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DECEMBER 11, 1846,
No. 16,920. LON DON, FRIDAY
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SALES BY AUCTION.

1 RAVESEND STAR and BL ACK \VAL !
'Of PACKETS. •
Boat and Rail included in One Payment npoa every passoge,
avoiding the danger and delay of the Pool. .
From the Brunswick Wharf, Blackwell, at 934, 1034 12 , , 134, 3,
4, and 9 o'clock. Sundays, 934, 1034, 1%, 4, and 5 o'clock. Time
trains starting one quarter of an hour before each of these times.
The New Terrace Pier, Gravesend, at 734, 834, 934, 11%, 1,3, and
4 o'clock. Sundays, 734, 1134, 1,3, and 5 o'clock.
N.B.—No other packets call at the Grays or Greenhlthe P:ers,
Star Office, Gravesend, Nov. 24, 1846.

•
OLBORN-HILL, SNOW-HILL, AND
FAILRINGDON-STREET VIADUCT COMPANY._
(Iteg;stered Provisionally,)
Capital 200,000/., in 20,000 Shares of 101. each.
Deposit t :s..per Share.
COMMITTEE.
Lie% William, Esq., D.P., Grafton-street East, London University
..;loy, Richard, Esq., Eagehe,,p
Duncan, John Busher, Esq.,
Temple
Mtl
ing, Edward, Esq, T,ttenham-court-road, late Union-Street,
Southwark M. 1., Barrister-at-Law, Brick-Court,
rhonias, Freda*: Willi
- Esq., Old Broad-street, City, and South-
' g:tte

MR. BRIGHT IN CIORLTON-ON-

MEDLOCK.
On 'Tuesday evening, Mr. Bright addressed the electors
aril others of Chorlton-on-Medlock, in the Town Hall,
G.Tsvenor-square. The room was quite full, and many
covld not obtain admission. Amongst those present we
not cod Mr. Aldermen Mayson, Mr. George Hadfield, the
Bey. William Gaskell, Messrs. Samuel Lees, John Rail-
ton, William Shuttleworth, Wm. M•Cartney, Charles
L'onntney, William Edwards, &c.
A fee/ minutes after eight o'clock. Mr. Bright entered
the room. accompanied by Mr. Alderman Mayson, Mr.
George Hadfield and others, and }vas loudly greeted.
Mr. Alderman MANSON was called to the chair, and
in introducing Mr. Bright to the electors, he said, that to
I relinquish the privilege of returning our representatives
from among ourselves would he to admit that a mistake
was made when the Reform Bill was passed, and that
we are obliged practically to return to tho system of pa-
' -teenage which formerly prevailed, though in another form.
Mr. BRIGHT then addressed the electors for nearly
fifty minutes, chiefly on topics and to the same effect as
in former addresses. These were the corn-laws, national
taxation,,and the questions on which his principal vcte-
had been given to Parliament, the first of which was the
grant to Maynooth, on which he said that no inducement
on earth should lead him to vote for any extension of the
principle of religious endowments. He next spoke o'
his votes against Lord Ashley's Ten Hours Bill, and aft,:
commenting strongly on the course taken by Mr. John
Fielien, Mr. Oastler, and Mr. Ferrand, said he could rn
conceive a guilt more dreadful than that of a man coming
bef pre a large audience of working men, and endeavour-
ing to persuade them, unless he had first deceived
himself, 3hat by some sort of -Act of Parliament jug
glory they could have twelv, hours' wages for ten hour,'
work. He then dwelt 'on his Parliamentary exertiee
with ref rence to the game-laws, and he believed it was
ro egotism in him to say that the array of frets one
statements whirl he brought forward was such as it was
irnpo-sible to resist, and accordingly the Government
granted a Committee-of Inquiry. He need not go into
any facts to show
.that this had been a very large expen-
diture of labour, and a much larger expenditure of
money than he was at all called upon to go to. The
true principle was, that no legislative encouragement
should be given to the maintenance of wild animals f-T
the purposes of sport, in a country so densely peopled.
and reeptitito. all the land can produce, as is the condi
don or the Unitedb Kingdom. He lord voted on the same
side with Mr. Viliers, Mr. Cobd- n. Mr. Brotherton, and
Mr. Gib<on, on all the questions, with the single excep-
tion of the Maynooth grant; and he appealed to the past,
and said he was not a changed man; that his opinion
had been formed for years; that he did not change as I e
grew old, but became confiru ed. He had always felt it
his duty, in the House of Commons, to stand forward on
every occasion when slanders were heaped on the popu-
leiter of these siistricts. There was an attempt to make

IN ROMNEY MARSH.
Capital first-rate FREEHOLD INVESTMENT for Trustees, having
'no drawback for Repair of Buildings or for Timber.
MESSRS. - DANIEL SMITH and SON will
- SELL by AUCTION, at the Mart, on TUESDAY, Dec. 15.
at Twelve (unless an acceptable offer shall perviously be made),
The famous FREEHOLD PROPERTY, known as the PRIORY
MAHAL' ESTATE, advantageously situated in the parishes of Stone
and Ebony, near Tenterden, on the east side of the Royal Military
Canal, and near the line of the railway from Ashford to Rye, Has-
tings, Stc., now forming. It consists of nearly THREE HUNDRED
ACRES, in a ring fence of very rich grazing lan !, now on lease to
Messrs. Neve, ofllenendeit, at the low rent of 6781. per annum, for
twenty-one years, from 1841, but determinable, if lied, at Mi-
chaelmas, 1848.
The estate may be viewed by leave of the tenants; and part'.
cillars, with plans, had at the inns at Ashford, Rye, Dover, &c. ;
of. It. Lambert,- Esq., 32, .ohn-street, bedford-row ,• at the Auction
Mart ; and of Messrs. Daniel Smith and Son, Land Agents, in
Waterloo-place, Pall-mall.

;=pl NWA .L 1.; It AII4:V A Y .
. No ca is he. eby given, that in pursuance of the proyislina of
the, .Nct of, Incorporation, the FIRST GENERAL 3'i:in.:TlNG 01
PROPRIETORS in this undertaking, will be hell in the Assembly
Rooms at Truro, on WZDNESDAT. tl6th December next,. at noon.
Those Proprietors only who have been preyiaubly reistred can
attend, and vote at the meeting.
= . JOSEPH THOMAS TREF F R 1", Chsirman
WILLIAM H. BOND, Secretary.
Cornwall Railway Office, 80, Lemon-street, Truro,
21st November, 1846.
The Sealed Certificates will be issued immediately after the above-
mentioned meeting has been held.

