The Sun. — London, England, 1853-02-23 00:00:00

°"4t''rl ittO It 9 Vail 1 , 4 -5 ) tL.:I, SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT _ . HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS EVENING.) THE COUNTY RATES BILL. (Continued from our First 'Edition.) Sir J. PAKINGTON had listened with great satisfaP tion to what had fallen from the noble lord. In offering a few observations on the subject, he would implore the house and the noble lord to bear in mind what was really the animus of this bill. He could not conceal from him self that the animus of this bill was to strike a blow at the magistracy of England. The noble lord might not be aware of the vote come to last year in a discussion on the same subject. Tlie hon. member for Manchester brought in a bill last year differing from the present only inasmuch as it dispensed with the services of the magis- Iracy altogether, and after some discussion the house re jected that bill. In consequence of that rejection, the right hon. gentlemen has brought in the present mea ' sure, anii he had stated that his object was to proceed by instalments to supersede the magistracy, and he had re sorted to two fallacies, which he had repeated year after year until perhaps he believed them himself. He was glad that the noble lord had detected those fallacies. The first was, that the great principle that taxation should' only, be impoged by one's own representatives was 'revoked by this bill. The second fallacy was an invidious one—it placed the magistracy on one side nd the .ratepayers on the other. (Hear, hear.) was not disposed to oppose the second reading, but t 6 reserved to himself the power to take the gravest ob jection to all the most important provisions of the bill. rt He thought that a bill of such a, magnitude ought to be tskeil up by the Government, and not be carried forward by a private member. (Hear, hear.) In his opinion it would be most impolitic and unwise to deprive mates of their existing powers, seeing that they wi*ul the slightest emolument, discharged many heavy and onerous duties with great honour to them selves and credit to the country. Though he was always an advocate for the Boards of Guardians, he viewed with great dread their being converted into local councils for th transaction of matters entirely foreign to the duties - plgscribed for them by the Poor Law Act. Sir G. GREY entirely concurred in the course taken by the noble viscount the Secretary of State for the Home Department. He declared now, as be had done before, that it was in his opinion desirable for the satis faction of ratepayers, that the representative principle shduld be applied to the election of the boards charged . with the administration of the financial affairs of coun ties ; he had stated 'so much in reference to a former bill •- • of the hon. member for Manchester when he was in office in 1851. He had no doubt that if the amend ment proposed by the noble .viscount were introduced into the bill at would be greatly improved, and would stand a great chance of passing the house. Mr. HENLEY urged the necessity on the part of the executive of not allowing any interference with the ma gistrates in the management of prisons and lunatic asy lums. He objected to turning boards of guardians into - elecitoral councils, that being a principle which was quite new and foreign to our constitution. If the financial ~ b oards were to be elected, it would be- much better to , . ~7place their elected in the hands of the •rate-payers than , tcklitrust it to the guardians. He hoped the Govern ment would take charge of the bill, and put it in a shape more likely to meet the approval of the house. Mr. BAINES explained that the proceedings of the . new financial boards. would be entirely public, a clause having. been introduced into the bill expressly for that purpose. Mr. BARROW said he approved of the bill, though he had no wish to interfere with the executive power of the magistrates. It had been said that the bill would deprive them of their ancient rights, but not one of the powers proposed to be conferred on the financial boards was given to them by the commission of the peace ; they were conferred upon them by driblets, because there was no machinery in existence by which the rate-payers could elect financial boards. That machinery was, how ever, now supplied by the boards of guardians. He was not indisposed to consent to some amendments being ' made in the bill, but he trusted the principle would not be so flitted away in committee as to render the bill almost inoperative when it passed into law. Mr. T. B. SMITH supported the bill. Mr. PACKE went at some length into the details of the bill, and pointed out the ill effects it would have' upon many parts of county administration, particularly the management of lunatic asylums. ' Mr. WHALLEY thought the present bill would benefit the county magistracy in the opinion of the ratepayers, by removing from them all those imputa tions which most undeservedly now rested on them. • Mr. HUME thought that the bill ought to be in the hands of the Government. Its effect would be to place the ratepayers in the counties in the same condition as the ratepayers in boroughs were placed by the Reform Mr. PACKE thought that to place the ratepayers in some of the western counties in the same condition as the ratepayers in small towns would be the greatest in jury which could be inflicted upon them.' After a few words from Mr. M. GIBSON, who ex pressed his acquiescence in the proposition of the Go vernrilent, the bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed pro tormel on Friday. COURTS OF COMMON LAW (IRELAND) BILL. This bill went through committee pro forma. MAYNOOTH COLLEGE.—ADJOURNED DEBATE. Mr. FAGAN op ed the adjourned debate. He con sidered that th e pritcirea,l object in renewing this discus sion was to riii6 alive the violent religious spirit which had been aviliktned in this country by the hon. gentleman the member ter North Wirwickshire, assisted by the Late Government, with: a view i ep. influencing the deci sion of Irish election petitions, which would shortly be before the honse, 'and in which accusations were made against Roman Catholic priests of interfering with the elections by means of ifitimidation. The honourable gentleman then proceeded to animadvert at some length upon the penal laws of former times, and the corruption of late times, which he contended had been unable to destroy the Roman Catholic faith, which was still the national religion of Ireland. Although he would prefer to see the Roman Catholic religion independent of the Government, yet still he thought it was the duty of every Government to see that the clergy of its subjects were maintained, and the means of education provided. On this ground he had always supported the Queen's College, and still r4ore the grant to Maynooth. The college of Maynooth 'was founded in the year 1795, in the midst of the French revolution, and though so many reasons had been given for it, he believed that the real reason was political, to prevent the Irish youth destined for the priesthood from being sent to France and imbibing French doctrines. The final settlement had been made by Sir R. Peel, and with that settlement Ireland remained contented until it it was disturbed by the hon. member for North War wickshire. The arguments which the hon. member had used to urge for the abolition of this grant, if carried out, must lead to the discontinuance of all Protestant mis sions and establishments in our oolonies and in foreign countries. The hon. member evidently had not read the report of the committee of 1827, because in every line of it was contained a refutation of his arguments. . The hon, gentleman had relied greatly upon his quotations frorn Bellarmine and Thomas Aquinas ; but the hon. gentleman ought to know that the doctrines laid down . 1 - ,y those writers, with regard to the point for which the hon. gentleman quoted them, were repudiated and dis avowed by all the Catholic universities, and all thinking Catholics. The hon. gentleman said that the Roman Catholic religion was subversive of liberty; but he would ask on what side' had Irish Roman Catholic members always been found if not on the side of civil and religi gious liberty ? The hon. gentleman then found fault with the dispensing power of the Roman Catholic reli gion to relieve from oaths. Why, he had taken the trouble to collate the opinions of Roman Catholic and Protestant divines on this point, and he found that they •were exactly the same, namely; that the dispensing power was limited always by the law of nature. With regard to the order of Jesuits, he believed that no body of men had done more than that order for the civil and religious liberties of the world, and it was for that rea sc,n that the Sovereigns of Europe had persecuted that -order. He hoped that 'the hon. gentleman's motion would be rejected by a large majority—that it might be mashed for ever. Mr. A. MILLS said he should support the motion, because he believed that the Ronian Catholic system was calculated to ruin and destroy the social resources of every country which adopted it. This was the real rea -5K30.11 why th e English constituencies had so strong a reel: ni g ppon thi s matter, and not from any religious motives. _ M.r •J. BALL wished to direct the attention of the house to the answe r to this motion which their own archives contained. There were reports in the library which refuted all the statements which the hon. member for North Warwickshire had made, and he could not but regret that this motion had been proposed. • The lan guage .which accompanied its introduction was most un called' for. It was justly offensive to the Roman Catho lics of the house, and he could not help feeling that the hop. member for North Warwickshire ought to have been called to order when he used it. 1 1 warned the house that these.discussions could have lio good object, indeed they -'were calculated strongly to create disaffec trail in krulatid. The parties who were now spending their days in a penal settlement for treason committed in 'lreland, never used half so many invective s to seai_ tien ,as they heard from the hon. member for North Warwickshire last night. The authorities of Maynooth did, not object to an inquiry being instituted into their system, but•what they complained of was the manner in which this, motion, and others similar to it,' were made. The late Government profited very largely by the anti- Maynooth cry, and before this debate closed, he hoped some of the members of that Government would favour the house with their opinions upon this motion. The establishment of the gran t was received •by Ireland as a disposition on the part of the British Legislature to deal graciously with her ; atil when the late Sir R o b er t Peel suc ceeded in carrying the measure, Ireland was not want ing in suppling" manifestations of her gratitude. But, in questions of this sort a wpetual display of gratitude Vas quite uncalled for, when this grant was F a ' c a. i t 4 L s o e: fr l idu i t w c ti c a ve s . conceded not 'as re na r k o f f avou i b ut an AIDIKE said, the honour and good faith - of eount ry th e , e was4ledge'd to the continuance of this grant, unss it could ar : 4 shown that' # had been grossly mis= lied , or willulty abused. r o proof, howeve r , o f such naisapplic ' ion or abuse :a 'yet come before them, ILIL • Q..'