The Express. — London, England, 1852-08-18 00:00:00

Vly Court. OFF FLUSHING, Arotse 16. The eqUadind got saw weighearly yesterday m u m mies to proomst to tea, but in eoasectursee of " .-- irs ,l • t hat was blowing ease to anchor of the town of ha lg, ller Majesty was received with massed yards cl a y by the Dutch frigate lying in the roads. The Nu t :Wining of the port cause on board ia his hugs to ,irecto to ber !Neter, at did also the eaptala of aln the :afternoon the royal yachts, with the „L,}:sgle and the Vivid, proceeded up the river Schelde. ,oul anchored °tithe town of Ter . The Q u e er , w ig . , p ra ,v Al. et. the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, Poi... Aloe, and Prince Alfred. landed at the town, and a ro se through the streets and environs. Upon te-embark jag hct Majesty was saluted by the fort. OSBORNE, Arcane? 17. 'Yesterday morning the royal squadron got under weigh g detori., and proceeded to sea, intending to proceed o,b,ane, but a thick fog coming on the yachts, eith the steam trigs! s st'cnding upon them, anchored at o'clock in Dungeness Roads, where her Majesty sad the r..)41 lowly remained for the night. This ..onoig the sqesdrun weighed anchor at half-post k and reach...l tist.sarte at Wiliest 12 o'clock. Yotirday lain; the birthday of the Duchess of Kent, th , amn i a; w , i s %,.n red in, at Kensington, by the ringing pia:. on the church hells, and the royal standard . 21 h,n.n d In the evening her Royal Highness's trades laoi in Lund ni and Kensinghm illuminated, and u usual toy dalt tozclii!r:at the King's Arms Tavern, Kensing tju. Mr F. Asell,jun., in the chair. tier Majesty was pleased to c .aiman.l a liberal bupply of the finest fruits in season it eanlens at I. rogruore on the happy occasion ssd thi 11. , y it Baehr , . rent a tine tat buck. rhowelloe of the li:chequer arrived in town yester day, to m hu ,eat. Iluglienden)lanor, Bucks. Mts. Abbott I.asreuce, and Col. Lurrviter, have lett town un a short visit to Sir Edward balerr I.stlon. Knehesiorth, Herts. The Vanitnidee University COMllliv•jon b a d a meeting votirday. at the official residence of the First Lord of the t r ,, a •sy. in Powning.strcet. l'ruent, the Bishop of cb,:ir, the I),sn of Ely, Professor Sedgwick, and the Rev. W. It Batesen (secretary.) sir lihn Palinicton artierd in town yesterday from his gat. Westwood Park. Isspatehes were received at the Colonial-office yesterday tom die tieseynors ut the Noah American provinces. a, , .ent to the Governors of the West ladle 1.:4.0 on Monday evening from the Colonial-061ft.. The Grand Duchess Catherine of Ruasia and her' h2.hand, Prime tharge of Mecklenburg!), embarked at faiquouth, from London, on board the Fire Queen, steam 'toil. Levu sant Commander Mason, at seven in the (most, and were conveyed in her, under salutes from the s t a ys and gargle**, to ityde, 011 / Wall to Shanklin, isle of Night. (From last night'. Courre.) Fi.SFIGN-oirl AUGCsT 111.—The Queen has been eraies•!y pleased to appoint Henry George Kuper, Esq., aor Air Majesty's Consul for Denmark and the °remand, t• bs her Majesty's Consul in the State of Maryland, in the I sited States of America; also to appoint Captain the Rm. :yard Anna Harris It N., to be her Majesty's Cmistil ter Iltemark and the ()mound. Fi.EIIGN-OFFICE, AUGUST 17.—1 t is hereby unfi t,d tot the Earl of llalatesbury, her Majesty's Secretary ,t state for Foreign Affairs, has received from the Lords C maission. Co of the Admiralty a copy of a despatch, dated at Acession on the 17th of June lut, from Henry Wi t - Laili Bruer, EN., Commodore and Commando . in-Chief of her Majevty's natal forces on the west taut of Africa, in forleng their lordships that he had, on the 16th of that month, rent orders to the senior officer commanding her Majesty's ships in the Bight of Benin, directing hem to Aim the blockade of Whydah. 1:011111ASIONs SIGNED BY TIRE LORD LIEUTENANT or Kavr —The Hon. James Muter Owen Ilyng, sad Frareis lilies lloosey, to be deputy-lieutenants. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY TIRE LORD LIEUTENANT OF —Sir Claude William Champion de Crespigny, Ran., Daniel Robert Scratton, Esq., and John Baphaw, Esq., to be deputy-lieutenants. ColilllssioN 'AWNED BY THE LORD LIEUTENANT er LZILVATESSIIIIIC.—SIr William Edmund Craddock liartopp, Bart . to be deputy-lieutemot ComMiasioNS SIGNED ST THE LORD LIEUTENANT or FLINTSIii as—The Hon. Thomas Frye* Lloyd, Thomas Edward Mostyn Lloyd Most's, Esq., Edward Henry Nostyn, EN , and Robert Wdb, Esq., to be deputy. liestasanb. CoMMI.siON STONED BT THE LORD-LIEUTENANT AND HIGH STEWARD or THE STZWASITILT OF lill/LCVD• saw si r.—Alexander Young Mario, Jan, Esq., to be deputy-lieutenant. CoMlllssloNS SIGNED BY THE LORD LIEUTENANT or the SollTll RIDINO or YollllolllllR.—Alas Frederick Cathcart, Esq.. commonly called Lord Grum& ; the Right Boa. Charles John, Lord Teignmouth ; Jolla Chapman, EN. • Christopher Richardson , Eq. • John Miehell, Em.; Richard Email imam Esq.; Leonird Thompson, Eat.; trierge William Denys, Fut.; and George Bowerby Eeq ; to be deputy-lientenarsts. Alan Frederick Cathcart, Esq., crenatonip called Lord Greenock, to be captain; John l'”otes, Oust., to be lieutenant; John Smarthwaite, Gent., to be ensign ; in the North York Regiment of Militia. 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A. 110011111140 to be edjut, ' dm Km, oho raids, the stUutinill oily; 0. 0. Ilium" scat., to be eat, by per., ere Ilowtaytte, prow. orrice or OltatANC7, Atom 14. Yep. bruitory. —dee. Copt. 11. P. GoODSPOccal to be coyL, Xublaad. rot Op= fop.; Me Lieut. J. 0. Ileorsav, to oc eN cwt., via Goodenough ; Bsootd Lout 1. D. G. to be trot beat.. von Doetiby. TOE PRINFF.SB VASA.—A letter from Mannheim, given it the Cologne Gazette, says:—llex Royal Highness the Nana Van, with her daulbtir Carol*, have been itayinu hr re for the last few de e . They are now about to ti:, th eir d eparture f or the family estate in Austria, and • 4 l +mt. r ti.. re. The marriage of the Princess Carols eith Loots Napoleon Bonaparte, of which so much km been IThhaud, will not take place, whatever may be said to the tontim , „ 'lilt FIRE AND Loss OF Two LIVES AT LlME "'E.—Yesterday re afternoon Mr. W. Baker, the coroner, ijutst Linit, at the King and Queen Tavern, The fe in . house touching the respective den ti of tr.iara Itiontoa, aged 31 years, and Christopher Smith, a,P 4 • l 27ean, the anfortunate men who perished at the Igo calamit ous lire u the West India Dock. road, Lime ", 41 a. After an attentive inquiry the jury, concurring in t he' mention of the learned coroner, unanimously returned a " That the deceased persons, Francis Thornton sad Christoph er Smith, lost their Ines by reason of • rev !?'a dwslliovhouse taking fire, but how or by what MIMI the%aid ire oeigiaated they (the jury) had no legal Pat." RETURN OF HER MAJESTY FROM BELotux. PORTSMOUTH, AUOVIT 17. Her Majesty having been hourly expected at Spitheed for the last two days on her return from Belgium, • sharp look out has been kept for the royal squadron. At 11.10 am. to-day the royal yacht Victoria and Alb er t, Cap tain Lord Adolphus Fitsebarenee, G.C.8., was descried memo ' miles off from the 'rainwear the harbour, having the royal standard of Ragland floating from her main-mast-head, and the Admiralty flag at the fore. The royal yacht, as usual, was preceded I v the Vivid steam-packet, Heater Comman der Luke Smithett, and was accompanied by the Fairy screw-tender, Master Commander lialliaton, and Black Eagle, steam-vessel, Master Commander Petley, having the Duke of Northumberland, First Lord of the Admiralty, on board. On the royal squadron Bpithead a royal salute was fired by the Bien- Mins, 60, screw guard ship, Captain Henderson, C.B. ; Vestal, 28, Captain C. B. Hamilton; and Tiller, 16, steam frigate, Captain