The Express. — London, England, 1852-08-20 00:00:00

the COlOOilS ea the importance of fish from We t 1..t. 4 mates. un derstgoed requests the Earl of Aberrle,o t o oc . e t re th, assurance onus high consideration. • EDWAIII) TIVERirt.” .• vu. uUNTV.It To MX. .•-- Uepstttueut of State, Washir4tegg, Ad, 14 -B;l%—i lists the honour to achnoulAte the receipt of Tour note of the .ith lust., in which, by direction of your jpiefillifeat, you bring to th e knowledge of that of the Voitea States a tae mac which hart been adopted by her laminate Majesty . * itovvriunent to prevent a repetition of the eVq,l.kielis which have so frequently been made of the et. of Tunas belonging to citizens of the Uoited gt,,i,• Ate, of If.lnee upon the dsbiog gronods reserved to Great liritzio by the convention of 1818; and to be, with high consideration , *. Sir, your obedient servant, W. Ilt•nrati, Acting Secretary. Mr. Jobs F. CrsupWs, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON. The following candidates hate lately palmed the )(stearin esissaisnai ,, as . for degrees m i ,..ren or ARTA. It...U.—Branch I. ClasMes William 4;1, l sivereity Culkne; Edward Steane Jackson. Uni. ',rote College— , quad Brunch ii. Mathematics and Ha mra! R. Braithwaite Ilattl (gold medal), I adersity Coll. ge ; John Bridge, University College. Braids 111. Logic, Mural Philosophy, Philosophy of the Wail. Philoiophy, Political Economy : Robert An-lie Waked (gold medal), Spring Hill College ; Joshua ticlint I ach, ('am rat! College. it., vile or LAW., Is42.—Thomas Trevethan Spicer, University College. I;i. llr.Lot( 4 5 , Laws, IS:f2 —PAIR/ EXARIHATtox.—Fint divioos . Francis Golluie, Universiiy ; John Hutton Tay.. Minchester Nen sad University; Richard Wright, Second division: Thomas Seetiet Baynes, Baptist, Erv.tu Edward Bonifield Da•o a, University; William Ti,,,, ou s Greenhill', Colleted; ; Philip Meadows Marti- Sees. University. Ea iris rios iron Moot . oa.—Prineiples of Legials as. —Francis Guthrie, University, Hutton J. Tiller, Ballat•hr New and l'invirsity, University Law f3cholsr. Edward Boustiehl Dawson, University. Inc subjoin, il is a list of candidates who passed the Moneolatiou Elimination for:Honours and the First Y.B. Euriunatioss reepretively : 31 “Ili• L %My% LEAMINATIoN roe Elooorne.- I.thi maims and Natural Philosophy: Thomas Savage , % Edition), I:niversity College; limey Stewart Drewry, „,, tear ; Thomas Henry Candy, King's College, J..hn Line Evans, University College, equal; John Field Peel and Edward Nuth, ( - Diversity College, equal ,• Ed wml jm a Hayward, University College; Charles James tarry. King's Coll. ire. Henry Masan limapas, private tin. too. tainel; John Dennis*" ticker ing's College ; Swinton B ik ry Unit, Manchester New College; Alexander Doull, Invite tuition. Chemistry: William Turner (prize of boost. St. Bartholomew's Hospital; William Stanley .1, seas. Car...poly College, .ttexandsr Robert Kilroy, Lon don llospitel. equal ; Fred. 11.11 !Wheels, I; niversity College ; George Martineau. private tuition; Adam Clarke M'Lesn, W, y College, Sheltie's' ; Edward Henry Jackson, Guy's Hnioi:ll. Kit my William Stanley Jevons (prise of book.), tsievesity College ; William Turner, St. Bartholomew's Hospital. Zoology William Newman (prim of book.), Se Birth Hospital. CI *Mc* : :Alfred Bache (Ex. !Maim F Itbaston Proprietary School—Robert James Paine Exhibition), King's College, equal; Thomas Ramat Mae Stehhing, King's College School ; Frsilerlcl; nail t.sou, University College; Charles Alabaster, King's c,-;l,ge; Swinton Henry Boult, Manchester New Colleg, ; Wi.iani henry Hyde, King's College, John Martineau. reisersity College, equal ; Robert Steen, Royal Acad. Init.; John Lempriere De le ()aide, Devon and Ex eter Hos; ital. Bevershain Hannan, King's College, equal. Fussy BRARINATIoN FoR ERZ BELIEF or BACHELOR or MEDICIIII.—I'ASS BIAMIXATION.—First Division : John Crown Aga* 8.A., University College; Johu Bed. doe, 8.A., Univerity College; George Bochum, 8.A., Universitir College; Hairy Bullock, Adjg. St. George's Hospital ; Wilson Fox, 8.A., University College • Sydney Joao!, St. TROMAS's Hospital • Joha Zechariah Laurence, University College ; Frederi ck Moon, Guy's Hospital; James Campion Penny, St. George's Hospital ; Henry Power. Bl. Bartholomew's Hospital; Henry Robert Samar, 8.A., King's College; Jelin Kent Spender, King's College ; Arthur Umphvilby, Atli'. St. George's hospital.—Second Division : Jelin Henry Ekrtlet, University College ; Samuel Athaassius Crack, R. Coll. of Surgeons in Ireland; Alfred James Dale, London Hospital; John Footman, University College; Charles Moore Jessop, King's Co llege; Henry Leach, Gay's Hospital ; John Milder Vincent, Queen's College, Birmingham ; WiWam Joseph Williams, St. George's Hospital. EXAMINATION FOR BONOCRE.—Anatomy and Physio logy . Henry Power (Exhibition sad gold medal), St. Bartholomew's iloepital; J. Zechariah Laurence (gold medal), University College; Sydney Jones, St. Thomas's Hospital; John Crown Aeons, 8.A., University College; Henry Bullock, Adjg. St. George's Hospital, Henry Robert ailreeur, 8.A., King's College, equal; George Buchanan, 8.A., University College ; Arthur Uniphelby, Adjg. St George's Hospital. Chemistry: 0. Buchanan, B.A. (gold me), University College; J. Z. Laurence (gold medal), University College; Henry Power, St. Bartholomew's Hoe. pita!: Frederick Moon, Guy's Hospital; H. R. Silveeter, 8.A., Kiag's College ; J. C. Penny, St. George's Hospital. listens Media and l'harmacentical Chemistry: Frederick Moon (gold medal), Guy's Hospital; J. Z. Laurence (gold medal). University College; J. C. Penny, St. George's Hospital; H. H. Savester, 8.A., King's College; Sydney Jones, St. Thomas's Hospital. Botany : Henry Power ( o dd medal), St. Bartholomew's Hospital; George Bu ckman, 8.A., Uuivenity College ; James Champion Penny, St. George's Hospital. TUE (leacv or THE Diocese of St. David's have erected the Rev. hi. B. Squire, vicar of 81/11111111, Glamor gambit.. and the Rev. W. Hayward Cos, 8.D., ratter of Tenby, Pembrokeshire, and examining chaplain to the Lod Bishop of Hereford, to be proctors is convocation for that diocese at the missing meetiag of parliamat. Ike. William Haugitton Stokes, to the mediety of the %miry of Denver, called West Hall, together with the manly of the said rectory called East Hall, annexed in Norfolk; on the presentation of the Master and Fellows of Gunsille and Coins Colleges. NAVAL rollTallol - 111, A cor;ce 197—The Edinb y z e t Captain Hewlett, sailed this eftecimme he Pi The Terinatent, screw frigate, is Wiwi rigged. BM la to hs toteumeioned lorthwitly when she will convey jury omits round to Pembroke for the W *hem Castle, sal from thence, it is reported, she will pommel to NW* America t., pla the squadron under the commend of IllorAilkairal Sr George Seymour. The lisuibutish, IS, sham Mote. sad Barracoota, 6, steam sloop, c um We harbour this &Persona to SU up provisions, ordered to sea. The hatless, steam emeel, Lieutenant riled this looming for the eastward. TM llquintehm owls* skip, Lesion taken 'omelets ma Immed. g m tbeen M Cowes yesurday mooing. The flpdghtly , moes, arrived to day hem IPlymouth with sopeginwaselso. !hiVS PAILIAMMAIT COMPANION, tlettfal emir is, sever appeared in a new sake oppalh turfy than at the present juncture. GIBS "new padlm teats - an scarcely more than the eM lasishars 1041 p pmehd. Not so that which has just hsentatassatL TIM kotdred aad one persons who had as sod In an Men le C 'mums et the period of its diatoldlon haw bass re turned to the new parliament. Of coins a emoolara Lumber have been *oe weed, have retired from lif lfl e. Watt the exception al the elsolion of 1817 so p = an amount of change has not taken piam oboe the of the Reform Act, the umbers hada( bees—ln The caber, P. 32, at the general election, 288 wow in PA.% at the general election, 154 peramsi Ak illis a nth, general elestion, 121 pined k ilar._„ dra mom! election, 188 poem; hm, ram 1 11 110 . 