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• • • N;:, • ,411 P • Pq L ' . o.ri • A , "'"' • 4 t to; h 1 1 0 164 !. •, . - 141#44 , - 1 _ - • • A•• i,.) •.‘) „r,„, -r- -4, - WY '• - • 4 1 / 41 , p , 4- 1 5 1 • '- • • •-• • • f ' l / 2 . 4 1 , :74 UNITED STATES EMIGRATION SOCIETY. TRUSTEES AND DIRECTORS. T. LAMIE MUER A . Y, E sq., Chairman. Wallop Drabason, Esq. M aur i ce O ' Connell, Esq.. M.P. Charles George Fairfield, Esq. M. Charles Maher, Esq. Anthony O'Flahe•ty, Esq., M.P. Edmond S. Symes, Esq. T. Colley Grattan, Esq. Col. C: C. Kemys Tynte, M.P. • Valentine Maher, Esq , M.P. I Clement Tabor, Did. THE ARMY. GENERAL ORDER. Horse Guards, Dec. 31, 1849. The Co mmander-in -Chief has received the gneen's commands to notify to the arms , that the mourning fur her late Majesty the Queen Dowager will change on the 6th of the next month, when the full mourning prescribed in the General Order of the 6th instant will be discontinued. The officers of the Army will, from the 6th of January, wear with their uniforms a black crape round the left arm till the 20th January, when the mourning will cease. By command of Field-Mar•hal the Duke of We!- lington, Commander-in. Chief. JOHN MACDONALD, Adjutant General. Major-Generals George Bowles, Thomas Bunburv, K. 11., and John W. Aldred, have been added to the list of General officers, not Colonels of reghnents, who are in the receipt of the unattached pay of 255. a day and upwards. Captain Lord Burghersh, of the Scots Fusilier Guards, has been appointed an extra Aide de-camp on the personal stafF of Lieutenant- General Sir Edward Blakeney, G.C.8., commanding the forces in Ireland, during the absence, with leave, of Brevet-Major Lord Cosmo Russell, of the 93,1 Highlanders. MEDICAL BOARD E. S. Symes, Esq., R. F. Power, Esq. " iherel ?At Association agrees beforehand to sell at COST PRICE , a ddi ng y thereto a commission."—(See Prospectus.) NORTH -MASTERY TEXAS HOPKINS COUNTY, consisting of 180,000 acres, in one block, for the most part prairie, abounding La rivers an 4 springs. Recent and authentic information received from the Society's lands, proves that no other state offers such decided advantages to the Emigrant, with a small or large capital, either in respect to the Salu brity of climat e , h ea l th, and t. , mperature, soil, growth and Va riety of produce and markets (see Dr. Smith's recent travels and 'Work on North-Eastern Texas, price 25.) The Society c on t racts with the Emigrant to defray, for a fixed (as below, varying with the number of acres and the number in i2 e , f aillily) the cost of a free passage to their lands ; stock, seed, and :.I)leinents ;s ix months' provision after arrival, a house, and a areehold of eity acres of the finest land. The, above for the sum of For each additional male, with implements, &c l3 10 0 For each additional female 12 0 0 F or each additional child under 12 years - - 6 offelf less l and is required the cost proportionally reduced. r e Society i s i n a position, from its extended connexions, to trt_lands and farm s i n near l y all the other states of the Union. yer Information, with map and pl an o f sett l ement, descript i on A f°rth-Eastern Tesae, &c., may be obtained (grati s ) f rom th e g i n ° , of the Society, or on application to the Secretary. 4442,be first ship with , emigrants will sail about the middle of Fob _r3', and every succeeding month. Each application registered " 4r ditlg to priority. te p?Pnlications for Agents to th e S oc i e t y must b e accompanied by L"e ces, °.17,875.] LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING SUN, JANUARY 8, 1850. T HE LONDON INDISPUTABLE LIFE POLICY COMPANY No. 31, LOMBARD-S MEET, LONDON. INCORPORATED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT. TRUSTEES. John Campbell Renton, Esq., M.P. Richard Spooner, Esq., M.P. I Richard Malins, Esq., Q.C. James Fuller Madox, Esq. William Wilberforce, Esq. DIRECTORS. Robert Henry Forman, Esq. John Hamilton, Esq. James Fuller Medox, Esq. John Matthews, Esq. C. 0. Parnell, Esq. AUDITORS. I Sanvel Field, Esq. William Ghrimes Kell, Esq. MEDICAL ADVISER. Benjamin Phillips, Esq., F.R.S. BANKERS, Messrs. Spooner, Attwoods, and CO. SECRETARY. David Alison, Esq. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Atkins and .Andrew. MANAGER. Alexander Robertson. Esq. The POLICIES are INDEFEASIBLE and INDISPUTABLE, .he Company being prohibited, by the Rith clause of their Deed of Constitution, which is duly registered in terms of the Act, from disi elating a Policy upon any ground whatever. The Rates of Premium are calculated upon Carlisle mortality, and are as low as a due regard to complete security will justify. HALF PREMIUM SYSTEM. —By this plan only one-half of the premiums, with interest of the retained halves, is required to be paid for the first five years—the retained halves, being payable at the convenience of the assured, or allowed to continue, to form a deduction from the claim on the Policy ; and as the As surance may be relinquished at any time without payment of the retained premiums, this scheme enables a party to assure for the first five years at little more than half the usual rate, and to discontinue a Policy at about one-half the usual sacrifice. WHOLE WORLD POLICIES are granted, whereby the security of a creditor, holder 0 a Policy, continues unimpaired, although the assured life should go beyond the prescribed limits. Sums are assured payable to the parties themselves on attaining a specified age, or at their death, whichever shall first occur. PARTNERSHIP POLICIES are granted, whereby ajoint assurance effected by partners, at the charge of the firm, secures the capital in vested. OR the death of either, the survivor is benefited by retain- Big the whole capital, and the representatives of the deceased obtain their share without having to wait until It can be recovered from outstanding debts. There is no extra charge for residence beyond 35 degrees of the equator. No Admission or Entrance Fees are required, nor is any charge made for the Policy beyond the amount of the Stamp. Claims are payable within three months after proof of the death of the assured life. The usual Commission allowed to Solicitors, and also to persons, approved by the Board, who extend the business of Life Assurance in connexion with this Company. PUBLICATIONS. [PRICE SD. NOTICE ! Now Ready at all the Libraries, In 3 vols. post Bvo., U COUNTRY QARTERS A NOVE L. William Adams, Esq. John Atkins, Esq Henry Augustus Bevan. Esq. J. Thompson Bramwell, Esq. John Dangerntld, Esq. By COUNTESS- i,FIESSINGTON. With Portrait, the and Memoir of her Ladyship, by her Niece, Miss POWER. "A Ta'e of light-hearted Irish girls and light-heeled red-coats— full of incident."—Athenseum. " This novel is one of the most lively an I life-like of the Author's productiolis."—Literary Gazette. Shoberl, Publisher, 20, Great Marlborough-street, London. 4 .* Orders received by all Booksellers. George Cumming, Esq. James Turner, Esq. C 0 L BUR N'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZ[NE. OPINIONS ON THE JANUARY NUMBER. •' We have remarked continuous improvement for several months past in this well-known periodical. In this first Number for the new year improvement appears to have nearly reached its acme. It is marked by fertility, variety, and excellence ; and some of the articles are worthy of the magazine -days of Lamb and Campbell. We End In It papers from the venerable hands of Leigh Hunt, and from those of Horace Smith, one of the twin authors of the renowned Rejected Addresses.' There is also an exceedingly amusing ar ticle Christmas in Italy,' by L. Mariotti ; besiles A Drift Log on the Mississippi,' by Zeb, dee Hickory ; ' Mr. Jolly Green's Ideas on smie of the Leading Questions of the Day.' The Arctic Voyages,' and an exceedingly amusing paper in its way, named • goapey Sponge's Sporting Tour.' If the New Monthly holds itself to its present pitch, it may challenge for first place in public favour any other periodical."—Observer. " The New Monthly is overflowing with varied and interesting matter. A better Number we do not remember to have seen."— Morning Chronicle. London : Chapman and Hall, 186, Strand. 2. Ro y a l Exchange- buildings, .......____ D. BYRNE, Secretary. ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY, Por Instituted 1774, thie RecoYery of Persons apparently drowned or dead, supported solely by Voluntary Contributions. itlfe rr - h - e CALF. solely GENERAL COURT will be held at the en ''' . of the Society, 3, Trafalgar-square, TO-MORROW (Wednes 'Ret,h,e 9th instant. sti,..,nair Will be taken at Tvve o'clock precisely. rjawe"eriptions and Donations thankfully received by Benjamin lierr i „'„, 4, o., Treasurer, I, Ormond House, Old Kent-road ; Messrs lisit t o" and Co., Cornhill ; Drummond and Co., Charing-cross, an rs;;.'itnd at the Office of the Society, 3, Trafaigar-square, by . I, 1 850. JOSEPH CUARLIER, Secretary. