The Sun. — London, England, 1847-01-02 00:00:00

TIM the ELECTORS of the COUNTY of MIDDLESEX. TO Having (131NI/EXEN i uow sat n Parliament as one of your Representatives for tie period of fifty-six years, the time has arrived when, notwith 'Standing your personal kindness and friendly feeling towards myself, t whieh. communicated trom so many quarters, I cannot doubt would mu lueo you to elect me (luring my life, I feel it my duty to an °mice, that by reason of my advanced age, I do not intend to be again a candidate for your representation. I am, r believe, the oldest Member of either House of the Legisla ture, and I entertain the deepest feeling of gratitude and thankful ness to Divine Providence that my life has been spared to witness the aecomplishment of all the great measures of public policy which I Was early taught by my most dear and ever-lamented friend, Mr. Fox, to be essential to the Hill and perfect development of the English onSti %Ulm I have lived to see every disability by reason of religious opinions removed the representation of the House of Commons placed upon most Popular and, in my judgment, sound and substantial founda tion ; all restriction upon the procurement of human food in the course of permanent abolition ; the people of England contented and prosperous at home, their power universally felt and respected abroad, and their policy and free institutions exercising a most teneflcial and salutary influence in every quarter of the globe ; and all this under the reign of a Queen adorned by every virtue, and whose object and aim in life seem to be the welfare and happiness of ber subjects. and the general good of mankind. I have only to add, that for you I shall to my dying hour entertain the Most sincere sentiments of affection and gratitude, and I feel that the beat wish I can utter for my country is that all the eon atituencitie of the empire may ever be actuated by that steady and rational love of civil and religious liberty, and attachment to OPright, honourable, and consistent public conduct, which I have for u p w ards of half a century experienced, to be all-powerful in the county of Middlesex. Your obliged and faithful servant, Wrotham, Dec. 31, 1146. GEORGIC BY? G. PROVIDENT LIFE OFFICE 50, REGENT STREET, LONDON, Established 1806. INYESTED CAPITAL, 1,200,0001. Annual Income 140,0001. Bonuses declared 529,0001. Claims paid since the Establishment of the Office, 1,520,0001. PRESIDENT. The Right Honourable EARL GREY. DIRECTORS. The Earl of M acc l es fi e ld. Frederick Squire, Esq. Sir John Osborne, Bart. Rev. James Sherman. John Deering, Esq. Alfred Beaumont, Esq. ••• Ale zander Henderson, M.D. Richard Sherwood, Esq. . offi cam, the rate without bonus is lower than that V most other (dikes. 2 . Th e Bonuses are add e d to th e P o li c i es , o r applied to the reduc tion or . •"e Premiums, or may be received in cash as soon as de- Oared... , at their then present value. ii ,„ ,Loaas are granted upon the Policies issued by this office, or the r the era - Tem are purchased at their full value. rep a i ii a PutY neglect to pay for the renewal of his Policy, be may g ° ° 2 health. 'salonany time within twelve months, upon proof of ........ B al e , Paid upon Policies which have become Claims. .......a -a Life .neared , 1 Sum insured.' Sum paid. ~ -se. John Wharton, Skelton Castle 5 ,000 Sir John Saunders Sebright, Bart. Mg?, Sir William Wake, Bart. .......... Earl Strathmore..." •" •• Rev. R. W. Chatnpneys Canterbury 3 , 000 5,000 The Marquis of Wellesley .. , 2 ' ooo •Earl Cathcart • • 1,000 " '• • • • • • • 4. -sr 4.- 7,706 6 0 7,652 13 3 7,500 5 9 7,128 15 8 4,509 I 1 3,411 1 3 1,862 4 11 . -.- • - , Pros Pectuses and fill particulars may be obtained upon applica .Ti to th e agents of the office in all the principal towns of the United ^l ngdotn; and At the head office, No. 50, Regent-street. JOHN A. BEAUMONT, Managing Director. UNITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY.— 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London : 97, ' 4 'AV-street, Edinburgh; 12, St. Vincent-place, Glasgow ; 4, Col ege-green, Dublin. Established by Act of Parliament in 1834. In 1841, the Company added a bonus of 2 per cent. per annum on Ike sum assured to all policies of the participating class, from the cute they were effected. Parties wishing to secure the benefit of the Itext division of profits in 1848 should make immediate application. When the Insurance is for life, only one half the Annual Premium beefi be paid for the first 5 years. Every information will be aforded on application to the Resident Director, E. Lennox Boyd, Esq., No. 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London. where Prospectuses, &c., may be had. COMMERCIAL and GENERAL LIFE AS SURANCE, ANNUITY, FAMILY ENDOWMENT, AND LOIN ASSOCIATION, 112, CHEAPSIDIG, LONDON. HENRY GEORGE WARD, Esq., M.P., Chairman. Alssurances effected on eyery known system ; immediate and de 'erred annuities, endowments, &c.; 6 per cent. interest allowed on the paid-up capital; loans granted to policy holders upon real and approved personal security , a liberal commission allowed to solici tors and agents. JAMES DANIELL, Secretary. A RGUS LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 39, TIIRO GMORTON-STREET, BANK. EMPOWERED BY SPECIAL ACT OF PARLIAMENT. THOMAS FARNCOMB, Esq., Alderman, Chairman. WILLIAM LEAF, Esq., D eputy-Chairman. Richard E. Arden, Esq. John llumphery Esq., Alderman. William Banbury, Esq. M.P. Edward Bates, Esq. Thomas Kelly, Esq., Alderman. Thomas Camplin, Esq. eremlah filcher, Esq. James Cliff, Esq. Lewis Pocock, Esq. Rupert Ingleby, Esq. Pramus—Dr. J e aff reson, 2 Finsbury-square. SURGEON—aW. Coulson, Esq., 2 ,.Frederick's-place, Old Jewry. CONSULTING ACTUARY —Professor Ball, OW RA TESF of King's College. Per sons Assuring inrthis Office O Lave he PtEMIUAL benefit of the Lowest rates Premium' which is compatibl e f w i t h .the safety of the Assured, and which i s . in effsect,tequivalmit titan Annual/Bonus ; they have likewise the security o f' a large subscribed capital —an Assurance Pundi3f upwards n early a Quarter;of aiMilliou—and an Annual Income of of 60, 000 r 6,geo p guetes. ~ arising from the issue of between 5,000 and ANNrAL PRXIITUIS T• ASSURE £lOO. ______ For Seven Years, Whole Term. £0 1 3 ------ 1 1 £0 19 1 3 1 5 43 1 2 7 1 14 1 1 G 3 2 4 1 19 10 -___________ 3 7 0 £1 11 10 2 0 7 2 14 10 4 0 11 6 0 10 One. half of the " Whole Term" Premium may remain on credit for seven years, or one-third of the Prom!um may remain for life as a 'wit ebt upon the hout notice. Policy at 5 per cent., or may be paid off at any time inPconsequeolicies assigned as a security to others, will not be rendered void nce of death hy suicide, duelling, or by the hands of jus -21%- In case of death by the above causes, where the Policies are Claims the groas amoubt of Premiums received will be returned. ~, Paid in one month after proofs have been furnished. iiii , , i . ! Iledleal Officers attend daily at a Quarter before Two o'Cleck, . Policies issued the same day. EDWARD BATES, Resident Director. 4 liberal Commission to Solicitors and Agents. NATI°IIA-L LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR• n . ANCE SOCIETY. se CORNHILL, LONDON. Capital 5.600,000. T his 'MUSH a nPolvered by Aet of Parliament. With r ,,,,,,..„ --, -oh embraces important and substantial advantages bps —" t• Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured titer ' " al l oceasionp, the power to borrow , without expense sr for ma_ %- ef the Polley. two-thirds of the preraiunss paid (see Table) ; • tit omj. -r ''' i i f selecting benefits, and the conversion of his in t*rests to meet other conveniences or necessity. 4 l;te sAll enrelfees ibr terms of years are gran t e d on t h e lowest possible DIVISION OF Th e resnarkable success and increasi PROFITS.ng presperity of the Society Qui enabled the Directors, at the last annual investigation, te declare Y fourth beam, varying fretn 35 te 115 per cent. en the promiams paid each Polley effected on the Proit scale. EuxrLEs Bonus B In I v . 5 Assured added. Cub. C may p Borrow. - s. d. 1Q37 12 17 1 1 : ; X II 1 111 4 I I 10 1 1 1:: •11 0 1 60 1000 3 4 1839 165 11 It 74 1 9 11 3 I 346 2 3 1648 116 7 61 84 01• 7IS 15 296 13 4 .1841 111 6 S ; 491• I 715 4 247 4 5 Tice division of profits is annual, and the next will be made is December of the present year. F. FERGUSON CADIROUX. Reeretary. NEIV DRAWING PENCILS, 3d. each, or 2s. 6d. per Dozen, got up in polished cedar, to to prevent the lead dust adhering to the pencil and soiling the hands, with the degrees of hardness and the m akers' names stamped on them to gold. ROWNEY, DILLON, and ROWNEY (late Rowney and korster), Manufacturers, 51, Rathbone•place, London. To be had of all Booksellers and Stationers in town and country. TESTIMON lALS. From J. A. Hammersley, Erg., Head Drawing Master of the Government School of Design, Nottingham. "Dear Sir s ,—l have tried all the lead pencils you forwepardedlB.l 6. to me, and consider them the beet I have ever had; indeed, it is impossible batty to compare them with any others, as they possess qualities I never yet found in pencils, amongst which I may name their beau tlfhl transparency and clearness. I have not only made use of them ??Iyself, hut have had them tried by several students in this Bps and their excellence is acknowledged by my pupils. The double are most superbpencils. "I am, Sirs, " Yours most repectfully, " J. HAM MERSLEY." Pr°nl",oric Barnard, Esq., Head Drawing A. Master, Rugby School. " , " 85, G rea t P ort l an d- street, London, June 95, 1845. __ Gentl emen,—ln rep l y to your inquiry respecting my opinion of liao q u ality and v a l ue of your new pencils, I do not hesitate to say that I find them excellent in all respects, witk entire freedom from Frit, and w orking well, whether hard or soft. These qualities, corn- Dined with their moderate price, render them very valuable to artists and their Pupils. "Truly yours, " G. BAR? From George Petrie, Egg., R.11.A. "Gentlernen,—i have tried t e pencils which you were so ~ Great Charles-street, May 47, 1845. hood as to send —1 and I kave i ro s h t es o i f tatlon in expressing my opi nion that they are far superior to any that I have used for. many 3 ears, perhaps, indeed to any tkat I ever used. Were the price of them three or four times what it is, I shottld take them with plea o; and I sh a l l recommend them contideutly to my friends. " I sin, Gentlemen, "Faithfully- yours, "UI.IOEGE PETRIE, R.11.A." "INlliirs. Rowney and Co." " 53, Im ackett-street, Newcastl e - on-Tyne, July, 1845.. """thernen,—l h ave made use of They work ,-, your new p, and consider Ihin a most desirab le acquisition eith er to the artist encils or the amateur. of producing renders them valuable in sketching. " I am, Gentlemen, "Yours most truly, RICHARDSON, Sen." ...Messrs. Rowne, Dillon, a nd Rowney, London." The manufacturers Particula to their pencils. r ly reques t the attention of the trade GREAT SOUTHER - 3 ----------- ----- A ..,. RAILWAT (tu,. AND WESTERN LOANS ON DEB / ,,:i i App), The Directors of this Company are pr,/,,,`,:1.1,F-S. the powers of their Acts of Incorporation) T E ,,.t,0 :RECEIVE (under MONEY for Thtee or Five Years, in ~,,,n 4o t is tlE e l . t . S t f h o a r T lL os oA e N i , S o o r f i security of Debentures, BEARING INTER EIVE PER CENT. per Annum. The intere, st '. the rate of on 30th June and 31st December in each year. hi able ingf-Ye-arlY, at the option of the lender. uclon or Dublin, Tenders (stag amount and term of years,for vrldel t it i s proposed to be lent), to be addressed to the Secretary. By order, WILLIAM T AYLOR, Secretary, 3 . College-green, D u b l i n, September 9, 1846. T HE NORTHERN COUNTIES IJN IoN N otice is hereby given, that a SPECIAL GENERAL :MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS of this COMPAN Y will he held, at the London Tavern, Ilishopsgate-street, in the City of London, on WED- Nasni.v, the 20th day of January next, at One o'clock, P.m., for the I'llrlose of taking into consideration and approving , or otherwise, th e pro posed application to Parli amen t f or t h e par ti a Deviation of th e u.c, and the Amendment of th e A ct constituting t hi s Company,, he ln compliance with the requisition of the shareholders, for purpose of taking into consideration and approving, o r Wrath • erwlse c ertain propositions f or an Amalgamation of this Company wahyeeLoivmeprpaoonyl., Manchester, and Newca s tl e - u p o n-Tyne Junction sailh.veholders who desire proxies in order to vote at the said c o r_uu_g will have the same forwarded to them on applying at the thaupnYs 0111 ces, and by payment of the 2s. Gd. each, the cost of stamps By order of the Board, Company Dat ed ofIicCe.I,IARLES .COCK WEB, Seoretary. 1, Puet's- I c O orner, Ws.tmi ß nster, December Is, 1846. • SPLENDID TWELFTH-DAY PRESENTS. yrs. PARKES begs to infor n her Friends and Patrons, that ber Exhibition Rooms, 22, Golden-square, will open on TEESDAY Jan. 5, 1847, for the SALE of SHA.RES in her CLUB SUB- Mrs. Parkes invites the Public to view the collection. ..;`°•fes One Guinea each, or Seven for Six Guineas. -`lL,erii Will r eceive their shares by the Tuesday eve Country sub ning's post. -2 0 . 0 . -.-- / 1 /1 ~~ -.1111.1 ‘. ult • 4 N 4 I*. • - • '42' • a." 2144 e • 7 ' 41,/ V . f4L 4441k iy At? , y- • • vet 4l; • %T. ;H , r: s s • I* Ali- 14 , ---;We'.o' I ' ' woraiitallr"!pf ' - • • • No. 16,939. LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING LONDON, SALISBURY, and YEOVIL CTION RAILWAY. JUN ,11,41 The Conimittee Inve now concluded the arrangement with the London and South-Weitern Company, enabling them to make the return of 20s. per share on the shares in this Company. They have alto received a guarantee from the London and South-Western Company for payment of the further sum of 303. per share on each of the shares in this Company, in the event of the Bill for which the said London and South-Western Company intend to apply to Parliament, in the next session, for making a railway in continuation of or out of the Basingstoke and Salisbury Railway at Salisbury to Yeovil, obtaining the Royal assent. The Committee, therefore, beg to give notice, that in accordance with the resolutions of the Shareholders of this Company, passed at the general meeting, held at the London Tavern, on the 11th of November last, the Committee are now prepared to make a return of M. per share on the shares in this Company, and to grant a cer tificate entitling the holder to the payment of the further sum of 30s. per share in the event above•mentioned, on their sending In their scrip to the office of the Company, No. 64, Moorgate-street, on or after WEDNESDAY next, the 6th instant, accompanied by a letter in the form subjoined. _ _ By order, L. CROMBIE, Secretary. 64, Moorgate-street, Jan. 1, 1847. To Lewis Cromble, Esq., Secretary of the London, Salisbury, and Yeovil ;function Railway Company. Sir,—Herewith I enclose scrip certificates, numbered as at foot, for shares in the above Company, which I request the Committee of Management to cancel, and to remit me by post, addressed as below, an order on the bankers of the Com pany for a sum equal to twenty shillings per share (being the amount agreed to be Immediately paid by the London and South-Western Company, on• the number of shares issued in this Company), with a certificate or certificates entitling me to claim the further sum of thirty shillings per share on each of the above shares, in the event of the Bill for which the said London and South-Western Company intend to apply to Parliament in the next session, for making a railway in continuation of or out of the Basingstoke and Salisbury Railway at Salisbury to Yeovil, ob. taming the Royal assent, and which I agree to accept, in settlement of all claims by me as the holder of the above scrip certificates. Dated the 6th day of January, 1847. Name Address .......... Description ........ STEAM-SHIP COLLISION NEAR Number of Certificates. Value of each. Numbers. Shires. he Oitice, 64, lqumber of Shares. liro - oriate-street. - OUVAIN A LA SAMBRE RAILWAY, Direct to NAMUR and to CHARLEROY. The Directors of the above Company beg to inform their Share holders that Interest for the Half-year ending 31st December, 1846, at the rate of Four per cent. on the Paid-up Capital, and amounting to Two Shillings and Fivepence per Share, is now due, and in course of payment. Shareholders are requested to send their Certificates to this Office, between the hours of Eleven and Three on any day after the said 31st December, in exchange for which a receipt will be given, and a cheque for the amount due will be receivable by the Proprietor on the third day after the said deposit of the Certificate. JOHN BARNES, President. (}EO. DANCE, Secretary. 28, Threadneedle-street, January 1, 1847. PUBLICATIONS. T HE QUARTERLY REVIEW, No. CLVII., is publishod THIS DAY. 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T ATE, Mathematical Master of the National Society's Training Coll, tg e, Battersea. By the same , .Author, EXERCISES on MECHANICS :an d NATURAL PHILOSOPHY. 12,),0., 2s. TREATISE on the FIRST PRINCIPLES of ARITHMETIC. ls. London : Longman, Brown. Green, and Longman. " TN the dullest weather, Fit' not densely foggy, Mr. BEARD'S PHOTOGRAPIQ C PORTRAITS can now, from the increased sensitiveness of his pig - tee, be taken, in all respects, as good as if in the sunshine."—Times. Mr. BEARD, sole Patentee of the Daguerreotype, 34, Parliament-street, Westminster ; 65, King William-street,. City ; and The Royal Polytechnic lit3titution, Regent-street. pop EPLATING.—PLATED ARTICLES, which have been worn throu,vb,, REPLATED by the NEW PROCESS. T. COX SAYORY and Co., Si'vet smiths, &c., 47, Comhill (seven doors Prom Gracechurch-street), Los tdon. THAW IN:WALEHOOK :EHOUSE.—On Christmas eve the Rev. Dr. Croly, astisted by the new church wardens of Walbrook, distrikuted to each of the resident poor of that parish six penny Is of beef, a quartern loaf, materials for a Christmas vi' dding, together with half a poend of good tea, and sun ,s of money varying from 2s. 6d. to 10s. In addition .to this, blankets were given to all who wanted them, and coals to the more indigent. the latter from the bounty of Dr. Croly, who placed kis orders on the City kitchen s.t the disposal of the church wardens. The poor people departed loaded with their unexpected treasure, no s.t: ich distribution having taken place in the parish for up e zards of twenty years. NEW SPECIES OF WE IEAT.—We have seen lately, growing in the garden of ithe Receiver-General, the lion. W. Morris, a new and extraordinary species of wheat. The ear was very large, of a dark brown colour, flat in shape, having three rows of grains on each side, with strong and hard shall, rind very long awns or beard, and the ear containing 'From seventy to eighty grains of wheat, of the same , colour as ordinary wheat, but rather longer. On. dividing a grain, the in side appears perfectly wll: , te, but of course we can. not judge of its quality for making bread. The Hon. Mr. Morris, in his letter, favoured us with the following history of this Nsi teat, which he termed " wild goose wheat," haring been produced from grain found in the stomach of a wild go tse, shot by an Indian at the Narrows of Lake Sirneu e, in October, 1843, and the gentleman who first fot m 1 the wheat has been kind enough to hand samples t o several individuals. Judging from the season of the y ear when the bird was shot, there can be no doubt tha t it was flying to the south, and that consequently th e wheat upon which it bad fcd was picked up far nor th of the settlements of Lake Skiacoe. From the hits tory of the wheat, we are convinced it is a different 'species from any known in the old world, and may be in iigenous to the North Ameri can continent. From the• great perfection and healthy appearance of the wlevat, when growing in the Hon. Mr. Morris's gars len, in Montreal, we are satisfied it can be prop agated with great success, and we are almost cert.; An it will be proof against the ravages of the fly, and will not be liable to rust. If the grain should prove suitable for flour and bread, it will be a most fo rtunate circumstance for this country that such a specie s of wheat plant has been dis covered. Mr. Morris ba s been so good as to send us a few ears, and we shall t ace particular care to give it a fair chance next year of producing largely. This acci dental discovery may be o f much more consequence to us than we can at presen t imagine. A natural produc tion, if capable of improvement, may be brought to much greater perfection th an a foreign plant, because the climate .and soil are sure to be suitable for it, having produced it naturally. This wheat was sown by Mr. Morris, on 13th September last, so that it must be a fall wheat, and so much the is fitter, it is proof against rust, to which the ordinary wh et .t is so very liable. We wish it were in our power to s to to the opinion of a botanist re specting this plant, but we hope to be able to do so in our next. In this numb rr, we give the report of an English horticulturist of 1 tis hybridised wheat. The wild-goose wheat may, pel ;.haps, be crossed in the same way with some other whoa t, and both wheats improved. The reported success of thi s mode of changing varieties of wheat is a great advan ta ge, but we are notsufficiently acquainted with horticultt ire to be able to describe the exact process or mode ad opted.