The Sun. — London, England, 1847-02-26 00:00:00

London and North-Western Railway (Lime-street, Liver pool, Station Extension and Branch Tunnel; Crewe Station Extension and Amendment of Acts). Liverpool Guardian Gas Company. Great Indian Peninsula Raiiw.iy Company (for making a railway from Bombay to Alleh, with extensions to Mhure and the Pera River, and branches or extensions to Sholapoor, Hyderabad, Kandeish, Indore, and Hoshurgabad, and else where). Swansea and Amman Junction Railway (lines from Yaisymond to Nantrnelyn, and thence to Yuislomlyd and Guaun Cae Gurwen Colliery and Cwinannan). Wexford Free Bridge (building of new bridge and removal of present bridge across the River Slaney at Wexford). OPPOSED LIST. SOUTH DEVON ARMAI E LWAY EXTENSION AND ND 111 EN.. The several allega•fons in this opposed case were sustained. Standing orders not complied with. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Some further details have appeared in the French ra il w ay paper (the Journal des Chemins de Per) respect ing the progress of this system of cemmunication on the continent of Europe, the present account being confined to the enumeration of the undertakings which have been . constructed and opened for the accommodation of goods and passenger traffic M the German states. According to this statement, three railways were con structed and brought into operation before the year 1833, but these were worked by horses. These lines were, the Budweis to Germunde (Austria), opened in 1825, 68 kilometres; the Prague to Lahna, opened in 1830, 57 kilometres; and the Budweis to Linz, op,ned is 1832, 129 kilometres. The first railways spun which locomotive power was used were the Nuremberg to Furth (Bavaria), opened in 1835, 7 kilometres in length; the Vienna to Wagrarn (Austria), opened in 1837, 17 kilometres; the Berlin to Potsdam (Prussia), opened in 1833, 26 kilometres; and the Leipsic to Dresden (Sax ony), opened in 1839, 117 kilometres. It will, therefore, be seen that up to the close of the lest-mentioned year, Germany possessed 421 kilometres of railways completed and opened for traffic. In 1840 the lines brought into operation were the Mayerce to Frankfort-on-the-Maine. 44 kilometres in length; the Waeram to Brunn (Austria), 116 kilo metres; the Magdeburg to Leipsic (Prussia). 118 kilo metres; the Manheim to Heide.bur; (Grand Duchy of Baden), the Munich to Augsburg (Bavaria), 60 krho metres. In 1841 an additional 442 kilometres of rail way were opened. These included the commencement of the Trieste line from Vienna to Neustadt, 50 k,lO - ; the Stokeran branch, 23 kilometres ; the Dus seldorf to Elberfell (Rhenish Prussia), 26 kilometres ; the Berlin to Coethen (Prussia), 152 kilometres : the Cologne to Aix-la Chapelle (Rhenish Prussia), 65 ki. lometres ; the Landenbu:g to Olmutz (Austria), 80 ki lometres ; and the Brunswick to Harburg, 46 kilometres. In the year 1842, the total length of railways opened in Germany increased from 1,220 kilometres to 1,450 kilometres, by the addition of 185 kilometres, of which 25 kilometres were contributed by the open'rig of the Neustadt to Gloggnitz (Austria line ; 20 kilometres by the Hamburg to Bergedorf line ; 40 kilometres by the Breslau to Brieg (Prussian Silesia) line ; $4 kilometres by the Berlin to Frankfort-upon-Oder (Prussia) lines and 20 kilometres by the Leipsic to Altenburg line The lines opened in 1843 were the Altenburg to Krim mitzschau (Saxony), 30 kilometres; the Heidelburg to Carlsruhe (Baden), 75 kilometres; the Brieg to Oppeln (Prussian Silesia), 42 kilometres; the Oscherleben to Wolfenbuttel (Brunswick), 62 kilometres; the Magde burg to llalberstadt (Prussia). 40 kilometres; the Berlin to Stettin (Prussia), 135 kilometres; and the Aix-la-Chapelle to the Belgian frontier (Rhenish Prus sia), 20 kilometres. In 1844 the lines opened were the Cologne to Bonn (Rhenish Prussia). 30 kilometres ; the Carlsruhe to Rastadt (Baden), 20 kilometres; the Rastadt to Oos (Baden), 10 kilometres ; the Hanover to Brunswick (Hanover), 60 kilometres ; the Oos to Offenburg- Kehl (Baden), 40 kilometres ; the Frankfort-upon- Main to Darmstadt (Hesse), 20 kilometres; the Bam _ berg to Nuremberg '(Bavaria), 36 kilometres ; the 31irzaschlay to Graetz (Austria), 95 kilometres ; and the Breslau to Frey berg-Schweidnitz (Prussian Sile sia), 57 kilometres. In 1845 the lines opened were the Olmutz to Prague (Austria), 293 kilometres ; the Krimmitzschau to Zwickau (Saxony), 14 kilometres ; the Liegnitz Bonzlau (Prussian Mlesia), 45 kilo metres ; the Cronsta to Unter-turckheim (Wurtem berg), 3 kilometres ; the Leherte to Celle (Hanover), 30 kilometres ; the Cologne to Dusseldorf (Rhenish Prussia). 25 kilometres ; the Dresd, n to Radeberg (Saxony), 12 kilometres; the Gr_etz to Marburg, - outh line (Austria), 45 kilomeres ; the Uffenberg to Frey berg (Baden), 61 kilometres ; and the Ridebcrg to Bisehofswerda (Saxony), 20 kilometres. Up to the end of this year the system of railway communication through the German States had extended to 2,845 kilo• metres. Tha year 1846 showed still further progress, the length of railway opened during that period being 1,315 kilometres. This extension included the section of the Upper Silesian li; e beta een Kosel and Raribor, 28 kilo metres: the section of the Cologre to Minden line be tween Dusseldorf and Driesburg, 17 kilometres; the section of the Northern Bavarian between Bamberg and Lichteafels, 30 kilometres ; the conrismation Of the Berin and Stettin line to Stargard, 35 kilo metre:. ; the junction between the Munch end Aughburgh and Northern Bavarian hues, 3 kilo metres ; the continuation of the Sax•m- Bavarian to Reichenbach, 16 kiloir.etres ; the section of th. , South Austrizn hoe la , :tween C;raetz and Cilly, 125 kiloinetre, , ; the section of the '1 hurinkte line, from Weissenfela to Hille, 30 kilometre,; the continua tion of the Sazo- Silesian line from Bhtehofswerda to Bautzen, 19 kilometres; the llauoverian state line be tween L-hrte and Ilidelsheim, 24 kilometres; the Darm stadt and Heidelburg lin., 88 kilometres; the Potsdam- Magdeburg (Prussia), 118 kilometres; the part of the lower Sib sian lime between Benzlan and Frankfort on tlie-aler, 166 kilernetres ; the Coetten-Beinburg tine, 20 kilometres; the Vienna•Bruck•upon-the-Seytlia, (Aus ' pie), 40 kilo netres; the branch of the Sagan to Glogow (Prussian Silesia), 70 kilometres ; the section of Berlin and Hamburgh grand line between Berlin and Boizenbur4, 220 kilometres ; the Lichtewels to Neu macht, 40 kilometres ; the Stutgard to Constadt (IVur tembur,g), 18 kilometres ; the Koenigshmte to Myslowita (Prussian Silesia), 18 kilometres ; the Leipnic to Weiskirchen (Austria), 20 kilometres ; the Esslingen to Plochingen (Wurtemburg), 9 kilometres ; the Boizen burg to Bergdorf (the Hamburgh to Berlin grand line), 30 kilometres ; the Batrz , n to Labatt (Saxony), 60 kilometres ; and the Weimar to Weisserifels (the Thuringe line), 70 kilometres ; making the total length of railways opened in Germany up to the Ist of January, 1847, 4,130 kilometres, or about 1.030 leagues. CORONER'S .INQUEST. FATAL PRESCRIPTION. Wednesday forenoon, at nine o'clock, Mr. Waklev and the jury impanelled to investigate the death of Miss "Sarah E. Collyer, aged twenty-two, the young lady alleged to have died from the effects of an unauthorised medicine prescribed for her by Dr. Cronin, re-assembled at the Wheatsheaf, High street, Camden-town, further to prosecute their inquiry. Dr. Cronin was in attendance, accompanied by Mr. lennant, as his professional adviser. . Dr. Scoffern, who had been appointed to make a more minute analysis of the mixture taken by. the deceased, and also the bitter almond water used in its composition, was first called, and made a minute technical report of the results of his analysis, concluding with a declaration that if the medi cine had contained strychnia powder, as prescribed, it would have been still more poisonous. The Como :it--Will you state the result of your analysis in plain terms to the jury? Dr. Scoffern—There were sixty minims, or rather more than one drachm, of Pharmacopoeia prussic acid, in one ounce of the mixture taken by deceased. CORONER—How much would be a d se for an adult ? Dr. Scoffern—We are ordered by the Pharmacopoeia not to give more than fifteen minims, which is a very large dose. It would be a difficult thing to say how much is a dose of coin pound strychnia powder. There is no compound powder of strychnia mentioned in the British Pharmacopoeia. . Mr. Weathers said he was present at the analysis, and agreed with Dr. Scoffern in every particular. . Dr. Venable) agreed generally with the statement of Dr. Scoffern. By the CoßoNzit.—l hold in my hand Dr. Cronin's prescrip tion. I have never prescribed bitter almond.rwustraTelti, either externally or internally, but I have have never seen it written in any prescription except acid. 