The Express. — London, England, 1853-08-30 00:00:00

;Ut Court. THE ROYAL VISIT TO IRELAND. Her Nlajeaty and the Prince, accompanied by the 1 ,„„" o r w..ies and Prince Alfred, and attended by the pochiss of Wellington, the lion. Mary Bulteel, the Earl Coiouel the Hon. C. l'hippe, and Colonel the 11 .u. C. Grey and Lieut.-Colonel the 'Lin. A. Gordon, J. i uerries in Waiting, left Osborne at 9 o'clock upon Satur. day morning the 27th in her Majesty's steam vessel Elfin, Mester Commander Halliston, and arrived at Southampton at • for minutes past 10 o'clock. Her Majesty and the roll pert, travelled thence by the South Western Railway to by the Great Western to Leamington, and by ay North Western Railway (by way of Tarnworth, Slallord, Crewe, ena Chester) to Holyhead. Loyal addresses were presented to her Majesty and to the Prince at Tamworth, and to her Majesty at Chester. Upon arriving at Hol)bead, the royal party embarked on b aura the Vicbria and Albert royal yaeht, where the Mar quis of Ltreadidbane was in waiting to receive her Majesty, and went to the outer harbour iu readiness to put to sea tor Dublin. Mr. James Clied had an interview with the Earl of Aher d•;.■ yew rthy at his official residence in Downing-street. Despatches were received at the Colonial-office yesterday In.m the G ggggg or General of Canada and the Governors or the uther Morth Americas provinces. THE ROYAL NISIT TO IRELAND. DEPARTURE FROM HOLYHEAD. HOLYHEAD, MONDAY. • About half past 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the l'rince of Wiles and Prince Alford, with the Duchess of Wellin,ton and Miss Butteel, Lord Granville, Culonels Phipps, Grey, and Gordon, with Mr. Gil)* tutor to the young princes, kit the royal yacht, to visit the &oath Stack Lighthouse. It is situated im an isolated reek at the extreme western part of the island of Anglesey, with which, however, it is connected by a beautiful ■aspeusion bridge, constructed on the principle of the Menai and Hunt rford bridges. Her Majesty proceeded thither in the carriage of the lion. W. G. St.nley, M.P., whose mansion, Penrhoe, it in the vicinity of Holyhead. AftTr minutely inspecting the lighthouse, and the romantic and picturesque scenery by which it is surrounded, the royal party visited the im mense quarries from which the stories fur the breakwater now in course of construction, are obtained. At halt-oast six the Queen, attended by the Duchess of Wellington, mi.. Bolted, and Cal. Phipps, arrived at the temporary landing-stage erected at the new pier at the western end of the breakwater, where on immense concourse of her subjects were assembled,an x ions to testify their loyalty to their beloved _ . . . . Sovereign. Two of the boats belonging to the royal yacht were in waiting to convey the royal party on board. The Queen was received by Lord Adolphus Fitsclarence ; and one of the ordinary seamen, a fine specimen of an English tar, had the honour of handing her Majesty into the boat, from whence she was, after a few vigorous pulls of the oarsmen, twelve in number, transferred on board the royal yacht. The two youthful princes, who were dressed in naval et:etude, and locked remarkably well, arrived in abut half an hour afterwards. They had been presented at the lighthouse with some sea-gulls' egg s with which they seemed highly pleased. Prince Albert, attended by Lord Granville and the Equerries in Waiting, returned soon afterwards in one of the railway trucks from the quarries. His royal highness spent some time in inspecting the works in progress. Mr. Rigby, one of the contractors for the government works, accompanied his royal highness. The harbour at this time presented a truly beautiful appearance, thousands of people being on the piers, and countless boats sweeping around the royal squadron, which, combined with the brilliant sun shine, produced a scenic effect of surpassing interest and beauty. This morning at a quarter put two, the weather baying become quite calm, the royal squadren left here for PoSlin—the Trinity yacht, which had arrived yesterday with the elder brethren of the Corp ,ration, leading the TAO closely follow- d by the Victoria and Albert and the remainder of the fleet. THE ARRIVAL AT KINGSTOWN. aom Olin OWN MONDAY. All doubts, fears, and expectations on the part of the Dublin people as regarded their illustrious visitor were set at Ten this morning at to 8 o'clock by the arrival of the royal squadron, consisting of the Victoria and Albert, with her Majesty, Prince Albert, two of the royal children, and a portion of the royal suite on board; and the Fairy, the Black Eagle, the Tenible, the Banshee, and a large strew steamer, the name of which I have not been able to ascertain ; also a boat belonging to the Trinity Board. Her Majesty's arrival bad been confidently expected the whole of yesterday, and consequently the traffic on the Kingstown Railway was enormous beyond all precedent. From six o'clock in the morning trains ran every quarter of an hour during the entire day ; but even this was not suffi cient to satisfy the demands of the public. The rock road was covered with jaunting cars, sad the traditional dust from morning until night. And is addition,all the tug-boats in the river were suddenly transformed into remarkably " foot man* and comminlious packet.," for the joyous oecasion.The Holyhead and Liverpool boats of the previous evening bad poured in swarms of English and Scotch visitors; besides which three or four excursion boats lades to the water's edge arrived during the night. The passengers by these latter, arriving as they did after the last train, were totally beyond the Kingstown power of accommodation, and con sequently the strange sight might be seen of hundreds of ladies and gentlemen bivouacking oa the steps of the railway station, and sleeping as comfortably as they could on their valises and carpet bags. During the whole of yesterday Kingstown looked like the first day of Leipsic Fair, so full was it of visitors, and so various were the aspects and ac cents of the crowd. English, Irish, Scotch, and foreign were all grouped harmoniously together, and thousands of telescopes were constantly levelled at the offing in search of the squadron, which, however, could not be seen for the same reason that obscures the British fleet in the " Critic"— namely, " because 'twee not in sight." Disappointed in this, the great object of their excursion, the sight seekers poured in thousands into the devoted Hogue, where the now well-appreciated politeness of the officers and men was tested to the utmost in satisfying the public curiosity, This stout block ship had to submit to an attack of boats quite as vigorous, if not so well ordered, as that which formed a feature in the Spithead review, and was as popular all day as an Australian emigrant ship. The weather was beautiful, having changed suddenly the previous night, up to which period it had been stormy, so much so that the royal yacht had to be hauled into the safety harbour at Holyhead, and Captain Keane, of the Holyhead service, who had bees sent over specially to pilot her, pronounced the impossibility of the voyage then with any prospect of comfort to the royal party. In Dublin the authorities were during the whole of yesterday in the greatest perplexity, as the non-working of the telegraph on Sundays precluded the possibility of recent information as to the royal move ments. The corporation Lad rsceived intimation to be in waiting at Westland row at 11 o'clock this morning, but subsequently the boar was changed to nine, and it was inti mated to the military that the cortege would arrive at the Victregallodge at 11. Fifty men from each regiment in garrison, in all threehundred men, came down to Kings town this mousing by the six o'clock train to form a guard of honour for the landing, under the command of Major Maxwell, of the 46th, and the plineet guard at the park was raised to fifty men. The other arrangements, which by great exertions, had been completed, have already been