The Sun. — London, England, 1851-01-21 00:00:00

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' t ot pea rA cr, d oom ro . o . e i doom packe t, of loss , Corsa ° ,ge' AV.) 101 i ii f or joil 31 16 . 1 ) per low, ) boo • uperotatt°' del i° e 5 WO% ;o 4 ' l o f 6 0 'te et rii e; v ,• alo r e Do .t tb a 0 till tioo r Ao ce• , ne r t (1111 4 otloll oruA d ' 00 wen t ale g 9 for 69g velo l bite' WI. 1 1, 0 1 1 " I) towedrkteed o r.- el le Flo ati 1 9 " r „ t - or del r) ,oriog rIo t he it., l e 0 ` ale I(*) ,i n ns [ noi• - • I 11 P cs iorDic% of Lb° I{ob l O S ll p f d r d I" S URREY THEATRE. A versioa of B e l phegor, thz! rh, w drama now heiog performed a the Adelphi Theatre with great success, was prodtP:ced at the surrey last evening. As the plot diffeys in no important respect from that of the Ad elphi piece, w hi c h h as alread been descriliedin this jour t 4al, it r y emains for us only to speak of the performr,nce. We will state at once that it gene rally excellent, and that the mise en scene is costly and tasteful. Amongst the artistes most deserving of eulo gy are Mr. Crcswick, whose version of the (mountebank is spirited and effective ; Miss Cooper formerly of Covent-garden), who evinces great pathos acd energy in the character o f M a d e l a i ne ; Miss 'l.lan4llel)•:rt, ;alio performs Henri very prettily ; and Mr. Mead, who personates the villian Rollac with much judgment and melodramatic point. Tim drama was received with enthusiastic applause by an overflowirg audience, and may fairly be pronounced a decided success. ASTLEY'S AMPHITHEATRE. Tt:" 32 rand sp , Ttaele of Kenilw or th an d th e amus i ng tposutzi,nB3lno o , .b onaghite continue to draw efowds Popular place of entertainment every evening. fThis is clearly the favourite theatre with the " Home or -the -t olyday's" class of scciety, and as they are Just at this present moment the most influentill of our social ch.ssos, wu are not surprised at finding that the anlPhitheatre is crammed to overflowing every even ing. We congratulate Mr. Batty on having obtained the unanimous support of " Young England," and "Ye'ung England" on the excellent taste which in this iustynce it has exhibited. SA. - perMfo armed eissobn's m agn ifi cent AC RED HARMONIC SOCIETY . Sa oratorio Elijah was he re l as t even i ng b y the members of the cred Harmonic Society. This is perhaps the most elaborately constructed of Mendelssohn's works, and iithaerrinni,efoore the choice of it for performance by the Sacred b orne an:y iSociety exhibits a degree of ambition which would ha ve b een highly laudable had the performance tempt. 1,, Proporti on to t h e dar i ng nature o f t h e at e have frequently heard this sublime com andP"itinn both in this country and on the Continent, deficienciesf couldo not but be sensible of the lam en t a bl e certaiat thenly five the ch orus l as t evening. There were hundred persons singing ? • not together, ! lit ac ne othersame time, and a ll, as By ron once sa id of performers of sacred music, " Singing out of tune, but th e find hoarse," f , A effect of the contemporaneous performance pr ° r - n , r l, s nina Was anything but pleasing, and we felt Poureds'-'4l Mr. Brownsmith when he occasionally r ,_ in a flood of sound from the organ, drowning the time the din. The English musical public .418 f• areailyoA late had frequent opportunities of hearing good choral singing; they know what it can c 2. ()tight to accomplish ; the performances of the rrus cuor at the German Opera, and of the Berlin us into le Her Majesty Theatr e , h as ren d ere d th em erant of even mere mediocrity, and the chorus of the d Sacred H armonic Society must work much sliarerf and r e h earse much more frequently, before can occupy th e position at which it evidently aims. • Costa also, excellent as he is as a leader of opera, eared ri ot altogeth er sat i s f y us as a conductor of sa music ; he last night took the music throughout Ba the Whole of the oratorio too fast and too high. COURT CIRCULAR. ller Majcsty walked this WINDSOR, JAN. 20. ! ce "inpani e d s morning in the Slopes, by their Royal Highnesses , le Nemours arid the Duchess d'Aumale. the Duchess i _ a lhe Roy a l F amily took walking and pony exercise tit!) grounds around the Castle. in His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out hunt g this mornin, accompanied by their Royal tresses the .us Dukede Nemours and the Duke d'Autnale, licaodi attended b y M a j or-General Wemyss and Lieut.- "el F. IL Seymour. 1 ,,_ . 111 ", Countes s d e N eu ill y pa i d her respects to her 1704.lebty a n d P rince Albert at Windsor Castle this 111;r1 g, and in th e a f ternoon l e f t the Castle, accom paniedu by their Royal Highnesses the Duk e and Duchess de Nemours and the Duke and Duchess ErAarnaale. 44 Jo C'°lolsel the H on . Si r Ch ar l es G rey will have the evenin r of j o i n i ng the Royal circle at dinner this u g . _He tler Majesty' s p r i va t e b an d w il l attend in the s'us after dinner. A : Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon ;tte msdowne House, Berkeley- sq u are . It was at at- tended by Lord J o h n Russell, the Lord Chancell o r, Zthe Marquis of Lansdowne, Sir George Grey, Vis unt Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the the Earl of Carlisle, the Right Hon. Henry Labou unere, and the Marquis of Clanricarde. The Council kit two hours. Alr. A. J. V alpy attended at the Home-office yes te• r d ay, to p resent an address, through Sir George ' -/ ry, to the Queen, from Bucklebury, Berks. A er • Ineeting of th e Finance Committee of the Royal r u unission f or t h e E xh ib ition of 1851 was held yes day at the Board of Trade. There were present ,Earl G ranville (chairman), the Right Hon. H. La 11"chere) Sir Alexander Spearm a n, B ar t., M r . C u bi tt , e° 1° ,, 4 1 Reid, and Mr. Bowring (Secretary). vi ew Anderson, PJ.P. for Orkney, had an inter at the Treasury, yesterday, with the Right W. G. Hay ter, and Mr. G. C. Lewis. a _ Lo rd and L a d y J o h n R usse ll l e f t town yes t er d ay tern oon, on a visit t o th e Ri g ht H on . th e Sp ea k er o t . r. f the H ouse of Commons, at his seat, Hickfield place, t tants. M. Heatheote, M.P. for Tiverton, had an inter "? yesterday with Sir George Grey at the Home- ONE., c The Marquis of Lansdowne (Lord President of the (iiis indisposed with an attack of gout. Dispatches„ were received yesterday at the Colonial ,ance f rcm the Lord High Commissioner of the Lillian 4ziands. enro illeLlTlA FORCE or TH E U NIT E D STATES.—The d which of 2,00 militia of the United States reaches the number a 9,000, a tolerably large army. Pennsylvania has number of. enrolled militia than any other State, n w f ri b o shows that, as the above number is, all those capable , Th e arms are not returned by the different States. 44 returns trom official sources are as follow :-111!in g e, 17'' 69 ; New Hampshire, 9 7,967 ; Massachusetts, 101,ib , s.;i2nont, 2 3,915 ; Rhode - Island, 13,658 ; Connecticut, 43 4 % 4 , 19 . ; New York, 2 16,452 ; New Jersey, 39,179 ;, ~e , ..n i n ; lris g t, 'i*;.1,070 ; Delaware, 9,229 ; Marylaip,o 09 lens,l4, 12 4,202 ; North Carolinia, 79,448;50uth_ 'Caro sia 8 , '"8,3 ') 4 2 ' 2°9 • Ueorgia, 57.312 Alabama, 44,331 ;LouisLa e n n a . , tuck , Mississippi 45,335 ; Tennessee, 74,252 ;R . . , 120 .)* 88 1 c29 ; Ohi ' o, 176 455 Indiana, 60 6 219 ; Missouri, ,000 Ai ' -kansas, 17,137 ; Michigan, 53,918 ; Illinois, a i i ," ; Florida, 12 ;9 2 .. T exaq , 10,776 ; Wisconsin, I. e r i a 4 O c 3 a t ; i n WAR D Rv , lbstarsict of Columbia, bia , 1,2:19. ` -.Kew York Tribune. (1 f 1 • .." 1 - I) .—Within the last fortnight a serious_ been discovered in the accounts of Mr. .1. 110 nee Ile ' sel ton, one of the assistant overseers of Wakefield. ft) was elected to the office by the board of guardians about ..,sled Years since, at a salary of 701. per annum, whichi s to have been raised by perquisites to more than 1001., t ITU at th a t t u ne a guarantee society in London became sure azsefrotr. him to th e extent of 5001. ; but it has already been wined that his defalcations are considerably beyond that 4in otint. T in g h . he plan adopted by the defendant for accomplish teri ' 8 Purpose appears to have been principally that of al andusgoac.d.. erasing the figures in the books under his charge; tre tno ,ailfully was the work performed that it became es,- th y ffitficuit to detect it. It also appears, that in iron pa,,ae..one. instance he had received money from certain rate wili i !.'."t vvhich no account at all was entered in the 1 ooks,. st.; la, other cases erroneous entries were made, as, f .1- in ., 7, e., if the sum he had collected was ;it. 135.44., the figure p enc e n the pounds' column was erased, and shillings and ba nk °Ill.)* remained. 'hie account kept by him with . the These erg for the union also exhibited large defalcations. daylou_fialctsthuasivniang been proved, the prisoner was on Satur the ,s a t fully committed for trial at the next York assizes, rallt nret A in L g to accept bail for his appearance. NAVAL BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.—A gene of the Subscribers and patrons of this charitable Isi T ill a tt s v_ ti e t : ti i n :, took place yesterday at the Thatched House th e e n , t. J ames's -street. Rear-Admiral Lord Radstock in Mr. George Hope Steed, Master in the Royal fh ea v i , vas elected secretary by a very large majority. It sip uel ed. from the report, that the receipts tor the last quarter, (14 1 , 4 .' 