The Express. — London, England, 1849-08-27 00:00:00

limited. Kidderminster must have a strange notion indeed of the bar it it elects a Palace Court barrister as a successor to Mr. Harrow. Should Mr. Otenoisz be elected the public will ',cicalae the return to parliament of an unawervi , ,g and independent member. who during a long public career has probably had fewer derelictions to answer for than any man whose name is to be found in the division lists of the House of Commons. It would be a credit to Kidderminster to return such a repre sen9ative. The election would be hailed as a token that the town had turned over a new hat and was determined to resist the aerrupt influences which if prosecuted further will inevitably lead to its disfran chisement. - - Tan biographies of the parties accused of the Bermondsey murder, and of the victim, are being investigated and recorded with a minuteness rarely bestowed on werthier objects. We have no ambition to f flow in i.".e wake of those who pander to diseased and depraved tam's, by imparting a meld-dramatic interest to vulgar sensuality - , knavery, and crime. But there are facts stated in the narratives to which we refer, which call for either immediate contradic tion, or a parliamentary enquiry, should that not be forthcoming. It is asserted that MANNING, while yet employed as a railway guard, was placed on the staff of the somrraetshire militia, and thereby entitled to receive wee in k. It is s eat tom 'cl n, tha nn t MO; the amount m e:Ali o : appointment l( 6 i.a the cording to one version of the story, toe knot of in iloential proselytisers to whom be represented himself as a convert from the Roman catholic church ; accord ing to another, to electioneering services rendered by his relatives to Mr. Butts- It is asserted that great inflames WWI exerted to obtain for MANNINO a Shea tiou in some government department in ooneequence of his marriage with MARIA rat Roux. If these averments are well founded what a light do they throw upon the manner in which the minor I patronage of government is exercised, in which the subutdinate offices under government are disposed of ! One man in constant employment as a railway guard, and amply paid for his services, is placed on the staff of a county militia , being incapable from his positi.,, u of diocharging any duties, and allowed a peer' on of 10s Gd. out of the public money, because a tv,,ole lord entertained a respect for his fathe.r. Another, now well known to have been of verv . ,, e quivocal character, is promoted to a snug berth the °mums, either be paw he Wee believed to . have abjured the ROM= catholic faith, or because be was related to active and successful electionterMg canvassers. Another, of Will worse character, is recommended for some in terior government situation by parties who krow no thing about him, because he had married a favourite lady's maid. these stories, though as yet cooly vomited for by anonymous writers in the newspapers, are rendered not improbable be facts that occaseonally transpire. For example, it is not long since we were called span in common with our contemporaries to report the proceedings in a bankruptcy case, in which the bankrupt, a clerk in a government depart ment is receipt of a varyslender salary, drove to the door of the court ins phaeton, it appearing in the coarse of the in that h Land his wife occupied a lexnriously farnished house, property of a noble man holding an appointment at wort. Nothing . can be conceived 'none detrimental to the public service—we say nothing of public morality— than the practice of cone rting government offices into almshouses for the favourite menials of the aristocracy and their connexions. No guarantee is afforded for the ft ustworthiness of there protimh : the system of intercourse established between do mestics and their employers among the higher classes in England pmvents the latter from knowing anything more of the former than that they are active, even, and obedient. We pass over at present the eases of patronage earned by more scandalous re latioas. And the promotion of this menial pack over the heeds of honest and tried public servants in infe rior government appointments is enough to discourage them from doing their ditty conscitntionaty and with seal. 'We may return to this subject : for the present we content ourselves with recommending it to the atten tion of financial reformers. HUNGARY. The Oat4kutaelar Paal maitsiaa two documents.. importance, if authentic. One is a proclamation of Kowuth laying down his office of governor, and the other an address of Oargey to the Hur garian nation. Although the date is wanting to b An, no internal evidence militates against their goonineuese. ILOsSirrit TO TES NATION. After the unfortunate battles, with which God in these last days hes afflicted this people, we have no longer any hope of being able to continue our struggle of sell-defence. against the great might of the united Austrians sod Russians so as to achieve • successful result. U rider such circumstances the salvation of the cation awl the security of its future can only be 'erected from the general who stands at the head of the army, and according to the clearest conviction of my mind, the continuance of the present government in office, would not only be useless to the nation, but; even: arm ful. I therefore make known tu the Hungarian peopl that inspired with that pure feeling of patriotism, which bas guided my step, and devoted my whole existence to the fatherland. for myself, and in the name of the whole ministry, I retire from the government, and I invest with the supreme civil n azi military power General Arthur Giirgey, for as long as the non, wording to its right, dispose not otherwise. I expect from him, and make hies, therefore, before Ood, the nation, and histoty responsible, that he seer. cite this power according to h is beet strength for the saving of the national and political independence of our poor coun try and its future preservation. Ilay he love his fatherland with the same disintereeted affection that I do and may he be more fortunate than I have been in founding the p re epe e of the nation. I can serve the fatherland no longer use fully by action. If my death could do the country good,. I would lay down ley life for it with joy. The God of justice and grate he with the sation.—Lode IC.Oseent, governor ; BAUTHOLo•Cn ZENZek miniiter of the interior • Ti BILN.Ot N ICH, S minister ca justice ; LAVIIIILAVO minister of public works ; MICHAEL lionrrATlr, minister of worship. OOROIT TO Tea NATION. Citisens,—The provisional government exists no more. Thevernor end ministers have voluntarily retired from office Under these circumstances it becomes necemery to establish a military dictatorship, which, together with the chief civil power, I provisionally assume. Citisook—What ever can be done for the country, under these adverse dr eilialtances, I will do, either in war or in the way of peace, as nerd shill require ; In all GSM, however, I will set so, that the sacrifices which have been borne may be mitigated, and that persecwions, cruelties, and murders, may cease. Chzens,—The state of things Is extraordi nary, the blows of fate are crushing ; in such • situation calculation beforehand is not pantile. My only advice and wish is that you should retire quietly to your habitations; and that you should not mix yourselves up with resistance and battles, even when the enemy is in possession of your town; for you can, according to the greatest probability, only obtain security for your persons and property by remaining quiet in your homes. and attend ing to your civic occupadons. Citizens: Whatever fate G id, in his immutable deerne, destines for us, we will re sign ourselves with manly resolution to bear, upheld by the inspiring consciousness that the trite right can never, through all eternity, be lost. Citizens ! God with us.