The Express. — London, England, 1852-08-30 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 30, 1852. ..._- --- ha , in adrift of nearly 30 feet from the main hole. TREATY OF EXTRADITION BETWEEN gbe eCotirt. RAILWAY MEETINGS. 1 1 Thow prophets who shake their wise heads and as. FRANCE AND NEW GRANADA. • --a.— I pert that the mints are " giving out," would do well ____. OSBORNE, fIaTMIDAT. CHESTER AND HOLYIIIRAD RAILWAY. 1 to look at this delicate little " chispa," and alter their (Frannie Dahl AWL) Her Majesty and Prince Albert, aceonipaaled by the o. i ihe half-yearly meeting of the proprietors was ,• • Its value is about 3,400 dohs .opinion& (Custurnicsaao.) Princess Helena, Princess Louisa, and Prince Arthur, held at the half -square terminus of the London and ' A Butch barque, called the Cornelia, arrived at Th e presence of M. Persiguy, the French Minister drove out yesterdsy afternoon in the direction of Newport. i North-Western Railway, on Saturday. Mr. 8. M. Pero, t M.P.., was in the chair. The Lord Colville attended on horseback. Fan Francisco on the 14th ult., from Panama, after of the Interior and confidential adviser of Louis Lieutenant. Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon bee succeeded edtb ad en v read. refut e by_which the c an extremely long passage of 114 days. There was 1 Napoleon, in London , taken in connexion with the Colonel Bouverie as Equerry in Welles to Prince Albert. meeting o lg th w e a c t i eonve n n was submiti.g: .ll "° ll °•nalf r° - t dreadful mortality on board, 30 of the Paale a lf e ri l mission which report has confided to him, and the I Lord Cowley arrive( yeste rday rri l o i lt i o n a do ;c c it t a a ",..' "The statemeat of accounts fee the half-year ending having died. debates on the law of extradition in the British par- s a l' dja.dr with her Majes ty. Jane 30 last exhibits • gross increase of receipts from , The detachment of United States :trope ender liament j ustj prior to its dissolution, gives such an ts :! M . ' Gibbs also had the hamar of receiving ag urn traffic to the amount of 8,2581. W. 10d. ; of which sans ' command of Lieut. Moore, who were in pursuit di additional importance to the following Beaty as to I B, NDAy. 5,6441 Ov. AL hav e bee n d er i ve d f rom th e ra il wa y, and ~ a party of Indians concerned in the murder of some excuse its textual publication, though tome time has Yesterday her Majesty and Prince Albert gave their an- 2,6041. ss. 2d. from the steam boats. The tables subjoined t snipers, on the head waters of the Merced, succeeded display the number of passengers and tons of goods carried, j I elapsed since it was promulgated by the New Om- nest jets in honour of the Prince's bi rt hd ay, to the la. the receipts from these and other sources, and the eapentli- i In eurprisine them on the evening of the 4th inst., I lna&an government. The treaty Las for its object limners and work people employed on the estate, and their lure in working charge, during the half-year under re- . hitting five and taking twelve prisoners, and also in the mutual extradition of criminals between then w'ves • lIIRO to the seamen and marines of the royal yachts, view, untreated with the results of the corresponding t destroying their raneheria, and a large quantitr of . public of New Granada and the republic of France ; the Coast ' Guard and Trinity-house men, and the detach ment of the 88th Regiment, quartered at East Cowl,. periods of 1851! and 1851 respectively. a v e ,,,inions, with the loss of one private Ili 1 (--- tY/ ' and all its provisions appear to have been agreed to The Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary visited c , V. er4TIMMT Or t lICISFT4 ARO SIIPFAIDITORIL I Lin, d. Iby the respective ministers of the two republics so her Majesty in the afternoon, and remained to witness the tiatt-year liall.year Halt year u mann June wallow Juni waling J ape 'lke excitement respecting foreigners has, says the , far back as the tith of April, Itso , though they were r . s t 30, tree . 10, 1831. 80, 1832. 1 nj r , s ll sport.. tent was erected on the lawn near the house, or- Fait Joaquin Reel/Miran. in th:s county, nearly s ub - , not ratified until the 12th of May in the present n enter . ; with laurels and flags, in which were laid tables gatewa y. C • (.. C a d. C s. d. 9 Sidra. Alood deal of unnecessary symPathr has year. It is worthy of remark, therefore, to all who for the dinner extending the whole length. eseeragers -. 11,529 7 . 20,7 re 19 Ii 51,716 9 0 h bee n west on this atfair. We believe that if the recollect how the strong for government of Lord On one aide the royal marquee was pitched for the use of parcels fortigners had not assumed a hostile attitude, and Derby, with the Earl of * blalmesbur as its the Queen and the royal family, in the front of which tiwas 9,166 9 9 13,558 It 5 174014 18 7 . '' ( had complitsl with the laws in the diggings, there Foreign Secretary, was ready and wi lling thre e flag piles were erected for the royal standard and the to standards of Prince Albert and the PrIIICO of Wales. Mats 14 077 0 0 14 , 577 0 0 14,9.5 10 9 I 11 0 ' 12 have been no row at all. They claimed six 'succumb to the impudent pretensions of L ouis The whole cf the party invited being assemblid a little eiLrewsbary aud Cluster toll 1,324 I 2 1,3J8 19 5 1,750 0 a irilis nlong the creek , and wanted to establish laws Napoleon, to give up on the most slender excuse the b e e,,, th ree o'clock, seventy seamen and matinee from the !Cab. Klock were to rule American citizen,. We are in refugees who had offended him politically, that the yachts were marched to the royal kitchen, and, together 'transfer km - 110 1 : - n favolr ..f admitting foreigners, and allowing them to impoverished republic of New (ironed* stipulated with her Majesty's servants, preceded by the bands of the Total laceine 37,441 .3 1. 81,Wia 13 9 07,316 13 8 1 Wuik, if they w ill comply with our usages, customs, for, and succeeded in exacting from France, conditions Royal Marine, and 88th regiment, el iying " The Roast worm .. , t , e ,„, e amt laws; but things have come to a pretty peas if which completely screen the political offender from Beef of Old Fa land," carried the eatables to the tent in - -"•-•-- price . soon, her P Majesty, Prince Albert, with the whole of Ilalance Infavourof railways 31,643 13 4 1f1,477 19 1 27,897 16 8 0 they are allowed to establish laws over our heads- the vengeance of the mock pretender to imperial eh- the royal children, standing in front of the house -- -- t In Let, to he our local legislators. solutism. In this respect the 10th article of the pro- to see it.... pus by. Ine pant having taken besairsorrs. f, The Chinese continued to arrive in San Francisco malgated law does great honour to the statesmen of their film es, her Majesty a nd , . hi g h - 11101047 is royal „. p . ... 4,09 18 I 4„30/1 3 1 9,913 10 3 tag 17 8 6,839 10 9 8,833 13 a in w ithi nliudes Nearly 4,000 had reached the New Granada-it ahowB that, though their country !"'? • with the royal family, attended by the cita fortnight. They stopped but a short unies and gentlemen is wait may be deficient in pecuniary resources, and there- bends playing ~ tied sere the ting, p del to the tent, the Queen," and passed down Lore time. and made their way at once to the mines. The fore comparatively weak in opposition to great between t he table* Grace was thin said by air. Toward, COMPARATIT. RAMIRO OF TARARMISA AMP WOO% TRAFFIC. 6 hostility of the miners towards them appeared to be . , European states, their public men are actuated by a her Majesty's baili ff , and the thence, which comisted of thlf.7e.r H.l7.jear I Half.year j Ishalag , as few reports were received of their expo ' ' love of freedom which, unhappily, the tory ministers roast beef, eautoo, lamb, and plum pudding, with ale, ending June ending Just endine June 80,1830. 30, 1631. 30, 1631. *ion (ruin the mines.commence d . of Great Britain know nothing of, except by name... The mints continued to yield handsomely. The While France was urging for power., in a treaty Albert , Arterninner her Majeety's health and thole of Prince . 4 b er of p ... 