described in previous communications. At a quarter to eight o'clock the signal gun was fired from IA Hogue, and the royal squadron steamed into the harbour. The Victoria and Albert hauled round to the jetty, and the Lord-Lieutenant and the Countess of St. Germans proceeded on board. The following is a brief note of the principal arrange ments for the day The Lord Mayor has invited the members of the corpora. lion to assemble at the Mansion-house at ten o'clock, _ . wheaea they will promod to meet het Majesty upon her arrival at the station in Westland-row. _ Her Majesty will receive the address from t►e corpora tion in a room fitted up for the occasion at the stalks in Westland-row. Between ten and half-past ten the order of promotion will be formed at Westland-row, with the horses' heads to the soot►, and the routs will bees follows :—Westland row, lower Hellion-street, Clare-street, Leinstor-street, Nassau-street, part of Grafton-street, acme College-green, Westmorland street, Carlisle-bridge, Sackville-street, CAVOU. dish-row (Rutland square). Here the corteya will turn into Gs:diner's-row, passing along Great Denmark-street u far as Temple-street. Turning into tipper Temple street, it will pass through Hardwickeitlam, by St. George's Church, scrota Dorset-street, through Eeeles-street, across the Canal-bridge, along the Circular-road, where (at the City boundary) the corporation will file off, and permit her Majesty to continue her route to the Viceregal Lodge, in thePhceoiz-park, at increased speed. The streets along the entire route from Westland-row will be lined, at an early hour, by the troops now in garrison. A troop of the Royal Horse Artillery will proceed to Kingstown at 8 o'clock, to take up the ground allotted to them, where they will fire a royal salute, which will be taken up by the gess at the Pigeon•house and the Martell° Towers. A guard of honour, consisting of 300 men, selected from each of the infantry regiments in garrison, will be stationed at Kingstown. Her Majesty will be escorted through the city by four troops of cavalry—being one from each cavalry regiment in town. The entire escort willebe under the command of Major Patten, of the 160 Lancers. No intimation has been given as to the mode in which her Majesty purposes to fill the remainder of the Jay ; but as her habits are too active to suggest the possibility of her passing it at the Lodge, the good people of Dublin— citizens and strangers—are at liberty to exercise their in genuity in guessing at the places, within a reason►ble drive, which she is likely to visit. In all probability, some of them will be agreeably surge...al to dad themselves much n to her than they had expected to be in tho course of the day. _ . The following arrangements have been made by the mi:itary authorities for the disposition of the forces under their command this day. A troop of the 11th Hussars will precede her Majesty's carriage—a troop of the lit Dragoon Guards and a troop of the dud Dragoons will follow in the rear. The procession of carriages will be closed by a troop of the 16th Lancers. One hundred rank and file of the 4tith Infantry, with band and Queen's colours, will be sta tioned at the Westland-row terminus. The cavalry with their hands will be placed at stated intervals. The 46:h regiment will line Merrion-street, Clare and Nassau-streets ; 17th regiment, Nassau-street and Grafton-street; 2lst regi ment, College-green, and Westmorland-street; 91st Car- lisle-bridge and southern end of Sacksille-street; 90th, Saeksilk-street to the Rotund.); 41st depot, Rutland squa-e to Gardiner's-row ; Ord, Upper Temple•►treet to Eccles-street ; and tke enrolled pensioners to the end of Ec cles-street. The troops will present arms while her Ma jesty is passing. A guard of honour consisting of one major, one captain, two subalterns, eight sergeants, and one hun dred men of the 91st regiment, with the Queen's colour and band, will be at the Viceregal Lodge to receive her Majesty. This arrangements for her hisjesty's visit to the Great ,zhibition ate thus announced by the committee : Iler Majesty will visit the Exhibition in public on Tues- day, the 30th instant, on which occasion none but the holders of season tickets will be admitted. The doors will be Limited at 8 o'clock, cm., and close at 10 cm., after which no person can be admitted into the building; but immediately on her Majesty hiking her departure, the doors will be re•opencd, and the public generally admitted to the Exhibition on payment of 2a. 6d. each person. On Wednesday, and each day during the remainder of the week, the Exhibition will be open to the public at the usual charges. _ _ Peers and peeresses are to receive to-day the necessary •ouchers fur reserved seats. ARRIVAL OF HER MAJESTY AT DUBLIN. (Br ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) The Queen arrived at Dublin at ten o'clock. The crowd of spectators was immense, and her reception was most enthusiastic. Her Majesty received the county ad. dress on the platform; also the Corporation address at the railway terminus. The cortego then passed in procession through the town at a walking pace, as far as Sackville street, when it proceeded at a round trot to the icc•ltegal Lodge. The weather was splendid. EXTENSIVE FIRES. The engines of the London Brigade and West of England office were actively engaged the whole of Satur day night, and up to late on Sunday afternoon, there having been during that period several serious fires in and near the metropolis. One fire happened in the extensive premises termed the "Blue House," in Kent-street, Borough, the property of Mr. J. Evans, lodging-housekeeper. 1 he dames originated from a spark of a candle falling upon the bed ding in the front room first floor, which quickly set the ' apartment in aregular blaze. The fire was soon satin guiaheil. Another fire broke out in the premises of Nletars. Ewbank and Co., iron cask manufacturers, carrying on business at No. 153, Long-lane, Bermondsey. When dis covered the lire had ebtxined a firm hold of the ground filer, and but few minutes elapsed ere the flames penetrated the flooring, and rushed in huge bodies into the first floor. The firemen were unable to get the mastery over the fearful element until the ground and first floor ware houses were severely burned. A fire also broke out in Billin•gate-market. It originated in the engine -house, from a gas-light coming in contact with some logs and loose timber. Not much damage wan dcne. A fire like wise occurred at Ivy Cottage Farm, Woolwich-road, Kent, the property of Mr. T. Wheatley, grazier. It began in a rick of bay, containing from 80 to 100 loads ; but from what cause is unknown. One-third of the rick was destroyed, and the remainder severely damaged by fire and water, A fire, which was not extinguished for several hours, broke out in the premises (belonging to Mr. Joseph Kipping, a farmer) known as Copthall Farm, situated in Totteridge, Hertfordshire. The dames originated from the spontaneous ignition of a rick of hay, containing about 70 loads, and the flames travelled so rapidly as to jeopardise everything near. The fire in the ricks was not extinguished for ;even' hours, and not until they were seriously burned. THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 30, 1853. RAILWAYS. NORTH AND SOUTII-WESTERN JUNCTION RAILIVAI. The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the share- , holders of this company, was held yesterday at the offices, 15, Parliament -stre e t, H. TOOTAL, Esq., in the chair. The following report was read : " The Directors announced in their last report that this line of railway was being used for goods traffic. They have now the satisfaction of stating that passenger traffic is also being conveyed over it. The necessary arrange ments with the London and North-Western and London and South-Western Railway Companies'for working a pas eenger traffic have been most anxiously cansidered, and urgently pressed on than two companies by the directors. Time is required to divert goods traffic from its accustomed route, and to perfect the gements fir its interchang.