The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-20 00:00:00

No. 171159.] LONDON, MONDAY EVENING SU N,

2 and 3 are ready. Contractors are preparing their estimates to
tender for these works, which may be let any day after the 24th of
this month.

One of these contracts will commence near Nottingham, by a
Junction with the Lincoln line, at Colwick, and will include the
bridge over the river Trent, and extend to Contract No. 1, at Bot-
tesford ; and the other will commence at Grantham, and extend to
the junction of the Sleaford Branch, making a total distance from
Colwick, steer Nottingham, et twenty-three miles, including the first
contract.

The whole of the line to Boston is staked oat, as well as the line
to Spalding and the Branch to Sleaford, the plans, sections, and
drawings for these different contracts will be next proceeded with.
On that portion of the line from Nottingham to Bulwell, which is
making jointly with the Midland Counties, Nottingham, and Mans-
field Railway Company, a distance of four miles, several bridges are
now building, the fencing and earthwork of the line are advancing
satisfactorily.

Aug. 11, 1847.

I am, gentlemen, yoar obedient servant,
JOHN U. RASTRICK

STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS, 7Tx AuarsT, 1847

RECEIPTS.

From Feb. 8,
To Feb. 8, 1847. I 1847, to
Aug. 7, 1847.

Total.

Gll
he £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
ut To First Deposit of
11. 7s. 6d. per
share upon 27,897
shares in the Not-
-3,1 tingham & Bee •
re ton Company... 38,358 7 6
LC Upon 95 .. 130 12 6 36,489 0 0
To First Deposit of
11. 7s. 6d. per
'• share upon 17,237
shares in the Not-
es Vale of
Y Bclvoir, & Gran-
- tham Railway... 23,700 17 6 23,700 17 6
t. To First Deposit of
le IL 7s. 6d. per
share upon 18,480
l• shares in the Not-
T thigh am, Ere-
washValley, Am-
ber Gate, & Man-
chester Company 25,410 0 0 25,410 0 0
To Second Deposit
of 1/. ss. per share
- upon 63,621 shares
, in the Amber
Gate, Notting-
ham & Boston, &
Eastern Junction
r Company .. 79,526 5 0
_ Upon 120.. 150 0 0 79,676 5 0
To Twelve Shil-
:f
ul ipon gns2sp,2e4r
4stishaarerse
in Grand Union
claims for Amber ,
Gate shares ' 15,146 8 0
Upon 915 549 0 0 15,695 8 0
To Second Deposit
of 1/. ss. per
share upon 22,540
shares in Grand
Union claims
for Amber Gate
shares ..
Upon 2,009
--- To Interest re •
calved 3,160 2 4 2,157 0 3 5,317 2 7
To Transfer Fee.g,
received .. - 7 6 186 0 6 296 8 0
219,271 6 1
DISBURSEMENTS.
Amount ex- Amount ex-
pended up to pended from Bth
Total.
Bth Feb. Feb. to 7th Aug.
1847. 1847.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ a. d.
By Engineering
and Surveying,
including Parlia-
mentary 12,940 14 9 3,246 13 2 16,187 711
By Works 19,191 11 8 19,191 11 8
By Rails, Chairs,
Sleepers, &c 13,450 0 0 13,450 0 0
By Land and Com-
pensation 15,211 18 3 15,211 18 3
By Law Charges.. 9,957 4 6 11,129 18 5 21,087 211
Balance of Ses-
sion, 1846.
By Parliamentary 2,503 9 6 [2,701 9 9 5,204 19 3
Charges .. 1846 and 1847
By Traffic Taking 1,438 5 0 1,438 5 0
By Direction and
Audit .....• .. 500 0 0 1,050 0 0 1,550 00 t
By Office Charges
and Secretary &
Clerks' Salaries.. 4,257 15 7 926 7 10 5,184 3 5
By Advertising,
Stationery, and
Printing.. • • 3,549 7 6 462 15 8 4,012 3 2 r,
By Miscellaneous
Charges and Tra-
C
veiling Expenses 2,339 7 3 480 10 3 2,819 17 6 _
By Banker's Com-
mission .... .. • . 516 12 2 31 0 4 547 12 6 0
By Interest, One
Shilling andTwo-
ponce per share,
due Bth of April,
1847, upon 88,341
shares .... 5,153 4 6 5,155 4 6 -
cc
ByPostageStamps
on hand .. • 10 11 9 qi
By Cash in Bank-
ers' hands .. 108,222 8 3 108,233 0 0 PI
219,271 6 1 st

