The Express. — London, England, 1862-08-29 00:00:00

LORD PALMERSTON AT MEViOURIv'E Ycst, , niay was a gala day at Melbourne, Dear Derby, the occasion being the visit of Lord and Lady Pal nasniton to Colonel Gooch, of Melbourne-hall. Lady Pal merston is the owner of the Melbourne estates, including the fine old baronial ball now occupied by Colonel Gooch, and les ladyship takes great interest in the welfare of the town. .Ass soon as it became known that Lord and Lady Palmentou would spend a few days in Derbyshire, a meeting of the inhabitants of Melbourne was held, when resolutions were passed to give them • hearty welcome, and also to present an address to his lordship. The venerable parish church was last year restored at great cost, under the direction of Mr. Gilbert Scott. As a debt ef some 2001. still remained upon the sacred edifice, his lordship consented to preside yesterday at a luncheon for the benefit of the restoration fund. Lord and Lady Palmerston arrived at Melbourne (co Wednesday evening, and his lordship at once arranged to receive en address from the inhabitants of the town at an early hour yesterday morning. From an early hour large numbers of people began to duck into the town from all directions. At the entraoce of the town from Derby a triumphant arch was e rected in front of Mr. Hernsley's hosiery manufac tory, with the words, " Welcome to Lord and Lady Palmerston," interwoven with flowers. There were also arches, garlands, and flags, in various parts of the town. At ten o clock in the forenoon a procession was formed at the Athena-um, consisting of Mr. Wm. Adcock, Mr. Home ly, Mr. S. ltobinsou, Mr. Gutteridge, tn., and the in habitants generally. The procession walked to the green, adjoining the old parish church, where it was arranged that his lordship should receive the address. At half-past ten o'clock his lordship walked from the hall, accompanied by Lady Palmerston, Colonel Gooch, and Mr. Robinson, sod was received with several rounds of cheering by the coc ooned, of ladies and gentlemen assembled. His lordship baring entered his private carriage, Mr. W. ADCOCK read the address, which congratulated his lordship and the government upon the wisdom they had displayed in abstaining from any interference in the Ame riiaa struggle ; and suggested that the manly fortitude and self-denial practised by the sufferers in Lancashire under their present trying circumstances, shows them to belong to a class which is entitled to have a voice in the framing of laws intended for the common benefit. In looking back to the past session there were two grounds for regret. Firstly, that no measure was passed for the further extension of the franchise, but it was trusted that the time is not far distant when the rightful claims of the working classes will be upheld by the government, and sup ported in a generous spirit by parliament. In the second place, it was to be regretted that an obnoxious hill, with reference to game, was introduced at the fag end of the session, when many member were away, and supported by its promoters in a spirit far from commendable. The ad vice given by the Home Secretary, Sir George Grey, ought, in the opinion of the framers of the address, to have been listened to, and the whole question of the game laws fully discussed next session, u they hoped would still be the case. Lord PALMERSTON, after a few preliminary remarks, said —I am much obliged to you for the expressions of go odwill and approval which the address contains of the public con duct of that government of which I am a member. I can assure you that we really feel that any efforts which government can woke in the public service can only be carried to • successful lane as long they are backed and supported by the feelings and spirit of the country at large. (" Hear, hear," andapplawas.) We have, it is true, codes, soured in the first place to pot the nation in a state of defence at home—(hear)—and in the next place, in our relations with foreign powers, to maintain the honour and dignity of the empire. (Applause.) It would indeed lie • great abuse of those Musings which Providence bu so plentifully showered upon this nation if we were not by all human means to endeavour to protect and to maintain those great advantages (Hear.) It is, therefore, • duty on the part of the people of this nation to place themselves is such a position of internal defence, that while on the one band it threatens nobody, on the other band it tells all people that they cannot with impunity attack us. (Hear, leer) We have, as has been observed in the address, in our intercourse with foreign nations maintained properly the dignity, the honour, and the rights of this country. We had lately a question with the United States of America, which threatened at the outset to bring on an event which we should have deeply de plored, but that question was settled in a manner coesiitent with the dignity of both parties. because while on the ens hand the American government granted that satisfac tion which we demanded, on the other heed, they mild not have educed that satisfaction without departing from those principles of international intercourse which they themselves had always maintained, and considered essen tial to their own interests as a nation. (" Hear, hear," and cheer.) There was, therefore, no triumph on either side. The only triumph wan the triumph of peace and justice, which each party was equally interested in maintaining. Mau, hear.) Gentlemen, we must all regret the coilani ,-Wa which that unhappy war has produced, not only in the country in which it rages, but in many countries of Europe which are dependent upon America for the materials of their domestic industry. In thin country we know that a large portion of our population are suffering put privations in consequence of that unfortunate war. 1 am nut surprised that, tin • place where industry &urines, men should have a fellow-feeling with those unfortunate potpie of Lancashire who are suffering greatly under the privations of that article which is so essential to their domestic industry. We trust and hope that the law which parliament passed immediately before the prorogation may materially tend to mitigate and to alleviate those sufferings. (Applause.) We know, that there are persons io those counties who have profited greatly by the industry of the population, and who are riontributing, according to their means, generously in sup pert of these suffering people. We only trust and hope that these liberal subscriptions may be applied, not merely to relieve the wants of the parent., but that they may also lo applied, usefully and wisely, to enable the children of those parents to continue and enjoy those advantaged of education which are as =portant to the mind as employ ment is to the body. (Cheers.) We know that when parents are reduced to great distress they may not be en abled to afford those weekly payments upon which the education of their children depends ; but we trust that those who have the direction of these ample subscriptions will bear that in mind, as well as the wants of the parents themselves. (Hear, hear.) Well, gentlemen, I can only say that we are deeply sensible of the kind feeling and friendly disposition which your address implies, and it will always afford Lady Palmerston and myself the greatest pleasure to revisit this place, which, to her mind, I can ware you, is connected with every feeling which ear) render it dear to the human heart. I beg to return you our hest thanks for the honour which you hays done us. (Loud and prolonged cheering.) At the close of his lordship's address, several rounds of cheering were given for Lord and Lady Palmerston. and the proceedings, so far sa the presentation of the address was concerned, terminated. Amongst those present we el:served the Mayor of Derby and a majority of the Derby town council ; and shortly before eleven o'clock a deputa tion from the above body were introduced to his lorilsbip by Mr. Robinson. The deputation invited his lordship to at. teed a banquet as Derby ; and, if that was inconvenient to him, to receive an address at a time most suitable to his lordship. Lord PALMERSTON replied, that whilst be fully appre ciated the honour they had conferred upon him by the le