The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-23 00:00:00

No. 16,647. LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING SUN DECEMBER ':3, 1845.

rro R. W. H.—lf he will APPLY on WED-
NESDAT NEXT, where he did in May last, he may RECEIVE
PECUNIARY AID. He need be under no personal apprehensions
as the Advertiser presumes he has abandoned his late oft-repeated
purposes.
Bristol, Dec. 22.

THE CALEDONIAN SOCIETY.
THE ANNUAL FULL DRESS and FANCY
COSTUME BALL will take place at Willis's Rooms
(Almack's), St. James's, on TnussnAY, the 12th of February.
Vouchers can only be had of the Stewards, a list of whom may be
obtained on application, by letter, or personally, to the ,ecretary.
The Dinner is fixed for Thursday, the Bth of January, at the
London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street.
W. SHAND LOW, Hon. Secretary.
• 31, Abchurch-lane, City.

NVARD OF CRIPPLEGATE WITHOUT.
At a ItARDMOTE holden in and for the said Ward, on
Monday, the 22d day of December, 1845 (being the morrow of Saint
Thomas), before the Worshipful THOMAS CHALLIS, Esq., Alder-
man of the said Ward, for the Election of Common Councilmen
and other Ward Officers,
The tbllowing Gentlemen were re-elected members of the Com-
mon Council for this Ward for the year ensuing, viz.:—
Richard Lambert Jones, Esq. I Mr. Thomas Eldrid.
Richard Dixon, Esq. George Meadway.
Mr. Samuel Massey Gilbert. Mr. John Johnson.
Mr. Francis Sadler. Mr. Septimus Read.
It was resolved unanimously,—That the thanks of this Wardmote
are due, and are hereby given to Thomas Challis, Esq., Alderman
of this Ward, for the ability, zeal, and integrity with which he has
dscharged his various and important duties as Magistrate of this
City, for his liberal support of the charities of the City of London,
for his anxiety at all times to promote the interests of the Ward, and
for the urbanity, kindness, and impartiality with which he has pre-
sided at this Wardmote.
It was also resolved unanimously,—That the thanks of this Ward-
mote be given to the Deputy and Common Councilmen of this Ward,
for their unremitting attention to the duties of their office in the
Curt of Common Council during the past year, and for their earliest
desire at all times to protect the interests of the inhabitants of the
Ward.
That the foregoing resolutions be signed by the Ward Clerk, and
advertised in the usual morning and evening papers.
ALEXANDER JOHN I3AYLIS, Ward Clerk.
22, Redcross-street.

V.CONOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY,
6, NEW BRIDGE-STREET, BLACKFRIARS, LONDON.
Established 1823.
Empowered by Act of Parliament, 3 William IV.
CHAIRMAN—The Right Hon. THOMAS FRANKLAND LEWIS.
Dim= CHAIRMAN—HENRY FREDERICK STEPHENSON, Esq.
TIM following are among the advantages offered by this Society :
Lower Rates of Premium than those of any other office, which en-
title the assured to participate in the profits, and considerably lower
than those of any other Mutual Assurance Society.
No Proprietary participate in the profits, the whole being divisible
among the Assured.
The first Bonus, in 1834, averaged 16/. per cent on the Premiums paid.
The second ditto 1839, ditto 311. ditto since the Ist division.
The third ditto 1844, ditto 36/. ditto since the 2d division.
Prospectuses and full, aars may be obtained on application to
CMrticulPBELL JAMES DOWNER , Secretary.

