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At 4 .10- LEAGUE MEETING, THEATRE ROYAL, COVFNT GARDEN. The FIRST MEETING far the PItESENT YEAR of the NATIONAL ANTI CORN-LAW LEAGUE, will be held in the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, on TituusDAY EVENING NEXT, the 25th inst. The meeting will be addressed by T. M. Gibson, Esq., ; the lion. Edward Bouverie ; the Rev. John Burnett, of Camberwell; and W. J. Fox, Esq. George Wilson, Esq., 'sill take the Chair precisely at Seven o'clock. Cards of admission to the stage and boxes may br 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. "HONOURABLE 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 P roprietors on the subject of Sinde, it is the opinion of this Court that, the proceedings of the Government of India, which ended in the dethronement, exile, and imprisonment of the Arneers, 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 I t Ps, by representation to her Majesty's Government or other "'se, as may cause all practicable reparation to be made for the thinatice already committed, and enforce the abandonment of Oine 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 If, 1844." JAMES C. MEL VILL, Secretary. STAG AND PHEASANT COMMERCIAL INN, LEICESTER. TO BE LET, and may be entered upon at Lacly-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 h ouse i s most e li g ibl y 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 Wholesale Wine and Spirit Trade has for som e time been established, 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 neighbourhood. The Stapling is already ample, and could be added to if re quired. MALL OF COMMERCE AND GENERAL SUBSCRIPTION ROOMS, LONDON. BOARD OF SUPERINTENDENCE. Sir GEORGE LARPENT, Bart., Chairman. JOHN CATTLEY, Esq., Deputy Chairman. William Burnie, Esq. James Pattison, Esq. James Cook, Esq. Sir John Pirie, Bart. Robert C o tt eswor th, E sq . J o h n D. Powles, Esq. Matthew Forster, Esq., ALP. Henry James Prescott, Esq. Abel Lewes Gower, E sq . Baron L. de Rothschild. S amuel Gur ne y, E s q. David Salomons, Esq. Thomson,, Flunkey, jun., Esq. John James Siordet, Esq. Kirkman D. Hodgson, Esq. Martin Tucker Smith, Esq. 1, 01 0 Irving, E sq ., M.P. Wm. Thompson, Esq., M.P. J ames Kingscote, Esq. Thomas Weeding, Esq. °antes Matheson, Esq., M.P. Geo. Frederick Young, Esq. The HALL of COMMERCE has been erected to provide t central point of naeeting in the Commercial World for the 'lerehant s , Bankers, Ship-owners, Manufactur W ers of the Sited Kingdom, Captains of vessels, Foreigners engaged in "Inercial or other pursuits, and the Public in general. The READING-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 ,, ' alles, directories, s team-boat and railroad information, list of 3 "iPs 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 r --E-PROOF VAULTS and SAFES for the deposit of valuables. In additio n t o th e above conveniences, the Subscribers will nave 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 ANNUM. rersons residing in London, or within 12 miles... 1/. Ils. 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 rnunity of the City of London, with a degree of public spirit worthy the metropolis of the world. The subscription is now placed on so moderate a scale as to be 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 ‘._ondon occasionally on mercantile affairs—and by gentlemen from the Continent and other foreign ports. GEORGE LARPENT, Chairman. JOHN CATTLEY, Deputy Chairman. N.B. A Coffee-room is now open for the accommodation of Subscribers. NASSAU STATE LOAN of 2 ,6 00 , 000 Florins. To be re-imbursed with Dividends of 50,000A5., 40,000f15., 3 0,000f15., 25,000f15., &c. Grand Public Distribution nn Ist FEBRUARY NEXT, at WIESBADEN. Official bulletins thereof immediately for warded to every Shareholder abroad. Price of the Shares, 10s. ; Eleven for 51. ; TweNty-three for 10/. ; and Forty-eight for 20/. sterling, payable by Post 'Ace orders or remittances. Apply for full particulars, without delay, to A. JACOBS and CO., bankers, Frankfort-on-Maine. To save postage', all letters addrt ssed to Messrs. Jacobs and Co., 34, Wellclose-square, London, will be promptly for warded. IVORY TABLE KNIVES 115. per doz. DESSERT, 93. ; CARVERS, 39. 6d. per pair. TABLE. DESSERT. CARVERS. pair. 6s. tid. doz. doz. 3 i.in handsome balance handle 18s. Od. 14s. Od. 4-in balance handle, largest and best made 1) 0. with Watson's Albata Plate handles, equal to silver 22 6 18 0 8 6 Forks half the price of the above. These houses have for Fifty years ranked pre-eminent for thei r Cutlery, which is always exchanged, if not approved. Fruit Dessert Knives of Watson's new Albata Plate, with French Forks and Ivory Handles, 2/. ss. per set of 24 pieces ; dn. with Carved Ivory Handlee, or with Albata Plate Handles and Blades, Albert Pattern, 2t. 10s. per set of 24 pieces. C. Watson's New Albata Plate possesses the following su periority over all other mixed metals :—A perfect sweetness and purity, a rich and silvery appearance, and great durability. Stro ng Tea-pots for Six Persons, 245. each ; Cruet Frames, With four richly cut bottles, '22s. each ; and is manufactured into every other article for the table and sideboard. Papier (Bache Tea-trays, 355. a set of three up to Ten Guineas. LAMPS. BRILLIANCY AND ECONOMY IN LIGHT. C. WATSON'S houses, 41 and 42, Barbican, and 16, Nor ton Folgate, contain all the most approved Lamps of the day. 1. Palmer's Candle Lamp, which requires no snuffing, 9s. 6d. complete, and upwards. 2. The Medium Lamp, to burn a - wick candle seven hours for twopence, 255. each, compete ; 11 1agnums, giving a splendid light, 425. ; Solar Lamps, now so much used, to burn common oil without smoke or smell, 225. 6d., and upwards. His Illustrated Catalogue and Price Current is just published containing a detailed list of his justly celebrated Albata Plate, exc., which may be had gratis and post. free, on application at his warehouses, 41 and 42, Barbican, and 16, Norton Folgate. ~.‘ NING U No. 16 040. LONDON, MOND A V r - S N TO LADIES. 11 - lO` LAND'S I~ALYDOR, PATRONIZED BY HER MAJESTY "THE QUEEN," THE ROYAL FAMILY, AND THE SEVE RAL COURTS OF EUROPE. Composeed of BALSAMIC EXOTICS, derived chiefly from the East, and utterly pure and free from all mineral or metallic admixture. It exerts the most soothing, gentle, cool ing, and purifying action on the skin, and by its agency on the pores and minute secretory vessels, most effectually dissi pates all redness, tan, pimples, blotches, spots, freckles, and other cutaneous visitations. The radiant bloom it imparts to tbe cheek, and the softness and delicacy it induces on the hands, arms, and neck, render it indispensable to every Toilet. As a preservative of the Skin from the effects of frosts and the bleak winds of winter, its virtues are universally acknow ledged. Gentlemen will find it peculiarly grateful in allaying the irri• tation of the skin after shaving. CAUTION.—Each genuine bottle has the words " ROW LAND'S K A LYDOR " printed on the wrapper, and " A. ROWLAND & SON, 20, HATTON-GARDEN," Engraved on the Government Stamp affixed to each bottle. Price 4s. 6d. and Bs. 6d. per bottle, duty included. Ask for ROWLAND'S KALYDOR." Sold by them, and by Chemists and Perfumers. All others are Spurious Imitations I I FRAM PT ON'S MIL OF HEALTH. The manifold advantages to the Heads of Famil.es from tht possession of a medicine of known efficacy, that may be resorted to with confidence, and used with success in cases of temporary sick. ness, occurring in families more or less every day, are so obvious to all that nooestion an be raised of its im portance to every house holder in the g kingdom. From among numerous testimonials, the following is respectfully submitted : "To Mr. THO. PROU f, 2:1 ' STRAND, LONIION. 