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PUBLICATIONS.

NEW CHRISTMAS BOOK BY MR. DICKENS.
On the 19th instant, n ill be published, price Ss., small BTo.,
E BATTLE: LIFE
A LOVE STORY.

By CHARLES DICKENS.
The Illustrations by Daniel Mac ; Clarkson Staunch:,
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NE IV VOLUME OF " THE DOCTOR."
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THE DOCTOR, &c. -Vol. VI. From the Pa-
pers of the late ROBERT SOUTHEY. Edited by lb Son.
la• Law, the Rev. J. W. WARTER. _ _ .

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style."—Britannia.
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Lord JOHN RUSSELL. _

THE POLYCHROMATIC ORNAMENT
' of ITALY ; a Series of Examples of the Interior Decorations
and Frescoes of the Sixtcoith Century. Drawn from the Originals,
and on Stone, by EDITUID ADAMS, Architect, and printed in
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bOund, with an ornamored enamel wrapper, price 30s.

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COOTE'S ECCLESIASTICAL PRACTICE.
This day is published, in one thick vol. Bvo. price 28s. boards.
THE PRACTICE of the ECCLESIASTICAL
COURTS, with FORMS and TABLES of COSTS.
By HENRY 'CHARLES COOTE, •
Proctor in Doctors' Commons, &c., &C.
Henry Butterworth, Law Bookseller and Publisher, 7, Fleet-street.

NEWRY, ARMAGH, and LONDONDERRY
JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY,
Notice is hereby given, that a FIRST DIVIDEND of Ten Shil-
lings per Share will be PAYABLE to the Scripholders in this Com-
pany, on and after MONDAY, the 16th day of November instant, be-
tween the hours of Ten and Three o'clock, en application at
Messrs. Spooner. Atwood, and Co., Bankers, Lond•n.
The Bank of Scotland, • • Edinburgh.
The District Bank • • • • • • Liverpool, and at
Thq Provincial Bank of Ireland .. Dublin, as heretofore.
The Scrip must be endorsed by the party presenting it, and deli-
vered up to Bankers, and a receipt signed for the amount of the Di-
vidend ; the Banker in exchange will give a certificate of the Com-
pany entitling the holder to such thrthcr Dividend or Dividends as
the Directors may be enabled to make upon the Anal settlement of
the accounts.
This arrangement has been made at the request of Scripholders
residing in England and Scotland, to avoid the risk and expense of
forwarding Scrip to Ireland

CHARLEMONT, Chairman
Newry, No. R, Trevor-hill, Nov. 4, 1R46.

CUNDY'S PATENT OPEN FIRE
VENTILATING STOVE.
(Testimonial after one Winter's trial.)
" St. John's, Fulham, May 2, 1846.

"My dear Sir,—l have very-great pleasure in giving- my public
testimony to the efficiency of your stove, as combining the double
advantage of thoroughly warmigg and constantly ventilating any
large church or building. Your invention appeared to me to be in
theory all that could be desired, and I can honestly say that I have
not yet discovered the point in which the practice falls short of the
theory.
" The area of my church is computed to be nearly 200,000 cubical
feet, and, though a second stove will be required, the one already
erected has fully answered my highest expectations, and realised all
that you hare given me to expect. If confirmation were needed for
evidence of its efficiency, I might further state that I had peculiar
difficulties to contend with—that various attempts had been made,
and that every attempt had proved a signal failure—that I was ex-
posed to the charge of boldness in attempting what had baffled
others ; but that such is the power, the efficiency, and the comfort
communicated by your stove, that I know not of a dissentient voice,.
and have heard only of approval with unanimous consent.
I might add, that I was first led to the making inquiry respect-
lig your stove having gathered indirectly that a disposition, not un-
favourable towards it, was entertained in a certain high quarter,
where, on account of ability of discernment, the smallest approach
to approval must carry with it great weight.
"I remain, dear Sir, yours faithfully,
WILLIAM G titRATT, Minister of St. John's, Fulham.
" Candy, Esq."
The stoves to be had of Messrs. DOWSON, 69, Welbeck-street,
Cavendish-square ; where they may be seen in operation.

GOLD FLAT HORIZONTAL WATCHES,
gold dials, carefully finished, with engine-turned cases,
jewelled in four holes, going barrel to continue the action el the
watch while winding, are offered price 7% guineas. These elegant
little Watches will be found to perform very correctly, and a printed
undertaking is given, with fixed terms on which they will always
receive any attention required.
T. COX SAVORY and Co , Watchmakers, &c., 47, Cornhill
(seven doors from Gracechurch-street), Londen.—N.B. Second.
hand Watches purchased in exchange.

FRAMPTON'S PILL OF HEALTH
The manifold advantages to the heads of families from the
possession of a Medicine of known efficacy, that may be resorted to
with confidence, and used with success in cases of temporary sick'
ness, occurring in families more or less every day, are so oious to
all, that no question can be raised of its importance to every house-
holder in the kingdom. From among numerous testmonlals, e
ollowing is respntfully submitted:—
" TO IR. THOMAS Pawl', 29, STRAND, LONDON.
" .5, Cooper-street, Manchester, March 12, 1842.
Sir,—l have much satisfaction in communicating to you the re-
sult of my experience, after repeated trials, of FRAMPTON'S PILL
OF lIErALTH, and I feel it but justice to state, that in the course of
many years' trial of various Aperient Medicines, I hare never found
results at once so salutary and efficient in the relief of
ieth nce ; e sylstam
em
from redundant bile, &c., &c.. with so little inconve
therefore, warranted in declaring that they supply to me a means
ong wanting, of being able to recommend to families,- schools, and
especially mercantile men, whether at the desk or on the road, a most
valuable resource In an occasional medicine. And I shall take credit
to myself if, in giving this testimony, lam And I of making
FRAMPTON'S PILLS more generally known and appreciated.
" I am, Sir, respectfully yours, " WILLIAM SMITH."
The unprecedentd sale of these Pills, arising from the earnest re-
commendations of the many thousands who have derived benefit
from their use, render any lengthened comment necessary ; they are
not put forth as a care for all diseases to which mankind is liable, but
for Bilious and Liver Complaints, with their many well-known at-
tendants, Bilious and Sick Headache, Pain and Oppression known
a
Giddiness, Dizziness, Singing Noise in Head and Ears, Drowsiness,
heartburn, Loss of Appetite, Wind, Spasms, &c
e Two
lo,ractthhr.ee doses willi convince the afflicted of their salutary
_ff.ects. The stomach will speedily regain its strength ; a healthy
44-.,01 f the Liver, Bowels, and Kidneys, will rapidly take place ;
3gLigtaltead of listlessness, heat, pains, and jaundiced appearance,
per box, also.
will be '
bitya2lnd,,renewed health,
the result of taking extending to good old age,
accompanying each
sovcrinnent:talremispof ..
Sold by T Prout,
ho.. this mede, according to the directions
Name and A Strand, London. Price Is. Ilid. and 2s. 9d.
kingdom. Y the Vendors of Medicines generally throughout the
Ask for FRAAIPTON'S PILL OF HEALTH, and observe the
Thomas Prout 229 Strand, London," on the

