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The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-13

MEAT MARKETS.

SOUTHALL, Maacit 12.—We had only a limited supply of fat stock
on offer to-day. Prime qualities commanded a steady sale, at, in
some instances, advanced currencies ; but, in other kinds, no im-
provement was noticed. Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s ; Mutton, 2s 10(1 to
4s 4d ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 10d ; and Pork, :25 10d to 3s 10(1 per 81be.
Supply—BeaSts, 44 ; Sheep, 1,090 ; Calves, 48 ; Pigs, 51.

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Mencii I«.—Primo Beasts sold freely, a: an advance of
2d per Sibs, while the value of other kinds of meat was steadily sup-
ported. Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s • Mutton, as so 4s 4d ; Veal, 4s to
4s 10d ; and l'ork, 28 8d to 3s 10d per 81bs. Suckling Calves, 18s to
30s ; Quarter-old Store rigs, 168 to «Os ; and :Mich Cows, with their
Small Calf, 161 to 191 each.
LEWES, MARCH 11.— Beef, from 3s to 4s ; Mutton, 3s to 4s 4d ;
Veal, 4s to 48 8d ; and Pork, 38 to 3s 6d per Sibs. Supply but mode-
rate, and trade firm.
London, England, 1845-03-13

NOTICE

F R ANCE, STRAS IfotßG, and PARIS
RAILWAY.
Capital 60,000,090 francs, or 2,400,000/. in 120,000 Shares of 500
francs, or 20/. each.
Deposit 21. per Share.
No APPLICATION for SHARES in the English Subscription List
will be received after FRIDAY, the 14th day of March instant; up to
that time applications for Shares may be addressed to the Provisional
Committee, at the office of their solicitor, George Ogle, Esg., No. 4,
Great Winchester-street, Broad-street, London.
London, England, 1845-03-13

DIVORCE.

Lord BROUGHAM presented a Bill, which was read a
first time, for extending the suggestions in cases of divorce (not
to cases of divorce, for that made a considerable difference).
The object of this Bill being to facilitate the remedy of the
poor man in such cases.
RAILWAY SCHEMES.

Lord BROUGHAM said that he wished to ask a question
of his Nobls Friend at the head of the Beard of Trade, re-
specting the decisions to which the Board, of which he was
the head, had come, with reference to the several lines pro-
jected between London and York. He would not ask this
question to-day if it were inconvenient to answer it, but he
would give notice of it for a future day, as his object was to
found a motion which would bring before the House the
day and the time of the day--for the time of the day was
important, when this decision was come to. His reason for
asking the question was this :—lt was well known in the City,
at 12 o'clock on Tuesday, that the London and York had been
decided against, and the consequence was that the shares of
the other two lines had risen 2 and 3 per cent. premium long
before the Gazette which contained that decision was pub-
lished.

The Earl of DALHOUSIE said that he bad not
the slightest objection to give the information which
his Noble and Learned Friend had asked, as far as it laid
in his power. The fact was that the precise time at
which this decision was made was in the afternoon.
The Board on that day was held in the afternoon,
and, therefore, it was utterly impossible that this rise could
have resulted from aucy communication with the Board of
Trade. The inferences which his Noble and Learned Friend
drew from the facts which he had stated, was, that either a com-
munication had been made from the Board of Trade with parties
in the City, er else that proper concealment hadnot beenused in
order to prevent the decisions of the Board of Trade from being
made use of in the stock market, and he could not conceive
that the decision in this particular case had bad any effect
on the operations of the stock market. There were
three distinct parties to the communication between
London and York. There was the London and York line,
the Cambridge and Lincoln line the object of which was to
extend the communication to York by means of Cambridge
and the Direct Northern, These three parties were each pre-
pared to carry out their designs to the fullest
extent. They were possessed of large capital ; they
were supported by a long following, and were backed
respectively by immense influence. 'I hey appeared to carry
out their design to the very utmost. A circumstance, however,
occurred, of which he was not cognisant until the Tuesday.
This circumstance had occurred on the Monday. Upon con-
sideration the Cambridge and Lincoln and the Direct Northern
had come to the decision of coalescing.
[LEFT SPEAKING.]
London, England, 1845-03-13

SUMMARY OF NEWS

AND

Vublit Optnton.

" Who runs may read."

FOREIGN.

On Sunday evening the King of the French received the Prince
de Ligne, the Duke de Broglie, the Marquis de Lagrange, Count
Philip de Segur, Viscount d'Haussonville, Barons Bourgoing, de
Barante, and Deffaudis, and General de Saint Yon. _ _

The Duke de Broglie was to leave Paris for London on
Thursday.
A duel took place on Tuesday morning in the Bois de Boulogne,
between the editor of the Globe and the principal proprietor of the
Presse, in which the latter was shot tlead.

Several f the journals state that Captain Page, Aide-de-Camp of
the Minister of Marine, is about to leave France on a special mission
for Otaheite.

The Rouen journals state that the following curious notice was
lately proclaimed by the town-crier of Yvetot (Seine Inferieure) :

" A considerable number of EngliFhmen being about to be em-
ployed on the railroad, the mayor engages the ladies, both old
and young, not to walk in the streets after nine o'clock in the
evening I"
A young girl hanged herself at Amiens a few days back, from
vexation at not being able to procure anew dress to go to a ball !
London, England, 1845-03-13

PARIS AND LYONS RAILWAY
(C. LAFFITTE'S ORIGINAL .COMPANY.)

DIRECTOU.
'Monsieur Charles Lailitte, Paris.

James H. Attwood, Esq., 13, Upper Semonr-street, Portman.
square, London.

Comte d'Alton-Shoe Pair de France, Paris.
Joh"' Moss, Esq., Liverpool.
The Right Hon. G. R. Dawson, 15, Upper Grosvenor-street, London.
Win. J. Chaplin, Esq., Adelphi-terrace, London.
Monsieur E. Simons, Administrateur des Messageries ROyales, Paris.
Monsieur Alexandre Berignieres, Administrateur des Messageries
Generales, Paris.

