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"0I,4fir 4 \ - 1. .. •.. 1 , /....` .R.IT. \‘' 4. , ..... - ...- ' .............0..... 00 M.R.C.. .A A 4 lOST-OZTICI LONDON DIRECTORY for The Wiled 1847. copy of the work has been but a f u r days issued, and 214 follows iarnalang Revlevra have already app eare d i n the load i ng Metro- :est Faint of Paternity , Lnfellei tons and arriages— TOY al E apart e TIMES, Nov. IS, 1846. %D e ibrt Y - eleldll Annual publication of this work—the volume for now issued. It is a wonderfully different affair from the old F r p . ti c terf, 'which need to consist of little or nothing more than the Z ab etical list of t ra d esmen; it comprises now, and has for some ._ ll ri, " , • ` ;Street Directory," a " T ra d es ' D i rectory, " a " Court Dl r "Postal Directory," a " Conveyanco-Directory," with a 01 other little digests. The. volume appears to have been ver ~TrMlly revised, and supplies the latest information. 01 course, y :..i.*_Peetai treaty With Prussia has not been overlooked; and in Pthits the work seems to bear the test of a soarch into mat -1540 Changes have been very recent. LONDON, MONDAY MORNIN C 4 S 13' NI _JANUARY 4, 1847. keen. ld Saga, No. 16,940. a gain." PRICE SD. - qua fet Bug g ud. By an c b. eble, the re , ' n, maya.cAlt 9 health the .......... stosektM CHRONICLE, Nov. 10, 1846. ,1 13 power of expansion exhibited by tilts Most useful annual ''' u tne APPeart really unlimited. Published during a series of forty - .414 lean in metropolis whose dwellings increase in number by an oarly average of some 1 4,000,,and whose commerce expands in still latter Measure, the " Post -office Directory" has become enormously enhanced in bulk, as also in the complicated variety of its indis tr!leasable contents. The admirable success with which the really ill ' dtfficulties of his task has been overcome by the lade !table publisher has been proved by the experience of many years; an /r need say little more than that the present volume presents ni t i t iarne to kens as its predecessors, of intelligent method and inv ran._ 7 of arrangement, in packing into reasonable eompase, and pro t In lucid. order, Its millions of facts and references. Within ferYis "Cs Pa 4" e very Man may learn everything he ought to know about one of his co - dwellers in the great metropolis, their businesses, 7 well ail everything necessary to facilitate him in his own. The ,: n r i id extension of our railway system, and the new postal ar il, " n lexto with some continental states, have rendered necessary ...nsile eXtensive additions to the sections appropriated to Conveyance L". Ms P ost -office. We find the information given under those heads b - :: onlY 4 a 11111 and accurate as it was well possible to make them, 'in:Lore new and recent than l have thought attalnable in , 'Pork of such magnitude. fi xed Pr to the volume is about the best 111 4 Of London we happen to have met with. requisite official facilities. As a mere compilation, it Is probably the most wonderful on record. ' PURSUANT to a DECREE of the HIGH COURT OF CHANCERY, made In certain Causes " CARTER v. TAGGART," "CA RTER v. ADNEY," and " CAR TER v. FEAVER ;" And of another Decree made in a Cause, "CARTER r. BASKCOMII," and or another Decree made in certain Causes "ADNEY v. BASKCOMII," CARTER r. 13ASKCOMB," and " CART I.:It, v. HACKBLOCK," the Creditors of James Ta,gart, late of Chisclhurst, in the county of Kent, Esq. (who died in the month of August, 1x3:1), and the Creditors of the several Firms of "Taggart, Smith, and Baslicomb," "Smith, Baskcomb, and Company," and "Smith and ltaskcomh," or either of them in a Brewery at Chisclhurst, in which the Testator was a Partner, or had some share or interest, are, on or before the 10th day of February, 1847, to come in and prove their debts before Sir GIFFIN WILSON, one of the Mas ters of the said COurt at his Chambers in Southamf ton buildings, Chancery-lanc,!London ; or, in default thereof, they wlll be perempto rily excluded the bmeflt of the said decree. THOS. PEARSON, 22, Essex-street, StrAnd, Plaintiff's Solicitor. THE CASE OF STARVATION AT WORCESTER. -INQUIRY BEFORE AN AS SISTANT POOR-LAW COMMISSIONER. continually falling down. Had there been any outer windows to the stores the lire must have entered the docks. The escape of the dock warehouses was owing to the thickness of the wall and the precautions taken by Sir John Hall in having engines to work from the inside, and letting the water run down the wall and over the roof. The Marquis of Granby public-house was saved by one of the dock) and engines being placed in front of the house, and the branch directed against the roof. The engine was of great power, one of B►istow's make, and formerly belonged to the Hon. East India Company. The exact amount of property destroyed cannot for several days be learnt. It has been stated that it will exceed 200,0001., but it is the opinion of the surveyors of the insurance companies who visited the ruins on Fri day, that it will not reach one-half that sum, on account of the salvage that will be obtained. Besides the de struction of Mr. Colman's premises, two houses belong ing to his clerks are burned down, and thsir contents consumed. UnfOrtunately they were uninsured. Mr, Colman was insured for fixtures, and the gear in the Phoenix Fire-office. The premises are insured by the St. Katherine's-dock Company in two of the London fire-offices. Messrs. Powell and Son, the Irish provision merchants, who have lost a deal of property, are in sured in the Globe Fire-office. ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, Nor. ,1546. This huge volume, the forty-eighth edition of the work, well sus tains the reputation enjoyed hr the " Directory" of late years. In the preface, tho proprietor maintains that the high character of the work is not referable to its more connexion with the Post Office ; for an important change has been gradually introduced into the manner of collecting the information ; and a larger portion of the work than heretofore has been confided to selected agents entirely unconnected with the Post Office, this being in great part the plan of compiling the. editions for 1845 and 1846. Nor has the proprietor rested content with his past success, hut has introduced many im portant alterations in this volume for 1841 witl added to Its bulk without any increase in price. The " Poster Directory" is especially improved, and there are numerous changes throughout the volume to Insure its completeness. The compilation mast be a vast labour, to be accomplished only by systematic subdivision and the most pains taking minuteness. The appearance of the volume has suggested very lively effusion, to be seen In another column ; arid we trust the enterprising proprietor of the " Directory" will find that his labours are duly appreciated and remunerated. To a great commercial coun try this is an indispensable volume. _ iat shin, f o pon subject!' - and of 'mus' ory llving erg afi torn atiou ]gated WOO ridden truth relief, It ises l • own phYsi ci r upon that cr' cation, the law several health) our indivillas, t the health Sn' lave to rely hilly impalt e ; and hapPiw? -eof in fulllalw oa our offsPri Ao os, which hi In S the body rues the kleo PURSUANT to a DECREE of the HIGH COURT of CHANCERY, made in certain Causes " ADNEY r. BASKCOMB," " CARTER v. BASKCOMB," and CARTER r. HACKBLOCK," the next of kin of ANNA MARIA CARTER, late the wife of John Waldron Carter, of Wool, near Wareham, in the ci,unty of Dorset, gentleman (which said Anna Maria Carter, died at Wool, aforesaid, on the I.sth day of February. 1844), living at the time of her death, and the legal personal Representative or Representatives of any such next of kin as may have since died, are by their Solicitors, on or before the 10th day of February, 1847, to come in before Sir Girem WILSON, one of the Masters of the said Court, at his Chambers in Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane, Locdon, and prove their kindred, and make out their claims, or, in default thereof, they Will peremptorily he excluded the benefit of the said Decree. RAILWAY HERALD, For. 21, 1846. The new volume of the Post Office Directory for 1447 is already In oar hands, and we can only express our wonder that a work so laborious, extensive, and minute, could be in say degree improved. It would have been a sufficient merit to have maintained its former reputation, it is a great merit to have surpassed itself. The produc tion of a work unequalled for accuracy and fcr clearness has placed In the hands of the commercial public a most valuable and indispensable aid in carrying on the business of this vast metropolis, which would indeed be subjected to .the greatest inconvenience and expense if it were not for a work of this kind. In a short time our readers will have theopportunity of judging for themselves on purchasing the new volume, whether our anticipatory notice is in any degree exaggerated. if his own Wr it ; ist be mease: untee th w'at THOS. PEARSON, 22, Essex-street, Strand, Plaintiff's Solicitor. • ---- MORNING HERALD, Nor. 21, 1846. 12 141 k7 U the proportions o f this indispensable work have hithert' r7riti,eit.he volume for 1847 camel forth under circumstances of still t uri bled r en largement. Th e experience of 47 years has obviously en the proprietor, M r. Frederick Kelly, to produce a Directory of ailed completeness, wherein every species of tact likely to be . W anteill by the merchant and the,trader is placed within convenient ece ek The 'volume contains upwards of two thousand closely :Trinted royal octavo page.,, betokening a singular amount of Indus o! as a matter of compilation, and awakening astonishment at the somraPrehensiyeness of the machinery which could bring within a ns it d focus so much varied and scattered intelligence turnbtoes a Multiplicity of heads, and Involving the services of vast to be —embracing ra of cotibutors. We believe that the present volume is not .o,lllatebecl in the whole world; for such a mammoth aggregate of a and specific information is no less a typographical wonder, "Tornill PrOdigious monument of diligence and, enterprise. peri e di.. i e d°2 ,_ rinen or so of Separate directories are included In this huge Pe ---- 'e only one, it se ems, of the'auar tribe- destined to a ! _ Il!In anent the veritable triumph, i n d ee d , of the ut i litarian nci le over the or namental. The "Official Directory" is a key to tthe Whole of the Goverrunent Offices, and a record of official perso- Pideoailes. This i s followed by a " Street Directory," exhibiting the rnen ye l ute 7e cin every th oroug hf are, and the points at which the streets :r4ofeted by tho se at right angles ; while the " Commercial and then Directory" is an alphabetical arrangement of the abo ve . lacie" comes a " Trades' Directory," in which the names are allocated r their respective callings. The " Law Directory" is a list of the j4ll.ges, Queen's counsel. serjeants, barristers, attorneys, &c. with a i 4 ` el ogne of the various courts of law, their officera, and t arities of jurisdiction The " Court Directory" comprises heir the pecu- ad (feliati of the nobility and gentry; and the " Parliame n t ar y Dime ti °rY" Is a rec ord of the Members of the Houses of Lords and to counties eu - 7 ° ,...._ e, With an alphabetical list of the boroughs, cities, a and ...