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London, England, 1851-01-30 00:00:00

EVENING, JANUARY 30, 1851.

chosen a different course of action. The agitation
there, however, he was glad to observe, was extensive
and almost unanimous.—(Cheers.)
Mr. JOHN CassEn wished to observe, that the agi-
tation for the abolition of the pe per duties, was not
one merely of paper makers, but it was taken up as a
national question, and a very important meeting, the
Lord Mayor in the chair, had been held in Dublin.
Mr. CHAMBERS (Edinburgh) rose to move the first
resolution, to the effect that the duty acted as a
grievous tax upon knowledge, by preventing the cir-
culation of cheap literature of a wholesome character.
He said that the question, as it affected cheap publi-
cations, had been much misrepresented in the House of
Commons and elsewhere by the opponents of repeal.
The course was to take up a large book, and say,
.` the tax upon this is about threepence, and is it
worth while to kick up a row ?" But that was a
very one-sided argument. On a volume of a fashion-
able novel the duty might not probably exceed 11 per
cent., because in suoh a cue the expenses of author-
ship and composition bore a large proportion to the
value of the paper; but the case was quite different
in cheap publications, where authorship and composi-
tion were small figures, and, psper formed the princi-
pal expense. In a work, a sit gle sheet, the money
paid for authorship was from 15 to 20 guineas, but
that bore no proportion to the value of the paper, the
circulation being perhaps 50,000. He used in his
establishment in Edinburgh 18,000 reams of paper
annually, or 8,640,000 sheets, and on that he paid to
Government 3,0001. in duty.—(Hear.) What a
deduction was that from the funds applicable for the
reward of literary labour ! He might further state
that last year he had been obliged to discontinue a
publication, which had reached a circulation of
80,000, because on making up his accounts he found
that all his profit, 6,2001., went to the Government
in duty. Thus was a work destroyed by the tax
which was circulating 18,0001. annually among trades-
men and workmen of various kinds.—(Hear.) Some
persons would say that they might have raised the
price, but that would have reduced the circulation to
20,000, and then the questions of authorship and
composition would become prominent. They had
subsequently started another at one halfpenny more,
which had attained a circulation of from 30,000 to
40,000, just half, and out of that Government took
8001. a-year, exactly the sum paid to authors. They
found that it just paid, but were about to discontinue
it, one reason being that their American customers
had discontinued their orders, and were about to
print pirated copies themselves. Those copies would
be sold all through our American colonies, and no
law could prevent it. What law could guard a fron-
tier of 3,000 miles ?—(Hear, hear.) It might be
urged in favour of the tax that remission would en-
courage immoral cheap literature, but his belief was
that the people naturally preferred reading of a
healthy character, and that if the latter could be pro-
vided for them cheap and abundant, the former would
soon be driven from the field.--(Cheers.)
Mr. C. KNIGHT, in seconding the resolution, said,
that if the first paper manufacturer in the world—the
wasp in the garden of Eden--had been so harassed
in the use of of his mandibles, as were his successors
in the use of their machinery, he would most certainly
have stung the exciseman.—(Laughter.) They had
heard one representative of cheap literature—the other
was Charles Dickens (Cheers) and he (Mr.
Knight) had received from him a distinct authority
to express his complete concurrence with the objects
of the meeting. He thought it important to mention
Mr. Dickens's name at the outset, because it had been
too much the fashion for persons of a certain quality
and rank in life to turn up their noses at cheap litera-
ture, and say that it must surely be bad. But when
he mentioned, in connexion with their cause, the name
of the most popular author of the day, of him who
had given delight to thousands in his admirable fic-
tions—(Hear, hear)—and announced that he had dis-
tinctly, and as a matter of business, identified himself
with cheap literature, and in his " House-
hold Words" promulgated great questions, that
argument could hardly be repeated. (Hear,
hear.) Mr. Knight here went through some
statistics, which have already been published,
showing that the cheap publications exceeded in
number the whole of the newspapers in the United
Kingdom. To show how the paper duty acted as a
tax upon authorship, he instanced the case of a copy-
right which cost 1,0001. if the sale were 1,000 the
price of authorship would amount to 11. a volume ;
but if it reached to 40,000 the price would be only 6d.
a volume.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Macaulay—or rather
Messrs. Longman—(A laugh)—for him, had sold
35,000 copies of his history at 325. the volume, but
they could not catch Macaulays every day, but sales
of 40,000 might be effected, upon which 1,0001. for
copyright would fall very lightly, and that extent of
sale could only be obtained by the cheapness which
would result from a remission of the duty. Having
gone into some other details which have already ap-
peared in his pamphlet, and been amply discussed in
the papers, he said in conclusion :—lt was alleged that
cheapness would encourage bad literature, as well as
good, so did the sun which shone equally on the tares
and the wheat, but they knew that the careful farmer
would eradicate the weeds and cultivate the corn, and
so he believed that if they had the sun of light taxa-
tion they would soon root up the weeds of literature
and give the people a rich harvest of intellectual en-
tertainment and improvement.—(Cheering.)
Tee resolution was put and carried unanimously.
Mr. CASSEL moved the next resolution, which stated
that the duty having been introduced as a war tax,
violated all fiscal principles, and fell directly on the
employment of labour. The manufacturer of paper
beautifully illustrated that passage of Scripture which
said, " Gather up the fragments that nothing may be
lost," as from rags and refuse the paper maker created
an article worth four millions a year—(Hear, hear)
—and of this Government pounced down and took
away 800,0001.—(Hear.) The Government was a
free-trade Government ; it was a Government which
professed to patronise labour, and he could tell them
that if they were sincere in their professions, there
was no better way of encouraging labour than by
taking the tax off paper.—(Hear.) It was said that
the Chancellor of the Exchequer had a surplus of
three or four millions, but even if he had no surplus
he (Mr. Cassel) considered that Government were
bound to remove the tax. Having dilated on the
powerful agent paper was in the progress of every re-
formatory movement, Mr. Cassel proceeded to observe
that, even if they did not get their grievance men-
tioned in the budget, it should not be cushionedin the
House of Commons. It should be unceasingly agi-
tated, and petitions should pour in, as they said in
Lancashire, thick, hot, and heavy. He believed that
if the subject were properly agitated half a million of
signatures might be obtained in three weeks.
Mr. S. C. liana seconded the motiod. Much had
been :aid of the pressure of the tax on cheap litera-
ture ; but he could assure them that it was equally
oppressive on more costly publications. The Art
Journal was now a profitable publication, circulating
20,000 copies monthly, and paying 1,2001. a year to
Government. But it had only been a profitable work
for two years, and for the preceding ten it had been
published at a loss; and yet during that period it had
paid 6,0001. or 7,0001 to Government. That alone
would be a handsome profit ; and so far acted against
many useful publications which were now struggling
with difficulties. He cordially supported the reso-
lution.

