The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-17 00:00:00

HAYMARKET THEATR:

Story Terling, or Novel E ffects, is the title 01 0 5.- ..reir
.well written' farce, which was produced here Jils..init ..00
I.flgt_ and announced for repetition amidst thewsO' iti
.tippla,ise of a crowded house. It fully ans ,t°, -a
lotlle. 'We have a young lady, Theresa (Miss TelblVeik.
A 'e with an officer of light infantry (g.Call 0 ill
duty story-telling soubrette (Mrs. Ilumby), Whne.,,,a, to
I,assiastflirttha
y bound, exercises her craft in story-to'lZged
etionloivveirths, theanddrumwmhoer oir. 13 u°A tsot°ll:4;a"ifv;
the young officer's regiment. An old guar' e• g
Farren), to whom the young lady is ward' i 5 e°s-Ifialf
belSelf IS el ill
be married, and, to circumvent whom, the young
m;r; et
the. soubrette, the young officer, and the drti 5-nef Car'
their wits to work, and an old servant and Fardisth
Rogers), who is faithful to his old toaster the °clings of
and woo tells him horrible stories of the Prc)cee r,
the lady, the officer, the soubrette, and the drtjor: ettr•
which stories the guardian turns an noel are
These are common materials but the le' otiartli°
produced by the conduct of the
ovceedings
himself, who is perfectly aware of the Pr Ora tf°
of the young people, and who pervits "0, let°
get themselves, by then plotting and
all sorts of scrapes, and ends by giving hisr tilitt, 1,1
StOrrte' dvlo tbo
young officer, telling them, at the saw° time, tb, tee,
they had chosen to hay.! honestly told tbe troth, to
gl
might have saved themselves a world of trouble, feel
vast deal of story telling. The piece which Die Sri.
short, was capitally acted by Farrel], 'l3echsetefivtivr",,'
gers, and Mrs. Ilumby. The dialogue is careo 150 Op
nd witty' ~ will
ten. The repartees are quick, smart.a
, Storg reilliity of
hthaevree can be no doubt but that
a longer life, that is accorded to the gel]
one act farces.

