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. _ ,---......„, • Aiip , __. . , ) -*-- --------___---- . . . . . .. - --- - PUBLIC TESTlMONdledAfroLmvatri(o):TouHritiEes- ___ --- of agrieul . v ~. fad ii ,-,,,..4 --... . ati • - j'l . : ** :4 l-11 1 s ki' ,4 4111111111 61: " - DUKE OF RICHMOZDei.ine: z .- ~ ,:- r, ,-.- '-. -, , e• 1 „ I'4 - 44 .„ . -.-. ?", F f, , us, .. , 04, ,, 11-6 , ..It-,.. ~ oi_ *,i ' ~ ..... ilvtc'' . , --=tir.,42-:—,-_,,, , 'II,W. ~- - " A , ' . , .." - • , - 1N1. , -. 0-- ' --,- ...,_. , • \ ..* 1 --(‘,..,, :,.-k ' , 'V( 'ei : 4- ' 7, '. "" ' • X , t "t_ o 7 1 ---* A: I. .-- ' '''' ' ' sklM s ,e..,` 8; . 1, .' Vic , . 4 4;,-{;_ , ,, 3 4,_ 01t,,,,.... - ~' • - •-10 , ,, - 4.• • ,:‘:'' --. , , ~.,, ...„. „...,;„,, s a tc a r n d i ay ten a a n n u t m fa e r r n o i t e is r l s y :d a , t p te u V 1 t tb uri r Y o se u i ghout the kingdom, assembled at the Fre , .mi - tsons' - -1 - _ifi--__:„... • • " ~... . ''..,-,', Li' '- 4"' • • '' .l ~, WSAI 0 . n ;,% & -'-‘ 0 , at,,,, - * . , .. f ., .. _ ' Tavern, Great (IT - teen-street, to consider the best means 4",' , , - .;/ t li. ' .'l '' ' .., ..... , v.4ef i,, qtr . ~.. l i D.I, ~ ,,,4 , 1 . ,„ ,„n_f,;,,,,,,„„_,_-_,,,.4' A l) it 0n• ', ''' 1 5 . +•,*. . ' ....- G -7 •!--. . - - _ - POST-OFFICE LONTDOX DII{ECTORY for T following earliest Co 1847 py of the work has been but a few days issued, and Reviews have already appeared in the leading Metre 41.1ltan Journals : TIMES, Nov. 18, 1846. Thy forty-elghth annual publication of this work—the volume loT go is now issu e d. It i s a won d er f u ll y diff eren t a ff a ir from the old g o ttOrY, which used to consist of little or nothing more than th Z:`'vtiCal list of tradesmen ; it comprises now, and has for some a " Street Directory," a " Trades' Directory," a " Court Di -1;2717," a "Postal Directory," a " Conveyance Directory," with a Di- Lost Hit]. digests. The volume appears to have been very h;n 111 Y revised.' and supplies "the latest information. Of course , Postal treaty with Prussia has not been overlooked ; and in w e work seems to bear the test of a search into mat " la w hichchanges have been very recent. for rendering the proposed testimonial to his Grace the Duke of Richmond as effective as possible. No. 16,949. LONDON, THURSDAY MORNING SUN JANUARY 14, 1847. D LIF gentlemen present vie observed the Duke of Richm on d ; The room was crowded every part, and among th e Mr. Fisher Hobbs, Mr. Elman, Sussex ; Mr. Warnes, jun., Norfolk; Mr. Hilditch, Hants ; Mr. Weston. Northamptonshire ; Mr. Browne, Wilts ; Mr. Earle, Hants Mr. Cheethatr, Mr. Harnolt. Hants ; Mr. Bur 7 gess, Dorset ; Wr. F. Smith, Dorset; Mr. Speering, Hants ; Mr. Pane, Bedford ; Mr. Purchase, Pilstowe ; Mr. Carroll, Monmouth ; Mr. Jones, Monmouth ; Mr. Nevi bolt, Sleatord ; Mr. Jervis, Wilts ; Mr. Pile, Hants ; Mr. Onslow, Mr. Bri , 'ger, Winchester ; Mr. Suitor, Huntitioo ; Mr. Biddle, Essex ; Mr. J. Pane, Hants ; Mr. W. Bitrell, Mr. Roilell, Suffolk ; Mr. Waters, Winchester , Mr. W. Lamb, East Sussex ; Captain Beasley, Lincoln ; Mr. Phillipps, Mr. Harts. horn, Mr. Loscombe, Andover ; Mr. Wyatt, Chedham; Mr. B Smith, Mr. Warsopp, Hants ; Mr, Umber, Mr. John Hudson, Castleacre ; Mr. Jones, Cambridge ; Mr. Boyer, Hunting& at. Mr. Joni , / ELLMAN, of Sussex. was c a ll e d t o t h e chair, H e ( t h e cha i rman) suggi-sled that the best mode in which th ey cou l d continence the proceedings would be by th e appointment of den, ral committee, the individual members of which would x- , rt themselves in their respective localities to forward the object in view. nestra i n t—..g ls _, s of Patern itl e Intelicitoo% * , I arriages— cal ExPefl! PRICE SD. ASSOCIATION FOR THE REDUCTION OF THE DUTY ON TEA. WILLIAM NICOL, Esq., Chairman. CHRISTOPHER RAWSON, Esq., and HENRY WINCH, Esq., Deputy Chairmen, WILLIAM BALLENY, Esq., Treasurer. ROBERT C. CROSBIE, Esq., and JOHN SCOTT, Esq., Honorary Secretaries. COMMITTEE._ SALES BY AUCTION. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. sionate members of it must be aware that the stato of Europe is materia'ly compromised by a sßllen adherence to the main subject of difference. These are views to which the friends of peace in both couetries will, no doubt, eventually lend themselves, though we must still mark our deep sense of the breach of faith and of policy of which we have had to complain. But the force of events, wisely directed, is more likely to bring the two countries together than to sever them, although any attempt at this time to restore the close relations which have been so rudely disturbed would undoubtedly fail. As some allusion has been made by our Paris correspondent to the visit of an English gentteman to that capital, to whom public rumour has ascribed some such mission of reconciliation, it may not be superfluous to state, that Mr. Greville is understood to have no such mission whatever. No man, indeed, be more generally known or more highly esteemed in the leading ranks of political society in both countries ; no man would be more fitted to remove the asperity which may have aflected their intercourse. But a private visit to Paris has been accidentally magnified into an i►uportant negotiation; and the politicai consequences attached to this circumstance have probably been grossly exagge rated.. MORNING CHRONICLE, ..Nov. 20, 1816. The r. alu ra .r Ovv ers of expansion exhibited by this most useful annual eigh t - _al ) Pettaii really unlimited. Published during a series of forty • 3ears in a metropolis whose dwellings increase in number by an 147 1 Y average of some 14,000, and whose commerce expands in still eag an er e t e asure, the " Post-office Directory" has become enormously in bulk, as also in• the complicated variety of its indis- e ...ele contents. The admirable success with which the really 4/ 7 1 113_ ma difficulties of his task has been overcome by the hide ble bublisber has been proved by the experience of many years; dame need say little more than that the present volume presents r tokens-as its predecessors, of intelligent method and d inf ro e : Cir _ n arrangement, in packing into reasonable compass, 'UZI 1 lucid order, its millions of facts and references.. ;:v ono every man may learn everything he ow4ht to know about ; c lie of his co-dwellers in the great metropolis, their businesses, 2 1 as everything necessary to facilitate him in his own. The e'aPid extension of our railway system, and the new postal ar eed Ma with some, continental states, have rendered necessary additioi ts to the sections appropriated to Conveyance but Post-office. We find the information given under those heads bet only tn and ac curate as it was well possible to make them, _ or ore new and recent' than we should have thought attainable in 2._ of of such nragnithde Prefixed to the volume is about the best London we happen to have met with. requisite official facilities. As a mere compilation, it is probably the most wonderful on record. The late MARQUIS OF AILSA"S noble and delightflilly situated TOWN MANSION IN WHITEHALL GARDENS, adjoining that of the Duke of Buccleuch, upon the bank of the Thames, with its handsome and appropriate furniture, and various very valuable and ornamental gffects. inESSRS. DANIEL SMITH and SON are directed by the Executors to announce, that (unless an acceptable offer shall be previou.ly made by Private Contract) the distinguished and splendid MANSION of the late Most Noble the iitrquis of Atlas, in ri garden., Whitehall, will be SUB MITTED to PUBLIC COMPETITION', at the Auction Mart, in January next, of which due notice will he 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 flue dimensions, particularly the saloon or ball-room (64 feet long), its walls adorned with rich and beautiful tapestry in rare oreservatioa. 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 ber of Parliament ; also for a first. class club-house. The purchaser will have the refusal of the capital freehold stabling, Sec., near Great George-street. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. —.— ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, NOV. 9 ,1346. 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 with the Post Office, this being in great part the plan of compiling the editions for 1845 and 1846. Nor has th e proprietor rested content with his past success. but has introduced many im portmat alterations in this volume for 1847 and added to its bulk without any increase in price. The " Posta, Directory" is especially improved, and there are numerous eli.nges 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. The 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 labz.,,,s are dilly appreciated and remunerated. To a great commercial coun try this is an indispensable voiding. • tied. keen, lid sage, !, J. Hosack, Esq. A. Kelso, jun., Esq. Harold Littledale, Esq. Thomas Littledale, jun., Esq. Hugh Matheson, Esq. W. Cr. Molyneux, Esq. William Potter, Esq. W. Prowse, Esq. William Rathbone, Esi . William Rathbone, jun., Esq. W. Rotherain, Esq. U. C. Schwabe, Esq. T. W. Sharland, Esq. James :teams, Esq. J. Thomson, Esq. Charles Turner, Esq. James Tyrer, Esq. to gain: George Armstrong, Esq. Thomas Bold, Esq. Edward Brodribb, Esq. W. I'. Bushby, Esq. Malcolm Curie, Esq. C. Cottesworth, Esq. Edward Cropper, Esq. John Cropper, jon., Esq. J. Crostield, Esq. R. Duckworth, Esq. A. Findlay, Esq. W. F. Foster, Esq. R. Fry, Esq. T. Fry, Esq. George Grant, Esq. W. F. Gray, Rsq. 