The Express. — London, England, 1852-09-13 00:00:00

Do e t pow* mid Navigation wee dyed ea the Nth et Oho s :•:ate. beams the Usited Pas sad meetsl= yersides eatindiag moriese is the pens olds Merberlasete, Seeese ....gas me sh of Pa mamas end hentsiene= t j. war, eessest es ie wogs* by the sad, reeheessity. te the Mealesinuit vessels is the et s of the Bailed States steal Weaement with the semen r;,,, teth is the Sheet as* Whist Vela. The trrm sllrted for the embryo et the sellsedess Is ale Cholera is raging malignantly is Slott twisty, Mislouri, and also to some extent in %Mo. An unusual numbim of elemental dheetere are re rrted from carious States. A letter dated New Orleans, Aug. 20, says : A treoSlololol storm occurreJ at Mobile as Wednesday s pa tharsilay Ire, doing donors, it is , s ti a .t e a. to tM ecrst 0 (1,01.10,000 dots. The water estended up Matilda ei far as the Adreetuer 9fliew. Many meassen wens met a. bemire were unroofed, sad some blown completely aloes. Itte dwelling of the light-heepen es Choctaw Tout was carried away by thy floods, sad five we re lost. The storm was very destructive at biloarre Grouts-home was prostrated, sad much property was de stroyeJ. TM ship Abehuo and the British sehooaer Men e ,r sere blown ashore at eider point, and both were din unwed. Toe reports from different points show a great lois of life. A heavy storm has been prevailing an Lake Vont. tiartrais. and a, mail has been merited or seat for too days. The Southern Tilltraph has is down. Another letter from Louisville states that at Mem phis recent rain storms destroyed property to the amount of 20,000 dollars. The corn and cotton fields o f adjacent counties were entirely washed down. The extra session of the Missouri Legislature met on the 311th at Jefferson city; nearly all the members hale arrived. The senate stands 12 whir. 12 Sco tus. and 11 anti-Benton. The house is 40 whip, 4B anti-lieuton, and 42 Benton. There will be a smart mould for the speakerbhip. CALI FORN 1 A. The steamship Prometheus, Capt. Churchill, from San Juan del Norte. August 21st, arrived at New Nark on the 30th ult. She anchored at quarantine, Staten Island, at midnight on Sunday, eight daya amt 1; hours from San Juan. The l'remethena brought 200 passengirs. who left San Francisco.on the tllst of July. t Attie hours after the mail steamer, in the sti..nistap I.nlependence, which vessel arrived at San Juan del Sud at 3 p.m., Aug. 11. The cross ing the Isthmus is reported good, and no sickness prevailtsl on the route. 4,000,000 dollars in gold dust nas announced to have arrived and coming. The netts of the, nomination of Scott and Graham had reached Sul Francisco, and was received with much enthusiasm by the whigs of that city. On July 306, a role 95 feet high was raised in Lent of National Hall, the head•quartegs of the whigs in San Francisco, and at six o'clock a few whigs deter mined that the Scott flag should not he run up until there was a crowd on hand to salute it with cheers. The resolutio , i took, the news spread, and at eig ht o'clock two or three thousand whigs were assemb led in front of the Hall. A flag, 40 feet long, was ele vated amid the most enthusiastic demonstrations. A band of music then played several airs, after which a procession reaching away round the Plaza, walked through the principal streets, making the air mug with their shouts for Scott and Graham. The CiCareras Chronicle says : We !earn that new diggings have been discovered in the neighbourhood of Clinton, varying in depth tr,ren 6to 20 feet. They are represented as being remarkably rich, and to have cium d a large addition to the population of that melon within a short time. Three men took out of their claim in one day 3;10 dollars. - -• • • - • Caved.) diggings have been discovered within few aays at San Autonio, much resembling those about ilekelumne-hilL They are said to be remark ably rich, all those who have " got down" havirg act with excellent success. The earth through which the miners are obliged to dig is of a whitum grey colour, and extremely hard. A layer of lava, 'ming in thieksess lam one to eight feet, is also met with. Short's Bar, on the Mokelumoc, is already full of miners, who are making high wages, while some are realising handsome sums by occasionally finding a prize. A printer named imoods was fortunate enough to get oat some 2,000 dollars in ten days. A company of Frenchmen on this bar are doing re markably well, es they always do, when they turn their attention to mining. It has frequently been re marked that, as abody, the most fortunate miners in the country are the French. A number of miners hare discovered a eery rich quarts rein near Clinton, in which, although they have worked it but little, shares are worth nearly a thensand dollars each. They hays sent Ulmer for A la mashimery, wed la the meantime bury the risk ore theib i takelbens lede. daereassitb MIMI says: We were slew wseim by Mr. Greene L'Amseesse, etOdwie, • wambei mss id part gold lowa by ea talks W tb• 011•4 wairi of atrantaka t &bast 40 win west of Odom. The tempi Mr. L'Ammissas's pensedis will weigh tam 2 dab. be 10 Mk task a d mennMe i sr 'manta lb, geld fives the Trinity swi ,s M s • kit prey we bear, le ft Gina akw dm= eta seavandsk bat imemsdklaly, ' .". 47spsilisessilasailiamabledliselllg Ism Illisinahms. Mug, hewer, ._a.,4 to onset alma an ewes sikas, wins& they teemed is. Oa B••day, madam petty, atm. kaki am. 30. it Calms fully amid and 44.1pped, Ite the pryer et mostiks • tbanesti impistatis• et We stwly aiwatered itinglaps. A latter in dm liewli b ibled July 21st, lays that the minim smannity elite Middle Ynba were seattied the melees sight by the news that a Mr. James B. Yates bed shot a Meow on the Little Yuba a few Ware bdore. Mr. Iless very rptly metered a peen of mime o sad repaired to . Yates% lost. lad pew finned Yates at home, armed with a ..,.Isar ad dosble-harrel shot gun. Re warn immedisady asisated, sentenced to receive titer vi Uss ea the lame beak and to leave the In the meanttase7E w shma lealt= kw. a sense that as sons as blood shoal& ha dews, the should erase. Mar a asst Ems bail WV the blood was nee triskisg dews his leek upon the was loosesedeea Ids bade, ad be was to have. A sun named Tanner, who was sentenced to be hung at Marysville for stealing, was executed at noon on the 24th. A large number of witnessed the awful proceedings. A of citizens had been summoned by the sheriff, and escorted the carriage to the smAld. The crowd was very orderly. Not a single demonstration of disorder occurred. Six hundred Chinamen arrived at Ban Francisco in the Baron Ren'ew from Hong Hong, and 240 also arrived in the Ohio, on the 22nd. Tho San Francisco Whim of the 31st, gives an see count of a riot at Contra Costa, opposite San Fran cisco, in which Deputy Sheri ff Johnson, of that city, was shot. It seems that somo months since lion. T. B. Van Buren leased • certain piece of property to • tenant at Contra Cuts, who afterwards under let the premises to • person named Hardy. Upon the expiration of the term for which the lean was made, the . party in occupancy refused to deliver up the pre miss, upon the ground of being a pre emption claimant. Mr. Van Baru thereupon pro cured an order from some one of the courts to be . put in possession, but injunction was taken out against it. This was afterwards dissolved, and on the 30th of Jaly, Sheri ff Inhuman made an attempt to put Mr. Van Buren in possession, when he was shot and mortally wounded. When the ferry-boat reached Oakland on the 30th, at six oclock, there was great excitement existing among the people. Mr. Johnson wee shot through the stomach as he was entering the door, after having broken it down. Hardy attempted to escape, but was arrested with two other men, so to to have been con nected with him. Mr. Jo hnson expired soon after, and when the boat left a coroner's jury had been summoned to hold an inquest upon