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V. ~~ re 03 111 s to the persons ords re• confer to take ,al. Ha iostpene ight be ill after wst pone d never the etd hat 11 0 i f o r be, ; flour s , it migh t 'lite WI. .• , tie tat J. gar Jesirsble a dive r : t gotlf. ht o°a‘ o co a 4 wool L i; o f to be ro woo that „, tk e t heir et', Opp tht tbreeg" The re espect ~, s lerY " _i" sion Lisa debat e. tbe- tion-,. ~ oc eeoinv to Wit4' prOCee d t Aer tb s e thbta.,. master . b adduoni distinct he diva; thin or Lei: would o pinion , only „, Bill. be ose Irb ° iaohineo., icing bY ad onli be I►As did no t id there rners of ions in ad persons also , a daY , I would ss than bat thi s , u 53 pot ions cturlug Lic h 00 EAST norsr, MAIM 17, 1547. THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST urniA COMPANY do hereby give Notice, that at the re eet 01'1110 Undermentioned Proprietors of East India Stock, Via., ARTHUR JAMES LEWIS, F.sq. JOSEPH HUME, Esq., M.P. ROBERT I. RAGSHAWE, Esq. MATTHEW CLARKE, Esq. Major-General JOHN BRIGGS JOHN POYNDER, Esq. Sir CHARLES FORBES, Bart. CHARLES GR iNT, Esq. t GE FORBES, E. °4UARTERLY GEORGE FORBES, Esq. ARTERLY GENERAL COURT of the said Company, aP ratted to be held at their House in Leadenhall-street, on THURSDAY, n 25th instant, is made special for the purposes declared in the fol wv.fing Notice, viz., !To call the attention of the Court of Proprietors to the faet of the ,'__Li!itertee of a re cen t correspon d ence b etween t h e H ome Authorities and the Governor-General of India, relating to the case of the de /:)°,:r Raja of Sattara, and to the circumstance of the exclusion of 67.,"rrespondence from the Return, dated India House, Ist Feb., 7 • made purs uan t t o an or d er o f t h e H ouse o f C ommous , d a t e d 28th i • Au uas 1846, in order that the Proprietors may take the proper to have the correspondence in question laid before them with Out JAMES C. MET.ITILL, Secretary. EAST INDIA ROUSE, Milieu 17, 1847. TETE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST eI INDIA COMPANY do hereby give notice, that the BATE A A PEREST ayable upon the Company's BONDS, will be E T D from 31. per cent. per annum to 3/. 10s. pu cent. per "urn, commencing from and after the 31st instant. JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary. GUILDHALL, Malicit 12, 1847. TUE COMMITTEE for LETTING the 2, 34 CITY'S LANDS will MEET at Guildhall on TUESDAY, the for Starch instant, at One o'clock precisely, to receive TENDERS I L ETTING ON LEASE, for 20 1 4 Years, from Lady-day next, e q : 43 e, No. 8, on the east side of the City-road, near Finsbury ;Kr; l ei two Houses, Nos. 9 and 10, on the south side of Castle , Iri„ l , 4 **9tY-road ; two Houses, Nos. 21 and 22, on the west side. of f ar - Vtall-street, City-road ; and also Tenders for Letting on Lease, . b..'" Years, from Lady-day next, a Mouse, No. 97, on the east side rraite Horse -street, Ratcliffe and also Tenders for a piece of ;7%lnd at the corner of Narrow-street, Ratcliffe-cross, on a Building • . 411 2. e for 61 Years, from Lady-day next. • aa irt '.. r ther particulars , may be obtained, and plans seen, by applying °face of Works Guildhall. THOS. SAMSDEES, Comptroller, 1 ' CONTRACT for BRASS, TIN, and ZINC. 1 Department of the Storekeeper-Genera: of the Navy, 0.. 4a Somerset-place, 16th March. 1847. lb. „e COMissioners for executing the o ffi ce of Lord High Admiral of *l ll ted Kingdom of Great Britain. and Ireland, do hereby give tli t :'''E, that on SATURDAY, the 3d of April next, at One o'clock, ?me et be ready to treat with such persons as may be willing to iinet for supplying her Majesty's several Dockyards, with — 4 7,.05. TIN, and ZINC. qu i Prot of the Tender may be seen at the said office, No Tender oe received after ONE o'CLocR on the day of treaty, nor any tged, unless the party attends, er an agent for him, duly au , - I,Ted in writing. , r ii ir eri Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Adml- • lit r. and b ear i n th e l e ft-h an d corner th e wor d s " T en d er f or i i . 1 2 8, Tin, and Zinc," and must also be delivered at Somerset . ---•ve, accompanied by a letter signed by two responsible persons, I , e i ng,„ to become bound with the person tendering, in th e sum of • .r the due performance of the contract. 4 4... ' . ' • ,T. , I 4 F i r Als HIGHLAND SCHOOL SOCIETY. ' ' , .bufarparatea by -Royal Charter, A.D. 1709, and a ff ording . ~,' . to upwards of TWENTY THOUSAND Children in the ads and islands of Scotland. ~,,. PATION—Her Most Gracious Majesty THE QUEEN. V:re SEVENTY-FOURTH LONDON ANNIVERSARY FESTI rZ•wiII be celetrated at Freemasons'-hall, Great Queen-street. -i.,..:!_ola's Inn-Velds, on SATURDAY, April 24. 14 his Royal Highness the DUKE of CAMBRIDGE, K.G.. Presi dent of the Society, in the Chair. • BEN JAMIN BOND CABBELL, Esq., M.P., 1.R.5., F.S.A., Treasurer. STEWARDS ALREADY REGISTERED. Ins Grace the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, K.G. • „ M ost Honourable the Marquis of Bute and Dumfries. F.R.S. . B i ght Honourable Lord Haddo, ''',,eniarnin Bond Cabbell, Esq., M.P. Sir James Duke, Alderman, M.P. William Ewart, Esq., M.P. t Go rge Hudson, Esq., M.P. Willi 'W Rob, .am Alexander Mackinnon, Esq., M.P. ir.L rt Barbour, Esq. (Manchester) '4 .! ' , J am es Silk Buckingham, Esq. 'loth James Cam,ron, Esq. (Dingwall) Charles Dearle, Esq. •: ' ;ar nuel Carter Hall, Esq., F.S.A. Thom as Wingate Henderson, Eel. James Lewes Kennaby, Esq. Ro bert Low, jun., Esq. Jo hn Murray, Esq. .19 0 Inas Pryer, Esq. william Sommerville Orr, Esq. b aed _ des M. Simpson, Esq. , .regerick Tritton. Esq. ' G eorge Virtue, Esq. ....Tick." _ Dinner at Six &Clock precisely. . Kke.. -", TAAL each, to be had of the Ste. ards ; Messrs. Smith, . '. and Co., 65, Conthill ; a. the Freemasons' Tavern ; and of CHARLES MACKIE, Secretary, 27, Farringdon ntt street, City. Ga IN ernen connected with the Highlands are requested, if cone t,t,t° appear in the National Costume, or in Uniform. t. HE .FIFTH SOIREE of the Season will be 340 R held at the BRITISH and FOREIGN INSTITUTE TO ''''„°W EVENING. (Friday), at Half-past Eight. Music to commence at Nine precisely. Description of Jerusalem and its Monuments at Ten. "2.:"----____ JAMES S. BUCKINGHAM, Resident Director. itd;ONDON AND NORTU WESTERN _ RA I LWAY. Office, Easton Station, 17th March, 1847. NOTICE—The Directors are not open to receive MORE Tenders Of L oans. By order, R. CREED, Secretaries. H. 'town, NEWPORT, ABERGAVENN Y, and HERE FOD YO=TPOSEMENTR OF RAILWAY. CONTRACT FOR WORKS. Notice is hereby given, that in consequence of the continuance of snow on the ground, the restuent Engineer has been unable to get the line laid out. Plans, Sections, and specifications, will not therefore be ready for inspection until Monday the 22d day of March instant, but the same May be seen, on and after that day, at the Office of the Engineer, bergavenny, and TENDERS will be received here on Monday the 6 th day of April next, at or before 11 A.M. By order, THOMAS PRITCHARD, Secretary. , 2 Mcorg te gtre t March 3, 1547. ft C NV BT AR-LIGHT NIGHT-LIGHT !! PERFEC LION !!1 HAT is a MORTAR LIGHT? What are ordi- N w i „ nal? NIGHT LIGHTS ? Certainly, things that are bye genes, u ttle i," be used no more. The s;tar-Light Night •Light a charming 4 , 4 ;..ight to illumine the darkness of the bedchamber ; s it must sue t', 4,.... 4 economy and simplicity myriads will Admire ; for what can tiumr4red more than perfection ? This beautiful little Ugh: burns .Sts, l „' a rul can be had complete trom 3s. 3d. to s e . each. Burning 'ell a "'ilY at CLARK' imm enie Lamp Depot, 447, West Strand. "......e......._ers from Lowther S Arcade. 11ESSRS. A104.7c:i4V, G r s os u v r e g n o e r o - s n t r . e e t e , n ß t o i n s d t c le a t . v e ~Dtp, REMOVED from 3?, Haymarket. Their system ?of stir kastr7l.4rtilleial Teeth ensures the power to masticate, without to i ",,r the taste of the palate by artificial covering, or injuring Zit r 'ling teeth by use of wires. Their teeth are unchange- Nil colour, and perfectly resemble the original. Decayed teeth eatlp filled and restored t i use, superseding extraction. LULVERW ELL on HEALTH, HAPPINESS, and 1- 1 , 14 Poe LONG LIFE. ket volumes Is. each, by post (in stamps), Is. 6d. each. 141 O%V TO BE HAPPY. " Jucunde Vivere."—Clc. 2. WHAT to EAT, DRINK, and Avorn. (With Diet-tables for all Complaints ) 3. „ MARRIAGE and its MYSTERIES. To.be, or not to be, that is the qu stion."—Shakspeare. 4. The PASSIONS—Their ADVENT and CONTROL. ..Thes " Curs ut va!eas." %cis me, : Publications are free from empyrical mysticism, and are .4` to the intelligence of the times. ~b e had of 'sherwood , 23, Paternoster - row; Mann. 29, Corn -1115 'A -a rvalho, 147, Fleet-street ; and all Booksellers , or direct from Mon that, whose practice is exclusively devoted to home consulta al irornings till Three. and in the Evenings from Seven till Nine, tgyle-place, Regent-street. SPENCER'S CHINESE LIQUID HAIR DYE. ,The thousands of Individuals who for upwards of twenty 1 416", ' , Ave used this celebrated liquid, pronounce It to be the only bt:Lt extant which effectually changes, in a few minutes, red Or hair, whiskers, moustaches, Pm, to a dark brown or black, 4 1 ,"'Otit trouble (by simply combing it through the hair), and pro ysjes by one application a pleasing and permanent change ; and it en be incontestibly proved, that while many dyes tend to destroy D i hair by their pernicious properties and dangerous process of ap tntion, that this article promotes the growth of hair, nourishing Zo roots till the latest period of life. Price 3s. 6d., 65.. and 105 bottle To be • had of the Proprlttors, 29, Nottingham-place, Fieldgate Whiteehapel-road, London ; also of Mr. Johnstone, 68, Corn ' cutler, 4, Cheapslde ; Prout, 229, Strand ; Sanger, 150, Oxford- Iltr t : Barclay, Farringdon-street ; Atkinson, 24, Old Bond t+ Hooper, 43, King William-street, London bridge; Finnigin, I.tri;street, Bath ; Elmore, Bull-street, Birmingham of mos thy ;TI, rs and Medicine Vendors in town and country. Sent to _ of the kingdom by receiving a remittance, pest-paid. Üb le ' r ;s to ask for " Spencer and Co.'s Chinese Liquid Hair Dye.' Proprietor's address is on the wrapper. UN T HE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. j eet b lirl „,„_ T lT TWENTY-FIVE COLOURED ENGRAVINGS. 2s.e., — "ushed, Twentieth Thousand, in a sealed envelope, price eu r - i, or pest paid, to any address, for 3s. 6d. in Postage tamps fo N o ,l 4l :: at i li g.E u gt o [iV e A sid l ean l c aN : A Medical Treatise Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Maturity. 