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ASTLEY'S AMPHITi,-;iroe,e/05101,,
A grand equestrian comic fairy panto
and :the
on,
"The Forty Thieves; or Harlequin Ali Baba'iimitedgroith
bers' Cave," will be produced on a scale of tin,
eget* for
deur, embodying novel scenic and imecha l '
n-ca„ources' of
Mr. Batty's trained steeds, and extensive rospoilitisbo
which his establishment possesses alone lbel_ke, with., of
producing—commencing with the silver, tz4,ht, lotto jet
fairies of the waters, and their coursers r l'b
°the grotto.n; 0;
the queen, and her winged steeds of `. 500 Ord.loo.
fairies' charm, to protect Ali Baba and histheir °1306'
the vision, and departure of the fairies on forest of
ee ;
whilst the sylvan grot fades away to the ' •L the ira, on
dad, with the robbers' cave ; the woodroo., thieve" she
the horn sounds, and approach of the fer_ks7eoted bteen
their horses with plunder ; the thieves reprvicho halbersted
most notorious characters—highwaYlnen the °let o'6
resuscitated expressly for the purpose ; „, the -e pro
charm of ~ Open Sesame ;" Ali Baba learledge to rot
descent of Orcobrand, the forest foe; histaKes place, the
tact Hassarac ; immense shower of raiaes cottage, ;,. in
comic flight of the robbers ; -Ali Bice of tbe ue,7-0
starving family, and magical aPP"Ii witb ilf"l7torse,
the fairy temple ; street in fiagdijj the robber is fettle
stall ; the cobbler ; mmio3uvres,witciused by the . oil
with comic situation of the soca' c- the Pretendectbo
power ; verandah of the forty j3rVorgisna rirs 010
merchant ; the robbers subdued
ing oil over them ; beautiful trans;forrnhaalni°gne
of joy, with fairy rose pavilion ; the c
harleqlllo, be
and llassarae, clown and pantaloon ; who COMIC, the
Ganem, and columbine from Morgia.na. 4-,.,_*.e,, foe _ •
siness commences with various hits at the I,ll..ading
.60...
usual comic struggles of the clown, 64ei
the„ Wen'
grand scene of the pg,noramic procession 0
_„ fib,
toof tisbe.t;etkpt,
ton statue, conveying it along Park -lane to t"b'is trib;
the Life Guards, dray-horses, &c., realising ci, with
to England's hero. Fairlop fair is introduce d con
variety of gymnastic novelties, forming a vari a gt
to the other attractive scenes, leading to a 141- teilP-
scene of fairy tableaux, illuminated rose circles veobool°
jets, or revolving stars of light. This beautiful 0t
001
cal wheel will occupy the entire width of the stalrgrea'
presents a new feature in pantomime, made 62 PO
expense, for Mr. Batty, by Mr. Hinchley, gß".or:
Westminster-road, from his own designs and all
ments. Clown, Mr. Rochez, Pantaloon, Mons,. S 10).°'
Columbine, Miss Louisa Waite, Harlequin, pl.„.,ar. 94_1
Harvey. The pantomine is written by Nelson 1)`:d ea"
expressly for Mr. Batty, and the whole arran
produced by Mr. W. D. Broadfoot.
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° Y and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
(From The Sun of last Night.)
17he sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
86.00 bales, including 4,000 American on speculation,
St2erhara and Maranham, 500 Egyptian, and 2,5C0
-""" 1 • Th
apecu anon. e market was not so animated
al on Moday. Shares were duller.
b A most interesting discussion was anticipated at the
Zan ladle House to•day, on a motion that it be re-
-I,l(Ted to the Court of Directors, to make better
a "isien for the Native Army in India, as
hi...reward fur past services, and with the
L9arrorihy idea of advancing them to that high
rot!tion which they most unquestionably deserve. The
k ice of motion, however, was declared, by the chair-
Ze, to have been adjourned, pursuant to the request of
t oSu,llivan. The subject, however, will not be lost
ogi
Th•
at ,e Cotton speculations at Liverpool are progressing
:41 awful rate. There must be a settling day, and
4
" time " bargainers may rue the day in entering
or a such extensive operations as have been noted
leeal. ttio
la te. Truly, it may be said, the spirit of
(l n
has departed from the vicinity of
/dive -eourt, and centred in the cotton market of
tAle !P'ool. However, time will, questionless, unfold a
latioal this, as in other rash and reckless business trans-
;
ed from the result of which a moral may again be
,
eig ere are not any late arrivals announced from the
4°lliea So day.
kaneeo...nata have just been received of the arrival of the
ettlar'h mail. We do not hear of any very parti-
ti,e information, except that in Sicily great destruc
I,64l2l.bsdations have been reported to have occurred.
41,4' avather was extremely severe in all parts of Ger-
but 3'
oneand Holland. The navigation by canals was all
cld
Co •
kt 9,lts‘)lE, for the Account have been rather firm to-day
dr r2to 931 ; the Reduced Three per Cents. have just
pre„,":"n from 948 to 938. Exchequer bills are at 14,
tut n. Bank Stock at 207, and the New Three-and-
Vianaix per Cents. at 953.
to alias tie the pay day in the Share Market, and the
lkai "It rand pay-day in the Foreign Funds. Little
lei -has, consequently, been ie progress, but the
Tr an d liquidation of differences.
mew have been bargains in Buenos Ayres, at ;
tt:i7alican, at 231 k; in the Four per Cents. Portugoe,e,
iyil .; in the Dutch Two-and a Half per Cents., at 54k;
TV the Four per Cents. at 921.
1111 e prieeti of railway shares and scrips are pretty
today.
111 h ONE CLOSING
c" OP hitITISII FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
StOck
Per ce .207 207
itozcli aunt. Reduced Anns....- 937 i 944, 93,3 i
Per Cent. Annuities 95'383/496 90% VD A
not nities to expire J an. 1860 9 15-16 %
t!. `aa Stock
Con, t°
b. -41 A f Annuities ... 933/4. 9334
44zeliatter °Penina• 93i/eVi 93%
-
Ditto, ;10001. 11Ad. ... 11 14 —" 13 p
Di 401 ll 14 —— p 13P
tto. Small
oNE CLOSIN (3
O'CLOCK PRICES

