The Sun. — London, England, 1845-01-02 00:00:00

" The happy family we all know so well, " The still happier family we all l ove so well." SCENE 13. A Stene Quarry; A monster meeting, with a tail and with-ot enie ; How to convert a blockhead into a great 'llan ; Art and 4 , r ^ mem lend their assistance to produce SC it 14. A most extraordinary 'Change, leading to a still more extrarrt!:tiiry one, viz., SCE s 15 Grand embi:matical and national tableau of her Majesi ..11 ,- istening the Royal Exchange. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMA.RKET. Lessee, Mr. B. WEBSTER. THIS EVENING Will be -d a New and Onal in Five Acts, called OLD iserform HEADS AND YOUN G HEA RTS. Comedy, Colonel Rocket dlr. S, rickland ; Littleton Coke. Mr. Charles Mathe- s ; Tom Coke Mr. Webster; Bob, Mr Buckstone; Jesse Rural, Mr. W. Farren ; The Countess of i'um-pion. Mrs. W. Clifford ; Lady Alice Hawthorn Madame Vestris ; Miss Rocket. Miss Julia siennett. After which, a New Grand Musical Fairy Extravaganza, entitled GRACIOSA AND PERCINET. King Uxorious, Mr. J. Bland ; Princess Graciosa, Miss Julia Bennett ; Percinet, Miss P. Horton ; Duchess Groguon, Mrs. Stanley. To conclude wi.h a Grand MOVING DIORAMA; or, PIC. TOItIAL TOUR 1N SWITZERLAND. Private Boxes, Two Guineas and One Guinea and a-Half each Ilcket4 and Places to be had of Mr. T. Ar cher, at the Box-office, trim Ten till Five o'Clock. • THEATRE ROYL, ADELPHI. Under the Direction o f Madame CELESTE. THIS EVENING Will be repeated (by special permission of Charles Dickens, Esq.) a New Drama, entitled THE CHIMES. A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In. Toby Veck, Mr. O. Smith; Alderman Cute, Mr. Wright; Tugby, Mr. Wilkin. eon Sr Joseph Bowley, Bart , Mr. Paul Bedford ; Will Fern, Mr. Hudson; Richard, Mr. Selby Meggy Veck, Min Fortescue; Mrs. Chickenstalker, Mrs. Frank Matthews. To be followed by a New Comic Operetta, called the FOX AND THE GOOSE. Principal Characters by Messrs. Hudson, Paul Bedford, and Mrs Fitzwilliam. To conclude with a New Grand Military and Comic Christmas Pantomime, called CAT'S CASTLE; or, Harlequin and the RI g of the Rats. Harlequin, Mr. T. Ireland; Columbine, Miss Lons. dale; Clown. Mr C. J. Smith ; Pantaloen, Mr. Sanaers. Prompter, Mr. Gallot ; Principal Painter, kir. Pitt; Leader of th e Band, Mr. Mell on .—Box-otlice open from Eleven till Four. Private Boxes to be had at the Theatre, aad at all the principal Libraries. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. LESSEE, Mr. J. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING Will be repeated an English Version of the ceebrated Opera Buffs, in Two Acts, called THE ITALIAN IN ALGIERS. Ihe Music by Rossini. Mu;tapha, Mr. P. Corti • Lindor, Mr. Allen Taddeo, Mr Leffler; Haly, Mr. Mattacks' Isabella , Mdlle. Helen Condell ; Elvira, Miss Grant ; Zulma, Miss Brentnall. After which, first time, a new Divertissement, called The TALON DE SAL Principal characters by Mdlle. Caroline Rousset, Miss Marshall, Mdtle. 1 eresine, M. J. Rou set, Mr. Marshall, and Mr. Gilbert After which will be repeated a New Grand Romantic, and rather eratic Burlesque Extravaganza, called JOE MILLER AND HIS MEN. Otlndof Mr. Compton ; Loth a i r , M r. O x b erry; Kelmar, Mr. Granby Riber, Mr, Corti , Goleta, Mr. Walt on ; Cl au di ne, Miss E. Stan ley; Ravina, Mrs. Fosbroke. Stage Manager, Mr. H. 1. Wallack. St age Di rector, Mr. Emden, Machinist, Mr. Edmund BradwelL Dress Circle, ss. ; Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Galls Is. Half-price at Nine o'clock—Dress Circle, 2s. 6d. ; Boxes, 2e. ; Pit, Is. • Gallery. 6J.. Private Boxes, Two Guineas and One Guinea and a-tealf ; Prince. alum Boxes, Two Guineas and a . Half. Doors to be opened at Halt. oast Six, and the Performances to commenc e a t S even o ' c l oc k . The Box-office, under the direction of Mr. W. Massingham. • Private Boxes and Free Admissions for the Season to be had at the eat,e. IHKATRE ROYAL LYCEUM, LATE ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE. Under the Management of Mrs. KEELEY. THIS EVENING Will be repeated THE CHIMES; A Goblin Story. Principal Characters by Messrs. F. Vining Mead Owe, Diddear, r. Y, atthews, Collier, Emery, Turner, and Keeley ; Miss Walcott, Miss Arden, Miss Grove, and Sirs. Keeley. After which, a New Farce, called TO PERSONS ABOUT TO bl ARR Y. Supported by Messrs. F. Matthews, Meadows, and Stoker Miss Arden, and Mrs. Wigan. To conclude with a New Grand Operatic, Historical, Romantic Pantornimical, Burlesque Extravaganza, entitled V k LENTINE AND ORSON. Principal Characters by Messrs. F. Matthews; Meadows, Wigan, Collier, furrter, Kinloch, Yarnold, and Keeley, Mr*. Wigan, Miss Arden, Miss Fairbrother, Miss Grove, Mrs Usher, Miss James, Miss Turner, and Mrs. Keeley. PRICES OF A OMISSION.—BaIcouy vexes. 41.- Upper Boxes, ; Pit, 25.; Gallery, 6d. Second Price—Balcony BOxes, 2s. ; Upper P.oxes, is. 6d.; Pit, Is. Private Boxes on the fish-An Tier (holding eight persons), Two Guineas. Private Boxes on the Second Fier (holding eight persons), One Guinea and a-Half, Private B•xof on the Pit Tier (holding six persons), One Guirea, Tue Box.o icei s open from Ten to Four o'Clock, under the direr. t i" of Mr. Grogan, late of Covent-garden Theatre. ut lilt of the Eq , , , ,strian Comic Pantomime at ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARP:, Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. BATTY. THIS EVENING Will r.peated a New Spectacle, entitled THE ROYAL t'OX HUN't ; ov :`he Race-Horse and Life's Ceurse•Of Man and Steed • i nt k o d, i ; 2 unequalled National Fetes. Real Fox-chase on the Stage and in Circle by living For and real Pack of Hounds, purchased b 4 y Mr. Batty of Mr. T a tt ersall, to realise this novel production. tpsom Races and other Sporting Features. New Scenes of tho Circle, and entire change in the Feats of Horse. Isianship. To conclude with a Grand Comic Christmas Equestrian Pantomime, cited HARLEQUIN AND JOHNNY GILPIIsi'S RIDE; or, the Black Witch of Edmonton. Harlequin, Mr. H. _ Lewis. Columbin e , M. J. W. Colyer ; Clown, Mr. T. B arry; Pantaloon, Mr. Bradbury. Acting and stage-rnsnager, Mr. W. 11 Brodfoot. Box-ofliee open from Eleven till Five. Lessons in the Art of Riding by mt. R Smith daily. Mr. BATTY begs to iv:quaint the Nobility, Gentry, and his Patrons, that, in compliance with numerous requests from the country, and by special desire, he has formed arrangements to pre sent during the Christmas Ho!idays, a S rice of EQUESTRIAN Ai ( A / NINO FETES and FASHIONABLE DAY PERFORM. A NCES, to commence at Half-past One, and terminate at Half -past "hreo: consisting of Batty's Splendid Scenes of Equitation in the OA VIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE As usual, the best Pantomime of the Season ! A more brilliant triumph than ever before achieved ! ! Laughter, Wonder, and Delight !! ! The First Pantomimic Performers of the Age, and Everything New!!!! THE SPECTATOR, Next SATURDAY, January 4, f 1845, will devote a whole-sheet SUPPLEMENT, of Twenty- ' four Pages, to the RESULTS of the NEW ZEALAND INQUIRY, the Materials derived from the House of Commons' Blue lio,k of 1,200 Pages, and other volonaluous official Papers. Principal Topics of the Supplement :—Some Passages in the History of New Zealand—Ng.- 1 tura! Resources and Advantageous Commercial Position of the Islands, I (with a Map)—The Aborogines—The Missionaries—The Treaty of ' Wait fugi—Hobson-Shortland Administration—Hobson-Shortland Co- lonization—Hobson-Shortland Finance—The New Zealand C.mpar.y's Settlements—Auckland and the Northern Settlements—The Massacre at Wairau—The Company's Charge against the Government—Pro ceedings, Report, and Resolutions of the Select Committee of the House of Commons--Notioes of Mr. Stephen of the Colonial Office, Lord Stanley, and Governor Fitzroy. 9, Wellington-street, Strand. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Immense Holiday Attraction. THIS EVENING will be performed Belle's grand Opera, THE DAUGHTER OF ST. MARK. After which will be repeated the Grand Christmas Harlequinade, called PUCK'S PANTOMIME; or, Harlequin and Robinson Crusoe. The principal characters by the unrivalled pantomime artistes, :dawn. W. H. Payne, Wieland, T. Matthews, Howell, and Miss Carson. SCENE 1. An " Attic " Story. Author (in distress for many things, but principally for a pantomime subject), Mr. Hance ; Puck (Envoy from the Court of King Oberon, with powers to pro vide the usual Christmas fun for " Children all, both great and small," Miss A. Payne. How Puck gives new life to the author by giving life to his attic, which occasions an extraordinary stir on the pre mises, and introduces an extensive circle of old acquaintances ; Messrs. Puck and Author form themselves into a Committee of Taste, and decide in favour of Robinson Crusoe. SCENE 2. Coast of the island on which Crusoe was wrecked, with the ship high and dry, the ocean slumbering in the back ground, the crabs, &c, wide awake in the fore ground. Robinson Crusoe, Mr. W. H. Payne. How Crusoe pays a morning visit to the wreck; his private opinion of the useful and the useless ; how he is astonished by an unceremonious visit from the Caribee Indians, and how he de termines in his turn to astonish them. SCENE 3. Interior of the island. King Paribo (Autocrat of all the Caribees, having a passion for Princess Tooraloora, and being in a passion with everybody else), Mr. T. Matthews; Hankipanki (his club-bearer, an office equivalent to mace -bearer to the Right lion. the Lord Mayor of London), Mr. Howell ; Prince Parramatta, after wards " Friday" (King Pariboo's young brother, and old rival, con temned to the cage during her Majesty's pleasure), Mr. Wieland ; Princess Teoraloora (intended by Pariboo for himself, but intending ierself for his brother), Mr. Johnson. How, preparations being made for a Caribee Pic-nic, Crusoe, fired with indignation, fires a volley— how Pariboo and Hankipanki jump out of the frying-pan into the fire, i.e., the water. SCENE 4.