ROY AL NORTIIERN LUNATIC ASYLUM.
REPORT by the COUNTY COMMITTEE, as presented to
the General Meeting of Subscribers, held within the Castle of Inver-
ness, upon the 14th November, 1845.
The increasing prevalence of lunacy through the county of:lnver-
ness, and the obligation upon the local authorities, to confine at the
expense of the parish of domicile, all persons thus dangerously
afflicted, compelled this project as a matter of ordinary prudence, and
apart from all consideration of general philanthropy. Accordingly,
at the Annual County Meeting of the 30th April, 1843, the project
was submitted to the public. It was resolved to endeavour to afford
the benefit of the Institution to all the northern counties, standing,
as they did, under circumstances of equal necessity ; and a Committee
was appointed to solicit subscriptions on this enlarged and general
footing. They commenced their duties ; but circumstances for some
time were adverse ; and they had the deep misfortune to lose, almost
at the outset of their labours, one of their most influential, zealous,
and valued members, by the sudden death of Mr. Fraser, of Newton.
Keenly alive to the true benevolence of the undertaking, he was
lending it the liberal assistance of his example and of his energies up
to the period of his death ; and that melancholy event naturally
affected, for a time, the exertions of those associated with hint in the
Committee. Thus the project remained in temporary abeyance. But
it seemed soon evident that unless active measures were again re-
sorted to, there could be no reasonable anticipation of a successful
issue. A public meeting of the heritors, magistrates, and clergy, was
called accordingly, upon the 10th day of December, 1844, and the
necessity of an immediate canvass was admitted, and pressed upon
the Acting Committee. They undertook the task. The funds at that
date amounted to 1,5001., and to-day they stand on the list as 4,7001.
This sum is almost entirely the result of private contribution ; for
only one parish, that of Dornoch, in Sutherland, has entered a sub-
scription, and only one public body, the Caledonian Bank of Inver-
ness, has given a contribution ;—the parish of Dornoch has taken one
share of 211. ; the Caledonian Bank has given a subscription of one
hundred guineas. Apart, indeed, from these two sums, the contri-
butions have been entirely from the hand of private benevolence.
The town and neighbourhood of Inverness have given most liberally,
and many of the districts of the county with an equal hand. Under
very trifling exceptions, the Committee have, as yet, been prevented
from prosecuting their solicitations throughout the northern counties.
Several, however, of the most influential proprietors of the north are
amongst the contributors ; and this circumstance warrants the hope
that the canvass which is to be immediately commenced may be suc-
cessful. The Committee, through two of their number, have applied
for subscriptions in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester, and
London, confining, unless in one or two instances, their application to
those connected by birth, or profession, or trade, with the northern
counties. They regret to say that they failed in many quarters
where they had the best reason to anticipate success; but, again,
there were instances where the claim of enlarged benevolence, apart
from any local feeling, was willingly admitted. There were indi-
viduals who appeared to consider it a privilege to have an opportunity
of contributing to an object tending so obviously to alleviate the
miseries of the poor.
Such, then, is the amount of the realised funds, and such is the
source from which they have been to a very considerable degree de-
rived. The Committee have no hesitation in stating to tile sub-
scribers their belief that the subscription will be soon considerably
augmented. An important addition may be reasonably anticipated
from the northern counties, and the result of an influential communi-
cation with India may be looked for with confidence. In closing this
part of the subject, the Committee have to mention that,whilst in-
London, they had the advantage of communicating with the Lord
Advocate upon the proposed scheme ;—that his Lordship became
himself a subscriber, and that ho obtained for the Institution the
benefit of the royal patronage. It is hoped that such royal counts
nance tray be the means of assisting the subscription in directions
where otherwise it might not have penetrated. In any event, it in-
vests the undertaking with an additional Interest and importance, and
guarantees to the public an efficient constitution and management
—requiring as it does that that constitution shall receive the approval
of the high officers of the Crown.
The Committee have made it their endeavour to obtain the best
advice as to the site of the proposed Institution. They have re-
quested the assistance of Dr. Malcolm, of Perth, a gentleman emi-
nent in the treatment of the insane, and whose opinions were ma-
tured during an extensive continental tour amongst similar institu-
tions, preparatory to the erection of Murray's Asylum, in the neigh-
bourhood of Perth, with which he has been from its erection, and
still is, intimately connected. He selected four sites as eligible—one
on the property of Mr. Baillie, the proprietor of Culduthel ; another
on that of Mr. Mackintosh, of Raigmore ; a third at the Hut of
Health, on the estate of Inshes ; and a fourth on the lands of
Charleston, the property of Mr. Baillie, of Dochfour. With the first
of these proprietors, Mr. Baillie, of Culduthel, the Committee have
been in communication ; but the terms of feu demanded by him are
quite impracticable, and therefore the site upon his property adjoin-
ing the Quarry, and close to the marsh with the Itaigmore lands, is
out of the question. The Committee have also communicated with
Mr. Mackintosh, but without any result—that gentleman requiring
to know from them the amount of feu that will be given, and the
Committee naturally enough begging to be informed what is to he
asked ; and here the negotiation stands with Mr. Mackintosh. Of
course it will be the duty of the subscribers immediately to open
a communication with Mr. Robertson, of Inshes, and Mr. Baillie, of
Dochfour, and thereafter to select from those equally eligible sites
that which may be obtained upon the most eligible terms.
In these circumstances of realised funds and anticipated increase,
the County Committee have considered themselves required to delay
no longer the commencement of the Institution. The necessity for
its erealion is every day forcing itself upon their attention. The num-
ber
,7! tangles confined at the expense of the several parishes is every
day the operation of the New Poor-law Bill must
i
I and
t 1111Mber. That Bill directs a course by which
e lucre. :
au..
d :
Pe eompelled to the humanity of providing
accommodation their lunatic poor ; but it affords no
resulfaucetwanntt
apcacroismh
17wodpaotritoanii t Ttohethmeomre
should
debnot
assistance towards securing sucthheadLlne
the obligation upon parishes,
the erection of a local and inexpensive Institution, such as that pro-
posed. This is obvious, and will undoubtedly force itself upon the
understanding of all such burdened parishes.
The Committee, impressed with these important considerations,
submit their proceedings to the general subscribers, and suggest
that, without ally delay, the necessary steps should be taken for the
organisation of the Asylum.
They cannot close the account of their proceedings without ex-
pressing the obligation under which the Institution is placed to se-
veruailmgentlemen iLnetihthe,sfoounnth
ecrolynniencstpeedetworitolif ta.trietdoofntihaen ci3o3unnktiriy;g
in.
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discharged
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Ni the
Mr.
Mackenzie, American merchant, and by Ur. Macgregor, of Cheap-
side. To Mr. Young, of The Sun newspaper, the cause is eminently
indebted, for the liberality with which he uniformly admitted the
necessary advertisements in a free and prominent access to the co-
lumns of his important journal.
Reported by
W. 11. COLQUHOUN, Convener of the County Committee.
Total amount of subscriptions as at this date 4,6731. 13s.
At a Geneal eetig of the Subscribers towards the erection of a
Lunaticr AsyM n
lum at Inverness for the benefit of the northern
counties, called by advertisement, held on the 14th Nov., 1845,
WILLIAM FRASER TYTLER, Esq., Vice-Lieutenant of the
County, Chairman ;
The Chairman having addressed the meeting, moved the following
resolution, which was unanimously agreed to :
elated a
" That the following noblemen and gentlemen be now app
Committee, with power to them to nominate from their own number
a Sub .Committee, for the management of all matters connected
with the erection an estAbldraw up rules and reguishmont of the Northernlations, Lunatic
Asylum, and, in particdular, to
submitted to a General Meeting of Subscribers, to be held at In-
verness, on the earliest day in January next that the Committee may
appoint—Mr. Colquhoun, convener."
INVERNESS-SHIRE.
SUBSCRIBERS UNDER 501.
SUBSCRIBERS OF 501. AND
W. H. Colquhoun, Esq., S.S.

