The Express. — London, England, 1847-01-18 00:00:00

valuation, either by a separate rate, Or by a charge on the poor-rates, as they may see fit." It the words, "they may an fit," applied to the poor-law commissioners only, then the return must bo upheld. If thee applied to the guardians telly, the demurrer must prevail. 'The Attorney.Gener.sl was hoard in support of the dem urrer ; and Mr. Watson. Q.C., lithe raturn.—The court took time to consider the judgment. BAIL COURT. Nat Panat—Before Mr. Justice Erie. PARRA?? ff. FRIKIL—LIADILITY OP PROVISIONAL COX wirresmax.—The plaintif f in this case was an adver tising *gent, and the defendant was the Honourable Percy Evans Freke, son of Lord Carberry. The action was brought to recover the sum of 1,5001„ for inserting in newspapers theadvertisements of the London,Birminghamand Buckinghamshire Railway Company. Mr. Hundrey and Mr. Wordsworth appeared fur the plaintiff, and Mr. D. D. Keane for the defendant. It appeared from the plaintiff's case, that the defendant was present at the first meeting of the promoters of the company in September, 1845, and De mme a member of the provisional committee, and was also present at a meeting on Oct. 10. Previous to this date a resolution had been passed to advertise the company, but the defendant was not present. On September 24 he was pre sent, when the solicitors were directed to obtain the names elf gentlemen, and publish them if necessary. Due notice was given to him of all the meetings. On Octo ber 3, the name of the company was altered from the London and Buckinghamshire to the London Birmingham and Buekinghamshire Railway Company. At this meeting the defendant was not present. Mr. Keane, therefore. objectedto any evidence of what took place during his absence. The learned judge thought, although the defendant was not present when the resolutions were passed, he was when they were act 4 on, and therefore he hal adopted them, and the order for advertisements was admissible, to show that he consented to the advertising of the company. It was then proved that no objection was made to the plaintiff's account when it was sent in, and also that defendant's name was registered in the prospectuses of the company On the 23rd of September,dind the 29th of October, and his written consent to act as a committeeman was also proved. Mr. Keane objected to the reception of any evidence pre winos to the 29th October, the day on which the defendant gave his written consent, and contended that he could not be liable (or anything before that time. Oo the production of the newspapers containing the advertisements. Mr. Keane objected to film unless the original advertisements were produced.—lt was then shown that antaneging committee was appointed on the Bth November, of which the defendant was not a member.—Mr. Runtirey, on the part of the plaintiff, agreed to strike out all the charges subsequent to that date. —Proof having been given of the payment of money for the advertisements, by the plaintiff, his case was cloned, and Mr. Keane proceeded to contend that there was nothing to show the liability of the defendant. There had been no proof that the prospectus originally registered had been advertised, nor had the original prospectuses sent to the newspapers, or authorised copies from the Stamp-office, been produced. There was no proof that the advertisements were in conformity with the registered proapeetus--Evi deuce was then called to prove that such conformity existed. —Mr. Keane said that that conformity existed only between the prospectuses and papers which purported to be news papers, hut were not legally proved to be so; and he contended that the prospectus registered and so published was not authorised by the committee. There was no evidence from the Stamp-office of the authenticity of the newspapers, but a witness was called who produced a copy of the tforn frig llerald from the office of that paper, and of the Sou from the Stamp-office, and moved that the papers produced, and called the Times, were published and circulated under that name on the several dates attached to them. Another witness proved that he gave the prospectuses, which he saw given by the secretary to the plaintiff, to another person for insertion in the papers. The learned judge being of opinion that was a case for the jury, subject to the objections taken for the defendant, Mr. Keane proceeded to contend that there was no evidence of the defendants being present at any meeting which authorised the insertion of advertisements. That the resolution of the 24th of September only autho rised the procuring the publication of the names of gentle men "and their co-operation with the company, and not the expenditure of money ; the whole of the debt due to the plaintiff had. therefore, been incurred without the authority or assent of the defendant. Mr. Justice Erle said the main question for the jury waa, whether the defendant had given sufficient authority to the committee to act in his absence. According to the re cently decided cases, his name being on the list of the committee was not enough to render hint liable, but here it appeared that a resolution was passed on the nth of September, at a meeting at which the defendant was present, which included the expense of advertising and solicitor's costs. The defendant had acted with the rest of the committeemen, and having united with them to act for one purpose, be was to a certain extent liable. The questions kr the jury were—firstly, whether the defendant had so acted as to give to the restof the committee authority to pledge his credit for all purposes directly con nected with the carrying on of the company, and, secondly, if the advertisements inserted by the plaintiff were necessary for carrying out the undertaking successfully.—Verdict for the plaintiff for 1,1001. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Sittings in Banco. PATER r. BAILSR.—SLANWIR OP TITLE—AUTHORITY 01 DISTRICT SURVEYORS YNDSR THE METROPOLITAN BUILDINGS ACT.—This Cale was tried before Mr. Justice Erie at the sittings after Trinity term, when a verdict was mitered for the plaintiff. It was an action to recover com pensation in damages for slander of title. The plaintiff, it appeared, was the owner of several unfinished houses in Agar Town, which he had advertised for sale; and the de fendant being a district surveyor under the Metropolitan Buildings Act, attended the sale, and without any reason able or probable cause, uttered certain words to the effect that be was authorised to stop the completion of the houses until the roads were made good. The defendant pleaded the general issue. Several witnesses were called to prove that the houses in question were put up for sale, and that the de fendant had previously called upon certain persons who he bad reason to think would be present on the occsaion, and stated that it was his intention, as district surveyor, to warn purchasers against buying any of the houses until the roads were properly finished. It was also proved that the defendant did attend the sale, and that be made use of certain expressions which the plain tiff alleged had prevented persons from becoming pur chasers. An application was made to the learned judge to noneuit the plaintiff, on the ground that there was • variance between the evidence given and the words set out in the declaration, and also upon the ground that there was an proof of the defendants having acted from malicious motives. The learned judge overruled the objections, but reserved to the defendant leave to move ; and the jury hay ing found for the plaintiff, a rule was obtained, in the course of last term, to show cause why there should not be a non suit entered, or • new trial had, on the grounds mentioned. Mr. Keating and Mr. Dowdeswell now argued against the rule; Mr. Serjeant Channel, Mr. Serjeant Bytes, and Mr. Baddeley in support of it. The Lord Chief Justice, in giving judgment, said it could not be disputed that the jury must find actual malice en the part of the defendant, before they could return their verdict against him. There were numerous authorities, showing that in such an action it was necessary to prove malice. Upon the other point, as to the variance between the evi dence and the declaration, the court was of opinion that such a variance was amendable. In an action of this sort en amendment might he made in the words contained in the declaration, if that amendment did not affect the subetantial question to be tried. In the present case the substantial question wag, Did the defendant use words asserting that the 'aintirs title to the property was subject to his (de'end it's) right to interfere with the building of the houses until sue roads were completed ? It appeared that the " variance " complained of arose from the fact that the defendant was charged in the declaration with having stated that he would not allow " purchagea " (which word was ex plained by an inuendo) to be completed until the roads were made good , whereas the evidence went to prove that he had made use of the word houses, and not purchases. The court was of opinion that this variance was not material to the merits. It was sufficient for the plaintiff to set forth that the defendant had used certain words impugning his title to the property. Upon the other point submitted to the court, es to whether malice had been shown, regard must he had to the situation of the defendant at the time he uttered the words complained of. lie did sot appear at the auction as a stranger, nor did he act as a HIM volunteer, ready to exercise an impertinent interference with the affairs of others. He was a district surveyor, under an act of parliament, end his duties, in general terms, were to see that parties conducted certain affairs in con formity with that act, in the district under his controul. It was objected in the present case, that the defendant had shown malice towards the plaintiff, by giving notice of his intention to warn purchasers against buying the houses, and also by stating, on a subsequent occasion, that he bad pursued Pater as the agent to the ground landlord, because he could not find the ground landlord him self. The question was, whether there was anything .in such conduct as this from which malice could be inferred ? Did the evidence prove that the defendant had acted from bad motives, with a view to injure the plaintiff? It was not for the court to consider whether the defendant had formed an erroneous judgment from the act of parliament, or whether he had acted without any reasonable or probable cause. The statute was a recent one, and it was difficult to my whether the defendant had construed it properly in re ference to the roadways, and the conditions upon which houses were required to be completed. According to the defendant's interpretation of the act, there was reasonable and probable cause for his interference ; but, considering the great difficulty there was in construing acts of parliament cor rectly, the court did not,think that even, in the absence of rea sonable or probable cause, the defendant could be accused of malicious conduct under the present circumstances. There Was nothing to prove that he had done any more than dis charge his duty in conformity with the provisions of the act. The verdict for the plaintiff must be set aside, and the rule for a lawsuit be made absolute.