• between the two great companies, as well as for the esta blishment of coal depots, and for the conveyance of the large mineral trellis which has been and is still confidently expected to traverse this railway. For this reason the revenue from these sources of traffic has not y..t amounted to the guaranteed sum of 2,2501. per I annum. On the Ist of August the directors of the London and North Western Railway Company consented to the passage of four passenger trains in each direcion over their railway between Camden Town and the Willesden Junc tion; and equitable terms wire arranged between the Lon don and Blackwell, North London, Landon and North Western Railway Companies and this company, for the payment of the working expenses, and the division of the ree.ipts. It is with great regret, however, that the three- 1 tura are obliged to state that the London and South West ern Railway Company have not yet made arrangennuta fur the conveyance of ths passenger traffic of this hoe on their railway from the north end north-east of London. This is at ereeent the subject of negotiation, which it is hoped will shorty be brought to a satisfactory conclusion. The exec thane of the working of the passenger traffic as far as Kew only, and with the very limited number of trains, fur this period has been most encouraging, and leads the directors to aaticipate with confidence that the amount of revenue from this source will, when greater fa cilities are afforded, be very considerable. The directors have seen with satisfaetfin that • bill has received the It'iyal assent fur constructing a railway from the northern end of this line, by way of Kilburn and Hampstead, to the North London Railway at I'innden-town, which will free the traffic of this line from any hindrance on the London and North Western Railway, and will especially tend to develop largely the peonage: traffic between the north, north-east, and east of London, arid the western and south western environs. The directors have also to report that the act for making a branch to Hammersmith has been ob tained, and it is proposed to commence the works faith with. It is, however, requisite that the capital for this branch should be kept distinct in the accounts, so at not to interfere in any way with the arrangements made with the two gnat companies. In other respects, the Hammersmith brine h shares will share rateably with the original shares in the company. The directors have also thought it ne cevary to declare the forfeiture of ten shares, and a resolu tion fur confirming such furfeiture will be submitted to the meeting." Annexed is the balance-sheet made up to the 30th June : Receipts-To deposit on 5,000 shares at U. per share. 5,000/. ; to first call paid on 4,990 shares, at 21. 10a. per' share, 12,4751.; to second call paid on 4,955 shares, et 21. tog. per share, 12,3571. 104 ; to third call paid on 4,805 shares, at '2l. 10s, per share, 12,0121. 10s. ; to fourth call paid on 4,605 shares, at 11. 10s. per share, 6,9071. 10s. • to debenture bond loan, 16,500 t. ; to temporary lean, 2,004/. ; to interest and transfer fen, 2291. 19s. 7d. Total, 67,5121. 9s. 7d. Payments-Land and compensation, 21,8501. 'Si. 21. ; winks, 20,3921. 10s. &I.; chairs, 1,3131, 41. 3d. ; sleepers, 3,677/. 10s. ; ditches, &the, &c., 1,4841. Is. 4d.; rails, 6,2361 2s. sd. ; surveying and engineering, 2,6471. 3s. 61. ; printing and stationery, 1201. Is. 41.; salaries and wages, 41:1!. 14s. 1041. ; advertising, 651. 17s. Bd. • travelling ex penses, 751. 12s. Bd. ; parliamentary andleaal expenses, 2,750. 19s. 10d. ; di rec ti on and au dit ors, 1,0211.; office . . turniture, 69/. 4.. 2d: ; office rent, 130/. ; interest on deben ture bonds, 3621 Os. sd.; prclimina:y expenses, petty dis. bursements, &c. 4211. ss. 10d. Total, 63,064/. 17s. 40, 13y Ind me e, 4,417/. 12s, 3d . — Leaving a balance of 67,51.21. Os. 71. The report was then agreed to and the meeting separated ASSAULT AND INTIMIDATION. At the Manchester City Police Court, yesterday, a man named David Bruce was charged with assaulting and threatening a journeyman dyer. The complainant, James Wallworth, is in the employment of Messrs. Scho field and Co., and stated that on Friday evening the defen dant followed him up Moss-lane, Hnlme, and threw mud and stones over him till he was completely covered with dirt, at the same time threatening to " punce" him if he returned to work. Another person cerroborated this state ment. A police officer stated that he had frequently seen the defendant on picquet near Messrs. Schofield's, and on several occasions he had followed the officers away from court. The defendant said he was &bricklayer ; the complain ant wee followed by about 150 women and children, who were covering him with mud, and he called him to his assistance. At his request defendant told the people it wee of no use hurting the man, as he was going to leave work on Saturday, and then he would pay for some drink for them. Two other persons confirmed the defendant's statement, and said be himself had mad thrown upon him in attempt ing to mese the complainant. Mr. Maude said it was quite clear, from the complainant's statement, that the de fendant had been one of the leading panics in assaulting him; and from the officer's statement it appeared that he was one of the ringleaders in this violence. He should commit him to hard labour for two calendar months. THE ST. JEAN D'ACRE, 101, screw line-of-battle ship, Capt. the Hon. H. Keppel, has completed her coaling which has brought her down considerably. Upwards of 80 men have volunteered to join this splendid ship from the Mao when paid off which will then nearly complete her complemest.—Plystosa Times. -- - • LAST INDlA.—Yesterday a return was issued, from which it appears that the amount disbursed by way of gra tuities, donations, and grants to the Civil, Military, Medi cal and Indian Navy Funds, at Bengal, Madras, and Bom bay in the last year given, was 2,223,792 Company's rupees, in addition to which a donation el 2,5901. is annually {mid in England on account of the Bengal Civil List. The rate of interest allowed by the government is from four to sin per cent.—generally live per cent. • " - - _ Tun SWfTII FOR:CERT.—Fresh traces are daily discovered of the means used by the impostor Freels in his recent attempt to claim the title and estates of the Smyth baronetcy. In eke course of the trial a very antique Bible, it will be recollected, was produced, in which were the alleged certificates of his mother's marriage, and of his own baptism. It has now been discovered that the Bible was purchased by the impostor at a stall in London for and at the time it was sold to him it had in it the ancient signature so much relied upon, " John 8. Vandenburgh.' Out of this circumstance the story of the Vandenburgh family was doubtless woven, the title of " Count" being prefixed by the pretended " Sir Richard" to the name, to give it greater importance, and to favour the probabilities of the alliance. The power of the troth will, however, we understand, turn even this circamstence to the dis advantage of the prisoner; as a eon of Mr. Vandenburgh has been discovered, who can speak to the handwriting of his father, whose name was " John Simon," and not " John Samuel," the name filed on by the impostor to bear out the initial signature. When Field, the London inspector, was conveying his prisoner to gaol, he hsppenrd to say, alluding to the romantic incidents of the trial, that it would make a first-class novel. "Sir Richard" sharply replied, " You need not trouble—l shall write that myself;" and, accordingly, the prisoner is now employing his leisure time in wil log his life and adventures. LIFE-BOAT AT TEIGNMOUTIL—Thu appearance of a new life-boat, belonging to Teignmouth, amongst the breakers on the Dawlish coast, last week, revived the an tieipatiorus long since telt by the residents of this delightful