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The earliest copy of the work has hfsPri hat a few .Invg ie.nefl. nod he following Reviews have already appeared in the leading 3liaro °Man Journals : TIMES, Nov. 18, 1846. The forty-eighth annual publication of this work—the volume fof 847—is now issued. It is a wonderfidly different affair from the old Directory, which used to consist of little or nothing more than th alphabetical list of tradesmen ; it comprises now, and has for some years, a " Street Directory," a " Trades' Directory," a " Court Di rectory," a " Postal Directory," a " Conveyan ce Directory," with a host of other little digests. The volume appears to have been very tereflilly revised, and supplies the latest information. Of course, IS postal treaty with Prussia has not been overlooked ; and in minor points the work seems to bear the test of a search into mat ters in which changes have been very recent. MORNING CHRONICLE, Nov. 20, 1846 The powers of expansion exhibited by this most useful annual Volume appears really unlimited. Published during a series of forty eight 3 ears in a metropolis whose dwellings increase in number by an Yearly average of some 14,000, and whose commerce expands in still larger measure, the " Post-office Directory" has become enormously enhanced in bulk, as also in the complicated variety of its indis pensable contents. The admirable success with which the really enormous difficulties of his task has been overcome by the inde fatigable publisher has been proved by the experience of many years; arid we need say little more than that the present volume presents the same tokens as its predecessors, of intelligent method and inge nuity of arrangement, in packing into reasonable compass, and pro ducing in lucid order, its millions of facts and references. Within 2 , 0 00 pages every man may learn everything he ought to know about every one of his co-dwellers in the great metropolis, their businesses, as well as everything necessary to facilitate him in his own. The very rapid extension of our railway system, and the new postal ar rangements with some continental states, have rendered necessary some extensive additions to the sections appropriated to Conveyance and the Post-office. We find the information given under those heads not only as full and accurate as it was well possible to make them, but more new and recent than we should have thought attainable in a work of such magnitude. Prefixed to the volume is about the best map of Landon we happen to have met with. • i" , 1101MINCI: - .11ERALD, Nov. 21, 1846. s the proportions of this indispensable work have hitherto been, the volume for 1847 comes forth under circumstances of still further enlargement. The experience of 47 years has obviously en abled the proprietor, Mr. Frederick Kelly, to produce a Directory of unrivalled completeness, wherein every species of fact likely to be wanted by the merchant and the trader is placed within convenient access. The volume contains upwards of two thousand closely printed royal octavo pages, betokening a singular amount of indus try as a matter of compilation, and awakening astonishment at the c omprehensiveness of the machinery which could bring within a common focus se much varied and scattered intelligence—embracing as it does a multiplicity of heads, and involving the services of vast numbers of contributors. We believe that the present volume is not to be matched in the whole world ; for such a mammoth aggregate of local and specific information is no less a typographical wonder, than a prodigious monument of diligence and enterprise. Some dozen or so of separate directories are included in this huge periodical—the only one, it seems, of the annual tribe destined to a Permanent existence—a veritable triumph, indeed, of the utilitarian Principle over the ornamental. The "Official Directory" is a key to the whole of the Government Offices, and a record of official perso liatres. This is follo we d by a " Street Directory," exhibiting the tradesmen in every thoroughfare, and the points at which the streets are intersected by those at right:angles ; while the " Commercial and Professional Directory" is an alphabetical arrangement of the above. Then comes a " Trades' Directory," in which the names are allocated tinder their respective callings. The " Law Directory" is a list of the judges, Queen's counsel. serjeants, barristers. attorneys. &c. with a Catalogue of the. various courts of law, their officers, and their pecu liarities of jurisdiction. The "Court Directory" comprises the ad dresses of the nobility and gentry; and the " Parliamentary Direc tory" is a record of the Members of the Houses of Lords and Com mons, with an alphabetical list of the boroughs, cities, and counties returning Members to Parliament, the surnames and eldest sons of peers, &c. The " Postal Directory" contains the hour of receipt and delivery of every post-office in the kingdom ; the cities anti principal places throughout the world to which mails are dispatched from London; the rates of foreign postage; the railway mails, and the eross•road mails, &c. The "City Directory" registers the civic au thorities, the public companies, the brokers, the incumbents and mi nisters of churches and chapels, the newspapers, &c. ; and the "Conveyance Directory" includes the railway tables, the coach and booking-offices, the wharfs, Sec. The volume closes with Banking and 'Assurance Directories. These various heads will serve to indi cate the multitudinous nature of the contents ; for out of them come a variety of subordinate directories, which meet every conceivable want, presenting a curious analysis of the public and private institu tions of the metropolis and of the commercial world. Every person is to be fousid under his proper section, from a prime minister down to a sheriff's officer—every establishment, from a palace to a lodg ing.honse. The Editor, in his Preface, takes occasion to congratu late himself on the many improvements he has this year introduced, Principally flowing from the employment of " selected agents," in stead of the ordinary carriers of the Post-office. Among the specific alterations the new postage treaty with Prussia, which comes into operation on the Ist of January, 1847, and disturbs to a considerable extent the rates of postage over a great part of the Continent, seems the most important. MORNING ADVERTISER, Nov. 18, 1846 The "Post-office London Directory, 1847," Is just delivered. Though it is apparently limited to London, It is in reality a national work. one of the leading towns can will be without it. It must be an essential to every counting-home in the kingdom, as well as to every place ef business in anel about the metropolis. It is an in valuable werk of its kind and the extent and minuteness of its useful details are truly wonderful. Being prepared " under the im mediate and special patronage of her Majesty's Postmaster-General," the amplest and completest means were, of course, at the command of the proprietor, Mr. Kelly, to secure the entire accuracy of the vo luminous and crowded contents of the bulky work. The present is the forty-eighth annual publication. Few commercial or trading men can now require particular description of the really important and useful information, to almost every party in any sort of business, occupying the two thousand closely but clearly-printed octavo pages of this Directory. Preceded by an admirable and perspicuous map of London, prepared expressly, It is declared, for the work by Mr. R. It. Davies, there are divisions, comprising, among other informa tion, '" Official," " Street," " Commercial," " Trades," " Law," " Court," " Parliamentary," " Postal," " City," " Conveyance," " Banking," and many other Directories. The hope is expressed in the preface, that this ferty-eighth annual edition of the " Post-office London Directory" may be found " in all respects to equal the best of its predecessors." From very consi derable examination of the marvellously full and varied contents and information on matters which it must be so difficult, laborious, and expensive to collect, we hesitate not to say that this unassuming wish is liberally realised. It not only equals the best of its prede cessors, but in several particulars it surpasses all its precursors. The information Is not only fuller in many respects, but there are several important alterations and editions, largely adding to the use fulness of the book. It is intimated, and truly, that although all competition has disappeared, the present volume is conspicuous proof that there has been no relaxation in the multifarious labours to perfect the extraordinary work. In speaking of past success, it is observed that it has been " even in a pecuniary point of view benefi cial to the public, is proved by the fact, that important improve ments and additions are annually made without any increase of price" —a result that, it is declared, " could not have been the case, had the public patronage been divided." With reference to the Price, we certainly must acknowledge that it is wonderful how it call be profitable to provide such varied materials— and materials constantly changing and requiring so much and such ceaseless la hoar and cost to procure, and then to classify. Nothing but a tre- Mentions sale could make the speculation answer. Among the im portant alterations will be found those introduced into the " Postal" Directory. It is, indeed, singularly full, usefid, and complete ; and must much increase the daily, it might be more truly pronounced its hourly value, particularly to the merchant, the trader, or the pro fessional man. As the new treaty with Prussia caused very consi derable changes in the rates of postage as affecting the Austrian do minions, Baden, Bavaria, Bremen, Denmark, the German States, ainburgh, Hanover, Lubeck, Mecklenburg, Oldenburgh, Poland,Prus a, Saxony, Sweden and Norway, Wurtemburgh, &c., &c., &c., those changes are detailed " precisely as they are arranged to come into Operation on the first of January, 1847." The other changes are not only numerous, but all the intelligence is announced to be brought down to a period as late as was eompatible with the appearance of such a volume in sufficient thne for general circulation, prior to the commencement of the year for which it is designed. The business merits of the work are of the highest order, and render it, of its kind, we imagine, a publication unexampled la the world for its Completeness, fulness, and usefulness. SUN, Nov. 18, 1846. The present is the forty-eighth annual edition of the " Post-office London Directory," and a truly marvellous effort of compilation It is. The " Post-office Directory" has been for some years under the management of Mr. Kelly. Until he became the manager of this Work, there were divers other directories In the field. They have, however, all disappeared, and the " Pest-office Directory" now rules alone. This astonishing sucessc, however, has not had the effect of making the