` wu llinft Members to Parliament, the surnames and eldest sons of P `ers, kc. The " Postal Directory" contains the hour of receipt Reify.... bi. ....7 of every post-office in the kingdom ; ditched from the cities and principal London. throu hout the world to which mails are spa ~,- .4" °n; the g rates of foreign postage; the railway malls, and the —ost•road mails, &c. The "City Directory" registers the civic au . - Lo•ritiee the bile companies, the brokers, the i ncum b ents and int ,4lsiers:of nu churches' and chapels. the newspapers, kc. ; and the : Co n veyance Directory" includes the r ai l way ta b les, the coach and t esting -offices, the wharfs, etc. The volume closes with Banking "lid Assurance Directories. These various heeds will serve to indi cate the multitudinous n a t ure of the contents ; for out of them come tW'variety of subordinate directories, which meet every conceivable ant, presenti ng a cur i ous analysis of the public and private institu ti tot'ens of the met ro p o li s and of the commercial world. Every person e be found under his proper section, from a prime minister down a sheriff's officer—every establishment, from a palace to a lodg "l.honse. The Editor, in his Preface, takes occasion to congratu nnhimself on the ma n y i mprovements he has this year introduced, neaetPally flowing; from the employm en t o f " selected agents, " in t! of the ordinary carriers of the Post-office. Amen; the specific sittrations the new poStage treaty with Prussia, which comes into 'Potation on the ist of January, 1847, and disturbs to a considerable ,T ent Most important. the rates of r ()siege over a great part of th e C ontinent, seems ' The ---- MO RNING ADVERTISER, N ov. Is , 1846 Trkh " Post-ce London , ," is just delivered, .. q uah it la app pa rently limited Directory to London. 1847 it is in reality a national O• None of the leaditr , towns can will be without It. It "t en essential to every counting-house in the kingdom, as well as must to every place of business in and about the metropolis. It is an in 'al/table work of its kind; and the extent and minuteness of Its kleftd details are truly sYcnderful. Being prepared " under the im : friedlitte and special patronage of her Majesty's Postmaster-General, " tittp!saMplest and cornpletest means were, of course, at the command nrnin, "at proprieo, Mr. Kelly, to secure the entire accuracy of the vo ous and crowded contents of the bulky work. The present is 'he forty-eighth anneal publication. Few commercial or trading niid utsef !' ean now require particular descripition of the really i mportant 6t ltipying kul info rmation, to al most every party In any sort of business, the two thousand closely tint clearly -printed octvo pag :r this Directory. P receded by an admirable and perspicu a ous ma p ` !!Iliendon, pr e p are deare expre.a.sly, it is declared, for the work by Mr. . Davies are divisions, comprising, among other Informs ',ton 33 om •.. . , es , *. Street," " mmci" " Trades," „ Law," .. Court." " Parliamentary," "C Postal," " City," " Conveyance," ' Banking," and many other Directorie.s. The hope is expressed in the preface, that this forty-eighth annual a edition of the " Post-office London Directory" may be found "in all d r e ee r p a e b e ie ts to equal the best of its p r edecessors." From very consi- an/Air/anon of the marvell ouslyffill and varied contents and I tlformat7o on matt which It must he so difficult, latrorious, and expensive to collect, we hesitate not to sly that this unassuming Wish is liberally realised. It not only equ ' ais the best of its prede cessors, bat In several particulars it surpasSes all its precursors. ioe in formation Is not only fuller in roan respects, but there are _ ne.ral important alterations and editions, largely adding to the use d as ef the book. It Is intimated, and truly, that although all %I npetltion has disappeared, the present volume is conspicuous proof that there has been no relaxation in the multifarious labours !!Perfe , ct the extraordinary work. In speaking of past success, it is '_l,7 that it has been " even In a pecuniary 1 _ , _ 1 % 4the Public, is proved by the fact, that important improve point of view beneti i';'7, nd additions are annually Made Without any increase of ~`'‘..—a result that, it is declared, " could not have been the case. ) r - i ",_th• Public patronage 400.5 divided." With reference to the , i4 : - ', ,, , We certainly must acknowledge that it is wonderful how it e,2. Prorttable to provide such varied materials- and materials ThT.'tently changing and requiring so much and such ceaseless la tetannd cost to procure, and then to classify. Nothing but a tre- Dertant" teriattlio,n, _b_irectory4leale could make the speculation answer.. Among " the im laisdeileldbesfionund those introduced tato the Posta l" dearly vaLue, singularly full, useful, and complete ; ai . ld most much It tit" :hi! ''' it might be more truly pronounced its Particularly ' to ) dul y , merchant, ' the trajer, or the pro d:4'4'l'a' wan• As the new treaty with Prussia caused very coi _ !able changes in the rates of postage as a ff ecting the Austrian do 'atli% itaden, Itroraria Bremen, Denmark, the German States, ittahUrgh, Hanover, Lubeck, Ntecklenburg, Oldenburgh, Polan c d & 'Pthrousse 21,:aY. Sweden and Norvray, Wurtembctiratratezift!;, u conie into .'Ailouroendtehtean fl ed rst ‘ Ol r l ec at i r s :a l " " The other changes are not y r / y as l , t 4 h 7 cy 4 -4 ,... 1 Y ndlnerous, but all the intelligence is announced to be brought f es ° ,'“ ) , t o a period as late as was compatible with the appearance o 'n.rr--" 4 V olurne in sufficient thne for general circulation, prior to businesslc nencernent of the y ear for which it is designed. The j ts kindrlti of the work ar e . of the highest order, and render it, o 100, W d irnagine, a publication unexampled in the world f ur its -.P.steness, fulness, and usefulness. SUN, Nov. 18, 1e46. The I, eee Present ts the forty-eighth annual edition of the " Post-office I.'"eoti Directory," and a truly marvellous effort of compilation it ie. The " Post-office Directory" has been for some yearn under the -- ' n agement of Mr. Kelly. Until he became the manager of this IA. there were divers other directeries in the field. They have, e, never all disappeared, and the " Pest-office Directory" now rules ~,,,'ne e • This astonishing sucessc, however, has not had the e ff ect of ',! aL iiiir the proprietor of this gigantic work careless. Ile is too eioreugh a man of business, not to be perfectly aware that the trelte of his success can only be reaped by a continuance of the same tingeing energy by which the success was in the first instance *chive.' ; and accordingly we find V./ft the " Post•office Directory" ter 1047 is even more highly nnished in all its elaborate arrange tents than any former edition of the book. The extent and mi heteness of the details fur:defied render the work indispensable to ev ery commercial and mercantile establishment. So admirably, , ho weyer, is this multifarious information digested and a rranged, that there is net the slightest difficulty experienced in referring to the w*articular page required to furnish the information—a marvellous . 1 1once of clearness of arrangement i n a work consisting of up- Sll4ll of 2,000 closely but c l ear ly p r i nte d octavo pages. Its con t„"ta are arranged under various heads, as, for instance, the ..ofilcial Directory," the " Street Directory," the " Commercial uirectory" the " Trades' Directory," the " Law Directory," " Court Directory," the " Parliamentary Directory," the es Postal Directory," the " City Directory," the " Conveyance l'l'r'lrectory " the " Banking Directory," and some oers. Many int tant alterations have been introduced into th e e " Postal Direc ,.°4. ." The new postal treaty with Prussia, which comes Into ope -4,10a on the Ist of January next, will effect very considerable t e l thges in the rates of postage to places in the Austrian dominions, H anover, Bavaria, Bremen. Denmark, the German States, llamburgh, it.anover, Lubeck, Mecklenburgh, Oldenburgh, Poland, Prussia, ei t i l "la, BaXony, Sweden and:Norway. Wurtemburgh, &c., &c. These ; , 4 nges are fully detailed in the " Postal Directory " of the present e e '' ,. 4l nle. The work, moreover, is illastrated by a clearly engraved fee_u a ccurately drawn map of London in 1847, on a scale of three ,;"Ikes to the mile. This Directory is certainly the most complete „ ° rk of the pert ever offered•to the public. Of not only the useful ti-N, but the indispensable necessity of such a work, no man of bust els" Can for a moment entertain a doubt ; and, considering the corn terms,' and fuluess of the inforMation furnished, and the enormous Rhi lli tY of time o digest the in and f capital that ion, mustvery reasonable price a t eh th e work is published is really wonderild. -.. 111114112, Nov. fit, 1845. J t ellY's invaluable work, the " Post-office Directory," has just cation its appearance for the ensuing year. The vast mass o f infor evititin which this book contains makes it not only desirable but ab imdltelY neeessary as a part of the office furniture of every man of rel l ' n eta. and scarcely less necessary, indeed, for every one else, who ee . eilless to know anything concerning the trades, professions, and nlities of the great motrepolls. In its present extended form, the Rok is an absolute curiosity; the labour and expense which It has t OSt to bring it to its present state of perfection ..............e nee.. ie.- kense. In turning over its 2,000 piece, one hardly knows which lest to be struck with and admire—the excellent arrangement and Chitty of such a compilation, or the magnitude of the city which re vs ouch a directory. The classification of the various profes nu, trades, and callings in the court, commercial, and law depart ments of the work on the one hand, and the arrangement of the Streets of London oa the other, as well as the great mass of informa tion of various kinds connected with the Post-office, and the different anodes of in tercommunication, make it altogether as complete a di rectory Is can be desired, or as it is well possible to conceive. The (.)lame, moreover, contains an excellent map of London and the taburbs, corrected down to the latest strides of " bricks and mortar." WIIIEKLY DISPATCH, Nov. 18, ISM The forty-eighth annual Publication of this highly important and Sleety' aran etece rk Dias as just been is sued; and we m ust confess that its bulky tPpe surprised tut not a little • and when we reflect that the price remains unaltered, altho ugh ' . the expense of collecting the tri...ittertale Must have increased, ere are pleased at the liberality of -nr. Kelly, the proprietor. In a commercial Point of ~,,i ew, ' lO book-evet contained so much useful matter. Am , perhaps, Among other infor !nation, there is an " Official Directory," a " Street Directory," a Co mmercial Directory," a " Trades' Directory." a " Law Dire ,,, _ 44 • t°rY" a " Court Director! , , a I arliarnentary Directory," a and a " Baning . ite' Directory," a " Conveyance Directory," Di ectory ;" in fact, the volume contains much that is end valuable to the tradesman, the merchant, the interestin g lawoyeore,ebraeninodnpeftioeirry-- so nt In ordinary life, as well as to the gentlemen ',eh dabble, in trade. ' Every description of information m an a t e a c it cu a :a c t o e m a s. !,,e_ted to-the latest possible period : and that Information n 1/1 arranged ', l th a clearness and simplicity which must , have involved g reat a , , vitY of mind and exertion of b o dy, sewed with the boek is an to engraved map of London, more ex a te n n d d t e o d ‘a the suburbs, than any map we have seen ; Vete e reference as possible an almanac Is introduced. In the " Postal ereciory,o there are the new rates with various parts of the Conti nent, which will come into operation on the Ist of January. we this new issue surpasses any of its predecessors ; and we are 'lnt s urprised that other directories should have gone to the tomb of i ll the Capa'aito.. JOHN' DULL, Noy. 28, 1846. ilDrThis annual leviathan is already completed and published ; but its oof that the rapidity with which it must have passed through the ti t :_ l " , has not operated against its careful accuracy, we may men l'l!".7l tliat the changes rendered necessary by the very recent decease . Stewart. M.Af, for Itenfrewshire are duly attended to. (See t ) i Ifil)9 and 1676 . .) We have so frequently ' expressed our approba -0,!lcoof this most VAlttable work, that we hardly know how t . o l v . ary e • I.'".f.reininitenda!lon. It contaihs everything which can tx . issib ) b i t ,: , ( 1 , 1 t., ( 11 n a directory —so full, s ,-, complete, so comprehensive are all Dery-14 s. And when tO this we add the extreme accuracy w . 