his remains. The steamer was despatched back to San Francisco, to procure assistance to enforce the law. The excitement was very great, and there was consider able talk of ly nchin g . . The San Diego Herald, July 22, states that astir. Preparations are on foot to proclaim the indepen dence of the Peninsula Territory, Lower California, and hoist tho " Boar Fag." Don Manuel Castro, a native of Monterey, and late an officer in the Mexican army, it is said, has been silently engaged of late in enlisting men in San Diego and the county of Loa Angelus to proceed to Lower California and proclaim the indept ndence of that territory. His of are daily making their we, over the line in small parties, intending to unite at some given point and march upon Santo Thomas and La Par. Negrete, the head of the Mexican authorities in that country, is represented u a timid man, incapable of resisting a wellorgrinized effort. His family have taken ref u.e in San Diego from the impending storm. Canto is of the opinion that the Mexican troops in THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER ipludes• at Neale Ilismin end In Ps: will join biker ERUPTION OF MOUNT ETNA. aboard as ewe se he nide it. A large number or booms plow has u p at h ag mace, to We maim boa our own correspondent the M od h e me shy h a , th e hawing forces. lowing foam details of the ire on which com- TIN San Mle eruld et the MA says : mewed on the Usk elt. : We kelp that Major Heinteeellyeeommeadlas CATANIA, Aug. 30. sam e m thi s amain dismiss, i o m ao mo wi t i oo "On the 20th and Me 4 this month Etna far the pumps of sassaling the Dam sad attacking this began to give signs of unusual nativity, which was ham soeseneded by Osesaime, who bas Mu sUiag sad followed So , th e opening of two ow oiomeo, below t the sersmes. On has re• th e ori g inal ems "hil•g the mo ths T w lre hhi lhasit e r e L y the Isom viesaties, cup and towards the cant. sew a spot gime seeps see_noMilataliag. known by the name of Pietra Mumma. She user A m a il / j a ma , „, t h a „ a w ay a t.th e cu a m uter twin commenced its labours on this occasion by throw .. a bisims., reports t h at laiL" sera sad convened mg up clouds of small stones and ashes, which curled 1 with a number of Yuma is the mountains ab o ut to tho air and assumed a variety of forms, b e t wee n s a t e N aa b o t and V-'Msitssiwho told hi m owing to eccentric currents of wind, which appeared that their people had bees aem p e ti e d t o a b an d on th e to proceed from the chums of the mountain. Molten Cille River aunty, in consequence of the movements lava followed this eruption dashes and stones, and of Major Heintselman—that they had crossed the from the newly opened fiery months of the mountain Desert for the purpose of attacking Major WiCinstry's a burning stream of liquid stone lit up the masses of train of waggons, and inducing the Cahuillas and smoke, which now extend more than a thousand feet I)igucnoe Indians to join them us the war against the upwards, while the country around is frequently Americans. These report, are confirmed by the veiled. Indian Alcaldo of San Jose, who mays," the mountains " The lava flows in two distinct streams: one he are full of Tunas, who want us to join them in at- the direction of Milo, and the other towards Zan:n. l tacking the whites." rang, burning up eve' tree and shrub within sink" yards on either side. The few dwellings scattered ... deserted, sear either of the streams are -a, and the direction of the destructive element is anxiously watched, as one stream threatens a valley rich with vegetation and tho vine. " As I now write, a sort of booming thunder rumbles in the ' bowels of tho earth' —a fiery va pour quivers about the clouds of smoke, from which a mower of tubes falls like rain, and is carried as far as theses. The effect at night is very grand. The sky is illuminated by a red glare, and the immediate vicinity of the mountain gives one an idea of the in fernal regions." COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. - - Now Yuen, Acorn 31. S'ocks were in good demand to-day: 57,000 dole. United States Sixes of '67 sold at 116 j to 118 t: Brooklyn City Bonds sold at 1021 ; E ri e '64 Bonds, 99 ; ditto, Sevens of '59, 199; Virginia Sixes, 11l ; liadaos 'vet First Mort gage Bonds, 1071. Foreign Exchange has been rather inactive, and rates not so brat at those noted last week. We quote Leedom, 110* to 1101: Parts, 6.14} ; Amsterdam', 401 to 111; Frankfort, 401 to 41 ; Brciaca,79l to 79j ; Hamburg, 36j to 361. Thin is ao change to the condition of the money market front our Saturday's report. The supply is large, end in creasing agaiu ; we may safely predict *osier rates, should the sate of our foreign exchanges grow any more favours- We. The Ohio, with upwards of '2,000,000 dollars in gold, is hourly expected. (',nuns.—ths soles on Sa arday and to-day amount to 1,6110 hales. Priem are dna. notoll• and New Orleans rplaolo. Y wriest sad Tram. Ordbtuy 9 to 9 9 to x 91 to to 161 to to 111 to 11111 ► to II 'diddling fair II to I I am. 111 to 111 War It is too early to make any eakulatioas se to the "mount of the growing crop, as all depends open the state of the weather from now until December neat. We rind very flattering accounts in many of oar 'Rehears, yet W. P. Wright in his Circular say : " From the south, during the past week, we have had more complaints of inilry to the growing crop, from rain, caterpillar, boll worm, army worm, le., than at any previous time this season; sad there doubtless exists many cases in which 'erne damage has been done to a particular plantation, or perhaps to half a doses plaatations in peculiar locations. There complaints are wore numerous from the Atlantic States and Florida, and may be all true, without 'Setting the question of the con ' dittos' of the crop generally as a whole. The accounts from Team, the Mississippi Valley, and in fact the great cotton growing region of the Southwest, aro stilt favourable for • large yield, with seasonable weather for the remainder of the season. One important fact, however, must not be lost sight of, viz., the maturing of cotton almost two weeks later this year than last. This fs now fully confirmed, not only by correspondence, but by the receipt of new cotton into the ports as well as interior towns. With dry, warm weather of beg coatinuance, this may net be a matter ot much moment; but with wet or unfavourable weather its its importance is evident from the larger amount of cot ton exposed to the various calamities attending its oc currence, and the consequent curtailment of the season tar picking The reeeipts into the ports new essount to 3,018,000 bales ; the merits for the remainder of the meson, and fur comelier* i• southern statements may possibly reach 10,000 Wes me% making a total of 3,028,000 bales, hem whisk ism KOSS bales for difference is stock at Asgesta and Bamberg will have to be deducted, leaving the total erop fee 1161-62 probably some little in access of 3,000,000 la dhe 'sport to France some 2,788 bales have been de dastal. a mad having cleared from New Orleans for Havre, bat WNW bee cargo in Liverpool ; also, 1,467 bales from the UM Wert cleared for Falmouth and a market, but WOO is Hamburg. The ems lei sseelpse Dow amounts to 889,000 bales ; the Memo to angeots a (heat Britain 248,000 bales ; Franco pre MINA Wise Amiga pens 81,000. Total increase in es -8M,418 balm NADIR. te.—TM sementime are on a moderate scale, sad Mitre do not seem dimmed to materially lower the rates of beet yak. TM pekelpel as. of the day were made at disk 371 e., in semi bealmsm with a small con /mein. and a able lea he dot slink bad been exposed to the worker. We quote momma to almight State at 4 dohs. 374 e. to 4 duo. 6k. • favenslin MO, ilea. 44c. to 4 dole. 60e ; IMllied Se dusey Mahlon seed Inikaa, 4 dole. Ina to 4 deli. 681 e. • samosa to god Okla 4 dais. 37;e. to 4 dole. 60e. ; Ce;sodism is Mail k arm M 4 dole. 3710. to 4 dole 60e.; stathsta barb fro at 4 dole. 44e. to 4 dole. 76e. for comma in ;psi , Alexandria, George town, Rye fissm i l dr& 11140. Cua mad is scarce. Waimea sad Jersey. 