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GEN - MEM:EN, ",• in 'Parliament as oue of y)ur Reprft , entatives tor period of fifty-si x y earn, the time has arrived when, notwith- Staudlng your personal kindness and friendly feeling towards myself, which, communicated from so many quarters, I cannot doubt would Induce you to elect me (luring my life, I fuel it my duty to an nounce, that by reason of my advanced. age, I do not Intend to be again a candidate for your representation. I am, 1 believe, the oldest Member et tither House of the Legiala tnre, and I entertain the deepest feeling of gratitude and thankful ness to Divine Providence that my life has been spared to witness the aecomplishment of all the great measures of public policy which I was early taught hy my ruoit dear and ever-lamented friend, Mr. Fox, tobe e . ^" -teal t o the Mil and perfect development of the English ast; Tat o. I have lived to see every disability by reason of religious opinions ret n°`'ed the representation of the House of Commons placed upon a most popular and, iu my judgment, sound and substantial founda tion all restriction upon the procurement of human food in the ecatree of permanent abolition ; the people of England contented and prosperous at home, their power universally felt and respected abroad, and their policy and fYee institutions exercising a most beneficial and salutary influence in every quarter of the globe ; and all this under the reign of a Queen adorned by every virtue, and whose Object and aim in life seem to be the welfare and happiness of her subjects, and the general good of mankind. I have only to add, that for you I shall to my dying hour entertain the most sincere sentiments of affection and gratitude, and I feel that the beet wish I can utter for my country is that all the con stituencies of the empire may ever be actuates by that steady and rational love of civil and religious liberty, and attachment to upright, houourable, and consistent public conduct, which I have for upwards of half a century experienced, to be all•powerful in the aunty of Ilfddies ex. Your obliged and faithful servant, Wr °thAta. Dec. 31, 1846. GEORGE BYNG. PROVIDENT LIFE OFFICE SO, REGENT STREET, LONDON, Established 1806. INVESTED CAPITAL, 1,200,0001. Annual Income 140,0001. Bonuses declared 529,0001. Claims paid since the Establishment of the Office, 1,510,0001. PHEiIDENT. The Right Honourable EARL GREY. DIIECTOES. The Earl of M acc l es fi eld. Frederick Squire, Esq. Sir John Osborne, Bart. Rev. James Sherman. John Deering, Esq. Alfred Beaumont, Esq. Alexander Henderson, M.D. Richard Sherwood, EPA. 1. The Rates of Premium are those adopted by the principal Life Officee, tho rate without bonus is lower than that of most other offices. 2. The Bonuses are added to the Policies, or applied to the reduc tion of the Premiums, or may be received in cash as soon as de elated, at their then present value. 3 . Loans are granted upon the Policies issued by this office, or the Policies are purchased at their full value. 4. If a p arty neglect to pay for the renewal of his Policy, he may re nt& the omission any time within twelve months, upon proof of !f o od health. Bonuses paid upon Policies whi [ell have become Claims. Life ingured. ,Sum insured.' Sum paid. John Wharton, Esq., Skelton Castle Sir John Saunders Sebright, Bart. Sirrl Strat William ar Wake, But. • • Eahniore ..... •• • • Rev. IT. IV. Champneys Canterbury The Marquis of Wellesley • }: • arl C athcart .. ••••• • • • " 5,000 5,000 5,C00 5,060 3,000 2,000 1,000 £ s. d. 7,706 6 0 7,652 13 3 7,500 5 9 7,128 15 $ 4,509 1 1 3,411 1 3 1,862 4 11 . , Pros pectuses and full particulars may be obtained upon applica tion to the agents of tho office In all the principal towns of the United 1(in gdoill; and at the head Alice, No. :50, Regent-street. JOHN A. BEAUMONT, Managing Director. UNIT ED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY.— 8, Waterloo-place, Pall.llll, London : 97, Ge orge -street, Edinburgh; 12, St. Vincent-place, Glasgow ; 4, Col sge-green, Dublin. Established by Act of Parliament in 1834. In 1841, the Company added a bonus of 2 per cent. per annum on the sum assured to all policies of the participating class, from the time they were effected. Parties wishing to secure the benefit of the heat division of profits in 1545 should make immediate application. When the Insurance is for life, only one half the Annual Premium steed be paid for the first 5 years. Every information will be afforded on application to the Resident Director, E. Lennox Boyd, Esq., No. 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London, where Prospectuses, &c., may be had. COMMERCIAL and GENERAL LIFE AS itiltINCE, ANNUITY, FAMILY ENDOWMENT, AND LOAN AiSSOCIATION, 112, CIiEAPSIDI, LONDON. HENRY GEORGE WARD, Esq., 111. P., Chairman. Assurances effected on eyery known system ; immediate and de 'erred annuities, endowments, Scc, ; 6 per cent. interest allowed on the paid-up eapital ; loans granted to policy holders upon real and approved personal security, a liberal commission allowed to solici tors and agents. JAMES DANIELL. Secretary. ARGUS LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 39, THROGMORTON-STREET, BANK. EMPOWERED BY SPECIAL ACT OF PARLIAMENT. THOMAS FARNCOMB, Esq., Alderman, Chairman. Richard E WILLIAM LEAF, Esq., Deputy-Chairman. Wi . Arden, Esq. John Humphery Esq., Alderman, lliam Banbury, Esq. M.P. Thoma s tdward Rates, Esq. Camplin, Esq. Thomas Kelly, Esq., Alderman. Jeremiah "•Pilcher, Esq. James Chit, Esq. Lewis Pocock, Esq. Rupert Ingleby, Esq. PRINICIAN—Dr. Jeafrreson, 2 Finsbury-square. IiCILGEON—W. Coulson, Esq., 2„ Frederick's-place, Old Jewry. Comet:rams AcTcsay—Professor Hall, of King's College. LOW RATES OF PhESIILTM. Pers ons Assuring in -this Otte° have the benetlt of the Lowest rates of Premium, which is compatibleivith,the safety of the Assured, and 'which is, in effectoequivslent totem Annuar'llonus ; they have likewise the security °ea large subscribed capital —an Assurance in Fund of n early a Quarter of alMilliou—and an Annual Income of u pwards Cl 60,00 01., aris g from the issue of between 5,000 an d GAO Policies. ♦NNCAL PROMICY TO •BBC➢➢ £lOO, kge. For One Year. 20 30 40 50 60 , For &Ives Years. Whole Term #0 17 3 1 1 3 £0 19 1 1 5 0 1 271 6 1 14 1 1 19 10 314 3 7 0 £1 11 10 2 0 7 2 14 10 4 0 11 G 0 10 One.halt of the " Whole Term" Premium may remain on credit for seven years, or one-third of the Premium may remain for life as a debt upon the policy at 5 per cent., or may be paid off at any time Without notice. Policies assigned as a security to others, will not be rendered void lit co ns equence of death loy suicide, d uelling, or by the hands of jus tic In case of d eat h by the above causes, where the Policies are not a ssigned, the gross amount of Premiums received will be returned. Claims paid in one month after proofs have been furnished. T he Medical Officers attend daily at a Quarter before Two °Visa, and Policies issued the same day. EDWARD BATES, Resident Di rec t or . liberal Commission to Solicitors and Agents. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, 26 coieNnaL. LONDON. Capital .000,000. This Ins itb ay limpowerel loy Aet of Parliament. _.titution embraces important and substantial advantag e s Z respect to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured v i lture of tho Policy, lure all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense •r for two-thirds of the premiums paid (see Table) ; • o p tion of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his li ltr,fits to meet other conveniences or necessity. -ate,s. 486 trances for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible DIVISION OF PROFITS. The r 4.lte eaaarkablo success and increasing I prosperity of the Society artarchbhled.nte. y D ar lr yi ec . t w or tr a, at t 3 la s e t last , annua inveotigation, to declare con on the praralitms paid each Pelioy effected oa . tho Fro.SlBtjapel. EXAMPLES. ti ~ ro Bonus Bemis In Premium ' added. Cull. !a , AVlrsa • p • w. d. :2 8 r 8 49;1 lb 3 4! X1: 7 11 111 4 1Z:1 10 0 2 4 i ./1 3 4: 1 5 1 11: 0 1 601000 2 4 1839 lab 11 10i 74 19!11 3 11 346 3 1 1840 116 7 61 14 018; 718 101 296 13 4 1841 111 6 81 491• 0, 415 4, 247 4 b The division of profits is anneal, and the seat will be made is beeesnlsec of the present year. F. FERGUSON CAIIROUX. Secretary. NEW DRAWING PENCILS, gd. each, or 2a. 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 korster), Manufacturers, 51, Rathbone-place, Loialon. To be had of 411 Booksellers and Stationers in town and country. TESTIMONIALS. From J. A. Garnmersley, Erg., Dead Drawing Muter of the Government School of Design, Nottingham. Sept. 8. 