With power to add to the number.
EtsotxEr.% --John Stead, Eso
Anctirczvr —George Sarlith, Esq.
SoLicurous— 7essrs. Carritt and Osgood.
?ABLIAMENTATY AGENTS—.IIeB3N. Williamson, 11111, Lefroy and
• . . Smith.
BANKE%3—TIis Commercial Bank of London, Lothbury.
' SECREMRT—CIutrIes Thomas, Esq. -
The allotment of Shares in this Company-will take place on TOES-
DAY, the 15th of I?ecernbcr livitatit, after which day no further appli-
Woltz can be received. -
In the meantime all further applications are to be made to Messrs.
'arri,t and Osgood, Solicitors, 5, Guildhall-chambers, Basingliall-
treet, at whose offices pla-is may be inspected and prospectuses ob-
tained.
December 7,184 G- •

Singularly Disirable FREEHOLD FARM, in a highly picturesque
and healthy part of Kent, between Hawkhunt, Rye, and Hastings.
31 ESSIRS—DANIEL SMITH. and SON will
SELL by AUCTION, at the Mart, on TUESDAY, Dec. 15, at
Twelve (unless an acceptable offer shall be previously made),
LAMBERDEN FARM, in the healthy and beautifld parish of
Sancitinrsty Kent, comprising about 124 acres cif most fertile arable,
pasture, hop, and wood land, ornamentally timbered, surround-
ing a farm-house, and all requisite buildings, in good repair,
now held by Mr. Aaron Pinyon, a most respectable tenant, under a
lease of 14 years, expiring at Michaelmas, 1847, when, as an invest-
ment, a considerable increase of rent may be insured, and offers a
very pleasant and desirable occupation.
The estate may be viewed, and particulars with plans had at the
chief inns at Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Rye, Hastings, &c. ; at the
Mart; of R. Lambert, Esq., 32, John-street, Bedford-row ; and of
Daniel Smith and Son; Land Agents, in Waterloo-place, Pall-mall.

OR N WALL RAILWAY
C Notice is hereby given that a SPECIAL (I.);NERAL MEET-
ING of the Proprietors in this undertaking will be held, in the
Assembly Rooms, at Truro, on WEDNESDAY, the 16th day of Decem-
ber next; at One o'clock in the Afternoon, to consider the propriety o.
an application to Parliament for an Act for the alteration of the
Line of the Cornwall Railway between Plymouth raid rOint ne tr
Saltash, and for powers to purchase, lease, or jointly construct and
use portions of the South Devon Railway and works, and to Pur-
chase the Saltash Ferry, and to sell or lease the New Works to the
Great Western Railway Company, or to the Bristol and Exeter
Railway Company, or to the South Devon Railway Company.
JOS. THO. •1' It EF FRY, Chairman.
W. H,BOND, Secretary.
Cornwall Railway Oftlc, 80; L emon-street, Truro,
21st Noveember, 1846.

ifij ATIONAL SECURITY BANK.
L TEMPORARY OFFICE, 163. Fencharch-street, London.
Capital, 500,000/., in 5,000 Shares of 1001.
•
• - Deposit 101. ; Call 401 per Share.
, • .• DIRECTORS.
Ilarkly,;Henry, Esq., M.p.
• No. 3, Fenchurch-buildings.
Cadogai, William Hodgson, Esq., No. 15, St. James's-place.
COckburn, W. T., Esq., No. 27, Davies-street, Berkeley-square.
Den-el, Henry, Esq., No. 14, Mincing-lane.
Denny, George, Esq
• —0- 63, Cornhill, and 21, Austin-friars.
Hampden, Berm, Esq., M.P. Marlow-house, Little Marlow, Bucks.
Hodgson, Richard, Esq., NI
No. 13, Upper Brook-street, Grosve-
nor-square.
liirkpat tick, Sir Charles S., Start., Hammersmith.
Nugent, M. Delvin, Esq., 4, Grove Hill, Camberwell
Stokes, Henry Graham; Esq., No, 2,
Great Knight-rider-street
Doctor; Contmons:
Upton, lion. Edward, No. 7, Eaton-terrace, Eaton-square.
Wright, ,".ugustits;•Esq.,North Bank Cottage, Regent's-park.
With pewer to add to their number.
In cons•7•quence of the numerous shares already sub.cribed for, the
publ'c are respectfully informed that an early application will be
needful on the part of those who day desire to-Udeorne interested in
this establishment. The Solidity of the principles on which it is
founded ha\ ing been universally admitted, whether with reference
to the complete protection of the. shareholders, the sound secu-
rity offered to the customers, or the advantage, arising rfo them by
the interest on deposits, which neither the Bank of England nor
the private banks allow, with the addition of a security perfectly
unexceptionable, • even In the case of trustees, or official parties,
the Directors feel confident that the only ingredient necessary
te, secure it the entire approbation of the public will be supplied by a
detailed statement, now prepar d, of the various sources of profit from
which its large contemplated returns will be derived. These are such
as cannot fail to confirm the opinion of those who have already sub-
scribed for upwards of 4,530 shares, and to satisfy any doubts that
!nay have boon suggested es to the very profitable nature of the pro-
posed investment
Applications far shares may be addressed to the Secretary, at 163,
Fenchurch-strect, by whom prospectuses and a detailed statement of
solicitors, 6, Basin,ghall-street. Messrs.
the sources of profit, &e., will he forwarded, post free, if written for;
Savilie-place, New Burlington-street ; and
Royal Exchange.
to Messrs.
CapronM:s fsstar' ssn..dsScitlitett
tto,o,snio ai
cindi
tdoc,Co::
stock-brokers,

KENT. -
VALUABLE FREEHOLD FARM, NEAR ROCHESTER' ANT
CHATHAM.
MESSRS. DANIEL, SMITE' and SON will
SELL by AUCTION, at the Mart, . on TUESDAY, Dec, 15,
at TWelve (unless .an acceptable offer shall be previously made),
A CAPITAL FREEHOLD FARM, in the parishes of Stoke and
Allhallows, near Hoo, a rich part' f Kent, only a few miles from the
city of Rochester, comprising nearly ONE HUNDRED AND
THIRTY ACRES of very superior land. with a farmhouse and al
requisite buildings, in good repair, now on lease to Mr. Jamds
Everist, for an unexpired term of six years, at the very low rent o
2401. 10s., offering a very desira'Ae, safe, and improveable invest-
ment.
The farm may be viewed by leave of the tenant, and particulars
with plans may be had at the chief inns at Rochester, Maidstone,
&c. ; at the Mart ; of R. Lambert, Esq., 32, John-street, Bedford-; ow ;
and of Messrs. Daniel Smith and Son, land-agents, Waterloo-place,

WATERFORD, WEXFORD, WICKLOW.
- and DUBLIN RAILWAY COMPANY.
The original Allottees and Scripholders of this Company are re-
spectfully requested to withhold .their Proxies to th Direefori of
this Company, their Secretary or .Nominee, for the MEETING, to
ha held in London on the -21st 'instant, as two im!ep,lident and
Wealthy merchants will be put forward by the Shareliohlers to vote
for Directors, and otherwise protect their rights. -
By order olCommittei.%
J. KENNEDY, Secretary.

LIGO SHIP CANAL, COMPANY
>• Y At an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the
PROPRIETORS of the COMPANY, held at their Offices, Winches-
ter-house, Old Broad-street, London
in ,
the on the 9th instant,
G. C. GALT
It was resolved,—That this meeting do liereV authorise the Di-
rectors of this Company to sell and transfer this undertaking to the
Sligo and Shannon Railway Company, and to attach this Company's
seal to the Deed of Conveyance thereof.
G. C. GALT, Esq., Chairman.
A. (TOLE, Secretary.