's • I never knew compound strychnia powder to be sd except u by Dr. Cronin. By Mr. Tennant—l have purchased some bitter almond water at Mr.Franch's, the chemist, in Holborn, since th e l ast adjournment. It appears to he the same as that presc r ib e d by Dr. Cronin, and was labelled precisely is written in Dr. Cronin's prescription, "aqua amygdalee amaree." It is quite a harmless mixture ; a pens u might take two or three ounces ef it without a. , :y ill eff cts. Dr. Cronin—That is exactly - the point ; I d fly that the mixture taken by the young flay, which caused tier death, was the prescription I ordered. Mr: Bell, the chemist, in all the main i:oints a,L;reed with Dr. Scoffern as to the analvsisc• After some further 'evidence, the Coroner asked Doctor Cronin if he was desirous of making any statement to the jury? Dr. Cronin said fie had the highest authorities for using the bitter almond water in his prescription; end in support of his statement, read extracts from Dr. Christian's work on pois , ns, Dr. Thompssn's 6 New Edinburgh Phar macopoeia," Professor Braude, and the London Pharmaceu tical Journal. He declared, if physicians were to be bound by the " British Pharmacopoeia, and nothing else, no im provement could ever take place in the science of medicine. The ConowEn then, at very great length, proceeded to sum up the evidence, and told the jury, that if they believed the deceased.had died from the effects of the medicine, and that it bad been prescribed without due and proper care, it would be their duty to find a verdict of manslaughter against Dr. Cronir. The j my found a verdict of-3lanslaughter against Dennis Cronin The C•r oner th en ma d e ou t hi s warran t o f c o mm i tta l , an d Dr. (~Clain was conveyed to Newtrate in a cata - - °me brought to a ar isinghear i n out of the Treaty of Utrecht was A.ccordin gon Friday before the Cour Royale, 8 of th e sl gto Arts 33 and 34 of the Treaty And Art. Spain, the consuls oopvention of 1769 between France and each nation are declared to be the legi timate administrav, Mme, it,hiairBnpt(hoeitrilreesflpttisivoefj u a r l i l mi th ic e t i . r fellow-cOttn trymeng,?mintng time a • rtago, a rich Spanish lons. A short at her Paris, leaving The Spanish Consul procresidence propert lady, died in left behind her, in ord.tr e t V t ed to take po3s.seos: great value. M. Pichard, an interested parratoyster it to the pa ui r li tie u s f all she the property of the deceased ahi:ullit:erfered and insisetrelit lied. to the common forms of law in France3-t inistered according the Civil Tribunal, before which his claim' wuatsthe President of that the Spanish Consul alone was entitled to tahkre°tutight,decreed of the property, to dispose of it, and place the produce in bands of a Spanish merchant, to be selected by himself in the compliance with the treaty and convention above ci m tel le in was further decreed, that , of t he effects, 7,500 f. should be paid into the hands of M. Labaudy, notary, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the last illness and interment of the deceased and other urgent claims upon the estate. M. Piehard appealed against the first part (this decree, and the- Consul against the second part. The Cour Royale dismissed the appeal of M. Piohard, and admitted the validity of that toadia ky 61 Cam!, declaring that all the' produce of the effects of:thi - dec4ased should remain in bis hands, and that it, bit - msg.:4lo hubs only to settle and pay the Ce)to apd other alai= winter estate.— Galignani. .., ~ . APPLICATION OF THE DRAIN- AGE ACT. The following elucidation of the Drainage Act is co pied from a recent number of the Gardener's Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette. It will be found of very great utility both to landlords and tenants. 1. So much misapprehension seems to prevail, both with respect to the advantages resulting from borrow ing money under the provisions of the Land Drainage Act, and also as to the proportion of the annual pay ments towards the extinction of such debts, which proprietors and their tenants ought respectively to con tribute, that the succeeding observations may possibly be acceptable to those of your readers who are inte rested in the subject. 2.—As everybody knows, the Drainage Commissioners, in return for each 100/. ad- vanced by them, are to receive an annual payment of 6/. 10s. for 22 years, on the expiry of which period the debt is cancelled. Of this sum 6/. 10s., one half may be regarded as simple interest at 3i per cent., while the other moiety, if suffered to accumulate with compound interest also at the rate of 31 per cent., will, immediately after the 22d payment, amount to 109/. 3s. lid., and thus somewhat more than extinguish the debt. (3.) The Act being intended as a boon to the agricultural interest generally, and by way of compensation for a measure which the majority of that bod 3 looked upon as injurious to them, its projectors unquestionably designed that all concerned, both proprietors and tenants, should partici pate equally in the benefits resulting from it. These benefits are of two kinds—first, such as arise from the increased productiveness of the land; and, 2dly, those consequent on the low rate of interest charged by the Government for its loan. It is evident that the advantages which the former class will ulti mately confer on proprietors, whose interest in the soil is permanent, must be greater than those derivable from them by tenants, during their tem porary occupancy of their farms; but as this result is not peculiar to improvements effected by means of the Government loan, his urn cessary to make any further allusion to it in this place, and I shall, there torp, confine my - selr to pecuniary matters. (4.) A pro prietor can at present, on the security of his estate, and without the aid of Government, borrow money at 4 per cent-, and, very generally, ,charges bis tenant 1 per cent. more than he himself pays. Part of this addi tional per tentage is necessarily expended in stamps and legal documents ; but in order to make the ease appear as favourable as possible to the proprietor, I shall as sume that he reaps the whole benefit arising from the superfluous impost. Under these circumstances, his account for each 1001. borrowed will, at the end of 22 years, stand thus:— Sums borrowed ....A £loo 0 0 Value of an annuity of 1/. for 22 years at 3} per cent. paid by the t: -nant, and _ _ _ _ therefore to be deducted from the above sum Balance still due by proprietor If the annuity had been calculated at 4 per cent., the unliquidated balance would have been 651. 15s. Old. (5.) Compared with the details of the preceding system, the advantage which accrues to the proprietor, and the profit or loss to the tenant on each 1001. borrowed from Go vernment, varying as they necessarily do, with the share of the annual payments which the parties severally con tribute, will appear from the fAlowing statements. As an apology for the introduction of the first three cases, I must mention that some proprietors have refused to apply for a share of the loan, unless their tenants agree to provide the whole of the annual payments. Case IV. is understood to be the one prescribed for the benefit of his Scotch tenants by the Duke of Richmond. CASE I.—The tenant rated at 61 per cent. At 33 , per cent.—Gain to the proprietor by the extinction of the balance due on each 100 L as above (4) Value of an annuity of 41. for 22 years gained by the proprietor in consequence of the tenant paying , the whole interest on the sum bor rowed, and, therefore, to be added to the above 129 6 4 Total gain to the proprietor Loss to the tenant by paying 64 per cent. instead of 5 per cent, or 22 years, equal to an' annuity of 1/ lOs, for that period At 4 per cent.—The proprietor's gain cal culated as before, would have been 202 14 10 The tenant's loss wi,uld have been CASE IL—The proprietor rated at per cent., and the 48 9 10 . tenant at 6 per cent. At 34 per cent.—The proprietor's gain is 180 16 Si The tenant's loss is 32 6 9 At 4 per cent.—The proprietor's gain is 185 13 44 The tenant's 1 .ss is 34 4 llf CASE lll.—The proprietor rated et 1 per cent., the tenant at 6i ver cent. At 3} per cent.—The proprietor's gain is 164 13 2 The tenant's toss is l6 3 3} At 4 per cent.—The proprietor's gain is 168 9 11 The tenant's loss is l7 2 6 CASE IV.—The proprietor rated at 14 per cent. the tenant 5 per cent. At 3i prr cent.—The proprietor's gain is 143 9 lei At 4 p,r cent.— Do. do. . 151 7 5 As in this case, the tenant pays the same rate of in terp At a hich is demanded from him under the ordinary sy,tein of borrowing money (4), he is, of course, neither ben , tited nor otherwise ty th, (Awl Driiinage Act. Casa V.--The prop6itor rated at 2 percent., the tenant at 41 per cent. - • At 3} per cent.—The proprietor'• gain is... £132 6 7 The tenant's gain, in p.iying 4i instead of 5 p•'r cent., for 22 years, equal to an annoi!y of 10s. for that period 16 3 3i Exceis of propriF tor's gain ... 116 3 33 At 4 per cent —The proprietor's gain 134 4 11 Teliant's gain, calculated as above... 17 2 6 Excess of proprietor's gain ... 117 2 5i CASE Vl.—The pr prietor rated at 2 per cc-nt., the tenant at 4 per cent. At 3i per Cent.—The proprietor's gain is £ll6 3 3 The tenant's gain is 32 6 7 Excess of proprietor's gain At 4 per cent.—The propri e t or ' s ga i n i s ll7 2 5 ; The tenant's gain is , 34 4 11; Excess of proprietor's gain CASE VlL—The proprie'or rated at 3 per cent., the t..nant at 3f per cent. At 3i per cent.—The proprietor's gain is £lOO 0 0 The tenant's gum is Excess of proprietor's gain ...... 51 10 1i At 4 per cent.—The proprietor's gain is 100 0 0 TLe tenant's gain is --- Excess of proprietor's gain CASE VlM—The proprietor and ten.int each rated at 3} prr cent. At 3i per cent.—The proprietor's gain is ....£9l 18 4, The tenant's gain is Excess or proprietor's gain At 4 per cent.—The proprietor's gain The tenant's gain is 35 6 10} 91 8 9 59 18 81 Excess of proprietor's gain CASE IX —The pr. prietor ratud at 31 per cent., the tenant at 3 per cent. At 34 per cent.—The proprietor's gain is £B3 16 13 The tenant's gain is Exc'ss of proprietor's gain At 4 per cent.—The proprietor's gain is The tenant's gain is 19 3 6, 82 17 6 68 9 114 Excess of proprietor's gain CASE X.—The proprietor rated at 34 per cent., the tenant at 21 p.r cent. At 31 per cent.—The proprierOr gains £7s 15 61 The tenant gains Excess of proprietor's gain ... 