The Sun. — London, England, 1847-01-07 00:00:00

_ ' ...,--.15; . • - . . ~_ /,•'4 - - - _ _ ,1 , _,...-: # 7.,,-)„...--- • 4 - ,2- - .. ~. • '''''''''''r T . ' _.' ~,, *, / 1 4:6% . ~ i - chi ... 4 ' . . ..,* , , 0.17 i • i i , 4 - ',.. ':;; ....- E -.,- L, It 4 41, el, , _ _, ~.....:4 i ., , .. will -N, • \ ( ! 6 2 PZ? 4 '•'•-,,,.....-- ' ,•: * k 1 41-‘..1.-- '-‘ .; ..... -1...,„ ;‘`‘‘..., 1,::' % 1 ,1 li i 4l lB,''' ~....1 1 - 7 4 4e--..., .= f , '' , t....., , , L. .. ; ._ ~.- - .. ..., - ,... ,... . 'r" 4 . .4 ~..- I i 1 ;', -1 ) -'fs 0 kL,' ` 4 ' ~ 0 -1/,,,, ''+' , •••A'1) 7, 41 , 1 • • (..\.-,,,,,, + de/ 4 , ,,i ( ''' I) , ,-;,, r , '...„ 4 1 1 11 44t„„, „ ....-rt.z.t. , -,', - D , on. ~....: . • ,A, -- • • W c ts' i -. *142 , ..i. mi,-' , F,.. , ~,,,., ,v- ~, -0, ...., -.l, l Yfr" _ _ , :~~ z '~- •_, an--1 17 afford- - ill, city rbury-- lale—it• [l, Me rchants, would suggest is an enactment requiring that all boy& apprenticed to the sea should serve some stated time, be it ever so short, in her Majsty's-navy--.-Th4_44:ould then learn the truth concernipg.that 4feilrikc t in bear they had heard so much of; and, of ten w AoUld spend two months in the navy, eight at least would wish to remain in it. They would, while in it, acquire habits of cleanliness, order, and alacrity, which would* be use; ful to them afterwards ; and they might be sufficiently instructed in the gun exercise, to make them doubly valuable whenever called into the service of their coun try. Ido not say that this would do all that is neces sary, but it would undoubtedly place our capabilities of defence on immeasurably higher ground than they now occupy, and might prepare the way for abolishing •,a practice which we may make necessary by our own im providence, but cannot justify on the plea or a nccessilf• which had b, -, en force: en ytan , , and might have been provided against.—l ao, S;r your ( - 11;f•dil,nt scrvant: G: 'PLUNK TT. • Right Ron. Lord lrayor Thomas Baring, Esq. Henry Barnewall, Esq. Charles James Bevan, Esq F. Carleton, Esq. J. J. Cummins, Esq. Ratko Currie, Esq., M.P. Samuel Gurney, BK. _ _ I, Ware' umbers , 'ne—W rchants, No. 16,943. LON DON, TH URSDA IT MORNING SUN, JAN UARY 7, 1847. Paid SD. 11 and D. 30, at NATIONAL SECURITY BANK. NOTICE.—No applications for SHARES in this undertaking will be received after SATURDAY, the 16th day of January, as the Directors will, after that date, proceed to make an allotment. ApplicAtions for shares may be addressed to the Secretary, at 163, Fenchurch-street, by whom prospectuses and a detailed statement of the sourcL s of profit, &c., will be forwarded, post free, if written for; to Messrs. Sutton and Co., solicitors, 6, Basinghall-street ; Messrs. Capri a and Co., solicitors, Saville-place, New Burlington-street; and to Messrs Sutton and Co., stockbrokers, Royal Exchange_ THE IRON TRADE. assisted off with damage, and proceeded for the River in tow of a steamer. at the bankers'. We repeat, that all this is most enn soling, in the view of the fearful calamities and diffi culties which oversproolvi.- Ireland, and which will inevitably call upon England for great exertions. With such a prospect before us, we may be that:Mut that %,‘, have both money - in hand and a solid and amile erwlit to appeal to, if necessary. PUBLICATIONS. t one, at CORK, JAN. 3.—A waterlogged vessel, of about 200 or 300 tons, with " Lynn" on one part of the arch board, was passed 9th ult., and a timber-laden brig, with loss of bow sprit and mainmast, 10th ult., by the Waterlily, arrd. here. HARTLEPOOL, JAN. 4.—The Euphon, Young; and Han bkger, Halder, went on the Stanton Sands 2d inst., and the latter has gone to pieces. LYNN, JAN. 4.—The Baltic, Pomona, Hord, Beaton arrd. ; Norval got on shore in coming up, in consequence of the fog, and will, it is feared, sustain considerable damage. at one/ NEW WOIIK BY MICHAEL ANGELO TITM.kItSIT. This Day is published, to be continued in Monthly Parts, plied Is. each, with numerous Illustrations on Steel and Wood, I'trt I. of VA NIT Y FAI It: PEN ,ND PENCIL SKETCHES OF ENGLISH SO CIETY, 41 Feb. I, ;rc , -antst s Roornat Captain Piunlcert's !enter, as given ,I'.):Jef,7, viii be By W. M. TIIACKE!tAY. Author of " The Trish Sketch Book ;" " Journey from Cornhill to Grand Cairo ;" of " Jeames's Diary," and the " Snob B.ipers," in Punch, &c. &e. Bills and Advertisements will be received at the Oftice, during tine read .. with t.ttention b 3• all who rt!rnembr , r elAims to be beard upon the subject Di Tiebtion. We took occasion the other diy, in commenting on the Frenrh historical essay to which he zefers, to remark on th I,sson , which m ! 0 SO. t.e.3. our neighbour, are evidi-n-_tly extrar!ing troth pao Hence, and we may iy th:tt tbe %%tirnii gs instructive to other G—vernments will ti-t. tt !oat ors n our own. The plan, fur rnal,onig enr navy. 0) W-ioirvte alluded in our n‘itici of sujecZ. st , mo thys n';., comprise the supply cr two cl:ll.AcnL c:as:ies o: men—firs', of trttir.4l seamen alreft.tly in the Qu'eta'* PaY. " 11 h" 1. in reserve for any o. der that rn-,ty lie it-.o d ; secondly, of able or ordinary settmen, mitrain-d to man -0:-war's work, such as hay, hitherto betto raicill on any emergency by the discreditable practice of itnpr. ssment. The former of theie would furmsit us with a corps such as we have never possesscd yet, the latter would supply our old personnel by fairer means ; one provision is adapted to the advanced state cf naval L IF E. Month. London : Published at the Punch Omce Es, Fle2t-street ;J. Men ;des, Edinburgh ; J. M`Leocl, Glasgow.; J. M`Glashan, Drtblin. at nt—Mii Mornay -- ici tong Old ges— TAO :sports DOUGLAS' JERROLD'S WEEKLY NE WS PAPER ENLARGED, with Various New Features, on the 23d January, to 32 Pages or 96 Columns. Price, as heretofore, Six pence. Order of all Newsmen, Town or Country, of whom fuller prospectuses may be obtained. A NOTHER CURE of ASTHMATIC COUGH AT rm.: AGE OF SEVENTY, BY DR. LOCOCK'S ruLmoNic WAFERS. Dated "Nov. 2, 1846, 1, Lowgate, " Gentlemen, —Mary Crouch, greengrocer, Spring Bank, late of Cogan-street, being scvotty years of age, has been reduced to such state of weakness, by a severe Asthmatic cough, as to have become incapable of performing her domestic duties. By the use of this medicine, however, she has been restored to a surprising degree of health and vigour, the cough having been entirely removed, and she is able to walk a considerable distance without fatigue. (Signed) "J. S. WEIR." TO SINGERS AND PUBLIC SPEAKERS they are invaluable fur clearing and strengtheniag the voile ; they have a most pleasant taste. Price ls. 114 d., 2s. 9d., and lls. per box. Agents : Da Silva and Co., 1, Bride-lane, Fleet-street, London ; sold by all medicine venders. DOUGLAS JERROLD'S WEEKLY NEWS PAPER, ENLARGED, with Various New Features, to the utmost Limit, allowed by the Stamp Law, on the 23d January. Price, as heretofore, Sixpence. Orders of all Newsmen, Town or Country, of whom detailed prospectuses may be had. warfare, the other to the enlightened state of public opinion. If the other navies of Europe remained in the condition in which they were left at the conclusion of the w ae, it might not be necessary to extend our care beyond mcasures for the abolition of that practice which justice, humanity, feeling 4 By an ob the Or layacquii health be BRITISH ASSOCIATION for the RELIEF of , EXTREME DISTRESS In the REMOTE PARISHES of 1 EKLAND and !SCOTLAND. COMMITTEE. Robert Ilanbury, Esq. Thomson llankey, jun., Esq. Henry Kingecote, Esq. Samuel Jones Loyd, Esq, W. G. Prescott, Esq Hon. Stephen Spring Rice Baron Lionel Rothsehild Abel Smith, Esq., M.P. G. R. Smith, Esq. With power to add to their number. •,. Information having been received of the most distressing charitc- Ler, and of undoubted cred.l6lllMpf the rapid progress offamitte and litter destitution in many remote parishes of Ireland and Stlotland, in Lb 1,4 1, there are but few families siliecan be considered as the resi ...,_" gentry. ead who are therefore" imp: sed to urgent and overpow ..aug demands for the smallest supp es. the necessaries of life by the f amishing population, to an g n far exceeding any means t Within their power—it has been 'de ermined, in dependence upon h e 4 / 1 0 _,.4 • 11 blessing, to form a Conufittf4 IA London for the purpose of 'ening the efforts made to relieve the multitudes who are suffering finder the present awful calamity. 4 The Committee prop ose t o apply,the u criptlons that may be in trusted to their care, either in sendi . 4 plies of food to Ireland and Scotland, or in such other matter sy secure a conscientious and faithfill administration of the funds to the relief of the most ne eeadtells and the most deserving, in strict conformity with the rules Which shall be laid down by the London Committee. The relief proposed will be afforded by the distribution •f fo: d, demi .• g, an, but in no cases shall money be given to the par - Therelvd.d fuel sick and Infirm, " the fatherless children and widows," who, al as,_ , constitute a ve r y numerous c l ass o f th e su ff ere rs, and who are '"a Vest degree beyond th e reac h o f th e Government plans of relief, 'will be the principal objects to which this Committee will direct as- Billtallee te be given. Should it be in any case practicable, some re !urn in work, of an agricultural or ether generally useful nature, will be required from the individuals relieved. The Committee abstain from pressing their application by introduc ing extracts from the distressing communications which they have received; the appalling nature of the visi*.idn with which it has Pleased God to affli c t so large a portion of our fellow-subjects is now matter of pillblic noteriely, and to enlarge upou it would be needless. They prefer to act upon the strong conviction that there are a large number of benevolent persons fully acquainted with the distress, and ready to bestow th e i r b ounty whenever a channel is presented to them the hr ough which it may b e app li e d , an d secure d as f ar as possible danger of being abused. from Persona feeling a p ecu li ar interest in any particular d i str i c t s i n either Ireland or Scotland, can direct that their contributions should be applied to the relief of suck districts, which will be strictly ob served by the Committee. CONTBUTIONS. Tier Most Gracious Majesty ßl TEE QUEEN £2,000 0 0 llllier Yal Highness PRINCE ALBERT .. 500 0 0 Royal 'Ugliness the DUCHESS of GLOU CESTER .. 200 0 0 • .. •• •• ltinDuke of Devonshire .. .. .. 1,000 o 0 rs. Overend, Gurney. 41- ,,..___ s• flaring, Brothers, and Co. .. 1,000 0 0 ` -`4 1 : 1/ ' Jones Loyd and Co, • • Smith, Payne, .. .. 1,000 0 0 Messrs.Metiers. Rothschild and Co. .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 and Co. .. .. 1,000 0 0 and Smith .. .. 