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LIFE straint—M PAteruitr, i f e llcitoucanc rriages ov I Expeee uil feellur I. By tt" °. the re' t, may acti° l/ Ix health it shun, , on subjects ' iid of WOO .6 living e' er 00 l ' i intonala , gated thr°9B dden truths relief, it 1 , 1 '1% own phYo'' that scion, t—a t Won, the everal hef!J our indiv i ld the health ave to relY• o4 city i and hap Pin.,,, eof iu n our ofrsP' s, which ism in the body ' nes the la.- We t his own, ti st be mess ui ld antes that that Carra:lt e r et (lestalul ej s unally yen till l'Un e ' -and VlO +at (in a Sel l° dial IV .O ° c sans of ralneL, Striet ures,:; Ist - rated nf j P i o By B. an" their reedte,,,, 46, Leade n: ' Jo., 63, 0:1"'" • those ic" - , e f• ugh fear e , introdect iv " od. it st diseases , e i dil 'ection, el° . 0 0 clleal e- v ely dlrectod weakness, 5 a ad de b •:# ad 335. Per DE. A° A ; blood fronjof face, and t d improper kin. t 2s. 9d.. " f ,r stricture:, 0 it hindran' tail of e 55?,,,,, their raw 0 1 ren till 00' ____-= w~.~.r~- wain." UTII ASP tAITINGS. ,30 enveloPe, Postage lical True d', •11 and Ma of the An a o st oductive ms, and sr o ol abits, an d ', ment of 1 1 ;11 o ther case JRGEOI C n .„ 0 00 4 urgh. to „ its gin drsl° ). / [dive V nis tr s the Gene:s((oo roving t h4 otit Jr hesitill vi effeett . .., o fir., of the ir ( wealtoes. :00ti orders (!i . 10 ,10 .ocal N% et CO .ss, G°— 5 "ill° ;Is.l s n OPAL POLYTECHNIC INS'PITIIITIOII. , PROFESSOR SCHtE'NREIN'S GUN COTTON, and other f , x1)1( sive Compounds, with brilliant Experiments, LECTURED on by Dr. RYAN, laily at Halt past Three o'clock; and on the Evenings Of Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The principle of the various EL LCTRO-MAGNETIC TELE GRAPHS explained daily by Professor BACHHOFFNER, including the Patent of Messrs. Cook and Wheatstone, in use on the railways, and the more recent P a t en t of .Messrs. Nott and Gamble ; the various o dels explained. Magnified Specimens of I)I SEA SE I) POTATOES, e x hibited by the OXYRYDROGEN MICROSCOPE, with the tn DE STRUCTIVE INSECT, supposed by A. See, Esq , F.R.S., to be the cause of the disease. A beautiful Series of NEW DISSOLVING VI EWS. The DIVING-BELL and DIVER, with Experiments. The PHYSIOSCOPE, new CHROMATROPE, &e.. &c. Admission Is. Schools, half-price. II EARD,s COLOURED PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS. At 34, Parliament .street, Westminster; 85, King William-street, City ; , t And the Royal Polytechnic Institution, Regent-street. From the increased sensitiveness of the plates, portraits can now *, taken In the dullest weather, if not densely foggy, in all respects 1 11 good as if in the sunshine."—Times. .....—___ FREEMASONS' AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. Half ixhereb DIVIDENDS. tke y given that, from and after the 10th instant, "alf-Yearly Dividend to the 31st ult., at the rate of Six per ho e f t i p s er annum, will be in course of payment to the respective Share- JOSEPH BERRIDGE, Secretary. 11, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, Jan. 7. 1847. NATIONAL MERCANTILE LIFE ASSUR -1; , ASCE SOCIETY, Poultry, Mansion House, London. s t Vice is hereby given that the Annual Dividend on the Capital iilst of December last, can be r oc of thi s C ompany, due on the ee , eiv ed by applying at the Offices of the Society, on and after To,tritan.sy next, the 12th instant. Jan. 9, 1847. J. JONES, Actuary and Secretary. U _ ...UNITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. - 8, Waterloo-plac e , Pall-mall, London: 97, ueorge-street, Edinburgh; 12, St. Vincent-place, Glasgow ; 4, Col ege-green, Dublin. Established by Act of Parliament In 1834. _ In 1841, th e C ompany added a bonus of 2 per cent. per annum on .1 , 1 Sum assured to all policies of the participating class, from the time they were effected. Parties wishing to secure the benefit of the text division of profits in 1848 should make immediate application. When the Insuran ce i s for life, only one half the Annual Prem i um seed b e _iyPaid for the first 5 years. .very information will be afforded on application to the Resident 1, eCtori E. Lennox Boyd, Esq /co. 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, 14 ndon. where Prospectuses, Stc.., ' naay be had. N ATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR. .__ ANCE SOCIETY, 26 CORNHILL, LONDON'. Capital £500,000. T his Institutio n E mpowered by Act of Parliament. with rembraces important and substantial advantages ha espect to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured ei s ' °n 111 °c casions, the power to borrow, without expense or or-- of the P o li cy, two-thirds of the premiums paid (see Table) ; : 4 2/0_ the option of sele c ti ng benefits, and the conversion of his in cl.? to meet oth er conveniences or necessity. utes. urances for terms of years are granted oa the lowest possible DISION OF . Th e remarkable success lV and increasing PROFITS prosperity of the Society en abled the Dir ec t ors, at the last annua l investigation, to declare a fourt h b"us. varying from 35 to 85 per cent, on the premiums paid each Policy effected on the Profit scale. EXAMPLES. EXAMPLES. I t R. 7 m p Assured ' . a Premium. (1;4 Bonus Bonus in g .... i it' added. Cash. E 2 may 5. a Borrow. 2, ..• ... —.......______ _ 1 s. d. ----- 1837 .£217 15 I'XlOO 0 11!L 16 0 4 £ 445 0 0 t Z t ,, • 192 30, 87 14j 13 10 2 395 11 1 0100 0 3 4 11839 165 11 10-, 74 19' 11 3 1 346 2 3 11840 116 7 6 54 010 718 10 1 296 13 4 ...._ 1841 111 6 8 ; 49 10 01 710 41 247 4 5 DeeeThMber e divisi of on prese the of profits nt year is annual, and the next will be made to F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary. LEGAL and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, No 10, Fleet- street, London; established 1836. .he attention of the public, and particularly of persons con nlPlating assurance, is invited to the several new and important thp r oveinents which have been now adopted by this Society, at e termination of the first decennial period from its establishment. Among other advantages now for the first time offered by the Di rectors of this Society, are these:- 1. Persons assuring their lives in this office may, without pay fient of any extra premium, reside in New South Wales, Cape of ° 01 :1 Hope, Canada, Northern States of North America, and in 1 1 Y place distant more than 33 degrees from the Equator, and may without any extra charge, pass by sea between any two places 1 1 the same hemisphere, distant more than 33 degrees from the Equator. 2. The charging of low rates of extra premium for permission to /Co to the East Indies, the West Indies, or to any place distant less than 33 degrees from the Equator. 3 . The maintaining of the policy in force when the person whose life is assured goes out of the limits allowed ; provided that the re quisite additional premium be paid as soon as the fact of such depar ture becomes known to the party interested in the policy. 4 . Persons who have appeared before the examining medical Officers of the Society are not required to appear also before the Board of Directors. The amounts assured bylpolicies will be paid in all cases of death by duelling or by the hands of justice. In the case of suicide, when the person whose life is assured is also the party who is entitled to the benefit of the policy, the whole of the premiums received will be returned. Notices of assignment of policies will be acknowledged. The advantages announced above are not restricted in their appli cation to policies hereafter to be issued, but are extended to all poli cies now subsisting. The persons assured by this Society are entitled to receive four fifths of the profits. The first division will take effect at the present time (31st December, 1846) ; the result of such division will be very Shortly declared. The future periods of division will not exceed seven years. No admission or entrance tees are required. Medical officers for the examination of lives proposed for assurance are in attendance at the Mike every Tuesday and Friday, at Two o'clock. By order of the Board, December 31, 1846. T. R. EDMONDS, Actuary. E ASTERN COUNTIES YORK EXTEN SION SHARES. The SECOND CALL of 21. per Share on the A Quarters of these Shares will be payable on TUESDAY, the 19th instant, and if not c IUIY Paid at that date the Shares will he subject to forfeitures. Inte rest at the rate of 51. per cent. per annum will be charged to all par ties in arrear. By order of the Board, C. P. RONEY, Secretary. Tilshopsgate Station, Tan. 8, 1847. ' 4 O OF THE COMPANY's BANKERS TO WHOM THE CALL Lona IS PAYABLE : Li v e .on and Westminster Bank, Lothbury, or any of its branches rPool Borough Bank, Liverpool Manchester and Liverpool District Bank, Manchester .... Wi lt-3 and Dorset Banking Company, Salisbury Messrs. Lemon and Co. Brentwood nessrs. Bawtree and Co., Colchester Messrs. 'Sparrow and Co., Chelmsford National Provincial Bank, Bath , National Provincial Bank, Birminghom National Provixdal Bank, Boston Messrs. Fisher and Sons, Cambridge Messrs. Becket and Co., Leeds Western Bank of Scotland, Edinburgh Western Bank of Scotland, Glasgow .1 14) Yal Bank of Ireland, Dublin x; Rat of England Bank, Great Yarmouth West of England and South Wales District Bank, Bristol Messrs. Harvey and Hudson, Norwich lessrs. Bacon and Cobbold and Co.} Ipswich Messrs. Alexander and Co. Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Bank, Cheltenham 'Union Bank, York National Provincial Bank, Exeter Northumberland and Durham District Bank, Newcastle-on -Tyne. BORDEAUX, TOULOUSE, AND CETTE RAILWAY.