The Express. — London, England, 1851-08-08 00:00:00

and aa excursion ticket is it, carefully pinned in tie folds I of the Tallest.. or the window certain. The prisonen wer e then biltion in to custody. The pride, odleir in his vi al. see said the rirothel was " one of old mother Dasurs. - ..c le.irnt.: counsel addreseit the jury for thi it :asp (- fire Ili ids, coo“harling that the cam was not eonelus,sely ;,issed either of thi m. 11„ I summed up the es.ilence, ar..l The jury bound the prisoners Guid./. The teamed judge called Inspector nuan, thr inspecto o r on dot) in the moat, before him, sad driired that officer t eilearmanicate to the proper quarter that he ;the LearntA judge) had informed upon authority . he could not for a moment doubt, that two respectable panics had uttered to pro-ecute the keepers ut the 'demons houns in NI:WC:1116V lota*. a place a here these robberies were of c onstant oe- Cl/17ent`e. there having beta two e•WS tried at the Ili rent nrssions. I noire , tor flrennan slid he beleced both mliberies took I place in the house, or, at least, the houses in which • the robberies , 'averred both belonged to the same p erson. The le•aolesl judge said the state of Neweastle•cuart was truly di...gosling. it was one of the greatest 'wimpy :is pos. sibl... awl the conduct of the parish authorities in refusing their mid to clear it out was malty disgraceful. Ile wished this public eepre , siun of disgust on the part of tha the martt it tu be officially communicated to the proper part + es. and would be brought under the notice of the public, as the in. habi'ants of the locality might then perhaps be tootle aware of the matter, and nught take woman' to put au cud to • state of things so perfectly disgraceful. The pronert were each sentenced to nine months' hard I dame. An oul man. maned L•meard Sizre, aged 74, an if St. Leonard's W orkhouse, Shore'filch, was indic inmate ter; fur disgusting conduct toward, soma b y. who were also in mates of that establishment. I I The jury retuned a verdict of Guilty. The funniest J udie informed the jury that the grand jury in preventing the bill in this ease had communicated to the ...art that, after hearing the evidenea of the witnevars, they were of opinion that the present arningements at the worklbowse of St. Leonard's, Shoreditch, in respect of the , clasvitie item of men and hop, from the 6.1,1. to the I yawn:rest. were so defective that facilities were afr,rded by which immorality was encouraged, instead of prevented. Ile quite eons erred is that opinion, and bultoped that ar rantruients would be adopted fur a betterlassilication of the initiates. 1 - he jury add they quite coincided in this, and hoped wont, alteration would take place. The prisoner was ventencsd to four m0n1,.. hart: 1..1.0.tr. 'flee court then adjourned. TUB POLICE COURTS. SIANSION-1101.75E. Mew.. 'Whom and flowed Thome*, of Leadenball a.,ecl, auction. -re appeared before Sir Peter Laurie upon a eunimon, " fir that they, being; brokers and dealt in evouilhana linearly, wen in the poneseiun of certain gent's, vie., a pianoforte, het fully iebtaineal from Mr. Jesepit Fair rhild, of Iligh Holman, pinnoforte maker, and unlawfully depended with them by a perem named Mete." The pro s cmlinas were t ikeie under the 27th elauee of the 2ml and 2nl Viet , cop 71 (the Polka: Art). The 0..4kt-root was crowded will. gentlemen intervene' in the question, fame et the prineipal of whom the maeiretrate had requested to attend, the titbit...l one of considerable importance to anetioe ern, pianoforte umber-, and pawnbruters. Maher appeared fur the tempi:tin:W., and Mr. llalWn fur the defendants. Mr. Joseph Fairchild, the complainant. said—ln the month of J,o.' lad en application was emelt to me by Mr. Met* fur the hire ut a pianoforte, and I agreed Inlet him have eat on hire et 12- a month. I rent it to his house on the 17th of June. This book which I ',redeye purports to lie the receipt for the pi enoforte. I racier' twelve eaa. begs in advie.ce on the wile day, and nit the: 17th of July I went regain feu another twelve ebilliners for Reuther month's kir:. 1 then ascertained that the pianoforte was not in the how,. 1 dement's:el it, and did not emend in getting pieweesion of it. In erne:cepa ne' of information which re wheel me, I went to the suction rooms of the'ilefen dants. My name was on the pianoforte when I parteil w ith it; but it ha. since been obliterated, and the part on which the mane was ineerilseil has been newly polished. 'lke value of the inetrume nt was 11/. A Mr. Webb went se ith me to the tuition toms. On Mnlplay last I !LAW Me, E. Thomas at hie phie, of business, and I the re new my piamo larte, which leis wean it the number earn-spending with the number iu my Meth. I required the do beery of it to rue. Ile said that he could nut part with it, having A vant' d 161. upon it. I asked him what inquiries he had node respecting Metz, and he n plied that he was perfectly eatielied with the inquires which he had instituted Sir Peter Law it —What is Messrs. leilMaie objection to give it up? Mr. Ashen-1 need hardly say that in this ease Meters. Thomas, like a great many other auctioneer% in the City, ate neeesearily very annuli, that the ease should not oily be derided according to law, but that an equitable juriedie term, which was evidently imparted to the magietrate by the 271! section of the Police Act, should be urn etereinel. About that I have not the leant dieiht 1 shell he able to aatisty you, because I 'hall show you . that Mr. Thomas has nattered money upon this pianoforte, out merely, as that auction of the act of parliament contemplate, haring made inquiries, but that he did so after the fulliet investigation tato the character *La respectability of the borrower. A great deal of evidence having tern one into, Kir Peter Laurie said—la thiamine the hiring of the piano forte Isa. 6-01 roved on the line side una rewrite" on the otner. It ,appears that both parties hue. been satisfied with the inquiries which they saul, an to the character and re qimetaliality of Mr. Mete. Therefore nu ither the tete nor the other ran make any complaint upon that •'ire. If Mr. Mete hail been herr, it is melees setae that he could have contrad.cted his written receipt, which distinctly states that the pianoforte was let on hire. Nothing that lie colllll huts said today (mold tionahly have controvert...l what he himself has written. Then we regard. Meters. Thomas. they are auctioneers. The duty of an auctioneer is to all. It is not the regular sluts of an atactioteer to advance money : and, therefore, if M e e., Th a mes an out of their ordinary way til bastes and fade nen. money, not performing the simple duty of an asiebeinver to sell, I think it would he required ut them that they should take even greater caution, and make I enure particular inquiries, then perhans. under ordinary rireunistannee, might be required. Then' in no &MA that a' common OW the auctioneer 11001 he required to deliver up the pianoforte, or to pay the value of it. I bath m S' stare's !Oporto a caw somewhat similar to this. awl where it was decided by Mr. Justice Abbott, afterward. lead Te eiterdeti. that 0 the tenured rub is that if a man buy gook or take them in pledge. and they turn out to be the property of anther, the owner a right to tithe them out of the h ends of the porelow'r. except, Melted, su the rweof a the in market overt. With that reception. it is immeshes* upon the purchaser to see that the vender has a mead title. And lam of opinion that if mesh- In' let as although the person who hire. them ease the possewiou ant them for the eft-vial purfeae tor white tie y are lent, yet if he and them to au auctioiseer to Le sold he is guilty of • ceutersion of the goods; and th it if the auetioneve after- Wards fellose to della, them to the owner. unites he will pay • sum of 'minty which he claims. he ie also guilty of a eanvereion " The I:ltti ' , tenon of the Pawnbroker.' Act enable, magistrates to order the delivery of gaud. to the owner whet+ have been unlawfully obtained, and which are unlaw fully pawned. The parenbroke ris bound to rotor,' them wader that set of parliament. Now the l'olice Courts Act asses to have leen framed for the purpose of carryine out. as it were, the intention of the common law, and to extend that law from the eine of pawnbrokers to other ; because by the 27th clause of the PoNee Courts Act it us enacted, ° that ,f any goods shall he stolen or unlawfully obtained from any pecan, or being lawfully obtained shall orb &shifty deposited, pawned. pledged, sold or ex- Outage& and complaint shall be made thereof to any of the and mueistrates, and that such goods are in the possession of any broker, dealer in marine stores, or other dealer ha secondhand property, or of any person who shall have ad vanced money upon the credit oteuth stoods within the metro pubtale polite desire t, it shall be lawful for such magistrate to Late n eumenues or warrant for the appearance al such broker or dealer, and for the production of the goods, and In orth r each gaode to he delivered