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NOTICE is hereby given, That DAVID HUGHES, of the town of Narberth, in the county of Pembroke, ironmonger and timber-merchant, hath, by inden tures of lease and release and assignment, bearing date respec tively the 21st and 22d days of February 1840, conveyed and assigned, in manner therein mentioned, all his estate and effects, both real and personal, unto THOMAS LANG, iron merchant, THOMAS PRICHA RD, brush manufacturer, and JAMES SKINNER, tin manufacturer (all of the city of Bristol), as trustees upon trust, for the benefit of all the credi tors of the said David Hughes ; and such indentures of lease and re-lease and assignment were duly executed by the said David Hughes on the said 22d day of February, and by the said Thomas Lang and James Skinner respectively on the 27th (lay of February, and by the said Thomas Prichard on the 3d day of March instant ; and the execution thereof by the said David Hughes is attested by William Rees of Haverfordwest, solici tor ; and the execution thereof by the said Thomas Lang, Thomas Prichard, and James Skinner respectively, is attested by Edward Harley, of the city of Bristol, solicitor. ASSAM THE LONDON MARBLE and STONE WORKING COMPANY, are enabled with their PATENT MACHINERY, to execute Chimney Pieces, Mo- I numents, Tablets, Slabs for Furniture, and every description of inch Work, with an accuracy, rapidity of execution, beauty and durability of polish, and reduction of cost, which cannot be ob tained elsewhere. HEART-RENDING EFFECTS OF THE CORN-LAWS. AN HONEST TALE SPEEDS BEST. The Public are invited to inspect their extensive SHOW ROOMS, containing the largest stock in this country. Esher -street, Helrw•ell-street, illillbank, 'Westminster. The Trade supplied wish every description of Slab from the Saw, or Blocks sent to the 'Works cut to order. Please be accnrate in copying the Address. CAPITAL INVESTMENT—HULL, YORKSHIRE. MESSRS. HURRAY and TATTER.. SALL have received instructions to offer for SALE, by PRIVATE CONTRACT, the BOREAS HILL ESTATE, comprising a commodious Family Residence, with Garden Grounds, &c., surrounded by a noble growth of Oak and Elm timber; a capital Farm-house, with all necessary offices and outbuildings; and 282 Acres of the richest Land in the East Riding, in a ring fence. A rental of 6001. per annum has been offered by a most respectable tenant for the Land alone (exelusive of the Mansion). Immediate possession may be obtained, if required. Full particulars, with a plan, &c., may be had, on application to Mr. Dunn, Solicitor, Hedon ; or to Messrs. Murray and Tattersall, Land Agents, &c., 47, Parliament-street, London. C O M P A N Y, ROYAL BANK OF AUSTRALIA Capital, 1,000,000, in 20,000 Shares of 601. each. Deposit bl. per Share. Reif • DIRECTORS. ThoLarninultaYd, Esq. (Alexander Cockburn, Esq. enx Esa. William P. Cranfurd, Esq. Geer " Wehste'r J olla , s q . John Connell, Esq. Tr• 4 atherland, En. (John Mitchell, Esq. STANDING C•IINSEL. Peter Laurie, En. sexacrxous. Messrs. Parked and Webster, 13, New Boswell Court. Mews. Johnston and Farquhar, 32, New Broad-street. BANKERS. Union Bank of London, iia•r gate-street, Lothbury ; and Argyle-place, Regent -street. Edinburgh—National Bank of Scotland. Leith—Edinburgh and Leith Bank. Glasgow —Western Bank of Scotland. Greenock—Greenock Bank. Aberdeen—Town and County Bank. Arbroath—Arbroath Banking Company. Dumfries—Southern Bank of Scotland. Ayr—Ayrshire Banking Company. he oject of te Company is for the transactio of all 13a T nking b business h at SYDNEY, LAUNCESTON,n ADE LAIDE, PORT PHILIP, and such other places as the Di rooters may deem advisable ; and it is intended to apply, as far as possible, the system which has proved so successful in Scot land. The extraordinary progress which the Australasian Colonies have made within the last few years, the continued flow of emi gration towards them, together with the high valua of money there, call for an increased number of establishments of this de scription, and the prosperous condition of the Banks already in operation is a sufficient guarantee that under prudent manage ment this Investment must prove a most profitable and secure one to the Shareholders, as high rates of interest are obtained with perfect security in a country where, from well ascertained data, Capital is improving at rates varying frora 10 to 71 per cent, per annum. The following Extract from the Official Share List of February 4th, 1840, shows the present value of Stock in Two of the Australasian Banks formed in London : Bank o f A Original Share. P a id up. P resent Price. ustralasia ........,£4O £4O 0 £57 10 Ditto (new Shares) 40... ... 10 0 Union B ank of Australial 17 10 (established in 1838) f 45 l7 10 25 10 Nor can the prosperity of Banking operations connected with those Colonies be better illustrated than by reference to the satisfactory Report of the Directors of the Union Bank of Australia, presented to the Proprietors at their General Meet ing, on the 3d of February, and by the following extract from the Rev. Henry Carmichael's Pamphlet on New S ou th W a l es , wherein h e o b serves— " There are at present is Sydney th ree int Stock Banking Companies in operation, with a paid-up capital of abut 80,0001. each ; which divide a profit annually of from 20 to 25 per cent. His Excellency Sir James Stirling also, in his recent work on Western Australia, says, in allusion to the Western Bank of Australia, The second half-year left a clear profit over the expenditure of 14 and a half per cent., Which, after setting aside one-fifth as an accumulating fund, according to an existing rule, enabled the Directors to declare a dividend of 11 and a half per cent. on the paid-up capital ;at the close of the year no dishonoured bill remaining on hand, nor had the Solicitor of the Bank to commence a single suit for the recovery of a debt due to it." The Directors have for some time been mak'ng arrangements for immediately carrying into effect the objects of the Com pany; and in order to advance the influence of the Bank in the Colonies, they have reserved a portion of the shares for distri bution there. As the principal part of the business must necessarily be car ried on in the Colonies, it has been thought inexpedient to have a numerous Board of Directors in London : it has there fore been determined that the number shall not at any time exceed ten ; but to secure the prudent administration of the affairs of the Bank, a complete system of superintendence is now being organized by the Directors for the Establishments in the Colonies. A sufficient capital has already been subscribed to enable the Directors to commence business immediately. They have therefore resolved, in order to avoid the inconvenience which has been found to arise in other undertakings from an unre stricted application of shares, and to induce only those to apply who wish to become bona fide proprietors, not to entertain any application unless made in the printed forms provided by them for that purpose, and accompanied by a payment of V. upon each share applied for, the Directors reserving to themselves, at the time of appropriation, the right to reject or comply with such application, either in whole or in part, the money to be returned if the application be rejected, and to be placed to the credit of the party in respect of the shares allotted to him if accepted. For the guidance of those who may wish to become proprie tors, it may be mentioned, that it is not in contemplation to call up more than 101. per share for the next twelve months. The Directors have postponed filling up the London Board to the full number of ten, in order to give them the opportunity of selecting influential proprietors, whose assistance and co operation they may think it advisable to secure for the interests of the concern; power is reserved to them for that purpose, and they are also autho r i ze d t o comp l ete a ll other arrangements cessa ry for putting the Company into immediate operation. Lon e m Application for shares, in accordance with the printed form, bade to Messrs. Boyd, 4, New Bank Buildings, Lothbury, don BLACK HORSE COMMERCIAL HOTEL, TSALISBURY. HOMAS ROGERS begs resp ec tf u lly t o offer his acknowledgments to Commercial Gehtlernen An d his Friends in general for the kind a n d lib era l support w i th which th ey t hem of have been pleased to honour hi m , an d to assure . his determin a ti on , b y a course o f l ib erality and atten tion, to deserve a continuance of their favours. Br ---- i-CISSOMS INN, LAWRENCE-LANE, CHEAPSIDE LONDON. •CHARLES RADENHURST (late of the New Royal and Nelson Hotels, Birmingham) having entered up on t h e above establishments, situate in the very centre °P‘f business, near to the Guildhall, Bank of England, Post ee, &c., respectfu l ly solicits the support of his friends and .oe public, assuring them, that nothing on his part shall be wa nting to r en d er every convenience and accommodation to t hoSe who may favour him with their patronage. The Coffee Room, having undergone considerable alterations !made elegant and spacious, and a large commodious apart orient is appropriated for a Dining Room. Dinners provided a t T wo and at Half-past Five o'clock. Fish, Stakes, Chops, &c., on the shortest notice. Wines and Spirits of the choicest Vintages. Bottled and Draught Ale, Stout, &c. &c. All Articles of the best quality and moderate charges. Private Sitting Rooms . Well- a i re d B e d s, &c. nOUSES, &c., to be LET, by JACKSON and CO., in various situations, in the following Trades, and many others !