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appear to answer the charge, when he was allowed to
depart, apparently without having suffered any injury
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that Mr. Sewell had not appeared to answer the
charge pursuant to the recognisance, and the charge
was delayed until inquiries were made, and to give
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charge to the station-house had been to his residence
at Dalston, and on inquiry he discovered that Mr.
Sewell returned home in a cab, and shortly afterwards
retired to rest, and on Tuesday morning, about six
o'clock, he was discovered dead in his bed. Medical
aid was resorted to without effect. Mr. Granger, the
proprieter of the cab, the driver, and some other wit-
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police until a coroner's inquest was held upon the
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We have all shown our sincere respect for Louis
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a little surprised to hear the Park and Tower
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OFFICE, No. 10, FLEET-STREET, LONDON.
December 10, 1844.

Notice is hereby given, that the Transfer-books of this Society
will BE CLOSED from the 31st day of December instant, to the
31st day of January, 1845.
By order of the Board,
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SCOTTISH (WIDOWS' FUND) LIFE AS-
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revenue upwards of 220,0001.

The amount of capital sums insured since the commencement
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The next periodical investigation takes place on December 31,
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any of the Society's agencies.— October, 1844.
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HUGH M'KEAN, Agent.

SCOTTISH EQUITABLE LIFE ASSUR-
ANCE SOCIETY,
IncorpOrated by Royal Charter. Established 1831.
Head Office, 26, St. Andrew's-square, Edinburgh ;
London Office, 61 A, Moorgate-street.
PRISIDENT.
ins Grace the Duke of BUCCLELTCH and QI.TEENSBERRY.
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been at the rate of 2 per cent. per annum on the sum assured and on
the vested bonus.
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DIRECTORS.

KENNETT KINGSFORD, Esq., Chairman.
BENJAMIN !FILL, Esq.. Deputy Chairman.
♦lexander Anderson, Esq. James Hartley, Esq.
John Atkins, Esq. John 111.(lufhe, Esq.
James Bidden, Esq. John Maclean Lee, Esq.
Captain F. Brandreth. J. Marmaduke Rosseter, Esq.

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LONDON AND YORK RAILWAY.—Capital
5,000,0001., In )00,000 Shares of 501. each ; Deposit
V. 10s. per Share.—From the applications which continue to
be made daily at this office for Shares, and from• ether cir.
cumstances, the Committee •f Direction have reason to know
that there is abroad the erroneous impression that there still
remain Shares unappropriated and to be placed, and that a
further distribution of Shares is yet to be made. To correct
such erroneous impression the Committee thus inform the Share-
holders and the public that every Share has been allotted and the
deposit paid on the whole number of 100,000 Shares, amounting
t 3 9.50,0001, and of that amount the suns 0(200,0001. has been
for some time past temporarily invested at interest for the benefit of
the Company till required for the purpose of being deposited on
presenting to Parliament the petition for the Bill to incorporate the
Company. J. R. 110 WATT, Secretary.

Office 7, Lothbury, Lonion, Dec. 10, 1844.

THE WEST INDIA MAIL.

ARRIVAL OF THE AVON, AND LOSS OF

THE ACTiEON.

DIRECT NORTHERN RAIL WAY,
FROM LONDON TO YORK BY LINCOLN.

Capital, 4,000,000/.
The Committee beg to submit for the information of their Share-
holders and the public, the following comparative table of distances,
taken from the sections deposited with the clerks of the peace, which
they think satisfactorily establishes the soundness of the direct
principle

