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DEATH Off' THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND. assembled to inquire shore of her Brook 13ay, Ly, the 16th and the on. irker, C. 13., will Chad* .13., of the lain lane, 113 deputy ice by Mr. , and Cotn the Judge out on the ) be steered e Portland ed to pro- He had the night, rvals. The 9 imagined, i t Appeared ides, and it e Portland N! r. leir utmost :ruck. The :uce to l?fl mai late in ijournmellt it San illes itt had jet " zitico uv!r heir dutie , place, N u ' articled to for another alth. icers of all ry, 184 6 . " 1 66 68 75 32 851 36 812 • 80 ,014 A . Clerk. ETS. Nottingha m : and °sloe. ast % E rafield Can, (Sri" n), ters, 113 i . 9 1 r, Shefllei", 'deb, QU P. :don, I ; , 4 151. 7s. 9 c l ' Doncast er, West lad' nghatn, and is ast and NV', w Branc h ;„ rishire lire, 3 'Vest itidrnr nictiott, %P . anJ N 17 ' 3„ e lire, 1A••"'"' .—lludderi c. p. c• a for 119. Jli Junction' Manchester, Ice, 34 sion (scrip" Union, Took, 50. P tnd, Prefor. Yert El rot id. P.— andnghsnl, c heAter a n Jneo i n sbire 04 0. -- wick, 1 21 13 ' aing vu ion. yo[lollll4 •Clied °nl3ll drect .1 3 ° M. :sot ow. 7611 Ad, P e rth, sv. o. 91 * --. n d mfries. ;rent Nor— Kilmarnoa 6d. —North ih Midland is a list le Genertl —Abergs 31aekburn• Bridg' Cheppstow► Ilaver -lobspoint► an ga dock , Mertbyr •rttileach+ )nwoutli), Presteign, Leonardo, aftesburYt Whitby , (Salop)• Galway , i n add': a total of fternoon was he ld . Everett, lumber of 531 were retrained Once th. The d's" i b e tb, the 's \Vest s'', The ceip t , to phial bii. meeting i o n Fri ;, for the • ectoro , Tile r report 0: )rks . a fire, ;roke ou t Mr. 'far yen, t - Lt a MO fired, en d ed to be it of the ditil COW spier o'clock broke ';lizabetP tlt-place• mknowo I by the timer' iot 110 1 the pre war Dot !.! 31adeM' WlUlan' the wife ry, of ' OR 1341. n. __..----••• chalull -iesera-, ~, moot yea r 0.,. Dubliii , Df CAP' aderic l ‘ 0 . 112 , redact , Fe- Tltrs'rzEs. Richard Barker, Esq., 14, Fitsroy-sqnare. R. Hartley Kennedy, Esq., Rezington Lodge, Notting-hill. BOARD OF DIRECTGRS. Hartley Kennedy, E s , Chairman of thelndia and Life Assurance Company. and Deputy Chairm an ln of the Oriental London Bank, Resington Lodge, Notting-hill,—Chairman. Captain Tyndale, Director of the Soutk Eastern Railway, 2), Alfred place, Bronapton,—Deputy Ch a ir man . Lieutenant General Wright, Royal Engineers, Army and Navy Club W. B. Glacier, E sq.., Si. James's-s quara J. E. n. Curtis, tq sq., 84, Milton-street, D orse t- square . • ''s Liueolit's-inn, ant 29, Wellingto n -r oa d, S John's-wo o d. .' *e bert Faulde x W hite, Esq., 24, Sussex-gardens, Hyde-park. ViVith power to increase the number to ten.) MANAGING DIRECTOR, Henry Von Cater, -Esq. ifso A! .. BANKERS. Sapte, Muspratt, Banbury, and Co., 77, Lombard-street. P. ti 1- AUDITORS. was.r. Towel!, Esq., 60, Moorgate-street, and Devonshire Cot. tage, Alpha-road, Regent's-park. (A wood Auditor to be appointed by the Committee.) SOLICITORS. Messrs. Wire and Child, St. Swithin's lane, City. SECRETARY. Mr. Lionel Curtis. Temporary Offices, Na. 32, Charing-cross. The Patent Mile-Index Carriage Company is promoted with the Mowing objects, viz.:- 1 . The application to cabs of the Mile-Index, a recently pat nted tiTentton, by which the exact distance travelled is readily ascer- Pati lecl, and the passenger thus protected from overcharge by the I. The adoption of a system of mile-tickets to be issued in books af tickets at a reduced fare. 4. The improvement of cab conveyance, by the introduction ef "'Mazes of superior et) le and accommodation, with a well-selected "tad and better class of drivers. 4 . The substitution, so far as the establishment of th Company is 10 erned, of the control an d guarantee o f a b o d y riflemen, as anagers, for the unsatisf ac t or y means o f re d ress of ievances at d i present afforded by the Police Courts. ~.. The invention of the Mll e -I n d ex i s p ro t ec t e d by R oya l L e tt ers p a tent, granted in June, ia46. The ilettent Mile-Index has been .tted to a Bro ug h am carr i age. The carriage se fitted has travelled %Vera' hundred miles over the worst pavements in the metropolis, at diTerent speeds, and in all weathers, and with the most complete s uccess. (For a p u bli c t es ti mon y to the value of the invention, see t rOtice in the' Times" ef Monday, the 25th of January, page 6, e OlUrart 6.) The Provisional Directors have concluded an agreement with the Patentee for a general licence to use the invention in hackney- Carriages in the metropolis., or within a circuit of twenty miles from ' the General Post-other, for the whole term of the patent. The r easuneration to the Patentee is therein made entirely dependent on Ithe saccessftil progress of the Company. A copy of the agreement Alta at the offices for inspection. The mile-ticket plan is adopted as the most convenient and remu- Iterative mode of giving to the public the accommodation of a re duced fare. It is calculated that the reduction of fare will (coupled With the patent Mile-Index) considerably Increase custom, and pro dace a large profit ; and it is considered that the arrangement by Which such reduction in faro Is made, through the medium of mile- Uckets will not only prove a great convenience to the public, by the accommodation which it will afford. but also very remunerative to shareholders, by the certainty of custom and advanced payments Produced by the arrangements. It is in contemplation, when the Company has been formed and the capital paid up, to apply to Parliament for an Act of Incor poration. It Fill be seen that, as an objectAL investment, this undertaking presents a most satisfactory prospe a liberal return en the capital Inveeted. This Company, by the general superiority ef its vehicles, horses, and drivers, by the guarantee afforded by the control of gen tlemen as managers, by the mile-ticket system and the reduced fare, and particularly by the perfect check on overcharge win , h the Mile- Index trill place in the power of the passenger himself, will un doubtedly command a great share of the cab traffic of the metropolis. The estimates show, that taking revenue at the lowest and expen diture at the highest, a dividend of upwards of ten per cent. will accrue to shareholders, in addition to * firs per cent. interest on cap tel, clear of income-tax in both cases ; and taking into consideration the great saving to be effected in large purchases, and by being enabled With stoney in hand to watch the market, and considering also the great traffic which the conveyances of this Company will certainly cow mand, a very much larger return may be safely anticipated. In submitting this proposal to the public, the promoters of the Lamle' taking give unreservedly all particulars of the proposed joint I tnnertaking, and state explleit:y the terms of association. The de- Donits will be returned without deducting, in the event of the whole xta:sital not being subscribed, unless the subscribers at a general meet !Ur determine to fore the Company on a scale commensurate with ' la: amount actually Subscribed. The registered Promoter bears all I frtliminary expenses, and reserves, in consideration of the informs 'tio a, labour, expense, and risk, given and incurred in the promotion, 'Per centage remuneration of 10 per cent. on the annual profits of Ulf undertaking, that is to say, after paying 5 per cent interest on "aliital. The estimates on which the calculations are based, and an sasstract of the provisions of the Deed of Settlement, are set firth in aPPendix, to the end that the public may judge for themsels es of e Probability of succe, , s, k , tow the nature of the contract into Which they are invited :o mittens. The details of the undertaking are ai follows, viz.:— Mile -index.—The index is placed in the lady of the cab, Leing con inected with the wheels by a simple bu: ingenious app iratus. It is an duplicate for both inside and uut,ide, and is in the form of a double 'ited clock; mil es , h a lf- m il es, an d t ract i ons o f a m il e, correspon d to boars, half-hours, and minutes, and a hand performs the circuit of the dial, marking the progress of the vehicle. At night the index 1,1 11 be lighted by a lamp. Passenger will, on entry, note the position of the hand on the mater dial, and read the distance as travelled by the dial within. _„ 3411 e - Tickets.—lt is proposed to issue tickets for miles and half tulea, in books f ur 40 m il es eac h, a t th e price of 11. Is. per book, or ' , I• per mile. Should this arrangement prove acceptable to the Public, due provision will be made to provide a sufficient number of 'KTriages to meet the demand. „ C aTriaTos, &c.—lt is proposed to start with 200 carriages; no -.". 11 1 Will be spared to give the public a carriage combining every r equisite of design. accommodation, strength, safety, and lightness of ' T aught, with most convenient and handsome fittings. Great care will be taken in the selection of the horses ; and har leas. In keeping with the carriages, will be chosen. Stabling, &c.—lt is proposed to purchase or rent a piece of ground =l, sonic convenient spot, and to erect a range of stabling, with the necessary offices, storehouses, workshops, &c., on a comprehensive in any plan that may be selected, care will be taken to re intent saace and make arrangements to meet an increase of the este at a future period. t. 1 )„, Ti vers.—Great care will be taken in the selection of the drivers, th - ` man will be requited to enter into a written engagement with --", ," etnpany, and to find two householders as sureties for his ob servance of it. neat andruniform livery will be provided by the Company. With a vi ew o f i n d uc i n g a better class of men to enter the service of th , • Company - arrangements will be made for the general comfort of the Men, the ' care of them under accident, in sickness. or old age; . gild for the protection of the widows and orphans of thee* who may 'Le 115 the service. ,One and a third p er cen t. on profits (profits as defined above) will ' l a set aside to form a fund for the purposes above stated. The drivers will be placed under strict regulations, and be subject to a rigid surveillance. A Committee of the Beard of Directors will sit daily to investigate complaints and afford redress. In all cases .n which application to a magistrate or a prosecution may be neces sary, the proceedings will be conducted at the expense and by the Solicitors of the Company. It will be a special object of the Company to save as much as possible the personal attendance of the com plainant. While the Company will visit with the utmost severity any delinquency on the part of their drivers, they will, at the same time, firmly protect their servants in case of injustice. Management, Ste.