1,000 0 0 Messrs. Truman, Hanbury, Buxton, and Co.. 1,000 0 0 , Right Hon. Lord John Russell, M.P. .. .. 300 0 0 /light Hon. Sir G. Grey, Bart., M.P. •• ••• 200 0 0 Right Hon. Si r C . Wood,Bart , M.P. •. .. 200 0 0 Messrs. Pres co tt , Grote, and C . o. •• •• 200 0 0 Mes srs. Jones, Broth ers .. .. 200 0 0 Right Hon. Si r R . Peel •• •••• • • • • 200 0 0 ' Mewl. Fruhlin g an d Goscher . • .. .. 200 0 0 Messrs. Schunk, Souchay, and Co. • • .. 200 0 0 James Bruce, Esq. •• •• •• •• 150 0 0 E. C. Buxt on , E sq. (1001. Scotland) • • .. 150 0 0 Henry Kingscote, Esq. • • ' ••• 150 0 0 • Right Ho n . th e L ord Mayor • • • • '• • 100 0 0 Francis Carleton, Esq. .. • • • • •• 100 0 0 . B. M. Wilcox, Esq. •• • • •• 100 0 0 A. Anderson, Esq. •• •• •• • • 100 0 0 Mrs. Marshall, Halstead .. •• •• 100 0 0 Laurence. Cazenove, and Co. • • • • • • 100 0 0 David Salomans, Esq. • . •• • • .-100 0 0 W. I. and N. Wilkinson • • • • • • 100 0 0 N. Sillem, Son, and Co. .. .. .. 100 0 0 J. C. Lemme, Esq. •• •• •• •• 100 0 0 The Hon. Stephen Spring Rice .. .. 50 0 0 C. E. Trevelyan, Esq. .. .. •• • • 50 0 0 H. H. •• •• • •• •• 50 0 0 Sir John Easthope, Bart., M.P. •• .. 50 0 0 W. H. Forman, Esq. .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Messrs. Kreutler and Melilla .. .. 50 0 0 Bishop of Hereford • • .. • • • • 50 0 0 Joseph Meyer Monteflore, Esq. • • 40 0 0 George Grey, Esq., Stockwell Park .. .. 21 0 0 James J. Cummins. Esq., Brixton • . .. 21 0 0 Messrs. Sharpe and Wilkins •• .. 20 0 0 Louis Lucas, Esq. .. .. .. .. 20 0 0 Dr. Graham, Epsom .. .. .. .. 15 0 0 M. Field and Co. Bosteck and Sons .. .. .. 10 10 0- .. • • • • . . •• 10 10 0 8. J. Waley, Esq. .. .. .. .. 10 10 0 T. Joues, Esq. .. .. • • 10 10 0 11. Grisewood, Esq, •• •• •• •• 15 10 O - S. 11. Worms, Esq. .. .. .. .. 10 10 0 Benjamin Cohen, Esq, • • .. • • 10 0 0 T. H. Helbert, Esq. .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 The Viscount Fielding .. .. .. .. 5 3 0 Major Straith .. • • .. • • • 5 0 0 Messrs. Cummins and Litchfield .. .. 5 0 0 Charles Cook, Esq., South Lambeth • • .. 5 0 0 Children and Servants of a Family in the Country .. .. • • • • • • • • 5 4 6 Octavius Browne, Esq., Brixton .. .. 3 0 0 A powerful iron steamer will immeciately be sent with supplies of food, Ste., to Ireland ; and should any person be inclined to contri bute clothing, flannel, blankets, &c., and will Inform the Committee of their kind intention, immediate steps will be taken to forward the same by the above vessel, which vessel, it is to be hoped, vi, ill be dispatched in the Course of this week, or very early in the ensuing week. Subscriptions received at all the Bankers. Committee-room, South Sea House, Jan. 6, 1847. P G MEAT ~ - WESTERN RAILWAY. Ir, P CALL for SECOND INSTALMENT of 21. 103. PER SHARE on 171. SHARES. making 41. 10s. PAID. The Directors of the Great Western Railway, having resolvei at a sleeting held this day, to call under the provisions of the Acts of Parliament, for an instalment of 21. 10s. per share on 171. shares, Notice is hereby given, that the Proprietors are requested to pay on or before the Bth day of JANUARY next, to any of the under-men tioned Bankers, the said sum of 21. 10s. on each of their respective 171. shares, viz.— London• • • • —Messrs. Glyn, Hallifax, Mills and Co., at the Great Western Railway °Mee, 29, Gresham-street, City. Bristol Messrs. Baillie, Ames and Co. Stuckey's Banking Company. The West of England and South Wales District Bank. Liverpool ....The Bank of Liverpool. Cheltenham .. The County of Gloucester Rank. Reading ....Messrs. J. and C. Simonds and Co. By order of the Board of Directors, CHARLES A. SAUNDERS, Secretary. Lender' Terminus, Paddington, 3.1 December, 1846. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. CALL for FOURTH INSTALMENT of 21. lbs. PER SHARE on 251. SHARES, making 121. 10s. paid. The Directors of the Great Western Railway having resolved, at _tneeting held this day, to Call, under the provisions of the Acts ; I : Parliament, for an Instalment of 21. 10s. per Share, on 251 Shares, pay is hereby given, that the Proprietors are requested to "Y On or before the Bth day of JaNuauv nest, to any of the under- Mentioned Bankers, the said sum of 21. 10s. on each of their respec tive 281. Shares ; viz.:— Lonklon ......Messrs. Glyn, Hallifttx, Mills and Co., at the Great Western Railway-office, 29, Gresham-street, City. Bristol ......Messrs. Miles, Harford, and Co. Messrs. Baillie, Ames, and Co. Stuckey's Banking Company. The West of England and South Wales District Bank. Liverpool ....The Bank of Liverpool. Cheltenham • .The County of Gloucester Bank. Beading ....Messrs. J. and C. Symonds and Co. By order of the Board of Directors. CHARLES A. SAUNDERS, Secretary. London Terminus, Paddington, Dec. 3, 1846. EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. OPENING OF TILE PETERBOROUGH 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. ; 6.6 p.m.—Week Days. 6.45 a.m. ; 2.0 p.m.—Sundays. FROM PETERBOROUGH. *6.0 a.m ; 6.25 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.in. 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. Bishopsgate Stat:on, January 4, 1847. LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTER, and NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY.—ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY MEETING. Notice is hereby given that the ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS of this COMPANY will be held at the Palatine Hotel, in Manchester, in the county of Lan eastcr, on the 2d day of FEBRUARY next, at the hour of Eleven o'clock in the forenoon of that day. And notice is hereby further given, that, in accordance with a - quisition signed by more than twenty shareholders in the said under taking, holding, in the aggregate, not less than one-tenth of the capital of the F aid Company, an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL AI FETING of the SHAREHOLDERS of the said COMPANY, will be held at the Palatine Hotel aforesaid, on the day and year afore said, at Twelve o'clock at noon of the same day, or immediately on the termination of the business of the said ordinary Meeting, for the following purposes, namely —" To receive, consider, and decide, on the steps to be taken with respect to the report of Messrs. William Gibb, George William Cram, and William Nichol, the Committee of Investigation appointed on Saturday, the 25th day of July last, and to determine on the propriety of reducing the number of the Directors front twelve to six, and if thought advisable, specifically to remove six of the present Directors. And notice is hereby further gives, that at the said last-mentioned Meeting the Directors will apply for powers to proceed with, and en deavour to obtain, in the ensuing Session of Parliament, Acts icr alteration of Main Line and Hawes Branch, with power to purchase, rent, or use the Northern Counties Union Railway, and amendment of Acts relating to the Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle-upon- Tyne Junction Railway, and to the Northern Counties Union Railway Companies ; Railway from the East Lancashire Railway near Burn ley, to join the Burnley Branch of the Manchester and Leeds Rail way, with power to sell or lease to the East Lancashire Railway Company, er to the Manchester and Leeds Railway Company ; and Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Junction and Northern Counties Union Railways Amalgamation. And the Directors do hereby convene the said meetings accordingly. THOS. ROBT. WILSON FRANCE, Chairman. C. MOORE WILSON,/ secretaries. W. H. INGRAM, Company's Principal Office, 31, Princess-street. Manchester, Dec. 24, 184 G. "The Register of Transfers" will be closed, and remain so from the 19th day of January, 1847, until after the above-named meetings. C. MORE WILSON,I W. H. INGRAM, Secretaries. . _ THE BEST APERIENT AND ANTIBILIGUS MEDICINE FOR eff ectual grt y p r in e g ie v: F RA.M-P-r GENERAL USE IS —ON'S PILL OF* HEALTH which lion, without the stomach and bowels by gentle relaxa head -ache, sickness, prostration of strength. They remove grateful to the stomach, prom,;t pains in the chest, &c., are highly languor and depression of Spint : . digestion, create appetite, relieve free livers, who are continually s uff ering to those of a full habit, and and singing in the head and ears, they offer from drowsiness, heaviness, to be appreciated. ey offer advantages that will not This Medicine has for mn s o ciety , su r t ee lved the approval of the most respectable classes of khidiy li f t confirmation of its effi cacy, the following letter has been and, i f ream :warded to Mr. Prout, with permission to publish it, able person to its author :— te, to refer any respect ee, Exet tn er ‘ ,. April st 24, 1844. " To MrlProut, 229, Strand, London. " Bils, - -I feel pleasure in being able to bear cited testimony to the excellence •f your ' .. Framroit'g and ung' Health," which I consider a most safe, efficacious, and P °ll' s Pill of superior general medicine. The widow of an o ffi cer, an elder ly lady, and near relative of mine, has used them—very rarely having recourse e to other medicines for a long period of years ; she has recom m ended pro ve d d so e n i them extensively, and in one instances n which she induced a m nded to tuloptthem, and supplied the first box herself, they have extraordinary efficacy. I think that perhaps there is scarcely an y they of the m any patent med i c i ne s before the public of equal value s a " friend in need"—certainly none possessed of superior claims shall be happy on all occasions to give them my individua also by and am, Sir, Sold box by T "Your obedient servant, o * * • • • T. Prout, 229, Strand. London, price Is. Ilid. and 2 s . 9 d. per by the Vendors of Medicines generally throughout th e Kingdom'. name and address of ' Th omas Prout, 229,A5k for FRAM PTON'S PILL OF HEAL TH, and observe the me Strand, London." on the Government Stamp. AN ENTIRE AND ELEGANT EXEMPTION FROM ENVELOPE EXPLORATION. " To spare your words from public eye, BROWN'S Is sur vast discovery."