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==-Y~'" NINETEENTH REPORT OF THE ~NDON JOINT-STOCK BANK. ta nktn —, , a General Me e tin g of the Shareholders, held at the eI the Company, i Princes-street, Mansion House, 7...aY, the 14th of January, 1847. wILLIAM ORMSBY GORE, Esq., M.P., Chairman. J°ll X C. LOCHNER, Esq., Deputy-Chairman. 84 P 1 DIRECTORS. e Booth Bart int * William J. Lancaster, Esq. ea , Sir G. Carroll, Lord John C. Lochner, Ecq. WiWi li raYor kin Sir John IPTaggart. Bart, M.P. ll e m -til er Christy, Esq . William Metcalfe, Esq. Eobe rr C urilag, Esq. Ambrose Moore, Esq. Geor ge " r and, Esq. John Timothy Oxley, Esq, Wee Agate Fester, Esq. George Scheledeld, Esq. Sir ittlint Gore, Esq. M.P. William Shadbelt. Esq. drehe Riot er : Jeakint, G.C.B. eo Thomas Stooks. Esq. )ald Beetle, Esq. M.P. George Tayler. Esq.. e TRE iots IILNAGER —GEORGE POLLARD, Esq. Massie'. TII.SON, St 4 INCE, CLARKE, sten T 1,45 folio wIMORICE. e . eu ng Re p o r t was presented rig the Shareholder sat the usual period, the Directors have the les ;on . ln 'eying before them accounts which show, that during 1 1,480C 17 5 3 1 a months , the Bank has realised a net profit of 14117 bro que4 t . i°n hoW this profit ought to be approprfated, has necee- Dres e „ ilea under the serious c o nsideration of the Directors t he eh !tate of the Guarantee Fund, and the amount to which it le sue Z r attain In order to carry out fairly thedesign for which it was t hat i ; and th e result of their deliberations has b een a res olution ',te em t /..y the 111 not e ley b... 0 be expedient that it should at present exceed 120,0001., acsumulation of its own interest, and such sums as t ° o small to apply to a Bonus ; but that at the end of each in addition to the dividend of six per cent., the surplus pro fit an, ol 7 nt e divided amongst the Shareholders , provided such eurpi us sho„, ? 2 ,, 8 . per share in the capital of the Company, otherwise that De added to the Guarantee Fund. th essie,"f.ordance with this decision, the Board will have on this oc. M are " re pleasure of paying to the Shareholders a bonus of 2s. per Alll addition to the usual dividend ; and 'the Guarantee Fund 1,,Z amount to 120,117/. 14s. 3d. 1 47 n _ the Directors congratulate the meeting upon the tr:osperous %r e of the business of the Bank, and assure it that they will con suttee: to call upon the Shareholders to assist them in their at the for the com mon goo d, b o th by k ee pi ng their own accounts laqi on ' s ank. and by reco mmen di ng it a mo n gst their respective con W il au l a th e established rotation, the Directors who now retire are Es q ,; n . .Corllag, Esq., George Hoigate neater. Esq., Thomas stooke, and George Taylor, Esq. ; of whom Messrs. Curling, Foster, 15 sacilsier,-effer themselves for re-election ; but the Directors egret a 1 .4 - owing to his continued ill health, tooks Is anah e 147er to.tbe Shareholders a renewal of his services. To supply ac uicY which will be thus caused in the Direction, the following 441:11?alified Shareholders have given notice that they are candi ketkT . Esq., Valeutlue.K.night, Esq., and George Dire The 6q. • • h, ctors cannot c l ose thi s R e port without advertin g t o th e s v 4 i ' l eh' the Bank has sustained by the Withdrawal of Mr. Stooks t, e direction of its affair's, who was ens If the founders and ori t2 direct Ors, and 1,126 both' 'in the establishment and subsequent 544geMent of the Bank', has, by his high character and great expo. thaece,*2 ,o ntributed so much to its RAMOS.: and the Board is confident • Cl ime "! these - sentiments. this General Meeting will cordially parti- The IN - a tt end 2td , — attend and Bonus will be payable on and after FRIDAY, the 'na • • • elle...preceding Report having been read to the Misting by the Se en d Divide•utfor the Half-Year , ending the 31st December last, at % Sr ti e rate-ot 61 : p e r cen t um per annum, and the further division Li 3 Dec Share out of the Net P ro fit of the H a lf-Y ea r, w e re decl are d the Chairman. , tlaZfoired unanimeuelx. —That the Repott boar read be received. and t be,*printed for the use of the Shareholders. •• • • „ Blount, Esq:, having withdrawn ae a.Candldate on the l ' r se,cet dec ision. The Chairman proceeded to call for a show of hand,' in favour of .William Curling. Esq. George liolgate Foster, Esq. ' •- • George Tayler, Esq. • Valentile Knight, Esq. Whoa George Meek, Esq. declared the show of hands to be in favour of Messrs. C°r ~, 'Foster , Tayler, and Meek. beia r .. auot having been demanded, Mr. Knight appointed W., J. beers, ° 11, Esq., and Mr. Meek appo inted S. Morley, Esq., Scruti vrhsr?',.e close of the ballot, the Scrutineers delivered in their report, fl he Chairman *declared the election to have fallen apon Carling, Esq.. George Holgato Foster , Esq ., George Tayle r , and Geor4e Meek, Esq. the t0.. 1/e d - ananintously,—That this meeting feels deeply grateful to zserlnted, ana th e mectors for their able conduct et the affair , ' of the Bank during Past hal f-year,. as evidenced by the Report and Accounts now thanks.heg the Directors to accept its warmest and most I° Cle r iv ,r b u n, ardm•usly ' —That the thanks of this meeting be gi v en .. Esq., for his efficient and indefatigible exertions, ts s iirr of this Bank. 1 24e5 h ...' r d unanimous' That the thanks of this meeting be ter th..1 . 7L to the two Directors who have so ably assisted the Chairman excellent regulations, and for their attention in directing the tiethe Election. tle u nanhnously,—That the thanks of this meeting be given to 4 S , u h r u nt ineers teethe lm manr in which they have discharged s o committed to their care. ne li esof e .,; (3l gned) WILLIAM ORMSBY GORE, Chairman. , il aanimously4That the cordial thanks of this meeting " 4 4 th ie i l it t y h! Chairman for his able and impartial conduct in the *riled) JOHN C. LOCHNER, Deputy Chairman. Extracted from the Minutes. (Signed) F. HEWETT, Secretary. AI4TIONAL /AN LIFE ASSU A SCE SOCIETY. 26 CORNIIILL LONDON. Capital £500.000- *t i t% i na4 Enspowered hy Act et Parliament. ontesp ee l t ntioll embraces important and substantial advantages to Life Assurance' and Deferred Annuities. The assured tiZ r l of tj l ce "ions, the power to borrow, without expense or for 'se e „ t e 4 oucY. two-thirds of the sremiunts paid (see Table) ; Net ° eh of selecting benefits, and the convers ion of his in ..Nsur_weet other cenvenienc,es or necessity. 44 1. " g ets for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible . .42 reft rk DIVISIN OF PROFITS. - A. "eablm able success a nd increasing prosperity of the Society Aim t y , Th e It' r ,„. Directors, at the last suumal investigation, to declare `eett p o 2•erYing from 35 to 85 per cent. on the premiums paid ,;.,...._ -,, affected on the Profit scale. - 7• ,- ",•-•-•-............_22CAIIPLE8. 1 . p i l • 71 7 I r —xi , Bonus Bonus in g 7 a g Assured Urn. , 4 mule. Cash.t - 47 g mar a '... • g , 0 Borrow. • 4............._ ' - ~....._ 0 . c 4-77--- 1 8. 1437 , fly _, a 4 j 49 , 11840 i, .„....,...,.........„____ :18411 1 5217 15 1 AlOO 0 11 192 3 0 87 1 4 1 , 165 11 10 74 1 9 ; 116 7 6 54 110 I 111 6 8 491• 0 ' .£l6 0 4'A448 0 0 13 10 2; 398 11 1 11 3 l' 346 3 3 7 18 10; 296 13 4 7 10 41 247 4 1 O 141* 40 °f I rith" Profits to sannal. and the next will be made in Present year. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX. Reeretary. 1-) ISSENTEVS' and GENERAL LIFE bZailcei s ,_ and FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY. ovi„sereby given that the SETE NTEENTH HALF-YEARLY ky at the rate of five per cent., declared on the 13th instant, tht, ll4 to 4, A Shsreholders. without deduction of Income Tax, """dyr, b,,f r the Comp an y, N s . 62, King William-street, London n the hours of Ten and Four. J AIL By order of the Board, 15 . 1841. THOMAS PRICE, Secretary. SECURITY BANK. will e, MONDAY, January 18, 1847. 4_‘' 1 4 hereby given, that during the present week, the Directors ` 4 ke n 1 to consideration the numerous Applications which have 'ltn 4 ., ee elved for Shares in this undertaking, and that on Idwinar, 'XI 25th. they will procoed to make an Allotment. 'ILTON CHEESE.— l'he Proprietors of the the , e eled West-eud Stilton Cheilfle Warehouse beg to announce te 1 4, 41 4 :114, Gentry, and Public, th.tt they have received, direct factors. severaISTILTON price from 10d. to 14d. per lb.; Americanh IB4d. to 7%c1.; very superior old Cheddar, Cheshire, and h 2ello, s t er also their celebrated mild cur e d B rea kf as t Bacon, 7iX i d. 7rlb. by the wole or haf-sic ; sml smoked Hams, f ls. h 'ltht and upwards. w l which for d flavour al and quality caunot o be 7 su b r• i'ked ; good salt Butter, 1014,1. per lb. by the half-tab; best Devon tlle fresh, Is. 3d. ; Ostend, Is. 2d. Families supplied with every p, s 'Oe of the best description at the lowest possible price. —ALL ~..._4IIGHT and Co., 45, Itathhone-place, Oxford-street. OWL,A.ND'S lS AL Y DOR, ek e a an ORIENTAL BALSAMIC PREP %RATION' of singular lilo t 4 7l n thoroughly purifying the Skin from all Pimples, spots. rremii Preekles, Tan, and Discolmrstions, producing a healthy 11 ' 4, 1'! 