The Express. — London, England, 1851-03-01 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS ( SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 1, 1851. RAILNVAY MEETINGS. OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVER HAMPTON RAILWAY. Yesterday the half-yoarly meeting of this company took place at the London Tavern, lliehopsgate-street ; Lord Weep in the chair. The SECRETARY rend the report, which stated that "The directors bad considered it oxpalieot to appoint a committee to negotiate with other railway companies, and they authorised this committee to consult Mr. Peto ; and the result was. that an arrangeotent (of which the following is the substance) had been concluded with the London and N o rth Western and the Midland Companies : The line be tween Oxford and Tipton to be completed as early as pos sible, the narrow gauge being laid down the whole way as a double line from Tipton to Moreton-in-the-Marsh or Dayles ford, and as a single line from one of these places to Oxffird —to be made a double line, however, when the traffic re quires it ; the line to be worked for twenty-one yews by the North-Western and Midland companies, the rates per mile being uniform on all the three lines. To carry out this arrangement, Messrs. Pens and Bette and Messrs. Tredwells have placed the 20,000 shares allotted to them at the disposal of the board ; and, as 6,000 shares re mained nnallotted, the amount of new shares now at the disposal of the board amounts to 25,038. These shares your directors intend issuing under the arrangement with the London and North Western and the Midland Com panies, in such manner as to carry interest et about 4 per cent. Your directors are of opinion that this is an arrange ment advantageous to this company, securing the proprie tors against the liability . of having to raise capital for the working the line ; leas ing them the power of making the line from Tipton to Wolverhampton if the probable traffic thereon should make such outlay prudent, and opening a large traffic from Cheltenham, 'Tewkesbury, stud Glouces ter, and the surrounding country—a traffic never before contemplated as likely to be brought upon this company's Line." The general balance sheet for the half-year ending the 31st December last, showed that the total receipts up to the 314 December, 1850, amounted to 1,705,3381. ' and the ex penditure to 1,687,0831 a leaving a balance of 18,25.11. The expenditure during the last half year was 70,6201. The CHAIRMAN said he entirely dissented from the report, and from the arrangements proposed in it ; and he was bound to tell them, that if this arr.umeinent with tho London and North-Western and the Midland Companies were carried into effect, he should resign his position us chairman of this company. His reasons for coming to this determination—however mistaken they might be, were clearly defined, and he would explain them without any reserve. The feeling was strong in his mind that when be accepted the position of chairman of this company in the month of January last, it was understood that the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway should be an independent line, the company having, as he ima gined, become tired of depending upon other lines, anal haviug resolved to carry on its own works with the best regard to the interests of the shareholders. Had such not been the case, nothing would hove induced him to take the position of chairman. lie afterwards became aware of the fact that there was no intention of carrying on the line in dependently, but that there wu a determination to, lease it to one of the two great companies— the London and North Western and the Great Western. Having the public to consult as well us the shareholders he now appeared for that public inasmuch as he represented a Lira, mining interest in that part of South Staffordshire which lies nearest to Birniingham and Wolverhampton. The interests of the public hail been fully thought of by parliament, and the opinion then entertained was that those interests would be beet consulted by avoiding the general disadvantages of monopoly which the London and'. North Western Coinpany were spreading over the whole railway world. It was fur this reason that in the contest which took place in parliament upon the question respecting the broad and narrow gauges, that the preference was given to the broad gauge. The present company had suffered much from. the London and North Western Company, to whom they now proposed to ally themselves, for if it had not been for the opposition offered by that company—an opposition not for the sake of the public, hut merely for the purpose of acting against their great rival, the Great Western, they never would have been in their present I painful position. (Hear, hear.) Now it was proposed to I give this line of theirs to the London and North Weeterni Company, not he believed upon lease, because if he ' was eighth y informed, it was not in their power to grant a lease, at all events not to any company but the Great Wes- tern ; or if it were in their power to grant a lease to the London and North Western, it could only be dune by them as a body of proprietors, and nut by the directors. The directors, however, had entered into negotiations with the North Western Company, and had confirmed them by their seal, without obtaining the permission of the proprietors. ! This he considered was a hasty, indecorous, and not very courteous mode of proceeding. The question was now before the Mareholders, and they were called upon to settle I it—as far as it was possible for them to settle it. If they came to a determination in accordance with the wishes of the directors, he should have no course to adopt but to resign his position of chairman. If, however, upon considering these matters fairl y . and im partially, th e shareholders should come to a decision in his favour, so long as his continuing in the office of chairman might be of service to them, be would most willingly remain. Mr. RUFFORD, M.l'., mentioned that the arrange ment was the best and fairest they could possibly obtain. (Hear, hear.) It had been negotiated by Mr. S. M. Peto, a man eminent in his sphere, of high character and position, an d o f transcendent abilities, which he hail not scrupled to use for the benefit of this company ; and he (Mr. Rua ford) was perfectly satisfied that the name of that gentle man would remain untarnished by the arrangement he had so advautageowely concluded on the part of this company. (Hear, hear.) Ile concluded by moving the adoption of the report. (Hear, hear.) air. COHEN, a shareholder, expressed his full concur reieee in the urrangement proposed. A.W. THOMPSON, eI.P., said the Great Western Com pany. !tad behaved towards this railway most unfairly. Mr. r"'ETO stated that, in rising to address the meeting, he was satuated by a deep sense of the responsibility which attached to him, attended h some feelings of embarrass ment, which he hoped would entitle him to their indul gence. (Hear, hear.) When he undertook to effect these arrangements with the London and North Western and the Midland Companies, he slid so upon the distinct under standing that he possessed the confidence of the entire Board of Directors. lie had met Mr. Glyn and Mr. Ellice upon this matter, and alter some considerable discussion, au agreement was come to, the prim iples of which had been already detailed to the meeting, and in reference to which r hai ry...On th h he should ix' glad to offer any further explanation, if neces yihtor, and wthase was sent told that some hesitation had arisen amongst the direc tors as to the e.l are e t z,f to r a ted rd ) elay he (th w e to the document describing the arrangements, which he