1 _ election, 213 p ewees; en the piui Ml MOM. ger . sow, of whom ISO sever were Lamest, and 21 have airily retneta n tiffith after tut interval of miremod. anti is or ms : 1• 1111 nog gable 41' "hum a particular eassent is a t 11 . raft and riven by Mr. Doll Ths seem as ra of alto -robots essesgmest es • election IMO a c mph to reviews of the went memory, from a Oa to the last. The elms Wanes ofparties his in, travel vigilmee necessary la 172 : 113 _ h member, and a more extended e keKMmien Ns %eat , ' this in the days when the shaft writs "Whiff" sud " Conservative - and Liberal, • sullood to tim. aty th e house. In all porible cases, the emelt words of the member himself hare been preferred to any other statement of hi. polities' opinion., and considerable pains have been takes to record p l e d ges upon free trade, reform in parlia ment, the Maynooth grant, national education, &e. With th , `bort statement tit the leading features of this new edition, our duty end.. It were purely superfluous to re tomumellel I volume which, besides being without rival, is, at the Mlle time, indispensable. PAINTING GN POZCZLAIN.—With a view of assist inr elan erupted's* far painting en porcelain at the De- Panamint of PreetiealArt,at Marlborough-house, we under 4', ^ 4 the filmes his bees graciously pleased to allow the .peeinmens of the aid Sevres porcelain to be removed bon Isuekm ham Palma to the leases+ at Marlborough th.ole. This collection is said to be the finest not caly in tented but in Europe. There is nothing equal to it at C 1 pment time even in Pra nce . It presents examples of the triumphs of *cisme and art which were &nom .l in the early days of the royal manufactory at `t as well is the prodaction of colour, the turquoise, t'te els,' blue, the rose du berry &c., es in Me mart re• I.lantleVisloitp mode/ling, and , the moat artistic en amel i;'ittor. The collection was snored to Marlborough lOU this week, and will he opened for consultation by " 4 ' nu. manufacturers, sad;the public, on and after the slitinstier, and will remain uatil the Court returns t ^ tondo' Hy memo of this grac i ou s ac t o f h er Majesty the most effectual opportunity is offered to amertais whet !be English painter on porcelain he able to rival the "tehrsen olden tim e , an d w h et h er th e p u bli c w ill ?" 1 value the production sufficiently when It has bees Paled lefore them. Instructions in the art of Palmdale is !resists will be given to both female as well as male eta .l4T., who however will be required to show they Call draw ykPaint in the usua l wsy before they will be elliglblo for 41 1 the threes at Marlborough Mouse. SPORTING. YORK AUGUST MEETING. WEDNESDAY'S RACES—co/entente. CONVIVIAL STAKIS, of 10 says. each, 61t, with 60 added, for 2-yr-olds : colts, Bet 611); fillies, Bat 21b. 3lb allowed, sic.; winaen extra ; tho seined to save his stake. T.Y.C. (117 sobs). Dukeelillstiford's bitUnittooroy net lib Mr. Mitylssi's Nitotiso, tat 1311, Mr. HOPPIIes InCelre. 7 .1 tatsJ Oabatwe Mr. news's Au:d Arsinaintssre, eat 21b ...... (Templemme Mr. Iltipsor's tame Tattle. 74 131 b . . .. (J. limp) Mr. Mars b by Assault out 01 Newton twos. set IK (W. arse Mr. lesibbleee Lady Vernal. ht Il.h(lisham Mr. O. Drews's Mews, bst bib ( (WI" Mr. Jews% Cat'is.paw, fist 3111 Mr. limplim's K Amkum. IN Mb (Doseby Mr. T. Imeter us Valk% 714 131 b ( U soWee We. IlmempseWs Ouisresr, alb MgaWiliam% Palm Sot fib Metlemlee Omit, Tat 11th . (3. alassoa Mr. IL 11. Ohm's eh I by Irish Birdoittelet oat of Oren Drina 74 !Sib (Maims 3 !gr:-7 to 2 agst Sittingbourna, 4to 1 age Comfit, it% agat Dann Tattle filly anal Defiance, Bto 1 each agat Auld Ampaaintance end Lady Venom ' and 10 to 1 each agat Nicotine, Newto n L am ally, and Catapaw. Catapaw went off with the lead, closely attended by the Newton Las: filly, Lady Vernon, Defiance, Comfit, Sitting ' beeline; the others, with the exception of tRe Grace Dar ling filly, who got off badly, lying up its a elteter. They came thus to the distance, where Catapaw gave way, leaving Luly Vernon in front; at the stand, however, she was joined by Sittingbourne Incense, Nicotine, nog a fine race home ensued, SittinghoLnie winning by three-pens of a length ; half a length between the second and Ord ; Comfit, leflenee, and Lady Verson, close up. Ruh la 1 min. 9 see. NATI Of 100 guineas;yr olde, let 71h; four, Alt 12Ih; five, list 4lb ; six and eid 71b. 2 miles. Mr. Norris'. Klagron, 3 yrs Mr. Ramerla /ms lank.. 3 yrs Drayton I Du'es a ki.df.e• Uwe limber& 1 yea (i. Bat er 3 Mr. It .benson's Mr ((Arlen, b yrs (Ltueoby 4 Mr. U. Whi•e's C. Isterdair, 4 yes .- (J. tuborne 3 Mr. J. Day. eb n by Bub.tdaou• of Variety, 11 ire.... (Hutt) G Batting . 3 and -I to 1 On Kingston, who followed the Buhas.es gilding and Dame Tattle to the distance, where be took up the running, and won in a canter by a length. This race was not timed. MILLI'S° M4n11.1601i son. each, with 25 added ; fur 3. yeolds, 8.1 71h : four, 9st 7lb ; five, gat 12Ib ; sit and aged, lost; mares and geldings allowed 315; winners eatra ; the winner to be sold fur 1.50 sors. if demanded, &c., and allowances if to be sold for less. Ono mile. (8 subs.) Mr. 11‘ edema's Needle, S yrs, Est 10lb (311.) 'Melia) 1 Mr. J. n.u.e.t's Don (Igoe, 31 r., fat loth (W.) ...(G. Itareiss° I Mr. Cettn'a 11.6.4. S p., tat Slb (401.) Mr.Mnertes elmenat, S yrs, Gat 1616 (301.) (catboat 4 Mr. J. Anrstrontra sabre. Si,., ;.o lath OIL) (J tlabsose & Mr. Humph& a's Laura Midoletne, 4 yr., 7at IMh (301.) (Lye 6 Betting : sto 2 agst Needle, 3 to 1 agst Florence, and 4 to 1 apt Don Carlos. Won by a length, half a length be• tween second and third, and the same between third and lonrth. Run in 1 min. 49 on. The winner, entered to be sold for 301., was sold by auction for 190 guineas. CLOSE OF THE BETTING ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ZPOR HANDICAP. to 4 ass Adino 10 to I &gut Little Harr, (t) 7to I sir Rowland 10 to 1 Montagu Trenehard lOU to 6 Ehlers ( t) ST. IL -..--- II to 4 opt Storko4ll 6 to I Met POliptils• .1 to 1 Quiet Oltouslie(t) I Bto I llorbiocer (t trl Daniel O'Rourke was backed for nearly I,ooos. at 6 to 1, and Harbinger truly at Bto 1. Any odds opt King of Trumps and Augur. DERBY. • - - - - 5,000 to 200 each laid ag;t — gi — ttin gboarne and Pharos, and 5,000 even between them ; 1,000 even between Cineu and E'mathorpe. THURSDAY'S RACES. _ _ B BAH HAM PAWL STA tits Of 100 sob. each, 30 ft, for three year olds ; eolb, Bot 71b ; fillies, Bst 31b ; winces. extra. On mile and a halt. (6 sobs.) Mr. Posse's Breviaries, eat 71b (Boob) walked over Crania Enoa 11.411Dlosr of 20 soya nob, 16 ft, and onlg 6 if dee'ared, &c. ; th• winner of any handicap, value 1 son., subsequent to the publication of the weights, toc arry . 61b ; of two, 91b ; of then, 141 b. The winner of the Good wood Stakes to carry 101 b extra. No hone to carry more than 111 b extra. The winner to pay 25 son. towards ex penses, and the owner of the second horn to receive 60 son. out of the stakes. Two miles on the Old Course. (90 subs, 61 of whom paid 6 son. each.) Mr. Croak's /Moe, 3 yrs. it alb —..(Biekards) Mr. Coblana's Lady Allnyott, 3 yrs. sst 7110 (Wells) Mr. J. Asson't Hario3l, 5 yrs, let ISM ...... ....... (J. Usbewe Lord Zetlaad's VoLlieur, 3 yrs, let 11111 (J. Mara M r. J. Brown's Nancy, 4 yrisllst. (1/. Marion Mr. foopes's Mootasse, 6 yrs, 7st (J. Wens Lord Eglintou's Hippolytus, 4 yrs, 7st ... . .... —... (Wirbase Mr. Iluersrd's Little Harry, 3 yrs, Est 13 1 b ... - _sea. Cowley . Mr. 11. E. Oliver's air Rowland Tronelisrd, 4 yrs. bt lola (Mal Mr. Pilling's Lady Eden, 5 yrs, Get 318 ialli Barbs 14.1;twebild's libels b, 3 yrs, bst 1116 ((int one )) ) lard Clifden's naeSbut, 3 yrs. Ist 1118 ...(J. Sm ith Mr. J. bearer's Mrrry Bird, 3 yrs, 3st 91b (Carroll Mr. V.l.seisivesiberme,syrs,ast 718 011,1011 w 141 b ears (Hatt Mr. Pakinsoe's (Mans, 3 yrs. Sri :lb ifsUovl Mr. braises's (Jobbed. 3 yrs, bit 1318 (Bales Lord Glarrar's c by Übangi out of Oipry, $ yrs. 4.1 Illts (J. Onset) Mr. A. Hala's Ninny, 3 yrs, 4st Betting. 7to 4 apt Adios 7 to 1 apt Sir Howland Trenchard, 11 to 1 .gat Bilb erry, 12 to 1 sot %abbot, 12 to 1 apt Little Harry, 16 to 1 each apt Odeon and Mon tague, 20 to 1 each apt Haricot, Weathergage, and Cloys land, and 25 to 1 apt any other. Won by half a length, the IMO between the second and third; Bilbery a bad fourth. Little Harry UHL Ran in 3 sin. 33 sec. (Forti ssimo is our next.) Panics or WA LIS'S &faxes of 10 sort. each, with 60 added; for 2-yr-olds, colts list 71b, allies Bst 21b ; winans extra ; the winner to pay 10 sots. towards expenses, In. T.Y.C. (31 subs.) . Mr. Wella W tieWe Tbe U z i -...... ( Mr. Midler's Mr. ARS « Booby Mr. W. /1011111.1 . 