vitation, still his engagements were such as would quite preclude his accepting of either. The deputation were most courteously . received by bin lordship, who had previously had an interview in the library et Melbourne-ball with Mr. W. T. Gox, as the representative of the Derbyshire Agricultural Society, and to whom he gave a similar answer ou being requested to take the chair at the annual dinner in September next. The luncheon took place in a large marquee erected in a field adjoining Melbourne gardens. Lord Palmerston pre sided, Lady Pslmerstou being also present, with about (10 visitors. The usual loyal and patriotic toasts having been dis- P ° " dof, - _ The Itev . Canon M'N Elul then, in highly complimentary terms, proposed the health of Lord and Lady Palmerston. His LORDSIIIP, in the course of his reply, said— My rev. friend has adverted to the course which I, together with aey colleagues, bare taken with regard to the geuernl de fence of the country. (Hear, hear.) Well, gentlemen, we leave felt that in providing to time of pence—not, it.deed, those complete means which would be requisite in war, but those moderate means which, being pro. idea in peace, is a security against war--(hear, hear)—we were only giving effect to the steady determination of the people of these realms, and if we hail not done so we should have been justly reproached with neglecting the greatest duty imposed upon those who are charged responsibly with the conduct of affairs—we should not only have been negligent ministers, hot 1 may say we should have been traitors to our country. (Applause.) We duly felt the importance of lessening, so far as may be consistent with the great interests of the country, the burdens which necessarily fall upon the peo ple of these relies , but we know th►t it is true economy to provide due means of defence for the country, which can Dever be done so well as in a time of peace. The health of Lady Palmerston (which was enthuaiasti• sally drunk) and other toasts followed. I NTI.RNATIONAL TIMPIRANCE AND PROHIBITION CONVENTION.—A great temperance gathering is enominced to he held in London, next week. Sir W. C. Trevelyan, Bart., will proside over the convection, and the list of vice persidenti. comprises the names of Lord Brougham, the Earl of Harrington. Baron de Lyndon (chamberlain to the King et Holland), Sir W. A'Beckett (late Chief Justice of Vic toria), ion. Judge Marshall (from Nova Scotia), and Mr. E. C. i)elaysu (one of the earliest and most munificent friends of temperatme in the United States). The con vention will meet on Tuesday and the two following days in the Hanover-square Rooms, to hear and dismiss papen es the subject of total abstinence and the suppression of the LRcar traele. The convention will be divided into three rouse rw the first and sewed dave, but will assemble body on the third day to consider the political and legislative phases of the question. A large atter lance of tenoperaine delegates and prominent Merida of the move asset Is ooefidewily expected, including Rev. Mr. Bettcher, wf Hanover, end other leaders of the temperance cause on of the continent Europe. NAVAL AND MILITABE ADYIRALTT, AIIOI7IIT 28. Arronmoirrs. Second Class Assistant Engineer J. Sharp, to the risprd (confirmed). Paymaster H. J. Harvey, ocedirmed is rank. PORTSMOUTH, Auousr 28. A garrison court-martial assembled at Fort Cum , barburd, about four miles from Portsmouth, yesterday, to try a gunner of the Royal Marine Artillery, named John Lloyd, alias Edward Jones, on the charge of having as saulted Colonel Henry Carr Tate, commandant of the force at Fort Cumberland. It appeared that the prisoner had absented himself without leave from Friday evening till Sunday morning, and on his return on the latter day he was brought before Colonel Tate, who ordered him to perform ten days extra general duty, and to forfeit two days' pay. As soo n as the order had been given, the prisoner approached Colonel Tate as be was eating at his table, and struck him violently with his first above the right eye, inflicting a wound from which blood flowed copiously. He was immediately secured by persons who were iu the room and placed in close confinement. At the trial, Colonel Payne, R.M.L.1., was proficient of the court ; Adjutant Woolcombe, R.M.A., officiating as deputy judge-advocate. It was proved in evidence that the prisoner had twice previously been tried by court-martial and convicted for various offences, including those of unlawfully absenting himself, disposing of divisional necessaries, and fraudulently obtaining bounty money, by re-enlistment. The finding of the court will not, of course, be promulgated until cor,firmed by the Commander-in-Chief.. . . 'DISPUTED GOVERNMENT VALUATION.—A court is now sitting at the Portland Hotel, South's', to determine the value of certain lands, formerly belonging to the patrimonial estate of Thomas l'histlethwayte, EN., of Southwick, in the county of Southampton, which have been appropriated by her Majesty's government, under the Defence Act of 18K for the erection of fortifications on Portadown-hill for the defence of Portsmouth Dockyard and Arsenal. The land absolutely purchased consists of 903 acres and 39 perches, and the government claims to exercise clearance rights over other 963 acres, 3 roods, 4 perches, the object of the clear ance being to remove all irregularities on the surface of this tract of country, so as to bring it within clear range of the guns of the forts and to remove everything which might be serviceable as a cover for an enemy. We under stand tout the sum awarded by government is 150,0001., and that the amount claimed is 180,000 f., the claim being based not only on the value of the land and the clearance rights, but upon the deterioration of the property still held by Mr. Thistlethwayte, and being made also in compensa tion for the abolition by act of parliament of Portadown Fair, the tolls of which were received by the claimant. Mr. Montagu Smith, Q.C., is the assessor, Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., and Mr. Hannan, instructed by Mr. Clulow, assistant solicitor to the War Department, appearing on behalf of the crown ; and Mr. Lloyd, Q.C., and Mr. J. J. Johnson, in structed by Mr. Gunner, of Bishop's Waltham, for the claimant. THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 29, 1862. THS SMALL•PO X IN SHEEP. We are sorry to hear that this dreadful scourge has extended its ravages to several more flocks in the neigh bourhood ; and we mention the fact, not with a view of creating unirecamary alarm, but to exhort all Bonin:easter' to keep &careful eye upon their flocks, and to take prompt measures on the very first symptom of the malady, and we are convinced that it is only in this wee the disease can effectually be arrested, and its fatal effects diminished. There is also another reason which will prompt all honour- I able men to adopt this course, and to take especial care, be fore any sheep are exposed for sale, that they are examined and ascertained to be free from disease, in order that they may not be the means of spreading the malady to other parts of the country. The neglect of this precaution may lead to interminable mischief, and be the means of perpetuating the scourge ill way which no one can see the end of. We mention the matter more particularly, because it has come to our know ledge that 200 lambs were sold by a farmer in this neigh bourhood (Mr. Neste, of Allcannings) at Marlborough fair last Friday, which were ascertained on the following day to have had the small-pox amongst them for a fortnight previously ; some of them when examined having pus tules fully formed on parts of their body where the disease is moat easily discernible. That Mr. Neste was aware of the fact when he sent the lambs to Marlborough we cannot for • moment suppose. indeed had he been so, he would not only have rendered himself liable to a heavy penalty for exposing them for sale "in any market, fair, or open or public place," but for even driving them along the turnpike road. But he does not appear to have been aware that his flock had been impregnated wills the disease until the day after the fair, when on examining tho sheep and lambs which were upon hie farm, many of them were found to have the pox