The Express. — London, England, 1851-07-17 00:00:00

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Mot icy De Porky it ‘841.1110. henrys:Pone& Duffer's EreattaLass Whoa it pitia•10110 Ct..nnr.rda Sirafford &Alm _ .d Dmerral Co'nWire Foley fie dli.rt Waistegrave Harris 1.,. tone Wis. niorelana flakier tee Normar.by Moroni de Winkles Ilirrn.latin VsooorirT. liebester Potoonntrr Torrington Kinhard Leigh pants. swoon. I.'l , ord Aihrmarie Chester levet Nochorosph Cot Mustregie Limo 1 lereford trenserme Carlyle kr encloser Say and Sclo Cowper K. Awe& Si ala" Craven huniey of Allot iry Durham "tams. Rs *icy Ellimluirs Aal.hutten Salad Iluhardanse Byron Tram Vitrrrillaum Beaumont Wirsomelille Galloway toottgbt, n Ibrutionry hooked Contd. PAIRS. AmPerey. Marquis of handwich, Viola Brd'ori, Duke of St. John, Lard Beitotten, Lord LouttartLile, Earl of Comsetilmo, Earl of Earlintoon. Earl on Chotlemont. Eel of Ilanterr, F. di of Chichesnr, Earl of Ely. Marylon& of Chides. Vimount Canted& rrv, Thom* Om. memo. Marquis of it afoul, Duke of Cork, Earl of Ailentsiry. E ri a Cowen., Lord Erne, Eton of Como:Are, Fee of Valmou.h. Earl of Ihn. ibril, Lord bererky. Earl of lie Moyne, Lard Meagan, Earl or Fingal', Earl .1 Tough:meet, Lord Waren. ISA* a Forr.hon, Lon* Leeds, Puke at Maser, Lard (ultimo*, Lard Cid gm. Earl Funds, Laid Airlie, Earl of Rosemary, Lard Simian, Lord bleb endele. Lard Eamoutth Lard Ifofhlk. Earl of Tankervilie Earl of Pubahery, bishop of Pkernersirsie. Lod Toss, Lard thottuda, Marquis of Vohs. Lord DosortUre. Nags% of W *WINN Sod M Willungally dry.rony. bird Itort. Anhbokop of Latimer, &ohne of Martridi r , MIAs, at Atm gummy, Kul et = u nar ig te Dartmonek, Earl el La no, Earl of EvrAPY. OF A BURGLAR FROM A RAILWAY TRAIN. —George Fisher, and who was until recently a member of the Cardiff police force, from which he was disci% rged for misconduct, made his escape on Monday from a carriage on the Birmingham and Bristol Railway, by leaping from it while the train was in motion, and where he was in the custody of an Whoa upon a charge, or rather several charges of burglary. Between Birmingham and Bristol the prisoner complained of the handcuffs having, from their tightness and the length of time which they had been on, cut the skin of his wrist. The police superintendent, after soevr taming that the door of the carriage was locked, took the handcuf off one wrist. When the train arrived within about a mile from Bristol, at the junction of the Gloucester and Bristol and Great Western lines, it was, as usual, stopped fur the purpose of the tickets bring collected. The railway guard having collected the two tickets (ruin the policeman, was desired by him to again lock the door of the carriage; which, however, it appears that he neglected to do; and upon the train being :,gain set in !notion the prisoner suddenly opened the door and leaped out upon the line. The police superintendent, although at the imminent risk of his life, instantly jumped out &Res him, but falling on the rail he severely bruised his shoulder, and was unable to pursue Fisher, who having run through the engine house of the Great Western works, suceeeded in climbing the bank, and escaping into the wood at the No. I, or Brisliogton tunnel. The police of Bristol, were immediately sent in search, but without success. TM prisoner was lest seen lying in a dry ditch, as if eliminated (with the handcuff on), between Bristol and Bath. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. On Tuesday a special general meeting of the prietors of this company was held at the co m pa n y's at the Paddington stances, " for the purpose of eonsidering and approving, or otherwise, of an agreement entered into ' between the Oxford, Worcester, and WolVerhampton Railway Company of the one part, and the Oreat Western Railway Company of the other part, on the 20th of June, I for a lease on certain terms and conditions of the under taking and works of the former company, from • junction with the Oxford and Rugby line at Wolvercot, near Oxford, to &junction with the London and North-Western Railway near Showhill, for a period of 999 years." The meeting, which was very numerously attended, Irma presided over by CMAilLia Ressztr., Esq., chairman of the board of di rectors. The CHAIRMAN said that at the half-yearly naming I which was held at Bristol in the month of August WS peon be entered at some length into the relations su be. tween the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton piny and the Great Western Company. Ile Mena Ole from some papers which had just then been pressold parliament from the Railway Commissioners, it alinamed that a full case bad been laid by the Oxford, Wassier. and Wolverhampton Company before an eminent Clown barrister, who gave it as his opinion that there eons me, decided agreement canting between that company end_ filet London and North-Western which could be enameled be equity; end that opinion had since been strongly iseninnelli by Lord Cranworth on an application to stay the writ► meat entered into between the Oxford, Worcester, are Wolverhampton and the Leaden and North-Western Cue. panies. But, though there were no legal agnamaida subsisting between the twocompanies, and thee**, sew meat which was made had been rendered null set by the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Company, and not by any act of the Great Western Cu.. puny, nevertheless the directors of the latter felt tlmt the same reasons for an alliance betweeu the Oxford aid London and North Western Companies, which hod ed gioally induced it, had become, if possible, still knew., eed they always expressed their willingness to adopt any salease for a renewal of the connexion between these tee =which they . could feel themselves justified is sob the proprietary of the Great Wester's. issetings bad been held between the directors Mae two essapanies, and several arrangements bad beat peeposed between them, hut none