The Sun.
London, England, 1847-11-26 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.
Earl Spencer, Lord Chamberlain, left Osborne,
Isle of Wight, on 'Wednesday afternoon, for to,wn.
Yesterday morning the Queen and Prince Albert
walked in the pleasure grounds and plantations of
Osborne.
The royal children went yesterday forenoon, to the
beach and took walking and pony exercise.
A. Cabinet Council was held at twelve o'clock yes-
terday, at the residence of the Marquis of Lansdowne,
In Berkeley-3quare. The Ministers present were—
Lord John Russell, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Sir
George Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Auckland,
Sir John Hohhouse Lord Campbell, the Marquis of
Clanricarde, the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, and
Viscount Morpeth.
The Council sat three hours.
Mr. Henry Grattan, M.P , Mr. Tenison, M.P.,
Mr. French, M.P., Mr. Callßg-han, M.P., and a depu-
tation of thirty-two other Irish Members of the House
of Commons, had an interview with Lord John Rus-
sell yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-
street.

A deputation from North Shields, consisting of
Mr. Pon, Mr. Spencer, Mr. Mease,'Mr. Rennison,
Ir. Crighton,lMr. Dale, Mr. Rippon (J.P.), Captain
Linskill, Mr. Barker, and Mr. Lietch, had an
interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street.
he deputation was accompanied by Mr. William
Grey,
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had
a general meeting yestrday, at their office in
The Rev. Dr. Hampden had an interview with
Lord John Russell yesterday.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TAT IT SALL'S.—YESTERDAY.
A few small bets were laid on the Leamington Open
Steeplechase, at the following prices:-
6 to 1 agst Mr. Elmore's Alice
8 to 1 agst Cdpt: Peel na Chandler
8 to 1 agst Lord Strathmore's The Scriteher
12 to 1 agst Mr. R. Moore's St. Ruth
12 to 1 agst Mr. Taylor na Standard Guard
20 to 1 agst Sir 11. Bruce's Evergreen.
Nothing done on the Derby.
CHESTER OUP (NAME OR NOT).
1,000 to 15 agst Conyngham—taken
1,000 to 10 agst Gamester—taken.
" THE GUIDE TO THE TURF."—We ara requested by
the publisher to call attention to a mistake in the first
line in page 20, of " The (Nis, 1848," which should read
thus:—Lord Chesterfield's h I DiAtajfina, by Don John,
out of lndultry, instead of b f, by Don John, out of
Arachne. In page 23, line 31, for Chatintte We: t, read
LEAMINGTON STEEPLECHASES.—(rUBSDAY
NEXT.)
Acceptances for the Handicap of 5 gm's. each, 2 ft, and
25 added. Four miles.

st. .
Lord Strathmore's The Roarer ... lb
U 8
Mr. T. Chestei's Proceed 11
air. W. H. Cooper's Little... ... 11 3
AMr. P. Wilson's Walter Gay 11 0
Neale's Chronometer 11 0
. Little's Carlo... 11 0
Mr.ll. de Rhodes na Red Hawthorn ... 10 12
P. S. IVilinot's Warwick ... ••• 10 10
Mr. W. H. Cooper's Forester ... 10 7
Mr. 1). M. Arbuthnot's Sir William
... 10 5
Acceptances for the Grand Open Steeplechase Stakcs of
23
added soya. each, 15 ft, and 5 ft only if declared, with 100
About four miles.

Mr. James Mason na St. Leger ...
...
... st. lb.
12 4
11431rr.(1 8 11 13
trathmore's Switeher ••• ••• "•
C. Bevill's Latitat . . ••• ••• ••• 11 7
Captain W. Peel's Chandler .........11 2
~„111•• J. Anderson's Profligate .........11 0
Mfr. J. Elmore's Young Lottery...... ... 10 12
"r' J. S• Moseley's Richard the First ... 10 12
...