1 846. " Dear Sirs,—l have tri e d a ll t h e lead pencils you" forwarded to me, od consider them the best I have ever had; indeed, it is impossible to compare them with any others, as they possess qualities I ' , ever yet found in pencils, amongst which I may name their beau- Vital transparency and clearness. I have not only made use of them 41 ,fielt, but have had them tried by several students in this institu tion, and their excellence is acknowledged by my pupils. The double /VS are moot superb pencils. " I am, Sirs, " Yours most repectfully, "J. lIAMSIERSLEY." FromFrom Georg Barnard, Esq., Head DrawingA. Master, Rugby School. " 85, Great Portland-street, London, June 25, 1845. ~" G entlemen,—ln reply t o your inquiry respecting my opinion of :'i t e q u ality and value of y our new pencils, I do not hesitate to say t I Mal them excellent in all respects, with entire freedom from Int, and working well, whether hard or sort. These qualities, coin. Lined with their moderate price, render them very valuable to a rtists and their pupils. "Truly yours, Fretn George Petrie, E " G. BAILNAR D. " sq., R.11..t. " Great charles-street, May 27, 1845. " Gentlemen,—l have tried the set of pencils which yea were so geed 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 Years, perhaps, indeed to any that I ever used. Were the price of thew three or four timee what it is, I should take them with plea sure; and I shall recommend them confidently to my friends, " I am, Gentlemen, " Faithfully yours, "rikiers. R owney and Co. " "GEOEGE PETRIE , R.H.A. " " 63, Wackett-street, Newcastle-on-Tyne, July, 1845. "G entlemen,--I have made use of your new pencils, and consider them a most desirable acquisition either to the artist or the amateur. They work pleasantly, and the variety of tint which they are capable 4f producing renders them valuable in sketching. I ant, Gentlemen, "Yours most truly, "Messrs. Rowney, Dillon, and Rowney, RICHARDSON, Sen." London." toTheeir pencils manufacturer's particularly request the att e nti on of the trade th. GREAT SOUTHERN AND WES TERN RAILWA Y ( twELAN,,. LOANS ON DEDENTtrui,Es. Pared to RECEIVE (under The Directors of this Company are pre t ,he Powers of their Acts of Incorporation) TENDERS for LOANS of NONE(' for Three or Five Years, In earns not lees than 5011/., on payable half-yearif, le t curity of Debentures, BEARIN.. IIsIEREST at the rate of ~'" IV E l'Elt CENT. per Annum. The interest on June and 31st December in each year, in Lon don or Dubli n, at the option of the lender. proposed to Tenders (stating amount and term of years fur wh ich It i s b 5 lent), to be addressed to the Secretary. By order, ILLIAM 3, College- green, Dublin, Septem W ber 91846 TAYLOR, S ecretary, PrilE NORTHERN COUNTIES UNION e d, at the RAILWAY COMPANY. ~,,•"‘otlee is hereby given, that a SPECIAL GENERAL held, ionSHAREHOLDERS of this COMPANY will be "fl Tavern, B ishopsgate-street, in the City of London, on WED -1,,,,b4Y, the 20th day of January next, at One o'clock, P.M, .for the D r '. coe taking into consideration and approving, or otherwise, the liZ °6o application to Parliament for the partial Deviation of the the Amendment of the Act constituting this Com compliance with the requisition of the shareholders, for for ~ulpuror t . ler purpose of taking into consideration . and ... a t e v e e r rp tit o i? l propositions for an Amalgamation or H p li p s r Compk i ny iw ay company: Manchester, and Newcastle-upon-lyne Junct on ket'u,Y s hareholders who desire proxies in order to vote at the said will have th e same forwarded to them on applying at the the l , s ofllces, and by payment of the 2s. Gd. each, the coot of By order of the Board, CHARL LOCOCK WEBB, Bat ed Company's Offices, 1, PoetES's-corner, estminsterSecretary. December 18, 1846. PLENDID TWELFTH -DAY PRESENTS. her p" \l rs i .: PARKES b egs to inform her Friends and Patrons, that next mitten Rooms, 22, Golden-square, will open on TEBsnav 4 (.ltV,an• 5 , 1847, for the SALE of SHARES in her CLUB SUB TION. Sirs. Parkes invitee the Public to view the collection. sq.7_ , One Guinea each, or Seven for Six Guineas. Country sub ''T3 will receive their sliareb by the Tuesday evening's poet. TO the ELECTORS of the COUNTY of MIDDLESEX. rre ) LIF) testraint- 310 of Pateraitil Inf 2lici tout s 0• arri ages—i,er al Expe-le keen, id sage, 0 Wain.° iquil f etliug lid• ali eeble, the v'e )n, may a c 4 14 h ix health,' hat Om, 1." Ipon subjeo .„ o f >und of IMO ° very living ~ 1: 0 L inlormaUoo , Lagated thr°"' hidden truth f relief, It lap .r own ph,Y ,i '; upon that ization, the several heal , En our Indl o 's „, h the healtl' have to relf• nully irP e I and haPP'„ ine !root in MI. I ou our OffsP rir4 les, which 10 as the hod,' ' 3 23 owes the MP of his own 41 :, 4 1 iust be me/Olio Lrantee tha t sat 1 4 % • Carvallo al 39, col - labia; treet (leadnilo rsonally 0 0 eveiLti till I "Ti r* and VIOL' Pest (in 19. , • redical te means of resiv,: e 041 Strieture*', lustrated b 1 y By K . and their residsts , 146, Leaden I Co., 63, 00 to those ;•magh fear of -,, lo introduct lar lood. If diseases, el w nfeition, 1 11 °„ t y uedical f" 11 udvely diret lo y, weakness; labits. and d e ti s and 335. P 4 SCE. An fr he blood frol,?, face, and n improper nil skin. !.e 4s. id., „ dl for strietum% )ut hincirsar 10 1 etail of case," at their resi a [even till 00 , °Uri! 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They have also received a guarantee from the London and South-Western Company for payment of the further sum of 30s. per share on each of the shares in this Company, In the event of the Bill for which the said London and South-Western Company Intend to apply to Parliament, in the nest IiV2ESIOII, for making a railway in continuation of sr out of the Basingstoke and Salisbury Railway at Salisbury te Yeovil, obtaining the Royal assent. The Committee, therefore, beg to give notice, that in accordance with the resolutions of the Shareholders of this Company, passed at the general meeting, held at the London Tavern, on the 11111 of November last, the Committee are now prepared to make a return of Hs. per share on the shares in this Company, and to grant a cer tificate entitling the holder to the payment of the further sum of 20e. per share in the event aliove.mentioned, on their sending In their scrip to the office of the Company, No. 64, Moorgate-street, on or after WEDN-r_aDAY next, the 6th instant, accompaned by a letter in the form subjoined. By order, L. CROMBIE, Secretary. 64, Moorgate-street, Jan. 1, 1447. To Lewis Crombic, Esq., Secretary of the London, Salsbury, and Yeovil Junction Railway Company. Sir,—Herewith I enclose scrip certificates, numbered as at foot, for shares in the above Company, which I request the Committee of Management to cancel, and to remit me by post, addressed as below, an order on the bankers of the Com pany for a sum equal to twenty. shillings per share (being the amount agreed to be immediately paid by the London and South-Western Company, on the number of shares issued in this Company), with a certificate or certificates entitling me to claim the further sum of thirty shillings per share on each of the above shares, in the event of the Bill for which the said London and South-Western Company intend to apply to Parliament in the next session, for making a railway in continuation of or out of the Basingstoke and Salisbury Railway at Salisbury to Yeovil, ob• taming the Royal assent, and which I agree to accept, in settlement of all claims by me as the holder of the above scrip certificates. Dated the Gth day of January, 1847. Description Number of 1 I .. .jug of each. Numbers. :Number of Certificates. Shares. Shares. to Forms of appl Shares. Alcation may be had at the Office, 64, Moorgate-street. LOUVAIN A LA SAMBRE RAILWAY, Direct to NAMUR and to CIIARLEROY. The Director. of the above Company beg to inform their Share holders that Interest for the Half-year ending 31st December, 184 G, at the rate of Four per cent. on the Paid-up Capital, and amounting to Two Shillings and Fivepence per Share, is now due, and in course of payment. Shareholders are requested to send their Certificates to this Office, between the hours of Eleven and Three on any day after the said 31st December, in exchange for which a receipt will be given, and a cheque for the amount duo will be receivable by the Proprietor on the third day after the said deposit of the Certificate. JOHN BARNES, President. GEO. DANCE, Secretary. 