111 g a balance left amounted to 1,463/., and the expen ,..,e to 514/ , leaving a balance of 949/. roi l * Whi c h EI 9N liors.--The large importation of bops yea r , t b "°K place trona several of the continental states last gre at , li t more especially from Belgium, and to a much been e r extent from the United States of America, have not In tli: nti i nlied from any of them during the present season. from Bel Part of the autumn some small parcels arrived and int e et gium, which were of the previous year's growth, Was 0 . ; r : an arrival has taken place from that country which Of i --clai lY declared to have been imported for the purpose I,„queldiate shipment in transit to another foreign country. haa ' 4l, r than these no importation of hops into this country pli take n Place for an upose. Considering the large sup es of the kind for a tune this fact is remarkable. of s N 7 ,_ ~ L EIGH.—MARRIAG E WITH A DECEASED sie'7l4S SISTER.—The Birmingham Journal says, that Mr. iratia ,„. ;_ l.g ri b a , ge i in little more than live weeks, has ascertained the ra.bent or recent existence of about four hundred cases of with a deceased wife's sister in and around Birming 14' a Mr. Sl e i gh ' s register contains the names of ministers, fe8531011 Y I 's, Magi strates, and members of aim:at every pro ip c ost ,iell NEW GRAMMAR SCHOOL.--ne probable Council - ° L . sell Woolnough's plan, adopted by the Ipswich Tiwn wellrneil for this new builds g, having been estimated at up_ a ds of 5 ,000/. (a surn much beond what is proposed to I.e a l: l e . ,a tin it.S erection) the r i deforme iskds has been reservcd ; ' the p r emium .:,- b . awarded to Mr. Barne.s Who de , * '• urn of ..)1. has "1 the conditions' of the , ign is c msidered to confi, nearest to_ . date e cmpetition, though the committee have not finally rnl ined to recommend his plan for &doption by the "411161. --.Ess(z Standard. cojkw COUNSELLOR AND A COURTEZAN.—When Lucy Per was once examined in a court of justice, ono of the ohi.%t hwao manee ? " No, o, ruins sir," of rio:lise.lior.4 asked h er i f she came there in the character of a ~.w : replied she, "I do not ; that ) . u...... me has been the making of ~., i mean bn theimpudence." xteputi,_ oaPOSES.—The editor of the Springfield lowing,_,, puts,_ who has been to hear Jenny Lind, tells the fol. , ordi„_ When Jenny Lind first appeared at the Ladies t ery u ilrY th , e a r t tihade !rving, she had no comb in her hair, while Wisb ed t 3 wore a comb. The next day she said the , witil a 5 dress like American ladies, and went to dinner comb io h tibia s " Lead. On qlancing up and down the 4 C Orilb Wita tO be seen. ' THE SUN, WHAT IS MEAT T BY THE QUEEN'S SUPREMACY. -;;,~_ 7'O THE EDITOR OF THE SUN: IR,—As the period approaches when the agitatien consequent on the movement of the puppet of the Pr( nal army in Rome, temporarily slackened thr( uch the circumstance of every body having done all the present hour permitted, must be taken up again with a view to final action, it is time to fulfil the engage ment to examine into the practical meaning of what is called the Queen's Supremacy. And here the fact will be found to be, that this like many other compendious phrases in that people's mouth, though it is easy to find things it does not mean and emu, to which it wculd be wrongfully applied, yet means something and of much import ance, and will continue to mean it after the cavillers have blown their Matt, with whatever preliminary flourishes that operation may be heralded. For example, what might be represented as more silly and unmeaning, than the popular phrase that " an Englishman's house is his castle ;" when it is notorious that for the slightest scrap of a felony, he will be extracted from his castle with a paper cork - screw, and his body produced before any in the Cotnini,sion of the Peace who may have been moved to order it? Or take that other supreme folly, which says that " for every wrong the law provides a remedy ;" when every body knows that there are many wrongs for which the law provides nothing, and that unless it means to claim infallibility, it must in a cer tain average number of cases be the cause of wrong itself. Or the other piece of special childishness, that " the Crown is the fountain of honour ;" when it is pal pable to the meanest student of history, that there have been those whom the Crown has tried to honour end could not, and those who have been honoured precisely because the Crown did its utmost to dis honour them. In all these the fallacy is the feeble one, of pur posely applying the phrase to the wrong thing. When an Englishman's house is called his castle, it means that he is not t o b e t a k en ou t o f it except for causes which the consent of the community has de fined as adequate ; a privilege the value of which is best known by its absence. When the law says for every wrong it provides a remedy, the clear and ra tional intention is to avow, that' it provides remedy to the fullest extent compatible with the degree of perfection to which legislators shall have carried it; and when the Crown is called the fountain of honour, all temperate and well-meaning men know the thing announced to be, that the community, acting through its Legislature, has determined that the Crown is the fitting location for the distribution of such ho norary recompenses as the good of the State may demand. No man, except wilfully, has ever blun dered on these points. There was a thing meant, and a thing that was not meant ; and the art of going a rong was in putting one of these for the other. So when our ancestors insisted on what they called the Queen's Supremacy, it did not mean that in England the Queen was Pope, neither did it mean that everybody in England held their religion by the fiat of the Sovereign, and would be bound to make their seed pass through the fire to Moloch if ever a Sovereign should arise with whom that species of devotion was in favour. Anybody stumbling upon those meanings, went far beyond the limits which can be assigned to involuntary error. Sane people always knew it meant, that what religion should be supported by the application of the public property, was a thing to be settled by the community through its legislature, and that the community so acting in times past, fixed on a religion, and made the Sovereign, through his Courts, the guardian and arbiter of all rights and questions thence arising, —or, as weekly rings from the pulpit in the Universities, "in all causes, civil and ecclesiastical, supreme." It no more needs a lawyer's technicalities, to know what is meant by the Queen's being supreme in eccle siastical causes, than in civil. It may be all quite wrong, and civil causes perhaps ought to be settled by the " knowing man" whom another " knowing man" is to fix upon, and ecclesi astical the same. But there can be no doubt of what our forefathers intended and did ; though we have possibly the right to transfer it all to the " knowing men" when we can agree upon him. But one inference, specially important at the pre sent moment, is that the settling of what the religion was to be or continue, was not left to any cor poration, convocation, or council ecclesiastical. The community chose a religion, and then said to certain ecclesiastics, "If you are willing to administer the religion we have chosen, you may enter upon your office, not without consi derable dignities and emoluments annexed." But nobody ever said to their, " Make us a religion," nor " Shape us our religion from time to time into such form as shall be your pleasure, and we will take it at your hands." If any appearance like the last should ever arise, and grow into the serious, the re ply of the community wculd be, " You have abdi cated. Go forth, and we will take our chance for finding men who will accept our terms and keep to them." The letter of the Bishop of Durham to the Arch deacon of Lindisfarne, appears to be considered as the manifesto of the Government; and the business of those who supported the wise and statesmanlike letter of the. Premier, is to collect matter in aid against the approaching time. The plan of campaign of the opponents and their non-Catholic allies has also been proclaimed by sound of trumpet. They are to stand upon the indifference of the thing, and the disgrace of retracing past steps. It the French general at Rome had sent a division of grenadiers in stead of a cardinal, the indifference of the thing might have been maintained in almost the same terms. What ! risk the horrors of war and the cessation of domestic and commercial industry, to decide whether Dover or perhaps Wind sor castle, shall be occupied by a set of men in red or a set in blue ; when, bating this, you would hardly know one set from the other,—men who parade at the same hours, dine by the like beat of drum, and between whom, in the common converse of society, you would hardly be able to find a difference. You say their flag is tricolour. Is not your own tricolour too ?if you doubt it, count the colours and Lee. And so, to decide which of two configurations of bunting shall be hoisted on a certain pole, you will go to war with half the powers of Europe. The French general says it is a revival of the Norman claim ; England is a fief of France, through Normandy, and all liege men are summoned, on pain of hell, to give their alle giance in the right place. How silly to