of them were such as be and his nwelirscton could accept. From the first it hod been at tempted to substantiate against the Great Western a claim that their guarantee to the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolver hampton Company was an unlimited and not • limited capital. That claim was contrary to fact, as was evidenced not only by verbal but by written communications which had pared between the two companies. It was, moreover, contrary to the policy which had been invariably adopted by the Great Western, as the directors of the latter never entered into any arrangements with any other company which were not atricUy defined ; and, as they had steadily and successfully resisted that claim, he was sure the proprietor* would now approve of their having done SO. (llear, hear.) It was proposed to them that they should raise the rate of guarantee from 4to 5 per cent., but, as no substantial reasons bad been assigned for this change, except the necessities of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Company, they did not think that in the position of the two companies they should be justified in proposing such an alteration. It was proposed also that Nee y should undertake the lease of the Oxford, Worcester. and Wolverhampton Company from Oxford to Stourbridge, at a mileage rent proportionate to the entire length of the line; but as that would give the Great Western Company the most unproductive portion of the line, and would not bring them to the verge of that district from which they expected to derive the greater portion of their traffic, they declined it. It was proposed that they should complete the line from Oxford to Worcester, and leave it to the Ox ford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Company, with the aid of other northern companies, to complete the portion from Worcester to Wolverhampton, but that would also have given them the unproductive portion, and would have handed over the productive portion to other companies. This also, they had thought it improper to accept. It had been said by those who were not a► quainted with the ease, that the Great Western had throes overboard the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Comply. He had stated the leading proposals which bad bees wade to them ; aad he had done so, not for the =ef reviving any differences between the two com but fur the purpose of his own and his co-directors' justification in answer to allegations which were being every day put forth, and to sestish the minds of the pro prietors that no proposals bad ever been made such as they would have been justified in entertaining. (Hear, hear.) It was too late to think of obstruct ing lines or systems of railway which had not only been sanctioned but were almost finished. It was idle to think of obstructing lines which public convenience, and local position, and common interests, and actual agremeents had determined, and it was the part—he would sat may of wisdom—but of common. sense, to shape our nleeeelle meet the conditions of eircumsteneso, riot as they embed be the year It!! or the year Ifici, but as they must inevitably exist in the year 1102 ' and to diminish by rational preemnl tions and prudential arrangements those evils which ao human power can now avert, which every passing day brings nearer to their consummation, and which every pro gressive movement will render more severe, if those attempts at such arrangements be not made. (Hear, hear.) 'I he decision of the courts of equity having set free the hands of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Company, the latter intimated to the Great Western Company their wil lingness to enter into negotiations; nil the result of those negotiations would now be sohntitONl. The primary and meet indispen.able propo•ition to the Oxford Company was, the means of raising money necessary to complete their line, and thus to reader the capital already spent on it productive. It had been ascertained that for this purpose an annual sum of 82,0001. was news sary--35.0001. to pay the interest use their debentures, and 47,0001. to pay the interest on the preference shares which must be created. This sum, therefore, of 82,0001. was made the first charge upon the gross revenue of the Oxford Corn luny, even before the working expiates ; and, with such sound security, there could be little doubt that they would be enabled to raise the capital they required on the most advantageous terms. The second charge on the gross re venue was 80,0001. a year, to be paid as for working expenses so lone as the receipts of the line should not exceed 112,0001. per annum. 60,0001. upon 142,0001. was 42 per cent. ; and the Oxford Company were, therefore, not only saved the cost of providing themselves with rolling stock,but they secured the working of their line upon moth more reason able terms than they could possibly work it for themselves. Uwe the gross revenue reaching from 142,0001. to 200,0001. the Great Western Company were to take one-third for working expenses, and the Oxford Company were to take two-thirds for themselves, so that, when the revenue should amount to that sum, the Great Western hail agreed to work the line fur 33 per cent.—again a very great ad vantage to the Oxford Company. lithe line produced only 142,0ta1. a year, the interests of the Great Western Com pany would be still secure ; but he thought the more rea sonable—indeed, the more [Amhara-like way, was to look at the agreement under the circumstances which were most probable to occur. Now, looking at railways of merely the same length—take, fur example, the Bristol and Exeter line— was it reasonable to expect that a line like the Oxford, 90 miles in length, and running through such a district as that from Worcester to Wolverhampton, could yield Las than 4,0001. a week? Assuming this to be the state of the gross revenue, the following would he the effect of the arrangement which had been made. if the receipts amounted to 24.18,0001. a-year, they would be thus applied; Debenture interest Other prat:mum claims First charge Working Expenses. Up to 142,000/. gross receipts Between 142,00 W. and 200,0001., one-third 19,331 Above 200,0001., one-half -- 83,334 Dividend to original shareholders: Two-third. or the excess between 142,000/. and 200,000/ 33,666 One-ball of the execs. above 200,0001. 