The Express. — London, England, 1851-08-23 00:00:00

of such an set but for the prereure of extreme want and d e votut,un.—Committed fur trial. .MARLIIOKOUGII-STREET. Roberts, a young man of very feminine appear anee, &owed in female attire, and who stated that he was an arti:llial florist, aying at the White Hart Tavern, Bishop-pate-street Without, was charged with stealing two sold bracelets, value the property of Mr. H enr y s m i t h k in ,, ry . o f No. 31, Wellseck-street, Cavendish-square. Mr. Eatery, it appeared, went on Thursday night to a fancy dress I,AI at M amperes room., Davies-street, Berke ley-square' dressed in the character of th e Prince, in (Ist derrlia, ba ring on his wrists the bracelets named in the charge. About three o'clock in the morning mime alhrea tioa place In tWl'ell the eampiainaot and prioiner al.oat the dancing, whereupon the prisoner, forgetting his feminine character, struck the complainant in the face with his sits. Prosecutor was then surrounded by several of the priemer's companions, and after being hustled about, the prison:r came up to him again and tore his bracelets front his wrists. Defendant followed up the attack by destroying the dress which complainant wore. Complainant ran out of the rooms, and, having procured the attendance of a con stable, gave the prisoner in charge. He was searched at the station, but the bracelets had not been found. The prisoner, in a very feminine tone of voice, said, in answer to the charge, that he was at the glancing. rooms on Tharsilay night, when the complainant came into the rooms with a lung pipe stuck in his check, and placed himself in the centre of a set of quadrille* in which he was dancing. Be told rim to stand on one side, and, on his refusing to abate the nui.ance„ he (defiutilant) left the rooms for the purpme of speaking to some person about the complainant's conduct, and as lie sea. about returning the prosecutor came up to him with a constable and gave him in charge for stealing his bracelets. Mr. Bingham—fray, what are you, and how do you get your liting ? Defendant—l hare only been from Manchester six weeks, sad am an artificial florist by trade. I am at present staying at the White Hart f avem, Bishop gate-street Without. Mr. Dinghani-1 .hall order you to he put hack till 2 o'clock, and direet lie Aker to make some inquiries about you at the White Hart. The prisoner war then leek.' up, but a. %non as he was in the tell he admitt, el to the officer that he bud given a wrong address, and that 1w would die before he gave his right 4111 C. the prisoner was then brought into court, and remanded until edutsday nest. TAomul Nevi', described on the charge sheet as " gentle man," was charged with bring drunk and creating a dis turbance at the reridence of Mr. Fitzharding Oldaker, saddler, 19, Park -street, Grosvenor-square. The prosecutor rimed that, on the previous night, just as he war about retiring to rest, he heard a loud knocking at the street-dour. lie dressed himself, and on descending to the passage he saw the defendant, who was surrounded by a mob of at kart one hundred person. having an alterca tion with comp iiant'e servant, who had opened the door. Complainant desired the defendant to go away, and on his refusing to du witness went to look for a constable, fol lowed by the defendant, who sinned him and called out, " You Oldaker, you cannot make a saddle." At that moment a constable came up, and defendant was given in charge. Th.• defendant said he must apologise to Mr. Oldaker for the annoyance and inconvenience he had been put to. Ile had no recollection of what he had dune, as he was very much the worse Mr wine.—Mr. Bingham fined him 10s. LAMBETH' Aljn-4 Nethroit aniliio;;;lVemion, private soldiers, of the 4th Light Dragoons, were charged with toeing drunk and disorderly, and creating a considerable disturbance at the South- Western terminus, in this Waterloo road, on the preceding evening. The cirtutugauccs under which the prisoners were taken into custody were stated by us yesterday. The prisoners had been to the - Exhibit ion, antiafterwards became inebriates At a little by fore eight o'clock they reached the tc rrni n us and took tickets for Hounslow, where they arc quartered; and one Of the servants of the company observing that they were not sober, put them into a carnage, and desired them not to leave until the tr tin started; one of them, however, gut Out to speak to some female friends on the platform, and' upon loving spoken to commenced a considerable disturbance. His companion also came out and became very turbulent, and after a considerable deal of violence towards the railway porters and the police, they were secured and taken to Tower street station-house. No charge of assault had, however, been made against the prisoners, and the niugi stride, under ti.. circumstances, convicted them in 20s. each, or in default of payment to 14 days* imprisonment. MONEY MARKET. [For this day's City News, see page.l FRIDAY FAM]INO. The following is the document we hate received front the Mexican Committee, in which they intimate that the certificates can be negotiated. The copy of the decree is of little interest at the present moment, but the point which is essential, namely, the number of bonds entitled to partition, is left out. Besides the bonds already converted, there are Deferred Bonds, which can come in on receiving their milli- cafes. For general information and to prevent lilliconstruction, the Committee of Mexican Bondholders subjoin a literal translation of the assignment made by the 'Mexican govern- I ment of 2,500,000 dollars front the American indemnity money towards the arrears of dividends. These arrears are now represented by the certificate for eight serene coupons detached from the Five per Cent. Bonds, and as the certificates are negotiable as a separate security it may be necessary, in order that a correct estimate may be formed of their value, to state that they are entitled to the following assets—viz. : I. Three instalments of together 205.000 dollars, due from M. Manuel Escandon, of Mexico, for the cotton licenses, viz., 75,000 dollars due Ist November next, 50,000 dollars Ist of May next, and 80,000 dollars let of Novem ber, 2. About 231,000 dollars due from Messrs. Manning and Mackintosh, of Mexico. 