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Fox, Esq. i t 6`.,‘elcets of%dinission to all parts of the house may be had as usual ~R hst-street Dlicats will in future he reserved for all farmers who may mate aP i a the Offices of the League, G 7, Fleet-street, up to the hour ; and their attendance, whether favourable or opposed to ee Trade, is especially requested. ____)plication for tickets by letter can be attended to. he stil is 0 6 k A ~.NT)() ;''J MONDAY 7NING DECEMBER 15, 1845,, a U N 7 No. 16,640. PRICE SD. _DITDT.EY, MADELEY, BROSELEY, AND IROYBRIDGE RAILWAY, WiTti EXTENSION TO SHitEWSI3CRY. At a meeting of the Managing Committee of this Compan v. held at the Stork otel, Birmingham, on Thursday, the 10th of Decem ber, 1845, WILLIAM COLLINS, Esq., M.P., in the Chair, several solicitors. Mr. Giles, after informiffg the Committee that he ' had knewn amended sections deposited after the 110th of November to lie received in Parliament, where notice of s!tch emendations been given to the landowners, offered to make correct sections at his own ~m ense, to enable. the Committee to apply for their Bill ; and Mr. llotwliton also offered his personal services, free of charge, in the event of their determining to proceed. and the application proving unsucce,sful. Under these circumstances, taking into consideraticu the tact that the cr. as line from Stourbridge to Wol,Trlinniplon formed a very important, and to a certain extent independent por tion of the projected railway, and that it was probable, from what Mr. Giles had stated, that they should be in a position to apply for A. Bill for it in the ensuing session with a reasonable prospect of suc cess, the Committee agreed that the solicitors should forthwith take the opinion of the Parliamentary agents, Messrs. Dyson, Ilan, and Company, as to the course the Committee should pursue; and also send competent persons to ascertain what sections had really been deposited. .Mr. Giles had stated that he should at once proceed to make entire new sections of the whole line. ar`i LASGOW via FLEETiVOOD and AR DROSSAN, every MONDAY, TUVIDAT, THURSDAT, FRIDAY, by the new Iron Steamers, " flEit MAJESTY" and "ROYAL CONSORT," 700 tons and 353 horse-power. The above Ships leave Fleetwood, on the arrival of the trains that leave Enston-square, London, at 7.30., 8.45., or 10. A.M. Passengers can be booked through to Glasgow in London. Carriages taken by , he 8.45 train only. Daily communication with the Isla of Man. Further particulars may be had at 8, St. Swithites-lane; or the Universal-010e, Reg ilt-circus, London ; or of the Agents, Kemp :nd Co.. Fleetwood, and M`Kean anti Lament. Glasgow. similar scene took place ; and the intelligence that her Majesty had sent for Lord John Russell, gave universal satisfaction. An itnmrdiate dissolution seems to be ex pected by all parties cn the great question of free trade in corn ; and although it is premature to state anything very positively, we are assured by one of the leading Liberal politicians here, who is an eminent merchant, that two candidates will assuredly contest this Tory borough, on free-trade principles, with Lord Sandon and Sir Howard Douglas. Some of the more old-fashioned Tories are very bitter against Sir Robert Peel. They talk about his betray al of his party in anything but terms of mildness, and the Duke of Wellington is, just now, made much of by them. Everybody confesses that the Conservatives, here at least, are breaking up as a party. There are but few ufteas among them, and the majority are becoming con vinced th•,.t it is better to unite in promoting our material interests than to contend for speculative points on useless questions. The retirement of Sir Robert Peel on this question will complete the utter wreck of what remains of that once formidable party. The news has had some effect on the cotton market to-day, but it has been principally to suspend operations. The sales were 4,000 bales at the prices of yesterday. At the Corn Exchange wheat was firmer, but there was no change in prices. for an eight-company corps, for the purpose of supplyins the regular a rm y R ;fh volunteers, aud doing away with the depots, even though the war which we are now threatened with had never been mooted." ii IAL nil, 1:11 , 1401-/N 1N sTcrumiN, It A Lecture en the PREVALENT DISEASE la POTATOES, and the Nouns of extract;aN• the Starch as an Article of Food, will he delivered by Dr. Ryan, daily, at Half-past Three, and on the Evmings of Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 'at Nine. Professor Bachoffner's varied lectures. with experiments, in one or which he clearly explains the principle of the ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY, a model of wh:l. at work Daily. Mr. Downe the celebrated Flutist, will al. Three o'Clock, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. 6ileu,in's NIIT AMERICAN LOCO MOTIVE ENGINE, fur as 'ending stud o:,•.,e!,iiin; Inclined Planes. • beautiful series of DISSOLVING VIEWS. New OPTICAL IN nitU:,',ENTS, &c. Experitr,ats twltk the DIVER and DIVING BELL, &e &c. circa'berm. erg ' erif The deliberate written opinion of the Parliamentary agents has been obtained, to the effect that it was •• a very reasonable and prOper ease to bring before the St- - nding Orders Committee, with a view of obtaining a decision iu favour of the Bill proceeding." But inf. - rmatton was afterwards received from the patties sent to search at the offices of the Clerks of the Peace, that the sections of the im portant cross line from Stourbridge to 'Wolvehampton had not been deposited, that sections of several miles` of the main line had also not been deposited (despite the decisive statements of Mr. Giles and .Vr. Boughton, the latter of whom delivered out the sections), aril that those which had been lodged were extremely incorrect in detail. ct, th e 01 Md P re ; - I 0 0 1 1 ,ve sees Admission, One SI - riling. Schools, half-price. FREEMASONS' I', ND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 11, WATERLOO-PLACE, PALL-MALL, Loudon. Business transacted la all the Branches and for all objects of Life Asstirmice, Endowments, and Anmities, and to 8:-cure contingent Reversions, &c. Information and prospectuses furnished by JOSEPH muIttEDGE, Sietiretary. 11EAST INDIA HOUSE DECEMBF.R 10, 1845. 11 E COURT OF DIR ' EcToRs of the EAST 1ND1..-1 COMPANY do hereby give notice, t zat a PR OPRIETOR of EAST INDIA STOCK has given notice to lit at Quarterly General Court of the said Company, appointed 17th i __ l (l at thdr House in Leadenhall-street, 014 WED , NESDAY, tallt, 11l will iItEFEIt CERTAIN CHARGES AGAINST .4.114nt-cnionel CHARLES OVANS, tate Resident at Sattara. hyl,!tateinent of the charges intended to he made was delivered in That same Ih - oprieter at the last Quarterly General Gaut. 1 4s, a _ t !he same Proprietor has also given notice, that at the same s e '' 7 r l Y General Court he will move that, " Whereas on the 25th ter te iL te inber, 1819, a treaty of perpetual friendshipalliance was tigh 4 "ed between the Horiourab!e East India Company and Ids . 2 ,2, 3 Maharajah Pertaub Shean, the Raja of Sattara; si `." whereas, his highness Pertanb Sheen so conducted linnself 14 5 ' 4 ,2 1 .1 - of the East Italia Company, that on the 29th December kr, the following ttettrras unanimously agreed to by the Court o , tor s o . Your .esa,— tith e " o , have been gratified y the inforation, from k tt p time transmitted to us by our Goveniment, m on the sub- Tour Ilighress's exemplary thlfiluient of the duties of that 4.r..014 is in which it has pleased Providence to place you. tion C OMBC of onduc tso suitable to your Highness' s exalted sta tna go well calculated to promote the prosperity of your do- Itli t r, 4 % and the happiness of your people, as that which you have hs t .'"nd uniformly pursued, while it reflects the highest honour 04 k t6ri u_araeter has imparted to our minds the feelings of unqualified lgayal l on and pleasure. The liberality, also, which you , have die titlltt; ut executing at your own cost various public wor4s of great the and which has so justly raised your reputation in the eyes of 4 1/pr; : ca and people of India, givos you au additional claim to our :att, respect, and applause. te st ? Dressed with these sentiments, the Court of Directors of the °Ala Company have unanimously resolved to transmit to you Iteha:c, which will be presented to you through the Government of I, c l which, we trust, you will receive with satisfaction, as a their high esteem and regard. 1 11 sincere wishes for yourhealth and prosperity, we subscribe in the name of the Court, " Your Highness's most faithful friends, "W. S. CLARKE, Chairman. 41 " J. R. CARNAC, Deputy.' L.. Whereas, in 1836,.certain enemies of his Highness the Raja 114;" a did conspir e to eff e ct the ruin and dethronement of that 1 : 1 1t4.„,.._by preferring false charges against him to the Bombay ',Caent; 41 4 4, 11 :Whereas, when these charges, and the evidence in support of titlt d ad been forwarded to the Court of Directors, and had been a n e f ed by them, it was the decided opinion of that body that it - ale, - only a waste of time, but seriously detrimental to the cha k? r of the Government, to carry on any further inquiry into the q a , 4 Whereas this opinion was communicated to the Government • t and the d f a l t o e v d erninent of India, in dispatches from the Directorsrespectively the 13th June, 1838 , and the 4 41 „ srY, 1839 ; 'ts' whereas Sir James Rivett Carnac, on his appointment to Sflee of Governor of Bombay, received no instructions from the 14'. D irectors to dethrone, or otherwise to punish, the Raja of *tfi b t , but, on the contrary, was empowered to suppress all fur l", toTtrY into the charges that had been made against the Raja, the matter to entire oblivion ; ;el.4l,lshereas Sir James Cameo did, in a minute, recorded by '°%l4, 4 te 19th June, 1839, propose that the Resident of Sattara °l \ 1 74 :_.