care for that ! Either the people of England believe in the Norman claim or they do not, and how is a flag on Windsor castle to alter their belief? Detestable intole rance ! Wretched fanaticism of pseudo-nationality ! And these are the things for which we are to be made to quarrel if vie will !!" It is known that this is to be the line, taken by the counsel for the smoothers-down. And then, the going back; how contemptible ! The wolf in the Zoological Gardens had borne his faculties so meekly, that the worthy Secretary de termined him to have merged into the canis domesticus, and bit by bit emancipated him accordingly. That there had ever been necessity for a wolf-hunt, or that wolves had crunched the b ones nien'was a dis agreea bl e resorted to,— a pi ece o f reminiscence small e ild r n e o n t t o o r grownoo ngain the old world's history, which the universal march of intellect had outgrown. But no sooner was the last bar removed, than the flashing eye of the liberated prisoner revealed what was passing in his soul, He was the wolf, unchanged, unchangeable. Before the House of Hanover or Stuart, Plantagenet or Tudor, Harold or William, Alfred or Boadicea, Wolfdom was, and is and is to be. Wolf was the original lord, atad all that has been altered since, was rebellion in politics and heresy in religion. Wolf was rolling in, " like a compact solid globe," to resume his ancient heritage, and all that is wolfish in Europe was sending to congratulate him on his progress. If under such circumstances the worthy Secretary was implored not to think of so base a thing as a return to durance, it is not difficult to surmise how little the fear of inconsistency would hold his hand. There is not the slightest exaggeration in this pa rallel. There may be individuals who honestly regret what has been done in their name or by their leaders. But acts must be judged of in the gross. The eyes of everything barbarian in politics or in religion, are upon England to ace how she will behave in such a posture of affairs. As in the parallel stated, the only course is quietly to go back. We have done wrong, and must undo it; we know it now, though we did not before. Not to any unnecessary extent in the way of severity, but to so much as shall secure what our forefathers handed over to us safe, and which we by an overweening confidence have let down and endan gered. We have to a certain extent been made ridi culous, as all men are who trust and are deceived. But there may be strength in us for all that; it does not follow that we are incompetent to recover what has been lost. Our forefathers left us safe, and the brief, politic, and effective course, is to take post again super vias antiquas, with the exception of the penalties which were exaggerated and contradictory to spirit, of the times. The Acts of 5 and 13 Eliz, at this moment in exiq encP, except the penalth'v, which by a curious, com promise am ong p a rties, Base been tak en away and the rest left standing. The gun is without a lock ; all that is wanted then iQ, that the lock be put on again. What the honour of the country requires, is the courage to reinstate these statutes in vigour by the addition of moderate penalties. What is called a Short Bill, might do it in fewer words than it takes to talk about it. One thing must also be kept eight of. As the in sult has been open and intended to attract the atten tion of Europe, there must be no rag left to flutter which shall be construed into success. 'When the Pope referred to the commencement of the good work under the second James, why did he omit to notice the services attempted by Guido. Fawkes under LON DON, TUES DA Y EVE the first ? The one would not have been n more de cisive breach of pacific relations them the other. The trial has been made and failed ; and it would be a simple tempting of the popular pa tience, to allow the defeated to assume the garb of victory in our streets. To this end, enforce the existing law. Put down the brace of young Familiars of the Inquisition, judging by their dress, who in their inky cloaks have orders to patrole the neighbourhood of Charing-cross, to accustom the public to the small end of the wedge, and are as manifest a parade as the two mounted sentries at the Horse Guards. Let there be equality ; nobody else exhibits their mummeries; why should they? What is certain is, that the people of England will get just so much as they vigorously call for. If they bow before old religious cusinis, they need not despair of hearing of old political ones next. The descendant of the Stuarts, the produce of some repe tition of the warmitir;-pan miracle, whose family claims have already been recognized in one direction by the Papal diplomacy, is within ten days' sail, and can join the: Spanish cardinal when asked for. Does anybody believe, that if Rome, France, Austria, Russia, and Yiples, saw a chance for establishing a looting in Ireland, he would not be heard of by return of pest' lie has been always stirring, hoping ag3inht hope. After the Three Days of Paris, calling himself an cflicer in his Majesty's service, he wanted to shoot Dr. Bowring, and I understand was making friendly irquiries after me, for having printed the words " the obsolete tyranny of the Stuarts ;" such is the nuisance to which the pretended right of assas sination is gros ing. I gave his printed manifesto, endeavouring to gain the Chartists by the promise of the abolition of the national debt, to two of her Majesty's Ministers last session. Under these cir cumstances, I confess to the weakness of a conviction that he is "a real animal." The latest sketch for a new Star Chamber in Westminster, would make a good companion print for the programme of the las Auto da Fe at Seville. A yet remaining question is, what is to be done with the Church. Men will not be content without Reformation, in a Church which has done so much to hand them over to the ancient foe. The whole mis chief began in the Anglican Church; the persecution of the protomartyr Gorham, for not holding Papistical nonsense, was what gave Rome the cue that the time was come to move. To cut away what in its services has been proved to minister to superstition, wants nothing but a man. He of Durham will not die a simple Bishop, unless he makes haste. Perhaps for him are reserved the honours of a Latimer or Ridley, with out the fiery end. I am, Sir, yours very sincerely, AN OLD REFORMER. London, 21 January, 1851. TO THE EDITOR OE THE SUN. Sfit,—The scarcity of boys at the different ports, as stated in a paragraph in your paper of this day, is easily accounted for. The boys eligible for entry must weigh ninety pounds (I think), and be of a given height and of a certain age. This weight and height is graduated to the scale of embryo giants. Hence the scarcity of boys.—l am, Sir, &c., January 20, 1851. A PLYI:IOUTHIAN. THE HUNGERFORD PIER. Sir,—l was a witness to-day of the melancholy acci dent which Lock place at Hungerferd- bridge, in the death of a gentleman who missed his footing when in cautiously jumping from the boat to the pier. This is a custom 1 often see practised, but, though it ought to be atrongly reprobated, yet what I particularly wish to draw your attention to is the fact that, had there been a spare rope or anything which could have been thrown to the unfortunate person, his life might have been saved. gentleman tried to throw the hawser, but it was too heavy; a man on the pier tried with a clumsy boat-hook to reach him, but, in the first instance, be pushed it be low the chains, and before he could get it above, as it was almost too heavy for him to lift, the poor man was out of his reach. I called to him frequently to throw the boathook into the water, but ho would not; if he bad there was still a chance, as the poor fellow kept for near five minutes above water. No boat was near, and, the tide running rapidly up, he was carried past the stone pit r of the Suspension-bridge before he sank._ Had there been a life-buoy, a grating, or a spare light rope, life, in this instance, might have been saved. Is There no law, nor any regulation, to compel the owners of these vessels to have some apparatus of this nature on board boats in which so many people travel, that, in eas- of accidents, there might be some chance of saving life? In this there was nothing at hand—had there been, this person might have been saved. Trusting you will take some notice of this neglect, I remain you obedient servant, _ _ Jan. 18. C. S. Y.S. Groat work is made about earel,ssness on rail roads—why should not a similar surveillance be kept over the lives of people travelling by water in penny boats ? PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION. The tenth annual general meeting of the members of the Life Assurance department of the Provident Clerks' Association was held yesterday evening, at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street ; Mr. R. H. Jones, chairman of the board of manage ment, in the chair. The meeting was very fully at tended, and amongst those who wore present we ob served tho following gentlemen :—R. H. Jones, E , q., J. W. Welch, Esq., deputy-chairman ; Mr. Clark, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Dankearts, Mr. Dawson, Mr. Sawtell, Mr. Lintott, Mr. Mosley, Mr. Maitland, Mr. Jepps, Mr. Price, managers; George Thomas, Esq., Wm. Ratray, E q , Richard Bell, Dq., H. B. Re3nolds, Esq , P. Richardson, Esq., Mr. Honey, Mr. Coleman, and