4. About 25,000/. in the Bask of England, subject to deductions for expenses, which, with the Mexican assign ment, make up an amount of 2,936,000 dollars, and t Relutively under the control of the committee, as the representatives of the bondholders. There is also a claim on the Mexican government for monies received by them in the assumed capacity of agents to the bondholder., but not remitted, viz., for customs dues in Vera Criss and Tampico (in money and bills) from 9th November last, and in the ports of the Pacific from the 10th August 1850 ; as also tar the produce of the tobacco revenue since May 1830, on account of which only B,ooo'. has been remitted. [TkANSL Treasury General of the Federation. The treasurers in charge of the Treasury General of the federation hereby certify that on folio 91 of the ledger they have placed 2;500,000 dollars (two millions five hundred thousand dollars) at the disposal of the chairman of the bondholders of the foreign debt, in conformity with Art. 1 of the decree of 14th October last, the conditions of that de cree having been accepted by the holders of the bonds of the said debt, converted the 4th July, 1846. This amount is to be paid out of the instalment which is due in May, 11442, to the government of this republic by that of the United States, in virtue of the 12th article of the treaty of peace concluded between the tact nations, in the city of Guada lupe llidalgo, on the 2nd February, 1848, and explained and ratified in Queretero on the both May of the tame year ; it being understood that this certificate, executed in triple, is to serve as a receipt to the government of the United States and to the party commissioned by them to pay the money, in May, 1842, as may he agreed on with the chairman of the bondholders of the Mexican foreign debt, to whom it is to be expedited, in fulfilment of the dispositions of the supreme order of the 15th iost. Given in Mexico, in triple, under our signature and °Rl cial seal, this 16th day of February, 1831. Good for 2,300,000 dollars.—(Signed) P. J. sZL CASTILLO ) Seal of the General I'. V bt.r.z, I Treasury. J. L. Ilt ICE (seal of the Ministry of Finance). The undersigned first official of the Ministry for Foreign and Dome Affairs certifies that the above signatures of Don Pedro J. del Castillo and Duo Pedro Velez, Ministers of the Treasury General of the federation, and of lion Jose Luis Hulce, first official of the Ministry of Finance, are genuine, and suck as they arc in all official documents. Mexico, Feb. 18, 18.51. (Niguel]) Joss JlnxtA Ouve2 MONASTERIO. Our Paris correspondence informs us that the Western Railway Company of France has paid over to the government the MOW. agreed upon, and is consequently . in possession of the first section of the line, which is already open for traffic, and yielding a profit. 'The market for foreign exchanges to-day again ex hibited an upward tendency, and generally speaking sellers previuled. There was decidedly more paper than money. Short Paris was quoted 2..10 to 12i; ditto three months, 25.23 to 271. Amsterdam found buyers at 11.18, but not below. Hamburg was at first in fair demand, but closed heavy at 13.8 to 1. Bills on Italy were in favour of buyers, particularly Naples, which was done at 41 and under. Peters burg was very dull, and not saleable above 37). Portugal did not improve. Spain was in tolerable demand; but :11estria was very difficult of sale, and negotiations took place as high as 12 IL The follow ing is our usual list of the ?nail negotiated. Time. Prime Denudated. Prom To Amsterdam pert Siert 1111.161.5 x.... 11ft. feisty. Dino Iletienlam . 1111. Nets.... 1111. 151.55. limbed. and MMus 13Ince. asebl. 131sera. spa. Frsaldwi4•46a4labe 119111. Oar. 11941. se g• 110.511;. ... lift 5341 r. 1111. 34kr. ... 12d. -lu. 25fr. 571 e. 2.Sfr. 30e. si - Short 25te. 10c. 25tr. 121 e. Meathe 25fr. 25e. ... 23 15 . ale. 2Mr. Mean ... 25:r. 30c. Genoa Leghorn Naples per ducat „ 41 pence 411 penes Palermo per ounce ~ 1234 pence ... 1231 pence Mersin& 9. 9. 123/ peace ... 121 pence Madrid per dollar „ 491 pence .., 49j pence Podia „ „ 50 pence ... 30i peace LiAce per mitre' . S 3 pence .. 531 pence . 531 per CottwRIMING IN TUE PORT OF LONDON.— (Communionterl.)—The rail has come in competition with the colliery shipping interest, that nursery for seamen for the royal navy, which we devoutly hope is no longer neces sary to keep afloat the wooden walls of Old England, or preserve our hearths and homes from desecration and alas.. The " Pont," like a startled hare, is pricking up its can at this innovation, and is, almost at the eleventh hour, com mencing the adoption of steam-power for whipping coals from the holds of the brigs into the barges. Messrs. E. and A. Prior, of Upper Themes-street, have patented a nlan foe the adoption of a portable steam-engine, which is admirably adapted to the purpose, and which is getting into use. On Monday last we were on hoard the collier brig Crocus, 365 tons, and witnessed the operation of this application of portable steam-power to the unloading of ships, with much satisfaction. This engine, designed by, and constructed under the direction of, Mr. F. 11. Trevithick, takes up hut little room on the deck of a vessel ; the action is direct, the piston rod working the crank axle, on which is the dram that windds the chain, drawing up the boa from below. The engine, when not ut work. Is kept in a barge built for the purpose, with its mast, tackle, chains, &c., by which it can be slung on board with the greatest facility, and taken ' away when the held of the vessel has been emptied of its contents. The boxes used hold 5 cwts., end by this plan more thaw 20 tons per hour can be delivered into the barites. A 70-ton barge has been filled in three hours, and on one occasion 209 tons were delivered from a vessel in nine hours and a half, with one gang, consisting of four men ; but the operation is yet young, and from the obser vations made on our visit, we have no doubt a quantity of 311 tons per hour may be accomplished. All parties con nected with the coal trade are well aware how import- ant is not only the mere cost of whipping coals, but the seeing of time, and the prevention of that detention to , which the shipping in the trade has hitherto been subject.' A gang of men, by the nid of ropes and blocks, could barge about ;el tons • day, which shows that the company formed under Messrs. Prior's patent can at least unload four ships in the same time that under the old plan would take to unload one, and at considerably less cost. This is an eco nomy well worthy consideration, and not only may it be availed of by cool merchants, hut by stone and timber shippers, and all persons requiring the landing of bulky menhandiw from vessels in the river. The adoption of 1 1 this plan for the rapidly unloading colliers and other vessel 1 is also of importance in another and a public view, as tend ing to prevent the crowding of the l'ool which has of late year been so generally and so justly complained of. The adoption generally of this portable engine for the purpose app. ars to us highly desirable. It weighs little more time too tons, can be moved from one vessel to another with the great. st facility by the means the patentees adopt, ad ire have no doubt it will he brought into verryy general use he both shipping and unshipping heavy mereh•ndise. Fit ton/ or .t Pristac OFFICER AT NEWCASTLE. — On Eriolay last considerable excitement was created t out this town from the circulation of a report :tree James Scott, the assistant overseer and assessed-tax coi l." tor fur the parish of St. Nicholas, had appropriated • very large sum sof money, and ab sconded. On airy being made, it appeared that Mr. Scott, who has lees for many years a pawnbroker in St. Nicholas' Chiersh y-ird, and who has hitherto borne an irrepriesheblis character, had lett