—Rule absolute. VARNST e. HicimAN.—THE GAMING ACT.—ltiont oP a P•RTT TO RSCoVER MONET DEPOnITED TO Anton THE EVIINT OP • WAOSS.• —This was an action against • stake holder to recover 'M. which the plaintiff had deposited with him in respect of a certain wager upon a race, but which he had demanded back prior to the race, stating that he wished to withdraw horn the affair altogether. The stakeholder re fused to return him his money, alleging that he had paid it over to the other depositor, who had, or pretended that lie bad, won the race in question. Hence the present action ; and the trial took place before the Lord Chief Justice, at ' • in Middlesex, when a verdict was plaintiff. Mr. Parry now moved t verdict, on the ground that the c. 100, see 18, prohibited courts of law v Jurisdiction either directly or oollaterally in cases which arose out of transactions relating to wagers. The act provided that" AU contracts or agreements, whether by parole or in writing, by way of gaining or wagering, shall be null and void ; and that no suit shall be brought or main tained in any court of law or equity, for rccovenng any sum of money or valuable thing alleged to be won upon any wager, or which shall have been deposited in the hands of any person to abide the event on which any wager shall have been made." This clause was manifestly passed with the view to discourage the continuance of wagers under any circumstances ; and it was quite clear that the plaintiff in the present action ought, upon the authority of such an enactment, to have been left to the mercy of the party with whom he had deposited his money. The Chief Justice said, as he was not aware that the Act in question had ever yet received any construction from a court of law; the learned counsel might take a rule. Rule nisi accordingly. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. BERNARD O. COLIIIBI.II:IEinprAINROW TAVERN.—This was an action brought to recover the price of a large quan tity of port wine, delivered by the plaintiff to one Argent, who had been a waiter in the Rainbow Tavern, and who, by articles of agreement entered into between him and the defendant, became the manager of that establishment, and subsequently became a bankrupt. A verdict having passed for the plaintiff during the last sittings at Guildhall, Mr. Bramwell now applied for a new trial, on the ground of misdirection, and also that the verdict was against evi dence. It appeared that Argent had undertaken not to purchase more than five pounds worth of wine on credit, and not to accept bills, without the consent and cognizance of the defendant, whose name was retained in the licenses and over the door of the tavern, after he had ceased to be the osten sible proprietor. The court granted a rule to show cause why there should not be a new trial. Banta r. GRIMIYOOD.—SEDECTION. — IR this action, which was bc.ught by the plaintiff, a market gardener at Greenwich, to recover compensation for the loss of his daughter's services, by reason of her seduction by the de endant, who is a potato vender in that vicinity, a verdict for the latter, at the last sittings at Guild. ta a T d by the Lord Chief Baron's directions. A material discrepancy between the evidence of the plaintiffs daughter and a surgeon who examined a child of which she had been delivered, induced his lordship to tell the jury that the de fendant was entitled to their verdict, if they believed he was not the parent.—Mr. Prentice now moveil for a new trial upon the grounds of misdirection and surprise which were set forth in affidavits. Ho contended that an action of this sort could be maintained even though the plaintiffs daughter had never become enceinte, and that intercourse coupled with the slightest loss of service was sufficient to entitle a parent to damagee. Mr. Baron Alderson What damage did the plaintiff' sus tain by the act of the defendant if the woman was pregnant before he knew her. If the principle contended for was cor rect, the parent of every street-walker might maintain an action for seduction.—Mr. Prentice submitted that the jury should have been asked whether the plaintiff had sustained any damages. Mr. Baton Parke intimated his opinion that it was unne cessary to prove the actual loss of service, as be conceived the action might be maintained wherever the attentions of the daughter were rendered less grateful and acceptable to the parent.—Their lordships took time to consider. the Last satins to entered for the I hithiiii to set aside that Bth and 9tk Viet., c. from exercising any i POLICE.-SATURDAY, MANSION -110 CSE.—B NEVOLENC E.—The Lord Mayor gratefully expressed his receipt of 101. for the poor-box, from the Fishmongers' Company, and requested our reporter to give notice to that effect in a paragraph. GUILDHALL.—SWINDLERS AND DUPE/I.—Elizabeth Baker appeared on a remand, charged, in conju”ction with several other parties not in custody, with swindling a num ber of tradesmen out of a considerable amount of property. By false representations she got a quantity of furniture from Mr.Whitewicke's, in Fleet-street, and a quantity of hats and caps from Mr. Burbidge, of the Sotthwark-bridge-road.— Mr. Alderman Johnson committed her to Newgate for trial on the charges preferred by Mr. Whitewicke. With respect to Mr. Burbidge 's property, she was remanded till Saturday. LAM BET H. —STURDY DEGO ARS.—Count Dombicki and J. Itaaciborski were finally examined on a charge of going to the houses of several gentlemen in the neighbourhood of Streatham, and asking subscriptions in so impudent a tone and manner as to alarm several ladies.—Mr. Norton sen tenced the prisoners to three months' imprisonment, with hard labour, and added that he should take care to have their conviction returned to and recorded at the quarter ses sions, so that if brought up again on a similar offence they might be treated as felons. WESTMINSTER. CREDULITY. — John Thompson, alias Moriarty, was charged with fraud and felony.—The prisoner presented himself at the house of Sainty Barnwell, a laundryman at N 0.3, Lower Symon•street, Chelsea, repre senting himself as a near relative of his wife's. On being shown in, he introduced himself to her as a brother she had never heard of before, and expressed his gratification at hav ing, after many years' search, succeeded in finding his long lost sister. He entered into a long histoi yof his life; said he had been many years a soldier in India; that he had amassed a large sum of money, had brought over with him a great quantity of jewellery and satins, and of which he in tended to make his newly found sister and her husband some presents when he got them on shore. The credulous people believed the tale, set the best cheer the house would afford before him, and made him up a comfortable bed. He had hardly enough cash about him to clear the things at the docks, and requested his newly discovered sister to lend him a sovereign which she readily did, and the prisoner having regaled himself at the unfortunate prosecutor's expense for four days, started to land his treasure, but as it may be sup posed never returnee!, and shortly after his departure a pair of silk stockings and two silk handkerchiefs were missing. It was proved that the prisoner, who was accidentally met in the street and given into custody, had admitted that he took the handkerchiefs.—The prisoner was remanded until Thursday. THAMES.— A PARTNER FOR !Amt.—Ellen Driscoll was charged with assaulting her husband, William Driscoll, by striking him on the head with a poker.—The complainant stated that when he went home on the previous night he handed his wife U. 18e. 9d. She asked him for more money, to which be replied that he wanted the re mainder to pay some debts which were due. She immedi ately,withoutmore words, seized up a heavy poker and struck him a blow over the left eye, from which the blood flowed , copiously. Mr. Rogerson, a surgeon, was called in, and ' found an incised wound penetrating completely through the eyelid, but the inflammation was so great that he could not say whether the orb had been destroyed.—The prisoner ad mitted that all her husband had stated was true--Mr. Ballantine said that when men struck or knocked women about he showed them very little mercy, neither would he show the prisoner any mercy in the present case. She should be committed for the felony, and her husband be bound over to prosecute. She was committed accordingly. WOOLWICH.