The Express. — London, England, 1852-08-23 00:00:00

lEbe Court. OSBORN E, SATV amity. Iter Majesty, Prince Albert, 'with Princes,. Locus., Princess Bekaa, and Crises Arthur, euth irked at Trinity Wharf to the royal steams yacht Fairy at a quarter pest tour o'clock yesterday aftenition, end proceeded to ('owes Kos& to witness there/atm and aquatic sports which took place there. The royal party returnid at • quarter past six o'clock. lhe Countess of Desert, Lord Colville, and Colonel BouTtlie were in attendance. Puke (Lome and the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg, att.ailed by Madame JAliinovitch and M. Chnialschoff, armol at a quarter tit tore Keen, on a visit to the Queen. • bueuaT. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, neeasupanied by the Dsrou , ss Speen. sod attended by the Countess of Leman and the lion. Mary Seymour, drove oat yesterday &Hei nous iu the neighbourhood of Hyde. Lord Colville was in atten...,utce on boneback. The royal party returned to Osborne at half-pain seven o'clock. Lord Milford, Mr. C:reir Hawkins, p►esidt nt of the Col lege of Surgeons, and Mr. W. A. Esde h..d interviews as Satardsy with Mr. Secretary Walpole at the llome•onos. The Cambridge Univernte Commission had a meeting on Saturday at the octal residence A' the First Lord of the Treasury. in Downing stn et. Present : The Bishop of Chester. the Mae of Ely, Professor Sedgwick, and the her W. 11. Bate.= (secretary). Devetches were sent from the Colonial-office on Satur day to the Governor of New Zealand. Despatches were rec,iveil on Friday night from the Uoveroors of the West India blends. Til t' ELT I 1W Pala! SNIENT. Parliament, fl)•th , Ciosmer, will nst be call, d together for despatch i.t bwiness" before Thursday, the 11th of November, when it dl be assembled for a short session before Christmas, of lour or tier weeks, unless something important and unforc. seen occur in the mcantne, and will then be adjoumed tor the Christmas holidays. A correspondent stAtes that the wader vacant by thr d. rmso of the Duke of Hamilton will be conferred on the Duke of Northumberland, tile last Lord of the Adnnr.lty. fIaIoNIAL PROM THE PRIMCK or WALY.S. During her Majesty's scent cruise to Antwerp an interest ne "CC ,serene took place in the presentation of a testimo nial by his Royal Highness t►e Prince of Wales to oge of the warrant officers of the royal yacht Victoria and Albert. The ship being at sea, Mr. Baltimore, boatswain of the Vic. toria and Albert, was called to the alter part of the vessel, where her Majesty, Prince Albert, Captain Lord Adolphus litsclarence, and soma of the Lords and Ladies in Waiting were sosembled, when the Prince of Wales presented him with a boatswain's call and chain made of gold, it being give, as •rnark of retract on account of the kindness whieh Mr. Baltimore bad displayed in attending on his Royal Highness in his various fishing and other excursions. THE EARL 01 , DkßtlY has declined the invitation to he present at the dinner of the Royal North Lancashire Agricultural Society, to be held at Preston on Thursday week. The little glimmering of light expected to be thrown upon the later* policy of Alts government must therefore be looked for in some other quarter; the agricultural mind may gather all the ermfort it can from contemplating new reaping, threshing, and haymaking machines, bat it will still he left in the dark as to how and when protection is to make its advent again. THE DEICE. OF WELLINGTON has during the last ten days been actively engaged in completing the necessary pre. liminaries for the formation of the militia in Hampshire and the Tower Hamlets, over which districts the noble and • gallant duke is lord lieutenant. His Grace has been de. Limed in town longer than customary at this season of the year. The table duke leaves town on Wednesday in the ensuing week for Widmer Castle, where his Grace intends to reside till the second week in November. THE COWES REGATTA. COWES, AUGUST 22. On Friday, the town regatta took place here, aided by prises to the value of 501, presented by the mem bers of tie Royal yacht squadron, and honoured by the presence of her Majesty. About 4 o'clock the Fairy left her moorings and steamei over to East Cowes. Hof Majesty, his Royal Highness l'rinoe Albert, with some of the Royal chiblren, left Trinity wharf at half put 4, and steamed into the roads where the Fairy was anchored, close along side the vessel containing the committee conducting the sports. The races, which were conlised entirely to rowing match.,, were eight is number. Three had been finighed at the time of her Majesty's arrival. Immediately afterwards the sports were proceeded with. It tO regretted that her Majesty's condescension was abused on the cow awn ; fur no sooner had the Fairy east anchor than the was surrounded by crowds of boats, the people in them keeping up an incessant stare, besides which the persons taking part to the match conducted themselves in so nem strained a meaner that it could not fail to be exeeediagly annnyiag to the royal party on board. Her Majesty seemed highly amused at the proceedings, notwithstanding the un seemly conduct of these concerned, and remained till ten minutes past six, when the Fairy steamed away to Trinity Wharf and landed the royal party. Yesterday was flied on for the them tee the Squadzea Cup, value 1001, the course fur whist' is rem' the island. • start was made, and several roans meshed the Seadowa Buoy, when it was necessary Is resell them, the lighten' of the wind leaving se rem toe the hope that they could get round the island. SMUGGLING ON BOARD THE QUEEN'S YACHTS. Her Majesty's trip to Antwerp les molted ha the seizure of • meriatrable quantity of esalrebiad Wee" on booed her wira yaria, the Ifiseteit led Albert. mad the other rye of the agenda hiewedwi bed beat mat to the London sad Peraweath Custom Mown sill* of the pereleme of vat of wham of all Wear at Antwerp, by the OM, royal apadroe, sad, esa selvages*, seamen ware Whoa to ad rra • leisure. 0a the arrival of the Viands end Albert, 's Task, bet, et Oa borne, the melee alms west se Weed, eel erammased • strict seoreh, is Thigh May seised shwa Mika of bet which wee wet se mesh as wee wester= be fated. The soar dip of the royal were also aserelied, era • eseeiderahle quantity of wee also seined ea herd thew Meet wee breewee se /wetly stowed away that It area set he heed by the Moen ; two or three mimes have, howeww, slue twee made. Oa Saturday a waterataa's heat _eweshi trey the &an Pamela*! !wheel, wee hetthedl nod_ w of Maas Ipsinkt Mame was heed la bee, what* • lriseseer dist haJeiadud hem ewe d the aired boa was she dissevesed to hare • hap lewdly Meat MIL Thew la when pewerries tho abases was heed brie beta tabs babes the beech of werristratet, sad roaraded fee further ediasse. [The following letter, which we transfer to en: esimmis from diem of the Portiama Vows and Need Genette, is smiled tbe Wane to be " autimadodeLl flir,—Undo the land of "dmagyflag," you Ism oleo had to rased the aseenseisa of demi paw eakettaosto "tidier lam, liaises elibe ihod. baski i : ee two et Is aerr beaky in ~_ palms, as Acne ef or MI mess bet whet ma be mit ekes such konsso times on a sane entsesive scale en thelievared ea beard— ed a transport sr beep ship—bat Is So fleadag pekoe of the Queen of Masked The royal yacht Victoria and Albert was on her snivel from the Dutch coast subjected to the gaud enmlnaties other ships Annie, from e lonic& port, and the wean proves it was ma ts vain, about 70 lbs. of tobacco hawk', hems kind bot Menus, tssisaging to as Now mold k Ism bras, dr, had suet a mostity press. hese diamond k the obis or berth of • mots or seaman of • merchant vessel? some sorerise bee bass strmgly empresso& at what is calsidesd sash unwenneleide sad - issed epee endings as the part of the Customoseiberitiesim to search a neyel yacht for mom" I but, fairly to be aegasil, that the semisu men employed is her Ism pet of the British seep, mad mob. to be saysot le the d ay pervsio• ems is Mbar imia of ear, sea eight te be dried to Wee adwastege of dio =if esemptios hem seise dodos am articles of tbdr own made ea boss* tellikik tiny ham so kind solayed. usels* inmetagNiss ye take pine. • semi l *o was ako Mae Ibis wish, of abed Ms. of Moms ibis s mas employed ia sae sift boats =illebe bar Majesty's deskyard, wbidi be bed Just from, it le believed, edam royal moba. The to hes by tads isignsiont glop pissed Mani( is a psdilet to sale sot Italy mesthe immkommial. era Mae of M., hat to deprival et • masks to wad& be is sodded foe 43 years' terriers. I bear this lads. 