The Express. — London, England, 1852-09-30 00:00:00

1060. to 106 e. fur mixed, and 110 e. for white; 4,500 bkla. white Michigan.lo3c. to 106 c.; 45,000bhls.Ohio, at93e.to97e. for red and seized, 108 c. to 108 e. fee good white ; 10,000 Canadian, is bond, at 90e. to 94e. ; 2,000 bushels common red southern, 97e. • 2,500 bushels Upper Lake, 73e. Rye it , n demand, witliemall oaks, at 84.. te tie. Barley isia fair reque'l, with sales of 3,500 bashels good new at 77e., and 3,000 bushels at 78e. Oats of good quality are scares and wanted ; Jersey at 43e. to 43e.; western and slate, tile. otSc. for new and old. Corn for borne use is is mo derate emend; with latter receipt, the tendency was downward at the elms. Wt stern mixed selling at 70e. to 71c. for sound, and Gila. fur unsound ; white southsro, 70e., and , yellow 72c. The export from this port from lit to 15th iteptenther--lai2 : Wheat, 201,913 bushels ; torn, 6.414 hostel'. 1841: Wheat, 121,064 bushels ; corn, zu,bn !whet.. reorient:es —Pork has been is fair demand through the owl for coammption, and the sales have been made from 191 dub. to 191 doh. for mess, and 171 dots. to 171 dots. for prime ; rump, 101 1 As. to 171 dols. ; clear, 211 dots. to 92 dale. ; sour mess pork, 14 dole. to 191 dols.; cut meats are is snail supply ; hams, In} dols. ; shoulders, 8 deli. • land is in good demand at 111 dole fur best in brie., anti 11: dols. to II t dole. in leas; smoked hams are in good demand from dolt. to 13 dots. ; shoulders, 9 dots. to 91 dol. ; sides, Int dole. ; heelsari, • in pr ee from 12 dole. to 15 dole. fee mess, end triter, 91 dole. to 101 dolt. butter is scarce and state dairies sell Irvin 18 d Is. to 22 dole. ; Ohio, 1.13.4. to 161 d,la. ; cheese dole. to 7 dole. Fite hot r..—Wheat has ~, h ces, offered freely for Liver pool and bottom, and large shipments have been made. Uttar With% have been rather be are. We quote to L,verpool - Urtton, per lb., 1,1. to 3-16.1. ; dour and meal, bbl., 1 5 . 3,1 . to is. od.; heavy goods, per ton, 15s. to 11' ( 4,, %A.m. in bulk. To London—Tobacco, per hbd . 2.a. to 30.; tour, pt r bbl., 25.; turpentine, pet 280 lbs . 2.. ; mr.e.on meet goods, per ton, his. to 30s. ; heavy goo ....oil, 17..64. to 2.a. ; cheese, 2.16.; beef, per teree, 6.1.; ne-talse, per bhd, le. 7.1.; wheat 61d. in bulk, sad CA. bsgs.,l by the ship; wine in casks, 13s. To Havre-- Cotton, ..pare balm, per lb., 14. • ash.., per ton, 4 dal,. to dolt.; queeeitron bark, 36:5. ; measurement goods, 10,00; whelk bone, Mc., per lb,, le. dour, bbls, 50s. SII IPPING IN I ELLIGENCE. AkItIVAI.• 01 At Sort. rum Liverpool, tLir Southampton ; from Bri.tol, ludas Sept. 15.-41VM Liverpool, the Itoacius, De Witt Clin ton. Blira (teen, Prigress, Charles Cooper, Anna Kimball, Benjamin Adam. &pt. —l.ou,toe, from Lmvlon and Portsmouth ; Silas Greenman, m Ltlerpm. , sh moon, from Liverpool mama.lY m Gh , ...1 „, ; 'ley, from Liverpool. Sept. 17.—}'rout .. the Eaneuil Ball. Clic Court. BALMORAL, SIFT. N. lief Mairity drove yiaterday in the open carriage, seeoopenied by tie Princess Royal, the Princess Aloe, rued the Print.... lleleits. Prince Albert went out il,er stalking. the diem r yirty yesterday included the Duchess of Lent, the Priceess Huh, niche Langcnbourg, and the Prince Ili rivulet. of HuhenLihe Lang:ubourg. The Tru•sian Minister trtosacud business yesteriay at Ike Fuseigno. nice. 11cr Majeste has been graciously pleased to sp poiLi Sir m. Vartiley, the oecond judge of the Supreme Court at Fte:ubay, to be Chief Justice, is the room of Sa In►im. Perry. who retim. The l'oloneky of the 61st Regiment has become recant by the death of General Hastings Fraser, C.D., ninth tack plate yesterday. BRITISH ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. The new company, known by the name of the &MA Elietric 'telegraph Company. have nearly corn. peed, and ere about to open, a considerable length of wire uniting some of the most important northern towns of the kingdom. This chain of towns includes Liserpool, Man cluster. Halifax. lleadtord, Wakefield, Barnsley, beds, Barrogate, and Stockton-upon Teer, with some other of the intermediate places. The people of Liverpool and blaacheater were rather agreeably struck with the rapidity with which this company •oreteditl in laying down their wires It the stmt., to complete the connexion between the rail. way stations and the company's offices. There is no greater annovinsce in large towns than that which parliament has ponied to private companies of ripping up their pavements at art times an tastes where it may be necessary for their isonsts. The authorities of a town pave the streets at peat tamale, and then comes a gas company, and then a water company, and then a telegraph company, to open deep tons b.. in some of the leading thoroughfares, inter rupting the traffic and creating great inconvenience. We base seen [lose trenches open in some eases sit or eiglit day. ; but in the present instances we are glad to perm:se that • great improvement has been Intro duced. Mr. Charles Bright, the manager of the Bri'ish Electric Telegraph Company, we were informed, bad the merit of inventing a new mode of laying lows wires in the heels, which gees far to remove the objections we have pointed out. The method adopted by the old company ha• hn n to lay down • line of round cast metal pipes through witch the insulated wires repassed. This is necessarily a long and tedious operation, because eonsiderable time is occupied, as each length of pipe is laid down, in passing the wires through it; hat Mr. Charles Bright's plan is to use pipes split loogitudinally in'. two halves. The under halves of :the pipes are laid down in the trench, and then a large drum, on which the insulated wires are wrapped. is rolled along over the trench, and the wire is payo ! sff easily and rapidly into its place—the upper parte of the pipes being put on afterward* ' and seared in their pure by means of screws through flanges left outside for the purpose. So well has this mode succeeded, that is Liverpool the whole lengths of the streets, from Titbebarn Railway station to *he British Telegraph Company's offices, fa Eschange.street East, wi re laid down in a single night (11 hours, and in Manchmitir, the line of streets from the Salford Railway station to Untie-street, Exchange, in L hams. This was the who:e time occupied in opening the trenches, laying down the telegraph lilies, and relay ing the pavement; and whi' great credit is due to the company, on the ground of the little public inconvenience occasioned, no doubt they world find the benefit of it in economy of time and money. The company, it is expected, will be in a condition to open business now ta about three weeks, having only to complete a short link between Wake ficd and Lycils to mike the line complete from Liverpool as Leas stockton. The Magnetic Telegraph Company have their line at work between Manchester and Liverpool, sad an said to be making progress with their extensions towards lb, metropolis. Tilt Ci .URTOWN KILKLNNT ESTATEIL—The county Kilkenny estate of the Hight Hoe. the Earl of Connown, has been sometime an the market, in cease do:arrce of certain family arrangements, which rendered it able to dopes of this portion of the property; but hem the large quantity of land to be brought to the . ham awe by order of the Eseembered Estates Cessolassosers, an the factitive with which property scald be sold is lets in that court, in the absence of any usegirthisty is refs rence to title or charges remaining nnsatsWed, this pro perty, desirable though it contessedly is in many respects, did not meet with a purc h awr at as adequate value. This, !Dwyer, was only what might have been expected ender the circumstances. Clear and anezeeptissable though the title may be to landed property at the primmest time, the public have come so thoroughly tu appreciate the vale* of a parliamentary title, that land brought into Use market, nailer ordinary circumstances does not readily meet a par skater. 'this wail account for the very desirable property to which we now refer not having ere this bees disposed of: But now taking advantage of the provisioss of the En cumbered Estates Act, and of the machinery of thirteen, the property as spun offered for sale under more faveurskir circumstances ; and u• have little doubt that the result Will be to show the eoufideeee reposed by the public in that tribunal, and the certainty of well circumstanced property bringing remunerating prices in the Encumbered Estates Court, sins when it could not be sold to &leant'se other. wise. The estates of Lord Courtown, in the county of Kil kenny, co :untie, an area of 7,r;17 acres, the rental of which is in round numbers, 4.200 per anonm.