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NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. SPECIAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY TO TILE SHARE. HOLDERS. Four months having elapsed since the last general Meeting of this Company, and events having in the meantime occurred which have caused great confusion in the commercial world, and occasioned the abandonment of many important undertakings and the unavoidable suspension of others; the Directors, anxious at all times to keep the Shareholders well informed upon all matters which affect their in terests, consider that they are called upon at the present juncture to report to them officially the present position and prospects of the Company. They are happy in the first place in being able to state that, owing to the manner in which the last and all previous calls have been re sponded to, not only have they been enabled to carry on the Com- Pany's works without suspension up to the present time, but they are In a position to continue to carry on the principal works en the Main line between Skipton and Clapham without any abatement of vigour, and without further demands on the Shareholders until the Month of March next. _ . ltr • g No. 17,:240.] LON DON, SAT u R DAY, E 'V N G S Ng DECEMBER 25, 1847. _:--- [Pa ICE SD. ROYAL HOTEL, GRAINGER-STREET, NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE. CHARLES STATES solicits the patronage of his BROTHER TRAVELLERS to the above Establishment, which has recently been newly furnished and laid ont expressly for a Com mercial Hotel. The COMMERCIAL ROOM, one of the largest and most elegantly fitted In the NORTH, it is hoped will be found compkte in every respect. PUBLICATIONS. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. clauses in the Irish Poor-law Act, with, the view of esta blishisg a graduated scale for the rating of property, whereby in all cases where landlords do not reside in Ireland for seven consecutive months in the year, the whole amount of the rates payable upon the property of such landlords shall be paid by such absentee landlords, or if paid by the tenants of such landlords shall be de ducted and allowed out of the rent; and in cases where tenants do not hold im►nedtately of the owner of the livid, or where they hold without !oases, such tenants shall be exempt from the payment of poor-rates. Sir Denham Norreys—Measure to relieve the cities and towns of Ireland from excessive taxation fur poor rates. LEIGH HUNT'S CHRISTMAS BOOK. Now ready. price 145., A JAR of HONEY from MOUNT HYBLA. By LEIGH HUNT HOUSE OF LORDS. NOTICE OF monoti. The Earl of Hardwieke---To bring under the consi. deration of the House the state of the national deiimees The RED-ROOMS (Sixty in number) have been furtished in a style which must ensire the approbation of all visitors. Gentlemen travelling with STOCK can at all times have SHOW ROOMS without any extra charge. The Music Hall, Leeture Room, and Royal Hotel Assembly Room are all attached, and under the same management. Thc Royal Hotel is in the most central situation iu Newcastle. Illustrated by Richard Doyle. Square demy Bvo., in an Ornamental Binding. " A luxury of taste pervades the illustrations, the printing, even the binding. The Jar is filled with delicate and noble fancies ; with genuine Christmas associations ; with pastoral and tire-side thoughts; with fairy tales of antiquity, ai.d the Christmas poetry and cheerful piety of old. Everything is turned to pleasurable account." — Examiner. HOUSE OF COMMONS. NOTICES OF MOTIONS. - THUBSDAY. FEB. 3, 1848. _!.tnongst the books whilh slggest themselves as the bet t of gifts in e S aeon of gifts, we know none that more gracefully recommends itself than the 'Jar of Iloney."—Athenmum. London : Smith, Elder, and Co., 65, Corshill. TO HOTEL KEEPERS. PULTENEY HOTEL, SYDNEY GARDENS, BATH, To he LET, and entered upon immediately, the above well-known, desirably situate 1, and most convenient FAMILY HOTEL, now in lull business, and greatly patronised by the Nobility and first Families. Just publisled. Sixth Edition, enlarged. 2 vols. fep. Eva., price 12s. /LE It IDGE'S AIDS Tel REFLECTION, In the Formation of a Manly Character, on the several grounds of Prudence, Morality, and Religion. Edited by 11. N. COLERIDGE, Esq., and revised by his vidow. W. Pickering, 177, Piccadilly. In regard to the future conduct of the works, the Directors, with a 'dew to render the future calls as little onerous as possible, pro- Pose to devote the whole o: the available resources of the Company to the construction of the works on the main line from Skipton up wards, in such a manner as to bring successive portions of the main Hee, in extension of the Leeds and Bradford Railway, into profit able operation at the earlist possible period ; a course which a pre- Posed arrangement with the Midland Company. superseding the raeossity of a large outlay for working plant, renders still more de sirable : an t they are of opinion that, without inconveniently pressing on the Shareholders, portions of the main line may be thus successively opened as far as Ingleton before the summer of 1849, and as tar as Kirby Lonsdale before the following autumn ;—thus bringing the North-Western Line within it:ne miles of the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway at 3iiinthorp ; and placing the West Riding of Yorkshire, and the Eastern and Alidland Counties, with the excep tion of that interval, in direct railway communication with the lake district, Carlisle, and Glasgow. The Directors, having personally visited the whole of the works ire progress, have satisfied thereselvet of the forward state of large Portions of the line and of the excellent and inexpensive character of the works :—there are no engineering difficulties of any kind ; and, with the exception of the Ingleton and Milieu' Viaducts, no Works that are not of the most ordinary character. From the contracts which have been already entered into, the Directors are in a position to state positively that the whole line Will be constructed considerably within the Parliamentary esti mates;—the average cost of the works at present under contract and execated amounting to 9,0001. per mile, exclusive of land, rails, Parliamentary and current expenses; and to 16,0001. per mile, in cluding every possible contingent expense. The Directors have already, more than once, stated their opinion, %muted on particular local inquiry, that the registered shares are in the hands of a most respectable, wealthy, and influential body of Shareholders ; they are fully confirmed in this conclusion : and they think it ri.ht to add, to their former expressions of opinion in respect to the Register, the important fact, that the average , hold of each Shareholder in the Company does not exceed 30 shares. The Directors consider it at present premature to fix the number Of Calla to be made during the ensuing year, or their amount, but Will be prepared to enter into this matter at the llalf-yearly Meeting in February. The Directors propose to continue to allow Interest after the rats of 41. per cent. per annum en paid-up Calls. The account of any Shareholder who may happen to be in arrear will be debited with in terest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, from the date at which the payment shall have become due, and credited with 4 ,per cent. from the time only when the payment shall be made. (Signed) PUDSEY DAWSOY, Chairman. Lancaster, December •le. 1847. • • L ONDON AND BLACKWALL RAILWAY COMPANY. • Final Instalment and Registration of the New Scrip Shares, No. 1. Notice is hereby given, that the FINAL INSTALMENT of lh. 4d. per Share upon the New Scrip Shares, No. 1, issued for Paying off Debentures, will become DUE on the Ist of January next, and is made payable at the London and Westminster Bank, Lothbury, London. N B. Interest at the rate of 5 per Cent. wi ll be char g ed u p on all Instalments not duly paid, and the non-payment of any Instalment Within Fourteen Days from the time appointed will subject the shares, with all previous payments thereon, to be absolutely for feited for the benefit of the Company. Notice is also hereby given, that the Fifth Half - yearly Interest en the above Shares will be payable on the let of January nex t, and can °e obtained by forwarding the Scrip Certificates (the full amount of 61. 13s. 4d. per Share being duly paid thereon), to the Offices of the ompany, for the purpose of Registration, with the Name and Address of the Owner in full, and the Number of Shares. In pursuance of a resolution of the Board of Directors, all drip Shares not sent in for Registration before the 31st of January 'text, will be Registered in the names of the original Allottees. By order of the Board, J. F. KENNELL, Secretary. Offices, London Terminus, Fenchurch-street, December, 1847 L ONDON and BLACKWALL RAILWAY COMPANY. INTEREST ON THE NEW SCRIP SHARES, No. 2. Notice is hereby given that the SECOND INTEREST on the New Scrip Shares, Ne. 2, issued to pay off Debentures, will become payable on the IST of JANUARY next, and the Scrap Certificates may Xew be forwarded to the Office of the Company, where they must be left two clear days for Examination and Signature of the Coupons. By order of the directors, JNO. F. KEN HELL, Secretary. Office, London Terminus, Fenchurch-street, December, 1847. T HE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY. London, 345, Strand, September 1, 1847. COMMERCIAL TELEGRAPH. , The works of the Linea for commercial communieations be tweea the places enumerated below, embracing a system of Telegraphs for c ommercial purposes only, and distinct from that reserved for the &Pedal use of Railways, being so far advanced as to admit of their c ompletion by the commencement of the coming year, the Directors `wok that the time has now arrived when it becomes their duty to i make known the arrangements which they contemplate for the ac commodation of the public. Stations will be opened in central situations in the principal Towns, "hence Messages and Dispstahes will be forwarded to and received from all the other Stations of the Electric Telegraph Company. In order to give to Merchants, Bankei's, Manufacturers, and all t.miected with trade, the greatest possibie amount of information, a - woons will be reserved in eae`t of the Company's Stations for Sub ac rlbers, in which will be received, tabulated, and exhibited, all intel -lence m commercial or public interest ; for instance — Ship Lists from the various Ports. Share Lists from the various Exchanges. s'rices Correct. Stook Exchange Lists. Cern Markets from the various Towns. Prices of Live Kock, Bcc., Se., E.:,e. ,tri London. a Central Stat i on, suited to the importance of