'ashamed hes bees very obdurate, sad refried to pin op the was of bit employers, who have told him to stead dem sod ma to court ; they will pay his dm, to. hash are dee fade Maki quantities seised, but of these whisk haws be bees dir covered it is impossible to form sees as idea, but it is re ported the amount samagoled "Meads to two tom It is known that a cart walk Masse, medeoll seer with Chip., paned out of the dockyard as die the. a. warbmes wen Saving, and that the polleemem reported a kaki• dual, whom he thought we ea stMear ofn make a measure of it (not being swam be mad base demised it himself until he seat for amiellamee). Thus at In redo& in the day did • cart, with babasso, aims *ma out of she Portsmouth dockyard, yes die Ouse= Seem end pit to its destination without diettiosig. Seth things Igoe Ike themselves, and prove Het SON employed by, nal paid to protect the government, me by for the wane the revenue olleers have to deal with, and retain a much keener watch hope over their actions, this a poor sailor in a iambus vessel, who would wish to brie on shore, openly, a s i ng l e lb. o f tobacco, era quart of @pi. rd., but who is often punished for having such is hit kos.ession. So herefaced was the act of smuggling on board the Vic toria and Albert, that "dead" information of the shipments of the tobacco was rent direct from Antwerp to 11. M. Cus tom. in London, and as °Seer came to this port hem Len don, who, with the Comptroller of Custom' of Portsmouth, went to Cowes on Thursday, and foetid the tobacco in the plans described in the informatioe. Lent Adolphus Fite clammy was immediately • and mat o piaiated with the trans actions, sad is not a little Mealiest at the beteny taken by those w ho b a d us covertl converted the sovereign's yacht i n t o a smugg li ng vsset l. hoping to sees fair sod impartial en re of these nefarious tranuetioes, I sehecnbe myself, Your faithful Tats mart, Junin. CONVICTION OF NORE WRECKERS, SOUTHIND, SATUZDAY, 7 P.M. An investigation into the recent attack of the Southend boatmen upon the wreck of the Renown, has jest been brought to • elate, after • duration of three day.. The pet:needier were opened on Thunday last, in the magistrates' rum at Bechtold, three miles di.- tent, whets the leaden of the alleged winker+ were brought up on a summons, which had been issued at the iastance of the owner and underwriters of the wrecked schooner. Their 114/1111 are Henry Childs, master of the New Dart; John inane, master of the Williams, of Southend ; Wil liars Frost, master of the Assistance; Abraham Robin son, master of the Hamburg; George LfysU, of the New Dart ; William Rvbinsos, master of the Bissennah ; and William ltobiawn, master of the Four Brothers, and they were severally chergod with committing the doable offence of " Wroogtully carrying away certain large quan tities of stores an; property from a stranded ship, called the Renown, tnen lying wrecked on the Nur. Sand;" and " forcibly entering on board the vessel Renown, without leave or tetanal of the person in charge thereof. The bench comprised the Rev. T. 8. Scraton, chairman the Rev. 1)r. Eden, Bishop of Moray and Ross, in Scot land ; Daniel &Teton. Esq., deputy.lieutenant of the county; the Rev. Calcutta White and Mr. Jones Tabor. Commander Henry, of the coast guard ; Lieut. Christopher., of the Wiliitire war steamer; Lieut. Bullock, of the African ; and Lieet. St. Aubyn, of the Shoeburyness, were present. Mr. Henry flora, of the Home Circuit, conducted the prosecution ; and Mr. l'elhens, of London, appeared for the defendants. Mr. Horn, in opening the cue, said—This proceeding is instituted under the 4ith ...ciao of the Wreck and Salvage Act, 9 @ 10 Vic. e. 99, which enacts " that every person guilty cat the charges laid shell forfeit any sum not exceed ing 501., and I must tell these defendants that they are much beholden to the clemency of the prosecutors in this that they are not charged with the offence, not many years ago a capital one, of piratically plundering a stranded ves sel. The facts lam sbcut to prove are of en astounding nature, and such as 1 should not have supposed could have occurred in a county so civilised as EISPI, and one that borders soclosely upon the metropolis of this country. The prosecutors are actuated by no vindictive feeling ; they disclaim any desire that a ruinous penalty should be inflicted. They only hope that if the defendants are convicted, each a ficemay be imposed as may stamp the offence with its true character, and deter the defendants and others from similar seta of outrage. The objects of the de fendants were evidently twofold. To purloin, under colour of being salvors such articles es could be conveniently se creted and carried away, and, secondly, to obtain mileage for such things as wets- too bulky to be concealed. Tho ob ject of the Wreck and Salvage Act was, as the preamble states, to prevent " frauds and depredations on shipowners," committed under pretence of selvage, and the legislature hove therefore advisedly used in the 4-sth section the words " wrongfully carry," meaning thereby that any act which amounts to a treepase in taking goods sheen fall within she penalties of the statute. Here the defendants, for the space of at least half an hour, contrary to the desire of the mate, removed the stores and goods , and although it may be contended on their behalf that et the end of that period the mate, by enlisting in saving the sail referred to, sanctioned the femoral of the stores, the obvious answer is, first, that he assisted merely to prevent damage to the stores ; secondly, that at least his interference cannot have the retrospective effect of legalis ing a removal effected daring one half-hour at the least, the whole of which time he was earnestly protesting against the removal of the goods and the entry of the defendants into the vessel. The learned counsel then called a number of whatnots. ft;;;videnc• adduced in support of the information was to the effect that the schooner Renown was bound from Altos to London with a cargo of pig iron and glue bottles, and on the night of the 24th of July struck on the Nore Sand, and shortly filled. The crew left her at 2 o'clock on the following morning, and proceeded in a boat to Sheer. nets, which they reached at four o'clock. There they were referred to Mr. Edgeconitio, a shipping agent in the town, who advised the master to send the mate and two bends back to the ship, which he acceded to, and the mate sad two Sheerness boatmen went off to t he wreck. Previously to their leaving, they were informed that • barge, with suffi cient assistance, would be sent off to save the cargo, stores, and, if possible, the vessel. They got to her about half-past seven, and found her in charge of Lieutenant St. Aubyn, of the Shoeboryness Coast Guard station, and that gentleman, satisfying himself u to the authority a the mats, surrendered to him the posserma of the mod. He, however, tendered his services if required, hut they were declined on the ground that the mate expected aid from Sheerness. The schooner's deck was then udder water. The mate and men unbent some sails, and wero proceeding with their work, when, at about half past nine, their attention was drawn to the appear aim of ten univalve boats, sailing from Southend. As seen as they bad arrived elsoe to the wreck a boat from ono of them ease algae*, sad one of the &tandems, Chalk ewes law the mein and, beide. the mem, who was then ups the Meart ushalleg the inaiosoil e isquired if the mai was Insured. The mate replied thst she wee but be di" not want thole h*, as there was a best Mmiing from Sheeran*. AnrAire at the defeatists Mowed Childs, sod they Memel ad as the vessel was inured they should go Is work heft benalit of the andarnadere, as there was se time to be IPA= she was sag dews k the send. The sane answered that it was all amines shoot la dews the sand, awl dial he did met w their y tellies them net to roue en hord e ter ion is the beetacrere