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pOS'r-OFFICE LONDON DIRECTORY for The earu fhe u 1847. has been but a few days issued, and ovrin t Copy Of the work g Reviews have already appe are d i n th e l ea di ng Metro v4ll.ll4 JOUrnals 'IMES, Nov. 18, 1846. s?- b . f ortY•eighth annual publication of this work—the volume for 17 1 : 1- -4S now issued. It is a wonderfully different affair from the old 4 1,,t0,_ 1 7", which used to consist of little or nothing more than the ‘,...._""dield list of tradesmen ; it comprises now, and has for some . 1 _7 , 1h " Street Directory," a " Trades' Directory," a " Court Di 17•:t"J''' -Postal Directory," a " Conveyance Directory," with a urenwother little digests. The volume appears to have been very Y revised, and supplies the latest information. 01 course, I) "tat treaty with Prussia has not been overlooked ; and in t„,.... lattQ r points the work seems to bear the test of a search into mat .'" which changes have been very recent. MORNING CHRONICLE, Nov. 20, 1846. Innis '", ,,, Wers of expansion exhibited by this most useful ammal aPPears really unlimited. Published during a series of forty , RZL7ears In a Met ropo li s whose dwellings increase in number by an average of some 14,000, and whose commerce expands in still 'for Measure the " Post-office Directory" has become enormously "kneed i n bulk, as also in the complicated variety of its indis : ale contents. The admirabl e success w ith w hich the really nrtnotts diffictilties of his task has been overcome by the iade- Mgable publisher has been proved by the experience of many years; ; 4 0 We need say little more than that the present volume presents i",1 11 4111e tokens as its predecessors, of intelligent method and loge dil"gt of arrangement, in packing into reasonable compass, and pro -2,000 la lucid order, its millions of facts and references. Within .e..___Pages every ma n may l ea r n everything he on4ht to k now a b o ut Y as 'tr one of his co-dwellers in the great metropolis, their businesses, as everything necessary to facilitate him in his own. The ti.ri4.r ra pid extension o f our ra il way system, and the new p os tal ar se/li:Meath With some continent a l s t a t es , h ave rendered necessary end _eXtensive additions to the sections appropriated to Conveyance _ao_t : ::: e r :a e t w - ollice. We find the information given under those heads tut "'Y as thll and accurate as it was well possible to make them, and recent than we should have thought attainable in kof such magnitude. Prefixed to the volume Is about the best 4121 P Of London we happen to have met with. tnit t MORNING HERALD, Nov. 21, 1846, y 1„.._ 88 the proportions of this indispensable work have hitherto i;_ , the volume for 1847 comes forth under circumstances of still ar,,ne!_e enlargement. The experience of 47 years has obviously en tla proprietor, Mr. Frederick Kelly, to produce a Directory of w-r...„aned. completeness, wherein every species of fact likely to be a,„;.7 D 7 the Merchant and the trader is placed within convenient D ig!. The volume contains upwards of two thousand closely • ' ll.o 3'a' octavo pages, betokening a singular amount of indus a matter of compilation, and awakening astonishment at the 'apr:ht ensiveness of the machinery which could bring within a i s i n r focus se much varied and scattered intelligence—embracing R om `,2e , a multiplicity of heads, and involving the services of vast t2lb.ocrismatocfbecieonitnributors. We beliee that the present volume is not the whole world; for such a mammoth aggregate and specific information Is no less a typographical wonder, dome dozen monument of diligence and enterprise. Pei dozen or so of separate directories are included in this huge Perrea cal—tbe only one, it seems, of the annual tribe destined to a nent exi stence—a ' veritable ' triumph, indeed, of the utilitarian the whole over the ornamental. The "Official Directory" is a key to ~."71tole of the Government Offices, and a record of official perso trriesmeThis is followed by a " Street Directory," exhibiting the tare t oter . a i n every thoroughfare, and the points at which the streets Prot es .,:_Ted. by those at right - angles ; while the " Commercial and Th en :fa Di , rectory" is an alphabetical arrangement of the above. ted er 'ines a ' Trades' Directory," in which the names are allocated jua gsg *", e `r resPeetive callings. The Directory" is a list of the esit id ' Queen's counsel, serjeants, barristers, attorneys. &c. with a 1....,1 1 110 of the various courts of law, their officers, and their pecu -Z▪ 21 :FJUrisdiction. The " Court Directory , comprise.' the ad the nobility and gentry; and the "Parliamentary Dl o ree m : t o — „._ 1, record of the Members of the Houses of Lords and C zet "Q , With an alphabetical list of the boroughs, cities, and counties Peer s LT Mensbers to Parliament, the surnames and eldest sells o d The " Postal Directory" contains the hour of receipt an PderY of ev ery post-office in the kingdom ; the cities and principal I . Z es throughout t h e world to which ma i ls arc di s patched from cres len; the rates of foreign postage ; the railway mails, and the theritT ° ' d mails, &c. Th e "City Di rec t o ry" registers the civic atil but_ es, the public companies, the brokers, the incumbents and i t n of churches and chapels, the newspaper , , &c. ; and h he o k i nve Yance Directory" includes the railway tables, the coach and 04-48thsuranc4-oftlees, the wharfs,to &c. The volume closes with Banking 4te e Direcries. These various heads will serve to indi- Multitudinous nature of the contents ; for out of them come Vra,,• T et7 of subordinate directories, which meet every conceivable ti n -, Presenting a curious analysis the public and private institu ,r of the metropolis and of the commercial world. Every person ° b e felled under his proper section, from a prime minister down b . ,. . .‘Sheriff's officer—every establishment, from a palace to a lodg jaVrnse- The Editor, in his Preface, takes occasion to congratu • minself on the many improvements lie has this year introduced, ,lif_VPallY flowing from the employment of " selected agents," in -7.4 Of the ordinary carriers of the Post-office. Among the specific iterations the new postage treaty with Prussia, which comes into !Pe non on the l s t o f January, 1847, and disturbs to a considerable Z t te ni nt oa t t h i e rn r p a o t rt es a oj t. postage over a great part of the Continent, seems MORNING ADVERTISER, Nov. 18, 1846 r Tile "Post-office - London Directory, 1847," is just delivered. Thougi; l l it is appar en tly limited to London, it is in reality a national e 2 None of the leading towns can will be w ith ou t it. It must Zan essential to every counting-house in the kingdom, as well as to 7 Place efbusiness in and about the metropolis. It is an in ei able work of its kind; and the extent and minuteness of its Zehll details are truly wonderful. Being prepared " under the im- Zedi_ ate and spe c i a l p a t ronage o f h er M a j es t y ' s P ostmaster -G enera l , " the and completost means were, of c ou r s e , a t th e co mmand proprietor, Mr. Kelly, to secure the entire accuracy of the vo lir. 'Liens and crowded co n t en t s o f th e b u lky wor k. Th e p resen t i s "MY-eighth annual publication. Few commercial or trading en can now require particular description of the really important :u, 'WWI information, to almost every party in any sort of business, 71?S'ing the two thousand c l o s e ly b u t c l ear ly-printed octavo pages la's Directory. Preceded by an admirable and perspicuous map .`e London, prepared expressly, it is declared, for the work by Mr. B• Davies, there are divisions, comprising, among other informa :ON " Official," " Street," " Commercial," " Trades," " Law," Court," " Parliamentary," " Postal," " City," " Conveyance," Banking," and many other Directories. The hope is expressed in the preface, that this forty-eighth annual edition of the " Post-office London Directory " may be found "In all raPects to equal the beet o f it s predecessors. " From very consi derable examination of the marvellously full and varied contents and information on matters which it must be so difficult, laborious, and eXpensive to collect, we hesitate not to say that this unassuming 'Nish is liberally realised. It not only equals the best of its prede cessors, but in several particulars it surpasses all its precursors. The information is not only fuller in many respects, but there are Several important alterations and editions, largely adding to the use !lllness of the book. It is intimated, and truly, that although all competition has disappeared, the present volume is conspicuous Proof that there has been no relaxation in the multifarious labours to Perfect the extraordinary work. In speaking of past success, it is observed that it has been " even in a pecuniary point of view benefi eial to the public, is proved by the fact, that important improve laents and additions are annually made without any increase of tice"—a result that, it is declared, " could not have been the case, the public patronage been divided." With reference to the i l s tiee, we certainly must acknowledge that it is wonderffil how it : I !' be profitable to provide such varied materials— and materials Senstantly changing and requiring so much and such ceaseless la 'Mr and cost to procure, and then to classify. Nothing but a tre reielldoitis sale could make the speculation answer. Among the im t!tant alterations will be found those introduced into the " Postal" 'rectory. It is, ledeed, singularly Nil, useild, and complete ; and Fist much increase the daily, it might be more truly pronounced its consi derable particularly to the merchant, the trader, or the Pro " 1 011111 man. As the new treaty with Prussia caused very changes in the rates of postage as affecting the Austrian do- U halens, Baden, Bavaria. Bremen, Denmark, the German States, anaburgh, Hanover, Lubeck, Mecklenburg, Oldenburgh, Poland,Prus eVazenY. Sweden and Norway, Wurtemburgh, &c., &e., &c., those 'ages are detailed " precisely as they are arranged to come into °lteration on the first of January, 1847." The other changes are not numerous, but all the intelligence is announced to be brought down to a period as late as was compatible with the appearance of Lich a volume in sufficient time for general circulation, prior to the IQUlrrtencement of the year for which it is designed. The business V. c _rlts of the w or k are of the highest order, and render it, of its : 4 . we imagine, a publication unexampled in the world for its w lnpletenees, fulness, and useflfiness. SUIT, Nov. 18, 1846. The present is the forty-eighth annual edition of the " Post-Office London Directory," and a truly marvellous efort of compilation it I L The " Post-office Directory" has been for some years under the ma nagement of Mr. Kelly. Until he became the manager of this work, e there were divers other directories in the field. They have. " ( weever all disappeared, and the " Post-office Directory" now rules Slone, This astonishing sucessc, however, has not had the effect of faking the proprietor of this gigantic work careless. He is too thorough a man of business, not to be perfectly aware that the irffita of his success can only be reaped by a continuance of the same Untiring energy by which .the success was in the first instance achieved ; and accordingly we find