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LON fY 'N, Fit IDAY E SUM JAN U ARY 2, 1846.
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LEEDS AND CARLISLE RAILWAY
COMPANY.
Notice is hereby given, that a Meeting of Shareholders of
this Company, will take place at the London Tavern, Bishops-
gate-street, on MONDAY, the sth of January, 1846, at One
o'clock precisely, to lay before the Proprietors the terms of the
amalgamation which has been agreed to with the Yorkshire and
Glasgow Union Railway Company, and the general state of this
Company. By order of the Committee of Management.
C. LOCOCK WEBB, Secretary
Gresham-rooms, Basinghall-street
HARWICH RAMAN
PANY .(with Branches to

'AY and PIER COAT-
Thorpe le Soken and Alresford).

MANAGING COMMITEEE.
Sir ROBERT PRICE, Bart., M.P., Chairman.
Martin Stutely, Esq. Charles Sturgeon, Esq.
R. Horman Fisher, Esq. • James R. Croft, Esq.
William Downes, Esq. John G. Wilson, Esq.
ENGINEER—Joseph Gibbs, Esq.
SOLICITORS.
London—Thomas Jones Mawe, Esq.
Colchester—William Salmon cooper, Esq.

. _
The Committee beg to announce that it is their intention to pro-
ceed to Parliament in the ensuing session, and that the standing
orders to the present time have in all respects been fully complied
with.

The share list will close on the sth day of January next, previously,
to which forms may be had and applications will be received, accom-
panied by references to a banker, or person of known responsibility,
addressed to the solicitors in London or Colchester, or to the brokers
already advertised.

By order, T. PRICE, Secretary,
4, New Bridge-street, Dec. 23, 1845.

THE OXFORD AND SALISBURY DIRECT
RAILWAY.
The Committee of Marinement beg to announce that, in compliance
with the applications and suggestions of several gentlemen of expe
rience, they hare instructed the several bankers named in their
Letters of Allotment to continue to receive the preliminary deposits
from this time until the 7th of January next, In order that those
parties to whom Shares in this Company have. been allotted may con
suit their own convenience, by paying thefirst deposit at the present
time, or paying the whole deposit en or before the 7th of January
next.

By order of the Board,
RITBALL. ‘--TT*ib-clet4r,
w4ate-ehitiabers; liooffiaie-streef, Dec:• 19, 1-9•444 •

ORTHERN and SOUTHERN
CONNECTING RAILWAY.

The Committee of Management have much pleasure in announcing
to the Subscribers that the Plans, Sections, and Books of Reference,
have been duly deposited at the Parliament-office of the House of
Lords, and at the Private Bill office of the House of Commons, and
also with the various Parish Clerks, In compliance with the standing
orders of both Houses of Parliament. The notices have been served
upon the respective owners, lessees, and occupiers, throughout the in-
tended line and deviation. The traffic has also been taken by an
experienced statist, with the most satisfactory result, and the mea-
sure will be carried before Parliament in the ensuipmsession.
W. JENISWS, Secretary.
71, Ring William-street, Dec. 31, 1845.
GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY
CALL FOR SECOND INSTALMENT OF 21. 10s. PER
SHARE, ON 251. -HARES, MAKING 51. PAID.
The Directors of the Great Western Railway having resolved, at
a meeting held this day, to call, under the provi-dons of the Acts of
Parliament, for an instal rent of 21. 103. per Share on 251. ,hares,
notice is hereby given, that the Proprietors are requested to pay on
Or before the 20th day of January next, to any of the undermen- '
tioned hankers, the said sum of 21. lOs on each of their respective
251 Share,, viz.:—

London—Messrs. Glyn, Ilallifax, Mills, amlCo.; at the Great Western
Railway Office, 29, Gresham-street, City.
Bristol-,-Aresssrs. Miles, Harford, and C... ; Messrs. Baillie, Ames,
and Co. ; Stuckey's Banking Company ; the West of England and
South Walesnistrict Bank.
Liverpool-'he Bank of Liverpool.
Cheltenham-:—The County of Gloucester Bank.

Reading—Mesira. I. and-C. Simonds and C.
By order of the Board of Directors,
CHAS. A. SAUNDERS, Secretary.
London Terminus, Paddington, Dec. 4, 1845.

