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• - CONTRACT FOR WHOL WHEATEN MEA. De partment of the Comptrolle E r for Victualing and L Transport Services, Somerset-place, March 2. 1847. THE COMIIISSIONERS for EXECUTING the OFFICE of LORD HI GH ADMIRAL of the U N ITED XINGD OM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, do hereby give ,ree, that on THLIZSDAY, the 11th instant, at One o'Clock, they ;!!!, be ready to treat with such Persons as may be willing to „,r_ T RACT for supplyi ng an d del i ver i ng into her Majesty's Victu "'mg StOres at DEPTFORD, 2688 SACKS of WHOLE WHEATEN ZAL. , Sample of the Meal, and the Conditions of the Contract, may ~,,!ean at the said °face. No Tender will be received alter One k on the day of treaty, nor any noticed, unless the party at tends,or an agent for him duly authorized in writing. E very Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Ad mir . alty, and pear in the heft hand corner the words "Tender for and must also b e d e li vered at Somerset - p l ace , accom p an i e d nru le tter signed by t wo responsi b le persons, engag i ng t o b ecome lled with the person tendering, in the sum of 251. per cent. on the , for the due performance of the Contract. E M PLOYMENT.—Persons having a little time in Lan ,to sPare are apprised that AGENTS continue to be !mpointed and country towns to the EAST INDIA TEA COM ''. Church ,'` n if , for the SALE of their celebrated TEAS. Offices, 9, Great St canisters from -yard, Bishopsgate-street. They are packed In feudal ru t t ed an ounce to a pound, with the price and weight Pa!e °° each packet, and but little trouble is occasioned by the WithOlnetlYorlicloesnss.e required is I Is. per , many during Q Years have realised considerable annum co inmes and by the agency, nut ls. to be made, if by letter, post paid, as above. STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE COM?ANY. (Constituted by Act of Parliament, 1825.) /hi GOVERNOR. Orate the Duke of IIITCCLEUCH and QUEENSBERRY. DEPGOVERNOR. Th e e Right Hon. the Earl of TY- ELGIN and KINCARDINE. Sus? ) NTY-F IRST ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the eoa l p a ', ll D LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY was held within the ofq I°f l ice, 3, George-street, Edinburgh, on Monday, the 1, Winch r) , e° ,,rnarY, 1847, in the terms of the Act of Parliament by j;' ° Company is constituted. r A.XES lIONCRIEFF MELVILLE, Esq., in the Chair. Past , e _P Qrl. on the progress of the Company's business during the lial ts •',:ar Was submitted by the Directors, iu which the following re- Th e ''.l% c ommunicated :- 19th of tlr WPolicies issued from the 15th of November, 1g45, to the 592 ' o vember, 1846, the Company's business year, amount to Period k _ e n unlber of proposals made to the Company during the same ' ,11 13 763. Th e an , Is :3 6 ount of new A ssurances , covered by the 592 new Policies amou r ' 9l ' 7 3. 10d. (an a v erage of 6251. for each Policy) ; the 476,135 i Th of • • Assurances applied for during the year being Th• 1s 9d e r e venue of the Comoany is upwards of 120,9001. per annum. C Nod ' claim s h ave been moderate, both in num b er an d amoun t, an d o n L ra blY less than shown by the mortality tables on which the r,_'`'Y's ca lculations are founded. The results in other branches littainess have been favourable. „14,i'1118 si ness of the Com me rci a l Life Assurance Company of Scot r,car, helm been transfe rred tothe in The aadition to tire ' nelv - inesS of the Year shoie reported . . as tra n u :P ess 01 the York and London Assurance Company, which ult etk - f - erred to the Standard Company in 1844, continues to "torY results In its progressive development. Imo, ' , Port then alluded to the great extension of the Company's De q e ," to Scotland generally, and to the rapid progress of the Com he? E ngland, also in Ireland. Pah, I n ner easing SUCCQSS of the Branch Office opened by the Com- Lca aa gow was subject of congratulation, and the establishment Th e fon "rd s in Aberdeen and Inverness were reported. D g new Directors were elected : avid g Smith, Esq., W.S., Edinburgh. J la g l ‘ Henderson, E s q., Merchant, Edinburgh. s Condie, Esq., P e rth. Lindsay, Esq., Lawrence Pountney-lane, Loudon. By order of the Directors, Th e .12,, s WILL lAM THOS. THOMSON, Manager. the be Life _issurance Company is so constituted as to afford th at co_ellts of Life A ssurance to a l l who ma y see k it s protection n . Whn t ,un Which is best suited to attain the particular objecL in vie , I nnu , those who look to the advantage to be derived by way of th ere i t s o their P o li c i es from the favourable results of the businesa, Th e an 'n eye ry inducement to connect themselves with the Company. , f bted !t‘tntle m contributions demanded for Life Policies have b eedt Lae ec g ost approved inforrreition as to the value of life, an hill,,'.lPany have published an extensive set of Life Tables 08 in Its setting forth its to mrs tor all ordinary trausactkns, so that iro;ciples are fully before the public. si ees.s n is ad ditions to Policies have been declared on three ocea n in 1840, and in 1845. following are examples of the additions made : Policy of 1825 for £l.OOO increased to ,g 1,600 0 8 bo. 1830 do. do. 1,412 10 0 Do. 18 35 do. do. 1, 225 0 0 A. , : . n Do. 1840 do. do. 1,087 10 0 A tB 7, vestigation of the Company's affairs, and a division of pro- 1 1 ; r e Made ev ery f i ve years, the next being in 1850. Rb th e :rsYsternof the of nus being an advantaous one for lders, ectorsStandard Company, i ge n fixing the niode Policy-h of division th e have adopted, gave the subject much attention, and after Rh o b u st Particular inquiry into the practice of otlisr . Com . panhs foli ew `lad divided profits, they adopted the survivorship principle Iseil e ,V, by the Equitable Societe. of London, under which system a - uns bee k tt death six or seven tim-s its original n nov,n realise a a . friount. The Standard Company do not hold out the pro p ° f &milli' results as regards the amount of additions to their P t Lcles , for there are peculiarities in the arrangements of the Lon ferrnel° v,(lllitable conferring' Class Benefits, and there were advantages ~,,t " `, n arose in its earlier years, which are not in the present day any office But it is the principle of division which is re .o to as common to both Companies, and which has bees highly "`Tuelve to the production of the great results alluded to. ° the terms and conditions of Assurance the Dors of the urandard Company have directed their particular atte irect ntion, satisfied Life Assur the more liberal these are made, the wider will the practice of ance be extended, PETER EWART, Resident Secretary, 82, King William-street. g F orms of proposal and every information may be obtained at the °Tr ipany's Offlees, 3, George-street, Edinburgh ; 82, King William %tree . London ; GG, Upper Sackvills-street, Dublin ; 35, St. Vincent ,Jace, G'a.sgow ; or at any of the Agencies which are established in t he principal towns of Scotland, England, and Ireland. LIFE ASSURANCE.-BRITISH MUTUAL LIFE A6SURANCE SOCIETY, 17, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars, London. DIRECTORS. John Atkinson, Esq. Captain Twisleton Graves henry Wm. Beauclerk, Esq. Thomas 'Umber, Esq. 1 41117 Charles Curtis, Esq. John Lodge, Esq. 0 . Godwin, Esq., F.R.S., F.S.A. Lieutenant-Colonel Montresor man. William Gore r ir George Alfred Walker, Esq. HE BRITISH MUTUAL LIFE t „ , ASSURANCE SOCIETY entertains proposals of any descrip "bn Involving the contingency of human life. th: r usPectuses and every information may be had on application at " °face, 17, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars. CHARLES JAMES THICKE, Resident Secretary. .............. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, 26 CORNIIILL, LONDON. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. ...THIS Institution embraces important and substantial advantages ~, t h respect to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured ' 4, , on all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense •r for titure of the Policy, two-thirds of the eremiurns paid (see Table) ; ' l so the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his in trests to meet other conveniences or necessity. kisurances for terms of years are gran t e d on the lowest p ossible lite:. DIVISION OF PROFITS. 11 .7 he remarkable success and increasing prosperity of the `Aeciety 46enabled the Directors, at the last annual isivestigation, to declare V t su-th bonus, yarying from 35 te 85 per cent. on the premiums paid 4 itch Policy effected oil the Profit scale. EXAMPLES. t z 7 , i"" premi • e Bonus Bonus in g num . Assnreo 8 4 added. Cash. •-• 2 may ; Borrow. t t,. 4. 1837 X 217 15 ILT 0 1 1 4 1 1 £1 1 6 3 10 0 4 2 X 1 340455 110 01 (413° 3 4 1838:3 19 6. 2 5 1 3 1 10 74 191 11 311 346 2 3 ,1840 116 7 6: 54 110 718 101 296 13 4 '-'------___ 118411 111 6 8, 4910 01 710 41 247 4 5 +me' men Net„„ of profits is annual, and the next will be ins.de ` u utr of the present year. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary. S: 1 ) MMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' SUB scpn. tuol t I N FOR THE RELIEF OF THE DESTITUTE A IRELAND AND SCOTLAND. 41;s.° e °ram ittee appointed to carry into effect the above laudable zrzi._,.--perleAlipa,tat:ritwleularly request that Commercial Gentlemen and Inn homSubscription Lists have been sent, will return them kEit eu ,l,:,?gether with the amounts collected, to Mr. R. ALLEN, . The „,`_ e i OFFICE, NOTTINGHAM, the Honorary Secretary. ned , tt l?‘ ription Lists being all numbered consecutively and b! eat eat v r_requested that where they are not used, the numbers may /,_nd returned by post. Orders to be made payable to Richard Allen. „C - A A .LEDONIAN RAILWAY. „._--e AT .