= Instructed to assure his Highness of the desire of the Bri t._ fo,rnment to maintain the relatio )5 of amity with him ; and ? , f er d ec l are, ' That the Br i t i sh G overnmen t h a d no thi ng t o db:' the Raja, and could afford to act with generosity;' tti,l,',Whereas Sir James Rivett Carnac did, at a personal inter iLgta?'l the Raja, on the 23d August, 1839, inform his Highness taiportant violations of the Treaty had been proved against h, „ , f the sth Article, in having, during a series of years, held ooMmunications with the Goa authorities ; 4 . l C t k; the same Article, in having held a clandestine intercourse ae,a,rahlb, the ex-Raja of Nagpoor 7.4t1,, T .•1 Saving tampered with the native officers of the 23d Rep t.. 4 4 :q ve Infantry; Zit,,7 Whereas Sir James Rivett Carnac, did, at a subsequent in i,t the nth August, peremptorily require the Raja to sign Ipf a eles, to which the following preamble was affixed, viz.:— ",./ . 4,oll,a i gition having been received by the British Government Cjiighnes.s, misled by evil advisers, had, in breach of the ) • .74,..a1ch placed you on the throne, entered into communications ets,:,pe British Government, an inquiry into thesc accusati?ns t r,_l4. 4 Z' ered indispensable. This inquiry has satisfied the British l efe k iretit that your Highness has exposed yourself to the sacrifice ZLtte itt noe and protection. Nevertheless, moved by considerations c 3' towards your Highness and your family, the British Go :kitlZett has resolved entirely to overlook what has passed on the Zs 4h., c onditions, namely, &c. &c. ; ZsiVvhereas the Baja of Sattara did, at these interviews, de 67110!ltire and absolute innocence, and earnestly implore rer- ON I e be heard in reply to the charges which his enemies had tra it • a gainst him, and in refutation of the evidence in support of , a ,t l did also express his willingness to submit to any con a,. l,.`doh did not require him to abandon his religion, or to ac- Zget. in violation t of his conscience, that he had been the enemy Governmen ; Z•l4 Whereas, for the sole reason of having refused to sign the ta,er,lti n Preamble submitted to him, he was, on the sth of Sep. itt.,,,29, and by the authority of Sir James Carnac, forcibly ZVe~t, declaring and dethroned, and a proclamation issued by the u eclaring his brother, Appa Sahib (his bitter enemy), the k Sattara ; '/ t nereas, by the 3d Geo. 111., chap. 52, sec. 43, it is enacted ttlt pr all not be lawful for the GJverinnent of Bombay, &c., to Iti,_lls,,,L s s lss any order for commencing hostilities, or levying war, (q e , iate or conclude any treaty with any Indian prince or V, it . e ,Dt in elses of sudden emergency or imminent danger, 1 4, 1 I), app,ar dangerous to postpone such hostilities or s's' n leat4 in piusuance e,f express orders from the Govcnier tyvin Council, or from the Secret Committee, by the au the Board of Control ;' lerhhereas it is further enacted, in section 42 of the same Act, k eto ;all not be lawful for the Governor-General in Council, t0,41, 0r e express command and authority of the Court of Di tt*t4i Of the Secret Committee, by the authority of the Board of any case (except where hostilities have actually been l ' : 14 1144 - ... or preparations actually made for the commencement of totIQ against the British nation in India), either to declare war s' , hostilities, or enter into any treaty for making g t iarw th e --That the dethronement of his Highness Pertaub 0tt, 4 1 , 1 01 ,!a - Raja of Sattara, under the circumstances now set forth, , ion of the above statute, and was, therefore, an illegal JAMES C.-.ILELVILL, Secretary-• C,t9OMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS. — Every — :. n . ri Ption of solid and other LEA THER CASES, for carrying I to tk e.,__ "tuck, made to order. Solid Leather an d other Portmaiii -1% -4 Pet Bags, Hat Cases, &e, &c., in great var iet y , always n t:lBgate and Son, manufacturers, 7 6 , Watling - st reet, London. 1 14. 1% / T IVERSITY of FRAN CE. for the EDUCATION of YOUNG GEN ••,, under the direction of M. LANDRY, No. Rue Chaptal, I lc, ‘4l llil i c t A lltin, Paris.m which is esteemed as one of the mOst cele , f0t ,44 ,,, (1 best conducted in the French capital, parents will 'lGr children a complete and excellent course of educe. ~.„4 4, ,1ng the study of the Classics, a perfect knowledge of the fAj t t ,,,7, other living ladguages, and every branch of education. n sq — ti " a e r r Particulars, apply to Messrs. Ber, 19, Melton-street, e. — 4ARYLEBONE, DECEMBER 6, 1845. lS ‘ wh t TO BRICKMAKERS, Sec. t •el 2t * -- The Vestrymen of this parish hereby give notice that N, ‘ ri ' s et in the Vestry-room of the Courthouse of the said h iblo r iv 4 rultnAr, December 27, at Eleven o'clock in the fore - Vitt:eee TENDERS from persons willing to CONTRACT for V i N t t L et and ASHES of the said parish for ONE YEAR, from OfJanuary next. Payment of one quarter of the year's eo Y must be made to the said Vestrymen at the signing keit:tra ct, and good security given that the re-nainder be con ,%.a_krisbej'aid one quarter in advance throughout the contract. zlzt ir la divided into five divisions, for the purpose of contracting ‘11,7 1 44 A -te2s . Particulars of which, ith the form of the contract, ,:t,„t o z tender, may be had of the surveyor, Mr. Robert Seace , v e ,.n.liouse, from Twel till One o'clock daily. . 1 k tu be sealed; and no Tender will be received after Eleven the said 27th day of December. By order of the Vestry, , C. FLOOD, Vestry Clerk. . tlle tur t o pay six guineas, as expenses of contract and bond. i t It ATIS! GRATIS! GRATIS! IP THE PALACE OF BEAUTY. At - doubt many persons arc anxious to look 4,,Zhat we have said in tha new winter book; beg to acquaint them this book is now printed, to That many a fact of importance is hinted; k tl t . 'll. find that we've not been remiss in our duty, you read what we state in "The Palace of Beauty " Atm k costs you nothing (It couldn't cost less), t t hat is a fact upon which we lay stress ; IQuiUst write a letter applying for one, request will be granted by MOSES and SON, ° are never accns'el of ne lecting their duty, ,filth r egard to transmitting "The Palace of Beauty." Vtruatter the distance at which you may dwell, du e in the town and country as well ; m that which, perhaps, will surprise you the most 11 11 ." e fact that we also agree to pay post ; h:Proves that E. MOSES and SON do their duty, `4l'er they're asked for" The Palace of Beauty." LIST OF PRICES. READY MADE. 11. 4,• A e. 1. 11Zte, •, ....... .. kris or 'odrinntons ..... ....... 10 6 Attelsats, 'et;broke, and every , teseriptioa of 1 • i res t it:44l . z ter "'oats in every style .......... .... from • $ r oisers, lined •• • • •• • • • • • • • • • ..........• 4 6 iNs ditto. .• 0 10 6 t ttit % 1 14,:11.4:. red • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 5 114 1 . • • ....•......•...•....• 1 9 hi t t t t. /P l iar and Tunic suits.— ..... .. • • .......... 0 18 6 14 45 Th o _ Y este ßt t 0 3 0 •—•••••••••••••••• ...... 0 1 6 f arena T• 1111•111111 Z. ilN i -s ais, in every style and shape, handsomely 1 5 0 bit t l : l llo t h great Coats, velvet collar and cuffs ...... 1 12 0 • .. ,users, in all the new patterns • • .......... 0 12 0 0 111 8 qualit . v . va — a . de • • • • • • • .• •• • • • . 2 15 0 fei ts.. • • .• • • • 4‘l4 tie :*.e **" " " . • • • • • ( 1 ty made • • • • • • • ..... )t4Nit • Vests.— ........ : •• • • • • • • • .• • • • • • • • I " I \.:r liLPlain or fancy • • •• • • • • • • • • • • 0 12 0 ttl'44Coataaid Tunis suits.... • • • • • • • • .. 411. 41 14 4 „ 1 : 0 r 1 E. entitled the " Monarch Mart," with full directions Ik a hea l ,W r ement, may be bad, en application, " Pest Free." it 4 osk or — toT article purchased or ordered, if lot approved if he mone returned. . 11 0 1, 1),;• t y MOSES and SON, Tillers, Wholesale aid Retail pki t 74 % 6 ' 14 ,,r!, Out fi tters, and General Warehousemen, 154, Mino -0 k " - ktitate, City, opposite the Church. 1 1%4 - .__" 4lll ltess transacted at this Establislreest frtnn sunset on • ''. ll letoa Saturday, when business is reamed at twelve 4 '4l l 'N 1%4 44 I : .—X * Mooed and Son are obliged to guard the public ,N 't having learned that the untradsamanlike false- OhNser .Connected with them, or its the same concern, has 4 t o is many instances, and for obvious reasons. They ..:44/14.71'xion whatever ith any other establishmout, in or out di a nd those who desire genuine Cheap Clothing should (to \`‘te,;7 I)l3o inttnent, h e .) ca ll or send to 154, ll:aeries. or 86, 51c,......f50eite the Church. 8 1 , ' 4l " PROUT, 229, STRAND, LONDON. 4( 11,0 - " s ll Doncaster, September 26th, 1844. •e t tpt th a l i following particulars have been handed to us with a ptibli, e t tee' might be forwarded to you, with permission for L ° n , if you should deem them worthy of such. a beth J. BROOKE and Co., Doncaster. fo rt rearley, residing in Duke-street, Doncaster, aged and fifty, was severely afflicted with Rheumatism, and lAj cl ovre p .n' bed for a period of nearly two months, with scarcely 4111,01% ,;`,; aft her arm ; she was signally benefited ,tter taking nLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS, and after tk' kbev° boxes was quite recovered.' e recent testimonial is a rurther proof of the great efficacy krss ithZillable medicine, which is the most effective remedy for p l " n atism, Sciatica, Lumbago, Tic Doloroux, Pains in the 'q'nsti c often mistaken for tooth-ache, and for all Gouty and ii ndencies. 5r . .(1e4 1 :2 grattryi„, to have permission to refer to the following styj",?! . _ selected trom a multitude of others, whose station in hag contributed to advance this popular medicine in public ttl,be ro .; ,!t. Mandan, Esq., Corcner, Doncaster; the Rev. 1)r. li' r 4te r :',vne Chevalier de la Garde ; Mr. Miskin, brewer and ,ker Titford Richard Stone, Litton ; John J. Giles, Esq., 4 .1 v Sta, r • invvood, Pei-bright ; William Courtenay, Esq., r e , th '7, near A n d over R a i lway St a ti on , H an t s . ; a ll o f w h o m 'tteneto r 7: 4 " benefit by taking this medicine, and have allowed the t*te.