't . ' (5;1. . 8 every department we know not what else can he said in 4 P.raise. l'he machinery by which such voluminous information is Ity e l i ii rd, arranged, and superinte.nded 50 as to avoid errors, must of be among the " curiosities" of modern literature. ATLAS, Nov. 28, lti4G. ~,4 k bo ok of this kind, brought out aven without much pretensions " 4 be 1 • th,,,,., i ndispensable to every gentleman's library, every mer- I, .ts coming house, and every trader's shop. But edited, as this 41 .,711i tbe utmost care, its materials being collected through the tt`Zanthentie cliarmtis and embracing in its range every head of o ch "1 and commet•cial intelligence essential to the completeness of ) , .1 1 4 \ vork, we cannot suppose that any house, public or prisate, ei,,, `. call afford a book of r e f erence, will he without this compen. R,,, n0 olurne. The arr angement is admirable. You can find any --th t 5.°,1 want in a m oment. All the heads are clear and complete `mass,ollrt, trades, st reets, offices, hotels ; forming, upon the whole, *tu t 0/Lineal Information such- as could not be b rought together °ll t tZtra di. Or — l l l 7' Lndustry, asilatod by an can - , c9nunand or all Ui Carvalh. 141 : Cornhill ° oet (leading ;onally on thoo teen till Nine' and VI GO IJS ast fine 9eal°l , dical Wor k aims of rostory I Strictures , Istrated bY. f l By R. and their reeide o ,' 46 Leadenh o :. :2o:, 63, oxfor' those who SO tigh tear of et' introduction od. diseases, el ti ' 't eetiou, sho .00 g dical aid, ea° vely tdireetecl!, weakness, b'„,, bits. and ad 335. per b° E. An blood frolp VI face, and DS, improper tru'i, kin. r 2g. 9c1., A. 04 r strictureg , t hiadraila all of ease 10 Sr their resider - en till tWO , AND AVINGS. Pe c° envelope, 4 ?ostage StOr ical Treatis e I and Mat t i, the Ansta'''" ductive org is, and shof.,. Lica', and ow; nent of Sir f° o )they 1110)00 RGEON, )n, rod irgb, lion ° , Llcestisite its Hind,'ol6'l..., :five I. 3li ttve the Gene"" re st )v i n g that g, OO , healthy itcP, k a etlects 0 11 . 40 70 f the itui c 'Ad ' ea k n ess of , 7" ti , -ders of I° 6 o, )cal lirea o 5 and 6 . s GontiOrhtt a legal,' 4 °4l j; e experienc e I the follies : 1 , 1 invaluable es, which dby its Per . idnilt t n° residence; alth ay and Co., 146, Gerinn , eet, LiverP engaged?. e top of t ~,; row esef l i'd them, ti l3 ed to ra Le men W atively NTR IO° - N0W 1 1.,6, Mierosccv-h, ter Grace .ti t' hops of C — rA Norfolk , 10, ter, Linef, 0 ew conga , on, either r before 0 I distinct, St winfont, ant is. tb 4 Microscopes, relief of tli• i nPerf ' nor in I ° , id observe; ,pposita :D IN SIS zt of a lett7, ifess or 00 it as tonlsll4 who had , 1, and b „, 'yours, , n about i v' ) r. (Signu".l, ofessor 1 1 ; opectablw _-_- _- ishire, tile he wife 0f well Afar' Hon. 01' ceW-ro ad' sere, of °' in Ilarrih rancis to 11101* ,ancaster, liis age . der Sins' of eit h ' of th° iSS biarY Thono g I P , e LW* J BRITANNIA, Nov. 91, 1846. The Freneh people have done themselves credit by their Industrial expositions. But it must be acknowledged that, though ingenious and pretty, they appear quite insignificant compared with the indus trial exposition presented to the mind by this mighty volume. Keep ing pace with the advancing trade and population of London, it still increasett.imbelltt and, keeping pace with the movement of society in a more impc rtant particular, it vigilantly seizes every opportunity of improvement to Insure more perfect accuracy and more complete classification. We find in this volume many instances of superiority to former issues, which, though comparatively trifling, show the in telligence and care exercised over every department. It may be men tioned that by the employment of private agents, the changes of re sidence are now brought down to a later period than formerly, and the value of the " Directory" is consequently enhanced. We have before spoken of it as indispensable to the proper management of business. Its authority is now so universally established, both at the Post-office and throughout the metropolis, that any further recom mendation of it is superfluous. 11nRAPATII'S RAILWAY JOURNAL, Nov. 21, 184 G. The " Post-office Directory" for 1847 appears with additions and improvements upon its valuable predecessor, hut with no enlarge ment in the price. The continued enterprising spirit with which this important, and it is not a misapplication of terms to say, national work is conducted, merits the highest commendation, We know not whether the same illiberal and unjustifiable attempt will be made In the ensuing session as was done in the last, to wrest it from the hands of the present proprietary, and to place it by the force of might over right in the hands of Government ; but, should it be attempted, surely the following statement of its conductors will go home to the consciences, if they have any, of the parties seeking to draw down the grasping interference of Government :—" It can only be neces sary to refer to a copy of the work published before the purchase of the copyright by its present proprietor, to be convinced that the mere connexion of the Directory' with the Post-office has little, if at all, contributed to its present high character. That the improvements (the result of many years of unwearied toil and application on the part of those engaged in the compilation of the work) are duly appre ciated Is now happily beyond all question ; prior to the Directory' passing to its present proprietor, rival books contendeg successfully with this--they have disappeared." This Day is Published, price Is. A LETTER to LORD JOHN RUSSELL, Paorostso a MODE of RECLAIMING THE WASTE LANDS of IRELAND, . . By RIGBY WASON. Edinburgh: W. F. Watson, 52, Princes•street, London; James Ridgway, Piccadilly. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, 26 CORNHILL, LONDON. Capital XAOO,OOO. Empowered by Act of Parliament. This Institution embraces important and substantial advantages , ith respect to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured .as, on all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense er for riture of the Policy, two-thirds •f the Premiums paid (see Table) ; Ise the option of selecting benefits, and the conversioa of his la , rests to meet other coNventences or necessity. Assurances for terms of years are granted en the lowest possible a t es. DIVISION OF PROFITS. The remarkable success and increasing prosperity of the Society has enabled the Directors, at the last annual Investigation, to declare ourth bonus, varying from 35 to 85 per cent. on the premiams paid each Policy effected oa the Profit scale. EXAMPLE S. 1 , ... ~v 7 c ..1 ... I r Bonus BORNS in g< : , N Assared - t S ' PrOMIUM. n . - ,t< added. Cash. E F, : may ' • 51 01 g Borrow. £ £s. d. 1837 £217 15 1 1 £109 0 11,416 0 4iX445 I 0 1838 102 3 0 87 1 41 13 10 2! 395 11 1 1 0 1000 3 4 ,1839 165 11 10 74 1 9, 11 3 1 346 2 3 11840 116 7 6 54 01, : 718 II 296 13 4 'lB4l, 111 6 8 4919 8; 711 4, 247 4 5 The division of profits is annual, and the next will be made is F. FERGUSON CANIROUX, Secretary. ROWLANDS' ODONTO, or, PEARL DEN TIFRICE , a WHITE POWDER for the TEETH, com pounded of the choicest and most reserche ingredients of the Oriental Herbal, of inestimable value for preserving and beautifying the Teeth and strengthening the Gums. It extirpates all tartarous adhe sions to the Teeth, and ensures a pearl-like whiteness to the ena melled surfac , ..!. Its Anti. Septic and AntDscorbutie Properties arrest the further progress of decay of the Teeth, induce a healthy action of the Gums, and cause them to assume the brightness and colour indi cative of perfect soundness. The Breath also attains a fragrant sweetness truly grateful to its possessor. Its truly efficient and fragrant aromatic properties have obtained its 'election by the Court and Royal Family of Great Britain, and the Sovereigns and Mobility throughout Europe, while the general demand at ono* announces the favour in which it is universally held. Price 2m. 94. per box. CAUTION.—To protect the public from fraud, the lien. Commis sioners have directed the proprietors' nano and addrens to be en graved on the Government stamp, thns "A. ROW LARD and SON, 20, Hatton-garden," and which is affixed on each box. Sold by hem, and by Chemists and Perfumers. THE PERFECT SUBSTITUTE for SILVER. The high estimate formed by the public during the twelve years WILLIAM S. BURTON'S (late It irros and BURTON'S) chemically purified material has been before it (made into every useful and ornamental article usually made in silver, possessing, as it does, the eharaeteristic purity and durability of silver), has called into existence the deleterious compoencts of "Albata Plate," " Berlin Si:ver," and other so called substitutes; they are at best but bad imitations of the genuine article. manufactured, and sold only by him. Fiddle Threaded King's Table Spoons and Forks, full size per Pattern. Pattern. Pattern, dozen.. • • • ••••• • • • ••••• • • . • • 12s. Qd. 28s. 01. 30s. Id. Dessert ditto and ditto ditto.. Tea ditto and ditto, ditto is. Od. 11s, Od. 12s. Od. Gravy ditto .. NICKEL ELECTRO-PLATED. —The REAL NICKEL SILVER, introduced and made only by WILLIAM S. BURTON (late RIPPON and BURTON'S), when plated by the patent process of Messrs. Ellington and Co., t beyond all comparison the very best article, next to sterling silver, that can be employed as such either Isefully or ornamentally. In the lengthened and Increasing popu larity of the material itself, and the high character of the method of plating, the public have a guarantee that the articles sold by W. S. Burton (and by him only) arc, as it regards wear, immeasarably superior to what can be supplied at any other house, while by no possible test can they be distinguished from real silver. Fiddle. Thread. King's. Tea Spoons, per dozen .. •• .• .. 18e. .• 325. • • 38s. Dessert Forks 30e. .. 465. .. 58s. Dessert Spoons „ •• • • ...... 30s. • . 425. .. 