The Sun.
London, England, 1849-10-11 00:00:00

N°.17,799.] LONDON, THURSDAY E 7,- N G N 7 OCTOBER 11, 1849.

SALES BY AUCTION.

DEVON.
OXTON HOUSE, one of the choicest and most delightful demesnes
and seats in the beautiful 'vicinity of Exeter. 11 ar Starcross, Daw-
lish, and Chudlegh, only five or six hours' journey from London,
comprising an elegant, substantial, and most comfortable Mansion
in the midst of richly dressed park-like Grounds and vridly varied
Woodlands, through which are romantic secluded Rides and Walks
of several miles in extent, opening to surprising scenery.
MESSRS. DANIEL. SMITH and SON are
commissioned by the Proprietor to announce that the above
well-known delightful FREEHOLD ESTATE will be OFFEREI
for SALE BY JUCTION at the New London in Exeter,
on TUESDAY, October 16, at Two (unless an acceptable offer should
be made by Private Treaty).
It comprises nearly 700 acres of rich pasture, meadow, fine or-
chard, and arable land, in a ring fence, adjoining the domains of
Powderham Castle and Mambead, overlooking the magnificent estu-
ary of the Exe, with splendid marine and inland scenery, embracing
Exeter, Powderham Castle, Exmouth, and other interesting objects.
The mansion is a handsome modern structure, with south and east
fronts, replete with every comfort for a large family, placed
on a gentle elevation. in a secluded and romantic valley, re-
freshed by springs and rivulets, irrigating some of the
meadows, and falling into a small lake abounding with trout,
below the house. The demesne is well stocked with all kinds
of game, and extends to and embraces a portion of the bold
slopes and overhanging wooded brows of the surrounding hills,
which form a grand boundary and shelter, with the more
bracing air from the sea. It has all the appendages and em-
blishments of a gentleman's residence—walled gardens, conservato-
ries, flower gardens, capital stabling, rustic cottage, lodges, and the
.whole in perfect order. There are three approaches by handsome
carriage roads, partly through the beautiful woodlands ant highly-
dressed plantations. The farm is in high condition, and consists of
a good proportion of pasture and meadow land, with a newly-built
farmhouse and homestead of a superior description, and other
fartn•hnildistgs. Possession may be had on completion of the
purchase.
The mansion can only be viewed with cards, which may be had of
Messrs. Daniel Smith and Son, land agents, in Waterloo-place,
Pall-mall, who are authorised to treat for the sale of the property.
Particulars and orders to view may also be had of lieszrs. Every
and Son, solicitors, Exeter.

BEAUMONT, in the parish of CIIESIIUNT, TIER US.
A delightfully situated Modern Gothic VILLA, with the Manor of
Beaumont, beautiful Grounds, and a valuable FARM and Orna-
ment il WOOD LANDS, the whole freehold and in perfect re-
pa r, with immediate possession ; also some detached Fields
• and other Property in Cheshunt-street, one hoar's ride from
London.
MESSRS. DANIEL SMITH and "SON will
SELL by AUCTION. at the Auction Mart, on FRIDAY,
October 19, at Twelve (unless an acceptable offer shall be previously
ma 'e by Private Treaty), together or in lots,
The above beautiful ESTATE, comprising an elegant small Villa,
erected about eighteen years since, replete with every appendage
for a moderate establishment, particularly as to its domestic
offices, and ve-y superior stabling and out-buildings, walled
garden, dairy, &c. ; the whole well supplied with excellent
water. It stands upon a fine sheltered eminence and a gravel
soil, with a beautiful and extensive lawn, and its park-like
Paddocks spread in bold undulations In full view of the house, which
faces the south, and is embellished by an ornamental conservatory
and Gothic arcade. T e pleasure grounds and gravelled walks,
with a handsome carriage drive, encircle the house. The lands
are in large enclosures, the greater part sound pasture land, studded
with fine elm and oak timber, and intersected by fine springs aild
streamlets. There are two neat cottages for gardener and laundry,
and various farm buildings. The neighbourhood is richly wooded,
and within the meets of two packs of hounds, and the estate is well
supplied with game, being surrounded by some large preserves. Also,
in separat . lots, some detached fields ; a house and shop, with large
Barden, &c., and two cottages, with gardens, in the Mgh-street of
Cheshunt.