—Hudibras. PATENT CON DUPLICATED METAL SEAL ENVELOPES, are now trustingly Confided to the att en ti on and employment of the public at large, as offering the only in v i o l a b le letter-seal ever invented. Securely and Protec tively closed by one s i ngle second's amount of pressure, this new ded • Envelope is fast ene d b y a device, lighter than sealing-wax, of hand and attractive appearance ; and whether employed by the Nobleman or the Merch ant, can be embellished either with the armorial bear ings of the former, or the trading co4nomen of the latter. The OFFICIAL and BANKERS' SECURITY ENVELOPE, prep's d in the most splendid style, will be ready in a few days. Orders and communications to be addressed to tltg lotattufaeturer, No. 4, Gestic-itregt, liolborn. hull, subleet3 1 of two tg' 11rlog crew Drmatioo 11 ed throat, en truths et, it lige . vhysici eS in . that O . in, the IP!, hea/iiv r health Ap e to rely 1 happine'" in otrfiPn ne ,„ which it At body re",_, k the IrJZb le owe Wit be mean T, ea that rvalit 1 41; Cornhill; e, (leading t Illy en OP" a till 1 , 11 7 * id VIGO (in a 5e41.1 cal U r a l( 18 of taste , trictures , s 43° rated by Ey, y R. and dr reside , Leadeun ~ 63, 010' hose who efe h fear of troductlo e ceases, eitt9f lion, showLii !al aid, en" - ted to ly dire „. r . eakness , , 0 1, ts. aad cle; o p 335. Per sot i ' An Mood froto Lee, and / 1. wroper a. t I. M., ir itrictures. kiadranc . s r I of ease u ieir reside s a till W . ' CS Aaii) viNos• r ig. n velope.. m . P p etage s"" — al Treat ie and Matilin, he Anato o '. active OrgAr., awl shovili . Its. and °the lit of Nervoil her diseassao :GEOli, gh,g Honor P - • Licentist° ca° Ls Ffindrans., ive I. 7ol°n tifi he Gener - . r ot ring that g„,.. lealtbf effects 01100 the ftinc P os !akness iers of Tv.o, WOO 5 and 6. h 0 eionsor 9 04 , second Lil l ' l e _Feli, , i gth Good an°' of J3lo° , Mr& r''ls it, FA* 'arn lBo ' met. a . of tteos' in 00 W re4jaW.'v D OUGLAS JERROLD'S WEEKLY NEWS PARER. ENLARGEMENT OF ONE. THIRD, ON TIIE MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.- In order to give ampler space for all the News of the Week, including The Debates in Parliament The Miscellane ous Occurrences—Law and Police Reports—Public Meetings—Foreign Intelligence—Literature —Correspondence—as well as for Original and various New Serial Articles, the Proprietor has determined to enlarge the Paper to the utmost limit allowed by the Stamp Law, and to ADD ONE-THIRD, or TWENTY-FOUR COLUMNS, making in the whole THIRTY-TWO PAGES, or NINETY-SIX COLUMNS, thus rendering it equal to the Fullest and Largest News paper in the extent and variety of its News of the Week, and still retaining the large space heretofore devoted to Original Articles by the Editor, and his Eminent Literary Colleagues. Price (as here tofore) SIXPENCE. Order of all Newsmen, Town or Country, from whom •detailed Prospectuses can be had. ANT HON'S CrESAR'S COMMENTARIES. Just published, the fourth edition, 12m0., bound in embossed roan, price 6s. ANTHON'S C2ESAR'S COMMENTARIES on the GALLIC WAR, and the First Book of the Greek Paraphra ,, e, with English Notes, Critical and Explanatory, Plans of Battles, Sieges, fcc., and llistmicai, Geographical, and Archeological Indexes. . - By C. ANTHON, LL.D. With Engravings and a Map. Also, the following New Editions of Anthon's Books : Horace, by Boyd, 7s. 6d. Homer's Illiad, by Davies, 7s. 6d. Sallust, by Boyd, ss. Latin Lessons, by Hayes, 41. Cicero, by Boyd, 6s. Grammar of the Greek Lan- Greek Reader, by Zoyd, 7s. 6d. guage, by Major, 4s. Virgil, by Trollop, 7s. Gd. Greek Prosody, by Major, 2s. Gd. London : William Tegg and Co. NEW ILLUSTRATED PERIODICAL FOR ALL CLASSES. Now ready, in Weekly Numbers, price Three. half-pence. Contents of No. I of Vol. 111., or No. 53, of THE PEOPLE'S JOURNAL. Edited by JOHN SAUNDERS. ENGRAVINGS. Love and Jealousy. By W. Harvey. 9. The Neglected Genius. By W. Hunt. ORIGINAL PAPERS. 1. Ara Force, a Sketch. By Harriet Martineau. 2. A Lyric. By Ebenezer Elliott. 3. Cracow and Poland, By Joseph Mazzini. 4. Art Education for the People. By George Wallis, late Principal of the Manchester School. of Design. 5. Social Geography. By Mary Leman Gullies. 6. Sun-rise and Sun-set on the Rhigl. By Angus B. Reach. 7. Love and Jealousy. By Andrew Winter. 8. The Removal of the Chinese Exhibition. 9. Black Gang Chine. By Goodwin Barmby. 10. Proposal for a National Anti-Slavery Remonstrance to America. 11. Address and Poem. By the Editor. &c. &c. With numerous important announcements of arrangements made for the forthcoming Numbers. This Number forms the First of a New Volume (HI.) ; and pre sents an excellent opportnnity for New Subscribers to commence with it. Vols. I. and H. are now ready, 4s. 6d. each ; also, Cases for Bind ing both, One Shilling each. A new Illustrated Prospectus may be obtained, free, from all Booksellers and Newsmen. People's Journal Mho, 69, Fleet•street. CALEDONIAN ASTLUM, COPENHAGEN FIELDS, ISLINGTON. On Sunday next, January 10th, 1847, :TWO SERMONS will be reached in Wells-street Chapel, Oxtord-street, by the Rev. R. RED PATH, M.A., in aid of the Funds of the Institution. Service will commence in the Morning at Eleven o'clock, and in the evening at Half-past Six o'clock. A Collection will be made at the close of each Service. COMMERCIAL BANK OF LONDON, Lothbury, and 6, Henrietta-street, Covent-garden. DIRECTORS. RICHARD WALKER, Esq., M.P.. Chairman. JOHN TAYLOR, Esq., Deputy-Chairman. Thomas Barnewall, Esq. Jonathan Hopkinson, Esq. William Beresford, Esq., M.P. Edward Oxenford, Esq. William Sprott Boyd, Esq. George Rennie, jun., Esq. W. R. Collett, Esq., M.P. John Savage, Esq. Henry Cornfoot, Esq. John Shewell, Esq. Edward Cotton, Esq. ! Joseph Thompson, Esq. James A. Douglass, Esq. Joseph Underwood, Esq. Notice is hereby given, that a DIVIDEND, at the rate of six per eent. Irr annum, for the half-year ending 31st December last, will be PAYABLE to the Propictors, at tke Banking-house of the Company in Lotlibury, on and after the 18th instant. The Transfer Books will be closed from this date to the 20th lust, By order of the Board, Dated Jan. 6, 1847. A. R. CUTBILL, Manager. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASS UR ANCE SOCIETY, 26 CORNHILL, LONDON. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. This Institution embraces important and substantial advantages with respect to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured oat, on all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense or for eiture of the Policy, two-thlrds of the premiums paid (see Table) ; also the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his crests to meet other conveniences or necessity. Assurances fur terms of years are granted on the lowest possible .tes DIVISION OF PROFITS. The remarkable success and increasing prosperity of the Society as enabled the Directors, at the last annual investigation, to declare fourth bonus, varying from 35 to 85 per cent. on the premiums paid each Policy effected on the Profit scale. EXAMPLES. Bonus Bonus in added. Cash. Assured may g Borrow. • 2, ,21715 I'XlOB 011 192 3 87 1 4 165 11 10. 74 1 9 116 7 6 54 0 10 111 6 8, 49 16 0 £l6 0 4! 13 10 2 n 3 1 7 18 10 7 10 41 1Z445 0 0 395 11 1 346 2 3 296 13 4 I 247 4 5 IPremium. s.d. k;0 1 1000 3 4 1837 1838 1835 ! 1840 1 18411 The division of profits is annual, aid the next ►ill be made in iecember of the preseat year. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX. Secretary. 11RITISH COLLEGE don. HEALTH, New road, Lon REPORT for 1847 of RICHARD TOTHILL, Esq., M.R.C.S.L., of Heavitree, near Exeter, of the Cures effected at the Exeter Hygeian Dispensary, 91, Fore-street-hill, Exeter, by Morison's Vegetable Universal Medicine. 1. Abraham Hosking, aged 52, cured of a complication of disorders of 40 years standing. 2. John White, aged 34, cured of pains in the stomach, side, and back. 3. Maria Stonelake, aged 20, cured of tightness of the chest, which completely prevented sleep or rest. 4. William Woodley, aged 62, cured of a liver and stomach complaint. 5. Elizabeth Plymsole, aged 50, cured of an ulcerated leg. 6. Ann Warren, aged 38, cured of nervous debility. 7. John Carter, aged 45, cured of rheumatic gout. 8. Elizabeth Wood, aged 46, cured of violent pains in the head and chest. 9. Mary P.alstone, aged 41, cured of severe paia in the right side; arising from ulcerated lungs. 10. Charlotte Trump, aged 26, cured of a liver complaint. 11. Rebecca Middich's children, cured of St. Vitus's dance.. 12 . Ann Lewis, aged 7, cured of a scorbutic complaint. 13. Mary Ann Gardner, aged 41, cured of general weakness and loss of apetite. 14. William Rurrige's child, aged 6 years, cured of diseased arm. 15. William Sargent, aged 18, cured of rhematic complaint and glandular swelling. 16. James Todd, aged 14, cured of fever, accompanied by delirium. 17. Ann Down, aged 25, cured of inflammation of the bowels, le. Elizabeth Tucker, aged 38, cured of a scorbutic complaint. 19. John Drew, aged 19, cured of typhus fever. 20. Benjamin West, aged 56, cured of a general deranged state of health. 21. May Squance, aged 16, cured of a violent cold producing in flammation of the eye. 22. Louisa Partridge, aged 11, cured of abscess. 23. Emden Hall, aged 43, cured of a severe stomach complaint. 24. Ruth Maddock, aged 22, cured of pains in the head, &c. 25. John Handcock, aged 57, cured of rheumatic affection. (Signed) R. TOT HILL. N.B.—The full particulars of the above cases appear in the monthly numbers of the " Hygeist," to be had of all the honorary members of the British College of Health, and at the Office, 368, Strand, London. THE CIGAR WAREHOUSES, LONDON. Fine Foreign Cigars of all Makers, 17s. 6d., 18s. 6d., 205., and 21s. per lb. ; Government Manillas Cheroots, 178. per lb.. British made, from the finest tobaccos imported, Cheroots, 6s; Mexicans. 7s. 6d. per lb. ; Cuba and Havannah Cigars, 78. and 7s. Gd. per lb. ; Silvas and Cabanas, es. Gd. 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. LORD GEORGE BENTINCK. A highly-finished Engraving of this Nobleman, pronounced to be an excellent likeness, with an interesting Biographical Sketch of his Political Life, will appear in THE FARMERS' MAGAZINE, published on the Ist of January. We apprehend that there are few farmers but will desire to pos sess themselves of the portrait of one who has exhibited a degree of energy and public spirit in their behalf, which, although unsuccess ul, can never be forgotten, or remembered without feelings of gra titude. This number will contain 224 columns of matter on various agri cultural topics of a practical character; amongst these will be found a full report of the discussion upon " Agricultural Statistics " at the London Farmer's Club ; proceedings at the Anniversary Dinner of the Members of the Club, and of the Smithfield Club Cattle Show Resolutions of various local farmers' clubs on the subject of " Tenant Right," &c. &c. &c. The FARMERS' MAGAZINE is published Monthly, price Two Shillings, and may be had of every Bookseller in every Town in the United Kingdom. Oflice, 24 Norfolk-street, Strand. SPENCER'S CHINESE LIQUID HAIR DYE. The thousands of individuals who for upwards of twenty years have used this celebrated liquid, pronounce it to be the only article extant which effectually changes, in a few minutes, red or grey hair, whiskers, moustaches, &c., to a dark brown or black, without trouble (by simply combing it through the hair), and pro duces by one application a pleasing and permanent change ; and it cad be incontestilsly proved, that while many dyes tend to destroy the hair by their pernicious properties and dangerous process of ap plication, that this article promotes the growth of hair, nourishing the roots till the latest period of life. Price 3s. ed., 65., and 108 per bottle. To be had of the Proprietors, 29, Nottingham-place, Fieldgate streot, Whiteehapel-road, London ; also of Mr. Johnstone, 68, Corn hill ; Butler, 4, Cheapside ; Front, 229, Strand ; Sanger, ISO, Oxford street; Barclay, Farringdon-street ; Atkinson, 24, Old Bond street; Ilooper, 43, King William-street, London •bridge ; Finnigin, Milsom-strect, Bath ; Elmore, Bull-street, Birmingham ; and of mos Perfumers and Medicine Vendors in town and country. Sent to any part of the kingdom by receiving a remittance, pest-paid. Please to ask fbr " Spencer and Co.'s Chinese Liquid Hair Dye." ()Nerve, tho Proprietor's address is on the wrapper. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY.—The Dauntless steam fri gate, upon the screw principle, designed and built by Mr. John Fincham, master shipwright of this dockyard, was launched this afternoon, in the presence of some thousands of spectators ashore and afloat, notwithstand ing the very forbidding state of the weather, no launch having taken place at this establishment for eight years past. • The following are the dimensions of the Dauntless : Feet. In. . 210 0 . 182 7i -39 9 39 3 38 7 26 0 6 2 Length between the perpendiculars Length of keel for tonnage ... Extreme breadth Breadth for tonnage... Breadth moulded ... ..• •• Depth in hold •. ..• •• Height of main deck •• •• Burden in tons, 1,496 60-94ths. INTENDED ARMAMENT. Main deck 512 32 pounders 56 cwt. each. 6 68 ..„ 65 f f Spar deck / 2 4 6 8_4 „ 85 f, . 8. 9 2 95 7 t Total 24 She will be fitted with engines by Napier, of 580 horse power; her screw propeller will measure 14 feet 9 inches in diameter. The engines are intended to be of 84 inches diameter, with a stroke of 4 feet, to be placed horizontally in the vessel, like a locomotive, so that the highest point of any portion of the machinery will be 4 feet G inches below the water line. Her main deck is a flush. The centre of gravity of the weight of the engines may be taken at or near the centre of the screw shaft, which is between 8 and 9 feet below the surface of the water; whereas in most vessels on the paddle system the centre of gravity of the weight is at or near the centre of the paddle shaft, which, in many cases, is at from 12 to 15 feet above the water line. Her draught of water when afloat was—forward, 8 feet; aft, 10 feet 3 inches. She had 30 tons of ballast on board, and about 3/ tons of metal cast knee at the aper ture for the screw. She is fitted on a plan to raise the screw up a trunk, first suggested and patented by Captain George Smith, R.N., in 1838. She was immediately taken into the basin ready for masting. Her keel was laid down in April, 1845. A court-martial, comprising—Rear-Admiral Hyde Parker, President; Captains Pasco, of the Victory; Chads, of the Excellent; Codrington, of the Thetis; Henderson, of the Sidon; Milne, of the St. Vincent; G oe i ff pri a ui r it ny d g , j o ou f nd t gb h eo e ;Ar P dd e vt n ho elo ce ast p et e . ; Vincent t d cheen A t r. ile2eGto, flag-ship a L ss . e ni G h b r l e e e d t of t a th m, the es m Commander- in-Chief, to try Mr. Thomas King Beatty, assistant-surgeon of. the Daphne, 18, Captain Onslow, just returned from the Pacific, on the following charge:— " For, that he, the said Thomas King Beatty did, on the 7th of February, 1846, on the quarter-deck of her Majesty's ship Daphne, at Callao, use reproachful, pro vaking, and disrespectful language towards Mr. John Moody, the surgeon of the said ship, implying that the conduct of the said Mr. John Moody had not been that of a gentleman; and stating that the said Mr. Jchn Moo ly had taken advantage of the position in which he was then placed, to prevent him, the said Thomas King Batty going on shore; and that if he, the said Mr. John Moody, were on shore, he dare not act as he had lately done, and that it was solely the pendant that protected him, the said Mr. John Moody." It appeared in evidence, that the surgeon prevented the prisoner from going ashore en the above occasion; consequently an altercation ensued, during which the surgeon called him (the prisoner) no gentleman; where upon the prisoner used the language imputed to him in the charge, in the presence of the captain. He had, however, made the most ample apologies for his conduct since o,tri heioncimhotaanbs; egieiiafteroccurrence,hnhas ti3bheeeea been most yf b :us u al ti t ny which we re not accepted. After a trial of about four hours the Court were of mi T ss h e e d p h r e i r so is n tj o andm m a water,n d e r provedtout r i mature investigation, adjudgeagain st h the me to sa ` ib ` de T d h ii a sr. t . The Mutine, 12 e w s t a y s ' s a n s er v i e a' day with provisionsCassistant-surgeon" of 1840. .toTi t :y u o p n p , ly sa s i u le e d h y h e o s m te e r: ward- bound merchant vessels •as may require relief in the Channel, owing to the long easterly winds. The Resistance troop-ship, Commander Gower Lowe, was inspected, and her crew mustered by the Com mander-in Chief, Admiral Sir C. Ogle, Bart., yes terday. Her crew were paid wages immediately after • wards. The Naiad coal depot, Master-Cemmanding W. L. Browne, was also inspected, and her crew mustered and paid advance yesterday; she was immediately afterwards towed out of the harbour to Spithead by the Echo. The debased coin brought home from the Mauritius by the Samarang, 26, Captain Sir E. Belcher, Knight, was landed yesterday. The officers and crew of the Sparrow ketch have been transferred from that vessel, which is in a bad state of repair, • to the Avon steam-vessel at Woolwich ; and the survey of the northern coast and islands of Scotland will be carried on in that vessel in future by Commander Otter, in lieu of the Sparrow. The Thetis, 36, Captain N. J. Codrington, arrived yesterday from Plymouth to take in stores of various kinds for the supply of the squadron at Lisbon, under Vice-Admiral Sir W. Parker, Bart., G.C.B. She is a remarkably fine-looking vessel. The Samarang, 26, surveying-ship, Captain Sir Ed ward Belcher, Knight, and C 8., sailed on Monday night for Woolwich to be paid off. The remaining portion of the 36th Regiment embarked to- day from Clarence-yard on board the Resistance troop-ship, Commander G. Lowe. Commander Hugh Goold (1840) is appointed from the Ocean at Sheerness to the command of the Ordinary at this port, vice Crouch, deceased. A court-martial will assemble to-morrow morning on hoard the St. Vincent to try the boatswain of the Re sistance on a charge of drunkenness. THE LATE FIRE AT IRONGATE WHARF. —RU MOURED Loss of LlFE. —Notwithstanding that five days have elapsed since the outbreak of the destructive fire at Irongate Wharf, a considerable portion still re mains oblig• ed to keep discharging water upon the same. That portion of the premises that contained property belong ing to Mr. Powell, the provision merchant, is perfectly c oled, and the firemen have already succeeded in g tting out nearly 250 tierces of beef and pork in a good o _nchtion ; they have also succeeded in saving about 1 )0 tierces of the same sort of provision, but in a very d imaged condition. The wall at the western extremity is in an exceedingly dangerous condition, and is ex pected momentarily to topple over. It is so situated that until the ruins are cleared out in that q uarter it can nei▪ ther be shored up nor pulled down. The dock com pany have commenced erecting a substantial wooden hoarding . round the premises, so as to p revent the rubbish from falling into the street. Mr. Cole man, the occupier of the wharf, has m ade a most searching inquiry, to ascertain, ifpossible, the exact cause of the calamity. The result of that investigation showed that the outbreak was occasioned in the manner previously stated in this journal. One of the workmen who had been employed on the premises, and who it is as serted, by his fellow-workmen, was seen on the wharf at the time of the outbreak has not since the night been seen or heard of. Some of the workmen state that he w as seen as late as six o'clock in the evening assisting in extinguishing the flames, whilst others assert that he ne ver left the premises after the fire commenced. What has become of the party is unknown. One thing, how ever, is certain, that his wife:was at the ruins on Tuesday morning inquiring whether any one had seen her hus band, as he had not been home since thermorning of the day that the fire began. During Tuesday a number of fi c r l e o . t. h t were s got b e e o n u t e , s c but ert a h n e e y d b w a e l r e e s g o r f ea tly m that a larger numbe r of p ersons have lost property by the disaster than was at one time beheved,io ate anne g d entlur e. man belonging to Bridport, alone, has lost p. f d canvassa a a n g d e d sail b y niture to the value of 7001. The firemen no doubt during this day will be able to get a deal of other pro perty from the ruins. gen tl e man who had occasion LIME V. RATS. — A . to use considerable lime about his premises, which had hitherto been much infested with rats, says that ear thos d e destructive vermin ba d suddenly ceased to app an annoy him. " Befor e usin g the lime," says he, ." you could scarcely wa lk across the yard a t night without treading on them." Around the principal holes he de posited a small portion of fresh unslacked lime, which evidently had the effect of driving them from these places, which they before resorted to in great numbers. The above is a simple and cheap method of getting rid of this annoying and dest r u c t ive pesu—Sherborne Mercury. IMPORTANT MEF-TTNG OF THE IRONMAS TERS OF SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE. BIRISIINGHAM:' TUESDAY EVENING.