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE, Rear-Admiral Superintendent Prescott, C. 8., of Portsmouth Dockyard, is so much recovered as to be able to attend to his duties. APPOINTMENTS. Command er Edmund Gardiner Fishbourne (1 S4l), to command the Hermes, steam-sloop, at \Voolwich, fur service at the Cape of Good Hope, to relieve the Geyser steam-sloop, Commander Brown, ordered home. Commander Fishbourne entered the service in 1823, passed his examination in 1830, waspromoted in April, 1834. As a lieutenant he served in the Thalia, 46 ; coast of Africa, Pylades, 18; senior in the Scout, 18; r.nd lastly, in the Albert steamer, Captain IL D. Trotter, in which he attended the unfortunate expedition to the Niger. For this service he was pronzoted to the rank of commander, and was appointed in the meantime to the Soudan, another steamer of the Niger expedition. Captain Fishbourne is a highly talented officer, has written some admirable strictures on naval architectur e , and he is th e author of some very entertaining and in structive lectures delivered at the United Service In stitution on the same subject. Lieutenants —H. West (1846), from the Excellent, gunnery -ship at Portsmouth ; and R. W. Burton (1849), to the Hermes. Master—'Tetras H. Fraser (1549) to the Hermes. Surgeon—John Campbell (1842), to the Gladiator, steam - frigate, fitting at Devonport for the coast of Africa. ART -UNION OF LONDON. L Th e Incorporated by Royal Charter. ~ riSubscription List for the current year IS NOW OPEN. 341:_Eftbscritber of One Guinea will receive, in addition to one share airie r Annual Distribution of Prizes, a Pair of Line E ngrav i ngs Ira.V. Webster, R.A., " Th e smile " and " The Frown, " WHICH E HAD AT THE TIME OF PAYING THE SUBSCRIP tr 8 blBl4 re nd e a Series of Etching s after D. Maclise, R.A., illusating '' " Ages." GEORGE GODWIN,/ Hon. Secretaries. 144 , West S trand. LEWIS POCOCK, HIGHLAND DESTITUTION. This day is published, price 6d., r rial . RD REPORT for 1849 of the EDIN BURGH SECTION of the CENTRAL BOARD for the RE LIEF of DESTITUTION in the HIGHLANDS and ISLANDS of SCOTLAND, containing Documents illustrative of their Relief Operations. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London; Of whom may he had THE FOUR REPORTS FOR 1848, bound in 1 vol., cloth, price 2s, 6d. THE FIRST AND SECOND REPORTS FOR 1849, Price 6d. each. ii°tTLOGNE from LONDON DIRECT, every FarFThursday.—Great Savin to Travellers. es by Railway and Vessel, via Folkestone .£1 8 0 area from London to Boulogne direct...... 0 12 0 Saving to each First-Class Passenger.... 016 0 k. R4I •IwaY and Vessel, via Folkestone.. •... I 0 0 --, L, rorn London direct • ..... .• •,••• • • • • • 0 8 0 BRITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. I, Princes-street, Bank, London. Empowered by special Act of Parliament, 4th Viet., cap. 9. ADVANTAGES OF THIS INSTITUTION. Kern:TAß ASKTRANCI BRANCH. Complete security afforded to the Assured by means of an ample subscribed capital, and the large fund accumulated from the pre miums on upwards of 9,000 policies. Half the amount only of the annual premium required during the first five years, the remaining half premiums being paid out of the profits, which, after five years, will be annually divided among tho Assured. e "3gaving to each S econ d-Cl ass -P assenger.. 0 12 0 1% t..i34ME RCIAL COMPANY'S superior Steam-ships CITY -411.-'rl4 as u °"--, ° and EMERALD, will leave LONDON-BRIDGE nder : Th ursday, January 10, at 9, Morning. Thursday, January 17, at 1, Morning. Thursday, January 24, at 8, Morning. Thursday, January 31, at 1, Morning. at lP t b n „, And every Thursday according to tide. u l'et t ` 6 .2ealars of freight, apply to Mr. James Whisson, 5, Arthur or at the Company's Offices, 4, Arthur-street East ; and lanlversal Office, Regent-circus. Twenty-Seventh Thousand, price Sixpence. ZA DK I E L'S ALMANAC FOE, 1850. The extraordinary demand for this work is explained by the Cholera having been exactly foretold, and also the Time of its Ces sation in This Year's Almanac. It contains a striking Hieroglyphic, Predictions of the violent Course of the Cholera Next Year, and many strange Events. Hall and Co., 25, Paternoster-row, London ; and all Booksellers. Paymaster and Purser—F. J. Fegen (1849), to the Hermes. Just published, QPINAL CURVATURE—Its Th eor y ; it s C ure; - 1 illustrated by Cases and Coloured Plates. By GEORGE N. EPPS, Surgeon to Harrison's Spinal Institution, &.., &e. Sherwood and Co., 23, Paternoster-row ; Balliere, 219, Regent street ; James Epps, 112, Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury. PROPRIETARY BRANCH. The lowest rates consistent with security to the Assured. An increasing scale of premiums, peculiarly adapted to cases where assurances are effected for the purpose of securing loans or debts. Half-credit rates of premium, whereby credit Is given for half the amount of premium for seven years, to be then paid off, or remain a charge upoi the policy, at the option of the holder. EXTRACTS FllO3l THE TABLES. Annual Premiums required for an Assurance of 100/. for the whole Term of Life. F ROYAL POLYTECHNIC Ili tli ti q PI N of 1.2.81'. ITITTION, REGENT-STREET. bt tl a ph" a Sees of Illustrat e d L ec t ures, b y Dr. liickhoffner, I E 4 1. e E,,,"!'" lngs Pby of Sci en tifi c Recreation, daily at Two o'clock, and a at El ht -An entirely new Set of Dissolving &I) " Loim o '. g. • in eserliv_ nin the Stxteciith Century, and as it now is. with VP stt ',.sve Lecture, daily, at Half-past Four, aid in the Even -41,,01 °Ai-211411er to Ten.--The Views of Rome, including new 11,1 4 1 are ''' Interior and Exterior of St. Peter's, with Diorami , et at One o'clock.—Lectures on Chemistry, with s h ' e 4. 4 ri e4-81:111:rrnined n a ts il r b ' y Mr. Ashley. --Experiments with the Diver il t . n"b-e Exhibition of ChromatrOpes.—The Ma- Y' M"lel l, &C., e r xpla x ined. ..,_ ill:, Immo. is ---schnols, Half-Trice 1 t A Q ,-, tO tou. At t - iit s ' ; Y NABLF PRESENTS. ~, ,le , f .,,.. ~ estive period of the year, the following unrivalled dis it4tu t ,a 7 n ,the toilet are called into increased requisition, namel, t.. a l isn t ~"13S MACASSAR OIL, for creating and sustaining a WI iwiZe,ad of hair. ' il' ''Ds' ICALYDOR, for rendering the Skin soft, fair, and ) 1 , ..,N , n , k p,' LANi ) '„, ~,, rl..u k ~ ODONTO, or Pearl Dentifrice, for imparting a . q e whiteness to the Teeth. Rift ' Petro ne I ra ) 4 b., °nage of royalty throughout Europe, end the high appre -1 ' 'se ' tan k old fashion, with the well-known infallible efficacy 4 ma rl es , give tem acelebrity unparalleled, and render them h r . lY :legao t and seasonable present. ..., V,. 'e otii * 11 EWARE OF SPURIOUS IMITATION , , ..q ~ that Y genuine of each bears the name of "ROWLA.IrDS ' pre- LI IQ by °f the Article on the Wrapper or Label. 'I A i l , them at 20 llatton-garden, London, and by respectable ' a and Perfumers'. b. ------- w _ FA/4PECTION—THE OFFSPRING OF h l ~, COMPETITION ! 'I hZ,, e tn, en desirous of seeing garments cut in the purest style of "` u tt call at the fashionable Establishments of s L. EIYAM and CO., 1 6' pa l hant Tailors, Woollen Draper , and Outfitters, 011 D-STICEET, an.l 36, GRACECHURCH-STREET, LONDON. he stock 11' -A TOTS, PARISIAN SACS and OVER , .011slyr COATS. sI, cheapest, and most recherche in the me 4blictirneLhrietsabG ye fashionable glrments is now to be seen at the L. Woollen and CO., 6, O x 4 ell(e)phant Tailor., WoollAen Drapers, and Outfitters, ' O3-S TREET, and 36, 0 :ACECIIIIRCH-STREET, • LONDON. i 31,:ittiatatitiogulialanrireueue llY:l4r°l‘lE NEWS for WINTER DAYS. itls de tso s , i f rous of attiring yourself in the w . a!mest and at the lowest ' scale of zharges, visit the ex "' °)(Piapr,-STBEET, L. HYAM and CO CE., ti , k p l "" and 36, GRACIIHRCII-STREET, II i ,ieei lt f , LONDON. I( AC the Aur ies, perfection in cut, and superiority in workman i-Sgreat characteristics of these fashionable Establish I T • ro „ ti, Patronise t R PU RPOSE TO SAVE MONEY 1 - he extsnsive Establishments of I fQreh L. HYAII and CO.. g an t Tailor s , Woollen Drapers, and Outfitters. e, ';4q% GIN4n k ETROPOLITAN E s TABLISIBIENTS. 'ST REET, and 3 ; GRACECHURCH-STREET, 1 t o LON/30N. Itlyt.itre:.d..streetr:ltir,tiNyCerll OEuSITASBILIKing-street, Manchester. rl4l:;,Street:,lthiningiram.P 26, Market-street, Manchester. It 'street' Natal. 42, Briggate, Leeds. u . 411 11 t ' R ristel, ee% E Xeter. 17, Market-place, H 11 48 Ar4yle-street, Glasgow. 4 t b POET at the PARTY 441 %r i 1614-.. ed bard — myself I mean 17raere W e at .te party been, • Id i 'l'ed h t r Y 8111;le look, and every action, Valle: ) ! t ° be an object of attraction. Tu g th e • nl . e i d, and many s t trugg a led . hard .44 c58110,07;trellIF n it ea m r u es s t t tbou uhueubersrdtu,,,d, ,N 4 eeilla Cl ' ara C ollin gwood, 1 1 4Q e s:1 00 %Zl , ir u d r y n , e with e Peculiar grace, e .. L 4:: rol nd Cecilia Clara's beaut.- place." , 11 / I ,oet , :r call., and I must do my duty. ,k, ir , a, 4 , . ealth was then proposed, and I. 211' its t i; 115 noted poet, made rep i l l y ih e vn 'llak 'twill please you, a and each, "'a, word for word, PEEC H. , tad i e a and Ti I G E e n F tl O e E m T e ' n B , 8 11 1 4 4 p i . I must allow 011alt04,?ndest moment of my life" is now. vh Orable toast whichp is, n Tqlit.Nlg:troY humble self, "The Bard of Moses. 4 x 4 .'' , e -8 4' that I am proud at heart ilirtetnh"ecteel thus with Moses' Mart q:ch Loan Which no greater can be found, Wii h 4 aot lon and the provinces around. lyart O s t lily eyes around this room, I,:ift,al4-Iniring Moses' choice costume. AI ' , hi,„ lol Yre be struck in admiration .91;Iti ttia-Neendent beauty.—(9reat sensation.) .4g4ott he are stamped on every vest, 4k, I D tp : coats and trowser. Of each guest. to h e hacive the ladies, bless their hearts. Oc:c' 41,`L' f_t visit to the " Mart of Marts." Allir t ., l live to advocate the cause dad 4 10 11 t i,ararned Warellouse— (More applause)— °* it Fsa....'„,R,:ses' Dress-mart be display a, .4 Sovereign of the Trade. 1.1 4 _ LIST Op PRICESi ~,,tty?a_ti 1 ,, r , ..._ READY RADE. i,h; ..."`. winter Over Coats, in every eil l i lter,,:,.• ••.•• • • • . ..... ........... £0 a 6 Thttitqtot, "'.comely and warmly t r i mme d 0 18 0 li 4 4 :1 4, ditt0.............. 018 0 11 4 1.'4, 11 Wr a ditto .............. 