'eYer''' , with Twenty-five Coloured Plates on the Anatomy. and DD es of the Urinary and Reproductive Organs, t .te ittfi" 4 t heir various structures, uses, and functions , and s howing i 'lces B 4'es that are produced in them, by solitary habits, an d o ther th Practical Observations cm the Treatment o. Nervous _ ."‘ Jv al and Constitutional Weakness, and ether diseases of a, 11 UEL LIVMERT, CONSULTING SURGEON, London; kalllooted9itteelford-street, University Member of the e spite nt i ve me l ical . 40th e , r . :! e s ' E ent di e n t b y u , rgh, Honorary Licentiate 'es' Hall, London, &c., &c. C ad CONTENTS Of vex TREATISE. e .s▪ 4,1 01,.: 11 . 1 . On the l'hilosophy of Marriage, with its Hindrances pt 44 le l et' ke le. and on Infelicitous and Unproductive Unions.— laens 4, - • On the Anatomy and Physiology of the Generative -‘ental, ftinctions structures, and secretions, proving that great ....e 4 t h ,ltaipr a „ n . d P o wer are dependant upon their healthy action eF fk elal On Solitary Habits; their various e ff ects on the den▪ taltorki'"'Y concealed cause of Debility of the function , Macultih Lungs and Brain, and general weakness of the )4 - "atu'r e i eII.;PTER 4. On the Secret Disorders of I mitt. „‘ tY, and the Treatment of Nervous and Local Weakness , o ne gisloirebility. and Premature Dccay.—CtlArTEß3 5 and 6. Or ' n ett, s tri de " arising from indiscriminate Excess, Gonitorheea et Urett. and other Diseases of :he Urethra. s taho _ REVIEWs Of TUE WORE. t)._ u, s. , rOf this singular and talented work is a legally quail tristt"'`' Man, who has avidently had considerable experience of dtb eilm .out of the various disorders arising from the follies aril of b„. Indiscretion. The engravings are an invaluable ad. a Lo e nionstratlng the consequences of excesses, which must qZ: t l o t trY warning to youth and maturity , and by its perusal eVtq k to n 8 warning be satisfactorily replied to, that admit f no ap h,:stkim.., the most confidential friend. "—Era. k e ,;. bY the Author, and may be had at his residence; also 14,,4- street. 52, Paternoster-row ; Hannay and Co., 63 otarle, Tlchbonie-street, Quadrant; Gordon, 146 - l a b> gui teo e kseu ts te ndon ; Newton, 16, Church-street, Liverpool - k -9) or Consultation daily, from Nine till Two, and from ft e — and all letters immediately replied to, if coutainine .( 41Allt 1 4 for 4040 ) - 9 -v ieesaKe-.9 BEDFORD-STREET BEDFORD --- - b . rt • • No. 17,003. LONDON, THURSDAY MORNING SU N, MARCH 18, 1847. SALES BY AUCTION. LANDED INVESTMENT of very great valise and importance, par ticularly worthy the attention of large Capitalist.; and others de sirous of county influence, With a solid and improvable income. MESSRS. DANIEL SMITH and SON are commissioned to submit fur SALE by PUBLIC AUCTION, early in June next, one of the most magnificent ESTATES In the principality of Wales, which the owner is only induced to dispose of from a desire and opportunity to make further investments in the neighbourhood of his large residential property in another county. This fine estate is situated adjoining an improving market-town, and comprises in a ring fence about 3,000 acres, nearly two-thirols of which rest upon an alluvial deposit, of a richness and depth but rarely met with. It has no old or expensive mansion to keep up, but has all the advantages of a substantial. comfortable residence. with ample outbuildings in the centre of the property, with compact and convenient homesteads to the several farms. In the town are also two commodious dwelling-horses, with gardens pleasantly situated, to be taken at the option of the purchaser. There is an inexhaustible quarry of carboniferous limestone on the estate, which is worked at a trifling cost, conveyed on a tram road (formed by the ' late proprietor at a vast expense), and shipped from a wharf to the neighbouring ports, where it is in great demand. As a fishing station, also, the estate affords every facility fur the capture of large quantities of salmon, sewin, cod, soles, &c , a certain source of income hitherto undeveloped. The farms are let to yearly tenants, at low rents, and the annual value of the estate approaches 4,000/. Particulars', with plans, will be ready for delivery in April ; in the interim a plan may be seen, and every information obtained, at the oflices of Mr. David Thomas, solicitor; or of Mr. George Taylor, land agent and engineering surveyor, &c., in Brecon ; also of Messrs. Daniel Smith and Son, Land Agents, in Waterloo-place, Pall• mall. Freehold Villa and Groupds at Surminghill, Be ks, boreering on Windsor Great Park, Virginia Water, and Ascot. MESSRS. DANIEL SMITH and SON will SELL by AUCTION, at the Auction Mart, on Tuesday, March 30, at Twelve, (unless an acceptable oiler shall be previously made by private contract), with possession, the FItEEIIOLD VILLA, late the residence and property of Mrs. Churchill, deceased, delightfully situated on an elevated and beautiful part of Sunning. hill, adjoining Titnest-nark, and close to all the romantic rides, walks, and scenery of Virginia Water, and the Royal parks, through which is the drive to Windsor of only six miles. It has just been put Into thorough repair, and has all suitable offices and outbuildings for a moderate establishment, surrounded by highly dressed pleasure grounds, gardens and paddocks.—Particulars may be had on the premises ; at the Auction Mart ; of Messrs. Pemberton, Crawley, and Gardiner, solicitors, Whitehall-place; and at Mr. Smith's offices in Windsor, and Waterloo-place, Pall-mall. THE OLD PALACE, at RICHMOND, a delightfully situate and most comfortable Mansion, with Grounds extending to the River, near the Itridge; lat , the seat ot the Hon. Mrs. STEWART MAC KENZIE, now wholly residing in Scotland. MESSRS. DANIEb SMITH and SON will submit to public SALE, at the MART, rear the Rank of England, on FRIDAY, the 9th ofApril, at Twelve o'clock (unless an acceptable efler shall be previously made by private contract). The above spacious and handsome LEASEHOLD MANSION, one of the striking features in the beautiful scenery of the Thames near Richmond-bridge. It is distinguished as the Old Palace. Its river front (agreeably retired) presents a grand uniform elevation, with a noble portico of very lofty stone columns, supported by a broad flight of stone ste;'s from the ground floor, which comprises a delightful range of six or seven rooms, forming the dining and reception rooms, boudoir, &c., all opening en suite, with the same south-western as pect. and all commanding the uninterrupted view of the p:casure grounds and river. On the upper floors are numerous excellent and cheerful bed-rooms, a boud , tir and dressing-rooms, nearly ail with warm aspects, and the domestic offices are very complete, opening to a spacicus enclosed coach-yard, with distinct access, stabling for four horses, double coach-house, &c., and adjoining are very superior walled gardens, with an abundance of the choicest fruit trees; south ward of which are the pleasure grounds, extending from the mansion to the river bank, with broad gravelled walks, a"d embellished with some lofty timber trees, cedars, and clumps of various American and other shrubs, with a capital newly-erected conservatory. and a sum m,r-house, adapted for a billiard-room, commanding the beautiful scenery of the river, Richmond-bridge, &c, Immediate possession may be had, and descriptive particulars had at the neighbouring hotels ; of Ntr. Cain, house agent, Richmond ; at h e cs A tm uc i Auction Mart a o r f t u ; u o g f t, J . ;a% es Cameron, , E E sq sq . '. 2 p Parliament-street; :avGreatprivate e treaty.(n; t e - o r g t re e t ; r and e e t, W of Daniel Smlth and Son, survey ors, &c., Waterloo.p lace, s Pall-mall, who are fully authorised to rec e i ve o ff ers by ADVOWSONS, in the remarkably beautiful part of Gloucestershire, near Stroud, between Glouceste“, Cheltenham, and Bath, ESSRS. DANIEL SMITH and SOA will V P`' SELL by AUCTION, at the MART, on FRIDAY, April 9, at Twelve, in separate Lots, TWO most desirable ADVOWSONS, with next and all future Rights of Presentation, with very superior pat- Sonages, delightfully situate, amidst the romantic scenery of Wood • chester Park and the line Vale of th,t Aevern, surrounded by an excellent neighbourhood, and both within two miles of stations on the Great Western Railway, viz the Rectory of Woodchester, the annual income of which, wi:h 24 acres of glebe, is 3401., exclusive of the delightful l'arsonage-house and Grounds, only two miles from Stroud; the present incumbent is 68 years of age ; the population, 900. Also, the Vicarage of Fmcester, five miles f, om Stroud, and II from Gloucester, with a newly-built parsonage, exclusive of which the income Is 270!. per annum ; the incumbent is 47 ; the popu lation 300. Particulars may he had at the chief Hotels at 61 , ucester, Bath, Cheltenham, and Oxford ; of Messrs. Humphreys and Co., auctioneers, Stroud; of Mr. Hudson, solicitor, the Close, Lichfield ; the Mart; and of Messrs. Daniel Smith and Son, Land Agents, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall. CHESTER-HILL HOUSE, amidst the romantic scenery of Wood chester Park, near Stroud and Gloucester, with a flrst-class Railway-station only two miles distant. MESSRS. DANIEL SMITE! and SON will offer for SALE by AUCTION at the Mart, near the Bank of England, on FRIDAY, the 9th of April, .1 t Twelve o'clock (unless an acceptable offer shall be previously made by Private Contract), The above desirable FREEHOLD RESIDENCE, with gardens, pleasure grounds raid rich paddocks, together about eighteen acres. The house contains six airy bed-rooms, dressing-rooms, water closet, &c. three sitting-rooms, hall, and the usual domestic offices, with stabling and various out-buildings, excellent gardens, lawn, shrubberies, &c. ; delightfully situate on a healthy picturesque spot, commanding scenery of great extent and surprising beaut and in the vicinity of the newly established Mission of the Passionists, and early possession may be had. Also, a smaller ROUSE and GROUNDS in the immediate vicinity. Particulars may be had of Mr. Peake, the resident agent at Wood chestcr ; at the oiler hotels at Stroud, Bristol, and Bath ; at lb• Auction Mart ; of Mr. Hodson, solicitor, the Close, Lichfield ; and of Moms. Daniel Smith and Son ; Land Agents, Waterloo-place, London. THE LODGE, WEN DOVER, a highly picturesque and healthy part of Bucks, under the Chiltern Hills. MESSRS. DANIEL slur and SON will submit to PUBLIC SALE, in May next (unle , s an accept able offer shall he enviously made by Private Contract), The above truly desirable FREEHOLD RESIDENCE for a moderate establi-hment, with out-buildings of a ,ry superior de scription, surrounded by a handsome park-like paddock of 30 acres of sound pasture land, skirted by a beautiful hanging wood, and ope lug to a fine extent of boldly varied scenery. This place is in unusually beautiful order, every part and building is of the most substantial kind, and finished in excellent taste. It is between the towns of Tring, Wendoyer, and Missenden, and only eight miles from Aylesbury. Tithe free, and exonerated of lead-tax. Possession may be had. Further particulars will be published when the day of sale is fixed and may then be had on the premises ; at the principal inns; of Mr, Clayton, solicitor, Lancaster-place, Strand ; and at Messrs. Smith's offices, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, and Windsor. On the Kentish Coast, near Herne Bay, and only Six Miles from Canterbury.