The Express. — London, England, 1853-02-18 00:00:00

R owe hung black before h:m, which he imagined to be a I hi. hot some•bitit erne lc h.. shirt it wee rht:• , r {re low fur a cloud, sad he tags. to think it might be land, anti w as Ice Ling over closely at it to we if such was the woo, when he he .rd a man en the bridge between the two pa 101,:erzee, whom from his size he took to be the mate, sty tut " qop her, stop her," and the engines were in I Sellittitlfllft imme newly stopped; at that time the vessel was going to the hest of his opinion at the rate of about tea knot. an hour ; they had been about eleven hours and • half making that petite from Liverpool ; he then looked more dimly et the land and saw it covered with snow, and immediately knew that from the speed at whisk the ship had hewn going, a seure concussion was meritshle she struck with great forum the. rock, and drew beck and struck agate, and seemed to settle on something beneath the weer; when he knew it was too late to prevent a colli sion, and afraid that the vessel would be smashed to pieces, he .all boll of V e topgallant f atcutle to save himself • tram being hurt by the consequences of the concussion, and ou looking over the side of the vessel. saw at once that it was the bottom of the boat and not the upper part of the boas which lied been injured. Also saw that the rock on which they struck was Inch and perpendicular, and Was covered with snow. Ile could Unmet have touched it with his band. He could sot say that there WU any standing room upon it—it there had bee-u It, could have jumped on to it. 'flare wes stn per.on on the look out at the bow of the vessel, hut the mate was on the bridge as before descrilitd. The coactosion would have been terrific, and they would doubtless have all been dashed to pieces but for the vessel hissing been stopped previous to the shock. During the entire tint* he was or. the deck he did not see the Bailey light, nor dud he perceive it until alter the vessel was backed out when he saw it *Liaise very brilliantly. lie saw the Kish Light plainly nu looking backwards. It was beginuing to clear ott; and tile snow was getting lighter at the time he came out of the galley. Did not see any sailors think, 'ither did he ace the lead liae heaved. A Jurpr here remarked that the course was so well known that theta was no no...tufty for heaving the lead. Mr. Curran—There is something strange about that light. The Witness said there was something black before the vessel, but did not see any light before she struck. .. The Coroner said there was little use in a light without a bell being attached to it. Elanianation ca:itinued—Did not see the captain on deck. Could not see him, as he (witness) was in the fore part of tie ship. Heard the word given, "back her." The word was not " reverse," but " back her." Witness was of opinion that both vessel and cargo might have been saved had she beer allowed to remain where she first touched the shore. When she struck all was confusion.' To the Coroner —The two boats on the quarter deck were resting on the deck, and the boats on the paddle boxes were IS swings, and the davits were turned in. To Mr. Curran—The boats on the quarter deck, although resting on the deck, were likewise swung in the davit,. Elimination continued—The vessel was ordered to be backed, but he could not say.by whom, and after several re volutions they succeeded in getting into deep water; be, however, considered that they got too far out, as she began to sink in the bow ; they, however, went on till they came opposite to the Bailey light, when her head was put round and they came to the rock bow on. In his opinion, from the way the vessel was going, it was the captain's inten tion, if he could have rounded the light, to have no her upon the Bandy heath at the other lido of the lighthouse, where, to the best of lie recollection, for he knew the coast well, there wee an algae@ ladder. If they could have succeeded in getting rowed the lock and gaining the beach, he considered that all the per sons in the vessel would have been saved ; failing in that, they endeavoured to lower the boats. At that time the sea was very calm, bat there was a long swell. Too many par Benson crowded about the boats, and the sailors could not work. The pm eagen Jumped into them before they were lowered. They succeeded in getting but the bow of one boat, but could not free the stern of it, so that the persons who were in it at the time the vessel west loan ked 14 get out again. Witness had a carpet beg in one lend and a hat case in the other at the time the waves washed him off the paddle box, but after some time he was ebliged to relinquish his hold of them, and to make he the onset again, which he reached after ems treibla. After resent for a few minutes be again mode he the net, which he reached in a very exhausted eundi ties. He was curled by the waves from we reek to another, and was helped up the rock by some of the crew. He was quite benumbed. He crawled op the Lock, and, es reaching the summit, saw the liglitkome-kestper, who mitered him and the others who swensall in reach ing the reek every service, and treated awn with the greatest Made/tar To Mr. Camas—When she struck, he tweed wend end maw the liish light. The tide wee Irwin M the time. To a laser—lf he bad shim as anis whim he ant sow whet be took to be a Meek dead. Owe weal ant haw been time to step the mad to avert the mliramee. lie knew, however, he would set have Wes Mewed - M mid did not amnion Weave with theinew of the moss/ The way in *ilia he seesemeed be the wasemase wee then the vessel alga MOD hoes 146 of ea alb asks la her mass% sad she Wowed the woman. whisk hid lbw light from them till they beakedentlenniesp water ate us inking behind him be saw the Klub Ilia pedistly Oblast At the Yee he ease ea deck it wee wet snowing so 'biddy as to absents the Bailey light. They basked est of diethe lima where shehitam . t wa the rock, in the make rees they had been when she week. sad her beat was then towards ; was rest esaviesei that what he trek te be a bask deed was had lowa after be bard the weed give* to Meg tbe wad. If say of the crew had been where ho was standing, they would have ens the dark etieet whisk he took to be • dead. At the time the wad was given to stop the weed she was not more than Owes ewes bee is. length from the lead. He only saw one ewe op= the bridge. Cola net hem say idea as to the dewily of the wow whisk lei Nis Imihre he same ea desk. 'There weld be waist name awe M emit the dormer Om wee dew hem the time the emmiwas_idepped. The esplein ordered a *sal light to beamed, whki wee s.o~ awe. am the time the vessel ast mask till she mulatto was abent GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. The half-yearly meeting of proprietors wits bid ye,terd..y at the Padding•on To-aons; Mr. C. Itosszt.r. in the chair. After the usual preliminaries, lie CHAIRMAN .aid—Gentlemen, the accounts which we dste,liutccl amongst you on SaturJoy are quite as satiate°. tory as the directors expected they would be. We were always aware, and we hue often stated to you, that the years 1952 and 1843, when we should be opening our north ern line., and when the troffic upon those lines and upon our South Wales line could not be fully developed, matt of necessity be years of pressure upon us. It was foe this express re assn that we reserved a larger balance than we are in the habit of reteiaing; and I think we have reason to hy satiefied that we are enabled to pass over the first of these periods by drawing to so small an extent upon that reserve. (Hear, hear.) Tl:e most important event of the last half-sear has been the opening of our line to Bir mingham. We were very mach pressed by OUT Shrewsbury friends to batten the completion of that portion of line, with the sincere object, I am satisfied, of accelerating the bringing into action of the traffic arrangement which was entered into between the three companies ; but that ohject, I em sorry to say, has been defeated by the delays and ob structions which were interposed to the opening of the Stour Valley line. There were other coasiderations, how ever, which made it important to us not to delay the opening of that line. By the terms of our purchase of the Oxford and Birmingham, and the Birmingham, Wolver hampton, and Dudley lines, we are compelled to pay to the proprietors of these lines five per cent. fur a period uf six mouths atter the opening of any portion of them; and, while m-ney was easay obtained at the rate of 31 per cent. in the market, it became, of course, extremely desirable that we should rtecelerate as much as we could the coon. pletion of that portion of our contract. The general re sults of our half-yearly account, I think, may be briefly stated thus. We have charged to our revenue account the interest upon 1,347,0001. on account of the Binning , hem and Oxford line, from the day that it was' opened, and we have still maintained our dividend at four', per cent. by drawing upon our reserve to the extent only of 9,o9ol.