1 cud transparency or Complexion, and an admired softiies 'resi n VcacY of the hands, arms, and neck. Its purilyin , :, and re- Cou rt - g Properties have obtained the exclusive patronage of the Prin ei „4l , the Ro3su . Family ot Great Britain : a. we:l as the Ihti t ,t.,- , ourtg of Europe, and the moat distinguished Nobility and * ;",or all nations. tl'ih t t , n tware of .Spurions " KALYDORS," containing mineral as kllent ‘ utterly ruinous to the complexion, and which, by their re al endanger health. Some are announced under the ini 'l:t), v ,.,, A n i t e . tion of Royalty, &c., &c. Each bottle of the genuine has „ ROWLANDS' KALTDOR" on the wrapper, and A. th e and Son, 20, Ilatton-garden, Is also en raved (t iv desire - r n. Cominissioners) on the Governinent Stamp affixed on t Sold r" le 45 . 6d an ; Vs. 6d. per bottle. Y the • roprietors Pe at 20, Ilatton-gard.:n, London, and by all Chemists and rftuners. LONDON SEASON. Our , A WORD TO THE LORDS AND COM MONS. rlinne3 (though addressed to the good Legislature), " no thing of any politi ca l na t ure . a Matter 0 business on which we hay. written— F'l to e Lords ad the Commons ot Br it all in t th he state are concerted, more or less airs ; 110gES and SON'S noted warehouse for dress. i l ks sea son in London once more is begun— sitY it be a good season for MOSES and SON ; v isit the L or d s and the Commons. returning to town 11.31 t MOSES cad SON at their Mart of renown. ' o s ,, ,s and SON would most heartily th an k Their numerous patrons of title and rank, Ihose favours, last year, were surprisingly great, n d such as did h onour t o men o f th e s t ate; 1 , while the proprietors thank them for these, A . : ' , Y-solicit new favours from Lords and M.P.'s, r, the Lords and the gentlemen forming the state W•,‘, 4 t heir nightly discussions e a e oft detain'd late, e elegant wrappers of MOSES and SON r ',' l4 , l d Protect and prevent any harm being done. A 4 i 4 ) le Lords, alter making long speeches, require To itional warmth in their over attire : who would value their health should take care Wi l l' 7o id any hurt from the chilly night air, Ds In ki plain honest words may be easily done, " 'ng protection from MOSES and SON. LIST OF PRICES. ASA.DY MADE. 11 4 ,' QaKliottie, f A B. d ais •. • • • ... ..... .• • • d 6 "'h nd c ysVon 0 r.ngtons • • 010 6 Wint, r • and Chwiterfields, and every description • • 1 5Dt 0 Tro er C ats, in every style and mak e - - •••• • • . 6 8 6 10 4 ttrs, tin e d .... . . ... . 0 4 6 fiesta,ThMk ........... .1 0 6 tia l 'it.t r g .' B • • • • • ....... .. 1 5 0 o , e ti, ts • -, tated ....... .• .• •••. • • .. 0 2 0 b1T,t 3 4 :11,:4 4 ' and Tunic Snits .. •••••• • • • • • . 0 18 G v„ ts Trouser. . ...... o 2 0 "••• • • •0 1 6 alit ~iag ° -▪ nY eateat at five minutes' notice. oat, •..111 oul War rantetr A w n :te T rp o f, AS i r n ß ade to any style, tly Warranted 1 .4 0 ll,N:t'4,4,rovttilr,,,C4°t,,ata., trimmed, velvet collar and cuffs, li . n . ed .. 3 6 0 0 18 8 Vdtr r° Miers ••'• " " " ............ • ••• • •• .. .. c. r ..,, e4 , rr t'rs ouse . . meat apl„,;;,ll•;e7.cit .......... 12 6 1 6 0 l'rk t ,qt l I t i t4 t„ •• • • .... •••••• • • • • " ..... • • ....... 112 0 Ittst, ads • • ...... ""'•••••• • • • • • • • • 2IS 0 )'8 41 t14,1 4 't 1 1 ••••••.•••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 115 0 t4tl e , V- 7 Made •••• " • ..... ••• • • • .3 3 0 i . • est, •4 3 . • i: Al h , ••• • • • .... :: :: ;; ; ; .: ; ...: ........ ..... . 0 1 . 1 6 11 4 .2 . 1. ra n , ........ ... ..... .... .............. 0 1 . 2 0 1 a 0 I'4 441, \''.+4llcl Tunic Sults - ••••• • - - - .......... Ntrilne,°rk, entitled " Cositnae Castle," with gull directi , ns ~,), r t qure na . eni, may be had on ' application, or forwarded kr'' , i .''rvt...... A k4 llt s et - .Y article purchased ready ht E,,.. ••1- 'Proved of, will be ' exci,anged, or If preferred, the t„ 4Qii t t r Ued. made, or made to mea ttl;4, r 8 e ' l ' d SON, Tailors,N ' 4 for ti te _ qrrie r . I oollendrapers, Clothiers, natters, F m aeci q '?loot and Shoemakers, and General Outfitter., :.: it ,:. km 8 6 " Le'rilen, 1A a ,c. •- .. .. 9 , and 156 157 liinories, and 83, 111, 111 . .en•-x. 41. 13331 e, - . 2l tY. London. ' h talatt,_ hetbuton regret being obliged to guard the )tit,ttnhoki pbPustors, have learned that the untrademan b t Y h 4 'esort— Ni 10, ..,,,, i n °ns; connected with them, or it's the *auto concern, t„, 1.14 04 0 no c onnexto Many instance_s, and ter obvious reasons. lIN, 'Nab, dn .,_ n with anyu s her house in or out of London; 1:4.0., 'Mi d genuine and 7 clothing, ko., should gall at, ; itla *0 hturinv Aligate, (- 3 t.r, London. it. 7, to utuz s transacted at this establi•hmeat from sun -74 k tUrdaY, whoa busirmis is rcztmod tll.l tis•ttre r .x. 7 art ac tufo' iccirano tie . r ei td - e4; i ll t o, dill re , siT tlg Alr',. ) : l f, °I 1 00 , if , ,t d e t r: t4h ter, 110 , l iege 05. sq .. agg to • ro. • • be, P. 's. 0, tobe rt 6 ' o f t 139 "td rere tl' Suc re ' of 14°. 1 l OP P IStIICISVP . , , • ' \ •N 0 14 4 I.'ql l 7j, I, ( "r i 3 r4, 44 ) \) : ;: tc-- t ‘ 1 .1 24/i4. 4,4 0 , 41 1 ' *4. ,-‘ • _ A, • Yrr I • 4 I , z 4, 1 .' ~ i ‘ /N 4 ." ' a fi xt 4% 1 . . • • •• , 7 ,I•V ' k-' - 4 \ ••/ , a L '_l -€ ~f ' --e, ,-----,- e •-----,__3 ." 7 e - _--,e, - -- c--Vv re:" C 7 - 4 e: ' - Z 7 Z----- 1 -- - ---- -' 7 - "-- -- i / i PAINLESS - SURGICAL 0 'H , ,-,-._`•\\ OS IN DERBY UNDER THE n k"- ' ~.'.\\ ..) OF VAI'OUR OF ETEIEIt. - ' - . ... ••) (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) s', •'! ~,, f .„_'• '•,-..;;.-; .;:,.„.. '• I DERBY, SATURDAY NIGHT. —The first ..-V-fiir k .7 . - i -:,- :. : .... ration in Derby under the inhalation of snip 14 , 04 - =_r--.. •,, :.. -e.i.tal one, too, of aft rin,lible cila.riteter— \ setri'slii" I _:.....0.--->y this afternoon. The operation was performea - -- :`,., . 4 •, ' l = i. ! Rudkin, surgeon, in presence or several gentl.r.ttiii,a,..(l `.--, N• • 5 eluding Mr. J. B. Murphy, surgeon- dentist,. As well au thenticated narratives of the effects of this r•lnarkable discovery are not only read with interest, but may be productive of much good in inducing others to submit to the treatment, I send you the following particulars of the case, every word of which can be satisfactorily proved. A young woman, aged 19, residing with her parents at Repton, consulted Dr. Brigstoeke, on account of a disease from which she had IN en suffering for between six and seven years. On examining the case he found that, in the par 1840, she suffered severely from scar latina, which left, as one of its consequences, an extensive inflammation of the periosteum of the tibia on the left leg, which, partly from neglect and partly from ineffi- • cient treatment, eventually involved nearly the whole of the shaft of the bone, accompanied by extensive ulcera .ion, deep sinusses, copious and remarkably tee - id discharges. Theconstitutionalirritation arising from these causes had •most seriously affected the girl's general health, and finding that the case required the immediate attention of a - competent surgeon, Dr. Brigstocke re quested that,Mr. Rudkin would undertake the charge of the case. She was then removed to Derby. Without entering into further particulars, it was de cided in consultation that the whole of the diseased bone should be temoved. The bore at this time at its upper extremity was entirely cl.nuded to the extent of three inches, but strongly adherent to the subjacent parts, and the middle portion was partly coneeafed with firm but unhealthy integument. As it was anticipated that the removal of a sequestrum so extensive and firmly ad terent would be attended with most excruciating pain to the patient, it was determined that the means recently introduced to suspend animal sensibility should be ren tlered available in her behalf. F,:r tl.is purpose the simple apparatus suggested by Mr. Ilerapath, consisting ' af a bladder, stop-cock, and mouth-piece to breathe through, was adopted. Almost immediately after ,reathing the vapur, entire sensibility of the patient sas suspended. The intermediate portion of the bone - , as then carefully dissected from its superficial covering, Ind the sequestrum firmly grasp( d with a krge forceps, and with considerable violence eventually rt melted entire. - During this painful process the patient was perfectly anconseitais of what was giong on. Oa, the removal of the vapour she very soon recovered her sensilsility ; and when she recognised the operator she exclaimed, " Oh, Mr. Rudkin, you have not removed my poor bone." Ile told her that 'he' had. She seemed for is nroment-very--- '' dubious ; but on Mr. Rudkin exhibitinz the detached piece, she could sc,ircely r e st ra i n h er f ee li ngs of j oy and r- atitude. She said