28, Threadneedle-street, January 1, 1847. DOUGLAS JERROI,D'S WEEKLY NEWS PAPER, Vol. 1., being completed with No. 24, a TITLE PAGE and INDEX will be given with next SATURDAY'S Paper; EIGHT PAGES being added gratuitously for this purpose. Sub scribers desirous to complete Sets are requested to make immediate application. _ _ Published this day, 12m0., price 2e. cloth, ALGEBRA MADE EASY. Chiefly intended for the use of Schools. By T. TATS, Mathematical Master of the Natioualsociety's Training College, Battersea. By the same Author, EXERCISES on MECHANICS and NATURAL PHILOSOPIIY, 2u,0., 2s. TREATISE en the FIRST PRINCIPLES of ARITHMETIC. Is. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longman. " TN the dullest weather, if not densely foggy, Mr. _l_ BEARD'S PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS can now, from the increased sensitiveness of his plates, be taken, In all respects, as good as if In the sunshine."—Times. Mr. BIJARD, sole Patentee of the Daguerreotype, 34, Parliament-street, Westminster ; US, King William-street, City ; and Tho Royal Polytechnic Institution, Regent-street. REPLATING.—PLATED ARTICLES, which hare been worn through, ItEPLATED by the NEW PROCESS. T. COX SAVORY and Co., Silversmiths, &c., 47, Cornhill (seven doors front Gracechurch-street), London. STEAM-SHIP COLLISION NEAR LIVERPOOL. LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY.—The dense fogs now prevailing in this vicinity have given rise to several serious mishaps to the shipping in the river and outside the harbour. Yesterday morning the Government mail steamer Urgent, while proceeding towards the bar, came into collision near the Formby lightship with the inward-bound Bel fast steam. ship Tynwald. The Tynwald and the Urgent were both seriously damaged. On board the-former a seaman was dangerously crushed, and both vessels re turned into port. The transmission of the mails for Dublin was consequently delayed. This morning another disaster occurred ; the Windsor steamer, when proceeding down the river, having run into the ship Wellington, from Quebec. The Windsor received but trifling damage ; the injuries received by the Wellington were severe. In addition to these, several mishaps have occurred on the river of less importance, and as the atmosphere con• tinues to be extremely dense, it must be apprehended that others may occur. We extract from the Mercury of this morning the following account of the collision first noted:— "Yesterday morning, about nine o'clock, her Majesty's royal mail steamer Urgent came into collision, near the Formby lightship, with the fine iron steam-boat Tyn wald. The Urgent, Captain Simmons, was on her way from Liverpool to Dublin with the early morning mail, and the Tynwald was entering this port from Belfast. Our readers are doubtless aware that the Tynwald is one of the finest boats which enters the port of Liverpool. She was built last season for the Liverpool and Isle of Man Steam-packet Company, to sail between this port and Douglas, and had been chartered by the Belfast Steam-packet Company during the repair of their vessel, the Sea King. She is commanded by Captain William Gill, one of the most fortunate, skilful, and careful com manders out of the port of Liverpool, which may readily be inferred 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 cou rse , an d ma d e t h e B e ll b uoy 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 aport,' 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 struck her with great force on the larboard paddle-box. The vessel proved to be her Majesty's ship Urgent, which, as before stated, was on her way to Dublin, with the morning mail. Of course the effect of the blow was tremendous, and the scene amongst the passengers, before they were satisfied of the extent of the injury, was one which can scarcely be described. Captain Gill begged that Captain Simmons would remain by the Tynwald, to see if she was able to reach the port. To this Captain Simmons at once assented, and after back ing off, lowered his boat and sent it to the Tynwald to ascertain whether she was totally disabled or not. It was soon found that although the larboard'paddle had been disabled, the starboard engine could be worked, and by this means the vessel would be enabled to reach the dock. " This being the state of things, tho 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 ho was satis fied she was safe. "The Urgent is a wooden vessel, an 3 the Tynwald, as already mentioned, an iron one. The effect of the col lision upon the Urgent was to carry away her cutwater, bowsprit, and figure-head. Her planks were started also, but we bolieve no person on board of her was in jured. The damage done to the Tynwald was much more serious. Her larboard-paddle, paddle-box, paddle beam, and all the wing belting were smashed to atoms; the houses on deck partially broken up, and the frag ments of wood strewed about in all directions. So great was the force with which the vessels camp int o contact that, alth(ugh 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 a very narrow escape. A few moments before the colli• sion he tried to get into one of the houses on deck, into which the bowsprit of the Urgent was forced, but in con sequence of some barrels have been jammed up against it, he was prevented, and thus saved his life, for if he had gone into the house he must have been crushed to pieces. "We understand that as soon as those on board the Urgent discovered the vessel they were approaching was a steamer, the engine was stopped, but the way of the vessel was so great that a collision was inevitable. From what took place after the accident there is little doubt the Tynwald was supposed to be the Formby lightship, which was close at hand; that the helm of the Urgent was, upon that supposition, first placed to starboard, and not ported till too late to allow the vessels to pass clear. r e c a o s u o l du the be enginesseen only f about f ofigncw lengthses so dense o ff, that and faor the Tynwald were slowed, whereas, from all we can learn, the Urgent was going nearly at full speed. vesselthis " The engines of the Tynwald, we; believe, are unin jured, but it will require a considerable time to repair her woodwork. Had the Urgent struck her other than about a yard abaft the paddle.shaft, the injury must have been much more serious, or had the position of the vessels been reversed, the Tynwald being by far the more powerful boat, and sharper at the bow, the conse tences would, doubtless, have been very disastrous. We suppose there will be, as there ought to be, a search ing investigation into the cause of the accident, and the blame allowed to rest in the proper quarter." PUBLICATIONS. T HE QUARTERLY REVIEW, No. CLVIL, is rublished TIIIS DAY. John hurray, Albemarle-street. Order of any Newsman. D OUGLAS JERROLD'S WEEKLY NEWS PA REM ENLARGEMENT ON THE 3IEETING OF PARLIAMENT.— In order to give ampler space for all the News of the Week, in cluding The Debates in Parliament—The Miscellaneous Occurrences —Law and Police Reports—Public Meetings—Foreign Intelligence— Literature—Correspondence —as well as for Original and various Now Serial Articles, the Proprietor has determined to enlarge the Paper to the utmost limit allowed by the Stamp Law, and to ADD ONE•TiIIRD, or TWENTY-FOUR COLUMNS, making in the whole THIRTY-TWO PALiES, or NINETY-SIX COLUMNS, thus rendering it equal to the Fullest and Largest Newspaper in the ex tent and variety of its News of the Week, and still retaining the large space heretofore devoted to Original Articles by the Editor, and his Eminent Literary Colleagues. Price (as heretofore) SIXPENCIt. Order of all Newsmen, Town or Country, from whom detailed Prospectuses can be had. THAW IN'WALBROOK ICEIIOIISE.—On Christmas eve the Rev. Dr. Croly, assisted by the new church wardens of Walbrook, distributed to each of the resident poor of that parish six pounds of beef, a quartern loaf, materials for a Christmas pudding, together with half a pound of good tea, and sums of money varying from 2s. ed. to 10s. In addition to this, blankets were given to all who wanted them, and coals to the more indigent. the latter from the bounty of Dr. Croly, who placed his orders on the City kitchen at the disposal of the church wardens. The poor people departed loaded with their unexpected treasure, no such distribution having taken place in the parish for upwards of twenty years. NEW SPECIES OF WHEAT.