—Conedian Agricultu ral Journal. It is veil , confidently sr nd very generally asserted that not only a complete IS: plit has taken place between Louis Philippe and Madan] e Munoz, but that the former complains bitterly of haTim tr been duped by the latter. You are aware that the va st , fortune (upwards of a million sterling) of Mrs. Munoz's daughter was the principal in ducement of Louis Philippe' to secure her for his son, the Due do Montpensier ; and you are aware also the greater part of that fortune was in jewels and precious stones. Well : it turns out, as gos sip says, that the list of jewels and diamonds is by no nii •ans so long as Mrs. Munoz had represented. It turns lout too, that the list is never theless much longer than It need be—that is to say, that it contains the description 'of many articles that are, in sporting phrase, " nowherir. " And it appears, too, that Mrs. Munoz has followed '4 e example of those knowing hotel-keepers who put do vvr i in their bills—" A penny worth of wafers, 25.," for• `ter valuation frequently con tains such items as thee e :—" A gold chain worth 51., 5001. ;" " a 201. diamond 2,0001.," &c. All this, it must be admitted, is enoi igh to render furious a much lass economical personage than the Majesty of France has the reputation of beil I;•.—(Paris Correspondent of the Brighton Gazette.) L AW REPORTERSIIIP, --Harcourt seems to have given mortal offence to Vern on, the reporter, who prac tised as a counsel regularly before him, but spitefully . 11 ppresses his best decision s, and gives doubtful ones 've 2 Vernon, 664-681. 71. suspect that the reporter r n,a i y have been a Whig anOl copied the Tory blacksmith, O in shoeing the horse cif a Whig always lamed him. When I was a nisi Arius re etcarter I had a drawer marked "Bad L aw, " into which threw all the eases which se emed to be i m p roper ly ri tlid. I was flattered to hear Sir James Mansfield, C.J.„:•say, "Whoever reads Camp bell's reports must be asto nishad to find how uniformly Lord Ellenborough's decis ions were right." My rejected cases, which I had keep as r. curiosity—not maliciously— were all burnt in the grc , at fire of the Temple when I was Attorney- General.-- Lord Campbell's Lives of the Lord Chancellors. Lod and Lady Alan C . f3lrrehill have arrived at Far ranee's Hotel, Bvlgrave-st., wet, from Yorkshire, LIVERPOOL. LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY.—The dense fogs now prevailing in this vicinity have given rise to several serious mishaps to the shipping in the river and outside the harbour. Yesterday morning the Government mail steamer Urgent, while proceeding towards the bar, came into collision near the Formby lightship with' the inward-bound Bel fast steam• ship Tynwald. The Tynwald and the Urgent were both seriously damaged. On board the former a seaman was dangerously crushed, and both vessels re turned into port. The transmission of the mails for Dublin was consequently delayed. This morning another disaster occurred ; the Windsor steamer, when proceeding down the river, having run ' into the ship Wellington, from Quebec. The Windsor received but trifling damage ; the injuries received by the Wellington were severe. In addition to these, several mishaps have occurred on the river of less importance, and as the atmosphere con • tinues,to be extremely dense, it must be apprehended that .others may occur. We - extract from the Mercury of this morning the following account of the collision first noted:— "Yesterday morning, about nine o'clock, her Majesty's royal mail steamer Urgent came into collision, near the Formby lightship, with the fine iron steam-boat Tyn wald. The Urgent, Captain Simmons, was on her way from Liverpool to Dublin with the early morning mail, and the Tynwald was entering this port from Belfast. Our readers are doubtless aware that the Tynwald is one of the finest boats which enters the port of Liverpool. She was built last season for the Liverpool and Isle of Man Steam-packet Company, to sail between this port and Douglas, and had been chartered by the Belfast Steam-packet Company during the repair of their vessel, the Sea King. She is commanded by Captain William Gill, one of the most fortunate, skilful, and careful com manders out of the port of Liverpool, which may readily be inferred whereit is known that this is the only serious accident which ever happened to a vessel under his charge during the long period of 30 years that he has been a captain out of this port, 16 of which he has been in charge of a steamer. We gathered the following par ticulars as to the accident from parties who were on board the Tynwald:—The Tynwald left Belfast on Wednesday evening, and parted with the pilot about a quarter to seven o'clock. The weather was very thick, and had been so for some time previously, several vessels having got aground in their attempt to leave the Loch. She had on board 60 passengers, and a very valuable cargo of linens, the vessel and its freight being valued afloat at about 120,0001. The weather continued thick throughout the passage, the Calf lights being seen with very great difficulty. The vessel, how ever, kept her course, and made the Bell buoy at half past eight o'clock yesterday. The weather was still very thick, and from half-past five o'clock the engines had been going slowly. At five minutes to nine o'clock the Formby lightship was made, and the steamer had only passed her a few lengths when a vessel was reported on the larboard bow. Captain Gill, who was on the gangway, immediately called out Hard sport,' and gave directions to stop the engines, both of which orders were immediately obeyed. A steamer was then observed coming up with great speed in the direction of the Tjn wald, and in an instant orders were given to back the engines of the Tynwald. Several turns backwards had been given i to the engines, when the approaching steamer struck her with great force on the larboard paddle-box. The vessel proved to be her Majesty's ship Urgent, which, as before stated, was on her way to Dublin, with the morning mail. Of course the effect of the blow was tremendous, and the scene amongst the passengers, before they were satisfied of the extent of the injury, was one which can scarcely be described. Captain Gill begged that Captain Simmons would remain by the Tynwald, to see if she was able to reach the port. To this Captain Simmons at once assented, and after back ing off, lowered his boat and sent it to the Tynwald to ascertain whether she was totally disabled or not. It was soon found that although the larboardTpaddle had been disabled, the starboard engine could be worked, and by this means the vessel would be enabled to reach the dock. " This being the state of things, the Urgent took all the passengers from the Tynwald, and proceeded to Liverpool, dropping anchor in the Sloyne. The Tyn wald came up with one engine, remained in the river all day, and docked in the Clarence-basin last night, about eleven o'clock. " It is but justice , to Captain Simmons to say that he behaved with the greatest consideration after the acci dent, and did flat leave the Tynwald till he was satis fied she was safe. " The Urgent is a wooden vessel, and the Tynwald, as already mentioned, an iron one. The effect of the col lision upon the Urgent was to carry away her cutwater, bowsprit, and figure-head. Her planks were started also, but we believe no person on board of her was in jured. The damage done to the Tynwald was much more serious. Her larboard-paddle, paddle-box, paddle beam, and all the wing belting were smashed to atoms; the houses on deck partially . broken up, and the frag ments of wood strewed about mall directions. So great was the force with which the vessels came into contact that, although the Tynwald had back way upon her, the wheel was forced rapidly round, knocking down one of the men who was at it. The other seaman at the helm was John Anderson: he was carried round the wheel and forcibly jammed between the spoke handles and the deck. So firmly was he fixed that it required the united efforts of two men afterwards to release the poor fellow from his awful position, the blood at the time gushing from pa oloonl gw b wa o s t i ht with taken thek en p ears. taos s eHn hisge e waslodg i ngs, , o l d a e wed when n n board where, he reached the rweoeo hbe Urgent, believe, he Liver pool now lies in a very dangerous state. " One of the passeng ers, a seafaring gentleman, had a very narrow escap e . A few moments before the colli• sion he tried to get into one of the houses on deck, into which the bowsprit of the Urgent was forced, but in con sequence of some barrels have been jammed up against it, he was prevented, and thus saved his life, for if he had gone into the house