3 dilation- to 11 dale. 82;c.; Broady wine, 3 dole. The. to 3 dela. Ina Omue.—Tbers is bat lads daft; is wheat, sad our gm micas ate quite nemisal the hist atlas were shoat 106.. to Me. for good Obio ; 110 .. to 11$.. fee laish_dgan wide@ ; 112 c. to 116 e. ke GISMO white; C 84e4t0 1030, in bond. Rya oils MM. to Qe., Ia email bsa Oats aro heavy at 44e. to Ms. Oses Is is Isle lagyieg at Aga. to 714 e. On good western laud ; leis. to Ile. be mateml. Asuss.—fides of pot mhos am mobs at 4 deb. 74 .. to 4 dui. 811 e. . • end ef pads at 6 dui, IQ a Paorisioxe.—TM nal le moiseule IP beef, perk, 4e., bet there is a fair ammat of balms doing In odl lota Country .111M11 bilIC 13 dein to 14 Ask.; elq d,o 14 doh. to 18 dole, extra 17 eds. ; mew peek, 19 76.. to 19 dole. 87} e. ; prime, 17 dale . 824 c. a 17 his. 76 e. Lard, 114 to 111 in tams sad bbk, aad 1141,. to 12 e. to , kegs. Cat meats me sandy. Panioxre are eatosmely dull. TM following are the &slung rate,:—To Ltempool : Comm. IL per lb. ; liar aad meal, la id per NIL I Mary goods, 12s. 64. to 180. pee tea ; graia in balk, dd. per busied. To Landes: To- Mess, 20n to Ma perVkl. ; dour, h. 9d. to b. par ; tisrpoadas, peellfllft • reeuurestent gosile,,Wa Sle. per = 12. 47 4 118. 4 44.114-, 175.19 A 6s. 26.. do. • 16: OA leis. dd. per dams; 101 l adm,t ) .2 per IN. Gam, swims bra, a. par lb. ; sakes, 6 bk. to 11 ask per tea ; rite, 7 dui. ie.; guerel tem bark 6 dub. M. ; 11111•1111.11111. goods, 6 dais. do. , • haleboat, , 4 e. per lb. Raw Oursawn,_ Avow 211. The sales of mace a Iltimodeg 114111 wg hake. sad ea Peaky 660, moldy of the sew Wit. lit le quoted at Mi a s e ass. Tbe males xeselple Wm boss 3611 balm hid 2,308 sew. Tbo Meek am bad le WO bake. TM of tbo week amok; le 3.11111 MM. Plinte lard sells at 124 to 13 mats. Onr markets all asthma very dull. _ _ Itaurratoas, Almon 30. &Ilse wen made teals, ofr lAN lames at 6 dab. ea 7 dole. 60.. set. 1,000 bbis. Sow aimed bards, at 4 dais. 31s, being a de line of 16 easts. Armurv, Avocet 30. No report of receipt. has bus seat fa by the celloster. near is dull. Wheat—we have so esies to report. Cars is is light &apply ; salsa of 9,060 baobab at 70 mate far Wawa aaiai4. Qom all at 464 be 46 sesta. . Prises whiskey is at 314 mato. Napa—seam paresis of the sew crop passed tbasash has es rade far Now York ; they appeased sea samples. Tbe sake el wool bar the bat few days hawriesis =Aso lbs., mataita to prime, at a range ni ft SO anis. itANCISCO. JOLT 31. The mesasis Otis date of trade are hardly as favourable se was medial as Oa 15th July, speculatiea ;having ,is a measure This, added to increased arritWs, has mused a dad Win. Boots awl eieurwas. 'Wag rather readily at 60 pee hart. above the lest auk Cleating la agal Me riquiet at roasairative prism Hiatuses desidpelies Dry seeds quiet, sail tandem, diferawards. blow, 3 par seat a ems& WEST INDIBB. We have later news from Banandaand St. Thomas, by the arrival of the ateam-eldp Petrel, which brings data from Bermuda to the 25th inst. and from bt. Thome. to the 20th inst. His Excellency Governor Elliot, accompanied by hie lady and family, took pander in the Petrel for New York. The administration of the government will devolve on Col. Eden, of the 66th Regiment, the senior mili tary officer in command, who was to be sworn in u acting governor. The corner-stone of a, new hotel, to be built at Hamilton, at the expends of the corporation of the town, was laid on the 19th inst., by Governor Elliot. with grand masonic ceremonies. SANDWICH ISLANDS. We have The Polynesian to June 20. The news le not important. The United States frigate St. Lawrence, Bladen Delany, Esq., commander, arrived at Honolulu on Sunday evening, Juno 20, in thirty days from Callao. The St. Lawrence was to remain some time at Honolulu, and until relieved by some other ship of the American squadron in tho Pacific. She saluted the Hawaiian flag on Monday, which was returned by the battery on Punch Bowl. TIRE ARSENAL VOLUNTEERS.—It is pretty strongy runioured that th e men employ:eel ia the Royal Amen , Woolwich, minewhere about 1,600. will be esselhol fate a corps, to be culled the Royal Arsenal Vellealues" Reim and the drill to be similar to the Doak-yard DEWAR —as hour of an evening after the working hours andl the eame rate of Ihrewy. 'Etc Court. BALMORAL, Out. 10. Her Majesty , and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prime of Wrier, the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, the Princess Helena, and Prince Alfred, drove yes terday to Castletown, to be present at the ennui gathering of the Highlanders on Dee-side. The Royal party was received on the ground by the Far enhance, Duff Airlie, and Forbes Highlanders fully ' equipped. Mr. Farquharson, of Invercauld, and Mr:James Daff of Carriensulme, eondueted her Majesty to the terrace of Bremner Castle, beneath which the usual Highland games were carried on with great spirit. The Countess of Desert, the Hon. Mary &yeses', Col. Hos. C. B. Phipps, and Lient.-Col. Han. A. Gordon, were the attendants in waiting. The Royal party returned to Mason' at six o'clock. Sort. 11. Her Majesty and the Princess Royal drove yesterday to the forest, where Prince Albert went out deer-stalking. In the evening her Majesty and Prince Albert went to a Balla dannssdh no nue, given at Carrienntleie Cottage, by Lady Amain Duff, at which all the Highlanders of the Duff sad Farquharson else were present. The Countess of Desert, the Hon. Mary Seymour, the Earl of Derby, and Lieut.-Colonel Hon. A. Gordon were in attendants*, _ _ _ The Earl of bfalmeibury left Balmoral yesterday, and hisbeen succeeded by the Earl of Derby, who will remain o attendance upon her Majesty. The Queen will leave Balmoral on the 11 th of October fur Windier Cattle, where the Court is expected to arrive on the evening of the 13th October. Baron Bentinck, Minister of the Netherlands, left Lou don yesterday for Rotterdam, on !ULU) of absence for a few weeks. His Excellency will return to resume his diplo matic functions in this country towards the end of west The Bad. of Shaftesbury, Dr. Paris (_Presideut of the College of Physicians), and Lord hunts Huller, bad inter views with Mr. Secretary Walpole on Saturday, at the Home-ffice. Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Henry Prichard bad also an interview with the Right Hon. Secretary. The Right Hon. J. W Healey left town on Friday inert ia" for Waterperry, Oxon. The Right Hon. Spencer Walpole is in constant attend ance at the Home-office, chiefly on business connected with the enrolment of the militia. -- i);7lC.rial;aiiarijertier. on tiatarday with MT. Secre tary Walpole, at the Home..Mee. No oneeetior has yet been appointed to the late Mr. Porter, in the Ake of Joint Beentary to the Board of Trade. Mr. M•CaDoeh, of the Baddeserpealee, has been named, among several other gentlemen, as one Thy likely to obtain this valuable appointment.-0600rmr. Ma. 0. R. Posse.