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L EAGUE MEETING, THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN. The FIRST MEETING for the PRESENT YEAR of the NATIONAL AN I I COll iN -LAW I.F.AGITE, will 11(> heldT'n 1 - 1 , ' • •. EVENI NO NEXT, the '2stti inst. The meeting will be addressed by T. M. Gibson, Esq , M.P. ; the Hon. Edward Bouverie ; the Rev. John Burnett, of Camberwell ; and W. J. Fox, Esq. George Wilson, Esq., hill take the Chair precisely at Seven o'clock. Cards of admission to the stage and boxes may be had on ap plication, after Monday next, at the Central Offices of the League, No. 67, Fleet-street. The Cards of Registered Members of the League will, as heretofore, admit to the Pit and Galleries of the Theatre. EAST INDIA HOUSE, JANUARY 17, 1844. THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST INDIA COMPANY do hereby give notice, That a SPECIAL GENERAL COURT of the said COMPANY will be held at their House, in Leadenhall-street, on FRIDAY, the 26th instant, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon, at the desire of Nine Proprietors of East India Stock, in com pliance. with the following Requisition, viz. : " To the Hon. the CHAIRMAN of the COURT of DI- RECTORS of the EAST INDIA COMPANY. " HONOURAILF. SIR,— " We, the undersigned Proprietors of East India Stock, re quest that a Special General Court may be convened at the earliest period, to take into consideration the following resolu tions proposed to be submitted to them. " Ist. That from the printed papers recently'laid before the Proprietors on the subject of Sinde, it is the opinion of this Court that the proceedings of the Government of India, which 11 ' ended in the dethronement, exile, and imprisonment of the Ameers, and the seizure of their country and private property, were uncalled for, impolitic, and unjust. " 2d. That this Court does therefore most earnestly recom mend to the Court of Directors the immediate adoption of such steps, by representation to her Majesty's Government or other wise, as may cause all practicable reparation to be made for the injustice already committed, and enforce the abandonment of a line of policy inconsistent with good faith, and subversive of the interests of the British rule in India. " We have the honour to be, " Honourable Sir, " Your obedient Servants, "J. SULLIVAN. " WM. J. EASTWICK. " JOSEPH HUME. " CHARLES FORBES. " HARFORD JONES BRYDGES. "JOHN' POYNDER. "ARTHUR JAMES LEWIS. "A. HOGG. " THOMAS MARRIOTT. " London, January 16, 1844." JAMES C. AIELVILL, Secretary, STAG AND PHEASANT COMMERCIAL INN, LEICESTER. To BE LET, and may be entered upon at Lady-day next, that old established and well frequented commercial house. the STAG AND PHEASANT, Humber stonegate, Leicester, which is replete with every convenience. An extensive and successful business has been carried on at these premises for nearly fifty years. The house is most eligibly situated, being in the centre of the town, opposite the principal Railway and Coach-office, and within a few minutes walk of the Railway sta•ion. A considerable Vt holesale Wire and Spirit Trade has for some time been establshed, and Spirit Vaults form part of the premises. The Stag is an excellent Market-house, and well frequented by the respectable Farmers and Graziers of the neighbou. hood. The Stabling is already ample, and could be added to if re quired. HALL OF C 0 ERCE AND GENERAL SUBSCRIPTION ROOMS, LONDON. SOAPLD OF SUPERINTENDFNCE. Sir GEORGE LARPENT, Flart., Chairman. JOHN CATTLEY, Esq., Deputy Chairman. William Burnie, Esq. James Pattison, h.sq. James Cook, Esq. Sir John Pirie, Bart. Robert Cottesworth, Esq. John D. Powles, Esq. Matthew Forster, Esq., .tI.P. Henry James Prescott, Esq. Abel Lewes Gower, Esq. Baron L. de Rothschild. Samuel Gurney, Esq. David Salomons, Esq. Thomson Hankev, jun., Esq. John James Siordet, Esq. Kirkman D. Hodgson, Esq. Martia Tucker Smith, Esq. John Irving, Esq., M.P. Wm. Thompson, Esq., M.P. Henry Kinveote, Esq. Thomas Weeding, Esq. James Mathisson, Esq., M.P. Geo. Frederick Young, Esq. The HALL of COMMERCE has been erected to provide a central point of meeting in the Commercial World for the Merchants, Bankers, Ship-owners, Manufacturers of the Jolted Kingdom, Captains of vessels, Foreigners engaged in commercial or other pursuits, and the Public in general. The REA.DING-ROOM adjoining is provided with all the eading Foreign and British newspapers, and general commer cial intelligence from all parts of the world, maps, charts, itine "'Aries, directories, steam-boat and railroad information, list of ships sailing to all parts of the world, prices current, documents and books of 'reference on commercial subjects. There are also Rooms for PRIVATE BUSINESS and FIRE-PROOF VAULTS and SAFES for the depusit of valuables. In addition to the above conveniences, the Subscribers will 'have the use of an EXCELLENT LIBRARY on COMMER CIAL SUBJECTS. The Establishment will be conducted by the Proprietor, un der the superintendence of a Board of Subscribers. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION PER ANNUAL Pervons residing in London, or within 12 miles... IL 111. 6d. Persons residing at a greater distance London, September 1, 1843. The BOARD of SUPERINTENDENCE of the " HALL of COMMERCE" take leave to draw your attention to this Institution. It has been built and established at a very great cost, by a single individual, for the convenience of the Commercial Com munity of the City of London, with a degree of public spirit worthy ti l t metropolis of the world. The subsztription is now placed on so moderate a scale as to he no object of consideration, in proportion to the conveniences offered, which are set forth in the above Prospectus ; and the Board are of opinion, that without interfering with any of the existing establishments appropriated to specific branches of trade, these conveniences may be found available by a very large body of ;persons in the City of London—by parties visiting London o,lcasiodally on mercantile affairs—and by gentlemen from the Gontinent and other foreign ports. GEORGE LARPENT, Chairman. JOHN CATTLEY, Deputy Chairman. N.B. A Coffee-room is now open for the accommodation of Cho, EUbSCrliber S. NASS U STATE LOAN of 2,600.000 Florins. To be ne-imbursed with Dividends of 50,000A5., 40,000f15., 3 0,000f15., 25, 000fls., &c. Grand Pul.lic Distribution on Ist FEBRUARY NEXT, at 'WIE'SBADEN. Official bulletins thereof immediately for- Wardec.l to every Shareholder abroad. Pri ce of the Shares, 10s. ; Eleven for Si. ; Twenty-three for 10/. -; and Forty-eight for 201. sterling, payable by Pest office oreltrs or remittances. Apply for full particulars, without delay, to A. JACOBS and CO., bankers, Frankfort-on-Maine. To save nostages, all letters addressed to Messre. Jacobs and Co., 34, Vellclose-square, London, will be promptly for warded. VORtI r TABLE KNIVES Us. per doz. Dr2SSERT, 9s. ; CARVERS, 3s. 6d. per pair. TABLE. DESSERT. CARVERS. doz. ' doz. pair. handfi Ime balance handle 18s. Od. 14s. Od. 6s. 6d. 4- in balance handle,largeq and v , best ma d & with Watt ,on's Albata Plate handles, equal to silver 22 6 18 0 8 6 Forks half the price of the above. These I R ,v'ases have for Fifty years ranked pre-eminent for their Cutler y which is always exchanged, if not approved. ,„ Fruit Destx 'rt Knives ot Watson's new Albata Plate, with french Forks 3,•nd Ivory Handles, 2/. ss. per sett a 24 pieces ; 'to. With Carver Ivory Handles, or with Albata Plate Handles 411 d Blades, Alho ert Pattern, D. 10s. per set of 24 pieces. C. Watson's IS 'ew Albata Plate possesses the following su- De',lerity over all other mixed metals :—A perfect sweetness purity,•ind silvery appearance, and great durability. tron g Tea-pots fo r Six Persons, 245. each ; Cruet Frames, 'WI four richly en it bottles, 225. each ; and is manufactured llto every other :at' tide for Ole table and sideboard. Papier w iaghe Tea-trays, .35 a. a set of three up to Ten Guineas. LAMPS. BRILLI„,ANC Y ANITE6OS;O::.IY IN LIGHT. WATSON'I 1 houses, 41 and 42, Ba:bican, and 16, Nor .," Folgate, containt all the most approved II amps of the day. Palm er ' s C a ndle Lamp, which requires no s ;iuffing, 9s. 6d. complete, and upwart Is. 2. The Medium Lamp, ;o burn a - ak c an dl e seven h ot us for twopence, 255. each, snomp'ete ; M agnums, g i v i ng a s p,lendid light, 425. ; Solar Lamps, now so . 11111 ,4 used, to burn cow imon oil without smoke or smell, .225. 6d., ` l4l upwards. His Iliustrateel Catalogue and Price Current is just published containing a detailed list of his justly celebrated Albata i l .°•, which ybe had gratis and pnst- free, on applicati,on at .es , 41 and 42, Barbican, and 16, Norton Folgate. TO LADIES. OW - LAND'S KALYDOR, P RONIZED Y HER THE. j 4 QI- 2tEN," A V. HE ROYAL FAMILY, MAJESTY AND THE SEVE 'I- , COUR' TS OF EUROPE. "rnposeeJ of BALSAMIC EXOTICS, derived chiefly , o ,m the Ems t, and utterly pure and free from all mineral or e tallic admi x cure. It exerts the most soothing, gentle, cool 50(1purifj ing action on the skin, and by its agency on the W e : POr " and mi :ute secretory vessels, most effectually dissi ,%" all redn, ss, tan, pimples, blotches, spots, freckles, and eutaneev a visitations. The radiant bloom it imparts to t ." cheek, a n d th e so ft ness a nd d e li cac y it indu:Ts on the hands, ' lll 's, and net k, render it indispensable to every Toilet. th As a Pres( trvative of the Skin from the effects of frosts and e bleak win cis of winter, its virtues are universally acknow ledged. t U entletnen trill find it peculiarly grateful in allaying the irri itiurt of the ek fel after shaving. C AUTION .- —Each genuine bottle has the words " ROW EA/sll-% — " I S IC/XL YDOR" printed on the wrapper, and - RONA/LAND & SON, 20, HATTON-GARDEN," -- "g r av , ed on the Government Stamp affixed to each bottle. Pric e 4s. 6d. rind Ss. 6d. per bottle, duty included. I,sk for ROWLAND'S KALYDOR." Sol ld by them, and by Chemists and Perfumers. All others are Spurious Imitations! 1 PRA faIPTON'S PILL OF HEALTH. .The manifold advantages to the Heads of Families from tht wl!!trsion o f a medicine of known efficacy, that may be resorted to b ees, ce oc nild. mr:e, and used with success in cases o . f temporavriyussickto a,.ll, ran 1" in families more or less every day, .re so ob nelde t • n° estion can be raised of its importance to every house fotio_in tt iv kingdom. From among numerous testimonials, the ! 