—ord Strathrnore's The Roarer . . ••• ••• 10 10
wIlMr. Moore's St. Ruth ............10 10
r• W. 11. Johnstone's Rough and Ready ... 10 8
10 8
*"1. J. Elmore's. Alice Grey ... ... ...
taptatn Barnett's Boxkeeper ... ••• ••• 10 2
r• W. 11. Johnstone's King of the Valley ... 10 2
"'tr.' IIW. Taylor na Standard Guard ... ... 10 2
',
„1.7.• Rr. W. Sutton's Retailer ... .. ••• ••• 912
ortley's S arta ••• ••• 912
"1
,84' li. Bruce's Evergreen ••• ••• "' 912
fir. C. C. Brooke's The Eagle ... • • ••• 910
Tr. Douglas's Canary
... ••• 9 10
4. r• Sth's Pembroke, aged ... ... ... 9 7
1'
il•mi Brown's Hip Briar .•• ••• ••• 9 2
The acceptances for the Hurdle Race must be declared
°ll Friday evening; and the entries for the Flat Race
roust be made at Leamington by eight o'clock on Monday
chase 6ning• It is arranged that the riders in the steeple-
-0
clou nd are to meet at the Grand Stand at Warwick, at ten
ck
011 the morning of the race, to be shown the
grow
and the *takes for each race must be paid by
8n o'clock on the evening before running, to the
QcretarY. at Leamington. A fine meeting is anticipated.
A1(1
'-r-N-MARKET and CITY NEWS.
CITY, THURSDAY EVENING.
:• Ching to the settlement of the account the variations
bil ethe English funds to-day have been extensive, and
adzoccurrence of four failures has kept the market in a
eof excitement. Consols for money opened at an
Fr sues °f 4 per cent., the first price being 85L to 86k.
85 1
in this they declined to 85-4-, then again advanced to
clOl- but finally receded to 85i, at which price they
4 sed sellers. For the account the range was from 86-,
flOwn to gsi, and the last quotation was 86 sellers. The
actuations in Consols between the last settlement and
that which took place to-day have been nearly 7 per
cent.
n_. The four failures in the Stock Exchange alluded to
ov.e were Mr. Henry Whitmore, a broker (not Messrs.
PRWhitmore and Son, as stated in some of the evening
pers); Messrs. Secretan and Capper, brokers, who
(5e been sacrificed by a principal; Mr. William Ab-
ahat, a.jobber; and Mr. William Eykyn, a broker. Of
I ese failures the largest was that of Mr. Whitmore,
whnee differences are to the extent of 12,000 L, and whose
assets are estimated at 6s. Bd. in the pound.
factors,
failure of Messrs. Tanner and Ward, leather 1
Itr 'Or', was announced this afternoon. The liabilities '
w 55,0001., of which 25,000/. consist of acceptances.
i or '6llle time they have been struggling with a declin-
n.R trade
?ill,, , and it is not expected that their assets will
leai More than 10s. in the pound. The connexions of
-1-_firai are said to be wealthy.
n A.."' t eret from Glssgow, received this afternoon, an-
-I.rittlirilt.h.e suspension of Messrs. A. and J. Downie,
, le the
ranging from 150,0001. to 170,0001. The
..rin were dryaalters but they are said lately to have
etnbarked largely-in' the Mediterranean trade. Two
114 other failuresa al also mentioned, but they are not of
Y feacirs;iderablereamsount. From Liverpool we have
liabi• .ue of Mr. Asiiburner, a leather factor. His
assets are between 30.0001. and 40,000/, and the
- are
P°llncl. -
Stated to be rather more than 10s, in the
0f.1,1.°111 Rotterdam, under date 23d inst., the stoppage
s.,._':o honsi•s is reported, the parties being Melva and
• he veldt and B. Itouffaer and Sons. In neither case
Is th.,
1,1 mount of any importance.
tett e 4
linticerp Journal of Commerce announces the by Purary suspension of Ilennekinne Briard, of Mons ;
iit:' It is also stated that the assets far exceed the habi-
l% of the house.—Times.