proprietor of this gigantic work careless. He is too thorough a man of business, not to be perfectly aware that the fruits of his success can only be reaped by a continuance of the same untiring energy by which the success was in the first instance achieved ; and accordingly we find ti-at the " Post-office Directory" for 1847 is even more highly finished in all its elaborate arrange ments than any former edition of the book. The extent and mi nuteness of the details furnished render the work indispensable to every commercial and mercantile establishment. So admirably, however, is this multifarious information digested and arranged, that there is not the slightest difficulty experienced in referring to the particular page required to furnish the information —a marvellous instance of clearness of arrangement in a work consisting of up wards of 2,000 closely but clearly printed octavo pages. Its con tents are arranged under various heads, as, for instance, the "Official Directory," the " Street Directory," the " Commercial Directory," the " Trades' Directory," the " Law Directory," the " Court Directory." the " Parliamentary Directory," the Postal Directory," the " City Directory," the''" Conveyance Directory," the " Banking Directory," and some others. Many im- Portant alterations have been introduced into the " Postal Direc tory." The new postal treaty with Prussia, which comes into ope ration on the Ist of January next, will effect very considerable changes in the rates of postage to places in the Austrian dominions, 'laden, i Bavaria, Bremen. Denmark, the German States, Hamburgh, Ilanover, Lubeck, Mecklenburgh, Oldenburgh, Poland, Prussia, Itussia, Saxony, Sweden and. Norway, Wurtemburgh, &c. These Changes are fully detailed in the "Postal Directory" of the present volume. The work, moreover, is illustrated by a clearly engraved and accurately drawn map of London in 1847, on a scale of three Inches to the mile. This Directory is certainly the most complete work of the tort ever offered to the public. Of not only the useful ness, but the indispensable necessity of such a work, no man of busi ness can for a moment entertain a doubt ; and, considering the com pleteness and fuluess of the information furnished, and the enormous outlay of time and of capital that must have been made in order to acquire and digest tF information, the very reasonable price at which the work is re , ,fished is really wonderild. GLOBE, Nov, 21, 1846. Kelly's invaluable work, the " Post-office Directory," has just Made its appearance for the ensuing year. The vast mass of infer- Mation which this book contains makes it not only desirable but ab solutely ueeessary as a part of the office furniture of every man of letsiness, and scarcely less necessary, indeed, fbr every one else, who requires to know anything concerning the trades, professions, and localities of the great motropolis. In its present extended form, the book is an absolute curiosity ; the labour and expense which it has cost bring it to its present state of perfection must have been im mense. In turning eve, its 2,000 pages, one hardly knows which most to be struck with and admire—the excellent arrangement and utility of such a compilation, or the magnitude of the city which re quires such a directory. The classification of the various profes sions, trades, and callings in the court, commercial, and law depart ments of the work on the one hand, and the arrangement of the streets of London on the other, as well as the great mass of informa tion of various kinds connected with the Post-office, and the different modes of intercommunication, make it altogether as complete a di rectory as can be desired, or as it is well possible to conceive. The volume, moreover, contains an excellent map of London and the suburbs, corrected down to the latest strides of " bricks and mortar." requisite official facilities. As a mere compilation, it is probably the most wonderful on record. ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, Nov. 9 , 1946. This huge volume, the forty-eighth edition of the work, well sus tains the reputation enjoyed by the " Directory" of late years. In the preface, the proprietor maintains that the high character of the work is not referable to its mere connexion with the Post Office ; for an important change has been gradually introduced into the manner of collecting the information ; and a larger portion of the work than heretofore has been confided to selected agents entirely unconnected wills the Post Office, this being in great part the plan of compiling the editions for 1845 and 1846. Nor has the proprietor rested content with his past success, but has introduced many Im portant alterations in this volume for 1847 suld added to its bulk without any increase in price. The " Postai Directory" is especially improved, and there are numerous changes throughout the volume to insure its completeness. The compilation must be a vast labour, to be accomplished only by systematic subdivision and the most pains taking minuteness. Tke appearance of the volume has suggested a very lively effusion, to be seen in another column ; and we trust the enterprising proprietor of the " Directory" will find that his laboi., a are duly appreciated and remunerated. To a great commercial coun try this is an indispensable volume. RAILWAY HERALD, Nov. 21, 1846. The new volume of the Post Office Directory for 1847 is already in oar hands, and we can only express our wonder that a work so laborious, extensive, and minute, could be in any degree improved. It would have been a sufficient merit to have maintained its former reputation, it is a great merit to have surpassed itself. The produc tion of a work unequalled for accuracy and for clearness haq placed in the hands of the commercial public a most valuable and indispensable aid in carrying on the business of this vast metropolis, which would indeed be subjected to the greatest inconvenience and expense it it were not for a work of this kind. In a short time our readers will have theopportunity of judging for themselves on purchasing the new volume, whether our anticipatory notice is in any degree exaggerated. A SSOCIATION FOR THE REDUCTION OF THE DUTY ON TEA. WILLIAM NICOL, Esq., Chairman. CHRISTOPHER RAW SO N, Esq., and HENRY WINCH, Esq., Deputy Chairmen. WILLIAM BALLENY, Esq., Treasurer. ROBERT C. CROSBIE, Esq., and JOHN SCOTT, Esq., Honorary Secretaries COMMITTEE. George Armstrong, Esq. Thomas Bold, Esq. . _ Edward Brodribb, Esq. W. P. Bushby, Esq. Malcolm Corrie, Esq. PUBLICATIONS. NEW VOLUME OF MR. JAMES'S 'WORKS. Just published, in medium Bvo., price 83. cloth, with finely engraved Frontispiece, THE KING'S HIGHWAY; BEING THE ELEVENTH VOLUME of the Works of G. P. R. JAMES, Esq. The previous volumes (each complete in itself) may be had - separately ; contents— ., Vol. I. The Gipsy. , Vol. VI. Henry of Guise. 11. Mary of Burgundy. VII. Morley Ernstein. 111. The Huguenots. VIII. rhe Robber. IV. One in a Thousand. IX. Darnley; and V. Philip Augustus. X. The Brigand. London : Smith, Elder, and Co., 65, Corhhill. DOUGLAS JERROLD'S WEEKLY NE WS PAPER ENLARGED, with Various New Features, ou the 23d January, to 32 Pages or 96 Columns. Price, as heretofore, Six pence. Order of all Newsmen, Town or Country, of whom fuller prospectuses may be obtained. DOUGLAS JERROLD'S WEEKLY NEWS PAPER, ENLARGED, with Various New Features, to the utmost Limit allowed by the Stamp Law, on the 23d January. Price, as heretofore, Sixpence. Orders of all Newsmen, Town or Country, of whom detailed prospectuses may be had. . _ C. Cottesworth, Esq. Edward Cropper, Esq. ... John Cropper, jun., Esq. J. Crosfield, Esq. R. Duckworth, Esq. A. Findlay, Esq.; W. F. Foster, Esq. R. Fry, Esq. T. Fry, Esq. George Grant, Esq. J. liosack, Esq. A. Kelso, jun., Esq. Harold Littledale, Esq. Thomas Littledale, jun., Esq. Hugh Matheson, Esq. W. G. Molyneux, Esq. William Potter, Esq. W. Prowse, Esq. William Rathbone, Esq . William Rathbone, jun., Esq. W. Rotheram, Esq. G. C. Schwabe, Esq. T. W. Sharland, Esq. James Steam, Esq. J. Thomson, Esq. Charles Turner, Esq. James Tyrer, Esq. W. F. Gray, Esq. Daniel Harrison, Esq, Lawrence Heywerth, Esq. , in announcing the formation of this Association, the Committee feel that little introduction from them is necessary to ensure from the public their hearty concurrence and support, seeing the benefit which would accrue to all classes of the community from the realise- tion of the object they have in view. It has long been the conviction of philanthropists, that the obtain ing for the pool, at a moderate price, a beverage so wholesome as tea, would be an inestimable boon, not merely on account of its com fort as an article of daily use, but especially on account of its tendency to promote social feeling and temperance, with all the domestic and orderly habits consequent thereupon. A►nple experience has also convinced the merchants engaged in the tea trade with China, as well as those engaged in the tea trade at home, that our export trade with the Chinese is in danger, and that, to preserve it, there is the most urgent necessity for a large reduction of the present high duty on tea. The Committee earnestly request attention to the following con siderations on this important subject : That pressing, as this duty does, most heavily on the lower kinds, it prevents the use of tea amongst the most numerous class of our countrymen. That the original cost of tea is very moderate, the bulk of the qualities generally consumed varying from Bd. to 2s. per lb., and that its consumption is restricted by no indisposition on the part of the public to purchase it, but by its high price, caused solely by the present oppressive duty. That there is scarcely a limit to the capacity or disposition of the Chinese to purchase our manufaotures. That while, as already stated, our duty on tea ranges from 200 to 400 per cent., the Chinese admit our imports at an ad valorem duty of live per cent. That this impolitic duty materially limits our exports to China, and seriously interferes with the employment of labour. The Committee feel confident that a similar increase to that which has taken place in the consumption of coffee, by the material reduc tion of the duty, may be anticipated from a proportionate reduction of the duty on tea. That thereby the consumption of tea would be greatly augmented, and the revenue corre.pondingly benefited. The Committee feel assured that there will hardly be found a single opponent to the justice of their claim, and that it only requires the hearty co-operation of the public to ensure success. They have much pleasure in annexing a list of subscriptions already received, and they respectfully solicit the assistance of the public in furtherance of the object of the Association. Subscriptions will be received by the treasurer, or any member of the Committee. WILLIAM NICOL, Chairman. No. 1, Exchange-buildings, Nov. 2, 1846. SUBSCRIPTIONS. • DOUGLAS JERROLD'S WEEKLY NEWS PARER. ENLARGEMENT LAT - TAIR . D . , pI O er N sp T a li