as propriety of affixing t he common seal their representative had eniared into with the two com panies mentioned. Ills lordship. it appeared, requested that three days delay might be allowed him to consider the matter more fully, and he then intimated to him (Mr. Peto) that his interests were entirely with the broad gengsa Upon this he (Mr. Peto) met Mr. Glyn, and stated the circum stance of his lordship having reported three days' delay. Mr. Glyn at once acceded to this, and said he should be glad if Mr. Carter, of Birmingham, would meet any person whom - his lordship might appoint to discuss the subject. Mr. Carter accordingly met Mr. Benbow, jun., Lord Ward's representative, and that gentleman made three requests, on the granting of which his lordship, he said, would assent to the proposed arrangement. The CHAIRMAN denied that he had made use of the words " would assent." Mr. PETO continued—The three points mentioned by Mr. Benbow were these :—first, that his lordship's minerals should be carried on every part of the London and North Western Railway upon the same terms as the most favoured parties using the line. To this proposition Mr. Carter at once gave his unqualified con sent. The second demand was that his lordship should have a seat at the board of the North Western Company. To that Mr. Carter replied that, by a new arrangement the election of the directors was entirely in the hands of the shareholders, but that Mr. Glyn would undertake to re commend his lordship to the proprietors. These two points then might be looked upon as yielded. The third point was that 6,000 of the preference shares should be imme diately apportioned to his lordship, and to this request Mr. Carter replied, " If you have any regard for Lord IVard, I would recommend you to advise his lordship that it would not comport with his high honour and dignity to make such a request." On the Friday following Mr. Benbow again made the request for 5,000 shares, and on that occasion Mr. Carter gave an unqualified refusal. Upon this circum stance rested his lordship's opposition to this plan and his ' retirement from the company. It was extremely painful to him (Mr. Peto) to have to make these remarks, but he had nothing to conceal, and nothing would he conceal. He conceived, moreover, that it was due to his own honour and position that he should make this statement. (Hear, bear.) Mr. Glyn, Mr. Carter, and Mr. Benbow would confirm what he had stated, and he staked his reputation as a com mercial man, that the proposed arrangement, if carried out, would ultimately conduce to the advantage of the com pany. (Hear.) The CHAIRMAN said it was extremely disagreeable to him to have again to intrude upon the attention of the meeting, but as the hon. gentleman, Mr. Peto, bail given to this discussion a personal turn, he hoped he should be excused. At the time he began to hold the office of chair 'man of this company he made two distinct statements, one to the board and the other to the solicitor—the first, that he was perfectly indifferent as to whether they allotted him 1 or 1.000 shares, not having joined the com pany vas a speculation, but because he was the leading mineral proprietor in South Staffordshire, and represented a large portion of the proprietary in ist district; and, secondly, that be would never consent to any arrangement with the London and North Western. As to the 6,0001 shares, he had merely offered to take them in order to h e lp the company out of their difficulties, and not with the view of throwing them into the market and putting money into (Adrertisement.]—Cuman. •LIIIMI AND STOMACH his Rocket. His lordship then entered into an explanation of hie carious traueactions with the e pa 3 , and said the Curtuer es flouaw•T'S fameaaillageella W. biks d the armies:meat submitted to the meeting wn- ad' been entirely lisasarsbls asst Twee • aa . stas_esestz ki t au* IS years serried out by the solicitor, together with the contractor snsisysd as eased tallsosti trout o y th e k „,Th= si d ison d, Pete, observing that he would never have a seat at a w▪ ild appeared to be rmetly masemliehe Me =tette. board which were not to he made cognisant of everything stseetaa tee treatment of mos at the MN mint at Ihe osier. connected with their affairs. ble MOM SO 11 . 10 fOlgl7. i s towIOW Is lake Mr. PETO said Mr. Benbow, his lordship's age nt, bad P lis . Ind tag """ 4. "'" nm diatinctiv and imperatively made it a condition tlt 5,000 ea". that it ba " "4"hhsa that stow sw i m it g"'w 1101- shares fi tad be to allotted his lordship ; and Mr. Carte a rest y hopalbasame. —Said by all 1111111111 W 111111•1111 ellellebOld t h e o civilised world. and a P *OW, d 111 e. ybiat insel. pbb. the solicitor to the North Western, had refused to comply Strand, Lament with it, observing that he did not think it would comport 18 14 ... ... g i — l4lAmberg., Notta., Bostn I I arol Cast Junction ' Ult Illesi.Wo:v. &Stour Valle, - I It. 111164•1 art 4 P.m» er ... .. hies Or 50 and a 1101,bted .. 43 nabl nerd Belfast Jan j 23 East ti!gll Tit2i L M 1 5 ~ 111 215 2 31 i 1 -- .;1171 . IS DO. (cis Ft) :.. 20 c Eseters t oonUes lEsolern Velem, Claw . E U. SS.) .. fs Llo. et... a &ad e'cutt.. %WI 4 f 141 is !r•si.tir,,eits.- ; i4robor — il7saiOlaijoy.l lEdistiotok, Porth.,Doodeel flo.les oir Lt e or and Exmouth .. 1 Noctiure 124, Do. 1, sharco,A,Dohruo: I tti Do. ,0.w.9.f peel 3‘o at Booth. sod Wat.are.)! WO !Oust Weoters 161 61 ii 9oi oi 30 Luirsiger bed (,Ivllolo I I De. Third, i l L It _ . ap"MerlAamobireladsalnilaaYortablii-- 8 3 PM 371 / 7 4 4 4 1 23 I 11, I.lurai 1141 Do. Ftttb. D?. W‘ . 3.t ItidLag th ~. ~{!!d~ 1111~ 'rElf~t 14Lcoalon and inaskw,4l .. I IP Du. Tilhury Eate&Sarip, 100 ;Las, Bright..&&n.Const Y ismn j 100 ILoadon & North-Wealirn 17 Do. do., Newt obis& . 12 Do. Fifths . 1 DD.& a ...h.,ii:".ati I.(e) 100 Landau & ta.n.da-W . _ 71 1 1 az di.' 91j9 (ex d 4 1301 4 1 301 171 ea dle 31 84 71 8 „ 11 Nl 114 41 21111 l I fzd 20 101 201 41 z new 231 21 9 1 I 101 f 181 191 186 I f IS 1 7 1 11 018 el Maash 110.,aad Matlock 10 dasela,oo.AUnookelk q Id lika.a LON& Unica 100 Midland ..• 115 Do. 00 shares 100 Do. Oka. sad Derby $3 Newmarket 100 NoVolk , . 13 Do. New Z 10... . 13 !forth LOMA 1;1 North Staff .rdehire . !korth &Soda Weet.hose. 30 ;Oxford, Wont., k Waiver I 13 Ileo ueh Central is Itlastish Mollaad 1 13 , Shrewe. sßina, Or • O WI ftrewebory and Meter W. Ma.) o. 1 Dlie, 61 ihropeture Cabo So douto Devoe 30 :Huth Wales . . . 18 Meth YorkebAßiecrDwn 94 ram Vale kr anion .. 11 Vale of Nesth 20 W.te ford rod K Ikenny. 20 West Loodon 23 Vark,Nswesstlekßerwlek 20 Do. do Yottoet. os 9 Do.O.N..E.Pwelkare 3d :York sad koala Modlaad 24 i 2 1 11 .1 11 4 30 rr Is i If ;ti l l ez LIMES LEASED AT !Bette & Item& EaL 3 p Ct. (lesion' to Gt. o. flat i 1 ra Rotes (lia : to Gt.; eot.l 20 'Ditto mato - sat a Fumanti* (hosed tot:maw..Kern, IS ,Blrni., Woh., an.3l!odley il,wd to OreatVie7t^rni li Ditto without a guarantee (leativi to Ufesit%\tsts • se Ile zd eye ~ I 7 '7l ' • 1 — t . N. Wimtcrn; 21 KertLmailmh.pur 6p.0. tow dtry Gt.Nortirrn'•l SO Hollaifielby (LI oast N 23 Do. shares (nitro).. 124 Do. 1 Alava Idaho) SO loads& Bradtord (Midland 111 London and Gfreenwichl I lowed to South 2.... tern) 311 32j 100 102 'idly su . blex. di, 101 i ex di, ;ii 964 67; 96 !! SI 'Mit° Preference (ditto,' SO Loweatoft Guar.perCent. (herd i4;r7citi;. - ij 30 Sa!tbor, . E•str 95 sp+ r,CI 14 13 es dl♦ jY~rd to 3, 117 4 6 P 62 ~ 43 Ditto New (d tut) 33 Preston& Wirt (lees. Lou &N. West& Liose.tWork 104 Dttto shirrs (A) (ditto) 30 1t00d.,13181d.. and RAW. timed to 8 ABllE...tan 64 Royston and Hatchet (lees to Oral Norther a ..., 24•D0, &wroth Eiteu.