joia into the *Oft Ha a swam of been" Nonvithetaa‘ ing his reigines the ma senimmeed with halves sad hatches Is MIS tho vessel of bee dapiag, mite, and every thing whet meld be reashod, sod le deposit what they ob tained in their beats. The mate, Wing himself over by the men u whim ambers ainnanted to about Mom boa the haw of the hisas sad sad mit atively& le use eta fleelbsed eel et W as hear k meld ass that hoot i t i l a t :he we lba boalnesn, as averred, informed them as to t la the hold when the storm and cargo wen E seekted itimg a sail hate the beat. Abase Sauk • ibele beat, asatainiag Mr. Mipersabo, whit the sailtoret the SIIISSIISS, and sense Illemer mused,mad the spat ee l muter addemed tho mm, ead hid *ea that they wee. wag wag wram. Ism wen is the sigaleg mad aka es the Mk up le their taller in w wale . , Illirsombe Aloha am to imam es dY the ram They apiled . tha they knee whet they ewe abuse, wee iimlsed Mt Edge globe shed& see " maim Meets ad = l et her." The = high* Mul es ids part would heed eZett mad perhaps to bloodshed. left the abeam', awl, with the mom Merest to Ilboeraeo• and they applied to the admdeal of the pert, Admiral Percy, with a view of *da ft tie ream ery of the weal. The Mama summer, well mesa end anted, =Mr the smamat of Liesastaat hmaah, R.N., was Mies* seat sug, and as she semi the samer, at about halt pest two, the Ma Mad mil, mad dad, with the senaNd palpitates. le limuthad. The arease, with the Masse of ber bah, seesseded is sap- Misr five a the dampest meta Two mases were ien board eadi mem' weed, mad th e cargo sms Mr. Hap the swim of the abode. . bar Oho madalssehmeOmmesaler Hamm a the ilseaseel oast past. The teitarames weft ermesmiest by Ms ream at seakhapk, and bees Mr. hipenhe it was tailed thet the eakisi the Apollo eluded is ha gimes gam Me ego. It as they of • mai shish me Mended i the asighbouthemil. mad the de fndasa et Ms desire, teak what was mat from her lets tharsess. Tat is.. mom mei aresd, the mom were asst paseseated fir ask eirelsom; bewever, gee W may. bad dm • gnatdad beam awash wracks. Hs held avers! sppelsamile s sat amwas He • sha ag hs ent awl ildrodellsk baled she mosey ma. eat the ammo t isdiem auf Nerisatik Ossetic Mr. Paha the addressed the bask Ise M. Ada ash, airapreseed hie estaidaset st the WINSMsr hosed gesamess, she amend the mossalms e _bed =aped mholusia Mop. lio tradil be ells Is Mow tat, Mama of big am she. names arelbed, ably w h en • bap a bow" hard wooldslaslos• Mouphote their Mves had bees ea • Meat saa meadess occupation, sad CA% bad soma he then the map* of al who re. sided sear Sea The am bad UMW varied ben the ststonaiat Milk timbal at let gads, sad what they bed won as k • dederatioa Wan ass et the beach. Hs shied the seat M bar la mat what asp hadg= messed, sal So at whether is was sot the met r est sahib' awry. He Imiweror antholati Ant the ewe mat 114 as the ad of mama pm poem to ahem es 'Was savage smile wilt er 1111111111 S, the 1911 i as*. was peel desideelly ma a or of energesey as this, est It seat seal be onimpleied that the Nth sestion wee Intended =est whop morass brig radetei while the wit it. bet he maid 1W the an ana rY is the possoll. si Se dtAsemar woes astheriesd by Ohs n ether ef Arai at lleatiesd, ie p to the tes est to mist fa saes prepmety ben the mat ; sad maa der im portant fast in link da - mit was, thial the mato holl autualy eestengod the ass, by math, thus is swig Se pas, mad Maw She. away la the lima Me Shinslosimi the premsesties as • vile sad readowe presesdies up by • rival salvor, Idseenabit, whop bang set all - Miumna, on W south side at the rim, looking oat hr gulls and jobs, MIMS to these irgeram w =shes et the Ohmel. His sham me hard home pees % eke had Mega wi hiepeawty whisk Ma led roma hen wreak, sad led Alt fa deposal it with the rasher there, at Illsalesd. The real MON and eagle of the yee senties was the eery Mr. gasmahts bare to the deastb end possie. They, by their adog sal main settee, ma is the ma drat, sad had hem me snoaseetal Is Isaias the large protity of geode they had. They had hated sadly into %beheads of the receiver afdrolte w Me data pa sses a amigo, besides ails ad rigging, sot est mad bodied aset, es had been repressated, bat le a semi tiedition, bather than any that bed over been lauded than Mire. That bed seeesasel aserasee be Mr. likpasslss. ate had hid t he m that le hos W• pea dad of balsam wit! wreellem sad ball oak a deal of messy by them. If aleamerate add have leased as sea to have takes the gads Imle Sheassee lama of issasad, they would not have beard araphlse of the wesehmrs at the Non. The men acted eS ise rss :apposed Mg of saving all they pee. Maly could mob strata ea the shoals in the 'le aky of Ms What they had done was done boldly, kasleeiy. and honestly, never supposing that they IMO vi.i JL the law Is net obtaining permis sion, although they wan mad via the authority of the receiver of belts, sad of these wbe were on the wreck, to eater es bard. It was a very serious Ratter. He hoped the &melt wield take a merelfel madderation ad i the ems, if they thought the evidenenjustiged a orsiviction, for he was apprehensive that it might have t►e •Beet of I damping the anions of the boatmen along the tout in oaring lit. and property. Mr. Wood then made an appeal on behalf of some other of the defendant. Witnesses for the defence wets then examioed. Mr. Hay, the receiver of droits, deposed to having given authority to ate of the defendants to po to the teasel to reader assistance, us he had doom on previous occasions when vessels were stranded in the neighbourhood. lie knew all the defendants, and gave them an excellent character. A large number of boatmen, who had gone out in the vassals belonging to the defendants were examined at con siderable length, sad they positively contradicted, with one exception, the statement made by the mate, to the effect that they had hesa forbidden to go on board; on the con trary, the mate permitted them to go on board, and misted them in saving the property. This having closed the evidence, the tout was cleared, and, after some deliberation, The Rev. Mr. Serattan (the chairman), in 'brief address, acquitted the defendants of the first charge—that they had wrongfully carried away cargo. On the second complaint, however, the bench were unanimously of opinion that it had been proved, and that they had entered on board the veered without the leave or permission of the person in charge. They took the position of the river into c maulers tion in imposing the amount of penalty, and they there fore sentenced each of them to pay a fine of M., or be imprisoned one month. He traded that the lenient course the bench had taken would not be lost sight of, and that it would act as a warning to the men to be more cautious for the (stare in boarding teases against the will of those in charg. The e protracted proceedings were then terminated. THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 23, 1852. THE CLEOPATRA SCREW-STEAMER FOR AUSTRALIA. The sailing, on Saturday last, of the great " screw" the Great lintain, from Liverpool, with emignipta, for Australia, has been regarded in that town as a commercial event ; arid there is every evidence that a new epoch in the history of screw steamers has thus been commenced. The Great Britain will be followed by many screws within • very few months ; and, first, by the Cleopatra, now lying la the East India Decks, and which sails for Port Phillip and Sydney on the let of &Somber. This magnificent vowel (iron) is inferior in sine sad nominal horse power to the Great Britain; but beim/about the newest screw steamer afloat, she i., probably, in virtue of being the last the best in the world, in point of model, speed, and availability for the purposes of as emigrant ship. She is Clyde built, by the Messrs. Denny (her engines by Tulloch and Denny. who are also of Dumbarton) and w.is intended fur the Brazilian trade, rirosattempting circumstances explaining her sudden diversion to the line she has now been plated on. The "speculation" is entirely a Liverpool one, and is the result of individual enterprise, unconnected with any " company," • single Mersey firm, Messrs. M'Kesn and M'Larty, in conjunction with Mr. Lamont, an eminent name among the steam-ship owners of Liverpool, having bought the vessel, fitted her, and started her; and her captain (H. B. Cumming) is • distinguished commander of ocean steamer nailing from the Mersey. Step is of 1,400 tons, and of 300 bons power; and will carry out about 320 passengers, in throe dames, first second, and third, in them proportions, viz.