ce E for MEETING autheNe O w F s In O o F rde O r N t E o of the Week, including The Debates in Parliament—The Miscellane ous Occurrences—Law and Police Reports—Public Meetings—Foreign Intelligence—Literature —Correspondence —as well as for Original and various New Serial Articles, the Proprietor has determined to enlarge the Paper to the utmost limit allowed by the Stamp Law, and to ADD ONE•THIRD, or TWENTY-FOUR COLUMNS, making in the whole THIRTY-TWO PAGES, or NINETY-SIX COLUMNS, thus rendering it equal to the Fullest and Largest News paper in the extent and variety of its News of the Week, and still retaining the large space heretofore devoted to Original Articles by the Editor, and his Eminent Literary Colleagues. Price (as here tofore) SIXPENCE. Order of all Newsraen, Town or Country, from whom detailed Prospectuses can be had. WEEKLY DISPATCH, Nov. 15, 1846. The forty-eighth annual publication of this highly important and useful work has just been issued; and we must confess that its bulky appearance has surprised us not a little; and when we reflect that the price remains unaltered, although the expense of collecting the materials must have increased, we are pleased at the liberality of ,Ir. Kelly, the proprietor. In a commercial point of view, perhaps, no book ever contained so much useful matter. Among other infor mation, there is an " Official Directory," a " Street Directory," a " Commercial Directory:' a " Trades' Directory," a " Law Dire tory," a " Court Directory," a " Parliamentary Directory," a " City Directory," a " Conveyance Directory," and a " Banking Directory ;" in fact, the volume contains much that is interesting andvaluable to the tradesman, the merchant, the lawyer, and per sonsin ordinary life, as well as to the gentlemen who occasionally labbles in trade. Every description of information has been cor rected to the latest possible period : and that information is arranged with a clearness and simplicity which must have involved great ac tivity of mind and exertion of body. Sewed with the book is an excellently engraved map of London,more extended and accurate as to the suburbs, than any map we have seen ; and to make it as com plete a reference as possible, an almanac Is introduced. In the " Postal Directory," there aro the new rates with various parts of the Conti nent, which will come into operation en the Ist of January. Alto gether this new issue surpasses any of its predecessors ; and we are not surprised that other directories should have gone to the tomb of all the Capulets. LADIEL N S' ESTABLISHMENT. -ARTICLED PUPlL.—Parents of good position wishing to observe econo mical principles in the finishing instruction of .a daughter in the higher branches of education, have an opportunity of securing a VACANCY in a first-rate and old-established School pear the metro polis, where the accomplishments are taught by numerous masters of eminence. Terms moderate, to be regulated by the period of en gagement and requirements. Address, 2.1. D., Library, 17, Great George-street, Westminster. Mr. C. Rawson - Mr. H. Winch Mr. R. C. Crosbie - Mr. E. Brodribb - - Mr. A. Kelso Mr. W. Prowse - Mr. D. Harrison - Mr. W. Balleny - Mr. A. Findlay - Mr. R. Duckworth Mr. Stealus - Mr. J. Scott - Mr. R. Jamieson - Mr. H. Matheson - Mr. C. P. Dickson - Mr. W. Rathbone - Mr. W. Rathbone, jun. - Mr. George Armstrong - Mr. William Nicol - Mr. Potter r. Molyneux Mr. R. Fry - Mr. T. Fry - Mr. J. Thomson - !fir. W. Foster Mr. George Grant Mr. Robertson Gladstone - Mr. Smith Harrison Mr. Joseph Crosfield Mr. T. W. Sharlaud Mr. W. Rotheram Mr. James Tyrer - Mr. Thomas Bold - Mr. J. Cropper, Jun. Mr. E. Cropper - Mr. C. Cotesworth - Corrie and Co. Mr. Charles Turner - Mr. William Earle - Mr. Thomas Earle - 11. IL Moffatt and Co. - Mr. J. Stokes Mr. W. F. Gray - Mr. W. P. Bushby - Mr. Robert Lloyd - Mr. Thomas Matheson - Mr. G. Schwabe - Mr. L. Heyworth - Mr. H. Littledale - Mr. M. F. Brownrigg Mr. G. Hargreaves - Mr. Kindermann - Mr. J. Hosack Mr. W. J. Millard - Miller Brothers - Mr. E. Hall Mr. William Higgins Mr. R. N. Jones - Mr. J. A. Hulbert - Mr. Thomas Murray Messrs Woodall and Jones - Mr. Caleb A. Tate - A Lady - A Labouring Man - Mr. James Chesney- Mr. John Benyon • Messrs. J. W. Cater and Co. Mr. G. J. Wainwright - James Alex. Scott - Thos. Littledale, Jun.. - John Wilks - - A. Radcliffe Robert Roberts, Bank-buildings XlO 10 0 - 10 10 0 - 10 10 0 - 10 10 0 - 10 10 0 - 10 10 0 - 10 10 0 - 10 10 0 - 10 10 0 - 10 10 0 - 10 10 0 - 10 10 0 - 10 10 0 . 10 10 0 - 10 10 0 - 10 10 0 - 10 10 0 - 10 10 0 - 10 10 0 - 10 10 0 -5 5 0 - 10 10 0 - 10 10 0 - 10 10 0 - 10 10 0 - 10 10 0 - 10 10 0 - 10 10 0 - 10 10 0 -5 5 0 - 10 10 0 - 10 10 • - 10 10 0 - 10 10 0 - 10 10 0 - 10 10 0 - 10 10 0 - 10 10 0 - 10 10 0 - 10 10 0 FRAMPTON'S PILL OF HEALTH The manifold advantages to the heads of families from the possession of a Medicine of known efficacy, that may be resorted to with confidence, and used with success in cases of temporary sick ness, occurring in families more or less every day, are so obvious to all, that no question can be raised of its importance to every house holder in the kingdom. From among numerous testmoniaLs, the ollowing is respectfully submitted : " TO 4E.. THOMAS ?ROUT, 29, STRAND, LONDON. -2 2 0 - 10 10 0 - 10 10 0 - 1010 0 - 1010 0 - 10 10 0 - 10 10 0 - 10 10 0 - 10 10 0 - 10 10 0 - 10 10 0 - 10 10 0 -5 5 0 - 10 10 0 " 5, Cooper-street, Manchester, March 12, 1842 -5 5 0 -2 2 0 -1 1 0 ▪1 0 0 2 2 0 .2 2 0 .5 5 0 -2 2 0 -1 0 0 - 010 0 0 2 6 _0 5 0 _0 5 0 _5 0 0 - 10 10 0 5 5 0 - 19 10 0 -1 1 0 - 10 10 0 .2 2 0 ADDRESS of the LIVERPOOL ASSOCIA TMN for the REDUCTION of the DUTY on TEA. In again calling public attention to the present oppressive and impolitic tax upon tea, the Association are anxious to give promi nence to those facts which Indicate the necessity for an immediate reduction of the duty. The conclusion of the treaty with China encouraged confident expectations of the extension of our trade with that empire. It was reasonably anticipated that the low rate of duty imposed by its Government upon British manufactures would be reciprocated by a corresponding liberality in the admission of the staple production of the Chinese for the use of ourselves. The elements of agricultural industry essential to the production of tea,—the fertile and exten sive territory, and the superabundant population of China, esti mated at above 350,000,000,—are capable V enlargieg its supply in a ratio at least equal to that in which the machinery of our manu facturers can increase the production of fabrics required for exporta tion. Our imports of tea from China have never yet reached four per cent. of the entire production of that country, according to the best calculation. It is, however, a notorious fact, that the expectations thus cherished have been disappointed. The merchants are exposed to heavy losses in the importation of teas, which are now selling in the British markets at prices below their current value in China ; while at the same time our manufactures are selling in China for less than the cost of their production here. The population at large are unbenefited by any practical result accruing from a treaty that has left behind it a tax upon British and rr stey, which at the same time conic a bout* upon foreign competition • There is no difficulty in ascertaining the cause of so disastrous an issue. The pressure of an impost, unprecedented in any other tariff, cripples the operations of our merchants, and excludes our manu factures fr, m the larger proportion of the Chinese population ; while it deprives the labouring classes in this country of one of the most needful articles of domestic comfort. The foreign policy of our Go vernment has achieved a brilliant success; but its results are marred and counteracted by the incongruous arrangements of the Home Exchequer. The chief export of China is brought in abundance to our shores, only to accumulate in our warehouses. A tax, as anomalous in its principle as it is mischievous in its results, stops at once the tide of commercial prosperity and the pervading currents of social civilization. Under such circumstances, it is almost as easy to predict the future as to review the past A losing trade can never be a permanent one. The discouraging results of this year's imports will curtail the ship ments of the next. Comparative scarcity, and proportionately high prices, will follow. The professed intention of the financial measures of Government for some time past has been to cheapen the necessa ries of life. In this country tea occupies a more prominent place amoeg those necessaries than in any other. Under the operation of any uniform and reasonable system of taxation, it would, therefore, have been recognised as a primary object for the ameliorative inter position of Government. On the contrary, however, the Legislature of the country in which it is most extensively consumed is the last to recognise its importance in the civil and social economy of the state. The British Government has afforded every facility fur its supply to other countries, where it is little more than an occasional luxury, and has impeded its consumption among ourselves, where its use is indispensable _ . Sir,—l have much satisfaction in communicating to you the re sult of my experience, after repeated trials, of FRAMPTON'S PILL OF HEALTH, and feel it but justice to state, that in the course of many years' trial of various Aperient Medicines, I have never found results at once so salutary and efficient in the relief of the system from redundant bile, &c., &c.. with so little inconvenience; I am therefore, warranted In declaring that they supply to me a means mfg wanting, of being able to recommend to families, schools, and ..specially mercantile men, whether at the desk or on the road, a most valuable resource loan occasional medicine. And I shall take credit to myself if, in giviiig this testimony, I am the means of making FRAMPTON'S PILLS more generally known and appreciated. " . I am, Sir, respectfully yours, " WILLIAM SMITH." _ _ JOAN BULL, Nov. 28, 1846. This annual leviathan is already completed and published; 'but as ' , Proof that the rapidity with which it must have passed through the tress has not operated against its careful accuracy, we may men on that the changes rendered necessary by the very recent decease or Mr. Stewart, M. 51, for Itentrewshire, are duly attended to. (See PP. 1669 and 1676 . ) We have go frequently expressed our approba tion of thi s most valtrible work, that we hardly know how to van _ Ur commendation. It contains everything which can possibly be Mimed in a directory —so full, so complete, so comprehensive are details. An I when to this ' we add the extreme accuracy which to p t every department, we know not what else can be said in o Qnrvase. The machinery by which such voluminous information is '.. be be & arraned, and superinendedso as to avoid errors, must Cl Mon; t g he " curiosities" t of modern literature. ATLAS, Nov. 28, 1846. A book