watering-place, for the establishment of a similar life-pre server for we in cases of accident. It has been suggested to commence a public subscription for this object, to which occasional bathers will doubtless contribute most willingly. —lroolnier's Exeter Gaselle. DEATH OF GENERAL NIR CHARLES NAPIER. Another of our Old Guard has passed sway, in the person of General Ste Charles James Napier, of Indian re nown, who, at an early hour yesterday morning, went to his final rest at the ripe age of 71—an age attained in spite of wounds and campaigning hardships, enough to have slain long ago two or three ordinary mortals. When the funeral of the Duke of Wellington filled St. Paul's with thousands of spectators, one touching incident made an evident and deep impression on al. who witnessed it. Down a gaping hole in the pavement, under the dome, the coffin had been slowly lowered, and all that wee mortal of the Duke bad sunk to its resting-place. Show, glitter, and parade had had their way, but were eshausted and done, when Sir Charles Napier, Lord Hardioge, Lord Raglan, Lord Saltoun, and some other human relics of our great wan—grey, maimed, and most of them tottering— clustered round the grave to look down for the last time upon the coffin of their old victorious lender. " Who's turn will be nest?" seemed the sad but inevitable thought in tie minds of the tier above tier of spectators wha looked on. The inquiry has been answered too soon. Lord Saltoun went the other day, and now we have to add to the list the still more memorabh. name of Sir Charles Napier. In the words of a recent biographer, Charles James Napier—Conqueror of Scinde—was a son of the Hon. George Napier, and cousin of the well-known admiral of the game name. In infancy he was removed to Castletown, Kildare, and was long treated as a delicate child. His father, a thoroughly competent man, charged himself with his education, and in January, 1794, before he was twelve years old, obtains d for him a commission in the 33rd Regi ment. His first services to the country were rendered in the suppression of the Irish rebellion in 1798, during which he was aide-de , catop to Sir James Duff. In 1804 he be came a major in the 60th Regiment. He commanded the 60th thr.iugh Sir Jolla Muore's retreat to Corunna, as well se at the battle. During this action a battery of the enemy's glens was observed to be making havoc with our men—it was the very battery by a shut from which Moore fell. To take this battery Napier advanced over broken ground, through walled gardens; his regiment followed. Num bers fell, and the regiment was foreetl to retreat. Napier was struck by a mu‘ket•ball, which broke the outer bone of his leg. He was compelled to throw down the musket, and try to hobble back to his regiment, using his motel as a walking stick. Just at this moment one of the enemy pierced him in the back with a bayonet. The wound not being deep he was able to tarn round, and fought his an tagonist, when the latter was rejoined by several of his com rades, whom, however,Napier kept at bay until he was felled by another French soldier, who just then came up and Meek him with a sabre on the skull. The soldiers were about to despatch him, when he was saved by the interven- Ms of a drummer, named Gibed, who had witnessed the Mane, and Napier was taken to the rear as a prisoner. Soult Medved him with kindness, and as soon as he was sufficiently metered, suffered him to go to England on parole ; mid on arriving there, he was regularly exchanged fur a French officer. When he reached this country, he found his friends in mourning fur his death, and found, more over, that they had actually administered to his estate. Aaother curious circumstance was, that he had to go to Doctors' Commons to get his will given back to him ! At the Cue, Napier was again to be found fighting as a volun teer. Two horse, were here shot under him, and at Busaco he was shot through the face. He was compelled to travel a hundred miles to Lisbon for efficient surgical assistance, when the bullet was extracted from behind his ear. He re covered, and was at the siege of Fuenies, and in the second siege of Badajoz. In 1813 he 1 in the expedition to the Chesapeake, having a year before been made lieutenant colonel. He was not called to take any part in the battle of Waterloo; he, nevertheless, made all haste to join the army as a volunteer, but arrived on the field early on the morning of the 19th. He accompanied the English army to Paris, and was at the storming of Cambray. In tha year 1824, having been a year on the lonian staff, he was appointed Lieutenant-governor of Cephalonia. In 1839 he was op. pointed to command the northern military district of Eng land. In 1841 be was appointed to command the troops in the Bombay Presidency. In 1842 he was sent to Scinde, to keep open the communiestiens between the columns of Generals Nott, English, and rothek, then advancing into Affahanistan. Here he had to fight at an Immense disad vantage. At the battle of Meaner, on one occasion, with but 2,000 men, be encountered the Beloochee force of 35,000. Napier defeated this dispruportioned army, with a loss of 20officers and 250 rank and file, while the enemy lost 6,000. At the battle of Hyderabad he broke the power of the I Amen, six of whom delivered up their costly swords,whlsh Napier returned. His exploits in this campaign called forth the praise of the Duke of Wellington, who declared he had never heard of anything like them. One feature of his pro ceedings in Seinde should not be forgotten. Napier, for the first time in the practice of tho British army, inserted in his despatches the names of the private soldiers who had distin guished themselves in arms. Shortly after the battle of Hy derabad, while Napier was engaged in an expedition against a Beloochee chief, a powder magazine blew up and killed cr wounded all who stood round him. His own clothes were Pinged, and his sword was broken in his henti,but he escaped unhurt. lie was appointed governor of the newly-acquired territory, and abolished their slavery, the suttee, and the practice of infanticide. He opened canals, and directed com merce and industry into newly-discovered channels. Lord Ellenborough said at the Cheltenham banquet,—" There never has been, is, or will be, any name so great as Sir Charles Napier's in Scinde, because no name but his is asso ciated with justice—and justice to all men in the exercise of the most unlimited power and authority; and no man has imputed to him sat act of injustice is the exercise of it." In the spring of 1849, when the disasters of the last Sikh cane. paign had awakened the anxieties of the people of Eegland and all eyes were directed to the hero of Scinde, by the ad: vice of the Duke of Wellington, napier was appointed to the command of the Italian army, and on the 24th of March, 1869, set out for India, but when he arrived there, the object of the war had been attained. Ile, however, exerted himself Y reforming the flagrant abuses which had grown up in the may, especially among the officers. Having remained in India about two years, he resigned hie command and returned to England. Sir Charles Napier did, perhaps, more to reform the British army than any man living, and as an army re. former deserves especially notice in the column+ of every liberal journal. Debt and idleness in officers have bad no greater enemy than he proved. The simplicity of his style of living enabled him to enforce his admonition on these heads with peculiar power. This trait was amusingly ex emplified on the occasion of the arrival of the messenger who bore the despatch from the India House, announcing his ap pointment to the chief commandership of the Indian forces, The door of his temporary residence in Berkeley-street was opened by a female servant, who, in answer to the eager inquiries of the bearer of the despatch, asserted that neither Sir Charles Napier nor his lady was at home. This was perplexing to the messenger, who had been charged to de liver the despatch into the hands of either Sir Charles or Lady Napier. While engaged in altercation with the ser vant in the hall, a door at the head of the stairs was sud• denly opened, and the veteran himself appeared. " I atnSir Charles Napier," said be ; " but u we are at present at din• tier, and I have no second room to show you into; you had better call again." The surprised messenger announced his errand, and the despatch was at once safely lodged in Sir Charles's own hands.; In 1843 he was created a G.C.8., for his conduct at Menace. He was author of several volumes, chiefly on military subjects. His contest with the East India Company about prise money wili long be remem bered. As we have already stated, his death occurred yesterday, August 29, at Oaklands, near Portsmouth. THE CALE OF FRIDAY. Poursmoorn, Auo. 29.