Mr. Gosbell. The advertisement convening the meeting having been read by Mr. P. 11. Byrne, the secretary, the annual report and statement of accounts were sub mitted to the tuembers. The details in the report denoted the continued prosperity of this association. The number of policies issued during the past year cases 391 for 77,1501., and 11 for annuities. Twenty-eight proposals have been declined. Thirty-nine proposals have been accepted, and wait completion. The Act of Parliernert passed on the 15th August, 1850, does not at all interfere with the privileges of members whose assurances were effected previously to that period. The right of nomination cannot, however, be exere cised by persona assuring after that date. The Act, nevertheless, provides that assurances may be made in favour of the widow or widower, child or children, of a deceased member, exempt from probate or legacy duty. It also enlarges the powers of investing the funds of the association, and allows the advance of money to members on the security of their policies of as surance. The annual premiums payable on policies now in existence, together with the dividends on invested ca pital, amount to 13,7461., being an increase of up wards of 1,8001. on the income of the previous year. During the past year 10,000 Three-and-a- Quarter Stock was purchased, making the amount of stock to 31st December, 1850, 30,0001. Three-and -a-Quarter per Cents. The amount of claims arising from thirteen deaths, during the year 1850, is 2,5991. As it will be necessary to make some alteration in the rules in consequence of the late Act of Parlia ment, a special meeting will be duly convened as early as possible. In conclusion, the board of management assure the members that they will continue to exert their best energies for the prosperity of the association, and they , earnestly call upon them for their zealous co-opera tion in this most desirable object. The CHAIRMAN said—ln rising to move the adop tion of the report, and the confirmation of the accounts which have just been read, I wish to say a few wordy in connexion with the society ; and, in the first place, I wish to express, as I usually do on all such occa sions as these, the sincere gratification which I feel at finding so many old faces around, who have attended our anniversaries for the last ten years.--(Hear, hear.) It is most encouraging to the managers to see so large a number of members present ' • and I am sure all of them p ar ti c i pa t e w i t h me in the feeling which I am faintly endeavouring to express.--(Hear, hear.) Now, as regards the report which has just been read to you, although on the last occasion when we met you here we had an extraordinary year of business to introduce to your notice, in this year we have not been quite so successful ; but when I enumerate the various causes which we assign for the falling off, I am sure you will at once see that there is no reason to despair.—(Hear, hear.) On the contrary, I shall show you that the present year has commenced most prosperously.—(Hear, hear.) At the end of 1848 we had done business to the extent of 417 policies for 84,3501. Last year, up to the end of 1849, the extent was 550 for 115,045/.—(Hear, hear.) But that was an extraordinary year, owing to the preva lence of the cholera; and also you will remember we all came in that year for a participation in an extra division of profits, which therefore gave us expecting good st reason for large amount of business; but the only fair way of looking at the result of our work ing is to take the two past years together.—(Hear, hear.) Well, then, adding those two together, and striking the average, gives us 467 polices for 95,5971. in each year, consequently the two past years exhibit an increase over that of 1848 of between 84 and 95 policies, so that we have no reason in my opinion to feel any hesitation about the continued prosperity of the association.—(Cheers.) Then, in order to carry out my views, I should mention that we have during the present month completed twenty three policies for 4,2501., while we have in hand thirty-four for 6,4001., so that altogether during the present month fitty-seven proposals have come in, and therefore I am very sanguine as to our progress and success in the present year.—(Cheers.) But as re gards the past year there are various causes to be as signed for the falling off in our business. I have referred to some, but I moat particularly alluded to the inter'erence on the pert of Government.—(Hear, hear.) The Friendly Societies' Bill was in progress a considerable time, and during that time I think no less thin four or five amended Bills were proposed before Parliament curie to a decision upon the one that has appeared.—(Hear, hear.) Trat Bill, however, having passed, it involves upon us an alteration of certain rules, which it was impossible for us to accomplish on this occasion, and therefore, as the report states, the matter will be considered as soon after this meeting as practicable.—(Hear.) On the occasion of the Bill passing we had every assist ance from our friends. The report has already alluded to this part of the subject, and has paid a com pliment to Mr. J. A. Smith, which I think a most de served one for his kindness to us on that occasion.— (Hear, hear.) I must add to that compliment this fact, that through his instrumentality I obtained an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and was examined before a Com mittee of the House of Commons, and my friend the Deputy-Chairman, devoted his attention, day after day, to our interests during the progress of the Bill, and (assisted by other members of the. Board) watched the amendments for us with great assiduity, and, no doubt, with much incon venience to himself.—(Hear, hear.) But we have accomplished all that we anticipated, and so far we have been amply rewarded for our exertions.— (Cheers.) If you experience any disappointment at the report showing a little falling off in the business of the past year, it must be extremely satisfactory to you to see a decrease in the number of deaths, a de crease in the expenses, and an increase in the amount of stock that has been added to our accumu lating fund.—(Hear.) At least a third of the whole amount, or, in other words, 10,000/., has been added to our stock ; a n d w h en I bear that in mind I really can see no cause but for congratulation in the ope rations of the past year.— (Cheers.) If anything occurs to me, gentlemen, during the present proceed ing to induce me to make any further observations, I shall take the opportunity of doing so, but in the meantime I would rather reserve anything I might have to say further now, until we have hadan expression of the feelings and opinions of those gentlemen who are present in the body of the meeting.—(Hear, hear.) I have only to add that I shall be happy to answer any question that may be put to me, and, in conclusion, I beg leave to move that the report and balance-sheet now read be received, adopted, printed, and circulated at the discretion of the board.— (Hear, hear.) I may just say, gentlemen, that as we are at all times most anxious to give the fullest infor mation of all our proceedings, we have rather antici pated this resolution by printing the balance-sheet, so that you might have it in your possession here, this evening.—(Hear, hear.) The motion was put from the chair and carried unanimously. Dlr. BELL had a motion to propose conveying a compliment which he thought was exceedingly well merited. Having been appointed an auditor at the last meeting, he could bear testimony to the efficiency of the management, and he had, therefore, the more pleasure in proposing to the meeting a vote of thanks to the managers for the able manner in which they had attended to the interest of the association during the last year. He could assure the meeting that the performance of those duties had been a source of ex treme gratification and pleasure to him and his brother auditors, for it made them acquainted with the clear, simple, and admirable manner with which the accounts of the association were kept. —(Loud cheers.) Never before had such simple and explicit accounts come under his notice. They were highly satisfactory, exceedingly clear, and beautifully plain, and as that was a con vincing proof of the skill and ability which the ma nagers brought to the service of the association, he had much pleasure in proposing a vote of thanks to them, and that 5001. be awarded to them for their labours during the past year.—(Cheers.) Mr. COI; MAN, another auditor, confirmed all that his colleague had said respecting the accounts. None but gentlemen who lied the control of large mercan tile establishments could understand and duly appreciate the simplicity with which the business of this association was carried on; tvi,:eartel clear f l ( o , a r affordeda I ihimand in exertions; f ea a ru c tdi t o i c it i i n es but, nevertheless, on going through the accounts r of the past year, to witness the care and ability with which they were kept ; they had, therefore, much pleasure in seconding tie. duringluti ththankingep,,styethre,_inaeciehgce,,m, year.