4,000 - 42,666 This 42,6661. was very nearly 3 per cent. on 1,4a0,0001., the share capital of the original shareholders. This was the result which he thought it reasonable to expect from the arrangement. The advantages of it to the Oxford com pany might be briefly summed up thus—that it enabled them to raise the funds necessary to complete the line, that it ensured their getting that money ou reasonable terms ; that it eared them the cost of rolling stock; that it ensured the working of their line upon much more advantageous terms than they could possibly work it themselves; and that it gave to the original shareholders every possible ex pectation of obtaining a moderate dividend fur the money they had invested. 'Co the Great Western company the advantage was that it would reduce their liability to little more than the working of the line, that it would bring a considerabie addition of traffic over their own main trunk line, and that it gave them a reasonable expectation of deriving some return fur the 180,0001. which they had invested in that line. These were the direct pecuniary advantages which the proprietary would derive from the agreement. There were other important advantages they would devise from it. lie believed that in every point of view it was an arr moment desirable both for the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhamptoo Company and Great West ern Company, and be had the fullest confidence, therefore, in submitting it for the adoption of the meeting. (Cheers.) The Sze TTTTTT then read the Epitome of the Agree ment, which appeared in Monday's Express. Upon the motion of the CliAlliMAN, this agreement be- 1 1 tween the two companies was unanimously approved of, ratified, and confirmed. • In reply to a PROfillll7oll, Tho CHAIRMAN stated that the rates on the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton hoe would not be paid un til that line was finished and the ►ease granted. The meeting then separated. OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVER HAMPTON RAILWAY. On Tuesday, an extraordinary general meeting of this company was held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate street, to determine on the propriety of approving of an agreement made by the directors to lease the undertaking to the Great Western Railway Company. Captain RUSHOUT, M.P , having taken the chair, said, in proceeding to the object of the present meeting, which was to sanction am agreement which had been made, he would draw their attention to the fact, that in the month of February, 1861, as they must be aware, they were called together to sanction an agreement with the London and South Western Company. After this a cause was brought on before the Vice-Chancellor, styled " Beman v. Rufford ' " on which Lord Cranworth gave a v e ry l uc id an d d ec id e d judgment, which he then possessed. It would appear from this that the agreement with that company could not stand, and if they wished it to be a valid one they must go to a court of law to sanction it. The had been advised that it would be absolutely necessary to apply to parliament to carry out such an arrangement. V. bast this opinion of Lord Cron worth was against them an offer was made by the Great Western Company in court that they were prepared to make equally beneficial terms to the Oxford, Vs orcester, and Wolverhampton Company. (Hear, hear—No, no.) A communication afterwards took place on the subject, and the result was thr agreement now before the meeting. First of all there was a sum set apart for preferential shisros and preferences dividincls which was assumed to be 82,0001., and an annual sum of 60,0001. for contingencies, and the probable reduction of the working expenses. The excess beyond 200,0001. of receipts was to be divided into two-thirds for the Oxford and %Voremer, and one-third to the Great Western Company, and after t hat to he divided in equal proportions. There was also a provision for ex tending the line from Tipton to Wolverhampton, and al though this would be attended with considerable expense, it would atill undoubtedly be followed by commensurate profit. The estimate of the short line from Tipton to Show Hill was about 240,0001. Mr. COHEN-300,0001. (Hear, hear.) The CHAIRMAN—We are advised only 210,0001. Mr. THOMAS (a director)—For the works, 239,0001. (Hear, hear.) The CHAIRMAN then concluded by moving that the agreement be hereby ratified and confirmed. (" Hear, hear," and " No, no.") Mr. Alderman THOMPSON, M.P., objected to the mo tion altogether, as giving them nothing fur making over a valuable undertaking. lle concluded by moving that a com mittee of shareholders be appointed to consider this agree ment, and that they adjourn for six months. (Oh, oh.) Some discussion then took place on the subject ol adjourn ing the meeting. Mr. diesel, Mr. Thomas, and Mr. Oliveira (three of the directors), did not oppose a further consideration of the subject, but objected to the long time fixed by the worthy alderman. (Hear, hear.) After some consideration a month was substituted, and a committee of the following gentlemen was named to go into the subject of the agreement, and report to a future meet ing; via. , Mr. J. - Walker, Mr. Usielli, Mr. l'ratt, Mr. Cape!, and Mr. Grazewood. Major CANT thought the object of their consideration ought to be, how to bring back the Great Western Com pany to the terms of their former agreement. (Hear.) The CHAIRMAN agreed on the part of the directors, and with a view to promote harmony on the subject, to withdraw the original motion, so that the resolution fur the above committee to consult with the directors on the agree meet was passed unanimously. Mr. Alderman TIIUMVSON and Mr. GAZZLEZ expressed an opinion that they were not bound to the broad gunge system. After a vote of thanks to the chairman, the meeting adjourned. THE LONDON, BRIG I [TON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY. The report of the directors of the company to be submitted at the halt-yearly meeting to be held on Thurs.' day next, shows that the amount of capital raised up to', June 30, 1851, is as follows :—Mortgage debt, 1,522,5871. ; preference ca pi tul, 1,037,5961.; consolidated stock, 4,61.5,6317. ; total 7,175,817/. The net amount at the credit of the revenue account for the hall.year is 144,528%. whereof is appropriated for interest on the mortgage debt, 31,230!., and for dividend on preference capital, 27,9071.