- Ons of Mr. Pertain did essays in the way of authorship was es esugnews wish ea Lire Assumes, written for " The CIMINIMINIII to the Almanac." By this ankle, he was, we are mid. SO intro duced to Mr. Charles Knight ;— an d it woe net Isaghefore the publisher we. enabled to do his mallow • yid tore. Mr. Knight (we believe we ar• net violins seadllesee) was written to by the nee Lord hulked. Vim Oho dent of the Maud of Tiede. rreeseillas Ilse he Mali wait as deb taiahser at kb eine at his weellest seensalesee,— mil ea • man et man weensat. Idr. Magid waked as peenptly sa lob leedehlp• lb pallesenor all Josh Tow na would have wand as Kr Rena Walpole he the pehing of Illaeheverel'e ig bid. Lewd Mik is/ad. t the flatervirw, said Min if Inn we willing Malerting the talk of onsailft and ditat e r a the bared the bass of to wadded la awl eselkiniang Mem I is init. If he wadi do kg the Magi Whale what Mr. Pieter has den dime go well, end what Mr. Noblesse, eistlasn to M he tho ante sin with the egos wriarser sad mom Mr. Light Mal O& Thie soplemarit. shight be asselt 14 mast se ha slant mama with e lagnees as a . la tab Mama. hesitenhad M a ihtlneabheal * Kea *bad was sighed to wait es Lord Asakbsd and dein, Ile albs. The he did—and the }ge odesy of Lord AuldriAle gewillsose I. Ms. Walsh* was &awl by the who reasemsesdatles width, at hie legaide's be bade of • penes it for the sew Masa. Mr. bused Mr. Purace-mad be his the take was gins. 1 _ GAS EXPLOSION AND LOSS OF LIFL—TNINday afternoon, about le minutes to 2 o'clock, a mot ileslevetive Ore, aimed by es lollies mid explodes et bile sad at tended with laus et 11114 Is* plain at the blue et Ur. White, ikersinper sad heale, lliddleeemetreet, 801117 . • TOWS. it SWIM Olt a mthe sk, is sweeties the eervaat glei west arm the ship with • mmile, and the is behaved bed bees isisepeft leased eS es llses t at eseelpiled mid es b4 ma the i• die ellne pmesilen. were the /nom, IMO the speak lelperh , o were meted at tlade e th ers Ss NM bra swat is abed* their lime tram the winless. 0. Ilt= Has. S a u g et mimed ' them bb with mod Awe them were hese the whideere. end meal by the plies, a large body it the s Miele% endue the orders et Xr. Impeder Clhempsepe. bobs =ll es the spa hem the sew elailespleseee Is raw The pose nes Ithir4 having Issued hie wife, dew he Nth thi s the ffenill williou be It 2 the bet shills Ids eume, while anirgimeede was blew ft mesh Ms fish* the heir by tile dm= AIL ei t ire W : llB" porn str i bilf eld, red sal VW semis at the pour ale Mew, Mot. wise ee/seessestly ihemi la the miss. TM is. poi& - nom the lel le notes, mil was hallind by es. swim the wrists et . Om*. the Merman et the r allsesDialdet. The es. tire of lie Mese, N.. 66, was antraged, but s *lle ewer time of the lease. esd_pellee, wee pareested hem ex tardier. Ms. who she elated Is be hewed, 11 1:sith lb wife yes% it le mid, ea ea eseersisa t• Tim bal* Welly. The bek of the child was conveyed in a Alen to St. Paean Waltham% when it awaits en in quiet. Acansin hip nis NMI Dlloll,—.on Saturday • Mel emblems espereed, about bp3l.ffist 3 Vault, In the yea eastams sewer et the fleet Meek at the beck of at. Pererw's Chinch, In italleerltill. Vag ram* It was set knows that say whoa of this ithilitie rim of fish was MI eseemee4 either is the City us elms* its ems, as he se Ilsestieh.laws sad is the Wimples% rnn, bee bees emceed titegir s mns i lt i r a felsle l 7 thr removal eta ass of by the IYwilest the pear, la order te hest - 11;Thes show street rania g= t° Idlsfilooollasesdihataassehway et the sewer is the lON reerts Marsh, at whisk the sew erne being eimslihenbly bike the old AMIN a Maisel wee homed et w swwwege, Goes elesiss • swat elaseire sad peatihrese esbel lies. Until the Mem were pulled down the autienwies saws Masbled diessaivre is the setter: bat altar the pique spot was has& hewer palls sase, swedes hosteller pm sp. It was at the spat ehmirmistiesed dist the seidlest sr mined. A little bey, 6 yams etc, mei 113 m. Ilfseda. whore parents Nelda la the Meisity, wa t ; z smg Is the apes apace, wises he climbed on the ' add, Iris danger = , ved 1 7 6 Mils Nil t 0 pare aid, she ell le au was also palled over, and Me fell tato the ahem. A number ot persons wheiwitseseed the accident at awe sealed the pales% end succeeded in saving the girl, but the little boy was swept away by the food, and carried brwuds the Thum. Several wen sob. 2 as t atly searellsd the sewers, but, unhappily, without RAILWAY ANALOANATION.—Upon the suect of the amalgamation between the Landon and North Western sad Midland Companies the Railway Dimes has the fol lowing doubtful statement :—" So far as the two boards can arrange the matter, an amalgamation is decided on. No specific terms, however, have been spoken of. It is deter mined that thus shall be left to the arbitration of ' three noblemen,' who have not u yet been selected. This some , what strange Apia may be taken u indicative that Mr. Ciladatone is not acceptable to i.e or other of the parties. Surmise leads us to point to the Earl of Carlisle, Earl Granville, and the Earl of Ilarrowby u the probable um hum TRADE.—We are glad to hear that the fur naces at Aberrant, Glyn Neatb, are about being blown In. These works will afford employment to a large number of persons in the neighbourhood, and we wish the spirited proprietors sateen.—Carroartheis 13, 1652. RAILWAY MEETINGS. SHREWSBURY AND CHESTER RAILWAY. IXTRAOHDINAILY MEETING. On Saturday lest in extraordinary meeting of the shareheidess seassay was held In the assembly new et the Boyd Bead, Chester. The men* was wiled by tili st fres a body of the shareholders for the PlaPta• of new directors. in the ream of than at Fewest position. The parties calling the ritual* lad resuared the directors to convene a amitig, whisk diehard to do, and, in now re insia4 a".:1 we. Jelled. The vegetation is C. J. Henry Vigon East, David C. J. East, F. Harbrott, J. K. Thompson, Joke Wildm o Dewar, Chas. Merriam, Jesse Dllthltil, C. K. end D. K. Chapman. alliertly sew If *Week the proceedings commenced, William Bedell , Beg., chairman of the board of directors, in the chair. Mr. Dan, Q.C., attended as legal adviser to the chairman. .-- ---- The BscazTAZY having reed tlie requisition calling the steeling, The CHAIRMAN, It the gum/anion of Mr. Gordon Thompson, directed all parties not shareholders to knee the coos, Mr. Toon/eats called attention to Mr. Butt and Mr. Hunt still remaining, when it was stated that Mr. Hunt was a shareholder, and Mr. Butt attended in a professional capacity. rtiO CIIIIIIIIAN said the meeting was called l a section of the shareholders, and not by the director*, though that body considered it their duty to attend that day, not merely Su their owa interests, but to watch over the interests of I the boas fide shareholders. Under these circumstances, he had secured the service* of Mr. Butt to render advice, and to assist him to ',admit the proceedings regularly and law fully with regard to the interests of the company. Ile hoped gentlemen would amid any expressions calculated to give offence and that the meeting would hear patiently every gentleman who would speak during the proceedings. Mr. Moire° said it devolved upon him to make the mo tion for wbirh they bed been called together that day, and, in taking that responsibility. he requested the meeting to carry out the wish of the chairman, and avoid ell expression of approbation or disapprobation, and so allow them to have one meeting held in a decent be coming manner in Chester. Mr. Moore then read • correspondence which took place yesterday between Mr. Wardell and Mr. Dentin, the se cretary, as the party with whom he was acting, la referenee to the meeting of that day, in which Mr. Monne, with his friends, wished an interview, in order to erring, the pro ceedioge of the meeting, which would not be granted, as directors did not recognise their right. On yesterday eve ning three shareholder called at Mr. Wardell's house to see him with the same intentions, and, having sent in their names, were answered b the servant that Mr. Wardell did not recognise them. He would leave them to explain to the meeting (hie manner of treating gentlemen—thin want of courtesy. The chairman had stated that they (the dime ton) were the trustees of the shareholders who nominated them. He agreed with him in that, sad the meeting would soon see in what manner they had performed their duties. The unjust steward and the lax officials were alike subject to dismissal—whether they exceeded their duty or failed in the performance of it. By act of parlia ment directors eouldnot be dismissed except by &majority of shareholders, and it was to accomplish that that the gentle men who were scouted as a