this town on the 6th instant he the purpose of visiting the Greet Exhibition. He was ea peeted to return about the 11th, on which &ay, we be lieve. a large sum ought to have been paid, ea Ms ameset, fur inianse.lax received ; and his nos-errival, at lease, recited deep feelings of anxiety and slags amsept his Rand.. Nothing, however, was heard of him until Thum day. when a letter was received from Southampton, written in a very incoherent style, but indicating that he was art only unable to ' meet the demands upon him, but that it a ~, not his intention to return to Newcastle. Inquiry was then made at Messrs. Lambton's, where Mr. Scott kept a banking account, when it appeared that, instead of about 1.900?. lying in their hands, the amount of income tax due. the balance in the bank was only 165., and that the whole of the remainder had been gradually withdrawn by Mr.' Scar before he had left Newcastle. As far as his accounts as Sailetillit overseer are concerned, there does not appear to be ails Iltlieirory ; but it is feared that there will be eon sider.olde defalcations in his assessed tax aracersts. Whe ther he has succeeded in leaving this country Is at present unknown, but police-officers have already been despatched in pursuit, and it is probable that he will not be long able to elude their researches. In the meantime his effects bays been seised by the commissioners of taxes, who will Xs po-e of them for the benefit of the crown ; bat, as the amount thus received will be inconsiderable, waivers& to the sum required, it becomes a grave subject of fantasy how the deficiency is to be obtained. The income tea la rem rally felt to be grievous enough upon the eomatuaity, but if the government should rreaseess the parish, sad 'mew the amount from the ratepayers, which, it is stated, can he done. there can be no doubt such a course will draw 1 down considerable obloquy, as a most unjust and oppressive prasslure.—Nearcostle C•hronick. FIRE IN TIIE INVALIDES IN PARIS.—The damage done be the fire at the Hotel des Invalides, on the occasion of the funeral of Marshal Sebsatiani, has caused some legal 11)A. (sang. to decide upon whom the lose is to fall. On is edneel a y, before the Civil Tribunal, the Administration d ''' VvmPes Funi•brcs demanded that a practical person, should be appointed to examine into the cause of the fire, and anemia the damage done, as a preliminary to fixing the amount to be paid. An advocate from the prefect of the time required that the investigation should only be as to tie amount of the damage ; the prefecture alone having Pow. r t o wak e investigations into matters affecting the 1 p.ablie services. The family of the deceased marshal caused It too be notified that his wish was to have been buried without any pomp, but the government, in with 1 the usual custom with marshals of Fran ce, requate h tad tert ,awxY• Notwithstanding this, however, th e w as L'IVIY to pay li,ooofr., the price agreed on for the hire of tkefiltierel trappi ngs . Eventually the president of the t.ival Tribunal ord ere d M. R o h au lt d e Fl eur y t o ascertain L '" “litouat of the damage done, as the first stop in the pro endings. Thane Antwerp ruin....... Um* 4 ipxto —,—. : a iiiri ••• 4 inize Mt. Peurrabarel, .. per rut& „ 871 pesos . ... penes . There is no quotable change tn the bullion market, but silver is decidedly fiat, some parcels, including the bar silver brought in by the West India steamer Medway, pressing on the market. The price of gold yesterday at Paris was 4 iser mills discount (new tariff rate), which at the English mint price of 31. 175. 10'd. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25.07, and the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25.071 it follows , that gold is about the same price in L ondon as in Paris. By to-day's advice., the price of gold at Ham burg is 426 per mare, which, at the English Mint pnee of 31. 17s. 101 d. per oz. for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.5 1 , and the exchange at Hamburg on London at short being 13.5 , it follows that gold is of equal value in both markets. By last accounts the course of exchange at New Toot on London, for bills at 60 days' sight, is 1101, re cent., and the par of exchange between England and America being 109 23-40 per cent., it follows that the exchange is nominally 0.67 per cent. in favour of England. Upon taking into consideration the difference of interest and charges of transport we find that the present rate leaves a small profit on the importation of gold from the United States. The last quotations of exchange at foreign places on London are as follows: Previous Latest Quotations. Quotations. Amsterdam, shott llB. 821 118.821 Ditto, 2 months Antwerp, short 2sf. 121 251. 121 Batavia Bremes, - ahort Ditto, 3 as Copenbaggn, alma Ditto, 3 melba Christian% 3 ma. ltnakill" IBM ll 3B 8 118 4 I I Gabbs - 93 GOINIa. 11 samsdhe Gotheuburg, 90 days 11.42 II ah Hamburg, short Ditto, 3 months Kingston (Jam.), Bank Bills, 30 days I to 1 p. c. pm. 1 to 11 p.c. pm. Ditto, 90 days Madrid Meesico -46 d. Mauritius Mobile 1091.101 109 Milan, 3 'maths 11 . 2r iaohis 1101 572 1091 1 rim% skru months 37 57 fuisoltsrs 2sf. 7j 25f. = S months 24f. 90 24f. 71 90 48.5 ' 484 itiga, 1 months 3B 5-16 d. 38 5.16 d. Stockholm, short - 11.45 Ditto, 90 days Trieste 118.38 118.41 Valparaiso, 60 day' Venice Vienna The account of the position of the Bank of Eng land for the week ending Saturday, the 16th of August, published pursuant to the Act 7 and 8 Vict, e. 32, is u follows: SANYO, 111101 AX 0.-Aocooire tor the mock =au Aix. 16.1651. WWI DVASTNIIIt. ..X51.663,905 tkoreronuot NM-. 461141530 r Other Seunitten ..... 2.964.160 o ‘l.l Ono wet Ruined 13,510.5 V Wow Bunion 33,375 07.543;0 7 3 COCOA , 'AIM. 1.11P•111111.01, 1 rtavellbarespi :.1 ...114.140,...0 Ovverenwet etewarlOw, 3.336.711) elocltrl. bowl woo' alm rabritij6iiiiiiiria Au•olts• •,•• .. •• • az . eh l" l ar3= otlwrzteensitles Ne t . " 1 . ..:.••_. .. .... 1.411.450 Detikand Inv. Vow) a. 361.514 Unel ea I 511•1( 6.4... 0 3 0 .4 Aber Veen 11617.141 vrw. :mend. for' 116 1.317,001 - - .......... czkall,63o 10.630 AUL 11, MX. X, X 64811.841. CeibortOniurs. No4s. Weed The above returns, when compared with those for made of cowhides, while the foreign companies con the week preceding, exhibit the following changes: I structed enormous waterwheels or steam engines, raising . the water by pumps to a height of several hundred yarde. Circulation issue L27,513,905 Increase £202,820 Besides rich mines are worked in almost every state of the Circulation active 20,131,185 Decrease 19,900 : Public deposits 6,393,...,52 Increase 88'308 country, from Oajacn to Chihuahua, hut, being badly con- Other &Twits Government securities in t gold and silver production during the last year poses the banking department..,, 13,161,216 Increase 194 sunsof 30 millions of dollars, distributed as follows :—Gua- Other securities in banking 1 najuato, about 15,000,900 dole.; Zacatecas and Fresnillo, department Coin and bullion in both San Luis Potosi, 1,500,000 dole.; Jalisco, Sonora, and Sine departments Seven day and other bills 1,317,068 Increase 77,418 Of quicksilver there are plenty of veins all over the cone- The Rest The Deserve The effect of the large remittances which have ' importation s a rt i a a ti vo on ura s firlCininCtlulieinoce.aon Califo rn ia — o f ' t general. ooo tla4 basks—have of late been made to this country is shown in the Davidson, agent of Itothschild's at Mexico , l his been obliged augmentation of nearly a quarter of a million in the to make an arrangement with Messrs. Serker, Tones, and stock of bullion. Co.,p as partner of the New Almaden Company, to fix the price of According to the official returns published in the reductionhe i nt ,.. rior i q uicksilver at 100 dole. on the coast and 110 dole. 1 Gazette of last Tuesday, the total note circulation of and . it is generally believed that even this in price will be of short duration.