—Amuce GOSIGIV. The 10th Ruesian bulletin gives the following de tails concerning the surrender of °fogey : After Gurley, in consequence of his interview with Gen. Rwliger, bad with his corps come oat of Arsd,,te went to Saelloes, at which place the insurgents were to lay down their arms. At the same time Gen. Rad*, caused our cavalry sad nimbi to march to Ssellorz. On the 13th Chirpy with his staff, at the head of hie seeps, approached our army, that marched to meet his In full warlike array. Giitgey repeated ono more to Count Radiger that he submitted unconditionally, and only begged for the favourable intercession of the Prince co Marshal, which he did not stipulate as a ndition, but requested as a favour. Hereupon Gorgey set about effecting the sur render of the troops, which betel in the following sumer : The Masteries army stood in two lines upon the fields of the village of Ssellces in dense columns. Tbe Weser, with the cavalry on both wings stood in the first line, the artillery is the si cond. After saluting with their muskets the 's entry laid them on the ground ,• the cavalry dismounted and stepped their arms to the 'midi's. All the soldien Ikea stepped out of the reeks and marched off to the town of Suaath, ander smart of three regiments of the second divi sion of light cavalry. The artillery and the war baggage were conducted off under the guard of a regiment. For the y or e, of the arms to Chesswardein the foot reticent of Jekeeki was appointed. Altogether, arms have been laid down by 11 generals 20,000 infantry, 2,000 cavalry, and 110 pieces of artillery have been given up. As Odegity preached our %norm ezelaimed, What cannot be under taken and executed by each troops!" According to the Pram immediately after the surrender of gey Pmkawitch detached a corps to Transylvania to mteroept the remnant of Bem's army. According to Lloyd, the surrender of Gorgey was so utterly unexpected that at first it was looked on as a snare t and Rudiger demanded that the Hungarians should destroy their ammunition, which, apart aCsgey's command, was immediately done. Not &dia. eidedly Befall I sum st, le Isom, •lICTTO pirging Wren Men S . Lae rl* Ws% r. that r .10 Gal i a am ' bettitag • MUM • Die NS • wand ▪ d elm"' eve dna ppy boor- Pa' a to veld Ttp• eta pd then sy.teet. It too ir Lensed Itan4 with in facto an otter .t public d r, ttrti of art .c. 6 c for h iCh y hating candidates .f whom t pursue rr er tl tba ow forward !it d liberal. 111. c Irani ople, and the pretest Aso AVIAN(' !IDi?IWO' to lir lerOtiOe. pe...e.nung r. nip% was dilate more .FILET, OW Wart, was auspatious Team/ of 1 'iv/mance= :par. atly wr kh the Mr. BarisT 14 n.,t get IP a. hoe! of e teny pert" iff eats. Mr. sw.r t a , led rt shown the he other Bide lc, prtPart d la t ma' ryed by tb! inform ass wh ch LheY *nee. la tee' rig claws WM at Kidder. d here. The y ditin odor eat qucilloo d le of his On to the rleetss 01 expositions d N ttioit i has , the wersovs see enthusiasms have f tosoi, he stctioe 0 have wool dil wet the Ws* rdinglY• I smoolt ot we have imams it is unty thous MO lastly rritl or at present ; i+Hain attentiJn sr! R° on : 'a hsvo tls Between ad 11 ' tot I SUPP 4/* s The former i s_ e mow n waD d instsr of " d'''. se Wor " haviog Witness+ of Brainso l l ess JD. :-,, L1itt ... r .:,1 . THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 27, 1849. until then did the delivery-up of arms take place. Geirgey is reported to have set out, accompanied by General Soblick, for Comorn, where be was to hive a personal interview with Klapki concerning the surrender of the fortress. It is even rumeured that the Hungarian general is already at Freeburg, and that he will make his appearance at Vienna to-morrow. It is asserted that Klapka has declared himself re solved to hold out Comorn. Meanwhile Ouiloy, the Minister of War, has appointed a term for the sur render of the garnsor, beyond which they will no looser obtain the same favourable conditions. GERMANY. PRUSSIA.—The following is from our corres pondent: BERLIN, Auousr 23 The sitting of the second chamber ye-terday pre sented an important feature. A communication was read from Count Brandenburg, requt sting the house to flu the ealliest occasion for the discussion of the German question, on which minipters were quite pre pared to explain themselves befit.° the country. M. von Radowitz would attend the debate as commissioner of the government, in order to give the n (vagary oral explanations to the chamber with regard to the nego- ' tuitions which had taken place on this subject. The proposition was admitted, and Saturday we e fixed for the discussion of the German question. Ater the epee h from the throne, there can Poe, no doubt that the government is pr-pared tr • es a a ll lengths in asserting the principle of a parr Ant ;,t nr y representation of the German peop'e. Now the fate of Hungary is decided, ' chi@ beanies the most interesting and eventful qw etion effecting central Europe. Great firmness ray be expected from the Prussians. May the Kir firm! Prussia is now the ' g only be equelly the battle r an b e 11 le-'. Mt field on which --..1 out against the flo°ding d!''' ten tism of Penni& At this mo ment it Is hi g hl y to be regretted that the Cumbre is not a comrl'Aely authentic representation of tit', people. Had *o s at the democrats foreseen the f el -i of Hungary Veihsps they would not so sternly nave clung to Vie principle of equal and universal suffrage. There are no days for the " atrox animus Catania." 'P.m Russian party have gained greatly by this sulk a protest; although I confess that it is difficult to blame a rigid adherence to principle, how ever der.iorahle in its result. But they who would cave E'irope mast cease to cry, " Fiat justdia: rued coaltara." lord Westmorelani baring received from the Bri tish government leave of absence for some moethe, has left us for England. Mr. }toward is °harm , cralfaires ad interim. FRANKFORT.—The latest intelligence from this is to the 23rd of August. The CWerse Gazette of the 26th gives en article from its Frankfort correspondent of the 28rd, to the effect that Militia and Prussia were negotiating for reconstructing the central power, according to a plan which would enable both of these great powers to exert an Equal joint influence and authority. In cased its being definitively arranged. the present Vicar of the Empire would not retain office, but another Austrian archduke would be appointed as co-regent with some Prussian prince. A feverish excitement prevailed at the exchange in consequence of this re. port. The Austrian funds were rising rapidly. From a privets letter we learn that the Pr i nc e of Pruesa would be the co-vicer. BADEN.— MANNMEDI, Ater.tter 22.—Andreas Schmidt, of B.umberg, formerly a lieutenant in the Baden service, was placed today before the court martial, charged with having Veen concerned in the late treaaor able insurrection. Prim a defect in the proceedings, the court-martial (mirabik dicta!) handed over the case to the civil ttibunele. FSIZBURG, Auot'T 21.—The soldier, G. Kromer, sent. need to death on the 20th, was shot this morning near the town. Koran . , AUGUST 21. B ickof, an artillery quarter-master, has been sentenced, not to death, but to ten years' herd labour at Bruchsel. ITALY. SARDINIA.