The Express. — London, England, 1863-08-13 00:00:00

IMe *nttlltynct. URT OF BAN KRU PTC Y . —AVG CST 12. (felnre Mr. Commissiooer Hoiroyd.) IN HE HAHNE. —ANOTIIEII ENSUCCEN.NEUI. YL•INTIFP. The bankrupt, a rah proprietor, of Walworth, applied for Itisonler. Debts 1,tX)21. Er. >owning opposed ; Mr. Sargood supported. The bankrupt M examination admitted having sold some oohs and horses Shot tie before his failure. fhe registration of the rubs in his name bad not been altered, and he had attire lam ked one of the horses. lie had brought an action against Mr. Cripos, and the verdict had gone against him. Ile had disposed of bit furniture before his bankruptcy. 111 !Lauer granted the order. IS NI: WII.I.ISSIF'RTER. The I..loknept wee N wholesale rihne manufacturer of Nor wich liuLilitu s 6,1;12!. assets •nd property held about s,el/01. .1u adjournment wee ordered, the additional cc onnts not Laving I..en tiled in time. Mr. Surgood and Mr. feed apparel ID the 0/110. IN HE R. VAN NOPVEX. The bankrupt was a hat-manufacturer of Nelson-square, 'fflarkfriars.rowl. The we has been long before the court att,l the evicts, at first estimated at 1.200/., were stated by • l;•.ed to have dwindled down to 4al. The debts are up wards of _,ttti-. ',other adjournment was asked for pending the ap pointment of a new assignee. fln the part of the bankrupt coup Lunt was made by Mr. Lawraace that he had been kept before the court upwards of a year and a half, and re quisition:: had only been delivered to hint the other day. I is Honour said the result of the caw was no doubt un fortunate, hut the delay had originated in an attempt at an arrangement out of court. This had failed ; the soignee had been advised to retire, and the present sitting bad been fixed in the expectation that a new assignee would be chosen before this time. As this had not been done, there must of atcew..vity be another adjournment. Adjourned to the Mlth November. IN RE ANDERSON. - - The bankrupt was a wine and spirit merchant of White friars. He came before the court owing upwards of 5.200/., and entiauiting his assets at 1.100/.. independently of 2,270!. of property held as security. This was the sitting for exsminstion and discharge. A n adjournment was ordered for additional accounts and pending the appointment of a new assignee. SHERIFFS' COURT.—Ararir 12. (Before Mr. Kerr.) 'MET r. STEVENS.-PATENT BREAD-MAKING COMPANY. This was an action to recover two weeks' wages in lieu of notice. I laintiff demoted to having been summarily dismissoL Crosa-examined by Mr. Girdlestose for the company— ] wan discharged for bad bread, but I can explain that. The German yeast was completely rotten, and running with maggots. I had bad potatoes, and the flour was very queer. showed the yeast to the manager, and he said be was very sorry, but I must do the best I could with it. Honour --What with rotten German yeast' Plaintiff—Yea. It was very common to put potatoes in the brood. The manager told me that they were obliged to get f hinge at cheep prices, so that something could be put I before the shareholders, as they were doing very badly. lave had to use yeast completely rotten and maggotty, and once I went to the board. and was refused admisaiou. I had sample of the bad yeast. We had to squeeze out the moisture through our fingers. Girdlestone—Who supplied the east? Plaintiff—Messrs. Wilkin and Pug h, of St. Mary-axe, and Mr. Matthews. Several times be f ore I have found maggots in the yeast, and I have used it. The flour was weak sometimes, and beans were ground up to strengthen it. A gentleman once found a bean in the flour. IHe took away the bean but left the floor. (Laughter.) My bread was storeys good when I was at Islington, and when I went to Brampton I bad flour at Ms. per sack. His Honour—Then it comes to this, that you had filthy materials and made up filthy bread. Plaintiff—l made up the best bread I could from the ma terials. Ills Honour—And thought nothing of the stomachs of your eusb•mers. Plaintiff laughed. Mr. Giollestone— I confess that all this tapes me by surprise. 1 have witnesses who will be able to contradict uU this. — Plaintiff (in answer to his Honour)—Good flour was 41,., sod we paid 34e. Mr. Gardlestone—Now were not complaints frequently made about your bread! Pkiotif —Wheuever my bread was bad it arose out of bad flour, bed potatoes, and rotten yeast. Ilia Thompson complained of my bread. On one occasion the flour was so weak that the bread was almost block, end it tamed mouldy. Mr. Girdlestone—lf your honour will grant me a remand for an hour I will prove that all plaintiff's statements ere false. We buy the very best articles in the market. Hu Honour (to plaintiff)—What causes the German yeast to be bud? Plaintiff—Sometimes the weather, and sometimes t being washed by ass water. Hie Honour thee agreed to allow the case to stand over until defendant's witnemes arrived. "... ihendeiondant 7 s — S . ritnessriirrTved, Mr. Stevens rid—l am managing director of this company. Plaintiff had good materials. and at first made good bread at Brompton, but afterwards be made very bad bread. He made no excuse. I saw the yeast one day, and it was rather soft, but be said be could use it. He never had yeast with maggots. I believe be made bad bread wilfully, and to injure us. We have • great deal of difficulty in carrying on the business. There is a hostile feeling. Good breed was turned out at the other breeches, and with the same flour. I was never shown soy yeast with maggots. Cross-examined—l never said that 1 wished to show some. thing to the shareholders. Mr. Girdbutone —Nor that be was to use the bad yeast Mr. Stereos—No. Plaintiff made good bread at lalington, and he was removed to Brompton. Mr. Wilkins said—l am a yeast merchant of St. Mary. axe. I partly simply defendants with German yeast. We have orders to supply the beat yeast. Never soot in any yeast with maggots. The warm weather will affect_ yeast. Cross-examined—Bad yeast is returned. Warm weather will take the strength out of German yeast. Mr. Paine-1 saw some yeast of which plaintiff com plained. It was soft, and I left it to plaintiff to make bread el. The bread from that yeast was Dot particularly bad. The yeast was useable. Plaintiff thought the soft yeast eoeld be used, and he need it. There was a consultation about sending some one for some fresh yeast, but the soft was used. His flooour —That allows that there was a doubt. Paine-1 have seen German yeast on the Company's pre mises with maggots in it, but not for use. Potatoes are used in our bread, and it ix customary for millers to put in bean Soar to the wheat flour. A bean was found one day in the Maitre brother deposed that be was in defendant.' employ. The company was very particular. They provided the best yeast and the best potatoes. The company are not 'paring. They try to get the best materials. Potatoes are necessary in bread to keep it moist. I was sent down to Bromptoo to examine some bread which had turned bad in consequence of the potatoes being bad. His Honour—That is just what plaintiff says. Witnees—l believe the dour wan the same. Bread may be good in appearance but bad in quality. Plaintiff is a good baker. Mr. Girdlestone said that he would admit plaiutdrs oa ;ability, but be had neglected his work. The superintendent of the company at Brompton de posed to plaintiff's having made bad bread, the same being Goer, bad coloured, and heavy. lie lost iitenstotners in one day. One hundred and ninety quarterns of ',Wotan breed were sold at a loss in consequence of the badness. The last day plaintiff made bread the yeast, potatoes, and flour were good. I saw them. Groves, who COMO before plaintiff, made good bread. Cronvetamined —1 maw new potatoes when I came into the bouse. I have seen bad yeast, but it is always sent back. The yeast was not very good a fortnight before plaintiff left. I have sent back some bad yeast to Xessis. Wilkins and PUA!L. 