The Express. — London, England, 1853-08-27 00:00:00

I Mt ROAR AND SCAMS IN GOODMAN•. YARD. y i .g e rday, Mr. Baker, tlr coroner for East Mid -46,04 L I I an inquest upon the unfortunate Cunha° whither she had been Whir, at th.• Loutbat IL i,es,v,datirr te...asoige .itt.o;:i had been !mule epee 1". 7 by her husband, which resulted in her derth, and where ~Ity.lst in artiereo 1•440144, and under the C:4•11 eu,todi 01 ti•C city police, the ruthless perpetrator of the •,net 6mm:eat/mem hare recent!) come to light in coo n, si •ti with this event, which irmot it with a milanchilly Thr ilecrAted it apptare Lwd uuly bees uutted to the n. a about twelvemonths, he being at that t.me a vndor.r a.th four puny children. She meats to have e njoviil but a very brief period of domeatil bappineu, fur oi.ih the nun was kind and affe.ctiou.ite in his sober us ..sat nts intervals were of rare • • • - • • and morel; &month had elapsed Mier their wedding before his wa ge ill-treatment commenced. Alleged ill-treatment of t o . ( barren and intimacy with a pi lieeinan, were the meteets t,r Lit savage conduct, but so for as the evidence has gone both charges were grounilltm. She was a q t W014 , 01:1%44. and strictly sober woman. Neverthe less, the treat:neat which she experienced at the hands of her husband almost exceeds belief. She hail frequently thr oten , rl tone, k the pomeetion of the law, but had never muster , d up resolution 'Wittiest to make her caw known t o the u.agietratts. An undetino/de terror, and, perhaps, also ...env remnant of affection, always intervened at the last moment to prevent her appealing to the tribunal of ) udo- . Oil the eery day on which the murder took place, o was her intention to have applied to the Lord Mayor for a separate maintenanc:. Hobbs, the murderer, was not quite so well yesterday as on the previous Mohr, having been etc irked in the interval with bronchitis. Still lie is progressing as well as can be expected. see knife had completely severed the larynx, and his bodily health was nut generally good, in conse quence M his intemperate habits. The first witness called yesterday wet John Iliardon, w ho deposed as follows —I live at No. 7, Enoch-run, with my father who is the landlord of the house. I um a ma theinaticel instrument maker. Deceased and her husband also lived there. It is a house consisting of three floors, and one rwm ou each floor. My father and I lived on the groonil if fur. Hemmed and her husband lived on the first door, and a Mr. Lancaster and his wide lived above. He mmed was the wife of Nathaniel Mobile, • jobbing wine cooper in the employ of Walter, Howell, and Co., wine meraliants, of Water-lane, Great Tower.street. I have known M itilse and his wife 11=3 lest Easter, at which time they t oae. !o live at our tweet. They lived very unhappily t o:ether, and were constantly quarrelling. I saw the deevoea the wove for liquor while she was there, but Moto. was frequently drunk. When in that state he very often used to beat his wife, and was co " riotous" in his maduct towards her that we could not get any sleep lee nights together. In consequence of his brutal madam towards her, the neighbours called him General llamas. I 'ever saw him beat her, but I have seen her after she h been beaten, The two black eyes which she has now she has had for some time, and I have seen her with black eyes before. 1 last heard them quarrelling together on Tireeday night—the night before the toed. his pretest for beating her was that she stopped out all night and talked to the police. The Coroner—Did she ever do that ? Witnese—l know that he treed to beat and turn her out of the house very often, and I know that the last night she was stir in the house he turned her out, and told my father net to let her in. I heard him tell her rope!' to be a out of the passage and not to come in his sight spin. That was about hale past nine o'clock at night, and she went out alai stoned et No. 4in the court. He did net know where she had gone, and went and sat upon • step all night at the end of the court. About five o'clock the nest 1110i13114 a little girl from No. 4 was seat out fur something tad die went up to Mobbe to ask him w hat time it was, nut knowing at the moment who the man was. When she saw it was Mobto she became alarmed, and ran back to her house. Hobbs suspected from this that his wife was there, sad rushing in after his little girl, found he: sitting down is the room. Ile wes very violent, and to.d her to go home. Whin they came in there was • great scuffling in the pas sage; hut I dropped off to sleep, and it appears that Hobbs weut to his work in the morning as usual. Ile came home to his dinner about two o'clock, and I was then at work at my master's shop. About haltpast two I beard it stated in the shop that • men bad cut his throat at No. 7, and I immediately bee tined home. Directly I got to the top of the stairs I saw the men lytee on his back across the doorway with his throat cut, and a brown table knife in his right hand He tumid oser, and tried to get up. In this he partly succeeded and he laid hold of my arm, but I rotted him off. He looked at me and tried to speak. but I could not understand what he said. At that time there was nu one else in the room, and I knew nothing about the woman. I was not aware that she had rue down stairs with her throat cut. Them was a great quantity of blood about the room, and there were two distinct pools, one where he lay, and the other more in the metre A policeman and other people then came up-stairs, and we raised him from the ground and placed him in a chair. A medical at en also attended, and having examined the wound and giveu directions so to the way in which his head should be held, ordered his removal to the London Hospital, whither I aceempaaied him in a cab. By a juror—l have frequently heard deceased and her husband quarrelling and scuffling, but I never heard him use any threat of vengeance towards her, and I never thought 'hat he would have done such a deed as this. Esemisetion continued—l did not handle the knife, and do not know what state it was in. Hobbs dropped it when he tried to get up as I have described. The deceased was a very quiet woman. I do not know that she aggravated him in any way, but I know that she had a good deal to put up with. Hobbs was not quarrelsome with other people. I do not know that he objected particularly to her being at No a. No policeman lived there ; but Hobos was a very unreasonable man, and he did not know how to be satisfied, whether she was in the house or out of it. Frances Lancaster was next examined, and deposed a s follesis—l am the wife of John Lancaster, and reside at No. 7, Enoch•eourt, on the second floor, immediately above the deceased and her husband. We have resided there since March, and the Hobbs came to live there about Easter. I have frequently heard them quarrel, and the dreadful cold under which I now labour is in consequence of a fearful grime' between them about six weeks ago—just a week after my confinement—when I was so alarmed that I got out of bed. My husband went upon that occasion to separate them, and she then turned against him. I never saw the deceased otherwise than sober, but her husband was frequently drunk, and when so was always very violent. About 7 o'clock on Saturday week last there was • quarrel between them of a serious nature, but I did not see it• There were plenty of people in the court, however, who did see it, and I know that she had two black eyes afterwards, and has had them ever since. On Tuesday last, iioout 7 in the evening, I heard the children calling after him " General llaynau "—a name that he was genet ally called, on account of beating his wile, I believe. lie was then coming down the court. I looked round my room, and saw Mrs. Mobbs standing at my door. I to gged of her to go down stairs, and she said, " Oh, it's very cruel of y u to turn me down stairs, for he's sure to ill u.e me." My husband then told her to stay, and she did stay till past nine o'clock, until it was quite dark. My fear was that if she remained up stairs my husband would get into a quarrel with Mob's', because my husband is rather a violent man, and he frequently said that if he saw Mohlis ill treat his wife he would give him a good biding. I always :ock the door of my room at night, and frequently used to hide the key, so that my husband might not get A and go down stairs. About half-past nine o'clock my hus• band wanted to go to bed, and as we had but one room I asked Mrs. Mobbe what she was going to do. She said she would walk about all night, and would get the protection of the law neat day. I lent her my cloak, for sh 2 had no shawl, poor thing' and she then went away. De emed and her husband often quarrelled when be was drunk , but when he was sober he was a quiet civil man, and frequently used to come after a row and beg my pardon for the noise he had made• I raw no mire of them un'il neat dsy, when I was walking in the court with three other women ; and about 2 o'clock I heard an exclamation from the deceased in a feeble voim of '' Murder, murder.