—We have news from Tulin to the 20th inst. In the sitting of the 19th of the Chamber of Depu ties of Turin, M. d'Aseglio, Minister of Foreign Affairs, ascended the tribune, and stated that, having announced to the chamber the cocci -lion of the peace with Austria, and that the articles would be commu nicated to the chamber as soon as they were ratified, he was now enabled to fulfil his promise, since the ratifications had been exchanged. The minister then explained the nature of the difficulties the govern ment had had to cope with in the conclusion of the peace. The first que-tion was one of honour ; Pied mont could not abandon the Lombardo-Venetians who had fought with her, and accordingly demanded an amnesty. On the question being put, wnat Piedmont would do in case the amnesty were impossible, the ministry answered that Piedmont would not recommence the war, but that she would await it. France and England had given every moral assistance to Piedmont under the circumstances. The next ' question related to Parma and Modena. Austria wished to treat in the name of the sovereigns of those states, thus arrogating to herself a species of su premacy over those states. Piedmont would not con sent to this course, and the Dukes of Parma and Modena have consequently acceded to the treaty as independent sovereigns. The third question was re lative to the convention of 1834, concerning the smuggling system. Piedmont. in conceding this point, has obtained in return the annulment of the treaty of 1751, which was very detrimental to the interests of, Piedmoutese commerce. The extraordinary tax upon Piedmontese wines has also been taken off. The fourth question concerned the Oravellone, a canal forming an island situated before Pavia. The line of demarcation has been fixed in the middle of the canal. No toll is to be exacted by the Austrians at the bridge over the canal. Next comes the question of the indemnity. In April, Austria demanded 210 , m illions, besides 20 of indemnity to t ne landowners I who had suffered from hoetilitit sin Lombardy, and a further sum was demanded for the Dukes of Parma and Modem. These exorbitant demands, and the occupation of Alessandria forced the present minister's predecessor to break off the negotiations, which were resumed in June, when Austria offered to accept 75 millions. Piedmont at first proposed 60, and, alb!. much discussion, consented to 70 millions. The minister here obscurely hinted at an impression which had gained ground with the cabinets of Lon don and Paris, that Piedmont was attempting ter giversation ; to avoid which suspicion, Piedmont at once accepted the basis of 75 millions. The defini tive treaty was then concluded, on the express condition on the part of Piedmont, that the amnesty should be published before the ratifications were exchanged. The Niagara, Lang, Oiled horn Liverpool, on Satureay, for Halifax sad New York. She carried oat a heavy mail, and an immense Ember of parengen. LIORTIIOI4III LAMPIi MID RESLECtOItS.—A eery iateresting experimental trial of the powers of several light beset relleeters recently took place at Woolwich, under the dirge:los of the Trinity Roues, and, we believe, at the re arm* of the Board of Admiralty. The lamps and reflectors tiled were three in ordinary use by the Trinity Home, and tem ethers on pleas of the 'event:km of Mr. A. Gordon. The Trinity Rouse hens, manufactured by Mews. Wilkins, of Ley-are, are used in nearly all the lighthouses of the king was; he reflector in is parabolic and in form and the one tried n t inches diameter, 9im bes in depth ; the lamp Mr. the Argand construstion, at 3f focal distance. One of Mr. Oordon's apparatus cmeisted of a reflector of the hyper bola form 2/ inches in depth, and 19 in diameter, with Ar rand lamp at l f focal distance ; and the other of Mr. Gor don's lights has, in addition, four annular glue refraeton. The lamps were lighted at haltpast eight, on the upper story of the Roya Marisa Barracks, and the meet of the lights directed to the village Rainiest, in Brom, a distance of about 61 miles, at which place the gentle men, to whom we. oraflded the task of reporting ou the efficiency of Me respective apparatus, went mumbled. We S ir that among the distinguished mrty were Admiral Sir Charles Malcol, 0.C.8.. Rear-Admiral Beaufort, Capt. Hamilton, R N., Captain Bettina, R.N. • and Captain Bax, R.N., Captain Farrar, R.N., Captain ' Madan, R.N., Elder Brethren of the Trinity Home. It appeared to be the almost unanimous opinion of the witnemee oldie that the Trinity Hoare light was the beet as the i =, although Mr. Grodon's lens apparatus wee certainly equal to the other when sees in a direst line, it was interior when tried at an eagle th a t degrees of dimples* from die lin. of observation; sad that dead the ins was est sepal in sa point of view to the eadisary reasons. The seat also, we am informed, would be in favour o is f u theabs& re- Thefleeter imprinted gave mach to thaw present, and it was mot till a late boar that the qls . ft es tm quiet village of Rainham for Leftism The d laving the very beat lights fue lierbetwasss mad &vim all, sad it essatit bat bs sielostoryto the Wait, Bede to a Whorl*, to kaow that *sir Ads to perm wheat light emirates have at beim loans!. Itto Court. BM MORAL. ett2GCEIT 23.—Lord John Russell ar rived hen ye rerday evaataf on a visit to the Queen. Lord John will be the only addition t 3 the ro3al dn.nee party to day. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, wended by sron litiesebeck, arrived at Cambridge house, Bocedilly, at 11 o'clock on Saturday morning, front a visit to hii Majesty the King of B ,at Hanover. His royal highness proreeded to his residence at Kew in the afternoon. His Royal Highness the Hereditary Grand Dale of Siteklent.urg Strelita returned to the residence of the Duke and fJuchus of Cambridge at Kew, on Saturday, from the Conlin ent. TIER MAIM! may be expected to return to Osborn o House from Scotland about the 30th of September. Lord John Ransil will remain at Balmoral for a fortnight. Sir GI gorge Orey will remain at his seat, FeHaden, until his moue to Scotland, whence he will probably accompany her 41 j , el on her homeward journey. Her Mejeety and suit e Will return by land to London, travellicg as last year—by the Cal edoniea Railway.—Observer. ROYAL MARINE RESIDENCE NEAR DUBLIN.—It is ated in crcles likely to be acquainted with the royal inten t ion thr her Majesty has expressed a desire to have a royal marine pavilion erected for her residence at Killiney, within eieit wiles of Dublin. A mt. desirable site for a marine villa could not he selected. It is situated on a high promon tory, commanding an uninterrupted view of the bay, sur rounded by enchanting scenery and the most convenient nathior-places, and possessing every combination for health and pleasure.— IVently Chronicle. LORD LINCOLN, IN HIS BEAUTIFUL SCHOONER TACK; OITANA, 168 tons, unfortunately got on a ledge of lend on Friday night, to the eastward of Ryde. On the tide falling the schooner fell over and filled with water, not withstanding every urinates was rendered by the boats of •he Superb. Oa B.turday morning additional assistance from Portsmouth dockyard was rendered t 3 the boats of the Superb, and in the afternoon the schooner was raised and towed into harbour during the evening. Lord Lin coln hsd a large quantity of stores on board, sad was to have left the following day for Lisbon. MONUMENT TO THE LATE MR. C. BILLER.—Some few intimate friends of the late Right Hon. Charles Buller, M.P., including neatly all her Majesty's ministers, purrs' erectir is a monument to his memory in Westminster Abbey, between the tone's of Horner end Warren Hastings. The committee to whom has ken cntrustcd the completion of tne preliminary arrangements, asked permission of Dean Backl.nd to rlaca the intended bust and tablet in the position indicsted, cud their request was willingly complied Weekly piper. IRISH PACKET SERTICE.