fully developed over their bodies. He then did the only thing he could do to retrieve the mischief he had caused. He set off immediately to Lambourne, whither We lambs had been driven by their purchaser (Mr. Loualey), and had them back to Allem:nags, re turning Mr. Loualey the money he had paid for them. So far all would have been well ; but it was ascertained that these 200 lambs had been driven off with about 700 other sheep which Mr. Lousley had purchased at the fair, and had remained with them all night, and in fact until the arrival of Mr. Mete with thi dancing news that they had probably got the small-pox, and which on examination proved to be too true, Mr. Neste has, we hear, since bad the greater part of his flock inoculated by Professor Simonds, who appears, unfortunately. to have as much work upon his hands, in this way, as he can well attend to ; for Mr. Neate's flock, we are sorry to say, is not the only other flock in which the disease has shown itself since our last. Of Mr. Parry's flock, in which the malady first made its appearance, we are glad to be able to give a favou ra bl e re port Of the 446 ewe which were inoculated, 400 have through the disease, and are perfectly free from all fireder danger, leaving 39 invade, with only seven deaths up to the present time. Out of 525 lambs inoculated, two only have died, and in another fortnight the whole of Mr. Parry's flock will have passed entirely through the disease. The mortality among those which t oo k the disease naturally has been, as we stated last week, 65 per oent. Mr. Harding, of Etchilhampton, who, on the first anPear anoe of the disease among his fat nether', had all (except the twenty which were shown to have taken the infection in a natural way) inoculated, his up to the present time lost none ; but the twenty in which the small pox first made its appearance are in a very bad state, and there is great doubt whether several of them will recover. The following precautions should be strictly adhered to in order to avoid and hinder the spread of the dimes. : Separate any diseased animal directly, if possible, 200 yards from the rest. Binder shepherds or persons tending the diseased sheep from coming in contact with those in health. Bury the dead animals with their skins on, untouched ; and should the disease take an epidemic turn, isolate the infected, and hinder the circulation of all things appertain ing to the sheepfolds, &c., which may convey infection. In conclusion, we would again urge flockmaaters who may have the misfortune to have the disease break out in their flocks to have instant recourse to inoculation. The bene ficial effects of adopting this course have been fully demon strated in Mr. Parry's flock.—Devi:cs Gazette. THE Comnr.—M. Petit, director of the Observa tory of Toulouse, has published the following particulars respecting this new visitor :—" The nu:leus, which is now visible to the naked eye, resembles in size • star of the fourth magnitude, and is rendered somewhat faint by the coma, which, on the 19th, subtended an angle of four minutes, corresponding to a real diameter of 21,000 leagues, and to a volume 400 times larger than that of the earth. The tail is likewise perceptible, and will increase by the 31st instant to double its present size, whereby the comet will become rather • conspicuous object in the hea vens. It now between the head of Ursa Minor and Disco, and therefore not far from the polar star, and is moving towards Scorpio, where it will disappear towards the end of September. It will be visible to the naked eye until about the middle of next month, but from the 31st instant its brilliancy will rapidly decline while it traverses the constellations of Corona, Serpens, and Oplnucus. Its maximum proximity to the sun was 37 millions of leagues, and occurred on the 23rd instant. On the 15th of September it will be at a distance of 40 millions of leagues from the sun. Its shortest distance from the earth will be 13 millions of leagues on the 31st instant, and 36 millions of leagues on the 24th of September, when its brilliancy will be reduced to one-fourth of what it is now. The friends of cometary astronomy will learn with pleasure that there is at present a second comet, though • very faint one, in the vicinity of the orbit of Mars, our nearest neighbour among the planets. It is 70 millions of leagues from the earth, and 53 from the son, and may be found between Ophiucus and Sagittarius." THE 0 OTRAO II ON POLICEMEN AT NEWTON Hgers.—After the despatch of our parcel last evening the jury found Whelan and Brady guil of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm, an d Howard not guilty. Howard was therefore discharged, but Whelan and Brady were each sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude. Mr. Liddell, Q.C., the presiding judge, commented with great severity and earnestness upon the atrocious character of the offence of which the prisoners bad been convicted, and said that within his experience of courts of justice, extend ing over twenty years, he bad not known a more mirage or brutal act of violence. He thought that the police officers who bad acted with such determination and bravery, and who had been injured in the discharge of their duty, should receive some reward. _ ACCIDLITT ON THE MIDLAND RAILWAY.—OD Wednesday morning, the 27th instant, an accident of a very alarming nature occurred on the Midland Railway, at Long Eaton. between Nottingham and Derby. The North Scar borough express train, which consisted of engine, tender, and four carriage., and the guard's van, left the Nottingham station at 11.30 a.m. The train, which doe. not stop until arriving at Masbomugh. proceeded safely on its journey until coming within a short distance of Long Eaton, when the engine ran off the line into the adjacent field. A third class carriage mounted the tender, and was smashed to pieces, and the end of the next carriage (a first-class) was forced in, but fortunately it did not contain any pariengera. In the adjoining carriages the passengers were considerably shaken and terrified, hot none of them were seriously hurt. They weretaken up by the 11.40 train, and proceeded on their journey. The driver, William Barron, was scalded on the foot ; in other respects he miraculously heaped without FREE VINYNEBO ' or TBE CITY OE LONDON.—In the new Customs Act it is stated that doubts have edema as to the extent of the privilege of the free vintners in the City of London to sell wine without taking out an Excise license ; and it is enacted that no freeman is to be entitled to sell wine in more than one separate and distinct house or premises at the same time without taking out the proper license, and entering the game with the proper officer of Excise, in the manner decided by the 4th and Lth Vic., c. 51. CANNOCK MINERAL RAILWAY. —The half-yearly meeting was held yesterday at the Euston-station, Major the Hon. S. P. Vereker in the chair. The report stated that the amount to the credit of the revenue account on the 30th of June last amounted to 8801. 18s. 3d., which with the half year's rest would make a disposable balance of 3,528/. Oa. 9d., and from this sum the directors recommend, after making provision for uncombed warranta, a dividend at the rate of 3s. 6d. per share, or 31 per cent. The debt to the contractor had now been reduced to between 5,0001. and 6.0001. A bill to vest the line in the London and North Western Company, moos to reduce to a minimum the expenses of management, had been granted hy parlia ment. The report was adopted, and the dividend was declared. ASERYSTWITH AND WELSH COAST RAILWAY, The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of this company was held yesterday at the offices, 9s. Bridge street, Westminster, Mr. G. H. Whalley, LP., in the chair. Mr. Roberta (the secretary) read the report, which stated that the land necessary for the construction of the line between Machyulleth and Aberyetwith, and between Aberdovey and the river Dyasyne, had been obtained, with one or two exceptions. Steps were now being taken for obtaining possession of the remainder of the land to the junction opposite &mouth. The propene of the works had been extremely satisfactory. The bill for extending the line from Portmadoc to Pershatinllyn, and from Bar mouth to Dolgelly, had been successfully prosecuted, the bill having received the royal assent ; and during the session bills specially bearing on the interest of the company had been passed for constructing railways in Cornarvonshire and Merionethshire. The act for the construction of the railway was plumed only 13 months since, and notwithstandi ng con s derable difficulty in obtaining possession of the laud, the pro per which had been made was highly creditable to the coa -1 tractor, and oould not fail to be satisfactory to the share holders. The chairman, without making any remarks, moved the adoption of the report, which having been seconded by Captain Johns, it was 'greed to. lAdvertisentent.