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REEMASONS' AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. D th e T ee Is her e b y given thaIVtIDENDS., front and after the 10th Instant, C -441f- YearlY Dividend to the 31st ult., at the rate of Six per tilt. pe r h olders. annum, will be in course of payment to the respective Share- JOSEPH BERRIDGE, Secretary. 11, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, Jan. 7. 1847. NATIONAL MERCANTILE LIFE ASSUR - -,N ANCE SOCIETY, Poultry,House, Ldon. rcL°,otlee is hereby given that the An A ual ( Dividend on the Capital ~e ' It of this Company, due on the 31st of December last, can be t r lteDAT bY next, applyi th ng at l2th inst the Offt.ices of the Society, on and after e an J an. 9 , 1 847. J. JONES, Actuary and Secretary. IKITE D KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE ei7elte-stree OMPAN-11, Waterloo-place, Pall.mall, London : 97, 4, Ed Y.inburgh; 12, St Vincent-place, Glasgow ;4, Col green, Dublin. Established by Act of Parliament in 1534. 412 1841 truce ,ompany added a bonus of 2 per cent. per annum on m ,°,,in as to all policies of the participating class, from the 'neY were effected. Parties wishing to secure the benefit of the -•..!deivisiort of profits in 1848 should make Immediate application. , 1. 1 2! n the Insurance is for life, only one half the Annual Premium Every inf Paid for the first 5 years. Di r ormation will be afforded on application to tke Resident Lo"„7,cTir, hero . Lennox Boyd, Esq. No. 8, had. Waterloo-place,a terloo-place, Pall-mall, Pros pectuses, &c.,may be • NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR- ANCE SOCIETY, 46 CORNHILL, LONDON. Capital zsoe,ooo • Zrnpowerea by Act of Parliament. T his In. t wi ,, I itutlon embraces important and substantial advantages b a .`" , o r n esP , ?ct to Life A ssurances and Deferred Annuities. The a c s u su f r e e r d .. el * o a r n j: c e e,Ssi?ns the power to borrow, without e al so the treats to rneetro° tlh,ceY:cetewong-thirdseof the premiums paid (s ns ee e Table) ; a Ption of sel cti ben fits and the conversion e his in ssurance, aveniences or necessity. rat es. or terms of years are granted on the lowest possible T he rem D IVISION OF PROFITS. a fo _ ark ed the able su Directors ccess and increasing prosperity of the Society u'urtr, at the last annual inTestigation, to declare each P„,,, us, Varying from 35 to 85 per cent. on the premiums paid v.eY erected on the Profit scale. EXAMPLES. k I b .. zo o i ? .renit urn. 4 Bonus Bonus in a . Assured cadded. Cash. , g may p ; Borrow. ...................,.... £ 4 —. 1 (01000 —l. d. 1:g £217 15 I'£l9o l ^ 11i 4 1 1l 100 £445 3 1 ? 0 1 1 2 4 1859 1 1 1 6 1 g 1? 10i 74 1911 3 1 346 2 3 1849 116 7 61 54 010 718 10 296 13 4 ..*•—:.........................2±141 111 6 8: 4919 0 710 4 247 4 i ,Tha uee ev ,_".on of prollts is annual, and the next will be made in "v 4 or the present year. F. FERGUSON CAMICOUX, Secretary. LEGAL and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE The SOCI ETY, No 10, Fleet•street, London; established 1836. platin g of the publi c , an d par ti cu l ar l y o f persons con ,bake la g assurance is invited to the several new and important th veMents which have been now adopted by this Society, at Arnerannation of the first decennial period from its establishment. teeto2 a g other advantages now for the first time o ff ered by the Di ,. itigorf this Society, are these:- I'llcm o f assuring their lives in this office may, without pay- Cloo O 1 any extra premium, reside in New South Wales, Cape of any Canada, Northern States of North America, and in ace distant more than 33 degrees from the Equator, and may Without any extra charge, pass by sea between any two places Il e sante hemisphere, dista nt , more than 33 degrees from the ,ittater. tot ~TPee charging of low rates of extra premium for permission to th e ,,"„LP East Indies, the West Indies, or to any place distant less ."?:.? degrees from the Equator. maintaining of the policy in force when the person whose tioi;i: ale goes out of the limits allowed provided that the re %re Le additional premium be paid as soon as the fact of such depar t bpecornes known to the party interested in the policy. erne_ ersons who have appeared before the examining medical 11, 41 7 1.8 Of the Society arc not required to appear also before the dof Directors. The amounts assured byloolicies will be paid in oallf suic i de ca 'f death by duelling or by the hands ofjustice. In the case v_, when the person whose life is assured is also the party is entitl ed to the benefit of the policy, the whole of the premiums know s ilt returned. Notices of assign men t o f po li c i es will be ged. The advantages announced above are not restricted In their appli- C ation to policies hereafter to be issued, but are extended to all poll -4411 now subsisting. e .The persons assured by t hi s Society are entitled to receive four 1411is of the profits. The first division will take effect at the present Ze (3lst December, 1546) ; the result of such division will be very ortly declared. The future periods of division win not exceed seven • No admission or entrance fees are required. a ;L'tedleal officers for the examination of lives proposed for assurance in attendance at the office every Tuesday and Friday, at Two W aloCk. .„43..._fternber 31, 1846 By order of the Board, T. It. EDMONDS ,Actuary. EASTERN COUNTIES YORK EXTEN SION SHARES. th 'rll 4 „ SECOND CALL of 2/. per Share on the A Quarters of these (1 41 ,,es will be payable on TUESDAY, the 19th in , tant, and if not rtai:4 4 . l (l at that date the Shares will be subject to forfeitures. Into tkain titrrheerate of 5/. per cent. per annual be charged to all par- By order of the Board, C. r. RONEY, Secretary. tish oF oDsgate Station, Jan. 8, 1817. TILE COMPANY's BANKERS TO WHOM TILE CALL tand o „ IS PAYABLE Lt~eand Westminster Bank, Lothbury, or any of its branches )4„,Pool Borough B an k, Li verpoo l Itipll! he ater and Li verpoo l Di str i ct Bank, A tanchester k e Z arid Dorset B an ki n; C ompany , Salisbury /4,7,.1.8. L emon and Co. Brentwood • k e 7 B 4 . Bawtre.e and Co., Colchester ~ati S Parrow and Co., Chelmsford 1 4t1 "al P rovincial Rank, Bath Ichttioaal Provincial Bank, Birminghom k.Proviwdal Bank, Boston :ra. Fisher and Sons, Cambridge *Zs. Be c k et and Co., Leeds Bank of Scotland, Edinburgh ko„,,Tla Bank of Scotland, Glasgow flank of Ireland, Dubli E ft n 1v....14 E ngland Bank, Great Yarmouth k....7‘ of E ngland and South Wales District Bank, Bristol ) 42' 8 ' Barvey and Hudson, Norwich 24:,: r8 - Bacon and Cobbold and Co. } Ipswich (1,-;,°tra. Alexander and Co. tilt "barn and Gloucestershire Bank, Cheltenham N 14 45 Bank, York ational Provincial Bank, Exeter 4th arnberland and Durham District Bank, Newcastle-on-Tyne. ItORDEAUX, TOULOUSE, AND CETTE It AILWAY.—EZPELETA'S COMPANY. ',The Directors of this Comp any b eg to acquaint their Shareho ld ers Zat a difference of some i m p ortance has tended to delay the issue of Ne Shares of the Constituted Company. In the negotiations which took place with the French Government ;Zt the direct concession of this line,th e cap i tal was increased beyond ;L i t !Mount originally contemplated, but th e E ng li s h Di rec t ors o f tis Company fully understood, and expected that the whole of this oientation would have been r,bsorbed by the several amalgamated I, Panies row forming the Constituted Company. A claim h as, 11, been Wever, made upon them to take 62,750 Constituted Shares in Of the 60,009 for which this Company was originally liable, and Irl Wera duly paid on. The Directors have objected to this claim, Vaea ti4 l , V t n a a t d they have no alternative but to submit the g pers s e legal decision. They are deterred from having recourse to a F renc h court of law, .. :I'a desire to avoid the delay and depreciation of property incident 1 u .. ostile legal proceedings ; and yi e ldi ng t o t hi s consideration, ord i e _nave agreed to refer th e ma tt er to a legal arbitration. But in st k ..; th the at the delay and u ncer t a i nty attending the same may not oreexchange of the scrip certificates of the Company, a pay ef 2s. per scrip share, will be required from each Shareholder L e he can receive his Constituted - Shares, against which payment Or - " 1 be entitl e d t o a proport i on of the surplus shares, in the event dett l : l lverse decision of the question ; on the contrary, should the le,u; b n be in favour of this Company, the money will be returned, tea expenses incurred in bringing the subject of difference to a c two,. DAVID SA 1.0 MONS, Chairman of the English Board of Directors. By order, C. T. BEK.E, Secretary. .........?Llibard-street, Jan. 4, 1547. TIORDEAUX7 TOULOUSE, and CETTE RAILWAY. 'S COMPANY 8/1010 Di rectors of EZPELETA this Company request a . MEETING of the 0 4 w EROLDERS at the LONDON l b TAVERN, Ilishopegate-stree tx Esnar NEXT, the 13th instant, at Two o'clock precisely , . DAVID SALOMONS, Chairman of the English Board of Directors. By order, at, c. T. BEKE, Secretary. -,ornbard-street, Bth January, 1847. NEW DRAWING PENC ILS, to , ad. each, or 2s. 6d. per Dozen, got u p i n po li shed cedar, to hittl'etit the lead dust adhering to the pencil and soiling the hands, the degrees of hardness and the makers' names stamped on them $. told. ROWNEY, DILLON, an d ROWNEY (late Rowney and kil:m...), Manufacturers, 51, Itathbone-place, London. To be had of •-'ooksellers and Stationers in town and country. TESTIMONIALS. Prom J. A. Rammersley, Erq., Head Drawing Master of the Government School of Design, Nottingham. St. 8. 146. 