miserable minority called the present meeting to meet out equal justice to all. 11l hu moured persons often dismissed their Imams, as a lady did her lover, for no cause; but he should state masons—eon vincing ones too—that those gentlemen who now sit at the head of their affairs have no right to sit there. For years shareholders received no dividend, and yet every year's re port described the prospects of the company in the most glowing manner, with increased traffic, and still the affairs were plunged into difficulty, and instead of a few pence of dividend received heretofore they were now receiving none. If he was able to make these charges cline whist the directors no matter what their private diormemes hdi viduals mightbe,he felt convinced they wooldhe preneemend unworthy of public confidence. One charge 'Ala he urged against the directors was, that they bad plasma naqualified persons in °Sem who were suLservient to the Waters and not to the shareholders, against the caution sad Melleee mance of respectable shareholders, -representing itemised* of thousands of pounds. The directors were requested not to fill the offices until the general meeting ; but it was se vain to expect that as to expect a dividend. In the next place the directors had wok & large succession of bills and seta of parliament, involving heavy legal expenses in so short a time that it was very disgraceful. Last year, it would seem, that the parliamentary expenses were from 4,0001. to 6,0001.; and yet with all this cost there eras no return. He next charged the directors with wasteful and extravagant expenditure, greedy oppressive to the share holders. Yesterday several of the shareholders called at the Chester Railway-office, and required to inspect the books, as allowed by act of parliament Three books were given to them, but no vouchers would be pro duced. From these, however, it appeared that Mr. John Batt bad received, as fees for attending public meetings to assist Mr. Roy to beat the minority, up to the Slat August, 1861, 2311. (Cries of " Shame.") . Another lawyer was eslied in to assist Mr. Butt—a junior lawyer, Nr..l. P. Ross—who received 921. Next came a goodly and fat charge of 6481. I Is., as payment of proxy stamps—a righteous and proper charge—to waist the dfreetoes. He wee not able to detail the charges since June last, bat he was certain they would not be less. Having dwelt on the sums charged for transfer votes, Mr. Mauro @barged the directors with having drawn 1,4031. de. 4d., in addition to their allowance of 8001. per annum, and pocketed it, adroitly concealing it under the head of parliamentary expenses. They next saw 1011. 14s. paid to Mr. Boy for law expenses, whisk he, as a director, had no right to metre. Another em of 6201. do. appeared as paid to Mr. Rey, and • father payment of 701., for which them was se counter entry. If these statements were con• traffieted, be woad being the volumes into mast and refer them to the wey pegs. _the Moore next Massed the di ngier, with favouritism of one of their owe belly a and =e is to , r, and mad the 87th section of this 7ffi lad Bth which dedered that if say director at vay time subsequently to his deetle• sesame or centime to Yid any else or place of toaster reit varier the ,or be draft or indiresdy massesed la say or ;artist pals la say wart to be Mae by the sompany,fire if sash testae at at say time awe to be tbe Misr of 1 dimes In the sempasy, then end in any ell the sews named the odes of such dimmer dMil beam lomat, sad theemedbede the so =in NOW of ahem the sin of divider Mall have meat AM some from 'Wag or sides so • Mess ier. Mr. Meal sided floe llr. Royeleed es malenster sad law spat, and es mit hail as right le sit at their board as dingier. Kr. Rey was every day • disester—every day a sod prods% some des • wiuoe. law agent, a partisan she Western , and prime mover e bedew t West posseedieg elk Mr. dean aext rusted to the teams, who se doubt had aims their duty salreisely wail bat Aar yeses ego these geollemes were asnliat to MOM Wtli ta = ipi ee7 r e raked to VA, and new when theft , the Airways make It 401. He aust isftered to the reserve had, whisk the diseases had turd kW the mita oeseaste, to to ',di cog ea appestat Worm _Sr. Moms neat dwelt the ealeatias sad ismeadoideitem in Ihe aespaay, sadi epos assepiebed d de grommet negligease in budgie out sloading debts year after year. It appeared that then was NAIL swing to the esespeay, while the haloes fee the hadyeer, appihable to In and dividend, was only Nandi se that there is the produce of Meat alas months owtscuedieg. It was ear. Wady a alma =irate of damp mat the Womb of the pmelyseal by • wiareiffy. It was • strew fas esMa ant ea the iambi egeoesmal with the Lan des sad North Warm domeepaisidng them few and • half per esat ea their mild. ask Erne rem hem 131. to di., and, what mina In Si. Orme% be hod bum In used that acme of Mat smileity wore missies se high es VL _By the Trade Anangmasat Beiodilie is ane w' wished to get passed, the dimities sent* to deprive the shareholders of all power, to emilmate their property, sad to de stem nosh sad heal. Mr. Iftease mat am meats& qua the maw* set Mr. Warded aid dhe direstoes with regard to the Trade Arrangement and Andgesse. ties Rd* sod Merged Mr. Wardell with liastai lashes edema pledge gave. to bring thaw Whew the prepeistry, yid* as meads the s never besuplat, mud en the Mead (Me immegsmatisa) being sub mitted to dm prepeletay, they essoted it--thiew it over heard--sad it was thrown out on the steadag orders. It was • difficult matter to turn out boar diumenue•-41111 mere se to tam all out ; but these who went with ban weal' loam sil, and like Lucifer the dimities email he laded hem their seats, never to rise again. "The bend ag es the wall." They had beau weighed in ' th en e si Miigeq sad found wanting." Their days were num bered, and they were few.' Mr. Moore concluded by moving the following resolution, Ai.: "That the following (Mestere of the eseqsay—viz., William Wardell, Robert Roy, Themes MIN, Padase awl Bilwaed Francis French —be heasedletdy moved gm the also of directors, and that they see asmediusly new hereby removed, sad that the following pumas be, sad they are now hereby, sleeted directors of the amqmay la the eespcttin plisse as afore said, via., RAM Gardner, et Chaseley, Lenemehire, Rm., in pleas of Wet Wardadi a Homy Kennedy, of Upper Bed ' ford-pleat Lead , " Isq., ease of Robert Roy James Durham, of 107, Oloseesser-piese, Pertman-squam, )fandaus, in plass of T. J. Badge,; and Andrew Promos, of Vic ' Metonsee, Nottirglmm, Gent., I. plate of E. F. French : sod drat the wane, vie., John Williams, Mimed Iftlsrtea, Isla' le, and James Ranock, pro , vided they be sew diamtess of Mb sompany, be also home " dist* mensal from the sees of dieselses, and that they are asserdiesty beseby se estneved : sad that the following I geatismea, padded they are co o t new directors of the cow pen, be, sod are are hereby, sleeted directors thereof, in the easpestive_ plasm of the said four last-named persons, Omer Monte, 64, Albanyetreet, Edinburgh, Gest, , in pleas of John Williams ; Douglas Campbell, 42 Anne stmt, Edinburgh, Esq., in the place of Richard Ellerton; I ' William Gordon Thompson, of 83, Gloucester-terrace, Hyde park gardens, Gent., in the place of John Royle ; and Henry Vicon East, Esq., 14, Canterbury Villas, Maids Vale, Paddington, London, in place of James Harnock." Mr. Knonnr, in seconding the motion of Mr. Munro, referred to the alleged agreements with the Great Western Company, which were eerily capable of being rendered void. Mr. Kennedy read a clause of the report to show that there was in reality no regular agreement between the companies, and mid tue great question to be decided Was, were these shares to be like the shares of other companies, or to be as • blank cheque, utterly valueless. lie regretted to see gentlemen lending themselves to acts as a