that she had been dreaming ; that Ale never experienced the slight, st pain or inconvenience , ether from the operation or inhalation of the vapour, •,nd that she was quite astonished on finding " all was over." PRICE SD. To show how little she was affected by what had taken place, I may mention that when the bandages were placed round the leg, the operator called to a female attendant to bring a needle and thre,id, whereupon the Patient exclaimed, " Oh, give it to me, I'll do it," and immediately sewed the bandages together, as if nothing had occurred. The length of the sequestrum removed is seven inches, and the operation did not occupy three minutes. It was pet formed to the evident =atifaction of the gen tlemen who kindly witne.,std the operation ; and thus was this poor girl spared the most excruciating agony by this new discovery. She says that she has less pain now than she had before the bone was removed, and does not feel the slightest inconvenience. TRANSFER OF LICENSES FOR THE SURREY DISTRICT. At a special session held at the Court House, Newing ton-causeway, before Mr. Johnson, the chairman, and a full bench of magistrates, the lullong transfer of licenses twk PARISH OF ST. GEORGE. The Duke of York i❑ the Borough-road, from Mr. William Piper to Mr. J. Gaseoine ; the Bell, in Friar street, fropa Mrs. Margaret Woudgate to Mr. Samuel William Woodgate. ST. SAVIOUR'S. The Bell, in the Borough•rnarket, from Mrs. Eliza beth Garland 'to Mr. John Longton ; the Queen's Head Inn, High-street, from Mrs. Mary Hughes to Mr. Robert Wiltshire ; the Wheatsheat, Borough-mar ket, from Mr. James Horatio Reeves to Mr. James Johnson. ST. THOMAS'S. The White Hart, St. Thomas's-street, from Mr. Thos. Wcale to Mr. Walter Hearne. BERMONDSEY. The Red Cow, Grange-road, from Mr. Edward All bury to Mr. T. Rudd ; the Fleece, Upper Russell street, from Mr. Robert Bucroft to Mr. William Harris ; the Fleet, Great George -street, from Mr. Wm. Skeeter to Mr. Edward Harding ; the Three Compassos, in Ber mondsey New -road, from Mr. Isaac Stacey to Mr. W. W. Thorne. G" LON DON, MONDAY EVENING N 0.16,952. TEAM via the CAPE to MADRAS, CAL CUTTA, PENANG, SINGAPORE. and HONG-KONG, calling at the CAPE, MAURITIUS and CEYLON. The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company intend to eh:patch their Steam Ships. " PEKIN," of 1,000 Tons, 400 horse power, 30th January. "POTTINGER " of 1,400 Tone, 500 horse power, sth February. The accommodation for passengers are of a very superior descrip tion. The Cabin fittings, together with bedding, linen, and every requisite are provided at the Company's expense, The rates of pas sage are, to the Cape, 601.; to the Mauritius, 75/. ; to Calcutta, 841., including a lkaudsome ta , le, wines, &c., and every expense. For pans and further particulars, apply at the Company's Offices, 51, St, Mary Axe, London. WELSH AI!DLAND . AND IS. BRECON AND ERTHYRNotice is hereby given that the Directors will attend at the °dices, 2, Moergate-street, on FRIDAY, the 29th instant, and every Alternate Friday, between the hours of Eleven and Three, until further notice, for PAYMENT of the REMAINDER PORTION if the FIRST INSTALMENT of 15s. per Share on Welsh Midland. Shares, and 7s. W. per Share on Brecon and Merthyr Shares. By order, (Signed): THOMA-; PRITCHARD, Secretary of Welsh Midland Railway. JOHN TAYLOR, Secretary of Brecon and Merthyr Railway Company. 2, Moorgate-street, Jan. 15, 1817. E ASTERN COUNTIES YORK EXTEN SION SHARES. The SECOND CALL of 2/. per Share on the A Quarters of these Shares will be payable on TUESDAY, the 19th in tart, and if riot iuly paid at that date the Shares will be subject to forfeitures. Inte rest at the rate of 61. per cent. per annum will be charged to all par ties in arrear. By order of the Board, C. P. RONEY, Secretary. lii.hopagate Station, -Tan, 8,1847. ,IST OF THE COMPANY's HANKERS TO WHOM TILE CALL IS PAYABLE : London and Westminster Bank, Lothbury, or any of its branchee 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, Blrminghom National Provix tel Bank, Boston Messrs. Fisher and Sons, Cambridge • Messrs. Becket and Co., Leeds Western Bank of Scotland, Edinburgh Western Bank of Scotland, Glasgow Royal Bank of Ireland, Dublin Etta 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.] Messrs. Alexander and Co. 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MONUMENT TO THE LATE EARL or YARBOROUGH. —The Royal Western Yacht Club has subscribed ad. towards the fund for erecting a monument to the me mory of the late Commodore of the Royal Yacht Squa dron, which now amounts to upwards of ;COL, and is expret©d to reach about 1,2004 THE WAR IN KAFIRLAND.' We have received Cape of Good Hope papers to the 19th of November, eight days later than those brought by the Boyne. We subjoin extracts, from which it will be seen that this unfortunate warfare is not yet at 'in end. (From the Frontier Times.) We have reeeived the following:— " Fort Beaufort, Oct 28. " Some few days ago, Captain Hogg's burghers ar rived here, amounting to 500, and were encamped below the great barrack, near the lower camp. For some days past this town has been excited by reports of their insubordination. On the morning of the 25th, a party of about 100 were ordered to escort waggons to Waterloo Bay. At ten o'clock, the whole body of Hogg's burghers marched up in perfect order, whith pack oxen, bag and baggage,' and drew up in line before Major Smith's door, where they halted to have a conference with him, which lasted about twenty minutes. lie was much excited, and left them, directing his course to the commandant's (Lieutenant-Colonel Richardson's) quar ters. In perfect order they marched across the parade, down Campbell-street, across the stone bridge, and toy & the road to Graham's Town. Before their departure the alarm bugle blow; there was a general turn out of troops, I suppose about 70 to 100 men, with a small howitzer, under command of Captain Ward, to endea vour to arrest her progress until the commandant's pleasure was known. When the burghers began to ascend the hills, to arrest their progress Captain Ward ordered three different blank shots to be discharged from, the howitz-r, yet the burghers quietly and deli berutely pursued their course, driving their pack oxen before them. At length orders arrived for the troops to return to quarters, and its . a few minutes our town was trsuquil. About two fours after the departure of the burghers the Rev. Messrs. Calderwood and Beaver started on a mission of remonstrance. They overtook the troops on this side of Leo Fontein. By p!rsuasion and assurances they induced the body to return. The greater part arrived here the same evening. Now they are with us quiet and orderly. • " The unfortunate_ affair I fear will produce a very mischievous spirit amongst all the coloured people, both bastard, Hottentot, and Fingoe, and unless the Govern ment render to them ample justice and strict discipline, I fear we shalt yet have as k reat a malady internally as externally. Kafirland is not uninformed of the catas trophe; it has spread far and near. We shall see the result. " One of these mutineers, it appears, was unfortunately shot at the Blinkwater Drift. by a sergeant of the 91st Regiment. The poor man is alive, but in a very pre carious state." The following general orders have been issued:— " Camp, Head-quarters, Oct. 27. " The following field officers have reported their ar rival at head-quarters, with directions from his Grace the Duke of Wellington to place their services at the disposal of his Excellency the Commander-in- Chief. They will be attached accordingly to the staff of the army serving in this command, with the pay and allow ances of assistant adjutants-general : —Lieutenant-Col. Mackinnon, Lieut.-Colonel Nicholls, Lieut.- Col. E. Na pier, Lieut.-Colonel Montresor, Major Storks, Major Wetenall, and Major O'Grady. (Signed) " A. J. CLEOTE, Lieut.-Col. E. Q. M. Gen." " Camp, Head-quarters, near Waterloo Bay, October 20. " 1. The Corn - mandcr-inTChief is pleased to make the following appointments iu the army serving on the fron tier : " Lieut.-Col. G. M. Mackinnon to be attached to the 2d division, to superintend the burgher and native levies serving in the field with this division. " Lieut.- Col. G. G. Nicholls to be Commandant at Fort Beauf,rt, and to superintend the burgher and na tive levies of that division. " Lieut.-Col. E. H. D. Napier to be attached to the Ist division, to superintend the burgher sad native levies serving in the field with this division. " Lieut-Col. Auchmuty Montresor will be attached to the Ist division until further orders. " Major H. K. Storks will be atached to tke 2d divi sion until further orders. Major W. M. Wetenall will be Commandant at Waterloo Bay, including Fort Dacres, and to superin tend the burgher and native levies within his command. " Major John O'Grady will superintend the burgher and native force of Graham's Town and district. (Signed) "A. J. CLOETE, Lieut.