'Plaintiff—The bad yeast epoilt the bread. Paine, recalled—Tbe day when plaintiff used bed yeast the bread wee not bad. It was not so good as it might have been. (Derisive laughter.) Plaintiff —Sioce I have left the company have had to sell some bad bread down Petticoat-lane at three-halfpence per loaf less than the customary• price. The men at work for the company es. the maggottv yeast, but of course will not come up for fear of losing then. eitnations. A witness, called by the plaintiff, said he law the yeast running with maggots. Croas-ezemined—He told me it was the same yeast as he bad made the bread with the night before. Plaintiff's hrother—The hot weather will torn the yeast. but we always send it back. Our duty is to use nothing bad. I told niy brother that 1 believed this waa a con &piney. Plaintitf--Paine offered to give evidence for me. Mr. Girdlestone forcibly urged that the plaintiff had you's' neglected his duty by using veut with maggots in it. if the company could not discharge a servant fur doing Co. then it was crushed entirely sod without hope. Hue Honour reviewed the evidence with great care, and maid it was extremely unlikely that a man with a good cha racter, and who waa in good employment, would change in a single night and wilfully injure his employers. There was a doubt as to the materials provided. 31r. Oirdlutone urged that good material, had been need. Mr. Stevens (readetl)—Evel if the yeast ;Tal plaintiff bad no right to use it. Our orders are to nu geed mate nab). Plaintiff has been twice diechsmed before. Fire days before plaintiff wu discharged he bad good materials, but made had bread. Plaintaff—We had the wont materials. Mr. Stereos— I repeatedly reasoned with plaintiff, but with little effect. It lima the wish of the company to use good articles. Cross.examined —The price of the flour wu 33c, 345., and 3f,i. The best millers only charge 3.1 a. Our company bound the widlars down not to adulterate. We are most particular. His Honour did not think the company had mad* oat their damn, end found for plaintiff. Verdict for plaintiff, withered& TEE EXIIIFSS, TITUESDAY FVENING, Al' GUST 13, 1863. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME CIRCUIT.—CRoyDoN, Arousr 12. The business of these assizes a still " dragging its slow length along," and according to the present rate of progres sion, tbo whole of the muses will not be tried in less than another fortnight. (Before Baron Chantiell and a common jury.) COOrtiß V. JAY. This was an action to recover the amount of certain bills of exchange. alleged to Fare been accepted by the de fendant Sir C. Honyman and Mr. derwick were for the plain tiff ; eta Bei jeant Parry and Mr. Barnard for the de fendant. Thin action was brought by the assignees of a baoknpt named Church, who bad carried on the business of a leather merchant, to recover the amount of several billsof exchange that were alleged to have been accepted by the defendant, who is a boot mai shoe manufacturer at Wellingborough, in Northamptonshire. The defence that was set up wee that the acceptances to the bills in question were forgeries, and from the evidence adduced it was clear that either the offence of perjury or forgery must have been committed. The plaiutrff '4 case rested mainly upon the evidence of two brethren named James and Benjamin Lovell, both of whom bad been engaged in the leather trade ; and, according to their evidence, they had had dealings with the defendant end had supplied bun with leather, and upon their representing to him that they wanted to raise some money, they stated that he accepted the bills in question. The acccuut they gave, however, of the transaction was certainly a very extraordinary one, for they stated that the defendant write his name across a blank bill stamp, without anything being said as to the amount, and that the sums were afterwards tilled in by one of the witnesses referred to. It was also admitted in cross-examination that in order to make the bills appear more respectable they were made payable at the lon on and Weattniuster Bank, where none of the parties kept an account; and likewise that the defendant had only upon one occasion purchased leather of Benjamin Lovell, and that the amount of leather supplied was not more than ad. In answer to the carte set up for the plaintiff, the defendant himself was examined, and he swore positively that the acceptances to the bills in question were forgeries, and that no such transaction aa the one referredto by the two witnesses ever took,place. lie gave his evidence in a most clear and straightforward manner, and it was confirmed in some material matters by other testimony. The learned Judge having summed up the whole of the evidence, the jury almost immediately returned a verdict for the defendant. The attorney fur the plaintiff was directed to take charge of the bills, is order that they might be forthcoming tu the event of any ulterior proceedings being taken. (Before Baron Bramwell and special jaries.) E. 4 TON AND ANOTHER T. PRATT AND ANOTHER. This was an action of ejectment to recover possemaion of some property at Bermondsey. Mr. Lush, Q.C., and Mr. Murphy were for the plaintiffs ; Mr. Montagu Chambers, Q.C., and Mr. Raymond were for the defendants. This calm occupied the court for several hours, and ter minated in ► verdict for the plaintiff*. THE RAILIVAY ACCIDENT NEAR LYNN. KING'S LYNN, AUGURT 12. The inquest on the body of Mr. John Dennis, who died from the effects of injuries received on Monday, the 3rd inst., at the accident on the Lynn and Hunstanton Railway, was resumed at the Town-ball, Lynn, before Mr. E. M. Beloe, deputy coroner, this morning. Mr. Edwards appeared for the Great Eastern Railway Company, and stated that the verdict of the county jury was such an extraordinary one, and its terms so extravagant, that the company bad determined to appeal as it were from that jury to the present one, and to ask them as gentlemen of the town to goes fully into the inquiry as it had been gone into before, for he mr. Edwards) could not believe that two bodies of men who brou.ht uubiaimed minds to the subject could arrive at the same decision as had been arrived at. Mr. George Billings' evidence was then read over to him, and some additional facts (without importance) were . . Mr. Edward Blocofield repeated his evidence. He also said that he did nut make any complaint to the company of the state of the fences before the 20th of July, except to the navviee when they were making the lion. He knew, from the nature of the soil, that the ditch would be dry in summer. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ By Mr. Edwards—l apprehended an accident when I com plained. I apprehended the accident when I refused to take my bullocks off the field. I did apprehend that the bullock might be killed, but I did not suppose it would throw the train off the line. When I made a complaint I was told wire fencing was being put up. By the Jury—l did not think the line safe u to the fence' when the government inspector gave his report. By Mr. Edwarda— Whilst there waa water in the ditch I never knew my stock to get upon the line. Thomas Andrews, whitesmith, Lyon , said—l came home by the first train from Hunstanton ' and went back to tt out. toes with the engine and carriages that went to the relief. 