—EZPELETA'S COMPANY. The Directors of this Company beg to acquaint their Shareholders that a difference of some importance has tended to delay the issue of the Shares of the Constituted Company. In the negotiations which took place with the French Government for the direct concession of this line,the capital was increased beyond the amount originally contemplated, but the English Directors of this Company fully understood, and expected that the whole of this augmentation would have been absorbed by the several amalgamated companies now forming the Constituted Company. A claim has, however, been made upon them to take 62,750 Constituted Shares in lieu of the 60,009 for which this Company was originally liable, and Which were duly paid on. The Directors have objected to this claim, but it being persisted in, they have no alternative but to submit the question to a legal decision. They are deterred from having recourse to a French court of law, from a desire to avoid the delay and depreciation of property incident to all hostile legal proceedings ; and yielding to this consideration, they have agreed to refer the matter to a legal arbitration. But in order that the delay and uncertainty attending the same may not affect the exchange of the scrip certificates of the Company, a pay- Ment of 2s. per scrip share, will be required from each Shareholder before he can receive his Constituted Shares, against which payment be will be entitled to a proportion of the surplus shares, in the event of an adverse decision of the question ; on the contrary, should the decision be in favour of this Company, the money will be returned, less the expenses incurred in bringing the subject of difference to a Coisclusiom DAVID SALOMONS, Chairman of the English Board of Directors. By order, C. T. 8E1;..E, Secretary. 31, Lombard-street, Jan. 4, 1847. B ORDEAUX, TOULOUSE, and CETTE RAILWAY. EZPELETA'S COMPANY. The Directors of this Company request a MEETING of the SIIAREIIOLDERS at the LONDON TAVERN, Ilishopsgate-street, Oh WEDNESDAY NEXT, the 13th instant, at Two o'clock precisely. DAVID SALOMONS, Chairman of the English Board of Directors. By order, C. T. BEKE, Secretary. 31, Lombard-street, Bth January, 1847. NEW DRAWING PENCILS, 3d. each, or 2s. Gd. per Dozen, got up in polished cedar, to to prevent the lead dust adhering to the pencil and soiling the hands, with the degrees of hardness and the makers' names stamped on them In gold. ROWNEY, DILLON, and ROWNEY (late Rowney and Forster), Manufacturers, 51, Rathbone-place, London. To be had of all Booksellers and Stationers in town and country. TESTIMONIALS. From J. A. llammersley, EN., Head Drawing Master of the Government School of Design, Nottingham. " Sept. 8. 1846. "Dear Sirs,—l have tried all the lead pencils you forwarded to me, and consider them the best I have ever had; indeed, it is impossible justly to compare them with any others, as they possess qualities I never yet found in pencils, amongst which I may name their beau tiful transparency and clearness. I have not only made use of them B's are and most tlr su e myself, hut h ave had them tried by several students in this institn tion, pe xce rb ll pe ennceilse is . acknowledged by my pupils. The double " I am, Sim_ " Yours most repectfully, "J. A. lIAMMERSLEY." From G2org Barnard, Esq., Dead Drawing Master, Rugby School. " 85, Great Po rtland -street, London, June 25, 1845. " Gentlemen,—ln reply to your inquiry respectng my opinion of the quality and value of your new pencils, I do not hesitate to say that I find them excellent in all respects, with entire freedom from whether hard or soft. These qualities, com grit, and working well, blued with their moderate price, render them very valuable to artists and their pupils. " Truly yours, " Great Charl es -street, May From George Petrie, Esq., R a ilt BARNARD. ,, 27, 1845. Gentlemen,—l have tried the set of pencils w hich you were so Rood as to send me, and I have no hesitation in expressing my opi nion that they are far superior to any that I have used for many 3 - ears, perhaps, indeed to any that I ever used. Were the price of them three or four times what it is, I should take them with plea sure; and I shall recommend them confidently to my f r i ends. " I am, Gentlemen, " Faithfully yours, "GEOEGE PETRIE, "tsars. Rowney and Co." "53, Blackett-street, Newcastle-on-Tyne, July, 1845 . " Gentlemen,—l hive made use of your new pencils, and consider uteln a most desirable acqui s ition either to the artist or the a mateur. They work pleasantly, an d th e var i e ty of tint which they are eapable Of producing renders them valuable in sketching. " I am, Gentlemen, "Yours most truly, RICHARDSON, Sen." "Messrs. Rown e y , Di llon, and Rowney, London." The manufacturers particularly request the attention of the trade to their pencils. DREDGE'S HEAL-ALL, or celebrated ~E M En,a—r BROCATION, has long been known throughout theelilnebhatgoe,f gland, as lhe most efficacious Remedy for Rheumatism, L Pains in the Limbs and Num:mess, Sciatic and Paralytic Affections, Pa in s in Sprains arid Bruises, Burns and Scalds, Cramp, Stiffness of the Joints or Neck, Frczon Limbs, Chilblains - fore they are brokm It is likewise an infallible Cure for that dangerous Spasms and be disorder the Quinsey orSore Throat, in which it was never known to fail after a few hours' application. Observe —That none can be gelatine unless the Stamp affixed to oach bottle conta is the name and address of Barclay and Sons, No. 95, Farringdon-Street, who have purchased the property in this 1'41114131e article from the executors of the inventor, William Dredge, late of Wlshford, Wilts, retail price, Is. I%d. and 2s. 9d. per bottle ; 0114 try. an d sold retail, by all respectable 'Medicine Venders In town and 1 1, 4 44,11914 4, - 7- Th, • AP: 4l4) ..s • • 40 1 8 , • el,' • ltr,Q /, A, • Vcik r ' • • • - . , iy. „.. I r, ofro, • , • " ty. ~• —l)n o • • 0 ,1 ; • r'"4 , t • `. - 4.4. - 7.•;• - •-,Zoa:tilti•2_ ,- ; • • 44 : , • ) ; 3 ;,y. -.A I • . 1 )/f,i, • ) • PRICE. SD. No. 16,945. ADRID AND VALENCIA RAILWAY. HH At an ADJOURNED MEETING of SCRIPHOLDERS, convened by the Directors, and held at the London Tavern, on the sth of January inst.; WILLIAM CHADWICK, Esq., Chairman of the Directors, in the chair; After two several amendments for balloting or polling the scrip kolders, and also for constructing the railway by sections, had been rejected, it was resolved by an overwhelming majority, That a Committee of five shareholders be appointed, with power to add to their number, who are hereby authorised to take such mea sures as they shall be advised, to protect the interests and property of the shareholders, a large portion of which they consider to have been placed in jeopardy by the injudicious and unauthorised conduct of the Directors. That to enable the said Committee to carry out the objects of the foregoing resolution, the shareholders agree to pay Is. per share upon their respective holdings, or to deposit their shares with tl..e Chairman of the Committee, it being expressly understood that no greater lia bility is to be incurred beyond Is. per share, without the express con sent of the party so paying or depositing his shares. That the aid so sought and obtained be extended only to those shareholders who shall avail themselves of these resolutions on or before Monday, the 18th instant. The scripholders are hereby requested, as early as possible, to give effect to the above resolutions, and to deposit their scrip receipts or the sum of Is. per share thereon, between the hours of eleven and three, at the office of Messrs. Wire and Child, St. Swithin's-lane, in exchange for vouchers signed on behalf of the Committee. CAUTION.—The scripholders are urgently warned against polling on any of the questions on the invitation of the Directors, as Unau thorised and highly dangerous to their interests. D. W. HAISITEY, Chairman. JOHN BIGG, Deputy-Chairman, SAUNDERS'S INDIA PALE ALE 1177 BREWERY COMPANY, Burton-upon-Trent. (Provisionally registered.) Notice is hereby given, that an Advertisement which appeared in the Daily Papers of the 7th inst., announcing that a liberal premium would be given for shares, and referring to C. W., at Mr. Pearce's, stationer, 8, Silver-street, Wood-street, has not been inserted by the authority or with the knowledge of any Director or other person in any manner connected with the Company. By order of the Provisional Directors, EDMUND BOWYER, Sec. Pro Tem. Burton-upon-Trent, Bth January, 1E47. PUBLICATIONS. NEW WORK BY MICHAEL ANGELO TITMARSIT. This Day is published, to be continued in Monthly Parts, price Is. each, with numerous Illustrations on Steel and Wood, Part I. of VA NIT Y F AI R: PEN AND PENCIL SKETCHES OF ENGLISH. SO CIETY. By W. M. THACKERAY. Author of " The Irish Sketch Book ;" " Journey from Cornhill to Grand Cairo ;" of " Jcames's Diary," and the " Snob Papers," in Punch, &c. &c. Bills and Advertisements will be received at the Office, during the month. London: Published at the Punch Office, 85, Fleet-street; J. Men zies, Edinburgh ; J. M`Leod, Glasgow ; J. M'Glashan, Dublin. FNCYCL OP2EDIA BRITANNICA. Seventh Edition. Edited by Professor NAPIER. In 21 volumes 4to. Illustrated by 506 Engravings on Steel, and many thousands on Wood. An Index of 68,000 References, compiled with great industry and judgment, is appended to the work, forming a ready key to its multi farious contents. Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh ; and sold by all Booksellers. WORKS ON STEAM I. A. TREATISE on the NATURE, PROPER TIES, and APPLICATIONS of STEAM, and on STEAM NAVIGATION. By JOHN SCOTT RITSELL, M.A., F.R.S.E., Vice-President of the Society of Arts of Scotland, Illustrated with upwards of SO Engravings on Wood, and 15 Folding Plates on Steel. Post Bvo., Os. cloth. " A work on Steam and Steam Navigation, in which science and interesting Information are equally combined."— Mech anics' Magazine. 11. 113 the same Author, TREATISE on the STEAM-ENGINE. Illustrated by 248 Engravings on Wood, and 15 Folding Plates on Steel. Post Svo., 9i. cloth. " Most complete and circumstantial."