—We have seen lately, growing in the garden of the Receiver-General, the lion. VV. Morris, a new and extraordinary species of wheat. The ear was very large, of a dark brown colour, flat in shape, having three rows of grains on each side, with strong and hard shaff, and very long awns or beard, and the ear containing from seventy to eighty grains of wheat, of the same colour as ordinary wheat, but rather longer. On dividing a grain, the in side appears perfectly white, but of course we can not judge of its quality for making bread. The Hon. Mr. Morris, in his letter, favoured us with the following history of this wheat, which he termed " wild goose wheat," having been produced from grain found in the stomach of a wild goose, shot by an Indian at the Narrows of Lake Simcoe, in October, 1843, and the gentleman who first found the wheat has been kind enough to hand samples to several individuals. Judging from the season of the year when the bird was shot, there can be no doubt that it was flying to the south, and that consequently the wheat upon which it had fed was picked up far north of the settlements of Lake Simcoe. From the history of the wheat, we are convinced it is a different species from any known in the old world, and may be indigenous to the North Ameri can continent. From the great perfection and healthy appearance of the wheat, when growing in the lion. Mr. Morris's garden, in Montreal, we are satisfied it can be propagated with great success, and we are almost certain it will be proof against the ravages of the fly, and will not be liable to rust. If the grain should prove suitable for flour and bread, it will be a most fortunate circumstance for this country that such a species of wheat plant has been dis covered. Mr. Morris has been so good as to send us a few ears, and we shall take particular care to give it a fair chance next year of producing largely. This acci dental discovery may be of much more consequence to us than we can at present imagine. A natural produc tion, if capable of i m p rovemen t, ma y b e b roug h t to much greater perfection than a foreign plant, because the climate and soil are sure to be suitable for it, having produced it naturally. This wheat was sown by NIL Morris, on 13th September last, so that it must be a fall wheat, and so much the better, it is proof against rust, to which the ordinary wheat is so very liable. We wish it were in our power to state the opinion of a botanist re specting this plant, but we hope to be able to do so in our next. In this number, we give tho report of an English horticulturist of his hybridised wheat. The wild•goose wheat may, perhaps, be crossed in the same way with some other wheat, and both wheats improved. The reported suocess of this mode of changing varieties of wheat is a great advantage, but we are notsufficiently acquainted with horticulture to be able to describe the exact process or mode adopted.—Canadian Agricultu. mil Journal. It is very confidently and very genera lly asser t e d that not only a complete split has taken plaoe between Louis Philippe and Madame Munoz, but that the former complains bitterly of having been duped by the latter. You are aware that the vast fortune (upwards of a million sterling) of Mrs. Munoz's daughter was the principal in ducement of Louis Philippe to secure her for his son, the Duc do Montpensier; and you are aware also the greater part of that fortune was in jewels and precious stones. Well : it turns:out, as gossip says, that the list of jewels and diamonds is by no means so long as Mrs. Munoz had represented. It turns out too, that the list is never theless much longer than it need be—that is to say, that it contains the description of many articles that are, in sporting phrase, " nowhere." And it appears, too, that Mrs. Munoz has followed the example of those knowing hotel-keepers who put down in tlieir bills—" A penny worth of wafers, .23.," for her valuation frequently con tains such items as these :—" A gold chain worth 5/., 5001. ;" " a 20/. diamond ring, 2,0001.," &c. All this, it must be admitted, is enough to render furious a much less economical personage than the Majesty of France has the reputation of being.—(Paris Correspondent of the Brighton Gazette.) LAW REPORTERSIIIP.—Iiarcourt seems to have given mortal offence to Vernon, the reporter, who prac tised as a counsel regularly before him, but spitefully suppresses his best decisions, and gives doubtful ones See 2 Vernon, 664-681. I suspect that the reporter may have boon a Whig and copied the Tory black ,inith, who in shoeing the horse of is Whig always lamed him. hen I was a nisi prius reporter I had a drawer marked Bad Law," into which I threw all the cases which seemed to be improperly ruled. I was flattered to hear Sir James Mansfield, C.J., say, " Whoever reads Camp bell's reports must b e astonished to find how uniformly Lord Ellenborough's decisions were right." My rejected cases, which I had keep as a curiosity—not maliciously— were all burnt in the great fire of the Temple when I was Attorney - General. —Lo r d Campbell's Lives qf the Lord Chancellors. Lod and Lady Alan Churchill have arrived at Far ranee's Hotel, Belgrave-street, from Yorkshire. FASHION 6 FOR. JAN VARY. (From the London and Paris Ladies' Magazine of Fashion.) Dresses of damns, with wreaths satines, moires antiques, broches ; merveilles, and various other rich materials, are equally fashionable for soirees, as visiting dresses, according as the colours are light or dark ; small bouquets of feathers are used to ornament the moires broches in gold or silver, each confined by an ornament of precious stones ; for dresses of greater simplicity feuillages of ribbon are intermixed with bouil lonnes of tulle ; black and white lace is universally worn in deep flounces ; for young ladies taffetas dresses are trimmed with crape flounces pinked ; as many as nine are put on in tiers of three and three, reid form a pretty light as well as bouffante trimming In evening dresses the skirts offer more variety than the corsages ; berthes and revers are still so much in favour as to preponderate over the corsages drapes; the sleeves remain short and small, and indeed are mostly covered by the trimming of the corsage. For morning dresses there is much variety in !the make of sleeves ; some are a l'Amadis, others tight, with pretty jockeys, or white straight sleeves fulled into a deep wristband, or almost tight, ending at the elbow, or wide and open festonnes, or piped at the bottom, &c. Under the name of passementerie, a variety of new trimmings are con stantly introduced; those forming foliage in velvet have a very rich effect on satins, moires antiques, and other rich materials, as also fringes headed by a crepe dentelle. Black velvet is always used en negligri, whilst colours are reserved for dress; these are trimmed with lace : the point a l'aiguille is much worn, with the colour oreille d'ours as well as deep blue. Furs are also fashion able for trimming dresses at this moment, of pink and white satin, whilst mantelets and sorties are lined throughout with ermine, which always preserves its pre-eminence for soireas ; sable is fashionable for pe lisses and muffs ; they are worn a little larger than last year. Satin capotes are much used for morning wear; many are covered with tulle bouillonn 6 e ; coloured blonds matching the bonnets are also fashionable ; plain velvets are lined with a different colour, and feathers to corre spond. Ribbon and figured velours epingle are used to ornament the interior of bonnets. Flowers will be universally worn this season; various r.ew coiffures aro introduced; some of the prettiest aro the wreaths Luisa, formed of marine flowers and coral; the Norma of feuillage and gold; the Vierge, a wreath of white rose-buds, or a very narrow cordon, on the forehead, and pendant flexible flowers at the sides, spark ling with precious stones. Caps aro worn very small, showing the hair as much as possible, with profusion of flowers; with lappets, on the contrary, the ornaments should be light and simple. Caps are without brides, with double and triple rows of lace trimmed with gauze ribbon, the ends falling low. Blonde is again used, and whether of lappets or deep lace of gold or silver, charming coiffures are made of it, some times intermixed with velvet. REPRESENTATION OF EAST WORCESTERSHIRE. The Sheriff has appointed Monday, the 11th of January, for the nomination of a candidate to represent the eastern division of the county of Worcester in Parliament, in the room of the late Mr. Barngby. The nomination is to fake place at Droitwich. S Ny JANUARY 2, 1847. THE GREAT FIRE AT IRONGATE WHARF. The following particulars connected with the disas trous fire at Irongate wharf were obtained from an authentic source, and may be relied on as being strictly accurate. It has been ascertained that the outbreak occurred in the first floor of the warehouse, in which compartment there were an immense number of bales of linen and some cotton waste. One of the workmen who was in the building at the time, stated that another .vorkmen 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 