Charles Devaux, Esq., 62, King William-street, London.
Hardman Earle, Esq., Liverpool.

Monsieur Ed. Biouni:Paris,

Rose D. Mangles, Esq., Loadon.

John Nasterman, Jun., Esq., Nicholas-lane, London.

Monsieur Moreau Chalons, Paris.
Matthew Elzielli, Esq., 62, King William-street, London

. -
The Provisional Committee of the Paris and Lyons Railway Com-
pany having ascertained that it is the intention of the French Govern-
ment to lease the line to a company able and willing to reimburse the
State for all expenditure.hitherto incurred, and to undertake all fur-
ther outlay which may be required for the entire construction of the
line, have determined upon increasing the capital to the full amount
necessary for this purpose. In conformity with the terms of sub-
scription contained in the circular of the 10th August last; which con-.
templated such a contingency, they have resolved upon offering
to the Shareholders Two New Shares for every Old Share, sub-
ject to all the liabilities of increase or diminution hereafter, as in the
former case, and subject also to any further call which may be found
necessary. All Shareholders who may wish to avail themselves of
this option are requested to apply at the office, and to produce the
original receipts, between Tuesday, 11th, and Saturday, 22d inst.
Notice is hereby given, that all parties not applying within the pre-
scribed time will be considered to have waived their claim to the ad-
ditional shares, which will be otherwise appropriated.
By order, _

En. AIME, Secretary.

62, King William-street, March 6, 1845.
London, England, 1845-03-13

SPANISH PASSIVE BONDHOLDERS!!
CAUTION.
Do not be tempted by the trifling rise in this Stook to sell. Your
Stock is now scarce, and remember M. Mon, the Spanish Minister
of Finance, has pledged himself to prop Is ose to the Cortes a settlement
of the whole Foreign Debt of Spain. the Active Stock, then, only
to be converted, and oar interests be neglected ? Believe it not.
Tour 1001. Bond is now worth but 71. If you will but be firm, another
month will make them worth 171.
WHISPER.
London, England, 1845-03-13

COURT-P.ELSHXONABLE.

His Royal Highn-;:sPrnce George of Cambridge and suite are
expected to arrive at St. James's Palace at the close of the present,
or early in the ensuing month, from Corfu The Prince's apart-
ments in the Palace are undergoing extensive repairs previous to
his Royal Highness's arrival. . .

The Marchioness of Douglas (Princess Mary of Baden) has been
safely delivered of a son and heir.

The Duke of Wellington will pass the Easter recess at Strath-
fieldsaye. His Grace is expected to leave town on or about the
20th instant.

We understand Lady Charles Wellesley is in that interesting
state which promises a contingent succession to the title and family
honours of the house of Wellington.

Lady Brcugham's party, announced for Wednesday evening, was
at the last moment unavoidably postponed, owing to the death of a
distant relative of her Ladyship.
The Earl and Countess of Eglinton have arrived at the Claren-
don Hotel, from Eglinton Castle, Ayrshire.
London, England, 1845-03-13

NO PUFF NOR IMPOSITION.

41,Z FENCER'S CELEBRATED CHINESE
LIQUID HAIR DYE.—The thousands of individuals who
have had the pleasure of using Spencer's Chinese Liquid Hair Dye,
pronounce it to be the only dye extant which will effectually change,
in a few minutes, red or grey hair to a dark brown or black, and it
can be proved incontestibly that it is the safest dye In its use that
ever was prepared. Red or grey hair, whiskers, eyebrows, mous-
taches, &c., are changed without trouble, by simply using a comb
wetted with the liquid ; one application will produce a pleasing and.
a permanent change. The colour it imparts to the hair can never be
discovered to have been effected by dye, It being so perfectly natural,
and neither washing, perspiration, or anything will in the least fade
or affect the colour produced. Hundreds of ladies who wore false
hair, because their own became grey, wear now their own. Alec,
thousands of gentlemen who had grey or red whiskers, which was a
great disfigurement, have become quite dark from the use of
SPENCER'S CHINESE LIQUID HAIR DYE. Any lady or gen-
tleman may dye their hair with ease and secrecy in a few minutes
without trouble. Price 3s. 6d., 65., and 10s. per bottle.
To be had of the sole Proprietors, 29, Nottingham-place, Fleldgate-
street, Whitechapel-road, London ; also of Mr. Johnstone, 68, Corn-
hill ; Butler, 4, Cheapside ; Front, 229, Strand ; Sanger, 150, Oxford-
street ; Barclay, 95, Farringdon-street ; Atkinson, 24, Old,Bond-
street ; Edwards, 67, St. Paul's Churchyard; Conell, Camberwell-
green ; Kennaby, Brothers, 10, Westmoreland-buildings, Aldersgatc-
street ; Finnigin, 30, Milsom-street,- Bath ; Elmore, 31, 'Bull-street,
liiinningham ; Shirley, 40, George-street, Hastings ; and of most Per-
fumers and Medicine Vendors in Town and Country. Sent to any
part of the kingdom by sending a remittance, post-paid..
Please to ask for Spencer and Co.'s Chinese Liquid Hair Dye.
Merchants and Captains will receive a liberal allowance for expor-
tation.
London, England, 1845-03-13

SUMMARY OF NE- S

AND
eptitton.

" Who runs may read."

FOILEXGN.

On Sunday evening the King of the French received the Prince
de Ligne, the Duke de Broglie, the Marquis de Lagrange, Count
Philip de Segur, Viscount d'Haussonville, Barons Bourgoing, de
Barante, and Deffaudis, and Generil de Saint Yon.
_ _

The Duke de Broglie was to leave Paris for London on
Thursday.