. ''l THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 23, 1853.. and he, therefore, felt himself bound in honour to resist this motion. Mr. FORTESCUE was glad that this was not a mo tion for inquiry, but a; direct proposal to withdraw the grant, as it would enable the house to come to a direct vote upon the subject, and. at once put a stop to this Anti-Maynooth agitation. The granting of a committee would only have increased the excitement, and the cries of "No Popery" from the Rotunda and Exeter-hall, would have been unceasing. A stop ought to be put to such eccasion for the display of religious intoler ance, and he almost regretted that something like a statute of liinitations could not be passed to determine at what point the Lord George Gordon• argu ments, which were usually imported into discussions of this nature, Should be brought to a final close. Vast changes had taken place since the Ma,ynoothl grant was increased in 1845. Famine and pestilence had visited Ireland--sedition had overtaken some of heryounger sons; while, lastly, a cry of Papal aggression had spread d i isMay from one end of her shores to the other, but none of these evils were attributable to the resistance of this grant. They were rather to be traced to a system of misgovernment ; but Ireland was now entering upon a new state of things, and he therefore regretted the more the introduction .into the legislature of topics of a polemical character. Such discussions could lead to no good result, and since it was acknow ledged that, for a time at least, the act of 1845 settled the question, he hoped they should hear very few such speeches as that which they heard last night on the introduction of this motion. ►The feelings of the Ro man Catholics must be respected ; and if .the house wished to extend the blessings of a liberal Government, and to cement the union that existed between the three sections of the United Kingdom, viz., England, Ireland, and Scotland the house must set its face against the sentiments of religious intolerance which these debates were calculated to inspire. Lord STANLEY thought it was desirable that this debate should close to-day, because every day and every hour that this question was kept open tended to incense those feelings of religious animosity which the establish ment of the Maynooth grant was intended to allay. He could not, however, allow the debate to close without expressing his opinions upon the motion as a member of the late Government. He felt bound to give the motion his reluctant opposition. The grant was adopted as a compromise in 1845, and it would be an act of injustice to abolish it now. Since before that period the grant was made annually, but from the time of the Union down to 1845, no Parliament undertook to refuse it, and the Legislature, in his opinion, did right in placing the grant upon such a footing as to prevent a recurrence to those angry and irritating discussions which generally attended the annual vote Of the grant. The Maynooth College was the same now that it was in 1845, but supposing that it was not so, there was no condition attached to the grant. The grant was made upon the understanding that it was not only to be un conditional, but that it should be permanent, and for his part he was bound to confess that as yet he had heard no good reason why he should now vote for its absolute and unconditional repeal. Mr. LUCAS expressed his opinion most decidedly both against the amendment and the original resolution. No Roman Catholic could vote for either ; but at the same time that he said this, he was bound to add that the temper of the speech of the hon. member who moved the amendment was in far better taste than that of the hon. member for North . Warwickshire. It was a feeling of bigotry, however, which dictated both the amendment and the original motion, and the same op position to Catholicity as much pervaded the one as the other. The amendment did not put the question of the Maynooth grant. The honourable member who proposed it talked of the grant being a beg garly grant of 30,0001. a-year, and called upon the Roman Catholic members to reject it, be cause it was, not worth the gratitude which it en abled this country to claim of Ireland. But for his part he for one denied that any gratitude was due ; the grant was only an instalment of a great act of justice which the British Legislature had so long denied to Ire land. Do away with such grants as the Re gium Donum, and that gigantic robbery, the Established Church of Ireland, and he should be quite ready to give up this Maynooth grant. Those who proposed motions of this nature, it appeared to him, went upon the principle of taking what they could get, and sticking to it when they got it—(a laugh)— but such a principle "was rotten at the core, and sooner or later must break down. (Cheers.) The Maynooth grant was not conceived in a spirit of liberality, but of State policy ; and as this mo tion for its repeal came from the tail or fag-end of a party, it was impossible that it could pass. One object of Sir Robert Peel in making this grant permanent was to put a stop to angry discussions like this. In this respect the object had failed but those who proposed such a resolution as this knew very well that the legislation of the country could not be carried on. He had, therefore, no fears of the passing of - this resolution. With regard to the opinions which the hon. member for North Warwickshire ex pressed last night, it would be treating them with too much respect to condescend to answer them. One would suppose, fi`om the tone of the hon. member for North Warwickshire, that the Roman Catholic religion was a thing which had recently dropped from the moon, but he was too obedient a child to that church —(a laugh)—to lower himself so much as to answer to the aspersions which had been so freely cast upon her in the course of this debate. (Hear, hear.) Let there be a case made out against the administration of the Maynooth grant, he should be quite ready to vote for a committee of inquiry, but until then he must resist all motions of this nature. (Hear.) Mr. DRUMMOND said his constituents had re quested him to vote for this motion, but he should do no • such thing. (A laugh.) He would be no party to an act of injustice ; but though lie could not vote for this motion, he thought the people of this country had a right to complain of such men as Paul Cullen and hiq master, the Pope. The religion which they preached was this—they said there was no other true religion but their own, and that all other forms of worship but their own was heretical, and every means used for suppressing it would be perfectly justifiable. Now, for a man who professed such a doctrine as that to talk about religious toleration, was little better than a fraud, and he hoped the house would treat the liberalism of such speakers as the last with, the disregard that its sincerity merited. He found just as much fault with the doctrines .taught by the Jesuits ; he denied that so far as this part of the question was concerned, that it partook at all of a religious character, it was a question not only of religion, but of liberty, and one which affected the freedom of thought throughout the world ; and since the doctrines of the Jesuitss, which were so inimical to civil and religious freedom, were taught in Maynooth, there ought at least to be an inquiry into the mananage ment of that establishment. (Cries of "Hear, hear.") Lord CLAUD HAMILTON, amidst some impa tience, moved the adjournment of the debate. Mr. MOORE said the hon. member for Meath had curtailed his remarks upon the understanding that the division was to be called to-night. • Sir R. H. INGLIS said if the motion for adjournment was carried, he must take the opportunity of protesting against the language which the honourable member for Meath had applied to the Church of England as by law established. Mr. LUCAS disclaimed any intention or desire to hurt the feelings of any follower of the Established Church. What he said 'he meant to apply to the Irish Church as an establishment, and not to the doctrines which it taught. After a few words from Mr. CLAY, _ _ _ Mr. Sergeant SHEE said he agreed with the hon. member for Meath in many questions • but he begged it to be distinctly understood that the hon. member did not express his own and his friends feeling upon the matter, when he declared that the Established Church of Ireland was a robbery conceived in fraud. (Cheers.) The motion for the adjournment of the debate was then put from the chair, and negatived without a division. BlThe house then divided on the original motion, when there appeared— For the motion Against it 192 Majority against 3O Mr. Spooner's motion was accordingly rejected, but there was no time to put the amendment, it being past six o'clock. The house then adjourned at a quarter past six. ' STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian of this day.) MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.