—BENEVOLENCE.—The magistrate re quested the reporter to acknowledge the receipt of 51. for the use of the poor-box from the executors of the late Miss Mary Briggs, of Nightingale-vale, Woolwich. 6 per Cc Kee at, 1616. 271 I per Cl.ap renew Ms., 34P 4 per Ce Portagaese X 66., Acct. SI 6h 6 per Cent. Runlet .11kods, t 1C,114 PARIS, J.■. 11. 8 pr.. Cram I De. . If De . 4 Do. . 103 30 110/14 6, 1841 :I mei Do. 6, 1849 Do. S. Da Se, Ns*. Remo &man Lau 7retsar7 Rant Stares 303 A Leen Da Do. CROYDON PETTY SESSIONS. Mr. Philip Herbert, a surgeon, atCroydon, appeared before Messrs. Lucas, Barclay, and Sutherland, to answer a sum mons, charging him with unlawfully forcing his horse through an escort of military conveying a corpse for inter ment, end thereby endangering the lives of the men so em ployed.—Henry Smith, a serjeant in the Coldstream Guards, deposed that last Wednesday he commanded a funeral party, employed to convey the corpse of one of their comrades for interment to the church on Croydon Common. They pro ceeded from the barracks, and came out into the high road at Broad Green, and when they had got nearly across the road, he ol served the defendant coming rapidly towards them with a pony and chaise. He held up his hand to stop, but he took no notice of the signal, and drove up against the foremost of the file of men The horse's head struck him, and the defendant then drove past. Witness who was on the side of the escort, then seized the horse's head, and told the de fendant he must stop, but he insisted on passing, and whipped his horse, and witness was dragged twenty yards before he could atop him, and he then gave his name and address.—Mr. Crouch, a gentleman residing at Croydon, confirmed the testimony of the serjeant. He said that when the procession got into the high road, the defendant drove up rapidly, and ran against one of the foremost men. He observed the ser jeant put up his hand as a signal for him to stop, but he took no notice ; and if the corporal, who was heading the proces sion bad not got out of the way, he had no hesitation in raying that he must have been injured. He considered that Mr. Herbert afterwards used a great deal of unneces sary violence, and he saw him whip the horse several times while the serjeant was endeavounug to prevent him from passing, and the consequence was, that he was dragged a considerable distance. When he was at length stopped, witness went up to him, and told him that he had done wrong, and he replied that if he had, he was sorry for it. The witness further said, in answer to a question from the bench, that it appeared to him Mr. Herbert drove up expecting the soldiers would have opened their ranks and let him pass through.—Mr. Richards, on behalf of the de fendant, urged that he had no intention to force his way as was alleged through the escort, but having to attend some patients who were seriously ill, he did endeavour to pass in front of the procession, in order to avoid being detained, and would have done so if he had not been improperly stopped by the serjeant. He also denied that he was aware it was a funeral procession. The nagistrMes declared that the charge had been made oat, and they ordered the defendant to pay a fine of five shiltltsp sad eases. MONEY MARKET. SATERDA/ EVENING. The downward movement in the funds continued to- day. The find. quotations of consols were lower than the closing rates of yesterday. After various fluctuations and reactions within the range between 921 and 921, they finally left off at 921 for mosey, and 921 for account, as the nearest points, neither decid ed ly buyers nor sellers. Shortly before the close of business the market, which was far from firm in appearance, was steadied and somewhat improved by the purchase of a respectable broker of 100,0001. consols, which he took at 921, the highest price marked et the time. The report in the first instance was that this purchase was made for some corporate body, say insurance office : and that the stock;waa to be deliverable on Tuesday next. But on inquiry, it ap peared that the purchase was made for account, which, with the highest time rate being given for it, were facts conclu sive that the operation was not for a public office, with whom it is not customary to transact time bargains, but, as it trans pired, the mere buying in of the same amount sold previously on speculation at higher price., which left on difference a handsome profit. 'Reduced Threes left off 93 to 1. Three and-a•Quarter per Cents, 941 to 1. Bank Stock, 200 to 7. India Stock, 253 to 5. Excheouer Bill , 65. to 9s. premium. • India rionds. 12s. to 16e. premium. Thc foreig• =tact war erremely doll, with prices Yoe Acemat. THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 18, 1847. dedine, although with so few and ineonsideraoie ....—.._ _ Dutch Two-ancta•Half per Cents. were lower, at 581 to 1 ; the Fours remaining 924 to 3 ; Spanish Fives, 25 to l ; the ~,,„, Threes, 35 to 1: Portuguese. 35 to 7 ; Mexican were down 1. &beim to 224 to 3; Russian, 111 to 112. 1 11 Arnhem a i The Bank of England *versos for the week ending the :: 2=411; „ 01 „ 1 ,, : 9th 9th inst. give, as compared with those of the week preceding, its re. Nee (or. ted.) .1 the followieg results : ►I him. & Oak.. hiet . t Orculalioo—lsime E27, 836 , 845 ircularise—Active 20,836,845 Public deposits Other deposits 9,764,767 - 4 —•“ ---- -- Oevernmeat seceritiesin Banking Department. 12,757,3211 Other recuritke 14,464,948 Con und Bullion . .... ... 14,948,022 7 day and other hills ... 975,005 The Rest It was to be expected that an impulse would be given to the more active circulation of note, when the paying out of dividends commenced ; add to which the amounts put out on loans as usual when the transfer books are shut, and re turnable only when opened for the dividends, and the large . v srittl- RAILWAY 813 a—The awauor of Was -LONDON, JAN. 16. Me is Somas , 10 Hoes la Ida .*••• I : rt I I 3 : 7 4 r P• ' muter. dn.. Wien' prkes. liAdleke and 'ork.. f.X.47:1•7;741 1 W Dentin= .. IS* rl 30p II Ilp In 11 4:: 3 I or. .19 fly. • IP• 12 . 7f1 • 41 I II OM/ _ 20 . Ca/elloals• 24~ Do. # elated 271 Cheater and 11.17WWil 6 Cornwall De. § *how I Direct Nortion• SNIP 1 IMbli* 140. CF." - 20 nailer* Do. New 2 Do. York Radenwida 11 East lancsoltbe 6 Do. 1# Do. do. New nu.— I! Mot Lloootitild.e 10 60 :4 - 11 .5 3 • 3 6 .11,/ •21.11 .73,/ IS Do. i sAsee• II Do. i Oars* II Do. AIDo N D. lipoteentAa DO Do. Dowooto• N Da Doormat 4 !my t I Mooch., lout.. • Nod I I Morel../Ad 4 Linooto I Do. # shame. No. I 11 Do. # atom, N. 2 I# Do. i Awn. Ye. 3. 111 Do. Orme, ri Do. Noel. • /swot, 4. 1111anchr a aaabaapa., Ilkliond a Do. New De. Now 100 Do him. & Derby 20 Newcastle aod /*owlet] J C4,1 , 4"1. 44 ' 26 Nerds Holtloh II De. skarn 11 Do altar. Do 'Enteeeka 1 Do Thirds : 1 111 1 1 . im , 31* 1 * .r. • V: 11l sum of the Week's increase under that heid will be m,. &ass Mimi. ciently explained. The withdrawal of gold and silver coin :• 9 _ misTreti a and bullion, for exportation chiefly, but a proportion also for ;'.;, dividends, and making up odd sums, with a transfer of Lie maareesseeillaaiii;; 62,0001. to the banking department, led to a restriction to TI D. IDs the extent in the issue department. The total amount of sovereigns 60 withdrawn was 306,328/., of which, perhaps, itl ci, aea itimeemase three-fourths at leapt would be with destination for the • United States by the H .„ ibernia steamer, which le ft on the sth GV." • 4 . inn. Of silver the amount was 399,832!., of which less its n.. 1 •A tapCss 's than the same proportion would be for the Bank of France. g 1,',', ( ,W . `,„;• . :4 4 •3 The extensive diminution of the public deposit account re- ro cn, 6.0, a Weet mains to be explained by some process in contemporaneous to asses N. gela operation with the paying out of dividends. The paying out 2 : was only just commencing at the date, and would scarcely la Do Nor enswer for so large a decrease in the public deposits as 8 ' rut wwwrs 4,129,9931. It is prabable, therefore, that funds must have so t Mane been required and withdrawn by government for other par- so us pones, partly perhaps for Ireland. Si .1 tholdsrodeld JIZOSaeLt The Bank, in the usual routine of its policy, was letting — D ,,. Eoto yo ooo its securities run out, or disposing of them en as gradually so area meta; to eounteract the expansion of the note circulation growing nl , , tiuut out of the payment of dividends. The aggregate decrease Au ! of government and other securities in the banking depart- de .1 meet, nearly 676,0001., would represent notes which to the 4 J. 50 . 4 .7" , extent would ei.herovise have swelled the active circulation. o D o . m o , The Rest exhibits an improvement which cannot fail to be u taws. sad mama.— satisfactory to the Bank proprietary. In Leeds sad TWA.— I Do. New The accounts from Paris are yet far from indicating a Do. Pref. 3 wer Coot. favourable turn in the affairs of the Bank of France. The al Leda Dare, Reststibeer drain of coin and bullion is stated to have left it with lees Do. Drew.. 1 Aare De do Br. S. 11/10 1. than sixty millions of francs in store. This continued metal- 04 Lb (dxwol lie impoverishment has excited the more attention here, if nis.vee axes irein, not surprise, because it is taken for granted that if the whole 1 Losolo 4 1444n1 Ti I.lx ltan.'atist N. Jane •••• • sum of 800,0001. of silver contracted for with the Bank of iss 1,44404 sid England had not been received, at least the first half must eo _ have been. Such, however, is not the fact. It may be stated, NZ '4% on competent authority, that including fifty or sixty thou- to De. Coos. ElightleS. sand pounds-worth of silver despatched toolay, the total amount forwarded does not exceed ibout 300,0001. Of this NI A . peeferwste total amount it is more than probable that not 200,0001. had to toed.. alt w.se. Do reached Paris at the date of the last &deices. From this Ds. 6 Moro . New Sham explanation it will be understood why the metallic reserve of lav a Alts. the Bank of France had derived so little auxiliary reinforce- a os. SOT Oa., K. tL • went from the loan of silver negotiated here, as to be still in Do MI. De th.. M 4 D WS se., K. 4 B. decrease on balance. , m lot. at, M.d/Le The report has been current that Messrs. Borings had 4 IlLoodoo s. wenn"— • , purchased the whole of the silver brought recently from the ti New Pacific by the Daphne, and from Mexico by the Clyde. is D o . Ne. . Such, we understand , is not the case. They have , howe v er , a no. reams we believe, taken a quantity for the Bonk of France, but axw. . ..