Particulars and plans may be had on the premises ; at the Auc-
tion Mart; of E. Taverner, Esq., Solicitor, 9, New Itroad-street,
City ; at Messrs. Crawler's Offices,Cheshunt ; and of Messrs. Daniel
Smith and Son, Land Agents, in Waterloo-place, Pall-mall.

The beautiful ESTATE and RESIDENCE of WOODSIDE, at OLD
WINDSOR, BERKS.
TLITESSRS. DANIEL SMITti and SON will
OFFER by AUCTION, at the Auction Mart, Bartholomew-
lane, on FRIDAY, the 19th of October next, at Uwelve (unless an ac-
ceptable offer should be previously made by Private Treaty),
The above most delightfully situated and capital FREEHOLD
RES 'DE NCE, comprising a substantial mansion of the Elizabethan
style of architecture, standing in a small park, studded with venera-
ble old oaks and other fine timber, and commanding splendid views
of the Castle ; also a valuable farm adjoining, altogether about 109
acres, in .a ring-fence, with walled gardens, beautiful pleasure-
grottnds, conservatory, an ornamental cottage residence, and farm-
house buildings.. It is delightfully secluded, though within two miles
of Windsor and one of the Thames, upon the ascent to Englefield-
green, skirted by a richly wooded portion of O, Great Park.
Cards to view may be had of John Seeker, Esq., solicitor, Wind-
sor ; and of Messrs. Daniel Smith and Son, surveyors, Waterloo-
place, Pall •rnall ; and of their ag,nts at Windsor.

THE PARK, CHELTENHAM.
A modern detached FREEHOLD RESIDENCE, distinguished as
OAKLEY, with extensive PLEASURE GROUNDS and other
valuable LANDS, with possession.
ESSRS. DANIEL SMITH and SON are
directed by the Proprietor (who ha: removed to his estate
in Herefordshire) to SELL BY AUCTION, at the Mar', on FRIDAY,
October 19, at Twelve, in lots (unless previously disposed of by pri-
vate contract),
The above very valuable FREEHOLD ESTATE, in the parish of
Leekhampton, though essentially part of Cheltenham, free of tithes
and land-tax ; comprising a Modern Villa en a moderate scale, with
Coach-house, Stabling, and all suitable offices, walled Garden and
Pleasure (;rounds com.nandinx pleasing and cheerrul views, with an
Ornamental Pa:ldock of about ten acres, embellished with Planta-
tions in belts and clumps, extending to the high Bath-road, apon
which it has an important frontage. Also detached Parcels of Free-
hold Land in the park, offering most eligible sacs for the erection of
villas. '

The estate may he viewed, and printed descriptive particulars,
with plans, may be had of Messrs. Newman, Gwinnett, and Tice-
lmrst, solicitor•, Cheltenham; or Mes,rs. Daniel Smith and Son,
Land Agents, Waterloo-place, Pali-mall.

The BUBLYNS ESTATE, a., EAST WOODiIAY, in lIANT, on
the llor,iers of BERKS.
MESSRS.
T to DABPUBLIC SALE,
SMITHC‘ALPinthe maidnddle ofS SOFT will
(unless previously disposed of by Private Treaty).
The above very compact and most desirably situate ESTATE,
chiefly Freehold. It is within a short drive of the large market town
of Newbury, where there is a principal station on the Gt eat Western
Railway, brining it within two hours and a half's journey of LOT,
dun. The Residence is very substantially built, of the early Tudor
style, with the usual appendages of a gentleman's place, but on a tile-
derat e scale, and is fit in every respect for immediate occupation. It is
most beautifully situated in the centre of highly picturesque grounds
and paddocks, richly timbered and uruituentally watered, It is a re-
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markaLly healthy favourite s-vot,..and sarrounded by a neighbour-
h. od of the hiThes', respectability,- (esicellent roads, and the grand
and romantic scenery of elerp:andßanspetead Park. The lands
are in a ringfence, and sflosist:of upwards of sixty acres of meadow,
arable. and wood land. Mte/y" diversified. The property affords
good shooting and fishing; and fox hounds hunt the parish. Two
adjoining farms may be had if desired, forming together a very com-
plete and choice little domain.
Particulars may be ]tad, and plans inspected at Messrs. Smith's
offices, in Waterloo-place, Pall-mall ; also of Mr. Pinnegar, solicitor,
Newbury.