— I aliiaroito all the private banks of England and Wales during : Mercantile &porter. I the week ending the 9th of August last, was ; 1 3,2 H-1,4301. i in the week preceding the amount was 3,319,9451. There is consequently a decrease of 33,5151. I The note circulation of the joint-stock banks during the same week was 2,392,2:191., and the previous week's return being 2,619,352 L, the decrease is shown ' to be 27,1137. On taking into consideration the active circulation of the Itank of England, which in the week in ques tion was 2(1,151,385/. (being 191,3101. less than the week preceding), we find the aggregate note circula tion of England and Wales to be 26,028,054/., which shows a decrease of 2.541,9381. as compared with the returns for the previous week, ending the 2nd of Augi As regards the fixed issues, the private banks were 1,436,522/., and the joint-stock banks, 817,7481. be low the amount authorised to be issued, making a total of 2,2.54,2701., below the fixed amount. An idea of the immense amount of United States securities held by foreigners may be formed from the fact, that of 931,000 dols. forming the half-yearly interest due on the state debt of Pennsylvania, on the Ist instant, no less than 621,000 dols. was due to foreign holders, only 320,000 coming to domestic holders. According to this, about thirty millions of dollars of the debt of that state is held in Europe, leaving but ten millions in the hands of United States capitalists. The budget laid before the Chilian Congress by the Finance Minister shows a very favourable result, the revenue during the financial year, 1830, being 4,334,314 dols., and the expenditure 3,610,837 dots. inclusive of the sum of 303,438 dols. remitted to Eng land for payment of the interest on the Anglo- Chilian Loan, so that there is a surplus of 723,477 dols. The revenue of 1830 shows an increase over 1849 of 290,028 dols., the augmentation being in the items of the Customs, the Mint, the property tax, patents and stamps; whilst the produce of the go vernment monopoly on tobacco and playing cards, and the tithe, show a decrease. On the subject of the tbreign loan, the minister alludes to the gradual diminution of the interest on the bonds of each class in circulation, under the effect of the Redemption Fund, whilst the sum applicable to redemptions is augmenting in the same ratio; and he affords the following statement of the amount in circulation at the end of 1830, viz.- 7,513 bond. rOz per tent., of 10q. each,— 7,43,51107., or 3,917.50 dosl. 7,035 do. 'Late per Cent., of tar. each, = 709,10')!., 1,547,51)0 dole. METALS.—Mr. Moatc's Circular states Welch Bar Iron is in better demand, and a good to doing ; the shipments to India and China for the months ending 20th August, as compared with the ments for the corresponding period of last year are i_ lows ; : To India, 1840, 19,601 tons ' • 1851, 9,826 tons ; to China, 1850, 3,219 tons ; 1851, 3,206 tons. Staf fordshire Iron i, in good demand. The exports to India and China for the first eight months of the past and pre sent years respectively have been as follows ; viz. • To In dia, IMO, sheets and hoops, 7,161 tons; rods, 3,089 tons ; to India, 1851, sheets and hoops, 4,512 tons ; rods, 1,621 tons ; to China, 1850, sheets and hoops, 446 tons • rods, 1,902 tons; to China, 1851, sheets and hoops, 6 30 tons ; rods. 3,120 tons. Scotch Pig Iron There are reports of large operations which require confirmation ; No. I Ame rican brands may be quoted at 401. free on board in Was- gow, storekeepers' warrants; ordinary brands, makers obligation., 38s. ; the stock is increasing, and additional'. furnaces are being added to the already overwhelming pro duction. Swedish Iron—A parcel of about 50 tons has been disposed of at 111. is. Swedish Steel—About 140 tons have been said, principally to arrive, at 131. 17s. 6(1. over ship's side. Copper is in good request. The shipments for the first eight mouths of 1850 and 1851 arc as follows : To India, 1850, bolt and tile, 851 tons ; sheet, 2,265 tons. To India, 1851, holt and tile, 408 tons ; sheet, 2,187 tons.' To China, 1840, bolt and tile, 204 tons ; sheet, 165 tons. To China, 18 , 51, bolt and tile, 8 tons ; sheet, 284 tons.l British tin is in moderate demand. Foreign tin :In Banes there are buyers at 80s. 6d. ; sellers, at 81s. fal. Spelter : ' The only transactions to record is a sale of 50 tons at 14/. ss. The exports to 20th August, 18.50 and 1851 are as follows :To India, 1850, 2,505 tons ; 1851, 1,100 tons. To China : 1850, 10 tons ; 1651, 50 tons. Lead is less in re quest • the exports to 20th August, 1850 and 1851 respec tvely ' have been as follows : To India, 1840, 918 tons g • 1851, 499 tons pig ; 1850, 108 tons sheet 1851 ' , 39 tons sheet. To China : 1850, 5 , 55 tons pig ; 1851, 2,226 tons pig ; 18.50, 31 tons sheet ; 1851, 7 tons sheet. Tin plates are less inquired after. Shipments to 20th August, 1850 and 1851 as follows : To India, 1850, 7,198 boxes ; 1851, 12,354 boxes. To China : 1850, 22,977 boxes ; 1851, 32,168 boxes. eight ship as fol- TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR TILE PAST WEEK. Mlles opened. 811 189 18.51. 