The Sun. — London, England, 1850-01-03 00:00:00

I MPROVED DWELLINGS for tin PO OR At the present moment, when a day of National Thatais tiTing is appointed, it cannot be out of p ace to bring before the "ands of the Christian public some of the etfrrts which have been made, and are still making, to remedy the deplorable evils which endanger both the lives and the morals of the poorer classes of society. The SOCIETY for the IMPROVE MENT of the CONDITION Ot the LABOURING CLASSES has now been occupied for more VIM four years past with these objects : It has built a rsnge of Dwellings for the Inilusrious Classes, on sanitary principles, at Bagnigge-wells, Gray's lan-lane. Ilene twenty-three families and thirty single women are accommodated. It has repaired and r:ndered fit for healthy occupation four houses Ring -street and Charles-street, Drury-lane, wherein 103 working mien are accommodated. It has built, in George-street, St. Giles's, a Model Lod g in g House Tor working men, where 104 persons of this class dad a c . amfortable habitation: It has repaired and fitted up, at No. 7, ; , Ilatton - g arden, a house tor the accommodation of fifty eight females of the working-classes. It is now building. In Streatham-street, Bloomsbury, a range of dwellings for mechanics and their families, wherein about 43 such Wallies will find good and healthy habitations. At Tunbridge Wells it is aiding to rais^ a series of co'tagea fo a tricaltural labourers, of which six and a lodging-house for siog'e Jaen are already completed and occupied. Besides these various works, it is in constant correspondence wi th v a treat number of benevolent persons in Jill parts of the kingd m ; ~h 0 apply for Its ald in the building or improvu:nent of cottages , or settiug-oat of cottage allotm di ents. In these various works it has expended, and is expe ndin g , more than Twenty-three Thousand Pounds. For the works now in ha d !further stun of between Three and Four Thousand Pounds is needed ; !Wards which the Committee now solicits the contributions of the D enevolent. The following are the sums already subscribed towar ds the house a OW erecting in Streatham-street : SUESCAIPTIONS. I lex Most Gracious Majesty the Queen and his Royal n illthness Prince Albert - - - - 1 " Majesty the Queen Dowager - ter D --•Yal Highness the Duche,s of Rent - h er Rani Highness the Duchess of Gloucester - ~," Right Hon. Earl Spencer • Zr Joseph Copley, Bart. - - fr.... 4 Right Hon. Lord Fev , rsham 1 ,_. 1 . Peto, Esq., M.P. - - 7,•• E. Ilollond - - - l+ Grace the Duke c f Bedford - _miss Portal M k saws . Barclay an ICo - - "ftilios - Abel Smith, Esq. - - - Lord Willoughby de Eresby - - ""Fr end, by L. Sullivan, Esq. - - Total, to Jan. 1, 1849 - - - - f- . Donations since received : W. 5., a Tribute for the Thanksgiving Day -XlO 0 'littsCgtair - - -^- z 4 -- -..- ' ......,-...-_, ...- ~.....,....25_.a. ~ Mrs. Lambert Blair Theßev. Dr. Ellerton A Friend E. It. Cooke, Esq. . 5 0 Major Crank shank A., per Nisbet T. T. - 4 0 C. Saver, Esq. A. Palmer, Esq. A. H. Bradshaw, Esq. E. C. Kidd, Esq. W. S. Angell, Esq. ..„ The Dowager Lady Cooper - - - - 10 0 '' J. E. Denison, Esq., 11. P. - - - - 10 0 a , Hey. J. Ware .., Mrs. Char:es Pym ~.. co. Pearce, Esq. • ''' J. Sperling, Esq. It. 11. V. Walpole. Esq. I. A. Hornby, Esq. ' 5 0 Viscount Brackley M. B. Hickman, Esq. Miss A. 51. Cotton Marquis of Biandford key. Dr. Pacey J. 0. Harris, Esq. M. Unwell, Esq. - • - ' - ' 5 0 Rev. Dr. Cotton, Principal of Worcester College A 0 John Hardy, Esq. Mr. Hargraves - • - - - - 10 0 WE. Hubbard, Esq. - - - - 8 0 Lieut.-Colonel Seymour Mrs. 'lngham - - Major Little 1 0 M. 0., one who has read Lord Ashley's Letter in the " Times" of the 19th ult., as a Thank offering of herself and family from the late Epidemic Lady Murray W..Tonnings, Esq. E. Wilkinson, Esq. •J. Beaufort, Esq. Mon. Mountstuart Elphinstone - - - 10 0 Miss Ware Edward Strachey, Esq. Mrs. Dumaresque Thomas L. Ward - - - - - 10 0 T. M. Bastard, E , q. E. Gardner, Esq. - - - - - 5 5 T. Twining, jut., Esq. C, I I. Parker, Esq. 5 0 y. Mrs. Bird „J• J. Smith, Esq. .....`V• Penny, Esq. - - - b 0 W • Sparkes, Esq. Chrlstianus E. Smith, Esq. G. Harding, Esq. J. C. Hall, Esq. 5 0 ..• B. Bastard, Esq. - - - 10 0 alcmhers of Rev. Dr. Cumming's Congregation 10 0 /r.,_• P. Angell, Esq. - - - - " - 5 5 Mrs. Scheel 2 0 Miss Catherine Stuart - " ' - - 2 0 E. W. m . L. _ _ _ _ - 5 0 Do n , Ir an • tions and annual subscriptions will be received by Messrs. am _anis, Deacon, and Co., Birchin-lane ; Messrs. Herrics, Farquhar, at, •, St. James's-street ; Messrs. Coutts and Co., Strand ; Messrs. ii„.`lan. Paa., and Co., Temple-bar; and by Hatchards, Piccadilly ; ii - ,` eYs, Fleet-street and Hanover - street; and Nisbet, Bernet's "'reet ; or by the Secretary, at the Office, 21, Exeter HalL - 5300 0 0 - 150 0 0 - 100 0 0 .0 0 0 - - 100 0 0 2,1 donation 110 0 0 - - 100 0 0 - 100 . 100 0 . 100 0 0 . . - 100 0 0 - 100 0 0 . - - 100 0 0 - 100 0 0 • - 100 0 0 - 100 0 0 • - £6,663 3 6 GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSUR ANCE COMPANY. 11, LOMBARD-STREET, at the Entrance of the Old Post- office, London. DIRECTORS. JOHN MARTIN, Esq., M.P., Chairman. n THOMSON lIANKEY, jun., Esq., Deputy-Chairman. rS Hulse Berens, Esq. Lewis Loyd, jun., Esq. ZNIn Dixon Fs. George Lyall, Esq. r4n,,, Dixon, s., Hart Dyke, Esq. Stewart Marjoribanks,Esq. 40 ', Walter It. Farquhar, Bart. Rowland Mitchell, Esq. John lair It. E sq. James Morris, Esq. t__ Hubbard, Esq. 44 us. xn r g Loch, oaJcbohol incEshtiqrn.ee: Esq. John Henry Norman, Esq. Henry R. Reynolds, jun., Esq. John Thornton, Esq. James Tulloch, Esq. AIIDITOIts. &tobarts, Esq. I Samuel Jones Loyd, Esq. Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq. / n Am:AßT—Griffith Davies, Esq., F.R.S. ito r -l 'e LIFE DEPARTMENT, Assurances may be effected at *ithßates without participation in the Profits ; or at moderate Rates e .4cll„, l l, r , t ielPation in one moiety of the Profits every seven years. At Ole t o 'ne three Septennial Divisions which this Company has made, 414" es amounted to about 1 per cent. per annum on the sum and " t , or about 27 per cent, on the amount of premium received ; Del v e whole amount of Reversionary Bonus allotted by the Coin ,' ,xceeded 530,000/. odm -- granted on Life Policies to the extent of their values, pro ;titled P e 'hch olicies shall have bee un n effected 01. a sufficient time to have i n each ease a value not der 5 i ! h e FIRE DEPARTMENT, a Return of profit was declared wh ie lGth of June, upon the premiums received on all Policies bet been in force seven years at Christmas 1848, and the same bet!, in course of payment daily (Friday and Saturday excepted), also by the hours of ten and three o'clock, at the Hoad Office ; and I, T , t he Agents in the Country Districts. 41 1 i• Cr4 15 hereby given, that Assurances which expire at Chrift kr. 4 - ' 4, 3' must he renewed within fifteen days, at this office, or with c o ,', 'PR, No. I, St. James's-street, corner of Pall-mail; or with •be void . " ll Y's Agents throughout the kingdom, otherwise they become GEORGE KEYS, Secretary. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSU RANCE SOCIETY, 26, coRmuLL, LoNnoN. th rlcn tice IS hereby given, that the HALF-YEARLY IN ITTIEST on g C APITAL sTocK of this SOCIETY, at the rate of 5 per Cent. due on the 31st. ult., will becolte PAYABLE on the 10th 4 1 ;:arit, and Proprietors may receive the same on application at this on that or any subsequent day, between the hours of Eleven Three o'clock. By order of the Court of Direc!.tori, W. S. B. WOOLUOUSE, Actuary. January 1, 1850, SEA, FIRE, LIFE ASSURANCE OFFICE. Established by Act of Parliament, 4 31, CORNIIII , L, LONDO 41 , talloo,ooo/., i n Sh ares o f 20s. each, to be paid In fall on allotment , a log a guaranteed interest of 5 per cent. In perpetn;ty (irrespe ctive t t .urther dividends) noon the paid-up capital. ott V/pheation for Shares to ha addrelsed tko Directors at the p i "r of the Society. Marine, Fire, and Life Assurances granted e most liberal tcrrns. ,4 . mediate and Deferred Annuities granted on terms especially 4 lnageous for investment of capital. Ily order, AUG. COLLINGRIDGE, Managing Director A E. i ti „,, s; One half the wend are desolately single , and the ot her le.i t rag them married, que3tiostably content ed. Diffidence, or a et rlßht d , sterir.tne the former, and miscalculate , / topes em cs ein7ie fitter. The solitary ono may shichl himself under the plea ease and worldly prudence, and the indissoluble, regret un aaell'Canla harry • but the troth dgeper. Physical incapacity, roken health, arc the great hindrances to domestic happiness 1111:2 1 11 centent. The dowry should not be the onl y marriage set thlt• Honour and Justice demand that health should form au item %agi e . :,,. °° " l l'act; tt alone dignifies the alliance. Blighted hopes er 14, -6 woand more sorely