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 realisa tion of the object they have in view. It has long been the conviction of philanthropists, t,ltat the obtain ing for the poor, 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. Ample 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, cad 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 attentim 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 five 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 correspondingly benefited. The Committee feel assured that there will hardly be found a single opponent to the justice of their claim, and that It onlyrequifes 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. nquil fcelingob ind. BY a n o r Feeble, OW of on, maY O4 ,„ h ix hat slntn, n." upon SUDJ_„, s ' — e," JUIld of M...., very living '" - fl o ulgated u." RAILWAY HERALD,.Nov. 21, 1946. The new volume of the Post Office Directory for 1847 is already in o.ir hands, and we can only express our wonder that a work so laborious, erensive, 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 has placed in the hands of the commereial 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 leaders will have theopportunity of judging for themselves on purchasing the new volume, whether our anticipatory notice is in any degree exaggerated. Mr. BLUtRELL remarked that, as the proposed institu tion was to be one not founded alone by the subscriptions of members belonging to protection societies, many persons might wish to suhscribe from a desire to aid so praiseworthy a cause.—(lleAr, hear.) He would there fore suggest that power be given to the committee to add to their number such gentlemen as might manifest a desire to exert themselves in the cause of so benevolent and useful an institution.—(lLair, hear.) There was another observation which he wished to make, not only as a member of the committee, but as a Sussex man. His Grace the Duke of Richmond was the founder of their institution, and he thought they ought to pay the Noble Duke the compliment of electing him the presi dent and permanent chairman of committees.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) He would therefore move " That his Grace the Duke of Richmond be appointed president of the institution, and permanent chairman of cotn mittees."—(Hear.) The suggestion was approved, and formally adopted. The following gentlemen wera appointed members of the working committee:—Mr. John Hudson, Mr. Fisher Hobbs, Mr. John Warnes, jun., Mr. John Meire, Mr. Ellman, Mr. Browne, Mr. Rodnell, Captain Beasley, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Hartshorn, Mr. Purchase, Mr. New bolt, Mr. timbers, Mr. Jones, Mr. Boyer, and Mr. G. Bridger. _ MORNING ITERALD, Nov. 21, 1846. a ny . al the prop or ti ons o f . thi s i n di spensa bl e wor k have hitherto - I Q th ee volume fo r 1847 collie, forth under circumstances of stil l thesat nlar gement. The exi ierience of 47 years has obviously en - Allaitre ald proprietor, Mr. Fred trick Kelly, to produce a Directory of ed c ompleteness, wher, tin every species of fact likely to be occem. by the merchant and the trader is placed within convenient ri nt , The volume contain s upwards of two thousand closely -Ir, .."" ToXal octavo pages, betokening a singular amount of indus o„;:. a Matter of compilation, and awakening astonishment at the T ete nSiveness of the maciOnery which could bring within a LudtZln,en _ f nens so much varied an d sca tt ere d intelligence —embracing a multiplicity of heads, and involving the services of vast to be rs of contributors. We beleve that the a present volume is not locZ ateh ed in the whole world ; for such mammoth aggregate 1110- - "d sons information is no less a typographical wonder, • r_a_i Prodigious monument of diragrnee and enterprise. -ume dozen or Perj o di cal so of separate di r ec t ories are included in this huge —the only one, it seems, of the annual tribe destined to a "" glL'4nent existence— a ver i ta bl e t tiumph, indeed, of the utilitarian ttne over the orn amenta l . The "Official Directory" is a key to 7e Of .the Government Offices, and a record of official pergo la-T.:l This is followed by a Street Directory," exhibiting the ;:... ° 1•Olell in every thoroughfare, and the points at which the streets ig x t e nlC i rs e eCted brthose at right a.igles ; while the " Commercial and 12711nrerthenali mesa"lrentorY" is an alphabetical arrangement of the above. Trades' Directory." In which the names are allocated i tidgeg, their respective callings, Tire " Law Directory'' is a list of the eetd ogu T t of counsel, serjeants, barristers, attorneys . &c. with a Ilaritt oo . various courts of law, their officers, and their pecu- Esp.. of Jurisdiction. The " Court ' Directory" comprises the ad- Zn e of the nobility and gentry ; and the " Parliamentary Direc i;./_,l a record of the Members of the Houses of Lords and Corn .n with an alphabetic-1 list of the boroughs, cities, and counties Doe 7n. g Members to Parliament, the surnames and eldest sons of ti o u„ .'e• The " Postal Directory" contains the hour of receipt and Di se 4 of every post-office in the kingdom the cities and princip m to.r nroughout the world to which mails are dispatched fro oroa lna; the rates of foreign postage ; the railway malls, sind the road mails, &c. The "City Directory" registers the civic au ol.;es. the public companies, the brokers, the incumbents and mi ..-Efr of churches and chapels, the newspaper , , Sce. ; and the Conveyance Directory" includes the railway tables, the coach and d ng - offices, the wharfs, &c. The volume closes with Banking Assurance Directories. These various heads will serve to indi 7.4_te th e multitudino us na t ure o f th e co ntents ; for out of them come 7.... l l ari ntY of subordinate directories, which meet every conceivable irnt, presenting a curious analysis of the public and private institu js rue ~ tho metropolis and of the commercial world. Every person • found under his proper section, from a prime minister down fig a sheriff's officer —every establishment, from a palace to a lode ,;l2,,°,nne. The Editor, in his Preface, takes occasion to congratu prto:,auself ott the many improvements he has this year introduced, .e,..." 1 : 111 7 flowing from the employment of " selected agents," in -4- t 7 l f the ordinary carriers of the Post-office. Among the specific petreations the new postage treaty with Prussia, which comes Into 'Aleut tion on the Ist of January, 1847, and disturbs to a considerable , the rates of postage over a great part of the Continent, seems most important. 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-mall ; also of Mesas. Ashfleld and Clode, soli citors, 7, Staple Inn. 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. BRITANNIA, Nov. 21,1846. The French people have done them4elves oredit by their industrial expositions. But it must be acknowledged that, though ingeni nis and pretty, they appear quite insignilea t compared with the indus trial exposition presented to the mind by this ghty volum. Keep. ing pace with the advancing trade and populati mi on of London e , it still increases in by lk ; and, keeping pace with the movement of society in a more imps rtant particular, it vigilantly seizes every opportunity of improvement to insure more perfect accuracy and more complete classific ition. We find in this volume many instances of superiority to former issues, which. though comparatively trifling, show the in telligence and care exercised over ever+ department. It may be men tioned that by the employment of private agents, the charges of re sidence are now brought down to a later period then 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. WARWICKSHIRE, on the Borders of Northamptonshire, within Ten Miles of Leamington. Capital FREEHOLD and TITHE " FREE FARM, chiefly rich Grass Land. NIEOSFSFRERS. forp APITNEILEICIAs..§* SALE; l a T H t the a n d Mart, SON 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 remarkablycompact FREEHOLD and TI CITE-FREE ESTATE, comprising,- in a perfect ring fence, about 382 acres, surrounding a respectatie and superior farm home stead. It is chiefly rich grass land, in parts studded with timber and ornamental plantations, within a mile of tile Rugby and Oxford, and only five miles from the LondOn and Birmingham Railway, between Daventry, Warwick, and Conntry. Waterloo-place. Capital large TIMBER near WINDSOR. MESSRS. DANIEL SMITH, and SON will SELL BY AUCTION, on TmesDAT, Jan. 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, lIERAPATIPS 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 s' hich this important, and it is not a misa,,plication of terms to say, national work is conducted, mei its 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 , niductors 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 :o 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 toil 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." Several hundred fine large Elm, Oak, Beech, Chesnut, Lime, Fir, tied 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'Nab, the gardener, will show the timber; and particulars may be had at the neghbouring inns ; at the Auction Mart ; and of Daniel Smith and Son, Land Agents, Windsor, and Waterloo-place, l'all.mall. KENT. The very Valuable FREEHOLD ESTATES, and SEAT of the late GENERAL MULCA*TER, K.C.11 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, Patrickebourne, and Kingstone Also another residence, now occu pied by the Rev. J. Harrissn, a small farm and detached lands, in and near the village of Barham. WILLIAM NICOL, Chairman. No. 1, Exchange-buildings, Nov. 2, 1846. SUBSCRIPTIONS. EASTERN COUNTIES YORK EXTEN SION SHARES. The SECOND CALL of 2/. per bare on the A Quarters of these Shares will be payalile on TUESDAY, the 19th in tant, and if not luly paid at that date the Shares will be subject to forfeitures. Inte rest at the rate of 51. per cent. per annum will be charged to all par ties in arrear. _ _ _ _ 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 M art ; and of Messrs. Daniel smith and Son, land agents, in Water loo-place, Pall-mall. R MORNING ADVERTISER, Nov. 18, 1846 iv, t h_ "Post -office London Directory, 1847," is just delivered. ;;. 