The Express. — London, England, 1853-08-16 00:00:00

RUSSIA AND TURKEY. Prince Gortchakoff arrived at Bukarest on the 2sth ult., a' 10 a.m. A guard of Wallachian militia was drawn up to receive hint. At 1 p.m. the reign -1 Mg prince waned upon the Russian general in his I quarters. The 29th was di voted by Prince Gortcha-1 kid to a ceremonious reception of the Metropolitan and as many of the clergy as could be induced to pay their court to him. The head-quarters of the Riissian army has been vstai fished at Buka- 1 rest , About the mi•ldle of July, the Rus sian troops in the Turkish provinces north of the Danube were urdiratood to amount to 80,000,1 o f which 17,00 were stationed in Itukarest, ?Awn in Galsez, and the remainder in Fokschasi. Fever and diarrhoea were reported to be extremely prevalent among them. About the same time come :;•2,11.11) Turkish troops had passed through Varra,l and bun distributed by Omer Pasha in liehumlal and neighbouring places of strength. A Turkish t om e was also tisembling in the vicinity of Bt lgrade. On the 21st of July, Prince Gortehakoff despatched a written intimation to Reochid Pacha, who commands in that quarter, to the effect that if any Turkish troops crossed the Danube, he would lie' himself obliged to drive them back. Fever and diarrhoea are said to be as preva lent in the Turkish as in the ltussian army. The corn and hay harvests in the Danubian provinces are reported to be failures : maize is said to be an ex ception. The Emperor of Russia has also had his great naval review. On the ntli of Juty he inspected the raanreuvres of a Itect of h 3 sail; with which he declared himself hi ,hly satisfied. The Journal of St. relrrabury has been publishing oatentatious statistics of the number of troops conveyed along the Moscow and Petersburg Railway since its opening. A letter from Braila, dated 25th July, says:— . Orders have been issued from the Russian head quarters to provide large stores of meal and wood tor the troops in advance. War these will be none, hut the Danubian provinces will lung retain their Russian guests." The conference of the repiesentatives of the four powers continues sitting at Vienna. The German paper. say they arc now considering the question of foreign re:ny.ees in Turkey. The Russian steamer Vladimir arrived at Stettin from Cronstadt on Inc 9th, having on board three cabinet couriers, MC Austrian, one French, and one English. They all came from St. Petersburg, and immediately set out respectively for London, Vienna, and Paris. FRANCE. St'SDAY EVP.NING. The review has passed off without any incident worthy of notice. The national guards and troops of theline began to take up their positions about tcn &cluck, and by twelve the whole avenue from the Pate Maillut in the Bois de Boulogne to the Tuile ries was hoed with regiments of all arms. It being Sunday, an immense crowd was assembled in the Champs Elcsees. The weather was very sultry, and the dust suffocating. At a quarter to one, and about twenty minutes in advance of the Emperor, the Empress arrived at the Arc de Triomphe de rF.toile from St. Cloud. Her Majesty, accompa nied by the l'rineess Mathilde,was in an open caPehe with tour horses and postillions. She passed slowly down the grand avenue of the Champs Elyeees, created the Place de la Concorde, and halted at the entrance of the Tuileries to wait for the Emperor. Marshal St. Arnaud, on horseback, kept near her carriage. The Emperor, on arriving at the Porte Maillot,wu received by a guard of honour of generals of division, in full costume. Ile advanced at about ten paces in front of his escort, and was immediately followed by l'rince Napoleon, M. de Peraigny, and Marshal Magnan. After inspecting the whole line on the weal of the Palace of the Tuileries, he passed into the court on the eastern sine and the Place du Car rousel, to review the artillery and several divisions of infantry, and then returned to the garden, placing himself with his back to the Pavilloidde l'Horloge, to see the tiling past. The National Guards passed first, and were followed by the battalion of St. Cyr, the six companies of engineers, the let, 2nd, and 3rd divisions of infantry, General Chasselonp Lsubat's brigade, the guard of reserve (sapeurs pompiers, garde de Paris, and gendarmerie d'elite), the Artillery, the Cavalry, the 2nd Maims at their head, and the Gendarmerie de la Seine bringing up the rear; the infantry of the line and light infantry by divisions and by battalion, in columns, the Chasseurs i pied, the Garde de Paris, and the Gen darmerie d'Elite. The greater part of the army of Satory was marched to Paris for this review. The number of troops of all arms upon the ground was estimated at 120,000. Nothing could be finer than the appearance of the troops. The vast improvement that has taken place within a recent period in the French cavalry was very remarkable upon this occa sion. Both the breed and condition of the horses are improved. Many whole regiments were mounted upon horses equal to good Yorkshire hunters, both in blood and bone. After the review the Emperor and Empress ap peared at the balcony of the Tuileries, where they remained for some time. They were well received, but without any demonstrations of enthusiasm. The Pattie has received a warning for the Turkish news published on Friday evening in the form of a telegraphic despatch from Trieste. The grounds for the warning are both curious and im portant. The document, which is signed by M. de Persigny, states that" in the article of the 12th of August, and signed A. Basset, the Petrie published news from Constan tinople purporting to have arrived by telegraph from Trieste. Considering that, although the facts an nouneed may be probable, nevertheless the positive advice given of them has not arrived by telegraph in Paris, either by a public or private despatch—considering that it cannot be permitted to propagate even with good faith pre tended telegraphic despatches withouthaving verified their existence, &c., &c., a first warning is given to the Pairie." It results from this, that there is no authority for saying down to the present moment either that the Porte has accepted the note of Vienna, or made any condition relative to the evacuation of the principalities by Russia. M. Delamarre, the proprietor of the Patric, who has for many years been one of the main pillars of Napoleonism, appears to have taken the warning in dudgeon, for immediately underneath the warning itself, inserted according to law at the head of the leading column of this evening's Pattie, we read the following notice: Y. Potter, notary, Rue Richelieu, No. 43, has this day remised authority from me to sell the journal the Paine, and the sia provincial journals, which are my property, either wholly or in part. —Dec AAAAAA . The pleadings in the new trial of the four " foreign correspondents" before the Imperial Court of Rouen are over, and the court has postponed its judgment to Thursday nest. The London morning papers of yesterday did not arrive till nearly two o'clock today, owing to a rough night in the channel. PARIS, MONDAY EYNNINO. Up to the hour at which I write ifi o'clock) the fete has gone off remarkably well. fbe guns fired at the In'slides at 6 o'clock in the morning merely served to rouse the Parisians to make their holiday toilette, for no special entertainment was provided till many hours afterwards. The morning was wet