—SeIdom has there been so mudi speculation relative to the probable issue of any of our quarterly meetings of the iron trade as has been indulged in, during the last few weeks, with respect to the forthcoming 'meetings. Some persons well acquainted with the trade, and fully aware of the daily increasing demand fur foreign and home consumption, have held a rise of prices to b-3 the inevitable consequence of this improved state of things ; while others, equally well informed of the position of our manufacturing in terest with respect to foreign competition in made goods, viewed a rise as injurious and not likely to be forced by the ironmasters, whose interests are in varif us respects i%timately bound up with a general healthy state of commerce, rather than an unsound prosperity of one partiCular branch of trade in which they may 1w engaged. The meeting of ironmasters held today, st the Swati Hotel, Wolverhampton, was what is called th' private preliminary meeting of the trade, at which the prices for the ensuing quarter are d, cited, and On this occasion was most numerously attended. Amongst those present wero the principals or representatives of the following firms :--Messrs, P. Williams a nd Co " Bagnall and Sous; the Chillington Iron Company, John Bradley and Co., the New British Iron Company, by Mr. Routh, of London ; Mr. William Mathews, for the Patent Galvanised Company ; Cochrane and Co.. Bent and Barrs, Evers and Co., M. and W. Grazebrook, J. Hunt and Co., Addanbrook and Co., the Tividale Com pany, by Mr. B. Best, Thornecroft and Co., B. Williams and .linight and C o ., P age an d Co., B. Gibbons, D, Jones, W. Haden, Walter Williams, Mr. Ward, &c. Mr. Crazebritrok, Esq., presided as chairman, and the question of thsipriees for the ensuing quarter having been dikussett it 'veils unanimously resolved that the present.trineft AV* maintained, but no advance to be -requiredit'iia ated . on all hands that the demand is good, but not sufficient to justify any attempt at an advance. Indeed, I may go so far as to sae that it was the opinion of the meeting that if they declared an ad vance there would be a difficulty in maintaining it, ex clusive of the confusion which it would cause in the trade. The prices, therefore, stand thus for the ensuing quarter:-101. for bar iron and rods, 10/. 10s. for hoops, and 11/. 10s. for single sheets ; for pig iron from 5/. to 51. 10s. So far, therefore, as this important district is concerned, the expectations of an advance will not be realised. Not only by some in this locality has an ad vance been anticipated, but I find the circulars issued within the last few days by the leading Scotch and London houses speak in expectation of a rise. One dated Dec. 31, from the house of Mr. Robert Moate, of Broad-street, London, gives the following notice of the trade during the past year, and its future prospects:— " The price of rails in January last was 12/. 103. to 13/., at which rate about 30,000 tons were sold. From the slight decrease in the demand, and the forced sales of speculations, the price fell from 1/. 10s. to 21., until it reached 9/. ss. to 9/, 10s., at which rate about 10,000 tons changed hands. It recovered about 10s., at which a sale of 20,000 tons for America was reported, since which the price has ruled 9/ 10s. to 9/. 15s. free on board. Sales, some of which, to a great extent, are continually occurring at those rates, and makers gene rally are full of orders. The price is expected to go high, from this as well as other causes, especially the difficulty of procuring coal, and the present scarcity of ore." _ From a Glasgow house, dated Jan. 2, they write:— " The prices to-day may be quoted 765. to 765. 6d. for mixed numbers. Makers and holders are now very confident of high prices, as the demand from the Con tinent and America is expected to be fully equal to that of last year, while the consumption in Scotland will be increased. as there are two new malleable iron-works, which have already commenced, and will soon be in full operation." It is therefore evident that a rise has been anticipated, and I am glad to be able thus early to an. nounce the final decision of the trade in this district upon the subject. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. MANCHESTER, JANUARY 5. STOCK EXCHANGE. -The sales are-Amber gate, Notting. ham, and Boston, 5-16 p.-Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, 1 9-16 p.- Birmingham and Oxford Junction, 10 pp Blackburn, Clitheroe, &c., 11-16 dis.-Buckinghamshire, p.-Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding, p.-Great Northern (late London and York), 1,4 p.-Ditto, Extension, I X, p.-Ditto ( Direct Northern), 1 ,4 p.-Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, Thirds, 1 1 4 p.-Leeds and Thirsk, Ic. dis. cum int.-Ditto, Preferentials, 1% p.- Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction, IA p.- London, Manchester, and Birmingham (C), 7 7-16 p.- Manchester and Leeds Extension, 1% p.-Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, % dis.-Manchester and South ampton, 1 .16 p.-North British Extension, /8 71 c. p.-North Staffordshire, 4 3-16 p.-Northern Counties Union, 9-16 dis. -Oldham Alliance, 15-16 c. p.-Shropshire Union, par- South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, 11-16 c. p.-West Riding Union, p. HULL, JANUARY 5. ' t l e e r e t a w n , d,nc Southampton,l, P resto n, an d 2s. West ExcHANGE.-The sales are-North British, Thirds, 2/. 18s.-Blackburn, Clitheroe, &c., 9s. 6J. dis.-Direct rip) (l.- , I :fan p c .- he l s Riding, ss. p. -Northern Counties Union, 395.-\Vest Riding Northern Union, 41. sc i s. 6 London and Manchester (Rein.), 10s. p. SHEFFIELD, JAN. 5. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Ambergate, Notting ham, and Boston, p.-Manchester and Lincoln Union, % dis.- Manchester Grimsby, and Sheffield, 3/. dis.-Ditto. Quarters, % dis.-Manchchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 14s. dis.-North. Western, 16s, p. EDINBURGH, JANUARY 4. sTocx Excrwrox.-The sales are--Aberdeen, 25/. 155.- Airdrie and Bathgate, 4/. ft.-Arbroath and Forfar, 284- Ditto, Halves, 151. 55.-Ayr and Galloway, 21.-Caledortian, 30/.-Ditto, New, 2/. 165.-Caledonian and Dumbartonshire, 2!. 55.-Clydesdale Junction, 391. 55.-Deeside, 21. 165.- Direct Northern, 21. 175.-Dunblane, Doune, and Callender, 1/. 155.-Dundee and Arbroath, 45L ex new-Ditto. New. 34L-Ditto, New, No. 2, 291.-Dundee and Perth, 27/. 17s. 6d.-Ditto, New, 14/. 58.-Eastern Counties, 231. 55.-Ditto, York Extension, 3/. 12s. 6d.-East of Fife , 2L 17s. 6d.- Edi n burgh and Bathgate, 3/.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, 771. -Ditto, Halves, 211.-Ditto, Quarters 191. 10s.-Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, 211.-Ditto, Preference, 21/. 12s. 6d.- Edinburgh and Northern, 15/. ss. ex new-Ditto, New, Si. Is.-Ditto, Newport, 61. is. ex. new-Ditto, ditto, New, 3/. 13s. 6d.-Edinburgh and Perth, 21• -Glasgow and Ayrshire, 69L-Ditto, New Stock, 381. 155.-Ditto, Quarters, 17/. 7s 6d.-Ditto, Halves, 6L-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 6/. 108.-Glasgow and Dundee Junction, 11. 165.-Glasgow and Garnkirk, 411.-Glasgow General Terminus, 12L-Glas gow and Greenock, 17L-Ditto, New, 8L 10s.-Ditto, Pre ference, 8/. U.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 4/. 17s. 6d.-Great North of England, 081-Great North of Scotland, 21.175.-Great Western, na-London and York, 2/. 155.-Manchester and Leed. 105/...-Dlidland and Eastern Counties, 155.-Newcastl e and B erwi ck, 351.-North British, 36/. 2s. 6d.-Ditto, Halves, 151. 10s.-Ditto, Thirds, 31. 18s. -Ditto, Quarters, 31. Vs.-Ditto, ditto, New, scrip, 1/. 128. -Ditto, Fifths, 71-Scottish Central, 211. 17s. 6d.-Scottish Grand Junction, 1/. 75.- Scottish Midland, 141. 17s. 6d.- Stirling and Dunfermline, 3/. 18s. -Stirling and Midland, 2/. 10s.-Strathern Junction, 4/.-Wish aw and Coltness, 491. -York and Newcastle, 381. ex. new -Ditto, New, 15/. 55.- Ditto, Preference, 71. 12s. 6d.-Direct Bombay and Madras, t North of India, ss. ss. 3d.-East Indian, 1 ls. 9d.-Grea -Great Southern of Madras, 55.-Madras, Nellore, and Arcot, 3s. 3d. GLASGOW, JANUARY 4. STOCK EXCHANGR.—The sales are —Ayr and Galloway, 395.—Caledonian, New, 57s.—Caledonian and Dumbarton shire, 455. 6d.—Direct Northern (scrip), 555. 6d.—Dundes and Perth, 27% —Dunblane, Donne, and Callender, 34.1.—. East of Fife, 58s.—East Indian, 12s. 6d.—Ea.st Lothian Cen tral, 60s.—Edinburgh and Perth, 65s. —Glasgow General Terminus, 12 1 4 —Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr,.7o/.—Ditto, Halves, 91. 9s.—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 61. 14s. Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan,sl.—Taegnw,Airdrie. 7 1,—Great Indian Peninsular, and Dlonkland Junction , Gs. 6d.—Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct, 515.—Manchester and Southampton, 408.—Midland, Halves, 71 4 — Paisley, Barr head, and Hurlet, 725. 6d.—South -Eastern and Dove r , N ew, No. 4, 63 s. —Stirling and Dunfermline, 775. 6d.—Sti r li ng' s hire and Midland Ju nction, 53s.—Strathern Junction, 82s. —York and Newcas tle. Preference, 7 3 / 4 —York and North Midland Preference, 1414. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LoNnox, JAN. 6.—Wind this day at noon, N.N.E., li g h then S `viva S . .W.—Arrd. Camb r i a , Sh adduk airs and thick hazy wind DEAL, JAN. o. . Demerara ; Georgiana, Syrners, Mauritius ; Clio, Mule.'ra, Tinker N Fou,teen, Williamson, Montreal. Sid. Honduras; Mar.ga!e.t L% __. ~ ew York; Augusta, Wilson, Aliramichi , J o hn s, Newfoundland. Arrd. from the Fairy, Garron, St. River, the West India, Rich, Sierra L eone; Audacia, Valley, Bahia. r St. Lucia. SANDWICIL--IWITOII, Win d _ ~..• c --W S. S.E ,moderate.—A rr d . J o h n LIVERPOOL, JA , . .•• Pakenham, Bourne,. Jamaica ; Sunbeam, Campbell, Africa; Winsor, New Orleans. Sid. Mary Worrell, Gardner, Valpa raiso; Copi a , s, Jarvi raiso; Fame, Malley , St. Thomas; New Orleans ; Tarquin, Moody, Mobile; Liverpool, Dl'Lellan, Ryrie . , lialifax, &c. Off Chenango, Snow, Baltimore ; Niagara, R ussell, gr ew York ; Hibernia. ( port, Emma steamer) Watts, New York ; Columbus. St. John' s , New B runsw i c k ; Abbotsford, Restigouc he Aleyon, Que , ec ; n Midac, Montreal. W ATER FORD, JAN. 2 . — Wind S.E. to S. S.E.—Sld. Star, Mountain, Newfoundland. Wind E.S.E,, CORK, J. 3. very strong.—Arrd. Swal low, Steele, St. Domingo ; Delhi, Hecker, Honduras ; Chief tain, Walker, Mirarnichi ;. Alpine, Corry, H a li fax ; Matthew P e arce, White, Laguna. Sid. Giaour, Belcher, Jamaica. The Ellen, of and from Yarmouth, N. S., to Barbad oes , was aban doned waterlogged, 18th ult., l a t. 32 N. long. 54 W.; crew saved by the S wa ll o w, arrived h ere. Tlie Isabel, front. Liver pool for Antigua, has put in with loss of foremast. The . wreck of a small dismantled brig was passed 13th ult., lat. 28, long. 57, by the Matthew Pearce arrived h ere . Th e Car ron, Thompson, from Demerara to Dublin, arrived here to-day leaky, aid lower tier of cargo washed out. LLANELLI', JAN. s.—The Catherine, Patten, of and for Ayr, from Newport, is on the sands near the entrance of Kidwelly river, and is likely to go to pi eces; crew saved. PORTSMOUTH, 'JAN. s. —Wind S E sld Majesty's ' •—, . her ships Daphne and Saruaran 14, Eastward. i• POOLE, JAN . 4 . —A rrd. 1 l oraPidding, Newfoundland. - 7 PLYMOUTH, JAN. 4.—Wind E. Arrd. Chapman, Shap cott, Quebec. Md. her Majesty's ship Recruit, a cruise to relieve the homeward bound. FALMOUTH, JAN. s. —Wind S., fresh breezes.—Arrd. Salisbury Harrison, Brittain, Richebuctu. BRISTOL, JAN. s.—Wind S.E.—Arrd. Louisa, Carpenter, Lima. Sid. Growler, Allen, Newfoundland. KINSALE, JAN. 2.