/1--i.BEAT WESTERN RAILWA T.
Ti..Yr CALL FOR ELEVENTH INSTALMENT OF 51. PER
SHARE, ON 100/. SHARES, MAKING 851 PAID.
The Directors of the Great Western Railway having resolved, at a
meeting held this day, to call, under the provisions of the Acts of Par-
liament, for an instalment of 51. per share on 100/. shares, Notice
is hereby given, that the Proprietors'are requested to pay on or before
the th daY ofdanuary next, to any of the under-mentioned bankers,
the said sum of Si. on each of their respective 1001. shares, viz :
London —Messrs. Glyn, Hallifax, Mills, and Co. ; at the--" Great
Western Railway Office, 29, Gresham-street, City.
Bristol —Messrs. Miles, HartOrd, and Co. ; Messrs. Bailie, Ames,
and Co. ; Stuckey's Banking Company ; the West of England and
South Wales District Bank.
Liverpool—The Bank of Liverpool. . _ _

Cheltenham—The Comity 01 Gloucester Bank.
Reading—Messrs. I. and C. Simonds and Co.
By order of the Board of Directors,
CHAS. A. SAUNDERS, Secretary.
London Terminus, Paddington, Dec. 4, 1845.

GRAND UNION RAILWAY.
ISSUE OF SPALDING AND BRANDON JUNCTION
RAILWAY SHARES.

Notice is I•ereby given, that the Shareholders of the Grand Union
Railway who are desirous of taking shares in the Spalding and Bran-
don Junction line, are required to send in the original scrip for re-
gistry on or before the 6th of January, 1446.
The scrip must be accompanied by a letter, signed by the owner
with his name in full, his occupation, and residence, stating the quan-
tity of scrip, and the respective numbers sent in for registry, together
with the name of a party in London to whom reference may be made
as to responsibility, otherwise it cannot be received. A receipt will
be gives for the scrip deposited, and at the expiration of two days (if
the holder be considered sufficiently responsible by the Directors) it
will be returned, together with a letter of allotment for the Spalding
and Brandon Junction Railway shares. The allotment will be In
the propqrtion of one share for every five of the Grand Union Rail-
way scrifi, Application must be made on or before the day *beef),
filmed, otherwise no claim for the Spalding -and Brandon .Unction
The deposits Will be payable at the several BankersNpeChled on
the Letter of Allotment, on or before the 15th of January, and the
Deeds will lie for signature as under, when the Bankers' receipts may
be exchanged for Scrip Certificates.
London—At the Company's Offices, 78, Cornhill, and at the Offices
of the Norfolk Railway Company, Guildhall•buildings, from the sth
to 20th January, 1846, inclusive, between the hours of Ten and Five
o'clock.

Nottingham—At the Offices of the Grand Union Railway Com-
pany, St. Peter's square, Friday, 16th January, 1846.
Leeds—At the White Horse, Saturday, 17th January, 184 G.
Manchester—At the AlbiOn Hotel, Monday, 19th January, 1846.
Liverpool—At the Angel Hotel, Tuesday, 20th January, 1846.

As it is understood that Parliament will meet on the 22d January,
the time for payment of Deposits and execution of the Deeds can on
no account be extended. The Plans, Sections, and Books of Refe-
rence were deposited with the Board of Trade and the several Clerks
of the Peace on Saturday, the 29th November, and all necessary
arrangements have been made for obtaining an Act in the ensuing
session of Parliament.
By order,
78, Cornhill, Dec. 24, 1845.

ALFRED BEESTON, Secretary.

C H R I S T DI A S!!
Awake my lyre with tuneftil lay,
And " welcome" give to " Christmas Day !"
It is a joyous, happy time,
When music, mirth, and love combine,
To strew our path with roses bright,
And mingle ftiendship with delight !
And what is most essential—say,
To give éclat to "Christmas Day ?"
Why "Clothing!" that we oven's a fact;
We therefore tell you how to act !
Away to " Hyam's "—order there
llabillments of beauty rare !
And then with confidence and joy
Most charmingly your time employ
In scenes of pleasure bright and gay,
You'll pass a happy " Christmas Day ! !"
List of Prices for Winter Garments ready-made : _ _

£s. (1.
Gentlemen's Over-coats from 0 9 0
Gentlemen's Chesterfield and Taqlion!s, from .. .. 0 15 (1

Gentlemen's D'Orsays and Glenlyons 1 1 0

NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR-
ANCE SOCIETY,

26, CORNIIILL, LONDON.
Capital Z 500,090.
Empowered by Act of Parliame-ai.
This Institution ors important and substantial advan-
tages with.respect both is Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities.
The ass :red has, on all occasions, the power to borr)w, without ex-
pense forfeiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the premium paid,
(see table); also the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion
of hi, interests to meet other conveniences Cr necesAty. Assurances
for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible rates.

The division of profita is annual, and the next will be made in De-
cember of 'he prevent year.
F. FERGUSON CAW:ROUX. See.

NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSU-
RANCE SOCIETY.
26, Cornhill, London, December 29, 1845.
Notice is hereby given that the half-N early interest, at the rate of
five per cent per annum on the capital stock of this Society, due ou
the 31st instant, will become payable on the 10th day of January
next, and Proprietors may receive the same at this office on that or
any subsequent day between the hours of eleven and three o'clock.
By order of the Co rt of Directors,
F. FERGUSON CANIROITX, Secretary.

,1114- OYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE
CORPORATION;.-.`.44' ite"
ROYAL EXCHANGE, 'LONDON.
(Eitabli.hed by Royal Charter A:D. 1/20.)

FIRE INSILTRANCES.
. NOTIC.,-The usual. fifteen.days allowed for payment of Pre-
miums falling due at Christmas will expire on the 9th day of
January neat. _
LIFE lISURANCE:S.
Two-thirds of the Profit on the Company's Life business, singe De-
cember, 1841, will be apportioned, periodically, among Policies for
Life, without involving the assured in any risk of partnership.'
The Company has.retunied to the position in the Royal Ekehange,
which it had occupied in the former building from 1720 till its de-
structiou by fire in 1838.
Branch Office, 29, PALL-MALL.
THOMAS TOOKE, Esq., Governor.
WILLIAM SAMPSON, Esq., Sub-Governor.
Tile Hon. J. T. LESLIE MELVILLE, Deputy-Governor.
DIRECTORS.
Henry Bainbridge, Esq. Chas. John Manning, Esq.
George Pearkes Barclay, Esq. Henry Nelson, Esq.
Edmond S. P. Calvert, Esq. Edw. Howley Palmer, Esq.
Alexander Colvin, Esq. John Henry Pelly, Esq.
William Davidson, Esq. . • Abraham J. Roberts, Esq.
John Deacon, Esq. Charles Robinson, Esq.
Riversdale W. Greed!, Esq. Sir Samuel Scott, Bart.
William T. Hibbert, Esq. • William Soltau, Esq.
Lanvelot Holland, Esq. Robert Thorley, Esq.
Sir George Larpent, Bart.- Henry Warre, Esq.
John Chr. Lochner, Esq. Octavius, Wigram, Esq.
Sir J. Wm. Lubbock, Bart. Charles Baring Young, Esq.
ALEXIS. GREEN, Secretary..

DECEPTION AND FRAUD.
THE STOMACH and ENEMA PUMPS, in-
vented by J."READ, were sanctioned and approved by the
Royal Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons in London, and. by the
meat eminent members of the profession in this kingdom; on the
continents of Europ, India, and America (vide the life of Sir Astley
Cooper). This distinguished patronage inducad some unprincipled
adventurers to palm upon the public base imitations of Read's Patent
Instruments, which has come to his knowledge from the number of
paltry instruments which are daily sent him from all parts of the
kingdom, and frequently from India, for repair. As some protection
against this fraud, J. R. has instructions from the Hon, East India
Company to place their mark, in future, on all his instruments sent
to their preSidencies. But in vain may an humble mechanician
attempt to defend hithself against such wholesale fraud, when Enema
fountain reservoirs, with the incumbrance of chains, stop cocks, &c.,
are boldly and falsely advertised as " Read's Patent Pumps," which
have no such incumbrances, and which are manufactured only by
himself, at 35, Regent-circus, Piccadilly, where they may be seen
and protect.

None are genuine except stamped with the words " head's
Patent."

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Contents of No :--(JANUARY)
1.- Thoughts On the :Esthetics of Milton's Comus.
2. Easy Chairs. ' •
3. Letters from a Ilindoo-Gentleman travelling in England. :
•- - 4,The 'Clluades• - • • -
3. Baron PilfrOdort A Satire. . ..c A. . - •
fi—i'otie-firzaorYs_XVi,
7. A Musician's Plea.fOrlis Art.
S. The Adventures of a Stick.
9. The Inquisition.
10. The Scholar's Death Summons, and other Miscellaneous Poetry.
11. A Sporting Excursion in the Backwoods of Canada.
12. General Itosas, Monte Video, and Buenos Ayres.
13. Kordothn.—lteviews, &c. &c.