—Tea, Coffee, Chop, and Eating Houses ; Public Houses ; Beer Houses; Brewery ; Bakets; Tobacco nists; Grocers; General Dealers; Green Grocers ; Coal and Potato Dealers; Oil, Colour, and Italian Business; Cow keepers, Dairy, and Alilkwalks; Private Houses; Lodging Houses, &el! Particulars may be had :t the Offices of Messrs. Jackson and Co., Auctioneers, 26, Brydges-street, Covent-garden. N.B. Letters to be pa.d. D AVIES'S CANDLES, 6d. per lb. ; Wax Candles, Is. 2d. ; Fine Wax, Is. sd. ; extra fine Moulds, Wax Wicks, ; transparent Wax, Is. 9d. ; ge nuine Sperm, Is 9d. ; genuine Wax, 2s. Id. ; Yellow Soap, 465., 545., and 60s. per 112Ibs. ; Mottled, 625. and 635. ; Windsor, Is. 4d. per packet ; Palm, Is. 4d. ; Old Brown Windsor, I s . 9d . ; Rose, 2s. ; Ca m ph or, 2 s. ; Almond So a p, S . 6d. ; superfine Sealng Wax, 4 s . 6d . per lb. ; genuine perin Oil, 9s. 6d. per gallon. For Cash, at DAVIES'S Old-Established Warehouse, 63, h't. Martin's -lane, opposite New Slaughter's Coffee-House. BROAD'S PATENT LAMP OIL, equal to SPERM, 6s. Imp. Gallon, warranted to burn free from smell or smoke; also, his Patent Diamond Wax Candles, Ilks• per doz., requiring no snuffing, and for beauty, brilliancy, and cleanliness, surpass every other extant. Best store Can dles, 6d. per lb. ; finest moulds, 7id. ; cocoa nut, 10d. ; Pal iner's metallic wick, 10d. ; palm wax, Is. 2d. ; genuine sperm, p l s. 9d. ; lamp oil, 3s. per Imp. gallon ; refined pale seal, 4s. ; atent cocoa nut, ss. ; vegetable, ss. ; genuine sperm, ,us• ; best mottled soap, 645. per cwt. ; finest pale yellow, ; scented curd, 9d. per lb. ; white and brown Windsor, p• 4d. rose soap, Is. 9d.; oil of almond soap, 2s. 6d. ; seal mg wax, 45. for Cash. At BROAD'S" 12 Tavistock-street, Covent-garde n . 11 ALLETT'S TOOTH BRUSHES, from which the hair never comes out. These Brushes are Made of nearly 100 various shapes, from the patterns of the fi rst denti sts of the day, and are unequalled in elegance of form and beauty of finish by any house in London. Price jand Is. each. Families residing at a distance, and ordering a uo zen, will have such an allowalice as will pay the carriage to a nt part of the kingdom. Hallett's new and original pattern Hair Brush, for effec tually penetrating to the skin of the head, removing scurf, I?rnwtoting a healthy action of the pores of the skin, and pro ;clueing a strong and beautiful head of hair. These Brushes :rdlre mad e of the best Russia Bristles, without any artificial e ning, and consequently do not become useless when le.hahed, b ut l a , t at least twice as long as common brushes. es 2s. to ss. Hallett's new Clothes Brush. A very superior Clothes -tirush, upon a new p l an, and needs only to be seen to be ap- Preciated. Every other description of brush of unsurpassed quality, 'uld superior smooth-pointed combs, in horn or shell, at such Prices as continue to give the greatest satisfaction Hallett's Brush and Comb Manufactory, 83, High Holborn, il early opposite the George and Blue Boar Inn. BRITISH COLONIAL BANK AND LOAN COMPANY. Office, 13, St. Swithin's-lane, Lombard,street. Capital 1,000,000/b, in 25,000 Shares of 40/. each. Deposit 5/. per Share. DIRECTORS. The Right Hon. Sir R. Wilmot Horton, Bart., Chairman. The Right Hon. Thomas P. Courtenay, Deputy Chairman. Sir William de Bathe, Bart. 'Geo.AlfredMuskett,Esq.,lll.P. Robert Jahn Bunyon, Esq. Sir Francis Shuckburgh, Bart. Sir Herber Compton . William Sloane, Esq. Andrew Tucker Follett, Esq. James Stewart, Esq., M.P. Colonel Sir William Gossett 'John Shewell, Esq. • A. Geldsmid, Esq. Thomas Teed, Esq. Sir J. De Courcy Laffan, Bt. BAximes—The Commercial Bank of London, 3, Moorgate street, Bank. SOLICITORS --Messrs. Adlington, Gregory, Faulkner, and Follett. SECRETARY—WiIIiam Wright, Esq. The obj ec t s o f th i s Company are to make Loans upon good securities, and eventually to undertake Banki ng an d Agency Busin ess i n the Australasian Colonies ; and the Directors, from various sources of intelligence, are confirmed in their opinion that these transactions may be conducted with all the safety and advantage they originally contemplated. The Deed of Settlement is now ready for signature, at the office of the Company. Considerable subscriptions have been already received, and a large number of Shares are reserved for the Colonies; but the Directors will be ready to receive applications for the remain ing unappropriated Shares reserved for this country. Prospectuses and all other necessary information may be ob tained of the Secretary, at the office of the Company. Deposits of 21. per Share, to accompany each application, may be paid in London to the Commercial Bank of London, 3, Moorgate-street, Bank ; and to the principal Joint-stock Banks and their branches throughout the country. FORM OF APPLICATION. ate To the D Dir ec t or: of the British Colonial Bank ' , and Lean Com pany, N o . 13 , S t. S w i th i n ' s-lane, London. Gentlemen—l request you will assign to me Shares in the British Colonial Bank and Loan Company ; having, in terms of the Prospectus, paid into the the sum of Pounds, or 21. per Share, to be applied intio par n t pay ment of the first Deposit, in the event of this appli ca being complied with either in whole or in part, such Shares to be holden as stated in the Prospectus, upon the rules and regulation s of the Deed of Settlement, 15 m, Gentlemen, your obedient servant , Should the call remain unpaid after the appointed day, the Bankers have been severally required to demand interest there on, after the rate of five per cent per annum, from the 9th day of March to the day on which the payment shall be actually made. By Order, J. F. BELL, Secretary. PARISH of SAINT GEORGE, HANO VER-SQUARE. To BUTCEERS, MEALMEN, CHEESEMONGERS, CORNCHANDLERS, GROCERS, MILKMEN, PO TATOE-DEALERS,OIL and TALLOW CHANDLERS, WINE and SPIRIT-MERCHANTS, COLOURMEN, and COFFIN-MAKERS. Such Persons as are willing to Contract with the Governors and Directors of the Poor of the adi Parish, for Supplying the Workhouses for six months, from the 25th day of March to the 29th day of September, 1840, may deliver in their sealed Proposals, at the Board-room, in Mount-street, on or before Nine o'clock, on Tuesday, the 17th day of March. Persons tendering are desired to be in attendance, and to take notice that all offers must be made upon, and strictly in accordance with, the printed form of tender, which may be ob tained on application to the Master of the Workhouse, in Mount-street, as well as any further particulars. By Order, T. B. CHAPPELL, Vestry Clerk. L ONDON, EDINBURGH, and DUBLIN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, No. 3, CHARLOTTE-ROW, MANSION-HOUSE. Capital £500,000. IMPORTANT ADVANTAGES TO THE ASSURED.-11Intual assurance without responsibility, and the sums assured gua ranteed by the Capital of the Company. Policies indisputable. Economical rates of premium. One-half of the premi-ms cre dited for seven years, so that a policy may be allowed to drop at one-half the usual sacrifice, or be continued without extra expense at a time when, from loss of health, the assured may he unable to obtain a new policy. For loan transactions the half premium plan is the most economical and advantageous. Foreign residence does not it validate the policy, upon a stipu lation to that effect, at the time of assurance. A large sub scribed capital, as offered by Proprietary Companies, and an accumulation of premiums, as offered by Mutual Societies, are in this Company combined, and form the security of the as sured. Medical Gentlemen are in all cases remunerated for their reports by the usual consultation fee. Applications for Agencies in England, to be made to the Managing Director, with references to Gentlemen in London. DIRECTORS. Alex. Anderson, Esq. John Johnson, Esq. Alderman, Jahn Atkins, Esq. Kenneth Kingsford, Esq. James Bidden, Esq. John Guffie, Esq. Captain F. Brandreth. John M'Lean Lee, Es. Vice-Admiral R o bt. H onyman. J. Marmaduke Rossete q r, Esq. Benj. Ifill, Esq. Sir Wm. White. Alex. Robertson, Esq., Managing Director. Marshall Hall, M.D., F. R. S. L. and E., Medical Adviser. AUDITORS—David Cannan, Esq. ; Robert Edw. Alison, Esq. SOLICITORS—Messrs. Palmer, France, and Palmer. BANKE us—The London and Westminster Bank. SECRETARY—Frederick Edgell, Esq. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE AS , SURANCE AND DEFERRED ANNUITY SO. CJETY, 26, CORNHILL, LONDON. EASTERN BRANCH.-5, Castle-street, St. Mary Axe. Capital, 500,0001. Empowered by Act of Parliament. DIRECTORS. T. LAME MURRAY, Esq., Chairman. Col.:Sir Burges Camac, K. C. S. Robert Hollond, Esq., M.P. John Elliotson, M.D., F. R. S. George Lungley, Esq. H. Gordon, Esq. I John Rawson, Esq. Joseph Thompson, Esq. AUDITORS. Dr. Olinthus Gregory, F.R. A.S. Professor Wheatstone, F.R.S. ACTUARY. NV. S. B. Woolhouse, Esq., F. R. A. S. By the new principles of Life Assurance and Deferred An nuities, founded by this Society, the moral obligation .of all classes of making a provision for a family or for old age is largely enhanced, by the immediate advantages secured to the Assured themselves. The detailsof the princinles of the Society, its improvement in the system of Assurance, its economical arrangements in favour of the Assured, its extensive Tables, &c., will be found in its Prospectus, which may be obtained at the Offices of the Society, 26, Cornhill, London, or at any of its Branches throughout the Country. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary. VICTORIA LIFE ASSURANCE AND LOAN COMPANY. No. IS, King William -street, City. Sir JAMES DUKE, M.P., Chairman. BENJAMIN HAWES, Esq.. Deputy Chairman. William Allen, Esq. John Knill, Esq. Benjamin Barnaid, Esq. Benjamin Lancaster, Esq. Charles Baldwin, Esq. horn is Nesbitt, Esq. James Cockburn, Esq. Major-General Robertson Bryan Dunkin, Esq. Daniel Sutton, jun., Esq. Aaron Gold-mid, Esq O'Bryan Bellingham Woolsey, James Law Jones, Esq. Esq. FOLICITORS..• Messrs. Lake and Curtis, Fasinghall.s'zeet. As Low Rates of Premium as are consistent with security, which may be paid annually, half yearly, or quarterly. The whole of the Profits equally divided between the Assured tnd the Shareholders. Claims payable in two months after death. Loans may be effected by parties Assured with this Company. WILLIAM RA TRAY, Actuary and Secretary. BENEVOLENT FIRE and LIFE IN SURANCE, and NAIIONAL BENEFIT SO CIETY, 351, Strand. Capital, 250,000/. Under the Management of a Board of Directors. This Society, in addition to the general business of Insur ance Companies, has been formed for the purpose of enabling persons of very moderate means to attain those objects hitherto confined to the more wealthy, viz.:- Ist. Insurii,g their lives in sums from Si. and upwards, se curing Deferred Annuities as a provision for Old Age;_ Weekly Allowances during Sick ness ; an d E ndowments for Children, the Premiums being divided into Monthly Instalments for the convenience of the Insured. Also for the protection of such as possess only a small personal property, Insurances are effects d against loss by Fire, in sums from 101. to 1001., by Quarterly Payments ; thus Household Goods, Wearing Apparel, Stock in Trade, 'Workmen's Tools, &c., to the value of 201. can be Insured, on payment of Sixpence every Three Months, duty included_ The attention of the Public is particularly directed to this very novel feature, for the man to whom this fact is known, will hence:orth deserve little sympathy should he become the victim of a calamity, against the evils of which he could se readily have guarded. Prospectuses, detailing at length the various modes and rates of Insurance, can be obtained on application at the office, 331, Strand, or to any of the Society's Agents. HENRY WILSON, Actuary and Secretary. EMIGRATION. 4 GOOD TENT, well Lined with Green Baize, a Camp Bed, H orse and Cart, Src., should com plete the establishment of an ear l y sett ler.—See Man' s Aus tralian Provinces. BENJAMIN EDGINGTON, No. 2, Duke-street, South. wark, foot of London-bridge, acquaints SETTLERS embark ing for NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, or any of the Colonies, they may be supplied immediately, at Small Cost, with MARQUEES and TENTS adapted for their com fort and convenience, being waterproof, easily erected and re moved. Tarpaulins, Sacks, Ropes, &c. A Warehouse, No. 208, Piccadilly. Address in full, BEN JAMIN EDGING TON. DIRECTORS. GEORGE GERARD de HOCHEPIED LARPENT, Esq., Chairman. Sir WILLIAM BAYNES, Bart., Deputy-Chairman. John Alliston, Esq. I Alexander Rogers, Esq. William Cracroft, Esq. Foster Reynolds, Esq. Francis Fox, Esq. Wm. R. Robinson, Esq. Andrew Henderson, Esq. John Small, Esq. William Manning, Esq. 1 Richard Twining, Esq. Ross D, Mangles, Esq. John Travers, Esq. Thomas Weeding, Esq. AUDITORS. Thomas Teed, Esq. ; Richard Langslow, Esq. ; Richard Twining, jun., Esq. BANKERS. Messrs. Williams, Deacon, and Co., Birchin-lane. SECRETARY AND SOLICITOR. Walter Prideaux, Esq., Goldsmiths' Hall. -- The Shareholders are hereby required to execute the Deed of Settlement between this day and the sth day of April next; and notice is hereby given, that the same will lie at the Offices of the Company, No. 57, Old Broad-street, for their execution, between the hours of Twelve and Three o'Clock. Each Pro prietor of Shares is requested to bring with him his receipts for the first instalment of 51. per share, and to state for how many shares he claims to be registered in the Company's books. Forms of a letter of attorney to be signed by a Shareholder at a distance, empowering any other person to execute the deed on his behalf, may be had on application at the Office of the Company. By order of the Court of Directors, WALTER PRIDEAX, U Solicitor and Secretary. 67, Old Broad-street, Feb. 22, 1840. ATIDLAND COUNTIES RAILWAY. CALL for the TWELFTH and LAST INSTAL MENT of 101 per Share— (Making 1001. called up). Office, HIGH-STREET, LEICESTER, February 13, 1840, The DIRECTORS of the MIDLAND COUNTIES RAILWAY COMPANY having, in pursuance of the pro visions of the Act of Incorporation, passed a Resolution, calling for a Twelfth Instalment of 10/. per Share, to be payable on or before the 9th day of March next, the Proprietors arc re quired, in conformity with such Resolution, to pay the sum des on their Shares, to one of the following Bankers : London—Messrs. Glynn, Halifax, Mills, and Co. Liverpool —The bank of Liverpool. Manchester—The Bank of Manchester. Birmingham —The Birmingham Banking Company. Leicester—Pare's Leicestershire Banking Company. Nottingham—Messrs. 1. and I. C. Wright and Co. Derby—Messrs Crompton, Newton, and Co. Loughborough—Messrs. Middletons and Olivers. PUBLICATION S. STADE DUTIES CONSIDERED By WILLIAIVII HU rr, Esq , London : Ridgway, Piccadilly. NEW ROMANCE, BY THE AUTHOR OF " THE PILOT," In 3 Vols. post Bvo. MR. COOPER'S " PATH FINDER, IS NOW READY AT ALL THE LIBRARIES. Richard Bentley, .New Burlington Street. Just published, price 15s. THE TRIAL of JOHN FROST for HIGH TREASON under a. Special Commission at Monmouth. Taken in Short-hand by JOSEPH and THOS. GURNEY. Saunders and Benning (Successors to Joseph Butterworth and Son), 43, Fleet-street. This day is published, price 65., T HE DUBLIN REVIEW, No. XV. CONTENTS. 1. Arbitrary Power—Popery—Protestantism. 2. Prejudices of our Popular Literature. 3. The Arabian Nights' Entertainments. 4. Head's Life of Margaret Be a uf or t, M ot h er of Henry the eventh. 5. German Translation of the Pickwick Papers. 6. Gibbon ; or, the Infidel Historian and his Protestant Editors. 7. Lamartine's Poetry. 8. State and Progress of Catholicity in England. 9. Rise and Fall of Chartism. London : C. Dolman, 61, New Bond•street ; J. Cumming, Dublin ; W. Tait, Edinburgh. ON BEES—THEIR MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMY. Just published, foolscap Bvo., with Thirty Coloured Plates, and Portrait and Mem o i r o f H u b er . P r i ce 6s. T HE NATURAL HISTORY OF BEES. Being the New Volume of the NATURALIST LI BRARY, Conducted by Sir W. JARDINE, Bart., F.R.S.E., &c. It contains besides an ample account of British and Foreign Honey Bees, their management and economy, a full history of the Humble Bee and its varieties, described by the Rev. James Duncan, and illustrated with drawings, made expressly for this volume, by J. 0. Westwood, Esq., Secretary to the Entomolo gical Society of London, whose pencil, unrivalled in this depart ment, is now, for the first time devoted to this work. Any of the preceding volumes may be had separately, price 6s. each. S. Highley, 32, Fleet-street, London; W. H. Lizars, Edin burgh ; \V. Curry and Co., Dublin ; and all Booksellers. Just published, price 35., A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON THE TREATMENT and CURE of STRICTURES •f the URETHRA ; wherein is recommended an improved Mode of Treatment, the result of many years' extensive and success ful practice. By C. B. COURTENAY, M.D., 42, Great Marlborough street. Sold by P. Hill, Medical Bookseller, Great Windmill street, Haymarket; Onwhyn, Catherine -street, Strand; Tem pleman, 248, Regent -street ; and all Booksellers in Town or Country. PACI F I C STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. Capital 250,0001., in 5,000 Shares of 501. each. GEORGE BROWN, Esq., Chairman. ALEXANDER GRANT, Esq., Deputy Chairman. DIRECTORS. Capt. Horatio T. Austin, R.N. Charles Rugge Price, Esq. Capt. Henry A. Drummond Hon. Peter C. Scarlet James Nugent Daniell, Esq. Joseph R. Templeman, Esq. The Directors have the satisfaction to state that a Royal Charter of Incorporation has now passed the Great Seal, in virtue of which the liability of the Shareholders is limited to the amount of their respective shares. They also beg to acquaint the Shareholders that two vessels, now building by Messrs. Curling and Young, will leave this country for the Pacific in the month of May next. Notice is hereby given, that the second instalment of 51. per share must be paid at the Bankers of the Company, Sir Charles Price and Co., on or before the 18th da3 of March inst. WILLIAM R. C. KENDALL, Secretary. 