—The valuable FREEHOLD ESTA' E of S I RODE PARK, with its Manor House, rich Park, and capital Farms. %,11 ESSItS. DANIEL SMITH and SOLI will 1. V 111 submit to SALE by AUCTION, in May or June next, in lots, (unless an acceptable offer shall be previously made by private treaty,) The above very valuable FREEHOLD ESTATE, desirably situate in and around the village of Herne : comprising the Mansion of Strode, with Its rich and beautifully timbered park, being pasture land of the finest qual ty; also some adjoining and contiguous closes of i capital meadow, pasture, and arable land, with various farm buildings, cottages, &c., parts offering eligible sites for the erection of villas, bel g pleasingly undulated and studded with ornamental timber and coppice., and commanding tine views of the sea and sur rounding conntry. Also In separate lots, Three Farms, known as Rocking-grove, Westend, and Sttudhill, within a short distance of the Park and llerne Bay, all in the hands of highly-respectable yearly tenants, or in ha ,, d, offering superior and very improvable properties for o - cupation or investment ; the whole embracing about 640 acres. J. Stuppell, the Bailiff at the Mansion, will show the Estate., and descriptive particulars with plans may be had, when the day of sale is fired, upon the premises ; at the hotels at Herne Bay, Canter bury, Dever, Ramsgate, &c. ; of Messrs. Pemberton, and Crawley, and Gardiner, solicitors, Whitehall-place ; at the Auction Mart ; and of Messrs. Daniel Smith and Son, land agents, iu Waterloo-place, Pall-mall. 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THE LATE WILLIAM COI3BETT, M.P., in his Register for June, 1832, there depicted the suffe•ings hs lia:4 endured for 22 years, from the want of a perfect TRUSS ; and, having obta tied one from Mr. COLES, was instrumental in in:ming thousands of persons of rank and fortune to apply to him for relief— whose patent has bathed every attempt to improve them fur 27 years past. 4 , ) „ , * " COLES'S PATENT, 3, CLIARE.cG-CROSS," is marked upon all his Trusses. COLONEL FRANCKLIN informs those who have ruptures, that he has been wearing TRUSSES 30 years, anti. be never met with but one individual who was master of the complaint. He 1139 likewise an e'der brother, a Colonel in the lion. Ens!. India Company's Service, who has worn a similar kind of truss for many years, who can say the same. Mr. COLES, of CHARING CROSS, is the Individual alluded to. Blackheath Vale, July 16, 1832. The Colonefwas - likewise cured of Rheumatism by Mr. Coles's MEDICATED GALVANIC BANDS, and gave him an excellent testimonial to that effect. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER—Tussoar. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE HANDICAP.-7 to 1 agst Doleful (taken) -15 tot agst Euclid colt (taken)-9 to 1 agst Halo (taken) -11 to 1 agst Queen Mary-20 to 1 agst Daughter of the Hart (taken)-20 to 1 agt Typhon (taken)-20 to 1 agst Hydrometer (taken)-20 to l agst Lord Saltoun (t). Nothing done upon the Metropolitan or Newmarket Handicaps. CHESTER CUP.-500 to 30 agst Antler (taken)-22 to 1 agst Mendicant-25 to 1 agst Camera Obscura (taken)-27 to 1 agst Punch-30 to 1 agst The Lamb-33 to 1 agst The Flitch (taken)-40 to 1 agst Inheritress-45 to 1 agst Crim. Con.-1,000 to 20 agst Chertsey (taken)-1,000 to 20 agst Chatterbox (taken )-1,000 to 20 agst Dolo-1,000 to 16 agst Plaudit (taken ). THE DERRY.-6 to 1 agst Van Tromp (taken)-10 to 1 agst Planet (taken to 500-12 to 1 agst Epirote (offered) —2O to 1 agst Glentilt-2b to 1 agst Conyngham-28 to 1 apt The Liberator (taken) -50 to 1 agst Will-o'-the-Wisp (taken) -50 to 1 agst Oxonian (taken)-50 to 1 agst Black Dwarf —5O to 1 agst Pavilion. GREAT WILTSHIRE PICTURE COURSING MEETING. TUESDAY. The Druid Stakes. Mr. Kay's My Mary beat Sir St. George Gore's Lincoln. Mr. Vipan's Victor beat Mr. Anstruther's Crisis. Mr. Smith's Sherwood beat Mr. Miller's Magician. Mr. Fowle's Phcebe beat Mr. R. Bagge's Treasure. M-. Parkinson's Seidlitz beat Mr. Turvin's Hector. Mr. Gordon's Camlet beat Captain Wyndham's Walburga. Mr. Graham's Cricklet beat Mr.W Etwall's William Rufus. Mr. Randall's Highland Lassie beat Mr. Rake's Rose de la Reins. Deptford Stakes. Mr. R. Bagge's Twilight beat Mr. Anstruthcr's Clementina. Mr. Esdaile's Bran beat Captain Squire's Omen. Mr. Etwall's Enford Lass beat Mr. Jones's Juverna. Lord Eglinton's Rufus beat Mr. Biggs's Be-Rapid. Mr. Long's Lord George beat Sir St-George Gore's Pilgrim. Capt. Wyndham's Wildfire beat Mr. Rake's Royal Consort. Mr. Parkinson's Shepherdess beat Mr. Graham's Send back-the-money. Mr. Miller's Mischief beat Mr. Etwall's Waterfall. The Stonehenge Stakes. Mr. Miller's Victoria beat Captain Squire's Conceit. Mr. Long's Figaro beat Mr. Vipan's Varna. Mr. F. Parkinson's Position beat Mr. Morant's Mimic. Mr. Fowle's Phoenix beat Mr. Lawrence's Lightning. Mr. Anstruthcr's Native Industry beat Mr. Etwall's Eaglet. Mr. Buckworth's Baksheech beat Captain Wyndham's Woodlark. Mr. Etwall's Windfall beat Mr. Graham's Conciliation. Mr. Parkinson's Smuggler Bill beat Mr. Rake's Regina Victoria. The Everleigh Stake& Mr. Miller's Young Cecrops beat Mr. Morant's Minstrel. Mr. Smyt h's Symphony beat Mr. Langtry's Jupiter. Mr. Randall's Thomsway Lass beat Lord Eglinton's Bessy Bell. Mr. Goddard's Gladiator beat Mr. Graham's British Lion. POLYTECHNIC INSITUTION. The proprietors of the Polytechnic Instituti on are ma ki ng n ew exertions for the public amusement. They have e ff ec t e d an engagement with Mr. James Russell, long and favour ably known to the playgoers of the metropolis, to give a series of Shaksper ian readings three days in the week, on ys, and Saturdays, at half-past three o'clock;to be limited to three quarters of an Tuesdays, e a c 'Thursdays, u rsd lecturea hour. The first reading took place on Tuesday, and consisted of selections from the M e rchant of . Venice. Three scenes were given. The first , where Besse= applies to Antonio for his assistance to enable him to try his fortune with Portia ; then that with Shylock, when applying to him to grant the loan o n Antonio's security ; and, thirdly, the trial scene. Mr. Russell accom plished his task with mu ch ability and judgment. He k e pt th e characters perfectly distinct, and varied the intonations of his voice to suit the different speakers. The deep passion of revenge, indulged in by the merciless Shylock, was well expressed; his exultation when, as he conceived the un fortunate merchant was in his power, and his praises of the wise young judge, were admirably given. The beautiful address of Portia, too, when calling on the Jew to show mercy, was well delivered. The readings were listened to with much attention by t h e audience, and there were repeated bursts of applause , which was unanimously given at the conclusion. We can strongly recommend our readers to avail themselves of the oppor. twat* thus afforded by the enterprising =nub THE NAVIGATION LAWS. The Select Committee on the navigation=lawe met on Tues day in Committee-room No. 2. There were present Mr. Mil ner Gibson (chairman), Mr. Ricardo, Mr. biitchell, Admiral Dundas, Mr. Hume, Mr. T. Baring, Sir R. peel, Mr. Lyall, Sir George Clerk, the lion. Mr. Liddell, Alderman Thomp son, and Sir Howard Douglas. The examination of Mr. ld'Gregor was resumed. By Sir Howard Douglas--He apprehended that the free navigation to the sea ot the river Sc. Lawrence, along with the navigation of the ricer Richelieu, would not give the naval ascendan c y i n th e lakes in the United States, because the navigation of these rivers, particularly in those parts of the St. Lawrence from which they were now excluded was interrupted. by shallo ws an d ra pid s . The consequence would be that most of the vessels descending the river St. Law rence would require to come by way of those c anals which were exclusively British property and under British control. The ascending of the river St. Lawrence of course was a matter of still greater difficulty. lie was aware that in the war of the revoluti on the lillval ascendancy of this count!) , was maintained upon the lakes hi carrying out vessels in frame from this count r y — carry i ng th e m up the St. Lawrence and the Richelieu, sh a ll ow as t h e y we re, and putting them together on the blinks ofi the lakes; but he could not admit that the small river gait that were likely to be used by the Americans would,. tend to establish their na v a l power, as of course they wank/only be used for mercantile purposes. By Mr. Hume—He was iniari that there was no connexion between the navigation-lawn and this subject, and that if the navigation-laws were repeared tomorrow the ravigatibn of these rivers would rernaurestectly the same. Charles 4acarthy was tlitiot called in sod examined. By Mr. Ricardo--He was 1 .-.......nected with the Customs De partment in Turk's Island,lishamas. His chief duty wes to watch the imperial duties...the laws which were separate and distinct from those which regulated the colonial taxa. tion. He had often to prevent the landing of articles on which colonial duties would be paid. He would not prevent the colonial duties from, being, levied if the goods were landed ; but his business was to prevent the goods from being landed. Mr. ilicerd9.--Then ydie nppainted to binder the colo nial trade? .J .5: Mr: relacartbititsfeWipalct to sneer Into the questthif et hindrances. 