—Adrocete. FIRE IN THE KINH.S.EOAI), llRlGHTON.—Yester day 140411104, at an early hour, a fire broke out in a large imiklmt called Belvidere lIo•Ht, at the bottom of West. Mete, King's-road, Brighton, and destroyed the four shops iato which the lower pert•of the premises was divided, and held respectively by Mr. Bickford, jeweller; Mr. bis , y, optician; the Mikes Newton, dressmakers; and Mr. Gay, toy merchant. The loss sustained is eoneidera be Mr. Bickford, in addition to his stock, had a pocket book with note■ to the amount of 280 i. burnt he was not iasurtd. Mr. Dewy was insured in the Brighton Office for PO. Neither the Mime* Newton nor Mr. Clay were loured, and they have lost all: Dlr. Clay lost note* to the Wan of 40/. No satisfactory account of the orig n of the lb C l 4 bk. gives; hut we ham that Mr. Bickford had Minters at work on his premises until a late hour over Right. l'ertispo that affords some clue to the mystery. TIM Atitst.v or Br. ALBAN/L—A new and bean hill ' , odor ho. been plated in At. Albans Abbey, on the Mutt side of the nave, near the small but elaborately orna /mewl door li.aown as the abbot's entrance from what were form, rip 1 . 41 cloisters of the abbey. The window is Mil of the welihnown fresco painting on the wall of the Meth tracept• The work has been executed in a very temcnor styli, 'he artist, Mr. Clutterbuck, having skilfully u ttimi the eeptemion of the figures cf our Saviour and' 'Lomas. Toe wind ow i s t h e g i ft of Thomas Howard, .ele end is erected by him as a memorial of a deceased relative, et it whom rave it is Owed. 011 CAT SALE OE OMNIBUS PROPERTY.-011 Twe m .. I a isle by aufte e m took place i n St . Alban'plate, l'ad ezon, tithe stock cf the Loudon Conveyance Company; eittornetance, as may be expected, caused Rio won ano , ont of iaterest. The property sanorineed for :LTM 541 * II mill and 0011147, auctioneers, City Repo . Law .n,eousisted of 371 horses endonsaibuscs(lB '"" • ins out at grass). with entire plant, stables. and umashop,, and every conveni ence requisite toe usla • 114161' I "ire was • good aet e nd ance of oensibss Ere lead "thin disposed to bid f u r suck property. The tlt of the auction was that the whole of the property was .thewd for a sins of 10,900 i, Si ammo lees - thao had ""R "Pa MAL THE DUKE OF, COURT OF ALDERIIM Yesterday a court was held according to annual masa he tie purpose of participating with the livery ae• NOMA bs anairea ball, is the election of a Lord Mayor At ohs week* year. Up.* the paper of business 'coed the following notice of ' motion by Sir Peter Laurie :—tt To muskier what steps are ntranete to be taken by this welt is en...genies of the lamented demos of the late Duke of Wellington." That geestioe was of course allowed to take precedence of all others. SW PETER rose, be sail, fur the purpose of movie' that • committee of the whole court he appointed to co-operate with that appointed at the last Court of Common Council, "to consider and report upon the best means of testifying the respect of the corporation of the City of London fur the memory of Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington." Even if he considered bowel( qualified to delineate the character and stupendous career of the Duke of Wellington (and the publications of the cloy supplied inexhaustible mate rials for executing the task), he would not attempt to perform such a task, for the attempt would argue a down of that anxiety which he knew his brethren felt to record by some appropriate testimonial their sense of the loss the country bad sustained. He would, however,venture to antidote some characteristics which might not unfitly be referred to by a bench of magistrates. (Hear, hear.) The duke's great authority in t he councils of the nation, his vast moral in fluence with foreign cabinets, the veneration in which he was held by his couutrynieu, were owing not more ,to bra success as a warrior and his talents as a StiVesman than to the universal belief iu his inviolate fairh, his unhesitating truthfulness, sod his single minded der 'tine' to his country. (Cheers.) Unlike the diplomatist 'fallyrand, who raid and acted upou Om belief that dinguage was given to man t conceal his thoughts, an expression by the by burrowed from Oliver Gulawith, truth end sin. cerity seemed to be instincts of his nature, and while his guiding star was duty, thot star led Lam only through the path of honour. There wero great principles, which all of us in our various places might struegle to imitate. He would add hut nor more observa tion, and that would i o in noticing the Doke of Welling. ton's moderation in success, when, 131 the eloquent wrds of Mr. Abbott, the Speaker of the House of Commons, .• that oseend.oney of character which, uniting the energies of jealous and risal nations, enabled him to wield at will the fate and fortunes of 'nighty empires." Never was he darzhd with success, nor in days of gloom and doubt were his calmness and enduring fortitude fur a moment shaken. Throughout that unexampled career no foreign historian bail ever assailed the reputooims of the Duke of Wellington, while numberless eloquent tributes to his jus tice, his moderation, and his disinterestedness Bowed from their pens. (liner, hear.) With these few ob servations, he would leave his motion in the hands of the court, fully swished that the corporation would act worthy of themselves upon the occuion. Nothing that they could erect was needed to perpetuate the fame of Wel. lie. ton, for his name alone was an imperishable monument; but he knew the corporation were anxious to do honour to themselves by honouring the memory of the girt west subject of the realm, and the brightest Dame upon their freemen's roll. (Cheers.) Sir Peter Laurie concluded by expressing Lis opinion that Nelson's funeral would too the precedent al far as the citizens of London were to be concerned fur the last ceremony in honour of the illustrious warrior whom the nation lamented, and hoping that both courts would cordially join in prolucing a testimonial adapted to the high reputation of its oil. et, of whom it might be truly said: Ile .14. a teen. take him for ell is all, We 011: Lot luck noon hie like sole. —(Cheer.) Alderman FAREBROTHER, in seconding the motion, said he perfectly acquiesced in the observations mad, by Sir Peter Laurie in honour of the illustrious man who had just been token away from a world, in every part of which his great decd. and glorious character were sure to be com memorated. (Cheers.) Sir Peter Laurie had wisely ab stained from enlarging upon the subject of the merits of the Duke of Wellington—a subject which hod already engaged the ablest pens in the empire. He would follow that example, and simply express his extreme sorrow at bring obliged to second a motion announcing a. severe • national lass. (Hear, Lear.) The modem was then unanimously agreed to. TRISATMPNT ter twill teAYTa. Alderman COPELAND said he IsVltoliStreat the atten tion of the court to • subject upon which one of hisbretbren (Sir Robert Carden) had recently very much distinguished himself. He meant the fraudulent conduct of persons who acted as ship agents and obtained money from poor cosi. grants. (Hear, hear.) As the Court of Aldermen were in the habit of licensing brokers he considered that they should take immediate steps for the snore ettetu il protection of unfortunate persom who, in their wish to emigrate-- Alderman SIDNEY called Alderman C .peland to order. There was, be sai I, no notice of motion on the paper, and if the court were to go into the question of frauds committed by brokers at bath time tho business on the paper must necessarily be neglected. Alderman COPELAND said it was true there was no notice of motion uitun the paper, but the subject was really of so pressing a nature that he thcught the strict rule of the court might be relaxed. As he sow no disposition to indulge him with permission to submit a motion upon such an emergency he would call upon the Lord Mayor to con vene a special court upon the matter to whieh he referred. He could show that the most gross frauds were at the pre sent moment being perpetrated; that, in fact, the court were not justilitd in the delay of a rooms nt. (Alderman Copelands motion Winds for a future day.) THE HIM ?ANON AT 110Lt.H‘TAT. Alderman CHALLIS (the Lord Mayor elect) brought up the report of the committee in relation to gaols, to whom it was referred to ascertain and report on the number and salaries of the clan required for the now prison at Hol loway, and what °filters now employed by the