Mr. TOWLE, of Oxfoni, supported the resolution.
He said that some time since a machine had been in-
vented by which very nice paper could be made from
straw. He bad bought a machine, and commenced
making the paper; but the Government stepped in with
the duty and obliged him to relinquish the trade, for
the straw for which he paid 303. a ton to the farmers
was charged in duty at 14 guineas the ton.—(Hear,
hear.) Now this paper was very well calculated to
make a thing now getting very much into fashion—
he meant those little ornamented fruit boxes. French-
men had come over to make them here, but were
stopped by the duty, and were now successfully car-
rying on their trade at Boulogne, and sending in their
work here at an ad valorem duty of 10 per cent. In
the mean time his yard was full of straw, and the far-
mers, his neighbours, were sad and disappointed at
the loss of a market which would have consumed 150
tons of straw in the year. He was, in fact, " the last
rose of summer"—the only paper maker left in Ox-
fordshire.—(Hear.) He remembered every river
studded with paper mills, and now all but his were
silent and the owners bankrupt or expatriated. What
was the cause of this ? He said neither more nor less
than the paper duty.—(Hear, hear.) They had heard
much of the various grievances connected with its col-
lection, but there was something worse than all they
had heard behind.—(Hear, hear.) He would not tell
them then, but reserve it for a future day.—(Loud
laughter, and cries of " Tell.")

The speaker, however, remained i❑ obdurate pos-
session of his secret.

The CHAIRMAN wished, before putting the resolution,
to say one word to the agriculturists. If the paper
duty were repealed he would undertake that four
times as much straw as was used at present would be
consumed by the paper makers.
The resolution was put and carried.
Mr. HOLDEN (Manchester) moved the third reso-
tion, to the effect that the manufacturing of paper se-
cured a large amount of innocent and healthy ern'
ployment for women and children. He contended
that this was a question of great; importance to toe I
farmers, as their clear streams and pure atmosphere
would soon tempt paper makers from the smoky
north, and thus provide innocent and remunerativesy
employment for their poor, if it were not for the pre-
sent oppressive and fiscal regulations.
Mr. COLLINS (Glasgow) seconded the motion,
which was carried unanimously.
Mr. BA= nwiN moved the fourth resolution, affirm„
ing that paper, from the various uses to which it was
applied, was an article of the first necessity to a civi-
lized people. He said that, coming as he did from
Birmingham, he was witness of many peculiar evils
connected with this duty. He as a maker of coarse

paper, and had sold last year paper of that description
to the amount of 24,0001. Of that sum upwards of
9,0001. went to the Government for duty.—(Hear,
hear.) The speaker here produced some spe-
cimens of the pasteboard used in making
Florentine buttons, and showed how the waste
after the buttons were cut out of the sheet paid the
most of the duty. He also produced specimens of
papier niliche, and showed the hardship the duty ins
flicted on the manufacturer of that elegant article.
In steel pens, also, he showed that the ornamental
card cost snore than the pens, and that half of that
cost was duty. Steel pens were made in Birmingham
and exported to France, where they were fastened on
duty-free cards, and afterwards undersold the work
of their own maker in America.—(Hear, hear.) Mr.
Baldwin also mentioned the fact that the steel pens
which originally cost 71. a gross were now manufac-
tured at 7d., and that their use might be enormously
increased were it not for the expense of the card,
which in reality cost more than the pens. He had,
under all these circumstances, great pleasure in se-
conding the resolution.
Mr. BORTLIWICK seconded the resolution. He said
that the hour at which he rose, as well as the fulness
with which the question had already been discussed,
admonished him that his observations should be brief ;
and, therefore, brief they should be. But he could
not refrain from observing that it became him to con-
gratulate the chairman and the meeting on the fact,
that while opposing the most gigantic and discredit-
able evil that rested on the statute-book in connexion
with finance, they abstained from any of those charac-
teristics which had disgraced other agitations.—
(Hear, hear.) No threats had been held out. A case
bad been clearly stated, emphatically enforced, fully
made out, and that case was to be carried before the
Chancellor of the Exchequer on the morrow (this
day). They would tell him, that they appealed to
him as the Minister of a just Sovereign—as the re-
presentative of a great people, and that, like English-
men, they were willing to rely on the justice of an
English Government.—(Cheers.) He (Mr. Borth-
wick) was glad that, referring to what Mr. Cassel
had stated as to the means of obtaining the abolition
of the tax, not only a positive course had been
sketched, but an abstinence from injudicious agita-
tion had been recommended, as most important in
seeking the great object they had in view; and a
great object it was.—(Loud cheers.) They had
heard from the leaders of modern instruction the
mischievous effects of the tax on the progress of
general knowledge, and they had heard from
their chairman that a customer of his who had
paid 1,0001. per annum for coarse paper, did not
know that more than 5 per cent, on it was paid to the
Government—the Government, in fact, receiving from
40 to 50 per cent. He probably reflected no more on
the subject than the chairman's customer. Now he
would ask them to consider the case of a man who
was anxious for instruction in that which was the
most sacred of all knowledge, religion. That man
would go to a bookseller's shop and would buy a New
Testament for a shilling or sixpence. But in the his-
tory of our religion it had occurred that a copy of the
Testament could not be purchased for as much as
would build that magnificent Cathedral of Westmin-
ster which could be seen from a window where they
were then assembled. The King of Arragon had
paid half his kingdom for a Testament.—(Cheers.)
To what and to whom did the poor man owe the
blessing that he could obtain a copy of that sacred
book for ls. or 6d. ? He owed it to the skill, the
industry, and the enterprise which had been applied
to the manufacture of paper. Yet the Government
would say, though the national industry had pro-
duced these beneficial effects on human education,
" we will interpose between your industry and enter-
prise, and their great effects, this abominable paper-
tax, varying from 300 per cent. to 20 or 30 per cent.
at least."—(Hear.) The resolution just proposed
called attention to what had been done by paper, and
to what might yet be done by paper. They were
told that the uses to which it was applied were so
many and various, as to render its cheapness of first
value in commerce and civilization. They had already
heard how important the paper-tax was with respect
to commerce and civilization ; but little had been said
about its effect on decorative art,—how easily, for
example, the tradesmen's residence could be made to
rival in gorgeous splendour the baronial palace—what
was formerly wrought by the chisel of the cunning
artist in the obdurate heart of oak, could now be
done with more exquisite effect on the plastic
material of papier macho.—(Cheers.) Yet the Go-
vernment could say to taste and genius, we prohibit
you by the penalty of a duty of 300 per cent.
from advancing towards these achievements. A
witty allusion had been made to the first paper-
maker, the wasp. But as he could only pay in time,
if this tax of 300 per cent. had been put upon him,
the consequence would have been that winter would
have overtaken him before his nest had been built,
and thus his prudence and his industry would have
been useless.—(A laugh.) For what purpose had this
tax been laid on originally ? Because the bayonets of
foreign forces were drawn against the people of Eng-
land, its Crown, and its greatness; and the Crown,
in that strait, said to the people—" I appeal to your
loyalty ! for the dignity of the Crown and country,
and for your own protection ; pay me taxes on every-
thing, aye, even on paper, the medium of your ad-
vancement to knowledge and the arts." And the
people, with their wonted loyalty, answered—" Take
it—take it for a temporary purpose; until you succeed
in repelling this invasion, you are welcome to it."
But the Government had forgotten the reciprocal
duty that devolved on them from this contract.
Thirty years of peace now had run on—with many
intervals before the last great war had broken out—
and still the Government had forgotten to return to
the people that which the people had lent them.—
(Cheers.) At length the Committee appointed to in-
quire what were the duties that ought first to be re-
pealed—the Committee over which Sir Henry Par-
nell presided—recommended that leather, paper, and
glass were the first things from which the duties
should be removed. The report of that Committee
was just. since that time, other taxes had been
named for removal by other Committees. But the
Government pledged itself by the first Committee ;
and they should be now required to fulfil their pledge
—the first promise—the first in order. Leather was
free, glass was free, and that meeting called on the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, on his honour as a Mi-
nister, and on his solemn duty to the Crown, to fulfil
the whole promise, and to wipe away the paper duties,
as a foul blot on the Legislature of England.—
(Cheers.) Mr. Towle had called the attention of the
meeting to an important subject. Up to that time
they had spoken as more or less directly in•
terested in the repeal of these duties, and they
were quite right in so doing. There would
be hypocrisy in the very pretence of denying
that they were interested in the repeal. But there
were other classes of the community, the agricultural
population of this country, who, all admitted, were,
at this moment, undergoing great suffering, likewise
interested.—(Hear, hear.) The labouring classes
had undoubtedly benefited by free trade. He (Mr.
13orthwick), as an old-fashioned Tory and Protec-
tionist, admitted it; indeed it would be madness for
any Protectionist to pretend to deny it. But while
the labouring classes were well off, it could not be de-
nied that the farmers were suffering for that which
had benefited the rest of the country. What had
Mr. Towle said to the meeting ? He had reminded
them that paper-making did not seek a habitation in
the smoky and dense atmosphere of cities ; but that
its haunts were in the rural valleys, that it courted
limpid streams and pure air ; that it would go to the
barnyard to purchaee straw from the farmer; that it
would go to the hedge-rows and make use of the
bramble, that now idly wastes its foliage in the
sun , that it would pick up the waste refuse of
farms, and employ the surplus labour of the agri-
cultural districts—labour that every English-
man's heart cannot but ache to see crossing the
wide ocean, and seeking in foreign lands that
reward denied it in England.—(Cheers.) He trusted,
it should not be said with truth, that the cause of
this emigration was, that the honest heart of English
labour was driven from its English home by an act
of the English Legislature.—(Cheers.) They were
told that by the repeal of the paper-tax they would
increase the labour given in this country to the extent
of 500,000 additional hands. Should these 500,0.9.0 s
hands be employed by paper makers—should mills
now closed be re-opened—should new mills be erected
—should an impetus be given to enterprise and
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tal—should employment be afforded
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who would find
labourers, it would not only be the manufacturers,
but the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
the Exchequer a
out that the most odious character.nto
was that it prevents from it.—(Hear.) The
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greater revenue than it brings into
be caused by
going into
increase of employment that
increase the
goody, that ion of taxable
oonsump aid to the
revenue than
abolition of the paper duties would so - the
sum would be p
the 800,000.1., which •they now asked the
Chancellor of the Exchequer to remit out of the
three millions of surplus at present in his hands.
Nothing could be more ludicrous than what had been
pointed out by the chairman relative to the sheathing
of ships
,and the coarse paper used for the binding of
books. The Excise-office was not able to say what
was paper and what was not. Two materials were
placed before the Board of Excise, and when asked
which was paper and which was not, they could not
tell, but they thought both were paper.—(A laugh.)
What was the difference? Ingenuity had discovered
a mode of producing paper without making the ma-
terial wet. The paper was made from the same
material, only it was not wet. He (Mr. Borthwicls)
had read in the chairman's speech at Manchester that
he had shown an officer high in the Excise some of
this materiel, and had told him where it was lying
in great qumtities in London. But the officer dare
not go and seize it, because the maker could say there
was not a drop of water used in its manufacture.
This was nothing less than the Government making