5, Cooper-street, ;Manchester, March 12, 18•41 t. " Silty...l have much satisfaction in communicating to you the re mit of my experience, atter repeated ttials of FR A MPTON'S PILL of HEALTH, and I feel it but justice to state, that in the course of snarly years' trial of various aperient medicines, I have never found results at once salutary and efficient in the relief of the system from redundant bile, &c. &c. with so little inconvenience; I am, there. fore warranted in declaring that they supply to me a means long wanting, of being able to recommend to amities, Schools, and espe. madly Mercantile Men, whether at the desk or on the road, a mos, valuable resource in an occasienal medicine. And I shall take cre dit to myself, if, in giving this testimony, I am the means of making Frampton's Pills more generally known and appreciated. " I am, Sir, respectfully yours, WILLIAM SMITH." The unprecedented sale of these Pills, arising from the earnest re domnirndations of the many thousands who havederivedbc,nefit from their use, render any lengthened comment unnecessary ; they are not put forth as a cure for a!I diseases tr: wh.ch mankind is liable, hut for Bilious and Liver Compiam . s, with their mane wel+_knowa attendants, Bilious Find Sick Head-ache, Pain and Oppression after meads, Giddiness, Ooziness, Singing Norse in H, ad ano Ears, Drove .imess, Heartburn, Loss rf appetite, Wind, Spasms, &c. Two or three doses will convince the afflicted of their salutary e , . feet'. The stomach will speedily regain i! vs strength - a healthy as,- iron of the Liver, bowels, and Kidneys will rapidly take glace ; and instead oflistlesin , ess, heat, pains, and Jaundiced appearance, strength activity, and renewed health, extending to good old age, will be th.! result of taking this medicine, according to the directions accompany. g each box. bold by r. Prout, 229, Strand, London; Price Is. I and Vetbox , also by the venders of medicines gt herelly throughout the aiegdom ASK to FRAMPTON'S PILL o: HEALTH, and observe the same and address of;" koalas rrou , • 44i), Strand, London," cat the tivrornment amp ITARWICH RAILWAY. _L. BRAITHWAITE'S LINE, LEASED BY THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. 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 eases 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. . ~ O. u „ r - . - 2:----,_-e--.,.,-- —------- ' / t 1 '-7-141 1 --' r°l4l4lll° ,;:-..,. 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The public, Sir, are most especially indebted to yourself, as, if I mistake nor, y our j ournal was the very f i rst to bring the question beibrst the Legislature; therefore, any reform that may be effected, will be mainly due to your exertions. The present system, Sir, is little less than a pro. mium upon conjugal infidelity, by the ruinous ex penses it entails upon the injured husband who 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 marriage should be vested in the Court itself (as in Scotland), and the House of Peers relieved from any jurisdiction in the matter. In the session now about to open, I trust this crying evil will be done away with, and the course of justice and morality effectually vindi cated.---I am, Mr. Editor, your obedient servant, ONE OF THE SUFFERERS. Gloucester, Jan. 19, 1844. KING'S COLLEGE, LONDON.—The following gentle- en, formerly students of this college, are on the list of Wranglers in' the late examination at Cambridge, viz.:—Messrs. Stephen, Wocxlhouse, Gutch, Fenn, and Edwards. TIvERTOIS.- - C - O — AIi'LIMENT 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 bust to Mr. E. B. Stephens, the sculptor. Lord Palmerston has expressed his acquiescence, in terms which show that he appreciates the compliment which his friends and admirers are so desirous of paying him.—Wesicra Times. MARRIAGE IN MGR LIFIZ.—On 'Tuesday last, at North Mymms Church, Herts, the Lad of Enniskillen was married to Jane, eldest daughter of J. A. Casamajor, Esq., of Manchester square. The cere nony was performed in the presence of the Fsarl and Countess of Uxbridge and the Ladles Constance aid Eleonora Paget, and a family circle. ACCIDENT TO COUNT NEILIPPE DE ROIIAN CIIA- BoT.—The Count de Chabot, who has been staying during the last month on a visit to Viscount and Lady Isabella Chabot, at Golden Hall, Thomastown, has been prevented horn returning to Manchester House to resume his duties as First Secretary of Em bassy, from the effects of an accident. The Count was in the stables lookng at the stud, when he received a kick from oue of the horses, which caused some bruises, and confined him to a sofa for some days, He is going on well, and expected to return to the embassy in a few days. THE FAMILY OF TILL LATE MARQUIS OF HAST INGS.—The juvenile family of this lamented nobleman arrived at Southampton on Friday evening last, from Dorwaington Park, Leicestershire, and proceeded on Saturday, e.ccompanied by the widowed Marchioness, to Southsea, where this afflicted lady, and her infant family, will remain in close retirement for some long period ; and where, at a time not far distant, it is expected the Marchioness will give birth to a posthumous child. Until the corn. mencement of last year, the late lamented Marquis had never in sured his life. In March last his Lordship was persuaded to de so; and, fortunately for his family, he immediately took out policies at various offices to the amount of 90,000/, and upwards. MTSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF AN IDIOTIC BOY. —The family of Mr. D. Horton, of 5, Queen'e.row, near Use North-road-bridge . Holton, have been for several days in much 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, notwithstandieg 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, no Information has yet been obtained of him, and the greatest fear for his safety is now enter. tallied, as he has not sufficient knowledge to give his name and address. DEATH OF MAJOR-GENERAL CHURCHILL, C.D. Intelligence of the death of the above distinguished officer, Deputy Quartermaster -General to her Majesty's foraca in Bengal, has been received at the War-office. He had been in the service thirty-seven years, and had served at Corunna, was subsequently in the Peninsula, France, Flanders, and at Waterloo, and held the local rank of Major-General in India. EARL GRET.—The accounts from liov‘ick this week convey the gratifying intelligence that the venerable Earl is going on favourably, and daily improving in health.—lsittocastle Chronicle. A pro-corn-law meeting was recently held at Atherstone, to receive subscriptions towards opposing the League. At the close of the meeting the munificent sum of fire shilling* was alpscribed 1 It is all over with the League I—Leicester Mercutp. ANTI-LBAGUE MEETING IN KENT.—On Saturday 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, and the object of their meeting was to agree to a petition for protection to theinterests of agriculture. Sir Brook Bridges was called to the chair, in which he was supported by Sir E. During, Mr. J. P. Plumptre s M.P., Mr. William Dcedes, 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. G. M. Taswell, Mr. .1. Hilton, Mr. C. H. Hallett, Mr. W. Kerr Brown, Mr. James, Mr. Lake, Mr. J. Neame, Mr. Cramp, Mr. Ryder, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Collard, Mr. Boys, Mr. Aildash, Mr. Munn. A petition to Parliament was agreed upon, and the meeting expressed their determination to re. sist to the utmost the progress 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, apd the tenant farmers especially seemed to be highly gratified with the steps which were being taken all over the country to resist the further progress of the League, and to prevent any change iu the existing corn.lawc. TUE DOWAGER COUNTESS OF CLARE.