...... The Surveyor, Engineer, and Architect. A. and C. Black, Edinburgh ; Simpkin, Marshall, and Co., Whittaker and Co., and Hamilton, Adams, and Co., London. THE CIGAR WAREHOUSES, LONDON. Fine Foreign Cigars of all Makers, 17s. 6d., 18s. 6d., 205., and 211. per lb. ; Government Manillas Cheroots, 17s. per lb.. British made, from the finest tobaccos imported, Cheroots, Gs ; Mexicans, 7s. 6d. per lb. ; Cuba and Havannah Cigars, 7s. and 7s. Gd. per lb. ; Silvas and Cabanas, Bs. 6d. per lb.; Principes, Lopez Recompendzas, Esparteros, Dos Amigos, and Estrellos, Os. 6d. per lb., warranted first quality. The Union .agar, equal to any foreign, 12s. 6d. per lb. Single pounds may be had. Messrs. Tosswill and Co., Commission Merchants, Importers, and Manufacturers, have a large stock of the above, well worth the attention of large buyers. Warehouses, 6 and 7, Pudding-lane, Eastcheap, three doors from Gracechurch street and King William-street, City. CON TINENTAL PATENTS The French law and practice for securing inventions by patents, is, on the whole, well settled and understood in the country ; patents issuing of course when the terms of the law are duly complied with. But it is doubtful to me, whether any other country in Europe, except England and France, has any settled rules or unvarying law of patent right. Several years since I insti tuted inquiries on this subject in Turin, and had some in tercourse with an ex-judge on the subject ; also in Milan. where I found Austria granted all privileges, and in Florence. The Austrian practice in this, as in many other matters, governs that of the following states, viz., Lombardy, Sardinia, Tuscany Modern, Parma, &c., Lucca, Two Sicilies, and (if the Pope grant patent rights for anything else except for nobility and keeping houses of ill-fame, which is doubtful) Rome also. Austrian patents cover Transylvania, Hungary, Austria Proper, Gallicia, Moravia, Bohemia, Styria, Dalmatia, Illyria, Tyrol, Lombardy, and Venice. The continual petty piracies and infringements that occur, and all dubious points on patent rights, must be discussed and settled at Vienna, for the above Austrian States. The mode of application seems to be universally through the Minister of the Interior, with full specifications, plans, and drawings. He refers these to the Council of Commerce, and they to the Chamber of Merchants, who report, generally after seeing the thing so far at work as to lead to the idea that it is feasible, should the expense not be great or the machinery complicated or difficult, in which case this is dispensed with, and more minute inquiries are instituted. On this chamber forwarding reports, the Minister of the Interior (and if revenue is effected the Minister of Finance) advise and the Sovereign decides. If in favour of the applicant, the term is generally 15 years, and one year is given to get to work fairly, which must be certified by competent judges, and a responsible person is appointed, both as to knowledge of the invention and pecuniary means to carry it into the desired operation, whose name, with a titular or short description of the object of the patent, is inserted in the State Gazette, as a reference for examination, and as authorised to grant licenses. The favour of a principal member of the Commercial Cham ber is always desirable; also the Minister of Commerce must be interested; and the usual plan is to get the Sove reign to see, approve, and protect the invention, both personally and publicly. After all, patents have been generally almost useless in these states, as to increasing manufactures, or securing profit to the inventors. They are looked upon with great suspicion and aversion, as, in most cases, tending to decrease manual labour, and lower the value and profit of existing machinery and capital in the trades upon which they operate. Thus in vasion is winked at, and if legally and, successfully at tacked, onl) !slightly fined. To obtain increased protection, or time for operation, or indeed any ether security or favour, requires ministerial aid and royal sanction, and therefore is dreadfully slow and expensive. There is also a peculiar feature in the practice of patenting in these sates. It is not only a privilege to use solely a certain improvement, but often a monopoly to perform a certain well-known ancient operation (possibly in a superior, or supposed superior manner) to the exclusion of the performance of it in the old manner, and even sometimes all other parties are prohibited from entering into the business besides the patentees and their licen tiates. In the texhibition at Milan, in 1825, of the Lombardo-Venetian manufactures, which filled four large apartments, there were but three patented at ti des, vie., a machine for corking bottles—a new clog with springs—and a new loom for weaving tapestries. These imperfect remarks, founded on limited experience, may be concluded by quoting an observation of the Chevalier Aldini, nephew of the celebrated Galonici, a man of letters and science, with whom I had agreeable intercourse at Milan, " That patent rights are but of little value, unless granted by a liberal government, and to operate where extensive commerce prevails." Adding my owe opinion that they are often an injury to trade, and seldom profitable to the patentee. In ordinary cases a man will gain more by working an invention quietly, than through the pretended security of a patent, thereby inviting and instructing imitators, through the publicity given under these patent laws.—Correspondent of the Nottingham Review. ANECDOTE OF THE LATE L. E. L. On the other hand, in the mixed companies, witty and con versant as she was, you had a feeling that she was play ing an assumed part. Her manner and conversation were not only the very reverse of the tone and sentiment of her poems, but she seemed to sayl things for the sake of astonishing you with the very contrast. You felt not only no confidence in the truth of what she was assert ing, but a strong assurance that it was said merely for the sake of saying what her hearers would least expect to hear her say. I recollect once meeting her in company, at a time when there was a strong report that she was actually, though secretly, married. Mrs. Hofland, on her entering the room, went up to her in her plain, straightforward way, and said, "Ah! my dear, what must I call you? Miss Landon, or who?" After a well feigned surprise at the question, Miss Landon began to talk in a tone of merry ridicule of this report, and ended by declaring that, as to love or marriage, they were things that she never thought of. "What, then, have you been doing with yourself this last month?" " Oh, I have been puzzling my brain to invent a new sleeve; pray, how do you like it?" showing her arm. "You never think of such a thing as love!" exclaimed a young sentimental man, " you, who have written so many volumes of poetry upon it?" " Oh, that's all professional, you know!' exclaimed she, with an air of merry scorn. " Professional 1" exclaimed a grave Quaker, who stood near, " why dost thou make a differ ence between what is professional and what is real? Dnootstthta lookhtouwrivy a h te er one u t c hinr ike an h d yp t o h c i ri nk sy rother? Does To this the astonished poetess made no reply but by a look of genuine amazement. It was a mode of putting the matter to which she had evidently never been accus tomed; and, in fact, there can be no question that much of her writing w as professional. She had to win a golden harvest for the comfort of others as dear to her as herself ; and she felt, like all authors who have to cater for the public, that she must provide, not so much what she would of her free-will choice, but what they expected from her.—William Rotates Homes and Haunts of British Poets. LON DON, SATURDAY EVENIN NEW ZEALAND. (From a Supplement to the New Zealander of Aug. 29, 1846.) New Zealander Office, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 1846. Her Majesty's ship Castor, having on board his Ex cellency the Lieutenant-Governor, arrived on Sunday evening last, bringing the important intelligence of the successive occupation of Rangihaeta 's strongholds, the capture of some, and the dispertion of the rest of his followers. The troops from Sydney arrived at Wellington early in August, and were immediately employed in co ope rating with the troops already engaged. ilauparaha has been taken into custody, on suspicion of secret con nivance with Rangihaeta. We are not in possession of the particulars of his treachery, but :re understand that he will be detained as a hostage. We shall allude to this subject hereafter. Eight of Rangihaeta's principal men have been taken, besides several others of less note. One of them, while on board the Calliope, attempted to overpower the sentry, and nearly succeeded in drawing the bayonet (rein his side belt ; he was, however knocked down, and since then these prisoners have been placed in irons. Her Majesty's ship Castor arrived at Welling ton on the 4th of August. She had on board a new funnel for the Driver. The troops and native allies were scouring the bush, and it was expected that Rangihaeta would be taken. The Driver was to leave for Auckland on the 31st.; we may, therefore, hourly expect additional intelligence. Wo have ascertained from a private source that the body of natives from Wanganui, intended to reinforce Rangihaeta, consisted of 600 men, and that they pro bably were but the vanguard of a still stronger force. They came as far as Ohau, but the Ngatiraukawa natives would not allow them to proceed. A large body of the Ngatiawa, from Waikanae, had proceeded to Otaki in support of their friends and allies, who will most likely be compromised by their opposition to the Wanganui reinforcements. It is feared that a general war between the Wanganui natives and Ngatiraukawa and Ngatiawa may be the consequence. We extract the followins , particulars from the Wel lington Independent, yvhich throw additional light on the narrative contained in the annexed interesting official account : On Friday last the Taita Militia, under the command of Captain A. E. M‘Donough and Mr. White, 13 of the armed police under Sub-Inspector Strode, and a body or 150 friendly natives under 'E Puni and Captain Scott, of that corps, accompanied by an officer of the 58th Regi ment, and Messrs. Ludlam and Stilling as volunteers, started from the Hutt towards the position occupied by the rebel chief Rangihaeta. The force took the route traversed by the hostile natives in their marauding ex cursions into the Hutt Valley, and the movement was made with such expedition and secresy, that the rebels do not appear to have received the