QUPERB NOVELTIES in PAPIER MACHE,
at 3IECIII'S 4, Leadenhall-street, London.
A visit to his establishment wilt prove that there is not in London
another such stock of elegances.'Ahey consist of caddies, tables, en-
velope•cases, netting-boxeo, convanions, cabinets, jewel-cases, work-
boxes, dressing-cases, tea-cradles, hand and pole screens, card-racks,
table inkstands, regency writing-desks, portfolios, playing cards, and
visiting card-cases, cigar and bottle-cases, note and cake baskets ;
also an assortment of needle-cases in pearl and tortoiseshell, silver
and gold pencil-cases, pen-holders, and other articles suitable for
presents. Inventor of the patent castellated tooth-brush.

WINTER STOCK.

I went to MOSES' noted Mart,
Right facing Aldgate Clock,
Ant marked the va-ious goods which form
The present Winter Stock.

And having seen it, een't suppose
I felt incline t to mock;
For certainly i ne, er saw
So prime a Winter Stock.
The novel, stylish Over-cows,
The Dress-coats, and the Frock,
Are r ally such as never graced
A former Winter Stock.

For Ve;ts and Trowsers such as these,
My wardrobe I'll unlock ;
And so will you, when once you glance
At MOES' Winter Stock.
For those who take the gun in hand
To Are at hen or cock,
Superior Shooting-coats there are
In MUSES' Winter Stock.

Prime Boots and Shoes I also raw,
A 4 solid as a rock ;
Ind faala,g aria Hats formed part
Of MOSES' Win'er Stock.
MOSES and SON have first-rate Furs,
For which th' Ladies flock ;
And a •iendid Shawls and nosier) form
A portion of the stock.

Rear this in mind, and don't be deal
To Whver's warning knock ;
But buy at once aid. and SON,
From such a Winter Stock.
LIST OF PRICES.
ItEADY MADD.
Antumn and Winter Over Coats, in every
The linlwer, handsomely and warmly trimmed 0 18 0
The Paletot, ditt0.......... 0 ' 8 0
Chesterfield, ditt0.............. 1 0 0

The Albert Wrapper, a very handsome style
of Dv. r Coat .. ..
Shootinz Coats ..... ..... • 0 8 6
Lounglng or Morning Coats .............. 0 4 6
Autumn and Winter Trousers, in Tweed .... 0 4 6
Ditto ditto Doeskin .. 0 7 6
Ditto Vests .. ......... 0 2 6
Black Silk Velvet Vests.-- . . 0 13 6
D7ess Coats • • • • .. • • • • .. 0 17 0
Frock Ditto .......... ....... • • • • . • .. 0 19 0
Youths and Boys' Over Coats, in every style,
from .. ...... .............. • • .... • • 0 7 0
Hussar and Tunic Suits •
• • • ... 0 14 6
Boys' Autumn and Winter Vesta 0 0 8
MADE TO MEASURE.
Men's Autumn and Winter Over Coats ..from 1 1
The Chesterfield Wrapper, in a warm ma-
terial, lined •• .1 8 0
The raletot, handsomely and warmly trimmed 1 16 0
The Eglinton Wrapper, a very elegant style of
2 0 0
The Strathmore Witney Over Coat, newest
style, lined throughout .. ......
Autumn and Winter Trowsers, in Tweed and
0 10 6
Best Black Cessimere ditto 1 6 11
Autumn and Winter Vests ........ 0 8 6
Best Black Clog; ditto ............ 0 13 6
Black. Silk Velvet ditto 0 18 6
„ Dress C0at5........ • • • • • • from 325. to I 15 0
„ Frock ..... ......... from 355. to 3 3 0
Hussar and Tunic Suits...... ••
..... from 1 s 0
Superfine • • ......... • • • • • • • • • • • • •
3len's Shooting Coat ............. 0 lb 0
Elegant Dressing Robes, in great variety,
A Large Steck of Fur Coats, in every shape, from GOs. to 20/.
Naval and Military Uniforms, Liveries, &c.
Warning to any extent at Five Minuter.' notice,
A Suit of Mourn:ng complete for 11. 10s.
The new book, entitled the "Great Fact," with Rill directions
or Self-measurement, can be had en application, or forwarded, post
ree, to any part of the kingdom.
Notice— rhe Shawl and Parasol Department are now replete with
every novelty of the season.
Observe—Any article purchased, either ready made, or rude to
measure, if not approved of will be exchanged, or the money returned.
E. MOnES and S 9N, Tailors, Woollendrapers, Clothiers. flatters,
Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and Shoemakers, and General Outfitters, 154,
155, 156, and 157 Minorie3, and 82. 84, 85, and 86 Al4gate, City,
London; all communicating with each other, and forming one vast
Establishment.
Caution.—E. Moses and Son regret having to guard the public
against imposition; but baying heard that the untradesmanake
falsehood of being connected with them, or " It is the same concern,"
has been resorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons,
hey beg to state that tiey have no connexion with any other hones
In or out of London, except their Branch Establishments, 36, Far-
gate, Sheffield; and 19, Thornton's-buildings, Bradford, Yorkshire;
‘n4 t lose whe require cheep and genuine clothing, &0., should call
at or lead to the glnories and Aldrate. City, London; or either of
the Branch Establishments, a; above.
Tate Notice.—This Establis'iment is alosed (rem sunset Friday,
to must Baturclay,when beslass Is resumed till twain .'.leek,