SOUTHAMPTON, DEC. 12.—The Royal Mail Com-
pany's steam-ship Avon, Captain Strutt, arrived here
at ten o'clock this day, bringing all the West Indian,
&c., mails—those from the following places up to the
dates expressed against them, viz. :—Tampico, to
Oct. 26 ; Vera Cruz, to Nov. 2 ; Havannah, to the
10th ; Demerara, to the 3d ; Trinidad, to the sth ;
Grenada, to the 10th ; St. Thomas, to the 15th ; and
Bermuda, to the 23d, being the day of the Avon's
departure thence.
She has brought on freight, it is believed, the
largest amount of specie ever shipped from the east-
ern coast of Mexico in one bottom, viz., 2,078,739}
dollars (268,067 of which are on account of the
Mexicara dividends); 600 k ounces of gold dust, &c. ;
2,679 ounces silver in masses ; 991 b. 4oz. platina and
Plata Bruta ; 108 serons cochineal ; 23 serons purga,
de jalapa ; 3 serons gum copal.
Also seventeen passengers, fire Government ditto,
two wrecked seamen, one invalid, together with the
crew of the late steamer Actaeon, belonging to this
company.

The Avon was four days overdue, but it was partly
occasioned by some unavoidable delay and head winds.
The mails left for London by the eleven o'clock train,
and no doubt will be delivered this afternoon.

The railway authorities at Southampton delayed
the eleven o'clock train upwards of ten minutes, to
enable the mails to be dispatched by it.
We are sorry to record the total loss of the Ac-
twon steam-ship, belonging to the Royal Mail
Company, which took place on the morning of
the 20th of October, under the following circum-
stances :—She was rounding the Punta Canoa,
at eight in the morning, the Popa or high land
within the city being S.S.E. The Actaeon steering
south, struck at 8.40, upon a sunken rock, supposed
to be the Negrillo, but which, according to the chart,
should have been nearer the land than the ship then
was. Immediately she struck, the captain, with the
view of lightening her, ordered the boilers to be
blown off, but without effect till about 30 minutes
afterwards. A swell of the sea then lifted her off,
when it soon became evident that, in spite of every
exertion, she could not be kept long afloat. Sail was
then made to force her on shore, or into shallow
water. Precisely, however, at 20 minutes past 11
she went down in 6i fathoms.

The captain, officers, and crew, on this trying
emergency, behaved with the most praiseworthy
courage. Every one was calm and collected, and
the orders of the captain were obeyed with readiness
and punctuality. He was the last to leave the ill-
fated vessel. All hands were safely got into the
boats, and steered for Carthagena, from which they
were about nine miles distant. They landed in
safety, and were hospitably received by the autho-
rities.
As soon as danger was apparent, the mails were
taken out, and duly placed in one of the boats in
charge of the mail officer. That gentleman, in his
anxiety to do his duty, lost the whole of his wardrobe
and other effects. A small quantity of stores was also
secured.

There were only three passengers on board at the
time of the disaster. It was ♦ery fortunate that at
the moment of the wreck taking place the weather
was moderate. An hour previously, however, it had
been blowing a gale.

Direct London Existing
Northern. and York. Lines.
1761, 186 219
122 138 No Lino.
134 153:-
1631 1721
,lAM AM
r's Offices,
11,1844

From London to the City of York
From London to Lincoln

From London to Gainsborough .
From London to Selby

By order of the

WIL]
Direct Northern Railway Compan:
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lINCK,

;retary.

IMERICK AND ENNIS RAILWAY.
Notice is hereby given, that no further applications for Shares
in this undertaking will be received after SATURDAY, the 14th inst.
The list will then be closed and the Shares immediately allotted.
EDMOND MOORE, Esq., Provincial Secretary.
Office, 8, Middle Gardiner-street, Dublin, Dec. 9.

CABINET UPHOLSTERY, Carpet, Blanket,
and Redding Manufactory, at the LONDON FRIENDLY
UNION, No. 16, Great Windmill-street, Haymarket, late Dr.
Hunter's Museum. Saving of 30 t• 50 per cent., no other profit
being required than sufficient to defray the expenses. Established
for the sole purpose of giving employment.
The Committee beg to acquaint the Subscribers and the public,
that they are determined to do their duty in getting up good and
substantial work, and as they have had every facility in procuring
the driest and best wood London can produce, the Cabinet Furni.
ture is made of the most seasoned materials ; and all goods disposed
of at this Establishment will be warranted. They therefore, being
the real manufacturers, earnestly solicit a trial, as the only criterion
by which the merits and decided advantages of purchasing of them
can be fairly estimated. The Establishment is likewise a depot
for all kinds of Fancy And Ornamental Work, which will be re-
ceived of poor families from all parts of the kingdom.
London Friendly Union, No. 16, Great Windmill-street, Hay-
market, late Dr. Hunter's Museum.