up Pi the owner thereof either without any payment or upon payment of such sum and at such a time me the inagionste shall think fit. - Ma s an, Thom. are very napeetalde men. In my opinion this pianoforte must be deleeenal up. The strong observa tion which I mole hefore I repeat, for it struck me as very extraordinary that two pianotortea should have been taken for sale. One would think that one would have excited suspicion. It would have occurred to my mind at ones that Metx had obtained them fur the purport- of raising money upon them. The pienoforte WAS then ordered to be restored to Mr. Fairchild. WORSIIIP-STREET. l'eerries Denote,. au elderly man, respectably dressed in blaeb,, with a white neckerchief, and who declined to give his address, was placed at the lair, charged with the follow' lag systematic robbery at the district church of St James, Vurtain•road, Shorediteh. It appeared from the evidence of William Caareland, the sexton, and other witnesses, that the prisoner lead tar soma tame past constantly attended divine service at that church every Sunday, and had rendered hints If romewhat con spicuous by hit unusually devout demeanour and osten tatious attention to the obreervances. Raring the period of his attendance, however. muncions Prtycr-books, church services, and other articles were repeatedly mimed, bat net the slightest suspicion attached to the prisoner as being privy to their abstraction until ruuday List, when be attended the church as usual, and mimed the tetra meter but had no sooner leR the edifice than a church ser vice was discovered to hays been purloined from the pew be bad just before occupied. The iieston accordingly de termined to keep a close watch upon the prisoner's move ments on his neat appearance, and at soon as the doors I were opened for evening worship the prisoner again pre sented himself, and made his way towards a Pew saga, occupied by • lady named %ouch, from which he semitly abstracted a church service of the %slue of 205., and thrusting it kilo lbs breast of his coat, walked leisurely out ON building. The warm instantly hastened after him. sad overtaking him in the street, requreted him to return with hint to which the prisoner strongly objected, but on Midis. that he would be compelled to do so. he hastily pn sided Ida into the church, and surreptitiously endeavoured en repine, the book in the pew, bast was prevented by tho settee, who took it from him, and subseviently gave him into custody. asts=raM said that serail other churches in that had been lately rebind in a similar wommar W ea Wady nsa soswering not taxisseses demists. i ad s or se the baser of Bt. As Oleos sa basin Lisa • /thus =s4 at *at church, from which also church services and other books had been stolen. The pawner was also recoraised by Alderman, the gaoler, as having be , n tried and convicted at Clerkenweli se ssions. where he was sentenced to nine months' imprima ment. tur a seri., of artful robberies upon tradesmen, from whom he had ordered goods, which be got into his posses 'lion by sisylayilg the errand bo ps intrusted to deliver them on their way to the fictitious addresses ha had given. When called upon for his answer to the charge, the pri- I soner declined *Bering any defence. and was fully cam mitted for trial. - LONDON AND SOCTII-WESTERN RAILWAY. The half-yearly general meeting of the proprietors of this railway was held at the Nine-Elms station yester day ; Mr. CHarity, M.l'.. the chairman of the Board of Directors, in the chair. Mr. W. HARDING, the secretary, read the report, in which were the following statements : " Front the accounts which have been for some days past in the hands of the proprietors. it will be seen that the net revenue (or the half year ending June 30, 18.51, amounts, after deducting interest 011 loans, and all other preferential I charges, to 115,923 1 . 19s. U. ; the surplus front Dec. 31, I laSal. 3,2681. se. id. The balance applicable to dividend therefore is 119,1921. 4s. 44. ; from which the directors re- I commend that a dividend for the half year, at the rate of 31 per cent. per annum he declared, amounting, 01%1 6,f,, 4,160/. 34. Id., to 116,110?1. Is. 01d. ; leaving to be ear- ' ried over to the next half year, 2,3891. 34. 31(1.1 The net revenue of the last halt-year is thus better than that of the corresponding period of last year by 25,9251. ite. 9.1 , and the revenue receipts for the whole year have increased over those of the previous year by 54,4071. 9.. 3d., there being but a very Plight addition to the mileage of railway open during the latter as compared with the former period. The proposed dividend for the half-year ending June 30 hat is at the rate of 31 per cent. per annum. The average dividend of the lot year will thus be found to be A per cent., that of the year ending June 30, 1850, ' basing been :11 per cent. The effects of the Great Exhi bition on the traffic of the hoe are scarcely apparent in the neeipts of the half-year ending 311th June, DOI ' • the cheap rate of admission to the Eihibition, from which period the influx of strangers in lir.te numbers dates, having cora -1 menced only VI short time before the termination of the half = p T he effects of th t Ll w : x erc hi t h l i y tian since , ha t v li in at a r x r i te r l ie b n a c n I I an average .p increase Of ,7i,4011. per week, which increase is Ito he largely attributed to the direct and indirect influence of this great object of attraction. The directors took timely measures to secure for the Southampton and Havre route a share of the Continental traffic to and from the Exhibition. and it is satisfactory to find that such measures have been successful. 'Chem is reason to expect that the beneficial effect of these measures will continue in full force during the remaining period of the Exhibition. The saving effected by the late re-letting of the contract for the maintenance of permanent way appears for the first time in the present half-year's accounts, and usefully serves to counteract the necgrearily higher expenditure under cer tain other items of working charge, which the peculiar de mends of the traffic of the present summer have called forth. The renewals and repairs effect,d on the carrying stock out of revenue, during the last year, have been extensive, nine engines and 5.5 carriages of various sort', virtually new and , with all tho recent improvements, having been, during this ' period, subatituted for old ones. This is besides extensive' r.'pairs on many other engines and carriages. The Inland Revenue Cunimissioners pursue their claim against this company fur the tax on receipts miring from fares at and under 101. per mile. The directors remain of opinion that the intention of the act under which exemption is claimed, was, as the preamble purports,' to secure to the poorer class 1 of travellers the means of travelling at moderate fire s, and in carriages protected from the weather;' and that the ex cursion trains run by this company, at taren at and under Id, per mile, come precisely within the definition of the act, and are therefore entitled to exemption. They arc ac cordingly in concert with other companies, preparing to resist the claim of the Inland Revenue Cummiesioners. In the capital account 990241. 164. 114. has been expended during the last half year, which includes 11,936/. for plant. Tre whole of this expenditure is in liquidation of the lia bilities of the company which were reported upon in Feb., 1850, and no new liability has, within the half year under (1111 , 11 h rAion, been incurred. The amount realised for the salenfsurylus property and rails during the past half yearwas 13,9871.1,..10a1. At the special generalmeetirigir-Ott., 1850, the shareholders instructed the directors to effect an adjust ment of the relations between the Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester Company, the Exeter and Exmouth Company. and this company. At the meeting in February, 1851 the directors reported that this had been accomplished in regard to the Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester Railway Company, they have now to report that a similar arrangement has been come to with the Exeter and Exmouth Company ; by which all liabilities, both of this company and of the Exeter and Fa mouth Rai lway Company, aro put an end to. The Taw Vale Railway Company, entitled the North Devon Company, ha', during the present session of parliament, obtained an act to carry out the completion of the line, as the terms , as regards this company, which received the ap proval of the shareholders of this company at the special general meting in October. 