113,:111 1113163 107,155 a the P r ince of Vale., and the rest of the royal ' w reeLeeofg = dera - hands upon any political malcontent who had sue- country dance, foot races for prizes, and di ff erent games traffic, both of the railway and the steam-boats, is steadily a am!. as Dng the beds of risers-constructing long em i t ,' i n reac t tj Our 81107 CS, her President must and dances were carried on with gr e at spirit, h 110 i -er --eesty on the increase, and, although the results of the half-year's j canals for the conveyance of water to spots known have had before hint for ratification the treaty, a and rd,farlywiteares:janaestth ern an f d re i rp ri the m_anurer... working certainly falls short of the expectations of your di to be auriferous, but unproductive from lack of ' translation of which we give below, and to which we tired, t • r. s again p eying j " trod save water. invite the attention of our readers. The royal dinner party _yesterday included the Earl of undertaking are gradually improving. The increase of The immigration into California from all parts of, espi minute has been occasioned by the measures which "Art. 1. The Grenadian governmen t and th e F renc h 'labeller, Lady Caroline Ilarrington, Baroness Spoilt, and your directors have taken, after careful consideration, with 1 the world continued immense. For the nine weeks goverunitart rect rocallyengage to surrender all individuals, Captain Crispin. it N. coding July 8, the arrivals had amounted to 22,000. fugitives from .ew Granada, taking refuge in France, and Mr. C or d er, from Bi rm i ng h am, t ransacte d b us i ness , on increased traf fi c which those meuures are calculated to all fugitives from France taking refuge in New Granada , secure. The accounts show a net balance of 7,951/. 17s. ltd. Saturday, at t he Home-office. Our l'anatua correspondent writes as follows: if pursued ur condemned by competent tribunals, as authorsto the credit of revenue, from which your directors retain l'ANAM.l, Ac Gest* 3 of, or accomplices in any of the crimes enumerated in the mend the payment bf a dividend of 3e. 6d. per share on ' mail steameri second article of the present convention, and the cztradi- The lion. Charles A. Murray, the B rit i s h C onsu l - Arrived this day the United States'the first preference ohms. The development of the t ties shall take place on the di mond of either of the two General in Egpyt, has, we understand, resigned that post, slate-traffic has hen' partly delayed, in cense- t itteril.erner, Irma San Francisco. with 281 passenger and g nnnnn meats, addreseed through their respective diplomatic arid is on the eve of leaving this country for Americi. quenee of the alterations necessary to afford to the Listi.3l6 il.ils. 7.ie. in g.ild due. Dites . Fan Fraacisco, channels. n0...4...r Pn. 77....1........i p..... v 5.......,. ......1.-:.... Arrived this day the United Stateemail steamer ffiorherner, trout SAO Francisco, with 2tll passenger. and 1,1.11.316 Job. 73e. in g.. 1,1 du.'. Dates. San Francisco, July Acapii!c.i, July 21. No newt; of importance. Arrived a:so, this day, the I'. 'dander Steam Navigation Compare'. ,tamer Quito, Ws 11., from Valparaiso, Callao, do . with her 31ajesty's mails, thirty.sis passengers, and 27 4 .000 dol.. in specie and bullion for Europe. tinier.' Florae espedition agninst the Ecuador is • templet. - failure. General times, it appears, went on shore • little be for, Guayaquil to attack • troop, and lost several 332.. n killed and wounded. The latter he sent en heard hr. steamer Chili, under charge of a colonel, who fowl I the crew of the steamer in a state of mutiny, : hating .tcur.l the arms of the ship, and b nand most of th.• VOICOT. ; in • few minutes the crew, prior p I c Chinon., were in complete possession of the ste..m. r, : and said they were going to deliver her up in Oei sr r ono, president of the licuad. rjwbo had off, red thin' dols. to do so, and that any who did not wish to join e..uld embark in • small schooner then towing astern of the idea ner, and go where they pleased, which many did, and proceeded to Payta. At. Grueral Flores' fleet was at Payta when the steamer passed, and were obliged by the Peruvian authorities to disarm, and then allowed full liberty. General Flores landed at TrimSes (a small port north of Pats`, sad was expected at the latter port in a few days. General Flores is spoken of in the highest terms by all his men and of cers. of all nations ; but General Wright is moat bitterly complained of. Oates par Quito, Valparaiso. 16th July . • Coquimbo, lith July; C.ldera, 18th July; Cobija, 20t h; Arica, 21st; Islay, 22nd; Canso, 27th; l'ayta. 30th. The brie Canickfergus, from Liverpool (general cargo), arrived • few days ago. " Art. 2. The crimes for which extradition shell be reci procally granted are the following:—Assassination, poison ing, parricide, infanticide, murder, mutilation, violation (either attempted or consummated with violence), keen diariass, (robbery, when it has been accompanied by circum stances which =pert to it a criminal character in the eyes of the legislature of both countries), foreery of public or authenticated documents, forgery of private or commercial writings (when such defile arc punished by the laws of both countries with afflictive or infamous penalties), coining or issuing of false money ; fabrication or issuing of false paper money; alteration of paper money; abstraction of funds, effects, or documents of whatsoever nature belong ing to the state, committed either by ensployt's, holders of public deposits, or by private perscns (when such abstrac tion is punished, by the laws of both countries, with afflictive land infamous penalties); fraudulent bankruptcy, either to the prejudice of the public treasury or private persons; false testimony ; subornation of witnesses. "Art. 3. The documents which must be produced in support of the demands for extradition see :—Et mandato de arrests, equivalent to the French mandof ~'anal (rispect ing the significance of which so much unlearned and un profitable discus ion took place on a recent occasion in the British parliament), against the accused, Inconformity with the laws of the country, whose government demands the extradition, and all other documents having the same force as this mandato, and indicating equally the nature and gravity of the offences charged, as well as the penal disposi tion applicable to such offences. " Art. 4. When it shall be necessary at the extradition, all articles that may have been seized which might serve to prove the offence, as well as all effects that have been stolen, shall be transmitted to the reclaiming power, whether the extradition shall take place (the accused having been arrested), or it cannot be effected in cocsequence of the escape of the accused. The transmission of stolen effects and documents necessary to prove the offence shall take place even though, on account of death, extradition cannot take place. " Art. 6. If individuals who are foreigners to New Gra nada or to France shall take refuge in either of those coun tries, after having committed any of the crimes enumerated in article 2, extradition shell not be granted until the go vernment of the country to which the demanded foreigner shall belong, or its representative, shall have been consulted and made acquainted with all the motives which he may think proper to oppose to the extradition. This disposition shall be equally observed by the Grenadian governmeat with regard to Frenchmen and by the French government with regard to Grenadian' whose extradition should be de mended of them by other governments. " Art. 6. If the individual whose extradition is demanded was pursued or had been condemned in the country where he had taken refuge, for crimes or misdemeanours com mitted in that counter, he may not be delivered up until after trial, acquittal, or paidon; and, in case of condemnation, until after submitting to the penalty pronounced against " Art. 7. The demand for extradition shall not be ad mitted if, since the facts imputed, the pursuit or condemna tion, the time prescribed for the expiring of the penalty, shall be passed according to the law of the country in which the foreigner may be found. " Art. 8. If the individual demanded shall have con tracted towards private persons obligations of which his ex tradition may prevent the fulfilment, be shall not be re ' moved until that party shell have penned his rights before Use amamttent