(ditto 04 South &Won:Mitre tletoe4 to Mr. MU... 23 Iqt ar Valley. it p. Ct. sus. ketord to Stossurshrear 30 Wilts. Sunerert. at,t7o.! 4t4 4 3 4 2 Y:2112 24 311 7 $f 11 14 if 3 dla sq sq 14 45 T 1 ex fat (le.;red to Uri. "I i 10 • 'alooo.om 5 SI 16 16i 11 I l rbester end llolydesd 51 1i5et51904.33(51.10m) . .p.Ct. LateroCoasties Eaten, 5 per Ct. No. 1 9 Ditto do. No. 21 16 De. New 6 per Coat. stock! 20 EOM Unicm,ftrip 1u.6 p.Ci 121 Divot Nor.hesn 3 per 23'1;3 Silts weArn(l)Eightbs 6 r Uncaehire&Yorks. 1 , WI 1 Du. 6 per CenL Rock . 9 .Leedssiihirok Quarts-181 , 100 .Lostlan,Briebtoo,ls &Kith 1 Coast, Peet. 5 per Cent. 5t0ck.!851,1r05301.45E $0 DiroConert. 3 p.Ct., 155 s 100 • Ditto New 'roar. 6 per Cl. I ,LoodoulloithWeetens New 33 '155,3.513. 110 I Do. New /10 Do. £.l i I poi par irt 11 11, IN 19 11 Pal 1 Ins I Pak 101 is' t II 114 120 57 60 133 138 24 , r . 231 14 111 II Pa 1291 130 17 IS I' 3 10 101 141 II 121 131 II 17 44 41 11 1 die FOREIGN ZAILWAIITS. 20 180ulo9ne and Amiens „ 11 20 Crnto.l frame (Vienna) 114 S Dutch „ 1111 II PAN INimi .. got 3 Groot bull= Peafowls.. loi 21 Do. Do. S Laymbourg .„ „. 63 Its Aalßois " 74 D. 118. Omit sod Mei .. 1 31 IS rtboro Ohms. 141 13 S Orlesoo DOOM 4$ 4 Ws SO Pan. and Orions .. 34 36 IS • - oris and Bows ... 251 301 IS Patio and Otnobaorg .. 5 41 dim 30 oou , s and Ham ..10 11 SS imam mid Yaw . 3 31 13 Than aad Nantes 9/ I/I dY 14i a div 4 1100 01t711;n76401e.11:01 BA p. 6 I SO .Norlolk Eztelasioa omit, 6 !North &kith - - • • -- ii,; ;i1;17.77. 111 Skrrw. BiCkinter(Nor.W. $3 li t i4.i is kjir Cont... ... IT York. Nelrsoar Dori/4 EI 5 'Ditto Ditio U III LIVERPOOL, Feb. 28. eroCI-EuCtlaNol.—Business to-day was rather heavy, hot were barely sustained. larkenhead, Lancashire, and , 9a a 4.-Caledoolan, 111-Chester and Holyhead (pref. roar. 54 per cent), 161 a -East Laecashire, 144-Lencashlre and Yorkshire, 56 a 1 7/ 4-Ditto (6th shelve) 71 a. I d.-Lszcaner end radials (third shares), 5/ 4 c. p.-Lteegool, Oarby, and South port, Ip. pare. j 44.-Dnidon and North esters, 131 39 4 ea-Ditto ohm 4 shares)), SI p.-Daochester, Sherteld, and e_ =hire 33- Ditto shares,l-ti Nil 1851). 134 -Dire ( sm?. shares). 111-111d land,old. 2-Dttto (Leicester and Swan. ) ham4_ (4 shares), 1M I 144 d.--Skrembury red Bironnt (94 12s. Bd. ID, 31 - booth Easters sod Dom, 261 -York. Newcastle, and Berwick. 11 -York and North Midland, 244 c. 4-Dundalk and Inalskillen, 51. MANCIIESTER, Feb. 28. STOCI Exotattoz.—We have had an improved market both u reprde prl ea tad extent of basintea Ltncorblre and York s/We were der at 371. t. l ; and Wert lUdlres at 4 du. London aad North weeenta, 13u1, 131; Led Lancandre, I 41; dhrfarlda 33, t, b. 33. There 'males a lair bumbler la other than local rook; at *lillarly Unproved rats. BIRMINGHAM, Feb. 28. STOCK EICII•NOZ.—The failure on the part of Lord auger to torn so administration has mused sham to rise in this market to-day. Chmter and llolvimad Preference shares were done st 161, rod Shrewsbury and If miniboom A's at £3 30. Id. dig. The balf-rutty miring of the Birmingham and Stour Valley proprietors was admrtioe 1 fur t -thy, but there not being • suliclint number of shareholders toroent, no busineso transaVed. Thee norm is leased in privet u ty to the London and North Western Company; • itelll4ll cou'A, there' under any circumstances, be only ol a lot oral character. Ilia terms are teathlrds of the London dividend, eleven Sum Valley slum. Wing equal to one London and North Western. LEEDS, Feb, 28. Sion' Enema:rem—The market on the whole is better lo tone this morning. and more !minim hm been done than yesterday. TM doing • itis were -Lancashire and Tork•hirea, 371 Midland Stmt. i es. ; North Memento 131 din ; Great N orthern., tb; Lards and Think., ISr ; Tork and North Midlands, 241. to I ; cad 8. PurcL k N;c111101iii8 1.1 BRISTOL, Feb. 28. STOCIC EXCHANGS.—The market was moderately active. OTCat Wean roe ft off .t 91 ex ibe.• Ilidlaseis, at 6,i; Tall Vale Quarter !awes, at 40; Wllts, &learn; and We , ymontla, at H}; and Vale oUtteatb, at SI di.. RAIL WA YS. [The fallowing are reterdee a quolatiotu ; to-day's soles will be found in the 4tA page.] NHAREB ASD ;4 UNOVARANTFED BAILWATII. Closing Priem 134 13; ii 4j dtszdn 11l 11l lIS Sr ex die Ili 12 2l 22, 21 JO dlogadi si ?I 2 41 6 64 4 44 14 14 316 35 7 7 la IS 6 6 12 12 41 43 90 91 .1 16 616. 76 76 11 9 pm 37 39 " 101 In du. 71 7 „ 5 „ 141 IS 71 7 el divi , iiii fi I .. d,, 2qi .. .9: pm .. Si e 1 die 4 11 ~ dte 31 Si 3 sal. 61 6: is die. 13 14( din ' 3/ 31 ex do 41 32 x new .b 21 .. 14 ii dis - t - , 64 U I 191 IS 14 fy I:' if dis •1 • 41s 13 IS 711 11 13 I/ 1 di* 3 21 du 16i 114 2.14 2b 1O $ 71 dls I 4 du 3 6 21 21 41 31 dig 1j 1 dim 24 U ea law iitttelitgence. award him tha t t he ju l dgme b n i, it was necessary p and other p (s to ol d rod uce rtion be , fore the production of which the present act renders I LNSOLVF.NT 1)EIBTOR8' COURT.—YEsnaorr. superfluous. The great object of punishment is to PRISMS Sat (NOY F1•111119ANNI. deter others from the commission of offences; and, I trust, is NI Hte4l.• Litre Asti ANNAIIAN LEFFi—NOVIEL POINT. that the great body of seamen engaged in the merchant- Thew insolvents ((other and .on were furriers in the service will take a lesson from the sentence which I pass Cite. and applied to he discharged from prism. Mr. Dowse wpm you. There is no doubt of the commission of the I ' o pt:ow - al, and Mr. Sargood supported. offence ; and, unfortunately, it is not a novelty to you, for I - la the case of the son a novel p r int was raised. Ile was y ou arc a seaman of some standing, and have been convicted ! prison on a friendly arrest by his own attorney, who now before.. I am still disposed to deal leniently with you, as howl:lit. bins Is Gen the court. • The debt was exactly 201., ' you are the first transgressor under the new law. I could e ndwise of costs and line for rent np to hot Christmas. !sentence von to 12 mont h.. Imprisonment, w i t h h ar d labour, t. Mr. IS". 0i1...re...1t0 the sith section of the 7& ti Viet., but I obi t limit the term in my present adjudication. It m. 9el (the Protection Art), where it was declared that no must be generally known, that, in all future eases of the IM ruin should he taken in execution or detained unless the I kind, I shall award a moreheavy penalty. My sentenceapon SS dolt •• exceeded 20/." exclusive of costs. In this ease the I you is, that you be imprisoned and put to hard labour, for d e bt was 20).. and therefore he submitted that as appli- one month. IS cation to a judge at chambers the discharge could be oh- Another seaman was charged with having loot his register I-- tailosl, this court would not entertain the petition. ticket. Mr. Sam.' hoped the court would not dismiss the peti- Mr. Colman said the defendant might have loot the aa lion ,in such a technical objection. ticket, as the information at the office did not aver any i; The Chi, f r was of opinion that it was his particular matter against him, but unfortunately he had a t duty to dismis the petition, as the insolvent could not be excused himself in the same way on three former occasions. d• room diu prism on such a debt. BeOdes in friendly The Lord Mayor—Then he has great negligence at IS reeds it a:p esp. hit that the creditor should be benefited. least to answer for, and he must pay the penalty, 10s., be- 3, It was the trinciple ,if law by which this court was rests- fore he eau be furnished with a new ticket. laud to discharge parties who could not otherwise obtain His lordship rapeseed a confident hope that the tr_sw act S o tIo ir liberty. would prove to be most beneficial in its operation to the at. The petition of the son was dismissed, and the case of the owners of ships and to those whom it was meant to keep in 17 tither adjourned for further evidence. order. Is i t s T H I NA N Mogan.