10; b ear Sirs,—l h ave tr i ed all the lead pencils you , forw ep 8 arded to me, j;4 4l l ` : ,eon sider them th e b es t I h ave ever hail; indeed, it is imp oss ibl e 11 7 to compare them with any others, as they possess qualities I ti fi r Yet found in pencils, amongst which I may name their beau- S t ransparency and clearness. I have not only made use of them - f ly elf, bat have had them tried by several students in this instita -I,n, and their excellence is acknowledged by my pupils. The double 'llre most Superb pencils. " I am, sir s , F " Yours most repectfully, r o _ .1 Georg Barnard, Esq. Read Dra;ln*gA3.lialsAte2rl,sllEtulgtSbyLEserh.oo" 85, Great Yortland.street, London, June 25, he m m y ta o te pin t i o on sa o y f the Ge ntlemen,—ln reply to your inquiry roa motfo _ 1845. ,lliality and value of your new pencils, I do entire -"StSli ' find them excellent in all respects, with entire freedo from hi 4,1(1 working well, whether hrd or sort. These Twine?, croomm valuable to rice, a render them very _ 44 14 ,. with their moderato p Slid their pupils. "Truly yours, AR. From George Petrie, Esq., R.11.A. B ARN D . " Great Charles-street, May 27, 1845. tiltler rien,—l have tried the set of pencils which you were so 1 4 04 ,k 3 tO Send me, and I have no hesitation in expressing m y opf . M at 1.4,8 they are far superior to any that I have used for ma ny t h , h eia't h lier haPs, indeed to any that I ever used. Were the pri ce of "44; three or four times what it is, I should take them with plea. ' ,l I Shall recommend them confidently to my friends. "I am, Gentlemen, "Faithfully yours, "GEOEGE PETRIE, R.1.1,A. ,, rs. Rowney and Co." " 53, Bl ac k ett-street, Newcastle-on-Tyne, July, 1845, T ,tlil 4aen o Most unen,—l have made use of your new penc, and consider ltr li tr _ desirable acquisition either to the artist ils or the amateur. propeingrk pleasantly, and the variety of tint which they are capable U renders them valuable in sketching. " I am, Gentlemen, a"Yours most truly, " T. M. RICHARDSON', Sen." t 11:8_811. Rowney, Dillon, and Rowney, London." °l.heinnhfacturers particularly request the attention of the trade ••• Pencils. ~bitcstElGE'S HEAL-ALL, or celebrated EM ,,,),,,..1i0CAT10N, has long been known throughout the West of 'Bl4 - ' O , as the most efficacious Remedy for Rheumatism, Lumbago. IN:_la.the Limbs and Numbness, Sciatic and Paralytic Affections, ~,,en, .Sprains and Brmses, Burns and Scalds, Spasms and tirs-'4ll, Stiffness of the Joints or Neck, Frozen Limbs, Chilblains be (ll4,4.‘eY are broken. It is likewise an infallible Cure for that dangerous fi th ' , ter th e Quinsey orSore Throat, in which it was never known to _ 0 4 - 4%! a few hours' application. ',e.111,„.70 That none can be genuine unless the Stamp affixed to ';), .pl"'‘,,,ne contains the name and address of Barclay and Sons, No. ;.41ttithl.ngdou-street, who have purchased the property in this '"...te or .4article from the executors of the inventor, William Dredge, Nel 4,l,7lahford, Wilts, retail price, is. 1 1 4 d. and 2s. 9d. 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At an ADJOITUNED MEETING of SCRIPIIOLDERS, convened by the Directors, and held at the London Tavern, on the sth of January inst. ; WILLIAM CIIADWICK, Esq., Chairman of the Directors, In the chair; After two several amendments for balloting or polling the scrip holders, and also for constructing the railway by sections, had been rejected, it was resolved by an overwhelming majority, That a Committee of five shareholders be appointed, with power to add to their number, who are hereby authorised to take such mea sures as they shall be advised, to protect the interests and property of the shareholders, a large portion of which they consider to have been placed in jeopardy by the injudicious and unauthorised conduct of the Directors. That to enable the said Committee to carry out the objects of the foregoing resolution, the shareholders agree to pay Is. per share upon their respective holdings, or to deposit their shares with the Chairman of the Committee, it being expressly understood that no greater lia bility is to be incurred beyond is. per share, without the express con sent of the party so paying or depositing his shares. That the aid so sought and obtained be extended only to those shareholders who shall avail themselves of these resolutions on or before Monday, the 18th instant. The scripholders are hereby requested, as early as possible, to give effect to the above resolutions, and to deposit their scrip receipts or the sum of Is. per share thereon, between the hours of eleven and three, at the office of Messrs. Wire and Child, St. Swithin's-lane, in exchange for vouchers signed on behalf of the Committee. CAUTION.—The scripholders are urgently warned against polling on any of the questions on the invitation of the Directors, as unau thorised and highly dangerous to their interests. D. W. HARVEY, Chairman.• JOIN BIGG, Deputy-Chairman. SAUNDERS'S INDIA PALE ALE BREWERY COMPANY, Burton-open-Tt ent. (Provisionally registered.) Notice is hereby given, that an Advertisemeat which appeared in the Daily Papers of the 7th inst., announcing that a liberal premium would be given for shares, and referring to C. W., at Mr. Pearce's, stationer, 8, Silver-street, Wood-street, has not been inserted by the authority or with the knowledge of any Director or other person in any manner connected with the Company. By order of the Provisional Directors, EDMUND BOWYER, Sec. Pro Tem. Burton•upon-Trent, Bth January, 1847. FNCYCL OP.XDIA BRITANNICA. 4 Seventh Edition. Edited by Professor NAPIER. In 21 volumes 4to. Illustrated by 506 Engravings on Steel, and many thousands on Wood. An Index of 68,000 References, compiled with great industry and judgment, is appended to the work, forming a ready key to its multi farious contents, NEW ZEALAND. (From a Supplement to the New Zealander of Aug. 29, 1846.) - New Zealander Office, 'Tuesday, Sept. 1, 1846. Her Majesty's ship Castor, having on board his Ex cellency the Lieutenant-Governor, arrived on Sunday evening last, bringing the important intelligence of the successive occupation of Rangihaeta's strongholds, the capture of some, and the dispersion of the rest of his followers. The troops from Sydney arrived at Wellington early in August, and were immediately employed in co-ope rating with the troops already engaged. Rauparaha has been taken into custody, on suspicion of secret con nivance with Rangihaeta. We are not in possession of the particulars of his treachery, but we understand that he will be detained as a hostage. We shall allude to this subject hereafter. Eight of Rangihaeta's principal men have been taken, besides several others of less note. One of them, while on board the Calliope, attempted to overpower the sentry, and nearly succeeded in drawing the bayonet from his side belt ; he was, however knocked down, and since then these prisoners have been placed in irons. Her Majesty's ship Castor arrived at Welling ton on the . 4th of August. She had on board a new funnel for the Driver. - The troops and native allies were scouring the bush, and it was expected that Rangihaeta .. . . . would be taken. The Driver wa; to leave for Auckland on the 31st.; we may, therefore, hourly expect additional intelligence. We have ascertained from a private sourco that the body of natives from Wanganui, intended to reinforce Rangihaeta, consisted of 600 men, and that they pro bably were but the vanguard of a still stronger force. They came as far as Ohau, but the Ngatiraukawa natives would not allow them to proceed. A large body of the Ngatiawa, from Waikanae, had proceeded to Otaki in support of their friends and allies, who will most likely be compromised by their opposition to the Wanganui reinforcements. It is feared that a general war between the Wanganui natives and Ngatiraukawa and Ngatiawa may be the consequence. We extract the following particulars from the Wel lington Independent, which throw additional light on the narrative contained in the annexed interesting official account : On Friday last the Taita Militia, under the command of Captain A. E. M‘Donough and Mr. White, 13 of the armed police under Sub-Inspector Strode, and a body of 150 friendly natives under 'E Puni and Captain Scott, of that corps, accompanied by an officer of the 58th Regi ment, and Messrs. Ludlam and Stilling as volunteers, started from the Hutt towards the position occupied by the rebel chief Rangihaeta. The force took the route traversed by the hostile natives in their marauding ex cursions into the Hutt Valley, and the movement was made with such expedition and secresy, that the rebels do not appear to have received the slightest intimation of it. The path leads over hills and through gullies, and the late rains had rendered the roadway, bad at all times, difficult beyond conception. Notwithstanding these drawbacks, the united force pushed on with vigour, and in the course of the day came up with and surprised some of Rangihaeta's scouts, and succeeded in capturing one, a chief belonging to Wanganui. So quick and sudden was the approach of the British force, that Ran gihaeta, who, it appears, was in the neighbourhood, had the greatest difficulty in avoiding their clutches. On Saturday 'E Puni captured another of the rebels, one of their principal men. The whole party are de scribed as being in high spirits, and anxious to try their strength with the enemy. It appears that Rangihaeta has deserted Pauhautanui, and another small pah midway between that and the Hutt. Many think he has retreated towards Manawatu, but some few give a totally different direction. How• ever, the men who have been despoiled of their pro perty, who have been driven from their homes, and who have had their friends brutally and cruelly murdered, are on his track, and we make no doubt that they will ere long bring the monster and his murderous