}—HoLLowey'R PILLS DIVE IN STANT Rimks.—lndigestion gives rim to a large share of the ma ladies of mankind; It occasions more Weeded, than the doctor knows names for. Indigestion springs ',front many ea.. over which Holloway's Mils exercise the most perfect control. They act at owe on the stomach, liver, bowels, and kidneys, sad cor rect their torpid, defective, or disordered functions, They re store the waning appetite, strengthen the feeble stomach, sad sore the dyspeptic sick headache. and many nameless torments. may renal every organ to a true sense of Is duties. Holloway's pills have with facility cured cases of bad digestion which had existed for a long time, and baftled much medical skill. They see tellable remedies for all varlet!** of indigestion. FLAX CULTURE IN IRELAND. In a supplemental return issued by Mr. Donnelly of the acres in extent under flax throughout Ireland for the present year, a very ',loamy revelation is made cf the decrease in three of the provinces of what ought to be • staple manufacture of our country—an improve ment being only perceptible in Ulster. The return gives for the favoured province an increase of 8,078 acres over 1861 ; whilst in Munster there is • decrease of TM sees; Leinster • decrease of 314 acres—and in unfortunate Coo naught • decrease of 598 acres, the County of Mayo show ing a deficit of 213 acres. This is a very disheartening summary, when we take ioto consideration the demand which should be bad for linen, owing to the depression in the cotton markets for want of a supply of that much-needed article. That our thrifty Northern neighbours have taken precautions to raise an increased supply is creditable to their foresight and industrious habits; bat it is melancholy the decrease in all the other provinces of the only remnant of Irish manufacture, and that at a period when a stimulus could be given to the linen trade, which might result in more lasting gond to the country. The apathy with which any effort to introduce home manufacture is met is often • swum of surprise to us, as all must admit the fact that our population never can nor never will be prosperous or comfortable untila a revival takes place in the linen and woollen trades, as it is idle to imagine that • numerous population can be maintained in the present course of things, where the small farmer and his family are dependent on a more than precarious esculent, and the labourer's family solely reliant on the exertions of a single individual. How far different would the surface of society become, were the rising generation of males and females engaged in any description of manufactures ; an cud would be heard of the annual appeals to public charity, and, instead of howling mendicants, we would have • contented and industrious peasentry. Does it not occur to members of the different public bodies that even • beginning ought to be made in encouraging native manufacture by the purchase of home made goods for the use of our institutions? It would be worth the trial, as even a slender aid might be productive of future good.—Mayo WEST HARTLEPOOL HARBOUR .AND RAILWAY. The half-yearly meeting was held yesterday at the London Tavern, Bishopegate-street ; Mr. H. R. B.s.ND BACH in the chair. The report, which we have already published, was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN moved that the report and statement of accounts be received and adopted. He did not mean to trouble the meeting will many remarks, although he had received a number of letters expressing the views taken by different shareholders, and by one of which he was given to understand that the writer differed from the report, and intended to object to its adoption. He should only say that the directors in drawing up the report had alluded not only to the transactions of the past half-year, but had also in general terms expressed their views as to what ought to be the future course of the company, their object being to draw forth the opinion of both share holders and bondholders upon that subject. (Hear.) The directory were not wedded to any particular mode of carry ing out the views expressed by them in their report, but were quite open to receive suggestions on the subject from soy quarter ; but they had thought it desirable not to loss thus in announging the progress made in carrying oat what was stated in their former report, and the further views which had occurred to then? as to the right course to be taken in continuation of their suggestions, in order that some conclusion might be arrived at in time to go to par liament next session, if it should be considered right to do no. Mr: Dina (deputy chairman) seconded the motion. Mr. SALISBURY proposed the following resolution:— " That this meeting, concurring in the general principle of the expediency of some arrangement between all chimes and claimants. whether under shares, stocks, securities, or otherwise, request that the directors will, as suggested in their report, convene meetings of each classjand invite them to appoint delegates to promote a meeting between the dele gates to see whether the principles of any arrangement can be arrived at, and that this meeting 'do adjourn till the let of October, to report the result of such negotiation." Mr. Dines, on the partof the board, proposed to substitute the following :—" That the report now presented be re ceived and adopted, on the uoderstandia expressed by the board that that portion which relates to te surplus revenue and the rights of the different holders of securities is not to be considered binding on any party." The amendment proposed by Mr. Salisbury was negatived by a large majority, and the resolution of the board was agreed to. _ _ n _ The CHAIRMAN then moved :—" That this meeting approve of the trustees of the collieries disposing of the collieries upon such terms as the directors think fit." The motion was seconded by Mr. DIRER, and carried with one dissentient. A vote of thaels was then accorded to the chairman, and the ineetiu.; separated. BISHOP'I4 CARY= RAILWAY.—The ordinary half yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday, at the offices, 9A, Bridge-street, Westminster, Mr. C. 11. Whalley, M.P., in the chair. Mr. Roberts (the secretary), read the report, which stated that the permanent surveys and work ing plans had been completed for the whole of the line. The directors hoped in a very short time to be in possession of sufficient land to enable the contractor to commence the works. The district having failed in raising 0.i...el subscrip tion of 1,0110/. per mile, and the bill of the Oswestry and Newtown to subscribe to the line having been !oat, would account for the delay in the commencement of the works. The chairman, in moving the adoption of tberreport, said the prospects of the line depended in a great measure upon the landowners meeting the views of the company in • liberal spirit. Captain Johns secondod the motion for the adoption of the report , which was agreed to. The sum of 1,000!. per annum having been voted to tho directors for their services, a vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceedings. DEMa %RA RAILWAY. —At an extraordinary gene ral meeting of proprietors, held yesterday at the Liverpool offices, Mr. J. A. Two° in the chair, it was decided to transfer the seat of the board of management to London. It was also resolved to create 1111,000/. seven per cent. per petual preference stock, and to exchange or convert into such stock the existing preference stock and bonds heretofore created. The chairman uid that when the Liverpool directors took the affair+ of the line in hand the company was in debt, and in a very difficult position. They were happy. however, now that they were handing the manage ment over to their successors, to know that there was now an increasing revenue and a diminished expenditure, and that the concern promised to be ultimately a prosperous and remunerative one. hall-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the Gray's lon Codes-house, Holborn, Mr. Boyle is the chair. Mr. Shand, the secretary, read the report, which stated that th e capital sccoant for the peat year amounted to 10,453/. 