The Express. — London, England, 1853-08-24 00:00:00

rim CALAMITY AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE, SYDENHAiL A public meeting was held last evening at the Crystal slower Tsseru, Wistow-hi:l. Norwood, to originate • subscription in aid of the tweeted widows end orphans of the men who perished by the late fatal accident at the Crystal Palace, Sydeuhain. The attendance consisted thistly of workmen. Ile T. Nt - ss presided, and after regretting the very limited attendance, stated that he had received several e o mmunications from members of parliament, and others who hof been written to on the subject of this meeting. The object was to lay the foundation of • subscription, which should be placed is the hands of a respectable tree serer and trust., s. The SECRZTART then read the letters. Lord D. Stuart, M.P., after regretting his unavoidable absence, said he should be glad to join in the subscription and to attend to any commianiestion that might be ad dressed to him. Messrs. Foe, Henderson and Co. carob as follows : t. Crystal Palace, Syilenham, Aug. 22nd, 18.53. Mr This Nunn,—Sir,—ln reply to your f of the 19th an.tent, we beg to assure you that we sympathise deeply with the widows and orphans of thou unfortunate me n •ho lost their lives on Monday lot, and we fully ap pri elate the efforts which you are so kindly making in their &halt but regret to say that we shall not be able t attend the meeting on Tuesday evening. In the hope that your efforts may meet the success they deserve, " I remain, Sir, your obedient servants , •' Fox, Ilenderson and do.) " BRNEAT P. Naviim•g." Mr. Aleock. M.Y , ezpres-ed his belief that it was the duty of the Palace Company to do everything in their power to compensate, as far as possible, toe widows and Children of the pour men. The Birkbeck Life Insurance Company sent • cheque fur by their district manager, Mr. It. Edmands. Toe Cit•taware said he was informed that • subscription bad already been got up at Mr. Masters's, amounting to about 40..—(hear, hear)—' at when proper officers were appointed, the wh ole would be placed under one manage- Meet. Mr. W. S. NOILTUKOUSE said he had come from • dis tance of nearly 100 miles, for the purpose of promoting the objects of this meeting. Ile understood that • subscription had been entered into by the gentlemen of the neighbour hood; but be believed the subscriptions of the working men would be most gratefully received in this case. The working classes were the best protectors of their own in terests, if they would only stand together. There were ' ' 2,000 workmen connected with the Crystal Palace; and if they would each abridge themselves of bat • pint of ale • week, they miaht raise • fund of 3001. • year for the relief of widows and orphans. (Cheers.) Messrs. Fos, Mender spa, and Co. had most honourably given • weekly allow ance to the widows and families of the sufferers. (Cheers.) , Be moved • writs of resolutions, expressive of the sym pathy of the meeting, and declaring that a subscription &mad be opened fir the widows and families of the suf ferers, that the smallest suburiptions should be received, and that a committee should be appointed to superintend the application of the sums raised ; and that lista should be opened at several places named. Be suggested that the funds should be ultimately paid into the hands of Messrs. Fes and Henderson as treasurers. (Cheers.) Mr. *nitrates Rtirrox seconded the resolutions, and re toramenued that subscriptions should be opened in Dulwich, Camberwell, and the neighbouring towns. Mr. Attar, eecretary of the Birkbeck Life Assurance Company, said they would be happy to receive subscrii, hoes at their once. The resolutions were then put, and unanimously agreed to. The name, of several gentlemen were put down on the committee, and the proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to the Birkbeck Insurance Company, and to the chairman. TILE QUESTION OF THE LAND TAX. Yesterday a meeting of the Commissioners of Land Tax for the County of Middlesex wee held at the Beseloss Home, oa Clerkenw ell-green, to receive • report from the committee appointed at the last general meeting to wafer with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the subject of the equa.hation of the land tax throughout the kingdom, and to consider and determine what are the views of the OM- Lohman of this county with regard to the manner in which such equalisation can he effected, and whether any sad what impositions should be submitted by the-eont slate to the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the subject. The attendance was not numerous. Mr. J. H. MANN was NOW to the chair. Mr. Pavel, the coroner, introduced the business of the day. Having been the proposer of the resolution for the appointmeet of a deputation to wait upon the Chancellor ▪ the Exchequer with reference to the important ques tion of the equalisation of the land tax, he had had some onvespondence on the subject, and in • letter written in Kay, by the Chancellor's secretary, in answer to one sent by Wm (Mr. Payne) in February, he was informed that, in masequence of the great pressure of other subjects upon his time and attention, the Chancellor could not dx • time to receive the deputation, but that he should be glad to re ceive a written statement of the views of the commissioners ea the matter, and in consequence of this the committee W called the preeer.t meeting of the commissioners, for the purpose of expressing their views, in order that the opinion M the body might be submitted to the Chancellor. The learned gentleman said he had not come their to advocate his own particular opinions on the question, but he bad written out some resolutions, which he would read, for the purpose of enabling the commissioners present to discuss W matter, sad so elicit the opinion of the commiselem go neraliy. After some discussion, the following resolutions were adopted, as expressing the sentiments of the commissioners on the question: " That this meeting is of opinion that the sum to be raised by the land tax should ,be equally asieemed throughout the kingdom." " That as the Court of Queen's Bench has decided that the Commissioners of Land Tax have so power by the *a iming laws to alter the quotas payable within the several divisions of their counties, this meeting is of opinion that the legislature should interfere and pees an act of parliament to remedy the evil." " That iamessek m all persons have had the opportunity el redeeming the land tax upon their property, this meet ing is of opiates that with regard to such as have done so, it is a gonna esempeiet between them and the country, under the provides. of as act of parliament, whickeonweet suet hs kept Inviolate." " That mob peasieel difficulty is now experienced from the west of lieishef identifying property, the land tax of which hes hew .iwienmed, and that by death and lame elfin. this 111119•11, Is increasing, it is therefore desirable that to name fte Millialty the whole of the remaining patinae/ *eft abseil be redeemed." ltwee peopiel is add to this last resolution, " That the Ina Wks bout "finalised, be redeemed, and (the meeting) Ineenntseel that such redemption should be effected by of of Mods te at th ai e amount no will raise w :fr u ralest: sin t um he sidests s abelkied e wield* years, when it shall be " _On ea emsnieest moved by Mr. Ileateden, seconded by I wr. Grange, this was excluded from the resolution. It was theta resolved, " That these 'Odom be communi cated to the Cbancedergoi ofssenso the Ikaw meniller, with a view and *the hoge tbst demo it desirable to beteg the latent mate tbe essolderation of the legisla ture. Vets of thanks were given to the chairman, to Mr. Pipe, awl le Mr. JAHNS Bushell, the clerk to the con minies, whose services were eulogised in the warmest Moaner. sad the meeting broke up. HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEER. The total amber of deaths registered In London, winch in the preceding week was 964, rose in the week that gaged ea hstarday to 1053. Excluding from the wasps rhea the etereepseding week of 1849, in which cholera nand the mortality from all causes to 2,466, it appears that the result of last week does not differ materially from the image is osireetse for inaime of perdition. Sasser cholera and diarrhea inhibit • small decreue la the present es *compered with the previous ret•ra. The deaths seedbed to diarrhea are 126, of which 116 warred amongst children. The tender age of nearly all the suffer ers, 97 et this not having completed t►eir first year, is Magma to dispel the popular error that the ase of trait p the suiting eases. Smallpox was fatal is only 5 cuss, sorbs is 13, searl•tina in 27, 110 0Pillg-cough in 28, ague la oae, *yphini i• 48. Last Week the ►firths of 775 boys and 743 girls, In all 1,318 dislikes, were registered in Loadoa. la the eight corresponding weeks of the years 184642 the average num ber was 1,348. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.736 is. The reading of the barometer decreased from 29.97 in. at the beginning of the week to 29.40 in. by 9 h. p.m. on the 16th ; increased to 29.83 in. by the morning of the 18th ; then decreased to 29.77 in. by 3 ►. p.m. on the 19th ; and increased to 29.81 in. by t►e end of the week. The mean temperature of the week was 60.4 dep., which is slightly below the average of the same week in 38 years. It was below the ge on the first five days of the week, but on Friday and Saturday rose about 4 dere. above it. The highest temperature of the week was 77.5 degs., and occurred on Friday; the lowei.t was 15.8 degs., and occurred on Thursday. The greatest different* between the dew point temperature and an temperature was 15.4 dep. on Friday ; the least o'n dep. on Tnseday ; the mean difference of the week was 2 degs The wind blew from the north and south-west. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY. Yesterday information was rerimid by the police, that on Saturday afternoon, be tween four sad hsU-pa't four o'clock, some expert thief raid. his way into a enur.tir.R•house is Ironmonger-lane, Chearide, sad stole therefrom a black dress cost, in the pocket of which was a book containing Bank of England motes to the amount of 270 , and creeping unperceived by the clerks out of the office, took to his hails sad got dear away with his booty. EMBEZZLEMENT BY A MERCHANT'S CLERK LITIMPOOL, TUBSDAY. A respectable-looking young man, named John Lacourt, a collecting clerk for Messrs. Bowman, Grinnell, and Co., merchants and shipownen, of this town, was this morning brought before the borough magistrate, charged with having unbeseled his employers of the sum of 2201. It appeared horn the evidence of Mr. Henry Litwith, the cashier, that the prisoner was the Custom-house and col lecting clerk for Messrs. Bowman anti Grinnell, and that it was his duty to collect freights from different parties, and band them over to witnete es soon as collected. A few dip ago it was discovered that a sum of 1331., which the prisoner had received from Meters. Newman and Engle on the 30th July, for his employers, had not been accounted for by the prisoner. It was also ascertained that he had received the sum of 871. 13s. I.od. from Mean. itorsilly, and Co., on the 30th of July, which be bad not accounted for. As soon as it was ascertained that the prisoner bad not entered these moneys in his books, Mr. Bowman gave him into custody, when he admitted having received the money. Mr. George Fon Orange, clerk to Messrs. Newman and Engle, deposed to paying the prisoner the sum of 1331. on the 30th of July last, and Mr. Charles Melley, of the firm of Melley and stated that he paid the prisoner the sum of 871. 18s. 10.1. on the same day. Inspector Katie*, of the detective force, stated that yesterday at noon he was sent for to the office of I Mesas. Bowman and Grinnell. After accompanying Mr. Bowman into his private office the prisoner was called in, and charged with the embeulement, which he admitted, when witness took him into custody. On being asked what he had done with the money, the prisoner stated that he had been unfortunate in his bets at the lest Liverpool races, and had appropriated the money to his own pur poses in consequence. It appears that the prisoner, who is en active end intelligent yenta, man, has been in the em ',toy of the prosecutors for the last few years, and that un til within a recent period every confidence was reposed in him. Latterly he mired himself up with the betting-offices, a number of which exist is this town, the result of which is related above. The prisoner, who had nothing to say in his defence, was fully committed for trial. Perhaps the most painful part of this case is the fact, which transpired in court, that the prisoner has for some time been almost the sole support of a mother and several brother: and sisters. ASSAULTh AND INTIMIDATION BY TURN-OUTS. The magistrates at the Manchester City Police Court, yesterday, were engaged in investigating several cues of assault and intimidation amongst the dyers in that city, many of whom are still on strike. A boy named James Allen was charged with assaulting another named M'Manns, oa Monday night, when the latter was leaving his week at Messrs. froadaby's, in Water street. The defendant said the dyers had told him and other boys who had struck to " panes" those who were at work, or else they (the dyers on piequet) would " ponce" them. The defendant was committed to prison for 14 days. Another dyer, named James Barrett, was then charged with assaulting a lad who worked at Meters. Whyatt's dye works at Openshaw on Monday night. The defendant in this ems was fined 40s. Charles Fitssimmins and John Mark*, dyers, were charged with threatening a man named James Oldileld, a dyer, at Messrs. &bola.ld's dye-works, Corn. brook. On Tuesday night the complainant was en countered by • number of turn-oat dyers, who were on picquet, who threatened to knock his head of if he re turned to work. Re was accordingly obliged to go to and from work attended by a policeman. Marks was proved not to have been present, and was accordingly discharged- The other man was committed to prison for 14 days. After these mass bad been disposed of, Edward Marks, brother to the defendant in the last case, and also one of the tarn-outs, charged one of else dyers who is at work, named Thomas Cole, with intimidation. On Monday morning the latter, who was going to work, perceived the complainant and the *Tim advancing towards him, and pulled out a loaded pistol, capped and cocked, eselsiming, "I'll shoot the arst man who comes near me, by o—." The defendant pleaded ambit had been threatened by the turn-on:8 on the previous evening, and was in fear of his life. Mr. Maude discharged hint, recommending him to be content with rely ing on the protection of the pollee. SHOCKING RAILWAY ACCIDENT. On Monday, the 22nd inst., a fatal accident oc mind to one of the guards of the York, Newcastle, and Reswiek Railway Company. At the time the accident bellganed the deceased, whose name was William Wright, we♦ as the government trait from Newcastle to York, which leaves the former place between Eve and six o'clock in the moraing. She was dm at the Pilmoor Janeiro, for floreagibridge, at 8.40 bat we, in the present instance shoat twenty urinates late, a circumstance, however, which, as far as an be judged, had nothing to do with the cause of the anfortanate man's death. Among other persons who were awaiting the arrival of t►e train at Pilmoor was Mr. W. Gray, jun., the secretary of the York and North Midland Railway Company. He was watching