dowia 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 be would have beer burned to death, for in the brief space of two minutes one-half of the warehouse was in flames. The clerks at once began to remove the books from the counting house, but so rapid was the progress of the conflagration that they were enabled to save only a portion of them. The others were destroyed. It should be stated that the premises were formerly three buildings, and severally termed, at that time, the Leith and Berwick, the Dublin, and the Aberdeen wharfs. Mr. Colman, the present proprietor, came into possession about eighteen months since,:and he then had the three warehouses converted into ono, and named it Irongate-wharf.! The fact that there was a communi cation between the different floors, will account, in some measure, for the rapid spread of the flames. The lower floor contained an immense number of casks of tallow, puncheons of whisky, hogsheads and bags of sugar, 1,500 barrels of beef and pork, and a quantity of coffee. The two upper floors were filled with bales of linen, can vas, and miscellaneous articles, together with a number of firkins of butter; upon the quay were stored casks of tallow, hogsheads of sugar, bundles of hides, and pun cheons of whisky. The latter articles were rolled out before the flames had penetrated the flooring, and were as soon as possible removed to the Tower for protection. The whole of the immense stock in the warehouses, how ever, fell a prey to the fury of the flames. 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 31i, Gracechurch street, sail-cloth manufacturers; Messrs. Richards, the linen merchants; and Messrs. Mildred and Co., mer chants. Those parties have lost the whole of their goods. They are, so far as can be at present learned, insured in the Imperial and Atlas Fire-offices. The owners of the other property are unknown as yet. It was for some time feared that two men who were on the premises at the time of the outbreak had lost their lives. It was, however, ascertained yesterday that they had both escaped uninjured; it is therefore believed that no person has perished. Had it not been, however, for the military, it is quite probable that. a most exten sive sacrifice of life would have taken place. The crowd was:so great that the soldiers, to keep the people out of danger, were obliged to point their bayonets to wards them. This had the desired effect of keeping them back. At an early hour yesterday morning the gable end of the buildings suddenly gave way, and fell with a tre mendous crash. Fortunately the mass of bricks fell inward, or the firemen who were underneath must have been crushed. As it was, the branches and nose pipes of their hose were battered in, and the leathern piping damaged. At six o'clock last evening the floating engine and one or two land ones were still engaged throwing torrents of water upon the immense body of fire that even at that hour remained beneath the ruins. It is a matter of surprise to every one who inspected the ruins yesterday that the work of destruction had not proved greater than it really has, for the stone copine , in the walls of th e A di v i s i on of St. Katherine's-dock was so heated that immense pieces of the stone were continually falling down. Had there been any outer windows to the stores the fire must have entered the docks. The escape of the dock warehouses was owing to the thickness of the wall and the precautions taken by Sir John Hall in having engines to work from the inside, and letting the water run down the wall and over the roof. The Marquis of Granby public-house was saved by one of the dockyard engines being placed in front of the house, and the branch directed against the roof. The engine was of gr ea t p ower , one of Bristow'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 insuraace companies who visited the ruins yester day, that it will not reach one-half that sum, on account of the salvage that will be obtained. Besides the de struction of Mr. Colman's premises, two houses belong ing to his clerks are burned down, and their contents consumed. Unfortunately they were uninsured. Mr, Colman was insured for fixtures, and the gear in the Plicenix Fire-office. The premises are insured by the St. Katherine's-dock Company in two of the London fire-offices. Messrs. Powell and Son, the Irish provision merchants, who have lost a deal of property, are in sured in the Globe Fire-office. Since the above was written, the reporter has had an interview with Mr. Groves, the manager of Mr. Col man's property, who stated, " that whilst he was in the counting-house, in the afternoon, an alarm of fire was given, end on looking round he saw flames mounting most terrifically in the first floor warehouse, which was loaded with bales of goods. He immediately thought of saving the books, but so rapidly did the flames burn, that he was forced to make a precipitate retreat, having only sufficient time to save a portion of the books. To enter the upper flow a 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 seve ra l cas k s 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 bo 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. lie 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, ender the direction of Mr. Connorton, took a most commanding position, and was of great assistance in cutting off the fire in a westerly directiou. AN IDIOT FROZEN TO DEATII.--A lamentable death occurred at Freckenham on Tuesday morning last. A poor creature named Charles Chittick, who had never been in his proper senses, and had been ailing fur a time, went to bed between eight and nine o'clock on Monday evening, in a lower room of the house of his sister, Mrs. Plummer, with whom he resided. Another sister also, and Mrs. Plumnier's daughter, slept in an upper apart ment. A little before 11 o'clock, as the daughter lay in bed, she heard the deceased call, saying he wanted t o go out, and she sp o k e t o hi m . S he then heard him undo the front door, which banged afte r hi m ; and she then lay awake about an hour afterwards, until becoming alarmed at his absence, she went down stairs to call him, which one of the family bad been in the habit of doing upon previous occasions, when he appeared to be gone a long while. The front door was on the jar, and the pin by which it was fastened lay on the table near by. A search was immediately made, but he could not be found, all the places about the premises being examined, but without success. His shirt and night cap were left on the pillow of his bed covered over with the clothe. The aunt was culled, and a thrther search was made every where they could think of, but without effect. It was dark, and freezing sharp. His day. clothes lay by the side of his bed. Information was immediately conveyed t , ) the neighbours, and about eight o'clock on Tuesday morning a labouring man, named George Smith, accom panied by Frederick Sergeant and James Payne, who had gone out searching for the poor fellow, found bim in a meadow in the occupation of Mr. Knight, lying flat on his back, entirely naked, and quite dead. His eyes were open, and he was dirty as if be had been through water. The spot where he was found was about 200 yards off his cottage, and the river was nearer the cottage than the place where he was found. An inquest was held on Thursday, at the Boar Inn, Freckenham, before H. Wayman, Esq., when the above facts were deposed to by the principal witnesses, Elizabeth Plummer adding that she heard the deceased say he should not live till Christmas, which he had said several times before. He had been under the surgeon's hands, but not since Michaelmas time. Mr. relhem Aldrich, surgeon, of Mildenhall, deposed that he had known the deceased six or seven years, and had attended him professionally. He laboured under an affection of the spine, which at tacked the lower extremities. He was of weak intellect, and about 46 years of age. Had seen his body since his death, and übs2rved no external appearance of injury or violence. From information he had received, and from the appearance of the body, he was of opinion that death was occasioned by exposure to the inclemency of the season. Verdict accordingly.—Bury Herald. HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMPTION, &C., BROmPTON.