Gifford; and shortly afterwards by the ' garrison from the platform battery. The large steam vem l ards of the squadron, consisting of the Retribution, 28, Captain the lion. J. IL Drummond; Odiu, 14, Captain Henderson, C.D. (acting) ; Magieienne, 16 Captain Ram say (acting) ; Harracouta, 6, Captain the Hos. 8. T. Car negie (acting) ; and Sampson, 6, Captain L. T. Jones, were some distance astern, not making their appearance for more than an hour after the Victoria and Albert. The run through Spithead presented an interesting spec tacle, the men of war, these being dressed in calmer', manning yards, and cheering the Queen as she parsed. The merchant vessels there, including the Landon (American liner), and Albert (East Indiaman), two very fine ships, slay hoisted colours at their mast heads, and the Royal Victoria Yacht Club Rouse, at Ryde, saluted the Queen with twenty-one guns. Nearly opposite Hyde the royal squadron fell in with Use yachts engaged in the contest for the 401. cup of the royal yacht squadron, whose regatta commenced to-day. The heavy steamers of the squadron came up to Spitheml this afternoon, and proceeded to Cowin Roads, where they anchored. Her Majesty disembarked, and arrived at Osborne at 12.37 p.m. THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 18, 1852. at the disposal of the shareholders. Now, had that promise I beta performed ? He would net say to the letter, for he should be the last man in the world to hold any one to the mere letter of his promise. But had It been kept in the spirit? (Rear. bear.) The CHAIRMAN—Mr. Aikin retired for the very purpose. Mr. HELPS was aware of that. Bat had the directors substantially performed their undertaking ? He main tained that they had not ; for the vacancy mussed by the death of General Reid was one that was entirely eat of their power to Sit up. It was true that in the original act the power to fill up the occasional vacancies caused by death, resignation, or the like, was placed is the hands of the board ; but In a subsequent act' that was repealed, and the power was conferred on the shareholders at large, to be exercised by them at a time prescribed by law, namely, at the first half-yearly or spe cial general meeting held afterwards—that was, in the present case, at this very meeting. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Helps then proceeded to criticise the passage relating to the resignation of the Earl of Morley, and after some conversation as to the date at which it had been re ceived, be concluded by urging upon the meeting either to insist upon having another seat plan d at their disposal, or in some other manner taking the matter into their own hands. Mr. SMITH admitted the truth of Mr. Helpe's statement of what he (Mr. Smith) had promised to • body of the shareholders at the last eseetiog, in deference to a wish they had expressed to have an infusion of new blood, as it was termed, into the board; but at that time none of them could have anticipated the death of General Reid, who was then as likely to live as any of them. By the gallant Gene rare lamented decease, one vacancy was created, and they had made another. Surely that was asubstantial fulfilment of their promise. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Serjeant GAZ ELBE regretted the eouree which the board had taken, for ho did not think that they had fully carried out their promise. This was evident, for how could General Reid offer himself for re-election ? (A laugh.) The CHAIRMAN really did not see who had been da maged by the course taken by the board. They had given the shareholders a promise that they should have an oppor tunity of electing two directors. That opportunity they hail, and he hoped they would be content with it. If they wanted the board to be reduced, which was a very popular idea—(near)—the directors would not object; but if they determined to elect a new member, he was sure the board would do their hest to make him comfortable and happy. (Laughter.) With respect to Lord Morley's retirement, he had that morning received a letter, in which his lordship intimated that his determination had been confirmed by the ill health under which he had since been suffering. His (the chairman's) advice to the meeting was that they should not elect a substitute for the noble earl at present. Let them wait a little and tee how the "new blood" worked. (Laughter.) Besides, there were several large steam navigation companies settling at Southampton, and there was also the deck company. It might hsppen that a good mercantile man might be found to represent these at the board who would be able to unite and advance their mutual interests. (Hear, hear.) At the same time it was proper to assure them that at present they had no such • colleague is their mind's eye. (Hear, haul . After a few explanations upon items in the accounts, ' Mr. HEItEL'ATH proposed that the report be received, with the exception of the paragraph relating to the Mitcham line. _ _ Mr. HOBCROFT seconded the motion. After some discumion, the paragraph was struck out and the report adopted. After some discussion on a resolution of an unimportant and unanimously-condemned character, proposed by Capt. Moorsom, a resolution was carried declaring a dividend at the rate of 31 per cent. per annum, payable on and after the lot September. A discussion then ensued in respect to the defalcations of the former traffic manager, in the bourse of which it was stated that they amounted to 2,90 W., and the security given by him amounted to 5001. About 6,0001. was due for com mission to certain agents, which ought to have been settled by the manager, and the amount deducted from the gross traffic. The dividend warrants would be issued on the let of September. Mr. HERAPATH said it was not often he had occasion to compliment the Brighton management, but he could tell them that the next morning after the last meeting he re ceived his dividend warrant, and he saw no reason why they could not do the same in this company. Mr. BAKER proposed the election of Mr. C. S. Morti mer to a seat at the board. Mr. RERAPATH seconded the motion. Mr. HutcluNs said. u there were only two vacancies to be filled up, ho would retiro in favour of Mr. Mortimer es he had a prior right. The motion wu put and carriid. Sir R. JERVIS said, he would withdraw his name u a candidate for a seat at the board, and that on a future coca lion be would come forward. - 14;.Se;'ntql;;el; Wasthen elected a director. The C HAIRMAN then declared that Mr. Set csnt Gluc k* was elected a director in the room of Mr. Aiktn resigned, and Mr. Mortimer a director to fill the vacancy clued by the death of General Reid. The meeting was then made special, and Mr. eant Gazelee, in obedience to • call which was raised, took his scat at the table amidst considerable applause. Mr. Helps demanded a cheer for " the first shareholders' member that ever eat there," but It was responded to with tries of" Oh," and some hisses. The report prepared for the special meeting (and which appeared in the Express of the 13th instant) was taken as re..d. The CHAIRMAN thought Ibm meting would give the directors fall credit for at leant MO eldag, and that was for having faithfully held to their premise, not to do anything directly or indirectly with renpeeB be new works, without having their concurrence. The ensitioa for their considera tion on the present occasion was, Aar expediency of making a sew line from Basiegstoke threes\ Salisbury to Raster ; and when they wen told that it Km district from Salisbury to Exeter, which was 89 miles Ins sad in some pima more tha n 63 wide, there wan so Greet nilway communi cation with London, they would readily imagine the anxiety which was felt by dr inhabitants as to the fate of the pro position. The peplation was daily deeming, and the spindrift, IMO