The Sun. — London, England, 1847-01-27 00:00:00

L INETV-NINTIT SA; CUSTOM HOUSE, LONDth :•.? For SALE, by order of the irohourable -I "trseinnomß, at the Commercial Sale At, Twelve o'clock at Noon preetwin 31° Z.1 ttngtsuAy 3d THURSDAY lth , FRIDAY February, 1847, the followin g GOODS for Agate Seals lro och Pieces IP enholders, &c. &c. 4,,Ftinclal Flowers zutte t , ..,, ren ze Powder tbster P aper Paintings r - ' t _ o 0, 45, OM Steel, &e. &c. B,bz.c Uandletwas, Candlesticks, rd 11 1111 a laikets wants Cird, &c. e r , ay tt n n:. Embroidered Coral B ead , e a wl'-eb nl ill ia n : e o seC J s g a l'llg r 4 s le , ne ic n . al el earn P r i o Handker cis, Americanchiefs Chamb er C &c. On, a i n , Wood Cordials gne Water Cheroots t;tul e Lr anr 9 T ; Instruments Em 'eiders, viz.:— )>s Collars Cunt • Shirt Fronts H andkerchiefs Pelertnes . Habit Shirts a g e Chemisettes Table Covers Chair Pieces Lace, &c. Earthenware Chemical re airs Tables Escrutoires Sofas Pheffonters Tea Sideboard, doe. &C. Velvet, Mantles Feather s , D resse d Cloaks Hock for Paper Stainers Bags Glove B Getw n "es Broad Stuffs Utrecht inings Woolley Handkerchiefs Chess Men Shawls , ar loxes, &c. &e. Watch Springs Jewellery Maker's Tools Jewel cases • Watches. Gold Lace. Antique Surer Point Work Boxes • Pillow' Window Blinds Thread Walking Sticks ~ Silk Walking Stick Pipe Tubes Lacquered Ware Wine Leather Manufactures And various other Goods For Exportation only :—Gold and Silver Watches, Antique Lace, tigar Candy. Fer - the Benefit of the Crown :—Sundry old Cases, empty Casks, &c., &c. Also, fbr Exportationvat Buyers' prices ; or for Home Consump tion, on paymentof the proper duties :—Silk goods, Cologne water, ,migar Candy, Coffee, Mats, Books , Bra nd y , Wine, Molasses, Sugar, Salted Beef, Tamarinds, Fleur, Cordials, or Spirits sweetened, Tea, Rum, &c., &c.,tce. To be viewed at the Queen's warehouse, Custom-house, Thames street ; at the London, the West and East India docks, and at the ° baceo Ground, Rotherhithe, on Thursday , 28 t h, Frida y , 29th, and S a- turday, 30th January, 1847, from Ten o'clock in the mornin g until Three o'clock in the afternoon, and on the Days of Sale from Ten o'clock in the morning until Twelve o'clock at neon. Take Notice,•that the goods sold at this Sale will not be delivered ;,cleoacnkbe I: Lots ot atter Two clear days of the day on which they are s old, and that paid for at the Office of the Receiver of Fines after Tlv o'clock in the afternoon ; and on the Days of S ale mone y will n ot be received by the Receiver of Fines after Eleven o'clock in the wen n° , n . Ca ,. t airques may be had at the Queen's warehouse , Custom-house, price One Shilling. Lutestrings Luctfers Lace.:Berthes .9 , 17farbes Shawls, &e. Musical Instruments, Viz. Violins Horns Opheclides Flutes Guitars Cornopeans, &C. &c. Meerschaum Pipes, &c. ISusical Boxes Mohair Yarn Matting, E. I. AM other Porcelain, French PFUCE SD. Dresden Pencils Pencil Cases Perfumery Picture Frames Rugs, Persian, &C. Rum Silver, Antique Plato Shawls, Cashmere Crape French Spa Ware Squirrel Linings Soy Silk Mantles Cloaks Scarfs Shawls Aprons Veils Bags and Parses Mitts Handkerchiefs Silk and Cotton Stuffs and Searfis Silk and Woollen Damask Steel Buckles Purse Snaps Purse Slides Purse Garnitures Steel Purse Tassels, &c. Semolina Seger Lights Segars Snuffs Toscoo, Boxes Manufactured Urimanufactured IVIETROYOLITAN AND SUBURBAN CE METERIES SOCIETY. P rovisionally Registered according to Act of Parliament. First Capital. 100,0001., in 5,000 Shares of 201. each. Deposit, 1/. 10s. per Share. TRUSTEES.* street h. E. Cabbell, Esq., M.P., F.R.S., &c. Lake James Hansard, Esq. 411preetuses. irlth the Estimates, may be had, on application, essrs. Boardillion and Sons, Solicitors, Great Winchester. or at the (Aces of the Company, 6, Broad street Buildings. By order of the Committee. EDWARD HOARE, Secretary. 1 1 / 1 10 VISCIAL AND GENERAL CEMETE TERIES COMPANY. • Provisionally Registered according to Act of Parliament. First Capital, 250.0001., in Shares of 201. each. Deposit, Two Shillings per Share. B. B. Can TRUSTEES.on, Esq., M.P., F.R.S., Po. t o Lake James Mansard, Esq. ni s ( le Cl i f sea mor be ha d from. and application for Shares osay t be street, 4 — `essre. Rourdillion and Sons, Solicitors, Great Winches er at the Offices of the Company. By order of the Committee, N AT1°4114 .1, L EDWARD IInARE, Secretary. OAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, CORNEULL, LONDON. Capital #500,000. Thi s i nw HnnEMPOwered by Act of Parliament. '‘ i t res tu- -. anthraces important and substantial advantages 4, , on Peet to Life Assurances a n Deferred Annuities. The assured : 1 0 1 e h , *r te?filtillettl; 8 , the pow er t o bor r ow, without expense or for -eY two-thirds of the premiums paid (see T able) ; tre at , °Mien of sleeting benefits, and the conversion if his la 4,,,,!_nleet other conveniences or necessity. ate s :' A mes for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible T he r DIVLSION OF PROFITS. lass entAniarkable success and increasing prosPerity of the Me lou rth td the Director; at the last annual investigation, to declare 11 % each Varying from 35 to 85 per cent. on the premiums paid - ° , LeY effected on the Profit scale. I EXAMPLES. ; Premium. i 7 Bonus ' Bonus in 7 g i Assured adder'.. Cash. E- 5 may P. - 2 Borrow. • P.. ~, 4 (11 1.003 a 4 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 £217 15 1 1 182 3 0 165 11 10 116 7 6 111 6 8: 'Sloo o .416 0 4 87 1 41 13 10 2 : 74 1 9 1 11 3 51 0 10i 718 10; 49 10 0 710 4; X 445 0 0 395 11 1 346 2 3 296 13 4 247 4 5 t tce „," division or pro is annual, and the nest will be made in "" 1), Of the present fits year. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX. Secretary. NRGLIS LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 39, THROOMORTON-STREET, BANK. .""POWERED BY SPECIAL ACT OF PARLIAMENT. THOMAS FARNCOMB, Esq., Alderman, Chairman. 814 WILLIAM LEAF, Esq., Deputy-Chairtnan. _, H. Arden, Esq. John Humphory Esq., Alderman, loam Banbury, Esq. M.P. sward Bates, Esq. Thomas Kelly, Esq., Alderman. ponies Camplin, Esq. Jeremiah Pitches, Esq. RiesClioEsq. Lewis Pocock, Esq. ' , Pert Ingleay, Esq. retrstcrati—Dr. JcatTreson, 2 Finsbury-square. SusoEoN—W. Coulson, Esq., 2, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry. CONSULTING ACTUARY—Professor Hall, of King's College. LOW RATES OF PREMIUM. Persons Assuring in this Office have the benefit of the Lowest 'Rtes of Premium which is compatible with.the safety of the Assured, a nti which is, in effect, equivalent to an Annual Bonus ; they have ( ewise the security of a large subscribed capital — an Assurance Fund of nearly a Quarter of a Million—ant an Annual Income of u pwards of 60,0001., arising, from the Issue of between 5,000 and 6 1 ,000 ANNUAL PREMIUM Ti ASSURE £lOO. kb C. 20 £0 17 3 30 I 1 3 40 1 5 0 50 1 14 1 60 3 2 4 Whole Term £0 19 1 li 10 127, 2 A 7 1 6 9 2 14 10 1 19 10 4 0 11 3 7 0 6 0 10 For One Year. I Fur Seven Years. „ ------ k r 'ne•half of the Whole Term” Premium may remain en credit eli,4"en Years, or one-third of the Premium may remain for life as a u pon the policy at 5 er cent., or may be paid off at any timeta unt notice. inPolieles asalgned as a security to others, will not be rendered void tkf" , equence of death by suicide, duelling, or by the hands of jus hot' am .n et of death by the above causes, where the Policies are (1„' I gne , d, he Paid in o grne oss amotmt of Premiums received will be returned. 7 l r month after proofs have been furnished. Volicie s Ofncers attend daily at a Quarter before Two o'Clock, issued the same day. EDWARD BATES, Resident Director. I'7 A liberal Commission to Solicitors and Agents. lIE LONDON SEASON A WORD TO TILE LORDS AND COMMONS. "Mr rhymes (though addressed to the good Legislature), :ire nothing of any political nature. T is a matter of business on which we have written— A Word to the Lords and the Commons of Britain ; For all in the state are concern'd, more or less, With MOSES and SON'S noted warehouse for drat's. The season in London once more is begun— May it be a good season for MOSES and SON ; I ‘, l ay the Lords and the Commons. returning to town fisit MOSES and SON at their Mart of renown. MOSES and SON would most heartily thank Their numerous patrons of title and rank, Whose favours, last year, were surprisingly great. And such as did honour to men of the state; And while the proprietors thank them for these, They solicit new favours from Lords and M.P.'s, As the Lords and the gentlemen forming the state In their nightly discussions are oft detain'd late, The elegant rappers of MOSES and SON ould protect w and prevent any harm being done. •Noble Lords, after making long speeches, require Additional warmth in their over attire ; And all who would value their health should take care To avoid any hurt from the chilly night air, Which In plain honest words may be easily done, by seeking protection from MOSES and SON. LIST OF PRICES. READY MADE. Z s. d t:ssaevcr Taglionls, kora .. 0 10 6 1,4 sterflells and Co4ringtons .......................... aThas, D'Orsays, and Chesterfields, and every description . 1 , °r .winter coats •• • .t.„. ncr • , and inake............ 6 8 6 11:" 441 T VI rou t ser C s . , I l i t nod in .. • . e . r. . r . ......... ~,,, a askin . . .. • • • • 0 10 6 • "1.44 C0at5....... • • • • • - " • • • „ .......... • • ...... 0 1 18 5 6 115,t11,1e-breasted yesta „•••••••• •• v,Q3's Dassur and Tun!c Suits .... lijj;' Winter Trousers •••••••• • • • • •• . 14()°:111.-"IltlIFS. ca t s... • any . . eft ten t a t five minutes' notice. Whit" ~, MADE TO fanisyftl e • , _ any style, ha. s ;i ' o ats, warranted waterproof, mad to ... I 0 kin -0,-„'°,rnelY trimmed • T I ,. -' ' , lath Coats trimmed, velvet collar an ..... 0 is e I,,,,seed Overcoats. '••• • •• •••• • • • • d cuffs, lined 16 0 titerll , l B Trnusaars ...... ••••••••'•' • • • • • • • . ‘ . • .h . . patterns 2 6 Tousers, in all the most approved Franc ........ 