625. Table Forks „ Table Spoons „ Tea and coffee nets, waiters, candlesticks, &c., at proportionate prices. All kinds of re-plating done by the patent process, Detailed catalogues, with engravings, as well as of every ironmongery article, sent (per post) free. WILLIAM S. BURTON (Into RIBBON and BURTON'S) stock of general Furnishing Ironmongery is literally the largest in the world, and as no lan:nage can be employed to give a correct idea of its variety and extent, purchasers are invited to call and inspect it —39, Oxford-street (corner of Nawman-street). Established in Wells -street, 1810. T HE PAST YEAR AND THE PRESENT YE AR.—A DIALOG*. On last New Teat's evening, the past year and present Shook hands, and convers'd in a style rather pleasant. " How d'ye do?" said the Old Year, addressing the New ; Weil, I'm nicely, I thank you, old friend, how are you?" Thus awhile did they chat, and, before they had done, They touch'd on the projects of MOSES and SON. " I have often felt proud (said the 'feet* that is past), When a glance on the warehouse of MO-ES I cast ; For this vast speculation—this trading domain— Onen'd all its vast peered. a during my reign. Whenever I look at this mercantile throne I rejoice that my honours will rival your own." • Stop! stop (said the Pre-ent Year), talk not so fast, I'll prove that the present shall rival the past. Although in your ' mayoralty' much has been done By tho-e wonderful tradesmen, E. MOSES and SON, Don't suppose for one instant that less will appear At MOSES and SON'S in the present new year. ON ! ON r is the maxim on which they would fix, And thus will they rival the year Forty-six. The year Forty-seven, long, long ere It cicses Will add a fresh wreath to the laurel of MOSES. ONE WORD OF THANKS. On an annual occasion like this we would thank Our numberless patrons, whatever their rank ; Our warmest acknowledgments let us express, Since the Forty-six has display'd such success; And let us make promise that much shill be done, As a public return by E. MOSES and SON. LIST or I'RICES. ILIAD! ICADI. s. d Beaver Taglionis, from .. Chesterfields and Codringtons ••.•.. • • .. • .. 010 6 Pashas, D'Orsaya, and Chesternolcls, and every description of winter coats.... ••• • • • 1 i 0 Boys' Winter Coats, in every style and make ••..••• • • . • • II 8 6 Tweed Trousers, lined •••••••• .. • • • • . ..... ••.... • • .. 0 4 6 Doeskin ••• • • • ..... . ..... •••• . • • • ...... ......... • • .... 0 10 6 Dress Coats .. . .......... .......• ...... .• • . 1 5 6 Frock Coats.. Double-breasted Tests .• •• •• ...• •• ................ 0 2 0 Boys' Hussar and Tunie Suits •• •• •• •• ...... .. 018 4 toys' Winter Trousers ....• .. Ditto Vests ........ ............. ........... . .• •• •... Mourning to any extent at live minutes' notice. WADE TO MEASURE. Winter Coats, warranted waterproof, made to any style, handsomely trimmed • • ...... •••••••••••• • • • • • ' " • • • • I 0 Killed C o l v o e th rc. C: t a B t . s, .t . ri . m . . velvet ..... collar .. a . ad . c .. a . ffs, lined 8 2 18,8 6 Tweed 08 , Winter Trousers, in all the most approved French patterns 1 2 6 Rest Dress T rousers Dress Coats • ..• •• ••• . ••• • •••• .. 1 12 0 Lest quality made 2 lb 0 •1 15 0 Best quality made • Fancy Vesta .• . ... Satin, plain or fancy :: :•• .• . .... .. • ......... 0 8 6 •: • •••• • • • • ...... 0 12 0 Boys' Hussar and Tunic Suits ••• • • . Observe.—Any arti c l e purchased, ready made, or made to mea sure, if not approved of, will be exchanged, or if preferred, the money returned. E. MOSES and SON, Tailors, Woollendrapers, Clothiers, Ratters, Hosiers, Farriers, and General Outfitters, for Ladies and Gentlemen, 154, 155, and 156, 157 Mlnories, and 83, 84, 85, aid 86 Aldgate, .city. London. Caution.—E. Moses and Son regret being obliged to guard the public against impostors, but have learned that the untradesraan like falsehood of being connected with them, or it's the same concern, has been resorted to in many instances, and for obvions reasons. They have no connexion with any Other house in or out of London; and those who desire genuine and the• clothing, ice., should call at, or send to, Minories and Aldgate, City, London. Nistice.—No business transacted at this establishment from sun set Friday, till sunset Saturday, when business is resumed tin twelve o'clock The entrance to the fur department is at 83, Aldgate, corner of the Dilao> ice 4/24 Aldgate, opposite the ehureh. THE SELF-SUPPORT INSTITUTION, (aided by Voluntary Contributions,) for the Cure of Stricture of the Urethra, and all other• Diseases of Urinary Organs, Nervous, Local, and General Debility. SUAGEOI , (—F. B. COURTENAY, 2, Chandos-street, Cavendish-square. To small tradesmen, clerks, mechanics, and the working classes generally, this Institution offers, in all cases, gratuitous surgical assistance, and in others medielne also free of expense. Apply at the Surgery adjoinng the Surgeon's residence. TW E L PT II D A Y. Mrs. PARKES has the honour of informing her Patrons, that her Exhibition Rooms, 22, Golden-square, will open on TUESDAY, January 5, 1847. at Twelve o'clock, for the SALE of SHARES in her CLUB SUBSCRIPTION. The eoilection contains the finest specimens of English Engraving. The works are mounted in costly fancy woods, gold, carving, crimson velvet, &c. Shares One Guinea each, or Seven for Six Guineas. Country sub scribers will receive their shares by Tuesday evening's post. DAVIES'S CANDLES, 6d. per lb. ; Genuine Sperm, Is. 9d. ; Yellow Soap, 4113., 545., and 60s. per 1121bs. Mottled, 68s. and 645. ; Wax Candles, L. per lb. ; German Wax, Is. 2d. ; Fine Wax, Is. sd. ; Transparent Wax, Is. 11d. ; Genuine Wax, 2s. Id. ; Waxed-wick Moulds, 7 1 , , ,; d. ; Sperm Oil, Bs. par gallon ; Solar, Ss. 3d., Pale Seal, 4s. ; Argand, or Vegetable, 4s. 6d. ; Wind sor and Palm Soap, le. 4d. per packet; Brown Windsor, Is. 94 ; Rose. 2s. ; Almond, 2s. 6d. ; Sealing Wax, 4s. 6d. ; Bale's Paragon Composite, requiring no snuffing, 9 4d, per lb. For Cash—it DAVIES'S Old Istablished Warehouse. 63, St. Martin's-lane, opposite Slaughter's Coffee-house. C OPY of a LETTER fr om WILLIAM COURTNEY, Esq. To Mr. Tnoxis TROUT, 229, Strand, London. Church Farm, Barton Stacey, near Andover Railway Station, Hants, October 26, 1844. _ Sir,—l cannot help expressing my astonishment in the effect I have experienced in taking your Pills for the Gout. I was taken on Thurs day night so severely with it as to be with difficulty able to get ou, of my bed, and atter I arose I had severe pains, followed on with in flammation of the foot increasing. I took three of your Pills, and within two hours I found the pain to entirely cease. I afterwards took two Pills at a dose twice in the day, and I am, thank God, this morning able to walk without the slightest inconvenience. I found in a previous very severe attack very great relief; I had the pains in my knees and thighs so very severe at that time, I thought I must have died, and that it must have gone into my stomach. At that time I had resort to your Pills, and they relieved me—within two hours I was quite easy. The use of these Pills ought, really, to be Irriown all over the world. I have a brother, a young man, that suffers horribly with it, and his greatest relief and preventive has seen your Pills. ➢fake what use you please of my report. —Yours ruly and respectfully, WILLIAM COURTNEY. Among the many discoveries that characterise the present age, none have contributed so much to the comfort and ease of the community, nor conferred such a boon upon suffering humanity, as the impor tant discovery of BLAIR'S GOUT AND RHEUMATIC PILLS, the efficacy of which has been tested by the approval and recom mendation of many of the greatest men of on: day. They are effec tive for gout and rheumatism, in all its various forms, including sciatica, lumbago, pains in the head and face, frequently t reated as ooth-ache, &c. They require neither confinement nor attention of any kind, and invariably prevent the disease attacking the stomach, brain, or other vital part. Sold by Thomas Prout, 229, Strand. London ; an by his appoint ment, by all respectable medicine vendors throughout the United Kingdom. Price 23. 9d. per box. Ask for BLAIR'S GOUT AND RHEUMATIC PILLS, and ob serve the name and address of " Thomas Prout, 229 Strar.d, London," mpressed upon the Government Stamp affixed to each box of the eaufaelledicine. FOUR YOUNG MEN DROWNED. An inquest was taken before Mr. Whitinarsh on Tuesday last, at Allcannings, on view of the bodies of Henry Withers, 21 years of age; William Page, 19 years of age; Francis Cowdry, 18 years of age; and Stephen Green, 18 years of age, who came by their death under the following circumstances:--these young men were of fine stature, and averaged nearly six feet each. (the survivor), who is between 17 and 18 years of age, that on Sunday last, about six o'clock, he and the above unfortunate individuals left Allcannings for a walk, when they went to Stanton St. Bernard, which is a mile and a half off. They proceeded by the Kenneth and Avon Canal, and at times walked on the ice, till they reached Stanton, where they remained a while, and left at half-past eight to return home. About a quarter of a mile from Stanton, on their way back, as they were all walking upon the canal, the ice broke, when they fell into the water. All was silence directly, and witness saw no more of his companions. In sinking, he caught hold of the edge of some old ice, and remained for some time in this position, till at last with much difficulty he raised one leg on the ice, and after much delay and great effort he was enabled to get up the other, and then he crawled to the bank ; but it was some time before he could stand, being so cold and weak. Afterwards he went to Allcannings, which he reached about 10 o'clock, and gave information of what had taken place. Their friends and relations immediately went to the spot, where they saw the hats of the deceased on the water, and re. turned for the morning, when the bodies were taken out of the canal. Henry Withers was found in an uprighi position, and his hair was frozen to the top of the ice. Verdict, " Accidentally drowned." All were unmarried men. They had, we understand, been to the house of Thomas Broomham, at Stanton, where they drank six quarts of beer between them, but it is stated that they left sober. The following is from a correspondent:— On Sunday night last, five young men, of the parish of Allcannings, returning from Stanton, were rash enough to venture on the canal, the ice of which is daily broken by the barges. Still they went upon it, whether to slide or merely to cross the water is not known, and were instantly immersed, and soon sank to rise no more. One of the party, however, escaped, through the mercy of God, after struggling for about an hour, and by the help of the masses of ice around him, finally reached the shore. What overwhelming sorrow to the families of these deceased youths this fearful visitation has occa sioned may too easily be conceived. Nor should the voice of God, here admonishing the young, both of tile uncertainty of life and of the value of each returning Sabbath, be speedily forgotten.—Devizes Gazette. RAILWAY RETURNS. RAILWAY TRAFFIC.—The following are the Total Receipts of Rail ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to which the respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the same week in the previous year:— Week ending Last week. , a S •bo • Ch c.) . 4 . Zi ' - ' c, lr t '' '.. U. 5 NAME OF RAILWAY. Dee. 2(; 24 29 27 26 2G 27 26 20 26 26 Arbroath and Forfar •••.• • • •••• •• •• Chester and Birkenhead. •........... üblin and Drogheda • • • • • • •• • •• • • • • Dublin and Kingstown • • .• .