teat the " Post-office Directory" for 1847 is even more highly finished in all its elehorate arrange- Monts than any former edition of the book. The extent and mi nuteness of the details furnished render the work indispensable to every commercial and mercantile establishment. So admirably, however, is this multifarious information digested and arranged, that there is not the slightest difficulty experienced in referring to the particular page required to furnish the information—a marvellous instance of clearness of arrangement in a work consisting of up wards of 2,000 closely but clearly printed octavo pages. Its con tents are arranged under various heads, as, for instance, the "Official Directory," the " Street Directory," the " Commercial birectory," the " Trades' arectory," the " Law Directory," the " Court Directory." the " Parliamentary Directory," the Postal Directory," the " City Directory," the " Conveyance •Direetory," the " Banking Directory," and some others. Many ins- Pertant alterations have been introduced into the " Postal Dlree lurY." The new postal treaty with Prussia, which comes into ope ration on the Ist of January next, will effect very considerable ~,anges in the rates of postage to places in the Austrian dominions, 'aaden, Bavaria, Bremen. Denmark, the German States, Hamburgh, taanover, Lubeck, Mecklenburgh, Oldenhurgh, Poland, Prussia, tussia, Saxony, Sweden and;Norway, Wurtemburgh, &c., &c. These wes are fully detailed in the " Postal Directory " of the present M.. The work, moreover, is illustrated by a clearly engraved 1 14 accurately drawn map of London in 1847, on a scale of three .lckee to the mile. This Directory is certainly the most complete Work of the tort ever offered to the public. Of not only the useful 11Scaa, but the indispensable necessity of such a work, no man of bust aesS can for a moment entertain a doubt ; and, considering the corn- Pletenial and fuluess of the information furnished, and the enormous outlay of time and of capital that must have been made in order to ac q?tire and -digest the information, the very reasonable price at Which the work is published is really wonderful. GLOBE, Xov. 21, 1846. Belly's invaluable work, the " Post-office Directory," has just Made its appearance for the ensuing year. The vast mass of Infor wation which this book contains makes it not only desirable but ab -1114))1utelY necessary as a part- of the office furniture of every man of tailless, and scarcely less necessary, indeed, for every one else, who oc fel:Mires to know anything concerning the trades, professions, and book of the great motropolis. In its present extended form, the u ook is an absolute curiosity ; the labour and expense which it has COst to bring it to its present state of perfection must have been im mense. In turtling over its 2,000 pages, one hardly knows which Moat to be struck with and admire—the excellent arrangement and Utility of such a compilation, or the magnitude of the city which re- Uttlres such a directory. The classification of the various proles lions, trades, and callings in the court, commercial, and law depart- Went' of the work on the one hand, and the arrangement of the streets of London on the other, as well as the great mass of informa tion of various kinds connected with the Post-office, and the different anodes of intercommunication, make it altogether as complete a di rectory as can be desired, or as it is well possible to conceive. The 'volume, moreover, contains an excellent map of London and the suburbs. corrected down to the latest strides of " bricks and-mortar." WEEKLY DISPATCH, Nov. 15, 1846. The forty-eighth annual publication of this highly important and "Sethi work has just been issued; and we must confess that its bulky aPPearance has surprised us not a little; and when we reflect that the price remains unaltered, although the expense of collecting the materials must have increased, we are pleased at the liberality of Mr. Kelly, the proprietor. In a commercial point of view, perhaps, no book ever contained so much useful matter. Among other Infor mation, there is an " efti:ial Directory," a " Street Directory," a " Commercial Directory," a " Trades' Directory," a " Law Dire tory," a "Court Dir " ectory," a " Parliamentary Directory, " a " City Directory," a Conveyance Directory," and a " Banking Directory 1" in fact, the volume contains much that is interesting and valuable•to the tradesman, the merchant, the lawyer, and per sons to ordinary life, as well as to the gentlemen who occasionally dabbles in trade. Every description of information has been cor rected to the latest possible period : and that information is arranged With a clearness and simplicity which must hav e i nvo l ved great ac usity of mind and • exertion of body. Sewed with the book is an to engraved map of London , more extended and accura t e as 1 . 0 the suburbs, than any map we have seen; and to make it as com plete a reference as possible, an almanac is introduced. In the " Postal Di rectory," there are the new rates with various parts of the Conti herd, Which will come into operation on the lst of January. tether this new issue surpasses any of its predeCissors ; and we are hot surprised that other directories should have gone to the tomb of 411 the Capuicts. JOHN DULL, Nov. 28, 1846. I lls Annual leviathan is already completed and published; but as a Went that the rapidity with which it must have pa ss e d through tho rree. has not operated against its careful accur ac y , we may men_ ;1 1 1 that the changes rendered necessary by the ver y recent decease Mr. Stewart, M.M, for Renfrewshire, are dilly attended to. (See s?' 166 9 and 1676.) We have so frequently expressed our approba .l.24 of this most valuable work, that we hardly know how to vary 1 7' . commendation. It contains everything which can possibly be i ll_quirod in a directory complete, so comprehensive are all t 74 details. And when to this we add the extreme accuracy which op Praise. every department, we know not what else can be said in ob.lsraioe. The machinery by which such voluminous information is it,,n l ,neds aanged, and superintndedso as to avoid errors, must of DO among the " curiosities" e of modern literature. ATLAS, Nov. 28, 1846. book of this kind, brought out eve n without much - pretensionS h.-- indispensable to every gentleman's library, every mber 4js eounting-house, and every trader's sho. But edited, as t is ntb the utmost care, its materials being p collected through the _oat anthent e channels, and embracing in its range every head of g... 5 0na land corumenial intelligence essential to the completeness of a work, we cannot suppose that any house, public or private, ;7 . '101 Can aff n*al a book of reference, will be without this compen 'll,.._gtUi volume. The arrangement is admirable. You can find any You want 'n a nutmeat. 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P• G• a daug aff, urg- f the Effrs‘ .----- ( 101 111 iton--0 0 ,;m aid del Ale%a o pare. les 13.rio,1V.ii, Llea ron. bias o ot am gliter 0 rob ° er, Tl i° l 3 tet id Out' )tb in s 'l,lo iber for .d 4 aneritst I,s a l Vilts, 4, a ged I . a ft SWe'-- , v !len , / le, relic red 74• elk 'b en t of ish the Pre .fr :00410 . z-r ~/ ~ __ No. 16,946. requisite official facilities. As a mere compilation, it is probably the most wonderful on record. ASSOCIATION FOR THE REDUCTION OF THE DUTY ON TEA. WILLIAM NICOL, Es and HENRY WINCH, Esq. , q., Chairman. CHRISTOPHER RAWSON, Esq., Deputy Chairmen. WILLIAM BALLENY, Esq., Treasurer. ROBERT C. CROSBIE, Esq., and JOHN SCOTT, Esq., Honorary Secretaries. COMMITTEE. AGENTLEMAN of considerable influence and long standing on the Liverpool Exchange is desirous of taking an Agency, which be could further by his general knowledge of the Merchants, Shipowners, Ship and produce Brokers, &c., of Liver pool. Ills references will be of the most unexceptionable character. Apply by letter, only, to "L. S. B. Box C., 112," Poet-Office, Liverpool. ee - DEATH OF G. BYNG, ESQ., M.P. ex Twenty l y y e fi a n r e s a s g p o e , c n h e e n s o u r b j t e h c e t o o f; d t h E i s n g n l o i s t i h c e c w o u a s n t a r y n gentleman; but for some time past, ceasing to be a fine old man, he became a very feeble old man, and the more onerous duties which appertain to the representation of Middlesex devolved upon his colleagues. Still, on all great party divisions, he managed to get down and re cord his vote, generally in favour of what are called liberal principles; but, alas! his attenuated form was only a remnant of what had once been a magnate amongst English squires—a venerable wreck—the skele ton, if not the shadow, of his former self. At length, however, to the great regret of his numerous and affec• tionate friends, he has reached the goal to which all men are involuntarily hastening. He who so long was father of the House of Commons has, after attaining a ripe old age, descended into the tomb of his own fathers, forgetting the world, and soon to be by the world for gotten. He was born in London, on the 18th of May, in the year 1764, and had therefore attained the great age of 82. The lineage of Mr. Byng is the same as that of the Viscounts Torrington, a family of great antiquity in the county of Kent ; its honours in the peerage, however, are of comparatively recent date. Admiral George Byng, created a baronet by Queen Anne, was raised, in 1721, by George I.; to the dignity of a viscount. His third son, Robert, became the father of George Byng, who for some years represented the county of Middle sex in Parliament, and who married Anne, daughter of the Right Hon. William Conolly, of Castletown, in Ire land, by whom he had several children. Of these the eldest was the very estimable person whose name stands at the head of this notice. Being the heir-apparent of his father, whose fortune was considerable, having good expectations, which were subsequently realised, from Mr. Conolly, who had no sons, and who possessed great estates in Ireland, Mr.. George Byng never once thought of engaging in any profession, but was natu rally regarded as the probable successor of his father in the representation of Middlesex. Down to the period, therefore, of his becoming a member of Parliament, the greater part of his time was spent as that of country gentlemen usually was in those days ; he participated in the field sports of his neighbourhood, and he shared with his father the cares and the responsibilities which belonged to the possession of those estates to the ownership of which he was des tined to succeed, but which do not now descend to any offspring of his own; for, though he married in early life, Harriet, the eighth daughter of Sir William Mont gomery, Bart., and sister of Anne, Marchioness MOMS bend, yet he leaves no issue. Mrs. Byng died about a year ago, and Lord Strafford is, we believe, the nearest surviving relative of the excellent gentleman whose death we have now to record. The father of Mr. Byng died in the year 1790, and his son (who had previously been a candidate for Maidstone, the principal town of that county in which his family had been originally seated) offered himself for Middlesex, and was returned as the colleague of Mr. Mainwaring, sen. From that time till he expired at two o'clock yesterday, he never ceased (except during dissolutions of Parliament) to be knight of the shire for the great metropolitan county; he