—It is said to be the in- Lennon of the Admiralty (says the Weekly Chronicle), in the exercise of a sound discretion, to transfer the packet ser vice between the important ports of Holyhead and Kings 'own, together with the establishment at the former place, t) the London, Holyhead, and Dablin Steam-packet Com pany, that company, after an experience of some months p atenger traffic with excellent 'termer,. having expressed a -letire to et.ter into a contract for the conveyance of the mails ; sod, in furtherance of that object, to purchsse from tie Admiralty two of their boats. By the mode now adopted, both parties sustain severe losses. THE BERMONDSEY MURDER. The Sunday papers contain accounts of several captures having been mad: of p' room whose misfortune it is to re 'amble Morning, either in reality, or in the opinion of the over-vigilant persons who have caused them to be taken into custody. During Saturday a report was currently circulated that M mniug had been seen in the neighbourhood of Clerken well ; and the following notice was lent to the several police rations in London and its suburbs :—" N DiTitlsll of Police. —Mrs. Whitehorse, of the it duty's Read, Rodney-street, Peeitonville, reports that a man, supposed to be Manning, called at her house, and, after taking some refreshment, ask. d to look at the newspaper. Whilst looking at the paper. the man was Been to tremble, and appeared agitated, Mrs. Whitehorn thinks the man was about 40 or 45 years of age, bloated face. curly hair, whiskers shaved off, large mouth, and something the matter with his eyes. He was dressed in • black frock court, CFO% bar trowsers, with • stripe down the side." Immediately upon the receipt of this intelligence, men in plain clothes were sent all over the divi sion, to make inquiries whether anyone elm had seen the party alluded to. At o'clock on Saturday night a communication reached the Observer office, to the effect that Manning had been I taken in • beer-shop, the General Picton, in the Cale donian-road, Pentonville. It was stated that he was taken while siting in the parlour over • pint of ale, by two of the demise polite, who had followed him, so the statement ran, from Deptford to Greenwich, and from theme to this side a the water. And it was stated that he refused, at first, to accompany them ; but that he ia"tirmately proceeded to the station-house. Ile was described as weary-looking and treati ses/shed, and it was said of him that he had exchanged his ale foe " halt and halt" at the entrance of the police in pursuit of Idia. Immediately inqui r r was made at Scotland-yard, and at the stalion.houses in the vicinity, including the head office station in Bow-street, but at half-past one o'clock no intelli gence of his capture had reached either, and the statement to that cflea was not credited by the authorities. The same paper states that yesterday morning consider able excit. merit existed in the neighbourhood •f the Bag nigge Wells road station, where a great crowd had collected on bearing that a prisoner, supposed to be Manning, had Men brought there, and was still detained. It was satisfac torily ascertained that he was not Manning ; but being in toxicated, and having a considerable sum of money on his person, he was kept in custody at the station. Some most important information was collected in the course of yesterday by Burton. That officer felt satisfied, from the quantity of blood that must have flowed from the wounds in the head of the deceased, that some of it must have been spirted over the dress of the murderess; and, accordingly, he proceeded to examine a quantity of old apparel at Mr. Bainbridge's, which had been removed from Miniver-place, and amongst it he found a pled morning wrapper. Oa examination, he found, par ticularly on the cape, large patches of blood, partly washed out. The deem had been washed in differ int parts and rough-dried :it was instantly recognised by Mr. Massey as an article which Mrs. Manning used to wear. 'rem a subsequent discovery which he made it is quite evident that the deceased bad had a violent atruegle with Manning, for Burton has found a black cloth waistcoat torn from the left arm across to the breast and then down to the end, the manner in which it is torn evidently bespeaks it to be the result of • violent struggle. Tre .sisteeet Mr. Massey has also identi fi ed to be one which Manning used to wear. IRELAND. DIIILIN, AL'Ot6T 25, The weather has again became humid, but though thero is a want of sun the temperature continues high. An article in the Cork Reir,rter entitled, " Con sistency and Common Sense," has obtained much public notice. It is a retractation of repeal opinions, and professes tt e opinion of that journal that repeal is now a mere speculative subject. It says th►t " when a political purpose becomes impracteable, the further advocacy of it is aboird and mis chievous." It is only to be regretted that such views did not break in earlier upon the party, which used to scout at that portion of the Irish community, which slavers asserted the impractica bility of Repeal. The article also contrasts somewhat I widely with the solemn vows and pledges of all kinds Iby Young Ire'anclism never to abandon the cause against " the Saxon." As a decided proof of the ebb of Repeal opinion, the article is of value. The proceedings yesterday at the Dublin, Rath farnham, and Dundrum Railway, will startle the sober tastes of your renders in England. From first I to last it was a scene of clamour, auger, and vitupera tion—a Railway " row." Only the first day of the Phoenix-park races was well attended, though the spirit on each day was very fair, some of the races being closely contrasted One of the least pretentious persons in the throng of officers was Prince George of Cambridge, with his qaiet well-bred air, conversing good hussouredly with his brother officers, amongst whom, judgiog by their deportment towards him, he appears to be a decided favourite. The Marquis of Wa'esford was one of the most prominent figures in the betting ring, and a more good humoured sportsman no class could exhibit. He looks fresh enough still to perform hardy exploits : his well knit limbs and athletic make would mark him out in any crowd. The officers who rode the races ware very different in appearance from their dismounted comrades in front of the standhouse. They were sweated down, and looked spare, and somewhat meagre. They were all handsomely dressed, and most of them bore them selves gracefully enough to distinguish them from plebeian jockeys. LIIICESTER FREEHOLD LAND SOCIETY.—The first general meeting of the members of this young bet already neat society, wilt held in the Mayoe's Parlour, at the Town Hall. on Thursday evening, for the purpose of elect ing a President and other *Aileen. About one hundred persess were present, silkily belonging to the working 41110196 1 ; but we were also glad to notice a considerable umber of the middle eloseas—thus affording a sell presage of that sideslip wails, without whisk an movement can be sanitise, but with width *wry reoesseut in favour of a great and soma fie must aldasiely prove resistless. The chair was la tits Int iastaase ....pied by Mr. John MasniaF, who amiss kawadiassig ea the election ol John Baggi udin Ui d... • = w rit* Usk plies. amid • general • Norma. RAILWAY MEETINGS. LEEDS AND THIRSE. The half-yearly ordinary general meeting of the share holders in the Lei ds end Think Railway Company was held at the Court-house at Leeds on Saturday, and at the same Tinos and on the same day an extraordinary general meeting of the proprietors was held for the purposes of determining upon the terms and conditions on which the new shares to be canted under the Leeds and Think Railway Act ef 1849 should be created and issued ; to authorise the director to exercise the borrowing powers contained in the said act sr soon as the prescribed amount of cmpital is paid up ; and, lutly, as the preferential dividend old per cent. on the extension shires of 1648 has been con firmed by the art of 1849, to determine upon and declare the other oondaloas which should attach to those shares. H. C. liallanear., Esq., this Chairman of the Board of Di. rectors, presided. John Gott, Esq., Newman Cash, Esq., D. W. Nell, Esq W. We.. Brown En o directors of the company, were p resent; there al s o being a considerable number of shareholders in attendance. The reports of the directors and of the engineers wan read by 8 Smuts, Esq., the secretary. The report *ldol Directors was a. follows: " The directors have to congratulate the proprietors ea the completion of the original line from Leeds to Think. and its opines for public traffic on the 10th of July last. " The following are the periods at which the different portions of the hue have been opened:—from Think to Ripen on the Ist of June, 1848, 10 silts; from Ripon to Weston on the 13th September, 17/ miles; from Weston to Leeds on the 10th July, 1849, 111 miles; total length of line now in operation 39 miles. " The statement of accounts has been placed in the hands of the proprietors, from which It will be seen that I the gross receipts from traffic for the half-year ending June 30th, are 6,8461 9s 3d., and the balance remaining, after payment of working expenses, is 2,8121. 