6 respeetfully submitted : ‘- M.r. TH Os. PROU I , 229, STRAND, LONDON. "5, Coop Manchestr, arch 12, 2. " 11t t. .W i of ..e much satis e faction r-street in communi e cating M to you , the re (4• t i ,tnY perience after repeated trials of FRA MP.I. ON PILL -.AL Tirl, and I ' feel it but justice to state, that in the course of r es :l Y•ear. trial of various aperient medicines, I have never found reap"dant oi e salutary and t*cient in the relief of the system from II e, &c. &c. ith so little inconvenience ; I am, there. W . ar,, in f r a o r!! ei 1 in declaring that they supply . to me a means long t lai:Tig able to recommend anniries, Schools, ;did espe vat ,a.,!rerca mole Men, whether at the desk or on the road. a mos ditt o a wires in an occasi nal medicine. Ind I shall take ere. Prai rt ,4 ) .. s .Vl if, in giving this testimony, lem the means of making Piths more generally known and appreciated. Th e sin, Sir, respectfully yours, WILLIAM SMITH." vlaterneniC medented sale of these Pills, arising from the earnest re , ors ofthe many thousands who havederived benefit from i b heir use n r r € t h tider any lengthened ehmment unnecessary ; they arP r. " PUt f' Ut forhas a cure for a'l diseas s t.• wh ch man , - ind is 11.11.4 attend~iealgants sue and i.iver Compl a ns, u .i t h t h e ' .r man, et-knovi Gid , Bilious and Sick fiead-ache, Pain and Oppression after 411 (16, .t.Azziness, Singing Nois, in pa l m s all E..rs, Drop T wo _re., n-tburn, Loss f pp. tite, Wind, &c. fe e t, q, b, .trxee doses will convince the ,ffiicted of their salutary c*. tia..dof stomach will speedily regain i , s strength ; a healthy sie instead"2;: Liver, Bowels, and Kidni ys ill rapidiv take hlace ; nd aeth,tt„°_ils.tlesstiess. heat, nains, and jaundiced arpearanae, strengt! " 2._.renewed health, extending to good old age, will be th., g each b o r in g this medicine, according t o the directions accompany • sold 1,„ , • l'tribox "•,* Trout, 220, Strand, London ; Price Is. I t6d, and .28 lid tieg,4 o4 ; also by the venders of medicines generally throughout the Asa. te - Arne ed ,r, AAIPTON'S PILL HEALTH, and observe the t iut , f m „ : _address- of:" llamas Prou , 229, Strand, - London," on the - "t stamp LATE HOURS. Fr HE ANNUAL MEETING of the METRO POLITAN DRAPERS' ASSOCIATION will be held in Exeter Hall TO-MORROW, TUESDAY, 23d instant. J. EMERSON TENNENT, Esq., M.P., will take the Chair at Eight o'Clock precisely. The Rev. 11. Hughes, M.A. ; the Rev. J. Cumming, A.M. ; David Boswell Reid, M.D. ; S. C. Hall, Esq., F. S.A., and several eminent Employers will take part in the proceedings. All Classes are invited to attend. Free admission to the body of the Hall. . Doors open at Seven o'Clock. WILS ON'S SCOTTISH ENTERTAIN MENTS. MUSIC-HALL, STORE-STREET, BEDFORD SQUARE. THIS EVENING, January 22, at Eight o'Clock, Mr. Wilson will give, for the first time, his Entertainment entitled MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS, WITH ILLUSTRATIVE SONGS. Pianoforte, Mr. LAND. PART I. —Death- bed Lament of King James—The Queen's Marriage—Mary's farewell to France—Carle, noo the Queen's come—Gar a' your rarnhorn trumpets tout—An old Highlander's welcome—The last Lay of Chatelard—The Queen's bonny Maries. PA KT Scotland, up ! and wake the mcrn—Mary's Lament in Lo.•hleven— Earl of Argyle's Address to the Queen's Army—Tammie and Nannie—Dirge for Mary, Oh, weep, w, ep, ye streams. Front Seats, 2s. 6d. ; Back Seats, 2s. ; Private Boxes for Six, lbs. ; for Eight, IL Programmes and Tickets may be had at the music shops, and at the 11111,in-hall. Mr. Wilson will give his Entertainments every Monday Evenit.g, and in the course of the season will produce those he has had some time in preparation, entitled—JACOßlTE RE LICS—THE JAMESES ()F t....COTLAND—THE WAL LACE AND THE BRUCE—A HAIVER Wl' JAMIZ HOGG, &c., &c. TEMPLETON'S MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENTS. T HE BEAUTIES OF BURNS, TIIURSDAY next, Jan. 25, being the Anniversary of the Birth of ROBERT BURNS, Mr. TEMPLETON will give his new Entertainment, entitled " THE BEAUTIES OF BURNS," at the Hanover-square Rooms. . _ Tickets 2s. 6d. each, to be had at the shop, and Rooms. To commence at Eight o'clock. For particulars, see Programmvs, ipOYAL POLYTECFINIC INSTITUTION tk an increase of POWERFUL and BRILLIANT EFFECTS in ELECTRICITY are exhibited by ARM STRONG'S HYDROELECTRIC MACHINE. A new field is opened for investigating, on a magnified scale, a variety of objects in ART, SCIENCE, ana NATURAL HISTORY, by means of LONGBOTTOM'S OPAQUE MICROSCOPE, showing also an extraordinary OPTICAL ILLUSION. New DISSOLVING VIEWS. A List of the POPULAR LECTURES which will be delivered during the Week is suspended in the Hall of Manufactures. Hollo way's original CRAYON DRAWINGS from RAPHAEL'S CARTOONS, numerous MODELS in MOTION, DIVER and DIVING BELL. Conductor of the Band, T. Wallis, Mus. Doc. Admission, One Shilling. Schools,lf-price. 'LONDON and ST. KATHARINE DOCKS MOTEL, COFFEEHOUSE, and DINING-ROOMS, opposite to the entrance to St. Katharine Docks, on the line of road leading from the Royal Mint to the London Docks. The above Establishment is NOW OPEN. None other than the very best articles to be obtained will be sold in any of the departments, and at such low prices as must secure from a discerning public extensive patronage. The decorations are in the Parisian style, and the accommodation is of the first order, being well adapted to secure personal comfort to all who may hcnour this establishment with their support. Foreigners and families arriving from abroad, gentlemen engaged in the Docks, her Majesty's Mint, Royal Tower, Trinity-house, and all others having business at the Docks, or at the Wharfs on the river side, are most respectfully invited to inspect this Establishment, which will be conducted in such a manner as to secure, by its commanding position, civility, promptitude, and low rates of prices, an extensive trade. RATE OF PRICER IN THE TWO DINING-ROOMS ON THE GROUND FLOOR. Soups and bread, 6d. to 9d. ; roast and boiled meats, small plates 6d., large plate, 9d. ; cod fish, sole, &c., ls. each; pie or pudding, 4d. ; bread, Id. ; potatoes, Id. ; cheese, Id. Su perior coffee or tea, 3d. per cup ; muffin, roll, or toast, Id. ; pattie finest butter, 11,0. Reid and Co.'s superior porter, 2d. per pint wines and spirits of superior excellence on moderate tetms. Ham or beef sandwich, with glass of strong old, mild, or India ale, or extra double stout, 4d. ; do., with glass of good wine, 6d. ; do., with glass of choicest madeira, sherry, or port, Bd. NATIONAL LO.4N FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, FOR GRANTING LIFE ASMittANCES DEFERRED ANNUITIES, 1 1 4 No. 2h, CORNHILL. Capita' £509,000. Empowered by Speeia. ...et of Darlianien. _ 'mut:Taus. . V, EN., Chairinah. F. R S. George Lungley. Esq. John Griffith Frith, Esq. John Rawson, Esq. Hunter Gordon, Esq. Joseph Thompson, Esq Clement abor, Esq. AUDITORS. Professor Wheatstone, F.R.S.—Professor Graves, A.M.F.R. c. ACTUARY—W. S. B. Woolhouse, Esq., F. R.A.S. DIVISION OF PROFITS. The Bonus lust declared at t:.'• Meeting of Proprietor,. varies from 97 to 36 per cent. t... Vremiums paid, 17 per cent. in prevent Cash, or 10 per permanent reduction of iuture Premiums. EXAMPLES. c . ..:. a 11 '1 g !4'' ' ;f•~ ii o -4 -`' c Pz ; 1J CIJ 6 al ~ Z •• '4 .- =i cs 04 4:, ,- .1 x 4 a. d. 1X 6 d. I X s. d. Xs. d. 1837 39'1 59 1,000 67 8 4 132 14 6158 19 9 819 4 1838 114', 56 13,000 175 15 0 ,296 9 7 123 0 3 16 9 7 N. B. Profits annually divisied Moderate Premiums—Power to assured to borrow cwo-third of Payments. Prospectuses to be had at the Office, oe will be forwarded (post-free) on application. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary. UNITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London. (Established by Act of Parliament in 1834.) DIVISION OF PROFITS AMONG THE ASSURED. HONORARY PRESIDENTS. Earl of Errol Earl of Stair Earl of Courtown Earl Somers Earl Leven anti Melville Lord Viscount Falkland Earl of Norbury Lord Elphinstone Lord Belhaven and Stenton DI RECTORS. JAMES STUART, Esq., Chairman. HANANEL DE CASTRO, Esq., Deputy Chairman. Samuel Anderson, Esq. Charles Downes, Esq. Hamilton Blair Avarne, Charles Graham, Esq. Esq. F. C. Maitland, Edw. Boyd, Esq., Resident William Railton, Esq. E. Lennox Boyd, Esq., As- John Ritchie, Esq. sistant Resident F. H. Thomson, Esq. SEC RETA Ry.—Patrick Macintyre, Esq. Ibis Company, established by Act of Parliament, affords the most perfect security in an ample paid-up Capital, and in the great success which has attended it, since its commence ment in 1834. In 1841 the Company declared an addition to the Share holders of one-half of their Stock, and also added 21. per Cent. per Annum, from the date of the policies to those par ties who had insured with Profits. The Premiums nevertheless are on the most moderates cales, and only a moiety need be paid for the first five years, wnere the Insurance is for life. The amount of bonus added to policies since the commence ment of the Company in March 1834, to the 31st December 1840, is as follows : Sum Assured. Time Assured. Sums added to Polley. £l,OOO 6 Years 10 Months £136 13 4 1,000 4 Years BO 0 0 1,000 3 Years 6O 0 0 1,000 1 Year ... 20 0 0 Every information will be affbrded en application to the Resident Directors, Edward Boyd, Esq., and E. Lennox Boyd, E sq., of No. 8, Waterloo. place, Pall-mall, London. yrederiek Hale Thomson, Esq., Surgeon, 48, Berners-street, attends at the Office daily, about Half-vast Two o'clock. LA'AI7.RT ON DEBILITY. NERVOUSNESS, AND ALL DISORDERS ARISING FROM EXCESS, &c. Just published, the Seventh Edition, in a sealed envelope, price 2s. 6d., or sent free by post for 3s. 6d., ELF-PRESERVATION : a Popular Essizy on Li the Concealed Causes of Nervous Debility, Local and General Weakness, Indigestion, Lowness of Spirits, Mental IrritFib lily. ai,d Insanity ; with Practical Observai ions on their Treat rent and Cure. By S.s Milk; L LA'M Rt, Consulting Surgeon, 9, Dedford-street, Bedford-square, London, Matriculated Mem be r of the University of Edinburgh, H onorary iMember of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothe caries' Hall, London, &c. " various positions of lover, husband, and parent, the inherent privileges of mankind are frequently marre d an d pi e vt ed through the follies and frailties of early indiscretions. T o such, among others, this essay addresses itself; an d b y i ts perusal many questions may be satisfactorily adjusted th a t ad tri , of no appeal even to the most confidential friend."—Stafford Ga zatte. The design of this work will be tolerably obvious from its tith and we cordially recommend the author and his book t o all i i..ho are suffering from nervous debility and general weak ness: —Wakefield Journal. Pit blished by the Author, and sold in London by S. Gilbert, 51 an d 52, Paternoster-row ; Field, 65, Quadrant ; Gordon, 146,, I .eadenhall-street ; and by a llßooksellers. 