Audited tke 11th day of August, 1847.
FRANCIS SIMES ALLIOTT.
CHARLES MIDDLETON.
Resolved—That the report now read be adopted.
Resolved—That Benjamin Badger, of London, Esq.; William
Durham, of Manchester. Esq.; Herbert Ingram, of London, Esq.;
and Richard Septimus Wilkinson, Esq., be elected Directors, in
lieu of Sir James Duke, Knight, M,['.; Francis Braithwaite, Esq,;
Frederick Plant, Esq. ; and Frederick Fowler Robertson, Esq., who
retire.

Resolved—That Mr. Francis Simes Alliott be re-elected an auditor
to the Company.

ResolyedLTitat the seal of the Company be affixed to the Register
of Shareholders.

Resolved—That the thanks of this meeting be given to the
Chairman, for his excellent, temperate, and impartial conduct in
the chair.

T°

CORRESPONDENTS,
How often on the public sheet we gaze
On this familiar editorial phrase.
An editor while managing a journal,
No matter whether weekly or diurnal,
Causes unnumbered letters to be written,
From various parties, in and out of Britain ;
And so do we—in a different station,
Each conveys some fresh communication,
Corroborating all that we have said,
And telling us how wide our fame is spread.
We thank our correspondents, and entreat
Leave to reply upon the public sheet.
A. B. declares, and so does D. C. S.,
That all their friends approve of MOSES' dress.
MOSES and SON, says F, and X. Y. Z.,
As tailors, must be ever at the head.
Victor writes to tell us of the fact,
That distant places learn how MOSES act ;
That while he visited a part remote,
Ile read a statement from our house of note.
True Blue declares—and E, and 0. P. Q.,
That MOSES shall be ever had in view.
And A. E. T. 0. N. speaks also thus ;
And Looker-on, and Quizzy, and Amiens,
The whole of whom, whatever be their rank,
We heartily, most heartily, as tradesmen thank.
And ever shall we strive to claim dominion,
And keep our correspondents' good opinion.
LIST Or PRICES.
MADE TO MEABIIEZ.

Cashmere Codrington, from .......• .. ••• . • ........ .£0 16 6
Taglionis, silk collar and cuffs ...................• • . 1 2 0
Cambridge Coat, lined throughout ••..••••.. •• •• .. • • 2 3
Tweed Coats . •........

Sporting Coat • • .. ......
Dress Coat.... • • .. • • • • .. • • .

Bost quality manufactured •• • . . • ..............
Frock Coat • •

Best quality matnfactured ••••..••••••• • • • .. • • • . • •
Rich patters Vests • ...............................
Tweed Trousers .. .. • • .... -.., • ...... •.. .. ..... •• .

Single-milled Doeskin ditto .... • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • . • •
Best, or Dress ditto .. • .
Boys' Hussar or Tunic Suits .• • . •• • • ••••.• • . • • • .• . •

Blouses from.. ... .......

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NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE
ASSURANCE SOCIETY.
26, CORNHILL, LONDON.
Capital £5J0,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament.
Th!s Institution embraces important and substantial advantages
with respect to life assurances and deferred annuities. The assured
'lts, on all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense or for-
siture of the policy, two-thirds of the premiums paid (see Table) ;
ilso the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his in-
t Tests to meet other conveniencies or necessity.
Assumnces for terms of years on the lowest possible rates.
DIVISION OF PROFITS.
The increasing prosperity of the Society has enabled the Directors
at the annual meeting held on the 12th May, 1847, to declare a fifth
bonus, varying from 35 to 85 per cent. on the premiums paid on each
policy effected on the profit scale.
EXAMPLES.