1 .?Pg 11 it is apparently limit e d to London. it is in reality a national ~54 . None of th e l ea di ng t owns can w ill b e w ith ou t It. It must ',eau essential to every counting-house in the kingdom, as well as to very place of b us i ness i n an d a b ou t t h e me t ropo li s . It is an i n - Liable 'work of its kind, and the extent and minuteness of its .:1,1 details are truly w..nderful. Being prepared " coder the irn ate and special patronage of her Majesty's Postmaster• General," Amplest and completest means were, of course, at the command rthe proprietor, Mr. Kelly, to secure the entire accuracy of the v0,.4.1,1t10us ,. 4 . 1,1 tIous and crowded contents of the bulky work. The present is l'orty-eighth annual publication. Few commercial or trading V PI Wu no w requ i re par ti cu l ar d escr ipti on o f th e rea lly i m p or t an t Rd Uses'il information, to almost every party in any sort of business, ▪ allying the two thousand closely but clearly-printed octavo pages this Divictory. Preceded by an admirable and perspicuous map ;London, prepared expressly, it is declared, for the work by Mr. 11 . Davies, There are divisions, comprising, among other informa en. " Official," " Street," " Commercial," " Trades," " Law," Court." " Parliamentary," " Postal," " City," " Conveyance," "t anking," and many other Directories. The hope is expressed in the preface, that this forty-eighth annual edition of the " Post-office London Directory" may be found " in all l eoPects to equal the best of its predecessors." From very consi derable examination of the marvellously full and varied contents and I hrormation on matters which it must be so difficult, laborious, and _tlPensive to collect, we hesitate not t o say that this unassum i ng 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 Adler in many respects, but there are s everal important alterations and editions, largely adding to the use- Allnese of the book. It is intimated, and truly, that although all competition has disappeared, the present volume is eonspicuous Drool' that there has been no relaxation in the multifarious labours t o Perfect the extraordinary work. In speaking of past success, it is Obs erved that it has been " even in a pecuniary point of view benefi roved by the fact, that important improve ments and additions are annually made without any increase of c,:l• e n- -a result that, it is declared, " could not have been the case, b — ,.7 the public patronage been divided." With reference to the ...."'"oo, we certainly must acknowledge that it Is wonderfhl how it —l° be profitable to provide such varied materials— and materials r o nS iently changing and requiring so much and such ceaseless la 11,:"°:and cost to procure, and then to classify. Nothing but a tre _olll sale could make the speculation answer. Among the terations will be found those introduced imto the " Postal" ill Tory. I t is, iadeed, singularly full, useful, and comp'ete ; and l is t, ranch increase the daily, it might be more truly pronounced its uf.TY value, particularly to the merchant, the trader, or the pro -4;11d Man. As the new treaty with Prussia caused very consi „z • changes in the rates of postage as affecting the Austrian do -7:2111, Baden, Bavaria. Bremen, Denmark, the German States, ▪ S axony, Hanover, Lubeck, Mecklenburg, Oldenburgh, Poland,Prus el;„'lMY, Sweden and Norway, Wurtemburgh, Sec., Esc., those ges are detailed " precisely as they are arranged to come into °gy▪ rationt on the first of January, 1847." The other changes are not • wornerous, but all the intelligence is announced to be brought sti ch „ • t ° o Period as late as was eompatible with the appearance of to sr : volume in sufficient time for general circulation, prior to the liq s ,Zeheement of the year for which it is designed. The business • ts of the work are of the highest order, and render it, of its 4 0 .."_ we imagine, a publication unexampled in the w orld for it s w p l eteness, fulness, and asefUlness. SUN, Nov. 18, 1846. 4, 714 ,,.. Present is the forty-eighth annual edition of the " Post-of fi ce mon Directory," and a truly marvellous effort of compilation it I...‘The Post-office Directory" has been for some years under the N,;:',...agetnent of Mr. Kelly. Until he became the manager of this t o , there were divers other dirctories in the field. They have, in c 7„"•r, all disappeared, and the e ` Put-o ffi ce Directory" now rules th%C. This astonishing sucesse, however, has not had the effect of ong the proprietor of this gigantic work careless. He is too ''," ) ,_ufth a man of business, not to be perfectly aware that the ;of his success can only be reaped by a continuance of the same Cued energ which the success ws in the first Instance tC"e andacco rdingly we find tbat the e " Post-office Directory" 1 847 is even more highly finished in all its elaborate arrange Zing th an an y fermer edition of the book. The extent and mi -7,4ltess of the details furnished render the work indispensable to i'sry commercial and mercantile establishment. So admirably, itrever, is this multifarious information digested and arranged, that - "Qs is not the slight est difficulty experienced in referring to the kular page required to furnish the information—a marvellous ce of clearness of arrangement in a work consisting of up ‘,Bl) of 2,000 closely but clearly printed octavo pages. Its con ,„_ti• Are arranged under various heads , as, for instance, the rid l' al Directory," the " Street Directory," the " Commercial tita te !""," the " Trades' Directory," the " Law Directory," ' Court Direetory." the " Parliatnentary , Directory," the ° "-al Directory," the " City D irectory," the " Conveyance ,:octorY," the " Banking Directory," and some others. Many Ira ;rant alterations have been introduced into the " l'ostal Diree- WrThe new postal treaty with Prussia, which comes into ope olaorton the Ist of January next, will effect very considerable xniter in the rates of postage to pla ces i n th e A ustr i an d om i n i ons, Aden Bavaria, Bremen. Denmark, the German States, Ilamburgh, it u er Lubeck, Afecklenburgh, Oldeburh, Poland, Pssia, Saxony, Sweden and Norway, Wurtem n b g urgh, Scc-, Sac . ru These ji;i:_ a ges are fully detailed in the " Postal Directory " of the present 1..""t.e. The work, moreover, is illustrated by a clearly engraved accurat ely d rawn map o f L on d on i n 1 847, on a scale of three 7 0 8 ,es to the mile. Title Directory is certainly the most complete i k ,,l! Of the rort ever offered to the public. Of not only the useful but the indispensable necessity of suet' a work, no man of basi l-atm for a moment entertain a doubt ; and, considering the corn aativaness and fuluess of the information furnished, and the enormous at a ,?: of time and of capital that must have been made in order to ini c `, 6 and digest the information, the very reasonable price at "tile work is published is really wonderild. GLOBE, Nov. 21, 1846. )4 84e a Invaluable work, the " Post-ottice Directory," has just aPpearance for the ensuing year. The vast mass of infor . Which this boa contains makes it not only desirable but ab kw:7 necessary aka part of the office furniture of every man of re c ,„l' , a, and scarcely less necessary, indeed, for every one else, who 1041 Tea to know anything concerning the trades, professions, and 11 0 3 1 tles of the great motropolls. In its present extended form, the ty;', L l, an absolute curiosity ; the labour. and expense which it has 1 4 .` e bring it to its present state of perfection must have been im to-4e- In turning over its 2,000 pages, one hardly knows which 1t ouch struck with and admire—the excelent arrangement and 0,77 a compilation, or the magnitude of the city which re- C„ T is such a directory. The classification of the various profes trades, . eti n ta of the work on the one hand, and the arrangement of the i ft ,7 l a of London on the other, as well as the great mass of informa -10-'l4 various kinds connected with the Post-office, and the different to es of intercommunication, make it altogether as complete a di %min? as can be desired, or as it is well possible to conceive. The e moreover, contains an excellent map of London and the "'big• corrected down to the latest strides of " bricks and mortar." Th. WEEKLY DISPATCH, Nov. 15. 