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41,0 . to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured
filtc, all Iscesi, - LOST in MANCHESTER between the hours
~ Not ..._ _ . s, the power fa borrow, without expense or for-
of Twelve at noon and Five in the afternoon, on TUESDAY, the
tits :..! Policy, twe-tbirds of the nremiums paid (see Table) ;
kens t.,2•41 sf selecting benefits, and the conversion of his ix- Ist day of April 1845 a' 5001. BANK of ENGLAND NOTE, dated
London, January' 12,' 1344—T F p 4,911, Parkins, 5001.-payment of
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NAVAL 'INTELL'IGENCE.
FRIDAIt.—The Echo tug returned last
night into the harbonr. She fell in with the disabled
ship she went in quest of off the west end of the Isle of
Wight. She proved to be the American ship Spring, of
New York, bound from Matanzas to Cowes, with .
cargo of sugar. She had lost her main and wizen top-
masts in a heavy gale' about threb -weeks since. She
had on board the crew of blother•ArneriCsan ship, which
had foundered at "sea. The Echo assisted tier into
Cowes. • •
An accident' attended with fatal consequence occurred
last night, arising from the reprehensible praCtice of
keeping stores in open lighters. alongside:. vessels dis-
mantling all night. One Of' the' marines of the Sappho
was placed to guard a vessel in thig situation. 'The poor
fellow fell from the ligliter Overbolad; suittalthpugh he.was
heard to fall, and his cries for help also heard; •Wai
drowned, notivithstrthdine direiy:extirtien ...wasLused ,to.
save him. His body has not yet been recovered. We.
hope that 'an' order v;i11 be ifous;d to the eactTthat
vessels with stores in, unless under' hatFhes, shall not
in future lie alocigkide men -of war, ate'''. dirk: This is
the second accident of a fatial'iiature tliat'Hafbecarred;
recently. • • '•
• The Emerald tender sailed last evening for.Devonport
With supernumeraries. • ,
The Rochester navy lighter sailed this morning for
Sheerness and Chatham.
The Victory, 100, Captain Pasco, received an addi-
tional half-dozen guns yesterday,, fdr. 'auk greater con-
venience of sainting and the better facility for drilling
her men. . • • - • ' ''" •
Sir HenrylaiNhington (brother ilo-D"?; Lushington, of
th Admiralty Qgurt,, and entail). Lush legton of the
Te)agetiiide) gave. fid ,e1,44e01 110,0 eentinii •
tainment this evening to the chiefc'OraitiiSkoned erfficers
of the Vengeance and a select circle of friends, at the
George Hotel, Portsmouth.
The Sylvia cutter, tender to the Seaflower. Lieutenant-
Commander Warren, sailed to-day for Jersey.
In the Harbour—The St. Vincent, 120, flag-ship,
under survey; the Victory, 100, ordinary guard-ship;
the royal yacht Victoria and Albert, laid up for the
winter; the Excellent, gunnery-ship; the Rattlesnake,
28, Captain Stanley, fitting for surveying service; the
Sappho, 16, Commander Gambier, preparing for paying
off; the Penelope, steam-frigate, Captain Giffard, fitting
for service on the coast of Africa as flag-ship; the Myr-
tle, dispatch boat, Master-Commander Balliston; and
the Echo, steam-tug.
In Dock—The Prince Regent, 120, razeeing to a 90;
the Leander, 50, building; the Ajax, 56, block-ship; the
Etitiburgh, 72, under conversion to a block-ship; the
Crocodile, troop ,hip, Commander Lane; the Champion,
18, repairing for commission; and the Serpent, 16, re-
fitting for service.
In the Basin—The Vengeance, 84, Captain Stephen
Lushington, fitting for service on the Mediterranean
station ; the Amphitrite, mi.; corvette, ready for com-
mission ; the Fairy, tender to the Royal yacht, re-gild-
ing, &c. ; and the Naiad, coal and store depot, for Callao,
Master-Commander Browne.
At Spithead—The Cyclops steam frigate, ready for
any service, awaiting orders.
CHATHAM. OCT. 30.—The Warspite, 50 guns, fitting
in dock for commission,is advancing; rapidly to cow
pletion. It is reported that she will be commissioned by
the late Captain-`superintendent of this yard, Captain
W. 11. Shirretf.
The Eurotas, 42, in dock, fitting as a steam guard
ship, is waiting for the decision of the authorities as to
the aperture for the screw propeller. Part of her has
been painted.
The Gloucester, 50 guns, is ready to be put out of
dock next sping tides. As soon as she is out, al2 gun
brig, to be named the Elk, will be immediately taken iu
hand to be built.

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HE ,ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.— fhe
prin-
eiliae of .tlus :•aluable invention; is clearly demonstrated by
Protes,,,r Bachhotnier in his Morning and Evening LECTURES at
the RO I'll. POLY fEe time I NsTITU ZION. Dr. Ryan's OLE MI-
CAL LECTURES, ally, and on• the Evenings ot Mondays, Wed-
nesdays, and Fridays. The principles and uses of the WORKING
MODELS, and other specimens of the Useful Arts, are explained to
the visitors. The OPAQUE MICROSCOPE. The OXY-HYDROGEN
mrQitoscorE,. by CARY. re-produced with the most interesting
objects. The latest DISSOLVING VIEWS, by Charles Smith, are
of great interest and beauty.
Admission, Is. ; Schools, ilalf-price.

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ainnii. and the next will be wade in
" 144 Phident /bar. '
F. •FERGUSON CADIROUX, Secretary.