upir.s EDS.
The Right Hon. the Earl of Sett-:
field
The Right Hon. Lord Soltoun \:
The Right Hon. Lord LOYat
H. J. Bailey, Esq., M.P. for the
county
J. Morrison, Esq., M.P. for thel
burgh
Wm. Fraser Tytler, Esq., of Hal-
nain
The Mackintosh
J. E. Banos, Esq., of Culduthel.

...
Provost Sutherland
J. M. Grant, Esq., of Gleninoriston
J. M. Grant, Esq., Joint-Convener
of the county
Thos. Ogilvie, Esq., ditto
1.1. B. Fraser, Esq., of Reelick
:ID. Grant, Esq., of Bught
A. Forl,es, Esq.,
I of Culloden
J. Ross, Esq., Berbice Cottage
Dr. J. I. Nicol
Patrick Grant, Esq„ Ballifeary
C. Waterston, Esq., manager for
the Caledonian Bank
J. Mackenzie, Esq., banker
Alex. Forbes, Esq., chemist.
ROSS AND CROMARTY.
Sir J. J. R. Mackenzie, Bart., of Sir Hugh Fraser,
of Braelangwell,
Scat well 1 K.C.B.
The Hon. Mrs. Stewart Mackenzie,' D. Davidson, Esq.,
of ofy
Tullech,
of Seaforth Convenor of the count
Ord
J. Matheson, Esq., of Achany, T. Mackenzie, Esq.,
John Hay Mackenzie, Esq., of
M.P.
Col. Baillie, of Itedcastle, M.P. I Cromartie
T. Mackenzie, Esq., of Applecross, Dr. J. Mackenzie, Kinellan
31.1'. for the county D. Kennedy, Esq., of Bogbain
A. Matheson, Esq., of Ardintoul. 'George Cameron, Esq., Sheriff.
I Substitute, Dingwall.
1
SUTHERLANDSHIRE.
His Grace the Duke of Sutherland James Loch, M.P.
David Dundas, Esq., M.P. for the George Gunn, Esq., factor for the
county. Duke of Sutherland.
C AITIENESS-SII IRE.
George Traill, Esq., M.P. Sir G. Dunbar, of He
sqpriggs,
Bart., and J. Gregg, She-
riff-Substitute, Joint-Conveners
of the county.
NAIRNSHIRE.
The Right Hon. the Earl of Gen. Sir J. Rose,of Holme,R.C.B.
Cawdor. H. Davidson, Esq , of Cantray
Win. Mackintosh, Esq., of Geddes
J. A. Grant, Esq., of Viewflcld
,Gets. Gordon, of Leeluin.
Resolved further, that the above Committee continue in office till
the 30th of April, 1847.
The Mackintosh moved that the thanks of this meeting be ten-
dered to Messrs. Mackenzie and Colquhoun for the exertions they
had made hi procuring subscriptions for this Institution ; and `lint
acknowledgments be also offered to Mr. Leith, formerly inspector of
the Caledonian Bank, now in Glasgow ; to Mr. Young, of The Sun
newspaper; Yr. Mackenzie, American merchant ; Mr. Macgregor,
Chcapside, all of London, for the efficient assistance they afforAcd
the deputation in their canvass in these cities; which motion was
seconded by the Rev. Mr. Clark, and unanimously agreed to.
On the motion of the Rev. Mr. Clark, the thanks of the meeting
were also unanimously voted to the County Committee, who had
hitherto conducted the business of the proposed Institution so
successfully.
The meeting resolve that these resolutions be publislied in the
Inverness newspapers

W3l. FRASER TYTLER, Chairman.
The thanks of the meeting were unanimously voted to the Chair-
men, for his conduct In the chair.
WM. R. GRANT, Interim Secretary.

