The Express. — London, England, 1862-07-24 00:00:00

IMPERL&L PA HOUSE OF COYMONB.—WZDNENDAY, JULY 23 (Comtism/ hems yesterday's Express.) NIGHT POACHING PREVENTION BILL. Mr. WALTER bad great doubts whether the bill would effect the object, which they all had in view. The princi ple did not go far enough. If they made the offence of patching petty laresoy—if they treated the Exmcher as a thief, be would no lamer be looked upon by his neighbours as a hero. (Hear, hear.) Yr. EN IGHTLEY mid it had been stated that the effect of the bill would be to make the police unpopular, but he had always thought that the police were bound to enforce the laws. He also denied that game had never been con sideredie the light of property. Lard GREY DE WILTON called upon his hon. friend not to press the bill. After a few words from Sir B. LEIGHTON and Sir G. OM. the house divided. The numbers were : For the amendment Against it The house then went into committee On clau.e 1. 49 139-90 Mr. STA NILA ND thought they would destroy the effect of the bill if they left in this clause the words, "sunset and the hour of eight in the morning." The poachers would at once take care not to go out before sunset, and not come home after eight o'clock in the morning. lie therefore moved the omission of those words. Mr. N EWDEGATE and Sir B. I:ziGHTos would not object to the amendment. GREYOppoised the motion. Mr. HENLEY said the promoters of the bill had put • whole string of 33 amendmento on the paper that were latterly inconsistent one with the other, and no human being could tell which they intended to support and which to oppose, or whether it was intended to make the bill more stringent or lees stringent. Sir B. LEIGHTON said that as some objection had been made to the stringent character of the bill he had thought it better that a police officer should merely have the power of seizing property and summoning the offender, instead of laving the power of apprehending persons. Mr. BASS seriously objected to strong preserves of game, but on the other hand he was convinced that the preserva tion of game was A great national advantage, and tended to the improvement of the national character. (A laugh.) Colonel NORTH supported the bill. Mr. GARNETT said he thought that the retention of these words would make the bill contemptible. He com bated the view that timekeepers, as a rule, were unpopular characters in the country. In supporting this bill, the pro moters had no wish to turn the police into gamekeepers ; all they wished was to put • stop to the murderous attacks which had been so frequent upon gamekeepers. He hoped that a measure on this subject would be passed before the end of the maim Sir F. GOLDSMID said ho thought the remarks of the boa gentleman were • proof of the haste in which this Ismslaths. was Wag hurried on. Mr. STANILAND proposed, indeference to the wishes of the ROOM flearitary, to withdraw the amendment. Mr. OONINGHAK opposed the bill, which be believed was calculated to bring on conflicts between poachers and the police. (Oh, oh.) He said that hon. gentlemen oppo site showed more anthusiasm upon this question than if it bad redly been one of us importance. The serried ranks of the opposition on this occasion must produce • profound impression on the country. (Interruption, and cries of " Divide.") A friend of Ms had remarked that gni:options about the game laws drove country gent:emen mad. (Shoute of "Oh, ob.") Hon. gentlemen opposite were only wasting time, for they would Dot suoceed in silencing him. (Interruption.) They represented the monopolists of the country, they were the representatives of the dirty acres. When • question arse affecting the interests of their fellow ooTitrymen, these partridge slayers —(loud cries of " Question and " Divide.") Mr. EWART rose to order. It appeared to him that bon. gentlemen opposite had run absolutely wild. Sir G. GREY suggested that the hon. member for Brightos was hardly in order. Mr. CONINGHAM asked whether hon. members oppo- site were in order when they interrupted him in or, on. seemly a manner. The supporters of this garna.preserving bill would have to answer to the people. (Ironical cheers. ) Was it thought that because the government bad turned its hack upon . reform the people had become indifferent to having their interests fully represented in parliament. Hoe. members opposite would repent of what they were doing. (Cries o Oh, oh.") Their unseemly interrup tions would go forth to the country. He stood there not the nominee of any great landlord but the representative of an indepeodent constituency. (Shoots of " order.") Mr. B. COCHRANE rose to order. Mr. CON !NG HAY said the irregularity came from the opposite side. He had told them some unpleasant truths— (ironical cheers)—which he defied them to controvert. (Cries of " Order.") He was not discussing the provisions of the measure. The amendment was proposed to be with drawn, and be trusted the same fate awaited the bill. He could not believe that in the middle of the nineteenth century such a bill could be se riously brought forward, and that a deliberate attempt would be made to force it through the house. At a time when the people of this country were famishing for want of bread he thought that a parliament which re verted to the feudal and antiquated notion. abodt the game laws bad better return as soon as possible to ita ooustitu incise. (" Divide. , •) Sir H. FARQUHAR said he should have no objection to swat the hon. member on any hustings in England. (Hear, hear.) Anything more unfair, unjust, or unjustifiable than the hon. member's remarks towards the boa. gentlemen who sat around him he bad never bawd. (Hear, hear.) He wee satisfied there was no body of mesa more anxious than hie boa friends to consider the wants of the people. (Cheeni.) Mr. KNIGHTLEY objected to the amendment being withdrawn. Major EDWARDS exprowed hie belief that the majority of the working climes of the country would be found to be is favour of the bill. The permission to withdraw the amendment having been refused, it was put and negatived without a division. Sir G. GREY moved the insertion of the following words, takes from the statute of Geo. IV., sod also from that of the Ist and god Wm. IV.:—•` The expiration of the first hour after sunset and the beginning of the first hour before sunrise.• The committee divided, sad the numbers were:: For the motion Ari"i The enotson eras 153-76 tuestay loot. conseql...eatly lost. Mr. CHAUFURD moved that the chairman should re port progress. The committee had exceeded its powers in turning a night-poaching bill into one of a general character. Mr. MASSEY said it was quite competent to the com mittee to deal as they pleased with the hill. Sir G. GREY hoped his hon. friend would not press his motion. The committee nevertbelee divided, when there a ppeared : For reporting progress 4l 170-129 Apl nit " The motion was canaequeutly negatived. Mr. AYRTON rose :to Make an amendment which he believed to be of great importance. In this bill there way no connexion between the provisions and the epecific evil which it was professed to be in. tended to remedy. This sort of legislation began some years ago with the shipowners. The next step was with the manufacturers of Birmingham with regard to the dealing in old metals. The arbitrary powers of search con tained in that bill were ultimately abandoned. Then came the government with their Naval Stores Bill. Another step wu the Prevention of Obscene Publications Bill, which be had succeeded in bringing within reasonable limits. Let them not, under the necessity they believed existed o: petting down these armed bands, go farther, and say that every man who was suspected or supposed to have game in his possession unlawfully should be liable to be stopped and searched by any pohos-constable who might happen to meet him. The words he proposed to introduce were taken from the present game-law, sod would give that power only as against those