corporation are suitable to till such situation., with power to fit up and prepare magistrates' rooms for their use, and the prison fur the reception of prisoners. The following are the principal park of the report We gave instructions for prepaying and furnish ing the magi,trates' rooms for their immediate use, end referred it to a sub-committee to consider that part of the reference wh'eh related to the numbers and salaries of the officers, and the best course to be recommended for adoption, as to filling up the requisite appointments, and also with reference to fit ting up the prison, and we also directed the City architect to procure and lay before us tenders for the fittings for the same, and to the City Solicitor to consider the several pro visions of the gaol sets of parliament, and to report to us what was requisite to be done with respect to opening the prima, and the nature of the prisoners to be confined therein. In coasequence of our direetious, on the 23,d of July last the subcommittee received cations tenders, and entered into agreemects with rations parties fur the per of the works required (under the superin tendence and directions of the City architect) for fitting up the said prison, which ha. been carried out to our ratithetion, and the said prison completed for the reception of prisoners. The subcommittee also la part proceeded in the consideration of the I Akers to be appointed thereto, and the salaries to be allowed then, and the better to enable them to form a correct judgment on this point, had • return of the various ages, salaries, and allowances of the present subordinate Olken of the Oiltspurstreet Compote, with two lists from Mr. Laurie, the sleek of the works at the New Primo, of the slumber of officers that would be required ther e , and of the rooms or spa:Meats provided for their accontaridation: in addition to which Mr. Town-Clerk laid before them an abstract from the rith report of the Inspectors of Prisons for the Home District in the year IMO. of the salaries paid to the keepers of prisons is the kingdom generally, com mencing with 3001. per mums each and upwards, with their residences and allowthote, and also of the salaries paid to the *haploid and surgeons of theft prima. Mr. Solicitor has sabeepiently reported to us the particulars requisite to be:observed by this hon. court on the removal of prisoners to the saM gaol, and submitted to us the draft of an order to be pared by this court with respect to the return and descrip tion of prisoners to be confined there, which ore have caused to he hereunto annexed, and a ilmfgag. re ceramend the same to this lion. court r ; end that the sue be notified to the several aldermen, imams of the said city, and advertised agreeably to the provisioned the set of parliament ; and we ales recommend the 'SUM to direct the removal of the pelmemen from the Oiltmesp street Compter to the said new Osumi hoot and after Iffeflaseday the 6th of October most. We have lofty* tom ambled to go sufficiently into the reforms with toopeot to at nisi tato officers fur the said primd sad thosoloro rosootooestt this boo. court in the interim to direct that all the subordi nate oecsrs from the Giltspur-street Compter be removed therefrom to the mid new prison, to remain there for • period dams months only, to give so on epee veiny of maturely considering all the points with that subject, and reporting all particulars fee their &tan consi deration and direction. And we are further of opinion that Mr. Wrigat, the ; resent Deputy Governor of Newgate, be also for a period of throe months appointed to take the charge of the said gaol, as Deputy Governor thereof, sub ject to a similar arrangement as above recommendtd.—T. Challis, Thomas Kelly, Thomas Q. Finois, John Caster, P. Laurie, W. Lawrence J. K. Ilooper. Alderman SIDNEY th ought the committee bad exceeded t;:e limits of their duty in recommending the expedient of tcmperuily tilling up the °Sees, and bad not shown • pro per diepoition to economise. He contended that all the prese n t officer s of the City prisons were overpaid, and be wee anxious that isle whole subject of the gaols should be takes into c 'nsiderat:ms, with the view to an important diminution of the eipenecs. The City could easily, in his The apply the superfluity to • Mors tsMgro. PorPoM. The LORD MAI Olt ELECI owl that if Alderman Sid 'my had taken the unable to attend t h e committee—which, in fact, be had sworn been seen to visit more than once or tries—he would have observed the very earnest disposition of the melt le rs to adopt a rigid economy. In makide the temporary arrangements spindled in the report, it would be , found that they had adheri LI to the same principle, and opened the new prison without additional expense. The future series of arrangements would of course come from the court itself, and there would be full opportunity of diecussiag their merits, if Alder= in S.dney could but cheek his el7quence until the more cwavenient season should arrive. — AI:IerMani'AIIEI3ROTIIHR said there was important matter for considir.aioo in the change, which must take !slue with respect to those officers who at pet sent occupied the principal situations in the City prisons. lie could bear the s romps% testimony from un sequaintslice amens years to the highly honour:die and t (Beirut conduct of Mr. Cope, the governor of Ni , wicole. (Hear, hem.) lie also believed Mr. Wright, the d . puty-gove , nor, to he iu every respect qualified to undertulo the duties of the higliest situations in our primes; but how to dispose of others who had claims teem long services had not been hinted at. The report was in that respect in his opinion defective. THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 80, 1852. Alderman LAWRENCE eohilnwed the statement of Alderman Challis, that the eemmittea bad teen acting upon the principle of economy, and that they had pro eroded in such a manner as not to hamper or confuse the important subject. Re admitted that the City prison este bliahments were expensive, but there acre pees liarifiee in their condition which mounted fur the apparent extravagance. Sometime the gaol of New gate wea crowded with prisoners, and sometimes it was almost empty. What then acre they to do ; were they to discharge the turnkeys, and other officers, whenever the gaol was cleared, and re-engage them when a glut came, or were they to take them upon board wages ? (Hear, hear.) Ile believed that the governors of the prisons were paid at an extreme rate ; but the caw noel.' be dif ferent with minket to any future governor. Ile congratu lated his brother magistrates upon the cumpletie it of is new presoo, in which employ meet, the great preventative of crime, could be given to the inmates %woo au extensive scale. With the understanding that an inquiry will take place into the eutsject of the nr•rite of all the officers conn,eted with the City 'tribune, the report was agreed to, and it wan ref rred back to the cumntittee to Le carried into raerution. Alderman COPELAND gave notices of motions fur the next court upon the 'Wowing notices on the p ate•r of the Court of Common Council : By James Andertun, Esq.— .. That it be re., reed to the Renate' purposes committee to examine aa to the magisterial and other Mikis' duties of the Lord Mayor end aldermen, the patronage attar bed to and belonging to their sac o; and whether it is desirable for the puhlte service that they should be relieved from any of their official duties by the ■ppuintment of ussistaut magis trates or otherwise." And by Mr. Henry 1.. Taylor —"That no sum whatever be disbursed out of this eity's cash in liquidation of damages that may be vitiated in any action at law against either of the aldermen of this city." Upon the motion of S:r CHAPMAN hi tistiHALL. seconded by the Loau MAYOR ELECT, the unanimous thanks of the court were voted to the Ike. James Edward. for the admi rable sermon preached by the reverend gsutlealan that day in the church of St. Laurence Jewry, ant the sermon wee ordered to he printed, and to ha distributes' amongst the mem►ers of the court. all the ommotiibessein far which it was Intended. The Indian service was opened in Jae* last by the Quota of the South, a ship which was the admiration of every ono from Limehouse to Belfrave•equars. It was eery mach tdbe regretted that a mishap befell that vessel, which caused her to return to Plymouth, but they would be' glad to leers, that after the last examination, bath the *Seers of the go.; vernment and of Lloyd's declared she was the Asset vessel llisy ever went over. Som e com pl s i li t s h a d b een ma d e t h at coals were not provided at some of the elation,. The direc tors had gnat difficulty at first to contend with in this ' reaper', in consequence of the Assent ian trade, hot now that their •rrangements were perfected lie hoped that nothicg would be heard of them but what would do them credit. Their progress in respect to passenzen and freights was most avidaetory. At first their ships were not well filled, but they could nut anticipate otherwise, for they must first gain the public einfidenea. Since then the progress was rapid and extraordinary. The ; passage money by ti.e first terse ship did not amount to 2,060/. 