ealreriag gnat! for the want of such a assemenksties, so that they t well suppose that bah the boded regrows an these engaged in rode sad eimmerte seek*, liveliest Wrest is the esierae. The array had datemnied es a hems, reesies he adopt this very line, wide h they ell Mew we lagideriserly their own. It was legitheately their as Astrid, Isamu& as they had obtaind an set of pediment to make the rail way ; bet hem adverse eireassebasse it had bees post poned. Is the err place they had bed to ember with the siessee ef sod • peer Is de esermardel Todd. They hell seen lrst horse fides and the rest re spectable rendre% ruined. They bed also bid a famine in the ementry, plare and ratileses at bans, sell mole tios abesed—all et which had Waded le neer the sem pieties et the pre they had serseigheal insparble. The vales of the mesa was proved by the step vithit had been tehes by their cempeStore, who had a Ise already from Loges ',Bristol and Ebel.., eel who bed positively gives their beard power as lehe the preliminary rugs le mike a railway from Deedleder he Inter. When top riser* that the Use they ligereed was 197 mils Ise& whims the pies et this was e au 1 t they will no be deer that the ought to be gima to the card Ikea Maw, .) Ark, if they seas seek the mast lies, there wed& be us seessity for their tale, because se ens midi Man the esstes of the canary le rto the see" lamer Ice wadi base SI miles to tried to id he it. The pegulelir wash thieelbee pus OM to the Greta Wrier Ire, end la meth ; se Set, by that rem, they wou ld have a Lege sum of messy end that so sex end ererer. But t did not step bra If they mama Who resin, they weold set sell less that which they sight delft rant le grain Wars that width they already bed. Asa this was the met peteertel argnment that they malt use. (Hear, was her. The repesed railway, whisk weld cooly oast 1, was presieely the same pro whisk we to have esee . Meer, tsar.) Olgestimi hell boss made to the line ou the grand diet dr mem* was pre med to be spent ' through the army of the engineer. But there was a certainty about the erred system which woad reduce their debility to a gives sensunt. If they we.. to her the Yee ansed for 1,100,6161., and if the SIIMII Weems wave to work it for 60 per mat., they would know what they WWI lady is have to &vile mewl the shareholder. Wears 4, 03.) Allsißill gnat odiu= which the pug seisms would emir ea them be the trellis /high it would bring ups their line so Lon don. If the Dendrite? line, +bias was 63 wo mil e e i s ts ty, and produced 63,2701. 1 4a, i5 g5",_ he sesin line 36 ~ the central railway, MX•i. ewer, give them 63,0001. (Hear, hem) 111111116111111111, he thought that they amid me her ..on iltamenble tame eared them, and he Instal that they would eserage the Abiders to make the Ire. (Neer, beer.) A bog dlessmelem MIS ensued an the at the mea sure, ia whisk Kr. Mills, a director, Ma. Rerapath, Mr . Rad, a direseer,ied lit. Dickinson bark w' Captain 31001/11011 delivered • keg Ware, which he demonstrated assousdous erre epos a map pined up to the wirier -blind, upon the emit ahem whir he beest tonne* but year. Be asseheded by reepialai a reishia to the onset that the diners be retrailerio make ar rangements with the remelere of the cart line, by which, under certain reetriotises, they might, at as outlay not exceeding 200,0001., *scare a continuer de, hem Dorches ter to Exeter. . A confused discussion taking plan bele, moral reprie tors asked, " What is the gusellen sad it me tense =ly found that no gustiest bed teen pet front the , I =d that consequently Captain Moonom's proposi tion was to be regarded strictly as a substantive motion. Mr. HARDING, the secretary, was called on by the Chairman to read the resolutions prepared by the directors. They were as follows : That the directors be authorised and requested to con clude an arrangement with the promoters of the Central Line of Railway liztensien hem Salisbury to Eseter, upon' tls Dub of Ike Mow unshod la the report this day sub mitted Is the spesial genteel meeting of proprietors, and to take, and t• concur with any other parties in taking, all such MIIIIMItte as in their before may be necessary for bringing the Central Line before parliament in the ensuing session. That the directors he also authorised to concur with any other partite in promoting the formation of a line from Bridport to join the proposed central line near Axminster, to the extent of • subscription by this company, not ex eeeding 60,00 W. That a meeting be summoned for the day of Septem ber next, at one o'clock, for the purpose of receiving and considering a report from the directors on the arrangements for raising the necessary capital to be contributed by this company towards the before-mentioned lines, and for au thonsing all such steps in relation thereto, or to extensions in the west generally, as may be considered most advisable. The first resolution was then formally put, and discussion was taken on that. Mr. HEHAPATII entered into a statement to show that the central line would not have anything like the amount of traffic calculated by the directors. The Great Western Company were not going into the district, and there was no ueoessity to make the line. Mr. LOCKE, M.P., said his great object in promoting the central line was, ass landowner, to benefit his property. He maintained that the estimated traffic and expenditure would be folly borne out when the line wee made. Now we/ their time or never to decide on making the line, as they would never again have the opportani:y to .1 kiln the ques tion. if they did not assist in making the line other parties would. Ile contended that the central line would pay the 4 per cent. to the landowners and 6 per cent. to the railway company for their subscription. With regard to the advan tages of the line, he would read the opinion of as goad an authority ea Mr. Herapath himself, who thought that there was no necessity to make the line. The opinion was given in 1817; it defended the policy of the South-Western in making the line, and advocated the necessity of uphold ing a wholesome compatition, and stated that it would be an act of great injustice to deprive the South-Western Company of the line. The authority he had just read was no other than Ilerapath's Railway Journal. (Hear, hear.) Mr. HEHAPATH said he never wrot e the article. Ile was the proprietor, and not the editor of the paper. They should also recollect it wes written in 1847, when railways were not so well understood as at present. Mr. LOCKE contended that broad-guege parties were at work to get a footing in the district; their agents had elrezely applied to landowners in th e district for support and unless the South-Western Company decided at ouce, the Groat Western would have the district. A discussion then ensued, in which Mr. Helps, Mr. Dickenson, Mr. Reed (a director), Mr. Matins, the Chair man, and Mr. Hutchins took part, which resulted in a con sultation among the directors, and it was suggested by the chairman to appoint a committee of shareholders to consult with the directors as to the best mode of dealing with the question. Mr. tierjeant G ASE LEE said he represented a large num ber of the Manchester shareholders, and they did not iook unfavourably upon the central scheme per sc, but they did not approve of the terms proposed. Eventually a resolution was passed to the effect that the meeting, considering the importance of the scheme for the construction of a lino from Salisbury to Exeter, and that if reasoneile terms can become to with the landowners, that the matter be referred to a committee of directors and shareholders to make the necessary arranizements sod to report the result to a meeting to be held in Septemb,r neat. Captain MOOItSOM pro-osed a resolution to the effect that the continuous connexion between