who li;d obviously made themselves liable ender those laws—that was, those who should be found with game in their posesecion when coming from land where they should have bees unlawfully in the pursuit of game. Mr. NEWDEGATE opposed the aniendmeut, 1111.1 stated that he believed this power given to the police to stop and search would put a stop to the practice of maraud in l arge bends which now prevailed. He should he sorry to we the spirit of sportsmanship checked, but he desired to put an sad to the system of trafficking in game which had superseded it, and operated as an encouragement to poaching. Mr. PAULL also opposed the amendment. After a few words from Sir S. Nottrncorg, Mr. CON INGHAM observed that it was the game pre servers who were now the trafficker in game, which was no longer preserved for the mere purposes of sport, and it was in support of the traffic—the trailing in game by the squirearchy —that the House of Commons was now celled upon to interfere. Sir R. LEIGHTON was willing to accept the amendment with an alteration to the effect that any person might be apprehended who was suspected of having game in his posseaaion, coming from lands where he had been unlaw. fully in pursuit of game, or any person acting in combina tion with such person. Sir D. DUNDAS objected to the words "acting in com bination" as likely to carte difficulty. Mr. AYRTON was only anxious that the principle of his amendment should be affirmed, and was content to lease the precise words to be introduced on the bringing up of the report after consideratios. Mr. HENLEY observed that as this amendment would alter the scope of the bill, it would be well to take time to consider the wording of it.. Mr. FOSTER, thought they had better adjourn the de bate until they were prepared with the wording of the amendment. Lord J. MANNERS simr so difficulty in proceeding. Yr. OBAITFUItD laid the whole difficulty arose from this fact, that the game preservers wished the house to make property of game, but had not the courage openly to ask parliament to do it, and so they had to go into ques tions of definition, which must result in oodles' difficulty, soil the making of the bill a mete brutum Mann, un workable in law. He moved that the chairman report Pisfirc". Sir G. GRPY did not see that there wee any 1111110, for Aeon* the discaseioo ; the amendment had bees reepted, and the only question was at to the wording, which might be arrested between that and the report. Sir D. DUNDAJ3 objected to imposing upon the polite ditties 'which might brim then daily sad nabscamerily into collision with their fellowonbjecte. He (Sir D. Dosdes) should Dot allow himself (and he Banned that would be the poem! feeling) to be stopped and apple. hooded on the highway by any constable without 110EIIII law ful moose. After a brief dimenadcm. in which Mr. ONSLOW, Honda, sad other members took peat, The oommittee divided on the motion for reporting program . 38 Ayes Nees lOO-122 The amendment, as altered by Sir B. LticdrroN, was speed to. Sir G. GREY observed that there wan no ad defining unlawful possession other than that which made its posses sion by a dealer or other person after so many days of the concluaiou of the season, and urged that the wads "un lawful pomession" might lead to difficulty. Sir B. LEIGHTON suggested that the difficulty might be met by substituting the words "game unlawfully ob tained." Mr. BASS moved to insert the word "fish" after "game," thus bringing fish within the operation of the MP. Mr. AYRTON remarked that this was molly drawing • red herr' acmes the scent, for in effect it might justify the appre • of a man for having • red herring in his pocket. (A laugh.) Fish would include everything from • minnow to • whale, and was therefore a very large ques tion • and he would remind the house that fish were already sufficiently protected by special laws. Mr. BASS said be paid a high price for his fisheries, and was poached upon every night in the year ; sod be con tended that be was as much entitled to protection as the proprietors of game. He would, however, if the committee were opposed to him, withdraw the amendment. (Cries of "No.") Mr. CRAUFURD wished to know whether it was com petent for • member to withdraw his amendment when others objected to its withdrawal. The CHAIRMAN explained that the amendment had already been withdrawn. Alderman SIDNEY moved the omission of the words gun or part of • gnu Sir R. LEIGHTON objected to the amendment on the ground that the clause only gave • discretionary power to the police to seize the suspected person who had the "gun or part of • gun " in his possession. War D. DUNDAS contended that it was wrong to invest a polieemes with such an authority. Mr. HENLEY charact.rised the bill as • sort of arms act. (Hear.) Usder this clause a man walking along a road with a gun was liable to have it taken from him, because it was suspected that the gun had been or would be used (without any limit as to time) for poaching. (Hear, hear.) He thought that this was • much stronger measure than even the hon. baronet who had charge of the bill himself contemplated. Sir F. GOLDSMID suggested that • volunteer coming home from drill might be brought under the clause. Sir B. LEIGHTON said be certainly would if he had been engaged in poaching. He thought that no danger would arise from miring this power to the police. Sir G. GREY said the words proposed to be omitted were governed by the fact of the party b eing suspected of poichrog. Mr. W. H. FORSTER said as • strong feeling for the preservation of game existed among a great number of jus ' tices, it was toeless for the hon. bete:set to assert that there was no fear of the police, who acted very much under the control of justices, exercising this power improperly. (Hear, hear.) He was stroogly in favour of the amendment. Alterman SIDNEI was satisfied that if power were gives to the police to stop a poacher on the high road sod to take his gun from him, it would be • premium on mur der, as be was not likely to give up the gun without strong resistance. Oo behalf, therefore, of the publiti, as well as io the interest of the constabulary, he objected to such a power being included in the bill, which he must say was a suspicious measure, and distasteful to • large portion of the house. Sir B. LEIGHTON said the best answer be could give the hon. member was to refer him to the report of the chief of the Staffordshire constabulary, who stated that, with two exceptions, Do resistance had been offered to the polios by the persons whom they had searched for imple ments of poaching. Sir G. GREY said he thought it right to explain is re (stenos to that report that be had received a communication from Sir Walter Riddell, the county coo , : judge, stating that several actions hod been brought against the police for searching poachers, sod that it was very painful to him, as judge, to have so repeatedly to inform the police that they were violating the law. He added, that a mutual insur ance fund had been formed, and that the police continued to pursue the same illegal conduct. He (Sir G. Grey) mote to the chief of the constabulary in Staffordshire upon the sub ject, but he altered so explanation, sod only listed that he had given instructions to the police to discontinue the practice in future. The committee then divided : For the amendment 5l Against it The amendment was coamspently Upos the motion Of Sir J. PAXTON, the CEILIRMAN re. ported progress. ELECTIONS DURING RECESS BILL. This bill Iva; r!;:tlaIF;;;;;Iii.nle: The Highland Bonds sod Bridges, the Militia Ballots Suspension, the Militia Pay, sad the Lunatics Law Amendment Bills were read a third time and passed. THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 24, 1862. WAYS AND MEANS. The report of the committee of ways and means was brought up and agreed to. The Polliog Places (New Shoreham, lie.) Bill and the Stipendiary Magistrates Bill passed through committee. The Corrupt Practices Prevention Act Continuance Bill was read woad time. The Lords' anwoduients to the Petroleum Bill were con sidered and agreed to. TRALEE SAVINGS BANK. Leave was given to Lltptain OVotnata. to bring in a bill to provide for the winding up of tits affairs of this bank. APPROPRIATION BILL Mr. BRAND brought in the Appropriation Bill, which was read a first time amidst cheers from the few hon. mem bers who remained in the house. The house adjourned at six o'clock. Psm.