and unpromising, but the rain held up about 9 o'clock, and none has since fallen, although the day has been cloudy and threatening. The great point of ettr.ic tion in the ea r ly p ar t o f th e d a y was th e T ui leries. The copious ruins which happily fell during the night and in the early morning had cooled the air. The lawns and parterres were in the highest state of perfection, and the crowd enjoyed both the sight and fragrance —so rare in the heart of a great city— of drooping roses " just washed by a shower." In the flower beds immediately under the windows of the palace gigantic artificial tulips and tropical plants were so artistically mingled with the natural productions of the garden as to deceive the eye. In the square between the gardens fronting the princi pal entrance to the Palace, a tasteful orchestra, des tined for the concert to begin at six this evening, was not yet finished at twelve o'clock, when crowds were watching the proceedings of the decorative architects. The Palace itself was decorated with but one orna "lent, of the simplest description—but one that pro dumd a great effect. A rich crimson velvet canopy, overshadowing the central balcony, in which the Emperor and Empress appeared later in the day, relieved in the happiest possible mariner the vast expanse of dark grey stone, the uniformity of which diverts the attention from its ex tent. In the gardens themselves the prepara tions for the illumination of to-night were already highly ornamental. The statues, the fountains, the formally trimmed masses of foliage of Le NUtre were hung with innumerable festoons of variegated lamps looking in the distance like birds' eggs, which the marble cupids might have been supposed to have robbed from the woods. While a cheerful, but not too closely-packed crowd was admiring these beauties and conceits, many people to, k their stand on the eastern side of the Palace, in the Place du Carrousel, whence they could see through the open windows of the reception-rooms the procession of senators, great officers of state, and embroidered courtiers, that went to do homage to the Emperor on this his chosen fete day. The Place de la Concorde, generally of late years the central point of a Parisian fete, is not to-day particularly attractive. No attempt has been made to traesform its ordinary appearance. Cleopatra's Needle and the fountains around which so much decorative in genuity has been exercised upon former occasions, are lett in their normal condition. Massive scaffold ing which for many days past has been erecting sround the " Met,' supports nothing but lamps arranged in the shape of a light " mauresque "screen. People do not readily understand how it is that heavy timbers vying in bulk with the scaffolding of the wing of the Louvre new building, should have been necessary for mere summer garden lamps. How ever, solidity on these occasions is a good fault. If the lamps be carefully hung there is no fear that their weight will bring them down upon the people's heads. The great feature of the present display is evidently intended to be the illuminations. Last year these were a failure, partly owing to a bad ar rangement, and partly owing to a sort of strike among the workmen employed. It is the Emperor's particular desire that no disappointment of the kind shall occur today; and certainly, judging from the prepara tions, Paris is likely to see this evening such a gor geous illumination as she never before witnessed. the massive scaffolding to which I have alluded is continued from the Place de la Concorde to the Arc de Triomphe, and upon it, on each side of tho way, lamps carefully trimmed and well filled are hung as thickly as possible. In addition to this, innumerable chandeliers are suspended from ropes across the grand avenue of 1 1 the Champs Elysees. These chandeliers are curiously elegant in shape, and are composed of lamps of dif ferent colours harmoniously arranged. The general effect is to shorten apparently the distance between the Place de la Concorde and the Barrier de l'Etoile, and to give to the long avenue of the Champs Elysees the appearance of a vast b ell room. So mans- attractions have been provided for the public to-Clay that the crowd has not been ex cessive at any particular spot. The quays be tween the Pont des Invalides and the Pont de Jena were fairly lined from three to six o'clock with spectators of boat races and the school frigate, the City of Paris, which appeared as a novelty in the Seine waters last year. The Champ de Mara where at three the "Field of the Cloth of Gold" was performed by the equestrian company of the Hippodrome, and where the "Taking of Laghouat " is at this moment going on, attracted a great number of spectators. But as the police regulations, very properly made to ensue the safety and comfort of the mimeo, prohibited carriages from circulating in the most crowded parts of the town, none bat resolute pedestrians, or people who did not mind paying to go a long way about, weal so far as the Champ de Mars. The spectacle there was gratis, and moreover, all the theatres were thrown open in the day time upon the same easy terms. I saw at 1 o'clock the doors of the Francais besieged by a patient crowd of men in blouses, and women in serge and caps, panting to see Rachel in Phedre. The 15th of August is not only the Fete Napoleon, but the Feast of the Assumption, a day always kept in Paris as a close holiday, and high mass celebrated in all the churches has contributed in • considerable degree to prevent the streets from being overcrowded. Should the weather continue fine the entire popula tion will no doubt turn cut presently to see the illu minations and the fireworks. _ The "charcutiers " (pork and sausage sellers) exhi bit in their windows piles of tickets, issued by the mayors of the diff•rent arrondissements to the poor, entitling the bearers to eight sous' worth of provi sions. All the tickets exhibited have already been presented for liquidation, but they bear a notice that they are available up to the 31st of the month. An alarming accident, which miraculously was not, so far as I have learnt, attended with any very seri ous consequences, occurred this morning on the Northern Railway line. The train which left Calais at half-past six last night, while stopping at the Enghien station, was run into by the Boulogne up train. The luggage van was literally cut in hall, and the luggage was, to use the expression of a passenger, " rolled up like sausages." Several passengers were thrown out, and received more or less severe contusions, but no lives were lost. One lady had her &ode either broken or severely sprained. ZOt Court. OSBORNE, Atourr 15. The Queen and Prince, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and Princess Alice, attended by the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, Witt to Whipping' am parish church yesterday morning. The service was performed by the Rev. George Prothcroe. Mn. Chisholm had an interview with the Duke of New cis le ytaterday. Mr. Fluor&ld and Mr. Ball had also en interview with his grace yesterday at the Colonial-office. Despatches were sent yesterday to the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope, and to the Governor of the Mauritius from the Colonial-office. Despatches were received from the Governors of Hong Kong, Ceylon, and Victoria, yesterday. MUSIC. THE • EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 16, 1853. AUSTRALIA. ILICTILIC TILIOILAPIL) PLYMOUTH, TUESIDAT, 9 A.W. The barque Healy Tanner, Capt. Vaggar, from Adelaide 19th March, is off the port, and has landed here nine passengers, among whom is Captain Sturt, Colonial Secretary at Adelaide, and family. The Henry Tanner has 17,000 ounces of gold, 1,000 bales of wool, and 250 tons of Burrs Burrs copper. She left her Majesty's. ship Britomart at St. Helena on the Bth of June, and north of the line spoke the Sir William Jardine, from Jamaica, with returncd Coolies, for Calcutta. THE MOORS OF TER NORTH OF ENGLAND. 