• • • • • • • • • Dundee and Arbroath ............... Durham and Sunderland ............. Edinburgh and Glasgow .... ........ Eastern Counties and North Eastern.. East Lancasihre .. Eastern Union. ..... ................ Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr • ..... Glasgow and Greenock •• • • •• • .• Gravesend and R0che5ter............ Great Southern and Western . • • . Great Western, &c .. Hartlepool .• • .• • London and North Western, &c • • London and Blackwall •• • • • • London and Brighton .• • • •• • • • •• • • London and Croydon . • • • • • • London and South Western •• •• Manchester, Bolton, and Bury •• • • Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Assoc— Maryport and Carlisle •• •••• • • • • • • Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham .• • • Newcastle and Carlisle .. • • .. Newcastle and North 5hie1d5........ Newcastle and Berwick ........ Norfolk... • ........ North British ....... Paris and Rouen Preston and Wyre....... ........... Sheffield and Manche5ter............ Shrewsbury and Chester ...... South Eastern and Branches South Devon • • • • .............. Taff Vale • • • • • • York and Newcastle . .............. York and North Midland 1,037 19,558 39,281 699 6,163 _ 5,,19 7,664 452 18,861 1,896 434 1,492 1,152 5,410 5'42 1,858 310 6,789 709 1,241 775 5,436 5,015 533 1 ,372 7,424 1,718 681 161 17,719 845 33,834 681 4,800 5,740 867 6,649 325 16,058 1,490 433 1,253 4,413 405 1,428 5,522 574 4,850 5,708 THE INCOME TAl.—Pleased with the zeal mani fested by you in every matter that you advocate, and im pressed with feelings of admiration of the more than ordinary talent with which your arguments are always enforced, whether speaking of O'Connell, or whatever else may be the subject of your recommendation, I would beg to suggest to you the applicability of your argument (where you allege it to he unjust to tax the affluent and the needy alike) to the question of the Income-tax ; whether, when incomes derived from pre carious trade are taxed with a burden of sevenpence in the pound, realised incomes ought not to be charged with fourteen pence. I know not whether it is likely to be of much avail, but the present is a likely time to name it to our legislators, as we shall, before the assem bling of the Parliament of 1847, be solicited for a renewal of our " favours " by the then candidates.— From a Correspondent. PRICES or MALT LIQUORS.—We regret to learn that the leading metropolitan brewers yesterday had a meeting, in consequence of the high prices of malt and hops, when they came to the resolution that they must raise the prices of ale and porter per barrel to the trade, which increase is to date from yesterday. We believe that there has not been any advance in the brewers' charges for malt liquors for about the last seventeen years. Advertiser of Saturday. STEAM -SHIP COLLISION NEAR LIVERPOOL. LITERPOOL, FAIDAY.--The dense fogs now prevailing in this vicinity have given rise to several serious mishaps to the shipping in the river and outside the harbour. Yesterday morning the Government mail steamer Urgent, while proceeding towards the bar, came into Collision near the Formby lightship with the. inward-bound Bel fast steam-ship Tynwald. The Tynwald and the Urgent were both seriously damaged. On board the former a seaman was dangerously crushed, and both vessels re turned into port. The transmission of the mails for Dublin was consequently delayed. This morning another disaster occurred ; the Windsor steamer, when proctt6ditit, down the river, having run into the ship Wellington, from Quebec. The Windsor received but trifling damage ; the injuries received by the Wellington were severe. In addition to these, several mishaps have occurred on the river of less importance , an d as t h e atmosp h ere con • tinues to beextreintly dense, it must be apprehended that others may occur. We extract from the Mercury of this morning the following account of the collision first noted:— "Yesterday morning, about nine o'clock, her Majesty's royal mail steamer Urgent came into collision, near the Formby lightship, with the fine iron steam-boat Tyn wald. The Urgent, Captain Simmons, was on her way from Liverpool to Dublin with the early morning mail, and the Tynwald was entering this port from Belfast. Our readers are doubtless aware that the Tynwald is one of the finest boats which enters the port of Liverpool. She was built last season for , Liverpool and Isle of Man Steam-packet Company, to sail between this port nd Douglas, and had been chit tered by the Belfast . _ team-packet Company during the repair Of their vesse the Sea King. She is commanded by Captain William Gill, one of the most fortunate, skilful, and careful com manders out of the port of Liverpeol, which may readily be inferred when it is known that this is the only serious accident which ever happened to a vessel under his charge during the long period of 30 years that he has been a captain out of this port, 16 of which he has been in charge of a steamer. We gathered the following par ticulars as to the accident from parties who were on board the Tynwald:—The- Tynwald left Belfast on Wednesday evening, and parted with the pilot about a quarter to seven o'clock. The weather was very thick, and had been so for some time previously, several vessels having got aground in their attempt to leave the Loch. She had on board 60 passengers, and a very valuable cargo of linens, the vessel and its freight being valued afloat at about 120,0001. The weather continued thick throughout the passage, the Calf lights being seen with very great difficulty. The vessel, how ever, kept her course, and made the Bell buoy at half past eight o'clock yesterday. The weather was still very thick, and from half-past five o'clock the engines had been going slowly. At five minutes to nine o'clock the Formby lightship was made, and the steamer had only passed her a few lengths when a vessel was reported on the larboard bow. Captain Gill, who was on the gangway, immediately called out 'Hard sport,' and gave directions to stop the engines, both of which orders were immediately obeyed. A steamer was then observed coming up with great speed in the direction of the Tyn wald, and in an instant orders were given to back the engines of the Tynwald. Several turns backwards had been given to the engines, when the approaching steamer ascertaina os disabled,oo n the struck her with great force on the l ar b oar d paddle-box. The vessel proved to be her Majesty' s s hi p U rgent, which, as before stated, was on her way t o D u bli n, w i th the morning mail. Of course the effect of th e bl ow was tremendous, and the scene amongst the pa ssengers, before they were satisfied of the extent of th e i n j ury , was one which can scarcely be described. Captai n Gill begged that Captain Simmons would remai n by t h e thisca Tynwald,to ptai b Simmons se she at once was able assented, treacho and aft thepoerr b ack port. back ing s off, lowered whether h s s b boat a s a n to d ta s i e ly nt d i i t sa t b o le t d he o Tynwald to t that starboard although b the i e l a couldr boar d e b p a a ddl e had been worked, and by this means the vessel would be enabled to reach the dock. " This being the state of things, the Urgent took all the passengers from the Tynwald, and proceeded to Liverpool, dropping anchor in the Sloyne. The Tyn wald came up with one engine, remained in the river all day, and docked in the Clarence-basin last night, about eleven o'clock. " It is but justice to Captain Simmons to say that he behaved with the greatest consideration after the acci dent, and did not leave the Tynwald till he was satis fied she was safe. " The Urgent is a wooden vessel, and the Tynwald, as already mentioned, an iron one. The effect of the col lision upon the Urgent was to carry away her cutwater, bowsprit, and figure-head At V 1 jured. The damage done to the Tynwald was much more serious. Her larboard-paddle, paddle-box, paddle beam, and all the wing belting were smashed to atoms; the houses on deck partially broken up, and the frag ments of wood strewed about in all directions. So great was the force with which the vessels came into contact that, although the Tynwald had back way upon her, the wheel was forced rapidly round, knocking down one of the men who was at it. The other seaman at the helm was John Anderson: he was carried round the wheel and forcibly jammed between the spoke handles and the deck. So firmly was he fixed that it required the united efforts of two mea afterwards to release the poor fellow from his awful position, the blood at the time gushing from both his ears. He was placed on board the Urgent, along with the passengers, and when he reached Liver pool was taken to his lodgings, where, we believe, he now lies in a very dangerous state. " One of the passengers, a seafaring gentleman, had into a very narrow escape. A few mom e nts before the colli sion he tried to get one of the houses on deck,. into which the bowsprit of the Urgent was forced, but in con sequence of some barrels have b een jammed up against it, he was prevented, and thus saved his life, for if he had gone into the house he must have been crushed to pieces. "We understand that as soon as those on board the Urgent discovered the vessel they were approaching was a steamer, the engine was stopped, but the way of the vessel was so great that a collision was inevitable. From what took place after the accident there is little doubt the Tynwald was supposed t o b e t h e F orm by lightship, which was close at hand; that the helm of the Urgent was, upon that supposition, first placed to starboard, and not ported till too late to allow the vessels to pass clear. The fog was so dense that a vessel could be seen only about six lengths off, and for this reason the engines of the Tynwald were slowed, whereas, from all we can learn, the Urgent was going nearly a t full speed. " The engines of the Tynwald, we , believe, are unin jured, but it will requir e a considerable time to repair her woodwork. Had the Urgent struck her other than about a yard abaft the paddl e•s h a f t, the injurymust have been much More serious, or had the position of the vessels been reversed, the Tynwald being by far the more powerful boat, and sharper at the bow, the conse quences would, doubtless, h ave b een very disastrous. We suppose there will be, as there ought to be, a search ing investigation into the caus e o f the accident, and the blame allowed to rest in the proper quarter.' LLO YD'S 81-11pplISG. LoNnort, JAN. 2.—Wind E.N.E., light airs, and thick, hazy, mild weather. Powrsstoular, JAN. I.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrd• her Majesty's ship Daphne, Valparaiso, sailed A ug . 29, Rio Janeiro Bermuda; Oct.U ermuda ; l7, with 1,250,000 dolls. ; her Majesty' s ship Athol, Belle Creole, Muirhead, Demerara. Sld. Carnatie,sandbach,Madras. LIVERPOOL, JAN. I.—Wind E., li g ht.—Arrd. Risien, Demerara ; Alliance, Tucker, Charleston ; Isaac Newton, Philadelphia ; Joseph Porter, St. Andrew's, New Brunswick ; lanthe, Robins, ditto; Margaret, M'Donald, Prince Edward's Island; Atlantic, Quebec; Emanuel Burns, ditto ; Capricorn, Rudd, Montreal. Sld. Patriot Queen, Roddock, Calcutta; Swithamley, Jennings, Bombay; l'anny High, ditto; Mary M'Dougall, Africa; La Donaldson, calSl 1 Bahia Barberier, Baxley, ditto ; Eliza Johnston, Thetislall, Charleston i C : Napier, Huntress, New Orleans ; Rosalinda, Hay, ditto ; Unicorn, Boyd, Philadelphia Waterloo. Allen, New York ; Bunn vm d Steele, e e, , N ew. foundland. The Pavilion, of and for Jersey, from I aspeluac, w as abandoned in lat. 45, lon. 44 ; crew taken off by th e lanthe, arrived here. The Windsor steamer, from Belfast, has put back with trifling damage, having run foul of the Wellington, from Quebec, which also received damage. The Salus barque leaky, was spoken in lat. 24 by the Queen, Leary, arrived here. The barque Resource, from Quebec to London, was abandoned 26th ult. in lat. 48 lon. 13, with six feet water in her hold ; crew taken off by the Georgians, arrived here. DOUGLAS (ISLE OE MAN), Dec. 30.