—Colonel Lloyd Watkins has paired with Mr. King King from the 23rd inelt. to the end of the session. COMMITTEE OP THE HOUSE OP LORDS ON THE THAMES EMBANKMENT. Yesterday the committee appointed by the House of Lords, consisting of Earl St. Germans (chairman), Lord Stratford Radcliffe. Viscouet De Vesci, the Earl of Powis, and Lord Longford, met to finally consi d er and settle this important question. There was a large array of counsel and of the various parties interested. After hearing Mr. Ser. joint Wraugham, Mr. Hope Scott, Q.C., and other learned counsel, pro and con., the committee paned the preamble of the bill as it came amended from the Commons, alEmiing unaltered the cardinal clause of the measure, which provides that the embankment shall commence at the northern side of the Middlesex end of Westminster. bridge and terminate et Blackfriars.bridge, thus wetting aside the opposition of the Duke of Buccleuch and of the crown lemon and furnishing an unin terrupted public route between the east and west of the metropolis. The improvements sod works clauses, as finally settled, provide that the embankment shall be 100 feet wide up to the, eastern boundary of the Inner Temple, and not leas than 70 feet wide thence to Chatham-place, with all re quisite approaches. The approach road leading out of the embankment is to be of an uniform width of not lees than 40 feet at a gradient of I in 30. and communicating by means of approaches with Surrey, Norfolk, and Arundel street.. The new street to come out of the embankment at the east side of the Middlesex end of Hiingerford-bridge, passing through the parishes of St. Martin's, St. Clement's. and the Savoy, will terminate in Wellingtoo-street, Waterloo-bridge, opposite the north wing of the western frost of Somerset-house, with several shorter oommunicatioes out of it,4 terminating in Villiers-street, Bucking. ham and Cecil street.. Another new street, com mencing by a junction with the last communication, will form a junction with it at George-street, Adelphi, and terminate in Whitehall-place at its eastern end ; and the completing feature of the undertaking will be another new street running out of the embankment or roadway near Whitehall-stein, passing through Whitehall-yard, and ter minating in Whitehall, opposite the Horse-Guards. Tbecommittee struck out three clauses inserted by the Commons—clause 9, to empower the Metropolitan Board of Works not to proceed to construct the street between the east side of the Middlesex end of Hnogerford.bridge and Wellingtoo-street, until the other works authorised are com pleted ; clause 33, which *ought to provide that the plans and elevations of all buildings proposed to be erected on the lend reclaimed by the embinkmeot, or on lands fronting the river, should be submitted to the Fint Com missioner of Works, who it was proposed should have power, within one month after the receipt of the plain and elevations, to express in writing his disappro val of the whole or part of them, and enacting that the buildings so disapproved of shall not be erected. Clean 36, empowering the board to sell surplus lend, was struck out as being superfluous, that power being sufficiently conferred u pon them under the Ueda Clauses Act. The committee, after making various verb a l an d routine alterations, then' adjourned, and the bill, as amended by the Lords, will now go beck to the Commons. New LITSBOATN 101 PORTUGAL. Yesterday some interesting mod very satisfactory trials were made in the Regeot's Canal Dock, Limehouze, with two hie boats on the plan of the National Lifeboat Institution, built by the Mews. Forreett for the Portuguese goverment. A large number of persons had suembled to witness thee:pe nmen* and amongst others were Admiral Sir George Sertoritis, Goro, ,R. Lewis, Req., M essrs . F orres tt, Mr. J. Prowls, Mr. P e. jun„ iko. The boats ass !aspen. tively 32 fast and 7 feet wide. and rowing tag oar, siogle banked. They were napalmed by means of some tack ling attached to an hydraulic crane. They self-righted and each boat discharged the Miter shipped in the operatios in 28 woods. When seventeen' owe were on beard one of the bogie, it was found that her mush, was Z y t tus e t d brought a w r. ash — u t l li d ea be sho e wi . mg her greet slabili periweed bile,. X would capsize. With twelve men on board, it was found that the boat would still free herself el may sew she might ship. Altogether, nothin g could be more satkiastiery than the Mel of each boat, and Sir George Sartori, repeatedly =primed his admiration of the experiment THE SCOTTISH AUSTRALIAN INVESTMENT COMPANY. The report of the directors to the meeting to be held on the let of August states that the profit realised by the company's opentions I. the colony dung the half-year ending Dec. 31 last is larger than that of the previous half ! year, although trade has continued dull, and there has been so demised for reel property, and led • comparatively Ilimited degree of activity prevailing in any branch ot busi ness. The grow profit realised in the colony during the above period is 11,9844 7s. &L, to which must be added the sum of 8611. 13s. lii. received in London for interest, transfer fees, be., making a gross profit for the six months of 12,8261. Ow. 7d. A comparison of the amounts with those I issued in the last report shows that the increase in the colonial profits of the half-year ending Dec. 31, 1861, over those of the preceding six months amounts to 1,0314 lls. The whole of such profit his been derived from the ordi nary sources of the company's revenue—viz., rents, interest, and commissions, and nothing from the disp osal of property. The directors propose a dividend, payable on Thursday, the 14th day of August next, on the ordinary stock of the company, 200,0001., at the rate of 10 per oat. per annum, less income-tax, which will require 10,0001., and leave at the credit of the reserved fund 8,2931. 16s. 4d. In the last report your directors stated that • large tract of high table lands, admirably adapted for depesturing cattle and sheep, had been then recently discovered in the interior of the colony of Queensland, and that leases of these lands—now called "The Landsborough Runs," sodoaaos4agof 768,000 acres of fine well-watered pastoral land (capable of carrying flocks to the extent of at least 240,000 sheep), and 205,440 acres of an inferior description—bad been acquired from the government on very moderate and satisfactory terms ; further, that the manager, with the well-considered object of securing to this company a first-class pastoral establishment, had obtained for them an interest of one-half of such leases—the dis coverer of the runs retaining an interest of one-fourth, and the remaining fourth being divided in equal parts by the two gentlemen who have become the general superintendent of the establishment and the manager permanently resident on the runs. The directors now inform the proprietary that a good road has been discovered, and followed out by the resident manager, from this fine district of country to Port Denison ; that the oink, with which it had been resolved to stock the nine to • certain extent in the first instance, will be plead on them well within the time stipulated by the Queensland Land Pulations ; ' and that the manager, owing to • favourable road from the locality where the company's pastoral establishment will be ' situated to the port of shipment having been so readily dis covered, and the advancing settlement of the pastoral die trees