11413titteerirE408::::a_01,:enwirFir4G3N FUNDS
8-Iy2 ex div
eaje''l3Tres Bonds, 6 Der Cent 42 _
N 0..", 5 per Cent. 1846 ...... 23%1A,
~
Port,7, &ccount . -
3,
SpZ"Vlese Bonds, 4 per Cent 37
!•141 5 Per Cent. 1840 - -
ditto, passive
-5%
)1t1,,: Dividends on the above payable in London.
541 i
Viltts',,an, 2% per Cent 5414
604
thit2lis per Cent -
924
g eit I''°, • 4 Per Cent. Certificates 92%
441,w LEM 01, A TT, BUSINESS DONE CLOSING
kti‘A...rd„AY 811AREs 1"-- AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES.
-‘34ber :lii ............ ,- 25 - -
544 k ott., Boston,
aphttern Junction 2%......
o,c,„,_"' , leraine,N-.0 and
1304."118. h_. l% _
1411-6; B', U01int.3.:13 ......... 4' -
ksibiagual and Dudley 425.4..... 5% P. ...... - pi., end Glencester..loo
kris47.7 I%TeW .............. 17% ••• ••- .....
4killPra and •
Ox-
-41._ "tinction ......... 2
'`°llll. -
alld 4(1, Lancashir
10 Cheall'e'
k !till. st_lre Juno.... 23%
'''.lBto -a,,-741, ,d, & Bit. 225. -
11 Ditto,l --4 -c•xeter ..... 75
lit• N --- •• ••••........
lat,,, el itz,ew .......... 5 - ... .
Is•Astoi wGloueester... 30 •••••• tittap4 Liver. June. 21A •••• **
elgeCi4ge.:_4l:l33llire . 84s. -
bitt(2744 ... ... ... 25 . ~.. 23%
,bitt„ 11,41 f Si;;;es..... .. 21/a - .........
.....
1,11•145,-,1Ydesdalo Junc 25
Clltilli 414 Holyhead... 27 IA
th ttalld Bl - - ''' ....N.....
tOster and Manchester
2
6`.titteh.: a4anchester 425. - .•• ......... ..•
-Arenta-ul. and Oxford 2
Cl .......... ....100
to. sat -
, .2(1 ell!, 6 per Ct. 10
1-10. -
Gov'4B, 5 per Ct. 10
-
Cork De,
..r.ttrnent Loan
irkand
4.4 d gilli,_t• . ........... 10_
et,'4 and Nvq‘nley ... 2% --
I,IIIWO atenOrd ... Ph
i%
ui), to Half .... . 5
~._ , si, .......... ... .••...•
-,, t Line°,
_sires .., 2% ...... - .....
b.'ordould ti3':, teat Ret-
e..ect /.10,.., effd. June. 25 ...... "'"
iZeettNin ''''.'ern .... 2% ...... 2%
,--ablin "Ilvich ............ I
unblie,alld Belfasi June. 121/.1
htlole,..:Belfast, and
lutil)h._•,,ue ........... 2% -
)n.,,,,'m 4118,d Galwpy. ..
...
..
4 -
wister,„ Enniskillen 10
bitio`unties ...... 14/. 16s. 221/8
. et.? ......... 12/. 16s
l)itto lerisetual 5 par
b et4t• lr '
itto O. 1....... 61.135. 4d
~ tko vutto tension /. 13s. 4d
3N 4..
,4,1.3 . ork . 2 --- -
.....
taete erell'ut andNor'cn 1
35 ..
114! Union ... ..7 ...... a 3,
bl-'ll Quarter Shares -/4
V). Ekten.(Harwich) 17/8 - ......... .
..
..
.. ..
•P42:''', Camb. and Ely.. 2v „ — ..............
6 ,atiewhire - •• •••• .....
Itto
Do. New
5 •• ... - ............ ...
... N
• ,10. (late Preston
DO-LClnnakirk) . 5 .... - ...............
at
"11°"1‘1" 'p ,• 114 - ......... ..
test &W- of oiLe .. .. 11,4 2X/8 ...............
Edb -°' -"lgland
, ..........
Ditto
... 10
~
_Ditto areks
,filoialafilsdhGla"? 5(1). " ..........: -- ............. ••• • •
..............
ib..l4linburaur_er Soares 12% ....., 183/4••• ...........
40„1aborih
antloil,*thern.. 12% - ...... ..... -..
El and thitZrrth••• 3 , ••• ••
bliniskilion
and gn ... 12%
rl!eter, yeovii
, & Dorset s. e. t. I(
(42
-'43lr, OW, Dumfries, and --
•,firligic, to_