Penna. Sum the
Annual Policy Bonus Ini vent Re- Assured
ge. E. 4 Pre- taken addition Bonus in duction of may bor-
a sT) minim out in Assured. Cash. Annual row on
GG
Premiums. Policy.
£ s. 41J X- s d. £ s. 4. £ s. d.
r 1837 243 9 3112 8 5 18 4 6 494 S 10
X s. d.
1838 218 4 81 99 8 10 15 13 5 445 0 0
X
60 ;100074 3 4 1839 192 110 86 9 3 13 4 9 395 11 1
1840 143 5 10' 66 8 4 9 19 1 346 2 3
1841 138 14 2' 61 17 6 9 9 2 296 13 4
1842 111 6 8) 49 10 0 710 4 247 4 5

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NEW EDITION OF MR. SOMA'S WORK ON THE BRAIN.
Published This Day, in One large Volume Bvo., with numerous Wood

_
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THE HUMAN BRAIN : its Structure, Phy-
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LEA and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE
SAUCE is universally allowed to be the most Piquant and
the Richest in Flavour of any Sauce in nse, and for Fish, Gravies
for Roast Meat, Steaks, Game, &c., or a zest for Curries, Soup, Cold
Meat, it is entirely unrivalled.
The unparelleled success of this Sauce having induced imitations,
purchasers are particularly requested to see that the name of LEA
and PERRINS are upon the Label and the Metallic Capsules, as also
to read the Testimonials (which are enclosed with every bottle)
from the residence of Royalty, the principal Club Houses and Ho-
tels in London, Edinburgh, &c. &c., and from private Families in
the country.
Sold by the proprietors, Lea and Perrins, 6, Vere-street, Oxford-
street, London, and 68, Broad-street, Worcester; Messrs. Barclay
and Sons, Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell, and other Oilmen. London,
and generally by all dealers in sauces.

GOLD FLAT HORIZONTAL WATCHES,
carefully finished, with engine-turned cases, jewelled in
four holes, going barrel to continue the aetion el the watch
while winding, are offered, price 6% guineas. These elegant
little Watches will be found to perform very correctly, and a printed
undertaking is given, with fixed terms on which they will always
receive any attention required.
T. COX SAVORY and Co,, Watchmakers, &c., 47, Cornhill
(seven doors from Gracechurch-street), London.—R.B. Second-
hand Watches purchased in exchange.

IMPORTANT CAUTION !
AROWLAND and SON, 20, Hatton-garden,
London, bog to caution the Nobility and Gentry being
misled by the attempts of some shopkeepers, who, to compounds of
their own manufacture, give the titles of " Macassar Oil,"
" Kalydor," and " Odonto "—some under the implied sanction of
Royalty, and the Government departments, with similar attempts
at deception, while they copy the Bills, Labels, Advertisements,
and Testimonials—substituting fictitious Names and Addresses for
the real—of the Original Preparations; The only genuine " Macas.
sor Oil," " Kalydor," and " Odonto," are "ROWLANDS' " and the
Wrapper of each bears the name of "ROWLANDS' " preceding that
of the article, with their signature at the foot, in red ink—thus—
" A. ROWLAND & SON."
ROWLAND'S MACASSOR OIL for the growth, and for preser-
ving, improving, and beautifying the human hair.
ROWLAND'S KALYDOR, for improving and beautifying the skin
and complexion.
ROWLAND'S ODONTO, or Pearl Dentifrice, for rendering the
teeth beautifully white, and strengthening the gums.
The especial patronage of her Majesty the Queen, H.R.H. Prince
Albert, the whole of the Royal Family, and of every Court in the
civilised world, and the high esteem in which these preparations are
universally held, together with numerous testimonials constantly
received of their efficacy, afford the best and surest proofs of their
merits.
Sold by the Proprietors at 2), Hatton-garden, London, and by all
Chemists and Perfumers.