— StSPErisION OF AN ATTORNET. In this ease the insolvent was opposed by Mr. Sargood, and supported by Mr. lkorse. the attendance of Mr. Ise Ablett, an attorney, in Neweastle.strect, Strand, an ; moony of this court, was required on two occasions and he did not attend. The insolvent had employed him as his attorney in this court, and he hail got hint to sign, as the insolvent said, a schedule in blank, which was exhibited in court. The Chief Commissioner ordered Mr. Ahlett to be sto p lilted from practising as an attorney in this court, and iLscharged the insole ent. MARYLEBONE. ALLLOLD ROISBERY sir Noyes.—John Taylor, a picture ht dealer, residing at 17, Denmark-street, Soho , was charge d 25 with h aying been concerned with Joseph flamer, not yet in 20 custody, in uttering at the Bank of England a 401. note, Se one of a number amounting to 750/., stolen from the house 34 1 of Dr. Osborne, Abbey-road, St. John's-wood. i 0 The prisoner was limie4lit up on the previous day before Mr. Hardwick by City Polieeman Menthell, No. 31, in con- t . t sequence of his having offered a 501. note--one of those as which were stolen—for change at the Bank of England ; and, upon his being given in charge to the officer Marshall, 10 Le said he hail received it from Holmes, wbo is in the ser- 3 t vice of Dr. Osborne as confidential clerk, in payment of a 40 sum of money due to him. Ile mewed Mr. Is Hardwick that ho was perfectly innocent of the at. note having ever belonged to Dr. Osborne, and ill said that he could, if permitted to do so, bring Holmes far- 94 ...„ ward in twenty minutes, to clear him of any guilty know- ;4 . ledge in the transaction. Dr. Osborne was not present to 25 prove that he had sustained any lose, and Mr. Hardwick b t , gave him the opportunity of finding the man Holmes, and to he was then taken away for that purpose in the custody of Inspector Juckson, D, and the City constable ; but as he r, refit. dto give the information which he had proffered, Mr. s p Jackson had him again locked up, he having been given by at, the magistrate to understand that he might exercise his own 25 discretion as to whither he should adopt that course. 93 The evidence given on the previous day was now read 13 1 over by Mr. Phillips, the clerk. It merely went to show that Mr. Nugent, 6, Marlborough-place, St John's-wood, had paid the note in question, amongst others, to Dr. Osborne, and that the prisoner had admitted that he bad It 20 from Ili:hues. 10 Mr. Long (to Inspector Jaekson)—Can you carry this 10 case any further as regards a guilty knowledge on the part :L P of the prisoner ? se Inspector—l'll tell you, sir. When I took him out of the se court yesterday he said I might leek him up, and do se I II liked, as he should not tell me where Holmes was. I 2 . afterwards, at his with, took him to Dr. Osborne's 110W1114 at which he assured me everything would be satisfacteray explained; but as that did not prove to be the ease, as he Is refused to tell either Dr. Osborne or me where Holmes SS might be met with, 1 had him conveyed to Marylehone-lano Is. Station, where he was lucked up till this morning. I)r. Kean B. Osborne examined—l reside at Antigua House, Abbey-road, St. John's-wood. I know the pri soner ;beis a picture-dealer and restorer. Ile recommended in Joseph Holmes to me about seven or eight months ago. Mr. Long—And in consequence of that recurumendation did you take him into your servire ? 20 Osborne-1 did; and he wished me to take one of hie " own eons as a servant also. Mr. long —When did Holmes leave you ? Dr. Osborne--1 discharged him last Monday fortnight. ae Mr. Ising—Now tell me, sir, what you have lost. Dr. Osborne—To the best of my belief 7521., all of it in 17 1 bank notes, except two sovereigns, and the property was taken from a drawer in my bedroom, the lock having been ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME CIRCUIT.-11EnTroRn, Fen. 2 4 1. CIVIL GUM-14 Mal WAD Jr, CANI,II.I. AIM A SPWIAL Jinn. KINDS& V. THE LONDON , ANU NUILTIa WEATLYN RAIL- WAY COMPANY. This was an action t o m o ver damage from the defend ants for injurie% alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff through the neoligeure of their servants. Mr. icrjennt Sliee, Mr. M. (lumbers, and Mr. Bramwell were for the plaintiff. Sir F. Thieiger, who wasepecially retained, berjeant Ch.. 44444 'II, mud Mr. Bova' were for the Company. This ease occupied the eonrt the greater part of the day, and the verdict wee nut delivered until a late nour. It appeared that the plai ntilf in the action carried en • very extensive limi ness us a fanner and grazier in the neighbourhood of St. Al ban., and he wee, also, in the con sem of the peace for the iounty of Ilene, and that he was constantly in the habit el travelling upon the North Western railway between Web font and leuelen. On the 30th January, in the last year, ft appeared that the plaintiff had gone to London in the merle iug, and he roomed by the trine which left Bunton-wpm, at half-pmt live o'clock, and it was upnn it's snivel at the WaLead station that the aivident occurred which formal the subject of the present enquiry. It was alleged oa the put or the pi:indite that, after the train had been brought to a panel-still at the station, and while he was fa the Set of g. tting out of a tiret-elass carriage, and had his foul upon the step, that the traits was again suddenly put in motion, and the eussesquinee was that he was thrown down la twilit the butleie of the carriage and upon the line, and it appeared, that, hut for the prompt interference of one of the railway porters, who seised bins by the legs and dragged hist along the hoe as the train was in progress, the ear ners. must inevitably have vivisect over him and crushed law to death. As it was he received very dreadful injuries in level ; one of his arms were broken, his shoulder-blade mac-severely injured, lie eutferiel euncumion of the brain, and the result of this was to cause paralysis of one of the ey s;atel be had altimate:y host the eight of it. It also ap peered that he was delirious for a eiliesiderable time, and se vere' montheelapeed before he war able to get about at all. teem gentlemen who were in the carriage with the plaintiff were celled 4.4 niter-sees, but the evidence with regard to tb Intl ee. mode in which the accident occurred did not estatilieti that fact very clearly, and nurse of the witnesses vo re able to state positively how the dour of the carriage became rips le and whether it was •ipened by one of the reel trey porter* er by the plaintiff himself ; but it was ad mitted that the train was in usutionat the time be attempted to hare the carriage. The evidence upon this point, how r, was also '.l a eclair:grin:tory character, one of the wit o• s a c, a gentleman mimed Dorset, who was travelling in the train, etetiire positively that it hail %bopped, and that one yf the railway porters opened the door of the ear num in which he was riding, and that as he pained tlw carriage he saw him etauding in it, the tree. being at that time perfectly still, and he said that he did ant hear of the accident until after he had • netted the railway bridge and gut into the Watford mal lets that was going to St. Albans. These Were the main test. adducted iu illenee in support of the plaintiff's ease, and it was suggested that the accident had arisen in suns name tit the engine, which has usually water token in et tVatfiml, net being driven sufficiently close to the watering piece, and being suddenly shoved on murder that it might lie 10 the popper renew to eccure a supply, and that the. was the 4 . .otet of the accident. hie F. 