•• I immediately sent for a police mw, and one of the women ran up stairs and kni eked ■t the door and asked what he was doing with his wife. I then heard a box witadrawn from the door—the bolt and irk had been broken in former seuMes—by means of which it had been closed. Mrs Mobbe dashed out of the door with a heavy step, her head slung from side to aide ; her hair was dishevelled and hanging over her shoulders. She looked at me as the passed, but could not speak, and I Vile that her throat was cut with a frightful gash. The ye ungest child, four year• of ore, was in .he room all the time sitting in a chair. I went up stairs to fetch my baby, and on the way op I MT Mo'hq lying in pool of blood, end hie little child sitting in a high chair. I did not ohservis that lie ha.l a knife in his hand, but I hurrie.t put, because my anxiety was to get my baby. There are other women in the court who know more ablut this matter than I ilo, but they are not here brew.* they were not sumin,ned. Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Scott both know more than I. Mrs. Jones it was who annekid at the door when the it..c...userl called " murder," and I believe ;lc lacz...ra one of them say something then, but I don't know what. The Coroner said u that wai the MA, perhaps it woula Fe well to aThurn the Mg iiry f , r the present, more par ticularly a. the state of the man appeare I to be eatr..nse'y douhttul. Olcourae, if the tam should die the inquiry would auume A aery cliff,rent form to that which it would take if he su '4, because in the event of his death the power of the law, so far as he was concerned, would be at an end. The jury concurred in this view, and fir the reasons stated by the cirmer actinieseA in an adjournment for a few day.. The proceedings were adjaurned accordingly. THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 27, 1853. The following is an abstract of the statement of ac counts submitted to the shareholders : The total amount received on calls is 2.415,3181., of which 11,83351. has been received in the half-year ending 30th June last. There remains due on forfeited .hares, :1:30.715/. Received on loans on debentures, loan., &c., 1,088,4881. ; from registration fees, Lti7/. ; making a total receipt of 3,424,1132 The payments eni-ont to 3.498,6201., of which 146,6411. refers to the last halt-year, including the following items amourst others : —Land and compensation, 23;5731.; works, 70,2671.; permanent way, 16.3871.; stations, 13,9731. ; waggon stock, 3,5'291; Forest of Dean Railway, including expenses, 1,699/. ; interest, 1,4451. This leaves a balance on the capital account of 27,524'. The revenue account for the Forest of Dean branch shows a receipt fur the half year of 2,7001.; expenses, 8191. The balance of 1,9411. is carried to the general revenue account. The general revenue ac couni :howl a receipt from traffic, in the six months ending 30th June lasi, pf ii,T,!, 4 81. The expenditure has amounted to 42,3881., leaving a Want: of 30,4001. Teus the expen diture has amounted to about e`-:3; per cent. of the gross receipts, against 6li per cent. in the corresPll4Aß six months of last year. An item of 18,218/. bar been received from the Great Western Railway Company for their pro portion of fixed rents; and this, added to the next traffic receipts, and the balance brought down from last half-year, gives au amount of 57,7911. Deducting from this 20,2871. forthe bal ince of interest paid on debentures, loans, Ctc., and 5,5121. assumed amount due to the Great Western Railway under the agreement of the 29th March, 18.51, there remains a disposable balance of 32,011/. Out of this the directors propose to make a dividend of 2 per cent. per annum on the share capital entitled to dividend, amounting to 24,04ki/ , which will leave a balance in hand of 7. 0 4 51 . The engineer's report on the state of the several works was also read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, expressed his satisfaction that the traffic for the half year included in the accounts—that was, up to the 30th June last—showed so large an increase. In conclusion, he iiud that the line was in a far more flourishing condition than he had ever anticipated it would be, and expressed his readincsa to give any explanation that might be demanded. Major Coewr complained of the delay which had taken place in presenting the proprietors with the report. They ought not to be called upon to assent to a document which they had only received that morning, and he would move that its consideration be deferred to the next half-yearly meeting. he CHAIRMAN asked if the hon. proprietor was aware that that would prevent the payment of the dividend ? (A laugh.) Major COURT would except that part of the report. The CIIAIIMAN, in reply to a question from Mr. Ridg way, stated that vessels would save 24 hours in the passage between this country and New York, by availing them selves of Milford Maven instead of Liverpool. There would be a similar raving of time as against Southampton. The dividend would be payable on the 12th of September. Toe report was then passed, and the dividend ax recom mended by the directors was confirmed. Other proceed ' lags terminated ; with the usual ♦ate of thanks to the directota. SUCIDE OF A GENTLEMAN. Yesterday afternoon au inquest was held in St. Bartholomew's Hospital, by Mr. Payne, on view of the Icily of Mr. George Frank Stanley Smythe, aged 29 years, who committed self-destructien, by taking a quantity of essence of bitter almonds, at the Cathedral llo:el, St. Paul's churchyard, on Wedneediy. It appeared from the evidence of the waiter that the dere med estered the coft.e-room about 20 minutes past 4 o'clock on Wednesday, and wa, supplied with half a-pint of sherry and a bi,cut, for which he pad a few minutes afterwards. Ten miontis had scarcely elapsed when the deceased fell on the Ilsor inero sib!e; inevengeri wero dest atched in every direetim ut quest of a medical man, but n ,ne were at home; in the meantime a gentleman in the coffee-room having smelled a tumbler that was on the table, eaclaimed—" He is a dead man; he has taken prussic acid." A cab was then pro cured, and he was taken to the hospital. A bottle pro duced, labelled " Essence of bitter almonds," with the address of Keating, St. Paul's-churchyard, was found on the seat, under his umbrella. The evidence of Mr. Am brose Joseph Tapson, a medical gentleman, and Mr. William Henry Smythe, brother of the deceased, went to show that the mind of the deceased was af fected in I. lartisry and March last. Ile resort red mud went to rend° in Paris fur a time, from which place lie returned lately apparently qu:te recovered, and transacted business with very great precision up to Tues day. The