-Col. D.Q.M. Gen." (From the Zwid Afrikean of Nov. 17.) The present day is one of vast importance, but at the same time of sincere pain to the unfortunate frontier in habitants. They will, in public meeting assembled, consider the propriety of applying to the House of Cota• mons for compensation for losses sustain. d through the present Kafir war. Though far removed from the scene of deliberation, and not having before us the mournful proofs, the living statues of that long catalogue of be reavement and suffering , upon which this most just and fair claim will be based, still we can conceive what the sufferers will feel on the occasion. It will, no doub t , give thin some consolation to know that the whole colony, without any exception, participate in their suf f rings, and that nothing will give grader satisfaction than the full allowance of the compensation claimed. LATEST FRONTIER INTELLIGENCE. kFretn the Graham's Town Journal, Nov. 7.) WEDNESDAY.—lntorwatton was given to the autho rities this afternoon, that Mr. Berrington, of Frances, on cr oss i ng t h e fl at near W aay Pl eats , h a d seen distinctly th e spoor o f n i ne K af i rs, and of a d rove of about 80 h ea d o f catt l e. The impressions were quite fresh, and m us t h ave b een ma d e a very short time before being dis covere d. Th e marauders were moving towards the Kap River Bush, and which is a direct line for the extensive jungle of the Koms. Information was received to-day which accounts for the spoor of the cattl e an d K a fi rs, seen by Mr. Berring ton leading across the flat at Waay Pleats as above mentioned. These cattle had been taken by Kafirs from the farm of Mr. NPLuckie, near Lombard's Post (not far from Theopolis). From the account just received it ap peals that they were carried ofl about the middle of the day on Tuesday, by a strong party of Kafirs, and who seem to have taken their measures with considerable ad dress. Several armed Fingoes were out with the cattle at the time, and these state that the Kafiri; divided them selves into three parties; that one commenced firing upon them, while another drove away the cattle, and that a third posted themselves on a height as a reserve, watching the whole proceeding. After they had got clear off with the cattle they heard the marauders dancing and yelling in the bush, a significant indication of confidence in their own strength and number, which, however, as the a, quel will show, they appear to have greatly leiscalcuhted. It seems that on the information given by Mr. Herrington, a party of the new levy stationed at Manley's Flat and Waay Meats, under the command of Captain O'Brien, immediately started off in pursuit on the spoor, and succeeded in overtaking the thieves and their booty near Sand Drift on the Fish River. The whole were quickly recovered. The marau ders on observing the force that was in chase of them in stantly relinquished their booty, and escaped into the bush, having behind them a calf, which they bad just slaugntered i,r feed, and which was brought away by the victors. FRIDAY.—The following from the ceded territory came to hand to-day:— On the 31st of Octol►er, Stock sent twenty head of cattle for those stolen at Newtondaie (two of his men being now prisoners for that crime, on a charge of steal ing them from that post, when on their way to the go. vernor's camp). Captain M‘Lean refused to receive them, and ordered them back immediately, as the Go vernor requires the identical cattle stolen to be returned. On the 2d of November, Stock sent in nineteen head of cattle, three horses, and two guns, as the full rem nant of property taken from the colony by his tribe ! fie stated that all his people are now at the Shusu, and wished to know in what light he is viewed by our Government. On the same day. Nov. 2, Jan Tzatzoo himself ar rived at Fort Peddie. It seems he had been sent for by the R. v. J. Brownlee to come from King William Town, and explain to the Governor his actual position with re gard to the war and the Government. He came well dressed and mounted, attended by about twenty men, all mounted. There seems to have been some misconeep tion on the part of this chief as to the object for which he had been advised to come here lie assumed an air of ridiculous self-importance, which seems to have given offence to.the diplomatic agent, who considered his tone and bearing to be very unbecoming in one from whom the Government had a right to expect explanation. Tzlizoe, however, finding that he had only been sent for by Mr. Brownlee, and not by the Governor, seemed affronted, and said he had no communication to make. He had been sent for, and expected to have received some communication from the Governor. The Rev. Mr Brownlee offered to proceed with him to the Governor, but this Tzatzoe declined, saying he should return home, and decide for himself what he should do ! Hereupon Captain Maclean thought it is duty to desire Tzatzae to leave the post immediately, which ho very soon did. It is thought by some that Tzatzoe is at present carried awa y with the notion that seems to prevail among the Kafirs, that the English are not able to continue the war, and that we are as anxious for peace as many of themselves are. While this notion prevails among them, a sure and safe set in tl f 7 rm en a t ti -wo•iilohamaredliyn,btehaart an rivedat. This morningattempt was made yesterda7 by Kafirs to carry off the oxen, waggons, c o n . the to ir o w ra m m fr , o s m To M n r. By the activity and determination Iw)ietihrBafanrn7bweerstosfide of the K * w ti l o e n ' of the drivers v' t, : ne d. One fine ox . was, however., the cattle rescue roiled a in their attempt, and marauders were, however. wounded that on its arrival have been One Kafir is said to immediately slaughtered. _ h rests merely on stabbed in nine places with a ssa,gais, it a l nd to s w o n d i a t ng w e a r s - . been shot in this affair ; but whic • and who is the fact that one of the marauders was seen n o to en fa fi ll r, b d ac a k into the bush, as though struck by aat him by one of the drivers named Brown , considered a good shot. On the previous Saturday the same clakungseen. Town, by a party of Kafirs, seven of whom were ( w ) h n ie th h is th oceas ey e ß p r st a r k t y wasye River, attacked about seven n the m e a s e s m . same s . p o o f t , namely, Graham's h t te he red y g i o n t th a e a• so closely that not only were the totes retaken, but even a bush,w with h t theyhe oxen , vier e fo o l l n o e w °do the meat the marauders bad cut from the slaughtered beast they were compelled_ to relinquish. SATIMDAY.—The information from Block Drift re. .4-ire(' last night is of a complexion which is well calcu lated to allay much of that apprehension which hud been occasioned by the recent conferences lately held with the Kafir chiefs in that neighbourhood. Nothing can be more reprehensible, in the present stage of our dis pute with these . peopl e , t h an consent i ng t o p ar l e y with them. A rumour is prevalent in town, that his Excellency, at an interview granted at Block Drift to Sandilla, treated him with great indifference, and after very few words dismissed him with the assurance that unless 20,000 head of cattle, 500 horses, and 1,800 guns, were brought in within 14 d ays , he should commence active operations, and pursue him and his people into the country where they are now residing until they were driven across the Kei river. This offer of terms, under any circumstances, is objectionable, and only serves to excite hopes in the Kafir mind which never ought to find a place there. We have information from Lower Albady to-day, con firmatory of previous accounts, that a considerable num bee of Kafirs have entered that part of the district. A patrol from Farmerfield, on Thursday, discovered that about 100 had bivouacked the previous night on the farm, Spring Grove (the 'junction of the Kaieiga with the Bushman's River), from which place they had gene 'off in three parties. There can be little doubt but that it was some of these marauders who carried of 51'Iuckie's cattle, and subsequently attacked the oxen of the forage waggons on their way from Dell's Farm. . . . . We have a vague report also, that a patrol under the Field Cornet Buchner, of Oliphant's Hock, have also fallen in with these ars, and that two of them were shot in a skirmish which ensued between the parties. TO THE E.DITTIR OF 7;HE SCIIV. SlR,—The cent' conduct of the directors of the Greenwich Railway Company has given rise to many and serious complaints on the.part of the public. On the 21st of October they published a handbill, which was posted in every carriage, and freely exhibited on all their stations, stating that on the 31st December the annual tickets should be renewed on the usual terms. When the 31st of December came, and the ferment - ceased that was excited by the rumour that no more annual tickets would be issued, instead of the usual terms of 71. 