autlimity. " Art 9. The expenses esseiseed by lb* arrest, &tes ticle, and reneval of the redeemed parties shall be at the andel this state ia while ansased shell be seised, at state shall be misaligned by the recline* party. " Art. 10. Palled Melee et asiedreasesocirs ere ex cepted frees the pp,eeeeeseat eteventioa. It is expressly stipu lated that the dedlvidael whew extradition *ball have been granted, shall net he, la sees, pursued or punished for any political oilman eemmille9 anteriorly to the extradi tics. liatraditiem caret tab *se bat for the purpose of eheedslas the esames mW6wailed in Article 2. It ts i =ll, ea/shied thee the applicsdoe of the present ten dril bees hr he essesesseeskant the date of its sigostare, red that ask esmallted anteriorly to this date cease' be wade the aliest at a cismod for extradition. " Art. 11. The prom stasintles will continue to have foree sad viaear trita ere of the sestracting parties shell have te the ether on. year is advance its wish he • essestiee. "Are. 12. The pees) neventiss obeli be ratified es inviable to the leepestive emailluesee of the two seer =ail the vetileseleme sbell be *ashamed et Bevis does* if sr seam poesible. Ia Ilikb et white Use reepeethe have *reed the yeesest esevestiee, eadi aired thereunto their eeeL "Done el Begets, 9th April, 1850. E. Di Liii., V . ICSOZIA/10 Di DTAMDIII. " All the formalities of ezebinit7Moi We:1,4;7;74 falelled at Bozota on tb. 12th May, 1852, and sigsed en the part of New Granada by " JOBll MAILIA PLATA. Fisals--Bmaox Uotair DI BOMAN." A NEW DERBY DODGE.—Numberless as the dodges have been of the present • • • , we he this week dis covered a scheme, intended to smite the public, which, for the deepness and nefariousness of the design, is, we should think, unparalleled. About the close of the last Isession, Mr. Moffatt, M.P. for Dartmouth, moved for "A return for the amount mussed or raised in each county i in England and Wales, during the year ended at Lady . day, 18.52, or at such other period as the account of the rate is usually made up in respect of the following local rates, vie.:—poor's rate, highway rate, church rate, eounty rate, borough rate, watch rate, lighting rate, land-tax, &e. Nothing, we should think, can be more clear than the return which is required by this notice, yet • letter has been addressed to the overseen of the poor, and we presume to other bodies, accompanied by a blank tabular form, to be returned properly filled up, and this forte requires not the amount of poor's rate for the year, as we should naturally expect, but " the amo un t assessed on the parish or townurip for poor's rate, on the last rate mule in the year ending Lady-dsy, 18.52," The return therefore when made will be perfectly delusive. It will give the yearly amount paid by the farmer for the county rate, high way rate, church rate, for these taxes are generally im posed once • year, and the last rate will be all that is re quired. But in towns, where the poor rate is generally levied once a month, or once in two months, the " last rate" will not show more than a sixth or seventh of the actual taxation, and the agricultural burdens compared with those of townsmen will thus be made to appear im mensely greater than they actually are. There cannot be the smallest doubt of the intention of this piece of trickery, but this very lame attempt to dress up the distresses of the agriculturist will soon be u widely and indignantly exposed as the attempt deserves.— Newcastle Chrossich. Tim CAPE MAIL—The Propontis, Capt. Glover, belonging to the General Screw Steam Shipping Company, nailed Dorn Plymouth with a supplementary mail for the Cape of Good Ilope, &c,, on Saturday. She took some specie, 40,000 f., and a general cargo. This vessel goes out ia order to provide for the regular homeward mail, in con sequence of the extension of the route to Madras and Calcutta. -------- DEPARTURE OF THE Eciu,PA. —On Saturday fore man, at elites o'clock, the British and North Americso royal mail steam ship Europa, Capt. Leitch, departed from the Mersey with 120 passengers, a fair cargo, and the usual weekly mails, for the United States and the British pro vinces, in charge of Lieut. J. Grant Raymond, R.N., the Admiralty Agent. TILE Q UELN'S PROGRESS TO SCOTLAND. BIRMINGHAM. Queen Victoria will peas through the Midland metropolis this afternoon, for the second time since she ascended the throne. Preparations for as loyal a reception and greeting as a five or ten minutes' stay will afford have been made, the weather fortunately bidding fair to be some what more propitious than on the occasion of her Majesty's passing through on her return from Scotland in 1819, when the mayor of that day hastily read an address from beneath an umbrella. amidst a perfect torrent of rain, and flanked by long rows of ladies fair with draggled dresses and woe. ful looks—results of a stormy October morning. A wry strong desire has been felt in the town, especially since her Majesty's visit to Manchester and Liverpool, that a similar compliment should be paid to Birmingham, and as 6000 as the mayor received an intimation that the Queen would pass through on her northern journey, it was suggested that her gracious pleasure should be taken on the subject of her extending her brief stay, but such a pro ceeding was ascertained to be somewhat unusual and irre gular. The Queen did on one occasion visit Birmingham when heiress presumptive, and the impressions lett on the royal mind arc said to have been not altogether favourable. Liberal and radical, however, as the borough is, we believe that whenever the Queen renews her visit, that the re ception will exhibit one feeling only, and tkat of unfeigne l loyalty and attachment to her person. The royal train, attended by Samuel Beale, Esq , deputy chairman of the Midland Railway Company, and its prin cipal Akers, is expected at Birmingham at five o'clock, where her Majesty will be received by the mayor and other civic dignitaries, by military guards of honour, and as many of the influential inhabitants of the town as the station a ill accommodate. The address will Ds presented immediately on the arrival of the train, which will without delay proceed to convey the royal party on their northern journey as far as Derby, without stopping at Tamworth, the distance be tween Birmingham and the first-named town being arranged to be run in an hour and ten minutes. The distance is 41 miles. GLOUCESTER, SATCILDAY NIGHT. Mr. Sanders, the general manager to the Midland Company, visited this city to-day, for the purpose of super intending the final arrangements here for the reception of her Majesty on her route through Gloucester to Scotland. ller Majesty having graeously signified her intention to receive royal addresses from the mayor and corporation, and also from the clergy of Gloucester, a gallery has been erected to-day for the accommodation of those gentlemen at the end of the platf 'rm. A guard of soldiers will be in attendance here, and the old pensioners of the district will also be called up. The platform will be kept quit* clear, but a convenient arrangement has been made which will permit of a large number of people witnesaing the arrival and departure of the royal party from the adjacent Great Western platform. Mr. Sanders proceeded on to Brow grove in the evening to complete the necessary arrange ments there. Her Majesty will arrive at Swindon about • quarter to two o'clock, where eh* will rest half an hour for luncheon, and then proceed on to Gloucester, arriving bore at 3.16 p.m. (BY lILIOTRIC TZLIO/ALPI.) PORTSMOUTH, MONDAY Mosstso. The Queen left Osborne et a quarter past 10, and started from Gosport by special train at 10 minutes past 11. MYSTERIOUS DEATH AT HORSELTDOWN.