—The results of the vio- lent gale on Friday night last are beginning to disclose themselves. A fine brig, the Emma, Captain Turner, from Shields to Constantinople, laden with coal, put into this I port this morning having encountered the violence of the weather in the fullest degree. On Saturday morning at' 12.30 a.m. when lying-to under close reefed main-tot:dans, between the Start and Portland a heavy sea struck the vessel and washed overboard four of the crew, all of whom were drowned. Their names are John Gibbs, chief mate; John Ritserns, carpenter; Henry Hills, seaman, and James Brun;.ish, boy. From the violence of the weather it was utterly impossible for the captain to make any endea vour togas' the drown;ng men ; the casualty only leaving him four hinds on board to navigate the vessel. The same sea which carried overboard the above also swept away the companion, skylight, wheel, stanchion., bulwark., &e. of the Emma, besides every article lying on deck. It is feared that the next few (la's will bring to light many other casualties of a similarly fatal character. MADAME IDA PFEIFFER had arrived at Batavia from Menada, and left Batavia on the 3rd instant, for Cali fornia in an Americen ship. Singapore the Press, July 15. WEST END AND CRYSTAL PALACE RAILWAY. The first ordinary general meeting of this com pany was held yesterday at their offices, Adelaide-place, London-bridge. Mr. W. R. THOMAS, the deputy-ehairman (who pee tided in the absence of Mr. Geach, M.P., the chairman of the company), said that it would not be necessary for him, in opening the proceedings of this their first meeting as an incorporated company, to trouble them with many irelimi nary remarks. As they were aware, they had now ob tained their act of parliament, and were now legally con tit uted as an incorporated railway company; fur which re sit;t they were mainly indebted to the exertions and Imre . mitring attention of their chairman. The folluwing state ment had been put into his halide, as explanatory of the objects of the company and the nature et the ihn., which, with the permission of the company, he would read: "t The West End of London and Crystal Palace Railway commences on the Surrey aide of the new bridge now eon struning across the Thames, between Battersea and Pim lico, and, passing under the South Western Railway, runs along the south side of the latter up to Wandsworth Com mon, where it forms • junction with the Southampton main line ; and, crossing the common, traverses the districts of Balham, Tenting, Streatham, and Norwood, entering the grounds of the Crystal Palace by a tunnel, where a joint station will receive the traffic carried ou this and the Brighton Crystal Palace branch. Passing thence the line runs down to the Brighton Railway, effecting a function with it at the Norwood station. Forming thus, as it does, the west-end feeder to the prystal Pa lice, the West End branch and terminus to the Brighton and South Eastern lines—the only link between the two Great Southern systems, and the channel by which any western communication between the railways north and s mth of the Thames (certain to be one day made) must piss—this railway cannot fail to become one of the most remunerative and valuable linen not only in the neighbour hood of the metropolis, but in the whole of &Wand. A. regards its position with the great companies on either side, the bill was obtained foists in the season, that there has not been time to enter into any definite arrangements. The directors may, however, state that the Brighton Company are fully sensible of the advantages of the west-end termi nus afforded them lay this line, and that there is every pros pect of a most beneficial arrangement with them ; and they hope with the South-Eastern also. With the Sfuth- Western this company are net on absolute terms of hosti• lily, but the directors feel that, after the opposition made to the bill in psrliament by that company, the first overture should not be made by them. A teen short time will theta tore autli% to place this line in a position of the utmost ad vantage to themselves, and benefit to the other companies." Before this statement was written an agreement had been entered into with the Crystal Palace Company, of which the following was an accurate description :—The agreement which has been entered into by the two boards, subject to the approval of the proprietors, is simply a traffic agree ment, by which it is provided that the Crystal Palace Cum psny shall fix the rate at which tickets shall be issued, in cluding admission to the palace and transport by their railway, the proceeds of which shall be divided in the pro portion of 4-7 the to the Crystal Palace Company and 3-7ths to the Railway Company ; and as the Railway Company are about to expend a large capital on the faith of the traffic which will be brought to the palace, as a security to them against the risk of the Crystal Palace Company fixing rates so extremely low as to leave them without any adequate remuneration, the proportion assigned to the rail way company under this division shall not be less than Bd. for each passenger to and from the palace. This agreement bad been duly signed and completed. He should state, further, that all the shares had been allotted, and the whole of the deposit, 11.. per share, paid, with the exception of 1301.; and the financial statement showed that the receipts to the present time bad been 3.5,9311. 13a. 4d., and the expenses, including law, parlia mentary, and engineering charger, 4,2081. Os. 61.- leaving a balance of 31,7231. 12s. 10d. The outstanding debts of the company amounted to 4,1891. 135., and the total of the preliminary expenses was 8,2901. The following gentlemen were then elected as the three ton of the company:—B. Drew, F. Fuller, C. Geach, at.P , C. J. Rich, W. 11. Thomas, R. Till, J. Treadwell, and C. L. Webb, Emirs.; and Sir Joseph Paxton and Major Tyndale. Resolutions granting 6002 to the directors for their past services, and a salary of 3001. a year to the secretary, were then passed ; and the proceedings terminated with the usual compliment to the chairman of the day. mine on the COllllO to be pursued by this company. Your directors are bully alive to the importance of the duties which tins devolve upon them, and thiy have no fears of the result, so lung as they possess the confidence of the proprietors at large, who may depend upon receiving at their hands the fullest information as to the measures which it say be considered desirable to adopt for the security of their interests. A resolution was paced by which the balance sheet was declared to be approved of, and the report confirmed. A dividend of U. Ss. per share, as recommended by the report, was declared and it was also agreed that the in terest on the guaranteed shares should be payable in future at the same period as the dividends on the consolidated stock, flaunty, on the ISth March and 15:h September. A resolution was also passed authoribing and confirming the forhtiture of 481 new 201. Aare', and of 110 101. stung, in eons, quence of the nonpayment of calls, amounting in the aggregate to 2,2201. A vote of thanks was passed to the chairman and direc tors, and the meeting separated. NORFOLK RAILWAY. The half-yearly general meeting of this company wns held yesterday at the offices of the company, Guild hall•buildirgs. Mr. Paco, M.P., presided. - - - - • - •• • The SECS zzzzz read the report, of which the following are the main features: " The statement of receipts and expenditure on revenue account, prepared by the Eartern Counties C .mpany, and which has been circulated among the shareholders of this company, shows a groin increase of receipts for this railway in the half year of 7,8021. 