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ON PHYSICAL DISQUALICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCAPA-
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THE FREE-TRADE CONGRESS
AT BRUSSELS.
BRUSSELS, FRIDAY, SEPT. 17.—The second of the
three sittings of the Congress of Free Trade at Brus-
sels has been concluded, and as yet but two cham-
pions have come forward to defend protection, M.
Duchataux and M. Rittinghausen. The former, a
man of no ordinary capacity, came as a spectator,
fully persuaded that many able defenders of protection
would be present to defend their system. This not
being the case, he could not calmly stand by and hear
the attacks of his adversaries unanswered. With
becoming modesty he ascended the tribune, and with
an elegance combined with simplicity, and the most
remarkable clearness of ideas, he endeavoured to make
good the cause of protection. The highest praise
that we can bestow upon him is—that we deem
him worthy of a better cause. Of M. Ritting-
hausen I can but add what I stated yesterday, that
he is an inveterate enemy of everything English,
and a staunch supporter of the prohibitive system.
No Englishmen spoke to-day. A vote was come to,
as you will see in the detailed account of this day's
sitting, and, as might be expected, unanimously in
favour of the free-traders. The absence of Protec-
tionists has taken greatly away from the interest
which would otherwise have attended this congress,
which, however, loses none of its importance from
that fact. What the ultimate result will be is still a
question. The peculiar position and circumstances of
the states of the continent are so essentially different
to our own that no fair comparison can be drawn.
I left the congress yesterday just as Colonel Thomp-
son sat down. The only speaker after him was M.
Dunoyer, who spoke from his seat without ascending
the tribune. He expressed in a few words his admi-
ration for the lucid and siliiquent manner in which M.
Duchataux had expressed himself; he, however, could
not agree with the reasons brought forward by that
gentleman in favour of protection.
M. de Brouckere then proposed an adjournment to
this day (Friday).
The general discussion being now terminated, the
order of the day for Friday was as follows :
To examine free-trade. 1. In its international re-
lations : It is objected that nations are tributaries of
each other as long as they consume foreign produce,
we (the free traders), on the contrary, are of the
opinion that by free trade they mutually assist each
other. 2. In its relations with industry: the pro-
tective system pretends to defend the national labour
in each country ; we, on the contrary, maintain that
free trade will increase production in all parts. 3.
Our adversaries (the Protectionists) pretend to protect
the labouring classes; we (free traders) on the con-
trary, assert that it is impossible to ameliorate the
condition of the working classes under the existing
regime, and that such an end can only be attained by
the theories of political economy being enforced.
4. As regards public impositions : the partisans of
free trade maintain that free trade can alone effect an
important reduction of the same.
At eleven o'clock the sitting was opened. The
attendance was better than yesterday. In addition
to the persons I hare already mentioned, I remarked
Prince Napoleon Bonaparte (son of Jerome Bona-
parte), General Dupont, ea-Minister of war, and
nearly all the members of the Commercial Council of
Brussels, Count de Glymer, member of the Permanent
Council of Brabant, and the Marquise of Rumigny,
French ambassador to the court of Belgium. A great
many ladies were also present.
M. de Brouckere opened the sitting in a short
speech. He first announced that the Minister of the
Interior had ordered permanent cards to be distributed
to the foreigners for visiting the different monuments
and attractions of the city, and I take advantage of
the occasion to express thanks for the liberal hospi-
tality shown towards all corners by the good city of
Brussels.
Independently of the four questions in the order of
the day, the President gave notice of the following
propositions :—One from M. Bartels, member of the
Communal Council of Brussels, to examine the best
means for putting in practice the doctrines of free
trade; another from M. Koener, of Amsterdam, to
examine the means of replacing, in favour of the
treasury, the duties which have hitherto obstructed
the freedom of importations and exportations. The
Count Arrivabene made the following proposition :
That the Congress, although convinced that free
trade is founded on the basis of reason and justice,
he is of the opinion that, under the existing state of
society, that liberty can only be established by de-
grees. All these were inserted in the order of the
day. The last proposition was one for a postal reform
in Belgium, brought forward by M. Fortamps, mem-
ber of the Belgian Free-trade Society.
M. de Hessellie, a journalist of Verviers, attacked