.111ANcirtso.,_ZE
-Pk All)) SOUTHAMPTON
.tztrzisi„ • . RAJIWAX.
Th. „,, 4Ori TIME FOR SENDING IN SCRIP.,
_victors rtREMPTOICY 'NOTICE:
DST tu_ .tve notice that, with a view. to the convenience of
tvlll'"3'wnit,. e.,,"LtherbavO'fietermi•ned to-EXTEND, to
. THFRS-
-5% of 4:7el,ell,g,....4'NoAxernber, the which Scrip
have OZ-tuber, nii',;.intzposea-ispecitted in the advertisement. of the
in thi".-PPtioijiiir3tld including which day, therefore, parties. s!:
eatfockult i'rom the Company (recerting
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°f the a'ati ISs per shill%) or, of proseentitig the, appli.
ilitreeoipep! Parlioroa - Pemski); redeMtlVP exec" ti°l
fro f new pp,:;thary contract and supplementary subsCribers
es
e,te7,.P in exchange for that held by them.
Vrithh, ess "slen of time will be granted.
trilkftne periW° send in their scrip and to decl tre their opticn
Seri °Miter, thsPeettled will he subject to forfeiture of their shares,
hferePll6lders of
Directors will be reluctantly compelled to enforce.
eb„ ;nee; ot being original llottees, will be required to give a
yr oth,r n
a"
of the.-arties forwarding old scrip must fill up and sign
To
the
hy ahrnexed forms.
birecto,„". ue JOHN WHEELER, Secretary.
of the 'Manchester and Southampton Railway
Qentle-
Company.
to he 4harEs in"'r.ehY inform you that, as holder of. the. scrip. wish
for Parry tothis undertaking, which I enclose, it wis
1,114 ter to the proposed renewed application to Parliament
trianne-eleet a,',Totrlict a railway from Cheltenham to Southampton ,
ther„,and rdingly to proceed with the undertaking, in. such
1144 e
.I)lr,oto'rTer such name or title, and subject to such conditions,
ke,126 the eliaL deem best ; and I request you, accordingl3 ,to
f or
the 1P for shares in the said Manchester and Southampt, n
4nY new undertaking founded thereupon, in exchange
“oW held by me.

ATiONAL ,ANTI-POOR-LAW PROVI-
- DENT AND BENEVOLENT UNION.
A PUBLIC MEETING will be held on THuRsDAT next, at the
London :.avern, Dshopsgate-street, at One o'clock i•recisely, of gen-
tlemen desirous of bettering the condition of the well-disposed mem-
bers of the wi,rking classes. • •
_ . •

The Riga Hon. the LORD MAYOR in the Chair.

Name........ • .
• Description • • • • • •
Address .• • • •••• • • • •
Date • • ...... • • • • • •
Reference .. -• • • . • • ..
t Total number of Scrip enclosed.. • •
'Artie Designating Nos. ...... • • •• • • • • •• • •
NI 'Wishing th withdraw will substitute the following words :
t 034 thdra
114 oasit. W from the Company, and to receive hack the balance of
1"--''14t.,r,esPect. of such scrip, in the manner prescribed in your

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4NWIESTER AND SOUTHAMPTON
e
441 con,,,
kity,‘,/.4ittee RAILWAY.
of Management inform the Sarehoers that the
10 `4Etts. ' TAM' CONTRACT and SUPPLEMENTARY
_ SUB-
04Wi'gDla, AGREEMENT will LIE for EXECUTION at
Itlileyto_l-
- 1.0.1,/(111:nd times, between the hours of Ten and Four! a
Olilt NCifli ,—From October 26th to October 30th inclust.se, at
.t.th.e
lieh
.‘,eSsrs. Bolton, Merriman, and Dunning, Austin friars, Citi3s, tZtorp 4ace, for the convenience of parties, but subject to. a s.all
be
eT
IN er."" by Parties not original allottees, old scrip will
len AOrl,, new scrip given in exchange.
,the oft, RESTER -From October 27th to October 31st inclusive,
ti Atiq in
~es of 2.11 r. James Wheeler 58, George-street.
eslre 'TllAMPTON—From'October 27th to October 31st in-
It ,at th
th.. In -e offices of Messrs. Deacon and Long.
.. 1 b
l)tere tbail in I,- 17
-"111 e necessary that parties attending to execute the deeds
biN,.. 0 the ,_
ano,ndon. should previously have transmitted their
litterritireee!p`i"..i7lP SeisaoTces., andio , iin lieu thereof the tiecre-
h't the new scrip will be issued
bite „eh exteuti„e_X. 1 o.e tor w iic
fled notice.
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ill ,at Imicis 11111 be given of the times and places, not herein speel-
- the deeds ivill hereafter lie for the convenience of the
19
J.,,, 1,
Z:eat „„ _ rIY order, JOHN WHEELER, Secretary.
•-•-..,.:- gorse-street, 'Westminster, Oct 24, 1846.
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In harbour is the Mutine, 12 guns, Commander Ro •
bert Tyren. Owing to some further alterations required
in the commander's cabin, she will not be completed be-
fore the 9th of next month.
SHEERNESS, OCT. 29.—The Belleisle troop ship, Cap-
tain John Kingcome, arrived at the Nor. on Tuesday
afternoon, with invalids from the several regiments
set wing in Canada, who have been conveyed to Chatham
by the African steamer. The BeHeide is being refitted
at the Nore ; a gang of shipwrights, caulkers, and
j ,iners were sent out to her to-day, as also several spars,
anchor, cables, &c.

40N
(E. 1441
-: I- ETHS HIRE SL ATE and SLATE
4,1V0n,4„ ,_ SLAB COMPANY.
',4,... - ',.f.egistered Pursuant to Act of Parliament, 7 ant 8
.k.,' ..; 'N,,,,,„. Victoria, Cap. 110.)
hds.._,,Dtth;,-.', Clu 50,060/., in 5,000 Shires, of 10/. each.
I,,ettp4 nes been formed for the purpose of supplying. at greatly
Of 4%61 r., I•3attetela quantity of SLATE SLAB, of the very
ItkeoZ `ort to meet the dal y Increasing Demand.
applications
objects
''. ig.,, :,,tnY„are fully detailed in the Prospectuses,
. • ',Ai tek• r 0 Ilie remaining Shares, or Manager,to
4 -141-anZ arY Offices of the Company, 7, 2
IL.may be mat til.tchoeiirt;
111.4,4itb.3.t hr"eike.,agint' New-street, ; and Mr. John Cooper,
Threadneedle-street,C.t London ; Mr.
, elon-street,rLe'eedws.-
.
'4I;4II:ONETHSIIIRE SL ATE and SLATE
"te 1 ' SLAB COMPANY.
pDah..,hereb given, that no applications for Shares in this
`,:r wil will be received after MONDAY, the 9th of November next,
'' eOgll the allotment will he immediately proceeded with.
"kll,court, Oct. 30, 1846.
t.,4T.
-ERN COUNTIES RAILWAY COM-
otttico is u PANY,
lull
.progtrabY given that a SPECIAL GENERA r, MEET ,NG
_ . ..._
of ors of this Company will be held. on THURSDAY, the
T'al,47. November next
taotrOthnee o'clock preci•ely, at the London
ttrAttlinn'ishdlthgate-street, ,n3,int.F2Jvthe conversion of all thlemrlP4ll6(Sfcfonsidering and de-
!loll also'l. Shares of 201. each, by the Pa • •
eni . hares of the Com-
and zols,sto take dividends from the of 1/. 45., and addl-
let
:r._for considering and determining of
th of January next,
th, nraPtages to the 'Northern and Eastern --egranting of equiva-
-1,44. string
th also made n •
rs of Ea t . special for the Plir, hallway- Company ; and
sok__ a s ern Counties York Eu Yeses of granting to the
z_.'zrt.ottser Itihfurther Capital now requiension Shares the 'right to
fau. 0 purposes of the Compare red, or
hereafter to be re-
full,
Until the same be paid up

