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Hz CALEDONIAN SOCIETY S BALL. This Annual FULL DRESS and FANCY COSTUME AS .kr-AITILY will take place at the Hanover-square Rooms, on THURS DAT next, the 11th instant. Ticket s can only be had of the Stewards, a list of whom may be obtained at the Rooms, or on application to W. SHAND LOW, Hon. Secretary. 31 , A.behurch-lane, City. Mr. Guinness's Hill Band will attend as usual. ...._ pURSUANT to a DECREE of the HIGH COURT of CHANCERY, made in two causes ASIITON against HIGGINBOTTOM, and ASHTON against WOOLLEY, the Creditors of BENJAMIN ASIITON, late of Newton Bank, in the Parish of Mottram in Longdendale, in the county of Chester, Esq. (Who died in the month of December, 1835), are, on or before the 6th day of March, 1847, to come in and prove their debts before atrOl FIN WitmoN, one of the Masters of the said Court, at his Chambers, in Southampton -buildings Chancery-lane, London, or, in default th ero f, th ey w i ll pere mptorily be excluded the benefit of h said Decree. W. and H. P. SHARP, 2, Vernlam-buildings,' Gray's-inn, London, Agents for J. W. and H. E. RIDGWAY, Manchester, Plaintiffs' Solicitors. LONDON NEW STOCK AND SHARE EXCHANGE, OLD BROAD-STREET. The Peculiar feature of this Establishment is, that its members genet required (like in the London Stock Exchange) to be EX - C LUSIVELY Stock and Share Dealers, but merchants, professional Men, Ot tradesman, can be admitted by conforming to its regulations. Particulars may be known, by application, to Mr. Meredith, Honcrary Secretary, at the Exchange. EMPLOYMENT. —Persons having a little time to spare are apprised that AGENTS continue to be appointed in London and country towns to the EAST INDIA TEA COM PANY for the SALE of their celebrated TEAS. Offices, 9, Great St. Helen's Church-yard, Itishopsgate-street. They are packed in leaden eftnisters, from an ounce to a pound, with the price and weight marked on each packet, and but little trouble is occasioned by the WC The only license required is 1 le. per annum, and many during the last 20 years have realised considerable incomes by the agency, Without is. let or loss. Application to be made, if by letter, post paid, as above. T?MY CO ISIT2L ER CI AL FRIENDS. iUTLEXLN,- Having entered into Partnership with Mr. Spencer, of Devizes, Who has for some years carried on the business of Woollen-draper, Taller, and Hatter, I fAke the eeriest opportunity of soliciting your iniPP oll, __ which shall . - nave my best attention and thanks. oesseetieit the tabour of a call when visiting our town, I am yours, most respectfully, JOHN' A. PLUM3IER. N entire and elegant EXEMPTION from 1 -- 111 , ENVELOPE EXPLORATION.—BROWN'S PATENT CON DUPLICATED METAL SEAL E SVELOPES are now trustingly tAnilded to the attention and employment of the public at large, as tffering the only inviolable letter seal ever invented. Securely and 'protectively closed by one single second's amount of pressure, this new envelope is fastened by a device lighter than sealing-wax, of handsome and attractive appearance; and whether employed by the nobleman or the merchant, can be embellished either with the armorial bearings of the former, or the trading oognomen of the latter. The Official and Banker's Security Envelope, prepared in the meet splendid style, will be ready in a few days.—Orders and to be addressed t• the manufacturer, No. 4,-Castle- atriii:ll7b;:n7 The celebrated COAL-HOLE TAVERN in the Strand. R. W. FIELD, in conjunction with Mr. WINFIELD, has been favoured with instructions from Mr. John Rhodes (who is about to retire) to submit to public corn- Petition, at Garraway's, on TUESDAY, February 16, at Twelve, (unless an acceptable offer be in the mean time made by private contract,) the valuable LEASE, at a low rent , of the f ar -famed SAL HOLE TAVERN, Fountain-court, Strand. The very high Viaracter which this establishment has for many years maintained, both on account of the magnitude and respectability of its trade, renders it one of the first of its class in the metropolis, and must in "ltabkr ensure to a purchaser an ample fortune in a few y ears. ~, Au be viewed (by cards only), which, with particulars, may be ... 601 11Ined of Mr. Winfield, 18, Gerrard-street, Seho; also of J. Bird, 'sag, 5, New Inn; and of the Auctioneer; Osnabnrgh-place, Re getiVs .park THE LONDON HORSE, CARRIAGE, and LIVRRY COMPANY. Capital, (P rov isionally Registered.) 1,200,000 l . in 20,000 shares of 10/.eachi Deposit. Is. per share , _ _ Managing Director—James Alexander Manning, Esq. .. B elicitors--Messrs. Keddell, Baker, and Grant . 34, L ime-street. Bankers—The Commercial Bank of Loadon, Lothbary, City, and 6, Itenrietta-street, Covent-garden. The objects of this Company are to supply the nobility and gentry of the metropolis with Horses and Carriages of all descriptions, on re, for fixed periods, or by the job, to receive Horses at Livery, and to transact all the other business usually falling within the province Of Livery Stable-keepers, at a considerable reduction from the pre lent pri ces. Prospectuses, and further information, with forms of application for shares, may be obtained at the Office of the Company, 52, Regent treet, next door to the County Fire Office ; of the Solicitors, Messrs. Aeddell, Baker, and Grant, 34, Lime-street ; of George Humphreys, P4 q. , 8, Throgmorton-street, City ; and of Mr. Whinny, Manager, at the Company's Stables, 28, Shepherd's-market, May-fair. CORNWALL RAI LWAY. HALF-YEARLY ORDINARY MEETING. Notice is hereby given that the HALF-YEARLY ORDINARY MEETING of the Shareholders in the Cornwall Railway Company will be held at the Assembly Room, at Truro, on TUESDAY, the 23d day of February next, at One o'clock precisely, The Transfer Books will be closed on the 9th day of February n ext, and will not be opened until after the said Half-yearly Ordi nary Meeting. Notice is hereby further given, that after the business of the said ordinary meeting on the 23d day of February next shall nave been transacted; the meeting will be made SPECIAL, at which Meeting there will be submitted to the Proprietors present, for their approval, a draft of a certain Bill proposed to be introduced into Parliament in this Session, with the title and for the purposes follow ing, that is to say :—" A Bill to authorise an alteration in the Line of the Cornwall Railway, and to amend the Act relating thereto, and for other purposea." J. T. TREFFRY, Chairman. W. H. BOND, Secretary. Cornwall Hallway Office, Truro, .Tan. 20, 1847. CORNWALL RAILWAY. i FIRST CALL of :21. 10s. per share, per 501. share, and IL is. per Half or ,l. share. Notice is hereby given, that the Directors have made a CALL of 21. 10s. per 201. Share, and of 11. Ss. per Halt or 2.52. Share, payable en or before MONDAY, the First day of March next. The Share holders are required to pay such Call accordingly to any of the Undermentioned Bankers, namely : Truro, Falmouth, IMessss. TWEEDY, 'WILLIAMS, and Co. Redruth, Messrs. GLYN, HALLIFAX, and Co. London, i Messrs. PRAED, FANE, and Co. Interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum will be charged on the above Call after the First day of March nest, until such Call be Paid. By order of the Directors, _ J. T. TREFFRY, Chairman. Dated Truro, 2d Feb., 1847. Interest will be allowed at the rate of 41. per cent. per annum on be whole amount paid up, from the date of payment. No Share holder is entitled to transfer his shares until he shall have paid the Can, SOUTH WALES RAILWAY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the next HALF 'YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of the Proprietors of this Com- Pal_ 11 Rill be held. pursuant to the Act of Parliament, at the P Ildington Station, London, on WEDNESDAY, the 24th of February Instant, at Twelve, for One o'clock precisely, for the election of4our blrectore and one Auditor, in the place of the same number who will reUire by rotation, and for other purposes of business. The Chair Wilt be taken at one o'clock precisely._ CHARLES RUSSELL, Chairman. Ile Directors and Auditor retiring are re-eligible under the Pro *hi ens of the Act. 1 lie Transfer Books will be closed on and after the 14th instant, and, will not be re-opened until after the said Half-Yearly General Ile sing on the 24th instant. _ By order, N. ARMSTRONG, Secretary. S•Outh Wales Railway (Mice, 449, West Strand, London, February 1, 1847. DRWN IN I E 3d W each, or 2s. 6d A . per I en, G got up P ENCILS, polished cedar, cedar,tz to p revent the lead dust adltering to the pencil and soiling the bands, wit i the degrees of hardness and the makers' names stamped on them hi I told. ROWNEY, DILLON, and ROWNEY (late Rowney and Fon Or), Manufacturers, 51, Rathbone-place, London. To be had of all I looksellers and Stationers in town and country. TESTIMONIALS. From J. A. Hammersley, Esq.. Head Drawing Afasterof the Government School of Design, Nettingham. " Sept. 8. 1846. " 1 )car Sirs,—l hare tried all the lead pencils you forwarded to me, and tonsider them the best I have ever had; indeed, it is impossible lustl. r to compare them with any others, as they possess qualities I neve r yet found in pencils, amongst which I may name their beau tiful transparency and clearness. I have not only made use of them tnYs nit, but have had them tried by several students in this institu tion, And their excellence is acknowledged by my pupils. The double aL7,e moat superb pencils. " I am, Sirs, " Yours most repectflilly, " J. A. HAMM ERSLET." r ronr. Georg Barnard, Esq., Head Drawing Master, Rugby School. " 85, Great Portland-street, London, June 25, 1845. " Clentlemen,—ln reply to your inquiry respecting my opinion of the q aality and value of your new pencils, I do not hesitate to say that I: find them excellent in all respects, with entire freedom from r i ft, Plll4 working well, whether hard or soft. These qualities, conn fled with their modera' e price, render them very valuable to artist I and their pupils. "Truly yours, " G. BARICARD." Prom George Fettle, Esq., R.11.A. " Great Charles-street, May 27, 1845. 111" Gentlemen,—l have tried the set of pencils which you were so .."" 21 , as to send me, a n d I h ave n o h es it a ti o n i n ex pressing my opi nom that they are far superior to any that I have used for many rears. perhaps, i n d ee d t o any t k a t I ever use d . W ere 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 friouds. " I am, Gentlemen, "Faithfully yours, "GEOEGE PETRIE, R. 11.1." " 2.l4Surs. Rowney and Co." " 53, Blackett-street, Newcastle-on-Tyne, July, 1845. " Geutlemen,—l have made use of your new pencils, and consider 'Zak a most desirable acquisition either to the artist or the amateur. They work pleasantly, and the variety of tint which they are capable of Producing renders them valuable in sketching. " I am, Gentlemen, "Yours most truly, " T. K. RICHARDSON, Sen." "Messrs. Rowney, Dillon, and Rowney, London." to the ThiN manufacturers particularly request the attention of the trade ir pencils. 