„"....the FOURTH ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY GE -7p...LETING of the SHAREHOLDERS of the CA.LEDO- A" s ellat; t kIL WAT COMPANY, held in pursuance of public Adver ma . s , Gibb's Royal Hotel, Edinburgh, on Si:ruiner, the 27th *lolll4L!bruary, 1847, at ens o'clock ; JOHN JAMES ROPE %air, , Esq., M.P., Chairman of the Company, in the the following Resolutions were proposed, seconded, and der That the common seal of the Company be affixed to the re ia:7 Sh areholders now produced. s tatem h ,at the reports of th e Di rec t ors an d E ng i neers , an d th e ad optlit illas of receipts and expenditure now read, be received and Meet r _ a nd Pricted and circulated among the shareholders. aleeti h l -u alamax having intimated that th e Ext raor di nar y G enera l t'hat i :7 s WcUld take place at Two o'clock ; and, having left the a r 13,, a s resolved unan im ous ly, th a t th e cor di a l th an k s o f th e Meet pile”: o ffered to the Chairman and Directors for the able manner in CI3Q:Y have conducted the affairs of the Company, and to the for his conduct In the chair. . all,, at an EXTRAOR GERAL of the ".EHOLDERS of DINARY th e COMPANY held in M Iike EETING manner, same plaea and day, at Two o'clock — It, JOHN' J HOPE JOHN - STONE, Esq., M.P. in the chair, • . nanimouslY,— w: t solve j : t 3 , dreet ng Scottnd approve Railway, proposed Len,e or Guarantee of theish Central and its ' r v. 411 C es --- hy t his Company, In conjunction with the London and _arth h -Nv'estere and Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Companies, and nhorisesthe Directors to apply to Parliament, and to do all other 'ate that may be necessary for carrying the same into efft.et. ,_2(l. That this Meeting sanctions and approves of the proposed or Guarantee of the Wishaw and Coltness Railway by this atw e f r ,"Triany, and authorises the Directors to apply to Parliament, and s all other acts that may be necessary, for carrying the same into et. 1 . 34 , • That ts Meeting sauctiGns and approves of the proposed 3Z e rackent fora lease of, or amalgamation of, the Glasgow, Kilmer aad-„'„'Lid Anlrossan Railway and its Branches with this Railway, st3 o . - "Llarilles the directors to apply to Parliament, and to do all that may be necessary for carrying the same into effect. Cal J. J. . 1 . H. JOHNSTONE, Chairman. %Way Office, 122, Prince's-street, E dinburgh, 17th February, 1847. CALED - ONIAN RAILWAY. Th ee LOANS ON DEBENTURES. or L o _ al edonian Railway Company are prepared to receive Tenders qi,uiV"kr; the interest ' to be Ate ," On Debentures in sh•ms of not less than 5001., for three or ...tiers te payable half-yearly, in Edinburgh, T.,. 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(Abridged from the Ipswich Laprels,) The half-yearly meeting of the above compatay was held on Friday, at the offices, High-street, Colchester; T. L. Ewen, Esq., presided. Mr. G. BawrneE, the secretary, read the directors' report, which stated that the balance-sheet exhibited a total receipt from call and deposits of 33,3651. The expenditure left a balance of 22,5144 6s. 11d. The engineer's report declared that the greatest amount of public benefit will be realised by the construction of the line, and that this will be effected at an unusually small cost; that there are now engaged upon the works about 300 men, and 30 horses, which will be materially increased as the season advances fur their advan tageous employment. The report was adopted, with resolutions carrying out its recommendations; and a 'rote of thanks having been passed to the chairman, the meeting separated. MALDON, WITHAM, AND BRAINTREE RAILWAY . On Saturday last the second general meeting of this com pany was held at the White Hart Inn, Witham. Mr. BLOOD, the solicitor to the company, read the report of the directors, which stated that the line from Maldon to Braintree had been set out by the Eastern Counties Railway Company. The notices for the purchase of the land had been served, and the works will be commenced immediately. The following gentlemen have been elected directors, to fill up vacancies which have occurred :—George Hudson, Esq., M.P., and David Waddington, Esq. The report was unanimously adopted, and the meeting broke up. CALEDONIAN RAILWAY. (Abridged from the Glasgow Herald.) On Saturday last a meeting of the shareholders of this company was held in Gibb's Royal Hotel, Edinburgh ; Mr. Hope Johnstone, of Annaudale, the chairman of the dimctotwlid the chair. A report was read, from which we make the folowing extracts : " The directors have much pleasure in laying before the proprietors the engineer's report as to the progress of the works ; from which it will be seen that they are in such a state of forwardness as to justify the expectation that the whole line from Carlisle to Edinburgh and to Glasgow, and to the junction with the Scottish Central Line at Castlecarry, will be completed within the next twelve months ; and that the portion of it from Carlisle to Beattack, a distance of forty miles, will be opened for the autumn traffic of the pre sent year. liter the severe contest which this company maintained in the last session of Parliament, and of which the result was detailed to the shareholders at the meeting in August, the directors hoped that they should now have been able to concentrate their attention upon the ordinary business of the company, unmolested by further opposition. In conse quence, however, of certain proceedings on the part of other railway companies, the directors were obliged to prepare once more for a Parliamentary contest, in order to defend the le gitimate interests of the shareholders. "The Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Company obtained their Bill last session, under repeated professions that it au thorised a line required for local accommodation alone, and was neither intended nor adapted to abstract any of the traffic to which the Caledonian line was properly entitled to look for its success. But there have since been proposed, in connexion with the Glasgow, Dumfries, andCarlisle or Niths dale line, and with the assent and approbation of the Ayr shire Company, several branches, which, under the pretence of maintaining possession of the country that belongs to the Nithsdale line,' would tend directly to divert a consider able amount of the traffic which the Caledonian Company . - have always considered themselves peculiarly entitled to ac commodate. Thus it was distinctly stated in the reports of the directors of both these companies that, by means of one of these lines communicating with the Crawick branch of the Nithsdale Railway, a new route will be afforded be tween Carlisle, Glasgow, and the north of Scotland, only about four miles longer than by the Caledonian Railway, and presenting gradients of an infinitely superior character to that line.' " Your directors are happy in being able to state that their exertions have already been so far successful that the Bill for carrying this project into effect has been thrown out upon standing orders. They were more particularly interested in this matter, as they always intended to accommodate the important districts of Lesmahagow, Douglas, Strathaven, and Dalserf by branches, which will not only prove remune rative in themselves, but can also be worked with greater economy and convenience in connexion with the Caledonian line than with any other. They have accordingly applied to Parliament fur powers to construct branches, which have been laid out so as to afford the greatest possible facilities and accommodation to the very extensive mineral resources of the district. The directors are happy to add that their measures have received the cordial support of the Duke of Hamilton, Lord Douglas, and other influential proprietors on the line. These branches will have the advantage of affording ready access to Edinburgh and Glasgow from that part of the countrv, and passengers or minerals destined for the south will obtain access to the main line at Carnwath. The directors formerly reported that the committee of the House of Lords last session, in rejecting the Canobie branch of the Nithsdale line, intimated that the construction of branches in the district to the east of the Caledonian Rail way might properly be left open to this Company. Notwith standing this intimation, the Nithsdale 'Company have re newed their application for a branch to Canobie, and have likewise projected one to Brampton ; both of which branches cross the main Caledonian line, and are calculated to deprive it of feeders in this direction, to which it is entitled. The directors have made preparations for opposing these hostile schemes, and they have renewed their application for branches to Canobie and Langbolm. They have also, in the same Bill, applied for powers to enable the Company to effect a communication with the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway by a branch which will terminate at a point near to the town of Brampton; and they hay,: included in this Bill side branches to the towns of Dumfries and Annan, for the purpose of affording local accommodation to the district, and without which these towns would be placed at a great disadvantage in respect to their means of communication with Edinburgh, Glasgow, and the north of Scotland. " In addition to these measures, they have applied for au thority to enable them to enlarge and complete the Edin burgh station, and to construct short branches to Granton, to \Vilsontoun and to Broughton ; also to alter the line of the Garnkirk Railway, and to improve the Buchanan-street sta tion in Glasgow. " The direCtors also hope to obtain authority to effect the crossing of the Clyde, if the report of the recent Govern. meat and Admiralty Commissions shall be favourable to the scheme promoted by this company. "In connection with this last measure, the directors also propose to extend the company's station from Clyde -terrace into Dunlop-street. It may be stated that certain influential individuals have interested themselves in promoting an amicable arrangement between the Caledonian and competing companies, and the directors are not without hope that some permanent and equitable arrangements may still be concerted. "The directors then referred in terms of regret to the death of Mr. P. M. Stewart, M.P., one of the directors, and Mr. Buller Williams, the secretary; they bad secured Mr. Fox Mettle for the vacant seat at the board. "The directors, in conclusion, submit to the meeting the statement of the receipts and expenditure as at the 31st of December last. Since the date of that statement they have raised on loan to the amount of about 