—together 59,1371., leaving a balance of 85,3911. And out of this, as already stated in the Express, the directors recommend a dividend of 11. 164 per cent. fur the half-year, amounting to 83,0811., leaving a balance to the credit of the current half-year of 2,3101. The addi tional capital expended during the half-year, irrespective ' of additions to the working stock, amounts to 18,442/., of which 9,3021. is for the New London-bridge terminus. This work is now concluded, and has cost about 143,0001., or 7,000!. less Liam the original estimate, although the plan of that estimate was considerably enlarged. The gross revenue fur the half-year has been 218,635/., showing an increase of 20,9711. over the corresponding halt' year in 1850. Deducting the cartage, rents, &e., in both cases, the increase has been 20,0611/., of which 15,689/. has been in the passenger, and 4,3771. in the goods traffic. "This increase," says the re port, "is on the whole satisfactory, considering that it has arisen entirely from the development of the ordinary traffic, and that the effect of the Great Exhibition, thus far, at least, does not appear to have been favourable. The average increase over the corresponding period of 1850, which, during the first four months of the year, had been 850/. per week, his, since the opening of the Exhibition on the lot of May, been only 450/. per week. The principal result hitherto obtained from the Exhibition, has been the establishment of a cheap and direct route between Loudon and I'aris, trig Newhaven and Dieppe." SHREWSBURY AND CIIESTER RAILWAY. CHESTER, JULY 16. At 2 o'clock to-day the adjourned meeting of pro prietor* of this railway was held at the ltoyal Hotel, Chester, fur the purpose of umenting to, or dissenting from, the proposed amalgamation with the Great Western Com pany in We; ; Jona WILLIAMd, Esq., Mayor of Chester, to the chair. The chairman of the company, W. Wardell, En., was unavoidably absent from indisposition ' but there was a very full attendance of directors, and the largo room was crowded by proprietors lung before the hour of meeting. Some delay took place in consequence of each share holder being required to enter his name is the books of the company on euteriug the room, there being at one time as many as 200 proprietors " fighting their way " on the stairs. Mr. DARK IN read the draft of agreement between the three companies, viz., the Great Western, the Shrewsbury and Birmingham, and the Shrewsbury and Chester, as to the application to parlia:nent for an act of amalgamation, at any period between the present date and the session of 18.57 ; in the meantime, provision to be made fir division of the profit of the London through traffic, pro rata, be tween the respective companies. From the commencement of Itts2, a guarantee of 3 per cent. to the other two com panies by the Great Western, and in the neat year 4 per cent. until the actual amalgamation; the requisite expenses of course to be deducted—the interest of the Birmingham and Shrewsbury proprietors in the Stour Valley . line to be secured to them • pective of the amalgamauon. This agreement had before been submitted to the shareholden, but as tLe points involved in the subsequent discussion, we have deemed it requisite thus briefly to recur to the heads thereof. The reading of this document was received with considerable cheering. A SHAREHOLDER wished to put a question, but the chairman decided that the meeting should proceed with the business in the regular course. Another SHAREHOLDER (Mr. East, we believe) here said he would stop there till midnight, unless a question relative to their interests should be answered. A perfect hurricane of disapprobation here ensued, which continued fur several minutes ; in the midst of which seve ral speakers attempted to address the company at the same time. After great delay, sad a scene of confusion unpa ralleled almost even et railway meetings, The CHAIRMAN said he had two resolutions to pro pose ; one was their absolute assent to the agreement ; and the other was a recommendation to the director+ to obtain same relaxation in the riod fixed for the actual fusion of the three companies. If e would not delay them by any further observations, hut submit to them the resolutions he had adverted to. The first wu the ratification by the corporate seal Of the company of th e agree men t j us t read to the share holden. Mr. WALKER seconded the resolution. s..s Dir. Wrkalt.q)3i --- -- and Mr. HASWELL seconded an amendment, postponing the actual period of tioion, but insother respects identical with those proposed by the chair man. Mr. THOMPSON rose to move another amendment, but was informed by the chairman that he could nut do s.). He charged the directors with taking most improper means to obtain proxies iu favour of their rropesitiom, and concluded by moving that the meeting be adjourned to the 26th of August, for the purpose of allowing the shareholders an opportunity to consider the agre e ment. (Language is utterly inadequate to pourtray the scene at this moment, and it was some time before any thing hie tranquillity was restored.] Mr. EAST said upwards of two hundred revocations of proxies had been that day lodged with the secretasy, and if they had a little more time, the agreement with the Great Western would be r.jected by a considerable majority. If they went on at that rate, they would be involver' in end les. legislation. (Roars of laughter.) Well. legislation would do as well as litigation. He supported the adjourn ment. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 17, 1851. Dr. FRASER read • protest from a number of share holders against Mr. Waterson's amendment, and con cluded by calling on the meeting to adjourn till Thursday. the 28th of August neat. (Renewed uproar.) Mr. EAST demanded a copy of the agreement, on paying foe the same. The CHAIRMAN Hated that the application must be laid before the directors. Mr. ROBERTSON (engineer of the company) then sup- Vthe agreement for amalgamating the three companies. sked them as a body to support the directors to the policy they had recommended, to adhere to the bargains they had made with those companies;who were their natural allies, sad to confirm the agreement subject to the amend ment of Mr. Waterloo. Mr. WAGSTAFF, of Liverpool, said that Mr. butch b•d been appointed to negotiate by letter on the part of a committee of shareholders, and that a letter on the subject bad been submitted to the London and North Ntrestern Rail way. A reply had been received, and a requisition placed in the hands of the directors to call • general meeting for the purpose of affirming it. The opinion of Sir Fitzroy Kelly had been obtained, and that was entirely in favour of the agreement formerly made with the London and North Western. Thia announcement was received with much derisive cheering, and various speakers rose to propose various amendments. No actual business was effected, and at the hour of our despatch the proceedings had not terminated. LOCAL SHARE MARKETS. Ltemoot, Joie 16.—The awe market bu been mbar more Ilan Wally, boa tha badman done bamboos wry limited at the quouttlooa Caledonian (pref. shares), el—Lancashire and Yrekahire, 491, f, I, I—Landon and North Wernern, al—lhtto (half shares). 201. d. -amnia Eartern and lhwor, 221 — York and North Midland. If* - - - - LZBAs, JULY 16.—The same dulness has characterised the market, this morning, um for many days yam. Mkllmodoe to deals% the doming quotation this morning being 42k. 501. Mid lands have alma has dos. a. 201 die. Vast and West Yorkshires, W. 3s. at. Mmlton and Mirk; itIOCHOR, 6. BIRMINGHAM, JULY 16.—The market was flat to-day, sad, In the steno* of orders, prices declined. Lozion and Honk Wert/roc dosed at 123 e, 34; and Midlands at 42, 3. MANCHE/lila, JrLY 16.—The business of the day was, upon the wails, gund; tsat taste was a wain feeling la the market On the afternata la is in Ilia earning. _ _ Bitteroc, JuLT 16—The market was better today, specialty for On et Wisteria., to which there were several trammel time, eluting at &4. LATEST FOREIGN EXCHANGES. 67 0 06 PARIS, him U. :::1 1 Lowest 1 For Account. Far lintay.l Opening i Witted ---i ---,--.- 84 SS 34 TO 31 0 / LIS 53 93 0 94 75 93 9 94 40 ..• ••• • • 3 per Oents. per Caws. 4 per Cents. I t do. New Loan I .. 3 per Omni. Esebsag• on Lendon: al dint. 7b; 90 days, 24 A3B. Belgi.us, 1. 11114 Do. 3, 1841 ....„ Inmate Wan. 1331 7 1 _ Do. IMO Do. 4j P.e.boont 5 p.Ct. PAWS, JOLT 16.—St. Germain, —; Versailles (right bank), 26150; Ditto (left bank), 231; Pads and Orleana,Bls; Parts and lkme 1, .47 30; Rouen and Llaert.24ll 75; Marseilles sod Arid. non, 207 50; litrasboure sad Sale, ISt 25; Centre, 411 25. Boulogne and Amens, 275; Orleans and Bordeaux, 394 25; Northern. 467 50; Perna and strasburg, 372 30; Tours sad Nantes, 275. 31ADRID, JULY 11.—Three per Cents., 361; after Bolus, 361 to 9-16 cash. Four per Cents., 151. Fire per Cents., 171 ; after Bolas, 171 paper. Coupons, 8 7-16 , lifter Bohm, 81. Passives, 7 3-16; after Bolse, 7 3-16 cash. Bank of St. Ferdinand, 1011. Exchange on London, .50.90 cash. BIBILLIN, JULY 15.—Voluntary Loan, 1061. New Loan, and Ilalf per Cents., 1021. National Debt, 891. Commercial Marino Society's Premium, 124. Bank Shares, 991. VIENNA, JULY 15.—Five per Cent. Metalliques, 97; Four-and-u-liall per Cent. ditto, 8.5; Bank Shares, 1238; Exchange on London, 12.25. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. MINCING LANE-THIS DAY. SUOAR.—The public sales arc doing off heavily, and the importers arc buying in largely to sustain the market. Re fined dull grocery lumps ;low to fine, 4G4. 6d. to 495. M tans sa.-200 puncheons Porto Rico offered and bought in, lrks. Gd. Corn:E.—The public tales are progressing steadily. Good ortlisury native Ceylon dull of sale and quoted nominal 375. Gd. to Mc Cocos.-400 bags sold in public sale, 38s. to 445. Tea.—The trade is occupied with the samples uf the pub lic sales declared for to-morrow. Cotton continues dull of sale. In other articles no material alfrration. Markets gene rally dull and inactive to-day. TALLOW MARKET.—THIS DAY. The market is quiet to day, with quotations rating u fol lows :—Town Tallow 365. ; Petersburg Y. C. on the spot, 375. 6d. ; last three mouths, 39.. 3d. ; January and March 395. 6d. SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—THIS DAY. Messrs. Cooper and Davis report a short supply, at the following quotations :—Prime Meadow Hay, 75,. to 855.; inferior ditto, 551. to 855.; new, 555. to 705.; Itowen, 60s. to 655.; Clover, old, 70s. to 953.; new, 60s. to 805.; Straw, 28a. to 325. COTTON.