—(Cheers) for . The resolution basin" Lee, divided into two 1 a rt ,an‘'‘'d'vsthra'uttonflldhicsarbreieoLtllile'rn4dniirl:llacltuposrrisoY,b. approbation i r o the of kind t h e The CHAIRMAN reiurned thanks, on his 'own be halfand unanimous vote of the meeting. It was very cheering to receive the cordial EXHIBITION OF 1851. Some misapprehension having arisen both in the Bri tish and foreign newspapers, teeding to 'Lad exhibitors to suppose that the period for opening the Exhibition would be postponed, the Ex( cutive Committee deem it right to announce that the Exhibition will open on the Ist of May. It is possible that the following statement on extension of time for receiving certain classes of goods may have led to the misapprehension. This statement, however, refers only to articles l►kely to be icijured by exposure to tilt, moisture of the atmosphere, &c. By order of the Executive Committee, M. DIGBY WYATT, Secretary. Exhibition Building, Hyde-park, Jan. 20. " Numerous suggestions have b e en made to the Exe. curly. Committee pointing out that it would be a serious detriment to certain classes of goods if they were to be exposed to light, moisture of the atmosphere, &c., at an earlier period than is absolutely necessary, and request ing permission to deposit such particular goods iu the building at a later period than the 28th of February. " The Executive Committee do not feel they would be justified in submitting to her Majesty's Commis sioners the advi s ibility o f altering their decision as to the time of receiving the goods; but they are prepared to undertake the responsibility on themselves of consi dering a limited extension of time according to circum stances. Those exhibitors who shall have caused the apace allotted to them in the building to be completely fitted up with the necessary shelves, casts, &c., before Thursday, the 20th of February, so that nothing remains to be done but simply to bring in the goods and deposit them in their proper places and receptacles, will thereby acquire a title to have requests for extension of time examined. Exhibitors who have obtained a certificate from an appointed officer that their spaces and stalls are quite completed by the 20th of February will then be et quire(' to give some satisfactory guarantee to the Exe cutive Committee that they are prepared to bring in Char goods at the order of the Executive Committee, Ind such requests for extension of time will then be duly considered and dealt with on their merits." LIBERALITY or LORD BEAUMONT.-.-LOrd Beau mont has at his sole expense built a school in the village of Carlton, near Selby, to accommodate 120 children. They are taught history, ciphering, writing, and geography for ld. per week each, including books and stationery. His Lord ship also rents another room for an infants' school, contain- ing:6o children, taught upon the same terms. The whole expenses of these schools are defrayed by his Lordship. On Monday week the Noble Lord gave all the children a tea drinking at Carlton Hall. Although Lord Beaumont is a Roman Catholic, his schools are open to children of all deno minations, who are at full liberty to attend their own places of worship and schools on Sundays. By far the greater number or children in his Lordship's schools are Protestants, who attend the village church and Sunday-school, in which Lady Beaumont takes a lively interest. — A PARAGRAPH FOR THE TIMES.—One cold winter, when the ground was covered with snow that the little birds could not get anything to eat, the little daughter of a miserly rich man gathered up all the crumbs she could find, and was going to carry them out and scatter them in the snow. Her father saw her, and asked her what she was going to do. She told him; and he said what good will that do. The crumbs will not be enough to feed one in a hundred of the birds. I know it, dear father, raid she, but I shall be glad to save even one in a hundred of them, if I cannot save them all. The father thought a moment, he knew that many poor persons were suffering in his village, and he had refused to help any because he could not help them all. His conscience struck him, and he told his little daughter to break a loaf of bread into crumbs for the birds, while he went to scatter a purse of money amongst the poor villagers.—Christian Witness. The dividend declared at the meeting of the Union Bank of Australia, held yesterday, was at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum on the entire paid-up capital, together with a bonus of 10s. per share on the 32,000 paid-up shares, and a like proportion of bonus on the 21. 10s. paid-up on the 8,000 shares of the third series. The report and accounts laid before the shareholders were regarded as satisfactory, and were unanimously adopted after a few explanations. Strong testimony was borne to the value of the services of the inspector, Mr. Fletcher, and the other officers of the bank. With regard to the reserve fund, it was intimated that the directors were bound to make the one-tenth addi tion until its maximum amount of 200,0P0/. should he reached. No intention, it was explained, existed at present of making a call, and such a demand would only take place in the event of business being extended. The policy of the board was against having a number of branches, but it might occur that the interests of the bank would at some time demand an alteration. In that event further calls would require to be made. The complimentary votes were then passed, and the meeting separated. PROPOSED TRIBUNAL OF COMMERCE.—Yesterday a depufa,ion from the merchants, bankers, traders, and others, of the city of London, waited upon t h e L ord Mayor,D lip', the subject of establishing so T r ib unal of Commerce Ilied 2lr Pl t zer, 34- l i tati " 7 11s i'itellttho f o ll ow i ng gentlemen : —Mr. :J. M . mark-lane; Mr. Franc:s Lyp e, 12, Mark lane ; Mr. George Draper, 4, Great Winclie , c.er-street ; Mr. B ro ok, 35, Fenchurch-street ; Mr. James C ox h ead, 32, Royal representedje(l' to his Lord signed b y upwards Exchange; Mr. Daniel M`Farlane, .52, Gra cec h urch-street ; Mr. W. Aston, Crown-court ; Mr.. T. Franci s , A ngel -court ; Mr. 11. Lycester, Berkshire; presented to his Lord shipfavour of o n f di 'th ic n ivpearontages of such an soitiliii a ) e the ls, i la u us (r i ia thousand importance l epr in fv so or rtansice .) l‘ esta blishment, and Aged that England was almost the only country in which a tribunal of c:mmieree did not exist, and expressed a hope that his Lordship - would consent to take the chair at a tweeting proposed to be held upon the subject. The Lord Mayor assured the deputation that he would gi ve the matter his best consideration. GLASGOW CHAMBLR OF COMMERCE.—We learn that at a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, held on Tuesday last, it was agreed to send memorials to the Tre a _ sury in -favour of the repeal of the duty on soap, and Or large reduction in the duty tea.—,tfortlt ,Brattsh JANUARY 21 1 lB5l members, and he must confess that, without it, he should himself feel no pleac,urc in going on with the of of the association.—(Cheers.) Mr. Lona wished! to ask, for the information of the meelng, what was about the average age of the assurers who had taken out policies during the past year ? his object in putting the question was to ascertain, if possible, how far young or junior clerks had availei themselves of a general increase of salary by assuring their lives in this office. The Cuarrteraer said he had not the slightest objec ticn to furnish the information ; but not having re ceived any notice that the question would be put, he was unable to give an answer with any degree of ac curacy. However he might state, that as far as his recollection went, the everage age was between 30 or 32.—(Hear.) Mr. BELL raid it now became his duty to submit to the meeting the last part of his motion, and he did this certainly with less satisfaction than he had in prliosieg the first portion, because it could hardly be gratifying to any one to offer such a small sum of money for division among so large a number of gen tlemen.— (Near, hear.) Last year the directors had refused an increased vote, therefore he would not on the present occasion go beyond the amount then proposed ; hut he hoped, as the business increased, they would be enabled to award them a larger and more liberal remuneration.—(Hear, hear.) He concluded by proposing that the sum of 500/ should be awarded to the directors for their services during the past year. Mr. COLEMAN cordially seconded the motion, which was carried by acclamation. The CHAIRMAN returned thanks, observing that if _ the vote had not been unanimous they would have received it with much less pleasure than they then felt at the cordial reception it had met with. The CLIAIRMAN said he had now to propose the re election of the tour gentlemen who had retired from the direction by rotation. Having already come to a vote thanking, in effect, the managers for their past services, he assumed they were perfectly satisfied with them.—(Hear.) He could only add his testimony, bumble as it was, to the efficiency of their services, and say that he should be extremely sorry to part with any of them.—(Hear.) He concluded by pro posing the re-election of the following gentlemen for the ensuing year :—Messrs. John Dankearts, Wm. Maitland, Win. Jeremiah Jordan, and Wm. Stanhope Sawtell. Each gentleman was separately re-elected by a show of hands. Mr. DANKEARTS said, though he was the youngest member of the board he had taken the liberty, in the absence of any other member rising, to return thanks, on his own part, and cn the part of. his brother col leagues, for this additional fresh mark of favour which the meeting had conferred upon them, and to say that it should be their duty for the future, as it had been for the past, to consult the interests of the mem bers in every possible way.