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In Asthma, and in Winter Cough, they r never been kno wn to &IL $ 4 , 4 e intred and sold in Boxes, Is. 1 1 / 0., and Tins, 2s. 9d., 48. 641., 9t. log. 6d . each, by THOMAS KEATING, Chemist, Esc., 2(e. 79, .41il's Churchyard, London. Sold retail by all Druggists and M erit Medicine Venders is the Kingdom. Birkenhead, near Liverpool, Jan 8, 1847. 01r, I have teen afflicted with a severe cough and 8/softness of ;lath for nearly eight years, and atter trying numerous remedies, did 74 find myself any better. I purchased a small box of Keating's enges of you, from which I found great benefit. The second box, 9d. SIZE, completvly cured me, and I can now breathe more freely, and am as free from cough as ever I was in my life. Roping that %t here, similarly afflicted, will avail themselves of so certain and safe -- oledy, I remain, Sir, yours, faithfidly, WILLIAM ANDERSON. Geo. 11. Howell, Chemist, 72, Dale-street, Liverpool. VENDERS, STOVES, and FIRE IRONS.— t to The LARGEST ASSORTMENT of STOVES , KI T C HEN /Lan (1 , and FENDERS, as well as General Ironmongery in t h e i4l; is now on Sale at WILLIAM S. BURTON'S (late RIPON ***, t ZItTON'S) extensive warehouses. Bright steel fenders, to 4 !'ass, 3 0s. each ; ditto ditto, with or-molu ornaments, from 60s. ; ; a vet,4 4 l 4 4 ed scroll ditto, with steel bar, 10s. 6d.: iron fenders, 3 4 feat, 4 4 "'• ; 4 feet , 61. • ditto bronzed. and fitted with standards, het, i"•; feet, 11 ; Wrought iron kitchen fenders, 3 feet, ts. en. ; :et' ; hri4ht register stoves, with bronzed ornaments, and two bia, 4 11 2 ',,, f; , 441 955. ; ditto ditto, with or-molu ornaments, from -roott, re -.414 5-room register stoves, 2 feet. 18s.; 3 feet, 275. ; 1'441 lher t F ist er stoves, 2 feet, 16s. ; 3 feet, 245. The new econo -43._.; tlre.i,.2";sve, with fender and radiating hearth-plate, from i tekts •-14 for chambers, ls. 9d. per set ; handsome ditto, with 6 • 64 .; newest pattern, with elegant bronzed heads, Ilc nlate . 4 ; fire-irons with or-mola and richly cut heads, at propor snit. tr yrices. `. 11 3 , artic le in the furnishing ironmongery, 30 per go t 4 Zer any other e The money returned for every article h n) pet h at u led . catalogues, with engravings, sent (per II gURON'S (late RPPON and BTON'S) sock - "L lurnisb ß ing T ironmo I ngery is literally th UR e largest idea of - " , Oar ri- '" and extent, p ag urchasers are invited to call and inspect it. \-2 14 ;tet,!_;;•street °2O. (corner of Newnan-street). Established In Wells- p op - " CL AIt TREATISE on the HEALTH, LIFE and VIGOU , IT PA'yT zt ., ot the BODILY FUNCTIONS. , NTII EDITION price 2s. 61. ; Free by Pest (in a Scale THIE SlLENT E Fl i alifi3. d" A Medical Work "4. The The loss of the reproctive powers, with means of rotors R k r t 2 ,l 4r ) , s ___baneful effects of Indulgersce, neglected Strictures, So. FRlPtems, &c., are fully pointed out. Illustrated by En •- h lthy followed by observations en Marriage. By R. and L. titai,,,M 4 Co. Consulting Surgeons, London. t 4 by -- s 7 by the Authors, and may be had at their residence. b - u - knge No e •row ; Gordon, 146, Leadenhal ' i rk* 'Cornpton-stroet. tiohe ; Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford- f art 37 , Ito 3 al Exchange and all booksellers. , 'vent • of this Work is particularly addressed te those who an ,ed th i l To m forming a Matrimonial Allisre, through fear ofcer ttne,t4lifleations, and will bef ound an available introduction to . art // O f Perfect and secret restoratio n to manhood. thei r • treats perspicuously upon those forms of diseases, el w thet 1.1 2 ,11 ay orsecondary sate, aising from infection, sh g 11. '4 4 the Am Who neglect to t obtain r competent medical aid, °entail 1 ,1, e Velves years of misery and suffering. - ,, (l 4re' ltpl AL BALM OF SYRIACUM is exclusively k cli n r e e es cted , te . C4e,, , nervous and sexual debility, habits,irregularityw , t. The from venereal excesses, Sce• Pri ce e. 11 4 arising of appetite, indigestion, comamptilvie and debbili d 335. per bot• i v i t he r e ,,, r ,tve - onnd cues may be had as usual. , h 'ehtli t 'ACENTlt kTED DETERSIVE ESSENCE. An anti b l r eal remedy rot : searching out and purifying the blood from vs i „,'erti"" n tatnination scnrvv, blotches CO the head, face, and hods Letn, , ° ns, and those painful affections arising from improper tree. -- " 1 33. -' " ld ary symptoms, and all eruptions of the skin. Price 1 t , t p 7 Per hettle. 11,, t1 S PURIFYING SPECIFIC PILLS , p rice 2s. 9d., 4s. bd. L'tus"• Per box, are the most effectual remedy for strictures, in. ."14 44° n, irritation of the bladder, be., without hindrance tc • 4 sa, kr „. 4 - I tation fee, if by Letter, 11. I minute detail of ease is ne. ;, hg, Messrs Perry are in daily attendance at their residence re tir r s - streel, Oxford-street, London, from eleven till two, an In; and on Sundays from eleven till twelve. R E SHIP AND THE ENGINE. Sh ry, -ip and the Engine (two rivals in traffic), day had a chit-chat, familiar and graphic. a n "r'Pears that the Engine commenc'd conversation , „! Whistling tone, from a principal station : hat think you," said Fury (for that was its name), r the Warehouse of MOSES, that favourite of fame; AZ,lraftles increasing each day and each hour, (1 I can't keep it under in spite of my pow 'r ; / „''r9 station I have, ev'ry train that I run, 401 nehow connected with MOSES and SON; TiL trl lls are all crowded—first, second, and third, ugh the number of favours on MOSES confered, An d MY baggage vans always are cramm'd to excess, I t i,, ,`'N' description of elegaat dress 1 , ,, t -I L that the companies o ught as in one, vote their warm thanks to E. MOSES and SON." t , „ (l° I," said the Vessel (a v er y large ship), Imh"11', in tr u th , th e y occasion as many a trip ; h e You are employed on the trains like a porter, for MOSES and SON on the water 14,1 really m 9 wi.,e,onstantly sailing to all foreign parts, A n V i ?ttilts and dress from the mart of all marts; Th a . al often so cramm'd with the goods they prodnee, ballast is scarce any use. l 're. MOSES remind me of Neptune's vast ocean, And nnt of their trade being always in motion." To , s _ t has did the Ship and the Engine agree, s 'a , Plirnent MOSES on land and on sea. LIST OF PRICES. "Jilin NAM X d 11 ' 41 'sr 8 6 1:11„, -Relents Ikon• • • '''''' "• ••••• • • • •• • • 0 10 6 l'a m 'Melds and ' CoAringtons .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • i • • Or I)'° rsaym and Chestertelds, and every description _ 6 0 toy e i t i nter e 8 6 1 11 , 4 4 eed ki t!ter Coats, in every style a . nd .. m .. a . k . e . .. . .0 4 6 , aisers, lined • • • • • • • • • • •• • •••• •• •• •••••• • 10 6 • • ....... eßa ••• • •••••••• rk tk C ......... •• • • • 0 1 0 6 °414 • ..... • . •- , eyy ,;••reaated Yeats ' t ?, ssar and Tunic Suits •• • .•• • • 3 0 I) itt " In ter Tro • y eet, users .•• • • • ........ . cur , king t ° any extent at Ave minutes' notice. MADE TO MEASURE. b an "; Coata, warranted waterproof, made to any style, _ 5 0 Itill e d `• ,n'elY trimmed •• • • ,i?tl2 Coats, trimmed, •••• velvet collar and cuffs,.. line . d . 2 0 1 6 0 0 0 ercoats •• • •• • • "•••• • • • • • 08 6 u,ied Trouser!, • • • • • .. 2 6 e.snttei) Trousers, • in all the most approved French patterns 1 1 6 ve nt Dress Trousers • ORt3 • • . •••••••••••••••••••• 2 15 0 ... • • • • •••"•• • • • • • • - -"k CO O atg ••••••" • • • • • • • ••• ••• • • • ••• • • • Ila F estQu alitrn •• a • d • • •.•••••• • • • • ••• ••• •••••• • • • " • • 3 38 0 6 lto; ) , 4 : / P i l ti a s l , n a or fttnc; • :•:••: • • • • • . . ..... 75 0 Aa ti eY N•lt4 e "••""• • • • • •• •••• •• ' ••••• • • • • • ° 13 0 A r and Tunic Suits ••••• • • • • •• for se•Li.! Work, entitled ‘• costume Castle," •• wi • th hill directions Post fre•lineasurenaent, may be had on application, or forwarded s ure : i t • •• :• --- Any article purchased, ready made , or made to mea rnoney r at t ztPproved of, will be exchanged, or if preferred, the timed. llosiQ`c. nrrM'A and SON, Tail or s, Woollendrapers, Clothiers, Hatters,r 1 - 41 4• 1,,, - ;•: • , 'era, Boot and Sh oem akers, and General Outfittere, f • gs 'ku, entlemen, 154, 155, and 156, 157 Minoriea, and Ba, cam.loand 86 Aldgate, :Ay, London. n • — "E• Moses and Son regret being obliged to guard the lik e tatagainst Impostors, but have learned that the untradesman has b ee " ll ° o d of being connected • with them, or it's the same concern, They h_nvresorted te in many instances, and for obvious reasons. and the no connexion with any other house in or out of London; Or 8,,,r,",,,wh0 desire genuine and they? clothing, ice., should call at, ic ete , _ ti ones and Aldgate, City, London. set p r iZ• - I go business transacted at this establishment from sun- V.0441 6 "1s till Sunset keturclay, when htminoia 15 mood till twain _ 4l • „ Op ASV 4.• Z . , 11 4 ,, •, • .•'• I • ttg fr - et • I )j ::5: ' • • 411111' ", =r rfr•it: . - , • „` c 1 -4 -,-- ,At / 0 1 7 •• •.> '•• DIFT ao 'ci , t t ' ''' - 0/ 0 r T .x -7 , f, No. 16,998. LONDON, FRIDAY E"CrENING • Ng MARCH 12, 1847. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSU RANCE SOCIETY. OFFICE, 26, CORNIIILL, LONDOX. Capital 500,0001. Empowered by Act of Parliament, The system of Deferred Annuities, originally proposed by the Na tional Loan Fund Life Assurance Society, for the better advance ment of the objects of Benefit and Friendly Societies, having received the approbation of a considerable body cf the active members and officers of those Institutions, and the Directors of the National Loan Fund Society having been urgently solicited by them to estabiish Branch Office in connexion with those Societies and the Operative Classes generally, iu which their services might he successfully en gaged, a Committee has been sanctioned by the Directors to open communication with the different Societies, with the view of more effectually disseminating the valuable benefits amongst the indus trious classes, and a plan has been proposed with that object. CALEDONIAN ASYLUM. Incorporated by Act of Parliament, 1815. For Supporting and Educating the Children of Soldiers, Sailors, awl Marines, Natives of Scotland, who hare died or been disabled in the Service of their Country, and of indigent Scotch parents, re- silent in London. Notice is hereby Oven that a QUARTERLY GENERAL COURT of the Corporation will be held in the Dail of the Scottish Hospital, Crane• court, Fleet-street, on MONDAY, the 22d of March (instant), to consider Notice of Motion given at the General Court, on 3d De cember last--That all votes recorded by unsuccessful Candidates at this or any future Election be carried forward for their benefit at future Elections, so long as they are eligible to remain on the list of Candidates. JOHN BURNIE, Secretary. March 10, 1847 PRACTICAL WORK ON DRAINING. Lately Published, price 3s. 6d., ._lmproved and Enlarged, a Second Edition of AMANUAL OF PRACTICAL DRAINING. By HENRY STEPHENS, F.R.S.E., Author of The Book of the Farm." With Sixty-three Engravings on Wood. Wm. Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. To be had of all Booksellers. ALISON'S HISTORY of EUROPE DURING the FRENC II REVOLUTION, now Publishing, in Menthly Volumes, price 6s. each. Vol. 111. was published on the Ist of March. The succeeding Volumes will appear on the Ist of each month. Win. Blackwood and Bona. Edinburgh and London. To be had of all Booksellers. FOOD FOR THE MILLION. Published this day,ln foolscap Bvo., price R. cloth. MAIZE against POTATO : a Case for the Times ; comprising the History, Uses, and Culture of - Indian Corn, elPecially showing the practicabilltvAnd stoup to the Right lion. sir novert Ye.% Dart.) By AMICUS CURIAE. London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. THE BLACK PROPHET COMPLETE. Now ready, price One Shilling, 320 pp., bound, THE PARLOUR LIBRARY, VoL. 1., THE BLACK PROPHET : a Tale of Irish Famine. By WILLIAM CARLETON, Esq. Forming the First Volume of a New Series of Novels and other Standard Works, by Mary llowitt, Mrs. S. C. Hall, Miss Alitford, Countess of Blessington, T. C. Grattan, Alexandre Dumas, &c., under the title of THE PARLOUR LIBRARY. Simms and APlntyre, 13, Paternoster-row, London, and 26, Denegall-street, Belfast. IRELAND. This day is published, Third Edition (price One Shilling), with a Postcript on the Government Measures for the Rel ief of Ireland. ADEFENCE of the LANDLORDS of IRE LAND, with Remarks on the Relation between Landlord and Tenant. By W. W. SIMPSON, Member of the Royal Dublin S. , clety. John 011ivier, 69, Pall-mall, London ; Macken and Co., Westmore land-street, Dublin ; and to be had of all booksellers. (Extract from the " Times" of November 9th, 1844.) " Mr. W. W. Simpson, the well-known and deservedly respected auctioneer and land. valuer, has recently published a pamphlet, en titled A Defence of the Landlords of Ireland, with Remarks on the Relation between Landlord and Tenant.' The ' Dublin Evening Packet,' in reviewing this work gives the following character of its author:—' Mr. Simpson, we scarcely need remind our readers, is an Englishman of vast experience in matters relating to the improve ment and value of laid In hi. 4 own country. He is, moreover, a gen tleman of most comprehensive views, and possesses an understand ing naturally strong, and a stock of practical knowledge and sterling sense which falls to the lot of very few persons in his own or an 3 other rank of life. With the social condition of Ireland he has made it his business, almost as a matter of necessity, to make himself thoroughly acquainted. He feels for her wants, and has contributed, as much perhaps as any man in his tithe, to improve her resources, by encouraging the investment of British capital in every depart ment of Irish Industry. Such a witness as this we therefore hold to be beyond the reach of suspicion on the score either of interest or partiality. His testimony must be regarded as Invaluable as it is unquestionably unimpeachable." Just published, New Edition, foolscap Bvo., price 55., VT I HE PILGRIM of INDIA, an Eastern Tale, 11 and OTHER POEMS. By JAMES HUTCHINSON, Esq., late Secretary to the Medical Board of Bengal. W. Pickering, 177, Piccadilly. Just published, 12m0., price 53., pOLITICAL FAME W. Pickering, 177, Piccadilly. THE MAHOGANY TREE. Words by W. M. THACKERAY ; Music by FRANK ROMER, forming No. 24 of THE MUSIC BOOK, price 6d. Published at the Office, 1, St. Bride's Avenue, Fleet-street ; and sold by all Booksellers and Newsmen. NEW WORK BY MRS, ELLlS.—March 31st, post Bvo., price 9s. 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Gd. 1). Bogue, 86, Fleet-street ; and all Booksellers. VINAIGRE DE BORDEAUX.— The first quality of FRENCH WHITE WINE VINEGAR is a pure vinous acid, and surpasses all other in delicacy of flavour and strength. It is sold, throughout the kingdom, at a moderate price, by Chemists, Grocers, and Wine Merchants , whose names ma y be learnt by applying to the importers W. and S. KENT and SONS, Upton-upon-Severn. or W. S. Ifumsey, 3, Queen-street place, Cheapside, sole Wholesale Agent for London and surrounding Counties. HEARTBURN, &c.—Certain and immediate relief, in the hours of business, by night or on a journey, is given by the Pure Alkaline Preparations of 111-CARBONATE of SODA and POT ASS, compressed into PILLS by Brockedon's Patent Process. They furnish an ever ready and instant remedy to those painful diseases of the digestive organs, Heartburn, Sick H eadache, Indigestion, &c., produced by Acidity.—Sold wholesale by Barclay and Sons, Farringdon-street, and by every Chemist and Druggist in the United Kingdom. Price One Shilling per Box, or in Family Boxes, Ilalf-a-crown. pMUSS' PULMONIC ClGARETTES.—Phy sicians have long discovered that in diseases of the lungs and air passages, a remedy to be really efficacious must come In direct contact with the diseased organ, and this cannot take place unless it be administered under the form of vapour or smoke. The diseases in which the Cigarettes have been found so beneficial are, difficulty of breathing, tightness of the chest, spasmodic asthma, catarrhs, hoarseness, sore throats, aphony (loss of voice), ear-aches, rheuma tism of the jaws, tooth-ache, neuralgia, &e. In the first stage of consumption their beneficial effects are surprising, and in the ad vanced stages they relieve the cough, lessen the expectoration, check the night perspiration, and produce calm and refreshing sleep. Sold by Messrs. Barclay, Butler, Edwards, Hannay, Johnstone Sanger, Schooling, and all respectable medicine venders in Great Britain and France, in boxes at 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and I Is, Observe that the name P. Pariss, 26, Place Vendome, Is engraved on the Government stamp. ON Tun CONCE kI,Fn PAUSE THAT rimrs ON THE HEALTH AND SHORTENS TriE DURATivN VF HUMAN ILLUSTRATED WITH COLOURED ENGRAVINGS, Just Published, in a sealed Envelope, price 2s. Gd., or free by post, 3s. 6d. CONTROUL OF THE PASSIONS : s Popular Inquiry into the Concealed Cause of its premature Decline, with Instructions for its Ccmplete Restoration. Addressed to those suffering fron► the destructive consequences of excessive indelgence, terminating in Mental and Nervous Debility, Local or Constitutional Weakness, Indigestion, and Consumption. Inclading a comprehen sive Dissertation on MARRIAGE, Incontinence, and Celibacy. Illustrated with Coloured Engravings, explanatory of the various Cases, &e. By C. J. LUCAS and Co., Consulting Surgeons, No. 60, Newman street, Oxford-street, London. Member of the London College of Medicine, &c. &c, Published by the authors ; and sold by Brittain, 11, Paternos ter-row ; J. Gerd m, 146, Leadenhall-street ; Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford-street ; Noble, 114, Chancery-lane ; G. Mansell, 115, Fleet-street; 11. Winhal, 78, High-street, BirnAnglians; H. Whit more, 119, Market-street, Manchester ; J. Howell, 54, Church street, Liverpool; W. and H. Robinson, 11, Greenside-street, Edinburgh ; I. It. Powell, 10, Westmoreland-street, Dublin ; and all Booksellers. 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CONTRACT for WELSH COALS for 4A.In.BOWLINE. DePartment cf the Storekeeper General of the Nftvy, Somerset-place, March 11, 1847. The Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High A daiiral of the United Kingdom of Groat Britain and Ireland, do hereby give notice, that on SaTitanat, th 3d of April next, at Ose o'clock, they will be ready to treat will, such Persons as may be willing to CONTRACT for Supplying snd Deliver ug into Store at her Ma jesty's Naval Yard at Hau,bowline, THREE THOUSAND TONS of WELSH COALS, fit for the Service of her Majesty's Steam Vessels. 