1 0 0 I,,Zh it r c oat PPer, a very handsome style AZlNh.Ceittk ••• • • ....... NNW , or I to " • ....... ........ .. .... .. 0 8 6 Ili t t to ruto v..,_r_?ling Coats ............ .. 0 4 6 lii,io "'Ater Trousers, in Tweed .... 04 6 4:it %,, ditto Doeskin • .. 0 7 6 I,el l Ck Vel V esta .••••• • • • • • - o 2 6 t 5 1t h'kta . !e t Vests.. ...... o 13 0 44 1,...1 t i , lit t .. '"•• • . .. .. '' ' ' ...... •• .... 0 17 o 4 -.% -41 g'• • • . ..... ' ...... 0 19 0 k 0 4 ;4 '. °YB ' o ;er ....... ..........- r 4 ( i. : ....... Coats, in every sty le, 0 • 0 7 0 Atittk4eic 14 8 6 • • • .. . .... ... k , and Winter• Vests ••••• • ' • •• 0 0 11)114 ~ Ch 4 tiirs,,, * Abe To REsstutz. seicist -• end 1"11„Nti,, 1 , orflei a ~,, ',Winter Over Coats from 1 1 Il a ""m' nod ' l ' r aoper In a warm ma -4 !tot h • .... ' 1 8 0 hOv t rt I n b„ aTi cilion, 7 - .t .-• e., ° ,-- ~, ra,. - o.Y and warmly trimmed 1 16 0 A!l t ~ , t rk i. ,-. •... 'For, a very elegant style of s / 1 11, ihrlor e 7 ,,,,' • • ....._. ...... ...... ... • 2 0 0 , k_kip , h od th r „" „Pitney Over Coat, newest , ft%Cslt!„'' . o Ipf r i - e e goeut .....„ .. • ..... 2 10 0 Al lt ,84:1 ..._ r T rowsers, in Tweed and )It,ilreh - Z Cag, h i; .... ............ • • ...... 0 10 6 tikkillkilldW:6 to ... ..... ........ 1 6 0 ~ irk ~.loth dittoests • • ...... ..•• • • • • 0 8 6 p r Telv 0 13 6 11 , eta Q et 'lilt° t . el k . r l , k oikt„, • . ....... •••• . • • .... 018 6 , 5 q1 4 ,1? b , , • • •"•• • .. ..... from 325. to 215 0 me - `ql -` .rit ."" • • .. from 35s to 3 3 0 146 . 4 'e 4 ... ale sct,;:. .... tiom 1 6 o i r gnt 1, 4 tlit . e • r,'"••••.. •• " • •• •..•••• .. 1 15 0 1 / 4 , 4 4 . — Nsi n ':at •:...:":•:::.••••.... o 15 o Iv., co •• . .--..• Robes, ii; gr . eat variety, 11, t l'ery n tkint o . '' •• • • .... • . ..... .. I se. to 5 0 0 4 rg e i ii.h lls . cr ' ah Al manac for the year 1850, wil be p re _ u l tilv " Fur c..,_ ....- elm I"'.. In every shape, from 60s. to 207. k 4 - ' l 4 t o . ' It ArY Thaiforms, Liveries, &c. g, tip Nu t of 'l4> extent at Five Minutes' notice. :4 4:4 bY l iiit k e r eniltl4l.l rning complete for 11. 10s. I,Z l fr t4 , 1448,r...rhe Minion of the Million," with fall %LA % b ' 40 'jib ' late nt, can be had en application, or for - Isi , :o11, 'er De ..' Part of the kingdom Itit"Nk 4)4rtTneat is new replete with every novelty 1 ,, rtiotty art icle F ull t,util t2throtle Darchased either ready made, or made to 140t i1t,... "41 1.3).'" will be ' hi,. ao t -.., tt -., T om _ exchanged , or the money returned. Nell .. 141 c '" o ._t k m ;T. Woollendrapers, Clothiers, Batten, ra,„: , 4 1 ,- -11110 " o onakers, and General Outfitters, 154 tk. -et, •g ezue kti l ii ioa, arid 83, 84, 85 and 86 Ald City. It '',•,* if 'with each other , forming one vast ir ., l4 C r lkel k ti 4 , o les ~,,, -I' l Ni g ; b -- " 4 B ° ll regret having l! ilt to ti 'lle4 c ° l l4 tit h Oilig heard that th te guard the public t 'I, t to !r ed Wi th them or "t is ecutradeemaine },_. th man _ ._ _._ , an _the_eame concern,' weettilitteortez 07 114ernia:anconn tii d for obvious reasons, other house 11 - 4 1 1 , k sebd 1,ce,,,,At their Brimal! E c slati t e h h eny nts 36 Far terittit,bhtSithLttre' c"gheezirhp ioaad'a-gebunilnindingsi Bradford , e Yorkshire; 1t0 . .. sheuld call 411144<qouekrietik:tha:a4klbadgve.ate, { C4 E : t i ll :lion , or either of - 1114 Vffh te en t4 .. blisli nlent is dosed from sanaat Friday, '''" '..-"414 l a Illuilleg t ll 4 tw.cy• cedeek. MUTUAL ASSURANCE PRANCE, PROPILIETAIIT BRANCH. . Half Pre- I Whole Pr e - H a l f Pre- Whole Pre- Age. mium, first I Winn, after Age. mium, first ` mium . after five years. I , live years. seven y ears . , sevea years. -----.. Xs. d. Xs. d. Xs. d. Xs. d. 20 I 0 0 20 0 20 OIS 0 116 0 25 12 2 24 4 25 019 Y 119 2 30 1 411 29 10 30 1 1 9 23 6 35 1 8 6 217 0 35 1 411 29 10 40 113 3 36 6 40 i 1 9 2 218 4 145 119 6 319 0 45 I 114 10 39 8 50 27 9 I 415 6 50 1 22 6 45 0 55 21810 I 517 II 55 , 212 9 53 6 PETER MORRISON, Resident Director. NATIONAL PROVIDENT INSTITUTION, 48, Gracechurch-street, London. For Mutual As on Lives, Annuities, &c. Enrolled under the Acts of Parlia surance ment relating to Friendly Societies. DIRECTORS. Chairman —SAMUEL HAYIIITRST LUCAS, Esq. Deputy-Chairman—CHAßLES LUSHINGTON, Esq., M.P. John Bradbury, Esq. Robert M. Holborn, Esq. Thomas Castle, Esq. Robert Ingham, Esq. William Miller Christy, Esq. Robert Sheppard, Esq. Edward Crowley, Esq. Charles Whetham, Esq. John Feltham, Esq. Samuel Wilson, Esq., Alderman. Charles Gilpin, Esq. PHTSP J. T. Conquest, Ar.D., F.L.S. I The following statement shows t its commencement : 'LANS. Thomas Hodgkin, M.D. he progress of the Institution from Year ending. 20th Noy., 1836 „ „ 1837 „ 1838 1, 1839 „ „ 1840 „ „ 1841 „ „ 1842 1843 ~ 1844 10 Of 1845 tf 1846 „ „ 1847 1 , / /II 1848 „ „ 1849 £8,021 12 2 14,600 0 0 19,934 19 4 25,457 4 2 31,091 10 10 36,367 1 4 39,360 9 7 44,219 17 0 55,037 9 2 70,819 14 5 88,940 8 2 111,113 13 0 126,232 7 6 151,97 G 4 7 £10,736 3 0 31,592 10 5 46,855 0 10 64,959 10 10 90,545 13 9 114,993 2 4 139,806 1 7 167,079 11 2 202,162 1 0 241.460 13 3 299,675 12 4 367,172 16 0 440,020 15 3 517,243 7 1 Total Number 10,919 Memhers whose premiums became due on the Ist instant, are re minded that the same must be paid within thirty days from that Copies of the last Report, and all other information may be had on application. JOSEPH MARSH, Secretary. January 2, 1850. THE GENERAL LIFE AND FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1837. Empowered by Special Acts of Parliament. 62, King William-street, London. And 21, David-street, Edinburgh. Capital, One Million. DIEECTORS. George Bousfield, Esq. Charles Hindley, Esq,, M.P. Thomas Challis, Esq., Ald. Thomas Piper, Esq. Jacob George Cope, Esq. Thomas B. Simpson, Esq. John Dixon, Esq. Hon. C. I'. Villiers, M.P. Joseph Fletcher, Esq. John Wilks, Esq. Richard Hollier, Esq. Edward Wilson, Esq. The CHRISTMAS Renewal Receipts are now ready, and m ay be had on application at the Head °dices of the Company, or of any of its agents throughout the country. • In the LIFE DEPARTMENT the Company transacts all business •elating to Life Assurances, Deferred Annuities, or Family Endow ments, upon the most liberal terms consistent with sound principles and public security. To all Agents, Solicitors, Auctioneers, and Surveyors, liberal al lowance is made. THOMAS PRICE, Secretary, t) AVI S'S CANDLES, 41d. and sd. per lb.; wax.wick moulds, Gil. ; composite, 73441., 9d., and 914 d. ; Botanic wax candles, Is.; German wax, Is 2d.; fine wax, Is. 5d4 ; transparent wax, Is. Sd. and Is. 10d. ; best wax, 2s. Id.; sperm can dles. is 8 I. and IP. 10d. ; metallic, 7d. and Sd. ; mottled soap b6s. rnd GOs. per 112 lbs. ; yel ow, 445., 504., and 565. ; Windsor moan, Is. 4d. per psck.t ; brown Windsor, Is Ba. ; rose, 2s. ; almond, .s.Gd.; a .erm oil, 7s. 6d. per gallon • solar, 3s. 3d. ; argand, 4s. 6d. ; sealing wax, 4s. Gd. per lb., for cash, at DAVIES'S old established warehouse, 63. St. Mart n's•lane. opposite Westminster Coanty Court (late New S'aughter's Coffee-house). FOGS AND DAM? AIR. ARCLAY'S ASTHMATIC CANDY has, for many yeaii, been proved an effectual preservative trims the ill effects of the Fegs and Damp Air, which, in the Winter Season, are so prevalent in this Climate. Its effects are to expel Wind, to preserve the Sto nacb from the admission of Damps, and to relieve those who suffer from Difficulty of Breathing. I'repared oply by Barclay and Sons, 95, Farringdon-street, London ; and sold 'retail, by their appointment, by Sanger, 150, Oxford-street ; Gifford and Co. 'm 104, and 11. Burfiel,i, 180, Strand ; J o h nson, 68, Cobat ; and all respectable Medicine Venders in Town and Country. Observe: —None can he genuine, unless the names of " Barclay and Sons " are on the Stamp affixed to each Box. ETEBROWS MUSTACHIOS, and WHISKERS produced in a few weeks, and Baldness removed and prevented, by tke use of RIM S TON E'S AROMATIC REGENERATOR. If you are in want of that beautiful adornment of the human figure, a natural supply of human hair, obtain through the post, or of any wholesale or retail chemist or druggist, or perfumer, an I Is. bottle of Grimstone's Aromatic Regenerator, This is an essential spirit, drawn from aromatic herbs and flowers (grown at his Her bary, Highgate), which has been long known to the nobility and gentry, by whom it is highly appreciated for its manifold virtues, too numerous to be set f^rth in an advertisement, but may bo read in his pamphlet, in which the bottles are enclosed. Each pamphlet has the signature of William Grindstone, Merchant, Herbary, Highgate, and will he found at page 11, unler the copy of Mrs. Weekly's Letter to the Editor of the " Times" newspaper, 7th of August, 1846. This pamphlet is forwarded through the post, on receiving two postage stamps. The Aromatic Regenerator can be forwarded through the post on receiving a post-office order for 45. 