-011 Sa turday evening, Mr. W. Payne held an inquest at the Honeljdown Tavern, Fair-street, St. John's, Southwark, respecting the death of Elizabeth Wilton, aged 40 years, who died under the following circumstances :—Mary Ann Dickies, of No. 4, Fressamee-lans, Horselydown, stated that the deemed was a widow with three children, and melded I. the Imes rem with witness. The decea•ed had been wawa liege Seedy week, bat witness could not m essed tag It OM had hese attended medically, and by . her ewe mediae be Illeekwell together with the oecemonal sesiebries a the budgets. Dressed was frequently in au excited Mrs hem sire nue, but she would sem divulge an=bee tempers& The deceased aspired on , mid Moo her death wrists had seen various womb es marks a miasma on her per son which theses was rade be amount for. John Ilichmadairk es segineer, said be had !mown the de- ceased for • liesettie time. She weereerally in Rood health, and id a eineelid disperse. Witness bad been keeping OSIMINIay with the deemed shout twelve months, and was to have been amnia le her a week since, but the ceremony had been pcolparmsdl /a easseequence of her sudden illness. Witness and derma west out for a walk on Sun day evening, the loth iseleat, and before they returned the deemed wee take. einiendy ill. Ones that time she W set left her ass.. Dossed hed boss very low end whim Minim era bee the e ream, , shere plied, i l l : They ban seed me surseful." Red heard of the wounds on the deimied's beck, &A.. but be wee quite igno rant of the maser is which they were iallira. Us bad made Inquiry, hat the nee was enveloped bit the widest mystery. The modem a the decreed was emmmiesd at great length by the iseened serener wire was weehie to elicit the slightest iellimitlin respeethrg the swift dia. covered on the body a desired, who sever mad* any com plaint to her during the period of her illness. Mr. David Phillips, of No. 7, F Honelydown, surgeon, deposed to the state that he bead the deceased in on Sunday week. She was lab Take pest nervousness, fever, and vomiting. Her mind wee la a distreeted state, and she was suffering from histerinerfeing great mental excite ment.'W itneas attended the Ceeeea, mod prescribed for her, but site grednelly grew worse and died es Wednesday. Wiesen, made sped secirreas examination el the body. 'The stomach and loesntises were in a state ofinflammatles. The viscera gensally were is an unhealthy Nate. Upon exa mining the bed, externally witness found at the bottom of the back or spine two wounds or punctures. One was an inch long, sod the other about half an inch. There were also other marks ors similar character on the right aide and thigh. The injuries had been indicted about a fortnight with some sharp instrument, but were progressively heal ing. The inflammation of the stomach was most probably caused by some active poison, but, not having made an analysis of the contents, be could not speak positively. The coroner closely examined the whole of the witnesses, but none could throw any light as to the manner in which the deceased had met with the injuries on her person. The inquiry, after considerable discussion among the jury, was I adjourned for further evidence and to allow time for an i analysis of the centents of the stomach. 1 IMPORTATION OF FOREIGN REPRINTS OF ENGLISH I Boots. —An Order of Council, dated August 18, sets forth I that her Majesty, in pursuance of the powers granted her by the 10th sod I lth Victoria, has directed that an act' passed by the legislature of St. Vincent, authorising the' , importation lien that oo;ony of books being foreign re prints of hooks first printed or published in the United Kingdom of (in-at Britain and Ireland, in which a copy right exists, whereby due provision is made for securing the rights of British authors in the said island, shall rennin and continue in force, and that the acts of the imperial parliament relating to the importation of such books shill be suspended so far as regards the said island. AUSTRALIAN WOOL.—lhirty-acircn bales or Aus tralian cashmere wool were leaded lost week at the South ampton docks from Hans. From these comparative statements it appears that the traffic, both of the railway and the steam-boats, is steadily on the increase, and, although the results of the half-year's working certainly falls short of the expectations of your di rectors, there is sufficient proof that the prospects of the undertaking are gradually improving. The increase of expenditure has been occasioned by the measures which your directors have taken, after careful consideration, with a view to the eventual advantage of the company, front the increased traffic which those measures are calculated to secure. The accounts show a net balance of 7,9511. 17s. Ild. to the credit of revenue, from which your directors recom mend the payment bf a dividend of 3e. 6d. per share on the first preference shares. The development of the slate-traffic has been partly delayed, in conse quence of the alterations necessary to afford to the quarries at Port Per.rhyn and Port Dinerwie, the desired facilities of communication between the tramways and the railway. The tramways of flarnarron are not as as yet connected with your line. The depot for storing the slate, and thus maintaining the means of constant supply, is in course of construction. This arrangement will, it is believed, materially tend to secure to your': railway this im portant branch of traffic. The heads of an agreement with the London and North Western Railway and the City of Dublin Steamboat Company have been arranged and have passed under the seals of those companies respectively. In consequence of this sett:ement the traffic in goods and cattle from Ireland, via Holyhead, will commence immediately. Your directors have the satisfaction of stating that, with one exception, the several disputed accounts with con tractors and other persons have been settled, on terms which must, on the whole, be considered favourable to the company. In the matter of the purchase of the Mold Rail way, authorised at a meeting of the proprietors held on the 30th March, 1849, Mr. Stephenson, the referee in respect of the terms of purchase, has given his award, fixing the rate of conversion at 10 'hates of 151. each, in the Mold Railway Company, for three shares of 431. each in the Chester and Holyhead Company. Your directors deemed it to be their duty to withdraw the bill before parliament last session, in consequence of the Shrewsbury and Chester Company hav ing succeeded, when the bill was in committee of the House of Lords, in obtaining the insertion of a clause, giving that company a power of interference with Oho rates on your line, &ciliated to affect your interests injuriously. This disappointment of their reasonable expectations, arising from a cause entirely beyond their control, has pre vented your directors front carrying into effect those finan cial arrangements for the diminution of your debenture debt, to which they alluded in their last report ; but it is satis factory to them to be able to state that, although the course which they proposed to take has been thus impeded, they have been enabled to renew all the debentures that have recently fatten due, at a rate of interest more favourable than heretofore. The annexed report of the resident engi neer is most satisfactory as regards the general condition of dhe railway, and progress of the works." The resident engineer's report, which is as follows, was miss read : " To the Chairman and Directors of the Chester end Holyhead Railway.—Gentlemen,—l have the satisfaction of reporting that the permanent way and works of this railway are in good order and condition. The branches of the elate wharfs at Port Penrhyn and Port Dinorwie, with the necessary communications with the tramways, are completed, and in good working order. The slate depdt at Salteney is programing, and will, I ex pect, be finished in the course of two months. The cattle sheds, yard, and loading plates at Holyhead, necessary for the full development of .the Irish traffic, are completed, and ready for use. The railway from Bangor to Cernervon is now open, both for passenger and goods traffic.—l re main, gentlemen, your obedient servant, HXDWORTH Lme.