—(cheers)—and we are enabled to carry forward 61,0001. as a balance to meet the exigencies of the present year. (Hear, bear.) This, too, we have been enabled to do, although we have been obliged, in conformity with the provisions of the legislature, to reduce surcharges, not only with reference to the Birmingham and Oxford line, but upon our entire line from one sail to the ether ; although we have as yet opened our Birmingham line for passenger traffic only, with very insufficient accommodation for that traffic, and during a season peculiarly unfavourable to ter veiling; although we have as yet scarcely any mineral , traffic from South Wales; and although we have no mer chandise whatever brought to us by our asitims be., I think, combining all these circumstances, the ribeenee ese justified in expressing to you the great *aliened= they feel at the financial position of the company. Oestlenion, the questions of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wenn kempton Company, and of our Shrewsbury sill sane, remain very much in the same state in which they were when we last met ; and, indeed, it could hardly be otherwise, for we every day feel mem and more convinced that those questions are of nob a magnitude and character, that they can only be settled by the intervention of the leiblature. 'There is no alternative, therefore, left us but to defend our rights, in the best manner that we are able ; and I feel perfectly convinced, that the legislature will give the same verdict upon the Mid-Western line this year that they di4 last year. The confidence of the directors in the ultimate success of our Shrewsbury alliance, is in no degree shaken by the pre ceedings which took place at the meeting on the 31st of last month. It has been our purpose from the be ginning, and it is our purpose still, to ' keys that effect to that alliance • and I sincerely that we shall be able to accomplish that Gillen in the =suing session of parliament. I am rare ile directors of that company will admit thet we have made lingo modifications of our original engagements, with tM i view f propitiating the support of their proprietors. Ina the sego mew, we consented to waive all technical Obtelike , to the preeeediap_of the bill, provided only that the Len d= tonal MarthaWeinera Company would enter into the same engpeememt m semeelves, and provided also that the agresetent dna' in se way impair our legal rights. We wont timber. We arried from the principles which we had Farina tei eantelves, and consented to give a qualified gementee, till the amalgamation should take plans, M each of the proprietors as should support the dime with the Great Western Company. The Shrewsbuyeopelseseethengla fit to decline the terms which we this swain Per myself, I avow frankly I am aft merry that they di se. I have myself individually-1 week of my ems spades' only—the greatest objection to gpmenatme—dnem"—wiieh eperne often most injuriously lgei sejlet4te tie eimpamies that grant them, and paro ling ie es he the peseset case, in which, proaria its le be given lip es, tle line was te Slide in is beds of ether dimities. (Cheers.) The I llieneriery maw, Ming bawd these terms, we sem EM beck open our selsteel nommen those ememats binges traffic annegimie which we made with is 7ememy 1861, - lei the amalgamation egeosmet white um made with item be Ila of the same per lan begpgte ammounee SIM n that we lime this yeas heleedielei very A= Ili into paella mon--(ehemol—neil almost all et liemesetelnly all the Meet impeelent sees -leave rotenone le Sem mothers Wen, and w desiseed M give Wilt to lie iinewelrery alliance. We have a Gemini,' lie Welk answer meat ; we have a bill essaswitai lie emigematioa mow meat ; we have a bill seeking for mike powers, end to lay the broad gunge over their line ; aml we have a Mei hi to make some trifling deviations near Warwick, ami that pert of the minatry i—thsee, I repeat, are the men important bills that we have In the present semis& Gads. mot, I have rehired as briefly as I could to the quesliene which I regard es meet importantly affection the interim ell this company at the present time. I have intimated pretty clearly the poi" which it is oar intention to panne. We were always peeeeppuwd, and we are still prepared, to enter Into any remen arrangemests either to satisfy our friends or le diem our enemas; but we cannot consent is esdempre the hams% or le de sage the credit, of the Greet WeateenDsmomy h mate ememeisms, sod if such eseesseisse be imesilsi ef us we meet, though we shall reluctantly pewee ghee mar" stand upon ear rights. (Cheers.) TM Becanmar then read the report of tie directors, Item which we take the following : "During the last half-year eT for whisk the ac- Olsen have been recently to the proprietors, the line of railway between Bodeasy and the town of Bir mingham bee hen brought lass partial use, having been egos= on the Le of October, id endmively for l the 0011* aEof petesegen. The aseeemniftlien in mitingle a awl ergesesies to the tra V ers t e tle, swift kie an a smeehendies mild ne pee. aided at that time, mad it was ing t las leestieshis to undertake any badmen la ettavnbas pinker mime. rals, even kr bed penises% ever the ikesbOsse Rath The income of the emegnety W ism eneeinintly hen slightly Increased by tie Belled made Of int Railway ,• mid whim the general reduction of fares and non en the Great Western lines, as wall as the lee" modeneese of wet weather (diminishing everywhere the usual trails of pamengers,but increasing theexpendßure for maintaining's), are taken into account, the result of the half-year may be aseeidend favourable to the future prospects of the con may. For it must be remembered that the effect el the ompubory reduction, consequent upon opening the Bir mingham and Oxford Railway, was oscine/ray most disad nategeons at the very commencement, before any increase la the number of travellers, or quantity of goods, ordinarily anticipated from a lower scale of charges, could be obtained to countervail the loss. The accounts of revenue and ex penditure have been made up in the usual form, for the information of the proprietors. The peculiar circum stances of the last half-year of 1851, when the receipts had been so greatly increased by the Ex hibition, forbid any attempt, by means of the soul comparison between corresponding perioda,to show the protean of railway traffic, or to explain the nature and NS= of any difference which may appear either in the home or charges upon it. It may be mentioned, however, that the two principal items of increased expenditure in the present accounts, consist of maintenance of way and locomotive power ; the former is to be accounted for by an unexampled season of weather, affecting the works and drainage of the railway, and the latter arises principally from the greater number of miles rue, but is augmented by increased coot of materials and labour, and heavier repairs occasioned by the effects of the wet weather and partial floods on the line. After charging interest on an expendi ture of 1,347,1151. for the Birmingham and Oxford Rail way from the day of its opening, end defraying all charges on the loans and fixed capital of the company, there will remain 228,503'. Si. 7d. at the disposal of the company, which will admit of the usual dividend being paid at the rate of four per cent. per annum, leaving a balance of 63,7771. 