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DELICATE AFFAIR.—A circumstance of a very
distressing nature has occurred in this city, and will ere long
meet the public eye, A few days ago the daughter of a
highly respectable citizen, who is connected with a public
establishment in this city, was married to a gentleman, a
native of Galway, and after the ceremony proceeded with
him to France; but the previous marriage of the gentleman
with a lady, by whom he has children, transpired after their
departure, and the unhappy parents of the deluded girl have
been obliged to resort to the laws to punish the offender and
vindicate their respectability. For this purpose a warrant
has been issued for his apprehension, and police-constables
followed him to France. The informations were sworn in
the College- street, Police-office, but their precise contente,
and all the circumstances attendant upon this most heart-
rending case, must for the present remain unrevealed.—
Saunder's News Letter.

FALL FROM A HAY RlCK.—Yesterday morning,
between 11 and 12 o'clock, a serious accident occurred to the
son of Matthew Priorson, Esq., a gentleman residing at
Thames Ditton. The youth was playing with some com-
panions in a paddock, when, to hide himself from his play-
mates, he ascended a ladder to the top of a hay-rick, where
hr remained concealed for a short time, till he was at length
discovered, and, in attempting to get down, his foot slipped,
and he fell to the ground with fearful violence. Medical
assistance was immediately procured, whea,.it..ivat- istii+-
tamed that the young gentleman had sustained a fractare of
111 e left leg, besides dislocating
his shoulder-bone.
THE Gux TRADE, Blum INGHAst.—Not long since
an order for 40,000 stand of arms was received in this town
from Government, in consequence of which, and other °Mitt%
of a similar character, the gun trade here is in a state of high
prosperity. Most of the guns ordered, it is said, are to be put
in store at the barracks at Weedon.
The Duke of Buccleuch has arrived in town, and visited
the Eail of Dalhousie yesterday.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, DEC. 30.—A special commission was yesterday
issued for the trial of all the prisoners in Mullingar gaol.
Chief Justice Doherty and the Chief Baron are to be
the judges. As the trials commence on the 19th of
January, it is likely that the approaching meeting of
Parliament will prevent the Attorney-General from at-
tending. In his absence, the Solicitor-General, Mr.
Sergeant Warren, and Mr. Brewster will probabiy be
the conducting counsel for the Crown.
A Clonmel paper gives the particulars of a Whiteboy
attack upon the farm-house of Mr. Richard Hartland, at
Thornhill-lawn, within two miles of Mitchelstown, a
district heretofore free, from disturbance. An armed
party, quite undisguised, entered the house, in which
were a steward named Mahony and a labourer named
Russell. These persons they treated in the most brutal
manner, and, having possessed themselves of a gun be-
longing to Mr. Hartland, went off, leaving various man-
dates and orders, under the severest denunciations, with
the steward.
Mr. Thomas Alley, of Arlane House, in the county of
Dublin, offers 100/. reward to discover the author of a
Rockite threatening letter, sent to him through the
general post. The letter was in these terms :
" Mr. Thomas Alley,—Your name is put down in the
Tipperary victimised list—our troops have strict orders
to give you this notice, that unless you give up the land
you dispossessed the poor man of, and you have driven
to the wide world. We now give you to the Ist of
March to restore him. We give you more time than he
got. If our notice is not obeyed, get your last coat
bespoke in Cook-street. You will meet our inspector
after the Ist of March ; it will be the same fall your law-
agent got, but a bullet will be worse.
" Lieutenant MOONLIGHT."
[At the bottom was the drawing of a coffin, bearing
the inscription of " Proterta Alley."]
• --lifri;ldley bat, Piffilish6ta, :. statement, which fully ex-
eulliates hirnefrour the imputation of any act that could
have afforded" any:just warrant for such an attack upon
hi*: '-' . -,-: - ,' '
-,3'.7- ; -,-- THE NEW COLLEGES.
.--. ne'following' are the names of the gentlemen ap-
pninted to` be 'presidents and vice-presidents of the new
1 itiedenaiiiil institutions for Ireland, who have power to
appoint such professors in arts, law, and physic (not
-:exceeding twelve in number) as shall be necessary for
etvcchonit R establishmentobert Krespectively, )
o viz.to
r of Medicine, Pre-
sident ; John Ryan, Esq., LL.D., Vice President.
BELFAST.—The Rev. P. S. Henry, D.D., President ;
Then. Andrews, E. q.. Doctor of Medicine, Vice-President.
GALWAY.—The Very Rev. Joseph Kirwan, Clerk,
President ; Edward Berwick, Esq., Barrister-at-Law,
Vice President.