—(Cheers.) Mr. WELCH rose to move the following resolution, which he thought would be received with very great pleasure : " That the thanks of this meeting be presented to Messrs. Lag fords, the honorary solicitors; to William Ratray, Esq , the consulting actuary; to Dr. Jones, physician; and John Gay and Alfred Smee, Esqs., sur geons of the association; to the Provincial Medical Referees, the Agents, and Local Committees, for their efficient services during the past year." They would, perhaps, allow him to state that during the progress of the amended Friendly Socities' Bill in Parliament the managers had occasion frequently to consult Messrs. Lawfords, the honorary solicitors, and those gentlemen, with their accustomed desire to promote the interests of the association, had given them every possible assistance and advice with respect to the course they should pursue.— (Hear.) To their able friend on his left, Mr. Ratray, they were also very much indebted ; he was always ready to give them the best of advice con nected with the management and affairs of the asso ciation.—(Hear.) Of their physicians and surgeons he need say very little, because the report spoke for itself on the subject, but he might mention that during the past year the number of deaths had been comparatively few. He hoped they might in the course of the present year give those gentlemen much greater employment, and that the business of the associa tion would increase. What had transpired this month gave fair prospects that it would con siderably augment, that they would be most actively employed ; and he took that opportunity of reminding them that they were partners in the same concern, and that it was to the interest of every , individual member to follow up the good and suc cessful working of the association by bringing to it as much business as he possibly can.—(Cheers.) It vvas:not sufficient that a gentleman should join them by simply assuring his life. He should recollect that, being a mutual association, the profits are equally divided, and that it is therefore to the interest of every gentleman who becomes a member to induce his friends and acquaintances to become members also.— (near.) By so doing he will increase the benefits likely to be derived hereafter by his widow a n d chil dren whenever it pleases God to take him away ; and will have the satisfaction not only of increasing the value of his policy in a pecuniary point of view, but a:so the satisfaction of inducing his friends to make that provision for those dependent upon them which it is incumbent every thoughtiul man should make while in the enjoyment of good health.—(Hear.) There fore he earnestly impressed upon members this im portant duty at the commencement of the new and important year of 1851, which he hoped would not only figure very largely and conspicuously in the history of this country, but also figure largely in the history of this association; and be trusted, moreover, that when they . met again this time twelve months, the directors would have the satisfaction of placing before them an exhibition which would be extremely gratifying to all connected with and interested in the association.—(Loud cheers.) And he would again call upon them all to get their friends to assure their lives, without delay, and not allow them to waver and hesitate ere they made up their minds on the subject. There was a very wide field open for their exertions, because, looking at the number of lives assured, compared with the population of this country, the number of assurers was extremely limited. They would have the satisfaction of going forth and saying, they belonged to an association which had done already a vast amount of good, and enjoy also that pleasure and satisfaction which all must feel in having made that provision for a wife and family, which he held it to be the duty of every man to make.—(Cheers.) To some of the agents in the country the association was very much indebted, but he looked forward with a great deal of hope to increased exertions on the part of many of them. This morning it was very gratifying to find laid on the table of the board as many as seven pro posals from the country agents, thus showing that they were alive to the interests of the association.— (Hear.) There was one gentleman he could not re frain from alluding to by way of example as to what might be done in the country—he, meant Mr. Lowne, their agent at Norwich. He had followed the advice given to him by the agent of a very ola assurance-office in London. He did not remember the name of that gentleman, but he attended their meeting at Norwich, and spoke very strongly in favour of life assurance, saying he appeared there to advocate the principles of life assu rance, to induce every man to make provision for his family, and adding that he did not feel the slightest jealousy, but, on the contrary, would urge his young friend (Mr. Lowne) to the same exertions which he had used himself. He said, when he commenced his agency in Norwich he had very little business the first half-year, but that at the time of our meet ing he took many thousands of pounds from the city. Now lie felt that Mr. Lowne had followed the advice of that gentleman, for he had circulated a knowledge of the benefits of the asso ciation not only among clerks and tradesmen, but the public generally.—(Hear.) He felt satisfied that their agents generally would see that it was to their in terest to promote the objects of the association with energy and activity. He concluded by moving the above resolution. Mr. PRICE seconded the resolution, and bore testi mony to all which bad been said by Mr. Welch with reference to the officers. The CHAIRMAN said before he put the resolution he begged to add a few words to what had fallep from the Deputy-Chairman with respect to the kindness of the Messrs. Lawfords in connexion with the passing of the recent Act of Parliament, whose aid had been called in by the board of managers daring the pro gress of the Bill. Those gentlemen refused to accept any remuneration for their services. --(Hear, hear.) The board, feeling they ought not to impose such constant duties upon them, proposed to those gentlemen that some person should be appointed as acting solicitor in conjunction with them. They readily and c h eer f u lly acquiesced in that proposition, and at the same time stated their wish to continue their services gratuitously, so far as they were required.—(applause.) And he (the Chairman) had the satisfaction of stating to the meeting that through the in strumentality and cordial co-operation and ac quic.scenee of Messrs. Lewicrds, a gewlernan was named, who was now before the meeting, Mr. Philetcs Richardson, as acting solicitor of this association, and to that gentleman many thanks were due for his kindness and attention since his appointment , win ch haa been of the most arduous kind, and very neces sary for the guidance of the board of p'- ...,,agers. 'solution was then pi uwabi- - - -- - - .. mouly 4 1 Mr. RATRA Y said this was a very long list to nu swer for; h e b e li e • ve d tiiir medical friends were not I present, and all he could .ay on their behalf was, that the more lives they gave them to examine the more and better they would be , pleased, and the more poli cies they gave him (Mr :. liatray) to value at the next division of profits the ' better he should be pleased.— (Laughter.) The r' jmarks which had fallen from the Deputy-Chairman would be read with interest by their agents in the country, and he hoped the effect would be that it would urge them to renewed exer tions on behalf of the association.—(Applause.) The CHAIRMAN then proceeded to the election of the auditors for the ensuing year. The following gentlemen were the candidates :—Mr. Richard Bell, Mr. Edward Coleman, Mr. James Richard Lloyd, Mr. Sancton Wood and Mr. Charles Woolley. Mr. BELL intimated his wish to withdraw from the office of auditor, and said that he had recom mended Mr. Charles Woolley to fill the office in his stead, a gentleman who had both the will and the ability to render important services to the association. Messrs. Edward Coleman, J. It. Lloyd, S Wood, and C. Woolley, having been severally proposed and seconded, The CHAIRMAN proceeded to take a show of bands for each, the result of which was that there appeared —for Mr. E. Coleman, 54; Mr. J. R. Lloyd, 47 ; Mr. Sancton Wood, 47, and Mr. C. Woolley, 70. A second show of hands was taken for Messrs. Lloyd and Wood, when the numbers appeared this time to be—for Mr. Lloyd 50, and fur Mr. WTood 40. The Cnmamari then declared that Messrs. Wocl ley, Coleman, and Lloyd had been duly elected auditors for the ensuing year, and a resolution was afterwards passed fixing their remuneration at 15/. 