'lle:serer, in hie addreeri to the jury on behalf of the company, said that although they, and esery one else, BMA dr. ply deplore. the euffersug that had been sustained by the planstill, yet they must at the same time take care not to let their e) myelitis-. divert them from acting accord ing to what the pane*: of the case nekuireiL The company were esde responsible when any injury was proved to bare been pecanuiled by the urglieence or want of caution of their servants, but if a perew revised an injury from his own want cal caution, or 111.01 disregarding the regulations of the emipany, in that case no wetter what might be the reheat of the injury, as it was the r. cult of his own art, the company etc, met revieteueble ewl could nut be called upon t. , pay any damages. Ile tie h eaid that, aceordieg to his iustruelions, the unfortunate areids-ut was entirely owing to thy plaintiff's owe Male of caution, and if he cutablislud that eget he should le. entitled to their verdict. A number of witweees were then examined, the first of whom 144.• the porter, James Mat. to whom, nu doubt, the plaintiff owed the I.n - el - ration a his life upon the occasion position. Accordine• to his evidence he had received sons direction. to look out for a lady who sus to arrive by the train, and seeing her in the carnage neat to that arm pica by the plaintiff, he gut upon the ledge of that carriage, and riser mu to tin elation, and he end that beliere the train Lel stopped he saw an arm come through the window of the Online*. carnage and open the dour, and the plaintiff jumped out while the train was going On and the moment Is. feet touchedthe platform he reeled and: fell down under the buffers of the carriage. The train was still going on, sal he was obliged to drag the plaintiff by the legs along the line to preen tit the carriage from going over him, and the witness said the plaintiff some time afterwards gas, him U. as a gratuity fur the assistance be had ern d.red him. In addition to this evidence it was proved by the driver of Ilk• engine, and the guard of the train, tint nothing at all particular occurred with regard to theta:6ooer in which it was stopped upon the sveniugin quen tow, and it was positively dented that the train was either holed or sh o vel suddenly forward. It was also proved by the statioa-master that the plaintiff had p.sea in the constant habit tit jumping out of the train benne it stopped, and that he had liven remonstrated with upon the danger of such a proceeding, and upon one occasion when he had so acted he was only oared from falling by the station-master catching hold of hull. It also appeared that some time alter the accident, in the coarse of a conversation he had with the stetion-to ~ter, the plaintiff mid that the accident would be' a warniug to him as lung as he lived, and that he would never again attempt to get out of a train while it was in =Wien. _ forced. 6O Mr. Long—When did you miss your money ? SS 1/r. Osborne—Last Wednesday. 121 Mr. Lwag—When did you lust see it safe ? So 12J Dr. Oeborne—The day before. Mr. Long—Was Holmes at your house on that day. go Dr. Osborne-11e was, sir; since he left he ha. comeback le to attend upon me until I could suit myself with another versant. While I was at dinner I rang the hell for him, 50 but he did nut answer it, and I directly afterwards ewer- so tainl that he had absconded from the place. The money gs was, in all prolohilitv, stolen while I was dining. Mr. Long—Was li4• aware that you kept money in the I 2 drawer you have spoken 44t? II Dr. Osborne--I don't know that he was, for I kept that sh matter as quiet as possible, Mr. long --And you have not seen him since, have you : 1)r. 04sinie --I base not, air. Mr. Long—llave you received any part of your property ? Dr. Osborne- 1 have. Since the prisoner wax examined 33 here yestenlay 1 have had sent to me, through the Parcels „ I Delivery Company, a paper packet of six notes for Had. each. The said packet was produced by , Inspector Jackson, and the address thereon was stated to be in Holmes's 2 1 handwriting. 10 Mr. Long—Have you seen the prisoner until now since I:, he recommended Holmes to you ? ei Dr. Osborne—lle has brought a picture to me, but I did not purrhare it of him. I always had a pretty good opinion Cl of Holmes, and 1 really do think he has been instigated by io te the prisoner 111 commit thit rubbery. The prisoner, on being asked if he had anything to l il any, replied that he was iiinnecat ; and that if Mr. Holmes to will tome forward he will prove me to he so. Bt. Mr. Long remanded him till next Thursday. 11l GREENWICH. • 84- Enoch P. Barrett, switchman on the Brighton line, Mary Ants Barrett, his wife, George Barrett, his brother, John so Emma and Elisabeth, his wife, and Robert Barrett, of New- lg . part Pagnell, were charged (on remand) with being eon- 20 teemed in stealing divers packages of goods from the goods 25 trains of the Brighton and Dover Railways. 10 Mr. Church, from the firm of Dither and Co., solicitors, 4 . City, appeared for the railway companies, and Mr. Cantor, to eueriner for West Kent, and Mr. Neale, a solicitor, from a 1 London, attended for the prisoners, and the court was Is. crowded to omega S li The first witness called was William Stanley, warehouse- ~ man to Messrs. Towson and Co., of St. Paul's Church-yard, '• wholesale dealers and Manchester warehousemen. He de- ts posed that on the 19th December, 1840, goods to the amount 17 of 32/. IL. were packed to order for Messrs. Turner and Cu., of Shoreham, in two packages, a box and a truss. The 1, b o x amounted to 171. 90. 3d., and those in the trims to " 151. Is 9d. Some gloves and pieces of printed handkerchiefs were produced, which he believed to be a portion of the property. They corresponded in part to the goods sent by 20 railway. : 20 Thomas King, clerk to Chaplin and Home, Swan and 2 ° Two Necks, Lid-lane, produced a book , in which were 22 entered two packages, as described, on the 19th December, 3 1849, and he signed the delivery-book from Messrs. Pawson 20 and Co.'s, after which they were forwarded to the railway 20 station, to go by Brighton train. 111 William Scarborough, servant to the Brighton Railway 2 Company, as guard to the delivery van, received the pack- 20 ages. and signed the book. He took them to No. 1 plat- ip form, Chichester station, and saw them ticked off by the to way bill. 10 Alfred Bennett, foreman of the goods department, proved 2 0 making an entry of truss and box, on the 19th December, .„ 2 ° 1849, for Turin r and t'o., Shoreham. They were placed I' on truck :588 ; examined and found them correct before the train left. George Bonasny. clerk at Kingston Wharf, Shambles station, produced • a way bill from the Bricklayer's Arum station, with entry of him and truss for Turner and Co.;' mimed the truss on examination of the truck; had fee!' Ispently lost parcels ; the usual slaecting that covered the! pods was disturbed, and in the truck he found some lucifer matches and some loose coffee. Mr. Hudson, clerk at the goods station, Brighton, said be examined the truck, and found every appearance of its having been disturbed ; found footmarks on the side, and footsteps as though a person bad gut over a wall. &ysteefit Carpenter, 38 R, said that on the 29th Decem- her, 1849, he received information from Hudson and Bonamy that goods for Turner and Co., of Shoreham, and Taylor, of Steyning, had been stolen from a goods train from London. • He saw the truck, and observed feet marks _ ___. . . - -.