The malignant operation of the tax upon the manu-
facturer was eloquently described by Mr. Crompton.
He showed that from the time when the paper-maker
begins to construct his mill, until he has delivered his
goods to the merchant or consumer, a series of inquisi-
torial and vexatious interferences, scarcely less injurious
than the enormous pecuniary sacrifice of 300 per cent.
powerful agenFte.ris.;enrlitn
the value of the material, encounter him at every
step.
perniah very
step. We might here quote the graphic description
of Mr. Crompton, but we prefer referring our readers
to the speech itself, which will amply repay
Mr. William Chambers and Mr. Charles Knight, in
moving and seconding a resolution, referring to the in-
jurious effects of the paper-duty upon literature of
every class, proved by incontestible facts, and most for-
cible reasoning, that genius even of the highest order
is either unemployed or stinted in its fair rewards by this
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crue to agriculture by the abolition of this duty is,:espu-
chilly at this moment, deserving of the most careful
attention. The surplus labour of the rural districts may
find employment. Straw, the produce of the fcirm, may
be mixed with the refuse of cotton, and grow, under the
application of industry—at present languishing in un-
willing idleness, or exchanging useful occupation for the
workhouse—into a fabric in universal demand, and of
almost infinite utility.
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This amounts, says the Gazette, to the demand by -
along regarded him with distrust, and the little 0•• • • .... ••• • • • 61. per cent. - 210 0
Prussia o'i the recognition of the Germanic Diet, favourhelig which at first he received was altogether with- Union of L0nd0n...... 6/. percent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 12%
which a few months ago she refused to do, when
u after the marked disrespect shown to him by Union of Madrid ..... - 40 0040 0 0 -
A
ustria required the state of thing previous to 1847, Sir Thomas Cochrane during his visit in 1846, when INSURANCE COMPANIES.
bc taken as the basis of the reform of the organi- .
the Admiral declared to the authorities of Loo-choo, '
ation of Germany.
who suspected the doctor of having political objects Name of Company. Dividend Amountf Paid.
per Price
According to a recent letter from Dresden, in the • •
Annum. Share.
gradually
that. he did not recognize him. as an English-
Independence of Brussels, Prussia has determined to
a or a British subject. After this the authorities 5. d. i £
s. d.
oppose the plan of Austria for a customs' union be- inimical
Albion .............. al. Los. ,500 0 o, ao o o ss
assumed a more aspect, until at
tween all the Governments, as it would be very in- Alitzhne Brit.. and. For. 7114s6d&bs 100 00,11 0 0 - length they prevented the otherwise friendly people Ditto Marine. ••• • • • super cent. 100
3 urious to the manufacturers of Prussia and the from. holding intercourse.
.with him, latterly even for- Atlas ................ 135.6 d. 50 00 , 510 0 17%
northern countries.
Argus Life .... .. - 41. per cent. 100 e o' 16 0 0 _
bidding the sale of provisions and thus render*.
British Commercial - 7s. 6d. 50 0 0 5 0 0
It is stated in a letter from Vienna of the 20th, - '
him and his family dependent for subsistence upon the Cloricl,Med.& Gen. Life spr ct.& be. 100 0 0 10 o 0
270%
that the Minister of Finance, who has already re -
duced the budget of the war department from scanty rations daily supplied by the police. 41. 100 0 0 10 0 0 86
14s. 50 0 0 , 5 0 0 15 Repeated complaints having been made to the
1°0,000,000 florins to 110,000,000 florins, has de- • • Eagle ...... ...... .... ss. 50 00' 5 0 0 6%
British Government it was arranged that a man-of- European Life •• •... 10s. 20 0 0 All paid. 11
termined on further reducing it to 80,000,000 florins. General ........ 50 0 a%
war should occasionally be dispatched to look in upon
Glabe
Orders have already been given that 30,000 men shall - 133
Dr. Bettelheim at Loo-choo, in order to afford him Gdardian ............ 51. 100 004$ 0 0 ssu
be dismissed.
the countenance of the Government by whom he had Imperial Fire ........ 121. per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 230
Imperial Life ........ 12s. 100 00110 0 0 16%
been adopted.
DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. Indemnity Marine •• • • 11. sh. & bs. 100 0 01 20 0 0 47%
On the present occasion Captain Cracroft was or- Law Fire ............ - 100 0012 10 0 2% The last letters from Hamburgh represent that the
'Law Life........ •• .. 11. 16s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 43%
dered to touch at Loo-choo on his way to the
negotiations between the Danish and Federal Com- north, -Legal and General Life
and was instructed to intimate to the authorities that Licensed Victuallers .. - 50 0 0 20 0 4%
-500 1 0 0 -
missioners had not led to any definitive result.
The the British Government took an interest in Dr. Bet- London Fire ........ 105. 25 0012 10 0 17%
great question in dispute continued to be the occupa- London Ship telheim, and would view with displeasure any attempt . P
darine- -•--• • • • .. 15s.per shars -
tion of the fortress of Rendsburg, but it was believed to expel him from the island by a system of persecu-
Med. Invlid &Gen. Life 451. per rte 150 0 0 0 0 12
00 0 0 2%
that the Austrians would end by occupying it. tion or annoyance. national Lean Fund- 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 2%
It is stated, in a letter from Hamhurgh, that the The Reynard anchored in Napa Harbour on the 3d Palladiume
Life Si
cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 -
51. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 25
new lieutenancy of the Duchy of Holstein would October, and remained a week, during which time Pacenix ...• .. ...... - - 155
enter on its functions before the 28th. two or three interviews were held with the native Professional Life 57. per cent. 6 5 0 010 0 205.0 d
Provident Life l/ 58. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 30
authorities, both on shore and on board. It was Rock Life ........
L E VAN T MAIL. - deemed expedient to exclude Dr. Bettelheim from all Royal Exchange
Sun Fire
10s. - - 211
- 209
share in the negotiations, and the Bishop of Victoria, Date, Life ...• ••
We have received Constantinople journals to the 1!. 61. - - 48
United Kingdom .... 4/.p. et. &bs. 20 0 o 40 0 a%
who was on board on his way to the northern ports
14th inst., and Athens to the 18th. The former
(assisted in interpretation by his Chinese amanuensis Victoria Life voerrisaLlieife......• • . 10% ct. & bs. 100 0 01 10 0 0 -
publish a memorandum addressed by the Turkish
Si. per cnt. - 4 12 6 a
Chun-chung, a Latin as well as a Chinese scholar), is
Cabinet to all the foreign embassies at Constantinople
on the closing of some hells at Pera and Galata. It stated to have contributed materially to bring about - WATER-WORMS.
is as follows :- the good results which it is hoped will follow from the Dividend Amount
" Certain individuals, subjects of friendly powers, have firm yet conciliatory tone adopted. Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
been for some time engaged in games of hazard, which At the first interview, held on the sth October, -
do not hesitate to carry on, against the duties of pretexts were assigned for the absence of the chief
ic@eeraansnttar.,.ej.ea.e..e.ce.t!e ...........:.: z e. d. 4 s. d.
society, in certain hotels and shops situated at Pent and authorities, but Captain Cracroft having partially de .- 157
- 78
Galata. Experience teaches that games of that nature livered his instructions demanded an interview with 841'1.3.
lep.selsroe:enett.. 1000 00 00
1005 0 0 - 80
lead to disturbances which but too often end in murder and the Viceroy the next day but one, and it ultimately Lambeth .......• •• • • 5/. per cht. 100 0 0
New Rivr Lndn &dge 21. 10s. -
bloodshed, and which it is the duty, as well as the right, of-
took place on the fourth day. At this last interview it Vauxha11.............. 51. per cnt. 100 0 0 - 575
- 97 the local authorities to prevent, and to foresee the loss was deemeed advisable for the officers of the Renard to West Middlesex .. • 161.05. pr cnt. - - 11 l
and danger which accrue to the public from such dis- y
turbances. It has therefore been judged useful and,
appear in full dress, attended by a guard of about 50
necessary to direct that the places resorted to for gamb-
men, who were marshalled opposite the guard of
Dooms.
ling being once discovered, shall b© hencefurward imme-
the mandarins. The various complaints by Dr. Bet- Dividend Amount
of Paid. Price,
diately visited by the police, to imprison all those who telheim were made the subject of conversation, and Name of Conapany.
Annum.per
Share. I
shall hive been taken in the fact, and to subject them to explanatory papers were exchanged ; but it was -
s. . the punishment.e they deserve, without any regard to the judged better to limit the proceedings as far as pos- Commercial .......... 4/. pr cent.
Stock.d £ a. d.-
nationality they may claim, bat with the co-operation of sible to the delivery of the intimation from the Bri- East and West India... 61. pr cent. Stock. - 14294
the legation from which they depend. Being convinced tish Government, inculcating the necessity of better East Country
London ••• • • ••. 5/. pr cent. Stock. - 114
that you will be anxious to lend your assistance to the treatment of Dr. Bettelheim, amongst whose com 4/. per cent. -
- Ditto 80nd5........
execution of such a measure, the only object of which is plaints one of th e most serious seems to have been St. Katharine .... •-• 3% per cent. Stock. - 73%
to maintain public security, I beg, Monsieur le Ministre, Ditto 80nd5...-. •• 151. pr cent. -
an' assault on him by some police whilst engaged in Southampton ........ 21. per cent. 50 0 0 50 -o
o , -
you will bring this measure to the knowledge of all the9l4
subjects of the power you represent, and to accept, Sec., his missionary duties.
BRIDGES
The Courrier (l' Athenes states that the Austrian At the termination of the negotiations presents were
exchanged, and the Viceroy and other mandarins, in Dividend Amount
Minister has addressed a note to the Greek Govern- Name of Company. per of Paid. Price
ment complaining of the protection afforded by return fur their hospitality, partook of an entertain-
Annum. Share.
went on board the Reynard. She was the first --
Greece to the Italian exiles, who thus transform the
steamer that had been seen there, and though it was Charing-cross ........ IX.s.d. X. 3.7. country into a focus of revolution, by forming sec he
her arrival had made a considerable impression, - I 15
tiii:', striking medals with the effigy of the most pro-
her departure was probably regarded with entire satis- Southwrk ......... - 1100 0 0
Ditto Nw of 7% p.c. 358. per cent.) 50 0 0 -
- 1634
minent men in the late struggles, and thus exciting Waterloo ...... -- - - 1100 0 0 -3%
faction.
the sympathies of the Greek people. The note con- Ditto Old Ann, of 81. 11.45. Od. - 60 0 0 25
The appearance of the country about Napa is de- Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 11. Is. Od. - 40 0 0 -
moreeludes, with a sort of menace, to the effect that the
Vauxhall .... •• • Av. 11. 70 10 3 - 18
scribed as very beautiful; the fields were well culti-
interest the Greek nation takes in those unfor-
vated, there is an abundance of wood, and the roads CANALS.
tunate men, the more severity will be displayed in
leading to Shuidi, the capital, four miles distant from
Italy by the Imperial Government towards its subjects.
Napa, are very broad, and have a macadamised ap- Names of i Dividendl N.e.
,s, i Dividend
The same paper mentions a note addressed by the
pearance. Companies. per Price. cerepan7:s. MLi pear.. Price.
Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs to all the members u Annum.' 62 I
of the diplomatic corps, informing them that, in con- The people appear very friendly and well-disposed --- --- -- -
towards foreigners, and but for political jealousy, .e x sequence of a new regulation adopted by his col-
Ashtn& Oldh 97 71. 113 Macclesfield. 100' 21 103 50
league the Minister of Finance, they will henceforth Loo•choo might possibly become a place of much re- Barnsley...• 160 121. 180 Neath ••• • • • 100' 16/. • 340
be obliged to specify with the greatest precision the sort and traffic. We learn from some of the parties
present on the occasion above mentioned, as a proof Brknk&A.brg 150 az. 85 Oxford...-.
coyest gyh a
.m.
144
2451.7. 100 201. -
RPecaehnFt?srest. 78 3111.. 138ss. 70
contents of the different sealed parcels or boxes ad-20860
of the dread the people have of the Government, that Derby ••• • • 1001 6!. 63 Rochdale....g.. :35 ' 41. * 4283.4
dressed to them from foreign countries, exempt from
the public slaves or coolies could not be induced to Ellsmre&Chs 133 355. 1 26% Somrset Coal 150 , 71.103. -
duty in consequence of international custom.
Gprand6Jpurncettn.
.71V1. pr. et.. 63 Do.Lk Fd St 12161. p. c. -
accept the dollars offered them even secretly in pay- 84 Stffrd &Wore 140 281. 405
went for their services as chair-bearers and porters • Grand Surrey 100 21. Os. ' 33% Shrewsbury. ' _ ITALIAN OPERA IN PARIS. such being the course invariably inculcated by thel
rand Union 100 1/.los. 24 Stoarbrldgo •
Kennt & Axil 39 4s. OA. 4 Severn andll2s,
, 201• 200
,145 •
A brilliant and crowded audience, to witness the Japanese towards forei ners. Lancaster . 100 41. 32 Wye Rall. 261 21.05. 24
second debut of Madlle. Duprez, proved incontestably Loo•choo is stated gto have been raised
to the Leeds& Myr', 100 241. 1 400 Warwick& ) I
Leicester .... WO 1 66 lairmin 3 ion 44 46
the powerful impression the charming young vocalist dignity of a kingdom by one of the Chinese Em- Leicstr &Nth 83 4/.. 48 W i* g&• 1
has created in the public mind. Her second part was perors of the Ming dynasty, from 300 to 400 years LuuKlibor'ush 142 701. ' 510 2%-'rw.p,coiki..3 inn 31. an
Monmouthsh 100 81. - Worcstr &3 7 I
8 31. 40%
Adina, in that prettiests of Donizetti's rustic operas, ago, during a war between China and Japan,
pan, when 111-rtr -313 100 - - Binning...)
.L'Elisir d' Amore, in which she displayed the the former sought to detach it from the interest of . ' ' - 1
KeltnM'wbry 100 - . - Wilts & Brks, -1 lie. 6.%
.l__ i _ /.1 -- T a v