—Exterior of Cavern on Sea Shore. San Domingo Billy (the celebrated Pacific Shark, netted expressly for the occasion, In hopes of his turning out " a great catch"), Mr. Longswallow. How Pariboo and Hankipanki bolt from San Domingo Billy, and how Billy bolts them—how Crusoe and Friday go out fishing—how they have a" glorious nibble"—and how, the fish being landed, lands Its two Insides—and how the exterior of the cavern naturally changes to SCENE s.—lnterior of Cavern, with Bird's-eye View of Robinson Crusoe's Farm. How Crusoe and Co. give the Caribees the go-by— how Pariboo and his warriors, to the tune of " Follow, follow over mountain," set off in pursuit—and how it is supposed they were lost in fog, which will account for their not arriving earlier at SCENE 6.—The House that Crusoe built. N.B. The premises may be viewed nightly with tickets, apply to Mr. Parsons, Box office, from ten till six. How Crusoe does the honours of his hut to the great Princess and her little brothers—how he gives Friday his first lesson in " Mrs. Glass's Domestic Cookery"—how the jollifica tion within is suddenly interrupted by the Indians from without ; in ehort, how the appearance of Puck leads to the disappearance of the hut, and then to the change of the Old Wreck to the Jolly Young Waterman and Crusoe's Departure for London-bridge. SCENE 7. Exterior of Music Shop and Artificial Arms and Legs Manufactory ; Duet, in two flats, tune, " Here we go up, up, up, here we go down, down, down ;" Roman Gladiator versus British Gladia tor ; a clear stage and no favour ; patent violoncello, warranted to play on itself grand discord. SCENES 8 and 9. Carriers and Fancy Leather-dressers, and Throne room in the Palace at Morocco ; how to leather Morocco and how to dress its leather ; how to hide yourself to avoid hiding by another— a whole skin is better than a skin in holes. SCENE 10. Exterior of Insolvent Debtors' Prison ; Rerrember the poor Debtors ; Knockers ani bells versus thieves ; kietnebody's coming; Poor debtors and heardhearted creditors; the tables sud denly turned by an Act of Parliament ; Change of the Premises to SCENE 11. Baths and Washhouses for the Labouring Classes ; " Ladles of the Round Tub :" Soap at a premium ; Mangling done here; Arrival of " the trades of London, with their respective young. *nee ;" The bell invites us ; Wives go to dinner ; Husbands go to bath Boiling water versus cold wa'i- r cure ; The washing-tub in a storm, and general confusion. SCENE 12. Lamp and Chandelier Shop and L o d g i ng-honse ; " Catch him who can," or Harlequin here, Harlequin there, Harle quin everywhere ; Bagged at last ; " Off with his head, so much for Harlequin;" Eight heads better than one; Patient self-lighting Chandelier. THIS EVENINg Will be repeated THE SEVEN AGES OF MAN; or, The End of Crime. Principal Characters by Mr. Henry Corn (from the Theatre Royal Edinburgh), Messrs. H. Hughes, Neville, R. Honner, Lewis, Healop, and Seaman, Mrs. R. Honner, Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. W. Daly, acid Miss Martin. To conclude with an Original Worldly Comic Pantomime, called POUNDS, NHILLINGS, AND PENCE; or, HARLEQUIN L. S. D. Harlequin, Mr. H. Harvey; Clown, Mr. T. Ridgway; Pan tal° o4 Mr. Henry Corri; Columbine, Miss Slaiter. Plana avid Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box dike. trout Eleven to Four. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. Extraordinary Success of the New Comic Pantomime. THIS EVENING Will he produced MARIA.NNE; or, the Child of Charity. Su m ": potted be Mr. o . , baldiston, Henry Howard, J. T Johnsen t.T s . _ E }jigle, J. Herbert R ' -ones. W. Searle, Miss Vincent, aa 5 Torrey, and Miss Treble. After which, the l aug h able Drunk entitled WILFUL MURDER. To conclude with a New Grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN HOT COD LINS ; or, Th e Li ttle Old Woman and the Demon of the Metal Mine. Harlequin, M. Chapino ; Clown, Mr. Blanchard; Pantaloon, ht. —• Coney ; Columbine, Mdlle Le Vite. " THE RULING PASSION STRON G IN DEATH." , held an inquest, Yesterday afternoon Mr. Wakley, m.p. a tthe Flag and Lamb, Clerkenwell-green, o n the body of Frances Gardiner. It appeared that the &ceased was greatly addicted to drink, and that she frequently almost deprived herself of the commonest necessaries in order that she might fully ind u l ge her propersity for ardent liquors. Her husband, w h o i s a most abstemious man, returned home on the night of the 28th of last month, when he found her drunk, and craving for more drink. In order to get her to bed he gave her rum. Upon awaking in the morning ho found her a corpse at his side. Verdict, " Natural death." Mr. Wakley said that he lately held an inquest upon a lady inordinately given to drink. Her medical attendants informed her husband that she could not live without drink, but that drink would kill her. The husband, of the two evils, chose what to him appeared the lesser, as it secured him peace, and gave her whir. drink she desired. In two !months she drank 137 bocilei of port wino and brandy, exclusive of malt liquors. She shortly afterwards was seised with mortal sickness, and such was her craving for drink, even in the agonies of death, that her attendants were .compelled to keep constantly in her mouth a rag saturated with brandy. TURN-OUT OF POWER-LOOM WEAVERS.—On Fri . -tho tprprout of power-loom weavers, at the coj.ton-roillOfMesiirs. Tattersall and Mellor, Ly on Mill, Oldham, terminated, the masters having consented ro free the hands from the charg,- made for gas. The objor.t of the foils iiss to obtain an advance of wages ; an , : "Ae exemption" from the charge for gas will be equivalent to an inert-av of about sixpence a week for each pair of koms---fk/anchasty Guardian. • THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 2, 1345. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, JAN. 2. rIINAMOBIETER, Lowest, 33 ; Highest, 40 ; Noon, 37.1 many thousands of annual income. We have always I felt, that even for a Minister of so cold and selfish a temperament as Sir itomacr PEEL, it was a rfach of consummate self-collectedness to propose to the Le gislature of Great Britain to exact no greater pro portionate contribution from his own splendid patri mony than that which should be taken from the starving incomes of official clerks ; *Om the full and half-pay of our militaly and naval officers, coming just within the range where the turn of the balance over 1501. subjects all the pounds, on the other side, to be mulcted 7d. each. This inequality is far greater, however, than such a statement of it would infer. The vast majority of incomes ranging from 1501. to 5001. are earned by severe and unintermitted labour— manual, mental, or intellectual. The same class of incomes, next to the wages , of the industrial com munity, agricultural and manufacturing —pay the largest share of indirect taxation in the charge upon excisable and other articles of consumption. The great majority of incomes from 5001. to 1,0001., or 2,0001. per annum, and all above the latter amount, are notoriously enjoyed by those whose labour of any kind is either of the slightest amount, or, for any pur poses of the comparison, absolutely nil. It is clear, that upon every principal of political adjustment or political equity, the former class (the smaller incomes) ought to contribute to a property-tax in the lesser pro portion ; the latter class (the larger incomes) in the greater. How Sir R. PEEL could bring himself 'o propose that his princely income should pay sio more poundage to the wants of the State, pro rata, than that of any one among the small Tamworth farmers for whom, the other day, he was to buy a Birmingham bull how Parliament can ask Mr. JOSEPH ADET, the unclaimed dividend hunter, to give up sevenpence in the pound, on his surplus income above 1501., and require no greater rate of payment from the Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND, on his Grace's surplus of somewhere between 200/. and 100,0001. (or whatever else be its extreme amount), we cannot di vine. But this we know, the gradual, but certain, operation of a tax so favourable to great wealth—so oppressive pon small incomes—so light upon the aristocracy of rank and money—so harsh upon the community of small•incomed tax-payers—is working its destined mischief. For some time to come, the coffers of the Treasury may exhibit no decrease in the yield of the property-tax; but that fact will not re BAROMETER, 31.10.-WIND, N. NOTE.—The figures which follow the words "Lowest" and " Highest" denote the lowest and highest state of the Thermometer during the preceding twenty-four hours. All the other observations are made at noon. Water freezes at 32 ; 55 en Thermometers is marked "Temperate," and on Barometers "Fair" is generally placed opposite to 30, and " Rain" at 29 ; but there is no certainty of dry weather when the mercury falls below 30. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. ... 14 minutes after 7 I Evening... 