---. , Tho Chief Justice, in summing up, said the only quer 1 bon the jury had to (mushier was, whether the unfortunate accident hail licen ocea-ioncd by the negligence of the see- rants of the defendant or by the want of caution on the , part of the plaintiff himself. A railway company did not undertake positively to insure the safety of their reemers, or to proteet them from the consequences of thefr own Im prudence. and if they were not satisfied by the evidence that the accident was the result of negligence on the part of the defendants then, notwithstanding the very 'MOW Whiff* of the injurie. the plaintiff had received, and the buttering he had undergone, and which of course they must all deplore, still if it was not established that that injury was the result of the defendants' neglect they were en titled to a verdict. 'the jury retired, and after being absent for nearly two hours, they vane into court and said they had agreed to a terdot t..r the plaintiff, but they could not settle the amount of damage., and wished to know whether his lordship could assist them in the matter. The t•hier Justice said he could not dons; it was &matter entinly the their consideration. Thev thin again rctited. and at seven o'clock they pro ceeded to the judge'. chambers, where they gave a verdict for the plaintiff —lliuuages, DO. of dirt on the buffer. W itness produced 5 red cravats, 7 pairs of gloves, 3 down braces, itc., found at Genw Barrett's house at Newport Pagnell, which matched the gothic charged per invoice to Turner and Co. Matthew Owen, police inspector to the Dover Railway, produced 3 skeleton keys and 54 cotton handkerlhiefs found at the house of George Barrett at Newport Pagnell. George Conway, from Pawson and Co.'s, of St. Paul's Church-yard, believed that the handkerchiefs were in part those sent to Turner and Co., agreeably to their traveller's ortler. Sergeant Carpenter proved searching the premises of E. Barrett and John Evans, at Albert-street, Deptford, and finding the articles now produced, as well as duplicates of other property nut yet ready to be identified. It being stated that much more evidenes would be forth coming, the worthy magistrate adjourned the further hear ing of the case until Friday nest, and remanded the pri soners to Maidstone gaol for that purpose, admitting the prisoner John Evan+ to bail, the evidence against him being of a very slight nature. TILE POLICE COURTS. _ MANSION-BOrfflL Ilex SIN, racist t sitir.-lEilliass ilarshall, a seaman, easbreught Is , fore the herd ,Nlayor, charged under 13 & 14 Vw., rap. 93, with having deserted from the ship Mala bar, artsr Laving signed articles to serve on a voyage. 1 he caw: was the first brought forward since the passing stf the mew act, and ezeitetl some interest amongst those 14.4-yod in shipeing matters. TM, act has done away with necessity of pnaluring the log-hook to establish the MKrAt.s.—Mr. loate'ss circular states that Welch meat appeared. who stated that he had cashed the bar iron continues without alteration ; the principal makers' market for rails at low limits. Scotch pigs may be quoted serious evil, and you are the first person prosecuted in request. Swedish Steel.—Some parcels fur spring ship .l. ft. Ido not at all like to st nd to jail persons in your meat may bo had at 151. 2s. 6d. Copper remains the same ditien of life, but it is my duty, for the sake of the ser- as last week. British Tin continues easy at present prices. .ut, "let M such a manner as was rucessiu-y to justify the e Ac e n : i itet ,uut uf ha ini ‘ mi in ; , ,li w at ,n e pu u nis k. lim , ent upon an offender. tendant's ticket. and that the defendant had absented are firm at I/. 175. &1., some second band parcels, favourite uuul9 three or four days, when he' might base got to his brand. , have been sold at 41. 11. ., inferior, 4/. 12a. &1., free tlorl. and that be could have gut plenty of assistance , and on board in Wales ; there are several large orders in the knew the fast. The Laid Maj. Of —This art has been passed to remedy a at 6d. per ton in favour of the buyer. Swedish urea is more ke, sad to prevent the mischievous disregard paid to con- Foreign Tin.—. About 1,000 slabs have been cleared for home .t" list this 'lwription, to inflict a serious ishment in consumption during the week. Spelter.—.so tons on the . o h instance. Under the old art the extreme punishment spot have changed hands, equal to 161. 2s. 6d. Lead is in h h • map - 14nd, could inflict was thirty days imprison- good demand for shipment. Tin Plates.—A large bulimia and in order to give a magistrate the power to doing. 211 i INA 21 23 2SS I 111 4 811ARI!.8 :‘ MONEY MARKET. with the honour and dignity of his lordship to take 5,000, whirl, would be equivalent to giving him 7,500/. out of the coffers of the company. [Fvr Otis day's City Nears, see 4th page.) Captain BuLaster and Mr. BARTOW, directors of the Great Western Company, objected to the arrangement, on FUIDAY EVRN two the ground of its not being binding in law. A further rise took place in the foreign exchanges Alter some further discussion the report was adopted, to-day, and under the general impres , ian that the with three dissentients. upward movement will continue, buyers held Captain Bctutev and Mr. Beatow demanded a poll, , , a nd , conscsinentl7, much paper remained but ultimately withdrew the demand upon the understand - " 4 e. ; ing that an entry should he made in the minutes that they over, particularly on St. Petersburgh, Frankfort, had protested against the arrangement as illegal. Hamburg, Hollan - d, and France. The only paper in Alderman TiOMPSON then proposed a resolution:- "'!'hat it is the opinion of this meeting that it is most casen- request was on Italy, Spain, and P o rt u g al, which maintained the rates of last Tuesday. !'arts at eight tial at this particular juncture, for the due protection of the interests and independence of this company, that ineu- sfr. 2lc to 7 4 e - Hamburg was f, leas done at 2 . , . ~ ~ sures should be forthwith taken to secure ten ilin•ctorro to whining higher than last post, and closed at 13 represent the shareholders of the Orford, Worcester, and i marks I 1 to I ; whilst Frankfurt left off at 119 to V. olverhampton Railway proper, whose time and health would permit them to apply themselves to the interests of 119 1, nearly ;per cent. above the l u st qu otation. Drawers of bills on Vienna seem dot:a - mined to get the company." The resolution being seconded and carried unanimously, hest rice them, and negotiated them at the p rid of A vote of thanks was then pawed to the chairman, who, offered, viz. from 12fl. 57 to 1211. 59. Should the rise in expressing his uohneuledgment , t, repeated his intention of the two last post days be continued in the same to retire front the position of chairman. no.") lie observed, however, that iu retiring it wooful"dSbot, ratio during some satisfaction to kiln to think that, during the time he to the disturbance of the the next week, prices will then have re heat occupied a seat at the board, the interests of the sum turned in many cases to the average range previous relative value of gold and puny had not been impaired by any set of his. silver. The meeting then sepuruted. The following are the rates negotiated : lime. ences negotiate. Front To Amsterdam ............per E Short II f. Vete. ... VS. Ispue. oat° ... „ 3 Monthelttl. rstr. . lift. lijete. Rotterdam Tee Horne Itanteurg and Attona „ ~ !times. .. KM. 13mcs ;jock. Vrankfort-on.the.htslne „ „ 11011. ... Its IL Vicuna " 1 4 - Ft! . ... IT Trk.te Antwerp ttrussels tiLent Paris , sh ort Titres. I Ms- 2 ores. 7 lets. Ines '„ 3 Months 35rres. nets- 33 res. Wets. itsrre Sordeaux 9l 99 3 s lr e-.271et5... 2Sires. 31 eta. Woo 99 e 25fres.171ces... IStres. 32 ctn. Maraellke (irons Leghorn Naples per ducat „ 411 pet ce ... 441 peace Patermo....., .... ..- per ounce ~ 4 241 Pt... ... 72 4 ponce 11,e-ins . M drtd ....... ---see d ollar . • 494 pence ... 