of Queensland, promoted am it is by • liberal and in creasing supply of labour, anticipates even a more early stocking of the Landsborough runs with sheep than he had previously expected would be found desirable or practicable. The discovery of the road, as the manager observes, "stamp this investment with, so to speak, an assured value that in most eitisfectory.'"Phe resident manager arrived at Sydney from the runs about two months ago, and reported that be left them looking well, with an abundant supply of gram and water. He started on his return almost immediately, personally to superintend the conduct of a large number of cattle to the runs. The footing thus gained in the northern port of this rising colony seems to show that the company may expect soon to be able advantageously to extend their operations in that quarter. The directors have been enabled to issue • considerable further amount of debentures. They have plead np to the present time 10,2961. of preference stock, and 88,5201. of debenturee for periods ranging from three to seven years (of which 87,6701. had been received up to 30th June last, and appear in the accounts), mak ing together 98,8161. of supplementary capital to be employed by the company in the colony, irrespective of the reserved fund. A portion of these subsidiary feeds recently raised has been temporarily invested in colonial government debentures to wait the maturity of the manager's date drawn against it, and these securities command • higher price than they cost the company. During the first quarter of the present year there have been signs of • returning demand for booed property and land, though the manager has not yet reported any very decided change in any respect. The Lachlan Diggings, however, were becoming increasingly productive, and giving promise of much greater develop ment. The production of cotton also seems likely to supply the colony with • considerable accession of population, and • new and important source of industry. LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY. The report of the directors, to be submitted to the meeting on Tuesday next, and the accounts for the half. year ending 30th June, 1862. show the following results : - The amount of capital raised to 30th June, 1862, is 10,341,4181., consisting of—Ordinary stock, 4,620,000/. ; preferential stock sod shares, 3,329,4184 ; mortgage debt, 1,598,275/. ; debenture stock, 793,7251. ; total, 10,341,4181. The amount of capital expended during the half-year is 208,6204 The reduction in the rate of interest on the mortgage debt still goes ore, and the debenture stock issued has reached 793,725 t. The loans falling due at 44 and 5 per cent. have been renewed at 4 per cent., and the average, in cluding debenture stock, has been further reduced to 41. ls. 9d. per cent. The poet revenue for the half-year has been 444,861/., showinganiocrease of 2.3,4*21. overtbat of the corresponding half-year of 1861. Of this 12,0061. arises in the passenger traffic, and the remainder from goods, tolls, ratite, Sec. The increase which appears in the ordinary expenditure arises chiefly from heavy repairs to the carriage and waggon stock. The traffic during the early part of the year admits the placing of the entire plant in the most perfect order, so as to meet the increased demands during the summer for the ordinary traffic, as well as for that in connexion with the International Exhibition. A further sum of 6,0001. his been charged in respect of compensations arising from the accident of last August ; and a somewhat similar sum may be expected to the debit of the current half-year, which will, it may be hoped, close that account. A further in crease appears in the charge for dividends on preference capital, arising from the fact that interest in respect of the whole of the completed lines and works lies now become • debit charge against revenue. The permanent way lir. proeement account has been credited with the usual 3,0001., and the re-laying and fish-jointing of portions of the coast lines and branches has been further proceeded with. The contractor for the Croydon and Balham line has not shown the energy which bad been anticipated. At last, however, the works reached the state which enabled the usual notice to be given to the Board of Trade, and the opening may be expected without further delay, when great facilities for both the through and the local traffic will be obtained. The completion of the West London Extension lute has also been delayed ; it is, however, nearly finished, and will be opened as soon as certain arrangements new pending between the companies interested shall hays been concluded. The enlargement of the Brighton terminus is completed ; this improvement emblem the traffic to be worked with in creased facility, and affords an amount of accommodation and convenience not surpassed at any station. The works on the Pulborough and Ford rifle, sad the Littlehamptoe branch, are proceeding rapidly. The latter will, it is be ready for the traffic of the approaching autumn. one bill for the enlargement of the London-bridge terminus has received the royal assent. The importance of the Loodon bridge station cannot be too highly valued, particularly as the new street leading from thence to the end of Stamford street, in the Blackfnarrroad, ia approaching completion—. its great width (eighty feet) and its connection with all the actor the Thames will give important facilities for access to all parts of the metropolis. This bill contains also powers, authorising the company to own and work steam vessels ; the continued progress of the French traffic is the best assurance that these powers will prove highly advan tageous. By soother bill promoted by the company, and which has also received the royal assent, powers are obtained for the construction of • line from New Cross to the Bar - ringtoteroad, Brixton, where it forms a junction with the line of the Loudon, Chatham, and Dover Railway Com pany, which runs from thence to this company's line at Stewart's-lane, • short distance from the Vicitork station. The bill contains clauses granting to this company running powers over the above-named portion of the Meth= Com. pany's lies, in exchange for similar powers g tad to that company from the Barrington-road to Deptford-wharf, and providing for the laying down of four noes of rails throughout the whole distemper, over which such running powers had been granted to the respective companies. Thus means have been provided for carrying on the traffic of the two companies without interference or delay, while at the same time the more important objects are attained of forming • South London line from London-bridge to Victoria, and (in connection with the West London Extension and the North London lines) completing the railway circle round the me tropolis, a result which cannot fail to produce • large ac cameo of revenue to this company, in addition to th e con siderable suburban traffic which will *rime from the line be tween London-bridge and Brixton. The bill also contains powers for the construction of the short branch line froM New. haven to Seaf o rd, sanctioned by the proprieties in January last, A special meeting has been convened, to be held imme diately after the termination of the ordinary meeting on the 29th instant, to authorise the creation of the capital neces sary for these lines and works, and for the completion of the other works in progress, including the contribution to the West London Extension Line and to the Horsham and Guildford Direct Railway ; in connexion with which last named matter, the directors report that, acting in ac cordance with the authority given to them by the resolution of the proprietors passed in January last, they have con cluded an agreement with that aim to contribute towards its capital the 75,000/. authorised by parliament, and to purchase the line (15i miles is length) when com pleted for the further sum of 48,0001., making in all 1 ti,oool. ; this