'Vie conditions of the Contract and a Form of the Tender may be set nat the sa d empo No Tender will be received after One o'clock, on the day of tre4ty, nor any noticed, unless the party atttlids, or an agent for him Oily authorised in writing. Every tender must he adchessed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and hear in the left hand coiner the words " Tender for " and !oust also be delivered at Somerset-place, accompanied by a letter signed by two responsible rersuns, engaging to become bound w i t h the person tendering, in the sum of 800/. for the due performance of the Contract. M - IDLAND RAILWAY. The Midland RaiWay Company are prepared to receive LOANS on Security of thdr Debentures, for a period of three years, in sums of not less lien 3,0001. each, at interest after the rate of 31. per cent. per ansem. payable Half Yearly. Application to be made to the Secretary, It the Company's Office, Derby. By orter, J. F. BELL, Secretary. Derby, March 6, 1847. the SHAREIiOLDERS of the NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY, iiROTHXR SHAREHOLDERS, Some time has elapsed sines the first offer for our Line was made by Mr. Hudson ; since then negotiations have been opened, and two distinct propositions submitled to the Directors. In the refusal of the second proposal we supported the Board to a man; to the first and third we have not had an opportunity or' saying Yea or Nay. I address you as a North BALM Shareholder ONLY, wishful Of ascertaining the real valueroPour property, and ceiling It for what it is worth. - .A.cliWYPV6l,4l3MANlliittileXlllNillif-okilleDitr, let me Gentlemen, there is no•doubt-but that part of the Line ftom Edin burgh to Berwick will pay well; it is not quite so evident that the Hawic.k and other Branches will; in fact, there is no question but that, with such gradients, particularly 1 in 75 for nine miles, the dividend earned by the main—but yet shortest -line-must be consi derably cut down. Independent of the amount of receipts, there is another little matter for consideration, which is, the 70,0001. thrown away on the Perth scheme by the Directors, and the being plunged into a law suit, which it is not easy to see the termination of. Now, on the whole of your capital Mr. Hudson is willing to gua rantee 8 per cent. in perpetuity, including the 70,0001. and law-suit, and gives us THE OPTION of an amalgamation with undoubtedly a 10 per cent. company, from York to Berwick. Reflect, Brother Shareholders, consider well the threat from Go vernment -the appearance of the political and financial horizon— famine staring you on one hand, more stringent tariffs and new loans on the other—and the fact that the Midlands, paying 7 per cent., stand at 117%, and Birmingham and Gloucesters, guaranteed 6 per cent., at 124. Does not that speak volumes ? I say, reflect deeply—ponder well-before you reject such an offer as 8 per cent, in perpetuity. A HOLDER OF FIVE HUNDRED SHARES. QT. PAUL, COVENT-GARDEN, March 12, 1847.—The COMMITTEE of MANAGEMENT of this PARISH hereby give notice, that they will meet in the Vestry Room, 011 TUESDAY, the 16th day of March instant, at Six of the clock in the Afternoon, to receive and consider Proposals and enter into CONTRACTS for PAVING and REPAIRING the CARRIAGE WAYS and FOOTWAYS within the said parish, and providing good materials for the same; and likewise for Cleansing the Streets of the said parish, and taking away the Dust and Ashes from the houses of the inhabitants. The contractors to give security and pay the eYperises of the bonds and contracts at the time their tenders are accepted. Printed proposals (to be filled up by persons willing to contract) may be had at the Office of the Vestry Clerk, adjoining the Church; or at 13, Bedford-street, Covent -garden, where such proposals will be received at any time before the meeting. The Committee do not bind themselves to accept the lowest tender, nor, in the event of money being offered for the dust, do they pledge themselves to accept the highest proposal. THOMAS MOS EL EY, Vestry Clerk and Clerk to the Committee. Is. 2d. Fine Wax, Yellow Soap, 485., 545., and 60s. per 1121bs. 11y---AVIES'S CANDLES, bid. per lb. ; Genuine Sperm, I s. 9d. ; 1 8 . sd. ; Transparent Wax, Is. Ild. ; Genuine Mottled, 60s. and 648. ; Wax Candles, Is. per lb. ; German Wax, Wax, 2s. Id. ; Waxeck'Moulds, 7%d.; Sperm Oil, Sc. per gallon ; Solar, 3s. 3d., Pale Seal, 45. ; Argand, or Vegetable, 4s. 6d. ; Wind sor, and Palm Soap, Is. 4d. per packet; Brown Windsor, Is. 9d Rose, 2s. ; Almond, 2s. 6d. ; Sealing Wax, 4s. 6d. ; Hale's Paragon Composite, reqairing no snuffing, 10d. per lb. For Cash—At DAVIES'S Old Established Warehouse, 63, St. Martin's-lane, opposite Slaughter's Coffee-house. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, Marten 11. STOCK ExenANGE.-The sales are -Ambergate, Nottingham, Bos ton, and Eastern Junction, % dia.-Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, 14 p.-Birmingham and Oxford Junction, 8% p.-Chester and Birkenhead, 471 -Dundee and Perth, 14 p.-East Lancashire, New (scrip), 265. 3d. p.-East Lincolnshire, 21 .4 p.-Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding, % p.-Great Northern (Nos. 1 to 108,000), dis.-Huddersfield Canal, and Railway, 31% -Ditto, 3 p.-Leeds ant Bradford, 44 1 4 p. ex div.- Leeds and Thirst, 1% dis.-Ditto, Preference, 26.5. 3d. p.-Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 335. 9d. p.- London and North-Western, 177 ex div.-Ditto, New, Quarters, 11 1 b p. --Condon and York (Direct' Northern), par-Manchester and Leeds (late Ilit,;,lersfield and Sheffield), 4 p.-Ditto, 321. Shares (late Extension), 2% p.-Ditto (late West Riding Union), 1% p.- Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Grimsby and Sheffield), 514 dis.- Ditto, Quarters, 21s. 3d. dis.-M Miami New, 3% p.- Newcastle and Carthile,,New, 14t4 p.-North Staffordshire, 3 p.- Preston and Wyre, 34-Ditto, Halves (A), 37 p.-Ditto ditto (B), p: and Chester ' , New, Is. 3d. dis.-Shre (B), par-Shropshire Union Railway and Cana I dis. - SoutlvEnSt ern and Dover, 3 7 - Ditto , No , 2, I p. --Ditto, No. 4, p.- South Staffordshire, Bs. 9d. p.-York and Newcastle, New, 6 4 p. MA.NCIIESTER, MARCII 11. STOCK EXCKANGE. - The sales are-Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, %, C. dis.--Birmingham and Oxford Junction, 8% c. p.- Buckinghamshire, par -East Lancashire, New, 1% p.- Diu°, New (scrip), 1 15-16 c. p.-Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding Junction, 5-16 p.-Great Northern (London and York), Reg., 2 dis.- Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal (16/.), 3 p. -Ditto, Thirds (5/.), I'A P.-Leeds and Thirsk, 2% dls.-Ditto. Pre ferentials, lsje p.--London and North-Western, 180 -Ditto (Man chester and Birmingham), Quarters (8), p. -Manchester and Leeds, 321. Shares (late Extension), 2% p.-Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Grimsby, 121. 105. Shares), 1% die. - 31ancha3ter and Southampton, 235. dis.-Newcastle and Berwick, 13 p. -Ditto, New, 3% p.-North Staffordshire, 2% p.-North Sta fi o nishife and Churnet Valley Junction, 2A c. Alliance, % p.- Ireston and Wyre, Halves (A), 3% p.-Scottish Central, 7 P. ---South-Lasteni and Dover, 37-Ditto, No. 4, % IL-South Yorkshire, D on caster, and Goole, par-West Riding Union, 9.16 p.-Whartliale, 3-16 dis.-York and Newcastle, Preference, 4% c. p. LEEDS, MAltcn 11. STOCK Ezell/a-rem-The sales are-East Lancashire, New, 1 % P. -Ditto, New (scrip), 245. Great Northern (late Londenp'andErotrakn),l3lsV. edsits.-12Driaitthoire' (late 123 D. irect Northern), 7s- 6d. dis.-Ditto,' Extensions, ss. dis.-Leeds and Dewsbury, 5/. Is. 3d. P.-Ditto, Branches Scrip (blue), 3% and Thirsk, 2 4 dis.-Ditto, New, 125. 6d. dis. - Ditto, Preference, 265. p.-Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 12s. 6d. dis.-London and Brighton and South Coast, Fifteenths 3s. 6d. p.-Man che s ter and Leeds, 321. Shares (late Extensions), 4'95.p.-Manchester, and Lincolnshire (Grimsby and Sheffield), 5 dis.-Manchester and Southampton, 1 1 4 dis.-North British, Thirds, 1 Tit P.- Ditto, Qu 1 05. ar ters (late Carlisle Branch), 465. p.-1)Itto, Extensions (scrip), 6d. p.-North Staffordshire, 2/. 18s. 9d. p. - Nor thern Counties Union, 30s. 6d. dis.-North-Western Is. C. p.-Sheffie ld, Rotherham, and Goole, 28. 6d. dis.-Shropshire ' Union, 17s. dis. -West Riding Union, Y.) P. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, MARL' 11. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are -Edinburgh and Northern, New, 295. p.-Ditto, Newport, New, 203. 6d. p.-Liverpool, Man chester, and Newcastle Junction, li, dis.-Newcastle and Berwick, New, 4 p.-North British, Thirds, 2% P. SHEFFIELD, MARCH 11. • STOCK Exams/Km-The sales are -Manchester, Shcfneld, and Lincolnshire (Grimsby and Sheffield), 5% dis.-Ditto, 20/. Shares, I/. 10s. 6d. dis.-Ditto 6d. dis.-North (Sheffield and Lincoln), 1/. So. Western, par-West Biding Union, 1/. 115. P. HULL, esca 11. STOCK Excnerims..-The sales are - Bu ll and Selby, 103-North British, Halves, 16-Ditto, Quarters, 80s.-Ditto,Extens!on (scrip). 10s. 6d. p.-York and North Midlan d, Preference, 9% p.-Amber gate, Notthigharn, Boston, &c., 465. 6d.-East Lanca alt on sire, New (scrip), 265. p.-Ditto, Great Grimsby a nd Sheffield, 5 dis.-M and Driffield Junction, 21s. p.-Shrewsb ur y and BirMingham (A), 18s. 6(1. p.-West Riding EDINBURGH, MARCH 10. STOCK EXCLIANGE.-The sales AM-Caledonian and Dumbarton shire, 475.-Direct Northern (scrip), 525. 515.- Ditto, New, 2114 -East of Fife, b6s.-East Lothian Central, -Dundee and Perth, 3h- Edinburgh, Leith, and, Grantor, 'Quarters, 20% -Ditto, Quarters, 15s. 9d. -Edinburgh and Northern, 16% -Ditto, New, 798.-Ditto, Newport, 51. 135.-Ditto, ditto, New, b2s.-Edinburgh and Perth (New), 605.-Great North of Scotland, 520.-Great Northern (late Direct Northern), 755.-North British, Quarters, 1335.-Dltto, New Quarters (scrip), 255. -Ditto, Thirds, Vs. -Scottish Central, 231.- Scottish Grand Junction, 225.-Scottish Midland, 25N -Stirling an( Dunfermline, 78s. - • • GLASGOW, ALtacu 10. STocaCUAttoa.—The sales are—Caledonian anothian C d Dumbart shire, 475. 6d. — Clydes dalo Junction, 465. 6cl.—East Lentro! 508. —Edinburgh and Perth (New Co.), 603.—Gla5gow Genertl Tt•r• minus, 12K —Glasgow, Kiltnarnock, and Ayr, 63% —Ditto, :3S !4 Ditto, Ilaivet, No., 1,;6T• --'Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 5/. I:'s —Glasgow . , Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 51. 11i3.—Mancii -,t Southampton, 17s.—North British, New Quarters (scrip), 2is.— SeOtthill Ceutral, ,Nyilialkw and Coltness. 