491 pence I ad,s 3 . peace ... 51 penes Parcel.= „ „ 491 . I r nee ... 491 pence Lisbon per norm,, 33, pence .. 411 penes Oporto St. Petersburg... ..... per ruble „ 314 pence ... 3 7 1 pence New York per dollar „ ... ... 49 psnce short The exchanges and prices of bullion we're steady yesterday at Paris. The following are the latest rates of exchange at foreign plaers on London. The rates at the chief places are now very much improved. Gold is now dearer in London than in Hamburg, and the ditkr once in favour of Paris is now very tiitling. Previous Latest Quotations. Quotations. Bremen 616 616 Christians 4.60 4.60 Copenhagen (short) Ditto (three months) Gothenburg Hamburg (short) _ Ditto (three months) Leipsig Paris 3715-16 d. 3715-1611. to St. Petersburg .. The discount on gold yesterday, at I'aris, was 3 per milk, which, at the English mint price of , 31. 17e. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an I exchange of 23.069; and the exchange at l'aria on London, at short, being 2 5 .0 5 , it follows that gold is r 0.075 per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By to-day's advice's the price of gold at lltunburg is 4231 per mark, which, at the English mint price of 31. 17s. 10!.d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.4; ; and the exchange at Ham burg on London, at short, being 13.41, it follows that gold is 0.117 per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg. The account of the position of the Batik of Eng land for the week ending Saturday, the 22nd of Feb ruary, 11.51, published pursuant to the Act 7 & 8 Viet., c. 32, is as follows: BANK OF EN (ILAN IL -Among? to the user en tat Tub. 22,1551. YORK, NEWCASTLE, AND BERWICK RAILWAY. (PROW OER OWN REPORTER.) Yesterday, the half-yearly meeting of this com pany was held iu the Dc Grey Rooms, in the city of York. There was a numerous attendance of shareholders. GE. MG?. LENIN, Esq., was in the chair. The CHAIRMAN said he felt justified in congratulating them on the improved position which this company h ad now assumed. Ile recalled their recollection to the state of t h e it affairs last year, which were the rouse of great anxiety to the directors. Re alluded to the divisions which then existed among the shareholders, and to the uncer tainty of arranging the Great North of England purchase, which involved a sum of three and a half millions. He was glad to say that all their difficulties were re moved, and that no doubt remained of their meeting these engagements in respect of this purchase. He next congra tulated the shareholders on the improved state of their traffic, and concluded by moving that the report of the directors be adoptedll Mr. N . CILEY recommended a memorial to the Foreign Secretary with reference to the French coal trade; and also another memorial to the corporation of London against the heavy tax on Ica-home coal taken into that port. Mr. RA3ISEI hoped, before another call was made, that the directors would press for the payment of all arrears. The CHAIRMAN assured the hon. shareholder that every effort should be made to get in the arrears. The report of the directors wua then received and adopted. A dividend after the rate of 3 1 per cent. per annum (less income tax,)WaS declared. Mr. M'Larea and Mr. Pulleino were re-elected directors; and Mr. Manly, the retiring auditor,was re-elected, with one dissentient. • The CHAIRMAN proposed an anementation of the salary of Captain O'Brien, the secretary, from .50(11. to 6001. per annuin,which was carried unanimously. A vote of thanks was given to the chairman, and the proceedings termivatetl. MVP DIP•11111•I.T. Nowt toad Othlfl V44. 1N0 Oakl Coin watt thal!aa 13,132.415 Airer thaws 2tii4/ etT,76*-085 1.37.741 ee oaintoo oi =Mori Cool j51.063..4.4 I 4 , 33.8T1 rtbee D 4 Witi(indWi Klebel., &U. of !linty Oosiallo. )InOesol Debt,r,of NT. Aosta) t .M. 0141 Othir DepoOts 0,4111,5101 -ovardayaadothor BUS' ~..ri.... tura c .1,14 Annult >1 ...... 814.14.5,696 Other S.-with. :lota . . 1.1.019.076 Gold s id b7JA39 ethicieu I £36,003411 Feb. 27.1651. M. MARSHALL. Chief ' .... bb.r. The above returns, when compared with those for the week preceding, exhibit the following changes: Circulation issue £27,762,086 Increase £3,866 Circulation active 18,713,010 Decrease 107,316 Public deposits 7,617,014 Inert ase 452,630 Other deposits Government securities in .. . __- .... . . .. .. banking department 14,145,69 G Without alteration . Other securities baukiu; department Coin and Million in both departments Seven day ;Ind other bills 1,062,436 Decrease 66,664 The Rest The Renerve 022:527 Tuert:ANc. 1.);3M According to the official returns published in the Gazette of last Tuesday, the total note circulation of all the private banks of England and \Vales during the week ending the 15th of February was 3 7 4,50,4681. In the preceding week the amount was 3,199,4771.; there is, consequently, a decrease of 39,1091. The mite circulation of the joint-stock banks du ring the sa,me week was 2,701,352/, and the pre ceding weeks return being 2,694,1911., the increase is shown to be 7,1611... . . 806; I,WI . 4091 601 - I 147 8391 1,04.6 404 600 3,116 3,224 6,922 6,748 1,324 2,091 - - 221 389 710 820 847 1 47711 0 398 88 On taking into . consideration the active circulation of the Bank of England which, in the wick in ques tion, was 18,910,325/. (being 264,760/. less than the wedi previous) we find the aggregate note circuit"- non of England and Wake to be 23,072,11.51., which pared with the returns for the prk"10114 Nveek ending shows, on balance, a ciellVase 2P6,7 081 . as cum pared Bth of February. As regards the fixed issues, the private banks Ne 1,328,4151., and the joint-stock banks 708,0351. bele 111. the amount authorised to be issued. 751 322 lie 188 2101 90 219 121 470 61 171} 239 lilt 224 236 188 •i 621 90 260 11 160 9 28 491 121 5181 5i 1711 239 111 167 9 28 3963 60 Front the LONDON GAZETTE.—Friday, Fee. 29. BANICKUPIS. / 66 MAZY ANTLIt, .10annt TiollaS 17..Tti, --- 670aul Ant., and Cli•IIMI 113 i 147 &man, Oolemanemseet, City, bookbinder.. to surrender M.rth mat 864" 585 I and April 14 at ii, at Bashighallktmet. b. la., Gregron mad 2,604 4 3 , 7, Newell, Angcl.court. Tlitogmortotostreet; off. :wog., kintiolats. ~, „„'''', Badngnall..Veet. 13 2 8:4 ~ , , o t WILLIAII harm., BrinksirkkAtzect, Stamford-street, engineer, Mareh 1,7761 1,817 Tat III; and April 3atl, at flasingvail.24.revt. bola., Blake and 2,8321 8,176 Pock, lsetfriare-road ; off. wig., belt, Colman street.buildinick 1,942 1,977 Imem ,i, Ceram, theilordnite ' cool mentr, much Id 22-d Aiwa 14, _ 338 at 114, at Birmingham Court. Solo , Chailmsr, Statlvrdahlre, and 2.800 "•-- IRONY Sarno-2m Do IC lailiON and Roma, CoUtta DltXtaa,M. Ow. 3 2 ; 6 87 1 9 1 4 2 8 : 21 12,933 13,195 Ilmilis, Birmingham ; off. utile., %Altman., Birmingham. Jewry; 0g...4.. City. and bei l:::d ll 4 l.. ..:..bo ueet.bad usernen. 44m M:itch lu at 2, and April 2 at it , at Ilasinghan-sireet. VP 12 2 ., Ashumt and Non, Old Wiwar Stun, Bilhampum, Worcoverahlre, .Match 12 and 3 , 702 3 , 606 A., „..,, R ,1 6. 1 t t ..4 1,,a n t a u, iiir . mi:4llm isir m .lag eme t. ri. ; 8i ,.. .71, Workmansang., i , v . al DT. 11,067 13,614 Bim, 677 836 Diann. Oosta„ Cloplai, Bedfordshire, procer, Wirch 11 at 1, and 63,7, 76 310 April 11 at 11, at Basdignallktreet. Sok., Trinder and byre, John. 37,013 39,660 street, Beaordirow, and Auet/n, Shelfurd, Lednaidakire, off. NO wy2 wig., Graham, 00;eommatreet. „, ~,,,,, ~ ~,, Haase 81,nat, yam Iron-vorks, West Bromwich. Staffordshire, ‘' ," l I • " ''' March 13 and April 10 at It, at Birmingham Court, hula., Rutin. 