CHRIS mks HOLIDAYS.
ROYAL POL YTECHNIC INSTITUTION,
Lectures for this period of the year, by Dr. Ryan and
Professor Bachoffner in CHEMISTRY and NATURAL Nino-
SOPHY will be illustrated by interesting and brilliant experiments.
A Lecture on the PREVALENT DISEASE in POTATOES will be
delivered by Dr. Ryan, and also on the ATMOSPHERIC RAIL-
WAY, by Professor Bachoffner, a Working Model of which, car-
rying several persons, is exhibited daily. The additions to the
OPAQUE MICROSCOPE, DISSOLVING VIEWS, and CHROMA-
TROPE are very effective. The PHYSIOSCOPE. Submarine Ex-
periments by means of the DIVER and DIVING BELL. Am lig
the various additions to the Working Models is i2oleman's NEW
AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE, for ascending and de-
scending Inclined Planes. A magnificent Collection of TROPICAL
FRUITS. Mt. Downe, the celebrated Flute Player, will take part
in the Music, conducted by Dr. Wallis. Open from Eleven to Half-
past Five, ant front Seven to Half-past Ten in the Evening.
. . ....._.

Admission, One Shilling. Schools, Half-price.

'3l R. CARTER'S MAMMOTH HORSE.
The colossal Horse, GENERAL WASHINGTON, the pro-
perty of Mr. Carter, the Lion King, has been visited .by many thou-
sand persons, including the L obility and gentry, and numerous ladies,
ho have declared that lit is the most extraordinary horse in the
world. -The principal journals have spoken in the highest terms of
this remarkable animal General Washington is the largest horse in
the world —he is twenty hands in height, and weighs twenty-five
hundred pounds.
He will be exhibited by Mr. Carter for a short time, previous to
his departure to Ameriea, at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly from
Ele►en, a.m., till Nine, P.m.—Admission, Is.

_RELIEF of METROPOLITAN DESTITU-
TION, and EMPLOYMENT of the POOR during this In-
clement Season and Heavy Fall of Snow.
The Commissioners of Sewers for the City of London having kindly
permitted a Philanthropic Association, composed of various noblemen
and gentlemen, to demonstrate to what state of perfection the streets
may be kept clean, the Public are informed that the following streets
are now being cleansed by the Association :—Cheapside, Cornhill,
Bank, Royal Exchange, Newgate, King, Gresham, Moorgate, Throg-
morton, and Threadneedle-streets, and Tokenhouse-yard, &c.
. Eighty Men are now employed at Two Shillings and Sixpence per
day, and Onc hundred and Sixty will be employed as soon as the
funds admit of it.

The whole of the operations are supported by Voluntary Contri-
butions.

BENJAMIN BOND CAIIBELL, Esq., Treasurer.
As the Council are very anxious to encourage among the men
habits of industry, cleanliness, and neatness of apparel, they beg to
state that a present of fifty pairs of trousers, or one hundred smock-
frocks, will he considered equivalent to a donation of 25/. ; a present
of one hundred long brooms or mops to a donation of 101.
The undermentioned Bankers have kindly consented to receive
subscriptions ;
Sir Claude Scott, Bart., and Co.
The London and Westminster
Bank and its Branches
Drummond and Co.
Bouvcrie and Co.
Ransom and Co.
Tinton Bank of London and its

Prescott, Grot• and Co.
llanburys and Co. _
._.

Sir Charles Price and Co.
Cocks, Biddulph, and Co.
,Hankeys and Co.

Herries and Co.
Fuller and Co.
London and Dublin Bank
National Bank of Ireland
'London Joint-Stock Bank

Branches
Lubbock and Co
Robarts and Co.
Bosanquet and Co
Williams, Deacon, and Co.; H
and Co. ; Hallett and Co. ; at the
Tavern ; and by the Secretary of I
Vere-street, Oxford-street.
LIST OF SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVED THIS DAY.
Charles Cochrane, Esq., President of the AssociaVon .. £lOO 0 0
Luke J. Hansard, Esq. • ... •••••• .. • • • • 50 0 0
Messrs. Coutts and Co. • • .. • • • •
The Misses Browne • • • •
The Rev. Dr. Spranger •••• • ••
The Rev. J. Spranger - •• • ..... .• I 0 0
Hyde Clarke, Esq. .. ••••• • • • • . .. ..• ....... 55 0
Alfred Hyde Clarke, Esq.• ..... •••• • • • ... • • 3 3 0
Edwin Hyde Clarke, Esq.• . •
By order, M. DAVIES, Secretary.
20, Vere•street, Oxford-street.

[opkinson and Co. ; Strahan, Paul,
e Hall of Commerce ; the London
the Association, at the Offices, 20,

lIAILWAY LITIGATION.
At a meeting of persons, held the 17th day of December,
845, at No. 25, Throgmorton-etreet, London, to consider the objects
t ated in as advertisement recently published, and which was read
as follows :

PUBLICATIONS.

ENLARGEMENT OF THE ATHEN)EUM.
On and from January 3, TIIE ATHENA TM will he PER-
i‘t INENTLY ENLARGED to Twenty-Four Large Quarto Pages.
Price Fourpence.

Just published, price 2a. 6d.,
ze, CINCH'S POCKET-BOOK for 1846,
Illustrated with a Coloured Frontispiece and Etchings by

I.A:
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Just published, demy Bvo., price One Shilling,
ALETTER to the RIGHT lIONOCRABLE
SIR ROBERT PEEL, Bart., on the TEA DUTIES. By a
MEMBER of the LIVERPOOL, EAST INDIA, and CHINA
ASSOCIATION.
London: Simpkin, Marshall, and Co., Liverpool: Wareing Webb,
Castle-Ftrart.