350,0001., which, with the sums since received on the call made at the end of last year, has enabled them to meet the heavy monthy pay ments to the contractors; and as the company are em powered by their Act to borrow to the further extent of 350,1100/., the directors do not at present anticipate that it will be necessary to make any further call on the share holders for some tune." The engineers' report (Messrs. Locke and Errington), dated 20th of February, was then read. It detailed the satis factory progress of the works. The total number of men em ployed is 11,500, and there are about 950 horses at work. This number will also be considerably increased when the masons and platelayers resume their work after the frost. The report concluded by stating : " Arrangements have been made for completing the Car lisle station for traffic by August next; and the contractors expect to complete that portion of the line from Carlisle to Beattock so as to obtain the autumn traffic. Whether this can be accomplished will depend much upon the season ; but there does not appear to be any one point upon which the work remaining to be done is so heavy as to prevent this por tion of your line from being opened as proposed. It is in direct extension of the route by railway northwards, and may, therefore, be worked with advantage. It will also enable you to train an efficient staff for the other portions of your line. The extensive stock of engines, carriages, waggons, and other materials required for the working of your line, is all in hand; several of the engines are far advanced, and a proportion of engines, carriages, and waggons, sufficient for the working of the Garnkirk and Wisbaw and Coltness Rail ways, on the 4 feet 8i inch gauge, will be ready early in the summer." p The CMAIRMA24 said, that the report detailed so fully the and prospects of the company, that little was left to him, excepting to congratulate the shareholders on the thriving and prosperous state of their affairs. lie moved the approval of the report. Colonel M'DONALD, of Powderhall, seconded the motion. Mr. I .4TMEIDEN, of Glasgow, p ro p ose d a vo t e o f t h an k s t o the chayman for his unweaned and successful exertions in promoting the company's interest, and for his conduct in the chair. The motion was cordially agreed to, and the compliment acknowledged by Mr. Hors JOHNSTONE. The general meeting then closed. availing themselves, in lieu of such dividend, of the dividend which may be paid by the amalgamated company. It has however, been intimated by the directors of the tilmarnock and Ardrossan Company, th it" it is their opinion that The proposed terms of ama l gamat i on w ill not be ratified by the shareholders of that company." The CHAIRMAN moved that the directors be authorised to c3nclude an arrangement on the terms formerly offered. They were not prepared to recomniend a fixed guarantee. This was agreed to. The motion of which Mr. Bridges had given notice, viz., that " there be a t o t a l cessat i on o f t ra ffic on this railway on the Lord's day," was postponed. A SHAREHOLDER inquired if any offer of a lease had been made to the Caledonian itself, or was likely to take place. The CHAIRMAN replied that no offer of a lease had been made. This was not a point which the directors bad at all pressed forward. The proper time had not yet arrived for offering a transfer o f t hi s great conc ern ; and they .con ceived it would be bett er t o s h ow w h a t the real magnitude of the traffic would b e b e f ore t h ey en t er ed into any arrange ment of this kind. The meeting then separated. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, Maxert Y. STOCK Exclt/amt.-The sales are-Great Western Halves, 19- Ditto, Quarters, 2 8-Ditto, New, 8% -Manchester and Leeds, Thirds. 34 p.-Manchester and Southampton, I %-Midland, New, 35 -Di t to, New, 6-Ditto, 6 percent. (Birmingham and Glouces ter), 124-South Devon, 334-York and Newcastle, Preference, 9. LIVERPOOL, Maacu 3. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Ambergate and Eastern Junc tion, 14 P.-Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, Ps. 9d. p.-Bir mingham and Oxford Junction, 9% p.-Blackburn, Clitheroe, and North-Western, par-Buckinghamshire, lie. 3d. p.-Caledonian, Halves, % p.-Dundee and Perth, 15 p.-East Lincolnshire, 214 p.- Ditto, 3 4 p.-Ditto, New (Scrip), 31s. XL -Edinburgh and Glasgow, 80-Great Northern (Nos. 1 to 108,000), Bs. 9d. p.-Ditto (Nos. 104,001 and upwards), n,,4 p.-Iludderstield Canal and Railway, 3% p.-Leeds and Thirsk, 1 16 die.-Ditto, New, 14 p.--Ditto, Prefer ence, 31s. 3d. p -London and Ne-Ah.Western, 185 ex div.-Ditto, Grand Junction Walter!, -London, Manchester, and Birmingham, Qiiatters (C),'6li pv ex dlr.-Manchester and Leeds (late Bud. and Shea.), 5 p.-Ditto, 321. Shares (late Extension), 3% p.-Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (late Great Grimsby and Sheffield), '2O/. Shares, 1% dis.-Midland, 122-Ditto, 401. Shares, p.-Ditto, New, 3S p.-North Staffordshire, 34 p.-North Union (A), 217 ex (Mr.-Preston and Wyre, Halves (5), 14 p.- Scottish Central, 71i p.- Scottish Midland, 8% p.-Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 9/. 12s. 3d. Shares (II), % p.-South-Eastern and Dover, New, No. 4, S p.-West Riding Union, I) p.-Dublin and Drogheda, Thirds, 5% dis. tc -Blackburn, „%ei a. . I , B,c MANCHESTER, Maim 3. STOCK Exemswer.-The sales are-Amber ga t e , N o tti ng h am, an d Boston, 14-Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Ch es hi re Junct i on, Birminghamp. c. a Bolton, 14 c n.-Eastern Counties, Perpetual, No. 2, 7-East Lan cashire, New (scrip), 1% -Edinburgh and Glasgow, 80-Di tto, Quer n(i new-Ditto, Oxford l'refe r Junction,ia,4 1, aab ub p.-Blackburn, t w l r ier Quar ters, 19%---Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding Junction, %- Great Northern (late London and York), Reg., 5,16-Iludders field and Manchester Railway and Canal, 3S p.-Manchester and Leeds, Halves (late llud. and Sheff.), 4S -Ditto, 32/. Shares (late Extensions), 34 -Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire: (Grimsby 201. Shares), 1 14-Ditto (Sheffield arid Lincolnshire), 1 1-16-Man chester and Southampton, 15s. CAL-North Staffordshire, 3 5-16-• Oldham Alliance, Y.-Preston and Wyre, H a l ves (B), -Shrews bury and Birmingham (A), 14 - -Shropshire Union, 11-16-West Riding Cnion, 1 15-10 p.-Wharfdale, LEEDS, Marten 3. STOCK EXCITANCE.-The sales are - Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 2s. 6d. p.-Eastern Counties (York Extension), lOs p.-East Lancashire, New, 24 p.-Ditto, New (scrip), 295. p.-Nast and West Yorkshire, 10s. p.-Great Northern (late, London and York), 7s. 6d. n. p.-Iluddersfield and Manchester, Thirds, 255. p.-Leeds and Dewsbury, Branches Scrip (blue), 2% P.-Ditt o , Extensions Scrip (green), 15s. p.-Ditto, New Extensions (pink), 17s. 6d. p.- Leeds and Thirst, 114 dis.-Ditto, New, 2s. ed. di g. - D i tto, Pre . ference, 30s. 6d. p.--Leeds, Wakefield, end Midland, 11 s. dis.-Lei cester and Bedford, 3s. dis.-Malton and Dritheld Junction, 28s. c. p. -Manchester and Leeds, 321. Shares (late Extension), 31. 3s. p.- Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 16s. c. p.-Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (late Great Grimsby and Sheftield), 4 1 4 n. dis.-North British, Thirds, 545. p.-Ditto, Extensions (scrip), 15s. p. -North Staffordshire, 3% p. -Northern Counties Union, 265. dis.-North-Western, Bs. p.-Sheffield and Rotherham, 8 p.-Shel field, Rotherham, and Goole, ss. p.-South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole,: 7s. 6d. p.-South Wales, 114 dis.-West Riding Union, In p.-Whsrfdale Junction, Is. p. -York and North Midland, Prefer ence, 10% p. HULL, Meacit 3. . _ p. -ate, N, STOCK EXCIIANGE..-The sales are-North British, Halves, 17- , Preston shire % p -Leeds and T ottin hirsk gham , I and N dis. -Newcastle and Berwick , 33 . is os t 2 ) s N . '2, p , r . e, a c l k v i e n s o (B), Amberg _ SLIEFFIk:LD, Marten 3 . STocx Excaslsol.-The sales are-Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, Is. Gd. p.-Eastern Coun ties, York Extension, % p .-Leeds and Thlrsk, 1/. dis.-Ditto, Preference, 1 % p.-Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Grimsby and Sheffield), 201. Shares, 1% dis.- Ditto, ditto, Docks, 2% dis.-Ditto (Sheffield and Lincoln), 245. dis. -Midland, New, 31. 18s. Gd.-West Riding Union, 2 p. EDINBURGH, Msacti 2. STOCK EXCIIANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 231. 55.-Airdrie and Bathgate, 4/. la.-Arbroath and Forfar, 281.-Ditto, Ilalf Shares, 151.-Ayr and Galloway, 2/. 65.-Caledonian, 271. 25.-Ditto, New, 21. I4s. - Caledonian and Dumbarton, 2'.95.--Clydesdale Junction, 39/. 55.-Deeside, 31. 55.-Direct Northern, 21. 195.-Dunblane, Douce, and Callender, it. 12s. 6d.-Dundee and Arbroath, 431. 55.- o, New, No. 1, 301.-Ditto, New, No. 2, 271.-Ditto, New, No. 3, 51. 2s. 6d.-Dundee and Perth, 351.-Ditte, New Shares, 22/. 10s.-East of Fife, 31. 35.-East Lothian Central,: 21. 155.- Edinburgh and Itathgate, 51. 12a. W.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, 80/. -Ditto, Half Shares, 201. 17s. Gd.-Ditto, Quarter Shares, 191. 12s. 61-Edinburgh, Leith. and Granton, 201.-Ditte, Preference, 211.- A . - , New t o Stock. l al ve Ditto, New, 3/. 55.-Ditto, Quarters, 175.-Edinburgh and Northern, 171 155.-Ditto, New Shares, 4/. 7s. 6d.-Ditte, Newport, 51. 19s. -Ditto, ditto, New, 11. 153.-Eslinburgh and Perth (Old), 11. 185. D 5' 34 1 1 1 ..- 6 D e rtto, Halves, Gbugowand W. 'N.-Ditto, No. 2,8/. 155.-Ditto, Quarter Shares, 161, 103.- Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 61. IA. 6d.-Glasgow and Gam kirk, 391.-Glasgow General Terminus, 121. IN.-Glasgow and Greenock, 191.-Ditto, Halves, .V,-Ditto, Preference, 81. 55.- Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 61. N.-Great North of England, 2331. 10s.-Great North of Scotland, 2/. 145.-London and York, 3/. 12s. 6d.-Ditto, Extensions (scrip), W. 55.-14.11ne1-tes ter and Leeds, 110/. 105.-Ditto, Sixteenths, 81. 55.-Newcastle and Berwick, 321. 55.-North British, 361.-Ditto, llalvee, 17/. 105.- Ditto, Quarters, 4/. I ls.-Ditto, New Quarters (scrip), IL Bs.-Ditto, Thirds, 3/. 16s. 6d.-Ditto, Fifths, 71.-Scottish Central, 221. 129. W.