-130 cabin, 120 second, and from 60 to 70 third dem, re. As • matter of news, the " fares" may be mention , these including bedding, linen, and all sorts of stores sod provisions, but not wines or spirits. The fare for the after saloon is SO guineas ; for the fore saloon 66 guinea; for the second cabin 40 guineas ; third cabin 26 guineas (bedding to be provided the third cabin pas sengers). The saloons art superb ly b fitted up; and the other cabins, though destitute of all adornments, are thoroughly zmfortable, spacious, and convenient. The Cleopatra presents, of course, all late improvements in steam-ship construction, and is • model for an emigrant ship. The ventilation, in the first place, is perfect; and all the requirements of a long mugs have been fully met. Then are az water-tight compartments, and crowds of boats to provide against the aluu s. of wreck ; and there are " annihilators" to guard the more terrible dis aster of fire. There is a wonderful " Refrigerator" on a vast seal*, is the fore peak, to preserve fresh meat, ite. moat of the way ,- and there is amidships a more marvello us machine, • madmising appeal's, which may be called • still, its purpose being to convert salt water into fresh. This holds 1,000 gallons • and there is novelty is the great extent of this applieatiel of the principle. Hee amines are pronounced by the great marine engine bedlam so the meet perfect yet produced ; sad it is mindeaaMo that they Mk from those of the Great Britain, whki are on themeilisting being on the knee pin** with wlYgblaw pewees Wither* sails the Cinapent made a wen t We the Themes trim the Clyde; with sate (she 'p rips% she will go at the average easy rale 413 iaeb aa loves She Nina at the Cc:Goals, and Imes po r w at Adelaide. like is bet with psemsgem is espied he pek . and, like Great p ens in th m e ns gt singer!lbeavy with meal. I *see tw• serene me la the& *yaps and aurae, losing none of they awe by the tale lOW (the Cleopatra is essaned with M emus and anples•men=l es den* see the great Liverpool by private maeohimis, w liki ithrwrre lla eally istene e ntica amel , ; aril is ihst view Os milky Monis vessel aa mamma eirmiasetmess, on the lenge* lopes% in bs repead as • moot important meat. IN OCEAN STEAMERS. The greet steamer Orissa% now lying in the ikiathampssa Docks, is shoat in have her mast sad top woritssoksad. The "Vail most sad rigging fifths la Plata wee lemma be sowed Ow berme she Muth* oa her The Meg ir kw km pe at Ewa ee the peitheArbssis of the Odom. Pr mea. sad Pllsgeeksas. weft* an* MI teas. It les bees thew* Malta* se mime thie Wight, es it is hand dela. maul to eperthiliChrwlesis ef the La Plate are aft thew half the of the ethers ; chili the wily an that has sot pt lisle—the we4ht of the imw , work eesseary the lbw mialsellminces their ethesisom The Perim std Othwas bow maks the beano' ft. Timms mad the la 14 dem; the the lama if keys. The 14 bowsaw m lath V sot tarter, than the ahem, she mald Barry scab salli dusk rho was pissed ea fell spell but sae day fill= Me newt heneweedi Tepee, sad pth eke bed holism eathileat to brink* tellenth. Them is se awl* daily the lop weeks eel paldhowbeele of theme elemeamini thog them to carry more reek, that their Mw be esedissably Isonsmid. It is my d. What, Mwesw, thei we heels ethesei wind at the mazionak bath as lewd sad sie stemma mown for kept wyipse Asa WS miles et • sakes Awl lose bulky the w e aid am be Semi or Tive the Himela ad Abele me bells& Wait me math Nowise le rim at the slim* Waist ; and the iMied hike elmomm Wool to be we by the listens the Navies tiroeZieilkhe et pester iosgaiwie still. w mobs beerwer, whether ship of sock saw am us hemoMpleethy mailer th e eseirei of IMO amasertWase Was sommereallemanal alleasseelebeat theism's's:hie team aegiwaspouglasatis Mae by • eyeless of bithelepleg. As to *me mos cow arab ken the poithethee * the limy legless *mak, they eeelm Dr what prsamstis emalwasse sea the apes* es dip the het lege esommakeee wises te ass at the bowspelt sad slew, amidst the bowling of a Ail.? Eves with the mesa* West lads eisemen the Meer of eemaeadin we of them is kerlie. his eitheatlyessismgieled le bore Ow Uplifts le ass of th• mew Meausse new Wham se that • mmemaikr may be always ea My. Themes the gnat and impseleat ezperimeethaew stoking yes West ladle, , nl Busters those Na, Commies to buil Oriselgi d *fp of cespagsagitadellat au perform keg mese mews at •NO eme essokkeelly thew • smthira - of ma w . . Ace eepusimeMs seesseg, ea the mail 111theolties ememojthir sra tmem elegbe lthe them %- Wen Plasm sad Tibia. NA Tahiti sa E rS i te emeamm the verge bstwee this 'mussy sod risith he relensee is Wee see Ikea a memel. DWAIN= or UM 01F.: Thum, FOS AlM ozolso.—folorily lot bolas the day lopoilioa tie lbe Wavy& omomilons yowl kr tbo odd = 6 : of 000kir was foultbood by poem rbo l to rpt a "lrt hod Wit " pier le bor doporloohogk Ono elk& woo boo oionllooi hear he but Miro thet Iles and die, . brilegoorg saliksg, liov-bood, out I every a p e spot elem the robe of the Kersey mos erowded by apeoleleir The ferry. beets were also well lid with Al Mesa Windsa par two she left her ma aroma tbswly down Oro vivo; Meg her =wwllMMwin oartered brier ea herd Ile 11.11 JUL 1/ Ma OMR vorie ba r g i s the arc who. it arrived epooshe the Sr promeste gave three bourtfrteade dorm wart Ikea up by tier at are , out erred hemp SIM 111111 Of M. dohs le the ether. wry 0 , 4,,,...... abb.. below the rep dr up her rem, or I sets preeried ea bee varier Onset Britain carries about Mi protairs, sod a lenge sod valuable cargo we freight. Tin iNDlett MAIL. The BCenbay intellinnce bseeibt by the BMW& woo derived ben a ship er mei beeeibt et Mee by the Naimoli, °lmpure aAe Meow Ws mil& Mt Naha es the Mt mem days the legeetnee hem lbet Oast et the o bi lentbsy deeme the Adjels. TM irk sorbed at Mee wbee the &4s MS then with the reeks India sad Chien us& The sOWa et the Wks tkiakiag that be 'Meld lodes et We the Otientel, *matt at ant It would In WOW Net to treed* bi mile ea board the latter lend. , betemer, be did so. The Oriental beat the &lab deem the lath Mty qtr due anted of the here at ices yea aid the lemedsek nett Aleameirie with the a seoa m bard. The ids bel sa hateeme eery et maks. It le believed that the Irasat have less fend 'hen of ay seek ea bet wto sat sad that she rebutted to Borabsy. _ _ BOILSX EXPLOSION AT lillkNLET.—On Fri day showesira Must 2 o'clock, se the workpeople of Messrs. 0. Wiper, sewn • , were retemusg from dieser one of the fees sea tisYee exploded with a load re port driving eleem, , Zesill briskwork among the people PJag Me three. sod badly seeding not lees than SIMI SI tbso. ef It was reported on y not Isle thew few Wised. die Ms w t3aturda idest arose from the Napes of s due alma *at or aim Mt from the frost of tar Imp La. RAILWAYS. LEEDS AND BRADFORD RAILWAY. nib railway, which sem years ago pasted undrr the metro' of the /14418ea1l compop, his now held its final belf-yearly waselaty. Tim ealinea dissembled on Fri , day for the Int Meru seder the peesblemey of the chairman, JOSS WADDING OAS. En. TIM. VMS OSI • limited at- Ignition of proprietors, and the were of a ems* henna! character. The follevisi report, and the dividend a 21. 10s. per share, less Mamie tax, psychic on the 34th of August, was unanimously agreed to. Itipky, Esq., was appoiuted auditor, in the pica of Wm. &midi Dickinson, Esq.: " Year directors have to report that, in pursuance of the act passed last year, authorisieg the Midland Company to acquire this company's estate sad interest in the Leeds and Bradford ltailway, the Midland Company have given no tice that they will pay the 1,800,0001. commutation money ea the 4th of October next. In order to raise this sum, the Midland Company have created 18,000 shame, of lOU/. each, called "Midland Bradford Shares," besting a dividend of 41. 