(l. t 6 Privil ge of p u bli s hi ng th e sa mo for the benefit of the 1: k "od Thomas Front, 229, Strand, London ; and by his appoint - kt , 1 410 . , _ El respectable Medicine Vendo hroughout the United the R trice 2s. GOUT per box. AND 114: t, der: me tud -k ad lß d , S RHEUMATIC PILLS, and observe ress of " Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, Londoon," f il A .n. ) 9 o the Govern men t St am p affixedto each 14.4 i of the - , Tha following' Report of the Committee was read : Tile Manz:ging Committee of the Dudley, Madeley, Broscley, and Tren'erichre Railway Company, with celteasion to Shrewebary, feel that it is due to themselves and to the Shareholders, to lay before them, at, the earliest possible period coosistent with due inquiry, their present position, consequent upon the circumstances which will be found detailed in the following Report : Mr. Francis Giles became the engineer of the Company on its for mation, and the Committee were induced to place confidence In hint from the fact of his having been employed by Mr. Robert Stephenson. in his absence, to lay out several important lines in the vicinity of the line of railway projected by this Company. Mr. Giles attended a meeting of the Committee at Birmingham, early in October, when he gave positive assurances that. he was ra• pidly proceeding with his work, and had made such arrangements as would enable hint to complete it in good time; and from that pc riod till the end of November he constantly reherated those assu rances to the Committee, to the respective solicitors, and to the se cretary, both orally and in writing. Every assistance was rendered which lie required, and extracts from the correspondence will Wenn dantly testify that all was done by the Committee and the officers of the Company to enable him to complete his work by the 29th of Ne vember. Ilis applications for money were, in every ease, complied with, and the suns of 4,0.'0/. was at various periods advanced to hint. on account of his own and the surveyors' charges ; the last payment of 2,000/. having been made, at his own sol'eitation (though not with out considerable hesitation on the part of the Committee), in order to avoid the possibility of his operations being retarded for want of funds, or to afford any possible pretext for their being inefficien , lv performed. Of this sum, Mr. Dugdale Houghton, the Company's surveyor (Mr. Giles's brother-in-law), has accepted his (Mr. Giles's) liability to him for 2,0110/., and Mr. Giles has paid Mr. John Brettell, another surveyor, 3001., thus leaving him (Mr. Giles) the sum of 1,7001. _ The anxiety expressed that all should be ready in time was only equalled by Mr. Giles's assurances that there were no grounds for apprehension, as the following extracts from the correspOndence on the subject will show : On the 17th of October, Mr. Collis, one of the Company's solici tors, thus addressed Mr. Giles— _ " Great anxiety is entertained as to the sections and surveys being ready in time. Ido hope you will use every exertion to get them done, and well done." On the 28th October, Mr. Collis writes to Mr. Giles— " I trust you will get the sections of the Dudley and Madeley line completed without delay, as time runs on. I am glad to tell you that all goes on favourably, and everything now rests with you. You have, of course, made proper arrangements as to the engraving." . _ On the 31st, Mr. Collis says hi a letter to Mr. Giles— " I assure you most unpleasant rumours are abroad amongst our proprietors that our sections and plans will not be properly done or ready, as Dugdale Houghton will have told you. Now I have done all In my power to put a stop to these reports. I entreat of you to have the sections of the whole line from Dudley to Ironbridge and to Shrewsbury, as well as the surveys, most carefully done. You have, of course, made due arrangements as to the engraving of the sec tions." Ina letter to Mr. Collis, on the 9th of November, respecting the Oldbury branch, Mr. Giles says, in reference to the plans which he had received— " The plans are, as I consider, in good condition." On the 10th of November, Mr. Collis thus writes to Mr. Giles— " I know you will pardon my expressing deep anxiety as to every thing being done in due time, particularly that we may have the Sec tions f..nd surveys finished, as the middle of November is nearly arrived." Three days afterwards, viz., on the 13th, Mr. Collis says— " I hope you will use every means to complete the sections with the least possible delay. I assure you we all feel extreme anxiety on the subject. Should you want me, or if I can do anything to for ward you, pray send for me, or let me know immediately." The next day, the 14th, Mr. Collis again urges Mr. Giles onward, by saying— . " We quite rely upon your having all ready, and that the sections are in the hands oi the lithographer. Be ,r in mind that the 29th is only twelve days off, and that the sections must be sent before then to us, and be ready to deposit. I trust you will excuse my most earnestly beseeching you to use every possible exertion to complete everything as quickly as practicable. The general impression is, that we shall not be ready. We must not spare exertion of any kind ; in fact, we must keep faith with the public." On the 19th, Mr. Collis writes— " I have just heard that Houghton thinks there is some misunder standing between you and the lithographer. If there be the slightest foundation for this, I beg and pray of you not to lose an instant in setting this matter right. Ecuse my peronally entreating you to use every exertion, as J am daily pressed on the subject." To this Mr. Giles replies on the 20th— . I know of no misunderstanding between me and the lithographer. Don't give credit to such nonsense." The same day, the 20th, Mr. Collis writes to Mr. Giles as follows— " I am desired by the Committee to beg and entreat you to see that the sections are completed, and placed in the lithographer's hands as speedily as possible. I do hope yon will excuse my writing se ur gently to you. I do seriously assure you that we all feel that our honour and characters arc at stake, to say nothing of the large sum of money that would be sacrificed If our plans and sections are not dui v deposited." On the 91st. Mr. Giles replied as follows— "I beg that you will not he in any anxiety about lithographing the sections. Mr. Houghton will get some done in Birmingham. I will get all the rest done, and have provised for it. You shall deposit on the 29th. I come to Birmingham to-morrow night, by express train, to meet my troops, who are all to assemble at Dee's to-morrow night." Mr. Collis's next letter to Mr. Giles is dated November 21st, in which he says— " I know you will not like my troubling you with these repeated urgent letters, but I confess I am so strongly pressed by numbers of people daily, that I feel painfully anxious that we should not fail in keeping good faith with our shareholders." Mr. Giles replies on the 22d — If you come to me to-morrow, in order to be made certain of my work being done, I will even show you my plan and arrangements for it—otherwise be assured of it." Tho Committee, feeling that the foregoing extracts abundantly confirm the assertion with which they set out, will now refer to the statements made to them by Mr. Joseph King and Mr. Heath, two active members of the Committee, who were in Birmingham, watch ing the later proceedings. Mr. King states that he went to Birmingham, at the urgent re quest of Mr. Collis, in company with him and Mr. Heath, on Thurs day, the 27th of November, and that he remained there till Satur day night, with the exception of a few hours on Friday, during which period he had every reason to believe that the business was pro ceeding satisfactorily. Mr. Heath reports that he accompanied Mr. Collis to Birmingham on the filth of November, at his request, to have an interview with Mr. Giles, who had stated that he should be there that night. They and Mr. Wainwright saw Mr. Giles after midnight, at the Royal Hotel, when he gave them the most positive assurances that every thing would be ready in time. The following Monday, the 24th, Mr. Heath again went to Birmingham with Mr. Collis, when Mr. Giles repeated his former assertions that everything would be ready. Three days afterwards, Thursday, the 27th, Mr. Heath, at Mr. Collis's request, once more went to Birmingham, accompanied by Mr. ('silts and Mr .Joseph King, and remained there until he had seen the various gentlemen start on Sunday night to make their re spective deposits. About five o'clock on Sunday afternoon Mr. Heath saw Mr. Houghton deliver the plans to the several solicitors, in doing which he (Mr. Houghton) expressed his obligations to them and the other gentlemen connected with the Company, for the assistance they had rendered him, adding that the sections would be ready in half an l i hour. After this interview with Mr. Houghton, the party left to prepare for starting, and returned to Mr. Houghton's office about half-past five o'clock in the afternoon, where they remained until twenty minutes to nine in the evening, and during this period, facts of such importance are spoken to, that the Committee feel bound, not withstanding its length and the reluctance of Mr. Heath, to give a la , ge portion of his report in detail. After stating that they found Mr. Joshua John Peele, of Shrewsbury (solicitor to the Wor cester and Crewe, and also to the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Rail way Companies), and Mr. Hood (a relative of Mr. Roy, the other so licitor to the Shresgsbury and Birmingham Company), in Mr. Hough ton's