enjoyed the confidence of its constituency for a period of 56 years, and was returned by their suf frages to 16 successive Parliaments. But he was not always returned without opposition, nay, sometimes he was obliged to contend against considerable difficulties. At the general election in 1806 he presented himself under some circumstances rather unfavourable to his popularity, in consequence, it was said, of an unfortunate allusion in his advertisement to one of the three candi dates (Sir Francis Burdett). Notwithstanding, how ever, a declaration against him on the part of the county club, and notwithstanding a violent struggle on the part of Mr. Mellish, Mr. Byng was returned by a majority of two to one ; but, for the first time since he entered Par- ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, Noy. 9 0846. This huge volume, the forty-eighth edition of the work, well sus tains the reputation enjoyed by the " Directory" of late years. In the preface, the proprietor maintains that the high character of the work is not referable to its mare connexion with the Post Office ; for an important change has been gradually introduced into the manner of collecting the information ; and a larger portion of the work than heretofore has been confided to selected agents entirely unconnected with the Post Office, this being in great part the plan of compiling the editions for 1845 and 1846. Nor has the proprietor rested content with his past success, but has introduced many im portant alterations in this volume for 1847 and added to its bulk without any increase in price. The " Postai Directory" is especially improved, and there are numerous changes throughout the volume to insure its completeness. The compilation must be a vast labour, to be accomplished only by systematic subdivision and the most pains taking minuteness. The appearance of the volume has suggested a very lively effusion, to be seen in another column ; and we trust the enterprising proprietor of the " Directory" will find thathis labours are duly appreciated and remunerated. To a great commercial coun try this is an indispensable volume. 'l'° WHOLESALE CABINET MAKERS, _ UPHOLSTERERS, PAPER STAINERS, and FACTORS. The ADVERTISER, having a first-rate connexion thoughout Scotland, amongst Cabinet Makers, Upholsterers, and Paper Hangers, wishes a Commission from any respectable parties for any article in the above trades. J. Ilosack, Esq. A. Kelso, jun., Esq. Harold Littledale, Esq. Thomas Littledale, Jun., Esq. Hugh Matheson, Esq. W. G. Molyneax, Esq. William Potter, Esq. W. Prowse, Esq. William Itathhone, Esq. George Armstrong, Esq• Thomas Bold, Esq. Edward Brodribb, Esq. W. P. Bushby, Esq. Malcolm Conga, Esq. C. Cottesworth, Esq. Edward Cropper, Esq. John Cropper, jun., Esq. J. Crosfleld, Esq. R. Duckworth, Esq. A. Findlay, Esq. W. F. Foster, Esq. R. Fry, Esq. T. Fry, Esq. George Grant, Esq. W. F. Gray, Rsq. Daniel Harrison, Esq. Lawrence Heyworth, Esq. I In announcing the formation of this Association, the Committee feel that little introduction from them is necessary to ensure from the public their hearty concurrence and support, seeing the benefit which would accrue to all classes of the community from the realisa tion of the object they have in view. It has long been the conviction of philanthropists, that the obtain ing for the poor, at a moderate price, a beverage so wholesome as tea, would be an inestimable boon, not merely on account of its com fort as an article of daily use, but especially on account of its tendency to promote social feeling and temperance, with all the domestic and orderly habits consequent thereupon. Ample experience has also convinced the merchants engaged in the tea trade with China, as well as those engaged in the tea trade at home, that our export trade with the Chinese is in danger, and that, to preserve it, there is the most urgent necessity for a large reduction of the present high duty on tea. The Committee earnestly request attention to the following con• siderations on this important subject:— That pressing, as this duty does, most heavily on the lower kinds, it prevents the use of tea amongst the most numerous class of our countrymen. That the original cost of tea is very moderate, the bulk of the qualities generally consumed varying from id. to 2s. per lb., and that its consumption is restricted by no indisposition on the part of the public to purchase it, but by its high price, caused solely by the present oppressive duty. That there is scarcely a limit to the capacity or disposition of the Chinese to purchase our manufactures. That while, as already stated, our duty on tea ranges from 200 to 400 per cent., the Chinese admit our imports at an ad. valorem duty of five per cent. That this impolitic duty materially limits our exports to China, and seriously interferes with the employment of labour. The Committee feel confident that a similar increase to that which has taken place in the consumption of coffee, by the material reduc tion of the duty, may be anticipated from a proportionate reduction of the duty on tea. Tkat thereby the consumption of tea would be greatly augmented, and the revenue correspondingly benefited. The Committee feel assured that - there will hardly be found a single opponent to the justice of their claim, and that it only requisea the hearty co-operation of the public to ensure success. They have much pleasure in annexing a list of subscriptions already received, and they respectfully solicit the assistance of the public in furtherance of the object of the Association. Subscriptions will be received by the treasurer, or any member of the Committee. The Advertiser, residing in Scotland, and taking his journey twice a year. Most respectable references and security to any amount can be given.—Address, A. L., Post-office, Glasgow. Rathbone, jun:, Esq. W. Rotheram, Esq. G. C. Schwabe, Esq. T. W. Sharland, Esq. James Steains, Esq. J. Thomson, Esq. Charles Turner, Esq. James Tyrer, Esq. PUBLICATIONS. NEW WORK ON BIBLICAL CRITICISM. In the course of January will be published, in Eivo., Vol. 1., Part 1., to be continued Quarterly, ASYNOPSIS of CRITICISMS upon those PASSAGES of the OLD TESTAMENT in which MODERN COMMENTARORS have differed from the AUTHORISED VER SION : together with an Explanation of various Difficulties in the Hebrew and English Texts. By the Rev. RICHARD A. F. BAR RETT, M.A., Fellow of King's College, Cambridge. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longlnans On RAILWAY HERALD, Nov. 21, 1846. The new volume of the Post Office Directory for 1847 is already in oar hands, and we can only express our wonder that a work so laborious, extensive, and minute, could he in any degree improved. It would have been a sufficient merit to have maintained its former reputation, it is a great merit to have surpassed itself. The produc tion of a work unequalled for accuracy and for clearness has placed in the hands of the commercial public a most valuable and indispensable aid in carrying on the business of this vast metropolis, which would indeed be subjected to the greatest inconvenience and expense if it were not for a work of this kind. In a short time our readers will have the opportunity ofjudging for themselves on purchasing the new volume, whether our anticipatory notice is in any degree exaggerated. 3ionday, the 18th, will be published, in two thick and handsome Bvo. volumes, the Third Edition, corrected throughout, enlarged, and greatly improved, of a DESCRIPTIVE and STATISTICAL ACCOUNT of the BRITISH EMPIRE ; exhibiting ita Extent, Physical Capacities, Population, Industry, and Civil and Religious Institutions. By J. R. M'CULLOCH, Esq. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longman. BRITANNIA, Nov. 21,1846. The Freneh people have done themselves oredit by their industrial expositions. But it must be acknowledged that, though ingenious and pretty, they appear quite insignificant compared with the indus trial exposition presented to the mind by this mighty volume. Keep ing pace with the advancing trade and population of London, it still increases in by lk ; and, keeping pace with the movement of society in a more imps rtant particular, it vigilantly seizes every opportunity of improvement to insure more perfect accuracy and more complete classiflc dion. We find in this volume many instances of superiority to former issues, which, though comparatively trifling, show the in telligence and care exercised over every department. It may be men tioned that by the employment of private agents, the changts of re sidence are now brought down to a later period thin formerly, and the value of the " Directory" is consequently enhanced. We have before spoken of it as indispensable to the proper management of business. Its authority is now so universally established, both at the Post-office and throughout the metropolis, that any further recom mendation of itis superfluous. FNCYCL OP2EDIA BRITANNICA. 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. Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh; and sold by all Booksellers. HERAPATLI'S RAILWAY JOURNAL, Nov. 21, 1846. The " Post-office Directory" for 1847 appears with additions and improvements upon its valuable predecessor, but with no enlarge ment in the price. The continued enterprising spirit with which this important, and it is not a misapplication of terms to say, national work is conducted, merits the highest commendation, We know not whether the same illiberal and unjustifiable attempt will be made in the ensuing session as was done in the last, to wrest it from the hands of the present proprietary, and to place it by the force of might over right in the hands of Government ; but, should it be attempted, surely the following statement of its conductors will go home to the consciences, if they have any, of the parties seeking to draw down the grasping interference of Government :—" It can only be neces sary to refer to a copy of the work published before the purchase of the copyright by its present proprietor, to be convinced that the mere connexion of the ' Directory' with the Post-office has little, if at all, contributed to its present high character. That the improvements (the result of many years of unwearied toll and application on the part of those engaged in the compilation of the work) are duly appre ciated is now happily beyond all question ; prior to the ' Directory' passing to its present proprietor, rival books contended successfully with this—they have disappeared." PERFECT FREEDOM from COUGHS, in Ten Minutes after use. is ensured by DR. 