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrd. Serafin, Doldez, Havannah. OFF CAPE CLEAR, DEc. 30.—D evons hi re, New York. CROOKITAVEN.—Arrd. Exile, Card, Pi c tou, for New York , with part of cargo thrown overbo ar d. GALWAY, JAL I.—Wind E.—A rr d. P resco tt, New York. DEAL, JAN. s.—The laabel, Medhurst, arrd in the Downs , got on the Newcomb Sand, off Dungeness last night, was THE QUARTER'S REVENUE. (From the Morning Papers of yesterday.) TIMES.—The national income has been so steadily increasing during the last four or five years, that we now look for a surplus as a matter of course. The re- Senile table for the year and quarter coiling the 51h of January, 1847, which ac publish this morning, does of disappoint the expectation. Compar: d with similar periods calculated to the sth of January, 1846, it shows an increase of 19,8731. on the quarter, and 13,0321. on :he y. ar. These figures, however, do not present the most favourable view of the matter, inasmuch as they eive only the net total, after deducting a decrease of 1,015,225/, consisting chiefly of repayments of ►dvances, and of a falling off in the Chinese tri bute, which are not included in the general estimates. The statement of the ordinary revenue is very much more brilliant, and shows an increase of 454,662/. on the quarter, and 1,028,257/. on the year. In fact, there is an advance on the year in every item, ex cept Stamps, and on the quarter in all except Stamps and miscellaneous receipts. The decrease under these heads is not large, and, with respect to one of them, is easily accounted for by the diminution of railway enter prise. The principal increase is in the Customs, Excise. and Property• tax : in the first, 205,659 L and 159,9321. for the year and quarter respectively ; in the second, 344,138/. and 269,318/. ; and in the third, 368,8211. and 63,2341. We observe that in the Post-office also there is an advance of 85,0001. on the year, and 14,000/. on the quarter. It has been usual to consider the collections of the Excise as the surest test of the general prosperity of the people. When the produce of this department of taxation exceeds the average of former years, we say that the country is in a flourishing condition. If the amount is less, we suspect the existence of distress. Without questioning the general accuracy of this conclusion, we are forced to withhold our reliance upon it at the present moment. We have only to look around us, and observe the universal poverty that depresses the labouring classes, in order to be con vinced of the fallacy of this surplus test. Exciseable articles, no doubt, have been sold to a much larger amount than in the end of the year 1845; but we must not forget that the intervening twelve months have pro duced between 300,000 and 400,000 more mouths to consume them. The main fact, however, is the co existence of distress among the people and prosperity in the Excise revenue:—an apparent contradiction, which proves that the prevailing idea we have mentioned is at best but an unsafe opinion. We can much more safely congratulate the free-trade party on the success of their commercial and financial measures, as displayed in the present and several former revenue tables. Notwith standing the continual reduction and repeal of Cus toms' duties from the year 1842 down to the last ses sion of Parliament, the amount of revenue from that source has never been diminished. In 1842 the great scheme of economical reform commenced, and we think that a sufficient space of time has since elapsed to afford a fair opportunity for judging of its merits. In the interval, no less than 503 articles have been entirely released from duty, and 727 considerably relieved; yet the national income remains unaffected. It may be said, and not without truth, that the income-tax is the stream supplying the drain from other sources. This would be a very proper remark, and we should be the first to make it, if we were examining the general balance between income and expenditure, and investi gating the causes of an apparently flourishing surplus. But this is not now the point. The question is con cerning the merits of the more liberal commercial policy lately pursued by this country, as they appear in the results. The object proposed in remodelling the old scheme of taxation was chiefly to promote the comfort and happiness of the middle classes; and it was expected that the relaxation or abandonment of the old duties would, by making the common articles of food and clothing cheaper, increase their consumption, and thereby keep up the revenue to its former amount. If it be too much to say that they are now accomplished, it is at least allowable to believe that their ultimate success is certain. CEIRONICLE.—The revenue returns for the year and the quarter ending the sth instant, published last night, exhibit in every respect a most satisfactory com parison with the corresponding returns of last year. So far, therefore, as these returns are to be taken as indi cative of the actual condition of the finances of the country, they exhibit nothing calculated in any way to remove the gloomy forebodings which are entertained as to the ultimate effect of the extraordinary expenditure which has for some months been going on in Ireland, and which it would appear we must lay our account to see still much extended. But though it be quite true that, as far as the Exchequer itself is concerned at the moment, it matters little from what sources its receipts are derived so that they really come, still, when we re gard the revenue accounts as indicative of the condition of the country—as evidence of the extent of business which has been done—and of the power -which the people have had to command the necessaries, comforts, and luxuries of life; and, further, when we are desirous to form an opinion as to the probable prosperity of the coming quarter's revenue—for all these purpose it becomes matter of the highest im portance that we should carefully distinguish wherein lies the increase, and wherein the decrease. Customs, Excise, Taxes, Property- tax, and Post-office the best tests of the state of trade, and of a thriving con dition of the country—are the items on each of which a very considerable increase has taken place; while, on the other hand, China money, Imprest and other money, Repayment of advances, and Stamps are the items which exhibit a falling off in the present year. These items of themselves prove nothing as to the general conditien of the country or of commerce, if we except the last-men tioned—stamps. And with respect to this the explana tion is perfectly satisfactory. In 1845 the immense number of railway projects led to an unusual use of stamps in the various deeds under which the companies were formed, which fortunately have not been required in the present year. It is a fact, moreover, which it is essential to bear in mind, that the items of increase are the regular and substantial sources on which the revenue relies; while the items of decrease, with the exception of stamps, are all of a mere casual and accidental character. In this view of the case we may also congratulate the Chancellor, for though his present gain is very little, this fact, as far as it goes , promises well for the future. I3ut as far as the Customs and Excise are concerned, flattering as they appear in these accounts, they are even much more so in reality when we bear in mind that the accounts of the present year, on which so considerable an increase is apparent, are the result, after the numerous wise and we ll devised reductions ' in the Customs tariff and Excise duties era no made l by Sir Robert Peel w e r e i n full operation. indeed a pleasing t as k t o b e enabled to take sucht is a review of the past. W e w i s h our anticipations of the future were equally c h eer f u l. B ut we cannot look around at this time, and see the numerous causes which must operate, in the current year, to depress the condi tion of the masses of the population; we cannot consider the defective supply of cotton, which hinders full em ployment to the large and important classes engaged immediately in that trade, and in those trades indirectly dependent thereon; we cannot look at the high and still rising price of provisions of every kind, and of the cer tainty that large masses of the people will be able to do little more than procure the bare necessaries of life at such prices; we cannot look at the state of the foreign exchanges and recognise therein an indication of the critical condition in which our monetary interests stand, notwithstanding the large amount of bullion in the Bank; we cannot, moreover, view the financial difficulties of France and other continental states, with which our money market must sooner or later sympathise ; and, lastly, we cannot reflect upon what Ireland now is, and what Ireland unfortunately will be during the next year ; we cannot glance at all these subjects and indulge a hope that on the 6th of January, 1848, we shall have so pleasing a duty to perform, in reviewing the revenue for 1847, as we have now had in laying before our readers the results of the past year. HERALD.