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'or LOANS on Mortgage, for periods of Thre a, Five, or Seven years,
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,ecurity of Debentures, bearing interest at the rate of Five per Cent.
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Tenders, stating anaount and term of years for which it is pro-
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London.

By order,
ANDREW G. GIFFORD, Secretary.
Ruston Station, October 1, 1849.

FRAMPTON'S PILL of HEALTH.
The manifold advantages to the Heads •f Families from the
possession of a medicine of known efficacy, that may be resorted to
with confidence, and used with success in cases of temporary sickness
occurring in families, more or less, every day, are so obvious to all,
that no question can be raised c f its importance to every householder
in the kingdom. From amoag namerous testimonials, the following
is respectfully submitted :
" To Mr. Thomas Pr gut, 229, Strand, London.

"No. 5, David•street, Regent-road, Manchester, March 12,1842.
"Sir,—l have much satisfaction in communicating to you the re-
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Health ; and I feel it bet i ustice to state, that in the course of many
rears' trial of variouq Aperient Medicines, I have Never found results
at once so salutary ant efficient In the relief of the system from
redundant bile, &c., &c., with so little inconvenience ; I am there-
fore warranted in declaring that they supply to me a means loni,
wanting of being able to recommend to families, schools, and espe-
cially mercantile meet, whether at the desk or on the road, a most
valuable resource ki an occasional medicine. And I shall take credit
!o myself if, in giving this testimony, I am the means of making
Frampton's t_. Is more generally known and appreciated.—l am,
Sir, re, pectl all; yours, " WILLIAM SMITH."

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strength, activity, and renewed health, extending to good old age,
,viii be the result of taking this medicine, according to the directions
accompanying each box.

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per box ; and ►y the Vendors of Medicines generally throughout the
kingdom.

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y misinterpretation of their supposed contents, from obtaining
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,Ar the closet perusal of those more deeply interested, to whom
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.)gether, are a disgrace to the age. Furthermore, two other
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oy rest Is. 6d.) called " What to Eat, Drink, and
4veid," and " How to be Happy." They are not merely
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nere ephemeral scribbling' of the hour, but the study of the author's
'if:, who owes his present existence, health, and position to this ob-
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Booksellers.

POST OFFICE.—SUNDAY DUTIES.
The following is a copy of the original minute on
this subject, which was submitted to the Postmaster-
General in February last:—

produce additional Sunday work, both to the depart-
ment and to the public. For the litters in
,the first
category are for the most part distributed by the
Post-office and read by the public on the Sunday,
and those in the second are, for the most part, written
by the public and dispatched by the Office on Sunday.
23. It is obvious, therefore, that, as far es relates
to the letters in question, the proposed change veohld
entirely get rid of Sunday work, as respects the
public ; as respects the department, it would
exchange work now dispersed through nearly a thou-
sand offices for concentrated occupation in one—the
latter requiring, a less .proportionate force, and falling
on such time as to be dealt with without infringement
on the hours of divine service. It is manifest, there-
fore, that as respects general supersession of Sunday
work, the balance is in favour of the proposed plan.
24. The advantage, however, by no means rests
here. The plan will. be an important aid, as will be
shown hereafter, to measures for relieving the pro-
vincial offices as regards Sunday business in general.