10s. per share per annum for the tint five years, and 41. per share afterwards. In accordance with a provision of the same act, they have offered to each proprietor in this company, in exchange for his Leeds and Bradford 6111111 S, an equivalent number of Midland Bradford shares, and your ilirecton are informed that the majority of the shareholders have consented to the proposed exchange. The Midland Company are now pro ceeding to carry these exchanges into effect, and to bike transfers to themselves of the Leeds and Bradford *hares given up ; and the shares thus acquired by them are to be received in part payment of the 1,800,0001., at the rate of 1001. per share; consequently, the amount to be peid by the Midland Company, in cash, on the 4th of October next, will he limited to the proportion of the commutation money pay able to such of the shareholders so have not accepted the new shares. These shareholders who are to be paid off will be requested to forward their staledcertificates to the secretary immediately, in order that the receipts to be signed by them for their proportions of the commutation money may bo pre pared sod forwarded fo r s i gnature beforehand. The dis tribution will take plate its Landon on the earliest possible day after the 4th of October, on presentation, either by the shareholder in person or through • banker, of the re ceipt duly signed and attested. Due notice will be given of the time sod place of payment. On payment of the commutation money on the 4th of October, this company will be practically dissolved; and their mortgage debt and other liabilities will become the debts of the Midland Com pany. The powers of the directors will cease, except such as are necessary to enable them to carry out the commuta tion; and this is, therefore, the last occasion on which the board will have the pleasure of meeting the shareholders. The half-year's rent due the Ist of July last, has been paid by the Midland Company; and Tour directors have to re commend that the usual dividena of 21. 10s. per share, less income tax, be declared payable on the 24th inst. This is the last dividend which will be received from this company by those shareholders who have accepted Midland Bradford shares. The proportion of rent due for the interval be tween the Ist of July and the 4th of October last will be distributed as a final dividend amongst the shareholders who ere to be paid off, at the same time as the commuta tion money, deducting in each case the stamp duty en the receipt." SOUTH DEVON RAILWAY. The following report will be presented at the half.yearly meeting of this society on Tuesday : "The half yearly accounts, to the 30th June, which are now before the shareholders, show an aggtegato amount of passenger and goods trial:, exceeding that of the mires. pooding half of last year. The increase in the goods traffic has been greater than any previous time, and arrangements have been made for its further extension. The fish truffle alone, consequent upon en unfavourable reason, has yielded much less than in former years. The total receipts of the half-year have been 48,4371. 2a. 6d. as compared with 43,6391. 3s. 7d.. to the 30th June, 1861. The expenditure amounts to 25,1691. 10s. 4d., that of 1861 being 26,0151. Ils. Ild. ; and the net balance carried to the credit of the general revenue account is therefore 21,2871. 12c Id. against 18,6231. 12.. Bd., showing an increase of meetly 16 percent. in favour of this half-yew. The disposable balance amounts to 8,964 t. Is. 6d.• ' and after reserving 2,9721.18 e. 2d. e. the proportion of the Seed divi deed due on hat shares to the 30th June, and a further sum of 1861. 121. Bd. aa the dividend accrued to the same date upon the new shares recently created, • dividend of 4e. per share on the 601. shares (which the directors recommend to be declared), would leave a surplus of 1,8241. 12a. 941. to be carried to the current ball.year. A considerable por tion of the new shares, which the lest half-yearly meet ing authorised te be awed, were suberribed for pre. vitinsly to the Nth June, Ned the remoter have been since dionsed et The applegnien ef the limited amount received ton these shores le the 110th JINN has but slightly reddeed the simpany's liabilities up ream date, hat the segesedieg megesab will ealibit a einidegable sleep in this reggese. The whole et the emote stated nolo the heed et restpined Clefts, obi& bore a higher ems of integen *en tie deed dividend in the new shales, have sow been paid by saticiodek Pi several accounts have she been dilatory& that bed hog boa dee to bank ers. sebeiters, loodevraws, end eistreeters. The directors have teethed Poore= applinglems err the debenture sleek ironed et the "pia mesag of the 13th alt. ; and they have peeped eshiselpiens le ma extent sulkiest to provide fin the debeatures 'obi* Meuse due on the 15th Jody last, and en admit of propestive arrangements for meeting theme whisk will boom pgabie in January and was %6 4dea July of next year. Av gliumbee of the favourable state et the meaty do digenten have declined ' granting debentures at any Woos then 31 per gent Tits directors have the te state that the works of the Plymouth 011N4 Wats= Docks have been renamed. mad are now advising with ouch spirit. During the last months the Constrain Railway Company ltes de tosaimail to proosed with its works, with a view to an early =lidof the lire. It will be recollected that the on eetteription of this company to the Cornwall Railway ammusted to 160,0001., and that 22,6001 , were paid upon sells, leaving • further liability of 127,111111. la seller to lima this heavy the ilume eissegred la an topsides le the t, way ingandoismies to Nam the the espial et tb, Omega Railway Compsay, mod ebonies sertale parting of the sederOldeg ; and they have shoo else 'greed te • gillmohlmment of part of the eagegany's embeatiptise. They bare also taken mew ewes for &plias of a potisa of the els rem, and these - arreagensals will have ral :=l the liability Ikea 127 , 5001. to 44,0621. HO, of whisk the sum of Is debited is the accents sow before the The geopeny will thin held 2.620 shares of 201. seek boated of UPI shares of W. Ramdetions will be POONA le *0 oseleg to snag there ammoniate foe Wain the liebft el the ismopany, and to amble the disesteem te provide Mir hither calls as they seep, by rehieg mosey ea the seemoity ef the abuse, seder the epe eist powers to that east esstained in the Cavell Railway Aril. The digestive bevies regard to the posed potties of this senspay, would have preferred a peassemat a its nogegentemO with referees* te the Compel Rea. had this bees wieldable ; bat fhb, semi., the Osiessoll bond to have been actuated by • seemdpiley In taideg adhootage of present facilities for the adversonsent of as eadirtaking Iola& there is every reams te believe they will he able to ammplet• at a moderate ant, and whine the mutant of task at their disposal. The beet have therefore eineurred In the is tot pewsealliag with the thumwell Railway, end leek with semildenge to the ae ssolea of wale whisk oast of negesolgy ado Item am ex ,....irldiani e larlig the Wan dinst Omo=l=idil apes tir Virg Devon 1127 `7. 1;°: revival of the ohms for molthic a railway frets Tavisteek in oeusselea With the gratis eveis Railway, bee engaged the attendee ef the =The iseposinst and imereering trees diet betweia Tarbes* and Plyugnath, woe thoellethill ter ethersl Taus to mama weesiiirs_ peevish to her greet a saws, Is tithes* es a Alai of the death Devoe lime. Railer exithog eireamestai it a rod profitable thee the lime sheabl be by a se= ords._ The masheof the Ts fialliway Osaqmay have Vte7eiee — &.