2 ..... FW . ; ... 3 ..( 1114. Dews% MN BO IL Orr ars , giW7 . ls .-- 1 a Itsr" . Mr. raisres Mat Mar .6.,(i1. Warr Lard Ohroals • by Ara& or aftlise Norton & aim Mr. Muslimes Ira tram Mr. Jams' Cbtlapa. ( Doke it Kklinerd's 14 Mimi ado Mr. J. Waks r Lord-Ureteral (I= e Betting: II to 6 agst Tho Gann, 6to 2 alp Ann , and 6to 1 apt Auld Aeqvaistanco. Woo by bait a ninth; three-parts of a length between tbs asoond and third, and a had between tha third and fovea Bain in 1 min. 9. see. . . - . . . . ThiscisTvere the ealy nests beeight et wham oar .L 1 wr se& up. The ,deathel the edam nets will forwarded by eteetsie Wisps* Tits eelepeay out the mune is imatire. Off ILICTIIIC SZLIORAPIL) 1101.133T0N STALLS of 16 son. each, 6 ft, sad 100 added ; for 2 aid ft.yr ado. Oise mile. (31 robe.) Mr. J. (khoomfs 3 yre 1 Dole of liftorte eMse, kyr. Col.? ftalaftl4l Iftadas of 60 eon. each, 30 ft ; for olio, Set 7th sash. T.Y.C. (11 rob.) air C. Iliollfolloisa 1 Mf. Coom s gVa ld roo sow., added to aweopstakes of 15 son. each, 6 ft; for 2 yr-olds aad upwards. T.Y.C. (29 sobs.) Mr. J. Clekoso. Lanham, f ..... ........ 1 Mr. Halleare Priem Mlsslt, 4 re LOSTIZT PLATT of 261., added to • sweepstakes of 6 MOM mach ; for 3-yr-olds aad upwards. Owe mile. (8 subs.) Mr. L. a. Clark's Lady44-Waltkag. 3 yrs Mr. Jseqaets Munchers, 4 yrs Mr. Pedey's Omsk Sire Won leagth. T. LEOSR. No bitting. Augur is scratched. The races commence to-morrow at 1 o'clock. The Great Yorkshir• Mao is dud for 10 oda. past 2. SUICIDE OF A CONVICT IN NEWOKIE. Yesterday afternoon an inquiry took place in the dinner hall in the gaol of Nowgate, before Mr. W. Payne, the coroner for the city of London, and a jury, into the cir cumstance@ under which • convict, named Joseph Hunt,' committed self destruction in the course of Wednesday night. The under.sheriffi, Messrs. Millard and Hopwood, and the governor of the gaol, Mr. Cope, were present. The deceased, it appeared, was tried in the Third Court on Wednesday foe robbing his uncle, Mr. Mathews, of 11, High-street, Deptford, of a coat and some money, end it appearing that while in the capacity of servant to the prose calor, he had robbed him to some extent, and that he had heen previously tried, the e sum primed upon him the sen tence of seven years' transportation. From the evidence of a prisoner named Dunn, it would seem that the deceased complained, altar 'avian the dock, that his sentence was very severe, and he said he certainly should never do " the term. lie cried very much for some time afterwards, but as the evening wore on he became more cheerful, and went to bed at lock, having tint attentively read the Bible. There were a number of bells, or bunk. ," in the ward, and deceased preferred the one at the lower end, near to the water-closet. The witness' entertained his fellow prisoners by telling stories and setting conundrums, end the deceased remarked that he was • rum chap, and proceeded to relate something be had sten In print about tvansportation. At about a quarter past two the witness got out of bed, and went to the closet, but he found an obstruction to his °peeing the door, and on putting down his hand to ascertain what it was, he felt the cold flesh of some one. He t d back and mimed the deceased, and he called up • prisoner, named Moore, and told him that Hunt 43, asleep in the closet. Moore replied he believed deceased was not asleep, but had hung himself, as he recollected that when he went to the closet lie took the braces off his trowsera. They then called on the whole of the prisoners to turn out, which they did, an alarm was given, and assistance arrived. Prom the evidence of Mr. Humphreys, the principal °Meer of the gaol, it appeared that on hearing the alarm be went to the ward, and on entering the closet he found the body of the deceived stiff end cold, lying on the door. He had evidently 11. en dead some time, and he had committed seltdestruetion by banging himself. He appeared to have stood on the closet seat and fastened his shirt to the bars of a window about tight feet from the ground, and then tied his braces to it, placing a slip knot round his neck, and then jumped off. It was supposed that by hanging some time, the braces had broken with the weight, end he had fallen and pitched over, as he was found lying across the floor with his head against the opposite wall. Medical aid was procured, but he had been dead some time. The prisoner Moore alluded to was examined, and ho said he all at once recollected when Dunn called him, and said Haat was asleep in the alert, that he bed repeatedly talked of having attempted to kill himself, and that he hid cried and rolled on the floor with grief after his sentence, and that was the reason be had at once expressed a belief del he bad hung himself. Mr. Mathews, the preeecutor of the deceased, his (de ceased's) wife, and another person, gave evidence which showed that there existed in the deceased's mind a strong predilection for seltdestruetion. He had attempted his life twice. His grandfather destroyed him-elf, and his mother was subject to fits of insanity. Mr. Mathews said he had brought him up from a child as his own son, and had kept him and his family, but though he bad been a good friend and • kind master, fur he acted as his servant, he had, by drinking and getting into had company, spent so much of his money, that at length, to save himself from ruin, he had been compelled to prosecute him. He ezeected the de ceased would make some attempt of the kind, and he had kept • sharp watch on him, and when he was given into custody et the Greenwich station he told the inspector to watch bins, or he would do it. The deceased, said Mr. Mathewir, had a comfortable wife and a comfortable home, but he was a desperate drinker and spendthrift, and he had often thought the drink affected his mind. The jury found that the deceased destroyed himself in a At of temporary insanity. The deemed wise • line built young man, not unprepos essing in features, and was described as twenty-nine years of age. His wife, a young woman, about his own age, is left with two infant children. THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 20, 1852. THE NEW BILLINGSGATE MARKET. The extensive alterations and improvements for the enlargement of the great City Fish Market, long known as n Billingsgate," are proceeding rapidly towards coin ) le sion. Apparently there has been some little delay in the prosecution of the works ordered by the Court of Common Council to be carried into execution in July, 1852. Sines that period, however, several unforeseen obstacles to the plan of the City architect have had to be overcome, with reference more especially to the drainage of the enlarged market. These difficulties being now overcome, and the whole of the works being near completion, perhaps an au thentic sketch of the improvements involved in the outlay agreed to (independent)y of the erection of the building) for sanitary and ventilating purposes, vie., 1,840/., may prove interesting. There will be an abundant supply of water, pumped in the first instance from the river through an iron filter (similar to that used by Messrs. Calvert and Company, the eminent brewers, ef Thames street). This filter will be sunk below low water mark, and • sufficient supply of water, of a pure quality, will be obtained for the use of the salesmen. Independently of this • sufficiency will be furnished for thoroughly cleansing the surface, flushing all drains, and keeping cos stant streams running in the water closets and urinals at all times when requisite. The surface drains, both in the upper and lower markets, are so constructed that they will carry off the filth and water from cleansing the fish, etc., and will have a constant and plentiful flow of water through them to assist in its removal, and to keep them perfectly sweet. Instead of providing • cistern fur the reception of the filtered water from the cylinder fixed in the bed of the river Thames, tho water is pumped up to the same height as the cistern would have been placed, and arrangements are made so that it may discharge itself in the form of • fountain in the upper market, the fountain not having cost more than • cistern would have done. As a great quantity of water