VISIT OF THE REYNARD TO LOO-CIIOO.
(From the China Mail, Nov. 28.)
For the substance of the following account of the
recent visit of the Reynard to Loo-choo we are in-
debted to a correspondent, who will see that we have
taken some liberties with his communication.
Her Majesty's screw-sloop Reynard, Commander
Cracroft, arrived at Shanghai on Monday, the 14th
of October, having left the greater Loo-choo island
four days previously.
The object of her visit to Loo-choo was to convey
a communication to the authorities from the British
Government, respecting the treatment of a medical
missionary, J.B. Bettelheim, M.D., fur four years a
resident on that island.
Dr. Bettelheim is a converted Jew, a native of Hun-
gary, but a naturalised British subject,* and was sent
out as a missionary physician by a committee of naval
officers, under the designation of the Loo-choo Mis-
sionary Society.
With great missionary zeal and overflowing good-
ness of heart, Dr. Bettelheim is somewhat peculi
in his views and conduct. Partly on this account,
probably, the local authorities of Loo-choo have all
along regarded him with distrust, and the little
favour which at first he received was altogether with-
held after the marked disrespect shown to him by
Sir Thomas Cochrane during his visit in 1846, when
the Admiral declared to the authorities of Loo-choo,
who suspected the doctor of having political objects
in view, that he did not recognize him as an English-
man or a British subject. After this the authorities
gradually assumed a more inimical aspect, until at
length they prevented the otherwise friendly people
from holding intercourse with him, latterly even for-
bidding the sale of provisions, and thus rendering
him and his family dependent for subsistence upon the
scanty rations daily supplied by the police.
Repeated complaints having been made to the
British Government it was arranged that a man-of-
war should occasionally be dispatched to look in upon
Dr. Bettelheim at Loo-choo, in order to afford him
the countenance of the Government by whom he had
been adopted.
On the present occasion Captain Cracroft was or-
dered to touch at Loo-choo on his way to the north,
and was instructed to intimate to the authorities that
the British Government took an interest in Dr. Bet-
telheim, and would view with displeasure any attempt
to expel him from the island by a system of persecu-
tion or annoyance.
The Reynard anchored in Napa Harbour on the 3d
October, and remained a week, during which time
two or three interviews were held with the native
authorities, both on shore and on board. It was
deemed expedient to exclude Dr. Bettelheim from all
share in the negotiations, and the Bishop of Victoria,
who was on board on his way to the northern ports
(assisted in interpretation by his Chinese amanuensis
Chun-chung, a Latin as well as a Chinese scholar), is
stated to have contributed materially to bring about
the good results which it is hoped will follow from the
firm yet conciliatory tone adopted.
At the first interview, held on the sth October,
pretexts were assigned for the absence of the chief'
authorities, but Captain Cracroft having partially de
livered his instructions, demanded an interview with
the Viceroy the next day but one, and it ultimately
took place on the fourth day. At this last interview it
was deemeed advisable for the officers of the Reynard to
appear in full dress, attended by a guard of about 50
men, who were marshalled opposite the guard of
the mandarins. The various complaints by Dr. Bet-
telheim were made the subject of conversation, and
explanatory papers were exchanged ; but it was
judged better to limit the proceedings as far as pos-
sible to the delivery of the intimation from the Bri-
tish Government, inculcating the necessity of better
treatment of Dr. Bettelheim, amongst whose com-
plaints one of the most serious seems to have been
an assault on him by some police whilst engaged in
his missionary duties.
At the termination of the negotiations presents were
exchanged, and the Viceroy and other mandarins, in
return fur their hospitality, partook of an entertain-
ment on board the Reynard. She was the first
steamer that had been seen there, and though it was
evident her arrival had made a considerable impression,
her departure was probably regarded with entire satis-
faction.
The appearance of the country about Napa is de-
scribed as very beautiful; the fields were well culti-
vated, there is an abundance of wood, and the roads
leading to Shuidi, the capital, four miles distant from
Napa, are very broad, and have a macadamised ap-
pearance.
The people appear very friendly and well-disposed
towards foreigners, and but for political jealousy,
Loo•choo might possibly become a place of much re-
sort and traffic. We learn from some of the parties
present on the occasion above mentioned, as a proof
of the dread the people have of the Government, that
the public slaves or coolies could not be induced to
accept the dollars offered them even secretly in pay-
ment for their services as chair-bearers and porters ;
such being the course invariably inculcated by the
Japanese towards foreigners.
Loo•choo is stated to have been raised to the
dignity of a kingdom by one of the Chinese Em-
perors of the Ming dynasty, from 300 to 400 years
ago, during a war between China and Japan, when
the former sought to detach it from the interest of
the latter. In token of vassalage, a biennial
ship is dispatched with tribute to Fuh-chau,
the capital of Fokien province, to which place
the Loo-chooan scholars resort for education, the
Chinese being the polite language of the country ;
but the commonly spoken language, the physiog-
nomy, customs, and habits of the Loo•chooans, are
decidedly Japanese, and the influence of the Japan
Cabinet directs all the official appointments of the
local government. It was probably the first instance
that has occurred for centuries, when recently, as we
are informed, the Japanese authorities at Loo-choo
co-operated with the Chinese Government, so as to
induce Seu, the Imperial Commissioner, to urge her
Britannic Majesty's Plenipotentiary to remove Dr.
Bettelheim by force.
The people generally are agriculturists, living
principally on pulse and sweet potatoes. There are a
few horses and buffaloes on the island, which is about
50 miles long by 20 wide. The people, though
outwardly free from the appearance of destitution,
are said, nevertheless, to be sunk in the lowest
poverty. The Government, as proprietors as well
as feudal lords of the soil, appropriate to them-
selves about one-half of the produce, which is die-
tributed for the support of the officers and literati,
who, as the dominant class, live a life of in-
dolent affluence, and form about one-fifth of the
whole population. The hair is worn in a peculiar
tuft on the head, fastened by two pins, which are of
silver in the higher orders and of brass in the
lower class. A simple robe of coarse grass cloth,
fastened by a girdle, is the dress usually worn.
Whatever object the British Government had in
view in thus throwing the shield of its protection
over one of its adopted sons, it may be doubted whe-
ther the ends of the Christian mission will be perma-
nently advanced by such intervention. Indeed,
we understand that the Bishop of Victoria, who
has now had personal opportunities of learning
the true state of affairs, entertains grave doubts as to
the propriety of the mission being continued under
so many adverse circumstances. Dr. Bettelheim is
supported by a body of naval philanthropists, to whom
alone he is responsible ; still, the advice and opinion
of the Bishop will doubtless have considerable weight
with them.
* It is of course on the ground of his being a British
subject, that our Government now interferes in his be-
half. How he, a Hungarian born, became entitled to
claim the privilege, we do not know certainly, but pre-
sume that, as he was a sailor in his youth, he may have
served on board a British ship of war, and thus become
naturalised under the provisions of the Act 6 Geo. IV
cap. 109, sect. 16, 17.