—The death of the Dowager Lady Clare took place under the most awful and distressing circumstances. On Tuesday afternoon her Ladyship and her daughter, Lady Isabella Fitzgibbon, were sitting by fire light, when the latter retired to dress for dinner, and was absent about half an hour. On returning to the drawing-room her Ladyship found that lights had not been brought : as she entered she observed, " Mamma, I have put on your favourite gown," and, receiving no answer, again repeated it, adding, " Mamma, why don't you answer me ?" Alas! on approaching the fireplaee the unhappy daughter found her mother extended on the hearth rug perfectly lifeless. Her Ladyship's grief and amazement are indescribable—indeed, the whole family are weighed down by Ulla sad event. We understand Lord Clare, who was absent in Ire land, has arrived, and is now with Lady Isabella and the lion. Colonel Fitzgibbon.—Court Journal. PRESENT FROM HER AIAJESTY.—We gave 1111 Re count in this journal of the 6th inst. of an accident which occurred to her Majesty on the preceding afternoon, near Horton. by being nearly thrown out of a pony phaeton, which was turned upon its side in a ditch, owing to the bank sinking away in consequence of the rottenness of the earth after a sudden thaw. Upon that oc casion her Majesty returned to Windsor in a four.wheeled chaise be:onging to Mr. Holderness, of Horton, whose lady was driving close to the vicinity of the accident at the time. Her Majesty has just commanded to be transmitted, as a present to Mrs. 1-kdder ness, a very elegant pair of silver candlesticks, highly chased, and bearing her Majesty's initied surmounted with an imperial crown, as a token of the estimation entertained by the Sovereign of the loyal and dutiful attention of the recipient of the favour and gra. cious consideration of the Queen, THE RECENT TRAGEDY AT DEPTFORD.—In 11115Wer to inquiries on Saturday of Dr. Arthur, of 15, liigh.street, the physician who has attended the woman Dickinson daily since her Attempt on her own life, he stated that the wounds in her throat are quite-healed, and that no apprehension need be entertained cie her ultimate recovery, if the excitement under which she now labours does not induce contrary consequences. For some time after she destroyed her children she exhibited the most stolid in. difference to the awful position in which she stood. On Saturday, however, she gave way to all the bjtterness of grief in consequeee• of it. She remains, of course, in the custody of the police. TIIE HADDOCK FISH/MT.—During the last two or 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 'ast 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 wader. stand that some of our friends at Peel are at present endeavouring to cure these fish in the same manner as the far.famed Findhora " haddies ; " in which undertaking, we feel assured, every friend to the welfare of this island cannot fail t• wish them every sue. teas.—/Ifona's Herald. PARTIAL OVERFLOW OF THE THAMIIB.—On turday afternoon there was an unusually high tide, the Thames having over lowed many of its embankments below bridge. At high water, the depth of tide at the outer lock of the St. Kathe rine's dock was thirty feet two inches. Several low-lying pre• mises contiguous to the river were inundated ; but, by the timely removal of property, little damage was sustained. In Wapping, Shadwell, Poplar, Rotherhithe, Bermondsey, and other places on the river side, the cellars of a considerable nusnber of licensed victuallers were completely flooded, and a good deal of mischief Lad been done. ACCIDENT TO TILE EARL or JERSEY AT WINDSOR Cam.g•--The Earl of Jersey, who arrived at Windsor on Wed. nesday last, accompanied by his Countess and the Lady Clementine Villiers, upon a visit to her Majesty, met with an accident shortly after reaching the Castle, which compelled his Lordship to absent himself from the Royal dinner party in the evening. The Noble Earl, in proceeding to his apartment, fell over a box which had been carelessly left in the vestibule leading to his Lordship's room, seriously Netting his arm and causing a slight wound to be inflicted 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 our gracious Queen, and that this Royal meeting is not to take place at Brighton, as wall originally stated, but at the Court of London, not in the latter part, but at the height of our fashionable season— a 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" Palace have been undergoing repairs and are now receiving splendid decorations. — Court Journal. THE LIGHT GOLD COINAGE.—The number of light sovereigns and half sovereigns presented at the Bullion.olßee of the Bank of England, since the Royal proclamation of her Ma jesty of the 2d day of October last, which came Into operation on the Ist instant, has been very small, in consequence of the balker. and merchants in the city, and the tradespeople and shopkeepers generally throughout the metropolis, having shown a disposition not to refuse the old gold currency unless It is very light, and then only taking a small discount, which understanding has bad a very beneficial effect on business in general, and prevented the panic. that was expected, which proved so detrimental two years ago tx trade throughout the United Kingdom, when the former Royai pre , clamation was Witted on the light gold currency. The Rank of Eng land receives gold coin below the legal current weight, In amount , of not lees than 51., at the rate of 31. 17s. sic per ounce, and the branch banks in the country at 31. 17s. sd. per standard ounce, which has the good effect of preventing the public, especially, from being imposed upon by the bullion-dealer Jews, and rapacious gin-palace keepers and shopkeepers, who mad. a golden harvest by charging 6d., and many Ic, In the sovereign under the pretence of being light. The clerks at the Money Order• office at the General Post-office are very particular in weighint the gold that is tendered for orders in the country, and whet found below the legal weight, are stamped so as to prevent fiatbe: circulation, which causes great inconvenience to the parbies,i wb are obliged to get them changed at the bullion dealers, who u : m a r: , 4d. to 6d. each sovereign. At the Custom House , tb w it e a i m sh p t .alfl of c t e h , e t g h o e ld Go th v e 7n ta m k e e n l t n e p erp o loy ine e n s i. a . re d e r hen Act by defacing It with the utmost Arigour.adder wh o moa days ago nea. stared thirty inches in leng Liskeard. SINGuLA OCc UcliN th cu. wa. — po i ta u nc w i e n d t e u r po q na n r i t t e s r s pr is e y y • the adder, instead of ex g .1 weasel ' a e°llMabvaitnegnbsdeeeh‘ni.b;d:ltsirle'vweinredeadisCeliilntions of torpidity, erecte • and darted upon its assat ant ; the presence of aby s it t s „ h d e a r d , by whom the adder was subsequently carried off ar. killed, induced the weasel to retreat, probably to die from tl. dot; ache DA , / of it; antagouist, —Oonteroft Nereid, klled f_ol7hT:hcrualfiinj JANUARY 22, 1844. PRICE sd. THE SUN is Published EVERY MORNING at FIVE O'CLOCA, in Tune for the EARLY TRAINS and TOWN DELIVERY ; a SECOND EDITION (Evening Sun) is Published zn Time for the AFTERNOON TRAINS and a THIRD EDITION at SEVEN O'CLOC.K, fir POL•T containing PARLIAMENTARY and all other NEWS in LONDON up to that Ilour. ETTERS of CREDIT on BOMBAY.