••• probably not one-third of the two millions and a quarter of De. dollars received by those vessels. A drain of metallic money from the Bank of England has set in from a quarter little suspected until recently, as re ferred to on a former occasion. The rates of exchange have become so adverse at St. Petersburg on England, say by about 10 per cent., as to make it a benefitial operation to export gold to that richest of all gold producing countries. V. are yet in ignorance of the exact causes which have led to this metallic penury. It is vaguely conjectured that the Siberian mines, which have yielded such extraordinary manses of golden treasure of late years,' have latterly fallen off in productiveness, but we are with out any data for verifying the fact. The more probable cause, it may be hazarded, would be contrary trade balance , on the side of the southern and eastern confines of the empire, which have not unfrequently been the case. It would seem scarcely possible that such an adverse exchange could be long maintained in view of the excesaive exports of corn from Odom and the Black Sea, requiring for liquida tion a corresponding inflow of hard money, which, under the high tariff. of Russia. would finally find its way inwards to the chief seats of commerce and manufactures. The Bank of England is holderto a considerable amount of Belgian eagles, or imperials, purchased from the now insolvent house of Har man and Co., so long the agents of the Russian government. Inquiries were made some days since by parties employed by the Bank, as it now appears, into the marketable value of these coins, and in result a contract was entered into for the gale of a proportion, not the whole an erroneously asserted, with a leading banking and exchange house, say to the ex tent of 130,0001. to 140,0001. Of this amount, 80,0001. have been despatched by way of Amsterdam, Hamburg, and Ko nigsberg, overland to St. Petersburg,which, notwithstanding the heavy costs of land transit will, it is iLid, leave a profit of four per cent. on the operation. This demand of gold for Russia may be considered more in the light of an accident, perhaps, and therefore of transient duration. Nevertheless, it is not without its importaLce in complicating the present state of monetary relations. Exports of sovereigns for the United States are in pro grem. Two parcels of fifty thousand each were forwarded to day for Liverpool, for despatch by the Sarah Sands, new steamer, to leave for New York on Wednesday next. ANGLIN( FUNDS. Hank Stork, 203 7 India Botch...oder ZlOOO.lO 13 a per Ct. Red. Axes., 931 71 I Commas foe &meet, 924 3 per Cs. Cossets Minx, 921 1 1 Ef1C1K•q99..1 1,119 , 1 ,0 009 .01 9 , 9 9 New 32 per Cents. Anus. 114( f 1 Ditto L 300,9 3 9 India Stock, 231 Ditto Buell, 9 9 ' , ON TONDO. 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Reading Guildford, Guildford, and Reigate: London Tavern; 1 p.m.—Carne ronr= brook, Steam-onal, and Swansea and Laugher Railway; 2, Moorgatcatreet; 1 p.m.—Taw {'ale; London Tavern; I p.m. MEETINGS.—Bexo lAN. —A malganention Meeting, Jan. 15.—Mr. J. Mesterman, junior, in the chair. The meeting was held in eonnequenee of a settee inviting the eharcholders in the Great Lux. embourg, Louvain II Is Sambre, Mates Eastern Junction, Namur and liege, and Sambre and Meuse Companim, "to consider the pro priety of concerting measures with a view to effecting such an amal gamation of the interests of the above-named companies, or some of them, as may secure to the proprietors the <Wiled and moot econo mica? realisation of the anticipated results."—The chairman mid he wan one of the parties to the calling of that meeting. Having found in the course of conversation with various shareholders in the Belgian railway,, that there existed a strong devare for come movement of that kind, but, at the same time, a great disinclination to take the first earn, he had proposed to MM. Tibiae., tiquimee ' Clarke, and :twice, in conjunction with other parties, that the meeting should be convened. Although himself largely and principally interested in the Luxembourg Railway, be had reirpoerly abetained from bringing the eubject before the board ; and if the directers of that line were present, it was merely to hear what might be advanced. It was quite foreign to the purpme of the meeting to canvarn the merits of the diffcrent linen; the only objet was to ma dder whether there did not exist between all of them such =intimate connexion as naturally pointed to amalgamation on fair term. The company which first obtained its net was the Sambre and Meuse, the dote being the 7th of March, 1843. The line ran from Charleroi to (burin and Vireux southward; the length wait about 10,1 mites; the original capital was 620,000/., and a proposed incemiee of 300,000/. would make the whole nearly a million. It was &ally projected chiefly as a mineral line, and there wan now • I wannest of a considerable wldition in the shape of paarenger traffic. The next line in order woo the Namur and liege. That We INN granted on the 21r4 of May, 1845, its length being 37 Unlit. ma IN capital about 000,000/. The Louvain it la Sambre line formed Os • third,. rimming from Louvain southward to a point between Charleroi and hem.: the length being originally 74 mike, and the capital 700,000/. The fourth In order was the Great Luxembourg, which • was designed to run from Namur southward to Luxembourg, with extensione to Metz and Treece ; the length of the line wan about 180 miles, and the capital 3,000,0001. Cully came the Belgian Eastern Junction, running from W tore to Manage on the went; the length' was 26 miles and the estimated cost 327,0001. It wan remarkable that all the coneenelona for these lines were granted with out Teri rence to each other, each line being almost an isolated undertaking, and yet that subnequent events Mil ?nea p them into • close relation, which, if turned to geed ameeni. would lead to their forming a grand trunk line, enriched by Mime in all direction. Instead of being unconnected railways, each de pending on its own resource% and requiring a long times for their de. "element, them lines were now brought into immediate communion tie with the metropolin ; they all had mean to the ports of the =and they were all Placed on the high-road for a through north and south, east and went. lie was well aware that it Light be bald, All this is very trite, but what ban it to do with amalgamation 1" It appeared to him to be at the mot of the matter. If they found a number of railways in a depremed condition, end ppavppooatedd on that amount to form a sort of botch-poteh, in the hope of Impralag them, they would justly expose themselves to ridicule; but whon, geollmehieally, there UM, had such a close connexion, he had a right to ask whether a prom. which had been begaisd beneficially In this 'country might not be made insemtheelei the more rapid and economical development of theme BOW= rem. The very word " amalgamation" suggested the idea ef vim= am eentreted efforts, comprehensive plan. mid... Med malt eccoomy. In the cam of the Great North of he Gm yearn ago there was nth a great difficulty in of the mils that many of the Mures were forfeited, oath remit of maelgemmice, that there was now le per cent. guaranteed, sad the shame had risen from MN to 2501.; and In the Eastern Coon. ties and the Northern and Eastern COMMUICS, thepeateet beadlike& Mee from the adoption of the some principle. Mat ta the case etas Belgian railways there were peculiar circumstances, requiring a ethos barbed effort for their effectual development. The semodeas Wta most wen been granted to indivialiWs, who mild them In slim= des, and the lines had fallen Into the bands of ea arrest English direction, quite unlike the system in Freena, where=ent; " a the first torn in the country generally formed the Ward of abellea. Out death direction of Belgian lines they might gmeibly obtela ems or two ladividenis who would emigre their lime In atroilm to the theme. edthe ; bat they all knew la what dilladilm individuals Mrs on of empires wen pared, sal dm red th silt Mt a band ~kr, Boiskr onetzepells, ranaMos al Or pros etre arar. Ira. will he ark awe talent Ins Oa killoikod Err gonont utak be rim& Mir, Or Marisa ark esa. ao sosepor of l e a os sansollt Most own TM* - Ia emit eel Oa sobletoologlias IMMO*, end Injurious repels rent Ms* thr Parr of tor. moth more atom a lormia w• ilts Mien yupsillig Oa widow ham sentel=lesel ogee soullsre. supardles. all the to. d l Madam* TO So morn. al the ' =lllailma lama. tlea CleinMmy, bed egininelmnd Hide verb ; but troy MI door Alma Jima lon km* Mom; art peat dioodanage be M. mil an weroloensta to bat at ate other, and Ike that of a oareted them* s. It bat ton =Vs yes only time whoa they could mist on malgemibm rira Re l linee ma when they should Om empleted Ode vela dosiobt that that was the ;mar ariart thealorst Indanew would rem is ihr 012 111. 