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LQNOON, THURSDAY, 3IARCH 5, 1846.

The SPEARER took the Chair at Twelve o'clock.
After a number rail Way Bills had been read a second
time and committed,
Lord DAT.3IIOZr presented a petition from the inhabitants
of Stirling for the immediate repeal of the corn-laws.
Mr. Gnosv ENTOR presented
w
favour of protectiongatco.e agricutlt:re!etitions from Tipperary in
Mr. C. BULLER notice that he would bring in a Bill
to prevent vexatious objections being made against voters.
Lord JOHN M.4.I4NERS moved the second reading of the
Bequests for Pious and Charitable Purposes Bill the object
of which he stated was, to remedy tltet
litigation and abuses
which were constantly produced b
"-istionfg Jew, and
humanity
which would always remain while the feelingse
were 11[1t unison with the acts on the Statute Book.
The
lithe
on. Member supported the necessity of theal,eraton of
law by reading extracts from a report of the Bishop of
London, and other docnments.
Sir JAMES GRATTAnt opposed the second reading of the
Bill, and contended that the present law was best adopted to
the feelings of the people. Since the question was formerly
brought under his notice he had given it serious attention,
but lie could discover no reason to induce him to change his
former opinions. The Right Hon. Baronet having entered
into a lengthened explanation of the details of the measure,
and having observed that all personal property was exempt
from the operation of the present enactment, concluded by
eressing hs detertnination to support the existing law,
and therefore he would move that the pp 13111 be read a second
time that day six months.
Mr. P. HOWARD supported the second reading of the Bill.
Mr. MoNctiTcel MireeEs also supported the present Bill.
Sir GEOROE GREY entirely concurred in the opinions ex-
pressed by the Secretary for the Hume Department. He by
no means considered that the law was in a perfect state at
present, and he would have been prepared to have supported
any proper amendments which might have been moved, but
he did not consider the measure laid before them adapted to
the remedy of the anomalies which it was admitted by all
existed in the present enactment, and he would therefore
give his utmost support to th<: amendment.
Lord Cm-int—The manner in which tile Bill was met by the
la,,t smoker was very different from the mode in which it
had been treated by- the Right Honourable Baronet.
The former -admitted that there were defects in the
opera' ion of the present law • the latter refused to admit
• such a fact, and took bii stand on the experience of a cen-
tury, as the proof of its ediciencv.t
innovators ut the Right Hon.
upon
*Baronet himself wa. ono of the
greatest _
that experience, and therefore it became
such a principle of conduct in its defence. Thehies t
Right Hon,
Baronet had admitted the principle of very eztensiv, rely.
London, England, 1846-03-05

DOLMAN'S MAGAZINE.

We regret to find in the present number of this maga-
zine the following announcement:—
"NOTE FROM THE EDlTOR.—Having, thus far, addressed
our readers as 'the Editor of Dolman's Maguine,' we think
it right to state to them that they will hear from us no longer
in that character. This number is the last which we shall
have the pleasure of carrying through the press. It is deemed
desirable that the conductor of the publication should reside
in London. In resigning, therefore, the post of Editor of
Dolman's Magazine, we have to thank those writers who
have, thus far, supported us, and have corresponded with us
in so courteous a spirit as to have often tempted us to throw
aside our incognito and claim them as personal friends.
Cheerfully, also, do we recognize our obligation to those re •
viewers who have so generally approved our endeavours to
establish a periodical which, representing feelings we would
believe to be those of British Catholics,• should contain no
expression calculated to embitter the social relations of any
class, to offend the sincerity of the religionist, or the self-
respect of the gentleman and scholar. Respecting ourselves
and others, our Protestant contemporaries have treated us
with respect. May the approbation which the public press
has so generously bestowed upon us, be continued to our
successor !"

It is with regret that we take leave of the talented,
warm-hearted, gentlemanly-minded man, who has hitherto
edited ' this Magazine, and to whose care and judgment it
is mainly indebted for the high character which it has
acquired. May his successor tread in his footsteps.

GREAT CHORAL MEETING
IN AID OF THE HULLAH TESTIMONIAL
FUND.

A second meeting of the pupils of Mr. Hullah was held
last evening at Exeter-hall ,for the purpose of giving a grand
choral performance, for the benefit of the Hullah Testimo-
nial Fund, in aid of the erection of a new Music Hall. On
this occasion Mr. W. H. Seguin lent his assistance. The
first part of the performance consisted of sacred music; the
second of secular music ; the whole concluding with the
National Anthem. Mr. May officiated as conductor. Nothing
could exceed the precision and the accuracy of the choral
singers, and their proficiency bears ample testimony to the
plan of Wilhelm, and to the assiduity of Mr. Hullah as a
teacher.
London, England, 1846-03-05

BANKERS,

This valuable and cleverly-conducted periodical pro-
gresses with its usual ability. Its selection of articles
for March is judicious and happily timed; and a tone of
real truth and integrity pervades every expression of
opinion. " Suggestions for a Decimal Currency" is
worthy of very general perusal ; it is singularly origithil,
and at the first blush looks really very feasible. Whether
on reducing the theory to practice much confusion might
not result to boJk-kk eping generally, instead of bringing
with it increased simplicity, a trial can alone testify.
" Special Burdens' upon Banking and Commerce" is
the old song of " Special 13, urthens upon Agriculture"
to an entirely new tune. e recommend it to all pro-
tectionistsmay regard it as
P
merely
a
pheonwtehveemr ,s
they may
as far as the
title of the paper is concerned, it is so decidedly. With.
London, England, 1846-03-05

PUBLICATION S.