—The CA UNION BANK of LONDON having been appointed etgents for the. Bank of Western India, are authorised to re ceive sums not excecdingsoo/., to be accounted for in ist-mbay, in rupees, at the exchange of the day. By order of the Directors, W. W. SCRIMGEO UR, Manager. Union Bark of London, No. 8, Moorgate-street. ADVERTISEMENTS INSERTED in ALL THE THREE PAPERS, Morning, Noon, and Night, thereby insuring a TOWN and COUNTRY CIRCULATION, at ONE CHARGE. LATE HOURS. MIIE 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. H. 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. IV IL S 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, non the Queen's come—Gar a' your ramhorn trumpets tout—An old Highlander's welcome—The last Lay of Chatelard—The Queen's bonny Maries. PA KT ll.—Up, Scotland, up I and wake the morn—Mary's Lament in Lochleven—Earl of Argyle's Address to the Queen's Army—Tammie and Nannie—Dirge for Mary, Oh, weep, weep, ye streams. Front Seats, 2s. 6d. ; Back Seats, 2s. ; Private Boxes for Six, 15s. ; for Eight, 1/. Programmes and Tickets may be had at the music shops, and at the. Music-hall. Mr. Wilson will give his Entertainments every Monday Evening, and in the course of the season will produce those he has had some time in preparation, entitled—JACOßlTE RE LICS—THE JAMESES OF z,COTLAND—THE WAL LACE AND THE BR UCE—A HAIVER Wl' JAMIE HOGG, &c., &c. EMPLETON'S NIUSICAL ENTERTAINMENTS. THE BEAUTIES OF BURNS, THURSDAY neat, Jan. 25, being the Anniversary of the Birth of ROBERT BURNS, Mr. TENIPLETON will give his new Entertainment, entitled " THE BEAUTIES OF BURNS," at the Hanover-square Rooms. Tickets 2s. tid. each, to be had at the music shops, and Rooms. To commence at Eight o'clock. For particulars, see Programmes. OYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION ilk 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, and 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, Ono Shilling. Schools, Half-price. 'LONDON and ST. KATHARINE DOCKS -IA 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 honour 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 alters 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 PRICEA 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., Is. 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, Reid and Co.'s superior porter, 2d. per pint ,• wines and spirits of superior excellence on moderate tetrns. 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.IN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE • 4 0CIET Y, FOR GRANTING LIFE ASECIittANCES DEF'PRED ANNUITIES, tke . .. No. 2b, CORNHILL. Capital £501,000. Empowered by Specuu Act of Parliament. DIRECTORS. T. LAMIE MURRA Y, Esq., Chairman. IJ. FAliotson, M.D., F. RS. George Lungley, Esq. John Griffith Frith, Esq. John Rawson, Esq. Hunter Gordon, Esq. Joseph Thompson, Esq. Clement abor, Esq. A UDITOR.S. Professor Wheatstone, F. R.S.—Professor Graves, A.M.F.R. ACTUARY—W. S. E. Woolhouse, Esq., F. R. A.S. DIVISION OF PROFITS. The Bonus just declared at the Meeting of Proprietors varies from 97 to 36 per cent. (.4. Premiums paid, 17i per cent. in present Cash, or 10 per cL..t. permanent reduction of suture Premiums. EXAMPLES. 1i ..., I 5 t ' • i Et . ..4 SI j .. -- l'" I• go 1 = `.' 2 - 5.6 t .t ...cE 4 - 6. .ttAa '6.z --...M.• 11111110 , 1 •••••111.0........, .....1............... ......... ....i... I j ..£ a. d. h£ 5 d. I s. d. X s. d. 18:17 1 39i . 59 1 1,000 :67 8 4 132 14 6 58 19 9 819 4 1838 1 114' . 56 3,000 j 175 15 0 29( 9 7 123 0 3 16 9 7 ANTI-LEAGUE MEETING AT HADDINGTON.— Ott 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 numerously attended, was composed of the noblemen, gentlemen, commissioners of supply, justices of the peace, and tenant farmers of the county of Melding. ton, and amongst those present were Lord Elcho, the Earl of Lau derdale, Sir T. B. Hepburn, M.P , Sir D. Kinloch, Major. General Sir R. Houston, Mr. J. M. Balfour, M.P., the Hon. F. Charteris, M.P., &c. Lord Elcho was called to the chair, when the following resolutions were agreed to :—" That it is with deep regret and alarm that we have seen the attempts which are 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 commie. nity, and that the time has now arrived when their interests and the interests of the labouring classes, imperatively call for an effort 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 wsth satin. 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. BRENTWOOD SESSIONS.—On Saturday afternoon, David Kempton, a determined, and lll.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 he was not near the place. The Magistrates LA'MERT ON DEBILITY, NERVOUSNESS, AND said the offence had been proved to their entire satisfaction, and ALL DISORDERS ARISING FROM EXCESS, &c. they should commit the prisoner to Chelmsford gaol, to take his Just published, the Seventh Edition, is a sealed envelope, trial with Boulding at the ensuing assizes for the county. price 2s. 6d., or sent free by it-. tfor 3s. 6d., INCENDIARY FIRE.—GREAT MARLOW, JAN. 21. SE LF PRESERVATION : a Popular Essov on, A large wheat rick was discovered to be on fire on Saturday, the the Concealed Causes of Nervous r_bility, Local and 20 th inst., as ear l y i n the afternoon as four o'clock, in the rick General Weakness, Indigestion, Lowness of Spirits, Mental yard at Handy Cross farm, situate between the towns of Wycombe Irritability, and Insanity ; with Practical Observations on their and Marlow ; the rick was in the centre of the yard, which was Treatment and Cure. I totally consumed. The fire engines from Wycombe were soon on By SAMUEL LA'MPIIT, Consulting Surgeon, the spot, and by proper management and a good supply of water, 9, Bedford-street, Bedford-square, London, Matriculated Mem- the flames were got under without damaging to any extent the ber of the University of Edinburgh, Honorary Member of adjoining ricks. There is no doubt this was the work of an in. the London Hospital Medical Soci e ty, Li cen ti a t e of Apothe- cendiary, but how he escaped detection in the day time is wonder. caries' Hall, London, &c. ful, there being directly opposite the yard several houses, and the " The various positions of lover, husband, and parent, the , turnpike road adjoining. The wheat belonged to Mr. Stacey Ray. inherent privileges of mankind. are frequently marred and pre. ment, the outgoing tenant.—(From a Correspondent.) vented through the follies and frailties of early indiscretions. DRPARTURE OF THE PRINCE ALBERT FOR NEW To such, among others, this essay addresses itself ; and by its Vone.—Yesterdae afternoon, at half-past one o'clock, the new perusal many questions may be satisfactorily adjusted that ad- American line bf packet ship, Prince Albert, 1,005 tons register, wit of no appeal even to the most confidential friend."—Stafford Captain Sebor, sailed from the St. Katherine's Dock for New York. Gazette. She carries out comparatively few emigrants, there being only The design of this work will be tolerably obvious from its about thirty cabin, intermediate, and steerage passengers. The title, and we cordially recommend the author and his book to latter class of emigrants are poor agricultural labourers, from the all who are suffering from nervous debility and general weak- neighbouring counties of Essex and Kent. The Prince Albert, ness.' —Walt; efield Journal. however, takes out nearly a full cargo of British manufactured Published by the Author, and sold in London by S. Gilbert, goods. 