153. Mr. LLOYD briefly returned thanks, promising to do his best in the service of the association, and urg ing upon the members the necessity for persuading their young fellow-clerks to take advantage of its principles. Mr. COLEMAN also thanked the meeting for re electing him, and said he would do his best to deserve their confidence. Mr. MAITLAND moved a rote of thanks to the press for the liberality with which it Lad given pub licity to the merits and proceedings of the association. To show the great benefit which the association de rived from the advocacy of the press, he mentioned that an attempt had recently been made in Liverpool to establish a similar institution to this, only confin ing its operations to that locality. The attempt, however, had not succeeded, and the management of this association having offered to adopt the business of the local society upon the same terms that they accepted it, the Liverpool papers were now using their best endeavours to induce them to accede to the proposal.—(Cheers.) The resolution having been duly seconded, was put to the vote and carried unanimously, which closed the principal business of the meeting. Mr. THOMAS said he wished to make a few remarks with reference to the special meeting that was about to be called. He understood that, in conformity with the Friendly Societies' Act the rules would have to be altered at that special meeting, and he should, therefore, be glad to know if it had occurred to the board to make some alteration in the rules that related to the division of profits. He alluded more particularly to that rule which compelled every policy holder to give up thirty-three per cent. of his share of the profits to the benefit department. Now, so long as that rule lasted, the general public were not likely to bring their business to them. They could go else where and have their interest served better, because in other societies so large a deduction as 33 per cent. was seldom or never made. He would, therefore, suggest that, in order to induce the general public to insure with this association, they should so alter the rules at the forth coming special meeting as to reduce that proportion to five or ten per cent.—(Cheers.) At present it was quite clear that this 33 per cent. was all profit to the benevolent fund, which was by no means an equit able arrangement now. He thought it might have been, when it was proposed to restrict the benefit of the association to clerks only, but they had since thrown open their doors to the whole public, and if they wished to share the public business with other offices they must cease to continue a rule which re quired the policy-holder to give up 33 per cent. of his profits, when he could go to other institu tions who only deducted five per cent.—(Cheers.) Another point of great importance which he wished to mention was that of making all the policies of the company indisputable. He thought the directors should take every possible care in the first instance before they accepted a life, but afterwards that the policies should be like a Bank of England note, payable on demand, without any question being put or doubt raised. Clerks, as a body, could only afford to take up policies for small amounts, and if any dis pute was raised after their decease it would not be worth while going to law for the purpose of recovering the amount ; and, even were the representatives of clerks so disposed, they could not afford the expense of litigation, and they had no wealthy friends or connexions to apply to for assistance; therefore, for several reasons, it was desirable that the policies of clerks should be guarded by indisputability.—(Hear.) These were the two points on which he desired information from the Chairman. The CHAIRMAN replied that he would have to be very cautious in giving an answer, as these were very important points to decide ; but he would just say, that as regards the first, he met the four trus tees on Friday last, and would have to meet them again, when the whole matter would be gone into, and their advice and assistance taken with respect to the proposed alterations. As regards the other point, that would necessarily be brought before them on the alteration of the rules. The policies issued were really indisputable, though the word was not employed. There was not the slightest disposition on the part of any of the managers to dis pute policiee ; on the contrary, they desired that every possible latitude should be allowed, so as to avoid non payment. However, on these two subjects he could give no further answer on the present occasion than that they had been and were still under the attention of the board.— (Hear.) After some further discussion of an unimportant nature, Mr. BELL said be believed the fact of a third of the profits going to the benevolent department was a great bar and hindrance to members recruiting for new assurers, because persons said they could go to offices which divided the whole of the profits among the members. However, he believed they had laid the foundation of an institution which, if carried on in the spirit it had been, and with the alterations sug gested, would not be exceeded by any similar one in London.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. REYNOLDS said he was a member of the assu rance and benevolent department, and he thought much might be said on both sides as regards the di vision of profits; but the best course, before any alteration was proposed, would be to call a general meeting on the subject, and allow members ample time to reflect as to the propriety of the suggestion. He entirely agreed with Mr. Thomas as to the neces sity of making the policies indisputable. Mr. THOMAS, having said a word or two in ex planation of his former statement, begged to move a vote of thanks to the Chairman. He had had the pleasure of knowing Mr. Jones ever since the origin of the association, end that gentleman had always given his very best and most conscientious services to promote the interests of the society ; and on this oc casion, as on every other in which he had occupied the chair, he had shown himself unbiassed and im partial in every respect.—(Cheers.) The vote was carried with acclamation. The CHAIRMAN said he received the compliment they had just paid him with no small gratification, and the more so as it had been accorded to him with that perfect unanimity which always prevailed at their meetings.—(Cheers.) The chairman concluded by adverting to the portrait of Mr. John Abel Smith, M.P., the treasurer of the benevolent fund, placed in the board-room of the society, and invited the in spection of it there by such of the members as had not seen it, before it was sent to the engraver's, which it would be in a few days, with a view to mul tiplying copies of it for distribution among such of the members as should choose to avail themselves of it. The meeting, which was throughout characterised by the greatest unanimity and good feeling, then separated. THE LAW OF PATENTS. The following official orders have just been issued:— " The Attorney-General, with the consent and con currence of the Solicitor. General, hereby gives notice, that from and after the 15th day of January, 1 851 : 1e .. 0 . " 1. Every outline, description, and drawi3glstrbe sited with the Attorney and Solicitor-Gener a l , signed and dated by the person applying for t h e patent, or his agent. "2. Every person who shall hav hi in -e veuuon, shall be at of 11 0 the enrolment of tha dep,osited an outline, description, or drawing liberty at any time previous ytion of such outline, specification, to cancel any r r r t _ . s ,_ or drawing of his inwmtion, this purpose to deposit a de scription, or drawing ; d I description,Pa o . shall have entered a caveat omitting fresh the cancelled " Eon -- P ben, induce the Attorney or Soli. of any patent, and shall, upon the .. 3. E v er . , p ri e v r tinogsi against the granting not to any report upon the applica tion of his ' make fiheAt apposit with the Attorney or :I. ° u n i t :in ontlin(•, 00' cri 'lion or 1. . ' invention in respot, (IL viLich Le opposes the grunt his s c ti i ,o tF c - i for G t e !ll:it:pi , ~: i , , 1 aw 1 a v; ot . of tie said v.:ails.% 3llch outline, deEerittun, Cr nig drawing to be approved by the Attorney ur Solicitor- General. "4. After the specification shall have been enrolled, any person shall be at liberty, on the production of eP lc rtificate of the enrolment, or after t wo d ays ' not' ,i and payment of is., to inspect the outline, des—.ipt : ' .....ion, or drawing to deposited with the Attorn.- General, as aforesaid, of th . ; e iCi t f to ro .— -arention -j or So inresplc .......,........ apecincation shall have been so enrolled, as aforesaid, and any ly:reon shall be at liberty to obtain au office copy of such outline description from the office of the Attorney or Solicitor-General, on payment of the accustomed charges. (Signed) " JOHN RODIILLY." THE TEA TRADE, JAN. ...).0.