—Engineer's-ollee, Banger, August 23, 1&52." The CHAIRMAN then rose and said—Gentlemen, it now becomes my duty, in moving the adoption of the report, to offer to you a few remarks; and I will begin by stating to you at once candidly that when I took the presidency of your company, now some five months since, I then antici pated a more rapid development of your traffic than the exertions of myself and my colleagues and the executive have been able to effect. Perhaps I took somewhat too sanguine a view of the prospective progress of our traffic from my not being accustomed, as a director, to deal with such matters, and looking at them, perhaps, more in the light of a man of business accustomed to direct his own affairs, and not expecting to meet, in regard to them, with tnose impediments which experience has now shown me must be contemplated in connexion with an undertaking s• situated as the Chester and Holyhead Railway. Never theless, my opinion with regard to its future prosperity remains unchanged. (Hear, hear.) The traffic remains to be developed. The reasons why it has not been de veloped more rapidly, I will now state to you shortly, and I hove satisfactorily to yourselves. (Hear.) In the first place, 16 months since, as I stated when I became chairman of your company, I found your line terminating • mile and a quarter from Holyhead, having no connexion with the harbour, without the possibility of loading or unloading • single ton of goods, and with the means only of taking our passengers on board the packets by • number of omnibuses, not very well served. (Rear, hear.) Your board applied themselves immediately to the obtaining from the govern ment the right of carrying down a railway to the end of the pier. They were met, after strong representations on their part (I must say in this instance) more lib era lly by government than they were ever met before and your company have now • railway complete to the end of the pier at Holyhead. Together with that railway, you have ample accommodation for the conveyance of good. and cattle ; you have a station in every way suitable for your trafilo—you have refreshment rooms, sad in feet everything necessary for the conduct of your traffic at the terminus. I had hoped, when I last had the pleasure of meeting you, to be able to report on she present occasion not only the oomenee meat but • considerable development of your goods traffic with Ireland, but I regret that it is not in my power so to report, and the reasons simply are these. In the first place we have had to deal with the City of Dublin Bteam- Packet Coinpany:and with 16 railway companies in Ireland, and to carry out the numerous details connected with such an arrangement, which thine only are able to understand who are brought into contact with them and follow them up every day. (Hew, heir.) It was indeed only last week that we obtained the seal of the companies to the agreement, and completed the various arrangements with the other companies for the trough working of traffic over owe line. I can only say that I believe your board have in this matter exercised a sound discretion. (Cheers.) It is not our fault that the legislature have granted to us the Vail.end of an undertaking; and it was, therefore, that your board—as I consider in the exercise of a wise and mud discretion—could only deal on principles of amity with all the various interests with which the wel fare of our undertaking is necessarily, I may say, identified. (Hear, hear.) Your board have, for the purpose of carrying on our slate traffic, secured eight mesas of land, near Chester. Oa Tuesday I went down, purposing to inspect the work., and I fled that within six or 'seven weeks from this time we may expect to have wharf room for 80,000 tons of slate, at a cost to us of only 2,000/. Our Carnation line is complete. The passewrer traffic has now been proceeding these eight or ten weeks, and the goods trade has commenced during the present week. So far u our connexion with the London and Noith Western and the whole of the Irish companies, is considered, nothing can be more grati. lying. We heve had the most effectual aid from all of them. I wish I could say the same results have been secured in other quarters ; but I am bound to tell you the whole truth of the matter, and I may say that the state of our relations with the Lancashire and Yorkshire Companies is anything but gratifying to your directors. I look at it in connexion with this Kellner, that if your line is to he treated as a Chester and Holyhead line merely, and not as connected with the whole of Lancashire and Yorkshire—if it is not to be con sidered ea a Liverpool and Dublin, a Manchester and Dublin, and as a Dublin and Yorkshire and Lancashire line, why it is nothing, and it is right that you should know that (.. Hear, hear," and loud cheers.) The Lancashire and Yorkshire lines, if properly managed, would contri bute greatly to the development of our traffic, but there are circumstances which, at the present moment, prevent that I result, and until • better understanding exists between the comp nice, and the various battles that are going on he ' tween them are not allowed to affect their relations, your ietcrests are sacrificed, and no effort of mine can prevent l it. Some of you have, no doubt, seen the letter which appeared in the Times newspaper the other day—and here I say that we ought to be very thankful to the press for calling attention to these matters. The complaint was that a great number of passengers were left behind at Chester, simply because the Manchester train was not In time fur our express. I mare you that no one can regret the eirenmistance more than I do. I have, is emijneetion Ira admiral Moorsom, who works heartily with me in *s Mllidar, looked again and again to see what we can do, hod we have delayed our 'epee , . train ten minutes in order Off emit for the passengers coming in from Manchester. We Om do no more than that, and if we attempted it we should Is open to public animailvereion. But I will read to you lies result of this disjointed system of working, as contra distinguished from railways working as they should in perfect unity, and affording the best accommodation to the public, and the best return to the proprietor.. (Hear.) will just take the returns of the arrival of the Manchester train. to meet our express during the last two months. Recollect that i n that depends the whole of our Lancashire and Yorkshire traffic ; and when you know the enormous amount of the population of that district connected with the through traffic to Ireland, you will feel the great import ance of this matter to our interests. The other day when was at Chester I had the mortification of seeing 20 or 30 passengers from Manchester left on the platform when oar train, alter waiting nine or ten minute., had started. All I could do was, us politely as possible, to say bow very sincerely I, as the chairman of this company, regretti el it, but it wan not in my power to prevent it. At the same time, you must recollect that while you ere not in a position to run your trains to Liverpool and Manchester, through the Cheshire Junction, so you ought to do, though passengers will not come over your line, despite your shortees pass ,ge, and until the legislature with a strung hand compel; the railway companies to agree so far that the public shall not be sacrificed while they are squabbling among them. selves, and spending the shareholders' money, I fear we may continue to 'hirer from the circumstance I have men tioned. I will now read to you a return, showing the time of departure of our 2.24 p.m. express train from Chester from the Ist of July to the 25th of August, 18.52. It is as follows : Time of Me. Date. Dep from after Time of Min. Date. Dep. from Citemar. 1 .11. e. "iiestir: fin». ----.. ..... 3 &May 4 July 6 3.13 34 « 8 • I 3.73 33 .. 10 3.27 32 !III!l• it Aut?st. tUUUI:4I 1 — Aug. 3 — 25 • IL— 3.111 1". 7 3.20 23 9Unday 11 , ..._ 2'l 11 .. 1.13 2, II 3.39 33 I 3 14 Sun& 13 — Aug. 14 3. 3 19 u. 17 3.14 19 „ 1A 3.13 to ~ 19 July 21 3.20 15...... 3.13 17 3.11 To u...... 3tily ii. 7 - sas 30 “ Sl. . 3.13 13 22 2.10 23 . 223 13 24 3.13 30 3tis d . 13 . . July 36 620 13 o 22 3. 3 10 • 29 3.10 13 or SO 3. 7 13 . it 3.10 13 21 — &and. 23 ...„ - Aug. 24.. 3.12 20 „ 23 3.13 20 Will, gentlemen, how am I to command the through traffic from Lancashire and Yorkshire with this elate of things? 