6d., 7s. sd., or 125., which in cludes the postage with the case. The I Is. size contains four of the 4s. A few of its many virtues, as thousands can prove, are published in the pamphlet enclosed with caeh bottle. Reader, reflect for a few minutes, and if you are 48 years of (age, you will remember the thousands of blind you meet with in your walks, others with various coloured eye-shades ; indeed, such was the demand for eye-shades, that it was a business. What has re moved those sightless beings, and given place to a straightforward, clear-sighted people (the climate is the same) ? I'll tell you the cause —the universal use of Grimstone's Eye Snuff and because it mired Ophthalmia, Gutta Serena, Catar let, Nervous Headach, and Deaf ness, the Lords of the Treasury directed it to be denominated a medi cine, and to be stamped. Although this advanced its character, 67 cases of cure being proved by the informers, still it was an act of oppression ; as in 1825 the Solicitor of Stamps, Godfrey Sykes, Esq., altered the label, and sanctioned its sale under order of the Lords of the Treasury; the letter of protection, signed by Herries, Fsq., to Mr. William Grimstone, bearing date 18th February, 1525. This was on account of its curative qualities, being sold at that time in canis ters, within the reach of every poor family. But under this order of Government it is obliged to be stamped. GRIMSTONE'S MEDICATED EYE SNUFF, sold in canisters, inclosed in a pamphlet of medical and other testimonials, under the Government order, at ls. lid., 2s. 9d., and 4s. 6d. each. The Pamphlets sold at ld. each. If through the post, ls. Bd., 3e. 6d., and ss. Bd., incl u di ng postage, &c. The following letter is one out of the many thousand proofs. Read the following Medical Testimony to the cure of five cases of Gutta Serena, from G. H. Boutell, Professor of Galvanism : " S3uthsea, near Portsmouth, Hants, sth Nov., 1848. " Ma. W. GRIUSTOMC.—Sir—I must in justice to you send the fol lowing Testimonial with regard to the extraordinary efficacy of your Eye Snuff in cases of Gutta Serena. I have used it in five cases with the most astonishing benefit and cure. Sir, you may advertise this or make what use you please. The cures have wholly astonished me and thousands of others. —T a'n, Si r, & c., G. H. BOUTELL, Professor of Galvanism." All letters to Mr. William Grimstone, Herbary, Highgate, near London, at which establishment he continues to manufacture his far-famed HERB TOBACCO, so much esteGmed in all foreign parts. The following letter, in testimony of its delightful qualities, is from the author of the " Pleasures of Home :" " Springfield Cottage,H t oni e ton, pleasureDe fvoon,sltsatthinAg u h g o u , s y t, hi l g B h 4 l B y . I Sir,—l cannot deny myself the esteem your Herb Tobacco. I have now found in it a substitute for the choice leaf, hitherto obtained by me from a friend in Constanti nople. lam sure that lovers of mild, fragrant Tobacco would find yours a great and acceptable gift, at a very reasonable price. " I am your obedient servant, " STUART FARQUHARSON, D.C.L. " To Mr. William Grimstone, Herbary, Highgate." This extensively-famed Tobacco is sold by all chemists and drug gists. and others, with W. Grimstone's signature attached, at 7l d., I L. I %d.• 9111. 94., Aid 411. GC each, lacledlng the GoTerament stamp No. of Policies Issued. Annual Income. Amount of Capital. A ff. B I A E. Vi r One half the weed are desolately single, and the othef epposing them married, questionably contented. Diffidence, or a ense at right determine the former, and miscalculated hopes am • tier the latter. The solitary one may shield himself under the plea caution and worldly prudence, and th e i n di sso l u b le, regret un emprosing harry ; but the truth lies deeper. Physical incapacity, rye broken health, aro the great hindrances to domestic happiness el wed el content. The dowry should not be the enly marriage set _Lament. Honour andjustlce demand that health shouldform an item c the compact; it alone dignified the alliance. Blighted hopes er • eclect wound more sorely than poverty or misfortune. Reader, if hose surmises concern you, procure Dr. CULVERWELL'S little 41CMOIRS "On Single and Married Life," pub. in 9 vols., Is. fich ( by nest, in stamps, Is. 6d. each). Let no imaginatively 4)01,z:1, er prudiela feeling deter you, by their titles, nor be hiedereei misinterpretation of their supposed contents, from obtaining! - eem. They are net intended certainly for mere idle ceriesity, but ei r the closet perusal of acne mere deeply intere s t e d, to whom teey arc offered as antagonistic to the empy - rical trash put forth on the ebvec subjects, by unqualified author!, which alone or 7,gether, are a disgrace to the age. Furthermore, two other ttle publications claim your attention (same price Is. each, cost Is. Gd.) called " What to Eat, Drink, and kvinid," and " How to be Happy." They aro not merely pamp elate, but equal in quantity a library volume, nor are they the mere ephemeral scribbling! of the hour, but the study of the author's 'ire %eta owes his present existence, health, and position to this eb servesee of the maxims be would incnleate—to do unto others as he groaet 're done unte—to live after nature's laws --and to keep always on the 'sunny side of the way." The above works may be bad of Sherwood, 23, Paterncsrer-raw; Cervalho, I4Y, Fleet-street • Mann, 39, ; Spokes, 5, Holborn bill ; or direct (by post or other. wise) item the author (who may be conferred with personally ; morn i ngs ‘no , eeeeineel. 16. Acs en-else* Recent hest. sine sip Booksellers THIRTY-FIRST EDITION. Illustrated by 26 Anatomical Coloured Engravings on Steel. 3N PHYSICAL DISQUALICATIONS, GENERATIVE LECAPA CITY, &ND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. Sew edition, enlarged to 196 pages. Just published, price 2s. 6d., or by tort, direct from the Establishment, 3s. Cd. in postage stamps, TTHE SILENT FRIEND, a M e di ca l W ork on the infirmities and decay of the generative system, from ossivc indulgence, infection, and the inordinate use of m :reury, •rith remarks on Marriage, and the means of obviating eel t sin d:3- ittaliileatiorui. Illustrated by 26 Coloured Engravings. By R. and I. PERRY and CO., Consulting Surgeons, 19, Earners-street, Ox. '4rd-street, London. Published by the Authors : said by Strange, 21, Paternoster-row ; Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street ; 3tarie,23, Titehberne-street, Haymarket; and Gordon, 146, Leaden sail-street. PAur I. treats of the anatomy and physiology of the re-prodactive rgans, and is illustrated by Six Coloured Engravings. PAILT 11. treats of the consequences resulting from excessiveindui fence, and their lamentable effects on the system, producing mental and bodily weakness, nervous excitement, and generative neapacity. illustrated by Three Explanatory Engravings. PART 111. treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in ae , Tllnary or secondary form, and contahus explicit directions for iNcir treatn)wot. Thts :lection ts illustrated by Seventeen Coloured EngraTbigs, 1 - 1/. contains a Prescription tbr the Prevention of Meow a 4 1 ,inple appticatieu, by which the danger of infection le ob viated. This ir.•aportant part of the Work should no tecr,e the seder's notice. Pane' Y. is devoted to the consideration of marriage, and its des& The ceases of unproductive anion are also sozsiderecl, and the whole subject critically and philosophically inquired into. TaxCoanikt. BALM OF B1MIAOW( is axe/furl—Ay employed in treat !ng norvous and sexual debility, impotence, asc., DS. and 335. per bottle. The Concentrated Deterslie Yeseuce, an anti-syphilitic remedy, for purifying the blood ir cages ofinfectien, secondary amp toms, eruptions, and the abuse srf n' :curt', I Is. and 335. per bottle. Perrv's Purifying Aped& F".ls, 2r. 9d., 45. 6d., and I Is. per box, a certain remedy for gonorrhcea, fleet, stricture, and chronic inflamma lon of the bladder. ,onsultatiou fee, if by letter, 11. A minute detail of the case is !aqui: ed : age, habits, and position in society. reacts, w 14 41 advice, to be had at the Establishment only, by vbich the (0%11., ir saved. Messrs. Perry, Surgeons, are in atten- Rune ,nar.- et 19, tferners-street. Oxford-street, London, from Ele ven till T.grn eartri T.w• fr. Vlrhl •sx, grirrizo. "row. Woos, to M. BANK OF FRANCE. The following is a return of the situation of the Bank of France on Jan. 3:— A SSETS. Cash and ingots Ditto in branch banks Bills past due ••• ••• ••• Bills falling due in Paris, of which 17,095,980 f. 79c. were received from the Branch Banks ... ..• ... 45,896,021 90 Bills in the branch banks ... 76,840,681 0 Advances on coins and ingots... ... 4,982,800 0 Ditto by the branch banks ... 539,137 0 Ditto on French public securities ... 18,955,614 40 Ditto by branch banks... ... 2,456,959 0 Ditto to the State on Bons du Tresor... 50,000,000 0 Ditto on the loan of 150 millions ... 50,000,000 0 Loan of 3,000,000 f to the city of Mar seilles ..• •.. ... 1,075,000 0 Rentes of the reserve fund ... 10,000,000 0 Routes, disposable funds ... 42,514,988 13 investments of the new branch banks in the public funds ... ..• Motel and furniture of the Bank ... Real property of the branch banks ... Interest in National Discount Bank Ditto branch banks .. Bills protested a t Paris ••• •.. Ditto at the branches Expenses of administration of the Bauk Ditto of the branches ... Miscellaneous ... f. 301,343,427 8 . . 131,163,383 0 453,838 57 12,826,541 39 4,000,000 0 2,975,278 0 200,000 0 230,000 0 2,226,438 94 1,687,270 0 1,835 75 32,997 0 1,756,488 14 f. 762,158,699 30 LIABILITIES. Capital • ... f. 67,900,000 0 Ditto of the Branch Banks 23,350,000 0 Reserve fund ... ~• 10,000,000 0 Ditto of the branch banks ... ... 2,980,750 14 Reserve-irnmobiliere ..• 4,000,000 0 Notes to bearer, in circulation ... 378,518,900 0 Ditto of the branch banks ... 71,019,325 0 Ditto to order (post-bills) 2,011,977 0 Account -current with Treasury creditor 72,067,120 69 Various accounts current ..• 78,343,866 21 Ditto in branches ... 29,657,313 0 Bills payable at sight ... ... 4,704,000 0 Ditto at branches ... 1,391,607 0 Bills of the br anc h b an k s payable by the Bank ... 6,800,825 0 Ditto of the Bank payable by branches.. 3,781,504 0 Dividends payable ... • ... 3,959,308 0 Liquidation of the Algiers Bank ... 151,282 99 Discounts, int erest, and expenses ... 