A brilliant and crowded audience, to witness the
second deb/it of Madlle. Duprez, proved incontestably
the powerful impression the charming young vocalist
has created in the public mind. Her second part was
Adina, in that prettiests of Donizetti's rustic operas,
.L'Elisir if Amore, in which she displayed the
same elegance of execution, and, what we
prize much more, the same sweet musical
feeling that pervaded her singing in Lucia.
Adina, of coarse, bears no comparison in point of
interest with her former part, but the music is
peculiarly adapted to the brilliant style of embellish..
ment which Madlle. Duprez introduces with such a
delightful effect, and, mingled with the coquetry of
the village beauty, there is a sentiment of tender-
ness which make her one of the most charming of
Adinas we have ever seen. Needless to add that
she was applauded to the echo, and fully confirmed
the judgment formed of her brilliant power on her
first dibat. The fame of the renowned Dulcamara
in the hands of Lablache is too widely known to
demand a word more than to say Lablache was all
himself. His solemn eat?* into the village in the
well-known phaeton, with his address to the as-
sembled thaw-bacons, have not lost one jot of their
raciness or effect, and convulsed the house with
laughter. He came out superbly in the duo "Io son
ricco," and perhaps never played with more spirit, or
received heartier applause. The unfortunate swain
Nemorino is one of M. Calzolari's best parts. He
sang the principal air, "Uno furtiva lagrima," with a
pathos and beauty which drew down the warmest
applause, and his execution of the music throughout
was worthy of admiration. He makes himself; how-
ever, a little too woe begone in the part. He shou:d
remember Suckling's well-known lines :
" P..y'tliee, why, fond lover,
Why so wan and plc?
If looking well won't move her,
Will looking ill prevail?"
Ferranti was the Sergente, which he gave with
the spirit and vivacity which characterise every-
thing be does ; he gave the first air, one of the most
striking morceaux in the opera, very effectively,
and plaudits, bravos, and recalls, bestowed liberally
throughout the night, abundantly proved the satis-
faction of the auditory. M. Gardoni was expected in
Paris on Tuesday, from Madrid, and will appear in the
course of a few nights. Madlle. Amelia Ferraris,
and Madlle. Rosati, two of the first danzatrici in Eu-
rope, have arrived. Madlle. Rosati remains in Paris,
being the spirit Ariel in La Tempesta, the opera by
Scribe and Halevy, which is now in active rehearsal.
Amalia Ferraris starts immediately for London, to
eommence the rehearsals of a splendid new ballet with
which Mr. Lumley intends to open her Majesty's
Theatre.

Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
---•--- --.....- -
.e e. d. I s. d.
Australasia •••••• • • • • 4/. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 31
BritshNorth American 51. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 42
Ceylon ••••..•• • • • • • • 71. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
Commercial of London 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 -
Colonial. -
Gloucestershire •.• • • • 15/per cent. - - -
lonian ••••••.. • • • • • • 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
London and County .. 61. per cent. 'lOO 0 0 20 0 0 -
Londn and Westnainstr 61. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 27%
London Joint-Stock ... 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 -
Provincial of Ireland.. Si. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 42%
Ditto, New.- -•• •• 8/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 -
National of Ireland .. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0 -
Nat. Provncial of Eng. 61. per cent. 1100 0 0 35 0 0 -
Ditto, NOW. ••••• •• 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 -
South Australia •• 6/, per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 2114
Union ct Australia •••• 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
Ditto ........ ••• • • • 61. per cent. - 210 0 -
Union of L0nd0n..... 161. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 12%
Union of Madrid ..... - 40 0 0 40 0 0 -
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company, per of Paid. Price
Annum. Share.
----
X 5. d. ; X s. d.
Albion ..••--• • • • • • I 31. 10s. ;500 0 0, 50 0 0 86
Alliance Brit. and For. 711486 d &bs 100 0 0; 11 0 0 -
Ditto Marine. ••• • • • 61. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 6%
Atlas ....... ..... •• • • 138.6 d. 50 00 ; 510 0 17%
Argus Life .... .. .. 41. per cent. 100 8 0' 16 0 0 -
British Commercial • • 75.6 d. 50 0 0 5O 0 7%
Cloricl,Med.& Gen. Life spr ct.& bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 20
41. 100 0 0 lO 0 0 86
14s. 50 0 0 ', 5 0 0 15
Eagle ••• • • • ...... •• - ss. 50 00' 5 0 0 6%
European Life ...... 10s. 20 0 0 All paid. 11
General ............ - - 50 0 5%
Gybe • .• • -61. per cent. Stock. - 133
Gaardian ............ 51. 100 0 0 45 0 0 55U
Imperial Fire .....• • • 121. per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 230
Imperial Life ........ 12s. 100 00110 0 0 16%
Indemnity Marine •• • • 11. sh. & bs. 100 0 01 20 0 0 47%
Law Fire ............ - 100 0012 10 0 2%
Lew Life........ •• .. 11. 16s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 43%
'Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 20 0 4%
Licensed Victuallers •• - 5 0 0 1 0 0 -
London Fire ........ 105. 25 0 0 12 10 0 17%
London Ship
Marine.. -..... ••• • .. 15s.per share 100 0 0 15 0 0 -
Med. Invlid &Gen. Life 4%1. per ct. 50 0 0 20 0 2%
,Tational Lean Fund- 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 2%
National Life.... -
Palladium Life 5l. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 2%
Ptuenix ...• .. ..... - - 155
Professional Life .... . • 57. per cent. 6 5 0 010 0 205.0 d
Provident Life • • ...• .• 11.58. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 30
Kock Life ........
Royal Exchange CI. p.ct. & bs. Stock. - 211
Sun Fire. - - 205
Dittc Life . - - 48
United Kingdom
eBiversal Life lO% ct.& bs. 100 0 Oi 10 0 0 -
Victoria Life . . - I 412 6 5