Q TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
'llt,—l beg to call your attention to a statement in
Your City article or this evening, in which you mention
that Whitmore and Son had this morning been declared
ekulters in the Stock Exchange. The least inquiry
tlvii°_,llld have satisfied you that this was a mistake, as I am
, ,!person who was so declared ; nor am I connected in
uustnesa with those gentlemen.
letter,Trusting to your giving immediate insertion to this
I remain, Sir, giving
obedient servant,
HENRY WHITMORE.
4, Royal Exchange-buildings, Nov. 25, 1847.

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*1"„f„
in a TE or TRADII.—The hosiery trade continues
„ most depressed condition in all its varied branches,
o
fn4' se mere immediately connected with the town being
the worst state. The drawer and pantaloon branches
have receded ; the frames in many 2thop.
half standing or stinted. The silk love branch has are more than
likewise become a shade worse ; glove
we have however
heard of the cut-up stocking trades being a shade better., All is despondency and gloom, and a general stagnation
Prevails in everything but emigration to the United
States, which is going on at a rapid rate ; the informa-
tion recently received is flattering and encouraging, both
as regards agriculture and manufactures. The immense
number of stockingers who have arrived at Philadelphia
and German Town have for a short time paralysed the
t,rade in those places, but the smiths, who receive high
h“El"?s, having turned out and recruited frames, the
glitis are again pretty well employed, and that at fair
VI
Fertaialy
condition, though
cotton lace trade is in a :most depressed
though a shade improved since our last, there
being more bleached and got up. We have
tn.earci,
„Zof several very singular inventions now in agita-
I tn this manufacture, some of which are of consider-
Cr:' and immense importance, such as the making of
thou" window curtains. The black silk lace trade,
wiie rather dull, continues in a tolerable condition,
to Compared to the other departments ; theattempt
,triake cotton resemble silk to the eye, which waiss
I:in(ttPoliteed as regard; appearance, on application
Whicheathr thaefailure, us it will neither stand the dye-tubof
tii:mt of a dry room, in the latter case of
la in a --e eoPeposition peels off. The warp lace trader
two • tia(3Bt lamentable state, though in a single case o oolnew, .
A Netting
ham hat improved to a slight extent.
8411)47'7 hand, who has recently passed throughh
aerinti °r and Braincote, gives a moat lamentable de-
Witerp f" or those one flourishing villages, most of the
3attitiliery,t,alitnieeseibn?e,in.g more or less out of employment.--
nr, e , mew.
fer the d * Speech was so long that it extended
44(1 neat;rietqrie Telegraph from London to Manchester,
four hours were exhausted in coiling it up
Fgraph . anchcster Examiner. The utility of the tele-
110''410 is therefore in seine proportion to the brevity of
transf%ssage; for it may easily become so long as to be
.S. tee,buciportimblo sooner by steam than by lightning.—
ercury.
vith:-'ollieLlplayt,!. ELECTION PETITION.—Mr. James
ii.. , -' "tr "- " t, and :them; attend I...efere
1 -
0r tile
.0.,4,
P,k,,,, , • ' enter into rceognizn.nees
iolf Sir Willoo
,bb,..., yet u: tee petition agaire-t the return
Cheltenham y ~nes, Bart., as Member for Chelten-
am Lra •
Miner.

DEPUTATION OF IRISH REPRE-
SENTATIVES TO LORD J. RUSSELL.
Yesterday afternoon, pursuant to previous arrange-
ment, and in compliance with a notification from the
Right Hon. Lord John Russell, conveyed to Mr. Henry
Grattan, Chairman of the National Council, a numerous
deputation of Irish representatives waited on the Noble
Premier, at his official residence in Downing-street, for
the purpose of directly bringing under the consideration
of her Majesty's Government the series of resolutions
adopted at the sittings' of the Council in Dublin previous
to the assembling of Parliament, and to urge the awes-
sity of prompt and effective relief for the population of
those districts in Ireland where distress and destitution
are still found to exist. The deputationists, including
the following representatives of Irish counties, towns,
and boroughs, assembled at three o'clock, in the library
of the House of Commons, and immediately proceeded
en masse to the Treasury Chambers, where preparations
had been made for their reception :—Henry Grattan,
M.P., Mr. John O'Connell, M.P., Mr. Maurice O'Con-
nell, M.P., Mr. William Keogh, M.l'., Mr. John Rey-
nolds, M.P., Mr. T C. Anstey, M.P., Major J. W.