A SUPPOSED IMPOSSIBILITY.—One of o our
peoples," holding up a pair of spectacles, placed himself
in the witness-box, and invoked justice at the hands of
Mr. Hardwick, the sitting magistrate of Marlhorough-
street; on a Christian who had, as he asserted, just over-
reached him in a " pargain." Mr. Hardwick professed
his willingness to lend assistance, but abserved that the
case, if true, was one that certainly did not happen very
often. The applicant said, while on his
wmaosrnhireliglepderhasm,
bulations in search of " pargains," he
linendraper's wife in Park-street, who offered to sell him
a pair of gold-mounted spectacles. He expressed a
doubt about the article, but on receiving a verbll war-
ranty that the spectacles were such as was represented,
and on being referred to a neighbouring doctor who gave
the article the most auriferous of characters, he con-
sented to pay 265. for its possession. He showed his
parpin 'to brother dealer, who, instead of con-
gratulating him on his . pennyworth, hinted his
strong suspicion that the article was only inferior metal
gilded. Alarmed at the intimation, he tried a couple of
pawnbrokers, but they wouldn't have the spectacles at
"no price." He went at last to a refiner, and caused
the article to be tested. The result clearly proved that
the spectacles were only silver gilt. He went back to
Park-street immediately, and demanded the return of his
money. The imposition, as he alleged, was not denied;
but the seller, so far from exhibiting the least degr,!e of
compunction for his case, absolutely considered the fact
of having " done a Jew" a matter for congratulation,
and worthy of being permanently " chalked up." Under
these circumstances he had come to the court for advice.
Mr. Hardwick said the caution conveyed in the adage of
caveat emptor had manifestly been disregarded in, the
present instance. He certainly could give no assistance
as a magistrate; and the only advice he could offer was
to try a summons, but even that he believed could give
no effectual redress.
NEW YEAR'S PRESENTS.—A number of the bakers
in Edinburgh took it into their beads, the other day, to
advertise in the Courant, Scotsman, and North British
Advertiser, that they were going to discontinue the old
practice of making presents of currant buns, short-bread,
&c., and that nothing of the kind was to be expected at
the approaching holidays. Thi3 was a sore rub to many
an expectant youngster; but there was a good deal of
chuckling amongst them, when it became known that the
Stamp-office authoritieshad charged duty for every baker
who signed the document, the expense of insertion in
the three newspapers being just 361. sterling.—Glasgow
Constitutional.

rADVERTISEjMNT:j—TRE EARL OF ALDBOROUGH
AND HoLLowAfs.Pum.—An autounding cure b? this miraculous
medicine, after every other means had failed. 'e extract from his
Lordship's tette'', dated " Villa Messina, Leghorn, Feb. 21, 1845.
Professor Holloway— Sir : I beg to acquaint you that your pills have
effected a cure of a disorder in my liver and stomach al: the most
eminent of the faculty, at home and all over the continent, had not
been able to effect; nay, not even the waters of Carlsbad or Ma-
rienbad. (Signed) " ALDBoRouGu." These wonderful pills will
cure any disease of the liver or stomach,—Sold (also Holloway's
Ointment) at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, and
by all medicine vendors throughout the civilised world.

NATIONAL PROVIDENT INSTI-

TUTION.