—The Minerva, Far quhar, from hence 18th instant, was lost in the gale of the 26th; crew drowned. BRIDLINGTON, DEC. 31.—The Hand of Providence Tal ley, and the 'Etna, Storey, on shore at Flarnborough 'Head have got offend proceeded. , YARMOUTH, JAN. I.—The brig Elizabeth, of Stockton, is on shore on the Scroby Sand, but expected O next tide, after partly discharging. DARTMOUTH, JAN. I.—Wind E:, strong,—A rrd. ci.... . Daniel, Bahia for Havre; Highland Chief, prince Ed 'l's?, Island; John Hutchinson, Rowntree, Qu e b ec. ward a CLYDE, DEC.3l.—Wind S.E.—Arrd.Ravenswood 11 ' lar, Porto Rico ; Ave, Caird, St, John' s , New Br , Mel- Sylph, Waltham, Montreal. Sld. Constellation swick ; DEAL, JAN. I.—E. to E.N.E. fresh, P.m. ; E..E Trinidad. Sld. Comte (le Flandre, Shotto, Bathurst • *, ditto.— Batavia ; Kingsdown, Nicholson, ,t, , Geetnanshoop, L Dalston, Hobert Town ; Se a Witch, Bakereas ; Navarino, Alof Wvk, Cooper, Ri o J ane i ro; Active, II • 'Fernando P o; lucio ; Prince Charles, Roge r s, B e li ze . utchmon, Pematn- WAitnaNrorsT.— Arrd. 31. John B John's, New Brunswick. aYnton, Thorne, St. lltni-L, JAN. I.—Wind light and variabl Dempster, Quebec. e.—Seme rse t s hi re, PENZANCE, DEC. 31.—The Martha, arii• 9 I lams from Liver pool to Syra and Salonica, has put in here, with' mast and cargo; supposed to be dame edf loss of fore weather. The Santiago, Parkins, of Plymouthrom stress of New York, to Brest, has been towed in here N.S. from away, and hull and cargo damaged. with masts cut A _CCIDENT BY THS FALL OF A CHANDELIBR— On Friday evening, between five and six o'clock, as a party of ladies and . gentlemen were about to sit down to dinner at the residence of Mr. Greenhough, Dean -street, Soho-square, a lustre that was suspended over the dining room table gave way, and inflicted a severe scalp wound on a gentleman named Amb rose , w hi ch rendered him for some time insensible. In the confusion it was not ob served that the dress of one of the ladies had become ignited by one of the fallen wax lights, till it burst into a blaze, severely burning her about the neck and arms before it could bo eztieguished. On Thursday J. T. Gra Es q ,, attended at the Union Workhouse, Worcester, for the purpose of inves tigating a charge of alleged neglect against a relieving officer of the union, whereby it was alleged an infant of one Sarah Dovey had, for want of proper clothing and attention died. At the coroner's inquest, held on the body about a fortnight ago, the jury found a verdict charging the officer, William Crisp, with neglect, and hence the present inquiry was directed by the Poor-law Commissioners. The first witness called was Elizabeth Scott, sister to Sarah Dovey,:the mother of the deceased infant, who deposed that her sister was delivered of a male child on Sunday morning, the 13th December. On the following day she applied to Mr. Crisp, the relieving officer, for relief. In reply to Mr. Crisp's questions, she told him that her sister had been confined at the workhouse about fifteen months ago of a child still-born. Mr. Crisp thereupon remembered who Dovey was, and, using a c‘mrse expression, asked whether she (Mrs. Scott) was not ashamed to ask a second time for relief under such circumstances. Mrs. Scott replied that she had done nothing to be ashamed of, and told Crisp that her sister had nothing to eat, nothing to cover her, and nothing to lie upon. To this Crisp replied, " She sha'n't have much, I'll take care of that." Crisp said he should not go to her sister that night, upon which witness told him that if he did not, either her or her child would die, and she must go somewhere else. Crisp rejoined, " and servo her right too." Witness told Crisp that her sister had had nothing since her confinement but what she (Scott) and the neighbours had given her. Witness had taken her sister on the Sunday a pint of tea and some toast, and had borrowed a shilling to procure it, being very poor herself. She did not, however, tell Mr. Crisp what she had had. The witness was pressed on the im portant points of her evidence, but she persisted that she had told the relieving officer that Dovey had nothing to eat, and nothing to lie upon. The witness was cross examined by the guardians and by the relieving officer, who was present during the inquiry. She said she had represented her sister's case to Mrs. Crisp also in the absence of her husband, when she first called at his house, but this Mr. Crisp said he was prepared to prove was not the case. Ann Pool, a midwife, said she de livered Sarah Dovey of a male child early on the morn ing of December the 13th. She was in a deplorably destitute condition. The house in which she found her was a void house in Bridport-street, Worcester, and the only furniture in it was a, chair. There was no bed or bedding, table, or anything else, and very little fire. There was no food in the house on the Sunday when the woman was confined, but she could not tell whether there was any in the house on the Tuesday. Both on Sunday and Tuesday, the only clothes which Sarah Dovey had on were an old gown, which was open behind and torn almost to pieces, and a shawl across her shoulders. She had no petticoats nor cap. Before witness left on the Tuesday, she had a conversation with Mr. Crisp, who was with Dovey when she called. Crisp said, in reply to witness's remark, that " it was a shocking place, and that the woman had been confined in the workhouse fifteen months before." Witness told him that she was in the same state then as she found her in on the Sun day. Mr. Crisp said he should leave a shilling for her at the huckster s shop near, and that she must do with that until the Thursday. This was on Tuesday, the 15th. Thursday was board-day. In her cross-exami nation by the guardians, the witness stated that she was of opinion that if the child had had sufficient clothing, and if a fire had been provided (it being excessively cold at the time), its life might have been saved. Her fee was fire shillings. She had not received it in Dovey's Case, nor did she expect to do so, unless the guardians paid her.—Sarah Dovey, mother of the deceased child, was then called into the board-room. She ap peared very weak, and spoke low. She stated that Mr. Crisp attended her for the first time on the Tues day, two days after her confinement. She was then sitting on a borrowed chair with her child on her lap. There was no food in the house, and no other furniture than the chair on which she sat, but there was a small fire in the grate. Mr. Crisp having asked her how many children she had had, said, " Are not you ashamed of yourself ?" Witness answered, " Not more so than other people." He then called her a dirty wretch, on which she said that she was as much like a Christian as anybody else. She was dirty then. Crisp did not ask her who was in the house when she was confined.—Mr. Crisp, in his defence, said 116' should prefer making his statement upon oath, and being sworn, and cautioned not to say anything which might criminate himself, said— Elizabeth Scott called at his house on Dec. 14, to ask for relief for her sister, telling him_thatathuVrither of her gffild were "very bad off." She said the mother had had gruel and tea, and he thereupon said, "Ain't you ashamed to come a second time ?" She replied that her sister was not the only one that applied a second or even a third time for relief under such circumstances. lie said, " 'Very well ; he should not come to her that night, but that he would see her in the morn ing." Scott said, " They be very bad off ;" and he (Crisp) replied, " Serve her right ;" and there upon she left him. He denied that Scott had ever told him that if he did not attend to the case that evening either the mother or child would be lost. He was posi• tive Scott never told him that Dovey had nothing to eat or nothing to cover her. He did say that "it was too bad, for that this was the second time St. Andrew's parish had had her." With respect to his interview with Dovey on the Tuesday, Mr. Crisp said he found her sitting before the fire, on a chair, sewing, with her child at the breast. There was no furniture in the room except the chair which Dovey sat on. Dovey did not make any complaint of her wanting anything in particu lar, she said she wanted relief. He was not aware that she hod no under -garments, because she did not tell him so. Before leaving her he told Dovey that he would go to the shop in the street and pay for a few things for her, which she could send for, but that, living in the state in which sho was, he said she would have little of him. He, however, promised to lay her case before the board of guardians on the Thursday—board-day. He then went and paid for the things at the shop, and Dovey afterwards sent for them as she wanted them. He con cluded by calling witnesses to his general character. This evidence terminated the inquiry. The Assistant Commissioner will Mike his report thereon immediately to the Poor-law Commissioners, who of course will com municate the result to the board of guardians of the Worcester Union. THE GREAT FIRE AT IRONGATE WHARF. The following particulars connected with the disas trous fire at Irongate wharf were obtained from an authentic source, and may be relied on as being strictly accurate. It has been ascertained that the outbreak occurred in the first floor of the warehouse, in which compartment there were an immense number of bales of linen and some cotton waste. One of the workmen who was in the building at the time, stated that another workmen went into the front warehouse with a lighted candle or lamp, in order to examine a bale of goods. Whilst he was so engaged a spark flew from his light, and falling upon the loose cotton it became ignited. The man immediately tried to throw down a bale of goods upon them, hoping by that means to extinguish the flames. In that endeavour, however, he was foiled, for the fire mounted so fearfully that he was obliged to' make a hasty retreat, otherwise he would have been burned to death, for in the brief space of two minutes one-half of the warehouse was in flames. The clerks at once began to remove the books from the counting house, but so rapid was the progress of the conflagration that they were enabled to save only a portion of them. The others were destroyed. It should be stated that the premises were formerly three buildings, and severally termed, at that time, the Leith and Berwick, the Dublin, and the Aberdeen wharfs. Mr. Colman, the present proprietor, came into possession about eighteen months since, and he then had the three warehouses converted into one, and named it I rongate-wharf.; The fact that there was a communi cation between the different floors, will account, in some measure, for the rapid spread of the flames. The lower floor contained an immense number of casks of tallow, puncheons of whisky, hogsheads and bags of sugar, 1,500 