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will be a weekly Newspaper, the size of the Dispatch, edited
by two Members of Parliament, and conducted in each department
by the most eminent literati. To insure a proper knowledge of public
events, and for the promtlon of better taste in newspaper interest
among the people in general, TilE GREAT BELL OF ST. PAUL'S
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Advertisements and communications for the Proprietor to be sent
to Lewes and Lowe, City Advertisement and General Steam Printing
Offices, 3, Castle court, Condiill.
London, England, 1846-03-05

CROWN COMMERCIAL AND FAMILY HOTEL, FRO3IE,
SOMERSET.

WILLIAM BAILY MEES in announcing to
his Friends and the Public that ho has entered on the
above well-known-premises, respectftilly solicits their patronage and
support, which it will ever be his study to deserve.

William Baily Mces.ayails himself of the present opportunity to
shy, in answer to numerous inquiries, that his opening DINNER is
fixed for FRIDAY, the 27th of March instant, at four o'clock, when he
hopes to see his friends muster in good force.

r BE HUMAN TRIPOD, or the THREE-
". LEGGED CHILD and FIRST BIPE NIS EVER SEEN or
HEARD OF.

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of a Male Child, Six Months old, by name JOFIN BAPTIST DOS
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the causes of this extraordinary gemination of limbs and organs, and
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UNIVERSAL GAS-LIGHT COMPANY
Capital, 100,0001., in 5,000 Shares of 20/. per Share.
Deposit, 2s. per Share. in accordance with the Act.
:(Provisionally Registered.)
N.B. The allotment of Shares will take pleas on the 16th of March
_next ensuing.
William Stiles, Esq. Professor Ryan, M.D., LL.D.
Captain Kenyon Robert Nicholson, Esq.
Henry Francis, Esq., Patentee Dominique Causse, Esq.
Joseph Peplow, Esq. Henry Ault, Esq.
Charles Brooke, Esq. John Kissick, Esq.
• SOLICITOR:4. F. W. Fesemneyer, Esq.
BANKERS—Sir Claude Scott, Bart., and Co.
This Company is formed for the purpose of carrying ont, and bring-
ng into general use, an invention (Secured by letters patent) for au
inp roved manufacture of gas of a superior quality, and at much less
expense than the usual cost, by an apparatus so simplo in construc-
tion, and so compendious in form, as to be available in any building
or situation where the ordinary supplies of gas are not accessible.
Full details in prospectus, which may he had at the offices of the
Company, 159, Drury-lane, with forms of application for shares, and
where may be seen the apparatus at work, and the brilliancy of the
gas exemplified. Mr. William Nicholson, Secretary, to whom must
be made all commnuications, post free.

UNIVERSAL GAS-LIGHT COMPANY.-
CONTRACTS TAKEN for lighting up with a superior GAS,
and at a reduced.rate, towns, villages, lighthouses, dockyards, hos-
pitals, theatres. public d lces, maimfactories, printing ;.oillees,-prisons,
barracks, railway-stations, asylums, schools, and other large build-
ings, where the ordinary gas is not accessible. Letters to be ad-
dressed to Mr. William Nicholson, Secretary; 159, Drury-lane.
London, England, 1846-03-05

tl
same evening Mr. Airey heard the alarm and went tcroi;i
door, and also saw the prisoner running along and, 04
fire, and on asking him where, was told in Partridg°4o
He ran up there, and saw a little fire which he L'
he could have put out with a pail of vret,er', tiS
fire could certainly not have been seen "Z,Lit
street. The flames soon became stronger. In l'-,pro
minutes after he had returned home be heard the
ow
bells ringing. Joseph Partridge was alarmed by al fro
king
He looked out of the window and saw the fire sr-- lie itr
the shed, where they kept several stacks of wok. tire.
mediately got up, ran to the spot, and found a gr,,
, io
There was nothing to keep any one out of the yard
was a road from which a path ran on one side of bis g 3;011
A man named Lawrence went up at the same time °septet,
and saw the fire about the size of a bushel. A M ito;
seeing the fire, went to the parish clerk to alarm bre, oti'
was looking out of the window, and then left. 10 sAii
tb
flutes more, perhaps eight, he heard the bells rin ofd;c
was after the alarm had been given at the Shouldt,,te
The prisoner was taken up, when he made a volantsr,
e;,O
ment. He said he was at home in bed with bisho"liipp
the night
_in question, and was alarmed by chureb b. 7110.
ing. He got up and saw fire. His brother went atid
He thee went and alarmed various pecPle• Tel
where the fire was. Went to- the fire and dieeignustei
biother was alleged to be idiotic ;
had, after questioning vet the tte
him respecting his anderstae .11,70?
nature of an oath, allowed him to be sworn and te 14010 /0
donee. He was not present this day and his ehge,ao life!
commented upon by the Learned Ju'dge. a I.no‘i-
next door to the prisoner, was alarmed by the u`':lfitite
down, and saw Richard Chapman. He went to is "
the
saw the prisoner there. The prisoner had said bad try
ness's presence, at the magistrates' office, that he
him
There th night. p Vnij
was some evidence given to contradict '"",,,.Thri
statement, which was clearly at variance with frg.." 9
witnesses had sworn. f theSej
Mr. CARRI/4GTON addressed the jury on behalf
Boner, contending that no motive was shown to as'
against the party whose property is burned. s a
lk"
After
Mr. Baron PLArr summed up; and the jury" •ttis%
one minute's deliberation, returned a verdict-461w.
prisoner.

2,410
London, England, 1846-03-05

DIRECTORS' REPORT.