VESTIGES 01"I'l1E NATURAL HISTORY OF CREATION.
E ATLAS NEWSPAPER for INDIA and
k the COLONIES NNill be publishod on WEDNESDAY, Dec. 24,
and will contain a sequel to the " Expository Outline " of the above
popultr work, which appeared in the " Atlas for India and the Colo-
nies" of Sept. 8 ; together with original Articles upon all the topics
of the day, and Essays upon subjects of pecuilar interest to the In-
dian and Colonial readers, Reviews of new Books, Criticisms upon
Music, the Fine Arts, and Theatricals. All the News brought down
to the post hour, and latest Commercial Intelligence. trice Tenpence.
Ofilce, 6, Southampton-street, Strand.

A SPLENDID VOLUME FOR A CHRIS rmas PRESENT.
NOW ready, royal Bvo., cloth gilt, 283.,
AN ILLUSTRATED EDITION of the POEMS
of HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW.
With the following beautiful Illustrations from original designs by
I). HUNTINGDON, Esq., engraved by American Artists :
Preciosa Wreck ofthe Hesperus J Nuremberg
Landscape Maidenhood • An April Day
Portrait of the Author Woods in Winter I The Archbishop.
The Old Cathedral Excelsior
Wiley and Putnam, 6, Waterloo-place.

Just Published, eomplete in One VO/nme, price 55.,

Illustrated by GEORGE CRIJIKVIANK,
THE COMIC .13-Lk:CKSITONE.
By GILBERT ABBOTT a BECKETT.
This work contains all the Four Parts of the Commentaries ; but
the Second, Third, and Fourth will be sold together, price 3s. 6d.,
for the convenience of the purchasers of Part I.
London : Published at the Punch Office; 92, Fleet-street.

NEW MAGAZINE.

On January Ist, 1846, will be published, price 25., with an Illustra-

tionby PHIZ, and several Wood Engravings,
T LIE UNION MAGAZINE.
Contents of No I.:-
1. Thoughts on the ./Esthetics of Milton's Comus.
2. Easy Chairs.
3. Letters from a Hindoo Gentleman travelling in England.
4. The Crusades.
5. Baron Putfendorff. A Satire. A. D. 1900.
6. Pope Gregory XVI.
7. A Musician's Plea for his Art.
8. The Adventures of a Stick.
9. The Inquisition.
10. The Scholar's Death Summons, and other Miscellaneous Poetry.
11. A Sporting Excursion in the Backwoods of Canada.
12. General Rosas, Monte Video, and Buenos Ayres.
13. Kordofan.—lleviews, &c. &c.
Published by Messrs. Madden and Malcolm, Leadenhall-street ;
Cumming, Dublin; Smith, Edinbuigh ; and to be had of all Book-
sellers in town or country.

CIIEAP AND ELEGANT LITERARY PRESENTS.
Now in course of Publication, in neatly-bound pocket volumes, em-
bellished with Engravings, price 6s. each (any one of which may
be had separately),
THE STANDARD NOVELS AND RO-
MANCES.
This Collection now Comprises _ .

COOPER'S Pilot, Spy, Last of the Mohicans, Pioneers, Praire!, Lionel
Lincoln, Borderers, Water Witch, Bravo, Red Rover, Headsman,
lleidenmauer, Precaution, Homeward Bound, Pathfinder, Deer-
slayer, Two Admirals, Jack o'Lantern.
Sir E. BULWER LYTTON'S Eugene Aram, Paul Clifford, Last
Days of Pompeii.
THEODORE HOOK'S Maxwell, Parson's Daughter, Jack Brag,
Gilbert Gurney, Widow and the Marquis, All in the Wrong.
G. P. R. JAMES'S Darnley, De L'Orme, Philip Augustus, Henry

_
Masterton. Man-at- Arms.
Captain MAR RYAT'S Peter Simple, Jacob Faithful, Japhet in Search
of a Father, Midshipman Easy, King's Own, Newton Forster,
Pacha of many Tales, Rattlin the Reefer.
MORIER'S llajji Baba, Ilajji Baba in England, Zohrab.
Miss AUSTEN'S Sense and Sensibility, Emma, Mansfield Park,
Northanger Abbey and Persuasion (1 vol ), Pride and Prejudice.
MAXWELL'S Stories of Waterloo, My Life, Bivouac.
GODWIN'S Caleb Williams, St. Leon, Fleetwood.
Misses PORTER'S Thaddeus of Warsaw, Scottish Chiefs, Hungarian

Brothers, Pastor's Fireside.
GRITTAN'S heiress of Bruges, Jacqueline of Holland.