waiting room, ready to convey the Worcester and Crewe plans for deposit, Mr. Heath thus proceeds : " Between seven and eight o'clock Mr.. Peele was sent for by Mr. Houghton, and he remained in Mr. Houghton's room until after the delivery of the sections by Mr. Houghton to the respective solicitors. At this period I became very anxious, and requested Mr. Collis to see Mr. Houghton. Mr. Collis accordingly went into Mr. Horighton'e room on the first floor, but immediately returned and told us that Mr. Houghton positively insisted on his leaving the room. Shortly after this Mr. Giles came out of Mr. Houghton's room, and on my asking him respecting the sections, Mr. Giles said that they had been out of his hands some time, arid that they were under Mr. Houghton's care, upon which I again requested Mr. Collis to go to Mr. Houghton. Mr. Collis, consequently, went a second time, but came hack directly and said that Mr. Pecle (whom I saw in Mr. Houghton's room when the door was opened) refused to admit him, telling him (Mr. Collis) that Mr. Houghton would soon hand out the sections. Mr. Collis further said that he had remonstrated with Mr. Peale oh the impropriety of his being in Mr. Houghton's room at such a moment. Thus matters stood, the solicitors and myself remaini ug in a small room adjoining Mr. Houghton's, in a state of great anxiety ; a person being then stationed in the passage leading to the door of Mr. Houghton's room, who positively refused to allow any one of us to pass to it. Soon after eight o'clock Mr. Peele, from Mr. Hoagh ton's room, called the respective solicitors of the Company, who ac cordinely went into the room, whither I followed them ; and where I sew Mr Ilonehten give to each of them certain rolls, which he said contained the sections of the Dudley and inadeley line com plete, except the section of the branch from Budge to Wolverliarnp. ton, which he said should be delivered out in a few minutes, if it could he found, adding that they were then engaged in looking for it. We then left Mr. Houghton and went into the anti-rootn, where we consulted together as to the propriety of the solicitors at *nee pro ceeding to their respective destinations (the evening being so far ad vanced), to deposit such sections as they had ; but it was at length agreed that Mr Houghton should be again distinctly asked if the rolls lie had given to each of the solicitors contained the sections of the whole line, except the Wolverhampton branch ; for which pur pose Mr. Collis once more went to Mr. Houghton's room, Mr. Wain wright, another of the Company's solicitors, following him. Mr. Collis returned immediately, and reported that 31r. Hough ton had told him, contrary to what he (Mr. Houghton) had previously stated, that the respective bundles did not contain the whole of the sections with the exception of the before mentioned branch. Upon this the solicitors and myself held another con ference, during which Mr. Collie partially unrolled one of the bundles of Sections, and it appearingthat Dudley was upon one sheet and Shrewsbury upon another. the solicitors and I came to the con clusion that the rolls which they had received comprised the sections of the entire main line, contrary to Mr. Houghton's last statement. Immediately upon this discovery being made, Mr. Peele called from Mr. Houghton's room for Mr. Collis, whither he went, returning directly, and stating that Mr. Houghton had now informed him that their respective rolls did contain the whole of the Sections of the line, with the exception of the 'Wolverhampton branch. The same state , trent as to the correctness of the rolls was made by Mr. Houghton to the other solicitors of the Company. Mr, Collis and his colleagues then started, at twenty minutes before nine o'clock." Mr. Heath concludes as follows :—" Observing, with much pain, that attempts have been made to impute blame to the solicitors, in reference to their conduct on Sunday, the 30th of November, and preceding days, and particularly that a scene of gross confusion and disorder occurred in the surveyor's room, in which they are impliedly charged as participators, I feel that though I h ave shown they were rigidly denied access to Mr. Houghton's room, I owe it to the Com pany, to these gentlemen, and to myself, as a member of the Manag ing Committee, to declare that a more unfounded calumny could not have been uttered. I was with these gentlemen (bang the whole of Sunday ; I had many importunities of observing their unremitting exertions on the preceding days—l may say nights also ; and I have great pleasure in stating that, with whomsoever the blame of this failure May rest, it was in no way attributable to any want of ar rangement or zeal, or activity, on the part of the solicitors, or Of the secretary, their conduct throughout, and especially during the most critical period, having been praiseworthy In the highest degree." The Committee have also received reports from the solicitors, re ferring to the circumstances detailed by Mr. Heath, and speaking in the highest terms of the exertions made by Mr. Houghton to com plete his portion of the. work in good time, up to the period of the delivery of the plans ; but they do not think it necessary, after quot ing at so great a length from Mr. Heath's abatement s to allude to them further at present. Notwithstanding the foregoing facts show it was next to an impos sibility to make the deposits in time at Shrewsbury and London, the Committee think it no more than justice to state, that the most strenuous exertions were made to do so, Mr. Anstdee posting to the former place, a distance of forty-five miles, in three hours and twenty seven minutes, and Mr. Wainwright arriving at the Board of Trade, in London, upwards of one hundred and fourteen miles, by the aid of a special engine, in three hours and forty-six minutes, both gentle men having been retarded on their way by accidents on the road. The journey to Stafford, twenty-six miles, might have been readily accomplished by Mr. Collis, buts he was detained a long time on the road between Birmingham and Walsall, in consequence of the great misconduct of his postboys, which was such as to induce suspicion that unfair means had been employed to retard Ills journey. By great exertion Mr. Collis ultimately reached Stafford in due time. Mr. Houghton made the deposit at Worcester also in good time. As soon as the failure in the deposits was known, a meeting of the Committee was hastily summoned at Dudley, when Mr. Giles and Mr. Houghton attended. The former off red no excuse for his con duct, further than that he had been disappointed, adding that no parties could have behaved better or acted more handsomely, then the Committee and the officers of the Company had behaYed towards him; and he at once admitted, that even if the lateness of the ds posits could be got over, his sections were in some instances so de fective, that they would not bear a marching examination. In an- swer to questions which were pressed upon him, he said " That the s ections of the cross line from Stourbrihge to 'Wolverliampten were strictly correct ; In fact, he believed the sections of the whole scheme were complete, with the single exception of the branch to Solvers hampton." Mr. Houghton expressed his sorrow at the failure to de posit, and his regret at the mis-statement made by him to Mr. Collis on Sunday evening ; justifying himself, however, by saying that he was greatly excited at the time, from his previous exertions, and that he corrected himself immediately. This, the Committee may remark, is opposed to Mr. Heath's statement, by which it appears that some time elapsed before Mr. Houghton re called his previous answer, and this gentleman is ow:termed by the In the altered circumstances of their affairs, the Committee were at once convinced that their only course was to advise the share holders to abandon all thoughts of an application to Parliament for a Bill in the ensuing session, and to consider what steps should be taken to protect the shareholders from the consequences of the con duct which it has been their painful duty to detail. With this object, as well as with respect to the future operations of the Company, the Committee have called Mr. Sergeant Allen and their Parliamentary agents to their aid, and they will most anxiously and carefully consider the propriety of taking such steps in reference to competing lines in the next session as they may be advised. One course which the Committee propose to adopt, is forthwith to return to the Proprietors the sums of 2/. per share, on such condi tions as counsel may deem necessary for the purpose of enabling the Committee to prosecute the undertaking in the session of 1847, .showld it be found expedient to do so. The liabilities of the Company will be forthwith ascertained and discharged; and the Committee beg to inform-the Shareholders that every regard has been paid to economy consistent with the progress of the scheme ; and flirther, that no expenditure has taken place since the 30th of November, saving such as was actually necessary , for ascertaining their real position. The Committee desire to record their unabated confidence In the intrinsic excellence of the line, and to express their regret that a scheme, supported by such an array of noblemen, Members of Par liament, landowners, ironmasters, and other gentlemen, whose in terests demand its construction, together with a large proprietary of unexampled respectability, full one-half being local, should have been frustrated by the circumstances which they have set forth. They are consoled, however, by the conviction that a railway so im pe:atively demanded by the locaßty, possessing gradients superior to any other line in the district, accommodating South Staffordshire and Shropshire in a manner that no other scheme can do, bringing the respective places in its course much nearer to each other than any other project does, and gaining, as it has, so great an amount of public favour by its undoubted merits, must shortly be carried out. It now only remains for the Committee to say that they should fail in fully discharging their duty, if they did not express their per fect satisfaction with the conduct of the solicitors and the secretary, all of whom have paid the most unremitting attention to their re spective duties, and have used their utmost exertions to advance the interests of the Company. The report having been read, the following resolutions were unanimously carried:- 1. That the report now read to the Committee be adopted and published, at the discretion of the Committee, in the local and daily newspapers. 