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No. 16,010. 4 N G LONDON, 3102' , TDAY e 4 S NI JANUARY 22 1844. PRICE 5(/. THE sus pz,thzshed .EVERY MORNING at FIVE O'CLOCK, in Time for the EARLY TRAINS and TOWN DELIVERY; a SECOND EDITION (Evening Sun) is Published tn Time far the AFTERNOON TRAINS and a THIRD EDITION at SEVEI O'CLOCK, f,r PA=ST containing PARLIAMENTARY and all other NEWS in LONDON up to that flour. ADVERTISEMENTS INSERTED i n A LL TH E THREE PAPERS, Morning, Noon, and Night, thereby insuring a TOWN and COITATRY CIRCULATION,at ONE CHARGE. _ _ _ PUBLICATION S. THE EMANCIPATION OF INDUSTRY. This Day are Published, TRACTS ON THE EMANCIPATION OF INDUSTRY. NO. L-1. PROPOSITIONS CONCERNING the CAUSE and REMEDY of the PRESENT DISTRESS.-2. PRINCIPLES of a SOCIETY for the EMANCIPATION of INDUSTRY.- 3. REMARKS on Sir ROBERT PEEL'S LETTER to the CHAMBER of COMMERCE, BIRMINGHAM. Price One Penny, or ss. per 100. NO. H —The CASE of the INDUSTRIOUS CLASSES BRIEFLY STATED. Price One Penny, or ss: per 100. NOS. 111. and IV.—NOT OVER-PRODUCTION, but IMPER FECT DISTRIBUTION, the CAUSE of the DISTRESS. No. 111., Price One Penny, or ss. per 100 ;.Ne. IV., Price Two:: pence, or Ios. per 100. " Something is wrong in the channel of distribution."—Morn ing Post. Also, COURT OF SEWERS. A special Court of Sewers for the City and Liberty of Westminster, and - part of the county of Middl?sex was held at the Sewers-office, in Greek-street, Soho-square, on Thursday, in pursuance of the follswing requisition to the Clerk :- 6 , We, the unclersined, six of her Majest)'s Justices of Sewers for We,teljnster and part of the county of Middlesex, hereby require you, in pursuance of No. 2 of ' The Laws, Or dinances, and Constitutions,' to convene a Special Court of Sewers en Thursday next, the ICth of January, 1644, to in qui;e into the accuracy of the documents upon which the Court paid to the contractors in the year 1843 the sum of 21,7671. IN. 4d. Al , o to ascertain the authority of the Court to pass any Itws, ordinances, or constitutions, in opposition to the general lass of sewers, as laid down in the Statutes and the judicial decisions thereon." • The requisition was signed by John Leslie, Frederick living, H. Tuffriell, John Gunter, Joseph Fuller, and Hugh Stark. Alin bring' ng b e f ore th e C our t t h e b us i ness f or ich iret,. nam e ly, t o cons id er th e accuracy o f t h e b r. List it ' amount of the contractor , , to whom the Court paid no less than 75 per cent. of - its income, alluded to the resolution he hal proposed at a former Court, for adding a money price by the contractors -to th e i r d a il y vouc h ers o the work done, by which he would venture to say the irregularities and in accuracies he was about to bring under the consideration of the Court would bo done away With ; but he had been told en that 'occasion that it was impracticable for measured works. This had set him to work to discover the im practicable part of the thing, and upon his attend ing the office the next morning he had disclvered that which he was now aboUt to bring before the Court, namely,,., that the contractors' bills, "purporting to be loi''Work done up to - t. 'given period, were extremely inaccurate; that they were made out in a manner calculated to deceive the Court ; that nority were entitled to be regarded as much as the majority. In his opinion the Chairman had no power to refuse to receive the protest, unless it contained so.nething illegal. Isl. linoucirrox concurred with what bed been laid down by the Chairman. Nobody but the Hou‘e of Lords, in this country, had the power of entering a protest. Mr. LESLIE submitted that they had the power to adopt the course they had done. The CHAIRMAN was of opinat the clerk was n o t war ranted in putting such a protest on the proceedings of the Court; and he should therefore, with all respect to those who had presened it, decline receiving the protest. The Chairman then opened the ballot-glass, Lnd declared the numbers for Air. Dona!tlson were 41. SUMMARY OF [IFIE HARWICH RAILWAY. BRAITHWAITE'S LINE, LEASED BY THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. AND The Shares in this undertaking having been allotted, the Provisional Committee take this public method to express their regret that, from the very numerous applications, they have been unable, in many cases, to allot any shares at all, and been in other cases compelled to allot a very limited number. The applicants are requested to receive this public intimation in the place of answers being sent to them individually. Harwich Railway-office, Jan. 20, 1844. Mr. Donaldson, at the conclusion of ballot, entered the room, and was received pith great cin-ei ing. %Ir. WILLOUGHBY, the then Chairman, addressed him in a very feeling manner, congratulating him upon his appcintmenr, and expressng his conviction that from his former conduct in the chair, the dig - n:ty of the Court would be maintained, as it always had been by him for the last nine years. Mr. DorcaursoN, after returning thanks, took the chair amid much cheering. Votes of thanks were then carried to Mr. Donaldson and Mr. Willoughby, and the regular business of the Court was pro ceeded with. Vtibltr pi ton. rinnE MINISTER MISTAKEN.; or, THE IL QUESTION of DEPRECIATION ERRONEOUSLY STATED by Mr. HUSKISSON. Price One Shilling. Our forefathers, who sought comfort in proverbs, used to say, when the people's tale of bricksi s doubled, Moses is at hand."— Niebuhr. THE MONETARY POLICY of ENGLAND and AMERICA. Price One Shilling. After the rest of the routine business had been gone through, Mr. LESLIE moved, pursuant to notice, " To rescind the orders of th e Sp ec i a l Court of the 2:2d De cember, 1843, as to the appointments of a new assistant sur veyor and a fourth clerk of works, because— ' First, The repeated statements of the late Chairman of the are . icif the Eastern, Western, llanelagh, and Counter's Creek Districts being 23 square miles, of ss hich— Mr. Dell has to surerintend C square miles Mr. Jenkins ........... 9 square miles Mr. Aslat . ....... 7 square miles " Who runs may read." " It is necessary your gold should be coined, and have the King's stamp upon i ,to secure men in receiving it, that there is so much gold in each piece. But it is not necessary that it should have a fixed value set an it by public authority."—Locke. OR.EIGN. rpHE NATION in a DILtAIAIA.; or A_ SHALL WE ALTER..? THE CURRENCY OR THE MODE OF T XXATION ? By the Author of " The Currency Ques , ion in a Nutshell." Price Fourpence. they contained items purporting to be for work done ; that the charges were made for work as if finished, whereas in fact they were not so ; and, added to this, -vouchers were given by the officers of that Court, vouching for the accuracy of these inac curate accounts. Now he thought if he proved this, and which he should do, ❑ot only from the documents themselves, but out of the mouths of the officers of the Court, he thought he should have made out a strong case for some immediate alteration in the pernicious system under which they were and had been act. in..; for years. Now the first bill to which he would advert was that of one of their contractors, Mr. Bird, from Lady-day to Miebummcr, 1843. Now, that bi l amounted to 829/. 6s. 4d., and he could show that of 621/., or three four.hs of the 101, the works were not done till the 15th of July, and yet vouchers had been given that this bill was cor rect. The worthy Commissioner then put several que,tions to Mr. Doull, the Assistant Surveyor, who stated that the works were not completed Ott the :14th of June, although vouchers had been given of the accuracy of the bill. Wes not this to say the least of it, a most improper mcde of proceeding, and calculated to in.!uce the officer , of the Court to rni•lead it ? He therefore thought, that he had made out his case in the first instance. ivo TRUST NO TRADE.—THE CAUSE of NA TIONAL DISTRESS POINTED OUT, and a PROMPT and EFFECTUAL REMEDY SUGGESTED. Price Twopence. CI URRE NCY EXPLAINED in Refutation of the Last Fallacy of the " Times," Nov 8, 1843. By VERUS. Price One Shilling. London : Samuel Clarke, 13, Pall-Mall East, and to be had (by order) of any Bookseller in town or country. 25 square miles are most inaccurate, the late Chairman being in error in the superficial measurement of the four Districts at least 28 mil lions rc,uare yards. " Second, That such appointments by Special Court afore said, if carried out, wcula Le illegal, contrary to the orders of Court, the laws, ordinances, and constitutions of sewers." After some discussion, a show cf hands was taken, when there tppeared— For Mr. Leslie's motion Against it AL ijority against the motion The motion was con•equently lost ; and the Court, at half past five o'clock, adjourned to Friday next, the 26th inst. On Tuesd-y Louis Phi.ippe had a severe attack of bile, but on Thuibday he Imo completely recovered, and in the evening received great number of persons of rank. Among others, the Minister of Saxe_ Weimar, the Brazilian Minister to the Court of Turin, herais Chamormer, Negricr, Count d'Hautpoul, Daulle, and Buron Dukermont. Published this day, Second Edition, price Sixpence, LETTERS on AMERICAN DEBTS. By the Rev. SYDNEY SMITH. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmont:. Of whom ma} by had, _ 'I he Andress Committee met on Friday morning before the sit ting of the Chamber, to discuss the amendments of 31. David and 31 Billauit. The majority is said to have decided upon Maintain ing the present language of the Address. A letter from the Hague states that the Duke de Bordeaux had intimated his intention of visiting Holland, but has abandoned it, the King having stated that he could not receive him, on account of his being in mourning for his father. The King of Hanover arrived at Berlin on the Sth inst. THE REV. SYDNEY SMITH'S WORKS. Second edition, with Portrait, 3 vois. Svo., 365. LORD JEFFREY'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE EDINBURGH REVIEW. 4 vols., Bvo., '2 1. Bs. MR. MACAULAY'S CRITICAL AND HISTORICAL ESSA YS. Second Edition, 3 vols., THE THREE EXPERIMENTS OF LIVING. In a pocket volume, neatly rioted, price 2s. bound, THREE EXPERIMENTS of LIVING ; viz., Living within the Means—Living up to the Means— and Living- beyond the Means. To which is now first added, the Sequel to the Work. The Twentieth Edition. " Every individual should bear in mind that he is sent into this wort i tcact a part in it ; and though one may have a more splendid and another a more obscure part assigned him, yet the actor of each is equally accountable." London : Printed for Thonias Teg, 73, Cheapside ; and may be procured by order of every Bookseller is: the kingdom. Air. D. EDSEN thought there could be no imputation of fraud, but that great eardessn. ss had been shown with respect to the contractors' acccunts. 