1 6 0 bI, ess Lrousers .. •••• • • • • ..... ••''' • " • • . . 112 0 11,i,7t'C',ats .... „ . .... ..... .. ••• • • .... 2 15 0 l'roei; u f t litY Made ......... ••.• .. .. - " " .... 1 15 0 gel 4nall C°4t3 • • • ......... .. .. .. .. . Rati c j .S , t 'sts •..... 'II °llliliLuasisna r"a t n a d n Vun ' ic • .......... kr 5"..1 Work, entitled forwarded Acat 4.,a`usasurement, may be had on application, or C .: is : t : ti l ret : . e • • C : . 4;s : : 1 : . . ... . t : 11 .• : fa : : ill . directions s Oti s • ~t 4r , , if . 7,', --- AnY article purchased, ready made, or made to mteialB - ,•"14 aPproved of, will be exchanged, or if preferred, t 4 ot,urned. !jos; ° t , S IC•B and SON Tailors Woollend rapers, Clothiers, Hatter', a4' A 5 Earners, DoOt'aud Sho ' emakers, and General Outflttera, for s 4, 8 5, asd Geltlemen, 154, 155, and 155, 157 Minories, and 83, B, iti :nd 66 Aldgatc, city, London. 1 2nbli e ~'',..n•,--Z• Moses and Son regret being obliged to guard the site fai him Impostors, but have learned that the antradesman has be:"'" 1 of being connected with them, or it's the same concern, Th, ) , tilt resorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons. slltl ih o l v o 50 connexion with any other houPe in or out of London; or 5 , ,,,, 'e Wno , till un ~ v. de ri s es and Akig a t e , City, ire genuine and cherp imnlon. clothing, &c., should call a t , ...! , 0 suuse l' I tt. rui:,.` ti'' -••, - . • t,.:1 4 , .. ti.ii ezlabllslm,..ct. :• •_•.,,.. .--:-• 0-Cloek.-vs till Cu.atur—day. 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It is positively stated that M. 16 )11 PiHet has been officially intirmed that he will be relieved of the super intendence of the Grand Opera at the expiration of his present term, which, however, does not terminate !Arose sixt , ..en months from the present date. Some of the musical journals report that Mdllc.Jenny Lind is likely shortly to appear. for a certain nurnher of nights, at-the Italian- Opera in Paris. Duprez leaves. Paris for Germany early in March, , where he is to appear in the chefs-d'cnnire of. the French opera'in the German language, . being •tbe only artist who can sing in all the leading laugnages of Europe. - M. Berlioz' is about to visit St. Petersburg and Mos cow, upon, it is said,. an invitation of the. Emperor, for the purpose of 'producing his principal compositicns be fore the Imperial Court, and the public ot . the northern • .. capitals. . . . . . -M. Servals, mho has obtained the title .of Abe Psganini of the violoncello s has had the honour to play at the Court coneertssin-Paris i where fide - insgnificent playing obtained the r e p eate d eomp li ments of his Majesty and the brilliant auditory. ••• • • • Mdlle. rissen, who sung at the Italian Opera, Paris, some three years ego, is now the prima*" donna at Leg horn, where she is a prodigious favourite. A new operahas been .produced at Venice, the first work of a young composer named Maiipiero. called " Alherigo da Romano." Without much originality, the music is described as graceful acd replete.vvith elegant melt*. Terretti was the tenor, and is faveurably men tioned; but -Mdlle. Ifsyez is described as the real support in the opera. Ella e vcramente (says tiro Gazette of Venice) la regina (lc% spitaeolo ! At Parma, La Barbieri has obtained great success in the operas of "Ernani" and "Atila," both of which lave been received with entbusiastn. Verdi has completed his " Macbeth," and is now solely occupied with his work for her Majesty's Theatre in London, the production of which he is to superintend in person during the ensuing season. It is stated that the Italian Opera , in St. Petersburg has this year sensibly declined in public favour, and that it is no longer followed as formerly—in a word, it is no longer the fashion I Tueonoite Pixts.—A number of artistes a9d con noisseurs assembled a few evenings since, at the saloons of M. Pape, to hear a young violinist, nephew to Pixis, the celebrated pianist and composer, melee what may be called his first debut in public. His efforts were received with well-merited favour, for the young essayist pro mises to add another first-rate name to a family already largely distinguished in the musical world. He per ' formed a fantasia on " Ernani," a duet with Mr. Osborne, and a burlesque on the well-known " Carnaval do Venise," in a style which elicited the most flattering applause, the various ce/ebrites in the room crowding round him at the close of each moreeau, and congratulating him on his brilliant execution. The characteristics of his playing are a full round tone, staccato rapid and firm, intona tion pure, difficulties disposed of with effortless case, his harmonics clear as bells, and, above all, an entire ab sence of whining quarter tones and all other trickeries of the art, but now too much the fashion on this monarch of in.truments. Among the warmest appleaders was M. Berloiz, who seemed greatly pleased with the young virtuoso, whom we unhesitatingly recommend to those of our readers whose concerts and soirees enable them to patronise rising talent in a manner the most effectual. S N9 JAN UARY 27 1847 47. give their opinion upon a communication so entirely un expected, but that I could not avoid, at the very first moment, expressing strongly my great regret at what he had just communicated to me, and my conviction that it would excite very unpleasant feelings, both in the British Government and is the country. He said "he trusted nothing that would last." I replied that, en the contrary, I thought it was the step most likely to continue irritation. " But," he interposed, "if the Queen has childrenl" (S , elie sides enfuns ; nous rerons.) I asked whether that meant that the union should not take place unless she had children ? "No, no!" he exclaimed, "I can make no such promise." I asked, whether, in point of fact, when the matter had been mentioned before between him and Lord Aberdeen, he had not come to such an understanding? He replied, " that he had, but that he had told Lord Aberdeen, in F.bruary last, that if he saw any danger of a Coburg marriage, he should consider himself absolved from that engagenient. lie had considered that danger arrived, and, in consequence, his course was changed when he saw, for the first time, a Coburg Prince placed in the list of candidates; that the late Government had declared such a marriage entirely out of the question." I denied that there remained any trace of such an understanding, and that, from what your Lord ship had stated to me, I did not believe that any such had ever been communicated by Lord Aberdeen verbally to von. He said he could assure me such had been the Case, on his word. I said that I could, of course, only speak negatively, and must take his positive assertion, but that any personal understanding of that kind could not bind the British Government. lie then pressed me to read a letter from Couut Jarnac, detailing what had passed with Lord Aberdeen at. Windsor, as a proof that your Lordship. - to whom the letter had been read, was aware of this a month ago. I said 'that what was known to us officially was, that the Prince of Coburg was not an English candidate ; that, having been otherwise mentioned as a candidate for the hand of the Queen of Spain, we of course considered the choice of him as open to her Majesty; but that the last dispatch I had read 'fo him shoWed that he was not the person recom mended by the British Government. "Yes," he said, " but that was on the 28th of August, the other on the 19th of July. -I then made a proposal of joint action with reference to the two Princes. I was left all that time without an answer.' I eould not wait ; in the interim J'ai ogi." I saki that, at any rate, the result has proved this delay on our part to have had no concealed motive; that we should have the consolation of knowing that, throughout, our conduct had been, perfectly straightforward and open, and that we.— only desired the independence and happiness of Spain. He replied, " And what should in terfere with that? When the Duke de Montpensier marries the Infanta, they will reside in Paris. France will gain another Princess—Spain will not have an additional Prince. Our line has always been the same ;" he added, "I announced it four years ago. A Prince of the House of Bour bon for the Queen, not a Prince of the House of Orleans." I said in reply that these were limits and distinctions of which we knew nothing; that he could not expect that others should view in the same light anything that tended towards &union with the two crowns. " That," he said, "need not be t yu,a e ts sa a not me rapprochement an Is a a c id t tared; it is guarded against by the T rea ty o f Ut rec ht ; our line is always the same, a Bourb on on b o th th rones , b u t no t h e b et thebetween danger ec eha u n the r two lt t result," s which i h a n and t alludethat a I kingdoms, t b said, a"l unionf o cur towards course we could not recognise the v a lidity o f th e po li cy t o which we had alluded as established ; that I much re gretted what had occurred; there were few subjects which could excite an anti-French feeling in England, where there was such a friendly disposition ; that I feared, however, this was one; that it would certainly completely destroy any credit for the supposed sacrifice the King had made in declining the Queen's hand for his son ; that he must not suppose that it was only in England that such a feeling would be excited; and that, valuing as I did the French alliance, I could not but foresee that a feeling of general un easiness might produce a different state of things from that which had hitherto existed. He interrupted me by saying that he did not think it would produce the effect I expected in other quarters. I added, that he must only understand me as unexpectedly called upon to express my own convic tions upon a subject on which, when I received his message. I little thought I should be under the necessity of speaking; but that I could not hold out to him the expectation that the sentiments of my Government would be more favourable. After explaining to me that the Chambers would probably finish on Friday, and that it was his intention to leave Paris for ten days on Sunday, I stated that that would be before I could receive anything from my Government in reply to the communication I should have to make to them. But we settled that I should hereafter arrange with him how and when we should meet, and thus we parted. I have, &cc., (Signed) NORMANBY. No. 30. VISCOUNT PALMERSTON TO MR. BULWER. Foreign-office, Sept : 14,_1846. Sir,—l transmit to you herewith the draiight of a note on the subject of the projected marriage of the Duke de Montpensier with the Infanta Luisa, sister of the Queen of Spain, which I have to desire that you will transcribe literally, and immediately present to the Spanish Govern ment.