—IIAVRE, JULY 16. The market to-day was very calm. Sales up to 2 o'clock about GOO Lalei. Prices undimmed. RAILWAYS FOR CANADA. A Canada paper says : " A convention of the friends of the Eu ropean and North American Railway has been held at Portland, Maine. Resolutions were passed, expres sing the opinion of the committee that the favourable conclusions arrived at by the delegates from Maine, Ca nada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, who assembled in convention in July last, to consider the feasibility of the undertaking, had been amply realised ; first, by the liberal charters and facilities, or promised aid given by the v trious legislatures, with the exception of Nova Scotia ; second, by the able report of A. C. Morton, Esq., which shows that the road can be easily and cheaply made, and that it will pay when made; and third, by the hold which this under takinq has taken on the public mind, both in Europe and America, and the unanimous verdict which has been pro nounced in its favour by the railway press and practical business men, whose interests have led them to investigate the matter." SHREWSBURY AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY.— Traffic for the week ending July 13: 6601. 13s. 641.; cor responding period last year, 6531. 12a. Ild. PATENT KAMPTULICON COMPANY.—A call of 31. 18 declared, to discharge this company's liabilities. LIVERPOOL MANURE ASSOCIATION.—A call of per share has been dictated, to pay off the liabilities of this company, estimated by Mr. Hutton, the official manager, to amount to upwards of 13,0001. BENEVlCES.—Yesterdaysreturn to parliament was made of all benefices, rectories, or vicarages which have been united under the act 13 &14 Viet., c. 98. Since the passing of the act, on the 14th August last, two orders for disunion have passed the privy council, and six orders for separation of chapelries, creating in the whole ten new benefices. NARROW Saturday last a labourer named Charles Musty, accompanied by a lad named John Powell, proceeded to a well at about half a mile from Pains wick, for the purpose of getting up a bucket which had fallen to the bottom from the breaking of the rope. He was lowered down the well, which was about forty feet deep, by a rope round his waist. On getting to the depth of about thirty feet, he placed his foot un a projecting stone for the purpose of taking the necessary means to get the bucket, when the stone gave away, tearing with it a num ber of others, and immediately the walls of the well, which were built of large loose stones, collapsed around him, and he was completely buried in the atones and rubbish, a small space only being left above his head, from several large stones lying across each other. The boy above, on seeing the well give way, immediately ran back to Paiuswick, and gave the slants, though not with the remotest idea of sav ing the poor fellow, the whole mass of earth and stones, thirty feet in depth, having closed above him. From six!een to twenty men got to work to dig through the MEWS of earth, it being necessary, from the nature of the ground, to work upon a large surface. About one o'clock on Sunday morning, one of the two men who were at work in the well (there not then being room for more) was relieved, and another went down in his place ' • but imme diately afterwards, from unmistakeable signs below, they were pulled up again, and instantly a large quantity of the earth gave way, and to a great extent closed up the space the previous labours had effected. Men again set to work, but their operations were necessarily slow from the large stones they frequently encountered, one of which weighed five cwt., and to remove which a triangle had to be erected; and it was about eleven o'clock on Sunday morning before they got down to where their tools had been previously buried. Shortly after this another fall took place. On getting down about 16 feet the poor fellow below was heard to speak in reply to questions put to him. The whole of his body was fixed in the earth and stones, there lying only a small space above his bead, which enabled hint to breathe. The men continued their labours, and between flee and half-past five on Sunday afternoon the man was drawn from his subterranean prison, where he had been fixed without nourishment for thirty hours. He was carried in a sheet to a house near, when it was found he had sustained no material injury, his legs and wrists only being badly cut, and parts of his body bnused.—Gloneester Journal. RAILWAYS. THIS LAY. Twoo'Cioei : The share market today is generally heavy, the traffic returns being chiefly worked upon by the " bears." From an examination of the figures (which will be found in another column) it would be difficult to extract •any valid reason for a decline, the receipts on most of the chief lines, and especially the London and North Western, Great Western, and South Western being so much larger than last year, at which time, too, the return was good. In Mid land stock, however, a fall of about 21. 10s. has taken place, in consequence of the decrease ; York and North Midland are also heavy, from the same consideration, although the decrease is very trifling; the increase in the Lancashire and York shire is not so great as was expected, the mileage being now nearlythe same as last year; and by these unfavourable circumstances, backed by heavy sales in some de►criptions, a downward tendency has been imparted to the market, which extends to those lines whose prospects are acknowledged on all aides to be most brilliant. IMAM AND @WWI IUNGUANANTEED. `"'L'`".. 7. me East Jambe .. 111ria.Wohr. allearrid Ithrkentwed, lamodikl flea Jun. lautail.‘, Brintot and Xu ... Caledonian Mester a. et. N so 23 100 SO 30 13 34 .n I Tlutyhnid Oubl:n sad BeUaat June fast Anrlian (Z 25 L. It andLku;. LO: filT4 V. WILT Fast Ara eouutien tamers t'sumt, Ma A.. flats X. U. ft.) 40 - rchimi is mid 6 . 411 ii Zest I anAmhint 6,:3;;;I;i;re;” - I , Aioburgh and Glasgow litlinburgli, l'erth,Dowlet Exeter Lod Exmouth Great iorllserst . _ _ .. VG: i;il;;;;A,D4rred Du. gtAres, MperCt. t. South. sad West. Lire.) rod Western Do. Si/.. messier and Cor .. Do. Third. .. am...shire .nd-Yorkshirt DU. WV. Leeds and Think Uo.Tflburp Y.aten+ on., Brighsal, & S. Coast oaten k North-Westere Do. do., New share* Do. Mau .• Do.Xlsee.,M•sod B.(Ci endow k Watb-Weetere Do.. £4O .