A duel took place on Tuesday morning in the Bois de Boulogne,
between the editor of the Globe and the principal proprietor of the
Prtsse, in which the latter was shot dead.

Several of the journals state that Captain Page, Aide-de-Camp of
the Minister of Marine, is about to leave France on a special mission
for Otaheite.

The Rouen journals state that the following curious notice was
lately proclaimed by the town-crier of Yvetot (Seine Inferieure) :
" A considerable number of Englishmen being about to be em-
ployed on the railroad, the mayor engages the ladies, both old
and young, not to walk in the streets after nine o'clock in the
evening l''
A young girl hanged herself at Amiens a few days back, from
vexation at not being able to procure anew dress to go to a ball
London, England, 1845-03-13

NOTICE.

FRANCE, STRASifotRG, and PARIS
RAILWAY.
Capital 60,000,000 francs, or 2,400,0001. in 120,000 Shares of 500
francs, or 20/. each.
Deposit 21. per Share.
No APPLICATION for SHARES in the English Subscription List
will be received after FRIDAY, the 14th day of March instant ; up to
that time applications for Shares may be addressed to the Provisional
Committee, at the office of their solicitor, George Ogle, Esq., No. 4,
Great Winchester-street, Broad-street, London.
London, England, 1845-03-13

EMPLOYMENT.—Persons having a little time
to spare are apprised that Agents continuo to be appointed in
London, and country towns, by the EAST INDIA TEA COMPANY,
•r the sale of their celebrated teas.

Offices, No. 9, Great St. Helen's-churchyard, Bishopsgate-street.
They are packed in showy leaden canisters, front one ounce to a
psund, with the price and weight marked on each packet, and but
little trouble is occasioned, by the sale. The license is only I Is. per
..nnum, and many during the last nineteen years have realised con-
siderable incomes by the agency without one shilling let or loss.
Application to be made (if by letter post-paid) as above.
London, England, 1845-03-13

VAUXHALL COMPOSITE CANDLES,
Bs. 6d. per doz.
PRICK'S PATENT CANDLES, 10s. 6d. per doz.
GENUINE WAX CANDLES, 28s. per doz.
These three sorts of Candles are all precisely alike in their burn-
ing qualities, but the Vauxhall Composites are rather softer than
the Price's Patent, and thence the difference in price. Evert those
who are compelled to study economy alone, should burn then in pre-
ference to Tallow Dips.
Patent Cocoa Nut Lamp Oil, warranted equal in every respect to
the finest Sperm, 4s. per gallon.
WM. MARCHANT, 253, Regent-circus, Oxford-street.
London, England, 1845-03-13

notice of appeal as therein specified, and also sufficient
security, by recognizance or otherwise, for the payment
of costs, to the satisfaction of some one justice of the
peace, Be it enacted, That the condition of any such re-
cognizance shall be for the appearance of the said puta-
tive father at such General Quarter Sessions of the
Peace as is required by the said Act, and his trial of the
appeal thereat, and the payment of such costs as he shall be
then and there ordered to pay; and if at any time before the
hearing of the appeal the putative father who shall have
entered into any sueh recognizance, shall give notice in
writing of his abandonment of the appeal to the mother
of the child, in whose favour the order shall have been
made, and to the justice or justices before whom the
said recognizance shall have been taken, and shall pay
or tender to the said mother all sums then due under the
said order, and such costs and expenses as she shall have
incurred by reason of such notice of appeal, the said
recognizance so entered into by the said putative father
shall not be estreated, nor in any manner put in force, or
otherwise proceeded with."
Mr. BOUVERIE thought there was much in-
justice in these clauses, and he should oppose them.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM further explained the
nature of these clauses.
After a conversation, in which Mr. Bouverie, Sir
J. Graham, General Johnstone, and the Solicitor-
General took part, which bore upon the point of the
mother of a bastard child receiving relief from the
workhouse during her confinement, and an allowance
from the putative father at the same time, the clauses
were added to the Bill.
The House resumed, and the Bill was ordered to
be reported to-morrow.
The House then adjourned.
London, England, 1845-03-13

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.

A Crand Concentration of Excellence and Variety at the above Theatre
FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. RAYNER,
And Last Night of the Season.
TO-3IORROW EVENING

Will be performed THE SCHOOL OF REFORM. Robert Tyke
(first time these twelve years), Mr. Rayner; Mrs, Ferment, Miss
L. Melville. Miss Davenport will, for the first time, sustain the cha-
racter of Clad.

A GRAND CONCERT by talented Artistes.
To conclude with A NAUTICAL DRAMA.

Tickets and Places of Mr. Rayner, 12, Southampton-buildings,

DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE.
THIS EVENING

Will be performed JANE SHORE. Supported by Messrs. Neville,
Fitzjarnes, Lewis, H. Hughes, Hawkins, Seaman, N. T. Hicks ; Mrs,
R. }former, and Mrs. H. Vining.

To be followed by the Ballet of THE SOLDIER'S DREAM. In
which the whole of the Ballet Company will perform.
To conclude with THE WHISTLER. . _

Places and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box
°Mice, from Eleven to Four.

THE WEATHER.-SIIN OFFICE, MARCH 13.

THERMOMETER, Lowest, 19 ; Highest, 35 ; Noon, 2

BAROMETER, 29.89.-WIND, E.

Nora.—The figures which follow the words "Lowest" and

" Highest" denote the lowest and highest state of the
Thermometer during the preceding twenty-four hours. All
the other observations are made at noon.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY.
Morning •. 55 minutes after 4 I Evening .. 11 minutes after 5.
London, England, 1845-03-13

THAMES POLICE.