3 0 3 At 4 per cent —The proprietor gains 74 6 8 ; The tenant gaits Exeess cf tenant's gain As the last Case near l y . goali-es the gain* of the pl pelt for and tenant, it is needle ss t o i nvest i ftate the eff l(ts '. of any of the other arrangement* which it might b P o - sible to adopt. (6.) Ic determining the *Atari.; of thean raual paytaenta which a proprietor may, in justice, de max(' from a tenant, it roust be observed that theues tion- is not whether the latter can afford to pay 6i per cent , or 6'per cent.. or 5 per cent., for money 4 xpended on his farm? but is he, ni ci:ntributing at these rates, benefited to the same extent by the Land I)e 3 in age A ct, as the former, &In) furneihes Either nothing, or only the trifling residuary portion of the 6} per cent recinirEd by Government? The preceding data show that the latter interrogatory must be answered in the negative, and fur ther, that , were there no expenses attending the reslisa- Lion and application of the loan, the arrangement specified in case X. ought to be adopted. As, how ever, advertisements, inspections, reports, and super intendence cannot be had for nothing, I b e li eve that case IX. is the more equitable one for both parties —the excess of grain which accrues to him being more than sufficient to enable the proprietor to meet all de mands for the services mentioned ; while the tenant will cheerfully pay his . contribution of 3 per cent. (7). The preceding calculations, being founded on the assumption that a proprietor can borrow money at 4 per cent., are of course, only applicable to the owners and tenants of alienable estates. No one, under ordinary circumstances, will advance capital for the purpose of improving en tailed properties, except at a rate of interest which pre cludes the possibility of borrowing with profit ; and yet, by the provisions of the Land Drainage Act the possessors of such territories are placed (so far as the facility of procuring the use of money is concerned) in as favourable a position as those whose lands are un fettered. The measure in question has, therefore, been justly regarded as an especial boon to the holders of en tailed estates; but I apprehend, that, in many cases, pru dential considerations will interfere to prevent landlords so circumstanced from availing themselves of the ad vantages which it was intended to confer on them. In illustration of this conjecture, let it be supposed that the possessor of an entailed estate, whose age is such, that, asecurovrivtorgertofiftetheen ya average tri isq value reues o td feli by fe a , beteins,nlit id likely to lu g ft lease, th .fifteen ~earc e unexpired t erm o f w hi ch a l so extends to h em i 4 ,, ei r to .. l PPly for a s h are o f th e G overnment lands occupied by th e l a t ter . t l h t eigkenvidtonrdtlyWimelimrviriot7le that. un d er such circumstances e crease of: rent to b e 4et i e l psed. ea e any ben e fi t f rom t h e in whileviactoilia,u4 wu on a renewal of the lease, fair 611 tire of hill a t a t .hasyme b ntee assumed Jut his a to Government, viz., 31 per cent.), he will in fifteen years have paid (com puting the annuity at 3} per cent.), 671. 10s. 80. ; or, (if at 4 per cent.), 70/. Is. 7,1 d. for each 1001. borrowed, either of the sums being such as only the suc cessor to the estate, to the exclusion of all the other heirs, can profit by. On the other hand, a tenant whose farm is likely to be greatly ameliorated by drain age, may, if a considerable portion of his lease is yet to run, find it advantageous to pay the whole 6} per cent, rather than let his fields remain in their present condition. A careful consideration of all such matters can alone enable the owners and occupiers of entailed lands to judge how far a share of the funds, available under the Land Drainage Act, are likely t o b e mutually or individually beneficial to them, and, by the opinion thus formed, arrange the scale of their respective pay ments. (8.) In conclusion, I may remark that, as the certain consequences of such improvements as the Go vernment advances are intended to effect will, on the ter mination of existing engagements, be a rite of rent, in most cases greatly exceeding the amount of the annual payments demanded in return for the loan, the acivan • tage to proprietors will be greater in proportion to the shortness of the leases, while, of course, the reverse holds good with respect to Tenant.—A. R. P.S.—Although, in order more fully to illustrate the several cases, the results of the annuites both at 3} per cent. and 4 per cents., have been inserted in the preced ing paper, it will be seen that the general consequences are not materially affected by the difference of the rates THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY_ 26, 1847. IRELAND. THE DISTRESS. DUBLIN, FED. 23.—The accounts from Cork are becoming more and more gloomy, getting, in truth, from bad to worse. The following passage from the letter of a Roman Catholic clergyman (the Rev. Mr. Mulcahy) will serve as a sample of the state to which districts in that county have been reduced:— " To give you some idea, and it is a very faint one, of the sacrifice of human life that has taken place in the district of Castlehaven and Myross, I state with con fidence and sorrow that in one fishing hamlet, called Carrigillihi, out of a population of 472 individuals who were alive on the Ist of January, 1847, not less than 87 of that number have been since carri:d off by starvation. This is a fact I am ready to attest on the solemnity of my oath, before any tribunal in the realm." The state of the Cork Workhouse for the week just ended is as follows: Total admittesi during the week, 452; births, 5; num. ber at the end of last week, 5,295—t0ta1, 5,752. Dis charged, 292; died, 146 ; on pass, 8 ; deserted, 5-451 Total remaining, 5,301. Number in hospital, 627 ; ex. tern patients, 1,329. Died yesterday (Sund a y), 28. Mll. O'C ON N ELL'S FIEALTIL _ _ Private reports to-day speak unfavourably of the pro gress of Mr. O'Connell's indisposition. A letter ad dressed to Mr. Hackett, of Cork, by the Hon. Gentle man's intimate friend, Mr. P. V. Fitzpatrick, for many years secretary to the trustees of the tribute, gives a far less hopeful account of his general state of health than the public were led to believe from the speech delivered yesterday by Mr. Thomas Steele. Mr. Fitzpatrick thus writes:— " Dublin, Feb. 18, 1847. " My dear Hackett,—l deplore to write that the Liberator has been very ill, and unceasingly so, since he left the shores of Ireland. " More than one consultation has been held by his physicians in London, and although they consider that there is nothing imminent, nor perhaps very serious, in his case, his letters to me prove that his own misgivings are such as to be likely to aggravate any bad symptoms. "The redundant vitality' with which, in conjunction with other distinguishing qualities, he was naturally blessed, has perhaps rendered, him nervous on expe riencing a reduction of his physical - powers and the access of ailments almost inseparable from the period of life he has attained. "Some efforts must be nude by change of scene and climate, or such course as the medical men shall advise, on the opening of the season, to restore him to his usual health, and qualify him to work as heretofore for his country and triends—who are kno w n t o b e th e f r i en d s of Ireland likewise. "For myself, I am quite sanguine, that by judicious management his invaluable existence may be, with the blessing of God, prolonged for years to come . . " Ili great baste, most truly yours, " P. V. FITZPATRICK. " William Hackett,• E,q." MELANCHOLY SHIPWRECK, DREADFUL SUFFERINGS OF THE CREW. (From the Edinburgh Register.) The following account of the loss of the brig Mar wood is abstracted from the journal of one of the sur vivors. 'the letter communicating the intelligence is datPd Wick. lath instant:— On the 13th January one of the hands died through cold and hunger; the ship driving northward, without a rudder, tossed on the billows, and altogether ungovern able. On the 17th January saw land, supposed to be the Shetland Islands. On the 18th, found ourselves to leeward of the laud; ship making much water; all hands very weak. No provisions, and the ship ungo vernable; thought it prudent to endeavour to save our lives by abandoning her. Launched the boat, took a few clothes, and endeavoured to reach the land, but the sea ran so high that we were obliged to throw .very thing out ,f the boat to lighten her. One luau died in the boat. We thought it prudent to return to the ship. We managed to get the boat in, but could not, from fatigue, bury the dead man until late the following day. Our provisions were then nearly out; our allowance was one wine glass of rice and per day, and one wine-glass of water per day. The cold was intense. On the morning of the 21st, we found Ourselves close to an i-land of rock, ascending to the vtry clouds, covered with snow and ice, and almost perpendicul tr. The sea was foami:g. and lash ing the rocks; a strong current running; the sea boil ing e ith whir !pools and eddy winds. We endeavoured to run the vessel up to whet we thought was a bay; but, owing to the eddy winds and - currents, the vessel was ungeiernable. We cut away the ma-ts, as the sea was running high, and the ship riding very heavily. We were then starving. We ate leather, palm-oil, dried monkey skins, buttons, tobacco- pouches, or anything we could get our hands on. We could not land : we made signals, but were not answered. Some of us drank salt water, some their urine, and when a heavy dew or light rain fell, we licked about the rails and deck of the ship until the blood oozed from our lips and tongue. On the 22d, another man died from hunger ; his corpse lay among us ; we eould not bury it, we were so weak. It lay twenty-four hours, when, 0 my God 