slightest intimation of it. The path leads over hills and through gullies, and the late rains had rendered the roadway, bad at all times, difficult be . ) end conception. Notwithstanding these drawbacks, the united force pushed on with vigour, and in the course of the day came up with and surprised some of Rangihaeta's scouts, and succeeded in capturing one, a chief belonging to Wanganui. So quick and sudden was the approach of the British force, that Ran gihaeta, who, it appears, was in the neighbourhood, had the greatest difficulty in avoiding their clutches. On Saturday 'E rani captured another of the rebels, one of their principal men. The whole party are de scribed as being in high spirits, and anxious to try their strength with the enemy. It appears that Rangihaeta has deserted Pauhautanui, and another small pah midway between that and the Hutt. Many think he has retreated towards Manawatu, but some few give a totally different direction. How ever, the men who have been despoiled of their pro perty, who have been driven from their homes, and who have had their friends brutally and cruelly murdered, are on his track, and we make no doubt that they will ere long bring the monster and his murderous crew to a reckoning. A party of natives from Taranaki have come down the coast for the purpose of joining 'E Puni against the rebels. Her Majesty's war-steamer Driver, Commander C. 0. Hayes, left the harbour on Monday for Porirua, having a large quantity of arms and ammunition on board. On their march over to Pauhautanui, from the Hutt, Tamati Hapimana, a native of Pipitea pah, was a little distance in advance of the main body, in the middle of the wood, when he was suddenly surprised by the chief above named, who struck at Tamati from behind a tree on the roadside with a long-handled tomahawk; but Tamati, with the coolness and dexterity for which he is celebrated amongst the natives, warded off the blow, re ceiving only a slight wound between his forefinger and thumb. The prisoner instantly endeavoured to make his escape by jumping into a rivulet., with a view of being able to reach the opposite bank ; but Tamati, fearing that he might gain an advantage over him by doing so, followed him into the rivulet, and, after a stout scuffle, seized him by the hair of the head, and took him prisoner. This native has a great reputation amongst his tribe for taking prisoners. Rangihaeta, after evacuating Pauhautanui, retired to a fastness, situate on a range of mountains in the Pukerua district, which, from its strength, has been called " Gibraltar." The following, from the Independent, furnishes some clue to the cause of Rauparaha being placed under restraint, though it does not give par ticulars : Our news from Poriru is important. The rebel chief Rangihaeta has thrown himself into a strong pah situated o slinnt n i rasfe t j(t h )neorg e art idtr:hao:anfdbsghtopitaTvhoi The position p o irto u oss n wi t ts a i oo i mountains in the Pukerua, where he has been followed by the British forces under the command of nf natural palisades,i s a s describedlve as ss a artificial rs toneiac usuallyaf e d x te c hfe. defences. n d ec i ae n ss g e. the savage, but no less acute, chief, has surrounded his position with logs laid lengthways, thus rendering the defences still more formidable. The nature of the country is such as almost to preclude the conveyance of artillery. But nothing seems impossible to British soldiers and sailors, and we feel confident that by some means or other artillery will before long be belching forth on this stronghold of the rebels, And here we cannot refrain from making a few observations. When Rangihaeta evacuated Pauhautanui it was gene rally believed that he had no other pah to fall back upon Indeed, up to three o'clock of Thursday afternoon, the colonists were in ignorance of the fact. Now, some of the natives must have been acquainted with its exist ence, for a pah of its strength could not have been erect, d without many of the Maories being aware of the circumstance. We believe that Rauparaha, who was apprehended with the proofs of his treachery about him, was the chief who planned and superintended its erec • tion. Lieutenant Blackburn, who has met such an un timely end, was engaged during the war in the north, in which he greatly distinguished himself. We have heard the conduct of Major Last, the officer in command, and that of the entire force under his command, spoken of in the highest terms of praise. O❑ Monday and Tuesday last the friendly natives were thrown out from the encampment at Paramatta as scouts. They returned and reported to his Excellency that Rangihaeta had evacuated a position recently occu pied, and retreated further into the country. At his last resting place the fires were still burning, and a quan tity of potatoes left cooking, tending to the supposition that on the approach of the scouts he had made a pre cipitate retreat. On Wednesday a force of more than 300 men, con sisting of military, blue jackets, and civilians, under the command of Major Last, started off in pursuit, his Ex cellency Captain Grey accompanying the party. On Thursday afternoon the forces came up with Rangi haeta's scouts, and a skirmish immediately ensued. The firing commenced at three o'clock, and lasted till eight, when both parties suspended operations till morning. We regret to say that Lieut. Blackburn, of the 99th Regiment, and three men, were killed and several wounded. Major Last had a narrow escape, a spent ball striking him on the forehead, and travelling round his cap. We are happy to say that he received no injury from it. The native who shot Lieut. Blackburn was imme diately shot by one of the Artillerymen, and two of the enemy who attempted to carry off the body were like wise shot. The loss of the enemy is variously reported, one ac count making it five and the other eight killed, and several wounded. The enemy were scattered in the bush in every direc ion, and many of them were hidden in the branches of .rees. Rangihaeta has thrown himself into a pah, the exist ence of which up to the present time was not known. The position is admirably chosen for defence. It is situated in a most difficult country for military opera tions, being on the range r of hills to the right of the h i T m h i e xe g d o withi n th d kw is P y o u o k n e g r ua pa trees, nteris supposed to have about 250 followers thickly wTie o v r i t c ihh e ei r he d m e l i newhtiief with pa h; the native n tive police ight force boatsgives of a still her larger number. o n Thursday Majesty's Calliope and her Majesty's war - steamer Driver ship river were employed conveying guns and ammunition from the ships to the shore. We are informed that Major Last, and the whole force under his command, officers and men, behaved in the most gallant and daring manner. The conduct of Major Last was what we always expected, and it must be gratifying to him to know that the great bulk of the community appreciated hia gallant conduct, notwith standing the attempt made by the Spectator to injure his reputation. A body of men have been set to work to clear a way to the position occupied by the rebels, which is six miles inland from Porirua. " GIBRALTAR."—The united forces were busily em p!oyed cutting roads up to Rangihaetes pah, " Gibral tar," and felling the bush. The only practical approach to the pah on the front side is by a narrow ravine, along which only one or two men can advance at a time ; and a considerable detour will have to be made through a very difficult country, to get at it in the rear. Two the howit zers had been conveyed , with extreme labour, to camp, and 10 shells thrown into the pah with no per ceptible result. We are informed that the rebels have dug .warres 7 feet under ground, and have otherwise pre pared for a determined resistance. OFFICIAL DISPATCHES. The Lieutenant-Governor has much pl e asure in di recting the publication of the followieg dispatches from Major Last, 99th Regiment, commanding the troops, southern district, detailin g th e n ature of the recent ope :ations against the rebel, by which they have bee n driven from the strongh o ld s they previously occupied in this portion of New Zealand, and have been com pelled to retreat after losing some, and leaving in capti vity sevcral, of the disaffected chiefs. _ ' - Tle will take care to represent, in the strong terms which they merit, the gallantry which has been evinced by Major La,t, and the officers and men of the combined naval and military force which was engaged in these operations; the privations and fatigues neces sarily, attuidant upon the conduct of which, in so unfa vourable a season of the year, were supported in a manner which descry s the warmest expression of the Lieutenant-Governor's gratitude and approbation. The Lieutenant-Governor avails himself of the same opportunity of stating his entire satisfaction st the manner in which the tffict , rs and men of the Militia of this district have acquitted themselves. The settlers have shown that they can use their arms well, that they M , are a most useful body of men in military operations in this country, and that the y are ready cheerfully to en counter any dangers or difficulties. They may take an honest pride in feeling that they have fully shown that they possess those qualities so essential to the men who entered upon the task cf colonising New Zealand. When the inhabitants of a country can thus rely upon their own efficiency and courage, no fear need be entertained for the safety of their homes and families. Nothing could have been more gratifying than the kind and friendly feeling evinced for each other by the settlers and large force of nat i ve a lli es when serving side by side, a feeling which c l ear ly s h ow ed that they are mutually attached to each o th er , that they felt they were one people, bound togeth er by common interests, and were willing and able jointly to defend themselves against any enemy who should attempt to injure either race. The Lieutenant-Governor felt, in witnessing this most grati fying sight,, that it constituted in itself a complete gua rantee for the ultimate tranquillity , and prosperity of this part of New 'Zealand. • - f.