crew to a reckoning. A party of natives from Taranaki have come down the coast for the purpose of joining 'E Puni against the rebels. Her Majesty's war-steamer Driver, Commander C. 0. Hayes, left the harbour on Monday for Porirua, having a large quantity of arms and ammunition on board. On their march over to Pauhautanui, from the Hutt, Tamati Hapimana, a native of Pipitea pah, was a little distance in advance of the main body, in the middle of the wood, when he was suddenly surprised by the chief above named, who struck at Tamati from behind a tree on the roadside with a long-handled tomahawk; but Tamati, with the coolness and dexterity for which he is celebrated amongst the natives, warded off the blow, re ceiving only a slight wound between his forefinger and thumb. The prisoner instantly endeavoured to make his escape by jumping into a rivulet, with a view of being able to reach the opposite bank ; but Tamati, fearing that he might gain an advantage over him by doing so, followed him into the rivulet, and, after a stout scuffle, seized him by the hair of the head, and took him prisoner. This native has a great reputation amongst his tribe for taking prisoners. Rangihaeta, after evacuating Pauhautanui, retired to a fastness, situate on a range of mountains in the Pukerua district, which, from its strength, has been called " Gibraltar." The following, from the Independent, furnishes some clue to the cause of Rauparaha being placed under restraint, though it does not give par ticulars : Ra O n u e r h n a e e w from tas has thrown Poriru is thrown himself into o The ng p a rebel hsi t situated on the range of mountains in the Pukerus, where he has been followed by the British forces under the command of Major Last. The position is described as one of exceeding strength, both in its natural as well as artificial defences. Instead of having rows of palisades, as is usually the case in fortified pahs, the savage, but no less acute, chief, has surrounded his position with logs laid lengthways, thus rendering the defences still more f orm id a bl e. T he nature of the country is such as almost to p rec l u d e t h e conveyance of artillery. But nothing seems impossible to British soldiers and sailors, and we feel confident that by some means or other artillery will before long be belching forth on this stronghold of the rebels, And here we cannot refrain from making a few observations. When Rangihaeta evacuated Pauhautanui it was gene rally believed that he had no other pah to fall back upon indeed, up to three o'clock of Thursday afternoon, the colonists were in ignorance of the fact. Now, som e o f ,the natives must have been acquainted with its exist ence, for a pah of its strength could not have been erected without many of the Maories being aware of the circumstance. We believe that Rauparaha, who was apprehended with the proofs of his treachery about him, was the chief who planned and superintended its erec tion. Lieutenant Blackburn, who has met such an un- timely end, was engaged during the war in the north, in which he greatly distinguished himself. We have heard the conduct of Major Last, the officer in command, and that of the entire force under his command, spoken of in the highest terms of praise. On Monday and Tuesday last the friendly natives were thrown out from the encampment at Paramatta as scouts. They returned and reported to his Excellency that Rangihaeta had evacuated a position recently occu pied, and retreated further into the country. At his last resting place the fires were still burning, and a quan tity of potatoes left cooking, tending to the supposition that on the approach of the scouts he had made a pre cipitate retreat. ' On Wednesday a force of more than 300 men, con sisting of military, blue jackets, and civilians, under the command of Major Last, started off in pursuit, his Ex cellency Captain Grey accompanying the party. On Thursday afternoon the forces came up with Rangi haeta's scouts, and a skirmish immediately ensued. The firing commenced at three o'clock, and lasted till eight, when both parties suspended operations till morning. We regret to say that Lieut. Blackburn, of the 99th Regiment, and three men, were killed and several wounded. Major Last had a narrow escape, a spent ball striking him on the forehead, and travelling round his cap. We are happy to say that he received no injury from it. The native who shot Lieut. Blackburn was imme diately shot by one of the Artillerymen, and two of the enemy who attempted to carry off the body were like wise shot. The loss of the enemy is yariously reported, one ac count making it five and the other eight killed, and several wounded. The enemy were scattered in the bush in every direc tion, and many of them were hidden in the branches of trees. Rangihaeta has thrown himself into a pah, the exist ence of which up to the present time was not known. The position is admirably chosen for defence. It is situated in a most difficult country to for military opera tions, being on the range of hill s the right of the Pukerua pab. The ground is thicklys with c th o e v r e nmu e d inb w t i .h t h e Driver janre r hi r is e tvt b hye e re ; s. shipscwshe were rie: ship young trees, intermixed with karewa is supposed to have about 250 follower . employed m a hop CalliopeuTt h ehd e uac n nros a dnd t v i a v ehy e ye ni p rni 9 gg l m i hg c ta e uj n f et o ssh r t ea ; sbd g o i awa y mt e as s z a osutfn s e t hia i te l mi l or e l n a riuf r r to the shore. We are informed that Major Last, and the whole force under his com mand, officers and men, beh ave d i n t h e most gallant and daring manner. The conduct of Major Last was what we always expected, and it must be gratifying to him to know that the great bulk of the community appreciated his gallant conduct, notwith standing the attempt made by the Spectator to injure his reputation. A body of men have been set to work to clear a way to the position occupied by the rebels , w hich is six miles inland from Porirua. " GIBRALTAR."—The united forces were busily em ployed cutting roads up to Rangihaeta's pah, " Gibral tar," and felling the bush. The only practical approach to the pah on the front side is by a narrow ravine, along which only one or two men can advance at a time ; and a considerable detour will have to be made through a very difficult country, to get at it in the rear. Two howit zers had been conveyed, with extreme labour, to the camp, and 10 shells thrown into the pah with no per ceptible result. We are informed that the rebels have dug warres 7 feet under ground, and have otherwise pre pared for a determined resistance. OFFICIAL D f SPATCHES. The Lieutenant-Governor has much pleasure in di recting the publication of the following dispatches from Major Last, 99th Regiment, commanding the troops, southern district, detailing the nature of the recent ope rations against the rebels, by which they have been driven from the strongholds they previously occupied in this portion of New Zealand, and have been com pelled to retreat after losing some, and leaving in capti vity several, of the disaffected chiefs. He will take care to represent, in the strong terms which they merit, the gallantry which has been evinced by Major Last, and the officers and men of the combined naval and military force which was engaged in these operations; the privations and fatigues neces sarily attendant upon the conduct of which, in so unfa vourable a season of the year, were supported in a manner which deserves the warmest expression of the Lieutenant-Governor's gratitude and approbation. The Lieutenant-Governor avails himself of the same opportunity of stating his entire satisfaction at the manner in which the officers and men of the Militia of this district have acquitted themselves. The settlers have shown that they can use their arms well, that they are a most useful body of men in military operations in this country, and that they are ready cheerfully to en counter any dangers or difficulties. They may take an honest pride in feeling that they have fully shown that they possess those qualities So essential to the men who entered upon the task of colonising New Zealand. When the inhabitants of a country can thus rely upon their own efficiency and courage, no fear need be entertained for the safety of their homes and families. Nothing could have been more gratifying than the kind and friendly feeling evinced for each other by the settlers and large force of native allies when serving side by side, a feeling which clearly showed that they are mutually attached to each other, that they felt they were one people, bound together by common interests, and were willing and able jointly to defend themselves against any enemy who should attempt t, injure either race. The Lieutenant-Governor felt, in witnessing this most grati fying sight, that it constituted in itself a complete gua rantee for the ultimate tranquillity and prosperity of this part of New Zealand. To the numerous native chiefs who so nobly came for ward on this occasion, the Lieutenant-Governor returns his thanks for their services. The intercourse he has had with many of them will make him take a lasting in terest in their welfare ; and for the future he will watch over and endeavour to promote the progress of them selves and their families in prosperity and the conveni ences of civilised life, not only as Governor of the colony, but as one who is personally iftterested in the welfare of men who have established such just and strong claims upon his esteem. _ _ _ By command of his Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor, M. RICHMOND, Superintendent. Wellington, Aug. 16, 1846. Porirua, Aug. 4, 1846. Sir,—After frequent consultations with your Excel lency since your