of this kind, brought out even without much pretension% rWould be indispensable to every gentleman's library, every mer lant's counting-house, and every trader's shop. But edited, as this with the ut mos t tare, its materials being collected through the bloat atithentie channels, and embracing in its range every head of liensona land commercial intelligence essential to the completeness of Which can afford a b arrangement ference, will be without this compen mous volume. The is admirable. You can find any n11 '2 1 3 , 011 want in a moment. All the heads are clear and complete -- we Min, trades, streets, offices, hotels; forming, upon the whole, ass of local information such as could not be brought together 0 4traordlnery industry, =toted by An entire cenutnol of all The unprecedentdsale of these Pills, arising from the earnest re commendations of the many thousands who have derived benefit from their nse, render any lengthened comment necessary ; they are not put forth as a cure for all diseases to which mankind is liable, but for Bilious and Liver Complaints, with their many well-known at tendants, Bilious - and Sick Headache, Pain and Oppression after meals, Giddiness, Dizziness, Singing Noise in Head and Ears, Drowsiness, leartburn, Loss of Appetite, Wind, Spasms, &c Two or three doses willl convince the afflicted of their salutary effects. The stomach will speedily regain its strength ; a healthy ztri f the Liver, Bowels, and Kidneys, will rapidly take place; a.id instead of listlessness, heat, pains, and jaundiced appearance, strength, activity, and renewed health, extending to good old age, will be the result of taking this medicine, according to the directions accompanying each box. Sold by T. Front, 229, Strand, London. Price Is. I%d. and 2s. 2d. per box, also by the Vendors of Medicines generally throughout the kingdom. Ask for FRAMPTON'S PILL OF HEAL'fII, and observe the Nanle and .Address of •' Thomas Frout 229 Strand, London," en the Govan:Liu.= Stamp SALES BY AUC'PION. The late MARQUIS OF AILSA'S noble and delightfully situated TOWN MANSION IN WHITEHALL GARDENS, adjoining that of the Duke of Bucclench, upon the bank of the Thames, with its handsome and appropriate furniture, and various very valuable and ornamental Effects. MESSRS. DANIEL SMITH and 60N are directed by the Executors to announce, that (unless an acceptable offer shall be previously made by Private Contract) the distinguished and splendid MANSION of the late Most Noble the Marquis of Ailsa, in Privy. gardens, Whitehall, will be SUB MITTED to PUBLIC COMPETITION, at the Auction Mart, in January next, of which due notice will be given. It is held by an original lease from the Crown for a term of ninety-nine years from July, 1806, at a low ground rent. The mansion is admirably arranged throughout for the accommodation and comfort of a large establishment, is in most excellent repair, and immediate possession may be had, with its appropriate fittings, and with or without its superior furniture. It has a singularly handsome stone staircase, the rooms are strikingly cheerful and airy, opening backward to a lawn extending to the river, and are of fine dimensions, particularly the saloon or ball-room (64 feet long), its walls adorned with rich and beautiful tapestry in rare preservation. From its contiguity to the Houses of Parliament, St. James's Park, the Palace, and Down ing -street, and from its peculiarly quiet and choice situation, it is admirably suited for a Cabinet Minister, or any leading Mem ohfalv'eartlhi a e m re en fes t ; at a e ls f o th fo e r e a a fi pi r t s ei t- first-theohuusneg. &c., hear u purchaserGreat wbGereirlolrge-street. No person can view the house without a card of admission, which, with every requisite information, may be had at their Offices in Waterloo-place, Pall-man ; also of Messrs. Ashfield and Clode, soli citor s, 7, Staple Inn s Descriptive particulars will be published when the day of sale is fixed, and may also be had of Mr. Cain, House-Agent, Richmond ; and at the Auction Mart. WARWICKSHIRE, on the Bofders of Northamptonshire, within Ten Miles of Leamington. Capital FREEHOLD and TITHE FREE FARM, chiefly rich Grass Land. MESSRS. DANIEL SMITH and SON will OFFER for PUBLIC SALE, at the Mart, early in the ensuing spring (if not previously disposed of by Private Contract), by direction of the Executors of a Gentleman deceased, A very valuable and remarkably Neompact FREEHOLD and TITHE-FREE ESTATE, comprising, in a perfect ring fence, about 382 acres, surrounding a respectable and superior farm home stead. It is chiefly rich grass land, in parts studded with timber and ornamental plantations, within• a mile of the Rugby and Oxford, and only five miles from the London and Birmingham Railway, between Daventry, Warwick, and Coventry. Waterloo-place. Capital large TIMBER near WINDSOR. MESSRS. DANIEL SMITH, and SON will SELL BY AUCTION, on TUESDAY, Tan. 26, at Twelve, in convenient Lots, upon the Premises, St. Leonard's within two miles of Windsor, and within easy distance of water Oakley, and other wharfs, _ _ Several hundred tine large Elm, Oak, Beech, Chesnut, Lime, Fir, and other TREES (many of very large metings), with their lop, top, and bark, standing on the St. Leonard's estate of the late Mrs. Dawson, in the palish of Clewer, close to Windsor. M'Neb, the gardener, will show the timber; and particulars may be had at the ne'ghbouring inns ; at the Auction Mart ; and of Daniel Smith and Son, Land Agents, Windsor, and Waterloo-place, The necessities of the Exchequer, the only plea advanced in pallia tion of an impost so obviously indefensible, is one which will nut bear examination. There is no reason to apprehend that the reduc tion of the dety to Is. per pound would leave a deficit of any import ance. The immediate result of such a change would unquestionably be the liberation of a larger quantity from bond than had ever been taken out during the same period before. If any temporary pres sure upon our finances existed, it would thus be promptly relieved. There is no room to doubt that in the further course of time the gra dual increase of consumption would enlarge the revenue upon a sure and satisfactory basis. This is not a gratuitous conjecture, but a reasonable deduction from the result of similar changes in tie duties on coffee and sugar ; and, above all, it is confirmed by the only two existing precedents of a reduction in the tax upon tea itself. In 1741, the duty was reduced from 131. 18s. 7%d. per cent. and 4s. per lb. to 381. 18s. 7 %cl. per cent. and is. per lb. The consumption im mediately advanced nearly 50 per cent. In 1784, the duty was re duced from 551. 15s. 10d. per cent. and Is. Id. 4-sths per lb. to 12% per cent. The consumption was at once more than doubled. In 1785 it was trebled, and in 1794 ft was quadrupled. Since that pe riod the duty has gradually advanced. Under the monopoly of the East India Company it was 100 per cent.; and under a system of in dividual enterprise and competition, it is nearly 200 per cent. Every reduction in the price of the article has, however, been followed by an increase in its consumption. I? 0Y AL POLYTECHNIC IN sTiTurioN. It PROFESSOR SCHCENBEIN'S GUN COTTON', and other Explosive Compounds, with brilliant Experiments, LECTURED on y Dr. RYAN, daily at Half past Three o'clock; and on the Evenings of Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The principle of the various EL ECTRO-MAGNETIC TELE GRAPHS explained daily by Professor BACHHOFFNER, including the Patent of Messrs. Cook and Wheatstone, in use on the railways, and the more recent Patent of Messrs. Nott and Gamble ; the various Models explained. Magnified Specimens of DISEASED POTATOES, exhibited by the OXYHYDROGEN MICROSCOPE, with the DE STRUCTIVE INSECT, supposed by A. Smee, Esq., P.N.S., to be the cause of the disease. A beautiftri Series of NEW DISSOLVING VIEWS. The DIVING-BELL and DIVER, with Experiments. The PHYSIOSC OPE, new CHROMATROPE, &c .. &c. Admission Is. Schools, half-price The present consumption of tea in this country amounts to an average of about I%lb. per head p t e h r e am for the entire popula firesrthofotfhe middle allowance usually afforded to tioe domestic T servantsis is a u i t . one-fourth ; it is less than one-half of the quantity consumed in the ' Lnnel Islands, where all intoxicating beverages arc far cheaper than in this country ; and it is scarcely one-sixth of the proportion used in Australia, by a popu lation whose physical requirements will appear to most persons less be es a tr p i p et i e ed to our present favourable to its use. Whatever test may restricted ual l ities and proper by the artificial feo,rtihn p m ti o e r n e e th f a d n ie a t r:y ai T a the t r er b w e iciomnisitgimertii)ortile,ei,t and h e e v t id h e y n tl a y ny ap e r ie st e r ti t e o n b t e e ties of the article. A careful examination of these conclusion eerperati o t hat ar with i t everyls ad a d p e t , e e d o meal ; that it is suited to every variety of physical constitution, and adequate to sustain every description of mental or corporeal exercise. The present duty amounting to two-thirds of the cost of the most serviceable descriptions of tea, it is evident that the dealers require, in order to cover their investments in its purchase, three times the profit which would repay them, were the article freo of duty. he public have thus to pay a tax upon a taut; the magnitude of the im post, in the first instance, being indefeasible and oppressive. Were tile duty reduced to Is. per lb., the consumer would obtain at least 31bs, of tea for the same money that he now pays for 2lbs. e the rh no doubt whatever that the larger quantity would be used. As consumption of every pound of tea t involves that of 51bs. of useivl er justifya gaet sugar, the extra duty on the latter, added to that on the increased quantity of tea at Is., would at ones yield a revenue of about four millions, according to the most moderate computation confidently , while the future enlargement of this sour ce of public income might be expected. The committee conceive i t unnecessary to e nlarge upon those moral and social benefits that may fairly be anticipated under the operation of a more equitable impost. They are persuaded that the removal of those restrictions which now impede the use of a che es ap and salubrious beverage would b e hi g hl y conducive to the happiness and well-being of the commun it y , b y encouraging habits of tem perance and domestic comfort, and by supplying practical dissua gives rom crme. They rgard the burden of the tax as now pressing upon the energies of the entire population, under what ever character these may be beneficially developed ; and they there fore invite the sympathy and support of all classes in their efforts for its removal. Liverpool, November, 1846, SPENCER'S CHINESE LIQUID HAIR DYE. The thousands of individuals ho forupwards of twenty years have used this celebrated liquid, proounce it to be the only article extant which effectually changes, in a few minutes , red or grey hair, whiskers, moustaches, &c., to a dark brown or black, without trouble (by simply combing if through the hair), and pro duces by one application a pleasing and perman ent change ; and it can be incontestibly proved, that while many dyes tend to destroy the hair by their pernicious properties and dangerous process of ap plication, that this article promotes the growth of hair, nourishing the roots till the latest period of life. Price 35. e'd•. 