barrels of beef and pork, and a quantity of coffee. The two upper floors were filled with bales of linen, can vas, and miscellaneous articles, together with a number of firkins of butter; upon the quay were stored casks of tallow, hogsheads of sugar, bundles of hides, and pun cheons of whisky. The latter articles were rolled out before the flames had penetrated the flooring, and were as soon as possible removed to the Tower for protection. The whole of the imtnense stock in the warehouses, how ever, fell a prey to the fury of the flames. Among those who had goods in the stores were the following:— Messrs. Henry and Co., the sack merchants, of Mark lane; Messrs. Witham and Son, of 38, Gracechurch street, sail-cloth manufacturers; Messrs. Richards, the linen merchants; and Messrs. Mildred and Co., mer chants. Those parties have lost the whole of their goods. They are, so far as can be at present learned, insured in the Imperial and Atlas Fire-offices. The owners of the other property are unknown as yet. It was for some time feared that two men who were on the premises at the time of the outbreak had lost their lives. It was, however, ascertained yesterday that they had both escaped uninjured; it is t herefore been,e reforeboelieeeyveed, that no person has perished. H a d i t n ot howe ver, for the military, it is quite probabl e th a t a most T exten sive sacrifice of life would have taken pl ace . he crowd was - so great that the soldiers, to keep the p eopl e . out of danger, were obliged to point the ir bayon ets . to wards them. This bad the desired effect of kee ping them back. At an early hour on Friday morning the gable end of the buildings suddenly gave way, and fell with a tre mendous crash. Fortunately the mass of bricks fell inward, or the firemen who were underneath must have• been crushed. As it was, the branches and nose pipes of their hose were battered in, and the leathern piping damaged. At six o'clock on Friday evening the floating engine and one or two land ones were still engaged throwing torrents of water upon the immense body of fire that even at that hour remained beneath the ruins. It is a matter of surprise to every one who inspected the ruins on Friday that the work of destruction had not proved greater than it really has, for the stone coping in the walls of the A division of St. Katherine's-dock was so heated that immense pieces of the stone were Since the above was written, the reporter has had an interview with Mr. Groves, the manager of Mr. Col man's property, who stet, d, " that whilst he was in the counting. house, in the afternoon, an alarm of fire was given, and on looking round he saw flamts mounting most terrifically in the first floor warehouse, which was loaded with bales of goods. He immediately thought of saving the books, but so rapidly did the flames burn, that he was forced to make a precipitate retreat, having only sufficient time to save a portion of the books. To enter the upper floors was an impossibility, therefore none of the goods contained there could be saved; but a number of puncheons, of whisky standing on the quay, together with se►eral casks of tallow and a quantity of sugar, were rolled out into the street. With respect to the origin of the fire, he knows nothing himself, but he had heard a similar account given by two of their men, to that stated above. To be perfectly satisfied on that point, it is the intention of Mr. Colman to have a rigid investigation as soon as the men can be gathered toge ther. Mr. Groves added that one of the orders of the house was, that no candle was on any account allowed to be taken into any part of the warehouse, and tobacco smoking was also strictly prohibited. He also stated that the amount of property destroyed could not be cor rectly estimated at present." The greatest praise is due to the military, to Mr. Braidwood, and the various officers and men under him, and also to Sir John Hall of the St. Katherine's Docks, for the services rendered on the occasion. The West of England engine, under the direction of Mr. Connorton, took a most commanding position, and was of great assistance in cutting off the fire in a westerly direction. HER MAJESTY'S NEW YEAR'S GIFTS TO THE POOR OF WINDSOR. WINDSOR, FRIDAY.--Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by the Royal Family, walked from the Castle to the New Riding School, in the Home Park, this morning, betweea nine and ten o'clock, for the purposc of witnessing the inter esting ceremony of the presentation of the royal bounty to upwards of 700 of the poor of Windsor, and also the poor of the parish of Clever residing within the limits of the borough. The Queen and the Prince were also ac companied by their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess, Prince George, and Princess Mary of Cam bridge, his Serene Highness the Prince Frederic of Hesse, the Earl and Countess of Lincoln, Lady Caroline Leveson Gower, and the other distinguished visitors at the Castle. The Marchioness of Douro, the Duchess of Sutherland, the Hon. Misses Kerr and Paget, the Earl of Listowel, the Hon. Colonel Phipps, Colonel Bouverie, Mr. G. E. Anson, Major-General Bowles, &c., were in attendance upon her Majesty. The Duke of Cambridge ' was attended by Baron Knesebeck, and her Royal High ness by Lady Augusta Cadogan. Her Majesty, the Prince Consort, the Duchess of Cambridge, and other members of the Royal Family, r occupied the Queen's Gallery, at the east end of the building, which afforded an excellent view of the inter esting proceedings. The Duke of Cambridge, accompanied by Prince George, walked for some time in the large area of the Riding-school, and appeared to take great interest in the piles of beef (supplied by Mr. Hughes and Mr. Henry Adams) and mountains of plum-pudding (manufaceured by Mr. Tull and Mr. Phillips) which were displayed upon long tables, flanked by hundreds of quartern loaves, in the s , sst im of th.l-...tix-5, Tihe blankets, flannel, and ere ranged upon tables along the north and south sides of the Ruhr h I Tne iyowtigut ..u..., ..g j 'n....99, the juvenile branches of the Roy a l F am ily. . Nearly 500 families were each supplied with meat, bread, and plum-pudding, and one cwt. of coals, the article of fuel having been obtained by them by means of tickets issued on the preceding day. 140 pairs of blankets were also given away, besides a liberal quantity cf warm winter cloaks and flannel. Several sacks of poor. potatoes were likewise included in the r o y a l g if ts to the The recipients of her Majesty's bounty (the distribu tion of which was superintended by Mr. J. J. Bed borough, the mayor ; the clergy, magistrates, parochial authorities, and the ladies of the Windsor Visiting So ciety) entered by the western door of the Riding-school, proceeding along the centre, where the supplies were handed to them, and retired at the eastern entrance, be neath the Queen's Gallery ; each, as they walked up the building laden with their gifts, respectfully acknow ledging to the Queen her Majesty's kind benevolence. Her Majesty appeared to be much pleased with the gratifying scene. The Prince Consort and several members of the Royal Family tasted the plum-pudding, and declared it to be excellent. The tables (containing the provisions), the chandeliers, and the side gas branches, were profusely decorated with laurel and evergreens from the royal gardens ; the whole having been arranged under the superintendence of Mr. Norton, the clerk of the kitchen, agreeably to the sug gestions (it' Major-General Bowles, the Master of the Household. The interior of the Queen's gallery was tastefully ornamented with laurel and holly displayed in various emblematical devices. Two flags, one embla xoned with the royal arms, and the other with the armorial bearings of the Prince Consort, were displayed from the Leaping-bar, nearly in the centre of the riding school. The issuing of tickets for ale upon this occasion, as upon the last, was dispensed with, it having been con sidered politic by her Majesty's domestic chaplain and the Rev. Mr. Gould, that ale should not again be given away to the objects of the Queen's bounty. At the conclusion of the interesting proceedings, which occupied about an hour and a half, the Queen and the Prince Consort, with their royal and distinguished visitors and their attendants, returned to the Castle. STATE OP TRADE. FOREIGN WOOL TRADE, LEEDS, JAN. I.—Sales have been more extensive during the past week than is usual at the close of the year, and recent rates are steadily main tained. ENGLISH WOOL MAEBET, LEEDS, JAN. I.—This being Christmas week, there has not been much business done —nevertheless there is a decided firmness in the wool market, and prices have an upward tendency. WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET, JAN. I.—The last week of the old year is proverbially a dull one for busine:s and the present does not form an exception to this rule ; there is, however, a very firm feeling pervading the trade generally for wool of all kinds, and an expectation of more life in the trade at the turn of the new year. LEEDS.-011 Saturday there was one of the best markets we have had for a long time, but only for low goods, such as blues and common wool-dyed blacks suit able for the American market, and which have been dead stock in the manufacturer's hands since the agitation of the tariff, in the United States last year. One highly re spectable house here have availed themselves of the verylow prices, and have bought largely. In goods of any other description there was little done either on Saturday or Tuesday. Prices are pretty steady. As usual at this season, there is little doing in the warehou►es, people being engaged in taking stock. MANCHESTER, THURSDAY EVENING.—We have only to state again, that the cloth market is so unsteady in prices as to make it impossible to quote this value of any description of goods. The very great uncertainty as to how the present speculation will terminate has com pletely cut off all speculative inquiries for both goods and yarns, and the year 1846 has closed with extremely painful prospects. NOTTINGHAM.—There is no new feature in the market to report this week, in consequence of the usual Christ mas holidays taking place. No alteration is at present noticed in the prices either of yarns or nets, but the unusual speculation still going on in the raw material begins to wear a serious aspect, and must, if continued, considerably affect the prices of yarns. The hosiery trade is still further on the decline. —Nottingham Review. LEICESTER.—Being holiday week, business has been stationary in the warehouses, and we have no alteration to report in either wools or yarn. THE WEATHER, &C.--ACCIDENTS IN THE Pius. —On Friday morning, shortly after eleven o'clock, the extremely severe frost, which has continued without intermission since Thursday week, was broken by a slight thaw, almost immediately followed by a consider able fall of snow and sleet. Notwithstanding the un favourable state of the weather for this kind of amuse ment the several parks were during the entire day thronged by individuals of all classes of society anxious to participate in the enjoyment and exercises of skating and sliding. Numerous accidents of a very serious na ture occurred on the ornamental water of St. James's Park, in consequence of the weather having relaxed its extreme severity. The prompt attention of the icemen of the Royal Humane Society, the park rangers, police, &e., however, pr even t e d any loss of life. The other parks were also much frequented, but, from a similar attention, no accidents (which were numerous) resulted fatally. THE SANATORY CONDITION OF LIVIIRPOOL.