16e. 3d. to the next account. The engineer's report explains the principal railway works in progress, and the present condition of the new station buildings at Paddington. Since the last vote was taken in February, 1852, the directors have caused plans and esti- Metes to be submitted to them of a further portion el the new buildings and works, consisting principally of mom modat ion for the locomotive establishment and the !assessor arrival shed and platforms, which are, of course, sable fur for the busies= of the company. Those works have been arranged in the most economical manner, consistently with permanence, and adapted to the °seven ism). of the tragic. A resolution will be proposed to the mating for voting an additional sum of 75,0001., to be applied generally ti purposes in connexion with the new Paddington station. The Great Western Hotel, at the London terminus, is in a very forward state, and can be finished for occupation as soon as the passenger business shall be transferred into the adjoining buildings. As the bills before parliament, to which the company are parties, will be brought under con sideration at a special meeting, in compliance with the Wharneliffe Standing Order of the House of Lords, the directors think it unnecessary upon this occasion to de more than report that powers are sought for extension of lime in the construction of the Uxbridge and !inky kneMellee (together about seven miles), nadir arrangements with privies interested in them." The accounts, an abstract of which had previously sp► peered io the Express, were taken as read. The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report, white Was seconded, and carried unanimously. A resolution was agreed to for the payment of a dividend at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum, payable on and after the Ist of March. After the re-election of the auditors, Mr. Dickies= and Mr. At him!), on the motion of the Chairman a vote of thank/ was given to them fur their services ; and on the motion of Mr ferric their saleriei'vsne raised Mm 60i. to 1001. s pear, the UMW to 00011114111011 from July last. The retiring directors were re-elected without opposi new Sirs iffiairsr, et Snarl, smutty Irielther, • Maw dap eel be led gese ever to Liverpool he Os of embstidft *Ma bb while featly for Amerky Mt Mt Uey eM may Mr that purpose was Mamba to Me omen is the awns Class Viands, yid' hie wits eel Ass dabs as he theogbe Si better to same bash them to separate tr ee bh Maly. Whams was sittiag la • bersobez &leap with IS we 17 sem and remained there ata be bust s.sstbiag Ma o when he tea oat towards the hew of the vowel nod saw a very high and Seep bill, mid* appeared to have • bellow nadsasedi NA a great prageothe et the top, which mar of the sea Sid his was the Min of Bowth. Could ma hem es ides se le the the soaatele. It hod snow aIL Whom our Aw Might ed that, thug bad remained these pes ••111 masks end sat Wild eat, they would bow ban a saved. His wife amdlhrae children were all drowsed beige his eyes, sad might say there won be ITN hid ; he held his wife is Me emu as keg u he eeeldosd when wombed into the water be threw lima( bee a ON-• Mat yid& be saw Isaias about, sad in that mom resebod the users ; since ens Ile polka hid tosaied hia the Idabel imaser. Rase ether winsome wens aneabed, sad maw then Ches. Ralph, whose assenat of the unfortunate esensense was gins yesterday, bait no additional facts of iampertnnee were Welted ; sad after saw esavorestien with the per isenomei sam e the lavestigatisn was Alearaul to Monday sent The Weft= at Mowthgennella with renewed vigour yettngiet. but swing to the eing unfavourable state of the weather elk& preemie eimilbe main A diver, however, whe had goo* down, reputed en nimbi up that he was of swim that much of timelier, Vest the entire vessel, might be aeved. The steamer ham in a slight degree shifted ia her =to a more favourable one; and Mr. Teal, the ship , of Rimpend, confidently enema that she can yet be mied from the plus where she now lies and brought into bedew. No lame bodies have as yet been discovered, and It be Si bees ascertained that 50 people were saved by the iieglunans, instant ef 45, as was at first stated. It is she nomseriO,upea vuey good authority, that five or sir mna. in Widen ID them who took refuge in the light te teed /birth. It is, therefore, greatly Msgsi alliss efir lus of Us will not prove so heavy as was hared on the morale( of the wreck. No official re turn of the number of persons on board the Queen Vic toria at the time she left Liverpool has as yet been re. Wend. . . About ten poor persons, who were deck passengers oa board the ill-fated steamer, are now in Kingstown in • totally destitute condition, and would doubtless have perished long era this but for the charitable csertiont of some influential individuals, who set on foot • subscription for their relief. ERSCTION ors NEW TATTERSALL'S IN SOUTll wanit.—* eery spacious and commodiems building is now being erected oat • large plot of around opposite the Ele phant and Cattle, in the parish of St. George's, Southwark, on the site formerly occupied by the old Fishm ic o m isfers' Alaskans. It is to be called " Tattersall's Re tory for the Salo of Hones, and transacting the Racing wines/ sow calfili Ole at Tattersall's, at the West-end." The eentraeters are Magus. Piper ; and the building and offices wises completed will have • vets , handsome appearance on the Surrey aide of the water. On the north and east sides, 'lsiah frost the St. George's-mad and the Newington road, shops will shortly be erected, and among them • large aid commodious hotel. The around-rents are es =l yield • large sum annually to the Fishmongers' to ay, tinder whose architect the buildings wiU be erected. -- • • EXTRAORDINARY ACClDENT.—Yesterday morning an accident, which is likely to terminate with fatal copse. goofier', occurred in the iron factory of Mr. Coder, Great Queen.street, Lincoln's-inn-fields, under the following cir cumstances :—game men were engaged in bolting an im mean iron boiler, two of them were in the interior, and a man aimed Samuel Wills, who resides in Besbury.place, Vouzhall.road, was employed on the outside driving the bolts (large rivets), one of which having been found too large for the orifice, in consequence of not '•goitighombi" although driven with a hammer of imassee weight, he diwated it to be knocked out again, in order to bare its sise »glued. After two or three blows from this sledges of the men inside, it Sew oat with terrific violence, striking Will. in the tile, directly beneath the region of the beset. flick was the impetus with which the bolt flew, that the =fortu nate ma. was knocked down and rendered imaessible. Baviag been removed to King's College fiongdtal, It was ascertained that be had sustained several bas rise of the ribs, besides laving been seriously injured ImlnMeillt. ROYAL ARTILLZRY.—By a geeing star just, Weed, the standard height for grouse 7 km who Irish se talkie in this breach of his ignie hastwee reduced from Ave fees ' iwel=; belie glee OM is THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 18, 1853. The CH/atms mosso a resolution authorising the di rectors to proceed with the Devia•:a branch of the Wilts, Somerset, and Weym.esth Rsiloop, and to /spend the fur ther sum of . ...:o,(nlol.un the new buiidings at the l'ad , lii,gten terminus. After a short eonversatian the resolution was agreed to. A resolution was oleo paved, after a brief .itscuesion, authorising the advance of 13,0001. tor the hotel near the terminus, in accordance with the recomniendeti9u in the report. The meeting terminated with a vote of thanks to th• chairman. EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. The report of the directors to the half-yearly meeting of bhar (holders. to he held at the London Tavern, on February 25, Contains the following plumes : " In presenting their half-yearly report, yvtir directors have the pleasure to notice the continued increase of traffic. The total receipts for the half-year ending 4th February, 1853, upon the E Counties are 373,6581. 7.. 4d.; and the Norfolk, 73,2101. 13s. 9d.; carrying out the comparison lof former years, 5,2121. 16s. 11d. is to be deducted, as the receipts of the Shepreth and Hitebin line, reducing the revenue to 413,5561. ss. 2d., as compared with 421,9731 Ils. Bd. for the half-year ending 4th January, 18.52, and 388.6961. 10s. 46. for the came period up to 4th July, ;851. The working expenses, as per balance sheet, are 178,0741. 6s. 6d., as compared with 1841,6361. ls. Id. for the six months ending 4th January, 1852, and 177,6454. 13s. 7d. up to the 4th July, 1862. The expenditure during the half-year is 346,6151. 7s. 96., which deducted from 448,7691. Is. 16. leaves a balance of 102,1631. 