6e" and 100 per bottle. To be hail of the Proprietors, 29, Nottingham-place, Fieldgate street, Whiteehapel-road, London ; also of Mr. Johnstone, 68, Corn hill ; Butler. 4, Cheapside • Prout, 229, strand ; S an g er, 150, Oxtord street ; Barclay, ramn6tion-street ; Atkinson, 24, Old Bond street; Hooper, 43, King Milsem-street,and of mos William-street, Lond on bridge ; Finnigin, Bath ; Elmore, Bull-street, Birmingham' Perfirmers and Medicine Vendors in town and country. Sent to any oart of the kingdom by receiving a remittance, pest-paid. Mean to ask for " Spencer and Co.'s Chinese Liquid Hair Dye." Observe, the Proprietor's address is on the wrappers EARLY CLOSING MOVEMENT. A public tea meeting of the memberti of the Chelsea di strict of the Metropolitan Early Closing Association was held on Tuesday evening last, which was nume rously and respectably attended, a considerable portion of the assembly being composed of ladies. Mr. Silwall was called to the chair, and, after the refreshments were removed, proceeded to address the meeting. Ile alluded to the importance of the early closing question, as re spected its bearings upon society in general, and pointed out particularly that, with all assist ant tradesmen, it ought to be the " question of 'questions," for to if th looek y supported it not, from whom were they entitled for assistance. Various appropriate s entiments were then submitted to the meeting, and respectively spok en to by Mr. Nash, the secretary of the Association ; Mr. Shipton, Mr. Rogers, the district secretary, in d an other Shipton, ; the importance of the question ed cational point of point of view being especially insisted on . and Mr. Nash reiterating, as he said, in the name of the Association, what he had frequently asserted before, that its sympathies were confined to no particu lar class, but embraced all who suffered from the evils of excessive toil ; and none more than the over. tasked d ress maker and the ill-remunerated needlewoman, whose sex gave them a still stronger claim to protec tion. After passing a vote of thanks to the Chairman, and one to the District Secretary, for his general atten tion to his duties, the meeting separated. ~~ 2 ,~ ------- METROPOLIS.—The total MORTALITY OF number of deaths regisTtelirEleBd4i7n, London during the week i s 1,386—0 f these, 1,369 violence—showing ending Saturday, Jon. 9, are deaths from other causes c,f a decrease in the number dethaathus There were no as compared deaths from dysentery were with the week preeeeding. 4 deaths from choler only 12. The births regis tered 3 ; and from d _ ...,,- tered during filarTrll,:a the were I, ` " ' rrt A I HRASHING 'MACHIN E .-- A WOMAN KILLE D BY of Mr s. T d As the thrashing-machine d ra- a man, of Higham, near the line of the Gravesend and Rochester Railway, full work on Friday last,. a . poor woman named was in employed in feeding it, was caught by the Phillips, while . lower spindle, and before it couldbe stopped her body revolved with the spindle three or four times, br ea ki ng both her legs, one arm,several d ribs, and fr ac t ur i ng h er skull, The poor wo man lingere until Sund ay morn i ng, when death terminat ed her sufferings. Deceased was a widow, and has left a family to lament her unt i me l y end. P ROVISIONS FROM THE U NITED STATES.—The Burlington and Arethusa from New Yerk, and Judah Touro from New Orleans, which_ we re reported at the on t C us tom-house, Liverpool, the _ ll th i nst ., b r i ng 3,529 barrels flour, 1 2 , 975 bushels wheat, 6,140 bushels barley, 11,534 bushels and 4,758 sacks Indian corn, 703 barrels Indian corn meal, 632 packages cheese, 278 barrels pork, and 356 packages lard. _ D E ATH. OF COLONEL . MACG REGOR, OF THE STH FUSILIERS —This distinguished officer died a few days since at Plymouth, after a long and eventful life, almost entirely spent in the sen ice of his country. He was a native of Scotland, and at a very early age entered the army, his commissions bein g thus dated :—Seeutiii Lieutenant, June 24th, 1802 ; .. T .. ; e utenttet. June 24th, 1804 ; Captain, A ug ust 7th, 1811 ; B revet Major, July 221, 1830; awl Lieutenant-Colonel, November 9th, 1846. All his promotions were unpurchased. In 1807 he served in Egypt. and was present at the attack on the forts and heights of Alexandria, siege of Rosetta, and action of El Mullet, where he was taken prisoner, and kept in close confinement for five months in Cairo. GEORGE 111 . A ND LORD Tx URLow.---Lord Eldon used to relate the following anecdote :—Once when the mind of George lIL was not supposed to be I took down to Kew- some Acts f or his assent,crY strong,ii placed on a paper the titles and the effect of them. The King, perhaps suspicious that my coming down might be to judge of his competence for public business, as I was reading over the titles of the different Acts, interrupted me and said, " You are not acting correctly, you should do one of two things, either bring me down the Acts for my perusal, or say, as Thurlow once said to me on a like , occasion : having read several, he stopped and said, 4 lt was all d—d nonsense trying to make me understand them, and that I had better consent to them at once.'" WILLIAM NICOL, Chairman. ' ~~ fk o -L t • _ 4l ~.,„.„ ( . 0:11) . ,1 • _ „ l ob r m t e loof • alO \\l 4 4 1 " ; " 4 I . .< 4 . 4 ate its ' • ' \., . .• - Atrisi/ • , e . - , , s 1 1 7 , -- • • 4 -,, nvo. I 11 x F ' / te tv I i )4 1° )* lfr/ - • , 'l5 I • ) 4 . l a 1 , 74 fl" "'""' " - DR 13:.•iar 4 1V `...„ • . No. 16,949. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING STIN JANUARY 14, 1847. LITERATURE. MRS. PERKINS'S BALL. By Michael Angelo Titmarsh. One of the merriest books of the season is this comical volume by Mr. W. M. Thackery. Its drol lery, however, is rather pictorial than literary. The letter-press is rather elucidative of the engravings than the engravings illustrative of the letter-press. If viewed with reference to its written humour, " Mrs. Perkins's Ball" falls immeasurably be low the average talent of the recently pub lished Christmas-books; but if regarded with an eye to its artistic merits, it is beyond any of them exuberant in drollery. Mr. Thackeray is always felicitous in his delineations of that intol lerable genus—the London snob. Whether he flays them alive with his pen, or impales them with the point of his pencil, he invariably educes merriment from his dissection of the human tadpoles of Cock aigne. The little volume under notice—elegantly glazed and brilliantly coloured—is embellished with a profusion of laughter-moving engravings, depicting the various epochs and events of the ball-room. There is the taking off of the galoshes in the hall ; the arrival of the negus upon the landing; the half-invi tation to dance ; the monotonous oscillation of balance:: ; the delightful maze of the chain-des dames; the horrible pas seul of Nte ; the quiet hand at ecarte :—the guzzling of the odd bottle of sherry by the attendant greengrocer behind the screen ;—and ultimately the wrapping up of the young lady in a shawl by the young gentleman, because "good people are scarce!" The interest of the whole however is concentrated in an overgrown monster of an Irishman, christened " The Mulligan of Ballymullingan ;" a fellow of infinite vulgarity and consummate impudence. First of all, we have him coolly including himself in the invitation to the evening party at Mrs. Perkins's; then he is depicted, after the gentlemanly fashion of Sir Mulberry Hawk, ogling Miss Perkins at the piano ; then, again he is plunged into the whirlpool of the polka; and, finally, he is painted as drunk in the supper-room at Pock lington-square, his cravat loose, his champagne glass raised to his lips, his nose red, we may say very red, and his hair dishevelled. There is no doubt "The Mulligan" is a terrible caricature; the green island is not populated by such hommes farouche. Never theless the caricature will be productive of broader grins than the broad grins of George Colman. As a specimen of the smart hits contained in the book, here is a page : LADY BACON, THE MISSES BACON, AND MR. FLAIL " Lady B.—Leonora ! Maria I Amelia I here is the gentleman we met at Sir John Porkington's. (The Misses Bacon, expecting to be asked to dance, smile simultaneously, and begin to smooth their tuckers.) " Mr. Flam.—Lady Bacon I I couldn't be mistaken in you ! Wo'll't you dance, Lady Bacon ? " Lady B.—Go away you droll creature I "Mr. Flam.— And these are your Ladyship's seven lovely sisters, to judge from their likenesses to the charming Lady Bacon ? " Lady B.—My sisters, he I he I my daughters, Mr. Flan; and they dance, Dont you girls? " Ihe Misses Bacon.— 0 yes. " Mr. Flam.—Gad ! how I wish I was a dancing man !"—[Exit Flam. Here is a sketch—accurate enough—of Mr. Hicks, :he poet : " It is worth twopence to see Miss Bunion and Posei don Hicks, the great poet, conversing with one another, and to talk of one to the other afterwards. How they hate each other ! I (in my wicked way) have sent Hicks almost raving mad, by praising Bunion to him in confidence • and you can drive Bunion out of the room by a few ju dicious panegyrics of Hicks. " Hicks first burst upon the astonished world with poems, in the Byronic manner :—" The Death-Shriek," "The Bastard of Lara," " The Atabal," " The Fire-ship of Botzaris," and other works. His " Love Lays," in Mr. Moore's early style, were pronounced to be wonderfully precocious .for a young gentleman then only thirteen, and in a commercial academy, at Tooting. " Subsequently, this great bard became less pas sionate and more thoughtful ; an& at the age of twenty, wrote ' Idiosyncracy ' (in 40 books, 4t0.); ' Ararat,' a stupendous epic,' as the reviews said ; and ' The Mega tberia," magnificent contribution to our pre•adamite literature,' according to the same authorities. Not having read these works, it would ill become me to judge them ; but I know that poor Jingle, the publisher, always attributed his insolvency to the latter epic, which was magnificently printed in elephant folio " Hicks has now taken a classical turn, and has brought out Poseidon ;' lacchus ;" Hephaestus,' and I dare say is going through the mythology. But I should not like to try him at a passage of the Greek Delectus, any more than twenty thousand others of us who have had the advantage of a classical education.' " Hicks was taken in an inspired attitude, regarding the chandelier, and pretending he didn't know that Miss Pettifer was looking at him. _ _ " Her name is Anna Maria (daughter of Higgs and Pettifer, solicitors, Bedford-row), but