deceased was very shortly to have been married but he had a morbid feeling that he was unworthy of the young lady. A paper timed in the pocket-book of the deceased had emse lines in pencil, bewailing his want of men it. Mr. Newell, resident surgeon at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, deposed that the dee...ased was brought to the in stitutien at a quarter past 6 o'clock ; he was insensible, and lived about four minutes. Tried the usual remedies to meta* animation, but without success. Was shown the bottle produced, and had no doubt that if deceased had taken the quantity it contained, it was sufficient to cause death. Witness went with the phial to Mr. Keating, the chemise, where he ascertained that the deceased purenased the opium, under the pretence of requiring it to flavour custard. Tnere were about 20 drops of the pure essence, very much diluted, in the phial. The coroner having inquired it the jury wished Mr. Keating to attend, was answered in the nooitive. lle then summed up, and the jury returned a verdict of •• Temporary insanity." TREMENDOUS GALE AT BRISTOL. BlitsTOL, FKIDAT, Atrover 26. This city and the surrounding villages were visited during last night by one of the most terrific gales, accom panied by heavy rains, that we have experienced for very many years. It commenced blowing heavily from the SAW. at between 3 and i o'clock, and very soon increased to the fury of a hurricane, tearing up prodigious trees by the roots or snapping them off, awl doing immense damage. It is as yet too soon to have received anything like detai.ed accounts of the mischief which the storm has wrought in the adjacent country, but judging from the particulars which have already reached us, it must have been very ex. remise. At llenbu y, about five miles from this, so many trees have been torn up and thrown across the highway that the road has been rendered impassable, and the coaches and omnibuues have been compelled to vary their route t, and from Shirchampton I of the fine trees which used to adorn the entrance way to Blaine Castle the seat of I. S. Barked, Bvq., have been destroyed ; and at Wistbury and Ilallen others have been torn up or die mantled. Upon the estate of Mr. Alderman Daniel, at Ileaburphill, a colossal limb was thrown down from an oak tree, and killed a valuable ox, which had sought shelter beneath its branches. At Abbot's Leigh and its neighbourhood similar damage has occurred. The famous " Beggar's bush," or " half- way tree," on Leigh Down, has been destroyed ; trees have been broken dowa at Moorfields, and I hear that a cottage was swept away near Mangotsfiad. Of the shipping we have yet no accounts ; but should the gale have passed over the Channel, it is o be feared that we shall yet hear of much damage having been done in that direction. The weather throughout to day has been rough, with frequent very heavy storms ; and should we not have a speedy change much injury to farm ing crops will, it is to be feared, follow. THE NEW LAW ON nix SMOKE NUISANCE IN Tile Meraorocts.—Yesterday the new act to abate the smoke nuisance in the metropolis was issued. There are eight sections in the new law, and it enacts that from and after the let of August next furnaces in the metropolis shall consume their own smoke, under penalties described. The act extends to any mill, factory, printing-house, dye house, iron foundry, glasshouse, distillery, brewhouse, sugar refinery, bakehouse, gasworks, waterworks, or other build ings used for the purpose of trade or manufactures, within the metropolis. From the same day steam-vessels on the Thames above London bridge are to consume their own smoke, under penalties to be recovered in a summary man ner before a magistrate. The words, " consume or burn the smoke," are not to be held in all cases to mean, " to consume or barn all the smoke ;" and the justices before whom any persons shall be summoned may remit the pen alties if they are of opinion that such person has so con structed or altered his furnace as to consume or barn, as far as possible all the emok3 arising from it, and has care fully attended to the same, and consumed or burned the smoke arising from the furnace. Constables may be empowered to enter and inspect furnaces and steam engines. No information is to be laid under this act to receive any penalty, except by the authority of the Secretary of State, or the Commissioners of the Metropo litan or City of London police. THE NEW LAW ON BETTING HOUSES.—Yester day the new act was printed to shut up betting houses. It will take effect on the Ist December, and before that day all betting offices must be closed. The penalties are large, and the imprisonment long. The public are already ac quainted with the new law. SUDDEN DEATH ON BOARD A STEAMER.— An awful instance of sudden chath has just occurred on board the steamer Anglia, plying between Kingstown and Holyhead. The vessel had left the former port about ten minutes, when a young man, about 27 years of age, sup posed to he the son of the coroner for the city of Dublin, Mr. Davis, was seen walking the deck smoking a cigar. In the course ol a conversation with another passenger, he complained of having felt inoisp.aod the night previous, but remarked that he never felt better in his life than at that moment. Having asked the address of a house in London, he commenced writing it d ,wn, but had only finished the first figure of the No. given, when the pen C.ll trona his hand, ho dropped down on the deck, and instantly expired. Death took place without a struggle, the cause, it is sup posed, being disease of the heart. The unfortunate young man was on his way to Paris. The 1)34 was wrapped up in a flag until the arrival of the vessel in Holyhead, when lit awaits the coroner's inquest. The dreadful event created much excitement among the passengers. ACCIDENT ON TILE BRISTOL AND EXETER LINE.— An accident occurred on the Tiverton Branch of the Bristol and Exeter Railway on Sunday, which wu well nigh at tended with fatal consequences. The engine-driver is usually in the habit, on approaching the station, of detach ing the engine from the carriage, the former being shunted off into a siding, and the latter, under the charge of the guard, proceeding on to the station. On Sunday afternoon the guard, it is understood, instead of doing his duty in the usual way, entrusted the break to a policeman, who actually turned the handle the wrong way, thereby causing the car riage, which contained a number of passengers, to dash with great force against • block of wood at the terminus. Nearly all the passengers receivd injuries more or less ; some h..d their teeth knocked out, and others were much bruised. The platform was injured by the eoncusiion, and it was fortunate that the results were not more serious. The men were immediately suspended, and some inquiry, it is understood, will be immediately instituted by the directors. RAILWAYS. --- SOUTH STAFFORDsIIIRE RAILWAY. Ye,terday the half-y early meeting of this company wss h.-Id at the *tit tun at Lichfield, Mr. It. C. CIIALSEIL in the chair. 