THE GALES IN THE CHANNEL.

rom Jersey Times.
Our coast within thethe last few days has) been again the
scene of a number of peculiarly violent gales. The earlier
part of last week, which had been distinguished for a re-
markably hard and biting frost, was succeeded in the
latter part by wind and rain of a fiercely tempestuous
character. On Friday the wind blew with so much force
and violence on shore, that chimney pots in various
quarters were thrownfrom their positions, branches of
trees were wrested from their parent stems, and window
panes dashed to atoms. But the commotions on land
were trifling to those to be seen on the bosom of the sea.
Far as the eye could reach the billows seemed to lift them-
selves mountains high. No vessel could leave the port
of St. Helier's without risk of experiencing the untoward
effects of their daring venture, nor could any craft safely
direct its helm in quest of shelter to our harbour—the
hundreds of hidden rocks which gird our shore threatening
destruction to both goers out and comers in. The mails
also between Jersey and England have especially expe-
rienced effects of the storm. So fiercely raged the sea on
I Tuesday last that the mail, which should have left the
island at the hour of eight o'clock the same morning,
wasni
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partialt d
calf ro
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en e at
t.
The mail, also, which should have arrived in Jersey on
Sunday morning early, did not make its appearance
till yesterday (Monday) morning about seven o'clock.
Nor is it with respect to the delay of the mails that in-
convenience-has been alone felt. During the last eight
days the communication between Jersey and the coast of
France has been completely at a stand, no vessel, in spite
of the promise of reward, being able to summon sufficient
courage to set out upon the enterprise. A considerable
number of English gentlemen reached Jersey by
the Wonder, on Sunday morning week, en route for
Yiltneei, for the-purpnee:-of- spending 'a tt,merriertahrist,;
was ' amongst their friends,. in Brittany. The vessel,
vhich should have -carried them onwards
on Monday' had been itself storm-bound in France for
two days previously, and had been unabie to reach Jersey
to convey passengers to their destination. Monday, Tues-
day, and Wednesday passed away, and the Lord Coiling-
wood was still confined in the harbour of St. Malo.
Christmas morning dawned, and our wayfarers found
that it was. " all up" with their " merrie Christmas."
Some would have immediately returned again to England,
but, unfortunately, their final resolution. had not been till tvib 'hours after the last vesstl, for the weok,
had taken its departure. A full half of these " unf4r-
tunates" set sail for their native land again, on Siindlay
morning, while the other moiety, either plucking up, a
magnanimous resolution, or having a few further days
at command, waive' patiently till yesterday, when, a
French cutter departed with them from Jersey for the
desired shore. A peculiar unfortunane instance of dis-
appointed hope is evinced in the case of one of the
voyagers who returned to England. It was the case of
a military officer who had not seen his wife for the long
space of twelve years, having been absent from home on
foreign service during that protracted period. She re-
sided in Brittany, and at the present time he had only
eight days w: spend with her. Melancholy to relate,
these eight days were spent at a distance from his spouse
of only for hours' sail, but inexorable duty repeated the
well-known maxim that " time and tide wait for no
men." He was obliged to bid, in heart, his spouse fari-
well, and will not be able to behold her for Mx months
to come.