52, Fleet-street A NEW DISCOVERY IN TEETH. MR. HOWARD, Surgeon Dentist, 52, Fleet- Street, has introduced an ENTIRELY NEW DESCRIP -7:10N of ARTIFICIAL TEETH, fixed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They so perfectly resemble the natural teeth as not to he di stinguished froM the originals by the closest observer; they will never change colour or decay, and will be found very superior to any teeth ever before used. This method does not require the extraction of roots, or any painful operation, and will support and preserve teeth that are loose, and is guaranteed to restore articulation and Mastication ; and. that Mr. Howard's improvement may be within reach of the most economical, he has fixed his charges at the lowest scale possible. Decayed teeth rendered sound and useful in mastica tion.-52, Fleet -street. At Home from Ten till Five. 2s. Pd., 4a. 6d., and lls. each Box. Post free, as., Ss., and 12s. COPAIBA AND CUBEBS ENTIRELY SUPERSEDED. WRAY ' S BALSAMIC PILLS, celebrated all over the world for the Cure of Glees, Strictures, Whites, Pains in the Loins, Affections of the Kidneys, Gravel, Stone, Im puissance, or Physical Incapacity, Seminal Weakness, Irritation of the Bladder or Urethra, and other diseases of the urinary passages. These rims have for years been employed i n most of the Metro- Minim Hospitals and Dispensaries,. .and were extensively p rescribed M by the l a t e S amue l Cl e verley, D Physician to the fath er o f her present Majesty, his late Royal Highness the Duke of Kent; John A rmstrong, M.D., Member of the Royal r College ractice o o f f Lh y y s s i i c ci a a t ns th o e f Lo ndon, Lecturer on the Principles an Webb- street School of Anatomy, and Consulting Physician to the Milligan, Lo ndon Fever Hospital; William Lo ndon and Edinburgh Royal Colleges of Physicians , Physician to th e M, e iddlsex Infirmary, and versa r drLecturer on the Principles Royal Un t l and Prac le t e o I l i t n y ti s rm lc, arY Ch i e o m r rt h r l y l" , and mat er i ft M edics, at the Windmill-street School of Anatomy a ; i j ici . G. Thomson, M.D., Member of the Universities ofCambridge id Edinb urgh, and o f th e R oyal Col l ege o f Physicians, London, rilY lan-Aceoucheur to the Ladies' Benevolent Association, Jewel,Lect Lecturer on th e Principle s an d Practice of Midwifery, —1. . c.; .1)., Ph y si cian - Accoucheur to the Middlesex Infirmary, Lecturer nn the Principles and Practice of Midwifery, and the Diseases of Women and Children ; and Mr. Thomas Gatlin, Surgeon, of Ma ry le bone ; Mr. W. D. Dewhurst, Resident Surgeon to St. John's British Hospital, Cross-stre e t, I latton-garden; Mr. I ireville Jones, Surgeon, to the Free Hospital, Gray's Inn-lane ; and were administered by the Proprietor in upwards of 1,800 cases in private practice within three years, prior to being advertised—in many thousand cases since, and in no one instance known to fail —are strongly recommended as a far more efficous remedy as than Balsam Copaiba, Cubebs, oran o y f other medicine In present Many other medical gentlemen distinguished eminence in London have borne testimony to the effi cacy of these Pills, whose professional chart tand rank are a tutlicient guarantee for the advantage ' c er 0_ s to be derived from the use 1 this invaluable medicine. —Prepared only by M 0 Wray • sold at $9. Fetter-lane, late the White Horse Boo king-office; removed from 118, Holborn -hill, London. _ P HYSICIAN'S ADVICE f rom Eleven till One, ev er y D a y. SURGICAL ATTENDANCE every Evening, from Seven till Nino. Persons residing in the remotest parts of the country can be treated successfully, on describing minutely their tiabits,of life, &c., and inclosing a Post-oflice forordeP:mPs age, advice • nd medi cine, which can be forwarded to any part of the world, securely Pack... 4 . , and carefully protected Prom ob servat i on. Lo kli nu a le ; 3 t erg t De uIdrUSVCI to " M. 0. WRAY, 89, e 1 a er-lane, INFIRMITIES ED EsaRANINGS. ON THE SECRET sealed envelope, !Tie( OF YOUTH AND WITH TWENTY-FIVE COLOURED Just published, Twentieth Thousand, in a d 2s ir . e,e 6d t . t.re o nt r post p A t t d h , e t r o ,e a r n e y si a ti d e dr nee es . s, for 35. 6d . in Medical P ostage T SELF- PRESERVATION : A on the fceeret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth gu a o n t d iv M e a oa t rt u 4e ri um t y ) s ' ,. . Illustrated with Twenty-fire Coloured Plates on the An retaamti: Physiology, and Diseasee of the Urinary and Repro explaining their various structures, uses, and ftinctions, and showing the injuries that ar e p roduced in them, by solitary habits, and tht r excesses. With P ractical Observations on the Treatment of Nervous Debility, Local and Constitutional Weakness, and other diseases of the Urethra. By SAMUEL LA'MERT, CONSULTING SURGEON, 9, Bedford-street, Bedford-square, London; Matriculated Member of the University of Edinburgh, Honorarj Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., &c, CONTENTs OP THE TREATISE. CHAPTER 1. On the Philosophy of Marriage, with its Hindrance. and Obligations, and on Infelicitous and Unproductive Unions.— CHAPTER 2. On the Anatomy and Physiology of the Oenerativ, Organs, their functions, structures, and secretions, proving that grea Mental and Physical Power are dependant upon their healthy action —CHAPTER 3. On Solitary Habits; their various effects on On Animal Economy; the concealed cause of Debility of tho function of the Stomach, Lungs, and Brain, and general weakness of the Mental Faculties. CHAPTER 4. On the Secret Disorders of Youth and Maturity, and the Treatment of Nervous and Local Weakness, Mental Debility, and Premature D ecay.—ClIAPTERa 5 sad 6. On the Disorders arising from indiscriminate Excess, Gonnorhcea Gleet, Strictures, and other Diseases of Lhe Urethra. RIVIRHS OF Val vroax. "The author of this singular and talented work is a legally quail. Ilethus it cal man, who has evidently had considerable experience of the treatment of the various disorders arising from the follies and indiscretion. the eeThhseeelnugehraevesinetgs ealeeesasnes,invwahluieahblme ad dition, to youth and maturity, and by its perusal satisfactorily replied to, that admit I no tip frec frailties l e ti s e a d by o s 1 early l demonstrating tat3. be s awarning p m e a ra questionslnuTbelivseha Published o bt by the e m t rahaeoyst Author,.confidentialan and u friend."—Era. may his residence; also from Oxford-street; Kent and Richard, 52, Paternoster-row; Hannay and Co., 63, 8 tari e, Tic . h N bo e ni_e te -street, cQhutiarderha.nettrfeetG,ordon, Liverpoolldr, At Home for Coast an Loa d d b e y n - h s al a t cll e p - e s t ir e V e , lle L r o e n .d d t o a n ti ' on ;fitly, ' from ' Nine till Two, and from the fee of 11., fur a , amid dvt al ee l luett.—ers, imua ßED ed l i .o at u e D ly . r t3 e i p ut lied ,x t r o, if ßt co D u r tal o nin iti ; agFivlTAßlgtill Eight °X• TO THE ELECTORS OF THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX. GENTLEMEN, PERMIT me to return you my sincere thanks for the kind reception which you gave me this day at the Nomi nation, and for the great honour you have conferred upon me in electing me one of the Members of the Metropolitan County, a dis tinction which any man must be proud of, and which I trust, by ex erting the best of my humble abilities in your service, I shall show that I value as it deserves. I remain, Gentlemen, with profound respect, Your moot obedient and faithful humble servant, R. GROSVENOR. 107, Park -street, Feb. 3, 1847. ~........) 1 j L ,„ ,__.,. ,yi .) No. 16,969. LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING EAST INDIA lIOUSE, FEB. 3, 1847. THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST INDIA COMPANY do hereby give notice, That the RATE of EXCHANGE at which they will receive Cash for Bills on Bengal and Madras, will,f rom the present date, and until further notice, be 18. 10d. the Company's Rupee, and for 81114 on Bombay, 13. 10%d. the Company's Rupee. JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary. PUBLICATIONS. In the press.' flow to RECONSTRUCT the INDUS TRIAL CONDITION of IRELAND. A LETTER to LORD JOHN RUSSELL. By JAMES WARD. Esq., Author of " Railways for the Many and not for the Few." Smith, Elder, and Co., Cornhill. In 21 volumes 4to. Illustrated by 506 Engravings on Steel, and many thousands on Wood.—Tuz ENCYCL OP2EDIA BRITANNICA. Seventh Edition. Edited by Professor NAPIER. An Index of 68,000 References, compiled with groat industry and judgment, is appended to the work, forming a ready key to its multi farious contents. Adam and Charles Black, Ediaburgh ; and sold by all Booksellers. L ONDON JOINT-STOCK BREWERY COMPANY. (Provisionally Registered.) Capital, 500,0007., in 25,000 Shares of 201. each. Deposit, 2s. per share, being the highest amount allowed by Act of Parliament until complete registration, when a call of 11. per share will be made. The principal objects of this company are to supply a perfectly pure and genuine malt liquor to the public, combined with such moderate charges as must ensure a most extensive and profitable business. Our empire in India offers inducements of no ordinary character for the establishment of an immense business of a highly lucrative nature, independently of its most probable permanency and com parative freedom from risk. In South America, the west Indies, and several parts of the Eu ropean continent also, the malt liquors of this country are beginning to be appreelate.d and sought after, and a ,profitable and extensive trade may be confidently anticipated in those parts. Arrangements are in progress. which, when completed, will ensure an extensive and highly lucrative trade to the East and West Indies and to South America, thereby securing at once a handsome per centage to the shareholders. Arrangements are also in progress which will secure an extensive home trade. It is certain there is not in the market at the present time, nor has there been for many years past, any investment likely to pro duce such beneficial results to those concerned in it as the present, as, after a most careful and deliberate estimate, by talented and competent persons, of all the outgoings, Etc., it is proved to demon stration that the net annual dividend will not be less than 40 per cent. on the capital. Under these circumstances the promoters of this undertaking con fidently lay their plans before the public, and will be most happy to give every information hi their power, and, as soon as the Commit tee of Directors is formed, more detailed particulars will be pub lished. In the meantime all applications for shares or Inquiries may be made to Messrs. Chauntler and