HOPE'S Anastasius (2 vols.)
Mrs. BRUNTON'S Self-Control, Discipline.
WASHINGTON IRVING'S Alhambra, Chateaubrian's Last of the
Abencerrag,es, Horace Smith's Involuntary Prophet (1 vol.)
Miss EDGEWORTH'S Helen.
Mrs. GORE'S ➢lothersand Daughters, Soldier of Lyons, Cecil.
Mrs. TROLLOPE'S Vicar of Wrexhill, Widow Barnaby.
BANIM'S Smuggler.
VICTOR HUGO'S Hunchback of Notre Dame.
Mrs. INCIIIIALD'S Simple Story, and Nature and Art.
BECKFORD'S Vathek, HORACE WALPOLE'S Castle of Otranto,
M. G. LEWIS'S Bravo of Venice (1 vol.)
MANZONI'S Betrothed.
MADAME de STAEL'S Corinne.
PEACOCK'S Headlong Hall, Nightmare Abbey, Maid Marian,

Crotchet Castle (1 vol.)
TREVELYAN, by the Author of " A Marriage in High Life."
Marriage, Inheritance, Destiny.
GLEIG'S Country Curate.
TREL AWN Y'S Adventures of a Younger Son.
GALT'S Lawrie Todd.
AINSWORTH'S Rookwood.
3lrs. SHELLY'S Frankenstein, SCHILLER'S Ghost Seer (vol. 1.)
BROCKDEN BROWN'S Edgar Huntly, and conclusion of Ghost
Seer.
Misses LEE'S Canterbury Tales (2 vols.)
LOVER'S Rory O'More.
Captain CHAMIER'S Ben Brace.
Mrs S. C. HALL'S Buccaneer.
HOOD'S Tylney Han.
The Two Old Men's Tales.
WHITEHEAD'S Richard Savage.
Hon. C. A. MURRAY'S Prairie Bird.
To which will be added :
Ayesha. By J. MORIER, Esq.
The Young Duke. By B. DISRAELI, Esq., M.P.
Miss MITFORD'S Belford Regis.
Mrs. HALL'S Outlaw.
Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street.
To be had also of all Booksellers.