The late MARQUIS OF AILS.VS noble and delightfully situated
TOWN MANSION IN WHITEHALL GARDENS, adjoining
that of the Duke of Buceleuch, upon the bank of Vie Thames, with
its handsome and appropriate fluniture, and various very valuable

and ornamental Effects. .
MESSRS. DANIEL SMITH and SON are
. directed by the Executors to announce, that, unless an
acceptable offer shall be previously made by Private Contract, the
distinguished and splendid MANSION of the late Most Noble the
Marquis of Ansa, in Privy-gardens, Whitehall, will be SUB-
MITTED to PUBLIC COMPETITION, at the Auction Mart, in
January next, of whieh due notice will be given. It is held by
original lease from the Crown for a term of ninety-nine years
from July, 1806, at a low ground rent. The mansion is admirably
arranged throughout for the accommodation and comfort of a large
establishmt nt, is in most excellent repair, and immediate possession
may be had, with its appropriate fittings, and with or without its
superior furniture. It has a singularly handsome stone staircase,
the rooms are strikingly cheerful and airy, opening, backward to a
lawn extending to the river, and are of fine dimensions, particularly
the saloon or ball-room (64 feet long), its walls adorned with rich
and beautiful tapestry in rare preservation. From its contiguity to
the Houses of Parliament, St. James's Park, the Palace, and Down-
ing-street, and from its peculiarly quiet and choice situation, it is
adrnirably suited for a Cabinet Minister, or any leading diem-
her of Parliament ; also for a first-class club-house. The purchaser
will have the refusal of the capital freehold stabling, &c., near Great
George-street.. No person can view the house without a card of ad-
mission, whieh, with every requisite in'ormation, may be hal at
their Offices in Watcrloo-place, ; also of Messrs. Ashfleld
and Clode, solicitors, 7, Staple Inn.
Descriptive particulars will be published when the day of sale is
fixed, and may also be had of Mr. Cain, House Agent; Richmond
and at the Mart.

4LIGO AND SHANNON RAILWAY CONI-
-7 FAITY.
At an EXTRAORDINARY GENE RAL MEETING of the PRO-
PRIETORS of this Company, held at their Offices, Winchester-hott‘e,
Old Broad-street, London on the 9th instant,
G. C. GALT, Esq., in the Chair,
It was resolved,—That this meeting do hereby approve and con-
firm the purchase by this Company of the Sligo Ship Canal under-
taking, and authorise the Directors to issue 800 additional Shares for
the purpose of making the said purchase, and also to attach the Com-
pany's seal to the Deed of Conveyance.
GRIFFIN CURTIS GALT, Chairman..
ABRAHAM GOLE, Secretary.

I)IAAIOND CARCEL LAMP, NEW LIGHT.
The Diamond Camel Lamp is the lxtst Light in the World.
The Carcel Lamp is used in all the Palaces in Europe ; it burns oil,
hut is free from all imperfections o! ordinary oil lamps ; is so simple
it cannot be mismanaged; burns from Sunset till Morning without
attention. No cleaning required for years: To sell the ordinary
candle lamps is now impossible; the public: have long enough been
;
pesteied with such rUbblsh candle lamps giv • e half the light, and
cost three times as much in burniu.r, as the-Diamond Cared Lamp.
This is no fiction..%The Diamou Cared Lamp is the only
Light—
perfection in Light—the public will have none other. Designs to
suit every taste.
To be had only, an 4 seen burning daily, at the Patentee's immense
Lamp Depot, 447, West Strand, Ten Doers from Lowther Arcade.

-appear that this population was not quite awake to its
own interests, but that if a man had been their bitter
opponent for fourteen years during the whole of his
Parliamentary career, and was then found in their ranks,
when resistance was altogether hopeless, they were called
❑pon to honour and exalt him. He would not minutely
examine the grounds upon which it was proposed to
bring forward Lord Lincoln. It would be unbecomin,,
in him to endeavour to explain how much there might
be in them of patriotism, and how much of personal
ft eling, but he was quite sure there was not a man who
felt an honest aspiration for the people's cause, who did
not anxiously hope that this constituency would maintain
the high and honourable character it had gained amongst
the constituencies of the empire.
In answer to questions from Mr. MEDCALF,
Mr. BRIGHT avowed himself favourable to triennia)
Parliaments, and against a property qualification for
Member.

REFORMATION IN CLEANING oi-INI-
NEYS.—The use ot'the PORTLAND PATENT SPRING
BRUSH. and CHIMNEY-SWEEPING APPARATUS obOates all
the annoyance and inconvenience consequent upon .the present dis-
gusting plan By it a flue is completely cleansed without ono
particle of soot entering the apartment. A • short time ago
an experiment was made with this apparatus at the House et
Commons, the success of which was complete. Sheet sof writing
paper were placed upon the chimney-piece, and in various other
marts of the room, and after the completion of the sweeping not 010
particle of soot was diseernlble upon any' of the sheets of paper.
To be seen at 69, Welbeck-street, Cavendish-square.
N.B. The Proprietor is willing to grant licenses for the else Of this
patent invention in-the provincial towns of England.
Agents for the Metropolis are required.

OPEN FIRE
C UNSTDIMOYN'IS AL r T
AFTER
VENTILATING
(TE
ONEE7 WINTER'S TRIAL.)
Letter from the Ilev.,Mattbew O'Brien (Professor of Natural Philo-
sophy and Astronomy). M.A.; F.R.S., &c., King's College.
Upper Norwood, June 22.
I beg to certit that one of Mr. Cundy's Patent Stoves was put
up in my lecture room at King's College, last year, in place of a com-
mon stove (of Arnott's constru3tion, I believe). I have no hesita-
tion in saving, from actual experience, that Mr. tlundy's Stove is far
superior both in p mincing warmth over the whole room, and in pro-
moting ventilation, without disagreeable currents of
MATTHEW O' air or cloie smell.
BRIEN.
The Stoves to be bad of Messrs. Dowson, 69, Welbeck-street, Ca-
vendish-square, where 'hey may be seen in operation.

GLe:ICESTERSIIIRE, within two miles of BristoI.—STAPLETON
GROVE, a handsome and capital Freehold Modern MANSION,
with beautiful Grounds, and every appe,dage for a good Estab-
lishment. Also Two smaller Residences contiguous, and other
Property for occupation or investment.
MESSRS. DANIEL SMITH and SON are
directed by the Trustees under the will of the hire M.
Hinton Castle, i.sq., to SELL BY AUCTION, at the Mart,
near the Bank of England, early in February next (unless an
acceptable offer shall be previously made), with possession.
The very capital and desirable FREEHOLD RESIDENCE, dis-
tinguished as Stapleton Grove, containing rooms of handsome
dimensiens and offices of every description for a large family. It is
particularly suited for the retreat of a wealthy merchant, er any
one desirous of a mild marine climate with all the advantages of a
great city. It is separated merely by the road from the c 'lurch, and
from the grounds of the episcopal palace, and adjoining the demesne
of the Duke of Beaufort. It is well secluded; being completely en-
vironed by about 30 acres in lawns and paddocks, studded with
handsome timber and ornamental plantations, through which is the
carriage approach, with a rustic lodge upon the turnpike-road.
There are capital stabling and walled garden, with hothouses,
pinery, &c., and an ornamental tower in the grounds, com-
manding extensive scenery. Also Two Smaller Residences on Sta-
pleton Hill, adjoining one known as Milton Cottage, and the other
occupied by Miss Protheroe ; and a detached close of meadow land,
let to Mr. Lawrence.
The estates may now be viewed, and descriptive particulars, with
plans, will be published when the day of sale is fixed, and may be
had of Mr. Brooke Smith, Solicitor, Small-street; and of Messrs.
Sturge and Son, Surveyors. Broad-street, Bristol ; also at the chief
hotels and libraries at Bath; at the Mart; and of Messrs. Daniel
Smith and Son, Waterloo-place, London, who are fully authorised to
receive offers for the property, together or in lots.