18.50. There is every prospect of this line being forthwith completed, and the guaranteed rent thereon accordingly 111 canting payable. It is also ne cessary to state that the Exeter and Crediton Railway Com pany, whose line is now leased to the Bristol and Exeter Railway Company, at a fair rent, being subject to certain financial liabilities not covered by its parliamentary capital, obtained in the session of 1450 (with the consent of this company), power to extend its capital so as to cover such liabilitieo To do this effectually', preference shares to the nominal amount of 20,0001. must be created, and, in order to prevent strangers from ohtaiaing such preferable securities, the director. propose to take up, if called upon, this company's proportion of such preference shares. It is, at the present time, in consequence of the Taw Yale Company having second their set, especially desirable to do this, in order Ito carry out the views sanctioned by the shareholders ea I I previous occasions, in regard to the connected interetst of the Taw Yale awl Crediton lines. It will probably be pee. Bible to effect this transaction, and discharge the liabilities in question, without further payments from this company to the Ilacter and Crediton Railway Company ; and to ac- I templish this the attention of the directors will be especially devoted. The act for the North and South Junction Ital. way. bv which this comp-ny's lino will be connected with the Eas t and West India Duck line, and the whole railway system of the 'meth, has rceiived the royal assent, and the condruetion of this short though important line, by the company ta which it b.l ongs, will go forward with nil dea -1 patch. 'The directors have now' concluded such arrange niolal with the landowners and eontraetora as have deter mined them to complete, in pursuance of the instructiom ut the proprietors, the line fiver. Farnham to Alton (9 miles) so a single hae, and in the moat economical manner possible. The w orlis are in progress, and the line will he open next spring. The attention of the directors has lately been drawn to the Cams dienvy of aiding the persons in their employment to establish name provision for superannuation and accident— s welkin which ha.. recently been under the consideration et several other railway companies. They believe that such a provision is calculated to iatprove the character of the serrice.and beneficially to identify the interests of the tem- I pay with those of the persons they employ." The report then goes on to stee that the proprietors contribute to the extent of lig/ per annum to the friendly society established by the workmen ; that it is desirable that not only the workmen, lint the officers and clerks employed by the com pany, should be brought within superannuation arrange ment . and in order to do this, and at the same time to provide against accidents, fatal or permanently injurious, tiny recommend an annual contribution on the part of the company of 1.000!., the institution to provide them objects being, however, essential:y self-supporting. The I'HAIRMAN said he hoped the nature of this re port would be found acceptable to them. The length of the report, its Nine's, and the amplified detail of the ac essats,he hoped would have informed them generally of the state of their affairs. Mr. KAYE (of Manchester) said, comparing the accounts exhibited at the present meeting with those which were nude up to the 31st December last, he found they had not yet arrived at the period when they could be made out on me uniform plan. There I , IIIA a deviation now from that which was followed on the last occasion, the per centage not brine given. He eleserved that since the last meeting 9,6481. had been expended for works on the Basing- stoke and Salisbury Railway ; that being a suspended line ; he wished for an explanation. The CHAIRMAN replied that Mr. Locke, the engineer, had omitted in the previous half year to give the certificate to Mr. Brum, for works dune previously. This was not for recent work. Mr. KAYE asked how the engineer could omit so large a sum as 9,6{01. The CIIAIRMAN said the work was stopped, and the amounts were left in suspense as well. Ile would further mention that that which appeared in this account unex pectedly was included in the estimates fur this line. Mr. KAYE remarked that of the outstanding debentures they had paid off 71,000!. of those which were at 5 per cent. There still remained about 800,0001. at that rate of interest. Wu there any probability that the interest would be re nal ? 111 r. rztELLI said '226,000/. at 5 per cent. would be due the 10th of June next, and 200,0001. on the 10th of July next, and if the money-market remained in its present'! Mate, the debentures would he renewed at a much lower rate. independent of that there was 114.000!. at 41 per erne, which, if the money market continued in its present state, they should renew at 1 per cent. Mr. KAYE then asked respecting an item of 19,0161., which appeared under the head of temporary loans on se curity. The CHAIRMAN said the case was simply this—Mr. Chadwick was in for his shares, but they were en tingly liquidated, and the arrangements for the mortgage would have been completed but for Mr. Chaelwick's un avoidable absence from London. The writings we're now in progress for heading the property to another person, and the snowy would come into their exchequer. The company woad not lose anything. 1111 t. KAYE said that was satisfactory, and he had now ;121 more question to ask, and that was, was there any *ty that, after this meeting, the accounts would be Meth Out on an uniform plan ; because, unless that were thee, the shareholders would be unable to follow out the Moe. TbeCHAIRMAN said the directors had taken a good Maw( pains with the accounts, and they had consulted the msditors. They had eo bias as to any particular mode if waking out the accounts. Kt. HOICKS (one of the auditors) said the revenue 2c m/sat had not been altered, but it was impossible to show fir seissue account without charging the amounts. There MOW be no claw in future. Mr. HRRAPATH thought that in the capital account they had gone backward instead of forward. They bail left out the cost of the branches. Ile asked if the capital ac count was really closed. The CHAIRMAN said no. Ile explained the last time they met that they had an outstanding amount of 6 lo,8;0/., I ghee which they had paid up to the 30th of June 3u7.313/., and they had to 0 0 Y 213, 5 37 1 . to meet the remaining liabili ties. L ntil that 640,8.10!. was met of course the capital se event could not be closed. Mr. lIISRAPATH—WiII it be closed then ? The CHAIRMAN—We latter ourselves it will. We have incurred no new liabilities, and have been working away at a good rate with the old ones. Mr. VPCROFT asked what the company had had to pay in connection with the recent gold dust robbery. He al.° wished to know whether any arrangement had been entered into with the South Eastern Company in respect to the traffic at Guildford. He begged to express a hope that in future the report would always be sent out to the proprie tors at the same time as the accounts. This practice was now general with all companies where there was no object in preserving seeresy. The CHAIRMAN—We do not feel that we are under any liability whatever as to the gold dust robbery. (hear, hear.) The property was not insured ; and it was expressly understood that we were not responsible for it. At the same time we took every means in our power to bring the parties to justice. (Hear, hear.) With respect to the second question, whether we have settled with the South Eastern as to the Guildford traffic, I have to state that we have made no satisfactory arrangement. We endeavoured, when they first opened, to make a mutually beneficial arrangement, by which a certain traffic west of Varnhorough might have been brought on our line as the shortest way to London : but as soon as they found that they could convey it all round by their line, they would not let us have any. I said this personally to their chairman, " If you like we will take a regular fare, and a fixed rate of charge on goods, and then let us see which way the channel draws—which way the trade will take; and then we may he able to arrive at some amicable understanding between the two cam panics." His answer was, If we take the same fare as you, they will take your road." That is the way they meet us; and - I have not hitherto been able to alter that view of ' the ease. They feel that they will get more by disturbing as, as an unwelcome and uncomfortable lodger, in our district. I After a long and desultory conversation, Mr. Serjeant GASELEE said he did not see any account about the steam-boats. He thought as they were carrying people from Paris to London for 225., there must be a loss. the CHAIRMAN said, from the 25th June to the 4th August they despatched 4,606 persons to Havre, and re mired 4,663 from there ; and they sent to the Channel Islands '2,600 persons, and received 2,548. He believed their route by Havre was becoming a popular one on the continent, and that this traffic would be very to neficial to the company. Mr. Serjeant GASELEE repeated his question as to the profit and 10. A. The CHAIRMAN replied that the balanceof the account would be better given yearly than half-yearly. After some further conversation, the motion for the adop tion of the mind was then put to the meeting, and itnani- mously agreed to. The CHAIRMAN then moved that a dividend after the rate of 31 per cent. be declared, subject