5, Barge-yard, Bucklersbury, March 5, 1840. In examining the nature of the trace Bolton has car ried on with the agriculturists, I find we are, year after year, giving them a larger amount of manufactured ar ticles for the same quantity of agricultural produce. Fifty years ago we could have procured as much food for one fustian jacket, as we can now for eight ! ! In some of the finer branches, into which a greater amount of labour enters as a part of their cost, on comparing the prices of food and manufactured articles at the two periods, it appears we are actually giving them t went !) . four times the quantity of the latter goods we did fifty years ago! ! During the intervening period, in conse quence of the skill and ingenuity of our artisans, and the rapid progress of mechanical discovery, spurred on by taxation and dear food to almost superhuman exertion, at least to an amount of physical toil which is perfectly disgraceful to any civilised country, the productive power of a pair of hands has in some cases been in creased 12 to 1,400 fold, and this without furnishing the labourer with any increased command of the comforts of life. On the contrary, he is in a worse condition than at the former period—less able to support his fa mily—totally shut out by long hours of labour from do mestic enjoyment and social intercourse : and as to educating his children, and forming their youthful habits, it is quite out of the question ; for no sooner are they able to earn a few pence in the factory than his necessities compel him to re move them from under the shelter of the maternal wing, and consign them to the ten der mercies of the taskmaster and the overseer. Married women are, in hundreds of instances, compelled by their necessities to leave their offspring to the care of strangers, in order to earn a scanty pittance at the factory. The consequences of such a state of things arc most lamentable. It appears to me that the land owners are really the parties who overwork the factory children ; but it is disgraceful to the master cotton spinners that they have so long quietly submitted to be the instruments of aristocratic oppression. I will here observe that less than one-fourth of the cottons manufactured here remain in the counts.) for home consumption ; the remaining three-fourths being exported. Thus, we are actually exchanging one-fourth of our productions directly for food, with our neighbour ing agriculturists, giving them from 8 to 24 times as many fustian jackets, calico shirts, and muslin dresses, as we did fifty years ago for the same quantity of their produce ; and the remaining th ree -fourths are exported by our merchants to the remotest corners of the globe, furnishing in return, besides the raw materials of ma nufactures, all the various and costly luxuries which our labour and ingenuity thus place on the tables of our re pacious and thankless landowners, and with which the produce of ther own lands could neither directly nor in directly supply them, for agricultural produce being constantly higher here than elsewhere, it evidently could not be exported without l oss. Mr. Paulton, our talented townsman, has well expressed our position, when speak ing of the landowner, he says—" He not only forces the manufacturer to take his half-measure of Corn, and pay a double price for it, but he knows that at the same time that the manufacturer can import nothing but luxuries, which the rich alone want, and these luxuries alien imported the manufacturer is obliged to sell again for half their value to the landowner. Was there ever such a refined system of systematic injus tice ? But, gentlemen, this injustice is not so much against the capitalist—he is simply the negotiator be tween the industrious classes and the landowner. The furthen falls on the labour, the producing industry of the country. Double work and ball wages is the direct result of the Corn-laws ; and neither master nor man —neither a Ten hours Bill nor an Eight hours Bill —can effect any improvement in the condition of the working classes, until this infanzous, unjust, and tyrannical measure be torn to tatters by the common sense of the people." The effect of the long continued operation cf such a system of partial legisla tion might easily be predicted. I propose to add the testimony of facts and experience to the deductions of reason and common sense. Providence sometimes neutralizes the legislation of our landowners, by a suc cession of abundant harvests, as in the three years ending 1836. The land smiles with plenty, and an im mense amount of comfort is diffused amongst the labour. ing classes. In a climate like ours, with our modes of agriculture, and our tenure of land, it would be folly to expect that our landowners could, or would, per manently, and constantly, furnish an abundant supply of cheap food to the teeming population of this coun try. It does, however, sometimes occur ; and, at the period in question, Bolton largely shared its advan tages. At that time the working population were all employed, without exception, at higher wages than at present ; there was less necessity for every member of each family to earn something, than at present. A large amount of infant labour was withdrawn from the labour market ; they were sent to school, or kept at home to assist the mother in nursing the younger branches. Mothers of families were more rarely found in mills. The consequence was, that in several large establish ments machinery was actually standing for want Q t . h an c l s to work it. In one instance alone 15,000 mule spindles, requiring upwards of 100 hands, were at one time, in 1536, stopped from the above cause. Let your readers contrast this state of things w.th lie condition of Bolton at present. The people of Eon.- land are paying about fifty millions a year more for f oo d than they did in 1835. How does this affect Bolton ? The population of our union, a district compri s i ng a surface of 45,695 acres, of which Bolton is the centre, contained, according to the census of 1831, 83,369 in habitants. It must now be more than 90,000. Sup pose them to pay only tenpence per bead per week more for food than in 1835, and this a very moderate calculation, this makes for the last twelve months a sum of one hundred and ninety-five thousand pounds. But according to the theory of the agriculturist, wages should h ave r i sen with the price (. ff oo d. Have they done so ? On the con trary, the rate of wages, in every instance, is lower, without exception. In the cotton mills alone, about ninety-five thousand pounds less have been paid during the last twelve months. Many of the mills have been entirely stopped for all or part of the time ; and with only two exceptions all have worked short time for a considerable portion of the past year. Including the engineers, machine-makers, colliers, c (Before Lord ABINGER HOME CIRCUIT, GJIELMSFORD, . MARL-if 4. millwrights and hand-loom wearers, joiners, bed-quilt and counter- ! lAE indicted 1 , 1.0 Ar a h soN.— May, aged 33, labourer, pane weavers, and all the other trades required by asetfa tfibroeftoOaantoboeart-Isatsatc,ki theth n w a a r s i Rayleigh, tt v u in n g ia , w o r n ui t i h y e population of 90,000. I have made a very careful cal- - of Messrs. culation from ex t en sive personal inquiry, and assert propertyßrown and Rivers, extensive farmels most conf i d en tly, th a t a lt oge ther there m ust h ave been in that parish. at DOWLING conducted the prosecution, Mr. RYLAND at least 130,000/. less paid in wages in tho Bolton defended the prisoner. Union. N ow , a dd th e 130,000/, less in wages to the James Brown, the younger, deposed that he had the 195,0001. more ja r J oo d , an d there is a total loss to care of a farm for his father,f Essex. e sex of theo On the at Bolton of 8-'5,000/. !! What are the consequen ces ? Rayleigh, in the co t t o mt) eight rinclight in bed between e . There are now in Bolton 1,126 houses untenanted, wenthe family, having prev ' i g ousl a rice which about 50 are shops, some of them in the prin-of question be o'clock, w i it e h t properly secured. The oa);_sslacecis,' ,illi visible from the house. Thcin a n ; cipal streets. Here is a loss to the owners of 10,000/. the ti l o s n rem w - as s to 12,000 a a y ear . Th e shopkeepers are almost ruined a que fi s c rae dog tied up in the farm -yard, and about by ,diminished returns and bad debts. There were, a eleven o'clock he heard this dog bark violently, and he short d ole ago , fa rce sa l es o f th e , :ffe;ts of shopkeepe-rs got up and looked out of the a indow, and in one day. D istra i nt , f or cottage rents occur daily. in t s eeing anything he went to bed again. In abaut ten The arrears of cottage rents, and the debts to shop- minutes afterwards he observed a great hii;ze in 'he I am, Sir, your obedient servant, THOMAS THOMASSON, Cotton-spinner, Bolton-le-Moors, CHURCH OF SCOTLAND. Ist, That we deprecate the determined resistance to the law of the land, exhibited in the conduct of certain of the clergy, as injurious to the MSC of religion, subv e r s i ve o f all social order, an d un b ecom i ng their character as mini sters of peace. 2d, That we cordially approve of the quiet demeanour of those of the clergy who have contented themselves with expressing their sentiments in Church Courts and other wise, without acting offensively to those differing in opinion from them, or exciting their congregations on the subject. 