than poverty or midfortune. Reader, if /41^m, ° % r _rala.ls concern you, procure Dr. CULVF,RWELL'S little taci l "'it•S "On Single and Married Life," pub. in 2 vols., Is. teE nm ( "3' Post, in stamps, I. 64. each). Let no imag inativel y ' 3l ' Prudish feeling doter yen, by their titles, nor bo himdered h , t,z is interpretation of their supposed contents, from obtaining rm. They are net intended certainly for mere Idle earh-sity,laut a closet perusal of those mere deenly inte rested, to whom the lira offered as antagonistic to the empyrical trash put forth on tpgetr ° ;ve subjects , by unqualified authors , wh ich alone or atti l 'T, are a disgrace to the age. Furthermore, two other 113, Publications claim your attention (same price Is. each, 4 4 4 ?Pt Is. 6d.) called "What to Eat, Drink, and Da mili ? n , and " How to be Happy." They are not merel y lase, a, but equal in quantity a library volume, nor are they the life the scribbllngs of the hour, hut the study of the author's stre4" i ..qa owes his present existence, health, and po s it ion to th•s ob- We r „m.. 3 of the maxims he would inculcate — to do unto others as ho att t h ?a done unto—to live atter natere's laws—and to keep always 111 44: au nny side of the way." The above works may be had of e' "Id, 23, Paternoster-revs ; Carvalho, 147, Fleetstreet • Mann, Itt„ ) ° nThill; Spokes, 5, Holborn-hill ;or direct (by post or °llls r ite fl. °T* the author (who may be conferred with personally , rn ings auk and e v e D ingp). Ic. aygvn-ole-, Resent-street: and all Sellers THIRTY-FIRST EDITION. Cog Desisted by 26 Anatomical Coloured Engravings on Steel. • 4 : l l . llsicAL DISQUALICATIONS, GENEIIATIVR DiCAPA • I< ew .. CITY, AND IMPEDIMI:NTS TO MARRIAGE. cditioa enlarged to 196 pages. Just published, price Is. 6d., or pri' Mitt, direct from the Establishment, 3s. 6d. in postage stamps. lIE SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on ce ll , the infirmities and decay of the generative system, f rom ez *lull' e indulg enc e, infection, and the inor'd'inate use of m rcury, fk au retnarks on Marriage, and the means o f o bvi at in g cc; t sin Cte- L •pteetion.s. Mnstrate4 by 26 Coloured Engravings. lay R. and rem , — , ll . l tY and CO., Consulting Surgeons, liti, Rernere-street, Ox- Ii 1. - "eete London. Published by the Authors: sold by Strange, Sty at„,_ L , rie -........e5u r _ r 0w ; H ansa '', 63, and Sanger , 150, Oxford-street ; W 1 -1 ". Titchberne-street, Haymarket; sad Gordon, 146, Leaden istret. er g ' t h? I. treats of the anatomy and physiology of the re-productive p 'U. and is illustrated by Six Coloured En g ravings. .4.lvr ll .tlin, treats of the consequences resulting from excessive indut. 1144 ~and their lamentable effects on the system, producing mental tuelly Weakness, nervous excitement, and generative ncapac ~,. Pa: ted by Three Explanatory Engravings. th e T 111. treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in _their t ilti ,„ itrY or secondary form, and csntaies ex pilcit directions od irkg r ,,,,____ .v4 traent. This section is illustrated by Seventeen Colour p,.•..g5. by CI IV: contains a Prescription for the Prevention of Disewe au to , 'envie applicatien, by which the danger of infection .s ()b -eide• g notice:: This important part of the Work should no °sera() the A A . , Ca ? e . • , • is devoted to the considci :Won of marriage, and its th e __'• The oaases of unproductive union are else zonsidered, and ~ Jebele subject-critically and philosophically i ngaired into. eg 'weC oanlAL BALK or STRIACIIM is exeiusi;•sly employed in treat b etL ° rVous and sexual debility, impo'ence. ic., I Is. and 335. per r etn 7, The Concentrated Detente-re Fesence, as anti-syphilitic t oms y, for Purifying the blood I- case?: ofinfectlou, secondary rymp- Perr;, ruPtioas, and the abuse of ry, 11 e. and 83a. per bo x, cart ' I.4fi lythß SPeetfle rus, • An. 9d., 4s. 6,1., and I is. per box, a n remedy for gonorrhoea, g,teet, stricture, and cluanic in:lemma tu?f the bladder. - Lonsultatiou fee, if by letter, 11. A minute gi ;' of the case is requited : age, habits, and position in society. e ,,,,, , acketa, vritie advice, to be had at the Establishinrit only, by da ;Z 3 l the fes,ll., is saved. Messrs. Ferry, Sargem), are ir atten !mel t , 41 ),Yilaraers-street, Oxford-atreet, Leaden, from Elo - wins *4 ilill 19 11444 Oa itaadayo trgal EtatiO to Oze .... , V,--- --- -- ---- - • . ~- . . ) , . i.ir4o _. _ .. _ . _ . . - • . . -7 • . _ ~ ikanp 4 ' ii.•_, . , . - > , i 1) I,SUI • ;ir: 4 > st. ,.. t r- i * ,) , , ? fi r -• „,t •... .... .., _....,_. ~. 1 ) ~,,, .• • Vgq .. ;,..: 4. ---.l " e" ''''‘i;'' Pc''' /:-. f.---.” 1.!-i 1 N ) C ,44 . 4 . ,-. ~. \..,A. _:---- ,, , , :.5,-,-; -.4 •7,-,.,-;„_...,•,,ey„..\ ,vi ,• 0 i.,,,. . 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' 2 s ( 1 ' N° 11 871.3 LONDON, Tli URSDAY E N G N JANUARY 3, 18,50 •9 PUBLICATIONS. pIIE QUARTERLY REVIEW, No. CLX.Ki , will he piildiF,lied on Wednesday ne:.t. CONTESTS: I. Natural ILA ory of Man. 11. Clergy Relief Hill. 111. Agriculture—Draining. IV. Memdrs of Lord Cloneurry and Mr. J. - ilin O'Connell. V. Free Trade. nice. VII. Lord Clarendon and the Orange Institutlon. Julm Murray, Albemarle-street. With P,rtralt, compl,te in One Volume, 21s. cloth. On Tuesday ncxt,.ranuary is, will he published, MR MACAULAY'S CRITICAL and IiIS• TOMCAT. ESSAYS. A New Edition, in One Volume, square crown Svo. ; with a Portrait by E. U. Eddis, engraved in line by W. Greathach, and a Vignette-title. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. V lIRS. LOUDON'S LADIES' COMPANION AT now: AND ABROAD. No. IL, with a beautiful en4raving of the Infant St. John, after Correggio, will be published on Saturday, the bth instant, price 3d., stamped 4,1. CONTENTS. A Thimble-full of Romance. By Red Riding Hood. 'Tie Better Not to Know. Song by Samuel Lover. MutCc as a❑ Accomplishment. By George Hogarth, Esq. Fancy Costume. With an Illustration. On the Influence of Female Taste. By J. W. L. With Five Illus• tratiolli. CrOS.4illg the Ferry. From the German of Uhland. By Dora Green- swell. A Few Words about Governesses. By Tom Taylor, Esq. Le•ters on Physical Geography. By Professor Ansted. &lent tic Mode of Boiling Meat. Taken from Liebig. By J. W. L New Year's Day in Scotland. Shakspea• • Studies of Woman. By Mary Cowden Clarke. The Work-bask t, La Frivolite, With Illustrations. Dress and Fashion. Illustrated. 'Flay Hours. The " What Not." My Letter Bag. Bradbury and Evans, 11, Bouverle.street. On the Ist of March will he published, price 2s. 6d., No. I. of pAXTO N'S 0 W 14; lt-G AItD E N. Edited by Dr. LINDLEY and JOSEPH PAXTON, and Il lustrated by highly-finished Plates and Woodcuts. London : Bradbury and Evans, 11, Bouverlc-street. PULLING'S LAW OF JOINT-STOCK COMPANYS' ACCOUNTS. • This day is published, 12m0., price 3a. Gd. boards, THE LAW of JOINE-s - rocK COMPANIES' ACCOUNTS, and the Legal Regulatlens for their Adjustment in Proceedings at Common Law, In Equity, and Bankruptcy, and under the Winding-up Acts of 184 S and 1849. Int,nded as an Ac ccmpaniment to " The Law of Mercantile Accounts." By ALEX ANDER PULLING, of the Inner Temple, Barrister-at-La Henry Butterworth, Law Bookseller and Publisher, 7, Fleet-street. Of whom may be bad, ITT,T,ING'S LAW OF MERCANTILE, as well as JOINT STOCK COMPANIES' ACCOUNTS, price together in 1 vol. 9s. boards. LIE ANGLO-SAXON, for JANUARY, CONTAINS Anglo-qaxon Footsteps in the Eastern Archipelago and Weste:n Africa.—Commemorations (with Illustrations).—American Anti quities : our Transatlantic Fore-runners.—The Law of Liberty. 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Price is. 6d. To be had of all. Booksellers in the United Kingdom. Price 1 REMARKS on the WATER SUPPLY to LONDON . . By Sir WILLI t3I CLAY, Bart., 31. P., Chairman of the Grand Junction and Southwark Water Companies. James Ridgway, Piccadilly, and all Booksellers. CHRISTMAS I lOTA DAYS. '/Hr. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTTON, KEttErfT-STREET. The First of a ' , cries of 11!nitrated Lectures, by Dr. Bockhorn - ter, en the Philosophy of Seleatiflc Recreation, daily at Twa o'clock. end in the Evenings, at Eight.—An entirely new Set of Dissolving Views of London in the Sixteenth Century. and as it now is, with a Descriptive Lecture, daily, at Half-past Four, and in the Even ings at a Quarter to Ten.—The Views of Rome, including new Views of the Interior and Exterior of St. Peter's, with Diorami3 ef fects, are shown daily, at One o'clock. — t eetures on Chemistry, with brilliant experiments, by Mr. Ashley.--F.xnerimeats with the Diver and Diving-b,dl.—New Exhibition of ChromatroPes.