111 r. CIL% INlBERSconsidered that Mr. Leslie had made out his case, and the clerk ought to be instructed to take a minute of the proceeding, that a future occurrence of the same irre gularity might be avoided. Mr. LESLIE then proceeded to call for the vcucht.rs. ;Mr. Doors. said he cou'd not lay his hand on the voucher for the 6211. ; they had been a gocd deal Fulled about. He could not find them. The Augsburg Gazette contradicts the report of the death of Madame Catalani, and adds that this celebrated and amiable lady is in perfect health. According to a letter from Odessa, of the ISth ult., the Black Se had retired half a werste (660 yards) from the there, and the vest is in the port were kit on dry land. M. Martinez de la Rosa, Ambassador from Spain to the Court of Frapce, ai rived in Paris on Thursday night. On Friday morning he had a lung conference with Queen Christina. The Courrier des Alper states that a shore and faint, but sen sible, shock of an earthquake was felt in the morning of the 7th instant, at Chambery, at 22 minutes after seven o'clock. The weather was damp and rainy, the wind was variable, but generally torn the South. The thermometer was at 45 Fahrenheit. Several cf the Commissioners expressed great dissatisfaction at this announcement. This day is published, revised, and greatly enlarged, A NEW EDITION, Mr. LESLIE then asked to be Lauded such vouchers as the officer had, and on their being handed him he showed that the first he took up was without date. An jion. COMMISIIONER objected that Mr. Leslie had no motion before the Court. In Ten Volumes Bvo., price 71. 155., of the HISTORY OF EUROPE DURING THE FRENCH REVOLUTION. By ARCHIBALD ALISON, F.R.S. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. This Edition has been carefully revised and corrected ; great additions have been made, drawn from original sources, referring especially to the internal history of the Revolution ; biographical noticos of all the leading characters ; and a new chapter introduced on the South American Revolution. Air. LESLIE said Le could not frame a motion upon a docu ment which he could not obtain. Ultimately the Hon. Com missioner moved a resolution to the effect, "That the account of Mr. Bird's bill for the quarter ending the V..ith of June was 8:9/. 6s. 4d., for work stated to be done, while, in fact, work to the amou n t of 621/. vas not done till the 15th of July." Mr. TUFNELL seconded the resolution. Mr. DONALDSON defended the course that had been pursued in making out the contractors' account, but at the same time admitted that it would have been an improvement, if the ac count had stated that the work was not completed or measured. The worthy Commissioner, he was sure, did not intend to im pute fraud by hii resolution. Mr. LESLIE said that the course that had been pursued was a breach of the contract entered into between that Court and the contractor. . URINARY OBSTRUCTIONS. Just published, the Second Edition, price 7s. 6[1., Bvo. in cloth, N tht PATHOLOGY and CURE of sTitic- TURES of the UNETHRA ; illustrating the Origin, Progress, arid History of this Disease in all its phases, and the MODE of TREATMENT successfully adopted in numerous cases ; embracing every variety of Morbid Contraction to which the Urethra is liable, and forming a complete Practical Manual and Guide to the appropriate Treatment and Gate of every species of Urethral Stricture. The whole followed by some observations en the Chronic Enlargement of the Pros trate Gland in old Men, and its Treatment. By F. B. COURTENAY, Member of the Royal College of Mr. DONALDSON moved an amendment, to the effect that an explanation should be added to the hilts. The CHAIRMAN could not look upon Mr. Donalth.on's amendment as such, it was, in fact, an orig'n.tl motion. Per haps Mr. Leslie ciuild modify his resolution. Mr. LESLlE—Certainly not. The lion. F. BYNG thought it would be unftir to call upon Mr. Leslie to qualify his resolution, unless they were pre pared to contradict the truth of his statcm•onts. No such thing had been attempted. He would support the resolution as it stood. _ The following instance of dear law is related by one of the Paris journals :—" A perton named P— was owed a sum of 10f. 90c. by a b—, of Langeais, and on the latter coming in for some pro perty, the creditor commenced a suit against M. B— for the debt. 'lbis was done in due course of law, and the expenses amounted to 1,58it1" • Surgeons in London. Published and sold by H. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street, London ; M'Lachlan, Stewart, and Co., Edinburgh ; W. Strong, Bristol; Hodges and Smith, and Fannin and Co., Dublin ; Simms and Denham, Manchester ; W. Grasset, Li verpool; and sold by all Booksellers. Mr. TUFNELL said it was immaterial whether the irregu laril arose from carelessness, or some worse ib sign, on the part of the officers of the Court. It was the duty of the Court, seeing that they were expending the pubic money, to insist upon seeing that. the accounts were perfectly accurate. He would not have them, for the sake of the officers, get rid of the question by a side wind. Tire CLIA IRMA N thought the resolution conveyed an imputa tion upon the officers which they did not merit. Mr. Hawses Contended that Mr. Leslie had made out his statement, although it amounted only to a charge ,of irregu arity ; but, nevertheless, the officers were to blame for that irregularity, and, cons equen tly, th e C o u r t must affirm his resolution. GRAVESEND, ROCHESTER, AND CHAT HAM RAILWAY.—At a crowded meeting of the in habitants of the borough of Chatham, convened by public an nouncement, held in the large room at the Sun Hotel, Chatham, on Friday, January 19, 3544, Thomas Hopkins, Esq., in the chair, it was moved by J. G. Bryant, Esq., seconded by Mr. Rickon, and unanimously "That the only line of Rail way calculated to benefit the borough of Chatham is the one from Ilosherville, crossing the Aledway above Rochester Bridge, without the inconvenience of a ferry; and that it appearing to this meeting that none other can succeed, they pledge them selves to support this line by every means in their power." It was moved by A. Robertson, Esq., and seconded by Mr. Tho,t,as Well, jun., " That Messrs. Bryant, Young, Hopkins. J. Tribe, Thomas Hills, A. Robertson, and W. Bryant, be de puted by this meeting to wait upon the Members for Chatham and Rochester, and for the County, to urge them to support the Bill for the said Railway." It was moven, seconded, and unani mously resolved, " That the thanks of this meeting be presented to the Deputation, for their attendance." Mr. Hopkins having left the chair, the unanimous thanks of the meeting were presented to him for his able and courteous conduct in the chair. Upon the motioei of Mr. Tribe, three cheers were given for the success of the undertaking. ARRIVAL OF THE .NYEST INDIA MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY, JAN. 20.—The Medway, Royal Mail Company's steamer, Captain George Parsons, arrived this morning a' ten o'clock, bringing all the West Indian and Columbian mails. The .Medway lett Southampton, on her outward voyage, on the 17th of October, and was due this day only. It will be thus seen that she has kept her time remarkably well. She brings dates from St. Jago de Cuba the 20th Decem ber, Jamaica the 24th, Jacmel in Hayti, the 25th, St. Thomas's the 31st, Barbadoes the 26th, Demerara the 24th, Grenada the 27th. The Mrdway brought the following passengers :—From Jamaica, Molineux and Thomas Nepean, Esqm, and Mr. Ellise ; from Demerara, Mr. Season and O'Burn ; from Bar badoes, Mr. Carrington and Lieutenant Mansell ; from Gre nada, Captain M'Lean and Mr. Johnson; from Guadaloup-', Mons. Lecandi ; from Antigua, Mr. Buchan. ANTI-LEAGUE MEETING AT HADDINGTON. On Friday last a meeting, called by Lord Elcho, as Vice-Lieutenant of the county, was held at Heddington, for the purpose of consider ing what course could be adopted for securing due protection to agriculture. The meeting, which was nume:ously attended, was composed of the noblemen, gentlemen, commissioners of supply, justices of the peace, and tenant farmers of the county of Hadding. ton, and amongst those present were Lcrd Elcho, the Earl of Lau derdale, Sir T. B. Hepburn, M. P , Sit D. Kinloch, Major. General Bir R. Houston, Mr. J. M. Balfour, M.P., the Hon. F. Chartcris, M.P., &c. Lord Elcho was called to the chair, when the followihg resolutions were agreed to :—" That it is with deep regret and alarm that we have seen the attempts which arc making all over the kingdom, by means of false statements, and under the pretence of advocating the principles of free trade, to de lude the working classes, and to prejudice them against the best institutions of the country. That agriculture is the great leading interest of the country, and that unless it prospers, all other interests must languish. That to enable agriculture to prosper protection is absolutely necessary, and that in the exist ing state of things in this country the protection afforded by an adherence to the present corn-laws, though too low in amount, ought not to be disturbed. That the argticultural interests have already made greater sacrifices than any other class of the commu. nity, and that the time has now arrived when their interests and the interests of the labouring classes, imperatively call for an efloi t being made to retain that protection which they now possess. That to effect this object, it is the very duty of the agriculturists of this county, and of every county in the United Kingdom, with out loss of time, to stand forward and to petition Parliament not to entertain any proposition which has for its object an alteration of the present corn-laws. That this meeting have seen with satis faction the organization of an Agricultural Protection Society in Essex, and they recommend the adoption of a similar proceeding in this county, and that a Committee be appointed for the purpose of carrying the above recommendation into effect." A Committee was then appointed to carry the last resolution into effect, and the meeting separated. BRINT SVOO.O SESSIONS.