- • - To the numerous native chiefs who so nobly came for ward on this occasion, the Lieutenant-Governor returns his thanks for their services. The intercourse he has had with many of them will make him take a lasting in terest in their welfare ; and for the future he wit watch over and endeavour to promote the progress of them selves and their families in prosperity and the conveni ences of civilised life, not only as Governor of the colony, but as one who is personally interested in the welfare of men who have established such just and strong claims upon his esteem. By command of his Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor, M. RICHMOND, Superintendent. Wellington, Aug. 16, 1846. Porirua, Aug. 4, 1846. Sir,—After frequent consultations with your Excel lency since your arrival from Auckland relative to the movements of the force under my command, particularly after the receipt of intelligence by the Government that a number of disaffected natives had left Wanganui, and were moving down the coast with a view of forming a junction with Rangihaeta and the rebels at his pah of Pauhautanui, in the northern branch of the Porirua river ; and that this movement was being made with the sanction and connivance of Te Rauparaba, and some disaffected chiefs of the Ngatitoa tribe resid ing in the immediate neighbourhood of our posi tion, it was determined that an effort should be made to destroy this party, or to induce the friendly na tives on the coast to prevent their progress; also, that an attempt should be made to arrest Te Rauparaha, and the disaffected chiefs with him, in the event of obtaining further evidence against them; and, should these movements be attended with success, it would enable us to make an attack upon Rangihaeta and his followers, without the apprehension of Te Rauparaha, or any evil-disposed Ngatitoas aiding him; and then the pah at Pauhautanui could be regu larly invested, and the rebels destroyed. To effect these objects, a combined naval and military force was embarked on board her Majesty's steamer Driver, under my command. We found it, however, im practicable to attack the Wanganui natives as they pro ceeded down the coast, as gales of wind and excessive bad weather prevented the landing of the troops; but the rebels were precluded mak in g a further progress than Ohau, as the friendly natives opposed them. The next movement, I am happy to inform your Excellency, was completely successful, as, on the morn ing of the 23d ult., I disembarked before daylight in boats of her Majesty's steamer Driver, with 1 officer and 30 men of the 58th Regiment, 3 officers and 70 men of the 99th Regiment, 4 officers and 30 men of her Majesty's ship Calliope, accompanied by Captain Stanley, together with the Inspector (Captain Durie, of the Militia), and some armed police, surrounded the pah, and accomplished our object without any collision, from the admirable steadiness of the whole party ,hring ing with us Te Rauparaha, Kanae, Hoapu, and some others, who are now prisoners on board her Majesty's ship Calliope, as well as disarmed the disaffected part of the tribe. Annexed is a list of the arms and ammunition taken at t'ee time. Nothing now remained but to attack Rangihaeta and the rebels in the pah at Pauhautanui ; for this object, after leaving 100 men to reinforce the camp at Paratnatta point, the Driver returned to Wellington, in order that the portion of the Calliope's crew which had embarked in the Driver might return on board, and that both ships, with the detachment of the 65th Regiment, just arrived from Sydney, might return to Porirua. On the 29th ult. your Excellency received intelli gence, which you did me the honour to communicate, that Rangihaeta, alarmed at the movements that were going on, had evacuated his pah and fled, but where was u ncertain ; it was, however, supposed that himself and a few of his followers were remaining in the vicinity of his former position. Apprehensions being entertained that the greater num ber of Rangihaeta's followers might have returned to the hills in the neighbourhood of the Hutt, it was con sidered unsafe to detach, for any leng th of time, a large body of troops from Wellington, until the country eee be tween the Hutt district and Porirua harbohr db . thoroughly reconnoitred. To accomplish thts,a bad mixed force of Militia, armed police, and friendly natives, were therefore ordered to move from the Hutt in the directon of Pauhautanui, sweeping the country 2 along, and either investing or taking p os 30: they sion of went s f i t a h l e_ pah on their arrival, as opportunity offered. A t an eous movement was directed to be made by the troops under my command, which, I regret to say, was from a w del h ayed as defeated from her Majesty's ship Calliope being stress of weather; but, on our arrival, o n t we found the movement of the force from theeli-I,st inst., Hutt had been successful, having found the pah evacuated,n with (aninfluentialthe exception of scouts, one of whom a Ptured in chief) they captured, and another chief was c edly natives. the course of the same evening by th On the 2d instant I proceeded to tehefr:e 1 at daylight, in boats supplied by Captain Stanley, of and 7 officers ship Calliope, with Major Arney, 5 8 th• "filer Majesty's and 160 men of the 58th, 65th, and 99th, Regiments, which, on reaching, I found occupie d b y the Militia, armed police, and native allies. On examining the pah I found it to b e built in a very strong position, having a double row of timber pali sades, with trenches and traverses across, about 80 paces long, and 35 broad, in the shape of a parallelogram, with flanking defences. There was also a bank of earth thrown up o n the to the heav y ltog ether is a scarpside of the trenches, which, .0 rain, were full of water. The p o sitron in a a lmost impreg nable strong one, and would have been without artillery; but a bill about 500 yards m nde We completely. dis tant, opposite the front face, :led, might soon Therefore, had the enemy r e e ° na m o , i have dislodged them with our guns which were in readi ness at Porirua, in command of Cap.taientleHdenfdreernstoinng,R.tAhe. The pah stands on a very high gr harbour; at the foot of it runs a deep narrow creek, fordable at low water; the ground about it is excessively swampy, which the troops had to pass over. On the side the pah stands rises a very steep bank, which, even a veryT he e rightd men had difficulty in mounting. without opposition, the eep And on the proper left of t t h h i e ek p iy os w it e io e n de i d s . ravine, the side of which is face is also thickly wooded, a T nd he th r e ea g r r w o a u s nd the gr w ad ea u k a e ll s y t slopes away into the valley. part as to its defence , the ground covered with thick scrub ; but, from its locality, I do not con s id er a posi tion could have been t aken up by us on that side. The defences on the front face were of a stronger description than any other. On the morning of the 3d inst. .a combined movement was made from the pall at Pauhautanui and Porirua, consisting of 6 officers and 120 men of the 58th, 65th, f o rmer, and 4Roeffigcimerese, t l ,s o , o w m it e h n B o ci f and 99th Regiments, and 30 militia, followed by 150 native allies, from the the Royal Artillery, 58th and 65th native allies, under command of Major Arney, from the latter place, for the purpose of attacking the rebel chief, and preventing his escape from the Horolciwi valley. We proceeded about four miles into the woods, covering our retired, from m ) advance with the usual precautions, The n b em ut y , di s covered our rpproach , and quickly his fires being still alight, it was evident he had fled into the bush that morning. Night coming on, and being uncertain as to the direc tion of the enemy, or the route they had taken, I deenied it then unadvisable to proceed further. Although our efforts have only led to the dispersion and not to the total destructio n o f the rebels, whi c h was 9 anxious wish to have accomplished, yet, b y gaining my pos session of the stronghold of the enemy, we are enabled to complete the line of outposts at Porirua, so as effec tually to prevent any return of the rebels to the district of the Hutt. I beg to assure your Excellency that all under my command have well earned from their superiors every credit and approbation for the zeal and cheerfulness they have exhibited under the severe trials and pri vations to which they have been subjected to for a long time past. Your Excellency having been present with the troops on this occasion, will, I trust, bear testimony to the efforts and exertions made by the officers and men of both services ; but I must not omit ,to offer my best thanks for the ready assistance and co-operation ren dered me by Captain Stanley, of her Majesty's ship Calliope, Commander Hayes, of her Majesty's steamer Driver, and my second in command, Major Arney, com manding detachment 58th Regiment stationed in this district. I also beg to recommend Mr. Mgiellup, S N 7 JANUARY 9, 1847. of her Majesty's ship Calliope, to your Excellency's notice, who has rendered me great service while in the command of the gunboat stationed at Porirtia. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your Excellency's most obedient humble servant, EDWARD LAST, Major, 99:h Regiment, Commanding the Troops, Southern District. His Excellency Governor Grey, &c. t of Arms and Ammunition taken from the Pah of ltauparaha and the Disaffected Natives at Taupi on the 23d of July, 1846 : Musket 3, single barrel Ditto, double ditto Axes ... 30 . 23 Powder-flasks Pouchrs . Small iron gun and carriage Casks of powder ... . Half ditto . Empty ditto . EDWARD LAST, Alvjor, 99th Regimet.t, Commanding the Troops, Southern District. ... 26 ... 1 ..." 