— On Friday the Act of last session, respecting the sana tory condition of Liverpool, eame into force. There has been so great a demand for this statute, that it is at present out of print. LONDON DOCK_ j, - On Friday the half-yearly general meeting of the prietors in this establishment was held at the 16diihre,ISM.Ibi House, Princes-street, Bank, for the purpose of receiving a report from the directors, the declaration of a dividend, - and upon other matters. In the unavoidable absenee of the Chairman, Mr. Cattley, the Deputy-Chairman, Mr. Wm. Ring, presided. The minutes of the last court having been read, The Secretary, Mr. J. D. POWLES, read the half yearly report. It stated that " the report of the direc- • tors was made up to the close of the half-year ending the 30th - November last, and an abstract of this docu ment may be thus given: —Number of loaded ships which entered the London Docks during the six months ending the 30th November last, 703; measuring 181,196 tons.. In the corresponding period of last year it was 731 ships, measuring 168,553 tons. The amount of earn ings last half-year was 206,166/. ss. sd. Same time in 1845, 209,094/. Bs. 6d. Expenditure in the last six months had been 110,885/. Bs. 9d., including the income tax. The income had exceeded the expenditure in the last six months by 90,9791. ls. 10d. The directors recommended a dividend of 21. 10s. per cent. after the payment of which their would be a balance in favour of the company of 203,9551. 10s. The stock of goods in the Docks on the 30th of November Let was 112,105 tons, and at the same period last year 105,262 tons." The re port proceeded to detail the new works in operation for the accommodation and benefit of the commercial and shipping interest ; and it concluded by earnestly requesting the proprietors to use their best endeavours t o increa,e by their influence the business of the docks. The CUAIRMAN moved that the report of the direc tors be received and entered on the minutes. He re gretted the absence of Mr. Cattley, their talented chair man (owing to indisposition), but any incormation that might be required would be readily given either by him self (the deputy-chairman) or by his brother directors He would now only state that the dividend warrants would be ready for delivery on the Bth January, the company paying the income-tax. After some conversation relative to the affairs of the company, the report was adopted, the dividend Rit: con firmed, and the court was adjourned. PREVALENCE :OF DISTRESS IN MANCHESTER. MANCHESTER, FRIDAY.—A public meeting was held in the Town-hall, Manchester, yesterday, the mayor, in the chair, to consider the propriety of re-opening the soup kitchens of 1832-3, for the relief of the distressed poor and the people who are being thrown out of work in consequence of the stoppage of factories. There were present the Hon. and Very Rev. Dr. Herbert, Dean of Manchester, and several members of the Chapter, be sides other clergymen, and James 11e3 wood, Esq., Al derman Nield, alderman Potter, Samuel Fletcher, Esq., and other influential gentlemen. The lion. and Rev, the DEAN moved that, in orde t r to relieve prevailing and anticipated distress, arrangements should be made for opening soup-kitchens, and that a subscription be at once commenced. The Rev. Mr. HUNTINGTON seconded the motion. Mr. Alderman POTTER did not think it was desirable to open soup-kitchens, because it would be a reflection upon the guardians, who informed them they i.ad made the necessary preparation, if the occasion should arise. Though he objected to the ri solution he did not mean that, if a soup kitchen were established, he would not ' support it.—(clear.) A discussion arose as to the issue of tickets along with which an additional halfpenny should be paid, but the Town Clerk suggested that this would be best left to the committee; on the last occasion it was thought best to discontinue the payment of money, because it en i couraged parties who had the tickets to beg at the corner of streets for a 'halfpenny, on the pretence that they wanted to make a ticket available for soup. Mr. HorEE said if they were to issue pad -tickets ho knew a family too poor to avail themselves of the charity. At present there were six of them, and they sat down to dinner upon American hominy, which cost them only threepence, and they never tasted other food, or flesh meat. The motion was carried. Mr. J. R. TAYLOR moved the second resolution ap pointing a committee, and the Rev. Mr. BENTLEY se conded it.—Carried. The DEAN asked if it was thought desirable to open the subscription in the room, because he found that his friends of the Chapter wished to subscribe in a body, and he was prepared in their name to say that they would subscribe 50/. to begin with.—(Applause.) Mr. WESTHEAD said their firm would consent to take 201, worth of tickets, and they would be glad to take more when those were done. Mr. JANESHEYWOOD gave 101. The MAYOR gave 101. Several other subscriptions were announced. A vote of'thanks was given to the Mayor, and the meeting separated. THE REPUBLIC of the URUGUAY. We have been favoured with a copy of an authentic document, by which General Uribe declares the confis cation of all property in the republic of the Uruguay belonging to his political opponents. The result of such a measure, if confirmed by his accession to authority, would be absolute ruin to British interests in that country. ...., QTR A NCI. A TTAIT " Death to the Unitarian Savages!! " Long live the defenders of the laws! Death to the Unitarian Savages!!—Number one hundred. In the Cerrito de la Victoria,' this 15th day of July 1846. The supreme Government, before me, the undersigned notary, and the witnesses to be named at foot, did de clare--That, having determined to distribute equally among the well-deserving individuals of the liberating army, as among other well-deserving citizens arid public functionaries, as may se, m fit, in reward of their ser vices, the property that did belong to the said Unitarian Savages, which now does belong to the State ; and Lieutenant Don Manuel Carasa being one of these well-deserving persons, entitled therefore to na tional reward, his Excellency, in execution of the afore said determination, does declare that he makes free, perfect, and irrevocable gift and donation to the said Lieutenant Don Manuel Carasa, for him, his heirs, and successors, of a house comprising four rooms, kitchens, stable, and four cuadras (about eight acres) of land, situate at the Cerrito, department of Mute Video, which did belong to the Unitarian Savage Juan Justo Alonzo; which donation comprehends the aforesaid house and land, and all rights pertaining, or that may hereafter pertain thereto. And the supreme Govern ment renounces, now and for ever, all possession, domi nion, and every other right soever of the State, making over the same, with all power and title, to the aforesaid Lieutenant Carasa, that he may enj-y or dispose thereof, according to his will, as of a thing belonging to himself, acquired by just and legitimate title, as this is by the present donation, he taking the possession he is entitled to, either judicially or by himselt; and, in order that it may not be necessary for him to take such possession, and that it may be always proved to belong to him, this document is extended in his favour, of which his Excel lency ordains that I shall give such certificates as the donatee shall require for his security, with which, and without further notice, he shall be held to have taken the said possession. In like manner, the Most Excellent Government does declare that it shall be understood, to the end, that nothing may withhold from the donatee the free and quiet enjoy ment of the property given to him, that this donation shall be binding, firm, and of entire legal effect, not withstanding any charge, mortgage, lien, or demand by which the said property may stand affected ; for, in such ease, those who may consider that they have a lawful claim against it shall apply to the Government, who will resolve on that which shall be convenient ; and the property of the State is hereby boung to the security and fulfilment of this document, as also for the free oc cupation of the thing given. The contents of this docu ment having been made known to the Lieutenant Don Manuel Carasa, he declared that he accepted in every particular the donation which it embraces, to use the same as he may think proper. And, that it may stand on record, it is signed by his Excellency and the dons tee, the witnesses thereto being Don Manuel Jose Ar gerich, Don Antolin Mazariegos, and Don Pedro Nieto, which I do certify. " MANUEL ORIBE. " C. G. VILLADEMOROS. " B. P. BERRO. " ANTONIO DIAZ. " MANUEL CARASA. " L. B. CAVIA, Notary Public. "Done before me, in proof whereof I authorise the present certificate, at the reqoest of the donatee, at the Buceo, department of Monte Video, this 28th of July, 1846, and on this unstamped paper, corresponding to his military rank. " LUIS BERNARI)O CAVIA, Notary Public." DEATH OF THE RIGHT HON. LORD ROLLO.—r: is with sincere regret we have to recordt deathtwhehictook of this this much respected no bleman , bleman, s n e b v u e r r g e h, l y i o n "! place at his Lordship , s residen ce in i Thursday last. The Noble Lor d had ? nv e been l d disposed for a considerable time, u ntil lately, when his family and friends had reason to flatter themse lves that his malady had taken a favourable turn. It was but flattering hope, however ; for the hand of death was soon laid upon him, and we understand the proximate cause of his dissolution was a suffusion of water in the chest. His Lordship died in his seventy-third year. He is suc ceeded in his title and estates by his eldest son, William, Master of Rollo. The deceased Lord was one of the sixteen representative peers of Scotland in Parliament, having been elected on the demise of the late Lord Gray. His Lordship was c hi e fl y distinguished for the quiet virtues of a country gentleman and worthy landlord, and has gone down to the grave much beloved and respected by those on his estates in Strathearn, and those in their neighbourhood.— Perth Constitutional. DESTRUCTION AMONG GAME FROM THE FROST.-- During the last fortnight a very considerable quantity of game have been picked up dead. In the pheasant pre serves, where the birds are fed, pheasants have done well, but partridges, which are much more shy, have been starved out by the continued frost Rabbits have been found in great numbers, burrowed in the ground and frozen. Hares, which travel so much further for food, have better provided themselves, although they are in low condition, but many head of hares have been found dead. THE WEATHER AT DURHAM.—We announced last week that frost had again set in. Friday and Saturday were both cold, and Sunday intensely so. On Monday a partial thaw commenced, which, lasting over Tuesday, slightly raised the level of the river, which was thereby deprived a second time this season of its icy covering, which had again attained sufficient solidity in parts to allow of the mere venturesome risking themselves ou its surface. On Wednesday there was a slight return of frost, but the weather, though cold, is now again open. —Durham Advertiser.