the Me ... Polls, is in course of erection in the immediate vicinity ofthe Bank 44 f1 Royal Exchange; in this Station the whole Telegraphic News "the country will be concentrated and forwarded i n ever y direc '' 4 ''n : and here, as in other Towns, a Room will be reserved for Sub- Scribers. The Subscription to these Rooms will be Two Guineas per annum, Paid In advance, wiVcii will entitle Subscribers to the right of en „.,`"knee to all the Subscription Rooms of the Company, including the - iventrat Station at London. V ~,,2,.. The foregoing details some of. the advantages of the Commercial Welegraph to Subscribers —but the requirements of the Public in ge neral win be prey , eed for by tile Establishment of Offices, which will [ at all times he open .or the reception or transmission cf Messages and Dispatches, while Ihessengers will be kept at the various Stations, by whom dispatches may be sent out to any part of the Town where the communication has been received by Telegraph at the Com pany's Station. Subscribers' Names are received at the Commercial Telegraph Of - ace, where any further in;ormatien may be obtained. The following are the Towns to which the Commercial Telegraph Will be first extended: — London Barnsley Peterborough Chelmsford Margate Wakefield Yarmouth Ipswich XII. msgata Leeds Huntingdon York De a l Halifax Hertford Darlington A mmer Rochdale Manchester Newcas tl e' -101 kestene Null Leicester Berwick Canterbury Maidstone Derby Edinburgh 11 ,., o rthampten Tonbridge Nottingham Glasgow ' - 'oventry Gosport Lincoln Scarbot , ugh ttrilliniham Southampton Chesterfield Bridlington wolverhampton Winchester She ffi eld Stamford Staff ord Dorchester Bradford Norwich Chester Bristol Wisbeach St. Ives c Le .., rerpoot Gloucester Lowestoff Ware ttlerham Cheltenham Cambridge Colchester J. LEWIS RICARDO, Chairman. ° N THE CONCEALED CAUSE THAT PREYS ON THE REALTH AND SHORTENS THE DURATION OF HUMAN LIFE. ILLUSTRATED WITI COLOURED SNGILLVINGS, Just Published, in a Sealed Envelope, price 2s. 6d:, or free by post, 3s. 6d. VONTROUL OF THE PASSIONS : a Popular Inquiry into the Concealed Cause of its premature Decline, ith Instructions for its Complete Restoration. Addressed to those ttering from the destructive consoquences of excessive indulgence, !!_ r rninating in Mental and Nervous Debility, Local or Constitutional T e akness, Indigestion, and Consumption. Including a comprehen- IlTe. Dissertation on MARRIAGE, Incontinence, and Celibacy. nstrated with Celoured Engravings, explanatory of the various Vitae. 1 1 ,„ ac. C. J. LUCAS and Co., Consulting Surgeons, No. GO, Newman- street, Oxford-street, London. Member of the London College of Medicine, &c. CONTENTS OF THE WORK, j„ Ch aP• I..—Bodily and Mental Exhaustion induced by inordinate r,nigence of the Passions, illustrated with Coloured Engravings. "2 , 1). 2.—Baneful Results of a Secret Vice on the Mind and Bod y , „- ''''clenced in tha production of Consumption, Epilepsy, and other , 9 1, vulsive diseases, Insanity, Idiocy , moping Melanchely, Indiges nn, stricture, Impotence, and Sterility, with Observations on the t nties of Married Life, and on the unhappine ss caused by Unfruitful o'l°lll- Chap. 3.—Debility and Exhaustionof the principal Vital Fu nctions. tk " the nature and treatment of Im p otence and Sterility, and imperfect performance of the Marital act, caused byt he practice I),f self-indulgence. Chap. 4. — Gonorrhoea , i ts symptoms, co.mplica i4,2lls and treatment, Gleet, Stricture, and disease of the I restate. " 4 1 ) . s.—Syphilis, and its attendant mala dies and treatment. Cases, 'nd concluding observations, Plates, &c. Sold by Brittain , 54, Paternoster-row ; Gord in 116, Leadenhall st.reet ; Hannay and Co., 63. Oxford-street ; Sanger, 150, Oxford ;lFeet ; Mansell. 115, Fleet-street, London ; Wlnhal, 78, High-street, s . l riningham; Whitmore, 119, Market-street, Manchester ; Howell, Church -street, Liverpool ; Robinson, 11, Greenside-street, is ,ainburgh ; Powell, 10, Westraoreland-street, Dublin ; i.nd all ooksellers. .I'ersons desirous of obtaining the above work, and not wishing to PPIY to a bookseller for the same, may, to insure secrecy, have it •urect from the Authors, by enclosing 3s. Gd., or Postage Stamps. Messrs. Lucas and Co. are to be consnited from Tenti 11 Two, and Zorn Five till Eight in the evening, at their residence, No. GO, Newman-street, Oxford -street, London, and country patients may Se successffilly treated, on minutely describing their case, and enclos ing the usual fee of 11. for advice. DR. Li'MEnT ON TIER SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY.—WITH 41 COLOURED ENGRATINGS STEEL. Just published, and may he had in Frauds or English, in a Sealed Envelope, 2s. id„ or pest-free, front the Author, for forty-two Stamps, S ELF-PRESERVATION ; ELF-PRESERVATION ; a M e di ca l T rea ti se on the Physiology of Marriage, Infelicitous aid Unproductive Unions, and the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Ma turity, usually acquired at an early period of life, which enervate the physical and mental powers, diminish and enfeeble the natural re elings, aid exhaust the vital energies of Manhood ; with Practice: u hservations cm the Treatment of Nervous Debility and Indigestion, whetter arising from these causes, close study, or the influence el roPlcal climates: Local and Constitutional Weakness, syphilis, St ricture, and all Diseases and Derangements resulting from Indis cretion. With Forty coloured Engravings, illustrating the Anatomy, Physiology, and Diseases of the Reproductive Organs, tfPlaining their structures, uses, and functions, and the various diaries that produced in them by solitary habits, excesses, and 4 fection. are BY SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D., t . BEDFORD-STREET. BEDFORD-SQUIRE, LONDON. octor of Medicine, Matriculated Member of the University of Ecli Pl bUrgli, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, Holorary Member °f the London Hospital Medical Society, &c. t, ll arriage requires the fulfilment of several conditions, in order at it m a y b e rea lly the cause of mutual happiness. Could the v ' which covers the origin of domestic wretchedness, be raised, It tte true source in every instance disclosed, in how many could klunikstraced to physical disqualifications and their attendant disap sp,i'n,alits• Excesses are always injurious gift, which when I t ti ,' in moderation is fraught with advantage, hecomes, when 'ted, the prolific source of mischief, and of greater or less Injury sout h lb.,constitutional and vital powers. The particular excesses, on rtr ' nature and consequence of which this Treatise professes to dilate, t h e % Productive of greater severity of misery to the haute.: frame, -p i l! , nY other to which it is subject. j i ," l ts work contains as accurate and complete account of the ti l j t° n l Y and Physiology of the Reproductive Organs, and of ‘r relative conditions in health aid disease. It deservedly a: l4l rea the closest attention and study, for what su b j ect can , more imeortanee than the preservation of th e health, lea of the physical capabilities of which every man should pi e l'oscessed. It unfortunately happens that the unhappy 4 "in of excessive indulgence and vicious habits, whether acquired early life or irons the follies of advanced age, while su ff ering Diu_ their invariable consequences, unwisely entertains a tear of ap ire'i;lu"g aIY to a qaa but ll erroneouslyied physician for relief. Shame ;tad the dread so h complaints are for rids he reach of art, alike restrict him and prevent his seeking t oe 4ssistance where alone it can be procured. In aetiag thus, he disease that accurate discrimination to ascertaining the causes of rl a 4' 4 e , sympathy with the su ff erer, and, above all, secrecy, lava rflo,,Y characterise the intelli•ment and practical physician. and to the Man who can entitle y hi:, posse , sion of the requisite legal si o 7 l l l , l cations that he is to esteem and respect in his profes- L,ZLnursuits, the utmost confidence should be extended. Dr. ts e 7 :! c itT has obtained the highest medical honours, as his diplomas g,. , 11 .7 and the great extent of his practice for many years is a ,0,7...ntee for his professional experience, which has reference almost ~!1 1 to the treatment of these diseases. 4 2 3blished by the Author, and may be had of Kent and Richards, ttr t : t ernoster-row ; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; Starts, Tichborne te,,, Haymarket ; Mansell, 115, Fleet-street ; Gordon, 146, prol ue .nhall-street, London ; or, free by post for torte-two stamps, 01. ' h e Author, who may be consulted on these disorders personally ,„.. a otter, daily - front Ten till Two, and from Five till Eight at his 9 . Bedford-steet Bedford-square London. The Sittine-rooms are lofty and spacious, affording every accom modation for Private Families, and also for Public D.nners, many of which are periodically held on the premises. The House is in a most commanding position, facing GREAT P ULTENE Y •STR E ET, standing in the midst of its own grounds, of about Thirteen Acres which, for beauty and contiguity to the City, cannot be surpassed. The Gardens are laid out in Lawns, Promemades, a curious Laby rinth, Waterfalls, Fish-ponds, with many Rustic Arbours, and other buildings (with a large and productive Kitchen Garden), by which a certain income is insured from the subscription of residents, and the admission of visitors to what has always been considered as one of the PRINCIPAL ATTRACTIONS OF THE CITY. Public Amusements are frequently held during the Summer, sinti lar to VAUXHALL G A rth PNS, LONDON. The Gothic Hall, of recent erection, richly decorated by the cele• brated Grieve, lit with Gas, and capable of holding 1,000 Persons, forms a valuable addition. The present tenant has expepled ar large sum of money in re pairing and renovating the premises, wkiult are now in the best possible condition. The Furniture is modern, applicable, and god, and, with the stock of Wine, Ike., may be taken at a valuation. The coming-in, considering the extent and great 'respectability of the establishment, will be very ipderate. The rent hasobeen much reduced, and the whole is offeted upon the most favonanbla terms. To be viewed by cards, which, with further particulars. may be obtained of Mr. Richargl,stothert. or Mr. Bartlett Little, 'Melton t and of Frederick Morris. appraiser, &c., 14, Union-street, Bath. An early application is necessary. PROVIDENT LIFE OFFICE, 50, Regent street. The Directors •f this Office beg to give notice, that in compliance with the repeated requests of numerous friends, they have OPENED a City Office, at No. 2, Royal Exchange-buildings, facing the