'fhe following is the report of the directors:— `• The annexed account shows an expenditure during the past half-year of 23,0741. or. capital account, of which the following are the principal items: law expense. which being incurred for Opyoitions in parliament, are to be reimbursed by the Great Ss eiletn and North. West, rn It itlway Com panies ; rail*, chairs, turutablei : sleepers, and contract works for making the line, comprise expenditure Mr the Stour Valley Junction, which line aw a its tin: arrangements now making for its immediate opening; stati sns, an,:2u < le th e cost of the ehctric telegraph and works done chiefly act Dudley and Dudley Port—accessary at the former place, to elf. c• a communisation wi:h the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway ; and at both places, fur accom modation to the rapidly developing traffic in minerals and other goods. The fat-mentioned cause accounts for the expenditure also in locomotive stock and good.' waggons. In addition to the sum of 14,4001. stated in the account, further louse on mortgage bonds have In en effected during the last fortnight, all at the tate of 4 per cent. The bill which was pressed for during the last session, to extend the time as-igned by the company's act of 1547 far making the Cannock branch, although it passed the Douse of Common., I was rejected in the Lords, for non-compliance with an order of their lordships' house, which had not been pre viously enforced since the year 1836. The directors re commend a renewal .if this application to parliament in the ensuing session ; and also, that any exercise of powers ex nttng under that art should be loft to the discretion of the directors. I'ursuant to the terms of the lease, Mr. Wm. litkdr, eucces.or to Mr. Dockray, has been appoiutcd arbi teat tr between the company and the lessee, for the iiispcetion of the line to ascertain and report whe titer the lessee has fulfilled all the covenants of the lease to :Ile end of June last; as aTo to examine at <1 report upon the expenditure fur the same period on capital account, for the purpose of settling accounts between the company and the I- gee to that date. Any expendittue needed on the part of the company and not by the lessee, will, it so decided by Mr. Baker, become chargealde on the funds provided by the lessee for such purpose. The fund. provided by the lessee, in addition to the 10,0001. guarantee are for renewals of rally, chairs, and sleepers, including interest at four per cent., 3,2011. ; locomotive stock, ditto 2,118/. ; carriages and waggons (balance), 3,281 ; after providing 3.3 waggoua, two first class and six eecond class cartiages, at a cost of 4,351 ; the toted funds so provided since Ist August, 184, being 13,0511. The hall-yearly dividend will he payable on the Ist pruzimo, at the rite of 3s. Sd. per chafe, or 181. 184. Ild. per 100 shares, after de ducting income tax." . . . . 'flee CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report. Mr. C. FOSTER, M.P., aecoaded the motion. Mr. JOHN Vittlimes:the trunmaster, made various in quince uu the suliject ut the accounts and expenditure, which having been answered by the Chairman, Mr. Wil li.us went nu to voids:too !strongly the making of the Can nock Branch without the sanction of the shareholden having been obtained at a spicial meeting convened for the purpose ; he cared not (he said) whether there wan a rail way or a canal into the disttict, though he was quite certain that in many respects no railway would afford the same am mitt of accommodation as a canal. And as for the guarantee of the lesstes, why the estimation in which it was h hi by the public was hated by this fact—that the 4 per cent. shares of the canal were a lliag at 106, or 61. premium in the market, whilst the same per c nt. to this lino was at 39, or a discount of a punt(' to tiveitod-twenty shillings the 21. 10s. share. Mr. 13HoutieN said that as one who was rot only a large eharehulder, but who had a large interest with the lessee, he was convinced it was as much to the interest of the shareholders to make this line, as it was that ut the lessees, and even more to the interest of the former; for the Cennock coal fisld was in un infantile state, and was likely to be se for gems, and the interest of the lessees weld be expired before its advantages could be fully de veloped. Ile was strongly convinced of the neceseity there was for making the line, though ho should regret very much if it threw them into antes/Adam with the Canal Company. After a few words from Mr. Dvott, Mr. Jcsson, Mr. Bradford of Manchester, and other gentlemen, The CIIAIANAN replied, awl, in doing so, noticed the rim that the Marquis of Anglesey was already unking a line across from his colleries to their line, and had given them notice to construct sidings, though his lordship already had a canal. This showed that a railway was preferred for the coal traffic. The motion for the Rdupt inn of the report was then put and carried, and a resolution web passed for the payment of the 4 per mat. dividend. A vote of thanks to the chairman closed the meeting, SOUTH WALES RAILWAY. The ordinary half-yearly general meeting of the propitiators of this company was held yesterday_ at the Paddington-station; C. R. M. TALBOT, Esq., M.P., in the chair. The report, which was read by the secretary, says : " The directors report a steady and material increase in the traffic during the half-year ending the 30th of last June. The revenue receipts during that period show an increase of 1601. per mile over those of the corresponding period of 1842. The reference to Sir William Cubitt to determine the amount to be paid to the Great Western Company for the supply of rolling stock not having been concluded, an estimated amount of 23,0001. has been charged for the sup ply of that stock, and the balance of 32,0111. 16s. 4d. avail able fur dividend is therefore subject to any alteration which the result of this reference may render necessary. The directors recommend the payment of a dividend at the rate of two per cent. per annum, amounting for the half year to 24, 1 166 t. 7s. 4d., leaving a reserve of 7,945,. 9s.,being an increase of 1,5841. Os. Ild. upon that of the preceding half.year. This is the result of the working of the least profitable half of the year, and the fact that the traffic receipts for the first six weeks of the current halt year exceed by nearly 90 per cent. those of the correspondng period of 1852, cannot fail to be satisfactory to the pro , prietors. The expenditure of capital, amounting during the half year to 146,6411. I Is. Ild. has been incurred chiefly on the main line of railway, the Cardiff Junction with the Taff Vale Railway, and the Forest of Dean branch. To assist in satisfying the large and increasing demand for trucks, caused by the extension of the merchandise traffic throughout the line, a limited number of trucks avail able for general purposes have been contracted for and a sum of 3,5291. 9s. 4,1. appears as a charge on capital on this account. The works between Carmarthen and Havertord west, a distance of about thirty miles, are proceeding rapidly towards completion. The earthwork, bridges, Ac., are constructed for a double line of rails, but the directors, having regard to the present high price of labour and ma terials, and to the fact that until the main line shall be com pleted in its integrity to the sea the traffic west of Carmar then will be thereby sufficiently accommodated, have deemed it expedient for the present to limit the permanent way to a single line of rails. The extension from Haver forderest to Milford Haven is in progress. It is with satis faction that your directors can inform you that the ' East ern Steam Navigation Company,' proposing in the first in stance to trade to India, and the 'Australian Direct Steam Navigation Company via Panama,' both of which have ob tained charters of incorporation, have, after ma ture consideration, fixed upon Milford Eleven as their port of departure and arrival. in the last session of parliameat the Milford Haven Docks Company obtained an act for the construction of extensive docks at Penner, on the southern side of the Haven, and an act was obtained by your directors, enlarging the time for the construction of the Pembroke branch of the South Wales line and extending it to the proposed docks; and the opportunity was taken of deviating the branch line by car rying it considerably nearer to the town of Tenby. In re ference to the Pembroke branch, your directors report that they have agreed with eminent and substantial contractors for the completion of that branch and the extension to the docks at Penner, by December 1855 (being eight months within the time enjoiaed by the act), on the following terms, which