'MOCK'S PULMONIC WAFERS. From Mr. W. H. Waterhouse, Chemist, George-streot, Ashton, under-Lyre. " Jan. 8, 1846 , "gentlemen,--One of our most respectable townsmen called upon me yesterday, and stated that he had derived more benefit from Locock's Wafers than from all the cough medicines he has used for the past five-and-twenty years. Several other cases equally remark able have been reported, so that the efficacy of the medicine in this district is new beyond dispute. (Signed) W. H. WATERHOUSE." Dr. LOCOCK'S WAFERS give instant relief, and a rapid cure of asthma, coughs, and all disorders of the breath and lungs. To SINGERS and PUBLIC SPEAKERS they are invaluable for clearing and strengthening the voice ; they have a pleasant taste. Price Is. 114 d., 2s. 9d., and I Is. per box. Agents :—Da Silva and Co., 1, Bride-lane, Fleet-street, London. Sold by all medicine vendors. WILLIAM NICOL, Chairman. No. 1, Exchange-buildings, Nov. 2, 1846. SUBSCRIPTIONS. Mr. C. Rawson - Mr. H. Winch Mr. R. C. Cresbie - Mr. E. Brodribb - Mr. A. Kelso Mr. W. Prowse - Mr. D. Harrison - Mr. W. Baßeny - Mr. A. Findlay - Mr. B. Duckworth Mr. SteaMs Mr. J. Scott - Mr. B. Jamieson - Mr. H. Matheson - Mr. C. P. Dickson - Mr. W. Rathbone - Mr. W. Rathbone, jun. - Mr. George Armstrong - Mr. William Nicol - Mr. Potter Mr. Molyneux Mr. R. Fry - Mr. T. Fry - Mr. J. Thomson - Mr. W. Foster Mr. George Grant Mr. Robertson Gladstone - Mr. Smith Harrison • Mr. Joseph Crosfield Mr. T. W. Sharland Mr. W. Retheram Mr. James Tyrcr - Mr. Thomas Bold - Mr. J. Cropper, jun. Mr. E. Cropper - Mr. C. Cotcsworth Corrie and Co. Mr. Charles Turner - Mr. William Earle - Mr. Thomas Earle - H. H. Moffatt and Co. - Mr. J. Stokes - Mr. W. F. Gray - Mr. W. P. Bushby - Mr. Robert Lloyd - Mr. Thomas Matheson - Mr. G. Schwabe - Mr. L. Heyworth - Mr. H. Littledale - Mr. M. F. Brownrigg Mr. G. llargrsaves Kindermann - Mr. J. Ilosack Mr. W. J. Millard - Miller Brothers - Mr. E. Hall - Mr. William lliggins Mr. R. N. Jones - Mr. J. A. Hulbert - Mr. Thomas Murray Messrs Woodall and Jones - Mr. Caleb A. Tate - A Lady - A Labouring Man - Mr. James Chesney- Mr. John Benyon - Messrs. J. W. Cater and Co. Mr. G. J. Wainwright - James Alex. Scott - Thos. Littledale, Jun. John Wilks A. 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The assured has, on all occasions, the power to borrow, witkout expense or for eiture of the Policy, two-tkirds of the premiums paid (see Table) ; Iso the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his in crests to meet other conveniences or necessity. Assurances for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible ates. stitute. " Saunders' Razor Strop, with its four sides, combines admirably all the requisites to sharpen and set Razors with a fine and smooth edge ;—it is a real comfort to possess it. " New York, Nov. 1841. JAMES TALLMADGE." " From Professor OriscOnt and Dr. Valentine Mott. " George Saunders' Imperial Strop.—We can freely testify to Its value. The side which he calls the Metallic Tablet is, as far as we know, a thing of his own introduction into this country ; it appears to be an excellent, convenient substitute for a hone, and operates on the same principle as steel does upon a table-knife, but with far greater smoothness and certainty ; it saves the unpleasant necessity of oil and water, to assist in whetting. The other three sides ef the Stro are extremely well finished, flat, smooth, and almost elastic, preserving the razor from that roundness of edge which so soon destroys its keenness. DIVISION OF PROFITS. The remarkable success and increasing prosperity of the Society enabled the Directors, at the last annual investigation, to declare a fourth bonus, varying from 35 to 85 per cent. on the premiums paid each Policy effected on the Profit scale. liament, he was not placed at the head of the poll, and when he returned to St. James's-square in his triumphal car, he was not received with those enthusiastic plaudits which usually greeted him upon such occasions. The election of 1806 was an exception to the general rule of Mr. Byng's Parliamentary life, for he almost always stood at the head of the poll, and was supported not only by the higher class of Whigs, but by the whole strength of the Liberal party. Although some portions of this aggregation of cities called London extend into Surrey, Kent, and Essex, still those counties being of great ter ritorial dimensions are not yet quite impregnated to their extremities with a town population; Middlesex, however, is not only of more limited extent than any of the other three counties, but it happens to contain three fourths of this monster metropolis; its two representa tives, therefore, may be regarded as the organs not only of a vast trading and commercial race of men, but of the most wealthy, dignified, and enlightened body of electors who can be found amongst those classes. Yet George Byng was not the greatest of legislators. Although he represented a powerful constituency, he was not a power ful man. It is quite true that Pitt, Fox, Peel, and Can ning, occasionally sat for important places, yet throughout a great portion of their respective careers they derived no reflected influence from the dignity of their constituents. Mr. Byng's Parliamentary weight, however, was not in himself, but in those who sent him. Tiverton has long been represented by Lord Palmerston; Dungarvon, and such places, by Sheil; Caine, for many a year, by such men as Macaulay and. Mackintosh ; Winchilsea, by Brougham ; Burke was gene' ally returned for a nomi tion borough, and Sheridan by the potrvallopers of Staf ford ; while innumerable instances every day arise of men acquiring the confidence of large constituencies without any higher intellectual attainments than those which Mr. Byng possessed ; but orators and statesmen must often be content with the refuse of the electoral bodies. The man who for more than half a century represented Middlesex was a thoroughbred, true-hearted gentleman—a staunch partisan—and, on the whole, diligent in the discharge of his public duties, yet nei ther learned, eloquent, nor profound. But the influence of unimpeached political character and high personal honour is always practically recognised by the con stituencies of England. If Mr. Byng were to give an account of his own political life, he would pro bably recall, and endeavour to revive, that admira tion of genius to which youth is more prone than age, and say, " I entered the House of Commons when its councils were guided by a race of intellectual giants. My early days were spent amongst such men as Pitt, Burke, Fox, Windham, Dun ning, Wedderburne, Erskine, Dundas, Grenville, Sheri dan, and Grattan. Amidst such associates I gave my entire confidence to my illustrious friend, Mr. Fox ; and I have lived to enjoy the satisfaction of seeing many of his principles carried out into practice—religion set free, Parliament reformed, the restrictions on the importation of food in course of being abolished, the slave trade, and even slavery itself suppressed, and the Whig party filling the Cabinet of the Sovereign." Such, no doubt, were the conscientious feelings of the excellent and honourable man just deceased ; but almost every tyro in politics knows that the true principles of the Whig school were not those upon which Mr. Byng acted. In the Regency debates of 1789 Pitt said of Fox, " I'll un whig the gentleman;" but Fox unwhigged himself, and his party followed that example. Mr. Byng put his faith in the great opponent of Pitt, and renounced all other leaders. Mr. Byng, throughout his long life, proved how fully h e b e li eve d t h at the doctrines which the Ministers of George 111. and George IV. held were " damnable and heretical." He loved his country, but, judging from his Parliamentary votes, one would say he sometimes thought that the interest of the Whig aristocracy was the same thing as the interest of the British nation. As we have referred to the measures which he supported, let not those which he opposed be forgotten. He uniformly raised his voice against everything proposed by Pitt, Perceval, Liverpool, Wellington, and all other Tories. He was ready to make peace with the French regicides, then with the usurping Emperor, or by any process to arrest that gloriouvesistance to foreign tyranny which has already given to Europe thirty-two years of repose, and secured to England empire, and freedom, and fame. Unhappily, the influence of party darkened the intel lectual vision of Mr. Byng. But, though ho might have been in some respects a mistaken politician, he was always an honest man. He had the moral courage often to vote in small minorities ; often to support measures which of late years ceased to be unpopular —which have been accepted by the nation, and ex posed with advantage to the test of prolonged and practical experience. Having said thus much of Mr. Byng's votes in Parliament, justice to his me mory requires that a willing testimony should be borne to the readiness and cordiality with which out of the House he supported the interests of his party and the maintenance of what he believed to be liberal princi ples. He was always ready to meet and account with those whose " most sweet voices" sent him into the House of Commons, and they, in return, never deserted him. Whether Wood, or Hume, or Pownal, Forbes, Lillie, or Mellish, Whitbread, Burdett, or Mainwaring, started for the county, George Byng's name was almost always' at the head of the poll. Old age and declining strength finally induced Mr. Byng to relax his hold upon the representation of Middlesex. On the last day of the year 1846 he issued an address, taking leave of his constituents. It was an affecting farewell from a man who had seen two generations of electors pass away, and who had lived to witness so many changes in the political constitution and social condition, not only of England, but of the whole family of nations. Mr. Byng expired at a quarter past two o'clock yesterday after noon, at his residence Wrotham-hall, Middlesex.— Times. " J. GRISCOM. May 10, 1827. " VALENTINE MOTT." Depot, No. 278, Strand. - 10 10 0 THE PERFECT SUBSTITUTE for SILVER. The high estimate formed by the public during the twelve years WILLIAM S. BURTON'S (late RIPON and BURTON'S) chemically purified material has been before it (made into every useful and ornamental article usually made in silver, possessing, as it dces, the eharasteristic purity and durability of silver), has called into existence the deleterious compounds of " Albata Plate," " Berlin Silver," and other so called substitutes ; they are at best but bad Imitations of the genuine articles manufactured, ddle and sold only by him. Fig's Table Spoons and Forks, full size per Pattern. Pattern. Pattern, dozen.... •• • • ....... ..... ....... 12s. Od. 28s. Od. 30s. Od. Dessert ditto and ditto ditto ••• • .. 10s. Od. 21s. ed. 255. Od. Tea ditto and ditto, ditto ••• • • • es. Od. lls. Od. 12s. Od. Gravy ditto ...... ......... ..... 3s. Od. 61. Od. 75. Oct. NICKEL ELECTRO-PLATED. —The REAL NICKEL SILVER, introduced and made only by WILLIAM S. BURTON (late RIPPON and BURTON'S), when plated by the patent process of Messrs. Eikington and Co. ,it beyond all comparison the very best article, next to sterling silver, that can be employed as such either usefully or ornamentally. in the lengthened and increasing popu. larity of the material itself, and the high character of the method of plating, the public have a guarantee that the articles sold by W. S. Burton (and by him only) are, as it regards wear, immeasurably superior to what eon be supplied at any other house, while by no possible test can they be distinguished from real silver. Fiddle. Thread. King's. Tea Spoons, per dozen •••. • • . Its. • • 325. •• 38s. Dessert Forks „ Dessert Spoons ,• • Table Forks • • ..... •• • 405. • • 6es. .. ibs. Table Spoons • • . 405. •• 7 2 5. 