—We have had a continu ance to-day of that indisposition to operate, on the part of buyers, which characterised our market last week, in creased in some degree, no doubt, by the non-arrival of the New York steamer, whose intelligence seems to have become necessary to the imparting of any 'decided cha racter to a Tuesday's business. The feeling of uncer tainty about prices has therefore been more marked thax before, and the sales of the day unusually limited. As compared with this day ,week, we should say that, in yarns, there is an advantage on the side of buyers of fully la. per lb. on the average of counts from ; 50's downwards. Pincops and warps are more affected than bundles. Good qualities of finer numbers continue quite firm. In the department of cloth there is a somewhat morn favourable tendency. This is more perceptible in India fabrics than any others. Shirtings have now re ceded 3d. per piece from the late highest rates—other descriptions lid. Domestics are more difficult of sale ; and printing cloths are less keenly sought for—the wider ones not so firm as they lately were. The Liver pool cotton market is quoted Ad. per. lb. below the rates of Friday week. ROCHDALE, MONDAT.—We have had little change in the flannel market to-day ; prices have been steady, and the demand has been tolerably good. The wool market hats been much the same as . that of the previous Mon day. HALIFA X • SATURDAY.—In our piece hall to-day there has been a very slender attendance of buyers, and scarcely any "rmods, either plain or fancy, have been disp ose d of. The yarn tnarket is firm, but not active. The manufacturers purchase somewhat readily, but the export houses are very shy of giving out or:hers. Wools are very stiff.' Lincolnshire . wethers, Which are greatly in request, have realised higher prices, but for other sorts there is no change in the quotations. HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY.--Our market .1.14$ . been quite as brisk last week, and low goods of any kind go off well.' •Manufacturers continue well- employed to or.ler. We have had a good many foreign bto.tr.-; in toun to-day for Continental orders. swith all faults).nearjLthe whole found buyers at full rate*, The market closes pieny firm to-day.. . . COFFEE has been operated in to some extent during the week, the sales consisting of fully 2,000 bags St.' Domingo,, chiefly at 42s Gd to 445, 200 bags Laguayra at 53s 6d ' 57s 6d, 100 bags old Java at 48s, and 150 bags Rio, to ar rive,. at 46s per cwt. Sugar has continued in extensive request, particularly East India and foreign descriptions, at stiffer prices ; the transactions comprise 150 hhds. chiefly Demerara, at 34s fd to 40s 6d for vacuum pan, with Jamaica and Barbadoes within the same range; 7,000 bags Bengal, including. Benares, at 35s 6d to 38s 6d ; dates, at 35s to 36s 6d ' • new Khaur at 295, and Madras at 32s 6d to 34s 6d. Also, 11,300 bags Pernams and Paraiba, chiefly at 17s to 18s, up to 22s 6d for white ; 500 bags Ceara, at 21s ; and 650 boxes Havannah, at 20s per cwt. Of molasses no sales. Of rum, about 250 puncheons Demerara have been taken, at about previous rates. RICE. 700 bags fine table realised at auction to-day 13s ; and 1,100 bags Arracan have been disposed of at 10s per cwt. DTEwooDs.—The market keeps very firm, and only a moderate business has been concluded since our last report. DEYSALTERIES.—Of argols the supply being small, pre vents.business ; onlylimited sales of berries, without change. The transactions in madders and roots are only small, at pre vious rates; 25 bales Bombay roots are reported at 43s 6d, and 800 bags Palermo sumac taken at 14s to 14s 3d per cwt. Higher prices are asked for brimstone, and 200 tons have brought 6/ to 6/ 7s 6d per ton. Of saltpetre scarcely 100 bags have-been sold, at 26s 6d to 29s ; 100 chests shell Inc are reported without change ; 100 bags sago flour, at 22s ; 250 bags Baltimore quercitron Bark, at 9s ; 40 bags gum ciedda, at 31s 6d • a few casks of tartar, at 7 4 s 3d to 83s ; 400 slabs Strait; tin, chiefly for arrival, at 107 s 6cl to 110 s Gd in store ; and 150 tons nitrate of soda, at Hs, with a small lot at 18s Gd per cwt. OILS.—For olive oil there is rather more inquiry, and 50 tuns taken at i very ,- full rates. Only a moderato busi ness has been doing fish, at last prices. Linseed has realised 33s 6d, and spirits of turpentine 65s to 67s per cwt. TALLOW.—The market remains quiet, with P.Y.C. rul ing at 45s 6d ; 220 pipes South American are reported, at 40s up to 455. American lard is nominally worth 60s to 62s per cwt, but there is very little doing. JUTE.—Holders keep very firm, and require advanced prices, cons equently no sales. 50 bales Manilla hemp are reported, at 411 lOs per ton. 150 bags black pepper have brought 34d to 33d ; 300 bags pimento 5d per lb, and 50 boxes pearl sago 19,3 per cwt. - BRITIeId .FUTUA-L LIFE ASSURANCE 0111PANY. The sixth annual meeting of this company was held at Radley's Hotel yesterday ; Mr. John Gover in the chair. . The . SECRETARY read the. advertisement convening the meeting. The CHAIRMAN said that life assurance might, at first sight, appear to some minds dry and uninteresting, but, upon closer examination, it woald be found to embrace principles of the deepest interest to the philanthropist, and e very individual who wished for the welfare of his own connexions and of society at large. If they looked care fully into the details of life assurance, they would see that no institution could tend more to remove a large amount of the misery unfortunately existing in the world. Let them look to the case of a young man living to the very . edge of his income. If he sickened and died without having assured his life, his wife would probably have to go into some menial situation, and his family, if he had any, either become a burden on their friends, or go to the workhouse. Then they might take the case of a merchant, medical man, or clergyman in a similar position. He died, an d his beloved wife became dependent on her elder children--the sons who were receiving an education to fit them for liberal professions, were obliged to take much lower situations than they had a right to expect, and the daughters who had pro bably been taught every accomplishment had to become teachers, or perhaps sempstresses, or even to accept me nial situations; whilst all these evils might have been pre vented by life assurance. Now, he would take another case, one.that really occurred in that office. A young man keeping a shop in the south of London assured his life for 1001. He could not afford to pay the annual premium in one sum, but he agreed to pay 10s. a quarter. He had only just paid his second quarter's premium, when he was seized with cold and died ; his widow came to the office, received her 1001., and was now getting a re spectable livelihood in her shop ; and yet it was not until after repeated urgings the young man had been induced to make that trifling sacrifice which had since been instru mental in preserving his family from ruin. Though he considered they could not buy life assurance too dear, he thought it highly important that they should obtain it at the cheapest rate. That could be only done through the means of a mutual office, which divided all its profits amongst the. assured. Their office was absolutely and totally mutual—and they had no interest to pay on capital which they did not want, and for which they had no use. In fact, all the capital they possessed arose from the accumulated receipts of the premiums paid on policies. Last year had been very trying to life assur ance—the north was pitted against the south, and the old offices against the young. He was happy, however, to say that they had come well out of the examination, and the result of all the trials to which they had been exposed was to do them good rather than injury. All that had been written and all that had been said had had no effect against them, as they were enabled fearlessly to appeal to what they had done, and the integrity of their management. (Cheers.) Theirs was no ordinary institution—the excess of their new business of 1852 was very far over that of 1851; and, though they had just completed their sixth year, they were doing an amount of business that would bear favourable com parison with many offices that boasted of their antiquity. He felt assured that, let what opposition would come, they would continue to go on prospering. In six years this society had attained a position which others had not done in 30. The fact was the British Empire, though young in years, was old in business ; and they only wanted every member to use his best exertions to extend the business, when this would become a really national institution. He believed that . their future prospects were such as to completely eclipse all that had gone before, and that they must become, what their name denoted, really the British Empire Mutual Life Assur ance Office. He would now call on the Secretary to read the report. Th T e b S e s y C e R a E r T AlnBvs2thbeansrebamthesigfoslalobwseindgbya f report:—ree and general public discussion of the fundamental require ments of the age regarding life assurance offices. The discussion has resulted in an unanimous public convic tion that life offices, which unite in the highest degree the convenience, the advantage, and the safety of the public, are entitled to the largest share of public favour, and will acquire the greatest accessions of public business. This conviction has been followed by a demonstration the most unanswerable, in favour of those offices which unerringly secure these vast benefits, by being based upon the following great principles :—That each assured member has of inalienable right a complete participation (in the society to which he belongs) ; in the receipt of the entire profits ; in the knowledge of the affairs of the society ; involving the management of the society. It is the satisfaction of the members of the British Empire Mutual Life Assurance Company that these are the principles on which this society was founded, on which its operations haavveebejein been carried e society during out,ando nwh which the s I ya , e 40 r. 0 new members have European rfehonour ableo offices. The steady progress of the company s business, unc h ec k e d It is peculiarly gratifying that so searching an ordeal should result so unequivocally in favour of this society, the amount of new business being much greater, both in numbers of new members and amounts of sums assured, ' tlla cionmpanayrifsoornmr with year, the from the outset, is shown by the fact that in th e fi rs t year, 1847, the number of policies issued wa s 257, as and first such of op as ur will ean as suring 49,998/.; in the second year, 1848, the number of additional policies amounted to 311, assuring 48,0391.; in the third year, 1849, there were 708 new policies, assuring 107,6291., in the fourth year, 1850, the new policies amounted to 809, assuring 136,3651. ; in the fifth year, 1851, the new policies amounted to 1,065, as suring 211,272/. ; and in the last or sixth year, there were issued 1,400 new policies, assuring 281,687/. ; snaking a total of 4,550 policies issued, and assuring 834,9901. The new business of the year consists of 1,400 life policies, assuring 281,6871., the annual pre miums thereon being above 9,1001. 