- sequbst esplad ter this payees, alor to sislatela the gasper Agree d sowesaiss Ms swarthy, to hese the Mae is pommethel= passel sad IMOISIINISIO haq sash a esailleeed pin to e be at we mWel Ar the itheresb of this esysay aced met esmeith with the pith*ap posed esavesieses =ler s, edged to the at the than * Alio the_ poppeaed lease Ms meg 4 6,0001. per eimmii, sad Wrio-G el the oaf prat he the fret two yam elks tbe eiwipkties et the lae, sad at 6,0001. gad a like at pats, Ammer& ia peepera i Ire their Wham be sithateges this with will epee to the death Dares IA" the linelsoe Oft abs Igpriesiir sr limit ing the metendea of the dmeslosiden te the popsetne ist the See& Dimes sal Tadolesit Railway Compaq,Wier sale hnensest et beg that Ike shares is AM esetpea t i i r t ressat as eligible and to impild ; th 4 with a view in seams the seersealty et titheeels It very desirable that the sherelseldare fa this shonld hold shares in the auxiliary eglione. " Tao. Wearoomes, Chairman." The reverie account gives the *sires in detail, show ing the helloes serried to sooriumg IP the half-year, to be WAR 12e. IL The etstesessa of capital account alai the Sued wee the 16th of June, 1862, is have beam lb. Pd. which includes subscrip tion, te other sempeahm, emtheatiag to 42,2751." EASTERN UNION. claims is so minced. The bill was amended to meet thew, amngensents, and on in third reading in the House of Commons an intendment wasintroduced rendering the con sent of the preference shareholders No. 1 necessary to the bone, at • preferential interest, of the new shares; and sub- sequently, at the Wharucliffe meeting, a further amend ment was introduced, ich renders necessary the consent of the commas shareholders to the conversion of the 260,0001. debts int, creditors' stock. By the bill it is pro vided that the new shares and creditors' stock shall be re deemable at par. The act so amended received the royal assent on the 30th of Juue last, and, in addition to provid ing the means for discharging the company's debts, and sanctioning the modified agreement with the Colchester and ' Stour Volley Railway Company, it enacto that the rent it i s;atiti b br in tl e se sh lr i stan sp. Czuutie l a y l s t p a p ilza p T i, cozp io any ti f . ortbe pay men t of interest at 4 per cent. per annum upon the capital to be expended in the construction, thus enabling the di. rectors not only to construct that line without any additional burden on the company, but at the same time to secure half the surplus profits remaining after the payment of the rent, and from the reservation of the Eastern Union traffic from the lure north of Manningtree. The directors are already in poem anon of the land required fur half the entire length of the Harwich line, and active steps, are being taken to obtain possession of the remaining half, and to proceed rapidly with the construction of the works. During the last half-year the directors have been much harassed by the proceedings of a section of the creditors for land, and holders of debentures over due. Acting upon the understanding come to with the committee of the overdue debenture holder. (amounting in the whole to about 300,0001.) who have foreborne to sue upon their securities, the directors had no alternative but to resist the claims of such debenture holders as thought fit to adopt a hars•der course. Up to the present time the directors have preserved faith with this committee, no de benture holder having hitherto obtained either a judgment against the company or payment of his debt, in preference over thou parties having, but forbearing to press, similar claims upon the company. The report adverts to • resolu tion pared at the recent meeting of ordinary shareholders, sanctioning the conversion of 60,0001. debt, out of the 250,0001 debt, into creditors stock at 31 per cent. The directors confidently hope that • conference between com mittees of the respective classes of shareholders will lead to a friendly understanding and co-operati m between them; without which they feel it will be imporaftle to extricate the undertaking from its difficulties. The directors pro pose to call a meeting of the preference shareholders on an early day, in order to submit to them resolutions with respect to the issue of the new preference shares, authorised by the act to be created in lieu of the unissued shares, to the extent of 77,8261., for the satisfac tion of land claims. Since the last half-yearly meeting the directors have been unremitting in their effort, to obtain further payments from parties in wear for calls, and the amount received from this source since the 31st of Decem ber last is 6,139/. The larger portion of the remaining arrears the directors fear are irrecoverable, and, in conse quence, they propose to forfeit the shares of defaulting owners, from whom no further arrears can be recovered. Since the clue of the half-year's account the Eastern Coun ties Company have terminated the working agreement which has been in existence since the opening of the Nor wich line, and under which th e through tra ffi c between London and Norwich had been apportioned between the two companies. The directors have, by • re-arrangement of fares add rates, and some increased facilities which they are giving the public by opening and extend s lug the water communication between Ipswich and London, increased the amount of their earnings from the 31st of July last to the present time; the receipts from local traffic also have been steadily increasing. The report of Mr. P. Bruff, the manager of the line, states that the gross traffic during the half-year as compared with the corresponding period of 18.51 shows an increase of 3,2191., and the gross expenditure • diminution of 4,8381. He states that the through traffic on the line during the half-year amounted to 24,073/., and the local traffic to 28.8201., and of the foregoing through traffic receipts, but 5,3741. relate to London and Norwich traffic, and over which alone the Eastern Counties Company can exercise any material control. The progressive improvement in the mospeny's income has hitherto been solely in local nail% Whiek dale the commencement of the present half year, bele* the average exceeded by upwards of 1601. per week the eirempeadiag period of last year. With respect I to the dhlhollies defy have to contend with at the present time le the eeedest of their traffic ha states that the Eastern Comiden Company, notwithstanding that the Eastern Union hnne O wales out of the 113 miles of direct trunk commamissEem between Norwich sod London, and is 13 eiseter than by way of Cambridge, will not by their arrangements allow • quicker communication between Loodes sad Norwich by the Eutern Union route than 4} hoots, while by their own circuitous route by way of Cam bride they express their trains, and eff e ct th e communica tion is Et hours. With equal facilities, the Eutern Union route would secure very much more than half the Norwich andilmndo• trans, which the arbitration powers contained in this company's set of 1831 for the regulation of traffic pass ing to or from the Eastern Counties Colchester line, which is now for the first time to be pat into operation, will, he feels assured, give all needful facilities for effecting. Another half-year has passed over without the slightest ac cident having occurred upon the line. The capital account shows that 2,122,0331. had been received and 2,241,6431. expended, leaving a balmiest against the company of 125,3661., of which 36,5671. consist. of bills payable not due and 88,7991. to be paid by creditor's stock. i.e'l' amount authorised to be raiser; by the company's acts is 2,730,000!., of which shares and debentures bays been issued to the amount of 2,212, 0641., leaving the powers as feed for 617,9361. The revenue account for the half-year ending 30th of June shows that 64,9161. had been received and 29,0061. expended, including 2,0351. taxes and duty, leaving a balance of 26,9111. to meet Interest on loans and preference charges. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY. The statement of the share and loan capital of this company shows that they are authorised to raise 3,256,0001. on shares, and 1,084,3321. on loans—total, 4,339,3321. The capital account to the 30th of June last shows that 4,168,3381. had been received, including 2,088,4371. on the ordinary shares, 629,9801. on the 161. preference shares, 146,1011. on the 9!. 12s. 6d. second preference shares, 60,9861. on the 21. 