7s. for second class tickets, and 101. 10s. for first class an addi tional 10s. was demanded and retained till the ticket should be given up. Why this sum was demanded, and who gets the interest of the money thus obtained, no one condescended to give any information. The usual terms, as far as money is concerned and the public interested, are now los. dearer than they were. But besides this deception, from what the handbills stated as to terms, another stringent alteration was made of a most objec tionable character. Every person taking a ticket for the year was required to sign a document, prepared under the impression that every holder of a ticket was a thief and a rogue, agreeing to forfeit the ticket if any other person used it, with or without your consent, saying you would buy another if you lost it, binding you to agree to any alterations they might make, and a number of other arbitrary and unjust requirements. On asking the in spector for a copy of what you were required to sign, he dared not give one, nor allow any one to copy it himself. Great indignation has been felt and expressed, and a general notion seems now entertained that a public meet ing must be called at Greenwich or London, and a peti tion to Parliament prepared to the purport that, as these directors (the South-Eastern) raised their fares the mo ment Parliament closed its sittings, after availing them selves of the plausible effect on the public of their former fares so long as the North Kent line was before the Legislature; and as on the Greenwich line, the third class carriages were no better than the pens of Smithfield set upon wheels, being perfectly open, and without seats; and as the second class for the most part are unglazed and unhealthy for delicate persons in bad weather, and as they have broken their faith with their holders of an nual tickets, that no further powers be granted to these same directors, that no new branch lines be given to men who have so grievously violated probity, and shown themselves incapable of meeting public feeling, or doing justice to English forbearance—and that additional powers be vested in the new Railway Commissioners to en able them to compel directors that show themselves unjust to the public, to carry passengers at proper fares and in ' proper carriages. Parliament has permitted them to take this man's house and that man's garden—to pass over this highway and that canal—to drive off the road, by the advantages they possess in steam-travelling, every other cons eyance—and In return for these advan tages granted by the public through Parliament, their agents, the railway directors of Greenwich, have given no corresponding returns. Their carriages are the worst in England, their conduct is as bad as their car riages, and the public and Parliament are bamboozled and deceived. A number of gentlemen have met and agreed to take proceedings to petition Parliament to the above effect, and perhaps you will, in your well-known care for public interests, allow this to appear, that others may be apprised of the intentions of some who think the public have been deceived and imposed upon. Your obedient servant, Greenwich, Jan. 16, 1847. VIGILANS P.S. I had a l most o mitted anothar matter of import ance to the public. The di,tance _ from Greenwich to Deptford is less than three quarters of a mile, and the fares are, la' class, ;2d class, 6d. ; and 3d class, 4d. The same fares are taken from London- bridge to the Spa road station, which is less than a mile. Are these exorbitant charges legal? TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sift,—The great danger from the increase of traffic from the end of Red Lion-street, crossing Theobald's road to Lamb's Conduit-street, calls loud for an Obelisk, or something to that effect. Trusting this hint will suffice and meet attention. I am, &c., AN INHABITANT , January 16th, 1847, L. N. , ------a-- A most exaggerated representation having appeared in some of the papers of a fire on board the Bonafide, the owners of her request it may be stated that the bri g was light and dismantled, being laid up for the winter, that the damage sustained was confined to the blistering of the paint around the fire-place in the cabin, and does not amount to twenty shillings, the fire having been ex tinguished in five minutes, with half a dozen buckets of water. The mate of the vessel, who, in defiance of the dock regulations, had placed some varnish near to the stove, has been punished by the dock authorities. SHOCKING APPAIR.--MURDER AND SUICIDE.-- STLCKPORT, JAN. 14.—Y es t er d ay a carom isinquiry was held at Heaton . ":orris, a p a rish a short distance from this town. conc e r n i ng t h e d eat h o f Amy Coke!) and her infant daughter, aged eight m onths As w ill be seen by the following facts, the unfortunate parent committed suicide by throwing herself into the river Mersey, with the infant in her arms, which perished with the mother. The unhappy woma n cohabited with a man named Barlow, and lived in Sheppa,""buildings. They were heard frequently to quarrel, an d in c,iac quence of some violent bruises being found on her bogy when taken out of the water, it was generally suppod in the neighbourhood that her death had really resulted • from the ill-treatment she had received from him. Such , however, , however, was set at rest by the evidence of a young girl,ii of the name of Garner, and the medical tesimotely. h course female stated that she saw the decea sed of last Saturday afternoon. She seerne,d:etxcee omy God!diwrly depressed in her spirits, and rem arked, I wish I was outa:of this world; for there is nothing but trouble in it." Late in th e da y et ' n ued until she ' app more troubled in her mind , and she son left o her home, last seen a. On evenin taking with live S unday g her the child. A few ho s u h r e eafrtievrewr, on theards she was seen near a precipice l eadin g to th s Heaton Norris side, and adjacent to the Cotton Tree bodies Were dis public-house. On the same night covered in some shallow water neittrithhee place previously described. The corpse of the nv th n e , r Was considerably depos.-d that the bruised. Mr. Cheetham. a surgeo d ee ply gorged with blood, eyes of the parent which might be produ'C'eedrehy drowning, or a blow nen Of exposure to the cold might e en sse s s een ill the head, or ; by a fall ; Several witnesses cause those appearances. . . were o f them were able vtoerftta, examined, who spoke to Barlow having i thendeceasedg using the deceased, but none late date. The jury return.detelneethoof ftohlleo with divers there being no conclusive evidence That hav ing thrown herself in the wounds were deceased were found drowned in the River Mersey, injuries upon their bodies, but how those occasioned there was no sat isfactory evidence to s h ow: , The Coroner severely censured Barlow for his conduct to the deceased. LUCILE GRARN AND Ti s l a EV :_ ENE N T o lA ti 7 i S n .—A l etter Nothing is talked from Venice of January 3, 3.5 of here but the sudden departure of the celeebnrgaageld fortetdan- sense, Mdlle. Lucile Gr ahn, who had been the three months of the carnival, at the sum of 40,000 livres, and who, on quittingdlleh.e t Venice Theatre, has given up th a t amount. M Lucile Grahn, having wished to overthrow the old s y stem of Ita lian panto. mimes, in order to introduce the kind of Frenclt ballets, the artistes employed in the chore g ra p hic department united together to defeat this project. A cabal, similar to that of which Marie Taglioni was last year,tah:drvivcitiM is n rs t t h time len l ' at Milan, was organised against Lucile Gratin 1 that charming artiste came s on ih t , h ze e n st i a n g d e iv f i o d r ua th ise in the ballet of the Gipsy, and then with received her with shouts and threats. The, young lady p it remained a moment as if thunderstruck, couldb lady to be Venice e done a gesture full of calmness, ordered the curtain dropped, and, in spite of everything which to retain her, quitted the city immediately. long buffer from this event, for what fareiat: a rtiste"iolfi a similar celebrity would come and expose herself cabal ?" According to an account given i n a Venice journal the disturbance was partly caused by the pri ces of admission having been unexpectedly raised. TIIE REPRESENTATION OF BATH. --At of electors, held on Wednesday, the following a meeting was passed among others:—" That Lord Asley havi ng consented to be put in nomination as one ofi resolution mentary e l ec . repre sentatives of this city, at the next Parli the tion, it is desirable to raise a fund to defray mate expenses of such election, and ray the legiti that be forthwith commenced: for that L"' a itubsoription Gazette. a27%e."—.Scaa-aaet S JANUARY 18, 1847. 