Your directors submit to the shareholders the usual state-
ments of account for the half-3 ear, ending 31st December
last, which show that the receipts and disbursements to the
31st June, amounted to—

Iteceipts,.£32l,o66 19 0
And for the half-year ending 31st December, 237,432 0 0

£358,498 19 0

Payments, £272,127 8 3
And for the half-year ending Slat December, 248,814 13 7
Leaving a balance of

£558,498 19 0
"Of the above balance 23,825/. were in deposit with the
Accountant-General, and 13,731/. 17s. 2d either in bankers'
hands, or invested in securities, at the date to which the ac-
counts are made up.

" In considering the financial position of the Company to
the' close of the year, it is necessary to observe that the in-
creasing progress of the works within the last six months
has called for au enlarged scale of ex' enditure, and rendered
it imperative upon your directors not only to make calls upon
the shareholders as rapidly as the provisions of the Act of
Incorporation would admit of, but also to make the amount
of their last call greater than any which had preceded it.
" From a desire to avoid as .far as possible any pressure
upon the proprietary, your directors advertised in Novem-
ber last, for loans on debenture, at 4 per cent., but which
however, owing to the mania for railway speculation, the
evil of which was then beginning to be felt, they regret to
London, England, 1846-03-05

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LONDON, THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1846.

The SPEAKER took the Chair at Twelve o'clock.
4,___Al !L number of railway Bills had been read a second
',me and committed
Lord llaa.zairary
for,., the presented' a petition from the inhabitants
of Stirling
immediate repeal of the corn-laws.
Mr. of
favour of protectio;ipresented two petitions from Tipperary in
Mr. C. Buctica to agriculture.
gave notice that he would bring in a Bill
to prevent vexmatliosuzbections being made against voters.
Lord JOHN
movedt the second reading of the
Bequests for Pious and Cheri able Purposes Bill ; the object
of whish he stated was to remedy the liti •
the existing law, and
which were constantly produced b litigation and abuses
which would always remain while tl3: of humanity
feelings
Book.
were not in unison with the acts on theofFttlatlinet
of alteration of the
Hon. Member supported the necessity
law by reading extracts from a report
London, and other docnments. the Bishop of
Sir JAMES GRAIIAM opposed the second reading of the
Bill, and contended that the present law was best adopted to
the feelings of the people. Since the question was formerly
brought under his notice he had given it serious attention,
but Ile could discover no reason to induce him to change his
former opinions. The Eight Hon. Baronet having entered
into a lengthened explanation of the details of the measure,
and having observed that all personal property was exempt
from the operation of the present enactment, concluded by
expressing his determination to support the existing law,
and therefore lie would move that the Bill be read a second
time that day six mentlpi.
Mr. P. llowann supported the second reading of the Bill.
Mr. Alieva;rox Mii.Nes also styported the present Bill.
Sir GEonom GREY entirely concurred in the opinions ex-
pressed by the Secretary for the Home Department. He by
no means considered that the law was in a perfect state at
present, and he would have been prepared to have supported
any proper amendments which might have been moved, but
he did not consider the measure laid before them adapted to
the remedy of the anomalies which it was admitted by all
existed in the present enactment, and he would therefore
give his utmost support to the amendment.
Lord CcivE—The manner in which the Bill was met by the
last speaker
bad
was very different from the mode in which it
been treated by the Right Hononrable Baronet.
The former admitted that there weredefects the
in
operation of the present law;
the latter refused to admit
.such a fact, and tookisis
lury, as the proof of its .tuts, on the experience of a cen-
!Baronet himself was one of etrcy.But the Right Hon.
that experience, and therefore greatestt innovators upon
became him to adopt
such a principle of conduct in its defence,
Baronet had admitted the principle of The Right Hon,
very extensive relax-
London, England, 1846-12-23

PRELIMINARY TRIALS.

France—From Alexandria to Marseilles, 190 hours ;
from Marseilles to London, 85 hours—total, 275 hours.

Germany—From Alexandria to Trieste, 1f,6 hours ;
from Trieste to London, 994 hours—total, 254 hours.

FIRST TRIAL TRIP.

France—From Alexandria to Marseilles, 196 hours ;
from Marseilles to London, 79 hours—total 275 hours.
Germany—From Alexandria to Trieste, 130 hours ;
from Trieste to London, 107 hours—total 237 hours.
London, England, 1846-12-23

ILLtinitATED TALE IN " THE MIRROR," Price Is.
On January 1, H 47, Chaptors 1., 11., 111., and IV., of
TR MISER'S WILL;
Or, LOVE ANI) AVARICE. An English Talc.
By PERCY B. ST. JOHN.
The Mirror will continue to be Edited by Mr. St. John, assisted by
several eminent writers, and will be Illustrated in the first sty-le of
art by Hine, Archer, and Walmsley.
Now ready, Vol. 1., new series, price ss. Gd.
11. Hurst, 27, King William street, Strand.

NEW WORK BY THE REV. R. COBBOLD.
EDICATED BY EXPRESS ,PERMISSION TO TIER MAJESTY
THE QUEEN DOWAGER.
Now ready, in 3 vols., with Illustrations, 31s. 6d., hound,
THE HISTORY OF _

MARY ANNE WELLINGTON,
:THE SOLDIER'S
DAUGHTER, WIPP% AND WIDOW.
By the Rev. RICHARD COBBOLD, . .

AuthOr of " The History of Margaret Catchpole."
" In these most interesting volume s we have the stirring scenes of
a soldier's life, and the history of his daughter, wife, dnd widow,
under the various difficulties of a situation calling for the energies of
a manly heart, and all the strength and relying love of a woman's
unshrinking spirit. They are full of incident., narratives of extraor-
dinary events, perils, and preservations."—Bury Herald.
Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street..
London, England, 1846-12-23

HULL, DECEMBER 22.