1 I cannot state here what we did with it, it would make the human frame shudder, but it gave us strength to save ourselves, through God. He had humbled us low, and He snatched us from the jaws of death. On the morning of the 24th January we launched the boat, and dropped one by one over the side of the ship into the boat and sailed towards a bay to leeward, but could discuver no landing-place. We at last succeeded in seeing a narrow inlet, where a rivulet of water ran from the rocks ; we ran the boat in ; she struck, throwing us among the rocks and surf. She was dashed to atoms. We found ourselves close to a village. One or two of us, who were able to walk, made towards the village. The inhabitants were at church ; they immediately came to our rescue ; they carried us to their houses ; they treated us kindly ; they bsthed us in warm water ; they gave us cor dials warm clothes, warm beds ; they gave us nourishment, such as our weak state required. We found ourselves on the island of Videroe, one of the Ferroe islands ; and the place we brought up with the ship was the island of Fulow, close to each other. The inhabitants are the most kind people, and live amicably together. We afterwards learned that we should not get off the island before the latter end of March, and we should then have to go to Copenhagen before we could proceed to England; but by chance a small Norwegian sloop was at Trosound and she agreed to take us to Shetland. We left Trosound on the 4th of February, but owing to it blowing a eale of wind, we could not get to Shetland, but succeeded in landing here, after having been a second time nearly shipwrecked. "The Memo xl is a total wreck. She sank at her moorings. We saved nothing but what was on our backs. A few casks of the cargo have been picked up about the Ferroe Islands? CHARGE OF ARSON AGAINST A YOUNG LADY. BRISTOL, FEE. 24.—At our Police Court to-day a young and handsome lady, named Sarah Outeridge, who is said to c ea u v ni in be g r s ia et nd ft . r . e tre to et, fl‘ S -e t. rpofamulle.at It L a e n p g p lez be well conne c t e d, was p l ace d at the b ar upon suspicion of i ar ma din t g h - e ho e u v s i e . , r 'a ed bo t l dence of the numerous witnesses examined, that riiss Outeridge is the sister of a lady n med Meredith, wh o , w ith her husband and c hild and Mr. Meredith's mother, had come about .1 week since from Lancashire to take up their resi dence in Bristol, and had taken apartmenta for a time in Mr. Langley's house. On Tuesday evening Mr. and Alra. Meredith went out, and Miss Outeridge remained at home in charge ( f their young child. At about twenty minutes past seven o'clock some persons who were passing along Cumberland-street observed that one of the bed-rooms over looking the street was on fire. They immediately gave the alarm, and when the family went up stairs they found that the furniture anti bedding in the room occupied by Miss Outeridge and Mrs. Meredith, senior, were in flames. With the assistance cf some neighbours, the fire was extinguished. In about three-quarters of an hour after this, Mr. Langley observed that his bed-room was on fire. He gave an alarm, and with some difficulty the flames were extinguished, and it was hoped that all was over. Half an hour after this an alarm of fire was again heard, and it was found that a third bed-room on the same story was in flames. The hangings of the bed and be , iding were hi flames, but they were extin gui,hed. Scarcely had this been fully accomplished, when fire was observed in the small drawing-room, on the first fle)r, the curtains arid window blinds of this apartment being also wrapped in flames, The burning materials were pulled down and the fire was soon extinguished. A minute exa mination of the premises was now made, and it was con cluded that all danger was completely • over, when another alarm was given that the front parlour was on fire. On entering the apartment, the window hangings and blinds, which, as in the previous cases, were far removed from the fireplace, were found to be in flames. A policeman and several other persons exerted them selves and saved the remainder of the furniture, and upon , a close examination being made, the police found that there was a blister mark on the painted wall against which the bottom of the curtains hung, as if a candle had been placed there for the purpose of setting fire to them. The evidence, which failed to show any motive, was of a merely circumstantial character. It was proved that the prisoner was seen in one of the bedrooms shortly before it caught fire, and also that she was in ,the parlour a few minut-s before that was seen in flames; but a servant was with her for the whole time, or within a few moments of the whole time It was likewise shown that Miss Outeridge had been told that she was last up stairs, and must have set the room on fire, end she said she supposed she must, ,but her brother would pay the damag•e. The examination web proceeding when our account left. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Feb.2s. (Sittings at Guildhall, before Mr. Justice ERLE and a Special Jury.) NEWTON AND ANOTHER V. BELCHER.- THE OXFORD AIM SALISBURY DIRECT RAILWAY. _ This was an action brought by Messrs. Newton and Co., the advertising agents, to recover upwards of 4,6001. for work and labour done in advertising the prospectuses, &c., of the Oxford and Salisbury Direct Railway Company, of which the defendant was a provisional director, and a member of the committee of management.. Mr. Crowder and Mr. Ball were for the plaintiffs; Sir F. Thesiger and Mr. Brown for the defence. Mr. CROWDER opened the case at some length, detailing the facts which he intended to prove in evidence. He said the case was different from the ordinary cases of provisional directors, inasmuch as he would prove that the defendant had taken an active part in the management of the concern, and had been a party to incurring the present debt. Robert Lucas, an attorney, deposed that in 1845 he was one of the promoters of a line from Oxford to Salisbury. The first project was proposed from Bicester through Hun gerford to Salisbury, which was registered on the 3d of Sep tember. About the 10th of September he called on Mi. Belcher, at Abingdon. The defendant was mayor of that town at the time. Witness explained Ihe project, and the defend ant objected to it, on the ground that the line did not touch Abingdon in its route. In consequence of the conversation that took place witness had the project re-registered so as to take in Abingdon. It then was to proceed from Oxford to Abingdon, and thence to Hungerford and Salisbury. It was brought out in this altered form. Afterwards witness called on the defendant at Abingdon, and was received very po• ;my. The alteration was explained, and the defendant promised to give the scheme all the support in his power. Subsequently a meeting of the gentlemen favourable to the line was held on the sth of October. It was a meeting, as witness understood, of the provisional directors. The means of carrying out the project were dis cussed, and witness believed the publication of the project was mentioned. Mr. Belcher took part in the dis cun i„ n . A committee of management was also talked off. Mr. Belcher was named as one of the com mittee of management, and be accepted the appointment. Witness was present after tbis at several meetings of the committee of management at the offices in Moorgate-street, at which he saw the defendant present. At the first meeting he was present at a number of prospectuses were produced, setting forth the advantages of the line. The prospectus was similar to the one produced in court. Witness had often seen newspapers at the company's offices containing the pros pectuses of the company. Cross-examined—lie did not recollect the defendant say. ing at the first meeting that he would only consent to act as a promoter of the line on condition of not being put t(., any expense. 1, itness had been concerned with several other schemes as well as this. With respect to the ad vertising, perhaps 5001. would do it well now, but at that time the papers, especially the 'country ones, charged much more than mow. The present scheme was advertised in many papers that were now de funct—in the Railway Bell, the Railway Critic, the Share holder, the Railway Telegraph, the Railway King, the Railway Standard, the Railway Mail, and the Stock Erchaage Gazette. All these bad ceased to exist, and were papers, he believed, which did not circulate much. George Dean, from the Registration-office, produced the register of the co m p any, w i t h t h e names of the promoters attached. George Preston deposed that he was one of the solicitors of the company. He had an interview with the defendant on Belcher the Bth of O c t o b er, and i n a conversation which they had was which sir. on together, Mr. Belcher agreed to do all he cou ld t o p romote it as one of th e comm i ttee. O n t h e 15t h of the same month a meet ing elch er w was s gentleman p h r e e ld se a n t t. the T L h o e n l d a o t n te ? )ffeeh ou se, at the acting committee, and he consented. On the same afternoon a meeting of the acting committee took place, at which it was resolved to borrow, if possible, 3,0001. from one of the banks to forward the interests of the company. Another meeting of the acting committee was held on Saturday following, the 18th. Mr. Belcher was present. The deputation to the bank reported that the money would 'be advanced, if the acting committee would give a guarantee. The defendant, as one of the committee, did not object to do so, and he along with the others present signed the guarantee. The guarantee was here produced and put in. It was signed among others by the defendant. After this time Mr. Belcher attended several meetings of the managing com mittee, and took an active part in the proceedings. Witness had seen him at meetings as late as March or April last. Several orders given on behalf of the acting committee to the plaintiffs to insert advertisements in the London anti country newspapers were next put in and proved; as was also their reception by the plaintiffs' clerk. Gentlemen from the Times, Chronicle, Herald, Sun, Post, .Adoertiser, Glese, Standard, and other newspapers proved the insertion of the advertisements claimed for, in the news papers they represented, with the prices charged in each case. Evidence was also given of the advertisements inserted in the country newspapers. This was the case for the plaintiffs. Sir F. THEmin'having replied at some length, The jury returned a verdict that the defendant was liable for the debts since the 15th October, the time at which he consented to act as provisional committeeman. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Feb. 25. (Before the LORD CHIEF BARON and a Special Jury, CLAIM O. CHAPLIN. This was an action brought by the plaintiff to recover the sum of 100/. paid as a deposit for twenty shares in the London. and Westminster Water Company. Mr. Martin, Q.C., and Mr. Wills appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Gurney and Mr. Ogle f .r the defendants. In 1840 a company was projected under this title, for the supply of the western portions of. the metropolis with water of a better quality;and in greater quantity th an th a t w hi c h is now received, of which, in the following year, Mr. Chaplin, the defendant, and late proprietor of the. Swan-with-Two- Necks, in Lad-lane, became it provisional committeeman. The capital to be raised was 600,0041., of which only be. tween 1,1001. and .1,4001. ware paid i n d e p os i ts , and the scheme was conaetprefitly abandoned. This action was 'brought by the plaintiff for the recovery of his deposits. Mr. G. Vlach, a surgeon, residing in Fleet-street, who had acted as honorary secretary of the company, proved that Mr. Chaplin had been repeatedly present at the meetings of the provisional committee, none of whom, or the solicitors or himself, ever received anything out of the funds of the com pany, the whole of vihiclr had been spent in the incid en t a l expenses of the office,, chiefly hi advertisements and ex periments. Clerks from Jones Loyd, and Co., the bankers of the com pany, and from the London Union Bank, who kept cas h f or the plaintiff, proved the regular payment an d t ransm i ss i on of the cheque for 1001. M" '1 by the plaintiff. The jury, by direction of the judge, gave a verdict for the full amount. COURT OF cOMMON PLEAS, Feb. 25. (Before the Loan CitiEF JUSTICE and a Special Jury.) zucKta it . v . ROSS. The Court was again occupied the whole of the morni ng wiTththispatent case. and Perr POLICE INTELLIGENCE. dealer, named BOW-STREET. Perry, were charged with g,boaynss a na m m a e r d in M e . stareu r.) h y moot, was charged with reciving , 47 railingm Abraham Beau stealing, lamp-iron from the Adelphi- terrace. bars and one It appeared that for the last fortn . h railing bars, which were brought to the ig r t a quantity of peee of being - fixed there, were Missed efface fur the pur length, on Friday night last, a mark every morning. At and they were counted. Eight wereWasset on the bars, and ten between Saturday evening an d s tolen 1 that night, Last night the prisoners Murphy and Perry londay morning. by policeman F 124 in the very act of were caught lamp k en . Murphy said it was "all right," c ar . r .Ying off a uric of the workmen, but the policeman taking his father was he said he was going to take it to a rag sh op h i m into custody, Seven-dials, and beingfurther questioned m en tioned in Earl-street, of the prisoner Beaumont. The prisoner'. Perry to said that he and had nothing more to do with it. The e rry the lamp iron, both the boys to t h e station, and went to Be irliceman took The latter admit te d that he had bought mont's shop. a . u w hi c h were lying in the shop, from th e r rantitY of rails, that at first he su s p ected the y were stolen, but on m a ki ng prisoners. He said inquiries he found that Mur p h y's father was at Adelphi-terrace, and he thought it was a ll work at the right. were 47 bars in the shop, which he said he had There per lb. for. The value is liAd. or 1 3 / t d. per lb. paid d, Mr. HALL re minded t be prisoners. WORSHIP -STREET. A young female, of lady-like manners and deportment, a b ou t 28 years of age,-applied to Mr. Arnold, mag i s t ra te, for pecuniary aid from the funds of _ the sitti ng th e poor _ box, under the following circumstances. The applicant, whose name is Letitia Hannan presented herself at this court a few days since, when she that she had been a teacher in s ome distinguisheltated and w highly influential famil ies abr oad , the last of which a, , that of the late Baron Le Pie, Comm andant, de I a Place de Strasburg. The Baron, however, dying, she was induced to return to England in August last,but herexpectations here were blighted, an _I she was at loigth compelled to occupy a miserable dwelling in Long-alloy, Worship-street, and her little stock of cash being altogether gone, she was reduced to the nece•-• sity of parting with even her under garments during th. recent very inclement weather. She thought, however, not withstanding this. that she should with a little assistance be enabled to establish a small school, and thereafter to support herself creditably. Temperer), aid was then afforded her and Hayward, a warrant officer of the Court, was directed he make the necessary inquiries respecting her. The officer Hayward had found, in addition to her state ment, which was perfectly correct, that she had been knows. to be without food or firing during the apace of twelve and even twenty hours. Some of - her papers were produced. and several of th em contained certificates of her excellent character from person. of distinction, residing at Paris and other parts of the Con. tinent. Her passport from Paris, dated the 29th of Angus last, was also produced. The applicant, who stated that she had removed to No. 17. Union-street, Bishopsgste, was then desired to retire; an , Hayward was directed to inquire what was actually necessar • for her to commence opening a school on a small scale. The applicant, with tears of gratitude, then left the office. CLERKENWELL. Joseph Watford, a grazier and cattle dealer, residing nti al Bath, was brought before Mr. Greenwood, for having a s . saluted a female so violently as to render it necessary to re move her to the hospital, where she at p resent remains, am kicking also with police-constable 31 G in the groin, a n , biting off the top of his little finger. It appeared from the evidence of the constable, that about half -past one o'clock that morning, hearing a noise in Bp. tannia-street, he repaired to the spot, when he saw a female lying on the ground, and the prisoner standing over her, anti beating and kicking her in the most brutal mariner. wh p , the prisoner saw him he attempted to make his escape, and upon the constable seizing him, he got his finger in his mouth, and bit a piece of it. completely off. Another policemen coming up he again assaulted them both, and gave police constable 31 G a tremendons kick. A certificate from the te,u.e-s,.rgeon of the Free Hospita: was put is, whi c h s t ate d t h a t the woman was in su c h f , dangerous state from the injuries she had received that would ' • be impossible for her to attend to give evidence il for some time. Mr• UREZNWOOD said, he should defer the consideration of, the female's case for the present. For the brutal ano cowardly assault on the policeman he should sentence him t( a mouth's imprisonment, without the alternative of a fine The prisoner was then removed in the van to the Rouse 01 Correction. [ADVERTISEMENT]. (~01.11S, t , oUGFIs. AND ASTIIMA EASILY Cuakri By PIOLLOWAY'S PILLS.—Let 110 person saffering from asthma coulder himself as past all cure, even 11 so bad as to be un. will insure a cure. Inve,erate i afpreoorin coursei y t o h f e chest, h hoe e f s t ti and:.fa Davidnpire produce medicine d able to lie down in bed, without trying the effect of these celebrated pills, as a few doses w 11 soon carry off the phlegm and oppression Williams, Wesleyan minister at i ean aicirealthy action of the lungs. A pro coughs and colds will soon yield to the like treatment. The testi. marls, is t 6 this effect roost astonishing—Sold by all druggists, agt at Proineor Holloway's EistabllilmOnt, 244, Strand, Loudon. BANK RETURNS. (From the London Gazette.) AA Account, pursuant to the Acl, seventh and eighth 7ictoria, yap. 32, of the Average Amount of Bank Notes, of the several Banks . of Issue in England and Wales, in Circulation during the Week ending Satur day, the 13th day of Feb., 1847 : Average PRIVATE BANKS. Amount. Abingdon Bar.k, Abingdon—Knapp and Co.. 24,603 Andover Bank, Andover—Heath and Co 15,453 Ashford Bank, Ashford—Jemmitt and Pomfret 9,423 Aylshain Bank, Aylsham—R. and E. Copeman 5,504 Aylesbury Old Bank, 4.ylesbury—Rickford and Hunt . 42,213 Baldock Bank and Bab:lock and Biggleswade Bar.k, Baldock—Wells, Hogg, and Lindsell... 34.202 Barnstaple Bank, Barnstaple—Drake and Co. Basingstoke and Odiha. Bank, Basingstoke— Cole, Seymour, and co. ti*.dford Bank, Bedford—T. Barnard Bedford and Bedfordshire Bank, Bedford — app, Halfhead, and Co. 3..wdley Bank, Bewdley—Nichols, Baker, and crane . 8,292 ;;icestet and Oxfordshire Bank and Oxford Bank, Bicester—Tubb, Wootten, and Co. ... 26,06 Birmingham Bank, Birmingham—Attwoods, Spooner, and C 0... 