—On Saturday afternocn, David Kempton, a determined, and ill.looking, desperate fellow, was brought up from Ilford gaol, in the custody of Mr. Coulson, Superintendent of the rural police, to the office of Mr. Wall, soli. citor, at Brentwood, and placed before J. H. Lewis, Esq., one of the county Magistrates, on a charge of poaching on the demesne and preserves of Edwin James, Esq., at Herongate, and with also having wounded and desperately assaulted the keeper of that gen tleman. The facts of the case are known to the public. The prisoner, in his defence, in a sullen tone, denied all knowledge of the affair, and said lie was not near the place. The Magistrates said the offence had been proved to their entire satisfaction, and they should commit the prisoner to Chelmsford gaol, to take his trial with Boulding at the ensuing assizes for the county. INCENDIARY FIRE.-,-GREAT HARLOW, JAN. 21.- A large wheat rick was discovered to be on fire on Saturday, the 20th inst., as early in the afternoon as four o'clock, in the rick yard at Handy Cross farm, situate between the towns of Wycombe and Marlow , the rick was in the centre of the 3ard, which was totally consumed. The fire engines from Wycombe were soon on the rpot, and by proper management and a good supply of water, the flames were got under without damaging to any extent the adjoining ricks. There is no doubt this was the work of an in. cendiary, but how he escaped detection in the day time is wonder. ful, there being directly opposite the yard several houses, and the turnpike road adjoining. The wheat belonged to Mr. Stacey Ray. merit, the outgoing tenant.—(From a Correspondent.) DErARTURE OF THE PRINCE ALBERT FOR NEW YORK.—Y - esterday afternoon, at half-past one o'clock, the new American lii7e bf packet ship, Prince Albert, 1,005 tons register, Captain Sebor, sailed from the St. Katherine's Dock for New Yor k. She carries 'DIU comparatively few emigrants, there being only about thirty c.ibin, intermediate, and steerage passengers. The latter class of emigrants are poor agricultural labourers, from the neighbouring counties of Essex and Kent. The Prince Aly_rt, however, takes out nearly a full cargo of British manufactured goods. _ _ Dispatches from the Governor of Jamaica, and also from the Governirs of the other West Indian Colonies were received on i Saturday at the Colonial-office. Mr. TULLE It said the money had been paid on the authority of their audit(); s ; and horn the irregularity of the accounts that had been produced, the auditors could not be trusted, for the vouchers upon whi c h th e y h a d p a id wer e valueless. L Est. t replied. statements I n hdeo hading so the andworthy ra C d o m extractsm i ssi referred to show the vouchers were v a l ue l ess , nd consequently be had made out his charge. H e was p l ease d w ith the discovery, and r to he was not less pleased at seeing the irregularity palliated by the late chairman and other legal members of the Court. Having done this much, he was now in a position to show that the public had suffered peculation to a vast extent, from the loss of interest of money by means of those false documents furnished by the office's, pas,ed by the auditors, and sanctioned by the chairman. Mr. Leslie's resolution was then put from the chair, and u,'on a show of hands was declared to be carried, there being t for it and 4 against it. xir. LESLIE thought that the Court bad done themselves great hono:ir in the course they had adopted. He would now advert to th e of th eir other contractors, the Messrs. Ben netts, for the sa."."e, quarter as the one he had averted to with respect to Mr. Biro, namely, from the 9 5•11 of March to the 24th of June, 1843. account amounted to 2,288/., and the Court would doubtless :sq surprised to find that the amount for the last five days was 1,5291 1 .. 2s. 7d. Nov he was prepared to prove that of the former art;o:utt, works to the extent of 1,1601. were not finished. Now the daily vouchers with re spect to that bill, and the bill itself, represeoted that all the work was completed and treasured. The account was signed by the contract and countersigned by t h e officers of the Court. 1t was perfect in every particu lar, only—that it was not true. The worthy Commissioner then proceeded to show t'flat the work was neither done, nor was it measured at the time the money was paid. The con tractor was entitled to Ids money within months after his work being completed, e sr, by his contract, he was entitled to receive five per cent. intei -est afterwards for all that the Board of Commissioners were ind elated to him. Such being the ease, the terms of the contract vere quite clear, that for all moneys :advanced before due to the contractors the public acre entitled to receive five per cent. discount. The worthy Commissioner elicited from the cffieers, answers to questions that proved his allegation. He showed ti at there had been an organised sys tem of false returns of you alters carried on, and whether or not it might be the case, the c fficers laid themselves open to suspi cion that thet derived some • emolument by lending themselves to this description of fraud. After going through a number of bills, he proposed a simila r r esolution to the first he had moved, to place these facts on th s minutes of the Court as having been proved. Mr. DosrA Luso?: moved .an amendment to the effect,—that as certain works paid for in 1 843 had not been completed on the Quarter-day, which tl re bill purported, the Surveyo• s should atach to the items of th a bill paid the time when such works were measured. After some discussion, The CHAIRMAN deci led that this amendment could be put. Mr. TUFNELL, M.P could not agree to the amendment of Mr. Donaldson. ra un endlnent, arid, upon a show of TAhfteerc7iTiencuirAthserpudti: ctihnesgai hands, there appeared— For the atnendrw mr,t _ _ Against it ....... Mr. DONALDSON hal - mg called for a division, and that im portant event having tal :en place by one party going to one side of the Court, and the other to the opposite side;there ap pearcd— For the amend>x• ent original re so l u ti on o f Mr, Against it ...... . ...... 11 —1 The Cl-1 1" At:i i %I t A Y Leslie, and upon a show of hands and a div:sion , there ap . t f r or th th eu e ...t an p l u e t od t m he ent peared— For the originals. esolntion to Against it ........ . The CHAIRMAN gave his casting vote against the original resolution which was con isequently lost. Mr. LESLIE said that h e would now bring under the atten tion of the Court the at - 3( tount of the Alesst s. Benr.etts for the quarter commencing c i , the 24 th of June, and ending on the 29th of September, it 43. The Hon. Commissioner showed similar results with roj wct to this as to the la-t two accounts, and moved a similar r, :solution, which, strange to say upon a division, he carried by a majority of 11 to 1. After some further dl: cussion, the Court adjourned, upon the understanding that Alr. Leslie is to renew the subject on Fri day, the 26th inst. Another Court was h eld on Friday for the general purposes cf the Court, the ballot eg for a Chairman, and other business. Mr. Winnouctiby to ,ok the chair at twelve o'clock, and the routine business of the Court was proceeded with up to two o'c!ock, when the ball" ,t for Chairman took place, and conti nued up to three o'clott, c. During the time the ballot was takirg place, Air. LESLIE st ated tl tat those who had proposed and seconded Mr. Tukell, consider , d the proceedings of the Court to be illegal in electing a Cl 'airm an an nually ; that they were deter mined to take no part in it. The C ourt had perhaps better , therefore, not trouble i tse lf further i n the matter.—( Cries of No, no," and "Go on with the ba llot.") cuAnir.isA,i„nr opposite LLAeNSONWas .SHprised at th e statemen t s o f t h e H on . . He was the or i g i nator o f t hi s pro ceeding, and now he w. is frightened at th e F ran k ens t e i n h e h a d raised. The CHAIRMAN sai d . he had just received a paper, signed t v i c on it' of that Court. by more than six Cons , rs au ts iy s i k i e o ia : or te . wr:n,i\tprotestingCourt, ag a against i the w would, u l 7 1: -he must beg leave to 'I ha majority constituted t sa i o y n th o a f t a a chairman 1)r )t e st w f a e s r that the proceedings of the rni tit, eertrieirrf.oor,(,ee3,eo,lnitieEn proceedings irregular )tt:oieneii.cie,ed,i the berman papers state that two more shocks of earthquake were kit at Ragusa, on the 22d ult. No details of their effects ate given. COURT— PAS/LIONAXILM. The Duke of CLmbridge is expected in the course of the we, k to honour Colonel anu Mrs. Wyndham with his company at Pct. worth Hou e, and the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, at Arundel Castle, Sussex. His Royal Highness Prince Albert has consented to preside at the opening of the British and Foreign Institute, on the 2d of the ensuing month, when his Royal Highness will be in town with the cue. ii, as the Court will remain at Buckingham Palace some days astir the meeting of Parliament. iris Serom Highness Prince Soltckoff left his apartments at the Clarendon Hotel on Friday last, after a long sojourn in this country, for Pails. Tile Earl ar.d Countess of Sandwich are entertaining a numerous party at Hinchinbrooke, near Huntirgdon. "i he Duke and Duchess of Montrose, Alarquis of Salisbury, Mar. quis of Granby, Earl and Countess of Brownlow and Ladies Cust, Earl of Aboyne, Earl of Beverley, Lord Lovaine, Hon. Colonel Lowther, Sir Horace Seymour, Sir John Trollope, Mr. A. S. O'brien, M.P., &c., have been among the guests of the Marquis and matchroness of Exeter, during the last week, at Burghley house, Stamford. Earl ..nd Countess of Craven have been surrounded by a select Circle at r, oornbe Abbey, near Coventry. Viscount Ossulston, Viscount tirimston, Hon. F. Grimston, Hon. F. Craven, Lady Louisa Johnstone, Dowager Lady Johnstone, &c., have been stay ing Eat I Eitzhardinge is at Berkeley Castle, but leaves in the course of the week, on his return to his Lordship's villa at Cheltenham. Lord d Lady Belhaven !rive returned to Wishaw House, from a visit to the Earl ut Lauderdale, at Locheud House, near Dutcar, where the Dowager Countess is residing, The life of the poet &,uthey, says the Bolton Free Press, is being written by hii owl, selected biographer, who has at his command the a hole of his correspondence, and we also believe a MS poem, eupress.y designed to set tot th the hidden life of hire mind. It is more than rumoured (says the Court Journal) that the King of the Ftet.ch will return the visit of her M.jesty to the Chateau u't.u, in the middle of the approaching season. 