26 189 94 6 Name of Railway. BRITItIH. !Aberdeen - 'Belfast and Ballymena Belfast and County Down Birkenhead, Lane., & Cheshire Bolton, Blackburn, & W.York Bristol and Exeter Making the total foreign debt 1,493,00 W., or 7,4510049 iCaledoaian• l ehester and Ilolyhead 131ackrock, and Pusgage Dublin and Belfast Junction Dublin and Drogheda (Dublin and Kingstown Dundee and Arbroath IDundee,Perth,Aberdeen J une Dundalk and Eniti.killen MINES. (Froth the Oat y Newt., FILIDAY EVIMING. East Angliant East Lancashire: Eas.ern Counties and Norfolk' Eastern Union Edinburgh and Glasgow Edinburgh, Perth, 6: Dondeti Exeter and Crtlliton A report has just been received by th e Liguanca and General Mining Company of Jamaica and the Annotto Bay Mining Association from Mr. It. Mont gomery Martin, who proceeded to Jamaica in April last to make a personal examination of diffixent re puted mineral locolities,aided by the mining captains in the service of both companies, with a view to dis cover whether there are sufficient grounds to justify a reasonable expenditure in prosecuting the mineral explorations commenced in the hope of an ultimately successful issue, by the production of ore available for profitable exportation. Thus far, although cop per ore has been found in various parts of Jamaica, a permanent metallic vein has never been discovered in such quantities as to admit of profitable exporta tion, yet the geology of the country, it is alleged, presents indications of a mineral region not inferior to that of the contiguous island of Cuba. The means by which this point is now to be tested consist in the exploration of a mine at a place called Abbey-green, which has been leased by the Annotto Company, and of another at Upper Lucky-valley, leased by the Liguanea Company. The Abbey-green mine is about 23 miles from Kingston, in a district which ascends to an elevation of 4,000 feet. Here a cross cut is to be driven down the side of the mountain, so as to intersect the hoped-for lode, at about 20 or 25 fathoms below the surface, and five mouths must elapse before this work can be com pleted and the result known. The Lucky-valley mine is about 11 miles from Kingston, and 4 from the sea, and at this place miners are also at work driving an edit. The undressed ore found on the surface is about equal in richness in both cases, eon tabling about 20 per cent. of copper. Both mines are held on leases for 99 years, subject to a royalty of one-sixteenth, and the estimate of the expendi ture of each company for the current year dues not exceed 1,3001. A coal scam has also been discovered, but it remains to be seen if it can be worked at a profit. The experiment is to be made, and according to Mr. Martin it is probable that a silver-lead mine will likewise be ultimately explored. Atkinson, M'Grcgor, and Co., of Kingston, correspondents of Borings, are to act as the agents of the two com panies, and instructions have been left with them to take leases of additional mining properties in other parts of the island, whenever it should be deemed expedient. Up to the present time the steps pursued appear to have been prudent and inexnsive, since the leases taken and contemplated by t he companies are to involve no outlay of purchase money, but are solely to be worked under royalties. Moreover the inducements held out, not only to the miners, but also to the commercial agents of the company are to consist of moderate per centages on the produce. Furnm 236 188 234 Glasgow and South Western.. Great Northern& E.Lincolnsh. Great Southern & Western(lr) Great Western Irish South Eastern Lancaster and Carlisle Lute:Aire and Yorkshire Leeds and Thirok Liverpool,Crosby, & Southport London and North Western London and Blackwell London, Brighton, and S. Coast London and South Western Londonderry and Enniskillen Mun., Buxton, & Matlock, &c. Manchester, Shell., & Lincoln ; Nianehesterund South Junction IMurrport and Carlisle !Midland ;Midland Great Western (Ire ) 1850. 2,01 9 560 1,3531 MINING IN MEZ.ICO.—Of all the Mexican mining districts, that of Guanajuato is at present the most is. gatlont, owing to the immense richer= of the Ulu= withlt has bean worked to the eau* of some woes, by a sootber of shafts Boohoo the whale what of the Tama as In am it has base lowa Asearhos a v e t 2:ir" ashossoas is adosis," which are "rosy e cohere. swi Se night law in all the old gram twain', every ass is seeded to a claim of 200 yank sr pertenencia," upon paying 40 for each claim. to the " junta do mineria ' " or the first alcalde. The law a quires that each mine thus claimed, be worked, and is kr felted, if deserted during the coulee of one year. The lily thus granted to the public is the reason that all minas are owned by private individuals, and as no earthly, power can deprive a miner of his mine, house,l and bed, they are seen working for years to cut the vein as long sa the slightest hope re mains, and after exhausting his credit, the poor miner will always find means to get his tools sharp ened, even if nothing but a dry • tortilla " be his fare. During the Spanish dominion the mines were worked by Spaniards of pure blood, but when Mexican independence in 1822 opened her gates to foreign competition, British and German mining companies entered upon the field; but un acquainted with Mexican usages , and abused by a host of hungry speculators, they lost m illi onsof dollars by dividing their attention. Thus, some English companies worked the mines of Oujaca, Tlalpujahua, el Oro, Real del Monte, Da torte, Solana, and the Valenciana at Guanajuato, and Vet* Grande at Zacatecas, at an expense of 20,000,000 dollars, and the German American Mining Association spent 2,000,000 dollars at Anganguco, Temascaltepec, Christo, Chico, Zimapan, and other mining districts. The Beal del Monte Company had to sell but two years ago to Messrs. Manning and Mackintosh—re ceiving but 180,000 dollars for 1,000,000 dollars worth of improvements and stock on hand. being the most important of all English companies, and having lost about one million of pounds sterling, in spite of a monthly production of 80,000 dollars of silver. The only remarkable mining companies in Mexico are the Oro company, producing about 100 dollars per month of gold and silver; the Mineral del Oro, in the state of Mexico; and t'ue Fresnilla company, working the mines of this name near Zacatecas, which yield but a very poor ore of about three ounces silver per quintal, but in such abundance that they employ some thousand men and as many mules in be nehciating the same, and giving handsome returns to the shareholders. A new company has also been formed to finish the famous Socabon of Catorce, state of San Luis, wide enough to drive with a cart into the mountain, and which, when finished, will save the enormous expense of drawing the water and metal out by machinery. The Mexicans genes ally use for this purpose a plain machinery caned malacate, being a horizontal wheel turned by horses or mules, and winding the water or !Petal out in large bags Iklonklands 'Newcastle and Carlisle \ ' ` o" rtl l l 1 4a nt li'2dshire North Western_ !Scottish Central ;Scottish Midland I sivie.rsbury and Birmingham IShrewshury and Chester Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern !South Wales SouthYork.,lluncaatera Goole 1,14 l I,?3ii 1.)1. 1,711 362 4,0871 4,692 4,581 18,5091 6,579 10,124 4,861 077 1,148 1,0,19 530 743 180 4,677 16,468 2,154 3,910 2,837 101 438 4,407 14,537 5,061 THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 23, 1851. TatlVale ,Ulster IWaterford and Limerick 'West Cornwall Whitchaven Junction York, Ncwcaatle, and Berwick ziol 256 761 152 371 63 3,38 1341 244) I iori . ;ml North . Nlidhiad .. FOREIGN. Amiens and Boulogne 'Central of France Dutch Rhenish Mammon and Troyes Northern of France Orleans and Bordeaux 'Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasburgh Rotten and Han, Tours and Nantes • The returns include the traffic on the Glasgow and I Greenock, and Glasgow, Barrhcad, and Ncilston. t The East Anglian is now worked by the Great Northern Company, and the traffic returns are furnished to us by the Great Northern Company. East Lancashire. The return includes the gross traffic at the increased rates charged in anticipation of the arrange ment with the Canal Company being completed, and after deducting only toll payable to other companies ; the toll pliable by the Southport Company is not included. The cause of the mileage for 1850 being greater than 18. 