Dorchester and Ax minster form part of the business to be considered by the committee. The motion was negatived by 20 to 2, and A vote of thanks having been given to the chairman, the meeting, which had lasted upwards of ilia hours, broke up. A meeting of the proprietors of the New South Western Steam Navigation Company was then held, but the business was merely formal, and lasted only for a few minutes. BRISTOL AND SOUTH WALES JUNCTION. The haltyearly meeting of this company was an. nouneed to I.)n held yieterday at Bristol, but at the time appointed for commencing the proceedings there was not a sufficient number of shareholders present to constitute a meeting. From the statement of accounts laid on the table it ap pean that the total receipts of the company amount to 38,6601., end the expenditure to 37,`1571., leaving a balance of 8031. The Rev. Mr. GREY inquired what was being done by the directors. The C AI ItMAN, b1r..1. Oibbs, said, they wished to wind up the affairs of the company. In addition the balance of 8031., they had a certain quantity of land at St. Philip's, to the value of 3,0001., and there was the New Passage Ferry worth I,OOW. There was also a piese of land which they had purchased of Colonel Werra'', and which no' doubt he would be glad to get back, worth 1001. The real baluice, if the affairs of the company were wound up, he believed would be about 3,6001., but against this they had liabilities amounting in the aggregate to 6001. The directors had attempted to sell this land, and had put it up by public auction, but there were no bidden. An offer bad now been made to them of a tenant fur the New Piuoage house, at a rental of MI. a year. At present this ferry brouBht them in debt 1001. a year, and they thought of shutting it up, only there were !mat difficulties in the way. They could not wind up the affairs of the company until the property was sold, and then the idea of the directors was to make a pro rola distribution of the funds to those who had up the last call. The directors would wind up the affairs as soon as ithey could do so with satisfaction to the proprietors. 1 (lieu, hear.) The shareholders then separated. THE LATE ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN LINE. The adjourned inquest on the body of Mr. John T. Beddington, who was killed by the collision which occurred near Dozker's-lane station on the morning of the 3rd inst., was resumed yesterday mornir, at 10 o'clock, before Mr. W. 8. For)le, coroner for the M i dland district of the county of Warwick, and the jury empanelled en the 4th inst. Mr, Bruyeres, the superintendent of the southern division, Mr. M.Connell, the locomotive superintendent, and Mr. Bedford, the chief of the police department, were in attendance. Mr, Cluther, from the office of Messrs. Carter, of Birmingham. watched the cue for the company; and Mr. Harding, solicitor, of Birmingham, appeared for the friends of the deceased, several of whom were present. The proceedings commenced with the examination of Edward Jones, who was guard of the train which left Birmingham at 9.15 a.m. on the 3rd inst., sad who described the nature of the acci dent. The train was going at the rate of 3; miles an hour, the ordinary speed being 38. He observed no shock to the train before they met with the accident, and could say nothing as to the state of the ash-pan. Mr. T. Forsyth, chief foreman of the locomotive departm en t at Wolverton, stated that the last general repass. of the engine 163 was completed on the 23rd of April, 1852, and described from his book the mature of the repairs which it then received. Among these were "two new haws and ail stele Sited to ashpan—part new lagging and alweet-iron combs m firebox." He also produced • certificate autho rities die )terne el msterMis far constructing an entirely new estenitjhe SNP which ashpan was Steil to the engine en Ms 17th of espemebm, 1851. He also his belief that it was cosy Improbable • driver's= a loose screw or mat ht the erkpan jut before en seed& From ell he had beard end seen he wee that one of the stays was not smile Nand, and that sem et the bolts were not screwed we Milt. He believed the accident to have occurred from elbow. Several eeninems were called, who gave it as their *den that the dens and bolts had bite severed b sine estrum farce, and Sat the saddest we. by the edges meeting with genie sheds& den. Idiom le Mis Welt wee gives by Mr. Xeenedy, date angleeer. =I. Mr. T. Pairbalrn of Xranhester, and Mr:W. P. Mr. J. Maredale esereesed hie opinion that et t i a ll =was comnieeed by • ng dir givi way on the meg Me of the admen with the bodes day. lie was maimed the fresemed stay W been broke* seam time bane the accident. Mr. G. He*" ef HirraiaMenn. did net Ala a blew was nam es, is have came& the essident. Be somedired that the eel& of the accident wee Is be Sued in the weakens of theleft hand frost May. The preseedises were ultheetely adjoureed for a week. ROYAL YACIIT SQUADRON REGATTA. Cowan, TVLSDAT EVINING. The yachts et present in the Solent and the Me dins are very numerous, but even the present large number would have been considerably increased but for the boisterous gales experienced of late, which hu pro vented many of them from coming up from the westward and other ports. It was stated that the Coquette, on her way from Plymouth to this place, had sunk, but this rumour has turned out happily to be without fonts- I dation, as information has lately been received that, being overtaken by a storm, she put into Weymouth and ha s escaped with but slight damage. The sailing committee consisted of Mr. W. Ponsonby and Mr. Richard Franklyn. The amusements opened with the race for Her Majesty's Cup of 100 guineas, for cutters of 75 and not more then 105 tons, belonging to the Royal Yacht Squadron, for which the following vessels were entered : Yeats. 'Tons. Owens. Meg. Arrow lO2 Moo Chamberlin', In. Blew. whim snow. Aaron 47 Le Mantissa Thorass, En. Whale, red Mar. Lanoek The Queen's Cup Course—vin., from a cotter moored of Cowes Castle, round the Nab Light, returning from theme to Cowes and proceeding to a vessel moored of Yarmouth, heck to Cowes Castle, where the race will conclude. A time race on a new scale. The Arrow, from her late per formance* at Ryde, was decidedly the favourite. Shortly before ten o'clock the vessels appeared at the stations, and at five minutes before ten the preparatory gun was first. The crews of the respective yachts were seen in activity in a moment in getting all in readiness, and at ten o'clock precisely the gun for starting was fired. There appeared to he some little delay in getting under weigh, but the Arrow was the first to show het bowsprit ahead, and getting to the windward she fur a abort time took the followed bithe Lavroek, and some distance astern by the Aurora. The lead, however, was bat of very temporary duration, for she had not started above a minute when the Aurora, who had now gathered her wind, came abreast of the Lama, then passed her, sad drew rapidly on the Arrow. Oa getting abreast of Old Castle Point she over hauled the Arrow, and, in a few moments, succeeded in running by her, and taking the first place. The Arrow then continued to fall astern, and from this point to On. borne House a most interesting race ensued between the Arrow and the Lavreek, the little Aurora still main the lead. The relative positions were nualtneed floor a point, sad they made tbeir way towards Ryde, whim ISTIM 6111 getters' opinion of those on the beach that the Arms silk succeeded in tacking first towards the thadhsail ra.r this opinion requires confirmation. The bl.Urbi int mr. ever, of the Arrow was moat excellent, ad s her altered form, she appears to possess all the plasidisa /whit sailing, in common with those of the latest from the bander% bands. The pretensions of the