1351LNARD CASTLE, AUGUST 13.—Every vehicle was engaged at this place on Thursday to take sportsmen to the moors, and Friday was a glorious day for the com mencement of the grouse season, cloudy, but fair, with a pleasant breeze. The moors in this district are in prime condition for the sportsman; the weather for the last two weeks having been fair, and during last week very hot, they are comparatively dry, and the travelling on foot pleasant to what it has been many years previous, the fine state of the ground tending to lessen the fatigue of the sportsman materially in crossing the moors in search of posse. Although so many fears were entertained as to the failure of the grow, this ceases, occasioned by the cold spring, to judge by the numbers shot yesterday and this morning, there is every prospeet 'of a much larger supply thus nasal. The accounts from all the different moors as they some in agree that the birds are very plentiful, in god condition, but wild. A large quantity of gro-ss was brought down here yesterday from the Duke of Cleveland's moors m Teesdale. and also from Eggleston moor, the pro perty of Thomas Hutchinson, Es q., and were despatched by the mail train from Darlington toiondon. The accounts are also favourable from Weimnsgill and Lunnedale, Bfr.Bowes's property. About 100 brace were shot yesterday upon Dar tington moor, the property of the Rev. T. Witham. The sbonting was also good in Scargill, and the other moors upon the Rokeby Mato. Upon Bowes moor the birds were very plentiful also, and many of the sportsmen shot 25, and some of diem SO brute open this moor on Friday. The sport has bees good today. SINCHILLS C& OF LOCK-JAW.—A man died at Wham as Teem* week, under rather rema.kable de clamations& Preemaa, the constable, was on duty in the nuked abut 11 o'clock, when his attention was coiled to a a stained D. Jones, who was standing by the side of his cart, containing potatoes, peas, and beans, which he had brought for sale. When the constable went up to him he was in the act of recovering a halfpenny from the inside of his cart, in order to give change to a woman, who first gave intimation as to his condition, and was groan ing badly. The poor fellow told Freeman that he had had a stroke, and in something like ten minutes be be came insensible. What followed was thus detailed to the coroner, on Thursday, when an inquest was held _ _ at the union workhouse:—" I at once ran for Mr. Griffin, the surgeon, and in the hurry I saw Mr. Dunn, RAILWAYS IS THE WEST.—In consequence of the usgeoo, coming down the street, and he came to him. South Devon and Tavistoek Bill being thrown out last He at first did not think him in danger. Ile had a little week hthe committee ofthe Hofthe y ouse L or ds, advocates water, and afterwards Mr. Dunn ordered a draft from Mr. Meacham, the druggist ; but he could not take it ; his jaws for the extension of the narrow gauge to Plymouth, and for were closed. By Mr. Duna', directions I took him up to the the construction of • ;ins of railway from Plymouth to union house, where the body now lies. Mr. Dunn told me it Tavistock, Okebampton, and thence to Birnstaple and was • ease of lock jaw, and that it was • very bad case. Bideford on the one hand and to Exeter on the other, aro As soon as the deceased was convey ed up here, Mr. Lewis, . in very high spirits. They feel confident that now, throw h Ow union doctor, saw him. He told me there was no ft seance of his recovery. lam of opinion that as soon as the the co-operation of the London and South Western Com deceased was taken with lock-jaw he became insensible. pany with local landowners and capitalists, the lapse of time The deceased, after he was taken ill, said, ' Oh, Lord, kill will not be very great before the West of England has far me,' and his last words were, Oh, God !' (three times). more efficient railway accommodation, in the formation Deceased seemed to have • second attack, when his jaw be came closed, and he became insensible. His eyes were and working of a system of railways perfectly distinct from almost closed." The jury found that the deceased died and independent of the Great Western, Bristol and Exeter, by the " sudden visitation of Ood."—Gloneester Chronic.* and South Devon Railway Companies. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. Monday is not usually anopera night, but the de parture of Grisi and Mario for Italy to-day rendered it necessary that their farewell appearance should take place last evening. The piece selected for this purpose was Lucrezia Borgia, and a better choice could not have been made, for there is no opera which contains two characters so completely suited to the powers of these great performers. In her other parts—even in her Norma—Grisi has been ap proached, if she has not been equalled; but her Lucrezia Borgia stands alone as a grand and terrible, yet affecting, picture, compared to which every other performance of the part has been nothing more than a slight and teeble sketch. On its merits it would be useless to dwell, as they are familiar to every one who knows anything of the opera stage. The same thing is the case with Mario's Gennaro. There is no character more completely calculated to show his fine qualities, both as an exquisite singer and a great tragt 3 actor. The house was crowded in the extreme, and, during the whole perform:nee, presented a scene of extraordinary excitement. At the end of the opera, the curtain tell amid a storm of applause; and when Grisi and Mario came forward, the whole audience rose and received them with reiterated cheers, which continued for several minutes. And when they re tired, they were brought back a second time to re spond to a renewed burst of euthusiasm. Indeed we do not remember ever to have seen in any theatre a stronger demonstration of public feeling. We said yesterday—and gave our reasons for thinking so—that these great performers are under stood to have made their last appearance on our Opera stage; and it seemed evident last night that such was the general impression of the audience. No positive announcement, however, has been made to this effect; and we are unwilling to resign alto gether the hope that they will return next season to the scene of their long career of triumph. The Grand Duchess Catherine of Russia, ac companied by her Consort, the Duke George ef Mecklen burg Strelits, honoured the performances at the Royal Italian Opera with their presence last evening. The illus trious party occupied the Queen's box. The Duke of Cambridge also honoured the theatre with his presence. Among the fashionable company in the boxes am! stalls we remarked the Prince Vagorides, the Duke and Duchess of Hamilton (nee Princess Mary of Baden), the Duchess of Montrose, the Duchess of Inverness and the Countess Laoradio, the Duchess ~f Wellington