-Scottish Grand Junction, I/. 4s.- Scottish Midland, 241.- Shrewsbury and "Hereford, 11. 12s. Gd.-Shrewsbury, Osweatry, and Chester, 81. 45.-Ditto, New, 11.-Stirling and Dunfermline, 31. ISs. Gd.- Stirling and Midland, 21. 95.-Wishaw and Coltness, 481. 15s. ex div.-York and Newcastle, 361. 10s. ex new-Ditto, New, 111. 155.-Ditto, Preference, 91.-Direct Bombay and Madras, 3s. 9d. -East Indian, 7s. 6d.-Great Noah of India, 3L-Great Southeni of Madras, 35.-Madras, Nellore, and Arcot, 25. , . STOCK EXCIZANGIC —The sales are—Caledonian, New, GLASGOW, Maacn 2. (New Co.), 675. Bombay and Madras, 3s. 6,1. Direct Northern (seep), 60s.—Dundee and Arbroath, New, No. 3,5/. ls.—Dunblane, Dous e, and Callen der ,30s. 6d. East Lothian Central, 57e.—Edinbu r g h and Perth 521.—Direct Ayr, 651.—Ditto, H a l ves , N o . 2, 83( —Glasgow, har bour Mineral, 408. Manchester an d Southampton, 225. 9.l—Scottish Central, 231. .—Y —Scottish Grand Junction, 275. 6dork and Newc astle, Prefer ekee, 8. gilmarnock , and TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. DIVIDENDS. At the Court o f B an k ruptcy , Basinghall-street. E. Snowdon, pl um b er , Alt on, S ou th am pton, twelve. blarch 27, at In the Country. 11. Cochrane, merchant, Manchester, March 26, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court—J. and W. Gundry, mer chants, Goldsithney, Cornwall, Marsh 25, at one, at the Exeter District Court—D. W. Acraman, W. E. Acraman, A. J. Acraman, W. Morgan, T. Holroyd, and J. N . Franklin, ship builders, Bristol, March 26, at one, at the Bristol District Court—J. Graham, sen., bookseller, Alnwick Northumber land, March 25 at half-p ' ast ten, at the Newcastle -upon• Tyne District Court—T. Taylor grocer, Newcastle-upon- Tyne, March 25, at one , at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court—J. Spencer, worsted piece manufacturer: Bradford, Yorkshire, March 25, at eleven, at the LeeMdsarch Di2s trict Court—W. andT. Wrigley worste d s pinners , at eleven, at the Leeds DistriceCourt— R. Buckley, woollen cloth manufacturer, Saddleworth, Yorkshire, Dl a rch 24, at eleven, at the Leeds Di s t r i c t Court—E. Hodgson, iron monger, Richmond, Yorkshire, March 24, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court—J. B. Oram, maltster, Birmingham, March 18, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. N. Daniel, dentist, Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square, March 25—A. J. Hoffataedt, merchant, Billiter-street, Fen church-street, March 24—J. Wordhead, .shoe dealer, Tod morden, Yorkshire, March 24—F. Clark, Jewel case maker, George-street, Adelphi, March 2b--J• nalowell, raaltster, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, March 23— J. Graham, sen., book- Dredge seller, Alnwick, Northumberland , M arch 25-4. , hotel keeper, Liverpool, March 23--J ell,bleusley, builder, North Brixton, March 23—C. H. Parn coal merchant, Liverpool. March 23—W. Bottle, grocer, Dover, Marsh 23 W. C. Thornton, machine maker, Bina°, Yorkshire, March 23—J. Lamont, ship owner, Wellclose-square, March 23—C. Burrell, cheesemonger, Northumberland -place, Commercial-road, March 23. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. T. E. Pickford, R. Heywood, and J. Swanwick, commis sion agents, Manchester" (so far as regards R. Heywood)— C. Collick and R. Worsley, chemists, Upper Thames-street-- W. Ainsworth, jun., and W. Johnson. cotton spinners, Wigan, Lancashire—J. Green and J. P o well, grocers, Pembroke dock, Pembrokeshire —J. Bannister and W. Kaye, double twist yarn manufacturer, Huddersfield —W. G. and J. Read ing, fish-hook manufacturer, Red ditch, Worcestershire—M. B. Beverley, B. Beverley, J. Brooke, J. Johnson, W. N es _ ham, jun., S. Stobart, G. Smith, jun., Tr W im . d S on w , a r: n ur c h . am j. sen., and W. Pringle, and J. Walker, coal m erehtuAs, (so far as regards J. Walker)—W._eir °nigh, slorrish, jun., provision factor Bristol.—J. i,s_ . t . ol—J. Valle and G. J. It PSe.wilsimtfiel g d r , o p e r e i r n s, - Acton, auctioneers, York—J. and o taters, Bir- High-street, Southwark —J. Mabb t ..-s. Roberts and T. Gomm, m a tors. Milton, Kent mingliam—R. Lupton and 'l'. S. Dewhurst, printers, Burnley Lancashire —W. H. Ilodding, J. N. Rooke, and G. L. Nelsol; cement manufacturers, Upper Ground- street, Blackfriars (so far as regards W. H. Hodding)—D. Bicknell and B. Wil liams, tobacconists, Strand —W. King and J. Darbvshi accountants, Manchester —J. Kelday and G. Woolford," re, brokers, Durham -place East, Hackney-road—T. Shepard W. Pearce, silversmiths, Leamington Priors, Warwickslru; .SS. Shaw, —L. R. Jones and G. B. Baldwin, timber merchants A J . S. Shaw, W. Worster, junl.l,.aanocic:Jiti. gele, Denbighshire —W. Worster, sen., J. S. Shaw, , ber- J. ;-!. Freeman,Taylor, wharfingers, Regent's-canal, City-basin (so far as regards the ,surgeons, Silver executors of M. Stubbs and T. Bland )—R. Saville drapers, Birmingharn—D. Bull and J. Duke ' stone and Paulerspury, Northamptonshire—E, D. Idargatroyd, railway contractor. Ashton-under-Lyric.e and SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS, W. Bleamyre, ma nufacturer, Glasgow, March 2 an d April 6, at twelve, at the office of lr. Fleming, Glas g ow. Robert Rogers, ironm on g er, Glasgow, Mar c h 8 and APril 5, at two, at the chambers of Mr. Young, Glasgow. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of B rown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the returns made in the week ending 1847, is 365. 5 1 hd. per cwt. Febru ar y 23, RA TES (E N GLAND AND WALES.)--The amou n t o f all rates (other than Poor-rates) levied in England and Wales, in the year 1843, (as shown by a large Par liamentary volume, printed and issued on Friday), was 1,575,573/. 15s. 10d. Of this, 1 ,531,150/. 12s. Bd. was levied in England, and the rest in Wales. Of this sum, 254,068 g. was the amount received from Church rates in England. and 8,601/. in Wales. The total amount, other than for the relief of the poor, expended in 1843 was 706,3041. in England and Wales. Of this total, 12,045/. were the amount of registration expenses. During the same year there was expended out of the rates levied in England and Wales 301,6201. for gaol expenses and maintenance of prisoners; 314,6981. county expenses; 69,390/ . f or coroners; 561,655/. county-rates ; and 279,512!. for the administration of justice and prosecution of prisoners. We regret to learn that his Grace the Duke of Argyll is indisposed at his seat, near Inverary, Argyleshire. The Marquis and Marchioness of Lorn are staying with the venerable Peer—Caledonian Mercury, SPECIAL MEETING. A special meeting was subsequently held for certain pur poses specified in the advertisement. Mr. Hope Johnstone regard to the first of the proposed measures—viz., the the principal condi tions Scottish p S t co ov t i t s i i s o h na (ie a n g tr r a e l em ß e a n il t W az , r in With h chair. l b eio e a n nses tra; ff t K tihi a ee ilway and its branches sha;l. that leased in per petuity by the Caledonian, in conjunction with the London and North-Western and Lancaster and Carlisle Cm at a guaranteed re nt of seven p er ce nt. per annun o irit n l i i es, division of the surplus profits, after deducting expenses. a The CHAIRMAN moved that the terms of the agreement should be sanctioned. The rental, at seven per cent. amounted to 71,1001. The managing board was to consist of six directors from the Scottish Central Company, two from the Caledonian, two from the London and North-Western, and two from the Lancaster and Carlisle; the chairman and deputy-chairman were to be elected from the central section of the hoard. Mr. ANDzasox, of Glasgow, seconded the motion, which was agreed to. The CHAIRMAN then moved the acquirement of theWishaw and Coltness Railway, at a guarantee .of 10 per cent. upon the capital of 440,0061. This was not a matter of any doubt, for since the arrangement had been entered into, the revenue had fully paid the dividend and working expenses, and the traffic and profit were increasing. As compared with last year, the revenue had increased by 2001. a week. Mr. Dickson, of Hartree, seconded the motion, which was agreed to. In regard to the Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan otioti amounting authorise Railway, the directors stated that a provisional agreement was entered into last year with the promoters of this line, t h 7 o o r o i 8 , O e 0 07. , 1 by which the directors 'agreed to recommend the share holdersundertaking, be amalgamated with the Caledonian Stock, asrhroaunlgde,msoenfta,rwthiserteebqyaitrheed ior t capital,he and bear a dividend of 6 per cent., provided the net profits of the line should be found to yield that return ; with a n option to the . Kilmarnock and Ardrossan Compaq of MARCH 4 1 1847. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—Durham, March 2. This morning the learned judges proceeded to the county courts at noon. Mr. Baron Alderson proceeded to charge the grand jury in the Crown Court, while Mr. Baron Rolfe com menced the trial of causes en the civil side. The cause list presents eighteen causes; the calendar about as many prisoners. Neither appears to be of a heavy character. There are three cases of manslaughter, which, though fatal to life, do not appear to be of a ferocious cha radar. CROWN SIDE. IVidiant Ertington, was charged on an indictment fur having on the night of the 22d cf December last assaulted and robbed Thomas Brown, at Sacristan, of 111. 