eastern gate of the Royal Exchange. All parties who may find it more con venient to transact business at the City Office, and who have not already expressed their wishes to that effect, are requested to send their instructions to the Secretary, who will give them immediate attention. HENRY BEAUMONT, Secretary. COUNTY FIRE OFFICE, 50, Regent -street. The Directors of this Office beg to give notice, that in com pliance with the repeated requests of numerous friends, they have OPENED a City Office, at No. 2, Royal Exchange-buildings, facing the eastern gate of the Royal Exchange. All parties who may find it more convenient to transact their business at the City Office, and who have not already expressed their wishes to that effect, are re quested to send their instructions to the Secretary, who will give them immediate attention. HENRY BEAU3IONT, Secretary. AI ETROPOLITAN CIE LIFE ASSURANCE No. 3, Princes-street, Bank. The Directors hereby give notice to Members whose Premiums fall due on the sth of January next, that the same must be payable within Thirty days from that date . The Premiums are paid Yearly, Half-yearly, or Quarterly, on the sth of January, sth of April, sth of July, and sth of October, either of which several days constitutes the commencement of the year to Members. Persons, therefore, desirous of entering the So ciety as Members on the sth of January next, should appear or lodge their proposals at the office on or before that day. This Society, for Mutual and General Assurance, appropriates all its profits to the benefit of parties assuring their own lives for the whole term of life as Members of the Society. An abatement of Premium has been made at the rate of 4734 per cent. for the year ending the 4th of April, 1848, under the confident expectation of a continuing abatement at that rate, at least to all Members of Five Years' standing and upwards. RICHARD HEATHFIELD, Superintendent. Princes-street, Bank, December 6, 1847. G UARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSUR ANCE COMPANY. .f). 11, LOMBARD-STREET, at the Entrance of the Old Post. office, London. DIRECTORS. JOHN DIXON, Esq., Chairman. JOHN MARTIN, Esq., M.P., Deputy• Chairman. Henry Hulse Berens, Esq. Lewis Loyd, jun., Esq. Francis Hart Dyke, Esq. George Lyall, Esq. Sir Walter R. Farquhar, Bart. Stewart Marjoribanks, Esq. horason Mulkey, jun., Esq. Rowland Mitchell, Esq. John Harvey, Esq. Robert Mitford, Esq. John Gellibrand Hubbard, Esq. James Morris, Esq. George Johnstone, Esq. Henry R. Reynolds, Jun., Req. John Labouchere, Esq. John Thornton, Esq. John Loch, Esq. James Tulloeh, Esq. AUDITORS. A. W. Robarts, Esq. I Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq. Samuel Jones Loyd, Esq. Henry Norman, Esq. AcTuAav—Griffith Davies, Esq., F.R.S. In the LIFE DEPARTMENT, Assurances may be effected et 'ow Rates without participation in the Profits ; or at moderate Rates with participation in one moiety of the Profits every seven years. At each of the three Septennial divisions which this Company has made, the Bonuses amounted to about 1 per cent. per annum on the sum assured, or about 27 per cent. on the amount of premium received ; and the whole amount of Reversionary Bonus allotted by the Com pany exceeded 530,0001. LOANS granted on Life Policies to the extent of their values, pro vided such Policies shall have been effected a sufficient time to have attained in each case a value not under 501. In the FIRE DEPARTMENT, a Return of profit was declared on the 2d of June, upon the premiums received on all Policies which had been in force seven years at Christmas 1846, and the same is now in course of payment daily (Friday and Saturday excepted), between the hours of ten and three o'clock, at the Head Office ; and also by the Agents in the Country Districts. Notice is hereby given, that Assurances which expire at Christmas must be renewed within fifteen days at this Office, or with Mr. Sams, No. 1, St. James's-street, corner of Pall-mall, or with the Company's Agents throughout the Kingdom, otherwise they be come void. GEORGE KEYS. Secretary. ATIONAL MERCANTILE LIFE 17 ASSURANCE SOCIETY, POULTRY, MANSION-HOUSE, LONDON. Empowered by Special Act of Parliament. DIIINCTOIO. ROBERT WILCOXON, Esq., Chairman. Edward Baker, Esq. (Gale, Baker, Warde, and Co.) George Cursharn, M.D., Saville-row. William Lawson, Esq. (Trower, Lawson ; and Trower). George Moore, Esq. (Groucock, Copestake, and Moore). Nicholson. Esq. (J. and W. Nicholson and Co.) James Peek, Esq. (Peek, Brothers, and Co.) Giles Redniayne, Esq., New Bond-street. Peter Roll, Esq. (Brocklebauk and Bolt). David Waddington, Esq., lI.P. Among other advantages offered by tl3ll Society, are : Security witiout liability. Economy in the management, and low rates of premium. Claiths promptly paid. Profits to policy holders. Bonus declared July 1, 1846. o } CA 2 4 F •'. rj i : 1 0 4 - 2 P. ' ' ~. I' a o ,s, U. ~, '•< il 2, 4. Gov 61 p . ,F, 4 ,-.. F 4 1 1:2 a --.?.:: .-; .....2, i --. E!,,.....J., 1 ;1. ~--„-., g- 0 .., S P n ?. • . - - - IBM 7 X Z. s. d. X. s. A. A 1 -- 60 1,000 62 15 0 24 15 6 248 40 1832 7 48 1,000 39 15 6 14 7 3 244 36 1839 6 69 1,000 60 0 0 28 IIS 224 33 1839 6 43 2,000 68 0 0 21 0 7 474 31 1840 i 44 1,000 3-5 0 0 9 6 6 202 27 1841 4 49 2,000 82 10 0 18 10 0 341 23 N.B. Parties sending in proposals for Assurance before January 1, 848, will be entitled to participate in the profits to be declared In ,852. J. JONES. Actuary and Secretary. ATION AL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. 26, CORNIIILL, LONDON. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Act e Parliament. This Institution embraces important and sabstantial advantages with respect to life assurances and deferred, annuities. The assured has, on all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense or for feiture of the policy, two-thirds of the premiums paid (see Table); also the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion el his in ',crests to meet other cenveniencies or necessity. Assurances for Muss of years on the lowest possible rates. DIVISION @l' ritorns. The increasing prosperity of the Society has enabled the Directors at the annual meeting held on the 12th May, 1847, to declare a fiftk b mus, varying from 35 to 85 per cent. en tke premiums paid on each policy effected on the profit scale. EXAMPLEM. Parma- Sum the Annual /Polley Bonus in neat Re- Assured Age. g Pre- taken addition Bonus In duction of may bor = rikium. out in Assured. Cash. Annual re woa Premiums. Policy. - £ s. 4.1.£ a d. a. 8. £ a. d. r 1837 243 9 3 112 b 18 4 6 494 8 14 1438 216 4 8 , 99 8 10 15 13 5 445 0 0 s. d. 1839 192 1 10, 86 9 3 13 4 9 395 11 1 60 1000 74 3 4 1840 143 S 101 66 8 4 919 1 346 2 3 1841 138 14 2 i 61 17 6 9 1 2 296 13 4 1642 111 6 8 49 10 0 710 4 247 4 5 The Annual Report, with tables •f rates, &c., may be had at the office, •r any of its branches in the c•autry ; •r, ou application, will be forwarded post free. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Socrsts.ry. WELLINGTON SURTOUT—Patronised by Prince Albert, the Royal Family, the Duke of Wellington, and principal Nobility and Officers of the Guards—Two-and-a-Halt luineas. A stout milled substance of superlative quality, for winter, at Three Guineas, is now also ready. It is presumed that the reputation of the Patentee as a West-end Tailor for the last 25 years, as also the fast that this popular gar ment is now worn by almost every nobleman and gentleman in the kingdom, renders comment on its quality and style unnecessary. In London only of FOUGERE, Patentee, NUMBER SIX, CON DUIT-STREET, Regeut-street, and NUMBER ONE, BUCKLERS BURY, adjoining SO, Cheapside. Agents.—Eirmingham : Hollingsworth, New-street—Liverpool : Mactaggart, Bold-street—Manchester : Brown, Market-street—Edin burgh : Marshall and Aitken —Glasgow Brodie, Macleod, and Co.; and principal tailors in all large towns. R orid desolately A ar l. e t y contented. e A d. Ditlld G ence, •r single, and the other E a . M One half the w shield himself acul supposing them married, questionabl y ated hopes em under the plea sense et right determine the former, and L t s , . anica regret rrh alpe, happiness e, slncapacity, bitter the latter. The solitary one may of caution and worldly prudence, and the indissoluble, un coasprosing harry ; but the truth lies deeper. out broken health, are the great hindrances to domestic and social content. The dowry should nothethe rh on s ly i set tlement. Honour and justice demand that health should form an in the compact; it alone dignifies the alliance. Blighted hop item ' or meg lect wound more sorely than poverty or misfortune. nea - der, if these surmises concern you, procure Dr. CULYERWELL'S little NI EMOIRS ` On Single and Married Life, " pub. in 2 vols. ' Is, each (by post, in stamps, Is. 6 d. each). Let n• imaginatively -ailed, or prudish feeling deter you, by their titles, nor be hindered Dy misinterpretation, of their supposed contents, from obtaining them. They are not intended certainly for mere idle curiosity, but for the closet perusal of those mere deeply interested, to whom they are offered as antagonistic to the empyrical trash put forth on the above subjects, by unqualified authors, whieh alone or together, are a disgrace to the age. Furthermore, two other little publications claim your attention (same price Is. each, by post Is, 6d.) called " What to Eat, Drink, and Avoid," and " How to be Happy." They are not merely pamphlets, but equal in quantity a library volume, nor are they the mere ephemeral seribblings of the hour, but the study of the author's life, who owes his present existence, health, and position to this ob servance of the maxims he would inculcate—to do unto others as he would be done unto—to live after nature's laws—and to keep always on the "sunny side of the way." The above works may be had of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row; Carvalho, 147, Fleet-street; Mann, 39, Cornhill ; Nalson, 457, West Strand ; or direct (by post or other wise) from the author (who may be conferred with personally, mornings and evenings), 10, Argyll-place Regent-strut; sad all 8001901103. C lIR I -11{A.S_ HOLIDAYS. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. Dr. RYAN has been engaged to deliver a short COURSE of LECTURES ok CHEMISTRY, with brilliant Experimecs, Daily at Half-past Three, and every Evening at Nine o'clock, except Satur day Evening. A LECTURE by Dr. BACHHOFFNER on the Laws of Nature, in reference to the important subject of SA NITARY MEASURES, and on the various modes •f VENTILA TION; in which the PHYSICAL PROPERTIES of a JET of .TEAM will be exhibited Daily at Two, and en Tuesday and Thursday Evenings at Eight P.M. The OXY-HYDROGEN MICRO- M..;'OPE, New DISSOLVING VIEWS, the CIIROMATROPE. PitY SIOSCOPE, &c. MODELS of MACHINERY at work, and ex plained. The DIVING BELL and DIVER, with HYDE'S NEW APPARATUS for CONVERSING under WATER, Jae. Admission, Is.; Schools, Half-price. RAISING WATER discovered by the FOUN TAIN PUMPS, which roll the water upwards, without either friction or faltering, therefore can never be surpassed • conse• quently this is the most important discovery ever made for the pre• servation of life and property either at Sea or on Land. AT SEA numerous ships it has already saved, and the captains gratefully ac knowledge the glorious results. Two testimonial extracts shall suffice :--- " Captain Oreg. from Quebec to London, states that the Fountain Pump being titled in the - Carolinejts great power was tke means of saving the ship and 230 souls on board, two seams in the bottom being partly left without calking." " The Argus brig, from Cadiz, sprung a leak wken three days out at sea, and soon after her common pump choaked and became use less. Captain Rutherford states all then depended upon her Foun tain Pump, which for nineieen days and eighteen nights was is ac tion withoat a minute's resnite, when all arrived safely in London. with a thank God for the Foaii.ain Pump." ON LAND the New Portable Fire-engines are better service than a Are hii;ade. They act instantaneously at the outbreak of a fire. We are delighted with the invention—it is a great boon to so ciety."—Edi Zors Liverpool Mall. Tbe New Portab'e Fire-engines have preserved a large portion of Norwich from destruction, for out of eighteen different properties on Are in arid near the city, they saved eleven solely and seven mainly, including in the ...even the Queen's Cavalry Barracks ; and In the eleven, Messrs. Norton's dyery, and 12,0001. worth of consigned pro perty; Stoke mustard, starch, a n d flour mills, and 3lessrs. Butcher's grocery warehouses, just in time to prevent a large quantity of gun powder therein from exploding, which must have spread around de struction and death. " North Waishanh—At this fire the Portable Engine was of great service, and by having one of them ready, there is no doubt but half the property now destroyed might have been saved."—Norfolk (Aro nide, August 22, 1846. _ . At a Norwich lire June 2, 1847, the two Portable Engines were the pets of the public. The cry was, feed the little engines and they will do the work, which proved true. The four large engines present proved useless. Portable Engines speedily prove steam-boilers to a dozen atmo spheres. Now the fact is this, all former Force Pumps, Lift-force Pumps, Lift Pumps, and Chain rumor are bad machines : they rub, grub, and scrape the water upwards by friction, which wastes two-fifths of the power used, and pi egressively falter by leakage, which Drs. Young and Hutton, wi,li many other eminent experimenters, lamented thus : —The quantity of water actually raised by any machine seldom exceeis half the power consumed, after overcoming friction and leakage ; and notwithstanding the best engineers in the world had trird in vain for two thousand years to abate these palpable defects in hydraulic machines, nevertheless, at last the victory is won, and won for ever ; for friction and leakage are now both annihilated by the new rolling principle in pumps, and their effect augmented from twelve to twenty (or about seventy per cent.), and frequently with out more outlay. Most men can sustain heavy ranid pun)) trials for 40 seconds, but some men drop at minute time. With a be, new heavy working Fric tion Pump an active soond-winded young win or 140 Fps. weig, t can raise 10,000 lbs. of carter o)e .oet high i r. minute. and with a COUTI• tain Pump 9,000 lbs. in half a m i nute. Thus a continual and most extraordinary lucrative advantage Is gained over r ..rp3tual and uni versal ignorance, clearly proving that Knowledge Power. John Clentou Roberts, Esc, in his popular worts', No. 1,110, did well in placing Gosset's French 1 ump Abortion (['sat saps the water upward) shie by side with the Fountain Pomp, which upset a good deal of Folly. Because Mr. Mallet t, Dublin, a thorough-bird pump maker, Mr. Baddiey, London, an everlasting pump-writer, and Mr. Ewbank, America, an ignorant pump book-maker, asserted that the two pumps were Identical. Bet the Yankee out-fooled John Bull and Paddy in No. 1.183, and in No. 496, Zook-maker Millington's remarks are preposterous. However, en the other hand, Dr. Birk beck, Aberdour, Hay, Parkington, with many other discerning men, after witnessing the perfect eEeet and the beautiful simplicity of the rolling principle, gave the inveation the following true and austlen. able character:—The Fountain Funr) is the most irnnortant improve ment in the art of raising water that has anpeared within the last two thousand years—the greatest advancement in the useful arts in modern times. . _ The Consummation Fountain Pumps are successfully carried out for private and public uses, at lifts below and above 100 feet altitude, for man, horse, and steam power; delivering from half a pint per stroke to 100 barrels of water per minute, and rendering every fair trial at competition ridiculous, whilst their durability is guaranteed at less cost than common pumps. . _ W. SH ItLDERS. Fountain Pump Works, Norwich, Nor. 30, 1847. See 31cchanic's Magazine, Nos. 231 e, 364, 383, 429, 430, 433, 482, 480, 457, 489, 492, 495, 496, 508, 509, MO. 525, 533, 458*, 727, 804, 1,040, I,llo*, 1,183. Nos. illustrated are marked thus* B OARDING -SCHOOL VACATIONS. A b'ATII ER'S LETTER TO lIIS SON. Dear Boy,—As the Christmas vacation is nigh, I write you, in hopes of a speedy reply; I hear you have greatly Improved at your school, And have never once slighted authority's rule. So I'm auxiou: to ace you —more anxious than ever, And I meats to reward you for such an endeavour. Your Mama and myself, to encourage your merit, Have purchased yea that which you'll proudly inherit : We have bought you a desk, and a scrap •book, and all, And a rocking-horse, too, and a bat, trap, and ball ; And we also present you, for what you have done, A handsome new suit from E. MOSES P'lci SOS. This suit is designed en the very best p in. And I'm sure you'll appear quite a smart little mart. Yeu can scarcely isnagine what taste is displayed, In the juvenile garments which MOSES' have made ; Fur what with the cloth, and the tut, and the braid, I consider they honour the tailoring trade. The strictest attention to fa.,ltion is paid, And rivalry, truly, is cast in the shade. I certainly think every rank, every grade, Should countenance MOSES and SOS with their ald, In the purchase of dress, which if rightly surveyed, Is exactly the style for a smart little blade. LIST OF PRICES. AZAD'S YAM. Beaver Taglioni • ..• • • • from X 0 Chesterfield and Codrington's. ant every description • Over-coat, handsomely trimmed.. •• • • • • The Pacha Coat • • ...... ...• •• • • ••• • . 1 8 0 The Bullmer, especially adapted :or snowy and wet wzather• •• • ... .•• • • The Premier.. • • • • .• • • • • • • • • • 0 15 0 6 0 Boy's Whiter Coats, in every sty le.. .• • • • • ...... Men's Do. Trousers , lined ...• •••• • • • • ...... 0 4 0 Doeskin •••••• • • • • • • 0 12 6 Dress Coats.. •• .• Frock de.. • Double-breasted Winter Vests .• •••• • • • • 0 2 0 Roll collar ••• • .. Boys' Hussar and Dude Suits ••••• • • • MAINS TO MCASTRI. Winter Coats, in every style and shape, hand somely trimmed •••••••••• • . • • • • . Milled sloth Over-coats, velvet collar and cuffs . 2 4 0 T we ed Wrapper.... 18 6 D oes kin Trousers ••••• • • • • • 1 0 Best, or Dress.• •••••• • • • • • • 1 G 0 Dress Coat ••••••• • • • " • • • • • 113 3 Best quality made.. •••• •• . • 15 0 Frock do —••••••••• • • • • • " • • • • Best qaality made.. • .. Cashmere Tests .. ••• • • • .... • ....... ••.• • • Satins, Plain or Fancy •• ..... ••.• • • Boy's Hussar Al' . Tunic Cults •• •• •• •• e ‘' s t k A Suit of Clothes complete.. ••••••. • • • • • • • 1 16 0 Mourning to any extent at Five M inutes notice. T 1 2 attention of Ladles is best d ecially directed to E. MOSES and assorted,ofurs ,w an h d ic c h h s e v a il p l es tl3 isfjtilitnedtreada ites e inspection rTs to c your the ; . e s pur chases. Observe.—Any article purchased, ready made, •r made t• mea sure, if not approved of, will be exchanged, •r If preferred, the money returned. E. MOSES and SON, Tailors, Woollendrapers, Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and Shoemakers, and General Outfitters, for Ladies and Gentlemen, 154, 155, and 156, 157 Minories, and 82, 84, 85, and 86 Aldgate, City, London. esation.—E. Moses and Son regret being oollged to guard tke rubl=e against impostors, but have learned that the untradesman like falsehood of being connected with them, or it's the saine concern, has been resorted to in many instances, and fa: obvious reasons. They have so connexion with any other house in or out of London; and those who desire genuine and cheap clothing, &c., sheald call at, or send to, Minories and Aldgate, City, London. Notice.—No business transacted at this establishment from sun set Friday, till sunset Saturday, when business is resumed till twelve o'clock. Illustrated by 26 Anatomical Coloured Engravings on Steel. ON PHYSICAL DISQUALICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCII CITY, &ND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. New Edition, enlarged to 19G pages. published, price 2s. 6d., or by post, direct from the Establishment, 3s. 6d. in postage stamps, rj E SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on the infirmities and decay et the generative system, from ex cessive indulgence, infection, and the inordinate use of mercury, with rein - :s on Marriage, and the means of obviating certain dis qualiilnt:ons. Liustrated by 26 Coloured Engravings. By It. aid L. rEpirf and CO., Ecrners- - troet, Oxford-street, London. Published the Authors ; sold by strange, 21, Paternoster-row ; Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 159 Oxford-street ; itai,e, 23, Titehlyorno vtreet, Ilan .narke. ; and Cor,:en, 146, Leadenhall-street. PART I. treats of the rnatemy and physiology of the re-produetive organs, ar.l Is illustrated iiy Six Co oared Engravings. Par 2 di. treats of the consequences resulting from ClCOSSiTflindil gence. and their lamentable effects on the system, producing mental and bodily weekness, nervous excitement, and generative lueapacity. It is illustrated by Three Explanatory Engravings. PART 111. Treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in the primary or secondary form, and contains explicit directions for their treatment. 