-...LASt week's 011 deli yerie6 iiA Loadva yore lug; being 5049201bt REPEAL OF THE WINDOW -TAX. A public meeting of inhabitants of the parish of St. Marvlebone was held in the court of the work-. house, New-road, yesteeday ; Mr. Nicholay in th e chair. About 500 or 600 parsons were present. Several delegates attended from Islington, who wore broad blue scarves, on which were traced, in white letters, the words "No surrender," "Unconditional repeal." On the Meetings we observed Lord D. Stuart, M.P., Sir De Lacy Evans, M.P., Mr. C. Lushington, M.P., Mr. Williams, Mr. Mowatt, M.P., &c. A letter was read from the secretary of Lord John Russell, intimating that he was desired by his Lord ship to acknowledge the receipt of the letter convey ing the invitation to attend, and to state that it was not in his Lordship's power to do so. Letters were also read from Sir 13. Hall, M.P., Mr. Willcox, M.P., Mr. E wart, M.P., M r . L eman, the Lord Mayor of York, and others, stating their inability to attend the meeting, but their concurrence in its objects. Sir B. Hall intimated that he should vote, as he had always voted, for the repeal of the window-tax, and if it were intended to impose a tax on houses, he should be ready to give his vote against such a proposition. The CHAIRMAN, in explaining the object of the meeting, stated that the committee had also received a very powerful but lengthy letter from Mr. M.P., declaring that he would do everything in his place in Parliament to promote the repeal of the tax. Mr. FREETII moved the first resolution : "That, the window-tax being wrong' in principle, un natural in character, partial, oppressive, and unfair is its operation, and most repugnant to the feelings of the community, and alike destructive of the morals and th e health of the people, this meeting pledges itself to u se every means to obtain the immediate, total, and uncon ditional repeal of this odious tax, and not to accept any commutation or modification thereof in any manner whatsoever." The repeal of the window-tax he conceived to be foregone conclusion. The latter part of the resolu tion referred to the contingency of a house-tax being substituted, the great journal, which always waited ou public opinion, having thrown out a feeler on that point. But, repeal of the window-tax, and nothing but repeal, was what ought to be insisted on.— (Hear, hear.) Tracing the history of the window tax, he described it as having been assented to simply because it was a war tax, the object being to fortify our coasts; and he concluded by pointing out the evils which attended it in a sanitary point of view, as well as the disproportion of the assessments made on diffe rent classes. Mr. MITCHELL, Oxford-street, seconded the reso lution, and described the window-tax as life-shorten ing and antagonistic to cleanliness, decency, and morality. It was partial in its operation ; for the assessment, which, to the majority, was 25 per cent., was but 5 to the owners of the " stately houses" of England. It was hard that the artisan should forego his evening glass of " cold without"—(Laughter)— that he might pay a tax on light. There would be an attempt in Parliament to divert attention from the window-tax by long debates on what was called " Papal aggression." They might be prepared to hear the drum ecclesiastic ; but the opponents of this tax ought not to allow their voices to be drowned amidst the efforts of the Church militant.—(Cheers.) Lord D. STUART, M.P., was received with loud cheers. He had but few words to address to the meeting, but they were firm, earnest, and hearty; for he was with them in this movement as heartily as it was possible to be. He did not need to give any assurances. His votes were before the constituency, and they knew that their Members had always, when an opportunity presented itself, raised their voices against this impost. Neither was it ne cessary to go into any argument to prove that the tax ought to be repealed, for it had been condemned year after year. They might anticipate support among members of the Government. There was a man whose name was known to them as associated with Hobbouse's Act, which gave them local government ; and others could be mentioned who, like him, had raised their voices against this tax. Unless the Go vernment saw that the feeling of the people was uni versal on the subject, they might be inclined to retain a tax which brought so much money into Their coffers. He should in Parliament oppose the tax in every pos sible way ; and he would answer for his colleague (Sir B. Hall), who stated that he had been in Par liament for 20 years, and on every occasion that it oc curred had voted against the continuance of the win dow-tax. It was to be anticipated, however, that the Chancellor of the Exchequer would come forward at once, finding the feeling of the people so universal, and declare his intention to repeal the tax.—(Cheers.) Sir DE L. EVANS, M.P., avowed himself not less zealous in the case than Sir B. Hall, like whom he had opposed the tax for twenty years in Parliament. The tax was already doomed, he had no doubt, from the intimations in public journals, some of which were connected with the Government. But the ad vocates of repeal must not put their trust in public journals or Ministers. The announcetnent that the tax would be repealed was coupled with another, but ominous announcement, that a moderate small house tax was to be imposed. (" o house-tax.") That would be keeping the word of promise to the ear. He did not mean to say that a house-tax, or almost any other tax, would not be preferable to a window-tax ; hut the question was whether the removal of the window-tax with the proposed substitute would not amount only to a modification of the window-tax ? Of all commutations, that which involved a house -tax ought to be most determinedly resisted. He had a high opinion of the Chencellor of the Exchequer, but should oppose the re-imposition of the house-tax as he had its continuance 17 years ago. There were other modes in which the sum to be supplied on the removal of the window-tax might be obtained. Might there not be a reduction of expenditure ?—(Hear, hear.) The house-tax was a convenient one for Government, inasmuch as it might be increased at any time. If the small end of the wedge were got in it would be easy to add 2 per cent. this year and 2 per cent. the next. He had seen a letter in the Times of that morning, declaring the agitation for the repeal of the window-tax a mean and paltry agitation. The duties on tea, soap, and other articles ought to be modified or repealed, but the people might be diverted from their purpose by tubs thrown to the whale, and the vigour and unity of their efforts so destroyed. Mr. WILLIAMS, M.P. for Lambeth, also protested against the substitution of another tax, perhaps not so objectionable in itself, but which ought to be opposed, on the ground that it was not required. He con trasted the estimates of Sir R. Peel in 1835 with the expenditure of the present period. The naval and military forces consisted of 80,000 men more than in 1835. The charges under the head of civil services amounted to 1,850,000/. more than in 1835. The charges on the consolidated fund were 630,0001. less in 1835 than last year. Mr. SODEK moved the adoption of a petition to the House of Commons, in the terms of the resolution. Mr. WHITMORE seconded the motion, and adverted to the sanitary view of the question. The Board of Health had stated that consumption, and stunted were produced by want of ai r , growthaid consumption was one- e i g hth the particularly, mortality fi of the whole mortality. He referred to the experi ence of medical men, who could riot but feel in many cases that their exertions were thrown away because they could not give the light of heaven and pure air to their patients. The tax was only worthy the pur pose for which it was created —to promote war, de struction, and slaughter, and to be productive of pes tilence, disease, and death.—(Cheers.) To supply the loss of revenue consequent on the repeal of the window-tax, he should suggest the total removal of the Islington, s on of African squadron, and the reduc G tio s u ms of s, th of e high offices. After some remarks by Mr ivision for Finsbury had been a the window-tax, explanatory of the grounds on which the Member; principle of the English Mr. JOSEPH moved -- obnsent from the last d• • in the House of Commons by Parliament until Constitu tiongriev- ances that no supplies . dreesed, this meeting, considering the win dow are re be se intolerable grievance, respectfully re questdow-tax to " That, as it is a be voted that in case the window-tax is not repealed the im bers for upplies this " borough do use th e i r en d eavours t o be r e ,top th Mr. Gsxsia seconded the resolution. Mr. LUSHINGTON, M.P., stated that he had voted last year for the abolition of the tax. A motion simi lar to that now proposed had been agreed to in St. Anne's, Westminster ; Sir De Lacy Evans and him self were then instructed to declared that further fi nancial measures could not be considered until a vote for a repeal of the window-tax should have been passed. These instructions they cheerfully engaged to fulfil. After a few remarks from Mr. MICHIE, on the an nouncement of the Ministerial intentions respecting the tax, Mr. H. C. WiLsoN moved a resolution,— " That, in the event of a commutation er modification of the window-tax, the meeting request the committee to continuo their sitting, end determine what ulterior proaecilings might he necessary to obtain the removal of the t?.Y.' He calle:lrEtigtuteirritc‘ipr,anymtoentthoefpl:iamoictlatiiaoinraotesis t a h s e a can T stitueneiea occasioned by th e exister:,7e ofthe w i n d ow _ con dition vf the franchise veils less objectionable ; but a house.. tax Would produce the same tni.schievous effects as the window. tax. Mr. HODGES seconded the resolution, and suggested h tax b tax e o p n ea the o transfer the w i f do r real t nyl hat Lord D. Stuart should be t r t t r nerh. tgnyh t w Se Per e o E a su rui p moved, p n i e ) b requested to present the petition, and Sir B. Hall to su pport it ; which motion was seconded by Mr. GasEN, and carried unanimously, as the other reso lutions had been. After ti vote of thanks to th. Gliatpon Oulit 4 infi Separated. 51 M xi f, ) , Y•) et thoye le 0 0 is l3l : se, for olo' Ar T he 30 ity De' iro s ro'