10s. in money, some groceries, and a watch. Mr. Otter conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Matthews the defence. It appeared from the evidence of the prosecutor that on the 22d of December he had been to Durham and Sherborn Hill to settle some accounts, after which he had between 11/. and 121. left. On his return he had called at a public-house called the Halfway House. He and the prisoner entered together, and he treated the prisoner. About ten o'clock they left together, both quite sober. The prisoner carried a bundle which the prosecutor bad, and proposed to see him home. After they had proceeded some distance the prisoner went behind him, and knocked him down and rifled his pockets. After some time the prosecutor got to a Mr. West's cottage, where he obtained assistance, and police-officers were sent• in pursuit. It was not, however, till after a chase of 1,150 miles that the prisoner was captured, at some coal works near Paisley, in Scotland. Previously he had worked at the Sacristan pit. The prosecutor swore positively to his identity, and other persons spoke to their being together at the pot hour. Mr. llArrnEws addressed the jury for the prisoner. "Verdict—Guilty. To be transported for twenty years. Ralph Greenwood was indicted for attempting to discharge a loaded gun at Thomas Watson, a police•oficer, on the 2ith of December last, near Hartlepool. Mr. S. Gray conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Matthews the defence. It appeared that on the morning of Christmas-day- last the prosecutor was in his boat, when he observed the prisoner and another, each with a gun, beating a hedge for game. lie went to them, and attempted to take the other, when the prisoner levelled his gun at him, and said, " My gun is loaded; what if she goes off ?" and pulled the trigger. The prosecutor heard the snap, but it did not go off. He then went for assistance, and the prisoner and his companion quietly walked away. The prosecutor returned with assist ance, and they were taken into custody, and taken to llartle pool station-house. The gun was then loaded, and a cap was on the Mr. MArrigEws, for the prisoner, contended that there was no proof that the gun was loadei at the time, or that there was then any cap on the nipple. Plenty of time had elapsed while the officer was away to load the gan. If it was not loaded, or if there was no cap on, so that it was not in a state to go off, the prisoner wag entitled to a verdict. Verdict—Not Guilty. Nothing of interest occurred on the civil side. WESTERN CIRCUIT:— 11 March 2. NISI PRICS COURT.--(Before Mr. Justice CEESSWELL. ) JONES V. CLARK. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, who was a stockbroker at Southampton, against the defendant, who was also a stockbroker at that place, to recover damages for the non-acceptance of certain scrip in the Oxford, Newbury, An dover, Manchester, and Southampton Junction Railway. Mr. Crowder and Mr. Massey conducted the plaintiff's case ; Mr. Cockburn and Mr. M. Smith appeared for the de fendant. The declaration contained two count; the first alleging a sale of the scrip to the defendant generally, and a non acceptance by him. The second count alleging a retainer by the plaintiff of the defendant, as broker, to sell the said scrip for the plaintiff for certain commission and reward, in the way of his business as a broker; in consideration whereof he (the defendant) promised the plaintiff to be re sponsible to him for the payment of the price of the said scrip when sold, with allegations of the tender, and non acceptance of the scrip. The defendant pleaded general pleas; first the general issue, and then traverses of all the material averments in the declaration, with a special plea setting out that since the making the promises in the decla ration mentioned, and before the tender of the scrip, the con tract had been dissolved, by the company having changed their capital from 600,000/. to 900,0001., and also altered the deposit, and thereby voided the contract which had been en tered into by the defendant. It appeared by the statement of the Learned Counsel for the plaintiff, and the witnesses called in support of his case, that the plaintiff and the defendant were sharebrokers, car rying on business at Southampton, and that in the early p ar t of October, 1845, the plaintiff applied to the defendant to sell for him scrip for fifty shares in the Oxford, Newbury, An dover, Manchester, and Southampton Junction Railway. This he agreed to do, and on the 16th of that month sold them to a Mr. Mackay, a solicitor, in Southampton (who was the pro moter of the line), at a premium of 21. ss. per share. The allotment was not made until the 31st, and on the 29th of . Ns i i iii, November the scrip was tendered by th e plaintiff olicitor to the defendant, and the money f or th e same deman , but the defendant refused to receive th e same , say i ng t at he had sold the shares to Mr. Mackay, and that as soon as Mr. Mackay paid him, he would pay the plaintiff. Mackay, however, having got into difficulties, and the scrip being down in the market, refused to accept the shares and pay for the same ; whereupon the present action was brought against the defendant, on the ground that, according to the usage amongst brokers, he was responsible to the plaintiff for the value of the scrip at the time it was sold, and evidence was given of such usage amongst the brokers in Southampton. On cross-examination of the plaintiff's witnesses, it was elicited that there were only three sharebrokers in South ampton, including the plaintiff and the defendant, and also that after the sale of the scrip, and before the tender of the same, the committee of management of the railway had, by the advice of their engineer, increased their capital from 600,0001. to 900,0001., and also altered the deposits from 2/.55. per share to 2/. 2s. Mr. COCKBURN submitted, on the part of the defendant, that there was no case to go to the jury. First, he contended, that the first count in the declaration was not proved, as it was clear that the defendant acted purely as a broker, and did not buy the scrip for himself, but merely acted as agent between the parties ; and as to the second count, that there was no usage whereby to charge the defendant, as a broker, with the responsibility of paying for the scrip unless he had received the money from the party to whom it had been sold ; he also submitted that the scrip tendered was not the article bargained for, as the capital in the railway had been changed, by being increased one-third, and the deposits on the shares altered from 2/. ss. to 21. 2s. Mr. Justice CRE.SSWELL, however, observed, that there was some evidence on:both counts to go to the jury, both of a sale to the defendant personally, and also of the usage to charge the defendant with responsibility, even if he sold merely as agent. With' regard: to the alteration of the capital and deposit, he would reserve that point if necessary. Mr. COCKBURN then addressed the jury for the defendant, and contended that this was an unworthy attempt, on the part of the plaintiff, to make the defendant liable in a trims action in which it was never intended that he should be liable;' the real intention of the parties being that the de fendant should merely act as agent for the plaintiff in the sale of the scrip, and as soon as the money was paid to him he was to hand it over to the plaintiff. He also called wit nesses to show that the defendant had mentioned to the plaintiff the name of the person Mackay, to whom the scrip had been sold, before the sale to him, and that he had as sented to the sale to that person, and therefore, even if there was such a usage existing in Southampton as that relied on by the plaintiff, yet it could not avail here, as there was the express assen t o f t h e p l a i ntiff to the sale to 'Mackay. Mr. CROWDEIt having replied, Mr. Justice Cax.sswELL left it to the jury to say, first, whether the defendant agreed to by the scrip for himself; and, secondly, if they did not, whether they thought there was such a known usage in Southampton between the broken as would make the defendant responsible to the plaintiff for the sale of the scrip; for even if they thought this, still they were to consider whether the plaintiff had not assented to the sale to Mackay; and, if so, they would find their verdict for the defendant. The jury, after a short consideration, found their verdict for the defendant generally. This was the only case of any interest tried during the day, and lasted till a late hour. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice WILLIAMS.) James Board was charged with having, on the 7th of Ja nuary last, burglariously broken and entered the dwelling house of the guardians of the poor of the parish of St. Mary's, Southampton, and stolen therefrom six pounds weight of pork and other articles. There was a second count in the indictment, laying the burglary to be committed in a build ing within the curtilege of the said dwelling. Mr. Saunders conducted the prosecution ; the prisoner was undefended. prosecution workhousev 3 1 i t on a p s p w e e a r r eeadknt that arpottam. adjoining hoT t ei l nr l h e eienr e gwe v i ashi d ta e , d n ai cnbebewreaenhtal bread room h u nr c o e ibor d ormen o a n aga rtaattheand iden p hgo a e t r dh t fi extorofe fixed t tr h hoi ene the wall of this room, but shortly before the 7th of January it had been stolen therefrom, upon which the hole was built up with bricks and mortar which was not dry at the time of the present robbery. The room was duly locked on the night of the 7th of January, but on the following morning it was discovered that the bricks with which p the hole in the room had been stopped up, had been removed, and an aperture made large enough to admit the person of a man. It was also found that a quantity of salt pork, beef, and nine loaves of bread had been stolen. On inquiry being made, it was ascertained that the prisoner had been seen on the morning of the robbery jumping over a wall of the deanery, at about 200 yards from the workhouse. He was then seen to stoop down and pick up something heavy, and carry it away. Traces of wet salt were found at this place, leading from the wall to the bread-room, and also from the wall to a house in the neighbourhood, and on a policeman who was making the search entering the house, he found the prisoner there, and also a large piece of beef in the cupboard. A woman who lived in the house was called, and stated that the beef was brought there by the prisoner, who had said that he brought it from on board ship. It was also proved that there were some foot-tracks found at the place where the salt had been traced, which corresponded with the shoes worn by the P risoner at the time of his appr eh ens i o n . Mr. Justice WILLIAMS, in summing up the case to the jury, told them that perhaps it was not sufficiently made out that a burglary had been committed, but *till that they might convict the prisoner of the larceny if they: thought the evidence sufficient. The jury, however, to the surprise of the whole court, re turned a verdict of Not Guilty. MIDLAND ClRCUlT.