—l am, &c., PALMERSTON. DRAUGHT OF NOTE TO BE PRESENTED BY MR. BULWER TO THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT. 1846. Sept. — _ _ _ _ _ _ The undersigned, &c., has been instructed to express to the Spanish Government the deep regret and the extreme surprise with which the Government of her Britannic Ma jesty has learned the intention which is said to be entertained bythe Goverrunentof Spain, cf sanctioniuc-, the marrive of the Infanta Luisa, sister to the Qaoen of Spain, and heiress-pre sumptive to the Spani,lt crown, to the Duke de Montpensier, sen of the King of the French. ' Such a marriage, if it were to take place, which the Bri tish Government sincerely hope may not happen, could not be considered as a merely domestic and family arrangement between the royal houses of France and Spain. with which (he Governments of other countries are not entitled to inter fere ; but it would, on the contrary, be looked upon as a political measure of the highest importance, seriously affect ing the balance of power in Europe, deeply concerning the interests of other states, and against which the Governments of Ow-v.., countries, whose interests would be thus prejudiced, would have an indisputable right of urging the strongest re monstrance. The Spanish monarchy is too great and important not to form an essential element in the balance of power in Europe. The wide extent and the productiveness of the territory of Spain ; the noble qualities of her numerous and increas ing population ; the vast resources of naval and military strength which she possesses within her European and colo nial empire, place her justly in the foremost rank among the leading Powers of Europe. But the more prominent the posi tion which nature has thus qualified Spain to assume, and the more influential the part which that position may en able her to play, the more essential it becomes for the in terests and for the safety of other states that Spain should bo politically independent as well as physically and morally strong; and that other nations, in dealing with Spain, should know that the foreign policy of Spain is guided by Spanish feelings, and directed with a view to Spanish interests, and is not made subservient to the policy of any other Power. For as long as Spain is politically independent in reality, as well as in name, other nations may reckon upon maintain ing relations of peace and friendship with Spain, as long as they should show due respect for Spanish honour and due regard for Spanish rights. But if Spain should ever submit to the overruling political influence of any foreign Power, then other nations, anxious to remain on the most friendly footing with Spain, and lowing given her no just cause of offence, might find themselves involved in a rupture with Spain on account of differences with another Power, in which no Spanish interests were involved ; and the restoration of their friendly relations with Spain might be inede to de pend upon their satisfying what might be the unjust and unreasonable pretensions of some other foreign State. 'The policy of Great Britain towards Spain has invariably been guided by these considerati ons . It has been the wish of England that Spain should be prosperous and strong, but on the express condition that she should be independent also. So great has been the importance which Great Britain has always attached to the attainment of this end, that to arrive at it she has repeatedly expended freely her treasure, and poured forth the blood of her bravest subjects. It was for this end that, in the beginning of the last century, and in the early years of the present, the soldiers of Engl and have fought side by side with Spanish comrades in many a battle field in Spain; and, however ineffectual the efforts of Great Britain may have proved at the former period, at t be latter period, at least, the joint exertions of England and. cf uni versal Spain were crowned with the success which t hey de served. It was upon the same principle, and for the attain ment of the same end, that in 1835 Great Brita'in was induced, at the special request of the Spanish Government, to give to her present Majesty Queen Isabella that effective assistance by virtue and in execution of the treaty of qua druple alliance, without which (it is not presuming too m uch to say) it may well be doubted whether her Majesty wt at this moment have been sitting upon her throne. But, if Great Britain has during so long a period of - time been willing, when occasion required it, to make suc la great exertions, and to submit to such great sacrifices, to establish or to secure the political independence of the Spanish mo narchy, can it be supposed that she can regard with b idiffer ence the prospect of an arrangement which, by a dipl cunatic transaction, vainly endeavoured to be represented a>s of a merely family character, tends to place the political ;inde pendence of Spain in a danger perhaps as groat as any' with which in former periods it has been threatened by the; .open force of arms? The British Government would not be true to its da ty if it were to remain silent and passive on this occasion. Indif ference on such a subject would ill accord with its obliga tion towards the British nation, and would be a sorry p roof of the interest which it fees in the welfare of the :ipmuish people. The undersigned is therefore instructed tor t e r m ri ozs e otraf the Duke the strongest manner against the proposedie t Duke de Montpensier with the be p lnfa o u l ta tieaen Luisa, marriage l in e a pdei ice ofs a roe asuro necessarily tending to affect Spain ; and to protest formally, as such an alliance, as calculated to exercisehetbnoewindoosetsiliajguariionusts the Spanish Crowns. influence upon the future relations b e t w een the Bri ,- .iab. and rv t g u s The British Government, h its a apprehensions a wseo nsi d that e r o a n ti this n o's o-re, still entertains a hope maal however, tetrbSpanish mayas.ariboeusGovermutent prom nature of ; the proposed measure may induce the to take a different course. The undersigned, to. No. 32. THE MARQUIS OF NORMANBY TO VISCOUNT PALMERSTON. Paris, Sept. 25, ISI6. Upon the receipt yesterday of your Lordship's dispat cb of the 22d inst. I immediately wrote to M. Guizot, asking him to appoint a time for an interview. In the evening I received a note from him, appointing to see me between 10 and 11 this morning. I commenced by telling him that I had a communimation to make to him from her Blajesty's Government on the ques tion of the Spanis h marriages. " , s When I had concluded, be stated that ise per chaps it would be better, as the paper was long and comprdof topics, lie should first read the copy w hich I had promised t o send him ; that be should also like to commuate with the King. * * * * I acquiesced in his decision for post ponement, which, under the circumstances, I considered very natural; I,ut this request for postponement naturally led mt ! to ask whether there was any truth in the report in the newspapers of the immediate departure of the Duke deMont pepier. He stated that the Duke de Montpenzier'as depax . s fixed for cha nMgoedn.d7 I said . U pon i t wasm3- not appearing for msurprised a moment and about- to remark upon this, he added, " a n d o f course tuts wnoettat now to suggest the Effect of the departure of the Duke de Montpensier from Paris; but that, in connexion with this question, this baste appeared to me the more extraordinary, as he would recollect that the last time I saw him, in answer to my first question, he had stated the two marriages sliould not take place at the same time. He denied at first having used any such words. I reminded him that I bad the next day read to him what I had written to your Lordship as bay ing passed between us, and received his assent to its accuracy, and added; I was certain he would recal the assurance to his memory, when I reminded him that it was in consequenc.e of bis original statement that the Queen would announce, at the same time (en 111i ' ille temps), the marriage of her sister with the Duke de Alontpensier, that. I had at once exclaimed, " At the same tim4?" end he bad replied, "Not that the marriage is to take place at the same time." He then admitted that be had said something to`that effect, *but only that the Queen's marriage should take place first ; "and so," he added, "it will; she will be married first." I remarked, that I had re minded him of the words he had used, but, that I had put upon them their natural c)nstruction, that the two transac tions would be kept separate; that I could not have imagined he only meant that the Queen should be the first to go through the ceremony. He only answered that when he had seen me, which was souse time since, nothing whatever was settled, nor in fact cc yet, be added, has anything been settled as to the time of the marriages. The Duke de Montpensier's departure is fixed for Monday, but he said he would see me before then, as soon as he had received the copy of the dispatch, and communicated with the King. - VISCOUNT PALMERSTON TO MR. BULWER. Foreign-office, Sept. 28, 184(1. Sir,—l transmit to you herewith the draught of a further protest on the subject of the intended marriage of the In fanta Luisa Fernanda of Spain with the Duke of Montpen sier ; and I have to desire that, as in the former instance, you will cause it to be transcribed, and that you will present it without delay, signed by yourself to the Spanish Govern ment.