'three condors have been brought to this country by Dr. Roberts, from Rio Negro, in Patagonia, which are believed to be the lurgesi alio most splendid ever seen alive, measuring from 11 to 12 feet across the wings. The two males are thought to be upwards of 20 years of age. They have been purchased for the Surrey Zoological Car,,en a. be Humane Society have voted 21. to James Wilson, an extra I,,clonan ►n the employ of the London Dock Company, who cou rageously leaped mm the dock cud saved the life of a seaman, maned James Miller, who fell overboard from a ship passing through the easuein dock. Vs Ascii has saved the lives of three persons, Will ie well deserving the reward bestowed upon him. MR. Bi WEBSTER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE OBSERVER. Theatre Royal, Haymarket, January 20. Sir,—l regret having to trouble you again, but in stating my letter to you, which you were kind enough to insert or. ohnetay last, that " that great fosterer of the legitima:e drama" (lee:thing, of course, Mr. Macremly), " never gave more than zsted. for a five act play," 1 did not snake it appear that I al fue,tl only to Mr. M.'s memorable moral management (de tightful vilitetaietn) of old Drury, and which was preceded by as oration at the Literal)! Fund dinner, remarkable only for egotism and misstatement, and that awfully virtuous and re tulgent squib, otherwise the preliminary circular pre pat en ery so opening the previously desecrated tempi, of Shalopeare, where the really beautiful scenic die et , t of Acig and Galatea, and the Anglicised Italian of era of Sappho (not taken from the French), restored it to its psis tihe and uliginally-conceived glory. What with the plated encomiums attending Mr. M.'s retirement from Drury-lane, and 1 had forgotten " the blaze," as one of his friends termee it, with which he went out of Covent-garden, where Shak speare was so painted and guarded with copper lace, that hi smelt April and May" as much as any master of ceremonies to a sweep's liu.iday. Talk of resuscitating Shakspeare! why Ise would rnd have known himself, his eyes would have been worth all the rest o' the other senses," and be would have exclaimed, with Nell in the Devil to Pay, " I dream'u of Heaven, and this is it." But to the point in title:Alen. lam informed by the Argus-eyed friends of Mr. Amer. ady, who guard the Ilespersan fruit of that dramatic garuen, that he did actually pay 6001. for the play of Richelieu, having had the Lady of Lyaxs given him. which, accenting to my calculation, was rating the two at 300/. east. ; and that " above 3001. has been paid fox more than one other play." These corrections upon assertiot having reference only, 1 believe, to the management at Covent garden, of which I was not thinking at the time I wrote. I. I am in error it was suggested that 1 had better be the correc. ton of that error myself, if you would allow me; though I do so, owing the party no favour, with the same grace that the great French actor Le Cain, whose statue stands side by side with Vultaite and Talnia in the hall of the Theatre Francaise, apologised, upon compulsion, to a provincial audience, ant' commenued with a significant expression, " I never felt de grimed till now," which forcible appeal was comis!ered Id& cient.--1 am, Sir, with every respect, your obedient servant, ' B. WEBSTER. ARREST OF MURDERERS AFTER FOURTEEN YEARS. —About fourteen years ago a most brutal murder was committed in the tow. of Maryborough, in the house in which Mr. Turpin now resides, the perpetrators of which have been arrested, and, it is hoped, will be broughr to justice. As the circumstances of the case may not be known to many of our readers, we may here give them us concisely as possible. A respectable old couple, named Cowen, resided in the house, with their nephew, and a servant girl named Grimes ; a man and his wile, named Drennan, who were in the habit of working for them, also resorted to the house. A con spiracy was entered into between the nephew and the others to take away the lives of his relatives, that he might get their property; anu on the evening of the murder he took his uncle to evtnint prayers, leaving his aunt alone in the house. Grimes took the dogs out of the way, and Drennan entered by the back door, arm with a loaded butt drove the poor woman's spectacles into her brain, as she sat reading. He then dragged her towards the ha'; u•air, that it might appear she had fallen down stairs. Drennan's wife then went over to see that the foul deed was accomplished, and finding that she still breathed, she chopped her face nearly off with a spade. Circumstances came out which at. tat hi d suspicion to the nephew, and he was tried, but for, want of evidence was discharged on his own recognisance. Grimes has since led a wretched life; and having hear some time ago ar rested for some crime, she was put in gaol, fell dangerously ill, and has made a fill confession of tie foregoing facts. She has since gut better, but still persists in her statement anti on her deposi tions Drennan and his wife have been arrested. For two years subsequent to the murder, Drennan, though repeatedly sought far, could not be found; and it is reported that Cowen, the nephew, was killed in a drunken row shortly after the crime. But it is earnestly hop( d that the perpetrators of this diabolical deed will soon be brought to deserved punishment.—Leinster Erpress. EXICUTIOIS OF 'TWIN ROBERTS.—On Saturday this urnortunate man, convicted of the murder of Lord Derby's gamekeeper, suffered the last renalty of the law at Liserpool. .bout half-past elt ven the prisoner, accompanied by the 11ev. Air. Appleten, Mr. Amos the late, and Mr. Gibbs, the present Governor of the gaol, entered the chapel, where he partook of the sacrament. On leaving it he em braced, in the most affectionate terms, his companion, Jim Hunt. He placed his arms round Hunt's neck, and pressed him most warmly. At this leave-taking his firmness, which was so marked during his subsequent movemente, appeared for a moment to desert him—but it was only for a moment, for when the Chaplain on the oat side, slut one ut the officers of the prison on the other, move d forward, he took his place between them, and walked with as much apparent nerve as those about him. After the usual ceremonies, the bolt was withdrawn, and the pri i ioner tell, the crowd setting up a hideous yell, the expression, ap arently, of the it feelings of ho rror at t h e s h oc k rather than of bad reeling tnwarelt the dying man. He struggled violently for a tew seconds, and then ceased to move. EXECUTION AT YORK.—Between twelve and ON o'clock on Saturday Joseph Dobson, who was 25 years of age, was executtd behind the Castle at York, for the wilful murder of his father, by shoting him at Mount Tabor, near Halifax, on the 4th of July last. The usual procession accompanied him to the scat told, the burial service being read in an impressive manner. On the termination of the funeral prayers, Mr. Salv:n shook hands with the culprit, saying, " Good by— Gcd bless you, Dobscn ;" to which he distinctly replied, " I am in His arms now.•' His lips con tinued moving in prayer until the executioner placed the cap upcn his head, and after adjusting the rope with much minuteness, the bolt was drawn, and the poor fellow launched into eternity. His struggles were scaice:y perceptible. . . l-01-OSSAL LOINDON.—AII admit London to be en titled to the appellation of "the great Metropolis ;" and yct few are, perhaps, aware of its really immense and colossal extent, Eiom a curious calculation it has been estimated that, to make anothcr metropolis, it would requite 534 towns as large as Hunt ii.gtion !-534 towns to make one city ! Further, that 69 of the ptincipal cities and towns of England (including Liverpool, Bristol, Nottingham, &c.) would not produce a population equal to that of Giant London, It is also calculated that a popu. lion equal to that of the city of Salisbury, is added to London oar) , three months 1 LAW OF DIVORCE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sit,—lt is with the utmost gratification I read in your paper the answer given by Dr. Nicholl to the deputation who waited upon him, upon the subject of the existing law of divorce in this country. Nothing could be more honourable to the learned gentleman, as well as satisfactory to the petitioners. The public, Sir, are most (specially indebted to yourself; as, if I mistake not, your journal was the very first to bring the question before the Legislature; therefore, any reCorm that may be effected, will be mainly due to your exertions. The present system, Sir, is littl e l ess th an a pre mium upon conjugal infidelity, by the ruinous ex penses it entails upon the injured husband viho seeks redress by legal means ; whilst an unprincipled woman, if so disposed, can literally harass him out of his life. Surely the power of dissolving marriag e should be vested in the Court itself (as in Scothsn:l), and the House of Peers relieved from any jurisdictiou in the matter. In the session now about to open, E trust this crying evil will be done away with, and the ccurse of justice cad morality effectually vindi cated.—l am, Mr. Editor, youv obedient servant, ONE OF THE SUFFERERS. Gloucester, Jan. 19, 1844. KING'S COLLEGE, LONDON.--.TIIC following pate en, forme, ly students of this college, are on the list of Vflanklers ire . the late examination at Cambridge, viz. :—Messrs. titei ken, Woodhouse, Gutch, Fenn, and Edwards. TIVERTON.—COMPLIMEN 'l' TO LORD PALMERSTON. —The constituents of the Noble Lord having expressed a desire to have a lasting token of his Lordship's connection with them, have requested him to sit for his Lust to Mr. E. E. Stephens, the sculptor. Lord Palmerston hos expressed his acquiescet.ce, its terms which show that be appreciates the compliment which tis friends and admirers are so desirous of paying bleb.—Western Times. MARRIAGE IN lISGuI liirE.—Ou Tuesday Ja.q, North Mymms Church, lierts, the Earl of Enniskillen was married: to Jaoe, eldest daughter of J. A. Casaniajor, Esq., of Manche ter square. The cere natty was perforated in the presence bf the Era V and Countess of Uxbridge and the Ladies Constance and Ekonor.r. Paget; and a family circle. ACCIDENT TO COUNT PIIILIPPE DE ROI! 1N CIIA- BoY.—Tive Count de Chabot, who has been staying during this last month en a visit to Viscount and Lady Isabella Chalset, at Golden Hall, Thomastown, has been prevented from returning to. Manchester House to resume his duties as First Secretary of Ern bi•ssy, from the effects of an accident. The Count was in the stables lookng at the stud, when he received a kick from one of the horses, which caused some bruises, and confined him to at sofa for some days, He is going on well, and expected to retorts to the etnbas•y in a few days. THE FAMILY OF TUE LATE MARQUIS OF mu.- ING5.