and the Hon. Misses S merset, the Marquis of Northampton, the Marebioness of Hastings and Captain Yelvert.n, R.N., the Countess Talbot and Lady Vittoria Talbot, the Countess Poulett and Miss Dormer and Miss Doyles, the Earl Bruce, Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston, Viscount and Via countess Jocelyn, Viscount Sydney, Viscount Enfield, Lord Wodehouse, Lord Robert Pelham Clinton, M.P., Lord Burghersh, Lord Arthur Hay, Lord Holland, Lord Milford, Lord Frederick Leveson Gower, Lord Ernest Bruce, Lady Alice Peel, Lord Frederick Gordon Holly burton. and Lady Augusta Gordon and the Misses Erskine, Lord Henry Gordon Lennox, M.P., Lord and Lady Paget, Lord Charles Wellesley, Lady Burghersh, Lord Brough ton and the lion. Miss Hobhouse, Lady Cranworth and the Hon. Miss Vernon, the Ladies Ponsonby and the lion. Gerald Ponsonby, Count D'Ernst, Baron do Steinberg, Han. Spencer Cowper and Lady Har riet Cowper, Hon. Mrs. Dudley Ward, Hon. C. lianbury, M.P., Hon. Mrs. A. Villiers, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Strange Jocelyn, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. W. Cowper, Hon. Mrs Dyce Sombre. lion. Mrs. John Stourton, Hon. Misses Blake and Hon. Misses Ellis, Hon. John Forums's, Hon. Augustus Calthorpe, the Right lion. Sidney Herbert, Res, and Miss Herbert, the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers, M.P., Lady Law ley and Miss Talbot, Sir Charles Douglas, S r George Armytage, Sr Henry Webb, Sir Charles Marshall, Sir Alexander Woodford, Sir Augustus and Lady Clif ford and Miss Clifford, Lady Jodrell, Colonel the Hon. Dawson Darner, and the Misses Dawson Darner, Lady Ashworth and Miss Ashworth; Colonel Col ville and Mrs. Colville, and Miss Vansittart ; Colonel Ewen, Colonel Steele, Colonel Browolow Knox, Mrs. Colonel Auguatein, Major Pope, Captain De Bathe, Captain Meyrick, Captain Clifford, Captain Spearson, Captain Buckley, Captain Ellison, Captain Newman, Mr. Bernal Oaborne, M.P., Mr. and Mrs. John Stanley, Mr. W. Rosa, Mr. Martineau, Mr. Vane, Mr. Streachey, Mr. Erskine, Mr. ant. Mn.e Caghlan, Mr. sod Mrs. Newton Scott, Mr. Woodford, Mr. Clifford, Mr. Leopold Redpath, Mr. Sey mour Darner, Mr. Walter Strickland. Re. THE NATIONAL GALLERY. The committee of the House of Commons appointed to inquire into the management of the National Gallery, report that the imperfections and irregularities in the working of the present system originate, for the most part, in certain fundamental defects and anomalies in the system itself; in the want, more especially, of any clear definition of the powers or responsibilities of the managing body of the Institution, and in the absence of specific regulations for their guidance in the performance of their duties. In dealing with the subject of " picture cleaning," which has lately attracted some public attention, the committee detail the processes adopted in the gallery, and state, from the evidence before them, it appears that discrepucies. varie ties of opinion, and general uncertainty, even among pro fessional men, prevail upon this subject. The committee ex amined many artists, amateurs, and picture dealers on the condition of the pictures cleaned under instructions, in the National Gallery, and their evidence on the point exhibited great contrariety ofjudgment, and irreconcileable differences of taste ; but the preponderance of testimony is to the effect that the appearance of the pictures has for the present been rendered less agreeable by the operation of cleaning. The committee recommend that, in future, no picture cleaner shall be employed who does not give a full explanation of his mode of cleaning, and that this shall not be done without • written report from the Directors of the gallery to the trustees. The committee state that aßer the National Gallery became public property, the principal charge of it devolved on the Treasury, and to this ' department of the government, consequently, has attached the primary resnosaibility for the conduct of the establish meat. The sommittes consider it but an act of justice to the trustees to add their opinion that the defects in the present management are chargeable on the system rather than on the individual managers. The committee observe that-they are sensible of the obliga tion under which the public lies to the matees for their disinterested services. The system itself, when first in stituted, appeared to have been not only comparatively free from the more serious objections to which it has since be come liable, but to have been calculated in many respects to promote the objects its founders had in view. In regard to:the future management of the Gallery, the committee have come to the following resolutions :-1. That a system of management by a Board of Trustees should be con tinued. 2. That no person should in future, in virtue of any office, become a trustee. 3. That the trustees be ap pointed by the Treuury. 4. That the number of trustees be diminished as vacancies occur. 6. That the office of keeper of the Gallery be abolished. 6. That a salaried director be appointed by the Treasury for a definite time, at the expiration of which he may be re-appointed. 7. That every recommendation for the purchase of • picture should originate with the directors, and be made in writing to the trustees. 8. That a fixed sum should be annually proposed to parliament for the purchase of pictures, and placed at the disposal of the trustees. 9. That the site of the present National Gallery is not well adapted for the con struction of a new gallery. 10. With respect to the estate at Kensington Gore, purchased by the Royal Commission of 18.51, and by them offered to the nation, the committee recommend the acceptance of the offer of the Commissioners. 11. The committee are of opinion that the question of com bining the various artistic and archeological collections in the British Museum with the National Gallery be referred to • royal commission, and that no time should be lost in obtaining a decision on this subject, in order that the New National Gallery should be commenced with all convenient speed. The committee eat upwards of 35 days, and the above is the quintessence of a report of what is mainly of public, apart from professional, interest, extending over some 20 folio pages. SPORTING. TATTERSALL'S—MoNnty. The attendance %%as comparatively thin, and only a very limited amount of business was transacted. The most important movement was the depression of West Australian for the St. Leger. At the commence meat 6 to 4 was laid in bets of 900 to GOO and 300 to 200, until the takers had invested in the aggregate upwards of 1,8001. A slight reaction then took place, and towards the close 600 to 500 and 90 to 75 were the last bete we saw booked ; 4 to 1 was taken to 1501. about Sitticgbourne, and to 1 and 6 to 1 to a little money about Cineas. EBOR HANDICAP. Pantomime bad several friends wbo got on at 9 to 2, and finally 4 to 1; and the outlay on Sally Warfoot colt, at odds varying from 10 to 8 to 1, not only advanced him to the position of second favourite, but it crtated a strong impression that he will this time be the chosen represents. five of Dawson's stable. Catspaw was quite friendless until nearly the last moment. A few investments were then made at the odds quoted. The transactions illa tive to the other horses named below were only to small sums. DERDY.