17s. id. second preference shares, 1,084,3321. on debentures, and 188,0001. advances on cur plc', lands, deposit of shares, and other security. The ex penditure amounted to 4,144,980!., including 38,6121. par liamentary expenses, 3,220,8421., land and construction, 134,3621., engineering, surveying, and incidental charges, 34,2811. carrying stock and bomoiives, 168,9681. steam boats, 179,144!. interest on cells to Dec. 31, 1848; 103,2001. interest on debentures to Jesesery 10, 1860; 40,0281. divi dend on preference shares to Jame 30, 1849; and 179,7671. cost of the /fold Railway; issuing aloha's of 23,3561., of which 8,4001. is in cash. Therms MOMS for the half-year ending the Mk Jame lost, amounted ea the railway to 67,3111., sad the expenses to 39,4191., lookeding 8031. rates and awls, 1,4601. pmessper duty, anal 311111. rent and in terest on Madk lee,a balance of 27,1971. in favour of dm milers,. no Msers.heat amount showed that the re aam irs he the erseanted to 11,11245 ma andrt the work beatsp In a halms, Mi of 3U., from the lama in t fa he roar s na of the railway, leases 17,8761. Oat of tidiest" is deducted 26,8281. interest an debentures, leas* %OW. to he added to 6,903/. the below from the last wassant, makint meant actable h e dividend on the preference shares 7,9611. The anislons expended to the NO Jane last in re =the ef 140,8111. laid heihroproprietors 14th 131111, wm 114,6131. ; end tam amsnat expended to the same dots es the Holyhead Esteadem, end other woaks not included is that estimate, Wail 36,6071. PLYMOUTH GREAT WESTERN DOCKS. The following is the report of the directors which will be sabssittedf to the seating of shareholders to be bald this day. The /*Lewin canyaraties ststssaat will show that the seesaw still 'painless to advaaos ia e satisfactory 184077u5e 30, £367 13 6 December 31, £698 6 2 1860 „ 791 2 3 io 979 12 4 1861 „ 1862 1,006 1,290 11 2 2 0 1,314 9 2 ~ This sontiased thaws' A the trade confirms mast m" tly the *Asa A the directors as to the im mediate neesenty for as full completion of the works, and their Mimeo that the undertaking when se eomphoted will be reemenseative. All the additional Aare espied him* beta nalearlbed some time after the i hoifady wasikg, the directors were en abled is eempkls the anatraet with MUSTS. Ritchie. sea and Mir" Ike kokanoed the worth without delay. Me gawks Thigh gip two made is highly satidectory, awl seal be fully demillied k the accompanying report of theLthiem.. The NM doses held by Mr. Gill on the ve the semplay, essosating to 1,3601. per annum, "i neanek hem alinsed by that gentleman for public sale, Adams at year sikekon have entered into a contract foe their pitehme with the Mew of making meat s meat b wine the kaki °harp of the company T ;a7t in praparden to the rednadea which has taken pious in lha inking an kanrialas geserally. Resolutions will be enhniked le the seating having for their object to invest the dieselers with the n powers to eery mach en arrangement Woo a ff eet.—H. B. ANALUI, chairman." The eegineees revert etater—" Since my last half-yearly report the eantenstme, Morn. Hutchinson and Ritson, have been gransediag vigaosuly with the works, and the pro gress hes bees le amid as alreasastsuices have permitted. The auselnesSlaseei the asawarra, the most important ope ratics, boa be.. rapidly progressing, se that about one third is dOhe this roger- dam will enclose the space which is to be weapied by the principal works. Arrangements are being made for the erection of a large pumping engine, by miens of which, if nothing unforeseen occurs, it is most probable that, by the end of the year the large area to be cuckooed by the dam will have been: drained, and the coestruction of the several parts of the work will be in progress. In the outer basin, exterior to the dam, the contractors are making a straight cut to Mr. Gill's dock, instead of the present circuitous channel. The completion of the cut will enable some additional quay wells to be built, which with the pontoon (now about to be launched), and some mooring buoys, will furnish accommo dation for the vessels which will be excluded from the inner basin, after the completion of the dam. The ware hous•s have been completed. Some additional repairs have been required to be made to the pier, in consequence of injuries done to it by vessels.-1. K. BaroaL." The =port of the aide= el this company, to be sebmikeed to the propriety= an 'Pride commences by Quills to dm arreasseenet esters" Late with the ?re ferees, shareholders roe peedieg the im passed last session, by vt= eenitereed Si pima the debts of the company, to as met eassaibi WM. to be converted into stook of maim. to be " 'creditors' stock," at a este et Isemest met eseseass 41. per cent. per annum, sod else be seebestee, es eesdhlese to be agreed on at a meeting of postbsyste aseobelders, the issue of new shares at the sage isle el himeet, to the =seat of 77,8261.: such stock sad dans to be respectively anialed to payment of their divides= seat la pnority altar payment of the interest on the debenture debt of the tempts,. The Colchester and Stour Valley ttailway Company were also induced to give up their claim for arrears of rent to the Ist of July laid, and to consent to a further reduction upon the rent payable to them under the then eniating agreements between the two companies. The late solicitors consented to abate upwards DUNDALK AND ENNISKILLEN RAILWAY.—II is of 6,0001. from their bill of costs, to give np their claim for ezpected this railway will be able to pay 7s. or 7s. Gd. a tw o Tom . i n t e r e st upon their balances, a n d to receive pay. share, which is upwards of 6 per cent. on their present prior meat in mediton' stack et par for *early ftre-sllthe of their In the market; the last dividend can only ft. THE HOLIIFIRTH CALAMITY. _ aaII:DVIRBFIELD, SATERDAY. Yesterday, the united committee of Huddersfield and Holrnfirth, with deputations from the distant local com saitteei, assembled at eleven e'clock, in the Masohic South-parade, Huddersfield, fur the purpose of receiving the report of the central sub-committee as to the manner in which they had disposed of the funds contributed by the benevolent (or the relief of the sufferers by the Holnitirth calamity, and also to determine what sh o uld be done with the large surplus that remains, after all personal claims upon the fund have been sati-fied, according to the judgment of the sub-committee. JOHN 13mooKr, Esq., occupied the choir; and Mr. JOHN FiteliMAN, one of the secretaries, opened the business by reading the report of the centrel sulecommittee, which showed the minner in which the various claims for comprn sation had been disposed of. Those not exce,ding 290/. the committee had settled according to u hat they considered a (air compeesatiso far the lora eustained. The claims above 2001. the committee had also insestigated, and fixed the sum they considered ea -h claimant entitled to, and two- thirds of such suns had been paid to the claimants. To the orphans, who varied from two years to twelve years of age, the committee recommended that live shillings each per week be allowed until they arrived at the age of sixteen years; and the committee had p at t y arrange d w i t h the Leeds and Yorkshire Assurance Company fur the pay ment of that sum to the orphans, for the emu of LOSS/. The committee recommended that in the case of Mrs. Hint, of Dig:ev, the sum of 4,4004 should he placed in the hands of trustees, and invested for her benefit. Thera were peculiar circumstances in thin case which had induced the committee to make an exemption in her use, which on explanation satisfied a majority of the meeting that the committee had acted wisely in this recommendation. The committee concluded its report by recommending that effi cient assistance he given for the restoration of the. Bilberry re servoir. When the report had been read over, it was considered by the meeting paragraph by paragraph, and interesting discussions took place on each recommendation. On the motion of Mr. Wututir, seconded by Mr. JON I;4, the remaining one-third of the amounts due to large claimants were ordered to be paid. Mr. Dimi, of Wakefield, submitted a resolution recom mending that an additional sum of in. in the pound should he awarded to those whine claims had been decided by the committee. This etiolation was seconded by Mr. TRAVIS, of York, who supported it by some lengthy observations. A long discussion ensued on this propositioa, and on its being put to the vote it was lost by a large majority. Mr. JOHN Ithoone then moved, and Mr. JUNE:, se conded, that the report, as presented by the central sub committee, should be adopted, to which The Mayor of SHEFFIELD moved, as an amendment, that the report be adopted, with the exception of the concluding paragraph, which proposed the restoration of the Bilberry reservoir out of the lauds at the disposal of the committee. This