• aad Mailoci. thatch...aber - .:ltLateolw-b. lb. alau.at Lim'. Calm I Do. L'•10 attaree Do. Mrnt. sod Derby Newmarket . Abri:ru.enai, ao4 .._.._._ lortoern Counties Unioo Velriry and North lititiatk Kurth Sterodshtre... Nurth Westeto ... . . siWOF,E 7 r . N nines! •.:: Hine., Class A I Do., Claw iltirewsburyA flerelordOld littreirsbziry and (Nur. W. Min.) Do. nowe•try IbropohLro Colon South South Wales loath yorkohAßDorDut 'failing and Dunfermline litnekton and Ilan 41akirri.;;t1.1;d Limerick.. Tar k,Nevrastle Saler wici. Do. du. Extenotoos Uo.O. N. E. Purehive Tack and Nutt!' *Alas.; LINES LEASED AT Fl Berlin & Ilamw. Eat. 3 per Ct. Dewed to (it. %Sisters hinenriptiaaiScOatordJuse eialledulipd.,orwithguar. &atm Des . to lit.Werit. Ditto without • kuvrantee (lamed to lireirtWedern Winn., Wulv. and Dudley • (leased to LlreatWeotoni Ditto without a inarantsel (lessel to Ures‘ Western acklaghrevtare (Wand W Lcattobk N. Westent picadale Junction (leaned to rcledunian fO . 111 ao 70 I IrcistLincolneh.nwtr 60ket.1 can to Gt. Northern) Gloucester t Usu. l'ureut 4Gr7:7v;:i;,; Bollkaollo7(l.%ork3o:3itti Do. otiora-s (dato) Do. f shares (ditto) .. Loads& Dead:ord (Midland L. sod Grteowtols wowed io ab &Warn Ditto Preference (dine, Loweetoft. Uunr.4perCent. orthern kYA•tero s pt;l lewd to Foot.Couotil - cittio - Nii,-r Moonlit yro (leas. L. AN.WesLAIAne.AYork ihtto 4 aura (A) (ditto) &ad., Guild.. and Reigate ((rued to n AAA £i•tan I Boyotoo ntd lATW to (Ism' log iOO 124! 611 20 .U 1 i 3 13 114111 73 80 II tot Is 17 23 20 die 41 41 14 I 4 '1 71 :I 14 14, 21 11 5 0 171 174 34 61 124 14 316 194 63 44 14 14j 79 II 11 4 9 4 9. 4 49. 464 14. at $4 « 12J " 7 71 9r ir 36 P. 122 123 11 641 „ 2 2 pa I tl 426 7 6 SGT 274 31 21 dis 411 42t 20t 20 We 21 2: to tireat Norther■ Do.Shepreth Fetes (ditto "ia so • as 11 20 ii 13 die 3 n dim 6, 7 31 14 die 144 13 Pal 134 16 7 . 1 • 6 Pi Os 1 4 gas 3( 3 die 17 . 1$ $4 i 124 134 !la 14't1 i de 224 124 2ti 254 34 24 die 1014 g 15 die tie a His If 64 6 Ala 61 3 die Is 4 10 i I prazin 161 26 1 .. 17 IS „ • • pla 7 • pa 174 111 sits II 4$ 331 U 1 lO3 10 4 Pa I 31 02 23 11 111 143 Ili 111 134 144 140 114 114 M 11 pm 4! 44 i l- p lie :If i:lt~RwdnAlrc ~lerNl to Kr. /14.3e5t0. Near Vsltty, R p. Q. pis. leaned to ittocitooklUr. Wilts, Sooterret, 'Mem. (leaned to tin. Wunerit ei l If 2 pa $1 to die 24 21 43 45 ain PREFERENCE 511.11tE6. 61 Aberdeen... ; 1 Idle 10 Caledonian SIO 63 IS 'Cheater and Holyhead ...' 141 13 all IDuntlee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction ... ...1 /dL 31,ErietAnglm(341004.Ct.i 11 21 61 Eastern Opuntia Eaton', 5 per Ct No. 1 par I pax d si Ditto do. No. 2 1 dia par 10 l)o. New 6 per Cent. Meet 1 0 104 20 East.Uuloa,Setespv.6p.Ct 134 111 3 Edinburgh, ftwt4 and: Dundee, 51 per Gent 1 Ca par ll' Great Northern 3 per Cent 131 134 21 Gt.6theiteeetrn(l)Eighthe 1 1 pm in LaneaahlreaYorits. F .1211 die 100 Intro G per Cam. Mea l —id Loedon,Unuht.,ta Fre IdiperCt.stnek,llsll, front WI. shirts, . 1 30 DittoCoaver.s peiCt.,183 . 2; 'Ditto New guar. 6 per I 3 lwduw! SthWeettern Newt 14 Si pa 3 Man.ShrddrX 444-Nol ,11 13 10 Do. New .ClO . 111 121 3 Du. gt: I pm ilou 3411.n..C.tae.Dr . .101.4p.Ct1291 P.Ol d 20 Norfolk Emeneloa 16 s d I Du. 51 per Cent. Guar.' 41 11 1 3 North lettiah 41 3 4 °Mord, Mumeeter, and Wolver., 2:15. G per Cent. 1 I pm • 01rewebarywhinnin.New Guaranteed 104 104 In Shrerre.N Cheater(Nor.W., Min.; 8 per Ceat... 111 IS 15 South Devon ... ...I 133 114 II York, Neweastle,& Gt.Nurth of Eng.pursh.l 16 161 3 Ditto Ditto 4 44 14 Tork&N.Mid.ll.lBs.Purski 1/ IMe its to-day up to 1 o'clock. lei i Ilf I :11 i 48i h i 7/ 8 121Ij 9422 Illiii2l 4011 1.34 1 14 1 131 131tai a a SI NI f VOREION ,WATS. Z. ; ` ` Dots. Abolish Boultsgee 404 Armes. 10 11 20 8 20 20 Centrs' France (Vierawai 13 3 1 144 A. I . .. 10 16 X.% ledlao . 2 24 pa z 5 5 IGraat ladtam 0 lli Do. Do. ... 3 20 • lAzembourg DO 10 D.I. _ 2 2. 135 274 Bark Autos". 9 II 10 74 Do. do. New ... 1 S tO 3e Namur sad Lisp ... 61 ai 20 16 SCilatra of Irmo . Is IS. 20 9 Odesaa.ad Bogdan. ... 4 41 din a. 20 2./ ham and OrleasB .. 31 as 10 30 Perlssed Boxy. V 22 20 16 !WY sod Stntabowsi ... 5 6+ tla 30 Roar asd Havre le Ilb Jmmere aed *nue ... 3 4 20 II Tours sod Nenta. 94 9 di. ▪ 54 Wait 112sdeas.„ ... 2 24 [THREEPENCE. MONEY MARKET. THIS DAY. Twe o'Ctoes. The Consol market is still influenced by the settle ment of the account, which is to-day brouFht to a liquidation. The operations connected with this event led to a decline of 4. soon after the opening of business, which, however, temporarily dis appeared upon the appearance of the government broker as a purchaser, and which has been repeatedly recovered and lost in the course of the morning. The money business in this stock has in the aggre gate been to a rather considerable amount, and larger than usual at the settling period, whilst for the new account of the 12th of August there is scarcely the ,least disposition to operate. Consols are at present quoted 964 to 1 for money, • and 961 to 4 for August. The official statement of transactions includes : Three per Cent. Consols. 96 4 , § ; ditto for account, 96Z ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 971, 1 ; Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 98;1, # ; Bank Stock, 2141, 213 ; India Stock, 262, 2631. Exchequer Bills remain at their late quotation of 495. and 525. prem. India Bonds, under 1,000/., mark 635. prem. In the foreign stock market business is not exten sive, but as parcels of the dividend paying stocks continue to be absorbed to meet the demand for re munerative investment, the prices of these descrip tions are well supported. Some of the spe culative bonds, on the other hand, have been a trifle flatter, owing to the absence of movement in them. Spanish Actives are marked as low as 21. Sardinian Scrip now experiences a reaction, after the marked rise lately noticed. The business list of the morning is as follows:—Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 931 ; ditto Five per Cents., 1024. Danish Three per Cents., 1825, 771. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 591 ; ditto Four per Cent. Certificates, 92Z, LI. Russian Four-aad a-Half per Cents., 1002, i. Sardinian Scrip, 1, die. Spanish Active Five per Cents , 21; ditto for account, 31st inst., 211; ditto Passive. 0; ditto Three per Cents., 381. Venezuela Two-and-a-Quarter per Cents., for account, 32. The railway traffic returns for the last week, now in course of publication, prove, as we anticipated, very favourable. The London and North-Western still shows the largest augmentation, the amount being 63,463!. against 50,575/. in the correspond ing week of last year—increase 12,8881. The Great Western return is 26,792/., against only 18,2161. in 1850—increase, 8,576:.; the Lancashire and Yorkshire, 17,3981., against 17.013'.—increaso, 3851.; the London and South-Western, 17,1331., against 13,3251.—increase, 3,808/. ; the York and North Midland, 7,967!., against 8,502/. —decrease, 535/. ; the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 7,318/., against 6,36 a—increase, 958 t .; the Bris tol and Exeter, 5,2271., against s,llll.—increase, 1111.; the Shrewsbury and Chester, 1,808!. against 1,518/.—increase, 290'.; the Great Northern, 13,2161. against 3,l23l.—increase, 10,993!. ; the North Staf fordshire, 3,207/. against s,o79—increase, 1281. '1 ho Midland continues to be the chief exception, the traffic this week being about 2,490/. less than last year. The Consol account, to be brought to a liqui dation to-day, opened on the 10th ult. with the price for the 17th July quoted at 98 to 4, with div. The daily fluctuations of prices since, as between the highest and lowest rated, both for money and time, are subjoined. The highest time price during the period embraced in the account being 971, and the lowest 961, both ex div., the extreme fluctuation is shown to be per cent. 1 I Comole for IConalle for Acct. Date. Moon. July 17. f ;Highest Lowed. 1 Ilighere.llMPOSt. Jose 14 wltA .1.. 99 I/7i 961 94 ~ 94; 97 9 , 961 U P. ssi 99 I 99 945 ex. diva ez. Q v . 12....... 1t."... " Si 96 i 97 96' V. 97 97 97 96 4 11 ..... IS.. 19 .... ....... .... abut. SO »„. — —. 96 96 II I 96. 96 1 n _ ___ ~,, 961 1t....... —.......... 25 ..„ — lit 966 211...... ...... . ....... 27....... ................ „ I -- 197 96 4 se — 11 975 10 97 97 3........ ... : 7 7! 9 7 7 4 2 — 975 97 T....-. ........ es. di 975 961 or 961 a . 97 96 1141 96' II- // 97 96 97 94 91 96 97 961 11 .. 975 96 971 97 12. ....... 14 " 975 97 57 97 II ...... /. 67 9. 97 96 16 „, „ 17 9-. ; 67 Pt City Navigation Bonds, bearing 31 per cent inte rest, are this week quoted' 6; Upper Canada Siz per Cent. Bonds, 103. At the half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of the London and Westminster Bank held yesterday, a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum was declared, leaving 12,0:11. to be added to the surplus fund, which now amounts to 112,1581. The market for bank shares remains very quiet. The sales of the last week are restricted to, Austra ' lasia (401. paid), 311; Commercial of London (201. paid), 261; South Australia (35!. paid), 36. i Dock shams are unchanged n value. Commer cial are quoted, 84 ; East and West India, 1411, ex div.• London, 112, ez div.; St. Katharine, 77; Southampton, 17. In steamboat shares, Royal Mail Steam ale the only description attracting attention. They are quoted 761, 76, 73, and 731 ; Peninsular and Oriental, 691 ex div. Prices of insurance shares are well maintained, but there is very little movement in this market. Miscellaneous shares are quoted as follows in the official list—viz.: Assam Tea Company, 8 ; Austra lian Agricultural, 15 ; Australian Trust, 20; Anglo- Mexican Mint, 23; Canada Company, 47, 48, 49; , ditto Five per Cent. Bonds, 93; ; Hudson's Bay Stock, 205; Price's Patent Candle Company, 22 1 ; South Australian, 241 • Van Diemen's Land, 1. The dividend decla red on Tucsdayat the meeting of the Cobre Copper Company was 41. per share, and the report and accounts were adopted as satisfactory. The mines continue to produce largely, and • sur plus of 10,0001. remains to be carried over to the next half-year. EN01.1611 PUNDIL-Tnta NI. Rank Steck, 21413 ' Loa; Au:make...7f 3 per Ct. Itectoeed, VTO i I lone stork. - 3 per et Consuls. 96. X JAW Ruud,. - ii per et. Canoes, (45 4 Esetiopaer 19114.1.11001.,50, to 53% Cassia for Acct., ICHLEION lIINDO. 41 per et. Belgian, 924 5 parr el. Mealosn. 31 I re die 5 per Ct. ItrasilLeu, Si A/ pet Ct. Peru.lsin. ID 90 Du. New. 97 V 11 Pitto Wei rot. 43 4 6peret. Heves. Ayre% A 6 5 per CC. rum/guru, 05 7 ex die ' 6 per (1. (-Ida., 103 5 5 per rt. Ruolon, 11211 ' 3 pea Ct. Chlllen, - 41 per l. Rurekto 1.16 I 3 per et. Dania. 76 7 .7 per CC ,pooh. Aetixe. 21 4 St per el. Dutch. 510 j 1 3 p t t:r el Strau6h, 36/ 4 4 pce Ct. Dutch. 92 6 2; pee Ct. 4;XL. 32 4 E q uador, 35 i 1 per et Grenade. 16 17 Do Defereed.l2l3 TUE NET PRODCCE OF TIIE REVENUE OF IRE.- LAND paid into the Exchequer in the year muted 6th Janu ary, I tlsl, was 4,091,6 1 3'., viz., customs, 1,82J,2891., excise, 1,312,1221., stamps, 462,6911. ; miscellaneous, 492,5491. The net income of the country (including a balance remain io.g in the Exchequer at the commencement of the year of 1,026,0991.) was 5,121,6431., and the expenditure 4,499,751/. leaving a balance in the Exchequer of 6210.111. The excise collections at the port of Dublin in 1850, amounted to 326,2911., and the duties of customs to 874.9481. EMIGRATION TO NEW YORK.—During January the arrivals were 14,709, against 13,164 in 1850; February, 8,170, against 3,206; March, 16,05.5, against 6,669; 27,779, against 14,627 ; May, 38,838, against 42,846; June, 9 0 3 ' 4 1 4 , 4 L ei d, aga i ns t n;lGermany,Bo . 1 O A , 76 09 4 7 ; 3 ; 0 2 h r ttutuo3; nwg ind number , 1 8 6 30 1 7 , 7 0 1 ;(8 Scotland,33l 7 ,9 w 7 against re 9,50 r o; Wales, 401. U 31 221 1 I 21 2 45e es int 141 1 ts in