4W... [ADVERTISEMENT. --The R e gistered Paletot of }— Llama cloth, the most fashionable retains same mo price, which, with its usefulness and . gentle has been merle yap ar ance, has secured Su ch general.popularity. It by special command fo Cambridge, oyal Highnesses Prince Albert, Prince George of .Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, his Grace the Duke of Wellington, and the several royal visitors to the British Court. In London . it can only be purchased of the patentees, H. J. and D. Nicoll, Court t a il o rs, 114, R e gent-street, and 22, Cornh ill. Agents for Liverpool, Dawbarn and Son, Bold-street; for Dublin, Geo. mu d - one , Molesworth-street ; for Birmingham, Wareing and Son, New-street ; and the principal tailors hi other large towns. [ADVERTLSEMENT.]--TEAS AT W HOLESALE P RICES , NO. 2, BUCKLERSBUR Y, CHEAPSIDE.—FamiIi es w h ose consumption is large, and study economy, will derive considerable advantage at this establishment. One uni form price is affixed, by which the purchaser of a single pound can obtain it on the same , t 34 e s. r s. m B4d. s d a s : 45g. t s h 46: 5 stsa de. Black Tea ... 2s. Bd., 35., 3s. 4d s: Green......... 3s. 4d., 3s. Bd., 4 Coffee ......... 9d., I Od., Is., is. 2d., Is. 4d., ls. 6d., ls. Bd. One pound sent free to any part of town. Orders from the country forwarded the same day; and when the quantity is for 61b. wei g ht (tea only), the carriage is paid to any part of England.— MANSELL and Co., wholesale tea dealers, 4, Bucklersbury , Cheapside. 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CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY, MARCH 10.—LECTURES. —The Pluraian Professor's lectures on Practical Astronomy and Astronomical Instruments commence on Monday, April 19 ; they are to be followed by a course on Optics, Hydro statics, and Pneumatics, commencing on Monday, May 3. CORK AND NEW YORK.—It seems probable that Cork is to become a port in connexion with New York. A ship of 450 tons was launched at that port on Tuesday last, intended as one:of a line of ships to run to and from New , York. NAVIGATION LAWS. The Committee OR the Navigation-laws re-assembled yesterday morning at one o'clock. There were present gr. M. Gibson (chairman), Sir George Clerk, Mr. Ricardo, Sir 11. Douglas, Mr. Hume, Mr. Thomas Baring, Mr. Mitchell, Admiral Dundas, Mr. Lyall, Alderman Thompson, and Mr. Villiers. The examina tion of Mr. M‘Gregor was resumed. By Mr. Hume—The navigation-laws had rather ncouraged ship-building in the colonies, and had hr. , tight them into competition with the United Kirg ‘hen, as they were built there rather more cheaply. He believed that if foreign ships were allowed to compete on equal terms with British ships, the result would be great improvement in naval architecture, diminution in the expense, and a great increase in the number of British ships. The reason for his belief was, that within the last few years the duties on ship-building materials had been remitted, except in the case of pine, used for decks, and copper ore. The admissioa of colonial-built ships had not diminished the number of British-built shipping, for he found that there had been a great annual increase in the number of British-built ships for many years past. If foreign ships were not adulated, he did not think that a greater proportionate number of British ships would be built. His opinion was grounded upon this reason—that the number of ships in any country depended upon the carrying trade which em ployed them, and that the introduction of foreign ships opened out foreign branches of the carrying trade. With regard to foreign countries, he found that our own ships could carry as cheaply as any foreign vessels. British ships had increased in a greater proportion than American ships, although the two countries were placed upon an equal footing. He held in his hand a statement of all the British, foreign, and American vessels entering the ports of the United States between 1789 and 1844, and it appeared that in 1789 there entered the ports of the United States 94,410 tons of British shipping, of foreign ships (including British) 106,654 tons; the British shipping being more than nine-tenths of the whole. The American ships amounted to 127,329 tons. The year following, was marked by restrictions,: but he UAL MrePp v ti l itraa i nint i e l a e tilli O&M,' American ships in thesame year amounted t 0877,000 tons. Then, in 1844, the amount of British shipping was 706,747 tons, of, foreign shipping (including. British) 916,000 tons; of American shipping 1,977,438. tons, showing that in 1816 the British ships were to the American as one to four; while in 1844 they were as one to two and a half ; being an increase of one-halt per cent, in our favour, while the ships of all the other European and South American States amounted only to 150,250 tons. , These figures were taken altogether from the official accounts of the American Custom houses, which were annually laid before the Congress of the United States. _ _ . By Sir Howard Douglas—The British shipping was not prosperous in consequence of the navigation-laws, and he could not believe that the linen and the cotton manufactures owed their prosperity to the protection, of which they had never taken advantage. If our ships under the navigation-laws had been able at any time to compete with the Americans or any other country, it was not owing to the navigation-laws, for he considered that British shipping had prospered in defiance of them. (Sir Howard Douglas—ls that rational or philoso phical?) Whenever a trade or occupation of any kind ceased to be remunerative, it would be found that the trade was generally abandoned. He considered that every restriction or relaxation taken off the construction and the navigation of British ships would tend to enable British ships to enter into competition with others better than they could under the system of restriction. By Mr. Ricardo--The only disadvantage we laboured under in ship-building, was with the countries on the Baltic. It had been given in evidence before the House of Commons, that British North American ships were selling in Liverpool, in 1844, at 3/. and 3/. 10s. per ton ; but those ships were sold at a great loss. Mr. Thompson—They came to this country chiefly as timber floats. It was at a period of great general de pression. A discussion of some length arose as to the mode of proceeding adopted by the Committee. It resulted in the witness being requested to state his general opinion of the navigation-laws. Mr. M`Gregor said, that with respect to the navigation laws and their effect on the commerce and navigation between the United Kingdom and the British posses sions in different parts of the world, the spirit and prin ciple of those laws was to confine the direct navigation and the direct trade between the mother country and the colonies and between one colony and another to the ships of British subjects. The policy of the proposition wag, that we should consider the international trade, and the trade between the colonies and the mother country, as far as possible on the footing of a coasting trade, and the effect has been to place the trade between the United Kingdom and every British port in the colonies, and the trade between one British colony and another British colony, upon the most restricted footing. The exception to the carrying out the law had been, that of one colony imposing on the commerce of another colony certain re, strictiona, in the way of imposing duties, iihd. other enargee. —__ „ 4 .,, s poses duties on the prodne; n or New arasirs , l 7 iik; wfush imported into it. The spirit of the laws wai, that their intercourse should be as free as that between Middlesex and Surrey. According to the information that had been received from time to time, and which had been published in most of the colonial journals, and brought before the colonial assemblies, the inter colonial restrictions had been the great cause of complaint. The limitation of the trade and navi gation between the colonies and the mother country, and between one colony and another, was introduced and maintained under the principle of these colonies being considered integral parts of the empire, and that there fore the intercourse between them should be placed upon the same footing as that between one part of the United Kingdom and another part of the United Kingdom. As far as the intercourse between one colony and another and the United Kingdom was in question, he could not venture to give any opinion as to any change, unless he entered into a question that would not be relevant to the one under consideration, that is, the question of the whole colonial system. He believed, without entering into the question of the colonial system, that we should carry into effect that policy which would render per fectly free from interruption the intercourse between every port and every British colony, and every port in the British colonies, and place them on the most free and unrestricted footing, as was the ease in the various states in Germany under the Zollverein. With respect to that portion of the navigation-laws concerning the colonies, which limited the arrival of vessels, and the admission of the vessels of certain foreign countries into the British colonies; for example, we allowed vessels from certain states in Europe to trade directly with their cargoes from their own country to our colonies. We allowed foreign countries with whom we had treaties of reciprocity, and who had fulfilled certain conditions, to proceed with their ships and cargoes direct to the Bri tish possessions, without paying any other duties than those paid by British ships arriving in the colonies. There were other countries, Spain for example, the trade of which in carrying commodities to our colonies was con fined to the carrying