to income-tax. Mr. PUNCHER moved that the dividend he paid free of income tax. Ile thought they ought to devote to that purpose the 1,0001. which the directors proposed to pay fur the superannuation fund. The CHAIRMAN—The directors were not inclined to press this matter if it was not generally approved of. But the principle had already been admitted. The company had contributed to the friendly society of the men and to educational purposes ; and if those hon. proprietors who now objected would pay a visit to that room, at some future time, w h en the persons in the employ of the company were enjoying their hours of recreation, he was sure they would at once assent to this proposal. Ile did not like to look at I this question of the superannuation fund with mere £ s. d. consideration. That was too narrow a view. But taking only that view, it was his belief the outlay would, In the end, prove a real economy. The company would have better servants when those servants knew that there was a superannuation fund to look to. There would be accidents on a railway however careful might be the management and at present, when a man employed by the company lost his life, his widow made her application, and of course that application could not be rejected. A far better plan for the company would be to have a regular and general insurance. (Hear, hear.) It was not taking a right view to suppose that this 1,0001. would be a clear loss to the company. (Hear, hear.) Mr. REED (a director) thought that the chairman had put the case unanswerably. The company had already granted 3001. a year to meet a certain class of de mands; and this was not an addition of 1,0001. a year, but a floating sum to be placed at the disposal of the directors. The resolution was then formally put to the meeting:— " That the pioniittors approve of the measures indi cated in the directors report, in reference to aiding the staff in forming a provision fur superannuation and the con sequences of accidents arising in the conduct of the traffic ; and authorise them to incur an annual expenditure for these and other objects of similar tendency at present pro- I vide' for not exceeding in the whole 1,000!." Mr. 1301tRODALE moved as an amendment that the question be deferred until the next half-yearly meeting. Mr. KAYE saw no objection to the proposal of the board. A measure of this kind had originated in Lancashire ; and the wonder there had been that the example had nut long ago !wen followed iu the southern counties. But it should lso understood that a separate account would he kept, and that every proprietor would have access to that account. (Hear, hear.) Mr. See cant GASELEE thought that this grant was a question for individual proprietors and not for the company. It was notorious theta corporation had no soul. (Laughter.) Charity began at home ; and if the directors were in earnest they would try the voluntary system. Ile believed that they had sent round a subscription list for this purpose ; but they had failed, and now they were going to force the company into benevolence. (Laughter.) The SECR ETA RY (being called upon) explained how the fund could be worked. The men would be by far the largest contributors. The income of the friendly society was 1,2001. a year, and the company only contributeil 130/. a year. The men would contribute in a still larger propor tion to the superannuation fund. Captain MOORSOM had worked on the line, and bad slept by the fires of the navvies—(laughter)—Ail his opi nion was, that if this meeting rejected the proposal, a very unfavourable impression would be produced among the men. After some further conversation, the amendment was withdrawn, and the resolution was agreed to. The CHAIRMAN then—referring to the question asked by Mr. Bilker at an early period of the meeting—said, with reference to the west of England, they hail had several overtures both with reference to Yeovil and Salisbury and also by Exeter to Dorchester, but they had determined to bow no new liabilities without putting the whole matter Whew the proprietors, and having their frank opinion upon it. These propoaitious had incurred liabilities, and they had not thought they should he justified in incurring them. There hail liven another propel-A made to them, but they hail not yet seen their way clearly through it. 'They might depend upon it that the detectors would do nothing which would directly or indirectly involve any outlay without coming before the proprietors. There was a statement iu the report as to issuing preference shares. That was no issue by this company, but by the Exeter and Creditun Company ; they held some shares in that company, and there were also some liabilities, and they could not borrow without first calling up half the amount of the sham. It was therefore judged better to free preferential Alarm to meet the liabi lities. Ile moved, "That the directors be authorised and requested to take up such amount of preferential shares in the Exeter and Creditun Railway, not exceeding the pro- portion due to the ordinary shares held by this company therein, as the directors may deem expedient to take up to satisfy the outstanding liabilities of the Exeter and Credi i ton Railway ; or that the directors be requested instead thereof to take such other measures fur satisfying such ha , bilities as to them may seem most conducive to the interests of this company." Mr. KAYE; opposed the motion. Preferential shares stunk in the nostrils of every shareholder in the company. After a short discussion the motion passed. I Mr. KAYE then moved, that as the accounts up to the 30th of June exhibited a considerable increase of the ratio I of expenses to receipts over those of the corresponding period in 11(10, there is an absolute necessity for revising the expenditure. Ile did not wish any reduction to be made in the wages of the guards or drivers, but there was an impression that their staff was more expensive than it ought to be. The CHAIRMAN asked Mr. Kaye to point out a specific cue in which it could be done. Ile did not think he could point one out. After some conversation the motion was withdrawn. The CHAIRMAN then put it to the meeting whether they wished that the report should be sent to them previous to the meetings in future, and a majority signifying that such was their wish, he said that should be done. Captain MOORSOM moved a vote of thanks to the chairman, which was unanimously carried; and the meet -sr then separated. NRW SOUTH-WESTERN STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANT. —A meeting of dila company waa held immediately upon the termination of the meeting of the railway company ; Colonel Ilendenon took the chair. Not more than half. a-doren proprietors were pre.ent ; and the report and reso lution. were of a merely formal character. ADMIRALTY, AUGUST 7.—APPOINTMENTS.—Chief Engineer A. Bain; Assistant Engineers F. Newton, F. Sutton, and W. Owen ; Surgeon J. IL Lowry; Amistant Surgeon W. Row; to the Virago. Surgeon J. Layton; Assistant Surgeon J. Robinson ;to the Grecian. Surgeon J. lice, to the Volcano. Assistant Surgeon G. Edwards; Lieutenants H. Lloyd, W. Horton, and W. Pym ; Masters C. Dillon and E. Williams, Second Master W. Tioutbeek, Purser 11. B. Long, Clerk J. 11. Jackson, Gunner J. Sey mour, to the Waterloo. THE LATE LIEUT.-COLONEL CLUNIE, Colonel Clunie, late of the 44th Regiment, died in Scot land on the 27th ultimo. He entered the army as an ensign in the Royals in 1813, became a lieutenant in 1814, a cap tain io 1826, a major in 1838, and a lieut.-colonel in 1843. The late Lieut.-Colonel Clunie served with the Royals in the second American war, and was present at the siege and attack of Fort Erie in 1814. Afterwards he served in India with the 3rd Buffs, which regiment he commanded at the battle of Pannier in December, 1343. For his ser vices on this occasion he received the medal, and was, in 1844, nominated a Campanian of the Bath. The sales to-day consist of -6rnsa.-3 heels. ilarbalues, at 36a. 24. to 3144 : 13 M 3 4 14 Doss lan )b at . to 410. 01.; Itio 131010. Demerara at 3:a. 513. to 310. 3d. 9 4.10 Porto Rieo at 34• to Se. ror--1 0 thrteglamalera nt Vat. sti, m-1,604 lags Dermal at V. Id. to 104.34. Jet - m-400 balm at 121.10 a. to 11412 m 34. Kw* Floom-340 bags at 146.64. 13.111LWOON - 0 toes at V. ss. COTTON.—Ltvaaroor, Aro. 7.—The market continues Armond eloses with a bantenbis tendency. Prices remain the s site as quoted yesterday. The sates amount to 10,000 bales, 1,000 of spiel% were taken for escort, and 1,0 0 0 on 'peculation. end include 6,0 , 0 American; 700 Percent and klareatam, Sti to CI; 100 Bahia, al to 61; 234.0 kigyptma, SI to 7 ; 600 Murat, 51 to MANCRWITER, Aro. 7.