—The Ma chinery, NI , dcls, &c , explained. Admission. to --Snhools, Half-price. APPETITE. AND DIGESTION IMPROVED. LEA and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops, and all !toast Meat Gravies, Fish, Game, Soup. Curries, and and by its tonic and invigorating properties enables the stomach to perfectly digest the food. The daily use of this aromatic and delicious Sauce Is the best safe guard to health. Sold by the proprietors, Lea and Perrins, 6, Yore-street, Oxford 4reet, London, ant 4 6R, Broad-street, Worcester; also by Messrs. Barelay and Sons, Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell, and other Oilmen and Merchant*, London ; and generally by the principal dealers in auco. N.B. To ruard against imitations, see that the names of " LEA and PER It INS" aro upon the label and patent cap of the bottle. ANNU AT. ADDRESS. . The Public, by this time, must be aware of the Net that E. MOS eIS and S 9. N, at the conclusion of each year, make a practice of reviewing the progress which they may have etude, and of ac knowledging the same in a plain business address to their supporters. If such, however, were not the general practice of the proprietors, there would be every reason, on the present occasion, to issue a "spe cial circular" as an ackeowledgment for those obligatlons,which have been so app 'rent in the year 1849. A glance at the past twelve months is sufficient to convince the proprietors that their Establishment is daily rising in the estimation of A discerning pablic. To no period can E. MO , ES and SON refer in which every en couragement has not been afforded to them. Each of the fear s'.ecessive seasons of the year has had it: amount (4' public favour, and no declension or fluctuation has at any time been apparent. Among the records of the past year must be named the establishment of Two Branch houses (the one in Sheffield, and the other in Bradford), and the partial completion of a Metropolitan Branch house at the West End. . It is scarcely necessary to allude to the circumstances which led to these steps being taken. The 7111111 C of the proprietors being every where known and approvel, a most extensive country connexion was the necessary consequence ; and as two favourable opporunttles presented themse ves, the proprietors availed themselves of the same; and studied, thereby, their own interests mutual) , with those of their supporters. The inconvenience of distance was at MCC rem wed, and the advantages accruing from a purchase of MOSE; and SON'S dre , s secured to numbers who otherwise could not, without sending to town, have realised the same. The Bradford Branch House has now been in operation for nearly twelve months; and so successful has it proved throughout this period, tint E. MOSES and SON find it difilcult to express their feelings of satisfaction and gratitude under the encouraging &cum s antes. It was considered by many persons who were witne•ses of the opening and subsequent scenes at this House, that the suc cess attendant on the speculation was without precedent in the annals of trade. . . . NI hat has been said concerning the Bradford Branch is in every sense, applicable to that at Sheffield, which has been established nine months. To imagine that anything short of real merit could have ',minced all this, would c rtainly be a cenclus on not at all warranted by reason. The purchases toads on the opening days at these Branch Establishments would have soon caused a diminution of support, had net sound quality and general superiority been really apparent. So satisfactory, however, were the goods obtained —so thoroughly were all promises fulfilled, as to quadty and cheap ness, that all classes in these impor ant localities rallied round the Proprietors, and heartily backed the speculations with their c un tenarwe and support. It has already been stated that the Metropolitan Branch, In the West End, which will be opened in the Spring, Is the result of an increasing puMic demand for the goods supplied by the Proprietors. Such is a correct statement. Nothing hut a positive assurance that such an extension is really required would have led E. MOSES and SON to have added thus to their London speculations, which, apart from that under consideration, had no equal in the world. Not to acknowledge obligations, so essential would be tantsmonnt to a forfeiture of all future favours. But E. MOSES and SON are resolved to convince the public, both by word and action, that their numerous favours are grateful'y received. The Proprietors hold out no false hopes to the public, when stating, that the year 1 550 wi ll be distinguished for improvements and advantages on a scale more advantageous than has ever yet been experienced. It is by this means alone that E. MOSES and SON hope to secure future support front those who have so liberally a'ded them. The Proprietors might particularise those arrangements fur the comiug seasons which are already in progress. They have in preparation a stock of Spring and Summer Dress, which, for cheapness, utility, and elvance, was never surpassed. 'they would also impress upon the notice of the public those varlet's articles which are now on sale for the winter season. They have 110 hesitation in asserting that such au assortment is not to be met with elsewhere in the trade. E. MOSES and SON, in conclusion, would wish all classes of their supporters in every sense "a happy now year" —a year free from those party international broils abroad, and those political dts • sessions at home, which cannot fail to operate inimically with our commercial trading and domestic well being. The proprietors trust that those who aid them. together with those who are not numbered among their supporters, may have to declare, when the clock strikes twelve on the night of the 31 st of December ne xt, that the year 1850 has proved to them a year of uninterrupted peace, prosperity, and happiness. A Medal, containing an Almanac for the year 1850, wll be pre sentedt o every customer. A Large Stock of Fur Coats, in every shape, from GOs. to 201. Naval and Military Uniforms, Liveries, &c. Mourning to any extent at Five Minutes' notleo. A Suit of Mourning complete for 1/. 10s. The new hook entitled "The Minion of the Million," with full brectiono for si,ll-nleasurernent, can be had on application, or for warded, port free, to any part of the kingdom. Notice —The Fur Departinent if now replete with every novelty of the season. (Morro--Any article purchased, either ready made, or made to measure, if not approved of will be exchanged, or the money returned. MO(NES and S N, Woollendrapers, Clothiers, Hatters, af,slcrs, Furriers, Boot and Shoesflakers, and General Outfitters, 154, 155, 156, and 157 Mlnories, and AI. 81, x 5, and BS Al4gate, City, London ; all communicating with each other, and forming one vast Establishment. C V and Pon regret h av i ng t o guar d th e pu blic ai manti,tti on . E. o s imposition; but laying heard that the rintradesmaslike f a lsehood of being conne cted with them, or " It is the same concern," nes been resorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons, Per beg to state that t he y have mo connexion with any other hours in 6;r oat of Londou, except their B p ranch Establishments, 36, Far gate Sheffield; and 19, Therntoa s-buildings, Bradford, Yorkshire; sn4 tuose who require cheap and g enuine clothing, &e., should call at or sand to the Minoriee and la gatc, City, London ; or eith er of the Brsu4llF4tabliolunents, se OM, IRARKER'S YORK HOTEL, ST. lIELEN'S-SQUAT:E. YORK. C. 11,VIMER begs to inform his friends and the public that he has entered upsn the above obbe.tablished Hotel, for many years known as the York Tavern. . Th, interior of the lintel has recently been thoroughly repilred, decorated, and return shed, and 14 now replete with every entire- InenCe and COlllf.)rt. The Establishment affords ample accommodation both for Familes and for rratessional and Commercial Gentlemen, and will be con ducted in very respect in the first style. C. 11 haying taken tho adjoin;n;; house, lately.occupied by the Misses Hall, intends to set the same apart entirely for the use of Commercial Gentlemen as Stock Rooms. Good Stabling and Lock-up Coaeh-houser. York, January 1, 1850. 