—The juvenile family of this lamented nobleman arrived at Southampton on Friday evening last, from Donnington "Park. Leicestershire, and proceeded on Saturday, ccompanied by th: widowed Marchioness, to Southsea, where this afflicted lady, and: her infant family, will remain its close retirement fur sonic long period; and where, at a time not far distant, it is expected the Marchioness will give birth to a posthumous child. Until the com mencement of last year, the late lamented Marquis had never in sured his life. In March last his Lordship was persuaded to do so ; and, fortunately for his family, he immediately took out policies at various offices to the amount of 90,0001, and upwards. MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF AN IDIOTIC BOY.. The family of Mr. D. Horton, of 5, Queen's-row, near the Nortli-road.lniclge lioxton, have been for several days in sni.che anguish and anxiety, through the absence of his son, an idiot, be tween the age of 15 and 16. He left his home on Wednesday last, and, notwithstanding that notice has been given at every police station, and a description of his person circulated there, and adver tised in the newspapers of Friday last, t.o information has yet beet► obtained of him, and the greatest fear for his safety is now enter tained, as he has not sufficient knowledge to give his name and address. DEATH OF MAJOR -GENERAL CHURCHILL, Inteiligence of the death of the above distinguishrclotricer, Deputy Quartermaster. General to her Majesty's forces in Bengal, has bun received at the War-otlice. lie had been in the set vice thirty-seven years, and had served at Corunna, was subsequently its the Peniusea, Frar.ce, Flanders, and at Waterloo, and held the local rank cf Majcr-General in India. EARL GREY.—The accounts frcni 1111:; wecic convey the gratifying intelligence tl at the venerable Earl is going cu favourably, and daily improving in health. —Newcastle Chronicle. A pro-corn-law meeting was recently held at Atherstone, to receive subscriptions towards opposing the League. At the close of the inciting the munificent sum of fire shillinet was astgscribed ! It is all over with the League !--Leicester Mercury. ANTI-LEAGUE MEETING IN KENT.— On Sfall:drly last a large and respectable meeting, composed chiefly of tenant farmers, was held in the Globe Tavern, Canterbury. There were between 400 and 500 persons present, anti the object of their meeting was to agree to a petition for protection to the interests of agriculture. Sir Brook Bridges was called to the chair, in which' tie was supported by Sir E. During, Mr. J. P. Plumptre, M P., Mr. Wihiam Dcectts, Mr. Knatchbull, Mr. W. 0. Hammond, Mr. G. Gipps, Mr. G. C. E. Dering, Mr. T. Papillon, Ms. W. J. Hilton, Mr. W. Delmar, Mr. 0. M. Taswell, Mr. J. Hilton, Mr. C. H. Hallett, Mr. W. Kctr Brown, Mr. James, Mr. Lake, Mr. J. Neame, 11. r. Clamp, Mr. Ryder, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Collard, Mr. Boys, Mr. Midas'', Mr. Munn. A petition to Parliament was agreed upon, and the meeting expresi ed their determination to re sist to the utmost the prop tss of the League, and to do everything in their power to support the interests of agriculture. The gentle men who addressed the meeting dwelt strongly on the ruinous effects which would result from the repeal of the corn.laws, and showed the necessity for protection to the farmers, on account of the heavy and peculiar burdens to which land is subject. The most cordial good feeling prevailed, and the tenant farmers especially seemed to be highly gratified with the steps which were bei:tg taken all over the country to resiet the further progress of t•:e.- League, and to prevent any change in the existing corn.laws. THE I:OWAGER COUNTESS OF CLARE.—The of the Dowager Lady Clare took place under the most awful a:4 distressing circumstances. On Tuesday afternoon her Ladyship and her di.ughtcr, Lady Isabella Fitzgibbon, were sitting by fire.. light, when the latter mated to dress for dinner, and was abseht about half an hour. Ott returning to the drawing.toom her Ladyship found that lights had not been brought : as she ente..ett she observed, " I have put on .)our favourite gown," and, receiving no answer, again repeated it, adding, " why don't you answer me ?" Alasl'on approaching the firepl c. the unhappy daughter found her mother extended on the hear:l.-- rug perfectly lifeless. Her Ladyship's grief and amazement are indescribable—indeed, the whole family are weighed down by t its sad event, We understand Lord Clare, who was absent in Ite land, Las arrived, and is now with Lady Isabella and the lion. Colonel Fitzgibbon.—Court Journal. PRIit,ENT raom HER MAJESTY.—We gave an ac count in this journal of the 6th inst. of an accident which occuried tri her Mt jesty on the preceding afternoon, near Horton, by be eg nearly thrown out of a pony phaeton, which was turned upon its side in a ditch, owing to the bank sinking away in consequence ef the rottenness of the earth after a sudden thaw. Upon that cc. casion her Majesty returned to Windsor in a four_wheeled cha'se be:onging to Mr. Hoklerness, of Horton, whose lady was chivirg close to the vicinity cl the accident at the time. Her Majesty has just commanded to be transmitted, as a present to Mrs. Holde:— flees, a very elegant pair of silver candlesticks, highly chased, and beating her Majesty's initial surmounted with an imperial crown, as a token of the estimation entertairied by the Sovereign of the loyal and dutiful attention of the recipient of the favour and gra— cious consideration of the Queen. TM::LehIST 'TRAGEDY AT DEPTFORD.—In ithswer to inquiries on Saturday of Dr. Arthur, cf 15, High.street, the physician who has attended the woman Dickinson daily since her attempt on her own life, he stated that the wounds in her thr, at are quite healed, and that no apprehension need be entertained of her ultimate recovery, if the excitement under which she now labours does not induce contrary consequences. For some time. Lfter she destroyed her children she exhibited the most stolid in. lifference to the awful position in which she stood. On Saturday, however, she gave way to all the bjtterness of grief in conscquelicar of it. She remains, of course, in the custody of the pol:ce. • TIIE .HADDOCK. FISIIERY.—During the last two. , r three months immense quantities of haddocks have been caught off Peel, and our market during that period has been daily sup— plied with unusual quantities of this excellent fish. Within the last fortnight they have greatly increased in size; and we yester— day saw several in our market, which, upon being put into the scale, weighed eight, nine, and ten pounds each. 'We under— rtand that some of our friends at Peel are at present endeavouring 'o cure these fish in the same manner as the far.famed FindLorm " haddies ; " in which undertaking, we feel assured, every friend to the welfare of this island cannot fail to wish them every twos ! cess.—Mona's Herald. PARTIAL OVERFLOW OF THE THAMES.-OR 5R.... turday afternoon there was an unusually high tide, the Thames having overflowed many of its embankments below bridge. At high water, the depth of tide at the outer lock of the St. Katha— rine's deck was thirty feet two inches. 'Several low-lying pre— mises contiguous to the river were inundated; but, by the timelr removal of property, little 4i:tillage was sustained. In Wapping. Shadwell, Poplar, Itotherhithe, Bermondsey, and other places out the river side, the cellars of a considerable number of !icor sefli victuallers were completely flooded, and a good deal of mischief l att been done. ACCIDENT TO THE EARL OF JERSEY AT WINDSOIC CASTLE.—The Earl of Jersey, who arrived at Windsor on Wed nesday last, accompanied by his Countess and the Lady Cle►centin.t Villiers, upon a visit to her Majesty, met with an accident shortly after reaching the Castle, which compe led his Lordship to absent himself from the Royal dinner party in the evening. The Neh Earl, in proceeding to his apartment, tell over a box which Lad been carelessly left in the vestibule leading to his Lordship's scorn, seriously injuring his arm and causing a slight wound to he idlicted on the shin bone. His Lordship is now, however, nearly, recovered from the painful effects of the accident. We have heard it more than rumoured that it is the Intention of the King of the French to return the visit of o,it gracious Queen, and that this Royal meeting is not to take place at Brighton, as was originally stated, but at the Court of L'indoii, not in the latter part, but at the height of our fashionable SC36Oll— period at which Paris always becomes deserted by the Court, the senate, and all votaries of fashion. It is, probably, with a view to this auspicious event that the state apartments at st. James'e Palace have been undergoing repairs and are now receiving splendid,. decorations.—Court Journal. THE LIGHT GOLD COINAGE.—The number Of ight sovereigns andhalf-sovereigns presented at the Bulli,n.office of the Bank of England, since the Royal proclamation of her Ma— jesty of the 2d day of October last, which came into operation ms the Ist instant, has been very small, in consequence of the has and merchants in the city, and the tradespeople and shopki ep• if generally throughout the metropolis, having shown a dispoaiti , a not to refuse the old gold currency unless it is very light, and thit only taking a small discount, which understanding has hart a 5( rir beneficial effect on business in general, and prevented the pas is that was expected, which proved so detrimental two years age so trade throughout the United Kingdom, when the tinnier Royal p; us, clamation was issued en the light gold currency. '1 he Bank of L. 4. land receives gold coin below the legal current weig et, in anion! tit of not less titan 51., at the rate of 21 17s. uLL per ounce, and the branch banks in the country at 347. 17s. 5 ,1 . I a standard ounce, which has the good effect of preventing 0 . 0 public, especially, from being imposed upon by the be ilien.dei.h l 4 Jews, and rapacious gin.palacc keepers and shopkeepers, who 11)5 a golden harvest by charging 6d., and many ls., in the sovereth; , ‘ under the pretence of being light. The clerks at the 7Moncy Ord, office at the General Post-office are very particular in ecig v ,u_s! the gold that is tendered for orders in the country, t a t nd_ r ..7_1 1 found below the legal weight, are statnpo.l so m to preve rt . i,s 7 circulation, which causes great inconvenience to j tese vrbo a 4 r d e . o t b o li 6 g d e( . l e t ac o etsotteemreicghna." changed d t a tLhteheCubsutiolii7 if tr d,e iuse e . 7; P3l 7 t x r 7 c la t oc i l .1 1 light, Cultfil : `ter Act by defacing it with the utmost SINGULAR OCCURNNCS.