THE COLONIES, THE COLONIAL-
OFFICE, AND COLONISATION.
In 1841, before the assembling of the present Par-
liament, affer.the general election of that year, a ru-
mour ran through the country that a national or eX-
tended system of emigration and colonisation was
one, if not the principal, forthcoming measure of Sir
Robert Peel's Government. No measure could have
found more favour in the public mind, for not only
the metropolitan but the provincial press 'Warmly sup-
ported the proposition—numerous pamphlets were
published on the subject—and various public meet-
ings in England, Scotland, and Ireland were held, at
which resolutions in favour of it were passed. The
hopes of all the friends of colonisation were greatly
raised—it was universally thought that the new
Colonial Secretary, Lord Stanley, was about to diS-
.tinguish himself in this department of public admi-
nistration, and to outshine all his predecessors in the
comprehensiveness of his plans, and the vigour with
which he would carry them out ; but on the very
first or second day of the meeting of Parliament, all
these expectations were dispelled, for Sir Robert Peel
declared that Government contemplated no such
measure. Whether the Conservative Ministry conld
not embrace the mighty advantages of a well-
arranged system of locating our colonial waste lands
with the untii;tployed.able-bodied- 4ssiouritiv--pftrialat
Lion of this country who were willing to emigrate in
all the various bearings of such a system, as respects
not only the emigrants themselves but the colonies
and the extension of trade and shipping in the mother
country ?—whether the outbreak in the manufac-
turing districti in 1842 might not have been pre-
vented, and the agitators diverted from their object,
had such a scheme been brought forward by Govern-
ment?—whether all the recent bankruptcy and
ruinous depreciation of property in our Australian
colonies, and the terrible disasters in New Zealand,
might not all have been avoided, had Government
favoured, instead of discouraged colonisation?—had
they aided instead of petulantly opposed those who
urged such a plan, it is bootless now to inquire. Four
precious years have been wasted, and nothing good
has been done for the colonies generally. On the
contrary, much evil has resulted. Instead of earning
immortal renown—as it was in his power to have
done—Lord Stanley slept on his post, and he has re-
tired in disgrace. The question now is, is his suc-
oessor to be an equally inefficient Colonial Secretary ?
Is he also to slumber over his duties ? Is
the Colonial-office to remain as it is, or
is it to be reorganised, and adapted to
the great amount and variety of business which
comes before it ? Is Mr. Stephen to be continued as
Under-Secretary, and, though a sub., yet the perma-
nent, and in reality, the chief of the department—in
fact, the autocrat of the British Colonies ? Is that
wholly useless and expensive board, the Colonial, Land,
and Emigration Commission, to be kept up? Are from
30,000 to 50,000 of the best men of our country—
the very strength and marrow of the population—to
be allowed to emigrate annually to the United States,
and enrich a rival power, and no attraction offered
them to go to our own colonies instead ? What is
to be done for New Zealand ? Are its affairs to re-
main unsettled ? Are the hickerings betwixt the
Colonial-office and the New Zealand Company to be
continued? Are the great natural advantages of that
colony not to be turned to account, and no induce-
ments offered for the small class of farmers in this
country, who are fast sinking into the class of la-
bourers, to go and settle there on grants of 20, 40,
and 50 acres, suitable to their means of cultivation ?
In short, is thv. administration of Mr. Gladstone, as
Colonial Secretary, to be for good or evil ? These
questions all occur at this time to the minds of those
to whom the subject embraced in the title of this
article, namely, the Colonies, the Colonial-office,
and Colonisation, are familiar. We are aware that
the repeal or modification of the corn-laws, further
changes in the tariff, and railway legislation, are
likely to engross the greater part of the time and at-
tention of Ministers and Members of Parliament
next session'; still we are not without sanguine hopes
that with Earl Grey in the House of Lords, and
Mr. Buller in the Commons, and the new Colonial
Secretary to deal with, and who is reputed to be at
least a man of business, and who will lend a patient
ear to their represeptations—and who, we hope, will
despise all party manoeuvring or diplomatic chief'•
nery, the friends of colonisation will rally their
scattered forces, make new demonstration, and will
be able to achieve some substantial and permanent
good in the ensuing session, which will serve as a
new starting-point in this great national work.

COFFEE.
The following items from Ceylon relative to planting
prospects are of some use in forming an estimateof_the
probable supply of coffee from .that quarter:—" The
bustle and excitement of crop picking has, during the
month, completely engrossed the attention of the plant-
ing community, antl work appears to have gone on in a
most satisfactory manner.
" The month of October, like its predecessors, was for
every facility for
the most part dry anqduasnutnintiyei aoffforldyienng.
dried coffee have
curing, and large
been dispatched from most of the finest properties in the
island ; heavy crops appear to be general everywhere,
and quality, we imagine, never was finer from the hills.
From the multitude of samples we ;have before us we
find it difficult to select a favourite, and it is not a little
pleasing to notice the almost uniform excellence of qua-
lity yielded by estates in every quarter at a certain eleva-
ti,,n ; the past season—the most unusual and extraor-
dinary on record—which has proved so fatal to some of
the lower districts, appears to have suited to perfection
those more elevated regions, now admitted to be most
congenial to the habits of the coffee shrub. A little
more rain might perhaps have prevented the yellow
foliage now displayed by some trees under the heavy
crops they have matured, but we cannot discover any
material injury to have resulted, and we may safely as-
sert that the Knuckles, Hunasgirie, Pusilava, Pasbage,
Ambegamoa, and 'the greater part of Hewahette, will this
year give general satisfaction. 'We have seen beautiful
coffee from each of these districts, a slight difference in
size and colour alone indicating any little superiority in
soil, or degree of care in curing. The worst we note as
good, the best supd,:exeellent.
While, however, k'ontemplating this bright side of the
picture, we do not forget those less fortunate localities
where the dry weather has caused such havoc and de.
struction, for certain it is, and each week proves the fact
still more strongly, that we did not exaggerate the extent
of injury sustained. An immense crop of Cherry coffee
on the trees has proved, in many instances, not worth

pieking, and on other estates that collected and pulped
has given a serious proportion of light coffee, and yielded
a berry of small size and indifferent appearance. This
applies chiefly to those districts lying below 2,000 feet
elevation, where the drought was most severe, and
although the real amount of dead loss will, we hope, be
partial, a sad falling off from expectation will be found in
many a balance-sheet.