1 say the Birkenhead and Cheshire Junction are sacrificing their own interests, while they are alai prevent ing us earning a dividend for ourselves. I have this return from the station books at Chester, and I defy contradiction to the statement ; and I say to you, while this state of things canna, while you have simply the London traffic to depend upon, the views I stated to you on taking this chair cannot be carried out, and I am not responsible fur their I not having been carded out. (Ifeer, hear.) Although we ' have been disappointed, as is stated in the report, with' regard to the bill brought into the last parliament, to enable the London and North Western to endorse our debentures, yet I am happy to tell you we have gnt them renewed r n favourable hems—within a t per cent. of what the London and North Western are paying on their debentures ; and when I tell you the fact, that even at a half per cent. higher than the London and North Western endorsement would enable us to inure them at, we should effect a saving to you of 14,0001., a year, you will naturally believe that the cir cumstance is one that ought to occupy (and it dots occupy) the anxious attention of your board. Gentlemen, I will not detain you longer, and will merely say that I shall be happy to answer any inquiries that may be put to me. (Cheers.) The report having been adopted, and Capt. Ilutatt having addressed the meeting, A SUA REM/LOLA wished to know whether there would not be 18s 2d. due on the preference shareholders, after the declaration of the dividend of 3s. Gd. The CHAIRMAN replied certainly, and moved the re solution for the declaration of the 3s. Gd. dividend on the preference traffic, which was unanimously carried. A vote of thanks to the chairman and directors wee then moved by Mr. Bassett, seconded by Mr. Oliveira, and dirtied unanimously. LEEDS NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY. The ordinary general half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in this undertaking was held in the Philoso phical Hall, Leeds, on Saturday last, Thomas Constable, L.A., the chairman of the directors, presiding. Mr. Smiles, the secretary, having read the notice convening the meeting, the register of shareholders was sealed by the chairman. The report and statement of accounts (an abstract of which appeared in the E.rprcis of Wednesday last) was taken as read. The CHAIIMAN then said, that the report and statement of accounts having been presented to the shareholders, it became his duty to move that they be received and adopted. In doing so be would address a few observations upon that part of the report which alluded to the position and gene ral prospects of the undertaking. lie must, with the other directors, congratulate the shareholders on the important event of the last half year—the opening of their extension live to Stockton. (Hear.) When they considered that no less than six years had elapsed since the royal assent was given to the act for making that extension, it might well be ima gined that there had been much anxiety and much strug gling on the put of the company to overcome the difficulties in their way before the event to which he alluded could be accomplished. The line was now open and in full working condition. The stations were but provisionally supplied in the first instance, but they were now all being proceeded with ; a few miles, under 20, had at the commencement only a single line of rails ; the directors were anxious to make a double hoe with as little delay as possible, and then they would have a double line for the whole of the distance. (Hear, hear.) On the line being opened, those arrange ments which had been intended were commenced with the Northern Company, with whom they had a junction ; they commenced the transmission of traffic over this line cut ward to Middlesbrough and northward to Darlington. The shareholders would ho anxious to know how far the directors were satisfied with the prospects of the working of this ex tension as far as they had gone. Unthr the circumstances, which were patent to them all, they could not say they bad much reason to be disappointed. The passenger traffic during the last three weeks had averaged 1,2001. per week, being 4001. per week in excess of the passenger traffic for the corresponding period of last year. (Hear, hear.) When they considered the low fares at which they had been obliged to work this traffic, they could not consider this anything but a satisfactory result; it was a proof of the feeling which appeared to be developing itself amongst railway companies, that they scarcely could go too far in low fares for passenger traffic in districts where they had • sufficient population; which seems to sanction a sugges tion made the other day by an influential por tion of the public press, that excursion fares should be the rule rather than the exception. Then as regards the general traffic of the line, he had also in the first instance to congratulate them on an event scarcely less important than the opening of their e x te ns i on —h e alluded to the opening of the Commercial Doek, at West Hartle pool. That event took place with the eclat due to such an occasion, for it was the opinion of the large number of commercial, railway, and nautical men present, that a more suitable situation for a harbour could not be found ; and art had dune everything necessary to make it as efficient as possible. In proof of this he might tell them that ever sine, the op enibg of the port, the traffic had continued to flow into it in a most extraordinary manner. The reason why the merchandise traffic brought upon their line was not so great as might have been expected was that they had no outlet beyond Leeds, whereas they wanted to get to Manchester, and other large commercial and manufacturing towns, the rail ways to which places were in the hands of three great com panies, the Midland, the London a n d N or th W es t ern , and theLancashireand Yorkshire. In answer to attemPts at negotiation with them, they had always said they wished the Leeds Northern Company well, and when they had set tled their differences with the York and North Midland and the Berwick lines, they would then feel more at liberty to enter into arrangements. The directors of this company were quite ready to enter into an arrangement with the York companies, and he was happy to say that the directors of these two companies had recently manifested • desire to put an end to the differences which existed, and to enter sato arrangements which would be mutually satisfactory ; and he hoped before long they would meet together again in that room to hear the details of that arrangement_ Mr. Joust Gorr seconded the adoption of the report. After some convereation, the report was then adopted Neu. dia., as were also the other resolutions, declaring a dividend of 6 per cent. upon the quarter shares, and giving the directors the usual powers to protect the interests of the company. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceed ings. ABDICATION OF QUEEN POMARE. _ .... . The schooner Emily Frances arrived at San Fran cisco on the 15th ult. from Tahiti, whence she sailed on the 25th of May. The San Francisco lb-raid of the 16th ult. gives the following important intelligence from the Society Islands: The long disputed question regarding the sovereignty of these islands had at 1. oath been settled by the recognition of the elder son of tauten Pomare as King of Relates, her second son us King of Huahina, and her daughter asQueen of Bolobule. A matrimonial adieu* was in contemplation between the latter and the Prince Kamehanseha, of the Sandwich Wanda. COMMERCIAL. The transactions at the New York Stock Exchange were to a fair extent, without any material alteration in prices. The money market was without alteration. Foreign exchange was firm, with but moderate sales. Bills on London, 114 to 1101 ; Feria, 5 124 to 5.15; Amsterdam, 401t041 ; Hamburg, 3 1 4 to 364 ; Frankfort,lol to 41 ; and Bremen, 79 to 791. The sales of tutu's' tor the two days amount to 4,000 bales, at very firm prices. There wm an active demand for fresh ground flour, and late rates WM readily obtained od sound wheat fur shipment was extremely scarce, and high prices could be obtained for good parcels. The market was osier racked with unsound wheat, which could not be disposed of without submitting to a reduction in price. In. don corn not much inquired fur. 100 tons Scotch pig iron bad Chang. el hands at 21 dole. Provisions dull, and un altered. Freights to London tobacc3, 22,. 6d. to 2.5 e. per ; !lour, Is. 81. per barrel ; turpentine, 2a. per 280Ibs. ; tnassurement goods, 20.. to 30s. per LOG. BAN F/LANCtI , CO %MILE?. JOLT 15.