'FUE NOVELTY nnst recently introduced by MESSRS. NICOLL is called NICOLL'S PATENT EIDER DOWN PALETOT, such novelty c •nsistinc in the adaptation of Eider Dowa in the formation of NICOLL'S PALETOT, the original elegance and ntility of which is, however, faithfully preserved. Elders are foe it in great numbers in . Iceland and the Fcrr Islands, where their beautiful and delicate dowa is well known to ly proof against the most severe coid, ant even the small quantity which can be compressed and concealed between the too hands, wit . serve in the formation of a P detat, which, white it has most extra ordinary lightness, has, nevertheless. more warmth than the fines , an►i thickest blanket, the great desldera'um for a winter garment being thus accomplished, namely, personal warmth without fatigue. Public inspection is invited at MESSRS. NICOLL'S wholesale and retail wereroome, 114, 116, and 12), REGENT-STREET, and 22, COINIIILL, London. THE NICOLL PALETOT (Registered 6 And 7 Vie Leap. 65) WAREROOMS, 114, 116, IYO, REGENT STREET, and 22, CORN HILL. Many have assumed the use of the word PALETOT, but Messrs. KICOLL are the sole Patentees of the design and material. Tice Wholesale and Courting House Departments for the London Branches in the Sh'pping and Woollen Trades are in CHANGE ALLEY.. CORNIIILi.. and 120. REGENT-STREET. The NICOLL is the distinguishing ,Raine given to a garment ,vlby . ltettr.rs,rateol front' .IV has all adi;antafes iff IWAsrs. NICOLL'S Original invention, the RE GISTERED PALETOT of LLAMA CLOTH. The NICOLL PA LE,TOTS are charged One, Two, Three, and Three-and a-half Guineas, according with the climate or purpose for which they may be required, pw.sing through them, with the addition of the rate for any station that may happen to be situated in the union or parish. A railway in an unfinished state is valued on a different principle from that of one com pleted. The value, in that case, is put on the quantity of land taken up by the railway in the several electoral divisions, and the houses, workshops, and stations are valued as far as they are finished and occupied. When the lin , : is completed it is then valued on the principle of profit'. In a recent de cision at the Carlow quarter sessions, respecting the rateable value of four miles in length of the Irish South-Eastern Rail way, it was decided that it should he 341. per mile per annum, or 1361. for the four miles. It appeared that the rate was originally fixed at 5001. per mile, aril had subsequently been reduced to 1001. per mile, and recently to the above amount, 341. per mde. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. ritomormics. _ COAST GUARD.—The commander nominated for the annual coast guard pro:notion to the rank pf cap tain, by the Comptroller-General, Captain Houston Stewart, C.B , and recommended to the Admiralty by the lion. Board of Customs, is Commander Robert Kerr (1838), late inspecting commander of the Weymouth district, and who has served in the de partment since 1842. Commander William Murley (1813) has recently been promoted to the rank of captain, on the retired list of 1840, in the room of Captain Incledon, de- Lieutenanta William IlimiltonllBlolin `VII: Liam Wade West (1810) have been promoted to the rank of commander on the retired llst of 1830, with out increase of pay. Fanny Myrtle (e.) — 25 .3Master S. Braddon (a). Echo (.) — Master Hardman (a). Total-15 ships, .164 guns, and 2,337 officers and men. OF these 15 ships the Victory is . the stationa. y flag- ship; the Illustrious is the depot ship of the ordinary; the Excellent is the gunnery &tip ; the Victoria and Altwrt is the Hord yacht, and the Fairy and Elhn are her traders; the Blenheim is the acre., steam guard ship; the Cuckoo. and her tender, the Seaflower, pro tecta the Channel Island.; the Hecate is manned from the Excellent, and has taken on Sir 13. Bulwer to Clive Teske; the Rolla is a tender for the instruction of 145 naval apprentices ; the Sprightly, Fanny, and Myrtle, are port tenders; and the Echo is a tug. [ PRICE 6D. awl . . . 110 N. C.)3IPANT'S STEAMERS IN CHINA AND INDIA S EAS. Semiramis Plileget hon Nemesis ... 4 130 Mr. T: Wallage. loyal NaYy.--Total--19 ship, 33$ guns, 3,416 men. The - Ilaslings was the flag-ship of the late Commander in -Chief, Sir F. Collier. The Cambrian is the - pendant-ship of Commodore l'hunridge The Minden is a sore-ship, and the Alligator an hospital-ship, at Hong-Kong. SOUTH-EAST COAST-OF AMERICA. Commander-in-Chief - -Commodore Sir Thomas. llerbert, K.C.8., relieved by Rear-Admiral Reynolds, CB, Sout ha mton - 50 4.50 Captain Y. Cor•-. H Raleigh Tweed lB 145 Coma Lord F. Russell. Hydra (s.) . 6 135 Com. G. Skipwith. Cormorant (a.) 6 160 Com. H. Sehomberg. Spider 6 36 Lieutenant Tomlinson. Griffon ... Kestrel Rifleman (sc.) ... .. 8 80 Lieutenant S. L. Crofton. Ilarpy (s.) 1 53 Lieut. F. Egerton (a). Crescent ..... . Total-11 ships, 125 guns, 1,634 officers and men. The Southampton is the new,fl ship ; the Raleigh, Sir Thomas Herbert's flagship, is on her way home; ; the Spi der and Kestrel are branch packets; the Crescentis a store ship at Rio. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. Commander-in-Chief —Commodore C. Wyvill, Secoad Class, Simon's Bay. Castor ........ • 36 830 Commodore Wyvill. Geyser -. 6 160 Com. P. T. Brown. ..... 14 IC , O Com. W. S. Hawker. Pantaloon Seringapatam — 27 Master J. Russell. Dee Total-6 ships, 68 guns, 827 officers and men. The Castor is the flag-ship, the Seringapatam is - a store ship at Simon's Bay. WEST COAST OF AFRICA. CoTmander-in-Chief—Commodore Arthur Fanshawe, C.B. Centaur (s.) 6. . 200 Captain Buckle. Tortoise Cyclops (s.) ...... Hound 8 80 Corn. Patten. . Sealark ' . 8 80 Coin. Monypenny. . Kingfisher .... -12 130 Com. H. Harvey. Phoenix (sc.) 6 120 Corn. Wodehouse. Alert Firefly (s.) Heroine ... ......... Cygnet . ..... 8 80 Corn. D. Robertson. Waterwitch 8 80 Com. R. R. Quin. Rattler (se.) ... 8 100 Corn. A. Cumming. Flying Fish .. „. 12 125 Com. G. E. Patey. Wolverine Heels (s.) Star Ranger 8 80 Corn. T. Miller. ~ Spy Ten 4.eazer (sc.) 4 40 Lieut. J. Selwyn. Bonetta .. . ... 3 65 Lieut. F. E. Forbes. Pluto (a.) Snap (tender) 2 Lieut. C. 0. Hall. Dover (a.) Albert (v.) . ...... 1 --Colonial Gov.: (Gambia). _ _ TOtil-25 ships, 16.5 guns, 2,152 ofl3cers and men. The Centaur is the flag-ship, the Tortoise is the guard and store ship at Ascension, the Snap is a tender to the Centaur. STORE AND TROOP SHIPS. Adventure 4 39 Master P. Wellington Portsmouth. Apollo Atholl Hercules ... 12 140 Master R. Fulton Tutal-4 ships, 26 guns, 344 officers and men. . DISCOVERY AND SURVEYING SHIPS. Admiralty Hydrographer—Rear-Admiral Sir F. Beaufort. Erebus (sc.) 3 69 Capt. Sir J. Franklin Arctic Terror (sc. ) 3 68 Capt. Crozier . Arctic Herald Enterprise Widgeon (s.) 1 20 Capt. Bullock Mth.Thamts Rattlesnake 8 190 Captain 0. Stanley New Guinea. Volage .. .. 12 160 Captain Gr aves M e di terran. Acheron (a.) 4 184 Captain J. L. Stokes New Zealand Sparrow 4 42 Commander Fraser Waterford. Sylvia — Corn. G. A. Bedford Galloway. Comet (3.) Plover 4 52 Commodore Moore .. Behring'aSt. Columbia (a) 6 70 Com. Shortland ..... Halifax. Investigator 4 68 Corn. 8PC1ure........ Woolwich. Scorpion Bramble lO Lieut. Yule. NewGuinea. Woodlark Research ... 1 Lieut. Lord J. Brown Mediterran. Auxiliar 1 Lieutenant Geary ... Mediterran. North Star 2 63 Blaster R. Saunders Arctic Speedwell Fearleat (s.) 1 20 Second Master Wells B r i s t o l C ha n. _ . Total--22 ships, 87 guns, 1,338 officers and men. The Erebus and Terror comprise the missing.expedi tion of Sir John Franklin ; the Herald and Mover are in search through Behrines Straits ; the Enterprise and Investigator are fitting at Woolwich, to proceed thither also in search; the North Star is en route through Bar row's Straits. The Sylvia is a tender to the Sparrow; the Bramble, to the Rattlesnake; the Itessarch and Auxiliar, to the Volage; the Speedwell has been sur ve}ing at Harwich ; the Fearless is rpm , refitting at Devonport ; the Comet has returned from the Lie bride.. ADMIRALTY STEAM-PACKETS. 1D.13 head, conducted by Commander Charles Fraser; D fiver, by Commander Thomas Baldoek ; Port patrick, by Commander Edward Hawes. Garland.... 1 128 17 Licut. E. Wylds ...... Dover. Caradoc. 2 360 31 Lieut. C. P. Ladd ... Holyhead. Onyx 1 128 17 Lieut. G.Raymond... Dover. St. Columba 2 360 31 Lieut. A. S. Symes... Ilolyhead. Fire Queen 1 100 16 Lieut. Jones llolyhead. Llewellyn 2 360 31 Master J. Grey (a)... Holyhead. Vivid 1 180 17 Mas.L Smithett (a) Holyhead R4nshee 2 360 31 Mas.W.Smithett (a) Ilolyhead Violet 1 128 17 Mas.R. Sherlock ka) Dover. Princess Alicel 120 16 Dover. Undine ... 1 106 17 .--! Dover. Otter 1 120 Holyhead Total-12 packets. 16 guns, 241 officers and men. , The Violet is at Woolwich refitting. FALMOUTH AND BRAZIL PACKETS. Crane ... 6 44 Lieut. J. Parsons. Express Linnet .l 44 Lieut. T. James. Penguin Peterel 6 44 Lieut. T. Creser. Seagull Astrea 5 Master Yeames. Total-7 vessels, 41 guns, 261 otlicsrs and men. These ships are under the orders of the Commander in-Chief at lievonport. The As:rea is a store-ship at Falmouth for the packets. THE WEATHER AND THE PARKS.—The thermo meter yesterday fluctuated cossiderabiy, being at one period as low as 26 deg., that is, 6 deg. below fret ing point, whilst about noon the mercury ascended as high as 42 deg. At half-past three in the afternoon the glass again fell, and the water upon the surface of the ice in the Serpentine, caused by the partial thaw in the fore part of the day, became frozen, but shortly afterwards a dense fog visited the parks, so that it was with difficulty the skaters could see across the frozen waters. Between four and five in the evening a slight fa'l of rain took place, the wind at the same time chopping round from the north to south-west, indicating a termination of the frost. Tho barometer also stood at 30 12, so that there seems every probability, unless a great change in the weather should take place during the night, of the frost leaving the metropolis. The number of sliders and skaters on the Serpentine was 3,000; on the Long Water in Kensington-gardens, 2,000, including the mem bers of the Skating Club; on the Round Pond opposite Kensington Palace, 1,000; on the Ornamental Waters in St. James's-park, 7,000; and about 12,000 in the Re gent's-park: 'No accidents happened at any of these places. Tate DATE Gao. lioutoCES, Esq.