they trust will be satisfactory to the proprie tor, and which will be found substantially to meet the as surance given to them at the Wharncliffe meeting held on the let of July last, viz.:—That the contract sum of 290,000!. shall be paid by the creation and issue of shares or stock entitled to interest payable only out of the earnings of this portion of the line, not exceeding five per cent. per annum. That the line shall be worked jointly by the Great Western and South Wales Companies, at certain fixed per centages upon the gross receipts. That the company shall have the power at any time to ex change such special shares or stock for ordinary shares, or to pay off the amount in cash, and shall be bound, if re • tittered by the contractors, to effect such exchange when the ordinary shares shall have remained above par for a period of at least six months, provided that at the same time a sum of at least 100,000/. shall have been expended on the Mil fird Haven Docks. Thus while the construction of the Pembroke branch is ensured as a feeder to the main line, and security obtained for the making of the docks at its sea terminus, the company cannot be called upon for the capital (except so much as will be necessary for laud and statioes) until its pecuniary position shall have become much im proved. The directors of the Great Western Company have agreed, upon the termination of the arrangement with the contractors, to take a lease of the branch, paying an additional fixed rent equal to four per cent. upon one third of its cost. The company also obtained acts in the lnt session of parliament for making a short deviation in the Forest of Dean Hallway, for leasing the new works to the Great Western Railway Company, and for enabling the con version of the mortgage or bond debt of the company into perpetual aunuities or preference debenture stock. 'f he applieatiors for en extension of time for making the Swansea Valley Railway and the Monmouth lines were re fused by parliament; and your directors were compelled to withdraw the bill for extending the railway to the docks in course of construction at Swansea in consequence of the op reition which they experienced from the Dock Company. fhe Llynvi Valley ' Railway Company,already an import , ant contributor of traffic to the 'South Wales ' Railway, has obtained powers for improving its line and converting , a portion of it into broad (image; and the' South Wales Mineral ' Railway Company has also obtained an act for making a railway from the South Wales Railway at Briton Ferry through au extensive mineral district to Ulyncorrwg. In conclusion, your directors congratulate the proprietors I on the improved position of the company's snits, and ex press their confident reliance on increased prosperity and the receipt of satisfactory interest on the capital expended , when sufficient time shall have elapsed for the full develop mcnt of the ample resources of the district through which the South Wales Railway passes." SOUTH YORKSHIRE RAILIVAY. The usual half-yearly meeting of the shareholders was held in the Cutlers' Hall, yesterday. Lord WHARN cu pp e presided. The statement of accounts showed a balance of revenue of 29,9231.; but toe refusal of the Great Northern Company to pay the toll due from July, 18i2, to the 24th of Febru try, when prepayment for every train became com pulsory by order of the Court of Chancery, rendered the directors unable to pay the dividend of 4 per cent., to which they were entitled. They could, however, pay the usual dirk!, nd on the guaranteed stock, and 3 per cent. on the ordinary stock. The number of tons of coal carried for the hall-year was 201,700, which exceeded the quantity in the corresponding half . -year of 1852. On the lit of Au gust, the Great Northern Company ceased to work the pus-1 senger traffic on this line from Barnsley to Doncaster, ex- cei.ting oac train daily each way, alleging that it was not re munerative, and that no agreement compelled them to carry it on. The traffic had since been worked by the company's own engines, with carriages borrowed from the Midland, and the trains ran in connexion with the Midland trains from Sheffield to Doncaster. Respecting the works of the Sheffield and Barnsley line, Mr. Bartholomew, the engi neer, reported that though sufficiently ready for traffic from the south cod to beyond Chapeltown, it could not be made available fur the local traffic till the collieries were more open, d out, and the works of the district had their commu nication with the line established. The works at the northern end, from the summit towards Barnsley, had ben much retarded by unfavourable weather; but he telt every confidence that the embaultateuts would be closed, and the permanent way laid for a single line throughout by the end of September, when the whole length can be brought into immediate use for traffic. The noble CHAIILMAN moved that the report be received and adopted. (Cheers.) Dr. DYMOND seconded the motion. After some conversation, he report was unanimously adopted. Thanks were voted to the Chairman. DIRRCF LONDON AND PORTSMOUTH PAIL WA Y. The fifteenth half-yearly meeting of the share holders was announced to be held yesterday at the London Tavern, at 1 o'clock. A few minutes after the time fixed (or commencing the proceedinj.e, when there were oaly about half-a-dexen shareholders present, Mr. WlLotioteos, M.P., the chairman of the company, entered the room, with some of his colleagues at the board, and stated that he and the other directors had waited until • quarter past 1 o'clock, in the expectation that a suffi cient number of persons would attend to cons'itutc a meet ing ; but he was disappointed is that expectation, and had only therefore to call attention to the (acts contained is the report, which had been prepared for presentation to the shareholders. The report thus referred to stated that since the last meeting the act fur incorporating " The Portsmouth Rail way Company" had passed. The line began at Godalmiag, and terminated at Havant, between which places it was almost identically the same as that granted to this company in 1846. An application for powers to wind up the affairs of the company had been refused by the House of Com mons ; and the session had passed without relief to the company. The solicitors had intimated that the sum received for arrears of calls, represented the greater portion of the amount they thought reooverable. No new claim had been made on the undertakinf during the last six months; and one of the pending claims had been compromised far • moderate sum. The two other claims in litigation had both been proceeded with. That of Mr. Webb had been carried to the House of Lords. Until these claims were adjudicated on, the directors did not think it expedient that any other course should be pursued. Two of tLe directors, namely, Mr. 8. Laing and Sir R. W. Carden, and likewise Mr. H. Lacy, the auditor, retired from office, but were eligible for re-election. From the statement of accounts annexed, it appeared that the total receipts amounted to 149,0541. 191. 6a., and the disbursements to 122,0551.25. 7d. ; leaving a balance of 26,9991. 16e. 10d. The CHAIRMAN said he had nothing to add to the report. Their only course was to wait to see what could be done for them in a future session of parliament. The shareholden then separated. WEST LONDON RAILWAY. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the London Tavern; Mr. S. Blum in the chair. Mr. TURQUAND, the Secretary, read the report. It stated that the directors, having so recently reported to the pro prietors at their special meeting the details of the arrange ment made with the London and North-Western Company, had now only to congratulate the proprietors upon the position of affairs, and to assure them that no effort would , be spared on their part to accomplish a finally satisfactory result. During the half-year there had been an increase in the total traffic on the canal of 862 tans, but there had been a decrease in the traffic to the railway of 410 tons, and from the railway of 40 tone. The statement of receipts and dis bursements showed receipts up to the 31st December, 1832, amounting to 296,0691.; since that period, 5071.; total, 296,676/. The disbursements during the same period amounted to 294,0211. The meets of the company were nil, except the costs relating to the litigation with the London and North-Western Railway Company; and by the terms of an arrangement entered into with the directors of that company, all questions as to costs incurred in the actions between the two companies, and the coats of the proposed reference and award, were to be settled by the arbitrators. The assets were : Cash in hand, 1,730/. ; canal tolls outstanding, 433/. ; amount due from private indivi duals, 8251 . ; due from the North Western Company, " as alleged by that company," 4461., and various other claims for surplus land, &c., the value of which is not yet ascer tained. Mr. J. Stub having moved, and Mr. CAMPUS seconded, the adoption of the report, The motion was agreed to, and the proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman and the board of di rectors. 1171ITEIL4rEN AND FURNESS ,lUNCTIoN RAILWAY. The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the share holders of this company was held yesterday at the offices, Basteghell-street. The Earl of LONSDALE in the chair. The SECILETAUY read the following report The statement of accounts is annexed, front which it will be seen that the gross rece-pts from traffic during the last half-year amount to 6,0041. 2s. Ild. ; the gross receipts for the corres ponding portion of 1852 amounted to 4,7441. 12s. ltd. ; making an increase during the last half-year of 2601. IN. 2d. While the line continues in its isolated position, and the earnings entirely dependent upon the traffic of an agricul tural district, it does not participate in the benefits which the railways generally have derived from the great inch asp• of trade and the general prosperity of the country. It is understood, however, that some of the heaviest works of the lverston and Lincaster Railway arc now being carried forward, en I, it ordinary progress is made, they may completed and the line opened within two years from the present date. The coast line will then be extended to Lan caster, and, as has been formerly stated, this company's line will become the natural route to the traffic between West Cumberland and the southern portion of the kingdom. While the traffic continues an limited, every effort is made to carry it on at the lent expense. There is, however, an increase during the last half year its the charges f repair ! of rolling rock, occasioned by an accident in Nbvemto r lut, in conaequence of which the total warking pens' s ex ceed those of the corresponding period of 1502 by 310/. During the lint half-year, the outlay chargeable to capful has n very trill ng. he miin portion Of the additional expenditure appearing in the capital acc, , unt, has been in liquidati in of some of the outstanding claims. 7 - hose have nearly been adjusted, and the total expenditure fur lard works and rolling stock incurred up to 30th June hint, and the deficiency of the capital raised to meet the same, will be seen by the tolLiwing atatenik nt : Total expenditure, as per capital account £414.827 Outstanding claims for land not charged in cc counts 4AO Ditto 91 for works ditto —.— Total cost of land, works, and rolling stock 432,127 Capital raised by shares £137,632 Amount authwised to be borrowed on mortgage --- 382,563 Deficiency of capital £49,582 For the purpose of meeting this deficiency, your direr tors have obtained an act in the late session of parliament, authorising the comnany, by the resolution of a general meeting specially convened for the purpose, to raise the sum of 25,0061. (previously authorised by the \Vhitehaven Extension Act of 1846, but not raised), by the creation and issue of shares bearing a rite of dividend not exceed ing 6 per cent , and having such preference or priority IA to dividend over other shares in the company as the com pany shall deem expedient; as a l so to ra i se t h e f urt h er sum of 30,0001., by the re-issue of a portion of the forfeited shares having the same dividend and preference. The half yearly meeting will therefore, according to notice, he made special to carry the powers of the act into etfect. The new shares will, in the first instance, he offered to the pr•aient shareholders in the proportions of the original shares of the company held by each ; and it is proposed that the rate of dividend upon tie• new shares shall be iii. 10s. per cent. per annum, and that the shares shall be redeemable atter a te- Tied of ten years. The above act also PHH606601 the corn pony to lay down tramways to the harbour at Wnitel o ven and the harbour of Ravenglass. The (etiolated ex pense of the former does nit exceed 1,600/. ; and a. the want of it prevents the compiuy front la ceiving on their line any porti ut of the mineral traffic of the Cleator district and as eventually it will become of greater importance, its construotion will et once be proceeded with. The CHAIRMAN, in moviag the adoption of the report. said he had little to add to the information contained in it. He was afraid it was not a very favourable one, but the line most be looked at prospectively, and cansidi red as unfinished, for until it bad an outl t to the south, it would not obtain sufficient traffic for its purposes. Where there was no through line there were few distriots in which the local and agricultural traffic would make a railway pay. They had been disappointed in cumequene of the south line (Ulterston and Furness) not having been finished by Mr. Brogden, and there seemed no prospect of its being opined for a year and a half or two years. At the game time he felt no despondency, for he wasconfident that as soon as there was a line to connect the vadlic of Wean Cumberland with Lancashare, and so making a through line, that their un dertaking would he more prosperous. lle could only re• commend patience and confidence in the future. %Vial re gard to the proposed preference shares, he should eer'ainly take his allotment. The rep in was then adopted, and the retiring directors and auditois reelected. The meeting was then made special, for the purpose of authorising the company to raise the sum of 55,000/. by the issue of sh3res, pursuant to the provisions contain. d in the Wiiitehaven and Furness Junction hallway Amendment Act, 1853„ leesolutions to that effect were then passed, and it was explained that when that sum was raised the capital raised w..uld still be within the original capital proposed, a cir cumstance which had been caused by a large forfeiture of shares. The shareholders had assented to the directors ap p!ying to parliament to provide against such a contingency. The preference shares to be raised would hear interest at 5i per cent., but it would not be cumulative, and there would be a power to pay them &flat the end of ten years at par. It was also stated that an increase of Cradle of 50/ on the line would corer the interest on the preference shan.s. The resolutions were agreed to, and the meeting sepa rated. E.4NTER.V UNION RAILWAY. The following circular has been issued by this company am desired to inform you, that the proposed bill for redeeming the company's preferential shun s passsd both houses of pal filament on the 19th instant, and receivt d the royal assent on the following day. 