551,990 0 Ditto branch banks ... 150,934 0 Re discounts of the last six months ... 135,244 27 Ditto in bran c h banks •. ... 285,184 0 Miscellaneous ... ..• 367,568 0 f. 762.158,699 30 Certified by the Governor of the Bank of France. D'ARG OUT. The foregoing account shows that the cash in hand has increased by 1,500 000 E The commercial bills dis counted have increased by 6,500,000 f. The bank notcs in circulation have increased by 13,250,000 E The balance to the credit of the Treasury has decreased by 3,500,000 E, and the sundry accounts by 750,000 f. PEERS WHO DIED IN TIIE YEAR 1849.—George, E .rl of" Auckland, G.C.B , Charles, Earl Talbot; George R.bert, Earl of Buckinghamshire; John, Lord Carteret (title extinct); Archibaki, Earl of Gosford ; Charles Joseph, Viscount Monck; John, Earl of Mayo; Wil liam Aubrey de Vere, Duke of St. Albans ; Joseph Henry, Lord Wallscourt ; Henry, Earl of Thanet (title extinct); Thomas Oliver, Lord Louth; David, Earl of Airlie; Paul, Lord Methuen; Mason Gerard, Earl of Aldboroueh; Richard Wogan, Lord Talbot de Male hide; William Charles, Earl of Albemarle; William, Lord Alvanley; Henry John George, Earl of Carnar von ; John, Lord Colville, of Culross. BRITISH BENEFICENT INSTITUTION.—Cbas. Dixon has recently presented 501. to this valuable charity; L )rd Faversham, 211.; Lord de Manley, 211; and Mon tague Chambers, Esq., Q.C., 21/. GENERAL COURT of WARDMOTE. Yesterday a General Court of Wardmote was held at the Guildhall, for the purpose of receiving the returns of the ward inquests. The Lord Mayor took the chair at twelve o'clock. There were but few aldermen present, but it is proper to state that Plough Monday is the day on which the mere routine business of receiving presentments and swearing in officers is transacted, so that a numerous attendance of the magistracy is not required for the performance of the duties. A Court of Aldermen had been ap pointed for one o'clock, in order to receive a commu nication from the Court of Assistants of the Honeur able Artillery Company, on the subject of what is considered in the City to be a contemplated invasion of the privileges of that body. The Ward Inquest of Aldgate Ward made a return to the effect that two gentlemen who had been re turned to serve as Common Councilmen were in eligible by the new Corporation Act, which required that the names of candidates for the office should be put upon the list of voters for Members to serve i❑ Parliament. The candidates alluded to are, it appears, qualified in every other respect, and have been for several years members of the Court. The Tows CLERK stated that the return and peti tion should be presented to the next Court of Alder men, and that those who were interested should be duly informed of the proceedings in the case. In the presentments of several of the wards returns were made of non-freemen, and in some cases the foremen complained grievously of the obligation they were under by their oaths to interfere with such matters. The Foreman of the Aldgate Ward Inquest said that he and his brethren were exceedingly desirous to be released from so painful an obligation ; that they were constantly presenting non-freemen ; but no notice was taken of the fact, and that they considered the Court of Aldermen were treated with contumely in their persons. The Tows CLERK said it was impossible to release the inquest from the obligation under the existing state of the law. He, however, informed the various inquests that application bad been made to the members of her Majesty's Government, suggesting a beneficial change, and that although no decision had been yet announced, a modification of the present practice would, it was hoped, take place. Mr. RICHARD TAYLOR, foreman of the inquest of the district of St. Andrew's, in Farringdon Without Ward, in presenting the return, called the attention of the Court of IVardmote to the large number of non freemen on the list, several of whom had declined to take the freedom, from their sense of the injustice of compelling retail dealers to incur the expense to which wholesale dealers were not subjected. There were 165 persons returned as non-freemen from the district which he represented, and the inquest com plained, not that steps had not been taken to compel wholesale dealers to become free, but that those to whom the charge was an object were obliged to sub mit to the penalty from which all others were exempted, and that the right of voting had thus become limited to the retail dealers. It was also a grievance to which he had been directed to call the attention of the Court, that the new Corporation Act aggravated the evils of which the citizens of London had so much reason to complain. (Here Mr. Taylor read a resolution to which Farringdon Ward had agreed at a recent meet ing held upon the subject of the vindication of their corporate rights ) Several of the Aldermen intimated to Mr. Taylor that he must be aware the subject could not be dis cussed in the Court of Wardrnote, and assured him that due attention should be paid to it at the Court of Aldermen. The several returns, with the exception of two, which were not received in cons(quence of infor mality, were then ordered to be laid before the Court of Alderman, by whom they will be taken into con sideration on the next Court day. THE ROYAL ARTILLERY COMPANY, The Lord Mayor was informed that a deputation of gentlemen from the Court of Assistants of the Honourable the Artillery Company were in waiting, and desirous to present a communication upon a matter of great importance as regarded their rights and privileges, in connexion with the rights and pri vileges of the Corporation of London. There was not a sufficient number of aldermen to constitute a court, but his Lordship, as the case was consicle4 urgent, informed the deputation that he would receive their communication, and introduce it formally at the next court. The deputation, which consisted of the following gentlemen, Captain Parker, Captain England, Mr. J. Britten, jun., Mr. Truman, Mr. Dupree, Mr. Girdler, and Mr. White, the secretary to the company, then entered the chamber. The deputation said they were most anxious to appear before the Court of Aldermen, in order to receive the support of that body on the subject of the contemplated attack upon their privileges. The Court were aware of the change meditated by the Govern ment in the constitution of a corps which had for a great number of years acted in a military capacity when called upon at periods of disturbance and peril, and had performed its duty to the satisfaction of the presiding authorities. It was hoped and believed that the Aldermen would not hesitate to come forward in vindication of rights which had been so clearly esta blished, and which involved those of the city of London, for which that body had always most reso lutely contended. Alderman COPELAND expressed surprise at the apprehension which seemed to be anticipated, that the precipitate decision Governmentupon sack a wouldquest come quest i on, an d t o d he t h oug h t i t very improbable that the Secretary of State would act before the Artillery Company c ommunicated with the Court of Aldermen. Alderman FAREBROTHER said he believed that Sir George r party to a sudden in of the corps, and th a t would privileges no be a every thing reasonable wa s t o be expected from a gentleman who had uniforml y acted with courtesy to tefren Greyee with w the those c whose interests wer e lik e l y to be affected by any publi measure. The deputation said the Secretary of State had not fixed any specific day for an answer to their petition upon the question of their privileges, and they wished for the concurrence of the Court of Aldermen in astheir views p for oss thiblee preservation of th e i r independence soon as . Sir P. LAURIE said it was difficult to imagine how the Government could propose to interfere in the arrangements of a corps of gentlemen who were so efficient, and so ready at all times to assist in quelling tumults and insurrections. Several:Aldermen said they had not been given to understand that a petition h ad been sent in to the Government, and declared that the present was the first intimation they had received upon the subject. The deputation said they had sent in a petition fully detailing the particulars of the contemplated violation of their rights and privileges, and the nature and foundation of their claims, and they had a ddressed the petition to her Majesty. Alderman Wresost said the Court of Aldermen had good reason to know the value of the services of the Artillery Company, as upon every occasion on which a riot or disturbance was expected in the city of London the first military body w hich they c ame in contact was that company, and there had occurred no instance in which the thanks of the Government, as well as of the Corporation, had not been promptly and warmly rendered to that body.—(Hear.) The re cords of the Corporation testified in the most unques tionable manner to the correctness of that statement, and it was quite impossible that the Secretary of State could come, at all events, to a conclusion unfa vourable to the views of the petitioners, without communicating with the Court of Aldermen upon the merits of their application. Alderman FAREBROTUER said in his mayoralty, when some apprehension was entertained by the Go vernment for the safety of the City, Lord Melbourne sent to him a message to the effect that the Lord Mayor was expected to adopt means for the preser vation of the public peace in his jurisdiction, and upon that occasion the Artillery Company cam e forward with an alacrity which showed what reliance could be placed upon their exertions at all times of danger.