51 annuities have also been issued, of which eight have been immediate annuities, on which 1,3801. 18s. id. have been received. By the last year's new business the annual revenue of the company, from premiums on life business, has been increased, after deducting for lapsed policies, about 8,3581., and the amount assured by the new life policies in 1852 is above 33 per cent, more than those of the year 1851. The division of profits declared at the early part of the year has given complete satisfaction, and has, doubtless, contributed to that highpublicfavour with which the office is regarded. The members are already aware, by the public papers, that, in accordance with the wish of the members, expressed at the special meeting, held in November, 1851, the Legislature granted a special act of Parliament, by which various important privileges have been conferred upon this society. Thirty-sl.x mem bers have died during the year, and the sums payabl e f o r assurances and bonus es under their policies have amounted to 6,5441. 9s. 2d. It is satisfactory to ob serve that this amount is much less than the sum pro vided for the current deaths by the tables. The num ber of life policies in force on December 31st, 1852, after deducting those which had terminated by lapsing or death, was 3,955, assuring the amount of 732,605/., the annual income thereon being about 23,809/. 13s. 3d. After payment of all expenses and claims, the company has accumulated the sum of 45,8311. 12s. Bd., the whole of which (the balance in hand of course excepted) is invested on approved securities. The directors feel they cannot too forcibly impress upon the members that the one vital characteristic of this society is, that it is the members own society, and it is they who must ex tend it till its benefits are a household word throughout the British empire, and it is their living co-operation with the directors which must place it in the first and foremost rank of life assurance institutions." The Rev. C. 11: KEEN moied the a,doptiiiii of the re bilancelheet, and congratulated the members on the.proiperous state of the society. ' ' • Mr. W.? . . CooPEn,,Mayor: of Oantqrbpry, s'eeonded th& motion. He wai! satisfied that the time would come when the Britislitrapire Mutual Life Assurance Office would becomsothe Most successful and important in the kingdom. Their society had arrived at its present posi tion without the aid of aristocratic names, purely by the energy and business habits of plain business men. The importance of life assurance and the uncertainty of life was recently shown by an event which took place in the city with which he had the honour to be connected. A young man, the partner of his nephew, proposed to assure his life for 1,0001., and passed the medical examination, when his father stepped in and said, "Postpone it for a year, you may want the 20/. in business." In three months after, the young man was thrown from his horse and killed on the spot. Fortunately he was not a married man, but the 1,0001. was lost to the father —as, luckily for the office, in consequence of that father's advice the policy was not completed. They had now issued 4,550 policies ; and numberless were the persons who might have to bless the British Empire Mutual Life Office for saving them from destitution, through their fathers and mothers having been induced to become members of it. (Cheers.) The Rev. J. WIGNER, of Lynn, supported the mo tion. He had attended that meeting, having been de puted to do so by a meeting of the Lynn members, held on Friday last, to see how things were going on, though they had no distrust of its position ; and he should go back to his constituents at Lynn and tell them, in a Nor folk phrase, " that everything was fair and above board." (Cheers.) In reply to questions from Mr. Hill, it was stated that the borrowers were generally well satisfied by the easy terms on which they could get money from that office. The terms were pretty well the same as those of building societies—the borrowers being much better enabled to pay back the loans out of their income by instalments than they would be to put it by so as to pay the whole amount at once. In the first year (1847), when money was scarce, it was so lent as to produce to the society from eight to nine per cent.—taking into consideration the advantage obtained by loans being returned by in stalments. On the following years it was calculated in such a manner as io return them about seven per cent., and last year the directors had advanced it so as to re turn them only five per cent. The premiums paid for a policy of assurance was not, in point of fact, additional interest, as, even when the loan was paid off, the bor rower could, and generally did, continue his policy. Independently of which, a borrower was not compelled to assure his life excepting in cases where the security offered was purely personal. The report was then unanimously adopted, and votes of thanks given to the chairman, directors, and other officers. BURNING OF WHITBY THEATRE.—The inhabitants of Whitby were aroused from their slumbers on Thursday night last by the outbreak of a destructive fire on the premises known as the theatre, situate in Baxter's-gate, which, with a tavern connected with it, soon fell a prey to the ravages of the flames. No amusements have, it seems, been enacted in the theatre for several weeks ; the fire there is no doubt originated in the bar of the tavern. The property burned down is insured in the County Fire•office. ' HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE: WEEK. The effect of increased coldness of the weather is visible in an increased mortality amongst old and young. The mean temperature of the air in the second week of January was 45 deg., and the deaths of London were 1,001; in the week that ended last Saturday the mean temperature was only 29.8 deg., and the deaths regis tered rose to 1,328. Since the ormer week the weekly temperature has declined according to the following series :-41.9 deg., 37.7 deg., 36.5 deg., 34.8 deg., and 29.8 deg., and the mortality has concurrently risen according to the following numbers :-994, 1,011, 1,220, 1,235, and 1,328. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1843-52 the average number of deaths was 1,098, which, with a correction for increase of population, becomes 1,208. The deaths of last week, therefore, exceed the estimated amount by 120. The following table exhibits the mortality at three periods of life during the last four weeks ending— Ages. Jan. 29. Feb. b. Feb. 12. Feb. 19. From birth to 15 years 451 ... 550 ... 479 ... 534 From 15 years to 60 324 ... 391 ... 452 424 At 60 and upwards 235 .... 278 ... 293... 370 Hence it appears that while persons of all ages have suffered, the severity of the weather has been most fatal to persons in advanced life. Well-heated apartments, warm clothing, and comfortable lodging at night, at all times necessary in this climate, are indispensable at this season to the aged, who find it difficult to support life when the temperature has fallen below a certain point. The deaths from bronchitis in the last five weeks have been 83, 91, 110, 168, 184 ; those from hopping -cough rose last week to 66; those from consumption to 167. Taking the last six weeks, and comparing the facts of the former half of this period with those of the.latter half, it is observed that the mortality in the West Dis tricts has increased 36 per cent. ; in the North 31 per cent. ; in the Central . 17 per cent. • in the East 30 per cent. ; and in the districts south of the Thames 19 per cent. Mr. Clark, deputy-registrar of Peckham, says : " From the want of proper drainage, the bad state of cesspools, &c., fever is never absent from Hill-street and the surrounding neighbourhood." In the Green sub-district of Bethnal-green ' at 2, Paradise-place, the daughter and son of a labourer, aged respectively, 6 months and 2 years, died on 15th February of " rubeola, pneumonia, convulsions, the former after S days', the latter after 21 days' illness. Four deaths have occurred in the same house in the short space of 11 days." The bad sanitary condition of this place has been already described. Last week was fatal to two centenarians :—On the 15th February, at the workhouse, Chelsea, ,an army pensioner died of " natural decay" at the age (as stated) of 102 years. Mr. Lamer, registrar, mentions that " this was a man of colour, who had been for many years cymbal player in one of the regimental binds ; he was admitted into the workhouse from Mermaid-yard about three months before his death ; it is ,stated that he was married only six years ago." At 24, Duke street, Aldgate, on 19th February, the widow of a fruiterer died from " decay of nature" at the great age of 104 years. Mr. Spencer says :—" She came from Mentz in Germany to England in the year 1770, at the age of 21 years. She retained her factilties till the last, and never had medical advice previous to her last illness." At the Royal Hospital, GreenWich, six pensioners died, three on the 12th instant, two on the 14th, and one on the 16th, whose ages averaged 78 years. The oldest was a man of 93 years, who, according to Mr. Waller, the registrar, " was formerly a messenger in the cashier's office at the hospital, a situation which he held for many years ; of late he was in the habit of walk ing straight up the Holiday-hill to the Observatory daily, and continued this practice till a very short time before his death." As may be supposed from the generally advanced age of the persons who inhabit them, the mortality in work houses has been great ; the number of deaths amongst their inmates rose last week to 164,' though it has been frequently not more than half of that amount. In military and naval asylum the deaths were 9, in general hospital 51, in hospitals for special diseases 3, in lunatic asylums 12, in military and naval hospitals 3. Last week the births of 850 boys and 731 girls, in all 1,581 children, were registered in London. The aver age number in eight corresponding weeks of 1845-52 was 1,464. _ _ - At the Royal Obgervatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was only 29.585 in. The mean temperature of the week was only 29'8 deg., which is 9.1 deg. below the average of the same week% 38 years. The mean daily temperature was lowest on Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday, when it was about 28 . 