DEFRAUDING A GAS COMPANY.—Tnesday' Henry Nicks,
the landlord of the Cricketers public-house in London-street,
Ratcliffe, was charged on a summons with committing a
fraud on the British Gaslight Company, who sued for a
penalty of 10E
It appeared that the defendant was a gas consumer, and
that his bill for the first quarter, commencing in September,
1844, was a very large one, but in the succeeding quarter
the register, as denoted by the meter, exhibited a very great
diminution, and a suspicion arose in the mind of Mr. Grum-
wood, the Company's inspector, that a fraud was being prac-
tised. On the Ist of. March, in company with another
man, named Coote, he examined the meter in the defendant's
cellar, and found the inlet pipe disconnected from the ser-
vice pipe, and the outlet pipe belonging to the meter dis-
connected from the fittings or pipe leading to the burners in
the bar, parlour, and tap-room, consequently the meter was
out of action, and no gas passed through it. Another pipe
was connected with the service pipe which led to the burners,
and no register was kept. Any quantity of gas could be con-
sumed without the Company knowing anything about it. It
was also proved that oa a former occasion Coote wished to
examine the meter, and was told their was a fierce dog in
the cellar, which turned out to be false.
Mr. BRODERIP sentenced the defendant to pay a fine of 81.
and the costs of the prosecution. The penalty was paid.
MURDEROUS AsSAULT.—Tuesday two young men, named
Thomas Wilmott, a currier, and John White, a cigar manu-
facturer, were brought before Mr. Broderip on remand,
charged with wounding William bridges, a painter and
glazier, with intent to do him bodily harm.
The prisoners have been in custody since the 10th of
February, and the prosecutor, who became an inmate of the
hospital on that day, could not attend till yesterday. It ap-
peared from his evidence that early on the morning of the
10th of February he was in the Globe and Friends public-
house, in Morgan-street, St. George-in-the-East, when a
quarrel took place between him and the prisoners. Wilmott
struck him under the ear, and he returned the blow. A row
ensued, and the prisoners, who struck the potboy with some
hard substance, which one of them had tied up in a handker-
chief, were turned out of the house. A few minutes after-
wards Bridges left the house, and found the prisoners waiting
for him. White struck him with some instrument, which
appeared to be about ten or twelve inches long, on the fore-
head, and inflicted a dangerous wound. He fell to the
ground, and when he rose he laid hold of his assailant, on
which the other prisoner, Wilmott, struck him with some-
thing he had in his hand, supposed to be a stone. He was
removed to the London Hospital, and Mr. Ward, the house-
surgeon, stated that when he was brought there he was
bleeding profusely from an irregular wound on the scalp, a
little above the left brow. The man was for some time in
danger.—The prisoners were committed for trial.
London, England, 1845-03-13

CANDLE CAUTION.W. S. HALE'S
CANDLE
- SUPERB COMPOSITE CANDLES, 10d. per lb., are allowed
upon trial to surpass all others of the present day for beauty of ap-
pehrance and brilliancy of light. W. S. Hales makes no inferior Com-
posite Candles, of which town and country are inundated. To be had
genuine, also the extra-fine Wax-wick Moulds, 6d. per lb., for
cash, at DAVIES'S Old Established Warehouse, 63, St. Martin's.
lane, opposite Slaughter's Coffee-hoase.

CILARK'S ROYAL WAX CANDLES 1
NO PUFF ! ! (they Is. per lb.)
_

"Their equal is unknown—their superior will never come."

A pure white Same—they snuff themselves—are hard as alabaster
—pure as wax—glossy as glass—and cheap as common tallow can-
dles, is their true character. Composite candles, German wax, Mar-
garine wax, 'Botanic wax, and all such inferior candles must be
thrown aside, bearing no comparison to Royal Wax Candles. Their
great success has already created imitators. CLARK and CO. do
not supply the trade, therefore all whe purchase elsewhere cannot
hare the Royal Candles. No arsenic is used—inquiry is challenged.
Royal Wax Candles of all sizes required. Only Is. per lb.
Please write down the address, CLARK and CO., 447, West
Strand (opposite Warren's Manufactory).
London, England, 1845-03-13

TO THE .EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Stn,—Your account of the "disgraceful conduct" of some
officers of the 37th Regiment, stationed at Gosport, should
not be silently passed over, as it appears to me to merit the
severest censure. It would be very amusing, Sir, could you
favour your readers with some further particulars of the
trial, and more particularly the names of the Magistrates
who presided. I most heartily join with you in the wish
that it may be carried to the Horse Guards.-4 am, Sir, your
obedient servant, A COUNTY MAGISTRATE.
Upper Brook-street, March 12, 1845.
London, England, 1845-03-13

FLEECE INN, DARLINGTON.
JOHN LOWSON, JUN.,
(Late of Chester-le-Street),
.75

Respectfully announces that he has entered int;'the occupation of the
above wen-known Establishment, which it will be his object to
render again worthy of its former character as a Commercial and
Market House ; and he trusts he shall he honoured with a renewal
of the extensive patronage it formerly enjoyed.
Commercial .Gentlemen will find every attention paid to their con-
venience and comfort. The Sleeping Apartments are spacious and
healthful ; the Stabling excellent, and easy of access ; and communi-
cation with the neighbouring Railways Is secured by Omnibuses and
cabs, which run regularly to meet the different Trains.
Choice Wines, Spirits, Ales, &c. &c.
•
London, England, 1845-03-13

PUBLICATIONS.

Just published, In decoy Bvo., 'Mee 25., sewed,
4ORD AUCKLAND and LORD ELLEN-
BOROUGH.
.