— d w St e a rgh P- t ° oT e t e h ' e t g b o e ld G t o n v e e y rn trk e o n i t u c p maP y ini T e li e g n i s c r i , : a r 7 c id d e ti ws e h r en. d h . irt b in een len d g is t e h o ' ve w r a :d k in al i e ts :i f n i t w er d tt a gr a t g er o s t i; ar s weasel, a combat yilianvcihne e gs nsded ; the weasel pourers' upon its rref instead ‘f er hi hi:ing indications of, torpidity, ere( ted it h s e h a e d a d d e a r nd darted upon its assailant ; the 'presence of a by. L cu iF r k ed ear t stander, by whom the adder was sul,sequently carried cif and killed, induced the weasel to retreat, probably to die fn m 4e effects of the bite of its antagonist,— 3unterset Revuld. DREADFUL SHIPWRECK. The following particulars of the wreck a vessel named the Pheenix in a snow-storm are extracted from a letter of the Captain (R. Turner) to the owner of the vessel (Mr. T. Stickney), Scarborough) —After stating that the vessel sailed from Miramiehi on the 22d of November, from which time up to the 26th very boisterous weather was experienced, the letter proci gds to say —" About 2 o'clock on the morning of the 26th the wind had increased to a hurricane, the ship running under double reefed maintopsail and close reefed foretopsail and foresail. Shortly afterwards the laid was reported ahead, and the ship was immediately hauled close upon a wind, but she was so close in that it was impos sible to clear it, anti at about 3 o'clock sne struck on the west side of Langley Island (Newfoundland). It was im possible for us to do anything more f a the safety of the ship ; still I entertained an idea that she could be got off, and directed the crew to cut away the mainmast. Our efforts proved fruitless, and at half-past 4 o'clock the sea made such a sweep over her decks that we sought refuge in the cabin.. There we remained till the violence of the surf stave in the starboard side and stern windows ; and, owing to the constant working of the rudder, the deck and skylight were also broken in. We now took shelter in the forecastle, and it here appeared as if all our lives were to be sacrificed, for the sea seemed above the lower deck ; and, as the last resource, we were obliged to go upon the main deck to prolong our existence. Here we were exposed to the full fury of the storm ; and, to prevent our selves being washed overboard, we la-bed each other - to the most secure spars on deck. About nine o'c:ock a female pas senger expired Irom exposaie to the cold, which was very in tense. Tee sea by this time had torn away the bulwark rails, and the vessel lay almost motionless. Shortly aficr the sail swept away the jolly-boat, and almost instantly afterwards, the skiff was washed out of the longboat and turned bottom up in the sea. All means of escape were now apparently at an end ; for the longboat stood in a fair way of also being washed ovei beard, and a.ll had their eyes turned upon her, anxious to save life. A poor seaman jumped into her in order to make a rope fast, so that if she should he swept away she would be still secured to the :hip. While he was perfot In ivg th's gahant action, away went the longboat ov, lb atrd, with him in her. right clear of the vessel. We now considered that our hours were numbered, and made the best of our way into the lengtsiat, but oti getting forward, and perceiving that the boat was stove in, I thought it most prudent to return to t'sie wreck. Notwithstanding, six men, with the mate, Mr. 'I homes Smith, and a boy', get into the boat, although by this time she was lass filling with water. I entreated them to return, but they k pt calling to the rest of the crew to follow their example, ann let go the painter. The men, being nearly perished with cold, telt no disposition to move, either to get into the boat or leosen the rope, and the mate immediately cut it, and away she went to the lee of the ship, without a single oar to conouet her through the boiling surf. The first wave that struck the boat completely turned her bottom upwards, and the whole of the unfortunate fellows (eight in number) in her immediately perished wilhin 15 yards of the wreck. 'I he six mai now remained on board took refuge in the after-com panion, but firm this spot we were soon roused by the deep parting from the larboard side, after carrying with it the star board side. Instantly we rushed forward, little expecting that we should meet with another place of refuge, which we did near the forecastle again. Bet we were once more forced to fly, owing to the deck breaking up, and the foremast falling over the starboard side. At this period we saved ourselves in a truly miraculous manner; about 25 feet of the deck abaft the windlass parted from the wreck, and upon that we placed our selves, and were floated through a tremendous sea safe ashore. We were in a most pitiable condition, and reduced to a state of great exhaustion. We were kindly received by the wreckers, who procured us a shelter in a house, of which there were two or three on the island. The French Government have taken charge of that part of her cargo that has been recovered, and which they intend to sell for the benefit of the underwriters." ARUNDEL, JAN. 23. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT. ) This town is expected to be unusually gay the ensuing week, owing to the influx of company on a visit to the Duke of Norfolk. The Duke of Cambridge arrives on Monday, the Dukes of Richmond and Sutherland on Tuesday. Mr. Sloane Stanley and Lady Stanley are also on a visit for a few days. The dinner parties will consist of about twenty each evening. His Gr.,ce's yeomanry band is to be in attendance. The noble room of the baron's Hall, it is untlerstood, will be temporarily fitted up on the occasion. Lord and Lady Arundel and Lord Edward Howard, Lady Mary and Lady Adeliza, are also bete. The Duchess of Norfolk, Ladies Mary and Adeliza Howard, with Mr. Sloane Stanley, Mrs. Stanley, &c., attended Divine service at our church on Sunday morning and afternoon. The Duke of Norfolk will be present at the great county meeting of the Canservatives, in opposition to the Anti- Coto law League, to be held at Steyning, on the ti9th inst. A circumstance has just occurred in the City which cannot fail to prove the source of infinite mortification to the revenue officers of the Crown. A house in the same line of I usiness as Candy and Co., and on a scale nearly as extensive, lately received notice of proceedings being instituted against it for Custer - Li-house frauds alleged to have been committed by it. The trial was to have taken place in a few days, but wid now be of no avail, as the firm shut up their premises on '1 hur,day evening, having previously clandestinely sold offall their goods, and collected all the debts that were owing them. '1 he parties, it is also said, were extensive proprietors of land, and ot a great many houses in Bow, but contrived to sell the whole a few weeks ago, investing the proceeds in the French funds. The result is, that there will not be a farthing to the Crown. The parties to whom we allude lived in great stile, seve,aity keep ing their carriage, and each, it is said, realising 12,0001. a year by the business.— Observer. THE SILK TRADE.— Very considerable sensation has been created in this trade by Messrs. Christopher, ot Harp-lane, Thames-street, suddenly declining business, They were well known Custom-house agents. A report is very ge neral that this resolction has been taken in consequence of in quiries lately made in the " silk floor" of the Customs.— Sunday Times. Considerable surprise was yesterday excited in tbe City upon its becoming known that a Custom-house ager t, whose legitimate business profits were not less than five thousand a-year, had absconded in consequence of charges con nected with the Custom-house frauds. '1 his agent had, for years, beers employed in clearing at the Custom-house silk goads for the priecipal houses at the west-end. f the town. It is understood that, though he had long been suspected by the authorities, it was only very recently that any tangible proof could be obtained against him.— Observer. An Eastbourne fishing boat cau l ht off Beachey Head, on Tuesday night, 4,600 fine mackerel, a circumstance quite unprecedented. They fetched no less than 255. per hundred, for the London market. — Brighton Guardian. Since the nank's of the mover and seconder of the Address in the Commons have been announced, the impression has become universal in political cocks that Sir Pobert Peel will stand by the landlords in opposition to the people and the League on the subject of the corn-laws, and that if any a':u sionle made to them in the Queen's Speech, it will be in de precation of change.— Observer. THE SECHLT PASSION.—We are requested to state that the new work of fiction entitled " The Secret Pas sion," by the author of " Shakspeare and his Friends, " The Youth of Shakspeare," &c. in 3 vols. post Bvo. is ruhlished this day by Mr. Colburn, of Great Afar:borough-street, and may now be had all the librar.e,. Sir. Colburn has also just published the following new novels and romances :-1. The Unloved One, a domestic story, by Mrs. Holland, 3 vols. 2. Whitefriars, or the Days of Cnarlis 11., an historical romance, 3 vols. 3. The Brothers, by tha Author of " Oliver Crom well," &c. 3 vols. 4. Jessie Phillips, a Tale of the New Poor law, by Mrs. Trollope, complete in 1 vol., with numerkus illustrations jry Leech, 12s. bound, and 5. Windsor Castle, an historical romance by W. 11. Ainsworth, Esq., complete in 1 vol., with 110 Illustrations by George Cruikshar.k, &c. bound. WESTMINSTER GENERAL DISPENSARY.—nerc NNTS a contest on Thursday for the election of a surgeon to this In stitutitn. The balloting commenced at twelve, and closcd at three o'clock precisely in the afternoon, when Air. Ure, the successful candidate, was fiJund to have polled fully thri e votes for ore of either of his opponents. 'I he Duke of Can,- bridge, Mr. fiyng, ALP., Sir George Murray, Alr. Maijori banks, and many influential gentlemen gave him a vrry cordial support.= Post. 'llle Duke of Brunswick has just presented the St. Mary's, Eryanston-square, District - Society, for visiting and relieving the poor at their own habitations, with the very liberal donation of forty pounds, being the fourth annual dona tion which his Serene Highness 1 as presented to this u,eful in stitution, which has been in active operation during the last 27 years. ',Z.C_ - -- ~/ ~ ~~~ 4 z 1 -/ i/z '~► ~~ //~ ~~ ~ y~i~ ~~~~ ETTERS of CREDIT on BOMBAY.—The 0-4 UNION BANK of LONDON having been appointed Agents for the Bank of Western India, are authorised to re ceive sums not exceedingsoo/., t• be accounted for is Po..mbay, in rupees, at the exchange of the day. By order of the Directors, W. W. SCRIMGEO UR, Manager. Union Bank of London, No. 8, Moorgate-street. Cr / Ist 1.1 1 he