company finding the materials for the permanent way and building the stations. The net amount of the credit of the amount is 116,9811., out of which the directors recommend the payment of • dividend of two-and-a-half per cent. for the half-year, payable on the 12th of August, amounting to 115,5004, leaving a bathe* to the credit of the curreat half-year of 1,4811. [Advertisement.] liouzwAY's Arum. Die type,' Dig,ageg. —A km DOWNr of internal maladies arise from ob4ructlons, over the removal of which these celebrated Pills exercise the most perfect eootroL A course of them Is strongly recommended as a remedy for almost MI chronic affec tions, as liver complainta, congestion of the Inns& torpidity of the kidneys, and ether functional disorders, which cense mach relent suffering, sad if neglected lay the foundMions of t disease. Holloway's Pills are especially adapted for the young and delicate thir gentle and purifying action places them above all ether medicine& In Indigestion, nervous affec tions, goat and rheumatism, these Pills have railed for them. selves a memos& fame. They expel all ImparlUes from the Mood, and thus tailors cheerfnloass and vigour, lab► intelltriut. EQUITY 0017RTES.—JuLY 23. (Wore Vies-Chsaosllor Sir R. T. Kinder.ley.) sane V. BODIN. The plaintiff in this suit married Augusta Sophia Weems, Gee of the daughters of the late General Weeny's. Previous to the • the plaintiff's father, Mr. Warrea Hastings Sands, Edinburgh, wrote to General Wemyss • letter in which he proposed to take I bis son into partnership, to give him 5001. to furnish • house, and to settle 5,0001. upon him and his intended wife. In reply to this the general wrote• letter in which he said, "Wffii my eldest daughter married I gave her 11,0001., settled on herself and her children, with • promise of sharing what I may be able hereafter to leave them, and this Inn do for Augusta. I wish I could say more." The marriage took place some mouths after, namely, in July, 1852, and previous to the marriage a settlement was made in the Scotch form, settling 1,003/. land whatever ohs might be entitled to on the death of her 1 father. Is March, 1838, General Werayss made a will, in which was the following bequest :—" In cue I should not have done on in my lifetime I give and bequeath to each of my married daughters, Mrs. Heater Sarah Pigot, Mrs. Au gusta Sophia Sands, and Mrs. April's Ellacombe, the sum of 2,080/. New Three per Cent. Stock, to be transferred by my executor into the names of the trustee' lof their respective marriage settlements." And after certain other bequests he gave the residue of his property to is five daughters. On the 21st of May, 1858, General Wemyas transferred • sum of 3,333/. 6s. Bd. into the names of the trustees of the set tlement. of each of his three married daughters, and by • codicil to his will bearing date the 31st of May, 1858, he revoked the legacies of 2,000/. to each of his three married daughters, and also the gift of • share of the residue to them. He died on the 19th July, 1860, possessed of very considerable personal property, and the question was whe ther the letter written by him to the father of the plaintiff before the marriage was • binding contract, and entitled the plaintiff, by right of his wife, to an equal share in the gene ral's property. Mr. Anderson and Mr. Perober appeared for the plain s tiffs ; Mr. Toiler and Mr. Itawlinson for the trustees of the settlement ; Mr. Bally, Mr. Glare, Mr. C. Barber, and Mr. H. Begabawe, for the other parties concerned. The Vice-Chancellor said he war of opinion that it wee not the intention of General Wemyes that the terms referred to in the letter should form • part of the marriage contract, which was • full and complete instrument in itself. Had the marriage taken place immediately, and there bad been no formal settlement, and nothing more than the letter, it might have been different. No doubt the general went to his grave without the leant notion that his letter formed any part of the contract, or wag in the learnt degree binding on him, and his transferring the 3,113/. fe. Bd. to the trus tees of the marriage settlements of his three married daughters, showed that that was his impression. Under these circumstances the bill must be dismissed with costa. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME CIRCUIT.--Casuarosp, JULY 23. Civic SlDL—(Bdof Br. Bum Bramwell and a Special Jury.) FOWLER V. BATLEY. TheJAaintiff. Ihiri;iSpariCesiOWler, need thedefendant, Vero Temple Bayley, for a breach of his promise to marry her. The defendant pleaded—fiat, that he did Doti make the promise as eller d ; and secondly, that the plaintiff was an immoral person. Mr. Pearce end Mr. Martin were counsel for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., and Mr. Heneyman were for the defendant. Mr. Pearce, in opening the ease, said that the plaintiff was a young woman living with her parents at Colchester, and the defendant was captain in the 54th Regiment, and the parties became acquainted while he was stationed at the campat Colchester. The first acquaintance took place two or three yearn ago, and the plaintiff and the defendant used to meet at the house of a person named Woodson, who kept • tobacconist's shop at Colchester, and he believed that on more than one occasion the defendant expressed his intei tioa to marry the plaintiff, and while the defendant wan at Aldershott and other places with his reement, he wrote • great many letters to the plaintiff, some of which he should have to read, and the jury would judge from the contents of those letters whether there could be any reasonable doubt that the par ties were upon terms of the greatest intimacy Rod affection, and such as would warrant the plaintiff in believing that the defendant intended to make her his wife. He should also have to lay before them another document of a very singular character, and which appeared to have been drawn up and signed by the defendant, and which he submitted would clearly show what his intentions were with regard to the plaintiff. It was dated the 3nl of February, 1861, and was i 0 the following terms : "I, Vero Temple Bayley, lieutenant in her Majesty's 54th regiment, do declare that I consider Miss Harriet Fowler, of Colchester, as my wife." The learned counsel then stated that it appeared that in the beginning of the present year the defendant had mar ried • lady, who, he believed, was possessed of considerable property, and it was therefore impossible for him to fulfil his engagement with the plaintiff, and under these circum stances it wu for the jury to say what amount of damages she was entitled to receive at the hands of the defendant. Jane Wendon deposed that her husband was groom to au officer at the camp at Colchester, and in 1861 she kept • tobacconist's shop in that town. She knew the plaintiff and the defendant, and they used to come to her shop almost every day during the year 1861. (The witness was then shown the document that had been read by the lea wed counsel, and she stated that it was in the handwriting of the defendant.) The plaintiff was • dressmaker. The defendant used to say • great many thing. to her. (A laugh.) He once said to her in witness's preset es that if he took any other lady tojtbe altar but her, he hoped he should be struck dead. (A laugh.) He also said that he would never have any other woman, and he threatened to destroy himself upon one occasion when the plaintiff talked of leaving him. . . . . -- Crors-examined—Witoem at present kept a straw bonnet shop. Nothing was done a. her former place of business except selling t Amoco. The defendant and the plaintiff need to be in the front shop together, but there was a screen in the shop and they went behind it, so th►t nobody could see them. Witness was always present, and she was sure that nothing improper took place between them. Crow-examination continued—Tbey used to make love before me. and did not mind my being there. (A laugh.) No one else used to come to her shop to make love, and she did not remember any other lady or gentleman going behind the screen. Mr. Hawkins—Did you ever hear of people in Co'cliester going courting in a tobacconist's shop berme (Laughter.) Witness—Well, I have heard of such things being done. (Renewed laughter.) She added that the defendant was quite a young man, but she did not know that be was not more than one or two and twenty, and she should think from his appearance that he was about thirty. Mr. Pearce then put m a number of letters that had been written by the defendant to the pl►intiff. He addressed her as "My dearest Harry," and subscribed himself some time. " Vero," and at others " Her Boy." In one of these letters the defendant said : "I wish to put the ease clearly before rouAlint you may for yourself. I have done all I can to show you Isow much I love you, and if you desert me my life will be a blank. You will always find a (nerd in me, and I will fulfil all the promises I have nude.