41 minutes after 7. move the fatal tendency of such an impost to cripple domestic trade ; to reduce the wages of labour ; to diminish the market of employment; to contract the operations of all occupations which administer to ele- gant luxury and refinement, and even to the progress of science. Moderate households are reducing their establishments, and withdrawing their orders from their tradesmen, on the plea of the pressure of the income-tax. Publishers and booksellers attri bute the dulness of their business to the same cause. A general feeling of despondency is superadded to the vexation and annoyance inseparable from an impost so harsh and inquisi torial in all the elements of its machinery and collec tion. Thirty years have elapsed since the last general peace. At such a time—under such circumstances—. on a plan of taxation so palpably unfair and unreason able in principle, will the Premier venture to propose its continuance ? Sir ROBERT PEEL is a good man at expedients. The property-tax has admirably served his turn for three years. If he would retain power for three years to come, we feel satisfied that he must immediately substitute some financial expedient in lieu of his property-tax. Madrid papers of the 25th ult. have been received, but they bring no news. On that day the Bourse of course was closed. , -- dent, and to conquer without fighting ; but, once more we say the trick has failed, and it will not be commeneed a second time." The fullowit,g are the remarks of the Presse ou the same subject : " The discussion on the Address may change the disposiion of men's minds ; but to triumph over it, it will not be sufficient for the Ministry to display great talent in the tribune, they must prove that they have reason on their side, and that they are wanting neither in sincerity, ability, nor firmness The vote for the nomination of the four Secretaries has scarcely been less significant than that for the four Vice-Presidents, for the candidate who obtained the greatest number of votes was M. Lacrosse, and M. Havin only wanted three to reach the absolute majority. The Chamber will seek, in its bureaux on Wednesday, to appoint the Committee on the address. It is not supposed that the discussion will open before January 15. Ere that period comes round, the 110 Deputies who are absent will have time to ar rive. Under present circumstances, all negligence on their part in attending would be a grave dereliction of duty, fur which the country would have a right to call them severely to account." On Tuesday M. SAVZET took his seat as President of the Chamber of Deputies, when the Minister of Finance made the annual statement of the public income and expenditure. It was on the whole favour able. Though there has been a considerable increase of the salaries to public servants, and many new posts created, the estimates are balanced, and the general prosperity of the country is placed beyond all doubt. The Chamber at its rising adjourned till Thursday. THE BOURSE—TuEsney, DRc. 31. First Highest Lowest Last Price. Price. Price. Price. F renc h rye per cents.... l2O 40 .. 120 40 .. 120 30 .. 120 30 Three per Cents 84 95 .. 84 95 .. 80 .. •144 95 Bask of gyanoe..,•••• 3195 ..8195 ..3195 ..3195 LaiEtta Bank. I,ooof. Shareslo92 50 ..1092 50 ..1092 50 —1092 50 Belgian Bank 630 .. 630 .. 630 .. 630 1841.... ll2O ..1120 ..1120 ..1120 Belgian Fives, 1340 .••• • • • • 104/ .. 1041 .. 104/ • . 1041 Spanish Threes.... •• •• •• •• 381 •• 381 •• 381 .. 38f Active •• •• •••• 261 •• 36f •• 36f .. 36; Passive ••• •• 6f .. 6l .. 61 .. 61 .• 96 • • 96 • • 96 .. 96 Rothschild reac.ripts 99 85 .. 99 85 .. 99 85 .. 99 85 Roman •• .. 1041 .. 104 k .. 100 .. 1041 RAILWAY SHARES. Versailles, R. 8... .. •••• • • • . 485 .. 485 L.B ••• •• 375 .. 380 Bonen ........... .. ...1047 50 . 1017 50 .. 485 .. 375 -1047 50 •• 485 •• 380 •. Rouen to Havre............ 822 50 .. 822 50 822 50 .. 1047 50 822 50 Orleans .. • • 1135 ..1140 —1135 ..1140 Strasburg to Bale— •• •• •••• 305 .. 306 25 .. 302 50 . 306 25 Avignon to Marseilles .....• 930 .. 930 .. 920 .. 930 RAILWAYS FOR THE ACCOUNT. j.tri 3. St. Germain Versailles,R.B....... •• • ... 485 .. 485 .. 482 50 .. 482 50 L.B ••••••.. 380 .. 380 .. 377 50 377 50 Rouen Rouen to Havre 827 50 .. 827 50 .. 821 25 .. 822 50 Orleans ll3O —ll4O ..1130 ..1140 Strasburg to Bale • • .. •• •• 305 .. 301 25 .. 302 50 • • 303 75 Avignon to Marseilles...—. 927 50 .. 930 . 922 50 .. 922 50 THIS DAY'S NEWS SURREY SESSIONS.—(THIS DAY.' (Before Mr. PUCKLE, Chairman, and a Bench o Magistrates.) Lucy George, a young girl, fourteen years of age, was found guilty of stealing two shawls, a gold ring, a half-sovereign, and other articles, the property of her aunt, Ann Murray. It appeared that the prisoner lived with her aunt, and took an opportunity of plundering the house and then absconding. The aunt begged the Court to deal lightly with the prisoner, whom she stated to have been led away by bad acquaintanon. She was a well-educated girl, and had hitherto Ix hayed well. The COURT sentenced the prisoner to fourteen days' solitary confinement at Brixton, with a view of placing her in the Surrey asylum fur the reformation of juvenile prisoners. SOUTHWARK.-(THIS DAY.) Thomas Walsh, a man advanced in years, was charged with stealing a pair of candlesticks from the house of a publican. It appeared the prisoner had just come out of gaol, after having suffered six months' imprisonment, and that he went into the complainant's house and took a pair of brass candlesticks, with which he was in the act of leav ing, when he was taken into custody. The prisoner's defence was, that he came out of gaol pennyless • that havin g l os t his char ac t er no p erson would em ploy him ; the pangs of hunger impelled him to take the articles with a view of procuring some food. He had no wish to conceal the facts, and would prefer being sent to gaol to remaining at large without the means of subsistence.—He was committed. Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent Ditto for the Account Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent — Ditto Converted 6O 594 Ditto for the Account 605 59, Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1640. 2744 Ditto for the Account. Ditto Deferred Ditto 3 per Cent — Ditto for the Account. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK . RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE. Aberdeen Birmingham and Gloucester 100 ...... 105 Bristol and Exeter ....... —... 70 Bristol and Gloucester Caledonian 5 44 Cambridge and Lincoln Churnet Valley Dublin and Belfast Junction 24 ...... 5 Eastern Counties Eastern Union ... 10 Great Western Ditto, Half Shares ... Ditto Fifths Lancaster and Carlisle London and Birmingham ...100 228 to London and Blackwell London and 8right0n.......... 50 ...... 524 London and Greenwich ...... 124 ...... 9i London and South Western.. 414 ...... 75 Ditto, New — .. .. 34 London and Y0rk......„ 24 ... 4-444 ... to Manchester and Leeds..„ 7O 1254 Ditto 4 Shares Midland 100 '..ic 7.,-.7.3+1e and Berwick • l4 74 to Nc rLII Bri Cali Norwich and Brandon 8 ...... 14 ...... to 11,..gby ... 1 Shrews.,Wolver., Dud.,Birm. 24 South Eastern and Dover ... 334 - to Ditto New Trent Valley West Cornwall l4 ... 4t, York and North Midland ... 50 ...... Ditto 4 Shares. Ditto, Extension Boulogne and Amiens... Lyons and Avignon Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 2 Paris and Lyons - Paris and Orleans . 20 .. .. 44 Paris and Rouen. Paris and Strasburg... 2 ...... 24 ...... to 3 PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, Dec. 31. 3 per Cent. Consols — Ditto Money — 3 per Cent. Reduced — 35 Stock 1024 Ditto Money — 34 per Cent. Debentures 95 Long Annuities — Bank Stock Royal Canal Stock Grand Canal Stock — Grand Canal Debentures, 6 per Cent — Ditto, 4 per Cent — 4 per Cent. City Debentures 4 per Cent. City Debentures, New. - 4 per Cent. Ballast Office Debentures — 4 per Cent. Pipe Water — Kingstown Railway Debentures. — LAST PRICES OF IRISH SHARES. RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE. Dublin and Kilkenny Railway lOO 215 Drogheda Ditto: 6O 724 Great Southern and W es t ern Ditto Scrip Ditto Extension 24 Dublin and Belfast J unc ti on 24 Dublin and Cashel ditto Mullingar and Athlone Railway 24 Belfast and Ballymena 24 Waterford and Limerick Dundalk and:Enniskillen 24 Wexford and Carlow 24 Hibernian Bank 254 Royal Bank lO 134 National Bank National Insurance Patriotic ditto lO lO4 Mining Company of Ireland 7 l4 Wicklow Copper Mines 5 lB4 City of Dublin Steam Company Ditto Ditto, 1836 5O 534 Steam Ship Building Company British and Irish Steam Company.... 50 554 Limerick Extension Railway Peninsular and Oriental Ditto 5O 664 Irish Great Western, Dublin to Galway 24 Dublin and Glasgow Steam Company 50 44 CLERKENWELL.—(THIS DAY.) A STURDY BEGGAR.—An Irishwoman, well known as a beggar, was charged with the following 'gross mis conduct:— She met a gentleman named Kelleck at the corner of Red Lion -street yesterday evening, told him she was a widow with a large family, and that she was starving. He refused to give her anything, upon which she said, " I'll stick to you like brick; I'll not leave you till you give me something." The gentleman again re peated his detarsaination; upon which she launched out into a volley of abuse, called him a - Sassenach, and dogged him all the way through Lamb's Conduit-street, and, fearing that her abuse would be understood by the police, gave full vent to her fury in the Irish language. At the corner of Guilford-street Mr. K. gave her into custody. Although she said she was starving, there was plenty of money and food found on her person. Mr. GREENWOOD sentenced her to twenty-one days' imprisonment. Mr. Kelleck said he never had given anything to street beggars, but handed over 10s. for the poor-box. Mr. GREENWOOD thanked him, and said he thought his resolution a very prudent one. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, JAN. 2.—Wind northerly, fresh breeze and cloudy, inclining to snow and rain. OFF DOTER, JAN. I.—Warlock, Shields, for Calor , t PORTSMOUTH, JAN. I.—Wind N.B. to E.,—Ar sutsut ra.d. Tartar, Legom , London for Madras ; Wellington, Lon don and sailed for New York. LIVERPOOL, JAN. I.—Wind S.S.E., light, thick fog.— Arrd. Aigle, Charleston. Off, Theresa Jane, Maranharn. CLYDE, DEC. 30.—Arrd. Calypio, Brown, Maranham. DUBLIN, DEC. 30.—S1d. Success, Demerara ; Char lotte, Harrison, New Orleans. 31. Hugh, for Trinidad. CoRK, DEC. 30.—Wind N.E., light breeze.—Acrd. Helvellyn, Tullidge, Singapore ; Monkey, Campbell, Jamaica, for London, muck strained, and with loss of foremast, &c. KILRUSII, DEC. 30.—Arrd. Defence, Miramichi, and sailed for Liverpool. SUNDERLAND, DEC. 31.—Arrd. Symmetry, Quebec. DUNGENESS ROADS, DEC. 28.—Arrd. Banjol, Har kim, Cornelius, Bernaud Edouard, Mell ena, B atavier, Welgu. 30. Vangalau, Prins Menuitz, and Stadt Utrecht, Jaski—all from Batavia. MILFoRD, DEC. 31.—Arrd. Abeona, Port Madoc, for London, leaky. KILRUSH DEC. 29.—Arrd. Defian ce , D ouglas, St. John's, f or Liverpool, short of provision s . SBEERNEsti, DEc. 31.—A brig, painted black, with a red streak and billet head, is reported ashore on the up. per part of the Maplin Sand ; and on the Shoebury Ness Sand, a schooner painted black, with yellow streak. ISLE OF WHITHORN, DEC. 29.—The ketch Betsy, of find from Maryport fur Newry, came on the rocks at the entrance of the bay this afternoon, and is expected to become a wreck crew and part of the stores saved. TYNEMOUTD, DEC. 30.—The Highland Lass, Grant, of and for Coldingham, struck the North Car Rock 24th inst., sank, and has gone to pieces ; crew saved. PLYMOUTH, JAN. I.—Wind E.—Arrd. Belisaire, Martinique, fur Havre. OFF FOWEY, DEC. 31.—Arrd. Lady Flora Hastings, Hoseason, Calcutta. Off THE LIZARD, DEC. 3 1.—Indianian, Calcutta. BRISTOL, Jew. 1.--Sld. John Cock, Ichaboe. LYNN ROADS, JAN. I.—Arrd. Amelia, Brunton, St. John's, New Brunswick. SOUTHWOLD, Jui. I.—The Ceres, May, of North Shields, struck on Haisbro' Sand on the 30th ult., and was abandoned in a thick fog ; crew saved. HULL, JAN. I.—Wind N.W., light.—Arrd. Ida, Robinson, Quebec ; Redwin Stuart, Miramichi. ICHABOE.—Arrd. Mary Ilalket, Brazil ; Formosa, Laidley, Liverpool, f ICAutrarr CounciL.--We understand that the first Cabinet Council previous to the meeting of Parliament is appointed for the 9th inst. Sir Robert Peel is expected to come to town, from Drayton Manor, by the 7th of the month.: PASSENGERS FROM INDIA.—The following is a list of the passengers lastded at Suez, from the Bentinck : From Calcutta—Mrs. Money, two children, and ser vant ; Mrs. Sheriff and child, Mr. and Mrs. D. Smith and two children, Lieut. and Mrs. J. Machonochie and child, Capt. Mitchell, Dr. Hart, Capt. D. Lauder, Mr. D. Low, Mr. Johnston, Lieut. Martin, Mr. Campbell, Mrs. Gubbins, child, and servant: From Madras—Mrs. Major White, Mr. I tow, Mrs. Sayers and two children, Mrs. Whitemore, two children, and two servants ; Mr. Ashton, Major Me saiter, Mrs. Ford, M. de Comp6re, Mr. Monet, Mr. W . Dent, Chevalier J. D. Kruseman. From Ceylon—Mrs;. Leighton, two children, aad two servants ; the Hon. Mr. Drummond. Almo.t the whole of the above passeagers intend to proceed to England by the Oriental. THB CABlNBT.—Yesterday circulars were trans mitted to the several members of the Cabinet, calling for their presence in town early in the ensuing week. The marriage between the fair and youthful daughter of Mr. and Lady Julia Lockwood and Lord Napier will not take place before April. Lady Julia and her daughter are at resent at Constantinople. BREAKWATER IN TORBAY.—Lord Courtenay visited the Brixham breakwater in Torbay on Monday last, and, after having inspected the same with marked atten tion, a its pleased to express his Approbation of the work itself, and of its great utility, as affording shelter to vessels of all classes needing a harbour of refuge in run ning up and down the Channel. There will be, when the work is completed, enclosed about six hundred and fifty acres of water, with a bottom of the firmest and best kind, so that ships coming within it, need have ne ap prehension about danger from any wind, however bois terous.— Western Luminary. John Plummer, Esq., of New Parks, the owner of Alice Hawthorn, has generously proposed to give the whole of the money which this celebrated mare may realise in 1845, to the inhabitants of Easingwold, pro vided they will construct a branch railway from that town to the Great North of England Railway.—Tyne Mercury. „LICHFIELD FAtAMERS' MARKET.—It is in contem plation by the totem council, to erect a handsome and spacious room its St. Mary's-square, adjoining the Market-hall, for lase use of farmers and others while transacting business. on market-days ; the trustees of the Conduit lands have given the munificent sum of 5001. towards the 'completion. It will be a most de sirable and useful 401'nament to that art of the city. METROPOLITAN MORTALITY.—we regret to ob serve that the deaths within the ” bills," last week, were I,249—the average -'for the past year having been 946. A few weeks ago the. -number was fluctuating between 900 and 960. The incre age of mortality from infectious dis eases continues to b 3 observed, as compared with the averages of past years, but it has not advanced ; and, indeed, appears less ;than it has been recently. The deaths from diseases of the- lungs were last week 415, upwards of 100 more than t five years' average, or than the number some month; 'or so back. REMARKABLY I TlDE.—Yesterday at noon the river presented a most: remarkable appearance in conse quence of the tide, which was considerably lower than it has been for some. years. From Waterloo-bridge to Blackfriars-bridge - the river was scarcely navigable. Extra lighters at the several steam-boat piers Here thrown out to fac Mate the landing of the passengers, who were not very- =wrens above bridge. PEDESTRIAN'S:C-0n Christmas. day, the Scots wood-road was thronged to witness a series of foot races. The first was contested by lit. Angus, of New castle, and Joseph Blake, of Monkseaton, distant 120 yards, for 5L a-side. The Newcastle man was the winner by about two yards. The next race was be tween R. A. Martin and John Bucton, of Whickham, distance 130 yards, for a like amount. After a hard struggle Martin was the victor. Another race, of 110 yards, for 3/, a side, was run by Frank Robson and Peter Melross. which ended in a dead beat. Other races were also run between younger aspirants for pedestrian laurels. — Tyne Mercury. MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NE WS CITY. QUART.7I' TO TiT7t7:l7. The sales of Cottu.a et y,, , ,tri:1. , 14v r,ore.,ni ) 1,500 Lales, owing to N ew Yeai ', , ece firm, with a considerable business doing. Birmingham and Gloucester, 105 f ; Bristol and Exeter, 74 ; Ches ter and Birkenhead, 36i ; Eastern Counties Perpetual, No. 1, 235. ; Glasgow and Dumfries, 18s. 6d. ; Grand Junction, Half, 113 f ; Great Western Half, 90f to 91 ; Lancaster and Carlisle, 14 ; Liverpool and Man chester, 217 ; Liverpool and Manchester, New, 37i to 38. London and York, 5 4i- ; Churnet Valley, 3f ; Man. chester and Leeds, 125 126 ; Ditto, Halves, 55 ; Mid land Counties, 117 ; Preston and Wyre, 18 ; South- Eastern, 414. 4 ; Ditto, New, 14i ; Trent Valley, 10 ; Paris and Lyons, 70s. 71s. 6d. ; Paris and Strasburg, 60s. ; Northern of France, 61. ss. 61. 3s. 9d. ; Boulogne and Amiens, sf. The fact of the re -occupation of the New Royal Ex change by those to whom it most especially belongs ought to be generally recorded. To a partial extent the opening occurred yesterday. As this is holiday time, there was not that bona fide attendance of " the mer chants of the city of London" that might naturally have been expected. The " grand show" will be to-morrow, which is " post day," and when no question the attend ance will be full indeed. From the circular of the Messrs. Ferguson and Taylor, of Manchester, just received, we extract the following:— " A very steady business has prevailed throughout the month, and the extent of sales has been quite up to the expectations of the manufacturers. Prices have con tinued almost without any change, with the exception of 40 inch 66 reed shirtings, weighing about 71b., which declined as low as 7s. 3d. As the production of this quality has been considerably lessened, the price has rallied, and is now firm at 7s. 6d. Stocks of every description of goods are light, and as the demand is expected to become active early next month, many manufactureri are already calculating upon an advance in prices, and are refusing con tracts until the turn of the year. Symptoms of an improved .demand, also have shown themselves during the past week. We have no doubt ourselves that prices will rule higher during the next two months. The Cotton market within the last fortnight has been rather more active ; both the trade and speculators buying rather freely. An advance of about kd. to id. per lb. has been thus effected. Whether this improvement may be maintained, or otherwise, will depend, in a great measure, upon the business operations in this neighbour hood after the turn of the year. Our stocks are light, money is yet cheap, and, from all we can learn, the pros pects of most of the Foreign Markets, as well as our own home trade, are encouraging ; we are, therefore, in clined to the supposition that a good trade will be done e '.. ;lie beginning of the year, and prices will, doubt less, be advanced." There are accounts a day later from Buenos! Ayres, but they add nothing to our previous information. The Stock Market continues quiet, but, on the whole, firm. Consols are 100 k ; New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 103 k to a ; and the Three per Cents., 100 k a. Bank Stock is higher again, viz., 211 to 211/. Exche quer Bills obtain 635. to 655. prem. ; and India Bonds, 775. prem. The Foreign Investments are without any particular alteration. Spanish Five per Cents. realise 27114, and the Three per Cents. 