—The management will be vested in a Board of Directors, not exceeding tea in number, including Chairman and Deputy-Chairman. With a View of insuring the best attention to the interests of the Company, both on the part of managers and officers, the principle of per centage on profits will be applied to the remuneration of . directors for their services, and to the encouragement of officers. In lieu of the usual fixed allowance, directors will receive a per centage of twenty per cent. on profits (profits as defined above), and the Managing Director and Secretary will receive, in addition to fixed salaries, a like per centage of one per cent. each. As the remunera tion of directors is postponed till shareholders have realised fair interest on their investment, and is then proportioned to the surplus, shareholders have the best assurance that directors will use every effort both to Increase the revenue and economise the expenditure. In the same way the zeal and vigilance of the officers will be stimu lated by the interest which they also will have in the prosperity of the undertaking. Finance.—The accounts will be audited quarterly. Interest on Capital at five per cent. will be paid half-yearly. Profits will be divided annually. The foregoing are the general features of the undertaking. In Its organisation many modifications will probably suggest them selves, but its main character will remain the same. As the Di rectors are most desirous of making the establishment as useful to the public as it can be made, any suggestion will receive their most Careful consideration. The detailed estimates (see Appendix A) have been compiled with the greatest care. The several items are vouched by written statements b) competent persons. They have been laid before gentlemen of great experience is these matters, who have estrefull, examined and approve them. The Deed of Vettlement (see abstract In Appendix B) contains two important provisions protective of the interests of shareholders. 1. Any new shares to be issued for the purpose of increasing tile capital, should it be desirable to extend the Company's edablish %lent, will be offered in the first instance to shareholders, in pro- Portion to the number of old shares held by them. 2. If ever the avlsrage of yearly dividends shall fall below the five per cent. inte rest on capital, the shareholders shall be convened, to consider the Propriety of dissolving the Company. There are several points deserving attention with rettrence to this U ndertaking as an object of investment :—l. There is nothing expe rimental in it ; it proposes to supply a want which all feel, by means I lse value of which any one can appreciate. 2. The items of the .silruate are of an every-day character, and the actual cost in each L e " ae „ is Liven ; the calculations are open to investigation, and can he - " 611 7 tested. Z. The money of shareholders vi ill not be sunk in L l Plllinients, or wasted in preliminary expenses ; it will be laid out ilia purchase of a property which will always find a sale and bear ~▪ Prisa. 4. A zealous and prudent management of the stairs of the .'''seern is insured by the (per oentage system of remunerating di 'lst'iort and encouraging officers. b. The distieetion between inte ;nea,inn capital and profits, and the provision made foe payment o ' Fesi as an item of e xp e nditur e , w ith ou t re f erence to d i vision of Aeolus, Rives to a subscription in this undertaking the double cha racter of a steady investment and of a commercial speculation. 6. Zntergots of shareholders are protected in any increase of capital. they hold in their own hands the power to put an end to the ▪ "cern when it ceases to be profitable. RULES OF SUBSCRIPTION. I. Shares will be allotted on application in the form annexed, sc. " r nPanied by a reference to one of the directors, a London banker or two householders of respectability. The directors aeserve power to reject any application, or to allot The number of shares less than the number applied for, eie ' t l ePosits to be paid to the bankers of the Company to the th — • Of the trustees, who undertake to return the same without i o , u , llet ion. if the whole capital of 65,0001. be not subscribed, un- Scribers— lerwisa directed by resolatioias of a general meeting of sub -4' On production of the bankers' receipt, and on execution of the deed of settlement (a printed copy of which will be handed to the isihscriber for Ida information), scrip certificates will be issued. 6 - When the Company has been completely registered (which will bedone when the deed of settlement has been executed by one fourth of the subscribers), due notice will be given in the London Gazette and daily papers. 6. Subscribers will be required, within one month from the publi cation of such notice, to pay a first call of 1/. 190. per share, and to exchange scrip certificates for shares. I'. Further calls will not exceed 21. per share, and there will be an Interval of not less than two months between each call. 1. it will be in the discretion of the directors to forfeit and re-allot shares lu cases of non-compliance with ter b n y is of allotment 9. The directors r eserve power tofix public advertisement, in the fore London Gazette and daily paper, any limit of time not herein be given. _ ____......., Application for shares to be made in the form annexed, to the Se cretary, at the Temporary Oftlees, No, 32, Charing-cross. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR srunEs. To the Secretary of the Patent Mile-Index Carriage Company. Sir,—l apply to be admitted a subscriber to the Patent Mile-Index Carriage .. Company, and I request an the all termsotmen of shares the prospectus. I shares in Lila capital stock of the Companyon nkielft the parAculars required Yours. bated day of 1846. (Usual signature.)........ Name In full ...................... Place of business .................. Place of residence .................. Profession or occupation ... .... . Reference in full .. . • • • • • • • • • ........ 12 ; APDendix A (EstimateB) may be obtained at the temporary offices, Ch • i-o A ppendix 13 (Abstract of Provisions of Deed of Settlement) will be It -.me vinlised in a .xt h u t a. oni a few notice in the " Tim e e o s l '' mn o n f 6 Monday,. 25th January, 1847, page 6, ....The N Pat 4. -Index.-- 'eftsuis avelled by wheel car es. ng ont and Mlle indicating the aim distance tr pie and ingenious contrivance for deed_ cans • •• There is nothing unsightly in the apparatus, which, in- T i .carcely be seen at all %ellen the carriage Is in m thar IQ "senger is thus supplied with a perfect chec . k against over t m ilel!, while the proprietor has the means of knowing the a c c .t o y ur o ft_ 4,1 ° o‘,age actually performed. The convenience and s n pli i . 1 p s •f i ' u ng• as the index of distance, a method of calculation so familiar ,Le face of a clock supplies, nee 1 hardly be pointed out. has, are I" Pa tent Mile-Index has been fitted to a Brougham, which .._'. 4 re told, travelled between 200 and 300 miles over paving stones zti_ci rough roads, and under circumstances calculated to test severely "''''' workip tory g Of the apparatus, and always with the same satisfac wresult. the t eha 'a an opportunity on Saturday of proving tho inquesty of acid on e ea x su b r :t i r rni a . v .l e e illng several miles in the carriage qion each r "n l Parin , . the revolutions of the hour and minute hand at the res ul we wero, we confess, surprised by the nicety of The m Prey watt rbility of tampering with the apparatus has been effectually Wants 0f.,. in oar cab system has become one of the recognised Wants i,,, t "y life, and the first crest stv In this direction rnu,t be in Perh,;,: - . 'Fttr lihn.cli pok.eb-ii,4 an ,-..lectuai t.:l . 2u . ci: uptna overcharge. he nro 7_L'“' , parties must, 1tiv. , .,,g1y interestek . , in it buch a reform are 0.6eur..,-t,ti; an=d drivers Qfpu:"ll.; vchi,le, sin,,i tna, ,Jf ten hays 427`, to our reader that a much gre a t e r ag g regate amount (pro near] our double the present sum) would be received in f ares fixe,..Letr by cabmen, if they wo uld b e co nt en t w ith th e i r legal fare, " 44 Mein it with civility. LONDON, MONDAY 1111 CORNING SUN9 FEBRUARY 15, 1847. No. 16,976. THE BENEVOLENT INSTITUTE for the TREATMENT and CURE ofSTRICTURE of the URETHRA, and all DISEASES of the GENITO-URINARY ORGANS. Surgeon, F. B.COURTENAY, M.R.C.S.L. This Institute founded, and partly supported by subscriptions, and placed under the supervision of a Committee of Subscribers, offers to the indus!rioue classes, IN ALL CASES, THE GRATUITOUS ADVICE of an able and experienced Surgeon, and, in some cases, Medicines also free of exo,iist:. The guarantees for uniform, humane, and skilful treatment, wkich such an Institute affords, will, it is hoped, induce the afflicted humbler classes to seek its aid, and thereby avoid the 'matte of pecuniary means, and the risk to life they are sure to incur, by applying for surgical, or medical, relief to ignorant and unprincipled quacks, and nostrum-vendors. Applicants for relict must apply at this Surgery adjoining the Surgeon's private residence, 2, Chandos•street, Cavendish-square. _ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. CHEMICAL LECTURES y Dr. 'CYAN, with brilliant and aried Experiments, daily, and on the Evening. of Mondays, Wed ',kW-a; and Fridays. On the commencement of Lent, Dr. BACH 110FIN ER will deliver a Series of Lectures on AS i'RONOMY, ex hibiting the latest discoveries, on the Mornings and Evenings of Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, with new and appropriate Music, by Dr. Wallis. On the alternate Mornings and Evenings he will Lecture on the EL ECTRO-MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH, including the recent Patent of Messrs. Nott and Gamble. The Models and ether Works in the Useful Aria are daily described. The beautiful Optical Effects include the NEW DISSOLVING VIEWS. Experi ments by the DIVER and DIVING-BELL, &c. Admission Is. Schools, half-price. IMPERIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, CORNHILL, LONDON. • DIRECTORS. HENRY JAMES PRESCOTT, Esq., Chairman. GEORGE FIELD, Esq., Deputy Chairman. James C. C. Bell. Esq. Daniel Mildred, Esq. Michael Bland, Esq. James G. Murdoch, Esq. Charles Francis Cobb, Esq. John Horsley Palmer, Esq. Andrew Celvile, Esq. Henry Pearce, Esq. George henry Cutler, Esq. George Reid, Esq. George Hibbert, Esq. William R. Robinson, Esq. Thos. Newman Hunt Esq. Newman Smith, Esq FOUR-FIFTIIS, or SO per CAR., of the PROFITS will be as signed to policies every fifth year, and may be applied to increase the sum insured, to an immediate payment in cash, or to the reduction and ultimate extinction of future premiums, as shown in the follow ing example:— PROFITS to POLICIES of 3b , YEARS STANDING, entitled to participate in the Bonus declared in 1846. X low 30 i 1000 40 I 1000 50 1 1000 60 I 1000 !Cash paid on Or Prem surrender ;reduced of Bonus. I to. Annual B.nus Pruniaru. added. £ s. d. £ e. d. s. d. X 19 5 10 451 5 0 174 12 3 21 15 10 451 5 0 193 12 2 26 14 2 4SI 5 0 236 18 7 33 19 2 451 5 0 284 0 45 6 8 451 5 0 335 9 11 .. 