—Northampton, March 3. GIBBONS V. 13.1.TTIEBSBY. This was an action for a libel, and a special jury case, the plaintiff, being a grocor and confectioner, and also a wine and spirit merchant, in Stamford, and th - defendant the proprie tor of the Lincolnshire Chronicle, in which an article appeared in September last reflecting on the manner in which a drink ing-room in the plaintiff's house was conducted. Verdict for the plaintiff —Damages 200/. IVith this case finished the business of the Northampton assizes, the lightest assize that has been known here for some time. HOME ClRCUlT.—Hertford, March 3. The commission for this county was opened on Tuesday by Chief Justice Wilde, and this morning business was pro ceeded with in both Courts, Lord Chief Justice Denman pre siding on the Civil side, and Sir T. Wilde in the Crown C o urt. The business is very light, as, although twenty PRICI SD. causes are on the list, a great many of them are undefended. On the criminal side there are eighteen prisoners for trial, bat, with the exception of a charge of child-murder, all the charges are of the ordinary description. The business dis posed of to-day did not possess any feature of interest to the public. OXFORD ClRCUlT.—Rcading, March 2. CIVIL SlDE.—(Before Mr. Justice 3IAui.E and a Common Jury.) VINES V. THE SREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. This was an action brought by the plaintiff; a solicitor at Reading, to recover compensation from the defendant& for injuries done to a phaeton, through the negligent and ine cure way in which the approaches to the station at Reading were kept on the 12th last September. Mr. G. Hardy arrived at the station at ten o'clock in the evening, where, in accordance with a previous arrangement, the carriage, horse, and coachman of the plaintiff had been sent to await his arrival. He took his seat in the hinder part cf the phaeton, the coachman driving upon the box. The carriage then proceeded along the road leading from the station into Friar-street; the horse, described as a lively animal, was startled at something supposed to be the whistle of the engine, proceeded on its journey, darted onwards, and came in contact with a log of timber, which pro jected about twelve feet from the fence, which marked the boundary of the road. The carriage was lifted up into the air, the coachman was thrown from his seat to the ground. Mr. Hardy kept his place until the vehicle came in contact with the large gates belonging to the railway company, and which lead from Friar-street to the station. The effect of the concussion was to shiver the carriage to atoms, to injure the horse, and to throw out Mr. Hardy, and inflict a permanent injury to the joint of one of his thumbs. The Learned Counsel contended that the railway company, having dedicated a space of their ground leading to Friar street from the station to form a road, were bound to keep it reasonably secure an free from obstructions, so that passen gers to and from tl4railway might proceed in. safety. The . jury found a terdialar the plaintili—Pamagea 281.. the amount of injur done to the carrier done to L., „—_ CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice MAuLE.) Henry James Page having been put to the bar, charged with uttering a counterfeit sixpenny piece, and no counsel appearing for the prosecution, his Lordship inquired the cause, and was told that the solicitor for the Mint having declined to conduct the prosecution, and the 7th Geo. IV., c. 64, sec. 22, which gave prosecutors and witnesses their costs in misdemeanours, not applying to a misdemeanour like the present,•the prosecutor did not like to go to the expense of preparing a brief and feeing counsel. Mr. Justice MAULE—The fiction of law in criminal cases is, that the judge is counsel for the prisoner; but here it is sought not only to upset and to reverse that doctrine, and make counsel for the prosecution, but to throw the whole burden of the prosecution on me, and leave me to make out the best case I can against the prisoner by a careful and dili gent perusal of the depositions. But 1 will not do it. I will be counsel for the prisoner, and let these (the deposi tions) be handed to some counsel learned in the law. Mr. Scotland, who examined the witnessess for the pro secution, said it appeared that the prisoner on the 25th of last month offered the coin in question in payment of some small articles of food, first to a baker, who immediately after the prisoner had quitted the shop ran after him with it, and returned it on the ground that it was bad ; and then to a grocer, who did net discover that it was bad until a police man came to inquire whether the prisoner had passed a counterfeit sixpence. The conduct of the prisoner in other respects, as far as appeared from the evidence, was consistene with a belief on his part that the coin was a good one. There was no scientific evidence that it was bad. Mr. Gray addressed the jury for the prisoner. The jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict of Not Guilty. (Before Mr. Sergeant GAMETAL& ) THE ABINGDON AULT ROBBERY.—The circumstances of this robbery are doubtless in the recollection of our readers. The principal feature in them was the fact that for s. veral years past Richard Janes, a confidential servant of Miss Mary Ann Spenlove, the owner of the Abbey Brewery at Abingdon, had been plundering his mistress of malt and hops, which he sold to one Blagrove, who disposed of them to brewers at Oxford. An investigation took place before the magistrates, who com mitted for trial upwards of twenty persons, amongst whom were three brewers of Oxford, charged as receivers. The prisoners were this day put on their trial, and all pleaded Not Guilty with the exception of Jones, who had all along admitted his guilt, and now confessed it in form. The prosecution was conducted by Mr. Carrington and Mr. J. Williams; and the prisoners were severally defended by Mr. Selfe, Mr. Skinner, Mr. Pigot, and Mr. Huddlestone. Four distinct prosecutioas against several of the prisoners (some as principals, and others as accessories) having failed frem insufficient evidence, it was intimated that no other cases would be proceeded with, and that a verdict of Not Guilty might be taken on behalf of the other prisoners. Mr. Justice Maule dispose) of eight or nine trifling larcenies and misdemeanours in the other Court, and rose about two o'clock. One case only remains to be tried, which comes on by ap pointment to-morrow morning before Mr. Justice Maule, and in which Mr. Sergeant Talfourd is retained on behalf of the prisoners. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, ,MARCH 2.—There has not been quite so much business Nut yesterday and to day as during the last week. Many of the spinners and manufacturers who have recently sold at low prices, are now asking a slight advance ; and, in some numbers of yarns, rather higher rates have been obtained ; but it has bad the effect of checking the demand for goods, which remain without alteration, but perfectly steady and firm. ROCHDALE, MARCH I.—We have had a dull market to-day, and a very limited business has been transacted at last week's prices. The wool market has also been quiet, and the manufacturers buy for immediate use only. Prices continue firm. HALIFAX, FEB. 27.—The piece trade has been very dull to-day in the hall ; and we learn that some of the manufacturers are beginning to run short time. It is expected that the failures in Hamburgh will not much, if at all, affect this neighbourhood, but that they will be felt chiefly at Bradford. There continues a slight improvement in the demand for shipping yarns, but without any advance in price. The demand for long wool is languid, and staplers are free sellers. Short wool ramains firm, the supply being limited ; but the trade is not brisk. HUDDERSFIELD, MARCH 2.—There has been consi derable improvement in our market to-day, and trade much brisker than it has been for some weeks past. The warehouses during the week have been but flat. LEEDS, MARCH 2.—We had rather a better market on Saturday last, but to-day very little has been doing. —Manchester Guardian. (From the Circular of Messrs. M'Nair, Greenhow, and Ir ving, of Manchester.) MaxcuusrEn, Fan. 27.—From the date of our last Cir cular up to the middle of the present month the condition of this market was characterised by increasing gloom and depression, accompanied with a further decline in the value of nearly all descriptions of cloth and yarns. Since that period it has experienced a perceptible change for the bet ter, consequent upon the revival of demand, which up to this date has continued to a fair extent. Still with all this there is an absence of practical amendment, so far as spinners and manufacturers (the former especially) are concerned, whose position continues undeniably to be exceedingly unfavourable —probably more so now than it has been since the rise in the value of cotton took place, as the stocks of that article which those of them who were fortunate enough to be po3- aessed of at low rates have been exhausted. Were the His tory of the cotton manufacture consulted it would scarcely supply us with a period when the margin between the cost of the raw material and the price of the manufactured article was so small as at the present time. Prices of goods and yarns which, from the improvement in the demand, have become rather steadier and firmer, it has been stated are about the same as they were previous to the advance on cotton. This is an error; and if trade reports be of any value, they must be chiefly so from a conviction that they are records of facts. A reference to the prices current at the two periods will satisfy you that goods and yarns generally are now from 5 to 10 per cent. higher than they were at the period alluded to. The working of short time has been considerably ex tended during the month. Some establishments have closed their mills entirely, and others are intending to do the same unless matters improve. This lessening of the production, necessary and prudent though it be, is producing great distress and sering amongst the operatives, whose dimi nished means of subsistence are still further reduced by the dearness of provisions. This state of things necessarily exercises a most important influence upon our country trade, which is represented to be very bad. The long and severe winter has, however, prevented an earlier setting in of the spring trade. In this county we have heard of the reduction of many hands by retail establishments. The last advices from the United States are of a very satisfactory character as regards the trade in British manu factures, and lead to the expectation that there will be a very considerable increase in our exports thither, an expec tation which, if realised, will naturally have a most impor tant bearing upon the productions of this district. For Canada the purchases so far have been very limited ; to our other North American colonies they will constitute an average. SPIRITS AND SILK.