'wished to cord*, himself to facts. Mr. Ricardo—But you are paid to hinder the colonial trade ? Sir George Clerk—You had better not put by whom he is paid. Mr. Macarthy wished to suggest to the Committee that he had better not be examined upon general principles, but upon questions of fact which came under his own knowledge. Mr. Ricardo then withdrew his question. Examination by Mr. Ricardo continued—The chief, in deed the only export trade of the island was in salt, which was imported in British and American vessels, no foreign vessels having ever come to take a part in it; and of the two the number of American vessels greatly preponderated. There was a very great demand tor this salt in the United States, it being admitted to be the best in the world. It, was seldom that these vessels arrived direct from the United States; as the foreign trade with the islands was not impor tant, and therefore they did not bring out cargoes exclusively for these islands; but they generally touched at the great gathering place for the American'vessels in the IVest Indies, the Danish island of St. Thomas, which was a free port, and whence they come to Turk's Island in ballast, as the naviga tion-laws did not allow them to bring to Turk's Island any portion of a cargo which had not been brought from America. They had a few ships of their own —small craft. The popu lation of the island was about 2,500. There was a good deal of smuggling attempted to be carried on between St. Thomas and Turk's Island. Mr. Ricardo—But the Americans are willing to pay the duties if they were allowed by the navigation-laws. Mr. Macarthy was not prepared to say whether they were willing to pay the duties or not, but the fact was they were not allowed. The payment for the salt he had mentioned was made almost entirely in money, with the exception of a few vessels that came direct from the United States to the island with an assorted cargo. He could not speak as to the feelings of the merchants on the state of their trade, but he apprehended it would be more agreeable to the merobants there if they had a greater trade. The rules which the navi gation-laws applied to Turk's Island he supposed were the same as those of other colonies, at least he had received no special instructions on the subject. By Alderman Thompson—Salt was the only article of ex port in 'l'urk's Island. The imports were chiefly those that were used for the subsistence of the people, such as Indian corn, wheat, flour, Esc.; so that he presumed the balance of trade was in favour of the island, from the fact of their being paid in money. He thought that during the last year there was a more than usually numerous arrival of vessels at the island, though, being at home on leave, he had no documents with him, and could not go into details. In 1845 the num ber of vessels arriving at the island amounted to 266. He thought that three-sixths of these vessels were vessels arriv ing from St. Thomas, but he could not say that all these were American. The customs duties of the island, arising entirely from imports, only amounted to about 5001. per annum. With regard to the grievances which the naviga tion-laws offered, he apprehended that the restriction im posed upon foreign vessels arriving from St. Thomas, was a considerable hardship, if not a grievance, because, small as the population of the island might be, it pressed upon the inhabitants of the island as grievously as though they had been a large population, demanding a large supply. As the law at present existed, a large proportion of vesiels must necessarily arrive in ballast, and could not bring those car goes to the island which they required, such as sugar, mo lasses, and spirits. There were occasionally British vessels coining to the islands; but the Bahamas had no trade with the British West Indies, on account of the expense; and they and the Bermudas were the only islands that were permitted to trade with foreign colonies. Their chief exports were from St. Thomas, and from Porto Rico, in Cuba. Spanish ships might certainly bring goods from Cuba, but, in pout of fact, they never did so. 13y Mr. Baring—The price of a peculiar spirit called gin in the island, which was very different front the article known under that name in Engla n d, w as 1 dollar, equal to 4s. 2d. per demi john, holding while it was 3 d o ll ars i n the and a half, in St.. e island of St. T homaS. two But upon the importation of this spirit there was a dut y of 2s. 6d. per gallo n o f co l on i a l duty, and of Is. per gallon of imperial duty. The real difference of price, therefore, if these duties were removed, between St. Thomas and Turk's Island would be somewhere about 2s. per gallon. By Admiral Dundas—There were no differential duties upon spirits, ice., as brought in American rather than in British vessels. Mr. Samuel Browning, of the firm of Benjamin and Mark Boyd, was next called in and examined. 11v Mr. Hume—The firm with which he was connected had large interests in the New South Wales Trade, and they were pretty extensive shipowners, at least in the colonial and sperm oil trade. He bad had opportunities of noticing the operation . of the navigation-laws in a great variety of our colonies. The general tendency of those laws was to limit foreign vowels from bringing bulky articles, such ns cotton, &c., from such countries as South America. If these articles were permitted to be exported in any ships, with the chance of a return cargo, the freights would he lowered; and in foreign markets a very trifling difference of price often made the difference between 3 sale and no sale. With regard to the effect of the repeal of the n avi g ation-laws would have upon Briti s h shipping, h e should wish be f ore those laws were repealedthat the duties o n the materials employed in ship-building were removed; and if that were done he apprehended the British shipowner would have no cause of fear from any other nation whatever. In practice British ships successfully competed with foreign ships at the present time. He might mention, that last summer he was at Harlingen, in Holland, where lie found that the ship builders of that town complained they wer e not able to com pete with British shipowners on account of the heavy taxa tion in Holland. Ile might add, that Dutch vessels had recently arrived from Batavia in the London Docks with sugar, and they had been offered high freights to go to America for bread-stuff; but thew declined, because they were not able to compete with British shipping. He thought , with regard to the price of building ship , ships in the world that could compete with the there were no _ in British North America. A new process ad late ti building troduced there of salting the timber employed latent' vessels, which had the effect of preserving them for a long time. He considered that ships could be built 1 in British North America cheaper than in the north of Europe, so that the British shipowner had much more to dread from the competition in our own cobnies than from the north of Europe. Even the Ame ricans suffered front this competition. When he was at New Orleans, in 1839, he found the shipowners there com plaining much of the competition of the ships produced by our colonies; and since then he was aware that their num bers had considerably increased. He believed that the ex pensea ship in the British colonies , and se n d in g herouotf to ui s ld eaw with all her equipments, would be about 101. per ton. With regard to the competition between British and American vessels, he was aware that iu China, Singapore, Manilla, and generally in the open foreign mar kets of the world, there was a :preference given to British vessels over American. The trade between this country and the United States stood thus according to a Parliamentary paper recently published 183 G the number of British and colonial vessels trading to the United States amounted to 227 ships, measuring. 82,453 tons; and in 1846 their numbers had increased to 336, measuring 223,676 tons, being an increase of 171 per cent. in British vessels during the last ten years. The number of American vessels employed in the same trade in 1836 was il2, measuring 236,000 tons; and in 1846 they Lad increased to 741, measuring 444,442 tons, being an increase of only 90 per cent. These returns he considered supported the opinion lie formerly gave as to the preference shown to British colonial vessels in New Orleans. By Mr. Liddell—He admitted that if the navigation-laws were repealed, lowered;frei e g t h h t o s u w g ia h u t ld shi b p e o%,nersmld ,o u still have but the as he sup posed, at the same tim e, that shi p s would be built che a p er than at present, b es of same profit as now. Ile had considered the olttion wages, and he thought that in the event of the 'navigation laws being repealed, it would be good policy in this country f o r y t e h a a r years to admit foreign seamen to be naturalised after three faithful service. If greate r facil ities were allow e d naturalisation than at present, and at the same time not re quiring foreign seamen to engage in hostilities against ,liy their own country, he thought that foreigners would a , advantage of such an arrangement, and that would trot re duce duce the wages of British seamen, but would raise 11 place all'eulpvoangeas f seamen in foreign countries, and thus level. As to the victualling of ships, lie British vessels would be better victualled than thoughtalt that pre sent, so that British seamen w ou ld be inureoreigncomfort able than they were new. With regard to port them by ship wrights, if they were cheaper, he woulk,loritin all means. In America, Holland, and the Ivo r s k o m t l a ; Portugal, the ship tehienrge to w a s t the wrights wrought hard ; but in this country, effect of a combination among want of energy among our shipwrights,did not put forth all their powers in their labour. If theysl were brought from other countries, more work shipwrights were done, and the masters would not be rhsoen wages of chunderthe con trol of the men as they were now. ' shipwrights had on the Thames amounted to 6s. per day ; and he doubt that if foreign shipwrights were import e d the no price ships would be reduced many pounds per ton. The wages of at Sunderland and the other ports he believed to be about 55. per day. He thought the navigation-laws did not pre vent the introduction of foreign shipwrights; but he believed the workmen would strike if the foreign workmen were in troduced. Mr. Liddell—Then, how would you break up this combi nation on the part of the men? Mr. Browning—By the repeal of the navigation-laws. DSr. Liddell—But the nivigetion-lane now 4o not prevent their introduction. How, than, would their repeal break up the combination? Mr. Browning--There would be such competition that the monopoly must be broken up. Examination by Mr. Liddell continued—A practical grievance arising from the operation of the navigation-laws he thought was the high freights often required for the im portation of sheep? w oo l f rom N ew South IVales. His firm had often been called on to pay lid. per lb. freight on sheep? wool, where, but for the navigation-laws, they might have imported the article at a freight of ld. per lb. By Alderman Thompson—He thought that Id. per lb. on cheeps' wool from Now South Wales would be a paying freight. He was decidedly of opinion that the naviga tion laws ought to be repealed, as the breaking up of a monopoly always gave a greater spring to industry and commerce. Mr. Liddell—ln short, you have formed your opinion rather upon general principles than upon practical grounds? By Admiral Dundas—He thought Swedish seamen would be very valuable, but he admitted that in a gale of wind they were not so smart and active as British seamen, nor could they be expected to fight our battles in case of war, especially if against their own country. By the Chairman—They were at present allowed to employ foreigners, to the extent of one-fourth of the crew, in the foreign trade ; but in practice that permission was not taken advantage of. By Mr. Mitchell—The great bulk of the crews of the ,American vessels ware British seamen; he did not know why the Americans employed British sailors rather than Swedes or Norwegians. The Committee then adjournel till one o'clock on Thursday. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. On Tuesday a Court was held for the dispatch of public business. The LORD MAYOR laid before the Court the opinion de livered by Mr. Wilde, of the Bar, on the question of the pri vileges of the Court of Aldermen, and the resolution to which that Court had come—that a committee of the Aldermen would readily meet a deputation from the Court of Corn mon Council on the subject.—(hear, hear.) The Recorder was about to read the opinion of the Learned Gentleman to whom the case had been referred, when Mr. WIRE rose to object to such a course as calculated to prejudice the Court of Common Council. The case ought, in all fairness, to accompany their opinion.—( Hear, hear.) Alderman Wiiskr.s said the case certainly ought not to be made public, but both case and opinion should be submitted to a select committee. The publication of both might pre judice the whole Corporation. Mr. ASHURST said his reason for objecting to the reading of the opinion was, that he suspected the case had not bean fully and fairly stated, and therefore the opinion could not operate as a guide or an index to public opinion. —(Hear.) Mr. BINNOC did not see what injury c.mld result from a candid statement of facts, and wished that case and opinion should be read at once. It was intimated that there was no mention of the case in the communications made from the other Court. Mr. WIRE—I haveno doubt the case was drawn up in such a manner as to render the opinion of no value whatever to the Corporation.—(A laugh.) Alderman WILSON thought it rather extraordinary that a member who could not have seen the case should at once decide upon its defects. Doctor LYNCII asked why there should be any mystery about the business. Why were not the case and the opinion at once laid before the Court? What impression was such mystery calculated to make upon the public.—( Hear, hear. ) The opinion certainly onOit not to be read without the case and if both were read the Court would be able to decide be tween the different opinions entertained by Mr. Wire and Alderman Wilson. Some members suggested that the case and opinion should be read within closed doors, but that suggestion was gene rally condemned, and th e ourt resolved to refer the opinion and question as to holding a conference with the committee of Aldermen to a committee of the whole Court. The RECORDER requested to be allowed to represent in a few words, the position in which he stood with respect to the privileges of the corporation. He had received from the City solicitor a copy of the questions sub mitted by the c“mmittee of the whole Court for counsel's opinion. These questions appeared to him to involve matters of paramount importance connected with the ancient municipal constitution of the city of London, and were so comprehensive and at the same time so vague, that to give an opinion upon them without a case, would be a matter of insuperable difficulty. To send such questions to a professional gentleman, without accompany ing them with a case, was without a precedent in the his; ory of legal practice. The Court might as well require from them a statement of all that had occurred from the days of Richard the First, to the days of Victoria the First.—(Hear, hear.) lie seriously advised the Court, that it would not be for ' the interest of the Court, that he who occasionally sat as a City Judge should be called upon to define any matter of the kind, and he certainly considered that opinions given upon such loose interrogations, would not be worth a single farthing. Mr. WIRE immediately moved that the Recorder be ex cused from giving answers to the questions proposed by the Court. Mr. Asti (mai' thought the Recorder's object was to choke off the other officers. The REcoanEn said the questions had been propounded by the City Solicitor, his inferior officer. Several Members—(" No, by the Court.") Mr. ASHU&ST admitted that the questions had been drawn up by the City Solicitor, but that Learned Gentleman had exercised no other authority in performing that duty than he would have exercised in making the draft of a Bill.— (Hear, hear.) The REcognEu denied that it was by any means profes sional to lay questions before a barrister without a case, and said, that however such a practice might entangle the Cor poration, it certainly was not calculated to clear up any any doubt or remove any difficulties. Mr. T. H. HALL did not think the Recorder was justified in declining to answer questions which the Corporation found were necessary to be solved preparatory to the great measure of Reform. The Learned Gentleman, by such refusal da maged the cause of his clients, who had put the points in a manner best calculated, in their opinion, to suit the necessity of the case.—( Hear, hear.) The motion that the Recorder be excused from giving an swers to the question was then agreed to. The Towrt CLERK wished to address a few words to the Court on the same subject. The strong feeling which he entertained on the subject was, he assured the Court, not the feeling of that day. It existed from the moment. the questions hed been put into his hands. Possessed, as he was, of all the means of information in the matters pro pounded, he knew the extreme danger of answering such questions; and it was solely by his anxiety for the welfare of the Corporation he was induced to say that he could nut conscientiously enter upon so perillous a task.—(Hear, bear.) If the Court required him to answer, he would, of course, comply; but he begged that they would not call upon him, or any other officer, to do that which he was convinced would be attended with mischievous consequences. At all events, he trusted that, if they persevered in calling for the opinions of the officers, they would call fur their conjoint opinions.—(hear, hear, and cries - trf - " No, no.") Nothing, be submit,iecl, could result from the expression of different opinions but confusion. supposing that a difference of opinion existed ; and there would be no such thing as see ing to the end of the vista of discordant impediments which would necessarily obtrude themselves. Ile sulimitted, too, that there was no precedent for including the Town-clerk in the list of those who were engaged as the leg - al advisers of the Corporation.—(llear.) Alderman lit:autumn' moved that the Tows:-clerk be ex cused from answering the questions. Mr. KING seconded the motion. Mr. L. Tasr.on said he was decidedly of opinion that any °Meer who was not competent to answer the questions pro pounded wax no longer tit to till the office he held. Mr. ASHURIT said the Court had set a bad example in excusing the Recorder.—( Hear, hear.) Ile altogether dis approved of the project of obtaining the conjoint opinion of the officers. The Court wished to see a final termins' ion to the mystery in which those privileges were involved, and they had now the opportunity of getting at the truth by availing themselves of the separate opinions of those who ought to be best acquainted with their municipal constitu tion.---(Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") It was the rule in consultations for the senior to lead all the juniors. Ile did not wish for the adoption of a point of courtesy on the im portant matter in which they were engaged. He wanted se parate independent opinions, together with the reasons for entertaining those opinions.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Cora was persuaded that the officers would be justi fied in refusing to give their opinion upon such a question, and expressed much surprise that any one of them could be found involving his brother officers in such embarrassments. --(Murmurs of dissent.) Mr. W. Josr.s said the Court ought certainly to have the opinion of the Town Clerk, and represented that it would be extremely injudicious to excuse that Learned Gentleman. Mr. H. TAYLOR said the question as to the opinions of the officers of the Corporation, was as analogous to that, as the opinions of the Judges as required by the House of Lords. The Judges delivered their opinions seriatim, and what would be thought of them, if, when called upon to deliver their opinions, they said, "Oh, do not call upon us to give any opinion. It would be dangerous."—(Hear, hear.) Alderman CoyEt„swp said that when the Judges were called upon in the House of Lords, it was after counsel was heard. There did not appear to him to be any analogy be tween the cases. _ . Mr. 1. H. HALT, said he did not wonder at the wish to go to Parliament entertained by several members of that Court, .when he witnessed such reluctance upon the part of some of their officers to let them know anything about their privi leges.—(Loud cries of " Hear.") The moment they asked the professional men, who ought to be able to give them tho necessary information, what the nature of their constitution was, objections were immediately started, the validity of any one of which he could not comprehend.