'lite consequences of early neglect and St the abase of mercury, are also clearly pointed out. This section is illustrated by Seventeen Coloured Engravings. PART IV. Treats of Perry's Preventative Lotion, by the. tire of which the dangers of infection are obviated. It combines witii the virus chemically, and destroys _..s power on the system. l'Atur T. Is devoted to the consideration of marriage, and its duties, The tassel of unproductive anion, ale also considered, and the whole subject critically and philosophically Inquired into. Ton 'ORDIAL BALM OF STRIACCM is exclusively employed In treat ing e. vous and sexual debility, impotence, &c., I .and 335. per bottle. The Concentrated Detersive Essence, an anti-syphilitlC remedy, for purifying the blood in cases of infection, secondary sytaip tome, eruptions, and the abase o: mercury, Ils. and 335. per bottle. Perry's Purifying Specific l'ills 2s. M., 43. 6d., and I Is. per box, a Certain remedy in gonorrhoea. elect, advice33. strictures, at obboet ttild. and t Consultation es r u o El n ts i a c ttai i a nii iobo t l i ybne si rvi n ylsie; o tsttb f teery t r h et,e,h e :eh b :.d l fri a ,: d hnt er Eiriiv li im e n ;r it y c,t ' y s i t Preventative Lotion, an application to I , t . i . il is s i ql. ci A d tt i e s n i, d e an to ce ri ci g a h l t ly : a o t 19, Ber „. Eleven to 0 JP. [ADYERTISEMENT.]—CARRIAGE FILEE.—Famil ies residing in the country are supplied with Teas and Coffees at the lowest wholesale price, in quantities not less than six pounds, delivered carriage free to any part of England. Orders must be accompanied by a remit tance, or if a reference be made in London, payment will suffice on receipt and approval of the goods. A list of prices and samples free, on application to G. T. Man sell and Co., wholesale tea-dealers, 2, Bucklersbury, Cheapside. Mr. Atorney-Generat—Bill to facilitate the perform , anee of the duties of justices of the peace out of sessions withi❑ England and Wales, with respect to persons charged with indictable offences. Mr. Attorney-Goneral—Bill to facilitate the perform ance of the duties of justices of the peace out of sessions within England and- Wales, with respect to summary convictions and orders. Mr. Attorney-General—Bill to regulate the holding of courts of special sessions and petty sessions. Mr. Attorney-General—Bill 10 protect justices of the peace from vexatious actions fot acts done by them in execution of their office. Lord George Bentinct—Select Committee to inquire into the present condition and prospects of the interests connected with and dependent on sugar and coffee planting in her Majesty's East and West Indian pos sessions and the Mauritius ; and to consider whether any and what measures can be adopted by Parliament for their relief. Mr. Hope—ln the event of the success of Lord George Bentinek's motion for the appointment of a Se lect ,Committee " to inquire into the state of the West India Islands and the Mauritius," to move that this House will resolve itself into a Committee on the Sugar Duties Act of 1846.. A nd propose in the Committee a resolution to the e ffect, th a t i t i s ex p e di en t th a t, pending such inquiry, the op erat i on o f suc h c l auses t o t the Act of 1846 as relate to a descending , scale of du ties on foreign sugar shall be suspended and held in abeyance, and that the amount of d ut i es Snow l ev i e d on sugar shall be levied until Parliament shall have con sidered the report of the 54:Ieettitintee proposed to be appointed. Mr. Hastie—Return, showing the name of each rail way for which Acts have been obtained in each of the years 1844, 1845, 1846, 1847; the length of each rail- , way, and how much of the same is now completed; the amount of capital stock. and the sum s aut h or i se d t o b e I borrowed under the several Acts of Incorporation; the amount of each call made by every company, with the date thereof, distinguishing the several years in separate columns, the proportion of each of such calls as have been paid, and the sums remaining to be paid; the date and amount of sums borrowed under the several Acts, and which remain owing, stated also in separate co- lumns for each year, together with balance of capital uncalled for, and of money which each company have still authority to borrow; and the periods for which any railway company may have definitively postponed making further calls, with the totals of each. Mr. Baines—That the petition of the Honourable Richard Littleton, in relation to the petition of Michael Coates, touching the return of the said Edward Richard Littleton as Member for the borough of Walsall, be printed with the votes. Colonel Dunne—That the petition of John Sadleir, Esq., Member for the borough of Carlow (presented Dec. 20), be printed with the votes. ORDER OF THE DAY. Land-tax Commissioners' Names Bid—Second reading. ;ORDERS OF THE DAY.-FRIDAY, FEB. 4. New Zealand Government Bill—Committee. Supply—Committee. NOTICE OF NVTION. Mr. Wakley—To nominate the Select Committee on Medical Registration and Medical Law. ORDER OF TEE DAY. -310NDAY, FEB, 7. Jewish Disabilities Bill—Second reading. NOTICE OF NOTION. Mr. Stafford—On motion for the second reading of the Jewish Disabilities Bill, to move, as an amendment, hat the Bill be read a second time this day six months. NOTICES OF MOTION.—TUESDAY, FEB. 8. Mr. Aglionby—Returu of any application made to the Government of Ireland by the Lough Corrib Improve ment Company for the drainage of Lough Corrib, and of the letter of the Chief Secretary for Ireland, of the 13th day of December, 1847, with its inclosures on that subject, addressed to Dr. Staunton. kr. 'Chisholm Anstey—Address for papers. " except such documents as have been already laid before this House.". Mr. Herries—To move the following resolutions:— That looking to the state of distress which has for some time prevailed among the commercial classes, and to the general feeling of distrust and alarm by which the em barrassments of trade have been aggravated, it is the opinion of this House that her Majesty's Ministers were justified, during the recess of Parliament, in recommend ing to the Bank of England, for the purpose of restoring confidence, a course of proceeding at variance with the restrictions imposed by the Act 7th and Bth Vic., c. 32. That this House will resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House upon the said Act. Resolution to be moved in Committee:—" That it is expedient that the limitations imposed by the Act 7th and Bth Vic., e. 32, upon the Bank of England, in relation to the issue of notes payable on demand, be suspended, subject to such conditions as may be provided by any Act to be passed for that purpose." Mr. Aglionby—Return, showing the date of the ap pointment of each of the present Masters in Ordinary in Chancery, with the annual amount of each of their respective salaries, and when paid ; also, stating whe ther any and which of such present Masters are under any and what Act or Acts of Parliament entitled, upon retirement, to any and what retiring pension ; and also stating whether any and what Masters in Ordinary have, since the year 1830, retired upon any and what retiring pension, and for what periods the same were respectively paid and received. WEDNESDAY. FEB. 9. DEM OF TUE DAY. Roman Catholi c Ch ar i table Trusts' Bill—Second reading. NOTICES Captain Pechell—Addres s 1? of Mixed Commission at the Cape Cape Epiphany Quarter SessionsO Bill—Second reading. MOTIONS. slave- vessel Bella A for return from the Court ngoi a l rs relative to the Portuguese under-mentioned particulars of Good Hope of the proceeds of sale of vessel August 14, 1844. Thea, condemned in that Court, amount of valuation of the said vessel and cargo, as s h ow in the manifest. Of gross and when :ad cargo, with the date when the same were realised. incurred relative Of the net proceeds when re ceivedpa'ove! to the authorities on behalf and t of the Crown. The particulars of all charges and ex pensesnation of vessel and cargo . Of all fees and law ex breaking up the vessel to the sale of vessel and cargo. the na by each, and whether hold?ing charged for the condem- Of all sums charged for with the to Act. The amount received the same, and nature of all fees, m w e i s th of th p e er n s a o m ns es wh o o f office held or performed agency, and superintendence,a And an account of all any other office or place. charg es f o r commission del cre dere,the persons to whom the same were paid. Captain Pechell—Return all sums that have an nually accrued since the order °I er in council of 18 34 , by re duction of the allowance o f waste in the provisions on board her Majesty's ship s , 1847. Like return oil board up to the Ist day of July, transports and convict ships. Returns of all sums that have annually accrued from all victualling where pursery same period. Of all sums accounts were kept during the that have annually accrued from reduction in credit prices of provisions from the 30th day of June, 1844, the 30th day of June, 1847, clear of any sum or sums of money paid out of the same. Of all sums that have been annually paid, under the order in council of April, 18 36 for increasing the half pay of the paymasters and pursersal ls, a day, from the Ist day of July, is 36. And 0 sums annually paid from the Ist day of July, 1843, t under the order in council to the Ist day of July, 1847, 1843, creating a re tired list, and increasing the h u a e l'f of the paymasters and pursers, . 1 -pay Is. a day to part the payment under the order in c ear and distinct from NOTICES OF MOTIONS. —T in court of April, 1836. Lord Nugent—Bill to repeal silsuAs. FEB. 10. 0 much of the Act of the 2d and 3d Vie , as gives the p system of separate imprisonment to persons of applyi ng the persons before trial. Viscount Iforpeth—Bill for promotin g the health. Mr. Hutt—Select Committee, t o consider the best means which Great Britain can a dopt for mitigating the horrors of the slave trade, an d p r oviding for its final extinction. NOTICES OF MOTIONS.--TUYSDAy ' . 14. Mr. Moasell — To ca ll the atte ntion of the House to the condition of the a ble-bodied population of Ireland, and to the best measure s for remo ving the disproportion between capital and labour in that country. Mr. Ewart—Bill for t he total repeal of the punish ment of death. Mr. Hume —That the contents of the papers laid before Parliament in the last session, respecti ng th e innocence of the late Par taub S heen, the deposed Raja of Sattara, taken in connexion with the information p rev i ous ly presented to the House of C der it expedient and necessar y to the furtherance ren der of the ends of justice , a nd fo r the future vernment of India, and t he protection of the good go the p eo pl e and princes of the country, that the in q uiry prayed for by the late Raja in his pet ition to Parli ament, presented on the 29th day of July, 1842, should b a view of rescuing the character of the late Raja, with nocent, from the opprobrium which certaint4ja' if in. brought against him have cast upon it, and charges vindicat iug the honour of the British Administrationf from the suspicion and obloquy which t _ in India the proceedings against the late Raja have excited. ORDER OF THE DAY.