1846. I,ll_ work %q u i' "PV-eighth annual publication of this highly important and has just been issued; and we muit c , uifess that its bulky thrj e a nce has surprised us not a little; and when we reflect that t•ge. Kell at P eriati rernains unaltered, although the expense of collecting the must have increased, we are pleased at the liberality of Av., n the proprietor. In a commercial point of view, perhaps, ra .oox ever contained so much useful matter. Among other Infor !4prnercial Directory," i 7.,u0n, there is ~ " offi la Directory," a " Street Directory," a a " Trades' Directory," a " Law Dire- City 1 1. " Court Directory," a " Parliamentary Directory," a [recto 11'y:tory,. Conveyance Directory," and a " Banking and v :,!? , in fact, the volume contains much that Is Interesting g eti e n ulable to the tradesman, the merchant, the lawyer, and per tivity.ine.le 11.bbies°rdillary life, as well as to the gentlemen who occasionally h etm In trade. Every description of information has been cor l'iltli . x° the latest Possible period : and that information is arranged artless and simplicity which must have involved great ac 'Aceli "` Mind and exertion of body. Sewed with the book is an to th eritly engraved man of London, more extended and accurate as Alei,.! sUburbs, than .4 , map we have seen ; and to make it as com tart; reference as possible an almanac is introduced. Postal ll tat, r n" there are the new rates with various parts of the Conti teiherwhlch will come into operation on the Ist of January. Alto tlot I , this new issue surpasses any of its predecessors ; and we are kll4 ls n rised that other directories should have gone to the tomb of 'aPUlets. i 11 4 .. JOHN BULL, Nov. 28, 1846. -:: ::: : : nu s e 1 leviathan is already completed and published; but as font 6' l E4 the rapidity with which it must have passed through the t oti t"' not operated against its careful accuracy, we may men -4 1 'Stew' cthanges rendered necessary by the very recent decease ti n ' 669 _, 4l * . M.NI, for Itenfrewshire, are duly attended to. (See ti:ll'f'tliinu 1 6760 We have , o frequently expressed our afproba: t ,,,7 eo ui 's float valuable work, that we hardly know how to . vary it;illiteaT e ndation. It contains everything which can possible be b:det a n' n a directory —so full 59.. comph te so comprehensive are all 1: 1- a4 ',; And NV hen to this ' we dd the ' extreme accuracy , which . 01)4Nl e8 se, -ve ? department, we know a not what else can be said in it.'itted. a The Machinery by which such voluminous informationosf 'self b e ..._rran , ged, and superintended so as to avoid errors, must '" u 'ng the' curiosities" of modern literature. bOok of ATLAS, Nov. 28, 1846. t 3 / 4 ... 11 1 , 1 b e in t a hla kind, brought out even without much pretensions mer- IsPensable to every gentleman's library', eounu e l ry as this th . ng - house, and every trader's shop. But edit( 6 , a tit ; ttmost care, its materials b l urtse collected through the i'Qch rsooa land channels, and embracing rauge every hetd s of conuneTclal intelligence essential to the complets t dih ich 1 ; 'wo cannot suppose that any house, public or priN e, ,!can afford a book of reference, will be without this compen kty4rne• The a rrangement is admirable. You can find any the e4 .2 l "ant in a moment. All the heads are clear and complete trades, streets, offices, hotels formin, uon the whole, ocal information such as could not be g bro p ught together v4tril Mlinary industry, assisted by an entire command of au ,~ ~~ y lavrNos• pe‘ i envelope' rostage s Heal Tree th and ga t P theOd, oduetive ms, and 01 4 1 0 0 iabits, 0,04 1 ment of other dig"' ETRGEOO, ton; . d ootv ,-„to its In 01 active the dept roving ° a el? heelta s a etfect . ,..„ n etior, of the _ . w - n tiv:, weekne s 7. ;fag' Drdere 0.031 t ,ocal /V o r 5. a nd s „ It s S 90 ry Vi.(l1 id f Ok Do,4life f , r T ;; lot 'the Acogivr By order of the Board, C. P. RONEY, Secretary. Bishopsgate Station, Jan. 8, 1847. LIST OF THE COMPANI"s BANKERS TO WHO3I 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 Bankin; Co npsny, 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 Proviw ial 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 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 Rank, 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 SIXTII ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Members of the Benefit Department of this Association will he held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, hi the city of London, on MONDAY, the 18th of January, 1847, at Six o'clock in the evening precisely, at which meeting, at the reqaest of the .Managers, JOHN ♦BEL SMITH, Esq., M.P., will take the chair, RICHARD HENRY JONES, Chairman. THOS. MULLINDER, Secretary. Jan. 9, 1847 NATIONAL LOAN FUN - r) LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, 26 CORNIIILL, LONDON. Capital .£.300,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. This Institution embraces important and substantial advantages ith respect to Lite Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured as, on all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense or for citure of the Policy, two-thirds of the sremiums paid (see Table); !so the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his in crests to meet other conveniences or necessity. Assurances for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible ates. DIVISION OF PROFITS. The remarkable stiecess and increasing prosperity of the igociety enabled the Directors, at the last annual investigation, to declare a Werth bonus, varying from 35 to 85 per cent. on the premiums paid each Policy effected on the Profit scale. EXAMPLES. 7 , Premium. ',,,<, Bonus Bonus in 3 » g Assured P P ! i 4 added. Cash. E 5 r. may 5° g Borrow. • 2, ,••• , _ -- __ .___ __. i 837 £217 15 1 £lOO 011 £l6 0 41£445 0 0 4 £s. d. r 1838 192 3 0 87 1 4 13 10 2 395 11 1 1 1000 3 4 1839 165 11 10 74 1 9 11 3 1 348 2 3 1840 116 7 6 54 0 10, 718 10 296 13 4 1841 111 6 8 49 18 01 710 4 247 4 5 I alviston of profits is annual, and the next will be made in camber of the present year. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary. PUBLICATIt~. ti, NEW VOLUME OF MR. JAMES'S WORKS. 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Order of all Newsmen, Town or Country, from whom detailed Prospectuses can be had. LADIES' ESTABLISHMENT.-AR I'ICLED PUYlL.—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 near the metro polis, where the accomplishinents are taught by numerous musters of eminence. Terms moderate, to be regulated by the period of en gagement and requirements. Address, M.D., Library, 17, Great George-street, Westminster. FRAAIPTON'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 respr.;tfully submitted To AR. THOMAS TROUT, 29, STRAND, LONDON. " h, Cooper-street, Manchester, March 12, 1842. Sir,—l have much satisiaction in communicating to you the re sult of my experienee, after repeated trials, of FRA3IPTON'3 PILL OF HEALTH, and I 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 ong wanting, of being abie to recommend to families, schools, and especially mercantile men, whether at the desk or on the road, a most valuable resource in an occasional medicine. And I shall take credit to myself if, In giving this testimony, I am the means of making FRAMPTON'S PILLS more generally known and appreciated. " I am, Sir, respectfully yours, " WILLIAM SMITH." The unprecedentd sale of these Pills, arising from the earnest re commendations of the many thousands who have derived beuefit from their use, 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, heartburn, Loss of Appetite, Wind, Spasms, &c Two or three doses wilil convince the afflicted of their salutary effects. The stomach will speedily regain its streugth ; a healthy a eiJl f the Liver, Bowels, and Kidneys, will rapidly take place; a „a instead of listlessness, heat, pains, and jaundiced appearance, stret.gth, 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. Prout, 229, Strand, London. Price le. I%d. and 2s. 9d. tingr i lTm , also by the Vendors of Medicines generally throughout the Ask for FRAMPTON'S PILL OF HEALTEI, and observe the Nam. and Address of " Thomas Prout 229 strand, London," on the thoTernmant Stow 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 - %sr. R. Duckworth Mr. Steains 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 Mr. Molyneux Mr R. Fry - Mr. T. Fry - Mr. J. Thomson - Mr. W. Foster Mr. George Grant Mr. Robertson Gladstone - Mr. Smith Harr:son Mr. Joseph Crosdeld Mr. T. W. Sharland 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. Wdliam Earle - Mr. Thomas Earle - H. 11. Moffatt and Co. - Mr. J. Stokes Mr. W. F. Gray . Mr. W. P. Bushtry Mr. Robert Lloyd - Mr. Thomas Matheson - Mr. G. Schwabe - Mr. L. lleyworth Mr. 11. Littledale - Mr. M. F. Brownrigg Mr. G. Hargroaves • 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 A DDRESS R. p o u f blie th a e tten L tio l n V t E . LIVERPOOL O pr O ese L nt A op S pr S ess O hr e e lA an - et c TiON for the REDUCTION o f th e D U TY on TEA. In again callin g impolitic tax upon tea, the Association are anxious to give prom'• nence to those facts which indicate the necessity for animmediat e 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 es,ential 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 of enlarging 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 I n the importation of teal, 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 foe less than the cost of their production here. The population at large are unbent flied by any practical result accruing from a treaty that has left behind it British ind z stry, which at the same time conic a bonus a tax upon 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 in the larger proportion of the Chinese population ; while it deerives 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 any malous in its principle as it is mischievous in its results, stops at once the tide of commercial prosperity and the pervading currents of sochtl Under s ich 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. 'I he 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 among those necessaries than in any other. Under the opera tion 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 for its supply to other countries, where it is little more than an occasional luxury, and has impeded its ..onstunption among ourselves, where its use is indispensable The necessities of the Exchequer, the only plea advanced in pallia tion -tan impost eo 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 Seances existed, it would thus be promptly relieved. There is no room to doubt that in the further course of time the gra du.,l 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 the 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 1744, the duty was reduced from 131. 