80s. Tea and coffee nets, waiters, candlesticks, &c., at proportionate prices. All kinds of re-plating done by the patent process, Detailed catalogues, with engravings, as well as of every ironmongery article, ent (per post) free. WILLIAM S. BURTON (late RIPPON and BURTON'S) Stock er and ai as F urn no i h a i i i n g g it a l g r : n c t a r n , o t b l e g cert. employed o s 3. literally e d to give h a e e 0 1 a fe e e s t t i i d n e a the world, a nd as no laniguage can be employed to give a c or re c t Idea of —39, Oxford - street (corner of Newman-street). Established ,in ety an d extent, purchasers are invite d to call and inspect it woiWtsfoegr'llel3dsirl'istreet, 1820. . - 10 10 0 . . 10 10 0 - - 10 10 0 - - 10 10 0 - - 10 10 0 - - 10 10 0 - - 10 10 0 - - 10 10 0 --2 2 0 - - 10 10 0 - - 10 10 0 - - 10 10 0 . - 10 10 0 - - 10 10 0 - . 10 10 0 - - 10 10 0 - - 10 10 0 - - 10 10 0 - - 10 10 0 - - 10 10 0 --5 5 0 - - 10 10 0 .-5 5 0 -.2 2 0 -.1 1 0 --1 0 0 --2 2 0 --2 2 0 --5 5 0 .-2 2 0 --1 0 0 - - 010 0 --0 2 6 --0 5 0 --0 5 0 --5 0 0 - - 10 10 0 --5 5 0 - - 10 10 0 ._1 1 0 - - 10 10 0 --2 2 0 TO MR. PROUT, 229, STRAND, LONDON. Doncaster, September 26th, 1844. Sm,—The following particulars have been handed to us with for a request that they might be forwarded to you, with persuch.mission h e ir publication, if you should deem them worthy of J. BROOKE and Co., Doncaster. Elizabeth Brearley, residing in Duke-street, Doncaster, aged between forty and fifty, was severely afflicted with Rheumatism, and confined to her bed for a period of nearly two months, with scarcely the power to lift her arm ; she was signally benefited taking two doses of BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PlLLS,after and after finishing two boxes was quite recovered.' f of the grea t efficacy The above recent testimonial is a mrther proo of this valuable medicine, which is the most effective remedy the for Gout, Rheumatism , Sc ia t ica, Lumbago , Tic Doloroux, Pains in Gouty and Head and Face, often mistaken for tooth-ache, and for all Rheumatic Tendencies. It is also gratifying to have permis s ion to refer to the following gentlemen, selected from a multitude o ;others, whose station in society has contributed to advance this popular medicine in public esteem : —J. R. Mandell, Esq., Blomberg ; the Chevalier de la Garde • Mr. sktn, brewer and maltster, Dartford ; Mr. Richard Stone, Luton; J ohn 1 ' Giles, Esq., Frimley ; Mr. Inwood, Perbright ; William CourtenaY, Esq., Barton Stacey, near Andover Railway Station, Rants' all of whom have received benefit by taking this medicine, and have allowed the ment by all respectable Medicine Vend , h proprietor the privilege of publishing for the benefit of the Coroner, Doncaster ; the Rev. Dr. the same afflicted. Sold by Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London ; and by his appoint Kingdom. Price 2s. 9d. per box. Ask for BLAIR'S GOUT AND RHEUMATIC PILLS, and observe the name and address et " Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, Londoen," impressed upon the Government Stamp affixed to each box of the genuine Medicine. roughout the United ADDRESS of the LIVERPOOL ASSOCIA- J in lON eal f l o h r tg th p e ub ll l r e D a U tt C en T t l i o en N toot' the ee present DUTT on TEA., In a impolitic tax upon tea, the Asso c i a ti on are anx i ous t o g i ve proms* for an nence to those facts which indi ca t e the necessityimmediate reduction of the duty. oppressive and The conclusion of the treaty with China encouraged confident expectations of the extension of our trade with that empire. It was reasonably anticipated that the low rate of duty imposed by its Government upon British manufactures would be reciprocated by a corresponding liberality in the admission of the staple production of the Chinese for the use of ourselves. The elements of agricultural industry essential to the production of tea,—the fertile and exten sive territory, and the superabundant population of China, esti mated at above 350,000,000,—are capable at enlarging its supply in a ratio at least equal to that in which the machinery of our manu facturers cats increase the production of fabrics required for exporta tion. Our imports of tea from China have never yet reached four per cent. of the entire production of that country, according to the best calculation. It is, however, a notorious fact, that the expectations thus cherished have been disappointed. The merchants are exposed to heavy losses n the importation of teas, which are now selling in the British imarkets at prices below their current value in China ; while at the same time our manufactures are selling in China for less than the cost of their production here. The population at large are unbenefited by any practical result accruing from a treaty that has left behind it a tax upon British ind 0 stry, which at the same time conic a bonus upon foreign competition* 3 There is no difficulty in ascertaining the cause of so disastrous an issue. Tke pressure of an impost, unprecedented in any other tariff, cripples the operations of our merchants, and excludes our manu factures fri.m the larger proportion of the Chinese population ; while it deprives the labouring classes in this country of one of the moat needful articles of domestic comfort. The foreign policy of our Go vernment has achieved a brilliant success; but its results are marred and counteracted by the incongruous arrangements of the Home Exchequer. The chief export of China is brought in abundance to our shores, only to accumulate in our warehouses. A tax, as anomalous in its principle as It is mischievous in its results, steps at once the tide of commercial prosperity and the pervading currents of social civilization. Under such circumstances, it is almost as easy to predict the future as to review the past. A losing trade can never be a permanent one. The discouraging results of this year's imports will curtail the ship ments of the next. Comparative scarcity, and proportionately high prices, will follow. The professed intention of the financial measures of Government for some time past has been to cheapen the necessa ries of life. In this country tea occupies a more prominent place among those necessaries than in any other. Under the operation of any uniform and reasonable system of taxation, it would, therefore, have been recognised as a primary object for the ameliorative inter position of Government. On the contrary, hewever, the Legislature of the country in which it is most extensively consumed is the last to recognise its importance in the civil and social economy of the state. The British Government has afforded every facility for its supply to other countries, where it is little more than an occasional luxury, and has impeded its consumption among ourselves, where its use is indispensable The necessities of the Exchequer, the only plea advanced in pallia tion of an impost so obviously indefensible, is one which will not bear examination. There is no reason to apprehend that the reduc tion of the daty to ls. per pound would leave a deficit of any import ance. The immediate result of such a change would unquestionably be the liberation of a larger quantity from bond than had ever been taken out during the same period before. If any temporary pres sure upon our finances existed, it would thus be promptly relieved. There is no room to doubt that in the further course of time the gra dual increase of consumption would enlarge the revenue upon a sure and satisfactory basis. This is not a gratuitous conjecture, but a reasonable deduction from the result of similar changes in tke duties on coffee and sugar ; and, above all, it is confirmed by the only two existing precedents of a reduction in the tax upon tea itself. In 1744, the duty was reduced from 131. 18s. 7 tid. per cent. and 4s. per lb. to 381. 18s. 7%d. per cent. and Is. per lb. The consumption im mediately advanced nearly 50 per cent. In 1784, the duty was re duced from 551. Iss. 10d. per cent. and Is. Id. 4-sths per lb. to 1234 per cent. The consumption was at once more than doubled. In 1785 it was trebled, and in 1794 it was quadrupled. Since that pe riod the duty has gradually advanced. Under the monopoly of the East India Company it was 100 per cent. ; and under a system of in dividual enterprise and competition, it is nearly 200 per cent. Every reduction in the price of the article has, however, been followed by an increase in its consumption. The present consumption of tea in this country amounts to an average of about 1%113. per head per annum for the entire popula tion. This is about one-fourth of the allowance usually afforded to domestic servants in families of the middle classes ; it is less than one-half of the quantity consumed in the Channel Islands, where all intoxicating beverages are far cheaper than in this country; and it is scarcely one-sixth of the proportion used in Australia, by a popu lation whose physical requirements will appear to most persons less favourable to its use. Whatever test may be applied to our present consumption, it will evidently appear to be restricted by the artificial limits of price, and not by any objection to the qualities and proper ties of the article. A careful examination of these will justify the conclusion that it is adapted more than any ether beverage for in corporation with every description of diet, and for use at every meal; that it is suited to every variety of physical constitution, and adequate to sustain every description of mental or corporeal exercise. duty a mounting to two-thirds of the cost of the most The present se descriptions of tea , it is evi d en t that the dealers re q uire, S in order to cover their fitmentsinvesm in its urn cha cle se, three du t The imes the profit which would r e p a y public have thus to pay e the a e free of e ty. a tax u being po indefensible and n finitude f the oppressive. Were im post, in the first ins tance, the duty reduced to Is . per lbthe consumer would obtain at least 31bs, of tea for the same money that he now pays for 21 bs. ; and ntity would be u. there is no doubt whate ver that th e larger q i va olves that of slbs sed . of As the consumption of every pound of tea nv added to that on the nereased sugar, the extra duty on the latter, ield a revenue of about four quantity of tea at I s., would at once y om utation, while the millions, according to the most moderate c P future enlargement of this sourc e of p ublic income might confidently be expected. ese it unnecessary to enlarge upon th The committee conceive be anticipated under the moral and social benefits that may fairly t. They are persuades that the operation of a more equitable impos removal of those restrictions which now impede the use of a cheap h h ly conducive to t e appiness and salubrious beverage would be high Ur habits of ems and well-being of the community, by enco aging by supplying practical dissua perance and domestic comfort, and gives from - crime. They regard the burden of the tax as now n under pressing upon upon the energies of the entire populatio , and they there ever character these may be beneficially classes ; in their efforts fare invite the sympathy ancksupport of all for its removal. LiTerPoOl, NOTSIONSI 1846. REMARKABLE CASE of RESTORATION. A striking instance of the power of scientific art to remedy the detects of nature has lately occurred in the case of a Mr. F. Balls, a gentleman residing at Northam, in Norfolk, who, in the year 1842. on returning from liarlestone Market to We) bred, where he then re sided, sustained so severe a fall from his horse, as to bring on an ill ness of several months' duration, during which peried his hair con firmed to come off, till he became, to use his own terms, " as perfectly bald as if his heed had been shaved;" and the Rev. J. E. Daniel, then clergyman of the parish, offered him a wig as a substitute for his lost hair. Under these circumstances, he was induced to try the effect of ROWLAND'S MACASSAR OIL, and it is highly gratifying to add, with the most happy results. As soon as part of a bottle was used the growth recommenced, and he has now to boast of a very thick and Itpruriant head of hair, which presents this peculiarity, that, though prior to losing his hair it evinced no tendency to eurl, the new growth is curly and strong. This fact speaks too strongly for itself to require observation.