—Baines has pro- aped. dratislactorily tr,day, with a fair demand for the country add coast trade. We perceive no change in prices nor any ex ams of goods. Stocks:—Bate Three per Cents., 51 diac•asat Brom principal and interest ; ditto, Seven per Cents., re asonable is 1870, 81 ; ditto, Seven per Cents., redeemable 185.5 and 1861, 524; ditto, Twelve per Cent. War Bonds Odd issue, 81; ditto, Seven per Cents. (new issue), 58 to 10 ; ditto, War Warrants, sk. to 66c. ; ditto, Civil Fund Warrants, 78; ditto, Land Warrants, 80; City Tea par Cont. Bonds, 87e. ; ditto, Three per Cent. Scrip, 15 IS 99 per cent. discount from par and interest; ditto, Camp. troller's Warrants, 6 to 10 per cent. discount; County &sip (old), 67e. ; ditto (new), 80c. ; ditto, Seven per Cent. Bonds, payable 1862, 724; Ceniral 'Wharf, 100 dol. sham, 95; Pantie W barl, 100 dol. shares, dividend off., 80 dole., Broadway Wharf, 100 dal. shares, 05 dole. ; Sacramento City Bonds, 00 ; July coupons of MlDDl.tuti REGIsTRATION.—The revising bar sisters Inc >loddlesea have just appointed the following days for the purpose of revising the list of persona qualified to vote for catuihiot of parliament ,—Friday, Sept. 17, at 11 a.m., at the CISCO Inn, Brantford, for Acton, Brent ford, Oreenford, Mennen, Heaton, laleworth, Mortholt, Ferriesle, and Twickenham. Saturday, Sept. Is, at II a.m., at the Black Dog, Bedfont, for the various perishes and places within the polling district of Bed. font. Monday, Sept. 20, at 10 a.m., at the Baises Hotel, Bouvcrie greet, Fleet , for the venous Perishes within the City of London. Tuesday, Sept. 21, at 10 sta., at the Lard Justices' Court,Westeninster-ball, for Lincoln's ilia, and the parishes and places within the city of West minster. Wednesday, Sept. 22,5 t 10 a.m., at the Belvedere , Penton•street, Islington, for the parishes and place., within the district unsigned to poll at the booth Eing's.eno., or within half a mile thereof. Thursday' Sept. 23, at 10 a.m. , at the : 4 i.w Globe Tavern, Mile-end road, for the several perishes and places within the Mile teed polling distrieL Friday, Sept. 24, at 10 s.ra., at the Green Man Tavern, Bethnal-preen, for the parishes and dietritts of Christ I. birch, Hackney, Shorediteh, Bethnal- , 'me, Norton Folgate, and the old Artillery - ground. Saturday, Sept. 2d, at 11 a.m., at the White Home, abridge, for the perishes and districts of Cowley. Hayes Ilarefield, Ickenham Norwood, Uxbridge, and West Drayton. Monday, Sept. 2. at the Albion 1411, 1 llama...mitts, at 10 a.m., for the parishes and districts of Chiswick, I albino, Chelsea, Hammersmith, and Kensing ton. Tuesday, Sept. 2S, at the Chandos Arms, Edgware, at 1 a.m. , bre the parishes and distritte of Edgware, Finchley, Great Steno...re, Harrow, Benda'. Kingsbury, Little Stanmore, and Pinner. Wednesday, Sept. at 11 a.m., at the King's Arms Tavern, Enfield, for the pari•kel ns.l district of Edmonton, Enfield, Friona Barnet, Barth'', south Mimms, and Tottenham. Thursday, Sept. 30, at Ist a.m . at lack Straw's Castle, for the parishes of limpid. Hornsey, and Willesden. A IDortinsDun MtiNKLtY. Yesterday morning about nape o'clock, the inhabitants of King's Cross were much al rmed at the appearance of a large monkey of the toshoon its, amusing himself by running along the tops of the Louse. .a York-road and Caledonia street, endeavour., ing w ni.ike an entrance at several of the windows without , effect. But titer being pursued for nearly two hoses by several men over the roofs of various houses, he, unfortu nately, mode an entrance in at the back bedroom window oceutind 4y Mr. and Mrs. Frinsham, when he immediately mad. a 5 lociout attack upon a fine boy four years of age, lees rating his arm and thigh. Mrs. Frans/tam, who was in the neat room, went to his assistance, when the monkey N.J.: hi. I, it from the window, and was ultimately secured N a stable s a nd immeniately destroyed. Mr. Popham, sur geon, of C. lcdoniaquail, promptly attended upon the child. The moil 7 bolong..d to Messrs. Hood and Co., feather laan.l.o York•road. LOSilar.• BLURS' AND COLERAINE /I tILWAT.—The wets on •- is railway are rapidly progressing. The cm- Pen, hail.- r got poaeession of the ground Irum Downhill to , another opening is about to be commenced at Coleraine, 'shish will shortly meet the works at Downhill, sad the au,:- sine, Derry to Coleraine, is expected to be opened early is the sprM,,,7-' - DerrY Stan:lord. CORNWALL RAILWAY. The thirteenth half-yearly meeting of the share holders in this company was held in the Council Chamber, Truro. on Saturday last. Shortly after one o'clock the chair was taken by MICHAS!. WILLIAM., Esq., the able chairman of t►e board of directors. The advertisement calling the meeting having been read, nd the seal affixed to the register of shareholders, The SECRETARY (Mr. Bond) read the report, which stated the forfeiture of 9,328 shares, arising front insolvency and other causes Also, that the appeal made to the country for support had resulted " in an extensive and laths factory list of shareholder +;" end consequently authorised the directors to proceed with the line u rapidly as possible. Many landowners had consented to take the value of the land through which the line would pass in shares. The contract of the line from Triro to St. Austell had been taken by Nicest'. Sharpe and Sons, at prices which were very satisfactory, and within the estimate of the engineer. The bridge at Saltash would also he proceeded with imme diately. The report further stated that the whole of the lint from Falmouth to PI mouth would probably be com pleted for a sum under 7N,0001. The CHAIRMAN having moved that the report jut read be received and adopted. A lengthened discussion then ensued u to the time when the line should be proceeded with from Truro to Falmouth. Several shareholders from the latter place represented the feeling of the inhabitants of Falmouth as being very strong in favour of that portion of the line being proceeded with at once, and before the more eastern portions, as it would give the various steam companies to perceive that Falmouth would offer inducements for them to bring their vessels to that port, and would encourage the inhabitants to take shares in the company and a greater degree of interest generally in the line. The CHA 11/MAN, in reply, said that that portion of the line should have the best attention of the directors, but he could not pledge himself as to what time that portion of the line would be commenced one thing he wou:cl assure them, that it should be done as early as possible, consistent with the interests of the company. G. M. Twertiv, Esq., vice-chairman, said their object was to proceed with the heaviest work first, and the portion of the lino referred to certainly was of that description. There was no object whatever in its being delayed unne cessarily. The report of the directors was then unanimously received and adopted, an was also a reinhoiou declaring the forfei ture of the before-mentioned .hare. The appointment of Mr. Bond as secretary (a gentlemen of extensive knowledge in railwi.y uffair,), was confirmed. PPAICSE, of Penesnce, suggi sted that the three- Pm should he pail for their service e, but this the chairman objected to until the line was completed, as they were not then in a position to do an. A vote of thanks was then unanimously passed to tho directors for their services, which being suitably acknow. hiked Mr. 