18s. 71, 2 d. per cent. and 4s. per lb. to 381. 18s. 7V. 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 ls. ld. 4-stbs per lb. to 12M per cent. The consumption was at once more then doubled. In 1785 it was trebled, and in 1794 it 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. The present consumption of tea in this country amounts to an average of about 1 Mlb. per head per annum for the entire popula tion. This is about one-fourth of the allowance usually afforded to domestic servants in famil es of the middle classes ; it is less than one-half of the quantity consumed in the Channel Islands, where all intoxicating beverages are far cheaper than in this country ; and it is scarcely one-sixth of the proportion used in Aastralia, by a popu lation whose physical requirements will appear to most persons less favourable to its use. Whatever test may be applied to our present consu mption, it will evidently appear to be restricted by the artificial limits of price, and not by any objection to the qualities and proper ties of the article. A careful examination of these will justify the conclusion that it is adapted more than any ether beverage for in corporation with every description of diet , and for use at every meal ; that it is suited to every variety of physical constitution, and adequate to sustain e ver y descri p tion of mental or cor p oreal exercise. The present duty amo unting to two-thirds of the cost of the most serviceable descr iptions of tea, it is evident that the dealers require, in its purcha times the in order to cover their investment ! cre the article se, three free of duty. The profit which would repay them, public have thus to pay a tax upon lN' a tax ; the magnitude of the im post, in tile first instance, being i n d e f e nsible and oppressive. Were now o r would a the duty reduced to Is. per lb., the consumepay s tor btain 21bs. t least ; and that he 31bs, of tea for the same money uantity would e ud. there is no doubt whatever that the larger involves that of b slbs. se of pound of a As the consumption of every to that on increased sugar, the extra duty on the latter, added a revenue f about four the o quantity of tea at Is., would at once yeomputation, co while the millions, according to the most moderate income rinl tg nfidently future enlargennnt of this source of public be expected. ssary to enlarge upon those The committee conceive it un nece pated under the moral and social benefits that may fairly be ant operation of a more equitable imp ost. They are persuaded that the removal of those restrictions which n ow impede the use of a chea to the happiness p and salubrious beverage would be high l y conducive - 4 habits of tem and well-being of the community, by encoura, ng al dissua perance and domestic comfort, and by supplying pract c sives from crime. They regard the bu rden of the tax as now pressing upon the energies of the entire p o p ulation, under what ever character these may be beneficially de v e lo p ed ; and they there fore invite the sympathy and support of all classes in their efforts for its removal. WILLIAM ffIcOL, Chernisn, Liverpool, November, 1846. IN KEN,. FREEHOLD RENT-CHARGE IN LIEU OF GREAT TITHE, ARISING FROM A MOIETY OF THE PARISH OF WESTER IIAM, PRODUCING NEAR FOUR HUNDRED POUNDS A YEAR. MR. GEORGE ROBINS begs to announce 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. 17s. 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, which 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. 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To be had of the Proprietors, 23, Nottingham-place, Fieldgate street, whiteehapel-road, London ; also of Mr. Johnstone, 68, Corn hill ; Butler, 4, Cheapside ; Front, 229, Strand ; Sanger, 150, Oxford street; Barclay, Farringdon-street ; Atkinson, 24, Old Bond street; Hooper, 43, King William-street, London -bridge ; Finnigin, 31115(m-street, Bath ; Elmore, Bull-street, Birntingham and of mos P er fumers and Medicine Vendors in town and country . Sent to any cart of the kingdom by receiving a remittance, pest-pall. I'lease to ask for " Spencer and Co.'s Chinese Liquid Hair Observe, the Proprietor's address Is on the wrapper. DESTRUCTION OF WORTR-PARK HOUSE BY FIRE. This handsome residence, the seat of Joseph Monte fiore, Esq., the eminent merchant, was co mpletely de stroy ed at an early hour on Tuesday morning. Railway travellers from London to Bright on will rememher the mansion,as seen from the Th ree B r id g es station , w here Crawley is a little on their right hand, and Worth -park about a mile on their left. The house consisted partly of a very ancient building, formerly a large farm - h ouse, hut Mr. Montefiare had laid o u t -several thousands in 1 modernizing it, and enlarging it to more than double its former size, till it both presented an imposing aspect ex- , ternally, and was a fit abode for a gentleman of fortune and consideration. He had been staying there on Sun- day, and was out on Monday with the Crawley and I lorsh am hounds; he returned to lunch, and left at about four o'clock for London. The fire in the dining-room, which was in the older portion of the house, where he had been sitting, was then allowed to die out. About half past ten o'clock on Monday night the saferhousek, was going through the rooms to see that all was was aced and perceived a strong smell of fire ; this tr to the dining room, which was found full of smoke, and soon after the door had been opened flames broke out, and the house bt gan to catch fire rapidly. The neighbours were alarmed as quickly a s possible, and ower hastened to render all the aid in their p. Mr. who was for- Savage, the station clerk at Three 13ridgest merly superintendent of police on the Brighton Rail way, was able to give some valuable directions for the emergency, and the labourers from all parts spared no exertions ; but little or nothing could be done beyond removing hastily some of the more costly and portable articles of furniture. The nearest engine is at Reigate, tea miles off, and a message was sent for it by the up goods train, but some mistake occurred, and the engine, instead of being brought to Worth-park, was taken to Lord Monson's, on the other side of Reigate ; an d , in fact, no engine arrived from first he to last. T se h fire, there fore, had complete mastery of tpremis, and burnt e white on freely and rapidly. A larg cat, a great favou rite, provided fur its own safety by mounting a tree in the garden and looking quietly on. In less than two hours the mansion was on fire to end. The roof fell in portions ; the noble billiard-room, and the chambers over it , were the last to yield ; but b e f ore five o'clock yesterday morning the entire pl ace was burned to the ground , nothing remaining but a few fragments of walls an d SOW° chimneys, parts of which have been falling by scraps since. Mr. hiontefiore, for whom a mounted express was sent, arrived in the course of the morning, and thanked his friends and neighbours for their assistance, remunerating the labouring men very liberally, and congratulating all that no injury had impossible for occurred to the person of any elle- He is said to be greatly beloved by the poor, and it was people to work more willingly and eagerly than those who assembled on this occasion. The fire i s supposed to have originated in th e chimney of the di ning i It is seen now that ther e was a large cross- beam bn about ea-r()m. three feet above the gra te, and some of the materials which usually shield , d it from theh.eaayt after may probably i tbheee the stovehd a hard have get detached, and crumbled away frost. There had been a l ar g e fire burui ng n utter on Sunday and Monday. No estimate h as flounced of the damage done ; but of course yete the n ut destruction of a gentleman's mansion, with most of its be to some costly furniture, must cause a ver y he avy lo party or other. Mr. Montefior e is s aid to to some extent at least,in the Alliance insured, As surance Com pany. A WOMAN KILLED BY HER HUSBAND.—An in quest was commenced at Bristol, on Monday, on the body of the wife of Thomas Welsh , who, on S aturday night, aften having beaten her severely, th rew her down stairs, by which she lost her life. The inquest was ad journed. CONVEYANCE OF THE NORTH MAIL —W e under stand that the Post-office authorities have just deter mined. that on and after the Ist of February next the mail trom Loudon shall be conveyed by railway as far as Carlisle, instead of being so convey e d on l y to Lan caster as at present. By this arrangement the arrivals in Glasgow will be considerably earlier than heretofore. —Glasgow Argus. CHRONlCLE.