3d, That we are anxious for the speedy settlement of these unseemly differences, and will heartily join in re commending the adoption of any Parliamentary enactment, which will prevent the intrusion of unfit presentees into pa rishes, by strengthening the hands of Presbyteries in judg_ ing of their qualifications, and the reasons of objection which may be lodged against them by the people, but on no account assigning the right of judging altogether into the hands of an irresponsible power. COUNTY OF ITADDINOTON. An important meeting of the nobility, gentry, clergy, landed proprietors, tenantry, and others of the county of East Lothian, was held at Haddington on Friday, for the purpose of declaring their attachment to the Church of Scotland as by law established, and their disapproval of the conduct of those who have resisted the law as decided by the supreme courts of the kingdom. The meeting, which took place in the Assembly Room, was very numerously attended. Among the company present we observed the following noblemen and gentlemen :—The Most Noble the Marquis of Tweeddale, the Earl of Lauderdale, the Right Honourable Lord Elcho, the Right Honourable Sir George Warrender, Bart., Sir George Grant Sta tic, Bart., Sir David Wedderburn, Bart., Sir Robert Houston, of Clerkington, Captain the Honourable Wil liam Keith, of Monkrig, Lieutenant-General the lion. Patrick Stuart of Eaglescairnie, Capt. the Hon. Sir An thony Maitland, the Hon. C. F. Stuart. The Marquis of Tweeddale was called to the chair. Resolutions con demning the conduct of a large portion of the Established Clergy for disobeying the law, were unanimously agreed to by the meeting. ABERDEEN. The moderate Clergy of the Aberdeen district held a meeting. on Wednesday last, at which a firm but tempe. rate declaration was discussed and adopted. When we mention that the first signature is that of the Rev. Dr. Mearns, we give sufficient guarantee for the soundness or ability of the document. It has already received the sig natures of upwards of sixty of the Clergymen of the three sister counties—Aberdeen, Banff, and Kincardine. When the signatures of other Clergyman friendly to its views are obtained, it is, we understand, to be laid before the public. The calm and constitutional conduct of the moderates in this dispute forms a striking contrast to the mad and rebel lious proceedings of the self-styled Evangelists. COUNTY OF BANFF. A numerous and respectable meeting of the landholders, Commissioners of Supply, and Justices of the Peace for the county of Banff, was held on the 20th of February, for the purpose of entering into resolutions expressive of regret at the recent proceedings of the General Assembly of the Chu rc h o f S cot l an d , and their determination to sup port the laws of the realm. The resolutions condemning the conduct cf the non-intrusionists, in their illegal pro ceelings, were unanimously agreed to. Amongst the resolutions was one expressing unmingled satisfaction at the recent proceedings of the Court of Session. At Aboyne, and other places in the north, similar resc lotions have been agreed to. MOVEMENT OF THE MODERATE PARTY. (From the Glasgow Saturday Post.) The overbearing attitude assumed by the Church Vetoists, in attempting to overturn the laws of the cow, try by force for their own priestly aggrandisement, is now, we are happy to observe, alarming the more moderate members of the Establishment of every shade of politics. To counteract the domination of the clergy, the following declaration by the moderate Churchmen of this city is at present in course of signature; and singular as it may ap pear, the sheets lying in the Royal Exchange and Tontine ' Coffee-rooms, are not only numerously signed, but signed by Churchmen of every political class—Tories, Whigs. and Radicals, who on this question seem as one, resolved to resist the attempt now in progress for arming the Courts of the Church of Scotland, with the powers of the patron and the powers of the people at the same time —powers which we have no doubt they would soon exer cise with a despotic sway, that was never surpassed by the Roman Catholic hierarchy. The following is a cope of the declaration referred t0:_.... We, whose names are hereunto subscribed, being lay men in connecti on w i t h t h e C hurch of Scotland- esta blished by law, deeply deploring the position into which she has unfortunately been brought, through what we con ceive to be the mistaken notions of a section of her clergy, think it incumbent on us to express our sentiments on the occasion as follows : THE ARMY. IRELAND. Major-General Sir William Macbean, K. C. 8., has re turned to Limerick from on leave of absence in England, and resumed the command of the troops serving in the south-western district. Major-General Sir Wm. Parker Carroll, K. C. 11., has arrived at Tulla House, Nenagh, on a short leave of ab sence from Athlone. The Major-General will return to his station about the middle of the month. The Hopewell freight-ship, having on board the drafts from the depot companies of the 52d, 70th, 74th, and 76th Regiments, destined to join the service companies of those corps in the West Indies, sailed from Cove on the 27th ult. for Barbadoes. The following are the names of the officers and numbers of men who have embarked with these drafts :—viz., 52d Foot—Lieut. and Adjutant Camp. bell, Lieut. Corbett, Ensigns De Winton and Cuming, one sergeant, and 50 rank and file ; 70th Foot—Captain Whyte, Lieutenants Brereton Edwards, and Reynolds ; Ensigns Pilling, Braddell, and Frazer, three sergeants, and 100 rank and file ; 74th Foot—Lieut. Hancock and Ensign Coates, one sergeant, and 50 rank and file; 76th Foot—Lieut.-Colonel Clarke, Lieutenants Rutherfoord and Simmons, Ensigns Lacy and Hopkins, Assistant-Sur geon Scott, three sergeants, and 47 rank and file. Staff Assistant. Surgeon Green has also embarked in this vessel. The Lloyd's freight ship sailed from Cove on the 27th ult., for the Cape of Good Hope, with the following drafts on board, viz., 25th Foot—Three officers and 123 rank and file ; 27th Foot —Two officers (Captain Smith and Ensign Trevor), two sergeants, and 42 rank and file ; 75th Foot—One officer; 91st Foot—Three officers and Staff Assistant-Surgeon Frazer. The Prince George transport, having on board the fol lowing drafts, sailed from Cove on 27th ult. for Gibraltar, viz., 48th Foot—Captain Young, Ensign Warburton, two sergeants, and 138 rsytk anc file; 77th Foot—Captain W. J. Clarke, Lieutenant Galway, Ensigns Brabazon and Baillie, two sergeants; and 107 rank and file. Staff As sistant Surgeon M‘Bride has also embarked in the vessel. The Palmyra transport having on board the drafts from the depot companies of the 47th and 50th Regiments, des tined to join the service companies of their corps, sailed from Cove on the 27th ult. for Malta. The following are the names of the officers who have embarked with these drafts, viz., 47th Foot—Major Dundas, Lieut. M'Nally, Ensigns Ehrington, Patton, Torrens, and Austin ; five sergeants, and 140 rank and file; 59th Foot—Brevet Ma jor Graham, Lieutenants Lodder and Taylor, and Ensigns Peebles and Clay, three sergeants, and 150 rank and file. Staff Assistant Surgeon Grant has also embarked in this vessel. THE MARKETS. COUNTRY MARKETS, Wheat. Barley. Per Quarter Bath Blandford - 74 86 56 74 Bridport Chard I Gloucester Exe er Guildford Newbury 50 81 Read ing —. 150 85 Salisbury so F 2 Shtrborne 7O 78 SheptonMallet 56 84 Uxbridge --.— Warminster 52 79 Winchester 64 76 Yeovil 164 072 56 78 64 76 70 60 LEEDS Wheat, N'rfolk and SO 5. 5 . 38 50 32 48 36 51 45 48 27 34 40 t 6 32 50 35 47 40 50 42 58 33 54 37 43 30 54 40 48 CORN N. N. 601 b An. 601 b lblk Oats. 0. to s. :29 36 3 0 36 E. to s. 43 56 46 50 46 55 41 43 40 ..- 4 44 42 52 40 58 44 58 42 48 48 50 20 26 30 34 21 28 26 34 21 32 23 34 30 34 20 38 :',O 34 28 32 27 35 50 58 30 32/46 50 111 i ET.— March 3. Pees" a. to • '''' ..• 37 40 - -.. - 38 46 -- ._ .... ...I. 36 , t : 6 9 1 3 : .4. to : o per 7 4 7 5 s s 1. . 1 31 53 65 : : 1 p o : e 3 73 r 94 5 5 5 : t . : J o I : i:: 435. t o o 50 1t 5 3: icolnshire Beans 63lb. Oats, Potatoe Eng. 13d. to 14;6 :63 ; ---Mealing, For. —d. to—d , Shelling GUILDFORD MARKET, * Wheat, Old (Per Load) 19/. to 01. P 6.—New, 16/. to 21/. ss. Barley (Per Qr.) Beans (Per Qr.) ....... 4 0s. to 44 s Oats 95 34 Rye 4O 44 Grey Pease, 425. to 445. York. and7e7,l Barley, Norfolk and Sulil Yorkshire and Lii Grinding DEVIZES CORN MARKET. Per Sack, s. d. s. d. Per Quarter. s. d. 8 . 4 First Wheat 4O 0t046 0 Oats 2O 0 0 to Second '34 0 37 6 Beans (per sack)... 20 ~.34 I Third Barley .............. .. 27 0 4 8 u B rea d (per gall.) i 5 . ,7 'o_ , Lord Holland entertained the Lord Chancell and som e o f the Cabinet Ministers, at dinner, on Tuesday eveor ing, in S out h -street. n- LAW INTELLIGL;NCE. COURT OF EXCISE, MAIWR 5. ADULTERATION OF TEA.-141r. John Turner, a grocer, in Clare-street, Clare-market, appeared before the Court upon information, charging him with having adulterated the tea he sold with sugar, calcined molasses, and ether ingredients. The penalties amounted to 210/., being 101. upon every pound of adulterated tea seized. The defendant pleaded guilty ; but Mr. Mayow, the solicitor of Excise, called sonic witnesses to show the gross imposition upon the public, as well as the injury done to the revenue. From the evidence, it appeared that they found in the shop a quantity of tea mixed up with coloured loaf sugar, molasses, and other ingredients —that the de fendant said he lived in a low neighbourhood, and was obliged to sell his teas cheap—and that he was not the only one in the neighbourhood who adulterated tea. He car ried on a very extensive business, and the officers seized 21 lb. of tea. Since the seizure he had assigned over his property to his creditors, being heavily laden with debt, according to his own account. The Hon. BERKELEY PAGET, the Chairman, said the assignment was evidently a fraudulent transaction, aid ordered the tea to be confiscated, and the defendant fined in penalties amounting to 105/. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. ram has been Lid before the House of Cern moos of the number of Stamps issued to Newsparers. in London and the country, from the year ending (l et . 10, 1836, to Oct 10, 1839, together' with the number duty. It appears fro m th ese t h at t h e greatest increase of pap ers , an d the amount of stamp and advertisement ----1 " . --"""essee_s____uss" has ta k en place in th e E ng li s h provincial pres s . I n t h e I PRICE sd. year endi ng Oct. 10, 1836, the total number published ____ ______ was 194, th e s t amps i ssued 8,535,393, and the amount __ --seesse.mesisieases.saissisem.,....,"'""'".eseeesssasssseo . of duty I 13,804/. In 1839 the numbers wore -240 yard, and getting up directly, he went to the window, and newspapers, 20,187,780 stamps, considerably more than saw that the oat-stack was in flames. He immediately ot doubt th e amount in 1836, and the duty 83,5'98/. up, and c a ll e d ass istance, and an end eavour wa s made g to I The advertisement duty paid by the provincial papers put out the fire, but it was unsuccessful, and the rick he t has also increased considerably —th e total amount 'es 1836 being 43,007/, and in 1839, 53,00 9 /. . first saw, and four others, with a barn, were totally con_ 1 In the. Lon.don. payer o P sumcd. The dog in question always barked at strangers, s durino the same cried He knew the prisoner, who had been on and off at the ~ farm for several years, but he had been dismissed from the the number of advertisements had increased from 549,808 to 633,490, the duty being in the re-. farm about four months before the fire happened. He years 41,235/. and 47,511/. The number lived at the parish of Clayton, about a mile from the farm. , spectivo papers of all sorts had increased from Cross-examined by Mr. RYLAND—It was about eleven of o'clock when he beard the dog bark. I 71 to 125, and the stamp s issued from 19, 9 41,640 to Richard C urr d eposed, that about ten o'clock on the 29,352,283, and the amount of duty had fallen. f rom night of th e fi re , h e was with the prisoner at a public- 256,556/. to 121,833/. house at Rayleigh, and they left the hous e together about I n Scotch papers there has also been a consideratT. that tim e , a n d th e p r i soner sa id h e was go i ng into the increase ; the number of stamp s issued in 1836 being town. The prisoner had been drinking, but he was quite 2 654,438, and in 1839, 4,014,894, producin g a di.o,,s sober at this time. of 16,6441., while in 1836 it was 35,399/. The adv William Persey deposed that he was a chemist, and tisement duty hal increased from 10.609/. to 1 7- /et carried on business at Rayleigh, About ten o'clock on In - the Iris . h papers . the increase is verytri3ffin3g,7 ;he the night of the fire the prisoner came to his shop, and 1 total number of stamps Issued in 1836 being 5,144,582, asked for a box of Congreve matches, which he gave him, and in 1839, 5,622,124. The advertisement duty had and the prisoner paid a penny for it. He had seen the prisoner before, but was not Lcquainted with him, and h e increased from 8,395/. to 9,438/. was sure he was the same man. When he gave hi m th e It th us appear s that the increase of the circulation matches, he asked him if they were good ones, and he of Newsp a p ers , in these three years, has been in the told him they were, and at the same time rubbed one following proportions e- e lrish, 10 per cent. ; Scotch, against the counter, and lighted it ; and the prisoner then 54 per cent.; London, 53 per cent. ; and Provincial, said that the box would do, and left the shop, taking the 137 per cent. Congreves with him. Henry Clayt on d eposed that the prisoner lodged in The incre ase a lt oge th er h as b een 24 millions of his house. On the night the fire took place the prisoner copies, which would bring in a revenue of 15,0001, a went oat about six o'clock in the evening, and returned year for paper duty, supposing the Newspapers re about twelve, and h e awakened witness by coming sud- mained of th e orig i na l s i ze, b ut most of them hav e b een denly into the hou se , an d witness's wife getup, and struck greatly enlarged ; so that the increase in the poper duty a light. The prisoner seemed stupid, but was not tipsy. for Newspapers alone may be safely reckoned at 25,000/. When witness got up he saw the light from the stack, and a year. The increase on the advertisement duty has he was very much alarmed, and said to the prisoners-- been 20,500/. " What —of the ad ver ti sement d uty, an d oreat light is th a t, Bill ?" The prisoner rep Lookin g , th ere f ore, at the great reduction of Coe lied that he had' not seen any. Th e prisoner cou evvsp a p er stamp d uty ld not have N come into the h o u se w i t h out see i ng the flames, as the farm of the p a p er d uty, and the small f a lli ng o ff i n t h e R evenue at Rayleigh st an d s on a hill , and in a very conspicuous position. Th e pr i soner went out with him and his wife, in consequenc e o f t h ese vast boons to the literary, and she said th at s h e t h ought it was at Mr. Brown's farm. reading, an d commerc i al community— the falling off The priso ner re pli e d, "I s it? " She then asked him how being littl e more than the amount uceived on the im it was that he did not see t h e fire as he came in, and he portation o f f ore i gn cheese—and not Exceeding 150,0001., it may b e sa f e l y said that it would be said he had bee n s l eep i ng i n a hedge, and that when he diffi awoke he saw nothing of it. Witness then ask e d th e cult to find out an instance of a more judicious remis prisoner to go to the fire, but he said he would sion of taxes. not, as people were always on the watch to hear what anybody said, and he might suffer by it. He added that he would not go. Witness went to the fire leaving the prisoner at home. The pri soner appeared very much disturbed and alarmed ; he ap peared stupid, and he told him he had been drinking, but the fire had brought him round. Henry Sier, a labourer at the prosecutor's farm, proved that a few days before the fire the prisoner came to the farm and they had some conversation, and the prisoner asked him how he liked his place, and he told him be liked it very well. To this the prisoner replied, that he had not been there long enough to know what sort of a man his master was, and that he did not know him so well as he did. He added that the prosecutor had used him very ill, and that he would do him a kindness for it before long. Witnesses were then called, who proved that when the prisoner was questioned as to where he had been on the night of the fire he made several contradictory statements and denied that he was near Rayleigh whea it took place. This was the case for the prosecution. Mr. RYLAND addressed the Jury, and submitted that the evidence was not sufficiently conclusive to warrant them in convicting the prisoner. Lord MUNGER summed up the evidence to the Jury, who, after a short deliberation, returned a verdict of Guilt). The LEARNED JUDGE, after commenting upon the diabo lical character of the offence of which the prisoner had been convicted, sentenced him to be transported for life. SPORTING liNTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S--YESTERDA Y. Rather a full atteneance, but no business trameted worth particular mention. Closing prices : THE DERBY. 11 to 1 agst Angelica colt 12 to 1 agst Theon (take 13 to 1) 14 to 1 agst Launcelot 17 to 1 agst Confederate —taken 22 to 1 agst Ottoman 25 to 1 agst Bokhara—taken 30 to 1 agst Monops—taken 30 to 1 agst Maroon 30 to 1 agst Wardan 40 to 1 agst Fitzroy 40 to 1 agst Black Bess 60 to 1 agst Diplomatist—taken 1000 to 15 agst Glenorchy—taken. 1000 to 15 agst Muley Ishmael—taken 1000 to 10 agst Sir G. Heathcotc's lot, bar one—taken twice 500 even between Maroon and Wardan—taken 500 to 400 on Confederate agst Ottoman—taken 550 to 500 on Theon agst Confederate—taken THE OAKS. 4 to 1 agst Crucifix—taken 8 to 1 agst Black Bess 8 to 1 agst Lalla Rookh Her ill; -ajesty's Stag Hounds will meet at Swinley en th return of hunting weather. Further information will be in e stantly- sent to Messrs. Tattersall's, Mr. Blunt, Windsor, and Hibbard, Egham. GLAND NATIONAL STEEPLE CHASE. LIVERP, NIGHT. This ev en t h as absorbed the entire atte T ntion HURSDAY of the sporting , world in our district; in fact, all England has etinced a consi derable degree of interest as to the result. Ireland contributed . largely to the sweepstakes--not only haring sent numerous horses to contend for the prize, but many of her brave sons to guide them in the struggle for victory. The road leading to Aintree, early on Thursday morning, presented a very bustling aspect. Owing to the sun's powerful influence the country was not in very bad hunting condition, although rather a severe frost was experienced throughout the previous fortnight. The morning proved extremely fine, and an immense concourse of people were assembled. Lottery was a decided favourite until Monday last, when his star began to wane, and previously to starting 4 to 1 was betted against him ; The Nun was also backed at the same pries, and Jerry found supporters at 5i to 1. The line of country to be run over was precisely the same as that over which last year's race took place ; and there were, with bwo exceptions, no very formidable leaps to encounter. The first