portation thereof into Great Britain COURSE OF EXCHJ Amsterdam CF. 12 6 Ditto, at sight l2 4 Rotterdam 2U. 12 6i Antwerp 25 95 Hambargh M.B. 13 13i Altena l3 134 Paris, 3 days' eight 25 70 Ditto, 3 months 25 96 Marseilles Bourdemix • 25 95 Frankfort en liking 121 NGE.—(THIS DAY.) Gibraltar Logkorn 3O 50 Genoa 25 95 Milan Teaks Naples 394 Palermo, per oz llB Lisbon s4i () Porte 54-; Rio Janeiro 24 Bahia 24 Bianca Ayres NewTork,2ldys sight Philadelphia ......... PBICTIi OF BULLION, PER OZ. Foreign Gold, bars. .£3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin 3 17 $ Now Doubloons..... 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 4 9; wirpr in Rare 0 4 1.1 Peteraburgh, iUs 37 Berlin 7 Vienna, effee. fl. 3 M 9 f. 4 Trieste, ditto Madrid 36-1 Cadis ildbas 36 Barcelona 36 Seville BANK OF ENGLAND. (Fr.,rn Friday Night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Vic toria, cap. 32, for the Week ending on Saturday, the 7th Jay of December, 1844. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. X. i X. Notes issued ... 27,817,505 'Government debt 11.015,100 Other securities 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion Silver bullion £27,817,505 M. MA Dated the 12th day of De I £27,817,505 RSITALL, Chief Cashier. eember, 1844. BANKING D] .C. :PARTMENT. Proprietors'cepi tal ... 14,553,000 Hest 3,110,069 Public deposits (including Ex chequer,Savings banks, Commis sioners of Na tional Debt, and dividend ac- Government secu rities (includ ing Dead Weight Annuity) Other securities 10,193,713 Notes Gold and silver coin counts) Other deposits heven day and other bills 966,45: .£32.847,905 1 M. MA Dated the 12th day of Del MARKET IN TELLIGENCE. (From the London New Pike Current of Dec. 13.) SUGAR.-To day there was only a limited bu-iriess .rausacted in any kind of West India Sugar, the quantity sold amounting to only 300, making the total purchases for the week. 1,300 hhds and tierces, and the decline in prices during that time 6d to is per cwt. On Tuesday 100 hhds of Barbadoes will be offered at public sale. REFINED.-Although farther reduced rates have been accepted for Refined Goods still the home rade purchase with reluctance, and the supply is getting large of all descriptions. Brown lumps are selling at 71s ; Standard Lumps 72s 6d to 73s ; Tittlers low to middling 71s to 735, good 74s to 755, fine and very fine 76 to 80s ; Hambro Loaves, 72s to 81s, double 82s to 90s, and wet lumps 70s to 70s 6d per cwt. To day the home Trade purchased Refined goods more freely, paying 71s to 71s 6d for brown, and 72s 6d to 73s per cwt for standard lumps. MAURITIUS.-Although there are sellers at prices rather under those of this day week, still the purchases made by private treaty have been extremely limited in all descriptions, and none has been submitted to public competition. EAST ImniA.-This afternoon more , inclination was shown_ to purchase Bengal Sugar. At public sale 2,711 bags were brought forward, and all sold at full rates ; fine white Dacca at 66s 6d to 68s, good 64s 6d to 665, damp and washed 62s 6d to 675, tine strong yellow 64s 6d to 675, good 603 to 635, good middling 58s to 58s 6d, middling 54s 6d to 575, low 52s 6d to 545, damp and washed 51s 6d to 575, brown damp and washed 46s to 47s ; a few lots of other sorts went Kent at 45s for brown, and 51s fur low damp yellow. 79 cases 80 bags of Penang at the 32s duty and 5 per cent were so iid low yellow duty paid at 56s 61, fine brown 55s 6.1, goo , ' 53s 6d to 54s 6J, ordinary 4bs, damp and washed 48s to 53s per cwt. Foaeme.