12s. The directors have already stated, in previous reports, that no just inference as to the productive's''r of the under taking as a who can be drawn from the balk on that part of the line opened during the period shown in these accounts, inasmuch as it has been entirely of • local issuance " Since the opening of the line to Leeds for passenger traffic the amounts received weekly from such traffic have 4n 'as follows :-first week (6 dare), ending July 16th, 954. 18s. 94. ; second week, ending Jaly 22nd, 7211. Ba. 3d. ; third week, ending July 29th, 6311. 10s. 5d.; fourth week, ending August 15th, 8931. 16s. 6d. ; fifth week, ending August 1211,9631. 16s. Bd.; sixth week, ending August 19th. 7771. lls. Bd. ; receip's of six weeks passenger traffic only, 4,4861. Is. 83., a result which, as compared with the pawn. ger traffic of lin-s in the tame clistrict, must be admitted to be on the whole satisfactory. " The line is at present open for goods and minerals to only a limited extent, but the station works at Leeds are in a state of considerable forwardness, and it is expected that the com pany will be T. ady shortly to afford ample accommodation for this description of traffic. " Satisfactory arrangements have been made with the London and North Western, and L•inesahire and York. shire Companies, for the interchange of passenger traffic at Leeds, the trains of this company running in connection with theirs so far ss circumstances will admit. "The Great Northern Company also intends running its trains into the Leeds central station early in the ensuing month, and some accession of traffic to this line is accord iagly anticipated from that source. "The directors look to the completion of the Northern Extencon as a means of efficiently developing the traffic oi l the lice generally, and with that view a portion of the walks I are now going torward. The engineer repasts that the I Hartlepool line, connecting Leeds and the man districts with the Durham Railways, and with th:107:11 1. 3 the Tees, may be completed and opened by the end el next year. "The whole of the works and permanent way on that part of the line now opened are in good condition. The tunnel has been completed, and the roof sheeted with galva nised iron at thou parts where the water percolated through the masonry. The other works remaining to be finished cm the animal line are of a comparatively trivial character, involving little additional outlay. The engineer's report is referred to for further information as to the state of the works generally. " By • the Leeds and Think Railway Act, 1849,' the pre ference in receipt of dividends formerly promised to the holders of the shares registered under the acts of 1848, is authorised and confirmed from and alter the date of opening of the original line from Leeds to Think. The directors have therefore telt themselves authorised, in conformity with the resolution of the shareholders, adopted at the meet ing of August 28th, 1848, to make a call of 11. 105. upon that portion of those shares which is registered under the Harrogate and Pateley branch, and Leeds Central Railway Station acts (making Si. on those shun), this capital being now required for the purpose of constructing the works in connexion with the Leeds central station, and in order to form the branch line to Low Harrogate, and to construct a station at that place. " The directors not having yet taken any steps towards the construction of the line from Melmerby to Northd. lerton, no call has been made on the shares registered under the powers of the hlelmerby and Northallerton Ex. tension Act. " From the number of shares which have been registered under the acts of 1848, the directors are now enabled to statai that the amount of such shares will be 201. each. " By ' The Leeds and Think Hallway Act, 1849,' powers are &me Riven to create and issue tarthersisares to the amount of 450,0001, for the completion of the undertaking, with such privileges attached to them as the company may deter mine ; and a eerie* of resolutions with this object will scoor ding:y be submitted far your approval at the Extraordinary Meeting now to be held. The directors are desirous of limiting as much as possible the issue of preference shares. The number of Quarter Shares heretofore lasted has bun restricted to about 10,000; and it is proposed that the Preference Capital, authorised by the Extension Acts of 1848, shall only be called up at present to a limited extent. " The haus of Preference Shares now contemplated is re commended, only because the raising of that capital is indis pensably requisite in order to enable them to fulfil the obli gations of the company to its contractors, u well as to com plete the undertaking already commenced, and to bring the whole concern into profitable operation. " There is, at the same time, another advantage to be gained by the execution of the requisite works at present ; namely, in the very low price of all contract works con nected with railways. The works remaining to be cuted to complete the connexion of the original line with Stockton and Hartlepool are mostly of a light and illtIrell• vive character; and by a comparatively small expenditure, about 20 miles of additional line will be opened, which are of such importanee as leading to the more complete deve lopment of the traffic of the existing portion of the railway. Since the half-yearly meeting in Febraary last, arrears of calls have been collected to the amount of 14,1141. 161.8 d., which have been applied towards the payment of in. terest on original shares ; the first instalment having been paid on the Ist of July last. The warrants for the remaining inatalments are also issued and will be paid on the Ist of November out of the remaining arrears of eall, which the directors caleulate with confidence on being able to cwt• lect by Hitt date. " The interest on extension shares for the half year ending June 30 is alsi due ; and in like manner, as in the case of the original shares, the directors pnpose to postpone the payment until the Ist of February next • by which time they expect to collect sufficient arrears of calls on those shares as to enable them to pay the whole interest due in one ire. Calment. A resolution will be submitted for your approval, con firmatory of the forfeiture of certain original shares in anew I of call, and authorising the directors to sell, or otherwise , pose of the same, in order to the payment of the last instal- 1 ment of interest on the original shares." The statement of receipts snd expenditure to the 30th of June last, contains the following items: Received on account of calls, 1,386,8341..85. 3d. ; loans, 377,7411. 2s. sd. ; miscel laneous receipts, 8,4651. lls. 11d. Of this total sum of 1,773,0411.2 5 . 7d. received, only 6,7201. lls. Ild, remains in hand. The remainder had been expended as follows : P law ar . liam recit e igo n eg tary s:3shar e ,Bo l e pe how ns l ai rs , 1. 33 d.2 , ; 5 ,500 1 1 6 a. 1 1 ..7 ;a 5. 10 5d. 0taiun i ,t 3 1 pa r li a m m iy o i n 4re n s t iirin9 p d ald g; diareholders, 2.2001. ; total, 35,1711. 2s. 113. ; printing sta r dowry, &c., 4,9771 ; Engineering, 20.2631.75. 7d. ; direc lion, Wanes, &c, 6,8831. 31. 10d. ; miscellaneous, 3,0311. Bs. Id. ; rents and taxes, 7491. 18s. 91.; procuration fees, 1,2121. Bs. 11d.; surveying, 12,6451. 10s. 9d.; less amount paid by retiring shareholders, 6411. 19s. sd. ; total. 12,2811.95. 7d.; land, tenant right, &c., 159,188 1 . 14 s , Id. • dements to highways, 5,7241.3 a. 33. • permanent materials', 268.6201. 15s. ld. • raise liaisons sto ck, 3461. Os. 3d. ; works, 1.004,3351. 3,. stations, 8,4561. 2s. • interest on calls and mortgages, 72,3641. 14e. 1 0 d. ; centr al station, 19,0001. ; working stock, 71,7001. 