23,320 Birrnicgham and Warwickshire Bank, Birming ham--Lewis, Meilliett, and Co .... 17,720 Bland ford Bank, Blandford—Bastard and Oak . 8.684 :3oston Bank, Boston—Garfit and Co 65,021 ilostun Bank. Boston—Gee and Co 14,036 •tridg v ter Bank, Bridgwater—E. &J. Sealey 9.224 Bristol Bank, Bristol—Miles, Harford, and Co. 38,135 tiroseie k , and Bridgnorth, and Bridgnorth and Brosi;ley Bank, Broseley—Messrs. Pritchard 24,251 ituckinilham Bank, Buckinghatn —Bartlett, l'arrott, and Co. &try and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, Market Bank, Bury—Oakes, Bevan, and Co. •:attl ury Bank, Banbury—Gillett and Tawney. 40.318 'atiOury Old Bank, Banbury—Messrs. Cobb... 47,722 ant= City Bank, Bath—Moger and Son 3edfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton Buzzard—Bassett and Grant 36,468 .tiriningham Bank, Birmingham—Taylor and Lloyds itradtord Old Bank, Bradf6rd, Yorkshire—H and A. Harris I trecon Old Bank, Brecon—Wilkins and Co 63.698 Britiport Bank, Bridport--S. and W. E. Gundry 22,755 frighton Union Bank, Brighton—Hall, West, and Borrer 33,35 inrlington and Driffield Bank, Burlington— Harding, Smith, and Co 12,249 ilory St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds— .l. Worlledge and Co. ,tromsgrove Bank and Stourbridge and Broms grove Bank, Bromsgrove—Rufford, Biggs, and Co.. 16,570 "ambridga Bank, Cambridge—Mortlock and Sons , 22,857 'lambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam bridge—Messrs. Forsters 'anterbury Bank, Cantertoury—Hammond and Co. :larmarthen Bank, Carmarthen—Morris and Sons 'hertsey Bank, Chcrtsey—Messrs. La Coste ... 3,009 (!olchester Bank, Colchester—Round, Green, and Co. 20,181 '2olchester and Essex Bank, Witham and Essex Bank, and Hadleigh Bank, Suffolk, Colchester —Mills, Bawtree, and Co ,lornish Bank, Truro—Tweedy and Co Coventry Bank, Coventry—Little and Wood cock lity Bank, Exeter—Milford and Co 20,481 Craven Bank, Settle—Birkbecks and Co. Christchurch Bank, Christchurch—Tice, Welsh, and Co 2,761 Cardiff Bank, Cardiff—Towgood and Co 6,885 Chepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Mon mouth Old Bank, Monmc uth Bank, Brecon Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Chepstow—Bromage, Snead, and Co. )(TV Bank, Derby—Messrs. Evans Derby Bank, Derby—Smith and Co. Derby Old Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak Bank, Derby—Crompton, Newton, and Co 26,386 Devizes and Wiltshire Bank, Devizes—Hughes, Locke, and Co 18,949 hiss Bank, Diss—Oakes, Fincham, and Co 9,828 Doncaster Bank, Doncaster—Leatham, Tew and Co. Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster— Cook and Co. Dover Union Bank, Dover—Latham, and Co — Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton on-Tees Bank, Darlington—Backhouse, and Co 81,585 I)evonport Bank, Devonport—Hodge and Nor man )orchester Old Bank and Darsetshire Bank, Dorchester—Williams and Co. Fitst Cornwall Bank, Liskeard-Robins, Foster, and Co. 111,024 t.:ast ltiding Bank, Beverley-Bower, Hutton, and Co. Kssox Bank and Bishops Stortford Bank, Chelmsford-Walford and Co. 6 2 ‘270 14xoter Bank, Exeter:-Sanders and Co 33,791 Volconhana Bank, Fakenhara-Gurneya, Birk beck, and Co. Warringdon Bank and Bank of Wantage, Far ringdon-Barnes and Medley 8,580 Farnham Bank, Farnham-Messrs. Knight 13,764 Faversham Bank, Faversham-Hilton and Co 6,527 odalrning Bank, Godalming-Mellersh and Keen trantham Bank, Grantham-liewney and King 17,139 Uuildford Bank, Guildford-Messrs. Haydon... 12,443 Grantham Bank, Grantham-Hardy and C 0.... 25,541 Hastings Old Bank, Hastings-Smith, Hilder, and Co. 33,535 ferefOrd City and County Bank, Hereford- Matthews and Co. I lertfordshire Bank aad Ware Bank, Ware- S. Adams and Co. Hull Bank and Kingston-upon-Hull Bank, Hull -Smith, Brothers, and Co. Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting don-Rust and Veasey I I Earwich Bank, Harwich-Cox, Cobbold, and Co 5,579 Hemel Hempstead Bank, Hemel Hempstead- Smith, and Whittingstall Honiton Bank, Honiton-Flood and Co. 15,429 I lertfordshire, Hitchen Bank, Hitchen-Sharples and Co. 37,903 b•rtiford Ross, and Archenfield Bank, and Ross and Archenfield Bank, Hereford-Morgan, Hoskins, and Co 24,770 Ipswich Bank, Ipswich-Bacon and Co. Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, Hadleigh Bank, Manningtree and Mistley Bank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich- Alexatders an 3 Co. Kentish Bank, Maidstone-Mercer, Randall, and Mercer Kington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington-J Davies and Co ICiiighton Bank, Knighton-J.'Davies and Co 5,800 Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank, Knaresborough-Terry and Co Kendal Bank, Kendal-Wakefield, Crewdson, and Co. 44,495 Kettering Bank, Kettering-Gotch and Sons 9,034 /Anne End Staffordshire Bank, Lane End-C Harwy and Son [Reds Bank, Leeds-Beckett and Co 53,700 Leeds Union Bank, Leeds-W.Williams, Brown, and C.). .t.ek and Staffordshire Bank, and Leek and Congleton Bank,Leek—Fowler,G aunt, and Co. 603 Leteester Bank, Leicester—Pagets and Kirby 28,581 Gowns Old Bank, Lewes—Molineux and Co 41,187 1 - , l ,:hfield Bank, Lichfield—Palmer and Green 19,093 Lincoln Bank, Lincoln—Smith and Co 85,579 Llandovery Bank and Llandilo Bank, Llando ve:y —David Jones and Co. :.oueliborough Bank, Loughborough—Middle tins and Cradock Lymington Bank, Lymington—C. and S. St Barbe Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn Regis —.Gurneys and Co. 40,575 Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis— Massey and Co. Macclesfield Bank, Macclesfield—Brocklehurst and Co 12.242 danningtree Bank,Manningtree—Nunn and CV. 6,568 liarlborough Bank, Marlborough and Wilts Old Bank, Marlborough Old Bank, Marl borough Old Bank and Hungerford Bank, and Hungerford Bank, Marlborough—Tanner and Pinckney llarlborough and N ort h W iltshire New B Marlborough—W ar d , M erriman, and Hilli ank er , 10,902 .vterionethshire Bank, Dolgelly—Jones and Wi11iam5....... •. ....... .... 7 053 Miners' Bank, .. ........ . ... ..... 16:358 tlonmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial Bank, Abergavenny—Baileys and Co 27,976 11onmouth Old Bank, 'Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow Old Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Monmouth —l3roma(Ye and Sne a d 15,864 ' , lonmoutaire Newport Old Bank, Newport —W. Williams and Sons 8,559 Vewark Bank, Newark—Godfreys and Hutton 27,5 15 ewark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaford and Newark Bank, Newark—Haudley, Peacock, and Co Newbury Bank, Newbury—Bunny and Slocock 351,52 Newmarket Bank, Newmarket—Eaton, Ham mond, and Son Norfolk and Suffolk Bank, Diss—Taylor and Dyson 1,750 Norwich Crown Bank, Norwich—Harveys and I Ends{ i ns Norwich and Norfolk Bank, Norwich—Gur neys and C o 69,405 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank, Not tingham—Hart, Fellows, and Co ... 8,784 Nu , teaton Bank, Nuneaton—Craddcock and Co Naval Bank, Plymouth—Harris, Mudge, and Co New Serum Bank, Sarum—Hetley, Everett, and Co • Nottingham Bank, Nottingham—Smith and Co 28,815 Oswestry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Os- westry—C roxon and Co Oxford Bank, Oxford—J. and R. aorrell ...... 13,547 Oxford Jld Bank, Oxford—Robinson, Parsons, and Thompson... 34,c298 Old Bank Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Tonbridge Wells:Old Bank, Tonbridge and Tonbridge Wells and Sevenoakg Bank, Tonbridge— Beaching ........... ..... 10,653 Oxfordshire Wit ney Bank Witney-Willi A venge alunavntama, Cline h, aad (.'ease's Old Bank, Hull, the [lull 1)1d Batik and Bevandey Bank, Hull-Pease and Co Penzance Bank, Penzance-Batten and Co ?eterborough Bank and Oundlo Bank, P, ten borough -M • sars. Yorke Peterborough Bank, Paterborough-STrupson, White, and Simpson Pcaabrolteshire Bank, Havarreaciaiest-d. and W. Walters Penzance Union Bank, Falmouth Bank, and Truro Bank, Penzance-Rickets, Enthoven, and Co Reading Bank, Reading-iarionds and Co Reading Bank, Reading-Stepliens,Blandy, and Co. Richmond Bank, Richmond-Stapleton and Co Ringwood and Poole Bank, and Town and County of Poole Bank, Ringwood-Ledgard and Sons Rochdale Bank, Rochdale-Clement, Ro)ds, and Co Rochester, Chatham, and Strand Bank, Rochea ter-Day and Nicholson Ramsey and Hampshire Bank, Rorasey-Fout ner and Son Royston Bank, Royston-Fordham and Sons Rugby Bank, Rugby -Bruhn and Son Rye Bank, Rye-Curteis, Pomfret, and Co Reigate and barking Bank, and Reigate, Croy don, and Dorking Bank, Reigate-Nash and Co • Ross (ild Batik, Herefordshire, Ross-Pritchard and Allaway Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank, Saffron Walden-Messrs. Gibson Salop Bank, Shrewsbury -Burton, Lloyd, and Co.. Scarla rough Old Bank, Scarborough -Woodall ant. Co Shrewsbury and Marke: Drayton Bank, Shrews bury-Adams, Adanis„ and Co Shrewsbury Old •Baok, and Shrewsbury and Ludlow Bank, Shrawsbury- Roeke, Eytans, and Co Sittingbourne and Milton Bunk, Sittingbourne -Valiance and on Southampton Town and County Bank, South ampton -Nlaildiaon arid Son Southwell Bank, aaauthwell-'Wylde and C 0... St. Alban's Bank. St. Alban's-J. S. Story Salisbury Bank, Salisbury-Messrs. Brodie Shaf tesbury Bank, Shaftesbury- Brodie and King Southampton and Hampshire Bank, Snutharnp ton-Atherly mai Fall Stone Bank, Stout-W, Moore Stourbridge Bat. r, Stourbridge Rufford, Wragg, and Co Stafford Old Bank, fltaffird-Stevenson and Co Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford-Eaton, Cayley, and Co. . Stourbridge Old Bard:, Stourbridge-Bate and Robins Shrewsbury and Welshpool Bank, Shrewsbury -Beck, Downward. and Co. St. Alban 'a and Herta Bank, St. Alban's-Gib son and Stuart 2,420 Taunton Bank, Tauriton-Messrs. Badcock ' 27,304 Tavistock Bank, Tavistock-Gill, Rundle, and Co Thornbury Bank, Thorn bury-Ralph, Yates, arid Parslow Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton-Duns ford and Barne 11,190 Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northampton shire, Thrapston-Yorke and Eland 10.638 Tring Bank and Chesham Bank, Tring--But cher and Son 12,303 Towcester Old Bank, Towcester-J. and S Percival 10,423 Union Bank, Cornwall, Ilelston-Vivian and Co. 16,473 Uxbridge Old Batik, Uxbridge-Hull, Smith, arid Co. Wallingford Bank, Wallingford-Wells and Co 11,077 Warwick and Warwickshire Batik, I Varwick- Kalynge, Green way, and Co. 28,438 ‘Vellington Somerset Bank, Wellington-Fox, Br. ahers West Riding. Bank, Wakefield, and Pontefract Bank, Waaefielif- Li adult'', Tew, and Co 42,235 Whitby Old Bank, W !dal -Simpson, Chap man, and Co 14,213 Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Bank, Win chester-Bulpett and Co. Winchester and Hampshire Bank, Winchester -Wickham and Co • Weymouth Old Bank and Dorchester Bank, Weymouth-Elliott arid Pearse 15,155 Wirkeawnrah and A shbourne Derbyahire Bank, Wirkeswarth -Ark wright and Co. Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbcch- Gurney and Co. Wiveliscorene Bank, Wiveliscombe-P. and W Hancock Wolverhanir at Bank, Wolverhampton- Good ricke am! [lt lyorake. Worcester Bank, Worcester-Farl e y, L aven d er , and Co. 12,638 Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old Bank, Worcester-Berwick, Lech mere, and Co 88,417 Worcestershire Bank, Kidderminster-Farley and Turner Whitby Bank, Whitby-Frunkland and Wil kinson Walsall Old Bank, Walsall-Charles Foster and Sons 18,737 Warminster and Wiltshire Bank, Warminster- Everett and Co. 24,534 Wrexham Bank, Wrexham-.1. and S. Kenrick 2,1 9 4 Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton- Messrs. Fryer Yarmouth arid Suffolk Bank, arid Hadesworth and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth-Gurney, Birkbeck, and Co. Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk Bank, Great Yarn:lnt:lb-Sir E. K. - Lanni), Bart., and Co 10,927 Yeovil Old Bank, Yeovil-E. and J. Batten York Bank. York-Swann. Clough. arid Co 46,127 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Bank of 'Westmoreland, Kendal 9.943 Barnsley Banking Company, Barnsley Bradford Banking Company, Bradford 46,398 Bilston District Banking Company, Wolver hampton 9.214 Batik of Whitehaven, Whitehaven Bradford Commercial Banking Company, Brad ford . . Burton, Uttoxeter, and titaffordslire Union Banking Company, Burton-upon-Trent Chesterfield arid North Derbyshire Banking Company, Chestarfield .. b 9,442 Cumberland Union Banking Company, Work ington . Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Banking Com pany, Cheltenham Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company, Coventry27,7os Coventry Union Banking Company, Coventry 14,267 County of Gloucester Banking Company, Chel tenham Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Company Carlisle 24.421 Carlisle City and District Bank, Carlisle 18,938 Dudley and West Bromwich Ranking Company, Dudley 34,963 Derby and Derbyshire Bankingeonipany, Derby 19,560 Darlington District Joint-Stuck Banking Com pany, Darlington 24 964 East of England Bank, Norwich Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester 156,519 Halifax Joint-Stock Bank, Halifax 17,706 Huddersfield Banking Company, Huddersfield 37,483 Hull Banking Company, Hull Halifax Commercial Banking Company, Halifax 13,960 Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Com pany, Halifax 44,154 Helston Banking Company, llelston 1,492 Herefordshire Banking Company, Hereford 21,992 Knaresborough and Claro Banking Company, Knaresborough Kingsbridge Joint-Stock Bank, Kingsbridge 3,643 Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster 64,711 Leeds Banking Company, Leeds Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester Lincoln ant Lindsey Banking Company, Lincoln 50,338 Leamingto.: Priors and Warwickshire Banking Company, Leamington Priors Leeds and West Riding Banking Company, Leeds Leeds Commercial Banking Company, Leeds Ludlow and Tenbury Bank, Ludlow Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Bank ing Company, Nottingham Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking Company, Nottingham Newcastle, Shields, and Sunderland Union Joint- Stock Banking Company , Newcastle 78,125 National Provincial Bank of England, Birming ham Head-otlice, 112, Bishopsgate-street, 10.14 G 46.388 10,817 13,783 12,691 2,886 37,919 41 536 6,535 10,377 10,877 16,265 11,844 22,595 2,756 45,177 24.039 44,377 16 594 13.520 2,920 22.663 8,340 6,362 6,760 5,736 3,514 12,75 9,172 3,943 6,128 35,88 9,638 433 9,896 London . ........... 41 6,205 Banking Wilt: Bankin Company, Melksham ..... 60,438 Northamptoo,.hire Union Bank, Northampton., Company, North-74,309 NorthaniptonAire Banking ampton ........ 23 565 North and South Wales Bank, Liverpool ....... .. 51770 Pares's Leic!sti rshire Bankin g C ompany, Lei- , cester Saddleworth Banking Company, Saddleworth... 2,597 Sheffield Bankiil2; Company, 'Sheffield 35,959 Stamford, Spalding, and Boston Banking Com pany, Stambrd 53,243 Stuckey's Banking Company, Bristol Somerset shire Bank, and Somersetshire Bank, Lang port........ . •345,605 Shropshire Banking Company, Shiffnall Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banking Cow pany, Stourbridge Sheffield and llll:unishiro Banking Company, Sheffield 24.019 Sheffield and Rotherham Joint- Stock Banking Company, SL'ifietd Swaledale and Wensleydale Banking Company, Richmond.. Stockton and Durham County Banking Com pany, Stockton.... Storey and Thomas's Bunking . Cott patly, Shaftesbury Sheffield and Retferd Bank, Sheffield ... Suffolk Bankin C•enpany, Ipswich Wolverh.‘mpton &I•! Staffordshire Banking Com pany, Wolverhampton 31,245 Wakefield and Barnsley Union Bank, tViiketield 14,119 Whitehaven Joint •Stock Bankinit Company, 31 405 Whitehavetf •••••••• Warwick.and Banking Company, 36.578 Leamington •• • West of En g i an e, "21.4 South Wales District Bank, 84,202 S, t i„ 4,688 Average Amoun t Wilts at,,i Dorset 'flanking Compan),, Salisbury 72,9 4 i West Riding Union Biiiiiking .Jonipany, Had• derstield Whitchurch and Ellesmere Banking Company, Whitehurch 5,98 e Wnreestcr City end County Banking Company, Woreest,.r... 6.8 Y York Union Banking Company, York 68,555, York City and County B an ki ng Company, York 90 41 ',1 Yorkshi re Banking Company, Leeb, P. DEANS, R eg i strar o f Bank Returns. Stamps and Taxes, Feb. 20, 1847. DESPERATE AFFRAY. As constable John Banning, one of the police st,tion, 4 l at Winchcornbe, near Cheltenham, W 5 on duty at Haileswood, on Sunday morning, the 2 1 s, instant. about five o'clock, he m e t with a Mall in a field carrying a bundle. Upon questioning him what the bundl- eon.ein,d, th e man, without speaking s wordy struck the policeman a violent blow on the side of the Ilea with a an 'k to which eight bullets were attached by s stronz cord. From such a formidable weapon the blo t was severe ; the c o ns t a bl e was stunne d for a momen t ' but, having a tialking-stick in his hand, ho knocked the man down, who immediately got up again, and, cl osing with the fficer, cut him very much in the face withs , butcher's knife, a n d s t a bb e d several times at his nee ' , Both were strong ram, but the constable eventual overpowered hi s an t agon i s t, biddi ng him to desist ant surrender himself ; and saying a t the same tiaietj frighten the man, " I have firearms in my peek et q l ie will shoot you if you continue to struggle• ins prisoner, in a mos t d e t erm i ne d manner , sa id to ) 11 4 " Shoot and be d—d ; I'll fi g h t w hil s t lif e is left." 'l t ', conflict then contin ue d f or some ti me l onge r, when t b; prisoner cut the policeman across the back of the ri g ht hand, dividing the tendons, and depriving him of t, use of hi: staff hand. In the course of the struggle' which lasted nearly two hours. a quantity of last on each side, and they both lay in their gore es hausted on the ground for some time. The pac er:l l;i after a little time roused himself, and comat,ensi i shouting "Murder," thinking he would be heal' be some person who would render him assistance , ° s tip , felt himself getting weak from the loss of blood ` 0 prisoner all this time was lying unable to inl blood to: on the ground. A carter, who lived at a f ai r; Q 11 house, more than a q uar t er o f a m il e away, °l:l3°- 0 to see his horse s , h ear d th e s h outs, an d g ave formation to the p o li ce a t Wi nc h com b e, the constable end prisoner were removed in a.; and their wounds i mme di a t e l y d resse d b y Dr. Pe;' man, of that place. Th e p r i soner was t h en rec"l 4 0 nized as being a most notorious ch a raeter, 01 1, WDavid Johns. a swee p, an d a nat i ve o f S tow -o' 4 old. who had been pre v io us ly conv i c t e d o f burgliff the winter assizes of 1844, and sentenced to two Il e imprisonment. It was s u b sequen tl y ascer t a i ne d tbst house of Mr. Trotma n , o f Winchcombe, bad bee b, burglarinusly entered, by cutti ng th e panne l out o ,e door, and a quantity of property stolen therefrom ; t r of which was found in the bundle which the prise ll , be Johns was carrying. It h as b een di scovere d tblit,` fo i prisoner' s right arm h as b een b ro k en i n t h e dres° o , conflict. The constable, we are happy to say, is e t tl e r• sidereal out of damzer, but very great f e ars are e n t , - t ii tamed that he will lose the u se o f hi s r i g ht hancit."iis the fact of the sinews being divided ; the wounds In ti k! neck and face are going on we ll. B ann i ng , we 1/%0, remark, is a very peaceabl e man , o f m ild disposit i o and hears an excellent character among the ieha bita dan of Winehcombe, end in the force. Great praise is th e to the officer for the stout resistance he made, ' flu tes' determined m a n ner i n w hi c h h e overpowere d 11 1 1 1 ;ov cherous antagoni s t, arme d as h e was w i t h suc h a ue , t he w.anon as a butrher's knife. John s i s now lying a a p onion wo-hho u s e , Wi nc h com b e , receiving medical ~," ment. and as soon as he recovers sufficiently, " brought before the magistrates. - - - - - MARKET NE WS.