... ....... .•• .
48140 w luiniar B;X*** 5 -
to,bit 1/4 --"
Yr
So
-
~ ,4 Shares (5 p.e.r 15
-
bo ' "
4 0,1:1111„t• guar.) .. 121/
44 auld 'VT?.n.easter, 11;.c... .:: 2 '2:
.
„„„.tuun (Notting-
at(l•7`l,sl:ln ........... iy
•• ...... •••..
EnEastern &Western. 21,x - .. ...... ... ..
t Sout
i. , h. and. West.
1:34 .
buster.Gte. ......... 27111 ••• • • .........
Gtzt Nor:h of ge.. ... .....
22
% ...- -
-.atiztttotNooxrts,?hwo.f..E..n2.l.a..n.d...
......
bitto' evr
• - ........
15
....-1534114
' Ilew 11A -
14144......e5t ......... .„,
b;..w ern. ............ 85
bic Shares ..... .. 50 -
bittoto AftBll4l."
bbitto,
iiewha ............ 20 -
2 -
11.4tetoralield&M.-an-Ch...e.s: 13 ....... -
h 1
suit ...2 Extension ...... 3 ..
b._ •Lttcl Selby ............ 50 -
ti.3* Ralf Shares ... 25 - -
j Ditto 1, s, ...
pa.,,_, -.,4 uares .... 12% -
e 4 cc Bury St. Edm 111,4 lO%
°, do, and Norwich. 2% • 1 301.114.: and Carlisle... 50 ...-
'w .............. 5
'''Llcili and Bradford ... 30
...ais..:e_r and Bedford... ..
..
..
16s. - ......... .. ..•
1-.o3.,l3l)evrsbuy, &c.... 22% -.. ........ .
..•
1)k h ranel? ( lue) ... 2% -
47t _ . K.xtension( Green) 14 -
)itatZ,,,,.d Thu' hu5k......... ........ . 127-4........... -141,4 ex new....14%_x n
1)0 '4l", ............. 5 - .............•
, chair . v
-
44001,, itper (A. 3/2 -
Lone juiiJ &New
don end ,ion. -
Do New ."'"teirwall. 16/. 138.4c1. - Ditto , -.. ..
- ......
.:
....
:::
tOodon;rlt9laion
Z:SoUth courigthton, and
50 .
.. 584%
pit to, Fiftks
1-',O. Consol. Eighths.. 10
470. Gnarant. 5 per ct. 9 - ... .. .. .....
tti on and Greenwich 12/ 15s4d -
14'-'ho. Preference ..•18117s 2d - ••
Western
Hounslow. and
t 2 - •••
Sitidon and N. Westemloo 195 194 ..... .......
I/O. Quarters
2 -
'h
.'"°•, no., New ......... 2
Ditto 14% %
rtto Fifths - ••
DO
14 Shares (G. J.) 5 -
.„-uo 40/. Shares (L. M. ) 8 ...... -
iy.,o. 40/. (M. & B.) ... 40 ...... •-•
"O. 101. (M. & B.) A-. 5 ......
,10. 10/. (M. & B.) B. 5 ••• ••• -
/0:0. 10/. (M. & B.) C. 1 -
44e44°11, Oxford, and
heltenham
4- &b W t 411 6a 10d...... 62 63 62% b_ • eti ern
ht• IN ew ConsoL Bths 40
..,...n.:Ne.22%. .. 2Q%
~.uo. New
. 18 ... . -
,uitto Tenths
uib.tto Tenths ... ..... 4 -
JUG scrip
tVto ditto ...... . .... 4 ...... 412... ........
6:lland York 2.% 2% • •••
La • Extension 2% - •
yob Salisbury, and
140;.. idlo.„; 1 n
..
~- - ..... .... • •••• •. A ••• •
Ltilleonierry& Coleraine, 15 - ....••. .........
kin iluarr3' and Ennis- ,
L.yilne/1„., ... .... ••• ....... .... 15 .
l'Ye •
- ''''' EIY
44-21 and Dereham 1.5 .....
lellester and Leeds B2 ...... -
1,-"ltte % Shares3B
-°• Quarters........ 2
1)0. ~,.,......... ...-
Tv.. t:;!Ilas ............. ... 5 • -
i'2. btxteenths ......... 6% -
'''''' tension....... 42
o Live ......... s. -- P
Fifths
and Bury 24
ii. 120. do. rain .... .... 1
3"er..eBter•Baxton,and
litiziock ......... -... .. 425. - P
tulknuelt. & Sonthampt. ...... 1N
DO-.
_l._ .. .......
•100 127 126%
~. tift hs ............... 2 -
Nu.. ±: Neer............. 24
r);;'.%,: .......... . 2
"''', and Detio7loo lO3 104