15s. 11d. The sum of 21,864/. 18s. 11(1. bed been earned during the half-year, being an increase of 7291. 15s. Ild. over the amount is the corresponding period of 1861. The board were making arrangements to construct, at an early period, the branch line in the Beyond Valley. from which a consi derable coal traffic was anticipated. The rolling stock and plant of the company was in a state of efficiency, and working satisfactorily. The report, after a brief discusision, was adopted. LaW inttllignict. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Auousr 27. (Before Mr. Commissioner Face.) IN II HAIM* AND COLLINOWOOD. The bankrupts were malt and hop factors, of Mark-lane. They failed in December last, having liabilities of up wards of 20,0001. ; there were no assets beyond the pro perty held by secured creditors, valued at 7,964/. Col lingwood has obtained his order of discharge ; that of Hamper had been adjourned from time to time until this day. Mr. Lawrence opposed for the assignees, and Mr. Mur rough for creditors ; Mr. Poole supported. Mr. Lawrence said that at the last sitting be had asked the court for an order to prosecute under the new act, and his Honour had taken time to look through the evidence. His Honour said he should not direct a prosecution at the public expense. Mr. Lawrence then asked that the order of discharge should be wholly refused, and that the bankrupt should be sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment, under the 159th section. The court could only do this where the bankruptdiad been guilty of the specific offences defined by that section ; and iu this case the bankrupt had been guilty of four of those offences. He bad traded with fictitious capital, having resorted extensively to accommodation bills ; he had con tracted debts without probable means of paying them, omitting to keep proper books of account, and indulging in extravagant expenditure. Two years ago the bankrupt had joined Collingwood, who brought in 2,7001., the whole of which be had lest. Hamper was at that time insolvent to the extent of 3,9191., and Collingwood's capital was ap plied in discharge of his old debts. The trading in fifteen months had yielded a gross profit of 1,456/., but the trade expenses were upwards of 3,6001., or more than double the profits, and there were brides bad debts of 9601. During the whole period of the trading, Hamper had systematically pawned goods with Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Berridge, and had so kept himself afloat. As goods were bought, advances were obtained upon them ; and the result , was that the bankrupt owed 16,000/., irrespective of the ' amounts received on the goods, and there were no joint assets whatever. The bankrupt had drawn out of the I firm 4,7271.; though asingle man, his personal expenditure bad been 1,800/. a year, and he had applied 2.4091. in pay ment of old debts. His purchases had been to the extent of 41,2501.; on malt bought at 68s. to 72a. he bad obtained an average advance of 455. per quarter; and at the time of the bankruptcy there were goods in pledge to the amount of 7,954/. None of those pledging' had been entered in his books, add they bad continued up to within a week or two of the bankruptcy. He had contracted a debt of 4,0001. with Mr. Dunnell within two months of the bankruptcy, being the first transaction with him, and the whole of this was unpsid. Mr. Pock —He does not oppose. Mr. Lawrence—But I oppose for the assignees, and haves right to call the attention of the court to all the facts in the cam. Great part of Mr. Dunmire malt had been pawned with Mr. Attenborough immediately on its being delivered. With Mr. Charlwood, another creditor, he had had a first transaction a few weeks before the bankruptcy, and had paid nothing on account. Most of the malt that was pledged went direct from the railway station where it was delivered to the pawnbrokers. It was impassible to avoid the conch:- Mon that the facilities held out by Mr. Attenborough and others to struggling tradesmen were extremely mischievous ; but, however, the pawnbrokers were not before the court for punishment. The Commissioner—No; but one would not be very sorry if they should be punished indirectly. (A laugh.) Mr. Lawrance—ln Mr. Attenborough's examination he atsted that he was in the habit of advancing money on tradennen's goods, charging 5 per cent. more than to the general public, or 20 per cent. This was neither more nor less than enabling traders to rob their creditors. Mr. Christie, a former clerk of the bankrupt, stated that no entries of the pawning' were made in the books, and that the bankrupt had forbidden such entries to be made, with a view to keep the fact from his partner ; but this was denied by the bankrupt. Five months before the failure their accouot was in such a state at the London Joint Stock Bank that the bank had closed it ; not withstanding this, the bankrupt had gone on contracting debts to the amount of several thousands. The bankrupt alleged that his partner had agreed to bring in 10,000!., but had only brought in 3,0001. The pledging', he urged, had been resorted to to meet a temporary pressure, and to avoid sales when the market was falling. Mr. Murrough, for Mr. Elliott, a creditor, dwelt on the imperfect book-keeping of the bankrupt. Mr. Fook denied that any of the offences specified in the penal section of the act had beau proved against the bank rupt. The offences alleged had been committed before the new act came into operation ; and the fact of pledging for a temporary purpose was not an offence within the provi sions of the old act. The bankrupt had had great ex perience in the malt trade; he knew that the markets were falling ; and he bad considered it the leaner evil of the two to pledge at a loss of ttil. per quarter per month, instead of selling at a lass of re. or 6s. per quarter. He had been driven to do this by the default of bin partner in not bring ing in the 10,0001., which he had undertaken to bring in; and this partner, who was the cause of all the mischief, had received an immediate order of discharge. The bankrupt had not kept his own books ; his atteution bad been lately given to travelling, and buying and selling. The charge of contracting debts with out probable means of paying them, was disproved by the fact that the bankrupt was expecting his partner to bring in 10,000/. As the liberty of the bankrupt was in question here, the court would require strict proof of the offenoes charged. The books might have been imperfectly kept, but tide had not been done with intent to coneal the true state of his affairs. His Honour reserved his judgment. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—LivaRpooL, AvousT2& (Before Mr. Justice Mellor and a Special Jury.) GEL•NDY AND OTHERS T. BEHRENS AND OTHIEB.