the train as it approached the station, and when it was eta distance of from 06 to 600 yards. he observed something fall outwards from it, which he supposed, at the moment, were some seeks or Aber ardides which were required on the siding close by. Whoa the Mein was " brought up" at the junction, the guard was missing, and it being then said that he had fallen of the train, Mr. Gray jumped ea to a Biroughbridge engine, which was standing at the junction, went back along the main line, and on arriving about 600 yards from the statics, be saw the feet of the diseased, who was laid with kis bind downwards, in a shallow dry ditch, by the aid* at W lie*. The poor fellow had evidently been dinwa with great violence from the train, having gone head foremost sad pitched spas eke back part of his head, whisk was dreadfully fractured. Two years ago he met with an saddest as the Hartlepool line, when his head was emmiderably injured, he having slipped and fallen from the train ; and on another eseation he was Wand at the York station. In the latter ease be bad been cautions(' by the jab before the accident *paned ; sad it is to be hazed that in the other la =tbe lobbies he easlalaul Were attributable to the N Staidease be bad la himself, and hie ecasneent NM ACT TO PIATINT TEE DEFACING OF MONET. —Ye/abaft, the saw A* to Preveat the Defacing of the Covent Coin of the lads was head. It declares that a practise has arise if de= as the seta of the teals by stamping the seam *a ad sad the sass. It is now meal , t i iis pea= deface any of the Quest% semee Nye liven, or coin, by stamping llama seL e ar by tes= whetMz salt coin shall or wok MI or light esed. es shall ear -wallas ineleeneset la tie pee ret beading die 11•116. every ~add ellsalw shell le ineelgee reeked le geNa et a ameasra. eel d tlaad of a erase ace, sad ban san fisted thereof, shall be liable le either Hee se lepeher neat, at the discretion et dbe wart. The sessad provi sion is of .. posed toratames, that it is lean at length. "No ender of legases is messy made in any sold, silver, se ewer sea se Isibeed es stamped as afore aid shall he allowed to be a !wafted's.. sad if ay paws shall tender, agar, at pal of may ads se defaced, stamped, or beat is etalemid, he ebell, is eamary conviction thereto( before twojingine, islisii. to hash sad pay any sum not exceeding delo provided always that it shall not M lawful for any peens to pressed for any such penalty u last aforesaid, without the cosiest ( au E ng l an d or Ireland) of her Majesty's Attorney-General for England or Ireland respectively, or (in Scotland) of the Lord Advocate." The act took edict on the 20th instant. COMPULSORY VACCINATION. Yesterday the new act further to extend and make compulsory the practice of vaccination, was published. By this new law parishes or unions, if need be, are, within six weeks of the planing of the set, on the 20th instant, to be divided into districts for the purpoes of vaccination, and places are to be appointed for the performance of the IMO, and notice is to be given, the object being, as described, of affording increased facili ties for the vaccination of the poor. The parents and guar dians of children, born after the let of August, 1853, Sr. to have such children vaccinated within three or four months after the birth, and the children are to be taken for the inspection of the medical officer, on the eighth day after the operation, to ascertain the result of the same. A certi ficate is to begiven of successful vaccination. In case a child should not be in a fit state for vaccination, the medical officer is to deliver • certificate to that effect, to be in force two mouths. The compulsory part of the new law is con tained in the ninth section, which enacts that the registrar of births and deaths in every sub-district shall on or withi n seven ds after the registration of the birth of any child not alre ady vaccinated, give a notice in writing, is the form prescribed, to the father or mother, or to the person having the care of the same, that the child it to be vaccinated, with • notice when it can be done, and if the father or mother, or p-zson having the care of it, shall not attend to have it pods:weed, or shall not on the eighth day alter the vaccine tion, take the child for inspection, such father or mother, or person, shall forfeit • sum not exceeding 20s. The penaltieg impoeed by the act see to be recovered in s eam mary manner. THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 24, 1853. attend) in say school attended by children whose parents or gurdiaas object to their being and by their children. 'lce such came the oommiasionen prohibit the use of these books, except at times set apart for the purpose, and under certain conditions which the commissioners hero specify. At the close of the year 1852, the number of schools in ' operation was 4,876, and of pupils 644,604, averaging 111 to each school. The average attendance was one half. These figures show an increase in the schools sines last year of 171, end in the attendance for the year 1862, as compared with the year 1861, of 24,263 child ren . There are 75 schools not yet in operation, towards which we made building grants, which, completed, will afford ac cemmodstion to 7,457 additional pupils. The following summary shows the number of national schools in each province on the 31st of December, 1852, and the naMber of children on the rolls :—Ulster, number of , schools, 1,892; attendance, 151,349. Munster, number of schools, 1,187; stiendance, 173,020. Leicester, number of', schools, 1,176; attendance, 141442. Connaught, number of schools, 648; attendance, 73,954. Total annther of schools, 4,875; attend a nc e , 540,310. Return of new schools in 1852, arranged in provinces : Ulster, 48 ; Munster, 76 ; Leinster, 56 ; Connaught, 58 ; total, 237. The following statistics show the proportion in which protestants and catholics avail themselves of the system : Of the managers one-third are protest Ants ; of the schools, one-fourth are under protestant management ; of the chil dren in attendance, one-seventh are protestant; of the teachers, one-fifth are protestant ' • of the applications for grants for new schools in 1851, one fourth were protestant. IRELAND. Doman, Aro. 23. At the meeting of the corporation yesterday, the Lord Mayor, in answer to some questions relative to the Queen's visit, said he could merely state what arrangements he had made himself, and respecting which he had conferred with the authorities. He was not yet able to state the hour at which her Ma jesty would arrive. That was his present difficulty : 'mt of course he would give the earliest possible in formation on the subject. It wa s theintention of her Majesty to come up from Kiosston on Monday morning to the Westland-row station. The directors of the railway had made such arrangements within the terminus as its small size would permit. There would be full accommodation for the corporation, to enable them to receive her Majesty within the build ing. Of course it would be his duty to conduct the Queen to her carriage. The corporation would pre cede him, and they would lead her Majesty through the city to the Park-gate, where he believed the Lord Mayor's jurisdiction terminated. The route at present settled upon was Westland-row, Lower Mer rion-street,Clare•street,Leinster-street,Nassau-street, Grafton-street, Westmoreland -street, Carlisle-bridge, Bachelor's walk,and along thequays tothe Park-gate. Her Majesty did not like a long drive, and that was the reason the route he had mentioned was thought best. The space near the Park-gate was large enough to afford room to the corporation to file off to the left, and permitting her Majesty to pass on to the Viceregal Lodge. That was all he could state at present. The feeling of the citizens, as far as