Westwood, 8, Gray's Inn-square; but no applicatiens for shares will be attended to unless accompanied by most respectable references. AN Additional and Important Evidence of the Salutary Effects of BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS, from Mr. Samuel Dixon, of Kingseliffe, Northamptonshire. Kingscliffe, Northamplonshira, March 14, 1846. " To Mr. Thomas Trout, 229, Strand, London. . " Sir,—l feel it a duty which I owe to yourself and the public to inform you of the great benefit which I have derived by taking Blair's Gout and Rheumatic Pills. During several years I was fre quently laid up by attacks of gout, being unable to atten4 to business for months at a time. I had often been advised to try Blair's Pills, but it was not until a friend pressed them upon me that I was in duced to take them, and from which I found speedy relief. This is several years ago, but I continue to take them whenever an attack comes on, and am thereby enabled quickly to resume my business. • I am, Sir, your obedient servant, " SAMUEL DIXON." The above testimonial exhibits the never-failing effects of this valuable medicine, which affords to the afflicted with gout, rheu matism, lumbago, sciatica, and all analogous complaints, speedy and certain relief. Among the many discoveries that characterise the present age, none have contributed so much to the comfort and ease of the com munity, nor conferred such a boon upon suffering humanity, as the important discovery of BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS, the efficacy of which has, been tested by the approval and recommen dation of many of the greatest men of our day. They are effective for gout and rheumatism in all its various forms, including sciatica, lumbago, pains in the head and face, frequently treated as tooth ache, &c. They require neither confinement nor attention of any kind, and invariably prevent the disease attacking the stomach, brain, or other vital part. Sold by Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London ; and by his appoint ment, by all respectable Medicine Venders throughout the United Kingdom. Price 2s. 9d. per box. Ask for BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS, and observe the name and address of "Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London," im pressed upon the Government Stamp affixed to each box of the Genuine Medicine. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, FEBSII AZT 5. STOCE Excgarrox.—The sales are—Bristol and Exeter, 75—Ditto, New, 12—Bristol and South Wales Junction, N —Caledonian, New, 2%—Great Western, Halves, 73—Ditto, Quarters, 7%—Ditto, New, 94—Manchester and Leeds, Extension, 31. 7s.•Manchester and Soa.hampton, % dLs.—Midland, l23%—Ditto, New, 35k—Ditto, New, 5% --North British, Thirds, 2% p.—Shrewsbury and Binning ha.n (A), 1 p.—York and Newcastle, New, 12%. LIVERPOOL, fEBIIIIiIIIt'S. STOCK ExCUAWGE.-The sales are -Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, and Eastern Junction, is. 3d. dis.- Birmingham and Ox• ford, 9% p.-Chester and Birkenhead, 20/. Shares, 1/ dis.-East Lan cashire (late Blackburn and Preston), 2 1 4 p.-Ditto, 1% p.-Ditto, New Scrip, 265. 3d. p.- Edinburgh and Glasgow, Halves, 10 1 % p.- Ditto, Quarters, 19 1 % -Iluddersfield and Manchester, 2% p.-Lan caster, and Preston, Quarters, 15 % -Leeds and Dewsbury, Halves, 4% p.-Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 2% p. -Ditto, New, 2% p.-London and North-Western, 190-Manchester and Leeds, Ex tensions.' 114 p. -Manchester Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Quarters, No. 1. 3% p.-Manchester ((late Great Grimsby and Sheffield), 4% dis. -Midland Stock, 12414-Newcastle and Carlisle, 112%-Northern Counties Union, 11% dis.--Preston and Wyre, 32-Ditto, Half Shares (A), 3 p.-Ditto, ditto (B), 1 ,4 p.- Shrewsbury and Birmingham (B), % p.-Shropshire Union Railway and Canal, 14 dis. ex int.-Dublin and Wexford, 1 dis.-Newry and Warrenpolnt, 1 p.-Dutch Rhenish, 2% ells. MANCHESTER, FEBRUARY 5. STOCK Excarasoc-The sales are-Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, par- Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, 5-16 p.-Bir mingham and Oxford Junction 9 p.-Blackburn, Clitheroe, & c., % dis.- Buckinghamshire, 14 p.-East Lancashire, 2 % p.-Ditto, New (scrip), 11,4 p.-East Lincolnshire, 21A p.-Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding, 5-16 dis.-Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, 'Thirds, 1% c. p.-Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport (West Lancahire), 2 3-16 p.-Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland. p.-Manchester and Leeds Extension, 1 2-16 p.-Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Quarters, No. 2, 2214-Ditto, Eighths, dis.-North British Extension, p.-North Staffordshire, 31 % p. North-Western, % p. -Oldham Alliance, % p.-Preston and Wyre, Halves (A), 2% p.-Ditto, (B), % p.-S cott i sh Central, 7% p.- Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), I p. - South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, % p. -West Riding Union, 1 11-16 p. LEEDS, FEBRUARY 5. STOCK Excnesfox.-The sales are-Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 3s. dis.-Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham, 15s. p.-Buck inghamshire, 6s. p.-East Lancashire, New, 21. 3s. 9d. p.-Ditto, New Scrip, 255. p.-East and West Yorkshire, ss. 6d. dia.-Leeds and Dewsbury, Branches, Scrip (blue), 3 1 ,4 p.-Leeds and Thirsk, 2% dis.-Ditto, New, 12s. 6d. dis.-Ditto, Prafarence, 245. p.-Lei cester and Bedford, 2s. 6d. dis.-Manchester and Leeds, Extensions, 225. 6d. p.-North British, Thirds, 525. p.-Ditto, Extension (scrip), 14s. 6d. p.-North Staffordshire, 3% p.-North-Western, 9s. 6d. p. -Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole, ss. p.-West ',tiding Union, 31. 16s. 6d. HULL, FEBRUARY 5. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales aro—North British, Halves, 16 2 ,4 —Ditto, Extension (scrip), 14s. 3d. p.—Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, &c., pa.—Northern Co l mtles Union, 2t3s. SHEFFIELD, FEBRUARY STOCK EXCNANGE.—The sales are—Ambe*gatc, Nottingham, and Boston, 1 4 c. dis.—Leeds and Thirsk, 2 dis.—Manchester and Lin coln Union, 18s. 6d. dis.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and •% p.—Manchester, ShelPeld, and Lincolnshire (Grimsby and Sheffield), 265. dis.—Ditto (Sheffield and Lincoln), 1 dis.--Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole, ss. 6d. p.—South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole, 2s, dis. GLASGOW, YE: ntuty 4. STOCK EXCLIANGE.—The sa'es rie —A • rdrie and Batbgate, 81s.— Caledonian, New, 455. 6d.—Caledonian and Dumbartonshire, 48s. —Direct Northern (scrip), 525. 6d.—Dundee and Perth, 271.—Ditto, New, 13 !i—East of Fiie, 50s. 6d.—East Indian, Bs. Gd.—East Lothian Central, 43s.—Edinburgh and Perth, 51s.—Clasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, Halves, No. 2, 9 1-3—Ditto, Quarters (5 per cent. guar.), 16 —Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 6!i—Glasgow and Greenock, 181.—Ditto, Preference, Bl.—Glasgow Haltom* Mineral, 375. 6d.— Great Southorn of Madras, 48.—Manchester and So.' hampton, 325. —Midland, Halves, 6—North British, Thirds, 73s.—Ditto, New Quarters (scrip), 275. 6d.—Scottish Central, 22/.—Scottish Grand Junction, 235. 6d.--Stirling and Dunfermline, 73s.—Wilsontown, Morningside, and Coltne3s, sn. INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGI- NEERS. On Wednesday the first meeting was held in the new theatre, which is a fine room of good proportions, of a simple but bold style of architectural decoration, ex tremely well lighted, but above all well warmed and ventilated, and which as a whole may be said to be per haps the bast room in the metropolis for the meetings of a scientific body. Sir John Rennie, president in the chair. The paper read was by Mr. E. Newton. It gave a description of the method employed by Mr. Heron for the construction of the permanent way of the Philadel phia and Reading, and other railways in the United States. The method was a deviation both from the sys tems of the longitudinal and the transverse sleepers. It consisted of two series of diagonal sleepers crossing each other, and spiked together at the intersections with wooden trenails or iron pins, according to circumstances, forming an extended platform, upon which their longi tudinal bearers were laid, suporting bridge-shaped rails, with wrought iron chairs. The paper entered minutely into the modes of construction, the dimensions of the various parts, and the expense of laying the road with the ballasting. It then gave an account of several de viations from the general system, such as making the trellis work of iron laid in bitumen, &c. and also a de tail of the amount of the tr a ffi c conveyed along the rail way, whence it appeared that within one year and five days from its being opened for general use, 1,400,0(10 tons of goods had been conveyed along it, without any prejudicial effect ; and, in fact, with less wear and tear than was usual upon railways in the States. The cost of a single line was about 8501. per mile. From the discussion that ensued it appeared to be the opinion that although the system might succeed in a co untry where timber abounded , it was inapplicable for English railroads, and exceptions were taken to the general features of the construction for high speed— as Newton the rails, which weighed only 441bs. per yard ; and if a would become loosened, and there single ee l s bridge e form v velocities, e n s , o not resisthe junctions th e impact e o d f i a g the wh nally laid sleepers e t u w r e g e e n d, th a e n db wereearingrepcoeiinvetsd. as valid, but at the same time it was admitted that it was These would b o e h objections i m o 1111: much d were e ll e c strongly ttonb encourage Forksthefor r ; t t h h ee statementstl communicationian k so f h h o e e f communicate to had given, with a request meeting eaccountsxtreel were of foreign v ote desirable t engineeringtoo Mr. thatwouldo 0 Mr.T thehl l e e pr following o t t fe s this i on feelingof papercivil ae his sn ga announced oeur Englishnn cge.d9 s t c n b t e ifi c read brethren next meeting, on Tuesday, February No. 750.1. Jackson, ckn, A Description so of s t s h o e c G . i r n e s a t. t c.E, North olland Canal, by G. B. v H --- OSPITAL FOIL CONSUMPTION. Yesterday a meeting of the governors was held at the Institution, Bromp ton, when it was stated that his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge had kindly consented to preside at the anniver- sary festival to be held on the 9th of June next. It was also announced that the late Miss Churchill, of Chelsea, had bequeathed the sum of 2001. to the Nude of the in stitution, INDIA. (From the Times.) We publish to-day another letter from " Civis," with