trade from their own colonies. They were not allowed to carry goods on the same terms direct from Spain. The complaints and the injuries that were stated to have been inflicted upon the colonies by this restriction were that we allowed vessels of third countries to bring cargoes from other instead of their own countries. The American colonies had demanded that the ships of foreign countries, arriving from their own ports. should be permitted .to bring their commodi ties into the colonies upon the same footing as British ships. Complaints were made from the Canadas about our net permitting the vessels of the United States, to descend the lakes lower than Montreal. The repre sentations made from the Canadas bore very strongly upon that point, that we subjected them to great, expense by compelling the shipment of their cargoes at Montreal, and not allowing them to proceed lower down to the sea. Then, as far as regarded the restrictions upon the arrival and departure of foreign ships, they appeared to be the same as those which the previous questions and replies would have shown were imposed on the arrival of foreign ships in the ports of the United Kingdom. It was his opinion that no possible disadvantage would be experienced by the colonies from extending every facility to their navigation that we might extend to - the navi gation of all foreign countries'with Great Britain. This he considered a totally different question from the intercourse between Great Britain and the co. lonics and between one colony and another. Com plaints had been made that a Spanish ship could proceed from Newfoundland with fish to some port in South America, and that it could not then pro ceed to a British colony, taking anything into it, for the purpose of taking a return freight, not for the United Kingdom, but for any port in Europe. Neapolitan ships might take a cargo of fish from Newfoundland to Cadiz, but they could not return to Newfoundland without first proceeding to their own country. They could bring the produce of their own country to any port in Europe or in the United Kingdom, but not to a British colony. The indirect trade was the subject of complaint. Some questions were then put by Sir Howard Douglas with regard to the American trade in the St. Lawrence; but as it was four o'clock the Committee adjourned, not withstanding that Sir H. Douglas wished to continue the subject. Mr. Villiers suggested, as the matter was not relevant could continue i i n i i t s o q t u h e e s t n i ( a l v n i , g a i f t i o h n e . l w a i v' s . li s , e d S , i r a f I t e i r D t h o u e gal isournment. MEETING OF SHIPOWNERS. A public meeting of parties interested in navigation wa s held last evening at the Eastern Institution, Com me rcial road, for the adoption of measures in opposition to the Bill now pending in Parliament on the subject of the navigation-laws. Mr. DUNCAN DUNBAR, the chairman of the said Gene that ral Shipowners' Society of London, presided, and he would not have consented to be present there if he was not assured that they were demanding a right to w hi c h they were justly entitled. might that the shipowners had nothing to fear from any inquiry framed in a right spirit. But how stood the case at present? Why, a committee was formed of gentlemen whose opinions were in print, and who had made speeches on the subject, and who, had, therefore decided the question before it came to the jury. In that district PRICE SD. they were all more or less connected with shipping, per haps more so than the shipowners themselves.—(clear.) Thousands of persons in the Tower Hamlets were de pendent upon shipping, and if the intentions of the coin mittee were carried out, thgwould be utterly ruined. Mr. G. F. YOUNG moved the first resolutio - n:—" That an inviolable adherence to the principles on which the navigation-laws of Great Britain are founded is indis pensable to the maintenance of an extensive national marine as a nursery for the navy, and as a source of supply of naval artisans, and that in the defence of those la% s, when atiacked, it is consequently the duty not inerely of those who are interested in maritime com merce in its various branches, but of all who esti mate duly the importance of providing for the na tional security, cordially to unite." Mr. Young explained at length the provisions of the existing navigation system, more particularly dwelling upon the protection afforded to the shipowner and the restrictions imposed upon him. He maintained that the proposed measures involved consequences it would be fearful to contemplate. Some there were wbo proposed to allow foreign sailors to man the British navy, a course which would be ruinous to this country. Others desired that foreign competition might be brought to bear upon the British sailor, thus degrading him to the level of the lowest maritime power upon the face of the earth. He found that the French paid 28s. a month to seamen ; the Dutch, IL 13s. 4d. ; the Prussians, 275. ; while the Norwegians and others were as low as 16s. or 17s. per month. Did they wish that the British sailors should be brought down to that condition Y—(Loud cries of " No, no.") The cost of victualling the men in England was about 10d. per diem, whilst • amongst the Norwe gians it was not more than three-halfpence. [Con siderable amusement was created at this stage of the proceedings„ by the speaker producing several lar . ge lumps of bread 'which he had brought from foreign vessels. These he threw amongst the meeting, when there was a general_ scramble' for them.] He contended that starvation or emigration must be the effect of those measures. --- 7-- Mr. GOULD secondea the resolution, and it vao nnomt." - in the circumstances attending & appointment of the Select Committee of the :honourable the House of CAmmons, now sitting on the subject of 'the,navigation laws; this meeting regrets to perceive great. cause of doubt and apprehension, and that the inhabitants of the densely-populated district of the Tower Hamlets, within the port of London, consisting principally of individuals dependent for success, and even for subsistence, on 'Amish shipping, or shipbuilders and shipwrights, caulkers, blacksmiths, joiners, ropemakers, riggers, sail. makers, anchorsmiths, mastmakers, and persons engaged in similar shipping trades, and of the shopkeepers re ceiving profitable employment from their expenditure, it is of the greatest itnportance that the sentiments of those various classes on the subject should be promptly and energetically expressed to Parliament." Mr. Joint ROBERTSON seconded the resolution, and it was carried nem. dis. _ _ _ On the motion of Captain HEATRON, seconded by Mr. BROWN. it was agreed that petitions expressive of disap probation with the proposed changes in the navigation laws should be sent up from the meeting to the House of Commons. A rote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceed ings. POOR-LAW FOR IRELAND. Last evening a meeting of the rate-payers of the united parishes of St. Andrew, Holborn, and St. George the Martyr, was held in the hall of the workhouse, Gray's-inn-lane, "for the purpose of considering the propriety of petitioning Par liament (in consequence of the increasing demands upon the poor-rates, occasioned by the influx of Irish paupers into those parishes) to pass at the earliest convenience a law for the government of the poor of Ireland upon the basis of the statute of the 43d of Elizabeth." The chair was taken by Mr. Churchwarden TALBOT, who said that the meeting had been convened in consequence of a very numerously signed requisition which had been forwarded to the authorities. The original circumstance which rendered the meeting necessary was, that upon the making of the last rate the amount required was found to be much larger than ordinary, and in answer to the natural inquiries of the rate payers the guardians stated that the Irish paupers receiving relief in this parish were to the English in proportion of 10 to twelve. This fact was deemed so serious that steps were taken - which resulted in the present meeting. It appeared that from the failure of certain crops the Irish were coming ever to this country in shoals, and at first descended upon Liverpool; but the people of that town, finding they would spee dily be eaten up, were now, as he (the chairman) understood, taking immediate steps to forward the paupers by train to London and other large towns.—(" Hear," and laughter.) Another consideration, in addition to the present pressure, was that many Irish were inhabitants of these parishes, and by a residence of five years would become entitled to relief as parishioners during the rest of their lives. These facts were of such grave importance to the interests of the parish, that it was necessary to appeal to the Legislature to provide an immediate and permanent remedy.--(Cheers.) Mr. PURDAY moved the following resolution:-- "That this meeting views with alarm the prevailing dis tress in Ireland, where famine' with pestilence, its invariable attendant, is now rsging.to a most awful extent ; and Net:He thiameeting feels exert' sympathy for their su ff ering tfirffl' , 44ilyT ARMS _en opinion at prevented, had a r oor-law, on :the basis of that whi.2ll was passed for the relief of the English poor in-the reign of Queen Elizabeth, been established in Ireland." . Mr. HUMPHREYS seconded the resolution, and said, that although it was unjust to call upon the labour of England to contribute to the support of paupers who ought to have been enabled to claim and receive relief in their own country—(Hear)—yet no guardian could take upon himself to remove the applicants to a land of dearth and. famine. — (Hear.) The only remedy was what ought to have been enacted long ago—a perfect and efficacious poor-law for Ireland.