5 Purirua, Aug. 10, 1846. Sir,—Soon after addressing your Excellency on the 4th inst., I received intelligence that the native allies who were left to veatch the movements of the rebels had discovered that they were retreating ; I therefore deemed it right to proceed to their support, knowing that such a movement would accord with your Excel lency's wishes, and thinking it would be the means of destroying Rangihaeta and his followers. At daylight on the morning of the sth instant I pro ceeded in boats of her Majesty's ships Calliope and Driver up the harbour of Porirua, landed about a mile and a half distant, and pressed forward into the Hero kiwi valley five or six miles, over a road almost impas sable for troops, crossing numerous streams and deep rivulets, and passing various encampments that the enemy had recently left, evidently retreating in the greatest confusion, leaving behind them the bugle taken from the troops in the attack which was so gallantly re pulsed by the detachment of the 58th Regiment in the valley of the Hutt, on the 16th of May last, which had been retained by the rebels as a trophy, and was reco vered by the Militia. About half•past two o'clock P.M we came up with our native allies and a party of Militia, under the command of Captain M'Donough, who were lying at the foot of a precipitous hill thickly covered with wood, near the sum mit of which I learned that the enemy were supposed to be posted. The troops then commenced hutting themselves for the night. On the following morning I gave orders for the ad vance, directing the native allies to proceed on to cover it. The first division, consisting of 7 officers and 127 men of the force, made up of seamen, soldiers, Militia, and armed police, was under the command of Major Arney, 58th Regiment. The second division of five officers and 117 men, of similar detail, was under the command of Captain Arm• strong, 99th Regiment. At about nine o'clock, A.M. we ascended the hill, pre ceded by an officer and a party of men, with tools to cut away the wood, to facilitate our getting up ; after as cending with great difficulty, about a mile, we suddenly discovered that the enemy had established himself in a stockade on the spur of a hill which was not only exces sively steep and precipitous upon each side, but so narrow in places, that only a few men could proceed abreast. The stockade that was visible appeared evidently very strong, composed of heavy logs of timber placed hori zontally ono over another, with loopholes to fire through, Some of the enemy having appeared in front, a heavy fire was opened on both sides; they made repeated at tempts to turn our left flank, but were driven back with great loss to their position. I regret to state that in the action our loss was severe, having two killed and nine wounded, as will be seen by the annexed return. I particularly regret the loss of a most promising young officer, Ensign Blackburn, 99th Regiment, who was acting Brigade-Major, and who evinced the greatest zeal and gallantry on the occasion. The firing lasted till dark, when finding my position un favourable to occupy at night, I left two officers and 120 men to assist our native allies to watch the enemy, sad again took up the post I had left in the morning. The enemy admitted to have lost five killed and two wounded, among the number one chief named Te Oro, and Tapuke, the murder of Richard Rush, at the Hutt. On the Bth instant, having been reinforced by a cap tain, subaltern, and 11 of the Royal Artillery, with two small mortars under the direction of Captain Henderson, of that corps, I again advanced towards the position, al. though I found great obstacles in using shells from the loftiness of the trees, which intercepted our view of the enemy. We, however, succeeded in throwing a number into the stockade, and so continued to harass them throughout the day. The enemy kept up a fire upon us during the whole time. His position having been thus felt and ascertained to be defended by strong intrenchments thrown across the steep and narrow ridge of a lofty and densely wooded hill, the rebels being is retreat, there was every reason to believe that their intention was to pour a few destruc tive vollies into our men as they advanced, crowded as they must have been into so narrow a space along the steep ridge, and then to fly into the woods in the rear ; thus abandoning, without loss, a position which, from the want of supplies, it was impossible for them to retain for more than a few days. It did not appear expedient to incur so large a sacrifice of life to attain a post use less in itself, and which must soon have been ours without any loss ; moreover, the destruc tion of so many of her Majesty's troops without an equivalent proportion on the part of the enemy would have been regarded by the natives as a great victory on the side of Rangihaeta, might have produced a bad impression on the country generally, and have de stroyed the effect of our previous successes. Taking into consideration also the great want of facilities for provi sioning so large a force, I at last accepted the offers made by the friendly chiefs, to permit them to remain on the ground and locate themselves in temporary pahs whilst they cleared the scrub and erected round the enemy a palisade after the Maori system of warfare, so as to cut otohffp upposition. his seei dtmh to or a l n en s apa of me, dttudhrieet i or obtaining hneiamr to of fhre m either fo ybreefeo rpositionwatereh o imm en r provisions, oiao and sn f fly from subjected e o c m t e d hist obstaclesto constant floods; I therefore deemed it right to make arrangements for withdrawing my force from the Horokiwt valley to th e p a h o f P au h autanu i an d P or i rua Point, leaving the native allies to carry out their own plans, and reserving the troops for further operations when required. Your kxcelleney having seen our position, and being well aware of all the difficulties and impediments, as well as hardships to which the force under my command have been subjected, I need not dwell further in describ ing them. _ I cannot close this report without expressing my par ticular obligations to Major Arney, 58th Regiment, my second in command, for the advice and assistance he at all times rendered me. To Captain Armstrong, 99th Regiment, commanding the second division; Captain Henderson, commanding Royal Artillery; Lieutenant Elliott, 99th Regiment, acting engineer; and to Ensign Servantes, 96th Regiment, interpreter to the forces, my best thanks are due. I must thank Captain Stanley, of her Majesty's ship Calliope, for his assistance in forwarding the operations; I also received the best aid from the officers and seamen or her Majesty's ships Calliope and Driver; Lieutenants Thorpe and Conolly and all under their command de serve the highest praise. The wounded received the best attention from Dr. Galbraith and the ,other medical officers under his di rection. I have every reason to be satisfied with the exertions of the Commissariat Department; and I must not omit to mention the meritorious conduct of Captain M'Do• sough, and the Militia under his command, as well as that of all the officers, non-commissioned officers, seamen, soldiers, and police force, employed ou this occasion. It further affords me pleasure and satisfaction to speak of the great service the native allies from Port Nichol son rendered me, as well as the friendly portion of the Ngatitoa tribe who joined us, and beg to thank the chiefs of the several parties for the zeal and exertions of them selves and followers. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your Excellency's most obedient, humble servant, EDWARD LAST, Major 99th Regiment, Commanding the Troops, Southern Division. His Excellency Governor Grey, &c. Return of Killed and Wounded of the Force under Major Last, 99th Regiment, c'mmanding the Troops in the Southern District, si hile engaged in Action with the Rebels in the Horokiwi Valley on the 6th of August, 1846. - .. KILLED. Ensign H. M. Blackburn, 99th Regiment, Private Thomas Tuite, 99th Regiment. WOUNDED. W. Roberts, captain of the mizentop, her Majesty's ship Calliope, mortally, and since dead. 58TH REGIMENT. Private John Carr, slightly. 65TH REGIMENT. Private Robert Miller, severely. 99TH REGIMENT. Private Patrick Darcey, severely. Thomas Woodfield, do. Francis O'Reilly, , do. James Henchcliff, do. Joseph Booth, do. MILITIA. _ Private George Farmer, severely. EDWARD LAST, Major 99th Regiment, Commanding the Troops, Southern Diatrii Porirua, Two P.m., August 13, 1846. Sir,-- I have the honour to forward the enclosed, this instant received from Mr. Servantes, our interpreter, at Puaha's camp, for your Excellency's information, by which you will learn that the rebels left their position this n3ortaing, and that our native ally, Puaha, after sending back his women, will pursue them to-morrow. I have sent information to Waikanae of the event, and hope our allies there will assist in cutting them off, should they attempt to pass that way.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your Excellency's most ebediept humble servant, EDWARD LAST, Major 99th Regiment, Commanding the Troops, Southern District. His Excellency Governor Grey, &c. Puaha's Camp, August 13, 1346. have the honour to inform you that some of the rebel natives began to fire upon our camp this morning. Puaha immediately rushed out to meet them with his followers, and, finding them retire, proceeded up to the pah, which they entered as the others went out by the rear; the Ngatitoa natives t . (illoa,(1 immediately afterwards. It appears that they had sent the women to the rear some time ago, together with their baggage ; the men, it is the general opinion of the natives, only retired a short time before we ordered. They had no stock of provisions, as they had been eating the mamaku (which is a species of tree fern), The place whence they fired upon us the other day was only an entrench ment. The pah was about 100 yards in the rear, but had no regular stockade round it, simply a rail in some places, and in others nothing at ail. Pualia sends back his women to-day, and intends to follow them up to morrow morning.