—Yours till death, " Vale." In another he said :—" You alai can save me from destruction. I have been all day at the cups, and have done nothing but drink. What I want of you is to make me give up drinking. and I could do it for your sake. (A laugh.) I have got up from my bed to write this. (Renewed laughter.) You are the only person that can save me. ( Laughter.) Come what may, I will never desert you." It another letter the defendant stated that he bad been to a hall, and he felt the effects at five o'clock the following morning. He observed that he was going out to dine at Thompson's. whom she knew ea the m,n with the glass in his eye and red moustaches. (Laughter.l There reeve a number of other letters of a similar cha racter, and when they had been lead the case for the plain- tiff was closed. 111;.flawkiWa then addressed the jury for the defendant, and he contended that in the first place there was not the slightest evideins upon which they would be justified in forming the conclusion that the defendant had ever pro mimed to marry the plaintiff. He said that he could not deny that the defendant bad written a number of very silly, rubbishing letters to the plaintiff, but they only, as it app peered to him, tended to show the character of the inti macy that existed between them, and that they regatived the supposition that the defendant en tertained any idea of marriage. He then stated that his learned friend bad neglected to inform them that the plaintiff wee in reality the daughter of a cab men at Colchester; and be asked the jury whether it was likely that, if the defendant, an officer in her Majesty's army,had ever been no such terms with her as to lead !nth* supposition that he intended to marry her, her parents would not have been aware of the fact, awl would have been brought forward as witnesses on her behalf ; but in stead of this, no one was called but the person who kept the tobacconist's shop, where this extraordinary oourtehi was re presented to have taken place. (A laugh.) He sho uld therefore contend that there was no evidence of soy mutual engagement to marry having taken place be tween thee. parties, but he said if the jury should be of opinion that there was any such evidence, he should show that the character and conduct of the plaintiff was such alter the promise was alleged to have been made, that the defendant was justified in breaking it Witnesses were thee examined, whose evidence went to show that the plaintiff was in the habit of going to the camp at Oolchester very Lite at night, and that she had COP. ducted herself oo several occasions is an immoral manner. Baron Bramwell having briefly summed up, the jury im mediately returned a verdict for the defendant. His lordship certified that it was a fit ease to be tried by a special jury. Msrserolzmir ran HoenTAL, Davoirmaiss- SWABS, CITY.-11r ad rirl numbs of =relieved during the week :4 was:--19, 1,567; surgical, 674—kW, 2,041, .1 which 721 wars new cases. THE POLICE COURTS. GUILDHALL Miles John Dokton,arespet7tably-eonnected young man, was brought up for final osaadoottsot ohorirod with un lawfully disposing of a pianoforte, value about 451., the property of Mesas. Hopkinson, pianofortermanufactuers, of Regent-street. The evidence already before the court wu that the pri• sonar hired the pianoforte, and soon after it was delivered. be disposed of it to a Mr. Crossley, an auctioneer and money leader, of If oorgate-strut, f or an advance of 191., minus 31. deducted for interest and the ea peoses of carriage and warehowe room. Mr. Crossley now produced a statutory declaration mad* by the prisoner, to the effect that the pianoforte was his own pr op erty. The prisoner denied the guilty intent, but admittod that a temporary premium bad induced him to raise money on the instrument for a short time. Alderman Sidney fieed the prisoner U. for the offence, and ordered him to pay the value of the pianoforte, or in default to be oommitted to prison for three calendar months. J. Bengo, a horse slaughterer, and W. Neville, a butcher, both of Kingston, in Surrey, were summoned before Alder man Hale, to answer the charge of unlawfully sending to Newpte. market the carcase of a cow which bad died from disease and condemned as unfit for human food. Mr. Btuchbury conducted the prosecution for the emu miasioners of sewers ; Mr. Kemp defended Neville, and Mr. Way attended for Bengo. A great number of witnesses were examined to show that a eowkeeper of the name of Wallis had a cow that was suffering from diseased lungs, and after being physiced for some time the animal at length died, and the defendant Bongo was sent for to remove the carcase. On being asked what it was worth he offered les. for it, including the hide, and eventually purchased it at that price. A but her of the name of Ticknor was employed by Needle to skin and dries On carcase, which was afterwards sent up to the shop of Mr. Nicklinson, in Newpte Market, by Neville, evidertly for the purpose of being sold in the ordinary noun of bum mer for human food. This witness proved that the flesh of the now was altogether unfit for human rood, and the in. apectore of meat in Monate Market attended to prove the state of the meet upon the arrival in the market. Their evidence completed the case, and Alderman lisle committed the defendants to Nowt* for trial. WESTMINSTER. The Rev. Charles M'e•rtii • clergyman j of the esta blished church, residing at Wa mgreen, preferred a corn- E ltnt against John Powis, a cab driver, for refusing to carry The complainant, who was accompanied by • lady, hailed the defendant opposite the Exhibition, and held up his umbrella ; the police also went into the road, and calling loudly to him, pointed out the complainant. The defendant would neither : see nor bear, but driving • hundred and fifty yards further to where there was • party of four, took them instead. Defendant was fined the full penalty of 400., which was immediately paid. Mr. John Sedgewick was summooed for twopence, omnibus fare. William Hammond, conductor of an Islington and Brampton omnibus, said that the gentleman got into the omnibus at the Regent-circus, and was driven to the Bell andliorns, where he gave witsiers 4d., and having refused to pay the other twopence, was summoned for it. Mr. Badges :ck said that this was so monstrous and so absurd a charge that he had felt it his duty to resist it partly upon public grounds. The magistrate would scarcely credit that the table of fares upon the omnibus proved that it was only fourperme front the Regent-circus to the Queen's Elms, which was a pent deal further westward than where be got out, which was two or three doors from A lexander•aquare. The crioaillsraan said that did not matter, it cam put up on their table "sixpence to the Bell and Horns," which meant the Exhibitiom . aad it wu shown to the gettleman.