—(Cheers.) It was possible that in time England might become the rival of Ireland in misery and distress, by having the whole mass of the population of that island thrown upon their funds, and if the rates were to go on increasing as they had lately done to the extent of 30 per cent.—(Hear.) A guardian of St. Sepulchre's stated that during the past three months in his parish not. more than six fresh Irish applicants had appeared for relief. A guardian of St. Andrew's said, that, in consequence of the increased number of applicants for relief, in order to save human life from being sacrificed in the struggle to enter, they had opened another door, and he was enabled to state ,hat the greater number were Irish. The resolution was then put and carried unanimously. Dr. WORTHINGTON proposed the second resolution, which _ . . ran in a similar spirit, and expressed his opinion that the great want was education in Ireland. With respect to the influx of poor from Ireland, he had been informed by the superintendent of the Mendicity Society that an Irishman had applied for relief immediately. on his arrival with his family, and upon being asked how much he had paid for his passage, replied 61.—(Hear.) In England the infirm and able-bodied poor had a legal right to relief, whilst in Ireland the able-bodied alone received relief under the Poor Em ployment Act, and the infirm were left to starve without any responsibility attaching to any one. The resolution leaving been seconded, was then carried unanimously. A petition to Parliament was then agreed to, and, after a vote of thanks to the Chairman, the meeting (which was numerously attended) broke up. MEXICO.—The Mexican papers received. by the late arrival contain a decree of the Vice-President, in the name of the Government, for the raising 15,000,000 dollars to carry on the war with the United States, by the mortgage or sale by public auction of the mortmain property of the Church. The papers also.contain a long remonstrance of the clergy. One million of dollars of the new fund to be thus raised is set apart for the purchase of arms. PLYMOUTH, MARCEL 10.—The schooner Flora, Captain Pearse, left Charente on the 3d inst., and came in yesterday with a full cargo of brandy ! wine, and clover-seed, for Plymouth and Exeter. Three British and twelve French vessels were loading at her departure—one-fourth for Havre, the remainder for British ports. 1 4 000 puncheons more this year than last will be shipped for Bristol, and a proportionate increase for the Clyde. British liottoms are scarce. Current Freights—London, 305.; the Clyde, 40s. ; Bristol, 45a, and 10 . per cent. There is more brandy for exportation now than iu 1846, and prices are gone back to those quoted before the rise consequent upon the reduction of the British import duty-: The stb. loaf is sold for 14(10d.), but no appearance of extreme poverty is visible at Charente.. SALE Or THE GREAT WESTERN STEAM-SHIP.— BRiorrot., MARCH 11.—The Great Western steam-ship was offered for sale by auction to-day, at the company's offices, in accordance with public advertisement, but although she was stated to have cost 63,000/.,' and to have been surveyed by Lloyd's, and found in as good condition as the first day, after having made 90 successive , voyages, only 20,0001. was offered for her, and she was withdrawn at, as was understood, the reserve of 25,0001. NORTH OF ENGLAND JOINT-STOCK BANK.—The affairs of this establishment seem to be in a worse position than was at first anticipated. It is understood that most, if not the whole, of the directors, have largely overdrawn accounts; that heavy advances have been made to other parties upon securities not immediately available, and that gigantic speculations in the_,porn trade have been sustained by re-discounting, and the currency of bills payable at twenty-one days. THE LAST OF THE COACHES.—The opening of the railway from Salisbury to Bishopstoke has been the signal for the withdrawal of the only three coaches which ran through Andover out of at least forty which but a few years back daily ran through it. The Light Salisbury, well known on the road for the last fiftyyears, dropped off on the Ist inst. The Magnet-, which has run fpr these last forty years, and the Swiftsure both ceased to exist on Saturday last. NEW BRUNSWICK AND NOVA SCOTIA LAND Com rAwr.—The annual meeting of this com p an y tookAlo place y es terday, at the o ffi ce, in Copthall - building s ; John xon, Esq., in the chair. The report was of ratinher the a satisfactory nature, as showing a gradual increase se ttler on th e company's lands, as well as the stock and produce. The position of the company in 1846 was as fol lows ;--Lands sold or granted to this time, 27,247 acres, there remaining 533,170 acres. The surplus of expenditure over receipts, for 1846, was 7941. 6s. 3d. In 1846, the num ber of settlers was 167. The produce of wheat was 1,020 bushels, of buck wheat 1,705, oats 9,663, barley 354, rye 10, corn and peas potatoes 14,833, turnips 4,632 bushels, hay 840 ,tons. The cattle was 497, horses 72, sheep 538, pigs 310. The new land was 476 acres, and lands ploughed and stumped 235 acres. The report was adopted unani mously. PRIMROSE-HILL PARK.—Yesterday, the prepara tions commenced for the formation of the ornamental walks, plantations, and shrubberies, into which Primrose -hill an d the recently enclosed ground at its foot is to be di vided H , ex tending from the Regent's-canal to the Swiss- co tt age , ar row-road ; the further erection of houses on this ground is interdicted, government having determined to preserve this healthy spot for the use of the public. ADDRESS OF THE COMMITTEE. Many praiseworthy but ineffectual attempts have been made to bring within the scope and operation of the laws of mortality and money the savings of the industrious classes, as well as various cal culations regulating their distribution, having for their object either immediate, contingent, or deferred benefits. A slight examination, however, will demonstrate that the con struction of these associations or societies is defective; and that in stead of affording an easy access and a free choice of investment, which should be the privilege of every one, they confine too nar rowly the channel through which a benefit can alone be secured; and, in proportion as their action is circumscribed and embarrassed, their utility is limited, For example, it is not to every individual, or to every class amongst the industrious community, that provision in case of sickness is an object of such importance as to call for a pecnniary sacrifice ; while to others such a provision appears more attractive, and the loss of employment caused by sickness is a risk against which they desire to be guarded. For this anomalous state of things there is an effective and simple remedy ; that is to say, instead of covering, by one weekly or annual payment, two or more contingent or deferred benefits, so to arrange ft that each separate benefit should have its separate contribution. It is to not having observed this rule, and to the association of two dissimilar functions, and by confounding a sick allowance and an annuity fund in one and the self-same payment, that much of the evils and mismanagement has arisen amongst Benefit Societies. No mechanism can be so perfect for the management of a sick ness-find provision as that afforded by the constant sectional asso ciation and watchfulness of the several members composing it. By this means a thorough and constant check is mutually exercised, and none but the really sick are likely to become chargeable upon it. But the same perfection, or the same security, is seldom attainable where a fund is to be accumulated through a succession of years, and where results are to bear oat calculations, money investment being in general beyond the experience of the industrious classes. For these reasons it is clear that the funds destined for a provision in sickness should be kept entirely distinct from the fund intended as a provision for old age :- • Ist. Because the lam; otaleMegeireaklaaji.';' - ` sX,I r neettuse there area great number who, in °ram " larger provision in old age are willing' to take the risk of providing for probable sickness on themselves: 3d. Because the responsibility of managing a provision fbr old age, continued to a distant period is, in a great measure, incompatible with voluntary associations, fluctuating laws, and individual irre sponsibility, and more exposed to a failure in the performance of such a contract, that when undertaken on the same principles that ordinarily govern commercial bodies. 