51 and 52, Paternoster-row ; Fie ld, 65, Quadrant ; Gorgon, Dispatches from the Governor of Jamaica, and also from the , 146, Leadenhall-street ; and by a 11Booksellers. Govern ors of the other West Indian Colonies were received on 1 Saturday at the Colonial-omec. At home every day till Three, and From Five till Eight. NITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE U COMPANY, t 3, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London. _ - - _ ( Established by Act of Parliament in 183 i.) DIVISION OF PROFITS AMONG THE ASSURED. HONORARY PRESIDENTS. Earl of Errol Earl of Stair Earl of Courtown Earl Somers Earl Leven and Melville Lord Viscount Falkland Earl of Norbury Lord Elphinstone Lord Belhaven and Stenton DIRECTORS. JAMES STUART, Esq., Chairman. HANAN EL DE CASTRO, Esq., Deputy Chairman. Samuel Anderson, Esq. Charles Downes, Esq. Hamilton Blair Avarne, Charles Graham, Esq. Esq. F. C. Maitland, Esq. Edw. Boyd, Esq., Resident William Railton, Esq. E. Lennox Boyd, Esq., As- John Ritchie, Esq. sistant Resident F. H. Thomson, Esq. SEC RETA KY.—Patrick Macintyre, Esq. This 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 2/. per Cent. per Annum, from the date of the policies to those par ties who had insured wish Profits. The Premiums nevertheless are on the most moderates Gales, 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 muted to Polley. £l,OOO 6 Years 10 Monthg £l36 13 4 1,000 4 Years BO 0 0 1,000 3 Years 6O 0 0 1,000 1 Year Every information will be afforded en application to the Resident Directors, Edward Boyd, Esq., and E. Lennox Boyd, Esq., of No. 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London. Frederick Hale Thomson, Esq., Surgeon, 48, Berners-street, attends at the Office daily, about Half-past Two o'clock. N. B. Profits annually diAded Moderate Premiums—Power to assurer to borrow rwo-third of Payments. Prospectuses to be had at the Office, oe will be forwarded (post-free) on application. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary. SUMMARY OF UEWS AND Opinton. " TV/to runs may read." FOREIGN. On Tuesday Leuis Phi'ippo had a severe attack of bile, but on Thursday he had completely recovered, and in the evening received a great number of persons of rank. Among others, the Minister of Saxe- Weimar, the Brazilian Minister to the Court of Turin, Generals Changarnier, Negrier, Count d'Hautpoul, Daulle, and Baron Dukermont. The Address Committee met on Friday morning before the sit ting of the Chamber, to discuss the amendments of M. David and M Billault. 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 Bth inst. 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 18th ult., the Black Sea had retired half a werste (660 yards) from the shore, and the vessels in the port were left on dry land. M. Martinez de la Rosa, Ambassador from Spain to the Court of France, arrived in Paris on Thursday night. On Friday morning he had a long conference with Queen Christina. The Courrier des Alpes states that a short 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 from the South. The thermometer was at 45 Fahrenheit. The following instance of dear law is related by one of the Paris journals :—" A person named P— was owed a sum of 19f. 90c. by a M. B—, of Langeais, and on the latter coming in for some pro perty, the creditor commenced a cult against bl. B— for the debt. This was done in due course of law, and the expenses amounted to 1,581 f." The German papers state that two more shocks of earthquake were lilt at Ragusa, on the 22d ult. No details of their effects are given. COURT-FASHIONABLE. The Duke of Cambridge is expected in the course of the week to honour Colonel and Mrs. Wyndham with his company at Pet. worth House, 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 Btitish and Foreign Institute, on the 2d of the ensuing month, when his Royal Highness will be in town with the Queen, as the Court will remain at Buckingham Palace some days after the meeting of Parliament. His Serene Hi g hness Prince Soltekoff left his apartments at the Clarendon Hotel on Friday last, after along sojourn in this country, for Paris. The Earl and Countess of Sandwich are entertaining a numerous party at Hinchinbrooke, near Huntingdon. . The Duke and Duchess of Montrose, Marquis 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 Marchioness of Exeter, during the last week, at Burghley House, Stamford. Earl and Countess of Craven have been surrounded by a select circle at Coombe Abbey, near Coventry. Viscount Ossulston, Viscount Grimston, Hon. F. Grimston, Hon. F. Craven, Lady Louisa Johnstone, Dowager Lady Johnstone, &c., have been stay ing there. Earl Fitzhardinge is at Berkeley Castle, but leaves in the .curse of the week, on his return to his Lordship's villa at Cheltenham. Lord and Lady Belhaven have returned to Wishaw House, from a visit to the Earl of Lauderdale, at Lochend House, near Dunbar, where the Dowager Countess is residing. IMISCELLAIVEOUB. The life of the poet Southey, says the Bolton Free Press, is being written by his own selected biographer, who has at his command the whole of his correspondence, and we also believe a MS. poem, expressly designed to set forth the hidden life of his mind. It is more than rumoured (says the Court Journal) that the King of the French will return the visit of her Majesty to the Chateau d'Eu, 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 largest and 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 Gardens. The Humane Society have voted 21. to James Wilson, an extra lockman in the employ of the London Dock Company, who cou rageously leaped into the dock and saved the life of a seaman, named James Miller, who fell overboard from a ship passing through the eastern dock. Wilson has saved the lives of three persons, and is well deserving the reward bestowed upon him. MR. BENJAMIN WEBSTER. TO THE EDITOR Or THE OBSERVER. Theatre Royal, Haymarket, January 20. Sir,—l regret having to trouble you again, but in stating in my letter to you, which you were kind enough to insert on Sunday last, that "that great fosterer of the legitimate drama" (meaning, of course, Mr. Materea4), " never gave more than 306/. for a five act play," I did not make it appear that I al luded only to Mr. M.'s memorable moral management (de lightful alliteration) of Old Drury, and which was preceded by an oration at the Literary Fund dinner, remarkable only fur egotism and misstatement, and that awfully virtuous and re fulgent squib, otherwise the preliminary circular pre paratory to opening the previously desecrated temple of Shakspcare, where the really beautiful scenic effects of Acis and Galatea, and the Anglicised Italian opera of Sappho (not taken from the French), restored it to its pris tine and originally-conceived glory. What with the plated encomiums attending Mr. M.'s retirement from Drury-lane, and I had forgotten " the blaze," as one of his friends terraed it, with which he went out of Covent-garden, where Shak speare was so painted and guarded with copper lace, that he " smelt April and May" as much as any master of ceremonies to a sweep's holiday. Talk of resuscitating Shakspeare! why lie would nut have known himself, his eyes would have been " worth all the rest o' the other senses," and he would have exclaimed, with Nell in the Devil to Pay, " 1 dream'd of Heaven, and this is it." But to the point in question. lam informed by the Argus-eyed friends of Mr. Macready, who guard the Hespenan fruit of that dramatic garden, that he did actually pay 6001. for the play of Richelieu, having had the Lady of Lyons given hint, which, according to my calculation, was rating the two at 300/. each ; and that " above 3001. has been paid for more than one other play." These corrections upon assertion having reference only, 1 believe, to the management at Covent garden, of which I was not thinking at the time I wrote. It am in error it was suggested that 1 had better be the correc tor 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 Voltaire and Talma in the hall of the Theatre Francais', apologised, upon compulsion, to a provincial audience, and commented with a significant expression, " I never felt de graded till now," which forcible appeal was considered suffi cient.