2. That the further services of Mr. Francis Giles, as engineer to this Company, be at once dispensed with. 3. That the Committee of Management take such proceedings against Mr. Giles, their late engineer, as counsel may advise. 4. That the warmest 'thanks of the Committee are eminently due to Richard Heath and Joseph King, Esqs , for remaining in Birming ham during the eventful period ending with the 30th of November, and lending their valuable assistance to secure the deposit of the plans and sections WILLIAM COLLINS. 5. That the thanks of the Committee be presented to Mr. Collins, 11. P., for his able and impartial conduct in the chair. WILLIAM CHANCE. OXFORD, 'MAME, HIGH WYCOMBE, AND ITXPUDGE : TUNCTION RAILWAY. Offices, 43, Moorgate-street. TUB MANAGING COMMITTEE. Hubert de Burgh, Esq., Chairman. Viscount Curzon, Deputy-Chairman. Lord Albert Conyngham Deane John Hoare, Esq. Lieut.-Col. Lothian Dickson John Lane Esq. Charles Collins, Esq. Malcolm Maclean, Esq. Thomas Edwards, Esq. Richard Christopher Preston,Esq, Frederick Win. Etheridge, Esq. Richard Twiss, Esq. A. W. Hillary, Esq. The Committee of Management have deferred closing their Sh2re Lists until they were assured that the standing orders of Parliament had been complied with. The Plans and Sections having been duly deposited with the Board of Trade and the several Clerks of the Feats of the counties through which the line passes, they now give notice that no application for Shares will be received after the 27th instant, and until that period they will continue to be received at the Offices of the Company, 43, M,.orgate-street ; of the Solicitor, F. T. fell, Esq., Carlton-chambers, 8, Regent street; and of the following Brokers :—lt. H. Wilkins, Esq., 4, Bank-chambers, London; Henry Brenchly, Esq., Cushion-court, Old Broad-street, London. R. 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Lucas and Co. are to be consulted from Ten t4ll Two, and from Five till Eight in the evening, at their residence, N CO, New man-street, Oxford-street, London, and country patients may be successfully treated, on minutely describing their case, and enclosing the usual fee of U. for advice. MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS. (From the Herald of Saturday.) Yesterday Lord John Russell, immediately on his return to town from having an audience of her Majesty, was waited on by Viscount Palmerston, the Right Hon. Francis 'l'. Baring, and several of his political friends. Viscount Palmerston remained a considerable time in private consultation with Lord John Russell. We have reason to believe that Viscount Melbourne• does not contemplate joining his former colleagues in the Administration, if Lord John Russell should succeed in forming one, as his health will not atnit of the fatigues naturally attendant on official occupation. The Marquis of Lansdowne arrived at Lansdowne House last evening, from Bowoorl Park, Wilts, in com pliance with a request, it is said, from Lord John Russell. The Earl of Clarendon, the Right Hen. T. B. Macau lay, and the Right Hon. Ilenry Labouchere, are expected in town hourly, the former from Grove Park, and the atter from Came House. Dorset. Last night the Mat qui.) of Lansdowne and several of tire late members of Viscount Melbourne's Government congregated at Lord Monteagle's residence, in Brook street, and it was nearly one o'clock when the party separated. We understand the Marquis of Normanby m ay be ex pected home from Italy at the earliest possible tim e , information having been forwarded to Florence appris• ing die Noble Marquis that Lord John Russell had been summoned to form a new Administration, and urg ing his Lordship's speedy return to this country. Viscount Morpeth has been, written to, and conse quently may be expected to arrive in a few hours from Castle Howard. As to any protiramme of the new Government it is absurd. Under the most favourable circumstances for Lord John, sonic days must elapse before any authentic list of the projected Ministry can appear. It is, however, positive that Lord John Russell has accepted the responsibilities of forming a new Govern ment by her Majesty's command, and that Viscount Palmerston will be Secretary of State for Foreign Allkirs. We can also state that Lord Cottenham will be L or d Chancellor it' Lord John Russell succeeds in collecting around him those friends on whose character and talents he relies to form a Government. The Earl of Auckland is expected to arriv e at Eden Lodge to-day from visiting Viscount blelbourne at Brockett Hall. FRIDAY.—Some di2nlty seemed to be (From a Correspondent of . the Chro n icl e. ) men here, to his policy LIVERPOOL, iff g a e ri n s e e ra in ll with regard to the corn laws, and it was always y ob e st x r p u e c c ti t 4 e an d to by S n ir ost ß m ob e e rc rt an l l: e l e e l and con sidered that the great impediment would be the Duke of Wellington. The announcement that the Duke would propose the repeal in the House of L or d s was never credited to any extent, particularly when men considered the relations in which his Grace stands to war d s a l l the Tory party in the great landed aristocracy. It is impossible to describe the scene whieh took place on 'Change yesterday afternoon, wheN the morning papers arrived with the news of the Cabinet having tendered their resignation to her Maje'ty. , The papers us'sally arrive about a quarter-past three o elcek, but . on thi s occas i on they were delayed, in consequence of a strong wind in - peding the progress of the railway train, till about five or ten minutes past four. Scarcely any of our mercan tile men had left, and when the papers did arrive, intense anxiety was manifested to know their contents, i t b e i ng assumed that detention was attributable to some political cause. The resignation, as we have just said, produced most extraordinary excitement. The free- traders were in extacies. The Tories utterly dumbfounded. This morning, when the evening papers arrived, a TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sia,—A paragraph having appeared in your paper of the 9th ultimo, containing most wilful misrepresentations relative to the treatment of the pauper children of the Kensington Union at my establishment, and calculated to be of the most serious injury to me, I trust, in justice to myself, and to do away with any impression which such unfounded accusations may have caused, that you will give insertion to the following reports from the Boards of Guardians, whose children are now, and have been for many years, under my charge:— October 6, 1845. We, the undersigned, have inspected the schools and children, and are well satisfied with the cleanly appearance of the whole establishment. CIIARLF.S CHESTERTONT Churchwardens J. BELLWORTRY and JAMES COUCIIMAN FRANCIS DARVILL Overseers of the JOSEPH STROTH Parish of ERN 1 K ens i ng ton. B. P. HALL ..._ J December 2, 1845. The Islington House Committee again inspected Mr. Drouet's establishment, and found the children healthy, with the exception of William Kelby and Thomas Wager, and the Committee recommended Mr. Drouet to substitute rice for potatoes on the meat days. WM. Mama., Chairman. Ordered, that the children should be provided with roast beef and plum-pudding on Christmas day. December 9, 1845. We have inspected Mr. Drouet's establishment this morn ing, and feel ourselves satisfied with the general arrange ments, and find that the children are in good health. EDWARD STEPHENS, Overseer of the Parish of Paddington, and Guardian of the Peor. JAMES OuvER, Guardian. (Copy Minute.) Read a letter, dated 6th December inst., from the Guardians of Kensington, enclosing resolution passed by the Board with reference to the removal of Kensington and Paddington children from Mr. Drouet's school. Mr. Drouet attended the Board, and entered into a general explanation of the mode of conducting his establishment, when it was resolved that the Paddington children should remain at Mr. Drouet's. December 10, 1845. We, the undersigned, having visited the children belonging to the parish of St. Luke, Middlesex, we hereby certify that we are satisfied with the appearance and state we find them in. JAMES LONDON } Guardians. SAMUEL MOORE In conclusion, permit me to add, that my establish ment is open at all times to the gentlemen of the press and the public. If you will do me the favour to send a reporter to in spect it, I shall be happy to afford every facility, and furnish any information be may require. I am, Sir, yours obediently, WILLIAM DROUET. Grove House, Brixton, Dec. 12, 1845. IRELAND. DUBLIN, DEC. 10.—STATE OF TIPPERARY.