W. CROFTON, Secretary.

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penses. Also a depot for the sale of all kinds of Fancy and Orna-
mental Work, which is received from poor families, at the
LONDON FRIENDLY UNION, Ns. 16, Great Windmill-
street, Haymarket, late Dr. Hunter's Museum. Established for
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The Committee beg to acquaint the Subscribers and public that
every article disposed of at this Establishment will be warranted
of the best manufacture and the finest materials; they also re-
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them will have the preference.
London Friendly Union, No. 16, Great Windmill.street, Hay-
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W. CROFTON, Secretary.

SINGULAR DEATH.

On Monday evening last Mr. Sewell, a gentleman
of independent property, residing at 20, Holles-street,
Dalston, visited Sadler's Wells Theatre, and entered
the wine-room attached to the theatre, where he drunk
freely of wine, and conducted himself in rather an
extraordinary manner. Eventually be left the wine-
room, and proceeded to the ground at the back part
of the establishment, where he saw a cab waiting for
a fare. He called for the cabman, but receiving no
answer, he got upon the box and drove off to the
Clown public-house, in St. John-street-road, and
made inquiries for the driver of the vehicle, but he
could not be found anywhere, on which Mr. Sewell
again got on the box and drove back again to the
back of the theatre at a furious rate. On his arrival
at a short distance from the stage door, the
wheel of the cab came in contact with a
post, and he was precipitated from his seat, and
the cab was overturned and dashed to pieces.
The alarm excited considerable sensation, and a crowd
immediately came to his assistance, when he was sup-
ported into the wine-room; but he seemed to be, or
affected not to be, much hurt by the accident, and
remained there for some short time. The driver of
the cab at length made his appearance, and insisted
on giving Mr. Sewell into custody for causing da-
mage to his cab, and he was taken to Bagnigge-wells

The Actaeon makes the fourth vessel lost since the
establishment of the Royal Mail Steam Company,
being a quarter of the number of steam-ships it has
afloat. They are—the Medina, the Isis, the Solway
(in which so many lives were sacrificed), and now
this unfortunate ship completes the number. The
Action, however, was the smallest of the four, being
only 600 tons burthen. Her value, exclusive of stores,
&c., was about 25,0001. She plied between the
various islands for the intercolonial mails.
This unfortunate disaster has caused the greatest
sympathy to be felt for the company in the town of
Southampton, and no doubt it will be generally re-
ciprocated elsewhere. The loss of the three other
vessels was a great pecuniary blow to this spirited
company, and now that all the vessels are in good
working trim, makes their voyage with the greatest
punctuality, and everything has been going on
smoothly for some time, this calamity falls upon them
with additional force.

The Avon passed the City of Aberdeen on the
Bth instant, at 8 A.M., being then in lat. 47 14 N.,
lon. 18 W.

The Spartan frigata was at Vera Cruz, and the
Illustrious (with the flag of Sir C. Adam) and the
Hyacinth at Bermuda.
The John Renwick had arrived at Bermuda,
having on board the lantern and machinery for the
Lighthouse in course of erection at Wreck Hill,
which it is supposed will be in operation at the com-
mencement of the new year, or soon afterwards.