—Our obituary this week contains the death of the late George Hot rocks, E q., of this town, at the advanced age of 81. Mr. ilorrocks was the son of a farmer at Edgeworth, near Bolton, and was a distant relative of the late John Horrocks, Esq, M.P. On the successful introduction of the cotton manufacture into this town by that gentle. man, he induced Mr. George Horrocks to come 'to Preston and learn the business at his works. On com pleting his term of servitude, he commenced basintoss in partnership with the late Mr. George Button, the banker, but the magnitude of the operations of the cotton trade, even in its infancy, frightened Mr. Bolton. and he retired from the concern. 'Mr. Horrocks then found a partner in the late Mr. Richard Newsham, but for the same reason Mr. Newsham soon left the business. 'Horrocks was next associated With the late Mr. Jacson, and, in conjunction with him, established most extensive works, and founded the. firm of Horrocks Jacson, and Co., which has l ong b een known throughout the entire mercantile world as emi nent manufacturers and merchants. The deceased gen tleman retired from business twelve 'or fourteen years ago, since which period he has lived very retired. Mr. Horrocks was a man of an exceedingly charitable and benevolent disposition; and, during his life, unostenta tiously dispensed large sums in relieving destitution, and supporting religious and - charitable institutions. An attached and consistent member of the Church of Eng land, he was a 'most liberal supporter of her va rious ractor religious societies , and was a most beneficent . beoe to many churches, having contributed build i ng tokitnhediromlve and endowment in various parts of the alßenwidbglii3cee years, n o t n ie:f 4 t, learn that he distributed, within the last Foreign 2 k .o ss oo th L a e n ae 2 h o, t o o oo ,l l.. o u n ri c t h i. s h rit s a n. b ei le ( 7 1the e the Church Missionary Society, theu Society fur Propagsting Christianity amongst ewe, in all which institutions he felt much interost. lie ha 3 provided liberally, by annuities, for all his servants. Mr. tiorroeks has left property, mainly personal, to the amount of from 100,0004 to 120,0001.--Preston Chronici c . 'We have to make the gratifying announcement that Henry Rogers, Esq., of this town, has Were.' the munificent sum of 2,0001. towards the endowment of a 'church on Wedneafield Heath; and John Moore Paget, E6q., the late patron, has very liberally given an eligible piece of land for the site of the church, parsonage -house, an d sc h oo l s . Henry Rogers, E, ki --,, is also building, near this site, a row of almshouses, which are nearly roofed in.—Wolverhampton Chronicle. _ _ • BERLIN, DEC. 29.—The venerable and estimable Princess Caroline Henrietta, mother of the reigning Prince of Reuss-Schleiz LXII., departed this world last Monday. Her Highness first saw the light in 1761. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLNSHIRE. A meeting of the Liverpool shareholders in this line was held yesterday at Liverpool, for the purpose of taking into consideration the present disastrous state of the affairs of the company. The meeting was very numerously attended. Mr. W. P. BRADSHAW, of Sheffield, was called upon to preside. He said that he hoped such meetings as had. been recently held with reference to the affairs of this line would at once convince the directors of the necessity of their meeting the shareholders in an amicable spirit, awl acceding to the proposition for a committee of inquiry. An impression bad gone abroad to the effect that all the stock in this unfortu nate undertaking was lost ; but he thought that that was putting the worst complexion on their affairs. He feared, howevey, that so long as the present board of management existed, their stock would be getting " small by degrees and beautifully less," until it be came only the phantom of a railway. He hoped that the meeting would make a strong effort to obtain a committee of investigation, whose duty it would be to search into everything connected with the line, and let the blame rest on those to whom censure was due.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. C. MORTON, of Wakefield, proposed the next resolution. It had been said by the directors that such committees as the one they now sought to obtain tended to do more harm than good. Now, he thought differently, and, in proof of the correctness of his opinion he could refer to the good results which had accrued from the various investigations which had taken place during the past year.—(Hear.) He called their attention to the various flattering statements which, from time to time, had been made to them touching the prosperous state of their affairs, and contrasted those statements with one made to a select meeting of shareholders in Manchester on the 15th of December last, wherein the directors stated the' no dividend whatever could be paid this half year, either on the gauranteed or unguaranteed stock ; and that the interest on the loan deben tures could not be paid unless their bankers advanced 20,0001. (Shame.) In addition to this statement they should bear in mind that the directors were going to Parliament for powers to create 500,0001.'s worth of new preferential stock. fie had attended the meeting of the 15th of De cember, at which there were both directors and ex directors present, and he found that there was much cause for recriminations between both. He found that a considerable sum of their traffic receipts had gone into the Great Grimsby Docks.—(Shame, shame ! ) He condemned the expenditure in the engineering department, and advised the shareholders to take effectual means for checking such expenditure in future. He concluded with proposing a resolution to the effect— _ _ '6 That in the opinion of the meeting, the disastrous position of the company imperatively revired that a thorough and unrestrict , d investigation ahuuld be made into the finances, affairs, and past and present pol,cy and management thereof ; and that the propo• sition of the directors, to creAte new perferential stock to the amount of 500,0001., ought not to be prosecuted until the investigltion referred to shall have been made." Mr. J. Hour, of Liverpool, having seconded this resolution, it was carried unanimously. A requisition to the directors, founded on the above resolution, was then adopted, af ter which the meeting separated. ASHBURTON, NEWTON, AND SOUTH DEVON. The half- yesrly meeting of this company was held at Ashburton on Monday; Mr. R. Caunter in the chair. • The CIIAIHMAN, in opening the proceedings, ex presFed his regret that there did not appear much probability of the company being enabled to proceed with their works. Under such circumstances, he thought it would be advisable for the shareholders to provide, at the earliest period, for the dissolution of the eampany. In taking this step no expenses but those absolutely necessary would be incurred, and the shareholders might be assured that the directors would anxiously protect their interests. Mr. G. CAUNTEB, the secretary, read the report, which suited that the directors have every reason to hope, that, in the ensuing session, an Act vesting these powers in the shareholders will be passed, when it will he immediately submitted to their consideration. By a reference to the statement of accounts it will he seen that the same amount of 4,1891., invested in Exchequer- bills, remains as before, and a balance of 981. is in the banker's hands. The report hiving been adopted, it was agreed, on the motion of Mr. CREAGII, seconded by Mr. BATE, that Mr. Bean and Mr. Paige, the retiring directors, should be re elected. _ Mr. Bate was re-appointed auditor. A vote of thanks was awarded to the chairman and board of directors for their judicious management of the atlaira of the company, and the proceedings ter minated. STRASBURGEI AND BASLE. The general meeting of the company has just.bcen hell in Paris. The report stated, from the satisfactory conclu sion to a recent transaction, the financial position of the company was greatly improved. The Mulhouse and Thann Company will for the future receive the sum of 55,000 f. (2,2001.) annually, and the surplus of the receipts up to 100,000 f. (4 0001) will belong to the Strasburgh Company, which will besides have