—The I northern division of Tipperary is daily becoming more disorganised by agrarian combinations. The accounts received this morning are truly disheartening, and show a daring and desperation on the part the persons en gaged in those confederacies, which prove how deeply seated is the source of the evil in the social system. There appears to be a total alienation between the owners and occupiers of the soil, and the law is altogether pa ralysed. Twelve or fifteen years ago the north division had been comparatively tranquil, whilst the southern portion of the country had been in a state bordering upon insurrection. Within that interval. North Tipperary has become the focus of disturbances, whilst the southern riding ha; b ee n, t o a grea t ex t ent, tranquillised. This change and its causes were noticed and accounted for by Baron Pennefather, in a re markable address delivered by that learned and ex cellent judge at the last assizes of the southern riding, in which he is the owner of an extensive estate. That property has been, in the hands of its former proprietors, " a field of blood ;" but by a total change of system—by the practice of kindness and for bearance towards the tenantry—by treating them as human beings, sympathising for their wants, and en couraging and rewarding their industry, Baron Penne father rendered his estate a pattern for order and tran quillity to the surrounding district. The landlords of the south have, many of them, improved their system, and the southern riding has ceased to be the scene of con stant violence and outrage. It is some such remedy as this that the north riding, now so frightfully disturbed, requires, and not martial law or insurrection Acts, which have been unavailingly tried for fifty years past, never producing a remedy ; but, en the contrary, always aggravating the disease. At this moment the police surveillance in North Tipperary could scarcely be exceeded under a coercion Act, yet such terrible proceedings occur as the following, detailed by the Tipperary Vindicator, a moderate and intelli gent journal, published in Nenagh : " ATTACK ON A POLICE PATROL.—It may not be generally known at a distance that the custom of police patrols at night, throughout a very wide district of country, is general in many parts of Tipperary, par ticulurly in the baronies of Upper and Lower Or mond, Owney, and Arra, Ikerrin, Ellogarty, and Killnemanagh. This custom has been observed for a considerable period, and even during the day on certain occasions, particularly during certain hours on Sunday, patrols are everywhere out, and the coun try, in fact, under a police surveillance, as strict, as rigid, and as vigilant, as though an insurrection Act were in active existence, and those parts in question of Tippe rary proclaimed. Sunday evening, so early as six o'clock, the Killoskully patrol, consisting of five sub-con stables, under Constable Patrick O'Hara, proceeded in the direction of Ballynahinch, where they went into a house in which they had reason, we believe, to suppose that suspicious characters were at the time located. Having left the house, they were fired at by a party of Terry Alts' who lay in wait apparently for them, and who exhibited a bold and reckless front. The police returned the tire, when a skirmish took place between them and their opponents, who again fired. One of the police, named Anthony Cullen, in the act of firing a shot which he discharged at one of the ' Terry Alts,' received a ball, which penetrated the left arm, and lodged in the right elbow. Shot succeeded shot on both sides, when the police at length routed their assailants, having ar rested one of them, taken a pfstol from another, and found a gun and hat which were dropped by some of the party in a field. HOBRIBLE MURDER NEAR BORRISORANE. —ln addition to the above, we regret deeply to add the account of a perpetration of a murder, under the most re volting circumstances, near to Borrisokane, on Mon day evening. The victim in this instance was a man of the name of Hogan. He had been in Por temna, we understand, during the day, disposing of corn, and was returning homewards leading his horse and car, when, at the gate of Kyle Park, he was waylaid and shot dead. The weapon, it is thought, was a blun derbuss, which must have been placed near the body of the unfortunate man, as his clothes were torn by the shot, and partially burned. Yesterday (Tuesday) morning, James Carroll, Esq., county coroner, pro ceeded to the scene of this foul and barbarous murder, and held an inquest on the remains of the murdered man. We have heard that Hogan was one of the pro secutors for the beating of Dr. and Mrs. Hobbs, at the last assizes for this county, for which two men of the name of Hogan were sentenced—the one to seven and the other to fourteen years' transportation. We have heard also that since that period Hogan, the prosecutor, has been protected by the police; but it would seem that the police were absent at the time he was thus waylaid and murdered." SUICIDE OF ALDERMAN HEARN. In reference to this lamentable occurrence, the Evening Mad says:—" We learn from a correspondent that the de ceased had been implicated in a case of defalcation to the extent of fourteen to sixteen thousand pounds, which has just been brought to light within the last few days." The Cork RepoPer has the following on the same sub ject :—" A respectable gentleman, a resident of Clonmel, received a letter in this city this morning, acquainting him with the particulars of the double suicide of a gen tleman of that town and his nephew, yesterday. It ap pears that the bodies of both were discovered in a I vat in a porter brewery. where they had lain fir four hours, of course both dead, with two letters directed to friends, and a portion of their dresses in the apart ment. In anticipation of the particulars of this melan choly circumstance, which will no doubt be furnished by the local journals, we learn that there had been men tion made or the deceased having been largely, and it is presumed unsuccessfully, engaged in railway speculation, which it was said there was little doubt was the direct cause of the awful catastrophe. In the absence of further confirmatory information, we withhold the names of the parties, who are well known in commercial circles, but in a later impression we expect to be able to give the details eiteumstantially." THE MILITIA.---The Banner of Ulster, in reference to the current statements about the calling out of the militia, says, " We understand, from pretty good autho rity, that it has been the intention of Government, for some time past, to raise a certain number of militia regi ments by ballot, on low establishments, say 250 private NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. SHEERNESS, DEC. 11.—The alterations of the fortifi cations at Garrison Point, so as to mount from sixty to seventy guns of the largest calibre, which have been impeded for some time, owing to the experiments re cently instituted at Woolwich, as to the best mode of pivoting the carriages of the guns, to determine whether or not they are to be secured to the masonry, are about to be recommenced with vigour, the result of the expe • riments being in favour of fixing the platforms by pivots to the masonry, which must necessarily be strong to hear the recoil of such enormous guns a; are now I intended to be placed on all our fortifications. The ex ! cavations for the masonry on which the several travers mg platforms are to rest, are now being bedded w ith concrete, and the greater part of the stones are already hewn ansl ready to be laid down. A cargo of granite blocks for the pivots have arrived to-day from Loneon. Tiie guns are daily arriving from Woolwich ; the following have arrived up to the present time., viz., 8 eight-inch guns, 66 cwt. each, 9 feet long, or " 68-pounders;" 13 six-and-a- half inch guns, 56 cwt. each, 9 feet 6 inches long, or "56-pounders ;" 4 six and a-half inch guns, 32 cwt. each, 6 feet 6 inches long, or long " 32-pounders ;" and 4 eight-inch guns, 98 cwt. each, and 11 feet long A number of pivots have also I arrived. The guns are to be mounted on traversing platforms, 16 feet long, and will be fired over the para pets, and pointed in any direction. The earth buttery, with its deep fosse, forming opposite the dock-yard gate, progresses most rapidly, and when completed will be mounted with guns in a similar manner. The Electra, 18, Dido, 20, Snake, 16, and Ferret, 10 remain in dock under repair. The Dido's timbers have been found in a very defective state, as well as her plank ing, many of them being quite rotten. The Ferret's timbers are also in bad condition, but not quite so bed as the Dido's. All are being rapidly refitted for imme diate commission. The Fearless steamer, second-master George Brockman, recently arrived from Woolwich to replace the Dwarf steam-tender, has been de tached to the Chatham station, and is replaced here by the Wildfire steamer. The Bittern, 16, Commander Thomas Hope, progresses rapidly with her rigging and other fittings in the basin. She has her topmasts up, and will be all ataunt this week. A party of seamen from the flag-ship are assisting in her outfit, about forty men only having joined her. She will proceed to Spit head when fitted, and will doubtless pick up a crew there. The African, steamer, is in the North Camber, making good extenAvtt•defecte which she sustained at Brighton. The Fury, steam-sloop, building, is nearly complete ; the ways are laid for launching, but the tides will not serve till the latter end of the month. The 27th has been named, but it is probable that the launch will net take place till the 29th or 30th. The Sampson, stesm frigate, Captain Thomas Henderson, is to have a com plement of 180 officers and men ; and the Viper, brigan tine, Lieutenant Edward Gray, is to have a complement of 60 officers and men. Neither have yet hoisted the pennant. The Admiralty, with the view of still further encou raging seamen to remain in her Majesty's service, have recently issued an order increasing the pay of seamen or extra riggers in the eockyards from 2s. 6d. to 3s. per diem, with the understanding, as stated in the original order issued about fifteen months ago, that they joined the service afloat when their services may be required. The Admiralty also, by a recent order, have been pleased to allow boys who enter the service as engineers' ap prentice s, to serve the last year of their time in the dock yards. PORTSMOUTH, FR IDAT.