con siderable pleasure, in finding that our own satisfaction at the new settlement of the Punjaub is shared by our experienced correspondent; and in discovering, as we think we may ven ture to state, that his opinions are assuming a certain simila rity to our own. Beyond a doubt we are now in contact with people of a different stamp from those who were our neigh bours, when Benares was a remote city, and .Agra the bourne of an invalid tourist : yet we conceive it is inaccurate to state that we are engaging these highlanders of Old Zabulis tan, with no other resources than those furnished by the less hardy recruits of Bengal. The robust races of the north-west are not bounded by the Sutlej, " There are hills beyond Pentland and strgans beyond Forth.' Between Loodianah and Moorshedabad there are: provinces stocked with men of a very different mould from the Ben galee, though the Sindian campaign showed that these high caste soldiers could supply with courage and spirit what nature had denied them in thews and sinews. In our westward progress we have absorbed into ourselves all the military - strength of the conquered districts. The men of Oude and Allahabad, the descendants oC those daring freebooters, who, under the Robin Hoods of the East, bearded the Affghan` at Delhi; the active and stubborn Goorkhas, and the. sturdy mountaineers of Rajpootana, have all contributed their quota to our Indian army. Even the best and most promising of the Seikhs have already been enrolled in a service where they may fortify their valour with discipline, and find at length a legitimate field for both. What we have done no lords of Hindostan ever did before. There was no Ilindoo warrior in past times. A score of nations swelled the armies of the Em perors—Tartars Turks, Usbeks, Persians, and Moguls , b ut though the Hindoo was not outlawed yet he never makes his appearance there. Till the first forays of Sivajee all the battles for Hindostan were fought on both sides by foreigners ; we first taught the native his value and his prowess and our regiments are now followed by crowds of supernumerary aspi rants to the honour of serving the best masters the East ever knew. It is with such a combination of strength as this, exclusive too of a British force in itself capable of marching from Cakutta to Caubul; that vte;shall rrieq • jf need be, the disjointed remain.- otsthe'--Doofit.nee errsp;.ik''nevt boasting little more power than may be centred in the prowess of in dividual swordsmen. But every mail's intelligence makes even this collision less and less probable. It is now un questioned that the Durbar of Caubul is as incompetent to maintain itself as the Durbar of Lahore. Already it is re ported that overtures have been made to the British autho rities for the establishment of friendly relations, and it seems more likely that we should be the guardians than the enemies of Dost Mahomed and his house. Our able correspondent is fain to turn from the present to the future, to expatiate upon our suicidal philanthropy and to anticipate our eventual downfal from institutions which his own liberality will hardly allow him to condemn. We entirely concur in his prophecy, that when the undoes have learnt to reason they may 'cease to obey. Our colleges and our schools, our presses and oar societies, our teaching and our preaching, are, indeed, raising up an " enemy," if such must be the term, more for midable than ever crossed the Himalayas from Thibet, or the Indus from Candahar. But if the fulness of time should ever bring about this dissolution of our sway, it will be an end both natural and honourable, and will demonstrate that we have both deserved and improved the supremacy we have enjoyed. The most vivid imagination, however, can hardly bring this consummation within any appreciable distance; it is infinitely beyond the hopes or fears of the present generation ; and in the meantime we may reap this advan tage from our generous efforts, that every proficient or con vert must, in proportion to his intelligence, be well affected to that rule from which alone his country can see anything to hope. No person can possibly support the English do, minion in India with a more serious conviction than a Hindoo educated in India. There is generally now a disagreeable corollary to our India news in the shape of some spiteful comment on Sinde. Major-General Napier is most assuredly justified in the belief which he has more than once done us the honour to ex press, that we would not be the means of dissemi nating scandal concerning his brother and his doings. We have no desire to intrude ourselves into the disputes which have vegetated so luxuriantly under the sun of Bombay. If we think that Sinde is not worth keeping, it is • ly from an unbiassed balanc e of its p roduce and its simply costs, and our conclusion is unattended with any wish to depreciate the merits of the conquest or disparage the gene ralship of the conqueror. Sir Charles Napier's enemies have overshot their mark. The legend of Nusseer Khan's Bruen Whip, if it be a legend, is nature itself, compared with those circumstantial tales of the piety, meekness, and temperance of the Ameers, which would represent the terrace of Windsor Castle in 1790 as but a faint image of the virtuous sim plicity presiding in the gardens of Hyderabad. That these Princes were hardly dealt by in our relations with them it is impossible to deny, but they suffered least, we think, at the hands of that officer whose conduct has furnished the most abundant grounds of complaint. Strangers, uninvited and unwelcome, obtruded them selves into their territories, and forced them to treaties which were again superseded by others successively more and more stringent and unfavourable, under pretext that the former had been infringed. But, taking them from September 1842 we believe they fairly forfeited their kingdom by the rules of war; nor is it very easy to condemn Sir Charles for having learnt from the events of the previous year to strke the first blow. It is preposterous to talk about the " patriarchal rule " of these quarrelsome and sensual despots—themselves usurping invaders of so recent a date that a representative of the family they expelled is still alive. Sir Charles's own title to the Turban would have been as good as Roostum's if he had lived there a ecore of years longer. Their most famous places—the very.anhieuts,ofssar spgpaatiqpitr.-Kg 7 rachee, Sukkur, and Shikarpoor , were:ktulen from their neighbours but a few years back. We have won the country with as strong an arm as they did and in a much better cause; and the only question is , is it worth our keep ing? If it - gave us a stronger frontier—if, in the command of the lower Indus, it gave us the restored tralc . of Central Asia which once flowed through Shikarpoor—i e ith by its produce the treasury of Calcutta, and r s o up e p in h e e n d t p u ( s ) ri f w the what alone we profess to need for t he im p v Peninsula, we might then close our hands upon our as prize, and leave the Ameers with as little room for complaint Subandar of Bengal. But we doubt it answers none oft these conditions, and ice should be loath to make the battle of 7sleanee even more costly than that of S obraon. Our t intelli gence, just published, shows that the troops were ain at the precise moment when they eretocableled with drawn,ou and we very much fear that the costs and a n c d ha a r d g v es an o . f the province are not less certain than its revenue A tages are unsubstantial. SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING THE AMENDMENT OF THE LAW. The usual general meeting of this institution was held on Wednesday, at the Rooms of the Society , Lord Brougham in the chair. 21 Regent-street, b e en re The minutes of the last meeting having ad, the fol lowing new members were ballotted for, and admitted Tucker : Messrs. Philip Twells, Le o nard H. Hartley, Diartin Smith, and Frederick Peel. A very intere,ting :report was read on tie various plans which had been tried or proposed for the improvement of the treatment of criminals and young persons likely to beconie criminals, and on the principles on which pumishments ought to be awarded and conducted. The report, which Was read by Mr. l'itt Taylor, described, at very great length, the in conveniences and evils attending the present system of se secondary punishments, and concluded by recommending 1. That all gaols, where unrestricted intercourse is allowed, should be abolished. 2. That neither convicted nor uncon victed prisoners should be allowed to remain in a state of idle ness. 3. That tread-wheel labour should be abolished. 4, That the building of district prisons within a limited perio:l be renered compulsor ratey. 5. That such prisons should be should d so built as to afford sepa accommodations to each pri- goner. 6. That metal labour. ex gr. mat, rug , making, tailoring, washing, shoemaking, stressing, bask knitting, &c., should be uniformly introduced in all prisons. 7. That these occupations should be taught by c o o t m te - r petent persons attached to each prison. 8. That a b _ class of schoolmasters should be appointed, with larger sala ries, and that it should be compulsory on every criminal to attend school for a fixed time each day . 9. That to each suffi gaol a chaplain should be attached, with a salary large to ensure competency, and that it should be incumbent ciently upon him to reside in the prison , and to give his dived attention to the spiritual wants of its inmates. 10. That assuming the alterations to be carried into effect, short sen tences—that is, under one month—should be discontinued. 11. That a coarse, plain, and uniform diet should be en -11. 