—A fair amount of business has been dins today both in yarns sad piece-rad; and prim con tinue very inn at tioe currency of Tuesday Isat. Producers are now fur the mod tart well wider contract, sad stocks are very Inc. Intel lurenee which baa lust been received of a rise in the Liserpout cotton market, of about id. per lb., wit probably assist the upward tendency of prices here. For &wanes, T cloths, and long.cloth% there in still a very scare demand. The ndneed rtes which are demanded for the den fictions of yarns clarity esported to Incite have induced rather atom bustoem in those articles. The laite burners which has been doing lately in tow numbers of watt rdwid for the Mediterranean has ow, pt the market pretty clean of them, and priors are conwqmittly welt maintained. Although the continental bowel are still display ing great caution In their operationsoorictly confining thed purcharer to the emu ion of positive indent, they have done business to a very eoasiderilb4 anuast, reprandir 6n Germany. The Mlle trade CM- Wm. to purchase with gees: emblem. HOSIERY AND LACE. TRADES.—NorrtNousni, Aug. 7.—The condition awl future prospects of the bowery trade cans not be generally considered as improved. A few frames hove Been set to work to make drawers and 'Meta ; the wages booing been twn e reduced. A few wintered fumes bars tees set on with Mik gloves, but the manufacture of them articles wee scarcely ever at f a lower ebb dote the glovers had the folly to rew by machinery. In soue quarters the panic as regonls cotton wrought host has some what abated. But as a sort of woad •/, the demaad for plain arid fairer orlk hose ban mended. The Anders in wpm* ore, however, more than calennot in giving out material, though they speculate much more than they usually hove dons, IS their continuo policy, In making round fromte which have began to mike woollen chub and many Laney article,. Still many of the hosiery have a dined to further now machine r, which they apprrbend will smiler the round from s. The warp frames still keep • met of superiority over the plain framer, making hosiery the esteems width of the name, giving them a great advaniams Tee Vasty Bobbin net trade is still in a me of uneertailn and anctuating condition, the hands working long bourn some day., MO having nothing to do the nest. The manufaes Doers follow the Continental system, not to make etc*. The curtain and matte net branch Is rather dull, but, as considerable Iniintnes me are in contemplation, this to expected to be only temporary. The demand for Mack teem to extending. The consumption of cotton lam in the United dtatea has not been so extensive as might be ea r octet, but black lam are now generally worn in the United States. Tie other silk lams, woetber warp blonde or bobtail ne , are upon the whole dull. The French an 1 Devonshire male nets keep them lo w. Ibe making of new farm lace. Is goody esteriding. Nome of them ore of a very wuperlor quslity, and further improvements are eel ested.—Note a fierier. MANUFACTURES, —Buothrouo, Aug. 7. Tarns: The elate of this branch of the trsde is n. 4 in any war more envoi: railer. Although there to more inquire for •hipping, the prices offered do not ply for the material, and the spinners are daily heroin log nano dispitited, and are stoppois tbtir %tinning frames. Pieces: There is rather more doing, but mu prices are very unsaishtetory. WOOL.—IIit•DPORD, Aug. 7.—The demand shows no ehange ate thy of notice. The supply coming to minket Is not 8 gr, at us it was a few weeks past, mid the pree• a tight ore such un shots it ow of the reach et the conaumers. Node and broker are in good ri qiie-t, at foil prices. DONCAsTER Auot•or Fmn.—This hair, on the sth inst., was well outplied with Wool, there hi ing from rive to sic hundred sheete4iown. 'the hulk was from North sad a cOn riderable quantity of rusher clips from the immediate neighbourhood. In lilt finer qualities of hog Wool, upon whkh the demand has pen. cipot y tun this mitrart, there was a lair sale, at about former prices. lle:tvier paces, hoeing • large proportion of ewe anal wether fleeces, were very dull pate, and rather c beeper. One or two dealers' lots re medied over uwold. quantity of Wool mold here this year greatly ' ea.:roiled former v.( anima The Great Northern Railway having opened up a new di tract for the supply of this m irket, has breught considerable quantitie., and which will here after greatly ineteuse, a. the r .tes of CAI riage are very reasonabie. Through tut the prteent ma-on the markets have been inanimate, and rims nave gradual.? dectiaed. Comp iring the opening prime in June with the premnt, we find a reilmuon 44 Gil. per ri he on the best, tnd It. per atone ou interior puo'is. The following see the gisitelons : —Nottingham *Line .14:1 Tork.bire clip., 13e. ri.l. to Vat. ; Inteolnshise, 121‘. td. to I3e. sa. per stuns at 141ba.; locks:tad 00tak, Ps. to WS. CORN.-BANBCRY, Aug. 7.-The supply of Wheat at Bee dify's market wes good, and the weather kill, conthined with lower letiet4 generally in London and the leading markets,mused mufti he trade to be dull and quite Inaitive at le. per qr. tem money. In the value of miring corn no alter:tie neen be gituted, but the turn is 'wee is in fay .ur of the buyer. t 1 Walton. ZIP bellows :- wheat, per imeteel. 14. 94. to 3.. 3d. Marley, 23.. to 275. per qr. • 3.. WI to 4s per bushel. tats, 23a. to 265, per qr. Blida tetollA3l, ACOUST 7.-At the Gloucester and Wormetir markets, fritbe dr el, th re w a alarge eupp.y of wheat from the fanners, ~,d title progress could be made in saes even by sule mitting ta a reduction of le. per quitter. Parley marl; mint deed to tante, the .uppy being stmt. Few eat. offering, and lower prizes were not euemitten to. licam nominally unaltered. Peas Is. per quarter (ewer. Daring the preeent seek, the weather being ▪ Ore a. pr..s.t le for 'be notelet, twaraely a tr.avection to reported In wh-et. Barley taken an retail at nearly panto.. rater,. Date held for former prices. Beans 10 per quarter lower. For yeas we have very few inquirice. At this day's market there woe a tees supply of wheat Iron, the farmers, but the trade ruled the! at a decline. f ie. to pa per quarter. Barley fid. to W. pee quarto lower. So few eats vr, re oftenne, that the currency of tint d.yee'nitigle woo msintained. Beans and pem held for former mites, but so peewee. eau d be made. BlttollToN, Aug. 7.-In consequence of the races, we had but a Mender ateendancie, and buy,s very telly at buyine, so that tamely any Idleness was transacted. Wheat, white, 101. to 101. 10a.; rd, 21. to 01. 105. Oat., 195. to 20s. beans, it.. to los. Feee, 275. to 20.. flutsrot, A eo. 7.-The accounts from the surrounding I districts represent the eifather a* generally fine and forcing and in Al AB newts 'aye untie to the liat -est- Tbia has C411%.1 dm trade to rule teeday, and tepee both Eseelleh and foreign value. have gives way lc the extent of farm lc to fie per quarter. Flour was of dull I sale, and with prices ful yla per tee lower. Beatty was in mate lots request and the turn cheaper, and the ty.e remark ill ao apply et beans. There wea • fair consumptive rale for nate w at ab ls out the curtahei sof this day we k. 'fhe prices of the day were an fol lows :-Englult wheat, 36r. 10 42e. per imp. qr.; ferries white, 42e. le 41s. per 490 1b..; Weigh red, extra hue rinaitim, 39a. to 110. per ditto ; Brae qualit.ea, 355. GA. to 37e. 6d. per ditto; ditto, ordinary qualitita 31e. to 31e. per ditto: hard, dl., to 33.. per ditio; English won . . dour, 2 - a. to 317. per AAA; United Statep, ac, sweet, 215 to 12a per barrel. English mut .oreign grinding barley, .0.. to 21s. 6,1. per Par he. Devon awl Mehl, f.ed oats, 19t. to 20e. per Imperial quarter;, Irish white, 10e. to 21e. 6.1. per 300 lbs.; lri.h bluek, 19c. to 21.0. per imp. quar ter. English beans, 24a. to 326. per Imperlsil quarter; Loehr.. 2 5 e. to it.. per 190 lbs. The arrivals for the were on shipboard Mire been-Wheat. 1,000 quarters: este, 2,460 barrels; barley 91. quarters • flour, 320 sacks. The racial return ot the Corn In spector ices the following average., :-W heat, Mu ; oats, 21/..5e1.; barley, 4s. fkL ; benne, 335. Devizes, Aug 7.-We had a good supply of Wheat for the time of year, but, her vest being begun. the wider. were cautione buyers. and ei erfeot elk, a reduction of from 10. to Is. tid. per qr. wee submitted to, .11t. little fern:111110g Tiaer.s was not any barley in the market. Owe, B. on% and Pea , were dull. but without aoy attention in price. Wheat, white, 175.; beet red, 401. to 43a.; middling, 241. to 4. ; inferior, 26, to 24e. Barley, 210. to 275. aite,ls.. to 245. Pions, V.P. to 371. Pea% 300. to 32a. per qr. Flour, fine, per gai,1492.. w 315; Pl*9llll, 201. to 225. FARNHAM, Aug. 7.-We hail a good supply of Wheat at thif day'. moreet; trade dull, and from is. to U. per qr. lower Wheat, VI. to ill. per load. Barley, 21e. to 27e. per qr. Data les. to 235. leas, 30a to Ste. Beano, eM. to 31.. GOUALMING, Aug. 6.-The supply of wheat was good to-d ty :or the WiNlOl2 art the leer, but tee aenoinit was limited, and mice., receded from Is. to is. per qr. Wheat, red, Me. to 42a; white, We. to 435. ; due, 44.. to 17a. Barley. 2 to, to 2sB. Pea., 60s. to 215. Bean.. 2Ua. to 33e. Oats, 20s. to 235. per qr. MANNutoratte, Aug. 7.-We have had a very dull Market here to-May, et a decline of ItLly 2s. per qr. tor Wheat. White, wiling, 410 s. to 410.; red, fls. to 44,. Nothing doing in "nog corn. NEWBURY, Aug. 7.