36} to 4. Portuguese Converted are 60 to 59. i. Mexican have been 35 1 1 j, Colombian, 14f, and Peruvian, 29k. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. are 63i t. The Share Mai ket is buoyant to-day, and there is a fair business doing. Great Western and Bristol and Exeter are very firm, and South. Western Old Shares have rallied. French are not quite so good. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities New 3* per Cent. Annuties Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 l2 1-16 k India Bonds 1,0001 — Ditto under 1,0001 77 pm. Bank Stock for Account Consols for Opening Exchequer Bills. lid. lid. 1,000/. 5001. ...... — Ditto Small Ditto Advertised ..... FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent 3514 Ditto for the Account ... 35a Ditto Deferred I MARKET NEWS.-(`i Hl` f AY.) L';.X • Pfizl ditto. 4! Ns ni 4 , 51 lOs ; Clover Hay, 41 10s to 6/ ; Oat Straw, 1/ 15s wo 11 lis ; Wheat Straw, 1/ 16s to 11 18s per load. A fair average supply, and a sluggish demand. CUMBERLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 12s to 41125; Useful ditto, 41 14s to 51 5s ; fine Upland ditto, 5/ Gs to 51 12s ; Clover Hay, 4/10s to 5/18s ; Oat Straw. 1/ 16s to 1.. 18s; Wheat Straw. 1118 s to 721 per p: , 'y but and trade rather dui!. WH/TECHAPEL.—Coarse Mead. re: ;lay, 31 10., to 4/10 ; Useful ditto, 4/ 12s to 5/ 4s ; fine Upland ditto, 515 s t, 5/ los ; Clover Hay, 4/ 101 to 61; Oat Straw, 1/ 14s to 1116 s; Wheat Straw, 11 16s to 11 183 per load. Trade throughout tolerably steady, at full prices. MEAT MATLIC3a7S. SouTHALLVAN. I.—Although the supplies of .fat stock on offer here to-day were limited, both as respects numbers and quality, the general demand ruled heavy, at drooping currencies. Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s 2d ; Mutton, 2s 8d to 4s 4d; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 4d; and Pork, 2s 8d to 3s 10d per Sibs, to sink the offal. Supply:— Beasts, 30; Sheep, 960; Calves, 20; Pigs, 40. ROatFORD, JAN. I.—For prime old Downs we had a steady sale, at full prices, but otherwise the trade was dull, on easier terms. Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s 2d ; Mutton, 2s od to 4s 4d ; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; and Pork, 2s 8d to 3s 10d per Sibs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 303 ; Quarter-old Store Pigs, 16s to 20s ; and Mikh Cows, with their small Calf, 161 to 191 each. LEWES, DEC. 31.—Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3s to 4s 4d; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s ; and Pork, 3s to 3s 6d per 81bs. A limited supply, and a heavy demand. COAL MARKET. Prices per ton at the close of the market :—Chester Main, 24s 6d ; W. E. Acorn Close, 258 ; W. E., Bell and Brown, 26s ; E., Heaton, 26s ; . E., Wharn cliffe, 265; W. E., Lambton, 275; W. E., Lumley, 25s ; W. E., Stewart's, 27s ; W. E., Adelaide, 27s ; W. E., Evenwood, 25s 6d ; W. E., Seymour Tees, 26s ; W. E., South Durham, 26s ; Brancepeth Coke, 30 s ; G arnan t ; Stone, 26s Graigo l a, 24s 6d ; Lewiss M er thy r , 22 s ; W. E., Killingworth, 25s.—Ships arrived, 23. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended Dec ‘.lil, 1844, made up from the Returns of the In pector• in the diefere..t Cities and Town, in England and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. Wheat 45s 6,1 I Oats ......... 20s 10d 1 Beans ......... 7d Barley AVERAGES OF THE LAST SIX WEEKS. Weeks ending, WHEAT. EARLEY.' OATS. RYE. BEANS. Nov. 23 ...., se._ Dee. 7 .... 45 10 45 4 45 2 45 1 45 3 45 6 two)/ 35 2 21 8 35 1 21 8 34 9 21 10 34 5 21 11 34 2 21 10 34 3 20 10 , i,3 2 33 3 g 11 131 '' 37 5 36 4 3 - 2 i 36 9 36 1 32 0, 35 11 35 4 31 9: 35 7 35 3 • • - IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE SIX WEEKS 455. 4d. Oats ...... 21s. Si, Beans .....»..375. 04 Barley... —. 34a. 8 4 . 1 Rye 313. 84. 1 Pease .3.55. DUMB ON FORZION CORN. Wheat .........2Cs. Od. Oats ......... 6s. 04. Ilaans ..... 5,. 6d Barley I Od. Rye ......... 103. 6d.1 Pea5e......... 7 fid FLANDERS AND DUTCH MAIL. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) BRUSSELS, DEC. 30.—The Senate voted to-day, with out discussion, the project of law relative to a credit of 121,000,400 francs for the department of justice. The Chamber then formed itself into a Secret Committee, to delib, rate on the treaty with the Z"llverein. We are assured, that in consequ-ince of the King's indisposition (announced in y, sterday's Moniteur) his , Majesty's return from Paris may be delayed some days. A letter from Carlsruhe, of the 21st of December, says, " The Roman Catholic clergy of the Grand Duchy of Baden have just addressed a coll ec ti ve pet i t i on j to the Government, requesting it to forbid the plying of steam boats on the lake of Constance, and all travelling on the railway in the Roman Catholic parts of the Grand Duchy on Sundays and holidays, that the devotions of the faithful may not be disturbed." In consequence of this step the shares in the railways and steamers have expe rienced a slight decline. THE lIAGuE, DEC. 28.—T0-day, at two o'clock, the Minister of Finance went, in the usual form, to the Second Chamber of the States General, to present the triennial budget for the years 1846.7. The Minister. in his speech, entered into highly inte resting details respecting the state of our finances. We are happy to announce that the favourable estimates respecting our finances have not only been realised, but that the result has even exceeded all expectations; that the budget of the expenditure of 1846-7 presents a dimi nution compared with that of 1844-5 of three millions of florins, and of nearly five millions compared with that of 1843; that the ways and means proposed to cover the expenditure of 1846-7 may not only be considered as suf ficient, but that the service of those two years will be closed with an overplus receipt of 250 ,000 flor i ns—in a word, that our financial position is now definitively brought to a regular and entirely satisfactory state. THE HAGUE, DEC. 2 9.—According to the accounts of the state of our rivers, they were yesterday all frozen over, and the water was falling. The dykes were every where in good condition ; in some places everything was ready in case any accident should occur. A letter from Soerabaya of the 21st of August an nounces that his Majesty's schooner, the Zephyr, had arrived in the roads of that town, and had taken troops on board for an expedition to Borneo and Macassa. This expedition will take five or six months. MORTALITY in the METROPOLI The following are the results of "A Table of Mortalit), in the Metropolis, showing the Number of Deaths from all Causes registered in Ilse Week ending Saturday, the 28th of December, 1844." The Table is issued from the Office of the Registrar-General:— Weekly Total. Average of Five Years Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases 223 178 Diseases of variable or uncertain seat ll2 111 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses lBO 157 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration 415 285 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 33 21 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion Diseases of the Kidneys, & c ll 5 Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. l7 10 Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles lO 6 Diseases of the Skin, &c .. 1 Old Age, or Natural Decay 9O 71 By Violence, Privation, or Intemperance Causes specified... . . ............... .. .. . 1249 942 Deaths from all Causes ...... . .................. 11:39 946 DRAMS FROM TILE PRINCIPAL DISEASES INCLUDED UNDER TILE ABOVE HEADS. CAUSES OF DEATH. Total. Weekly Average Consumption l6O of Five Year s . 147 Scarlatina 39 34 Pneumonia . ~ . ... l2O 79 Dropsy ..... .. .. ............ Hooping Cough 34 33 • Typhus ... Small Pox 5O 15 Disease of the Heart Measles 29 28 Apoplexy 18 Diseases of the Brain ...... .... 11 9 Diarrhoea.. ..... ... ..... 9 12 Sudden Deaths 3O 15 DISTRICTS. West l7O 138 North 234 171 Centrals... East 250 207 South.. Total .... ..... ...........1249 HEALTH OF LORD WARD.