MORTALITY in
NUMBER OF DEATHS FeoMtAhLer, CAUSESMETROPOLIS,
THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, REGISTERED
n;
Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious 3ji":":"a'se2,s' 185.0..**211
Diseases of Uncertain Seat ...
...
Tubercular Diseases ... ... ... -- -.. 47
.• 143
...
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses...... 112
Diseases of the Heart and 8100d-vessels ...
40
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs .0.. f
_ It:spirstion ... ••• 192
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organ's
_ of Digestion... *** - •••••
Diseases of the Kidneys,, &e. ..
Childbirth, Diseases•••
Diseases of the J of the Uterus,'e. ...
Diseases 0„ _ (Ants, Bones, and Muscles
t the Skin c
Malformations... ' .!‘ • ••• ••• •••
Premature Birth ...
... "•
•••
Atrophy •• •.•
•••
Old Age
... ••• ...
••• .„
Sudden ... ... ... ...
...
..•
Violence. Privation, Cold, and
...
Intemperancelntemperance
Causes not specified
••• -

DEATE3 FROM ALL CA.I:I9EB ..
Population . ...
Deaths in corre-
Enunaeratecl,
1841. sPonding week
West Districts... 301,189 . . of 1849.
176
North Districts.. 376,568 .. 166
agttral Districts 374,199 ... 183 •
Ejst Districts ... 393,067 „, 2"
4;4- yt.ii Districts.. 503,346 ..• • 301
~..4h-,

..... 1,948,369
Males ..• •••
Females ...

Males
Females

... 1,034

BIRTHS IN TIIE WEEK.

••• 52
••• 16
••• 10

19
35
10
29

956
Deaths
in the
Week.
123
199
167
232

••• 956
••• 451
••• 505

.•. 764

... 759

IMPORTATION OF BRANDY.
The following numerous and large importations of
brandy have recently taken place from France :
The vessel Activo, from Charente, brought 29 pun-
cheons, 668 hogsheads, 304 other casks, and 600 cases;
the Charles Souchay, from Charente, 63 puncheons,
250 hogsheads, 216 other casks, and 72 cases; the Ame-
rica, from Charente, 80 puncheons, 280 hogsheads, 473
other casks, and 207 cases; the Breeze, from Charente,
100 casks and 23 cases; the Royal Sovereign, from Cha-
rente, 75 puncheons, 523 hogsheads, 252 other casks,
and 371 cases; the Salem, from Charente, 64 puncheons,
667 hogsheads, 307 other casks, and 550 cases; the
Margaret, from Charente, 121 puncheons, 230 hogsheads,
120 other casks, and 120 cases; the Eleanor, from Cha-
rente, 67 puncheons, 100 hogsheads, 140 quarter-casks,
and 60 cases; the Hero, from Charente, 65 puncheons,
365 hogsheads, 376 smaller casks, and 219 cases;49hogs-
heads, otghse.
Champion, from Charente, 88 puncheons, 6
heads, 310 smaller casks, and 523 cases; the John
Rickinion, from Charente, 59 puncheons, 440 hogs-
head, 114 smaller casks, and 50 cases; the Claret, from
Bordeaux, 416 cases; the Orion, from Charente, 57
puncheons, 604 hogsheads,i.if 2fOrolmsmiailalevrrecalsokos, and 350
cases; the William Jo 0, packages,
362 cases;
the Gypsy, ro 11 barrels, and'
thehea
dCsr, Crescent, nstm,f
sp
cases; and
2t
h 5 e
ho
Hope,hog,-
heads
hd_es,r 260
fsrmoamilerechaasrkesn,tla,ndlBl93
cases, with
aflrmloermßcCjarilaesra,etlanxrtied
ar-
rivals to a less extent; the whole thrilet:l3mspreordoouugessehoeola:'France.
The collective value of these numerous large cargoes
of this esteemed description of spirit, with the high duty
leviable thereon, must he very considerable.

MONSTROUS CRUELTY AND SUPERSTITION.—.A
fortnight ago, a cat belonging to a fish-hook maker, named
Spires, strayed into a neighbour's house, at Redditch, where
lodged a girl of bad fame, named Nancy Minor, who is stated
to belong to Pershore. She had been told some time ago,
by a gipsy woman, that if she would cut the heart out of a
cat, alive, and stick with pins in it the name of the man she
had fixed her affections on, he would have her. No sooner
had the cat made its appearance than she seized it, took it up
stairs, secured it firmly to the bedpost, and with a pair of
scissors cut the cat open, took out the heart, and was delbe-
rately fulfilling her inhuman act, when the death cries ofi the
tortured animal aroused the woman of the house. Unfortu-
nately, the police and constables were engaged at Bronas-
grove, and this woman fiend got clear out of the town, and
la 44 464 ice ineza herd Worcokr chronicle.

Total ...
*ln this number are included I T by Scarlatina, 41
by Typhus Foyer, and 20 by Diarrhwa.

liiirATZR-WORKS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
£ 5. d. 4 s. d.
East London. •• • • 81. per cent. 100 0 0 157
@rand Junction •• 41. per cnt. 50 0 0 78
/Cent •" ••••••• • • • • • • 31. 10s. 100 0 0 80
Lambeth .......• •• • • 51. per cnt. 100 0 0 97
New Rivr Lndn Prdge 21. 10s. 57%
Vauxhall' • • i 51. per cnt. 100 0 0 97
West Middlesex • • 61.05. pr cnt. 111
DOOMS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of I Paid. Price.
Annum. Share. ,
---- , I
£ 5. d. £ a. d.
Commercial ••••.. • • .. 4/. pr cent. Stock. 84
East and West India... 61. pr cent. Stock. 142
East Country
London ••.•• . • • .. 5/. pr cent. Stock. 114
Ditto Bonds• • • • •• .. 41. per cent. _
St.Katharino .... —.. 3% per cent. Stock. 73%
Ditto Bonds...—. •• IN, 1. pr cent. ..._
Southampton —..
BRIDGES
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price
Annum. Share.
----
IX. s. d. X. s. d.
•
Charing•cross .. ..
i 15
Southwrk .......... 1100 0 0 —3%
Ditto Nw of 7% p.c. 355. per cent.. 50 0 0 16
Waterloo ...... •• —..— 100 0 0 —3%
Ditto Old Ann. ofBl. 11. 4s. Od. 60 0 0 25
Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 11. Is. Od. 40 0 0
Vauxhall .... •• • Av. IL 70 10 3 18