the advantage of the regulation of the trains. The further sum of 155 000 f (6,2000, will be divided between the two companies. The ratification of this proposal being put to the meeting, it was approved of unanimously. It was not ex?ected that the line from Paris to Strasburgh would be fully opened before the expira tion of three years, at which period a Itne will extend from Paris to Mulhouse and Basle. In answer to a question, The CHAIRMAN stated that neither loans nor calls were necessary to carry on the works. lle also stated, that in no case could the shareholders he deprived of the dividend of 1849, and that it would be paid after the meeting in March next, and that from the Koechlin transactions the funds were suf ficient to pay all dividends without the necessity of realising the rentts and other securities belonging to the company. Atter these explanations, the meeting voted the powers necessary for the directors to carry on all negotiations. RATING OF IRISII,RAILWAYS. The Poor-law Commissioners have issued an order with a view to put a atop to the serious expenses and inconvenience occasioned to the railway companies in being . obliged to appeal against the poor-law valuations of railway property in the several unions through v, Nell the lines pass. The Commissioners consider that a uniform system of rating should be adopted, and the principle of rating on the profits should be applied as soon as any section of a railway is opened for trsmc. The gross income of the entire railway is t:4l(en for one year, from which the working expenses have to be deducted, together with en allowance of 23 per cent. for tenants' profit s , an d wea r an d t e ar on the capital invested r in locomotives, carriages, and vans. the balance remaining is the net annual value of the enti re railssay, in cluding stations. An estimated value of the several stations is then made out, the aggregate amount of which being deducted from the net annual value of the entire railway, leaves the Value of the line; this suns divided by the number of miles in length, will give the value per mile, to be paid in the several unions or parishes, in proportion to the length of railway APPOINTMENTS. Chaplains—The Rev. Edgar B. Barnes, BA., naval instructor to the Prince Regent, 90, Channel squadron, to be chaplain also of that ship; Rev. Richard Croker, from the Prince Regent to the Ter rible, steam•frigate, at Devonport, vice Dyne, whoee appointment is cancelled. Clerks—H. R. Shaw (1844), to the Superb, 80, at Queenstown; George Penfold (1842), to the South ampton, 50, flagship at the lArazils ; G. A. S. Ley (1849), to the Asia, 84, flag-ship in the Pacific. Carpenter—B. Bennett, acting at Portsmouth, has been confirmed. Captain Chads, C.B. of the Excellent gunnery. ship, at Portsmouth, and Captain Yates, of the Illus. trious depot-ship, of that ordinary, are on leave oi absence. Captain George Smith, the superintendent of packets at Southampton, has obtained from the Ad miralty an order to he supplied from the Ordnance with a lever target for the practice of the packet crews. It is reported, on good authority, that the Admi ralty intend to reduce the appointments of agent victuallers at Malta and Bermuda. The Ocean, Captain Greville, flig-ship of the Com mander-in-Chief at Sheerness , was paid six months' wages on the 31st December. The Northumberland, old 74, has been ordered from Woolwich to Deptford to be broken up. A letter from the Wellesley, 72, Captain Gold smith, dated Bermuda, Dec. 12, says— " On her passage from Halifax to Bermuda she experienced a most terrific gale, many of the sailors being sea sick from the tremendous plunging of the ship. A sudden calm followed, accompanied with very heavy rain and thunder, the wind taking her flat aback, and a tremendous sea breaking over her, which, however, did little injury, as they were pretty well prepared for it. The Wellesley was expected to sail in about three weeks on a tour round the West Indies." The Alarm, 28, Captain Ramsay, arrived at the Havannah Dec. 3, and railed again for Barbados' to relieve the Viper, 3, Lieutenant- Commander Bernard, ordered home to be paid off. The Amphitrite, 25, Captain Rodney Eden, was at San Blas, Oct. 80, having arrived there on the 27th, in twenty•eight days from Valparaiso. She was to fill up with water, and to proceed to Mazatlan in ten days. It was likely she would visit San Bias once more before she finally quitted the coast. If the Meander, 42, Captain the Hon. H. Keppell, from the East Indies. relieved her early enough, she will quit the station for England about the middle of February ; hut. at all events, she will not remain there longer than the lit of March. It was supposed that the new line of packets wouM not in any way affect the con veyance of freights by men-of-war. The latter would always be preferred, on account of their security and character. _ _ The IJido, 18, and Dolphin, 3, are ordered to have their defects made good per estimate. Tne Britomart, 8, Commander Chamberlain, was to have been paid off yesterday. The Fairy and Elfin, royal yacht tenders, at Ports mouth, are ordered to have their defects mule good. The Fairy will be in the hands of the shipwrights for siz weeks. The Devastation, steam sloop, at Portsmouth, will not be out of the hands of the dockyard for another six weeks. The Hecate, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Shadwell, with Sir IL L. Bulwer and suite, left Bermuda for Chesapeake, Dec. 16. The Prometheus, steam-sloop, has been towed from Deptford to Woolwich by the Monkey end Advice, steam-tugs. She will be completed there for sea. The Fearless, steam-tender, Second Master Corn. mender Wells, will be completed at Devonport by the 9th. *Mr. Humphreys, the chief engineer at Woolwich Dockyard, is ordered to proceed to Chatham to inspect the planing machine there. PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.-It is now rumoured that Capt. Lord John Hay will not be removed from the Board of Admiralty until the opening of Parliament, when a proposition will be made to reduce the said Board by one member—not filling up Lord John Hay's place, on the score of econom,. The Adventure naval transport, Master-Commander P. Wellington, sailed from this port this afternoon to Devonport to be paid off. Mr. Wellington will com mission the Nimrod, 20 gun corvette, for transport service, in lieu of the_ Ads.enture, which is not large enough. The Nimrod, when ready, will sail for Deptford, to load with Government stores for As cension. Mr. Grant, of the Clarence yard, is making one of his improved cooking and di s tilli ng g alleys for the supply of the requirements of 700 men, for the Daunt less steam- frigate. PLYMOUTH, JAN. I.—Her Majesty's frigate Inde fatigable, Captain Smart,' was towed out of barb Jur yesterday by the Fearless and Confiance steam vessels, and moored in Barnpool, where her compasses will be adjusted. Her Majesty's brig Contest arrived on Sunday from Portsmouth to take the January mails to Ma deira and the coast of Africa. When saluting the Port-Admiral outside the breakwater a serious acci dent occurred to one of the ship's boys, who was ramming in a charge. The man at the breech of the gun omitted to stop the vent, and the piece unex pectedly went off, blowing away the unfortunately youth's hand and shattering his arm. In this con dition he was quickly placed in one of the ship's boats, in which he remained while the people pulled him a distance of five miles to the Royal Naval Hospital. It is stated that had - a vent stopper, invented by Mr. Bothway, R.N., been in use on board the Contest, this fearful mutilation could not have occurred. _ _ Forty shipwrights are to be forthwith employed in he masthouse to make masts for the advanced ships, in _place of those condemned at the recent survey. Wind, northerly, very light. WOOLWICH, J. 2.—The Enterprise, Captain C9llinson, C. 8., has now entered her complement within half-a-dozen blue jackets, and the Investi gator, Commander M.‘Clure, also within a dozen. They were both taken out of the basin yesterday into the stream, and will be rea iy to leave Woolwich on their searching expedition between the 12th and 15th of the present month. The Hermes steam vessel is having her rigging put up at this port to prepare her for commission. THE ROYAL. NAVY IN COMMISSION. The following is an accurate and complete list of the ships of the Royal Navy in commission on the Ist of January, 18.50. This list, it will he seen, comprises the name of each ship bearing a pendant, the number of guns and men she carrie#, by w h om she is coin . minded, and on what station she is s', , rving at home or abroad. The ships in commis-ion are placed according to th 3 seniority of their respective commanders ; "s. " signifies paddle-wheel steamers, screw steamers, and " a." acting. POR rsmou rir • CommaAyr in-Chiof—Admiral the lion. Sir Thomas Blertun Capel, K.C.B. Superintendent of Do , :kyard— R-ar-Mtnirul Prescott, C.B. Ships. Guns. Men. Commander. Victory (104) 22 224 Capt. F. P. Blackwood. Illustrious (72) Excellent ... Victoria and Albert Blenheim (sc.) Cuckoo (s.) 2 34 Com. Dumaregq. Hecate (s.) 6 145 Corn. Shadwell. Seaflower 6 28 Lieut. Warren. Rolla i' llin(s.) - Master A. Balliston (a.) Fairy (sc.) .. — Master Welch. Sprightly (s.) - -29 Dlaater J. Allen (a). DEVGNI'ORT. Commander in•Chief—Admiral Sir William 'Hall Gage, G.C.H. Commander of Ordmaryand Superintendent of Dockyard—Vice-Admiral Sir John Lnuis, Bart. Impregnable Agincourt (74) Indefatigable ....... 