12. That for juvenile offenders and other des ti forced. children one or two large asylums should be establishe on a somewhat similar plan to that p r oposed by Mr. .Pear son, only taking care that the discipline be sufficiently severe. After some discussion, in which Mr. EWART. M.P., and Mr. M. D. HILL, Q.C., took a part, i L or d BROUGIIAM ex pressed his opnion that short terms of imprisonment were ineffi . cient tor the reformation of criminals, however they might be d appl f icable . to the punish ment of minor offences. As regardsTe or . mation, there was no chance of bringing the criminal s mind to the proper state for the operation of the reformatory process during a very short The public mind ves,, h e was imprisonmen,t, glad to say, become an akencaemtletlonthteheprroopfoerrolobajteiocot of the punishment of criminals, f nly th t i h s e latta were offender ; wherea s, in former days,. the idea was usually preva l e nt that the object of puni , s r h h m e en e t ife w e as t o o pre vention of crime ,by ex am p le. opinion was the fo rmer frequency of executions, which we ev id en tly intended for the purpose of deterring by example. The most successf ul mode of preventing and diminishing crime was by educating, the peol_e,e noble l and teaching them a hatred of vice of all descriptions. hord adverted to the great advantage of infant schools as a means of dimi nishingmhtbe. .coantsiddeiored old-fashioned, and the number of criminals. He entertained an opinion which, perhaps, which perhaps was not particip e by any one else hi the TOM ; he would not give up the punishment of death in certain cases, as a means of . deterring . from crime, although give it up in all case he would most willingli a where it ought not to be inflicts • The further discussion of the subject matter of the report was adjourned to the 17th of this month. DESPERATE SUICIDE BY PRUSSIC ACID. —On Thurs day, whilst Mr. Mills, the Deputy. Coroner, was holding an inquest in Marylebone, he received information of the following determined act of self-destruction by a young gen tleman named H. B. Fisher , assistant to Mr. Fa rmer , , chemist, of Duke-street, Manchester-square. It appears that Mr. Fisher has for some time past been paying his addresses to a young lady residing in Robert-street, Paddington. O n Tuesday morning, at eight o'clock, he went out, and was seen walking with the young lady in question, in the neighbour hood, and engaged with her in earnest conversation. He returned home shortly after nine o'clock, and in a few minutes went up stairs to his bedroom. About ten o'clock, the 3 - outh left in charge of the shop ran up to the deceased's bedroom, and having called 3lr. Fisher several times without receiving any answer, he opened the door, and there dis covered the deceased lying on the floor struggling, and ap parently in the agonies of death. He raised an alarm, and two or three medical gentlemen were sent for and promptly iarrived. Antidotes were administered, but Mr. Fisher died in two or three minutes after. A cup was on the table which was found to have contained a strong dose of prussic acid mixed with brandy. Two letters were also found, one ad-, dressed by the deceased to his relatives, and the °till!. to the young lady in question, in both of which he declared his in tention to commit the act. The Coroner has ordered a post modem examination of the body. • QTEAM via the CAPE to MADRAS, CAL -1.7 CUTTA, PENANG, SINGAPORE, and lIONG-KONG, calling at the C APE, MAURITIUS and CEYLON. The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company intend to eispateh their Steam Ships. " POTTINGER," of 1,400 Tons, 500 horse power, Feb. 16. The accommodation for passengers is of a very superior descrip tion. The Cabin fittings, together with bedding, linen, and every requisite are provided at the Company's expense, The rates of pas sage are, to the Cape, 60/. ; to the Mauritius, 751. ; to Calcutta, lig, including a handsome table, wines, &c., and every expense. For plans and further particulars, apply at the Company's Offices, 51, St, Mary Axe, London. 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This excellent Family Pill is a medicine of long-tried efficacy for correcting all disorders of the Stomach and Bowels, the common symptoms of which are Costiveness, Flatulency, Spasms, Loss of Appetite, Sick Head-ache, Giddiness, Sense of Fulness after meals, Dizziness of the Eyes, Drowsiness and Pains in the Stomach and Bowels ; Indigestion, producing a Torpid state of the Liver, and a consequent Inactivity of the Bowels, causing a disorganization of every function of the frame, will, in this most excellent preparation, by a little perseverance, be effectually removed. Two or three doses will conviaee the afflicted of its salutary effects. The stomach will speedily regain its strength ; a healthy action of the liver, bowels, and kidneys will rapidly take place; and instead of listlessness, heat, pain, and jaundiced appearance, strength, activity, and renewed health will be the quick result of taking this medicine, according to the directions accompanying each box.: These Pills are particularly efficacious for Stomach Coughs, Colds, Agues, Shortness of Breath, and all Obstructions of the Urinary Passages; aud, if taken after too free an indulgence at table, they quickly restore the system to its natural state of repose. Persons of a Full Habit, who are subject to Head-ache, Giddiness, Drowsiness, and Singing in the Ears, arising from too great a flow of Blood to the Head, should never be without them, as many dan gerous symptoms will be entirely carried off by their immediate use. For Females, these Pills are most truly excellent, removing all obstructions, the distressing Head-ache so very prevalent with the sex; Depression of Spirits, Dulness of Sight, Nervous Affections, Blotches, Pimples, and Sallowness of the skin, and give a healthy and juvenile bloom to the complexion. To Mothers they are confidently recommended as the best medi cine that can be taken during pregnancy; and for children of all ages they are unequalled. As a pleasant, safe, and easy Aperient, they unite the recom mendation of a mild operation with the most successful effect, and require no restraint of diet, or confinement during their use. By re gulating the dose, according to the age and strength of the patient, they become suitable for every case, in either sex, that can be re quired ; and for Elderly People they will be found to be the most comfortable medicine hitherto prepared. Sold lay T. I'rout, 229, strand, London. Price Is. 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These Pills area pure extract of camomile flowers, prepared by a peculiar process, by which all the medicinal properties of rather more than one ounce of the flowers are concentrated into four moderate. sized pills, They are mild in operation, and have proved wonder fully successful In removing every sympton of indigestion, sick head ache, loss of appetite, giddiness, heartburn, costiveness, eruptions of the skin, and all complaints arising from a disordered state of the digestive organs ; they require no alteration of diet, and their opera tions will he found so beneficial in giving tone to the stomach, regu lating the bowels, and in promoting a healthy habit, as fully to con vince all who take them of their great utility. Pertons who have suffered from indigestion for several years, have, by their use, in a few weeks perfectly recovered, which is a convincing proof that in the smallest compass is contained the largest quantity of the tonic principle of so peculiar a nature as to pervade the whole system, through which it diffuses health and strength. Sold in bottles at Is. 1}4c1., 23.9 d., and I Is. each, in every town in the kingdom. CATIVO-N.—Be sure to ask for " Norton's rills," and be not per saded to purchase an imitation. 0 ao-zA , , ~ -._ -,- - A -4,11-11// f &,,i + ;,~ ~, ..- 7 Y r-- PRICE SD. • • VA -2 i' • . 0.13 t • i tt , 1.0 , e r'v • (SSr " , t V ' Vf I .I A . . 1 ' AgNiSk 4 ,91,t% iN.5*-"Tir4°- • ' A t,r ,•\ se. 440 11110 "11164k —p.,JER* 14. ..,4,141,, ) • tr.* r ,L\ e. , • di rtt - 4i; \f' I. 4'7; • Ron. ~'~_,i'i' _ ~~ _ ~- - ~ r ~ . S 1 11 Ng FEBRUARY 6, 1847. PETITIONS ON PRIVATE BILLS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. (Room 22, before Mr. Examiner Small.) UNOPPOSED LIST. In the following unopposed cases the standing orders were found to have been complied with : Leeds and Thirsk Railway (Knaresborough and Borough bridge Branch). Leeds and Thirsk Railway (Harrowgate and Pately Branch, &c.) Leeds and Thirsk Railway (Eaglescliffe and Stillington Ex tension). Leeds and Thirsk (Branch from Millersley, &c.) Leeds and Thirsk (Deviation of Main Line in Chimple Val ley, &c.) OPPOSED LIST. MIDLAND RAILWAY (SHLF ts.• ' RNSLEY, DONCASTER, AND - MOIOLE L In this case it was decided that the stand orders had not been complied with in one or two importantinstances. CALEDONIAN, WISEIAW, AND COLTNESS RAILWAY. The remainder of the day was occupied with the opposi tion to this petition, but no allegations worthy of note were sustained. The case was adjourned. (Room 23, before Mr. Examiner MAY. ) UNOPPOSED LIST. In the following unopposed cases the customary formal proofs were taken, and the standing orders complied with : Exeter and Exmouth Railway Act Amendment. London and North-Western Railway (Prescot and Wolver hampton Branch, &c. ) London and North-Western Railway (Ormakirk and Rain ford Branch, &c.) OPPOSED LIST. CORNWALL AND DEVON CENTRAL RAILWAY. This adjourned case was then resumed. The inquiry occu pied the Examiner the rest of the day. A few similar alle gations to those which have already been noticed were sus tained. Thecase was further adjourned. A STANDING ORDERS eOMMIT TEE. The Committee of Standing Orders met yesterday at the usual hour, for the dispatch of public business. The following decisions were given : BRISTOL AND EXETER (LAUNCESTON AND CREDITON BRANCH). Standing orders not to be dispensed with. GLASGOW, KILMARNOCK, AND ARDROSSAN. Standing orders not to be dispensed with. SALISBURY AND YEOVIL. Allowed to proceed. The above decisions having been announced, the Com mittee adjourned at Half-past Four o'clock. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEEN'S B Cil, Feb. 5, HARRIS V. RICHARDS. This was an action of trover brought by a Mr. Thomas Harris, against Mr. Richards, an auctioneer, in Rathbone place, to recover compensation in damages for the conversion of a mahogany wardrobe. The plaintiff, being in need of Money deposited the wardrobe in question with the defendant for I!. is. It was put up for sale on the 7th of July, but it was bought in by a friend of the plaintiff for 21. 2s. The plaintiff applied for it on the 10th, but he was sold that it had been taken by some person by mistake; but that if lie would give them a few days they would trace it, and return it to him. The next day it was found to have been given by mistake to a person named Keyhole, a printer's broker, in the neighbour hood of St. Martin's-lane, and it was returned to the defendant's rooms OD the 13th. On the 17th the clerk of the plaintiff's attorney served the defendant with a notice, demanding possession of the article. He was told that he might have it of the defendant's clerk, but he replied that he had nothing to do with the wardrobe, his sole business being to serve the notice. No subsequent application was made, and the defendant was served with a writ in August, and the action had proceeiled in the ordinary course. ~ ,: . r ; .: The defence was, that the defendant had offered:4o return the article within a reasonable time, litt thertrNwas4no .ti conversion, and that the action was simpl brough for coats. Lord DEN MAN told the jury that if theynconsider thtr tide was taken by mistake, and that. the ,def ant ad offered to return it within a reasonable time, that iishoUld give their verdict in his favour ; but that irtbey esaisidered there hed been a conversion, and that the plaintiff had suffered injury in consequence, thit they should:4 ind for the plaintiff, and specify the amount of damage to which they considered him entitled. The defendant, by paying the costs of the writ, and by returning the wardrobe, might by the consent of a judge at chambers, have put an end to the action. The jury, after deliberating a few minutes, found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 40s. COURT OF EXCHEQUER.