-The fresh supply of Wheat was not large, but, with the quantity left over from mat week, malt altomAtier a good supply, relieve giving way la per qr. There war some quan tity difip,sed of, though not • clearance effected. Only a retail trade le earley. Data, Beane, and Peas continue dull. Wheat cutting to new generaL PLYMOUTH, Aug. 7.-The Wheat trade continues very dull ; prises were much the acme at this morning's minket, bet no one enclose to buy more %Mat than for preeent use; and the turn in nee is In favour of buyer... The weather ountinues One, and haunt I. is busy in mod farms around us. RoYSTO3I, Aug. G.-Wheat in liberal supply. Trade slow, at an abet mete of Is. per load. Data 2e. cheaper. Trefoil quite as dear. Wheat, 23e. to 274. per load. Oats, 17e. to 235. per qr. Trefoil, it.. to 235. I.7iRRIDOE, Aug. 7.-We have had new Wheat, Peas, Me Oat, at to-day's market, in goad 0nd...t00. The new Wheat Wade 32a. The male fur old was slow, at a reductioo of 2s. per qr. Oars are la. per qr. lower in value; new wint.r mote 21s. per qr. WuRKINOSON, Aug. 6.-Our market was well supplied with grain to day. Wheat Fold well, press reaching higher teen last week, dealers being anainue to have a supply 04 old on band to nail with tea naming crop. Batley scars, and of inferior desciiptinn. Oats sold quickly, at last wak's qui - gamut. Wheat, lad. 9d. to SL barley, 11.. to Ils. Oats, 0.. 6d. ti 9s. 9d. Flour, per slsiss, Is. Bud. has. Barleyflour, Is. 2d. Oatmeal, la 10d. Bye /am, 1.. Id. WATERFORD, Aug. 6.-The discouraging accounts re ceived this morning from London have quite ebecked our buyers of Wheat and spring corn. Be little business has been transacted In either arks!e that quotations fur each may be comidered nominal. In lateen Dora there bse been a goal deal deter, at mem the currency of Saturday last. The turn 04 paws la in &your of buyers. EDlNsraou, Aug. 6.-Fee the season, we hail a fair simply of ail .111 , 9 of rain. Sales were excessively dual for all Ports. Notwithstanding the excellent quality of the Wheat, prices fell con seicntb y, likewise Batley, Oats, and Begin. Weed, 34. to 4es. Barley, its. Gd. to 31e. bd. Oat., lbs. ed. to 375. ed. Beans, 31s. ays. 01.ssoow, Aug. 6.-The Clyde imports have this week con-ierad chiefly of Flour, of wince fully aleate barrels arrived from the Laded States and Canada Of Wheat, about 1,8 .0 gr.. from Barletta, and 1,021 qr. from New York were received ; ate e 810 q• a. Ind ion a ores from New York, and 3110 qrs. Bea:. from Femme. flo Graegemouth, with the ear:esteem of 1,28 c qrs. Wheat, the supplies commute were noluseortuit ; but from übroat 6,212 qrs. Wheat, 6;0 qrs. Worley, 1130 gra beans, and 3,139 qrs. O..Lr were reported, the latter being from ftrehangeL legend a complete change of weather, which has some very opportunely for the ripening of the eroca, an 4 a suntinuance M limey supplies of Wheat 'tad 11 fur, the trade In all its branches ruled very miaow* during the week, the chief attention being directed to American Fleur, at 21e. per barrel for the belt mars', at walch price It is catmint, mush below the eaten rtqaired for Wheat. This day's market was again thinly attended, nod the business altegetber was of very limited eateq. Wheat may be quoted 641. to la per beak and FLAtrlid. per farmland as. pee sack lower, the recent arrivals el the latter from Aa erica being premed for sale ex mire. Oats were . : 0 10. 0 163. per bell cheaper, and grinding Barley emitlnned to be although holders WPM willing to make a similar commies. Beans and Pew wet with little inquiry. CATTLE, &c.—Botrrom At; o ar BIAST Pete.—This 113111lial seam on Tuesday last was weU eupplial with stock. The trails was, however, lather beery. at.d the selli-rs eadearourei to obtain higher 00111 than the buyers were inclined t 3 give. First-rate qsatities made, fa eons Ul/11111001, Go. per stone, but inferior Hanna were sold at Is. DOSCAIITIUL ACOUST FAlR.—This fair, for the sale of Horses, Bert. sad &asp, was held on Tuesday last. Ilse Ham NT was not so rood se ve have seen In gunner Teem and my Is. drit eass Hones were "shined. Hood harness Hones and med. Hero were la Ina deurinn, bat the supply Ina not law, and the best were therefore wag bought up at good prima The best fetched bon SH. to tdl. MiddLing Home were not mach Inquired atter, enmesh there woo arrest number offered Inc sale. rams geed Rom/ Jar agetoninneal puma were Waited, bat they we only moderately In request, and the prices were lower by 21. to 201. then they were at the earrestending lair of last year. There way a great number of lehrier Homes aboan, tint at the close of the lair the greet majority of them remained unillsposed of. There was a brisk demand fee isidlulvers and Imes and Calves in the edit mute, but the supply was only indifferent. A large quantity of lean 'rock shown, which Fold at mires Toying from 61.'0 111. Very little fat stock but all was well sold, at from 3s. to 13.. 3d. per Mose. A by show , of Sheep and Lambs, but the , fleeted were not by anyd means WWI. NlWaiti, Aug. 6.-We have had • pretty good supply of stock today, and many Pales were effected, but the prices were eat, and rather lower. There were 156 chop, .7 Peat., and 101 Pigs penned. At the fortnisht fat stock market on Tuesday, there vas a Food attendance of buyers and sellers, ard a fair quantum of Odors done, at rather fiat pneas. There were 300 Sheep, and 18 1110161 penned. ativoßri, Aug. 6.-Beasts, 1,809; Sheep, 10,886 ; Cows, 811. Belt heifers, 3d. to 3,d. ; middling, 41d. to 3d.; inf. 41d. to 4fd.; Cow% 31d. to 41d.; Caine., 4d. to Old. Sheep, light wethers, SO. to 31d.; barmy ditto, 41d. to ad. ; ewes, 41,1. to 41d. WAIPPICLD, Aug. 6.-800 Beasts and 5,000 Sheep were offered Mr sale ; only few customers attended; trade very slaw, and part or stleft unsold. Pt In. 3d. to Os. pd. per .tone. /Put too, d ote s ock Lamb, 3d. to ed per lb. Elorsnulteitr, Aug. 6.-The supply of cattle this morn ing was 402, being 18 km than last wok. Sales were readily elfertad, end pekes equal to those obtained last market. Top price of the best beef, 7e. per Dutch striae; current prior, 6r. 6d. s. hi. ; middling and Inferior kinds from Os. ed. to 6a. A good clearance er: 1, t flirted. There woe a large eupply of Sheep and Lamed; the number, 6,1'08, Ming 1,023 more than laid week. On eimount of the great quantity ' shown, gales were very dull, and prices kr Sheep, is., end Lambs, from la. to 20. down. At the c ore of the market • great quantity were unsold. Top price of the bent Mutton, 3,d. par lb.; current, ' 41d. to 3d.; middling and inferior sorts, from 31d. to 4d. Lanis. top, 18s.; current tor the best kinds, 140. to 160. ahead; secondary sorts, from Ith. to 125.; ft-Juke, from is. to in. AMERICAN MARKETS. Nan , Yung, Asnns were 6rm, with a better business, embracing 200 bble. pestle at 3 dots. 5 , n.; and pole at 5 dolt. 2Se. Bauman vrra.-the dour market was not quite so attire to.dey, yet prime remained at.ady. The main inquiry was for domretic conaump. tam, but kw shippers appearing. '1 he ' , MCA compriced about 12,40 bb.e.; unio.pected and tour at 3 dole. 12e. to 3 cola. 73e.; auprifine No. 2 at 3 d as. 73e. to 3 dohs. 67ic. ; mixed to draisbt •estorn at 4 dole. Oftc. to 4 dalo.l2ic. ; Loa, der° with culinary to good State at 4 dot 12c. t dol . ole. 13e.; round owl) tr 3 snit purr (Set grate at 4 dole. lk. to 4 oSI 1 0.; fancy (duo to 4 dole. 31c. to 4 dole. 44e.; fancy &enema ardl extra Ohio at 4 dole. 374 to 3 1.0:4. and extra Genoese. at 3 dole. to a dots. Canadian was more freely offered at m emos figures; WO bbl 3. superfine brought 4 tole. 2 lc. ; end 1,700 bble. sour 3 dot.. 73e. Southern ruled litany, and the sales were limited to SOO bbls. mixed to s:raight at 4 dol.. 31e. to 4 dole. 44c.; new Bald. more at 4 dots. 02c. to 4 dol.. 750.; and fancy at dole. 37e. toy doh. 37'. Rye flour wa• quote.; rearm at 3 dole. 37c. Con meal retailed to the extent of kW bblt.-13randywine at 3 dole. 12Se. ; Jerky at 2 ! dole. 9k.; and State at 3 dole. 73c. to a dun. 9 i le. Wheel wad mode. rattly azure and clo aver ; 3,000 bd. Michigan white found busers at about Id I.ole. to 1 dol. 02c. ; 2,300 Genesee foir at I dol. to Idol. A ; 3,00 C s nadkneocamoo at 9 e.. and 5,4 0 tibia, red to good mixed, at 92e. to 9k. Rye woo nominal, and not abundant. at 71c. Chita wore readily puichased at 4Sc. to the. fur Northern. and Jerky at 410. to 13e. Corn was bu yard and Meady ; few sound pimples were shown in t►e market. The trana.etions reached 42.000 ho.liele damaged at 494. to 33te.; mixed, at 37c. to 33c.; and round yellow at 30c. to toe. Corron.-The languid feelieg which has rharecteriaed the Madness of the week was milt more perceptible toolay, the tales being only re ported at 31.00 bales. The quoutions, with the very irregular 141:1 making, are difficult to Ha; those we annex will give a 'nine to piano currentty accepted: MON. New Orleafs, Upland. }Webla. and Icsia. Inferior Ordinary — to 1.4 t• 64 to 61 Good oroinary Middling 74 to 8 ... 71 to 8 ... 6 to 81 Good middling Middling lair — to 9 to 9 ... 