—An account, moved for by Mr. Cardwell, shows that the quantities of spirits entered for home consumption in the United Kingdom, amounted, in 1846, to 2,683,515 gallons of rum, 1,515,954 gallons of brandy, and 40,266 gallons of Geneva—against 2,469,485 gallons of rum, 1,058,777 gallons cf brandy, and 15,536 gallons of Geneva, in 1845. Since 1842 the an nual consumption of spirits appears to have increased as follows, viz., rum, 585,226 gallons ,• brandy, 432,865 gallons; and Geneva, 25,677 gallons. The silk manufac tures of India imported in 1846, amounted to 187,174 pieces, the manufactured stuffs of Europe (altogether) to 17,9331 b.; the silks or satins (broad stuffs), to 119,7281 b.; the silk ri bands, to 195,7001 b.; the gauze ar crape ribands, to 31,7701 b.; and the broad velvet stuffs, to 25,6161 b. The quantity of Indian silks exported from England in 1846 amounted to 471,817 pieces; and that of European stuffs, &c., to 24,8971 b. The value of the British silk manufactures exportgd from England. amounted, in 1846, to 837,6771., against 766,4051. in 1845, and 590,1891. in 1842. The quan tities of raw silk imported into the United Kingdom amounted in 1846, to 4;390,0081b., against 4,354,6961 k. in 1845. The quantities of British spirits brought to charge at the Excise office in 1846 amounted to 24,106,697 gallons, against 23,122,588 gallons in 1845, and 18,841,890 gallons in 1842. EFFECTS OF NEGRO EMANCIPATION.—The slaves constituted formerly the wealth of the planters; now, as free island commerce, remunerated labourers, they are the soul of our commerce, and as such are the wealth of the merchants. Let us look back at the commercial revolutio n which The has taken place in Trinidad since th e dawn of people labouring signs of comparative wealth among b everywhere appear. The gr eat change of their condition has greatly stimulated trade o every descript ion. Mecha n i cs o f every class have increased a hundred fo ld among the lower order of society; these are rapidly rising into respectability and wealth, and promise at no very distant day to act an important part in the internal trade and affairs of the colony. In consequence of the posse • anon of money by the people, our island imports have incre_ased . to a surprising extent, in the Course of a few years . — T ri nidad Spectator. The Earl. of Clarendon gave a dinner to the Cabinet `Ministers yester day Cauca. evening at his residence in Grosvenor EADvEßTNE 3 m dsf.. E r,4e H ied T o. : 3o. —TEAS AT WHOLESALE PRICES, No. 2, BUCKLER:MIRY, CHEAPSIDE..--Families whose consumption is large, and study economy, will derive p uoulan considerable cdpkreiTattnee a ois.b. a ta. d a2trii : n.x a s n ei tdd t a :,: g nba c yst a .h, w t , .., this establ6hment. One uni formhi samecl the termspu r c a b s a these r O tr f a a de s . ingle Green , s a i n s B3 .;, ;: i p 4 s 4 a . d r s 2 : (1 3 0 4 . m f , ; i t B s 4 o . d w d 4 : d: 4 .. 5 , e l : o ' B 4 . 6 r s 6 s s Ea d : 4 . er , d lis . fr . s o B 3 : n d. O C n o e ff p e o e und sent 9 the country forwarded the same day; and when the quantity is for 61b. weight (tea only), the carriage is paid to any part of England.--MANSELL and Co., wholesale tea dealers, 2, Bucklersbury, ch eap [ADVERTISEMENT.] —The Registered Paletot of Llama cloth, the most fashionable coat for both the present and approaching seasons. still retains the same moderate price, which, hi h with its usefulness and g entlemanl y appear - ba appear ance, c e, specialhas secured com m s a u n c d h general their Royalpopularity. Inlgthhnases Highnesses n pric made e Albert, G ra e c e e rg t l e l eo Duke uke Cambridge,f Wellington,l'rince Edward of se several Weimar, royal visitors to the British Court. In L ondon it can Court rnlv l o be purchased of the patentees, H . J. and D.Ni coll, tailors, 114, Regent-street, and 22, Cornhill. Agents for Liverpool, Dawbarn and Son, Bold-street; for Dublin, Geo. Pdacdona, Molesworth-street ; for Birmingham, Wareing and Son, New-street; and the principal tailors in other large towns THE DESTITUTE POOR.--The number of unfortu nate applicants at the different refuges for the houseless, dur ing the last week, show an amount of distress in the metro polis unprecedented for many years. On Saturday evening the number of inmates in the City Refuge, in Playhouse yard, Whitecross-street, was 453, of whom 150 were women and children, and 303 men. At least two-thirds of the appli cants for relief were Irish, who a re every d ay b ecom i ng more numerous, whilst they form a larger majorit y than has ever before been known since the opening of the establishment. At the Eastern Asylum, in Glasshouse-yard, on Saturday night, there were 473 inmates, and the accommodation being quite full, upwards of fifty more unfortun a t e app li cants were ad mitted gratuitously into the Model Lodging House, adjacent. At the West End Asylum, in Upper Ogle-street, 285 were ad mitted, being the highest number which this establishment can receive. On Monday the applicants were equally nume rous, and of a very destitute character. Dispatches were sent off last evening, from the Colonial. office, for the Governor-General of Canada, and also for the Governors of the other North American Provinces. RYE MEAL.—Larg. - . orders, both on Government and merchants' account, have been executed in the Russian ports of the Baltic, and now only await the breaking up of the ice for the vessels to come to England. The quantities bought are what may be called immense.—Dublin Pilot. [ADVERTISEbIENT.I EXTRAORDINARY EFFECT ON LIVER AND STOMACH COMPLAINTS BY HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.—EXtYNCt of a letter, dated 30, P r inces -street, Glasgow, February 18, 1817. "Prof r I have laken your pills for a disease . of the liver and stomach, from which I had long culture I. NI , hen I com menced the use of them I was in a must wretched condiim.i, and, humanly speaking, they have s aved my life. I hid consulted many m medical men to no purpose. I a now perfectly restored to health, to the surprise of all who witne , sed the slate t,. which I had been reduced by a disease affect i ng the liver and stomach. . (Signed) " CukaLas WILSON." Sold by a ll Dru gg ists, and at Yroteesor 1101- loway'a Establialunant, 244, StrAnd, Loudim. Ge-.41i.`•""" // e 2 SPARRING EXHIBITION IN AID OF THE DESTITUTE IRISH AND SCOTCH. As a further proof, if it were wanting, that the fistic fraternity have "hearts that can feel for another," the corps puyilistique gave their gratuitous serviees on Monday night, a second time, in aid of the charitable contributions now gather ing throughout England for the rescue of their starving fel low-countrymen, and to mitigate the multiplying horrors of famine. The place chosen for the volunteer display was the National Baths, in the Westminster-road, and each arena, the lesser and the greater bath, was fitted with a stage, wherein the gloved competitors exhibited their science of fensive and defensive, beneath a brilliant diadem of gas, and numerous festoons of illumination lamps. Upwards of fifty of the best known "Knights of the Knuckle" proffered their services for the "mimic fray," and though all did not, indeed could not, display, the alacrity and unanimity of this kindly demonstration does them honour. The perform ances commenced by several minor actors, who, in couples, ascended the boarded platforms, and after exhibiting in one bath passed to the other, to entertain the second company of spectators. Space forbids us more than a mere enumeration of names; yet that we cannot deny ourselves, as we consider the record of them a due tribute to the humanity and charity of British boxers. The first sets-to were between inferior artists, as the elite of the company had not arrived. Lowry and Furry, J. Smith and J. Scott (good), Ncal and Martin Scott and young Jones, Tom the Greek and Roberts, Brian and Clark, Cronan and Johnson, and three or four minors unknown to fame prefaced the principal performers. Turner (the Wych wood Forester) and M'Donald, and Stocks and Amos, elicited applause. David llayes and Snacks (of Leeds) made a merry bout of it. Joe Roe and T. Snow fel. lowed suit. Puttock and Fred. Mason roughed each other, and Jem Burn's dwarfs showed that science is often best seen on a small scale. Homer Howden and Cousens, Jemmy MU sey and Young Sambo, J. Shaw and Herbert, Welsh .and Barnash, Massey and Phelps, Lazarus and Johnny Walker, took their turns. Johnny, after a turn in each bath, on the suggestion of a Noble Lord, was induced to put on the mufflers a third tine with the accomplished Owen Swift, inasmuch as that ex-professor was without a partner in this '• charity ball." A smart, and as we thought, not quite friendly rally, was the result, which ended in Johnny catch ing mine host of the Horse-shoe an awkward up hit wi the left glove, which, added to a ca t c h o f t h e r i g h t he - on the part of its receiver, br oug ht hi m d own h eav i ly ti lli on the stage. Harry Broome and Ned Adams formed a preface to the Tipton Slasher and Peter Crawley's Young 'on, who, though wanting the thews and strength of his opponent, proved himself the better sparrer, foiling the Tipton in almost every attempt; nevertheless, his agility alone saved him from many an awkward hit which must have told in the forced rally of actual combat. At the close of the sparing the Tipton stepped forward and repeated his challenge to Caunt, to contest for the Championship for 2:;0'. aside. Of this the public has heard somewhat too much, until Caunt shalt be disembarrassed from present business obstacles to making a match. Caunt replied ; and Bendigo shortly after showed with his erewhile antagonist, Big Ben. The set-to was interesting, Bendy , as u3ualin out the and othe; ex emplifyingducitiigthethheeaadr,t ru of n f n e i i n n g tin a g f l te P r ia h n i t s in m g' a j n a , m a r n i d all ng eccentricities for which his actu L a u l k c e on ß te e s g ts ers, wit isi li ,e t d he p C a h in a t m er : Cham pion have been remarkable. Hall, Savage, and present, y th o e f ir th b e ei o n l g d e a o n n d o n ed ew nr sc a h p o p o e l, ar w in e g re . r T oamt gratified audience, Spring returned numbering amidmu of 2 chapp,looausoe persons. m ns a g. eGxreeealtpn ng r t a a is r e ra isd en u rnt et e ot s h . e committee of upwards management for their le AN EXCELLENT SUGGESTION FOR T HE AFFLUENT OF ENGLAED.