public body which they would scorn to do as private individuals. r Mr. ROT, in answering the charges brought against him, L would endeavour to be as concise as possible in his vindica tion. He referred to the statement of Mr. Moue regarding by Mr. Wardell add said that that gentleman had acted most respectfully, had given the most respectful replies to their letters, and has not been guilty of any wan• of courtesy to either gentlemen. One card sent in to Mr. Wardell, as alleged by Mr. Monro, him (Mr. Roy) conaiderably— that was the name of pained Forbes. Ile would tell gentlemen that that person we the most strenuous supporter of the agreement with the Great Western railway, and actually pressed upon the directors the necessity of making the agreement. Mr. Roy read a letter hem Mr. Forbes, dated Edinburgh, June 21, which confirmed that statement, at the same time allowing any use to be made of it, adding, however, that he did not wish his name to 'smear in print. With reference to the charge of the direc tors filling up vacancies when they occurred, they admitted it, having as good a right to fill up such vacancies, as the shareholders had to dismiss them. In reference to the bills in parliament they had pawed all except two, and the dis sentient shareholders were themselves the cause of their not being peeled. The charge of extravagance in the case of Mr. Butt, required no comment, it was a paltry charge in The extreme. With regard to the 6461. fur proxim—done to oppress a minority by a majority—Mr. Roy stated that proxies were sent to every person, and he conceived it • very proper and judicious act. The proxies imposed no restraint, and they had the example of the House of Lords in adopting them. The payments made to him formed another part of the accusation against the directors. Mr. Roy denied that as law agent he had ever received one farthing from the company. The sums quoted by Mr. Mown were for travelling expenses, and he would now state to them that he was in London 262 days, in Edinburgh 3 days, and in the country 36 days, on business of the company. lie had no intention of bring ing forward what he was out of pocket ; but when a charge was made he liked to meet it. The reason it was put into the accounts in the form quoted by Mr. Moore was that the auditor subdivided them into the heads of parliamentary lawyers' and general expenses. So, certainly, the brilliant lamination of Mr. Mourn, in getting up these charges, had found a regu lar mare's nest." Regarding the formation of the reserve fund into capital it was quite a usual thing, and done by nearly all railway companies. Mr. Roy explained regard ing the large amount of outstanding debts, and stated it had been reduced considerably since last meeting. Mr. Itoy then referred at length to the transactions before the Rouse of Lords on the Traffic Arrangements Bill, and stated that it was • stretch of the privilege of the Lords in enforcing that order, and had quite taken the counsel by surprise ; and that by the same standing order the bills of both the London and North Western, and Great Western Companies, were thrown out also. With regard to the gentleman who was put forward es his successor in office, Mr. Roy trusted if he did obtain it, he would make his berth a much more peaceful coach than ho had. The real question at issue was this: with which of the two great companies would they amal gamate, and whichever of them obtain it, may it prove a p rosperous undertaking to them a ft er the shareholders have benefited by it. He would caution the shareholders to walk warily, and not attempt to repudiate a contract ratified at the largest meeting of shareholders ever held by that nom mom— One clause inserted in the agreement of the Groat W - esteem Company compelled that company to lay down a bend , and pay them toll; and by that agreement the it W sine—the traffic was theirs. Were the broad pees the only advantage seemed by the Great Western &sseTt, he would rejoice at having obtained even r. Roy then contrasted the conduct of the Great Western Company with that of the London and North Western Company, who refused to be asked to give them more than 2 per cent. upon their line; but now, whim they found another company joining us, ere very anxious for it. On the other hand, the Great Western Calumny had ' always acted with the greatest patience, considering the trouble this company had often put them to. Mr. Roy read some eztracts from a speech of Mr. Glyn, the oracle of the London and North Western Company, admitting that some of their officials had got up a fund to benefit that (London and North Western) compac,', by embarking it in the Shrewsbury and Chester line ; and, regret ting the occurrence, Mr. Roy concluded • long *ad powerful address by denying the etatement eat be was influenced by any desire lout their benefit, but dinged, in the met sarcastic language, Mr. Mauro and his party with being the paid silents of the London and Nee* Western Company, seeking to make them dupes. He rearmed to the( act that he was a heavy sufferer by is pro moting* with coat board, and called upon them, now that he was on his trial, to give him that amount of fair play which was due to every Englishman. Mr. Tat/axon conceived that, after the manner in which Mr. Roy had met every charge preferred by Mr. Monru, the directors were entitled to the confidence of the share holders, and that when the manly and straightforward speech of Mr. Roy would appear in the newspapers, no person who would read it would refuse him their con fidence. . _ Mr. WHALLZY attacked the directors indiscriminately, and denounced the same of Mr. Roy u impracticable, and would prevent ponies desirous of invetting money in our Una . And mans they pet new blood into the direction of the company, and if they did not accept the resolution of Mr. Moan, they would be axed irrevocably. Mr. EAST Chaled Mr. Ito, with having made a false in the House of Lords upon oath, with regard to s▪ ome ;lurches' of shares by a Mr. Beale, which, on inquiry, was found to have been • misunderstanding—Mr. Roy meaning • different person than the gentleman alluded to by Mr, East. Mr. Lowe, Mr. Girdwood, Mr. Henry Brown, Mr. Teach, and Mr. Baker having severally addressed the meeting , Mr. MONW) made a short speec h in re*, repudiating alt connezion with the London and North Western Company, and calling on the meeting to support him and he world soon get their line into good management. The CIiiIIIMAN, after a few preliminary observations, stated that he was instructed that the resolution was idle and nugatory, and refused to put it. Mr. MONRO, amid great excitement, put the resolution himstlf, and declared it carried. A scene of peat excitement then presented itself, the whole meeting standing, several gentlemen shouting at the top of their voices, others hissing, laughing, stamping, end asking every imaginable kind of noise, which continued until after the greater pert of the meeting had retired. &Tend remarks of a personal nature were indulged in during the poesediap • :a Mr. Miller, from the top of a form, Miring the dramas guilty of disgusting par tiality oldie prodding there. The Czainteme sTse understood to say that the proxies in the hands of the diremen would have given them a largs4rity, bat, sating ander advice that the meeting was i declined to GM them. Mr. .B. Cot ua than newel an adjeseninsnt to Mon daytheKith last. white Mr. Roam* sassiasil. Vhs Camaitur pus dda ands. to the minting, sad upon taking a show of bands, deeierod that it was lest. A poll was demaniad, sad Monday, the 13th inst., And to receive the repast al the scratisems. This terminated the day's proceedings. CENTRAL RAILWAY. A palik antis ce landweifoito and other% resi dent fair lie d of Walk was held ea Friday aftessiesog as 11rw WA In that city, fir the purpose ▪ toMig Alp apromote the ihmation of a renew for swing Simmunehlur Or thousaklng of which en oat of