The Wasp, 16, Commander C. H. Ussher, was paid off
on Saturday ; she is ordered to be overhauled and re-
fitted for commission.

The .4dus, 44, Master Commander John Thomas,
is all ataunt in the fitting baiu, wh:ch she was to leave
to-day, but her discharge has been deferred till Tues-
day ; she is badly off for seamen, not above a dozen
having as yet entered for her. Her complement of
marines, 20 in number, have joined from the Chatham
division ; she is to go to Deptford to load with pro-
visions.

The Euryilus, 44, has been masted, and will be rigged
by the dockyard riggers, and a party of seamen from
the ordinary ; when ready, she will embark convicts
and proceed to Gibraltar, to be there stationed as a con-
vict ship.
The Formidable, 84, requires new decks and new
channels, &e.; it is therefore improbable, from the time
she would take to be got ready, that the officers and
crew of the Terrible steam-frigate are about to be turned
over to her.

The Howe, 120, Advance-ship—From some inquiries
which have been made by the Admiralty regarding the
state and con lition of this ship, it is probable that she
will be ordered for commission shortly.
The Birkenhead iron steam-frigate, fitting as a troop•
ship, is ordered to have a poop erected and paddle-box
boats fitted.

GEnnflE
Chairman.
DAVID NVADDLN"GTON, Deputy Chairman.
By order,

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Offices, Bishopsgate Station, London,C. P.
P°NEY'
October 29, 1846. Secretary-.
DERBY, GAINSBOROUGa, AND GREAT
.__ GRIMSBY JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY. .
The Committee of Management having finally set led all claims
1; !lift-the ompany, they are now enabled to distribute the remain-
.iii Z,g Portion of the Company's fundsthey feel assured that the
nateholders Will approve their havin d la ed the final setttemen
• ofithe Company's affairs, when they garee informed that the Com-
)llittee are thereby enabled to make a return of much larger amount
thane ould have been nude at an e rli eriod.
_ A final have
of five shillingsypear share will be paid at the Com-
iseriA me es
of No-
ye_ es ,-
lane 16, Full-street, Derby, en and after the I,,ne-eytext; and the holders of certificates, who 4thresidewaittha dtiiise-
, tw__,_:sfirne requested to forward mein, legibly endorsed .
hen Pay-
zneueetr.wi atne and address, under co- er, to the Secretary, r, . _ .
An
abll
Titheimmedaty be sent by post, but at the owner's risk
.._ , strut Company's receipts and disbursements mill be
Zr%arded to the shareholders, and the Company's maks will b
-isen to their inspection on and alter the 23d of November next, be-
--,en the hours of t d
k
_ en an tree oc oc
terabn'wnPallY's offices will be finally closed on the 12th of De-
', next. •

Captain Superintendent Arthur, C.B , has left the
dockyard on a visit to his brother, Sir George Arthur
late Governor of Bombay.
Rear-Admiral Lord Radstock visited the dockyard on
Tuesday, and went over the neighbouring fortifications.

APPOINTMENTS.

ADMIRALTY, OCT. 30:::Amyatt J. C. Buxton, clerk,
to the Penelope; W. G. Mason, purser, to the St. Vin-
cent; J. W. Griffiths, clerk's assistant, to the Excellent;
H. B. D. Freeman, midshipman, to the Penelope;
Charles L. Bell, chaplain, to the Amphion; Thomas H.
B. Fellowes, midshipman, to the Thetis ; George
W hiting, midshipman, to the Mutine; G. H. Broadhead,
naval cadet, to the Thetis; A. L. Knight, muster, to the
Sphynx.