Anion are by a* sons to hi underrated, as she was the second vessel resod the Needles on the occasion of the ram for the Queen's Cup, on the course round the Isle of Wight last year. It sill be remembered that this was the second victory of the Ame ns:l, sad the Aurora was then the only vessel that came round the Needles with her. We must, however, defer the result of this match until the next communication. Thera wu a talk her; to:daltiCaTticeinterice, Lord de Blegaiere, would appear in the Solent if a crew can be got together to the owner's satisfaction, but she is disqualified from sailing in any match here, not sow being a foreign vessel, and her owncr not being a member of the Royal Yacht Squadron. EMIGRANTS' AID AND TRANSIT SOCIETY. A meetiag took place laat evening, at ths Apollo ' lakes liteem, St. Mania's-Wee, to hear as espesitiam ot the prissipke et this society. There vas a aswiled shandsows, a pest malty haulm LIM Issldas pee -1 . .ritr& used est tls• attendee of frakeelies gasels Ile immense of Isemprate bah% hie =itthe rosette 01 10 ewe madame • re (Miami yeme I. the Nee* Aimless Kr. Osedells. • erentiamin who bee spent Isms pew in the whey, eislremeed the NNW the wepid larelet Os seinw_tifilleteete. may misled k 1111. i pplilise a POPOV selpiel• niesmited le 121. pit heed sith i =sell Uwe' baucessi IL as& VIL est hr the salts al the pig ye t whisk:P=l'e Pert span would sides nesse who see—Peer, liese)—bst that they mien pat their abesidess Is Pe w lei is es slope lams sf the Let tloce whe bed Pesdeesi their ham is Ps Islay lir the &g -ifts iambi there If dime. eel let Pre who west their pine Mew, bass.) It wee the pass Ph* of Pie efoletr mmy set ea essesiest epees ef tem. as esememm by vase .din hay, llm ea tC beim (Ppm) The Greaten of Os essiety would make it their Wham - the 1111ip and arrange meets •Ilhe k sea Sailkshr the seer whlelli bee WlT mus l Z eits, dli In i d" NUM be = 4 .1 the purement . mekity bed epee Is the Ninny. Mr. W. Reorkins, thievish whose mess these enigma who were fertanate is the colony meld arouse hr Ile esst sf their Mattes, thee (rittiset a .)l B ' a lg a a nfielthiraiseelety mos nista of veselehei melcissi es shed up their thew la She Pik.it 41 woe the boat ef the ape% it het whisk wet eited_ by the mate esestehm estistlea as LPL Sem Lod }fraiche. (Chemay The immlem a the seal we. divided We tom deem. Ind mslealig eimi g ee midi)/ e ibla r=j; mesh dills Horst wen Is mete Pim w passed M Awhile la the Mem hessil a /and hit Os pnr sips se bed in Anehile. At Ps s e bp es Bosom dis lie • sat sod be y861%811. The pl ai d woes saw Wish. bet they would be sesellseilly mama whim the ilismied - eelVi e. who hid MR Shie mew try is the OWN Ili the piss ssmism.—Mr. W. Carpear moved • ash** that mossraties, thumb tho efforts • of the *less, smided by 'my ' hied sf Perky, wu the Irs• ma tibia mg spina of emisemies should be esseled, sod that Ps past pis. peed Is this society allorded_ the best mesas of a:s s mbar ilig a sesiM e :s . =ill * si g =e via se g itie te p. eon themslue weld hue tie entire immassesest of the hate. by Pe *sate of heel eemesittses. rt. besta si The ant- White.suld be mai seam as of Pe land sod the ism& beibling eseletlesr sehhh bed al =eillsetsd Ned kasisibllg melba episode of du af substutplene Mar i - pedlimsa ailed lf the g j iz iM beim Impft essietsrad, esearding to the aim of wse sad nemmued ia to dhow tive.—Lord iglo o this wee seeismry, Is ceder to give the publie cosiisse is its apeellens, asd is Pew them that it wee net ens of those white bed be. limempt blare the stelae Th• redness was dm pt, sad __he speed to.— ldr. Meek moved the essoismasot of • sonmittee for Wooteimeer, at the beelst whom was Mr. Nieholay, of Otheidne, Mr. Buddha, in answer Is gentions from She smiting, said that • sakeriber hr ton limes would est be entitled to a loss ae • eastleref awe% bet maid meneiy he entitled to apply far a Ism as as ape* isf Ls Pares. —Sus* shier sustioss were shot and saurcred, and the pessoodie dosed with • vote of thanks to the noble chasms. Sown WELSH RAILWAY EXTENSION.—No fewer than four distinct plans for railway extension are before the public of South Wales. The largest and most important scheme is one projected from Milford Herren to Manches ter, running through the heart of South Wales. This has been termed the Welsh Union, and has been received with much favour. It would run from Carmarthen through Llandilo, Llandovery, Bnilth, Rhayader, to Llandiloes, thence to Crewe and Manchester thus connecting, by a direct line, the northern and ant ral diatrieta of England with the south of Wales. It is said that the Earl of Cawdor and Viscount Endre, M.P., and erne lupe land owners are in favour of the elbow. The entermiss Osbert lines into the Welsh valleys hes Inn heed most ramose nt ire, and it is now proposed In emstruet a line fronts Briton Ferry to Glyneorwg sad Maesra sm inarting into the valleys of the Avon and Llyovi, and Ghent 111 Mile" in length. It would jain the llostli W maid Hoe at Briton Ferry Docks. It appears that the Mot men of land on the tins have consented to eve dhe requisite ground gratuitously. Engineers are oink augisysi is pre paring plans and sections for the Format ofDein Central Railway. The fourth project is the line ham Aberystwyth to Shrewsbury, which has met with much attention. RAILWAY ME ;PINGS. SOUTH. WESTERN RAILWAY. The ordinary Isalflearly general mooting of the proprieties in the Leaden and South Western Company wee baldgetainday at the Nine Elena Station. The ad earthallellt NW= meeting also announced that Om die flet= twaimated, a special gene ralite Mlllehte he MN eierider the report of the &vn emends, peepseed Morives. Mr. CHAPLIN, chaimma of the beard of directon o pre sided. The atteadsnos was not veep large. The report (which appeared is the Doily News of the 12th), was taken as read. On the triestion being put that the report be received and &twat. Mr. UPCROFT asked wkathae deepromeat liettennts con tained all the debts and behinds et the up to the 30th of June last ? and if not what were tM outstanding amounts. Mr . HOYES (one of the auditors) replied that the esti mated future expenditure wu 131,0001. ; but he believed that would be exceeded by about 30,800 f. if everything was done contemplated and ordered. The accounts, of course, did not embrace the works yet to be executed. Mr. UPCHOFT called attention to the estimate of the directors in their report in 1848; and to the prediction then made, that there would soon be a 6 per cent. dividend. The dividend of 31, which the proprietors now got, wu a very questionable one; and he attributed this to the direc tors not cluing their capital account. (Hear, bear.) Unfortunately the interests of the friends of the directors, via., of the attornies, the engineers and the contractors, were entirely.opposed to those of the shareholders; and the result was such ruinous speculations as had been entered into, and as were still recommended. (Hear, hear.) What the proprietors had to do wu to force the directors to put a cheek upon themselves by clueing the capital ac coast; but unless they (the proprietors) get the powerful support of the London newspapers ' he didn't think they would ever be able to manage this. Ile wished this ques tion to be answered by the chairman—at what period did the threaten themselves contemplate closing the capital account The CHAIRMAN did not see what grounds the be& proprietor had fur his dissatisfaction. In 1818 the &UM= made a very careful estimate of the cbable math ON re would be required previous to eMeMa _ NOM thsemt ; and fur two or three years be hid, flu Ihekawd. repeated that statement, making the current ••••••ions each successive year. Last year be had not imil the pleasure of meeting the proprietary; but he we wil lingly on this occasion go