—(Hear, hear.) What could the Court do at all under such circumstances? Mr. Gonsox was decidedly in favour of excusing the Town Clerk, who exercised a sound judgment in objecting to answer questions, which he was convinced the bulk of his fellow-citizens would not sanction. Mr. LAWRENCE moved, as an amendment, that the Town Clerk's application be referred to a committee. The Court decided against the question that the Town Clerk be excused, and proceeded to the o r d ers c f t h e day. A POOR-LAW FOR IRELAND. Doctor LYNCH gave notice of a motion to petition Parlia ment to grant a poor-law to Irel an d, as t h e on l y means of alleviating the dreadful distress of that unfortunate coun t ry. CORPORATION OF LONDON REFORM. Mr. ASTIUMST brought up the report of the committee of the whole Court embodying the resolutions passed on Fri day last, and contained in our paper of yesterday. He stated that the question differed in principle from that on which the Lord Mayor had exercised his power in opposition to the strongly expressed feeling of the Court, and he moved the first resolytion, to the effect that the Corpo ration required reform, which could only be effected by the aid of Parliament: Mr. LowXAN TAYLO* seconded the motion. Mr. T. H. HALL suggested the propriety of taking the opinion of the law officers, as alluded to in the first of the questions submitted to them, before the Court agreed to the resolution. Alderman HUMPFIEKT begged to be permitted to say a few words !Afore Ithe question was put. He saw by the public prints that Sir Peter Laurie had said he was not sin cere in wishing to go to Parliament, and that there was not one member in the Court of Aldermen who was desirous to appeal to the Legislature.—(Hear, hear, and a laugh.) Now, the fact was that no man could be more sincere than he was in moving for the committee with the view of preparing a Bill for repealing the llth of George the First, and at that moment the Remembrancer was engaged in drawing up a Bill to accomplish that object.—( Hear, hear.) He assured the Court that he maintained the opi nions which he had expressed upon that occasion, and he was ready to go with the Court of Common Council to Par liament as soon as possible for the complete reform of both Courts of the Corporation.—(Hear, hear.) He entertained no fear of the annihilation of their municipal rights and pri vil Tea from an application to Parliament. On the contrary he 'mad every reason to believe, that if the two Courts went un 'ed to the Legislature, they would obtain just the kind an degree of reform which they desired.—( ) alderman CopELAND said that, as his sincerity had also be In called in question, he felt bound to declare it was his Jr a or)inion that, without the interference of Parliament, th differences between the two Courts could not be at all an co amodated.—(Hear, hear. ) Alderman WitsoN said that lie likewise was considered to be insincere. He was never more surprised than he was at finding that Sir Peter Laurie had made so extraordinary a statement. For his part, he was determined, if under any circumstances his brother Aldermen objected to an applica tion to Parliament, to go with the Court of Common Council to that authority, for he knew that their great object would not be attained without its as s i s tance .—( Hear, bear.) Mr. Amman said he was glad to see that the Court of Aldermen had arrived at so beneficial a change. Alderman 111/51PHERY—The Remembrancer is preparing the Bill, and it will be before the committee on Saturday. Mr. ASRURST—That was dented flatly in the committee of the whole Court on Friday. Mr. LAWILLNCE—After what we have just heard, we must et t 9 rehlatat rapidly, Or tho b9llO6tY 91 On Court KENT. The very Valuable FREEHOLD ESTATES and Delightfully Healthy SEAT and PARK of CHARLTON, near Canterbury, in the pic turesque parishes of Bishopsbourne, Kingstone, and Barham. MESSRS. DANIEL SMITH and SON are commissioned to OFFER for SALE by AUCTION, at the Auction Mart, on Tuesday, March • 30, at Twelve, in Lots, (unless an acceptable offer shall be previously made by private contract for the whole of the property), the im• portant and very desirable FREEHOLD ESTATE of CHARL TON, about four miles from Canterbury, upon the high Dover- Road, a remarkably healthy and favourite neighbourhood, compris ing the capital and handsome MANSION of CHARLTON, (of which Immediate possession may be had), with its beautifbl Plea sure-grounds, capital Stabling and Gardens, keeper's and other Ledges, surrounded by a finely varied little Park of excellent sound Pasture Land, studded with some magnificent Timber _and Orna mental Plantation. with Two very valuable Farms adjoining, inter spersed with W 00414146 haltgait, erseeilant.Prailaisowlbillfiniot idea the MajtOf of Kingston; and some desirable Lands contiguous, with a pwtidit of the healthy Bsrham-down, comprising the race-course, with important frontages upon the turnpike • road, parts opening fine commanding sites for the erection of villas, overlooking the pictu- I resque vale of Bishopsbourne, Kingstone, and Barham. Also another residence, now occupied by the Rev. T. Ilarrisen, and a small farm and detached' lands, in and near the village and church of Barham ; altogether about 740 acres. All in a ring fence except a few lots in Barham. Descriptive particulars may be had of Mr. Dowsett, at Bishops bourne ; at the chief inns at Canterbury, Dever, Maidstone, &c. ; of Messrs. Delmar and Wynne, solicitors, Lincoln's Inn f elds ; at the Auction Mart ; and of Messrs. Daniel tmith and Son, land agents, in Waterloo-place, Pall-mall. PL NTE. TCOX SAVORY and Co., Sil versm ith s, • & c ., 47, Cornhill (seven doors from Gracechurch-street), Loudon. The best wrought Fiddle-pattern Spoons and Forks, from 7s. 04 . per ounce. Fiddle Pattern. Classic do. oz. s. d. £s. d. £s. 4. 12 Table Spoons • • .. 30 at 70—10 10 0 1I 2 0 sO7 0 7 0 0 7 12 0 30 .. 7 o—lo 10 0 11 2 0 12 Dessert Forks • • .. 20 • • 7 0 7 0 0 7 12 0 1 1 2 2 TDaebssleertFeSrpkosonS • • 2 ,ravy Spoons • • .. 10 ••70— 3 10 0 315 0 1 Soup Ladle „ 10 .. 7 0• 310 0 312 G 4 Sauce Ladles .. 10 • • 7 6 -- 3 13 0 3 19 0 • • 1 0 9 1 4 0 4 Salt Spoons (gilt strong) 2 10 0 215 0 I Fish Slice 12 Tea Spoons .. 10 76—3 15 0 47 0 1 pair Sugar Tongs (strong) 015 0 017 0 The Classic is It new regent/ much admiral tor its clegituce. JENNY LIND. The following letter from this great artist sets at rest the question of her coming to England. Certainly the enormous sum she sacrifices to satisfy an honourable scruple, after the opinion delivered by the law officers of the Crown, as to the non-existence of any legal claim upon her, must be consi dered as a most noble proof of high-mindedness and feminine delicacy well becoming so a gehius • •f 28 - Ferrier, 184 t fi lifonsieur,—Pal en l'honneur de recevoir votre lettre du 19 Dec., 1846, dans laquelle vous pretendez avoir a me de mander des dommages interets pour ma non-venue en 1845. Vous connaissez parfaitement less raisons qui m'ont empeche, qui out rendu impossible mon apparition sur votre theatre. D'ailleurs mon arrive n aurait Berri i rien, puisque vous n'aviez ni la traduction de l'opera le Fddlager en Anglais, ni la musique que je devois chanter. It est plus que pro bable que l'affaire devant la loi ne vous ra pp or t era it r i en , macs je ne veux pas que voila puissiez me taxer de mauvaise foi, quelque peu que je tneritasse ce reproche, et je vous offre, en remettant le papier signe par moi a la personne que je nnmmerai a cet effet, la somme de 2,0001., deux mine livres sterling. " Comme je doffs venir i Londres, en tout cas je prefere ram y venir avec la conscience d'avoir fait tout ce qui de pendait de moi, et je laisse it votre jugenient si vous pre fererez cet arranfement 3 l'aimable I un proces qui vous ne rapprtera peut-etre rien du tout. " J'ai chargé Mr. Edward Jennings, 9, Chancery-lane, de mes instructions ulterieurs. ( Sine) " JENNY LIND. "A Monsieur Bunn, Di g recteur du Theatre de Drury-Ituae, Londres." (Translation.) " Vienna, Feb. 28, 1847. " Sir,—l had the honour of receiving your letter of the 19th of December, 1846, in which you pretend to have to claim from me damages for my non-arrival in 1845, You are perfectly conversant with my reasons for not coming, and which rendered impossible my appearance at your theatre. Besides, my arrival would have been fruitless, since you had not at the time the opera of the Feldlager translated into English, nor the music which I was engaged to sing. It is more than probable that this affair brought before a court of justice would yield you nothing ; but I am determined you shall not tax me again with bad faith, however little I merit such a reproach, and I offer to pay you the sum of 2,000!. (two thousand pounds) on your returning the paper signed by me to the person I shall appoint for the purpose. " As I shall in any event come to London, I should prefer coming with the consciousness of having done all that de pended upon me, and I leave it to your choice and judgment whether you prefer this arrangement to a lawsuit, from which YOU would probably derive nothing. " I have given to Mr. Edward Jennings, of 9, Chancery lane, all necessary and further instructions on the present subject. " I remain, &c. " JENNY LIND. " To Alfred Bunn, Esq., Director of the Theatre Roy a l, Drury-lane, London." This proposal from Mademoiselle Lad was accompanied by the following letter from her solicitor : " 9, Chancery-lane, March 13. " Sir,—l am instructed by Mademoiselle Jenny Lind to hand you the enclosed copy of a letter from that lady at Vienna, the original of which remains in my hands for your inspection. a Mademoiselle Lind has voluntarily made this proposal, without assistance or advice from English lawyers, to pur chase peace and escape litigation in a foreign land; and lam authorised immediately to carry it oat. " The proposal is final, and if you accept it, I will at tend any appointment you make, and close the affair ; and, on the other hand, if you object to it, or do. not ac cept it on or before Tuesday next, I am instructed to appear and defend any suit you may think proper to institute against Mademoiselle Land, and request you to direct your solicitor to send any process against that lady to me for ap pearance and defence. _ _ " I have the honour to be, Sir, " Your obedient servant. " EDWARD JENNINGS. " A. Buan, Esq , Theatre Royal, Drury- lane." RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL„ MAacn 16. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales aro —Ambergate, Nottingham, Bos ton, and Eastern Junction, Fs. 9d. dis.—ltir,enhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, par—Birmingham and Oxford Junction, 8 3 N p.—Ches. ter and Birkenhead, 474 —Ditto, Halves (iss. at 5 dis.), 233 i —East ern Counties, York Extension, d,s.--East Lineolhshlre, 214 Fleetwood and West Riding Junction, n. 9d. p. —Huddersfield and Manchester, 214 p.— Ditto, Extension, 3 4 p.—Lancaster and Preston, 10 p.—Ditto, Quarters, 14)2—Leeds and Thirsk, 2•? din.—Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 1% p.— London and North-Western, 176-- Ditto, Quarters (O. J.), 161'2 p,—Ditto, 40/. Shares (L. and M.), 2634 p.—ltitto. Quarters, New; 1034 p•—Manchester and Leeds, Halves, 1034 p. ex eiv.—Ditto, Quarters, 5).4 p. ex div.—Ditto. 32/. Shares (late Extension), R., 2 p.