25. As regards the chief office the force now pro-
posed to be employed on the Sunday would suffice for
nearly all the ordinary duties necessarily belonging
to that day, and thus it would be possible to defer
most of the work now done on the Sunday till after
midnight ; and thus to avoid any material increase
in the Sunday force. This latter change, however,
implies the previous consolidation of the inland and
district post-offices.
26. Nay, were it' thought necessary, there are
means, arising in part out of the comparative leisure
at most country offides on—the Saturday, by which
Sunday work at th'•.chief 'Office might be reduced
considerably below its present amount. As, however,
these means involve. some Complexity, and possibly
additional expense, I do not propose them at present.
But hereafter, should they prove aufficientlysimple to
be reduced to practice, and not too expensive for
adoption, there can be no dohbt that this prevention
of the weekly delay or irregularity in the vast cor-
respondence which ordinarily passes through London,
so far from involving any increase in the amount of
Sunday work, would, independently of its aid to other
measures of relief, directly produce a material dimi-
nution of the same.

27. I now come to the special question of relief to
the provincial offices. The measures in contemplation
appear in the following extract from my minute of
December 6, 1848 :
" That every office in England and Wales be closed
for all purposes from ten to five o'clock on Sunday,
except for the receipt and dispatch of any mails in
the interval; but that a box be left open for the post-
ing of stamped and unpaid letters. Further, that
there be only one delivery of letters on that day."
28. This proposal having been referred by your
Lordship to the English surveyors, has met with their
unanimous and earnest concurrence. It appears,
however, that although the general rule is to have
only one delivery on the Sunday, there are several
towns in which there are two. The discontinuance of
the additional delivery, although, with one doubtful
exception, approved of by the surveyors, might,
nevertheless, in the absence of other alterations, pro-
duce serious complaint from the public : the Sunday
transmission of letters through London, however,
would, as regards most towns in England and Wales,
withdraw so large a proportion of letters from the
second delivery (already very light), that the little de-
lay in the delivery of the residuum would be of no mo-
ment. Such withdrawal, however, it must be admitted,
is, in relation to the public convenience, an objection,
pro korto, to the plan ; but, as the delivery of these
letters on the Monday morning would be made con-
jointly with that of many letters now detained till
Monday afternoon, or, in some instances, till the next
day, the measure, as a whole, -would probably give
satisfaction, even in the comparatively few towns
where the delay would occur. Everywhere else it
would certainly be felt as a great boon.
29. This change, therefore, being considered as
part of the general measure, I have no hesitation in
recommending that (with possibly one or two excep-
tions, which, if necessary, will be submitted here•
after) the second delivery be abolished throughout
England and Wales, Ireland and Scotland being left
for after consideration, and that the plan, as proposed
in my minute of December 6th, be now carried into
effect. The reports of the surveyors are submitted.
30. It may perhaps assist your Lordship in deciding
the important question now submitted, if I briefly re-
capitulate the results, negative as well as positive, of
the whole of the measure.

31. First, It will prevent irregularity or delay
Ini3lonseeo f
.prirdo,b zibt lywsilol,oaodo,lletters aorweneokth.
(often amounting to twenty-four hours) in the trans-
ing to the
expense of the department.
33. Third, It will cause no increase whatever of
mail-trains or other means of transmission, to or from
London, on the Sunday.
34. Fourth, It will neither bring in nor take out a
single London letter, and therefore cannot cause
either a Sunday delivery or a Sunday collection in
London.
35. Fifth, While it will not affect the number of
Sunday collections elsewhere, it will materially reduce
the number of Sunday deliveries.
36. Sixth, While so far as the public is concerned,
it will leave matters precisely as they now stand in
London and the vicinity, it will tend greatly to reduce
Sunday letter •writing and reading elsewhere.
37'. Seventh, It is true that, as regards the London
Post-office, it will in the first instance require the at-
tendance of about 2S persons en the Sunday, but
these will not be allowed in the slightest degree to in-
fringe on the hours of divine service ; and lam of
opinion that eventually even this limited attendance
may be avoided, and the Sunday work in the London
office reduced much below its present amount. On
the other hand, as regards the provincial offices, it
will release a very large body of persons now en-
gaged even during the hours of divine service, and
will thus afford to many hundreds, perhaps even to
some thousands, needful rest, and the opportunity of
attending the services of the day.
38. Should your Lordship approve of these propo-
sals, I submit that the necessary application be made
to the Treasury.
39. Some important measures of relief to the rural
messengers, and rural receivers on the Sunday, which
have been suggested by Mr. W. Johnson will still
remain for your Lordship's consideration , hut, as
they are not essential parts of the main plan, I pro-
pose to submit them hereafter in a separate minute.
Feb. 3, 1849. ROWLAND HILL.