amendment was seconded, and a discussion unsaid, in which the delegates from Hull, London, Iced., and Bra: lord supported the recommendation of the sub.com mates, and the delegates from Halifax and Sheffield op posed it. Mgr a lengthy iliscuasion the recommend port was adopted b• a considerable majority. The sum of 7,0001. was then voted for the restoration of the reservoir, to be placed in the hands of nine trustees, who are to see to the judicious expenditure of the money. The following gentlemen were named on the trust: Mr. C. 11. Jones, Mr. J. Freeman, Mr. Travis, Mr. T. Mallinson, Mr. Rand, of Bradford; Mr. Joseph Firth. Mr. F. Lupton, Leeds; Mr. T. Dyson, Holuifirth; Mr. Nelson, Hudders field, and other gentlemen. A resolution was moved by the Rev. Mr. WAND, of Hull, that the sum of 4004 be left in the hands of the sub-com mittee to meet casual expenses in the winding up of the business, and that the balance, atter all the claims had been met, with an account of how the money had been expended, should be returned to the local committee not later than the Ist of November, 1862. This was seconded, and passed unanimously. of the re- VAN DIEMEN'S LAND. Extract of a letter from an officer of the 99th Re giment, now quartered in Van Diemen's Land: Hobart Town Barracks, March 13, 1852. This is a delightful country, and as healthy as one could wish to be in, but it has one fault—being subject to hot winds, which blow freluently during the summer months, and make a person feel quite uncomfortable. We are very scarce of officers, having only five at head-quarters. I marched some men to Launceston a short time since; it is a distance of 120 miles. We were six days marching, and all suffered a great deal. However, I amused myself shooting Posella parrots, which abound along the roads in millions, also a species of beautiful bird called the bronze winged pigeon; bat this sort of amusement has its drawbacks, for the grass swarms with snakes of all descriptions, some of which are very beautiful, and others full of malignant poison. Whilst on the march, one morning, at six o'clock, I perceived as immense one, on whom I managed to steal, and succeeded in killing ; he measured six feet in length. One of our men brought him with him, and at the next halt sold him for a ' nugget' of gold, valued at 21., to a digger who happened to be passing; but nuggi.ts are plenty here. You may call this a curious country. I know many gentlemen who have been obliged to sell their horses for want of grooms to mind them. You cannot get a coach man for even 2001. per annum. Lady l'edder told me yes terday that Sir John offered his coachman 2001. a year, and yet could not induce him to remain. Policemen are getting six shillings a day and their rations, and this will not coax them to stay ; and the governor has to employ as constables transported felons, taken out of the penitentiary. All our sol diers who can go, are going; in fact, the awful state of Usings here is indescribable—every one leaving. As for trades men, you can get nothing done—no one can be got to stay. Boots are now 21.124., and those made by inferior hands ; white trowsers, 11. Bs. a pair. You cannot get any sort of a coat for less than 71. or 81., and everything in the same ratio ; and the people here have become so purse-proud, you dare not dictate to them. All say the diggins' is very hard work ; but for the diggers, as soon as they have made some money, they all come back and spend it in a most ex travagant manner. To give you some idea of things here, there is a very rich gentleman of my acquaintance who said to his butler, whom he heard was about to leave for the diggins,' John, I will give you a half crown a day more if you'll stay with me. His answer was, I'll see you hanged first ; in a short time, when I return, I will give MOM than that if you become servant to me. We are very badly off for men. Captain B— has gone to Melbourne with a hundred pen sioners, as we had no men to give. Gold has now been dis covered at a place called Campbell Town, about 60 miles from here. I marched through it the other day, when they were prospecting for it. I saw a lump of gold yesterday, which a man found, valued at 1,6001. Think of that. One young fellow, who was a clerk in the Australian Bank, at 1401. per annum, left for the diggings, and has just return,d with an immense sum of money. In consequence of the ' extravagant price of everything here, I find it hard enough to rub it out. We have, on an average, to pay 2,55. a month over our pay, as contributions to our mess and bawl, and that without indulging in the slightest luxury whatever. Col. Despard has written home to have our pay increased, as we cannot live on it. One poor fellow is ruined by it already. Lieut. —, of oars, after aevea years' service, threw up commission and all, sad went off to the diggings. lam afraid if something is not done, the regiment will soon be without officers or men " HORNO•BI.I.II.—(TREAT HORSE FAlL—This great mart for horses is now being nearly brought to a close. Buyers lave been plentiful for good animals, and first-rate horses were eagerly sought (or at extraordinary prier'. Hunters and perk horses have fetched 1001. to AU. each, and in two or three instances higher prices than these were obtained. Connie@ horses, well matched, 1801 to 300/. per pair. Ready customers for good hones are always found at this fair. Superior dray horses, 501. to 601. each, and if well matched they realised more money. Hacks and har ness horses, 251. to 301., and If superior, 401. to 501. Fumy ponies were scarce, and fetched high prices. Messrs. Potter, of Melton Mowbray, brought forty-six Irish trained hunters —their paces and leaping were tested in the Queen's Head paddock, which was fitted up with a pole fur the occasion; they found customers for nearly the whole, at good prices. Large arrivals and a good demand have continued through out the fair. Colonel Wingfield, of the Royal Horse Artil lery, Colonel Laureation of the 17th Lancers, Colonel Showell of the 80e, Mr. ilex of the Greys, and Colonel Moore, of the 6th, are beyioglarge numbers for their res pective regiments; and Colonel Mundy and Captains Drakes and Fell are also purchasing for the army. This is the largest fair we have witnessed for the last ten years.— Stamford Mercury. HER MAJESTY'S JOURNEY TO BALMORAL.— GLOU 011ailta, SATURDAY.—To-day • spe cial meeting of the town council of Gloucester has been held, to take into considera tion the measure. which should be adopted fur the fitting reception of the Queen on her way through Glouces ter to Balmoral on the 30th last. Mr. Sanders, the manager of the Midland Railway, has placed himself in communication with the Mayor of Gloucester, and the ne cessary arrangements are in preparation for the fitting re ception of her Majesty. In consequence, however, of the unruly conduct of the public on the occasion of the last visit of her Majesty to Gloucester (in the autumn of 1849), no persons, except officials, will be admitted upon the rail way platform on her Majesty's arrival. It has been re solved by the council to-day that an address shall be pre sented to her Majesty and Prince Albert, and this will constitute the principal feature of the demonstrations of loyalty to be made on the occasion of the expected royal visit. Accommodation, however, will be provided along the line of railway adjacent to the station fur the public tirview the royal progress. THE CONVOCATION OF THE CLERGY of the pro- vince of Canterbury was duly prorogued on the 21st Inst., by the Vicar-General of the Archbishop of Can terbury, pursuant to the royal writ, until Friday, the 22nd day of October. Tim NEW CRYSTAL PALACE.—Mr. Owen Jones and Mr Digby Wyatt have set out on en artistic tour through France, IWy, ar d Germany, for the purpose of collecting ' illustrations of architecture and sculpture, the histories of which arta are to be represented by ancient and modern specimens in the New Crystal Palace under the directions of the gentlemen in question. Lord Malmesbure has fur nished Messrs. Jones and Wyatt with letters to the different ambassadors on their route, expressive of the sympathy of the government in their proceedings, and desiring that every aid may be afforded them in the prosecution of their design. (