pedhonsmt hoe aim* ban oblalont:, sad kw which the aupgarted nosy hillniel ey id Faiths is h apapedid. die widows As atisodad on thoommoisa were Pd. and_ Revs., dirmisas of the Bristol and Inater llaeway. B. F. Gregory Capt. Berson; Meyer of Wolk, Capt. Gild, G. Baron North am, Beg., 1. liandese, Beg., G. Worry, Fig., Thema Peeolipoteb,. Berk, T. R. Roach, Reg,— Toogood, Req., Robert DMUS , ilsthiSewn dark of Weds, an. G. B. Nourticos4 aq., having boa called upon to I wade, said. the prom et was a dessofhhatlimipt to *apply the sky of WAD with PN _mmommodotioa, and look ing at it ea asseible _mil M e ad men, the qualion with Om should be not se mute was it the hod passible lino whisk add bo asseliselad, but was it sat the only line whisk then was way dune of their get ter Having seared by purchase the anal /. two,* Highbridge and (Easton- Wiwkavag ableisod an act of parliament, and having , all the peolinlanay requirements, the directors of the ilemeniseddro Gistosi Railway were of opinion that they wan only miss the inhabitants of Wells • proper ounplimmot, and, at the MID eine, were not asking more then WAS be fairly eapesSed of them when they came ram *ma to nth them ainhianse la carrying out the undortolibig to aimpletkm. The sum of 10,110111. mon was he the , and surely the eitinens of Wide Ind no la entombing for the whole, or al ray Mg flot a le portion of that amount. (Blur, Ism) Aland NO shares on remained to be Siam, and lbws WOW bs lossed in su ch a manlier that if the Rae was not somplallid there would not be any liability ettaellog to dm bablati. As soon as thou shares were submitted for he algid ventare to promise them that not a month, or even a kriaight, would be allowed to elapse before the weeks were 11111•1111.11. a. It would not, be pre sumed, be essemery hr bin to eater at that time upon any general observations as to thu advantages of the line to the county and to the pads generally; they must be suffi ciently obvious to all, sad ke would therefore content him- Pelf by asking their attention to some observations upon matters of fact which would be addressed to them by Mr. Clark. _ _ Mr. CYRUS CLARK then brought before the meeting Some elaborate statistical tables, which had been prepared to show the probable traffic! over the line, and from which It appeared that when completed it would yield a return to the shareholders upon the capital invested of 81. 18e. 6d. per cent. The calculations, Mr. Clark said, had been made with the utmost care and with a desire not to overrate the thing, and he believed that if gentlemen would investigate them there could be no difficulty experienced in obtaining not only the capital required to complete the line to High bridge but sufficient sae to carry it on to the city of Wells. Mr. CASTLI, as representing the Bristol and Exeter Rail way Company at the board of the Central Somersetshire Railway, said he could give a distinct soutane° that the strongest desire was felt by the board that the line should, as advocated by the gentleman who had just sat down, be continued to the city of Wells. Mr. It. DAVIS wished to know If the Mittel and Exeter Company would assist in carrying the line to Wells Mr. CASTLE had no doubt that they would do so. It should be remembered too that Captain Denham, who was engaged by government to survey the Bristol Channel, had reported in favour of llighbridge as a picket port. Several other gentlemen addressed the meeting. The chairman announced his intention of increasing his interest in the undertaking. Various persons present then sub scribed for shares, and the media. dead with a vote of thanks to the chaitman. NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY. The half-yearly meeting of this company took place at Edinburgh on Friday ; Mi. J. M Balfour presided. The directors' report, an abstrect of which appeared in the Express of August 27, was held to be read. The CIILIUNAN, is moving the adoption of the report, said, the directors regretted very much that they had bears unable to pay from the surplus revenue more than 31 per cut. to the holders of the preference stock No. 1 ; but this had not arisen from any decrease of the traffic—fur he was happy to say that it showed an increase on the half-year reported on—but from their endeavouring this half-year to place every charge to revenue that could pessiely come avian it, and from some accounts having been paid this half-year which ought to have been paid from the revenue of former half-years—the directors being thus unable to bring forward the balance which ap. peered in the accounts of the last half-year. As to the working expenses, though they were 2 per cent. on the re. ceipta lees than th ose of the corresponding half-year of 1851, they were actually higher than either the half-year ending July 18.51, or that ending January 18.52. This increase arose partly from necessary re pa irs to tho engines, so as to pot them into • proper and efficient state. The interest tin their various debts amounted this half year to '27,724. against 25,8141. for the previous half-year. This increase was consequent on there having been a greater issue of de bentures since last half-year, partly to pay off debts due to the banks, and partly to pay contractors debts. The in terest due on the latter had formerly been paid frees capital instead of revenue, although, when debts fill t be paid on debentures, they were paid from revenue, not ca pital. There was a sum of 1,142/. of interest due at present on debts not yet paid to contractors; but this the directors thought fit to place against revenue, and not, as in former years, against capital. The directors bad this half-year reserved from the revenue the sum of 1,5261. to meet bad debts and the depreciation of stock. No such fund had hitherto been set apart for this pur pose, but the directors thought it right to commence the principle, though on a wed male. They proposed to go to parliament for poser to raise money to meet their existing liabilities by debentures, instead of by the issue of pr. ference stock No. 2. This preference stock hail not generally been taken up by the shareholders ; and the pre sent directors had roads no endeavour to issue it to the public, as they thought it preferable, if possible, to lame money by debentures, rather than by the issue of new pre ference stock, entailing a perpetual claim on the cempatty of 5 per cent. The amount proposed thus to be raised 330,5001., this being the sum allowed to be raised by the issue of new preference stock. If the company gave them poser to raise the money by debentures, they would be aide to raise it at a much lower rate than they were now paying to the banks, or than they would have to pay op preference stock, especially as the money market was yiar by year falling. There was another point to which bet thought it necessary to advert. The matter wee of some impurtarice, and, as the board hail come to a unanimous agreement on the subject, he would read the minute which they had adopted. It was as follows : "The board, when they found the vurplue revenue would not enable them to pay more than 31 per cent. en tin No. 1 preference shares, took an opinion from counsel on the question whether the 21 per cent. which remained could be paid rut of the surplus revenue of future half years. the opinion on this point was very decided, that they could not; but in this opinion a hint was thrown nut by the counsel that there were doubts whether the Ne. 1 preference had any legal preference at all. The board have net thought it necessary to prosecute the inquiry further on this moot, as they could not think that the shareholders woulu wish to repudiate the obligations uader which they had come. The board are of opinion that, whatever the legal question may be, there can be no doubt as to the stock being in justice a preferential one, the money having been obtained on the faith of resolutions to that effect, passed by the shareholders themselves. It may be proper for the meeting to consider as to the steps, if any, which should be taken when the pro posed new act is applied for, to remedy any doubt which may exist as to the legal question of preference.