3 prilmor parent. in which, ober omilansion hal bra eihrol..areat rqpet hoe hues hit Oa fa War haw mit Mbrently ; so{ bike am et Air !Aglaia rah ars ran ma sone Plat mammal. Om will ens Ilsos dsdrog rani dhows. orb Om aim la Welk *hen ene would agar re ad pandirookkoreS Harm ...id be that white wsilbaba men Ifirserdailooion between the diffeteat pardon 7ye+ammtwaii lMF VOlt eqesi lota to the loco man. menelielletele thetemin_and meek inconiatento artenpass =lathe sooldel by oardomma. They were told that there were pat resides In the trey i bat be did not think that &vomiting* wail deter Engtisienee Ira errs. to effect a good oast Litre, at least, be as smmylms tkeoflnteraa, Una el reeperso or of clock, It MO Wm thaght ristst to sound the ileiglen govement on the Mort ; and drat ba would not imam to ark Its sentheaor. bo goo In a yesidon to etas HA the raise Mdshrsled low weft O m the cm Iftendloa ef dio Minn, ar lbo . Mt Mk Mk ark favou r the Met Ms el malipmellen hod - mat was hay mil moot et tho sant et Heir orhoosoos. He roadie, soda pH era tolli Ye- Hot , If NI Hen somares formed srprol orbelevelma Vinissili la soullmml ausisisa from NeereM, jibs tharm on He or e di ad lima on the otber,--if tbor bad an sea no Hs anat asmahrsotos loon of Liege, and Maw kin Clidlool Os Wand —the of seek • II" owshilsielf ire 1015 tam geoid an aisont at tralleolak *MI be rettyommoative. Ingle it would makcsithis art wow die hereafter • matter of amattes biltr. V a modola were elected, he kit ameba Ikat melt a Boa Mika be santructeti without a single call bebil was igligo. any scoff mammies In the ement }ear. Lis testate that Se &Mem of the Louvain kla Maws, molved to mai a alallas I to comzel width=WY hard; and he mil aloe em unkerris to my rot the dinseten el the Lesembourg Bawl wail ale a imam Kam If the endow et any d the eilka Rana sashast lutetium they would aeon that ascot spa* wilk Asa; 101, al the roe =if la Ote course of *dr imolai they caw mytklaig thee bare them, they wall ale ass Is amotalsols k He error monde In the words of the IWO= now, IMO. is try lad lost missy In that country, they Moll adeamit to OM lomeast, L'oushos fait in Lau." — Mr. Mom old Oct after tbe dear otralghlfterweelMstammt just made byerehimat, he did not think it nee- my r coals the meeting will extrionteations. He would, theredare,atenee mem dee ern reeolutimoblehelne, "That this meet ing having ma la aannerous instances the poe N.t alminges that have retuned from the amelgemtlon of Emilia MOSo desirous that the same geela Worldbe extended la Mr lIMM com islionsly panies." r. paten. iesa Minitelf with dmelg gemilleft the rumba- tion.—Mr. Medea wee of opinion that ebbft Omit Luxembourg ! ( d laggi by weril ik lbs ea grontl . j o bez ics ited li the be the Nemo? MS Iffigeffiemiewhed So a nd t h ey their ' eta was forme& the limpeeles INN In mid they were going . on nosnishlng and triumgimily. The Omit Iteembount built un station, but bad not lafal de a th ow pries of ha Viso. and on all grounds he should advise the dboolore of Ihe Irmo al Line Company on no occOutO to Vo i.. proposed m+ —The Chairman °tamed that Me TeTiadead Me gralia. lA (the chairman) bad yr term itch and ralosbliolmairuistit t have terms oared Is Hon width would be walk this were ante. Hs begged to odd. Mr with reaped to the o:tat Luxembourg. COUP/WIT, contracts had been effected by which the first fire mike of the line from Brunets would be finished by the month of June in the pemeat rose. A proprietor stated that be had t h at day called at the office of t he Sambre and Jemappe Company, and had there been told they coneekeed that to join the Gent Luxelehount Company would be to unite a healthy. good concern with one which w. bankrupt. Ile therefore could nut think they would consent to amalgamation, or even entertau the proporition.—The Chairman and that, in answer to the worthy proprietor, he had better read a letter which he hod yesterday received from the deputy eh of the company alluded to. Thit gentleman wrote—"l have consulted my brother directors oa the subject of amalgamation, but I do not know whether any will be present at the meeting tiemorrow, but I can go no far as to my that, if a committee be appointed to take the important minter into con sideration, this oompany will depute one or more of Re directors to attend the eonfeeme."—Another proprietor rem for the purpose of puttingsome questions to the thairinan, in reference to the financial paritionof the Great Luxembourg Company.—The 'thiamin, however, Interposed, and said such inquiries were wholly foreien to tl , Vects of the present meeting. The puede to which the worthy leer Mthed to refer would be matters to be discussed by the , ! creme Minim the directors of the several compare., re would be proposed Ilke next resolution.—Sin William %limey reminded the meeting lent Ilse only question at protest for Ito consideration was the pro ce otherwite of adopting • conference with a view to lion. If that conference woo agreed to, of mune all pas in relation to the position of each company would be dbicumed by the committee to be appointed.—The Rev. Mr. Poole, after eternising the straightforward, lucid, and nevn m. statement made by the chairman, in opening the ima m% of the day, mid that gentleman bad aulimitted• • plan which he believed would relieve all the companies from the eerie'. difficulties by which they were surrounded. The very name of the. chairman was to him a perfect sanction of his honour, integrity, and prudence, and he (the Rev. Mr. Poole) thought it Was not eking toe much to regent the meeting to waive minute details, and to john hear t and hand in a co-operation to rescue their property from the state in which it was at preen placed. Ile cordially supported the revolution—Mr. Richardeto said that he did not rim to more any amendment, but at the same time be decired, before giving his con- I sent to the motion, to be furnished with a financial statement of the affairs of each company. together with a return of the works which haul been finished. lefore this was done, it was impoesilee to judge of the propriety or otherwise of amalgamation. lle be the meet ing to pause before It consented to leave ouch an important matter to directors who had brought the property of the ahateholders to the condition in which it now stood. Who believed the flourishing re. ports which they had already made! (Cries M "All.") Ile must be excused if he for one said be did not. (Loud laughter.) If this me. ference woo to be held, he should desire to have aesociuted with the directors two shareholders from each company, and then romething like truth would be gut at, and the proprietors would know what they were really doing.—A Proprietor oherved that it was impossible le entertain such • proposition. A scheme for amalgamation mamba ori ginate with the conference, and woukl, of c nurse, beau!. itted to the ge neral body of Mareholdera, whose opinion would be asked as to the beme. Atwell parties which sus old accrue if the scheme wait carried intoeffeet. After a few words in explanation from the chairman, the resolution was put to the meeting and carried with only two dissentiente.—Dr. Worthington moved the next resolution. which woo, chat " with a view of ascertaining the practicability of such amaleamatien between the Great Luxembotinr, the Louvain 1 la Sambre, the Belgian Kasten Junction, the Namur and Liege, end the Smith. anti Meme Comps. Mee, the die etore of each company he requited tonerme u deputation of two of their members to confer on the subject, and to report to a future meeting of the 'shareholders the bestmode of carrying the same into effect.—Mr. Alderman Sidney emended the resolution.-11r. Richardson moved an amendment to the effect that two eharehoeleve from each company be added to the conferenee.—The amendment not being seconded, fell to the ground, and the original resolution was adopted with only one dissentient--Thanks were then voted to the , chairman, who returned thanks, and declared the meeting (which woe most numerously intended) to he devolved. IRISH SOUTH-EASTERN.—First General Meeting, Jan. 16.—W. R. Collett, Fag., in the chair.—The %mai routine business of a first meeting wits transacted. The relief. of the directors and en gineer. were unanimously approved of. The former, after alluding to I the amalgamation of the Wexford, Carlow, and Dublin Junction with the Great Leinster and Munster, under the muse of the Irish South- I Eastern Railway, state, that, " On the amalgamation being perfected, the director. took an early opportunity of affording to the proprietary (under advertisements. and circular's of the 3rd September and • 9,h October last), an explanatory statement of the necessity foe proceeding at once with the line from CarlowaojKilkenny. To enable the direct°. to carry them views into effect, it became necessary to make a call previous to a complete reeistratem of the share; and the directors are happy to state that this course has suet the approval atheism iatereeted, from the fact that upwards of 20,000 • shares have been duly registered, of which number Genii have al ready responded to the call, thereby placing upwarle of eo,ttoo/. collie ilt6ph , sl of the board, for the Mon. diate pros Luton of the u•orke. The directors have hitherto given their an vices gratuitouely to the undertaking; hut, with the Rance. of the proprietary, they now Ruggeri that a sum not exceeding Nee per annum. com mencing on the amalgamation of the companies, should be placed at their disposal. They have appointed Cadwallader Waxen, lesq., secretary of the company, and recommend that the salary Mould not exceed Moe per annum ; and that the remuneration of the auditors appointed at this meeting be 20f. per annum. The contract for the first eleven miles of the line from Carlow to Barmeistown has already been let to Mr. William Dargan for less than eaten/. per mile, and the re maining. portion of the line wall be contracted for at an equally low sum, making the total test of construction (including the harrow Viaduct and the Junction with the Greet Southern and Westerr. Rail way) under 70,0004., brine upward. of 10,000 f. below the estimate of Sir John Macneill. In conclusion