The annual general meeting of this important society
was held, at twelve o'clock yesterday, at the London
Tavern, to receive and consider the general statement
of the funds and effects, and the report of the state of
the prospects of the institution, and for the transaction
of other business. Charles Lushington, Esq., was
unanimously voted to the chair. There was a numerous
atter:dance.
The advertisement convening the meeting having been
read by the secretary, Mr. MARSH,
The CHAIRMAN proceeded to address the meeting.
He said—Gentlemen, having no prominent official posi.
Lion in the direction of your affairs until now, I may be
permitted to acknowledge the flittering vote which
this day constitutes me your chairman, and also to ac-
knowledge the kindness of those who appointed me the
chairman of two former meetings—this being the third
important meeting held in the course of the last twelve
.months over which I have had the honour to preSide—
(Cheers.) And lam the more gratified because on the
two last occasions questions of unusual difficulty have
been mooted, by which the discretion of your chairman
was called into active exercise, your favourable judg-
ment of which I was niost anxious to receive.—
(gear, hear.) I am disposed also to discover an
additional kindness on your part. These differences,
the discussion of which I was called upon, in the course
of my duty, to regulate have never, I trust, been com-
pletely neglected.—(Cheers.) You have afforded me the
pleaaing and happy opportunity of congratulating you
on the restoration of that harmony which I would fain
believe was only slightly and temporarily interrupted.
—(Hear.) Had I been called upon, year after year, to
account for the diminution of business, to apologise for
disappointments, or to palliate failure, I must have felt
thel embarrassment of my situation ; and I feel em-
barrassment now, but it is an embarrassment springing
from a far different source—it arises from the ap-
prehension that I may be accused of exagge-
ration in felicitating you upon the exuberant prosperity
of the institution—(Hear, hear)—but the stubbornness
of facts bears me out ; the indisputable accuracy of
figures is my authority and justification. If you refer
to the report of last year you will find that our policies,
taken within the twelve months which ended on the 2(1
of November, amounted to 911, and I confess that the
directors thought that this annual aggregate, having in-
creased for three successive years, would have paused
at its acne, but on the contrary, we might have been
much more sanguine because the account made up to the
20th of November last exhibits the extraordinary
number of 1,005 policies—(Loud cheers)—being 85
more than those of the preceding year. These policies
represent assurances for 516,5001. ; the annual income
is 18,0001. With these, 1,005 strictly belong to class 9,
which is the most lucrative of all. Nor let it be said,
that we have been too ready and eager for the acquisi-
tion of policies. But you will find by the report which
will presently be read to you, that we have declined,
under the counsel of our efficient medical officers, 128
policies.—(Cheers.) The deaths in class 9 have been
thirty-one, and the amount paid on account of them has
been about 15,0001., being 6,0001. under last year's.—
(Hear, hear.) Now, as long as the deaths maintain a
fair average, and the sums which we have to pay are rea-
sonable and properly apportioned, I conceive that we
shall have no cause for regret, because we are enabled,
not only to promote our own selfish interests, but to pro-
mote the advantage of society at large.—(Hear, hear.)
I have always thought it necessary, on occasions of this
kind to enlarge upon the advantages which may accrue
to a father, a husband, a wife, or an orphan,
by insuring their lives; and I have recently
seen two cases showing the immense advantage of mu•
tual life insurance, in a little work called " Hutchinson
on Life Insurance." Two cases, illustrative of the
advantage of this species of insurance, are to be found
in this book, with respect to which I am sure you will
allow me to detain you for a few minutes. Two young
men entered into copartnership, and jointly insured their
lives for 1,0002; one of them died early, and of course
the benefit of the insurance came to the survivor, and the
amount thus obtained enabled him to pay what was due
by the partnership estate, and to conduct the concern,
without difficulty and without embarrassment. A young
man, whose parents were in very narrow circumstances,
and whom he was obliged to support out of a small
income, insured his life for 1,0001. He died ten years
before them, and thus he was enabled to convey to his
parents, who otherwise would have been reduced to an
abject state of destitution, an annuity of 851. per annum.
(Hear.) Surely we ought to disseminate these things,
because a knowledge of them, could not fail to induce our
friends, and others with whom we constantly come into
communication, to have recourse to that which is produc-
tive of such immense advantages to mankind. Lastly,
gentlemen, I may mention that our present capital is
within a fraction of 300,000/—(Loud cheers)—being an
increase since last quarter of above 58,0001., and that
our income, derived from all sources, is 88,9491. Now,
though the subject of life insurance, is not :one which
agitates men's minds like politics, and though it is very
possible that the gentlemen of the press, whom I see
before me, may not think it worth while to promulgate
the details of my announcement, yet the con-
tents of the report, which you will presently
hear, will be canvassed in other offices—it will be
mentioned in the metropolis—it will be circulated
throughout the country, and grave men of business will
examine its affairs with steadiness—with a steady and
scrutinising attention, and will recommend this institu-
tion, on account of its success and the excellence of its
principles, to every person who is actuated by feelings of
forecast and prudence.—(Cheers.) Gentlemen, I be-
lieve that is all in the shape of preliminary matter which
I have occasion to detail to you. The first thing I
have to do is to request your attention to
the report, and after that to a general state-
ment of the funds and effects of the institution.
With your permission I will call on the secretary to read
the report.
Mr. MARSH, the Secretary, then read the report,
which was as follows :

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

16th of December.

" The return of another anniversary of this institution
affords the directors the gratification of laying before
their fellow members a highly satisfactory report, show-
ing, not only a large increase of business during the past
year. but exhibiting in its various details the prosperous
condition of the institution, far exceeding that of any
former period. It is with feelings of lively satisfaction
that the directors congratulate the members at large on
the high reputation the institution holds in public esti-
mation, and on the extensive sphere of usefulness it has
already attained, including, as it now does, 4,372 mem-
bers. This number comprises members residing in all
parts of the country, and there is every prospect
of the number being progressively increased as
the benefits of the society become more and more
widely realised, so that, at no distant day, it may fully
accomplish the design of its founders, in proving itself a
truly National Provident Institution.
" In the course of the year just terminated the large
number of 1,005 polices have been issued, the annual
premiums on which amount to 18,4411. ss. 3d., and
one hundred and twenty-eight proposals for life as-
surance have been declined as ineligible.
" The accounts have, as usual, been made up to the
20th of November last, and, from the auditors' report,
the capital stock of the society. on that day appears to be
)99,675/. 12s. 4d., being an increase, since last year, of
58,2141. 19s. ld.
TheeTb annual
claims
paid
income
on isa
account
n 8
t 8 ,
09
f 4 0
deathsBs.
ring 2dd
during the
.
year amount to 15,001/.1s .
" At the close of the ensuing year the assets and
actuary to the institution,
ns
may
have accrued since the
liabilities will be investigatedi.or btbyeCphuarrpinesse Anfnaspelplo,
apportion-
ing leg such surplus funds_o
in
the directors enter-
tain 42; periodand from the large in
ci ease of business
expectations of a satisfactory result.
sanguine
" In Se alterations in the
since thatl 8
held to consider certain proposed
was
last division of prosfii
which, wih some variation, were
September last a special meeting of the members
rules and regulations,
ce
thus altered have
the Act of Parliament relating to friendly
as required by
adopted by the members then present. The rulesrtified by the barrister
been
societies; although the directors did not acquiesce in all
will rejoice to find them
laws of the society, the directors
management of the affairs of
conducive to the efficient Manage
the alterations then made, yet., now they have become the
the institution, being most anxious that the confidence
sub-
and harmony (which from the
commencement has
sisted between the directors and the members at large,
and to which much of the success that has attended the
institution is justly to be attributed) may
be
uninter-
ruptedly maintained. The mutual good feel
management of ing between
t
those to whom thethe very important
concerns of the society are intrusted and their fellow-
members is ess t* 11
and prosperity.
"The following statement shows the ron
en ia y needful to its permanent stability
institution sin
p b
since its commencement:—
Tess of the

No. of
Years ending Policies Annual Income. Amount of
issued.
Capital.
_—_—
20th Nov., 1836 616 8,0 £ s. d. d.
21 10 22 0 10,736 3 0
„ 1837 435 14,600 31,592 10 5
„ 1838 459 19,934 19 -4
46,855 0 10
„ 1839 490 25,497 4 2
I/ 64959 10 10
1840 494 31,051 10 10 90,,545 13 9
1841 357 36,357 1 4 114,993 2 4
1842 364 39,360 9 7 139,806 1 7
1843 703 44,219 17 0 167,079 11 2
" 1844 722 55,037 9 2 202,162 1 9
, 1845 911 .0,819 14 5 241,460 13 • 3
1846 1,005 88,940 8 2 299,675 12 4
Total ...