---(flear, hear.) The LORD MAYOR said he would feel much plea sure in presenting to the Court of Aldermen a docu ment containing the substance of the petition to her Majesty, and he felt satisfied that the Court would most promptly and unanimously join in the applica tion to the Queen.—(Bear, hear.) The deputation then expressed the gratification which they felt at their reception, and stated that they would draw up a document in concurrence with the suggestions of his Lordship. The following is the petition to the Queen, whi c h is now in the hands of the Secretary of State : " That your petitioners beg leave humbly to ap proach your Majesty with the most profund venera tion, and the most lively sentiments of steady and respectful attachment to your Majesty's person and Government. That the Artillery Company o f London, which is believed to have previously existed from a very remote period, was revived in the year 1610, as appears from ancient records in its pos session " That it is composed of citizens of London, and others engaged in commercial and professional pur suits in the metropolis. " That after its arrival in 1612 it was organised as a military body by authority of an order of council of his late Majesty James the First, by which order, after reciting a petition of certain citiz !ma of London (after example of other states, and the precedent of other citizens theretofore, exercising in arms), to be permitted to exercise in arms in the Artillery garden, by direction of such officers as they should make choice of. It is declared that their Lordships (the Lords of the Council) do see no inconvenience, but that the said company of citizens might train and practice arms by instructions of Captain Edward Painter, or such others as should be thought fit, and might admit any other citizens into the company, and make choice of such officers as they should think fit, on approbation or allowance of the Lord Mayor of every such officer. " That from thence to the present time the com pany are under permission from the Crown, united with its civil privileges a military organization, of which the ri g ht t o e l ec t i ts own officers has alw a y s been a pervading and fundamental principle. In modern times this permission has been conferred by warrants under the royal sign manual, and has been free from the veto given to the Lord Mayor by his order of council already referred to. " That the only known exceptions to this elective principle have been some occasional instances of a direction from the reigning Sovereign of these king doms, that the company should not, at its then, meaning as usual, election, make any change in the officers previously elected ; and secondly, the modern reservations to the Crown of the appointments of the field officers and adjutant. " That your petitioners humbly conceive that this tprivilege of election was founded in a just apprecia bion of; and was wisely adapted to the difference etween a voluntary association of the classes of society composing this company and the regular troops, and that it has always been exercised with judgment and discretion, and in such manner as that it has in practice combined a sufficient independence in the officers, with an adequate amount of protection to the privates. " That to the harmony and mutual good under standing subsisting between all parts of the company, under this system, your petitioners conscientiously attribute the uninterrupted continuance of the com pany as a military body for so long a period, while numerous other volunteer bodies, not based upon similar principles, have in the interval risen, flourished for a short time, and become extinct. " That from its origin to the present time this company has always maintained itself in its military as well as in its civil capacity at its own cost, and without any expense to the State, the members equipping themselves at their own individual cost, and providing by annual and other subscriptions for all other exigencies of the company. " That in order to better secure its independence, and to provide a permanent fund for its occasions, a capital sum of about 10,0001. was, in the beginning of the present century, raised by the voluntary con tributions of members, and invested in the building of houses upon the estates of the company, which form the staple of its present revenue. " That for many years past the company has ex pended upon its military establishment an average amount of upwards of 2,000/. annually. That within the last ten years it has expended in the maintenance of its armoury-house, and in rendering it more defensible and commodious, additional sums of money, amounting to not less than 4,000/., whereof a large part has been laid out within the last two years under the cognizance, and partly according to the suggestions, of the Lieutenant-Colonel, the 'lon. Henry Fi!zroy. " That the whole of such expenditure has been incurred and provided for by the company, in the undoubting confidence that the military constitution given to them on their petition in 1612, and renewed to the present time, would be continued to them without interruption. " That in addition to the maintenance of its ordi nary establishment, the company, in 1798, when the exigencies of the public service required the pecuniary assistance of all loyal and well-disposed persons, raised by an extra-voluntary subscription amongst its members the sum of 1,0001. in aid of the Government. " That under such a constitution, and under elected officers, the company has always been ready, accord. ing to its opportunities, to do loyal service, and has on numerous occasions of civil commotion vigorously and effectively, in a spirit to be expected from a class deeply interested in upholding the institutions of the country, assisted the municipal authorities in rester ing and preserving order, and has frequently received the thanks of the Secretaries of State and the civic magistrates for the aid they rendered. " That the members now belonging to the com pany joined it and incurred individually all original and annual expenses consequent on their so doing, upon the faith that they, like their predecessors, would continue to enjoy the right of electing the officers by whom they would be commanded. " That the understood permanence of that right received a national confirmation in the addition of two companies to the regiment in 1848, when the gentlemen composing those two companies stipulated, through the Lieutenant-Colonel, as a condition of their joining, that they should be allowed to form two separate companies, and to elect their own officers. " That your Majesty has lately been graciously pleased to issue your Majesty's royal warrant to this company, whereby thus its ancient right of electing its officers is annulled, and the appointment of com missioned officers is reserved to your Majesty, and other provision is made for the appointment of non commissioned officers. " That your petitioners are deeply and gratefully sensible that your Majesty intended this alteration as a mark of your Majesty's royal favour, and they know how great a reproach must attach to any apparent insensibility to such an act of your Majesty's royal condescension, but, believing, as they do, that to the peculiarity o f it s or i g i na l constitution the long and successful continuance of the military organisation of this company has been owing; feeling, as they do, that it is a loyal body, and believing that it is a useful one, arid that the withdrawal of its ancient privilege (even though to substitute for it so high an honour as that graciously intended by your Majesty), will, by entirely altering its character, endanger, and probably ere long, destroy its existence, your petitioners would be failing in their duty if they did not represent this their humble conviction to your Majesty. " That your petitioners have been given to under stand that the objects of the change intended to be effected by your Majesty's royal warrant are twofold, the one being to secure to the officers a greater independence, by the abolition of the elective prin ciple, the other to insure increased military efficiency. " That although believing that the abolition of the right of election will tend to the subversion of the equality between officers and privates in their civil stations, and to the establishment of distinctions which have never hitherto prevailed, and which will operate prejudicially to the vitality of the company, your petitioners are nevertheless satisfied that a dif ferent adaptation of the elective principle might lead to military improvement of the company ; and while they express their conviction that such modification thereof as is next suggested, would have met, and will meet, with the ready acquiescence of the whole corps, they humbly submit to your Majesty that the objects of independence and efficiency would he perfectly obtained by the company's enacting laws for transferring the election of commissioned and non. commissioned officers from the respective divisions in the company to the company at large ; for subjecting officers to a preliminary examination; for requiring them to pass through all successive gradations of subordinate rank ; for reducing officers not passing examination ; for establishing a veto against the re-election of officers so reduced; and for extending the term of election to two or three years, instead of one year, as at present. " That your petitioners are also convinced of the entire and cheerful readiness of the company, under such a modified constitution, to reconsider, with a view to render them generally acceptable, all laws of the company in which alterations may be thought expedient to the security of the two principal objects of independence and efficiency lastly alluded to. " Your petitioners, therefore, humbly pray your Majesty that, these premises considered, your Majesty will be graciously pleased to restore to this company its ancient right of electing its commissioned and non-commissioned officers (except the field officers and adjutant), under such modifications as afore said, or such modifications as to your Majesty shall seem fit. " And your petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray, &c PROTECTION MEETING AT lIADDINGTON. 