91. Id. • Ripon canal purchase, 34,8301. Or. 6d. • beakers' com mission, 4,9071. 14s. led. ; tdt.l, 1,766,3201. ' 10c Bd. The account of share capital raised and remaining to be raised, under the acts 1845, 1846, 1848, 1849, on June 30th, 1849, is thus stated Original shares (184.5),18,500 shares, at 501. per share, re ceived 875,2331. Os. Id., due 49,7661.195. 11d.; extension shares (1846), 9,620 shares, at 601. per share received 348,6461. 15e. 8d , due 132,3531 . 4 s. 4 d.; qua rter shares, 10,075 shares, at 121. 10s. per share, received 8 9 , 9831 . 2 a. 6 d. , cue 35,9541. is. 6d. ; extension shares (1847.8), balance at credit, received 72,9711. 10s. due 314,0281. 10s. ; amount authorised by Leeds sad Think Railway Act, 1849, all to be called up, 450,0001. 1M r. So atatior m -- ares S 11 11 1 " Locomotive pair, make, Sta. — 1,547 9 1 " malatmease M may . -- —.. ..... - 468 7 " Cambia( mews ... ..... . - 665 4 ke. —-- 105 16 :: ?cake e mntbs = c aea, vmes ...... ...... —.... 400 15 1 "OW tragic ditto ... 287 pear lot loss sad damage ....... .. ~........ 21 17 191 . Geolcol amps 4e4 7 " Paris's raw . Repairs or PraPert7 B6 3 1 86 1 3 " Duty or pm:wee teas 2 11 Al Bo yna , "846 9 Ca. By n Moraha Mee Wank £999 12 " Presagers' tradk ;719 11 " Paresis ditto " Hones, caviare, dad dop SI 2 " Coal Mat 4,557 10 " Lime ditto poi 10 " Live Mock "Raab ..--.... //1,848 0_ 8 The CHAIRMAN said he bad sow to move, in ornformity wentnatal praetioa, that the report now read, and the of mounts, as certified by tits saditon, be adopted and printed for circulation amongst the shareholders. Ano ther interesting matter for the consi.leration of the share. I holders to-day would, he apprehended, be that arising from I their operations on the opening of the orLinal line through- , out and the indications which those operations might afford as to their prospee's of traffic hereafter, I for they had but very little of • foundation as yet on which to rely on forming an opinion as to what the traffic would be ; but as far as they had gone the receipts held out a good prospect for the future. JOHN GOTT, Baq., seconded the motion. After some dimuuton, the resolution was put and carried 91011 con. The CHAIRMAN next moved a resolution authorising the director, to form any alliances with other companies which they might think necessary for the promotion of the interests of the Leeds and Think Company. In the course of his remarks he referred to the Government Audit Bill, which he spoke of as having been properly opposed. He also called upon the secretary to read a letter from the com pany's auditors, which stated that the company possessed o n e of the mat perfect set of amounts to be found in any dike is the kingdom, all the items of expenditure being clearly ex plained by the different accounts opened, many of which were adapted under their different heads to show all the details of eta & expenditure. Mr. J. G. PALBY seconded the resolution. The CHAIRMAN next moved the forfeiture of 125 601. shares, 116 of which were 141, and 10 of which were 241. in enema.. The resolution wee, alter some explanation, screed to riCift, OOPS. NMI OP /41W SHARES. The meeting was now made SPISCIAL, for the purpose of considering the terms on which the new shares should be Wined, and on other business. The CHAIRMAN said the capital necessary to be raised by the shares of 1848 would be obtained by fixing the amount of these shares, originally issued as 351. shame, at 201. He moved a resolution limiting them to that amount. These shares bein g id were registered for distinct objects-4,000 of them for capital required for the central station, and these shares would be all called up ; another portion of them was for the construction of the Pateley- bridge and Harrogate branches, and about half the amount would be called up ; the third portion would be applied in making the Ms Imerby and NorthaUert2n branches, and upon these the directors did not propose that anything should be called up more than the 31. 10s. per share alreaaid. Tis distinction iht in volve some difficulties, b ut p ale direc tors could not m s g ee how they could avoid it. The SECRETARY, in answer to a call for the numbers of the ShATOS applied ti the different portions of the works, stated that the shares numbered from 36,512 to 40,394 were registered for the central station ; those from 40,395 to 47,859, for the Harrogate and Pately Bridge branch ; and those from 29,101 to 36,511, for the Melmerby and Ncrth allerton branch. Mr. CARBUTT thought this mode of dealing with these shares was a groat hardship upon such holders of original shares as himself. When the 7 per net. shares were offered, he refused to take up his from prudential motives, as he ex pected the whole of the 6 per cent. shares would be called ue. and, had that ban so, he would not have been justified in accepting the 7 per cent. shares offered afterwards; but had he known that on some of the 6 per cent. shares nothing more would be called, he might have acted differently. The CHAIRMAN agreed with Mr. Carbutt, but was him self in the same position in some respects ; but did not know how the difficulty was to be got over. A long coaversation ensued, but with no result. The SECRETARY next read the terms and conditions on which it was proposed to issue the new preference shun, a follows : " 1. That, in pursuance of the powers confined upon the company, and for the purposes authorised by the Leeds and Think Railway Act, 1849, the sum of 450,0001. be raised by the creation of 45,000 new shares, of the nominal value of 101. each, to be denominated' preference fifth shares.' " 2. That such shares shall be entitled to a preference dividend of 8 per cent. per annum for three years, and of 5 per cent. per annum in perpetuity thereafter. " 3. That the new shares be offered to the shareholders now standing registered on the books of the company, in the proportion of one preference filth share to every 401. of capital held by them. " 4. That there shall be no allotment of preference fifth shares to any shareholder in respect of any shares of the company on w►ich any call due before the Ist day of Sep tember next shall be in arrear on that day, unless otherwise ordered, under special circumstances, by a resolution of the directors. " 5. That the instalments on the new shares be paid as folbw, viz. : " Aug. 25, 1849—First call of IL, payable : 11. on Oct. 1, 1849, deposit ; Li. on Dec. 1, 1849, second instalment of first ea l • 11. on Feb. 1, 1850, third instalment of first call. " Feb. 25, 1850—Second call of 31., payable : 11. 10s. on April Ist, 1850, first instalment of second all ; 11. 10s. on Jane 1, 1850, second instalment of second call. " Ju . ne 25,1860—Th1rd wll of 31., payable : U. 10!. oe Annan 1, 1860, first instalment of third call ; 11. 101. onOct. 1, 1850, woad instalment of third call. " Oct. 25. 