he must have been crushed to pieces. "We understand that as soon as those on board the Urgent discovered the vessel they were approaching was a steamer, the engine was stopped, but the way of the vessel was so great that a collision was inevitable. From what took place after the accident there is little doubt the Tynwald was supposed to be the Formby lightship, which was close at hand; that the helm of the Urgent ll fi o r w s t theplaced s t s o o s s t t a o r b p o o a s r s d o , a o o n r d . Tnwohats:pfuoorpgtoend was t t h i a l s l t o s t d o u e o p o p l s o a e s t e i t t ll i t o a o n t a vessel could be seen only about six lengths off, and for this reason the engines of the Tynwald were slowed, whereas, from all we can learn, the Urgent was going nearly at full speed. "The engines of the Tynwald, we; believe, are unin jured, but it will require a considerable time to repair her woodwork. Had the Urgent struck her other than about a yard abaft the paddle•shaft, the injury must have been much more serious, or had the position of the vessels been reversed, the Tynwald being by far the more powerful boat, and sharper at the bow, the conse quences would, doubtless, have been very disastrous. We suppose there will be, as there ought to be, a search ing investigation into the cause of the accident, and the blame allowed to rest in the proper quarter." FASHIONs FOR JANUARY. (From the London and Paris Ladies' Magazine of Fashion.) Dresses of dames, with wreaths satines, moires antiques, broches ; merveilles, and various other rich materials, are equally fashionable for soireqs, as visiting dresses, according as the colours are light or dark ; small bouquets of feathers are used to ornament the moires broches in gold or silver, each confined by an ornament of precious stones ; for dresses of greater simplicit' feuillages of ribbon are intermixed with bouil lounes of tulle ; black and white lace is universally worn in deep flounces ; for young ladies taffetas dresses are trimmed with crape flounces pinked ; as many as nine are put on in tiers of three and three, and form a pretty light as well as bouffante trimming. In evening dresses the skirts offer more variety than the corsages ; berthes and revers are still so much in favour as to preponderate over the corsages drapes; the sleeves remain short and small, and indeed are mostly covered by the trimming of the corsage. For morning dresses there is much variety in the make of sleeves ; some are a l'Amadis, others tight, with pretty jockeys, or white straight sleeves fulled into a deep wristband, or almost tight, ending at the elbow, or wide and open festounes, or piped at the bottom, &c. Under the name of passementerie, a variety of new trimmings are con stantly introduced; those forming foliage in -velvet have a very rich effect on satins, moires antiques, and other rich materials, as also fringes headed by a crepe dentelle. Black velvet is always used en neglig4, whilst colours are reserved for dress; these are trimmed with lace : the point a l'aiguille is much worn, with the colour oreille d'ours as well as deep blue. Furs are also fashion able for trimming dresses at this moment, of pink and white satin, whilst mantelets and sorties are lined throughout with ermine, which always preserves its pre-eminence for soirees ; sable is fashionable for pe lisses and muffs ; they are worn a little larger than last year. Satin capotes are much used for morning wear; many are covered with tulle bouillonni3 ; coloured blonds matching the bonnets are also fashionable ; plain velvets are lined with a different colour, and feathers to corre spond. Ribbon and figured velours epingle are used to ornament the interior of bonnets. Flowers will be universally worn this season; various new coiffures are introduced; some of the prettiest are the wreaths Luisa, formed of marine flowers and coral; the Norma of feuillage and gold; the Vierge, a wreath of white rose-buds, or a very narrow cordon, on the forehead, and pendant flexible flowers at the sides, spark ling with precious stones. Caps aro worn very small, showing the hair as much as possible, with profusion of flowers; with lappets, on the contrary, the ornaments should be light and simple. Caps are without brides, with double and triple rows of lace trimmed with gatazt ribbon, the ends falling low. Blonde is again used, and whether of lappets or deep lace of gold or silver, charming coiffures are made of it, some times intermixed with velvet. REPRESIINTATION Or EAST WORCESTERSHIRE. — The Sheriff' has appointed Monday, the 11th of January, for the nomination of a candidate to represent the eastern division of the county of Worcester in Parliament, in the room of the late Mr. Barneby. The nomination is to take place at Proitwich. SU Ny JANUARY 2, 1847. THE GREAT FIRE AT IRONGATE WHARF. The following particulars connected with the disas trous fire at Irongate wharf were obtained from an authentic source, and may be relied on as being strictly accurate. It has been ascertained that the outbreak occurred in the first floor of the warehouse, in which compartment there were an immense number of bales of linen and some cotton waste. One of the workmen who was in the building at the time, stated that another workmen went into the front warehouse with a lighted candle or lamp, in order to examine a bale of goods. Whilst he was so engaged a spark flew from his light, And falling upon the loose cotton it became ignited. The man immediately tried to throw down a bale of goods upon them, hoping by that means to extinguish the flames. In that endeavour, however, he was foiled, for the fire mounted so fearfully that he was obliged to make a hasty retreat, otherwise he would have beer burned to death, for in the brief space of two minutes one-half of the warehouse was in flames. The clerks at once began to remove the books from the counting house, but so rapid was the progress of the conflagration that they were enabled to save only a portion of them. The others were destroyed. It should be stated that the premises were formerly three buildings, and severally termed, at that time, the Leith and Berwick, the Dublin, and the Aberdeen wharfs. Mr. Colman, the present proprietor, came into possession about eighteen months since,'and he then had the three warehouses converted into one, and named it Irongate-wharf., The fact that there was a communi cation between the different floors, will account, in some measure, for the rapid spread of the flames. The lower floor contained an immense' number of casks of tallow, puncheons of whisky, hogsheads and bags of sugar, 1,500 barrels of beef and pork, and a quantity of coffee. The two upper floors were filled with bales of linen, can vas, and miscellaneous articles, together with a number of firkins of butter; upon the quay were stored casks of tallow, hogsheads of sugar, bundles of hides, and pun cheons of whisky. The latter articles were rolled out before the flames had penetrated the flooring, and were as soon as possible removed to the Tower for protection. The whole of the immense stock in the warehouses, how ever, fell a prey to the fury of the flames. A mong these who had goods in the stores were the following:— Messrs. Henry and Co., the sack merchants, of Mark lane; Messrs. Witham and Son, of 38, Gracechurch street, sail-cloth manufacturers; Messrs. Richards, the linen merchants; and Messrs. Mildred and Co., mer chants. Those parties have lost the whole of their goods. They are, so far as can be at present learned, insured in the Imperial and Atlas Fire-offices. The owners of the other property are unknown as yet. It was for some time feared that two men who were on the premises at the time of the outbreak had lost their lives. It was, however, ascertained yesterday that they had both escaped uninjured; it is therefore believed that no person has perished. Had it not been, however, for the military, it is quite probable that a most exten sive sacrifice of life would have taken place. The crowd was:so great that the soldiers, to keep the people out of danger, were obliged to point their bayonets to wards them. This had the desired effect of keeping them back. At an early hour yesterday morning the gable end of the buildings suddenly gave way,' and fell with a tre mendous crash. Fortunately the mass of bricks fell inward, or the firemen who were underneath must have been crushed. As it was, the branches and nose pipes of their hose were battered in, and the leathern piping damaged. At six o'clock last evening the floating engine and one or two land ones were still engaged throwing torrents of water upon the immense body of fire that even at that hour remained beneath the ruins. It is a matter of surprise to every one who inspected the ruins yesterday that the work of destruction had not proved greater than it really has, for the stone coping in the walls of the A division of St. Katherine's-dock was so heated that immense pieces of the stone were continually falling down. Had there been any outer windows to the stores the fire must have entered the docks. The escape of the dock warehouses was owing to the thickness of the wall and the precautions taken by Sir John Hall in having engines to work from the inside, and letting the water run down the wall and over the roof. The Marquis of Granby public-house was saved by one of the dockyard engines being placed in front of the house, and the branch directed against the roof. The engine was of great power, one of Bristow's make, and formerly belonged to the Hon. East India Company. Tlie eiact amount of property destroyed cannot for several days be learnt. It has been stated that it will exceed 200,0001, but it is the opinion of the surveyors of the insurance companies who visited the ruins yester day, that it will not reach one-half that sum, on account of the salvage that will be obtained. Besides the de struction of Mr. Colman's premises, two houses belong ing to his clerks are burned down, and their contents consumed. Unfortunately they were uninsured. Mr, Colman was insured for fixtures, and the gear