-THE CHARGE AGAINST MANCHESTER MERCHANTS. . . . --- The hearing of this case was resumed at the opeeing of the court, when further evidence was adduced on the part of the plaintiffs, with reference to the various parcels of goods which had been purchased by Dalton, and Heap from different firms in Manchester. These witnesses agreed that the prices at which the sales were effected were the ruling prices of the market at the respective dates, and con sequently that the rate at which Heap sold the goods to the defendants was considerably below the fair market prices. The witnesies were subjected to long crop-examinations at the hands of Mr. Serjeant nee, with the view of showing that the market was bad, there being more sellers than buyers of goods ; but most of the witnesses, while admitting that there had been some decline in prices, and that the market had a down ward tendency, denied that the market had declined to the rates at which Heap sold to Behrens. At the claw of tLe case for the plaintiffs, Mr. Serjeant Shee submitted that Dalt on , and Heap, who stopped payment on the 25th of March, endeavoured to get an arrangement with their creditors under the arrangement Chilli/BS of the Bankruptcy Act, and, failing in that,they became bankrupts in the month of June, having moved under the arrangement negotiations in the month of May that proof of the plaintiffs upon the estate of Dalton' remained iu the Bankruptcy Court, and on the 19th of November they received a dividend in respect of the debt due by the bankrupts. They bad at that time full know ledge of everything that had passed in the Bankruptcy Court, the debts, prices, and amount of the sales by Dalton. to Behrens bad bean stated by them, and every witness who had given evidence in the present case was previously examined. Upon this state of things the plaintiffs accepted a dividend, and he held that dividend from the 19th of November, 1861, till the 11th of July, 1862, when he went through the form of repaying that divi dend, and the very next day, although no new facts had been brought to light, the present action was brought. The learned serjeoot submitted that, supposing the transections were fraudulent in the mind of Heap, that would not void the .xnatract. Fraud on his part might make the contract voidable, but it would not make it void ; and therefore, assuming that it was fraud on his part, still it was not such fraud as to annul the contract, the plaintiff* having confirmed it, with full knowledge of all the circu mstances , by receiving the dividend. The Judge remarked that if he should hi've nonsuited the plaintiffs, or if he. should have directed the jury in point of law that the contract was affirmed by what subsequently took place, the defendants should have the benefit of the points in the court above. Mr. Serjeant Shea submitted that the plaintiff should be nonsuited on soother ground. The plaintiffs attempted to prove that there was a conspiracy, not between Heap and the defendants Jacob Edwards and Rudolph Behrens, but between Heap and Louis Behrens, that as to the defendants it was mere constructive conspiracy, and that was no con spiracy at all in this case. The learned judge thought a civil action was a different position from persons leing indicted for conspiracy, but where one partner got goods into the possession of the firm, that was sufficient in an acton for trove?, and by his eon duct he might make the firm liable for the goods he had ob tained. His lordship intimated that he would, however, reserve this and the other point raised by the learned am junt fix the decision of the court above. Mr. Serjeant Shea, in his address to the jury on behalf of the defendants, after asking them to disabuse their minds of any prejudice that might have arisen with refer ence to the case, said the issue of the trial was of vital importance to the defendants—it was the life or death of their commercial character. After Messrs. Behrens had passed unscathed and untouched through the ordeal of a previous action in a court of law, the jury would now re quire very strong evidence before they came to the con clusion that it was right and proper to put them again on their trial and endeavour again to damage their honour and reputation as men and as merchants. Messrs. Behrens came before them with strong claims to their generosity ; they were not natives of this country, they were natives of Hamburg. and had been established for thirty five years in Bradford and twenty-nine in Man chester. They had raised themselves from a humble con dition in life, by Industry and integrity—in the midst of a community which differed from them on serious matters, and which was not particularly partial to their creed or nation —to a position which entitled them to take rank in the first and highest of the mercantile aristocracy of Manchester. Their transactions annually amounted to nearly 400,0004 • they stood upon the first c l an o f the assrasatil• community: and these facts should incline the jury at least to a favour able hearing of their case. The plaintiffs undertook to make out that the defendants, through Louis Behrens their pm tner, knew Dalton& and Heap were on the brink of bank ruptcand that they and Heap conspired together to deprive the p laintiffs of their goods under the pretence of a bona fide purchase, well knowing that they would not be paid far, and it being arranged that Heap should have the advantage of ready cash from Behrens, and Behrens having the advan tage of considerable profits by receiving the gooda at low prices. The learned counsel urged that the defendants had no reason to believe that Dalton/ and Heap were in insolvent circumstances, the firm having been in excellent credit up to the date of their stoppage, and Messrs. Behrens not having any special reason for being of a different opinion from the community at large. He denied that the defendant had purchased the goods at an unreasonably low rate, and asserted that in con sequence of the decline of the market they were ultimately sold by them at a very low profit. The whole of the twenty five transactioos with Dalton. and Heap produced 20,917 pieces of cloth ; the total amount paid by Messrs. Behrens for these goods was 7,9:i8/. ; after paying for bleaching and printing the goods,which was necessary in order to makethera merchantable, the goods coat them 9,135(. ; they were sold by Messrs. Behrens in various lots at the aggregate price of 9,7371., leaving a balance of 6091. ; but after deducting charges for commission and the ordinary trade ex peoses, the actual profit realised by them upon the whole transac tions was 4521. The learned serjeant went carefully through the evidence, and urged that the testimony of Heap, for unless the jury believed his evidence they could not find a verdict fur the plaintiffs, was unworthy of credence. Louis Behrens, part ner with the defendants Jacob, Edward, and Rudolph Behrens, was the firvt witness examined for the defendants. He said their hesitates, car ried on in Bradford and Manchester, was commission agecta and merchants trading to various parts of the world. Their ' first transaction with Delta's and Heap was on the 6th of December, 1860. Mr. Heap came to their warehouse and told them they had some goods to dispose of. Witness went to his place, and was shown some printed goods. This was not in his department of the bushier, and he peened them over. Heap then asked if he would buy gray goods, and he inquired Heap's reason for selling the grey. He said be had such • large lot cf printed goods in stock which he could not dispose of that be wished to sell some of he grey goods. Knew the print trade was unusually depressed at that time, and was aware that when printed goods could not be sold to advantage printers of credit and respectability disposed of their grey goods. Requested him to send samples ; he did so, ant then agreed to purchase the goods in the first contract. Heap told him he had goods on contract. Heap did not show him any book, sod he never mentioned the people he had got the goods from ; had no knowledge whose goods they were, or what was the price paid for them. Never told Heap where he could get good, of certain descrip tions; never, in point of fact, did he (witness tell Heap that he wanted particular kinds of goods, and that he (Heap) could get them at various places which he mentioned. Left England on the 12th of January, 1861, and returned on the god of Fe bruary. Never said to Edward Bebreos, in Heap's pre sent*, that he had DO right to ask Heap whether he was in solvent, or that he had no right to ask any such question, as he bought goods in the cheapest market. Was not in the country at the time Heap alleged that conversation to have taken place. Is one case, where he paid, on the sth of Fe bruary, 7s. per piece to bulbous and Heap, on the 25th of the same month he brought precisely the same goods from Mears. James Kaye and Co. for 6s. 9d. Week after week the market bad been declining, and business was much depressed. He did not remember since 1847 the market being so much depressed as from January to March, 1861. Printed cloths and India