-There has been a falling off in the de mand for all descriptions of Foreign Sugar since this day week ; holders however manifest firmness, and prices differ little from those of last year. Yellow Havannah cannot be purchased upon lower terms, but the business transacted by private contract has been upon a small scale only, and the sound of 1088 chests at public sale was taken in at the full value. fine at 22s 6d, good 21s 'to 21s 6d, and low to middling 19s 6d to 20s6d ; a few lots of damaged were, however, disposed of upon rather lower terms, and went at 18s 6d to 21s for low to fine quality ; since the sale, however, 900 boxes of the sound have been sold at 20s 6d to 21s 6d. The market is in a quiet state for white. COFFEE.-This afternoon there was a large quantity of Coffee adopted for - home consumption brought for ward. The public sales consisting of 1443 bags of Ceylon, 295 bags of Singapore Java, 229 casks and 123 barrels of Berbice of • the new crop. The Ceylon con sisted chiefly of Plantation kinds, the whole of which was withdrawn ; other sorts sold more freely at firm rates, good ordinary fetched 52s 6d to 535, and sea damaged first class 51s 6d to 525. Of the Berbice a very small part only sold upon easier terms, 10w 53s 6 m d id t d o 1 5 i middling 7 6 3 d s t g t to ( 7 ) r a ry sound,4s s good middling went at 80 s t o 87s, middling 74s 6d fi t n o e 7 o B r s d , and damaged in the coun t r y 34 s per cwt. Triage 38s to 455. J da ay so a r6dd w i na fine fIu TEA.-There etaken t i o6 n ss a s° t st' 37 ) r7 s do f is o n, this week, and only a :;mall amount of business has been transacted by private treaty. There was not much spirit in the biddings at the public sales whieh commenced yesterday, and finished this afternoon. Pro prietors however manifested firmness, and bought in several parcels at stiff rates. Of the quantity offered, amounting to 18,041 packages, 5,450 were disposed of at previous rates excepting for flyson and Ganpo w der, which went ld to lid under former prices ; scented Orange Pekoe went rather higher ; Congou ord sold at 10d to 100, fresh and new kinds 11d, rather coarse to rather strong 114 d to is ld, blackish leaf to blackish leaf rather strong, Is 2d, blackish leaf Pekoe kind Is 6d to 2s, Souchong fine 2s to 2s ld, Pouohong 6d to 7d, Flowery Pekoe 2s 4d, blackish leaf Pekoe is id, Orange Pekoe Is sd. fine scented 3s 4d to '3s 4id, Hyson common 2s 6d to 2s 6d fair good 2s 7d to 2s 10d, file to superfine 3s to 65,, Young Hyson, Canton and Twankay kind 2s 3d, Hyson Skin common Is, Imperial Canton Twankey kind 2s 6d to 2s 9d Hyson kind 2s lOid to 3s 2d, Gunpowder Hyson kind 3s 3d to 4s 74d Canton 2s 4d to 2s 9d, Campio is Twankey fine to Hyson kind 28 to 2s 4d, common is 3d but mid is 4d per lb. Rom, BRANDY, AND HoLLANne.-Holders of Leeward Island Rum are not inclined to submit to any further de cline in pric es ; b ut the business transacted this week has been to a sma l l extent only at 2s 33d to 2s 4d proof . strength. Th e market is and the tend ency of prices is . downwards ; 28 to 34 per cent. O. P. is. 3s in a very dull. state for Jamaica,7d to 3i 11d, superior 4a to 6s ; there are several parcels on offer. Prices are still on the decline for Calcutta, and salvo for arrival hayy bcoil made at 2s to 2s Id per gallon, proof, with certificate, and at 2s 2d to 2s 2id here. Demerara. has been taken sparingly, strong descriptions at 3s to 3s 6d per gallon. The stock of East India is 2,100 casks, and of West India 2,200 casks less than it was in 1843 at this time. In the best sorts of Brandy there has been a good deal doing at 6 * IL tk,; ~. bia,;'