— Ditto (late Liverpool and Bury), 4 1 / 2 p. —Manchester. Sheßield. and Lincohishtre, Quarters, No. 2, 22% — Ditto, Eighths, 1 dis. —Midland Stock, 116—Ditto, 40/. Shares, 334 p. Ditto, New, 3 p.— Ditto (Bitanin3ham and Darby), 90)4—North British, New. Quarters (scrip), )-4 p.—North Staffordshire, Churnet Valley Junction, 2 p.—Nortk Wales, 2/. 11s. 3d. dis.—South- Easrern, No. 3, Consolidated, 1 j p.—Ditto, No. 4, Halves, p.—West Riding Union, It., Ut', p. MANCHESTER, Maxen 16. STocx EXCHANGE. - 'fhe sales are-Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, par 'Alin/thigh= and Oxford Junction. - Blackburn, Clitheroe. and North-Western, Preferentials,l N -Eastern Counties, York Extension, % -East Lancashire, N,w, I % -Ditto, New (scrip), 1?i c.-Fleetwood, Preston, and West hiding Junction, 1-16 c.-Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, 2 Ditto, Thirds, -Leeds and Thirsk, 2% -Leeds Dewsbury, and Manchester, New Extensions Scrip (pink), s's-Liverpool, Manches ter, and Newcastle Junction, ie dis.-London and North-Western (Manchester and Birmingham), Quarters (C), 574 -London and South-Western, Scrip 1,4 dis.-Manchester and Leeds, 321. Shares (late Extension), 2 7-16-Ditto, Halves (late Liverpool and Bury), 4' -Manchester, Sheffield. and Lincolnshire (Great Grimsby 501. Shares), SIA dis.-Ditto, ditto. 121. 10s. Share 3, 1 3-16-Ditto (Sher field and Lincolnshire), 1 11-16- Manchester and Southampton, 225. -North Staffordshire, 2 3 4 c.-Northern Counties Union, IN-Old ham Alliance, -Preston and Wyre, 34 iy -Scott' It Central, 8 - Shropshire Union, 1 - South-Eastern and Dover, 37V, -Ditto, No. 3, 31-Ditto, No. 4, 7-16-South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole, !g, c. tits. -West Riding Union, LEEDS, :Italica 16. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 9s. dis.-Buckinghamshire, 2s. Gd. n. p.-Eastern Counties, York Extension, 10s. di s . - East Lancashire, 1 p.-Ditto, New, 1% p.-Ditto, New (scrip), I i P.-East and West Yorkshire, % p.- Great Northern (late London and York), ss. dis.-Huddersfield and Manchester, 20s. it. p.-Leeds and Dewsbury, 5 c. Branches Scrip (blue), 27;, P.-Ditto, Extension, Scrip (green), ss. p. -Ditto, New Extension Scrip (pink), 7s. 6d p.-Leeds and Thirsk. dis.-Intto, New, 17s. Gd, dis. -Ditto, Preference '26s. p.- Leeds, Wakefield, and Midl and, 15s. dis.-London anal Brighton and South Coast, Fifteenths, 4s. p.--Manchester and Leeds, 321. Shares (late Extensions), 23 p.-Midlan.4, New, 3% p.-North British, Thirds, 1 24 p .- Ditto, Extensions (s c rip), 9 s . p.-Nor t h Staffordshire, 24 p.-Northern Counties Union, 17,1, dis.-North- Western, par-Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole, 7s. 61. dis.-West Lading Unios, 318. P. -- Wharfdale, 4s. dis. HULL, Masten 16. STocg EXCITANGZ..-The sales are -North British, Quarters, 775.6 d. cash-Ditto, Extension (scrip), 10s. 6d. p.-Buckinghamshire, par- Fl ee twood, Preston, and West Biding, 3s. IL-Great Northern (Lon don and York), 2 1 4 -Melton and Dritficid Junction, Isis. 6d. p. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, MARCH 16. SToci Excniaroc-The sales are-Eastern Counties, York Ex tension, dis.-East Lancashire, New, par-Great Northern (London and York), Beg., 3 dis.-Newcastle and Berwick (North Shields), 12 p.-North British, 8 cum div.-Ditto,Quarters, 355. p. -West Riding Union, 1 n p. -York and Newcastle Extensions, 534 p. SHEFFIELD, Meacit 16. STocz EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Birmingham arid Oxford, 8% p.-East Lancashire, New Scrip, 245. dis.-Great Northern (late Direct Northern), % dis.-London and Brighton and South Coast, 53 -Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Grimsby), 201. Shares, 335. 6d. c. dis. - North-Western' 6d. dis.-Sheffleld, Rotherham, and Goole, 3s. dl3. EDINBURGH, Mancn 15. STOCK ExMIANGI.-The sales are -Aberdeen, 271. 17s. 6d-Alr drle and Ilathsate, 31. 188.-Arbroath and Forfar, 281.-Ditto, Half Shares, 15/.-Ayr and GalloVeay,"/. Is. 6d.-Caledonian, 261. 10s.- Ditto, New, 21. 6s. 6d.-Caledonian and Dumbarton, 21. 75.-Clydcs dal• Junction, 39/. os.-Deeslde, 31. So.-Direct Northern, 21. 10s. -Dunblane, Doane, and Callender, IL 12s. 6d.-Dundee and Ar broath, 431. 55.-Ditto, New, No. I. 301.-Ditto, New, No. 2, 301. -Dundee and Perth, 331.-Ditte, New Shares, 211. 10s.-Eastern Counties, 201. 7s. id.-Ditto, York Extension, 4/. 2s. 6d.-Eat of 21. 16s.—Edinburgh and liathgate. 5/. 17a, 6d:::-.Edinburgh and Glit:zow, 74!. 2s. 64.-Ditto, Ilalf Shares, 201.-Ditto, Quarter Shares, 191.- Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, 20/. 2s. 6d.-Dltte, Preference, 211.-Edinburgh and Northern, 161. 55.-Ditto. New Shares, 31. 195.-Ditto, Newport, 71. 12s. 6d.-Ditto. ditto, New, 2i. No.-Edinburgh and Perth (Old), 11. 17s.- Ditto (New), 21. 135.-Glasgow and Ayrshire, 63/. 10s.-Ditto, New Stock, 34/.- Ditto, Quarter Shares, 161. 10s.-Ditto, Ilalves, 61. 108.-Glasgow, Dumirles, and Carlisle, 5/. 17s. 6d.-Glasgow and Garnkirk, 39/.- Glasgow General Terminus, 121. 10s.-Glasgow and Greenock, 19/. -Ditto, New, 91.-Ditto, Preference, 81. 55.-Glasgow, Kilmar nock, and ArdrosSan, 5/. 185.- Great North of England, 233'. 10s. -Great North of Scotland, 21. 7s. &1.-London and York, 31. 12s. 6d.-Manchester and Leeds, 1081.-Midland and Eastern Counties, 159,-Newcastle and Berwick, 331. 55.-North British, 321. 155.- Ditto, Halves, 161. 2s. 6d.-Ditto, Thirds, 3/. Bs.--Ditto, Quarters, 41.--Ditto, New Quarters (scrip), 11. 35.-Ditto, Fifths, 71.-Scottish Central, 231.-Scottish Grand Junction, I!. Is. -Scottish Midland, 221. - Stirling and Dunfermline, 3/. 17s. Gd.-Stirling and Midland, 2/. 95.-Wishaw and Coltness, 481 . 15 s. ex div.-. York and New. castle, 361. 10s.-Ditto, New, 111. 155.-1)Itto, Preference. 81. 17s. Ga.-Direct Bombay and Madras, 3s. 9d.-East Indian, Bs. Great North of India, 35.-Great Southern of Madras, 35.-Madras, Nol lore, and Arcot, 2s. GLASGOW, 3feacn 15. Srocg Excnatear.-The sales are-Caledonian, New, 465. 6d.- Caledonian and Dumbartonshire, 455.-Dundee and Perth, 3334 - Edinburgh and Glasgow, Halves, 201.-Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, Quarters, 155.-Edinburgh and Perth (New Co.), sth. Dltto, Halves, 17s.- Glasgow General Termints, 1234 -Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and,Ayr, 37 - Ditto, Quarters (5 per cent. guar.), 16/. - Glasrow , Dumfries, anti Carlisle, 5%-Great North of Scotland, 475. -Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct, 38s. Manchester and Southampton, 175.-Midland, Halves, 4 3 i -North Brit a ish, New, Quarters (scrip), 215.-Scottish Central, 231.-Scottish Midland Junction, New, 9/.- Stirling and Dunfermline, 745.-Wilsontown, Mornlogside, and Colt ness, 66% -Wishaw and Coltness, 48%. ASCOT RACE COURSE.—Very extensive improve ments are going forward on the race coarse at Ascot Heath, by order of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, at the suggestion of Earl Granville, the Master of the Queen's Hounds. These alterations are judiciously calculated to in crease the comfort and safety of the vast concourse which usually attend the race course at Ascot, by affording them a more commodious and safe promenade, with seats for occa sional repose, sheltered by a grey, Vf lfl tack ~~ ~, PRICE SD. of Aldermen Will completely outstrip us: (Great laughter.) The resolution was then agreed to. Mr. ASHtTR3T then moved, 4 . That the Court had a right to (regulate i:s own proceedings." • /tin ANDERTON seconded the motion, and said be was de lighted at perceiving that a new light had darted in upon the Court of Aldermen. Alderman COPELAND denied that the light was at all new. He had himself held the opinion from the time of his Mayo-r -alty, which Mr. Ashurst was pleased to call more popular than that which preceded it.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. COPE said he should oppose the motion, as he denied that the Court had a right to put questtons in such a form. The resolution was then agreed to. Mr. AsIIURST finally proposed the following resolution-- ' " That that portion of the report agreed to this day which refers to reforms requiring the aid of Parliament, be referred back to the committee of the whole Court to consider and report." The LORD MAYOR refused to put the question, and said he considered that it would be necessary to give notice of the last. motion ; an observation at which several members expressed the utmost surprise, and some of them expressed great in dignation. The Town Clerk, who had been in cJimuunication with the Lord Mayor, the Recorder having left the Court some time previously, WaS roughly blamed as the adviser of his Lord ship to a course at variance with the opinions and feelings of the great mass of the Corpora:ion. Ile avas represented by one of the members as being in the habit of advising au rersely to the general sentiments of that branch of the Cor poration, and he was addressed personally in terms to which it was quite obvious he was a stranger. The Learned Ser geant made no remarks upon the character of the accusa tion, which, no doubt, the member who male it will regret when he learns that it was unjust. The advice of the Town Clerk was, "to put the question." Mr. Harrreer (as our reporter understood) gave notice of a motion to orward the effect of that w hi c h h ad been inetrectually br f. The Court then proceeded to the business mentioned in the paper. THE CORONER OF THE CITY OF LONDON. Mr. WHETIII3I brought up the report in the reference res pecting the holding of inquests. It expressed the very highest approbation of the conduct of the Learned Coroner Mr. Payne in holding inquests in cases of are, as having tended to check the atrocious practices of incendiaries, and set an example which had been followed with great benefit to the community by many provincial coroners. The report was agreed to unanimously.—Adjourned. HAMBURGH MAIL. ITAIiBURGH MARCH 14.—There is again much floating ice at Stade and Shulan, and the two:light-ships have again been obliged to leave their stations. Below Shulan more than forty vessels have been brought to anchor; on the south side several large vessels, among them the Victoria, Captain Meyer, the Edmund, Captain Smith. Jenny, Captain Pooy sen, &c. &c. Up here at the city there has been a great accumulating of ice since yesterday; the steamers William and Marshall have been obliged to remain in the harbour. The latter attempted to start this m.,rning, but was compel. led to return. Indeed several ships which sailed a few days ago have been compelled to return in consequence of the quantity of drift_ice. • HemnurtGir, 111Anctr 12.--The Harburg steamer came in this mooing, but all navi.eation is now suspended in conse quence of the great accumulation of ice. At Shulan and Ulankeness there is a great quantity of firm ice—more southward there is still a little clear water. The London mail of the has not yer arrived. CohoGNE, 111Ancit B.