-1,000 to 40 and 1,000 to 50 were taken about Dervish, but the former olds were subsequently offered. 35 to 1 wu taken to 8.5/. about First Lord, and 1,000 to 25 about the colt by Hetman Platoff out of Infidelity. NORTH STAPFORDSHIRZ HANDICAP.—Bets on this event were paid, but the anger of the layers against Haricot and of the backers of Cand4ewick wu evidently at a white heat. The prices at the conclusion of business were as fol lows : GREAT EBOR HANDICAP STAKES. 4 to 1 apt Mr. Magenis's Pantomime (t) 8 to 1 Mr. R. Harrison's Sally Watfoot c (t) 8 to 1 Mr. Howard's Catapaw (t) Bto 1 Mr. Greville's Adine (t) • 10 to 1 Mr. Barber's Goorkan (off) 10 to 1 Mr. Niehol's Newminster (t) 12 to 1 Mr. Walten's Lord Fauconnerg (t) 12 to 1 Mr. W. Stebbinit's Lord Lieutenant (t) to 1 Mr. R. Harrison's King of Trumps (t) 100 to 7 Mr. Knapton's St. Andrew (t) 15 to 1 Mr. Marc's Ariosto (off) 1000 to 15 Mr. Balte's Rosalba (t) ST. LEGER. 6 to 6 sgst Mr. Bowes's West Australian (t) 4 to 1 Duke of Bedford's Sittingbourne (t) 6to 1 Mr. Powney's Cineu (5) DERBY. 25 to 1 sgst Lord Derby's Dervish (t) 34 to 1 Mr. Bignell's First Lord (t) 40 to 1 Lord Zetland's cby Hetman Platoff, out of infidelity YORK AUGUST MEETING. WZDNIIBDAY-Tuz CONVIVIAL STASES. Dolmas &reams of 60 goes., added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 son. each. One mile and a quarter. (21 subs.) Age at lb b c ►y Melbourne —SallyWarfoot 4 8 7 Pharos Master Slender 4 8 1 The General The Italian Age at lb Catherine Parr 3 7 5 Corybantes 3 7 4 Ammonia Snowdon Donlan 3 7 4 Iteverlac 3 7 3 Gavotte - •• • • - - 1 Tne Friar Phantom Fevershane 3 712 Captain Cornish 3 612 Gossip 3 7 9 bt by Don John Antigone I Lady in Waiting 4 7 6 Enos ST. Laoaa of 25 son. each, with 100 added for the second horse, for 3-yr-olds; colts, flet 7lb ; and fillies, Bst 31b. Certain penalties and allowances. Two miles, over the Old Course. (19 subs.) bc by Tearaway—Mar garet, West Australis's, Sir Walter, Erycthon, Sitting bourne, Warbler, Veteran, England's Beauty, Dear-Me, Ozonise, Middlethorpe, b c by Orlando, dam by Day Mid dleton, Newland Buck, Viudez, Mistletoe, Trio, Game Tommy, Mahella, Tankersley. SWIIEPSTAKKS of 100 SOT& each, h ft, for 4-yr-olds colte, Bit 7.b; and fillies, flit 31b; maiden 4-yr.olds allowed Vbs. Two miles, over the Old Course. (4 subs.) Adine, King of Trumps, Orelio, Augur. YORKSKII4Z OAKS of 15 move. 6 ft, with 100 added, for 3-yr.old fillies, fist 71b each; certain penalties and allow ances ; the second to receive 40 son. out of the stakes, and the third to save her stake. One mile and a quarter. (65 subs.) Lady Margaret, Mayfair, Athol Brose, Rumour, Nerve, The Belle, Latona, Gage d'Amour, Auld Acquaint ance, Little Blossom, Miss Tennyson, br by Galanthus— Queen of Tyne, Auteverta, Sprindlower, gr by Magpie— Coaeen Dim, Lady Gough, Elapeth, Kernel, Phrygia, ()zooid, Frenzy, Peach, Fright, Fairthoro, Mary Aislabie, Misletoe, Strawberry Hill, Hermione, Huff, England's Beauty, Vaultress, b by Heiman Platoff—Peggy, b by Ve rnier's—Mani la (Elhar•ton's dam), Helene (h b), Bracelet, Voucher, Hannah, Annie, Valour, Honeydew, Sylphine, b by Melbourne—Tiffany, Miss Agner, Lady Mowbray, Madame Fanny, Violent', Amason, Peggy, Lady - ' Geor gians Rose of Ellel, Augusts, Ceres, Idyl, Telltale, Gins. mints, Belgravia (dead), Nicotine Tipsy, Miss Woolgar, Mabells, Queen Bee, Malice, The Nicotine, Jacquenetta, and Comfit. Han MAJESTY'S PLATE of 100 guineas, for 3-yr-olds end upwards; three. yr-oh.s, 7st 91b; four, Bst 121 b; five, 94 41b ; six, itst 71b ; and aged, 9st 91b. Two miles. CONVIVIAL STALLS of 10 sore. each, 5 ft, with 60 added, for 2.yr-olds ; colts, bat 61b; fillies, Bst 21b. Those got by stallions or out of mares which never produced a winner allowed 31b; if claimed at the time of naming, and winners before starting to carry 210 extra. The second to receive 10 per cent. out of the stakes, and the third to save his stake. T.Y.C. (94 subs.) :-Schlick (dead) (31b), Gab baroo (31b), Alabama (31b), The Gem, The Assayer (31b), Beery (Sib), b f by Orlando-Idolatry, Tortola, Marley Hill (31b), fby Pyrrhus the First-Forget-me-not (dead) (Sib), Mm is (31b)4 threads= Fairy (31b), Diligent (31b). hr f by Van Tromp - Mica Martin (31b), Dunstable (31b), The Flying Frenchman (31b), Middlesborough (31b), Mince meat (31b), b or br c by Sweetmeat-xis to Coheiress (31b), b f by Rennin Platoff-Queen of Tyne (31b), fby Theon -Velure (31b), Eccleston (31b), Thessalia& ( sib), Earl of Derby, Zenith (dead) (31b), br (by St. Lawrence-lib), Grimalkin (31b), br c by Malcolm-Kate Forrest 31b), 01sucopis, Intvgrity (31b), Holiday (31b), Dr. Wilson (31b), Cumberland (31b), Inspiration, King Sterndsle (31b), b f by Ithuriel-Billstdour (Sib), Integrity (31b), The Stoker (31b), Determination (Sib), Julius Caner (alb) , f by Bay Middleton - Venus, Craniums, Mississippi (31b , f by Old England-Poison (31b), e by Old England - Marietta (31b), Vixen (31b), Alas (31b), br e by Annandale-Manilla (31b), br e by Touchstone-Epilogue (31b), b or br f by Charles XII.-Fair Helen (Sib), b o by Annandale-Mach nella (Sib), bf by Napier-Lass of Lonton (31b), Brown Holland, Merry Monk (31b), eh c by Hetman Platoff-In fidelity (31b), br c by Hetman Platoff-Raeketty Girl's dam, b f by Heiman Platoa-Peggy (dead) (31b), Stiletto, Constancy (31b), b f by Melbourne-Slaer's Daughter (31b), b f by Covrl-Fandango (31b), Rotchpot (31b), Domino (31b), gr fby Cowl-The Duchess of Sutherland 1 1 (31b), Pontiff (31b), b by Cowl-Lucy Neale (31b), br by Melbourne-Miss Castling (31b), Punch-box (31b), Ter. roma (31b), Midsummer (31b), Sister of Mercy, Freeman Junior (31b), br f by Barnton-Envy by Perion (31b), Aribbas (31b), Neville (Sib), Billingham (31b), br c by Muley Moloch or Freeman-Prioress ( Sib), Meteors, Mel combo, b fby Freeman-Joe Kiddy's dam (31b), Syvagee, Gholarn Ryder, b fby Galaor, dam by Hindoo, St. Clair (31b), Ar , adne, Bacchus (31b), Monimia, Pbmbe (31b), JJuliet (31b), Te. Greek Slave, Lady Napier (31b), Tree (31b), Lucy (31b) covered by Ratan (produce not declared), Mrs. Gilmour (31b), b f by Muley Moloch or Freeman. BILLING STAKZB of 6 son. each, with 25 added. One mile. C/lESTERFINLD HANDICAP Of 10 son. with 60 added. The winner et any handicap of 200 son. value after the declaration of the weights to carry 71b extra. One mile. (37 subs.) Ate it lb Longbow Nancy 5 8 6 Hungerford Little Harry King of Trumps 4 8 1 Gossamer Indian Warrior 4 7 9 Age st lb Claverho•se 4 6 8 Rune& mune. 3 6 7 Helen Faucit 4 6 7 Guicowar Blang Peggy 3 6 6 Snowdon Dunhill 3 6 4 Lady in Waiting 4 6 3 Plunastead The Hatchet Happy Joe 4 6 0 Catapaw 3 6 12 Patlince 3 6 10 Broughton 3 5 9 Luxurious Miss Agnes 3 6 4 ?domain 3 6 4 Flutter Timid Fawn Calot Tri6e (h b) 4 7 6 Alfred the Groat 4 7 6 Bardolph Scarecrow Lady Agnes 4 7 i b o by Melbourne —6allyWasfoot 4 7 0 Kiteflyer 4 613 Mrs. Birch Awns Wickfleld 4 612 RAILWAY ARRANGEMENTS. PER OSZAT NORTHERN, XINO'a-CROSII. Express, 9.30 a.m., arrives at York at 2.20 p.m.; Ist and 2nd class, 10.30 cm., arrives at 6.10 p.m. ; express, let and 2nd class, 5 p.m., arrives at 1045 p.m. ; Ist and 2nd class, 9.15 p.m., arrives at 225 cm. An express special train will be despatched on Wednes day from King's-crou at 8 30 cm., and will arrive et Y.‘rk about 130 p.m. On Friday it will return from York at 6 . 