STOCK EXCHANGE.--But a small amount of business has
been doing, but prices are in general firm, with the exception
of North British stock, which is not quite so buoyant. The
sales are—North British, Quarters, 755. 6d.—Ditto, Exten-
sion (scrip), 17S. 6d. p.—Ditto, Thirds, 78s. 6d.—York and
Newcasle, Preference, 5 p.—Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton,
11 p.—Blackburn. Clitheroe, &cc.. 1%.
SHEFFIELD, DECEMBER 22.

STOCK ExcirAxorr..—The sales are—Great Grimsby and
Sheffield, Quarters, 74 dis.—Ditto, Docks, 2/. dis.—Leeds and
Thirsk, Preference, 235. p.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock,
and Midland, 1/. p.—Midland, Sheffield, and Rotherham, 31
—North-Western, % p.—Sheffield and Manchester, No. 3,
1/2 Sheffield and Lincoln, 76 dis.—Sheffield, Rotherham,
and Goole, 17s. p.—South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole,
London, England, 1846-12-23

BEDFORD BRANCH,

The Train now leaving London a.n. will leave at 11 a.m.,
arriving at Bedford at about 1.45 p.m.
The Traia now leaving London at 4 p.m. will leave at 3.45 p.m.,
arriving at Bedford at about 6 p.m.
A Train will leave Bletchiey at 3.15 p.m., arriving at Bedford at
about 4 p.m.

The Train now leasing Bedford at 10 a.m. will leave at 9.45 a.m.,
arriving at London at about 12 noon.
A new Train will leave Bedford at 11.50 a.m., arriving at London
at about 2.45 p.m., and at Birmingham at about 3.35 p.m.
London, England, 1846-12-23

MARKET INTELLIGENCE,

- -
(From the London New Price Current of December 22.)
SCOAR. —To-day there, was not much desire evinced to
operate in West India for grocery or refining purposes, and
the quantity sold privately amounted to only 138 hluls and
trrcs. Merchants, however, were for the most part firm, and
they obtained prices on a par with those of Friday, A pub-
lic sale of 151 lihds and 1 trc of Barbadoes sold at full rates.
REFINED.—To-day Relined Sugar was in excellent request
by the home trade, and prices further advanced—Standard
lumps selling at 64s 6d to 655, and brown 63a to 64s per cwt.
For Bonded Crushed Sugar the market is firm at 33s to 33s 6d
per cwt. This afternoon the market was much better sup-
plied with Mauritius Sugar, the quantity offered at public
sale amounting to 6,412 bags and '26 brls ; the whole sold.
MAURITIUS.—HoIders have confidence, and refrained again
from offtring any at public sale. By private contract the
demand increased for all descriptions for refining and grocery.
an advanceTfr elrlicd")
—This
those
esof
as theaftllasteer,n aolonnoautuinvc
tot
ii
nopgna
rotcfoe6llsd,9.osft
1,958 bags,
ble
A good business has been transacted, and at prices showing
at
ownelEryeAoSof which were sold. asn.ggsa,l Sugarapa
rt
MOLASSES.—The demand has been brisker for "West India,
but any improvement in price has been prevented from
taking place by the market having been well supplied with
all descriptions. The private purchases amounted to 400
puns. In common honey large purchases have been made,
and rather higher rates paid.
FRUIT.—The near approach to Christmas and the grocers
having supplied themselves pretty freely of every descrip-
tion, will cause a heaviness until after the holidays; prices of
all sorts are supported.
FOREIGN.—The home trade have shown a desire to onerate
in all descriptions of Foreign Sugar, and merchants refrain-
ing from largely supplying the market, a farther rise in price
of 6(1 per cwt took place. There has been a good business
transacted privately, and the parcels offered at auction all
found buy( rs.
sorCt.°l'P'ErEiv—ateTlyhisNaatfit‘e•
6cl cwt being paid
and brought better prices, -
for good ordinary pale. In Plantation several purchases
were made, and at stiffer rates.
erncoelenlotlnierweawsaisn nnoupn
iehblbicetstaelrereogfue
any
47s to 47s
COCOA.—There has been little desire evinced to operate
in the lower qualities of West India, although there are
sellers rather under previous rates; but good and fine red
sorts are wanted, and command very full prices.
SPIIZITS.—For Leeward Island Rum, holders submitting to
triaotmh ralnowa ae rgroaotde sb,utesimnepstsed lhanslybereseitiotorapenrsaateetewd,i.th
Emaos rt e fre e
India.
met with little attention, and there are sailers upon rather
lower terms. Strong Demerara is held with firmness, and
purchases to a fair extent haVe-heedillade. The home and
London, England, 1846-12-23

A'••
\ 20

GRAND UNION RAILWAY,
OUTSTANDING SCRIP.
The Holders of Scrip Certificates which have net yet been regis
tered are requested to forward the same to the Secretary, and apply
for the RETURN of the DEPOSIT, minus the expenses, before the
31st of January, 1847, as arrangements are made for closing the
offices.
Scripholders are reminded that the Deed of Release must be signed
before the money can be received ; and, to save trouble and expense,
it is recommended that the certificate should be registered and the
money claimed by a party resident in London. If the holder cannot
attend personally at the offices in London, he must authorise an
agent to sign the deed on his behalf, by power of Attorney, on a 30s,
stamp.
The sum of 12s. per share, and a certificate for any further return
that may he hereafter payable, will be handed to the shareholder on
signing the Deed of Release.
By order,
ALFRED BRESSON, Secretary.
Company's Offices, 78, Cornhill, Dec. 16, 1846.