he could ascertain, was decidedly against illuminating the city. He would endeavour, possible, not to allow any fireworks to be set off about the city, lest even a spark might fall upon their Industrial Exhi bition. If the public supported him, he thought those arrangements would prove most satisfactory. Alderman Reynolds thought the preponderance of public opinion was in favour of illuminations; but Alderman Roe said he believed it was the desire of the Queen to visit the city with as much privacy as possible ; and if they resorted to illuminations or other demonstrations of public feeling, he was afraid they would rather have the effect hereafter of de terring the Queen from coming amongst them, as sheotherwise would. It is, therefore, decided that we shall have no general illumination on the occa sion of the Queen's visit, although it will be op tional in the case of public institutions to make those exceptions. The attendance at the Great Exhibition yesterday amounted to 11,216, a very large majority of the visitors being English and foreign tourists and per sons from Irish provincial towns. The subscriptions received yesterday for the Dargan Industrial Institute included the following munificent contributions, viz : Mr. Peto, M.P., 1001. ; Mr. Jackson, M.P., 1001.; Mr. Brassey, 1004 ; Mr. Bath, 100/. ; Mr. M'Cormack, 1001.; and Mr. W. Berwick, 201. • The appearance of a new comet is thus noticed in Saunders of this morning : For the last few evenings a comet of remarkable eke and brilliancy has appeared in our horizon. It is nearly equal to that while! appeared in September, October, and November, 1811: It is visible in the west, about 15 degrees above the horizon, at from 8.30.p.m., moving to th e east ; the conical tail large, well defined, and nearly vertical. It is in a line with aln Urea Major and the Polar Star. The nucleus is well defined. Our astronomical observers will give a more definitive account of It. Alexander Mullen was executed at Omagh on Saturday, for the murder of his aunt. Efforts bad been made to obtain a reprieve, chiefly on the ground that the unfortunate convict had been utterly igno rant of the principles of Christianity, the gaol chap lain having discovered previous to his trial that he had never even heard the name of the Saviour. He was attended on the scaffold by a protestant and two presbyterian clergymen, but muttered only a short prayer before he was turned off. He made the fol lowing confession of his crime I, Alexander Mullen, make the following confession and declaration voluntarily, is presence of the governor and pro testant chaplain of Omagh gaol:—That on the day of Fe bruary I committed the dreadful crime of which I have been found guilty and condemned I. die, under the following cir cumstances :—I took dinner with my aunt, Jane Mullen, about twelve or one o'clock, and at that time was on as good terms with her as usual. After dinner I shaved, and was in the act of drying my reser, when my aunt, who, while I was shaving, asked me had I as nodes of pins beam, the, fol lowed me into the beibeens, desk*/ nse lie ge beam lead to her, " When I wasted te go lane yea would nee lee me, and you'll take and affront ase before the neighbour by telling ma to , go home, and when I am willing to go you won't let me. ' I I the n in • rage made a shove at her to send her out of the room, not thinking of the razor being in my hand, nor at the time having say Intention to take her life. And when I saw the eat ea the side of her neck, and the blood running down her seek, I was afraid she would say I killed her, end, in desperation, I made another cut across her throat. She fell immediately, and I left her, went out of the house, and locked the door on the outside, and put the key in under the door. I then went over to John Stinson's house, where I remained nearly an hour. I was returning home when I saw the neighbours standing in front of the house. When I came up.to them they told me that my asnt was lying on the door, and desirtd me to break open the door ' which I did, and remained at the house until I was arrested by the police. As I hops for mercy and par don from God, I declare that this statement is true, and that until after I had inflicted the first cut upon my aunt's throat I had no intention to take her life or hurt her. A number of the more Godly - minded of oar citi zens, with Mr. Justice Crampton at their head, having remonstrated with the directors of the Dub lin and Kingstown Railway on the subject of Sabbath-day railway traffic, the directors have ad dressed the following sensible letter to the learned judge in reply Dublin and Kbagetown Railway, Westland-row, August 6, 1863. have had the Miaow of receiving your letter of the 30th ultimo, amenapsayiog an address to the directors of the Dublin sad Kteposon Railway Company, very nu merously and mem rewestably signed, requesting them to discontinue the maks. of veins araticawaly sa Sands) s, =Mare to imam yea that $ spatial meeting of• the board was unused at bet Tadldcf for the N.IPOo of tali , * OM waist Ws ormillapalles, when the amessat was fully Awaramai and inddreel with that serious 011eation which It deserved. led with, everu , m7 w r a zi od to the numerous and highly 7 who have signed the addrem igigli gnserd. however. au feel that they could with pit, es pAlle aasaisaa, lake es themselves either to mte the Wake plesgetber sa Sunda" or to magehla and Mae the hears within which all dame if OW NONtunirY ili.iii. oro to t i e r : 1 1: 4 1 the Wiwi of a Mile. At lir 11.11 et the - , the system of the ts . sloes pert el &soft wasoriod for several WA WI Weida' with so mai eassopass sad L bws .the Mims Peelare of trails st ether Maw of day, that at the , aim a iseral meeting of the rearellseins is err was anis the rule of the Menton, awl s the maws, ea y the same se as War days. wee. IMMNIVIII. made at that dm, mod has so esollwasi dew, that ell the 'ornate of the sempay shag haw eppertseiliss allarded them of oietedlog their rea nh iesse of wamidy ; lad the super imaaliate. 'WWI ra t am rss s Tr igalas the mammy are ' haw • potties We grainy to themselves. Ia I beg to amuse yea the directors deeplUeel the importaase of the subject, mad re• gret that they vs set hew able to carry into east the views of the parties wheel amass are 'pomaded to the ad drsso—l Dave the Maier to reseals, alz, yew Melba% Mumble servant, Awraws D. ILA" Cbsiawas. The Hon. Justice Crumples. Klidereilese. REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS NATIONAL EDUCATION IN IRELAND. The Commissioners of Education have presented to the Lord Lieutenant their report of the proceedings of their board for the year 1862. The report hears date Au gut 12, 1863, and though the retirement of the Archbishop of Dublin, the Right Hon. Baron Greene, and the Right Hon. F:Blukburne, from the board occurred since the close of '62, so important an event was naturally introduced notwithstanding the seeming irregularity of its introduc tion in the report jut printed. We quota the &Sealant° this matter, which are inserted at the close of the report : IV.