—It is not true, as stated by a Saturday Contemporary last w eek, that Lord Ward is seriously indisposed at Paris with a tertian ague. A few weeks ago his Lordship had a slight attack of an endemic fever, from NV hi* we are happy to say, he has perfectly recovered, and has been for some time in the enjoyment of health. It is probable the report may have arisen from an accident having recently befallen one of his Lordship' trustees, Mr. Benbow, M.P. for Dudley, by a fall from his horse, which at one time promised to be serious, on account of the Hon. Gentleman's ad vancing age, but from which, we are glad to hear, he has recovered, in proof of which, sA • Sosy Mote dirt he is now amongst his constituents at Ductiey, and is taking an active part in the Worcester and Tring Railway, for which his son is one of the solicitors. To this we may add—and we do not speak without authority—that Lord Ward's interest is not, and never has been given to the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton line of railway. His Lordship, at present, suspends his judgment, which he will form strictly for himself, though, it is probable, the scale will turn in favour of the Tring Company.— Worces fershire Chronicle. DAY MAIL TO WORCESTER.—W e are glad to find that the question of a day mail to Worcester has been re-opened with the Post-office authorities, and that John Dent, Esq., President of the Chamber of Commerce, having, at the suggestion of General Lygon, made a re newed application to the Postmaster-General on the subject, has received a letter from Colonel Maberly, ac knowledging the receipt of such application, and pro mising that it shall have " immediate attention." As the Railway Act of last session gives increased facilities for the conveyance of mails, we think there is at length some chance of Worcester having a day mail.— Worces tershire Chronicle. We understand that a marriage is on the tapir between the Lady Louisa Fitsmaurice, only daughter of the Marquis of Lansdowne, and the Hon. James Howard, brother to Lord Andover. The Rev. the Earl of Guildford, during last week, ordered to be distributed to the necessitous poor of Wal dershire, and the surrounding parishes of Whitfield, Eythorne, Shepherdswell, and Coldred, a most abundant supply of good meat and warm clothing. The Noble Earl has above two hundred children from the above parishes educated at his Lordship's own expense. The children of the Free Grammar School, at Dalton, amounting to 175, ware treatf d last week to a dinner of excellent beef and plum pudding, by Mr. and Mrs. Bald win, who, with their servants and a ffsv others, cut up the viands, and waited upon the youthful but grateful recipients o f their b ounty. — _Cumberland Pacquet. Earl Fitzwilliam is at present entertaining a large family party at Milton Park, Northamptonshire. Viscount and Viscountess Milton, the Hon. George Wentworth Fitswilliam, and Mr. and Lady Mary Thompson, are among the guests assembled at the mansion. TRANSFER OF THE GREENWICH RAILWAY TO THE DOVER RAILWAY CoMpANY.—Yesterday morning the Directors of the Dover Railway Company took posses sion of the whole of the Greenwich Railway, and pro madea appertaining n bridge termExtensiv e station , alterations will n e Lord Egli n t on ' s game old horse, the Potentate , turne dwill Le raze d to t h e groun d, an d a h an d some buildinout to rosin in a park for life. This is good treatmen t to a faithful servant.—Cairdoniak Mercury. erect e d in the same st.) le of at chitecture wi t h t h e Brign g the victor of m any well-contested races, has b een ton, D o v er , an d C ro ydon station. Th e w h o l e of the live will undergo a thorough repair, as s ome parts are in a' AsisTERDAM cold as it has been ; th e t h ermometer yester d a y (the Dnc. 27.—Th e wea th er i s not go very dil a pid a ted state. The serv an t s emp l oye d at the • 26th) was, at sev en i n the evening, at 25 ; and to- d 0 station and on the line will be retained for a short period. (the 2 7th), at one o'clock, It w as a t 33. The Earl of Auckland and Lord Alvanley have been among the distingu►shed guests at Bretby Park during the Christmas festivities, where a large family circle have been partaking the hospitality of the Earl and Countess of Chesterfield. The Duke of Devonshire has left Devonshire House for Chatsworth. The superb presents recently sent to his Grace by the Emperor of Russia have been removed to Chiswick. The Count and Countess de Jarnac will not leave for. Paris so soon as was expected. It is probable they will prolong their sojourn at Mirart's Hotel three weeks longer. IetISMIZZANNOVS. The Duke of Wellington has already sent out the invita tions for the opening dinner of the session of Parliament, which it is expected %%ill be very fully attended. The Rev. R. B. Paul, M.A., thrmerly Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford, has b een p resente d to the per petual curacy o f Kentish-town, St. Pancras, Middlesex- Value 2601. Patron, the Vicar of St. Pancras. The thick 'fog which overspread the metropolis 0 0 on Sunday appears to have extended over most of the country. In Manchester the darkness on that day and on Monday rendered artificial light necessary, and in Scotland also the fog was equally dense. It will be recollected that a short time since a meeting of the leading counsel practising at the Chancery, Boller and Vice - Chancellors' Courts was held for the purpose of devising some plan to lessen the evil and inconveni ence of the separation of the Vice-Chancellors' Courts from the other equity judges, in Westminster-hall, which has taken place since the creation of the two new Vice" Chancellors. A communication was made to the Lord Chancellor on the subject ; the consequence is, that two temporary Courts are being erected in Palace-yard, close to the entrance of Westminster-hall, which are in a very forward state, and will probably be finished by 1 10 " term. This arrangement will get rid of a great deal of the evil, though it can hardly be a permanent one, as there will be means of communication to the other Courts from these. Application having been made to the Commissioner! of Customs, from Cowes complaining of the delay alla, inconvenience occasioned'in ascertaining the weight an d charging duty upon samples of coffee landed from vessel:, arriving at that port, and a siting tor orders to te their ultimate destination, the Board has decided that samples imported in packages as such, not exceeding half a pound weight each, may be passed duty free, P r°- vided that the o ffi cers s h all b e satisfied that they are 10" tended for samples only. An order has been issued by the Cointniz;sieners of Police, for the better regulation of the earre end war . goes Covent-garden Leark,t ; putt thy police' constables are appointed to see that draw up itt the centre of the streets, so as to anon n fro il&e:iage 0 ° each side, and a clear space over tie cro.k-ItLiis• person offending is liable to be taken into eustody, subject to a flue of 40s. for each offence. .„.„. ~ 4.. v , L , ..:,t, : Iv it )11. 1 / 4 , 11' ''". ' ,` ~ sertaVi 'NA,. ..../ 47t ..W. , A .... .' ''' 4Air k;:).4.1 .;Ntr, • ...._ --t.-- ~ r401 1 .._, : i-idi - ~:., .. Ali - •.,'',.- - , ~... _• • in , ...,45tuic, • • ~,- 4 2' • BIOS „ ,;,, , ..“'ile, , ' :*;„. e SECOND EDITION: s ) 1 , L LONDON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1845. A petition for the total abolition of the oppressive game-laws—one of the few remaining relics of feudal barbarism—is now in course of circulation in the county of Nottingham, and has already, we under stand, received an immense number of signatures, not a few even of the local squirearchy having affixed their names to the document. From this petition, which is expressed in terse and nervous phrase, and is ad dressed to the House of Commons, we quote the fol lowing passage :—" We, your petitioners, have long viewed the game-laws as a source of evils of the greatest magnitude, and most direful in their opera tions on society, but particularly so to the rural po pulation of this country. Driven by distress, priva tion, hunger, and the promptings of parental affection, they are too often driven from necessity to the act of poaching for a meal for their fa milies, for which offence against the game laws, if taken and convicted, they are consigned to the gloom of a dungeon, to be the associates of felons for so many months, imbibing the felons' worst principles and evil advice, so as to become ruined men both in character and morals. During their incarceration their homes are broken up, and they are driven to their dernier resort, the Poor law Union, as pauperised families, whose fathers linger in the prison's gloom, for having taken a hare to sustain nature's wants." This is forcibly put, but it is not the worst of the evils consequent on these execrable laws, whi ch are in direct violation of every principle of justice. Suppose the poor poacher re leased from prison after a brief, or it may be, a protracted incarceration. What follows as the inevitable sequel of his imprisonment ? Why, just this—namely, that he is a ruined man—ruined in his prospects, and—what is a far more hopeless case— ruined in his own self-esteem ! The sense of pride and honour within him is fallen, never to rise again. He sees himself abandoned by his former employers ; he sees his discreet, respectable neighbours, who have no notion of exhibiting disinterested sympathy for a shipwrecked character who is obnoxious to the 'squire of the parish, avoiding him as though he were plague-stricken; and seeing this —feeling, too, that there is scarcely a hope of his being able to retrieve himself, he begins at length to fancy himself the poor, lost, abandoned crea ture he is supposed to be—becomes desperate— reckless—callous—takes to downright dishonest courses as a matter of necessity; and possibly winds up his career by holding aloft the blazing torch of " Swing," and standing on the scaffold, a spectacle of mingled pity, horror, and disgust to thousands of his countrymen ! But for the atrocious game-laws