— Yesterday evening a very numerous meeting of the sub scribers to the above institution was held in the Board room of the,Hospital, at Old Brompton. Edward Spree, Esq., in the chair. The principal business of the evening was in reference to tho appointment of an assistant physician, the election of whom is fixed for , the 14th instant. It was also a source of the gre atest satisfaction that the plans adopted fur the v(ntilation and warming of the numerous extensive wards had proved so highly effective in aid of medical science. M any highly dis tinguished visitors have inspected the building, since it was opened, and scarcely a day passes without some ad ditional names upon the visitors' book. The number of in-patients yesterday, of both sexes, amounted to sixty. The Builder states that the practical utility cf ' chalk as an article of fuel has been tested within the last fortnight, according to a Salisbury paper, and with - the most satisfactory results. Surrounded with coal, it gives a strong heat, and a clear fire, at half the usual expense ; so that to the poor in the chalk districts it must be an invaluable boon. PRICE SD. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Brighton hrrs., Mon., Patcharn ; Wed., Racecourse; Fri., Dyke—i to 11. Brookside hrrs., Mon., Newmarket Hill; Thurs. Tels combe-tye--10%. , Crawley and Horsham lids., Mon., the Fox, Throe Bridges ; Wed., Clark's Green ' • Fri., Crab T ree —; to 11 . Eastbourne hrrs., Mon., Lighthouse East Dean; Thurs., Snap llill ; Sat., Willingdon Old Mill_4 to 11. Earl of Harewood's hdo, Mon., Garforth Bridge; Wed., Marston ; Fri.. Towton-10i. Worcestershire hds., Mon., Cotheridg e ; W e d ., U pton Snodsbury ; Fri.. Bishop's Wood—loi. Ludlow lids., Tues., Staunton Lacy; Fri., Shakruhurst. Herefordshire hds., the first open day, England Gate. Shropshire lids., Mon., Mountford Bridge ; Wed., Clove: ly ; Fri., Kennels---i to 11. Wheatland hds., Tues., Weston; Fri., Willey Park-10i. East Essex lids., Tues., Bellchamp Bells ; Thurs., High Garret; Sat, Notley Gate-10 1 / 2 . Essex Union lids., Wed., Moor Gardens; Sat., Rettenden Common. Essex and Suffolk lids., Tues., Little Bentley Hall ; Fri., Sproughton Wild Man-10i. Suffolk lids., Mon., Ashley Village ; Thurs., Hepworth Marlborough-10%. Mr. Horlock's hds., Tues., Bowden Hill. Duke of Beaufort's lids., Mon., Batt's Lodge. Mr. Locke's lids.. Tues., Haskings Penning; Thurs., Pert wood Turnpike Gate--. 11. Sir R. Sutton's lids., Tues., Glaston ; Wed., the Bull, Wi tham Common ; Fri., Titton Wood ; Sat., Longhorn. Quorn hds., Mon., Shearsby Inn ; Tues., Retcliffe Hall ; Thurs., Houghton on the Hill; Fri., Ratcliffe Hall. Mr. M. Ingram's hds., Mon., Chartley Park; Thurs., Ked leston Inn ; Sat., Swarkston Bridge. Dorrington lids„ Mon., Cotgreave Village; Wed., Keg worth Station ; Sat., ILithern Turn—i to 11. Burton hds., Mon., Fiskerton Low Wood; Tues., Bard ney ; Wed., Wellinore ; Thurs., Hackthorn ; Fri., Gate Bur ton ; Sat., Lanworth Bridge-11. Mr. Hellier's hds., Mon., Tothill ; Tues., Mereham on the ; SpiLsbnry ; Fri., Hamton ; Sat., Welton Wood —l2. Sherwood hrrs., Tues., Mansfield Racecourse; Fri., King's Mill-11. Mr. Deacon's brrs., Wed., the Thorn on Roborough Down ; Sat., Sheepston Village-10. Mr. Horndon's hds., Mon., Viverdon ; Thus.z., St. Stephen's Down, Launceston. Cheshire hds.. Mon., Daresbury Hall ; Wed., Bruera Staple ford; Thurs., Oulton Park; Sat., Tatton Park-10i. Sir W. W. Wynn's hds., Mon., Plas Teg ; Tues., Dudles ton Chapel ; Thurs., Carden ; Sat., Penley Hall. Montgomeryshire hds., Tues., Coffronnyd ; Fri., Kerry. North Staffordshire hds., Mon., Stapleford Brige ; Wed., Stallington ; Fri., Whitmore Station-101. Badsworth hds., Tues., Scoraby Bar ; Thurs., Askern ; Sat., Ackworth Moor Top—lol. Holderness hds., Mon., Whitlecross ; Tues., Londesbro' Gate ; Thurs., Brandesburton Moor ; Sat., Bainton New Inn. CHESTER CUP. ENTRIES IN TowN.—Pam, 5 yrs—Cossack, 3 yrs--Milden, 5 yrs—Patriot, 6 yrs—H orn o f Ch ase , 3 yrs—Camera Ob scure, 4 yrs—Duc-an-Durras, 5 yrs—Flahowlagh, 4 yrs— Pal, 4 yrs—Chatterbox, 4 yrs—Sweetmeat, 5 yrs—Moon light, 3 yrs—Finvaragh, 4 yrs—Wolfdog, 5 yrs—Watchdog, 3 yrs—Sforocco, 4 yrs—Little Jack, 5 yrs—llumdrum, 4 yrs —Marmion, 4 yrs— Cawroush, hb, 4 yrs—Lady Wildair, 5 yrs—Jenny Wren, 5 yrs—Cherry, 4 y rs —Al arm , 5 yrs—Jo nathan Wild, 4 yrs—Geraldine, 4 yrs--Polka, 4 yrs—Mir millo, 3 yrs—Marquis of Conyngham, 4 yrs—Queen Mab, aged—Ajax, aged—Antler, 6 yrs—Sir Simon, 4 yrs—Robin Burns, 5 yrs—Pride of Ed en , 3 yrs—Osprey, 4 yrs—Master Downes, 5 yrs—Grimston, 4 yrs—Mermaid, 4 yrs—Perpe tual Motion, h b, 5 yrs—Monarch, 6 yrs—Cranebrook, 4 yrs—Woodpecker, 4 yrs—Dolo, 4 yrs—Eryx, 3 yrs— Plaudit, 5 yrs—Cameleopard, 5 yrs—Mickey Free, 6 yrs —Beatrice, aged—Regalia, 4 yrs—The Crown Prince, 4 yrs—Milliner, 4 yrs—l:ewcourt, aged—Gwalior, 5 yrs— Sylranus, 5 yrs—kmigrant (late The Fairy Queen), aged— c by Euclid, dam by Taurus, 3 yrs—Chamois, 4 yrs—Em meline, 4 yrs—Best Bower, 6 yrs—Mendicant, 4 yrs—Miss Elis, 5 yrs— Bourton, 4 yrs—The Farmer's Daughter, 3 yrs Fatuus, 4 yrs—Precocious Youth, 3 yrs—Julia Ben nett, 4 yrs—Crozier, 3 yrs—Devil-me-care, 3 yrs—Projectile, 3 yrs—Xing of Morven, 3 yrs—Arthur, 5 yrs—Titbit, 4 yrs —br m No. 45, II b, 5 yrs—Faith, 6 yrs—Dulcet, 5 yrs— Sting, 4 yrs—Campanile, 5 yrs—Queen Anne, 4 yrs—Heads man, yrs—False Report, 6 yrs—My Mary, 5 yrs— Clumsy, 5 yrs—Roebuck, 5 yrs—Punch, 4 yrs—St. Law rence, aged—Farthing Candle, 4 yrs—lonia, 3 yrs— Mistress Jane, 3 yrs—Moodkee, 3 yrs—Hyderabad, 3 yrs—So-nice, 3 yrs—Tom Tullock, 4 yrs—lngo, 4 yrs—Turpin, 4 yrs— Refraction, 5 yrs—Doleful, 5 yrs—Flitch, 4 yrs—Lady Ce cilia, 4 yrs—Golden Bee, 4 yrs—Diomede, 4 yrs—lnfringe, 3 yrs. 'ENTRIES AT CHESTER, FRIDAY, FIVE O'CLOCK, P.M.— The Premier, 4 yrs—Lord Saltoun, 6 yrs—Emerald I s l e , 3 yrs—Lord George, 3 Trs—lntrepid, 6 yrs—Romance, 4 yrs— Fantastic, 4 yrs—Emigrant, aged— Rufus, 4 yrs—Tom Tough, aged—Ratcliffe, 6 yrs—Queen of Tyne, aged—Ba nana, 4 yrs—Burgundy, 4 yrs—Duke of Richmond, 4 yrs 13ravissime, 4 yrs—Factory Girl, 5 yrs—Bantam, 4 yrs— Inheritress, aged—Lightning, 6 yrs—Poynton, 4 yrs—Ban nockburn, 3 yrs—Mentor, 5 yrs—Bedlam, 3 yrs—St. Leon, 3 yrs—Cr-ins Con., 5 yrs—Red Rover, 6 yrs—Wave, 3 yrs— Lady Sarah, 6 yrs—Agnes, 3 yrs--Chertsey, 5 yrs—Jingle rot, 5 yrs—Counsellor, aged—Pilgrim. 4 yrs—Collier, 5 yrs —Whinstone, 5 yrs—Hope, 5 yrs—Marian Ramsay, 5 yrs— Spem Gregis, 3 yrs—Bit Nibble, 3 yrs—Sir Talon Sykes, 4 yrs—Erin-go-Bragh, 4 yrs—Winchester, 5 yrs—Sagacity, 3 yrs—Smuggler Bill, 4 yrs—Little Hampton, 6 yrs—Maid of Tyne, 4 yrs—Annandale, 5 yrs—The Magnet, 5 yrs. EPSOM SPRING RACES, 1847. Entry for the Metropolitan Handicap. Finvaragh, 4 yrs—Wolfdog, 5 yrs—Buscot Buck, 6 yrs— Hydrangea, 4 yrs—Pineapple, aged—Best Bower, 6 yrs— Ajax, aged—Sir Simon, 4 yrs—b f by Elis, or Venison, out of Odessa, 3 yrs—The Premier, 4 yrs—Flahowlagli, 5 yrs— Duc-an-Durras, 5 yrs--Meanee, 3 yrs—Comme it Faut, 3 yrs—b f by Heron, out of Hippona's dam, 3 yrs—Pimento, 6 yrs—Binnacle, 4 yrs—Marquis of Conyngham, 4 yrs—Queen Slab, aged—Ally Crokcr, 6 yrs—Ferney, 4 yrs—The Little Vulgar Boy, 4 yrs—Dexterous—lntrepid, 6 yrs—Duke of Richmond, 4 yrs—Shelforth, 4 yrs—Hannah Rains, 4 yrs— Plaudit, 5 yrs—Wyvern, 4 yrs—Ukraine, 4 yrs—Punch, 4 yrs—Humdrum, 4 yrs—Maid of Lyme, 4 yrs—Alli ance, 4 yrs—Diomed, 4 yrs—Annandale, 5 yrs— Lord Saltoun, 6 yrs—Emerald Isle, 3 yrs —What, aged—The Magnet, 5 yrs—Red Rover, 6 yrs—Ak bar, 6 yrs— c by Amato, out of La Fills mat Gardee, 4 yrs—Roderick, aged—Satyr, 6 yrs—Secundus, 6 yrs—Gwalior, 5 yrs—Lady Sarah, 6 yrs—Morpeth, 6 yrs—Sir Peter Laurie, 4 yrs— Sheraton 4 yrs—The Lamb, 4 yrs—Th e C ome t, 4 yrs —A gnes, 3 yrs—Counsellor, aged—Miss Shirley, 4 yrs—lcicle, 4 yrs— Roebuck, 5 yrs—Boarding-school Miss, 6 yrs—Lynceus, 4 yrs—Buttress, 4 yrs—C by Eu c lid, dam by v Taurus, 3 yrs— Arthur, 5 yrs—Rufus, 4 yrs—Driffield, 4 yrs—Cossack, 3 yrs—Bourton, 4 yrs—Pink Bonnet, 3 yrs—Lady Wildair, 5 yrs—Cherry, 4 yrs—Jenny Wren, 5 yrs—Bro. to Stitch, 3 yrs —Guaracha,4 yrs—Mildew, syrs—Sweetmeat, 5 yrs—Mosque, aged—Giselle, 4 yrs—f by Lanercost, out of Camp Follower, 3 yrs—Little Jack, 5 yrs—Camera Obscura, 4 yrs—Crozier, 3 yrs—Devil-me-care, 3 yrs—Projectile, 3 yrs—Queen Mary (late Twysages), 3 yrs—Refraction, 5 yrs—Halo, 3 yrs— Vampyre, 3 yrs—Doleful, 5 yrs—Flitch, 4 yrs—Gannet, 5 yrs—Titbit, 4 yrs—Dulcet, 5 yrs—Sting, 4 yrs—Campa nile, 5 yrs--Queen Anno, 4 yrs—Alarm, 5 yrs—Geraldine, 4 yrs—Polka, 4 yrs—Mirmillo, 5 yrs—Headsman, 4 yrs— False Report, 6 yrs—Laundrymaid, 4 yrs—My Mary, 5 yrs —Clumsy, 5 yrs—Witsend,.4 yrs—m by Samarcand, out of La Fills mal Gardee, 5 yrs—Correct Card, 5 yrs—lago 4 yrs —Tom Tullock, 4 yrs—Farthing Candle, 4 yrs—Moodkee, 3 yrs—So Nice, 3 yrs. Capt. D'Arcy has purchased for a large sum the celebrated steeple-chaser Culverthorpe, and has sent him to John Scott's to be trained. The celebrated Alice . Hawthorn was ssld yesterday at Yor2 for 800 guineaf. The Metropolitan Handicap Fund amounts to 5601. THE WEATHER, PARYS.