Hicks calls her " lanthe," in his album verses, and is himself an emi nent drysalter in the city." Here, again, is the account of all the domestic preliminaries to the ball : " Following Mrs. Perkins's orders, the present writer made his appearance very early at Pocklington-square ; where the tastiness of all the decorations elicited my warmest admiration. Supper, of course, was in the dining-ro , m, superbly arranged by Messrs. Grip and Spooner, the confectioners ot the neighbourhood. I as sieted my respected friend Mr. Perkins, and his butler, in decanting the sherry, and saw, not without satisfac • Lion, a large bath for wine under the sideboard, in which were already placed very many bottles ot champagne. " The back dining.room, Mr. P.'s study (where the venerable man goes to sleep after dinner), was arranged on this occasion as a tea-room, Mrs. Flout's' (Miss Fanny's maid) officiating in a cap and pink ribbons, which became her exceedingly. Long, long before the arrival of the company, I remarked Master Thomas Perkins and Master Giles Bacon, his cousin (son of Sir Giles Bacon, Bart.), in his apartment, busy among the macaroons. " Mr. Gregory, the butler, besides John the footman, and Sir Gilea's large man in the Bacon livery, and honest Grundsell, carpet-beater and green grocer, of Little Pocklington-buildings, had, at least, half a dozen of aides-de-camp, in black and white neckcloths, like doctors of divinity. " The back drawing-room door on the landing being taken off the hinges (and placed up stairs under Mr. Perkins's bed), the orifice was covered with muslin, and festooned with elegant wreaths of flowers. This was the dancing saloon. A linen was spread over the carpet, and a band, consisting of Mr. Clapperton, piano, Mr. Pinch, harp, and Herr Spoff, cornet tl-piston ; arrived at a pretty early hour, and were accommodated with some comfortable negus in the tea• room, previous to the com mencement of their delightful labours. The boudoir to the left was fitted up as a card-room ; the drawing -room was, of course, for the reception of the company ; the chatedeliers and yellow damask being displayed, this nigfil, in all their splendour ; and the charming conser vatory, over the landing, was ornamented by a few moon like lamps, and the flowers arranged, so that it had the appearance of a fairy bower. And Miss Perkins (as I took: the liberty of stating to her mamma), looked like the fairy of that bower. It is this young creature's first yea r in public life ; she has been educated, regardless of exp ense, at Hammersmith ; and a simple white muslin dre. se and blue ceinture set off charms, of which I beg to speak with respectful admiration. " My respected friend, the Mulligan of Bally mulligan, was good enough to come, the very first of the party. By the way, how awkward it is to be the first of the party 1 and yet you know somebody must ; but, for my part, being timid, I always wait at the corner of the street in the cab, and watch until some other carriage COD2CS up. ".• Well, as we were arranging the sherry, in the de cal tters, down the supper-tables, my friend arrived : H.whares me friend, Mr. Titmarsh,' I heard him bawl ing out to Gregory in the passage, and presently he rushed into the supper-room, where Mr. and Mrs. Per kins and myself were, and as the waiter was announcing, rwir. Mulligan ;" THE Mulligan of Ballimulligan, ye blackguard !' roared he, and stalked into the apartment, 'apologising,' as he said for introducing himself. " Mr. and Mrs. Perkins did not perhaps wish to be seen in this room, which was for the present only lighted by a couple of candles ; but he was not at all abashed by the circumstance, and grasping them both warmly by the hands, he instantly made himself at home. 'As friends of my dear and talented friend Mick,' so he is pl rutted to call me, I'm deloighted, Madsen, to be made known to ye. Do'nt consid-r me inthe m l a ig a h m tof a mere t at tquaintance ! for you, my d ear you nowpu t e i bl seed v that beginm }t t r h , me so much in moind re sodding at , love of m C Y a ' s 'w tl Si mild take some wine, or go up stairs. 'i.vi(:als;trfiatrhster6°aiglait'•tm. edi,ttaswk.heidchthsepeeMtlti:llliglra.n,Pt,a'rhhvi•lt'hsergehte twlnerz Faix,' says Mulligan. it's never t in ou nn s h oo n n t. for good tekeeady) he drank a tumb ler to the itnprole dtbrink ;' and (although cqueentence which committees in a manner he"l o; invent of an 4 deloightful.' ' L e: ,t s go up stairs, : says I, and led the Mulligan which were in noupp er noble Irishman to the apart ments, candles being yet illuminated, tend where we surprised a profound gloom , the ctM Miss Fanny, seated in the twi .trying the tunes of the Polka, light, at the piano, ttniidl y which she danced so exquisitely that evening. She did r i ot perceive the strang er at firs t • but how she started, when the Mulligan loomed upon her. 6" Heavenlee enchanthress !, say gan ' don't of the humblest of your sleeves fioy at the approach ilieshewm your pleece at t hatinstbr ument , which weeps you Can charrum it! l narm onious, or moils melojious, a Oirs s ih Melodies ? Can ye play,' Who Fears Ax cput Axe you acented wit h t he talk of Nointy-eight ;' the Shan ' Van i;lit ;' or the to Dirge of 011 am Fodblah?' " " Who's this mad chap that Titmarsh has brought?' PRICE SD. I heard Mr. Bacon exclaim to Master Perkins. Look how frightened Fanny looks!' " ' 0 poo! gals are always frightened,' Fanny's bro ther replied ; but Giles Bacon, more violent, said, I'll tell you what, Tom ; if this goes on, we must pitch into him.' And so I have no doubt they would, when an other thundering knock coming, Gregory rushed into the room, and began lighting all the candles, so as to produce an amazing brilliancy. Miss Fanny sprang up, and ran to her Mamma; and the young gentlemen slid, down the bannisters to receive the company in the hall. The book, however, should be examined itself, its merits consisting mainly in its embellishments ; and above all, the picture of the grand polka should be consulted. TALES OF FEMALE HEROISM. The object of this little volume and the benefits to be derived from its perusal are so excellently well set forth in its preface that we cannot do better than let our readers see it and judge for themselves. " In bringing together some traits of female heroism, the aim has been to show the - fortitude and devotion of which women are capable; rather in a feminine and do mestic aspect than a brilliant one, and to exhibit acts of courage and presence of mind in characters distinguished by their - conscientious fulfilment of the quiet, unobtru sive duties of every-day life. Love of adventure, con stitutional.indifference to danger, and a consciousness of superior powers, have led woman to the successful per formance of many high and daring exploits; but it has been wished to prove that such constitutional peculiari ties are not required to make a heroine; while the na tural emotions of timidity and fear need b no hindrances to the development of true heroism. It only needs that the mind, trained and disciplined to obey the will, shall have force to overcome the weakness of the body; that, clear to see its duty, the heart shall be prompt, at any sacrifice to perform it. Not that there shall be no na • tural fear or shrinking, but that the occasion shall be felt great enough to overcome them. Every one who accustoms herself, in small as well as great things, to do at once, and in a cheerful spirit, what is to be done— who takes upon herself the duties that fall to her lot— who uses no vain delays—who does the thing she fears, and thus learns to know the joy and the strength :hat every such effort brings with it—is educating herself to be a heroine. It may be that the even tenor of her life will never call out her full powers; but, should the mo ment of action ever come, noble impulses will be hers, and she will have strength to obey them. * Her heart and hand will be equal to the energy that claim her aid. When others are contending iniVain against the slackness and indolence which, from long indulgence, have Frown into habit, and unable to realize what the occasion requires of them, are bewildered with fear and overwhelmed and stupified by the present danger; she will feel a composure marvellous to herself; a power of guiding, directing, acting ; a serenity giving even the timid confidence, and sustaining her own spirit through all. =u~ Among the heroines selected to illustrate by their example the above admirable remarks are—Lady Fanshawe, Lady Griselle Baillie, Flora M'Donald, Helen Walker (the original of Jeanie Deans), Madame de la Rochejaquelin, and some of the heroines of the revolution ; and thany others of similar character, some unknown to lame but not the less entitled to the name of heroine. The various histories are related in a very interesting manner. The little volume is well got up; the binding is very appropriate, being sufficiently elegant in appear ance though very quiet and unassuming, and evidently one calculated for every day wear—a sort of type of the characters which its lessons are designed to encourage. GREEN'S NURSERY ANNUAL, Among the various multitude of books which have recently appeared, intended to serve as Christmas presents and New Year's gifts, it were difficult to find one more more likely to please the youthful in habitants of the nursery, than the very elegant little volume now before us. Its external embellishments are most attractive. The binding is peculiarly beautiful, consisting of a sort of arabesque pat tern of blue and crimson on a golden ground ; the illustrations consist of numerous wood cuts, and a few coloured pictures, always great attractions for children, and every page of the whole volume is surrounded by a red-coloured flowery bor der. The literary portion is well chosen, and is cal culated to improve as well as amuse its little readers. " Arthur's birthday," " Malcolm Duncan," the " Chil dren in the wood," &c. will aftbrd sufficient enter tainment. " What sort of a heart have you got ?" " Content and discontent," and other subjects of a similar character will furnish a mild remon strance or gentle admonition ; " Labour and pro perty," contains the first elements of political economy a la Adam Smith, very simply explained. There are, of course, numerous poems scattered through the volume, by far the most beautiful of which is from the pen of Leman Blanchard, " Upon the Picture of a Boy endeavouring to lay Salt upon the Tail of a Bird." The writer com mences by describing every action of the anxious urchin, and very forcibly does he describe them. We see it all before us—the eager sportsman approaches —is about to achieve his object— " Yes. you have it in your tether, Never more to skim the skies ; Lodge the salt on this Itlag feather, 113 I it fliep, it flies." This anxious pursuit, and this complete disappoint ment—trivial in themselves though they be—suggest to the supposed spectator the following beautiful lines, in which the aunhor pathetically lament- the