81%

61 p

233/4
214

. . . . . . .
1 lii

1%

2%

22%

% P
334

....
2%

18%

......
21/i

541,4

17 74
29%

10%

756

,11

58%
47%

62%
26%
5%

16%

1p

- P
1N
126%

31'4

Midland Great Western
Irish
Newcastle an d Berwick 20
Do. North Shields ... 25

Neweastl, anti Carlisle...loo -
New mrk et &C;hesterfrd 5
Newport& Ab ergavenny 2%......
Newry and Enniskillen 7 ...... . •••••
Newry, Warrenpoint,
-,d Rostrevor 5

an(
Norfolk

~.100 l3Ol/2.... -. ......

Ditto Half S hares 9 ...... -
DO. Extension
Northern Coun ties Union 2% ll4 1
North British .. ..... ... 25
Do. Half Shares ll ...... 16 ......... .....
Do. Fifths 5
Do. Quartets
Do. Extension
Ditto Thirds 1 ...... 33 41% 4......
Northern and Eastern 5O
Do. Scrip (i ssd. 5 dis.) 45
Do. Quarter Shares... 121/2 —
Do. New
North Staffordshire...... 5 ...... 814%
North Wales
Northern and Southern . .

Connecting
North Western 2th —
Oxford, W'srcester, and
Wolverhamptot
Oxford, Witney, and
Cheltenham....
Portsmouth Direct 3%
Preston and Wyre
Do. 14 Shares
Reading, Guildford, and
Reigate 3/. 12s. — dam•
Richmond
Royston and Hitchen ... 1% —
Scottish Central
Scottish Midland 12% — •
Sheffield & Manchester 100
Do. Quarter Shares... 8
Do. Lincolnshire June, 114 —

Do. & Great Grim•by. 10'

Do. do. Extension 425. .... ...••••••• ••.•
Shrewsbury and Birm 3 .... . 4% 5...........
Shropshire Union
Shrews., Wolverhamp.,
&S. Staffordsl.. June. 21,
South Devon... 4O
South StaffordshireJunc. 2% —
‘outh lizotern & Dover. 33% 38%
Do., No. 1...
Do., NG 2.
Do., No 3
Do.. No. 4
St.Alban's, Hatfield,and
Hertford Junction ... 425. —
Stafferdsh. & Shropshire 2% —
South Wales 5
Swans. & Loughor & Ca-
meron's Stm. Coal. ... 2
Taw Vale Extension ... 2 •• •• ••
Vale of Neath 2
Wakefield, Pontefract. &
Goole 221,4 •••......... ••
Waterford and Kilkenny 11 .
Waterford and Limerick 271%
Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw,
and Dublin
Wexford, Iv aterford,and
Valentia
Waveney Valley 2
Welsh Midland
West Riding Union ...••• 425. —
West Cornwall ...... 2 ... .. •
Wexford and Carlow ... 3%
Wilts, Somerset, & Wey-
mouth
York and Newcastle. . .. 25 3B 37%
Ditto New 5 ...... ....
Do. Preference ...... 2 ...... 6% 7....
ork and North Midland 50
Ditto %5hare3........ 25
Do. Selby 4O
Do. Extension
Ditto, Preference
Do. East and W est Rid-
ing Extension
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.

Anglo-Belgian
Barbadoes 1 ..... — ,
Belgian Eastern Junctn. 21,E
Boulogne and A miens... 16 ......
Bordeaux & 'Mediterran. 2
bordeaux, Toulouse, and
Cette (Mackenzie's)... 2 .. ...
Do. (Espelete's)
Calais, Dunkrk, and West
Flanders
Calcutta and Diamond
Harbour .... 7s.
Callao, Lima, and Pacific
Coast
Central of Spain ... •
Ceylon
Demerara
Dendre Valley 4
Direct Bombay and
Madras
Dutch Rhenish 6
East Indian ... ..... .... ss.
Fampoux & Hazebrouk 4
Great Indian Peninsular ss.
Great Western Benga1... ss.
Great Western Canada... 314
Italian and Austrian. ... 4 ...
Jamaica S.Mid.Junction 1

Jersey
Louvain ala Sambre ... 6 ... . ...
Luxembourg 4
Lyons and Avignon 2 —
Madras ... 1
Madras, Nellore, and
Arcot % _
Madrid and Valentia.... 2 ... ..
Mauritius ..
Namur and Liege
Nn of France Constituted 5 ...... 101/2%
North Jamaica 1
Orleans and Vierzon ... 10
Orleans and Bordeaux... 6 .. .. .
Over Yssel 4l 3s 4d
Paris &Lyons Constituted 5
Paris and Orleans 2O
Paris and Rouen
Paris and Strasbourg _

Constituted :. 5
Rouen and Havre
Sambre and Meuse ...... 10 ....
Strasbourg and Bale ... 14
St. Laurence & Atlantic —
fours and Nantes Con-
stituted ... .. 5
Tournay, Jurbise, Lan-
den, and f1a55e1t....... 8
Trinidad
West Flanders ...... . 6 —

JOINT STOCK BANKS.
Australasia
Provincial of Ireland ... 25
London & Westminster. 20
Union of London... lO

MINES.