7 deg., or about 10 deg. below the average. On all other days it was 7 deg. and 8 deg. below the average. On Saturday the highest temperature was 3d . 2 deg., and the lowest only 20 . 5 deg. The mean dew point temperature was 22 . 9 deg. The wind blew from tho, north or north-east throughout the: week. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE of YESTBRDA Y. At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 21st day of February, 1853—present, the Queen's Most Excellent Ma jesty in Council—her Majesty having been pleased to ap point the Right Honourable George William Frederick, Earl of Clarendon, K.G., to be one of her Majesty's Prin cipal Secretaries Of State, his Lordship was this day, by her Majesty's command, sworn one of her Majesty's Prin-, cipal Secretaries of State accordingly. At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 21st day of February, 1853—present, the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council—her Majesty having been pleased, by letters patent under the Great Seal of Great Britain, to constitute the night Hon. Stapleton, Viscount Comber mere, G.C.8., Constable of her Majesty's Tower of Lon don, and also Lord-Lieutenant of the Tower Hamlets, his Lordship this day in Council took the oaths appointed to be taken, instead of the oaths of allegiance and supremacy as Constable of the said Tower, and as Lord-Lieutenant of the said Tower Hamlets, and likewise the oath of Con stable of the Tower of London. FOREIGN OFFICE, FEB. 11. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint John Green, Esq., now her Majesty's Consul at the Piraeus, to be her Majesty's Consul at Alexandria. FOREIGN OFFICE, FEB. 18. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Don Placido do Jose y Hevia as Consul at Malta, and of Don Joaquin Gonzalez as Vice-Consul at Gibraltar, for her Majesty the Queen of Spain. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. Na thaniel Solomon as, Consul at St. Helena, for the Free Hanseatic city of Hamburgh. DOWNING-STREET, FEB. 21. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of Lord Cowley, K.C.B. her Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to his Majesty the Emperor of the French, to be an Ordinary Member of the Civil Division of the First Class, or Knights Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Herefordshire. John Murray Aynsley, Esq. ; Thomas William Booker. Esq. ; William Bridgman, Esq.; Bonham Caldwell, Esq.; EliPs Chadwick, Esq.; James Cheese, Esq.; William Tre velyan Kevill Davies ; Thomas Dunne, jun., Esq.; Edward Griffiths, Esq.; Captain Charles Heywood, Esq.; Edmund Higgiuson, Fsq.; James King King, Esq.; William Money Kyrie, Esq.; Captain Augustus William Henry Meyrick, Esq.; Robert Baskerville Rickards MynorS, Esq.; Reynolds Peyton, Esq.; Captain Kingsmill Manley Power ' • Henry Lee Warner, jun., E sq .—t o b e Deputy Lieutenants. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire. Huntingdonshire Militia Henry Jordan Thornhill, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, Feb. 16. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Flintshire. Royal Flintshire Militia— Lieutenant Charles James Trevor Roper to be Captain ; Richard Pelham Warren, Esq., to be Captain. Commissions by the Lord - Lieutenant of Norfolk. 2d or Enstern Regiment of Norfolk Militia—Alexander Robert Chamberlain, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Smith, resigned ; Spencer Thomas Smyth, Gent., M.D., to be As sistant-Surgeon and Ensign, vice Green, retired, Feb. 8. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire. Ist Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia- Ivan Swen Andrea Herford, Gent., to be Ensign, Feb. 16. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Hertfordshire. Hertfordshire Militia—The Honourable Reginald Alger non Capel, to be Ensign ; Arthur Macnamara, Esq., to be Ensign, Feb. 17. LIVERPOOJ PRODUCE MARKETS, Feb. 2?. TEA.—There leas been rather an improved demand for common cop.- b on, at 10d to laid per lb. for good com Mon ; and at a sale held last weekofabout 2,000 packages (chiefly AUSTRALIAN CORDILLERA GOLD AND COPPER MINING COMPANY.—The directors of this company will dispatch from Gravesend, in the chartered ship Tory, their staff, consisting of upwards of 100 men, together with ma chinery, practical engineers, and commissariat officers, and have. appointed Lord Walter Butler, one of the brothers of the Marquis of Ormonde, as their managing director and chief agent in the colony, who will proceed in the ship. They will proceed direct to Port Stephen's, where the agents of the Australian Land Company will Meet, and - convey them at once to the land, which they will immediately commence working. The valuable pos sessions of the Australian Agricultural Land Company will no doubt prove to them a rich and abundant har vest. More than 30 young and active men were Sent to London by the secretary, Mr. W. A.' Hunt, from this neighbourhood on Friday last, to join the expedi tion at Gravesend.—Plyinduth, Mail. SUDDEN DEATH.—On Wednesday last, while Mr. Thomas Campbell was attending the funeral of his son in the Roman Catholic burial ground of this city, he fell down dead at the moment the coffin was lowered into the grave.—Derry Standard. Naw MOON DIVINATION.—Being lately on a visit in Yorkshire, I was amused one evening to find the ser vants of the house excusing themselves for being out of the way when the bell rang on the plea that they had been " hailing the first new moon of the new year." This mysterious salutation was effected, I believe, by Means of a looking-glass, in which the first sight of the moon was to be had, and the object to be gained was the important secret as to how many years would elapse before the marriage of the observers. If one moon was seen in the glass, one year ; if two, two years ; and so on. In the case in question, the maid and the boy saw only one moon a-piece. Whether the superstition would, in this instance, be suggestive to their minds of anything. to be deduced from the coincidence, I do not know ; but as they were both very old-fashioned folks, I sup pbse the custom may not be unknown to those learned in Folk.'Lore. What is the orthodox mode of conduct ing this kind of divination ?—Notes and Queries. ROYAL ARCHERS.—We have heard it rumoured that about July next, we will be favoured with a visit from the Queen's Body Guard for Scotland, when the arrow presented by the town will be competed for. It is said that the meeting will be one of no ordinary interest, and that several of the first nobility of Scotland will be pre sent. —Mon trose Standard. A ~.. Bw . v ' BWMARKET —•Why should there not be a northern Newmarket ? The old Newmarket was created paramount for a class at that time in the country. Why shnoeuoldf old,not another class, New classoh now is greater than the o Newmarket as that one of old had 1 The practical answer to that question, we believe, is ' about to be given at Newton, where the first of a series of meetings will soon take place. To have a second Newmarket in a distantpart of the country, and that ptraaritnitnogthsteanbloers north must surely be an advantage to all the rtho fthe midland counties, and there fore et weh w o hit Mr. Top pe to seether iam s t upport efficiently the new n a A ti l n u e s u o n li c i e r :l. — c ::: i G n: Ti7 T ne li s it . L OR D RECTORSHIP of m r ABERDEEN . —A letter has been received from the Earl of Carlisle, stating his readiness to attend personally at the installation, if elected to the office of Lord Rector. The students had a meeting on Wednesday evening, every probability from thethatexpressiontheof feeling manifested, there is noble lord will be elected by a large majority. A LONDON TRAD E. — The trial trip of the Pr L om lu p l i n screw steamer, belonging to the London and Shipping l ll l : T d e i d n n b o u s r i g ia h y.f L l e l it i li, in ,t i o le o s k a p n la h ce ou o r n ; She made speed o t o . and being against a fresh breeze from sx the N.E., and an ebb tide, with the propeller y c e h m e e s n o t, ut an o d f h th er e, water, it was considered very satisfactory to all con cerned. The Prompt is 417 tons o m ia easu in r i. oe o fn to e H l,y era m /d r. . enginessALm SALMON e F of i s 9 n s l - N h o o . rs_e O p n ow th e e r. F — indho sg rn, on Tuesday the let. inst., only two fish were caught, Lillie, O takesn athehv have smaller' beensize, by Mr. weighing John n g r lB ra l s b e . r , , a ivi nd oy t . he o T t h h e e salmon almost fishingn i l s since c h e a stahse yet opening been indifferent. lay Up atoirnMtohne day only two fish had been caught,' oie d on Saturday, gentlemenand one on .sat down O t i ( i ) t a l i 6 "salmonopeningr dinner" t a h y o ' ir a 13 a i in party the dish,hotel, as. sut no- th s e a y hn w o Il e re n oduilsdapphoein hadted in here, or pr a i t ne ry i of the neighbouring fishing stations. Another is to come h off on Thursday. " salmon . dinner" At Aberdeen, we learn from i as t e Journal, the fishing may chasrsaoicntfaetr;seeDd Dee a h a f s a i i b r e c o n o in , ' on m e t n h o e on w o h n o t l , e , though sucl nothing m to boast of. In g w v e e a r t y ho l r itt ; le th h e as up b p ee e n r doing, fishin owing to the t state he s eaoffiSthh fishin g have yielded a moderate quantity ; of Den g can learn, the same cannot be affirmed. The as fr we which has prevailed for the last day or two has ost dissipated the apprehensions beginning to be enter tained by the fishers as to a scarcity of ice. The takes on the Tay, says the Dundee Advertiser continue V ery poor, which is the more to be regretted, as salmon are selling at a high price in the London market. Last week a noble fish of 32 lb. was captured at Belly more , which realised in that market the almost incredi ble- sum of 6/. 