—During the last week there has been a hostile , ',counter tween s, me of our citizens and three of the military. The latter it appears were insulted, and were obliged in self d , felice to resort to their arms. They, however, had the worst of the fray, and were obliged to retreat, leaving their military capk, a sword, and some other articles in the hands of their assailants. Order is now restored. FROM THE GALLICIAN FROSTIERS.—The Breslau Gazette state 4 that the Russians are at this moment erecting a fortress in the vicinity of Brady, which liads from the village of Liurnik, and 1s manifeitly directed towards the Austrian frontier. On the side of Austria it is in contemplation to erect a fortress at Solticze, rear Czernewitz, and several officers are going thither to examine the site which is to be selected for the fortress. MuNicn, MAncit 6.—A few days ago our populace honoured the bishops with a procession by torchlight. The King inquired whether there had been a good many torches, and on being answered in the affirmative, exclaimed, that's well, that's well ; they want light, they make darkness enough CASSEL, MAncli s.—ln the night of the Ist and 2d of this month, several very traitorous papers, containing threats and calumny, were affixed to the walls of the Ducal Palace and the Mass-house of the Roman Catholic Church ; and before they were discovered by the police, and taken down, manv passers by read thera,and thus they became public. A death's head was on this placard, beneath it were daggers sprinkled with blood, with the inscription, "Do%‘ n with the tyrant, liberty shall triumph." The vigilance of the police and gendarmes has, in consequence, been redoubled, but the per petrator has not been discovered. LEIPSIC.—The unaccountable arrangements of the heads of the University, by which the young me❑ are to be placed under the most stringent rules, has given rise to the most painful excesses; what could not be effected by any society, any civic interest, any coercive effort, has been effected by this ordinance—harmony among the students of all classes and opinions : all hold together, a high school ; hence a regulation of this nature, which is imprac ticable and unworthy of any high school, was therefore par ticularly inapplicable here; hence it has called forth the directly opposite to what it was intended. From the date of the regulation, licentiousness indeed appeared among our students. Between two and three hundred of them now sit together drinking till an early hour in the morning, and a command to the host to give no more beer after ten o'clock has been rendered wholly ineffectual till the hour stipulated, and after that resort to the vessels of liquor which they had purchased before ten o'duck. The parents of these young men will hardly thank the rector of the University for his wisdom, in endeavouring by so unseasonable an effort again to make schoolboys of their sons, to ruin their health anti morals, and to exceed their allowances to an enormous extent. Nightly frays with watchmen, and other scandals of a similar nature, may be in ferred, as a matter of course, and yet, notwithstanding all this forced disorder of the students, it is impossible to with hold altogether the testimony of their manly and honourable conduct. We are happy to be able to state that the building of St. Peter's Churcli,at liamburgh, has not been interrupted during the winter, dotwithstanding the severity of the weather, and it is confidently honed that the church will be roofed in on the 7th of May. On this interesting occasion it is proposed that, as all the funds are exhausted, and there seems to beim immediate pro-pect of obtaining a further grant from the city, to call upon the benevoltaice of the citizens, and thus to be enabled to finish this splendid undertaking. Various con tributions and subscriptions have been received towards the erection of this church, as also that of St. Nicholas.—Hani burgh Paper, March 12. TIIE PARCEL POST COMPANY. Tuesday Mr. Gough, the late secretary to the above company, attended at Guild'iall, and said he wished to make hetote the magis trate a counter statement relative to the affairs of that com pany, which had appeared in the public newspapers. It was said that the directors had withdrawn one after another from the company, whereas he could state that it was not true. Up to the present period five had retired. There were only four directors left, who had not shrunk from their responsibility, and were prepared to settle with the men. Alderman Sidney said he was glad to hear that there was some chance of a fair settlement, and he had no doubt the press would act as fairly -in giving Mr. Gough's statement publicity as they had done those of the other parties. NUMEROUS FIRES. Tuesday morning, at s quarter before one o'clock, a fire was discovered on the pre mises, in the occupation of Mr. J. Paxman, No. 57, Eliza beth-street, Hackney-road. It originated in the lower floor of the house, the inmates at the time being in their beds asleep. After considerable trouble they were made sensible of the great danger to which they were exposed, but none of the parties were then able to descend the staircase. Mrs. Paxman made an escape in her night clothes over the roof of the premises, and the remainder of the occupants got out of the back windows. That portion of the building where the fire commenced being burned out, and the remainder of the house was severely damaged before the flames were ex tinguished. About the same hour a fire broke out in the wine-cellar under No. 9, New Broad-street, City, the property of Messrs. Butler and James, wine merchants, but it was soon extinguished. About half-past four o'clock yesterday morn ing, a fire burst out in the premises belonging to Mr. Alex ander Young, maltster, in Church-lane, Fulham. It origi nated in the malt-house, from a spark falling out of the kiln. The flames were not extinguished until the windows and doors on the ground-floor, together with the joistings and floorings, were severely burned, and the stock damaged. A fourth fire ,broke out at 24, William-street, Lant-street, Borough, belonging to Mr. Ridler, chandler. The damage was confined to the destruction of a number of books, and serious injury to the stock in trade and fixtures. On Wednesday last a very numerous and influ ential meeting of the shareholders of the Royal Insurance Company was held, in Liverpool, for the purpose of stating the result of the Company's business to the end of Decem ber, 1846. Charles Turner, Esti., deputy chairman, in con sequence of the indisposition of the chairman, presided, and having briefly stated the object of the meeting, at his re. quest Percy M. Dove, Esq , the manager, read t he repor t; pity by which it appeared that the same measure still stability; and that th e amount to the of pro fi t accompanies its operations , in dicative of a sound and grow ingcredit N o . f iz. t , h f e or co t m h p e an tw y' o s and loss to the close of the Christmas , quarter was no less a s mo nths of the present year, is likewise highly satisfactory , affairst than since furnishing evidence as sure as a period so limited can give, that the amount of business to be expected during the pre sent year will much exceed that of the one now concluded. It also announces that George Armstron , Esq., and John Torr, Esq., of the firm of J. and H. Lit e and Co., have been appointed to fill up the vacancy in oard. The result of the state of the vote on the Sabbath trains question, at the recent meeting of the shareholders of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, was officially declared by the Chairman on Monday at the adjourned meeting in Glasgow, when it was found that there was a majority of 152 in favour of the resolution of the directors to discontinue Sunday trains. Mr. M'Neill, however, has intimated that he will submit the case to another special meeting of the shareholders, and that a requisition for that purpose will b e got up as soon as possible.— Edinburgh Advertiser. ACCIDENT AND DEATH FROM NEGLIGENCE. --At the York Assizes, on Monday, an action was brought by Mr. Frederick Whitehead, a manufacturer, in Saddlewortb, to recover damages against the Great North of England Railway Company, for injuries which bad caused the death N pl h a o in m tiff were re and Mr. r IV Martintso Watso n of his wife, and put him to exp enses amounting to, in the whole,and Mr. 25 , 54 g sr: appeared Knowles, forw ith v the and Mr. 11. 11111 for the co m p any. After hearing ihe evi dence the jury went out for upwards of twenty minutes, and then found for the plaintiff, damages the amount of the ex penses incurred, 5251. -IT4ELATE TEAM - SHIP COLLIS ION ON THE T H AMES. iesterdav the adjourned inquest on the bodies of the two found - e i a n m. t s h i e lip n i fl Hole men Victoria principal schooner.lte se, which was sunk by the Haven, Church, asres a ut h n s e rg d. e Ti n a, pal wit ness exam i ned was John of Sheerness, who saw the accident. He said the schooner was moored in th e usua l pl ace , an d out of danger; and that the steamer was out of her course, as ships of that size never went so near the land. He said that ha , l a proper look out been kept on board the Victoria the collision would have been avoided, as he saw no vessels in the way to prevent her going clear of the schooner. The inquiry was again ad journed. REMOVAL OF THE WOOD PAVEMENT TN THE CITY. —At the meeting of the Commissioners of Sewers yesterday, a motion was made that the whole of the wood pavement at present extending from Bow Church, Cheapside, to the Poultry, should be forthwith removed, and that the con tractor, Mr. Caadwick, be instructed to lay down imme diately the new three-inch granite pavement. 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To offer a Lamp — Zith,; u " t e ,n, — IN we deem, rendering a public service ; for what are we ;,"° ? The Pearl is so simple, it cannot be mismanaged. '4 O , — "lig required. To sell the ordinary Candle Lamps is now 'illibtf h l ble; the public have long enough been pestered with such T he l , - ;: The Pearl Candle Lamp is the perfection of candle lights. ltpclic will have none other. Designs to suit every taste. IVt-"Rte'ng continually at CLARK'S, the Immense Lamp Depot, 4 4 7, 4 0% , „ 13 trancl. Ten doors from the Lowther-arcade Please write kiVkddress. t bief --t verY persons Candle Lamp can be altered to the pearl of Abe %t it, at died to ~ !% 0 6 C. Oe nth '(h er SO' r , Of • bor. ~01' ~ O. et • ..--"*. Orel t , oser / r b cr girAlh ......' 1 1: " W' .rgh