is used in the lower, or shell fish market, which is considerably below the level of high water, it has been found to be necessary to pump out the drainage, hydraulic machines for this purpose having been provided. The drainage by pumps has these advantages—that it pre vents the necessity of • large cesspool for the accumulation of filth, and foul water from the lower market closets and urinals, and that the drainage can be carried out to below low water mark, and kept constantly discharg ing in small quantities under water, instead of running away over the surface of the mud, emitting the most un pleasant odours which during the existence of the old mar ket were so frequently and so iustly complained of. The market being enclosed on three sides, and the lower market having only the well-holes for the admission of light and air, it has been thought advisable to provide means for ventilation, as it appeared that such works might be done in Colll2ollioll with the drainage and works at a trilling increase of expense. This is accomplished by a ventilating disc, which it is believed will prove at all times necessary in the lower market, and highly beneficial to both in pro clueing a current of air in close or sultry weather. The river frost of the market, with the shell fish and upper market, 1110 surly completed, and the Thames-street front is rapidly presiding, the stone pillars for the support et the itteowledeopmetructute being erected. It is ex fected that the odes twes will be opened for business purposes aeries the autumn, when it is said to be isessiefl l ailiallim i l letwete the event by some kind of public de monetreAlos es the pert of the corporation of the City of Leedom. THE ELHOTIIIC TIME BALL IN THE STRAND.— Yesterday senerniant yes ea eimesasoseent to the Wrest that the eisetde oppmehe dodgmed he distributing macs Greeswith time thriftiest Loathe mad the preview., would be la estive opseaties at sae o'clock, Thee the bell amid Y imielten y ei lelostrieal synaistby, with the Obeireetity Ball at • eiseiderabh haessree of people egoehltiod in the sad at the Met* Tote ms" dinghy's stales to Mimes the novel espodment, but - were demed le be dhoppelated. The amemesement - that the eftatimeet wield same Area the casedia wee, we are ',gashed towwi ld sotet ensaihe ROYAL YACHC SQUADRON REGATTA. imeeneathsehid. the het b l ip that peemat the urti, a h rrangemeste woo sun dlmpbell he the s cre. the seemeary wires, COWES, THURSDAY, Ave. 19. a peados of the esenexion with the This morning the grand parade wee crowded bz loath Railway Company% win he Greenwich, not fashionable, at rather an early period, and the interest Wig ommested. This, however_, be ass immediately, the proceedings has by no means abated. The weather we eadleretied, by Mr. Edwin Club, the eimpsers me ws. delightfully fine, but with somewhat too little of the seer , med a given day wi ll be fixed he the regale, fall gnat meatus' in sailing, a stiff breeze. The accessiOa to haa sr _the ball. ft may he to state that the company at this beautiful spot has been very great Wimps the experiment of the to fall at the within the last few days, the steam•boate from fiouthamp. seems bear with the belled tifeeesdrleb (the at objeet of toe, Hyde, and Portsmouth bringing large parties at every the s) has ast yet UM eked , the ball trip. of IMlbe weight has lamei Ilbeeeled by abeam of 2 plates The race on the card for this day was his Royal Higbee= et themewish that pewee Wig head sellieleat for the Prince Albert's Cup of 100 guineas, to be sailed he by pmsms.Teitooday the eisolikel dial in the elatesof the fi ve schooners of the Royal Yacht Squadron ; the mune the opposite Heagerford Hubei wee flx•d upon same as that for the Queen's Cup. The following yachts its ornamented bronze pillar, and at nighie,l3ll being ilium were entered : nated, presented a very elegant appellees* ; the 4 dial Tents. Toes. Owners. Edge. plate, being formed of enamelled glass, with the hero and Akira - minutes marked in stained glum upon the bee, sad the pillar surmounted by a gilt ball. The s appeiraties oft he Clemson great hell or regulator, of a bright vermillion, sashed with Glerleas veriesl and imposing appearance, and was the subject of mete Olney Wen Se H. B. Hoghtea . Red sad Mite admiration during the day. absq C oq uette ebeigeered. dreadful death has occurred in Leeds, of which the follow. It may n o not i ce d t h a t the Claymore is the 'eche that ing are the facts:—The deceased was named Themes Ni gained ihe chief prise at Cronst•dt during the late regatta ; eholson, aged 48, who was employed as engioeman at the and the Oloriana, a vessel built on the lines of the Mazy brewery of Messrs. Spout, Hamlet -lane. On Saturday Taylor, who, it was stated, vanquished the celebrated Ame- last he was employed in tending the malt-grinding machine, rice before her arr i va l in this coun t r y, made her d e ow in and whilst alone in the room met with a frightful death. this race. He had not been seen for two hoer', and no idea was enter- At eleven o'clock the starting gun was fired, but moat tained of anything being wrong until a person entered the unfortunately for the sport the wind had died away almost grinding-room, and was horror-struck at seeing a portion of to a calm, and it was some minutes before the slightest the poor fellow's body whirling round with the shaft, end modest could be perceptible. At length the Alarm and the the place like a slaughter-bowie. The machine was stopped, Gipsy Queen massaged to get round, when the latter, catch- and then it was discovered that Nicholson was quite dead ing a slight breath from the northwsrd, succeeded in get- and cold. Both his feet had been cut off, his left arm was hog • trifling lead, followed by the Al a rm, the Gloms& torn from the body by the shoulder-joint, and his right being third, and the sllaysnore intern. They drifted sent, Ist, and body, were frightfully torn and mangled. towards the Rah, but made so little progress that, mien How he beanme entangled with the 'heft is unknown; but a great change should take place in the weather, the race, here is reason to believe that the mangled remains of the if it can be so called, must he it very protracted one, or must unhappy man bad been whirling round upon the shaft for two hours, unseen sad unknown. The supposition is, that be abandoned altogether. As the time has arrived for closing my notice of the match, the partiNulare must be he had been engaged at the shalt, which caught his jacket, deferred until the next commune...Ulm. The Coquette did and carried him round . A verdict o f " A cc id en t a l death" sot start. was returned by the coroner's jury at the inquest on Mon- The America clipper got up her canvas for the purpose of day,latt laccompanying the yachts roved the mum, bat in onset- THE CIIOLERA.—At Warsaw, on the 9th, 478 per quence of the couplets &bosses of the hameary element, sons were attacked with cholera. On the Ride day, 172 she gave sp the attempt. sufferers expired. MURDER OF A CHILD, AND ATTEMPTED MURDER OP TWO WOMEN. TMUILIDAY. Sheffield is again the acetic of one of those horri fying murders which startle a whole country. An illegiti mate child, nearly two years old, has bad its bead cut off by its father, who also attempted to murder its mother and another young woman. Tho man's name is Alfred Waddingtou, a grinder, residing in Lord 'street , Park, Sheffield. lie is about 20years of age, the emaciate of notoriously bad characters, and he has been tried for high way rubbery. The murdered child was called Elisabeth Sir er, the daughter of Sarah Slater ' of Brown-street, Park, and was about a y ear an d n i ne months old. Oa Monday, the mother took out • summons (which was to have been heard to-day) against Waddington, for neglecting to maintain the child. lie saw her in the street on Wednesday. and he swore he would never pay another farthing towards the child. On Wednesday evening it was left in the care of a little girl called Barlow ' while the mother went to attend the female's evening class at the Mechanics' Institution. About half past 8 Waddington appeared at the dour of the class-room, and called out, Sarah Slater, you're wanted!" Sh e wen t ou t to him, an d he asked " What have lon dune with the child?" She told hint and he then said, " You