4th. Because the expenses of providing for sickness must, when united in the same payment with provision for old age, tend to dimi nish still more this provision nor is it wisdom, or good policy to en danger the one for the sake of the other. Impressed with these convictions, and with an intimate knowledge of the discussions passing within the bosom of many of the existing Friendly and Benefit Societies, the parties whose names are here unto attached, have had several meetings, with a view of proposing or adopting a remedy for these and other evils ; and in this manner to give an additional force to the principles of brotherhood, unity, and mutual aid, on which friendly societies are based, by guarding them from the risks of sudden dissolution. After much diligent search amon.,st the combinations ingeniously proposed from time to time for the attainment of one of the principal objects of Friendly and Benefit Societies, they have found none equal in simplicity and comprehensiveness of design, as well as forethought and sympathy for the wants of the industrious classes, as the plan proposed by the National Loan Fund Life Assurance Society. It is true that the author of that plan has furnished an argument against provision in sickness; but, without concurring in the immediate ex pediency of abandoning a provision in sickness, no one can read the other part of the plan itself, without being fully satisfied that the convenience and safety of Friendly and Benefit Societies will be greatly secured and consulted, by separating the payment of a sick allowance from an annuity for old age. A deputation having waited on the directors of the National Loan Fund, who met in the handsomest manner the overtures made to them for the establishment of a separate office for the transaction of business connected with Friendly and Benefit Societies, and the in dustrious classes in general, resolutions have been entered into, con stituting the undersigned as a Committee, with power to add to its number, for the promulgation of the benefits contained in the an nexed prospectus, under the guarantee of the Capital of the Society, and which, without interfering with the numerous objects connected with the institution of Benefit and Friendly Societies, will in their opinion greatly enlarge their sphere of utility, and afford a protection to the working classes in old age and adversity, which nothing up to the present day has adequately secured to them. Thomas Burthom, P.C.R., Ancient Order of Foresters. John Fussell, C.R„ Ancient Order of Foresters. John It. Gordon, D.S., Ancient Order of Foresters. James Hale, D.C.R., Ancient Order of Foresters. Joseph HisTunngte,ny..Grr.,o.Mcasn.c.hmesanterenUenistteyr tr of n Orl ity d n F f e o l d lo d ws. J os eph Reeks, 8.0. F. Order of Old Friends. Fellows. Samuel Timbre% Ancient Order of Foresters. DEFERRED ANNUITIES. of U. 65., or quarterly payment f 60 the option of re- Example.-A person aged 24 pay mentnextiortfhidsu,y,nrbyintohnetnatynnpnnalymentaceiving Annuity, 101. 19s. 2d. or a Policy of 20. 2d., may secure, on attain c in o g n th d e nw ar , 0 1071 : 38. ; on his Life, 1371. 17s. on anty tenting the age of 60, an Annuity . opt ions ,t ni he ay oth e e e : rei Example.-A person aged 26ne n x f t 1 1) 0 Vh w da it y n , the annual t he will be entitled to payment of 11. 65. 93., or a single payment of 221. 17s. 3r14 benefits by an annual payment of 18s. I Id., the same as the samepayment of 61. 14s. 3d. for disparl y, or on for age 20 . Bgainple.-A person aged 30 next birthday, by the annual pay ment of 11. 65., or quarterly payment of 75., or monthly payment of 2s. 2d., may secure on attaining the age of 65, the option of re ceiving Annuity, 181. Os. 4d.; cash down, 1411. 12s. ; or a policy on his life 1751. I Is. Example.-A person aged 35 next birthday, by the annual pay ment of 11. 65., or quarterly payment of 75., or monthly payment of 2s. 21., may secure, on attaining the age of 65, the option of re ceiving Annuity, 181. Os. 4d. ; cash down, 1481. 12s. ; or a policy on his life, 1751. I Is. LIFE ASSUR ANCE. Example.—A person at the age of 30 next birthday may secure the suns vt Joe/. whAni,ver it 2nay I,apptn, and also participate in the Annual Division of Profits, by the annual pa,- ment of 21. 9s. 3d. Example.—A person at the age of 25 next birthday, by the par ment of 4s. per month, or Is. er wee, may secure the sum of 1121.55. payable at Ins death. whenever k it may happen, and like wise share in the annual profits of the Society. F. FERGUSON C.I3IROUX, secretary. THE EXPERIENCE LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. Edinburgh, 15, George-street. London, 58, King William-street. Established 1843. Capital 300,0001. This Company's Tables are based upon the EXPERIENCE OF THE SEVEN I'EEN LIFE OFFICES,as contained in the Report of their Mortality published in 1843. The Company embraces, in its constitution, the advautages of both tke mutual and proprietary systems of Assurance. The SIIORT PERIOD RATES will be found, in comparison with other Companies, to be exceedingly favourable to •co ns rtrers, and the rates for the whole period of life as low as is consistent WITH PERFECT SECURITY. For prospectuses, &c.. apply at the offices as above, or to any of the Agents throughout the kingdom. Ily order of the Directors, T. YUILLE WARDROP, Secretary. EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY COM PAN Y. A Special General Meeting of the Shareholders will be held at the Bishopigato Station, London, on MONDAT, the 290 day of ]larch instant, at OHC o'clock precisely, for te purose of confirming an Agreement for the Lease by the above-nhamedp Company of the East Anglian Railways, and for the purchase of the Enfield and Edmon ton Railway, at which Special Meeting the Bill for carrying the first mentioned agreement into effect, anki the other Bills promoted by the Eastern Counties Railway Company in the present session, will, in pursuance ot the standing orders of the House of Lords, be sub mitted to the Shareholders for their approval. GEORGE HUDSON, Chairman. DAVID WADDINGTON, Deputy Chairman. Ey order, C. P. RONEY, Secretary. Eastern Counties Railway OffilB47.ces, Bishopegate Station, 4th March, TheGREAT WE STERN RAILW CEAY. Directors of this Connoany are ready to REIVR TENDERS fDr LOANS of MONEY, in sums of not less than 1,0001. for a period of rive, seven, or ten years, on the security of mortgage debentures, bearing interest at the rate of 41. 10i. per cent. per annum, payable half-yearly. Applications may be made to the undersigned, at the Railway oftice, Paddington Station. CHARLES A. SAUNDERS, Secretary. DIAMOND CARCEL LAMP ! NEW LIGHT ! !—The Diamond Carcel Light is the best Light in the World. The Camel Lamp is used in all the Palaces in Europe. It burns oil, but is free from all - imperfections of ordinary oil lamps ; burns from sunset till morning without attention. No cleaning required for years. Is so imple, it cannot be mismanaged. It never will be outdone. The Diamond Cared Lamp is perfection in light. The public will have none ether. 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To be had of all booksellers. r~ ~ - ~' Z z L~ _ ~~- NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. -P-oxismoirm, TxuusnAT. —The _Fairy,, royal yacht, Commander Crispin, came into harbour this afternoon from Osborne,-with-his Serene Highness Priace. Edward of Saxe Weimar, who has been sojourning with - his august relative Prince Albert and her Majesty since Tuesday. His High ness landed at Gosport -beach, and left for Winchester, for the half-past two o'clock train - of the South Western Railway. Lady Caroline Somers Cocks, Maid of Honour in Waiting upon her Majesty at Osborne, also returned from her dut y to-day, with Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, and left in the same train for London, having been relieved by the Hon. Miss Napier. The Curlew, 10-gun brig, fitted with a 13-inch mortar, upon the plan of First-Lieutenant Julius Roberts, of the Royal Marine Artillery corps, was towed outside Spithead this morning to make another trial, under official inspection, of the merits of the important invention. The vessel had not returned when this dispatch was closed. The African steam-tug, Mr. Barker, master, returned this afternoon from Weymouth, whither she had been to return the surf-boats and their crews, hired for use at the wreck of the Sphvnx. The Centaur steam •frigate, Mr. H. Davy master com manding (acting), is loading provisions with all possible de spatch from Clarence-yard. The Portland, 60, Commander C. F. Sehomberg, having been fitted in a great hurry at Plymouth, it has been found requisite to refit her here; and her crew have been employed in this necessary duty ever aince she arrived. They are likewise repainting her, she having been previously in the ordinary (drab) uniform. The Collingwood, 80, Captain Smart, flag of Rear-Ad miral Sir G. Seymour, Commander-in-Chief in the Pacific, and the •Carysfort, 26, Captain Seymour, were at Valpa. raiso on the 27th of December; the only men-of-war in the bay. The - Constance, 50, Captain Sir 13. Walker, was at Callao on the 7th of January, about to sail for the northward. The Sampson steam-frigate, Captain Henderson, was at Callao on the 9th of January. The Endymion, 44, Captain Lambert ; the Alarm, 26, Cap tain Lock; and the Daring, 12, Commander Peel, were at Vera Cruz on the Ist of February ; als o , two French brigs and a Spanish corvette. The first two named were ordered up to Port Royal, in order that their - captains might sit on a court-martial ordered to try Lieutenant Cawley, of the 'annul, upon a charge of drunkenness. Commander Tarle ton, late First-Lieutenant of the Endymion, came home in the Medway. • • _ _ _ At the above date the Americans had at Antinuzado (?) the Raritan, 54; the Princeton steamer; and two smsmall steam-vessels. The John Adams corvette, and the Porpoise brig, were blockading off Vera Cruz. The remainder of the squadron were supposed to be at Carnpeachy. By private letters we are informed that it was reported that an attack was intended by land on the city of Vera Cruz. General Taylor was to fall back andlorm a junction with General ScottAt Tan.pico, when the united forces of those generals would amount to about 10,000 men. Santa Anna was a&san Luis Potosi, which he had fortified, and had free port for American 'bottoms only ; 'freight goods might also be admitted,haiing seen iDrevldusly cleared from one of the United• States.. Captain Maitland, of thetlectra, has come home invalided, leaving the vessel in cemmaud of First Lieutenant Cooke it Bermuda. Captain Haniond, of the Salnmander steam-sloop, has also come home from Antigua. Her boilers being so defective as to preclude the possibility of her steaming home, she has left • under canvas. Mr. Brenton,:payraaster and purser of the Endymion, also came home in the Medway, Mr. Hockings, of the Alarm, being appointed to