13s. 4d., as the net profit from the half-year's working, which added to the balance from last half-year amounts to 106,8901.65. 4d., not taking into account a aim of 2,6191. 5.. Bd. is eounezion with the traffic on the East Anglian and Shepreth and Hitchin lines, expended for sheets and sacks in addition to the ordinary expenditure for them purposes, and the whole of which has been charged to revenue. This balance has enabled your directors, after paying in terest on guarantees and loans, to declare a dividend of 6s. per share, amounting to 102,6161. 10. Bd., end to carry forward 4,3741. 16s. Bd. to the credit of next half-year. Your directors have adopted the recommendation contained in their last report by making the interest on tbs guaranteed stock payable on the Ist of March and let of September, the warrants for which will be issued on the same sheet as that for the dividend on the consolidated stock of the com pany. The locomotive accounts are very satisfactory, ex hibiting a reduction of 1,4831. 14s. lid., although there is an excess of 213,866 miles run." The report then sets forth that the directors have adopted measures for providing additional plant and stition accom modation. YORE AND NORTH MIDLAND RAILWAY.—The report of the directors, to be submitted to the half yearly meeting of proprietors, to be held in the De Grey Rooms, in the city of York, on the 23rd instant, states that the gross revenue of the company for the half year amounts to 266,3141. 16e. 10d. ; _and the working expenses and Unties to 96,0461. Si. lid., leaving a net profit of 160,2691.135. 211. From this must be deducted rent of Hull and Selby Railway, 33,0001 ; interest on debentures, pre ference share., Itc., 67,8261.6 e. 6d. ; reserve for renewal of permanent way, 15,1381. 9s. 6d.; loss by fire at Hull, 1,6391.75. 4d. ; and adding the balance of 6951. 18e. 9d. brought forward from last half-year, them remains 53,2521. 9s. 7d. applicable to divideLd on the ordinary stock. The directors recommend that a dividend be de clared on this stock at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum, laving a balance of 4,9211. 12a. Id. to be carried to the seedit of the current half-year. NORTHERN AND EASTERN RALLWAY.—Yeeterday the half-yea meeting of the shareholders in this com pmy was h eat the Station, Bisbopegats. Mr. Richard P•111111KS took the chair. The report stated that the dini asides the emmetbre shares of this company for the half year maw the 31st of December last, will become pay able an and after Friday, the 26th instant, and will be as Mean, viz.—On shares guaraateed 5 per cent. per anaum, 11. des. each; on shares guaranteed 6 per cent. per annum, 11. 10s. each ; less property tax. The adoption of the re port was carried unanimously, and the meeting adjourned. MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLNSHIRE RAILWAY.—Tbe report of the directors states that, under the head of capital mount, the expenditure fur the half year intonate to 164,9961. Is. 2d., of which 43,1491.45. le for new India; stock. The only works of importance now in progress are Grimsby Docks and the Barnsley Branch. With respect to the former, it must be observed, that although the dock itself is apse for traffic, there are • variety of adjunct worka still incomplete, and this item cannot at preemie be closed. These works will be in excess of the estimates laid before the shareholders in February, 1850, in consequence of the occurrence of slips and other eontlageeafee, over whisk the directors could have no eon ; but the proprieties may rant assured, that no money has been expended heystil what has boa found ab solutely sawasity. The eiminstion of these works, and the espendienran have ben under the constant surveillance el direst= iseident ha Liminshire. The Barnsley Been* b sew pregresdeg my rapidly, ads expected to be emlided in the autumn of the preens year, is time is etheemedate the winter coal trade. Aseeststhis of the theeitm et the present half year with time el themoveepeoillso wild of 1861, shows a decrease of 1,771 i. 17a. 9d. la the Mile, and an increase of 9,9911. I2s. 6d en ether a of traffic ; or, an in crease of 72191.14 e. 9d. is the traffic receipts of the loll year. This comparatively small improvement arises from the loss of the Great Northern through traffic, formerly carried over thirteen miles of this company's line between Retford and Sykes, but ceasing to be so conveyed upon the opening of their Towns line in July last. The abstraction of this traffic entailed a lies of about 12,0001. for the half year, ofwhich upwards of 6,0001. was for passenger traffic, and being subject to no working charges, except mainte nance of way, the actual loss to the company may be taken at nearly double this amount. When it is remembered that not only has this serious deficiency been made up from other resources of the line, but a further increase of 7,2191. obtained, the director think they may justly con gratulate the shareholders upon the steady increase in the boea fide traffic of the line, which they hope still further to augment in the current year. Mounts AND Mousz RAlLWAY.—Yesterday, the half-yearly meeting of this company was held at the office in lloorpte street, City. W. P. Richards, Esq., took the chair on the occasion. The directors' report has already appeared in the Daily Nom After a few observations from the chairman, he moved the adop tion of the report, which was seconded, and was agreed to unanimously. — Mr. John Brown asked if the 10 per cent. preference stock would all be paid off this year ?—The Chairman observed that it would in August, as the com pany had the means of dourg it. (Hear.)—A Proprietor asked how their large balance was deposited I—The Chair man said a small portion was at Messrs. Hankey's, and the greater portion at the Union Bank, and at the Bank of Belgium, at in interest of 2 per cent. Mr. Hall asked when the 7 would complete the whole of the works I—The Managing Director said it was expected to be finished by the Ist of May, 1864. The Belgian government expected the truck finished by the let of January, 1655, and the branches by January , 1866. Thus they would be finished nine months earlier than was contemplated. (Hear.) —Mr. Hall asked if they intended to publish the weekly traffic I—The Chairman said it was now weekly published. —The meeting was then made special, for the consideration of certain alterations proposed in the statutes of the corn pan y.—The Secretary then read a list of certain alterations rendered neosesary from the increase of capital.—Mr. John Brown asked how many more of the 23,000 preference shares they intended to issue, in addition to the 6,000 issued.—The Chairman said they had permission to issue all, with the consent of the shareholders, hut they intended only to issue 10,000, for which they had power, and there was no necessity for inning more at present.—The statutes having been adopted, a vote of thanks was passed to the chairman and directors, and the meeting adj d RAILWAY AND OTHER BILLS ON STANDING ORDERS. Yesterday the following bills passed the standing orders of the Home of Commons: _ EASTRIIM COON'TINA RAILWAY.—For line from Mac ningtree to Harwich. GRZAT WESTIRN, 811111WABURY AND BIRMINGHAM, AND 61IR1WIGICHT AND CHM= BAILWATII.—For amal gamation. BOUTM WALR3 BAUM/LT.—Powers to purchase Pem broke line. WARRINGTON AND ALTAINCHAM.—For deviation and braaeltea at Wartio_gtaa. LONDON AND Nora WESTERN. EIRREVfBHURY AND BiRMINORAII AND CHSST/11.—Powers to lease. The ttantlin orden were declared not complied with in the two follong eases : ILDINDUZOII Alen PENTH RAILWAT.—For arrangements u to capital. STAINES, WOILINONAN, AND 'WOLIN° ILINCTION RAILWAY.—For construction of line. FATAL ADVIIITUS,E.