'rho neat vessel it was 2.7001., then 4,4001., and in the Calcutta, which was to sail neat month, it was 6,0001. (Cheers.) The numbers that went out were renackatble in relation to the putts they went to. In the first vessel thirty passengers went to the Cape, eighteen to the Mauritius, siz to Ceylon, two to Calcutta. In the neat vessel seventeen went to the Cape, eleven to the Mauritius, nine to Madras, one to Calcutta. In the next 'easel the numbers were : the Cape nine, Mauritius five, Ceylon eight., Madras eigh teen, Calcium fourteen. (Beer, hear.) Thus, after three ships sidled the number of passengers to the more dirant ports had increased over those to the nearer ports, which showed thst the public had that confidence in them which they desired them to possess. (Ilear.) In the Calcutta thrro were already taken fifteen berths to the Cape, Ceylon eleven, Madras sixteen, Ca'cutta twenty-two-65 altogether. And es passengers were still comics, he hoped they might Pe able to say th a t this was their first full ship. Ihe Cal -1 cotta made a trial trip yesterday when she made 101 knots an hour. The Chairman, alter paying a compliment to the LUildtr., the engineer*, and superintendent, said that they had only sown the sued as yet, but when the ground was cultivated the, would have their reward. (Hear.) Mr. JoHNSON seconded the motion. A Pkurznarun said that the statement of the chairman was very satisfactory, but he wished to know if the freights bad increased as well as the passengers. The C111•11MAN said he was glad to be able to inform the boa. proprietor that the freight. had increased from ship to ship, thoutli not in the same ratio as the passengers. A Pnorataron wished to know the amount of the new mail contract? The CHAIRMAN said that fur the flat year it was 50,000/., for the second year 45,0001., and every year atter during the continuance of the contract -10,0001. Ile con tract was fur seven years, but if no notice were given it would of course run on. Mr. Torras obit - ITN/ that the mount of a passage to Calcutta was 11M 1 ., which was the 1111¢0 as the charge with the Pebinsulatand Oriental Company, with whom they were competing. The Indian journals complained of the amount of charge, end he now alluded to the subject with a view to its being cor.sidered. The C11.111Y31•N said that some petitions expected that &heir pa sage-money was to be the same as that charged by Mr. Green or Mr. Vigrsm, which was quits impoesible, con-idering the accommodation they gave. All that they charged for a rung man going out to India for the first time was 901. Iu going by the overland route a person spent front ltd. to WV., in addition to the freiett in pasaiog l thr.ugh Egypt. They did not desire to he rivals to the Peninsular and Oriental Company, but rather to go hand iu hand with them. (Rear, hear.) The motion .4as then put, awl carried unanimously. Mr. Cr nuts proposed und Mr. PITYIII seconded a vote of thanks t., and confidence in the directors • end also that al suet of 3,0004 be voted to them annually for their services. Commander MUTH moved that the resolution be di vid, d into two portions—the rote of thanks, and tea vote of money. Mr. CONDEROT seconded the amendment, which was pat and lost. Thu original resolution wu then put and tarried, u wu also a resolution respecting the insurance fund in the sense iudieated in the ehatirmut's speech. The eit.ststm.ts returned thanks for the vote of cone deuce, and the meeting separated. GENERAL SCREW STEAM COMPANY. Yesterday, the general half-yearly meeting of shareholder• tn this company was held at the London Tavern, hlr. J. U. Hum in the cluir. The Sseact A ItY read the following report The directors, in submitting to the proprieters a report of their proceedings, tog. ther with the accounts for the half-year ending on the 30th June last, desire to renew their expression of confide nee in the aucceodul issue of the cateaded undertakings into which the company have en tered; and are gratified to be able to state that the trade with the French and Dutch cca.stssuadily maintained itself, while the mail contract service to the Cape of Good llope increased its t-afile, during the period embraced di this ea port. At the hat had-yearly meeting, attentien was di rected, amongst other matters, to certain changes which were, in the opinion of the directors, desirable for the interests of the composts in their contemplated enlarged operation.. The directors having sub , equently matured their vies. on the subject submitted them in a aeries of propositions for eonsidtration at an eztraordiliary general meeting, specially convened for that purpose in May I eat, when they were unanimously adopted, and the board pro ceeded to carry them into t floc , . They have now the plea sure of informing the proprietors that • supplemental charter has been granted by her Majesty, which empowers the cempany to raise capital in shares of 201. each, to issue five 201. shares proportionaWy in lies of the pleaeut 1001. share, end to borrow any sum nut exceeding one-fourth of the paid-up capital. The deed necessary to give effect to the provisions of the supplemental charter, and to your re solutions, has been drawn, and is • few days wiil be ready for signature, after which the new shares will bi issued. The directors heartily congratulate the proprietors on the completion of these measures. After the meeting in May, and when an application to the crown for a supplemental therter had been made, the directors invited submnptions for the capital still n quired for the parpo,es of the company, and they have now the s distention tomtits that the shares which they resolved to issue were forthwith taken up by parties whose position brings weight to the company. The board have also to mention, that having considered it due to the existing shareholders to give them the opportunity of ac cepting a certain proportion of the new stock to be jutted, the privilege was largely taken advantage of. The sub stribeil capital is now 76d,0001., an amount sufficient for the present puniness of the company. To extend and consoli date the interests of the company the directors applied for, and have obtained a contract for not less than seven years un satisfactory terms, from her Majesty's government, fur a mail service between Cape Town and the principal esttle. meets as far as Port Natal. The Sir Robert Peel has arrived at the Cape to commence this nervier, and she will be joined, as early as possible, by the Bosphorus. The directors have also the gratifica tion to announce that the new and extended service to India yid the Mauritius was opemel by the Queen of the South in June last, followed by the Harbinger, Lady Jocelyn, and Indiana. The pmprieters may well be proud of these noble ships, which have commanded the un qualified admiration of the naval and mercantiic world, and of the public at large. The Calcutta, Mauritius, Hydaspes, and the Argo will sail in succession, and doubtlns prove equal to those which have preceded them. In new enter prises public confidence is in general but slowly secured : it will, tncrefore, be speeally encouraging to the proprietors to learn that this Indian service has opened favourably ; each succeeding ship has taken an increased number of pas senger*, whilst the next ship, the Calcutta, has already a larger number engaged than any of her predecessors. Thal directors are happy so add that the advice, from the foreign agencies are also full of promise. In requesting the attention of the proprietors to the accounts Red balance sheet now presented to them, the directors hove to state that the nett sum of 3,4021. Us lOil. has been placed to the credit of the reserve luud, which now amounts to 16,9451' 2s to., while the insurance fund has been increased by 2,1511, and amounts to 6,7331. 2e. In et nclusion, the di rectors recommend that a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum be paid for the half-year ending the 30th of Juno last, free of income-tax." The ledger working account exhibited receipts to the amount of 62,6641. 