Real del Monte Unregd. ----3%

343/4

5%

-
1304

1
37
16

29
85,§

3%
38%
23

14%

13/4 p

37%

46 14

12j
1714

-
10%

5 xd

253/4

273/4

OF TRADE IN NOT-
TINGHAM.
of the false and mischievous state-
communicated as it would
meats which hadvuengoutpearbsr,oad through the medium of
some of the L.ounform
InS9cronAweTquEence
ill
L1)1 correspondents here, respecting
appear by
we have been led
h n we are ordinarily
try,
• to the subject t a
the state of the varioustudmepakaretmmeunrets
eoxfteouusr:vloecauluidndus
mi-
nute inquiries in alltiminesbutor
afford to the public the m
power. ne
cxti information°ug a t
accustomed to adopt, thoosutgchurar
The habit indulged Y
factures of this town as
exhibiting the manu
of always re convinced, by
in b some of our contemporaries
s ectable manufacturers
extensive intercourse with
rep
of the most inju-
and London salesmen and merchants,
in a state of ruinous depression is, we a
rious tendency.
one of the journals of this place,
town and neighbourhood is in a condition of the greatest
of
Take the case now before us. It is bruited forth by
that the trade of the
dering about
of the most extreme destitution, and wan This is
possible depression—that multitudes men are in a state
in all directions in search of employment.
copied into the London journals and meets the eyes of
buyers in all directions, who are thus led, from anex-
pectation of a reduction in prices, to keep out of the
market : and in this manner, by degrees, the statement,
originally false and unfounded, accomplishes its own
fulfilment.
But the evil does not stop there ; unprincipled
close grinding manufacturers, seeing these statements
made in the public prints of the town, and knowing that
they will be certain to meet the eyes of the operatives
and create -,orne alarm among them, immediately gives
notice o+
n
enoila,r,:dire trtxiona work to h
intheprice;e or and
put o f
intotheir
the
intention
goods
to i
made, as it may best suit their convenience or policy.
And thus the poor man becomes the duue,vor
bvictim of an
eeu raised
an
insensate clamour which would never
had it not been for the purpose of affordin
oppor-
tunity to the writers of the paragraphs alluded
trade of the
to to
of
the,
exhibit some crotchets on the subject of
town, or on the general trade-policy
which they thought could be rendered, under the
cir-
cumstances, subservient to the interests of some
or faction, whose prosperity they were engaged to
sup-
port. As we, however, have no such petty interests to
uphold, nor any such selfish feelings to gratify,
sha co -tinue, as heretofore, to exhibit that simple'w
e
fa thful record of the state of the different branches of
trade in this town and neighbourhood, which bas pro-
cured for our articles on this subj et so extensive- a
notice among the leading journals of both town and
country.
LACE.—There are general inquiries by buyers of
goods in the rough state, and some extensive parcels
have changed hands. It is now ascertained that stocks
are unusually low ; and as the news from Liverpool and
Ma ichester leads to fears of a further increase in the
price of yarns, it is evident that prizes of plain nets and
of coarse fancies must go up. Cost and selling rates
have not borne any real relation to each other for the
last two months. This market is in a very singular
state ; and it will be no wonder if in a week or two it
revives in an extraordinary way.
HOSlERY.—'though there exists some dullness in the
demand for particular articles in the trade, it cannot on
the whole be considered as in a much worse state than is
usually the case with it at this season of the year. Some
houses have large orders in hand, and others are in daily
expectation of receiving such ; the advance in the price
of yarns, equivalent, in heavy articles, to from 20 to 30
per cent., rendering it highly advantageous to buyers to
enter the market whilst the present stock of goods are
on hand ; it being certain that a considerable advance
must soon take place in the price of many articles.—
Nottingham Mercury.

Died at his house at Greenwich, suddenly, James
Wilkinson, Esq., the well-known indigo broker in the
City. Mr. Wilkinson retired to rest at twelve o'clock
on Monday night, apparently in the best health and
spirits, and was found dead in his bed at nine o'clock
next morning.

NA!TIONAL PROVIDENT INSTI-

TUTION.

Th El annual general meeting of this important society
was ?Add, at twelve o'clock yesterday, at the London
Tay( rn, to receive and consider the general statement
of th a funds and effects, and the report of the state of
the r rosj ►ects of the institution, and for the transaction
of other business. Charles Lushington, Esq., was
unani 03C usly voted to the chair. There was a numerous
attends.,