the derectorn feel assured of their ability to open the Line in the autumn of the present year, and are satisfied that the estaing traffic (without any accession from an is.. proved means ofrommunication) will produce a nett income of at 'net 7 per cent., and will justify the confidence of those who have invested their capital in the ender tak init." The engineer reports " I have pre pared the working plans and estimates of that portion of the Irish South. Easteth Railway, extending from Carlow to the boundary of the county, comprising the four Mat °entracte, a distance of about twelve mace. As the workings drawings of the Mat eight miles from Kilkenny, have been previously prepared, there now remains but five miles which have not se yet been marked out. I bare !build 11 advisable to mate a very few trifling alteration!, within the Ignite of devia tion, from the parliamentary plane, but these alterations will improve the line, and tend to dieted's!, the oust of the work. The only work of any miumande on the line is the viaduct arrass the river Iterrow ; but from the abundance of merrier building stone in the vicinity, the excellent nature of the foundation, and the compere tively email depth of water, I apprehend no difficulties whatever in its construction. The earth-works on the entire line from Carlow to Kilkenny are exemlingle light, and are Im-triable comet's.' of material which admen of being easily worked and moved. The num ber of bride.. eating into consideration the thickly populated country through which the railway passes, are eamperatively few; and I can confidently a ffi rm that the entire cost will he within the parliamentary estimate." The balance-dart shows a hammer 211,7161. to the credit of theemmany. GLASGOW AND ATE.— Special meeting, Jan. 14. James M'Call, Feet., in the chair. The first important 'menet% transacted wee a resolution to capitalise the relating mortgagee, or coming mat gages, amounting to a sure of 445,1151., by the creation of new share. of 2.51. each; one share foe every 117 f. 10.. of the present capital sock. TIM capitalimtion was said to be rendered netoessary by the intenehd amalgamation with the Dumfries Use. It wee resolved to base the Troon line for 999 seers. The chairman then introduced the amalgamation with the Dimities line, rioting that the advantage% which the Ayrshire company would derive by a close connexion with it. lie also noticed the new fines which the amalgamated companies would undertake in the following terms "Now, I may stale what these new lines are, and I have no doubt that you will see the expediency of uneertaking them. The first line is one from Gretna to the Newcastle and Carlisle line at Brampton, and esit passes under the Darden'. line, I do not see bow they can oppose it. Thee publicly state that they wish to prevent the Ayrshire nod Dumfries Company from taking away their traffic to Liverpool and London by the Carlisle and Lancaster, and London and North Western lines. :sow this proposed line will not take away that traffic, and will give to this company a direct communication with Nt wank and the rich mineral dhtelet in its neighbourhood, as well sea ready connexion with all the net next railway. It mac be sad that the L ond on and North Western company will oppose this Ilne ea carrying our traffic from them ; but I don't see how they can this line, fur last nessan that company used all its influence to difflculties on our traffic getting on the Carlisle and Lancane, and through them to the' Landon anal North Western Railway. Any opposition on their part, tberefore, would be the old fable of the dug in the manger—namely, neither to take our traffic themselves or allow any one eke le do so. The next line of railway prepared by the I eanfriee mnitiany, to which I have to request your atemtion, is a line to Lesmahagom &e. This is one for protection- It leaves the Crawick branch of the Dumfrin line, proceeding to Leentahrepow, and joining the Clydesdale Junction. This will gave a direct line from Glasgow to England, only three or four miles longer than the Cale donian, but with gradients infinitely superior; the worst being only one in one hundred, and that fur a comparatively sheet distance. This line rum through one of the finest fields of coal in this country. When I say this is a line of protection, I must inform you that het year your company proposed to the Caledonian company, that the Femme of the long mountains , us range should be the boundary between each; this however, was refused by the Caledonian, who appeared determined to come into Ayrshire, and to encroach upon and abstract your traffic in every potable direction. You will thus see the importance to this company of these liner, projected by the Dumfries board, and the great public benefit to be derived by the myth and met of Scotland from these liner. The queetion foe parliament to deride will be, not that which is "solely of benefit to the Ayrshire, the Caledcarian, or London or North-Viesdern compsnies, but what is for tbe benefit of the public. The Ayrshire Company 1 firmly believe to have as great rearon to ex pect and deserve favour from parliament as any company in thin country, for they have opened a mine of wealth m Ate dare, and, when their contemplated railways are complete, Will, I may a te, add a mine of wealth to the coentry at large.e— The secretary peat reed the terms of the amalgamation, which were briefly an follows:—" That the shareholders of the Dumfries nen pany are to receiv t, at per, one share in the Ayrshire company of the value of Pl. fie M. for each share of the Kock of the former company regiekeed in their name, at the time; as also, one additional shave of the Gbeeetor and Ayr railway cormany, of the mime value at par, for • every ten Mures of the stock of the Dumfries company, registered ss aforesaieL By OM arrangement, if retake' by parliament, only 31. Is.. Bd. will require to be called up, over and above the e ill already made. By the agreement, the amalgamation is to take effect so soon as an set can be obtained therefor; which, as it will be applied for in the ensuing session of parliament, the stock for the additional capital required to complete does hoe, se well as for any new branch. pro. mated by either company, is to be divided according to the respective intereats of the shareholder in the amalgamated company."—The amalgamation was cordially agreed to. Tbereafterthe direct , ers were methods.' to apply in the coming amain of parliament for ten new bile for branches, Sue It wee resolved that the name of the nudge. mated companies should, after the passing of the act, be the "Glas gow and South Western Company." STOCKTON AND lIARTLEPOOL.—SpeciaI Meeting, Jan. 12.-11. Vaneittatt, Bee., in the chair. The object of the meeting mu to take into ounrideration the propriety of confirming the agreement made by the directors fur the sale of the undertaking to the lends and Then Railway company. After a conversation, in which the Chair man, Mr. Ralph Ward Jackson, Mr. Reason, Mr. Bailey, of Mule rigg, Mr. John Fenwick, jeer, of North Shielde, and Mr. Smithson, of Preston, took part, toolations were unanimouelv agreed to, con firming the sale of the undertaking for the sum of 240,0001. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.—MADRID AND VALENCIA. At the close of the poll, on inturday, there *Kneed For Mr. Diggs resolution (coademnatory of the enact of the directors for having acted withou' the inaction or know ledge of the seripholderel, nil. For Dr. Bowrinfes amendment (thee the opinions of the shareholders according to the 'theater of shores held by them, be taken, se to the desirableness of proceeding with the company, and that in case the majority shall 'decide in favour of it. dk eoleation, the director, be authorised to mate the ne cessitate arrangementa to aecomplin that object:, 1, 5 65. For Mr. D. W. Harvey's resolution for the apeointmeat of a comment of five share/snidere to be authorised to take such mermen se they may be *dented, to protect the interess and property of the shareholders, which had been placed in jeopardy by the injudicious and unautho rised conduct of the directara), SO ; and for Mr. Ilawkin's amend ment (time as the company could not be edvantsgeoualy diasolred without an arrangement with the COlleilsaiMMITTS and the committee at Mailrid, and the consent of the Spanish government, the chairman be requested either to bring about an arrangement by which any pay. ha portion of the line may be opened for traffic, without any further call, or to take the best means of winding up the affairs of the cam. piny), 27,210. STOCKTON AND DAILLINOTON.—Mr. Oswald Giles has been appoint.' secretary to this company, vice Mr. & Banded, who km resigned. Sorsri WALES.—The works on this line are rapidly pro. greasing. The portion from Kidwelly to Whiland will goon receive the permanent way. The company have offered the contractor • large premium if be completees the works earlier than specified in his comma. THE MANCHESTER AND LINCOLN UNION AND CHESTER SIELD AND GA15,11.01161 . 