'flint in consequence of the protracted opposition offered to the bill, the directors and the company's principal officers have not been able to make the newasery arrangements in reference to the ordi nary half-yearly meeting, called for the 26th instant ; such meeting will therefore be held pro forma, and it will be proposed to adjourn it to Friday, the Orb of September, to be then holden at the company's offices, at Ipswich, at 12 o'clock at noon precisely : in the interim a report of the company's proceedings, with the usual financial statements fur the put half-year, will be circulated amongst the share holders. " The special meeting of the holden of the common stock of the company, convened for Friday, the 26th in•t., at 2 o'clock in the afternoon Precisely, will be holden at the company's offices, Ipswich, on that day (in accordance with I circular sent you on the 26th ultimo), fur the purpose of consenting to the directors posing a resolution, converting the debt of 23,7.50/., due to Messrs. Few and Hunt, into creditor's stock' of the company, of an equal amount, honing interest not exceeding 4 per cent. per annum, in pursuance of the provisions of ' The Eastern Union Rail• way Arrangements Act, 1852: " i remain, your very obedient servant, "EDMUND AYRES, Secretary. " Secretary's Office, Ipswich, August 22, 1863." THE CALORIC SHIP ERICSSON. TO TUE EDITOR OF TILE EXPRESS. Stit,—Being one of those interested in " progress, no matter what form or direction it takes, I have read with equal hope and curiosity whatever accounts have appeared about the Caloric ship Ericsson. The last account I re member seeing, stated she had been taken into dock to have such changes and re-fittings as her actual trial trips showed should be made, in a totally new form of motive power— ' a thing that was to be looked for—and from its having been done according to the Baconian principle of experiment, 1 ' trust I have not been toe sanguine in anticipating a 'access. When these alterations had been completed, unless my memory fails, she was expected to be ready to sail on her first traasatlantic voyage on the Ist July —or allowing for my error, if oae has been made, the Ist August instant. I forget the date of the last information we had of her, say three or four months back, but since then not one word of intelligence have I seen, or been able to meet with ; and now we have arrived almost at the end of August, we have no Ericsson at London or Liverpool, nor any news account ing for her non-appearance. Perhaps, and with that object I write, you, air, or some of your correspondents or readers, may be able to give the information I seek. Hoping it may be satisfactory, I subscribe myself, sir, yours, &c., August 26, 1853. ARGONAUT. A LONDON MASON AT MELBOURNE. You will, doubtless, ere this, have heard of my I being at the diggings, and of my having returned unsuc cessful, inasmuch as I got very little gold, but 1 got ezperi• ence, which is sometimes even more valuable. I did not stay long—just enough to spend all my money, and then returned to town fit for any sort of work, the second best state that a man can be in when arriving here. I give the preference to the capitalist, bat the workman is next best, and in application of my newly-acquired ability I took e job to work granite at 275. per day, the first that presented itself. This job served me till I got a few acquaintances ',and a little knowledge of the place, which did not take me more than three weeks, before I had my first job, and sines then I have gone on gradually increasing every week. I have just now two government jobs, small ones, and I do the work of the Melbourne Water Company; I have likewise going on a large stonebuilding for one of our principal timber merchants, and a few other small ones, and I expect soon to have the orderto commence the Melbourne and Hobson's-bay Railway, having obtained the first contract ou that line. I said to you before leaving that I was tired of being a foreman. lam glad I arrived at this conclusion. Allow me to ob serve here that there is no fear of going on upon a false footing in this place, for credit is almost unknown ; accounts remain only for a week, when they must be paid in cash— wages the same, so that if a man can get along for that time there is no fear for the future. Our work must be done and paid for before we draw our cash, so that there can be no —in this town. I find a considerable difficulty in going ahead at present, hut, as every job leaves a surplus, I hope soon to be without trouble or expediency in business. Our greatest difficulties in business are those unknown in England—that is, to get men and materials. A second letter from the same writer (dated June 8) says his business has increased astonishingly. He now has a quarry of his own ' • is entering more generally into the building business ; has a C.E. for a clerk ; the late station muter at King's-cross, who gave up a good situation to go there, is carting stones for him, the station-master having got two horses and carts ; and several other late employees on the Great Northern are mentioned as at work for him. He says " the place is quite like King's-cross, and it is difficult to believe that I am on the other side of the globe.' Correspondent of the Builder. FIRE AT CLEOHURY Nlonnattat.—On the evening of Monday, the ldth inst., an alarming fire broke out in the rick-yard of Mr. denies Mourn, of Mawley Town Farm, whereby live ricks were consumed. A portable steam thrashing machine, belong to Smith and Lewis, of Lind ridge, was employed in thrashing an oak rick, and the tire is supposed to hare originated by a spark trom the funnel of the steam-engine falling on the thatch of an adjoining rick. From the late dry weather and the inflammable nature of the straw, the flames spread wait fearful rapiJity, and in less than eight minutes from its breaking out the exterior of four corn ricks, an oat rick, a nd the thrashing machine were one mass of fire. An alarm having been raised by some of the inhabitaats of Cleubury who saw the flames, the Salop tire engine was quickly upon the spot, and was soon bromiht to ',lay upon the burning ricks, but it was nearly 12 o'clock before the tire was quite extin guished. The damage is estimated at upwards of Pol, Hereford Journal. SPORTIA G. LATEST BETTING AT NIANCHESTER. There was afar attendance at the TOM, this morning. though business was Anything but brisk. there were a few small investments made on the LeaWca!on Stakes, Great Yoe:shire Handicap, Ceiarewiteb, and Cambridge shire. For the St. Leger the only horse backed was West Australian. Closing prices: LETaiIS.6TON STAKES. 8 to 1 agst Doubt (t) 10 to I Scarecrow (t) 12 to 1 Lad , : Evelyn (t) 15 to 1 Terjwichorc (0 GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP. 100 to 8 agst Grapeshot (t) 100 to 8 Scarecrow (t) 16 to 1 Florist (t) 16 to 1 Heapy (0 16 to 1 Gousmer (t) 20 to 1 Merry Bird (0 ST. LEGER. 2.50 to 200 on West Australian (t) 5 to 1 att,t any other o 8: ref CESAREWITCH STAKES. 50 to 1 agst Lilian Warrior (t) 50 to I Diewrniuster (t) 50 to 1 Dick Turpin (t) 50 to 1 D. ti.ine.! (t) 50 to 1 C..atenttucht (t) 50 to 1 Boarding Sehoal AEA (t) 50 to 1 Frid.ty (t) CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. 500 to 7 apt Dirk Turuin (t) 500 to 7 Orestes (t) DERBY. 500 to 20 agst Hesse Cassel (t) HEREFORD RACT.S.