—l am, &c., PALMERSTON. (Enclosure in No. 33. )" DRAUGHT OF NOTE TO BE PRESENTED BY MR. BULWER TO THE SPANISH GOVERNMEN P. October , 1846. The undersigned, &c., has been instructed by his Govern ment to refer the Government of her Majesty the Queen of Spain to the protest which, on the of September of this year, he presented, by the special orders of his Government, against the projected marriage of the Infanta Luisa Fernanda to the Duke of Montpensier. On that occasion the undersigned protested, in the name of the British Government, against the conclusion of that marriage, upon the ground that it would be injurious to the political independence of Spair, and detrimental to the balance of power in Europe, and that it would, therefore, most seriously affect the future relations between Spain and Grea Britain. The undersigned is now instructed to declare, on behalf of the British Government, that the issue of such marriage would be held by Great Britain to be disabled, by the stipulations of treaties and by the public law of Europe, from succeeding in any case to the Spanish throne. For, in the first place, on the 19th of November, 1712, the Duke of Orleans, in the act of renunciation then made by him of all eventual right and title to the crown of Spain, de clared that his descendants were from that time forward and for ever excluded and disabled from, and incapable of, succeed ing to the crown of Spain, whatever might be the way in which the succession might devolve upon his line; and this renunciation and declaration on his part having been incor porated in the treaties signed in 1713 at Utrecht, became thereby part and parcel of the public law of Europe. Moreover, the third article of the treaty, concluded in 1725 between Spain and Austria, stipulates that the Crowns of France and Spain shall never be united, either in the same person or in the same line. And secondly, Philip V. of Spain declared on the Bth of July, 1712, that no descendant of any family which might at any time reign in France should be capable of succeeding to the thrcne of Spain ; and in 1713, the same Sovereign issued a cedula, in which he declared that all the Princes of the Blood of France, and all their lines, either then in existence, or which might thenceforward exist, should re main excluded from the succession to the Spanish monarchy. It is indisputably demonstrable, that, in consequence of these public acts, no person being the offspring or the de scendant of the Duke of Montpensier, could under any cir cumstances succeed to the throne of Spain ; and, therefore, the offspring or descendants of the marriage of the Duke of Montpensier with the Infanta Luisa Fernanda, if that marriage should take place, would be for ever excluded from the succession to the Spanish Crown, in the event of a failure of succession in the line of her present Majesty the Queen Isabella; nor could any right or capacity NNhich such off spring or descendants of the marriage of the Duke of Mont pensier with the Infanta might inherit from the Infanta prevail against the positive disqualification and exclusion which would attach to them as descendants of the Duke of Orleans of 1712. The British Government deems it to be its duty to make this public and solemn declaration of the incapacity, dis ability, and exclusion in regard to the succession to the throne of Spain which would attach to any issue or descendants of the marriage of the Infanta with the Duke of Mont pensier, if in utter disregard of the remonstrance and pro test of Great Britain that marriage should be persisted in; and thus, if at any future time any dispute should in con sequence thereof arise at to the succession to the throne of Spain, and if Great Britain should in such case deem it proper to take part in such dispute, in support of the princi ples which have been set forth in this note, it will not be in the power of any of the parties concerned to allege that the British Government did not give timely warning of its sen timents and views. The undersigned, &c. M. ISTURITZ TO MR. BULWER. The Spanish Government deplores that the Government of her Britannic Majesty should look upon the marriage of her Royal Highness the 'lnfanta Dona Maria Luisa Fernanda de Bourbon with the Duke de Montpensier as a political measure of high importance, which, affecting the balance of power in Europe, and the interests of the Governments of other stales, can give to Great Britain the right of interfering in it, by re monstrating and protesting against it. The British Govern ment, which shows itself so jealous for the independence of Spain, will not take ill Spain's acting within the limit allotted to her by international law, that is to say, without injuring the interests of other Governments, as is the case with the matter in question, respecting whi c h England cannot brim?, forth a single injury or contravention of treaties; she will not take it ill, I repeat, Spain's energetically rejecting a pro test, the tendency of which is to restrict her independence, and in her turn protesting against this supposed right. SMELTING THE SOUTH AUS TRALIAN ORES OF COPPER. The question is again agitated as to the advantages to he gained by sending the rich copper ores of South Australia to Newcastle (New South Wales), where coal is plentiful; in which it is attempted to show the smelters of England how much it would be to their ad vantage to establish smelting-works there, instead of having the ores brought 17,000 miles to Swansea, and the metal re-conveyed to South Australia and India— the largest market for copper in the world, consuming one-third of the brass and copper manufacture of Great Britain—placed half-way between South Australia and New Zealand, it is stated to hold out advantages superior to any in the mother country as a smelting depot. The present freight of ores from Adelaide to Swansea is 41. 10s. per ton; and it, therefore, does not pay to ex port ores worth less than LW. per ton, and the inferior ores are thus rendered valueless, and will remain dead stock until smelting-houses are erected. Were such erected at Newcastle, a remunerative mar ket would at once be opened for all the ores pro duced in both colonies. 1,300 miles from Adelaide, and 1,000 from New Zealand: the voyage could be performed to and fro in about"two months, or six in a year —and 155., or at roost 20s. per ton, freight, would cover all expenses : and not only effect a saving of four fifths the present charge, but create a value for the inferior ores—besides effecting a large saving in the export of the metal to India. It further states, that the present price charged for coal of excellent quality , by the Australian Agricultural Company is 75., but for smelting purposes on a large scale they might be obtained 2s. per ton less. In opposition to these views, it is argued that the South Australian ores may be far more profitably smelted in South Australia itself, the question being not one of coals only ; it being shown that the ores in general are the oxides and carbonates, the Kapunda Mine alone producing the sulphurets— and the former being so much easier to reduce, can be smelted by charcoal, which can, for years to come, be produced from the almost exhaustless forests of the colony. Charcoal may be considered to do the work of three times its weight of ordinary coal; and it is said that it could be supplied from the neighbouring woods for sd. per bushel, or 21. per ton, and one ton would operate on three tons of the ores in question. On a comparison of the two proposed methods, assuming that the Newcastle smelters could make their coal avail able to the fullest extent, that the ores, rich and poor, average 20 per cent., and cost of labour the same in both places, the result is in favour of smelting at home by 31. 78. per ton, as follows : NEWCASTLE (NEW SOUTH WALES). Freight of five tons of ore from Adelaide to New castle £5 0 Coale, at 7s. per ton ~..ZG 15 Total ADELAIDE (SOUTH AUSTRALIA) Freight Charcoal Balance in favour of Adelaide Total .£6 15 The writer then proceeds to show, that sending to Swan sea adds a charge of 201. per ton on the copper produced, four fifths of which might be saved, or rather add 161. to the profits, and describes the advantages which would further result from sending the mineral wealth of the colony to distant markets in the most portable and least costly form. Notwithstanding the views which are here very properly taken of the subject, it does not b y any means appear that the colonists take so favourable a view : of the matter ; a subscription list has been some months opened in Adelaide, for the construction of smelti ng y works, but which proceeds so slowly, that it does not appear probable that a comp an y can be e formed by such means. The most feasible plan which appears to us, would be for the several mining companies to errect joint smelting-works, where all could send their produce—the cost of the establishment to be paid by each, in propor tion to the amount of ore smelted.—Mining Journal. Lord Howden is appointed 'Minister from England to the Court of Rio Janeiro, to succeed Mr. Hamilton, who retires from ill-health, after many years of diplomatic ser vicea in different parts of the world.— Observer. NORTH POLAR EXPEDITION.