63 13 4,4i1 5 0 384 12 5 And an nual re turn ef. d. 14 H. d. S 6 9 S 15 0' 7 10 5 4 9 8 4 19 4 •• •• •• 136 10 6 Insurances without participation la profits effected at redu, rates. Prospectuses, and an explanatory statement of other advantages now given by this Company, may be had at the Chief Offices as above; at the Branch Office, 16, Pali-mall; or of the Agents. SAMUEL INGALL, Actuary. INVESTMENT for LARGE or SMALL sums. The attention of the public is invited to the following notice : The Deeds for carrying nut the resolutions of the Shareholders in the Guarantee Fund of the ER ITISII MUTUAL LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY are now ready, and the respective Shareholders arc hereby requested to attend at the offices, between the hours of Eleven and Three, to sign and execute the same, when the old shares may be exchanged. Applications may be addressed to the Secretary for the remaining unappropriated Shares entitled to the advantages set forth in the following NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, 26 COENRILL, LONDON. Capital .£500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. This Institution embraces important and substantial advantages %ith respect to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured has, oa all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense •r for eiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the premiuras paid (see Table) ; sls• the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his crests to meet other conveniences or Necessity. Assurances for terms of years are granted ost the lowest possible ates. DIVISION OF PROFITS. The remarkable success and increasing prosperity of the Society has enabled the Directors, at the last annual investigation, to declare a fourth bonus, varying from 35 to 86 per cent. ex the premiums paid ea each Palley effected ea the Prof P it scal ES.e. EXAML 1 g 5 6 .1 1 rrermuni. a 4 Banns Bonus F;): S Assur added. Cash. la a :5 may ed S M Borrow. • St e 1 . r 1837 £ 21 7 15 I,XIOO 0 11A16 • 4!L445 8 0 ,183/3 112 3 0 A 7 1 41 13 10 2, 395 11 1 01000 34 j 11839 165 11 11, 74 1 9 11 31 , 346 2 3 0 1 848 116 7 6, 64 010 718 10 296 13 4 1. , 841, 111 6 8, 49 10 0, 710 4i 247 4 The division of profits is tannal, and the nest will Se made ht ecember of the present year. F. FERGUSON CAMROCX. Sectrstary. ItOWLAND'S KAL Y DOR an ORIENTAL BALSAMIC PREP kRATION" of singular efficacy in thoroughly purirying the Skin from all Pimples, Spors, Blotches, Freckles, Tan, and Discolourations, producing a healthy freshness and transparency of Complexion, and an admired softiies, and delicacy of the hands, arms, and neck. Its purifying and re freshing properties have obtained the exclusive patronage of the Court and the Roy al Family of Great Britain, as well as the principal Court; of Europe, and the most distinguished Nobility and Gentry of all civilised nations. +►ax Beware of Spurious " KALYDORS," containing mineral as tringents utterly ruinous to the complexion, and which, by their re pellent action, endanger health. Some are announced under the im plied sanction of Royalty, &c., &c. Each bottle of the genuine kas the words " ROWLANDS' KALI/DOR" on the wrapper, and A. ROWLAND and Son, 20, Hatton-garden, is also enzraved (by desire of the Hon. Commissioners) on the Government stamp affixed on each. Price 4s. 6d. and 83. 6d. per bottle. Sold by the Proprietors at 20, liatton-garden, London, and by all espectable Chemists and Perfumers. THE OBNOXIOUS, VEXATIOUS, AND OPPRESSIVE RATE AI)N TAX-PAYING CLAUSES IN THE REFORM AND RE GISTRATION ACTS. APUBLIC MEETING will be held at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, Strand, on WzDNESDAT EVENING next, Feb. 17, 1847, at Half-past Seven o'clock. THOMAS WAKLEY, M.P., in the Chair, To petition the Legis'ature to repeal these much detested clauses. Many 3l.P.'s and other Friends stand pledged to attend. FEHALE SERVANTS' HOME SOCIETY, For the Encouragement of Faithful Servants. Established 183 G. Homes : 21, Nntworth-place, Edgeware-road ; 110, Hatton-garden. The PUBLIC MEETING of the above Society will take place To-Moaaow, February 16th, at the lIANOVER-SQUARE ROOMS. The Right non. Lord ROBERT GROSVENOR, 31. P., will take the Chair at Two o'clock. By order of the Committee. JOSEPH BROWN, M.A., Chairman. COMMERCIAL INN, BIRMINGHAM. TO be DISPOSED of by PRIVATE CON TRACT, with IMMEDIATE POSSESSION, the LEASE and GOOD-WILL of that old-established and well-known Commercial Inn, the WHITE HART, Digbeth, Birmingham. It has been in the occupation of the present proprietor and family for the last twenty-six years, and is now, and for years past, doing a very profitable busi ness of upwards of 4,0001. per annum. The Rent and Taxes are exceedingly moderate. The premises are in excellent repair. The only reason for disposing is in consequence of the present proprietor retiring from the business. For particulars apply to Mr. G. W. Cockerel], 47, Blackman street, southwark ; or to Mr. B. Bull, on the premises. HENRY RUSSELL at the STRAND TrIEATRE. HENRY RUSSELL, comp oser of "Woodman spare that Tree," " The Ivy Green," " The Old Arm-cirair," "The Ship on Fire," " The Gambler's Wife," " The Maniac," " Some love to Roam," " I'm .Afloat," "A Life on the Ocean Wave," " The Newfoundland Dog," &c. &c., will have the honour of giving his VOCAL EN TERTAINMENTS on MONDAY EVENING, Feb. 22, and following evenings, interspersed with Anecdotes of Negro Life and Character. 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Eft" , and F. 41 IctLet's tram •diat-is - re;lied to, h. contakilu @QUASI% LONDOzt, SREET BEDFORD OUTH WALES RAILWAY. 1. .NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the next HALF YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of the Proprietors of this Com pany will be .held, pursuant to the Act of Parliament at the Paddington Station, London, on WEDNESDAY, the 24th of February instant, at Twelve, for One o'clock precisely, for the election of four Directors and one Auditor, in the place of the same number who wi❑ retire by rotation, and for other purposes of business. The Chair will be taken at one o'clock precisely. RUSSELL, Chairman. The Directors and Auditor retiring are CHARLES re-eligible under the Pro visions of the Act. The Transfer — Books will be closed on and after the 14th instant, and will not be re-opened until after the said Half-]early General Meeting on the 24th instant. BY order, - N. ARSTRONG, South Wales Railw a y Offi ce, 449, West Strand, London Secretary. , February 1, 1847. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the next HALF YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of the PRO PRIETORS •f this COMPANY will be held in London, pursuant to the Act of Parliament, at the Paddingtoss Station, on TuURSDAY, the 18th February next, at Twelve for coo o'clock precisely, for the election of Four Directors in the place cit the same number who will retire by rotation, and for other purposes of business. The Chair will be taken at One o'clock precisely. CHARLES RUSSELL, Chairman. BARRINGTON, Deputy-Chairman. The Directors retiring are re-eligible under the proTisions of the Act. By order, January 21, 1947. CHAS. A. SAUNDERS, Secretary. LONDON and SOUTH WESTERN NOTICE.—The resolutions ßAlLWAY of the Special General Meeting of Proprietors and of the Board of the London and South Western Railway Company om the 17th November last, having allowed an option to all Proprietors of New Shares of 501., formed out of Tenths of 31. each, and to all Proprietors of New Shares of 401., formed out of Tenths of 41. each, who shall be registered as such Proprietors of Shares on the 16th February, 1847. The Holders of Letters repro. stinting Tenths, are hereby reminded that their Letters and Bankers Receipts must be sent into the Treasurers Office forthwith, in order to the completion of the Registration on or before the said 16th day of February next, and that the above mentioned option will be lost in respect of all Tenths for which the Letters and Bankers Receipts shall not have been sent in for Registration on or before such day. Immediately after the 16th prox;mo, the proper form for declaring his option to take New Shares, ".1 be forwarded to each Proprietor of Shares formed from such Tot. . By order of the Directors, P. LAWRENTZ CAMPBELL, Secretary. Nine Elms, Vauxhall, Jan. 22, 1847. NORTHERN COUNTIES UNION RAILWAY COMrANY. Notice is hereby given, that the ordinary HALF-YEARLY MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS of this COMPANY will be held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-strect, in the city of London, on WZDNESDAY, the 24th of February next, at the hour of Twelve for Half-past Twelve o'clock, upon general business, when the Report of the Directors will be submitted for their approval. And notice is hereby further given, that at the said Meeting, pur suant to notice already published, and in 2ompliance with the Stand , ing Orders of the House of Lards, the 11111, for which a petition is already deposited, to enable the Northern Counties Union Railway Company to make certain regulations in their railway in the parishes of Aysgarth and Wensley, in the North Riding of the county of York, will be submitted to the approval of the Shareholders. CHARLES LOCOCK WEBB, Secretary. WM. BSFOR Chairman. The Register of Transfers will E b R e E closed, D, and remain se, from the 12th day of February until the 24th day of February, 1847, both tiers Inclusive. CHAS. LOCOCK WEBB, Secretary, Dated, Company's ()Mess. I, Poet's-corner, Westminster, February 3, 1847. TO THE PROPRIETORS OF SHARES IN THE DUTCH RHENISH RAILWAY . Notice is hereby given, that a PUBLIC MEETING of the Shareholders in the above Railway will be held en SATURDAY, the 20th of February next, at One o'Clock, at the Cotton Salea-room, Exchange-buildings, Liverpool, to receive a Report from the Com mittee. Parties residing at a distance and unable to attend are particularly requested to authorise some party to represent them on this occasion. By order of the Committee, HENRY CIIRISTIE BELOE, Hon. Secretary. MARYLEBONE PARISH AND THE POOR-LAW COMMISSIONERS. On Friday, at a very fully , attended meeting of the direc tors and guardians of the poor of St. Maryligbone (Mr. Malli lieu in the chair), a communication was received from the Poor-law Commissioners, announcing that they had taken the opinion of the Attorney-General and Mr. Tomlinson, and were prepared to declare all the rules and regulations of the directors and guardians, since August, 1834, illegal and invalid. The case and opinion accompanied the communi cation, and was read by Mr. Thorne, the secretary. The case set forth the various acts of the board from time to time, which had been carried out without the approval of the Commissioners, and then proceeds to ask-- " Whether, since August, 1834, under sections 155 and 156 of the local Act, 35th Geo. 111., c. 73, the directors and guardians of the poor of St. Marylebone, not having sub mitted the rules and regulations made by them for the ap proval and confirmation of the Poor-law Commissioners, such rules and regulations are valid?" " Opinion.