• la =siva to inqu iries from the magistrate tte com plainant admitted that it was only 4d. to the Queen's Elms, but still maintained that the 6d. charge was perfectly law ful because it was painted up. Mr. Arnold observed that it was preposterous to charge a greater fare for a shorter distance, and diseased the summons. Edward Taylor was charged with neglecting to show hi Wife. The police proved that on the 3rd of July he neglected to wear his badge, near Victoriaatetiou. A lady, who had come to London by the train, complained of him, and said that she had been waiting two hours to be conveyed to the Exhibition, but every cabman refused to take her be cause it was a single fare. Defendant was lined 40a, or a month, and his !Mecum was suspended for a month. THE DISTRESS IN THE COTTON MANUFAC- TURING DISTRICTS. The Rochdale relief committee called a Meetin g, by circular, for Monday evening, their object bel hr ttio= assuranceaassurance that • requisite fond to last till would be guaranteed; but, although 300 circelars were hatted to wealthy wee, only • tithe of that number attended. Alderman G. L. ASHWORTH, who was called to the chair, stated that, of 85 cotton mills in the district, 36 were dissect, sod only 12 were nominally running full time. Mr. !41.14.1) made some severe strictures on the cotton spinners, of whom only three or four were preeent. He also expressed his strong objection to any application being made to the London or Blanchester funds until the limit of local liberality should be meet Woad. A further appeal was decided on, and the follow ing, among other subecriptiom, were announced :—Mr. Kaki, Mr. G. T. Kempe, Mr. W. W. Schofield, Mews. H. and J. Kelsall. Messrs. Penton, Messrs. John sad Thomas Ashworth, 1001. each ; Mr. W. Ormerod, Mama G. Ashworth and Brothers, 101. each ; Mrs. Midgley Mr. , Thwaites, Mr. James Chadwick, Mr. John audition, 301. each. The total of the eveuing's subscription was 1,1801. At the weekly meeting of the Preston board of guardians on Tuesday. the chairman stated that in the whole of the Preston Union there had been a decrease in the pauperism as compared with that of the previous week, which was owing to an increase in outdoor labour. The decrease was more observable in Walton than in any o th er township. The outdoor came is the union last week were 4,435 in number ; permits, 11,332 ; east, 7061. 3s. 7d. Corresponding week in 1861 ; mesa. 1,100 ; peewits, 2,467 ; cost, 1241. 16s. lot. The number in the workhouses was 373 ; last year, 617 ; increase, 256. Total number of moms relieved in the union had therefore been, last week, 12,205. There were working on the Moor, 1,465 able , bodied paupers ; at the atoneysrd, 139 ; on the Marsh, 74 ; total, 1.678. The Caen:male stated the result of a conversation be had bad with Mr. Villiers, respecting the beet mesas of providing for the present emergency, and the aaticipstrd increasing distress. Mr. Villiers was of opinion that a rate in aid would be the beat means, but the chairman thought that, as far as the Preston Union was oosearned, such a plan would not work well, on account of the difficulty of veering the quota which would hare to be contributed by the various townships. He was in favour of borrowing for • time, if the consolidated fund wee really to be fallen back upon. Mr. T. B. ADDISON made a lengthy speech, saying Huth@ preferred a grant from the Treasury, repayable in a term of years; and that if the dieter - s went on inure- ism in He present ratio, not lees than 100,0001. would be Talmud for the county of Lancaster alone to meet the can, in addi tion to what would be raised by the poor rate.—Manchester Crardiar• A meeting of the central committee for the relief of distress in the manufacturing districts was held yesterday in the Manchester Town-bell, the Msrox of that city p-esidiog. It appear. that this committee have now rcoeived solveriptioos amountisg to nearly 6,000/. The most recent donations, including a second contribution of 1,0001. from Meters. Schanck. Elouebay, and Co. (who had previously given 1000, 51.3/. from Lord Egerton of Tattoo, for Manchester specially—tbe same nobleman giving 5001. to the fund started at Etridpwater-boar last Saturday— and 5001. also for the relief of distress in Stockport) ; 1,000/. from Sir Thos. Phillips, Bert., of Middle-bi ll , Worcester- shire, •• on condition tßat his contribution be considered as a tribute to the memory of the late Prince Consort, as a supporter and encourager of the arts and sciences ;" 251. from the Rev. Canon Stowell ; and 1001. from Lord Ducie, who has promised to do what be can to assist the com mittee in Gloucestershire, of which he is lorddieutemet.' A resolution was passed yesterday requesting the following noblemen and gentlemen to join the committee :—TWI lord. lieutenant and high sheriffs of Lancashire, the West Riding of Yorkshire. Cheshire, and Derbyshire ; the Bishops of Manchester, Chester, sod Ripon ; the Earl of Derby, the Earl of Ellesmere, Lord Egertoe of Tahoe, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Laseeseer, Colonel Patten, M.P., Lord Stanley, M.P., Lord Hartingtoe, M.P., Mr. J. Pander, Mr. 0. Heywood, Mr. E. Hardcastle, Mr. J. Cheatham, Mr. W. Ashworth, Mr. W. Entwids, Mr. H. Maws, SirJ. K. ldhuttleworth, the Mayor and ex-Mayor of Liverpool, Mr. T. Ashton, and Mr. H. Cooke. A sub-committee to distribute funds was appointed, con sisting of the Mayor of Manchester, Mr. it. Gladstone, Mr. T. H. Birley, Mr. Y. Row, and Mr. E. Hardcastle, together with the mayors and one representative from each town in the distressed distract ; also the treasurer and honourary secretary ri The Mayor of BLACKBURN was very DWI in favour of having two more Manchester gentlemen nominated, but did not press the matter, because the Manchester me ahem of the committee themselves were anxious to limit their num ber, so as to inspire wolklimoe in the minds of contributors at a distance that the distribution of funds would be in the hands of a body sufficiently representative sod impartial. lair G. H. MIDDLETON, of Sbrublaod.park, Suffolk, havieg offered to throw his park open for a file in aid of the suf ferers by the famine, if the committee would undertake the arrangements, a subcommittee was appointed in oounexion with that specific object. It was reported that the Mayor of Manchester lad Mr. M'Clure (the hon. secretary) bad waited on the lard ! Mayor of London, as previously to confer with his f oelordsp on the propriety of there only ono COBB mittee o the distribution of fends, sh both the London sad the Manchester °enmities melt teetara to receive them Hie lordship seemed near wore sew to give op the duty of distribution ; bet it woe arnswed that further communication should take pie* ee the subject. It was reported also that the rowswitteo hewed Lad War day at Bridgewaterbouse, when 11,0001. wee robeeribed. would not themselves distribute funds, but would band than over to such central committee as it might ap. pear would best carry out the intentions of ru b,. scribers. The Manchester sub-committee will meet ta it Monday at half-pest three far the first distribution of filed,. sad it is hoped that the pram will call Munition to this, s; ardor that all dietricta intending to make application may do so in time, seeding fall particulan as to the number of operatives entirely or partially out of work, and the mows of relief already received, discriminating between what me derived locally and what was obtained elsewhere. ALARMING ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH WALES RAILWAY. NZWPORT, WZIMIZSDAY. • --- Last evening one of the most remarkable acei. dents that has ever taken plate on the South Wales Rail way happened near this town upon that line. The nil. way crosses the Ebbw river about three miles from Nes ew i the agate Nesport, of Lord Trodegm lying adjacent to the rai l way ' on which Mr. Henry Collins holds the Duffyn Farm. tetchy the marriage of one of Mr. Collins's daughters to Mr Wioterbothani, of Bridgewater, having taken place, ti ) warkpeople on the farm—their " wedding feast" being r e . served for a future day—were leaving the hayfields early, sad returning in alarge waggon to the number of s i x t eee: Three were three horses do wing this human freight of sixteen lives. They had to moss the South Wale. Railway one level crossing at a point where a high bridge on th e lead prevented them observing the approach of the train. They reared the railway, threw open the gate, drove on the railway, the leading horse of the three drawing the wep t , ' bring on the rails. Suddenly the people heard the monad of the approehing train. No whistle signalled its. a pe. preach. The people, however, were nut the less certo n of the train bong close upon them. Shouting to the eta leading the fore bone, they alarmed him just in tim e to draw the animal off the line ; but the wago 3 had so close to the rails, that the train a. it past eat down and killed the two binder 1).. 