A Goon DAY'S WORK.—A correspondent of the
Hartford Courant gives an account of a wedding which
he attended in Alabama, the bridegroom of which had
done his courting, found the 'Squire, invited the com-
pany. rode 42 miles for the license, was married, and
rode 15 miles for the whisky in 12 hours.—American
Paper.
A CHEATER CHEATED.—A rather neat exemplifica-
tion of the " biter bit " occurred at Glasgow a few days
ago. On Wednesday last, a young Irish woman, named
Judy Doherty, proceeded to the hiring market in Gra-
ham- square, Glasgow, for the purpose of offering herself
as a farm or domestic servant. She was unsuccessful in
getting " fee'd," however, and on leaving the market a
little down in spirit, she was accosted by a plausible,
looking girl, who learned from her the cause of her dis-
appointment, and also that she was a Roman Catholic.
" In that case," said the other, "if you want to raise the
wind, you have only to go down to his reverence in the
street before you, pretend you are hard up,- and want to
go hack to Ireland, and you are sure to get a few shil-
lings." Judy thought the hint a good one, and resolved
hd
u
to act upon it, and the pair accordingly set out to wait
upon the hiL'hly respectable Catholic clergyman who
liy-si!irLedt.ed
hAers thnydle, contain-
h e a
thees door,resides in
theA hi:,
rriosrhi In
girl
ing some good wearing apparel, to the woman who
r
had taken such an interest in her welfare ; and, at the
same time, the latter considerately hinted that Judy
wore far
too good a gown to make a poor mouth in be-
fore the priest. They accordingly retired to an entry,
were the gown was doffed, and placed in keeping of the
friend who had charge of tie bundle; and a tattered
handkerchief being thrown over Miss Doherty's shoul
ders, she was pronounced to wear a very decided air of
destitution, and quite appropriate to the occasion. Judy
accordingly went forward, but, after some delay, ascer-
tained that the reverend gentleman was not to be seen
at that time; and as she was getting rather afraid, and
ashamed of the object in view at any rate, she thought
it best to retire and resume possession of her gown and
bundle. The friend, however, had in the meantime
bolted with the Irish servant's gear, and, in fact, has not
been heard of since. Judy came to the police-office to
make her complaint, where the above particulars were
elicited, and has to admit she herself was very properly
" done" for having attempted to " du" the prie.A.-e-
Glasgow Herald.
SUICIDE FROM DlSEASE.—Thursday an inquest
was held before Mr. Bedford, at the White Swan, Vaux
hall Bridge-road, on the body of John Baron, aged 40.
The deceased, a carpenter, living at 4, Gulalon Cottages,
had led a very intemperate life, producing disease of the
brain and chest, which of late had left him in such a state
of debility as to render him unaccountable for his actions.
On Tuesday morning last his wife had occasion to leave
the room, and on returning, in less thnn three minutes,
she found him on the floor in a sitting position, bleed-
ing from a wound in the throat, which he had inflicted
with a razor. Mr. Atkinson, surgeon, was called in,
and sewed up the wound, but he expired the same night
from the effects of the injury. Verdict, " Temporary
insanity."
SUNDAY TRAVELLING.—At a meeting of the Edin-
burgh Town Council, on Tuesday last, some discussion
took place on the subject of the determination recently
come to by the directors of the Edinburgh and Glasgow
Railway, to prohibit the running of the morning and
evening passenger trains on Sundays. The sentiments
expressed by the majority of the speakers were adverse
to the discontinuance of that traffic, and, in conclusion,
Mr. Falkner submitted the following motion for next
business meeting of the council • "• That it be remitted
to the Lord Prevost's Committee to prepare a memorial
to the directors of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway,
urging them to re-consider and rescind their resolution
to stop the morning and evening passenger trains on the
Lord's-day, it being the opinion of this council that a
daily means of conveyance, of one kind or another, is
absolutely necessary between this city and Glasgow ;
and that that the running of a railway passenger-train in
the morning and evening of the Lord's-day is not by any
means so objectionable as the running of a four-horse
,coach."

W. DRURY lIOLDEN, Chairman.
Der W.
_Oct• 28, 1846. T. DE. LA CONDAMINE, Secretary.
til2 -t-,
Ittt :Notice is
••••,-r4 A. T WESTERN RAILW AY.
hereby given, that a SPECIAL GENERAL
Rothekl of thi
xt eetuty Of.s„c,doptto.Y. will be held at the Paddington Station,
For'44t On. -•_.' .Iludlesex on at
the 2d day of November
die The s'_yreloek in the afternoon, for the following purposes, viz. :
iresey , I'o P,se of considering and determining as to the expe-
rking and taking
oh 'eat W
on lease the South Wales tailway by
oritsioa
or
_esters?. Railway Company, and in certain events of pur-
i'iOhlalga,o47lePtlng the transfer of the said South Wales Ra.ilway,
Stetttpitteda• 107,1: two undertakings, on terms and
tchoonrdiistitiotgustht:
tryt4 all necessMaer;tiatitigd apnrdopfeorr
dteneedspuarnprett(t)ef authorising
of all ne.
IZenhage. trAler acts for accepting such 'lease, and effecting such
~eteber. iitte• or amalgamation, if determined upon.—Dated this
Chat' The
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C. RUSSELL, Chairman.
Pt''C. A. SAUNDERS, Secretary.
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THE NAVY.:,—IM I' RESSMENT. .
. .
It must; be a, vqry consolatory circumstance to
those who are so tremblingly alive to any reports
concerning - the deficiencies of our navy, that their
misgivings are seldom: shared by the parties who may
not unnaturally. be.: conceived to possess the best in-
fon:nation on the subject. Hardly a naval man will
be found who will ' not unhesitatingly assert that the
improvement of the navy in almost every department
has, within his own recollection, been immense; - and
such as have had, the good'fortune to get service in these
dull times almost unanimously avow their conviction
that the superiority of every vessel now in commission
to her counterpart of; thirty years .since is sornething
quite inconceivable to those who have never enjoyed the
opPortunities of comparison.
Setting aside indeed Air the moment one particular
of the most vital importance, in which the worst abuses
of the,old system bid, fair to be revived when. occasion
. .
may .cal,l, ,we., imagine that the apprehensions so
• getterally, felt from time to time' regarding' our naval
force . have arisen from statements and inferences pub-
lished liy persons ivho . judged only from what they saw
an 4 heard, and wflich were imperfect for want of due in-
forMation, snd influmikl-only from want of due contra-
diction.. When- it'kvlis.'asSerted, and not denied, that
the navies .Of 'Franee• *id! America were rapidly 'stir-
; passing our .own iii:oitittot4 equipment, and discipline,:
the tendency of molt pegple to suspect the worst secured
a. ready agcepkinee to the rumour, and the blunders'and
mithaps which really occurred- in our dockyard experi-
104its gave a colour tuit)testale, and all went together to
didturb the equanin4o# the -public on this most. im-
poitant point. The Sel,F,VddiCituon of responsible officials
'ofurse, n.
ad ..impartial
satisfactorily accepted.
rettlitlealk adtutkm partial exposition:of
theme Of thittarteLdk
_4pthority, based on
facts, and admitting of -Wig-Gauen, should II& been
laid before the public in au intelligible form. This has
been attempted by Rear-Admiral Bowles, in a short pam-
phlet, published just at the close of the last session, but
we can hardly say with any great success. It is not that
we distrust the correctness of his general views—on
the contrary, our impression is, that the mischief of
our constructive and instructive vagaries is compara
tively superficial, and that we are really, except M a
single item, most admirably provided with the solid
materials of a fleet to steam or sail against any navy
in the world. We do not say the thing could not be
done ; we only think that Admiral Bowles has not
done it.