—We are of opinion that the rules and regula tions made since August, 1834, by the dir ec t ors an d guar dians of the poor of St. Marylebone, under the • sections 155 and 156 of the local Act, 35th George 111., c. 73, but not submitted to, and not approved and confirmed by the Poor law Commissioners, are not valid or binding, as far as they concern the regulations and Government of the workhouse, or as far as relates to the poor, or the officers connected therewith, or in any way relating to the administration of relief to the poor, within the 4th and sth Wm. IV., c. 76, sections 15, 21, 22, and 2.4. (Signed) "JOHN JERVIS, " Temple, January 29,1847." " T. TOMLINSON. Sir JAMES HAMILTON moved, and Mr. Poromt seconded, a resolution to the effect that all the notice to be taken of the communication by the board, be a simple acknowledg ment of its receipt from the Poor-law Commissioners. The motion was carried nem. con., and the board, after some routine business, separated. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, Faint-any 12. Srocx EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Nottingham. Boston, and Eastern Junction, 4 dis.—Birmingham and Oxford Junction, 8% p.—Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham, 1% p.—East Lancashire, New, 2 p.—Ditto, New (scrip), 1% p.—Lluddersfield Canal and Railway, 3% p.—Leeds and DevrsbUry, ExtenSions (green), p.—London and North-Western, 188 —Ditto, New, Quarters, 11% P. —Ditto (Grand Junction), Quarters, 20 p. —3ianchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Eighths, 3 4 dis.—Midland, 120 ex div.--Ditto, New, 3) p.—Newcastle and Carlisle, 112% —North British, Quar ters, 2% p.—North Staffordshire and Churnet Valley Junction, 1% P. Preston and Wyre, 34—Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 151 . 7s. 9d. (A), Xp. —Ditto, 9/. 12s. 3d. (B), p. —South Yorkshire, Doncaster. and Goole, par —Wharfdale (late North-Eastern), % (11 . 5 * —Wast Bid lug Union, I%:p.—Dutch Rhenish, 2% dls. MANCHESTER, FEBRUARY 12. Szoca EXCHANGE. — The salts are—Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 3-16 dis.— Birmingham and Oxford Junction, 8 3 4 P.— East Lancashire, New (scrip), 1 3-16 p.— Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding, 7-16 p.—Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester, N e w Branches (blue), Scrip, 3 P.—M anchester Sheffield, an d Lincolnshire (late Sheffield and Lincolnshire), 1 dis.—North Staffordshire, 3 1). — South-Eastern and Dover, 37 c.—Ditto, No. 4, % p. —West Ridin g Union, 19-16 p.—Bi r k enhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire J unc tion, Nip. LEEDS, 12. Srock EXCHANGE .— The sales F a EßßUAßY re—Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 3s. 9d. dis.—East Lancashire, c. p.—Ditto , Ne w, 1 % p.—Ditto, New S cr ip, 2 45. Gd. p. - East and West Yorkshire, is. 3d. dis.—Great Northern (late London and York), 2s. 6d. P.—Hudders field and Manchester, 3 p.—Leeds and Br Ilford, 46 c. c• Leeds and Dewsbury, 7% c. p.—Leeds and Thirsk, dis•—Ditto, Preference, 235. Gd. p.—Leeds, Wakefleld, and Midland, lie. Leicester and Bedford, 2s. Gd. die. - Mahon and Driflield Junction -225, p.—Manchester and Leeds, Extensions 213. s. p. — Man chester„ , Buxton, Matlack, and Midland, 12s. p.-31:dland, Preferenc e, 3 North British (late Carli s l e B ranch) 2% p.—Ditto, Exte nsion (scrlP/S 138. 6d. p.—North Staff or d s hi re, 3 p. —Northern Counties Linton, 25, r-- dia.—North-Western, 81. p.—Sheffield, Rotherham, and and, 1 —West Riding Union, 31s. 611. p.— York and North Midland, refer .. tare, 10% p. Insium 12. SToex Excuallott.--The sales are-Eastern Counties , Yor k tension, 1 .s. p. -North British, E x t ens i ons (scrip), 13S. 6 d. P- Lancashire, Lancashire, New, Scrip. I sip. SHEFFIELD, IruannAuy 12. "' W ' K EX e KAN , a. -- Tho fqtle. are -Ambergate Nottingham, and Boston, 4s. dic.- London and S , ,uth Coast, Lincoln Union, Idi • S. - -Manchester, Sheffield, and c olnshire 654:- Manchester and (Grimsby and Sheffield), dis,-Ditto, 201. Shares, 15i n is • - Ditto, 121. 10s. ft:hares, 153. 6d. dis.-Newcastle and Ber wick, 12/ - Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole, 4s. 62. p.-West Riding 325. p. -York and Newcastle, Preference, 4 3 ,i IL -Sauth Y""bire' Doncaster, and Goole, 34 dis. GLASGOW, Fiasusar 11. STOCK EXCIIANOE. -The sales are-Aberdeen, 237.---Caledonian, and Dumbartonshire, 495.-Clydesdale Junction, 39 % -Direct Born-- bay and Madras, 38. 9d. -Dundee and Perth, New„.151.-East Indian, 95.-East Lothian Central, 423.-Edinburgh and Giagg"' ' 765 k - Edinburgh and Northern, New, 725. - Edinburgh and :'erth,so cum new-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, Halves, No. 2, 91 ' - Ditto, Quarters (5 per cent. guar.), 164 --Glasgow' n u rnfried., Ad Nor': --Glasgow ' Carlisle, 61. 2s. -Glasgow Harbour Mineral, 378. 0.- Great ISOI,A of India, 3s. 6d.-Great Southern of 31adras, 3s. 6d.-Kilmarnock. and Ayr Direct, 335.-Manchester and Southampton, 325. 6d. Noy British, Thirds, 735. W.-Scottish Central, 21711 11 Midi.: ,d Junction, 224 . RAIL WAY RETURNS RAILWAY THATFIC.—The following are the Total Receipts • if Rau . ways for the past week—that is to say , up to the date to w hi ch the respective returns ate made, together with the receipts of the Bau m week in the previous year Week ending NAME OF RAILWAY. Last Week. Arbroath and Forfar •••• • • • • Chester and Birkenhead . • • • • • Dublin and Droeda • • Dublin and Kin g sew n • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Dundee and Arbroath . • Durham and Sunderland . • • . • • Edinburgh and al.asgoff_ • •• • • • " •"• E as t e rn Counties and North Eastern • . East Lancasihre • • • • • • • • • ..... • • Eastern Union .• •• • • • Glasgow. Kilmarnock, and Ayr • . • • Glasgow and Greeno ck • • ....... • • • Gravesend and Rochester • • • . • • . • • • • • Great Southern and Western • • . • • • • • Great Western, &0.................. Ipswich and Bury ..... • • • • • . London and North Western, &c. ..... London and Blackwell • • • • • • • • • • • • • • London and Brighton . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • London and Croydon. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • London and South Western . • • Manchester, Bolton, and Bury •• .• Manchester, Leeds. and Bull Assoc.. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Maryport and Carlisle • • • • • • • • . • • • • • Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham.... Newcastle and Carlisle • • • • • • • • Newcastle and North Shields• • • . • • Newcastle and Beryl - ck • • • • • • . • • ..• Norfolk.. • • • • • • .. • • • • • • • • • • • • ...... North British .• • • • • • • • ... Paris and Rouen . • • •• • • • • • • • -• • • .. Preston and Wyre • • • • • • • Shrewsbury and Chester • • • • • • • • . . • • South Eastern and Branches • ... • • • South Dev0n....................... Taff Vale ...... ............ Ulster ........... ••••• • • • • • ••• • York and Newcastle . ••••• • • • • • • York and North Midland . • • . • lan. 31 Feb. 6 7; 4, t - 16 0 51 2 60 9 706 24 2 3,140 9,290 671 456 1,859 859 995 15,902 2,4 , II 6.3 30 1,6 66 668 15, 847 394 34,445 65a 5,333 35 .441 5,800 734 4,501 5,108 7,371 1,648 Jan. 31 Feb. 6 7,107 1,476 498 16,698 1,784. 443 14,864 1,612 46g 1,194 1,344 6,004 414 1,14 P 541 243 5 ,940 907 1,357 5,0(19, 493 1,476 , I , o ' ta 7 iti 7,949 5,120 - .. 6 8,5 6,( ) 34 4, 111 SUICIDE FROM DISTRESS.—On Friday Mr. Bs e a. ford held an inquest in the Shamrock, Houghton -at- r eet, Clare-market, on the body of James Mills, shoemaker, aged atv-nine. The deceased, who lived in Drury-court, w in veft' straightened circumstAnce& and was thre.itened proceedings,lax - which greatly of eted him ; whil e ha m) . ming -I;,der despondency froui those ca us e s h e cut his throat , itl ,lioetnaker's . 11.?, was insta nt l y removed tu,t3 Kingasequeuce o 's Col glee hosdital, where he died from erysipel 7 cof the wound.—Verdict accordingly. r' PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. (From the Votes and Proceedi;;;; of the House of Common FRIDAY, FEB. 12. The following Railway Bills were presented, read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time : Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, and Eastern Junc tion (Alteration of Line and Branches to Nottingham)—" to enable the Arnbergate, Nottingham, and Boston, and Eastern Junction Railway Company to alter the Line of their Rail way, and to construct certain Branch Railways connected therewith into or near the town of Nottingham." Great Northern ( Branch to King's Lynn)—" to enable the Great Northern Railway Company to make a Branch Rail way to King's Lynn, in Norfolk." Ayrshire and Galloway (Smithstown to Dahnellington)— " for making a Railway from Smithstown to Dalmellington, in the county of Ayr." Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Junc tion (Alteration of Main Line and Hawes Branch)—" to authorise certain alterations in the Line of the Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Junction Railway, and for other purposes." Dundee and Perth (Alteration and Extension and Inch ture, Polgavie, and luchmichael Branche s )—" to ena bl e the Dundee and Perth Railway Company to alter and extend their Line near to Perth, and to make Branches therefrom to Inchture, Polgavie, and Inchtnichael." Dundee and Newtyle—" for widening, altering, and im proving the Dundee and Newtyle Railway." South Staffordshire (Cannock, Wyrley, and Norton Branches, &c.)