lONDUN AND NORTH-WESTERN
RAILWAY (SOUTHERN DIVISION).
ALTERATION OF TRAINS.
NOTICE.—The public are informed that on and after the Ist of
DECEMBER next, the following Alterations will be made in the Trains
on this Railway . .
London, England, 1846-12-23

NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, DECEMBER 22.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—East Lancashire,
New Scrip, 1 p.—Edinburgh and Northern, 3 p.—Ditto,
New, 2% p.—Ditto, Newport, 1% p.—Ditto, p.—llar •
tlepool Dock and Railway, New, 14 p.—Liverpool, Manches-
ter, and Newcastle Junction, 3s. 3d. dis.—Newcastle and Ber-
wick, 15 p.—North British, 12 p.—Ditto, Ttdrds, 3 p.—
Ditto, Quarters,
.214 p. _ _

GLASGOW, DECEMBER 21.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Aberdeen, 25/.—Cale-
donian, New, 525. 6d.—Caledonian and Dumbartonshire,
435. cum int.—Direct Bombay and Madras, ss. 6d.—Direct
Northern, 43s.—Dundee and Perth, 27%—Ditto, New, 13k
—East of Fife, 60s.—East Indian Railway, Ils. 3d.—Edin-
burgh and Glasgow, Halves, 2J3 —Edinburgh and Northern,
1574—Ditto, New, 675. —Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr,
Halves, 81,4—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 61. Bs.—Glas-
gow and Greenock, Preference, 34s.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock,
and Ardrossan, 5/. 9s.—Glasgow, Airdrie, and Monkland
Junction, 50s.— Great North of Scotland, .55s.—Great South-
ern of Madras, 4s. 9d.— Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct, 59s.—
Madras, Nellore, and Arcot, 33.—Manchester and South-
ampton, 30s.—North. British, Thirds, 85s.—Ditto, New Quar-
ters (scrip), 32s.—Stirling and Dunfermline, 86s. 6d.—York
and Newcastle, Preference, 7%.

TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.
BY THE QUEEN.--A PROCLAMATION.

Victoria R.—Whereas our Parliament stands prorogued to
Tuesday, the 12th day of January next, we, with the ad-
vice of our Privy Council, do hereby publish and declare
that the said Parliament shall be further prorogued, on the
said 12th day of January next, to Tuesday, Jan. 19, next ;
and we have given order to our Chancellor of that part of
our United Kingdom called Great Britain, to prepare a com-
mission for proroguing the same accordingly : and we do
hereby further, with the advice aforesaid, declare our Royal
will and pleasure, that the said Parliament shall, on the said
Tuosday, the 19th day of January next, assemble and be
holden for the dispatch of divers urgent and important
affairs ; and the Lords Spiritual and •Temporal, and the
Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses, and the Commis-
sioners for Shires and Burghs of the Honse of Commons, are
hereby required and commanded to give their attendance
accordingly, at Westminster, on the said Tuesday the nine-
teenth day of January next.
Given at our Court at Windsor, this nineteenth day of
December, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and forts-six, and in the tenth year
of our reign.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.
DOWNING-STREET..I)Ec. 21.

The Queen has been pleased to appoint Major General
Charles William Pasley, Companion of the Most Honourable
Military Order of the Bath, to be a Knight Commander of
the said Order.
London, England, 1846-12-23

CORDWAINERS.

Mr. Alderman Wood (who was suffering from severe
indisposition) presided here.
Mr. Deputy Maddell, Mr. Croucher, Mr. Joyce, Mr.
Lott, Mr. Joliffe, and Mr. Taylor (the outgoing mem-
bers), were proposed for re-election. There was a new
candidate, in the person of a Mr. Joseph, on whose be-
half a poll was demanded.
C ORNHILL.

Alderman Sir John Pirie presided at this wardmote.
Mr. Deputy Harrison, Mr. John Carter, Mr. R. Ran-
dall, Mr. J. Waterlow, Mr. R. Dever, and Mr. J. Hunter,
were re-elected.
CRIPPLEGATE WITHOUT.
Mr. Alderman Challis presided in this wardmotee
London, England, 1846-12-23

SECOND TRIAL TRIP.

France—From Alexandria to Marseilles, 152 hours ;
From Marseilles to London, 771 hours—total, 2291

Lours.

Germany—From Alexandria to Trieste, 133 hours ;
From Trieste to London, 120/ hours—total, 253/ hours.

THIRD TRIAL TRIP.

France—From Alexandria to Marseilles, and from
Marseilles to London, 246 hours.

Germany—F.tom Alexandria to Trieste, 156 hours ;
from Trieste to London, 97 hours—total, 253 hours.

Totals of the above Trips—France, 1,0251 hours ;
Germany, 9994 hours.
The average gives, for one journey, 2564 hours on
French, and 2491 on the German line; and if the
liminary trips are excluded, 250 1-6 for the first, aa
247 5-6 for the second ; if it be further considered that
the Ariel sailed twelve knots an hour, and the Ardent
seldom upwards of ten, and very often only tbree knots,
which will be taken into consideration by those ac.
quainted with the subject, as the object is not a competi-
tion between the two wholly unequal vessels, the
superiority of the German route cannot remain doubtful
another moment; and every German heart will rejoice
that it is a general co-operation for so noble an object
which hoists the standard of Germany and enables it to
float on high in this hard contest, whilst the constantly
increasing force of the well exercised disputants promises
a certain victory.
London, England, 1846-12-23

ROYAL POLYTEHNIC INSTITUTION.
PERMISSION.-PROFESSOR
SCHCENBEIN'S GUN COTTON, differing from all other spe-
cimens recently before the public, is LECTURED on, with other ex-
rain compounds, by Dr. RYAN, daily at Half past Three; and on
le evenings of Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
tThe Principle of the ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH DEMONSTRA-
.4I) daily, by Professor BACHHOFFNER, especially with reference
4) the new patent ofMessrs.Nott and Gamble, By the OXYHYDRO-
MICROSCOPE are exhibited specimens of the DISEASED PO-
L-A,TOE, showing the Leaves, Cuttings of the Tubers, &c. together
th the DESTRUCTIVE INSECT, supposed, by A. Since, Esq.,
to be the cause of the disease. The PHYSIOSCOPE,
• YING EXPERIME TS, DISSOLVING VIEWS, by Smith, &c.