Mr. MEDCALF—Are you in favour of what is-popu-
larly termt-d universal suffrage and vote by ballot?
Mr. BRIGHT—I am most decidedly in favour of vote
by ballot. With respect to universal suffrage, I take the
question to mean whether I am of opinion that every
man of 21 years of age and upwards, untainted by crime,
should have a vote. After quoting Blackstone, Mr.
i3right said, then comes the question, if you admit the
.bstract right, that every man prima facie is entitled to
a vote, how you, being in Parliament, would be disposed
to extend that vote to him. Mr. Bright said he thought
probably it would not be an advisable thing at once to
extend the suffrage from the one million who now hold
it t,) the six millions who would hold it if all were in-
cluded ; but he thought it would be most advantageous
.to the state that there should be now even a large num-
ber admitted at once within the pale of the franchise.
Mr. MEDCALF asked if Mr. Bright was in favour of
the House of lords, as at present constituted, being re-
tained as a branch of the Legislature?
Mr. BRIGHT said no man had ever heard him say a
word, in public, or private, against the desirableness of
having a house of legislation not cow tituted like the House
of Commons. And those who had supposed that politi-
cal lib-qty was impeded by the House of Lords, had
rather made the mistake of directing their attention
there, rather than to the house called the House of
Commons. The more the House of Commons was com-
posed of an aristocratic element, the more the people

andlo naetei
k on. s ,
Its producing
purifying
and
freshness and transparency of Complexion, and an admired so healthyre-
Ito WI. AND'S K ALYDOR,
an ORIENTAL BALSAMIC PREP iRATION of singular
efficacy in thoroughly purifying the Skin from all Pimples, Spots,
ftnes,
Blotches, Freckles,
lan, and
farnedshdienigicapcZpoefrtifie's haveeiltmdsO arn Dbtained the exclusive patronage of the
Court and the Rc. al Family of Great Britain, as wed as the
arms, c t)ur
principal Co,irts of Europe, and the most distinguished Nobility and
Gentry of all civilised.natipns.
*,,,* Beware of Spurious" ICALYDORS," containing mineral as-
tringents utterly rttl nous to the complexion, and which, by their re-
pellent action, endanger hearth. Some are announced under the im-
plied sanction of Royalty, &c., &c. Each bottle of the genuine has
the words a ROWLANDS' KALYDOR" on the wrapper, and A.
ROWLAND and Son, 20, Hatton-garden, is also engraved (by desire
of the Hon. Commissioners) on the Government Stamp affixed on
each. Price 4s. Gd. an 83. 6d. per bottle.
Sold by the Proprietors at 20, Hatton-garden, London, and by all
respectable Chemists and Perfumers.

CANDLES.—Patent
L. 4 CAMPHINE In sealed half-gallon cans, 4s. 9d. per gallon.
Palmer's Patent Candles, 714 d. per lb., at WILLIAM S. BURTON'S
(late Rippon and Burton's), 39, Oxford-street, corner of Newman•
street, whose assortment of Camphine, Argand, and Solar Lamps,
and Palmer's Magnum and other Candlesticks, with all the late&
Improvements and of the newest and most recherche patterns, is the
largest in existence. All the seasonable novelties are now ready, and
selling from 20 to 30 per cent. under any house with whom quality
and style are considerations. The mousy returned for every article
not approved of. Detailed catalogues, with engravings, sent (per
post) free.
FENDERS, STOVES, AND FIRE-IRONS.

;tare it to the House of Lords to render themselves so
irresponsible to the people, that they might again be-
come hostile, injurious, and prejudicial to the public li-
berties. Believing we could maintain as much influence
in the House of C.mmons as to counteract anything
unsafe and irresponsible in the House of Lords, he wos
not prepared to advocate any charge with regard to that
portion of our constitution.

The largest assortment of Stoves and Fenders, as wet at.
General Ironmongery, in the world, is now on Sale at WILLIAM s.
BURTON'S (late RIPPoN and BURTON'S) extensive warehouses.
Bright steel fenders, to 4 feet, from 30s. each ; ditto ditto, with or
mole ornaments, from 60s. ; rich bronzed scroll ditto, with steel bar.
10'. Gad. ; iron fenders, 3 feet, 4s. 6d. ; 4 feet, 65.; ditto bronzed, and.
fitted with standards, 3 feet, 9s. ; 4 feet, 11 s. ; e rought iron kitchen
fenders, 3 feet, 4s. rd. ; 4 feet, Os. ; bright register stoves, with
bronzed ornaments, and two sets of bars, from 955.; ditto ditto, with
or-mole ornaments, from 91. ; black dining-room register stoves,
2 feet, 18s. ; 3 feet, 275. ; bed -room- register stoves, 2 feet, IGs. ,
3 feet, 245. The new economical thertnio stove, with fender and
radiating hearth-plate, from 8/. ; fire-irons fur chambers, Is. 9d. per
set; handsome ditto, with cut heads, .6s. 6d. ; newest pattern, with
elegant bronzed heads, lie. A variety of fire-irons, with or-mole
and richly cut heads, at proportionate prices. Any article in the
.•arnishing Ironmongery 30 per cent. under any other house. The
money returned for every article not approved of. Detailed cata-
o gluvelsL,
LwlttAhm engravings, R
T os n,
st ((pl eartep
iotsitp)
pfroe
Ne
and BURTON'S) stock
general furnishing ironmongery is literally the largest in the world,
and as no language can be employed to give a correct idea of its
variety and extent, purchasers are invited to call and inspect it.-
39, Oxford-street (corner cf Newman-street). Established in Wells-
s'ffeet, 1820.

Mr. MEDCALF next asked: Supposing Government
were to separate the Irish Church from its political po-
sition, how would Mr. Bright propose to dispose of its
revenues?

Mr. BRIGHT said he should resist any attempt to ap-
ply them to the endowment or support of any religious
sect whatever, as a religious sect. He would not take
them frma one church to hand them to another.
Mr. GEORGE HADFIELD then moved the following re-
solution :—" That this meeting of electors, gratefully ac-
knowledging the valuab'e services of Mr. Bright to this
community and to the country at large, during the seven
years' arduous struggle for commercisl reform, and enter-
taining the highest opinion of his integrity and abilities,
as shown in his past public and Parliamentary career,
resolves that he is eminently qualified to represent this
borough in Parliament, and pledges itself to assist in
securing his return, by every lawful means, at the next
'enr'ral election."
Mr. WILLIAM rowmALL seconded the resolution.
The CHAIRMAN then put the motion, which passed
with two or three dissentients.
_lr. BRIGHT, in acknowledging this vote, said that his
friends hail the start in the canvass ; that they were in
the field with a man known to very many of the electors
personally, and almost to all through the public press.
These were great and signal advantages on their side.
lie recommended the district committees to make great
exertions in the canvass, as every district coming to the

----
Wax,
t
n AVMS'S CANDLES, 6d. per lb. ; Genuine
Sperm, Is. Bd.; Yellow Soap, 485., 545., and 60s. per 11211 w .I •
Mottled, 60s. and G4s.; Wax Candles, Is. per lb. ; German
Is. 2d. ; Fine Wax, Is. sd. ; Trans iarent Wax, Is. 10d.;
l:enuin
Wax, 2s. Id.: Waxed-wick MOUIdS, 7d.; Sperm Oil, Bs. per gallon ,•
Pale Seal, 48. ; Argand, or Ve4etable, 45. 6d. ; Wind-
z' Solar, earnd , sp.
a3ld;Soap, Is. 4d. per packet ; Brown Windsor, Is. 9d. ;
Rose. 21.; Almond, 2s. Gd. ; Sealins: Wax, 4s. 6d. ; Hale's Paragon
Composite. requiriug no snuffing, 91Ad. per lb.
For Cash—At DAVIES'S Old Established Warehouse, 63, St.
Hartin's-lane, opposite Slaughter's Coffee-house.