6e., and disbursements to the amount of 44,0161., leaving a balance of 7,6481. The pr fit sod lose account showed receipts amounting to 11,9761. 7s. 10d., and expenditure to the amount of 10,4671. 13a. thl., leaving • balance of 1,6061.145. 2d. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report and 'mounts, and declaring a dividend of 6 per cent. per annum on the half-year, said that he must congratulate the shareholders that this capital referred to in the report bad been obtained. (Hear, Mar.) Locking at the position in which the company stood twelve months ego, and that which it occupied now, it was a source of pride and satis faction, that in that period they hat been able to raise the company to a condition in which it could be compared with the greatest maritime corporations alloat. (Hear, hear.) It was gratifying that they got the supplementaty charter which would greatly improve their property. The 1001. shares were a difficulty to many. That was now removed. It would enable them to make changes in the deed which would facilitate the working of the company ; end by it they also obtained the Weiler of making bye-laws. These were of themselves great an substantial advantage all would delight in. With regard to what he innt e llml their political history since last March, he had te them that when they got the extension of the mail uestrieet to India, a question arose as to the bringing beck the mails, and the director had made a very advantageous heirgein for sending three of their small vessels for this They obtained the contract for the conveyenee Si the mails from the Cape to Port Natal and the intermediate Maims. They took this step because they did not think It right that I say other company should come in and trench upon ground which they emisidered dine own, and which the were determined to hold molest all °omen. (Hear, hear.) This contract ran for the same period as the Indian con tract. Looking to the coatings' of &mope, he was glad to be able to inform them that, es eempared with the cor responding half use last year, every ens of them services had improved. (Hear, hear.) That to Harlingen had in creased, that to Rotterdam very muck so. That to Dan kirk had not improved up to the present period, and they resolved the other day to remove one of their ships from it. When that became known to the directors of the Northern of France Railway they gemmed their regret. Your directors replied that the? could not maintain an un profitsble trade, and that the directors of the railway must step in if they wished to have the sane amount of inter course carried cc, and he was now glad to tell them that an arrangement had been made, beginning from the Ist of September last, by which an allowance was to be made to them on every voyage made to Dunkirk, and this would give the company • fair relent ou the ships they had trading there. (Hear, hear) The directors bad some to the conclusion—not without due and mature con sideration—to remove the station for the Indian shipping to Southampton. This would give them more room, and obviate the danger to which their mewls were exposed on the river. They bad made arrangements on this head with the Southampton Dock Company and the South Western Railway Company which would prove highly advantageous to the interests of this company. He believed that this would be a gain nominally to the company, and intrinsi cally be had no doubt that they would be considerable gainers by the arrangement. (Hear, hear.) They got half an acre of ground from the Southampton Dock Cons pany for a niers song, on which they would build stores and workshops, which would be • great advantage in point of economy. In addition to ell this, that company gave them a dry dock. He might therefore congratulate the share holders on this change likewise. They had taken a pine of ground in Cannon-street, on which they intended to ' build their future offices, which would afford them I greater room for the transaction of th e more enlarged bu.i- 1,1 nem which he trusted future successful ventures would bring them. (Hear, hear.) Ile intended to pro• pow • resolution to enema one passed in 1840, the purport of which was that they should insure two-thirch: of their ships by the public, reserving the remaining one-third to thi =selves. In the present position of the iximpany IC did hot seem desirable that that ratio should be continued. On the smaller ships of 7,0001. or 8,0001. the company took she risk of something like 2.6004., whilst on the larger vessels they involved themaelvea to the amount of 20,0001. It seemed to the !Nerd that they should take a certain awn on each of the ships whither that was the whole risk or not, but that on the whole they should pre serve the principle of not exceeding one-third themselves till the Insurance fund, which amounted to 6,7001, should have extended. They proposed to increase the risk in pro portion as the insurance hind increased, till such time as they should become their own insurers. (Haar.) 'there was also a sum of 1,8681. for the risk of collisions, so that in point of fact they bad 8.6001. as an insurance rued. The reserve fund of 16,94-51. was folly ample to meet THE LIGUANF.A MINING COMPANY. Yesterday an extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders in the above company wu held at the office, in Moorgate•strert ; Mr. GAUDINIIR in the chair. The notice convening the meeting was then read. The CHAIRMAN then read the following circular issued Ly the A"notte Bay Company: The directors have convened a meeting of the share holders fur the 29th inst., which although nominally for the purpose of dissolving the company, is actually to amal gamate and consolidate it with the Ligusnea Company, the tam. and covilitions of which are es tonne : I. The Lignanca Company to rules an additional capital of 12,000 f. by the issue of 12,000 shares of the nominal value of L, each. " 2. The Annette Bay Company to be dissolved. " J. Bach Annotte Bay shareholder who shall have ctta exted the dad of settlement of that company ea or before the Wed day of November next, to he entitled to a vapor • tionate number of the 12,00) additional Lig sharek ' in exclii.oge for an equal number of Anuotto Bay shares, upon bit executing the Liguanca dctd of settlement, in re 'Pet of such additional sharer, on or berme the let day of December next. "4. Any shareholder in the Annottoßay Company declin ing to take his proportion of the additional Liguanea shares is to be entitled to receive back his proportion of the un expended capital of the Annotto Bey Company, after paying all liabilities up to the 22nd day of November next. " 6. Such of thy additional Lipman shares as are not taken by the shareholders in the Aunotto Bay Company are to be offered at par, pro rot:, to the shareholders in the berme& Company who shall sign the deed of settlement on or before the 22nd day of November next. "6. 1(.11 the additional Liguanea shares are not then disposed of, the remainder to be sold for the benefit of the Liguanea Company, if and when the director, shall think fit. "7. The old shares end scrip certificates of the Annetta Bay Company to bo delivered up by each shareholder in exchange for the new shares in the Liguanea Company. "8. The Annotto Bay Company . to assign over to the Lignin's Company, or their nominees, all their Nikkei, monies, and property of every description, except snob I gnrount of mosey se the Aonotto Bay Company may have Ito return to these shareholders who do not take the addi trona &hares in the Lig Company. " The object of the directors in this arrangement is, that the present Annette Bay and Liguanea Composite may in future form but one company, without any additional I capital—while the expenditure will be diminished, and the general management of the undertaking conducted under m.e board, sad with one staff of officers. By the deed of settlement of the Liguanea Company, if any additional 'capital be raised by the issue of new shares, such sham must, in the fret inetam, be offered to the shareholders of lases that = ; and a as the a p aa roposal at lid an diti a ral tas eallitai a ri g of 04 Annotto Bay Company with that of the Company, the offer will be merely mails to the ellegeholders of the Liguanea Company proforma, In order Is °amply with the terms of the deed of settlement." Beyond what the circular set forth, he did not think he had anything more to do but to propose the resolutions. This was entirely a meeting of the Lignin's Company ; therefore all the resolutions must be dependent upon them decided upon at the meeting of the Aomori* Bay Company. If any