—Thursday, the weather continuing its severity, the several metro politan parks were crowded with sliders and skaters from the earliest hour of admittance until dusk. On the ornamental water in St. James's Park, in the course of the day, two very serious accidents occurred, but fortu nately unattended with loss of life. The first occurred to William Simpson, a gentleman of property, residing at Peckham Rye, who was skating, when, through an accidental misarrangement of the skate, be fell backwards with great violence, breaking the ice and immersing himself in the water. Immediate assistance was ren dered, and with great difficulty he was extricated, totally insensible from the effects of the fall. He was removLd in a very injured and went= state, being unable to walk without support. The second accident occurred in the afternoon to a lad named Somers, who was sliding on the ice near Buckingham Palace, when, coming in violent contact with a gentleman who was skating, the poor fellow was thrown heavily, causing a severe fracture on the bead and arm. The Serpentine, in Hyde-park, was much frequented during the day, and many accidents occurred, but not of any serious consequence, owing to the prompt assistance rendered in each case by the ice men of the Royal Humane Society. The two frozen lakes in Kensington-gardens, and that of the Regent's park, were visited by u p war d s of 5,000 individuals, and with but one exception no accidents occurred beyond an occasional breaking of the ice. On the ice of the Re gent's-park, a young man unfortunately slid upon a " dangerous" spot, and in his anxiety to return fell, and the ice broke; he was, however, speedily recovered. HIGHLAND FUNERALS.—There is at present a general movement throughout the towns and villages of the north to do away with the entertainment usually afforded on the occasion of funerals, so burdensome to the humbler classes of the people, and which often de generates into excess. In the remote country parishes it will Le more difficult to eradicate this custom, in con sequence of the distance which many parties travel to be present at these solemnities, but the subject is wel l worth the consideration of the clergy and propr ietors. A striking memento of the old Highland funera ls may still be seen a few miles from Corpach, near the western terminus of the Caledonian Canal. On the southesn bink of the canal is an ancient burying-ground, and side it a curious green mound of earth in the form of a horse-shoe, which was constructed in that singu'ar shape some centuries ago, in order to accommodate the attend ants at funerals. After the interment the people were seated on the grass in the curve, while the opening gave access to the servants to bring in the wine and spirits consumed on such occasions. It is still the custom to hold these orgies occasionally in this sequestered spot, and many a fervid Gaelic address and fug quaieh have been poured out to the memory of the various parties committed to the " nsrrow house" in the adjoining rest ing -place. The bag-pine, too, sometimes added the wild notes of a " lament," which heightened the effect of the strange scene.—lnverness Courier. The Savings Bank of Paris has issued a notice re minding its depositors that, by the Act cf June 22, 1845, the maximum of account that one person can have is a sum of 2,000 f. ; once that amount arrived at, it is necessary either to withdraw part of the deposits, or to give orders to have State Rentes purchased for the maxi mum specified. Many depositors having exceeded the Sum thus stated, the notice has become necessary. ,--_. LONDON DOCKS. Yesterday the half-yearly general meeting of the pro. prietora in this establishment was held at the Dock House, Princes-street, Bank, for the purpose of receiviug a report from the directors, the declaration of a dividend, and upon other matters. In the unavoidable absence of the Chairman, Mr. Cattley, the Deputy-Chairman, Mr, Wm. King, presided. The minutes of the last court having been read, The Secretary, Mr. J. D. FOWLES, read the half yearly repert. 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 181,19 b 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, IND,t 9-1/. Bs. 6d. Expenditure in the last six months bad been 110,885/. Bs. 9d., including the income tax. The income had exceeded the expenditure iit the last six months by 90,9791. ls. 10d. The directors recommended a dividend of 2/. 10s. per cent. ufier the payment of which their would be a balance in favour of the company of 203,955/. 10s. The stock of goods in the Docks on the 30th of November last was 112,105 tons, and at the same period last year 105,262 tons." The le 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 to increaLe by their influence the business of the docks. The CHAIRMAN moved that the report of the direc tors be received and entered on the minutes. He re gretted the absence of Mr. Cattley, their talented chair man (owing to indisposition), but any information that might be required would be readily given either by him self (the deputy-chairman) or by his brother directors. He would now only state that the dividend warrants would be reedy for delivery on the Bth January, the company paying, the income-tax. , After some conversation relative to the affairs of the company, the report was adopted, the dividend was con firmed, and the court was adjourned. PREVALENCE OF DISTRESS IN MANCHESTER. MANCHESTER, FnIDAY.—A public meeting was held in the Town-hall, Manchester, yesterday, the mayor, in the chair, to consider the propriety of re-opening the soup kitchens of 1832-3, for the relief of the distressed poor and the people who are being thrown out of work in consequence of the stoppage of factories. There were present the Hon. and Very Rev. Dr. Herbert, Dean of Manchester, and several members of the Chapter, be sides other clergymen, and James Heywood, Esq., Al derman Nield, Alderman Potter, Samuel Fletcher, Esq., and other influential gentlemen. The Hon. and Rev, the DEAN moved that, in order to relieve prevailing and anticipated distress, arrangements should be made for opening soup-kitchens, and that a subscription be at once commenced. The Rev. Mr. HUNTINGTON seconded the motion. Mr. Alderman POTTER did not think it was desirable to open soup-kitchens, because it would be a reflection upon the guardians, who informed them they had made the necessary preparation, if the occasion should arise. Though he objected to the resolution he did not mean that, if a soup kitchen were established, he would not support it.—(tlear.) X 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 but to discontinue the payment of money, because it en couraged parties who had the tickets to beg at the corner of streets for a halfpenny, on the pretence that they wanted to snake a ticket available for soup. Mr. HoYLE said if they were to issue pa} -tickets he 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 coat them only threepence, and they never tasted ether 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 i t.—Carried. The DEAN asked if it was thought desirable to open the subscription in the loom, because he found that his friends of the Chapter wished to subscribe in a body, and he was prepared iu their name to say that they would subscribe 501. to begin with.—(Applause.) Mr. WESTHEAD said their firm would consent to take 20/. worth of tickets, and they would be glad to take more when those were done. Mr. JAMES HEYWOOD gave 10/. The Mayon gave 10/. 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 Oribe 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. (TRANSLATION.) " Long live the defenders of the laws! " Death to the Unitarian Savages!! " Long live the defenders of the laws! Death to the Unitarian Savages!!—Number one hundred. In the ' Cerrito de la Victoria,' this 15th day of July 1846. 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 ether well-deserving citizens and public functionaries, as may seem 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 Monte Video, which did belong to the Unitarian Savage Juan Justo Alonzo; which donation comprehends the aforesaid house and land, and all rights pertaining, or that may hereafter pertain thereto. And the supreme Govern , ment renounces, now and for ever, all possession, e.omi nion, and every other right soever of the State, making over the same, with all power and title, to the aforesaid Lieutenant Cara.sa, that he may enjoy 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 himself; 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 donates 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 donates the free and quiet enjoy ment of the property given to him, that this donation shall be binding, firm, and of entire legal effect, not withstanding any charge, mortgage, lien, or demand by which the said property may stand affected ; for, in such case, those who may consider that they have a lawful claim against it shall apply to the Government, who will resolve on that which shall be convenient ; and the property of the State is hereby bound to the security and fulfilment of this document, as also for the free oc cupation of the thing given. The contents of this docu ment having been made known to the Lieutenant Don Manuel Carasa, he declared that he accepted in every particular the donation which it embraces, to use the same as he may think proper. And, that it may stand on record, it is signed by his Excellency and the done.