•' The chairman concluded by saying that be firmly believed this company bad seen its worst days, and that. in future years there would be an increase in its revenue and a de crease in its expenditure. The chairman concluded by moving &series°, resolutions, adopting the report, and au thorising • dividend of 31 per cent. on preference stock No. I. Mr. CHATTOD, deputy chairman, seconded the resolutions. Mr. LAIIOND then, on behalf ofMr.Brewsterdlof London, the holder of 4,8751. of original stock, laid on the table a protest against the resolution to pay dividend on the pre ference stock. Mr. Brewster, he said, had been advised that the so.ealled preference stock was not preference stock, , and, if the payment of any preferential dividend upon it • was persisted in, he would apply for an interdict against it. 1 Mr. AULD, of Glasgow, said he rose to object to the re port for the very opposite reason. He held that is was • beyond the power of the board now to transfer the 33,:stkall. or any part of it, from the capital account to the revenue account. The committee of investigation had vindicated , the principle upon which the various charges were mado upon the capital account, and since their report was issued all the reports of the directors showed that the accounts had been arranged on the same principle. With re gard to the protest laid on the table against the pro , posed payment on the preference shares, or even the at tempt to raise the question as to the validity or uon-vali i dity of the preference shares, it would be a fatal blow to the credit of this company. (Rear, hear) The preference shares had been raised for the purpose of bringing into operation about • million of dormant capital, and wen de , Blared by the committee of investigation to be absolutely necessary. The eights of the preference shareholders were I founded upon justice, and appeared to be very disti nc t. He moved to the e ff ect : -- "That the report be not approved of in so far es-1. It is proposed to transfer the sums of 33.b721. 9s. and 2,2161. 17s. from capital account to the debt of revenue an count, inasmuch as the expenditure under these accounts have been regularly certified as correct in the reports of the directors, and approved of and ratified by the shareholders at each sueceseive half-yearly meeting. 2. The sum of 5,6921., the free surplus in the last hell-year's accent .t, has not been brought forward. 3. The dividend to the holders of the No. 1 preference shares is recommended at the sate of 31 per emit. only, whereas the addition of the raid sum of 6,6924 would afford a dividend of nearly 6 per cent. 4. There is no provision for the payment of the balesee of guaranteed dividend by postponed warrants or otherwise." Mr. G. Btunr seconded the amendment. lie charac terised the report as a very gloomy and disheartening docu ment. Re contended that the directors had no power by the act to constitute a reserve fund in the manlier proposed, and said that the effect of raising money by debenture, instead of by preference stock No. 2, would be to muke the money thus raised bear a dividend preferential to the pre fenmce stock No. 1, the priority of the litter being thus violated. After a discussion, in which Mr. Learmouth (late chair man), Mr. Boithwiek, Mr. Chaytor, and other =, took part, Mr. J. Coos proposed the following resolution as a means of settling the question at issue: " That the report by the directors laid before the muting be read and adopted, subject to the reservation after men tioned. That, in terms of the recommendation contained in the report, a dividend at the rate of al per cent. be declared payable on the guaranteed stock No. I, and be paid on the 10th of October proximo ; and that it be remitted to the directors and a committee of sharehollers to ucertain whe ther the sum of 5,690 k, which has not been brought forward from the revenue account of lost halt-year, ought to be brought forward and now divided." Mr. AULD expressed himself dissatisfied with Mr. Cook's motion, and, after a desultory discussion, a vote was taken on the two amendments, when that of Mr. Cook was carried by 27 over 21 who voted for that of Mr. Auld. The amendment of Mr. Cook was then put against the motion of the chairman, when the latter was carried by 33 to 24. MANCHESTER AND SHEFFIELD RAIL W.. 1 I' ACCIDENT. The inquiry respecting the dreadful accident on this line, which involved the death of two persons, eerions injury to resent' others, and a coesideraids lam of m r emir ry, ammateeed on Friday morning at the Jeteetion Ina; near Sheffield, before Mr. J. Badger, the mom, for t h e di s t r i c t. The two nafortunate diseased were identified ea lames Wright, engine driver, and Charles Tnekweed, guard, aged 38. Both were married. Wright had hoes em ployed on the Oreat . Northern Railway three years, but bad driven an engine between Sheffieldfand Belford until the day of the accident. He was formerly an engine driver in France, but left that country is conategnenee of the revo lution. Theiseet laaperlant testimony adduced in thesaurus of the proesql wee the following : William the stoker (who seemed to have su ff ered severely free accident, his head and upper part of hie Ilene beurghmeaoW up), said he had been a stoker between liniffield awl Retford nine months. On Tburday night =to d nt the proper time. ten minutes peat nine, from It wee the first day the deceased driver had diem pet train. He did not know the road well, and tee Slat reason he (witness) fired fur him. Ile knew tho wee and new lines very well. The train consisted of two gm& waggons, two passenger carriage?, and the break ran. Travelled at the speed of about 30 miles an hour. The first thing be noticed before the accident was some sparks Iron the trailing wheel on the right hand side of the ergine. Ms .. standing on the right hand side of the engine, eselast the break, and called the driver's attention to the sparks. He said that he thought it was the break that caused these, but the break was not on. The next mo ment they were down the embankment, which was about 30 feet deep. He found himself lying under the engine. He crept out between the leading wheel and the driving wheel, and ran sip the embankment and got upon the line. Not seeing or hearing any one, he returned to the engine, and looked in, but could not see the driver, or any one. Ile then went to the carriages on the other side of the line. Failing to fiudany one there, he again went upon the line, and found two passengers and the policemen. Ile sent them to Woodhouse junction to stop the next train, and ran to Sheffield to put up the first signal. By the coroner—He directed Wright, the detested driver, as to the speed at various parts of the line. Ont tidered they were travelling at a safe speed at the place where the accident happened. Was not aware that the rails were out of gauge, but the road was ray bad to travel over between Sheffield and Retford. lit was not in good running ott' - shake about tembly. engine jump • the inspector . gine. fold him to the line between eousplaiucl of Woodhouse. sparks, car until any OUe wre Oplllloll ;u to t The imiuiry .. -- ..... ning order. It made the engkee jump and terribly. lied once or twice before noticed the when they nn off, and he had told Atkinsm, of the plate•lsyers, of thtju •• • e eri- g . Mtn about two months agi4 Ai ••. ~...._. ... , , 40 1,,,ed ietween Worksop and d• the state of rails . . : ~e The engine did not .t,ut • , . ' W';. ' dad she ran off the hit .- ~ '-- t ! Nameable for th,.. • tom; ..•. . . ' the calm Of its runni o • ' .1.. y ;. • 7 was tbie.adjourned. ..; : •IN .d• 4 ' •• :Pi, ' -Di j r . 1 ?t.4 .0 11--.• k ' •