1850—Fourth call of IL, payable : U. on Dec. 2, 1860. " Making • total of lOL per share. " 6. That in case any shareholder shall fail to pay the de posit of 11. per share on the first of October next, the allot- ment shall be cancelled, and the right to such new shares shall be absolutely forfeited, unless otherwise ordered, under special cirearnstaneee, by a resolution of the direation. ' 7. That all new shares stet appropriated as before pro vided, shall 'amnia at the disposal of the directors, to be issued at such times, on such terms, and in such manner, as they may consider most to the advantage of the company. " 8. That in cue any shareholder shall neglect to pay any instalment or call due on the preference shares, interest at the rote of 6 per cent. per annum shall be charged on the instalment or instalments so in , until the date of pay• meat ; and the dividend or divid.nds due upon all such shares standing in his name shall, for the period durinthg which any instalment shall be at arrest and unpaid by e said shareholder, be absolutely iorleited. " 9. That the directors are hereby authorised and , powered to do, and cause to be done, iall such acts as are ne cessary toenable them to carry into effr et the previous res.r lutions, sad all matters or things incident thereto, or arising therefrom. The CHAIRMAN, after a gond deal of conversation, sug gested that they might append some conditions to those already proposed, and, if necessary, call another meeting to pass such resolutions as might be deemed necessary for placing the 201. preference shares in toe position it was in tended they should hold. In accordance with this suggestion Kr. SMITH moved, and Mr. Powenn seconded, the ad- Moe of the following words to the secttd condition under which it had been proposed to issue the new shares, and which, as altered, read thus: " That such shares shall be entitled to a preference divi dend of C per cent. annum for three years, and 5 per cent. per annum in perpetuity thereafter, subject to the priority in payment of dividends already or which may hereafter be granted to the .quarter preference shares of 1848, guaran teed, and to the 6 Leedsnt. preference or extension shares of 1848, under the Lee and Think Railway (Harrogate and Pateley Branch, and But and West Yorkshire Junction Amalgamation) Act, 1848. This addition having been una nimously assented to, the series of resolutions for issuing the new shares were adopted without further opposition. On the notion of the CILAILIWI, it was next re- solved :-- That, so soon as the whole of the above 4.50,0001. shall have been subscribed for or taken, and one-half thereof paid up, the directors be authorised, ”ndes the terms of ' The Leeds and Think Railway Act, 1549; to borrow on mort gage or bond, at such rates of interest sad for such periods at they shall think fit, sny sum or sums of money by the slid act authorised to be borrowed, in addition to the other sums which the company are authorised to borrow by these several uts." Thanks having been voted to the chairman, the meeting separated, with the understanding that another meeting should be called on en early day, to pus such reso l utions as might be deemed necessary for giviag the 201. preference shares of 1848 thi a riority over the new issue, and rendering the guarantee le .in conformity with the Leeds and Thirsk Railway Act of 849. The meeting was occupied three hours. LANCASTER AND CARLISLE. The half-yearly general meeting of the Lancaster and Car lisle Railway Company was held at the gitadel Station , Carlisle, on Thursday, B. W. HASELL, Esq., in the chair. The attendance was almost wholly confined to the directors. The directors' report was read and stated : " On the present occasion it is the agreeable duty of your directors to report the satisfactory conclusion of all their long pending disputes with the Lancaster and Preston Railway Company, es the owners, and the Lancaster Canal Company, as the parties in possession, of the Lancaster and Preston Railway. At the last general meeting you were reminded that a bill was then before parliament for author ising you to construct a new railway between Lancaster and Preston, all other means having on your behalf been tried in vain 'to secure the public and your interests as respects the absolutely needful connection between the Lancaster end Carlisle and the other lines which ex'end from Preston southwards.' Your directors trust that you will be now of opinion, with them, that al th ough that bill was not prosecuted, adequate and substantial advantages have been secured by its introduction into parliament. " Without going into minor details, it may be sufficient to state that, at a very early stage in the parliamentary pro• ceedinp, it became evident that, unless a friendly arrange ment ware made with respect to the existing Lancaster and Preston Railway, your bill for the new line would be passed (a result which no party could really profess to desire, except as an unavoidable alternative) ; attention was therefore at once given te the making of conditional contracts between all the three companies iaterested, and these contracts have since been confirmed by parliament. In pur suance of them, the Lancaster Canal Company gave up, on the Ist of August, absolute possession of the Lancaster and Preston Railway to the Lancaster and Carlisle Company, with the assent of the Lancaster and Preston Company.— who are thenceforth to be interested, in common with the Lancaster and Carlisle, in the net proceeds not only of their own line of 20 miles between Preston and Lancaster, but also of your line of 70 miles between the latter town and Carlisle, in the proportion of 7 to 15 (those being the actual proportions as nearly as could be ascertained, of the past earnings of the two lines); both undertakings are to be managed and worked as one, b 7 the Lancaster and Carlisle Company, to who's board of direction, however, a Lancaster and Preston director, selected by the Lancaster and Carlisle Company, is to be added. " The foregoing is • succinct general outline of the new arrangement, which dates from the let inst., and which your directors believe to be mutually fair and equal as between the two companies, and of the greatest importance to the " Al part of the general arrangement made in parliamont t the account in respect of the put use by the Lanceoar sod Carlisle Company, of the Lsnesster and Preston lfeilway was agreed to be, and has since be-n adjusted by arbitration, and thus all disputer with the Laccaster Canal C..topany, as will as with the Lancaster and Preston Railway Cony .ray, on this account, are finally disposed of. Although the result of this arbitration has been less favourable than a our directors had anticipated, yet they have the satisfacti M of being able to add that the difference between the ones awarded and the sum estimated and set apart as probably payshle to the Canal Company will be covered by the net receipts for the extra or seventh month (last July). hese receipts would otherwise have been brought on the present m u t the account of revenue to be now divicts ch as the Lancaster and Preston proprietors are, as before stated, under the new arrangement, to be Joint i Arta captors with you es from the Ist instant. Under the circumstances of this company, as they now stand in relation to the Lancaster and Preston Cotupany, and in order to the more equal half-yearly division f the income of the year, the board recommend that in hOur^ the accounts be made up to the 31st of July and 31st January, and the dividends paid accordingly. "The dividend now proposed, after the rate of 4 per cent. per annum, your directors consider satisfactory, aver. that it is for the poorest half-year ; and they confident tv ; ape that they may always hereafter have to propose some r 'ghat rata of dividend. " They have to congratulate you upon the sucecastal result of the opposition to the bills mentioned in the lest report as the* before Parliament, for vesting the N. ••••••ells and Carlisle and the Maryport and Carlisle railways the York Newcastle and Berwick company—bills whic , . it car ried, would have most seriously prejudiced the int. r ,!, of the public, and of the West Coast Companies; ant, ich, therefore, if ever again submitted to Parliamen', must again be met by the most determined opposition. " Your directors have great pleasure in reporting t .t the whole of your railway and works are in excellent cut .1 'ion; and now that the difficulty heretofore expert( need in h use of the Lancaster and Preston railway is entirely rt toed, and unity of management is secured for the whole ••:- .nos between the Caledonian Railway at Carlisle, and the L ndon and North Western Company's North Union Rail , • y at Preston, your directors believe that a progressive ine; , ..e of the through traffic may reasonably be calculated up .et ' and that the Lancaster and Carlisle may undoubtedly he rests rasa as a safe investment for capital." By the accounts presented to toe meeting, It sp;wared that the receipts for the half year ware 64,7501. 10. 71d., whilst the disbursements had been 31,4531. 