30 p.m., and arrive at King's-cross about 11 p.m. Pia NORTH-WEBTIRN, ZWITON•STATION. Ist, 2nd, and 3rd class, at 6 cm , arrives at York at 2 p.m.; lit, 2nd, and 3rd clue, at 630 cm., arrives at 5 25 p.m. ; *express, 930 a.m., arrives at 356 p.m. ; lit and 2nd class, 10.30 a.m., arrives at 730 p.m. ; let and 2nd class, 12 noon, arrives at 10.40 p.m; let and 2nd class (mail), 9 p.m., arrives at 435 a.m. Express and ordinary day-tickets, at the regular charge, will be issued from London to York on Wednesday, Thurs. day, and Friday, available to return by any train on any of thus days. EGHAM, AUGUST 23. WZIORTS for the EIINNTXRD7 STOKES of 10 SOTS. Nab, 6 ft, =lOl4 3if declared by Tuesday in the week alter their publication, with 50 adds to save his stake ; certain win' Age. et. lb. Harbinger Young England., 6 9 3 Cardineffisemart 5 8 9 Ahdallah Mr. .5) het 3 7 12 Tavistock Tamerlane Allington (h b) Little Naughty Dew Me 3 7 8 Golden Plover Hybla 3 7 7 led ; if eight e•eept the second )ners cum One mile. Age. st. lb. Sweetheart 6 7 7 l'oritau No Chance 5 7 4 Hampton 11 .mbletonian 3 6 12 It mualdus Northman 4 6 12 Lina Apricot gelding Anglesey ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON REGATTA. COWES, kfosaasr EVENING. The Royal Yacht Squadron Regatta has ever stood so pre-eminent above ell other clubs formed for kin dred objects, both from the fact of its beiug the oldest este. blished club and from the superior quality of the vessels of its members, that it would be superfluous to dilate upoa them, unless it were merely to observe that the present meeting gives every promise of maintaining its well-kuown superiority and high reputation. The beautiful waters of the Solent are now studded here and there with a numer ous fleet of trim-looking yachts, with their sails of almost unapproachable whiteness, and tacir tiny barges distin guishing the various clubs to which they respectively be long. Amongst those represented at this great aquatic fes tival were the Eastern Yacht Club, the Royal Victoria, the St. George's, the Royal Western, and last, not least, the Yacht Club of New York. Amongst the yachts now clustering around this station are:—The Sybil, Viking, Kathlrea, Gossamer, Shark, Wildfire, Ariel, Gipsey, Queen, Pauline, Intrepid, Resolu tion, Sapphire, Bestriz, Alarm, Capricorn, Zara, Elizabeth, Amazon, lone, Osprey, Julia, Aurora, Miranda, Arrow, Spider, Camilla, Gondola, Gloriann, bl-squito, Irene, Plover Ripple, Titania, Swordfish, Frisk, P an d ora , Mari tima, Plover, Des toy, Gent, Turquoise, Intrepid, Sapphire, and Beatriz. The town is now tolerably full of company, and great numbers are arriving by the steamboats from Southampton, Portsmouth, &c., and everything wears a holiday appear ance. The race on the card for this day was for his Royal Highneas Prince Albert's cup, open to all cutters and yachts of the Royal Yacht Squadron. Three to enter and start, or no race. The following yachts were entered : Yachts. Tone. Owners. Flag. Mosquito 50 Lord tondestiorotigh. White, with Maltese ems Arrow ... 162 ThorossChatuerlayae, E.q. Blue Os: with arrow. Aurora... 60 Le Wads .nt themes, Esq. White an d red trues. 0 , prey... 59 Colonel Huey. Blueandwhite,thequered Julia .... 11l W. reareib, F.sq. Red. At half-put 10 o'clock the stifling gun wee fired, the course being from the station vesstl off Cowes Castle, to a boat moored off Yarmouth, back to the Nab Lightship, and returning to the starting host, being a course of about 60 miles. Ou coming down the roads the yachts came abreast of West Cowes Castle in the following order: h. m. a. Mosquito Arrow 2 34 0 Aurora 2 35 40 Julia Osprey They then proceeded oar the rest of the course towards the Nab Light, which has to be rounded, and then return to the starting-post, but as there is at the present time nearly a dead calm, it may resolve itself into a mere drill ing match home. As the boat is starting for the last London train the result and further particulars of the race must be deterred until tomorrow. The inquest on the three unfortunate men, whose boat was run down by the Medina steamer, at the back of the Isle of Wight, on Monday last, after two adjournments, has ended in a •erdict of " Manslaughter" being returned against Captain Corke, and the coroner made out his war rant for his committal to Winchester gaol, but bail has been accepted fur his appearance to answer the charge at the neat assizes. AUSTRALIAN ROYAL MAIL STEAM NAVI- GATION COMPANY. Yesterday an extraordinary general meeting of this company was held at the London Tavern, for the pur pose of receiving and considering the report of t hei committee appointed on the 23rd May last, to inquire into the condi tion end management of the company ; Mr. Mass (in the absence of Mr. Frith) in the chair. Mr. Henderson, the chairman of the committee of inves tigation, presented a report, which was read by Mr. Mar shall, the secretary. After detailing the nature of the in vestigations which had been made, the report concluded as follows :—The committee, in conclusion, earnestly suggest to the consideration of the shareholders that no general princi ples laid down for the management of their affairs will be sufficie.:t to recover their property from its present de pressed condition, and secure efficient management for the futute, unless the administration be confided to a board conversant with mercantile and maritime affairs, waisted by one or more persons highly qualified to conduct the busi ness of such a company, and who shall be required to de vote their whole time to the discharge of the duties of their office; and with a view of enabling the shareholders from their own body to make the best choice of directors on all future occasions, the committee recommend that the quali fication for a seat in the direction shall be reduced from one hundred to fifty shares,. T. W. HENDERSON, AMBROSE MOOSE, F. DAVIS, CHARLES DOWNES, SIDNEY GURNEY. Mr. HErrnmasole moved that the report be received end entered upon the minutes; Colonel COFFIN seconded the resolution. Mr. HENDERSON moved that the report be approved. Mr. A. Moons seconded the motion. Mr. kfria said that the directors felt to deeply the want of success which had attended their endeavours to manage the affairs of the company to think it necessary to make any recriminatory remarks in reference to the report which bad been presented. But be might truly observe that there had been no want of integriv on their part, no want of attention to the important duties entrusted to them. Mr. RICHARD WALTON, I merchant, objected to the em ployment of clipper-built ships with auxiliary steam power, because he was fully convinced that they would never be able to carry freights at a profitable rate unless they carried out the true principles of steam navigation. Mr. HENDERSON said this wee • subject to which the committee had devoted much attention, and, in order to ar rive at a sound conclusion, they had obtained the opinion of shipbuilders, engineers, and merchante, who told them that they had no alternative but to recommend the adoption of steam as an auxiliary to canvas. After some further discussion, an amendment was pro posed by Mr. YATES, and seconded by Mr. FORD, that in• asmuch as the report contained much unnecessary censure %von Mr. Scott Russell , it be adopted this day six months. This amendment was rejected, and the original resolution was carried, Mr. Henderson disclaiming on the part of the committee any desire or intention to cast any imputation upon Mr. Scott Russell. Mr. Mink said that, the report having been adopted, the directors would complete as soon possible such arrangements as might be necessary to enable them to hand over to their successors the management of the company ; and he could assure them that they should feel it their last remaining duty to carry out the recommendations in the report, and to assist those who might succeed them in arriving at the most practicable and satisfactory manner of managing the undertaking. The beet coarse they could sow adopt would be to entrust either to the committee of investigation, or any other committee they might appoint, the duty of selecting from amongst the shareholders • body of gentle men for directors who might in their judgment be best able to challenge their confidence. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Limos then proposed • resolution, which after some conversation and practical amendmerts, was expressed as follows :—" That the committee of investigation be reap pointed, and that they be requested to prepare a list of suit able candidates for the future direction of this company ; that they should submit such list for the approbation of the shareholders at a special meeting to be held for that purpose within one month from the present date, and that they be empowered to make any further report they might think fit." _ _ Mr. BLACLETT seconded the motion, which was carried, and the meeting separated with a vote of thanks to the committee of investigation and to the chairman of the day. ASTURIAN MINING COMPANY. Yesterday, a special general meeting of this com pany was he'd at the London Tavern, to receive a report to be submitted by the trustee., end for other purposes. Mr. AMONT in the chair. The tonal preliminaries having been gone through, Mr. GthLAN. one of the trustees, read the report, which stated that the trustees had been unable, since the last mering in April, 1851, to meet the shareholders, partly in consequence of some legal difficulties which had arisen in Spain, a suit having been instituted against them by some of the Spanish proprietary. The property in dispute was of little value, yet it involved a considerable principle, and until the question wu settled it would be impossible for them to carry out the project for which they (the trustees) were appointed. But the greatest difficulty had arisen from the conduct of some dissentient shareholders, who had en ' gaged Mr. Lambley to become their agent, and who subse quently,although discharged by them, had collected and used some of the company's asset, in Spain. It was the inten tion of the company on Mr. Lambley's arrival in England, to have instituted criminal proceedings against him, but before this could be done he bad obtained an appointment in Mexico. A. friend of his offered to compromise the cow pony's claims upon him for 3501., and seeing the difficulty of making a man like him pay, they bad consented to ac cept 4001. Mr. Manby 'a claim for former services had been re ferred to arbitration, and the company had, pursuant to the decision of the reference, paid him 7001. and costs. The shares in the new company would he divided thus : 8,000 out of the 16,000 of the 101. paid up shares would be dts otrfibulstedi. each; , pro '225 of am t o h n e g n st —eq a u ll iva t le h n o t t s o her 2 eh 2 o o ld i v_ra in addition to 1,0001, bail been retained by the new company as a compensation for the loss they had sustained owing to the works not being delivered up by the specified time. The number of English hares would thus be reduced to 7,77 5 , which woul d be subj ect to a fur ther deduction, viz., 1,028, to be appropriated in payment of the V. shares by way of old loan, and 450 to corer loans to the company; deducting these preferential claims, the number of new shares would be diminished to 6,297, whilst the total number which were to be inc:mleil in the pro riatts division was 9,508. lucluted in the 6,297, there would be a residue of 694 shares, and 475 of these the ii(counttat proposed to divide among the shareholders, in the rate of Ole share to every 2.5 new ones, the remaining 119 to be sold for tho benefit of the company. The prospects of the com pany were such,that in January next the director& expected to be enabled to declare a dividend of 11. per share, being at the rate of 10 per cent. on the capital. The statement of accounts showed that the ass, ts, includ ing 19,0001. purchase money, amounted to 7s. Id., of which had been invested • haste proportion in the Lon don and County Bank and elsewhere, and there remained a balance in hand, amounting to 301/. The report, together with the balance sheet, was adopted, and a resolution was passed, authorising the trustees to carry out the agreement recommended by them fur ereejing the company en comnsandit, Mr. K. Mackenzie was elected a director, in lieu of Mr. Wilkinson, deceased, and the meeting separated with the usual vote of thanks to the chairman. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. The directors of this company have issued their statement of accounts, front which it appears that 18.356,835/. had been received on capital account to the 30th ot J une last. The receipts include 1.571,8721. on ac count of redeemable 41 per cent. stock. 133,0001. or account o o f f r e r il e e d e e ma e m b a l b e l e l i pc p r e r c e c n e t n . stock, stock, , a3 . :L 2 1 : 3 4 2 0 404 11 ,1 0. 1. noiicco debentures,unt loan', &c., and 856,0301. deferred coupons on Birmingham and Oxford and Birmingham and Dudley Railways. The payments amounted in the aggregate to 18,133,0271., leaving a balance of 226,11081. The payments in respect of the Great Western, Oxford, Berks, and Hants, Windsor, and other hoes, and f or l ocomot i ve stoc k , amounte d to 10.407,773!., and in respect of (353,0001.) estimated liabilities on the 31st of December, 1849, 256,0321. was expended ; in respect to the Oxford and Rugby line, 1,161,20,41. • on account of th e Bi rm i ng h am an d Oxford line, ; on account of the Wilk, Somerset, and Weyntouth Railway, 199,275/.; on account of the Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley Railway, 1,097,3351. ; subscriptions and disbursements to other un dertakings, 1,700,7701. (the interest on which is borne by revenue), including 5000/. to the Gloucester and Forest of Dean Railway ; 545,000/. to the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth Railway; 589,104/. to the South Wales Rail way, 225,791/. to the South Devon Railway, 18:,1031. to the Osf.rd, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway, 70.457/. to the Cheltenham and O x f or d Railway, 24,76aU to the Cornwall Railway, and 10,2i'!. to the Piymouth Great Western Dock ; the sum expended ou new rolling stock, under votes of the proprietors, was 192,7501. ; on the Paddington Mahon, 165,5201., on the Paddiuglon Hotel, 42.5421. ; and on Bull's-bridge new work.: i.nd dock, 13,049/. ; making the total expenditure, as above, 18,130,0271. The revenue account for the half-year ending the 30th of June shows that 522,498/. bad been received including 7,050/. by Bristol and Birmingham Railway, for rent, &c., 11,3211 for use of plant by other companies, 2459/. Mti rest on cash balances, and 3,7141. for rents and rtgistratiou tees. The expenditure amounted to 233,3351, including 12,8101. for government duty, and 11,4262 rates and taxes, a nd leav ing a balance of 288,6511. To this sum is added