again Into the matter. They had received 8,722,5161 ; they had expended altogether 8,614,8351., and they had a balance of cash in hand of 107,6311. Then he came to the liabilities. The last esti. mate made was 610,8301., for all the works contracted for. They ha 1 spout up to the 30th of June of that 509,3191.; leaving to complete the proposed weeks 131,502/. In fol lowing out the estimates, experience had pointed out many directions in which deductions could be made, while on the other hand occasions had occurred requiring works in excess of the aggregate estimate. Since the old estimate in question it had been resolved by a vote of the proprietary to spend 16,0001. to go to Alton ; 4,0001. on ac count of the North Devon, and 90,000 f to complete the line to Andover. Well, sfur these things were dose with, there would be, according to his estimate, as balance of cash in hand, 107,6311. ; for unissued shares, 472,46 N.; for calls in arrear, 6,6811.; for calls not made, 188,7981.; further borrowing powers, 110,5581.; value of the surplus property left in hand, 187,7011.: making a total of 1,073,8311. Deduct from this total the old estimate of 131,5011., the 16,0001 for Alton, the 4,0001. for Taw Vale, and the 90,0001. fur the Andover ext:nsion, and there would bs a balance of insets over liabilities of 832,3291. Ile did not want Just yet to touch on the subject of the special meet ing ; but he did nut hesitate to say this—that if the capital account should be closed,—and afterwards desirable projects presented tbentselyse—there were twenty ways of opening a new account, without mystifying the general cap i tal OW count by mixing up old with new item.. (Hear, bear.) in regard, therefore, to the proposition which would be mode at the special meeting, if they could not bring forward • new capital account, clear of the old one, why they would not touch the matter. (Hear, hear.) While on his lee, answering the hon. proprietors, he would go into the gear ral subject. lie thought that, on the whole, their ankles did not look at all unsatisfactory. Ile would not compete this year with 1111, which was quite an artificial year as affected seaways, but, taking 1850, he found that front the Ist of January to the 10th of August, 1852, they had • clear eaten in receipts of 9141. a week. (Hear, hear.) This was a tolerable smut , and the result evidenced the wisdom of the liberal mike which they had exhibited towards the public in regard le fares, &c. The increase in the goods tulle was &nate; for in the last six months they bad carded Ism which ma 12,000 t .ns more than la any halt-year. (Rear, hear.) There were also to be cone the advantageouscircumstances growing up around the.. Looking to the influence of the junctions, giving them le Southampton a communication with the north of England, to thegrowth of the mail steam-packet service, to the gag tor shipping at Southampton in connexion with the emigres lion movement, be reacted he could see for this eempelly • very satisfactory prospect. (Hear.) As to the exporibmw he confessed it looked heavy, but it was an eitiptioaal amount. The last year, with its great trade, had breseht sudden great pressure on the machinery mit eimk ; and the effect of that wear and tear had only bees kit hi this half-year. Ho was, however, now glad te stets, wad he said it advisedly, that there was a marked impregamest in the whole of the simpany's masibbeseg gime the medessical department had beta plated miler dm armies et Mr. Nettie. In the raiseed fessummien of coke, in the speed with which the heavy Inthesew travelled, and in the diminution in the use el pad engines, there were great causes for general eaththedes. The gem of unities, taking the whole thing over the avenge of miles worked, was only a d. a mile ; and this state et Wags tared a fair comparison with the circumstances OS any ether line south of Londe, and which had not those aulelogen in regard to the price of coal enjoyed by the seethes companies. Tie plant was altogether in a most elides. 'sedition, and he believed they would get m most setithetatily this year. (Hear, hem) Then wee Me matter which he could not ggaamm ••••elesd; he waned to the pain end anxiety the diulsw hail =dirges. is roped te the unhappy conduct a their aid servant, Mr. thern. Mr. Stavin - hied served W Mummy treat the very beglesiug, and uslimited um laute led been placed In him by - wine. H. (the aloginees) bed originally inueleasi bin le the company, and had been with member, of his owe Ithdly, security for him. His health having become deranged, and his books getting behind band, the dingoess get him to away for a few weeks' Memel s , and, nageetedly he went te Americo. Letters had bum meshed fee i biasepd ilint " irke =4 " ra Z ag ia s t alS s e lapay telde raw bask, me beiggi b him n to Muth W matrs in a peeper state. As yet I?,e DA! eitekmes) had not semelsbeit whether Mr. Stovin lad received est letter. The mak was still unsettled, theethwe ; is he (the theirmea) biped it was still pese(- a some eifiesselOS wwY he thrown over the coafseed bermslises in ymetles, sad that things would tarn sae befthe theta had bees enraged at int. As a natant ger emtheme et the of elf Me. Issue, other Irregularities esemened with it had bees asegered ; and the dinners WON se present is i abaft with a Mr. Ford, a gamier, who had imsght large train to the Bee from the western who war debtor • cab to • eendllsealeis snout in Mr. tildes ad ever whets they lad me float held. Theltild they had was is the gesurthes on poverty width hed append nimble sad mailable : but k sew sp rlint be hid got rid Odds 2 iN ead @Wet et:= 18 411;7= 11111147 1 ,peey . sea AeAle wire gereesid Mil shoat them as yes without the smolt milddy. _ls dealing with emigre Mr. , either es vilmiesebs et retail 01111TiM, 'ensile risks met be run, Me meek bed to be gives to they they were obliged to give credit; but the just di:saee en& fit that the more they Gould manage to mama their errs buslases the better it woold be hells* Istande. Armerthesty,they were determined to get ash malthis mine Wllwthtea hoods • and they had a amw vassegiejelsim them bleed, tilt very day (Mr. 11.10), who hal bed - pest peselleal emeritus, la the north, sad vibe weed* men est the sew priaelpie effeetnally. Oa the ethic Se law therms won fair and mode rate. The eallehme hills were all tarried to the taxing miler is the Court et Snigger, which was eme marastee M ilthwese ; and besides this, the ~espy sow a law meth, if he might gen MI le, l e e llaP rZe the aelistritt se M pazikamemy badmen es that all wee dew that meld be dews tie seulealise heavy domes& of this hied. la easdedes, the hes. chairman Mend that the dinettes wen es the mist *theft footing with the Heighten Ossr may, sad sow canythg set all the anaggemethes feat mama Mlle, math with that espial. In esewer le a madden tram IDWARDS as to Mt. Scott's else sew meemmed quallistigne, Kr V. 111112,DING (the gesselery) stated that Mr. Scott bad bees esmdmed by the peiasipal limner by the Idieksesk a ro sl wa L s zprw, by the Math i llikk i k ell % thrk brim the gale mu gee), red by the San buititeeth, end Ad Owes ampules open in the fscitldt hem et Mr. Poets. ARDS patented epithet the diffusion not Wag a manager hen main their rent ebi adieus. Maw, bear.) He alto peenseled spinet the wain of lha dirselers going seenelty he their ens Whom They eosin in take the guarantee society. (Hem.) The CHAIRMAN—You may be sure 11l never p men , rity again. (Laughter.) Kr. HE aarseeed the misting en the paragraph in the report relating he the elation et dimaters. He begged It to be understood that be was set plash, hie own same in opposition to Mr. flosjeast Gaselle or he Mr. Morti mer, but that he was &Wag in entire assonmenee with them. He was only a candidate ea the aappo dtion that there was a third