in the Phomix Fire-office. The premises are insured by the St. Katherine's-dock Company in two of the London fire-offices. Messrs. Powell and Son, the Irish provision merchants, who have lost a deal of property, are in sured in the Globe Fire- office. Since the above was written, the reporter has had an interview with Mr. Groves, the manager of Mr. Col man's property, who stated, " that whilst he was in the counting. house, in the afternoon, an alarm of fire was given, and on looking round he saw flames mounting most terrifically in the first floor warehouse, which was loaded with bales of goods. He immediately thought of saving the books, but so rapidly did the flames burn, that he was forced to make a precipitate retreat, having only sufficient time to save a portion of the books. To enter the upper floors was an impossibility, therefore none of the goods contained there could be saved; but a number of puncheons; of whisky standing on the quay, together with several casks of tallow and a quantity of sugar, were rolled out into the street. With respect to the origin of the fire, he knows nothing himself, but he had heard a similar account given by two of their men, to that stated above. To be perfectly satisfied on that point, it is the intention of Mr. Colman to have a rigid investigation as soon as the men can be gathered toge ther. Mr. Groves added that one of the orders of the house was, that no candle was on any account allowed to be taken into any part of the warehouse, and tobacco smoking was also strictly prohibited. He also stated that the amount of property destroyed could not be cor rectly estimated at present.' The greatest praise is due to the military, to Mr. Braidwood, and the various officers and men under him, and also to Sir John Hall of the St. Katherine's Docks, for the services rendered on the occasion. The West of England engine, under the direction of Mr. Connorton, took a most commanding position, and was of great assistance in cutting off the fire in a westerly direction. AN IDIOT FROZEN TO DEATII.--A. lamentable death occurred at Freckenham on Tuesday morning last. A poor creature named Charles Chittick, who had never been in his proper senses, and had been ailing for a time, went to bed between eight and nine o'clock on Monday evening, in a lower room of the house of his sister, Mrs. Plummer, with whom he resided. Another sister also, and Mrs. Plummer's daughter, slept.in an upper apart ment. A little before 11 o'clock, as the daughter lay in bed, she heard the deceased call, saying he wanted to go out, and she spoke to him. She then heard him undo the front door, which banged after him ; and she then lay awake about an hour afterwards; until becoming alarmed at his absence, she went down stairs to call him, which one of the family bad been in the habit of doing upon previous occasions, when he appeared to be gone a long while. The front door was on the jar, and the pin by which it was fastened lay on the table near by. A search was immediately made, but he could not be found, all the places about the premises being examined, but without success. His shirt and night cap were left on the pillow of his bed covered over with the clothes. The aunt was called, and a further search was made every where they could think of, but without effect. It was dark, and freezing sharp. His day clothes lay by the side of his bed. Information was immediately conveyed to the neighbours, and about eight o'clock on Tuesday morning a labouring man, named George Smith, accom panied by Frederick Sergeant and James Payne, who had gone out searching for the poor fellow, found him in a meadow in the occupation of Mr. Knight. lying flat ou his back, entirely naked, and quite dead. His eyes were open, and he was dirty as if he had been through water. The spot where he was found was about 200 yards off his cottage, and the river was nearer the cottage than the place where he was found. An inquest was held on Thursday, at the Boar Inn, Freckenham, before H. Wayman, Esq., when the above facts were deposed to by the principal witnesses, Elizabeth Plummer adding that she heard the deceased say he should not live till Christmas, which he had said several times before. He had been under the surgeon's hands, but not since Michaelmas time. Mr. Pelham Aldrich, surgeon, of Mildenhall, deposed that he had known the deceased six er seven years, and bad attended him professionally. He laboured under an affection of the spline, which at tacked the lower extremities, lie was of weak intellect, and about 46 years of age. Had seen his body since his death, and observed no external appearance of injury or violence. From information he had received, and from the appearance of the body, he was of opinion that death was occasioned by exposure to the ineemency of the season. Verdict accordingly.—Bury Herald. HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMPTION, &C., BROMPTON.— Yesterday evening a very numerous meeting of the sub scribera to the above institution was held in the Board room of the.llospital, at Old Brompton. 13dward Spree, Esq., in-the chair. The principal business of the evening was in reference to the appointment of an assistant physician, the election of whom is fixed for the 14th instant. It was also a source of the greaten,; satisfaction that the plans adopted for the ventilation and warming of the numerous extensive wards had proved so highly effective in aid of medical science. Many highly dis tinguished visitors have inspected the bui'iling; since it was opened, and scarcely a day passes without some ad ditional names upon the visitors' bock. ?lie number of in-patients yesterday, of both sexes, amounted to sixty. The Builder states that the practical utility of chalk as an article of fuel has been tested within the last fortnight, according to a Salisbury paper, and with the most satisfactory results. Surrounded w 4 .th coal, it gives a strong heat, and a clear fire, at half the usual expense ; so that to the poor in the chalk districts it mu* be 411 invaluable boon, PRICE SD. ' SPORTING IN TELLIGENCE. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Brighton hrrs., Mon., Patcham ; Wed., Racecourse ; Fri., Dyke—i to 11. - Brookside hrrs., Mon., Newmarket Hill ; Thurs., 'Fels , eombe •tye-10%. Crawley and Horsham lids., Mon., the Fox, Three Bridges ' Wed., Clark's Green • Fri., Crab T ree -1 4 to 11. Eastbourne hrrs., Mon., Lighthouse, East Dtan ; Thurs., Snap Hill; Sat., Willingdon Old Mill-4 to 11. Earl of Harewood's lids., Mon., Garforth Bridge; Wed., slarston ; Fri., Towton-10i. Worcestershire lids., Mon., Cotheridge ; W e d., U pton Snodsbury ; Fri.. Bishop's Wood-104. Ludlow hds., Tues., Staunton Lacy ; Fri., Shakruhurst. Herefordshire hds., the first open day, England Gate. Shropshire lids., Mon., Mountford Bridge ; Wed., Cloverly ; Fri., Kennels-4 to 11. Wheatland lids., Tues., Weston ; Fri., Willey Park--103. East Essex lids., Tues., Bellchamp Bells; Thurs., High Garret; eat., Notley Gate-10 1 ,0. Essex Union lids., Wed., Moor Gardens; Sat., Rettenden Common. Essex and Suffolk hds., Tues., Little Bentley Hall ; Fri., Sproughton Wild man--,aot. Suffolk hds., Mon., Ashley Village ; Thurs., Hepworth Marlborough-10 1 ,%. Mr. Horlock's hds., Tues., Bowden Hill. Duke of Beaufort's hds., Mon., Batt's Lodge. Mr. Locke's hds.. Tues., Haskingi Penning; Thurs., Pert wood Turnpike Gate-11. Sir R. Sutton's bds., Tues., Glaston ; Wed., the Bull, Wi tham Common; Fri., Titton Wood; Sat., Langham. Quorn hds., Mon., Shearsby Inn; Tues., Retcliffe Hall; Thurs., Houghton on the Hill; Fri., Ratclife Hall. Mr. M. Ingram's lids., Mon., Chartley Park ; Thurs., Ked leston Inn ; Sat., Swarkston Bridge. Dorrington lids., Mon., Cotgreave Village ; Wed., Keg worth Station ; Sat., Hathern Turn—i to 11. Barton hds., Mon., Fiskertfm Low Wood; Tues., Banl ney ; Wed., Wellinore ; Thurs., Hackthorn ; Fri., Gate Bux ton ; Sat., Lanworth Bridge-11. Mr. Hellier's lids., Mon., Tuthill; Tues., Merehani on the ; Spilsbury ; Fri., Hamton ; at., Welton Wood —l2. Sherwood hrrs., Tues., Mansfield Racecourse; Fri., King's Mill-11. Mr. Deacon's hrrs., Wed., the Thorn on Roborough Down ; Sat., Sheepston Village-10. Mr. Horudon's hds., Mon., Viverdon ; Thurs., St. Stephen's Down, Launceston. Cheshire lids.. Mon., Daresbury Hall ; Wed., Bruera Staple ford ; Thurs., Oulton Park ; Sat., Tatton Park-10i. Sir W. W. Wynn's hds., Mon., Plas Teg ; Tues., Dudles ton Chapel ; Thurs., Carden ; Sat., Peulev Hall. Montgomeryshire hds., Tues., Coffronnid ; Fri., Kerry. North Staffordshire hds., Mon., Stapleford Bridge; Wed., Stallington ; Fri., 'Whitmore Station-10i. Badsworth lids., Tues., Scorsby Bar ; Thurs., Askern ; Sat., Ackworth Moor Top-10i. Holderness hds., Mon, Whitlecross ; Tues., Londesbrt; Gate; Thurs., Brandesburton Moor; Sat., Bainton New Inn.. CHESTER CUP. ENTRIES IN Town.—Pam, 5 yrs— Cossack, 3 yrs—Milden, 5 yrs—Patriot, 6 yrs—Horn of Chase, 3 yrs—Camera Ob scura, 4 yrs—Duc-an-Dsirras, 5 yrs—Flahowlagh, 4 yrs— Pal, 4 yrs—Chatterbox, 4 yrs—Sweetmeat, 5 yrs—Moon light, 3 yrs—Finvaragb, 4 yrs—Wolfdog, 5 yrs—Watchdog, 3 yrs—Morocco, 4 yrs—Little Jack, 5 yrs—Humdrum, 4 yrs —Marmion, 4 yrs- Cawroush, hb, 4 yrs—Lady Wildair, 5 yrs—Jenny Wren, 5 yrs—Cherry, 4 yrs--Alarm, 5 yrs—Jo nathan Wild, 4 yrs—Geraldine, 4 yrs—Polka, 4 yrs—Mir millo, 3 yrs—Marquis of Conyngham, 4 yrs—Queen Mab, aged—Ajax, aged—Antler, 6 yrs—Sir Simon, 4 yrs—Robin Burns, 5 yrs—Pride of Eden, 3 yrs—Osprey, 4 yrs—Master Downes, 5 yrs—Grimston, 4 yrs—Mermaid, 4 yrs—Perpe tual Motion, h b, 5 yrs—Monarch, 6 yrs—Cranebrouk, 4 yrs—Woodpecker, 4 yrs—Dolo, 4 yrs—Eryx, 3 yrs— Plaudit, 5 yrs—Cameleopard, 5 yrs—Mickey Free, 6 yrs —Beatrice, aged—Regalia, 4 yrs—The Crown Prince, 4 yrs—Milliner, 4 yrs—Newcourt, aged—Gwalior, 5 yrs— Sylvanus, 5 yrs--Emigrant (late The Fairy Queen), aged— c by Euclid, dam by Taurus, 3 yrs—Chamois, 4 yrs—Em meline, 4 yrs—Best Bower, 6 yrs—Mendicant, 4 yrs—Miss Elis, 5 yrs— Bourton, 4 yrs—The Farmer's Daughter, 3 3rs —lgnis Fatuus, 4 yrs—Precocious Youth, 3 yrs—Julia Ben nett, 4 yrs—Crozier, :3 yrs—Devil-me-care, 3 yrs—Projectile, 3 yrs—King of Morveu, 3 yrs—Arthur, 5 yrs—Titbit, 4 yrs —br m No. 45, hb, 5 yrs—Faith, 6 yrs—Dulcet, 5 vrs— Sting, 4 yrs—Campanile, 5 yrs—Queen Anne, 4 yrs—Heads man, 4 yrs—False Report, 6 yrs—My Mary, 5 yrs— Clumsy, 5 yrs—Roebuck, 5 yrs—Punch, 4 yrs—St. Law rence, aged—Farthing Candle, 4 yrs—lonia, 3 yrs— Mistress Jane, 3 yrs—Moodkee, 3 yrs—Hyderabad, 3 yrs-So-nice, 3 yrs—Torn Tullock, 4 yrs—l2go, 4 yrs—Turpin, 4 yrs— Refraction, 5 yrs—Doleful, 5 yrs—Flitch, 4 yrs—Lady Ce cilia, 4 yrs—Golden Bee, 4 yrs—Diomede, 4 yrs—lnfringe, 3 yrs. ENTRIES AT CHESTER, FRIDAY, FIVE O'CLOCIC, P.M.