7 LITERATURE. THE EDINBURGH REVIEW. No. CLXXI. One of those admirable biographical articles for which the blue-and•buff Review has been remarkable since its commencement, is prefixed to the seven other articles in the present quarter. The subject has been suggested by the recent publication, edited by Mr. John Hill Burton, viz., a copious biography of David Hume. As a composition the paper is singularly difficient: it has none of the graces of style, and none of the orato rical enthusiasm, which would have characterised a contribution upon the same theme from the pen of Lord Jeffrey : it is altogether devoid of that epigra matic tartness and brilliant illustration, which would have been found in one written by the late witty Canon of St. Paul's Cathedral, Sydney Smith : it has neither the graceful style of Walter Scott, nor the splendid enamel of Macaulay. Never theless, the article is valuable, readable, and judicious. Since the decease of the great his torian of England, but little, comparatively, has been known by the multitude respecting his domestic career, and his familiar character. Whatever circumstances or peculiarities in his per sonal history had reached the ear of the public, had only come to us incidentally:4*a his contemporaries —the more illustrious of them—ltiellowed him to that ferry-boat of old Charon, which he himself in a de plorable fit of levity, joked about on his death-bed, stray anecdotes and casual incidenta relating to David crept out piecemeal in their memoirs and autobio graphies. Otherwise nothing was printed which could elucidate his disposition and his habits, until the letters and manuscripts left by Hume to the care of his nephew, Baron Hume, with a tes • tamentary injunction as to their publication, (an injunction rejected by Adam Smith,) were consigned to the Royal Society of Edinburgh on the decease of the Baron, were ultimately resigned into the editorial hands of Air. Burton, and were finally in -1846 given to the world in two goodly and interesting volumes. Before then, the generality of the English public had only picked up a few intermitently recog nised traits in regard to the historian of the country. Everyone knew that Hume was (ethically) rather more than slightly deistical. Everyone knew that he had dabbled in metaphysics, and had tried to establish a system of philosophy, and had failed. Everyone knew that Hume had a natural affection for frugality, and an occasional passion for vo luptuousness. Everyone knew that Hume was a fat man—a decidedly fat man ; more than corpulent in his middle age, and towards the close of his life rapidly approximating to obesity. Everyone knew that he absolutely abhorred Eng land, that he contemned " the barbarians living on the banks of the Thames," that he had contracted an incongruous friendship, and afterwards picked an anomalous quarrel, with Jean Jacques Rousseau ; that he rejoiced in the luxurious society of Paris; that he could at last thoroughly enjoy the fabrications of the cuisine; that his physiognomy was lumpish and unineaning;:and (be it said with tenderness and reverence) that he had wept passionately on hearing of the death of his mother. We had grouped together the hieroglyphs, but we wanted the key to them. We were aware of the principal actions and events of his bodily life, but we wanted the narrative of his mental alternations ; we wanted admittance into the secret chambers of his heart ; we wanted to plomb the depths of his infidelity, and to form some ade quate conception of his extraordinary intellect. These desiderata could be best obtained through the medium of his private correspondence, and the multi tude of hitherto unrevealed facts treasured up among his private manuscripts. Through the intelligent agency of Mr. Burton, under the sanction of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, most of these mysteries are now explained, many of the most intricate por tions of the labyrinth are threaded. "The Life and Correspondence of David Hume " reposes in authentic " leather" on a thousand bookshelves in the kingdom, and that Life and that Correspondence are condensed into the compass of some seventy pages in the January quarter of the Edinburgh Review. From the period of his birth, at Edinburgh, in 1711, to his demise in the same capital, on the 25th of August, 1776, the career of David Hume is tracked with sagacity and discrimination. After his matri eulating, in 1723, at the University of Edinburgh, we are introduced to him when the victim of the most morbid and hypocondriacal phantasies. For the law he is destined—reads the rudimentary chapters of Voet and Vinnius—and imbibes a thorough and iner radicable detestation of the profession. In his twenty £rst year, namely, in 1731, we find him selling gloves and bombazeen from behind the counter of an extensive tradesman in Bristol. A fierce disgust seizes him at his occupation, and befi)re the expiration of the twelvemonth, he is off to France, and-domesti cated at La Fleche." By 1737 he has returned to London with his " Treatise on Human Nature" com pleted, and in 1739 the same treatise is issued through the press —an abortion. Thereupon David Hume is defected, and seeks consolation in the family circle at Ninevvells. Before 1741 has expired there appears in Edinburgh a little volume from him, entitled "Moral and Political Essays," a volume which ultimately accumulates in bulk and worth into the shape of his renowned " Essays, Moral, Literary, and Political." SUbsequently he produces his " Dialogues on Natural Religion," and in the course of 1745, he is degenerated into " the company-keeper of a literary lunatic," Lord Annandale, living near St. Albans. Then comes the ridiculous 'expedition in Britanny, carrying off the Scotch scribe in the retinue of General Sinclair, in the capacity of secretary and Judge Advocate. Saving that this adventure en abled him to obtain some more extended experience of the world than he could have gleaned by dozing in his elbow-chair, it was the waste of the invaluable time of Hume. After an absence of two or three years he returns homewards, one thousand pounds in pocket, and settles down, in something like domes ticity and comfort, at Edinburgh. He is there soon afterwards elected Librarian of the Faculty of Advocates, which places an enviable assort ment of books at his command. In 1752 he com mences his History of En g l an d, b eg i nning with the Smarts, and so g.oing back towards the Conquest, till its completion in 1762. During the interval:: of its composition he comes to London, namely in 1758, and, resides there somewhere about a year in Lisle street, Leicester-fields. By the publication of his im mortal work, David Hume had now won for himself laurels upon which he could repose (and not inglo riously) during the remainder of his days. He visits Paris in the full blaze of his celebrity ; returns to England, and lives in London two years, dating from the middle of 17,66 to the middl e o f 1768, and settles finally in the autumn of th e l atter year at Edinburgh with a respectable income of twelve hundred pounds per annum. An amusing description is given by the reviewer of the literary despotism exercised in Lon don by Doctor Johnson, at the period of Hume's arrival in th e metropolis. " C ons id er i ng Johnson's occasional brutality,' says he, "it would not have been safe for him and Hume to have met in private." And as a superb illustration of the sway of the great lexicographer, he observes, " it was only by taking advantage of Johnson's being away, that half-a-dozen friends contrived to smuggle Adam Smith into the club." The laughable antipathy of Hume to Eng land and the English people, is unquestionably the weakest of the many weak points in his character. It tainted his whole nature like a gangrene ; it flawed his intellect like monomania. During his sojourn in the French capital, the historian was not merely " a passion," with its inhabitants, he was a God, before whom they bowed down is ado ration ; and we conceive the writer is not far from the truth, where he suspects that the incense offered to him for a time intoxicated his masculine and robust nature. Among the numerous acts of extrava gant homage paid to Hume, was that of the presen tation of the three little princes (sons of the Dauphin). aged respectively nine, eight, and six. These poor children were "set up to deliver prepared harangues to David Hume, on his Philosophy and History." Little did the enactors and spectators of that burles que scene anticipate that those infantine panegyrists of the English historian, were the germs of three sovereigns, who were to be rendered memorable by their misfortunes—Louis XVI., Louis XVIII., and Charles X. We can imagine to ourselves the grotesque figure of Monsieur Hume, engaged in the role of a Sultan in a pantoMimic tableaux at Paris : we can itnagine the,'Scotch author making fictitious love to his imagliitileeaptiveO t tsted upon a sofa, between two of the prettiest women in France, thumping his legs and stomach, and spluttering out over and over again "Ell bien I ?nes demoisel l es. bien! vous voila done; eh