messy; but the omasubject to width be desired be call attendee was as }w nly of the based at dandied Is the purged the referring Is dm mend= wardensi by the ell Mr. Atkin and Lord Marley end the death of Onmed Now, they would all remember the eirremanent gnat which the promiseiz s e s tives that the ?amain; in di. melon Weald be at dm award of the perwiang ;t it = It wee be semethig fa the way of 8111 S. , or at hest elf a seacemiew le the 900 prevailed who had complained that they found It *peen ble to obtain any share in the management of that allblee. It was to be an act of grace—aentetiting mem then the law would been compelled the directors to do. Tim has. mamma sae had made the promise on the part of the directors (la Smith), said that two of the Ward would retire absolutely —that they would resign and net offer themselves for w. election ; and that the vacancies eo mimed would be glued MOCKERIES OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CEREMONIES. The following correspondence has been published : 39, Duncan -terrace, Islington, August 9. rt Hon. Sir,—l beg to lay before you, as her Majesty's',, Secretary of State for the Home Department, the mprasestation: • ti th• ease of Teodor, who styles himself a eslheisbet whs. there is every /*M bel ieve, W to belie, bin awe= the tide, with the assistance of another =rnamed Chylisaki, is giving, in vari ou s p ar t s o f ase its neighbowdmed, alerts' of public exhibitions, the avowed object of whisk Is to hold up the most solemn rites of*, catholic collsieli to mockery and comtempt. Tho Crione invited te thses rejwasmediens by handbills of ess eseinag dreams, (I smokes a copy), in which, =other things, It is said that the materials of the Eucharist are to be exposed for sale at a contemptible rise, for the evident purpose of bringing odium upon the mind holy sacrament ; for, although It be true that the per forates in these exhibitions is no priest, and consequently that the materials in question are subjected to no true con secration under his hands, yet it is sufficient for the purposes of scandal that they should be popularly supposed to be what in fact they are not. Having reason for expecting that Nis profane exhibition, which took place as recently as Friday last in the neighbourhood of Portman-equare,will be attempted in my own neighbourhood also, I am desirous I of knowing whether I may look forward to the resistance of the police in suppressing the circulation of these hand bills, and in preventing the admission of the public to any performance of the same nature with that described in the advertisement I enclime, . . . . I venture, as a catholic priest, to claim this interposition in behalf of a religion tolerated by law—first, on the ground that. Inch exhibitions are contrary to public de cency and morality ; and secondly, because they have a di reettendency to inflame the passions of the catholic popu lation. Although mortantions for the public tranquillity, I cannot undertake to answer for the behaviour of my flock if their religion be openly insulted by handbills such as the enclosed and public exhibitions of the nature it announces. I respectfully beg permission to make inch use of any reply with which you may favour me as may be necessary towards preventing the repetition of such proceedings. I am, Right lion. Sir, your obedient humble servant, F. OAKELEY, Missionary I' r i ... , of Islington. The Right Hon. Secretary Walpole, M.P., &e. Whitehall, August 14. Sir —I am directed by Mr. Secretary Walpole to inform you that the subject referred to in your letter of the Nth inst. has already occupied his attention. Mr. Walpole has not hesitated, and does not hesitate, to express his deep and sincere regret that such scandalous exhibitions should hare occurred, and he has given more than once instructions to the police to caution all perms who promote these proceed ings that they will bring open themselves a serious respon sibility if any disturbance of the public peace should arise from such conducts—l am, sir, your o'vedient servant, • The Roe. F. Oakeley. W. J. H. JviLit it. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. WESTERN CIRCUIT—BRISTOL, Avo. 17. &TAM Xi. ninon PLAIT APD A emu:. 'CRT. LUNELL AND OTHERS V. BRUCE AND OTHERS. This wit.% a running down case. It was continued till a late hour Inqt night and was resumed this morning at nine o'clock. Tho jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff— damages, fO:ir. Ils. NORTHERN CIRCUIT.--LiveßrooL, Am. 17. CIOSBI Coon.—BßV.llll LOBO CHIRP 11,TICIE BLUAILALLY AT WEST DERBY. Geoegc Franec, 27, was indicted far having, in company with seven other persons, not in custody, broken into the house of Mr. John Owen, a farmer at West Derby, near Liverpool, early on the morning of the Ist of June last, and stolen about SUL in money and a large quantity of plate. The faits of the cases were fully reported in the Er. press at the period of the robbery. Considerable violence had been used towards Mr Owen, who was struck with a life preserver; nod others of the inmates wee.. ul , o ranee or less maltreated on the occasion. During the tune tho thieves were regaling themselves below, one of the number indulged in a musical effort on the piano in the parlour. Upon leaving the premises they took the footpath towards Walton, and a witness, who was go.lig an th.d direction, fully identified the prisoner Front, as one I.f thou. An other witness followed them, when he was And at, and the charge passed close in front of hi, eyes. The primmer was apprehended in the course of a few hours, but none of the other robbers have as yet been taken. The defence slt up was an alibi, and Mr. Tindal Atli:ar son •er :Oily coniductril the prisoner's case; but t h e jury found the pri,or. , r Guilty, and be was silutemed t 4 trans portatiou (Jr life. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COCItT. ESTEIWA Y. Et.rou. nut Rixclain a. SEQUEL OF TIIE BRIGHTON CARD CHEATINCi. Ihchard -ndered to tako hie trial upon an in dictment, charting him with misdemeanour, in havMg un lawfully ol,t-iiu,d money by f.int prttences from llenry BrOnUlr. Mr. P..rry an.l Mr. Metcalfe conducted the prr , ccution. Mr. BA:lantine and Mr. Doyle were COUllati fur the de fendant. The learned c rinset for the prosecution in opening the ease said it was ene of a very remarkable character, and he therefore bespelte the serious attention of the par, to tho facts he should lay be fore them in support of the charge. The defendant was charged with obtaining money by false pretence., an Oran which under all circumstances was one of • very marinas charaetr. but which, in tke present instance, was rendered still more serious by the fact that the defendant was a person who had occupied a very respectable position is society, and who had for some time been an attorney, and who therefore ought not, under any circumstances, to have been a party to any violation if the law. He ;hen proceeded to state that the defendant was charged with having obtained from Mr. Henry Broome, the prosecutor of the present indictment, several bills of exchange of a large amount, and also a considerable amount in cash, under false pretences, in connexion with a charge of card cheating at Brighton; the particulars of which had ob tained a good deal of notoriety, and the facts of which it would be necessary for him briefly to allude to. The learned counsel then called tke attention of the jury to the circumstance of the charge against John Broon.e, the bro ther of the prosecutor of the present indictment, and two other person+, Lamed Staden and James, the latter of whom. it will be remembered were convicted at the recent anises ' at Lewes, and sentenced to two years hard labour, and said that the defendant, who had acted as tho solicitor for the prosecution in the first instance, was