A gentleman more peculiarly fitted than the Admiral
for the task he had assumed could hardly have been
named. He had been a Lord of the Admiralty, and bad
inspected the experiments of a squadron; yet, as his
accession to the naval administration had been very
recent, he had, as he himself remarks, but little claim
to personal credit, and therefore but little temptation
to exaggerate the improvements for which it was de-
manded. . . _

With-all these opportunities of information and pre-
tensions to authority, he has said little more to the
purpose than could have been urged by a half in-
formed or anonymous pamphleteer. He touches on one
or two leading points, but compresses the whole of his
remarks upon them into one or two bare assertions.
We do not doubt that his assertions are true ; but
something beyond assertion was precisely what was
wanted, and his was precisely
.the pen from which it
was expected. It was not without misgivings that
we saw a professed view of the state of the navy
put forth in a single widely-printed octavo sheet, of
which one-third is consumed in the preamble. The
truth is, that th's preamble is more to the
point than any other portion of the book. The
exaggerations of jealousy and the mis-statements
of ignorance alluded to by the Admiral were undoubt•
edly the things to be combated. Nothing could be
dearer than the duty of a competent person to
"dispel these dangerous delusions, and place the real
state of the navy before the public;" nor do we
for a moment hesitate to concur with the gallant
author in his idea, that "no one could perform this
service with more propriety than himself." The
Admiral's shot is terribly disappointing. He gets a
good sight of the mark, and a good measure of the
distance, and then drops his bullet a thousand yards
short. People who despair of England's safety
because the Avenger is over- engined will not be
comforted by a concise intimation dial mean-
while the country may be assured that our
steam navy is in a very efficient and satisfactory condi-
tion ; nor will those respectable ladies, who have been
taught to dread the rampant uxoriousness of French
princes, he quieted by the news that Sir Robert Peel's
Government set up a steam-hammer at Devenport.
The terribly deficient regulations for the supply of sea-
men to which we have alluded above are briefly noticed
by the Admiral, who admits his acquaintance with
this weakness of our system, and observes, that his
efforts have never been wanting to impress its impor-
tance on his colleagues. Considering the unanimity
which. all parties seem .to profess upon this point, it
is not a little extraordinary that all should so concur in
neglecting it. No Government measure has yet been
projected, or, at least, been published, for superseding a
necessity equally dangerous and disgraceful. We still go
on in such a course, that, at the very first outbreak of
war, all the old villanies of impressment must be put in
practice again. We may find some difficulty in substi-
tuting an efficient and equitable system of recruiting
our crews, but we may at least try an experi-
ment. Half the perseverance that has been shown
in making the Scourge carry her bombs, or the
Retribution her engines, might have perhaps suc-
ceeded in organising a reserve of able-bodied seamen
at every port. It is hardly clear why we should so
neglect the nobler and manlier lesson. For, however
laudable may be our yearnings after perfect models, it
should never be forgotten, that it was rather in fighting
than in running that the strength of our navy was pre-
sumed to lie. It was by our sailors, not our ships, that we
swept the seas from the Isle of France to Falmouth. The
top-heavy tubs of our most covetous contractors took in
tow the finest models from Toulon or Rcchefort, and it' the
excellencies in the two departments of the service were
irreconcilable with each other, we would willingly relin-
quish to other nations the palm of ship-building, and
content ourselves with the prerogative of conquering for
our own use the magnificent vessels of our enemies.—
Times.

THE POTATO FAILURE.
DUKE OF SUTHERLAND.
The subjoined addresses have been circulated by his
Grace the Duke of Sutherland to his smaller tenants
and workpeople. The potato failure has fortunately been
less severe in that county than in Invernessshire or
parts of Rossshire, but the Duke expresses his conviction
that assistance is necessary, and that it should be ren-
dered in the shape of employment. A tenant in Suther-
landshire—Mr. Hall, Evelix, near Dornoch—has pub-
lished a statement relative to the the people of that
county. He says the potatos in his neighbourhood are
" nearly half-rotten, but the corn gives well to meal."
Mr. Hall corrects the Times Commissioner as to the
houses of the peasantry in Sutherland. " From where
I write," he says, " there are upwards of one hundred
houses within my view occupied by crofters and cotters,
and only three where the walls ars made of earth. Ail
the rest are substantially built with stone and and lime, or
stone and clay; their offices mostly of the same materials,
and substantially thatched with stone and clay. The
whole county, as to houses, is almost all alike. Now, as to
rents. The crofters and cotters generally pay from ss. to
2s. 6d. the Scotch acre for what is arable land, and for what
is not arable, adjoining their lots, they pay nothing. The
fact is, the rents cannot be lower, if we pay rent at all.
I must acknowledge the lots are generally too small to
make anything of them but a bare subsistence; but I
consider that class of people better off in Sutherland
than in any other of the northern counties. I have been
acquainted over all_ Scotland—and part of England—for
above fifty years, and I consiner the crofter set off people
in Sutherland now, as to their houses and accommoda-
tion, about on a par with those of the same class in the
southern counties of Scotland about fifty years ago. The
class of people I allude to cannot make rich on such
small holdings, but they are generally comfortable, and
they show that at kirk at market, for you cannot see a
better clad or better looking people in all Scotland, or
in the kingdom." The following are the Duke's ad-
dresses :
"I have received a petition from some of the inhabi-
tants of the parish of Clyne, stating the failure of the
potato crop, and praying that measures be immediately
devised for the purpose of providing food for the people,'
and to arrest as much as possible the impending
famine.'
" I take the opportunity, in answering this petition, to
address the tenantry generally, on the deeply important
subject to which it refers. It has received my most
anxious attentioa from the time when I found that the
disease in the potatos had extended to the county.
" In order to ascertain its progress and extent, and
to enable me to determine what was the best course to
pursue, I have had regular reports, from various sources,
from every parish with which I am connected. It is
satisfactory that the reports, and especially the most
recent, concur in stating that the calamity is less exten-
sive than was apprehended.
"In some parishes the disease has, unfortunately,
prevailed to a lamentable extent : in others, the pota
tos have suffered little injury, not beyond the average ;
on the coastside the disea e, though severe, is not uni-
versal.
" It is satisfactory to learn that other crops were never
more abundant or better secured, which, together with
a general demand for labour, must diminish the evils
occasioned by the unfortunate failure of the potatos. It
is, no doubt, natural that the failure should impress the
sufferers with the apprehensions which they express ;
but it is satisfactory to find, on full consideration, reason
to hope that there is no danger here of famine. Such a
calamity is best guarded against by the economical use
of what has been granted to us, and this I am anxious to
impress on those whose means make them indeaendent
of potatoes as an article of food. I have felt it a duty
in my own family and household to abstain entirely from
their use for a considerable period, and feel justified in
recommending such a measure.
" I fully concur in the opinion entertained by persons
most competent to judge, that if, to meet an emergency,
assistance becomes necessary to enable the labourer to
provide food, a supply of employ ment is most desirable,
and for those who may be prevented from leaving fami-
lies to work in the south, where the demand for labour
is great, it should be our endeavour to provide additional
work at home, and such as may prove most useful to the
people. There was, probably, never a time when work
has been so generally within reach. I have every con-
fidence that the dealers in meal will provide supplies, at
the fair market price, for purchase. The regular
dealer seem to offer the best means by which the diffi-
culties can be met ; if extraordinary necessities requires
unusual exertions, such will not be wanting.
" The helpless poor will be provided by the parochial
boards with meal, agreeably to recommendation received
in regard to them.
"My attention has not been confined to the present
case. In order to meet future exigencies, the gentlemen
in my confidence will take measures to raise, in different
parts of the country, the best sorts of cabbage plants
for distribution ; and offer prizes also for the largest
quantity of onions and leeks, for which seed will be fur-
nished; the announcements have been circulated. I wish
much to encourage the cultivation of these vegetables..
On the north and west coasts, premiums for fishing have
also been advertised.
" These important matters, to which reference has
been made, have long occupied the attention of myself,
and of those whom I consult, and shall continue to do
so. I must conclude with observing, that our trial of
this distress has been less severe than those of many
others elsewhere, and we can best show oar grateful
sense of Divine mercy by using carefully the means
vouchsafed to us, and by assisting others.
" With heartfelt good wishes, I remain your sincere
friend,