-1 have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient humble servant, W. F. G. SERVANTES. Major Last, 99th Regiment, Commanding Troops, Porirua. Wellington, Aug. 16, 1846. Sir,—l have the honour to state, that since addressing your Excellency on the 13th instant, reporting the con tinuing retreat of the rebels, I have received intelligence that our native allies arc making every preparation for a vigorous pursuit, and, should they succeed in driving the enemy out into the open country upon the coast, I beg to assure your Excellency, that in conjunction with the naval officer, I will not fail to assist in the pursuit, and use every exertion in my power to cut them off.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your Excellency's most obedient humble servant, EDWARD LAST, Major, 99th Regiment, Commanding the Troops, Southern District. His Excellency Governor Grey, Scc. Wellington, Aug. 16, 1846, Eight P.M. Sir,—l have the honour to inform your Excellency that I have this moment received intelligence that the Inspector of Police (Captain Durie, of the Militia), acting upon my letters informing him that the rebels had left their position in the Horokiwi valley, made the requisite communication to the chiefs at Watkanae, who had pre viously occupied the position pointed out to them at the Pari Pari, and that our native ally, Wiremu Kingi, and his party were immediately on the alert, and were suc cessful in capturing eight prisoners belonging to the band under Rangihaeta, who had come down from the hills for the purpose of obtaining food, and had sent to the police-station for an escort to conduct them to Wai kanae. A good deal of firing was heard in the direction of the Pari Pari, and on the hills above it, and Wiromu Kiugi sent word that he would make an attack on the enemy to-morrow. The following is a list of the pri soners taken : Ko Mateu Tikiahi, Ko Te Kumete, Ko Hohepa, Te Umuroa, Ko Te Weretiti, Ko Te Rahui, Ko Te Koro hunga, Ko Topi, Ko Mataiumu. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your Excellency's most obedient humble servant, EDWARD LAST, Major, 99th Regiment, Commanding the Troops in the Southern District. His Excellency Governor Grey, &c. (EXTRACT OF A PRIVATE LETTER.) AUCKLAND, SEPT. 8, 1846. All is quiet here to the northward. By the papers you will see what is going on to the 'southward. This Place is fast going ahead; the revenue of the Customs last quarter was at the rate of 17,0001. a year ; in fact, the natives and the troops at present support the colony. The former are most esteemed. Four copper mines are now at work, and in four months I intend opening an other ; they pay very well. One (the Rowow) will, it is supposed, net 60,0001. next year. The ships Mary and Strathalia sail in the course of ten days from here dir, et for England, with copper ore, spars, and flax ; and the Haidee, Cecilia ' and Mary Catherine, will sail in a b ou t six weeks from here with the same description of cargo. There is a vessel now building near here (the Great Barrier Island, of 560 tons), which will sail for Eng land in about five months with copper ore at 51. per ton freight. Captain G. Grey is much pleased with what he had done to the southward, and I think it very probable that the next mail will bring advices of the capture of Rangihaeta. If such be the case, all will go on well here. The vessels here are—Her Majesty's ships Castor, Carysfort, and Racehorse. Her Majesty's steam. sloop Driver is expected every day. Her boilers are in a dreadful state. She was nearly lost off Cape Teriwitte (Cook's Straits), when I was in Wellington, on account of not being able to get sufficient steam up to get her off a lee shore. Her boilers have been in active service for nearly six years. We are much in want of another steamer to replace her. The ship Mary Ca therine, before-mentioned, was driven on shore in the Rapaira river in a heavy gale of wind. She had a good deal of cargo on board, which was sold by Lloyd's agent here (a survey having been held upon her), and as soon as sold she was got off without any da mage. Our colonial secretary (Mr. .Sinclair) has, within the last few days, either been dismissed or re signed. /, - -__-eA--?- -,--- /5' t LAN RS MAIL, BRUSSELS, JAN. 6.—The average price of wheat in the week ending on Saturday. Jan. 2, was 27f. 9 7c .and that of rye 21f. 71e. per hectolitre, being an increase of 04 centimes on wheat, and a decrease of 03 centimes on rye since last week. We have just learned that the establishment at Se reing, which for several years worked with two large furnaces, and has created two new ones since 1844, is going to erect a fifth and a sixth, to liable it to supply the increased demand for its manufactut es. The Moniteur promulgates a law, dated Jan. 2, enacting, that by an extension of A:t. 3, of the Law of the 17th of July, 1846, raw beetroot sugar shall be ad mitted for exportation, with a reduction equal to the amount of the Excise. The Moniteur publishes also the law which fixes the budget of dotations for 1847, at the sum of 3,338,672 francs 75 cents. The law which exempts from Excise duties—the salt employed in feeding cattle or for manuring land. The law which grants to the department of public works provisional rate of credit for 2,215,962 f. And the law which modifies the duties of custom on leather and hides. By a royal decree of the 3d of December, the sum of 18,550 f, t i be assigned on the 9th chapter act of the budget of the D.Tartment of Justice, is placed at the disposal of the Minister of Justice, to be distributed by him, accoreing to their merits, among the charitable instituti, ns which are ergaged in assietine criminals reletesed from prison, and which endeav, nrs to train persons for the service of the prisons of the dz . p6t of mendicity. A roynt cleeree of the saute el ate„grants to the Ali nis:er of Justice', a sum of 64848 franc- , , to be distributed in like manner among other eharitabl, institutions ; and another royal decree, of the 31st December, grants the sum of 3,500 francs to the Minister of Justice, to be paid, if there is occasion, in the name of the English congre gation at Ostend, and of the Consistory of the Protestant Evangelical Church at Antwerp. CRACOW, DEC. 23.—The Breslau Gazette of the 20th of this month reported, in a letter from Cracow of the 12th, that several of the inhabitants of Cracow, who had been arrested in the course of the year, had been set at liberty ; yet not accomplices in the late con spiracy, but only persons who, since the de parture of the Russian troops, had been arrested for using improper language. To this, the Cracow Gazette answered :—" As we considered it to be our duty to make strict inquiries into the statement given by the Breslau Gazette, we are now able, after having received authentic information, after the departure of the Russian troops, to assure our readers, that the magistrates of Cracow have not once had any occasion -to - - arrest any person for improper language, that, therefore, in dividuals of this description cannot have been discharged from the prisons. A considerable number of persons have, it is true, been set at liberty during this period, but they were persons who were accused of participation in the conspiracy this spring, and were arrested on that account. BRESLAU, DEC. 24.—My communication respecting the alarming state of the manufacturing districts in the mountains, has the same melancholy confirmation, in consequence of a petition from Langenbielan, a detach ment of troops has been sent to protect the inhabitants, and we must unfortunately fear that the discharges of workmen will continue to increase, and that many extensive and wealthy manufacturers, who are amply provided with commissions and orders, will be obliged to give up, solely on account of the existing difficulty and restrictions of the bakers, which disables them from obtaining the ready money which they require. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, DEC. 30. 5 per Cent. Metalliques• • • • • ......... 108% 4 per Cent. ditto • • • • • • • • • • • • ............ 98% 3 per Cent. ditto • • • • • • • • • • • • • 72 Loan, 1834 .... 157 Ditto, 1839 •• •• •• •••••• •• •• • • 118 Bank Shares • • • • • • •• • • - • .• • • • • •• • • 1580 Esterhazy's Loan •. • • -• . ........... RAILWAYS. The Northern, or Ferdinand . 173 Gloggnitz •.•••• • • • • • • • • ••••••- • • • • • • 127 3 4 'Vienna—Milan • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 108 8 Leghorn 92 Oldenburg ..... .• .......... —Allgemelne Zeltung, Jan. 2. HAMBURCH AND DUTCH MAILS. KONIGSBURG, DEC. 23.—We learn that a few days ago an address from the elders of the merchants of this city was sent to Berlin, in which, in reference to the news of the entire incorporation of the kingdom :of Poland with the empire of Russia, the disadvantages are pointed out which would arise from this supposed event to the commerce of the province of Prussia. His Ma jesty is at the same time requested to secure to the pro vince, by diplomatic negotiations, the connexion which it has hitherto enjoyed with Poland. BERLIN, DEC. 30.—A few days ago the Earl of Westmorland, the British ambassador, presented to his Royal Highness Prince Waldemar, of Prussia, in the name of her Majesty Queen Victoria, with the usual ceremonies, the insignia of the Order of the Bath. In the sittings of the councils of State several subjects of general importance to the whole kingdom have been lately discussed. VIENNA, DEC. 25.—A deputation of our merchants requested some days ago an audience of his Excellency Baron Kubek, to present a memorial in favour of the union of Cracow with the Austrian system of customs, and of refusing the demand of Prussia. The deputation was received by Counsellor Von Luccan, the President being engagi.d. The next day, the deputation returning to speak to 13aron Kubek, M. Von Luccan observed that their affair was of so urgent a nature as not to suffer any further delay, and that the memorial must be pre sented immediately if any attention was to be paid to it in the difficult negotiation with Prussia. On which, the deputation, of course, presented their memorial and re tired without seeing the President. It seems certain that Cracow will be united, with some modification, on the Austrian system of customs. HAMBURG, DEC. 31, P.M. (From the Office of the Hamburg Telegraph.) The drifting of the ice at Cuxhaven is sometimes very inconsiderable, the Hamburg brig Apollo having cleared, got into the harbour in the evening. The Swedish brig Enterprise was compelled to stay four days in the qua rantine harbour. Here above no important change has taken place in the state of the ice, The frost continues; the ice is thicker, and the harbour can no longer be kept open by the barges. The Elbe is still very unsafe near the Devil's bridge, the passage with horses and sledges, &c., through the Reiherstieg cannot yet be ven tured all the way to Hamburgh. ST. PETERSBUGH, DEC. 20.