arrival from Auckland relative to the movements of the force under my command, particularly after the receipt of intelligence by the Government that a number of disaffected natives had left Wanganui, and were moving down the coast with a view of forming a junction with Rangihaeta and the rebels at his pah of Pauhautanui, in the northern branch of the Porirua river ; and that this movement was being made with the sanction and connivance of Te Rauparaba, and some disaffected chiefs of the Ngatitoa tribe resid ing in the immediate neighbourhood of our posi tion, it was determined that an effort should be made to destroy this party, or to induce the friendly na tives on the coast to prevent their progress ; also, that an attempt should be made to arrest Te en with ceaga h i i n ni si v e id attended with ti ß nh a e u mt p h; a e r a a ne h dv a e: nst a h and the d otbht ea ne d i i n s mg aff o e vf c eu t mr e t d ehnetrs chiefs eb success, it would enable us to make an attack upon Rangihaeta and his followers, without the apprehension of Te Rauparaha, or any evil-disposed Ngatitoas aiding him; and then the pah at Pauhautanui could be regu larly invested, and the rebels destroyed. To effect these objects, a combined naval and military force was embarked on board her Majesty's steamer Driver, under my command. We found it, however, im practicable to attack the Wanganui natives as they pro ceeded down the coast, as gales of wind and excessive bad weather prevented the landing of the troops; but the rebels were precluded making a further progress than Ohau, as the friendly natives opposed them. The next movement, I am happy to inform your Excellency, was completely successful, as, on the morn ing of the 23d ult., I disembarked before daylight in boats of her Majesty's steamer Driver, with 1 officer and 30 men of the 58th Regiment, 3 officers and 70 men of the 99th Regiment, 4 officers and 30 men of her Majesty's ship Calliope, accompanied by Captain Stanley, together with the Inspector (Captain Durie, of the Militia), and some armed police, surrounded the pah, and accomplished our object without any collision, from the admirable steadiness of the whole party ,bring ing witb us Te Rauparaha, Kanae, Hoapu, and some others, who are now prisoners on board her Majesty's ship Calliope, as well as disarmed the disaffected part of the tribe. _ _ _ Annexed is a list of the arms and ammunition taken at the time. _ . _ Nothing now remained but to attack Rangihaeta and the rebels in the pah at Pauhautanui ; for this object, after leaving 100 men to reinforce the camp at Pararnatta point, the Driver returned to Wellington, in order that the portion of the Calliope's crew which had embarked in the Driver might return on board, and that both ships, with the detachment of the 65th Regiment, just arrived from Sydney, might return to Porirua. On the 29th ult. your Excellency received intelli gence, which you did me the honour to communicate, that Rangihaeta, alarmed at the movements that were going on, had evacuated his pah and fled, but where was uncertain ; it was, however, supposed that himself and a few of his followers were remaining in the vicinity of his former position. Apprehensions being entertained that the greater num ber of Rangihaeta's followers might have returned to the hills in the neighbourhood of the Hutt, it was con sidered unsafe to detach, for any length of time, a large body of troops from Wellington, until the country be tween the Hutt district and Porirua harbour had been thoroughly reconnoitred. To accomplish this, a mixed force of Militia, armed police, and friendly natives, were therefore ordered to move from the Hutt in the directon of Pauhautanui, sweeping the country as they went along, and either investing or taking posiession of the pali on their arrival, as opportunity offered. A simul taneous movement was directed to be made by the troops under my command, which, I regret to say, was defeated from her Majesty's ship Calliope being delayed from stress of weather; but, on our arrival, on the Ist inst., we found the movement of the force from the Hutt had been successful, having found the pah evacua ted, with the exception of scouts, one o f whom (an influential ehiet) they captured, and another chief was captured in the course of the same evening by the friendly natives. On the 2d instant I proceeded to the pah at daylight, in boats supplied by Captain Stanley, of her MaJestY's ship Calliope, with Major Arney, 58th, and 7 officers and 160 men of the 58th, 65th, and 99th, Regiments, which, on reaching, I found occupied by the Militia, armed police, and native allies. On examining the pah I found it to be built in a very strong position, having a double row of timber pali sades, with trenches and traverses across, about 80 paces long, and 35 broad, in the shape of a parallelogram, with flanking defences. There was also a bank of earth thro up on the to scarpside of the trenches, which, owing to the heavy rain, were full of water. The position altogether is a very strong one, and would have been almost impredisg nable without artillery; but a hill abou t 500 yards - tant, opposite the front face, commanded it completely. Therefore, had the enemy remained, w e might soon have dislodged them with our guns, which were in readi ness at Porirua, in command of Captain Henderson, R.A. The pah stands on a very high ground fronting the harbour; at the foot of it runs a deep narrow creek, fordable at low water; the ground about it is excessively swampy, which the troops had to pass over. On the side the pah stands rises a very steep bank,. which, ov en without opposition, the men had difficu . lty . in mounting. And on the proper left of the position is a very deep ravine, the side of which is thickly wooded. The right face is also thickly wooded, and the ground gradually slopes away into the valley. The rear was the weakest part as to its defence, the ground covered with thick scrub ; but, from its locality, I do not consider a posi tion could have been taken up by us on that side. The defences on the front face were of a stronger descripti on than any other. On the morning of the 3d inst. a combined movement was made from the pah at Pauhautanui and Porirua, consisting of 6 officers and 1"20 men of the 58th, 65th ' and 99th Regiments, and 30 militia, followed by 150 native allies, from the former, and 4 officers, 100 men of the Royal Artillery, 58th and 65th Regiments, with 80 native allies, under command of Major Arney, from the latter place, for the purpose of attacking the rebel chief and preventing his escape fro m the Horokiwi va ll ey, proceeded about four miles into the woods, covering our advance with the usual precautions. The enemy ° discovered our rpproaeh, and qu ickl y re tired, but from his fires being still alight, it was evident he had into the d e the bush that morning. Night coming on, and being uncertain as to the d z h rsion, and irec tion of the enemy, or the route they had taken, I de eme d it then unadvisable to proceed fuyther. Although our efforts have only led to the dispersion, not to the total destruction of the rebels, was my anxious wish to have accomplished, yet, by gaining pos session complete the lino of outposts at Porirua e enled Wally to prevent any return of the rebels t able_s of the Hutt. o the district I beg to assure your Excellency that all under my command have well earned from their superiors every credit and approbation for the zeal and cheerfulness they have exhibited under the severe trials and pri vations to which they have been subjected to for a long time past. Your Excellency having been present with the troops on this occasion, will, I trust, bear testimony to the efforts and exertions made by the officers and men of both services ; but I must not omit to offer my best thanks for the ready assistance and co-operation ren dered me by Captain Stanley, of her Majesty's ship Calliope, Commander Hayes, of her Majesty's steamer Driver, and my second in command, Major Arney, com manding detachment 58th Regiment stationed in this district. I also beg to recommend Mr. of her Majesty's ship Calliope, to your Excellency's notice, who has rendered me great service while in the command of the gunboat stationed at Porirua. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your Excellency's most obedient humble servant, EDWARD LAST, Major, 99th Regiment, Commanding the Troops, Southern District. His Excellency Governor Grey, &c. List of Arms and Ammunition taken from the Pah of Te Rauparaha and the Disaffected Natives at Taupo on the 23d of July, 1846 : Muskets, single barrel ... ... 30 Ditto, double ditto ... Axes ••• •.• ..• Powder-flasks ••• ••• Pouches ... ..• 26 Small iron gun and carriage ... 1 Casks of powder ~. 5 Halt' ditto ... ... 3 Empty ditto ... ... 1 EDWARD LAST, Major, 99th Regiment, Commanding the Troops, Southern District. ... 