Blockall, M.P., Mr. J. Blake, M.P., Mr. Daniel
Callaghan, M.P., Mraj. T. Devereux, M.P., Mr. James
Fagan, M.P., Mr. William T. Fagan, M.P. (Cork), Mr.
H. M. Fox, M.P., Mr. :„M. Fitzstephen French, M.l'., Mr.
John Greene, M.P., Mr. Robert Keatinge, M.P., Mr.
Charles M'Tavish, ALT., Mr. W. 11. Megan, M.P., Mr.
Nicholas Maher, AI.Ps, The O'Gorman Mahon, M.P.,
Alderman Thomas Mdagher, M.P., Mr, William Man-
sell, M.P., Sir Percy lafugent, M.P., Sir Lucious O'Brien,
M.P., Alderman Timothy O'Brien, M.P., Mr. Morgan
John O'Connell, M.P., Mr. Anthony O'Flaherty, ALP.,
Mr. N. M. Power, MT., Mr. Edmond 13eirke Roche,
M.P.. Mr, Herbert, M.P., of Mackrose ; Mr. Francis
Scully, M.P., Mr. E. R. Tenison, M.P.
Some days previous to the delivery of the Royal
Commissioners' Speech the resolutions passed by the
Council of the National Distress and National Safety
were forwarded from Dublin, by the chairman, to the
Right Honourable Lord John Russell, accompanied with
a request that his Lordship would name the earliest day
at his convenience for receiving a deputation from the
Irish Parliamentary party, in order that they might
afford the Government every possible information in
their power respecting the distressed condition of the
country, and personally urge upon their favourable con-
sideration the various measures of temporary relief and
permanent improvement recommended in the reso-
lutions.
The deputationists were most coureeously received by
Lord John Russell. After the form ality of introducing
to his Lordship such of the Members as now served in
Parliament for the first time,
Mr. H. GRATTAN opened the proceedings, by stating
that he and his brother representatives waited upon the
Noble Lord at the head of the Government for the pur-
pose of formally bringing under consideration the reso-
lutions adopted at tho sittings of the. National Council,
and with the view of obtaining from him an expression
of opinion on the various measures which the deputa-
tionists, after mature and most anxious deliberation, had
resolved ought to be introduced and enacted during the
present session of Parliament. Whatever shades of
opinion might exist among the Irish Members with
regard to the best mode of practically effecting a perma-
nent improvement, morally and. socially, in the condition
of Ireland, they were all unanimous in considering that
great distress existed in many, districts of Ireland, and
that, in order to prevent the sacrifice of human
life, or rather, he should say, to check the fearful
progress of destitution and death, the most prompt and
effective measures of relief were imperatively necessary ;
for, no matter what might be said to the contrary,
the present poor-law was inadequate to the material
alleviation of suffering throughout the entire of Ireland.
The representatives of the Irish people were impressed
with a sense of the awful responsibility imposed upon
them, and intimately acquainted, as they were, from
personal observation, with the dreadful privations which
thousands of their fellow-countrymen were at that mo-
ment suffering, they conceived it to he their duty to lose
not a moment in urging her Majesty's Ministers to take
the alarming state of the country into their immediate
consideration, with a -view to remedial measures. They
were anxious to carry out the principle of a poor-law in
its integrity, and to promote as far as they could the
collection of the rate; but still they felt convinced that
the resources available from them alone would not be
sufficient, generally, to meet the distress which should
be relieved.