-A young man, named James Ogden, was so rash at Stockport, on Wednesday, as to risk his life for the sake of recovering au old cap, not worth 2d. Into the River Mersey, which runs through the borough, and which though not here navigable is of great value for manufacturing purposes, and in a unitary point of view, some of the manufacturers cut great quantities of refuse material, and amongst others Messrs. Scott, the imp founders, whose works are on the Cheshire side, a little west of Lancashire-bridge, thrown inlarge quantities of ashes. Ogden worked a at this foundry, and on Wed nesday had descended, by • ladder from • back window, upon a heap of ashes which had ac cumulated, so as to show above the surface of the water, to force them more effectually within reach of the current. After being so employed, he was ascending the ladder w nem* into the foundry, when hie cap fell from his head sad was carried gently down the stream. The =um rapidly returned to the heapof ashes, threw off WM% and, despite the coldness of the weather and the I resnenstrence of a fellow workman, plunged into the water, He had scarcely recovered his cap, when he suddenly dis appeared and was drowned. Being • good swimmer, it is supposed he was seised with cramp. The stream is rather rapld, and there was no ice upon the water; but a sharp frost has now prevailed for a week put, and no doebt the water would be intensely cold. The body was soon reco vered from the water, and the aid of surgeons procured, , but without avail. An inquest was held the same day by Mr. Charles Hodson, the coulter, when a witness expressed Ms belief dot IM sap for which the deceased bad so fatally Vlb ast worth twopence. The verdict of the isrg um * inwsed." Lain iintelligence. PREROGATIVE COURT—YESTERDAY. karma Boa Joas Liouon. ANOTHER GORHAM CASE. 0011.1 IAN V. MASON AND GOODTILLOW. This was a business of calling in letters of administration which had been granted to Mr. Cesar Bruno, the father and nearest of kin of Mies Jane Bruno, late of Tonbridge, deceased, and of requiring Mr. Brano's executors to show cause why theme letters should not be revoked, and probate granted of a copy of a will which had been executed by Miss Bruno a few days before her decease. The promoter in this case was • Mr. John Gorham, a surgeon of Tonbridge, who bad been betrothed to the de ceased, their marriage having been prevented only by her death. Miss Bruno was a lady of about 40 years of age, Mr. Gorham bein somewhat younger. Duricg her last illness Mr. Gorham (who also attended her in a medical ca pacity) bad several conversations with her relating to the disposition of her property. She told him that she wished to leave various small legacies to her servants and to some of her friends, particularly to Miss Goodfellow, her com panion. She added that there would not be much left, but she wished him to have the remainder. Mr. Gorham took a note of her requests, and afterwards consulting his brother, Mr. William Gorham ' a solicitor, at Tonbridge, he was recommended by him to have a will drawn. A will was therefore prepared, and war taken to Mies Bruno. She at first expressed considerable reluctance to execute it, be cause, as she remarked, she was sure her dear papa would carry out her wishes, a memorandum of which would be founa in her desk. She spin repeated that after the legacies she had mentioned were paid, there would be very little left; but she wished "Poor John" (meaning Mr. Gorham) to have what there was. It was represented to her, however, that after all her wishes might not be fulfilled unless she left a proper will, and then she signed the paper. The next day, on the 13th of January, 1851, she died. In the following month Mr. Bruno told Mr. Gorham that he intended to carry out all his daughter's wishes, but that he felt somewhat hampered in doing so by the will; and Mr. Gotham therefore consented to destroy it. They each took hold of the paper and having torn it between them, threw the fragments into the fire. Mr. Bruno took out letters of administration on the 30th of March; and he died on the 23rd of September following. Miss Bruno's property turned out to be considerable, for her father had placed a umber of gas shares in her name. It was sworn under =the bulk of which would have been taken by Mr. under the will. An attested copy of that dom ain% bad been made by Mr. Wm. Gorham, before the MONA bad left his office ; and the object of the present peessimibi was to set up that oopy, instead of the letters of silainistredea. This was resisted by Mr. Mason and Miss Goodfellow, as *neaten of the late Mr. Bruno. Dr. Bayford, on behalf of Mr. Gorham, contended that' the deceased was in perfect possession of her faculties at the time she executed the will, and that she was entirely com petent to rive legal effect to such a document. It was quite true that Mr. Gorham had acted in a foolish and imprudent manner in consenting to the destruction of the will ; but he had been actuated by no improper motives—he had only acted in ignorance. It must be admitted that none of the parties had ever contemplated that so much property would have been bequeathed under the document, but that did not affect the validity of the instrument itself; and con sidering the tender relations which had subsisted between the parties nothing was more natural then that Miss Bruno should have appointed him her residuary legatee. Dr. Deane followed on the same aide. The Queen's Advocate appeared for the executors of Miss Gorham. This was a matter that bore some slight re semblance to the other Gorham case ; for it was an attempt ' to regenerate a defunct will by pleading the prevenient grace or favour which the deceased lady was supposed to bear towards the person who was to benefit by the instru ment. Nothing could be more discreditable than the con duct of Mr. Gorham throughout, first in procuring a will and then tearing it up, and in then attempting to set up the copy. The account given in the depositions of what took place when the original was destroyed was utterly unintelligible except cm the supposition that Mr. Bruno bad given Mr. Gorham some consideration to resign his interest in his daughter's will. At all events it was not creditable in him, after what had passed, to at tempt to set up the copy ; and he (the Queen's Advocate) trusted that the court would not revoke the letters of ad• ministration. Dr. Twins having argued on the same side, Die. Bayford and Deane replied. „ Sir John Dodson gave sentence. After an elaborate exa mination of all the evidence, he said he was of opinion that the deceased was under the impression that she wee not making a will that was to have legal effect, but was signing merely a memorandum for her father's guidance. With out, therefore, offering any harsh observations upon the destruction even of that paper by the person who was now attempting to set it up, be mart pronounce against the copy of will, with costs. THE POLICE COURTS. BOW-STREET. John William Camninghont, a well.dremod gentlemanly looking man, was placed at the bar, charged with attain counterfeit coin. Mr. Griffiths, the landlord of the Southampton Arms, Tottenham-court-road, stated that the defendant, with a companion, entered his house the previous evening and called for some halt-and-half, tendering 6d. in payment. Witness saw that it was a ban one, and returned the money, upon which he produced half-a-crown, which also turned oat to be counterfeit. Witness then gave both the parties ,into custody. Mr. Hall wee about to commit the prisoner for trial, but he assured his worship that, however bad appearances were against him, he woe wholly innocent of the intention to pass bad money- He produced letters from his friends in the country to show his respectability, and also to prove that he had received a Post-office order for if., in ex change for which he received a sovereign at the Poet office, Camden Town. He changed the sovereign at the Bull public-house, in Tottenham-court-road, and the waiter, he said, must have given him the bad money there. Under these circumstances, Mr. Hall remanded him for a week, taking his own reeognisances to appear again. CLERKENWELL. John All n, of 17371 7 4oricaree Limehouse-fields, was charged by Mr. William Stone, of No. 1, Red Lion-passage, Red Lion-square, with having committed perjury. The Prosecutor said he was a tradesman who had had dealings with the defendant, and debts were contracted be tween them. In August last he summoned the defendant for an amount of 111. 12e. 90., for goode sold and de livered. The defendant called upon the prosecutor for payment of the amount, when the latter produced a bundle of eight receipts, which were placed in the hands of the defendant, and on his leaving the house the whole of the receipts wen missed. One receipt, however, he still bad in his possession for an amount of 11. 4s. 11d., and on the cue being heard in the County Court, the defendant was asked Iwhether he had received that amount, and he swore that he had net, and that it was not in his handwriting. The consequence was, that judgment was entered for the whole amount and 21. 