leap of any great im portance was at tho Brook, where poor Dictator was killed last season. But the most awful trial was at an artificial atone wall, placed in the inner course, opposite to the (Strand Stand. It was originally about 5 feet 6 inches, but on several of the riders complaining that the height was too great 4 inches were taken off. At a little after three o'clock the following horses entered the starting field : HORSES. RIDERS. Lottery ...... Masan Spolasco Owner Nun ..............P0we1l Jerry ... Bretherton Sea .................. Marquis of W a t er f or d Columbine Won i• Hasty Rigg Arthur W. APDostough Valentine Powers Augcan Christian Cruickshank Seventy-four . Weathercock On the word being given the horses got well away together, The Sea leading at a good pace, closely folloWed by Lottery ; the remainder began shortly to drop astern; on coming to the brook the Marquis was about to take it, when Lottery came up and baulked him, which gave Lottery the lead. When the lot got fairly on the race-course, eight or t en were perce i ved con siderably b e hi n d t h e rest. The wall was first charged by Va lentine, who cleared it beautifully; Lottery appeared to be pulling very hard, and, in many persons' opinion, got too near before he took the leap, in consequence of which he caught the wall with his hind legs and fell on the ground. Mason appeared to be insensible after the fall, but he afterwards recovered considerably. Seventy. fear turned a complete Somerset, and Oliver, when getting on his legs. was struck by The Nun, we believe, who likewise went down. Powell remounted her, but perceiving that there was no chance of his winning he retired from the contest. Augean was amongst the fallen at this point ; Spolasco, The Sea, Jerry, an d then Cruick s h an k encountered the wall successfully. The second time round Weathercock fell at the second leap, and we are sorry to say that Barker was very seriously injured. At the Brock Hasig turned a Somerset, and Arthur also had a tumble, but MaDonoug,h quickly recoverd his scat, and ran in second to Jerry, who won the race by several lengths. Valen tine was third. (MARKET THEATRE. SOIREE DRAMATIQUE. ..,e very excellent manntr in which the last amateur Soiree Dramatique was given at this theatre, a few weeks ago, induced the Committee to offer last Right another perform ance of the same character. The opera on the first occasion was Cinderella, and we had much gratification in bearing testimony to the efficient manner in which Rossini's sparkling music was given by a company all amateurs. The same opera, under similar circumstances, was announced for la,: night. At seven o'clock the house was full ;up went at,. curtain, and di s pl aye d Mi ss Edwards, who so earmingty gave the music in the role of Cinderella on the former occa sion; the Prince, too, and the Baron, and so forth, in fui costume, but no opera. A gentleman, on the pat tof the. Committee of Management, stepped forward, and in good set phrase informed the audience that Mr. Rophino Lacey had interdicted the performance of his opera of Cinderella 1 A loud " guffaw" at the word his interrupted the speaker. " llis opera, indeed !" shouted a dozen voices. " Yes, Lashes and Gentlemen," resumed the representative of the Committee, " Mr. Rophino Lacey has caused to be sent a letter to Mr. 'ebster, the clever and enterprising lessee of this theatre, set ting forth that proceedings in the Court of Chancery will be instituted if kis (Mr. Lacey's) opera of Cinderella is ro hocsf. )ThLesaediessnairnedes?einntvlietmedeny, the hCoetmemnnittteetnof illlstaenr,t.- duced this • evening.—(R enewed laughter, and sneess' I,)the m word e nt the words of Mr. Rophino Lacey's libretto —save th e mark !_but to hear the captivating strains of Rossini d e livered by a company of English ladies and g entlemen, who h ave stud i ed the delightful science of music branch of a liberal education. A esrpy of the orig inal " pera a has been translated from the Italian • ifficoUlty, however, which must be apparent to any one at all musical of singing classical music to new words is not easily overceine • hence we cannot present our new drama to-night.. It will be in readiness, however, fur the whole Passion week .—(Chrteil.*) In order to gratify our friends, under this disappointment, the Committee has resolved to give a miscellaneous concert, to be ' followed by the laughable farce of faking no Murder, the witty author of which ( Theodore Hook) has not given us notice of any injunction, so that there is a chance of. your going horne well pleased after all." The address was delivered in a capital style. We offer no comment on Mr. Lacey's apparently ridi culous interference. He has been long known in the metro polls as a c l ever mus i c i an, and a respectable man. His con. duct on the present occasion, to say the least of it, was exceed-. ingly silly. The concert commenced with the overture to Der Friesehutz, finely given; then followed a variety of rungs and co ncer t e d pi eces , a ll o f w h ic h were sung in a very clever manner. • CLERICAL RAPACrlerYisiti .—ooo t l o a th u : s A da rc y h , d a e m acat ee l t , i n n ! of the clergy, conve ned by go held in in this city, for the purpose of petitionin g against the_pro psealteration in the Tithe Commut a t ion Act. The Rev. Dr. K na tchbull, Mr. Barton, and o' h ers, deprecated any further interference with this Act, a n d more especially the powers of the Commissioners to fix tile commutation at what they please. The Rev. Dr. Poo re , M r. Oxendan, and othiTs, were for reposing full confidence i n t h e i r representative (Sir E. Knatchbull), by whom the amended act has been brought forward, and whose assurance they had that it would titatto , benefit the clergy. Ultimately a petition was agreed to, against' ; further regulations without t h e concurrence of the titheowners • —deprecating the extraordinary powers vested in the Commis sioners, authorising them to declare lands exempt from tith" upon the requisition of a landowner, without the concurrence of of the tithe owner —appointing the period for commencing the tithe year according to the custom of the parish, and finally to obtain security in every case of commutation by rendering the consent of the tithe owner indispensable. The object of these clerical titheowners appears to be to secure to themselves as much control as possible over the obnoxious impost ; for in their arguments they denounced the Act even as it now stands, and which they designated as being of benefit to the landowner alone, and passed for him exclusively. The petition will be entrusted to Sir Robert. Inglis forptesentationin the Commee.. ! We wonder what Sir Edward's colleague will say to this slight ofhimself ?—Kent Herald You take m When you d o ta k e the means whereby y I l live. SHAKSPER.E. TO THE EDIT OR OF THE SUN. Bolton-le-Moors, March 2, 1840. SlR—Believing much ignorance exists as to the ac tual condition of the manufacturing population of this country. I wish through the medium of your valuable journal, to furnish for public consideration a short ac• count of the state of Bolton and the neighbourhood ; compiled from careful personal observation. This town, as its name implies, is situated in what was, previously to the introduction of the cotton manufac ture, in 1773, a sterile, dreary, waste of moor land, in fact, a complete wilderness. At that time the popula tion was .5,800. In 1801 it had increased to 17,400. In 1821 it was 31,200. In 1831 it was 41,19,5, and at the present moment is probably .50,000. 'This neigh bourhood is, I believe, a more than average specimen of Lancashire in general ; as, in addition to our staple trade of cotton-spinning and weaving, both by hand and power, we have large and noted establishments of mill wrights, engineers, foundrymen, and machine makers. The fancy muslins of Bolton are well known. The ma nufacture of counterpanes and Marseilles quilts is, I believe, exclusively confined to Bolton. There are also extensive paper works ; and by far the greater part of the bleaching of the entire cotton trade is performed in the immediate vicinity. Perhaps there is scarcely a town in the county, except Manchester, which affords such a variety of employment, not confined to any age or sex, nor one which is so little liable to be seriously affected by derangement of any single branch of our foreign or domestic trade. I need not state that one effect of the sudden springing up of a town of this magnitude has been to raise the value of the surrounding land amaz ingly. I have nsade extensive personal inquiries on this point, and have now in my possession a list of some score of farms, within a circuit of ten miles, from which it appears that during the last fifty years the rental of land in this district has been more than quadrupled. The surplus popula tion of the rural districts has also been largely drafted to Bolton, and this has been an additional advantage to the neighbouring landowners, by relieving them from the burthen of supporting a population which they were unable to employ. In making a return to the Factory Commissioners, a few years ago, I found that, of the persons in my own employment, not one in three above twelve years of age had been born within ten miles of Bolton. keepers, are incalculable, but they must amount to many thousand pounds. The pawnbrokers' shops are stowed full of the clo:hing, furniture, and even bedding of the destitute poor. Fever is also prevalent Mr. S. R Kay, one of the medical officers of the Union, and a young practitioner of great promise, lately took the in fection of malignant typhus, and last week fell a victim to his harassing duties. He had latterly worked almost night and day. A short time ago 500 persons were re. 