"We were glad to notice some very good native
coffee the other day, which seemed well grown and
cured carefully, but many of the small native gardens
are burnt up.

" The approaching sales of some fine properties in the
central province are exciting interest among speculators,
and will, no doubt, give rise to much competition. Go-
vernment sales are also well attended, and bidders not
scarce."

SUGAR DUTIES.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR,—The Gazette of Friday quotes the average price
of British sugars at 355. per cwt. Uncertificated Manilla
sugar, of a like quality with the British, can be
bought for 21s. per cwt.; in other words, the British
sugars for which the consumers in this land of mo-
nopoly pay 355. per cwt., would not command more
than 21s. per cwt. in the markets of the world. We
are consequently paying the sugar producers 14s. per
cwt. for their sugar more than it is actually worth—
such is the effect of the recent alteration in the sugar
duties. The public pay in addition to the 14s. per
cwt. duty, which legitimately goes to fortify the
revenue of the country, 14s. per cwt. more, which
goes into the pockets of the West India proprietors.
It should be remembered that each shilling of
excess in the price of kugg,,is erpailialpAt-t.0.04m
'Per tifiriiiriT.'—‘l7hO benefits, let me ask, by this
enormous spoliation ? Not the consumers, for they
have to pay it; not the brokers for they charge a
commission upon what they sell, and they would
naturally rather take their commission upon two cwts.
than one ' • not the merchants, for they charge com-
mission for managing the consigned sugar, and would
rather have the commission on two hundreds than on
one ; not the shipping interest, for the shipowners
the
would rather employ two ships than one; not the
planters, for they would be gainers if all monopoly
cwheerapeeknocked k theeotrifor
theirhea pd,
i.aonv s
itohnesy,
theircoul hogsheads,
d go to
their puncheons, &c., and for their labour. These
are the various hands through which the sugar
pauses, and it is palpable they derive no advantage
from the sugar monopoly-. Who does, then ? But
one party remains, and that is the indolent proprietor,
who resides in this country, and revels in the luxuries
of the Court. end of London ; he it is, whether he be
Lord or Commoner, who needs our 14s. per cwt.
beyond the actual value of his' sugar, to defray his
lavish expenditure, to pay the interest money on his
pawned estates, and to make marriage settlements for
his daughters. Will the British nation submit to
this swindling cajolery, whether Sir: Robert Peel or
Lord John Russell be at the head of affairs ? No;
let the proprietors, who are of no earthly use here,
take themselves off to their respective estates, and
make up their accounts how they may, remembering
that there etists already a law for insolvent debtors.
I remain, Sir, your obedient servant,
St. Omer, Dec. 31, 1845.

R.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERsALL'S—YESTERDAY.

Not a. dozen subscribers assembled At the commence-
ment of the new year, and amongst them so slight was
the disposition to speculate, that we need not attempt a
list of the market prices. The',only bets laid were 15 to 1,
to about 40Z, agst Brocardo; 750 to 25 agst Spithead;
40 to 1, to 354 agstX,ancy Boy, .fqr the Derby; and
625 to 25 agst Qs prey, and- 750 to 25 agst Sister to
Flambeau, for the Oaks.