—The following letter has been addressed by Sir John Rosa to the President of the Astronomical Society :—" Sir,—l beg leave to submit the following plan and proposal to the President and Council of the Royal Astronomical Society for their consideration : The measurement of an are of the meridian has long been a great desideratum ; and the failure of every attempt that has been made at Spitzbcrgen for this desirable object, as well as the attempt made to reach the North Pole, has been, be cause the summer has been selected for that purpose ; whereas, the spring should have been the season chosen, namely, the months of April and May, for both services, but which could not be put in execution by the means hi therto adopted. I have now to inform the president and council of the Royal Astronomical Society, that I have i submitted a plan to the Admiralty for carrying into exe f cution these double and desirable objects, by wintering e at Spitzbergen, and employing my officers and crew under the direction of the talented son of the celebrated Professor 3f Schumacher, whom I have engaged for this purpose; while, it at the proper season, it is my intention to attempt to reach ig the North Pole on sledges drawn by Swedish horses, being a n modification of the plan proposed first by Dr. zcoresby, and of of which that highly- talented and well-informed individual in has given his most unqualified approbation. And, from the re- year's experience I have had in Sweden in that. mode of Ira lay. yelling, I can safely assert that there is no other officer in the e of navy that possesses these advantages so necessary to com de- plete success, of which neither Dr. Scoresby n or m y se lf h ave cir- the smallest doubt. I have made this statement in the hope :fore, that, when duly considered by the President and Council of Duke the Royal Astronomical Society, they will be pleased tosignify that to me their opinion on the importance of the cbjects in ques t from tion, and such a recommendation for its being put into exe enure cution as they may think fit." Queen ST. MA RYLED ONE AND THE NEW POOR REMOVAL. ACT.-0a Monday, at the meeting of the board of directors Mont• and guardians of the poor of St. Marylebone (George Spencer Infanta Smith, Esq., in the chair), Mr. Thorne, the secretary, read :elusion the following communication from the Poor-law Commis stoners :—" Poor-law Commission -office, Somerset-house, Jan. 18.—Sir, I am directed by the Poor-law Commissioners to make to advert to the observations contained in their circular letters iity, dis- of the 20th of October and the 4th of December last, with ae throne cendants reference to the distinction of relief to poor persons settled in s of Mont- the parishes where they are relieved, and to other poor per sons, who have been rendered irremovable from the parishes and pro- in which they reside by the operation of the late statute on rsisted in; the subject of the removal of the poor. I am to inquire id in con- whether the guardians have made any such distinction in a throne of their administration of relief since the passing of the statute; se deem it and if so, in what manner that distinction has been made. I the princi- ant also t request that, if the board of guardians have passed 11 not bee !ge that t any re - solidoh on the subject of the statute, or of the relief of the poor affected thereby, you will transmit a copy of of its sen every en .11 resolution. The Commissioners request that this information tsar be supplied to them with as little delay as circumstances will permit. —I am, Siv•our , obedient servant, W. G. LIMILEY, Assistant-Secretary. Some slight discus sion ensued, and the Secretary was ordered to furnish the Madrid, Sept. 29, 1846. information required. AMERICAN . ONIONS AND GOURDS.—A large parcel of onions, consisting of 500 barrels, has been recived by Messrs. Keeling and Hunt, and are intended for the use of the poorer classes as a substitute for potatoes, which have now attained a most extravagant price. The onions are per fectly free from the disease which has been so extensively prevalent in this country. The onions, although small, are equal in quality to many of the common sorts sold in the London markets, whilst by cultivatien here there is no doubt the difference of soil and climate will produce a sort in many ways desirable for home consumetion. The gourds are merely sent as samples to test their use in this country. They are extensively co: sumed abroad for soups and pud dings, and it their use is appreciated here, will become an economical and nutritious substitute for the potato and other common vegetables. VERDICT OF MANSLAUGHTER AGAINST AN EN GINE-DRIVER—LEEDS, JAN, 23.—Yesterday a coroner's in quest was held at the Court-house, touching the death of David Anderson, a farmer's labourer, who was killed on the Leeds and Bradford Railway, under the following circum stances :—On the morning of the 15th inst., between five and six o'clock, five carts, each drawn by one horse, were dis patched from Rawdon to Gilderstone, for coals. They had to pass over the Leeds and Bradford Railway at Calverly, which at that part crosses the public road on a level. The gates on each side of the line were open, and no parties were in attendance to watch them. The morning was ex ceedingly dark and foggy, and the usual signals were not exhibited. Four of the carts passed over the line in safety, and on the last one, which was in charge of the deceased, getting on the crossing, an engine and train was seen ap proaching, and are the vehicle could be got over, the engine struck the horse, killed it on the spot, drove the cart some distance, and frightfully injured the deceased, who was on the top of it. He survived the occurrence but a few hours. After hearing evidence, the jury found a verdict of " Man slaughter against the engine-driver, James Gee," accom panying it with au expression of opinion that the company had shown great carelessness in the management of the crossing at the Calverly-bridge station. On the previous day an inquest was held on a labourer who was killed on the same line, in the Tbackley tunnel. _ _ _ ANECDOTE OF THE DUKE —During the regime of the Peel Administration an important situation in Ireland became vacant, to which an Irish relative of the Duke's wished to be appointed. lie, therefore, wrote to his Grace, and, after having stated his wish, concluded his letter with these words—" One word from your Grace will be sufficient." The Duke sent the following laconic and characteristic reply : " Dear —, Not one word—from yrs. affly., Wellington." HOW MANY WARNINGS ARE WANTED ?-00 Friday last the son of widow Tazewell, of Walton, near Glastonbury, having been shooting small birds, brought home his gun loaded, and hung it up in its usual place, first taking off the cap. He then went out, and another son, a boy about 10 years of age, in the absence of his mother, having taken down the gun, and placed another cap upon it, on his mother's return, said, " Mother, I ant going to pop the candle out," and immediately fired. The whole of the charge lodged in the body of his unfortu nate parent, just below the breast; she uttered one moan and died, leaving eight orphan children to deplore the loss of an affectionate and beloved mother.—Somerset County Gazette. HUMAN SACRIFICES AT CALABAR.—The Patriot publishes the following extract from a communication are ceived last week from the Rev. J. Clark, RaPtistPraisSugoar Western Africa, and dated Clarence , Fernand o rt.a of the late king. of more than one hundred per for a son 27th, 1846 :—" At Calabar there has been a fea ul sacrifice The poor creature had palm wine, g all the day,. and drinkingin large quantities, is supposed he was poisoned. This may when he died the or me ben nig dA hr- ncitg it same be the case, or it may not; we cannot tell. African frenzy l o st her last child, and now h a d none T i out in t she Thu aged mother cried _ hat to whom to leave her property; and therefore plenty of s l ave s must be sacrificed. Those at market, and al who heard in time, fled into the bush, and will remain con eosutmoofrethtehwanaya, cease, is a et bsodel execute mxo w deo h lcteh i as c tes h e: inThveainn;crniifiacney took k re p th la e ee l:ill n i o n r g s N‘ l , a a y s e ac s i ge t sh i c s p ea ero so l k ed n we i : e ill t i o o i . m t r Three bolts were dug in a house. The corpse was put into the first, with a number of young women ! Into the second slaves were put ; and into the third the slaughtered Creoles or town-born people. The proportion for each hole was stated as follows :—Thirty female slaves, forty male slaves, and twentv-nine Creoles. Much was done by Mr. Waddell and Mr. Ldgerly, of the Scotch mission, and by Captain Milbourne, of the Dove, in the service of the Baptist mis sion to try to persuade, King Eyamba to prevent the sacri fice ; but it could not be effected." TEMPTATION AND ATONEMENT. BY MRS. GORE. 3 vols.—The above work is published this day by Mr. Colburn, and may now he had at all the libraries. The following new works of fiction are also now ready :-2. Father Eustace, a tale of the Jesuits, by Mrs. Trollope, 3 vols.- 3. Strawberry Hill, an historical novel, by the author of "Shakspeare and his Friends," 3 vols.-4. The Romance of War; or, The Highlanders in Spain, by James Grant, Esq., , late 62d Regiment, 3 vols.-5. Cresar Borgia, an historical romance, by the author o"" Whitefriars," 3 vols.-6. Marston, by the author of" Salathiel," second edition, 3 vols.-7. Ad ventures of Captain O'Sullivan, by W. H. Maxwell, Esq., author of " Stories of Waterloo," &c., 3 vols. We understand that Mr. M'Connell, formerly su , perintendins locomotive engineer on the Bristol and Bir mingham line, has been appointed locomotive engipeer of the London and North-Western Railway, in the place of Mr._ Berry. F X rn Itf oss An( 1,01 Re es ging r an oh ka ger' •care auk the ljaeta . Maier' ng WV • ration ill *rose tratht It Is al hyalcill that AI the laif Mann/ idividaa wth And rail. f, nsul.; aP p Plne" MIAOW* off:MOM ch I la odY mal I n oesn tit. th. 141 rihill; 0 , ailllS en thole Inn.. VIGOU6 a se*" Work reatoot ;arch 54 " d bt 161 " d t iden.