—Bell's Messenger. ROWLAND'S MACASSAR OIL preserves and reproduces the Hair ; prevents it from falling off or turning Grey ; Changes Grey Hair to its Original Colour; frees it from Scurf and Dandruff, and makes it beautirully soft and curly. N,* Beware of " spurious compounds" under the title of "MA CASSAR OIL," some under the "implied" sanction of Royalty and he Government Departments, with similar attempts at deception. ROWLAND'S MACASS Ut OIL is sold by the proprietors, at 20, HATTON-GARDEN LONDON, awl all respectable Chemists and Perfumers. ___....------,=------- M. TRIERS'S HISTORY OF THE CONSULATE AND EMPIRE,—The sixth volume of the authorised English edition of this important work, trans lated by D. Forbes Campbell, Esq., has just been' published by Mr. " Col burn. Under the titles of " Ulm " and " rafalgar, " Austerlitz" and the " Confederation of the Rhine," M. Thiers has embodied in the present volume the great events which occurred between October, 1805, and Au gust, 1506. The disasters of France on the ocean,. and her triumphs on the Continent, are portrayed with a masterly hand. The diplomatic negotiations 0! the period are laid bare, and the political reconstruction of Germany explained with admirable lucidi.ty. Although the author has entered minutely into the internal condi• tion of Imperial France, her military strength and . orga nisation, her system of finance, national education, pub lic works, &c., he has reserved space to record what was passing in the other states of Europe, and to pay a noble and eloquent tribute of admiration to the memories of Nelson, Pitt, and Fox. SUGAR-MARKE T, JAN. Blum' , B.—A large busi ness has been transacted in our sugar-market since the re-opening of the offices on Tuesday. sto last, and Mv-cur prices have improved about ls. per owt,—Brzl y. HLAND CLANS.—The following is an T HE HIG alphabetical list of all the known clans of Scotland, w i t h a description of the particular badge of distinction an ciently worn by each clan respecti7ly, and which served common sallow as the distinguishing mark of their chiefs :—.Buchanan myrtle--Chisholm,' birch— Cameron, oak -Cumming, Campbell, alder—Colquhoun, hazle--Cumming, Drummond, holly—Farquharson, purple foxglove—r e — Yew—Gordon joy r guson, poplar—Forbes,broom—Fraser, five-leaved . misf,aDcaolnisfiteeiri, rarose -Gr ahem, laurel—Grant, cranberry heath—Gunn , mackr o ry untain wood—Lamont, crabapple-tree bush heath—M‘Donald, bell heath heath—M‘Farlane, cypress—AirDougal, cl ou ci be b John's wort --Macgregor, pine—Wlntosh, boxvvood— berry, heath rush—M‘Kenzie, deer grass—Dl 11 3, bull _ M•Lachlan, mountain ash. —WL v e a a r a n ie b g , rose i t 3 tck berries variegated —Al`Leod, red wortle berries—M`N moss--Munro, —M.Neil, s eaware—M'Ph erson, juniper— Ogilvy, black thorn—Wßae, fir club m great ma 1 ox wood— eagle's feathers—Menzies, ash—Murray, Ogilvy, hawthorn—Oliphant, the son, fern or brachins—Rose, brier rose—Ross,Pe—Rolsert ries—Sinclair, clover—Stewart, thistle bear ber cat's tail grass. The chief of . each clanToSutherland, eagle's feathers in his bonnet, in addition wear two ing badge of his clan. to the forego . DEATH OF JAMES SCULLY, Esc t .___Di , re sidence, in Tipperary, on the night of ea, at his re after a short but severe illness, jam the 31st ult., sen., in his 70th year. Mr. Scully was Scully, Esq„ viving son of the late James Scully E so the only sur- House, in this county, and was for 5 .1" Cl' Kilfeacle leading . and active partner in the respectableon ender banking Up to . his death he was the director f inder his name. bank in the . same town. During several the joint stock as grand juror of this county, and whenral years he acted were relaxed, giving Roman Catholic the penal laws holding the commission of the peace , he privilege of the first of that . class appointed to the: e was amongst r ation of magistrate. Mr. Scully was responsible situ ation of the barony in which he resided,9lesenior magis the commission for nearly forty years having held 1 name 'of the late James Scully will I' 3 will be . associated with all those recollections si . ty, high-mindedness, independence prin ciple, which through life marked hi a I, l and As la va as the remembered, it of genero sterling prin rest is peace,— Tipperary Free Press. exacter. May he THE TWO FEET.-AN ANECDOTE FOR E. MOSES AND SON'S BOOTS AND SHOES. Two trotters conversed as they happen'd to meet, And the reader shall hear what was said by the feet. " Pray what do you honestly think (said the one), Of the boots and the shoes made by MOSES and SON? For my own part a full satisfaction I feel. With my sole and my instep, my toes and my heel. The boots we have on are so stylish and neat, That, in truth, we're a couple of beautiful feet." " Well done 1 (sat i the left with a stamp of the foot), You are ' right, Mr. Right,' with regard to your boot ; I've oftentimes thought I'd begrudge sot a ransom For a boot or a shoe that would make me look handsome; And now I have got it, and so have you, too, Such a pair of neat feet very seldom we view. Another prime feature which ev'ry one views As belonging to MOSES and SON'S boots and shoes, Is the fact that they are faultless in fit and in style, While they answer their purpose a very long while. Ev'ry foot would do well to attend our advice By obtaining such goods at a very low price, For MOSES rnd SON, in their boots and their shoes Are determined that a 1 folks shall gain and not lose. LIST OF PRICES. HAIM MADE. X a. d 0 10 6 Beaver Taglion's, front ... • .... • • ...• ...• Chesterfields and Carl ngtons .. • ..... • • • • • • • • • - Pashas, D'Orsaye, and Chesterfields, and every description of winter coats • • .. Boys' Winter Coats, in every style an d make .. • OB 6 6 Tweed Trousers, lined •• • • Dress Coats • Frock C0at5...... • Double-breasted Vests Boys' Hussar and Tunic Suits . • I:oys' Winter Trousers .•••• .. • ......... ••• • • • Ditto Vests.. Mourning to any extent at five minutes' notice. 0 2 0 •• 0 18 6 0 3 0 .: 0 1 6 MADE TO MEASURE. Winter Coats, warranted waterproof, made to any style, handsomely trimmed • • • • • • • Milled Cloth Coats, trimmed, velvet collar • and cuffs, lined 2 6 0 Tweed Overcoats •• • ........... ......... ........... 018 0 Tweed Trousers ... Winter Trousers, in all the most approved French patterns 1 2 6 Best Dress Trousers • • ........................ 1 6 0 Dress Coats ..... ..... • ••• • • • _ . - Best quality made • • . • • • • . • • • Frock Coats • • • • . • • • •• • • • • • • . .•••......•••• 2 15 0 .............. 1 15 0 Beet quality made .11.... ........ ....• ••• • • • .......... 3 3 0 Satin, plain or fancy • • Boys' Hussar and Tunic Suits • 1 5 0 Observe.—Any article purchased, ready made, or made to mea sure, if not approved of, will be exchanged, or if preferred, the money returned. E. MOSRS and SON, Tailors, 'Woollendrapers, Clothiers, Hatters, Rosters, Furriers, and General Outfitters, for Ladies and Gentlemen, 154, 155, and 1515, 157 Minories, and 83, 84, 85, and 86 Aldgate, city. London. Caution.—E. Moses and Son regret being obliged to guard the public against impostors, but have learned that the untradesnum like falsehood of being connected with them, or it's the same concern, has been resorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons. They have no connexion with any other house in or out of London; and those who desire genuine and cho• is clothing, Ike., should call at, or send to, Minories and Aldgate, City, London. Netice.—No business transacted at this cstablimhment from sun set Friday, till sunset Saturday, when business !s resumed till twelve o'clock The entrance to the fur department is at 83, Mdgate, corner of the liiinories and Aldgete, opposite the church. WILLLat cICOL, chairman. DEATH OF MR. HA.ITEINS, THE VOCALIST.—II is with deep regret that we announce the death of this talented and much respected musician, which took place at his residence on Saturday morning. Mr. Hawkins had for many years past occupied a distinguished po sition in the musical profession. He was looked up ' to by his compeers as an artist thoroughly proficient in tha science of music. He was member of the choirs of Westminster Abbey and the Chapel Royal, and has for many years been considered the first alto singer in the metropolis. His death, which was quite unexpected, was caused by internal inflammation. He had but a short time previously been in the enjoyment of excel lent health. TUE PENINSULAR MEDALS.—The number of medals likely to be required will not, we are informed, exceed half a million. _~ /Mfg% P s ' \ "4:lP6s , 4, .c 4•4 i s . • kt e A 1 di l l , " < 4) %* 4111111 4 4 4 , - -r , * viton * f't 4 ,„,z LONDON, MONDAY EVENING SU N, JANUARY 11, 1847. PRICE SD. NEW ZEALAND. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 9.—The barque Portley, Captain Francis Reed, put in here yesterday, bound to London ; left the Mauritius on the 9th, and Cape of Good Hope on the 31st of October. Her Majesty's sloop Snake, 16, Commander Thomas B. Brown, was at the Mauritius. Her Majesty's ship President, 50, Captain P. Stanley , flag-ship of Admiral Dacre, had left before the Portley sailed. The unpleasant feeling of the French toward, the English, caused by the misunderstanding between the English Admiral and the French Consul at the Mau ritius, has not yet subsided. Her Majesty's frigate Conway, 26, Captain William Kelley, left the Cape for the Mauritius about the 20th of October. The Portley, which is laden with sugars from the Mauritius, and wool and hides from the Cape, reports the ship Pestonjee Bomanjee, lat. 7 50, long. 22 12 W., Nov. 28; the Wasp, lat. 24 28, long. 29, Dec. 11 ; the Dutch ship Pieter Floritz, from Batavia for Amsterdam, lat. 29 50, long. 29 4 W., Dec. 20 ; the Virginia, from London for New Orleans, long. 22 30, lat. 29 16, Dec. 20; and the Amity Hall, London, lat. 47 43, long. 12 50, Jan. 5. The schooner Triton, of Brixham, was off Plymouth yester day, bound up Channel. The barque Mary, Captain Levens, arrived at Ply mouth on the 9th of January; left Auckland September 20; rounded Cape Horn Oct. 23; touched at Pernam buco on the 3d, and left on the sth of December. She is laden with copper ore, flax, oil, cowrie gum (from the cowrie tree), and the bark of the hirrau, a new black dye, considered most valuable. Her passengers are Captain Sweeney (late American barque Noble), Mrs. Skivington and two children, Mr. O'Neal, Mr. Little wood, Mr. Reeve's, Mr. Gilbert, Mr. Potts, Mrs. Hill, Mr. M`Key and family, and Mr. Seaman and family. Her Majesty's ship Castor, 36, Captain Charles Graham her Majesty's ship Baceborse, 18; Golumander Geotge J. Hay, and a sloop of war, not the Carysfort, were at Auckland. A native chief, of Ranghieta's