gentlemen had aaything to say they had now an opportunity. Everyone was prepared to consider the amal gamation as favourable to both companies. Mr. M. MARTIN thought the amalgamation would be ad vaatapous to both parties. There would be more unity, and no rivalry could exist. The interests of both compa nies were equal. It would be favourable, loosing at it with regard to economy, and the terms upon which the amalgamation would be carried out were also good. Mr. Viatica considered such amalgamation would work out the objects of the two aneeiations. Alter some further remarks in favour of the amalgam'. tiers, the resolutions were seconded by Mr. Kum, and the meeting adjourned. TILE ANNOTTO BAY COMPANY. This meeting was also held at the company's sates, for the purpose of considering the resolutions passed at the meeting of the Liguanta Company ; Mr. OAILDINIM in the emir. The advertisement was then read convening the meeting. The CHAIRMAN said the gentlemen present wen already aware of the objects of the meeting, and there had at pre. sent been no dissentient voice to the amalgamation. The Liguanea meeting bad been held. The chairman then read the resolutions passed at the Lig sting. Mr. Virtiso seconded the resolutions. Mr noon said the amalgamation would be cooducive to the interest to all concerned. (Hear, hear.) Mr. &revise considered the information laid before the meeting very mesgre, for no statement had been made as to I the relative positions of the companies. The CHAIRMAN said it had nut been considered netts nary to go into details, for they were really nothing more than had been laid before them at the half-yearly meet ings. The positions of both companies were prospective : they had both got upon lodes, and if anything, that of the Liaeanea was the best. The Annotto shareholders parted with nothing, fur they became shareholders in 24,000 shares instead of 12.000 ; and as there would be another meeting to confirm the resolutions cow passed, opposition ' could then be given. Mr. Surroo (the company's solicitor), said the amalga mation should be agreed to because the deed of settlement of the Annotto Bay Coloristic would not allow them to raise additional capital, and if they cut • valuable lode they would not be able to work it. Mr. S . was satisfied with the information given ; be had no factious deals, to oppose it, as it was clearly shown to be equitable. Mr. Rintinoon said they would simplify everything by union, and be had no objection, as a representative of the Annette Bay Company's shares, to an amalgamation. The CHAIRMAR said, such was the desire for union, that if the mail should bring accounts more favourable to our mine than the other, the amalgamation would still pro greea, as almost every one in one company had shares in the other. The dram for amalgamation came from the Liguanea shareholders solely from the advantages of the deed, which would enable them to carry out anything, whilst the deed of the Annotto 1.3 ty Company was sur rounded with difficulties. This resolution VIM tarried by this company without • dissentient voice. Colonel Mason said the Annetta Bay shareholders were in ignorance of the result of Mr. Book's mission. The CHAIRMAPI said that WAS as 01RiiWOO certainly. Col. BLANI thought that the Annotto Bay proprietors ought to have the option of any surplus shuts in the united SOmpany, and not the holders of Lilt shares, which he thought was the intention of the resolution. The CHAIRMAN said that it would only be just to give that option to the company which made this propoeitiou to the Annotto hay Company. Mr. ltinnuovu understood it to be thi►—that no option Gould he exercised on the shares till every Annotto Be, shareholder had declared his option on the 72nd November. when the new deed would include every Annotto Bay shareholder who had assented. Colonel Bt. Ash risked when the new deed would be rc• quired to be signed. The CHAIRMAN said on th' let of December. The resolution for amalgamating the two companies, and the dissolution of the present, was then passed unani mously. The meeting then separated. CANADIAN LAND AND RAILWAY ASSOCIATION. Yeaterd y, a meeting of the committee of this easoriation was held at their einem 18, Aldermanbary, Mr. FILEDIMICK BCARPE in the chair. The following communication, which hid been received from tho lien. the Provincial Secretary of Nova Scotia, with • copy of minutes of proceeding of the Lieut.- Goveraor in council, ma, reed: Provincial Secretary's Office, HAAR, N.S., "August 2s, ISM. "To the Canadian Lied and Railway Association. " Oenthonen.—Various cireunistan_rs have delaytill the eonsideretion of the proposals made to this government through your sieretury, Mr. Alexander Camphell, in his letter of the 9th July last. " I have now the honour rattled you, by command of the Lieut.-Oocernir, a copy of a minute of council, by which you will perceive that, without Abandoning the hope of aid from the imperial authorties to on inter colonial railroad, the governmei t of Nova Scotia has deraretined to push on, her internal improvements on the strength of her own re sources, and without further eels?. " The first portion of road to he made will extend tram Halifax in a northerly direction, fornain^ a common trunk Sae for our railroads east and west, and the that section of the man to Canada and the Coked States. "The government is now in a condition to receive tenders for the construction of 30 utiles, to he complete.' in all next year, and peed for in cash or in the bonds of the province, at the option of the government. " The country which this line will traverse has been 'weaved by Major Rohinson end Captain Henderson, and by Wightman, Fairbanks, and Faulkner. Should you be disposed to examine it and tender for the work, all the in formation which the government poetesses will be open to the inspectiun of your agents and engineers, and your tender, with such others as may be furnished to the govern ment, will ho submitted to the legislature at the approach. log I have the honour to be, gentlemen, your obedient servant, (Signed) JUsEPH HOWL" The following is the copy of minute enclosed in Mr. Howe's letter: " At a council held at Government House on the 2.5 th of August, his Exetlleney the Lieutenant-Oovernor having called the attention of the Council to the importance of in troducing into this province a system of railways, and awned the council it his cordial co-oper Xion in any practi cable scheme for the consttuctioa of such work, the ►ubject is discussed at large—and, it being the opinion of his Excel hney that any attempt to re-open negotiations with the im perial government, until parliament shall have avaembled, would be premature ana impolitic, his Excellency is ad vised : "1. To appoint five commissioners to aid the government by counsel and en-operation in the work to be undertaken, who shall serve gratuitously till the Itgislature unction. their appointment, but who, such unction being given, shall then form lie commission for the construction of such railways as shall be provided for by legislative enactment. "2. To authorise, if need be, the completo survey, with working plans and estimates, of so much of the inter-colo nial line as must form a common trunk for railways, es tending to the northern frontier, and to the eastern and western twenties. "3. To authorise a similar survey, as partially provided for by the legialature, from Windsor to Victoria Beach. " 4. To take steps to ascertain at what point of interne. tion a branch line, running to the Pictou coal mines, would most advantageou sly: connect with the main trunk. " 6. To make conditional arrangements, subject to the unction of the legislature, for constructing 30 miles of rail- way in each of the ensuing ten years—making a total of three hundred miles—thereby connecting New Brunswick, the Piettm Coal Mines, and our fertile western counties, with fialtfas. The direction of the roads to depend upon the action of tho legislature, and on the progress which may he made in the r.eighbouring provinces in the construction of inter-colouial lines. _ "6. To make conditional arrangements, subject to the sanction of the legislature, for providing the funds required for the construction of such works, on the best terms and at the lowest rate of interest, by any or all of the modes follow ing, that is to say: "By opening the Savings' Bank, and affording to the frugal and industrious an opportunity to invest their savings in railways, on the faith of the government. "By a farther issue of Province ',epee, provision beirg made to guard against depreciation, by redemption at the Treasury, in gold and silver. " By opening cash accounts with any provincial or British banks that may be advantageously employed, to supply the funds required and sustain the credit o f the pro vince, and by the sale of provincial bonds or debentures at home or abroad. His Excellency is also advised to make, at any time which in his judgment may be the most suitable, an effort to re-open the negotiation with her Majesty's government, with a view to the construction of an inter-oolonial railway; and, failing in such endeavour from absence of cooperation on the part of the other provinces, to urge upon the Queen's government the importance of aiding this province by loan or guarantee, to construct • railway from the harbour of Halifax to the Oulf of St. Lawrence." Several members of the committee having expressed their satisfaction with the decision of the colonial govern- ment, it was unanimously agreed to make a distinct offer for the survey, working plans, and works, and also for the purchase of the crown lands through which the railroad may par, or other lands suitable fur colonisation in other parts of the province. CONVOCATION or THE CLEnoe.