— The Premier, 4 yrs—Lord Saltoun, 6 yrs—Emerald Isle, 3 yrs—Lord George, 3 yrs—lntrepid, 6 yrs—Romance, 4 yrs— Fantastic, 4 yrs—Emigrant, aged— Rufus, 4 yrs—Tom Tough, aged—Ratcliffe, 6 yrs—Queen of Tyne, aged—Ba nana, 4 yrs—Burgundy, 4 yrs—Duke of Richmond, 4 yrs 13ravissimo, 4 yrs—Factory Girl, 5 yrs—Bantam, 4 yrs— Inheritress, aged—Lightning, 6 yrs—Poynton, 4 yrs—Ban nockburn, 3 yrs—Mentor, 5 yrs—Bedlam, 3 yrs—St. Leon, 3 yrs—Crim. Con., 5 yrs—Red Rover, 6 yrs—Wave, 3 yrs— Lady Sarah, 6 yrs—Agnes, 3 yrs—Chertsey, 5 yrs—Jingle pot, 5 yrs—Counsellor, aged—Pilgrim, 4 yrs—Collier, 5 yrs —Whinstone, 5 yrs—Hope, 5 yrs—Marian Ramsay, 5 yrs— Spent Gregis, 3 yrs—Bit Nibble, 3 yrs—Sir Tatton Sykes, 4 yrs—Erin-go-Bragh, 4 yrs—Winchester, 5 yrs—Sagacity, 3 yrs—Smuggler Bill, 4 yrs—Little Hampton, 6 yrs—Maid of Tyne, 4 yrs-_-Annandale„s , yrs— . -The Magnet, 5 yrs. EPSOM SPRING} RACES, 1847. Entry for the Metropolitan Handicap. Finvaragh, 4 yrs—Wolfdog, .5 yrs—Buscot Buck, 6 yrs— Hydrangea, 4 yrs—Pineapple, aged—Best Bower, 6 yrs— Ajax, aged—Sir Simon, 4 yrs—b f by Elis, or Venison, out of Odessa, 3 yrs—The Premier, 4 yrs—Flalowlagh, 5 yrs— Duc-an-Durras, 5 yrs—Meanee, 3 yrs—Comme it Faut, 3 y-rs—b f by Heron, out of Hippona's dam, 3 yrs—Pimento, 6 yrs—Binnacle, 4 yrs—Marquis of Conyngham, 4 yrs—Queen Mab, aged—Ally Croker, 6 yrs—Ferney, 4 yrs—The Little Vulgar Boy, 4 yrs—Dexterous—lntrepid, 6 yrs—Duke of Richmond, 4 yrs—Shelforth, 4 yrs—Hannah Rains, 4 yrs— Plaudit, 5 yrs—Wyvern, 4 yrs—Ukraine, 4 yrs—Punch, 4 yrs—Humdrum, 4 yrs—Maid of Lyme, 4 yrs—Alli ance, 4 yrs—Diomed, 4 yrs—Annandale, 5 yrs— Lord Saltoun, 6 yrs—Emerald Isle, 3 yrs —What, aged—The Magnet, 5 yrs—Red Rover, 6yrs—Akbar, 6 yrs— c by Amato, out of La Fille mal. Gardee, 4 yrs—Roderick, aged—Satyr, 6 yrs—Secundus, 6 yrs—Gwalior, 5 yrs—Lady Sarah, 6 yrs—Morpeth, 6 yrs—Sir Peter Laurie, 4 yrs-- Sheraton, 4 yrs--The Lamb, 4 yrs—The Comet, 4 vrs —A gnes, 3 yrs—Counsellor, aged—Miss Shirley, 4 yrs—lci c l e , 4 y rs — Roebuck, 5 yrs—Boarding-school Miss, 6 yrs—Lynceus, 4 yrs—Buttress, 4 yrs—C by Euclid, dam by Taurus, 3 yrs— Arthur, 5 yrs—Rufus, 4 vrs—Driffield, 4 yrs—Cossack, 3 yrs—Bourton, 4 yrs---PiA . Bonnet, 3 yrs—Lady Wildair, 5 yrs—Cherry, 4 yrs—Jenny Wren, 5 yrs—Bro. to Stitch, 3 yrs —Guaracha, 4 yrs—Mildew, syrs—Sweetmeat, 5 yrs—Mosque, aged—Giselle, 4 yrs—f by Lanercost, out of Camp Follower, 3 yrs—Little Jack, 5 yrs—Camera Obscura, 4 yrs—Crozier, 3 yrs—Devil-me-care, 3 yrs—Projectile, 3 yrs—Queen Mary (late Twysages), 3 yrs—Refraction, 5 yrs—Halo, 3 yrs— Vampyre, 3 yrs—Doleful, 5 yrs—Flitch, 4 yrs—Gannet, 5 yrs—Titbit, 4 yrs—Dulcet, 5 yrs—Sting, 4 yrs—Campa nile, 5 yrs—Queen Anne, 4 yrs—Alarm, 5 yrs—Geraldine, 4 yrs—Polka, 4 yrs—Mirmillo, 5 yrs—Headsman, 4 yrs— False Report, 6 yrs—Laundrymaid, 4 yrs—My Mary, 5 yrs —Clumsy, 5 yrs—Witsend, 4 yrs—m by Samarcand, out of La Fille mal Gardee, 5 yrs—Correct Card, 5 yrs—lago 4 yrs —Tom Tullock, 4 yrs—Farthing Candle, 4 yrs—Moodkee, 3 yrs—So Nice, 3 yrs. Capt. D'Arcy has purchased for a large sum the celebrated steeple-chaser Culverthorpe, and has sent him to John Scott's to be trained. The celebrated Alice Hawthorn was ssld yesterday at Yor2 for 800 guineaf. The Metropolitan Handicap Fund amounts to 560/. THE WEATHER, ACC.---THE PARKS.—Thursday, the weather continuing its severity, the several metro politan parks were crowded with sliders and skaters from the earliest hour of admittance until dusk. On the ornamental water in St. James's Park, in the course of the day, two very serious accidents occurred, but fortu nately unattended with loss of life. The first occurred to William Simpson, a gentleman of property, residing at Peckham Rye, who was skating, when, through an accidental misarrangement of the skate, he fell backwards with great violence, breaking the ice and immersing himself in the water. Immediate assistance was ren dered, and with great difficulty he was extricated, totally insensible from the effects of the fall. He was removed in a very injured and weak state, being unable to walk without support. The second accident occurred in the afternoon to a lad named Somers, who was t•liding on the ice near Buckingham Palace, when, coming in violent contact with a gentleman who was skating, the poor fellow was thrown heavily, causing a severe fracture on the head and arm. The Serpentine, in Hyde-park, was much frequented during the day, and many accidents occurred, but not of any serious consequence, owing to the prompt assistance rendered in each case by the ice men of the Royal Humane Society. The two frozen lakes in Kensington-gardens, and that of the Regent's park, were visited by upwards of 5,000 individuals, and with but one exception no accidents occurred beyond an occasional breaking of the ice. On the ice of the Re gent's-park, a young man unfortunately slid upon a " dangerous" spot, and in his anxiety to return fell, and the ice broke; he was, however, speedily recovered. HIGHLAND FUNERALS.—There is at present a general movement throughout the towns and villages of the north to do away with the entertainment usually afforded on the occasion of funerals, so burdensome to the humbler classes of the people, and which often de generates into excess. In the remote country parishes it will be more di ffi cult to eradicate this custom, lto con sequence rn of the distance which many parties t rave l be present at these solemnities, but the subjec t is we 11 worth striking the memento consideration of t h o e f the clergy Highland and f proprietors.unerals may A still be seen a few miles from Corpach, near the western terminus of the Caledonian Canal. Oa the south ern beak of the canal is an ancient burying-ground, and be ,side it a curious green mound of earth in the form of a horse-shoe, which was constructed in that singu'ar shape some centuries ago, in order to accommodate the attend ants at funerals. .After the interm en t th e people were seated on the grass in the curve, while the opening gas() access to the servants to bring in th e w i ne and spirits consumed on . such occasions. It i s s till th e custom to hold these org i es occasionally in thi s sequestere d spot, and many a fervid Gaelic address and full quaich have been poured out to the memory of the various parties committed to. . the " narrow h ouse " i n t h e a d jo i n i ng rest ing-place. bag-pine, too, sometimes adilid the wild notes of a " lament," wliich heightened the effect of the strange , scene.—lnverness Courier. .Ihe Savings B an k o f P ar i s h as i ssue d a no ti ce re minding its depositors that, by the Act of June 22, 18 , 15, the maximu m o f accoun t th a t one p erson can h ave is a sum of 2,000 f. ; once that amount arrived at, it is necessary either to withdraw part of the deposits, or to give orders to have State Rentes purchased for the maxi mum specified. Many depositors having exceeded the sum thus stated, the notice has become necessary. THE CASE OF STARVATION AT WORCESTER. -INQUIRY BEFORE AN AS SISTANT POOR-LAW COMMISSIONER. On Thursday J. T. Graves, Esq., attended at the . Union Workhous e , W orcester , f or t h e purpose o f inves tigating a charge of alleged neglect against a relieving officer of the union, whereby it was alleged an infant of one Sarah Dovey had, for want of proper clothing and attention died. At: the coroner's inquest, held on the body about a fortnight ago, the jury found a verdict charging the officer, William Crisp, with neglect, and hence the present inquiry was directed by the Poor-law Commissioners. The first witness called was Elizabeth Scott, sister to Sarah Dovey, the mother of the deceased infant, who deposed that her sister was delivered of a male child on Sunday morning, the 13th December. On the following day she applied to Mr. Crisp, the relieving officer, for relief. In r e pl y t o M r. Crisp's questions, she told him that her sister had been confined let the workhouse about fifteen months ago of a child still-born. Mr. Crisp thereupon remembered who Dovey was, and, using . a coarse expression, asked whether she (Mrs. Scott) was not ashamed t o as k a secon d t i me f or re li e f un d er suc h circumstances. Mrs. S co tt re pli e d that she had done nothing to be ashamed of, and told Crisp that her sister had nothing to eat, nothing to cover her, and nothing to lie upon. To this Crisp replied, " She sha'n't have much, I'll take care of that." Crisp said he should not go to her sister that night, upon which witness told him that if he did not, either her or her child would die, and she must go somewhere else. Crisp rejoined, "and serve her right too." Witness told Crisp that her sister had had nothing since her confinement but what she (Scott) and the neighb ours b a d g i ven h er . Wit ness h a d taken her sister on the Sunday a pint of tea and some toast, and had borrowed a shilling to procure it, being very poor herself. She did not, however, tell Mr. Crisp what she had had. The was pressed on the im portant points of her evidence, but she persisted that she had told the relieving officer that Dovey had nothing to eat, and nothing to lie upon. Th e w it ness was cross examined by the guardians and by the relieving officer, who was present during the inquiry. She said she had represented her sister's case to Mrs. Crisp also in the absence of her husband, when she first called at his house, but this Mr. Crisp said he was prepared to prove was not the case. Ann Pool, a midwife, said she de livered Sarah Dovey of a male child early