The' radvertisement convening the meeting having been
read b y the secretary, Mr. MARSH,
The CHAIRMAN proceeded to address the meeting.
He sa id—Gentlemen, having no prominent official posi-
tion he the direction of your affairs until now, I may be
permitl ed to acknowledge the flittering vote which
this draj 7 constitutes me your chairman, and also to ac-
knovvle, dge the kindness of those who appointed me the
chairraa in of two former meetings—this being the third
imports nt meeting held in the course of the last twelve
months over which I have had the honour to preside—
(Chee:.,,s .) And lam the more gratified because on the
two last occasions questions of unusual difficulty have
been r tooted, by which the discretion of your chairman
was c idled into active exercise, your favourable judg-
ment of which I was most anxious to receive.—
(Hear, hear.) I am disposed also to discover an
addition al kindness on your part. These differences,
the diaa assion of which I was called upon, in the course
of my d uty, to regulate have never, I trust, been com-
pletely neglected.—(Cheers.) You have afforded me the
pleasing and happy opportunity of congratulating you
on the restoration of that harmony which I would fain
believe was only slightly and temporarily interrupted.
—(Heel.) Had I been called upon, year after year, to
account, for the diminution of business, to apologise for
disappcsiintments, or to palliate failure, I must have felt
the en ibarrassment of my situation ; and I feel em•
barras3m ent now, but it is an embarrassment springing
from a far different source—it arises from the ap-
preheintion that I may be accused of exagge-
ration i n felicitating you upon the exuberant prosperity
of the i titution—(Hear, hear)—but the stubbornness
of facts bears me out ; the indisputable accuracy of
figures is my authority and justification. If you refer
to the report of last year you will find that our policies,
tsken wit'ain the twelve months which ended on the 2d
of November, amounted to 911, and I confess that the
directors thought that this annual aggregate, having in-
creased •for three successive years, would have paused
at its act* but on the contrary, we might have been
much more sanguine because the account made up to the
20th of November last exhibits the extraordinary
number of 1,005 policies—(Loud cheers)—being 85
more tha.n those of the preceding year. These policies
represent, assurances for 516,5001. ; the annual income
is 18,0001. With these, 1,005 strictly belong to class 9,
which is the most lucrative of all. Nor let it be said,
that we have been too ready and eager for the acquisi-
tion of policies. But you will find by the report which
will presently be read to you, that we have declined,
under the counsel of our efficient medical officers, 128
policies. —(Cheers.) The deaths in class 9 have been
thirty-one, and the amount paid on account of them has
been about 15,0001., being 6,000/. above last year's.—
(Hear, hear.) Now, as long as the deaths maintain a
fair average, and the sums which we have to pay are rea-
sonable and properly apportioned, I conceive that we
shall have no cause for regret, because we are enabled,
not onl y to promote our own selfish interests, but to pro-
mote the advantage of society at large.—(Hear, hear.)
I hare always thought it necessary, on occasions of this
kind to enlarge upon the advantages which may accrue
toe father, a husband, a wife, or an orphan,
by insuring their lives; and I have recently
seen two cases showing the immense advantage of mu-
tual life insurance, in a little work called " Hutchinson
on Life Insurance." Two cases, illustrative of the
advantage of this species of insurance, are to be found
in this book, with respect to which I am sure you will
allow me to detain you for a few minutes. Two young
men entered into copartnership, and jointly insured their
lives for 1,0001.; one of them died early, and of course
the benefit of the insurance came to the survivor, and the
amount thus obtained enabled him to pay what was due
by the partnership estate, and to conduct the concern,
without difficulty and without embarrassment. A young
man, whose parents were in very narrow circumstances,
and whom he was obliged to support out of a small
income, insured his life for 1,0001. He died ten years
before them, and thus he was enabled to convey to his
parents, who otherwise would have been reduced to an
abject state of destitution, an annuity of 85L per annum.
(Hear.) Surely we ought to disseminate these things,
because a knowledge of them could not fail to induce our
friends, and others with whom we constantly come into
communication, to have recourse to that which is produc-
tive of such immense advantages to mankind. Lastly,
gentlemen, I may mention that our present capital is
within a fraction of 300,000/—(Loud cheers)—being an
increase since last quarter of above 58,0001., and that
our income, derived from all sources, is 88,949 L Now,
though the subject of life insurance is not :one which
agitates men's minds like politics, and though it is very
possible that the gentlemen of the press, whom I see
before me, may not think it worth while to promulgate
the details of my announcement, yet the con-
tents of the report, which you will presently
hear, will be canvassed in other offices—it will be
mentioned in the metropolis—it will be circulated
throughout the country, and grave men of business will
examine its affairs with steadiness—with a steady and
scrutinising attention, and will recommend this institu-
tion, on account of its success and the excellence of its
principles, to every person who is actuated by feelings of
forecast and prudence.—(Cheers.) Gentlemen, I be-
lieve that is all in the shape of preliminary matter which
I have occasion to detail to you. The first thing I
have to do is to request your attention to
the report, and after that to a general state-
ment of the funds and effects of the institution.
With your permission I will call on the secretary to read
the report.
Mr. Mutsu, the Secretary, then read the report,
which was as follows :

The Report of the Directors for 1846, presented to the
Eleventh Annual Meeting of Members, held on the

16th of December.