By A BENGAL CIVILIAN.
London : Smith, Elder, and.co., Corntill

MECHI'S LETTERS ON AIICULTURE.
On Thursday, March 20, will be published mall 4t0., le. 6d. sewed,
or 3s. cloth,
A SERIES Ole LETTERS ON
AGRICULTURAL IMPROVEMENT ; with
an Appendix. By JOHN JOSEPH MECHL

With Four Plans of theiartn;;d Machinery.
ondon : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans.
London, England, 1845-03-13

social state of the ' country. In a new country, where
capital is scarce and equally distributed, and where
the people live, as it were, from hand to mouth,
almost without capital, direct taxation must be
equally unproductive and oppressivel and whatever
revenue the State requires must be raised from taxes on con-
sumption to which all must contribute more or less, and to
which each may in some measure proportion his contribu-
tion to his means. Exactly the reverse obtains in a coun-
try where capital is redundant. In a country so cir-
cumstanced, " the pressure of contiguous wealth,"
unaided by the tax man, reduces the condition of the less
affluent below what it ought to be, and indirect taxation
affecting them (witness the failure of the 5 per cent.. duties
in 1840) becomes unproductive, and unproductive it cannot
be without having been first most grievously oppressive.

THE BANK OF ENGLAND.—The Bank of England
Direc•ors have this atternoon come to the determination
of charging 2} per cent. on London bills and notes not
having more than ninety-five days to run.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack at
Four o'cleck•.

SCOTCH BANKING.

Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition from the magis-
trates and town-council of Irvine against any interference with
the present system of banking in Scotland.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE.
The Duke of WELLINGTON rose to give notice that on
Tuesday next, with the permission of their Lordships, he
would move that the House adjourn for the holidays, from that
day till Thursday, the 3d of April.
POOR-LAWS (IRELAND).
The Earl of WICKLOW presanted a petition from the
poor-law guardians of a union in Ireland, praying for an in-
quiry into the working of the poor-laws in that country.
CORPORATION MONOPOLY (LONDON).
Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition to which he called
the attention of the House, and especially of the Lord Chan-
cellor, and his Noble Friend the President of the Board of
Trade, from a great number of householders in the City of
London, complaining that they had been threatened by the
Corporation with legal proeeedings if they did not take up
their freedom, which, at the lowest, would cost them each
1)l. 4s. Amongst these petitions was a poor widow, who had
been in business but six months, obtaining with difficulty
a few pence a-day for her subsistence—and if
their Lordships would not interpose she would he
absolutely ruined, for she could no more pay 111. 4s. than she
could pay the national debt. The only way that he could effect
what the petitioners desired was to bring in a Bill to extend
to the City of London the 14th section of the sth and 6th
Wm. IV., which abolished the same grievous monopoly in all
other towns, cities, and boroughs, in the realm, in which, as
well as in London, the same oppression was in force.
Messengers from the Commons brought up the Bill for ex-
tending the income and property tax for three years. Also,
the Consolidated Fund Bill, for appropriating 8,000,00C1. for
1815; and one for carrying into effect certain public works in
Scotland.
London, England, 1845-03-13

THE SUN is Published EVERY MORNING at FIVE 0 CLOCK, in Time for the EARLY TRAINS and TOWN DELIVERY; a SECOND EDITION (Even:ng Sun) is Published in Time for the AFTERNOON TRAINS,

and a THIRD EDITION at SEVEN 0 CLOCK, for POST, containing PARLIAMENTARY and all other NEWS in LONDON' up to that Hour.
London, England, 1845-01-21

FINE ARTS.

Under the quaint title of " About Something," we
have just seen a series of amusing caricatures, con-
tained in a small thin duodecimo volume, and pub-
lished by Messrs. Fares, of Piccadilly. The subjects
are very various in their character, and some of them
are treated with humour, while others are handled in
a very dull, common-place style.

-----------:------ .
COFFEE AND EATING•1101/011 KEEPERe ASSOCIA•
TlON.—Last evening the half-yearly general meeting of
the friends and subscribers to the above Association was
held at Anderton's Hotel, Fleet-street, to receive the
report of the Committee for the past half-year, and for
the election of pensioners; Mr. W. Kirton, the President,
in the chair. The report congratulated the Society upon
the fact that only one application to be placed on the
funds during the past half-year was made• and the proper
inquiries having been instituted, the Committee recom-
mended it as one worthy the support of the charity. It
was also urged by the Committee in their report the
necessity of using every effort to increase the funds by
means of balls and other amusements, the getting up of
which had devolved entirely upon a few individuals in-
stead of the general body. The auditors' report was then
adopted, and, after some routine business was gone
through, the meeting separated.
Dispatches from the Governors of Vto West India
Colonies and of the 'Mauritius, were received yester-
day at tik Colonial-office. .
London, England, 1845-01-21

APPOINTMENTS.

Captain—Michael Seymour, to the Vindictive.
Commander—J. A. Gordon, to the Wolf.
Lieutenants—William Creak. to the Victory, for or-
dinary service; H. Lloyd, to the Waterwitch ; D. Elliott,
to the Caledonia; C. J. Brickdale, to th© Acorn; W. S.
Miller and C. E. Willmott, to the Lily.
Master—J. E. Petley, late of the Styx, to command
the Lightning steamer, vice Roberts, promoted.
Surgeons—A. C. Air, to the Rolla; A. Bryson, M.D.,
additional to the William and Mary, vice WArthur, de-
ceased.

Chaplains—F. Wells, to the Albion; R. B. Howe, to
the Eagle.
Assistant Surgeons—P. Slevin, to the Raven ;J. P.
Lawrence, to the Nautilus ; G. W. Lellier, to the Vic-
tory ; R. C. Russell, to the Mutine.
Mate—C. B. Kennedy, of the Daring, to the Locust.
Clerk—Mr. Maturin, to the Commander-in Chief's
office at Devonport, vice Leans, appointed Secretary to
Vice-Admiral Sir Francis Austen.
Midshipmen—C. Kent, to the Excellent ;J. Lloyd, to
the Locust.
Naval Cadets—C. A. Campbell, to the Vindictive ;
E. Field, to the Comus ; Von Radchen, to the Persian ;
D'Arcy, to the Acorn.
COAST G UARD -PROMOTIONS.
Commander—James Pullen (1829), to the rank of
Captain.
Lieutenants—Robert Mann, William Marshall (b),
and Graham Hewitt, to the rank of Commander.
Mate—J. B. S. M. Moore (1830), to the rank of Lieu-
tenant.