'PAUL WILLIAMS moved a vote of confidence in the director*, which he considered called for, owing to the ob servations made in reference to the Falmouth portion of the line, which certainly at one time was likely to lead to angry feeling. This resolution also having been unanimously achpted the meeting separated. GLOUCESTER AND DEAN FOREST RAILWAY. The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in this company wet held at Gloucester on Saturday afternoon, S. BA K ea, h.q., in the chair. The Szenereur (Mr. Nash) read tho report of tho directors, which stated that the works were nearly com pleted, that the whole of the share capital had been called up, and but little remained unpaid. The stations and buildines at Gloucester would slp rtly be completed; but, in consequence of the breaking down of the works of the Gloucester and Berkeley Canal, the branch line to the darks had been longer in hand than had been nnticipa.ed. When the share capital of the company was expended, any further capital which might be required w o uld b e p rov id e d by the Great Western Company. The report went on to suggest that (the works being teemed to the Great Western Com psny) the duties of the directors and secretary would be come leas onerous, nod the directors, therefore, recommeneed that the salaries should be reduced to a moderate scale. They believed that they could make arrangems rye with the Great West. rn Company fur the practical conduct of the ordinary busim is of the company after the 31st December next. The rest of the report ref reed to the position of the Hereford, !toes, end Gloucester Railway, which would be an important feeder to this line when completed. Ihe work was reported as being prosecuted with energy by the eon tractors, Messrs. Peto, Betts, and Brater, , . The first six miles from the Grange Junction toward. Russ were ex pected to be completed in a few months. There were tun nels and ether heavy work on the remainder of the line, which would retard the opening throughout to Hereford probably for another year. Until that line was ready to open to Hereford the GI mcrater end Dean Forest share holders would receive from the Great Western Company, in compliance with the lease to them, • divi dend of 1! per cent. per annum, and after wards they would be entitled to hi per cent. Both three router, however, would be eubject to diminution by the ex • pence of management, and also for • time from lose of in terest on the paid-up share subscription to the capital of the Hereford, Boss, and Gloucester Railway Company. The directors, however, anticipated with conetlenee that when the Hereford, Roes, and Gloucester line had developed its traffic it would be found to be • remunerative line, and not likely to entail any lots to the company in resp ec t to th e 2.s.oM.suliecribed to its bands. • The t'itAiiotaN brieflyatidressed the shareholders, re capitulating the chief features of the report, and suggesting with regard to the aalariea of the directors and secretary that the former should be reduced to 4401. per abium, and the latter to 100!. Mr. J. M. STUROE having put some questions of no mo- ment, slid made some remarks in reference to the dock branch, the report was adopted, and Messrs. Walker and Robinson, re tiring directors, were re•eleeted. Mr. C. King, who had lately been elected in the place of Mr. S. Baker (elected to the Great Western board) was also re elected. The usual thanlut to the chairman closed the basicest of the mectiag. LYNVI VALLEY RAILWAY. The half-yearly general meeting of this company wes held at the Prince of Wales Hotel, Paddington, on Saturday ; Sir ltnexiir Pince in the chair. The report, as read by the secretary, and adopted, stated that there was an increase in the receipts of 2001. over the receipts of the corresponding half of last year, and that as the reduction in the tollage rates only took place from August last an increase of 12 per cent. might be calculated —a result which would no doubt be regarded as satisfac tory. The payments for maintenance and management amounted to 1,067/., and showed a saving of 15 per cent. as compared with the expenses of the last half-year ; but that had been absorbed in the additional charge for interest acid expenses incurred in consequence of the liquidation and renewal of debentures ; the money required for that purpose being secured as oppor tunity offered. A portion of the money, however, had been obtained at a lower rate of interest (vie., 41 per cent.), the advantage of which would be derived by the proprietors hereafter. la the general revenue account there was a balance of 1,484., and it was recommended that a dividend of 4 per cent. per annum be declared on the capital account. The report further stated, that in obedience to the resolu tions passed at the lest meeting, the directors had made inquiries in reference to the adoption.of the line to locomo tive traffic ; and having paid the greatest attention to the subject, they bad to state that further investigations would be made, and that the result would be laid before the pro prietors at a special meeting. After some slight discussion, resolutions in conformity with the report, and declaring the dividend recommended, were agreed to. BIRMINGHAM AND OXFORD JUNCTION RAILWA' The first train of carriages paned over this line of railway from Oxford into the central station at Birming ham on Saturday. At nine o'clock in the morning the trait', which consisted of four carriages, left Banbury ; it proceeded slowly on its inspection►l trip, and arrived at Bir mingham at 12 without the slightest accident, although the rails are newly, and, at present, somewhat imperfectly, laid. Before narrating, however, the one or two other parti culars in connexion with this occurrence it will not be un interesting to sketch briefly the history of this new line of railway, promising as it does to open an entirely new route from London to the north-west. The Oxford line, as far as Birmingham, is now in such a state at to render it certain that it will be opened on a very early day. A temporary station of wood, tour hundred feet in length, with a span of one hundred feet, is 1 ring constructed by Messrs. Branson and 0 eryther. This erec tion has an umbrella roof, with 12,000 feet of glass, and the work is in a great state of forwardness. Amongst the gentlemen who came down with the excursion train to day were, Lord Villiers, Mr. Charles Russell, M.P. ;F. P. Barlow, Esq., chairman of the Birmingham and Oxford Company ; Captain tiulkeley, Mr. Robert Roy, solicitor to the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Com pany ; Joseph Walker, Esq., of Wolverhampton ; Daniel Gooch, Esq. ; Mr. T. H. Bertram, (Mr. Brunet's anailitant) ; Mr. Kershaw, the secretary ' • and Mr. John Hewitt, assistant engineer, who drove the engine into Birmingham. The engine employed was the Harpy, and although the line was rendered fit for a train to run over only a little before midnight on Friday, no unpleasant occurrence took place ; but steadily over the stupendous viaduct, end through the tunnel icto Snow bill the train ran, and the visitors, amidst the cheers of the populace, landed at noon. On its way, the train had stopped at the Barbary, Leamington, Warwick, Hatton, Kingswood, Dorridge, and Solihull stations. After a plentiful supply of champagne had been distri buted amongst the visitors, and the directors and their friends hail privately lunched at the Queen's llotel, the train at 2 o'clock p.m. started on ita return to London. We are informed that the government inspector will go over the line in a few days. Messrs Branson and Owl ther have about 1,000 men at work on different parts of the line. BIRKENHEAD, LA:WA:MINN, AND CHESHIRE JUNCTION RAILWAY.—AIter our report left Birkenhead on Friday afternoon, the matting of shareholder, proceeded to elect a committee of their numbed „ to cooperate with tha board of directors in reference to the existing rela tion. of the company with other companies, and u t o t h e policy to be pursued in relation thereto." The following gentlemen were chosen :—Mean. Birley, G. F. Barbour, Busk, Harper, Oliver, and T. F. Bennet. The names of the four retiring directors were then put from the chair for re-election, when some opposition was manifested to Mr. Brown, on the deride ground of being a member of the London Stock Exchange, and favourable to the London and North Western Railway. Ultimately the meeting pro ceeded to a poll, when the chairman unouneed the num bers to be, for the re-election of the retiring directors, 3,526; against, 1,30.1; majority, 2,222. 'rhe proceedings terminated by a vote of thanks to the chairman. TILE EARL Di' Manx would appear not to have very sanguine hopes of the continuance of his new parlia ment. Lists of subscription. are handing about to pay for the registration campaign in North Lancashire, in which the noble premier is put down for the liberal sum of Wu!, and Mr. Wilson l'atten has given 1001. Nobody can cup pose they are merely verifying the old adage of locking the stable door when the stet 4 has been stolen ; they must have some better mason fur eating a return for their money, when they lay it out so liberally, to recover the liberal seat. Tho objections are also numerous for Month Lancashire; and, as many of them are exceedingly frivolous, are likely to be rather costly. 1