-44. We hays lately (namely on the Bth of July), pened,after very long consideration, two important resolu• tions, which, although not adopted during the year 1862, we think it right to announce on the present occasion. First, that we have withdrawn from the list of books published by us, a work entitled " Lemons on the Truth of Chris tianity ;" rod from the list of books sanctioned, but not published by us, another work, namely, " Introductory Lessons on Christian Evidences." The first was introduced in 1838; the second in 1842. Secondly, that we have amended our Bth rule, sectien 2. Hitherto it has been thus expressed : " 8. The commissioners do not insist on the ' Scripture Lessons,' Lessons on the Truth of Christianity,' or Book of ' Sacred Poetry,' being read in any of the National Schools, nor do they allow th em to be read, during the time of secular or literary instruction, in any school attended by children whose parents or guardians object to their being so read. In such case the commirsioners prohibit the use of them, except et the times of religion' instruction, when the persons giving it may use theft books or not, as they think proyer:. As - altered, it is as follows : " The commissioners do not insist on the Scripture Les sons' or book of Sacred Poetry ' being read in any of the national schools, nor do they allow them to be read as Fart of the ordinary school business (during which all children, of whataver denomination they may be, are required to 8P OR TING. RADCLIFFE RACES.-TUESDAY. DT ICLICTRIC TILIGIAPII. BADCLIPPI ST. LeGSA SCAM. Baron Oey walked over. Fate HANDICAP Brants. Snowdon Dunhill Filly by Owns Boy out of Maid of Mouton 2 Six ran. 8111WAILDIV CCP. Thalia Ely 1 Salveyor Eft rut. EOHAM RACES—TUESDAY. INNIZIYIIIII. PLAT, of 60 110”. (handicap), for all ages. Three quarters of a mile. Mr. Baker's Thrush (late Mayfly) by Alarm, 3 Lewis's, let (Hiatt) 1 Mr. L The Chase, 4 yes, lit 71b (0. E Slu r p) 2 Mr. Bridgman's Jallien, 4 yrs, 7 s t. 21b (J Mean) 3 The following also ran ;—lncorrigible, La Malheur use, Cotton Ltdy, Ernestine, DOOlitlo, Marzella, b c. by Touch stone, Richmond, and Alabama. • - Betting : 3to I agst Thrush, 6to I apt Alabama. After two or three baulks away they went in earnest. The race was, however, entirely between the first two. The Chase with Thrush lying at her quarters made the running. to within the distance. Thrush then obtained a slight lead, and after a fine race won by half a length. Jullien a bad third, being fully tour lengths behind. The others scattered, Richmond and Ernestine being fourth and fifth. SVIIKEY AND MIDDLESEX STAKES Of 20 cove, each, 10 R, and only 6if declared, &e., with 50 added. Penalties for certain winners. Two miles and a distance. (16 subs., 9 of whom pay 5 son. each.) M. Lupin's Jouvence, by Sting, 3 yes, Yet 41b, (T. Sherwood) 1 Mr. Mundy's Tobllski, 3 yes, 6st 41b (Rickards) 2 Sir W. Booth's Tremble, 4 yes, 7st (J. Mann) 3 Major Martyr'', Convulsion, 4 yrs, 7st (Kitehener) 4 Betting: 7 to 4 on Jouvence, 4 to 1 eget Tobolski, 7 to 1 egst Convulsion. Convulsion cantered off with the lead, Tobol.ki, Tremble, and Jouvenee following in the order named until they had passed through the first gap, when Toboliki went to the front and gradually improved the pace, Jouvesce going on third, a position which she held to within the distance, when she took second place. She then waited on Tobllski to the Betting Stand, where she went up and giving him the go bye, won very cosily by half a length. Tremble a bad third. Convulsion two lengths be hind her. KING JOHN STASIS of 16 son. each,lo ft, with 60 added, for 2-yr-olds ; colts Set 71b, and =se Bet 31b ; certain win ners extra. T.Y.C. (15 . subs.) Mr. Fenning's Domino by Cowl, Sat 71b ..(A. Day) 1 Mr. Payne's Strutaway, Bat 31b (Flanigan) 2 Captain Lane's Epuninondu, Bat 41b (J. Mann) 3 Mr. Wauchope's ch c by John o'Gaust out of Valen tinia, Bet 71b (including 31b extra) ..(H. Gloater) 4 RUNNYMEDE STAINS (handicap) of 10 son. each, 5 ft, and only 3if declared, &c., with 50 added. The second to I save his stake. 4 lb. extra fir winners. One mile. (23 subs., 9 of whom pay 3 sovs. each.) Mr. Bridgman's Abdallah by The Provost, 6 yes, Sat latenan) 1 Mr. C. Fanning's Puritan, 4 yns, 7st nu J. Mann) 2 Mr. Vickers's No Chance, 5 yes, 7st 4 1 bs ( J. Ouster) 3 Mr. R. R. Clark's Dear Ide, 3 yes, 7st 8 lbs (G. E. Sharpe) 4 Mr. Price's Ada, 3 yes, Sat 12 1b5.... (T. Sherwood) 6 Mr. J. Stuinapton's Northman, 4 yes; Set 121bs (Harding) 6 Betting : 7 to 4 apt Abdallah, 3to 1 apt Dear Ide, 5 to 1 apt Puritan (3 to 1 taken at the commencement), 6 to 1 apt No Chance. Dear Me and No Chance ran in front to the second hedge, where they were joined by Puritan and Abdallah. At the distance Puritan took the lead, closely followed by Abdallah, who went in advanc e at the half distance, and eventually won easily by two lengths. Same distance between the second and third; Dear Me fourth. The other two finished at long intervals behind. RAILWAY STARES of 6 Bove. each, with 25 added by the South Western Railway Company ; for 2-yr-olds and upwards. Optional selling weights. Three quarters of a mile. (10 subs.) Mr. Death's Prevarication, 2 yrs (601.), Est (includin 31b over) (Rickardi 1 Mr. Treen's Link 3 yes (601.), 7st Sib (Lie war d 2 Mr. J. Stevens's The Assayer, 2 yes (6W ), Set 131 Mr. Drinkald's b f b lon—P (Harding) 0 y alma, 3 yes (60L), 7st 81b (Covey) 0 The following also ran:—Prologue, Richmond, Glen- Solyman, Hyacinth, b f by Simla', out of Alfreda. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. ST. LEGER. 6 to 4 on West Australian 6 to I apt Sittingbourne 6 to 1 Batista* (t to 30014 DERBY. 1000 to 40 apt Blight (t) 1000 to 30 Papageno (t) 1000 to 20 Meteors The showery state of the weather evidently deterred numbers from " assisting " at this day's races, the attend ance of paeral company being oomparatively very scanty. Pew ladies ventured forth, and the show of carriages was poor indeed. The amount of sport, however, 'needed ex pectatkm, and speculation was canted on with much spirit, notwithstanding the results were for the most part unfa vourable to the fielders. The ground was somewhat heavy Julians, but generally -speaking than was "good going.' Wilolllll for Tan Town PLATB—TO-DAY. One mile. Ate st lb Age at lb A 0 Cotten Lad y .... 4 7 3 Fog bdall lema ah n a 12 Lusairiose Dear Me 3 0 Ada 3 610 William Rufus.. 3 0 Palma Illy 3 6 9 Nightshade .... 3 0 Merry Maid TAolahl 3 4 Direr filly 2 6 0 Indsr ORDEZ OF EDN2IIIIO ails DAT). 1.45 Town Plato. 2.15 Quota's Plats. 2.60 Barons' Stakes. 3.26 Magas Charts &akin. 3.65 Prince of Wake Stake.. 4.30 Bikini Stakes. 6.0 Amateur &aim 6.30 Match. DERBY RACES. House Altar's') :—Missive, Lady In Wads', Gla diola Sally Warfoot colt, Doubt, Aaron Smith, Pastry cook, Jacqueline, Candlewick, Master Slender, Twinkle, Sister to Stafford, Era, colt by Coffserstone out of Duchess of Lorraine. LATEST BETTING AT MANCHESTER. Trxsomr. There was no betting at the rooms to-day, except on the events to be decided at Radcliffe. The latest betting on the coarse there was as follows :_ 100 to 80 on West Australian 8 to 1 agst Rataplan (t) 7 to 1 Chagas (t). GREAT BOAT RACE. James Candlish, the champion of the Tyne, and James Messenger, of Teddingtoe, yesterday contended for 2001. over the usual aquatic course for gnat events—from Putney to Mortlake. The race bad for a gensiderable time past created considerable interest ansengit all dames of rowing men, and was one upon which large mum eisseney were speculated. The necessary preliadaidee bawing been arranged, the two men took their suldees off the Star and Garter, and were soon at work. Messenger jumped off with a alight lead from the Middlesex matron, and, off the Messrs. Searle's, had drawn himself clear. A most de termined and gallant race followed. As Candlish went on he appeared to get more in rowing form, and overlapping his opponent's stern-post, threatened again and again a change of position, amidst the deafening cheers of the spectators, but es often as he got nearer hie opponent's sculls the effort was met by a corresponding effort on the part of Messenger. Despite the most extraordinary and gallant efforts made by Candlish, his opponent passed under Hammersmith-bride a clear length ahead, and although again and again menaced by the desperate spurts of his opponent, Messenger continued to lead, and finally won by above a clear length, after being retarded by • foul just before coming in. Candlish, who exhibited the most determined game