1 saw a third-class carriage on its side with the compart ments broken through. (Witoess described the position of the injuries of the carriage.) I observed a little hit of rot tumuli in the carriage, but a part we bad to knock out was as sound as when it was built he should say. By the Jury—lt is a till that was rotten ; not the frame work. It seemed to be a Mil laid upon the framework. In washing the carriage and such like it might have become rotten. It mold not be seen. The buffer plank of the carriage was as sound as could be. No one could see the rottenness unless it was broken to pieces. Mr. Billing produced a bit of rotten wood taken from the end of the carnage be came out of. Mr. T. M. Kendall repeated the evidence he had already given. Mr. Robert Howlett., of Stourbridge—l remember the 3rd of August. I came from Hunstanton in the evening. I was travelling by the excursion pain from Cambridge. It was between six and seven. Am we were getting near Lyon I observed either a bullock or heifer on the line. I did not communicate that to either guard or engine -driver, or any one. He was feeding by the side of the line. He did not appear to take say notice of the train, and I looked at him until the train was quite by. By the Jury—l was about midway of the train, and I did not observe that the engine -driver whistled, or took any notice of it.. . _ John Thompson, the shepherd to Mr. Hamond, was neat examined. He said he had had bullocks in the (kHz since Michaelmas last, and they had not got on the line ; they are heavier bents. He complained of the fences to the work people and to "our *quire," and to " Lawyer Swatman likewise." He bad never seen above a foot of water in the ditch. Did not mason it, but went by his eye. By Mr. Edwards—Have had some talk with Mr. Swatman this morning. The gravelliog of the roadway was oomplaioed of. Mr. Seaman came after everything, roads and fences also. Would swear that he complained of the fences to Mr. Swatman and " oar squire" since the line was opened. His cattle had strayed into other people's field, and others into his. Although be considered he fences insufficient against hones and bullocks, as a fact, the fence bad kept in the stock since about Michaelmas. Mr. T. R. Milt, station-master at Lynn, said Monday. August :3, was an excursion day from Cambridge, Withech, and Lynn to Ruostantoo. The Cambridge pseeengere were conveyed by a special train leaving Lynn at IL3O, and re turning from Hunstanton at 6.45. We had more than the ordinary number of passengers on that day, and in consequence of that it was thought better to divide the train into two instead of mooning one long train. It was thought to be more convenient, because one must stop at each station. One left 13 minutes after the other, and they were ordered to return in the same manner. My first intimation of the accident was about 8.30. Mr. Platt came with the engine of Abe unfortu nate train. I immediately sent round to the surgeons and dispatched all kinds of servants with tools to the segue of the accident. I took the leading part, and directed everything to be done that could be done, I returned to the thew with Mr. E. Self, one of the directors. We brought the dead to the Gaywood gate, and from thence to the Ship Inn. Mr. Dennis was carried home wounded. There had been a sudden and =looked for rise iu the number of passengers. The week ending June 7, there were booked from Lynn, 532 ; week ending July 5. 1,258 ; week ending July 19, 2,008. The excursion traffic five Wisbech in particular, rose in the same prop rtion. n Mr. Edwards said the conduct of the wit ess bad been most exemplary on the occasion.) Witness (by the Jury)—The servants have never com plained to me of stock on the line, not in one single instance. By the Coroner—Fifteen minutes is ample time between two trains ; we consider ten minutes enough. The second tram cannot be called a fast train ; it was a special tram which knew the circumstances under which it started, and it had to atop at two places on its journey. By Mr. Edwards—Trains are usually run between inter vals of fifteen minutes. By the jury—The driver should report to his foreman at the finish of the journey, and also at the next station he passes, if he saw any obstacle on the line. The driver of the Cambridge train, nor the driver of the next train from Ilunstanton, did not report that a bullock had been seen on the line. I believe the driver of the first of the two trains might have pulled up with perfect safety supposing they took immediate precautions to protect their train. I should certainly consider a bullock a dengeroue impediment. The driver was guilty of a dereliction of duty if Le did not report that ; but he had not arrived at Lynn in time to do so. The accident occurred whilst he was coming into the yard. The Cambridge train arrived here at 20 minutes past seven. There was certainly time fur him to have reported the ob struction to me. No driver or guard has ever reported seeing bullocks on the line. Mr. Edwards said it was not in evidence that any driver or guard bad seen bullocks on the line. Witness continued—The Cambridge train only coming to the junction ought not to make any difference in his report ing to me. 1 think the driver of the first of the two trains did the beat thing in not stopping to put off the bullock. James Beaumont said—l drove the train from Hunstanton to Cambridge on Monday, leaving If uostanton rat 6.4 for the return journey to Cambridge. I saw no obstruction on the line. 1 saw a bullock partly in the dike and partly out on the other side of the fence. I just caught a glimpse of it as I went by, an I got up from attending to nay engine. Had nothing to tell, and I told nothing. By the jury—l did not remark it to my firemen. as I bad nothing to remark to him. According to what I saw it was on the other side of the fence. I certainly did not see it. I speak as I saw. lam prepared to asy I did not see it. Mr. Howlett recalled—l was sitting with my back to the engine. The bullock was to my left. Another xenon, my wile's sister, saw it as well as myself. The bullock that I sa► was feeding by the side of the basal. PointonJack w acwi's evidence was repeated, Thomas Wakefield was also examined—He had turned oat many carriages for defects, but never any for rot. SetIONA. _ _ William Attock, superintendentof the carriage department at Stratford, said—My attention has been called to carriage 279. The last time it was in the shop was in December last. It went through a thorough repair and painting in' 1856. (The witness gave the dates of several repairs and alteration. of the carriage.) The latter repairs were only alight ;in 1836 it underwent a general repair. The sew second-class =triages were of mahogany, with a framing of English oak. The monde were not turned into third because of unsoundness, but because new second-class =T riages, such as described, have been introduced. The car riage 279 was built in 1846. It was built by Wright, of Birmingham, the best builder in the kingdom. The witness described an examination he had made of this carriage. The underframe was of the very best description of oak. The I end bar of the body Maid. was decayed, but it would be impossible for any one, had the carriage not been knocked to pieces, to detect it. On this carriage the buffer rod, which was 21 Mars In diameter, and of solid iron, was broken away, showing that the shock must have been of a severe description. We have about 300 men attending to the repairs of carriages. By Mr. Edwards—Many of the lines have =triages of lighter construction then the carriages referred to in the examiner's reports. They toured that the carriages did not run without going through the shops once in every six months. _ — Timothy Wilson, foreman to Mr. Attock—The facts which Mr. Attack had stated he could corro'oorate most emphatically. He produced his books to vouch for the cor rectness of Mr. Attack's facts. Mr. Alan H. Gwatmen—le the early part of September Mr. flamed brought to me the usual plan and notice. I went down with him, and we determined upon the even ing. Among other things we talked about the fencing, and I told him I thought there woe no occaaion to mention that, u the Lands Claus, Consolidation Act provided for it. After the line was made, Thompson came to meat least six or seven times to complain of the difficulty he bad in keepi ng th e stock in Mr. Ham rs ond's marsh -land off the line. I sent him to Mr. Durant, who dismiaaed him very cavalierly, and said he should speak to his betters ; whether Mr. Thompson's betten or Mr. Durrant's betters I did not know. Lip to the 15th of May I had called upon Mr. Durant, and complained to him, amongst other things, of the fences. I subsequently called upon Mr. Valentine, and made the Name complaints to him, and he limited his reply toe reference to the road way. Amongst his notes was "fencing and diking insuffi cient." Since then no attention has been paid to the sub ject. I was down the day after the nettle