these things could not be. One of the worst temptations to which he can possibly be subjected would be taken away from the poor man; and our courts of session and assize would not year after year exhibit such a fearful muster-roll of crimes as has long been the case with them. What is the leading principle of the game-laws ? Not to do justice between man and man —not to maintain unimpaired the undoubted rights of property—no, but to establish the astound ing fact that a hare, or a partridge, or a pheasant is of more value in the eyes of our country-gentle men legislators, than human flesh and blood! The game-laws lay a trap for the conscience of the poor man, and then persecute him for falling into it. In stead of removing, they place temptation within his reach—under his very nose—and then punish him for not nobly rising superior to it. Never yet did a more dishonest—demoralising law deform our statute book. It reflects far more disgracefully on those who framed it than oa those who suffer under it ; and a poacher—startling as may be the assertion—is in our estimation a far less inju rious member of society than the bigoted, tyran nical squad of country Members who still insist on upholding the game-laws. But not only is the poor labouring man victimised by these iniquitous statutes, but the farmer is equally injured by them. Immense is the damage annually done to his crops by the game in the 'squire's pre serves ; and yet he has no redress ; he must submit in silence to his lot, and be thankful that it is no worse. We have abolished slavery in the West Indies, but in the game-laws we have a species of domestic slavery which is nearly equally intolerable, And which we cannot too soon get rid of in tote. Mi nisters, we have reason to believe, are at this moment directing their attention to the subject ; and at the Cabinet Council which is to be held on the 9th inst., measure for the revision, if not for the entire aboli tion of the game-laws, will, it is supposed, be taken into serious consideration. With the present opening of the new year and the approaching opening of a new session, how many hopes and fears connect themselves. It is true that no salient points of absorbing interest present them selves either in the political horizon of our foreign relations—or in the aspect of our domestic condition —which were not observable at any time during the last five weeks. But we believe that there are not nany among us to whose impressions this repose will Appear synonymous with tranquillity. On the con trary, it seems the general feeling that under this little agitated surface of things there flows a current of tempestuous waters, which must, ere long, force their passage into light and activity with a violence and destructiveness that will fearfully contrast with the silence of their accumulation. If, in Spain, the elements of civil conflict have ceased for a brief time to afflict that much suffering country, there is abun dant reason to infer that they will presently resume rheir destroying activity, and scatter over the most devoted of European States their disastrous and de solating ravages. It is not in Spain—it is not in Switzerland—still less is it in Russia, or Sardinia, or the Italian dominions of Austria, - that we can hope with any confidence to trace the guarantees of per manent repose. Wearied, therefore, with the vain endeavour to arrive at any tangible evidences of the probable consolidation of unbroken European peace throughout the various continental kingdoms, we turn our consideration homewards. From the multipli city of topics which at once suggest themselves, here, we select one, not because it is of paramount interest or importance, but because it is of immediate appli cation to the business of session 184.5. " Will the property-tax be renewed ?" This is a question, the beyond tax.the sphere of Into the bearing of which is fel p t ay fa e r rs those who are the direct expedient or inexpedient character of theimpost,we do not now en t er , a lth oug h we belong to a school which does not insist upon the unmodified application of every abstract principle to every possible case, within the category to which it may seem specially adapted. We are not sure that direct taxation upon income or property—(in a free and commercial coun try where the absence of all unnecessary restraint or control is the first essential to the development of capital)—that such direct taxation is a sound resource of fiscal policy at any time. In a period of profound peace this seems to us more than doubtful. In 1845, however, it will be less a question of principle than of policy, whether the existing pro perty-tax should be renewed in its present form ? The principle will be neither more nor less open to objection, than at its first imposition. There can be no doubt that it ought to be, of all other imaginable taxes, the most carefully graduated. It is the height of absurdity, as well as the most wanton excess of injustice and oppression, to make the hard working recipient of a bare 2001., or 2501. a year, contribute, in the same proportion, as the hereditary possessor of The French Opposition journals are loud in their exultations over the speedy downfall of M. Girizor. This result they regard as certain, but what other re sults are to follow, they do not state. Little is said about M. Trams, but a great deal about Count MOLE, who is the ostensible agent in this movement for dis placing the " Man of Ghent," and who has been em boldened to take this course, not from the strength of his own party, but from an amalgamation of ail the discontented and disappointed Members in the Cham ber, including men of all shades of politics, from the extreme Right to the extreme Left. A change of some kind appears absolutely necessary to give life t...) the Parliamentary proceedings. M. GuizoT has re mained in office far beyond the usual period allotted to Prime Ministers of France, having guided the destinies of the country for nearly four years, a circumstance without precedent during the reign of the Citizen KING. He will not, however, resign without a struggle—at all events without a speech in defence of his policy, and, judging both from the qualities of the orator, and the course of events during his administration, it will be a speech of no ordinary interest. Since Louis PHILIPPE ascended the throne so many remarkable events, all honourable to France and creditable to the Ministry, have not occurred, we will not say in the same period, but during all the other years of his reign. Public credit has greatly increased ; additional impulses have been given to trade and commerce ;:the war in Africa has been, at least to all appearances, concluded ; the differences in Morocco have been settled, in a way redounding both to French bravery and modera tion ; the KING, chosen by the people, has done what no French; King ever did before, paid a friendly visit to an English Sovereign ; and what is a greater proof than all of Guizor's wise ad ministration, the whole of France enjoys the most profound peace and security. How Count MOLE,, with a firebrand at his back in the shape of Taints, will mend matters, we cannot see, but if the Members of the Chamber wish to make the experiment, and think a coalition of il..terogeneous politiciill,3 prefer able to a Cabinet whose principles they know, no one has a right to object to their choice. The leading Ministerial journal, the Globe, says Count MOLE is the soul and end of the coalition, leaving little THIERS entirely out of view ; but the most ominous fact admitted by that journal is the backwardness of the usual Conservative sup- _ porters of GUIZOT. According to that journal not fewer than 119 were absent from their Iposts at a very important crisis—either " snowed up," like the Conservative Members in 1834-35, or waiting for promises of place or preferment. This journal, apparently apprehensive that M. GUIZOT will be beaten, justly maintains that the policy of the new Cabinet will remain the same. The following are the rem/Pals of the Globe on the present crisis : "M. Debelle) me has been nominated Vice-President of the Chamber but only by 172 vo t es to 168 g i ven to M. Billault. This result is grave ; we do not wish to dis semble it; but we think that it is necessary to explain it. First of all, we cannot impute it to the Conservative party, properly so called. The number of voters was yesterday 340, so that there were 119 absentees. But, out of these 119, an account drawn up very coimectly shows that there are 80 Depu ties notoriously supporters of the Ministry. They have been much in the wrong not to be found at their posts, in the combat where the duty of defending their pnncrples called them; but, in fine, it must be declared th at the Conservative party is by no means dissolved, notwithstanding the sad defections which might be vviitnessed yesterday, and that it still reckons 172 votes present, and 80 which will soon arrive, forming altogether n tolerably nice total, for which M. Billault would willingly exchange his 168 coalised votes. Yes, M. Billault had only coalised votes; and every one knows at the Chez nber that Count Mole is the soul and end of the coalition., It appears that, after having cursed coali tions, Count. Moli has been reconciled to them, and has thought fit qt, use them for his own account. Legitimatists, Radicals, Left, discontented, or, in other words, unplaced Conservatieses, all have precipitated themselves into the lap of the President of April 15. Now this is the little