to the very close of the snatch, wee very much distressed by his exertions at the finish, and although • beaten man was de servedly complimented by his friends, as well as by stran gers who had witnessed his gallant conduct in a stern wager. The winner rowed in a boat built by himself, and was trained by Mr. Styles, of the Ross and Crown, Putney.' , The race was rowed wtth an indifferent tide in 24S minutes, and the winner's style of rowing was the theme of general admiration. Betting was for the most part even, but in some instances 6to on Messenger, MIDLAND RAILWAY. Yesterday the half-yearly meeting of this company was held at the railway station at Derby, Mr. Joux haus in the chair. The statement of accounts appeared in the Repress a week since; the following is the "report of the directors," as read by Mr. Bell, the secretary : " The directors have to report to you that the gross re ceipts from the traffic of the halt-year ending Jane last have exceeded those of the corresponding half-year of 1852 by the sum of 46,9971, exclusive of receipts from the North Western. The proportion which the working expenses have borne to the receipts (exclusive of rates, taxes, govern ment duty, and the provision for the renewal of permanent way and increase of rolling stock) has been 441. 17s. 6d. per cent. as compared with 41!. 3s. 7d. per cent. in 1852. The per tentage however, of 1852 did not include the working of the North Western. The balance available for dividend is 173,4061., an d t h e directors re ' commend that a dividend (subject to income tax) I be declared payable on the Ist of September next, of 11 . 12e. 6d. upon each 1001. Midland Consolidated Stock, IS.. 9d. upon each 1001. Birmingham and Derby Consoli• dated Stock, 31. upon each 1001. Consolidated Preferential Stock, If. 10s. upon each Erewash Valley share, 2s. 3d. per share upon each share of 161. 13e. 45., being 41 per cent. upon Si. per share paid up, leaving a balance of 2,0811. to be carried to the next account. The accounts of the half year include the working of the North Western Railway, being an addition in length of 47 miles as compared with the correspoading half of last year. The maintenance of way accounts for the half-year exhibit a large increase as compared with thou of the corresponding period of 1852, about one-half of which is caused by the reinstatement of the line and works from the damage done to them by the floods of last winter ; the other priacipal causes of increased expenditure being the higher rate of wages, the additional length of line maintained, and the larger traffic of the com pany, which has rendered necessary the employment of more labourers aad the use of a greater quantity of material,. The many decided advantages in strength, durability, and economy, which have accrued to other companies, from the use of the fish joint when applied to rails of the ordinary construction, as well as to other forms of permanent way; have induced the directors, in conjunction with thou of the London and North Western Company, to purchase from the Permanent Way Company, the right of using this as well as all their other patents, for a flied sum, by which means a considera ble saving will be effected. Sixteen- and-fehalf miles of double line have been relaid, and la miles fish jointed during the half-year ; but notwithstandi ng th e l arge expend i ture which has appeared from time to time under the head of Renewal, the increased speed and weight of the trains, ren der it necessary to proceed more rapidly than the directors anticipated, in removing the remainder of the 56 and 6,5 lb. rails from the main line, and to substitute rails of at leas' * 80165.; to effect this with due rapidity, and to fish joint further portions of the line where the weight and condition of the old rails is such as to warrant the expenditure, will require a much larger sum than is now annually set aside from revenue. The subject of this renewal and the propri ety of charging the whole cost to revenue or otherwise, have occupied much of the attention of the directors. It is evident that the greater strength of materials is called for by the greatly increased traffic of the line; to substitute therefore 801 b. rails with chairs, sleepers, Ac. of relatively hummed weight and dimensions, in the place of rails of only 56 and 65 lbs. and chai rs , lc., of only proportionabl e weight, and to charge the entire cost to revenue, will be unduly to benefit the future at the expense of the present proprietors; the directors therefore recem• mend the proprietors to charge so much of the cost as represents the increased strength of the Permanent-way to capital, and the remainder to revenue, and they have so treated the expenditure in th e accounts for the last half-year. Mr. Barlow reports, that the works between Gloucester and Stoneham, have been much im peded by the unfavourable weather experienced during the greater part of the half-year; but that they are now proceeding rapidly to completion ; that the laying of the narrow gauge from Stonehouse to Bristol is completed, with the exception of about two miles, and that he hopes to have an unbroken narrow gauge to Bristol in the course of the autumn. The contracts for the formation of the Ripley branch and the St. Mary's-bridge station, Derby, have been let on favourable terms, and the works will be commenced forthwith. The locomotive and carriage stock of the com pany has been maintained in good working condi•ion during the half-year, end besides the ordinary repairs, one new engine, 31 under frames for carriage!, one break van, one carriage truck, and thirty-feur waggons have been made to replace a similar number worn out, and the test charged to ee . The ten new goods engines and tenders and 590 of the waggons, stated in the last half-year's re port to have been contracted for, have been added to the stock, and the out has been charged to capital, as authorised by the proprietors. The very large addition to the goods and mineral traffic, and its probable further increase, have rendered it necessary to be provided with additional engine power; the directors have accordingly contracted for 20 new goods engines and tenders, at a coat of 52,0001. to be charged to capital account. The mileage of trains for the half-year has been 3,009,993 miles, as against 2,603,068 for the corresponding period of 1852, being an increase of 406,925 miles. The weight of goods and minerals carried has been 1,646,016 tons, against 1,508,058, being an increase of 337,958 tons. The large increase in the working expenses of the half year bee been the source of much disappointment to the directors. It is partly attributable to the extraordinary expenditure in maintenance of way, occasioned by the damage done to the line by the floods of last winter, and partly by the advance in wages and materials in every de partment of the service. The increase of expenditure in maintenance of way occasioned by the floods, the directors hope will not occur again ; but the advance in wages and materials has rendered it necessary to make some cor responding advance in the charges made by the company for the carriage of goods and minerals. With respect to per liamentary proceedings,the directors found it necessary to op pee the bills of the Leicester and Nuneaton, the Ambergate, Nottingham and Boston, and the Stamford and Essendine Railway Companies, as they contained clauses very inimical to your interests. The bills of the two first-named com panies have been rejected by parliament, and the clauses objected to struck out of the Stamford and Bssendine. Tne bills promoted by this company for the construction of the Leicester and Hitchin Railway, and for the conversion of the debenture debt of the company into preference shares, or annuities, have received the royal assent; but