The financial statement was then read in detail, and
exhibited a nett balance of 299,6751. 12s. 4d. on the 20th
of November last, which period the annual statement
was made.

The CHAIRMAN proposed the adoption and printing
of the report and accounts for circulation amongst
the shareholders.
Mr. CASH seconded the motion.

Mr. TYLER wished to say one word with respect to
the report. He had waited for some gentleman to rise
and propose its adoption, beelusc he thought it was the

most gratifying report they had ever had the pleasure
of receiving from their directors.—(Cheers.) Those ale,
had paid any attention to the subject of life policies,
and to the progress of societies of this kind, could not
fail to be struck with the extraordinary progress of this
institution. He had given his attention to the matter,
and he thought he was perfectly justified in saying that
no society in his experience had progressed with- a ra-
pidity at all equal to the progress of this provident
in-
stitution.—(Hear, hear.) It had only been established
eleven years ; and it would hardly be believed, but he
had the figures to show it, that it had issued in that
period nearly as many policies as the Great Equitable
Insurance Company had issued in 80years.—(Cheers.)
The motion was carried unanimously.
The CHAIRMAN said, in accordance with the third
rule, two directors—namely, Mr. Joseph Hargrave and
Mr. Richard Shortridge—went out of office, and that the
two candidates who had offered themselves were Mr.
William Millar Christie and Mr. William Tyler, whose
election he proposed, and they were accordingly elected.
Mr. CHRISTIE briefly returned thanlo.
Mr. TYLER, in returning thanks, congratulated the
meeting on the improved condition of the institution.
The conduct of the chairman ,at the three great meet-
ings had been most praiseworthy. If every any
poor, unlucky wight required a fair and candid hearing
from any meeting he did that time last year,
and he wished to express his sincere obligations to the
chairman for the fair hearing which he obtained for him
on that occasion. He (Mr. Tyler) was placed in a po-
sition of extreme diffiCulty, but the straightforward and
honourable conduct which distinguished the chairman
on that occasion, though he stood almost alone, enabled
him to furnish a satisfactory statement to the meeting.
If at a time when he was little known he received kind-
ness from the member§ of the society, he did not hesitate
to accept office now, when he was more used to its af-
fairs, and could, besides, be of more service to it. The
institution was only beginning to emerge from
comparative obscurity •to a ,position of consider-
able importance, and therefoVe felt mnch honoured
by being solicited to. !,.teat at the board.
When he found that in itS*-eleventh year it had
issued 1,005 policies, and that the Equitable, which
had.been established eighty years, with its 9,000,000/. of
capital, had only issued 162 in the course of last year,
and when he looked at the principles on which it wet-
established, be thought he ought to predict for it the most
unbounded success.—(Cheers.) This would be the more
evident when he stated that they had 5,926 policies, and
that the Equitable had only 6,l4o.—(Cheers). This was
an inducement to the friends of the institution to make
its advantages known, because additional policies could
not be otherwise than beneficial to all. He had done so,
and would continue to do so—_He thought he was the
first member that had been returned to their House
under the Reform Bill.—(Cheers.) He would do all he
could to benefit the institution, butawhen he ceased to
do, he should not continue to fill the office to which they
elected him.—(Hear.)
Mr. REED proposed Mr. Alexander Scrutton, Mr.
William Smith, and Mr. Robert Ganneron to fill the
office of auditors for the ensuing year, and to have a fee
of 101. 10s. each, which was seconded by Mr.llattpwreic,
and adopted.
Mr. SCRUTTON briefly returned thanks, and in doing
so stated that the accounts from the commencement of
the institution had been kept with the greatest accuracy,
and that vouchers for every, payment were produced.
He had not had occasion to make any, complaint during
the whole of that period. •
Mr. SMITH also returned thanks.
Mr. REED returned thanks for Mr. Ganneron, who was
ahsent.
-The CHAIRMAN then introduced to the meeting a
subject which to the directors was one of extreme'deli-
cacy, namely, remuneration for their services. By the
amended rules the directors bad ceased to allot their
own remuneration; it was therefore the province of the
meeting to do so. The alteration was one most accept-
able to the directors.—(Hear.)
A GENTLEMAN inquired the number of directors who
usually attended the meetings?
The CHAIRMAN replied that the average number was
nine or ten, but as the two !gentlemen who had with-
drawn seldom attended, on account of residing in the
country, the number they expected -to attend the future
meetings would be twelve or thirteen, exclusive of the
la.
or
15s. each.
medical members. Originally they had one meeting a
Tweheek'but remuneration the
increasedbusinessatthese titga averaged
mee e twonecessary.

Considerable discussion ensued on the matter : one
gentleman proposed 80Z each, whilst another submitted
that 1,0001. should be voted to their as a body, and its
division left to themselves. Another held that they
should be paid a certain sum each as often as they at-
tended. It appeared that they had received 1,2001.
during the past year.
Mr. ;HOLBORN considered that they ought to give
ample remuneration to those who had conducted their
affairs with so much ability and so much advantage to
the institution. Last year they had only received 1,200/.,
but the Equitable gave 2,C00/. to their directors. for the
same period. He moved, as an amendment, that they
should be paid 11. is. each for every attendance.
A GENTLEMAN seconded the motion, and observed
that as the institution was increasing in prosperity the
duties of the directors would become more onerous than
at present, and that they ought to be compensated.
Mr. BARCLAY cor.sidered that the remuneration pro-
posed was inadequate for such valuable services, and
instanced it as hardly sufficient to pay their coach fare.
Such valuable services ought not to be measured by such
paltry terms. The remuneration they received was
smaller than that awarded to the directors of any simi-
lar institution of the kind.
The CHAIRMAN explained that they were frequently
offered mortgages, in order to ascertain the value of the
property. It was necessary for the directors to be most
correct in these matters, to go into the country to ascer-
tain its value. As this entailed great expenses upon
them, they were allowed 31. 3s. a day whilst out of
town.