APPOINTMENTS.
Lieutenant James Stewart (a), from Garrison-point
station, to command the Ranger cruiser, vice Baker,
period of service expired.
REMOVALS.
Lieutenant John Slaughter, from Bembridge to rag-
ham station, in exchange with Lieutenant B. R. Owen ;
J. H. Jackson, from Fort Sutherland to Bovisand sta-
tion, vice Cornish, to Turnchapel.
ROYAL MARINES.
Assistant- Surgeon— C. H. Morrison, to the Plymouth
Division.

- - ---
DEATH Or SIR COLIN MACKENZIE.—We regret to
have to announce the death of Sir Colin Mackenzie, of
Kilcoy, Baronet, who expired at his seat in Ross-shire
(Belmaduthy House), on the 16th inst. The deceased
baronet was Convener of the county of Ross for many
years, and, as such, was highly popular. His excellent
private character. composed of the most smishlm domestic
qualities that adorn our nature, renders his demise a sad
bereavement to his family, and his numerous friends and
acquaintances.
London, England, 1845-01-21

PROMOTIONS.

Lieutenant—George White (1809), to the rank of
Commander o❑ the retired list of 1840.
Assistant-Surgeons—Edward Nolloth and D. Thomp-
son, M.D., to the rank of Surgeon.
Second Master—William Roberts (1836) in command
of the Lightning steamer, to the rank of Master.
Clerk—Arthur Jones, Acting Purser of the Illustrious
to the rank of Paymaster and Purser.
London, England, 1845-01-21

OAKS.

8 to 1 agst Mr. Worthington's Lancashire Witch—t.
12 to 1 agst Lord G.Bentinck's Rose of Cashmere—t.
20 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Miss Elis--taken
The Cure, we understand, has been transferred, by
purchase, from Hesseltine's stable to Dawson's.
London, England, 1845-01-21

FINE ARTS.

Under the quaint title of " About Something," we
have just seen a series of amusing caricatures, con-
tained in a small thin duodecimo volume, and pub-
lished by Messrs. Fores, of Piccadilly. The subjects
are ver:• various in their character, and some of them
are treated with humour, while others are handled in
a very dull, common-place style.
London, England, 1845-01-21

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sin,—l beg to send you a copy of my Annual Tithe
Commutation Tables, the ninth of the series.
It will be seen that the average prices for last year
were—
s. d.

51 3 per imperial quarter for 'Wheat,
33 8 " 46 Barley,
20 7 46 Si Oats.
While the average prices for seven years to Christmas
last, amount Lo—
s. (I
London, England, 1845-01-21

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUIV.

beg to send you a copy of my Annual Tithe
Commutation Tables, the ninth of the series.
It will be seen that the average prices for last year
were—

& d.
M 3 per imperial quarter for Wheat,
33 8 it :, Barley,
20 7 ft 41 Oats.
While the average prices for seven years to Christmas
last, amount to—
s. d

s. (1.
7 7 per imp. bushel, or 60 8 per imp. qr. for Wheat,
4 14 " " 32 10 " " Barley,
2 9 44 44 22 0 " " Oats.
And each 1001. of Rent-charge in 1845 will amount to
103 L 17s. 1 lid., or Ss. 6d. per cent. less than the amount
of last year.
I am, Sir, your most obedient servant,
CHARLES M. WILLICH.
25, Suffolk-street, Pall-mall, Jan. 20, 1845.

HARRY LORREQUER'S NEW WORK.—We are re-
quested to state that Mr. Colburn, of Great Marl-
borough-street, has this day published a CHEAP EDITION
of Mr. Lever's new work, " Arthur O'Leary," illustrated
by George Cruiksbank, printed uniformly with the
author's other works, in one volume, Bvo., price only 12s.
bound, which can now be had of all booksellers. Mr.
Colburn has also just published the following new novels:
2. Lady Cecilia Farrencourt, by Henry Milton, Esq.,
Author of " Rivalry."-3. Strathern ; or, Life at Home
and Abroad ; a Story of the Present Day. By the Coun-
tess of Blessington.-4. Hillingdon Hall, a Tale of
Country Life. By the Author of " Handley Cross."-
5. The Palais Royal, an Historical Romance. By the
Author of " Henri quatre."
London, England, 1845-01-21

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

DEVONPORT, JAN. 18.—The Espiegle, 12, Commander
Thompson, having refitted, left the harbour for the
Sound in tow of the Confiance steamer yesterday. She
will sail in a day or two for her destination, in company
with the Flying Fish and Daring, should the latter be
ready to join in the trial.
The Firebrand steam-frigate, Captain Hope, will pro•
ceed in a few days to Buenos Ayres, to land the newly-
appointed Minister to the Argentine Republic, Mr. Gore
Ouseley. She will proceed thence to the coast of Africa
station.