general c< mmittee with good returns, was a great
stimulus to the other districts to exert themselves as
much as possible; and with good principles, great zeal,
and prolonged and determined exertions, there was
material enough in the borough to carry a liberal can-
didate by a very large majority. He would not boast of
what he had done at the city of London election; but he
knew that from that time to this, he had not got rid of
the effects of the protracted and almost unsurpassed
exertions which the members of the League in London
underwent at that time. Ile worked, not for Mr. Patti-
but for the principle at stake in that election ; and
now he was bold enough to appeal to the constituency of
_Manchester, and entreated every man to consider that he
was working for his mill, for his warehouse, for his shop,
f,,r his home, and for the liberties and prosperity of his
family and his country.—(Applause.)
After a vote of thanks to Mr. Alderman Mayson, for
his conduct in the chair, the meeting terminated shortly
after ten o'clock.—Manchester Guardian.

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FOGS AND DAMP AIR.
110tARCLAY'S AsTum.A.Tic CANDY has, for
many years, been proved an effectual preservative from the
ill effects of the Fogs and Damp Air, which, in the Winter :zeason,
are so preva,.ent in this Climate. Its eects are to expel Wind, to
preserve the Stomach from the ,dmissiou of Damps, and to relieve
those who suffer from Difficulty of Breathing. Prepared only by
Barclay and Sons, 95, Farringdon•strect, London ; and sold retail, by
Tit. appointment, by Sanger, 150, Oxford-street; Gifford, 104, and
rtsriCountry.-Observe 1.. Burfkid, 180, Strand ; Johnst.m, 68, Cornhill ; Hallows, Drug-
, 2, High-strecA, Islington ; Beudebourck, Druggist, Church-
, Hackney; and all respectable Medicine Venders in Town and
Barclay
: none can be genuine, unless the names of
and Soni" are on the Stain? affixed to each Bcx.
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•
ASONG- TO OLD
Hail, hall, merry Sire ! Thy seasons
The hearts of the young and the old ;
My breast seems to burn when I see thy r turn
Though the month of December is c
Come, come, and make glad the hearts that are sad,
• And tell us of homely delights ;
Come and cheer e'v'ry place with thy bonny red face,
And thoroughly set us to rights. olndse.ellrie 11:I ST
MAS.

Thy approach will we meet with a jolly good treat,
And many " tough yarns" will be, spun,
With ale,
.wine, and grog, and a bright burning log,
Ani with dresses from MOSES and SON.
I always remember, in cheerful DeCember,
E. MOSES and SON'S noted Mart;
When I purchase attire, to'hail the gild Sira,
Whose holidays need so.nething smart..
Ev'ry one should be deck'd, if they vs any respect
For old Father Christmas's cheer ;
Then hasten and start for MOSES'S Mart,
Where the best Winter dreises appear.
As the season is cold, warm garments are sold,
Unequall'd in Winter attire ;
Whose price is so low, that all folks may show
Their respect to the hearty old Sire.
LIST OF PRICES.
READY MADE.

SMITHFIELD CLUB Snow. —Among the many
objects cslcult,ted to arrest attention in the present ex-
hibition, ere a pair of horns that once ornamented the
brows of a Hereford ox, the property of the Duk.
of Bedford. One of the horns has a representation of
the Royal arms, the other of those of the Noble Duke.
together with appropriate inscriptions, the whole of
which has been executed with no other instrument than
a common penknife. They are also carved, studded, and
silver mounted, with. a figure of Ceres in the centre
They attracted much notice in the committee-room.
How TO IMPROVE TUE SIZE OF OUR CULINARY
VEGETABLES.—The following suggestion, by a corre
spondent in a Canadian paper, st ems worthy of notice.
Great zeal, he obseeves, is manifested in raising new
varieties of culinary plants, but improving existing sort•
seems to be quite disregarded. I am confident that
vast increase of food, &c., may Iv obtained by manazimc
judiciously, and systematically clrrying out for a time.
what may be termed the principle of increase. Take.
for instance, a pea, plant ic in a very rich ground, allow
it to bear the first year—say half a dozeu pods only, ane
remove all the others ; save the largest single pea of
these, sow it the next year, and retain of the produc-
three pods only ; sow the largest one the following year.
and retain one port ;. agan s.lect the largest, and t 1
next year the sort will by this time have trebled it, z
w.ight. Ever afterwards sow the hrgest seed. 13
these means you will get. pels (or anything else) of '.
hulk of which we at present. have no idea.
AFRICAN SPECIMENS.—The parcel of specimen
illustrative of natural history, &e., which we mentio-€
a day or two. ago as having arrived from Moalrebiqu
,ftst coat of Africa, via the Cape, for his Majesty th,
King of Prussia, have been dispatched to Hamburgh b)
the John Bull steam-ship, en route to Berlin, and at the
especial request of the authorities of his Majesty in the
metropolis, the packages were permitted to paSs without
any examination, for fear of injuring tho contents of the
same.
STOPPING A PUBLIC STREET.-----From the 25t1;
ult., Doughty-street has been closed, very much to the
ineamenience of the public, to all carriages, except thosi
going to the inhabitants, The street has been in cx
istence about fifty years, and was never closed, by nigh,
er by day, till about two niomna agni whpq means were
afloict!cd to stop th@ Lboripdafarp after eleven o'clock e.
'iis was nftorwards followed ep by closing th.
street at l hours of the day. The doughty estate is
p• eed hpd rpgul4tpil by tle itihabitants, 41t of whom are
,
CORPligigaßgi 1.17 yifttwi QS Poi Aqt roeci 1??,i.

4 S. d
ileav4r Tagllonis, from ..
ltesterfields and CoAringtons . • • . • • • • • • • • •• • •
•• • •
••• • • • 0 10 6
Pashas, D'Orsays, and Chesterfields, and every description •
of winter coats. • .• • • • • . • .• • • • • • • " • • • • • • •• ••
••
••
••
•• 1 5 0
Boys' Winter Coats, In every style and •
make . • .
4 6
0 8 6
Tweed Trousers, lined . • 0
6
Doeskin... ••••• • • • •• ••• ....... ••••••"••••• • • • • • • ' • • • • 0 10 6
Dress' Coats ••••••.••• • • •• • • • • • ........
Frock Coats. ....... • •
Double-breasted Vests
Boys' Hussar and Tunic Suits ••.• .. •••• • • • • •• • • 018
i:oys' Winter Trousers •• •! • • ..... •••• • • • • 03 0
Ditto Vests •• • • ....... .........
Mourning, to any extent at five minutes' notice.

MADE TO MELSDEE.
Winter Coats, warranted waterproof, made to any style,
1 0
handsomely trimmed • •••••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Milled Cloth Coats, trimmed, velvet collar and cuffs, lined '2 6 0
Tweed Overcoats. ••..•• • • • • • •••••• • • • . • •••••• • • • • • 0 18 Co
Twgo Trptoppy ...• • • ..... ..• ••••• • • • • • ••.. 0 8 G
Winter 'trousers, in all the rhost approved French patterns 1 2 6
-- - • .... •••••• • • • • • . 1 6 0

11 aHear.