23 Porirua, Aug. 10, 1846. Sir,—Soon after addressing your Excellency on the 4th inst., I received intelligence that the native allies who were left to watch the movements of the rebels had discovered that they were retreating ; I therefore deemed it right to proceed to their support, knowing that such a movement would accord with your Excel lency's wishes, and thinking it would be the means of destroying Rangihaeta and his followers. At daylight on the morning of the sth instant I pro ceeded in 'boats of her Majesty's ships Calliope and Driver up the harbour of Porirua, landed about a mile and a half distant, and pressed forward into the Horo kiwi valley five or six miles, over a road almost impas sable for troops, crossing numerous streams and deep rivulets, and passing various encampments that the enemy had recently left, evidently retreating in the greatest confusion, leaving behind them the bugle taken from the troops in the attack which was so gallantly re pulsed by the detachment of the 58th Regiment in the valley of the Hutt, on the 16th of May last, which had been retained by the rebels as a trophy, and was reco vered by the Militia. About half-past two o'clock p.m. we came np with our native allies and a party of Militia, under the command of Captain M'Donough, who were lying at the foot of a precipitous hill thickly covered with wood, near the sum mit of which I learned that the enemy were supposed to be posted. The troops then commenced hutting themselves for the night. — On the following morning I gave orders for the ad vance, directing the native allies to proceed on to cover it. The first division, consisting of 7 officers and 127 men of the force, made up of seamen, soldiers, Militia, and armed police, was under the command of Major Arney, 58 th Regiment. The second division of five officers and 117 men, of similar detail, was under the command of Captain Arm strong, 99th Regiment. _ At about nine o'clock, A.M. we ascended the hill, pre ceded by an officer and a party of men, with tools to cut away the wood, to facilitate our getting up ; after as cending with great difficulty, about a mile, we suddenly discovered that the enemy had established himself in a stockade on the spur of a hill which was not only exces sively steep and precipitous upon each side, but so narrow in places, that only a few men could proceed abreast. The stockade that was visible appeared evidently very strong, composed of heavy logs of timber placed hori zontally ono over another, with loopholes to firo through, Some of the enemy having appeared in front, a heavy fire was opened on both sides; they made repeated at tempts to turn our left flank, but were driven back with great loss to their position. I regret to state that in the action our loss was severe, having two killed and nine wounded, as will be seen by the annexed return. I particularly regret the loss of a most promising young officer, Ensign Blackburn, 99th Regiment, who was acting Brigade-Major, and who evinced the greatest zeal and gallantry on the occasion. The firing lasted till dark, when finding my position un- I favourable to'occupy at night, I left two officers and 120 men to assist our native allies to watch the enemy, and again took up the post I had left in the morning. The enemy admitted to have lost five killed and two wounded, among the number one chief named Te Oro, and Tapuke, the murder of Richard Rush, at the Hutt. On the Bth instant, having been reinforced by a cap tain, subaltern, and 11 of the Royal Artillery, with two small mortars under the direction of Captain Henderson, of that corps, I again advanced towards the position, al though I found great obstacles in using shells from the loftiness of the trees, which intercepted our view of the enemy. We, however, succeeded in throwing a number into the stockade, and so continued to harass them throughout the day. The enemy kept up a fire upon us during the whole time. His position having been thus felt and ascertained to be the steepdefended and n narrow ostrong ridge i o n / r s e l n o c f h t ym anden t s d t e h n r s o e w l y n w a o c o r d o e s d s hill, the rebels being in retreat, there was every reason to believe that their intention was to pour a few destruc tive vollies into our men as they advanced, crowded as they must have been into so narrow a space along the thus abandoning, without loss, a position which, from th e steep ridge, and then to fly i n to th e woo d s i n th e rear ; want of supplies, it was impossible for them to retain for more than a few days. It did not appear expedient to incur so large a sacrifice of life to attain a post use less in itself, and which must soon have been ours without any loss ; _moreover, the destruc tion of so many of her Majesty's troops without an equivalent proportion on the part of the enemy would have been regarded by the natives as a great victory on the side of Rangihaeta, might have produced a bad impression on the country generally, and have de stroyed the effect of our previous successes. Taking into consideration also the great want of facilities for provi sioning so large a force, I at last accepted the offers made by the friendly chiefs, to permit them to r ema i n on the ground and locate themselves in temporary pahs whilst they cleared the scrub and erected round the enemy a palisade after the Maori system of warfare, so as to cut off his means of obtaining either water or provisions, and thus either capture him or force him to fly from his position. In addition to the before-mentioned obstacles opposed to me, the rear of my position was subjected to a f u or a u pf t uo a rs n it th u i oe i rn and oa pn e d P o ar b r t i ei r oi n u n a s g constant floods; I th ere f ore d eemed it right to make i P e n a g tr seenooarrangements for withd raw i ng my force from the plans, H o y r o o u i ra w nE i dx v ea reserving el l e ls e y e nr c t v o yi n g t h h at e vh h of p l s ) ourh Point, leaving the nati ve a lli es to carry out their own when required. well aware of all the difficulties and impediments, as well as hardships to which the force under my command have been subjected, I need not dwell further is describ ing them. I cannot close this report without expressing my par ticular obligations to Major Arney, 68th Regiment, my second in command, for the advice and assistance he at all times rendered me. To Captain Armstrong, 99th Regiment, commanding the second division; Captain Henderson, commanding Royal Artillery; Lieutenant Elliott, 99th Regiment, acting engineer; and to Ensign Servantes, 96th Regiment, interpreter to the forces, my best thanks are due. I must thank Captain Stanley, of her Majesty's ship Calliope, for his assistance in forwarding the operations; I also received the best aid from the officers and seamen of her Majesty's ships Calliope and Driver; Lieutenants Thorpe and Conolly and all under their command de serve the highest praise. The wounded received the best attention from Dr. Galbraith and the ;other medical officers under his di rection. I have every reason to be satisfied with the exertions of the Commissariat Department; and I must not omit to mention the meritorious conduct of Captain M'Do• cough, and the Militia under his command, as well as that of all the officers, non-commissioned officers, seamen, soldiers, and police force, employed on this occasion. It further affords me pleasure and satisfaction to speak of the great service the native allies from Port Nichol son rendered me, as well as the friendly portion of the Ngatitoa tribe who joined us, and beg to thank the chiefs of the several parties for the zeal and exertions of them selves and followers. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your Excellency's most obedient, humble servant, EDWARD LAST, Major 99th Regiment, Commanding the Troops, Southern Division. His Excellency Governor Grey, &c. Return of Killed and Wounded of the Force under Major Last, 99th Regiment, commanding the Troops in the Southern District, while engaged in Action with the Rebels in the Itorokiwi Valley on the 6th of August, 1846. KILLED. Ensign H. M. Blackburn, 99th Regiment. Private Thomas Tuite, 99th Regiment. WOUNDED. W. Roberts, captain of the mizentop, her Majesty's ship Calliope, mortally, and since dead. 58T1I REGIMENT. Private John Carr, slightly. 65TR REGIMENT. Private Robert Miller, severely. 99TH REGIMENT. Private Patrick Darcey, severely. Thomas Woodfield, do. Francis O'Reilly, do. James Henchcliff, do. Joseph Booth, do. MILITIA. Private George Farmer, severely. EDWARD LAST, Major 99th Regiment, Commanding the Troops, Southern District Porirua, Two r.m., August 13, 1846. Sir,—l have the honour to forward the enclosed, this instant received from Mr. Servantes, our interpreter, at Puaha's camp, for your Excellency's information, by which you will learn that the rebels left their position this morning, and that our native ally, Puaha, after sending back his women, will pursue them to-morrow. I have sent information to Waikanae of the event, and hope our allies there will assist in cutting them off, should they attempt to pass that way.—l have the PRICE SD. honour to be, Sir, your Excellency's most obedient humble servant, EDWARD LAST, Major 99th Regiment, Commanding the Troops, Southern District. His Excellency Governor Grey, &c. Puaha's Camp, August 13, 1846. Sir,—l have the honour to inform you that some of the rebel natives began to fire upon our camp this morning. Puaha immediately rushed out to meet them with his followers, and, finding them retire, proceeded up to the pah, which they entered as the others went out by the rear; the Ngatitoa natives followed immediately afterwards. It appears that they had sent the women to the rear some time ago, together with their baggage; the men, it is the general opinion of the natives, only retired a short time before we entered. They had no stock of provisions, as they had been eating the mamaku (which is a species of tree fern). The place whence they fired upon us the other day was only an entrench ment. The pah was about 100 yards in the rear, but had no regular stockade round it, simply a rail in some places, and in others nothing at all. Puaha, sends back his women to-day, and intends to follow them up to morrow morning.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient humble servant, W. F. G. SERVANTES. Major Last, 99th Regiment, Commanding Troops, Porirua. Wellington, Aug. 16, 1846. Bir,—l have the honour to state, that since addressing your Excellency on the 13th instant, reporting the con tinuing retreat of the rebels, I have received intelligence that our native allies are making every preparation for a vigorous pursuit, and, should they succeed in driving the enemy out into the open country upon the coast, I beg to assure your Excellency, that in conjunction with the naval offieer, I will not fail to assist in the pursuit, and use every exertion in my power to cut them off.