now charged with obtaining bills of exchaege and money from the proeccutor under the pretence that he had had an interview with Mr. Walpole, the Secretary of State for the Home Department, and that he had sufficient influence with him to prevent his brother from being transported, and that he could, in fact, relieve him from any inconvenience in re ference to the indictment that had been pre ferred against him. Ile should be able to prove most clearly t hat by means of this false represe n t a ti on th e d e ( ca d en t had obtained property to a considerable amount if UM the prosecutor, and he said Le must confess he was at a loss to imagine what line of defence would be taken. An attempt would probably, he said, be made to attack the character of the prosecutor, and he was bound to admit that Henry Broome had been a prizefighter, and that he was, in fact, very well known as the champion of the heavy-weights, and that he had also been connected with the turf, and it might be urged that he was • man not very likely to be imj posed upon, but the jury must recollect that he had to deal with an attorney, a man of experience, and who, by his position as solicitor for the prosecution against his brother, would necessarily have a great deal of sufluence over bins, and by whom, therefore, he might more easily have been deceived. The 1 d counsel next proceeded to refer to some of the other circumstances of the case, and the follow: ing evidence was then adduced:— Mr. Venal!. clerk to the bench of magistrates at Brigh ton, deposed that he acted in that capacity upon the occa sions of the different examinations of Staden, James, and John Broome, upon the charge of obtaining money and bills of exchaette from Mr. Hamp by means of cheating at cards. The defendant, Mr. Sill, bad attended several exa minations in the capacity of solicitor for the prosecution, and he did so on the Bth of March. Upon that occasion he asked for the sanction of the magistrates to be allowed to withdrew from the prosecution, and also that the recog nizance" of Mr. Chase, the chief constable of Brighton, who had been bound over te prosecute, should be discharged. The grounds he alleged Neatening to withdraw from the presecu tionwere that Mr. Hemp had made an affidavit upon the sub ject of his bill of eats, in which he made a statement di rectly in contradiction to the evidence he had given before the magistrates, and that his evidence therefore could not be relied upon. The magistrates retired to consider the tap plication, and upon their return they told the defendant that as he desired to withdraw from the case, they did not consider him any longer as the solicitor for the prosecution, and he did not again appear in the case in that capacity. The magistrates afterward, instructed witness to carry on the prosecution, and he did so, and Staden and James were tend at the last makes at Lewes and convicted. John Broome did not surrender to take his trial with them. Henry Broome, the prosecutor deposed that be for merly kept the Opera Tavern in the Haymarket, but was at present residing at No. 102, Lisson-grove. Ho had been a pugilist, and was known as the champion of the prize ring or what remained of it. (A laugh.) He remembered a young gentleman named Hemp going to lodge at the public house kept by his brother John Broome, in Air street, Piccadilly, and that be went with his brother to Brighton races last year, and that shortly afterwards • charge was made against his brother and two persona NNW Staden and James of cheating Mr. Hemp, and Ode 'tending him of money by foal play at cards. Witness did tel go to Brighton with the parties, and he knew nothing of what occurred there ,and he first heard of the charge on the 23rd August. He knew nothing of the de fendant Mr. Sill until this charge was made against his brother, and the first time he saw Lim wax on the evening of the 6th of March when he was sent for to an oyster shop in the Strand, and found him there. When the defendant saw him he came up to him and shook hands with him, and said he had been want ing to see him for some time, and they then had Fennel Bingos of grog, the great part of which witness paid for. After some time the defendant proposed that they should go to witasse's house, as he mid he conid not speak rero t r i sr a r o many people, and they accordingly went together to the Opera Tavern. At this flea it was nearly twelve o'clock, and they went into the bar, and the defendant then said that it was he who had carried on the prosecution against witness's brother, and that he had seen the Seem tary of State upon the subject, and he had told him that if his brother was convicted he would be transported. He at the same time said that it would be impossible for him to es cape as he bad drawn the indictment, and had put thirteen counts into it, and it was impend.)e for his brother to get through it. They had a good deal of convenstion together, in fact the conversation listed until five o'clock the next morning. (A laugh.) In addition to what he had before stated the defendant told him that there was just time enough to save his brother and that he could do it, but he must have at least 3001. ft was five o'clock on Sunday morning when the defendant left his hone, and he said that he would give him until two o'clock that day le get up the money. He was aware that the defendant had been engaged as the attorney for the prosecution, and he was therefore induced to believe his statement with regard to his having been in communication with the Secretary of State. The defendant came again to his house about two **clock, and he then repeated what he had stated before about the power he possessed with the Secretary of State, end be also said that he had got Mr- Chen, the chief officer of Brighton, substituted as the pro neuter in this case instead of Mr. Hemp, and lie pointed to • paragraph that was in a newspaper upon the table in con firmation of his statement, and he said it had been done through the Secretary of State. In consequence of what the defendant said upon this occasion, witness was induced to give him two bills of 1201. each. These bills were upon French stamps, and they were drawn by John Hemp, the brother of Mr. Hemp who was the prosecutor of the indict ment, and endorsed loy witness and his brother. The de fendant said ho must have some money as well as the bills, and witness gave him a 101. note, two 51. notes, and • cheque for 201. He then said that as there might be some difficulty in getting these bills discounted, he must have an English bill of exchange for 140/., with witnesses and his brother's name upon it. Witness told him that it was Sunday, and he could not get a stamp; but the defendant said he must go and find one, and he went out and obtained a stamp from a neighbour, and when he came back it was filled up for 2401., at four months date. The defendant kept possession of all the bills, and he remained at witness's house drinking nntil eleven o'clock at night. The drink was all at witness's myelin, of course. (A laugh.) During the dsy the defendant wanted him to put his name to the French bills ; and on hie telling him that he was a bank rupt, and that he eould not pay. sad his name would be of no use, the defendant said that he was a good bankruptcy lawyer, and witness might take his word that he would come to no harm through signing the bills. On the following dsy (Monday) witness and the defendant went clown to Brighton for the purpose ac cording to the defendant's statement, of ge tti ng Mr. Chase's recognisance' take's off and having the prosecution put a stop to, and he at the same time said that if he (the de fendant) took no further steps in the prosecution he was sure the Secretary of State would not. They went to the Town-hall, hat when Mr. Sill was about to make the 'pp'',