Admission ls. Sehools,half-price.
An entire NEW and BEAUTIFUL SERIES of DISSOLVING
LIEWS Will be introduced.at CHRISTMAS, and the Institution will
"` °Pon on the evening of Saturday, the 26th.

,YESTMINSTER NEW BRIDGE.
Zrhe LAMBETH COMMITTEE, for Opposing the Removal
the Bridge to Charing-cross, request that any Communications
1:Y be addressed to them- at the New Inn Hotel, Bridge-road,
-'grabeth. By order,
W. H. MILLER, Hon. Secretary.

ERITISII WHALE AND SEAL FISHERY
COMPANY.
beTo, APPLICANTS. for SpARES this COMPANY, Notice Is
to,euY given, that in the pr sent advanced state of the season, It is
110: considered advisable now to proceed with the projected opera-
,2s of the Compnny. •
stillat the Directors willtherefore make any allotment of
4res. and that all applications may be consiciered as withdrawn.
By order of the Directors,
r NATHANIEL W. SYMONDS, Secretary pro. tern.
~ornhill, Dec. 22, 1846.

C LERICAL, MEDICAL, AND GENERAL
LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY,
' No. 78, Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury.
• • Instituted 1324.
FOURTH DIVISION OF PROFITS.
wi,n extraordinary General Meeting of the Proprietors of this Society
7ti;' be held at the Office, in Great Russell street, on THURSDAY, the
an., day of January ensuing, at Twelve o'clock precisely, for the pur-
el declaring a BONUS out of the Profits which have accrued
fun re the "
general business of the Society during the Five years end-
hune 30th, 1846, and at that Meeting the Persons Assured have
e ri%ht of being present.
Dr, he same Meeting will be made special, in order that the '?ro-
a ,r_c'rs may take into consideration tile expediency of amending
4.l.,attering some of the existing laws, regulations, and provisions
Le Society, pursuant to the Deed of Constitution.
• GEORGE H. PINCKARD, Secretary.

ItOYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE
CORPORATION,,
ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON.
• (Established by Ro
NSURAarteNCES yal Chr A.D. 1720.)
• Itott FIRE I .
fa% cc—The usual fifteen days allowed for payment of hemlums
1, it! due at christmas will expire on the 9th day of January
London, England, 1846-12-23

THE AFFAIRS OF SPAIN,

BARCELONA, DEC. 9.—Mr. Cobden has arrived here
this morning, proceeding on his tour through Spain.
He has visited Malaga, Almeria, Alicante, and Valentia,
on his way hither, and was most favourably received at
all those towns; and the free trade principles, the pro-
pagation of which is the object of his mission, were
freely and warmly discussed by the commercial men of
these important sea-ports.
It is universally admitted that Mr. Cobden during his
tour has made numerous proselytes in all the principal
towns of Spain; and he has come at last to the strong-
hold of monopoly—Barcelona. At the very moment of
his arrival the manufacturers were beginnicg to bestir
themselves to again take the field against the changes
in the tariff system which, it is well known M. Mon has
not abandoned his intentions of carrying into eff, ct. Mr.
Cobden has already seen some of the principal manufac-
turers. I know for a fact that Mr. Guell, the largest
mill-owner in the place, was very much taken by the
extreme modesty and unassuming manners of Mr.
Cobden, and after an hour's conversation with him
seemed much staggered in the policy of his long-enter-
tained prohibitive principles. One great good will be
effected by Mr. Cobden 's visit to Barcelona, which is,
that they will be convinced that it is nut the object cf
those who advocate free trade principles to force on the
Catalans their adoption, and that the views of Mr.
Cobden and his supporters are but to induce them to
submit the matter to discussion, when the truth will be
sure to triumph.
_ _

Barcelona has its advocates of free trade also ; all
commercial houses connected with the S,Juth American
trade, and more especially with the Island of Cuba, are
free traders from conviction, because they say they have
eon% Lt d romp ye Eva tbn.,l:Laxano.4l.
only pays the enormous expense of its own establish-
ment, but sends millions yearly to the Treasury of
Madrid. It is likely then that the commercial men un-
connected with the manufacturers, and some of the
principal nobility and proprietors, will offer Mr. Cobden
every attention, and give him some public manifestation
of their sympathies.
London, England, 1846-12-23

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London, England, 1846-12-23

THE CHOLERA.