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your Excellency's most obedient humble servant, EDWARD LAST, Major, 99th Regiment, Commanding the Troops, Southern District. His Excellency Governor Grey, &e. Wellington, Aug. 16, 1846, Eight P.m. Sir,—l hare the honour to inform your Excellency that I have this moment received intelligence that the Inspector of Police (Captain Durk, of the Militia), acting upon my letters informing him that the rebels had left their position in the Horokiwi valley, made the requisite communication to the chiefs at Waikanae, who had pre viously occupied the position pointed out to them at the Pari Peri, and that our native ally, Wiremu Kingi, and his party were immediately on the alert, and were suc cessful in capturing eight prisoners belonging to the band under Rangihaeta, who had come down from the hills for the purpose of obtaining food, and had sent to the police-station for an escort to conduct them to Wai kanae. A good deal of firing was heard in the direction of the Pari Pari, and on the hills above it, and Wiremu Kingi sent word that he would make an attack on the enemy to-morrow. The following is a list of the pri -sonera taken : Ko Mateu Tikiahi, Ko Te Kumete, Ko Hohepa, Te Umuroa, Ko Te Weretiti, Ko Te Rahui, Ko Te Koro hunga, Ko Topi, Ko Mataiumu. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your Excellency's most obedient humble servant, EDWARD LAST, Major, 99th Regiment, Commanding the Troops in the Southern District. His Excellency Governor Grey, &c. (EXTRACT OF A PRIVATE LETTER.) AUCKLAND, SEPT. 8, 1846. All is quiet here to the northward. By the papers you will see what is going on to the:southward. This place is fast going ahead ; the revenue of the Customs last quarter was at the rate of 17,0001. a year ; in fact, the natives and the troops at present support the colony. The former are most esteemed. Four copper mines are now at work, and in four months I intend opening an other ; they pay very well. One (the Rowow) will, it is supposed, net 60,000/. next year. The ships Mary and Strathalia sail in the course of ten days from here direct for England, with copper ore, spars, and flax ; and the Haidee, Cecilia, and Mary Catherine, will sail in about six weeks from here with the same description of cargo. There is a vessel now building near here (the Great Barrier Island, of 560 tons), which will sail for Eng land in about five months with copper ore at Si. per ton freight. Captain G. Grey is much pleased with what he had done to the southward, and I think it very probable that the next mail will bring advices of the capture of Rangihaeta. If such be the case, all will go on well here. The vessels here are—Her Majesty's ships Castor, Carysfort, and Racehorse. Her Majesty's steam. sloop Driver is expected every day. Her boilers are in a dreadful state. She was nearly lost off Cape Teriwitte (Cook's Straits), when I was in Wellington, on account of not being able to get sufficient steam up to get her off a lee sh ore . H er b o il ers h ave b een in active service for nearly six years. We are much in want of another steamer to replace her. The ship Mary Ca therine, before-mentioned, was driven on shore in the Rapaira river in a heavy gale of wind. She had a good deal of cargo on board, which was sold by Lloyd's agent here (a survey having been held upon her), and as soon as sold she was got off without any da mage. Our colonial secretary (Mr. Sinclair) has, within the last few days, either been dismissed jar re signed. MEXICAN BONDHOLDERS. From the following documents, which have been re ceived by Messrs. S c h ne id er and Co., it will appear that the agency of the Mexican Government is to remain in their hands, but that the conversion which was so re cently sanctioned is now repudiated, or, what is the same thing, referred to the consideration of Congress for a decision as to whether, " under the present afflict ing circumstances of the country," it is expedient to permit the tobacco duties (pledged under the conversion) to go into the hands of their foreign creditors. It is to be hoped that the history of this affair will suffice to render similar juggles, henceforth, impossible. All " conversions" of public debts have their origin in fraud, and in the present case the Mexican bondholders would have reason to congratulate themselves if the final result could be to restore them to the position they occupied before the transaction was attempted:— Mexico, October , . "His Exc e ll ency the" General encharged 3o with 1846 the supreme executive power has been pleased to determine that you immediately resume the agency of the Re public in London, receiving, to that effect, from General Don Josh M. Mendoza, the documents, papers, and everything else relating to said agency, which you may have delivered to him under the orders trans mitted by the former packet, and that you continue in the discharge of the duties of the said commission in the same terms, and under the same conditions and in structions which you previously had, without, in this respect, making the least variation; on the understanding that the business being now arranged with Messrs. Man ning and Mackintosh, of this city, as representatives of the parties interested in the new bonds issued in London, relative to said bonds, and the necessary orders being issued for the payment of the first dividend in conformity with said arrangement, you may proceed to announce the payment of the said dividend, and carry the same into effect at the appointed time. " By order of his Excellency, I communicate this to you, and transmit it likewise to General Mendoza for the corresponding object. God and Liberty. " LIARO Y TAMARIZ. " Messrs. John Schneider and Co., London." " MINISTRY OF FINANCE. (Section _l2) " Mexico, Nov. 28, 1846. " Under this date I say to General Don Jose M. Mendoza, the Mexican Chargé d'Affaires, what follows : " His Excellency the General intrusted with the supreme executive power has examined very carefully and scrupulously the very important business of the conversion of the Mexican debt in the city of London, and the creation of the new Consolidated Fund, effected in virtue of the contract entered into in this capital on the sth of March last, between the Supreme Go vernment and Messrs. Manning and Mackintosh, and the subsequent contract relative to the payment of the dividends; and weighing well all the difficulties of this very important affair, which seem greater and greater under every aspect for the credit of the nation, both as regards the war which it is sustaining against the American invasion, the heavy responsibillities which press upon the public Treasury, those which especially weigh upon the tobacco revenue, and which is specially made liable to the payment, if the conversion of the debt is complied with in all parts—and this when the blockade obstructs our parts, deprives us of all receipts of duties from the maritime custom-houses, and when we most need all our revenues—his Excellency considers that the meeting of the National Sovereign Congress being so near, having been appointed for the 6th of December next, the final determination of this matter ought to be referred entirely to its decision, and he has determined to do so accordingly, h an di n g o v er all the parti c ulars tthe relating thereto. His Excellency doubts not th National Congress will be animated, as he h i m se lf a is, issue to the most lively desire of giving a satisfactory to the business, which may demonstrate the constant good faith of Mexico, and that, as far as may be in her power and the present afflicting circumstances may permit, she will exert herself to appear by her acts as frank and loyal as her character and intentions always have been. In stating this to you by supreme order for your information, I protest to you the securities of my consideration and esteem.' " And I communicate it to you by order of his said Excellency the General, for your information. " God and Liberty, " VILLAMIL. " Messrs. John Schneider and Co., London." THE CRIMINAL CODE OF FRANCE. --The Minister of Justice has just appointed a commission to examine the modifications to be effected in the Code of Criminal Instruction. He himself a^ts as President, and M. Mes nard, Peer of France, as Vice-President. OMNIBUSES AT ONE HALFPENNY A MLLE.—Yes terday a number of omnibuses commenced running be tween Shoreditch Church, the Bricklayers' Arms, and the Elephant and Castle, conveying passengers the entire distance, upwards of five miles, for threepence. PUBLICATIONS. NEW WORK BY MICHAEL ANGELO TITMARSE. This Day is published, to be continued in Monthly Parts, price Is. each, with numerous Illustrations on Steel and Wood, Part I. of VA N I T Y F A I R: PEN AND PENCIL SKETCHES OF ENGLISH SO CIETY. By W. M. THACKERAY. Author of " The Irish' Sketch Book ;" "Journey from Cornhill to Grand Cairo ;" of " Jeames's Diary," and the " Snob Papers," in Punch, &c. &c. Bills and Advertisements will be received at the Office, during the Month. London: Published at the Punch Office, 85, Fleet-street; J. Men zies, Edinburgh; J. M'Leod, Glasgow; J. M'Giashan, Dublin. Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh ; and sold by all Booksellers. 'WORKS ON STEAM. I. ATREATISE on the NATURE, PROPER TIES, and APPLICATIONS of STEAM, and on STEAM NAVIGATION. By JOHN SCOTT RU'ASELL, M.A., F.R.S.E., Vice-President of the Society of Arts of Scotland, Illustrated with upwards of 80 Engravings on Wood, and 15 Folding Plates on Steel. Post Bvo., 9s. cloth. " A work on Steam and Steam Navigation, In which science and Interesting information are equally combined."