—Feb. 5. EDWARD V. CURTIS. This was an action in which the plaintiff sought to recover compensation in damages for a violent assault committed upon him by the defendant. Sergeant Wilkins appeared for the plaintiff; Mr. Crowder for the defendant. It appeared that the plaintiff was a poulterer, carrying on business in Newgate-street ; the defendant was a meat sales man, conducting his business in the same place as the plaintiff, ' In consequence of a few words having passed between the parties, the defendant struck the plaintiff, and pushed him down, and such was the severe nature of the blow and the falt - that-the house surgeon of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, whither the plaintiff was taken, said that the radius or small bone of the wrist was broken, and that the plaintiff remained in the hospital for a period of five weeks under treatment for the injury. Mr. CROWDER addressed the jury at some length for the defendant. The LORD CHIEF BARON summed up, and The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages W. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Feb. 3. GODDARD V. DOBSON AND ANOTHER. This was an action brought by Mr. Henry Goddard, a surgeon, residing at Deptford, to recover 153/. on a promis sory note from Mr. Dobson, a medical practitioner in the county of Essex, and Mrs. Laburn, a lady residing in Re gent-street. The defence set up was, that the names of the defendants attached to the note were not in the handwriting of the parties. Mr. Sergeant Channel and Mr. Bovil were for the plaintiff; Mr. Sergeant Byles and Mr. Wordsworth for the defendants. A number of witnesses were called, who deposed to the handwriting of the signatures in the note being that of the defendants. In cross-examination several notes, the purport of which did not appear, were submitted to these witnesses, who like wise stated that, to the best of their knowledge they were in the handwriting of the defendant Mrs. Laburn. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. George Barker, a silk printer, aged 32, and James Barker, a silk dresser, aged 25, were indicted for a burglary, in the house of Mr. John William Edmondson, the Sloop Inn, at _poplar, and stealing bank notes to the value of 404, and gold and_silver money to the amount of 1001. Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Bal.laniyne — wcre retained for the prosecution. Mr. CLARKSON having addressed the jury, Mr. BALLANTYNE called Mr. Edmondson, who said, that he took the Sloop last June twelvemonth, and that shortly afterwards he hired James Barker as a potman, who for some time slept in the house, and had opportunities of knowing how witness kept his cash. He had one cash boz which he deposited in his iron safe when he went to bed, and took the other up with him. The iron safe was in the bar, and when he retired for the night it was his cus tom, after fastening up the bar, to lock his own room door and leave the Aey crossways, which he considered the safest plan. On the B.th January last the potman ceased to sleep in the house, and on the night of that day—the last time he saw the potman—abo ut ten o'clock, he left. After depo siting one cash-bmx in the iron safe, 'he found, on going round the premises, o.ne of the window shutters unsafe ; this he made safe, and then went to bed. According to cus tom, he fastened his lied-room door in his usual way. He was not disturbed during the night, but on awaking a little after six o'clock in the morning, he found his bed-room door standing half open, and was surprised by seeing his gar dener, 'who gave him a light, at the door. lie missed his keys of the house, and in running down stairs he ran against a piece of iron, which was placed in the eni.l of the key. This piece of iron, which was produced in Court, was like a piece of wire, several inches long, with a portion at one end so arranged as to fall down. It appeared that this piece of wire had been pa ssed through the back of the bed-room door, and had then be en made to drop into the ear of the key ; then acting like a 1 atch key, caused the proper key to shoot the lock. On sea rching, witness found that the safe in the bar had been br( 'ken open, and that there had been taken from it two gold watches, a gold watch guard, a gold chain, a silver watch, several ship warrants, about 801. in gold, silver, any d notes, together with one of his hats and a bottle of gin altogether he had lost property to the amount of about 20 401. in value. On going round the premises with the police th ey found that one of the windows had been raised in the nib ;ht sufficiently high to admit a man, and the back door wi is wide open. Several wine baskets, which had been de po sited in an outhouse the night before, were placed beneath th, .1 window which looked into the garden. Across the garden the re were foot tracks. When James Barker came in the morn ing witness asked him what time he reached home the previous nig' ht? He replied, that it was about h a lf-pastten, when t oft one he policemen immediately asse rted that he had me . h was im h ei the e x_ at half•past two that morningand h , 0 ins; teument by which the bed .ro m d when e w n a h e o the shown itedbib great confusion. Upon observing this the policeman the replies did not affect the prey confirmed the testimony of his Ir. DOANE cross-examined on .e b as eh e a v lf id o ea f T e e . prisoner, but ;harles Cowls, the ostler, con bac k door open. I other witnesses, the jury ma 'ter as to finding the door of the bar-parlour and the retr trued a verdict of Guilty aga e l d George to be transported ALDERSON sentenc 11 Baron .fter the examination .of sever . i a ist both prisoners, and for ; t r. wenty, and James for fifteen years. ,-_--_ i ;14ALL--130X. H OS PITAL. -- Yesterday the halt- Yea rly court of the g overnors of this Institution, took place at I _he hospital a King's-cross. J ohn Soward, Esq., pre aid, , ad. The metrop olis, during the past year, h but from as been sin gal arly favoured in respect to epidemic malaria, BM all in particular it has been exempt to an almost un pat alleled degree, the total number of deaths from that dis ease, out of a population of nearly two millions, had been onl y 247 ; not more than 1,235 had been attacke ti d re with that ma lady, being a t the rate of Ito 2,626 of the en popul tic; 1. The total number admitted to the hospital (luring the pas t year who were affected with small-pox was 147, of whom 29 died. The labours of the medical officers in the vaccina t a department had been very successful, 2,783 having been vaeinated at the hospital, and 2,013 by medical practi tioners supplied with the pure lymph, which the establish nu nt provided. Potatoes are now selling at Sunderland at a guinea a I sad of 20 stone, which is about three times the cost in 11 unaryunary sea sons. They are also becomin g ver y scarce, and (1 al% a much tainted with disease. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of February 5.) SUGAR.—To-day, in consequence of the immense quantity of Sugar announced for public competition next week, the home trade were less inclined to operate; but holders were firm, and not inclined to reduce their quotations for any de scriptions. _ REFiraw.—To-day little advance took plaCe in the value of Refined Goods, but the home trade were large purchasers at 65s to 66s 6d for brown lumps, and 67s for Standard Lumps. Msußmus.—This afternoon there was a fair demand for all descriptions of Mauritius Sugar; and 3,191 bags at auc tion were all sold at a rise on last Tuesday's public sale of 6d to ls. _ _ Cocon.—There has been much inquiry after West India, and further advanced rates are offered. SAGO.—The demand has been active, and stiff prices have been paid : 460 boxes at public sale were all sold. EAST Ixtint.—This afternoon Bengal Sugar was in good request, and 3,160 bags 49 trcs at auction sold at a rise on the rates of Tuesday of 6d to Is per cwt. Forth:in:l.—Although all sorts of Brazil early in the week obtained rather under previous rates; still the home trade operated with caution by private contract, and none has been submitted to public competition. TEA.—Prices have not improved for Congou, but the town and country trade have been induced to operate with more freedom. In Pouchong a fair business has been transacted, and 5d to 9d has been paid for low to tine quality. In good and fine Green a good deal has been doing, and prices are well sustained. MOLASSES —The business transacted has been extremely limited in all description of West India, and prices declining. Bengal Treacle is little wanted. COFFEE.—To-day the demand was active for Native Ceylon privately ; and 100 bags at auction were sold at stiffer rates. RICE.—The market has assumed a dull appearance for Bengal of all qualities, and notwithstanding the reduced stock here, there are sellers privately at a reduction on for mer rates. For Cleaned Rice the demand has slackened, and prices are lowered. SPICES.—For Black Pepper prices have advanced %d per lb. White is wanted, and the quotations are still improv ing. The supply of Nutmegs increasing, a decline in prices o) - ..2t1 to 3d per lb has taken place. Cloves are more in de • mand, but no improvement. Mace is less wanted, and prices are on the decline. Ginger is still in good demand, and all descriptions command full rates. For Cassia Lignea prices are on the decline, whilst the supply is on the increase. Of Pimento the supply is small ; there are several buyers, and at stiff rates. The good and tine qualities of Cinnamon are wanted, and prices remain firm, but inferior, coarse, and jungle kinds can be obtained upon lower terms. Cassia Buds are wanted, and fetch 63s to 66s per cwt. SPIRITS.—Ilolder3 of all descriptions of Jamaica Rum still manifest muchlirinness, but the high rates operate mate rially against business. For East India the high rates of 3s 10d being insisted upon for proof with certificate, caused the business done to be trifling. For Leeward Island buyers have been compelled to give 4s for proof strength, and 4s Id for good brown ditto. Demerara is held with firnmess. In Brandy an extensive business has been transacted, and at ad vanced rates. Geneva has been in excellent request, com mon shipping sort at 2s id to 2s 3d, and fine for home con sumption at 3s 3d to 3s 6d per gallon proof strength. Our distillers receive contracts at Hs Pd for Corn Spirits, and at lOs 3d for Gin 22 per cent. under proof, and 10s 9d for 17 per cent. under. Oli.s.