—Rear-Admiral Hyde Parker has re-hoisted his flag on board the Victory, Captain Mowbray having returned from leave. The Daring, 12, Commander Matson, is in harbour re fitting with all dispatch. The Rodney and Superb are being caulked at Spit head, as their coming into the harbour is at present un certain. The Nelson, 120, has undergone a repair in the basin, and will be docked to be coppered as soon as possible, to be ready as an advance ship. The Nelson was built in 1814. and although so old a vessel, has never been com missioned. The shape of her stern was altered a short time since at a great xprm se. The masts with which the Usard iron -steamer, Lieut.- Commander Fylden, left Woolwich, having been found too heavy, have been taken cut, and are to be replaced by three light ones, such as have been found to answer so well in the Fairy. The Scourge steam mortar ship, Commanr - _ler Coffin, is rapidly preparing for sea. Lieut. W. Crawford joined her yesterday. At Spithead—The Rodney, Superb, Alarm, and Nautilus. In Harbour—The St. Vincent, Victory, Excellent, Victoria and Albert, Fairy, Comet, Lizard, Echo (tug), and Daring. I❑ the Basin—The Nelson, Trincomalee, Scourge, Harlequin, and Bee. In Dock—The Prince Regent, Amphitrite, Rattler, Wanderer, and Childers. Building The Princess Royal, Royal Frederic, Leander, Arrogant, Dauntless, and Rifleman. The half-yearly examination of the students at the Royal Naval College has commenced. The following are the officers studying at this establishment : Captains—Jones, Giffard, Hon. G. Hastings, and Halsted. Commanders—Sullivan, Fisher, Ingram, Fishbourne, Helpman, and IPCleverty. Lieutenants—Griffiths, Royer, Ryder, and Wood. Mates—Parish, West, Brandreth, Partridge, and Molyneux. Lieutenants of Marines for the Artillery Companies— Meade, Gell, Henry, Davis, and Baynes. Mr. Fincham, the master shipwright of Portsmouth Dockyard, and one of his assistants, are ordered to make a strict investigation into, and report to the Ad miralty the cause of the continued leak in the Daring, 12-gun brig, Commander H. J. Matson. She still leaks, but nothing of consequence; but she smells so offensively that some of her officers have been driven from thetr sleeping cabins. The smell proceeds from the lining of the vessel, and, it is said, was perceptible before she was filled with salt water at Plymouth. It is supposed to be occasioned by some shaving and sweep ings not properly cleansed out from between the timbers while building. In consequence of the increased number of contract workmen at Portsea, a chaplain is ordered to be pro vided to assist the incumbent of St. Joha's, in attending to their spiritual necessities. MARGATE.—The high price of bread, and conse quent scarcity thereof to the poor, is most severely felt, and is greatly increased by the almost total failure of the potato crop—as much as 12s. a sack now being asked for that neces cry appendage to the dinner of a poor and large family. the ar►ival of the news of the probable abolition of the '...orn-laws was most cheerfully received by all such sufferers. Every tradesman in the town begins to feel the injurious effects of a dear loaf, it being quite evident that the more money that article of food costa the poor man with scanty wages, the less he can have to lay out with other tradesmen for other necessary articles, including clothes, shoes, &c.— I Kent Herald. The experiments for testing the tractive power of the broad gauge engine will commence on Tuesday next. The first experiment will be with eighty tons from Paddington to Dideat, (53 miles), which it is thought will be accom plished within the hour.—Railway Standard. RATING OF PRINCE ALBERT'S FARM AT WINDSOR. —ln consequence of a resolution passed unanimously at a vestry meeting of the inhabitants of Windsor, held in Sep tember last, which was to the effect that the Prince Con sort, being justly liable to pay all rates and taxes due for Flemish Farm, the collector be instructed to make applica tion to his Royal Highness for all arrears owing by the Prince. Mr. Darvill, solicitor, of Windsor, in accordance with instructions he received from the parish officers, has been for some time past in communication on the subject of the claim of the parish with Mr. G. 2.. Anson, his Royal Highness's private secretary. We understand that Mr. Anson on the part of the Prince, has consented to pay the arrears (amounting to nearly 2001.) and also to contribute annually a certain sum towards the relief of the poor as an equivalent for a poor's-rate, but without admitting that the parish has any legal claim upon his Royal Highness for the payment of these rates. The parish officers have demurred to this proposition, under the impression, strengthened by legal opinion, that the property in the occupation of the Prince has been fairly and justly rated. The negotiation will be resumed upon the return of the Court to Windsor from the Isle of Wight. Unless the legality of the claim be ad mitted on behalf of his Royal Highness, the question will be again brought forward a a meeting of the inhabitants, the overseers not wishing to proceed further without the sanction and authority of the parishioners in vestry assembled. It is, however, fully expected that the payment of the poor's rates will be no Niger resisted. New DocKs AT LIVERPOOL.—The Committee of the Dock Trust are proceeding to Parliament for power to construct several large new docks, on an extensive site at present principally covered with buildings. The Journal states, that the Committee will apply to Parliament for power to purchase all the property we st of 'a straight line drawn from the end of Kitchen-street to Canning-place, at that point opposite the Custom-house where Mrs. Robinson's property is situated. This line, it will be seen by layin g a rule on the map, runs at the back of the houses in Mersey street, enters Hurst-street, and crosses Garden-street, Wiesen,. street, Sparling-street, and along to the termination at the lower end of Kitchen -street. All the warehouses in Lower Sparlintstreet, and all Wapping will disappear in one large dock, parallel with the King's Dock, 730 feet long, and rune ning into the town 310 feet. At the Custom-house end, Salthouse Dock will be carried up towards Mersey -street, its proposed width being 3SO feet, and its length 720. Between these two docks will intervene a third, opposite the Duke's Dock, extending to Hurst-street, 590 feet long and 170 wide. These measurements are taken from the plan, and are suffi ciently accurate for the purpose of understanding the design. Around these docks is traced a space of 70 ftes: wide for quays, shed% or warehouses, and along the boundary line from Kitchen-street to the Custom house, will run what we suppose will be a public road, branch ing down, at intervals, to the Duke's Dock, King's Dock, &cc. It is also proposed to purchase a part of the property east of Sefton-street, for on the Harrington property is to be con structed a large dock, beyond the Little 'hated' Dock, 1,450 feet long, and 380 feet wide. This leviathan will swal low up the Harrington Dock, slips, &c. The plan does not stop here. The committee proposes to purchase all Nova Scotia, and in it to construct a large but irregular dock, em bracing the Manchester Basin, with depiits for the coasting trade on each side. one approaching the baths, the other ad joining the graving docks. The premises to be purchased number 643.—Liverpool Albion. DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY BY A HIGH TIDE. The highest tide known for the last twenty-five years occurred on Thursday night and Friday morning, and we are sorry to state that the destruction of property en both sides of the river has been enormous. The wind was N. W. during the whole day, and towards night it increased considerably, and acting upon a spring tide, forced an immense body of water up the river. Unfor tunately for the inhabitants of the water-side premises, the tide did not commence flowing until night had set in, and as it continued rising for six hours, some time before it had reached its height, those living near to the river had retired to rest in fancied security, conse quently they were wholly unprepared to resist the irruption of the water, which poured into the basement floors and cellars of houses not merely contiguous to the river, but in many parts the river overflowed its banks to the extent of some hundreds of yards. The scene that presented itself from London-bridge to Hammer smith, when daylight broke, was most disheartening. The publicans in Thames• street, Bankside, and so on to Westminster and Lambeth, had their cellars filled with water. In every instance the butts and puncheons of beer and spirits were floating about, and in a very many instances they had been staved in by the violent motion of the water. The Commercial-road, Lambeth, and the Belvidere-road were all under water, and in the latter roads the cellars were filled. Seirle's, the boat-builder's, premises, the Glass-house, and the wharfs between the latter place and Bishop's-walk, were flooded to the depth of several feet. The road to Lambeth church was impassable. The tide reached under the gates of the Archbishop's Palace, filling the gardens and approaches to the house. In Fore-street, High-street, and Ferry-street, the li cense 1 victuallers and others have sustained great losses, and the landlady of the Duke's Head, in Fore-street, es timates her loss at 2001. Two children who were sleep ing in a kitchen in High-street were all but drowned, and the damage done to the scanty furniture of the poor people living le the district is very great. At Vauxhall, the force of the water threw down the wall facingthe em bankment of Brunswick-gardens, and the goods' premises of the South-Western Railway Company were all under water. A girl in the service