---The Archbishop of Canterbury has issued his precept to the members of convocation to assemble on Friday, the 12th of November. The most strenuous exertions are being made by the high i church party to be allowed to sit for despatch of business, an event which has not taken place sine. 1717, at which time, the Upper House being engaged about the wnitio ga of Bishop Headley, the crown interposed, and the proceed Inca cf convocation were brought to a clue. There are two convoeations—one for the province of York, and one for Canterbury. Oar notice refers to the latter only. The assembly is divided into two bosses, the upper and the lower. The Upper Home masa of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishops of Logsdon, Winchester, Exeter, Ely, Salisbury, Chidseeter, Ozford, St. Aul*, Peter borough, Hereford, Lislelin, Gloucester and Bristol, Lisa dog Werseseer, Baser, It. David's, and Bath and Wells. Tim Law: Swarm le empsesd of all the deans and arch aisms beam limb s% are members ez °Akio and three proem rem Mal diocese, two of whom are elected by the dorm and sae by the chapter. The Lower House is presided over by a prolocutor, who is elected by the sewed body of the members. Minas He CHANCERY.—As already stated, on Sbe first day of Michaelmas Term, two of the Masters la! Clammy (James W. Ferrer and W. Brougham, Eagre.) will be released from their duties, and the Lord Chancellor is appewered M releue the remaining Masten. There is a slaws ia the same Act (15 and 16 Victoria, cap. 80), whit& is sot rally known, by virtue of which parties may be eelafed to wind up proceedings before the Masters. It states that, in order as expeditiously as mar be to wind up all the causes, matters, and things, which may from time to time be depending before or have been referred to the Masters, it shall be lawful forpyory Master at any time to ammo°, as he shall deem fit, all or any of the parties to any cause, &e. so depending, or their soli citors, and thereupon to pro ceed and give such directions and make such order as he may think neoeseary for the purpose of settling and winding up the same ; but any such order shall be subject to be discharged or varied by the Court, upon application made for that purpose, and the Muter shall be at liberty to proceed, for the purposes afore said, in the absence of any of the patties or solicitors ne glecting or refusing to attend the summons. • THE POLICE SYSTEM IN THE CHANNEL ISLANDS. —A correspondent from Jersey writes: Perhaps it may not be generally known to the public that, a few months ego, a French vice-consul was sent down here from London. So far as commercial Mein are concerned, his presence is ab solutely unnecessary, for his duties in that particular line had mlwrijs been hitherto most satisfactorily fulfilled by so inhabitant of St. Helier. The nomination of this new fuse tionary could therefore seem to have no other object than that of establishing a French superintendent of re/I:pica— • rather dubious mace, and one which no foreign govern ment should be allowed to appoint on British ground. But the good people of Jersey were not prepared to find that the expenst a of this Agent were tc be defrayed out of their pockets. They are in the habit o feontinuilly going to and coming from France on their traffic or business, and for merly could enter and leave that country with a simple I passport, delivered by their own constable of St. Helier, and which cost only seven sous. Now they are obliged to pay this French vice-consul if. The French themrelves, I am told, are mulcted in 10f. All this, of course, doss not tend to render the residence of the new official popular in the island. --- ----- LARD DERBY'S IDEA OF lIIS MAJORITY.—The last time Lori Derby was in London, he called at the shop of Mr. Vacher, the well-known parliamentary and legal printer end publisher, who brings out monthly lists, care fully classified, of the House of Commons. After the gene ral election, Mr. Vacher's calculation* went to show the government to be in a majority of 21, and the Premier, taking up one of the little volumes which lay on the' counter, remarked to the proprietor of the shop---" Well, Mr. Vacher, very much obliged to you for giving me 21 ; for I ea sure I'd never hare found them out myself ! " Mr. Vacher began to support his opinion of the majority; Lord Derby listened smilingly for a moment, and then said, shaking his head, " Ah, Mr. Vacher, there's no use in prophesying. Not one of as knows what may be the r esu lt. It's all dark till the time oomes."—Ciimmork Adoertiftr. LORD SHAFTESBURY'S CONFIDENTIAL REPORT ON BETHLEHEM HO.:PITAL. The following is extracted from the Report founded on Evidence taken before the Commissioners in Lunacy, and referred to in the Erpress yesterday. To-morrow we propose to continue our publication of the statements of the witnesses: TO TUZ MIGHT HON. sin OZOROZ OBEY, DART., &C. February, 7, 11352. Sla,—We, the Commissioners in Lunacy, report that, by virtue of your order dated 13th June, 1841, autho rising two or more of us to visit Bethlehem Ifospi , ul, tour memb. ra of this board visite d that institution on the 7th July last, and saw all or the greater number of the patients resident therein, and made ■ general inspection of the wards, rooms, and exereim grounds sppropriated to their i.pan that occasion the visiting commissioner* were ac companied by the matron during their passage through the wards used by the female patients, aid by the re sident apothecary dining their inspection of the entire es tablishment. Alter having visited the weeds, and before leaving the hospital, the • ommiesioners made various in quiries of the resident apothee iry, of the matron, of Dr. Munro, one of the visiting physicians of the institution (who call. el at the hospital during the continiuioners• visit), and two of the nurses of the estublisliment, in re ference to certain points to which their at ..ration had been directed, and also as to the care and attention generally bestowed on the patients; end the answer, given to these inquiries diecaosed frets that appeared to tau commissioner* to deserve a more minute scrutiny. It will be in your recollection that Our anlication to you far an order to visit this hospital, was founded mainly 04 the ease of Miss A. M., respecting which information bad been laid before us, together with certain matters of com plaint, into the accuracy of which, as a h hied ,ap , (attend ing the general treatment of lunatic patiente in England, wo felt it to be out duty to inquire. Subsequently to the visit made on the 7th of July, it became known that sin inquiry was lending bs tore this board into soma matters connected with Bethlehem Hospital, and th. reapon cer tain evidence was volunteered to be laid before us, which we did not think it right to reject; the more cap, (dolly as it appeared to bear materially on the gen . ra t ehject of I our inquiry. We, therefore, at different times riunmoned before us and examined various witnesses, end required the produc tion of several documents, tending to snow, nat only the special treatment adopted in reference to pruticular pa tients, but also the character r f the general arrangement and supervision of the hospital in which the treatment of the cases brought especially wider our cognizance was im mediately or indirectly involved. It is right to state that every facility was ;afforded by the Governors of Bethlehem Hospital to enable us to pursue our inquiries. Before submitting the result of our