wan as the Bee, and I saw the treekway where they had been. There was DO water in the ditch just after Michaelmas. The rail wee el6 -inch rail. _ _ _ By Mr. Ellararda—No complaints bane been made to me since May 13. lam quite curtain that the 'abject o i the esimplaint wee lencleg. By the Coroner—l cannot swear I spoke to Mr. Edwards about the fence, but my impression is that I did. Mr. Jae. Platt was Med. In reply to the jury, be said nn break power could have stopped the train in the fort yards. M y r. C. E. During, borough treasurer of Lynn, swore, stated that be was in the habit of meet- Mg the occupiers of lands adjoining the railway —oheare, Sherringbam, Royaton. and Blorofield, among others. He had never had • single complaint from those persons about the fence. He had read • letter of Mr. Bagg's through Mr. Simpson. He went down to the place indicated, and found that the fence had been deepened, and looked to him to be in a very fair and proper condition. He hail frequently been • passenger on the b but had never bad complaints, either through their own people or the Greet Eastern. Most emphatically, he never bad any complaint from Mr. Gwatmari, on behalf of Mr. Hamond, as to fences. The complaint was about gravelling a road. As to the fence, it was a perfect mistake. Thomp. son, a shepherd, never complained to him to the beat of his recollection. Thompson, recalled, said he bad spoken to Mr. Durrant, in his office, as to the water and the fencing. Mr. Dormant said be might have bad a conversation as to the water—the culverts. In his opinion a nine-foot dike and a rail was a sufficient one. The rail, he apprehended, was only for the protection of the quick whilst it grew. It was supposed the ditches never would be dry. The inquiry has not terminated. their fiduciary character, and the intereeta of the corn- • pang. He proceeded to state that the railway having to pus through an estate of 130 acres of land which Mr. Parson and Mr. Blake had purchased for a sum of 107,50[., and the company requiring 2i acres, a claim had been made for it through solicitors employed by those gentlemen at first of 7,5001. and afterwards for 20,0001. A discussion followed, after which The CHAIRMAN defended himself against the charge that he had endeavoured to benefit himself at the expense of the company. He showed that in October, 1862, Mr. Blake having purchased the estate offered Lim a fifth of it, and ,t was not until the 20th November that they became equi table owners of it. Although the company had not yet obtained its not of parliament, they offered to allow the works to be commenced; and in March, 1863, they o ff ered to allow the price , of the land to be fixed by the same arbitration to which other land was subjected. It was admitted that the company had not been damaged by the transaction, nor could it be, as they were only desirous of receiving the proportionate value of the laud. The demand of 7,5001. and 20,000/. were made by the solicitors on their own avowed responsibility, and the demand of 20,0001. had been made in order to protect them from a claim under a right of preemption of Mean- Bixbury and Vigor' for 14,600/. in respect of seven acres of the land. He was now willing to submit to any arrange ment which would be deemed satisfactory, and he denied io the etroogeat manner that he had done knything in his cha• racter of landowner to the detriment of the compiny. After some further discussion, Mr. NOAKES and Mr. LYNCH-STANTON, directors, elated that they had no knowledge that the land belonged toMtesrs. Parson and Blake until recently. Mr. Otairls, a director, said he did not know exactly when he became acquainted with the fact, but as the land had been dealt with in the ordinary way he did not attach any special interest to the matter. Mr. POWLK defended Messrs. Parson and Blake, contend ing that the only object in view was to give Mr. Burge) , entire control over the company. A very aniniated personal altercation ensued, at the end of which Mr. SUROXY replied, urging that Messrs. Parson and Blake ought to resign. The resolution was then put and carried. Mr. &MET asked if the chairman and Mr. Blake pro- posed to resign. The CHAIRMAN said he should consult his friends, and consider what course be should pursue. The meeting then broke up, having lasted from two o'clock till five. THE MernoroLlTAN RAILWAY.—The following official report was presented to the board yesterday : - " Gentlemen,—l have to report that the narrow gauge engines and trains worked satisfactorily throughout the whole of yesterday. A temporary stoppage of the traffic was occasioned by an engine coming off the line at the Bishop's. road station, owing to the narrow gauge line (which has not hitherto been used) being slightly out of level, but the only effect was to detain the trains until the engine could be again placed on the rails and proceed on its journey. The engineer Las his attention specially directed to the narrow gauge lines, and Ido not apprehend any future irregdarity. The carriages which the Great Northern and on and North Western Railway Companies have been good enough to lend us in this emergency are not quite so well adapted to the traffic of the line as those will be which you have already ordered; and I would suggest that the contractors be premed to complete them, if possible, before the let of October, at which date they have engaged to deliver them. Mrize ForroN, General Manager.—London, August 12,." ISLE OF WIGHT (EASTERN SECTION) RAILWAY.— The report of the directors congratulates the proprietors of the company. It states that the construction of the railway between Ryde and Ventnor has been vigorously prosecuted during the past six mouths. The bill for the extension of the company's railway from Ryde to Newport, and from Newport to Wroxall, where it would join the Ryde and Ventnor line, bad received the royal assent, and the di- rector trusted that those extensions would be teeeflcild in completing • most valuable system of railways for the public by the shortest routes, and a system calculated to protect the interest" of the proprietors from competition by other companies in the Isle of Wight. The directors re gretted that the proposed tramway for oonnecting the com peea terminus at. Ryde with the Pier Company's on the Esplanade was rejected by the Howie of Lords on the oppo- sition of the commissioners of the town of Ryde ; but the directors believed that the time must soon arrive when the necessity for the connecting link between the railway and the waterside would become apparent to • Large majority of the inhabitants and commissioner, of that town. The report of Mr. J. Fowler, the engineer, stated that he saw no difficulty in opening the hue between Ryde and Shauklio on the Ist of March next. The capital account showed that 63,9001. had been expended, leaving a balance of 2,9401. in hand. STOCKPORT, DISI.EY, AND WHALEY BRIDGE RAILWAY.—The report of the directors states that the traffic for the year ending Jane 30, 1862, was 14,3261. 15s. Bd., and for the year ending June 30, 1863, is 15.7021. 16s. Id., being an increase of 1,376/. Os. sd. The directors have satisfaction io drawiog the attention of the proprietors to the large increase (equal to 61. Ga. per mile per week) in the receipts for the past half-year as contrasted with those of the corresponding half-year of 11162. Although part of that increase is attributable to the opening of the extension to Buxton on the 15th June, the greater portion is conse quent on the natural development of the traffic on the rail way. The decrease observable in the receipts from the . mineral traffic is only apparent, and is caused by the clearing- house having discontinued to separate the goods and mineral traffic, the foreigu traffic for minerals being now included in the goods return. The net balance of revenue for the half. year is 2,0804 lla. 10d. ; the balance brought forward from last half-year is 721. 15e. 4d.- available for dividend, 2,153/. 7s. 2.1. ; the dividend of 41 per cent. on the preference capital called up will require 107/. 