Elegant Pocket Edition, price Is., by post Is. Gd.
DR. CULVERWELL ON MARRIAGE,
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OCCASIONAL SKETCHES—HERE
AND THERE.
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No. V.
FANEUIL HALL AND EDWARD EVERETT.
BOSTON—the Athens of America, as it is deservedly
called—is one of the most delightful of cities, whether
its situ, tian or its society be considered. New York is
more bustling, Philadelphia more demure, Baltimore
more ornamental, and Washington mote pretending; but
the capital of New England is unquestionably the sest
and centre of all that is refined, noble, and generous in
the American character.
Nearly all the other cities consist entirely of long
streets intersecting each other et right angles, by which
arrangement, advantageous doubtless in some respects, a
uniform and most distracting regularity is produced. In
Philadelphia, especially, every place looks so exactly
like some other place, that a stranger finds it a matter
of no little difficulty to pilot himself through the tree-
shadowed thoroughfares. Twenty-second-street appears
to be only a new edition of Second street, with different
names oi, the glistening white door-plates. It is only
in the neighbourhood of the wharves that anything like
irregularity occurs, so that it may be easily imagined
that a Trout, a Stanfield, or a Roberts might ramble
through one of these prim p'aces from daylight until
dark N ithout encountering a single " bit" with which to
enrich his portfolio.
It is net so in Boston ; for, after having for many
weeks travelled over the flats of the Quaker city, and of
New York, I discovered, to my great delight, on enter-
ing Boston, that our carriage was ascending a hill. In-
deed, the view which I caught of the place from the
mile-long mill-dam bridge, over which the railroad
passed, had prepared me for irregularities of surface,
for upwards from the water's edge rose houses. tier upon
tier, until, on the apex as it were of a pyramid of dwel-
lings, appeared the State House, whose dark dome stood
in bold relief against the sky.
The " City of Notions" looked more English than any
other place I had seen since I quitted home. The streets
were winding, and the houses irregular—occasionally
a quaint-looking old dwelling would meet the eye, and
there were more brick and mortar buildings than I had
seen of late. Things looked substantial ; the ware-
houses near the quays were built of good solid granite ;
so was the market-house ; and many of the larger
stores were constructed of the same durable material,
which is procured in large quantities from the Quincy
quarries, about ten miles from the city. The shop
windows were set out in quite the English style, and the
drapers' stores in Washington-street would net have
looked out of place in Oxford or Regent-streets. Many
English books and prints were in the stationers' win-
dows, and the passengers in the streets were more portly
and ponderous than the men of the middle and southern
States. They had, too, many of them, rosy cheeks, and
the ladies exhibited red and white complexions. In one
part of the city I noticed a very old house with pointed
gables and grotesque chimneys, and overhanging upper
stories, supported by diabolical-looking brackets. For
the moment I lost all consciousness of where I was, and
it was not until a very sharp east wind blew in ray teeth,
and a newsboy cried in a shrill voice, " Here's the Atlas
extra—arrival of the steamer—great news from Europe !"
that I remembered I was in .IVcw, and not in Old Eng-
land.
The celebrated Faneuil Hall is situated in Boston, and
is as well known by repute all over America as West-
minster Abbey or the Monument is in England. It was
presented to the citizens of Boston by Peter Faneuil, a
rich merchant, whose portrait adorns its interior, in the
year 1742. In the year 1763 it was, in a speech by a
Mr. Otis, dedicated to the cause of freedom, and it is
now universally known as the old " Cradle of Liberty."
It was in Fancuil Hall that Daniel Webster made his
recent great Oregon speech, and thither I shall request
the company of the reader, for the purpose of making
him acquainted with another eminent foreigner, whose
name is quite as, if not more, familiar to English ears.
We will suppose ourselves arrived at the entrance of
the old place. It is a huge stone structure, the lower
part or basement of it converted into shops, and its upper
portion consisting of the Hall proper. Over the en-
trance is a bell-turret, and two rows of square windows
run all round the building. It has no claims to atten-
tion on the score of architectural beauty, nevertheless, as
a relic of the olden time, in excellent preservation, it is
always an object of interest to strangers, and almost of
affection to the citizens.
Ascending a flight of broad wooden stairs, we reach a
landing, and passing through a large old-fashioned door-
way we enter the Hall. It is of copious dimensions, lofty,
and surrounded on three sides by a deep gallery, on the
front of which, over the entrance-door, is a monster of
an eagle, carved in wood, bearing on his breast a shield,
with the stars and stripes painted thereon, and having
the motto, " E pluribus unum " very conspicuously
painted on a streamer which flutters gaily on an ima-
ginary whirlwind of liberty.
Stuart's celebrated full-length portrait of George
Washington occupies the most prominent position on the
wall fronting the entrance. It is flanked by many
smaller ones, of John Hancock, the Adamses (both ex-
Presidents), old Peter Faneuil, a jolly-looking gentle-
man, very showily dressed, and holding a plan of the
buildini, in his hand; several ancient Governors of the
State ofb Massachusetts, some of them in the quaint
Dutch costume; and by a batch of benefactors to the
city.
The galleries are crowded to excess with ladies, for a
meeting of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society is
about to be held, and whilst the gentlemen eat, drink,
and make speeches below, the fair Bostonians, who are
very fond of meetings of this nature, will enjoy ice-
creams and eloquence in their snug seats above. It is
worthy of remark, and of imitation, too, I think, that in
America the fair sex have especial attentions paid them.
The old saying,
" When a lady's in the case
You know all other things give place,"
is realised to its fullest extent in the land of Washington.
If you are travelling in a stage coach, or a railroad car,
or a steam-boat, should a lady fancy your seat, her male
companion intimates as much, and you abdicate in her
favour. Go to hear a popular preacher, and, in order
to secure a seat, be in the church half an hour before the
time for commencing the service. Hug yourself on hav-
ing a snug corner, and enjoy the squeezings of the un-
fortunates in the crowded aisle;—alas! you hear a
rustling of silks near your pew door, and your doom is
fixed—a commanding voice sounds in your ear, " Pray
give up your seat to this lady ;" and, with a very bad
grace, you are compelled to join the ranks whom you so
lately pitied. Politeness and courtesy to the sex is all
very well, but it may be carried a little too far; and the
American ladies themselves admit, or I know some of
them do, that they are treated too much like dolls, by
having such everlasting attentions paid them. But this
is not a place for the discussion of such points of eti-
quette, so let us get back again to Faneuil Hall, which
exhibits a gay and unwonted appearance, for the many
slender pillars are wreathed with flowers of all hues;
banners of various nations are disposed in festoons
around the walls, and on the tables below is such a vast
amount of good cheer, that no one can doubt, whilst
gazing, that America is truly the "land of plenty."
One might as well attempt to epitomise a cookery-book
as to venture on chronicling half of the dishes which
decorate a public dinner-table in America. There are
squashes, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, dressed in many
ways, and a hundred other things, whose very names
are unknown on this side the water; and every here and
there, on primrose-coloured pats of butter, lumps of
crystal ice sparkle like huge diamonds. Fish, with
queer fowls of every description, joints of huge propor-
tions, and made dishes by the score, appear, and then
vanish away before the attacks of the hungry visitors;
and, thus rapidly disposing of the dinner, let us glance
at the guests.
At the head of the table sits the Governor of the
State. He is a tall, firmly-built man, with a benevolent
expression and a mild, grey eye, which has a good deal
of lurking humour in its depths. No one, to look at
him, would fancy him a man who possesses almost as
much power as a crowned head—who holds the scales of
life and death in his hands—for he more resembles a
well-to-do English gentleman-farmer than a petty so-
vereign, which, in fact, ho is for a time. His dress is
carelessly arranged, and it is plain enough that he pays
but little attention to personal appearance. Everybody
remarks this, and the very newspapers inquire, " Does
Governor Briggs wear a shirt ?" for that necessary
article is not indicated by the presence of a collar. His
Excellency is no great orator, but, when he speaks, the
words and sentiments evidently flow from his heart. He
is a great temperance advocate, and may frequently be
heard advocating the claims of teetotal societies. And,
not content with mere words, he carries his principles out
into practice, for a very few months since he was seen,
on Boston-common, picking up an insensible di unkard,
whom he himself conveyed to his home, and whom, on
an after visit, he made comfortable in circumstances, and
induced to sign the pledge.
The speeches at the horticultural show are, of course,
"much of a muchness" with those put forth in our own
country on similar occasions, and, as with us, persons of
all professions unite in the proceedings. People of every
shade of politics can meet in flower-gardens, and so the
subject-matter, and the compliments, and " all that,"
must be left to the reader's imagination.
The evening has advanced considerably, when there
is a buzz heard near the door—it grows louder and louder,
until a vehement burst of cheering rings through the
building, as a gentleman with a very smiling face is seen
forcing his way through the crowd as well as he can,
whilst every moment his hand is grasped by one and
another, as if he were an old acquaintance. And so,
indeed, he is, although years have elapsed since last he
appeared in Faneuil Hall. " Hip, hip, hip ! hurra !"
Now the ladies have caught a glimpse of him, and they
wave scarves and handkerchiefs until the air is so
agitated that it almost fans out the gas-lights. The new
arrival is a prodigious favourite of theirs, and as they
cannot well use their tongues, apd join in the universal
shout of welcome, they execute all manner of designs in
the air, and smile so sweetly, and their eyes beam so
brightly, that one envies the happy man who has caused
all this flutter and enthusiasm. Nearer and nearer he
gets to the president's chair, and by it he stands bow-
ing, with his hand upon his heart, whilst the name of
Edward Everett is pronounced with a hearty welcome
by every tongue.
And rut only is he welcomed by his own countrymen;
many Englishmen, invited guests, are present, who
willingly do honour to genius and manly worth in the
person of the late Minister to the Court of Queen Vic-
toria; and amongst them we may observe one who looks