TREBIZONDE, Nov. 20.—We have received letters
from Teheran of the 28th of October, from Tabreez of
the 4th of November. Nothing of importance had taken
place in Persia, except the continued prevalence of the
cholera, which had extended to the other provinces,
where it had not appeared last spring or summer. Moha-
med Schah's health had much improved ; during the
whole time of the prevalence of the cholera he had re-
sided in the mountains. This monarch, so weak in mind and
body, is less afflicted with the gout than ho was. He is
occasionally to be seen riding dressed in tatters, in the
environs of Teheran, attended by a numerous guard of
cavalry. The heir to the throne, whom the cholera has
just carried off, was, like his father, of a frail constitution
and weak intellects. Persia has to felicitate herself at the
death of this young prince, who would have been still less
capable of governing than his father. He had become the
humblest servant of Russia—the mere mention of the
name of the " Gar-blanc" made him tremble. When
in 1837 the Emperor Nicholas visited his provinces on
the other side of the Caucasus, the Schah sent his eldest
son to Erivan to compliment him. The diminutive size
of the Persian Prince was a remarkable contrast to the
colossal figure of the Russian Emperor. Eye-witnesses of
this interview, have told me that it was with difficulty
that the Emperor could refrain from laughing when he
saw before him a weak child, dressed in a grotesque
manner with an immense pointed cap in the shape of a
sugar-loaf on his head, and bowing with timidity when
he approached the Emperor. The Crar, however, con-
tained himself, took the young Prince on his lap, ca-
ressed him, and put a ring of great value on his finger. It
is said thet the heir to the throne has never forgotten
the impression produced on him by this interview.
The cholera was still at Tabreez at the departure of the
last Tartar courier, but it had not committed
such great ravages there as at Teheran and Ispahan last
summer. Tabreez stands on a height, and it is ex-
pec,ed that the severe cold, which set in in October,
will soon put a stop to the disease. The European
consuls had left the town and retired to Herbi, at the
foot of Mount Sahant. Behmen Mirza, Governor of
Tabreez, and brother of the Schah, had retired to Halat
Buseban. It appears that the cholera had ceased to
commit its ravages at Ispahan, but that it still raged
at Schiras and Kirman. This plague has not advanced
in the direction of the Caucasus, Tiflis, and Erivan,
are still free from it, and the rigours of the season will
prevent it passing the Caucasus. Bnt Europe is threat-
ened with this terrible plague in another direction.
After having carried off numbers of the inhabitants of
Bussora and Bagdad, it has got to Diarbekir. There is a
constant commercial intercourse between this town and
Aleppo, and it is much to be feared that it may spread
into Syria.
London, England, 1846-12-23

WHITEHALL, DEc. 21.

The following article—is sub;tituted for that which ap-
peared in last Friday's Gazette, so far as relates to the crea-
tion of Frederick Currie, Esq. as a Baronet of the United
Kingdom.

WHITEHAL
The Queen has been pleased to direct lett cOpatent to be
passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Ba-
ronet of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
unto Frederick Currie, Esq., one of the Secretaries to the Go-
vernment of India, and to the heirs male of his body lawfully
begotten.

WHITEHALL, DEC. 21.
The Queen has been pleased to present the Reverend John
Poole, 8.A., to the rectory of Llandysilio, in the county of
Montgomery and diocese of Saint Asaph, void by the death
of Dr. William Carey, late Bishop of that see.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, DEC. 19.

The Queen has been pleased to appoint William Sander-
son Craig, Esq., to be her Majesty's Consul in the island of
Sardinia, to reside at Cagliari. • -
The Queen has als• been pleased to appoint Frederick W.
Calver', Eq., to be her Majesty's Consul at the Darda-
nelles.
London, England, 1846-12-23

LORD JOHN RUSSELL.

7, Finshury•circus, Dec. 14.
My Lord,—l venture to hope that the importance of
the subject of the potato disease may serve as an excuse
for my troubling your Lordship with this communication.
By observation I have learned that an aphis is the
cause of the potato malady, and that the same aphis de-
stroys also the carrot, turnip, beet, spinach, groundsel,
and various other plants, and will even live on the wheat
and Indian corn.

At this period of the year the fact should be made
known to all agriculturists, that they may destroy the
insect wherever they find it, and that they may continue
to kill it as spring advances.
To the extension of this information Dr. Lindley has
put a strong barrier, by declaring that an aphis does not
cause the potato malady, and, strangely enough, be
even states that aphides cannot destroy plants.
The assertions of Dr. Lindley, when acting as Govern,
ment Commissioner, to advise the nation upon the best
course to be pursued, require careful attention, though
as a newspaper writer his assertions upon the matter
would have but little or no weight.
Under these circumstances it becomes a matter of
great importance to the country to know whether the
writings of Dr. Lindley are now to be taken as the opi-
nions of an individual writing upon his own behalf, or
whether he holds any appointment which gives to his as-
sertions an official character. It is upon this question I
respectfully ask your Lordship's answer, that the public
may know whether more than private authority is to be
attached to his views.

I have the honour to be, my Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient servant,
ALFRED SME E.
The Right Hon. Lord John Russell.
Downing-street, Dec. 16.
Sir,—ln reply to your let ter of the 14th inst., asking
" whether the writings of Dr. Lindley are now to be taken
as the opinions of an individual writing upon his own be-
half, or whether he holds any appointment which gives to
his assertions an official character," I am desired by Lord
John Russell to state, that Dr. Lindley is responsible for
his own opinions.
I am further directed to express to you his Lordship's
thanks for the specimen you transmitted to him of the
destruction of the bulbs by the aphides.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
Alfred Smee, Esq. R. W. GREY.
London, England, 1846-12-23

MR. ANGAS'S ACCOUNT OF THE ANTIPODES,

Just published, in two vols. post Sin., with Twelve Plates from the
Author's Drawings, price 245. handsomely bound in cloth.

SAVAGE LIFE AND SCENES IN AUS •
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By GEoRGE FRENCH ANGAS, Esq.