must g o with ins; it has fallen off • wall, and has broken its neck." She imme diately ran out of the room with him. On arriving in Sylvester-lane, he said she need not trouble herself, fur ho had murdered the child. He pulled out a large clasp-knife and he said, " Here's some of its blood." The monster then fiercely attacked her, and attempted to cut her throat. She guarded her neck with her hand", which were shock ingly lacerated ; and a little boy who saw the struggle, called out "Murder." Waddington then ran up Earle street, and the poor woman was taken home. Ile ass shortly afterwards met by a young woman called Sarah Dobson, who re s id es in Duke-lane, Sheffield-moor, • com panion of the young woman Slater. Having heard rumours of the murder and the attack upon Slater, the young woman asked him what he had done with her and his child. Ile at once, without auwering the interrogatory, fiercely attacked her with his knife, and wounded her severely about the face. Her violet screams caused him to run away. About two o'clock this morning, however, he gave himself up to a night watchman, and at the Town-ball he described the exact place where the mur dered child might be found. He said he took it from the little girl Barlow ' carried it into Catter's-wood, Heeley, near Shefileld, and there cut its head off. At daylight this morning two policemen went to the place mentioned, and there found the body of the child. Ita head was lying se veral feet from its body. The prison e r was brought up at the Town-hall to-day at noon. Mr. Raynor, chiefconeteble, having stated the charge, said the case would be fully investigated by the coroner. The Mayor (to the prisoner)—ls it your wish to go before tho coroner's inquest? or would you rather not go ?—The prisoner said he would go before the coroner. The prisoner, who was in his shirt sleeve', on being placed in the dock looked round on the spectators with great unconcern. When Mr. Raynor mentioned the charge ho firmness for a moment forsook him, and he covered his face with his hands. THE HARVEST. TO THI SUITOR OP THI LITRIESII, SIR,—I have this day read your leader on the destruction of corn crops by the late storm. lam a corn grower myeel4 bet not the largest in the neighbouthooJ. I immediately went and east:tined my crops closely, and scores of acres besides, and have not been able to discover sues destruction as the quotations from the Heralt in your aricle would have led me to expect. But on the erm trary, find the crops both of wheat and oats generally good and heavy. I congratulated an extensive corn grower on the abundance and healthy appearance of his crops, which he at once admitted, but said he had heard that mildew was very prevalent. Now, I have been through and examined the wheat on no less than ten farms to-day, but can detect no such blight, either by disease or storm. I am very mach inclined to think that a hundred times more is made of the bugbear than t►e reality will warrant, feeling confident that for miles round oar own neighbour hood the crops are far beyond an average. But in the tone of nearly all the farmers, I see such an inclination to make • dark side to every white one. A TENANT FARMER. Chesterfield, August 17, 18.52. THE OLDSWINFORD SHOOTING CASE.—(From our Correspondent.)—William Woolridge, one of the parties shot by David Davis, under circumstance, reported in this paper, on Monday last, lie, in a very precarious state, and doubts are entertained of his recovery. Mrs. Drentnall is a little better, and the two other sufferers are going on well. A subscription is being got up fur the family of Mrs. Par doe, who was killed. A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE. Music has hitherto been generally regarded rather in the light of • luxury thin as one of the prime neeesevries of life; but a Mons. F. Sudre, propose, to turn it to practical account by making it no less than a perfect means of international communication—the dragoman, in short, of all the nations of the earth, just as Latin was of the medieval saran,. Seeing what take, place in every frontier country, M. Sudre conceives that there would be no difficulty in every person learning two languages—. to maternidle," or that of his mother-country, and "la gentrak," or the musical language which he has invented. Of course if this were done, the object he has in view would et once be accomplished. His new language professes to be characterised by great simplicity. It is founded upon the seven notes of the sa le, and no word contains more than four sounds. It may be played on any instrument, or sung ;or he note, may be simply named or indicated, d la Mullah; or the fingers ; so that the system would also be available for the use of the deaf, the dumb, and the blind. M. Sudre likewise proposes to substitute, for the cumbrous code, of signals in use in the army and navy, • code of his own, founded upon the three sounds 0, C, 0, executed on a bugle or drum, or represented by anon of different ca libre, or indicated on • telegraph. Yesterday he performed at the Hanover-square Rooms a num',er of expenments be fore a large and respectable audience. Various phrases were propounded to him by ladies and gentlemen present. He then gave expiration to them in the different modes eau• merited, and his pupil, Mdlle. Josephine Hugot, instantly supplied the correct interpretation. The experiments in telegraphing, or signalling, were particularly striking, and, whatever may be thought of the larger scheme of the inge nious inventor, this at least promise, to be of great utility. M. Stare and his scholar were exceedingly well received. THE 00140 N LAW BAK—Before — the commence ment of Miehaehitas term neat, many a hundred banisters hitherto enjoying a moderato share of pretties, will have been eolopletely removed from the opportunity of competi tion with their forensic brethren. Wo allude to the judges of the emonty courts throughout England and Wales, who, up to the nt moment, have not been discpalified, throe& their judicial position, front active practice at the bar. - Hafer the act, however, jest paned, regulating the ▪ utiso et ethaty courts, it is MO beget eampstest for say judge of *see smarts to set ss a barrister er vestal pleader, or to be esaesraed, either directly or hedireedy. es • Oft yeruscer, Witter, atesesey, Sr setery. Many of the judges of the aunty SSW* have keg ego voluntarily retired from prudes et Ow kw while net • few lave still 'Mimed he the The MOM iliesass la the profaeles—akdk Weis hem the otheeeka of Its peens of them lethwele—see dews to have missed. k wiemer ewe met h Meuse of hum 2,0001. to MIK ammthe to kw lam 11,10111. meat t and many ef ma sliewhk muse ham in amerquenee besethe sot ealy amwfsae ef the polities ef meaty emelt Judie, bat have them less themeighly seesetelled to the this which blew them kr weer Seth reeks, et the bar. Not the imams' suadme ei theshin of the bar, to about 2,000, the swap somber of peaking lmesisters, or barrfst,. laying themselves out tor ponslise, at the amines kw barp be the last ten rem. hoe hum gest al, upwards of ths of wawa ere keeled withia the premium of the Temple. (heathy that cab thethalf the number et emusty court jeeps have aseibmed till tke present mo ment in emirs rwakies, ear eapieeks that. es an aver see, they did wet as each sews Om MI. per annum, sew Mahe leash auk ammeeft msWee~ ken thees reepeat amp be *see wise lam What, 1 te e with thwa. Ot the 300, at react 165 never task the lam of atteTsey er dimmtow only ea meek= " few sad far be. twesa, ' so that he natty there are ark about 160 who ac tually enjoy pressisa Of this awake of 160, there are about 80 whose e. eeraleeps are derived from the defence of prisoners ' either ea *Mit, or at provincial ses sions, or at the Central Criminal Court, and not from their skill in the law of nisi prim, or law proper, as displayed in the Nisi Pries Court on circuit, or in the courts of Westminster Hall ; 40, again, may be said to possess pectin, embracing both the defence of prisoners and cases at nisi prius ; and this number, added to the previous 80, makes 120 who are in the enjoyment of very small practices, averaging from 1001. to 6001. per annum. The great prizes of the profession, arising from the great bulk of business of the moot profitable kind, fall into the ' hands of about twenty men; and these are the names daily scan in the newspaper law reports. Of these twenty, again , only about ten or twelve are in leading—that is, first-rate ' practice; while the remaining eight or ten are only second raters. Sir Fitzroy Kelly, Sir Frederick Thesiger, Sir Alex- I under Cockburn may be regarded ss the most prominent of, the former : but it would be invidious to mention any other name of the number as entitled to greater prominence than their fellows. PIABOLIIII.