19s. ; leaving &balance of 2,045/. 8a 2d. ; out of which the directors recommend that a dividend should be declared on the ordinary shares at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum which will require 2,0341.6 a.; leaving a balance to be carried forward to the credit of the current half-year's account of 111. 2s. 2d. The directors congratulate the shareholders on the completion of the line from Whaley Bridge to Buxton, which, after IMO. difficul ties and lung delay, was opened on the 15th of June last. From the earnest of traffic which has already been received the directors trust that this extension will prove remunera tive on the capital expended in its construction, and they have every reason to anticipate that it will be of great ter vice in developing the traffic on the original line. The divi dends will be payable on and after the 17th inst. THE GREAT EARTERN.—The big ship is again on her way across the Atlantic. She left the Mersey on Tues day at 9 a.m. for Now York, rid Queenstown, and as usual, large numbers crowded both sides of the river to see her off. Besides a large cargo the Great Eastern takes out 900 passengers, and at Queenstown, we understand, she will take on board about 200 more. THE HERRING TRA DL —The John o'Groaf Jour nal Herring Circular, of Saturday, says :—" The prospects of the early part of this week have not been realised iit our herring fishing, and the weekly catch has finished with a niuch smaller average than was anticipated after the take of Wednesday. The average fur the season is now crass per boat, which is under most other stations at this data, but not under soma pi evioue years at a like date. Lybeter is a little ahead of Wick iu it average, and Helmialale is considerably in advance. There was a good fishing on Friday at Latherouwlieel, Foote, and Gunboat'', and the whole Latherou coast is now rather above the average of bygone years at this date. Sarclet, like Wick, is a com plete blank to-day. The fishermen, however, are in good spirits, in the belief that they are to make a fishing next week. At Peterhead the fishing is still very backward, the first three days of this week having only added about three crams to the former oversize of fifteen crass. Fraserhurg, however, has done well. This week, as will be seen from our report below, has added largely to the take of that im portant station, the overage up to Thursday, the date of our last advises, being thirty four crass. At most of the stations in the Baud district the fishing this week has been pretty good, although not quite so heavy as at Fraserhurg. These stations, however, had previously done well, so that the general average for the 1143511011 is high. At Gardesatown the average for the 84.160111 is about 50 crane. Portnoy about the same, while Maciiuff and Whitehills show an average of something like 40 cows. At Burghead, Hopefuls°, and Lossiemouth, there has not been much done this week. At Lrasiemouth on Wednesday there was a good fishing, the average being between seven and eight crane, but the boats at the other stations were clean. The demand for cured fish is by no means brisk, notwithstanding that our fishing is light. We have not heard of any sales this week above 24a. per barrel, but that mice was for fish eight days old. Of this description upwanls of 3,000 bangs have been despatched within the past few days. At Peterhead 245. Cal. was this week paid for the lame kind, but that is the highest figure obtained as yet. and with anything like ao average fishing we do not see Guy prospects of 1.0 ad vance. Offers from Wick have been sent to Stettin of 275. 3d. oat, freight, and insurance, and refused, for full crown brand. Spent fish have not been quoted yet this season. A few small parcels have already been breaded at Wick. but the greater part of those already caught will be shipped without the brand." " ' .—„ ..... PATRONIZING TIIE Point. Row often have I heard the unfortunate workiug man lectured, as if be were a little charity-child, humid as to his nasal development, strictly literal in to his catechism, and called by providence to walk all his days iu a station io life represented on fea• tire OCCI.BiODS by a mug of maim milk-and-water and a bun! What popguns of joke. have these earn tingled to bear let off at him, what swirlier, sentiments, what impotent concha pious, what spelling-hook moralities, what adaptations of the orator's insufferable tediousness to the assumed level of his uoileistanding ! If his sledge-hammers, his spades and pickaxe., his saws and chisels, his paint•pota and brushes, his forges, furnaces, and engines, the horse■ that he drove at his work, and the machines that drove him at his work, were all toys in one little paper box, and he the baby who played with them. he could not bare been discoursed to more impertinently and absurdly than I have heard him discoursed to times innumerable. Consequently, not being a fool or a Ulmer, he lias come to acknowledge his patronage by virtually saying—" Let me does. If you understand me no better than that, sir, and madam, let me alone. You mean very well, I dare say, but I don't like it, and I won't come here again to have any more of " All the Year hound." LONDON 0 RN ERAL OMN IBM! CONPAN Y(LINITILD). Teaks receipts for the week audios Aug. 8,12,2661. lie. 34. EASTON AND ANOTHER r. LOUDON AND ANOTHER. The same learned counsel were engaged in this cause also, which was an action in trover to recover possession of the title deeds relating to the same property. The jury found for the plaintills, and the deeds were handed over in court. The following special jury causes will be in the list for trial this (Thursday) morning : No. 9, 60, 63, 64, 65, and 74. All the conimen jury causes down to No. 73 will be in the list before liaron ChannelL THE POLICE COURTS. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Ann Polltndine, cook in the service of Mr. John Dicken son Betts, tea dealer, of 262, Oxford-street, was brought before Mr. Tyrwhitt by Sergeant Cole, 23 C, charged with stealing several sums of money belonging to her muter, in all about 48f., the robberies having beeu carried on in a most artful and systematic manner. Mrs. Bette, the wife of the prosecutor, deposed that the prisoner had been in her service u cook for some time. On Monday week the prisoner went for a holiday, and returned the following Friday evening, and shortly after left the house and never returned. A day or two afterwards it was discovered that money which had been given to the prisoner to pay the different tradesmen's bills bad never been paid. Sergeant Cole. who apprehended the prisoner at No. 9, Brown-street, Grosvenor-square, said that be had awn tained that part of the prisoner's system was to receive the bills from the tradesmen, and then, to avoid the words " bill delivered " being seen by her mistress, which would have shown that previous bills had not been paid, to make out fresh ones in her own handwriting and to receipt them herself. In one case the prisoner had failed to pay a bill of 391. 