* Rdenhare 00014. w ho Are it of of [action to se, el ° , showy ad, o' fretted nes „, bnr nd hn: As 46ti .: trots I . - nd body ,er trext ',lice Ili, 46. 6,11 - , tares, in !runes ts !asc IS ne• reildenCe. tyro, ASO AU) a 9. ,pe, pee • StamPe Croat e 61 sane. Anator e °Ma"' I glover% In' ° V" : r N•r/o v [beano 0 ilonorArY nthite i n dranc° Jniol o . e nerativ e no Cres t Ac'te* on til e ninctlong ss or 0 1, r of you.' renkne gS em a 6. nitorb"'"- ily o t ollies Liabl e A t TA 7, 'll PO r° !:: ;10 Pr ice; 111 4 r c L „ (011, , tverP° ° ` a nd fr? DrOS,- he 14" Os' of a le logt °°- !j o l t/ ,0137 L rroolts wit* Gr erlY al No. 16,960. LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING MIDDLESEX ELECTION The Committee for conducting the Election of. Lord ROBERT GROSVENOR sit daily at the Central Committee Rooms, British Coffee House, Cockspur-street. S. C. WHITBREAD; Chairman. January 23,1847. TO ,THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY AND LIBERTY OF WESTMINSTER. GENTLEMEN, • Mit. LEADER has declared his intention to decline seeking a renewal of your suffrages. In addressing the Electors cf Westminster as. a Candidate to fill the expecte3 vacancy, I deem it right to state that I should not venture to offer myself unless I had been previously honoured by the uniought preference of a highly.respectable portion of the consti tuency. I 40, however, gladly avail myself of this mark of confi dence-, and shall now briefly state to the Electors the grounds on which 1 solicit their support, namely, the political options which I have hitherto maintained, and to which. I shall adhere. One of the most important questions of the present day is whether * the principle of Free Trade should be carried out by a series of mea sures, prompt hut not precipitate, efficient but not destructive, or whether we are to revert to the old system of monopoly and protec tion. lam thjs decided frien4 of Free Trade. _ On the subject of Education, which now happily commands the attentin of a very large part of the community, I enter: ain a deep anxiety that means should be adopted for the due instruction of the people at large, and that on the most comprehensive basis—on prin ciples fair and just to all, to whatever profession of Christianity they may belong. I need scarcely add my voice to the universal opinion that the laws relating to the poor require extensive modification. • I have always been an advocate for the Ballot and for the exten sion of the Suffrage. I think it unnecessary to enter into farther details. When in Par 'lament I acted, and, If again returned, intend to act on the principle of progress, and to support an well-censidt•red improvements in our laws and institutions, for which. there is a just and growing demand. My best appeal, however, to your confidence le my votes. With - respec: to foreign policy, I deprecate all interference in the affairs .of, other nations, unless when such interference becomes indispensably necessary for the safety of our country, or the protec tion of its most important interests—a necessity which, I apprehend very seldom occurs. Constant attendance in Parliament the Electors of Westminster have a right to expect from their Member-1n that respect I may safely promise that I shall not be found wanting. I hare the honour to gentlemen, Your faithfill and obedient servant, CHARLES .LUSHINGTON. 1, Palace-gardens, Bayswater, 26th Jan., 1847. BOSTON, STAMFORD, and BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY,—(STAWORD and WISREACH LINE). Notice` is hereby given, that tha'aRDINA.RT HALF-YEARLY MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS of this Company will he held, pursuant to the Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham Railway Act, 1846, (Stamford and Wisbeach Line), on WEDNESDAY, the 17th day of February next, at the Company's offices, 18, Abingdon-street, Westminster, at One o'clock in the afternoon precisely, for the pur pose of transacting such business as is required by the Act of Parlia ment to be performed. And notice is hereby also given, that immediately on the termina tion of the said Ordinary Half-yearly Meeting, an EXTRAORDI NARY and SPECIAL MEETING of the Shareholders of this Com pany will be held at the Company's Offices aforesaid, for the purpose of confirming or otherwise an Agreement entered into by the Direc tors of the Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham Railway Company with the Directors of the Great Northest Railway Company, for the lease and sale of the Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham Railway, and its Extension, to the Great Northern Railway Company, upon the terms and conditions mentioned in such Agreement, and promul gated to the Shareholders in the report presented to and adopted by the General Meeting of the Shareholders, held at the Company's offices on the 221 day of December last. And also for the purpose of submitting to and obtaining the confirmation of the Shareholders to drafts of the several Bills hereinafter mentioned, which are about to be introduced into Parliament in the present Sessions, viz. A Bill to empower the Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham Rail way Company to make a Railway from the Syston and Peterborough Railway, at or near Peterborough, to tke Stamford and Wisbeach line of the Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham Railway, in the parish of Thorney and Isle of Ely. A Bill to empower the Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham Rail way Company to make a Branch Railway from the Stamford and Wisbeach Line of the Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham Railway, at Wisbeach, to Wisbeach Harbour, and to construct certain works at Wisbeach Harbour. A Bill to empower the Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham Rail way Company to make a Railway from Wisbeach to Sutton •bridge, with a Branch to Sutton Bt. Mary, and to improve the Harbour at Sutton- bridge. TIIOMAR MACULAY, Chairman. • GEORGE EIUSSEY PACKE, Vice-Chairman. GEORGE SAWARD, Secretary. Company's Offices, 18, Abingdon street, Westminster, Jan. 20, 1847. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD "RAILWAY . HALF-YEARLY ORDINARY MEETING. The Half-yearly Ordinary Meeting of the Shareholders of this Company will be held at the Company's Offices, 61, Moorgate-street, London, on WEDNESDAY, the 10th day of February next,ist one o'clock precisely. SPECIAL MEETING. And nodes is hereby given, that an Extraordinary, 'or Special General Meeting of the Shareholders of this Company will be held at the Company 'a Offices. tl, Moorgate-street, London, on the said Wednesday, the 10th day of February, next, at Half-past One o'Clock precisely, to approve of the Bill to be submitted to Parliament in the ensuing session, for extending the Line of the Chester and Holyhead Railway at Chester, and Holyhead respectively—for authorising cer tain alterations in the levels of the said railway, and for empowering the Company to subscribe towards the construction of a Harbour at Holyhead, and to purchase, hire, and use Steam-boats. And also to approve of a BM to be submitted to Parliament in the ensuing cession for making a Railway from •Mold, in the county of Flint, to join the Chester and Holyhead Railway in the parish of Hawarden, in the smile county, with branches, to be called " The Mold Railway." The Register of Transfers will be closed from the 31st of January until after the meeting. By order, GEORGE KING, Secretary. 61, Moorgate-street, London, January 6, 1847. ITEAM via the CAPE to MADRAS, CAL 1. PENANG, SINGAPORE, and HONG-KONG, calling at the CAPE, MACRITIUS and CEYLON. The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company intend to eispateh their Steam Ships. " PEKIN," of 1,000 Tons, 400 horse power, 30th January. "POTTINGER," of 1,400 Tons, 500 horse power, sth February. The accommodation for passengers are of a very superior descrip tion. The Cabin fittings, together with bedding, linen, and every requisite arc provided at the Company's expense, The rates of pas sage are, to the Cape, 601.; to the Mauritius, 751. ; to Calcutta, 841., Including a handsome table, wines, &c., and every expense. For pums and further particulars, apply at the Company's Offices, 51. St, Mary Axe, London. LOYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. 