the bill for the am algamationi of the company with the London and North Western Company has been withdrawn, in consequence of the appointment of a select committee of the House of Commons, which advised the house not to allow of any amalgamation this session, and which has, since reported against the amalgamations of very large , companies. It will be the business of the meeting to ' eboose five proprietors, each possessing 2,0001. stock or shares in the company, whose duty it will be to meet in January next, to select and recommend to the half-yearly I meeting in February a suitable person to be appointed auditor. The general meeting will be mule special for the _purpose of creating capital, for the construction of the Leicester and Biretta Railway; but the state of the money market does not at present offer sufficient induce meats to proceed with the creation of preference shares' for the extinction of the debenture debt. The directors will, however, avail themselves of the powers which the act confers when they may do so with adeantage to your interests." *After some discussion, the resolutioa for the adoption of! the report was carried ; as were also the attendant resolu tions declaring the dividends on the various stocks ; and on the motion of Mr. BARROW, M.P., five gentlemen were named and elected to arrange the audit ler next half year. SPECIAL MEETING. The meeting was 111/41111 vestal ft the purp ose of contd. derinc the question of " Ways and means , ' for for the 'in structs/us of the Leicester and Hitchin line. The ORAIIIXAN explained, with reference to this matter, that they had a sum of 900,0001. uncalled on the 181.18 s. 4d. shares, but he thought it would be injudicious for them to apply that particular sum for this purpose. What they aid propose was, that they should avail them selves of other powers which they had and create 135,000 new five pound shares ; this wo od raise 876,0001., and it was proposed to borrow 225,0001., making a total of 900,0001., which was the estimated cost of constructing the line. The new shares wen to bear a four per cent. rate of interest, and the 51. to be called up in this proportion, IL 10s. on the 24th of October in the present year ; the like sum in April next year, and the remaining 21. also in Octo ber, 1864, with permis sion to the holders of the shares to pay up the entire 61. at oat*. The board had come to the conclusion that tbis would entail no loss on the company : and as for the new line itself, why it it was the last time he was to be privileged to address them he would strongly urge them to make it, believing it to be the most advantageous project ever attempted by the Mid land Company. For his own part, he would never rest minded:se long as the Midland, with 600 miles line of rail way, was 80 miles from London. The bon. gentleman moved a resolution embodying in detail the spirit of his suggestions. Mr. Banns, the deputy-chairman, seconded the reso lution. Mr. RAMSAY, of London, denounced the scheme as one fraught with mischief and lops to the holders of Midland stock, who were now getting only 31 per cent., and were asked to guarantee a new stock 4 per cent. Guarantees bad been the ruin of every company ; he believed that the Leicester and Mackin was a decidedly bad line, and that the directon were only actuated by ambition in pro moting it. The CZAIRMAX—It is not ambition, but an anxiety to get an increased dividend; we have bought a great deal of the land at land price—from 601. to 701. a mile, and some as low as 401. (Hear.) After some further discussion, somewhat desultory in its character, the resolution paused all but unanimously. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the business of the day. YORK AND NORTH MIDLAND RAILWAY. The report of the directors to be submitted to the half-yearly meeting of the proprietors on Tuesday, the 30th day of August, is as follo A a CAPITAL ACCOCNT The amount of capital raised by this company to the 30th June, 1863, consists of= Consolidated stock f 3,211,201 0 2 ... . Preference s►are capital 711,005 0 0 Debenture debt 1.67F1,7,12 0 0 Total capital entitled to dividend and interest in addition to rent and in terest on bonds of the Hull and &lby Railway £5,601,015 0 2 The sum of 37,7431. 7e. 4d. boa been expended on oapitil account during the put half- year upon the lines of this company, and 9811. Us. 111. on those of the Hull and Sell y •nd the Hull station and branches. Of these sums, 19,100/ Os. 4d. has been paid towards the ironstruction of the Victoria dock branch, viz.—engineering wedge, 14.2771.65. 7d.; st at i ons an d buildings, 3,7171. 9 s. 61. : and land, 1,1061. 13s. 3,1. ; and 7,7501. in full discharge th e plaintitrs costs in the action and reference between Messrs. Crawshaw and this company. The remaining amount of Ith/i9_t. 18s. includes 3,1141. 167. 6.1. for compietion of land purchases, and the balance has been expende d on a new warehouse at Hunrnenby, (I,t at a goo d rate of in terest,) and various buildings, ridings, and other appliances required for the proper development of traffic. It has again been found necessary to expend a large sulk in additions to the rolling stock. Nut only is the whole of the new stock already provided continually in use, but further auditions are urgently required. It would almost seem that the only limit to traffic at the present time, fe the difficulty of furnishing sufficient working stock ; and though the outlay is necessarily large, the return afforded by the increase in the receipts is very satisfactory. The opening of the Victoria Dock branch in May has given rise to an increased amount of goods traffic, which will be still further augmented when the rails and other conveniences in connection with the docks Are completed, Many hundreds of mangers travel daily around the towlt of Hull, on the principle of low and uniform payments, greatly to the public convenience, and with a remunerative profit to the company. The new line from Hull to Holder nes., which is now in course of formation, will join this branch ; and, on its opening, a still further development of traffic will arise, beneficial alike to the branch and to the main lines of the company. The bill brought into parliament by this company jointly with the York, Newcastle and Berwick, and Leeds North.- , ern Companies, to sanction their amalgamation, was, in common with all other amalgamation bills, stopped by an order of the House of Commons, and a new bill will have to be brougLt in next session. The final judgment of the Exchequer Chamber, respect. ing the mandamus issued by the Court of Queen's Bench, to compel the formation of a line from Market Weighton to Beverley, was delivered oar the 29th of April, when eight judges being present, the unanimous decision of the cunt was that the mandamus should be discharged. All liability, therefore, in respect of this line, is now at an end, and an important question of law settled, in which railway com panies generally ere deeply interested. Considerable progreu has been made during the half year in the Chancery suits against Mr. Hudson. The whole of them have now been heard, and in the principal one the account has been taken, and an order made by the Master of the Rolls that Mr. Hudson should pay into court, by the first day of Hilary Term (January 11, 1850 the amount clue to this company in respect of that suit, which, in the certi ficate of the Rolls Court, is fixed at 54,593/. 13s. 1041 On appeal to the Lords Justices this order was somewhat varied, it being decided that 20,00e1. should be paid into court at the time named, and that the order for the payment of the balance of 34,5901. 