10s. to Mr. Spinks, butcher, of Crawford-street, Bryanston-square. One of the tradesmen, Mr. Hay, baker, of North Audley-strest, was present to prove the non-pay ment of a Dill. . . Hr. Hay proved that he had not received payment of the hill for' e. 3d. produced, nor any money once November . . . Mr. Tvrwhitt, on granting a remand, said that then came, of which there had been several before the court lately, all arms through persona not seeing their tradesmen themselves, which they ought to do once a fortnight. The prisoner was then remanded. The prosecutor is rather unfortunate, his traveller having recently absconded with defalcations to the amount of not. WORSHIP-STREET. Charlotte Raan ' acfroeat:loo Chigrnecfianic's wife, charged Alfred ThorvughtAtetl, her brother, with an &moult upon her. . _ Complainant, who appeared to be very weak, said—l have a very good husband, but my brother gets him away from home last night this waa the case, and I left our home io Thomas-street, Homertun, to seek for him. On the way I called at defendant's house, and learning that my husband had bees there mildly expostulated with him upon his misconduct, upon which he quite saturated me with water, and then forcing me into a corner of the yard beat me very badly with his fists ; but 'do not wish to preen the charge spinet him severely. Ann Frost, a neighbour of defendant's. put a more merlons complexion on the charge in glaciation by her evidence, which was this :-•Last night heard loud screams proceeding from the defendant's premises, and on going there found him with his hands round *nail/ 's throat. I thought he would have strangled her. She was bleeding from the back of the bead very freely. I struggled with him to get her sway, sod did so, but was covered with blood in the effort. She was down at the time. _ _ - Constable—Both ware sober. Complainant sou bleeding profusely. Defendant. a very morose-featured man, merely said that his sister bad no right to go to his house, and her husband wee not there at the time. Mr. Cooke remarked that the assault a very bad one in itself, Tram aggravated by the close relatioosinp of the pi ties. He deemed it a cruel and cowardly act, and should send the perpetrator of it to hard labour for six weeks in the House of Correction. This sentence manifestly very much astonished the de fendant, who left the dock looking most maliciously at his W ter. THE NEW JEDOE OE THE DIVORCE COURT.— Sir dames Plaided Wilde. who has been appointed to the judgeship of the Court of Probate sad Divorce rendered vacant by the death of SirCresswell Cresswell, is the eon of Mr. E. A. Wilde, a younger brother of the late Lord Chancellor Truro, better known so Sir Thomas Wilde. He was edu cated at Winchester and at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated in 1838. Shortly afterwards he was called to the bar and went the northern circuit. In 1840 he received the appointment of counsel to the Excise and Cue toms, and became Queen's counsel in 1855. In 1859 be was appointed counsel to the Duchy of Lancaster, and received the honour of knighthood. In IMO he wu nominated by Lord Campbell, the then Lord Chancellor, to a animus judge ship in the Court of Exchequer. In the same year his lord ship married Lady Mary Bouverie, youngest daughter of the third Earl of Radnor. ATTEMPT Ti) MET A RAILWAY TRAIN.--On Tuesday night last an attempt was made to upset a pea 'eager train on the North Kent Railway between the Woolwich IMskyard and Royal Arsenal stations. It appears that the passenger train leaving London.bridge station at 10 p.m. proceeded as usual until its arrival at • spot about midway between the two Woolwich stations, and at the rear of the houses io Yowis-street. A severe shock was there felt, and the concussion wan so great that in several cases crockery ware, Az., was thrown off shelves in the houses adjacent. Much alarm prevailed. and it was at first thought that the engine had left the line ; but fortu nately it cootiuued its progress in safety. 0a subsequent examination • large piece of timber, which had evidently formed the post of a gate, was found to have been placed &Mad the metals ; but fortun►tely it was completely severed by the wheels of the locomotive, otherwise • fearful accident might have resulted. Inspector Lumen, of the R police division, hes taken measures to obtain a clue to the offender. OPINISITION TO THE RATE-IN-AID FOR THE LANCA RHINE DISTRESS.-At the meeting of the West Derby Board of Guardians yesterday (Wednesday) letters were read from the unions at Warrington. Runcorn, Burnley. and Prestwich expressing concurrence in a resolution passed by the West Derby board for opposing the call made upon the latter for the Preston Union. Three of the unions mentioned were strongly io favour of obtaining counsel's opinion on the question, and after some diecussioo the West Derby hoard passed a resolution to obtain the opinion of counsel. [Advertisement.]—HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS.—To the Rheumatic.—Now is the season of your suffer lugs, unless yuu be extremely careful to east out the rheumatic re4ron from the system. He advised, when gest the pain or stiffness Is felt, to rub Holloway's soothing Ointment upon the part, and to take his purifying Pills. From the proper use of these ankle remedies y' ti will be saved from pale, lameness, and deformity. This treatment bas cured many severe eases which had altogether resisted the most resulted mealcines and baffled every precious prescription and application. No risk Is run in giving a fur trial to Holloway's remedies, which, unlike colchi cum, mercury, and other poisonous do no constitutional ga lschid, bet Invigorate hurl madam alma HAMMERSMITH AND CITY RAILWAY. Yesterday the ordinary half-yearly meeting of this company was held at the London Tavern ; J. PARSON, Esq., in the clam The following report, engineer'a report, and statement of accounts were taken as read : . . "The directors have pleasure in stating that tbe eon. ■traction of the railway has progressed sattsfactorily during the past half-year. as will be seen by the engineer a report hereunto appended. The act of parliament for which the company made application last session has received the royal assent. Under its provisions the proprietors poses the power of effecting the junction with the up line of the Great Western Railway which the directors of that com pany require, and of raising the capital necessary for the purpose ; this capital can only be raised ►t a special meeting of the company. The directors append the report of Maws. Warter, Simpson, Surgey, and Jeanine", on the matter of the purchase of the Talbot estate at Nutting-hill by two of the directors ; and beg to remind the shareholders that, at the close of the ordinary meeting on Wednesday next, • special general meeting will be held for the consideration of this question." "mcaixzza's REPORT. " Since the date of last report considerable progress has been made with the works on the line. On section No. 1 (which extends from the Great Western Railway to a junc tion with the West London Railway) the earthworks and viaducts are all finished ; the only work now remaining to complete this section being the iron tops to two bridges and the laying of the permanent way, the materials for which are all on the ground. lAdbroke station platforms are com pleted, and the roots and offices well advanced. On section No. 2 (extending from the junction near the West London Railway to Hammersmith) the viaduct has progressed ra pidly, and the piers are nearly all built up to springing level; 92 arches have been turned and keyed is, 85 more being re quired to complete the entire structure • the brickwork for the bridges over Wood-lane, Uxbridge - mad, and the New road are all complete ready for the girders, which will shortly be delivered. According to the rate at which the I work is now progressing the whole of the brickwork of the viaduct may be completed within two months from this date." . . _ Statement of receipts and expenditure to 30th June, 1803. Receipts : To receipts on capital per account to 31st December, 1863, 108,3151. Os. sd. ; received on deposit and calls, and in anticipation of calls, during ball-year. 20,5901. ; loans on debentures, 31a10/. ; transfer fees, 12s. 6d. ; total, 160,105/. Ifs. 11d. Expenditure : By expenditure, per account, to 31st Dec., 1863, 107,7731. 14s. 3d. preliminari expenses, 1621. 10s. ; law and parliamentary c harges, 1.144/. la. 7d. ; engi neering and surveying, 4.650/. ; works, 27,000/. ; land and compensation, 15,0281. Oa 10d. ; interest on calls in antici pation, /cc.. 34!. ss. Pd. ; direction and audit. 371/. ; stamps, 371. 8; office charges, printing, &c. 2271. Ifs. sd. ; balance at bankers, tic., 3,0471. Is. Is. ; total, 160,1601. 121. 11d. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, stated that the railway was in process of construction, and the works were proceeding satis factorily, and it was hoped that it would be opened for traffic in two months. The only obstacle was that no agreement had been come to with the Great Western Company to effect a junction with their line, such u it was thought desirable for the interests of the company, the directors still declining to accept the unsatisfactory offer of the Great Western. Mr. PAYNE inquired what were the rights of this company with regard to its extension to the Metropolitan Railway. That company had now no right to go on the premises of the Great Western Company. He wished to know what power the Hammersmith Company had to go on the Metro politan line. The CHAIRMAN said that this company had no powers whatever to go on the Metropolitan line. He was sorry for the fact, but he was no party to the procuring of the act of parliament. He and Mr. Wilkinson had been asked to join the direction of this company, one of the conditions being that an agreement for the payment of 5} per cent on the traffic should be obtained from the Metropolitan and Great Western Companies. The question was that of a junction with the line of the Great Western. Efforts had been made to get a junction with facing-points ; but the Great Western had refused on the ground that such a junction would be dangerous at the point indicated, although there were numerous facierpoints in the neighbourhood. He, although a director o: the Great Western, was of opinion that it would be injurious to the interest nd the traffic of the Hammersmith line if it did not have a junction with facing-points under the provisions of the act of 1861. This company had no running powers over the Great Western, but it was still possible to obtain an agreement for that purpose. This disagreement between the Metropolitan and the Great Western could not exist long enough to injure the traffic of this line, and he believed that the Hammersmith trains would eventually run to Farringdon. In answer to &question by a proprietor, he added that the length of the line was 31 miles, and the cost was estimated at 220,0004, while the new junction would cost about 20,0001. more. Mr. BUNCHY wsa of opinion that this line was too valu able to the Great Western and the Metropolitan for those companies not to assist in increasing the traffic, as that would increase their profits. Mr. PAYNE asked if there wait any agreement binding on the Metropolitan and the Great Western to allow the traffic of the Hammersmith to come oa those lines. thela course of a discuation which ensued, it was stated that there was a written memorandum of agreement with thou companies to that effect. The CHAIRMAN, however, said that it was not in his opi nion an agreement which could be legally eufoived, but be hoped it would be carried out u one entered into between honourable men. _ _ , A SHAREHOLDER slid that it was an agreement which in I all good faith ought to be carried out. The report having been agreed to, the meeting was made special for the purpose of considering the circumstances under which certain directors of the company have pur chased and are about to sell to the company land required for the company's works, and of determining the course to be pursued by the shareholders with reference thereto. The CHAIRMAN moved that the following report be received and entered on the minutes of the company, which was agreed to : "In pursuance of the reference to us, the undersigned, ' to ascertain the facts,' which ' facts' were to be submitted to a special general meeting, 'to be milled for the purpose of considering them,' we beg to report as follows :—That the first act relative to the Hammersmith Company passed on the 22nd July, 1861 ; that the company gave notice to take part of the Talbot estate on the 3nl June, 1862 ; that Mr. Blake agreed to purchase in August, 1882, and Mr. Parson shortly afterwards became interested to the extent of one-fifth, and another one-fifth was afterwards of fered to Mr. Rurnmens, who declined to take same ; that the extent of property purchased is 130 acres ; that the price was 107,5001., with an indemnity to the Misses Talbot, not only in respect of the 130 acres, but also es to the remaining part of their estate, arising out of a pre-emption given to Messrs. Vigora and Binbury to pur chase seven acres, part thereof, wherever they thought proper; and Chancery proceedings are now pending between them in reference thereto. That the first claim woo for 7,5001., and sent in on the 24th day of December, 1862 ; that the second claim was for 20.00 W., and was sent in on the 2nd day of February, 1863; which several claims are referred to arbitration by the Board of Trade, no offer having been made by the company to treat, and an appoint. meet is made to proceed on such reference on the 3rd day of August next; that there had been a treaty io July, 1862, for the purchase of twenty acres of the Talbot estate nearest London, and up to the line of railway, which treaty was afterwards merged in the larger purchase, owing to Messrs. Vigors and Binbury having exercised their right of preemption ; that Messrs. Blake and Parson were sot, nor WU either of them, so far as the committee could ascertain, cognisant of either of the above claim., having. on the 19th December, 1862, instructed their solicitors, Messrs. Lske and Kendal, not to communicate with them upon the ject, they being directors of the line. That from a letter written by Mr. Saunders, dated I.lth May, 1862, read at a board meeting of the company 22nd May, 1862, Mr. Fowler, the engineer, states "that it became evident that the coin. pony would require more land from the Telhots, unless the Great Western Company should waive their requirements as to a bridge, and consent to some other mode of working the traffic as preferable to them by which the bridge could be dispensed with." That several board meetings were subsequently held, and ultimately, on the 19th November, 1862, the engineer reported that he had arranged with Lord Shelburne, and the requisite notices to parliament had been given to ruction the additional line ; and such bill has been and now awaits the royal assent. That on the 19th & 'n c a iretber, 1862, Mr. Parson stated to the directors that the proprietors of the land could be treated with, notwith standing the act of parliament had to be obtained. Dated this 14th day of July, 1863. (Signed) H. D. WASTER, L. SIMPSON, CORNELIUs SURGES', EDWD. J&NNINGS." Mr. Sunaer moved a resolution to the effect that the conduct of Mr. Parson, the chairman, and Mr. Blake, a director of the company, in purchasing land required by the oempany, tie imonsisteug with their duty as directors and NAVAL AND MILITARY. CHATHAM, Acousel2. The Lorde of the Admiralty have accepted the redienstion of Mr. Oliver W. Lang, the muter shipbuilder at this dockyard, but have requested him to cootinue at hi post until the completion and launch of the iron frigate Achilles, 1,250-horse power, which will be undocked in about two months from the present time. It is stated that the reason for this sudden step on the part of Mr. Lang is his dissatisfaction at being i.upereeded by the appointment of Mr. J. W . Ford n• eLtet constructor of the navy. Mr. Lang has been: JA 1 i •r ice a considerable number of years, during which be les .uperintended the construction of several of the hoestidi le in the navy. MARKETS. TALLOW.—WEDNVADAT EVISNING.—The market wu quiet to-day. Spot, 434. to 42e. 9,1. ; `September, 446. Pd. ; October to December, 4:.. to Cie. 3d. ; December, 45e. Delivery to lastlevening, 369 casks ; arrivals ditto, 691 casks. COTTON.—Lrrntroot, Au,:yer 12.—We have bad a good demand to-day, and a firm market at extreme prima. The sale. are 10,000 baler, of which 4,000 are for export and CORN.—BoatoN, Ac,. oT 12.—Our market to-day has been a slow trade at last we, k's rates. Whites, 470. to 495.; red, 445. to Vv. ; beans, 40s. ; peas, 40s. ; oats, Is. per stone ; new white peas, 40a. on offer ; new oata, Ws.ticL per 12 stone. But very little dome in any sort of grain. STOCKTON-ON-TZEs, A ruchr 12.—Tbe weather has been and continues to be as favourable as possible for harvest operations which are uow guise 00. The farmers' supply of grain this morning was small, the attendance of buyers ' also very limited. Wheat met a slow demand at a decline of Is. per qr. on last week's currency. Barley bd. per qr. cheaper. Oat', beans, and peas uomioal. Imports during the past week :—Wheat, coastwise, 705 qrs. GLASGOW, AUGUST 12.