The Locust steam-vessel, Lieutenant Commander H.
Eden, arrived yesterday from Portsmouth, with super-
numeraries. She proceeds hence to the Mediterranean.
The Snipe cutter, Lieutenant-Commander Raymond,
sailed yesterday with supernumeraries for Portsmouth.
The Lively, navy-lighter, Master-Commander Hart-
field,arrived on Wednesday with stores from Portsmouth.
The Fox, 42, Captain Blackwood, arrived at Trinco-
malee from the Cape of Good Hope on the 6th of No-
vember, having run the distance (4,630 miler) in 21 days.
The Cygnet, 6, Commander Layton, was at Accra, all
well, on the 2d of November.
The Daring, 12, Commander Matson, is still very
leaky. Mr. Henwood, Foreman of Shipwrights at Ports-
mouth, has been here by Admiralty order to endeavour
to asceriain the position of the leak, but we believe with-
out success, Mr. Henwood having been engaged in the
construction of the Daring.
In Harbour—The Caledonia, San Josef, Albion, Su-
perb, Acton Persian, Acorn, Ranger, Racehorse, Dar-
ing, Firebrand, Crane packet, Sylph tender, Locust and
Confiance steam-vessels, and Hamoaze, Devon, Camel,
and Lively lighters.
In the Sound—The Espiegle and Flying Fish.
London, England, 1845-01-21

OAKS.

8 to 1 agst Mr. Worthington's Lancashire Witch—t.
12 to 1 agst Lord G.Bentinck's Rose of Cashmere—t.
20 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Miss Elis—taken
The Cure, we understand, has been transferred, by
purchase, from Hesseltine's stable to Dawson's.
London, England, 1845-01-21

CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY.)

James Steward was charged with absconding from
the St. Pancras workhouse, and stealing a suit of
clothes.
Mr. Lee, the master, deposed to the fact of the
prisoner's absconding about a week ago, and to his
returning to the workhouse as a destitute pauper, on
Saturday last, without the workhouse uniform, which
he said he sold to pay his debts. He scaled the walls
of the workhouse.
Mr. GREENWOOD—WeII, what have you to say ?
Prisoner (coolly)—I sold the clothes to redeem arti-
cles of more consequence.—He was sentenced to
twenty-one days' imprisonment.

LAMBETH.—(THIS DAY.)
Upon Mr. Henry taking his seat on the bench this
morning, a greengrocer, residing in North-street,
East-lane, Walworth, applied to the Magistrate for
an assault warrant against two men and a female.
The applicant said that about half-past nine o'clock
last night the female, accompanied by two men, en-
tered his parlour with a large clasp-knife in her hand,
about nine inches in length, and would have stabbed
him in the breast but that her aim was fortunately
turned aside. The two men and women uttered the
most dreadful imprecations against him. There Wag
a crowd of about three hundred persons assembled
round his door, and the neighbourhood was thrown
into the greatest confusion. One of the men was
named Miles.
Mr. HENRY said he thought there must be some
cause for so extraordinary an assault, but he would
grant the warrant against Miles and the female.
London, England, 1845-01-21

FINE ARTS.

Under the quaint title of " About Something," we
Piccadilly.aeter The subjects
have just seen a series of amusing. caricatures, con-
tained in a small thin duodecimo volume, and pub-
lisheda re ve
very
yy
variousAie ssrs.i
aF othr eesi,rand some of them
are treated with humour, while others are handled in
a very dull, common-place style.
ocfh character,

COFFEE AND EATING-HOUSE KEEPERS' ASSOCIA-
TION.—Last evening the half-yearly general meeting of
the friends and subscribers to the above Association was
held at Anderton's Hotel, Fleet-street, to receive the
report of the Committee for the past half-year, and for
the election of pensioners; Mr. W. Kirton, the President,
in the chair. The report congratulated the Society upon
the fact that only one application to be placed on the
funds during the past half-year was made, and the proper
inquiries having been instituted, the Committee recom-
mended it as one worthy the support of the charity. It
was also urged by the Committee in their report the
necessity of using every effort to increase the funds by
means of balls and other amusements, the getting up of
which had devolved entirely upon a few individuals in-
stead of the general body. The auditors' report was then
adopted, and, after some routine business was gone
through, the meeting separated.
Dispatches from the Governors of t',e West India
Colonies and of the Mauritius, were received yester-
day at tip Colonial-office.
London, England, 1845-01-21

THE THEATRES.
ADELPHL

A one-act farce, from the pen of the indefatigable
Morton, was produced here last evening. It is en.
titled the corporal's Wedding; - or, a Kiss if the
Bride. The scene is laid in Plymouth, where a cer-
tain Major Griskin (gelby) and a Sir Felix Marina-
lade (Hudson) are sojourning. The former is a hen-
; pecked husband, and the latter a gay bachelor,
' affianced to the daughter of Squire Partridge (Lam-
bert). Corporal Cobb (Munyard) has that morning
been married, and the Major and the Baronet deposit
each a hundred pounds, the stakes to be given to him
who shall first seize a kiss of the bride. Cobb is placed
under arrest for having exceeded his leave of
absence, and so far the coast is cleared for the ma-
noeuvres of the rakes ; but Nancy Cobb (Miss
Woolgar), completely out-generals both the
field-officer and his associate. She is placed
under surveillance in Sir Frederick's apartments
who has that night invited a number of bachelor
friends to a take-leave supper. He writes notes to
them, putting them off, but Nancy adroitly substi-
tutes for them notes to Lady Arethusa Griskin (capi-
tally acted by Mrs. F. Matthews) and Squire Part-
ridge, inviting them to Sir Frederick's ; and just as
the Major and Sir Frederick are about to sit down to
a petit souper with Nancy, the Lady Arethusa, the
Squire, and the guests arrive, and a rare scene of
confusion ensues. Nancy not only obtains the 2001.
without the kiss, but, by threatening to report the
Major to " head quarters," obtains the discharge of
the corporal ; who, of course, gets the first kiss—
while Sir Frederick loses the hand of Miss Partridge,
which is bestowed upon the man of her choice, Sir
Frederick's secretary, Mr. Ringwood. The farce
was admirably acted, and the laughter was continuous
from the rising to the fall of the curtain. Miss
Woolger and Mr. Munyard were called for at the
conclusion, and received with all the honours; and
Selby announced the piece for repetition, every even-
ing, amidst the loud applause of a crowded house.
London, England, 1845-01-21