—l 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 town 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 as 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 wife, named Drennan, whowere in the habit of working for them, alto 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 ; and on the evening of the murder he took his uncle to evening prayers, leaving his aunt alone in the house. Grimes took the dogs out of the way, and Drennan entered by the back door, and with a loaded butt drove the poor woman's spectacles into her brain, as she sat reading. He then dragged her towards the hall door,lthat 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. tached 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 been some time ago ar rested for some crime, she was put in gaol, fell dangerously ill, and has made a full confession of the foregoing facts. She has since got better, but still persists in her statement; and on her deposi tions Drennan and his wife have been arrested. For two years subsequent to the murder, Drennan, though repeatedly sought for, could not be found; and it is reported that Cowen, the nephew, was killed in • drunken row shortly after the crime. But it is earnestly hoped that the perpetrators of this diabolical deed will soon be brought to deserved punishment. —Minster Eepress. EXECUTION OF JOIIN ROBE/tn.—On Saturday this unfortunate man, convicted of the murder of Lord Derby's gamekeeper, suffered the last penalty of the law at Liverpool. About half-past eleven the prisoner, accompanied by the Rev. Mr. Appleton, 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 be 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 movements, appeared for a moment to desert him—but it was only for a moment, for when the Chaplain on the one side, and one of the officers of the prison on the other, moved 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 prisoner fell, the crowd setting up a hideous yell, the expression, ap parently, of their feelings of horror at the shock rather than of bad feeling towards the dying man. He struggled violently for a few seconds, and then ceased to move. EXECUTION AT YORK.—Between twelve and one o'clock on Saturday Joseph Dobson, who was 25 years of age, was executed behind the Castle at York, for the wilful murder of his father, by shoting hiai at Mount Tabor, near Halifax, on the 4th of July last. The usual procession accompanied him to the scat. fold, the burial service being read in an impressive manner. On the termination of the funeral prayers, Mr. Salvin shook hands with the culprit, saying, " Good by— God 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 upon his head, and after adjusting the rope with much minuteness, the bolt was drawn, and tho poor fellow launched into eternity. His struggles were scarcely perceptible. COLOSSAL LONDON.—AII admit London to be en titled to the appellation of " the great Metropolis ;" and yet few are, perhaps, aware of its really immense and colossal extent, From a curious calculation it has been estimated that, to make another metropolis, It would require 534 towns as large as Hunt ingdon !-534 towns to make one city I Further, that 69 of the principal cities and towns of England (including Liverpool, Bristol, Birmingham, Nottingham, &c.) would not produce a population equal to that of Giant London, It is also calculated that a POP tion equal to th* of the city of Salisbury, is added to London every three months PUBLICATION S. THE EMANCIPATION OF INDUSTRY. This Day are Published, T RACTS ON THE EMANCIPATION OF INDUSTRY. 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Bryant, Esq., seconded by Mr. Rickon, and unanimously resolved, " That the only line of Rail way calculated to benefit the borough of Chatham is the one from Itoshervalle, crossing the Medway 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., arid seconded by Mr. Tho,rias Wells, jun., " That Messrs. Bryant, Young, Ilopk ins, 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 moved, 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 hint for his able and courteous conduct in the chair. Upon the motion of Mr. Tribe, three cheers were given for the success of the undertaking. ARRIVAL OF THE WEST INDIA MAIL. SOUTiI A 3IPTON, 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 lest 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 Medway brought the folltyA ing passengers :—From Jamaica, Molineuz and Thomas Nepean, Esqrs., 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 Guadaloupe, Mons. Lecandi ; from Antigua, Mr. Buchan. COURT OF SEWERS. A special Court of Sewers for the City and Liberty of Westminster, and part of the county of Middlesex was held at the Sewers-office, in Greek-street, Soho-square, on Thursday, in pursuance of the following requisition to the Clerk:— ' We, the undersigned, six of her Majesty's Justices of Sewers for Westminster and part of the county of Middlesex, hereby require you, in pursuance of No. 2of The Laws, Or dinances, and Constitutions,' to convene a Special Court of Sewers on Thursday next, the 10th of January, 1844, to in quire into the accuracy of the documents upon which the Coutt paid to the contractors in the year 1843 the sum of 21,7671. 10s. 4d. Also to ascertain the authority of the Court to pass any laws, ordinances, or constitutions,' in opposition to the general laws of sewers, as laid down in the Statutes and the judicial decisions thereon." The requisition was signed by John Leslie, Frederick 13yng, H. Tuffnell, John Gunter, Joseph Fuller, and Hugh Stark. Mr. LESLIE, in bringing before the Court the business for which it had met, namely, to consider the accuracy of the account of the contractors, to whom the Court paid no less than 75 par cent. of its income, alluded to the resolution ho had proposed at a former Court, for adding a money price by the contractors to their daily vouchers of 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 be done away with; but he had been told on 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 discovered that which he was now about to bring before the Court, namely, that the contractors' bills, purporting to be for work done up to a given period, were extremely inaccurate; that they were made out in a manner calculated to deceive the Court ; that 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 fur the accuracy of these inac curate accounts. Now he thought if he proved this, and which he should do, not 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 Midsummer, 1843. Now, that bill amounted to 8291. 6s. 4d., and he would show that of 6211., or three fourths of the bill, 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 questions to Mr. Doull, the Assistant Surveyor, who stated that the works were not completed on the :14th of June, although vouchers had been given of the accuracy of the bill. Was not this to say the least of it, a most improper mode of proceeding, and calculated to induce the officers of the Court to mislead it ? He therefore thought, that he had made out his case in the first instance. Mr. D. EDSEN thought there could be no imputation of fraud, but that great carelessness had been shown with respect to the contractors' accounts. Mr. CIIA;I;ERS Considered 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 vouchers. Mr. DouLL said he could not lay his hand on the voucher for the 6211. ; they bad been a good deal pulled about. He could not find them. . vV Several of the Commissioners expressed great dissatisfaction at this announcement. Dlr. LESLIE then asked to be handed such vouchers as the officer had, and on their being handed him he showed that the first he took up was without date. An Hon. CostausstoNsa objected that Mr. Leslie had no motion before the Court. Mr. LESLIE said he could Rot 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 24th of June was 8291. 