3e. costa. -.7 liarfendaadeiinithe charge, :bat be was fulls com mitted for trial. WBSIVINIITER. Chas. Vernon Yowsg, of Brighton, solicitor, was exa mined, charged with wil f ul and corrupt perjury. The case areas out of an action tried in the Court of Queen's Bench, Westminster, a few days ago, " Goodman v. Pegg," for breach of promise of marriage, in which the jury gave the plaintiff a verdict for 604. Oae of the pleas on the record was, that the plaintiff was a lewd and ins. proper character, and Mr. C. V. Young was called in sup port of the allegation for the defendant. The assignment of perjury i consisted in his having sworn that he had had im proper intimacy with Harriet Bliss Goodman in the pre *epee of Caroline Matilda, the plaintiff, her sister ; that he had gone up stairs with Harriet Bliss in the sister's pre sence ; that he had walked in the fields at twelve at night with both sisters near Rattle Abbey; and that he had sat in the lap of Caroline Matilda, all of which was alleged to be untrue.. . Caroline Matilda Goodman and Burial Eliza Goodman were then placed in the witness box, and stoutly denied the statements of Mr. Young u far u they were severally con cerned. Mr. Edward Pegg and Mr. Young swore in turn that the statements for which this prosecution was instituted were to their knowledge true. Mr. Broderip said a greater cue of profligacy had never been exposed in a court of justice. It wu a cue of the grossest immorality in which the women were swearing positively on the one side and were as positively contra dicted on the other. Taking the whole of the case into consideration, he felt it was not one in which he was called upm to hold the defendant to bail to answer the charge. Be therefore dismissed the summons, and left the parties to their remedy by indictment if they felt disposed to try it. DARING AND EXTENSIVE BURGLARY IN REGENT STRIZT.—Yesterday information was forwarded to Scot , lend-yard of the following daring and extensive burglary, which had at an early hour that morning been committed on the premises of Mr. William Tingey, silversmith and jeweller, No. 312, Regent-street, the corner of Little Port land-street, nearly opposite the Polytechnic Institution, when property to the amount of 2,000 1 . and upwards was carried off. From due and careful inspection by the police, the entrr is supposed to have been effected by an ascent of the outside wall situate in Little Portland-street, and alight ing in tke stone balcony over the side shop window. Access was made through one of the first floor windows. There being no marks of violence, however, on the frame thereof, and none of the glass broken, it had no doubt been incau tiously left unfastened, and from thence, proceeding down into the shop, the thieves made egress by the street door, which was found open, and the articles enumerated as fol lows ascertained to be missing therefrom :—Tkree massive silver dishes, valued at 100 guineas each, and which were displayed to view at the Great Exhibition in 1831 ; 140 gold, diamond, and other rings, 40 gold and silver watches, besides various minor articles of jewellery. The burglary, which was committed in the E division, was no doubt per- petrated while the sergeant on duty bad, as is customary, repaired to a different part of the beat to meet the men under him, and hear from them anything that had come under their notice requiring police interference. Tux UNION OF - BENEncEs.—Yesterday * a bill in the Taus. of Commoni was printed to alter the law relat ing to the union of benefices. It is proposed by this bill that persons shall be allowed to have private chapels to their houses for their own exclusive ass without the chapels Wog Lowed for tIiTiRS warship. SPORTING. TATTERSALL'S.—TuvRsoAy. The Derby, and, with the exception of the Two Thou sand Guineas Stakes, all the leading spring events were more or less noticed, and in a few instances—lleneywood in partindar—at an attention in the prices last quoted ; the general business, however, was dull, and not of a cha racter to call for special observation. The following were the avenges at the close : CHESTER CUP. 25 to 1 agst Mr. T. Parr's Tans (t and aft offered) 40 to 1 Mr. Phillips's Truth (t and aft off) 40 to 1 Capt. Key's Little Jack (t) 1000 to 13 Mr. George's Prime Minster (t) DERBY. 9 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Weet Australian (t to 2001. and aft off) 12 to 1 Mr. Powney's Cans (t and aft off) 15 to 1 Baron Rothschild's Orestes (t to 1601. and aft off) 16 to 1 Duke of Bedford's Sittiogbourne (18 to 1 taken to 1001.) 20 to 1 Mr. Suttees nd Honeywoood (t to 1001.) 22 to 1 Lord John Scott's The R • (taken to 1001.) 1000 to 30 Captain Lane's Ninnyhammer Iloneywood has recently been sold for a large sum ; he remains in Osborne's stable. Lincoln races are announced to have been again post poned ; no day has beer. named. The Herefordshire Races are postponed until Friday and Saturday next. TH3 SUESCRIPTION Rooll.—lt has been decided by the committee that " Every candidate for these rooms shall be proposed and seconded by members, whose respective names and addresses shall be put up in the rooms at least seven days previous to his election.—H. Rocs, G. PAYNE, C. GREVlLLE.—Thursday, Feb. 17, 1853." NAVAL. ADMIRALTY, FEB. 17. --APPOINTMENTS.—Snr geon : R. Evans, confirmed to Blotilscins. Clerk's-Assist ants C. Edwards, to Victory; and A. C. Archdeacon, to Imperious.. Master's-Assistant: A. M. Mould, to Victory. MOVEMENTS, FEB. 9.—At Lisbon, found at anchor, the Sans Pareil and Inflexible. At daylight, the latter went out to tow in the distressed Dutch bisque Byrius. Her Majesty's steamer Antelope at Gibraltar on the 4th. Homeward, at Lisbon, her Majesty's steamers Sans Parini and Inflexible. COTTON.—LIVERPOOL, Fan, 17.—The sales today are estimated at 6,000 bales (including 500 for export and 1,000 on speculation, all American). They comprise 200 Pernam and fdaranham, at 61d. ; dOO Bahia, at 6,0. so. ; 300 Egyptian, at 71d. to 101 ; 700 Surat, at 31d. to 41d. The market closed steadily, but tamely. Compared with the rates of Friday, price. of American, under 51d. of the current run of finalities are ad per lb. down, but solid good stapled cotton is scarce, and from 6d. to 6fel. even dearer. Other sorts are unchanged. IfIeNCBUTZR, Fie. 17.—ne market continues very quiet, and priers, where there is any .change, are rather easier. The fancy trade are preparing for the spring trade, and continue to take off large quantities of printing clothe, and these maintain their value steadily. For shirting clothe there is also sufficient demand to support prices ; and the yarns from which these fabrics are made are in fair request. Other kinds of yarn and cloth (excepting the higher counts and better qualities of the former) are a shads lower. There is a moderate business for export, but so far as India qualities are concerned there is less business than there has been for some weeks past. WOOL.—BIADIORD Feb. 17.—The opening of the sales of Colonial Wools in Lo ndon, at an advance of Id. per lb. on October sales, makes the holders here finis, as the cost of transit, difference in payment, and otker expenses, will ' bring the small stock they hold to an advance of 2d. to cover expenses of replacing; but it is with difficulty the increased prices are realised. In English Wools there is but little doing ; all appear holding off, and working from stock bought at the close of last year ; but as this stock i s daily increasing, fur titer supplies will be required, and a conflict between the buyers and sellers is inevitable, before any active buying will be apparent. The accounts of the doings in the coun- try arc not of a character to justify holden to press their stocks on the market. It is usual for the staplers here to move off their surplus supply prior to the opening of Bristol fair, the first Wednesday in March, but this season is an exception to the rule, as the activity of December and January has made supplies considerably less than anal at this period of the year.—Bradford Observer. MANUFACTURES.— BRADFORD, Feb. 17. Yams : The spinners generally are complaining that all things con nected with their avocation are thoroughly against them. The decided firmness of all kinds of English Wools, and the advance on colonial, the extravagant price of Gallipoli nil, now 70 per cent. higher, makes a considerable addition to the price of the top, and increases the cost of yarns at a period when the shippers' limits cannot be met. The buyen on spool using leas, in consequence of the high price, there seems to be no alternative but an abridgement in the production.