bien! vous, voila, vous voila id!" until he is tumbled out of t he rcom. "disgrace fully" as incorrigible. We ca n readily imagine that preposterous exhibition, now t hat it has been so vividly revived to our recollection by the reviewer. There is a very noble image intro duced into this article by way of illustration to the meanness of Hume's haughty infidelity in matters ethical. It is comprised in three brief sentences, and is this :—" He would have been happier, we think, i if the severity of his code of mora l s had been a little raised—and if he had lifted himself up by looking to a higher nature ! There was of old a legendaryfigure of Christ, which was said to have a power of growth in 1 a s taller than the tallest man. i i tl ia g e o c as u t° th an e lo b i : an tu a : w th b i y s o, fi figure, and also converse to it, g erect in himself and noble, N - Son -- °be. yet, from looking upwards, becomes nobler still I" We have commented so largely upon this biographi cal paper, that we have left ourselves little space for the enumeration of the subsequent articles. A contribution larded with anecdotes, and brimming over with antiquarian gossip about the streets of Paris, follows. Talking about the Place Royale, the writer has availed himself of the opportunity to sketch the character of Cardinal Richelieu in a few brilliant touches—so brilliant and so truthful withal, that we transcribe the passage entire : " Cardinal Richelieu, take him for all in all, was per lisps the ablest, if not the greatest of Frenchmen (f o e Napoleon, it must be recollected, was not a Frenchman by birth) ; and he was the most essentially French. Capable of the greatest schemes of statesmalike anabi tion, the smallest personal interest or personal pique la) ever more closely at his heart. Even while planning his vast combinations of foreign and domestic policy, the bulk of his time and thoughts seem to have been eccu pied with cares of the most trifling description : wits amorous and literary enterprises, having nothing but the gratification of vanity for their object : with elaborate devicss of mystification and b'iffoonery, childish rivalries, womanish intrigues, and the tricks of a malicious monkey. He had Lone of the sympathies, few of the prejudices. of Lis age. Neither sacred things, nor consecrated im - postures, had any empire over him. King, Pope, and. Parliament were to him mere names, representing pieces in the game of politics. Yet the same man was the slain of the paltriest impulses, wheu his conceit:or egotism was piqued. If we read of him one day as guiding the sword of Gustavus, of stemming the It , mish re-action, founding the short-lived absolute monarchy of France ; the nex, day he figures on a level with per Dr. Goldsmith, when he wanted to exhibit his agility in jumping over a stick against a showman's puppet. This is no idle compari son. Brienne has recorded how Mary of Medici., making sport of her clerical lover, then Bishop of -Litcon, per suaded him, by adroit reflections on his skill,-to rxecutt s new saraband in her royal boudoir, with castanets in his: hands, and in the costume of an Andalusian majo— amidst the suppressed convulsion laughter of certain spectators posted behind the arras—laughter which Richelieu, when he discovered the trick, never forgot or forgave to his dying day. On the one hand, Father Jo seph, the masked politician, the secret councillor of al: the deepest plans of Richelieu's ambition ; on the other. Bois Robert, the unfrocked athiest and buffoon—these are the contrasted figures with which that of Richelieu seems inseparably connected. On the whole, great as In was, there is something fundamentally odious in his character, which makes him one of the most uninterest ing great men of history. Like Voltaire, whom he so strikingly resembled in many points of character, he was spiteful. hard-hearted, and cruel. He hated the Queen, who had rejected his impudent suit. He hated all whom she favoured. His political victims were not many, but they were hunted out with peculiarly cold and careful cruelty. He could be generous towards those who had committed offences against him: there is a striking story told by Tallemant des Itfeaux, who may be believed when he speaks well of any one, of his conduct to a thievish secretary; but he could not forgive an insult, a jeer, or the slightest mortification to his vanity, or oppositisn to his projects. His death was felt by France like the re lief from a nightmare—from the king to the lowest rhymester of the ruelles, all joined in the burden of the couplets which proclaimed it— ' 11 est parti, it a plie bagage, Ce Cardinal !, But it is remarkable that a man so hateful, so destitut, of all faith and all loftiness of purp(.se, should hare lefi such durable impressions on the world. Scarcely does Paris itself, which is full of his reties— the Valais Royal, the library, the street which bears his name—speak mon plainly of Richelieu than that fabric of mothrn Europear policy, of which he has, acarely with exaggeration, been termed the founder." That fabric was erected on the ruins of aristocratic feudalism ; and, in return, upon the ruins of that fabric was erected the yet more modern system of European policy. A clever argument in favour of the transference of the moneys collected by the local taxation of the kingdom (amounting annually to some where about 11,000,0001. sterling) into the hands of Government, is contained in the next contribution. The writer conceives that by this transference of the administrative power from a number of scattered and conflicting municipalities to the one united power by which the whole destinies of the empire are protected, a very considerable economy would be the consequence. In this there is something beyond mere plausibility, but the matter is one involving so many interests, and is one, more over, in which the body of the citizens of this empirt , are so deeply interested, that it requires the most elaborate scrutiny before a single step be taken one way or the other. There is much reason in the ad vocacy both of the Government distribution of those 11,000,0001.. and of the local distribution of them. As Lord Lincoln observed in his recent ad dress to the constituency of Manchester, there is ample scope for both Government exertion and individual exertion, though the Noble Lord qualified the observation by exclaiming, "Do not sup pose that I should wish to see everything conducted, as in other countries, by the effort of the Govern ment." The calculation of the amount of rates, tolls, dues, and fees collected annually in England is of so much importance to the consideration of the question at issue, that we transfer it to our columns : " Relief of poor (1845) £5,039,703 Miscellaneous purposes defrayed out of poor's rate 537.737 County and borough rate (1845) ... Highway rate Church rate ... 1,279,962 ••• ••• ... 1,312.812 ••• ••• ••• 506,812 •• ••• ... 82,097 ••• ••• ... unknown ••• ... unknown Sewers' rate (metropolis) Rest of country , Lighting and watching rate --- Total of rates in England, £8,759.123 Turnpike tolls ••• ••• ••• 00. 41,348,084 Borough tolls ..• 4" ••• 6" 378.011 Light dues ... ... ..• ... ... • 257,776 Port dues ... ... ••• •.• 554 615 Justiciary fi_es ... ... ... ... 68,725 Other tniteellaneuus Wes ... ... ... unkn•,,vt --- Total of tolls, &c., in England, £2,607,241 Adding these two classes of local taxes together, we obtain the follovking result : Rates ••• rolls, dues, and fees ~, ~, 2,607,241 T..tal local_ taxes in England, £11,366,364" Upon " Bancroft's llistory of die United States," and " Bunsen on the Basilicas of Rome," there are two admirable articles to which we could willingly de vote more than a cursory allusiorf. "Thornton on Over population" is a sensible review upon a matter of the highest interest, both in regard to nationality and hu manity. The essay devoted to the consideration of the "Genius and Writings ofPascal," is a splendid panegyric upon a man with a sublime nobility of heart and a supreme loftiness of intellect. Blaise Pascal is one of those " bright particular stars " which appear not once in a generation, but one in a century of gene rations. The article is eloquent and learned. With a disquisition upon that very comprehensive system called " Centralization,"—a subject suggested by the recent works of M. de Carmenin (Timon), M. Vivien, Charles Dunoyer, and Samuel Laing—the Edin burgh Review for the first qua►ter of 1847 is com pleted, and completed excellently. DEATH OF LORD KINGSALE.