—TRUBADAY. THE ANIATEVIi SELLING STAMM; were won at four heats, by Mr. 1. Day's g by Subs/Ass, 1 yrs (201), 9st 91b• (c irried 9st 121 b), besting Mr. John's White Stitt:king, acrd (2W ), 10st 91b (including s:b ex t ra ), Mr. Davies'a Tbs Prior, aged (201.), 10st 91b (including Mb extra), and two others. HZURFOItUaItIIIII STAIM of 100 10111., fur horses of all ages. Extra weight for winners. About two miles and a quarter. (30 Subs.) Mr. Stevens' Sleeping Partner, by Venison, 5 yrs, Sat 21b (Stairway) 1 Mr. J. Davies's Minerva, 3 yrs, fist Sib (Cliff) 2 Mr. Land's bliss Talbot, syt e, Set (May) 3 The following also ran :—Ethelwolf, Waterfall. Betting: 6to 4 agst Waterfall, 5 to 2 agst Sleeping Partner, 3to 1 agat Miss Talbot. Minerva started slightly in advance, Sleeping Partner being ai cone, Miss Talbot and Waterfall next, Ethelwolt last. After making the lint turn, Sleeping Partiar took up the running and carried it on nearly once round, when Minorro again went in ad vance and maintained the lead to the distance, where Stirring Partner passed her, and in the finishing effort won cleverly by half a length—halt a length between the second and third—Bthelwult a had fourth—Waterfall in the rear. FttEE HAM/Wail' t.f S stirs. each, with 30 added. The wino, rto be sold, ike. Once round. Mr. Henderson's Crabbs (h b) by David or Arthur, a 4. (Gel.), lit 31b (Wilson) I Mr. Waller'a Octavia, 4 yrs (SOO, Sid 71h (Crouch) 2 Mr. DAViliell Butterfly, 4 yrs (60/.). ist 71b .. (Cliff ) 3 The following also m by Counsellor—Miss Lucy, and Exchange. B. tting :-2 to 1 awst Octavio, 2 to 1 eget Crabbs. Oc tavia went away with a strong lead and made the n. nning to the turn for home, when Crabba, who had then lying second from the start, took first place, and after a good set to, woo by a length. A head only between second and third. Exchange and Counsellor more were some I, ugths behind. iiONTEWs . STAKES were won in two heats by Mr. Dow dcswell's Massa Mungo, 6 yrs, lOst 71b, beating Mr. T. Olivcr's Fri...ldles*, 5 yrs, lOst loib (including 51b extra), Mr. Land's Miss Talbot, 5 yrs, 104 71b, and three others. Wet weather, a thin atWudance of company, pour sport, and very Utile bettiag. GUILDFORD RACES—FRIDAY. CoUNTT MEXHEIII . PLATE of 30 sow, added to sweepstakes of 3 sore. 1...101, for 3 yrs-ad and upwards Optional veiling weights. One mile. Mr. Howlett 's Sophistry, 4 yrs 000, 7st 41b (car. 7st 71h) (E. Sharp) 1 Mr. 1tte,(6 . 1 mallieh, 4 yea (30f.) Tat 71b (T. Sherwood) The follee.ing also ran: Grand Ducht,s, Thug, Breba, beanie, and La Motheu rtuse. Dettiiig: 6 to 4 sgst Julien, 3 to I agst La Malhcial fuse. Braba made the running to halfway up the distance, where Sopl.istry went a-hesd, and won by three.parts of a length. Grand Duchess a bad third. The others .eaten of. The winner was afterwards sold for 100 guineas. GUILDFORD PLATS Or WO son. (Handicap). Winona extra. One mile and a half. Mr. Wood'. Stamfo;il,sYrs, Sot 31b (carried Bst 71h (Dockeray) 1 Mr Formby's Lody Blanche, 4 yrs, let Sib (carried 7d 101 b) (Wakefield) 2 Mr. H. Smith's Locket, 3 yrs, Gst 101 b (Iliett) 3 The following alio run : Lady Margaret, Spider, 'robot akit The Siege. Betting: 1 to 1 apt foboriki,4 to 1 agst Lady Margaret, 5 t+, 1 agst Locket. L idy Blanche wade most of the run ning. When hallway up the distance Stamford came out, and won by three parts of a length. A neck between second mid third. 11 , ,rusbp weighed for Mayday, but while cantering down his stirrup leather broke, and the burrs were started baore he got to the post. Application was made for a fresh race, but it was refu-ed. SURKET PLATE was won in three heats by Sophistry, 4 yrs (401.), Bst 41b, beating Mr. C. May's Prologue, 2 yes (401.), bet 81b, and two otters. The winner was afterwards sold for 115 guineas. SCURRY STAb:ES of 15 , ass., added to a sweepstakes of 2 sovs. each, for 2.yr-olds sad upwards. The second holm to ease his Make. Halt a mile. Mr. Reeves's Luzuriona, 3 yrs, ist 101 b (Iliett) 1 Mr. Thomas's Grand Duchess, 4 yr., Sst ddb (Sabin) 2 Mr. Formby's Lady Blanche, 4 yrs, het Slb (Wakefield) 3 The following also ran :—LaMalheureuse, Lady Margaret. Betting: 6 to 4 aget Lady Margaret. Lueuriote, won easily by a length. B.d third. An of ction was raised against the winner, on the ground of not having been pro perly entered. The rave was to hare been run in heats, but the parties agreed to alter it. DIEPPE STEEPLE CHASES. In addition to the two steeple chases recently announced. there will be a third chase for gentlemen rielere, with 3,000 francs added by the Emperor, entries f,r which are to ha made the dsy before running. Upwards of 5301. public money will be added to this meeting, which is expected to be of the most brilliant character. AN EXTRAORDINARY MILITARY FAMILY. We have much pleasure in giving publicity to the following very interesting account of a lady recently de ceased, whose military connexions are core remarkable than any that have come to our knowledge. Died, July 6, 1853, at Chichester, in her 97tk year, Mi riam, widow of the late Gen. Oliver Nicolls, Colonel of the 66th Regiment. She was the eldest daughtt r of the late General Sir William Green, who was Commanding Engi neer during the whole of the memorable siege of Gib raltar, and for his services there was created a baronet in 1786 ; he was also the last officer who held the appointment of "Chief Engineer." Her brother, the late Sir Justly Watson Green, succeeded his father in the baronetcy in 1809, and sold out of the service as Lieutenant-Colonel. As Captain Green, he had the honour to be selected to travel abroad (principally in Germany) with his late Roy al High ness the Duke of Kent, then l'rince Edward. Sir J. Green died in 1827, unmarried, and the baronetcy became extinct. It had been the wish of the late Sir W. Green, in case his only son should die with out male issue, that the baronetcy should descend to the son of his eldest daughter, but his death prevented this ' arrangement being completed, and thus a title, so honour ably gained, became lost to the family. Sir W. Green had also two other daughters; one married the late Major-Gen. Sir Charles Holloway, Royal Engineers, whose son, the late Colonel W. Holloway, C. 8., died at Plymouth while commanding engineer of the western district, in 1450 ; he had seen much service, and was shot through the body at Ilailsjoz. Sir C. Holloway had another son, a captain in the Royal Artillery, who died at Gibraltar. Ile had also three daughters (all deceased). 'the eldest married the late Lieutenant-Colonel F. Smith, Royal Artillery; the second married the late Lieutenant-Colonel Fitzgerald, of the 60th Regiment ; and the third married Captain C. Leslie, of the 60th Regiment, now Lieutenant-Colonel Leslie, Sir P. Green's youngest daughter, still living, is the widow of the late Major Chatterton, formerly of the 27th Regi ment ; she has a sun a captain in the 35th Regiment, and a daughter, the widow of the late Col. Peter Hawker. Mrs. Nicoll, was de‘cended, on her mother's side, from a family of the name of Watson ; her grandfather an d great grandlather (who was killed) having .both been colonels of artillery. The late General Oliver Nicoll, (also descended from a family almost exclusively military) entered the army as ensign in the Royals in 1756, in the reign of George the Second ; he had seen much service both in the least and West 'Tllis, and had held high commands both abroad and at home; he became major-general in 1796, and died in his 90th year, at Chichester, in 18 . 29, one of the oldest generals in the service, having bees in the army upwards of seventy three years. it had been colonel of three regiments, vas., the 4th West India Itigiment, the 54th Regiment, and the 66th Regiment. The eldest son of this marriage s a lieu tenant in the 45th regiment, died of yellow fever in the Wist ladies : the second son, a captain of the artillery, was killed at the Helder in 1799 ; the youngest son, who WT. I i ces, sold out of the service in 1850 as lieurAmanrcolonel. , The second daughter is the widow of the let* General Wil -1 ham Brooke, formerly commanding thi,. sth Dragoon Guards. Mrs. Nicolls was aunt by marriage to the late General Sir Jasper Nicolls, K.C.8., whose last appointment was eommander•in-chief in the East Indica, and of his brother, the present Lieutenant .General Nicene, Royal Engin...ers, and also of a third broths Tof the . above, the late Liente itant•Colonel W. Nicoll., Royal Artillery, who died on his voyage homewards front the West Indies. Several of the eons of these officers are now serving both in the kil h e l (t r n s.. s N a te q o a ll ( s .° :rri n lit: se th r e daughter, victß wife, mother•in law, ' , biter-in-law, and aunt of general officers. She leaves three daughters, two unmarried. — Unif eti I Service Gazette.