—FIRE AND Loss OP LIFE.—On Thursday morning at about half-put two o'clock, a fire broke out in a house in Vauxhall-place, Vauxhall-street, in the neighbourhood of Sutton Harbour, whereby three lives were lost. It appears that Mr. Blsgdon, who is a briekmaker, was at work at some distance, and his wife went to bed leaving the candle burning. From what we could learn, it is suppoud that the candle by some acci dent set the clothes of the bed on .fire, which soon spread over the room. Mrs. Blsgdon and her two children (a boy and a girl) were in bed together, and when the policeman went into the room, the woman was lying partly out of the bed, as if she had made an effort to get out of the room, and the smoke overcoming her strength, she fell buck suffocated. The woman is thirty-three years of age, the boy three years old, and the infant twelve months. The West of England engine was soon on the spot to render the seminary assistance in extinguishing the flames, but we regret to state that it wu more t►an half an hour after it arrived, before any water could be procured. The unfortunate sufferers were not much burnt, so that it would appear that suffocation was the muse of their death. RAILWAY MEETINGS. SHREWSBURY AND ABERYSTWITH RAILWAY. A meeting of manufacturers and merchants inte rested in the formation of a line of railway from Shrews bury, through the centre of Wales, to Aherystwith, was held, at the Royal Hotel, at Birmingham, yesterday, Wil liam Scholefleld, Esq., M.P., in the chair. A deputation, consisting of Mr. Edward Watkins, Mr. John Bethel' (of London), Mr. Henry Toutal (of Manchester), and other gentlemen concerned in the promotion of the railway, attended. 11r. 6CnocnnsLo the chairman, took a rapid glance at the necessities that existed for this line of rail way, and dilated on the advantages that would re su lt f ro m it, both in social and oontonercial points of view. It would be the means (he said) of opening an interesting country, now difficult of access ; places sleeping in a district at pre sent almost inaccessible would, by the agency of this rail way, be peopled with new life; a part of the country now visited only by the wealthy would be placed within the reach of the tens of thousands of industrious artisans of the district, and would give to them a glimpse of sea coast, with all its accompanying healthy influences; for this reuon and for the large advantages which the line offered in a commercial point of view, he regarded the Shrewsbury and Aberystwith railway as most deserving of encourage. went by the people of Birmingham and the surrounding district. Mr. WATKINS entered into au elaborate exposition of the circumstances under which this railway was projected, and of the probabilities it presented for being successful as a commercial enter e rtse. The promoters of this railway had it in view to make a cheap line in the midst of dear lines, and to make it pay as well as those dear lines con structed through popalous districts. The Shrewsbury and Aberystwith line would go through the centre of Wales in a district which for nearly one hundred square miles had not a single yard of railway. The landowners had offered the land at agricultural prices. They would be satisfied with level crowing., and had offered to assist by every means in their p.wer in the promotion of the undertaking. Already the land (or upwards of fifty miles of the line have been provisionally purchased at a price not exceeding 5501. per mile, whereas he did not know of any railway existing, even one passing through an agricultural district, where there were no buildings, where the oust of the land had been leas than 3,0001. on the mile. Mr. Brassey, the eminent contractor, had declared that th. line could be made at a cost not exceeding 10,0001. a mile ; it was very likely to be done cheaper, and he was one of thou who believed that cheap railways would yet be made in districts in this country (u i t America) which needed them, and they would be found to pay those who embarked their capital in them. The difficulties of getting to Abe rystwith had hitherto been such as almest to make the district like unto a sealed book, though it was one of the most beautiful and healthful places in the country, and was just such a district as should be opened to the enormous population of this district. He believed that the line would be constructed for 750,0001., whereas such lines as the Br ghton, which cost ten millione, were paying their propr'etors, it, like the projected Shrewsbury and Aberystwith railway, being oae of those lines that owed a large portion of its traffic to the fact of the facilities it presented for affording health to its population. This new line would also be im portant in a commercial point of view, opening up, as it would, the mineral fields of Central Wales. As this rail way was more for the advantage of the district than any other, he hoped it would meet with the earnest and zealous support of the residents in the neighbourhood, and little fear need be entertained of an opposition in parliament. Mr. Joust Brruett, of London, and Mr. TOOTAL, of Manchester, afterwards addreas.d the meeting in support of the project. JoalPli °mitosis, Esq., of Birmingham, then moved, and SAM/IL THORNTON, Esq., a magistrate of the bo rough, seconded, a resolution letting forth that this railway would be of great advantage to the inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood, not only in a commercial point of view, hut more particularly as affording the shortest and easiest access to the sea coast, the opportunity for which is so much desired ; therefore, this project was considered as fully de serving of earnest support. This was carried unanimously. In moving a vote of thanks to the chairman, Mr. WATKINS took occasion to remark that this line had the zealous support of the London and North Western Com• pany, but this was in no spirit of rivalry, and the Shrews bury and Aberystwitb Company invited the co-operation of all the railway companies of the district. TAFF VALE RAILWAY. The general half-yearly meeting of the Taft' Vale Railway Company was held at the White Lion Hotel. WALTER COFFIN, Esq., M.P., the chairman ofthe com pany, presided , and called upon the secretary (Mr. Kenway) to read the notice calling the meeting, and to affix the company's seal to the list of registered propriet mu. The directors' report was then read, and was as follows : " The directors of the Taff Vale Railway Company have again the pleasure of meeting the shareholders at the period prescribed by the act of incorporation. The balance of ac count again allows the directors to declare a dividend of el. 10.. for the half-year on each original share of 1261., payable on the 6th of September next, and a dividend in proportion on the quarter and 101. shares. They also apply the usual half-yearly sum of' 7501. to the depredation fund. Your directors have to apprise you that they have entered into contracts fur the formation of about 12 miles of a rail way, for the purpose of completing the Rrhoudda Valley branch, and the works a r e now b e i ng p rosecute d w i t h vigour. Since the last half-yearly meeting a severe colliery explosion had occurred at the Middle Duffryn Colliery, situate on your line. By this catastrophe 65 lives have been sacrificed, and 28 widows, with 69 children, have been de hrived of their usual means of s u b s i s t ence . A su b scr iption aving been generously commenced for their relief, your directors recommend that the sum of 1001. be contributed on behalf of this consplnv. Mearre.Thomas Powell, James Poole, jun., and D. Bushell, retire an directors by rotation, and are eligible for re-election.—WALTEß COFFIN, Chair man." The report wee adopted unanimously, and the retiring directors re-elected. A vote of thanks was then given to the chairman, and the proceedings terminated. NORTHERN COUNTIES UNION RAILWAY. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday, at the London Tavern, Bishopegate-street. JOSEPH MIDDLETON, Esq., took the chair. The CHAIRMAN said they were then without a secretary, and read the report, which stated that the directors regret that they have been unable to carry out the views of the shareholders in respect to the disposal of the interests of the company. In the absence of so desirable an arrange ment the directors have taken those measures which they deemed most expedient under the existing circumstances of the company for reducing its liabilities within the narrowest practical Uln . ae, with the view, in case no other arrange meet should be made, to the winding-up of its affairs. The directors are unanimously of opinion that it would be to the interests of the shareholders to avoid taking any active measures, but that the wisest and most prudent course would be to hold themselves open to take advantage of any opportunity which might offer for disposing of the interests of this company, and in the meantime to carry on its affairs on the economical basis above suggested. In furtherance of the above policy the directors have come to the resolu tion to recommend that from July lest the remuneration for all services In the secretary's department shall not ex ceed 1501. per annum, exclusive of stationery, postage, and advertisements. Mr. Webb, though desirous of meeting the directors as far as possible in reducing the expenses, had declined to accept the office on the terms proposed. The balance to the 30th of June showed that 227,1041. had been received, and 208,0131. expended, including 27,6741. interest on calls, and 18,312/. returned to the share holders, leaving a balance of 19,0911. The Casten...se advised the shareholders to arse to the recommendations of the report for leaving the company's affairs to the discretion of the directors, in hopes of the project being eventually taken up by some company. A SHAREHOLDER was happy to see the law charges for the six months at only 391, and asked whether there was any further charge likely to be incurred. Mr. florae (a director) said there was a charge of 1,0001., but that ranged over a long period, namely, since 1846. A long discussion here took place on the recommendation of the report to reduce the secretary's salary to 1501., which led to an amendment being proposed naming the amount 2001 . per annum, which was put to the vote, and adopted by a large majority. The report was then carried, and the meeting adjourned ST. ANDREWS AND QUEBEC RAILWAY. The ordinary general half-yearly meeting of the Class A shareholders in this company was held at the offices, Parliament-street, yesterday, Mr. FIATHIMIONI in the chair. The report stated that " The directors have much utisfaction in acquainting the shareholders that contracts fur completing the remain ing portion of tho first is. ction of the line to Woodstock have been concluded with a firm of English contractors, who have already forwarded their plant to St. An, reef's, and are now busily employed in prosecuting the works, whlth they anticipate being able to advance with sufficient rapidity to enable them to complete the whole of the first section to Woodstock within two years from the present period. The contractors have also signified their readiness to undertake the further sections of the line, and which, as soon so the requisite usistance has been obtained hum the colonial legislature and home government, the company will be in a position to entertain; but, as the interests of the Class A shareholders are more directly engaged in the com pletion of the first section, the attention of the directors has generally been more exclusively directed to the furtherance of this paramount object. They hare lately, however, been obliged to pursue a more active course, and deviate from the quiet and unobtrusive policy which has hitherto guided their movements, having felt themselves com pelled to assert the rights which successive legit'. lative enactments had conferred upon them, and which, in some of the propositions recently subtnitted to the government for the completion of railways between Halifax and Quebec., had not been sufficiently regarded.' l'hey have in consequence submitted several propositions to I the home government, which they trust, on the meeting of parliament, may be brought to a successful termination. The earlier parts of the correspondence containing them have already been laid by the government before both houses of parliamett. There appears not the slightest pro bability;of any rival scheme being sanctioned in New ...rails wick ; the fit Andrew's and Quebec Railroad will thas. fore be the great trunk line of communication between the mother country and the Canadan and be the cornmenM merit of a line of railway, which, after traversing the whole extent of the latter, can be continued on British territory to the Pacific, and ill then constitute by far the shortest route which has hitherto been devised to that ocean and the Indies. That this idea may not appear chimerical, it may be as well to state, that a proposal to.carry it cut has recently been laid before the public by an ottiecr of the Royal Engineers. It will no doubt be _gratifying to the shareholders to learn that persons in the United Ststes are willing to continue the St. Andrew's and Quebec Railway from Woodstock scram tho State of Maine b, Quebec. This would open the extensive s lumbering regions' of that State, and be the means of throwing a very considerable) traffic on the line, while it would equally carty out the original intention of a direct communication with Quebec and the Canada, and at the same time cause a consider able reduction in the total distance to be constructed; but the earnest wish of the directors his always been that the St. Andrew's and Quebec Railroad should continue an exclusively British line ; thy cannot therefore, entertain proposals of the above nature while there exists a probability of government assistance being afforded to aid them in the construction of a line the length of which has to be so greatly increased in order to confine it to British territory ; but whatever muy be the result, whether the line shall be wholly British or not, the clam A shareholders are only interested in the amount of traffic which nosy be thrown on the first section ta Wood stock, and in the surplus profits to which, in addition t 1 the guaranteed I per cent., they will be entitled to. These have a prospect of being increased by the forinatim of the European and North American line, which, witti much energy and foresight, has, at the insti nee of the lion. Mr. Chandler, the late delegate from New Brunswick, been actively taken up, a preliminary contract with en English contractor having already been entered into. It having be come necessary to render the first ten miles at once available for the conveyance of the plant and material. required in the construction of the rest of the line, a damage at Katie's Cove has had to be repaire I, and which, together with the laying the wood superstructure, rails, &c , the directors have been informed would be completed, and the line ren dered fit fur working, about the present time. The intelli gence brought by the last packet has confirmed this. A. block of 20,000 acres of land has been pawed by the government, and will shortly be distributed to the Land Stock shareholders wbo are first entitled to it, the date of subscription for the shares giving the order observed in the distribution. It is proposed that application shall he made to the legislature by she company in New Brunswick, (or guarantees and other advantages, to the lame extent as those which have been accorded to the European and Nsrth American line, to enable the works to be conti nu ed with rapidity to Quebec. The find sod of the Lew c ~tract has been turned by the lady of the ailministrator of the ga'iernment. An ac has palmed the provinei le e ; ..!