on the morn ing of December the 13th. Sh e was i n a d ep l ora bl y destitute condition. The house in which she found her was a void house in Bridport-street, Worcester, and the only furniture in it was a chair. There was no bed or bedding, table, or anything else, and very little fire. There was no food in the house on the Sunday when the woman was confined, but she could not tell whether there was any in the house on the Tuesday. Both on Sunday and Tuesday, the only clothes which Sarah Dovey had on were an old gown, which was open behind and torn almost to pieces, and a shawl across her shoulders. She had no petticoats nor cap. Before witness left on the Tuesday, she had a conversation with Mr. Crisp, who was with Dovey when she called. Crisp said, in reply to witness's remark, that " it was a shocking place, and that the woman had been confined in the workhouse fifteen months before." Witness told him that she was in the same state then as she found her in on the Sun day. Mr. Crisp said he should leave a shilling for her at the huckster's shop near, and that she must do with that until the Thursday. This was on Tuesday, the lith. Thursday was board-day. In her cross-exami nation by the guardians, the witness stated that she was of opinion that if the child had had sufficient clothing, and if a fire had been provided (it being excessively cold at the time), its life might have been saved. Her fee was five shillings. She had not received it in Dovey's case, nor did she expect to do so, unless the guardians paid her.—Sarah Davey, mother of the deceased child, was then called into the board-room. She ap peared very weak, and spoke low. She stated that Mr. Crisp attended her for the first time on the Tues day, two days after her confinement. She was then sitting on a borrowed chair with her child on her lap. There was no food in the house, and no other furniture than the chair on which she sat, but there was a small fire in the grate. Mr. Crisp having asked her how many children she bad had, said, " Are not you ashamed of yourself ?" Witness answered, " Not more so than other people." He then called her a dirty wretch, on which she said that she was as much like a Christian as anybody else. She was dirty then. Crisp did not ask her who was in the house when she was confined.—Mr. Crisp, in his defence, said he should prefer making his statement upon oath, and being sworn, and cautioned not to say anything which might criminate himself, said— Elizabeth Scott called at his house on Dec. 14, to ask for relief for her sister, telling him that she had been con fined on Sunday, and that both her and the father of her child were " very bad off." She said the mother had had gruel and tea, and he thereupon said, " Arn't you ashamed to come a second time ?" She replied that her sister was not the only one that applied a second or even a third time for relief under such circumstances. He said, " Very well ; be should not come to her that night, but that he would see her in the morn ing." Scott said, " They be very bad off ;" and he (Crisp) replied, "Ss-rve her right ;" and there upon she left him. He denied th a t S cott h a d ever to l d him that if ho did not attend to the case that evening either the mother or child would be lost. He was posi tive Scott never told him that Dovey had nothing to eat or nothing to cover her. He did say that "it was too bad, for that this was the second time St. Andrew's ethefire,Tuesday, on a chair, sewing, with her parish had had her." With respect to his interview with Dovey tting b o e nfor the Mr. Crisp said he found he child at the breast. There was no furniture in the room except the chair which Dovey sat on. Dovey did not make any complaint of her wanting anything in particu lar,r sitting she said she wanted relief. He was not aware that she had no under-garments, because she did not tell him so. Before leaving her he told Dovey that he would go to the shop in the street and pay for a few . things for her, which she could send f o r, but that, living the state in which she was, he said she would have little of him. He, however, promised to lay her case before the board of guardians OR the Thursday—board-day. He then went and paid for the things at the shop, and Dovey afterwards sent for them as she wanted them. He con cluded by calling witnesses to his general character. This evidence terminated the inquiry. The Assistant Commissioner will m a k e hi s repor t thereon immediately to the Poor-law Commissioners, who of course will com municate the result to the board of guardians of the Worcester Union. NBw YEAR'S-DAY.—Yesterday being New Year's d,o b a t h st e lp p p o l o y r i f n e h e a a b l s it , a r t s e a d o , f a t de other e i s ty s a r p i a e r s s d h i e s y coals, s t weather, have flannel clothing during the late incle:ae the poor inhabitants. and meat, St. bread, Pancras, tea in sugar, additionuga oatmeal,to blankets, et giftsa and ordered a further supply of coals to of distributed s t. i‘rary t . h i e i s wThisinte winter. gift The parochial p m a a r k tie e b above n authorities Strand and the precinct of the ttie° 4 ll a s vo St. Clement Dbraenaeds, and d d e S o t a . la Pa i u n l, Covent r -garden , parishes. St. M ts T f h o e r parish of ary, There were ayv%3 ttickets • • lar poor IN EAST LOTHIAN.— e - Since issued from the City kitchen, and by the inhabi tantseLlaerrngliorfth, distributed coals, broad, and q o u a a t o rn u e ty al o t r o co t t h d e s e th n eir of res t p h ee e ti e v x e te d n is s t i r v i e cts. robbery at Begbie, in i f gifts i of n other St. George's, parishes, l e a n: o a v e very r.sq u l s a r y the neighbourhocd of Haddington, occurred, a number of farmers and others in the district have got all the sie li ce TT t r e P a T tLe A iO T US i otrag l' and windows on the first floor of their houses strongly secured with iron bars; a watch-dog is also kept, and in many cases a loaded gun in readiness. All these precautio ns are most necessary, asthe Begbie affair seems t o b e b ut the beginning of a system of robberies. Last week three Irishmen, visit to Theyth broke a pane of glass, and attempted t o open the the farm-house en,Carfrae,ef to in be the‘‘ "navvies," paidf G a r a v a d window-shutter of the room , but being well secur e d , supposed a degree of violence was used to get it opene d , which aroused the inmates. On the f armer i nqu i r i ng what was wanted, they would not speak, but con tinued working with the window fastenings. The gentle man threatened to fire if they did not desist and go away, but no attention was paid to him, and he from an upper window fired a pistol at them. Immediately after this one of them, with a strong Irish accent, exclaimed. .g Let's he off, boys," when all three ran away. At two o'clock on the morning of Thursday, a similar attempt was also made by thtee men to break into the manse of Athelstaneford. The breaking of the window glass awoke the reverend clergyman, and on repeated ques tions being put as to who they were and what they de sired, no answer was returned. The manse stands at the end of the village, apart from any houses, so that it was impossible that the human voice could be heard by the villagers, to come to the rescue of their minister ; but he, with great prudence and presence of mind, took from the lobby a largo hand bell, and, going to the highest window of the house, opened it, and began Ting ing the bell with great vigour. Thi s had the de sired effect. It made the villains decamp, and brought. the inhabitants of the manse to ascertain the cause of this unto ward ringin.—Berwick Watdtr. liostEar.—the wrought cotton hose branch keeps its ground, and the stockiugers in the villages are not suffering so much as in the town; but cut-ups of every description aro on the wane. The same may be said of steam propelled stocking-frames ; they are evidently o n the decline. The drawer, pantaoon, and shirt branch is very dull, and many good and steady hands make heavy complaints of short employment, yet we bear of no attempts to reduce the wages. 'The silk glove trade is further on the decline, especially in tho town, the two-needle frames in the villages taking the employ ment—in many eases through the t V t truck sys o - tinyhant Rcriew. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE STOCK EXCHANGE, DIC. 31.—The sales were—Fleetwood Preston, and West Riding, ss. p.—G reat Grimsby and Sheffield Junction, die.—Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 265. 3d .p --Newcastle and Carlisle, Now, I f r f p.—Newcastle :and Berwick, 155 p.—North British, 11 Ditto, Quarters, 455. p.— Ditto, Extension , 7- p.—York and North Mid land, Preference, 121 p. ~~. J/ ~~~-t~~~ y ~/ ''~ ~~1 At:(7! l _ , -7:1 MANCIIESTER. MANCHESTER, FRIDAY.-A public meeting was held in the Town-hall, Manchester, yesterday, the mayor, in the chair, to consider the propriety of re-opening the soup kitchens of 1832.3, for the relief of the distressed poor and the people who are being thrown out of work - in consequence of the stoppage of factories. There were present the Hon. and Very Rev. Dr. Herbert, Dean of Manchester, and several members of the Chapter, be sides other clergymen, and James Heywood, Esq. ' Al derman Nield, Alderman P o tt er , S amue l Fl e t c h er , Esq., and other influential gentlemen. The Hon. and Rev. the DEAN moved that, in order to relieve prevailing and anticipated distress, arrangements should be made for opening soup-kitchens, and that a subscription be at once commenced. The Rev. Mr. HUNTINGTON seconded the motion. Mr. Alderman POTTER did not think it was desirable to open soup-kitchens, because it would be a reflection lupon the guardians, who informed them they had made the necessary preparation, if the occasion should arise. Though he objected to the resolution he did not mean that, if a soup kitchen were established, he would not support it.