—Mechanics' Magazine. By the same Author, ATREATISE on the STEAM-ENGINE. Illustrated by 248 Engravings on Wood, and 15 Folding Plates on Steel. Post Bvo., 9s. cloth. "Most complete and circumstantial.".. • • .. • . The Surveyor, Engineer, and Architect. A. and C. Black, Edinburgh ; Simpkin, Marshall, and Co., Whittaker _ and Co., and Hamilton, -Adams, and CO., London. TrIE CIGAR WAREHOUSES, LONDON. Flue Foreign Cigars of all Makers, 17s. 6d., 18s. Gd., ais., and 21s. per lb. ; Government Manillas Cheroots, 17s. per lb.. British made, from the finest tobaccos imported, Cheroots, 6s; Mexicans, 7s. Gd. per lb. ; Cuba and Havannah Cigars, 7s. and 7s. 6d. per lb. ; Silvas and Cabanas, Ss. 6d. per lb. ; Principes, Lopez Recompendzas, Esparteros, Dos Amigos, and Estrellos, 9s. 6d. per lb., warranted first quality. The Union Cigar, equal to any foreign, 12s. 6d. per lb. Single pounds may be had. Messrs. Tosswill and Co., Commission Merchants, Importers, and Manufacturers, have a large stock of the above, well worth the attention of large buyers. Warehouses, 6 and 7, Pudding-lane, Eastcheap, three doors from Gracechurch street and King William-street, City. CON TINENTAL PATENTS The French law and practice for securing inventions by patents, is, on the whole, well settled and understood in the country ; patents issuing of course when the terms of the law are duly complied with. But it is doubtful to me, whether any other country in Europe, except England and France, has any settled rules or unvarying law of patent right. Several years since I insti tuted inquiries on this subject in Turin, and had some in tercourse with an ex judge on the subject ; also in Milan, where I found Austria granted all privileges, and in Florence. The Austrian practice in this, as in many other matters, governs that of the following st a t es , v i z ., Lombardy, Sardinia, Tuscany Modern, Parma, &c., Lucca, Two Sicilies, and (if the Pope grant patent rights for anything else except for nobility and keeping houses of ill-fame, which is doubtful) Rome also. Austrian patents cover Transylvania, Hungary, Austria Proper, Gallicia, Moravia, Bohemia, Styria, Dalmatia, „Illyria, Tyrol, Lombardy, and Venice. The continual petty piracies and infringements that occur, and all dubious points on patent rights, must be discussed and settled at Vienna, for the above Austrian States. The mode of application seams to be universally through the Minister of the Interior, with full specifications, plans, and drawings. He refers these to the Council of Commerce, and, they to the Chamber of Merchants, who report, generally after seeing the thing so far at work as to lead to the idea that it is feasible, should the expense not be great or the machinery complicated or difficult, in which case this is dispensed with, and more minute inquiries are instituted. On this chamber forwarding reports, the Minister of the Interior (and if revenue is effected the Minister of Finance) advise and the Sovereign decides. If in favour of the applicant, the term is generally 15 years, and one year is g i ven t o get to work fairly, which mu s t be certified by competent judges, and a responsible person is appointed, both as to knowledge of the invention and pecuniary means to carry it into the desired operation, whose name, with a titular or short description of the object of the patent, is inserted in the State Gazette, as a reference for examination, and as authorised to grant licenses. The favour of a principal member of the Commercial Cham ber is always desirable; also the Minister of Commerce must be interested; and the usual plan is to get the Sove reign to see, approve, and protect the invention, both personally and publicly. After all, patents have been generally almost useless in these states, as to increasing manufactures, or securing profit to the inventors. They are looked upon with great suspicion and aversion, as, in most cases, tending to decrease manual labour, and lower the value and profit of existing machinery and capital in the trades upon which they operate. Thus in vasion is winked at, and if legally and, successfully at tacked, only !slightly fined. To obtain increased protection, or time for operation, or indeed any ether security or favour, requires ministerial aid and royal sanction, and therefore is dreadfully slow and expensive. There is also a peculiar feature in the practice of patenting in these sates. It is not only a privilege to use solely a certain improvement, but often a monopoly to perform a certain well-known ancient operation (possibly in a superior, or supposed superior manner) to the exclusion of the performance of it in the old manner, and even sometimes all other parties are prohibited from entering into the business besides the patentees and their licen tiates. In the texhibition at Milan, in 1825, of the Lombardo-Venetian manufactures, which filled four large apartments, there were but three patented arti cles, viz., a machine for corking bottles—a new clog with springs —and a new loom for weaving tapestries. These imperfect remarks, founded on limited experience, may be concluded by quoting an observation of the Chevalier Aldini, nephew of the celebrated Galonici, a man of letters and science, with whom I had agreeable intercourse at Milan, " That patent rights are but of little value, unless granted by a liberal government, and to operate where extensive commerce prevails." Adding my own opinion that they are often an injury to trade, and seldom profitable to the patentee. In ordinary cases a man will gain more by working an invention quietly, than through the pretended security of a patent, thereby inviting and instructing imitators, through the publicity given under these patent laws.—Correspondent of the IVottingham Review. ANECDOTE OF THE LATE L. E. L. —On the other hand, in the mixed companies, witty and con versant as she was, you bad a feeling that she was play ing an assumed part. Her manner and conversation were not only the very reverse of the tone and sentiment of her poems, but she seemed to sayl things for the sake of astonishing you with the very contrast. You felt not only no confidence in the truth of what she was assert ing, but a strong assurance that it was said merely for the sake of saying what her hearers would least expect to hear her say. I recollect once meeting her in company, at' a time when there was a strong report that she was actually, though secretly, married. Mrs. Hofland, on her entering the room, went up to her in her plain, straightforward way, and said, "Ah! my dear, what must I call you? Miss Landon, or who?" After a well feigned surprise at the question, Miss Landon began to talk in a tone of merry ridicule of this report, and ended I by declaring that, as to love or marriage, they were thing s that she never thought of. " What, then, have you been doing with yourself this last month?" " Oh, I have been puzzling my brain to invent a new sleeve; pray, how do you like it?" showing her arm. "You never think of such a thing as love!" exclaimed a young sentimental man, "you, who have written so many volumes of poetry upon it?" " Oh, that's all professional, you know!" exclaimed she, with an air of merry scorn. " Professional !" exclaimed a grave Quaker, who stood near, " why dost thou make a differ ence between what is professional and what is real? Dost thou write one thing and think another? Does not that look very much like hypocrisy?" To this the astonished poetess made no reply but by a look of genuine amazement. It was a mode of putting the matter to which she had evidently never been accus tomed; and, in fact, there can be no question that much of her writing was professional. She had to win a golden harvest for the comfort of others as dear to her as herself ; and she felt, like all authors who have to cater for the public, that she must provide, not so much what she would of her free-will choice, but what they expected from her.—William Howitt's Homes and Haunts of I 3 ritish __ - FLANDERS MAIL. BRUSSELS, JAN. 6.—The average price of wheat in the week ending on Saturday, Jan. 2, was 27f. 27c .and that of rye 21f. 71c. per hectolitre, being an increase of 04 centimes on wheat, and a decrease of 03 centimes on rye since last week. We have just learned that the establishment at Se raing, which for several years worked with two large furnaces, and has created two new ones since 1844, is going to erect a fifth and a sixth, to enable it to supply the increased demand for its manufactures. The Moniteur promulgates a law, dated Jan. 2, enacting, that by an extension of Art. 3, of the Law of the 17th of July, 1846, raw beetroot sugar shall be ad mitted for exportation, with a reduction equal to the amount of the Excise. The Monacar publishes also the law which fixes the budget of dotations for 1847, at the sum of 3,338,672 francs 75 cents. The law which exempts from Excise duties—the salt employed in feeding cattle or for manuring land. The law which grants to the department of public works provisional rate of credit for 2,215,962 f. And the law which modifies the duties of custom on leather and hides: By a royal decree of the 3d of December, the sum of 18,550 E, to be assigned on the 9th chapter act of the budget of the Department of Justice, is placed at the disposal of the Minister of Justice, to be distributed by him, according to their merits, among the charitable instituti , ns which are engaged. in assisting criminals released from prison, and which endeavours to train persons for the service of the prisons of the depot of mendicity. A royal decree of the same date, grants to the Mi nister of Justice, a sum of 64,848 francs, to be distributed in like manner among other charitable institutions ; and another royal decree, of the 31st December, grants the sum of 3,500 francs to the Minister of Justice, to be paid, if there is occasion, in the name of the English congre gation at Ostend, and of the Consistory of the Protestant Evangelical Church at Antwerp. CRACOW, DEC. 23.