—lnsignificance is the character of the speech of the King of the French. If worthy of remark at all, it is rather for what it leaves unsaid than for what it says. Hitherto we have been in the habit of locking in such a document for a stereotyped phrase about the cordial understanding subsisting between France and Great Britain, and although many may think such a form of expression merely one of the banalities usual on these occasions, the absence of it now may almost be slid to be a European calamity. We look up and down the speech in vain for anything like a mention of the relations subsisting between the two leading countries of Europe. We find nothing but an expression of the hope that their mutual efforts may be successful in the pacifi cation of the River Plate ; and a general intimation (in which we presume Great Britain is included) of King Louis Philippe's belief that the peace of the world may be preserved. And yet, strangely enough, by the side of this paragraph we find a lamentatioe over the breach of a treaty which is the basis of that general peace ! What, then, are to be the keystones of the future policy of France, if we are to go upon the authority of the royal speech at the opening of the Chambers? Spain certainly; probably Russia. The insignificant commer cial treaty lately negotiated with Russia (from which it is difficult to see the advantage to be derived by French subjects) is thought deserving of especial notice. A de cent veil is thrown around the mystery of the abortive negotiations with the Czar subsequent to the Montpen sier marriage. " I have concluded," says the French King, " with the Emperor of Russia a treaty of naviga tion, which guarantees to us, by a just reciprocity in our maritime relations with that empire, advantages which it was important for us to secure." Baffled twenty times in his efforts to conciliate the Imperial Court, King Louis Philippe returns to the charge with un wearied pertinacity. If the Czar will receive a compli ment in no other form, he must needs receive it in the royal speech, and feel convinced of one thing at least— how much the King of the French is his obedient humble servant. We do not, however, wish to strain a point, or to discuss as a probable contingency any inti mate relation between France and Russia. There are two very strong reasons why such a relation should never advance beyond its inchoate form in the brain of King Louis Philippe. The first is, that the Emperor of Russia, for various motives, personal and political, would never for a moment entertain the thought; the second, that the French people themselves would never consent to the necessary sacrifices of liberty to Abso lutism in Spain, Italy, and Germany, which must be given in such a case, as a guarantee of the sincerity of the French King. The bugbear of a Russo-French alliance is the merest hallucination of a professional al liance-monger. We turn next to a topic which precedes this velleity for a Siberian system in King Louis Phi lippe's speech—the mention which is made of Spain, and the late manoeuvres of M. de Bresson in the Peninsula. This time the exultation of the King is no longer dis guised. He comes before the Chambers not to excuse, but to gloat over his gains. You would think, on read ing the paragraph, that the cards hare not two sides. The " funeral baked meats " of the deceased republic of Cracow follow, indeed, in the speech closely on " the marriage service " of Montpensier, in a reverse order from the old instance in the play; but the connexion between the two is as carefully concealed. You are left to suppose that the nuptials were a happy event, perfect and complete in themselves, without any consequence or bearing upon the obliteration of Cracow from the map of Europe. Cracow again, and the destruction of its nationality, stands out as a fortuitous event, disconnected with all other topics of the royal speech. We are simply told, " The republic of Cracow, an independent and neutral state, has been incorporated with the empire of Austria." What next? "I have protested against that infraction of the treaty." The official protest we printed the other day in all its unmeaning flaccidity; it must be fresh in the remembrance of our readers. That was the official act which was the object of the French King's allusion. i'he paragraph in which the recent achievements of M. de Bresson at Madrid are set forth must sound strangely in a Spanish ear. We had thought that the occupation of the Peninsula by the French armies during the wars of Napoleon—the more recent armed advance into the country, against which Mr. Canning struggled so long and so fruitlessly—the utter neglect of the fulfilment of King Louis Philippe's promises to aid the cause of con stitutional liberty in the still more recent and protracted struggle—could not be altogether forgotten at Madrid. But it is upon the discussion on the Address, and not in considering this speech, that the whole of this subject must be gone into. It is with sincere sorrow and sym pathy that we read the paragraph of King Louis Phi lippe's speech which alluded to the scarcity and distress Wow etistieg in France. Of the reality of these suffer ings lie fear there can be little doubt. TIES.—The French Chambers have seldom been convoked under circumstances of greater interest than those which attend the opening of the present session. The Chamber of Deputies elected in the course of the last summer now enters for the first time on the active discharge of its important functions ; and in many re spects the position of the country in its relations to the rest of Europe is as novel as the composition of the assembly to which these momentous subjects are about to be submitted. The Ministry, which has hitherto been taunted and assailed for its alleged subserviency to foreign influence. is now menaced by a part, at least, of the Opposition with a directly contrary accusation, and is attacked for having sacrificed an important foreign alliance to a narrow view of the interests of the reigning family of France. On the question of the English alli ance the leading members of the respective parties may be said to have changed sides ; for, although we have littlo doubt that they will vie with each other in assur ances of their future good-will towards this country, this country has not forgotten the history of the last few months, and the rapid ingenuity with which a groundless suspicion of the good faith of an English Minster was converted into a powerful instrument for the aggrandise ment of the house of Orleans and the subjection of Spain. The speech delivered by King Louis Philippe on Monday last is chiefly remarkable for the art with which the real difficulties of the posture of affairs in Europe are dis guised or avoided. The lesser fact is so presented as to mask the greater uncertainty. With reference to the marriage of the Duke de Montpensier, the whole policy of that transaction is boldly avowed, and if the family compact had been renewed in precise terms, the relations of the French and Spanish branches of the house of Bourbon could not have been more perspi cuously described. After a declaration of this magni tude and importance, there is a burlesque affectation in adverting to the concert of the French Government with that of the Queen of England—in the affairs of the River Plate! To that distant part of the globe the entente cordiale, which was the glory and the joy of former kings' speeches, has now receded ; and though we sincerely share the hope that the operations of the combined forces in the River Plate may re-establish the security of our commercial relations there, it must be acknowledged that the success of the united policy of France and England in that quarter has not been so brilliant as to compensate for the cessation of their union in other places. In like manner, the conclusion of a treaty of navigation with the Emperor of Russia is ostentatiously adverted to, and it is, we believe, the first time that Louis Philippe h as h a d an occasion to intro duce the name of that Sovereign in conjunction with his own. But a treaty of navigation is a flimsy veil to draw over the policy of the Russian Court ; and the very next sentence of the speech reminds us of that " unexpected event which has impaired the state of affairs founded in Europe by the last treaty of - Vienna," although it seems that neither this nor any other occurrences has abated the King's " firmest confidence that the peace of the world continues secure." We must be permitted to observe, that the subjects to which his Majesty has thus been pleased to advert do not corroborate the general assurance which serves to introduce them, and that if the, etiquette of the royal solemnity had allowed a some what closer examination of the real state of Europe, at no period of the King's reign would we have discovered deeper grounds of apprehension and anxiety. He stands alone, not at the close of a brief crisis, like that of 1840, which had been exaggerated far beyond its real import ance, but at the commencement of a period when, in Italy, in Germany, in Switzerland, in European Turkey, and perhaps in Spain and in Greece, the most important occurrences may be expected. We trust that it will prove that the great interests arising out of these ques tions will unite, instead of dividing the policy of France and England; but the destruction of all confidence in the Sovereign, who exercises so direct a control over the foreign relations of his own Government, is a sorry pre lude to a system of combined action. At this very time, the representatives of the Northern Cabinets in Paris and the French Court are playing a game on bath sides, by which neither party is really deceived, but which opens the path to as much connivance at unjust and arbitrary acts, and as great a sacrifice of the national dignity of France, as the King can give with impunity. To what slender proportions, afterall,has the resentment of France for the annexation of Cracow been reduced! How many enormities may be perpetrated with impu nity, if a dispatch from the Foreign-office and a para graph in the speech from the throne are the sole expres sion of the resistance and indignation of Europe! It can not be doubted that all these matters ere subordinate to the great question of the union or dissension existing between France and this country; for this dissension has already proved a direct en couragement to the aggressive tendencies of one Power, and it may even operate up on the timorous hardihood of another. Cr acow has been extinguished yesterday ;. Italy or Switzerland b may e thought of the con duct of the French may be coerced to morrow. Whatever, then, Government in the late transactions in Spain, and however we must be on our guard against the contingent cons equences to which the marriage of M the Duke de on tpensier may give rise, the existence must not divert our of a possibility on one side atten tion from the existence of a probability . on the other. It would be the height of foll y and of criminal injustice to those nations which have a claim to our countenance we were to abandon the cause of and support freedom pendence and r f . eedom ; and if an English Minister were to show his sense of a public wrong done to him by F rance only by tolerating the encroachments of injus tice in other pa rts of Europe, he would be conniving at if t h os e acts as basely ashe had directly instigated them. Such canno t be the views of the English Go vernment, and the most enlightened and dispas- ADVERTISER.