the principles expressed yesterday by M. Duchataux.
He said that protection encouraged idleness. Free-
traders did not mean to deprive men of their daily
bread ; but that it was but just to give the palm to
the most industrious. He compared protection to an
immense conflagration, the only difference being that
in the first case it consumed by degrees, whilst in the
latter the flames were apparent. Protection, he said,
cost France an enormous sum ; protection it was,
like the wood-worm, which by degrees eats away the
timber of the vessel of the State. The Continent had
the same economical advantage as England, and
greater ones than Switzerland. Protection encouraged
idleness, and rendered France subservient to other
nations, who, by competition, became masters of the
different branches of industry.
M. Walowski said that he had yesterday regretted
the absence of an adversary ;
he was happy to have
found one to-day, where talent and convenance were
so happily blended, and he should endeavour to re-
fute the doctrines of the Honourable Protectionist
M. Duchataux. According to him, protection was
confined within certain limits. Now he was of the thatopi-
teirfetshtetore walalsnaantiyonresr.il.sPubrostteacritcieonin
en-
courage the home produce ofall articles of consumption;
teitndietdwtaosof
it encouraged a disastrous competition abroad, and
compelled countries to wrap themselves up in their
equalniopi-
nion
in
own boundaries. Free trade, on the contrary, whilst
it maintained the nationality of nations, formed bonds
of fraternity between them. We were told yester-
day that there were two facteurs of industry, raw
material and labour. The distinction is not a just
one, every produce is the result of labour ; and the
assertion that the exchange of raw material against
manufactured goods is a loss to a people falls to the
ground. On the contrary, there is a gain for him
who exchanges little material for much labour, for
no man works for the mere pleasure of working. The
object of former economists in opposing exportation
was to raise their prices ; and in opposing importa-
tion of foreign goods, to prevent a fall in the price of
their own wares. It is well known that a reduction
of produce was the result of the first system ; as re-
gards the second, it only deadens the faculties of ;the
people. M. Duchataux conceded to us as regards ali-
mentary substances, and he was right; the freedom of
such being in France a secular constitutional .right,
prohibition dates from the restoration, it is an imita-
tion of the system established in favour of the English
aristocracy. M. Duchataux quoted the example of
our neighbours ; I should be sorry to see the result
obtained at the price it cost our friends at the other
side of the channel, at the price of the poverty that
CULJSULIMS them. The suppression Of the custom-
houses will, it is said, lead to the most serious embar-
rassments, but the incompetent branches of industry
must vanish, and a rich compensation will be found in
the new markets throw* open to the true national
industry. If England sends us her calicoes, you may
be sure that Mulhouse and Paris will send their toiles
peintes in exchange, which can nowhere be surpassed.
What was the result of the reduction of our inter-
nal duties ? It was the general welfare. The re-
duction of international duties would be attended with
the same results.—(Applause.)
M. Anisson Duperron—Yesterday we were told by
M. Duchataux, that if we were to admit foreign pro-
duce fabricated at a lower price than at home, we
should be obliged to pay in specie, and would be gra-
dually ruined. I cannot take the question in this
light—a nation cannot be compared to a prodigal son,
who eats both rents and capital. M. Anisson Duper-
ron endeavoured to prove that produce was always
paid by produce, even when there was a difference of

prices.
M. Gamier said he should not trespass on the time
by entering into a discussion, but should read two
songs of the poet Beranger, which he thought appli-
cable to the subject under discussion. The songs
were " Le Contrebandier" and " Les Quatre Ages."
M. Prince Smith attacked the principle laid down
by M. Rittinghausen, and quoted different examples
to prove that there was no difference in political eco-
nomy between the two of industry.
M. Duchataux—My adversaries have endeavoured
to prove that free trade will not ruin the industry of
the continent ; this is in fact the key of the difficulty.
I am well aware that in the true meaning of the
word a nation is not ruined, it has always something
left. A nation is not an individual; a nation consists
of many individual parts, each having their own par-
ticular interests. If we provide ourselves abroad, a
number of secondary branches of commerce will be
ruined, and this is the more certain as all these
branches are equally cultivated by all the nations of
western Europe. If we could give produce for pro-
duce, the evil would not be so great; but we cannot,
and we must pay in money. It has been said that
money may be replaced by bills, and that the profit