—The harvest in the Rus sian territory has, on the whole, yielded but an indif ferent crop. The seed began to spring up early in the spring in the warm weather, which continued to May, when it began to grow cool in the northern and central governments, and in the south continued rains set in. The crops were checked in their growth in the former provinces, when at the end of May the winter and sum mer corn began to shoot, the rain had a favourable in fluence ; subsequently, the insect did much damage, all cultivated pants, such as fruit, vines, nuts, cucumbers, &c., have this year produced in great abundance.— liamburgh Papers, Jan. 2. THE HAGUE, JAN. 4.—According to accounts received yesterday from St. Petersburgh, dated 20th December, crush lumps may be imported into Russia, in the next year, 1847, on the same conditions as in the year 1846. The number of passengers on the Rhenish railway in December last, was 220,299, the fares amounted to 24,378 florins; the receipts for merchandise, carriages, horses, &c., were 1,606 florins; the total receipts were 40,286 flurins. By the last overland mail, we have received accounts from Java, which state that account had been received from the Government Comissioner for the Affairs of Bali, who had arrived on the 25th of September, on board his Majesty's frigate Ceres, in the road of Behleng, from which it appears, that since the departure of our troops, the sentiments of the Princes of Behleng and Karanrr 6 Assam had been less f r i en dly. Th e contracts with Behleng and Karang Assam had, however, been exchanged on the 12th of October. The health of the garrison at Behleng was unfavourable. AMSTERDAM, JAN. 2.—The Journal de la Haye copies, without making any remarks, from the Cologne Gazette, a report that representations have again been made by the Netherlands, for the purpose of obtaining a reduc tion of the tolls upon the Rhine, which are stated to be very prejudicial to the trade with Germany, and that in consequence the commission for the navigation of the Rhine will again assemble at Mentz. DORT, .JAN. 4.—The river is covered from bank to bank with floating ice, which sometimes collects, but is not strong enough to bear, so that the communication with the bank is by light boats. The same is the case at Gorinchem.—Durch Papers, Jan. 5. MUSICAL IN T LLLIGENCE. M. Meyerbeer, it is positively announced, proceeds to London this season to superintend the bring in g out his " Camp en Sil6sie." Mlle. Jenny Lind is at present at Munich, where she 200ofr. each repro is engaged at the Court Theatre at at Where attends her. Her she excites here is s fu e l n ly tat e i g o u n al . b en evolence in lending the aid of her talents to ready t o T t h h e a t fa w n h a i t c i c h i s e m ve r w y ll every charity adds a charming feature to the character of the gentle syren. We are gratified to find that the reports in some of the papers of the unsatisfactory state of the health of Mlle. Hsyez rest merely upon the fact of having sus pended her representations for a week at La Scala, owing to some merely temporary illness. She is at present at Venice, where she is engaged for the carnival. Her last appearance at Milan previous to her departure is described as one of those brilliant ovations only known to artistical life in Italy. The character in which she took leave was " one of her most favourite per sonations at the Scala, and in which they declare her to be unequalled since the days of the enchanting Malibran. At the end of each air there were recalls and bouquets out of number, and at the close of the scena the enthu siasm of the audience is described as boundless. Some of the journals lament that the unfortunate composer of Lucia was not present at this remarkable representation, deeming that the touching accents of the young vocalist might have, perchance, awakened some echo in bis be nighted heart, or that the triumph, in which his genius had so large a share, might have been felt even through the gloom in which his mournful spirit now seems, alas hopelessly shrouded. Verdi's " Attila" was produced on the 27th ult at La Scala, and is described in a letter in La France Musicale to have had immense success. Moriani, Marini, De Bassini, and La Tadolina filled the principal characters, and the first night of the Carnival, usually so stormy, was on this night an uninterrupted scene of triumph and enthusiasm. Mr. Frederick Dundas had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday et the Home-office. ~ t ~~~ ~_~ MEXICAN BONDHOLDERS. From the following documents, which have been re ceived by Messrs. Schneider and Co., it will appear that the agency of the Mexican Government is to remain in their hands, but that the conversion which was so re- cently sanctioned is now repudiated, or, what is the same thing, referred to the consideration of Congress for a decision as to whether, " under the present afflict ing circumstances of the country," it is expedient to permit the tobacco duties (pledged under the conversion) to go into the hands of their foreign creditors. It is to be hoped that the history of this affair will suffice to render similar juggles, henceforth, impossible. All " conversions" of public debts have their origin in fraud, and in the present case the Mexican bondholders would have reason to congratulate themselves if the final result could be to restore them to the position they occupied before the transaction was attempted:— "Mexico, October 30, 1846. "His Excellency the General encharged with the supreme executive power has been pleased to determine that you immediately resume the agency of the Re public in London, receiving, to that effect, from General Don Josh M. Mendoza, the documents, papers, and everything else relating to said agency, which you may have delivered to him under the orders trans mitted by the former packet, and that you continue in the discharge of the duties of the said commission in the same terms, and under the same conditions and in structions which you previously had, without, in this respect, making the least variation; on the understanding that the business being now arranged with Messrs. Man ning and Mackintosh, of this city, as representatives of the parties interested in the new bonds issued in London, relative to said bonds, and the necessary orders being issued for the payment of the first dividend in conformity with said arrangement, you may proceed to announce the payment of the said dividend, and carry the same into effect at the appointed time. " By order of his Excellency, I communicate this to you, and transmit it likewise to General Mendoza for the corresponding object. God and Liberty. " HARO Y TAMARIZ. " Messrs. John Schneider and Co., London." " MINISTRY OF FINANCE. (Section 1.) " Mexico, Nov. 28, 184 G. " Under this date I say to General Don Jose M. Mendoza, the Mexican Charg6 d'Affaires, what follows: " His Excellency the General intrusted with the supreme executive power has examined very carefully and scrupulously the very important business of the conversion of the Mexican debt in the city of London, and the creation of the new Consolidated Fund, effected in virtue of the contract entered into in this capital on the sth of March last, between the Supreme Go vernment and Messrs. Manning and Mackintosh, and the subsequent contract relative to the payment of the dividends; and weighing well all the difficulties of this very important affair, which seem greater and greater under every aspect for the credit of the nation, both as regards the war which it is sustaining against the American invasion, the heavy responsibillities which press upon the public Treasury, those which especially weigh upon the tobacco revenue, and which is specially made liable to the payment, if the conversion of the debt is complied with in all parts—and this when the blockade obstructs our ports, deprives us of all receipts of duties from the maritime custom-houses, and when we most need all our revenues—his Excellency considers that the meeting of the National Sovereign Congress being so near, having been appointed for the 6th of December next, the final determination of this matter ought to be referred entirely to its decision, and he has determined to do so accordingly, handing over all the particulars relating thereto. His Excellency dou bts not that the National Congress will be animate d, as he himself is, with the most lively desire of giving a satisfactory issue to the business, which may demonstrate the constant good faith of Mexico, and that, as far as may be in her power and the present afflicting circumstances may permit, she will exert herself to appear by her acts as frank and loyal as her character and intentions always have been. In stating this to you by supreme order for your information, I protest to you the securities of my consideration and esteem.' " And I communicate it to you by order of his said Excellency the General, for your information. " God and Liberty, "‘ VILLAMIL. " Messrs. John Schneider and Co., London." THE CRIMINAL CODE OF FRANCE.—The Minister of Justice has just appointed a commission to examine the modifications to he effected in the Code of Criminal Instruction. He himself acts as President, and M. Mes nard, Peer of France, as Vice-President. OMNIBUSES AT ONE HALFPENNY A MlLE.—Yes terday a number of omnibuses commenced running be tween Shoreditch Church, the Bricklayers' Arms, and the Elephant and Castle, conveying passengers the entire distance, upwards of five miles, for threepence. ' een, l sa t es 1