Mr. ANSELL said that his avocations led him to be
acquainted with institutions similar to the present, and
also the remunerations given to directors in several in-
surance companies, and from that knowledge he felt
bound to say that the remuneration given by this society
to their most efficient and skilful directors was far less
than that of any other institution of a similar description
in the metropolis.—(Hear, hear.) Looking to the large
amount of the receipts of this institution, he thought the
society ought not to consider whether their directors got
a guinea or 255. for every meeting they attended, but
that their best course would be to vote a certain sum for
the directors, leaving it to them to divide it among
themselves as they thought, best.—(Hear,
hear.) He
thought that the sum of 1,5001. at least shOuld be voted
for the directors.—(Hear, hear.) He would, therefore,
move that that sum should be given to the directors for
their services for the ensuing year,
Mr. HAYWARD seconded the proposition.
The CHAIRMAN begged to inform the meeting that
the remuneration they were now calling for was for the
ordinary directors; they would have at a future stage to
ask the meeting to remunerate their medical directors.
—(" Hear, hear ;"- and cries of "We know that.")
Now, with respect to the proposition for giving
the directors 1,500/., he had to state, after a short con-
sultation with his colleagues, that, although they were
highly gratified with the unanimit that appeared to
prevail in the meeting with respect to it, they did
not require so large a sum.—(Hear, hear.) He thought
that 1,2001. for the directors, and 100 i for the occasional
deputations, would be quite sufficient.—(Hear, hear.)
would
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voted that sum.--(Hear, hear, and cries of " No, no.")
The motion of Mr. Ansel' (the other propositions and
amendments having been withdrawn) was then put to
the meeting, and dt dared to be carried unanimously.
Thu CHAIRMAN then said, the next subject for the
consideration of the meeting was the remunera-
tion of their • medical directors. Hitherto they had
paid them at the rate of one guinea and a half
for each attendance, which made three guineas a week
each. Now, the directors were not quite satisfied, con-
sidering the long standing of the medical directors in
their profession, and the immense advantage the insti-
tution had derived from their services, that sufficient
remuneration had been given to them, and they thought
that, without anything like impropriety, the amount
might be increased from three to four guineas.—(Hear.)
He believed that the medical directors had lost the at-
tendance on several families, because they had acted
conscientiously in giving advice to- the institution
with respect to the lives offered for insurance, and ,
was declared by
re-
fused to barter the good opinion of the society for the
sake of serving interested parties —(Hear, hear.) He
would, therefore, move that two guineas be given to the
medical directors for every meeting they attended, in-
stead of a guinea and a half..—(Hear, hear.)
nded
regretted. He was
the CHAIRMAN
.eLI BRYANAI3tIi lons
returned übv riennegeadrbrtehi eeandn unanimously.ske cs
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n behalf of himself and
proud of the countenance their exertions had always re-
p' and could -
Cl:Conquest, whose absence he regr
ceivcd from the so.c y, assure the meet-
the kind course they
ing that had pursued
that da would never be forgotten pursued
that by him
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or his colleague. c, that
their was most gratifyin
, to find
attended with such
their exertions bad beensuccess, that
members of the •
the mortality
among
the
• other in the tnstitution was
far less than that of any giber a
rote . metropolis.
Mr. TYLER then mo c.I of thanks to the di-
rectors
ertions on behalf of this so-
for their great ea

declared by the
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Cua'as
Mr. Lucas, one of the directors, returned thanks. He
hoped that the future acts of the directors would prove,
hiewmutoNtioton
bheaN•
more than their words, the interest which they took in
the present institution.—(fleas, hear.) .
ing
carried b eeunn
A vote of thanks was then moved, and carried by
acclamation, to the Chairman.
The CHAIRMAN returned thanks. It had always been
his most anxious wish to do his duty, and he was de•
lighted to find, from the unanimous vote of thanks -thiti
had been passed to him, that ho had accomplished hig
most earnest wishes. • 1 it r '
The meeting then broke up, all appearing delighted
with the . erous condition of the institution.

prospi

Dispatches were sent off yesterday •evening from the
Colonial-office, for the Governors of. the West India
Colonies. -

THE SEIZURE OF CRACOW.