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The Light from a pound of Wax Candles costs - - 2s. 6d. A pound of Tallow Candles, giving the same Light - 7d. An equal quantity of Light from 011 - - - -10 d. The same quantity of Light from Gas, at 7s. per 1,000 feet 2d. Gas Burners of all descriptions furnished on reasonable terms. Families supplied with the best screened Coals and Coke, at liberal prices for cash. Letters promptly attended to. THE BENEVOLENT INSTITUTE for the TREATMENT and CURE ofSTRICTURE of the URETHRA, and all DISEASES of the GENITO-URINARY ORGANS. Surgeon, F. B.COURTENAY, M.R.C.S.L. This Institute founded, and partly supported by subscriptions, and placed under the supervision of a Conimittee of Subscribers, offers to the industrious classes, IN ALL CASES, THE GRATUITOUS ADVICE of an able and experienced Surgeon, and, in sonic cases, Medicines also free of expense. The guarantees for uniform, humane, and skilful treatment. which such an Institute affords, will, it is hoped, induce the afflicted humbler classes to seek its aid, and thereby avoid the waste of pecuniary means, and the risk to lite they are sure to incur, by app ying for surgical, or medical, relief to ignorant and unprincipled (pucks, and nostrum•yendora. Applicants for relict must apply at the Surgery adjoining the Surgeon's private residence, 2, Chandos•street, Cavendish-square. W ESTMINSTER BRIDGE. The Westminster and Lambeth Committees for opposing the abolition of Westminster Bridge, have the satisfAction of an nouncing, on the authority of a statement made by Viscount Mor peth, that it is NOT intended to proceed with the Bill for the eree tion of a Bridge near Charing Cross, in lieu of the present West minster Bridge. In congratulating the inhabitants of the City of Westminster and Borough of Lambeth, on this determination of the Government, the Committees desire to take the opportunity of repeating their thanks to General Sir De Lacy Evans, M.P., and Benjamin Dawes. Esq., M.l'., for the warm interest they have taken in their proceedings now brought to so favourable a conclusion. THE PERFECT SUBSTITUTE for SILVER, The high estimate formed by the public during the twelve yetirs WILLIAM S. BURTON'S (late RII'rON and BURTON'S) chemically purified material has been before it (made into every uselul and ornamental article usually made in silver, possessing, as it dces, the characteristic purity and durab lute existence the deleterious compocnds of " lit il e b f at s a il il e a r t ) e, " " B e :r il i e ln it Silver," and other so called substitutes ; they bad only est b b u y t imitations of the genuine articles manufactured, e Fiddle Threaded King's a a r n s a o t ld b Table Spoons and Forks, full size per Pattern. Pattern. pattern, 12s. ed. 28s. Of. 30s. d Dessert ditto and ditto ditto . ss. Od. I ls. N. 1 2 s. Od. Tea ditto and ditt o , ditto. SILVER, N1C10:L ELECTRO-PLATED . —Th e REAL NICKEL ST • Gravy ditto ................. ..... 3s. Od. Es. Od. 7 s. Od. introduced and made only by IVILLIAM S. BURTON (late RIPPON and BURTON'S) w h en plated by t h e paten t process of Messrs. 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Its purifying and re freshing properties have obtained the exclusive patronage of the Court and the Ho) al Family of Great Britain, as well as the principal Corte of Europe, and the most distinguished .Nobility and Gentry of all civilised nations. *** Beware of Spurious " KALYDORS," containing mineral as tringents utterly ruinous to the complexion, and which, by their re pellent action, endanger health. Some are announced under the Im plied sanction of Royalty, &c., &c. Each bottle of the genuine teas the words " ROWLANDS' KALYDOR" on the wrapper, and A. ROWLAND and Son, :10, Hatton-garden, is also enzraved (by desire cri Lu at :Amur, a.tjr.tr:d. • Sold by the Proprietors at 20, Hatton-gartieu, Louden, and by all espeetable Chemists and rex-flters. DURSLIANT to a DECREE of the HIGH COURT of CHANCERY, made in two causes ASHTON against HIGGINBOTTOM, and ASHTON against WOOLLEY, the Creditors of BENJAMIN ASHTON, late of Newton Bank, in the parish of .Mottram 3n Longdendale, in the county of Chester, Esq. (who died in the month of December, 1835), arc, on or before the Gth day of March, 1847, to come in and prove their debts before Sir GIFFIN WILSON, one of the Masters of the said Court, at his Chambers, in Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane, London, or, in default therof, they will peremptorily be excluded the benefit of the said Decree. W. and H. P. SHARP. 2, Vertilam-balldngs, Gray's-Inn, London, ' Agents for. J. W. and H. E. RIDGWAY, Manchester, Plaintiff' Solicitors. WANTED, a 'IT. in the LACE TRADE. He must be a person of thorough business habits, possess a knowledge of the trade, and have a connexion in the Mid land Counties and the West of England. Apply, by letter, post paid, addressed to X. P., Hammond's Town and Country Advertisement Ofliee,27, Lombard-street. PARCEL POST COMPANY. Capital 300001., in 6,000!. Shares of 5/. each, No call beyond 21. Ms. per share to he made until after the first Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders, Central Depot-,--67, Fleet-street, London. The Directors have the giatiflcation to state that the preliminary arrangements of the undertaking having been perfected, the Com pany will COMMENCE BUSINESS on MONDAY NEXT, the 25th of January instant. The Board having based its arrangements npoa a resolution not to make an allotment of the shares on the capital stock of the Company until after the actual commencement of the business operations of the undertaking, will continue to receive ap plications for those shares until the 28th instant, after which day the list will be finally closed.—By order of the Foard, E. T. GOUGH. Secretary and Resident Manager. 67, Fleet-street, London, Jan. 18, 1847. POSTER'S . 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Edited by JOHN MItHEW GIITCH, F.A.S. ; and adorned with Cuts by Fred. Wm. Fairholt, F.A.S. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmont. THE ARTISAN CLUB ON THE STEAM ENGINE. Just published, in One Volume, 4to. with 30 Steel Plates and 349 Wood Engravings, 278. cloth, Al TREATISE on the • STEAM 'ENGINE, in its Application to Mines, Mills, Steam Navigation, and Railways. By the ARTISAN CLUB. Edited by JOHN BOURNE, ** Subscribers are requested to complete their sets. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. Price One Shilling, with Illustrations. THE MIRROR, for FE➢RUARY, will contain "TILE MISER'S WILL," by PERCY B. ST. JOHN, hi eluding the following chapters :—" The Japanese Minstrels," " Mrs. Lewis," &e. With contributions by John Oxenford, Edmund Oilier, J. A. Herand, Frances Brown, Stuart Farquharson, Fanny E. Lacy, and others; also Notes of the Month, Poetry, Reviews of Books, and Articles on the Advantages of Life Assurance and Building Societies. 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This essay is most particularly addressed to all suffering under a despondency of the eharaater allude!! to ; and advice will be found calculated to cheer the drooping heart, and pain; the way to renovated health. Messrs. Lucas and Co. are to he consulted from Ten till Two, and front Five till Eight in the evening, at their residence, No. 60, Newman-street, Oxford-street, London, and country patients may ha successfully treated, on minutely describing their case, and enclos ing the usual fee of 11. for advice. SILVER-PLATED DISH COVERS. A B. SAVORY and SONS, M anu facturing Lm..• Silversmiths, 14, Cornhill, London, opposite the Bank of England, submit for choice in their Plate-rooms, many Patterns of SILVER-PLATED DISH COVERS, of Sheffield Manufacture, from Eleven to Twenty Guineas the set, viz.:— The Uxbridge Pattern. The Montrose Pattern. Size. s.d. 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STATE on lue tm sd meeting g of the Chamber O C T om e m A e i re T:N a ß t of a meeting betwixt a deputation and the meinalsater:sa of f report or the county was read, from which we gather the follo facts 38 to the state of the country:—Parish of Latl'ivern;' the district comprising half the estate of Dunbeath, ath—ln o nwheel, and Latheron, and the greater part of h orse , t h er e aro 291 families, comprising 1,499 individuals, requiring meal, some for the whole period to next harvest, some have a supply perhaps for three months. Of the 291,45 are already depending on charity. This distress, greater than ever before known, proceeds from the failure of the herring fishery, and the denression of the herring trade, as well as the failure of the potato crop. On some of the estates in the parish a good deal is doing, and proposed to be done, and in one or two instances, food for the poor has been pro vided. Many of the poor are literally starving. In the whole parish it is supposed that no less than 3,000 bolls of meal will be required to be stored. Parish of Lybster—Forty families are at presentdestitute, and it is supposed that thirty families a month, till July, will be added to the list. At the same meeting, however, a latter was read from Mr. Morrison Snody, a factor on Lybster estate, stating that " a sum of some hundreds is about to be laid out in labour, and at this moment (January 6th), labourers cannot be got." Ac • counts thus differed. Mr. Snody, however, resided twenty miles from Lybster, an the gentleman who made the state ment in the parish. Sinev—Many families have been com pelled to betake themselves for support to the turnip fields. Clyth—Empl oyment for thirty men h as b een p rov ided, but the superintendent o f th e wor k co uld get one hundred more if he was instructed to employ them. ' Caledonian Mercury. THE WEATHER IN MANCIIESTER.—SUNDAT, JAN. 2.l.—yesterday a thaw set in, and continued during the :.'hole of tbc clay • .." . , incutiveulmleu. '-ue trains have been pretty well up to their time, and no fttrther delay are anticipated. THE SPANISH MARRIAGES. The diplomatic correspondence relating to the mar riages of the Queen and Infanta of Spain has been pre • sented to both H ouses of Parliament, by command of her Majesty. Several of the communications contained in this document have been presented by the French Go• vernment to the Chambers, but the following additional extracts from the correspondence are of considerable in terest. Our readers will bear in mind, that as the papers we have already published formed, as it were, the French case, so these, f rom w hi c h we subjo i n amp l e ex tr a cts, may be taken as th e j ust i f i cation of the Eng li s h Govern rnent in the poli c y i t has pursued towards Spain with re ference to the royal marriages i THE EARL OF ABER DEEN TO S IR ROBERT GORDON. Foreign-office, March 16, 184 2 . The great remedy which' the King of the French proposes for all the evils of S pa i n, b oth present and future, is an agree ment respecting the marriage of the Queen. He declares that he entirely renounces all pretensions for any son of his own ; but that Frane.e will never submit to see the Queen married to any prince 'but a member of the family of Bourbon. He is indifferent respecting what individual may be selected, or from what branch of the family; but, according to the expression.of M. Pageot, he would place his veto upon the choice of a prince of any other house. Should such a