— Pieces : There is certainly more inquiry among the mer chants for goods, and where lots are offered at old prior they are freely accepted. But for the staple articles for the spring and summer trade, there is no unwillingness to order at prices which will cover cost. In heavy goods, all wool, the market is firm, as this class has not advanced equal to the cost in producing, and the supply in the market is limited.—Bradjord Observer. CORN.-13tnatgaxam, FEB. 17.—At Gloucester mar ket, on the 10th, the wheat trade ruled firm at the cur rency of the previous week. At Worcester, same day, an advance of is. per quarter was obtained on all descriptions of English. Barley maintained its value. More doing in oats, at former prices. Beans scarce, and ls. per quarter dearer. Very little inquiry for peas. Daring the present week, wheat of all kinds has been held with mach firmness, and good samples of new have sold readily at an improve. ment of Is per quarter, but this has not extended to old or to foreign. Barley in short supply, and tending upwards. Only limited parcels of oats have changed hands.. No alte ration in beans. Peas dull, and difficult to quit. There was a fair supply of wheat at market to-day ; old was fully as dear, and fins samples of new realised rather more money. Higher prices were demanded for barley, but could not be obtained. Oats sold slowly at the currency of this day se'nnight. Beans the turn dearer. Peas Is. per quarter lower. _ _ Batagor., Fiss.l7.-The market has not been so well sup plied to-day with English wheat, but most of the samples offering have evinced improved quality, and bean in better condition than has generally been the cue with the growth of the last harvest in this district. The demand has been pretty good, and the market has been characterised by much firmness, prices haying recovered from the lowest point of depression to the extent of fully Is. per quarter. Flour partook of the improvement upon wheat, and being of tolerably ready sale, holders were enabled to realise 6d. per sack more money for English, and proportionally upon foreign. There was a good market for malting barley, and sellers for good qualities were enabled to obtain some ad vance upon the late currencies. Grinding parcels met with a steady sale at the full prices of this day re'nnight. There was a fair consumptive demand for beans at unaltered value. Of oats our stocks are good, and the demand not being brisk sellers sub mitted to a reduction of about sixpence per quarter. The prices were as follows :-English new wheat, 40s. to 48s. per imperial quarter ; ditto, old wheat, 50s. to 565. per ditto; foreign, white, 525. to 565. per 4801hs. ; foreign, red, extra fine qualities, 50s. to 525. per ditto; ditto, fine qualities, 465. to 495. per ditto ; ditto, ordinary qualities, 411. to 461. per ditto; foreign, hard, 445. to 475. per ditto. English seconds flour, 365. to 38,. Od. per sack; United States, &c., sweet, 275. 6d. to 295. per barrel. English malting barley, 355. to 38s. per imperial quarter; English and foreign grinding ditto, 275. to 28s. per 4001bs. Devon and Welsh feed oats, 18s. to 19s. per imperial quarter; Irish white, ditto, 191. to 20s. per 3201b5. ; Irish black ditto, 181. to 18.. 6d. per im perial quarter. English beans, 38s. to 425. per ditto ; foreign ditto, 335. to 351. 6d. per 4801bs. The arrivals on shipboard for the week have been - Wheat, 980 quarters ; barley, 507 barrel., 793 quarters ; oats, 3,561 barrels, 984 quarters; flour, 500 sacks, 1,723 barrels. The official return of the corn inspector gives the fol lowing averages :-Wheat, 43.. Bd. ; oats, 19.. 32. ; barley, 325. 2d. ; beans, 375. 3d. Daunts, Feb.l7.-We had a moderate supply of Wheat, and a smell attendance at our market to-day; the new Wheats were in better condition, and with the old met a ready sale at an advance of nearly Is. per qr., the advance being meetly on the new ; a good clearance was made. Barley was ia moderate supply ; the best and secondary qualities sold very readily at an ad ranee of nearly le. a qr., the secondary samples being most in demand ; inferior sam ples were dull of sale; 395. a qr. was the top price. There was mere demand for Oats, Beans, and Peas. Wheat, white, 60e. • best red, 535. to 575. ; middling, 41s. to 53.. ; inferior, 33i. to 41s. Barley 275. to 38s. Oats, 18s. to 265. Beau, 345. to 425. Peas, 345. to 40s. Flour, fine, 40s. to 435. per sack; seconds, 35e. to 395. NEWAILL Feb. 16.-There has been a tolerably numerous attendance at our Corn Exchange, although the weather during the whole of the day was most unfavour able. The supply of samples was very good, and Wheat of all qualities was moderately in demand, and, although we may not report any absolute rise in price from last week, yet the tenor of the market was steadily firm and improving. Barleys were fairly sought after and sustained last week's I value. Spring corn met with a moderate business at former rates. Other articles unchanged. Wheat, white, 51s. to 475. ; red, 46.. to Ms. Grinding Barley, 235. to 295. ; malting, 264 to 35.. Oats, 18s. to 255. Beans, old, 425. per qr. NEWBURY, Feb. 17. We have to report this day a moderate supply of Wheat, whieh met a steady sale at fully the price of last week, and in some instances at Is. per qr. more money. The supply of Barley not large; floe malt ing, being scarce, fully as &or ; second descriptions sell slo•ly. Oats, Bean:, and Peas coatinueun-ilterect. - - • I.lntiainoz, Feb. 17.—The condition of grain has not im proved at present, and the same value only was malted to-day. For Wheat the average mice is 495. Barley, 325. per qr. The supply is short and the demand slack. WATERFORD. Feb. 16.—Our supplies of all kinds of graia ars very moderate this week, and prices are firm for good samples. The weather continues frosty, which tends to iairreve due aoadi4ion ul Warsaw& Wkrat. CAT I'LL—NzwAsx, Feb. 16.—A swel marketay an d a t e ll thin attendance. 1 , Z4; much bir.irtes. was cloisv. There were 63 Beasts, 9$ I'igs , sod 10 Sheep p enut .l . • - . •• SALFORD, Feb. 18.—The show of Beasts wns not Ist2e to-day, whilst that of Sheep was scshty. Buy, rs wire rather numerous, and bonuht up anything prime in B, 53d. to 6d. per lb. 'try superior Mutton me. r,.,dy sa l e at 60. to Id. per lb. Almost everything sold up. WAKEFIELD, Feb. 16.—The show of Beef at our faarLA this day was exceedingly large—the number being 1,015, and the number of Sheep 5,000. The attendance of buyers very great, but the trade in Beef rather heavy, and pieta consequently lower than last market. Beef sold from Si 3d. to Gs. dd. per stone; mutton from 7d. to 7}d. per lb. 91,e show of lean stock and pigs rather limited at the close of the market. A good clearance effected. to 343; Rtu DE JANEIRO. J. 13. H EXCANOES. ac.—London, 28d. to 2Nd ; Franc e , 8t) Hamburg, 631 to 610; Stock, six per cent.. 104 to 105; Spanish Doubloon., 28.300 to 28.400; Bank Shares, 703.000. COPFEE.—Superior, 4.000 to 4.060 per arroba 3211 i.; good, first, 3.800 to 3 850 per arroba 32 lbs.; ordivary. 3.600 to 3.650 per arrub4 321bs. ; good, SCCORti, 3.310 to 3.400 per arroba 32 lbs. Suld since Ist, 70,000 bags ; shipped since Ist, 53,330 bags ; stock, 75,000 bags, tsvo l ue„ —White, 2.500 to 2.600; 2nds, 2.300 to 2.40); Musa's°, 1.800 to 2.000; stock, 2,150 eases. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCB. CASUALTIES. Great Britain (EnglishariWcTlFLTverpool, with a cargo 01 coals, from Cardiff, bound to Panama, South America, when within tbree days' sail of rounding Cape Horn, was, on Dec. 15 last, at 9.30, p.m., struck by a heavy sea, which washed the captain (Alexander) overboard; he was drowned; carried away the port bulwarks, all the heats, and galley ; split some of the sails, and caused the ship to leak. In consequence of this disaster, Mr. T. Alh the mate, bore up tor this port, where the Great Brit.iin, on the 7th inst., arrived, to repair damages, having been 23 days in making the run to Rio. The leak was diero vered a few days after the ship bore up and was stopped. It is expected the necessary repsira will be completed in about a fortnight from the time of her arrival at Rio. The Great Britain will then proceed on her voyage for Panama.