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S.--YESTERDAY.
The publication of the Chester Cup weights ensured
a numerous attendance, and some spirited betting at the
ollowing prices :
CHESTER CUP—(Accept or not.)
25 to 1 agst Mr. Bell's Winesour—taken
25 to 1 agst Mr. Jaques's Semiseria—takea
30 to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Cataract—taken
35 to 1 agst Mr. Hutchinson's Ratan
40 to 1 agst Captain Vaughan's Extempore—taken
40 to 1 agst Sir R. Bulkeley's Hemp—taken
40 to 1 agst Mr. Collett's Corranna—taken
40 to 1 agst Mr. Parry's Zanoni—taken
40 to 1 agst Mr. Osbaldeston's Sorella—taken
50 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Foig-a-ballagh
5) to 1 agst Mr. J. Armstrong's Advice—taken
50 to 1 agst Mr. A Johnstone's Rowena—taken
50 to 1 agst Mr. H. Stebbing's Celeste—taken
50 to 1 agst Mr. Gregory's Barricade—taken
50 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Pride of Kildare—taken
50 to 1 agst Mr. Vane's Valerian
50 to 1 agst Mr. J. Day's Portrait
50 to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Marramet—taken
66 to 1 agst Captain Boyd's Dog Billy—taken
100 to 1 agst Mr. Plummer's Alice Hawthorn
9 to 2 agst Kent's Lot—taken to 100/
1000 to 20 each in one bet agst Advice, Seaport,
Extempore, Cataract, and Barricade—taken

The principal outlay was on Winesour, Semiseria
Cateract, Extempore, Hemp, and Dog Billy. The odds
quoted against Foig-a-ballagh, Valerian, Celeste, Por-
trait, Alice Hawthorn, and Zanoni, were laid only to
small sums, and were subsequently offered. Everything
warrants an expectation that the acceptances will be
very numerous, and the betting more extensive, and in
larger amounts than on any previous occasion.

DERBY.
14 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Alarm—taken
16 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Kedger
16 to 1 agst Lord Stradbroke's Idas
18 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Pam
19 to 1 agst Col. Peel's Cobweb colt—taken
25 to 1 agst Mr. A. Johnstone's Annandale—taken
30 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Newsmonger—t.
35 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Old England—taken
35 to 1 agst Mr. S. Stanley's Minikin colt
40 to 1 agst Mr. Iles' eltine's Fitzallen—taken
40 to 1 agst Mr. St. Paul's c out of Calypso's dam—t.
40 to 1 agst Lord Glasgow's Miss Whip colt—taken
50 to 1 agst Mr. Gratwicke's Frederica colt—taken
000 to 10 agst Mr. J. Tuting's Myrrha colt—taken
000 to 35 each in one bet agst Newsmonger and
Annandale—taken

1250 to 50 agst Collier and Miss Whip colt—taken
The only bets laid against the late first favourite were
at 15 and 16 to 1 in fifties, the higher odds being offered
at the close. Alarm was backed first at 15 to I, and
afterwards at a point lower, the taker willing to go on.
Nothing done on Ides and Pam, and only one bet (to
our knowledge) of 1,900 to 100 agst the Cobweb colt.
Annandale, Newamonger, Fitzallen, the colt out of
Calypso's dam, and Connaught Ranger, were in con-
siderable force at the prices returned. The last-men-
tioned horse was expected to reach Mitchell-grove on
Sunday.
London, England, 1845-01-21

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INDIA,

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Company, No. 126, Bishopsgate-street, corner of Conthill.

MR. TOTHILL'S REPORT FOR 1844.
TO THE PUBLIC.
•
The only thing I have to add to my report of last year is, that I
feel still more convinced, from practical experience, of the truth of
Mr. Morison's Hygeian System o/ Medicine, and of the fallacy of the
organic theory taught in the schools of medicine. I have, during
the last ten years, treated gratuitously upwards of 5,001 poor per-
sons, labouring under all sorts of diseases, at the Exeter Hygeian
Dispensary, solely with Morison's Pills, of the British College of
Health, London, most of whom had been given up as incurable by
the most eminent medical men'of Exeter. To all persons desirous
of investigating such cases, I shall be most happy to give them the
names and addressee of the parties cured, tothether with the names
and addresses of the medical men they were under. I beg to thank
Lady Sophia Grey, and the other subscribers, for their annual sub-
scriptions. (Signed) RICHARD TOTHILL, M.R.C.S.L.,
but now practising on the Hygeian System.
Exeter Hygeian Dispensary, 91, Fore-street-hill, Exeter,
January 6, 1845.
London, England, 1845-01-21

WHITEHALL, JAN. 16, 1845.

The Lord Chancellor has appointed Samuel Richard
Parr Shilton, of Nottingham, Gent., to be a Master Ex-
traordinary in the High Court of Chancery.

WHITEHALL, JAN. 17.

The Lord Chancellor has appointed Edmund Thomas,
of the city of Worcester, Gent., to be a Master Extraor-
dinary in the High Court of Chancery.

WHITEHALL, JAN. 7.

The Right Honourable Sir Nicolas Conyngham
Tindal, Knt., Lord Chief Justice of Her Majesty's
Court of Common Pleas, has appointed Lawrence
Smith, of Huratperpoint, is the county of• Sussex,
Gent., to be one of the Perpetual Commissioners
for taking the acknowledgments of deeds to be executed
by married women, under the Act passed for the aboli-
tion of fines and recoveries,' and for the substitution of
more simple modes of assurance, in and for the county
of Sussex. _ _ _
London, England, 1845-01-21

ANNUITIES.

Annuitants participate in the profi.s of Company, and receive a
rate of annuity much more favourable than can be granted by any
Company making its investments wholly in England. The Company
is enabled securely to grant these favourable terms from the advan.
tage it possesses of investing a portion of its fluids at a high rats
of interest.