A public meeting was held at the National Hall, Hol-
born, last evening, cin the subject of the " Seizure of
Cracow by the three despotic powers—Austria, Russia,
and Prussia," on which occasion the spacious tall was
filled by a respectable and enthusiiistic audience. Dr.
Bowring, M.P., took the chair at eight o'clock. Lettera
were read from Lord Dudley Stuart, T. S. Duncombe,
Esq., M.P., Colonel Thompson, Mr. George Thompson,
Mr. Douglas Jerrold, and Mr. H. Vincent, excusing
their attendance, but expressing deep sympathy in the
objects of the meeting.
The CHAIRMAN in opening the proceedings of the
evening said, that at the close of the last session of Par-
liament, a motion was brought before the House of Com-
mons, calling upon it to inquire whether the treaty of
Vienna had net been violated ; and, further, to inquire
into those calamities which had occurred in Galicia.
lie felt but little sympathy in that motion ; he had
never recognised the treaties of Vienna, Utrecht, and
other treaties, a 3 the law of Europe, for he never con-
sented to allow that the destinies of man depended on
the arrangements made by those who had tyrannised
over him.—(Hear, hear.) He felt that as those treaties
were made by despots, so by despots they would be
broken—(Cheers)—but he there pledged himself, that if
no other Member of the House would present the Polish
question to its attention in all its integrity and its great-
ness, he would undertake to do so.—(Cheers.) They
now had seen ruthless hands laid on the last
fragment of Polish liberty. The Greek, who saw the
statues of the Parthenon taken away, said, in his lamen-
tation, " I was there— I. saw it ;" and so Englishmen
and the friends of liberty throughout the world would
tell the despots of the north that they had seen the de-
spoiling of Poland, and branded the despoilers too ; and
that they patiently waited their time.—(Cheers.) The
history of Poland was spread over ten centuries of dire
Vicissitude, but in the last half century she had vibrated
between hope and fear ; her nationality, her language,
her popular spirit, had, however, not been destroyed,
and as she had been revived beforeishe would be resus-
citated again.--(Cheers.):. Judging from the sympathy
of such a meeting as that which lie was then addressing.
he did not doubt but that Poland would yet resume her
high and honest position among the nations of the world.
—(Cheers.) He conratulated them that Cracow no
longer existed as an independent state. It was not a
question now as to 200,000 Cracovians, but as to 20,000,000
Poles ; and they should now hope to see Poland re-con-
stituted.—(Loud cheers.) He could not, forget, how-
ever, that Cracow was the spot where the first northern
university was established, and from which the no-
blest declaration of .religious liberty which bad ever
been made to the world emanated.— (Cheers.)
He could not forget that it was the place where the
monarchs of Poland were crowned, and where they
still reposed; he could not forget that it was associated
with the names of Copernicus, Casimir, Kosciusko,
Poniatowski, and Sobieski.—(Loud cheers.) He rejoiced
to feel that his countrymen were deeply interested in the
cause of liberty, which was the cause of man.—(Cheers.)
He was a friend to peace, but he looked to the triumphs
of peace in the triumphs of liberty—(Renewed cheers)—
and he knew that peace could never be established until
the great rights_ and the mighty interests of humanity
were recognised.—(Hear, hear.) He felt sure that it
was in that spirit they had met together; they saw their
Polish brethren afflicted and trampled upon, but they
found them full of energetic protests, appealing to Eng-
lishmen, and to the world, and asking for a kind and
generous sympathy by those who loved freedom them-
selves, and were disposed to aid others who were strug-
gling for it.—(Cheers.) It had been truly said that to
desire more virtue was to obtain it ; and he felt equally
certain that to wish for more liberty was to obtain it
also. Forty "years ago, who would have dreamed that
Greece would have abational government, and a national
language spoken at Athens ? yet now she had a repre-
sentative and a national government, and these were
but the seeds of the good fruit which would follow.
He called upon his fellow countrymen now to sow
the seed of Polish liberty, and the smiles of Poles
would be the sunshine which should ripen them. He
called upon Englishmen to encourage their Polish
brethren in the work which they were undertaking, be-
cause it was a holy work, a godlike work, and a work
that would prosper.—(Cheers.)
Mr. MOORE then moved, and Mr. SAVAGE seconded,
the following resolution, whieh was unanimously carried:
" That this meeting, though it views with disgust and
abhorrence the attempt of the three Powers to complete
the annihilation of Poland, and the destruction of the
Polish cause by the seizure of Cracow, yet cannot help
expressing its satisfection at the violation, by such
seizure, of that infamous compact known by the name of
the treaty of Vienna, inasmuch as that violation ex-
poses nakedly to the world the designs and objects of the
three Powers, and deprives them of all pretence for
again appealing to that tieaty in support of the present
tyrannies of Europe."

- Mr. WILLIAM ilowrrT (who was received w.ith un-
unbounded applause), in moving the next resolution,
said he rejoiced in the breach of the treaty of Vienna;
Europe was now virtually without a treaty. Every
treaty contracted by the Northern Powers was now
broken by the breach of faith of which they had been
guilty.—(Hear, hear.) This country had been ex-
tremely chficient in the expression of its sympathy with
Poland. They had left that unhappy country to the
despots, who wished to annihilate every spark of liberty.
(Hear, hear.) It was seventy years since the first
partition of Poland had taken place; and what had we
done for her? It was more than forty years since
Thomas Campbell, the poet, made a most heart-stirring
appeal to the friends of liberty on the subject of Poland,
and said that—

" Down to the dust oppression should be hurled,
Her name and nature banished from the world"—
(Cheers)—but still had die tyrants gone on dismember-
ing that devoted country and tearing her limb from
limb ; and wllen had the British people come forward
with that dignity which became such a people as the
English, and made the voice of a great nation of free-
men—which was ever omnipotent—heard by the oppres-
sors of Poland?—(Hear.) We owed a great debt of
gratitude to Poland. At the end of the seventeenth
century, when the whole of Europe was menaced by an
invasion from the Turks, it was the brave Sobieski and
his gallant Poles who maintained the safety of Europe
and the preservation cf Christianity.—(Cheers.) The
Austrians were unable to compete with their Turkish
foes, who had devastated the whole country, end sent
about 90,000 of its inhabitants into slavery ; they had
reached the walls of Vienna ; famine prevailed in the
city ; and it was about to be delivered up, when
Sobieski, with his brave army, triumphed over the
enemies of Christianity, marched in friendly triumph
through the streets of Vienna, and finally chased them
out of Europe.—(Cheers.) He asserted, therefor.), that
we owed a debt of gratitude to the brave and enlightened
Poles.—(Cheers.) Mr. Howitt, in a powerful speech,
then alluded to some other prominent features in Polish
history, and contended that, although he was a friend to
peace, unless Englishmen, as a nation, spoke out, and
put an end to further breaches of treaties, war was in-
evitable. The speaker concluded by moving the follow-
ing resolution, which was seconded by Mr. HolyOake,
and carried by acclamation :

" That the treaty of Vicuna, which pretended to finally
settle the Governments of Europe, being now over-
thrown, there can no longer be any question, even
among those who respected the treaty, as to the neces-
sity of reconsidering the present construction of whit
are called the Governments of Europe; that this meet-
ing, therefore, deems the present a fit opportunity for
re-asserting the right of every nation to choose its own
Government, to protect its own nationality, and that it
re-echoes the appeal of the Liberals of France, in ex-
pressing towards the Poles its warmest sympathy, con-
fident of the resurrection of Poland and the ultimate
triumph of liberty and justice."
The next resolution, moved by Mr. J. W. LINTON, and
seconded by Mr. J. WATSON, was as follows:
" That an association be now formed, whose object
shall be to spread over the widest field the principles
of national liberty and progress, and to aim in estab-
lishing a good understanding among the people of all
countries."