10s., after paying all expenses—a price . that w 09141 purc hase a tolerably good cow for a cedar. The ' _gratin •Advertiser says— " The fishings on the North and South. Esk opened auspicipusly,, The North Esk, in •partieuho has already yieided a very liberal su pply. At the fishing of Kinnordie, Mr. Hector had 90 salmon, and was about equally fortunate at the upper' fishings of Balmakewan ; and Mr. Johnstone, oil the. lower fishing_ of Morphie, Kirkside and Kinna.ber, had. 70 clean salmon on the same day. ' We understand Mr. Johnstone has since taken other 65 clean salmon." kinvEnalsEmENTl--Deafness—New Discovery.-39, Al b emar l e -street, Piccadilly, observe, opposite the York Hotel. The organic vibrator, an extraordinary power ful, small, newly-invented instrument, for deafness, en tirely different from all others tO surpass anything of the kind that has been, or probably ever can be produced, being of the same corour as the skin, is not perceptible it enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public assemblies ; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in the ears are entirely removed ; and it affords all the assistance that possibly could be desired. The Royal Exhibition valuable newly-invented, very powerful waistcoat pocket glass, the size of a walnut, to discern minute objects at a distance of for from yachting, four to five miles, which is fou and to sportsmen, gentlemen, and gamekeepers. Tele scopes, possessing such extraordinary power that some 34 inches, with an extra eye piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars. They supersede every other kind, and are of all sizes for the waistcoat pocket, shooting, military purposes, ate. Opera and race-course glasses with wonderful power i a minute object can be dearly seen, from 10 to 12 miles distant. Invaluable newly-invented spectacle.— S. and B. Solomons, Aurists and Opticians, 39, Albemarle -street, Piccadilly, observe, opposite the York Hotel. [AbvEaTtergENT.]—The powerful balsamic and invigo rating effects on the whole frame produce hay kept the Lifer Pills is perfectly astonishing; many whohavei beds for years have been sandi re-invignew life and orated with an infusion of new blood, consequently strength, that their re-appearance amongst their fellow heir - 10. s, who have long given them up as incurable, is looCed upon as the greatest of the many wonders of this o n f li t r h ac o u s l t o o u m s aaogh)e. anid'arrres'stopriellas correcthoalthy nalelticloinsaorrfatnhgeelmiveenr! bowels, and kidneys, and remove all obstructions, of the urinary passages, without the least pain or inconvenience, and will be found an excellent remedy in the most obsti nate case of piles.—Sold by E. Edwards, 67, St. Paul's churchyard ; Barclay and Sons, Farringdon-street ; Sutton and Co., Bow-churchyard • , Hannay and Co., and Sanger, Oxford-street ; Baxter, High Holborn ; Preston and Sons, Smithfield, London ; and by most respectable dealers in medicine. Price, 134 d., 2s. 9d., and family packets, lls. each. , Holloway's • ..7_PElllx9t:croefetaualletliteer nillll3rnfvoEra r o s u li Ev from Mr. W. Moon, at Messrs. Godwin's, auctioneers, Winchester, dated April 8, 1852.—T0 Professor Hello ----R, h: li m t isin . way. Sir, —I beg to inform you that for years I was a sufferer from chronic rheumatism, and often laid up for we eks together, u nable to move. I was attended by the most eminent surgeons here, but hobtainal.in The g no reliemef,dica was i n duced to go int o our co being of n os pio avail, I left, and t l treatmen t there, howerver, comm9Aced using your pills, which, I am happy to say, in a silort tithe, effected a perfect cure, and enabled me to resume 14. e.m ployment.—Sold by all druggists, and ate ProkeSsor ~HolfloWay: estabhshment, 244,, Strand, Laidon. - —',' 1 1 ..... .. , I BANKRUPTS. William Bryan, baker, Gilbert-street, to surrender, March 1, at half-past eleven, and April 7, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basing hall-street ; Hilleary, Fenchurch-street. Edward Price, livery stable keeper, Birmingham, March 8 and April 6, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham ; Smith, Birmingham. Charles Davies, innkeeper, Worcester, March 8 and April 12, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birminghaut; Cones, Worces ter • E. and H. W r i g ht, Bi rm i ng h am . Vtrilliam Mon-itt, coach proprietor, Leeds; March 8, and April 15, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds • Middleton, Leeds. Andrew Love and darles Keys, lookin g -glass manufac turers, Liverpool, March 3, and April 7, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool ; Tay lor, St. Hele n ' s ; B anner, Li verpoo l . Enoch Jones, ironfounder, Elton, Bury, March 4 and April 8, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Lee, official assignee, Manchester; Grandy, Bury. DIVIDENDS. At the Court Basinghall-street. C. Graydon, St. Anne's-place, Limehouso, ship-chandler . , March 15, at eleven, C. Porter, Barking, Essex, grocer, March 15, at half-past one—W. Cooke, Albert-terraco, Bow, miller, M arc h 16, a t twelve—R. Bath street, City-road, pawnbroker ,and silversmith, March 15, at half-past one—J. Grimble, Sydney- sq u ar e, Whitechapel , builder, March 17, at half-past eleven—W. Robinson, Grand Junction-terrace, Edgware-road, upholsterer, March 21, at eleven. In the Country. J. Cuff, Manchester, hotel and tavern keeper, March 15, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester—T. Byrom, Manches ter, Liverpool, and Wigan, coal proprietor, March 17, at twelve, at the Court, Manchest er —W. Gadsby, junior, Cheetham, Manchester, joiner and builder, March 17, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester—E. Shute, Bristol, - wine and spirit merchant, March 23, at eleven, at , the Court, Bristol. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. Burslem, Staffordshire, boot and shoe maker, 35., on any Thursday between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Birmingham. H. Macgrotty, Liverpool, wine merchant, Bd., Int Wed nesday, the 23d inst., or any subsequent Wednesday, be tween eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Turner, Liver pool. . , W. T. Carr, Barnsley, Yorkshire, ironmonger, 28;6d., on Thursday next, or. any subsequent Thursday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Freeman, Leeds. H. Tainsh, Hatton-garden, dealer in Bibles, is. 10c1., on Saturday next, and three subsequent Saturdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch lane, City. J. J. Hatch, Friday-street wholesale -furrier, 25., on Saturday next, and three subsequent Saturdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch-lane, City. T. an d W. Lindsell, Piccadilly, tailors, id., on Satur day next and three sub sequent Saturdays between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchnrch-lane. C. Moody, Goswell-road, Clerkdnwell, pork butcher, id., Monday, Feb. 28, or any subsequent Monday, between' and three, at the office of Mr. Carman, Aldermanbury. B. Evans, 'J. F. Skinner, Z. Langton, and T. Foster, Barge-yard, Bucklersbury, East India merchants, 2id., Monday, Feb. 28, or any subsequent Monday, between eleven find threersi the office 'of Mr. 'Carman, Alderman bury. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basinghall-street. W. Cooke, Albert-terrace, Bow, miller, March 16, at twelve—S. T. Jones, King William-street, City, and tipper Ground-street, Lambeth, coal agent, March 16, at one—J. Oaths, Finch-lane, Cernhill, tailor, March 18, at half-past twelve—H. Capper, Gravesend, Kent, licensed victualler, March 18, at eleven—C. Jacob, Ingram-court, Fenchurch street, merchant, March 18, at one. In the Country. W. H. Holland and It. Bradburn, Manchester, commis. 'lion agents, Marchls, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester— J. B. Nicklin, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, ironmonger, Ap r il 7, a t t we l ve , a t the Court, Birmingham --W. Wal ton, Leamington Priors, Warwickshire, baker, March 17, at twelve , at the Court, Birmingham. CERTIFICATES GRATED. B Son o f ren,tw H 000unds Edsistch, importer of French g oo d s —W, class. , d, ex, grocer, certificates of th e first pAVNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. B. Hallett . and J. Hallett, Bridport, Dorsetshire, butchers—W.'lWylor and S. K. Mosley, Nottingham, ac countants and general agents—P E. Coates and W.Coates, Stanton-co4rti, Somersetshire, attorneys and solicitors —J. sim.o44ftivollamer, and W. Horrocks, Little Bolton, Lanca.shire, flax spinners (so far as regards H. Hamer)--- J. Thomas and C. Smith, Leicester, manufacturers --- of fancy hosiery G. L ang and T'. W. Coombs, Ihninster, Somersetshire, ironmongers, grocers, and tallow chandlers —B. Helm and J. Helm, Sowerby Bridge, and Halifax, Yorkshire, stone masons—J. Rath- Well and S. Richardson, Whitby, Yorkshire, coach and harness makers—.T. N. Clarke and S. Mayor, Liverpool, ship stove dealers—E. Is aacs , I . Cowan, and M. Braham, Houndsditch, manufacturers of waterproof garments—O. D. Kerr and T. Buxton, Moorgate-street, merchants —R. .U. Potts, and J. Potts,. South Audley-street, chemists —s. "Tatham and C. Taylor, Dick -bridge, Lancashire cotton spinners and man u f ac turers--W. Cope s t a k e and Mary Tip per, Longton, Staffordshire. manufecturers of china —J. Strutt and F. Ledger, Catherine-street Strand, pr o p r i etors of the Era newspaper—S. B. Smith