—Considering the tremendous difficulties which lie before the Government and the country, in dealing with the sufferings and the difficulties of Ireland, it is a matter which ought to cause great thankfulness that the state of the revenue in the year just closed is probably the most satisfactory that has been exhibited for a long series of years. We know not whether the advocates of free trade, feeling some natural alarm for the wholesome working of their measure, will attribute the prosperous state of the revenue to their panacea. Such a theory, if propounded, would be a most absurd one. Two of the chief items of increase are, the Pro perty-tax, and Miscellaneous. How these branches of receipt could be benefited by the free-trade measures which came into operation in the autumn of last year, is more, we apprehend, than any one can tell. The simple truth is, that the country had righted itself before the free-trade schemes were carried. How they will affect the revenue, we shall better und?rstand on the sth of January, 1848. Another remarkable fact must be noticed in the present account. It has been usual, for many years past, to issue what are called" Deficiency Bills"—i. e., Exchequer-bills to meet the charges on the quarter, to such an extent as the public necessities re quired. i That amou nt has usuall y been to the extent of several millions; and the item was of so nvariAble an occurre nce, that these words were alwaysprinted, stereo typed, as it were, at the foot of the revenue accounts:— . Te e probable amount of Exchequer-bills re quired to meet the charge on the Consolidated Fund, quarter ending" so and so. For the first time for a long pe riod, that stereotyped line has become useless, and is struck out ; and in lieu thereof we read, " Surplus of revenue, after providing for the charges on the Consoli dated Fund, and for the Supply, in the quarter ended January 5, 1847." This is a prodigious and most im portant change. To reduce it to the language of common life , we ma y say that the nation, for many years past, found itself, every Christmas, with an overdrawn bankers' account ;—but now, after a long period of default, it finds, on opening the year 1847, a balance of 1,385,4551. FATAL ACCIDENT on the NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY. A melancholy accident, attended with the, less of two lives, took place on Tuesday at the King's Langleyetation of the North-Western Railway, 21 L iies from Lfe,doti. A waggon train, laden with coals, from the midland counties, was on its way up the line, and had stopped et the King's Langley station about 01:1. o'el,:ek cn i nesday morning, to leave some of the w2ge-ons. While the latter vi ere being "shunted" a luggage train, fr,:re Birmingham, was heard approaching. The danger I•Lnip at the station was duly displayed, and the tad lamp and side lights of the last waggon, or " break," us it is called, of the coal train were also properly affixed. Tee night was extremely foggy, and the policeman on duty at the King's Langley station supposing, from the undiminished speed of the advancing goods train, that the engiee-drivers had not seen the lights, ran down the line and waved his lantern. These signals were seen when about 50 yards off by the engine-driver and stoker of the first locomotive, or " pilot-engine" (No. 16) of the goods train, who, per ceiving that a collision was inevitable, hastily shut off the steam, sounded the steam whistle as a warning to the driver and stoker of the second locomotive (No. 115), and saved their own lives by jumping off. A tremendous collision took place almost instantly afterwards. The luggage train, with all the impetus imparted to it by a speed of 15 miles an hour and the weight of 20 or 30 carriages, ran into the coal waggons, smashed the break, and other waggons, and strewed large heaps of coats upon and about the line. The locomotive and tender of the pilot engine became a shapeless mass from the force of the collision. The men who lost their lives were the engine-driver and stoker of the second locomotive. From the position in which their disfigured remains were found, it appeared that they must have been sitting down, one on each side of the engine, and it is also con jectured, that worn out bylatigue, they were probably both a sleep. Before they could have been apprised of their danger by the crash, the tender behind them, by the prodigious momentum of the weight of the train, was lifted up and driven into the part of the engine where they sat. The unhappy men were crushed beneath the superincumbent mass, and in this helpless position they were miserably scalded and burnt by the steam and fire of the boilers and furnace. Escape was impossible. The steam rushing out on all sides with an immense noise prevented any one from coming near the sufferers ; and, with limbs mutilated and ' mangled under the tender, the poor fellows could do no thing for their own relief. About an hour or an hour and a half elapsed before they could be rescued from their frightful position, by which time their features could scarcely be recognised, so blackened and charred were they from the effects of the fire, &c. The driver and stoker of the pilot-engine were but little injured. The York mail train, which was due at King's Lang ley about a quarter to four .a.m„ and the Liverpool mail train, due at a quarter past four A.M., were in conse quence of this accident delayed at Boxmoor until thirty minutes after seven, when, the down line having been cleared of the debris of the broken carriages, &c., these trains proceeded up this line as far as Watford. The early morning trains leaving London at thirty minutes after six o'clock, seven o'clock, thirty minutes after seven o'clock, and thirty minutes after eight o'clock, were also detained for a considerable period. Mr. Miller, the station-master at King's Lang ley, lost no time after the accident in repairing to Wet. ford for assistance, and a number of hands having been obtai p ed, and the greatest energy displayed, both lines were cleared about ten o'clock, and the trains ran as usual without interruption. The names of the men were William Alsop and Mather. • The bodies were removed to the village of King's Langley, where an inquest was to be held yesterday morning at eleven o'clock. The attention of the coroner's jury, so far as the railway company are con cerned, will, we imagine, be mainly directed to two points; firstly, whether the engine -drivers of the luggage train were duly apprised at Rugby that a coal-waggon train was before them on the line; and, secondly, whether a sufficient force was employed at Langley to "shunt" the coal-waggons without unnecessary and dangerous delay. The proximate cause of the accident appears to have been the fog, which prevented the engine -driver, from seeing the lamp signals. It is worthy of the considera tion of the directors whether, on occasions like the present, when the policemen hear the approach of a train under circumstances which render the ordinary signals of danger valueless, they might not introduce with advantage the detonating fog signals, which explode wit h the noise of a cannon, and may heard at a great distance, Since writing the above, we have received a commu nication from an official source, which states that the accident " could not have occurred had the signals which were given at the Boxmoor station and responded t 9 by the engineman of the leading engine of the goods' train been properly attended to, and the printed regulations of the company duly observed." THE NAVY. TO TEE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. SlR,—The remarks in the Times of Friday upon what you justly term " the most important point of all in naval matter, that of securing an effective supply of trained sailors to man our ships in case of emergency," and your promise of recurring to the subject, induce me to tres pass on your indulgence. There is so much in your observations exactly in accordance with my own views, as expressed in a little book which you were pleased to notice favourably last July, that I trust whenever you recur to the subject you will afford me space for some practical suggestions of my own. For the present, I would only enforce the necessity of not postponing so vital a question as that of manning the navy until war breaks out, and would urge one or two obvious inexpensive and ineffectual measures for sup plying our first wants. It cannot be too seriously consi dered that the delect of organization which leaves Eng land without those resources for any sudden emergency which other Powers possess is no longer a secret. Not only has it been officially admitted in England upon the best authority that in the critical times of 1840 and 1844 we were completely a deecouvert to any hostile attack, from our inability to collect seamen in time, but foreign countries pre now fully aware of the fact, and caculate upon it. The subjoined extract from a very clever and singularly impartial History of the late War, by an in intelligent French naval officer, establishes the truth of maninaesnsetrly forwardtionwhich la l st b s e u liLe elr.wacs Captain first to . to ju b r r i i e n t d p e ro ia - Graviere, after detailing the straits to which England was reduced at the breaking out of war in 1793—a war for which we were unusually well prepared, on ac count of the Spanish and Russian armaments of 1790, says : " The difficulty which the Admiralty experienced in forming the first crews at this epoch presented itself again in 1840. It will present itself every time England finds herself obliged to face unforeseen embarrassments, and will always give to an active and enterprising enemy the advantage of most favourable chances during the first months of a war." Here we have a judicious and dispassionate French man exactly confirming my own assertions as to a fact which, though controverted at the time by a large part of the daily press, has since been officially admitted in Parliament. Would it not, then, be lamentable apathy and inexcusable neglect, if, with our eyes open, we con tinued to tempt other nations to insult us, by gratui tously offering them chances of easy success against us? Are we again to enact the old farce, the transparent cheat, of moving " demonstration ships" about our har bours, sticking their masts in, painting their sides, and trying, by this demonstration, to frighten foreign Powers, like naughty children, when they are perfectly aware that it takes us several months to man a single line of battle ship? Are we to pay above 7,000,000/. annually for keeping up a navy, and yet leave it a demonstrable fact that we are behind France and Russia in the p ,wer of making any effective demonstration in case of emer gency, and that we have not advanced one step beyond the crude, and now unce? fain expedient, of impress ment for manning our fleets? I am happy to think there is reason to believe that the present Admiralty do not intend to sleep over this danger, or to tolerate so dis creditable a state of things. But, as any great measure involving (as it must) the interest of our maritime popu lation requires the support of public opinion , I tru st the Times will afford its powerful aid in establishing the necessity of some change. We may shut our ayes to the fact, but it is undeniable, that the present is a new era in naval affairs, and England might Just as well trust to her old feudal levies for a regular irmyas to impressment for an adequate supply of irat o n f other Powers. sea men,capable of meeting the d isci p lined for ces Powers. The optimists and quietists of the press may argue in favour of doing nothing, but no Government can leave things as they ar e . The experience i of IS4O and 1844 f o rbids it, the admi ssion of 1846 forbids t, and the too well-grounded calculations of foreign writers forbid it. A few words upon the general principles by which the merchant seamen may be made available to the State. It is certain that whatever may be circulated to the pre judice of the navy, it is least unpopular where it is best known. Our first step, then, should be to make it better known to our merchant seamen; and how can this be done but by sending ships of war (not wretched, conditioned tenders, but ships deserving the name) to our commercial ports, where they are never seen by any chance? I do not mean to raise volunteers, but merely to