SPIAINDID MUNIFICENCE.—It has been truly said
that the good accomplished by the charitable and bene
volerit institutions of the metropolis, as well as by the
hand of unobtrusive private charity (which seeks no
herald to fulminate its sterling Christianity), is sufficient
in amount to redeem and atone for its manifold sins and
vices, were they—God forbid!—ten times as great. A
distinguished foreigner and diplomatist, after minutely
inspecting all that is worth beholding in London, ex-
claimed, " I have visited and admired your handsome
public buildings—l have stood upon your frays and
give you the full credit of possessing a monopoly of the
commerce of the world—your palaces, your splendid
temples raised to the worship of God, your public
buildings, and your magnificent bridges, are worthy of
the most honourable mention; but what has impressed
me the most, and has engendered in me the utmost re-
spect and veneration, are your charities." They are
supported by many even to self-martyrdom;
but the most recent instance upon record is
deserving of the most extended and honourable mention.
, Mr. Bond Cabbell, whose munificence is almost un.
I bounded, has recently suffered from one of the most
fearful of that family of maladies from which there are
but two means of escapd—death, or the most agonising
operation that it is possible for the human frame to en-
dure. Having been 'relieved of the alarming symptoms
which exhibited themselves, and having known the suf-
fering incidental thereto, and being chastened as we may
say by acute agony, he has felt it well to make an offer-
ing of thanks to Heaven. The limited dimensions of
the Infirmary for Fistula and the Diseases of the Lower
Intestines have long attracted his attention, and the
patrons being desirous to erect a larger and more corn.
modious building for the reception of persons thus
afflicted, but there chance of means to accomplish such
a work being meagre in the extreme, the consummation
of so good an intention was remote indeed! Chastened,
as we have said, by suffering, Mr. Bond Cabbell, to his
immortal credit, has presented the institution with an
eligible plot of land, in the parish of St. Andrew's, ail
born, of the value of 6,0001., accompanying his gift with
but one condition--that the edifice, when raised, shall
be named " St. Antlit..‘w's Hospital."—The Reporter for
October.

THE IiON. AND REV. BAPTIST NOEL.—This emi-
nent divine, who is now on a visit to Glasgow, preached
lust night in the meeting-house of the Hope-street Bap-
tist congregation to a crowded and attentive auditory.
The Rev. Gentleman selected the sth and 6th verses of
the G3d Psalm as the theme of his discourse, and de-
livered from thence an able, earnest, impressive,
and practical address. In accordance with the an-
nouncement made, he occupied on the Sabbath pulpit
of Dr. Wardlaw in the forenoon, and that of Dr. 13u-
chanan in the afternoon. On both occasions these places
of worship were crowded to excess, and the discourse;
delivered accorded with and bore out the character Mr.
Noel's pulpit eloquence has acquired —G/asgow Daily
Mail.
CHOLERA ON BOARD AN EMIGRANT SHIP.—Ac •
counts have reached Fowey from Captain T. Nickels, of
that town, who commanded an emigrant ship lately sent
from Liverpool to New York. It appeirs that twenty
passengers and five of the crew died of cholera on board,
the captain having had a severe attack. Four of the
passengers were taken to the hospital at New York, who
have sines died. They were Welly front Ireland.

[PRICE OD.

THE QUARTER'S REVENUE.

FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.
TIMES..—The Revenue returns continue to indi
cate an increase in the trade and general expenditure
of the country. It is sufficient to say that they en-
tirely confirm the anticipations on which our present
financial arrangeintnts are founded, and prove ti at
we have not gone be) and our depth in the surreil
der apd mitigation of taxes. The document, of course,
requires some degree of recollection and intelliAenc-
in the reader, as the. figures contained in it have
been affected by causes of unusual variety and itn•
portance. Within these four years w e have had a
period of extravagant speculation, followed by a
longer period of collapse ; we have had the most ex-
tensive and awful famine of modern times ; we have
had vast undertakings beyound our strength, drain-
ing our capital from its ordinary channels ; we have
had some portions of our revenue extinguished and
others curtailed by what may be called a financial
revolution ; we have stood almost alone in a deluge
of political revolution and war, of the fruits of which
our commerce has reaped its full share ; and, lastly,
throughout the entire quarter just ended the whole
land, and especially this metropolis, has been visited
with a pestilence which terrified far more than it de-
stroyed. All these causes have told upon the table
before pa, and should be borne in mind by those who
wish.tmlo it justice. On the Customs of the quarter
there is a decrese of 153,211/. ; but, as in the
corresponding quarter of last year a very
much larger sum was received from the
duties on grain, against a comparatively
trifling sum in the quarter just ended, there is, in
fact, a decided increase on the remaining articles. In
the interval also between the two quarters the Sugar
duties have undergone a reduction according to the
schedule of the last Act, without, however, any dimi-
nution in the total receipts. The present return.
therefore, notwithstanding an apparent decrease, is
entirely in accordance with the monthly returns of
Trade and Navigation, in which we find our duty-
paying imports showing a safe and steady increase.
The comparison between the two years is so much
disturbed by legislation and events, that it is almost
vain to affix any specific character to the apparent
increase of 298,7361. in the year just ended. It is a
year of recovery as compared with a year of disaster.
Seven months of revolution and terror were compre-
hended in the year ended October 10, 1848 ; on the
other hand, the year just ended suffers by the reduc-
tion of duties on grain, sugar, timber, and some minor
articles. The Excise of the quarter has improved to
the amount of 185,0031., showing an increased use of
many articles necessary to the comfort and employ-
ment of the labouring classes. The largest
increase, however, we are informed, is on paper and
spirits. On the year there is a decrease of 443,954/.,
chiefly owing, it is scarcely necessary to observe, to
the continued postponement of the hop duties, but in
some degree attributable to the bad barley crop of
last year. Under the head of Stamps we find an in-
crease of 125,1081. on the year, and of 224,8051. on
the quarter, from which we are to infer an increased
amount of business transactions. It will also he
observed that several great millionaires have lately
died, leaving their property out of the direct line.
Hence an increase on probate and legacy duties.
Possibly, also the ravages of the epidemic have con-
tributed to this item. In the assessed taxes thepe is
a decrease of 12,5001. on the quarter, but an increase
of 18,4271. on the year. As this item is an almost
invariable element, owing to the fixed and regular
character of the establishments and expenditures en
which it is collected, we must suppose some acci-
dental derangement in the accounts or the routine of
office. The Property-tax on the year still
shows a slight trace of that general wreck
which reduced so many opulent houses
to poverty. On the year the decrease is
2,290/. The quarter, however, exhibits the cheering
novelty of a considerable increase, to the amount, of
21,116/. The Post office shows an increase of
66,0001. on the year, and 3,0001. on the quarter; but
till this establishment is settled into some sort of con-
sistency, and pays all its expenses, maritime as well
as inland, we must decline to draw inferences from
its returns. The Crown Lands give the same round
sum for both the quarters, but an increase of 39,0001
on the year. This, too, it is evident is a very arbi-
trary and made up affair. The item of miscellaneous
expenses shows an increase of 121,340/. on the year,
and 7,9791. on the quarter. The aggregate result of
the above differences is that on the total
ordinary revenue there is an increase of 276,0931.
on the quarter, and 222,367/. on the year;
showing an increasing ratio of improvement. The
introduction of China money, imprest money, and
repayment of advances, does not materially affect the
result, the increase becoming 281,3341 on the quar-