THE ANTI-CORN-LAW LEAGUE.
Manchester is the centre of the Anti-Corn-law, as
Birmingham is of the Universal Suffrage, agitation.
At Manchester are held the general meetings of the
Anti. Corn-law League, and here it is that the Com-
mittee of the League constantly sits. The kindness
of a friend procured me admission to the great esta-
blishmeut of the League at Manchester, where I had
the satisfaction of seeing and hearing much that sur-
prised and interested me. George Wilson and other
well-known leaders of the League, who were as-
sembled in the Committee-room, received me as a
stranger, with much kindness and hospitality, readily
answering all my questions, and making me acquainted
with the details of their operations. I could not help
asking myself whether in Germany, men, who at-
tacked, with such talent and energy, the fundamental
laws of the State, would not have been long ago shut
up in some gloomy prison as conspirators and traitors,
instead of being permitted to carry on their operations
thus freely and boldly in the broad light of day ; and,
secondly, whether in Germany such men would ever
have ventured to admit a stranger into all their
secrets with such frank and open cordiality. I was
astonished to observe how the Leaguers, all private
persons, mostly merchants, manufacturers, and men
of letters, conducted political business, like statesmen
and ministers. A talent for public business seems an
innate faculty in the English. 'Whilst I was in the
Committee-room immense numbers of letters were
brought in, opened, read, and answered, without a
moment's delay. These letters, pouring in from all
parts of the United Kingdom, were of the most
various contents, some trivial, some important, but all
connected with the objects of the party. Some
brought news of the movements of eminent Leaguers,
or of their opponents ; for the eye of the League is
ever fi;ed urn the don 1;$0t). of friend and enemi.

ADVERTISEMENTS INSERTED in ALL THE THREE pApERS, Morning Noon, and Night, thereby insuring a TOWN and COUNTRY CIRCULATION, at ONE CHARGE

Others contained pecuniary contributions from well-
wishers of the cause ; for each of whom the president
immediately dictated an appropriate letter of thanks.
Other letters related anecdotes, showing the progress
of the cause, and the gradual defection of the farmers,
the most resolute supporters of Peel.—Kohl's Travels
in England.

BRISTOL, DEC. 11.—The Great Britain steamer is
released from her captivity; she passed through the locks
this evening, and is now lying outside. She will pro-
ceed to the river's mouth to-morrow morning. An at-
tempt was made to take her out by_ this morning's tide,
which did not succeed, in consequence of theprevalence of
easterly winds, the tide did not reach its expected height,
and she was obliged to be put back. In the course of the
day, a much larger portion of the side-wall of the lock
has been removed ; everything was done to render her
draft of water as light as possible. Tier directors intend
sending her to Londun, where she will not fail to prove
an astonishment to the thousands who will flock to
view her.

SUPERSTITION, ENTHUSIASM, AND DEATH.—On
Saturday, November 23, Mr. Roots, of Biddenden, hav-
ing a daughter very unwell, and efforts by charm to re-
store her proving ineffectual, he determined to take her
to the notorious enthusiast, Mr. Couchman, near Smar-
den, of whom Mr. Roots is a disciple. The young woman
objected to the removal, but her father insisted on her
going, and the consequence was that she died the next
day. This occasioned considerable excitement, and sus-
picion arose that some improper treatment had taken
place, and that the case required a judicial inquest. This
was called on Tuesday se'nnight, but some circumstances
rendered it necessary to adjourn the decision till last
Monday. It appeared from a post mortem examination
that the deceased's lungs were inflamed, but her death
might have been accelerated by the improper removal ;
the jury, therefore, could not give a verdict of man-
slaughter. The enthusiast, Couchman, was very imper-
tinent to C. Willis, Esq., the Coroner, on his prudently
reproving him for persisting in his folly and delusion.—
Kent Herald.

DEATH OF LADY ELTZADETHIPARSONS.—We re-
gret to announce the death of this lady, which took
place on Monday morning, at 6, Adelaide-crescent,
Brighton, to the great grief of all her relations.
Her Ladyship was confined last Friday, and on the fol.
lowing day her infant died. She was then after at-
tacked with fever, from which she never recovered.
Lady Elizabeth was the eldest daughter of the late Earl
of Norbury, and was married to the Hon. Laurence
Parsons, son of the Earl of Bosse, on the 7th of May,
1836, and has left four children.

THE ANTI-CORN-LAW LEAGUE,