50 500 Capt. Smart, K.H. Britomart Contest Stromboli (s.) .. ... 6 10 Corn. Lord Beziticlerck. Nautilus (a.) son fiance (s.) .. Sylph Total-9 yessels, 175 gun 3, 1,737 officers and men. Of these the Impregnable is the stationary but effi• cient flag-ship. She is an old three decker, but now mounts 78 gus. Agincourt is the dept-ship of the ordinary; Nautilus is the naval apprentices' tender; Confiance is the port tug; and the Sylph is a tender. The Indwfatigable is fitting for the Lisbon squadron; the Contest has since sailed for the coast of Africa. The Setomboli waits orders. SHEERNESS. Commander-in-Chief—Vice-Admiral the Hon. G. Elliott, C.B. Commander of Ordinary and Superintendent of Dockyard—Captain D. Price. Ocean ( 80) . 46 160 Captain Greville. Wellington (72) ... 10 275 Captain Price. Phaeton ... -50 - 500 Captain G. Elliot. Wildfire (s.) Hart (tender) African (a.) tuz-vess 1 Total-6 vessels, 109 guns, 958 officers and men. The Ocean (two-decker) is the stationary flag-ship, and the Wellington is the depot-ship of the ordi nary ; the Wildfire, African, and Hart are tenders ; the Phaeton is fitting for sea service in the Lisbon squadron. WOOLWICH. Commander of Ordinary and Superintendent of Dock yard.—Commodore Henry Eden. Fisgard 26 106 Commodore Eden. Terrible (s) .. 21 300 Captain J. Hope. Dasher (s) Perseus Lightning (s) 7 28 Master J. E. Petley. Black Eagle (s) qa Master S. B. Cook. Monkey (s) 2 Sec. Master Bryant (a). Total-7 vessels, 53 guns, 535 officers and men. The Fisgard (42-gun frigate) is the stationary flag ship, the Monkey is her tender ; the Terrible has pro ceeded to Devonport, en route to join the Lisbon squa dron ; the Dasher has been employed in protecting the fisheries in the North Sea ; the Black Eagle is the Ad. miralt.y steam Ischt, and the Lightning is her tender. The Perseus is a receiving ship of the Tower. ' CHATHAM. Commander of Ordinary and Superintendent of Dock yard—Captain Peter Richards, C.B. Poictiers (72) lO 290 Commander Camillieri. Adrice (s) Total-2 vessels, 11 guns, 302 officers and men. The Poictiers is the depot; the Advice is her tender. DEPTFORD. Superilitendynt of Dockyard and Victualling Establish nienL—Captain Sir John Hill. Pigmy (a) 1 16 Tender to Superintendent. Total..-1 vessel, 16 officers and men. PEMBROKE. Superintendent of Dockyard and Commander of Ordi nary. Captain Sir Thomas Pasley. Bart. Saturn ........... 10 32 Captain Sir T. Paaley. Prospero ....•......... 2 12 Lieutenant Oke. Total-2 vessels 12 guns, 44 o ffi cers and men. The Saturn (old 74) is the depot ship; the Prospero is her tender. QUEENSTOWN. Commander-in- Chief.—Rear-Admiral Manley Hall Dixon. Crocodile 22 70 Commander Protheroe. Superb .......... ....... 80 751 Captain Purcell. Shearwater (s.) Trident (s.) 2 6.5 Lieut. Risk. Lucifer... 2 55 Lieut. E. Lloyd. Dwarf (sc.) ... Gipsey Gossamer 1 130 Apprentices' tender. Total-8 vessels, 111 guns, I,l6:i . offieers and men. The Crocodile is the stationary ,flag and receiving ship Dwarf, Gipsey, and Gossamer are her tenders; the Dwarf is ordered to be sold. The Superb is filling up her sea-going complement. CHARNEL, LISBON, AND GIBRALTAR. Commodore—William Fanshawe Martin. Prince Regent......... 92 820 Captain W. F. Martin. Thetis ... 3'i 330 Capt. Codrington, C.B. Arrogant (sc ) 4G 450 Captain Fitzroy. La Hogue (sc.) Leander Encounter (sc.) Conflict (5c.)... Scourge (s.) ...... 6 160 Command. Lord F. Kerr. Total-8 vessels, 303 guns, 3,095 officers and men.. The Prince Regent and Thetis are en route to Gibral tar and Lisbon from the Mediterranean. MEDITERRANEAN. Commuider•in- Chief Vice-Admiral Sir William Parker, Bart., G.C.B. Second in command and Super intendant of Dockyard—Rear•Admiral Harvey, Malta. Howe Caledonia ... ... 120 959 Captain Carter. Powerful B4 750 Captain R. S. Dundac. Vengeance Bellerophon Ganges ' Odin (e) .. ... .... Dragon (5.)... ...... Firebrand (s.) .. Queen Growler (b.) 6 160 Coinmander Stoddart. Spiteful (3.) 6 160 Commander Carmichael _ _ Racer ... ' 12 125 Commander Heddoes. Frolic ... l6 130 Commander Vansittart. Vulldog (a.) .... 6 160 Commander A. C. Key. Rosamond (s.) Sharpshooter (se.) 4 80 Lieutenant Bailey. Antelope (a.) Triton (a.) 3 63 Lieutenant C. J. P. Glinn. Oberon (a.) . 3 6•i Lieutenant Gardiner. Ardent (s.) Janus (s.) Tartarus (a.) .. Porout ine (a.) Medina (s.) 4 63 Lieutenant A. Darby. Medusa (s.) ... Merlin (a.) 4 65 Lieutenant J. H. Turner. Ceylon — 42 Lieutenant H. Harvey. Total-23 ships, 803 guns, 8,222 officers and men. The Queen ii the flag ship of the Commander•in- Chief, the Ceylon of.the Admiral Superintendent. The Medina, Medusa, gni Merlin are packets. WEST INDIES, HALIFAX, AND NORTE' • • AMERICA. Commander-in-Chief—Vice-Admiral the Earl of Dun don aid, G.C.B. Commodore Bennett, second in com mand, Port Royal. Wellesley 1 maum (72) Trincomalee Alarm .. Sappho Helena l6 130 Com. De Courcy. Per5ian........... Vixen (s.) ..... 6 160 Commander Jenner. Plum Per 12 100 CoMmander Nolloth. Cherokee (s.) Viper ....... Bermuda 3 44 Lieut. A. D.. Jolly. Mohawk (a.) Total-13 ships, 203 guns, 1,794 officers and men. The Wellesley is the flag-ship of. the Coramander.in- Chief ; the Itnaum is the pendant and stationary ship at Port Royal of. Commodore 'Bennett; the, Cherokee and Mohawk are on the Lakes of Canada. ' PACIFIC. • ' Commander-in-Chief.—Rear-Admiral Phipps Hornhy, C.B. Asia • 84 750 Captain R. F. Stopford. Inconstant , 'mdalus Amphitrite Daphne ... 18 187 Captain E. G. Fanshawe. Champion .14 - 140 Commander Hayes. Gorgon (a. )... Driver (s.) Swift Naiad Nereus .. 3 24 Master F. Bateman. - • Cockatrice Total-12 ships, 224 guns, 2,843 officers and men. The Asia is the flag -ship, the Cockatrice is her tender, the Naiad and Nereus are store•ships, at Callao and Valparaiso. EAST INDIES. CHINA, AND NEW ZEALAND. Commander in• Chief (pro tem)—Commander J. H. Plumridgo, Hastings ........ 72 600 Captain W. Morgan. Cambrian 51mander: 42 360 Captain Hon. 11. Keppel. Amazon Cleopatra 26 230 Captain 11. L. Massie. Pilot ......... Serpent Albatross l2 130 Commander Farquhar. Mariner Arab ... ...... ... ..... 12 *l3O Com. W. Morris. Columbine ........ ... 12 ' 130 Com. C. .1: 11 a3'. Fury (s.) . 6 ICO Commando—Willcox. Medea (s.) 6 -.136 Com. Lockyer (a). Reynard (sc.)—. 9 100 Commander Cracroft Minden _ 26 Master Mitchell. Alligator . _ Dr. Bankier. NEW ZEALAND DIVISION. Havanna ... l9 '. Captain J. E. Erskine. Fly ~. l4 Com. R. Oliver. . ~ f 2 ---- -e', s ~ %. MYSTERIOUS SUICIDE AT NL Galt,. The Detroit Advertiser g,,v , 6 the following parti culars of the mysteriOui death of Mrs. Miller, • ughter of the lion: John Norvell, late United St: senator of Detroit, and the wife of Msjor Milk , of the army, now in Florida.. This Illy. rea ed ,the Eagle Hot e l, a t Ni ag a ra, f rom Wi tt; . elfester, Va., on the 26th .tilt., with her two little' bop, four and six years old . She disappeared dur ing the night, • but sundry letters, her . gold'latch, a purse with some 4 dollars in coin, all the ormemented parts of her hair, two trunks, and a very'feve eloThes, her wedding rin g . &c., were found on 110- chamber table. Among the notes were the following :— NIAGARA } ' Nov. g. lioa. J.' Norvell, U. S., District Attorney, Detroit. ‘Vell, riiy dear father and mother, this is perhaps the laid letter you will receive froM me. I believe . I'left Wits chetter for Pittsburgh, by Way of P. ilidelphis; but so*hew I got here,: don't know 'how,. fire I never travelled it alone before. TAP 'good . care oftotisp.oetdreositr , .li b tt u lo t y l ou in c re a ri n d f e t r r l, I think, ping do all chil dren. My little girl is in heaven. I hope to join her soon. My head aches almost to distraction now. Go? , 1 bye, dear parents, brothPre_arid sisters. Don't forget to do all you can for . Major Miller. He hat always been_ a kind husband.