calculation of those gentlemen. To attack a Ministry like the pr es ent openly in the tribune, is not advisable, for several reziaona. First, because the speakers who attempt it come off with great damage; next, to ask the Chamber to condemn the Speech from the Throne,which this yearis, in its essential parts, only an expose of the foreign policy, is to demand feesm the majority to condemn the policy upheld by themse Is es for four years. But such a thing it is impossible - .to obtain. Besides, if the policy of peace, eincord, ant( the entente cordiale was blamed, the follow ing Ministry would have a war programme ready traced for it; and, - without any doubt, the King, the Chamber of Peet.s, and the countrf, would not allow that. There were, therefore, nothing but dangers and impossibilities in a frank and open struggle; and, on that account these gentlemen had formed the project of strangling u th n. the Cabinet di tring the preliminaries of the session. Un luckily, th ese gentlemen forget that the representative Governme at is not a regime of mutes. A mask may be applied to it, but a gag cannot be placed in its the The attem pt has, therefore, comp l ete l y faile d the : t ' in trigue is Eoing to be named and defied in thing ttne. Certainly It would have been a very convenient ing , to dispenseaui in th v e rit p h la g ee ivi o n f g r 7 3o la n n s a . tioTnhsisand year,te h i a n ive r b;ill rti o cu tt l i a ng b, the declama tory speeches will be poor. Otaheite threa .d r - bare ; Prite hard is worm-eaten; New Zealand, Moiite Video, and the exequatur are become antiquities—there is not, in fact, the smallest novelty to offer the public. It was, au refore, a capital invention to overturn th a Cabinet bz a silent vote on the election of a Vice-Preql- • . .., . • .. ..i•fsk ~ ...., ~...' :•,, ..- ..,'...'.,:-,4, ,',l*, ~., 7 -1 ''-''. ‘:----''. :•`; . : : ; . :4 r_. ..,::' '....'.2 11 ' '''''' p, ° r j' tlublzr Opttitan. " Who ~as may read." -c _~-Y%.., ~ Oct Mo; dav . F: eta i, pr. ta l at a Council of Ministers held at the ruiteries. On Tuesday M. Sauzet; took his seat as President of the Chamber of Deputies, when the Finance Minister broug - ht forward the budget. The receptions at Court on the occasion of the nevi' year will be as usual. The diplomatic corps will be re ceived at four o'clock. The grand receptions for ladies and gentlemen will be on Friday and Sunday evenings, at half•past eight o'clock. Several of the journals announce the arrival of Ado+ ral Dupetit,Thouars in Paris. Two or three of the Or position journals, however, say he is at Versailles, and remains there en ch ar t e p r i vee (i n sec l us i on) b y or d er of the Ministry. The Coastitutionnel says:—" The nomination of Cavil" nal de Latour d'Auvergne, as head of the Chapter of St. Denis, is given as positive. It is added that he is named Grand Almoner, and that the ordonnances will appear on Jan. 2." The sale of the splendid collection of paintings belong' ing to the late Cardinal Fesch is to commence at Rome on the 17th of March. There are at present 1,430 medical men practising 10 Paris, being 340 more than in 1833. A Constantinople letter, of the 13th inst., says—" For very many years we have not had so long a continuance of bad weather in the Mediterranean or Black Seas. The wind has blown with such violence for a whole fortnight from the north-west, that nearly all the numerous steam' packets that traverse them have been delayed, some four some five days. A letter from Barcelona states that the excessive cold which reigned for some time in that neighbourhood was put an end to on the evening of the 21st by a violent tempest, which caused considerable damage. So much rain fell that some quarters of the city were comp:eteh inundated. The gardens between Barcelona and Mont" juich were covered with water of several mares' depth, and the inhabitants of San-Beltran were taken off in the middle of the night in boats. All the parts of the fortl" Stations, which had been undermined last year, fell down with great noise. The lost sustained is estimated at several hundred thousand ftancs. On Wednesday the tragedy of Werner was to be per formed by the English Company at Paris, Macready of course playing the part of Werner. LAW AND POLICE. Sir John Dodson sat in the Admiralty Court, and dis posed of assignations. This was the default day after last term. Dr. Daubeney sat in the Consistory Court, and heard assignations, this being an extra Court day. At the Surrey sessions Ann %% inter and Ann Wright were indicted with having unlawfully uttered and put off at Croydon, two counterfeit half-crowns, well knowing the same to be false and counter.e::. The prisonerS, who belong to a well-known gang of residing 1 0 the low haunts of Westminster, off; Ted nothing in their defence, and the jury, without I.l,:situti , »l, returned* verdict of guilty. Sentence twelve months' imprisonment each and hard labour at Brixton House of Correction. Sir James Duke presided at the Guildhall, and re manded for further examination Cherie!. Richard AU' stead, late a collecting clerk at Mr. B'ihbard's, a tobac' conist in Barbican, charged with embezzling moneys received on account of his employer ; andi James Dixey, the overlooker of the porters at Messrs. Meeking and Co.'s, drapers, Holborn-hill, charged with embezzling various sums, amounting to 301. A young man, named Ashford, respectably dresied, was brought up at Bow-street, charged with breaking into the house of Mr. John Henry Jewell, solicitor's clerk, of Alfred-street, Tottenham court-road. The prisoner alleged in his defence that he found the door open, and could not resist the temptation to walk in and help himself. Mr. Twyford committed him for triaL James Horne, charged by Mr. John Cox, of No. 90 Gibson-square, Islington, with having burglariously entered his dwelling-house, and stealing various articles of silver plate, was fully committed from Clerkenwell. Robert Pratt was placed at the bar at the Lambeth Pe' lice Court before Mr. Henry, on a charge of grossly treating his son, Richard Pratt, a child five years and 0 half old. The prisoner had for many months been 1 0 the habit of ill-treating the child, and at length the neighbours determined to interfere. On one oc casion the child was hanging from the banis; ters by a rope which was tied round his neck, and would have been strangled had not a neighbour cut hie' down. The poor child was in a shocking state from the barbarous usage he had received. Mr. Henry, address' ing Dunn, one of the beadles of Lambeth, said the case was one which should be prosecuted by the parish, and he should therefore request that the vestry-clerk should be informed of the particulars, with a view of prosecute ing the prisoner at the sessions. To afford the necessary time for this, he should remand the prisoner until Mow day next. The prisoner was accordingly remanded. - At Marlborough -street Mr. Hardwick received the fol.. lowing letter. It relates to an individual who was un der examination at this Court about six weeks ago, charged with having given cheques to various parties in payment of goods, well knowing there were no funds at 0 0 bankers to meet them with:— " 14, Chester-square, Dec. 30, 1844. " Dear Sir,--In conformity with orders received front my Government, I take the liberty to request your obliging assistance in giving publicity to the fact, that by royal ordinance, dated Dresden, December 12, and published in the Leipsic Gazette of the 20th December, the name of M. Moritz Dam Van der Pforte (see police reports of the 11th and 13th December), has ceased front that day to be on the list of the Gentilhommes de 10 Chambre of his Majesty the King of Saxony.—l have the honour to be, dear Sir, your most obedi en t h um ble servant, " DE GERSDORFF. " Minister Resident of his Majesty the King of Saxony. " To J. Hardwick, Esq." At the Thames Police-court two men, named William Smith and Edward Smith, brothers, were brought before Mr. Broderip, charged with keeping a private still, in an enentered piece, where the apparatus for conducting dis tit,ition a large scale we.. discovered. The evidence haring been gone into, Mr. Broderip Laid it had been his lot to hear a good many - cases of this description, but be never knew one clearer than this. and he convicted the prisoners under the 7th and Bth Geo. IV., cap. 53, apd sentenced them to pay a fine of 30!. each, sad in de fault to be imprisoned and kept to ),,,rd labour for three calendar moi.tht. Th , prisoners vv. re corn witted. .per vasiv itor..s zo. The Earl and Countess of Litnerik ere daily expected to arrive in this country from New South Wales, intel ligence havin g b een sent to hi s Lordship some time since of the demise of his brother, the late Lord Wentworth, by which he became heir apparent to the Earldom. The Dowager Lady Holland is passing the Christmas ncess in WWII. The Marquis and Marchioness of Dunegal have arrived at the British flotr.l, Brighton, from Bath. The Marquis and Marchioness of Sligo and the Ladies Browne have arrived in Manbfi, Id-street. The Earl and Countess of Warwick have left Patter son's Hotel for Warwick Castle. The Marquis of Lansdowue has been entertaining large party at Bowood this Christmas, Mr. Moore, the poet, and Mr. Albany Fonblanque have been among the Visitor,,. ,:`," • coE be Pro jjp v . ) at. 1, Oti fa n ifs ~, ~_ on 1 at I of t ill t Poe unr Th( if 13 legi Seal oft] pot; rece poi' 111 ti dist; peal ques as tc offic time terd - 1 to d, or I prof bUill .4 ffie ado/ Own to ti .roN