bi,7781., the balance from the last account , an d 1 , 000/ . f or di v i den d on the Olocester end Dean Forest shares, making a total sum of 353,4391. Out of this sum is deducted 9031. paid for new works and wlditions to werka on lines opened, 16,4821. amount of annuities gua ranteed to 'shareholders of the Wilts, Samerset, and Wey mouth Railway, 1,3281. interest on the Ilerks and Hants Extension shares, 5,715/. rent of Gloce.ter and Dean Forest Railway on 2.51,0001. at 41 per cent. per annum, 1,2941. rent charge to the trustees of the Paddignton estate, 101,2081. balance of interest paid on lune, 41,210/. :nterest on redeemable 45 per cent. stock, 2,2921. on redeemaele 4 per cent. stock, and 13,0411. on irredeemable 4 per cent. stock to the 30th June; total, 183,476/., has 12,5231. derived by pre-payment fur Birmingham an d O a f or u an d Birmingham and Dudley shares, making the total 170,9531., and leaving 182,48.5/. available for dividend. The amount of stock and shares upon which dividend is payable is 8,236,2761, and on which 2 per cent. for the half-year would absorb 164,7251., and leave a balance over of 17,7601. The report of Mr. R. Atkinson, the auditor, and Mr. IV. %V. Detente, the accountant, states, that after the most careful arid laborious examination of the books, accounts, and vouchers, they are again able to testify as to their correctness, and they feel it only due to the various officers of the company to repeat what they have stated ou termer occasions, that the books and accounts are admirably ar ranged, and afford every facility for examination. The books are balanced monthly, and each month's accounts are examined with the assistance of Mr. Deloitte, who has been constant in his attendance at the company's offices for that purpose. The accounts for parliamentary expenses have not been settled by the directors, and therefore not intro duced into the accounts this half-year. Various pa)ments have been made on account thereof ; but, as no particulars have been obtained, the amount so paid has not been charged to the expenditure, but to the personal accounts ot the individuals. The sum of 31,844/., which stood rim the 14th of August, 1851, to the debit of the South Wah a share account as interest, a hich had previously been erci.iteti to revenue, has been discharged with the exception of a balance of 6,7931., which still remains to be discharged in like manner, when the dividend receivable from that com pany will be credited to the revenue account, as and when receivable. The sum now remaining to the debit of the South Devon Railway share account for interest al ready credited to revenue only amounts to 7001., also to be dischaiged out of dividends to be received, when the divi dend from that company will be credited to the revenue account as and when receivable. The interest on the Bir mingham and Oxford disbursement and share accounts is now charged to revenue. The interest on the Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley disbursement and share ac coutre is still charged to capital, that line being in course of construction, and no part opened. The interest on all other expenditure for capital, with some very trifling exceptions, is charged to revenue, includ ing new locomotive and carriage stock, new station at Pad dington and Paddington Hotel. The profit realised on the sale of a portion of the 41 per cent. stock has been de ducted from the interest charged to revenue on that stock. The great additional charge to maintenance of way arises, in a considerable degree, from the rise in price of mate rials, especially iron, and from the much larger quantity of those materials which the recent very wet season has made requisite. The increase in the expense of the locomotive department has been caused partly by extra work, addi tional mileage, and advance in the price of materials and labour. The balance of 17,760/. is still subject to any re sult of prefit and loss that may . be found in the account with the South Wales Company since the commencement of the lease on the 19th of July, 1852. The debenture state ment to the 30th of Jane last shows that 6,808,431/. had been borrowed, of which 1,341,608/. was at 5 per cent., 248,7131. at 41 per cent., 3,191,071/. at 4 per cent., 967,2001. at 31 per cent., 953,837/. at 31 per cent., and 100,0001. at 3 per cent. NEWRY AND ENNISKILLEN RAILWAY. The following is the report of the directors of this company, to be eubmi . ted to the ordinary meeting of share holders on the 16th inst.: "The accounts of the company made up to the 3Jth of June last, and duly audited, are annexed hereunto, and from these it will be seen that the receipts for the last half year amount to 1,0261. Ils. 2d., and the p a y ments to 6,6991. Is. Bd. The directors have much pleasure in an nouncing that the bill in parliament promoted by this com pany has received the royal assent, and they consider it a matter of congratulation that all questions teuching the ex tension of their line to the landing quay et Newts, and a junction with the line of the Dublin and Belfast Com pany, are thus terminated in favour of this company. In the passing of this bill, however, the Board of Trade object , d to the introduction of any clause giving power at present to make working arrangements with any other company, it being at variance with the resolutions of the House of Commons, that no such arrangements should be permitted until parliament had matured a general mea sure for the future government of railways. The share holders are aware that the sole object of the government, is the prevention of the amalgamation of large companies to the prejudice of the public, but it is also generally ex pected that compulsory powers and additional facilities will be given to small companies like the present, to work their lines in conjunction with those of other companies. Under these circumstances the directors have come to the conclu sion that until parliament shall have defined the grin ' eiples on which these worsting arrangements can be carried out with safety to all concerned, it will be ex tremely dangerous for this company to part with possession of its line, and have, in consequence, decided on putting on the requisite rolling stock forthwith. The report of John Godwin, Esq., the company's engineer, is annexed hereunto, from which it will be seen that the line will be completed in a few dap, and as soon as the rolling stock can be procured, it may be immediately opened. From information received of the present amount of traffic, the directors entertain every con fidence that it will prove remunerative to the shareholders. The directors regret that the Ulster suit has not been brought to a conclusion, owing to the fact that so many com panies are parties to it. They hope, however, that shortly after the recess it will be finally disposed of. Tw e direc tors, Lewis Crombie, Esq,, and Henry Sealy, Esq., and one of the auditors, Alfred Samuel, Esq , retire by rotation, but are eligible for re - election , and o ffer themselves ac cordingly. W. F. SPACXMAN, Chairman. " 1, Guildhall-chambers, Basingball-street, London, Aug. 8, 1553." [AdWgrtifie!Lentil — FIFTY THOUSAND CU REP C.Wll.Taer.leioK asn ;80:,.•:„.8e3127:_ric..b.:Fift:t.abyy.y;...70.B.:00i.k..ing..amaTti'haspanellgybsbli.batFlutt2:4AiLiblksic.D4daiv:FsinTroo. acutie fad."—MartaWorsham,LW. 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