011 Friday a meeting of the East Lothian Agricultuaal Pro tection Society was held at the George Inn, lladding ton, at which, according to the ScotAmin, about 100 persons were present. The chair was filled by Sir Robert Houston, Bert. A number of resolutions in favour of a return to protection were agreed to. Tho meeting was then addressed at great length by Mr. W. B. Ferrand, late M.P. for Knaresborough, who ut pre sent is residing in East Lothian. The principal topics of his speech were attacks upon Mr. Cobden, Sir Robert Peel, and other free-traders. In conclusion, he chal lenged Mr. Cobden to come down to that county and meet him at a public meeting, and there discuss the question of protection. THE PASSPORT SYSTEM. A few weeks ago we had the satisfaction of in forming the public upon unimpeachable authority , that the French Government had conclusively deter mined upon abandoning the system of passports, and that, as far at least as English voyegars were con cerned, the abolition of so detestable an impost upon the time and patience of travellers might be considered un fait accompli. We cannot, of course, doubt the sincerity of the pledge by which this easy and de sirable reform was stipulated, but we are compelled to state that instances have coma to our knowledge which show very plainly that the good intentions of the President and his Cabinet aze as yet made of no practical account whatever. Relying willingly upon so welcome an announcement, travellers have recently omitted the provisions formerly customary, when, to their surprise and annoyance, they have found themselves subjected to the same inquisition and detention as before, and compelled to procure, under conditions more vexatious than ever, one of those ridiculous certificates by which nothing what ever is certified but the extortion through which it was obtained. Could we assume these occurrences as fair exam ples of the system in fature to prevail, they would evince nothing less than a breach of political good faith, As nothing could he clearer upon this point than the true policy of the French Government, so nothing could be plainer than its professions. The system of passports was to be reconsidered with a view to its abolition, and' by way of inaugurating this most simple of reforms the road from London to Paris was to be boldly thrown open at once, that all parties might see how little was lost and how much was gained. The effects of the change were visible even at its first notification. The removal of these obsolete barriers gave an immediate impulse to traffic. The intercourse between the two great capitals of the world was accelerated to a degree which even twelve months ago would have been thought incredible, and the triumph of common sense was symbolized by the actual accomplishment of a journey which will bear comparison with any feat of locomotion upon record. In furtherance of the good work a thorough revision was instituted of the traffic and tolls of the line which had thus become a :clear and continuous highway between London bridge and Notre Dame, and the terms decided upon were so remarkable, and so well calculated to promote the commercial and social advantages of both nations, that we willingly gave them all the encouragement which publicity could afford. Under such circum stances as these, the retention or renewal of the ex ploded system could only be warranted by the dis covery either in politics or finance of some notable reason for a change of opinion —an event almost beyond the bounds of possibility. For what is the system of passports ? It is a system in which every single assumption is contra dicted by daily practice. A passport pretends to certify that the bearer thereof has undergone a personal examination by the officer whose signature is attached, and who thereby testifies to his Govern. ment that the traveller, of whose appearance and address an elaborate description is added, is proceed ing on a lawful errand, and deserves the aid and comeort of all authorities under whose jurisdiction he may come. Such a custom as this, even if thoroughly and effectually carried out, can only presume a con dition of things equivalent to a perpetual state of war, or, if the illustration be more acceptable, a perma nent state of siege. But under such circumstances as actually characterise its operation it is a monstrous farce, effective for no good, and instrumental solely in sharpening and pointing those extortions to which travellers, even under the best of regulations, must always be partially liable. The officer who gives the passport neither sees nor communicates with the person requiring it, nor does he, directly or indi rectly, acquire any information respecting the traveller's actual business. The whole transaction, with all its multitudinous appendages, may be managed by the intervention of any slipshod waiter or porter, whose agency may be readily purchased fur tenpence, and who procures the desired indul gence duly signed and sealed, but with as little knowledge or care on the part of those whe delivered it as the Pope of Rome had of the souls which he released for a similar consideration. Nor can it be said that though small fishes thus slip through the meshes of the law, great ones are secured. If nobody ever travelled from one town of France to another in spite of the police, there would be something to be said for a system which at least kept a curb upon the guilty-minded, though at the daily cost of the innocent. Bat we know well that the very reverse is the case, and that even when the wits of officials have been expressly sharpened the instrumentality of the passport system has utterly failed in tracking or detecting the most conspicuous fugitives. The Duchess de Berri went whithersoever she pleased, and after traversing the whole south and west of France, wasonly discovered by the treachery of a strvant. The Pretender to the Crown of Spain threaded his way through every bureau and barrier between Paris and Bayonne ; and we should fearlessly ask the President of the French Republic, whether in his own adventurous escape from Ham the question of a passport ever gave him the smallest apprehension or trouble. Nor are these facilities confined to single travellers ; they are equally at the disposal of whole bodies of men. During the recent political troubles sworn bands of destructives transferred themselves from one scene of mischief to another, across any frontier, and through any town, with as much ease as they could have walked from the Tuileries to the Triumphal arch. In fact, the papers of these gentry are always most scrupulously en regle, and if the passport system does indeed contain anyone method of detecting a troublesome subject, it must apply to those cases where its exactions have been most literally complied with. We appeal to the candour of the officials themselves to state whether any person de tained for want of proper papers ever proved to be more than an unhappy Englishman who hal fallen a victim either to his obstinacy or to his ignorance. These are slight troubles, it will be said, and so perhaps they are, but they are exactly of a kind to produce a serious effect. No persons know better than the present Ministers of the Republic how small a prohibitory duty will damage a productive corn merce. A passport is a tax in its very worst form. It is levied with the maximum of annoyance, and the minimum of profit. The whole French people are sufferers by the mischief it works, whereas no cog nisable class is a gainer by the produce it yields. We would not be misunderstood in this matter. We do not pretend to any superiority over our neighbours ; on the contrary, we frankly admit that if an English man in Paris has but his wits about him he gets more than he gives. Still, the presence and sojourn of SO many of our countrymen in the French capital is a fair element of its legitimate trade. We fill its hotels, we patronise its spectacles, we purchase its trinkets , we drink it s w i nes , an d we encourage its cafes. For a moment, indeed, during the fer ment of revolutionary projects, it seemed as if the preservation of the tutelary art of Paris was com mitted to Englishmen alone. We are not left to descant on our own merits, for all parties have con curred in acknowledging our services, and it has been the desire of all in turn to retain in the capital so conspicuous a symbol of internal order and pledge of civic prosperity. Nothing can tend so surely to the accomplishment of this end as the abolition of the absurd system on which we have been remarking, and the prompt termination of the present state of suspense and ambiguity is rendered still more impera tive by the natural deportment of officials under such provocative circumstances. They are in their week of grace. They know that their occupation is gone, and they derive a malicious gratification from prac tising their trade as sharply as possible on the few occasions which remain. These unexpected oppor tunities may be very conducive to their consolation, but they are not calculated to promote the intercourse between France and England, from which both coun tries will gain so much. Which is the more valuable of the two objects the French Government can decide for itself.