and J. Cox, Birming ham, electro platers and gilders—H. X. Rowden and S. S. Alford, Bayham-terrace, Camden -town surs —A. Quelle, E. Quelle, and P. Q ue ll e, Russell-streetgeon, Bermond sey, fur skin dyers—G. Bowden W. H. Parkes, and W. K. Wilde Bowden, Cheshi re, linen and woellen,drapers-- J. Bradshaw, R. Howarth, and W. Cryer, Great Bolton, Lancashire, machine and tool makers (so far as regards J. Bradshaw)—W. M. Taplin and W. Beck, Birmingham, Birmingham warehousemen and factors—C. Freeman and B. S. Austen, Aylsham, Norfolk, ironmongers and oil and colourmen—J. F. Burbidge and J. F. Burbidge, n., Grantham, Li nco l nshire, wine and spirit merchants j u —J. C. Avery, G. Wills, and C. Edwards, Bristol, wine and spirit merchants (so far as regards J. C. Avery). INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. Joseph Shepherd, Liverpool, commission agent. Robert Lewis Evans Liverpool, butcher. Lawrence Holden, Liverpool, painter; Henry Towler, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, mans ger of hospital. Thomas Marsh, Northfleet, Kent, Miller. Edward Terry, Chudleigh, Devonshire, mus i c i an. Richard P earson, Leamington Priors, Warwickshire, tailor. unt John t ßanks, L eam i ngton Priors, Warwickshire, aac- John Banyard, Little Snoring, Norfolk, shoemaker. Frederick Wetton, Coventry, Warwickshire, grocer. John Randle, Foleshill, Warwickshire, retailer of beer. George Wildbore, Kegworth, Leicestershire, licensed victualler. William Exley Healey, Yorkshire, rag dealer. John Beak, Camel y' Somersetshire, butcher. William King, Reading, Berkshire, chemist. William Backhouse, Kingston -upon-Hull, Yorkshire, licensed victualler. . George Carl., Kingston -upon-Hull, railway guard. George Thompson, Ki ngston - upon-Hull, Yorkshire, cattle daler. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. .Janet Black, or Carmichael, or Young, Edinburgh, poul terer, to meet within Stevenson's Sale-Rooms, Edinburgh, Feb. 24, at two, and March 18, at two. - M`Lay, Howard-street, Glasgow, victualler, to meet within the Waverley Hotel, Glasgow, Feb. 25 and March 19, at twelve. TATTERSALL'S BETTlNG.—Extraordinary freaks some times characterise the returns of the business supposed to be done at Tattersall's. One of these occurred last Tuesday, when the racing world was startled by the an nouncement that certain steeplechasers of mature age had advanced prominently into the Derby betting of the year, and that certain horses engaged in some of the spring handicaps had transferred their hopes to the Derby without having previously gone through the usual ceremonies of being entered for it.—. Racing Timm IUILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 22. STOCK EXOHANGII.—The market has been dull again to-day. The stock in most favour has been Midlands, though the business even in that was very trifling. Quo tations were slightly below those of yesterday, and ruled as follows :—Aberdeen, 15i ; Blackbu rn , 7 ; Eastern Counties, 13 a ; Eaat Lancashire, 191 c. ; Great Western, 91 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 77i ; ditto Fifth shares, 4 7-16 dis. ; London and North Western Fifth shares, 3 prem. ; Midland, 77g ; Newry and Warrenpoint, 9 North British, 9 1-16 ; South Eastern and Dovier, Waterford and Limerick, 28 ; York and North Midland, 30 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 61 now shares, 9-16 prem. MANCHESTER, F 213. 22. STOCK EICIIANGE.—The market opened rather firmer, and there was a better business, but prices partially receded the close. Caledonians, 3n ; Blackburns, 7 Leeds, 774 ; ditto Fifths, 4 dis. ; Dovers, 2313-16 ; Ches. ter and Birkenhead, 213 ; Sheffields, 291 ; London stock, 1201; Eastern Counties, 13 9-16 ; Midlands, 78k ; Mari. quits, par ; ,Manchester and Birmingham C. Quarters), 1 c, p. ; Sheffield Pref., 11 • • East Lancashire Prig. Quar. ters, 9 11-16; Lancaster and Preston Quarters, 26k. LEEDS, Fin. 22. STOCK EXOHANGE.—The share market has been heavy this morning, and all kinds of stock shows a downward tendency. Lancashire and Yorkshires have been done at 77k, the dividend announced being unsatisfactory. Mid land stock was done at 78 ; : Leeds Northerns at 15k, and North Westerns at 8/. 3s 9d ; Great Northern New Prof, were also done at prem. BIRMINGHAM, FHB. 22. t, STOCK EXCBANGE.—The railway share matket was firm to-day, but very little business was transacted. There has been scarcely any stock offering for some ti c: past. Midlands closed at 78k. Tunmm T i ssizaer TITHE orm the lfss yearl N It appears from thei r s t a t e ment that voluntary proceed ings 0 —lBThe has report just have been co mmence d i n 9,634 tithe districts, and that the commissio ners h ave rece i ve d 7,070 agreementS, e of which 6,778 h ave b een con fi rme d. 7,027 no ti ces f or b e f e etr Tithe Cd o making awards have been issued, of which 7 were sent out in 1852 ; 5,594 drafts of compulsory awards have also been received, and 5,399 confirmed ; of these 11 were received and 33 confirmed during 1852. In 12,177 districts, therefore, the tithes have been com muted by confirmed agreements or confirmed awards, and iri 312 of these districts the rent-charges were disposed of by redemption or mergers, 63 of which were confirmed in 1852. 11,730 appointments have been received, and 11,686 confirmed, and of, these 100 were-rbdeived and 154 confirmed during the year 1852. 95,6„altered apportionments had been made up to December 31, 1852 % , 4 . And 743,,fonfirtied, and on that day 452 exchanges of glebes ire eirectocl; and 30 such exchanges in progress. '‘At cl . 6Se - of 1852, 13,711 distinct mergers of tithes or rent charges had been confirmed. Tile commissioners also add, that before the work of tithe commutation can be fully completed, it will be necessary that some addi tional powers, already referred to in former reports, should be conferred upon them, and they entertain no doubt but that they s h a ll b e able in the present year to give in detail the subject-matter, which will show the necessity of some legislation for that purpose. RUFFIANLY ATTACK AND HIGHWAY ROBBERY.— About half-past seven o'clock on Thursday evening last, as Mr.' John Root, jun., of Gosbecks farm, Stanway, was - Walking home from Colchester, when near the DiurY farm, he met three men on the road, and they , bade each other " Good night," in passing. About five minutes afterwards Mr. Root fancied he heard footsteps rapidly approaching behind him over the snow, and on looking round him saw the three men close at his heels, when ono of them struck him several violent blows with a thick bludgeon. • His com panions then forced their victim into a ditch, and when there one of them knocked his hat over his eyes, whilst another tried to fill his mouth with snow. They next demanded his watch and money, and on his en deavouring to keep his arm over the watch-pocket, one of the villains struck him a violent blow across his hand, another snatched the watch, valued at 91. or 10/., and the third abstracted his purse, contain ing about 7s. They then jumped over the hedge and de camped with their booty. Mr. Root started to return to Colchester, to give information to the police, when he was met by a fourth man, who he supposed had been watching at the corner to warn his companions of any .person's approach, and on the fellow's confronting him and telling him that he should not go to Colchester, Mr. Root, with the bludgeon which he had succeeded in wresting from the hands of one of the ruffians, struck his adversary several violent blows across the head, which felled him helpless to the ground. The fellow shouted to his companions for assistance, when they came up and carried him away. Mr. R. then sought refuge at the Drury farm, and subsequently gave in formation to the police.—Essex Herald. SUPERSTITION IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.—The following statement will scarcely be credited in these days of enlightenment and progress :—On Friday last an innkeeper of this town, who also does a little as a gardener, was seen to put a pig's heart, stuck all over with thorns, in the ground, near the roots of a fruit tree, and his reasons for doing this were, that the tree should produce larger and bett er f ru i t ; i t is also be lieved that, if two lovers fall out, and the man should happen to_ pass by the spot where a pig's heart, so stuck, is buried, it will have such a wonderful effect on his own, that he will immediately see about making matters straight 'again.- Has the innkeeper fallen out with his better half ?—Devonport paper.. • A SHEEP Fox.—A Scotch paper says, a fox of cu riously variegated co l our, and large size, was shot by Colonel Mackintosh's gamekeeper at Farr, on Tuesday last. The face, b ac k , and sides are of the usualduli red, but the whole lower parts, from the throat to the point of the tail, including the front of the l almost entirely black. L ength, 4 feet 1 inch weight,,egsare 15 lbs. A foxhunt er o f : ong experience declare ' s that it is one of the real sheep foxes, and that he has not seen one of the kind for years. COUNTRY MARKETS. LIVERPOOL.—FEB. 22. The Corn-exchange this morning was to lerably 'fel' attended. At a reduction of ld to 2d per bushel on Amon white wheat a moderate supply was disposed 9f, but go . r c ; and fresh quality of foreign red wheat sustained the pi' of this day se'nnight. Flour was slower of sale, al American barrels were to be bought at a decline of 6d, vu t English sacks 6d t o 9d. O a t s an d oatmeal both dull, ‘yo not lower. Barley, b eans , and peas were without 010c' Of value. ThO frost is appirently breaking up. IPSWICH—FEB. 22. We noticed rather more wheat at market to-daY ; were made on terms fully equal to last market -day, a r e; the trade very . firm. A fair quantity o f barley on It prices were steady, and fully supported late advanc e ' . 0 appears also that m any o f th e growers h a ve but littler:101 to bring for sale. Beans and peas quite as dear. PER QUARTER. Wheat, red (old) 42s to 48s Barley, grindingr.B.s. ;11 Ditto (new) ................ Ditto, white (new) 48s to 54s Peas ..... 