Lord J. RUSSELL said he could not be expected to
give an explicit answer to a series of resolutions which
were so numerous, or to go into detail through
the various measures suggested by the Na-
tional Council, but as to the topic particularly
and emphatically dwelt on by Mr. Grattan—
that of immediate relief for the distress prevailing
in Ireland—the Government had made every in-
quiry upon the subject, and they had ascertained that
twenty-two unions would not be able, out of their own
resources, to supply the wants of the distressed popula-
tion. In those unions the population was estimated at
over one million two hundred thousand, and they con-
sidered that, aided by the poor-law, with such means as
the Government had at their disposal, and assistance
from other quarters, six hundred thousand could be
supported for four months. When that time had expired
they should consider what was necessary further to be
done ; but as to the rest 'of the country, they relied upon
the poor-law, with the increased employment which
would he afforded by the gentry, who had raised money
to the amount already of half a million, under the
Landed Property Improvement Act.' It would be most
pernicious to allow the people of Ireland to think that
they could rely always upon the giving of alms by the
United Empire. It had already been found that in con-
sequence of the rations distributed last year, they had
been induced not to make the usual exertions for the cul-
tivation of the soil, and in the case of fishermen they had
been found to refuse going to sea,relying for support upon
the bounty of Government. This was a state of things
that should be guarded against. Besides, if a different
system were proposed, it would be rejected in Parliament
by large majorities. All parties who wished for the re-
generation of Ireland were anxious to excite a spirit of
self-reliance among the people. Measures of temporary
relief, therefore, would not be carried into effect, except
in those twenty-two unions to which he had alluded, and
as there was a store of grain in the Government ware-
houses, remaining over from last year, the Government
would avail itself of that store to meet any local emer-
gency that might arise.
One of the deputation remarked that it was necessary
to establish additional depots of food, in order to save
the people from starving.
Lord J. RUSSELL said the Government had already
made arrangements for meeting cases of distress where
the poor-law would be found ineffective.
Mr. Jonx O'CONNELL observed that the gentlemen
forming the deputation, who bad come from various
districts in Ireland, could not share in the hopeful ex-
pectations of the Government that the new poor-law
would prove adequate to the support of the people.
While the experiment was being made the people were
starving. Even where the new law had come fully into
operation deaths were occurring, and relieving officers
were resigning their situations, as they found them-
selves unable to relieve the enormous number of appli-
cants. In the voluntary action of what capital was in
Ireland before the first attempt was made by the poor-
law of 1833 to give it compulsory action, there was a
deficiency of employment and means of maintenance for
nearly three millions of the people. Since then Irish
capital was diminished, at least in the present year, by
twelve millions, representing the unsupplied loss of the
potato, and by six or seven millions or upwards, repre-
senting the loss in pigs, sheep, cattle to some extent,
and poultry. This loss, (to say nothing of the cost of
the machinery of the two Poor-law Acts) much more
than neutralised any advantages over the voluntary
action and distribution of Irish capital which wore pre-
dicted from the stimulating and coercive effects of
compulsory provision for the poor. Emigration had
taken a good deal of capital out of Ireland, in small
quantities, and the increasing indebtedness of landlords,
employers of all kinds, and traders, swelled the ordinary
outgoings of Ireland to a very large extent. In fact,
between the deficit of the potato, loss of stock, increase
of debts, and abstraction of capital by emigration, it
was no exaggeration to say that Ireland was, at the very
least, 20,000,0001. poorer this year than she had been
since the Union. The measures as yet heard of, as in-
tended for Ireland this session, held out little hope. A
Grand Jury Bill must be one of mere regulation of an
existing institution, and in no way creative of capital.