— Times. DEATH OF LIEUT.-GENERAL NICOL, C.B.—On Sunday, the 6th instant, this general officer died at Clifton, near Bristol. His commissions in the army as ensign, lieutenant, and captain were all dated in the year 1795. Having joined the army in the Peninsula, he became a lieutenant-colonel in 1811, and in 1813 commanded the 66th Regiment at the battles of Vittoria, the Pyrenees, Nivelle, and Nive. For his services on the last occasion ho received the gold medal, and the silver one was also conferred upon him f'or the battles of Vittoria ' the Pyrenees, and Nivelle. Afterwards Lieut.- Colonel Nicol proceeded to India, and in the Nepul war of 1814, 1815, and 1816, ho commanded a divizion of th e army under Sir David Otcherlony's command. In 1831 Colonel Nicol was nominated a Companion of the Bath, and in 1846, having attained the rank of a lieutenant general, he was appointed to the colonelcy of the 68th Regiment. This lucrative appointment is again at the disposal of the Horse Guards, as well as the colonelcy of the 80th Foot. FIRE AT MILE-END NEW-Towri.--Yesterday (Monday) morning, a little before three o'clock, a fire, nearly attended with disastrous results, broke out in the premises occupied by Mr. T. J. Peterken, a bread and biscuit baker, carrying on business at No. 7, Clarkson street, Mile.end Newtown. In spite of the exertions of tho firemen the flames could not be subdued until the premises were burned down, and the stock in trade , fix tures, and wearing app are l o f t h e i nmates consumed'. Mate —Murray T. Parkes (1832), from the Victory, flag-ship, at Portsmouth, to the Enterprise, Arctic ship, fitting at Woolwich. Second Master—J. P. M‘Clune (1849), to the Dart, 3, brigantine, to be commissioned at Sheerness, for service at the Cape of Good Hope, as a tender to the Castor, 36, flag ship, to be employed in that station. The Dart will be navigated to the Cape, under the convoy of the Hermes. Assistant-Surgeon —John Rowe (acting), to the Gladiator. Clerks—Thomas J. Ley (1849), to the Hermes; W. Wiltshire, to the Excellent ; A. 13. h additional to th e C astor, for service in the Dart. ostler, Midshipman —G. W. Strong, to the Hermes. Boatswain—Frederick Robertson and Carpenter W. Thornlinson (late of Sir James ROSS'S expedition) to the Hermes. PLYMOUTH, JAN. G.--DEVONPORT DOCKYARD. Mr. F. Lobb has been promoted to first draughtsman ; Mr. Goss, third, to be second ; and Mr. James Augean, shipwright, to be third draughtsman, vice Goss. Mr. Davis is to be superintendin g lending man of painters, and Mr. Ross is to be leading man vice Davis, promoted. Captain Goldsmith, flag captain to Admiral the Earl of Dundonald, in the West Indies, has kindly forwarded a donation of 51 to the funds of the Royal N..val and Military Free Schools, with an intimation that the ship's company of the IVellesley would present the school with the full amount of the stopped grog money, on the return of the ship to England. The Express packet was paid wages in advance on Friday. WooLwlcn, JAN. 7.—The Hermes, commissioned by Commander Fishbourne, is in an advanced state, and her armament is to be increased from 6to 9 guns. The following guns have been received from the Royal Arsenal, and are now ready to be put on board : One 8-inch gun of 53 cwt., four 32-pounders of 25 cwt. each (iron), two 24-pounder brass guns of 12 cwt. each, one 9-pounder of 6 cwt., and one long brass gun of smaller calibre. The Niger steam-sloop had a great number of men working upon her until ten o'clock on Saturday night last, and a number of riggers and workmen are employed upon her to-day. The whole of her armament has been received from the Royal Arsenal. Her former guns consisted of one 68. pounder, of 95 cwt. ; one 10 inch, of 85 cwt. ; and six 8-inch, of 65 cwt. each. But these have been replaced by one 68-pounder, of 95 cwt. and 10 feet long, on pivot slides and carriages; one 8 inch gun, 9 feet 4 inches in length; and twelve 32 -pounders, of 32 cwt. each and 6 feet long. She has also taken on board 130 10-inch, 130 8-inch, and 900 3.2 pounder shot. The Niger only carries about 220 tons of coals, and during some of her recent trials was said to have consumed fifty tons per day ; and, therefore, it is not expected, as some imagine, that she will accom pany the Enterprise and Investigator as far as Ma &Ara. Her present orders are only to accompany them to Devonport, where she is to be kept as an advanced war steamer. The Enterprise, Captain Cullinson, C. 13., and th e Investigator, C ommander M'Clure,were visited to-day by the Pru ss i an Minister, Chevalier Bunsen, and party. The Fart of Mulgrav e also went on board these vessels lying in the stream. They were also visited by Captain Sir George Back, R.N., and a number of naval officers and others. THE WEATHER AND THE PARKS. —The ther mometer of the Royal Humane Society's receiving• house, Hyde -park, was during Sunday night as low as 26 degrees, six bel )w freezing point, and early yester day morning it was as low as 2.5 degrees. The sharp ness of the frost during the night had the effect of giving to the ice a greater degree cf solidity then it had pre viously attained during the present winter. Thousands therefore ventured upon the frozen waters in the various parks. Owing to the admirable arrangements of Mr. Superintendent Williams in distributing th ictmen and apparatus o ver t h e Serpentine, nut a single e accident of any importance occurred there during the day. The barometer at Hyde -park stood last evening at 29.94, and the wind,: which had been during the early part of the day in the north, veered to the north-east, a sign of the contintfation of =She frost. The body of the un fortunate man who perished on Sunday, in the Serpen tine, has since been identified as that of Thomas Dray ton, who was in the employ of Messrs. Chalton and Easton, tea-dealers, Charing-cross. GAMEKEEPER SHOT.—on the afternoon of Satur day,st., about eut rme r , o ' w e laos p c k , passing s labourer n i g n t o ll e a emplo t ) h , e sth lost., fa of Mr tram-road, leading f rom th e coa l- p i ta belonging to Mr. Cla.tmbers, of Tibshelf, i n th e county of Derby, when, on reaching a field adjoining Newton -wood he observed a man lying on the ground; he went up to the spot for the purpose of scertaining who it was, when he dis covered that the man was in the midst of a large pool of blood and quite dead. The labourer immediately procured assistance and removed the body, which turned out to be that of William Thorpe, gamekeeper to the Rev. F. Sharpe, of Tibshelf, to his house, where, on examination, it was found that ho had been shot just above the right knee, the shot having torn the artery open and caused his death from loss of blood. It was soon afterwards ascertained that six men, who had the appearance of poachers, had been seen in the vicinity only a short time previous to Thorpe's body being found, and he also having been seen thereabouts after three o'clock the same af ternoon, it was suspected that they were the parties who had been the cause of the poor foliose's death. Informa tionrsAl was i mme di ate l y forwarded to the police at Mars field, Nott s , an d several of the party bei ng kn own, Superintendent Pick er an d p o li ce constab l e s R a df ord the suspected persons, an d and Page went i n searc h o f after great exertions succeechd in taking the whole s i x before four o ' c l oc k on S u nday xnerning The names of are William Beighton, Henry Alsop, a Marshall, the prisoners, who are now in the Mans fi eld lock-up, Thomas Marshall, James Ward, and Johan Monks, all of in r i n e N , n . t .he 'hnocdhentthei accompanied i ck a e e r a p n l d a h c t e ihm d e . Hucknall-under-lluthwaite, Notts. Some of them ap pear to feel the nature of the crime they are charged other Great and praiset wo t h e policeaisiv fdnul constablesposition e fee the tracing and energy ehe and activity di splayed by them in apprnding the accused parties, as tle had dispersed i n several directions. An inquest will be held early in the week. THE DEFALCATION AT AYLESBURY.—The follow inf.); letter was found iu the drawer of S'ratton, t} e clerk, who has absconded:—" When this is opened it will be found out that I have done wrong. I leave property to double the amount of my defalcation. I request that the balance be given to my uncle Turner, of Tewkesbury, fur himself and uncle Edwards, whose money I am obliged to use to get away. I have taken no more than necessary to take me to my far distant destination, and kapo my self-infrcted punishment will satisfy all. Igo to labour for my bread; am determined not to be taken alive; if attempted to be arrested, the act will make my wife a widow. I have only to ask forgiveness now, and hope in a foreign land to learn lessons by the past." It is expected that the defalcations will be amply covered. The Right Hon. Charles Shaw Lefevre, the Spaaker of the House of Commons, was unanimously elected Chairman of the Hants Quarter Sessions last week, in the room of Sir William Ileathcote, Bart., who retired from bad health. The Marquis of Winchester and Sir Jobn Pollen, Bart., proposed and seconded the Right Ron. Gentleman. This day Is published, in Sro., price 55., A LETTER to the QUEEN on a late COURT-MARTIAL. By SAMUEL WARREN, Esq., F.R.S., Barrister-at-Law. Wm. Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. To be bad of all Booluell re.