—We have pleasure in complying with the request of a correspondent in making known that the Rev. G. R. Gilden, rector of Newport, County Mayo, a clergyman of unquestionable respectability, has adopted the scheme disclosed in the following extract of a letter received from him fbr the relief of his perishing people. After a description of the destitution of his people similar, to the grievous ac counts received from other quarters, he says—" I have also commenced a system of reproductive work, which if you approve, make it known to your house-keeping friends. Mrs. Gilden, anxious to take the young women from the road- works where they were indiscriminately employe d among men, suggested the idea of finding them som e home em ployment, and yesterday she began to give out some flax to spin at such a price as will meet their sad condition ; and my plan for carrying it out is this —any person approving of the:object, and sending me whatever s ome of money th e y please, with their address, and w h ere in .ondon or Liverpool, a parcel will be received for them, shall, please God, receive the value of their money in towelling, strong name; all of fine fla x , hand or servants, whatever they wide linen, or coarse table linen su it e d f hand- wo ve bought for any price in n this ove and bleached, such as cannot (for lasting qua li t i es ) England. If lam supported i e work before a fortnight, at their ownfi i r s, I will e_si aes( t 500 3er women a bi • c o as en to they may be)_ Yet freed ftorn the many contaminations of public roads. The poor pe ople themselves are delighted with the plan, and sixty got flax yesterday, e while all the wheel-ma kers ra - kers are busy prepa r i ng , an d a ll the weavers are getting ready aIso.—GEORGE R. GILDEN, Newport Rectory, Mayo, g Ireland." We have no question that many of our readers will at once respond to this call. The simplest scheme is to forward a post. office order for the sum they desire to expend in this manner, giving their own address, if they reside in London or Liverpool, or, if not, the address of a friend, who will receive for them the linen when forwarded by Mr. Gil den.-:-Hampshire Advertiser. FIRE RAISING.—A sturdy Irish mendicant applieil for an alms at the house of Mr. Cairns, farmer, Broomside, in the parish of Da!getty, Fife, on Saturday last, in the afternoon. Upon being refused, he threatened vengeance in such a manner as greatly to alarm Mrs. Cairns, she being the only person in the house at the time, and it appears that his threat was made good, for shortly after he left the house a large barley stack was in a flame, and before it could be ex tinguished was completely destroyed. He has as yet escaped ' the police.—Fiteddre Journal. N . DESTITUTION IN IRELAN SCOTLAND. ese\ -r;;; - It affords us real gratification t o l ay b e 4 0 4 1.. . readers the following correspondence : H v.-- S , " Wesleyan Centenary all and Mission House, (A ail am Bishopsgate-street Within, London, Feb. 26. "TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR TILE RELIEF OF EXTREME DISTRESS IN IRE LAND AND SCOTLAND. " Gentlemen—We respectfully take the liberty of informing you that, in the benevolent efforts now making by your association, and by others similarly engaged for the relief ofner destitute fellow-subjects in Ireland and Scotland, the Wesleyan Methodists of this country have felt a nest lively interest. That interest there is reason to believe they have manifested by indi vidually contributing in common with their re•pective neighb. urn and friends to th e g eneral subscriptions op, ned i n var i ous parts o f the kingdom, as well us in this metropolis, for the purpose of mitigating, the awful cala mity wit!l which it has pleased Divine Providence to visit us. But in order that no available means in their p ever might be neglected for augmenting. the charitable funds which this exigency so largely !equine, it was further resolved to recommend that eoegregational col lections should be made in all the Wesleyan chapels as soon as might be practicable. To a great extent this recommendation has been most cheerfully adopted. Collections, aided by some additional private contribu tions, have already been transmitted to a central com mittee in London, amounting at present to nearly 13,0004 That committee has immediately proceeded in the execution oonfided to their discretion, to direct a first distribution of grants in aid of several associations and other agencies which were deemed most likely to secure an efficient and impartial accomplishment of the object in view; and we have now the pleasure of tender ing to the acceptance of the British Association the sum of 5,0002, as a donation to the funds under its manage ment, in the full persuasion that its operations have been, and will continue to be, judiciously and ably di rected, and that its influence with her Majesty's Govern ment, and amongst its own subordinate agents in Ireland and elsewhere, will be so employed as to prevent as far as possible the unworthy intrusion of any sectae rian partialities or antipathies, and to secure to sufferers of every class and denomination a fair share and propor tion to the amount and urgency of their distress, of audience, attention, and relief. This respectful intima tion the Wesleyan central committee will take the liberty of conveying: to .the other associations or nen. cies to which they may offer similar assistance for the prosecution of their respective plans on behalf of that committee.—We have the honour to be, Gentlemen, "Your very obedient servants, (Signed) " THOMAS FARMER, Treasurer. ELIJAH Howse., Sub-Treasurer." " nemesis ASSOCIATION FoR THE RELIEF OF THE E.X.• TREME DISTRESS IN IRELAND AND SCOTLAND. " Committee-room, South Sea House, "Feb. 27, 1847. " Gentlemen—On behalf of the committee of the British Association for the Relief of Extreme Distress in Ireland and Scotland, it is my duty to tender to you, as representing the body of Wesleyan Methodists of this country, our grateful acknowledgments for your muni ficent contributions to the funds which are intrusted to our administration. And lam desirous at the same time to assure you of the cordial and unreserved concurrence of the committee in the generous and enlightened views expressed by you in the letter which has accompanied that contribution. " The duties in which this committee are now engaged have not been undertaken by it lightly or unadvisedly. We clearly perceived from the commencement the serious responsibilities which would rest upon us, and the diffi culties by which we should be surrounded. But we felt confident that the British public would exhibit a libera lity commensurate with the magnitude of the emergency, and that it would judge with kindness and consideration the exertions of those who should undertake to bear the heavy anxieties and to make the sacrifice of time and personal engagement necessarily incident to the dis charge of such a trust. The communications which reach its daily from various quarters, and most especially the donation of 5,000/. by the body of tl.e Wesleyan Me thodists, and the terms in which it has been conveyed to us, afford us the most encouraging assurance that we shall not be disappointed in our anticipations. " Thus supported, we shall cheerfully persevere in our exertions, endeavouring to administer the trust re posed in us in such a manner as may best evince our deep sense of humiliation under the severe calamity with which it has seemed fit to Almighty God to visit our beloved country, and our solemn conviction that such national inflictions ought to extinguish altogether those unfortunate differences, whether they be sectarian antipathies or political dissensions, by which mankind are too easily disturbed. The field of Christian benevo lence, so far as it depends on the example and influence of this committee, shall be preserved sacred from the intrusion of unworthy jealousies, and all the offices which arise out of sympathy with the desolate and afflicted shall be discharged by us with strict impar tiality and in the pure spirit of universal kindness ennobled into a solemn duty. " May the blessing of God accompany the efforts which are now kit forth by th e G overnment, an d b y by eve } class SF the people of this kingdom, for the relief of our distressed brethren and fellow-countrymen; may ultimate good be tbetsTextracted from present evil, and may we all learn, in the severity of national afflic tion, the appropriate and invaluaree lesioncal' rsonal humility, of mutual forbearance, of brotherly sympathy, and Christian love. "I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, " Your faithful servant, (Signed) "SAMUEL JONES LOYD. " Thomas Farmer. Esq., Treasurer, and Rev. Elijah Hoole, Sub-Treasurer." • . ° ~; ,; NEW WORK BY THE AUTHORESS OF "LETTERS FROM MADRAS." On Friday, March 12, will be published, in 1 vol., foolscap, 8v 45., HIsT.HicAL C HARADES. By the Authoress of "Letters from Madras." London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. enrre- - - - - .I.R' of of ril• u• ttri• — • ter °f 1011[ 9 tip ;llo9 R• 11' 16 4 ,' OW " 7 5 - BO' nge st ober t ife of vans Oft, duct Arai r'