The resolution having been unanimously carried,
thanks were voted to the chairman, sad the meeting
diisolved.

SOCIETY FOR THE AMENDMENT

• OF THE LAW.
A special meeting of this society was held yesterday
evening, at the rooms of the society, in Regent-street, to
take into consideration the questions of secondary
punishments and the treatment of juvenile offenders.
At eight o'clock Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque took
the chair. The minutes of the last meeting having been
read and confirmed,
Mr. M. D. Han rose to address the meeting on the
subject which they had been convened to consider. He
began by alluding to the various plans which had been
laid before the board on the subject, and expressed his
satisfaction that the Government had resolved to give
the plan of Captain Machonochie a trial. He hoped that
whatever modifications might be intended, they would
not be such as would peril the success of the plan itself.
An experiment which had not excited much attention
had been made on the subject. He held in his hand a
report of the proceedings of a society with which he
was well acquainted, and which had been established for
the reformation of juvenile offenders in the county of
Warwick so fr.r back as the year 1818. It appearedlhat
of the young persons committed in thatcounty GO per cent.
had been sent to the asylum at Dunsford Heath, and
that the expense was 2.5/. a head. From a pinto paper
which had been transmitted to him by Mr. Edward
Rushton, police•magistrate-in Liverpool, it appeared that
out of the cases of young offenders who hail from time to
time been brought before him, tried; punished, and dis-
charged, the reformations were few indeed,' while the
average expense of prosecution merely was GGL for each
individual, being more than double the expense of those
offenders who had been -sent to the asylum at Durisford
Heath. The system of reformation was, therefore, less
expensive than prosecution. Another ,expA•ttnent had
-.been tried. Since 1841 it had been the practice at the
Birmingham Quarter Seisions to send young offenders,
not to gaol, but to their masters. The number of per-
-tons so discharged.up to last Michaelmas Quarter Ses-
sions was 113. Of that number there were 40 whose
conduct was decidedly bad ; 25 doubtful, for they had
left their employment ; and 44 whose conduct had stood
the test of -time and examination. Here, then, without
any expense or infliction of
.pain, out, of 113 offmtlers

there were 44 cases of successful treatment, and only
40 cases of failure. rim the r( ports of the inspect.
rs
of prisons in Scotland, and from the information .."of
chaplains, governors, and inspectors of prisons in Scot-
land and England, it app, ared that the minds of" those
officials were anxiously turned to the subject of the re
formation of criminals, and that they all spoke hopefully
on the subject. The question had been taken up bv the
present solicitor of the city of London, Mr. C. Pearson,
by the Middlesex magistrates, and a very interesting
report had been drawn up on the same subject by the
chaplain of the Philanthropic Society, the Rev. Sidney
Turner. A series of papers, written by the editor of
the Birmingham Herald, on the subjoin of criminal re-
formation, had produced a great effect in the midland
counties in which that newspaper had a large circula-
tion. His intention on the present occasion was to move
that all these papers be referred to the committee on
criminal law, that they might report on the various plans
for the improvement of the treatment of criminals, and
young persons likely to' become criminals, and also as to
the principles upon which punishment ought to be
awarded. The repression or diminution of crime was
the object he had in. view. He admitted that the public
had a right to inflict pain on the criminal, if by so doing
they were taking the best mode of repressing crime.
It was because he believed it was not the best mode that
he was hostile to it. It was now conceded that the only
principles on which they were justified in inflicting pain
on their fellow-men who had become criminal, was first,
that the pain operated so as to deter others from the like
offence, and, secondly, that it prevented the offender
from relapsing into crime. He denied that these two
principles came into conflict. Pain inflicted solely with
a view to reformation would operate also by way of
example, and the principle of example ought to give way
to reformation, and not reformation to example. To
render the infliction of pain effective as a means of de•
terring from crime, it was necessary that' it should, be
certain and prompt ; but they had no ground for believ-
ing that thus any approach could be made to such cer-
tainty in all cases in the punishment of criminals.
Under the present system the number of persons
re-committed was enormous, and the number of times
some were re-committed was also enormous. In a
r, port of the inspector of prisons in Scotland, it
was stated that he found in the Edinburgh Gaol
an old woman on the eve of her departure from
the gaol for the eighty•fiftli time, who had been
preceded the previous day by another old woman, who
had departed for the ninety-ninth time. He would not
have the criminal subjected to a greater amount of pain
than was necessary for reformation, btit he would have
him subject to all pain necessary for that purpose. He
ought not to be permitted to mingle in society until
thoroughly reformed. Dante had described the gates of
hell as having over them the inscription —" Abandon all
hope ye who enter here." Over every prison (Nor in
England he would have inscribed, " Abandon ye Who
enter here all hope of departing until you are reformed."
He was aware that some effect was prodhced by. the
present mode of punishment, but a much greater and a
much more beneficial effect would be gained by the
adoption of the principle which ho advocated, -viz., the
inflicting of punishment with a direct reference to the
reformation of the criminal. There was no relation
between any given offence and any given punishment.
The feelings revolted from inflicting on an in-
dividual guilty of a petty offence an unlimited
amount of punishment. He apprehended that the
ultimate object of reformation ought to be to
enable the criminal to return to society with such
principles and habits as would enable him to stand his
ground, so that he might not fall again into crime. A
complete servile obedience might make him a slave, but
would not fit him for society. Want of self-control was
the cause of his fall, and before he should be allowed to
return to society he must be placed in circumstances in
which he could acquire the habit of self-control. Pro-
bably the separate system of confinement, which was
not to be confounded with the solitary system, would be
the best commencemeet for a reformative discipline. On
the present occasion, however, he would not enter into
details. He did not shrink from saying that, in his
opinion, a prison should be for the moral man what a
hospital was for the physical. He upheld the analogy
in all its parts except one. A hospital turned out in-
curable patients. His hospital should retain the incur-
able. He concluded by moving that the various plans
be referred to the committee on criminal lax, to report
thereon, with reference to the treatment of criminals,
and also as to the principles on which punisment ought
to be awarded.