014 CANAL are in treaty for amalgamating with the elannesW, Sheffield, and Lincoln. SHEPPIP,LD AND MANCHESTER have purchased the Ashton and leak Forest Canal. Tv' e GREAT NORTHERN have purchased the Royston and er Hitches. T h re e, new R I :s rmN IL b, a:ON t e m E D :L y yn in oi perpetu i t y . without. tl) t t rain toasting,ll E t h a 1 on as epareoue demonetration of the soundness of the views of the Rail way Chronicle. The London and North-Western opened its annual campaign by taking the tagging bunnies into its own hands, and now to WS and the many other cases In which the suggestions of the Railway Chronicle have been carried into practical effect, we may add the adoption of our suggestion to lay down hear lime of rails on the London and North-Western. We knew well that matters were ripening to this point, but we hardly expected to witness the actual gathering of the bolt in little less than tw °month s o f giving out advice (ride Railway ('lrin., 1846, p. 1119.) The decision to lay down four rata was made by the directors during the past week, aid it is molt est to carry on the works ma far ea it i/I pwible to dare, without waiting for an act of parliament. No opposition from the land .wners, as far as Watford certain, is likely to occur, and no time will be het in ' completing the four lines to Tring—where the greatest necessity for them begins. They wit be of immense value to the streams of traffic likey to be poured in from the counties of Hertford, Bedford. Buck. ingham, and Oxford. The tunnels arc to be doubled. What an instance this ready decision affords of the vitality of private enterprise! Had the government had to deliberate on a like case, months or years of del ty would have been spent in talking rather than acting. —kw_ way Chromele. THE GREAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN (IRELAND) have purchased the Clonmel and Muriel line, from which they Intend to make a branch to Portarlington and Tullamore. LOEVAIN A LA SAMERE.—This line, anti the Namur and Charieroy, In connexion with it, are rapidly adearging towards completion. The works of a section of the ;mistiest important, to th e coalmines, that from Charleroy to Itarwart will be adjudicated on the i Ist of next month ; and must, according to the term. of the contract, • be completed in six months. In order that operations may be Nastiest with all possible despatch the company offers a premium of 20,100 francs to the contractor, if the works be finished in five months. PARIS AND LYON S.—A letter from Macon states that not withstanding the extreme merrily of the weather during the whole of last month the preliminary operation. foe the Paris and Lyons line weir not for one hour interrupted. The operations were carried in revive the snow, and at a temperature of 12 degrees below ' Zero. The water even froze in the levelling inetrunienta, and in several mace it had to be replaced by spirits of wine. The earth wan so hard that to order to Make out the ground it was necemary to dig holes with iron chisels, as if it were granite. e. Be this unexampled perseverance the . detinitive gl e ans uppereXatththterbwi;ers.n,ie of 11:OrkS . 17 4 •11Z e.... 10 , 1 , 4 1y 3111;111 will for the expropriawiim of the mum& An norm so these me ate asures are ready, the second inquiry wit ch the establiahment of a railway in France necessitatesi, called the mantle lorale . ,or &wrote d'erproprom. Raw, will take place. This inquiry is prownbed by the law upon ex prupsiation, for rause &alibi.. pablique. In the neighbourhood at Nikon, over which the line will run, wells hare been dug to ascier. lain the nature of the ground; and , although water has been t SUNI at several places, this circumstance will not, it In thought, obstruct Use operations. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETF.. COTTO3I.-L. , prom, Jas. 16.-The market was rather dull, but prim continued firm. The oaks were 3,509 bales; 1,5400 on spe culation. ILUlrleMer, hors 16.-There fs but little alteration in the yarn or pima market.. The transaction. of today add yesterday hate been, If anything, • shade lower an to price, but hate been of a very limited deaciiption ea to quantity. WOOLLEN CLOTILS.-Lrroe, Jas. 16.-Though the woollen market has been better attended and more active in both the cloth hails today than net Tuesday, there in still a loud complaint of the unremunemtive chars ter of the business doing, owing to the great competition which exists in all Dennehy.. the pales this morning were chiefly confined to low clothe, wooded blues ' and other dark colours for the continental markets. The atireks of goads m the cloth liall , arc rather low, reyeral of the manufacturer. being under,tnod to be engaged in or inufacturint to order bn,nl light fabricw called frolist ; continue ti nt.. II fir the East Indian and Cliineee markets. The prices 0 11 titiIWARE.-11IRMIN011.M. JAN. 18.-The manufacturer' ntil continue to report a depression in trade, although in some branches a change h. taken ',La, for the better, and there are various indications that the dullest feature, which usually characterise trade here act this period of the year have passed away. The gunmakera 'dill continue wrU supplied with order., soil at the glass-houses there are un mistakable ocmptoms of briskness. That whi Mot more thin any thing else contributed to cant a chilling influence over ni•inufacturing and trading operate on here during the last two month. has perhaps been the extreme difficulty experienced by our manufacturers in get.. ting payment for titer g.itis transmitted both to the continent of Europe and to America. The consigners in Prom., in Spain, and at Velma especially, report the extreme difficulty in fretting bills upon London, .cite at heart discounts, and this is made the excuse for put ting off miyinent of the manufacturer. here in the hope that eircurn ftftllCOS ma y tend the more to equalise the exchange, the effect of this is, however, felt to operate roost injuriously upon such a trading community as ours, and to materia . ly cheek its industry. MEAT.-LCAIOV,HALI, Joie. 16.-The aupplio of meat to. clay being by no moans large, the trade was firm at our queeatione : Beef, from 2.. ltd. Wan Bd.; ter Aton, 9s. ltd. to 4a. dd.; veal, ds. to sa. ; and pork, 3a. Bd. to ss. per a 11.,. by the carcase. 11S11.-liiii.urosoara, Joe. 16.-Turbots, Cs. to l&s.; brills, 2s. to a. 6d.; cod.flsh, 2e. 6d. to •, hedliOCke, In. It/ 2s. ; whitings, 6d. to M. • and Lanier& la. to 3P. 3d. eachl roles, fel. to 3s. 3/i. per pair; anst:Pa, In. 6d. to 3a.; and Theme, floundere, 1.. M. to per doyen; eels, 9d. to It; and crimped tea., &I. to hod. ;per pound BREAD. 16.-The prices of wheaten laced in the tnetropolia are from 9.1 d. to 10d.; of household ditto, Pd. to 9d. per 41b. loaf. lIIDES.-Lnaa.nau., /Cf. 16.-Market Wdea, 561 b. to 6416., 21d. to Itt. per lb.; ditto, 641 b. to 7216., 3d. to 30.; ditto, 721 b. to edlb., 30d. to 31d.; ditto, 801 b. to 861 b., 31d. to NI.; ditto, 8810. to 961 d, 41d. to 5d.; ditto, 861 b. to 10410.„ 50. to gd.; Calf-skins, each. la. 6d. to 6s. 6d.; Horn hides, 13a.; Polled sheep, Co. 54. to 55.:61.; Kent and ilalf.breda, 4s. 6d.. to 3.. 3d. ; and Down., 3e. 4d. to 4.. Rd. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.-Mmut. 14•2. 222 1422. 102. 222. OWL M.. 222 2 MAIM . . I'o 77011.04 . .0 • India . . • 0 Xextee es 4 OVo need .. 211 Moder* . .0 9 Sely../1.8.W. • lievus Feb. 7 Danachadee 0 I France . . . 0 0 beet.. ead 0 W. 1.00100.211 n Over.. &Jen. 0 . 0 L 400.91501 7.. Halifax Feb. lf. 0 Beul/ Feb. IL 0 Hamburg . . I 0 Medlterrees. . -• •- • LONDON, Jas. It. Esrravu licivevion.—The United, from St. Mak; Horse, from Graven's"; Eliza Liddell, from Mira • might; Mae iadd , fr om Baltimore; British Irks, from Demerara ; Fairy Queen, from Cape of Good Hope; Louise Auguste, and Orla, Aarhime ; Columbine, from Havre ; Providence, from Maori tin, Lady Clarke. from MadcirJ, Re.; Menai, from Ostend; Mary Anne, from New Diep. ENTRIFI.I OLIKAUDS FOR LOWL‘G.—The Sir Edward Barka, for Ostend; Active, for Cherbourg; Princess Royal, for Malta; Lady Howden, for Hobart Town; British Isles, for Demerara. CosertiOrriveans wrrn CAROO.--The Active, for Malmo; Dublin, for Trinidad; Prince of Wales, for Sydney; John Oldham , foe Jamaica ; Catharine, for Conks= ; Tourist, for (Val.; F.meesid, for Boulogne; Cambria, for Val CI.ROIRD OrTRARIN tN lisizagr.—Wellington, for New York; Rapid, and Marianne, for New Orleans GRAM-FRU, JAN. 17.—Arrieed: David Clarke, Calcutta; Britialt Idea, Demerara; Columbine, Havre ; Menai, Ostend; Ann Falcon, Mauritius; Devon Boulogne ; Providence, Mauritius; Fancy Queen, Cape ; Sands, Guerraws; Mary Ann, Alkmaar; liarrireas, Seville • Anna Bell, Prince Edward's ; Gertrude, Denis; Helen, S myrna; Nunes, Africa; Velocity, Cuba; Cux haven, Copenhagen; Ozeriberg, Denmark; Smites, Rkhibucto ; Regina, Ahouse; Shipswa, Oder.* ; Mary Ann, Celts; Teaser, Feint Michael', Dexterous, Messina ; Mary Ana, Saint Michs.ers; Ocean, Rotter dam; Harkluin, Boulogne; Belfast, Calais • Kris, Susanna, Denmark; Nathahe, Dunkirk; Henry Warringtoe, Leg. horn ; Charles Carter, Mauritius; Charlotte, Boulogne. Failed . Planter, and Perseverance, Alexandria • Triton, teitend;" Rainbow, Rotterdam; Janne Emilie, Calais; Kenai Page, Nagler; lubet, St. M ichael's ; Rothachild, New Oricara ; Comma', Plymouth; Christie., New Orleans; Prince of Wale., and Niagara, .Sydney; Lord John Bunsen, Harlingen ; Sir Robert Peel, Rotterdam ; John Mar,hall, Charleston; William Foster, Nassau; Emerald, Boulogne; Tourist, LIVERPOOL, Jar. la.—Emmaus FOR LOADINO.—The Sir Howard Dolma" for Apalachicola; Gipsy, fur Bourdeaux ; Harmony, for Galata and !Wall; llama, for Gibraltar and Malaga ; Sir H. Huntley and .tdelaide, for Halifax, Nova Scotia; Mason, for Savannah; Fea prift, and Spartan, for Leghorn; Greenock, for Mobile; Par West, for New York ; Coila, tor St. Michael's ; and Ritmo., for Santa Martha and Carthagena. eieseaso Oerweans.—The Invincible, for Oran; Free Tender, far New Orleans ; Emily, for liana& ; St. John, for Savannah; Selina, fur Hong Kong aria Whampoa ; Coda, for St. Michael's • Buaria Maria, for Malta; ludustrie, for Ostend; Philomela, for T rinidad; Panthes, for Calcutta; Highland Mary, Egremont, and Emma Watts, for New York ; John G. Coster, for New Orkuns; Fanny, for Trini dad; and Helen, for Havaunah. JANUARY 15.—Arrived The Mount's Bay, Oporto; Dolphin and Duchess of Kent, Lite of Man, with goo. from the San Joaquin for Habana, wrecked near Castleton; Bride of Abydos, Marseille@ ; Meta, Wismar; R. D. shepherd, N. Orleans.