—One of the greatest legal injustices we have met with for a long time was enacted at Bow street on Saturday. The recruiting sergeant of a dragoon regiment summoned Mr. Searle, the landlord of the Salisbury Arms. Durham-street, in the Strand, for refusing to billet two recruits. In the absence of her husband, who was confined to his bed by illness, Mrs. Searle pleaded guilty to the charge, adding, that she considered that no licensed victualler ought to be called upon to answer for refusing to admit men who were so badly clothed that they could scarcely cover their nakedness, and who were "in the most filthy and disgusting state of nastiness." Neither her husband nor herself ever objected to admit soldiers with billets into their house; but, rather than admit such persons as were sent to her in the present instance, she would pay a penalty of twenty pounds. To all this, Mr. Henry, the presiding magistrate, replied that it was a duty thrown upon licensed victuallers by law. and the moment recruits were attested, although not in uniform, they were entitled to all the privileges of soldiers ! Now, we beg to say, that in our humble opinion, a suit of clothes is one of the privileges of a soldier. It is, moreover, quite as claimable a privilege on the part of society that men shall not, whether it be owing to their fault, or their misfortune, be suffered to shock public decency by appearing in the streets, or by being forced on licensed victuallers in such want of clothes that they can scarcely cover their nakedness. And the conclusion we thaw from these two propositions is, that since the law has thrown the duty of billeting on the licensed victuallers, the recruiting sergeant, or his supe riors, ought to see that their recruits are in something like a presentable appearance. We are quite ready to accede to Mr. Henry's interpretation of the statute, so far as to grant that from the moment recruits are attested they are entitled to all the privileges of soldiers, although not in uniform. But uniform is one thing, and the form of nature is another! Nor can we agree with him, if he would go so far as to say that it was ever intended by the Legislature, that persons " in the most filthy and disgusting state of nastiness" should be forced sub patnd, into the house of a licensed victualler! The important question of public health demands that if they are to be billeted in rags, they should at least have received the blandishment of a preparatory wash. Instead of Mr. Searle being fined forty shillings, we beg to say that he was rather entitled to the thanks of the community, and of the Legislature in particular, for refusing to believe that one of their Acts could admit of so dirty an inter pretation as was tried to be put upon this one by the recruiting sergeant of dragoons. At best the system of billeting is open to very grave objections. With barracks in every part of London, it not only seems, but it is a hardship, and a very great one, that every " raw recruit," and, we mupt add, every naked and filthy one, should be saddled on a licensed victualler. We know the nuisance has been borne, and is still borne with the greatest possible good nature and cheerfulness ; but no one will pretend that it is anything but a nuisance, and one which we cannot believe to be necessary. At all events, the least return that can be made to the civility which endures with kind ness rather than reproaching, is to secure cleanliness and decency. It is no very unreasonable request, but it is both unreasonable and morally wrong, and, in our opinion, legally wrong too, to set a penalty on the re fusal to admit men who are neither clean nor decent! We do not speak without consideration when we state our confidence that this question, were it placed before a judge of the superior courts, and a jury of twelve disinterested men, would receive a very different adjudi-' cation than that which it received from Mr. Henry. REPEAL OF THE WINDOW-TAX. Last night a meeting of delegates from the metropo litan parishes was held at the Court-house, Marylehone, for the purpose of considering the most effective mea sures for obtaining a repeal of the window duties, and also to form a deputation to wait upon Lord John Russell. The chair was taken by Mr. G. DANIELL, who said it was useless to attempt any sanatory measures without a total repeal of the window duties. Upwards of 50,000 children died annually from impure atmosphere. In Marylebone there were 15,000 houses, and 1,022 per sons in the same parish were disfranchised, which he con tended also showed the paramount necessity of abolishing the window duties.— (Cheers.) Lord DUNCAN, M.P., then addressed the delegates, axpres_ing his satisfaction in coming forward. Although he had been 100 miles off that morning, when ho re ceived the letter requesting his attendance he felt happy to be present at so numerous a meeting, since it con vinced him that the agitation for the repeal of the win dow tax was gaining ground. In 1845 he brought the subject before the House of Commons; in the last ses- ' sion that House was so engaged in the corn and other questions that little had been done with regard to the window tax. When, however, the matter was brought before the House no one was prepared to de:ay that the tax was unequal and unjust. He (the Noble Lord) had proved that it pressed most unequally upon the poorer classes, and had showed that if the larger houses were visited with the same duties as the smaller houses, a much greater amount would be collected, because houses with a large amount of window duties gradually dimi nished to something like 3s. a window, while a tax of 7s. or Bs. was levied on small houses.—('- Hear," and ap plause.) The Noble Lord then called the attention of the meeting to the disfranchisement that had taken place in consequence of the window duties. Sir CLIABLEs NAPIER, M.P., said he coincided in opinion with the N o bl e Lord, that the window tax was both unpopular and unjust, and that it ought to be abo lished.—(Hear.) Arrangements were then made for the appointment of a deputation from the metropolitan parishes, to wait upon the Premier, and the meeting adjourned. PAINLESS SURGICAL OPERATIONS.—Guy's Hospi tal, on Tuesday, was crowded to excess by numbers of the medical profession from all parts of the metropolis and the country, to witness the results of two surgical opera tions under the new process of inhalation of ether. The first case was that of a boy, twelve or fourteen years of age, for lithotonay (stone in the bladder). When brought into the theatre and bound as usual, Mr. Robinson, of Gower -street, the inventor of the apparatus, offered the pipe for inhalation. At first he refused, but by some tact the pipe was introduced and the nose closed, and in two minutes Mr. Robinson said the patient was ready. The operation then commenced, and in one minute more was completed by Mr. Morgan. The boy, after his re moval to the ward, was visited by the surgeons, and on being shown the stone he said, " You never took that from me, I knows, as I never felt it." The next case w as still more extraordinary. The patient, a man, suffering from congenital hernia, when brought into the theatre, readily took the vapour for five or six minutes. The word was then given to Mr. Key by Mr. Robinson to commence the operation, and the patient was under the surgeon's knife from fitteen to twenty minutes On being asked by those around if he had felt pain he re plied, "None in the world. I have been looking at those gentlemen outside." Ho alluded to numbers of gentlemen who, being unable to gain admittance, had recourse to the skylight of the theatre. Mr. Morgan and Mr. Key pronounced the results to be perfectly sa tisfactory. Nzw BRITISH IRON COMPANY.—On Tuesday the annual meeting of this concern was held at the office of the company in Threadneedle street. The chair was taken by William Routh, Esq., who gave a very favour able account of the operations of the company for the past year. The total of pig iron manufacture.l in the year was 52,309 tons, and of finished iron 41,944 tons. He had the satisfaction of stating that the company's means of production were now so great as to enable them to make 1,300 tons of pig iron per week instead of 1,000 as in the former year. By this time twelve months he hoped the proprietors would find the state of their accounts equally favourable as at present. The directors proposed a dividend of 20s. per share, payable on Friday next. Four directors, namely, Joseph Hoare, Charles Kerr, John Hurdis Ravenshaw, and John Horsley l Palmer, Esq 3., who retired by rotation, were re-e l ected re-elected th unanimously, and Joseph Ricardo, Esq., w an auditor of the company. Mr. ehe a n s resn-ioved a vote of thanks to the directors of the . comp any, which was seconded and passed unanimous)), w hen the meet ing adjourned. ST. P A NCRAS.