—(Hear.) 1 A discussion arose a; to the issue cf tickets along with which an additional halfpenny should be paid, but the Town Clerk suggested that this would be best left to the committee; on the last occasion it was thought best to discontinue the payment of money, because it en couraged parties who had the tickets to beg at the corner of streets for a halfpenny, on the pretence that they wanted to snake a ticket available for soup. Mr. Honx said if they were to issue pay-tickets he knew a family too poor to avail themselves of the charity. A t present there were six of them, and they sat down to dinner upon American hominy, which cost them only nil reepence, and they never tasted other food, or flesh :zweat. The motion was carried. Mr. J. R. TAYLOR moved the second resolution np pOinting a committee, and the Rev. Mr. BENTLEY Se m nded it.—Carried. The DEAN asked if it was thought desirable to open tine subscription in the room, because he found that his fri ends of the Chapter wished to subscribe in a body, ax he was prepared in their name to say that they would subscribe 501. to begin with.—(Applause.) Mr. WESTREAD said their firm would conser.t to take 121/. worth of tickets, and they would be glad to take more when those were done. Mr. JAMES HEYWOOD gave 101. The MAYOR gave 101. Several other subscriptions were announced. A vote of thanks was given to the Mayor, and the naleeting separated. THE REPUBLIC of the URUGUAY. We have been favoured with a copy of an authentic *document, by which General Oribe declares the confis cation of all property in the republic of the Uruguay &longing to his political opponents. The result of such a measure, if confirmed by his accession to authohty, - would be absolute ruin to British interests in that country. (TRANSLATION.) " Long live the defenders of the laws! " Death to the Unitarian Savages!! " Long live the defenders of the laws! Death to the Unitarian Savages!!—Number one hundred. In the Cerrito de la Victoria,' this 15th day of July 1846. i The supreme Government, before me, the undersigned :notary, and the witnesses to be named at foot, did de clare—That, having determined to distribute equally among the well-deserving individuals of the liberating ' army, as among other well-deserving citizens and public Functionaries, as may seem fit, in reward of their str 'vices, the property that did belong to the said Unitarian ;Savages, which now does belong to the State ; and :Lieutenant Don Manuel Carasa being one of these well-deserving persons, entitled therefore t o no tional reward, his Excellency, in execution of the afore tid determination, does declare that he makes free, p ?rfect, and irrevocable gift and donation to the said L ieutenant Dou Manuel Carasa, for him, his heirs, and !,Iticcessors, of a house comprising four rooms, kitchens, stable, and four cuadras (about eight acres) of land, situate at the Cerrito, department of Monte Video, which did belong to the Unitarian Savage Juan Justo Alonzo; which donation comprehends the aforesaid house and land, and all rights pertaining, or that may hereafter pertain thereto. And the supreme Govern ment renounces, now and for ever, all possession, domi nion, and every other right soever of the State, making over the same, with all power and title, to the aforesaid L ieutenant Carasa, that he may enjoy or dispose thereof, 9A-cording to his will, as of a thing belonging to himself; acquired by just and legitimate title, as this is by the present donation, he taking the possession he is entitled • to, either judicially or by himself; and, in order that it may not be necessary tor him to take such possession, and that it may be always proved to belong to him, this document is extended in his favour, of which his Excel lency ordains that I shall give such certificates as the donatee shall require for his security, with which, and without further notice, he shall be held to have taken the said possession. In like manner, the Most Excellent Government does declare that it shall be understood, to the end, that nothing may withhold from the donatee the free and quiet enjoy ment of the property given to him, that this donation shall be binding, firm, and of entire legal effect, not withstanding any charge, mortgage, lien, or demand by which the said property may stand affected ; for, in such case, those who may consider that they have a lawful claim against it shall apply to the Government, who will resolve on that which shall be convenient ; and the property of the State is hereby bound to the security and fulfilment of this document, as also for the free oc cupation of the thing given. The contents of this docu ment having been made known to the Lieutenant Don Manuel Carasa, he declared that he accepted in every particular the donation which it embraces, to use the same as he may think proper. And, that it may stand on record, it is signed by his Excellency and the dona tee, the witnesses thereto being Don Manuel Jose Ar gerich, Don Antolin Mazariegos, and Don Pedro Nieto, which I do certify. " MANUEL ORIBE. " C. G. VILLADEMOROS. " B. I'. BERRO. " ANTONIO DIAZ. " MANUEL CARASA. " L. B. CAVIA, Notary Public. "Done before me, in proof whereof I authorise the present certificate, at the regoest of the donatee, at the Buceo, department of Monte Video, this 28th of July, 1846, and on this unstamped paper, corresponding to his military rank. " LUIS BERNARI)O CAVIA, Notary Public." DEATH OF THE RIGHT HON. LORD ROLLo. 7 —rt is with sincere regret we have to record the which death nt h of took this much respected nobleman, an inveEdiwnburgh, on Thursday last. The Noble place at his Lordship's resident e t lately, when hi; family and friends had re ason disposed for a considerable time, until to flatter themselves that Lort c had . been severely in his malady had taken a favourable turn. It was but flattering hope, however ; for the hand of death was soon laid upon him, and we understand the proximate cause of his dissolution was a suffusion of water in the chest. His Lordship died in his seventy-third year. He is suc ceeded in his title and estates by his eldest son, William, Master of Rollo. The deceased Lord was one of the sixteen represe n t at i ve peers of Scotland in Parliament, having been el ec t e d on t h e dem i se of the late Lord Gray. His Lordship was chiefly distinguished for the quiet virtues of a country gentleman and worthy landlord, and has gone down to the grave much beloved and respected by these on his estates in Strathearn, and those in their neighbourhood.— Perth Constitutional. DESTRUCTION AMONG GAME FROM THE FROST.— During the last fortnight a very considerable quantity of game have been picked up dead. In the pheasant pre serves, where the birds are fed, pheasants have done well, but partridges, which are much more shy, have been starved out by the continued frost. Rabbits have been found in great numbers, burrowed in the ground and b ozen. Hares, which travel so much further for food, have better provided themselves, although they are in low condition, but many head of hares have been found dead. THE WEATHER. AT DURIIANI.—We announced last week that frost had again set in. Friday and Saturday were both cold, and Sunday intensely so. On Monday a partial thaw commenced, which, lasting over Tuesday, slightly raised the level of the river, which was thereby deprived a second time this season of its icy covering, .which had' again attained sufficient solidity in parts to allow of the more venturesome risking themselves on its surface. On Wednesday there was n slight return of frost, but the weather, though cold, is now again open. —Durham Advertiser. •-= LONDON DOCKS. - 3 i Yesterday the half-yearly general meeting of the prot - jia,Lr„ ... -3V prietors in this establishment was held at:the-Dot-1c House, Princes-street, Bank, for the purpose ciltboittinito--2.' a report from the directors, the declaration of a dividend, and upon other matters. In the unavoidable absence of the Chairman, Mr. Cattley, the Deputy-Chairman, Mr. Wm. King, presided. The minutes of the last court having been read, The Secretary, Mr. J. D. POWLES, read the half yearly report. It stated that " the report of the direc tors was made up to the close of the half-year ending the 30th November last, and an abstract of this docu ment may be thus given: —Number of loaded shire which entered thelaondon Docks during the six months ending the 30th November last, 703; measuring 181,196 tons. In the corresponding F riod of last year it was 731 ships, measuring 168,553 tons. The amount of earn ings lakt half-year was 206,1661. ss. sd. Same time its 1845, :09,(94/. Bs. 6d. Expenditure in the last six months had been 110,885/. Bs. 9d., including the income tax. The income had exceeded the expentlitu:e its the last six months by 90,9791. ls. 103. The directors recommended a dividend of 21. 10s. per cent. after the payment of which their would be a balance in favour of the company of 203,9551. 10s. The stock of goods in the Docks on the 30th of November last was 112,105 tons. and at the same period last year 105,262 tons." The re , port proceeded to detail the new works in operation for the accommodation and benefit of the commercial and shipping interest ; and it concluded by earnestly requesting the proprietors to use their best endeavours t o increase by their influence the business of the docks. The CHAIRMAN moved that the report of the direc tors be received and entered on the minutes. He re gretted the absence of Mr. Cattley, their talented chair man (owing to indisposition), but any information that might be required would be readily given either by him self (the deputy-chairman) or by his brother directors. He would now only state that the dividend warrants Would be ready for delivery on the Bth January, the company paying the income-tax. After some conversation relative to the affairs of the company, the report was adopted, the dividend was con firmed, and the court was adjourned. PREVALENCE OF DISTRESS IN ork ergo , Se- Es. l L. ) are cer tO Ltker wing ntail ed te bar- RIM- Wt. Ruth. 1 TO. KAI reat- Ile ed., ,in ® to 3 no— niceo and Pe" ,mph iritr °MY 3an s ' wing oche ^roe see a. gar/ M u ta . l ; CB ~ 1 OP e a± [raw MAL ) ar also 63 , ) 46 ' ai/1 i. try. ,etri the ,she