shirt. ings were particularly depressed. The witness gave parti culars of transactions which he had had about the same period with various parties for the purpose of showing that the prices paid to Dalton. and Heap were not unusually low. He also gave an account with the outlay upon the goods, and the sum they had realised by the various tanoe•c tions with Dalton, and Heap, showing • net profit to their firm of 4321. ; the gross profit upon the goods which had been obtained from Grundy, Kay and Co. was 1451. In cross - examination by Mr. Temple, Q.C., the witness said he believed he had never before this cue purchased grey goods from a calico printer, though he understood such transactions were not unusual. Ile denied that be bad first made the offer to buy the grey goods, and asserted that the proposition was entirely voluntary on the part of Heap. Mr. Serjeant Shee summed up the ease for the defence, and the court rose at six o'cicok. To-day (Friday), Mr. Temple, Q.C., will reply on the whole man, and his lordship will sum up. There are no more witnesses. THE POLICE COURTS. MANSION -HOUSE. John Wells, a gun stocker. appeared in answer to a slim mow taken out against him by Means. Bernet and Co., gun manufacture's, charging him with unlawfully absent ing himself from their service and neglecting to fulfil a contract which he had entered into. Mr. Barnett produced a contract dated August 23, 1861, which the prisoner acknowledged was signed by him, and in il. which the defendan t, in consideration of aloof U. which wAs granted him Messrs. Barnett, agreed to work for them for the space twelve months from the date of the document, and to work for no other firm during that period. The complainant stated that the defendant had re. peatedly absented himself during that period for a month together, and on the 6th inst., and on several days pre viotudy, be had absented himself without leave, and upon all occasions on which he was absent there was plenty of work for him to do. He had made inquiries, and ascer tained that he had been working for other houses. The defendant said he certainly did absent himself on the 6th August, and on going back again he found all his tools had been removed, and another man working at his bench. Mr. Barnett said the defendant had absented himself so continually that be had been obliged to put another man at his bench, arid the defendant promised that if be had some work out he would do it, and he gave him five guns to do, but he had neither seen him nor his guns since. The defendant bad had two or three loans since the 5/. alluded to in the contract, and he still owed between 61. and 71. ... .. - . . Alderman Challia said the defendant bad acted not only very badly, but very ungratefully, and sentenced him to 21 days, at the mama time te ll ing him he was liable to three months. GUILDHALL. Mr. Harris attended in support of the summons granted last week, requiring Colonel Sleigh to answer a charge of fraud in connexion with the notorious British Columbia Overland Transit Company's scheme • but on inquiry being made for Colonel Sleigh (whose solicitors, Pawle cod Lies say, had undertaken, through Mr. F. W. Lewis, their coun sel, that their client should be communicated with on the subject if a warrant were not issued in the first instance), no one answered to the name, and it was then stated that Pawls and Livesey declined to act for Colonel Sleigh, and accord ingly refused to accept the summons for him. Mr. Harris then applied for a warrant. Alderman Carter said he would grant the warrant if the matter was proceeded with. He would rather prefer that the matter was left in the hands of Alderman Finals, who had first commenced the investigation and heard the whole of the facts connected with the case. Mr. Hams, on the suggestion of Mr. Martin, the chief clerk, said he would the an information, and renew his ap plication for a warrant on a future day. BOW-STREET. Benjamin Henry Thompson, a boy of about 14 years of age, was charged with obtaining 61. Re. 9d. by false pre tences. Mr. Freecli, a dealer of fancy goods in the Lowther Arcade, stated—The prisoner was formerly in the service of Mr. Maude, a manufacturer of dolt, carrying on business in the Waterloo-road, who supplies me with dolls. On Saturday last I was aware that Mr. Edwards' boy was delivering goods in the Arcade, and I expected him to call for an account. I desired one of my men to call the boy in. The prisoner came in, and I said to him, " Are you caabierr He replied " Yes," and I paid him GI. Bs. Pd. I took a receipt from him, and gave bins a statement to take back to his master. I had seen the prisoner with Mr. Edwards' boy the previous Saturday, and I thought he wan 'till in Mr. Edwards' service. Mr. Edwards deposed—The prisoner was formerly in my service, and was discharged a fortnight ago for dishonesty. He had been sent to buy some bread, and by going to an in ferior shop he got it fur a halfpenny lees, and kept the halfpenny. I though if be would cheat for a halfpenny be could not be trusted with larger sums, and so I dis charged him. He had, of course, no authority to take 'this money. The boy whom I sent for that pur pose brought me 51. Ss. 94., without the usual statement. I asked him why he had not brought a statement. He then told me that Henry (the prisoner) heel taken the money. I said, Henry bad no business interfering in the matter ; and sent the boy back for a statement. I afterwards received one, from which I found Mr. French bad paid 6/. Bs. 9d. Mr. French pays from time to time and Ido not know beforehand how much is to be received. The sum of 61. Be. tkl. is the amount of three invoices of goods pre viously supplied. William Cheny deposed—l am errand-boy to Mr. Ed wards, and went with another errand-boy, named Charles Dennis, to deliver some goods in the Arcade, and also to take an account. The prisoner joined us on the way, and offered to help us with the truck, which was heavily loaded. We declined his assistance, but he continued to walk with us, It was while we were engaged in deliver ing goods at other shops in the Arcade that Mr. French sent his man out for one of us, and the prisonor went in and got the money. When be came out of Mr. French's shop he said to me. "I have taken French's money—let us step it with that." lie had on previous «maims tried to per suade me to rob my master and run away to Portsmouth to go to am. I said, "No, I won't ; you just give it to Charley." Charles then came up, and I told bias what bad occurred. Charles then insisted that the prisoner should give up the money. He said, "It is 51. 811. 9d.," and gave up that sum to Charles. Immediately afterwards he raa away without giving us any written statement. Policeman Cooks L 158, stated that the prisoner was given into his custody by Mr. Edwards. He asked " Why am I charged with the whole sum!" Witness replie d, " Bemuse you obtained the whole." He said, "If I had known that I would have stuck to it all." . . Mr7Edwards explained that Dennis met the prisoner in the West and brought him into the shop, on which he (Mr. Edwards) sent for the policeman. He had kaawn prisoner as Henry Turtle. The Prisoser—Turtle is my father-in-law's name. Mr. Hall—Whit do you a.iy to the ch,rge! The primer -1 may received W. Oa. tkl., and give it to PluolAm Mr. Hill said this line of defence showed the prisoner to he • very bad boy. The other lad t hvey 11,ettett u.t L prates for rosining the temptation held out to Lim. Mr. Hall committed the primmer for trial. MARKETS. TALLOW.—TIWIADAT EVIZINC.—The market war today. Spa. 48e. 3d. ; October to December. 49,. t 495. 6d. ; January to March, 50s. Delivery to last eVEL•II.. 855 casks ; arrivals, 115 casks. OOTlON.—Lzviarooc, Atowcr 28.—A JIMA bees been done here to-day, the demand being active throughout, the market closing strongly at :.d. to Id. ad. Vane on yesterday's pries. The sales are 24,1) , ), of trln.t 20,000 for export and speculatiou. WOOL AND WOBSTED.