•.teire diiiing the last session, defining the class of shares t.t be held by the province, in lieu of the debenture. they me entitled to issue. Since the last meeting, no further pro gress has been made with the Albion settlement, it having been considered advisable to wait until the railroad had made a greater progress up the country, in order to facilitate the operations of the settlers ; applica tions will then be made to government to permit the neces .sary appropriation of the company's lands in such a manner as not to interfere with the receipt of the 10,000 acre wrantn they from time to time obtain on their expending 8,000/." 'The report then alludes to the recent discovery of gold in Nova Scotia, from which they anticipate a large amount of emigration to that province. It then gives extract; from statements of the Bishop of Frederickton and of Professor Johnson as to the fine character of the climate, after which it proceeds to state that " th e w h o l e o f the class A shares have been subscribed for, and that application for several hundred more have been made, which the directors have been compelled to decline. A call will be made on the pro prietors, who will also be allowed the option of paying in advance, receiving G percent. for such sums as they may pay in, in like manner as for their calls." Statement of Receipts and Expenditure from 31st Dee m 18.51, to 30th June, 18.52. . - PATIMMTIL Ilapoaft on S 7 Sb , re.., and ananunta paid an drat c. 1 ,, and on calls in ..dvsnor 9 9 Balance in band ...... s,t 44 10 211,1d4 19 11 velum. Balance in tuna rn 00CM/8 £2,146 I 1 3 Deprnita on B 7 Marta, and sums paid an last tall and tall, In advanoe • Sundries £11,436 19 11 On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, the report was adopted. Mr. THOMPSON, the manager of the company, who has recently arrived from New Bruaswick, stated that a grant of 20,000 acres of land had already been mado by the com pany to the govermumt. It would, in fact, he 23,000 acres, to prevent the necessity of another a 7, and that addi tional quantity would afterwards be taken into account. The engine was now, in fact, working on the first ten miles of the road, and he had no doubt the contractor would be enabled to complete the remaining siateen miles up to Frederickton road by Christmu next. Tho meeting then separated. DUBLIN AND DROGHEDA RAILWAY. The following are extracts from the directors' report, to be submitted to the half-yearly meeting of the company in Dublin, on Friday (this day). The traffic of the last half-year exceeds that of the cor responding half-year by 2,1721. 9s. 4d. ; and when it is borne in mind that the portion of the Belfast Junction line at Newry, whi:h completes the communication between Drogheda and Belfast, was not opened to the public until the 10. h of June, and that it had consequently little effect on the traffic of the last half-year, the increase which has taken place may be regarded as very satisfactory. Since the commencement of the current half-year, the receipts of the company have Mill further increased, although, in con sequence of the break in the line at Drogheda, a portion of the goods and passengers' traffic still continues to go be tween Belfast and Dublin by sea. The works on the viaduct over the Boyne are rapidly progressing, and it is expected they will be finished early next summer. Since the last half-yearly meeting, the land necessary for the Kells Extension (9l miles in length) was purchased on favourable terms, and for rather less than the estimated cost. Some time ago the directors of this company, in conjunction with those of several other Irish railway COM. panics, made an application to government for a reduction of the rate of interest charged on the Inane to tai way com panies in this country, and they have pleasure in swing that the rate of interest has been reduced from 5 per cent. to 4 per cent. per annum, by which a saving of about 1,0001. a year is effected to this company. In the lest report it was stated that the directors 6clt it their duty to take such steps ea they were advised might be useful for protecting the interests of this company against the injurious effects of a line of railway from Mullingar to Cavan, promoted by the Midland Great Western Company. With this view they gave some assistance to the Dundalk and Enniskillen Company in obtaining a bill to complete their line to En niskillen. The bill has been paiPed, and the directors of that company are taking active steps to carry out the works. The balance of nett profit for the half-year, after paying in terest on loans, and 61. per cent. dividend on the preference shares raised for the construction of the Kelp branch, is 6,1761. Ss. 9d., which will enable the proprietors to declare a larger dividend than in the corresponding half of last year, which was 12s. per old share. The directors recom mend that a dividend of I6s. per old share, and ss. 4d ocr new share, be declared, which will amount to 6,0811., and will leave a balance to be carried to the reserved fund of 921.8 e. 9d." GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. The half-yearly report of the directors is as fol low.: " The accounts for the half year ended June 30, 1&52, are circulated with this report, and the results of their de tails are the following : Gross amount of revenue earned, 290,6741. 175.; working and other expenses, chargeable upon, and to be deducted from, revenue, 144,2101. is 6d.; —leaving disposable revenue to the amount of 146,434/. 9s. 64. By the net revenue account,' No. 3, published herewith, it is shown that, after provision for fixed rents, other charges, and for dividend on the preference postion of the capital, there remains a balance of 72,9061. 6s. 9d. applicable to the payment of the interest for the ha'f year on the mortgage debt, and to a dividend on the original and the B stock. The amount of the mortgage debt on the 30th June was 2,580,9801.; unproductive works had cost to 30th Jane, about 1,700,0001. ; the half-year's interest on the mortgage debt (payable 15th July) was 59,2971. 16s. Bd. Of this sum, it is proposed to charge or add to capital 35,5781. 145., and to charge upon and deduct from revenue the remainder of the mortgage interest, being 23,719/ 1..84. Thus the du po able balance of revenue, 72,90.51. 6s. a., being charged with 23,7191. 2.5. BJ., becomes reduced to 4'J,1861. 3s. 6d., and out of this amount the directors recom mend the payment of dividend for the half-year ended 30th June, at the rate of 2 per cent. per annum on the original stock, and at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum on the B stock, which will absorb 48,082/. 51., and leave, to be car ried to the next account, the sum of 1,1031. 18s. 6d. The last portion of the Great Northern main line from Werriog ton, four miles north of Peterborough, by Grantham and Newark to Itetford, being 60 miles, was opened for traffic on the 15th July, making the distance between London and York 29 miles shorter than by any other route. By the ripening of this portion of the line, the important town of Nottingham is brought into the most direct communication with London by means of the Ambergate Railway, which joins the Great Northern at Grantham ; and the distance to Sheffield, Barnsley, Wake field, and Leeds, itc., to which places the Great Northern trains now run, is also shortened by' 0 miles. l i From the date of opening this portion of the m line, the Great Northern Company becomes intitled, by agreement with other companies for five years, from lot January, 18.51, to 63 instead of 34 per cent. of the receipts from traffic between London and all places north of York. The Royston and Ritchie Railway was, in April last, trans ferred to, and is now worked by the Eastern Counties Com pany—the Great Northern being relieved from th e guaran teed rent. Under the pressure of a mandamus, obtained by parties locally interested, and for other reasons, the directors determined to proceed to purchase the land, and to take the steps required before the expiration, on the god of August instant, of the company's powers to construct the Isle of Axholine Railway from the present termination of the Great Northern line at Gainsborough, acres,. the , Trent, and by Maxey, Epworth, Crowle, and Thorne, to the Askerno Junction, the northern extremity of the Great Northern, about four miles north of Doncaster. It is intended to construct only a single hoe, and the length being about 26 miles, the capital authorised to be raised is coaamtertd nznP , 3C0,0001. ry &aro and 100,0004