—WEDNESDAY , WEB, 15 ' Roman Catholic Relief Bill—Co mmittee . NO TICES OF 310TIGNS. Mr. Law—On motion for going into Committee s on the a Roman Catholic Relief Bill, to move , amendment, " That this House do resolve itself into a Committee upon the said Bill this day six months." Mr. William Smith O'Brien—ln Committee on the Roman Catholic Relief Bill, to move a clause for repeal ing the disabilities by whi ch Roman C a tholics aro disquali fied from filling the office of Lord Chan ce ll or of Ireland. NOTICES OF NOTION AFTER THE RECESS, FOE wawa NO PARTICULAR DAY HAS BEEN MED, Mr. Grantley Berkeley—Bill to amend the Coroners' Bill. Mr. John O'Connell—To take into consideration the three petitions from the Boman Catholic Archbishops and Bishops of Ireland (presented 26th November). Mr. Pusey—Bill . for the improvement of agricultural tenant right in England and Wales. Mr. Osborne—To call the attention of the House to . the state , of the national defences of Great Britain and Ireland. Mr. Charles Pearson Bill to ena l de a magistrate sitting at either of the Metropolitan Police courts to in. florae on the warrant of commitment, in certain cases of 'elony and misdemeanour, a certificate that in his judp ment it is not necessary to prefer an indictment against the prisoner, and in such cases to empower the clerk of ..he court at which such prisoner is to be tried, to fie an information which shall have the same t fftct as if an indictment bad been found by a grand jury; and also to !mike provision for supplying the prisoner, free of ex ,:ense, with a copy of the information, of the 4epositions *hereon it is founded, and with such subf woes for wit nesses as_he may require. Mr. Charles Pearson—Bill to regulate the practice and charges of solicitors defending prisoners at the Metropolitan Polic e - cour t s , an d a t the several courts to which such such prisoners may be committed for trial; and to provide for the speedy and cheap taxation of bills of cost therein by the officers of the court by whom the costs of prosecutions are now allowed. Mr. C. Pearson-41111 to amend the laws which autho rise the acquittal of prisoners on the ground of insanity, and to make suitable provision for their subsequent de tention and treatment, Mr. C. Pearson—Bill to provide profitable employ ment for convicted prisoners, with scales of diet suited to their sex ? 'age, and strength. and to the amount of their labour; also to empower Courts of Criminal Judi cature, instead of imprisoning offenders for fixed periods of time, to , pass sentenees of task labour proportioned to their offences, so as to diminish the cost of gaols and induce prisoners to work out their sentences by motives that excite and means that confirm those habits of in dustry and self-control which will qualify them on theia discharge to gain their living without returning to criminal pursuits. Mr. C. Pearson—Bill to declare and explain the un altered common law of England, which pronounces, as a rule, that children under the age of discretion are inca -1 paces doll; and also, to make such provisions for the ,reatment of juvenile offenders in conformity with the principle and spirit of the common law, as experience in this and other countries has proved that the existing state of society requires. Mr. P. Scrope—To call the attention of the Govern ment to the expediency of affording a discretionary power and due facilities to the Boards of Guardians of the several unions both in England and Ireland, for setting to work their able-bodied poor, as prescribed by the poor-law of Elizabeth. Mr. Ewart—Bill to give a power of appeal in criminal cases. Mr. Baillie Cochrane—Cepies of the recent corm spondence which has passed between the Noble Lord the Secretary of State for Foreign Affsirs and Sir Edmund Lyons, her Britannic Majesty's Minister at the Court of Greece. Mr. Hutt—Select Committee, to inquire into the ex pediency of maintaining the existing system for the sup pression of the slave trade. Lord Ashley—To bring under the notice of the House the evidence taken before the Committee in 1844 on me dical relief to the sick poor ; also, the state of the juve. wile population in many parts of the metropolis and other large towns. Mr. Evelyn Denison—Select Committee to inquire into the composition and management of the Ecclesiastical Commission. Mr. Bouverie—Motion respecting the Ecclesiastical Courts. Col. Sibthorp—Reduction of duty on fire insurances. Mr. Baillie Cochrane—Select Committee to inquire into the duties, emoluments, and present condition of the schoolmasters in Scotland. Mr. Anderson—On Mr. Cochrane bringing forward his motion for a Select Committee to inquire into the duties, emoluments, and present condition of the school masters in Scotland, to move that the following words be added:—" Also to inquire into the expediency and practicability of so far altering the plan and principle of management of the Scottish Parochial Schools, as to render them more efficient and available for the educe- tion of the children generally of each parish, whatever may be the religious profession or denomination of the parents." Mr. Urquhart—Address praying ber Majesty to exercise her Majesty's undoubted prerogative of sum.; moning within her Majesty's realm of Ireland the peers spiritual and temporal of that realm, and the knights, citizens, and burgesses thereof, in order that her Majesty may take counsel with the same in regard to the great and manifold derangements and sufferings of that kingdom. Mr. Callaghan—To bring under the consideration of the House the state of the tax in certain cities in Ireland called" Ministers' Money," with a view to its repeal. Mr. Bright—Select Committee to inquire into the growth of cotton in India. Mr. Hume—Select Committee to consider whether, in all cases of shipwreck and of collisions of merchant ves sels, attended with loss of life, an inquiry, as speedily after the accident, and as near as possible to the place, should be appointed, to examine into the attendant cir cumstances and causes of the shipwreck, and to report to the House in what manaer that inquiry should be conducted. Mr. Hume—Select Committee to inquire info the state of the public income and expenditure of the United Kingdom ; to examine the public revenue, under its separate heads, as regards the assessment, collection, cus tody, and the establishments employed for the same, and to report whetherjany and what alteration or repeal can be made under any of these heads, with benefit to the public revenue ; also, to examine into the public expenditure, under separate heads, and to consider and report what measures can be adopted for the relief of the country, by altering or reducing any portion of the said expen diture, without detriment to the public service. Mr. Reynolds—Bill to place the municipal corpora tions of Ireland upon a more equul footing as to rights and privileges with those of England and Scotland. Mr. Moffatt—Bill for assimilating the warehousing privileges on Colonial and British spirits. Mr. Moffatt—Bill to permit spirits to be rectified in bond for exportation, and to permit rectified spirits and compounds to be warehoused for exportation. Mr. Baillie—Address, praying that her Majesty will give directions that negotiations may be entered into with foreign powers for the purpose of relieving this country from the obligations of those treaties by which we are bound to maintain a squadron upon the coast of Africa. Colonel Thompson—Correspondence, or extracts of correspondence, between the Foreign-office and the Go vernment of the United States or of Mexico, throwing light on the intention of the United States to annex any, and what portions of the territory of the republic of Mexico, for the purpose, or with the effect, of re establishing slavery therein. Mr. Sherman Crawford—Bill to secure the custom known in the province of Ulster by the name of tenant-right; and to extend to tenants in other parts of Ireland, under fitting regulations, the benefits of said custom. Mr. G. Thompson—Select Committee to inquire into the conduct of Lieutenant-Colonel Charles ()vans (of the Bombay army), whi?e British Political Resident at the Court of Sattara; and into the proceedings of the Bombay Government, and the Court of Dir.ctors of the East India Company. in relation to certain charges preferred against that officer. Sir B. Hall—Statement of the Church property in the parish of St. Pancras, Middlesex, held, by the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's, together with an account of the revenues derived therefrom, showing upon what terms leases or 'alienations have been granted, and to whom, with the rents or fines taken, and bow the proceeds have been appropriated; together with' as account of all sums of money subscribed by the said Dean an d Ch a pt er o f St. Paul's for promoting church and school accommoda tion in the said parish, and the numbers and extent of sites allotted for such accommodation. Sir R. IL Inglis—Select Committee on the present state of the new Palace of Westminster, s ith a view to the reception and accommodation of the House therein, and the probable expense of its completion; and also to inquire into the present state of Westminster-bridge:— Sir Robert Harry Inglis, Viscount Morpetb, Sir Robert Peel, Earl of Lincoln, Mr. Herries, Lord Granville Somerset, Mr. Cardwell, Mr. Stephenson, Mr. Wilson Patten, Mr. Hume, Lord Ernest Bruce, Mr. Deering, Mr. Stafford, Mr. Tufnell, and Mr. Evelyn Denison. Mr. Brotherton—Seleet Committee to.inquire as to the expediency of abolishing th. oMoe of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. and of the propriety of trans ferring the duties appertaining thereto to the Secretary of State for the Home Department. Mr. Hindley—Bill for the amendment of the law against Sunday trading. Earl of Arundel and Surrey—Select Committee to inquire into the discipline and regulations now in force in prisons, penitentiaries, houses of eorrection, and other places of confinement for criminal offences in Great Britain, with the view of ascertaining the best practicable means of securing to every prisoner. not in communion with the Church of England, the benefits to be derived from a due observance of the religious duties of his faith; and also the best practicable means of se curing the proper attendance of