31s "" .. Ditto (old) 0 b" no 00 te Barley, malting /MIRAGES FOR TUE WEEK ENDING FEB. 19, 1853 577 quarters, at 43s 11d 2,301 3.2 s 5 , Pf 21 s -0d 104 , 32s 10d 63 ,', 30s 10d Wheat Barley Oats .. Beans Pena . ULL—Fss. 22. Without any advance in price, and with limited arratiog each article of the trade h as b een exc eedingly kr uj i a fair, the week, and stocks gradually lesson. We h and supply of wheat from our own farmers today , little foreign ; the demand was good for best drY n last and such in some instances fetched Is advance u r t ,{ion.!' week's prices. Foreign go es o ff i n re t a il at our clu ° ,: s oll. Only a limited business in b ar l e y, b u t the demand A R 0 Beans and peas fetch full prices, and oats are c l — d last week. The linseed market is again dearer , if ee d in severe weather enhances the val ue of cake. F et l a P e tor de' good request, and rap e ca k es a l so experience a mend. Bones are rather quiet. The following are the present s I Wheat, English, red 46 to 48 Ditto white 5O to 52 Dantzic and Konigs berg Pomeranian and Ham- prices of grain : . 50 to 541 burgh Danish, Holstein, and Friesland 44 to 46 Russian and Odessa 40 to 46 Oats, English Ditto Danish Ditto Friesland Ditto Russian l7 to 211 Barley, malting Ditto grinding 27 to 28 Beans Ditto foreign Peas, white and yel 3B to 40 46 to 481 9 31 Peas, gray and black 3 ' 53 Linseed, Black Sea... .... . ... 5 A4 to 5(1 Ditto Petersburg" .• • t° Ditto Riga and Arch' 46 angel..... Ditto Konigsberg ant+ j er 0 040 46 Memel .............. r . • Tol. Lins. c., H u ll 91 55 Od t° o oi iso Ditto fine for. 8 1105 t A , Ds Ditto inf. for SI 00 t o °o R a p esee d 291 1 0s tu' t Ds Rape cakes 1025 6d °to 4 s Tares, English ..... w 4 50 Ditto foreign ... . ggs .. 4°s ° 91 I) ; Guano .. 70 t Bones 1005 1 010 vv e Rye Meal ........... ••• CORK—Fin. 21. Brls. Ctirr c l;too e ' 1 White wheat 26s Gd to 00s Od Os Od --- 62 Redwheat 22s 6d to 25s 61 PO d°' • Ditto 008 Gd to 00s Od 00s 0,1--0 Ditto 00s Od to 00s Od 109 Barley l4s 4d to 14s 8d 1 6 ( 10. Ditto OGs Od to 00s Od 00s o,l— Ditto 00s Od t o 00 4 Od 2 Bero 13s Od to 00s Od Os Oa 414 Oats 326 Ditto' Os 10d to 10s 21}. lOs Od 209 Ditto lOs 2d to 11s Od r 04. 18 Pigs 36 s Od t o 438 0,1 00s 0 “ , I .r e Quantity sold at the highest prices :— A be e; ' 00 barrels white wheat ; 8 red ; 4 barley; 0 ' oats ; 15 pigs. ..., e • 88 Quantity of g i a i n an d num b er o f p i gs so ld lastwe t 8,1 , Wheat, 767. Ba r l e y, Pigs, 396. 1,337. Bere, 0. Oath PRICES OF BUTTER. CANT. MERV° 65 : First quality re ............ S . . Second quality Third quality Fourth quality Fifth quality 49 Sixth quality 76s Fifth quality ............ bBs Sixth quality .....• ... .." o i . Retuia of cattle s o ld f or wee k en di ng Fob. . 1 -il •...-- Pigs, 706. Sheep, 239. Cows, 142. 01 CORK. —Flou r — Fi rs t , 1 5s Od to 16s Od ; ex tra, ll o 6 o 6 ' seconds, 14s Od to 15s 'Oil ; households, lie to 13s od '„ go t i t' 8s Od' to lOs per eltt. Meal—lndian meal, Sc Oa ''' e r c'' A j oatmeal, 10s 6d t o ll s Od ; wheat meal, lOs 6d to IP" Indian corn, 71 15s Od to 81 2s 6d per ton. Bran' vsl4,,°' to 4115a0d perton. Hay—Farmers, 20s Od to 3430 u; 11 8 0 , 0, 4 28s; dealers, 32s Od to 4O Od ; average, Os per ton. „ 5 Farmers, 14s Od to 23s Od ; ave.a6e, 20s ; dealers , f :7 71 , 00s Od ; average, Os. per ton. Bread—Wheaten lc ° 9( 1 Od ; household ditto,'6d to Od per 41b.—Fresh buttert,,,,teto' lid per 1b... -Eggs, 5s 6d to 5s 7d per hundred. ) 16 ' 4 , j , 40 to Sd ; mutton, 5d to 6id ; veal, 4id to 6P ; P,,,a?„ . .pfott , ed ; bacon, 7d to 74d ; sausages, 6cl per lb.—Fish, to Ov', land, 111. Os .to 1210 s per ton ; Scotch herrings, 2 °' rio , „ Red, do., 30s per b r l.—P o t a t oes , w hite, 9d to 101 1 ) ,b ,,,i; 11d to 12d.Coals, Newport, 23s ; Lydney, 00s ; Od per ton.—Whiskey, 25 o.p. 6s Od per imperial e t7 . ("7 Hides, market, 25s tc)Salted i 268 to 32s per 4 t , 0 3/, skins, 3id lier lb. —Bangor slates 21. 17s. 6d to 31 . Pf Fleece wool, 15c to 16s per stone.—Hemp, 381• t ' „y/ ton—Timber, Mem o l, 31. 10 5 ; red pine, 31. 10s ; 3/. ss. per ton ; d ea l s, 161 . to 18 1. per hun d re d.-- 13 g' fjor' 71. to 81: 10s. per tou.—Tallow, 46s to 47e per cwt.Po/ 71 0 . Peruvian, a t 0/. 101. p er lOs t 11. p er eWt —T I ar to n. Archangel, 190. per _ • COURSE OF EXCHANGE-YESTERDAY• Amsterdam ... • 11 17% Gibraltar .- - 50 45 Ditto, three months .. 11 19 Leghorn ••• • • ' • :•1. 5 otterdani ..... 11 19 Genoa ••• • • • . Antw erp 25 30 I milan ........ ••• • • • 4 1k .•••••• • • • . •• It Brussels 25 30 Venice ........ ..... • ,4 amburgh 1 13 8 Naples ••• • • " 1 . ;5 Altona ▪ Palermo • " • • • , • • 25 10 !Messina ••• • •• Ditto, three months .. '25 32 % !Lisbon . •••• • • ' '*, • , Marstilles........ • • .... 25 35 Oporto ..... • " Bourdeaux / Into Janeiro .. ••• • • ' / Frankfort-on -Maine .... 120% Buenos Ayres.. • • •,• Perlin . ....... • New York, 60 days I. 0 , Vienna ................ 11 Philadelphia ••• • " Trieste 11 10 PRICES OF suLraol'ho 0 Pet ersburgh ............ '3B%'Foreign Gold in DO/ 0 ;IP Madrid .... ; ....... 50% Portugal Gold Coin • • 0 ; Cadiz ... ... 603 1 Mexican Dollars .• • • 0 0 Barcelona New Dollars •• •• " 0 `ovine .......... Silver in bars .• •• •' SEABORNE MALLS. (N signifies that the malls are lent from the'aenef,-- 1 ro by the night—and M by the morning —dispatch.] . " Ol i g e • Day when made up From wha t Je w s , COUNTRIES. in General Post- Port frX Office, London. Dispatched' t o, .------. 0 1' Ameripa(byßrit.pack)N E ver y Friday .... Liverpool ... 0 America (by,United Sts. O reD• packet) ........ .. N Feb. 24 .. —— Li v erpool ... 6 America (by U States PP I packet) .........N Feb. 16 .......... Souther:oOn 114 Australi ton am a (via South toe g r il l Ditto p (via ) Marseilles ) Marseilles) N Bth of March .... Dover ... nP- ... Apr , 9 0 Ditto (via Cape of Good . lO rc li Hope) ...... • • •...N 22d of February .. Plymouth .. c o, ~6 Africa (West Coaat)..N 23rd of the month. Plymouth '. 1 , el). t ," 4 Alexandria .........N 8,9, 24, & 36 of m. Dover .. •,..„ virc', l o o ' Alexandria ........ —3l 4th & 20th of mon SoutharnPO Ist 0 ' Bahamas ...........31 2nd of the month Southampt on 01%1 6 Bel g ium • • • • • • • • ....N Daily — .... Dever .• • • • ii g5r, 1 ,1 6 Brazil .....„ „ ......M 9th of the month.. SoutharnP W „ yor', l t; , Buenos Ayres ... —ll 9th of the month.. SouthaniP t°•• • reD. l ,.su Cape of Good Ho . pe ..N 14th of the moot. Plymouth •• WO' 0 Caike of Good Hope .. N 2n4 of April.: „ Plymouth •• fel2. Cape de Verde ......N 14th of the month. Plymouth. •• 01„.., Celon (see India ) . 0, ..,PF Ceylon.'..N 14th of the month Plymouth • Ta•dl 1 , Channel 151e5 . ,„.. _37 Mon ,Wed ,&Fr'd. SoutharoPt ° , n t O' Chili.. .. MId &17th of month SeuthamP W• a ....—. China (see India) 12 4 ire ..,•3 41 Con.stantinople l4 •7,8,17,21,&27 of m. Dover .... •:, joi:, - ,0. Constantinople ll 4th & 20th of mon. Southampt on ./.1. 0• ,i (amt. of Europe M& N ' Twice daily .... Dover ••• • • dr Egypt (see India) . 1 •01C 26 France ........ M & N Twice daily.-- Dover .. • • ' 11, 01) , Gibraltar ...... 31 4,7, 17 20 27 ofm. SouthamP t° 1 A i l t , ••• 1 1 • Greece (see India) „ !pa y- 6 0 (4 reYtown M 2nd & 17th of mon. South arnPt ° lo• l , 1 ar e 0, Hamburgh N Tuesday & Fride London •• • •:, 31 0, Havannah M 2nd of the month Southampt on moe• n V Holland ............ M Wednesday & Sat. London •• • •„ 311 0 20 Honduras..... .AI 17th of the month. Southamp ton , Fe• 1 India (via.Southampt.)M 4th & 20th of mon. SontharnP t°l : pl c .. India (via 3larseilles)3l Bth& 24th of month Dover ..... e26pilY lonian Isles (see India) Te' l Ireland —II & N Twice daily ...... Holyhead ; 0 ' 1 1! O r . 4 ,1 6 Li,bon.. Ifadeira —— —II 9th of the month Southarnpio , oar Ntadeira ............ N 23rd o f th e mon th Plymouth • 29 Malta (see India) re p. Malta ..............N 7,17,19,27, 30 Om. Dover ..... • ... 96 A , Mauritius (see India) Fore" Mauritius ..........N 14th of the month Ply mouth . ,: n • 10 . 0 . 0 Mexico ............M 2nd of the month. SouthaMPw. ireP re pl 0 Naples ..... ........N Sthlsth2sthofmon. Dover • • •:4,10,04 0 New Granada ......31 2d & 17th of month SouthantP.l4 tro‘ , ~t 2 New Zea1and .......... By private ship .. Varlow Po" re! 0 Papal States ........N sthlsth2sthohnon. Dover • • •i O V, fef r oi 1 Peninsula ......,.,.M lthl7th27thofmon.,Southa nl Pn 51+t , 26 Peru .............M 2d & 17th of mon.lSoutharal2w. Ir_o reti 9 . Port Natal ... ..... ..N 14th of the month' Plymou th • r . .,1, Sicily ........ —_ N sthr , th2.sthofmon, Dover ••" '• . pit Tuscany ............N,sthlsth2sthofmon. Dover • • Southamp ton g Venezuela ...... .. 31 2d & :7th of month Soma -- Van Diemen's Land (!ee 1 6 W est Au. Ind tra liaies) .......... toe__ . feD. .. M 2d & 17th of monthiSonthatoP BIRTHS. OF A SON. f On the 16th inst., at Warwick-terrace , the lady of John Brady, Esq., M.P., stillbern.,b, libtveot, On the 26th of December last, at 3fadrag , ,oo o Major Hubert Marshall, D e p u ty Secretary to ue p oi 40 OF A DAUGHTER. of At Pins Hotel, Carmarthenshire t h e wife Trafford. i4c e, MARRIED. 10 01' On the 19th inst. at All Soul'it-church, LOg porY I C Al' , S. B. Godbold, Esq., 43, Upper Seymour-st re et, of 0 , splaro, to Henrietta Margaret, only daught er of Orton, Esq., of Ashford.,EeU On the 15th inst at Seaford, Frank Begg it s 'ef• t Ballymena, to Jane eldest daughter of the .3- Sets Smyth Cum m i ng, P recentor of D o wn, 031 ' Loughinisland. 0, ea DI . On the 20th ED inst., in Duke-street, Liverlo° 1 'O, I) Samuel WCulloch, Esq. M.R.C.S. Vi liblil; ' t ociOnnn the e e e 20th inst., ae4s, Frederick-street, 0 , Dr. W. Robson, late Physician !o the Forces. . r 0(1 4 1 1 7 8 th th in i s e t. :t , st ‘ E( v. tin n b . u jen h e , s, R E o be sci rt ., S o P f l s e o ' , rg 5; Culdees Castle, Perthshire. street, Eaton-square, Pimlico aged OG. o.or 0 0, 0 0 • . 0 1.0 On the 20th inst 3, E;ton-terrace, D. ioc Nicolson, widow of " 111 ‘ ajor-Genera l it oo, 13art., aged 74. Gene ral On the 17th inst., at Cheltenham, MAW" C. 8., Colonel of the 50th Regiment. --- ,A, > v -office, V (1 1 15 i LONDON : Printed and Published by zx- -- o ffi c e -0 ° *ti 0- of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Stol n ~,e ' c ool ) Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, Sir viTiniatu Middlesex, wednesday, February 23, Uw"