The motion was then put and unanimously agreed to,
and the meeting separated.

TWELVE FIRES IN ONE DAY.
Within twenty-four hours of eleven yesterday morn-
ing not less than twelve fire's occurred in different parts
of the metropolis. Subjoined is an analysis of the w hole
of them, in the order in which they occurred:—
Tuesday morning, eleven A.M., a fire' broke out upon
the premises occupied by Mr. F. H. Cloake,shop-fixture
dealer, which did some considerable damage before it
was extinguished. The fire is said to have originated in
the stove at the next door. The buildings and contents
are insured in the Phamix Office.

At six o'clock in the evening an alarm was given that
a firs was burning upon the premises in the occupation
of Mr. J. 'Lynam, lucifer-match maker; Wilson-street,
Finsbury. The ignition war caused by the over-heating
of the drying-room, and the consequence was that a stock
of 5,000 bundles of splints for Jucifers was destroyed in
a fire-proof building. Not insured.
One hour later, at 69, Cornhill, upon the premises of
Mr. Walter Berdoe, tailor. This fire did but trifling
damage. Contents insured in the Dissenters' Office.

At forty-five minutes past eleven considerable injury
was done to the premises of Mr. Robert Frost, butcher,
38, Back-road, St. Georg's in the East. The fire caught
the flooring, and the ceiling underneath was much
damaged. The fire WAS caused by a cinder shooting
from the fire.

Yesterday-morning at one A.M., upon the premises of
John Johnson, Esq., coal merchant, known as New
Wharf, Abingdon-street, Westminster, the coal porter's
lobby, ten feet by six feet, was destroyed and the roof
burnt off, and a shed adjoining much damaged. Contents
insured in the Licensed Victuallers' Office; building in
the Sun.

At half-past ten a serious fire occurred to the range
of premises in the occupation of Mr. P. Olney, fell-
monger, Market-street, Bermondsey, by which the
drying•stove was near:y destroyed. The damage to the
adjoining wool loft was slight, but a considerable portion
of the contents were injured by fire and water. The call
by the police was very prompt, and fortunately there
was a good supply of water upon the spot, from which
the engines were worked. The roof was slightly damaged.
Insured.

About the same time &fire broke out in Shoreditch,
upon premises in the occupation of Mr. Attwill, butcher,
of 1-I,lywell-lare. The damage was fortunately confined
to the contents of the second floor.

By far the most serious fire burst forth, however, at
thirty-five minutes past three o'clock, in the worshops in
the occupation of Mr. John House, wire-blind maker, 35,
Cannon-street-road, SL George's in the East. The fire,
it appears, originated through the adjoining glass-
blowing furnace, which, it seems, was contiguous to the
division-wall of the premises. Notwithstanding the
most strenuous efforts were made by the firemen, the
flames were nut extinguished before the worshops and
rooms over were destroyed. Mr. Bradford's premises,
next door (the glass-blower's), were injured, and a shed
burned down. Mr. Robert Perks, rule maker, 36 had
some damage done to his premises; and Mr. Thomas,
undertaker, slightly suffered. Building insured in the
Dissenters' Office: contents not in either case insured.
The other fires were but of trifling importance.

DEATII OF LIEUT.-COL. FOUNTAIN ELWIN, K.C.
—This distinguished ( fficer expired on the Bth inst., at
his residence at Peckham, aged sixty-seven. He served
in tEe Egyptian campaign of 1801, with the 44th Foot,
and witnessed the actions of the 13th and 21st of March.

He commanded a company in the Light Battalion, under
Sir James Kempt, in the expedition to Naples in 1806.
In 1813 he landed in Sicily, in command of five com-
panies, and accompanied the expedition to Italy, under
Lord William Bentinek. Ho subsequently served in the
Peninsula until the termination of the war in 1814, being;
for the most part of the time in command of the left
wing of the 44th Regiment. His last service was before
Paris, where he was in command of the 44th Foot. He
received a medal for his gallant conduct in Egypt, and
the order of the Crescent from the Sultan. Colonel
Elwin's commissions were thus dated : —Ensign, April
27, 1798 ; Lieutenant, May 10, 1798; Captain, Jan. 14,
1802; Major, June 4, 1813; and Lieut.-Colonel, July 22,
1830. He was on the half-pay list since March, 1816.
ACCIDENT TO THE EARL OF LAUDERDALE.—
We regret to intimate that his Lordship, while out with
a shooting party on the 9th current, at Drumore, on the
lands of the Earl of Selkirk, near St. Mary's Isle, unfor-
tunately met with an untoward accident. After _tiring,
he was in thd act of reloading, when, from smalr por-
tions of wadding having been left in the gan,
,some
other cause unknown, the powder flvk exploded, and
was blown into we know not how many pieces. Provi-
dentially, we rejoice to say, his Lordship's hand escaped
injury, but his eyes and face were severely scorched.
He is, however, convalescent, and will ere long surmount,
even in appearance, the inconveniences arising from the
work of a moment:-,—Durnfries Courier.
'rite Ra. 1.1 OF SATTARA.—A public meeting was
held last night at the Westminster Literary Institution,
Great Smith-street, to petition Parliament for an inquiry
into the case of the Baja -.of Sattara. The a:credited
agent of the Raja in this country, Rungo Bapjee at-
tended, and also Mr. George Thompson. The chair
was taken by Mr. Huggins. Mr. George Thompson ad-
dressed the ineetin4 at considerable length in support of
the claims of the Raja, and resolutions were passed to
the following effect:—First, that the meeting hat'i
listened with painful emotions to the narrative of the
treatment which' the ex-Raja of Sattara had received
from the British-Indian authorities, and pledged itself
to-the employment of all just and proper means to ob-
tain ,for that Prince the restoration of his rights and
ample reparation of his wrongs; and next, that a peti-
tion should bespresentad to Parliament for inquiring into
the Raja's case. The meeting then separated.

A MERRY ANDREW.-Sir Andrew Agnew being
asked what was a " moral engine," replied, " A railway
engine that does tiOt tau on the Sanday."—Puitch.

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