—The Exeter Flying Post announces the decease of this nobleman, whose family name is so familiar to those interested in heraldry and genealogy. His Lordship died on the 7th inst., at Ringrone House, near Kingsbridge. The deceased John Stapleton de Courcy, Lord Kingsale, Baron Courcy of Courcy, and of Ringrone, Premier Baron in the Peerage of Ireland, was born September 17, 1805, and succeeded his uncle, the twenty-seventh Lord, in 1832. In Oc tober, 1825, he married Sarah, second daughter of Jo seph Chadder, Esq., of Devonshire, by whom he had issue five children, including the Hon. John Constantine (born in 1827), who succeeds to the title and estates, which latter lay in the county of Cork, Ireland. The De Courcys came to this country with William the Con queror. The first holding the above title was Sir John de Courcy, who was distinguished in the wars of Eng land and Ireland in the time of Henry IL Having been champion of England in a dispute with France, and haying vanquished the greatest swordsman of the period in the latter country, King John granted him and his descendants the privile4e of remaining covered in the presence of the Sovereign. We may add, that up to the present time, the right has been exercised by members or the family. SOHAM.—ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT FIRE, AND COM MITTAL OP THE SUPPOSED INCENDIARY.—We have to record another attempt at fire in this unfortunate parish. which, providentially, like the last, was unsuccessful on the part of the incendiary. About a fortnight since, it was discovered that the buildings opposite the B a p ti s t Chapel had had a most narrow escape of fire , a hand kerchief with turf ashes, and a box of hicifers, the former partly consumed, being found in a barn belonging to Messrs. Owers. Suspicion had for some little time rested upon an individual named Munson, as being con cerned in other fires, although no actual clue could be obtained, and on the present occasion that suspicion Wei strengthened by several circumstances; on inquiry being made, it was ascertained that the handkerchief Lad been in Manson's possession only a few days previous. This fact led to his being taken into custody, and after en examination before John Dobede, Esq., he was remanded for a week, and on Tuesday last again underwent a more lengthened hearing before the Newmarket bench, when the evidence adduced was found sufficient to j ustify them in fully committing th e p r i soner for trial. As different witnesses gave their evidence, they were cross examined by Munson at great length, b ut without any other result than that of strengthening the case against him.— Cambridge Independent Press. New Lass. MAGISTRATE.—CharIea Daniel O'Con nell, Esq., of Bahoss. K erry, son. q.. M.P., has rec e i ve d the of D an i e l O'C on n e ll, appointmentin-lav of stipendiary ma gistrate...Vmerirk ehrenicle. ROTHEREITLIE. The Dover Castle, Rotherhithe-street, from Sarah Carolan to Mr. John Richard Bishop; the Jolly Caulkers, Lower-road, Rotherhithe, from Mr. 'William Hal lows to Mr. D. W. Saunders; the Neptune, Adam-street, ;rum Mr. E. J. DeLiforee to Mr. George Smith. NEWINGTON. The Fountain, Blackman -street, from Mary Ann Adatas to Mr. W. T. Carlies; the Weymouth Arms, Weymouth-:.trees, from Mr. Th. , mas Hill to Mr. G. HallOrd; the Pilgrim, Queen's row, Walworth-common, from Mr. Thomas Saunders to Mr. Moses Pritchard; the Masons' Arm., Hirscinuager-lane, from Mr. ltobort Spicer to Mr. J. W. Menk,; the Crown and Anchor, New Kent-road, from Mr. W. Saunderson to Mr. Mark Saunderson; the Black Prince, Walworth-roan, from Mr. Ito13(1.1 Carr to Mr. Thomas Popkin. CAMBERWELL, The Grand Surrey Canal Tavern, Peckham-footpath, from Mr. William South to Mi. G,orae South; the King's Arms, Peckham rye, from Mr. Thomas B. Kirk to Mrs. Isabella Basliford; the Grove House, Grosvenor place, from ilk. John Hughes to Mr. Henry Dove; the Bricklayers' A. tti, Southampton street, from Mr. It. B. Smith to Mr. Wm. Deplege. 1.1-ITCHLIM The Ita.lway Tav , rn, New from Mr. John Bull to Mr. Joseph Seaman. - LAMBETH. The Crown, Church -street, from Mr. Richard Francis to Mr. J. Miller ; the Pear Tree, New -cut, from Mr. William Jenkins to Mr. Matthew Carr ; the new Crown and Cashion, Mount -street, from Mr. Abel Smith to Mr. John Hart; the 11°111.nd Arms, Brixton road, from Mary Nicholls to M.. Wm. Smith ; the Anchor and Hope, Park street, Kennington, from Mrs. Sarah Lucas to Mr. Thomas Draper; the Spread Eagle, Mausion House-street, from Mrs. Rhode Beaver, to Mr. F. W. Steer; the Feathers, Waterloo-bridge, from the late Mr. William Druce to Mr. Thomas R. Elt ; the Green Dragon. Belvidere-roac!, from Mr. William Pars ley to Mr. D. Burrows ; the Rose, Saville-row, from Mr. Robert Eagle to Mr. J. Hodges ; the I , Vheatsheaf, South Lambeth, from Mr. R. Roles to Mr. J. Roles ; the Rose end Crown, Norwood, from the Tettue of the late Edward NtAle (the well-known pugilist) to that of Mary, his widow and executrix ; the nittsion Home, Kennirgton roe!, from the late Mr. fx. Hornblower to Eiiza, his widow. STREATHAM. The White Lion, Streatham, from Mr. Charles F. Newman, to Mr. T. Bethel REPRESENTATION OF SCARBOROUG follow h'* address has been issued by the E ar l o f M u l grave to the electors of this borough Gentlemen—Having ascertained that Lieutenant-Colonel Phipps is obliged to relinquish the hope that he bad entertained of becoming a representative of the borough of Scarborough at the next general election, and being aware that there is a large and powerful body of the elocters who have uni formly advocated and supported the Liberal interest., I venture to offer myself as a candidate for the honour of your suffrages, in the hope that the closeness of rela tionship, and the similarity of political principles may induce the Liberal electors of Scarborough to extend to me the promise of that support which, I have reason to believe, would have insured Colonel. Phipps' sum ss. The great fiscal question's affecting the commerce of Great Beitain appear to he settled, and the experience • f this 3 ear proves how wise was the fore sight which removed prohibitory duties upon the food of the people. Great social and moral improvements remain to be effected, and I feel sufficient confidence in the intentions of the Government to believe that they will produce such plans us I shsll be able to support. Wishing, however, to be able to give honest and impar tial consideration to all individual measures, I shall en deavour to keep myself unaleeged to any section of a party, feeling certain that should I be fortunate enough to become your represcreative, I shall be best enabled mo to perform my duties t.' you by acting, to ., th li e, n be re.. ! my judgment, upon the great principles of r o tetie ll ai d me i g i . glens liberty in the consideration waiting upon the electors individually, t.utn to detailwithin sun - proposed. I 51E111 imtnediate&haavwehPtfine better able to answer personally, than I hone u shall r be the brood priticiplea the ordinary limits of e an sti d pp r: m it ,,j a ii n , d a e v o . :itidelice of the ULCRAVE.— ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH- WESTERN R ALW Ay, On Saturday All inquiry was gone iato b-fore the Coro ner, Mr. Carter, at litigate, reepecting the death of evi dence, that the deceased w,s engaged in fining e S ul c pe a tc‘ r nt b o o rws r )cf . h e Se te la J rs a be n er . k l u4tgh .' l.-1 James Ainsworth, weed 33. It app. - aced from the from one place to another, an empty trucky. watsruperko with chalk upon the Sauth-Western Railwa mov ingvided for the labourers, but they pi efet - red riding in one which was filled with chalk. When the train was about to stop the deceased fell out, and two of the trucks passing over his body, he was killed on the spot. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental Death," at the same time recommending that all the men found riding in the loaded trucks should be discharged. Mr. Water, the inspecter of the line, promised that this recommenda tion should be complied with. FIRST ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH IN CANADA.--About twelve o'clock, on the 19th of December, the telegraph commenced its operations between Toronto and Hamil ton. The communication was opened to all without payment, and many messages were sent to both ends of the line. One gentletnwi aas inforna.d that his bill was due at Hamilton, and many cemplinientary communica tions moved to and fro with lightning. speed. The office was filled with crowds attracted by the novelty of the proceedings.— 7 orot to Globe. ILITORTIM MULTI* or DONIZETTL—The Roman Atka, tiser, of the 2d of January-, in !knots to an &melts, on an opera of this eminent composer, states, " ws,,,haae just learned that ponizetti is no more." < , THOMAS PRICE, Secretary. ti ( E, SELF-SUPPORT INSTITUTION, ti r 4 e ' dtgai:yaVdolunt&ry Organs Contributio o n t s.) uri to n r a t r h y ef V e e r Stricture r‘ q7 A 4 ',.,'id General D ll eb o il t i ll ty er D se `tre 4 1 N---- F• 13 COUItTENAY, M.R.C.S.L., 2, Chaidos-street, TC: -4 "qUairre IteNraroall tradesm . en clerks, mechanics, and tee working classes 4e1,,,,411Y, this Institt:tion offers, in all cases, gratuitous surgical .Ip;, n _ e o, and in others medicine also freeif expense. Surgery adjoinng the Surgeon's residence. !ctS unit's ace tial goUg' 1 i