13s. 10d. should stand over till Michael mas term (November next), when the Muter of the Rolls will name a day for its payment. In the other two suits the accounts have not yet been taken, and the amounts to be recovered cannot be accurately stated ; but your directors have great satisfaction in reporting to you that the decrees of the Muter of the Rolla have decided in the company's favour all the claims made by them in each of the suits, with the exception of twe items of 901. and 701., and a claim of interest amounting to 1,3451. le. 2d. The attention of your directors has been strongly drawn to the advantages of a branch, four or five miles long, to connect the Leeds and Selby Railway with the lines south and west of Leeds ; and a preliminary survey will at once be made, with a view to ascertain whether it can be con structed at a cost which will justify them in asking your content to apply to parliament for the requisite powers. Your directors have given notice of forfe.ture of the fol lowing shares, viz., 43 ' extension and branches" 61 " East and West Riding," and 61 "Hull and Selby purchase shares," and it remains for the proprietors to confirm such forfeiture. The revenue account for the quarter ending June 30., presents the following information : Dit.-To locomotive power, 49,4541. 14s. 3d. ; carriage and waggon repairs and working, 18,6641. 12s. 2d. ; main tenance of way acd works, 21,1091. 3s. BJ. ; stationary en gines and selfacting inclines, 4,9271. 75.; shipping expenses, 4,5901. 14s. 71. ; passenger, goods, end mineral expenses, 30,1411. 14s. Id. ; general charges, 7,3271. 12s. Lil. ; the total working expenses thus being, 136,275/. 18s. 2d. To which must be added the following items-To way leave., 4,564/. 7e. ; government duty, 4,144/. lle. 6d. ; rates and taxes, 6,8781. 7s. ; total, 152,1631. 3s. Bd. Interest account : On Pensher Branch-170,0001. at 21 per cent., from 4th April to 30th June, 1,013/. Os. 3d.; on rhirsk and Mahon -50,0001. at 2 per cent., from 21st June to 30th June, 241. 13s. 2d. ; on Victoria Braneh-70,000/. at 21 per cent, from 16th May to 30th June, 2151. 15s. Id.; to balance, 194,3361. 6s. 6d.; total, 347,7521. 18s. W. Ca.-By Passenger traffic, 110,6121. Os. 50 ; parcels, horses, carriages, dogs, excursion trips, excess fares, and conveyance of mails, 133,5054 6e.; goods and mineral truffle, .211,6341. 4s. 100. ; miscellaneous receipts, 2,6131. 7s. 104.; milking a total of 347,752/. Hs. Etd. GREAT POLGOOTFI MINE. d mtAhat eeyi member n eeimafe S tomb .. tfuha V rignsn i a l goirusoteci h ge n:oedeno n an neop.olime appointed investigation ao t ati i w nor : ogwrt.ehmacoishfmititaiueethktheteteahenoie.arrbldryievanixten7l: ordinary t o t t i ce r e Aeit Y eh.Dchoi u:moe 0 ! ;m • was AIRMAN said it was unnecessary for him to re mind the meeting that in consequence of the unfavourablg state of the mine a committee was appointed to inquire with regard to the present condition and the future pros pects of the mine. The committee had endeavoured to per form their duties faithfully and efficiently; but they were impeded in their labours by the death of the late manag ing director, Mr. 'fhomae, and the absence of the two Messrs. Brown, who were members of the committee of management. They had gone through the ac count., which appeared to them to have been properly kept. At the same time, it would be vain to attempt to disguise the fact that those accounts had been misstated at the meetings of the shareholders, and that in consequence dividends had been declared which ought never to hare been paid. It might be advantageous to the shareholders if he jest stated, as clearly and suc cinctly as he could, the circumstances under which the company was originally formed. About two or three years ago, Mr. Heseltine and other members of the Stock Exchange were recommended to form it by Mr. Thomas, the late managing director, who introduced them to the venders. Mr. John Brown and Mr. Francis Brown were both connected with the vendors. When the company was formed, Mr. Thomas was appointed managing director, at a salary ; and the Messrs. Brown, in coixiderer tion of their holding shares in trust for the vendors, bo came members of the committee of management. The two last-mentioned gentlemen did not take any active part in the management of the mine. In answer to inquiries addressed to him by the committee, Mr. John Brown stated that he left all the concern of the mine in the hands of Mr. Thomas the managing director. The committee re ceived, it appeared, from Mr. Thomas the accounts which were presented at the general meetings; the dividends were declared as recommended by him; and, in feet, the committee were on all such occasions the mere mouthpiece of the mana ger. In making these observations he confined himself strictly to facts, and said nothing that he could not substantiate. The present unfortunate position of the mine was accounted for by the fact that the committee did not exercise that super vision over the mine which a committee was expected to exereioe. It Was the misrepresentations made by Mr. Thomas, that had brought the mine into its present position. Mr. Thomas was now dead, and could not be called upon to explain his conduct. The fact, however, had come out that dividends had been paid which never ought to have been paid ; the money subscribed by the shareholders having been repaid to them. Hence the mine was now in want of money to carry it on advantageously ; but he was happy to state—and in this he would be con firmed by gentlemen who were better qualified to pro nounce an opinion on such matters—that the mine was essentially in as good a position now as it was when the company entered into possession of it. The fincarrear then read the report of the committee of enquiry, which greed in substance with the remarks of the chairman. It also recommended that there should be a call of la., to be spread over twelve months, and that the shares shoald be called in for registration. The report of Capt. Puckey, the mining captain, and the report of the mining accountant, were also read. The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report of the committee. In reply to a question, The CHAIRMAN said what the oommittee suggested witk regard to the call was, that 10s. should be called for at once, 25.6 d. in January, and 2a. sa. in September, next year. A SHARRHOLDER wished to know by whom the mine was now managed. The CHAIRMAN said it was at present under the manage- ment of Mr. John Brown. It was necessary for the meet ing_to reconstitute the managing body. Me SHAREHOLDER said he should object to any call being made under the existing management. A SHAREHOLDER objected to the registration of the shares, as tending to diminish their value in the market, by introducing liability. The CHAIRMAN said the company having been firmed on the eost-book principle, it was in the power of any shareholder to terminate his liability within a very short period. In reply to questions, Captain PUCKEY said he had full confidence in the ulti mate success of the mine, provided a sufficient amount were raised to work it. After a lengthened conversation, it was resolved that the report of th e committee of inquiry should be printed for distribution among the shareholders, and the meeting then adjourned for a fortnight. WATERFORD AND LIMERICK RAILWAY.—The ea- Ussioo of this company's line from Fiddown to Dunkit having been approved by the government inspector, is to be opened this week. WATERFORD AND LIMERICK Italimar.—This rail way will be opened to Waterford on the 23rd of this month. RAILWAY TO Arrrant.—At a meeting Jim held it was determined to promote a railway from Antrim to the Ulster line, and so place it in direct communication with A Dublin. WANT OF "NAVVIES." A large number of "navvies" an "wanted" for the Manche,tat and 13uuth port ReiIWAT ; and the "wont," an unns , .al one, of the'e useful individuals induces the contractor to eller "liberal wages "