—At this day's market, which was poorly attended, wheat met a slow retail sale at pre vious quotations, but to sell larger quantities some conces *Mu on last week's prices would be necessary. Flow in good condition was steady in value. but doubtful pareels were irregular and cheaper to sell. In barley little cooing, and quotations in a great measure nominal. Oats and oatmeal without change. For beans, pass, and Indian corn late rates were required. CATTLE—Bourn Atd.. Acucar 12. —Trade ruled heavy generally. the best qualities only supporting hut week's rates. Beef made from :is. 4d. to ; mutton, 4s. Od. to ss. 4d. lamb, se. Od. to le. Od. • veal, :le. 4d. to 4s. 4d.: pork, 3s. 4d. to 4s. 4d. per slime of Blte., sinking the offal: " ' MULFORD FAIL, AUGUST 12. —This fair—one of the largest in the West of England for the sale of sheep, horses, and cattle—was held to-day, when there was a very large supply of sheep, variously estimated at from 80,000 to 100,000, and there was a large attendance of buyers from all parts of England. The business, which commenced at a very early hour, was somewhat slack from the extremely hiA prices asked by stockholders, occasioned mostly from the abundant supply of keep; Lut, however, trade haviog found a level, sales proceeded steadily throughout the morning, and nearly every pen of sheep changed hands at an advance of la to per bead. Ihe prizes, nine in number, were very strongly competed for by some of the most splendi d animals ever shown on the ground ; and at the sale by auction of rams and ram lambs very high prices were ob tained for some of the puniest animals ever offered for sale. The sale and letting of rams were also good. There were some choice pens of Lambe, which sold at very high prices. The supply of cattle was very limited, and but little busi. nem done. in the horse fair there was a short supply of forest ponies and good cart coke ; but there wee a large but rough supply of nag horses, in which a large business wes done at low prices. Good cart colt, were very dear. Of agricultural implements there was a fair thole, but very few baguets transactions took place. LEATHER.—The demand for leather during the last week has been quiet. On Tuesday at Lesdenhall, the amount of business dose was limited in extent; but prices remain unaltered. There wan an average supply of fresh rut Heavy crops, heavy harness hides, stout English and light calf skins were scarce and in request. GOALS.—LONDOW, AUGUST 12.—Bates's West Hartley, 13e. 6d. ; Bysn's Beheide West Hartley, 178.-3 d. ; De•i soo's West Hartley, 17s. 3d ; liestings Hartley, 17s. 3d. ; Holywell Main, 17s. ; Lambert's West Hartley, 17s. ; North Pelton Gas, 13s. 3d. ; Tenfold Moor, 12s. 6d. ; Tae. 6eld Moor Butes, 12n. 6d ; Walker Primrose, 12.5. 9d.; West Wvlam, 16s. ; Walls End Harton, 15s. 9d. ; Eden Main, 16s. ; Walls End Braddrlls Hetton. 16s. ltd. ; Walls End Haswell, iNa. ; Walls End South Hetton, 18s. ; Walls End Stewart's, Is.. ; Will. End Tun/tell, 15s. 9d. ; Canny and Duitryn Malting, 20s. —Ships at market, 106 ; sold 78. TRAFFIC RETURNS. 31Uto Pas- Nor- Total, Total. ILUIWATIL open meager, chaucllso 1861 1/42 Week ending lime 14. Great Indian Pentnaula 638 k 8,443 7,77,1 11,211 5,417 Week ending August I. Edinburgh andllissigusr 1605 Scottish North Eastern and Dundee and A rbrouth 133 Week ending August 7 Limerick and 241 135 55 190 fli Limerick and loynes 261 ht 30 93 171 Sambre and Meuse IS 703 1,151 1,354 7,350 Waterford and Kilkenny. 31 24 c 201 501 301 Waterford and limerick 77 541 505 1,408 1,576 9,067 9,301 -- 6,210 6,538 Weekending August S Wait Flanders 75 700 390 1,09) 1,030 Week ending August 9 Cornwall — 1,215 603 1,718 1,711 Went Northern &si 114.107 15,107 34,334 33,155 Lancashire & Yorkshire 394 19M5 19,13; 39,240 35.032 London et North Wreternl2o4l 15.01.5 46,360 111,045 111,063 London & South Western 21,403 6,705 17,2:57 — llanciseeter. Sheffield, and Lincolnallire ... . 2301 6,794 9.761 16,335 15,153 kfaucbmter, South JUL.:- Mon. & Altriocham North Staffordshire VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Anglo-Saxon loarque , from Mauritius for Cork 57 days, July 14 lat. 24.50 N., lon. 30.0 W. Ariatine, from Singapore for Liverpool, July 19, lat. 12 N., lon. 31 W. Bentinek. from Liverpool for Sliangliae, May 20, lat. 93 8., lon. 33 W. Blackwater, from London for 51elbourne, May 19, lat. 21 8., lon. 94 W. Colonist, of and from Liverpool for Quebec, July 10, lat. 50.37. lon. 2310. Carleton, from London for Calcutta, May 20, Ist. 238., lon. 33W. Douala', for Banrl o t; days. Aug 4, lat. 47, N., lon. to W. Fortitude, of Loudon, for Coast of Africa, Aug. 5, lat. 47.5 u, lou. 7.58 W. Oem, of Barnstaple, from Cardiff for Syra, Aug. 5, lat. 47.50 N., lon. 7.50 W. Bose Standish, from Cardiff for Calcutta, June 22, lat. 14 8. Ship, 3 d. p. 9,007, steering south, July 1. lat. 1.0 N.. lon. 27.10 W. Sautlago ;7', from Bombay for Liverpool 72 days, June 720, lat. 08.. lon. 15 W. Scottish Chief .r, from Bombay for Liverpool, 52 days, June 17, lat. 28 8., lon. ti E. Kremer's . , Kayser, from Shields for Bstavia. lat. 50 N., lon. 3 W. According to the thirty-fifth annual statement of the Lincolnshire Coast Shipwreck Association, 214 lives hays been laved by the conipaoy's lifebosts and Itianby's apparatus since the eatablishment of the association. OPERA GLASSM.—T. HARRIS and SON'S GLASSES still retain the celebrity long as oole.l ni them by the habitue.s of the Opera ; they p 1.14,13 high magoifying power, with a large and perfectly distinct held of view, the acme of perfec tion. T. Harris and Son make or alter Opera blames so as to ac curately suit near-sighted eyes. A variety of the newest form and fashion for this season. Moderate prices. Thos. Harris and Son, Opticians. opposite the britil Museum gates, london. Patablishedl76o.—{Advertnictueut.l BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTIIS. 81'1:Y.—August 10, at Low - kali, itrumpton, new Starboroust, the wife of K. Bury, Esq., of • sow CU Si BERRATCII. t orzio.t. to. at Queen's-house, Lyndhurst, the wile 1 , 1 L. H. Curuhcreatell, Esq., of a son. HINGLEY.—August 10, at 1 regarouk sow, ("radley, Worcester- shire, the wok of Ole. S. 11mt,h y, of a daughter, INMAN. Auguet lu. at Spool told Dail, near Chester, the wife of C. Inman, Ifato., of a uaugloter. NY-LsoN.—Auglost 11, rt Loraine.roail, ilolloway, the wife of I'. Nelson, staff sUnzeull l'f a am. N1:111.1.1NG liA Nl. Aurtlat lu, at Gravesend, the wife of Mr. T. F. !, 01 a non. SCIII,OTEI. —Analog at 13, Mbert-aquare, Clapham, thewite of freartn . l. 1.-sq , of a 0.1. MARRIAGES. RATEMAN—MAVNARD.—August 11. itt St. Mark's, Hamilton terrace, N. W., by the Rev. Can. Winhani, M.A., Arthur, am of W. Batt-Riau, tau., of llannlton.terrace, and 111,1 Broad• street. City to Alice C•nliett, dau;,hter of the late IL Mayuard, Eniberton, Bucks. COCK I:KELL—PERRY. — August 11, at St. Bartholomew's, Sy &Wien*, by the Rev. C. I:tiglh..h, M.A., George Russell, 1,011 4 /1 O. J. Cockerel!. E.N., of Upper Syllenham.hill, W Anua, daughter of U. Perry, Esq., of C.implou•hobse. TIIOII rsiiN—MAßßETT.—Aucu , t e, at the Abbey Church, Bath, b) the Itt.v. C. K emble, M.A., Rector, R. Thiimpa,u, of Grose, nor.homte, Bath to Nlatildn Tate. daughter .4 the late Lieutenant-General Mar rett, of York Villa. In the same city. DEATHS. ALAI N.—Ammit 9. Caroline. wife of E. W. Allen, of Warr, lel:• lane, l'aternoster.row, aged ts, BU ELEK.—August 9, Mr. is. Butler, of Lower Sussex.place, Old Kent-nail, llorwl)down, aged 4a. at Lowestoft, the Rev. F. Cunning ham, aged 7S. SK AEWN.—August 10, at Antwerp, Disals.th, wife of J. liankaerts Woo. Fl M.D. —August 11, at Ralham.hUl House, SUM,. J. Field, DK. aged 77. LAKE—August 10, Alethe Susanna, wife of B. Lake, Esq., of Ilighbun•lerrace, aged SO. Punted and NNWled by WILLILn Mao lILLas, of NO. 8. 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