THE LATE DEATH BY VIOLENCE
AT KENSINGTON.
On Wednesday Mr. Wakley, M•Pe Coroner, and the
jury impannelled on Saturday last, at the Coach and
Horses, High-street, Kensington, resumed the inquiry
into the circumstances attending the death of Edmund
Connell, which was on Saturday adjourned at the re-
quest of the jury, for the purpose of an application being
made to the magistrate of the Hammersmith Police
court, for the persons charged with inflicting the vio
lence on the deceased (James Hogan, Ann Hogan. his
wife, and William Barry), to be brought before the in-
quest, for the purpose of identification. The particulars
otr thataie Vave already appeared.
Inspe+dtorlrivill, 'l' division, stated Oat in accordance
with the direction of the jury, he had on Monday last e“-
pressed their wish that the prisoners should be brought
before them previous to their examination before the
magistrates being gone into; and Mr. T. Paynter, the
bitting magistrate, had returned the following answer:—
" Give my respects to the jury, and say that I should
readily meet their wishes if it were in my power to do
so, as I should always be disposed to pay great attention
to a request coming from a jury ; but that, in fact, I
have no more power to send a person before a
coroner's jury, than to send him to any other part of
the kingdom. The only power of a magistrate in
this respect, is to order any prisoner brought before
him to be taken to the proper place of confine-
ment, of which the choice does not rest with the ma-
gistrate. In case of a remand, indeed, the magistrate,
instead of making the committal final, may couple with
it a direction to bring up the prisoner again for further
examination; but when he has once finally committed a
prisoner, his power over him certainly ceases. I further
think that, unless the ends of justice imperatively re-
quire it, the prisoner is put to great and endless pain
and annoyance, by subjecting him to a second prelimi-
nary examination. It strikes me that tbere is a good deal
of misconception as to the proper province of a coroner's
jury, which is simply to inquire into the cause of death,
without reference to a charge against any individual,
over whom, in fact, neither they nor the coroner have
any power before their verdict be given; and then, in-
deed (the sanction of the jury being obtained), the coro-
ner has power to issue his warrant. The inquiry by a
coroner's jury was in its institution chiefly fiscal, the ob-
ject being to ascertain what rights had accruei to the
Crown. If the jury took_ these views into their consi-
deration, they would, perhaps, not press for the appear-
ance of the prisoners before them, more especially if they
reflect that the verdict of a jury, given upon evidence
taken in the presence of the prisoner, and with it liberty to
him to cross-examine, would carry with it a weight that,
happily, does not belong to the mere ministerial exami-
nation before a magistrate ; and such a verdict so given
would in fact render any further trial a mere form ; and
even should the prisoner ultimately be acquitted, such
a verdict so given would leave a stain and suspicion on
his character that nothing could remove."
After considerable discussion strangers were ordered
to withdraw, and after a lapse of nearly an hour, on the
public being re-admitted,
The foreman said the jury had determined on return-
ing the following verdict :—" We find that Edmund
Connell, from the mortal effects of fractures of the
ribs on the left side of his chest, then and there died ;
but by whose violence 'such fractures were occasioned
there is not sufficient evidence before the jurors,:
show, because the persons suspected of ihaviwnlocheid
mitted the said violence, have been
of Police."
authority
from the inquest by officers acting underwil
wilfully
of the magistrates and the Commissioners

WESTMINSTER (LATE QUEEN-
SQUARE) POLICE-COURT.
The new Court in lieu of Queen-square was yesterday
opened by Mr. Burrell ; his colleague, Mr. Bond, aryl
Mr. Wray, the Receiver-General, beinu present. The
nby Court
24, itselfa ndeee
exceedingly fine capacious building, about 30 feet
dinglylofty. It is evident that work-
men have been busily engaged at it for the last three or
andot withth ce
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generalt,
at
and advantage,n
there is a marked im-
provementaarrangements
a
bvisnus
desire n since
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to-render
lastrenhdaedr
occasionfour
to
inn
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the whole as convenient
as possible • but there are still
alterations required before • •
it can fairly possess the claim
which it should have to convenience and comfort. But
the convenience of the public has not been properly con-
sulted. The place dignified by the appellation of a wait-
ing-room is a miserable hole, competent to seat eight
persons, with an asphalte floor, and a door opening in its
centre into the open air. So " commodious" is this
place, that when fourteen persons were in it at one time
yesterday, the fresh comers were obliged to fight their
way through them every moment on their way to the
clerk's office or interior of the Court, this being at pre-
sent the only public entrance, although we are informed
that another will be opened in a few days. The clerk's
office is small and dark, the portion allotted
to the public being miserably small, so insigni-
ficant, indeed, that that which appears to be private
part, as also the retiring. room for the clerks to
make up the quarterly accounts, or do any other busi-
ness in, must be appropriated to the public if anything
like five or six persons are engaged in a case. There is
also a lamentable, not to say cruel want of accommoda-
tion to the officers who are unfortunately compelled to
be resident on the premises ; but we have no doubt that,
as far as their comfort now can be advanced, every effort
will be made to effect it. In this respect, however, as
regards mere room, the case from the construction of the
building is hopeless. The cells, seven in number, are
admirably constructed, and reflect great credit upon both
the humanity and feeling of those who designed them ;
they are, indeed, most perfect. Workmen are likely to
be engaged about the premises for another month, and
they have received orders to construct seats round the
large space devoted to the public in the Court, which will
be a very great advantage, and, with other contemplated
improvements, must much advance the comfort of those
attending the Court.
Mr. W. Taylor, many years second clerk at Union
Hall, or Southwark Police-court, has been promoted to
the chief clerkship at the Westminster Police-court,
vacant by the death of the late much respected Mr. R.
Edwards. Mr. S. O'Brien; formerly of Bow-street
Police-court, and late of the Commissioners' Office, in
Whitehall-place, has been appointed the second clerk at
the Westminster Court, Mr. A. Taylor, the brother of