tribe, was on board one of these ships. The merchant vessels Stra thalia and Haidee were advertised to sail Nov. 1; the Cecilia, in all that month; and the Mary Katherine, after her repairs are completed at Kaipara. The settlement of Auckland is in a most flourishing condition. The government of Captain Grey gives en tire satisfaction. Emigrants from Sydney and Hobart Town are constantly arriving. A mounted police, com posed partly of natives, has been some time established, and its beneficial effects are felt daily. The church and college for the natives is in full operation. Good order and decorum prevails, and the Sabbath-day is respected. The Government are erecting barracks upon a most ex tensive scale. Happily for this settlement the neigh bouring tribe, that of the Walcata, the most populous on the island, is friendly disposed towards the settlers, for whom they willingly labour for hire. Their chief , Te Werrowerro, who is called the King of New Zealand, lately offered Captain Grey help to suppress disturbances created by another chief. This proffered assistance the Governor most prudently declined to accept, being willing to put down the tumult with his own forces, thereby preventing ,the two tribes from becoming em broiled through British interests, and at the same time exhibiting undeniable proof of the colonial Government to quell the outbreak themselves. Within a radius of 50 miles round Auckland the country is unequalled for agricultural and arable purposes and the land is culti vated entirely by settlers, assisted by the natives. Land in the country ranges from 10s. to 101. per acre. Town land in some parts has recently obtained 301. per foot frontage, with a depth of 50 feet; in other parts 31. Flour, 20s. per cwt.; pork, 2id. per lb.; fresh butter, Is. 6d. to 2s. 6d.; tea, 25.; and sugar, 'lid. per lb. Dollars, 4s. • Hostilities in the north of the island, said to be first caused by the interference of the Americans, is now en tirely arranged. The war was between the natives and the Government, and not between the natives and the settlers. The two latter are now on good terms, and the native chief, Heki, regrets ever having taken any hostile steps. There was no British man-of-war at Pernambuco. Freights very high, and still rising. Several English vessels laid on. Not so much shipping there as usual. LORD J. RUSSELL and the FAMILY OF THOMAS HOOD. , (From the Examiner.) It will be seen in the subjoined copy of Lord John Russell's letter to the friends of Mr. Hood's family, that the continuance of the pension lapsed on the death of Mrs. Hood is impossible, a fact which his Lordship states with a kind expression of regret. It is to the last de gree disgraceful to the country, that the fund available for such purposes is a pitiful 1,200/. a year. Better, far better, to abolish the bounty altogether, than to stint it so miserably, for the niggardly dole measures the national liberality with the most damning exactness. Some one in Parliament should propose either to aug ment the fund or to sweep it away, with the admission that the State denies the claims of distressed literary merit. The comparison between the prodigality to military services (however questionable both the mer i t s of the success and the result), and the measured parsi mony to literature and science, is too odious. "Downing-street, Jan. 4. " Gentlemen,—l have had the honour to receive your letter of the 30th of December. "After stating the circumstances of the grant of a pension to Mrs. Hood by her Majesty, you request me to advise the Queen to renew the grant, in the name of the public, for the benefit of the very objects for whom it was originally intended.' It is necessary that I should explain to you why this cannot be done. " Upon the accession of the present Queen, it was de. termined by Parliament, on the recommendation of a Committee of the House of Commons, that, instead of a fixed sum to be granted in pensions, an annual sum of 1,200/. should be at the disposal of the Crown. "Under the former plan, when a pension fell vacant it could be renewed to any member or members of the family; under the present arrangement, the pension lapses to the public, and cannot be renewed. It is true a pension can be granted if any portion of the 1,2001. re mains undisposed of; but that is not at present the case. The whole sum has been already bestowed, and any grant I should recommend for the children would be illegal and void. " I much regret this circumstance. I should have been happy to have recommended the continuance of this pen sion, but until June next the Crown has not the power to grant any pension on the civil list. "I have the honour to be, your obedient servant, " J. RUSSELL. " Messrs. D. Salomons, W. Elliot, and Thos. Pringle.' EXAMPLES. ."i ll i 7 ri' '4 Bonus Bonus M g.R 6 Assured g g Premium. 2 c added. Cash. re r- - g 5 0 ; Borrow. may • 5Z....- _ - ------t-- I 1837 £217 15 I , XIOO 011 £l6 0 411445 0 0 £ Xs. d. 1838 192 30, 87 1 4 13 10 2j 395 11 1 I 01000 3 4 1839 165 11 10', 74 19 1 11 311 346 2 3 1840 116 7 6 54 0 101 718 10j 296 13 4 .1841 111 6 8, 49 18 0 1 7 10 41 247 4 5 The division of profits is annual, and the neat will be made in December of the preseit year. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX. Secretary. THE SELF-SUPPORT INSTITUTION, (aided by Voluntary Contribation.s,) for the Cure of Stricture of the Urethra, and all other Diseases of Urinary Organs, Nervous, Local, and General Debility. Suaozox—F. B. COURTENAY, M.R.C.S.L., 2, Chandos-street, Cavendish-square. To small tradesmen, clerks, mechanics, and the working classes generally, this Institution offers, in al I cases, gratuitous surgical assistance, and in others medicine also freesf expense. Apply at the Surgery adjoinng the surgeon's residence. EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. OPENING OF THE PETERBOROUGII BRANCH. This Line will be opened for General Traffic on the 14th Instant. The arrangement of Trains will be as follows : FROM LONDON. 7.15 a.m. ; 11.30 a.m. ; 2.0 p.m. ; 6.1 p.m.—Week Days. 6.45 a.m. ; 2.0 p.m.—Sundays. FROM PETERBOROUoII. *6.0 a.m ; 8.25 a.m. ; 12.0 n. ; 4.40 p.m. ; 7.0 p.m.—Week Days. *6,0 a.m. ; 8.45 a.m. ; 4.0 p.m.—Sundays. A Train also leaves Cambridge at 6.50 a.m. every morning, for Peterborough and Stamford. All the Trains, excepting those marked *, are in conjunction with Trains at Peterborough to and from Stamford. For particulars as to Fares, Rates, and Coaches in connexion with the Trains see Time Bills, to be had on application at any of the Company's stations, or at the coach•offices in connexion with the Company, on and after the 10th inst. By order, C. P. RONEY, Secretary. Bishopagate Station, January 4, 1847. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC IN STITUTION. PROFESSOR SCH(ENBEIN'S GUN COTTON, and other Explosive Compounds, with brilliant Experiments, LECTURED on y Dr. RYAN, daily at Half past Three o'clock; and on the Evenings of Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The principle of the various EL ECTRO-MAGNETIC TELE GRAPHS explained daily by Professor BACHHOFFNER, including the Patent of Messrs. Cook and Wheatstone, in use on the railways, and the more recent Patent of Messrs. Nott and Gamble ; the various Models explained. Magnified Specimens of DISEASED POTATOES, exhibited by the OXYHYDROGE IN MICROSCOPE, with the DE- S TRUCTIVE INSECT, supposed by A. Smee, Esq., F.R.S., to be the cause of the disease. A beautiful Series of NEW DISSOLVING VIEWS. The DIVING-BELL and DIVER, with Experiments. The PHYSIOSCOPE, new CHROMATROPE, &c .. &c. Admission Is. Schools, half-price. SUDDEN DEATH OF SIR EDWARD EAST., BART We regret to. announce the sudden decease of Sir Ed ward Hyde East, Bart., at his residence, Shen, ood Lodge, Battersea. The deceassd, who was in his 63d year, was one of the members of her Majesty's Privy Council, and Indian assessor. Sir Edward went to town on Thursday, returned apparently in his usual health, and retired early to rest, after partaking of a very hearty supper. It had been the deceased's invariable custom to throw open his chamber door at seven o'clock every morning, that the fire might be lighted. At eight o'clock on Friday morning the door was not open as usual, and the domestics, after knocking for some time and receiving no reply, became alarmed, forced the door, and discovered Sir Edward lying in bed, dead and cold. He appeared to have expired withouta struggle. The ne cessary information has been forwarded to Mr. Carter, the coroner for East Surrey. Sir Edward East was much beloved by the poor of Battersea, to whom he was extremely charitable, and his loss will be much felt. Count Revel, formerly Secretary of the Sardinian Legation, has returned to this country, having been appointed Sardinian Charge d'Affaires in London, in consequence of the death of Count Pollon, the late Mi nister. FIRE AT THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY,— Yesterday afternoon (Sunday), between four and five o'clock, a fire, which created considerable alarm, broke out in a small wooden building, termed the Cokemen's Lodge, situate in No. 3 arch of the Eastern Counties Railway, Bell-court, Wheeler-street, Spitalfields. The building was used by the men employed on the line to dry their clothes in, and it is supposed that some wear ing apparel had been left too near the stove, and, becom ing ignited, had set the place in a blaze. In the course of a few minutes the parish engines arrived, and also six belonging to the London establishment and the West of England. Plenty of water being at hand, the flames were soon extinguished, but not before the lodge was burned down and a tool-shed damaged. ELY AND PETERBOROUGH RAILWAY.—This line will be opened for passenger traffic on Thursday next. The Government inspector will, we understand, proceed down the line this day, and should his report be favour able, as in all probability it will, there will be no further obstacle to the opening ; thus giving Cambridgeanerd- Norwich a direct railway communication with Pet borough, Northampton, Birmingham, Liverpool, stock, I Since the line has been opened for luggage we understand a great deal of bu siness has a b een done , which will, no doubt, gradua ll y increase.— C ambridge Independent Press. " RESERVE MY BED."—On Saturday morning an impudent robbery was effected on the premises of Mr. J. Shipman, Sun Coffee-house, 136, St. John -street. On the previous night a gentlemanly man called on Mr. Shipman, and after partaking of supper, engaged a bed and retired to rest. He waited on the following morning until the other inmates of the house had gone down stairs, and then he broke into Mr. Shipman's sleeping room, from which he stole a dark suit of clothes, con sisting of a dress coat, a double-breasted waistcoat, and black trousers; also a mourning ring, a breast pin, and other property, the whole of which he concealed about him. When he came down-stairs he threw the attend ants in the house completely off their guard, by praising the accommodation he had received, and requested they would reserve the bed for him, at the same tune handing over the price of the same. He then walked away. He is about twenty-two years of age, 5 feet 6 -inches high, and was dressed is a Taglioni coat. .