his priest, or other minister of his religion, for the purposes of religious in. struction. Mr. Urquhart—Copies of correspondence between the Hon. Captain Denman and members of her Majesty's Government, in respect to the proceedings undertaken by her Majesty's Government, in defence of the actions brought by Buron and others against the said Captain Denman, and now pending in the Court of Exchequer. Mr. Horsman—Resolution, to the effect that the dis tinction between the episcopal and common fund ought no longer to exist. Mr. Horsman—Motion respecting the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. Mr. Raphael—Bill to exempt from the legacy duties all charitable bequests not to private individuals, but to public bodies, such as the royal hospitals, and the many charitable and benevolent institutions in which this blessed country abounds. Mr. Raphael—Bill to alter so much of an Act of Par liament of the Ist and 2d Victoria, entitled, " An Act for the better regulation of Hackney Carriages and Metropolitan Stage Carriages" (cap. 79, c. 5), as im poses the obligation on the drivers of the several num bered vehicles to wear a numbered ticket. Mr. Monckton Milnes—To call the attention of the House to the injuries alleged to have been received by Mr. Rayson, merchant, from the agents of the Austrian Government at Constantinople. Mr. George A. Hamilton—To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether it is the intention of the Go vernment, in consequence of the acceleration of the con veyance by railway between London and Liverpool, by the, opening of the Trent Valley line, to make any ar rangement for the conveyance of letters for Dublin by .an afternoon express train, which, arriving in Liverpool before the sailing of the Dublin mail-packets, might afford persons receiving letters from Dublin in the morn ing the opportunity of answering them, and of the an swers reaching Dublin on the following morning ; or of otherwise accelerating the transmission of letters be tween London and Dublin. Sir P. Nugent—Return of the sums of money paid to wards arterial drainage in Ireland, from the Ist day of January, 1847, to the Ist day of January, 1848, under the Act 9 and 10 Vic.; distinguishing the sums paid for actual labour from those paid the staff; and also the sums allotted and paid towards each particular work, dis tinctly set forth; and stating the original estimate for the completion of such works, and the number of labourers daily employed on each particular work, during the above period; whether any or which of the said works are completed, and what sum it will now take to finish those that are in course of operation. Mr. Osborne—Select Committee to inquire into the state of the law as respects the appointment of re ceivers under the Courts of Chancery and Equity Ex chequer in Ireland; and the effect of the present laws and regulations of the said courts in the management of estates, under their control, and how far the improve ment of the said estates and well-being of the tenantry have been thereby advanced. Sir De Lacy Evans—To ask the Secretary of the Board of Control the cause of the delay in the issue of the Sinde prize money. Lord Arthur Lennox—When the army estimates are moved, to call the attention of the Committee to the warrant of May, 1846, which gives a retirement after thirty or more years' full-pay service, ten-twelfths of the said full pay to the two junior regimental staff officers, the quartermasters, and veterinary surgeons; whereas the two seniors and much more responsible staff officers, the surgeons and paymasters, obtain only eight-twelfths of full pay after the same service. Mr. Osborne—On reading the order of the day for going into the first Committee of Supply after the recess, to call the attention of the House to the sums of money expended on the new Houses of Parliament, and the present state of those buildings. Mr. George A. Hamilton—Before going into Com mittee on the educational estimates, to move, that an humble address be presented to her Majesty, praying that her Majesty will be graciously pleased to direct that such a modification of the system of national edu cation in Ireland may be made, as regards children of the Established Church, as may remove the consci entious objections which many of the clergy and laity entertain to the system as at present carried into opera tion ; or otherwise, that means may be taken to enable those of the clergy and laity of the Established Church, who entertain such conscientious objections, to extend the blessings of scriptural education to the children of the Established Church. Mr. Sharman Crawford-Bill to relieve tenants in --- ------ ----. --- ---- - Ireland from the liability to pay landlords' rates, and to RAILWAY RETURNS make provision otherwise for securing the payment of BAILwAT TRAFFIC. -The following are the Total Receipts of Ralle rates chargeable on landlords. ways for the past week-that is to say, up to the date to which the Mr. Hume-To bring the existing laws respecting • respective returns are made, together wi th the recei p ts of the sarn week in the previous year:- banks of issue before the House, with a view of repeal ing the restriction clauses of the Act of 1844 (7th and 1,1 Bth Viet., c. 32) on the Banks of Issue of England; and Week Last g 1,2, of repealing the Acts of 1845 (Bth and 9th Vic., c. 37 eudink NAME OF RAILWAY. week. : k i,,'' and 38), which restrict the Banks of Issue of Scotland * b. and Ireland, and of placing the Banks of Issue of the c..) E. -. 1 United Kingdom on the principle of free trade, taking £ £ adequate securities for the issues. Dcs. - Amiens and Boulogne .........•. •• • • - 18 Arbroath and Forfar ............... - Mr. Slaney-Appointment of an unpaid standing 114 120 committee, or commission, to consider the state of large 17 Chester and Birkenhead . • ... •••• • • • • 1551 480 16 Dublin and Drogheda.. • ... . • ... •• • • 703 609 bodies of the working classes in Great Britain, with a 21 Dublin and Kingstown ••••••• . • • • • • • 501 574 view to the improvement of laws and regulations affect- 18 Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen .... • ..• 726 190 in g the social condition and suggestions for their benefit. 18 Edinburgh and Glasgow .• .. ........ 3,081 3,040 18 Edinburgh and Northern ••--- • . .. 536 - Mr. Pigott-Bill, by which the owners of houses 19 Eastern Counties and North Eastern.. 11,143 9,005 under the value of eight pounds a year in towns, and 18 Ea s t Lancashire . five pounds a year in the couutry, shall be assessed, and 12 Eastern Union •••••• • • • • • • .......... 1,119 426 18 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr ...• • . 2,103 1,956 not the occupiers. 18 Glasgow and Greenock •• • ...... .... 885 784 Mr. Urquhart-Copies of all correspondence between 18 Great Southern and Western ........ 1,620 1,125 the Hon. Captain Denman, R.N., and her Majesty's Go- 19 Great Western,l4c- ••.. • ... ••-.• • • 18,006 17,336 18 Kendal and Windermere......... .. 77 - vernment relating to the undertaking given by the Go- 18 Lancashire and Yorkshire ••••• • • • • • 7,969 8,143 vernmeat to defend the actions now pending in the 17 Lancaster and Carlisle. 1,013 - Court of Exchequer against the said officer for the - Londonderry and Enniskillen .......• - - destruction of property on the west coast of Africa. 19 London and North Western, &c. ..... 36,657 3 6 , 583 19 London and Blackwell - 737 644 Colonel Dunne--Select Committee to inquire into the 18 London and Brighton ........• ••• . •• 7,118 6,004 working and efficiency of the Poor-law in Ireland. 19 London and South Western. •••• • • • • 7,3G8 6,704 Mr. George A. Hamilton-On the motion of Colonel 19 18 2.l Manche aryport ste andr, Sheffi Carlisle eld, and• Li n colnshire 1,877 1,4 8 ••• ••••• • • • • • 531 4 6 54 Dunne, for a Select Committee for inquiring into the 18 Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham •• • • 18,551 17,929 working and efficiency of the Irish Poor-law, to call the - Midland Great Western (Irish) ••• • • • - - 947 1,278 attention of the House to the unequal and oppressive 18 Newcastle and Carlisle.. • • • • • • •• •• .. 1, taxation to which the present mode of rating subjects 19 Norfolk. • • 1,005 1.264 ...... 18 North British ...... ••••••-• . . • • • • • 1,783 1,096 the clergy of the Established Church in Ireland. 18 Paris and Rotten .••••••••• • • • • • • • • • 5,582 Mr. Poulett Scrope-To call the attention of the IS Rouen and llavro .. ••••-•• • • • • " • • 2,002 - 240 House to the means of facilitating the setting the able - 17 Shrewsbury and Chester •••••• • • • • • • 612 18 South Eastern and Branches •••• • • .• 7,742 6,364 bodied poor. whether of England or of Ireland, to work 672 594 17 South Devon.. ••••••••• • • •• • • • ..... of a productive character, and of substituting partially 1,685 1,251 577 680 the outdoor labour-test for the exclusive workhouse -19 W ster. hiteltaven Junction .• ••••••• • • • • • • 172 - test of able-bodied pauperism. 1$ York and Newcastle .••• • • • • ....... 10,887 3,003 Mr. Poulett Scrope-•Bill to extend the provisions of 18 York and North 511,111 , ml .•.••• • • • • • 7,145 5,142 the Saving Batiks Annuities Act, to the granting of de- COURSE OF EXCHANGE. ferred Government annuities of small amount to mem bers of the industrious classes, on the princ i p le of mutual Amste o r.ltun .......... 1 , 2 5 Gibra1tar.............. !,c, .... Dit., at sight ••.• .. 12 2 Leghorn - .... - • ..... 30 40 assurance. Itottcrdarn .• •••• • • • • 12 556 Genoa -• • • ........... 26 1 5 Mr. Poulett Scrope-Bill to exempt the occupiers of A„ 15 Milan ..... small tenements from local taxati ,, n. datnburgh .....•34.11. 13 14 Venice....... •••• 11 •••• •••• •••• --- - Naples .. Mr. Feargus O'Connor-Bill for the establishment of p l a it r c is ins 3 . ll . ;;; ,. sii . h . t . :::: 25 70 Palermo, •••••• • • • • • • 119 district registration courts in Ireland , for the registra- Dine. •• •• •• •• - .... 26 5 Lisbon ...... "• • • ..... , Lion of leases, contracts, and other documents between Marseilles ••••••• • .• . . 26 10 0p0rt0.... ••::::• • • • ' • ',`, nourdeaux......... .. 2C 10 Rio Jaueir , o • •• • a . 3 I s . i . g . h . t 11 1 4 landlord and tenants. Also, for the appointment of six Frankfort on Maine.... 124 Bahia .........' '•• • '' - equity judges from members of the Irish bar, of not less Petersburgh, Sit. Itble .. than fourteen years' standing, such appointment to be : ........ .. :... 1,2 . 2 . 1 Newa T. , Y :17 1 E 'kh S i2a 0 i p : I. B 1 L:-L.::1. 