96 to 10 Pair Italy fair none. acme. nominal. Good fair none. none. nom W. Fine none. Stook in city, in all hands, estimated at 33,000 bales. From a note from a leading brokerage office at Liverpool, receirmi by the last steamer, the value of our chosificatton, which conforms to their stan dard samples but a Alan tune roue, and in doubtlens the correct stan dard. 11 the different quaint°s composing the crop are ti be desig nated by well.knowa names, as formerly, and nut embraced under three terms, " low cotton," "middling cotton," and " fair cotton," Is WI follows : Middlings. Mid. Fair. Fair. Upland. 4 4d. 44d. 3d. Mobiles New Orleans . VISIAMITS.—hates to lAverpcol were heavy. There was a fair amount of dour and grain offering. but at low figures. 6.000 Wallets oteorn were taken at ltd.; dour was offered at In.; but I'd. to I Id, was demanded; cotton was at about Id., with acme late engagements at 4s. per hale. To Landon some Hour was taken at Is. gal. A vessel was taken up to load at Coins. blame, with lumber Inc Bootee Ayres, at 13 cub.. tar !booing'. So Glasgow some off WAS taken on terms not stated. These was no change to other ports. .• Snos.s cuntiauol depressed. 300 hares npil its turpentine were disposed of at 31e. to 35c. ; 210 crude, at 2 dull. 674 c 400 barrels (large) common rain, at 1 del. 374 c.; an 5,0 ot other kinds, at 2 dots. 2.Z.c. to 3 dole. 50e. Ona —Whale was leas plentiful and dean; 50 barrels selected being taken to day at 4.1 e., colt. Linseed had a firmer tendency; 3,580 gallons from store realised 74c., usual terms. Sweet ruled higher, with sake of 208 baskets, quarts, at 2 dole. 70e. to 2 dole. 75c. I.O.OVISIONS. Park was rather cyder, though unchanged in value. The sides wire under ata Wis., new mess at 15 dole , old at II dole. 50e., sew prime st 13 doh. , and old at 12 dols. !ak. Beet was in re quest, and the sale. reached 250 Mids. UMW at 8 dole. 75c. to !Idols., and prime 5 dulw to b dole. Ike Mena ruled heavy at 14 dee. Cut WiCall were inactive ; 50 packages hams onliad 74e., shoulders ne nunal at 6.e. Lard was higher and unsettled; IS, bbla. choice sold at 9e. to 11 , common could be obtained at Ste. to 81e., prime in Legs war worth about 91e. to 10c. Butter and cheese wore saleable and indium. TtoSSACIA, —Very little has transpired in domentie since Friday hat. The skeliniug tendency in still vi•iule, said the stock large. Foreign Is the mot cosily sold and is comparatively steady. The week's bonnie. Ctritlpfintil shout 60 Wads. Kentucky, at 51 c. to 10 c.; 22 do. Maptville, at IL c.; 22 do. Mason county, at 10 c.; 2.5 balm Mimeos, at 194 c.; 59 do. Havana, at 25 6. to 33 c.; S 9 eases Connecticut medical, at 20 e. to 214 a; lei talcs Tagus, at 27 c.; and 33 buses Florid., at 11l c. to 20c. %Cwt.—The market is still depressed, and there is a heavy and in ereaning stock, with little or no demand. Ouly about lint bales Mediterranean were meld this week—terms private. Domestic is ilCs cumulating. Fulled in vary dull. A rate of 2,722 bales Peruvian wool is to take place by auction, in Baltimore, on the 30th hist. It is a cargo of direct importation, and of superior quality. TELEORAPRIC REPORTS. Naw OBLEASS, JULY 24. The sales of cotton, yesterday, were 1,1300 bales; mid dling 10 in request and firm, but other qualities are feeble; goad or dinary A.ablima eel. at 65e. Our stock is reduced to 112.01 M bales, WWI the rec. iota are email. Flour in don. Bacon Is held higher. Preights are firm, and there are only two ships in port disengaged ; ma-ten are asking 7-16 d. tor Liverpool. THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 8, 1851. MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, APOUST 7. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. K - G., FuInAT, AVOUST 8, 1881. The State of the Weather at each of the following places at Nine o'clock yesterday morning. The stations are arranged in order of latitude. Name of Place. Courneat Birength of Wind. Wad. Ibis of Weather. Alexander Baring, front thi+ port to Bombay, put into Kingstown, after Iwing ashore on Arklow Bank, but ap parently damage, and will proceed.—Liverpool, Aug. 6. Claudia,Morris,fromeardiff to St. Petersburg, got aground en the Skaw, July 28, but came off with assistance, after throwing overboard part of cargo, and has proceeded.— Fredriksharn, July 31. Eugenie (galiot), of Calais ' from Bordeaux for Belfast, is leaving New Liroutul llarbour on Aug. 2, struck the ledge of rocks called the Hat+, was assisted off rafter re maining on two hours, :mil was taken into St. Mary's Pier, both her pumps being kept constantly at work. she haring made a hole in her larboard bow.—Scilly, An 4. 1. SEAIiOItNE MAILS. (N algellka that It at are Ptgt mow the Owen) Pf. , t-eTa. F the nteht— , tn.l N tm the now etnr —.le.peteh.] Amensailiyrritpackrt arcrrica(byGnited Stmr, pselisi) 1 .4 m e ibill.titstispiM • Africa ( ies West (Uadi) :*l Crimmins* Weigh= N Brasil lt Buenos Arras II California(naStairsollii Caps, a &al Hupi...4 ._...._iantinople • lt Central America --Ai Channel him 2. Chili ... .............. li rranee if& ti Greta. —.24 ll,anbare V lh , lland M Hyndurai Ireland MA. l. (Mut (ria Pnutban,t. Jill lean (rla Man. !Ile!) 2( (.la a OiiU tli M .e ." 2 il,, to e S" ;: ra :2lll4,se . Malta. N Naples* .....« K rrru M 1414,1,1 4 N t At 144144 24 tit+c Indies (ezeept NA- V SAII2. awl N . . . Day wave autism la (*mem Past. 101 e e Labs. I . Aug. s From vreat • Port I Wl= iea;,atthed. ' doe. I Livespuul Aug. II tug. 19 Aug. 13 .... .... . . 14euthumptos Arrier4 tta of Me usonlh.Plymontli Aug. 2 193616202 h of mon.: IN , ti !Nil) 'Dover 'Ph or the mouth t‘outhau.,..ton Aug. 16 to of the eannilOtimithumeton Aug. *6 LogAlTtholomatlOlouthumpto: Auk S Nth of the moatb!Plpotouta Amt. 4 ital ith222bormem . Dover tug. 14 iml42l7thof m. utu:4nuthamptos. Aug. 5 40u.,Viec1.,44Vri.1.. south:km:Am.. Tu. flt.9a ttth cf the month 1 3 4ithage,,tort. Aug. 5 Wee Moll Teter 1 er.se 4a, /tali th27:lsof mon I Dover tug. 10 P.,..tik E Veld ai 'i, louden Tuve !..4 We1h0e..44 Smut. .Lushlou 17th of the usouth;luutharaptem. Aug. 5 !Vice dxl!7 ; 11,1 y he ul TAncerla 20th ..3 the runsthhoutle.lanytags Aug. 23 T, ttl4Ui n! month; Dos a Aug. 15 241 th of the month koutbareptori. Aug. 23 I thlt:ith nitoutith'ltswer 2nd of Use month '4O *thump...AL Aug. 3 go. 4 the ens". .suuttutapt 11. A.g. 16 Isks,l7th,ltth,.:;ll. 337050 f the month longer SiltlitilitleslutAni Weer -se. It 3tlsl.3th23tharnuelllhsetr itel7lll27liad Not , :eauthampten. Aug. 13 17th r,r t , e usse.lll rsulltaaapton.,Aug. 3 Sthl3thlsttegoter. !lover tug. 12 17th at th. month i ftu th maples. ;Aug. 2e I As 1 ..f the month I issutharsptae.! Aug. 3 so'sestrtee Um. coached t°, ere c , r.ter. 157 Ms,. • 7 tlipmails to Otis* C . , emus!, ',dirt via Vsr.il . 00.114)1INIA.—MILib to are now derpotchot 111141: .„. awl from Callnenie via the United .•:.. .0 dim by . American racket. ARRIVED. ANN A.O IgAglig. at QUetilf t own, tugn4 S, from AwAusio—at [lsm. 01, AuAust 7, from Aenag —at Onivr,trtd, August 7, from Elirm.l4 at Wu el.town, August 5, from 13...ILV.T—at 11.11, Aufal.t r,, :ront tars-at ttuseurtown. August 5. from C.lta—st Liverpou4, Anglo, 7, *rum COLONIST—at Liverpool, /moist 7, from CAIINATic--..t Liverpool, Ausust 7, from Ussur —at rlynuAttn, Anti tl, from Ellitllllo—st Gravesend, Aspos 7. from " • " ..... Irada St. Al dregre Arch..niel An. 1.4111 ... Plariestat .&. ..... N.B. ELIS %Skill -It Liverpool, August 7, ' from ‘iegnielr's ETIOWILNIO -al Liverpool, August 7. from Crie s iro YAMILOOOILOII- off POOMMUUOI, trum Terste 61.1041.Y0N -at 1.1,111,001, A11411.t 7. kora Our to 61.4111/.1011-at 1L0,rp0.4, Aintipt 7, from !Jassy W alt-at Liverpool, Aueust 7. from Apilacilieola ilogoim- at Gmereend, August 7. from Psdie Ilsayssr -at Grao4Cll4l, August 7, from rg Musa-off Newßooms?, from Nem . York Juin Ttlrko - off A.O.ea HMI, August 3, from... New liesmns LIAOI.OIV-at Qutenstolto, August :,, from Ss:Amara Loan J. Itussa,L -at Gravesend, August 7, ft mu ........11arlingrn MOOT Waurus -at °turreted, August 7, from ilsitie MAIDARIkir--2t Livery - awl, Auguit 7. limn. MAST HAL.II-it LirerpooL, August 7, from aLIOCSICaI 'LOOP 0014 TOM -off Pertmolith, from SNOlettO OLD EltutAND-at Liverpool, August 7, from New trnearis (Scesm -at Liraveorml, Atigu-t 7. from .. lGAteftlatil PANZNWITZ -at lariaitil, August ;, from Ste.tin it en. flimsy -....t Gravesend, August 7, from ....... ....Crun-tsAt Ssiuit -at Whirl WWI, August 7, from „a. Malik Surma- off retiasnce. August 4, from Port Adelat le tgornt•-olf MM.% Head, August f, from 111.1yt1 Ttrusa-at tiraseseaul, August 7, trinn...... ....... .... Riga Tvoos -off Plynieuth, Augu-t s, from Culetitta W. rinussics.