A Landlord and Tenant Bill, if equitable to the tenant
as well as the landlord, would, indeed, tend to check fur-
ther emigration of small capitalists, by the encourage-
ment it would give them to spend their capital on the
land. But, why was it not first en the list of GOvern-
went measures ? If it were so, however, all its benefits
could go but a small way in checking the exhausting
drains from Ireland. And, under these drains and losses,
body
Dhouwwinaws as the
it
Po
less future prosperity worked out ? A Parliament in
Dublin ssible ty
shuart the people could be saved, much
the e,
efficacious, and natural means
of bringing about
lf
or
leaant
dd etshi de e rs ao te uu mr
iLI;
g ttheh estoppages o
of f
money drains from
e
a thorough knowledge of her condition, and identity with
here interests in the
Legislature. But
somethingT havingmight the
donechtaorwgrte r
dosf t h heres o
ends without repeal.
be
he Government might share the
expenditure of the St
• ate more equably between the two
countries. An (sae
liament in Dublin would
session of the Imperial Par-
the present time, as be of much use, particularly at
real knowledge of Ireland would
thereby be acquired,
and Irish business bmuch e for-
warded in consequence;
Members of Parliamen't and
the very expenditure of the and officers of the Government
would be of considerable service. The Irish Members
were prepared to point out measures of immediate relief,
in the employment of labour
to utilise the outlay already
to expended, and whichci
making roads. Also to pointotherwise be lost on the
extensive system of food depots. out necessity of an
They would also point
out some measures of a more permanent nature, such as the reclamation of waste lands, facilitation and enlarge-
ment of the Drain Act, and a tax upontatiob
Government might 'have something like
absentees. The
au argument
against repeal if the most beneficial effects did
not follow
the adoption of such measures. At all events, whatever
was to be done for Ireland, should be something to in-
crease the circulation of money in the country. The
Hou. Gentleman concluded by calling upon the Noble
Lord to adopt a liberal policy towards Ireland, so as to
prevent a recurrence of the late dreadful calamity which
had visitl that country.
Mr. HERBERT observed that in his own district, that of
Killarney, there were numbers of able-bodied men who
were willing to work, but that they could not earn a
subsistence
for themselves and families. If this was the
case at Killarney, where there were a number of resi -
the locality, from the peculiar
dent gentry attached to
much would it not be places
beauty of its scenery, how
not so favourably situated ?
t,l-e :Nook Lord that the informailue
Mr, Fox assure,
• ' with reqt,cl, th,
wi.:c4 the Government Lazl
The
the new poor-law was quite incorrect.
working of
soil of Ireland was at present quite inadequate to the
support of the people.

r Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Maurice O'Connell, and other gen-
tlemen having addresse d the Noble Lord, in support of
remedial measures,
Lord J. RUSSELL twured the deputation that the
Government was most anxious to legislate in such a
spirit for Ireland. He regretted extremely that it
would be necessary to recommend coercion partially, but
her Majesty's Government were prepared to accompany
that coercion by measures of a remedial character, cal-
culated to ameliorate the condition of the people, and
restore security to life and property.
The deputation, having thanked the Noble Lord for
the courtesy with which he had received them, with-
drew.

THE WESTMINSTER REFORM
SOCIETY.
night a numerous meeting of the members of the
Westminster Reform Society was held at t):,e York
Ilotel, Upper Wellington-street, Strand, r.e,r the pur-
pose" of receiving the report of the comsai.me appointedto superintend the registration of votes for the city of
Westminster, and on other busines4;,, Mr. John
Thomas Campart, of St. James's in Gle
Mr.G. E. DENNEs, honorary sol'xitor to tho society,
read the report, which was to the effect, that in the
course of the previous year upwards of 1,000 claims to
be rated had been distributed by the secretary, Mr.
Iluggett, in the parishes of St..Tohn and St. Margaret,
to persons entitled to be rated and registered as voters,
and that notices had been served on the overseers to that
purport; the effect of which was, the parish officers hav-
ing taken the opinion of the Attorney-General, which
coincided with the view of the society, " that it was
illegal to rate the landlord as an occupier "—that 300
claimants wrre placed on the rate-book. In 1846
the number of voters cn the list was 12,390, and
which did not much vary in consequence of the
last registration. There. were 424 objections
made by the society, of which 351 were sustained.
There was a gross gnin to Reformers of 373 voters,
been only nine claims allowed to the Con-
stehreli:active
having
. No costs had been paid, while a greater
proportion of objections had been sustained in West-
minster than in any other borough of the United
Kingdom.