6s. 4d., for work stated to be done, while, in fact, work to the amount of 6211. was not done till the lath of July." Mr. TUFNELL seconded the resolution. Mr. DoNALnsobt 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 his 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. Mr. DONALDSON moved an amendment, to the effect that an explanation should be added to the bills. The CHAIRMAN could not look upon Mr. Donaldson's amendment as such, it was, in fact, an original motion. Per haps Mr. Leslie could modify his resolution. Mr. LESLlE—Certainly not. The Hon. F. BvNo thought it would be unfair to call upon Mr. Leslie to qualify his resolution, unless they were pre pared to contradict the truth of his statements. No such thing bad been attempted. lie would support the resolution as it stood. Mr. TUFNELL said it was immaterial whether the irregu larity arose from carelessness, or some worse design, 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 ri:l of the question by a side wind. The CHAIRMAN thought the resolution conveyed an imputa tion upon the officers which they did not merit. Mr. Ifaw•tEs contended that Mr. Leslie had made out his statement, although it amounted only to a charge of irregu larity; but, nevertheless, the officers were to blame for that irregularity, and, consequently, the Court must affirm his resolution. . Mr. FU LLER said the money had been paid on the authority of their auditors ; and from the irregularity of the accounts that had been produced, the auditors could not be trusted, for the vouchers upon which they had paid were valueless. Mr. LESLIE replied. In doing so the worthy Commissioner referred to the statements he had made, and read extracts to show the vouchers were valueless, r.nd consequently he had made out his charge. He was pleased with the discovery , and he was not less pleased at see i ng the irregularity palliated by the late chairman and other leg al members of the Court. losst the public Having done this much, h e was now ic interest h ai s c u p. e m r e o d . e peculation e c b u y l at i meanson o . f a t s h 'a o s s t e e f x a t l e se nt d , o f c r u o rnu m e th t e s furnished by the officers, passed by the auditors, and sanctioned by the chairman. Mr. Leslie's resolution was then put from the chair, and upon a show of hands was declared to be carried, there being 11 for 1t and 4 against it. Mr. LESLIE thought that the Court had done themselves great honour in the course they had adopted. He would now advert to the bill of their other contractors, the Messrs. Ben netts, for the same quarter as the one he had averted to with respect to Mr. Bird, namely, from the 25th of March to the 2.lth of June, 1843. That account amounted to 2,2881., and the Court would doubtless be surprised to find that the amount for the last five days was 1,5291. 2s. 7d. Now he was prepared to prove that of the former amount works to the extent of 1,160/. were net finished. Now the daily vouchers with re spect to that bill, and the bill itse'f, represented that all the work was completed and measured. The account was signed by the contractor, and countersigned by the officers of the Court. It was perfect in every particu lar, only—that it was not true. The worthy Commissioner then proceeded to show that the work was neither done, nor was it measured at the time the money was Paid. The con tractor was entitled to his money within six months a'ter his work being completed, or, by his contract, he was entitled to receive five per cent, interest afterwards for all that the Board of Commissioners were indebted to him. Such being the case, the terms of the contract were quite clear, that fur all moneys advanced before due to the contractors the public were entitled to receive five per cont. discount. The worthy Commissioner elicited from the offieers, answers to questions that proved his allegation. He showed that there had been an organised sys tem of false returns of vouchers carried on. and w hether or not it might be the case, the officers laid th emselves open to suspi cion that they derived some emolument by lending themselves to this description of fraud. Atter going through a n umber bills, he proposed a similar resolution to the first he Lad rimy , d to place these facts on the minutes of the Court es having been proved. Mr. DONALDSON moved an amendment to the effect,—that as certain works paid for in 1543 had not been completed on the Quarter -day, which the bill purported, the Surveyors should attach to the items of the bill paid the time when such works were measured. After some discussion, The CitattufAx decided that this amendment could be put. Mr. Tur NELL, M.P., could not agree to the amendment of Mr. Donaldson. After some further discussion, The CHAIRMAN put the amendment, and, upon a show of hands, there appeared—' For the amendment Againstit ..................................... 11 Mr. DONA LDSON having called for a division, and that im portant event having taken place by one party going to one side of the Court, and the other to the opposite side, the re ap peared— For the amendment l2 Againttit ...................................... 11 . Majority for the amendment....• The CuArastAr{ then put the original resolution of Mr. Leslie, and upon a show of hands and a division, there ap peered— For the original resolution Against it .............. : ..................... 12 The CHAIRMAN gave his casting vote against the original resolution which was consequently lust. Mr. LESLIE said that he would now bring under the atten tion of the Court the aceount of the Messrs. Bennetts for the quarter commencing on the 24th of June, and ending on the 29th of September, 1843. The Hon. Commissioner showed similar results with respect to this as to the last two accounts, and moved a similar resolution, which, strange to say upon a division, he carried by a majority of 11 to 1. After some further discussion, the Court adjourned, upon the understanding that Mr. Leslie is to renew the subject on Fri day, the 26th inst. Another Court was held on Friday for the general purposes of the Court, the balloting for a Chairman, and other business. Mr. WILLOUGHIA took the chair at twelve o'clock, and the routine business of the Court was proceeded with up to two o'clock, when the ballot for Chairman took place, and conti nued up to three o'clock. During the time the ballot was taking place, Mr. LESLIE stated that those who had proposed and seconded Mr. Tufnell, considered the proceedings of the Court to be illegal in electing a Chairman annually ; that they were deter mined to take no part in it. The Court had perhaps better, therefore, not trouble itself further in the matter.