inqatiry, it will I'3 convenient to advert to the leading characteristics of the institution. The net income of the estate applicable to the purposes n( the chanty appears from the generel account of IS iO.SL to be 17,40,1. per annum, which is exclusive of about 3,000/. per annum pail by government for the maintenance land care of criminal patients, making a total income of abut 20,400/. The hospital is united with the hospital of Bridewell, both of which, with their revenues, were granted to the corporation of the City of London, and are now nominally under the general direction of a body of severacirs at pre sent eicteding 300 in number. Out of this general body is elected a managing committee, consisting (besides the pre sident and treasurer) of forty-two governors, and this com mittee subdivides itself into various sub-committees. Amongst others, a sub-committee of seven menders is sum moned by rotation to attend weekly at Bethlehem 11,spi tat This sub-committee, however, is open to the whole body of governors. It is customary for four, five, or six governors to attend the Bethlehem sub-committee, the duties of which are to determine on the admission and discharge of patients ' • " to inspect those in the house ;" to audit bills, etc.; and for general purpose,. Sometimes it is said that the treasurer, who, in the ab sence of the president, is the standing chairman, is alone present, and constitutes in his own person this sub-commit tee. Tue sub-committee go through the wards of the hos pital once a month, but never at night. The sub-committee report to the general committee of forty-two governor., who meet at Bridevrell, and by whom the proceedings of the subcommittee are riquired to bo confirmed. The principal officers are the president, the trenswer (who ranks neat to the president), two visiting physicians, one consulting surgeon, the reaident alto' hecary, a steward, a matron, and various subordinate officers. The treasurer is a responsible officer, to whom the execu tion of various important duties is committed. In consi deration of his services to the institution and to the Bride well Hospital he has the free use of a furnished house at Bridowell, in which he resides. His powers appear to be very extensive. His duties, as stated by himself, are to superintend the affairs of the hespital, " both as to its at tendants and details." He has no power, however, he suttee, to interfere with the medical officers, or matron, I emotes an individual member of the board, or to rescind any of the exis:ing rules. Neverthele es, he sere that in a case of emergency he takes upon himself to rt mind a rule, reporting such interference on his part Mimed:eV:ly to the committee. On one occasion, indeed, he atents to have st.+- I signed to the matron, in our opinion very injudiciously, the very important power of clarsifyint, employing, and gene rally of managing and arranging the &mak patients, with out reporting such alteration to the committee, or obtaining their sanction thereto. The treasurer generally presides at the weekly meeting., when reports from the steward end medical officers s.re submitted to the board, and the case-book (so far only as relates to patients who are from time to time discharged) is laid before, and signed by him. The hiring and dis charge of attendants also rest with him. In the case of hiring male attendants at d servants, he acts on the teem raendation of the resident apothecary and steward respec tively, and on hiring female attendants, on the recom mendation of the matron. His power of dismissal appears to be absolute. The diet of the patien . a, together with much of the internal economy and comfort of the in stitution, appears to be under his ii.fluence. It does not appear that any periodical visits to the wards are comprehended in the list of the treasurer's duties, but he does visit them about once a fortnight, and sometimes at uncertain times, but at night. Practically, the treasurer is the principal authority at I the hospital, holding the position of a managing director, and the officers and others resident therein appear to be in a great measure under his control. The visits of the treasurer and other member' of the nub committee are fur the most part made at times when the attendants may expect, and be prepared for them; very rarely, if ever, at night, and after the patients are in bed; and their attention on such occasions appears in general to be principally directed to the state of the ward., in regard to cleanliness, ventilation, and warmth, and to seeing that the patients are tranquil and orderly, sod the attendants are in their proper places. It is to bo regretted that the visitors on these inteections are invariably accompanied by an attendant, so that the patients have no separate opportunities of making cem plaints ; and further, that no detailed entry or report re cording the fact of the visit, and the particular matters ob served, as calling (or reprehension, inquiry, or amendment, is made or preserved in a written form. The internal good order of the establ'shment, however, and the general comfort and well being of the patients, in ordinary circumstances must depend mainly on the degree of vigilance with whic h the attendant, are superintended in the performance of their daily duties by the resident officers of the hospital. The duties of the visiting physicians consist in each of them visiting the hospital four days a week, one of these days being on Friday, when the sub-committee assemble. Upon these visits, each physician generally sees the patients placed under his own care, or such of them as require medical treatment, but not those under the can of his col league. The precise duration of these visits cannot be easily ascertained ; the physicians themselves estimating that they respectively last two or three hours, and sometimes only one hour, whilst another estimate fixes them at about one hour each. They are evidently of no long duration, for we understand that the limited attendance of one of the visiting physicians has already been made the subject of complaint by one of the governors of the iastittition. On reference to the duties of the physicians, as set forth in the printed rules and orders, they appear to be (inter olio), to inform the committee of soy nc,slect or abode, and to suggest rofOrmatien ; to examine and pre- scribe for the patients ; to visit every part of the hospital, a..d to record their visits ; and to sign the cue-hook, which (according to the rules and orders) is to contain the par ticulars of each case, as taken by the physician of the week, with en account of the remedies prescribed, and the result of such treatment. How tar the visiting physicians have made themselves acquainted with neglects and abuses, and have suggested remedies, we have no means of ascertaining, except in the several cams hereafter specially noticed. But it does not appear that they prescribe fur all their patients, or that they visit all parts of the hospital, or that they sign anysuch esae•books as are required to be kept by the rules and orders. The surgeon's duties are mainly to attend in those eases only where a patient has any disorder requiring his assis tance, and to vi•w the bodies of patients after death, and leave a statement respecting them with the resident apo thecary. It does not appear that he is called on to attend patients is ordinary or simple surgical eases, which are left to the care of the resident apothecary. The duties of the resident apothecary (amongst many other things) are : First, to enter in a register the particu lars of each case as taken by the physicians, with a weekly record of the bodily and mental health of every curable patient, sod of any change from time to time in their con dition, together with the effects of all medicines adminis tered ; 2nd, to visit the patients end wards daily, and to keep a record of such visits, and to report to the physicians any alteration which he may make in the treatment of pa tients ; 3rd, to make occasional visite to the wards after the patients are in their "leeping-roome, and to report such vi sits, with his observation' therem ; and, 4th, to regulate, in the abarnes of the physicians, the clauiticatinn, employment, amusements, and general management of the patients. • • • Amongst other things, there is much reason oo fear that ectnces have prevailed in tome of the wards, which indi cate the existence of great harshness and violence on the put of some of the attendants, and are in themselvis utterly unjustifiable. We allude mcro particularly to the practice alleged to have been resorted to of laying down yl ~• ,