—The Breslau Gazette of the 20th of this month reported, in a letter from Cracow of the 12th. that several of the inhabitants of Cracow, who had been arrested in the course of the year, had been set at liberty ; yet not accomplices in the late con spiracy, but only persons who, since the de parture of the Russian troops, had been arrested for using improper language. To this, the Cracow Gazette answered :—" As we considered it to be our duty to make strict inquiries into the statement given by the Breslau Gazette, .we are now able, after having received authentic information, after the departure of the Russian troops, to assure our readers, that the magistrates of Cracow have not once had any ..occasion to arrest any person for improper language, that, therefore, in dividuals of this description cannot have been discharged from the prisons. A considerable number of persons have, it is true, been set at liberty during this period, but they were persons who were accused of participation in the conspiracy this spring, and were arrested on that account. BRESLAU, DEC. 24.—My communication respecting the alarming state of the manufacturing districts in the mountains, has the same melancholy confirmation, in consequence of a petition from Langenbielan, a detach ment of troops has been sent to protect the inhabitants, and we must unfortunately fear that the discharges of workmen will continue to increase, and that many extensive and wealthy manufacturers, who are amply provided with commissions and orders, will be obliged to give up, solely on account of the existing difficulty and restrictions of the bakers, which disables them from obtaining the ready money which they require. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, DEC. 30. 5 per Cent. Metalliques • • 4 per Cent. ditt0...... •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 98% 3 per Cent. ditto ..... ••••••••••• • • • • • • . • 7234 • I)itto, 1839 ••••••••••••• •• • • • • • • • • • • 118% Bank Shares ••••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • 1580 Esterhazy's Loan . • • .• • . RAILWAYS. The Northern, or Ferdinand .. •.... •• • • 173 Gloggnita Vienna—Milan .. ••• •••• • • • •• • 108% Leghorn .•••••••••• • •• • • • • • . • ..... •• •• 92 Perth ............. Sienna ............. Grosetto • . .• . Oldenburg ••••• • .• • Pestoja Pesth Bridge Apennines —Allgemeine Zeitum,, , , Jan. 2 • • 93% HAMBURCH AND DUTCH MAILS. KONICSBURG, DEC. 23.—We learn that a few days ago an address from the elders of the merchants of this city was sent to Berlin, in which, in reference to the news of the entire incorporation of the kingdom :of Poland with the empire of Russia, the disadvantages are pointed out which would arise from this supposed event to the commerce of the province of Prussia. His Ma jesty is at the same time requested to secure to the pro vince, by diplomatic negotiations, the connexion which it has hitherto enjoyed with Poland. BERLIN, DEC. - 30.-A few days ago the Earl of Westmorland, the British ambassador, presented to his Royal Highness Prince Waldemar, of Prussia, in the name of her Majesty Queen Victoria, with the usual ceremonies, the insignia of the Order of the Bath. In the sittings of the councils of State several subjects of general importance to the whole kingdom have been lately discussed. VIENNA, DEC. 25.—A deputation of our merchants requested some days ago an audience of his Excellency Baron Kubek, to present a memorial in favour of the union of Cracow with the Austrian system of customs, and of refusing the demand of Prussia. The deputation was received by Counsellor Von Luccan, the President being engaged. The next day, the deputation returning to speak to Baron Kubek, M. Von Luccan observed that their affair was of so urgent a nature as not to suffer any further delay, and that the memorial must be pre sented immediately if any attention was to be paid to it in the difficult negotiation with Prussia. On which, the deputation, of course, presented their memorial and re tired without seeing the President. It seems certain that Cracow will be united, with some modification, on the Austrian system of customs. HAMBURG, DEC. 31, P.M. (From the Office of the Hamburg Telegraph.) The drifting of the ice at Cuxhaven is sometimes very inconsiderable, the Hamburg brig Apollo having cleared, get into the harbour in the evening. The Swedish brig Enterprise was compelled to stay four days in the qua rantine harbour. Here above no important change has taken place in the state of the ice, The frost continues; the ice is thicker, and the harbour can no longer b; kept open by the barges. The Elbe is still very unsafe near the Devil's bridge, the passage with horses and sledges, &c., through the Iteiherstieg cannot yet be ven tured all the way to Hamburgh. ST. PETERSBUGII, DEC. 20.—The harvest in the Rus sian territory has, on the whole, yielded but an indif ferent, crop. The seed began to spring up early in the spring in the warm weather, which continued to May, when it began to grow cool in the northern and central governments, and in the south continued rains set in. The crops were checked in their growth in tho former provinces, when at the end of May the winter and sum mer corn began to shoot, the rain had a favourable in fluence ; subsequently, the insect did much damage, all cultivated plants, such as fruit, vines, nuts, cucumbers, &c., have this year produced in great abundance.— Bamburgh Papers, Jan. 2. ~ • - THE HAGUE, JAN. 4.—According to accounts received yesterday from St. Petersburgh, dated 20th December, crush lumps may be imported into Russia, in the next year, 1847, on the same conditions as in the year 1846. The number of passengers on the Rhenish railway in December last, was 220,299, the fares amounted to 24,378 florins; the receipts fur merchandise, carriages, horses, Scc., were 1,606 florins; the total receipts were 40,286 florins. By the last overland mail, we have received accounts from Java, which state that account had been received from the Government Comissioner for the Affairs of Bali, who had arrived on the 25th of September, on board his Majesty's frigate Ceres,iin the road of Behleng, from which it appears, that since the departure of our troops, the sentiments of the Princes of Behleng and Keratin. Assam had been less friendly. The contracts with Behleng and Karancr Assam had, however, been exchanged on the 12th of October. The health of the garrison at Behleng was unfavourable. AMSTERDAM, JAN. 2.—The Joernal de la Haye copies, without making any remarks, from the Cologne Gazette, a report that representations have again been made by the Netherlands, for the purpose of obtaining a reduc tion of the tolls upon the Rhine, which are stated to be very prejudicial to the trade with Germany, and that in consequence the commission for the navigation of the Rhine will again assemble ut Mentz. 1)ORT, JAY. 4.—The riser is covered from bank to bank with floating ice, which sometimes collects, but is not strong enough to bear, so that the communication . with the bank is by light boats. The same is the case at Gorinchem.—Du ch Papers, Jan. 5. MUSICAL IN Tt.LLIGENCE. M. Meyerbeer, it is positively announced, proceeds_ to . London this season to superintend the bringing out his "Tamp en SilSsie." Mlle. Jenny Lind is at present at Mu nich, w h ere she 2000 fr. each re re sentation. The fanaticism here s te h s er.Her p is is engaged at the Court Theatre at fully equal to that which w c h h e r s e h a e t t e e x n c d i the aid of her talents to every charity adds a charming feature to the character r eady benevolence in lending of the gentle siren. We are gratified to find that the reports in some of the papers of the unsatisfactory state of the health of Mlle. Hayez rest merely upon the fact of having sus pended her representations for a week at La Scala, owing to some merely temporary illness. She is at present at Venice, w h ere s h e i s engaged for the carnival. Her last appearance at Milan previous to her departure is described as one of those brilliant ovations only knoWn to artistical life in Italy. The character in which she took leave was " Lucia," one of her most favourite per sonations at the Scala, and in which they declare her to be unequalled since the days of the enchanting Malibran. At the end of each air there were recalls and bouquets out of number, and at the close of the acena the enthu siasm of the audience is described as boundless. Some of the journals lament that the unfortunate composer of Lucia was not present at this remarkable representation, deeming that the touching accents of the young vocalist might have, perchance, awakened some echo in bis be nighted heart, or that the triumph, in which his genius had so largo a share, might have been felt even through the gloom in which his mournful spirit now seems, alas hopelessly shrouded. Verdi's " Attila" was produced on the 27th ult at La Scala, and is described in a letter in La France Musicale to havb had immense success. Moriani, Marini, De Bassini, and La Tadolina filled the principal characters, and the first night of the Carnival, usually so stormy, was on this night an uninterrupted scene of triumph and enthusiasm. Mr. Frederick Dundas had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday at I,he ilome•office. -- ----- - 1 1