3s. ld., as compared with the cor responding hale year of 1842 ; whilst the working expenses arediminished by the sum of 8141.136.6 d. for the like period. The total traffic of the year amounts to 136,9741. 3s. 11d., contrasted with 121,1811. 19... the revenue of the previous year. The directors are happy to say that this progres• she increase of traffic still continues, there being an cameos of 3,4231.61.6 d., in the past seven weeks of the current halt year, over the receipts in the corresponding period of last year. The dividend declared by the Eastern Counties Company being at the rate of ds. per share of 20/ , the proprietors of the Norfolk Company are entitled to a divi dend at the rate of 11. ss. per cent. for the half year, on their consolidated stock, which will be paid on the l.hh September next. The bill referred to in the last halt yearly report as having been deposited in parliimeut by your directors, for effecting the objects of the agreement of tee 2nd May, 1849, between this company and the E tstern Counties Company, was withdrawn in consequence or the opposition th lid be that company, the Eastern --- Counties Company engaging to insert clauses for the pro- Increase £11,451 15 7 teetion of this company in their own bill for powers to The total ordinary working expenses for the half-year are lease or amalgamate wit the other companies ; that bill 49,1681. the 7d., being 3,5781. 111. 10d. MOM than for the was not proceeded with, in consequence of the inter- corresponding half-) iar of 18.52. The cause of this excess is ference of the government committee on amalgematiote. fully explained in the accumpenying repert . of your engineer. The proprietors aro aware that the existing agreement with The nett surplus revenue for the half-year 067,223 f. Is. Id., the Eastern Counties Company will expire in May, 1955 ; l out of which the directors recommend that a dividend at the and it w:11 he necessary, previous to that time, to deter- rate of tt per cent. per annum be paid on the consadt.ted PASSENGERS. Total Putt ngen. Amount. Half-year to 30th June, 1833.... 253,115 .. 1.7'2,301 „ 1842.... 244,131 00,050 Increase .... 10,984 Increase 6,151 GOO Dti. Tune. Amount 11211-year to 30th June,1853.... 77.077 L20,7v6 „ 58,044 21,t,77 Increase .... 19,032 Increase 6,119 carri,z. Total head. Halt year to 30th June, 18.53.... 95,293 „ 1852.... 81,786 .. Amount. 1:6,1110 6,5,56 Increase .... 13,5t 1 7 Increase 6,i3 talto , l RECISIVTB. Half-year to 30th June, 1853 £139,726 8 8 1852 .... 119,171 13 1 atoek of the company, after which there will remain a I.IM of 9731. la. Id., to be carried to the credit of the next ha:l - revenue account. The sum cf d,7661. Sc. ad. has been expended this ball year out of 1410 40,0001.eatituated to complete the line to Kilbarrv, leaving 9,2111. 16 .511. still remaining fur that purpose. The last half-ye arly report informed the proprietors that 281,680/. of the 509.000:. loan made by the government had been paid off. Since that time the balance has been discharged, and the account Sandy closed. The four per cent. preferential shares, which the proprietors authorised to be raised for the liquidation of th.t loan, and fur other purposes, have ell been issued. The tunnel works at Cork are rapidly pro. greasing, and the engineer's report explains the preliminary arrangements which are being made to commence the dock and terminal station at Penrose'a quay. The branch line between Pertarlinetera and Tullamure to in course of construction, a satisfactory contract having been entered into with Mr. Dorgan for its execution. The directors hope to have it opened for trafffa early nee: year. An act of parliament has been obtained this semen for making a railway from your line at Ballebrophy through Itoscrea to Parsonatown, a line ea• y of formation, anal which will prove a valuable feeder to the Went Southern and Western Railway. An act has also been obtained tor di verting the Ghinniire-road at Cork, close to the south aten trance of the tunnel—an alteration by which the approach to and t he The Mag. the dock a t i 'r p m lii i • n a a b l le sta to tio t n h e h n liamr improved, d e n made more available for the object.; intend, d. netic nle g raph Company have laid their wires over nearly the entire of your him; the telegraphic communication is now in operation between Cork and the Limerick pine stbaehlit e s n eVIVOM 4 ti from°u, D a tut db lin t t o h e c c ,, o r u k r e lot!' a h as o beenalso wi ll Mallow to Killarney, and it is the intention of the Magnetic Company to continue the wires from Cork to QUFeinsttlwa. An application was made to parliament this gusto:. for en act to authorise the construction of a railway from Kil kenny to Muuntrath, and as your directors consid ered that such a line would he very objectionable and in jurious to y or undertaking, they opposed the application and suc ceeded in having the hill rejected. 'f!re directors are happy to inhirm the proprietor that the Kialarney Junction ltail way has been for some time open for public traffic, and that the receipts are such as fully jastity the steps taken by your company in encouraging and 'ab'cribing to that branch line. A resolution will be submitted to this meeting to obtain the formal sanction of the proprietors ter convert ing the Sin per Cent. Preferential Shares of the company into Six per Cent. Preferential Stock—an arrangement which nili simplify the stuck account, but in no manner affect the nature or security of that pinion of your capital. NEWMARKET RAILWAY. The report for the half-year contains the following passages The directors Lave again the pleasure of an nouncing to the proprietors an improvement in the position of their affairs. The ordinary traffic for the six months, ended the 4th July, as compared with the corresponding half-year 011852, shows an increase of 1,182/. 17s. 2d. A similar improvement appears in the returns for the wet ks which have since elapsed. From the rev( nue account appended to this report, it will be seen that the gross re ceipts (including the Eastern Counties contribution) for the half-year are 8,4771. 3s. After deducting therefrom 2,3481. Is. 4d. for the working charges, and 2,116/. 184. Ind. interest on debentures, there remains a net profit of 4,0121.25. 91 which, added to 1,2)5.?. :Is. Id. the surplus of the last half-year, (CM 6 a disposable balance of 5.217/ se. 10d., Irom which amount the directors recom mend that a dividend for the hair-year should be declared of 11. Bs. on every 1001. of the company's capital stock, equal to 7s. per share, leaving 617 L ss. 10d. to the credit of the current half year. The share holders are aware that in May last negotiati ms were opened with the directors of the Eastern Counties Railway Company, for transferring the Original and But y Extension Lines to that company. After several interviews the following terms were agreed to by the two Boards:- Ist. " Bury Extension." That this lino, when made and opened for public traffic, shall be worked by the Eastern ' Counties Railway Company, upon the terms of accounting to the shareholders in that line for au annual sum, equal to ' .5 per cent. per annum upon an outlay not exceeding 14a,0001. This arrangement has been confirmed by the respective proprietors at special general meeting: convened for the purpore. The formal agreement is in course of preparation, and, if necessary, parliamentary sanction will be applied for. 2nd. " Newmarket Railway." That simultaneously with the opening of the Bury Extension Line for public traffic, the Eastern Count'es Railway Com- 1 pony shall exercise the option they possess of pur chasing this line at 151. per share, in pursuance of the provisions of the act of parliament, which has :already received the sanction of the legislature. The ad o..nced state of the worka upon the Bury Extension line, and the continued energy of the contractor, justify the anticipations of the directors, that the line will be opened in October next. They are also satisfied that, under the arrangements they have made for the economical, though substantial, executioa of the works, the company will be effectually secured from soy excess in their expen diture beyond the 145,000/. to whic:: their capitol is limited by the arrangement with the Eastern Counties Company. The directors do not anticipate callinz up more than 101., or at the outside l2s. Gil. per share in addition to the 41. 