-off Portsmouth, from Trieste WiLumnes--rt Faltuoutb, August 5, from. Quebec Wooosnica -at Liverpool, Arguat 7, from Jamaica Z-M141C,11--et Liraveseil, „August 7, from Petersburg Gentle Brow Strung Memel Gentle Bowe Str aus HMOS Fresh MONO Strome Breese I Gentle Bret aw Gunk Breese Gentle Breese Gentle Breeze Gentle Breese Strong Breese Gentle Breese Uud Wind PLTIIOIff • POOLI. huttally Cloudy Medlar Roe CIIZI I/MUM ..... &Judy Coady Cloudless Very fine Partuti:y Cloudy Cloudless Cloudless Wereset Overcast PortlnUle Cloudy Cloudy • I Flue Cloudy Floe Overcaot Overcast Cloudy Flee Go•rorr ...... ULAWINOB t asanm,: D•icNl.Rd... Bux OHELNWICH • 41.1)11 Oatoas iitlT/0111, DI a...n0 CNC,lnrua, Cloudy Partially Cloudy Cloudy Overcoat Cloudy Cloudy Fine Cloudy, C Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy ELT BILMODOM ii. - i.; ----- stolut Eirmiroau Woutarov Cloudy floe Cloudy Cloudy Yoe Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy PUCloudy N Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cl• Cloud y y Cloudy Cloudy !rsslcoll DIMILII•11 . ........ N,rnaciami Lisicota - —e__~ ....... ~..a.~• c.■..............._.... ...... UoLitsami Canna lau. Nommam Lama Wmarmaa Tom '''''''' ILL N.E. LW. N.W . N. N.E. Cloady Coady Cloudy Very flee Very Ass Very Sae THIS DAT, NooK. Coons of WMI. Nmerth of NW. Nato of Me Weather. &NAL Goofle Breen. Orr. The returns from the following places did not reach this office in time for publication yesterday; they therefore indicate the data of the, weather on Wednesday morning at sine o'clock. lE. I Gentle Breese Modica' N I Gentle Erase I Omega [Advertisement.] —AN ASTOUNDING CURE OF Tstarr.rrvs Worn,* sr Houowsfs ODITIIICXT Ass FILM—U. Ind of s IsVar from Kr. Mental So* of Yokes scar Sydow, S dated Sitlber. ISO :—" TO Mho= Honowsy. Mg se to yrs tor Joy alma milisusloss 11111*. by tbo oss of year sad oWs. snit ISOM Yaw sellarlag, coessd Lomas bo get rad aid. Vii[ LIII Paz R d adrift, without eirg ig =mill lad U glues at yokes f ri z body, sal On ell ow meg bet dolma sad or low sot sintspies &agog" sad at b anw .O swigiellesimt.lll4. Mirk I. fVOIT .. LW. LS. N.E. H.E. N.E. N.E. w. W.E.W. E. E.W. N.E. W. B.W. I.E. I.E.E. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. Me " .11,1114 " Asti 7.1.• CASUALTIES. SAILKD Aorsvats-from Liverpool, August 7 to ......flooterstra ADMINAl. — from tiraveseml, ',ovoid 7, t 0...........„ ....... P. Philip Baru I-from Liverpool, August 7, to ............... NAND,. P.ossisi --from Cunha, August 6, to ... Genoa CANON. .o—from Plyin , lUth, August 6, to Adelaide Coo - ins-Iron[ Queenstown, August 5, to I cotton CAIc.UNC-front (irsvesc-d, August 7, to Haase.) C:ONINCII-from tirsvested, August 7, to ................. ........North DADONT- horn Bristol, August 7, to .......... ................. ..17rics Door-from tiraVerend, Atom , . 7, to North D. ..... 'a -from la mouth, August 5, to ~.. Quebec Dvisoavu--from Queenstown, Auctuit 3, to Lot.doo ENILINJWITA -DOM Grareveril, August 7. to. Ei cum- trios Liverpool, August 7, to Quelaic ysitsr -from Plymouth, Auoist ti, to lIIII,IINCIN ra , OClLlTa — froo. tilitelilv, August 6, to Lisbon GMAT BRITAIN—from GlanveNLl, August 6, to.. Moor al (Mamma • from Liverpool, [August 7, to Iliontairg Loa° Wo. Hammes - fro n Grave•sriiii, August 7, to New Zea'sod Lo•NLT 34 i NT—tram Liref.•ool, NINCIION 7, to ...-...Newtouollond 11114110.410.1 r -from Queenstown, August 5, to London KA ..Y ANY-frills Queerotown, August 5, to ININIOCI MADONNA—from Qumnstovra, August 5, to ............- Lowloa KICND. AND ANN-Iron Plymouth, August li. to Denis &swap -tram Liverpool, August 7, t 0..,. ...... .... Pan Fractiveo liteuroso- from Liverpool, Aug u-t 7, to B. Amen K.11....1t5...-front Llvetwol, Augu-t 7, to., - Koillethent . . ce tgN Chnsttar Nvrtit Smototen--troot Grariteaa, Austot 7, ... Snout.° —from Litt rpool, Atri.t 7, to Trutt—from Literpuot, Output 7, to iho‘st—from Gototend, Ao,;u4 7, to Wt7totict—trout Grattocnit, August 7, :to VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. John Ritmo (shipl, Aug 4, lat. 51 N , lon. 0 W i Robert 11 irliuur (Alp), !rota Liverpool for Calcutta, June 12, laL 7.24 N. lon. 22.51 W. EXTENSIVE CoNFLAtiItATION IN AINTRALI.I.—The following is an extract of a letter just received by Mr. J. Shearman, a rewpectable labourer, in Orton. in the county of Westmorland, from his brother in Australia, who ems• grated a few years ago We have had the draughtiest summer that was ever known in Port l'hillip. There is great failure in the agricultural produce. 1• lour has risen from 10/. to 171. per ton, owing to the drought and de• structiou by fire. There are many, very many, that have lost all they hadby the bu,h tires all round about us. For six weeks we could see them flaming every • day ; it was set on fire round me before it consumed all my grass in the tunes. We put it out twice, and the third time it burnt all but the house and stork ; it flamed around us with fury. The heat and smoke were bud to encounter with . the hut wind from the north. The fire came at a great speed, but that • day was nothing to the great consuming day a fortnight after. It was called Black Thursday. Hundreds of sheep and cattle were burnt to death; many lost all they had in the world, and many were burnt. One woman and five children were burnt to death. Many saved their lives by going into the river and water holes. There was a part of the country act on fire by a man burning hi, stubble. It is often set on fire by the dmymen—the carriers that travel through the country with store goods. They have teams of oven, and encamp all along the road for hundreds of miles, leaving their fires in when they go off iu the morning. and the long grus and bark get hold, and it rages in a dry tint., like this summer is. The natives never saw a mnitnter like it." BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. BAERETT.— July 25, at Eagle House, Dusky, the wife of Dr. nAr rett, of a sou and heir. 150WER.:-Aug. ?, at Parlatone, Poole, the wife of Capt. Bower, • a N., of a daughter. . BRPNE.—JuIy 24, at Prideaux.placc, Podatow, the lion. Mr•. C. P. Brune, of a daughter. COOK.—Aug. 3, et bliuhurgh, the wife of U. 1). Cook, Erb kfadrai Civil Service, of u daughter. EASINOR.—Aug. ft, at Edinburgh, the Viseowneso Eaetnor, of a daughter. SMENTII. Atm. 2, at Loogfteet, Pock, the of the Rev. 1. timeeth, Woekran Minleter, of a eon. MARRIAGES. UAGGP.RATOW—KNIORT.—Aug. 5, at Lymo Regis, Capt. Hag grerston, of Reedsmon•.h, Northuraherlane, to Sarah Anne, third daughter of H. Knight, bag., of Terrace Lodge, Axminster. HUTTON—BRAY. —Arg. 6, by the Rev. Mr. Mason. William Hut ton, Ban., of Washavod Heath, near Birmingham, to Emma, second daughter of Mr. R. Bray, Brampton, and niece of the Toon- clerk of Birmingham, S. hay. RODIIAM—WIIITE.—Aug. 5, at Wellington, T. Rodharn, of Wellington, to Yrances, elitot daughter of the late C. White, Est. ROSE —FLOCKTON.—Aug. 7, at St. Martin'ioin-thhlields by the Rev. IlestbliellWes'on McKee, Rector of Cranford, !Ablates 1, Mr. William Anderson Rete, of itueenbltlte, London, to Charlotte, widow of the late Menus Moteulle Ylockton, Esq., of Cranford. SMITII—PHYSICK.—Ang. 5, at M. Mary's, Batharick, by the Rev. H. M. Smith, U. Smith, Erg., of Forestville, near Sotthgbaro, to Ann Stuart, daughter of J. Physicii, t:ag., of Bath. WARD —LEW.—Aug. 4 at St. John's, Forton, J. Ward, Esq.. of Leimater-aquare, London, to Ellen, around daughter at the M. P. Lew, B.N. DEATHS. BROWNE.—Aug. 2, at Mojitert --- Farleigh. Wills, W. Browne, E.l one of O.K.'s Justices of the Peace for Wilts and Sox ersitabire. CARY.—Ang. 3, at Rockland. W. Cary, Req., late Adjutant o: Royal Dockyard Battalion, Portemluth, aged 4e. ELLICUMBE.—Ang. 4, tte Rey. It. Ellioombe, Rector of ktbiaa. ton, and Prebendary of Exeter, aged 73. PRINO.—JuIy SI, at Peadre, Ilaegor, Mare, relict of the late Dr. Ring, Organ* of Bangor Cathedral, aged 77. BTUART.—Aug. 4, at Gloucester-place, Bath, Lady Louisa Stuart, youngest daughter of John Earl et Bute, K. 0., aged M. WESTERN.—Aeg. 5, at Cclthana Bouee, Cheltenliam, Marla, daughter of the late Re... Charles We‘tern. WILIAL —Aug. I, Rebecca, widow of the late W. Willie, Eaa-, of Klapton. Hants, aged 71. Printed sal published by WILLIAM Kmrm, of No. 8, 10111bil& great, to the Clip at Loudon, Meter, is the Oa" Lembu tl. ▪ V tits sudsiest Iltefrisrs. —Paws; Pawn 8.1851. / • / C UE ThroMl $.O p.m.. FIT Return g e .L per the CI I.t ci and Chew ol Tr. Etuctnn lA , erpon /Aanche. Stirling Path .. Aberdeet June 1 ON 72.0, fees, I, I Robert / J. . Ar It. Itavg 11. Ifaru 11. 141.1rh J.W. An Charlet I W. DAM Tta , C yearn Taml runt,l they pa) publictu without an .thl , al of the t, rates 0 -- the $ Are yo.ai the Net of the in the et the et either am or in an. tint. T Decorah ✓ t ire 1 Of prov Maria TO KU TH" Jol , ll I John I Thos. l'. Charles Sir !Ika *A .;ri TAnm-o John ICI Itlchurd The linq Vidharn A LI. 1 , 0 Guarant Profit' pan:. ipt Pay obta., cc C' APOW Whok and aa,. teinpurl facilities W Sh . e.; A UNI)EI drem*iny beau' itt, at• ry at at the k in4w the:not.: Mra. SI n (i OVEItC WALK every lowr4 WAk9,1,4, wool, w irwe the; an,l CO. et thet I" YOW STOCK MASI° erected and at bonsai T H. tee the !rot, ip menial. .11tbNt' eely /Mu io the h it itri.toar mai!) a bottle •, tester I and hp U warm eryntal Pow r, en, and .pn MMUS Mari), Sold b RIMIII Du ...,„ o ite.alet public t Cure .C.l V0W.114 . 1 the at lent fo No. 4,: MTN advice c food in Nev. Jc terry 4.1 lib., at at 22ii. cei,st