" The return of another anniversary of this institution
affords the directors the gratification of laying before
their fellow members a highly satisfactory report, show-
ing, not only a large increase of business during the past
year. but exhibiting in its various details the prosperous
condition of the institution, far exeee,:ing that of any
former period. It is with feelings of lively satisfaction
that the directors congratulate the members at large on
the high reputation the institution holds in public esti-
mation, and on the extensive sphere of usefulness it has
already attained, including, as it now does, 4,372 mem-
bers. This number comprises members residing in all
parts of the country, and there is every prospect
of the number being progressively increased as
the benefits of the society become more and more
widely realised, so that, at no distant day, it may fully
accomplish the design of its founders, in proving itself a
truly National Provident Institution.
" In the course of the year just terminated the large
number of 1,005 polices have been issued, the annual
premiums on which amount to 18,4411. ss. 3d., and
thetah we conducive
institution,
one hundred and twenty-eight proposals for life as-
surance have been declined as ineligible.
" The accounts have, as usual, been made up to the
20th of November last, and, from the auditors' report,
the capital stock of the society on that day appears to be 1
299,6751. 12s. 4d., being an increase, since last year, of
58,2141. 19s. ld.
" The annual income is now 88,940/. Bs. 2d.
" The claims paid on account of deaths during the
year amount to 15,001/.ls. 4d.
" At the close of the ensuing year the assets and
liabilities will be investigated by Charles Angell, Esq.,
actuary to the institution, for the purpose of apportion-
ing such surplus funds as may have accrued since the
last division of profits, in 1842; and from the large in
ci ease of business since that period the directors enter-
tain sanguine expectations of a satisfactory result.
" In September last a special meeting of the members
was held to consider certain proposed alterations in the
rules and regulations, which, with some variation, were
adopted by the members then present. The rules
thus altered have been certified by the barrister
as required by the Act of Parliament relating to friendly
societies; although the directors did not acquiesce in all
toos th ato ft
hteh co
ohaafffiadi affairs of
the laws
alterations r
thea ti on s then
society,
themade,
directorsn ow
willt he 3
rejoiceh av et
ob efichodmtehtehme
and harmony (which from the comhmenceme t
aatsl srub-
sisted between the directors and
sste
thatmembers has attendeda lee'
tnthbeeinegffiemieols'tt management
be attributed) may be uninter-
institution is jus.
ed.
The mutual good feeling between
tedly maintain
rup
whom the management of the very important
those to
and to which muchy toof the success
concerns of the society are intrusted and their fellow-
amnedmpbreorsspiesrietsys.enti t shows the progress of the
to its permanent stability
" The following st aement
institution since its commencement:—
t. .

----------
No.of Amount of
Years ending Policies Annual Income. Capital.
issued.
-- ..------.....----
x s. d. £ 8. d.
20th Nov., 1836 616 8,021 12 2 1
30,759236
10 5
3 0
~ 1837 435 14,600 0 0 1,
1838 459 19,934 19 4 46,855 010
" 1839 490 25,497 4 2 64,959 10 10
1840 494 31,051 10 10 90,545 13 9
~
„ 1841 857 36,357 1 4 114,993 2 4
1842 364 39,360 9 7 139,806
11 2
1 7
~ 1843 703 44,219 17 0 167,079
~ 1844 722 55 037 9 2 202,162 1 9
1845 911
1846 1,005 .0,819 14 5 241,460 13 3
88,940 8 2 299,675 12 4
Total ... ..... 6 556

The financial statement was then read in detail, and
exhibited a nett balance of 299,675/. 12s. 4d. on the 20th
of November last, to which period the annual statement
was made.
The CHAIRMAN proposed the adoption and printing
of the report and accounts for circulation amongst
the shareholders.

Mr. CASH seconded the motion.
Mr. TYLER wished to say one word with respect to
the report. He had waited for some gentleman to rise
and propose its adoption, because he thought it was the
most gratifying report they had ever had the pleasure
of receiving from their directors.—(Cheers.) Those who
had paid any attention to the subject of life policies,
and to the progress of societies of this kind, could not
fail to be struck with the extraordinary progress of this
institution. He had given his attention to the matter,
and he thought he was perfectly justified in saying that
no society in his experience had progressed with a ra-
pidity at all equal to the progress of this provident in-
stitution.—(Hear, hear.) It had only been established
eleven years ; and it would hardly be believed, but he
had the figures to show it, that it had issued in that
period nearly as many policies as the Great Equitable