marriage as that which he contemplates be effected, he pre- • stune.s that the northern Powers would at once renew their friendly relations with Spain ; and that, by the cordial as sistance and support of France, the trannufllitY and happi ness cf the country would be secured. To all this, and a great deal more urged by M. Pag..? °t ' in the same sense, I repli e d, th at I d i d not recogn i s e in France, or in all Europe, any right whatever to dispose of the hand of the Queen of Spain; that when the King of the French acknowledged the succession.of the Queen, he did so without any stipulation that she should marry a Bourbon Prince, and that he must have known such an event was necessarily un certain; that although, for political reasons connected with the preservation of the balms* of Enrope, England would not look with indifference on the choice of a French Prince, we by ne means pretended to plac¢s veto: upon the family of Bourbon, and that if the - Queen of 'Spain - sad her GOvern ment thought fit to make such a selection,•we should readily accept the Prince as her husband. In truth, we regard this question as entirely and exclu sively Spanish ; and that it ought to be regulated by con siderations affecting the happiness of the Queen and the • welfare of her people. It is for the Spanish nation and Go • vernment to advise in a matter so important to the interests of Spain. (Enclosure in No. 8.) THE EARL OF ABERDEEN TO TUE DUKE OF SOTOMAYOR. Foreign-office, June 22, 1846. M. le Due,—You have informed me that you had been in structed to ascertain whether it would call forth the dis.. pleasure of the British Government if the Cabinet of Mairid should find it necessary, in the interest of the Spanish monarchy, to select some Prince as the future husband of the Queen other than a member of the family of Bourbon ; and also whether, if France should resent this proceeding, and attempt to coerce the free action of the Spanish Govern ment, it' would be regarded with indifference by Great Britain? I can have no difficulty in answering these inquiries. We have always denied, and still deny, the right or pre tension of the French Government to impose a member of any family upon the Spanish nation as the husband of the Queen, or to control in any manner the decision of a ques tion so purely Spanish. But we have felt, and have readily admitted, that there might be various reasons which should induce the Spanish Government preferably to select from the house of Bourbon a Prince for this station. Of these rea sons, the desire on the part of Spain, and the interest of Spain to maintain friendly relations with France, might naturally be supposed to possess much weight. We therefore urged no objection against the proposal of seeking among the descendants of Philip V. for a husband for the provided such echoice the shoa intld beereas of herconforma G ble o t v o e t rn he .. i Q nc u l e i e n n al l iot of er mai sti, an d ment. If it should be found that no descendant of Philip V. can safely be chosen, consistently with the happiness of the Queen, or with a due regard to the tranquillity of the country, the Spanish Government, in the exercise of their independent judgment, must act in such a manner as may be dictated by a sense of their own dignity and in terest ; and, in this case, it could be no cause of displea sure to Great Britain if they were to select a prince from some other family. Whatever might be the disappointment experienced by France at such a decision, I cannot for a moment admit the possibility of anything so unreasonable and unjust as an at tempt to control the choice of the Queen in a matter of this kind. The French Government must be perfectly aware that no marriage which does not accord with the wishes of the Queen and receive the assent of her people, can be at all likely to promote the happiness of the Sovereign, or the wel fare and prosperity of Spain. France is too deeply interested in the happiness of Spain, and the Court of the Tuileries is too much enlightened and toe just, to entertain the notion of such an interference as that supposed. It may, therefore, be at once rejected as im possible. But if, contrary, to all reason and probability, any such project; that is to say; an attempt to 'control the wishes and feelings of the Queen, and the clearly understood will of her people, should be contemplated, there could be no doubt that Spain u mild not only receive the warmest sympathy of Great Britain, but of all Europe.—l am, &c., ABERDEEN. No. 9. LORD COWLEY TO VISCOUNT PALMERSTON. Paris, July 13, 1846. Soon after the declaration of the Queen of S - pain''s majo rity, the French Government commenced a negotiation at Naples, with a view to a marriage between the Count Tra pani, the King's brother, and the young Queen of Spain ; and if any credit is to be given to the reports of the French Am bassador at that court, he had every prospe ct of bringing the negotiation to a successful issue, when the whole proceeding was rendered fruitless by the extreme unpopularity through out Spain of a Neapolitan connexion, and by the deterinina tion which, as it would appear, has lately been taken to re sist it, if necessary, by force. The question, therefore, of marrying the Queen to a.Bour bon Prince of the Spanish line is now one of greater difficulty, and has been rendered still more difficult by a p ro p osal w hich seems to have come from the Spanish Court, for an alliance with a Prince of the house of Coburg. Supposing a Nea politan alliance to be out of the question, the three remaining princes of the Spanish line are the two sons of Don Francisco, and the Count de Montemolin, the eldest son of the Infante Don Carlos. The two Queens have insuperable o bjections to t he sons of Don Francisco, though tho Queen-Mother as I lately learned, has expressed a less unfavourabl e opinion respecting the Duke of Cadiz. It would appea r , f rom the language of Don En rique, the younger son, that lie is no longer a candidate for her Majesty's hand, and that he is rather disposed to push his fortunes as a partisan of the P resistas w ith whom lie is strictly united ; and an apprehensionr i; enter t a ined that he will proceed from Brussels to England for the p ur p ose of putting himself in comm un i cat i on with Espartero, and con certing measures with him for the advancement of the pro jects of that party. There is a party in Spain in favour of the Count de Monte molin, but he must be recall e d f r om banishme nt by the Cortes, and abandon his pretensions to espouse th upon equal rights to the throne, before be can oiler e (. bu2un" ee i n as a candidate for her Majesty's hand. The intelligence of a proposal having been made for an alliance with a Prince of the house of Coburg occasioned the greatest consternation here. M. Guix4t told in 9 theshat if the project was persisted in, he should recommend it to King to put forward the Duke de Montpensi er as a candidate for the Queen's hand. No. 22. VISCOUNT PALMERSTON TO MR. BULIVER. (Extract) Foreign-oflice, Aug. 25, 18 46 . With regard to the Queen of S ain's marriage, I have al ready explained to you the opinion o f her Maje,sty's Go vernment. But that opinion is not given in the spirit of dictation. The British Government has no right and no po wer to dictate to the Spanish Government in th i s matter. The question as to the choice of a husband for the Queen ought to be decided by those persons in Spain who are properly competent and entitled to decide it ; and the only case in which, in the opinion of her MajesWs Go vernment, any foreign Power could have a right to inter fere in that matter, would be the case specified in my dis patch to you of the 19th of July, namely, the case in which the choice should be expected to fall upon "some prince So directly belonging to the reigning family of some powerful foreign State, that he would be likely to connect the policy of the country of his adoption with the policy of the country of his birth, iu a manner that would be injurious to the balance of power, and dangerous to the interests of other States." Upon these matters, t h en , her Majesty's Govern ment see n o r easons to depart from the doctrines laid down in Lo Aberdeen's note to the Duke of Sotomayor, of the 22d of June last, and also in the instructions which I have had oe. casion to address you since I have held the :seals of this department. ____......................--...... No. 25. TO VISCOUNT PALMERSTON. MR. BULIVER Madrid, August 29, 1846. I have now to announce to your Lordship that the Queen htess DonadErnraandecisucpo k. that she h declared last night, her mind in favour of his R at 12ooy'Lalocuig Assis. told, took some little time to consider, The Queen. I am her cousin and then decided in fav our of I sin sorry to inform your Lordship that the ma rr i age o f the Duke of Montpensier , who is to be here in a fortnight, is to take place at the same time as that of her Majesty. I have at different times, though Privately, warned M. Isturitz and the Court, that this event would excite considerable discontent in England, and produce a rery nnfaroarable impression on the public mind there. I have also touched on the subject with Count Brcsson, but, I had no in s t ruc ti ons to speak to him on the questio n, I did not do more than ex press my own views respectiug it. I learn that directly the Queen had signified her intention of marrying her cousin, Count Bresson forman— j, asked the hand of the Infanta for the Duke de Montpeltsier, stating that he had powers to enter upon and conclndri th a t a ff a i r; and the terms of the marriage were then definitively settled between M. Isturitz and Lim. No. 27. TIIE MARQUIS OF NORMANBY TO VISCOUNT PALMERSTON, Paris, Sept. 1, 1846. My Lord,—l this morning received a note from M. Guizot, requesting to see me after his return from the Chambers, a little before six. 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