-,,_ , 6 Dublin And Drogheda Eastern Couuties Edinburgh and Glasgow .. Great Western •• •• •. London and North.. Western London, Brighton, and South Coast London and South-Western.. .. Manchester and Leeds Midland _Newcastle and Carlisle .. ' Norfolk.- Sheffield and Manchester South-Eastern.. York and North Midland __ .6, ..,z_s, 38,272 268,205 . - 139,785 892,895 1,860,488' 319,084 333,104 334,833 717.934 8f1.586 31,533 51.226 318,593 138,721 39,221 438,794 180,018 963,478 1,979,583 368,592 354,388 387,416 801,303 101,616 74,009 96,229 394,993 296,065 / / ~v~i1G~ ~ / ~ //~----,~ jr. /L-' RAILWAY TRAFFIC OF THE PAST YEAR. The increase of revenue for the year 1846 over that of 1845 (says the Railway Chronicle) has been most satisfactory. The gross receipts have considerably ex ceeded a million of pounds sterling. Upwards of 900,0001. of this amount have been yielded in the following pro portions by the undermentioned companies:— Total of 1815. Total of 1546. [ncrease on the whole year. 949 170,789 00,232 69,583 119,094 49,495 1,284 52,563 88,369 15,030 42,476 45,073 76,400 137,344 The only company whose revenue has be.-n materially affected in a different direction has been the Dublin and Kingstown; and here we regret to remark a decrease on the year of upwards of 3,9001. The greatest per tentage of increase has been on the Norfolk, a line whose traffic is almost wholly agricultural. Is fares are very mode rate, and its traffic principally what may be called " short." On this railway, though there has been only an addition of 11 miles to a line already 59 miles in length, there has been the enormous increase of upwards of 135 per cent. So much for encouraging agricultural traffic in a . thinly populated district! Let us hint to the Great Western, and to the South-Western likewise, to ponder on this fact. On the York and North Midland the increase has been 86 per cent., the mileage extended. from 53 to 162 miles. On the Sheffield and Mancheshz, with a mileage increased f rom 1 9 to 49 miles, the in crease has been upwards of 82 per cent. The Next greatest increase, and great it is, considering the pro portionate amount of mileage, 124 miles in 1844 and 161 miles in 1846, is on the Eastern Counties; here we find the increase to be as much as 62 per cent. On the South• Eastern the mileage has increased from 88 to 140, and the increase in the traffic has been 23 per cent. The London, Brighton, and South Coast traffic has increased 15 per cent., with mileage from 60 to 'll2 duri ng t h e latter part of the year. That of the Manchester and Leeds has increased 16 per cent., with mileage extended from 84 to 117. On the. Midland the increase has been 11 per cent. On the London and North-Western and Great Western each 7 per cent., with increased mileage on each of some 20 miles. On the South-Western ' tbe traffic has been nearly stationary as to_ receipts., - ,W4 a -slight advance however ; as to numbers' of passengera, the increase has been considerable, occasioned 'by the liberal reduction of fares, to which the company adhered, even with decreasing receipts, for a long period. If we make the required deduction for working expenses and for extensions opened, we shall find the increased value of the old railways over last year amounting to about fifteen millions sterling ; a fact which sufficiently shows the absurdity of the present depressed value of such property in the markets HORRIBLE ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. We regret to have to announce that an accident of a very frightful character, and attended with fatal con sequences, occurred at the Weybridge station on the South-Western line, on Saturday evening. The following are the partictilare of Ahis melancholy affair:—Amongst the passengers by the half-past five P.n. train from Nine Elms, was an elslerlse - person of respectable appearance, and wh6rdwe understand has been since identified as the schoolmaster at the Chertsey Union. This person had paid his fare to•Weybridge, which is the nearest station to Chertsey, but it seems.that on the train arriving there at twenty minutes past six o'clock, although the name of the station was called out repeatedly, and several pas sengers had alighted, the deceased, who was seated at the extreme end of a second-class carriage, and most probably dozing, did not become aware of • thefact until after the train was in motion, when he instantly opened the door and jumped out, and as the other passengers thought, had alighted in safety, as the train had not then cleared the platform. The result, however,' was not so. Whether the deceased had failed to lose his hold of the carriage, or had got any portion of his dress en tangled with it, is not known, but it is quite 'certain that he must have been speedily thrown down between the platform and the metals, and dragged several yards, as at the spot where he had attempted to get out was found the iron heel tip of one of his boots, firmly driven into the edge of the platform, and from thence, for nearly twenty yards, the brickwork was grazed and besmeared with blood. The servants in attendance at the station had no intimation of an accident having occurred, until one of the passengers, crossing the rails after the train had left, heard a groan, and, when the porters proceeded to the spot, they found the deceased lying upon his face, and as they approached him, he turned over and expired. The sight that presented itself was of the most horrible and sickening kind. The left leg and thigh had been torn away from the hip, the right leg was broken in three places, and the foot was all but separated. The deceased was conveyed to the station, and the attendance of a surgeon procured as speedily as possible; but, of course, his services were of no avail. The body was afterwards taken to the Hand and Spear Tavern, adjoining the station; but the landlord refused to receive it. Mr Keene, the governor of 11 orsemonger-lane gaol, was in the same carriage with d ecease d, and he, with other gentlemen, concur in stating that the servants of the company were not in any way blameable. SURGICAL UPERATIONS BY THE' INHALATION OF ETHER. The following particulars, connected with the intro duction of the recently-discovered .ethereal influence:to patients in the course of undergoing surgical operations at several of the metropolitan hospitals on Saturday, and which was generally adopted at those institutions on that day, will doubtless be read with considerable in terest. Mr. Ferguson, the eminent surgeon of King's College Hospital, having signified his intention of operating on three patients by the inhalation of ether in that institu tion, the theatre was crowded by members of the medical profession, amongst whom were Drs. Forbes, Todd, Rudd, Farrar, Pabridge, Avery, Bowman, Drewett, Hall, Thompson, Robinson, Cartwright, Stevens, and others. The first patient operated upon was a young woman, a sempstress. She had been admitted on the 31st ult., suffering severely from an abscess formed by constantly sitting at needlework. It was the second time it had so formed. It appears that she had it opened on Thursday, and the operation rendered necessary on Sa turday was the removal of what was described to be a blind external fistula. The young woman when brought in had a handkerchief tied over her eyes, and seemed exceedingly weak. Having been placed on a kind of couch, the inhalation of the vapour was proceeded with, and in a few seconds she fell asleep. Dr. Forbes, perceiving Mr. Ferguson was about commencing the operation, observed that the patient was not effectually etherised, adding, as a proof of his assertion, that she still clenched his hand. In the next moment, however, the knife had completed its work, without a murmur from the patient, or the least muscular action. The apparatus was only kept to her mouth till insensibility was apparent, not more thsn two minutes. She recoi vered to a state of consciousness immediately after the operation. On Mr. Ferguson asking her if she was aware the operation was performed, and whether she felt any pain, she replied that she was confident she felt the use of the knife, but experienced not the slightest pain. Two other patients (nr,les), who evidently were suffer ing severely, were next operated upon with equal suc cess. One of them, on recovering from his insensibility, remarked that he had had a dream. On Saturday the inhalation was tried by Mr. Mac murdo, at St. `Thomas's Hospital, in the presence of Mr Green, Dr. Barker, Dr. Leeson, Mr. Clark, Mr. W hitfield, and other gentlemen connected with the in stitution. Tne effects of the ether were first tried on a patient who is to be operated on hereafter. The inhalation, although continued for upwards of three minutes, did not produce insensibility on the patient first tried, and the amount of cerebral . congestion, contracted iris, and other symptoms, were so unsatisfactory as to induce the medical gentlemen to desist. The next patient was a child, six years old, who had a scrofulous disease of the index finger. Insensibility was speedily produced, and Mr. Macmurdo immediately removed the finger. The child did not attempt to withdraw the hand during the operation, and on recovering asked if his finger was oft He did not seem cognisant of the fact, and when asked if the finger should then be removed, answered " No." The child seemed to suffer no subsequent inconvenience, neither did the patient to whom the ether was first ad ministered. On the whole the result was considered very satisfactory. At Charing-cross Hospital an operation was attempted under the influence of ether. It was the removal of s large fatty tumour over the shoulder of a young woman, twenty-two years of age. It is difficult for the writer to state whether the non-success of the trial arose from th defective construction of the apparatus,or No doubt in course of time th is in the vapour not acting upon the constitution of the female. e d rous iscover will be brought into general u se hos pitals throughout the kingdom. valuablethenum EXPERIMENTS WITH QUARTER-MASTER FREB. BURN'S CONCUSSION SITELL£I.—The select committee having reported in favour of the adoption of these shells in the service, but the Lords Commissioners of the Ad• miralty having a predilection in favour of metal fuses over those made as in the present case with wood, a trial was ordered at Portsmouth, which took place on Thursday and Friday last in the presence of Captain Chads, R.N., Major Lethbridge, R.A , Major Stevens, R.M.A., and other officers. One hundred' ) and twenty ' shells were fired on both days. On the first day fifty- • five shells were fired—thirty from an 8-inch gun of ninety-six cwt., with a full charge of 151bs. of powder, and twenty-five from a 32-pounder of fifty cwt. The shells were fired at a range of 2,450 yards, and at an ele vation of 20i degrees. Ten of the shells struck the i target, of which nine burst, on striking, and one did not burst; one burst in flight, and of the remainder no ac count was taken, as the height of the angle at which the shells were fired, and the great length of range, rendered , the task of hitting the target a very critical one. iThess j j fuses have hitherto proved highly satisfactory, whilst- .. their small cost must recommend them for general use, the expense of preparing them being only three half pence, whilst the brass fines cost 6s, 6d. each. Macready has been fulfilling short engagements at Canterbury and Exeter. 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