- 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 donatte, at the Buceo, department of Monte Video, this 28th of July, 1846, and on this unstamped paper, corresponding to his military rank. " LUIS BERNARDO CAVIA, Notary Public." DEA.TH OF THE RIGHT HON. LORD ROLLO.-It is with sincere regret we have to record the death of this much respected nobleman, an event which .took place at his Lordship's residence in Edinburgh, .on Thursday last. when his In disposedconsiderablee limp, until beenlatel lately, when N t' b family and friends had reason to clatter themselves that his malady had taken a favoura ble 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 chiefly distinguished for the quiet virtues of a country gentleman and worth v landlord, and has gone down to the grave much beloved and respect( d by those on his es t a t es i n S trat h earn, and those i n t h e i r neighbourho , (l.—P ei e l 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 fcd, 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 WE ATIIER AT D URHAM.—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 ccmmenced, which, lasting over Tuesday, slightly raised the level of the river, which was thereby deprived a second time this season of its icy covering, which had again attained sufficient solidity in parts to allow of the more venturesome risking themselves on its surf,:ce. On Wednesday there was a slight return of frost, but tho weather, thuugh cold, is now again open. —Durham Advertiser. ~~~ _~~~ ~ ♦ ♦ ~ 0.~ c._ — G~ ~i ~-- v THE CASE OF STARVATION AT WORCESTER.-INQUIRY BEFORE AN AS SISTANT POOR-LAW COMMISSIONER. On Thursday J. T. Graves, Esq., 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,i 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-lass 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, foe relief. In re pl y to M r. 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)tirse 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 serve 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 bad 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 Davey 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 thut 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 hal had sufficient clothing, and if a tire had been provided (it being excessively cold at the time), its life might have been saved. Her fee was five shillings. She had not received it in Dovey's case, nor did she expect to do so, unless the guardians paid her.—Sarah 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.—Dlr. Crisp, in his defence, said he should prefer making his statement upon oath, and being sworn, and cautioned not to say anything which might criminate himself, said— Elizabeth Scott called at his house on Dec. 14, to ask for relief for her sister, telling him that she had been con fined on Sunday, and that both her and the father of her child were " very bad off." She said the mother had had gruel and tea, and he thereupon said, " Atm% you ashamed to come a second time ?" She replied that her sister was not the only one that applied a second or even a third time for relief under such circumstances. He said, " Very well ; 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. Ile denied that Scott had ever told Inns 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 ho 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. Ile was not aware that she had no under-garments, because she did not tell him so. Before leaving her he told Dovey that he would go to the shop in the street and pay for a few things for her, which she could send for, but that, living in the state in which she was, he said she would have little of him. Ho, however, promised to lay her case before the board of guardians OA 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 make 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. NEW YEAE' S - DAY. — Yesterday being New Year's day, the poor inhabitants of the several City parishes had a supply of coals, bread, and other necessaries dis tributed among them by the respective parochial autho- rities. The Ladies' Visiting Societies of St. Marylebone and St. Pancras, in addition to their numerous gifts of meat, bread, tea, sugar, oatmeal, coals, blankets, and flannel clothing during the late inclement weather, have ordered a further supply of coals to the poor inhabitants. This gift will make above 250 tons distributed this winter. The parochial authorities of St. Mary-le- Strand and the precinct of the Savoy, St. Clement Danes, and St. Paul, Covent-garden, gave tickets for bread and coals in their respective parishes. The clergymen of the extensive parish of St. Mary, Lambeth, distributed coals, bread, and oatmeal to the poor of their respective districts. There were similar gifts in other parishes, and a very large quantity of coals were issued from the City kitchen, and by the inhabi tants of St. George's, Hanover. square. ATTEMPTS AT ROBBERY IN EAST LOTHIAN.-- Since the atrocious outrage and robbery at Begbie, in the neighbourhocd of Haddington, occurred, a number of farmers and others in the district have got all the windows on the first floor of their houses strongly secured with iron bars; a watch-dog is also kept, and in many cases a loaded gun in readiness. All these precautions are most necessary, as the Begbie affair seems to be but the beginning of a system of robberies. Last week three Irishmen, supposed to be "navvies," paid a visit to the farm-house of Carfrae, in the parish of Garvald. They broke a pane of glass, and attempted to open the window-shutter of the room, but being well secured, a degree of violence was used to get it opened, which aroused the inmates. On the farmer inquiring what was wanted, they would not speak, but con tinued working with the window fastenings. The gentle man threatened to fire if they did not desist and go away, but no attention was paid to him, and he from an upper window fired a pistol at them. Immediately after this, one of them, with a strong Irish acc en t, exc l a i med. "Let's be off, boys," when all three ran away. At two o'clock on the morning of Thursday, a similar attempt was also made by thtee men to break into the manse of Athelstaneford. The breaking of the window glass awoke the reverend clergyman, and on repeated ques tions being put as to who they were and what they de sired, no answer was returned. The manse stands at the end of the village, apart from any houses, so that it was impossible that the human voice could be heard by their minister the villagers, to come to the rescue of but he, with great prudence and presence of mind, tool from the lobby a large hand bell, and, going to the highest window of the house, opened i t , and bean ing the hell with great vigour. This had the ring.desire effect. It made the villains decamp, and broughtt h e inhabitants of the manse to ascertain t h e cause of is untoward ringing.—Bericick Warder. Hoszeay.—lhe wrought cotton hose branch keeps its ground, and the stockingers in the villa suffering so much as in the tom' ; but cut- u p s esare not every samemay ofery description are on the wane. Th e said of steam propelled stocking-frames ; they area-evv evi d ently the decline. The drawer, pantal oon, and shirt bra n ch entlyon is very dull, and many good and steady hands ands make heavy complaints of short employ most , of no attempts to red uce th e wages. ye t we la( air trade is further on the decline, especial(Th silk glove y in the the two-needle frames in the vill ages taking the tow n, emplo:,7- ment—in many oases through the truck system.-IYor tingham Review. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE STOCK Exc MANGE, DEC. 31.—The sales were—Fleetwood, Pre ston, and West S Riding, ss. p.—Great Grimsby and • he ffi eld Junction, dk.—Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 265. 3d. p. —Newcastle and Carlisle, New, 111 D 45 Berwick 15i p.—North British, 11 .Newcastle and P.—Ditto, Quarters, s. p.---bitto, Extension, Y p.— ork and North Mid land, Preference, 12-1 p. /ty, '~~