blighted , hopes et his own life. He tells us that he, too, has shared the folly of " the baffled sportsmen" we have been contemplating " Time, thy feathers turn to arrows ; I for salt have used thy sand, Wasting it on hopes, like sparrows, That elude the hand. On what raptures I've been counting, Stooping here, and creeping there, All to see my b right hopes mounting High into the air. " Half my life I've been pursuing, Plana often tried before ; Rhapsodies that end in ruin— I and thousands more. This young sportsman, be your warning, Though you've lost some hours to day, Others spend their lice's fair morning In no wiser way. " What bath been my holiest treasure ; What were ye unto my eyes : Love and peace, and hope and pleasure,. Birds of paradise. Spirits that we think to capture, By a false and childish scheme ; Until tears dissolve our rapture, Darkness ends our dream. " Thus are objects loved the dearest, Distant as the dazzling star ; And when we appear the nearest, Farthest off we are. Thus have children of all ages, Seeing bliss before them 41::, Found their hearts but empty cages, And their hopes on high." THE ENGLISH MA I RON. By the Author of " The English Gentlewoman." This is another addition to the now numerous class of works containing practical advice for the fairer portion of the community. Supposing the advice in question to be good, and supposing it to be adopted, the benefit to be derived from such volumes may be inestimable. Madam Campan's reply to Napoleon's interrogation has been quoted again and again, but it is always appropriate to a subject like this. The Emperor having inquired of her what she thought necessary in order to provide a good education for the youth of France—" Good mothers " was her reply. Napoleon was struck by the force of this_ob servation. "We have here," he said, " a system of education in one word." All works which tend to elevate the character of women tend to elevate the character of the next generation—all works calculated to improve and increase the good qualities of women tend to increase the happiness of their homes ; consequently such works are of no slight importance. The days are passed when the advocates for the "rights of woman, ' anxious to advance her to a more prominent, and, as they deemed, honourable positi ,n, attempted to re move her from her own apparently humbler but really more noble and elevated sphere. Happily the attempt was vain, and it is now generally admitted that in faithfully discharging her duties and addinz to the happiness of her home she will find at once her most honourable and happiest. employment— " There woman reign , —the al:Alter, daughter, wife, Strodws with fresh flowers the tut row w ay cf life. In the clear heaven of r delightkil ry e Au ang. 1 guard f.t . loves and grace; lie. Around her knees domestic virtu. s meet, And fireside pleasures gambol at her feet." To add to the happiness of home, by pointing out and enforcing the duties of a wife, is the object of the volume now before us. Its chapters are all devoted to this important subje c t ; much ad vice is given thereon, some excellent, some perhaps not quite so good—but that after all is matter of opinion. Doubt less much may be learned from its pages, but if its injunctions be not literally will be most complied with its object likely . ot accomplished by en gendering h a bit s thought on suchim portant, and often too much neglected, subjects. , Like its predecessor, " The English Gentlewoman," this volume i s more particularly addressed to ladies of the higher classes—duties, of course, are the same fi BRITANNIA, Nov. 21,1846. The Freneh people have done themselves credit by their industrial expositions. But it must be acknowledged that, though ingenious and pretty, they appear quite insignificant compared with the indus trial exposition presented to the mind by this mighty volume. Keep. ing pace with the advancing trade and population of London, it still increases iu be lk ; and, keeping pace with the movement of society in a more impc rtant particular, it vigilantly seizes every opportunity of improvement to insure more perfect accuracy and more complete -Clasilifloation. We find in this volume many instances of Superiority to former issues, which, though eomparatively trifling i show the in telligence and care exercised over every department. It may be men tioned that by the employment of private agents, the changes of re sidence are now brought down to a later period than formerly, and the value of the Directory" is consequently enhanced. We have before spoken of it as indispensable to the proper management of business. Its authority is now so universally established, both at the Post-office and throughout the metropolis, that any further recom mendation of it is superfluous. HERAPATH'S RAILWAY JOURNAL, Nov. 21, 1846. The " Post-office Directory" for 1847 appears with additions and improvements upon its valuable predecessor, but with no enlarge ment in the price. The continued enterprising spirit with 'which this important, and it is not a misapplication of terms to say, national work is conducted, merits the highest commendation, We know not whether the same illiberal and unjustifiable attempt will be made in the ensuing session as was done in the last, to wrest it from the hands of the present 'proprietary, and to place it by the force of might over right in the hands of Government ; but, should it be attempted, surely the following statement of its c inductors will go home to the consciences, if they have any, of the parties seeking to draw down the grasping interference of Government :—" It can only be neces sary to refer to a copy of the work published before the purchase of the copyright by its present proprietor, to be convinced that the mere connexion of the ' Directory' with the Post-office has little, if at all, contributed to its present high character. That the improvements (the result of many years of unwearied toll and application on the part of those engaged in the compilation of the work) are duly appre ciated is now happily beyond all question ; prior to the ' Directory' passing to its present proprietor, rival books contended Successfully with this—they have disappeared." E ASTERN COUNTIES YORK EXTEN SION SHARES. The SECOND CALL of 21. per Share on the A Quarters of these Shares will be payable on TUESDAY, the 19th instant, and if not duly paid at that date the Shares will be subject to forfeitures. Into rest at the rate of 51. per cent, per annum will be charged to all par ties in arrear. _ _ _ By order of the Board, C. r. RONEY, Secretary. Ilishopsgate Station, Jan. 8, 1847. LIST OF THE COMPANY's BANKERS TO WHOM THE CALL IS PAYABLE : London and Westminster Bank, Lothbury, or any of its branches Liverpool Borough Bank, Liverpool Manchester and Liverpool District Bank, Manchester Wilts and Dorset Banking Company, Salisbury Messrs. Lemon and Co. Brentwood Messrs. Mills, Bawtree and Co., Colchester Messrs. Sparrow and Co., Chelmsford National Provincial Bank, Bath National Provincial Bank, Birmingham National Provincial Bank, Boston Messrs. Fisher and Sons, Cambridge Messrs. Becket and Co., Leeds Western Bank of Scotland, Edinburgh - Western Bank of Scotland, Glasgow Royai Bank of Ireland, Dublin East of England Bank, Great Yarmouth West of England and South Wales District Bank, Bristol Messrs. Harvey and Hudson, Norwich Messrs. Bacon and Cobbold and Co.] Ipswich Messrs. Alexander and Co. Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Bank, Cheltenham Union Bank, York , National Provincial Bank, Exeter Northumberland and Durham District Bank, Newcastle-on-Tyne. THE PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION and BENEVOLENT FUND. 42, Moorgate-street, London. Notice is hereby given, that the SIXTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Members of the Benefit Department of this Association will be held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, in the city of London,. on MormAT, the 18th of January, 1847, at Six o'clock in the evening precisely, at which meeting, at the request of the Managers, JOUN ABEL SMITH, Esq., M.P., will take the chair. RICHARD HENRY JONES, Chairman. THOS. MULLINDER, Secretary. Jan. 9, 1547 NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, 26 CONNIIILL, LONDON. Capital 4500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. This Institution embraces important and substantial advantages ,ith respect to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured las, on all occasions, the power to borrow, witkout expense or for eiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the premiums paid (see Table) ; iso the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his in erests to meet other conveniences or necessity. Assurances for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible ates. DIVISION OF PROFITS. The remarkable success and increasing prosperity of the Society enabled the Directors, at the last annual investigation, to declare a fourth bonus, varying from 35 to 85 per cent. on the premiums paid each Policy effected on the Profit scale. EXAMPLES. .7 a ei 7 added. B c on m u h s . in ...• 5 I 1 Issured ma .0 y .. ' Premium. g_ - g Borrow, ... ..., 1837 £217 15 1 £lOO 0 11.£16 0 4 £445 0 0 .E Zs. d. __. 1838 192 3 0 87 1 4 , i 13 10 2 395 11 1 o'looo 3 4 1839 165 11 10' 74 191 11 3 1 346 2 3 1840 116 7 6, 54 0101 718 10 296 13 4 .1841, 111 6 8 49 10 0; 710 4] 247 4 5 The division of profits is annual, and the next will be made in ember of the present year. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary. KENT. The very Valuable FREEHOLD LSTATES, and SEAT of the late GENERAL MULCAiTER, K.C.H., near Canterbury. MESSRS. DANIEL SMITH and SON are commissioned to OFFER for SALE by AUCTION, at the Mart, near the Bank of England, in March next, in Lots (unless an acceptable offer should be previously made by private contract), for the whole or greater part of the property, the very desirable FREEHOLD ESTATE of CHARLTON, about four miles from Canterbury, upon the high Dover-road, a remarkably healthy and favourite neighbourhood, comprising the MANSION of CHARLTON, with its well timbered little Park, Valuable Farms and Woodlands, In all about 700 ACRES, in the picturesque parishes of Bishopsbourne, Patricksbourne, and Kingston Also another residence, now occu pied by the Rev. J. Harrison, a small farm and detached lands, in and near the village of Barham. Further particulars will be published with the day of sale, and may then be had, with plans, of Mr. Dowsett, at Bishopsbourne ; at the chief hotels at Canterbury, Dover, Maidstone, &c. ; of Messrs. Delwar and Wynne, solicitors, Lincoln's Inn-fields ; at the Auction Mart ; and of Messrs. Daniel smith and Son, land agents, in Water loo-place, Pall-mall. IN KENT. FREEHOLD RENT-CHAR6E IN LIEU OF GREAT TITHE, ARISING FROM A MOIETY OF THE PARISH OF WESTER HANI, PRODUCING NEAR FOUR HUNDRED POUNDS A YEAR. MR. GEORGE ROBINS begs to ann o unce for SALE by AUCTION, at the Mart, on THURSDAY, February ,at Twelve o'clock, in One Lot , A PERPETUAL RENT-CHARGE, in lieu of Great Tithe, secured upon a Moiety of THE PARISH OF WESTERHAM, IN KENT, the minimum amount of which, under the Commutation Act, has been settled at 3801. 