—As ever, your affte tionato d .ughter, 1. G. MILLER. The Advertiser thus proceeds in tbe-ftirther hikory of the Her two bop, the oldest of whom is nowsids ears of age, s.fy that vn the night of their arrival at the I'dlk their thotht r put them to bed and bad e themgood bye ; ,vv!:eo they awoke on the morning Of . Tuesday, the 27th of November, they Pa usual wrist to the bed in ytich they supposed sheliad'ilicpt:' She had not apparentlybeen in the bed, rang the_ bell. The barkeeper came up to, the room. They asked for their mother. He knew, nothing of her,, disappearance. He observed the letters noticed above, ; and gave the alarm. . • Upon the alarm being given of her disappestarice, much excitement took place in the village, and difa ferent persona and parties set out in search of her. Filially, her new silk bon ne t: or h oo d, t ramp led up o n ,. was found in the abutment of the bridge which leads frol the main shore to Goat Island; about 200 feet frotn the shore. Her crape ihawt, torn into three. pieces, tied tcgetber by very hard:knots, was fastened to the bridge, apparently to let herself down, first to the abutments, and then to lower herself still further towards the rapid current which sweeps over the Falls. This is the last trace which could be discovered of her, as far as regards her meditated self destruction. Mrs:Miller, with her children, arrived at Buffalo on Sunday morning, the 25th of November, and went in a carriage to the Lovejoy House. She then opened and read the letter which was handed to her at the' depot. Finding that the had made a mistake in going to that house, she apprised the landlord of it, express ing herself perfectly satisfied with her accommoda tions, but said she had a friend, or some friends, at the Eichange, and desired to go there. Upon the sug ge'stion of the landlord, she wrote a short note to some one at the Exchange, and remained where she was for breakfast. In a few minutes a man came from the Exchange, and inquired for the lady ,Who had sent for him. She was notified of his arrival. She said that she would see him in the public parlour. Accordingly she came down, saw this person a rno• meat, and after breakfast ordered a carriage to take her and her children to the Exchange, where OW remained till the next morning, which was the .morn ing on which, at nine o'clock, she proceeded in the cars to the Falls of Niagara. At the Exchange she was not seen in company with the stranger who had gone from that hotel to the Lovejoy House, in compliance with her note. When she went in the cars in the morning, this man did not accompany her, but was seen near the cars, and directed the conductor to put the lady into them. The conductor, a gentlemanly man, was struck with the appearance of the two boys, took them in his arms, and placed them in the car where their mother was. When they arrived at the Falls, the same con ductor very kindly again took the children, carried them to the Eagle, and then returned for theii mother. He had but one umbrella. It was raining. Hence the necessity of two trips. On the Tuesday prior to the arrival of Mrs. Miller at the Falls, a stranger came to the Eagle tavern at that place, and put up. The book-keeper requested him once or twice to enter his name. He reluctantly took up the pen, wrote " Henry," threw it down, 'and asked the book keeper to finish the rest, saying that his fingers were cold, and giving his name as Henry Blakerner. On the Thursday after he arrived at the Exchange in Buffalo, and remained there sev e ral days. In the hook of that house he entered his name, with similar reluctance, as Henry Blakemer, of 'Phi ladelphia. This man is represented to have hr en from five feet six to eight inches in height, thin in person and visage, with dark fps, Wok heir , dark whiskers, . mustachios, and a largo quantity of hair on and under his chin. He occasionally wore a hat, and ti en a cap. Occasionally he put on spectacles; to which he was evidently unaccustomed. ills deportment was restle,s, aid his motions nervous. Ile kept a con stant look out for the eastern cars, and directed the porter of the Exchange to notify every time they arrived. his whole conduct demonstrated that be was not a gentleman in feeling or manners. When he arrived at the Exchange, he insisted upon a bargain to pay only for the meals of which he actually partook, and refused to give anything for a bed the night he purposed to leave Bu ff alo for Tonawanh. In engaging a buggy and pair of horsta at a livery stable, he cotnplaineil of the price, and inducid the owner to reduce it. Late on Monday afternoon, the 26th November, having engaged the horses and buggy, he set off, as he said, towards Tonawande—paying that it was impor tant that he should go two miles below that place the same night. The next morning, at three o'clock, long before daylight, he arrived, with a lady, at the Mansion house, in Buffalo; and the .two left that city in the last train of Eastern cars, at five o'clock the same morning. The man wanted tickets for Cayuga lake, but on being told. that way tickets were not given I ut, he took them fur some other stopping point. Mr. Fargo telegraphed to this city to know wheth't he should dispatch a police-officer in pursuit of the parties. lie was immediately rtquested to do so. Accordingly an officer proceeded all along the route to New York, discovered the trace of tbem, and, in the city, could only learn that two persons, corre sponding in description, had gone on towards Phila. delphia. The officer was then, by telegraphic dispatch, directed to follow on to Philadelphia, and, if he could learn nothing there, to return to Buffalo. The only evidence leading to the conclusion that Mrs. Miller was the lady brought back in the buggy by the disguised stranger, is the fact of his handing her a letter; their seeing each other in Buffalo, her going to the Exchange, bis loitering about the cars when the left for the Falls, and the size of the person, on arriving at the Mansion-house, appearing to be that of Mrs. Miller. No one saw her face. She was thickly veiled, and may, though that is uncertain, have worn a black straw bat, which she with her.. To this relation, embracing all the material facts now known here on the subject, •it is proper to add, that at Winchester the infant daughter of Mrs. Miller was distressingly ill for several months. Of courts she felt called on to devote her days and nights to the sick bed of the chid. A young mother, with an ardent attachment, seldom equalled, to her children, her unremitted atten*.ions, her sleepless vigils, her loss of rest, mode heavy drafts upon her constitution and mind. In her lett,q3 to her mother she evinced an admirable siiirit of fortitude, but occasionally intimated that the absence of all rest, and her distress of heart, had affected her health in various ways: ••• • That she could have placed hetself in the power a stranger, left her poor little Orphan children-seeersi hundred miles from any of their relations; helpress, thrown upon the mercy of persons to whom they were unknown—that she could have done so, blightirts the_ hopes awl affections, humiliating tne pride, aroishing the reputation, lacerating the feelings of her family and connexions, is still more beyond the possibility of . belief. mu l s f t hshaevle been eftt a mereheFal agent. lswit All hthe h er person tastes,descri all bed, herhe habits, all her previous sent 'rent!, must FavP'Ciused. her to revolt from such an association. DIVIDEND•DAT AT THE, 'BANK. —Notice was issued yesterday at the Bank• of England th 4 the i t n he m9u th rse in o s r ta p nt a ? ln T en h t e to trau tt publicfer books b for the followin g annuities will' be opeied on the undermentioned dates :—Consolidated Three per Cents, on Wednesday, the 16 . h inst.; Three-and-a- Half per Cent. Annuities, 172.6, o Is tb 11 h • • n , e_, inst.; New Five per Cent.. Annuities, ditt6; Annuities for terms of years, on Wednesday, the 16th inst. The , dividends on South Sea Old Annuitiee will be in course of payment on the 9th inst., and the transfer .books opened on the 16th. The dividends on East India stock will be in course of payment on Monday next, the 7th inst., anti the warrants under the 11th section, Act 3d at d 4th William IV., chap. 85, will be ready to be delivered on that day. At the, meeting of the Royal Santiago Mining Company. held yesterday , aft rnoon • it, was jail:natal that the differences with the Cobre Cimpany had been Settled by the latter tigreeing to pay 5 0001. in adju ment of all claims. Of this sum a ••portion had been already anticipated in expenses incurred for prosecuting fresh discoveries on the Royal Santiago property, and the remainder would be added to the existing floating capital of 21,000/. - to carry on general operations. The live produce of the mines was 'regarded as encouraging, but the receipts for the half-year did not warrant the directors in declaring a dividend. The explanations given by the chairman were received as satiifactory, and as it was intimated that in all probability a dividend would be proposed at the next meeting, the 'von pre I tented was unanimously approved. - NEW VOL. OF SOUTHErS LIFE AND LETTERS. This day is pub Ished, in post Bvo., with l'ortralt of Mrs. Southey and Vie of Dzirwentwater, price Ins. 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