—( YES TER.---7 - BAY MA SI HAMS. ver lo sstrritimum. Meadow Hay, ; 2/ 5s to 31 I6s ; C.° • w 3/ 5s to 4/ 16s and Straw, 1/ 10s to 1/ 143 pe r Supply good, and trade dull. CuatrouttAxi).—Meadow Hay, 215 s to 3/ 185; Clover l ad , 3/ 5s to 41 14s; and Straw, 11 12s to 1/ 156 Pe r Trade heavy, at the above quotations. Cl° ltt WHITF.CHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 2/ 5s to 31155; 10 0 ditto, 3/ 84 to 5/; and Straw, 1/ 108 to 1/ 16s Pe r A full average supply, and a sluggish demand. MCAT tMettatlCET S. ofi l k SOUTHALL, FEB. 24 —The su pply o f f a t s tock on ,0 to-day being but m o d era t e , an d t h e atten d anc e cf, b o o3 r-,' good, the general d eman d was stea d y, at our quotol.cm 3 s i Beef. from 2s 10d to 4s 2d ; Mutton, 4s Od to ss; to 4s 83 ; and Pork, 4s Od to 4s 8d per 81bs. 0 1 RomFonn, Fr.n. 24.—Prime Beasts and Sheep 100 ' in e, steadily, at full pri ces . Oth erw i se, t h e d eman d 'as se 10 4 sluggish state :—Beef, f rom 2 s 8d to 4 s 4d ; M u tton, s ibe to 5s ; Veal, 4 s to 4s 8d; and Pork, 4s Od to 45 6 i P er o, to Suckling Calves, 18 s t o 29 s ; Q uarter-o ld S tore Pige'ia 0 ' 18s ; and Mul c h C ows , w i t h t h e i r sma ll Calf, 18/ LEacwE eh. ilt 64 s, FEE. 23. Beef, from 35 6d to 45 4d •, g 4: o* 4s 4d to 5s 2d ; V ea l 4 3 Od to 45 8d; and Pork, 43 per 81bs. A moderate su pply, an d a steady trade. twzru f GATE AND xasanzmiALX.• We had a full average supply of each kind of Ble a s 'i r stO to-day, yet the dema n d was fi rm , a t f u ll p o rices :--Beelli 2s 6cl to 3s 6d; Mutton, 3 3 4d t o 4 s 4d; Veal, 43 • Pork, 3s 6d to 4s 10d per 81bs by the carcase. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH COO fall For the Week ended Feb. 25, 1847, made up from the Retitrilfole , Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns In England 411 4 per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. I aAILBT.I OATS. ITT. mom. r = i i PRICE 713 id 538 6d 318 I ld sie 3d S 3 . 5d s° ' The Duties on Foreign Grain are now suspended. A se rmon, I ri s h, wsl in behalf of the distressed preached in the English Church at Dresden, on Sun . day, s r tb January, by the Rev. S. Li n d se y, c h ap l a in ; 294 n x tb . , or 4,406 f. were collected, and forwarded to the Relief AP" elation, Dublin. A memoir was read on Saturday before the Acad e il l o t of Moral and P o liti ca l S c i ences o f P ar i s, by Mr. Wheat en ' late late American Mini s t er a t t h e C ourt o f B er lin, and e,.. e Y t ad ponding memb er o f t h e A ca d emy, upon t h e question "'tb' right of succession to the different states, comprisingteirj Danish monarchy, in the event of the failure of direct t bot male, of the present reigning house of Oldenburg. The 8u is of this memoir traced the history of the royal success:lolle Denmark up to the ear li es t t i mes, an d s h owe d that tiltered of sucet scion fo rmer l y ex i st i ng i n t h at k i ngdom h a d PT,e' sn d the male li n e o f a ll t h e roya l descendants to the iems'e' to tl that the latter h a d never b een resorted to unless on theducedf failure of the former. A different rule had been infr ° p ,olo', together with the absolute monarchy, by the f a mous Lion of MO, by which the succession of the Cre7 re ign, , limited to the descendants of the then reigning s c ' v 'teW Frederick 111., both male and female, to the exclusion f .' vg in laterals. Such was the present law of succession 0 65° 00 the kingdom of Denmark ; but it was questionable 130, 15 0 might be applicable to the Duchy of Schleswig, an d ig eint certain that it could not be applied to the Duchy of Ile' o olo, where the Salic law had always prevailed as in the wee German states; so that the Danish monarchy was thres, re el with dismemberment in case of the ultimate failure of u; v ia male heirs to the present reigning house. The only ° io ta' means of preventing this catastrophe, without the tl l6 ference of the great European Powers, and withou t t iag danger of war on account o f t h e con fli ct i ng cla i m s duchies, appeared to be the abolition of the ks and the restoration of the ancient Danish - law, by w t he the succession was open to all the descendants e r r ole rot al louse with a preference of th e ma l e t o the c e lines. The consequence of suc h a c h ange would t he that the rule of succession would be the same kingdom as in the duchies; and, consequently, the `' o oo Of the Danish monarchy, which was on e of the e 'i d be teal elements of the balance of European power, ive u l ed• preserved again s t the d angers b y w hi ch i t was t hreats d If this change were at the same time coupled with the h ie, it of a represent a ti ve const i tut i on for the united monar,e"l; of would be an effectual means of recon c ili ng t h e rival cll . It the Danish and T eu t on i c races, of which it was composta as was true that the l ee reg ; a h a d b een declared by its suf:oact to be immutabl e ; b ut as i t was introduced byasolemn 02 "; 5 oll between the sov ere i gn, an d hi s people, there was no rifieo why it mi g ht not b e altered in the same manner by mutual consent.— Galignani. th e CHINA.—The Augsburgh Gazette publishes lete following lett er f rom S t . P eters b urg h , F e b . 6.—" A in has been received from Kjuchta, a commercial tnY i nto ar Russian China, which, all u di ng t o accounts from C:gilig says We are approaching towards a very inferAsft epoch. In ten ye a r s h ence th e s t a t e o f a ff a i rs i n , Asia will considerably change. There is a sentiMelivat liberty developing itself in China which is bringin,g!,, e ra' with rapid st r ide s th e ru i n o f th e ex i st i ng f orm of u;ter9 went. Thousands of persons assemble to discuss on tn: r uil connected with the destiny of the huma n r ace . A sP' . . 4l lc , appearing among the people which will n o t b e l on g )09f4 lug out into a flame. 'They are becoming warm def er ,a Of of liberal principles, and K e yi ng , n ow G overnor G e ner ibs Canton, dare take no steps with ou t t h e consent i people.'" [ ADVERTISEMENT.]—S ENT INTO THE COUNTS' 0%, UPON AreztoaartoN.-39,, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. 14re t - oP ta ; vented Spectacles, powerful T e l escopes, Opera Glasses, Mier:6-00 Esc —Patronised by his Majesty the King of lianover, her Grate. Dowager Duchess of Bedf or d, t h e i r Graces the Archbishops terbury. York, and Dublin, the Dukes of Devonshire, INTa rl° ,7;ral t gyle, Marlbor oug h an d Manchester, Bishops of Exeter. Cork, Kilmore, and Kildare. Messrs. S. and B. Solomons. ";ritcl and Opticians, have invented Spectacle Lenses upon a new Col o li7 lion. Immedi a t e l y t h ey are placed before imperfect visiort,....ei t , th e day or candleli g ht, th at m i st and dullness whieh appear eyes is at once remov e d, ever y o bj ec t b ecomes c l ear an d diet.% an. , that the most aged def ec ti ve s i g ht b ecomes b r i g h t and b11111.,'In.u:1051 Is brought to its youthful, natural, and original state. A 11 '?„,. - o coP e ; powerful Achromatic Telescopes, Opera Glasses, and Ist.l the Invisible, and all kinds of Acoustic Instruments, for reli ef most extreme deafness. Caution—Messrs. S. and B. * 3 . pef, Opticians and Aurists, are not in any way connected with "in rani of the same name in their immediate neighbourhood, nor part of the country. To prevent mistakes, be cautious and 0 , 7 0 the only to be had at 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, oPP ° York Motel. BIRTHS. r . On the 15th inst., at the Highway, Enfield, the wife °- Dr Jelin Jameson, of a daughter. 4 iiatti On the 18th :nst., at Boulogne-sur-31er, the lady of Dr- l'-"- of O a son. d t he lea n the 22d inst., at Andover Lodge, New Finehley-road, . of Barclay Greenhill, P:sq , of a son. On the 2.:d inst., at Hilifield, Hampstead, Darwin Fox, Rector of Delamere, of a son. yesef of On the 24th inst., in Hereford-street, Park-lane, the wife • Dawson, E,q., o nst on. denS, the On the 24th , in Westbourne-street, Hyde-park-gar the wife of the 80 . IV' with of J. Baker, Esq., of a daughter. , 03a 01. the 2 ith inst., in Upper Grosvenor-street, the lad y of Sir v Weir llog,f, Bart., M. 1., of tw.n sons. On the 2:th inst., at Hornsey, Mrs. F. Robertson, of a em_._.__/' caED. RI M ir ° On the 234 inst., at the Old C AR hurch, Brighton, wa iter g mor d 0;- Esq , late 7th Hussars, to Cath. , rine Cecilia, younger clan" Charles John Craven, Esq., of Kemp-town, Brighton.______..--/ lED. GrAC e t On the 19111 Elizabeth, widow of the late Thora— Esq., of Prince's Itisborough, Huelts, aged 85. abed 83. On the 21 bt inst., in Oxford-terrace, John RaWlins, E. - - win geS.• On the 22d inst., at Barford-bridge, near Dorking, Eliza, Y daughter of the late Lieutenant-Colonel Carmichael, aged 15. On the 22d inst., in Albion-road, Stoke Newington , Mary liftto On the 22d inst., in Charterhouse-square, the Rev. /letelter Smith, aged 29. edl3l. On the 23d inst., S Brown, Esq. o f Bloomsbury-square, ag On the 2,,d inst., MEm m r. Hulberta, daughter , oflo of g Cb n-ac arles re, ag Rayed 66 , Esq. , of . oraCe • On the 24th church-street. - - Lon.l•m: Printed and Published by MURDO YOITNO, of No. P 7 l Strand, Printer, at The Sun' fillce, N 0.112. strand. in the Pr ecii °( tka Savoy , in the County of Middlese x . `". bruary 36, 1647. 9.935 4,691 4,358 8,936 7,39 3 659