0 1 N. P i 1 : ": " made by the Lord-Lieutenant, by and with the consent Vienna, effec. n 0...... - 10 21 11:1 7d s l AYres :••• • • • - of the Law O ffi cers of the Crown in Ireland, the duty of Ft es r tc, d . i . t . to . such Judges to be to hold courts in conven i e nt p l aces on c l ad l iz id .. .... • •••• 4b i Foreign Gold in bars.. .£3 17 9 . their several circuits for hearing and determining all 48 % New Dollars ...... 04 9 ma tters in dispute between landlord and tenant , and Barcelona ~., ........ 1 I ;ortegal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 iavWe.... ...... .. .. ..... ps. v nish Doubloons .. 00 0 w hose judgment shall, in all such cases , be final . A l so , ill er 1n bars ........ 0 4 11S to take away the powers of di,stress in all cases where a B RISTOL SUGAR MARKET, --- DEC. 22.-Our sugar lease has not been granted, and in cases where a lease h a s been granted for a term to be specified, to render mar h ket continues quiet, and since our last t he sales the process of ejectment more immediate and less ex- aye been unimportant; but our merchants are firm, pensive. a c n h d ri p s r t i m ce a s s without change. The o ffi ces will close for the Mr. 'ea rgus O'Counor-Bill to alter the rate-paying recess to-morrow, the 23d, and will not re open for business until Wednesday, Jan. 5, 1848. " 11, Carlton-terrace, London, Friday, Nov. 26, 1837. My Lord Archbishop,—l must entreat r your Grace to forgive me for the liberty I am taking in addressing' you. My acquaintance with the high character your Grace bears, as well as your exalted position in the Irish Church, emboldens me to lay before you the grief which heavily oppresses me as a faithful sun of the hely Catholic Church. I am deeply sensible of the claims which the Irish Church has to the love and admira tion of the Christian world. History relates the heroic constancy with which the Irish Catholics have endured the relentless persecution and hitter scorn of those who claimed religious liberty for them elves, ' and denied it to their unhappy brethren: With the knowledge of such sufferings endured for the faith, how bitter it is to my heart that I cannot defend the Irish Church in my intercourse with my friends, or against the attacks of violent opponents in the House of Commons. It is not of the fearful crime of murder by individuals of the peasantry that I wish to speak, however shocking such cold-blooded revenge appears to thcse at a distance. Nor do I wish to notice the frequent connivance of the peasantry in the escape of the assassin. It is not so difficult to make ex cuses for men in their circumstances. But that which completely overpowers me, and deprives me of all defence, is the :conduct of some members of the priesthood. Denunciations from the altar fol lowed by the speedy death of the denounced, and public speeches of most dangerous tendency to an inflammatory people, are the melancholy accusa tions to which lam unable to reply. If I assert the small numbm- of the clergy who have recourse to such means of obtaining or retaining influence, I am immediately asked—Where then is the boasted discipline of the Catholic Church ? How is it that men so imprudent, if not so wicked, are not suspended from their spiritual functions ? lam told that either virtue or discipline is banished from the Church. If I assert the primi tive customs of the Church, the public penance, and the paternal admonition of the pastor, delivered in the presence of the people : the reply is, why de nounce those not subject to your discipline ? And why make use of such dangerous methods in a country which has not forgotten the crimes engendered by cruel persecution and consequent dispair ? Oh, my Lord, it is indeed severe to feel the justice of such remarks—not the remarks, be it observed, of thoughtless and uncharitable men, but of those whose best feelings would willingly seek for all that is pious and good in the Catholic faith. These are the topics which I venture as a humble and faith ful member of the Church to bring under your Grace's notice. Can nothing be done to remove from us so heavy a scandal ? What comfort - and security would be brought to many a confiding Catholic by the speedy and stern censure of ecclesiastical discipliue upon the offenders I The fierce declamations of Exeter Hall, and all the vehemence of Parliamentary oppo nents, and all the freedom of Protestant assertion, have not done so much injury to the cause of the Catholic faith in this country as these unhappy cir cumstances. And now, my Lord Archbishop, it is my duty to beseech your forgiveness for my great boldness, which anxiety for the Church has alone prompted. " I intreat your Grace's benediction, and have the honour to be, with every feeling of the deepest respect, your Grace's very humble, faithful, and obedient servant, " ARUNDEL and SURREY. " To his Grace the Archbishop of Tuam, St. Jarlath, Tuam." " Tuatn, Dec. 1, 1847. "My Lord,—l am honoured with your Lord ship's very kind letter, and feel sincerely obliged for such a communication. If my acknowledgment should not appear to your Lordship sufficiently prompt, the delay arose from my anxiety to meet your anxious wishes to satisfy those who feel much surprise and sorrow at the present condition of Ireland. From other respected individuals I have had lately similar letters; and as the calumnies of the public journals regarding the conduct of the Catholic clergy—for calumnies they mostly are—appeared to have made an unfavourable impression in the sister country, I thought it but right to put before the public a correct statement of the relation in which the clergy of Ireland stand regarding the present circum stances of the country. " The same post by w hich this letter will reach your Lordship, will also convey a public communi cation to the Prime Minister on the important sub ject on which you did me the honour to write. I should perhaps be too sanguine if I anticipated that the senti men ts of the let ter would give general satisfaction, even to all pious and benevolent Catholics, who are sorely afflicted, as well at the sufferings of the people as at the imputed connivance of some of the clergy at those excesses of barbarity of which some of the people have been guilty. It is not necessary that I should repeat what I have publicly stated, beyond the asser tion that if the clergy were capable of encouraging or abetting, not only such heinous crimes as they are charged with encouraging, but even lesser offences, they would assuredly pay the forfeit by being sus pended from the duties of their sacred office. Vague charges, however, originating with the bitter calumniators of the Catholic Church, and widely circulated through those advere organs, can not be deemed accusations on which any canonical proceedings could be foundel. Your Lordship will not, I trust, imagine that I am now vindicating or excusing intemperate language, which I deplore. We must suppose that when such is uttered, the usual evangelical process of admoni tion is made use of Should such language, how ever reprehensible, be found acc o mp an i e d with such zealous reprobation of crime as the best friend of society and religion could give expression to, end should the sincerity of that zeal for the public order be so borne out by the blameless tenor of a long and laborious life in advancing the interests of piety and of the public peace, that it could not be questioned; the isolated words which could bear a bad meaning would be favourably interpreted by any lay impartial jury. I think, then, your Lordship could put it to any of your scandalized friends, whether such a person, so circumstanced, deserving admonition no doubt, could be ignominiously laid aside from the discharge of the duties of a ministry which he faithfully fulfilled. I have dwelt on this case as somewhat ana logous to one which has excited, and I re gret the occasion, much animadversion. No provoca tion, it must be avowed, can excuse the hideous crimes of some of the peasantry. If religion were entirely out of the question, good taste and a sense of propriety should check the use of language of which the awkward fashion is sometimes as reprehensible as the idea which it may convey. Still I would implore of your Lordship to plead for us from your English friends, when contrasting the two countries, the consideration of the different circumstances in which the two countries are placed. It is not to extenuate crime; that is out of the question; but within the range of lawful regimens, it might as well be said that the ordinary dietary suited to a sound man is also fitted for one in the last state of sickness and exhaustion, as that the same course of instruction and discipline adapted to the well adjusted relations of English society would be equally efficacious in restoring the shattered frame of society in Ireland. All I can say is, that from all your Lordship could read and hear of the cruelties, the ordinary, the every day recurring cruelties endured by the Irish peasantry, and inflicted by those from whose position and education some hu manity should be expected, you would have no idea of the state of Ireland, or the difficult and anomalous position in which the Catholic clergy are placed. It is a state of which I pray your Lordship will con tinue ignorant in England, to the benefit of the people and the honour of their aristocracy and gentry. But whilst I sincerely wish you the continuance of this comparatively happy state, I beg, in return, to claim some indulgence for th e position o f these who are not similarly favoured. The clergy of Ireland may adopt a line of conduct wh' h however within the pal e o f C at h olic discipline as ic ;ell as the constitution, may appear somewhat strange, nay, utterly unaccountable to their brethren in England. It may be —and I own it is the case—that their con duct, strictly within the laws of propriety too, would appear equally strange to those on this side of the Channel in same circumstances. I have not the least doubt but many of those who thus view each other's conduct with equal surprise, would change their line of conduct if they were to exchange their mutual positions. And yet to neither one or the other should I impute inconsistency or any subserviency either he rto popular or aristocratic influence unworthy oftheir order. No, my Lord; in those reflections.siom to which I am only the ancient fathers of t he Church, especially feebly copying those precepts of K and wl the great ne tells us that the St. mode d o an d G r egory gave expression. address suited to one may not be applicable to another. lie illustrates this judi cious and seasonable variety of treatment by a re ference to the different state of the human consti tution, and the same may be said of different states of . _ society. " Public denunciations of persons by name, what ever be their misdeeds, are not the practice in Ire-