G-IS-LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES.
Dividend 1 Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. I Share.
---- -
IX. s. d. Z. s. d.
British .. -••..-- .. 11. 40 0 0 18 0 0 13
Ditto rrovinclal•-• 11. 81. 20 0 0 20 0 0 18N
Brill:ton ••-..• • •. - 51. 20 0 0 - -
City of London .. •• - 61. 100 0 0 150 0 0 -
Continental Consolidat. 925. 75 0 0 31 5 0 -
Equitab1e............ 50s. 50 0 0 50 0 0 -
Iraperial .• .... -- .. 31. 50 0 0 50 0 0 70
Independent ......... 61. 40 0 0 40 0 0 46
London• • ............ - 50 0 0 50 0 0 -
Ditto- 50 0 0 50 0 0 I -
Do., Parl. Preference 6/. 25 0 0 210 0 f -
Phenix ............. 4%1. 50 0 0 49 90 1 28%
Ratcliff ..... ........ 5/. 100 0 0 90 0 0 ' -
United General .... - IL 50 0 0 50 0 0 I 15%
Westminster Chartered 3/. 50 0 0 - 1 46
Ditto, Now .. .. -• .. , 12s. 150 0 0 10 0 0 9%
MIST OP SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES
_____
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
-- -- ---- -
£ s. d. .£ s. d
Bank of Scotland
British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 199
Caledonian Bank
City of Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 12
Clydesdale Bank -..- 6% per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 13%
2ommercial Bank .. - 71. per cent. ,500 0 0 100 0 0 171%
Eastern Bank ...... •• 61. per cent. 125 0 0 10 0 9/, is,
Edinb.&Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 15 0 0 5 0 0 4%
Eaehangeßnk of Scot 4l. per cent. 1100 0 0 50 0 0 15
National Bank 6% per cent. '5O 0 0 10 0 0 15
N-ortliof Scotlandßar.k 5/.percent. 10 0 0 210 0 21.115.
Royal Bank of Scotism' 51. per cent 100 0 0 100 0 0 130%
Union Bank of Scotland 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 89
Western Bank.. -.• •• 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 70
Alliance Fire and Life 4%1.pr cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 20%
British Guarantee
Caledonian Fire Insur lol.per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23
City of Glasgow Life 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 31. Os
Colonial Life ... ~ „ ___ 50 0 0 1 0 0 11.155.
Edinburgh Life Incur. Q. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 i 21
Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 2%
Life Assoc. of Scotland 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 2/. Os
National Fire and Life Si,. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 245. 6d
North British Insur 6l. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 26
Scottish Union Insrnce SUL pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 235.6 d
itandard Life -....- 5/, per cent. 50 0 0 4 5 0 10
United Dep.Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 17s 6d
MISCELLANEOUS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
---- -- ---- -,,.
X. s. 4,
Assam Tea .......... - 20 Od.X. s. 0
20 0 0 5
Auction Mart • ... • ... 2/. ss. 50 0 0 - 28
Australian Atrricultari I/. 100 0030 0 0 15%
Australian Trust •• . • 61. per cent. - 35 0 0 20!4
Anglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 100. 10 0 0 10 0 0 204
Ditto, Half Shares.. - - 210 0 5%
British American Land - - 38 10 0 -
Canada
Uppr Canada Bonds 51. per cent. - - -
Ditto ditto .. . 6,. percent. - - 108
City Navigation Bonds. 31 per cent. - - 96
Gen. Revers. & Invest. 5 p.c.kbs,2l 100 0 0 100 0 0 91%
Equitable Reversionry 5p.c.&b5.5/ 100 0 0 100 0 0 109
Ditto New ........ - 50 0 0 - 50%
Gen.SteamNavigation 11. Bs. 15 0 0 14 0 0 28%
Hudson's 8ay...... - - Stock. - 204
Hungerford ...... • ... 2/. ss. - 100 0 0 47
London Institution ... - - 78 15 0 7
New Zealand Company - 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
Ditto, New ........ - 25 0 0 12 10 0 -
Russell Institution.... - - 26 5 0 -
Peninslr& Grient.Stm. 81. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 73
Reversionary Int. Soc. 1%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 99%
Royal Mail Steam.... 4/. p. share. 100 0 0 60 0 0 72
South Australian..... 11. per share. 25 0 0 25 0 0 24
1
Van Diemen's Land.. - 100 0 0 29 0 0 -

PARENTAGE AND BIRTH OF A BAD SHILLING.—
I believe I may state with confidence that my parents were
respectable, notwithstanding that one belonged to the law—
being the zinc door-plate of a solicitor. The other was a
pewter flagon, residing at a very excellent hotel, and mov-
ing in distinguished society, for it assisted almost daily at
convivial parties in the Temple. It fell a victim at last to a
person belonging to the lower orders, who seized it, one fine
morning, while hanging upon some railings to dry, and con-
veyed it to a Jew, who—l blush to record the insult offered
to a respected member of my family—melted it down. My
first-mentioned parent—the zinc plate—was not enabled to
move much in society, owing to its very close connexion
with the street door. It occupied, however, a very con-
spicuous position in a leading thoroughfare, and was the
means of diffusing more useful instruction, perhaps, than
many a quarto; for it informed the running as well as the
raenadd
ti nhga
tptuhbeliirc
otffih ac
et lkilme
us srrss.wSenr
ea pfprloems a
tnecnl St
ill froeusri d. edl
nw iotrhdi
enr,
to become my progenitor it fell a victim to dishonest prac-
tices. A" fast" man unscrewed it one night, and bore it off
in triumph to his chambers. Here it was included by "the
boy" among his numerous" perquisites," and, by en easy
transition, soon found its way to the Hebrew gentleman
above mentioned. The first meeting between my parents
took place in the melting pot of this ingenious person, and
the result of their subsequent union was mutually advan-
tageous. The one gained by the alliance that strength and
solidity which is not possessed by even the purest pewter;
while to the solid qualities of the other were added a white-
ness and brilliancy that unadulterated zinc could never
display. From the Jew my parents were trapsferred—mys-
n metaphor,secr esya and
on silence,
the
by night—to an obscure individual in an ob-
p‘srtetne,
i
st
ce
uriroeu
I was cast,
world.—,Dickens's Household Words.
(iluYaratnedrtof tuhsee metropolis,

MONEY BLOWN AWAY. Oil Tuesday last, a person
who
_had drawn out of the savings bank the sum of 10/.,
opened his budget in the Lawn-market for the purpose of
counting over his note% when the wind in a moment carried
them stieekle.,4lli;',,RA
- Only succeeded in recovering two.
wearthat _severarpersons have been apprehended for
finding and impr9p.glryetainin the money.--
tdiiiburgheost. • ) g si'me °

GRAY'S INN, JAN. 2.9.—At a pension of the lion.
Society of Gray's Inn holden this day, Alexander Cheyne,
Esq., BA.,ygas culled to the degree cf barrister-at-l Aw.