The report was unanimously adopted..
Mr. GREEN read a letter from Mr. Hurgett, stating
that Mr. Dennes had offered to give his professional
assistance gratuitously to the society.
Mr. Paour moved, and Mr. Kra eziir seconded, that
resolved, and thanks
were the
offern behalf
b eo
e A°lrf.
the cause of, tpe de,nnes, which
who was
expressed his willing-
ness,reform, to support the
interests of the society.
o voted
taccepted,
A financial committee of Eve members was then
appointed.
Mr. CRIBB observed that 'he understood they were to
have taken into ennAitlerat;on that evening the question
of the repeal of the window duties. He wished to know
if it were intended to introduce the subject to that
meeting?
Mr. GEESIN said Iva was not 'uneasy with regard to
the question of the repeal of the window duties. There
had been a meeting of delegates from various
parishes of the metropolis, at Marylebone, who
were watching the conduct of the Government
in reference to that matter. The question
would in a short time come before another
meeting of the delegates, which would be of some
importance, as there were sixteen Members of Parlia-
ment assisting the delegates, and who would be ready to
support the question of the repeal of these duties in the
house of Commons. They would be happy thus to
hear that the subject was not likely to go off. Mr.
Geesin stated that in the report, published by authority
of the Government, in reference to the revision of the
taxes, this was referred to as one that was to be got
rid of.
Mr. lIocxEN remarked that he could not see how the
window duties could be maintained when the question
of sanitary improvement of towns was before the Legis-
lature. There was a necessity of the revision of taxa-
tion, as the working classes were unable to pay what
they did.

111 r.
GEESIN said that when the deputation waited
upon Lord J. Russell, of which he was one, Mr. Patti_
son, M.P., told his Lordship that the city of London
was opposed to the window duties, and that it was an
important constituency, of whicl•, he believed the Noble
Lord was aware. His Lorda►iip smiled. He was also
informed that a property-tax ought to be imposed on the
Marquis of Clanricarde, the, Mv.rquis of Waterford, and
other Irish landlords, when he could do without the
window duties.

Other members addressed the meeting to a similar
effect, it being understood that the society should wait
to see what steps the Government intended to pursue
upon the subject.

AFFAIRS OF LIVERPOOL,
LIVERPOOL, TH u s Dar. —The Following notice, issued
by the directors of the Royal Blank, has appeared to-day,
from which it is gratifying to deduce that the bank's
finances' having assumed a much more favourable
appearance, they are enab) ed to set aside their previous
arrangements with the depositors, which extended the
time of repayment over -several months, and have in con-
sequence adopted the terms specified as a permanent rule
for all depositors:—
" The directors of the Royal Bank of Liverpool, feel.
ing assured of the confidence of the public in that esta-
blishment, from the large amount of assents to the ori-
ginal proposition, think it would bo more consistent, on
the re-opening of the Bank, to allow the deposits to
resume their usual character ; they, therefore, intend
to adopt that corirse, with the understanding, for the
future, that the, following scale of notice be given on
the intended withdrawal of the respective amounts
mentioned:—

.X5OO and under £l,OOO 7 days
1,000
~ 2,000 14 days
2,000 „ 3,000 21 days
3,000
~ 4,000 28 days
4,000 „ 5,000 35 days
5,000 and upwards 42 days.
" Interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum will be
allowed from the Ist October,lB47, to the 31st December,
1848. (Signed)

"JOAN lIIGIIFIELD, Chairman.
" Royal Bank, Nov. 24, 1847.

FUNERAL OF DR. DIEFFENBACII.--The funeral of
Dr. Dieffeobach, the celebrated German physician, took
place at Berlin on the 15th instant. Two bands of
music led the procession. On each side of the hearse,
which was drawn by four horses and covered with
fIOWCTB, some of the staff medical officers walked, carry-
ing cushions with the different decorations of the de-
ceased. The chief mourners and clergy followed the
hearse, then came the rector and the members of the
university. The carriages of the King and the Royal
Princes led the row of numerous carriages. At the
conclusion of the funeral service, a hymn was sung over
his grave by the Cathedral choir.