—Rio de Janeiro, Jan. 14. . . _ Mary Somerville, from Calcutta to Liverpool, sailed from Bt. Helena, Oct. 9, and has not since been heard of. Mem. —The front of a clothes' chest marked Mary Somerville, was picked u? at St. Michael's Mount, Jan. 10. Sir lowell Buxton (B. glish barque), from London, bound to Port Philip, Australia, with 240 emigrants, was, ou o r about Dee. 10 last, totally wrecked at Point Tubers°, is the province of Rio Grant's du Norte, in lat. 5.02 S., loa. 36.2 d W., all hands and part of the stores saved. The Brazilian brig of war Calliope, and a custom-house ketch have been sent:up by her Majesty's consul at Pcrnambuo to their assistance. The British brig Richard, 269 tons, Captain White, now lying at Pernambuco, is chartered by the orders of the British consul at Paraiba, I'. M. Power, Esq., for the sum of 3,2001., to go to the north ward to embark the emigrants, and convey them to l'ort Philip. It is expected the brig Richard will be ready to leave Pernambuco for that purpose in about three or four weeks.—Pernambuco, Jan. 22. PERNAMBUCO. J.or. 21 —The English barque Chowrin ghee Capt. 0. T. Brown, of Sunderland, from Melbourn e Australia, bound to London, with 50 passengers, and 70,000 oz. of gold dust, came round the Horn, and called at Per nambuco on Jan. 16, for supplies, and sailed again on her voyage on the '2lst instate, all well. On board this vcesel is a nugget of pure gold weighing 46 lbs. troy, from the White Horse Gullies, Bendigo Gold Fields. AUK! VHD. Alga MAILIA-at Queenstown, February 15, from London AllialCaX Lail -at Deal, February la from Newfuunamd ANNA Mara-off Pill. February 16, tram Hamburg DARTMOUTH-at Deal, February 16, from im)rna Yamua-et Portsmouth., February 16, from Loudon lama Swiss-at Portsmouth, lebruary 16, Irma London Tanux—at Liverpool, Feb. 17, from VUNDLIN6I-st Liverpool, Feb. 17, from hauge Wumaurtaa- at Gravesend, Feb. 16, tram Uadew..lla ISAILitD. Cucuta—from Oravermad, February 17, to Demerara Cartintana--frota Liverpool, Feb. 17, to , Ensaato leas—from Gravesend, Febraary 17, to Corfu Enranou—lSlOl Orameted, February 17, to . Alma Hay Liasson—front Liverpool, February 17, to Baba OAMTNIIII—from Portmuouth, February 16, to Brazil Gunrosa—from Gravesend, February 17, to Ourrim—from Liverpool, February 17, to Mantua—from Queenstown, February 11, to Ebauturr—from Soutbampton FeMusty 16, to Adelaide PRINCii• ROINSL— fro Queetistown, Feb.uary 17, to London Rmao—fro Liverpool, February 17, to Adelaide Sumo —front Liverpool, Feb. 17, to St Michaels Sae an—from Liverpool, Feb. 17, to Africa flrrnama—horn Gravesend, February 17, to Algae Bay 1311.41,N —from Dartmouth, Feb. 16, to Nubs Taos. Assornwor —horn Gravesend, February 17, to Guru Wanamaart— front Pill, February 16, to. Barcelona VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Oats, Rem Oporto for Port Phillip, Ike. 31, lat. 2 N., ton. 27 W. Luria (a.), between Lisboa sod Oporto, and anetker steamer, sop. posed the liaddlagton. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. THIS DAY, Noow. cow of Wee& berearth et Mimi. Ns* el the Weetbe. N.N.W. Strceig Breese. Pine. SUICIDE OF A POLISH REFUGEE.—Yesterday Mr. Baker received information of the following trightful case of suicide at No. 9, Suffolk-street, Cam'fridge.heath.road, Bethnal-green. The deceased's name was Herr von loch lender, aged 40; for some time past he had been engaged as a teacher of languages at the Crosby Hall Literary In stitution, Bishopsgate street, City, and various places in the Metropolis. Latterly, his landlord had observed a marked change in his manner, and frequently the deceased spoke of the large estates he had abroad, which induced Mr. Gar den to allow the deceased's accounts to remain unpaid, as he (deceased) stated that he daily expected a large remit ' tance of cash from his property. On Tuesday afternoon last the deceased did not leave home, as was his usual cuss tom ; but at half-past 5 o'clock, while the landlady was sit ting at tea, she was alarmed by an explosion, and fearing something had happened, she ran up stairs to the deceased's bedroom, when on opening the door she deacovered a fear ful sight: the deceased was lying on the bed, with the back portion of his head completely blown to atoms, aid was weltering in a pool of blood. A pistol was lying by his right side, which had been recently discharged, aid when the female called assistance the unfortunate man was still breathing. Mr. Walsh, the surgeon, of Cambridge-heath road, and another medical gentleman, were soon in attendance, but the deceased expired shortly after their arrival. APPLICATION OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH ACT TO PLTMOUTH.—A letter, dated Feb. 10, 1853, addressed to Captain Martin, has been received, stating, in reply to his letter of the 4th inst., that " the board has not been able to recover the petition referred to, but that no inconvenience is likely to result from the want of it, inasmuch as it is not proposed to apply the Public Health Act to Plymouth on the petition, but on the return of the Registrar-General."— Western Courier. (Advertiaement.}--HoLLowAY's OINTMENT AND Data rot rum Cuss or &wrote, Cascaaous Woutios, am, oin Foam—Aft Avory, a youth, the mu of Mr. James Army, of Kerney, was severely afflicted with scrofulous wounds for three or four years, mad daring that period many remedies were tried, but without do least benefit whatever being derived from them. In this deplorable stile Ht. J weph Sergeant, chemist, of Ramsey, recommended him to use Holloway's Ointment and Pills, and these invaluable media Icings have hoes the weans of effectually coring the boy of his shocking complaint In a very brief space of time. They are an efficacious remedy for bad legs, old sores, gout, and rbeumatiou.—Sald by nil druggists, and at l'roleasor Holloway's Establishment, 214, Strand, Leaden. FIFTY THOUSAND CURES wanner MIEDICINY. by 1.)11 BAIMIT'S RETALINTA AllArle• Cure 40,232 Fifty years' indescribable agony from dyop , :vsa, uctommees, 'ohne, cough, constipation, flatulency, spawns, 'ma p uses at the stomesh, sad vomitimpt, have been remuredby Da Barry`, seediest (GAL.—Maria' Jolly, Worsham, Liag, sear Dias, Norfolk. Cure No. 71, at dyspepsia : from the Night nom the Lard Sew: de I have derived considerable benefit from your Rod, end authorise the publication of these lines.”—Stuart de Dodos. Sold ta clawaters, b lb., at I Is. ;12 lb., at s2e. feopse.rellsed quality, lb., at Sic; b lb., at Mu; the 10 lb. and If lb. imaistees free of Damage, by will Dv !Sous 'Mao.. 77, Dlffeet44•l4. London. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. 1307 . LE. 7 Feb. 14, at Soothies, the wife of Commander A. Boyle, o: a daughter. . . EGERTON.—Feb. 14, at Bellevue-terrace, Southaea, the wife of Ct m. man.ar F. A. Egerton, R.N., of a eon. GACE.—Feb. IS, at Acacia-road, St. John'e-wood, the wife of the Rev. I'. A. Gace, of a daughter. HABORAVE.—Feb. 15, at Oxford, Sevenoaka, ths wife of J. F. 114 , grave, Fag., of a daughter. ORLEBAR.z 7 Feb. 14, at Nottingham, the wife of the Rev. C. Orltblr, of a daughter. REYNOLDS.—Feb. 14, at Rottingdean, the wife of Commander G.S. ►teynolds, of a son. MARRIAGES. CRESSWELL —UPHAM.—Feb. 14, at bilserton. Exeter, by the rtes. W. 0. Tripp, C. CresswelL Esq., of Poplar Honse,Sihatan, to I Am Harriett, second daughter of Mr. F. Upham, of the Lune pL,re. P.ILMER—BANNATTN B.—Feb. 14, at St. Michael's, Lowrie., by the Bev. W. Lewis, Chaplain to Ler Britannic Majeet)'s Con , ,:ate at Smyrna, J. J. Palmer, Commander R.N., eldest son of the late Capt. E. Palmer, R.N., C. 8., to Henrietta Pitrgerald, yowigest daughter of J. Bannatyne, Esq. DEATIIB. I)4l%—Feb. IS, at Sefton Walden, B. Day, Esq., aged 71, OILBEKT.—Feb. 15, at Denmark-bill, Camberwell, Elie Forbes, wife of Itr. Di.bert, of Ilatpenden, Ilertforashire, aged 13. HIS SERT.—Feb. 15, at Welheck-street, Elisabeth Jane, relict o: the late IL {Ebben, Esc! , aged 84. NODES.—Feb. IS, at Upper Bedford-plea, Ensaell-aquare, Catha rine Elinibeth Nodes, widow of the late W. Nodes, Esq. PENIIHYS.-- . lfeb. 15, at East Sheen, Surrey, Lady Charlotte rec. • --• . .. rhyn, seed 51. wAl.h.Kß.—Feb. 4, at Bloroneld.ereneent, liarrow.rom l , Pad ling. ton, Jane, widow of the late Ireut..(4l. Waller, C. 8., 8.51, ' "" erred 6.. WlNTEtt.—Feb.l6, stBtockg, near Maneneeter, 0. Winter, DI., acrd 74. 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