10s. already called. The directors hope they may bo pet misted to congratulate the shareholders on the result of their labours, The terms acceded to seem equally bene ficial to all parties interested ; to the Bury shareholders, be cause it secures to them a liberal return for their outlay— to the Eastern Counties Company, because, by relieving them of the expenses incident to the working of the line by 411 independent company, it will enable them to earn for themselves a fair surplus—and to the public, because it is evidently for the public convenience that branch lines should be merged in the trunk lines to which they belong. LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAIL {f'A Y. We make the following extracts from the half yearly report, just published : "CAPITAL ACCOUNT.—The total amount of share and morgage capital chargeable on revenue for the half-year ending 30th June last re as follows, excluding leased hues: —Ordinary capital, 8,032,6931. ; guaranteed capital, 6 per cent., 794,0401. ; guaranteed capital, 4 . 1, per cent., 258,7207.; Manchester and Southport capital, 13,3951. ; loans and de. layed payments, 2,921,4611.: total, 12,020,309/. The net expenditure on capital account during the half-year hos amounted to 64,075/. 175., of which the fel lowing constitute the main items:—Manchester and Leeds main line and branches, 9,14h1. 4s. 2d.; Manchester, Holten, and Bury line and canal, 4,37:11. 6s. 9d. ;1 Ashton branch, 7,7461. 181. ; Liverpool and Bury line, Tithebarn-street extension, 7;2t 0/. 14s. 9d. ; Manchester and Southport line, 21,9601. 7s. 50. ; West Kliling Union lines, 6,806/. 4s. 14. ; Huddersfield and Shef field line, 5,6361. 73. 22. ; working stock (see abstract K), 3,1621. 12s. 91 It may be generally stated that, with the exception of such of the above paym. Lts as have arisen ex. elusively out of the completion of land purchases and the construction of the Wigan and Southport portion of the Manchester and Southport line, the expenditure has been mainly occasioned by the necessities of an increasing traffic and the inadequa.e nature of the accommodation in sta tions and warehouses originally provided. The award of the arbitrators in the case of disputed account with Messrs. Harding aqd Cropper, couttactors, Ashton branch, has been given, and in conformity therewith a suns of 3,9701. 15s. 4d. has been paid by the company. The claim amounted to upwards of 13,0001. This decision has had the effect of closing the last oien account with contractors in respect of works executed and finished. The general arrears of calls amount to 47,0171. 19s. 21., consisting principally of the arrears on the more recent call, on the Fifth Shares. Tne Loan State meet (per Abstract I.) shows that an amount of 329,0051. ids. has been borrowed or renewed during the halt-year—that an amount of 292,245!. lls. has been paid off or transferred during the same period—and that the company's total mortgage debt amounted, on the 30th of June last, to 2,879,8831. Is. 33. A further saving in iute• rest has been etticted during the half-year, and has led to a reduction of the average rate from 41. 51. 63. per cwt. to 41. 3s. 9d. per cent. " Revenue Account.—The receipts of the company during the last halfyear, including the receipts cf the Snettield, Barnsley, and Wakefield line and the company's proportion of the North Union line, have been 4te4,099/. 12a. 73.; deduct amount received for working the traffie of the Blackburn, and Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport lines, 12,3991. 16s. 4d. ; leaving 451,699/. les. 3d.; add two-thirds of receipts of Preston and Wyre line, 13,2671. Ils. 7d.; total, 461,9871. 7s. 103. " The main increase in the working expenses shows itself under the respective heads of ' Locomotive Power,' Mer chandise Charges,' and Maintenance of Way.' In the two former cases, this increase must not be regarded apart from the circumstance of a material increase in tho traffic earnings and the weight of goods conveyed, as well as the additional mileage incurred and staff employed in the discharge of the business. The various movements, also, which have occurred on the wsges question, in the large manufacturing towns of Lancashire and Yorkshire, and a general rise in the price of materials, h.,ve tended in no inconsiderable degree to augment the current disburse ments. In the " Maintenance of Way" department the additional expenditure has resulted in some measure from the very unfavourable state of the weather during the winter, but mainly from a revision advantageous to the contractors of the terms of their respective contracts, the object of your directors being to meet in a fair and liberal spirit any disadvantages under which the cortraeors were presumed to labour, sod at the same time to leave them without excuse for any other than an efficient and satisfac tory performance of their duties. The compensation account has been charged with the amount of such claims arising oat of the accidents of the previous half year as could not be arranged before going into coot t. In the case of the lamentable accident which occurred on the line between Manchester and Beaten in March last, the princi pal claims have been recently adjusted through the same preen-, and will be charged to the current half-year. line renewed account (No. 5) has been debited with 13,67.'!. 14s. 7d., being the cost of relaying about 91 miles of single line during the half-year. The balance of revenue appli cable to the payment of interest and dividend, and other tired charges, is 274,6031. 5 x. 103. It is recommended that a dividend at the rate of 31 per cent. per annum, less in come tax, be declared, leaviug a surplus of 6,460/. 2s. Si. to be carried forward to the next account." GREAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN (IRELAND) RAIL IVAY. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held in Dublin on Saturday ; Sir E. hi'Dossitu. in the chair. The following m the directors' report, read and unati mously adored on the occasion : " The traffic of your line continues steadily to improve, and the following details of the receipts for the half-year ending 30th June, 1353. show a considerable increase on the correspuiling period of the year IK2 : .... LIFE:WOOL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the Liverpool Chamber of Cornmeiee took place yesterday It their othe.,, Heehaw-buildings, Liverpool, * FRANCIS SkIANIP, president of the climber, in the chair. The attendatreo was limiad, and amongst those present we noticed Win. Brown, Esq.. and Thomas Berry lion fall, Esq., M.P. After a few ir troductory remarks on the tette& which the Chamber of Commerce cwil. re upon the puh:ic. the Chairman called on Mr. lronson, the secretary, who read :!:c Collaring report:— "The folios :re; is a concise enumeration of the ptinc':.al subjects upon which your council have taken action during the past half-year:— " CVSTOM•ILLICJI: SYSTEM —The council have now the pleasure of reporting that the bills, founded on the recom mendation of the select committee of the !louse of Com mune, for the consolidation of ull the Customs Acts, have at length been introduced by the government and been passed. They were examined in detail by the special com mittee of this chamber ; and it is grata') ing to your tii , rectors to say that, with but two or three exceptions, all the require-cc:W.4 named in the re elution.., pass d two years ago, have been provided for. As a epecial report has been presented to the council, giving the particulars of the changes at length, it is thought winces merry to recapitulate them here, as that report is open to the members fur reference. _ _ _ " CuMMER. :AL LAW REFORM.