" SUTHERLAND.

" Dunrobin, October 12, 1846."
"TO THE SUTHERLAND MEN EMPLOYED ♦T THE
GOLSPIE QUARRY.

"The Duke of Sutherland is desirous of saying a few
words, to express his pleasure in giving them employ-
ment, the want of which is felt here as well as in many
other places. Yet the thought must occur that the pre-
sent employment cannot be of long duration, and that
if the quarry itself be not exhausted, still the occasion
for the work cannot continue. It may be hoped that
new means for so desirable an object may be found, but
there can be no certainty, and many must have to go
south for work, to earn for themselves and families, and
to meet future difficulties. It should be the endeavour
of every one to make some saving, and as the saving
bank pays interest for small sums which could not be
otherwise profitably placed, and the Duke of Sutherland
is responsible for the safety of the deposits regularly
made, let it be used accordingly. Al that can be saved
will no doubt be hereafter needed ; and those who thus
show their prudence will have the best claim for consi-
deration. " SUTHERLAND."
" Dunrobin, Oct. 12, 1846."—Inverness Courier.

Tan FIRST FOG.—The first fog of the season
made its premature appearance on Wednesday—a few days
before the month prescribed for such visitations, No-
vember. It was unusually dense, and much incon-
venience, with a few fatal casualities, were the con-
sequence. The trains on nearly every railway arrived
behind time, in consequence of the slow rate it was
necessary to travel to prevent accidents. Most of the
steam-boats on the river did not ply
at all whilst the
fog was at the thickest, and very little business could
be done at the wharfs. The departure of several vessels
from the deeks was delayed, and many on their way to
the Pool were unable to proceed to their destination. The
Greenwich and Woolwich and above bridge steamers
were laid up for several hours, and the passengers who
generally proceed daily by those vessels were compelled
to travel by laud. The fog extended below Gravesend,
and several of the continental steamers were unable to
enter the river. At an early hour in the morning a
barge heavily laden with coal was being towed up the
Pool, when it was struck by a collier brig ; the force of
the blow cap ized the barge, and from the darkness which
prevailed it was impossible to render any assistance to
its crew, three in number. One, named Henry Wil-
kinson managed to swim to the shore ; the other
two are supposed to have perished --In the streets
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and she was picked up to all appearance dead. She was
conveyed in a cab to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, and is
not expected to survive.—Shortly afterwards, in the
City-road, Frederick Williams, a lad about eight years
of age, was run over by a butcher's cart: his arm and
collar-bone wero broken, and his skull was fractured.—
About five o'clock one of the Paddington omnibuses, in
the eastern portion of Oxford-street, ran with a fearful
crash against another, throwing a passenger violently to
the ground from the top. The injuries sustained were
of such a nature that but little hopes are entertained of
his recovery.
ROMAN REMAINS IN THE CITY.—On Friday, while
some men ware excavating the ground in Little St.
Thomas Apostle, adjoining the house 9, Queen-street,
Cheapside, for the purpose of forming an opening into a
sewer, they discovered a beautiful specimen of the Roman
tesselated pavement in perfect condition. It was met
with at a depth from the street of about six feet, and is
supposed to be the border-of a pavement of some extent.
THE GLASGOW CORN TRANE.—(From Messrs.
Brown's Circular.)—GLASGOW, OCT. 28.—Since our last
the arrivals coastwise consisted of about 2,500 quarters
y
of wheat, 3,600 quarters of barle, 360 quarters of oats,
600 quarters of beans and peas, and 1,300 sacks of flour.
Supplies from Ireland have rather increased, viz., about
2,000 barrels of wheat, 900 barrels of barley, 9,000 bar-
rels of oats, 600 barrels of beans, and 1,300 sacks of
flour ; several cargoes, overdue, being delayed by the
late gales. About 3,500 quasters of wheat, 900 quarters
of beans and peas, and 6,000 of flour, have arrived from
abroad. Wheat and flour have not varied in value ;
both a fair sale at full rates. Barley has to be written
Is. to 2s. dearer per 3201 b., the supplyino,
falling short
of the demand. Oats and oatmeal have been more in-
Tuve • d after, at a rise of Is. to 2s. per boll or load re-
spectively. Beans and peas realised the extreme rates.
Indian corn on passage in great request for Ireland ;
our market is bare of stock. At this day's market there
was a slender attendance. Wheat and flour were held
firmly, but the trade was not brisk ; barely in demand.
The advance in price for oats and oatmeal tended to
check business. Beans and peas unaltered.
THE COAL TRADE.---The coal freights to London
were 9s. to 9s. 6d. per ton yesterday, on Newcastle
quay—an advance of nearly 50 per cent. above the rates
given two months ago. The price of steam coal has been
• and the best house coal (to specula-
torsadvanced 3d. ton,
for the London market) is also advanced 6d. a ton
—but to the coasting markets little or no advance on
house coal has been made.— Gateshead Observer.
TAIT'S MAGAZINE.—We hear that this popular
periodical has now become the property of those enter-
A and C Black, the original
• • booksellers, Messrs. .
prising •
• Mr. Tait, being about to retire from business.
proprietor, 1 •
—Edinburgh Witness.