—Bu.nroan, A CG , ' , l* Than was a good market today, and • fair demand fw. wool as well as all descriptirms of goods. The chief cha• racteristic of the market is the upward tendency of price, both in raw material as well as yarns and goods. All clam, of yarns are in good demand, and there is a hardening teu • deny in prices. Even 30's, which have been long in dog demand, have obtained an advance of 3d. per gross. same may be said of pieces, especially alpaca lustre., have gone up again to the extent of 2s. per piece daring the week. The tremendous rise in cotton warps has temie! more than anything else to render these advances necessar, but there is buoyancy notwithstanding. CORN.—EMIIINCHAN. Ammer 28.—At this day . , market there wee • good s•ppiy of English wheat, fulls half of the new crop, and we reduce our quotations Is. 2s. on old, and 2e. to 3e. per quarter on new. Barley rather dearer. Oata, beans, and peas held for quite as mach money. Diving, AUGUST 2A.—We had • large supply of old wheat to-day, and a very dull sale at la. per suck reduc tion on last week. A large quantity of rye in the market, which mold at a guinea a rack ; and bee= were Ia a quarter higber. Beet red wheat, 291. to 30s. ; second ditto, 221. to 275. • isferior ditto, to 21s. Barley, XI. 6d. ots, 21s. to mss. Beams, 21s. to 255. Peaa, 18s. to 21a li r e, 21s. Old fine flour, 44a. to 48s. ; other flour, 395. to 425. MANCHESTER, AUOEST 213.—This morning's market wit moderately attended, but sales of wheat proceeded slowly, and the lower qualities of American declined 2d. to W.. per cental. The DOW English wheat offering was in better condition and realised 57a. to 625. per 4801 be. Flour wa., in limited request, and 6d. per sack and barrel cheaper. Oats and oatmeal brought late rates. Egyptian beans and Indian corn each declined 6d. per qr. NEWISURT, AUGUST 2&—W; had a large supply of new wheat, in good condition, which met a steady s al e at prior. varying from 56.. to 635. per qr. Not much old wheat offering and no inquiry for it Not any new barley yet the market. Oats scarce and is. per qr. dearer. Beni and pees a slow trade. Ilimuncat, AUGUST 28.—With See weather the attend. arm of farmers was but few and the samples offering very short. Wheat met a dull sale and Is. to 2a. per qr. cheaper. tbe best price given being &Is. per qr. Spring corn sold slowly at former value. WATWOHD, AUGUST 27. —The weather has been toe since Saturday, and farmers are busily employed at harvest work. Our market is most scantily supplied with` borne grown grain, but we have considerable arrivals Of foreign to report. The trade is rather slow for all articles at about prevents rates. EDINBURGH, AUGUST 27.—We had in the market today 718 quarters wheat, 81 barley, 1,953 oats, and 33 beam. There were sold —W honk 318 (11‘. barley, oats, 561; and beans, 11 qrs. As compared with 4 week : Wheat was 3s. down on top, and 11d down on average; barley was ls. Od. op on top, and 2s. 7d. down on average ; oats were ls. 6d. down on top, and le. 7d. down on avenge; bans were Is. 6d. up on top, sad 6d. up on avenge. Priem per Im perial qr. :—lNheat, 53e. Od. to 655. Od. ; barley, tid. to 41a. Od. ceete, 275. Od. to 365. Od. ; beans, 465. OL te 51s. 6d. Weight of top—Wheat, 65i1bs.; barley, 56415 e., oats, 4541b5.; been', 67ilba. CATTLE.—BIRMINCHAN, AUGUST 28. —We received a very full supply of all kinds of stock at this day's market, except fat pigs ; the trade very inactive at lower prim. EDINBURGH, AUGUST 27.—The supply of Cattle this morning war 427, being 19 more than were at last market. The quality was rather inferior. Sales were slowly affected at pram. something like those obtained last ir.arket. Best beef, from 7s. &I. to Bs.; middling and inferior, from Is. to 7s. per stone. The supply of sheep and lambs was larp, particularly the latter, the number being 10,591, or 1,171 more than last week, 336 of which were store lambs. Good sheep and lambs maintained late rates, but the inferior sone were difficult to sell. Beat mutton, from Sid. to 7d. ; ewes and inferior sorts from sd. to 6d. per lb. Lambs—Top prices, 26e. to %a; current, from 16s. to 18e., and dome to 55., and a few very inferior from la. 6d. • head ; black faced, top, 10s. fkL to 14s. ; current, from 7s. 6d. to Bs. ; and down toss. 6d. a head. Fed pigs brought from ss. to 6e. kl. per stone ; six to sight weeks old do., from 7s. &L to 10s. • head. TRAFFIC RETURNS. ILAWMATI Mlles P. Mar- Total. Total, copse mon cantina 1602 1861 Week eliding August 1?. a A d .6 Detroit and 5111watikee .. 186 3,357 2.11 Great Western of Canada 646 7,866 5,781 Week ending August 16. Antwerp & Rotterdam .. Week ending August 19. S. Aust. & Lombarao.% en. 798 838 1,6i4 1,5L9 (South Ansa Lim). (Lombardo Liao) .. Central Italy Branch 11alsance to Bologne . 91 2.080 1,898 3.4;3 Weaken!lina August 29. T.T1004 18,511 !ken 44,43,3 15,001 .. 189 4,039 2,298 6,387 5,012 Belfast rk N. Counties - 1,418 855 2,3:3 2.3111 Sambre and Meuse Week ending August 33. North Easti•rn Stockton and Darlington lB3 1,109 7,936 9.045 7,285 lVest Slanders Week ending August 24. Belfast and County Down 49 636 142 670 4C4 Bristol and Exeter Great Western lon.,Chatharn, and Dover 72} 6.477 620 7,087 3,605 Midland North British Scottish Central - 2,013 1,642 3,5:5 3,090 Shmpahlre Union 3 360 640 900 M 4 Ulster - 997 804 1,501 1,511 VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Brlerly Hlll, from London for Sydney, June 1, !at Sa lon 16 B Cito, from Pernambuco 42 days for Marseilles, lat , lon _ 34 W. CaMen, from Sunderland for Shanghae, July IT, lot ^s S., los 26 W. Cora iarque% from Bahia, August gg lat 41 N.. lon 2.1 W. Gunloe, of Shields, from Troon for Corfu, August lb. Great Britain soh from Liverpool for Melbourne, July 12, 1 91 29 S.. lon 27 W. No. 279 (Hamburg barque), from Hamburg for Hong Kong. August 19,15 t 47 N., ion 10 W. Vlmiers, from London for Sydney, July SI, lat 14 N., Ins ib W. At the International Exhibition, in Clam 2, there is shown by Mr. Waters, of 2, Martin's-lane, Camirestrevt. London, a preparation of that valuable stimulant, (plume. In the fonn of wine. Dr. Hassell, as well as the " Lancet news paper, report highly of its write. Copies of minimas medical and other testimonials are forwarded oo application to Mr. Waters, whq In order that "Quinine Wine" shall be asatlable to all clasees, has arranged for its sale by grocery tharnists. Italian warehonseuseq and others at 30a per dozen 4 ....urty LoodoePapor.--lAdvertiatimenal BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. BLACKETT.—Angnot 26, at Wlllmott Cottage, Old Kentrool. Mn. Y. Illaekett, of a danenter. BUJ( YOUNO.—August 27, at Onstow-sqUilre. Eromlitoti, the wife of U. kturklnyoring, int., of a daughter. COS.—August 26. at Scarsdale-villas, Kennington, the wife of E. Y. Cox, Ent., of a son. ICK.—Angust tki, et the Ykarege, Peasmarsh, Sussex, the wit: .4 the Eev. W. R. Ink, RD., of a daagiater. MAXBYED.—August 2, at CUR Lo, Bede, Yorkshire, the wile of li P. Manned, Ent., of a son. 31•MARON.—August 26, the wife of Colonel Sir T. )1 'Doh Dart., C. 11., of a sou. MARRIAGIM. BRENDON—YRLYILL.—August 26, at Tandrlelge the Rev. B. Lelrfo, the Mee. W. E. trendon, !Lector of btret ford, Lancashire, to Rachel. daughter of the late Sir J. C. Mel vin, K.C.8.. of Taisdridge Court. CLIP TON—BITTLII2.—August 27. at At. Mark's, Itelgato, by the Rev. I. Chan* R. B. CHI on, M.A., to Catherine Eluabeth , daughter of the Rey. Dr. Butler, of Reigate.. DONALD—TOWNSEND.—August 52, at LlilingionChurch. War ark knhlrv, by the Hon. and Res. ti. Yorke, T. Donald. nab. tO Emily. daughter of the late E. J. Townsend, Rector of Mang ton, Warwickshire. DEATHS. BELL—August 25, the wit. of Mr. T. Bell, of OxfordetreA. aged Si. BURRELL—August DI, at Lelghton.rlllas, eauuden.road, Anna, widow of the Lde P. A. Burrell, Peq, aged 71. COGBLAN.—August 2", at llarewoode , quare, the Bev. L Coghlan, M.A., aged 06. BlLL—August SA, at Brockley-road, Deptford, Mr. W. BA. wrd et. JA M B. --August 25, at the Close, Sellsbury, J. IL Jacob. EN JifJLVlS.—Auirut 2d, at Eatanuquara, Cetherine Jane, relict of the late Right Hon. Sir J. Jervis, Kt. aged 61. ODELL 4 —August ge, at lowan Belgrave.pleoe, Pimlico, Ur. S Odell, aged PISIBIZTON.—Atigast 11, at Bayswater, Sarah, wife of W. Parabolise, Esq. TODD.—Avisrest la, at Nos. the aged 27. loyal legroom Dublin, Emma. Or wigs /L C. Teed, , PHEW isi Published Sy Wataais Kan KAI" of NO R Idesimidireet, in the City of Imam Mater, at au Mee. r butahardtdreet, to tY. Proolost of Wbitetrtus. - Isuum. Avocet to, 19 m C be Sim Us