1 is that, since the opening of the ferry across the Tay, the traffic has been sent over the Dundee and Arbroath from Broughty to Dundee, instead of by the company's own steam vessel direct fr om Ferry Port-on-Craig to Dun dee. As the amount of the traffic to be received by this company under a recent agreement with the Scottish Cen tral and other companies cannot be ascertained till two weeks hence, the usual weekly return is necessarily post poned. The return is made without reference to the divi sion of traffic under the agreement with the Scottish Cen tral and other companies. TILE SUSPECTED POISONING IN ESSEE.—On Wed nesday the inquest on the body of Isaac Jarvis, who, as stated last week, was suspected to have been poisoned at Vange was resumed. We forebore to state lag week that the suspicion of the deceased's relations and the namoun of the village pointed to the wife, and these, it appears, originated from . her not pro serhog e magical man for him till some days after he , nee Oben ill, for not being so attentive to him as NM thought she ought to have been, and from her dancing ' in a booth at Fobbing fair on the Friday before his death, and while be lay ill at home. This, it is admitted, was injudicious, but many in the village consider that the awn sation was a cruel, and, from the first, evidently an un founded one, and principally set on foot by the relatives of the deceased (the brother and sister), who had never been on friendly terms with her. Superintendent Coul son proved that on the 12th of August he received the stomach and liver of the deceased after the body had been exhumed, from Mr. Parrott, and delivered them to Professor Taylor, at Guy's Hospital, on the Monday. The Coroner then read Professor Taylor's report, , which stated that he had carefully examined sad ' analysed the stomach and liver of deceased, and that neither contained any poison. The Coroner said, as no poison had been found, he presumed they would be satisfied with Dr. Taylor's report in writing, without the expense of his coming down ; if poison had been found, of course he would have been present. It ap peared to him to be satisfactorily explained now that the, man died a natural death, and not from the effects of way poison.—The sister of the deceased was present, and Ismea the report read, and the Coroner asked her if she 'had spy. thing further to say ?—She replied that she was quite sat fled.—Some of the jury charged her with raising the rumours that were abroad, and a subscription was hinted at to bring en action against the authors of the slander on the • wife.--The jury, in accordance with Mr, Farrott's evidence, returned a verdict, that deceased died from fever and , taonia of the left long.—Chelmsford Chronicle. RAIL WA YS. [The following are yesterday's quotations; to-day's sales wil be found in the sth page.] - elliAK6i AND *RICKS UNGUARANTEED. KAILMJTI. Bira.Roty. &Stow Val's% I Harlasits•d, lancathlre.it qua ; Jun. hue . C dIYI,4Ii3C Carster ..0 I 1 layht,sl j flab asd Belfast June Fast %alai to (E2S 1.. 1k k.. and . 1: it Di oo:(ctvu:s'u:j Itaaterst Counties Eastern ralos flue A (late E. U. . Do. elaes I and C dltt, WI Lancashire ... Do. New 4 shares Gat at West India Docks, and Stem. Ituscsion rehnbursh and Glasgow Edinburgh, Perth,Duades Great Northern Do. shares,A,Deferred Do. share•. 13,6 peret. GS.South. aad West. (Ira, Do. Lancaster end Carlisle .. M. Third. Wiessbire an.l - Yeitalatrt Do UtAe W. Wet4t Itidiag unit* !cede Northern I i;31:1;iz;1aiii1;c41•41 Coast 30. do., Do. Fifths . . . ii;:ill;;lt.,)a:;m4i &.(b; Loudon & Mouth-Wmtena ElO Maneh.,l3ux., and Matlock LimoterA. Du. Man.& lAD& rein Do. £ifl shores Do. lithe. and Derby Mwitand Great Wertern(l) Newmarket .. ... Newport, Abe4gravenay, and Hereford... ... I . Mor po t!lern .N 7l7n 4 a 2 O ' t •s ic,9 • : Sorib &South Wrol.Junc. oxford. Wore., & %Volvo' icottuA Central Scortioh Midland 00. New.. .. ... Shrews. k Birm., Cla: A la„ Claw B. .-. ...I ihrereburyklicrefordol.. , hrewsbury and thettes itur. W. Uo. (J eauj ... .. Do. tiew Ahr.peltire Union SouLb lleTou . south Eo•tern ZZii; 41'2 . 114 and lionfeinalint 4tocktoa and Hartlepool., . Vile of Ve~th. -...—.- . Waterford and Limerick.. Vork,Newcastlettlierwiel. 1)o. do. Eaten/none .. I.le.O.M.E.Purchass To and North Mtdlana LINES LEASED AT El I Desks it Hang. Eat. I per, Ct. (leaned to GL Western! ItirminghdatiltOnlordJunc ealledutypd.,ora ant (lea to Gt.Weat., Ditto without a guarantee: (leased to Great Weatern! itirm.. Wide., and Dudle)! calistittlypd.,otaititattar.! (lamed to GreatWodern, Ditto without ariaraatee, (leased to trot Weiderni ~~;1A 4 ~ )41 3041 174 175 5j50 5 11 & 0 $ 0 lif iplesdais Jima= (Wised lo Wooded= ... IstLlassiriguar 616.0. prised to 0!.. Mather's) llO~aaatar t Una Vof 't (iced to GrestWentern orkntS Yid Do. 6 drains (ditto) lIR sham; (ditto) .. lit Bradford ;Midland. iltadon Ent Greenwich. 61 1 NI (11osed to Some item' !Ditto Preference (ditto) Lowestoft Guar.4 orrCest (lowed to Norfolk) NortharaftEnetern 5 perCt 'lensed to Itirt.Countiee Digo ditou Ns~ ik.N.Westat Lane Isyork Unto ~ehuxe(Al (alto) Reed" Guild., and Reigate (teamed totatl! n I6oj.cm ~aii~ue~n flaw el' " I Do. Stlepreth Katen.(o 19 I 91 iouthStoffordPhiro tie - - to Mr. Wrar V.lloy. 6 p. Ct. guak (loosed to Stocatoubaktr. PREFERENCE SHARES. 81. 10 Caledonian Sl6 - ... 8j 7 13 13 Cheer and Holyhead _. 13 131 61 211 'Dundee, Perth, sad Aber. 1 , Been Junction ... V 1 dim 21 111 . RanAndlisa(Sl.lo.l6p.ti.... ll 2 61 111 Monism Counties Eaten.. I i 3 per Ct No. I par 4 pas 61 61 Ditto do. No. 2 1 dis per 10 : 16 Do. Now 6 per Cent. Stock 101 101 aiithm 20 36 'llM.Uniceaßr e :CCt 10 11 Ed 3 $ iatnegii, and Dusts, Fe per -.' 1 ells par I Grua liartasesll per Cent 131 131 trestreiljEigiths, j 11 Fes Orme Welton (Write,l Samerset,tWers.64k.) LosinahlrekTorta. P SP)' Ditto 6 per Cent. Stock' Landirs,l3rinhto6: &Cowl Peid.aperVt.Stock,lll3l, kern 101. shares, I-. .... LandontrithWastern New' lan.Pheff.ltLise. jsa.Nol Do. New .616 ... . . 1 Do. S 6 . .1 .13.r.:103.ip.CF t lt ' I B. too; :10 :7;157C, "iiteiiaioii:77. De. Si per Olga. Guar. :•7117 f 13.4 per 90 91 21 Ai par 11 111 Pen 127 129 IS 16 4& if 4f 3 I Pa 13 134 13 14 1 4 6 1 . I 4 1 die tarews.