show themselves in all th e attractive "pride, pomp, and circumstance" belonging to a well-ordered " Queen's ship." Ido not theorise here, but can assert, from my own experience, that the ship of war, at her first ap pearance, will be regarded with distrust and dread, then with distrust alone, next with indifference, and finally Iwith a strong desire to join her smart, cleanly, rakish looking, happy crew. This would do much, if steadily and systematically carried out; but more would be necessary in order to dispel the strong prejudices which alienate our maritime population from the Royal Navy. A further measure I and policy, alike condemn ; it would be sufficient simply to secure such sailors by enlistment as we formerly ob tained by impressment, and we might then trust to a like training for a like result. Such, however, is notoriously not the state of affairs. Though we have happily had no occasion for proving our relative strength on an ele ment we have been taught to consider our own, yet, making all allowances for exaggeration, it is clear enough, from fact within our actual cognisance, that the improvements in artillery practice and naval architecture, backed by the novel and scarcely appreciable power of steam, have supplied our opponents with such resources as leave us no longer at liberty to reckon upon a day's breathing time after the declaration of hostilities. We must be prepared with fighting-crevts at an hour's notice ; and these can only come from a regular reserve. A full complement of volu❑teers from the merchant service though in the finest spirit and condition, would not answer the pur pose. They must be gunners as well as heroes. No doubt a couple of months' practice, under a good captain, would make them all that could be desired; but to se- cure them this few weeks' law, a trained and disciplined crew must be at hand to bear the first brunt of the war. As no doubt can be entertained of the necessity of this provision, so few differences can exist as to the mode of insuring it. The men must have served as man-of-war's men, for in no other school can they learn their duty; and they must be kept either afloat or ashore, either in marine barracks or additional guardships. The only difficulty on this point would be found in the repugnance felt by seamen to enter for any but a particular ship or under a particular captain; but the loss of this freedom of election might be compensated by a small improve ment in pay, pension, or prospect of ratings, even if it were not thought to be fairly met by the advantage of continuous instead of temporary employment. The expediency of prolonging the present term of a seaman's engagement is admitted by almost every writer and speaker on the subject, and can hardly be doubted by the men themselves. A discharged sailor is as helpless as a disbanded soldier, and is the worse off as his desti- tution is almost sure to recur. Nor are the old stories about these matters altogether inapplicable to the pre sent day. It is barely eleven years since 15 per cent. of certain ships' crews were summarily turned adrift, al. though their engagements had been understood by them as extending to the whole period of the commission. It is clearly, however, impracticable to increase this reserve of trained men to such an amount as would at once send to sea all the ships we might require, although it should undoubtedly be strong enough to constitute, along with those afloat, an effective squadron, and to furnish a nu cleus of good hands on board ships less advanced in dis cipline. Next, then, there arises the qwstion, how the bulk of cur sailors are to be obtained without recourse to impressment when necessity requires. One of the schemes for this purpose which has obtained the attention of two successive Administrations is that of Lieutenant Bowden, of which the following is an outline : Every merchant vessel is to carry. for every 150 tons of her register, one " Queen's man and one " Queen's boy," the first to be an able seaman, and the second not under fifteen years of age. The former is to be liable at any time and under any circum stances to serve in the royal navy, and the latter is to step into his full rank at the age of twenty. The term of the Queen's man's engagement is to be five years, renewable at its expiration for a like term, and then en titling him to a pension ; and both he and the boy, in addition to their regular wages, are to receive a small monthly allowance from Government. It is calculated that from London and Liverpool alone some 13,000 or 14,000 able seamen c:;uld thus be procured at a few days' notice, even if only one quarter of the vessels had been enabled to enter the prescribed number of Queen's men. The readiness of the men to accept these terms is presumed from the considerations that their wages would be increased, their time of servitude defined, their pension certain, and their chance very good of enjoying the advantages of the royal service without ever actually serving. Nor is it conceived that the masters of merchant vessels would be otherwise than consenting parties, inasmuch as they are not required to enter these men over and above their proper compliments, but only as part of them, and since these men, and these only, would be liable to be taken away from their ships by any of her Majesty's vessels, a regulation which would in form them of the precise extent of their liability in the event of any sudden demand. The possible efficiency of merchant seamen for the higher duties to which they may be rendered liable, is a consideration only second in importance to the regulations for securing their services by an equitable contract ; and a former suggestion of our correspondent's deserves attention as well as the hints thrown out in his present letter. It is to the effect that as this class of persons are exempt from the :militia ballot, they should be required to attend a drill of their own on board an " exercising ship" at certain periods while within certain limits of a port ; and we are en tirely of the gallant author's opinion, and that a few trifling prizes and a little tact in the captain superintendent would soon make this exercise a great deal more popular than skittles or nine pins. If any person should be impressed with as idea that our sailors have degenerated in a long peace, or that improved treatment has relaxed their nerves and subdued their hardihood, we commend to his notice the story of the shipwreck of the Osprey, as reported in our paper last week. An accident of a most grievous kind, than which few ever involved less culpability, was reme died to a singular extent by the behaviour of the officers and crew under circumstances far more trying than the hazards of an unequal battle. After the lives of all had been saved by the most energetic promptitude of action, the ordnance material and provisions were landed through a heavy surf, and guarded with effective disci pline, among a population who would have been excited by the slightest relaxation to pillage and murder. Al most all the stores of the ship, including even her copper and copper bolts, were saved, and transported across more than a mile of deep sand. After the provisions had been expended, during a period of two months' ceaseless toil, the whole ship's company was mustered and marched 110 miles across a savage and unknown country, the disci• pline and behaviour of the men, during nearly a year's exposure to these severe duties, being so admirable as to have been honourably recorded by their captain in the course of his own defence, and to have received from the Court a testimony which both Captain Patten and his crew merited almost as fully by their improvement of an inevitable misfortune as they could have done by any instance of less costly, though more glorious success.- 7 rues. THE NATIONAL DEBT. (From Tuesday's Gazette.) The Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury having certified to the Commissioners for the Reduction el the National Debt, in pursuance of the Act, 10th George IV., c. 27, sec. 1, that the actual surplus revenue of the United Kingdom of Grvut Britain and Irelard, beyond the actual expenditure thereof, for the year ended the 10th day of October, 1846, amounted to the sum of 1,781,6591. 2s. Id. ; The Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt hereby give notice, that the sum of 445,4141. 15s. 6d. (being one-fourth part of the said surplus of 1,781,659/. 2s. Id.) will be applied, under the provisions of the said Act, between the 7th day of January, 1847, and the sth day of April, 1847, to the following pur poses, viz.:— R. s. d. account c oaupnptl applied To be appli d to the pu r chase of Stock or Exchequer (Supply) bllls ..445,414 15 6 Add interest and trece b i e v g a t b le l s e ts on , to to the purchase of Stuck 3,615 1 0 £449,029 16 6 S. HIGH AM. Controller- General. National Debt ifice, Jan. 5, 1847. HAIRDRESSERS' ASSOCIATION FOR THE EARLY CLOSING OF SHOPS.—A preparatory meeting was held at the Bedford Head, Bloomsbury, Tuesday evening, for the purpose of forming an association for the earlier closing of hairdressers' shops in London, when a series of resolutions having this object in view were agreed to. It appears that this class of tradesmen are in the habit of keeping their shops open until a late hour, especially on Saturday nights, and the subject of discussion was the practicability of their being closed earlier both in the winter and summer months (such a practice having been pursued in Glasgow and other large towns with success), and thus enabling the numezous journeymen ar.d apprentices in this business to have time for recreation and the acquirement of general knowledge. It was understood that a public meeting on a larger scale, with the view of carrying out the objects of the association, c would shortly be held. " BROTHER, BROTHER, WE ARE ROTH IN TIM WRONG."—The Hon. Captain Berkeley and the Hon. Craven:Berkeley have b(en on a visit to Earl Fitzherdinge, at Berkeley Castle, during the last few days.—Cheltenham Journal. { ~ ~•~ t: . - - T° QUADRILLE BA NDS. The COURT DANCES, arranged by TINNEY, for a QUADRILLE BAND, in score in nine books, each ls. Gd., 25., and 45., comprising the Morgenland, l)ouro, Albion, and Themes Festk lange Waltzes, by I.a'Atzky. Also his Die Rosen, Kinder Freuden, awl Narcissen Polkas, and his Rusalka and Immergrun Galops ; and Strauss's Rusalka Galops, arranged by Bernard Lee, for a Quadrille Bank. In parts: D:e Elan, DeutAche Lust, Adelaide'', Dublin, Dalkeith, Die Tanztneister Waltzes, by Labitzky and Strauss, each Gs. ; and the Annen, Salon and Heiterer Sinn Polkas, in one book, 7s. The above dances are nightly encored. London: Published only by C. Cocks and Co., 6, New Burlington street, Mdsic-sellers to the Queen.