—(Cries of " No, on," and 't Go on with the ballot.") Mr. ALLANSON was surprised at the statements of the Hon. Commissioner opposite. He was th e originator of this pro ceeding, and now he was fri g htened at the Frankenstein he had protesting that raised. of t that Cou r t. The CHAIRMAN said he had just received a paper, signed Flow, he must beg leave to a i a n u s d t the w e o l u e l c d - , The maj or ity constituted by more than six Comm issioners t , tts hhiaoyeenrtpehrfooaof that aoea,e proceedings h ire: a git i r r esr m saet gn a o duwl ad f a o res r tt : B ur mnr } e ' kei receive . twv eon n it. Dlr. CODEIIIOI considered that the proceedings of the mi- 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. M. Bitonc itzow concurred with what had been laid down by the Chairman. Nobody but the House 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 opinion that the clerk was not war ranted in putting such a protest on the proceedings of the Court; and he should therefore, with all respect to those who had presented it, decline receiving the protest. The Chairman then opened the ballot-glass, and declared the numbers for Mr. Donaldson were 41. Mr. Donaldson, at the conclusion of ballot, entered the room, and was received with great cheering. Mr. WILLOUGHBY, the then Chairman, addressed him in a very feeling manner, congratulating him upon his appointment, and expressing his conviction that from his former conduct in the chair, the dignity of the Court would be maintained, as it always had been by him for the last nine years. Mr. DONALDSON, 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. After the rest of the routine business had been gone through, Mr. LESLIE moved, pursuant to notice, " To rescind the orders of the Special Court of the 22d 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 area of the. Eastern, Western, Ranclagh, and Counter's Creek Districts being 25 square miles, of which— Mr. Bell has to superintend C, square miles Mr. Jenkins....... ... 9 square miles Mr. Aslat ........ 7 square miles 25 square miles are most inaccurate, the late Chairmasi being in error in the superficial measurement of the four Districts at least 28 mil lions of square yards. " Second, That such appointments by Special Court afore said, if carried out, would be illegal, contrary to the orders of Court, the laws, ordinances, and constitutions of sewers." After some discussion, a show of hands was taken, when there appeared— For Mr. Leslie's motion Against it Majority against the motion —.9 .•• The motion was consequently lost; and the Court, at half past five o'clock, adjourned to Friday next, the 26th inst. DREADFUL SHIPWRECK. The following particulars of the wreck a vessel named the Phoenix 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 Miramichi on the 22d of November, from which time up to the 26th very boisterous weather was experienced, the letter proceeds 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 dote reefed foretopsail and foresail. Shortly afterwards the land 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, and at about 3 o'clock she struck on the west side of Langley Island (Newfoundland). It was im possible for us to do anything more fir 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 stove 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 lashed each other to the most secure spars on deck. About nine o'clock a female 'pas senger expired from exposure to the cold, which was very in tense. The s'a by this time had torn away the bulwark rails, and the ♦essel lay almost motionless. Shortly after the surf 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 overboard, and all 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 be swept away she would be still secured to the ship. While he was perform ivg tit's gallant action, away went the longboat overboard, 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 longboat, but on getting forward, and perceiving that the boat was stove in, I thought it most prudent to return to the wreck. Notwithstanding, six men, with the mate, Mr. Thomas Smith, and a boy, get into the boat, although by this time she was last filling with water. I entreated them to return, but they kept calling to the rest of the crew to follow their example, and let go the painter. The men, being nearly perished with cold, felt no disposition to move, either to get into the boat or loosen the rope, and the mate immediately cut it, and away she went to the lee of the ship, without a single oar to conduct her through the boiling surf. The first wave that struck the boat completely turned her bottom upwards, and the whole of the unfortunate follows (eight in number) in her immediately perished within 15 yards of the w►eck. The six that now remained on board took refuge in the after-com panion, but from this spot we were soon roused by the deck 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. But we were once snore 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. (ritom 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 Grace's yeomanry band is to be in attendance. The noble room of the Baron's Hall, it is understood, will be temporarily fitted up on the occasion. Lord and Ladv Arundel and Lord Edward Howard, Lady Mary and Lady Adeliza, are also here. 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-Corn law League, to be held at Steyning, on the 29th inst. A circumstance has just occurred in the City which cannot fail to prove the source of infinite mortification to the revenue o%cers of the Crown. A house in the same line of business as Candy and Co., and on a scale nearly as extensive, lately received notice of proceedings being instituted against it for Custom-house frauds alleged to have been committed by it. 'The trial was to have taken place in a few days, but will now be of no avail, as the firm shut up their premises on Thursday evening, having previously clandestinely sold offal! their goods, and collected all the debts that were owing them. The parties, it is also said, were extensive proprietors of land, and of 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 style, severally 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, of Harp-lane, Thames-street, suddenly declining business, They were well known Custom-house agents. A report is very ge neral that this resolution 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 the City upon its becoming known that a Custom-house agent, 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. This agent had, for years, been employed in clearing at the Custom-house silk goods for the principal houses at the west-end of 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 caught off Beachey Head, on Tuesday night, 4,600 fine mackarel, a circumstance quite unprecedented. They fetched no less than 255. per hundred, for the London market.—Brighton Guardian. Since the names of the mover and seconder of the Address in the Commons have been announced, the impression has become universal in political circles that Sir Robert 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 allu sion be made to them in the Queen's Speech, it will be in de precation of change.— Observer. THE SECRET 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 cf Shakspeare," &c. in 3 vols. post Bvo. is published this day by Mr. Colburn, of Great Marlborough-street, and may now be had all the libraries. Mr. 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 Charles 11., an historical romance, 3 vols. 3. The Brothers, by the Author of " Oliver Crom well," &c. 3 vols. 4. Jessie Phillips, a Tale of the New Poor law, by Mrs. 'l'rollope, complete in 1 vol., with numerous illustrations by Leech, 12s. bound, and 5. Windsor Castle, an historical romance by W. 11. Ainswerth, Esq., complete in vol., with 110 Illustrations by George Cruikshank, &c. 14s. bound. WESTMINSTER GENERAL DISPENSARY.—There was a contest on Thursday for the electicn of a surgeon to this In stitution. The balloting commenced at twelve, and closed at three o'clock precisely in the afternoon, when Mr. Ure, the successful candidate, was found to have polled fully three votes for one of either of his opponents. '1 he Duke of Cam bridge, Mr. Byng, M.P., Sir George Murray, Mr. Marjori banks, and many influential gentlemen gave him a very cordial support.—Post. The Duke of Brunswick has just presented the St. Mary's, Bryanston-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 has presented to this useful in stitution, which has been in active operation during the last 27 years.