Best Drees Trousero „ , •• • • •• • • • '''''
••• • • • • • " • • • • •
Dress Coats ..
Best quality made •• • ..... •••,,,,,,,•••••••••••••••••• 15 0
1 15 0
Best 6114111 y made .. ••••• • • • • • ........ „ .• •. •• 3 3 0
.............. •• 8 6

Fancy yeyis .
Satin, plain pr fany •.•••••••• • " • " • • • - • • . 012 0
1 5 0
Boys' Hussar and Tunic Soits • • • • " ••• • • • '
Observe.—Any article purehAse,l, ready made, or made to
hmoo-
sure, if not approved of, will be eangod, or if prtferred, the
money eaturned.
E. 01081,12 and SON, Tailors, Wooiletul rapers, Clothiers, 'flatters,
Rosters, ,Fnryiers, and General Outfitters, for Ladies and Clentlemen,
104, PO, a 0 411, 1.5 y Dfinoriea, and 83, 84, 85, and 86 Ildgate,
Lawfori.
Caution.---B, Moses And Son regret being obliged to guard the
public against impostors, but have Learned that the untradesman-
like falsehood of being contisated with theM, or it/s the sante concern,
has toen resorted to in many insist:peg, and for
or
Paull&
They have no connexion with any other hoare la or out of Landon;
and thoso who absite gininind and oho p clothing, Stc., qtailld Pall at,
9r send to, 1111nories and Aidgato, City, London.
Ninire.—No.bUsinVst trinisacted it this establi.hment frotn sun-
set Frldis.y, sunset SatUrday,,hon.business !ffi resumed till twelve
o'clock
The entrance to the fur ilgrOulent is at 83, +Mete,
.corner of the
ivories and Aldgate, opposite 14 Opep,"

PRICE SD.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S.--YESTERDAL
Abcut a dozen,subscribers looked in in the course of
the afternoon, but with so little disposition to speculate,
that a formal quotation is out of the question. The only
Derby bets worth mention were 80 to 10 agst Van
Tromp, 50 to 1 to 50/. agst Liberator, and 1,000 to 20
agst Projectile. 401. was betted that the Liberator is
backed at 25 to 1 before the day. Offers to take 6to 1
about Scott's lot. For the Chester Cup 700 to 10 was
kid agst Fitzallen, and an offer made to lay 50 to 1 on
the fiuld, or to take these odds in hundreds about naming
the winner.

Two. THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.—The following
five were backed agst the field :—Glentilt, Planet, Ltyne-
dale, Conynghnm, and Sister to Cobweb colt.
Sir R. Bulkeley's Derby colt, brother to Joinville, has
received the name of " Montpensier."
NEWMARKET CIIAJNIPION COURSING MEETING.

THURSDAY,

Four-mile Stables. Second ties for the All-aged Stakes,.

Miles beat Wish-you-may-get it—Highland- Lassie beat
Omen.
Magie beat Probity—Lucy Bertram beat Maw-worm.
Second ties for the Puppy Stakes.
_ . .

,LEGED CO-EXISTENCE OF
MAN AND THE MEGATHERIUM.

Daisy beat Twilight—Thoresway 1.:a;,.; beat Buonaparte.
First Ties-for the Exning Stakes.
Ifolly beat Brutus—Silesia beat Stockton.
Idas beat Dolly—Gipsy Girl beat Wildfire.
The Rutland Stakes—First Ties.
Treasure beat Fancy—Mac beat Sam Slick.
The Bottisham Stakes.
lir. King's Rbadamanthus beat Lord Stradbroke's Maxse.
Mr. Parkinson's Shepherct.as beat Mr. Gillett's Goody.
Ilr. Fyson's Fair Maid beat Mr. Bennett's Wee Pet.
\[r. lluckworth's Belle beat Mr. Vipau's Violet.,

The following letter has been addressed to the Editor
of the Times:—

Sir,—A considerable sensation appears to have been
caused in the Minds of the scientific, and part of the un-
scientific public, by the announcement in many of the
newspapers, of the discovery in America of a fossil
human bone, associated with the remains of the mega-
therium and other extinct quadrupeds. I have only just
read in the last number of the Athenceum (Dec. 5, 1846),
a brief notice of the reported discovery, copied from an
American paper, and which the editor has inserted with
a judicious caution to his readers, that no competent
authority has yet vouched for all the facts. I feel sure
that the story relates to part of a human pelvis (a fieg: •
meat of the cs incminatum), which was shown to me at
Natehez last spring, together with several very reneirk-
eble remains of megatheriod animals. I visited Natchez
in March last, on which occasion I was informed of, tl,e
antiquity assigned to the human relic, and having (Ka.
mired carefully into the evidence, came to the conclusion
that the priests of the co-existence of the human indivi-
opal with the megatholeid and other extinct quadrupeds
found in the vicinity was altogether unsatisfactory. %e
are indebted to the skill and indefatigable industry of
Dr. 13ickerson, of Nateher, for having formed a tplcnilid
collection of organic remains, derived from the superfl--
cial deposits of that neighbeut hood. All these he
the kindness to show me, and afterwards accornpini, d
me to the principal spots where they had been procured.
One of these, distant about six miles from Natchez, has
been named by
him the Mainreoth ravine, from the ske-
leton of the mastodon discovered there ; and it was there
also that the fragment of the human relvis supposed to
have been contemporaneous with the megatherium was
picked up. _ _

In order to explain its position, a few words on tl:e
eology of the region willbe indispensable. The bread;
fiat, alluvial plain of the Mississippi is bounded en its
Atstern side by a table land, about 200 feet higher
he river, and having a very gentle upward slope to
-23.stward, or towards the interior. This elevated Flat-
'orm ends abruptly at Natchez, in a line of perpendicu:
,ar cliff's, or bluff:, the base of which is continually un-
',ermined by the 'Mississippi. The vertical section here
xposed to view affords the geologist a fine opportunity
Studying the compnsition and succession of the st-r.ta
thickness of rather mere than 200 fcy,t.:
cEi.t. is of ciararatively modern date. he
t cmsisting of clayey loam contain-
zqlies, and the lower of sand and
except some wood and silci!
of f,,11,r racks. The yellow loan
sinpnlarlv ciose resemblance to
" as it is termed, of
valhiy of the Rhine, between Cologne and Bt
the J and, ilk

The Newmarket Stakes.
Ntr. King's Riccobeni beat Mr. Dobede's Diana.
Buckwroth's Batchelor • beat Mr. Parkinson's Son of
Minerva.
NIT. Anstruther's Crisis beat Mr. Fyson's Fireaway (drawn)
Mr. Nash's Bronti beat Mr.*Arabinss Airy.