—Holders of Fish Oils manifest firmness, and have refrained from offering any at auction this week. For Sperm prices are fully as high, the demand being active, and supply moderate. Although there are arrivals of Olive Oil, still holders show firmness. For Rape Seed Oil a brisk demand exists, and further advanced rates are paid. Linseed Oil has been largely dealt in, and prices aro still rising. Cocoa Nut is not so much wanted. For Palm the market is in a quiet state, and prices tend downwards. Lard Oil is selling at 441 to 471 per tun, and the supply is on the decrease. 4 6,r, • - FLANDERS MAIL. BRUSSELS, FEB. 3.—The average price of wheat in the week ending Saturday, January 30, was 29f. 29c , and that of rye 23f. sc. The prices show an advance of 99c. on wheat, and of 96c. on rye per hectolitre. The Chamber of Representatives adopted yesterday the articles composing the chapters 1 to 4 of the budget of the war department. The King and Queen are expected this evening about ten o'clock; their Majesties will arrive at Valenciennes at seven o'clock. A terrible accident has excited general consternation in the communes of Rupelmonde and of Basele. In the brick-kilns of that place, the upper parts suddenly sank inion Thursday last, and buried eight persons in the shaft, from which the brickl oara is taken. None of them had been extricated on Thursday evening. The owner of the works was among them. _ _ _ A correspondent of Berlin writes to the Augsburg Gazette, that affairs relative to public worship will be administered in future by a central consistory, at the head of which Mr. Eichhorn will be placed, who, according to the Hanover Gazette, will be succeeded in the department of ecclesiastical affairs and public Instruction by M. de Savigny. This con sistory will be divided into two section ; one to have the direction of the affairs of the Protestant Chun*, and the other those of the Roman Catholic. The publication of the tolerance and" diet, which was pronounced sometime ago, has been delayed by the preliminary arrangements for the orga. nisation of the Consistory. The general merchants, especially those of Silesia, continue to pay much attention to the modifications which the incor poration of Cracow will occasion in the commercial relations of the late republic. The Silesian merchants who have a large capital engaged in the transactions with Cracow already suffer, and will suffer much more, from the new custom• house arrangement at Cracow. The Universal German Gazette says that at a very nu merous meeting of workmen which has taken place at that city, the incorporation of the former republic had been ap proved as favourable to the manufactures of the country, and that a deputation had waited on Count Deym, the Austrian commissioner, to acquaint him with the wishes of the As sembly. On the other hand the deputation of the mer chants of Cracow, who asked for a delay of the incorporation with the Austrian line of customs, received only a derisive answer that they might be permitted to send back the goods which were in the entrepot to the persons who had sent them. Several merchants declared that they would rather leave these goods at the disposal oft he Government; others were endeavouring to sell them at any rate before the 29th of January. A letter from Frankfort to the 03.93 ne Gazette states that everything is ready on the road from? rankfort to Cologne, that the conveyance of the India mail, by way of Trieste and Ostend, may be effected with the greatest possible rapidity, that this trial, which is to decide the superiority of this road over that by Marseilles, may not be impeded by the obstacles which Mr. Waghorne's express met with on the last occasion. Large distributions continue to be made, not only among the poor, but privately among re spectable families for improvements. THE KINGDOM OF HANOVER.—The passage between Ham burgh and Harburg, on the Elbe, was become extremely un safe, since the thaw has set in. On the 26th of January a sledge from Harburg broke in at Rechersteig, in a place where the ice was considered to be secure, and the cargo consisting of a sum of money, amounting to 200,000 rix dollars, fell into the water, but was happily recovered. The waggons, chiefly loaded with potatoes, commg from Hanover, have for some days gone by way of Wilkemsberg. The luggage sledges, however, continue to come to Hamburgh across the North Elbe. FRANKFORT ON THE RHINE, JAN. 28.—Her Imperial High ness the Crown Princess of Russia is expected to visit the Grand Ducal Court, near Darmstadt, in the approaching spring unless unforeseen obstacles should intervene. The accounts of the health of the Princess are said to be satis• factory. The reports which have lately been circulated respecting the second marriage of his Highness the Duke of Nassau are quite destitute of foundation, and although such an event is much desired by his subjects, there does not appear to be any likelihood that their wishes will be soon fulfilled. Many English families have this winter taken up their residence at Wiesbaden, probably because rent is very low there at this season. In our city. on the contrary, the num ber of strangers who come to winter is this year only small, which is, perhaps, owing to the high price of provisions, &c., here, and their own circumscribed means may also contribute; though it cannot be denied that our city, like all other inland commercial places, has disadvantages in respect to trade, yet its general prosperity is advancing_ otherwise we could not account for the fact that our city is greatly beautified in the interior, and is also increasing in its suburbs. We are ex pecting a speedy commencement of a more active trade. The ice on the Maine and the Rhine broke yesterday, and unless severe weather set in, or high water, which unhappily may be expected during mild weather amid the mountains covered with snow, the navigation will quickly recommence. This event is looked for with some anxiety, because large exportations of fruit are expected from Holland, and hence naturally a falling in the prices here. It is, however, stated that the prices of corn are still rising in Holland. If the present mild state of the weather should continue, our labouring classes, who are almost starving with cold and hunger, will be enabled to procure work. CRACOW, JAN. 28.—An announcement of the Imperial Commissioner, Count Deym, dated the 25th instant, states that all letters coming to the Imperial Post-office of Cracow, to be forwarded to the kingdoms of Poland and of Russia, and to be forwarded by way of Michaelowich, and those coming to that place to be forwarded to Cracow, are to be charged, from the let of February, 1847, on sending and on delivering, a reduced local postage of three kreuges for a single letter. WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET, FRIDAY.—The sup plies this week are large of wheat, and moderate of other articles. The demand for wheat is very limited, and to pro gress with sales a reduction of 2s. to as. per quarter must be submitted to, but holders generally are not anxious sellers at the reduced rates. Barley is ready sale at fully last week's prices, and malt is more in demand at improving rates. Oats are ld. per stone, and shelling Is. per load lower, with a very limited inquiry. Beans meet a dull sale,at rather iess money.—Leeds Mercury. The Share market on Friday remained in a quies cent state, business being limited in its extent, and the va riation in prices consequently very trifling. The dividends declared by some of the old companies at the half-yearly meetings now holding are h i g hl y satisfactory, indicating the soundness of railway investme nts, and must, we re , p vent any further permanent decline in the value of this class of property, unless unforseen circumstances cause a further pressure in the money market.—Leeds Mercury. HAIR-DRESSERS EARLY CLOSING ASSOCIATION.— Ye4terday a meeting of this association was held at the Bedford Head Tavern, Bloomsbury, for the purpose of adopt ing means to obtain an abridgment of the hours of business. The chairman said it was gratifying to remark that the early closing movement had met with considerable sympathy from the trade, some of the most influential employers having given it their support by closing their shops at 8 o'clock, and contri buring to its funds. FRENCH CATTLE.—A cargo of prime bullocks ar rived here on Sunday last, from Portrieux, per the smack Jersey Maid, and were disposed of the following day, at the cattle market.—Plymouth Jou;nal. [ADVERTISEMENT.] ANOTHER EXTRAORDINARY CURE OF ASTHMA BY HOLLOWAY'S PlLLS.—Patrick Casey, residing at Compton-place,Brunswick-squ are.had suffered from aChronic:Asth ma 'for more than three years. This poo r man was so great a sufferer that he did not dare to go to bed, for fear of the phlegm choking him ; indeed, he could not even lay his head upon a table for half an hour, lest he should be suffocated. Nevertheless, this person is now labouring from morning till ni g ht, s l eeps as well as ever h e did in his life, and, in fact, is completely cured by the use of Holloway's Pills.—Sold (also Holloway's Ointment) at Professor Holloway's Es tablishment, 244, Strand, London, and by all respectable vendors of ratacine throughout the world. .LIGENC E. , TERRANEAN SQUADRON.. !arbour—The Ceylon, 12. recei , p, ig iag of Rear-Admiral Sir L. Curtis, second in command, and superintendent of Malts dock-yard ; Inconstant, 36, Captain C. H. Fremantle Spartan, 22, Captain T. M. C. Symonds ; Bonetta, steam.. vessel, Commander T. S. Brock ; Research, surveying -cutter, Lieutenant Spratt ; Locust steamer, Lieutenant-Commander Power ; 'Trident, Lieutenant C. E. Rigge ; Jackal steamer, Commander W. M. J. G. Pasco; and Wee Pet steam-tug. At Sea—The Hibernia, 120, Captain Peter Richards, C. a, bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir W. Parker, G.C.8., the Commander-in-Chief. At Gibraltar—The Virago war-steamer, Commander J. Lunu, and Siren, 16, Captain H. E. EdgelL At 'Lisbon—The Amazon, 26, Captain J. J. Stopford, and Bloodhound steamer, Commander R. Phillips. At Corfu—The Meteor, Captain Buttler. At the Piraeus of Athens—The Fantome, 16, Commander Le Hardy. At Beyrout—The Harlequin, Commander Moore. At Smyrna—None. En route from Portsmouth to Malta—The Vengeance, O. MAIL STEM-PACKETS. At Malta—The Volcano, Lieutenant J. Crang, and Spitfire" Lieutenant J. A. Macdonald. En route from Malta to Marseilles—The Flamer, Cont. mender Lavie. En route from Malta to the lonian Islands and Greece.* The Hecla war steamer, Commander C. Starmer. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COM.. rartv's FLOTILLA. At Southampton —The Pottinger and Achilles. En route to Gibraltar and Southampton from Malta—The Oriental. En route from Southampton to Gibraltar and Malta—The Ripon. En route to Constantinople and Ports of the Black See from Malta—The Tagus. En route to Alexandria from Malta—The Ariel. At Malta—The Erin. FOREIGN SHIPS OF WAR AND PACKETS IN PORT. The French steamer Mentor, Neapolitan steamer Ercolarick Anglo-Maltese Scotia, her Majesty's transport shipsFlorentis and Diligence. Ponrsmoirrn, FEB. 4.—The Retribution steam-frigate returned from the wreck of the Sphynx this morning, towing up one of the " camels" and a flat boat. The Myrtle, steam tender, has proceeded to the wreck to-day, it is understood, to order all the remaining vessels to return to port. The Seafiowercutter, Acting-Commander Warren, returned to her station off Jersey this morning. The Porcupine steam-vessel, Acting-Commander Talmo= is taking on board a cargo of meal from the Clarence-yards with which she will leave this evening for Ober!, Ireland. ' The Medea steam-sloop, Commander Matimi, is taking 1* the baggage and carriages of Sir G. H. Seymour, G,C.8., alongside the jetty, with whom she will leave as soon &spelt.. sible for Lisbon, whence she will proceed to the Cape of Good Hope. Site is iinatie-taiiike any passengers, althoneteleasatam. -,-,4 several officers are 'waiting to join their ships at the Cape and East Indies. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. s.—The quarterly dinner of the Portsmouth Naval Club took place last evening, at the Foun. tain Hotel, Admiral Sir C. Ogle, Bart., Conunander-m-Chief, in the chair. Commander Robert Jenner, just promoted, will, we aro informed, be one of the officers to co-operate with Major Ste vens, of the Royal Marine Artillery, in drilling and exerqis ing the dockyard artizans to the use of small arms and great guns. We have before expressed our opinion (which is the general one) of Captain Jenner's merits as a scientific and. meritorious officer, and experience convinces us that a better selection could scarcely have been made in the officer to fill the above appointment. The Curlew, 10-gun brig, fitted with a 13-inch mortar upon the plan of Lieutenant Julius Robert s , _ Royal Merino Artillery, will be towed out to Spithead on Monday, weather permitting, to make ,a trial of the important inveaation. No committee has as yet been appointed to report upon the trial. The Echo steam-tug returned from the wreck of the Sphynx during the last night, bringing in the remainder of the riggers, except four, the shipwrights, &c., employed, and all the gear, except what is required fer clearing the vessel, which is to be done as far as is possible. We understand Captain H. T. Austen, deputy comptroller of the machinery at Woolwich, the officer sent by the Admiralty to superin tend the operations, wrote to Rear-Admiral Parker, detailing the harassing nature of the service these men had to perform, and recommending them to be allowed a day's holiday for rest, which has been granted. It is also understood that are application will be made to the Admiralty for extra pay to be granted, which has been hardly earned, but cannot be given without a special order, their rations being all thatie allowed to the riggers. A lad employed as an under se ant in the gun-room mess of the St. Vincent was drummAd ashore to-day from that ship, for having broken open an officer's desk and asstracted therefrom notes to the amount of 101. and upwards, and other property. He had " thief " marked in large characters on a piece of canvas , and stitched on his back ; but the hardened young ruffian no sooner reached terrafirraa tbanhe tore it off, flung it at the officers, and challenged any of theta to come on shore and fight him. The Medea steam-sloop, Commander T. H. Mason, has been paid advance to-day, and will sail to-morrow morning after post time for Lisbon, with Sir G. Hamilton ',Seymour, his family and suite. In Harbour.—St. Vincent, Victory, Belleisle, and Excel lent; Medea, Rattler, Echo and Myrtle steamers. In the Basin.—Sidon, Edinburgh, and Kestrel. In Dock.—Victoria and Albert, Prince Regent, Ajax; Leander, Dauntless, Champion, and Serpent. WOOLWICH, Fan. 4.—The Birkenhead steam troop-ship, Commander Ingram, has received orders to proceed to Chat ham immediately, and she will leave Woolwich this after noon to embark the 56th Regiment of Foot at that port and. convey them to Portsmouth, where the officers, non-com missioned officers and men will be transferred to the Belleisle, . which will convey them to Corfu, where the regiment is to be stationed. The Tartarus steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander Coles, previous to leaving Woolwich for Greenhithe and Cork, took on board a number of coppers to be used for making soup for the poor inhabitants of Ireland. The Benbow, 72 guns, was towed from Sheerness to Wool wich on Tuesday by the Lightning steam-vessel, Master- Commander Petley, and will . be taken alongside the dock yard this afternoon, in place of the Hebe, to serve as a. barrack or depot for the men of the Royal Marines sta tioned here, until their new barrack is made ready for their I reception. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—FRIDAY. METROPOLITAN STAN itS.-100 to 6 agst Bourton (taken) —lOO to 6 agst Pink Bonnet (taken)-100 to 6 agat Lady Sarah ( taken). CHESTER Cur. —2O to 1 agst Mendicant (taken)-23 to 1 agst The Lamb-28 to 1 agat Bedlam-30 to 1 agat The Flitch-30 to 1 agst Camera Obscura-35 to 1 agat Punch_ 50 to 1 agst Fitzwilliam (taken)-50 to 1 agst Sting (taken) —5O to 1 agst Sir Tatton Sykes-50 to 1 agst Saltoun. DERBY.-15 to 2 agst Van Tromp-11 to 1 a9,st Epirote -14 to 1 agst Planet-20 bo I agst Glentilt-33 to 1 agst Conyngham (taken)-33 to l agst Sister to Cobweb colt -40 to 1 agst Wanota-50 to 1 agst Will-o'-the-Wisp (taken. freely). THE CHESTER Cur.—lt appears that Smuggler Bill re. mains in after all, making acceptances 109. NEWMARKET COURSING MEETING.—FnmAY. DERBY.—Rhadamanthus beat Valiant, and won the stakes. THE Coup.—Victor beat Dowager Queen, and won the Cup. Osus.—Silesia and Daisy divided the stakes, after two undecided courses. PORT STAKES.—Brutus beat Mainmast, and won the stakes. ExIeING STAKES.—Mentor beat Rosetta, and won the stakes. • ----- Boman/tat STAKIS.—Varna beat Mawworm, and won. RuTLAnn STAnas,—Backsheesh beat Doubtful, and won. the stakes. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Her Majesty's steghonnds meet on Monday, at New Lodge, Fri., Richings Park—at 11. Mr. Horndon's lids., Mon., St. he Village; Thurs., Lifton Park-10%. Montgomeryshire Hs., Tues., Guilsfield ; Fri., Brynderion. Bridge-10. Somersetshire Subscription hds., Tues., Fairfield ; Fri. Buncombe Hill-10i. Wheatland hds., Tues., Builduas Park; Fri., Billingsley. Brighton hrrs., Mon., Patcham ; Wed., Racecourse; Fri; Dyke---i to 11. Brookside hrrs., Mon., Newmarket Hill; Thurs., Tela combe-tye-101/2. Mr. Trelawneys hds., Tues., Flente Western Lodge; Fri. Hall Plantation —loi. Mr. Deacon's hrrs., Wed., Lammertoti ; Sat., Chillaton. -10 i. Cottesmore hds., Tues., the Bridge in Nermanton Park; Wed., Market Overton; Fri., Colsterworth ; Sat., Little Dal by—* to 11 Earl Fitzwilliam's hds., Mon., Long Orton; Wed., Abbotts, Ripton ; Thurs., Kennel-10. Cambridgeshire hds., Mon., Morden Village ; Wed., War den Village; Fri., Kingston Green-10%. Quorn hds., Mon., Keythorpe Hall ; Tues., Beanmanor Park; Thurs., Baggrave ; Fri., Widmerpool Inn. Mr. M. Ingram's hds., Mon., Drakelow ; Thum., Ednaston Lodge; Sat., Rolleston-1 to 11. Dorrington hds., Mon., Cavendish Bridge ; Wed., Little Eaton Village; Sat., Langley Priory—i to 11. Lord Yarborough's hds., Mon., Irby Dales; Wed., Kin gerby Wood; Fri.. Yarborough Camp-11. Thanet hrre., Mon., Gore End ; Wed., Dandelion; Fri. Bromp-10%. EXTRAORDINARY ESCAPE FROM CUSTODY. —On Sunday evening last two men, named Kensington and Brown, effected a most daring escape from the " lock-up," Fording bridge, under the following circumstances :—Brown was, on Saturday last, examined on a charge of horse-stealing, and was committed to take his trial, just after which, an old offender, named Kensington, was apprehended on a charge of having stolen a goose, and consequently it was thought advisable to detain Brown, in order that both pristonwe,arss might be removed together to Winchester gaorkeaLington br subsequently arranged that the examination i de there is t no e should take place on Monday. In Fortin)g g cells police-station, consequently the strong refractory ed o of ia F or di ng b r idge union workhou se are also us for e custod y 'egton were on Sunday even of prisoners. Brown and Kepsi each other, which were ing last locked up in cells adj oinin g. strong wooden separated by a . , and the dead e partition,ino. Kensington broke through h* the night the prisoner his cell into that in which Brown was confined. They then endea. voured to es:ape through the room overhead, bat it is sup posed that they heard some one about,• and therefore desisted from this course. They then wrenched off the handle of a slop-bucket, which was left in Brown's cell, and with this in strument they removed the floor, and then actually under mined the foundation, making a hole large h enong to creep through. By this mean s they gained access to the da y-room of the union workhouse, and being thus far at libort ' y, they then effected their escape to a large yard, also belonging to the workhouse, and thence to some fields, by means of ascending a large coal heap against a from high wall, whic h they must have let themselves down, and thus completely set themselves at liberty. EXTRAORDINARY FLIGHT OF A RAILWAY ENGINE AND SINGULAR ESCAPE.—On Thursday evening, while some men were engaged with an engine at the Camp-hill station, ou the. Birmingham and Bristol Railway, near the former town, the engine suddenly started off at a terrific pace, without driver, guard, or any other person being upon it, and continued at the rate of upwards of thirty miles an hour for about three miles, when, owing to some cause at present unknown, the engine suddenly stopped, and avoided an accident which must have been terrible in its conse quences. It appears that it was running on the down line, up which the third-class train was coming from Gloucester, and had actually stopped when within a few minutes, if not seconds, of coining in collision with it. The guard of the train saw the light of the run away engine, pulled up, and prevented the accident. THE IRISH FAMINE.—The starved dogs are being killed like vermin in several parts of this county, as these animals have attacked the bark of trees, bereft of their usual sustenance. —Limerick atronick. ( AVAL TEL: DISTRIBUTION DE mEDITEI JAR. In Malta 11l iving ship, bearing the flag ~ l 100 mgo vote of 1 PPIIP bs . l bet veil Id' 4i 4f 51 _ 4i 00 9 08 for, og as ity the ere de- 14 4 _~