" Here are two volumes of good artistical descriptions, with much
of finer staple than the title-page promises. Mr. Angas observed nature
in the southern hemisphere with a painter's eye, and has thrown
much poetical feeling into his Impressions of it."—Morning Chronicle.
" Mr, Angas has produced a very interesting work, containing full
and graphic narratives and descriptions, and illustrated with sketches
which do much credit to his ability."—Britannia.
" After a caretul reading of these two volumes, we pronounce
them, without any hesitation, to afford, on the whole, the most
faithful pictures of ' Savage Life in Australia and New Zealand' yet
published."—Weekly Chronicle.
London : Smith, Elder, and Co., 65, Cernhill.
London, England, 1846-12-23

L''brtl4lllll 24tit

LONDON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1846

Perplexed as the Government have been, and still
continue to be, with the complicity of Irish affairs,
they cannot but feel grateful for the disinterested
manner in which many individuals, public as well as
private—men of figure and of considerable ability—.
have come forward from time to time, and submitted,
in the shape of public letters, the various views and
schemes which they severally entertained as the best the
Executive could adopt for extricating Ireland from her
unhappy condition. Among these patriotic and intellec •
tual contributions, we have been favourably impressed
with a series of letters which have been addressed by
Mr. RIGBY WASON to Lord JOHN RUSSELL. Inde-
pendently of the excellent simplicity with which he
handles a momentous subject, viewed either as to the
principle he advocates, or the statistical details he
furnishes in support of his recommendations, the
value of his advice is enhanced by the consideration
that he has himself experimented, extensively and
successfully, in the reclamation of waste lands. A
similar territorial redemption in Ireland, it is now
universally conceded, would go further than any-
thing else to restore to her the: blessings of pros-
perity. Any advice, then, emanating from such a
source should be seriously reflected on. This gen-
tleman's counsel is tendered to us in the most favour-
able manner, because it is practical and upheld by
the fruits of his own individual experience.
Apart from the good service of suggesting a sound,
economical, and reasonable plan for the steady and
sure amelioration of the present distracted social con-
dition of Ireland—not in its entirety (for that, it is
admitted, can only be expected to be effectuated by a
series of well-digested measures, acting in harmo-
nious combination), but to a prodigious extent—Mr.
RIGBY IVAsoN has felicitously demonstrated by
actual figures, that Mr. POULETT SCROPE'S scheme
is quite impracticable. He shows that the limited
sum of 2,000,0001., proposed by Mr. SCROPE to pur'
chase the fee-simple of lands, and to bring into cultiva.
tion the waste tracts, amounting to 3,000,000 o
acres, would not even suffice to meet the expenses ol

enclosure. At first we were disposed to review with
becoming calmness any suggestions of Mr. SCROPE,
unsound as, at the very outset, we described them to
be; but the violent tenor of his subsequent produc-
tions has completely changed this disposition. 'When
he descended to unseemly vituperation, and because the
Premier, forsooth, did not think fit to embrace his
own peculiar policy, solemnly averred he should
hold Lord J. RUSSELL responsible for every death
occasioned by starvation in Ireland, we could only
regard Mr. SCROPE as a vicious ranter, and one
whose counsels might be safely suffered to pass un-
heeded. Sir GEORGE GREY, in his recent letter to
the Poor-law Union of Skibbereen, after noticing the
London, England, 1846-12-23

WALBROOK,

Mr. Alderman Gibbs presided here.
Mr. Deputy Watkins, Mr. Ford Hale, Mr. D. W.
Wire, Mr. E. Conder, Mr. W. Rowley, and Mr. T. Row-
ley, were re-elected without opposition.
Mr. D. W. WIRE made a long speech on the subject
of civic reCorm, and a resolution supporting the Common
Council against the Court of Aldermen was ultimately
carried.

MR. SMEE AND THE POTATO
• DISEASE.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
IR,—ln consequence of the extraordinary attempt
made by Dr. Lindley to cast ridicule upon my treatise
on tha potato plant,.by making my opinions diametri-
cally opposite to those expressed in the book itself, I
instituted an inquiry into the official position of Dr.
Lindley, and beg to lay the following correspondence
before the public.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
ALFRED SMEE.
CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN ML ALFRED SMEE AND
London, England, 1846-12-23

NATIONAL MERCANTILE LIFE ASSUR-
ANCE SOCIETY, Poultry, Mansion House, London.
ROBERT WILCOXEN, Esq., Chairman.
TIIO3IAS SIDNEY, Esq., Alderman, Deputy Chairman.
N.B. Parties must send in their Proposals before the Ist January,
1847, to be entitled to participate in e next division rofits.
J. JOthNES, Actuary anof d SPecretary.
London, England, 1846-12-23

HAMBURGH IMAIL.

THE HAGUE, DEC. 16.—Accounts :frcm Arnheim of
yesterday announce that they were employed in taking
up the bridge of boats over the Rhine, because quantities
of drift ice were cowing down the river. The same was
the case at Westervoort on the 15th, where carriages
could no longer pass. Drift ice was beginning to ap-
Far on the Baal and the Maese ; the water was in gene-
ral falling. The Maine, the Lahn, and the Nahe were
frozen over.

ANTWERP, DEC. 15.—The Scheldt begins to bring
down much ice. The mail from Holland arrived yester-
day, in a sle,lge, at five o'clock in the afternoon. The
road from Antwerp 'to Breda is impassable by carriages.
AMSTERDAM, DEC. 16. —The present winter seems
likely to be distinguished by the extraordinary quantity
of snow, of which we have had scarcely any example.
It has fallen in such quantities as considerably to delay
the mails. Our city is in the complete dress of winter ;
all the houses, streets, and trees are covered with snows
and the sledges are driving through the streets in all
directions.—Dutch papers, Dec. 19.