THE WORLD AND ITS WHIM

Perhaps Har2ce was right in ,is c.

pper 611 fe

s oc rceent

-:!rs

unitaturev seroum paws. flue we mast ha content to be
i.ocludel within the " servile horde," for it is imposib?c
walk.ohout the strei is of Paris without being stryck
~ith the taste and ingenuity evinced by our. neighbours
some oftheir nrsdern innovations. Far these reasons
we car not conscientiously withhold our tribute of com-
Tnendatioa frosn Mr. Jay, of Regent-street, who was, we

believe, first and foremostamongst our countrymen in fol-
lowing the French fashion of establishing a Maison dc
dela. A startling demonstration of the manner to
which this innovation has been appreciated on the:

ide of the Channel is to be ft;ri ►d in the still
increasing influx of business which has set in
towatds Mr. Jay's establishrnert ; in fact, so strong
and overwhelming has been the current of late,
that although he already possessed two spacious houses,
Nos. 247 and 249, in Regent-street, the increasing en-
croachments of his business have compelled him to invade
the neighbouring territory : and he has now taken pos-
session of the adjoining premises, No. 251, so that his
show-rooms surpass in extent those of any other estab-
lishment of a similar nature in this or any other capital.
His last visit to Paris has led to the production of fabrics
and paterns, under his own surveillance, of beautiful
texture and fancy ; and, in fact, this exposition has such
claims' on our exhaustless lady friends, that it would be
superfluous for us to dwell upon them. We
should not omit to mention that the different
shapes and accessories of the various cloaks and
mantels on view are all transferable into mourn-
ing wear, with suitable adoptions, according to
the material, &c.; and although there is so much to
look at and admire, we must not pass unnoticed the
cleverly sketched series of female figures by a Parisian
artist, showing and defining the various costumes at
present in favour, as also the vast store of winter habili-
ments which are to be found at the London General
Mourning Warehouse. As Aerisflyems is a guest who
pays us annual visits, we surely ought to make durable
preparations for giving him a warm reception ; but
however sharp may be the attacks of our formidable
visitor, it is possible, with the assistance of Mr. Kirslay,
to keep him at bay, even it we were condemned to dwell
in thrilling regions of thick-ribbed ice. In his magnifi-
cent magazine of furs are to be found the rich and costly
Irkutsk Russian sables, the minener and ermine, and a
splendid collection of fur seal dresses of various forms,
and devices, to suit the taste of the male and female
friteux. Amongst those who have already worn mantles
ind paletots of this velvet-like fur, are her Majesty and
the Royal children, and nearly all the aristocracy of this
country, who, thus mantled and muffiel in their warm
attire, are not afraid to meet the rough weather face to
face. As soon as the world arrives in London, Mr.
Nicolay's establishment in Oxford-street will be so
thronged that it will be impossible to inspect minutely
that is to be seen there, so that we would counsel all
vho happen to be in town to drive there at once. The
inventive genius of the age is ever on the watch for the
?liquid Noir, and one of the most remarkable features of
the day is the passion for registration. Even on the
hustings, and in Parliament, we have patriots com-
►laining that the battle of the constitution must
le fought in the registration courts. We have
registered coats, hats, umbrellas, and nightcaps. We
lave registers for births, deaths, and marriages ; and
is yin pass Doudney's shop, in Old Bond-strict, you se,
graceful looking garment hanging in the windows,
which you recognise as having seen the like on shoulders
•rf the nobility—many and this is his registered cloak,
which he emphatically asserts will become the classical
dvelope of the age. In the fecundity of his inventive
bower, he has also hit upon a contrivance which trust
-ventually supersede the old fashion riding belt. By
means of this novel method, the wearer can, in a mo-
ment, and unperceived, contract or enlarge his waist to
he extent of six inches. However useful this invention
.nay be at present, it would have been more so Johnson
duce, in the city. And a-propos of the busy locale in the
.ast. When you proceed thither, gentle reader, to get
your dividends, or whenever your avocations call you
there, do not fail to go to the famous perfumers, Ross
,ted Sons, and see how bright and brilliant a place they
gave contrived to make in the midst of the dingy and
murky city. If a lady, the rape of your locks mill be
performed by an artist of first-rate celebrity, in an apart
:vent where, by the painter's art, and a little assistance
from your Own imagination, you are transfered to the
broad and blue expanse of the bay of Naples, with its
I zy macaronivarous lazzaroni baskinc, in the unclouded
:►Laze of living light. If you are one of the lords of the

reation, you are ushered into a room which, as Mr.
smith O'Brien would say, is papered with looking-
;lasses, so that, which ever way you turn, you have the
satisfaction of seeing your counterfeit presentment star-
ing you in the face ; ladies, upon whose craniums the
daisies of death have begun to grow, by some mysterious
process. emerge from the recesses of Messrs. Ross's esta-
blishment, adorned with glossy ringlets, which would
shake the saintship of an anchorite. How this is done
we cannot attempt to divine.—Post.

contijus ,il2unclance of fresh
.land sh..lls, of v,Lit;ll I myself obtained 1-
2w in my cabinet in L0r.7,:-..

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.
OXFORD.

The name of Mr. Charles Percival Phinn, of Chelten-
ham College School, a successful candidate for an exhi-
bition at Balliol College, was erroneously spelt Firm, in
our paper of the 7th inst.
CAMBRIDGE, DEC. 9.

twenty si..ecie.s,

At a congregation held this day, the degree of 111. A
was conferred upon—
Theodore Howard Galton, Trinity College.
Rev. John Ambrose, St. John's College.

^:,'l-a helix, helicina, pupa, c
acconipanksd,- car rather replaced in a few phis
where the loam passes into shell-marl, by lytna.
tanorbis' physa, and miens..
eyeias. All the species are Lie
al with tcsiacea now inhabiting the same part t f
With these shells are found, at different
oenc•in t-In loam, and some in the clay at tha
n of the lean!. the scatt'red bones, and occasiou:Wly
'tire skeletons. of the Mastodon, megatherium, my to
,steroide, bus, and other quadrupeds. It in
rt of this _formation. whether at the depth of 10

❑ to' 1

United Stat

Thomas Harvey, Christ's College.
At .tbe same congregation the following graces passed
he Senate:--,-.

r 100 feet, any remains of man lie buried by natu

causes in undiQtuibed loam or clay, the antiquity of
the human race is thereby established to an extent
far greater than has ever yet been made out in any
instance which I have had an opportunity of investi-
gating. It would follow that the human race had sur-
vived the extinction of one group of terrestrial mam-
malia, and seen another succeed and replace it; and also
that man had lived in North America when the geogrs-
phical configuration of the country was very different;
in other words, before the valley of the Mississippi, or
even some of the strata forming its boundary rocks, were
in existence. Every deposit entering into the composi-
tion of the bluffs of the Mississippi valley must be older
than the alluvial plain and delta of that river; and we
thus obtain, itiependently of any evidence attesting
great changes in the animate world, a measure for esti.
mating the minimum of time which has elapsed since ',"ne
bluffs originated. For we must allow a sufficient series
of years for the deposition of all the sedimentary matter
forming the plain and delta of the great river. I have
endeavoured to calculate the period (one of enormous
duration, relatively to the historical epoch), and ex-
plained my views on the subject in a lecture delivered
to the British Association at their meeting at South-.
ampton, and a c orect, though incomplete abstract ot"
that communication appeared in the Athencrum for S'dp-
tember 26, 1846.

To come then to the point—what proof is there that
the geological position of the human pelvis bone was such
as to demonstrate its anteriority in date to the entire
hydrographical basin of the Mississippi, and the forma-
tion of its alluvial deposits and • delta ? The yellow
shelly loam, or loess, before mentioned, extends foi
twelve miles inland, or eastward from the river ; and,
in consequence of its incoherent and destructible nature,
every streamlet flowing over it cuts out for itself, in its
way to the Mississippi, a deep gully or ravine. This
denudation has of late years proceeded with accelerated
speed, especially in the course of the last thirty or thirty-
five years. Some attribute the increased erosive action,
to partial clearings of the native forests ; others to Vile
effects of the great earthquake of new Madrid, in 1811-12,
by which this region was much fissured, ponds beilig dried
up, and some laud-slips caused. Colonel Wiley, a pro-
prietor in this part of the state of Mississippi, and who
well remembers the district before the year 1812, assured
me that the Mammoth ravine, although now seven miles
long, and in some parts 60 feet deep, with its numerous
ramifications, has been entirely formed since that year,,
when the earthquake occurred. He has himself plougkcd
some of the land, exactly over the spot where the ras ine
is now situated.