the Endymion. It was supposed that if the city of Vera Cruz was assaulted by escalade, a great loss would result to the assailants. Commander Rawstorne (1846) is appointed additional to the Belvidera, Captain Layton, to distribute meal amongst the islands of Scotland. . _ First-Lieutenant A. C Murray, of the Terrible, is appointed to the Royal yacht. Lieutenant Murray was mate of the Dolphin, and dangerously wounded in her boats at the cap - - tura of a pirate on the coast of Africa in 1841. DESTITUTION IN LAMBETH. The continued severity of the weather, combined with the high price of provisions, and the difficulty of finding work for the able-bodied poor belonging to the suburban districts of this extensive union, have placed the guardian board in a position of very great embarrassment. The subject has already engaged the attention of several vestries, but with out being able to devise any remedy adequate to the emer gency. The poor-rate, at all times excessively high, has during the last two quarters advanced to the extreme point of endurance, considered with reference to the capability of the inhabitant householders, very many of whom are little removed from absolute pauperism ; and although an extra rate has been lately made, the collectors find it impossible to get in the money in time to meet the imperative•demands of the guardians, to whom the overseers of the severaPpariabes are responsible for the funds necessary to the maintenance of the poor. The accommodation within the house is barely sufficient for the aged and infirm, whose support constitutes a large item of fixed expenditure, there being no return in the shape of productive labour. This, however, is trifling when compared with the con s t an t ou tl ay, in bread, meat, and money, to what are termed " casual poor"--a class which this inclement weather has more than quadrupled, owing to the dearth of employment in the out districts, to the • great influx of agricultural labourers from the circumjacent counties of Surrey, Sussex, and Kent, where the continued frost has suspended husbandry operations far beyond the usual time; and also to the very large number of excavators, who have heretofore found employment on the several railways which have their termini within this union. - The allowance to trampers is Ilb. of bread per diem, which is for the most part greedily devoured at the gate. To the resident poor relief in bread and meat is afforded, proportioned to the number of the appli cant's family, the medical officer having first certified that the pauper is unable to work at his usual trade. In this way upwards of 600 quartern loaves of bread and 80 stone weight of meat have been distributed daily during the last two months; and this is irrespective of relief to the casual poor. Where relief in money is granted, the allowance to single men is 10d. per day, and .to those with families Is. 4d. per day, on the performance of a given amount of work on the roads or at granite-hretking. This is the test of actual des• titution, and the readin . .s.s with it ,is submitted to by _lba_..arplicanis affords auulle evidence- cf tile_ extent an this and other nietripcilitili Aistrieo,c' TR doors are besieged, from morning till might bv,fannshett ..Ix,iog , s, who have be come so clatuourous tha.t,t,le guardians have been compelled to call in the.aid of the police_to preserve order, and to assist in the distribution of biead. and meat. Should the demands continue much longer, the want of funds will render it wholly impossible to grant out-door relief, and thousands of meri torious persons would in such case be deprived even of that scanty subsistence. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, MARCH 11.—In a convocation held this day, the Rev. W. Jephson and the Rev. E. Roy, Masters of Arts, C.C.C., Cambridge, were admitted ad eundem. In a congregation held at thesame time, the following de• grees were •conterred:— MASTERS OF ARTS. T. B. Yonge, Exeter. F. Temple, Fellow of I3alliol. H. Lambert, Balliol. E. Perceval, Brasenose. Rev. E. H. M`Lachlan, Scholar of Pembroke. Rev. W. C. Jowett, Magdalen Hall. Rev. T. Bearcroft, Quoen's. Rev. W. F. Stirling, Trinity. . • BACHELOR OF MUSIC. Charles W. Corfe, organist of Christ Church. THE LATE CONTEST FOR THE CHANCELLORSHIP. CAMBRIGE, MARCH 11. —Earl Powis has addressed the following circular to his supporters on the occasion of the late contest for the Chancellorship : " Rev. Sir,—l hasten to acknowledge with my warmest thanks the exertions you have made in my behalf during_the contest, now concluded, for the Chancellorship of the Uni versity of Cambridge. "It will always be a source of pride and gratification to me that so large a portion of the Senate have given me their independent support, and have done me the honour to record their votes in my favour, many of them making great sacri fices for that purpose. The numbers polled for me justify the contest in which we have been engaged, and would ott most occasions have insured success. "The election being over, . I dismiss all feelings but those of the deepest gratitude for the kindness of my friends, and I beg to assure you that I shall be always ready to assist in the maintenance of the rights and privileg es of the University. "I have the honour to be, Rev. Sir, " Your faithful and obliges servant, " POWIS. " Berkeley-square, March 1." DRSTRUCTIVE FIRE AT CnAntam.—Yesterday morning, at three o'clock, a fire broke out at the house o f biThr.eSfitere .was Mr.Stenner , plumber br observed ail d glazier , issuing from liilitar ke ro c n e a liar Chatham. and it soon communicated itself to th e next house, window, occupied by Mr. Day, the "Recruitin g Serge an t.' The flames spread ing with frightful rapidity, and the wind blowing strong front the east, both houies were soon in flames from top to bottom, and in less than half an hour the walls fell with a frightful crash, burying every vestige of property. The fire speedily communicated to the houses right and left, one occupied by Mr. Bottle, tating-house, and , Mr. Thompson, pastry cook; and so rapid was its progress that it was with diffi culty that the children of Mr. Bottle could be rescued, and not a vestige of furniture or clothing could be saved. The adjacent houses, occupied by Miss Stigent, milliner, and Mr. Thornton,tailor and draper, shared the same fate, and those of Mi. Tadman, hair dresser, and Mr. Winder, _the Rising Sun beer-shop, are pa rtiall y destro y ed. The safety of the latter house is attributable to the exertions of the dockyard police, with their engine, under the direction of Lieutenant Wise, R. N'. At the commencement of the fire there was great difficulty In obtaining water although sev eral engines were on the spot, and a body of to ps t to the nu mber of 2,000. The o ffi cers placed the men , for the.purpose of passing buckets of water to the engines, in ad alition to which beer butts filled with water were brought to the scene of conflagration in drays, from Colonel Best's brewery. By six o'clock the fire was got under. The majo rity of the tradesmen whose-property was destroyed are in sured—Mr. Day, in the Sun; Mr. Bottle, Royal Exchange; Mr. Thompson Phcenix ; Mr. Tadman, Royal Exchange; Mr. Winder Thompson, Exchange ; and Mr. Thornton , in the Alli a nce. iheir , insurances, however, will not cover their loss. The Commandant, Colonel James Simpson, with his Major of Brigade, Captain Wood, was present during the whole time of the fire, assisting in giving ',directions to the troops. One of the Royal Marines received a serious injury by a portion of the wall of one, of the houses falling on hi in, and was taken off to the barracks. ANOTHER GANG OF BURGLARS.--On Wedne sday Rochester the mayor and magistrates of were engaged nearly five hours in the investigation of a case involving a series of depredations in which many farmers in the nei4h bourhood have been the victims, barns and granaries having been robbed, and the doors still exh • drif thekr having been opened. Some exhibi ting no appearance of corn having been sold by a bernfactor named Charlton, li • ving in Strood, to Mr. Joy, a miller in Chatham. has led to an investigation, and two men. muted Burgess and Smith, were in consequence From the voluminou s ev idence apprehended. tte corp was lodg e d a t the H ouse of a widow in Ordnance- Vace,Chatham, . , b y a man named Gilbert, accompanied by Smith and Burgess, and sold by them to Charlton. who re moved i ' tp a cart, and afterwards sold it in the neighbour , . neighbour hopd. 114.,the house of Smith a jacket was found belonging to him, in Itch were 24 skeleton keys, some of which have been foun open barn and granary doors at Horsted , . Upper and,, ower Deice, and the Parsonage Fa rm at St. Mitgaret's o t orn all of which corn has been abstracted. Frlftn the le ter a sack of new and old wheat was taken, and this corresponds with the mixture sold to Joy. ' A man mailed Jenkins was also examined, at whose house at Ro chester two sacks belonging to Mr. SmWith ickhandam, at Jenkins, were Deice, were found. The three men, 13urgess, , committed for trial. _: ~ ''--- ''',,.,„,,,,.,,,„ • `-'7-:''''-;--;:..-'- ~• „,, .. *:•,:z.,,,, , '~ 1 ct4tl iTh-:—....._"" 2 " - equare, March 1, 1847. t 4:f rESEND STAR and BLACK WALL PICKETS. 411 44e1. an d Rail Included 1a One Payment, avoiding the danger L lPl t ir 0 th e p ooi L.' 114,,,, t 2't Brunswick Wharf; Blackwall, at 9%, 10%, 1,3, 4, and . q . Of —4 YR, at 2%, 11, 1%, 4, and 3. The Trains starting one quar t, an hour before each of these times. * T.,.,. „__11,,,, R - "nee Pier, Gravesend, at 7%, 3%, IN, 11%, 1,3, and 17,h — tYs, at 8%, 11%, 1,3, and b. Rbtr - 0 ,..A 0 other packets call at the Grays or Oreenitithe Piers. ~_'s•-_,*ce. 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