*Cbootot(Nce.W. Min.) 5 per Coat.. ... York. NovasWyk Borw.. Ot.Nortk of flog.parede. The half-yearly general meeting of this company was held in Edinburgh on Thursday, Mr. Learraouth, of Dean, the chairman, presiding. The directors' report having been read, an abstract of which appeared in our columns on Monday, Dr. Maclarlan, of St. Bernard's, handed in a protest, as he said several things had been very curiously passed over. The CHAIRMAN said he had very few remarks to make to the shareholders, as everything was contained in tee re port. The directors had nothing to conceal, and they laid ••• I before the shareholders a plain statement of facts, without I any embellishment. The capital account was so nearly closed, that it might be reckoned the same as closed. The directors were grateful to the shareholders for having per mitted them to go to parliament for powers to raise as much mossy as would relieve them of the personal obli- Lll"sunr which they lay to the banks, and de ,hoped the shareholders would now sanction the creation of the shares authorised by their act, and that they would take up the shares so created. If this were done, it would completely emancipate the directors from all per sonal liabilities, and would put the line in the possession of the shareholders. They would see from the report that the directors proposed that the shares be issued at 21. 10s. each, and that one share be apportioned among the holders of the ordinary and guaranteed stocks in the proportion oil share to 251. of stock. Now, it occurred to him that morning that if they made the shares 31. ss. instead of 21. 10s., it would prevent the necessity of the directors borrowing 110,0001., as proposed in the report; and in that case the shareholders would get the benefit of the interest, which must otherwise go to the banks ; and the company would be placed in a meet independent position. However, that was a matter for the shareholders themselves to consider ; as he intended to propose a resolution to the effect suggested in the report. The chairman then recommended that the interest to be given to the new shares to ho created should be 5 per cent:, as it was not likely that they would be taken up at a lower rate of interest; and on the subject of the traffic for the last six months, stated that although it was not all he could have wished, yet knowing as he did the difficulties with which they hod to contend, he did not feel disappointed at the result. The Great Ex hibition had been against them. However, he believed the traffic had now reached its lowest possible amount, and that it would increase. The last week's receipts were very good, amounting to 4,5001., which was the highest they had ever reached, and was about 1501. above the revenue of the cor responding week of last year. He then stated that the ex penditure had been reduced, particularly in the coke de partment, and that the directors would allow nothing to dis tract their attention from the economical working of the line. EXTENSION OF THE TELEGRAPH.—It affords s The CHAIRMAN next stated that the detective state of great pleasure to find that the Great Western Railway the plant, and the want of suitable accommodati on at the Company have at last determined on meeting the public station at North-bridge, had prevented them from de wants, by allowing the laying down a line of telegraphic veloping the traffic ; and instanced for example, the fact communication all the way from Slough to join the tele- that they were unable to resume the running of short trains graph at Exeter, and thus we shall have a direct comrauni- this year to the places in the vicinity of Edinburgh, f rom cation by electric telegraph from Plymouth to the metro- , its disturbing the whole of the tra ffi c on the line. [hut polio, and from thence to the principal parts of the king- o was one reason why they had gone to parliament for the dom. The South Devon Company also mean to have a' enlargement of the station act. Re, concluded by moving direct communication with Exeter, so as to avoid the break the adoption of the report. in the communication which has hitherto Cahn place at Mr. EAGLE HENDEBSDN, the deputy chairman, Newton.—Plymouth Journal. seconded the motion. .WATB. m 40 floologme sad Anises 10 SO ,Cenirsl Frisco (Visroms), 10 5 , Dutsb Moab I 10 16 I got DADA 5 3 PG211112 Indian P5e120212.. Do. Bab 171 /42261 Maeda 10 74 Do. do. New IC SO Namur sad Logo 10 Is Ncrthorn .. 10 B Orleans AM Dzedissz 39 10 Paris and Orleans 16 10 Paris sad Isom 10 17 'Paris sad litnmboari SO SO Items mod Haire ... ...I 10 JO 11222 bee mad Yews 20 16 jTours sad 1400122 7, , I 61 wort Raiders_ iii 'l4 I " 4 " 4 1 As 2 21 pia 3 43 " 23 11 11 II 10 3 4 I lIIMs 34 SS S Ali sz 4 t Ma I I :I soi die 2 li LOCAL SHARE MARKET& Lnriaroos., Avo. 22.—There bas been • general good Warns doing. bat more specially is Midland Brock, tor which there her been • good demand. The trausamiona are : —Lancashire end Yorkshire, 48 i—Ditto (6 per met. oret,ehare.), 134 c.—Loseds and Think, lei—London and Norro Western, ItBl—Ditto (sew 1,- shares), 24 p.-Blanchester, Bbr Meld, and Lincoln, r6.—Ditto ellarer). Di—Midland, 4 1 4 -Ditto (4sharea), 60 11-16 1 rpm. d.— (loath YAM= and Dower, 1. BIIMINOKAX, AUG. This market was rather firm to-deg; them was 1 ••• di= oshlos to sell, and generally mom ad vanced. Midland (Birrniar,isens and Derby), were done at 16. Ilaveassign, Aura. 22.—Tbere was not much business. Price. wen =oat ike • ame as cm the previous day, except ahrfneld &ai stark whack wee rug & lower, the opening We being at 27, sad the m at Mk Limns, Avg. 22.—The market this morning has mani fested a farther improvement la tone, and closed firm at the an nexed quotation. --Great Northern., 164; Est LILIMAUreI34; Mldlaad MIC, 41 ; Lancashire and Yorkshires, 481; Lade Bank tnei3lllBTin, shots, 22 2 .- 4. The market continued very inac tive. awl Proration& were retarded by the disinclination of holders to 018 14 fireseat prier. Midlands were dame durum the afternoon at 41. priors.' 91 91 41 13 LUIS nn Si 11l IP; 11 154 22 ail die II ;I 21 41 4 4i 3 3i 13 :3i 4 II 4 1: 14 Ss 12 121 39 40 ( 131 13i 30 $2 - ii - it pm 414 Mg 9 Il „ 91 101 91 VA 119 119 21 3 1 I pa SO 21 en city 101 94 Au 71 211 26i 3/ 2/ &a 40$ 41 2 , 4 20 di 19 21 51 1j die 16 In 14 13 din 3 21 di. • Ala 7j 7; IS li 7 ,1 9) 4 4 cith 4 !I 13 14 204 21 27 23 - - &iv Si 9 94 10 lb 15 dls 17 171 81 3 71 dim Lis 3 14 17 IXED SENTAI 4 I pia 14 16 7 $ 10 . 12 21 30 2$ 2$ $ 10 pa. 7 9 pat 171 17i 44 46 1 13 33i 2 2 poi 102 14 , 4 31 42 123 24 101 103 114 111 134 Ili 14 0 U 57 4 ti pm 43 43 9 4 9 i Nn 41/ al il ; 4 pf. 34 $ de 23 24 ez di, RAILWAY MEETINGS. LEEDS NORTHERN RAILWAY. (LATE LEEDS AND TIIIRSK.) The half-yearly ordinary general meeting of the Phurcholders in this undertaking was held at the Court house, Leeds, on Thursday last, for the transaction of the usual business of the company ; and at the close of the ordi nary business, the meeting became special, for the purpose of authorising the directors to exercise the borrowing powers contained in the Leeds Northern Railway Act, Titomas CONSTAHT.II, (who was appointed chairman of the directors upon the retiretuent of 11. C. Marshall, Esq.) presided. The SECRETARY (Dr. Smiles) having read the adver tisement convening the meeting, the common seal of the company was affixed to the registry of shareholders; after which the secretary read the report of the directors, which appeared in the Express of Saturday last. That of the auditors, Messrs. Wilson and Bywater, was to the effect that they had examined the accounts, and found them quite , correct. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report of the director, and the statement of accounts, addressed the meeting fur an hour and three quarters on matters con nected with the state of the works on the line, the present position and future prospects of the company, and what had been accomplished during the last half-year. He en tered into considerable detail as to the future prospects of the company from the porta of Hull and Hartlepool, men tioning the fart with regard to the traffic of the Tees, that an eminent engineer, employed by the Admiralty, was at prescut surveying that river with a view to the improvement of its navigation, and had reported that it had considerably greater capabilities than the river Clyde. He gave statistics showing the rapid increase of the shipping trade at Hartlepool, and stated that at \Vest Hartlepool there were 21 acres of duck and 44 acres of harbour read provided, especially with a view to the opening of the Northern extension, which the parties interested in that town felt was required, in order to fully develop the capa bilities of the port. Ile also read extracts from letters writ ten by gentlemen engaged in the shipping trade, showing the favourable anticipations which were entertained with regard to the opening of the railway throughout. Advert ing to the present traffic on the line from Leeds to Thirsk, the chairman observed that under all circumstances, consi dering that the line had no northern outlet for the purposes for which it was intended, the traffic was not to be despised. The traffic averaged about 30t. per mile per week; very nearly as much as the York and North Midland traffic, taking the whole of tkat company's lines. After a few oh iervations on the accounts, he concluded by saying that tho directors felt confident that the result of the whole under , taking, when completed, would he satisfactory, and pro posed the adoption of the report. C. G. MACLEA, Esq., briefly seconded the adoption of the report. Mr. EDWIN WARD JACKSON, of Norton, near Stockton, at,, the request of the Chairman, proceeded to make some statements in reference to the discovery of iron stone the Cleveland Hills, and its probable alert upon the Leeds Northern Railway. Mr. Jackson then turned to the prospects generally of the company, and argued that when the entire line was opened the coneern must prove a profitable one. All things considered—the Cleveland iron stone, the Hartlepool Docks, tic., eke.,—he confessed that he was sanguine enough to say that he should not feel as tonished if the revenue of the company reached 200,0004. per annum. (Applanse.).. After sonso'cliiCussiou 'the report was adopted unani mously. The CHAIRMAN said the neat matter was to decide upon the best mode of meeting their engagements. A resolution had been proposed which he would now propose as follows : "That dividends be paid for the half-year ending on the :10th of June, Mil. on the fidlowing shares, and at the following rates, :—on the preference quarter shares, at the rate of seven pounds per cent. per annum on the paid up capital, and six pounds per cent. I.er annum on each sum paid in advance on those shares, in accordance with the terms on which such shares were issued." Resolved also, That on the shares called No. 1,2, and 3, issued tinder the powers of the company's acts granted in 1343, and according to the resolution of the company on the 14th of September, 1319, a dividend will he paid at the rate of two per cent. per annum. And that the balance of four per cent. dividend remaining unpaid for the half-year ending June 30tn, nn the aforesaid preference shares of 12143; and also the dividend for the same period, at the rate of six per cent. per annum, on the preference fifth shares (Ist issue), 11149; and also the dividend for the name period, at the rate of seven per cent. per annum, on the preference fifth shares (Ind issue), WO, b• paid out of the first earnings of the company, after satisfying the prior claims fur interest on loans and dividends on pre ference quarter shares, as provided by act of parliament." The question which this motion involved was whether the I arrears of dividends which should have been that day paid to the preferential shareholders should be carried forward Ito their credit at subsequent distributions of dividends ? (Rear, hear.) The opinion of the directors and the com pany's solicitors, and the learned counsel whom they had consulted, was embodied in this resolution : " That the arrears of the preference shares unpaid at one half-year must be carried forward to Ire paid at the subsequent Half-year, or as soon as there is money applicable to the payment of dividends, and before the distribution of profits amongst the holders of shares of lower classes." The equity of this course was quite clear. Mr. NEIL, in seconding the motion, said it was perfoetly equitable to carry the unpaid dividends on to a future period; and their attorney also informed them that it was quite legal. (Hear, hear.) Mr. HARRISON asked what would be the result if the shareholders were to decide hereafter that they would not pay these dividends carried over ? Mr. I'AYNE (solicitor to the company) replied that the holders of preference stock had a right to the dividends by law ; and if the shareholders refused to pay these divt deuds, then they would be forced to do so, either by mandamus or 1.01111: other course. (Hear.) In reply to a tp.a,tion, the CIIAIIIMAN Said that tho company could not pay any dividends this half-year upon the preference stock lust issued. The resolution was then carried, as also one giving the usual powers to the directors to make arrangements and amalgamations with other companies, 6ec. TILE SPECIAL MEETISII. The CHAIRMAN observed that the directors were most anxious to raise as much MOM y as they elntlil upon debentures at. per cent., instead of creating more prefer ence shares. They hoped, from what had transpired that day, and the growing feeling of the public in favour of the line, that they would have no difficulty in raising the 129,9401. they were authorised to borrow upon debentures, and for which they were offering d per cent. lie then pro ceeded to describe the chief provisions in the act of last ses sion, for consolidating Me borrowing powers of the com pany, and affording facilities for effecting loans to the extent of 608,9901., or 129,9401. beyond the sum of 479,0501. previ ously raised upon the company's debentures. In conclusion, he proposed a resolution authorising the directors to exer cise the powers thus conferred. Mr. JACKSON seconded the resolution, which was adopted news con. A vote of thanks to the chairman was then passed, and the shareholders separated at 10 minutes to 4 o'clock. NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY COMPANY. 111. rd. N I VI SID I 111 ISO SO So 43 b 111 111 SI. 100 10 100 I St 12 i I 79/ z 4 HSI I 242 I so i 1 80id sty 6 40 6 6 141 3 133 zo i 1 203 171 4 SI 101 17 111 I at 100 17 17 r. jioo Me 474 115 ii i3 - 111 6, lie , SO 110 ft. 100 11 !!. ;1,41 8. 1 100