It is, hoa ever, enough for our present purpose tb
affirm that whatever be the date of the origin of
this watercourse, it has of late years been consider-
ably er.larged and lengthened, its banks presenting
everywhere precipices, in which the loam, unsoliditled
as it is, retains its verticality, as is the case vial,
its counterpart, the loess of the Rhine. Land shells
seen in great numbers at the depth of about 30 feet t'rem
the top, and the fossil bones of the mastodon, and other
extinct quadrupeds, are usually picked up in the bed
of the stream after they have been washed out o±: the
undermined cliffs, where, tmwever, some few have Llso
been observed in situ. Under these circumstances, as
I was given to understand, the human pelvis was pro-
cure.l at the base of the cliff. Even if it had been dug
out in tba presence of a practical geologist, it would.
have been necessary for him to be more than usually
on his zuard against deception, for land-slides lip.ve
detached large masses from the cliffs, and these
may easily cover human bones previously washed down
by the stream, or dislodged from the soil near the
top of the cliff, where some old Indian graves, so com-
mon throughout the country, may have been undermined.
It is not rare to find on shoal and on the shores of the
islands in the Mississippi at low water, numerous bones
of man, mingled with those of extinct animals, washed
out of the bluffs. In these cases tho human bones are as
black as the quadrupedal fossils, having been apparently
stained with peaty matter, in the soil where they were
buried ; but no geologist has ever ventured, on this evi-
dence, to infer the contemporaneousness of man and the
fossil species thus accidentally associated
After I bad made up my mind that the remote anti-
quity of the human bone of Natchez was questionable,
and that its occurrence in the ravine might be explained
in the manner above suggested, I found that Colonel
Wailes, a friend of Dr. Dickerson's, who accompanied us
in part of our excursion, and who has alto made a fine
collection of the fossils of this neighbourhood, not only
shared my doubts, but had made the same conjecture
especting the probable manner in which the fossil may
have been conveyed to the spot where it was found.
I have the honour to be, Sir, yours, &c.,

CHARLES LYELL.

To allow kr. Sykes, of Downing College, to resume
his Regency.
To appoint Mr. Churchill Bahington, cf St. John's
College, an Examiner, at the previous examinations in
the Lent and Michaelmas Terms of the year 1847, in the
place of Mr. Thompson.
To return thanks to Captain Francis Blackwood,
R.N., for the valuable ornithological collection which he
presented to the University in the last vacation.
On the recommendation of the Wood wardian Trustees,
to authorise the Vice Chancellor to pity out of the Wood-
wardian funds the sum of 20/. towards building a school
in the parish of Thurlton.
QUEEN'S COLLEGE.
John Hays, 8.A., scholar of this society, has been
elected a Fellow on the foundation of Sir John Finch
and Sir Thomas Baines.

PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY.
At a meeting of this society, held Dec. 7, Professor
Sedgwick, Vice-President in thc‘ chair, a paper was read
Professor Young, on the Principle of Continuity in
reference to eel tain results of Analysis.
ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY,
At the last meeting of this society a paper was read
by the Rev. J. J. Smith, containing particulars drawn
prom the archives of Caius College, as well as from some
of the Cambridge parish registers, concerning the pc!.
---I.tage and life of Jeremy Taylor, a whose N%orks it is
.hat a new and carefully collated edition is about

11, Harley-street, December 7.

The Portsmouth and Chichester Extension Branch
: ! he London arid Brighton line, is proceeding as rapidly
i is completion as the weather will permit. The
,tho permanent lines are already laid down between
,vant and Emsworth, and are being so from Lumley
to Nutbourne.
At the monthly meeting of the Central Society
for the Protection of Agriculture and British Industry
held on Tuesday, at 17, Old Bond-street, the question of
'the repoal of the malt tax was brought under the notice
of the committee, when a resolution was adopted that a
meeting of that body should be swunioned for the 12th
of January next, to take the 2ulleot into consideration,
BAUMAN' AMA,I,OANIA,TAGN.--W@ RN informed, on
the hest t4Lithwity, that the Divei.iors of the Glasgow
and Ayrshire Railway 110 a nacw.tittP, ‹.;11 Saturday last,
with the aißPtiiiir4 of tip Gias•-Usv, liumfries, and Car-
lisle liaoWaY, Allen the terms for an immediate amalga-
nlitim weTe settled, the particulars of which, we under-
stand., WillWillbe submitted to the shareholders of the
reapective
4111-4 its %Ma%
companies, for their amoral, on an early

thea nEavoditin-
A SHAMEFUL CASE.—On the eveni-ag of Monday
week, a young man, named Robertts of Gill,
was
sbro
Railway,
ughtfronithczeenmie uteia-strect, where he
hoef
rlgrehl sended,
Glasgow
had arrived by one of the tre,lns, to the Central Police_
office. He was there
,Prcinptly attended by Dr. Easton,
who, perceiving at a :,ante that he was labouring under
fever of a most nr.iiignant kind, ordered him to be sent to.
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fested a strength of parental regard too seldom
bited, by proceeding at once to the house of a lodging`
house keeper in Stirling, named M'Minime, whQre her
son had resided since March last, expecting, as she said.
" to find her darling boy." To her grief and disappoint-
ment, however, she learned, on her arrival there, that 'no
had bee u sent to Glasgow per railway ! but by %twin,.
and at whose expense, she is not aware. Retraciug her
steps with a sad and sorrowful heart, she reached:
butiv We are
chreteilfdertutr„itet,l,
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the ground
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which makes the case worse than it otherwise wo.
at t e tod
steeo strangers.herioved
he deceased was visited in Stirling by a phyci-:;
have been.—Gitugow Citizen.
SINGULARITY IN THE FRENCH DYNASTim•-• t
a remarkable fact in the history of France, that ch
the time of LJUiS XIV., who_ succeeded his father L 0,,;

XIII., there has not been a single instance of the ,r 0
descending directly from father to son. Louis XV. 4
the grandson of Lous XIV. ; Louis XVI. was
the grandsons of Louis XV. ; the son of Louis, •
•,,
died (query, if not murdered in the Temple). N,ap,,-;. , x
did not succeed in transmitting the crown to 1)1,5 tsni, t
who died at Schoenbrunn. Louis XVIII., broth': ,
Louis XVI., had his brother," Charles X. for hi:
censor. The Duke of Cl:leans, Prince Royal, was c
off by an accident, as unexpected as it was depla?.e▪
.•
and interrtiAed, it may be said, before even it 1-.!
mence', the order of succession under the new dynasty.,
Louis Philippe I. will not have, as his royal heir, 11,130 i;
it is his grandson, the Count de Paris, son of tkee -tatts
Duke of Orleans, who is to be his heir presumri" to
crown.

LLYNVI VALLEY RAILWAY,—In pUrSAVALCO of the
usual notice, the first general half-yearly 1nee,414.., (4:
company, was held to-day at the London "Atvera,._ ;
Matthews, Esq., in the chair—to receive tho report 01 • directors, an to decide upon the ado-etion of -an e'.. tension of their line by a short branch to At*: Taii The meeting was but thinly attended, but thcreporc adopted; and it was decided that an applicattott be made to Parliament for the branch. Th •;:noutar' voted to the chairman and, directors, and tb' m were
s meeting

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