PRESSURE. OF THIS EXCISE-LAWS ON LITERATURE.
—An example of the effect of the Excise laws in check-
ing the efforts of those who desire to supply the hum-
bler classes with cheap and wholesome literature is
furnished by the Messrs. Chambers in the last number
of :heir Edinburgh Journal. The cheapest of their
publications has just been completed, and they affirm
that of 25,766 L spent in paper, 5,4311. was paid to
Government for duty. This sum exceeds, they say,
their own profit. On this the Messrs. Chambers pro-
ceed to remark:—" We leave the candid part of the
public to judge whether, even taking the work in its
lowest aspect as a mercantile enterprise, it be quite
right and proper that the Government—for such is the
fact—should reap a greater share of profit [that the
revenue should be benefited in a greater degree] than
those who have undergone the whole of the risk and
toil."
A WOMAN SOLD BY HER HUSBAND.—Not unfre-
quently a statement like the following, which we extract
from a letter written by a friend in Dumfries, is to be
met with in the English newspapers ; but we are glad
to know the illegal, as well as shameless and unnatural
practice which it records, but seldom, if ever, disgraces
our own country. From this circumstance the case be-
fore us becomes the more note-worthy. The names of
the parties concerned are in our possession, but we give
only their initials :—" A merry company were lately
assembled in tho house of a carter, named R—, in
Dumfries. and having all been drinking freely, the gude-
man, to `raise the wind,' proposed to sell his wife, the
worthy woman herself being at the moment under the
influence of drink, and having no objection. A man
named M—, one of the company, rejoiced greatly at
this proposal ; and on the carter having procured a
halter, which had many a time graced the neck of his
gray 6yaud,' and himself acting the part of auctioneer,
knocked down the bone of his bone and flesh of his
flesh,' to M— for 2s. Somehow or other only lOid.
was forthcoming, but it was accepted, and the turnover
exclaimed that she thought more of M— than she
over did of her own man for eighteen years. The happy
couple actually left town three days after for England,
and the woman, having a family, took her youngest
child with her, whilst M— has left a wife with one
young child. Poor Mrs. M—, since the flight of her
graceless husband, has commenced water-drawing, to
earn a penny for her cwn and infant's support."—Ayr
Advertiser.
PASSENGERS:TO BounooNE.---The total number of
passengers between England and Boulogne during the
week ending the 23d instant was 910, being 202 less
than last week, and 131 more than the corresponding
week of 1846. Of the total number (910) 411 were to
and 499 from Boulogne. Of those to Boulogne 311 were
from Folkestone, 8 from Dover, and 92 from London.
Of the 499 from Boulogne 409 were to Folkestone, 28
to Dover, and 62 to London. The total number during
the week to and from Calais was 237.
WITHAIII.--THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.—
This company is now establishing a conveyance for
goods and parcels from the Witham station to Malden,
and the town of Witham and its neighbourhood,
through the medium of horses and vans of their own,
under the management of their own servants, which
they have already effected at all their other principal
stations on their lines. This system appears to have
given satisfaction in other plaees, and we apprehend it
Rill ultimately (although it may effect for a time some
local interests) produce the same feeling amongst the
inhabitants of Witham and Malden, as the charges, it
appears, are to be on a very moderate scale, besides
which tho delivery, no doubt, will be greatly expedited.
—Chelmsford Chronicle.
THE DOUBLE RETuaNs.—The three places fur
which new writs will have to be moved are South Lan.
cashire, Stockport, and Kilkenny; the three Honour-
able Gentlemen chosen for two places—Mr. Villiers, Mr.
Cobden, and Mr. John O'Connell—having been elected
:o sit f.,r Wolverhampton, the West Riding of York-
,hire, and Limerick. The new writs, however, eanz.-)1
ue moved for until a fortnight has el.p.ed utter the as-
sembling of Parliament, lest petitions should be pre-
sented impeaching the election,