8,068 8,186 met et Fletcher, Dudley • Woldward, Widneabury ; and Mot. 121 135 p ter ru..... ass and Co t .., L llrrn .t n n. etta re :n oi. : off. ,4 atat im...b r., l V i al a p t y, 2. lll .. t .i rnin , : p h r a il m :s a 99 102 Jane Vinitaigau, Jona t‘ittraltrAD, jun. and Inomas Weal, 5' 626 °6°336 6 1 2 1 8 60 aml l2 l t ., U li"i immi, "‘"L' Ab 'tz."A" ihureli-1at. ".. .. Red 1-16a•E'V're; °L DECLARATIONS OP DIVIDENDS. 19,365 19,669 7.iime Omen, Teat tile-under-Lyme, &ago, °shire, emallwars 1,018 1,1 0 6 dkarr- Ist dir. of 2.., klazuli 6, and any eubacq..int Thui Way, at 766 Veiny's, Birmingham. 1,978 2,079 /Imam Caattarva, limideriand, Durham, conivetka er - dlr. of 122.60. 3," , 2,993 On Part 01 Ss. prevamaly declared), Marco 1, and any subsequent 4,096 4,527 8 . 1 .' 1,4 .7 , at Wahl's, lierrnastle.upon4yr.e. _llalarnaT bOnallana 112.21urgh 419 . -am-street, baand, army agog t•-24h der. of la. ltd., blank 4, and any subeequtm To-m.42y, at Faunae., 1, 122 1 , 4. 5 2 Guildhall-chambers. 37 1 604 WILLIAM ELLIOTI, rotworth, Suave., corn mei chant - final ay. of 344 562 Illm of Id., March 4, and any subeequont lueetl.o, at Fennell* 7,277 7 , 4,58 timildhilinimusilier, 1 ;46 3 441 21 , 4 7 8 4 0 3 61 1 " ' 3l '. il i .;73;:ch. 11 , sad ata l 7 mb at.tat 4 ti e us:' timber at7uil- a aaq, 'han ut P t rlia 26d e. di , N '. aa- ag 7 , 665 8 , 669 flaaae Magni Haant v, Vcntnor, la"e of Wighr, hotel keeper-14 - 8 91 di.. of 25., March 1, and ary sub•equent Tavedsy, at Yonnel , '., 986 1,146 ir G iLu tuldkall . j :.ll .. arlt:r i. s. ic mum, min. merth. 1-2221 die. of Is. 74., 740 706 Marchany atitatilua at Taanday, at Valp)'ll, Bit mingbato. , Ronittl and CUALUato,tua tOMMiI , ad Sale•lnania, Mara. tine malt oot , fawn-4 May. oils. Old., March 4, and easy miu.sequeut Tuesday, 27 306 at Pennell's, Ouildhall-chambers. 194 169 Viturim Oman, Oldham, tatunahlre, clock and watch maker-2nd 11,960 12,321 My. et 14d., Marta 4, and any suneequcat Tuesday, at Pot*, Mon. 6,269 6, 761 ''' 1 Jew; O'Hutry, Eidenrca, Votimbire, lieutenant In toe Royal Na”-- let die. of Si. 110., Feb.l3, and any subsequent ,lay, at they - .im•d'a, 1,210 - s.„fi e ,.. 647 1 465 Joknot itienAar, 'Loom Wank Staftesbory.cresnent, Pimlico nom. 782 1 ' 869 Banda in tie Royal Navy-Ind div. of Is. 221., March 4, and any 15,248 15,929 alib-equent Tuesday, at Pecutelea, Guildhall chambers. 2,617 2,999 DiviusxDs.-DIVIDENDS. 22. E. T. Andrewa, Svatthampton, ironmonger 2,772 2, 984 -April 111. . Daiwa, Coventry, silk dyer-Marna lik 11, Detail!. .1 lqr., blokempon-Ttert, Stalfortialtite, and Okso&ton, Umalkire„ corn factor t'l, i - ,.., -March 31. J. Morrisnao, Nottlngliato. drain" March 3-1. W. ey. , .2vvi.l vent. sate, %stand, If •rtuun • .•.•111re, aaiChardatock, Dorsoo.hire, brick ,l 2,143 . 2,167 maker -Ilarelt 31. O. ; . lager, Nottingham, drugglat -klatch 10. EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. The result of the poll, as declared at four o'clock yesterday, and given in part of that day's impression of the Express, was as follows : Proprietors. Stock. Votes. For the adjournment.... 173 .. 432,490 .. 6.078 Aguin,t do. .. 201,410 .. 2,802 Majority DIRECT LONDON AND PORTSMOCTII.—The half yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the London Tavern. .Mr. W. A. W i ilkinson n the chair. In their report the directors regretted they could not advisethe proprietors to avail themselves of the provisions of the Railways Abandonment Art, 1850. This act was intended to accomplish the object the directors had in view, but the mode in which the abandonment of the line must be worked out, under its present provisions, the y thought objection able. The directors trusted some henlicial amendments in , these provisions would shortly be passed, and they therefore I advised the proprietors to await the result of the session. The affairs of the company had been carried on during the last six month, solely with the intention of abandoning the undertaking under parliamentary sanction. The accounts to the end of 1850 showed that the total receipts of the company were 140,097/. 17s. 3d., and the expenditure 118,1861. 12s. 10d., leaving a balance of 21,911/. 4s. 6d. —Sir W. Jolliffe, Atari., M.P., a director, submitted the amended clauses which this company, en conjunction with others, were about to submit to the considt•ratioa of the railway commissioners, with a view to promote the winding up of railway companies with more facility.—The report was then adopted unanimously. SoCTII-E.t9TERN ItAtLwAY.—The directors' report statist that the receipts of this company for the half-year ending on the 31st of January, 1861, have been 347,5291. 18s. 7d.; and the working expenses 119,1291. Os. The revenue account is charged with the sum of • 20,1271.21. 7d., to he added to the fund already laid aside for the purpose of renewals;_ the rates and government duty amount to 28,421/. 2s. 2d.; the rent of the Green- 1 whit, Canterbury and Whitstable, and Readiag, Guildford, and 'Uinta • Railways to 42,8861. 161. • which sums, in addition to the interest on the mortgage debt and guaran teed stock of the company, a sum of 1,802/. 10s. 5d., pro viously chanted, in error, to the Steam Packet Company, and a provision for bad debts of 1,000/.,—make a total de duction from the gross earnings of 246,2881. 18s. 10d.; leaving, together with the amount of dividends and interest which have accrued on investments, and the amount at the credit of profit and loss alter providing for the last dividend, an available balance of 126,8691. lls. SHEFFIELD, ROTHEItILI3I, AND GOOLE RAILWAY: Yestk , rday an extraordinary general meeting of this com pany took place at the London Tavern, Dr. Dymond in the chair, for the purpose or considering and sanctioning a bill to authorise deviations of the Sheffield, Rotherham, Hunt ley, Wakefield, Huddersfield, and Goole Railway, between Sheffield and Barnsley, and to amend the acts relating to the said railway. The heads of the bill having been read by the secretary, it was then passed unanimously, and the meeting adjourned. TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE PAST WEEK. Mlles opened. Name nt Raiiway. 18. A. 851. 66 72 371 371 - 17 I 33 14 27 1451 851 160 160 941 94 - 61 22 32 ltra•ii la. 1850.1, 1851 BRITISH. ----'- Belfast and Ballymena Belfast and County Down Birkenhead,Lane.,ft.Cheshire , Dolton, Blackburn, it W.York Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester and Holyhead Cork, Blackrock, and Pashage Dublin and Belfast Junction Dublin and Drogheda Dublin and Kingstown Dundee and Arbroath Dundee, Perth, Abe rdeen June Dundalk and Enniskillen East Anglian East Lancashire Eastern Counties and Norfolk Eastern Union Edinburgh and Glasgow Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee Furnon Glasgow and South Western Glastrow,l'aisley,and Greenock Great Northern& E.Lineolnsh. Great Southern & Westetn(lr) Great Western, .. . Lguwaster and Carlisle Lancuahire and Yorkshire Leda and Think Liverpool,Crorhy, & Southport London and North Western London and Blackwell London, Brighton, and S. Coast London and South Wiutern Londonderry• and Enniskillen Man., Buxton, & Matlock, &c. Manchester, Sheff., & Lincoln. Manchester and SouthJ unction Marrport and Carlisle Midland Midland Great Western (Ire ) Moaklands Newcastle and Carlisle North British North Staffordshire North Weatern Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury and Birmingham Shrewsbury' and Chester Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales Southliork.,Doncaster& Gook Taff Vale Ulster Waterford and Limerick 1 West Cornwall Whiteharen Junction .. , York, Newcastle, and Berwick! York and North Midland „ FOREIUY. Amiens and Boulogne Dieppe Montereau and Troyes Northern of France Orleans to Bonrges ((Am.) 1 Orleans to Bordeaux Parisand Orisons Parts and Rouen Rouen and Havre . f F