1 .,‘, tore away the near shaft of the waggon, and actuo r carried away a portion of the side of the waggon, neala crushing the people who were riding. Hai the been drawn on a few feet farther only the frightful 'arm of human life that would have been inevitable is terrible contemplate. The bodies of the hones were quickly re• moved from the railway, and the waggon got into a place •,1 se t z ot un' .g , the affrighted people being almost insensibl e , the great fright and the peril they had so mir.icu• lonely moped. MARKETS. TALLOW.—WI3DICODAT EVEMIG. —V6e market wa s aleady to-day. Prior closed as follows :—Swot, 3.1 ; October to December. 50s. 6d. Delivery to last eveniug, 335 arks; arrival; 153 casks. ourroN.—lavearoon, Jost 23.—We have had a very dull and inactive market to-day, with lower prices taker,, repee'llly for Sant. The sales ere 4,000 be y Melts:lN 720 American, 15d. to 190. ; 3,000 Surat, 11 d. to 15td. 2CO Epptian, 17111. to ; 10 Penmen, 170. ; 30 Balk, 160. ; 40 Maraaism, 17141. ; of which 3,000 are far specu lation aad export The week's import is 31,945 Wes. LEATll2.ll.—Tbere has been a rather improved demand for leather during the last week. At Leadeoliall on Tu' day there was a fair amount of business done at about former prices. The supple of fresh leather continues small Good heavy English butts, foreign butts, light shaved hides, and ealfnkins of middle and light averages are the goods moat wanted. 0013.N.—Bowrow, JOLT 23.—Our market has been film, at last week's rates. Wheat, white, from 595. to 625. ; rcd, from Ms. to 575. Beans firm, at 4 ls. to 445. Oats, 6d. dearer. fITOCKTO3I.ON-Tira, JULY 23.—The weather for the ran few days has been floe, with • hicber temperature. To the day's market the supply of wheat from the farmers wu spin unusually small, for which there was • good demand at full prices ; foreign, a free sale at lest week's currency. Grinding barley in fair request. Oats rather dearer. Beau endplate unaltered. Imports during the past week :—W hell, coastwise, 710 quarters. GLASGOW, JOLT 23.—This day's market was well at. tended, and there was • fair retail sale for wheat, at as improvement i of fully 6d. per boll on Americaa red, holden, however, in many camas, were asking a advaain. Flour la. per sack, and 3d. to 6d. per krt. = e , with a goad demand. Fat beans and peas rid. per boll mon mosey was asked, and oats as well es barley brought 6d per boll over last week's rates. Oatmeal and Indian con fully as dear. CATTLE.—Sounum, JOLT 23. —Trade vu good to day for all prime qualities. Beef made frost 3s. 4d. to Ra Od. ; mutton, 4s. 4d. to sa. 2d.; lamb. ss. Od. to Od. ; veal. 4s. Od. to ss. Od. ; pork, 3s. 4d. to 4a 8L per stone of 811:e., aikidos the offsL 00AL1A-LonnON, JULY U.-Byres Beside Wed Hartley, Ha. 9d. ; Miami Main Swam, 14s. GL ; Grey's West Harilay,l4s. 3d. ; Hartlepool West Hertley,l4s. 3d.; Hastiap Hartley, 14a. 9d. ; Lambert's West Hartley, 14a. 6d. ; North Felton Gas, 12. Gd. ; Tanfield Moor. 13s. 3d. ; Tyndale West Hartley, 14s. tie. ; Weber Prim rose, 12a. ; West Wylam, 15a. ; ; Walla Eod Aeon Clews, 16.. 9d. ; Walls End Eden, 16s. 9d. ; Walls End Hadley, 16s. ; Walls Rod Riddell. 16.. 3d. ; Wall. End West Byron, 15e. &I. ; Walls End Wharocliffe, 16s. ; Maio, 16e. 3d. ; Walls End Belmont, its. ; Walls End Braddylls /lotion, 17s. ; Walls Rod Framwellgate, 16a. 9d. ; Walla End Haswell, 17s. 9d. ; Walls End Hat ton, 17s. 9d.; Walls End Rummers Baton, 16e. 9d. ; Wage Eod Booth Hatton, 17s. 9d. ; Walla End Stewart's, 17a. s'.; Walls Rod Tunstall, 16s. ; Walls End Caasop, 17s. ; Will. End Hartlepool, 17s. 6d. ; Walls Rod Hough Hall, 16s. 9d. ; Walls End Bello., 17s. 3d. ; Walls Eod South H 16a. ; Walls End Booth Hellos, 170. ; Walls Hartlepool. Whitworth, 15a. ; Will. End Trimdon 178. 6d. ; Walls Eod Trinadon Thornier, 13s. 94 111 .1 3 V18 End Whitworth, 15e. ; Carway and Daffryn Anthracite, 21a. ; Carway and Dotryn Malting, 23a. ; Colman Hut lay, 14s. 9d.-Ship at market. 126 ; sold, ill. TRAFFIC RITLIENS. ILL/LWA76 Mau Per Mr- PAIL It o d. OM angers chandk• 1101 3861 Week ending May 2.5. /1 6 g r Grad /ndhtn Peninsula 4071 2,628 4,660 LIN 0306 Week ending July 12. IdlaborghendOlangow lOOl Weak twang July 13. Nara Dews 3l Week ending July N. Owed Northern VW 17,030 12.890 10.833 29,177 Loudon and Blackwell Idea & North Western 10081 58.012 42.977 100,980 92.WX London & South Western 22,541 8,2.3 27,884 Blanchester, South Junc tion. & Altriachant Cornwall Idnateblre and Yorkshire' 31981 17,016 18.416 1 10 . 465 KM Yeadiester, Shaleld, and Lincolnshire NartbStaBordaltire Onrestry and Newtown 42 015 487 I,Bo° 6... , Claw VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Inn Jour. from Pipwouth for Now York, Null W, lat. 418, los. 7.40 W 1 Cts..maran, from Liverpool for Stem Leone, July 70, lat. 491. he. 7.40 W. Hermon MIL Mason, froraTmparog for Queenstown or Falmouth. July IL 2°,41 You', from Bwansea for bursa, July 14. BIRTHS, MANDIAGEN, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. BILUISTON.--.laly 10. at Newark-npre&Treut, the wile of H. Drowatos, Esq., of a daughter. CL&8.C7..—./ dr 10. at Kingapite, Kant, the wife of Lcut. g F. Clerks, ILN., of a daughter. CIIITIL—JuIy lfly at IfAinatooe Court, near Sandwich, the wife of T. T. Curt* Neq.. of a son. DoxAr.—Joly 11. et Bwl*m, Surrey, the wife of T. T. Dont. >w., of a ace. TISDKIL—J.IyII, at Halstead Lodge, Gaildfo well, the wife of B. Fisher. Twq., of a daughter. 11121LAURICH—July 19, at Plea Lillian, &nem*. the Rm.- )Ira ltlautsurtee, of a daughter. of lIIIMPTZII..--Jely 19, at eter-nertgbotiot, Norfolk, the wik W. Sumpter, hay., M.D., of a son. yak• MARRIAGE& 11/16TON—YI9UER.--,Taly 19, at Eccles Mara, loneashire. tbo . ltev.l3. Vole, J. O. Milieu, to Martha. dolibler 01 Mr* Maher, of Pstricroft FARRAR—HAY WM/D.—July 19, at Pt. Jobn4beßon t . lisloth leferstansa, by the Rev. 8. thatch. Janos Edward mu of J. D. Samar. Bea.. to Ann, daughter of Mr. T. Haywod, all of Manchester. 110091111.—M118.—Ialy 19, at St. Augustine's. Bristol. by the ker. T. C. Mee, H. R. Hooter. Esq., of Ivy Lodge. Illurley, war 8•001sloPtott. to Penny Taylor, daughter of Petal, of Bristol. JOHNSON —SIit i r.TIT IL LY —July at the path& rbouß son. Zip.. , Stockport Cheabbe, by the Rev. C. R. Presct,f 8. Mooney, utto of Roncroft Douse. Stockport.ll—MOßllLlCY —July 19, at Little Portland.atreet ChaseL by the Rev. T. Madge. Richard, coo of the late IL Roscoe. Ms., to Boson, daughter of P. Wonky, .laq., of Tarlton . 111141114. DEATHS. itAIRD.—July 90, at Dover, Andrew Olfv Henry. son et A. B . • Baird, Day. N.D.. aged 10. BARREL—JuIy 19. at Gionorater.plare, Hydellark. Pr d " L Diana. wlh of G. Barker, Pat. BRCHWITIL —July 19, at La Tour. Piedmont. MaJor.Genend J. C. Beckwith, C. 8.. formerly of the Rifle Bridr . CHATYLELD—JuIy 19, at &Whitt 0. Chettleld. . *aril 34 . 1 , GOTCll:—July IS, at Benham. &menet, Sarah Hannah. rrik the Rev. Dr. Clack, aged sa. HIGGINS—Ju r ly ge, at Mt. Cuthbert's.. Bedfor d li aaa~ee. C. Ma i ' s " atiVII U —Jul/ . Mr. J. Llpecombe, of Regent street, a 147. 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