178. 2d. a year, but which has varied during the last few years below and ABOVE FOUR HUNDRED POUNDS PER ANNUM. This charge becomes the first upon the land, and is now in the cha racter of a freehold, being in perpetuity ; it is secured upon SEVERAL WELL-CULTIVATED FARMS OF 3,220 ACRES, besides smaller tenements, altogether thirty-six in number. There are likewise about EIGHT HUNDRED ACRES OF WASTE LANDS, whieh are gradually being brought into cultivation, and will In a few years add very considerably to the income. The outgoings for rates are about 701. a year. Property of this description is now rendered as secure as any that can be offered for sale ; and from the impossi bility of any diminution or loss arising, becomes the most eligible for safe and permanent investment. Particulars will be ready twenty one days prior to the sale, at the King's Head, Westerham; Crown, Seven Oaks; of Messrs. Arm strong and Jones, solicitors, 3t, Red Lion-square; at the Mart; and at NI r. George Robins's offices, Covent-garde*. L - / V " is_ .(?> in all ranks, but there are many minor poin lukeit4;?:,;';',-140"1)) ik,.. sary to be treated of in a work of practic I ' av;C:i'' )tl4ift: ~.. The concluding lines of the preface, descri pg th*N;2 l ' '' ll ". - d main object of the whole, may be correctly a )044 - C*- - , j to individuals of every olw.s. "My present •otjr:") -- - - r n , says the authoress, " is intgsnded, vs :'ll the grack.,h . th \ , i t.-; kk.4 ll l• help of our eaceol ,- Fatiler, tr, 7: -: , t the' cherish, not to throw away, their blessings—to kiirect the afflicted how best to remedy the griefs which prudence and patience may mitigate or assuage, how to bear those calamities for which there is no preseut help, no visible cure, but which a fortified mind, an humble, trusting spirit, and the habit of making the best of every occurrence, may enable the most unfor tunate to overcome." THE BOY'S SUMMER BOOK. By Thomas Miller. This is the first volume of " The Boy's Own Li. brary," a series of works intended to be issued peri odically, which promises to furnish both instruction and amusement for juvenile readers. The prospectus contains some very just remarks respecting juvenile literature. The writer observes, that authors who have failed in other ways often take, as a last resource, to " writing for the young ;" hence the great defi ciency of merit too often manifest in this very im portant branch of literature. "The Boy's Own Library " is, however, to be conducted on a different system. It is proposed to enlist the services of really able writers, who, though capable of commanding attention in a more ambitious line, will think it no degradation to devote a portion of their time and talents to the instruction and entertainment of youth. Should this excellent design be efficiently carried out " The Boy's Own Library " will be a most valu able and must be a most popular work. The first volume is from the pen of Thomas Miller —that pen by which he literally speaks to us when the beauties of the country are his theme. He is not an author who requires to change his tone when addressing the young, because he always writes in a natural manner, and is, consequently, intelligible to all. This little volume-L--the Boy's Summer Book—relates, of course, to summer scenes, and is addressed to boys ; but, to describe it more correctly, we should say that to its youthful readers it would in some degree bear the cha racter of a genial, cheerful companion, come to pass a bright sunny day with them. They stroll out toge ther amid beautiful scenery, every passing object is noticed by their friend, and suggests some interesting remarks, or elicits some useful explanations. Now he expatiates on the beauty of the surrounding landscape ; now he recalls the years of his own ynuth, and many a hearty laugh or symplittlising sigh are evoked by his varied reminescences. Many an interesting anecdote or strange adventure does he relate—he would be ill fitted for a companion for youths, who had no "stories" to tell them—and thus they ramble on without the trouble of walking, and the reader reads on without thinking he is reading. The little volume is illustra ted with numerous woodcuts. The RAILWAY SHAREHOLDERS' MANUAL; or, Practical Guide to all the Railways in the World, Completed. in Progress. and Projected; forming an entire Railway S3nopsis, indispensable to all in terested in Railway Locomotion. To which is added a Correct List of the Offices and Officers of Existing and Projected Railways. Eighth Edition. By Henry Tuck. This, the eighth edition of Tuck's Manual, which is, perhaps, the most complete work on railway sta tistics that has ever been published, contains the Report of the Select Committee on Railway Acts Enactments in extenso—copious abstracts of the ge neral Acts affecting railway companies which were passed during the last session—instructions to share holders as to the powers which they possess under the various Acts of Parliament—rates of brokers' com mission—the laws regulating shareholders, specu lators, and brokers—the'statistics of all the railways now complete—a list of the railway Bills introduced into Parliament during the session of 1846, and the proceedings in each—a list of amalgamated railways —another of new schemes—a table showing the prices of shares every half year for the last eight years, &c. &c. &c. In short it is all hut impossible to require any information on the subject of railways in general, or of any individual railway in par ticular, that cannot be found in Tuck's Manual. MUSIC. CAROL FOR THE NEW YEAR. Written by Miss A. Samuda. Music by Charles F. Desanges This is the best New Year's Carol that has appeared for many a season. Miss Samuda has given us a poem, a beautiful poem in Engli.h, which Mr. De sanges has admirably translated into the universal language, music. We cannot convey to our readers a better idea of this work than by transcribing the words of Miss Samuda, and then desiring the reader to recollect that the composer of the melody has ac curately given expression in music to the feelings which the perusal of the poem is calculated to excite. llail ! all hail ! to the dawning new year, The mother of months is laid on her bier, But we sing no dirge, and we shed no tear, - We look to the future with hope not fear. Then with dance and song, and wassail we'll throng, To welcome the advent of this new year. The fair young year bath never a stain, Nor a blighted hope nor a throb of pain, Its hours are are whisp'ring of Spring again, And fancy is weaving a rainbow chain : Then with dance and song, and wassail we'll thr o ng, To welcome its beams with its fairy train. The dark old year dealt many a blow, Struck down here a friend foster'd there a foe : 'how'd us bright things begun to end in woe, Bade us heart sickness and pain to know. Let the old year die, we'll not heave a sigh, Away to her tomb she may gladly go. But the rising year will alas grow old, All unknown the fate her seasons unfold, When time the record in his hand shall hold, And many of these merry hearts be cold, Oh then let us pra; in the hour that we may, By mercy and love its course be controll'd. Thy lesson old year, be ne'er forgot, Tho' full of the pangs of our mortal lot, It may teach us yet in the future hours, To shun the thorns as we pluck the flow'rs ; Then a smile and sigh, hope and memory, To the new year's sun, and the old year's show'rs. SONGS OF CHRISTMAS FOR FAMILY CHOIRS. Selected and adapted by a Clergyman of tire Church of England, and arranged in Vocal Score, with Symphonies ands Accompaniments for the Piano ,forte. By W. H. Kearns. This is an adaption of sacred words to secular tunes. Such is. object of the editor, as stated by himself in his preliminary advertisement ;—the vocal score, the symphonies, and the accompaniments, have been arranged with considerable ability by Mr. Kearns, the organist of Verulam Chapel, Lambeth, and a member of the Philharmonic Society, and those who, like Rowland Hill (the preacher, not the post man), are of opinion " that it is a shame that Satan should have all the pretty tunes," and who, therefore, do not disapprove of these somewhat incongruous : unions of the sacred and the secular, will be pleased with this volume. THE MUSICAL HERALD. Part VIII. This part completes the first volume of this classical Musical periodical, which is, even in these cheap days, a marvel, not only of excellence but of cheapness also. We have in this part music by Corelli, Purcell, Ives, Harrington, Haydn, Mathew Locke, Dibdin, and Brown, among the classics. A joyous old Christmas Glee, by the Rev. Mr. Wills, which was published about fifty years ago, and which may be considered as one of the curiosities of music, and some excellent music by modern composers, some of which (a Romance for the piano-forte for histance, by Frederick Bow Jewson) has been composed expressly for this work. THE MUSICAL TREASURY. The volume of the Musical Treasury for- 1846 fully maintains the high character of its predecessors, both as regards the excellence and the variety of the musical pieces, (upwards of 70 in number,) which it contains, and the elegant manner in which the work is got up. ,r 7 nicrifiN BOOKS.. Th e !'receptor —The DA VIDSOIV Pian - bio' e I d Sax-Horn Precep tor—The Singing Cornopean an Accordion Prccep Preceptor. In preparing these admirable instructi on b oo k s, Mr. Davidson has availed himself of the assistance of the most celebrated professors. The Accordion and Singing Preceptors are by Mr. West, of the ktoyal Academy of Music, who also edits the Pianoforte Preceptor, which is a new and much improved edi tion of Jousse's celebrated work. The Cornopean and Sax-Horn Preceptor is chidiv a transiationfroin the great work e W M. Forre: , tiei, eoinpilel nod arraLged under the sup-Tintendence of the FINE ARTS. TH HEROINES OF SI LIKSPERE. Part IX. Exquisitely poetical and truly Shaksperian as-have been thy drawings of Kenny Meadows, in illustrittion of the greatest. of all poets, we camiot regarclLthat artist as thereby entitled so to travestie the conception of the master-mind, as he has travestied it in his portrait of "Lady Macbeth." Lady Macbeth., in deed ! it might be the "tragedy queen" of a buttery, but certainly not of a palace. " Cordelia," by A. Johnston, is a peculiar failure ; whether by the over . depth of the engraving, or by the ruggedness of the original, it appears to us too saturnine, too dark, and too masculine. "Celia," however, by J.OW Wright, is a delicious realisation of a most beautiful dream. It is Celia, Sitakspere's Celia, that Celia who with Romlind is compared by their creator to " two cher ries on one stalk." We remember that the artist Severn—the friend of por John Keats—once deli neated a charming picture of Celia and Rosalind i* V I