—" to empower the South Staffordshire Rail way Company to make divers Branch Railways, and for other purposes." Eastern Counties (Peterborough to Folkinghazn)—" to enable the Eastern Counties Railway Company to make a Railway from the Syston and Peterborough Railway, in the parish of Etton, in the county of Northampton, to the Am bergate, Nottingham, and Boston Junction Railway, near Folkingham." Braintree and Halstead—" for making a Railway from the Maldon, Witham, and Braintree Railway near Braintree, to Halstead." Eastern Counties (Spalding to Newark)—" to enable the Eastern Counties Railway Company to make a Railway from the Great Northern Railway, near Spalding, to the Notting ham and Lincoln Branch of the Midland Counties Railway." Eastern Counties (Wisbech to Spalding).--." to eambhit this Eastern Counties Railway Company to make a nallway irom Wisbech to Spalding, and to construct Docks at Wisbech in connexion therewith." Midland (Erewash Valley, &c.)—" to enable the Midland Railway Company to purchase the Mansfield and Pinaton Railway, and to make a Railway from the Erewash Valley Railway to the _Nottingham and Mansfield Railway, with Branches to Mansfield, and also to the Alfreton Iron Works." The following Railway Bills were read a second time, COM• mitted, and referred to the Committee of Selection : Midland (Masbrough and Normanton Stations Enlargement) London and South-Western (Widening, &c.) Southampton and Dorchester (Blandford Branch). NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL-OFFICE. The following Railway Bills are appointed to be read a second time:— MONDAY; YES. 15. Caledonian (Edinburgh Station anti Branches to Granton). Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland. London and North-Western (Bescot and Wolverhampton Branch, &c.). London and North-Western (Ormskirk and Raintord Branch, loc.). TUESDAY, FEB. 16. Great Northern (Isle of Axholme Extension). STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE. The following Resolutions were reported from the above Committee : 1. That in the case of the South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole Railway (Penistone, See., and Purchase of Shef field, Rotherham, Barnsley, Wakefield, Huddersfield, and Goole Railway, Dun Navigation, and Dearne and Dove Canal) petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with : That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. on striking out from that part of the Contract Deed which contains the names and description of Subscribers, those of the Sheffield Town Trustees, and substituting that of Thomas Asline Ward, who has executed the deed as sub scriber for 26,0001. 2. That in the case of the Portadown and Dungannon Railway petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, on proving before the Committee on the Bill the inser tion of the Notices in the Newspapers of Londonderry and Ant rim. That the Committees on the two preceding Bills do exa. mine, in the first place, how far such orders have been com plied with ' • and do report the same to the House on the re• port of the Bills. 3. That in the case of the Midland Railway (Sheffield, Barnsley, Doncaster, and Goole Line) petition, the standing orders ought not to be dispensed with. 4. That in the case of the Eastern Counties Railway (Hertford to Hitchin) petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their 5. That in the case of the Wishaw and Coltness Railway (Branches to Auchinheath Mineral Field and Canderside) petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with : That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. First, second, fourth, and fifth resolutions agreed to.—Re.. port to lie on the table. PETITIONS ON PRIVATE BILLS HOUSE OF COMMONS. (Room 22, before Mr. Examiner SMITH.) There were no unopposed railway cases in Mr. Smith's list to-day, and the Learned Gentleman was occupied till the close of his sitting with the opposed Caledonian cases. In the case of the Canobie Branch the opposition failed, and the standing orders were complied with. In the other two cases the opposition was withdrawn, and the customary formal proofs were completed. BLANDFORD AND BANTON RAILWAY. In this case the customary formal proofs were completed. The Examiner then adjourned. (Room 23, before Mr. Examiner MAT.) UNOPTOSED LIST. EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY. In the case of three of this company's unopposed Bills the standing orders were complied with. OPPOSED LIST. EAST LANCASHIRE (BURY AND CLITHEROE EXTENSIONS). The Examiner was occupied the rest of the day with these two opposed petitions. The allegations, however, were not maintained in the first extension Bill ; but in the second the standing orders were found not to have been complied with. DESTITUTION IN THE HIGH LANDS AND ISLANDS OF SCOTLAND. We understand that a meeting of noblemen and gentlemen connected with the Highlands and Islands, assembled at 18, Parliament-street, on Wednesday last, th e 10 t h i nstant, for the purpose of considering the expediency of applying to the Government on some points in which the population of these districts of the kingdom are at present deeply interested. A deputation from this meeting, consisting of the Marquis of Northampton, Mr. James Matheson, M.P., The Chisholm, Mr. H. Willie, M.P., Mr. Frederick Dunda, M.P., Mr. Maclean, of Coll ; the Reverend Dr. Mscleod, of Glasgow ; Mr. Hugh limes Cameron, and Mr. George Bain, lion. Secretary of the Highland Society of Lindou, waited yesterday, by appointment, on Sir George Grey, and were most courteously received. They submitted to Sir George the expediency (1) of Government aiding proprietors in the High lands and Islands by a loan, for the purchase of aired for the smaller tenantry; (2) the affording aid to local relief com mittees in supplement of the subscriptions and collections obtained from private sources; and (3) the desirableness of having a depot ship or ships on the eastern coast, for the purpose of allaying the apprehensions of the people in the north-eastern counties of Scotland, that there will not be a supply of food procurable throughout the spring and summer, and the fears of which have occasioned dis turbances and riots along the whole of the east coast. The deputation sub witted to Sir George that snob a measure as the last would effectually, they believed, allay the fears of the people, and be the most economical, as well as, in every view, the most humane mode of restoring peace and confi dence among them. On the first point (the giving a loan for the purchase of seed) Sir George stated, that he thought no such aid would be required from the Government, 116 he understood the central committee in Edinburgh were directing their special attention to it ; and, moreover, that the required accommodation would, probably, be obtained from the Scotch banks ; and also, that it would be very inexpedient for the Government to hold out any expectation of aid in this particular, as this would naturally, and very probably, lead to improvidence on the part of the people in the consumption of the stores they might otherwise preserve for seed. On the second matter (the affording of aid to local. relief committees), Sir George stated that th conduct of the Scotch proprietors and people generally had been so exceedingly praiseworthy, that he was very averse to giving what might be considered an ungracious answer to this request, but, that hitherto such aid had not been afforded generally, and it was hoped that it might not be generally required. In two special instances the Government had given son.e help to local committees, and they would be pre pared to consider special applications from parti cular localities, peculiarly needing such assistance, though every case must depend entirely on its own circumstances. But that, as a general rule, the Government were exceed ingly unwilling to encourage such applications or expecta tions, as they much feared that the result eventually would only be injurious to the people by tending to pauperise them, and to lower the feelings of self dependence which new distinguished, he was happy to say, the Northern population. On the third point (the proposal to establish a Government depot on the east coast), Sir George stated, that the expor• tation of food from that quarter clearly proved there was no scarcity there, and, therefore, it would be inconsistent with the rules of the Government, and the motives which led to the establishment of depOts on the west coast, to send a ship to the east. It was urged in reply, that although wheat, and cattle, and live stock were exported :from the east coast, these do not constitute the food of the ipoorer classes. Sir George, however, would not hold out .any expectation that any depot would be established by the Government on the east coast. CRUD DROPPING.—On Friday the police received information that a female infant apparently about three weeks old had Leen found abandoned on the step of the door No. 41, Ely-place, Ilolborn, between nine and ten o'clock on Tuur.day night, and notwithstanding the inch:- Jimmy of the weathe, was b,urely covered witti a piece nt 010 blanket, and au old cotton cap and shift. It was taken to the llolbornWorkhouse. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —TEAS AT WHOLESILE PRICES, NO. 2, I.3IICILLERSBUAY, CIIEAPSIDE.—FamiIies whose .consumption is large, and study economy, will derive considerable advantage at this establishment. One uni fovm price is affixed, by which the purchaser of a single pound can obtain it on the same terms as the trade. Black Tea ...2s. Bd., 35., 3s. 4d, 3s. Bd., 45., 4s. 4d., ss. Green......... 3s. 4d., 33. &1., 45., 4s. 4d., 55., 65., 7s. Coffee ......... 9d., 10d., ls., Is. 2d., 11. id., Is. 6d., Is. Sd. One pound sent tree to any part of town. Orders from the country forwarded the same day; and when the quantity is fur 61b. weight (tea only), the carriage is paid to any part of England.-41ANSELL and Co, wholesale tea dealers, 2, Bucklersbury, Cheapside . PRICE SD. NAVAL IN COURT-MARTIAL. Porcramouvrr, FEB. 12.