FOREIGN POTATOES.—The following are among
the latest arrivals of potatoes from abroad, the mention
of which will be interesting, and of importance at th,•
present time. The Rob Roy, arrived at the port of Hull
from St. Petersburg, brought 27 bags, the produce of
Russia • the Marys from Jersey, at this port, two pack-
ages, die produce of that island ; the Giraffe, from
Rotterdam, 15 baskets, the produce of Holland ; a ves-
sel, named La Providence, an entire eargo, comprising
10 tons weight, from Boulogne, the produce of France ;
the Ocean, from Rotterdam, 20 baskets, the growth of
Holland ; and the Navigateur, from Dunkirk, au entire
cargo, consisting of the very large quantity of 110 tons
weight of the article, the production of Normandy.
We believe that some other arrivals have taken place,
but the above are those which appear most deserving of
an especial notice.

FATAL ACCIDENT YESTERDAY ON THE MAN-
CHESTER AND LEEDS RAILWAY.—An accident, by which
two men lost their lives on the above railway, took place
yesterday between the Brighouse and Elland stations.
It appears that two plate-layers heard a luggage-train
upon the up-line, and unfortunately stepped on the down
line out of its way. At that instant the express train,
which leaves Manchester at a quarter-past eight, came
down, and both of the men were killed before they could
get out of the way. The morning was -very foggy, and
it is thought the men did not see the express train in
time, and that the noise of the luggage-train prevented
them hearing it.— Wakefield Journal, Oct. 30.
THE NEW- AMERICAN MINISTER.—Of Mr. Ban-
croft, who has just sailed for Europe in the capacity of
Minister from this country to England, the Journal of
Commerce says, and says well and truly, ‘• It is true
that Mr. Bancroft is a zealous party man; if he had not
been so, he could not, according to our present political
usages, have obtained favour under this Administration,
but he is not a mere party man. His fame rests on his
talents as an author, his profound and varied literary
acquirements, and perhaps we may add his oratorical
abilities. Be is emphatically the historian of this coun-
try ; for none of his predecessors, who have entered
the same field, have possessed the ability, industry,
and expansive views of the historical province
which he has brought to his laborious and ho-
nourable task. Moreover, other historians have not been
so fortunate in having access to original materials. The
accuracy of his history, and the beauty of its style, have
not only spread the tame of the author through this
country, but have extended that reputation abroad,
which his previous literary efforts had founded. Mr.
Bancroft does not therefore go to England unheralded.
He is known there in the best circles as a scholar, his-
torian, and statesman, nor will his republicanism injure
the cordiality of his reception among a people too high_
minded not to respect honest difference of opinion. Mr.
Bancroft's immediate friends, therefore, must be grati-
, fled with the position he is about to occupy, while the
country at large cannot but be benefited by his diplo-
matic services, and the results of his free access to the
national archives of Great Britain, where he can obtain
materials that will enable him to throw an additional
light on the history of our republic."—Nein York Even-
ing Lost.
PIGEON FLYING MATCH FOR 151.—0 n Friday a
match, which has long excited the attention of the fancy,
was decided. Three pigeons, belonging respectively to
Messrs. Reeves, Johnson, and :Thamberlain, of Lambeth,
were to fly a match for a sweepstakes of 51. each. The
pigeons were conveyed to Brighton, and the three birds
were tossed up together. A blue pigeon, of the dragon
species, made its appearance in London in 69 minutes
after it was turned up, the distance being about 55 miles,
and, in accordance with the agreement, it was declared
the winner.

PRICE SD.

A SECOND 1 ETTER TO THE MEM-
BERS OF AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES, AND
OTHERS INTERESTED IN LAND.

Gentlemen,--As I find that my first address to you
has excited some attention, I shall, with your permis-
sion, enter a little more fully into the subject.
But before I do this, allow me to warn you against
certain classes of persons who may mislead you in this
important matter.