—Tuesday a meeting of the Direc: tors and Guardians of the Poor of St. Pancras was held •Board-room of the Workhou s e , King ' s -road, inC theamden Town ; Mr. B. J. E. Wright in the chair. Mr. APGahey, the vestry clerk, stated to the Board, that he had on Thursday last, pursuant to appointment, at tended at Somerset-house, and was examined by the Poor-law Commissioners, Sir Francis Edmund, Messrs. Lewis and Nicholls, and also an Assistant Commissioner , Mr. Hall, with a short-hand writer. Mr. M`Gahey re quested to be allowed to write down the questions and answers, but was refused, and i n f orme d that a copy of the depositions should be gi ven hi m. The inquiries were generally as to the mode of administration of relief to the out-door poor, and other things connected with the management o f the workh ouse. Mr. M'Gahey had been under examination for about an hour at Somerset house, but he had not yet been supplied with a copy of the depositions as promised. After some slight discus sion, it was resolved tha t th e d epositions should be l a id before the Directors as soon as they were forwarded to Mr. M`Gahey. The Duke of RICmitoND, in rising to acknowledge the compliment ceederred by his appointment as pres i dent of the proposed instit u t ion , and perpetual chairman of the committee, said—Gentlemen, having been requested to attend here to-day by your respected honorary secre tary, I assure you, often as I have risen in public—often as it has been my good fortune to meet the farmers of this country, I never upon any previous occasion rose with such deep feelings of pride and gratitude as I do now. I have long felt with emotions of no ordinary nature, that I have never passed a farmer's house in any part of the country without feeling assured that if I knocked at the door and sought admittance, I would find a friend within to welcome me.--(Hear.) But, gentle men, I must confess I did not expect to meet with any such exhibition of feeling and attachment as you have exhibited here to-da.y—(hear, bear.) lam well aware that this manifestation o your kindness is materially owing to my having, during the period I lived in this country, availed myself of every opportunity in my power to do my utmost to protect and uphold the agricultural interests of the country, and not only to protect and uphold them by maintaining those laws which I felt in my conscience to be right, but by exerting myself to promote the improvement of agriculture throughout every district of Great Britain.—(clear, hear.) Gentle• men, I believe the circumstance is by no means frequent where testimonials of a flattering character are accorded to individuals who have flailed in the great object for the achievemeut of which they had confederated. If we had beaten the AntieCorn-law League last year, then I should not have been so much surprised at this mark of your kindness and this great expression of your gratitude; but being defeated, the tribute becomes more valuable, for it plainly shows me it comes from your hearts, and I am more delighted, as it will attest to persons hereafter, who may occupy a position in society similar to my own, that the tenant-farmers of England like men who will stand forward undauntedly in their cause, and that they feel a deep debt of gratitude for exer tions, however humble or inefficient such exertions may prove to be.—(Cheers.) Gentlemen, I certainly felt that we should have some m eans o f ta ki ng care of those industrious tenant-farmers who might by adverse cir cumstances undergo those changes which must take place in a great country like this. Gentlemen, I know I have been attacked for saying tleat w.i.alAed the &bearers and their families to betake Ihemsel‘4 7 3l4.the .workhouse. I deny tlie'imputation. I felt that some steps should be taken to lessen the demands made on the poors'-rate of,the country, but I know I have never seen or heard- pf persons belonging - to the iudiritrial classes going into the workhouse without, strong feelings of regret.—(Hear, hear.) If then, Gentlemen, I have felt fur them, must I not fed still more for those whe have been brought up in, aid :hared through early life the blessings of, better fare, lib, ref. and the enjoyment of respectable society? Can I think it right that re spectable tartnt-rs should be sent into the workhouse, there to associate with men who ought never to have been its irmates, and p. rhaps wli never would have been had they paid fewer visits to the beershops?—(Dear, hear.) It is with these vies I think such an inititu• tion ought to be formed for the benefit of the tenant farmers of this country. I must leave it entirely to you to work out the details, though, as a member of the committee, I shall feel most happy to attend and con sult with you, and give my best aid towards carrying out successfully what you will permit me to say should, in my opinion, be considered a great national object.— (Cheers.) Gentlemen, I have now only to tender my sincere thanks for the great patience with which you have listened to me. The Noble Duke resumed his seat =ld loud applause from all parts of the room. Some routine business having been transacted, a con versation took place relative to the appointment of a second honorary secretary to assist Mr. Burrell in dis charging the duties, which were expected to become onerous. The expedieecy of retaining the services of a paid secretary was also mooted, but the final considera tion of both appointments were reserved for an early meeting of the committee. Mr. BURRELL announced that he had received several communications from local societies, and from private individuals, approving of the intended compliment to his I Grace the Duke of Richmond, and expressive of their de termination to second the exertions by every means in their power. He then read a detailed list of subscrip tions from varieus districts of the country, and informed the meeting that many societies had promised to increase the amount remitted. Thanks were then voted to the chairman, and th• meeting separated. SUICIDE OF MR. YOUATT, THE VETERINARY SUR.. GEON.—Tuesday, Mr. Mills received information of the death of Mr. Youatt, the celebrated veterinarian, who committed suicide under the following melancholy cir cumstances :—lt appears that the deceased gentleman, so well known in the sporting world, was in the seven tieth year of his age, and resided with his family at No. 1, Osnaburgh-place, New-road. The deceased had, by heavy pecuniary losses from unfortunate specula tions, become somewhat embarrassed, which at length resulted in a morbid depression of spirits, which at times was so perceptible that his frieiids apprehended he was of unsound mind ; but generally after an attack of melancholy he would bt.come so cheerful and rational as entirely to remove all previous fears. He was a man of good health, and, in fact, never exhi bited the slightest symptoms of ill health until Satur day last, o❑ which morning, between eleven and twelve o'clock, he went out complaining of a pain in his head, and rather dispirited. He returned at twelve, and then ret'red into his room, where he remained undisturbed until about two, when the maid-servant proceeded to his apartment to announce the dinner, but receiving no answer, and the door being partially open, she stepped in and saw him sitting on a couch. Thinking he was asleep she advanced, and discovered that he was dead. There was a small bottle, as well as a cup, by his side on the table, which had evidently contained poison. It was stated that on the morning of the lamentable event the deceased had received a bill for a large sum of money, which he was unable to meet, and it was consi dered that he had gone out in the hope of procuring the amount, and that his inability to succeed lea him to the commission of suicide. FOREIGN POTATOES.—The following arrivals potatoes have taken place during the past Marie Devine, from Dunkirk. brought roo t w e s e n e s k t , h a ' e nd jor t o hf Four Brothers, from the same place. 20orttoon 28 baskets, duce of Normandy ; the Demo, from Op 98 sucks ; the Rose, from Grave l ines, from Jacquesthe of Portuguese p; eduction ; th e C o lumbine, liues44 fro to m ns H ; avg e t alsoLyon,t. fr f o r m o t r h a e v e se, place,4o to nss3; tons ; Ch th a e rle S s same French port, 48 tons ; and the Jane, from Calais, an entire cargo, comprising about 100 tons, the whole the produce of France ; the St. Leonard, from Dunkirk, 60 tons weight of potatoes and 250 bags of potato flour, , the production of Norman,ty ;the A lida L se li na from Rouen, 75 tons weight ; th e O mn ib us, from Boulogne, 64 tons weight ; and the Maid of Erin, from Rouen, 75 tons, the produce of France ; the Pink, from Dunkirk, 62 tons weight, the produce of Normandy; the Provi dentia, from Rouen, 80 tons weight, the growth of France ; and finally, 120 baskets by the Elizabeth, from Prince Edward's Island, the production of that place. DEATH OF LORD EDWARD FITZALAN HOWARD.--• We regret to hear that accounts have reached town an nouncing the demise of the above Nobleman, who died suddenly, from congestion of the brain, on the 21st ult., at Alexandria, where his Lordship had only arrived a few days previously from Malta and a tour in Greece. His Lordship was third son of the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, and his premature demise bas thrown the family into the deepest affliction. REMOVAL OF WESTMINSTER-BRlDGE.—Tuesday deputation from the united parishes of St. John's and St. Margaret's, Westminster, was appointed to wait upon Viscount Morpeth, Chief Commissioner of Woods and Forests, to represent to his Lordship the great injury that it will cause to these parishes by changing the site of Westminster-bridge. 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