—Since the last report your council, ac ;.; on the suggestion of the st ecial com mittee on this suhject, decided upon holdirg a conferetre of deputations Tram the principal commercial towns in the kingdom, which took place in April last, when petitions to both Houses of Parliament were agreed to and subse quently : , resented ; that to the House of Lords by the Earl of ll.,irowhy, and that to the House of Commons by Mr. Wirsfall, M.P. The special committee, in following this matter up, will seek to obtain the appointment of a committee at inquiry, or that the petitions should be re ferred to one of the rot al commissions lately issued, or about to issue. up-n the commercial i..ws of this country, when they will be prepared to support their case by evi dence. "EX.C:ir DUTY ON SOAP —REDUCTION OF IRE DUTY ON TEA —MoDIFICATION OF THE STAMP DCTILS.—The budget of the Chancellor of the Exchequer has provided fa the ahoy:, subjects, which your council hare advocate.'. and which has: been referred to in previo-s reports. " DECIMAL CrICRENCT.—The council have to report that :he plan at: z.,ted by them for carrying out this sys tem has hen adopted by the special committee of the Houso of Commons._ . . . "Bata' MOILTCAO Es. —The late decision of theAttorncy- General, ordering that morgages on ' , Air should be carri• J. forward on to the new registers, was ref:reed to at the 1:4 general meeting of the chamber, and a special committee appointed thereon. No steps have been taken as yet, in the hops that bills Lin about to be introduced by government which will pros ide for this question. "EAST IND7A A FrAtltS.—A special Committee was ap pointed on this 'abject, and a member of the Council ac companied a deputation to the President of the Board of Control, relative to certain points in reference to the new Charter of the East India Company; but your Council regret to say that but few of the points urged upon Sir Charles Wood have found places in the Government of India Bill. ts Pluoritos BILL, AND MERCHANT SIIITPING BILL. —These were referred to a special committee ; but, owing to the shortness of time, only a genet.l opinion could be expressed upon them. " RUSSIA COMPANY AND SOUND DUES.—The council have repeated their s filing by representations to the Board of Trade and the Foreign.office, to procure :ne abolition of three taxes on commerce, and they are rcsared that they will receive the best attention of the government. " SIAM AND THE EASTERN ARCHIPTLAGO.—A memo rial has been forwarded to the Earl of Clarendon. asking the countenance of the government for the extension and improvement of our commercial relations with Si. in and the countries of the Eastern Archipelago. " PERUVIAN GUANO—The abort supply of Peruvian guano has been a subject of consideration by a special tour miler, who are still engaged upon it. " POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS.—The Postal Committee still continue to direct their attention to matters within their functions. They have made representations to government on the subjwt of the irregular manner in which the West India mail service was conducted; also as to the imperts once of a replar and speedy postal communication with Australia, recommending the route via Suez and Ceylon or Singapore: this is under consideration by the Admiralty. And they have to report that the miming mail from Lon don is now received here at half-past time, p.m. which admits of the delivery of letters before the close of L:usinets. " Sierra' SUU.VET CERTITICATES —A reference to this subject was made at the last annual meetinz ; and your council have now to report that, after conferring with the to& rwrite:s' Association, new orders have been giver: '''y that body. recuiring the surveyors to record, iu suitA')le books, all particulars regarding the stag or the ship, her dunnage and stowage, which must constitute the basis of their certificate of stowage, and that such certificate eb,:ll express the surveyor's opinion as to the party liable for any damage. (.7:mutt:A:nog or OPERATIVE PORTERS.—The late strike anion; the dock and cotton porters was a subject which receive;. the anxious a'tention of your council ; and, although thy had many difficulties to contend with, they are hairy to say that the inconveniences occasioned by the strike were only of a temporary character, and that :Ira porters were induced to return to their work upon :he former terms. It is believed, however, that the OSSOCil.:!011 which originated the strike is still in existence. A bill was introduced into and passed the House of Col2llllollf, having for its object the legAlising of such combinations anatn4 workmen; t.nd which, if esrried, would have had a serious effect upin employers. Lot your ceuncl communicated with Lord Ilarrosrby on the subject, and they arc ple.l to say that the measure was thrown out in toe House of Lords. ASSOCIATION OP THE MEMBERS OF TILE C..)!i!4' ....,...„. Tacna.—Your council are happy to perceive the formation of this body, which is a point referred to in a previous report, and is in conformity with the recommenda , ion ot a special committee of the chamber, appointee: to consider the subject. Your directors have now only to repeat that they continue to receive most valuable assistance from the Earl of liarrowby and the members of parliament for the southern division of the county and the borough :n all matters connected with the chamber; and they cannot ! close their report without placing on record their high sense of the very important services rendered by tle..se ger tlemen." NV invite BaowN. Esq., M.P., in a short speech, moved the adoption of the report. Mr. T. B. fintt.FAl.L, M.P., seconded the motion, and referred to the Pilots and Merchants' Shipping Bill welch had been passed during the late session. Tile former he I pronouaced to be most objectionable in ie gement de ;ails, , and, if carried out to its fall extent, would he atteedeei with evil results. Referring to th: Shipping lii.t, Mr. licrtfall " cal!ed attention to some amendments proposed by Mr . ilutt, I sod supported by him, but which were opposed by Mr. Card -1 well and Sir James Graham en the part of the ;increment, and consequently lest. One of t hem allowed the eons y mender of a British man of war to deprive merchant ships !of their crews. lie read an extract from a letter r raved by one an of th, old e.tt i b r ! ve t:ll is ha i u n t , B,h iaL i. i 7 er s p ta r i t:l n . g fro t u h n at th t e wo cap dnys captain o after the bill became law the commander of her MeJesty's brig Express had taken two of his crew, and at a time when fever was raging virulently, and several of his Cr, w were laid up in sickness. Iler Majesty's consul at the pert had done all he could ta get his men back, but without saccess. In conclueion. Mr. Rorsfell paid a high compliment to Mr. Brown, M.P., to whose exertions the chamber were in debted for a great many of the reforms granted. Mr. 80 - ... ii. at the request of the cha irman, etoee«t into a lengthen , : 1 review cf the Customs Duties and referred to the osaistsuce which govcri.ineut had at all times afforded them. Mr. HOLLIND sad Mr. MUTH made some short remarks anon the subject of commereinl law reform. Mr. Ftt.V.ic:s called attestims very brit fly to the Russia Company and Souud Dues. The CliklltlilN mord. that the thanks of the chamber be