—A court-martial was assembled this day on board her Majesty's ship St. Vincent, to inquire) into the circumstances attending the running on shore of her Majesty's steamer Sphynx, on the rooks near Brook Bay, in the Isle of Wight, en the morning of Saturday, the 16th of January last, and to try Commander J. B. Cragg, and the officers and crew, for their conduct on that occasion. The court was composed of Rear- Admiral Parker, C. 8., president; Captain J. Pasco, of the Victory; Captain Chads, C. 8., of the Excellent ; Captain Henderson, C. 8., of th e Sidon; Captain Kingcome, of the Bellei s l e ; Captain Milne, of the St. Vincent; with Mr. G. L. Greetham, as deputy judge-advocate. Commander Cragg was assisted in his defence by Mr James Hoskins, solicitor, of Gosport. After the usual forms had been gone through, and Com mander Crags's report of the affair read by the Judge- Advocate, be was desired by the court to point out on the chart the course he had shaped for the Sphynx to be steered to clear St. Catherine's Point after making the Portland Lights at midnight; this being done, he was asked to pro duce his night orders, and if the lead was going. He had not issued any night orders, as he was on deck all the night, middle and morning watches, with but little intervals. The lead was not going. Further evidence proved that the course was, as imagined, properly shaped, but on pricking it off in court it appeared that no allowance had been made for currents or tides, and it was, therefore, doubtful, if the bearing of the Portland Lights were correctly taken. Commander Cragg, Mr. Wallis, and every man and officer in the vessel, used their utmost exertions in trying to preserve her after she had.struck. The witnesses to ability and character, and the defence to be produced by Mr. Hoskins, will occupy the court until late in the evening, and may probably produce an adjournment until to-morrow. Her Majesty's surveying vessel the Herald was at San Bias on the 21st of November, all well. Captain Kellett had just returned from surveyicg the Columbia River and Vancouver's Island. The officers had been most successful in their duties, and had experienced many comforts at the latter place, con siderably more than anticipated. The Herald intended to Aril for Panama early in December, to complete, for another ..9arvey. ,4hlkihapfrinens,and crew were in good health. __ THE NA V Y. -- A Return " of the Number of Commissioned Officers of a : Grades on the Navy List, on the lat day of January, 1846." Admiral of the Fleet Admirals Vice-Admirals Rear-Admirals Ditto, superannuated 32 Captains Ditto, superannuated and retired 36 Commanders Lieutenants, superannuated with rank of Commander.. Lieutenants.. 4,014 J. W. INNES, for the Chief Clerk. Admiralty, Feb. 5, 1847. zrsotunoNs:— That for the purpose of extending the usefulness of the British Mutual Life Assurance Society, it is desirable to grant loans in con nexion with life assurance, and that a guarantee and loan capital of 100,0A01., in shares of 101. each, with a deposit of 11. per share, and future calls not to exceed ss. per share, at 60 days' notice, be substituted for the present Guarantee Fund. The Shareholders' lia bility to be limited to the number of shares they hold. That all profits accruing from the loans shall,be ascertained at the expiration of three years, and afterwards at the end of each year, and subject to the payment of interest at Si. per cent., each profits shall be divided and paid as follows, viz.-2-sths thereof as a bonus to the Shareholders, 2-sths to be added by way of accumulation to the capital, and the remaining 1-sth to be added to the Ammrance Fund of the British Mutual. That upon each subsequent division of profits the interest to be paid to the Shareholders shall be at the same rate, not only on the amount paid up on the shares, but also on the capital increased by such accumulations. Athi that when the capital, by nvans of such accumulations shall have increased to double the amount actually subscribed, it shall he divided and paid to the Shareholders in discharge of their respective shares. That in consideration of the anticipated advantages to accrue to the British Mutual by the assurances which will be thus gained, and that the British Mutual Society shall have at all times the guarantee of the capital to meet unexpected claims by death, and in considera tion also of the one-fifth of thepronts from the loans being paid to the Assurance Fund as beforementioned, the British Mutual shall gua rantee, from the Society's funds, to the Shareholders the payment of the interest, at the rate of 51. per cent, per annum, payable half yearly. By order, CIIARLES JAMES THICKE, Secretary. 17, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars. LIFE ASSURANCE.—BRI URI SOCIETT, 17, New Bridge-, MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE street, Blackfriars, London. _______ John Atkinson, Esq. - Captain Twisleton Graves Henry Wm. Beauclerk, Esq. Thomas Ilamber, Esq. Henry Charles Curtis, Esq. John Lodge, Esq. G. Godwin, Esq., F.R.S., F.S.A. Lieutenant-Colonel Montresor Hon. William Gore George Alfred Walker, Esq. riIHE BRITISH MUTUAL LIFE J 1,.. ASSURANCE SOCIETY entertains proposals of any descrip tion involving the contingency of human life. Prospectuses and every information may be had on application at the office, 17, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars. CHARLES JAMES THICKE, Resident Secretary. COPY OF A YOUNG LADY'S VALENTINE. A nice young lady, with a fond Intent, Address'd a letter to a nice young gent. Her sole design, of course, was that of wooing, And this the season sanctioned her in doing. I shan't disclose the nama of this young lady, It might be Tomkins, or it might be .kdey. Nor shall I name the geet. in this affair, For broken confidence I cannot bear. 'Twould matter nothing if his Heine were Loppy, The Valentine's the same, and here's A COPY:— Dear youth 1 when I look at your form, I long for your hand to be mine. And often my heart has felt warm, At the thoughts of my lov'd Valentine. ' The elegant manner you dress, My high approbation has won; And I think I shall make a good guess, If I hint at E. MOSES and SON. It may he a fond failing to own, That my thoughts of your fashion are such ; But, certainly, nature alone Could never delight me so much. The dresses of MOSES and SON, Add beauty to beauty. forsooth ; And hence has my notice been won, Ts thy charming appearance, dear youth. If we'r : ever united in life, (Which fancy too fetidly supposes), Yes, if ever we're husband and wife, 'Twill be all through the dresses of MOSES. LIST OF PRICES. alma JUNI. X e. d Beaver Tagßents, front ............ ••..•••••• • ' •• " • • '• . 8 6 Chesterfields and Codrlngtons ............... . Pashas, D'Orsays, aid Chesterfields, and every description or winter coats ........ Boys' Winter Coats, in ever sty le and make. ..... • Tweed Trousers, lined • • 3- Drew]l)u:ctiki,le:Claira'netagt,,..:.torLT.a..i.n.:.ll..... t.. .. : . • • •.. • • • • • Boys' tyta, e xten t ,s Tunis . a .ni ts i :::::::: : •• : •• -• •• : : : : : : : •• : : : •• Ditto Tests....., ........ • • •• • • • ..... ive minuies ..; n . e ........ • . -- • - MWlMllnledtoeurricClionotahtsc, owatasr,ratrinfrnefied4w.Da:t.ye.Tr.lp:yreorfoo.,A.si.a.l. made . a. i t . ; c. any u. fr...: s. lined t . y . ~ 21 64 00 handsomely trimmed ... TTWineeteeeddreTTmYreeasrucTerlrsts, Ove r coats. • a : 1 • 1 . • the ine : e . t ............... approved : ............... • p : ;tte . p att erns :: s .0 1 1 6 66 Best Dress Trousers •••••••• • Dress Coats .. ••• ••• • ••• • Best quality made • • •••• • • • ..... •••• • • • • 1 12 0 • .... : .. •.: .. •f:• • •• • •• Frock Coats Best qaality made ... ....... .... • •"••• • • • • • 1 15 0 Fancy Vests .......... ~ „,„ •••••••..."•• • • • • • • • • 3 3 0 Satin, plain or fancy ........ ~ ..... •••••.••••• •••• • • • 0 8 6 Boys' Hussar and Tunic Suits .... . . . . • • •-, ,•,".•••• • • • • • • 0 12 0 A new Work, entitled " t. t'irs e htnadmeouCes.ptlpen.'c' a.wt.iit•h••ft—a•l•,ifjeetic,„o. purchased, ch a s ed, ready made, p m:a tf r f d:e r :t e w e d. a m ni t e ti e a t e - 1 for o s bs e e lf r - v m e e ._ as A ur n e y m a e r n t t i , ele m post free. sure, if not approved of; will be exchanged, or if money returned. E. MOSES and SON, Tailors, Woollendraners, Clothiers, Hatters Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and Shoemakers, and General Outfitters, for Ladies and Gentlemen, 154, 155, and 156, 15.7 ltil •••4 -..n0..e5, and 83, 84, 85, and 86 Aldgate, :..lity, London. Caution.—E. Moses and Son regret being obliged to guard the public against impostors, but have learned that the untradesman like falsehood of Nang connected with them, or it's the same concern, tan bLei. res.at. , . te, 1.1 athity :11,,i,..acei, and for obvious rosmoa4., 'lliey have no corinexioa with any other horse in or out of Loncloa; clothing, &c., should ciiii 3t, r i s .,, , ::! h t - hr e. t e ..), 7 l , 4 l:ifi d u a e tua r s ie l :,l 4 s i e li n i :.:k i i ' k i l e , ,L7il l , c4 .1 h i . e ti 1 , ' , L i t . ,1% ; 10 .14 n.. ,, ainwit froal .4,,,. set rriday, till moot Saturday, when business is resumed till twelve o'clock. 5 1 8 0 4 1 10 1 6 5 1 028 o 18 1 3 1 I 6 Sum Insured.; NOTICE. TO CHEERYBLES, BROTHERS.-A. B. begs EMPLOYMEtkiT as CLERK, or 111 ANY CAPACITY not menial. Ile is liberally educated for a profession, well versed in accounts, book-keeping, penmanship, and knowledge of business ; of active habits, good manners and address. Numerous references as to character, Ste., age 28, and married. The absconding of a trustee has caused the severest privation and distress, and relief in the shape of employment is earnestly sought.--Reader, know you of any ? If SD, pray write to A. 8., 9, Allen-street, Lambeth. THERIAL INHALER, as constructed by Dr. BOOT and Mr. ROBINSON. Mr. HOOPER has the greatest satisfaction in stating that at each of the Mettopolitan and Provincial Institutions at which this appa ratus has been used, it has succeed.•d ; Messrs. Lawrence, Ferguson, Guthrie, Aston Key, Morgan, Thomson, M'Murdo, and many other eminent Surgeons, have operated on patients whilst under the in fluence of ..Ether, by means of this instrument, with the most com plete success, to whom Mr. Hooper begs to refer, and to the reports in the recent Medical Journals. The success attending this Inhaler is in great measure owing to the construction of the ♦alves. Orders addressed to Mr. Hooper will be executed on the day they are received. 7, PALL-MALL EAST. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LONDON, FES. 13.—Wind W. by S., light breeze, with slight tog. DovER, FEB. I2.—Wind N. to N.N.W.— Arid. Therese, Dan. Port-au-Prince, for Hamburg. Off port, William Henry Angas, Thomas, Honduras. PILL, FEB. 1 I.—Sld. Lord John Russell, New York. BRISTOL, FEB. 11.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Edward Colston, Robert, Africa. SCILLY, FEB. 9.—The Mayflower has been surveyed, and will repair. The Little Pet, Tregarthen, Dublin to Porto Rico, drove on shore in Crow Sound, but came off same day. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 12.—Wind N. to N.W.