ter, and 235,571/. on the year. The balance of the
Chancellor of the Exchequer's debtor and creditor
account with the nation, after satisfying all claims on
the public purse, is a surplus in the Treasury to the
amount of 544,8871. So far, therefore, we are
making all ends meet ; and were it our privilege to
take no thought for the morrow, we might be satis
fled with the statement before us. But, unhappily,
there is a future in finance as there is in other things,
though statesmen are apt to forget it; and with that
future before us we can only allow ourselves to offer
a very mild degree of congratulation to a Treasury
which promises so little for possible emergencies and
actual debt.
CHRON ICLE.—The Returns of the Revenue for
the official quarter ending yesterday are exceedingly
favourable, and convey, perhaps, the most conclusive
corroboration that can be had of the general pro-
sperity of the nation at large. In scrutinizing the
accounts of the periodical revenue, it is always neces-
sary to draw a broad line between the results of the
three months, and the results of the twelve months,
included in the return. The direct comparison be-
tween the quarter which has just closed, and the
quarter that ended a year ago, is always of the high-
est interest, because it enables us to point out,
with considerable confidence, the direction and
the degree in which we have surpassed,
or fallen short, of a previous standard. The
comparison between the cfficial year that has
just terminated, and the official year that termi-
nated twelve months sine?, although exceedingly
important, does not carry with it the interest which
attaches to the comparison of the quarters, and for
obvious reasons. The causes which have enhanced or
depressed the financial productiveness of the year
have been spread over the last twelve, instead of over
the last three months, and may reasonably be sup-
posed to include influences which have either ceased
altogether, or have become less active. We will,
therefore, first of all, glance at these revenue returns,
with reference to the official quarters terminating yes-
terday and on the 10th of October, 1848. The com-
parison is highly favourable to the present year.
Under five principal heads of revenue there has been
an increase—namelAin the Excise, Stamps, Property-
tax, Post-office, and Miscellaneous. And only under
two heads has there been a very slight diminution—
namely, in the Customs and the Assessed Taxes. This
is the gene; al result, and it will bear the fullest ana-
lysis. In the Excise there has been the important
increase of 185,0031.—an increase which is equal to
4i per cent. on the revenue of 4,102,5741. received in
the October quarter of 1848. This gratifying fact
must be regarded as the prominent feature of the
Return, because it conveys to us the most distinct as-
surance that the prosperity, which we know from
other sources to have been recently enjoyed by the
wealthier classes, had extended itself to the homes of
the great body of the people—from whom alone a
Chancellor of the Exchequer can hope to raise the
fourth part of a revenue of fifty millions by taxes on
the common articles of food and luxury. In the
Stamps, there has been an increase of 224,8051. over
the corresponding quarter of last year. This is an
increase equal to 15k per cent., and indicates the ex-
istence of no common degree of activity in the com-
mercial concerns of the country—especially when
it is borne in mind that there have been, during the
quarter, none of those extensive and costly transfers
of land for railway purposes which occurred so
frequently during the years immediately
. succeedingcrease
1845. In the Property-tax there
of 21,116/, which is equal to
in the n_eeacrtley is
an
r Mt. on
the revenue of 1,892,890/.
ye:or, :And in the Post-office
corre-
sponding quarter of last
which is equivalent to
there is an increase of 3e,tO
contribution of the quarter
If per cent. upon
eliding October, 1848." As we have already observed,
the only instances of decrease upon the quarter occur in
the Customs and in the Assessed Taxes, In the Cus-
toms the decrease amounts to 153,211/., which is
equal to 2i per cent. upon the revenue of 5,406,483/
received last year. U pon so large an item of receipt
the decline is in no degree material ; and it is clearly
accounted for by the abolition of the import duties
on corn, from which, in the October quarter of 1848,
a revenue of some magnitude was derived. In the
comparatively small department of the Assessed
Taxes, there is a decline of 12,599/, or 41 per cent.,
relatively to the quarter ending October, 1848.
Upon a survey of the whole results of the quarter,
there is an increase over the corresponding period of
1848 of 281,3841., including every source of revenue,
ordinary and special. The total revenue of the three
months ended October 10th, 1848, was 13,615,5101.;
and of the three months ended October 10th, 1849,
13,896,8941. If we exclude, however, the extraordi-
nary sources of contribution—in order to obtain a