as delighted as if a legacy bad been left him. He is a
round-faced pleasant-looking scn of the "fast-anchored
isles," with a pair of bright eyes, which twinkle merrily
through his spectacles. Never was a more thoroughly
good-hearted-looking face than his; and seldom have
eyes, nose, and mouth been surmounted by a more noble
fon-head, broad and lofty, and adorned by curly black
locks. He is short and stout, and his portly and plea•
sant figure, arrayed in sober black, betoken that he be-
lon;;s to "the cloth." It is Dr. Choulcs, the learned and
laborious author of the " History of Missions," and of a
score of other works, of which I cannot remember even
the titles. I have noticed him, because he is one of the
Boston "noticeables," and wel!-known by his works in
this as well as in his adopted country. But let us return
to Everett.
It would be no easy matter to describe Mr. Everett's
features, and fortunately there is no necessity for my at-
tempting a word-painting of his physique, for his long
residence in England, and his frequent visits to different
portions of the United Kingdom, have rendered his out-
ward man familiar to most people. It is, however, I may
say, one of those thoughtful faces, which an utter ab-
sence of severity or gloom makes it delightful to look
upon. "'That must be an amiable man!" would be the
most likely observation of an observer on seeing Mr.
Everett. tie wears visibly the stamp—that stamp which
cannot be forged—of the gentleman. Graceful and easy
in deportment, and courteous and winning in manners,
he finds his way without au effort to every heart. As a
scholar a statesman; and an eloquent public speaker, he
ranks deservedly high. His splendid lyric, the
," Dirge
of Alaric," stamped him at once as a poet of no. ordinary
powers; and his translation of the Greek Graminar of
Battman warrants the assertion of his countrymen that
he is a most accurate scholar. Mr. Everett was for
several years a Member of the National Congress, and
afterwards was for three or four successive terms Go-
. vernor of his native State of Massachusetts. His recent
high office, as Minister of the United States to England,
made us familiar with his splendid talents and estimable
character.
There is something peculiar in Mr. Everett's tones
which may be described, perhaps, as a tremulous ear
nestuess. On the present occasion he seems so much
affected by the warmth of his reception, that this is very
observable. Pleasantly he .alludes to the " boisterous
lullabys" which he has lately experienced on the ocean,
for he only landed from the steamer, which brought him
from England, on the day before, and contrasts it with
the reception he experienced in the " old cradle of
liberty." Gracefully he compliments England, and
warmly rejoices in the return to his own land. lie re-
fers to the shabby allowance made by his own Govern-
ment to its Ambassador in London, and hints at its in-
.sufficiency; and skilfully avoiding political shoals and
reefs, he pilots his course through divers channels, and
comes off at last with flying colours. Then his health is
drank, and the scene of uproarious welcome is repeated;
arid then the Massachusetts Horticultural Society listen
to charming speeches about charming flowers; and at
length, in very good time (for the Bostonians are an
early-retiring people), the flowers and the garlands are
left to pine alone on the pillars of Faneuil Hall.
Harvard College has recently lost, by resignation, Pre-
sident Quincy, and, when the writer left Boston, Mr.
Everett was talked of as his successor. For such a situ-
ation his character and acquirements eminently fit him;
but whether he will retire from public political life into
the more secluded paths of learning, is not yet known.
One thing is quite certain—whatever public station he
may occupy, he will assuredly fill with honour to him-
se:f and advantage to his country. WHIZ.

CORN-LAW DiVISIONS.'
(From the Glasgow Constitutional.)
In the belief that, at a moment like. this, when the
corn-laws are the all-engrossing topic of political in-
terest, a sketch of the recent history of the legislative
discussion of the question will be not without interest to
our readerg.'—we have compiled: the following chrone-
logical summary of the chief divisions which have taken
place upon the subject in either House of Parliament
during the last twelve years. We begin 'with the Par-
liament of 1833 as being the first which was elected
under the provisions of the Reform Act.