—Sailed Colonist, Ceylon; Emily, Via.; Demon, Sydney, N.S.W. ; St. John, Savannah; Prima Donna, St. Michiel's • Perseverance. St. John, N.B. • E. Boasted, N. Orleans ; Leonard, Demerara ; Scotia, Baltimore; N. 8.; of Orange, Bombay Co.. St. John, N.B. ; Emblem, Norfolk, N.A.; Portland, Mobile; Camilla, Lima; Rachel, Barbels"; North Pole, St. Philip Alfred, Lisbon.—Off the Port Hannibal, N. Orleans • Liverpool, Ariel, Ontario, arid seldom New York; Michael's; Sangot. Nosier • Charles, Seville.—The Ocean, from Maecfo, oft Bantry Bay, with da mage. [Advertisement] BOWEL AND LIVER COM r to•riir• nano mi. HOLLOWATNI Plus.— A person of the name of B. J. Butler, of IJekEeld, Aare; belonging to her Majesty's service, woo four years in liarbidom, where he suffered severely with a dis ordered state of the bowel', ending in dysentery. At last his liver and tomach became much direardered, and his health was altogether very b. d. lie received every attention from the military medical gentlemen in Harbedms, but yet he continued so ill, that Ws I was considered very doubtful. Felling to get relief from the usual treatment, he coenzyme.' tithing which completely I cured the liver complaint, and induced a perfect cotton of the bowels. sold by all druggists; and at Professor holloway's FAtablishment, 244, Strand, London. HIRTHS.: ARKWHIGHT.—Jac 13, at Ilprowstoo, the wile of the late K. Arkerrlght, Eq.. of a 4yhter. 1103' I TON.—Jsm. II Om wife of H. D. Boultoo, E.p., of Petteehoe•haeee, orators, of • ow. ec MDETU—Ju. Is, at North Motion, the offs of the Her. W. lbardttf.of •00 DELAY.--Jaa 11, at Itaastellat Donegal, tb• wife of the Rey. R. Debp. of • boa 004 kelt. OARl3lhEit.—Jaa. 14, at 2. Westbourae.ereweat, the ar Ife of J earilaert laq.. of • daaghtet. OltEt'itHlLL.—Jaa 13, 01 Canonbury-park, at.. W. I. Gretahlll, of a dausliter. NM:LEA/4.-4u. 7, at reitay<ww• Argyinhire, the wife of A. Mack.. hag., 4 • ilwistiwiw. 11 . 1 . 01.tKLY--.I•A 7, el Stirling, the wife of ;he key. M. 11I'Coale, of • aIA/11.11118.11. nitu.—ln.—ass. 3, at Kook, by the Re.. Mr. B. 11. of Cumin. O. Belli Eq., loctunkkarl, to Mae y, youiew daughter of W. Morita. n, CA KEting—llMlTH.—Jan. 11, mgt. Johan. Cranford, by the Het. 800 e. Itoblissuo, Ilan., Mr..l. Canon, of Lotterworth, to Larabeth, yougm , doubter of 110. J. Botta, Oulu]. COAT 101—JACILSOM.--Jaa. 13, at Hall Hill, Olsagord, by Ho Res. X. Lao'''. Comeo.lfan bl.D.,Olutow, to Jane, elfint dughter of J. Jesh. eon. Eap... , f Hall Hill tad Tube.. IHCKKON—BURNAHT.—Jan. 14, at Quoradon. by the Au. I. Barubl. of Is Goonoi . o, LOseoter, Mayor CoUlag wood Dickson. 107.1 H.' . tlllery, eldest surviving sou of Use late llojor•tienend Ina A. DUX.. 0.C.11., to Huriet, second danglater of the Men T liontahy. MILLINGTON—HICHNg.--Jan. 14, at St. C deal, Camberwell. by 04 a Rev. R. H. 141111mi1oo MA , Mr. A. B. Millington, of tioadt-gx. , Mtn Ellsabetb Hi/OU, of Ludlum-road, Pecliban. MOOKE—HATWAII.D.—Jaa. 14, at Loot Wlttenhank, by IM r.". T. Moore, All Mr. A. J. Moore, of Cheltenham. third as of the late T. Moore. Hu.. Donetoqueo, to Emma. &Mat ilatmlitor of 0. Hayashi. Boa , of long Wittganua. , nelkt oirMr.7. SUN*, ,I .oft OMENS. ANDRP.WS.--Jaa. 111, Margaret. tge wits of J. 0. iseiresa. EM S.O. iteleWsplatte. AT K INSON.—Jae. 10,E Addams, log., of 60utli.grave. Hampstmd, Mad of the Atholtalty, Somerset Mere. )110iCKLEHUROT.—Jae. 14, Asa, s il o of W. Breehlrborw, Esil , Titherrastos Nora, Ilastkageld, DHOW N.—Jan. 11, at littotiagford, Jane, relict of the late T. Bross Dar of Eaderd. SitOWN.—Jan. IS, at Wellirid Haat, Streatham, IL 1140.0,Eth.. 0 1 94 CAPPER.—Jaa. 12, at asitenhata, E. (Asper, eldest see of the D. e 'r , 1i."7. aged year. DI L 14.—Jaa. 14, at SG, Upper Ckartotte•street. Eltaroy.agoare, Elisabeth Sank, retitt of the late Capt. C. it. Dillon, formerly of H-M. 040 , 101 D of Foot. aged 77. IYOZLET.--Jaa. 10, at Stratton Aadley, Mari, /Muslim . of Dlr. C. IEOOO. aged a omegas. EV EKETT.—Jam. 14, Elizabeth, the wife of )0. E.J. Everett, 34,0.0{404. OEDNEY.—Jae.II, at Cheilel3lllllo, Jaw Fins, _Wee or IM late P y. PA.. of Withytiombellawlethh. .0.4 63 HALL —faro 7,111 r. E. E. 14.011, of Naptoo, aged ST. LUMLEE.—Jan. 7, ot Epploa, W. Lumley, Sag., aged SI. MANSHALL.—Sast. 9, at Moo, Elirabctb, elders daughter of the lad J. MarthaD, bd., of Elsitant. NEN SAM.-4th. 10, at Waddle, W . Nrdsats Eng , formerly of Lrighto4 SS. ODD Me Y.—dso. k at Brighton, H. Oddy, Yaq.. Ist. of Dooms •terrat 4 , tee, aged Si. OLIPHANT.—.Ith. 14, at Whobledoo. Mary, relist of tire late E Myatt Esq, of Capdie, Pert lishire, agedest sareiring Wetter of ths late W. /141011ag, Bare, of Ardoe at. PAUNDEHNON.—JAM. 9, at IN. Kingslandusad, Mn. Are Sothelemth• r, Roth, drake, lira. Llastwth EXCHANGES AND (*mdse. Higibut. Luna. Oulai• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . I lik. . .. . . " . . . $lOO I t 31.. , Nil 1100 Sae 00 tisl..• U 2s OD day.), U I. . . - Hamm. Jeo.l It —Loon of HIM. ; Do. 1612, 1004, Do. 7044, 96 Do• le., Hi: Do. 1611,71; Loan of the iDity. 97.—liant of B 08Ime, • 870.—Rm0ange Lnedow. 13421. •isotm, .1•0 11.--Tim per Cente.,lo64 ; Par per Costa, 05 ; Three per Cents.. 714. Lawn of 1638, 117, Do. IMP, 1174 But, 1,394. 140000007 loan, 01. Hauatim, J 41.. lA—Austrian Flee per Coats., 106: Bank ftharae. 1470, RumMe.Eattltdi lowa, lOW, 1434; Five per Costs., Hamburg Ceril6eolee. 1011; Do. lot Series lowly.. 101. INtto Hope an 4 Co., Jed and etlt Berko, 986 , Ditto Certificate., M/ • Now Thar per Cron., Hope and Co.. 674. De. Stieellu, 864. Ileanlah New Five per Ceuta., 16,17/ ; Do. Three per Cesta., b. Dutch Amt. Debt, Two•aed.a•Halt per Omen, 39. Danish - Bmileh Loma, Three per Gate., 64/. Wrenn/e. 00 WM.: Heorkrult. Jae. 12.13'14 two remelt., 13 3. litectkotra, Jas. 1, WO 47.,11.48. Tleana, Jew 7. Area walks, P4l. Atesteauan. Jto. 17.-13nteh Aect. Debt, Thrmand.a-Helf por Ceuta , 814, 144 ; Three per Crat 714, 71 ; Foot per Cesta,ll2. eyed., $; Throe Haltom Cents., 611, 834. Commercial Comport). Four. and••• Half per Cents, 171.1734.—E0itamm ow Imagine, at Meta, II 03 , two months, II Hamburg, 15, 87, two moistla, 13, 37. Parte, 66, 81 , two mouths, 66,10. IltaLlh, Jaw 1.-81.4 1 / 4 11., Sob., Thlreman4.a.halt pm Comte" 944 Par limey. II ILO SS RAILWAY NEWS. The returns from the country share markets brought little encouragement on Saturday for the dealers here. Shares and scrips continued extremely depressed, although with less confusion in the market than on Friday. There would be great perplexity, however, in attempting to define what should be considered current rates of price for any class of railway securities. Though the tendency of the Liverpool market was still downwards, the decline in prices was not so marked on Sa turday as was anticipated in some quarters. London and North-Western stock was much the same as on Friday; the new quarters, however, were scarce. Manchester and Leeds were done at 28s. p., and Great Westerns at his. p. Birmingham and Oxford opened dull, but closed stronger, 91 to 10 p. Great Northern' were falling, as well so most of the new lines and scrips. The Manchester market was decidedly worse for all de scriptions of stock as to prices, but there was a moderate business, partly owing to persons coming into the market as was understood fur bear amounts. North Staffordshire, de clined to 31 prem. Shropshire Unions to A dis., and Bir mingham and Oxfords to 91. A fair amount of business was transacted at Birmingham, but everything had apparently a tendency downwards. In none of the local lines were recent quotations supported. Stour Valleys fell to 21 prem., and Birmingham and Oxford Junctions were heavy at 101 prem. At Leeds the transactions in the share market were numerous, but prices had almost uniformly a downward ten dency. The following instances may suffice :—Eastern Counties, York Extension, from 295. to 265. prem. ; East Lancashire New Shares from 3 to 21 prem.; Buxton and Midlands from 205. to 17s. 6d. prem.; Sheffield, Rother ham, and Goatee from 7s. 6d. to 6s. prem.; and Wharfedale Junction from 7s. 6d. dis, to lis. dis. At Bristol the market was very . flat, and but few trans actions were done. Great uncertainty seemed to prevail so to what would he the effect of the recent bank movement, but the general impression was that things must he lower. It would be useless to give prices as the few bargains done can scarcely be considered a fair indication of value. The business on the Dublin Exchange, last week, tended to confirm the accounts in last Monday's Doily News. holders of stock will not part with them easily, and the Bears are intimidated. This favourable change, it is be lieved, has been caused by the prospect of pecuniary aid from government, which so many railways have been led to enter tain. The orders executed were, as must be anticipated, very limited in amount during the week. Livraroos. Jon. 16.—eels:—Ehester, Birkenhead (201. eh.),p. Dublin, Drogheda, 134 d.—E. Lanewhire (new sh.) 24 p.—Do. (new nerip), p.—Glingow, Paisley, and Greenoci 20—Great Weatern, 45 p.—London, N. Western, 194—D0. (new j ), 124 I . —London S. Western, 63—Manehester, 28 p.—Do. (late H. sb. exten 3 l Se. p.—Menehester, Lincoln, (late it. L.) Its. J.—Midland (101.8 h.), 74 p.—Do. (new eh.) 44 p.—N. Hritleh (1 sh.l, 21 p.—N. Union (A.), 244—York, Newcastle (Pref. di.) 31:.—tii.rit. N. Midland (E. W. R.. eaten.) 121 p.—Aberdeen, par p. -11hekburn, Darren, Bottom, p.--Caledonian, 2 d.—ticot ash Mal, 41 d. -Birminghoto,Duilley, 51 p.—Binottnithain, Word In., 961 'Op.—Boston, Stamford, Blrmtwham, 11 p.—Flueking hamskdre, j p.—Pketwood, Preeton, W. Hiding, 2 p. (en hot.)—Oreat Northern (let series), Ip. (en int.)—Da. (lad do.), ad. p. (es int.)—am D. Northern, f p.—N. Staffordshire, 9j p.—Shrewshury C., =lngh (), 11 p .—De. (IL), O.ropshire d. --W. Riding A. Va., 11 Ste. Sd. p.—Liv —Sh erpoot, Cranby,lioallopml, l j p. NM 74. LVAGY...—Jaa. U. Si ...till , . inaumi eel halrei7 A. SKIS OM, GI raw Imams& i• CAT f Leeds, ?Mom no Mal r hltahre. Lemb.l4ooo, thir Id Lona. Causly al ISC. ommosimmiiMid