—Arrd. Bland, Hoeken, Calcutta ; Ll ewe ll yn , Wi thycombe, Africa ; Ver juice, Brown, New ;Means ; Q. E. D., Clark, New York Coronet, St. John's, New Brunswick. Off port, Anger, St. George, Potentate, B.armonv, Ann Martin, and Shenandoah. The Loudon, New Orleans, to this port, leaky, with loss of sails and part of cargo thrown overboard, was spoken 3d inst., lat. 51, long. 20, by the Trenton, Colting, arrd. here. Sid. Burlington, New York; Gwalior, Hong Kong; Duke of Wellington, Calcutta; Sandbach, Barbadoes, &c.; Matthew Pearce, St. Thomas's; Stephen Baldwin, New Orleans ; Albania, ditto; Atlantic, ditto ; Arethusa, ditto; Byron, Mobile ; Leander, Savannah ; Jane, Charleston ; Jane Glassin, ditto; Siddons, New York; St. Patrick, ditto; Rival, ditto; Sir W. Huntly, Halifax; Sunbeam, Boston; Sophia, St. John's, New Brunswick. BRIDLINGTON, FEB. 11.—The Charles Clay, Boston to Stockton, has been hove off the South-pier. GREENOCK, FRB. 12.—A large ship, under jury blasts, bound eastward, was passed, 30th ult., lat. 51, long. 12, by the Helen Thompson, Gray, arrived in the Clyde. CLYDE Faa. 10.—Wind W.—Sld. Columbine packet, Mar.. shall, Baltimore; Europa, Matanzas; Sir H. Pottinger, Philadelphia; James Ewing, Jamaica. And. 9, Helen Thompson, Gray, St. John's, New Brunswick; Thomas Lee, James, Mauritius; 10, Earl of Harewood, Atkin, Madras. FALMOUTH, FEB. 12. W ind N.N.E.—Off port, Westmore- land, Conway, Pernambuco, and proceeded for Liverpool. SW. Whampoa, Newport and Grenada. DEAL, FEB. 12.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. Chebar, Harrison, Hong-Kong; Albion, Thompson, Patagonia; Mystery, Wil liams, Bahia. Arrd. from the River, Pemberton, Savannah. STUDWELL ROADS, FEB. 11.—Arrd. Solent, Madgwick, St. Domingo for the Clyde. COWES, FFE. 12.—Arrd. Director, Shaw, St. Thomas's. KINGSTOWN, FEB. 11.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrd. Gauntlett, M'Gregor, Demerara, for the Clyde. CORK, Dm. 10.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. Antonia, Comfoot, Callao, on freight 300,000 dolls. Mother, Patagonia. WATERFORD, FEB. 10.—S1d. Harriet, Cuba. CLYDE, FEB 11.—S1d, Cheshire, New Orleans. BaLsmustrr, FEB. 7.—The Sarah, E. Snow, before re ported as the Mary, Snow, was totally wrecked off Blacksool Bay, 28th ult. TRADE DECREE OF THE PORTUGUESE GOVERNMENT. Office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade. Whitehall, Feb. 12, 1847. Sir,—l am directed by the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade, to acquaint you for the information of the committee of management of the affairs of Lloyd's, and the merchants trading with Portugal, that a decree was published in the Diario do Goverito, of the '27th ultimo, de claring, that during the blockade of Oporto, goods will be admitted for clearance at the Custom-house of Diann° do Minho.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, W. Dobson, Esq. J. MACGREGOR. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—FRIDAY. METROPOLITAN STAKES.-16 to 1 agst Jenny Wren--17 to 1 agst Lady Sarah-18 to 1 agst Pink Bonnet. STEEPLE CHASE.-8 to 1 offered on the field. CHESTER Cur.-22 to 1 agst Medicant-23 to 1 agst The Lamb-27 to 1 agst Punch-28 to 1 agst Bedlam--30 to 1 aget Camera Obscura-30 to 1 agst The Flitch-40 to 1 agst The Duke of Richmond.-40 to 1 agst Sir Tatton Sykes-50 to 1 agst Bourton-50 to 1 agst Fitzallen-50 to 1 agst Jonathan Wild-50 to 1 agst Pal (taken)-40 to 1 agst Erin-go-bragh-33 to 1 agst Antler. DERBY.-15 to 2 agst Van Tromp-12 to 1 asst Epirote —l4 to 1 agst Planet-20 to 1 agst Glentilt-22 to 1 agst Conyngham-35 to 1 agst Allertonisui-53 to 1 agst Sister to Cobweb colt-35 to 1 agst Red Hart-40 to 1 agst Lune dale-50 to 1 Christopher--50 to 1 agst Will o' the Wisp— .so to I agst Limestone. THE OAKS.-9 to 1 agst clementina-9 to 1 agst Farmer's Daughter-16 to 1 agst Miami-20 to 1 agst Ellerdale-20 to 1 agst Nerissa. COVENTRY RACES, 1847. Nominations for tie Craven Trial Stakes. Infringe, 3 yrs—Buttress, 4 yrs—lcicle, 4 yrs—Burlesque, 4 yrs—Susanna .3 yrs—Seljuck, 3 yrs—Spiihead, 4 yrs— Treacle, 3 yrs. Handicap of 10 Sovs. each, Jr. Sylvanus, 5 yrs—the Dart, 5 yrs—Ratcliffe, 6 375—Ame rican, 4 yrs—Golden Bee, 4 yrs—Congress, 3 yrs—Duke of Richmond, 4 yrs—Roebuck, 5 yrs—Juvenal, 6 yrs—Fancy Girl, 4 yrs—Redstreak, 5 yrs—Moonlight, 3 yrs—God"rey, 6 yrs—Lord Harry, 4 yrs—Jolly Beggar, 6 yrs—Aristotle, aged—Diomed, 4 yrs—Satyr, 6 yrs—Baunockburn, 3 yrs—. Elecampane, 3 yrs—Pleasure Trip, 4 yrs—Treacle, 3 yrs— My Mary, 5 yrs—Buttress 4 yrs—Hector, 5 yrs—Wild Roe, 5 yrs—Trojan, 6 yrs—Trifle, 6 yrs—Adulator, 3 yrs. Several horses have been handicapped for a free Hurdle Stake. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Worcestershire hds., Mon., Dunley ; Thurs., Upton Snod bury ; Sat., Bromsgrove Lickey-14. Lord Redesdale's hds., Mon., Pomfret Castle ; Wed., Brad well Grove ; Fri., Eyford ; Sat., Kiddington Gat e. Ledbury hds., Stanley Hill Turnpike; Fri., Newent Wood-10%. Ludlow hds., Tues., Kennels; Thurs., Ilopton Castle; Sat., Wigmore Rolls-10. Mr. Lumle3:'s hds., Mon., Shooter's Hill • Tues., Osberton ; Thurs., Dunnington ; Fri., (113-worth—lA. Rufford lids., Mon., Thoresbv Park ; Toes., Fox and Hounds Inn ; Thurs., Laxton Village ; Sat., Clown-10 1 ,4. Mr. M. Ingram's hds., Mon., Cbartley Park; Thurs., Sud bury House ; Sat., Rangemoor--} to 11. Dorrington lids., Mon., Plumtree Village; Wed., The Flourish Inn ; Sat., Moira Bath—i to 11. Quorn lids., Mon., Gumlev Hall ; Tues., Ashfordby ; Thurs., Boughton-on-the-Hill; Fri., Bunny Park-11. Cheshire ids., Mon., Cholmondeley ; Tues., Astle : Thurs., Baddeley Hall ; Fri., Haukelowe ; Sat., Wrenbury Village. Sir W. W. Wynn's hds., Mon., Pentrebychan ; 'Wed., Pen ley Hall; Thurs., Queen's Head; Sat., Plas Teg. Montgomeryshire hds., Tues., Gumley ; Fri., New Mills. North Staffordshire lids., Tues., Trentham ; Fri., Walgher on Lodge, Doddington-10i. Cottesmore lids., Mon., Grimsthorpe Kennel; Wed., Tilton Wood ; Thurs., Grimstorpe Castle ; Fri., Ayston. Lord Yarborough's lids., Mon., Kennel ; Wed., Irby Dales; Fri.. Wootton House-11. Mr. Hellier's lads., Mon.,Raithby by Louth ; Tues., Wood Enderby • Thurs., North Villingham ; Sat., Haugh- 10 3. Mr. Locke's hds., Tues., .Elston Windmill; rection Post on Warminster Down-11. Thurs., Di- Brighton hrrs., Mon., Patcham ; Wed., Racecourse; Fri; Dyke--1 to 11. Brookside hrrs., Mon., Newmarket Hill; Thurs., Tels combe-tye-1014. Durham County hds, Wed., Mainsforth • Fri., Elwiek-10i Mr. Hildyard's hrrs., Tues., Stainton ' Vale; Fri., Nun thorpe-10%. Hurworth lids., Tues., Hurworth ; Thurs., Enter Common; Sat., Middleton One Row-10 1 / Q . • Y o rk and Alosty lids., Tues., Ribston Park ; Thur.= Cop grove; Sat., Steens:all-10 .2. Sinoiligton , Fues., Land Court ;, Fri., Helmsley-10. Wed., Thorp Perrow ; ri., Pepper Hall. Si r C. stglids, Wed.. 'West Newton. Mr. Drake's lids., Tuev., SAutioli Autliu y ; T aam Green ; Sat., Soalder Gate. Berkshire lids., Tues., Appleton ; Fri., Longcott. Cambridgeshire lids., Wed., Warden Village; Fri., Cax ton Gibbet—lo l 4. Devon hds., Thurs., Denbury Gate. F. B. hds., Fri., Roseron-101. Findon lids., Tues., Kennel; Thurs., Polling ; Sat A plesham. P- Oakley hds., Thurs., Cross Alb an ' s Wood ; Sat., Hail Weston— u 4 to 11. Tindalc hds.. Thurs.. Belsly. Lord Lon;da:e's Bi: - . 1 iopstotte •; Sat. Harcourt Hotel, Tring Station -12. , Wigton hrrs., Wed., NV ;Irbic. , Bank : , Bolton Gate—ft Aikton lirrs., Wed., .Mack ; Fri., Oughterby-84. Carlisle hrrs., Tues., Mrs. Longrig'a - Wreay; Thurs., and Fri., Mr. Biggen.s' Hornsby Gate--8. In the peerage of England there are twenty Dukes, their order of precedency being, of course, regulated by the dated of their respective patents, and within four of the bottom of that distinguished list stands the representative of the ancient house of Percy, taking rank immediately before the Duke of 1 Wellington. But though the deceased Pe er did not stand high in the roll of his order, fortune bestowed upon him per haps as long a rent-roll, and estates more ample and less en cumbered, than belonged to any member of the English aris tocracy. The deceased Peer was one of two twins; hi never possessed a robust constitution, and he did not attain d'very advanced period of life. His Grace was born on the 17th of April, 1785, and at the time of his death had, therefore, not completed his sixty-second year. At a very early age the Duke, then bearing the courtesy-title of Earl Percy, went to St. John's College, Cambridge, where he took the de gree of A.M. in 1805, and that of LL.D. in 1809. Every reader will be prepared to learn that a man of hut rank obtained a seat in the House of Commons imme diately on his attaining sufficient age to qualify him for that trust. Buckingham was the first place which had the honour of being represented by the future Duke of Northumberland. As a politician he enjoyed all the merits of undeviati ng cons i stency; he began life as a Tory and a supporter of the Protestant constitution, and every vote and wish of his was to maintain the settled constitution of these realms as it existed when his own political career commenced; he was, however, by no means indifferent to social ameliorations; the poor on his own estates were carefully provided for, and his sympathies with suffering humanity even extended to the African negro ; for we find that his maiden speech, delivered in the House of Commons on the 2d of February, 1806, was that of an earnest advocate for the abolition of the slave trade. The death of Mr. Fox took place very soon after the late Duke entered the House of Commons, and that much lamented event created a vacancy in the representation of Westminster which Lord Percy was elected to fill. As member for that most important city he continued to sit only till the next general election. To the surprise of the quidnunes, he did Rot again present himself to the constituency of Westminste4 but came in for the borough of Launceston, where his family interest commanded a predominating influence. In 1807 he was returned without any contest for the county of Nor thumberland, and continued to be its representative until very near the close of the Perceval Administration. It was on the 17th of March, 1812, five years before the death of his father, that Lord Percy was summoned by writ to the Upper House. The records of the representative branch of the Legislature present no striking evidences of his industry as a politician or his talents as a statesman. He was a man whose intellect and attainments procured for him a very moderate degree of respect, and nothing could be more ob vious than that if he had not been "born great" he was not very likely to have " achi eve d greatness." When the sub- ject of this memoir was a young man the dread of foreign invasion led to a very extensive armament of yeomanry and volunteers. The force which bore the desig nation of the Percy tenantry deserved to be called almost an army. It comprehended a body of horse artillery, six troops of cavalry, and seventeen compa nies of infantry, which were clothed, appointed, and main tained at the expense of the