The first consists of men who are fond of novelties,
sanguine beings who run with eagerness after every
painted bubble which the excited brain of the enthu-
siast throws off. These persons, often with the best
intentions, will hail any scheme which is proposed with
rapture ; will talk themselves out of breath in its praise;
but when the real difficulties present themselves, when
the eye of criticism looks coldly upon it, and still more
when the shaft of satire is directed against it and its
proposer, they will fall away and go in search of other
things. Do not, then, trust to these persons, but use
your own faculties as men of common sense, and judge
for yourselves.
Another class will go as far on the other side. Unable
to perceive anything beyond their own narrow range of
vision, they will obstinately refuse to believe that any
thing which they do not see or have not seen can really
exist ; and to this class belong those who not only can-
not see, but who will not see. Beware of these also,
and judge for yourselves.
But besides these two classes, who are generally honest
and well-intentioned, there are others with whom we
have to deal to whom I cannot apply these epithets.
Remember that in proposing great changes I am affect-
ing not only the interests of many thousands of persons,
but those of the most learned and the most subtle of
men. Remember that any proposals must not only be
proof against all that ingenuity, experience, and know-
ledge can suggest, but they are also exposed to all that
malice can invent—all that jealousy can inspire. Re-
member that it has usually been the fate of those who
have advanced truths opposed to the seeming interests of
particular classes to have the fire which cannot be effec-
tually directed against their measures turned on them-
selves. Remember that this may possibly happen in the
present case. Neither must I forget that persons who
have proposed reforms as great and as useful as I believe
those which I propose to be, have struggled all their
lives to establish them, and have passed their whole
existence under the shade of calumny. This may pos-
sibly be my own fate, although so far I have no reason
to fear it. But be who ventures to lead an assault must
take his chance of being thrown down ; and it is over
his body that others mount to the breach which he has
made, and thus obtain the victory.
I would not trouble you with all this, if I did not
think it necessary; and now, before telling you what
Ido want, allow me to tell you what I do not want.
I do not wish any alteration, as some one has
suggested, either in the law of primogeniture or
in the law of entail. It appears to me that the law
of primogeniture is well adapted to the institutions of
this country, and I do not wish to alter those institu-
tions ; nor do I at all object to the present law of entail
as it exists in England. If persons choose to entail
their lands, I do not see why they should not be
allowed to do so, provided every tenant in tail may cut
off the entail at 21. This is now the law in this
country, and I see no reason for altering it. But
what I do wish you to obtain is this—that
you may transfer your land, if you wish to do so, more
easily and with less expense; that you may buy your
land more easily and with less expense; that if you
wish to borrow money on your land, you may do it
more easily; and that if you wish to invest money on
other people's land, you may do it more easily.
These may seem very trite and simple matters. But
you know that at present you cannot do any of them
both safely and easily ; you know that the expense and
difficulty of those transactions are always great, and
in many cases enormous; and I will now show you
how this state of the law affects the value of your land.
lii doing this, I must be permitted to consider land
as a commodity, the value of which depends on the rules
which govern the value of any other commodity. In a
former age, we know that it was treated differently. It
was considered as a means of affording a defence to the
State. It was governed by a different policy. Every piece
of land had an armed warrior to maintain its possession
for his lord. You may smile at this, but the remnant of
this system is in existence at the present moment as a
legal fiction. This ideal seisin of land, as it is called.
is ever present to the eye of the law, and must not
be disturbed for one moment ; and many absurd
consequences still arise from this state of the
law. It is of no great practical consequence, but I
mention it to show that we are in the habit of treat-
ing land as if it was essentially different from other
commodities, when the reason for so considering it
has entirely ceased. We make a mystery of it ; we blind.
fold our own eyes in all our dealings with it ; before we
can even talk respecting it correctly we must learn a new
language; we have been hitherto content to consider it as
a distinct article, to be dealt in by a few, and under cir-
cumstances not existing in anything else. Now if any-
body thinks this should be so—that some political
advantage is to be gained by so considering it—that
some great state policy is involved in it—l shall be quite
willing to hear him as to that ; but as Ido not know
any one who does think so, I must assume that land, if
it be possible to make it so, and so far as the nature of
the thing allows, should be dealt in as any other com-
modity, and that the same rules regulate its value.
Now what are those rules? Do not be afraid that I
am going into any politico-economical questions. The
rules of which I wish to remind you are familiar to you
all, and are acted on by all; and our good Dame Debo-
rah is at this moment carrying them into actual prac-
tice as she rides on Dobbin to sell her butter and eggs.
What she wants for her commodities, and what you
want for your land, is a certain market, and as large a
class of purchasers for your commodity as possible.
Supposing you !could not sell your land at all, what
would be its value? Does it not follow from this that the
nearer the state of the law approximates to a positive
prohibition of sale, the more is your land depreciated in
value—and the greater the facility you can get in disposing
of the land, the higher will be its value? The greater ease,
the less expense which attends its transfer, the greater will
be the number of persons who will be disposed to deal in
it ; and if they can part with it again as readily as they
have acquired it, the less hesitation will they have in
purchasing it. Now, land is of intrinsic value ; it is as
valuable as gold or as jewels, and should be nearly
as' readily convertible. But how stand the facts ?
Persons may tell you that you can buy it readily,
and sell it readily, just as the shoemaker may tell you
that your tight shoe is a perfect fit. But, alas ! you
know that this is not the case. You know the delay, the
difficulty, the expense, the • hazard of all dealings with
land, and can you wonder that it affects the state of
the market for it ? How many persons in this great
city of London, the market for every other commodity,
are owners of land in fee simple ? How many of its in-
habitants having 500/, to invest ever think of investing it
in land in the way either of purchase or of mortgage?
Are not the middle and lower classes practically ex-
cluded from the purchase of land ? Do the
great consumers of all other commodities deal in
this ? And is this state of things beneficial to
any class ? Do you suppose that persons in the
middle and lower ranks do not wish to be purchasers
of land ? Let the success of the late building so-
cieties, which are a clumsy contrivance to supply this
demand, answer that question. The Englishman does
not differ in this respect from the Frenchman, the
Belgian, or the Prussian, except that the men of the last
three nations can and do supply their wants in this
respect, but the Englishman the law sends empty away.
For who, without some ether purpose to gain, or having
some other object in view, having a small sum to lay
out, would endure the delay, uncertainty, and ex-
pense which he knows full well attend the purchase of
land ? He knows not what time lie may have to wait
for the completion of his title, what expense he may not
incur, and that after all the purchase may go off alto
;ether, and he stand planie la without his intereet. Is it
to be wondered at that, under these circumstances, a
thousand persons enter the Stock-Exchange to invest
their savings for one who goes to the Auction Mart?
Well, then, gentlemen, is there no remedy for this
state of things ? Are the circumstances which should
be peculiarly favourable to the landowner in this country
to be pleaded as a bar to his obtaining his just riehts ?
Land should be more, not less, valuable here than on the
continent ; for there is much less land, comparing it
with the population, and much more money to invest in it.
What, then do I ask? Inquiry. Ido not ask you to
adopt those institutions which I have already mention( d
as existing in other neighbouring countries—a register
of titles and a general map by which all lands may be
described and conveyed. I merely urge upon you to
demand of the Government that inquiry shall be made
whether these institutions may be properly and safely
adopted in this country.
I only venture to express my opinion, that after a
careful examination of the subject, they may be made
the groundwork of a great change, of which you will
immediately receive the benefit. This is not the place
to enter into details, but I am. prepared to do so if neces-
sary , and if the professional knowledge and ingenuity
hieh exist in this country are turned in this direction,
I have no doubt of the result being satisfactory.
I ask for no rash, no sudden change. I cannot too often
repeat that I ask only for competent and disinterested
inquiry.
And now one word, in conclusion, to the members of
my own profession. Many who are most competent to
form an opinion on the subject agree with me in thinking
that the time is come when a great change is neces-
sary. But there are many others who believe that
their own interests are bound up in the present system.
I do respectfully beg these last to consider this well.
No one proposes to dispense with professional services in
dealings with land. Let them, then, remember that if
these are greatly increased in number, the profession who
assist in making them will be the first to benefit by the
change. What motive can I have in urging a measure
injurious to my own branch of the profession ? If there
be poison in the cup which I ask my brethren to drink,
I myself must suffer from its contents. Let u', then,
approach this inquiry with calm and unprejudiced
minds, and I am sanguine enough to hope that all
classes will be benefited by it, and the legal profession
among others.—l am, gentlemen, your moat obedient
servant, JAMES STEWART.
Lincoln's Inn, Oct. 28, 1846.