of Mr. Noyes, the manager of the posting department of the South-Western Rail way, who resides in Belmont-place, Wandsworth-road, was taken out of the kitchen, in which she slept, by her master in an inanimate state, and for some time no signs of animation presented themselves. It was evident to the medical gentlemen who were called in, that a few minutes wi add have decided her fate, and at the present time she is in a very precarious state. A large wall enclosing the Ranelagh estate adjoining the Royal Hos pital was thrown down, and the tide having free ingress extended many hundred yards inland, and uniting with the Grosvenor Canal, overflowed a great part of Pimlico. Battersea marshes were one immense sheet of water, a circumstance that has not occurred for the last twenty five years. The village of Battersea was completely flooded, and Mr. Lintel!, of the Old Swan, is a sufferer to an alarming extent. On the Chelsea side, the tides covered the grounds of Cremorne House and reached the King's-road. Sir Edward East's beautiful grounds at Battersea were sadly despoiled, and the great portion of the fencing was torn up. At Wandsworth the tide did excessive damage. Mr. Pearce, the landlord of the Wa terman's Arms, is a loser to the extent of probably 1001. The White Horse and the Feathers were likewise flooded, the water positively putting the fires out in the parlours and taproom. At the latter house a man had to row in a boat down the yard to the styes, to rescue the pigs. The poor people living at the river side had the water in their houses to theidepth of three 'and four feet. In many instances it forced up the flooring. The churchwardens and overseers, we were glad to observe, did their best to alleviate the sufferings of these poor people by giving them tickets for bread and coal, which were most gratefully received. The malt-house of Messrs. Bradley had two fret water in it ; and the Lower Mill, belonging to Messrs. Watney and Wills, was flooded to the depth of eighteen inches, and some hundreds of sacks of flour have been spoilt. About ninety quarters of oats were also wetted. On the Richmond Railway works the timber was driven about in all directions, and the dams, Scc., were filled with water. The tide influencing the Wandle, caused the latter to rise to an almost unpre cedented extent. At Putney the tide committed great ravages, and so great was the body of water in the cellar of the Bell Tavern, that Mr. Ayes, the landlord, was obliged to em ploy the parish engine. At Fulham the water rose so high that the Bishop of London's grounds were flooded, and the churchyard was under wate r . (ista i T n h e e e o fi f re a s ci o u n ar t t h e e r ground floor of the Swan were extinguished, and th e water flowed to the King's Arms, a of a mile. Immense quantities of timber and casks were floated away. Our correspondents at Rochester and G'reenw;ch state that the high tide was as remarkable down the river as it was above the bridge. At the Royal Ilospital, Green wich, the whole of the a harffrontage was two feet under water. Church-street, which leads from the Waterman's Floating Pier to the centre of the town, was, one-half the distance, under water about two feet ; the warehouses along- shore inundated, and much injury done to the prup'rty in the lower apartments, and some hundreds of poor families, whose sleeping-rooms are on the ground floor, were alarmed by the rush of water into their rooms. At Deptford-bridge, which is a long way from the river, the lower warehouses of Messrs. Cobbett anti Co., extensive floor cloth manufacturers and dealers in carpeting, were under water, and a considerable quantity of goods injured, so as to become unsaleble. The ex tensive steam flour mills of Messrs. Carpenter, situated on Dept Ford Creek, suffered greatly. The engine room, boiler, Etc., being deluged, the fires of course extin guished, and the machinery extensively g d t a hu m ep a w g wa e ra d diesrewitohf the Medway Rochester iedwaya , ere observed nine edto o'clock,berushin a force never before witnessed there, and the greater part of the High-street, of Strood, was soon under water, and a twenty feet boat with three persons in it, was seen rowing about where the passengers, only a few minutes before, had passed dry shod. The damage has been im mense. In many places the river has burst its bounds, and the enarsheA are flooded in every direction. The gardens and cultivated grounds in the neighbourhood which have been flooded by the salt water, will be long before they recover from its injurious effects. Fortu nately it was a moonlight night, and much stock was hastily driven to places of safety. The gas works were under water, and the lighting of the town was suspended. We have received from another reporter the following account of the disasters occasioned by the high tide on each side of the river below London-bridge. At mid night, the sudden rushing of the waters over the embank ments of the Thames, and through the wharfs and al— leys leading into the streets, aroused the inhabitants from their slumbers. A great many persons were saved in Wapping, Shad well, the numerous courts and alleys leading out of Bankside, and other places, by the activity of the police, and those of the Thames division were very assiduous in saving people's lives, and drag ging them through the flood to places of safety. For an hour before the time named in the calendar for high water, the river was several inches above the usual level, and it continued to flow with a velocity which astonished the oldest waterssan and lighterman, until five minutes after one o'clock on Friday morning, an hour beyond the time named for high water at London-bridge, when the tide was one inch higher at St. Katherine's Dock gates than it was in November, 1841, when a similar disastrous visitation occurred. The water rushed through the streets with irresistible fury, and the cellars, kitchens, parlours, and shops of the inhabitants were soon filled. The eruption of the tide was so sudden that people were obliged to leave their dwellings in haste, and wade through the water to higher ground. At Blackwell there was a large apace of ground covered with water. The extensive factory of Messrs. Ditchburn and Mard, the iron steamboat manufacturers, on both sides of Bow creek, was overflowed, and the materials used in their business sustained great damage. The firm were obliged to suspend operations and give their men a holiday on Frilay, until things wets put in order. In the Prince Albert and Orchard House Taverns, near the factory, the water was four feet deep in the principal rooms on the ground floor, and the loss of spirits, ale, and beer in the cellars of each house is estimated at 150 L The High street, Wapping, from the Tunnel to Union-stairs, ap peared like a canal, and boats were plying backwards and forwards, receiving the tradesmen, shopkeepers, and others, or carrying passengers from one end of the street to the other. Those who did not reach home before twelve in this neighbourhood were obliged to remain out all night, or else avail themselves of the boats to reach their dwellings. The casks and barrels in the Watermen's Arms public-house, at Wapping New stairs, were floating about the cellars, and as the water rose they lifted the flooring, broke down the bar, and made a partial wreck of the place. The landlord, Mr. Wasmuth, estimates his loss at 50/. A similar disaster took place at the Ship, Execution Dock, kept by Mr. 'Vincent, and at several other houses of public entertain ment on the banks of the river. Shortly before one o'clock the screams of a family living in one of the small tenements in Cross-alley, near Gun-dock, induced some of the Thames police to attempt a rescue, and a woman and four children were taken oat of an apart ment into which the water had penetrated. The family had a narrow escape. In Rotherhithe and Bermondsey there was a great q uantity of corn spoiled in the granaries. The deposit of mud and slime, left on the receding of the tide, did more damage to grain, perishable goods on the wharfs, and furniture, than the waters of the Thames. The water was six feet in depth on Friday morning, at half-past twelve o'clock, in Upper Ground-street, and a street leading out of it called Boddt 's -bridge, near Messrs. Hawes' soap manufactory. 'The Commercial-road, Pedlar's-acre, a great portion of the Belvidere-road, and the numerous timber wharfs in the vicinity, were under water ; and when the tide ebbed, large piles and deals were carried out into the steam. Business was sus pended at many of the wharfs during the whole of yes terday. At daybreak the ravages of the flood were visi ble in all directions, and pumps were in requisition by the owners of long shore property to get rid of the ele ment which did so much damage. The Tower-wherf, Bankside, the Bishop's-walk, Lambeth, the Battersea meadows,overflowe d a . n thed A r d o i e w o . o spTaarhctees o scene f de oleV p c e eu n srt e rm t e r di a n t s e i tn d e r the thv I'ee r ne eiagl sewers, hse and dislodged numerous colonies of rats, which were bourhood of Bank c s u i l hunted by dogs amidst the clamorous vociferations of their owners, whi.th added to the general confusion which prevailed. The wind abated after this visitation, and fortunately the tide of Friday afternoon did not rise above the ordinary level, although the mcon was at ' the full in the evening. Additional embankments on both shores are much required to prevent loss of pro perty by extraordinary high tides. FALMOUTII.—An invitation to J. W. Frashfield, formerly member for the united borough of ?anryn and Fal mouth, to come forward as a candidate whenever the repre sentation of the borough shall be vacant, has been circulating for signatures during the last. week, and we understand it has been numerously and respectably signed by the consti tuency.—Penance Gazette. -