second Duke. The command of this force was entrusted to the then Lord Percy. That he was popular with that corps will readily be supposed, and there is nothing very extraordinary in the fact, that on his elevation to the House of Peers, the regiment of the Percy tenantry presented him with a superb sword. From the time that lie took his seat in the House of Peers till his marriage, little remains to be related respecting the sayings or doings of Hugh Earl Percy. When he had reached the thirty-second year of his age he ceased to be a bachelor. The Lady Char lotte Floreutia Clive, second daughter of Edward, first Earl Powis, was the lady destined to be become the partner of his life. Their union took place on the 20th of April, 1817, her Ladyship being then in the thirtieth year of her age. Having at all times enjoyed the reputation of great good sense, much amiability, and many accomplishments, she was, at the proper time, appointed governess to the Queen, which nice she held until her Majesty reached that period of life which rendered such services superfluous. Although Lady Charlotte Clive, in due time Duchess of Northumberland, was well born and well dowered, yet there can be no doubt that for any lady in this laud an alliance with the Lord of Aln wick Castle would be a signal advancement in life, far no man enjoyed higher titles, more superb residences, or finer estates. He was to be Duke and Earl of Northumberland, Earl and Baron Percy, Baron Lucy, Poynings, Fitzpayne, Bryan, Latimer, and Warkworth. He was to be the owner of Alnwick, Warkworth, and /lender Castles, in the county of Northumberland, of Werrington Park, in Cornwall, and of Sion House, in Middlesex. He was, through his maternal descant, the representative of the old Earls of Northumber land—of that Manfred, the Vane, who made irruptions into France in the ninth century, and whose posterity, settling in Normandy, took their name from the domain of Percy, in that province. William de Percy, with his brother Serle, accompanied William the Conqueror to Eng land, and obtained , from that monarch a grant of 86 manors in Northumberland, and 32 in Lincolnshire, and of course became a baron. The ninth in succession front him was created Lord Percy of Alnwick, and the fourth Lord Percy was, at the coronation of Richard IL, advanced to the Earldom of Northumberland, with a barony in fee transmissible to heirs female as well as male, The eleventh Earl of Northumberland died without male issue in 1670 ; he had an only daughter, who became his sole heiress, and she succeeded to the baronial hcnours only. The sixth Duke of Somerset became her husband, and their son, the seventh Duke of Somerset, having been summoned to Parliament as Baron Percy, was created Earl of Northumberland, with remainder, in case he had no m a l e i ssue , to hi s son- i n-law, Sir Hugh Smithson, Bart., who had married his Grace's daughter, the Lady Elisabeth Seymour, and who in due course succeeded to the Earldom on the demise of the Duke in 1750, obtaining in the same year an Act of Parliament to allow himself and his Countess to assume the arms and name of Percy. Hi s L or d s hip w as crea t e d D u k e o f Northumberland on the 22d of October, 1766. The Smithsons are an old Yorkshire family, the first baronet of the line receiving his title on the 2d of August, 1660. Hugh the second Duke, eldest son of the first, married a sister of the Earl of Bute, by whom he had no family, and from whom he was divorced. Secondly, he espoused Frances Julia, third daughter of Peter Burrell, Esq., of Beckenhass, 'in the county of Kent. These were the parents of the Noble Duke whose life and character now engage our attention. His twin sister was the Lady Agnes Percy, who married Colonel Buller, of Penlynt, in Cornwall. On the 10th of July, 1817, the second Duke o f th e S m ith son line paid the N de e b h t le of peerj nature, ee buried t and de w ce as eeeded im in Westm inster - succeeded Abbey. tothe The honours and estates, which he lived to enjoy daring the long m period of thirty years. Of the House of Lords he was by ne means a distinguished member. He usually voted or gave his proxy to the leader of the Tories for the time being; but he scarcely ever took any part in the business or delibera tions of Parliament. In the year 1825 Charles X. of France was crowned with all the splendour and gaiety which mark every public cere monial in that country. Upon this memorable occasion the Duke of Northumberland was appointed to represent the Majesty of England. The expenses of that " embassy extra ordinary" where wholly defrayed from the Duke's private purse; yet his superb equipages, and the magnificent array of his attendants quite outshone the splendour displayed by the Ministers of the Czar, or even by the representatives of the Imperial Crown of Austria. But it is said that our Duke could not utter a word of French, to the great horror of the Parisians, who scarcely believed that a man possessed any knowledge whatever who had neglected to cultivate their own polished dialect. Neither could they be taught to imagine that any subject of the British Crown possessed suf ficient wealth to render the expenses of such an embassy a matter of trifling consideration. The amount of his Grace's disbursements on this occasion may be estimated from the fact that Parliament voted a sum of 10,000/. to pup chase a diamond-hilted sword as a present to his Grace, is order to mark their high sense of the ma n n e r in which he had maintained the dignity of his Sovereign at the French Court. In the year 1829 the Duke of Northumberland was selected by the Duke of Welling ton to succeed the Marquis of Anglesey in the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland ; the Duke, of course, gave his entire sanction to the Orange party, and was, therefore, viewed with aversion by the Roman Catholics, but he pos sessed neither the talent nor the energy to make himself thorough! , hated, and so he continued in a quiet sort of way to administer the government of Ireland until Lord Grey became First Minister, when the Noble Marquis whom be had succeeded in turn replaced him. Although the Govern ment allowance to his Grace while Viceroy of Ireland was reduced by 7,0001. a year, yet the splendour of the Viceregal Court was rather increased than diminished during his ad ministration. His Grace had for some time before his death been labour. lug under the effects of influenza, but no appreh en sion . was entertained by his friends that the malady would terminate fatally. On Thursday morning, however, one of his atten dants entered his sleeping apartment at the usual hour, and, receiving no answer to his inquiries, became alarmed and called in others of the domestics, when it was discovered that the Duke was dead. His Grace is succeeded in his title and estates by Lord Prudhoe, who is next brother to the de ceased Duke, and who, until the year 1116, was known by the title of Lord Algernon Percy.— Times. PRICE OF BREAD AND FLOUR. During the present high price of all descriptions of provi sions it is important to ascertain whether the whole of the price paid for bread is justly due to the enhanced value of grain. For this purpose the following comparisons have been made with the prices in Paris, in which place, as is well known, the price of bread is fixed by law, according to a scale varying with the value of flour :—The highest price of white wheat in Paris is 56f. per 14 hectolitre, which is equal to 85s. 6d. per quarter; and the highest price of wheat of the first quality in London being 80e. per quarter, it follows that fine wheat is per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. The highest price of flour of the first quality in Paris is 62f. 45c. per 100 kilogrammes, which is equivalent to 625. 6d. nearly per sack of 2801 b. English weight; and the highest price of town-made flour in London being 655. per sack, .it fbllows that flour is 4 per cent. dearer in London than . = Paris. The price fixed in Paris for bread of the first er loaf is 51c. per kilogramme, which is equal to 84:it P 41b. weight English; and the price of brea loaf, it follows that the full-priced bakers being 10d. per 41b.t. London at dearer in London bread is rather more than 141 per eeet that flour here is rather dearer in Paris than in London, yet d still higher, than in Paris. than in Paris. It follows, therefore , that although wheat is higher in price, and bread FRENCH I'LAY. —Her Majesty and Prince Albert, , S of Count Mensdorf, and attended by t h e y M arc hioness accompanie d b bourn, the Earl of Morton, C o l one l G rey an d Captain Gordon, honoured the French plays with their presence on Friday. There were also present the Duchess of Sutherland, the French Ambassador and suite, the Belgian Minister and Madame Van de Weyer, Viscount and Via countess Mahon, Lord and L a d y Dillon, Lady Colthuret,, Lord Suffield, Lady Joddr e ll, L or d Alfred' Paget, he. The I:onde de Montemolin visited the House of commons on Friday, to hear the debates en the Irish Rail way Bill proposed by Lord George tientinck. The Conde was attended by General Montenegro and Colonel Merry; and during the progress of the debates many of the Mem ber, who have had the honour of being presented to the Conde joined . his party, and explained the procidedilige of the lionse, in which he took much interest. Fan. 12.—A report has got abroad that ham . 111 tjt, , t‘',! steamer Medea, having on board his Exce.ilenev Sir Seymour and f.anify, bound tv Lisbon, has been compelled to put back into Plymouth, having been on shore. Letters have arrived which state the cause of her return to port to be the se v ere ill n es s o f Lady Seymour, but which was mitigated by the weather having moderated. WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET, FRIDAT.—The sup plies this week are small, particularly of barley. We expe rience an animated demand for wheat at 4s. per quarter ad. vance An improvement of 2s to 3s per quarter is obtained on barley, the quantity offering being quite inadequate to the wad's of maltst , os. Oats and shelling are more ready of sale at rather better prices. Beans are Is. per quarter dearer. The anntihl bait in aid of the French Benevolent Society will take place at llanover• square ROQIIN 012 th• 15th instant. G RAND MEETING ,on the Subject of CRACOW. The MARQUIS of NORTHAMPTON In the Chair. On Tuxsnia, the 2d March, a Meeting to petition THE CROWN on the annexation of the free c.ty of Cracow to the Austrian Empire, in ♦iolation of the Treaty of Vienna, will be held at FREEMASONS' lIALL. Great Quecu.street, Lincoln's Inn•flelds. The Marquis of Northampton will take the chair at one o'clock preeisely. of Yr, of the