'loved by the Poor-law Guardians in one day, in amount varying from six to eighteen pence per head per week. In many cases two or three families are crowded into one house. In one case seventeen persons were found in a dwelling about five yards square. In another, eight persons, with two pairs of looms and two beds, in a cellar six feet under ground, and measuring four yards by five. There are scores of families with little or no bedding, having literally eaten it, pawned, or sold it for food 1 The out-door relief to the poor is three times greater in amount than on the average of the three years ending 1838. South of Bolton, four miles, a large spinning establishment, giv ing employment to 800, and subsistence to 1,300 per sons, has been entirely stopped for nine months. The proprietor has upwards of 100 cottages empty or paying no rent, and although possessed of immense capital, finds himself unable to continue working his mills to advantage. Entering Bolton from Manchester, another mill, requiring 180 hands, has been entirely standing for 18 months. In the centre of the town another,. 250 hands, stopped several weeks. North of Bolton, one mile, a spinning, manufacturing, and bleaching esta blishment, on which 1,200 persons were dependent for subsistence, has been entirely standing four months. Several machine-makers and engineers are now em ploying one to two hundred hands less than usual, at wages varying from fifteen to forty shillings a-week. A public subscription amounting to nearly two thousand pounds has just been raised to mitigate, in same degree, the sufferings of the destitute poor; in fact, to deal out a scanty pittance, just sufficient to keep them from ac• tual starvation, to a body of workmen, who possess perhaps greater skill and industry than any popula tion of similar numbers on the face of the globe ; but who are forbid, by the inhuman and fiendish policy of our landowners, to exchange the produce of their labour for food in the open market of the world ! ! I feel, Sir, if I proceed, I shall soon grow intem perate, and therefore conclude by suggesting to the Corn-law Repealers of each manufacturing district, to publish such facts as have come to their knowledge, or which they can collect, bearing on the question, for I feel quite confident, when the public mind has once obtained a clear and distinct view of the actual workings and distressing effects of these laws, their doom will be sealed. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT, . • (Before Mr. Baroa PARKE.) Thomas Morris, coal merchant, Sun Wharf, Radcliffe, was indicted for feloniously receiving on the 11th of De. cember last a coal certificate, and for using the same, knew_ ing it to have been stolen. The prosecution was insti tuted by the Committee of the Coal Association Company. Mr. PHILLIPS stated the case for the prosecution, and said Richard Johnson, a clerk of the Coal Association Company, had been on board a coal vessel on the 19th of November last, having with him a book of certificates. These certi ficates were used for the purpose of stating the quality of the different kinds of coal,and were delivered to the purchasers ; nine of the certificates were torn out of Johnson's book on the day in question, and it would appear that Mr. Vena bles, a clerk of Mr. Morris, had been on board of the vessel, and had had an opportunity of stealing them. Mr. Morris had afterwards passed one of the tickets on Mr. Macrea, the Secretary of a club-house, the necessary writing having first been added. Richard Johnson was sworn and examined by Mr. PHlLLlPi.—Witness was on board of a coal vessel on the 19th of November last, with the steward and the mate. Mr. Venables, the clerk of Mr. Morris, had also beer, there. Witness had been absent for about ten minutes, and lie afterwards found that nine certificates had been torn from his book. (A certificate that had been delivered to Mr, Macrea was here produced and shown to the wit ness.) Witness said that that was one of the nine certi ficates stolen from him, and he kneW it by the marks on it. Cross.examined by Mr. ApoLPHus.—ls not commis sioned to act as clerk by any public officer, but by an as sociation of private merchants. Is sure that it was about ten or fifteen minutes, while Mr. Venables was on board the vessel on the day the certificates were taken. By a Juror. —Had never received an order from Mr. Morris commissioning Mr. Venables to act as cl er k . for him. Mr. Maerea was then examined—Was Secretary to the Greyhound Club, which is an association of workmen. Morris delivered him some coals as " Belmont" coals on the 11th of December last, and with them the certificate that had been produced to the Court. He afterwards ascertained that there were no " Belmont" coals at the time in the river. By Mr. ADOLPHUS—Had no knowledge of having di. reeled the clerk of Mr. Morris to add the word " Bel mont" in filling up the receipt. Could not, however, swear to that. James Macey was sworn and examined by Mr. PHILLIPS —Was a member of the Greyhound Club. Had charged Morris at the club with not having supplied them with Belmont coals. Mr. Morris then said he had :practised a little deception. He said he had supplied them with coals which he believed were as good, and at a cheaper rate. There was no charge made against Mr. Morris on the part of the club. Cross-examined by Mr. PRENDERGAST.—Did not hear any members of the club say they were dissatisfied with Mr. Morris. There was a show of hands, and they all appeared satisfied. The show of hands was taken before the charge had been made. James Tori ington examined—He had been employed by Morris, and knows him to be a respectable man. William Vale examined—The prosecution is conducted, he believes, by the Coal Company of which he is clerk, but be does not know by u hat members. Each book, such as that of Johnson, containing 96 certificates, costs 3s. 6d. Several other witnesses were called for the prosecution and the defence, but their evidence was destitute of interest. The trial commenced early in the day, and at seven o'clock Mr. Baron PARKE proceeded to sum up the evi dence, and concluded soon after eight. The jury then deliberated upon the case, and after a short time they expressed a wish to retire. They re turned into Court in about half an hour, and the Foreman said that the verdict of the jury was Not Guilty. There was an attempt at applause in the Court, which was, however, repressed by the officers. POLICE INTELIAG-ENCE. 111.4.1 V S lON HO USE. No. 619, conductor of an omnibus, was charged under the following circumstances:— George Franklin, a decent-looking, red-faced man, stated that before ten o'clock at night he got into the defendant's omnibus near the Mansion-house, fir the purpose of going to Holborn, and paid the conductor upon entering. The " bus," however, moved on very slowly and then stopped, and witness called out to the conductor to move on or he would move out. The conductor immediately opened the door, seized witness, and with the assistance of a police man moved him out and the sixpence disappeared between them. The LORD MAYOR—And you gave no provocation ? Complainant—Not sht all, my Lord. I only called to him to move on, and he swore he would be d—d but he would have me our. and out he had me sure enough, and I was obliged to walk home. Tne LORD MAYOR—Pray what may you be ? Complain ant-- Why, my Lord, I am the driver of a railway omni bus ; and perhaps that's the reason of all thi s . The defendant said that the reason was very different. The fact was the complainant was drunk and indepe d ent , and offensive to the:respectable (defendant by noddingi t was therefore lently and bawling out. tic () obliged to remove him, at the same time heeding over to him his sixpence. The policeman, and the conductor of the railway ornni bus, stated that they b e li eved the complainant was n c t drunk at the time ; b u t a passenger in the defe n d ant ' s ow. nibus said that the complainant was strongly i n li quor, and extremely annoying to th e d ecent persons inside. The LORD MAYOR credited the statement of the par- Longer, and discharged the complaint. WEST CORK MINING COMPANY. The half -yearly meeting of the Directors and Proprie tors of this Company took place yesterday, at the Com pany's Office, New Broad-street-court. D. W. Witton, Esq., in the chair. The proceeeings of the Company being at present suspended, there was no Report read, but merely a statement of receipts and expenditure, showing a balance of 1571. odd in the Treasurer's hands. It was stated by the Chairman that the appeal case, " Lord Audley s'. the West Cork Mining Company," stood 35 in the list, and that it was most likely the appeal would be heard before the House of Lords in the present Session. Thanks having been voted to the Chairman and Directors, the meeting adjourned. PRIVILEGE.—Some lawyers' clerks met at a public-horse last night, and, after some spouting, agreed to , petition the House for the release of Mr. Pearce. Will he thank them ? 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