16e. 44d. The CHAIRMAN, after some explanation, al. - A-4 " That the report and statement of accounts lanceted thereto, now read, be approved and adopted." Mr. HEAD then moved : " That a dividend of IL per whole, and 4s. per third share, be now ma , • and declared out of the nett profits of the undertaking up • s the 30th of June last." He would only add that their t .iiway never promised so well as now. The motion was seconded by the Hon. Colonel L.. —.her, and adopted nnaaiasOnaly. Mr. GEO. DIXON moved that Mr. Haul', a reti i; g di. rector, be re-elected. Seconded by Colonel MACLEa , and unanimously adopted. Mr. Garnett was also re et cted a director, and Mr. H. Braithwaite as auditor. Mr. HOWARD, of Greystoke, acid that they het' ow to elect • new director from the Lancaster and Presto', :rd, according to the act of parliament. He proposed, ''That Wm. Jackson, E.q., one of the Directors of tit Lan caster and Preston Junction Railway, be appointed a director et this cempany." The motion was seconded, in two or three plx. s, and unanimously adopted. Thanks were then voted to the chairman, on the .). , ,tion of Mr. Sheffield, and the meeting terminated. WHITEHAVEN AND FURNESS. The Wintry half yearly meeting of this comp rny was held on Saturday, at the dace in 0 uil lhall Building , Ile End of LONSDALE took the chair. The SECRETARY read the following report and accounts : The proprietors will recollect that, at the last hel 5 arty meeting, the progress which hail been wedeln carrying on the undertaking enabled the directors to report t• e. ten miles of the railway had been completed for mineral tr ffic ; and they have now the satisfacti .n to state that a further portion of the line between Whitehaven and Rave glass (sixteen -and-a-half miles) having been examined and cer tified by the government inspector, was opened for puma gers in the month of July last. The stations erected et the Whitehaven terminus are adjoining to Preston-street, as near the town as possible for the convenience ie the public, and are arranged in such a manner as to afford due facility for the conveyance of merchand.se Lei pas sengen. Upon the portion of tha line which h-s been opened since the last half-yearly meeling, the gener..l goods traffic has net yet been developed, but arrangem' • are making for conveying iron, ore, lime, slate, ane goods generally produced in the district, and the qu n• ity Is steadily increasing. The number of passengers c • v yed hitherto has come up to the expectations of the dee term ; and this source of revenue promises well, the am wit re ceived in the three weeks from the opening being 4!01 It will be borne in mind that the receipts on account of r e rough passenger traffic are materially affectel by the 17 ,u' ee of coach journey which intervene between Revenge., and Broughton; the amount received, therefore, gni, ly indi cating the local tra ffi c on the 161 miles open, will be Tee irded as a satisfactory commencement of working, and 'sill no doubt give encouragement to the shareholders as an e trout of what their line will earn when the mineral a' 1 goods traffic is developed ; and the completion of the line to Ilr ugh ton has, by effecting a junction with the Furness Railway, opened up a new field of tra ffi c In that district, and . ~urea the through traffic, by affording a continue transit in rail way. The completion of the line at as early a perigee us pos sible is, therefore, the anxious desire of the directors; and the means at their present disposal are being applied o the completion of the six miles intervening between Raverglass and Bootle. The early construction of the remaining emven miles between Bootle and Broughton may also, it is antici pated, be relied upon, arrangements having been le hole for payment of a great part of the cost in the company'. b These arrangements being made, there appears every proba bility that the line may he finished throughout in the spridg of next year. The construction of the works already exe cuted within the original estimate justifies the exp• elation that the estimate for these which remain will r. t be ex ceeded. The existing outstanding liabilities of the c in. peny, and the probable cost of the remaining works, here been carefully estimated by the directors upon detailed reports from the officers of the company; and the result tie y cost eider justifies the belief that the further expende ere will not exceed the 123,0001., exclusive of such further a coking stock as may be required. This, added to the °edgy up to the present time, amounting to 194,0001., giv, s a total of 317,0001. • much, es will be seen, within the 0rig....1 esti mate of 350,600/., and showing an expenditure under 111,0001. per mile. The means at the company's disposal for meeting this further expenditure will be derived from the 4/. per share remaining unpaid on the company's shares, from the arrears of former calls unplid, and from the amou .t to be taken up on debenture by the public, and by pareee con tracting for the remaining works and supplies ; and a eureful estimate of these several resource. , leads to the belief h-it the amount will be forthcoming. The proprietors will observe, from the foregoing remarks, that the requirement. of the company will render necessary an immediate turtle r ment on the shares being called up ; a call of 21. per share will, therefore, at once be made, of the payment of which the usual notice will be given in a few days. The oeyment of the remaining 21. per share will be delayed to us late a period as the progress of the works will permit. By the statement of accounts it appeared that 'he total sum was 193,9931. la. 4d. ; and that the expenditure was as folows : Parliamentary and legal expenses, 11,5591. 19s. Id. ; laud purchases and compensation, 29,787/. 14s. 10 .. : con tract works, engineering, and surveying, 138,4271 9s. 9d. ; locomotive engines, 3,9561. 16s. ; advertising, ste coney, , rent of o ffi ces, and cffice expenses, 2,2281. 3s. 2d. ; a cretary and clerk's salaries, 1,4671. 3s. 2d. ,• direction and auditose, 1,3271. 10s. ; interest paid shareholders, less receive I from bankers, and arrears of call, 2,7151. 131. 3d. : total. 191,470/. 9s. 31. ; leaving a balance at baneen of 2,6221. 12s, Id. The CHAIRMAN said, in moving the recepti .n sad adoption of this report, he should rather speak in •ne lea pine of congratulation, as row a portion of the be Cr half of their line was opened. Mr. TILL seconded the motion for the adopti ii of the report, which was passed unanimously. Mr. CUNLIFFE suggested that the report sh ..l .l be published at least a week or ten days previme.y to the meeting. The CHAIRMAN stated that it had been delay. il in the present case through the illness of the secretary, weo had suffered from the prevailing malady, but the hue gestion would be attended to the next meeting. Alter some conversation between Mr. Hildyar , eI.P., Mr. Knox, Mr. Devitre, and others, as to the fort eiti shame the traffic, and other matters, A vote of thanks was passed to the noble chairms. end di -. ...en I rectors, when the meeting adjourned. interests as WEAR VALLEY. The half-yearly general meeting of the Wear Val:. y Rail way Company was held in the offices of the company r, Dar lington, on }ridgy. H. STOBART, Esq., occupied ;he (pair. The report of the directors stated : The full amount of the 501. shares is now paid up, vii., 109,300/., and the sum of 561,2781. 10s. 10d. has h n re ceived on the 251. shares; the amount called up the latter is 151. per share; the next instalment will not I.✓ called for till 1850. The company's act of parliament of 1847 gives the company the option of taking up a portion o their capital by loans instead of calling up the full amount of the shares, not exceeding the sum of 168,6681. Your directors will ask the authority of the general meeting to exercise the said powers to such extent as may seem expedient and f, r ihe in terest of the company. It is not their intention to go yond a limited amount at present, but in the event o' wormy being obtainable on easier terms than it has beer of late, they may see it right to avail themselves of the borrowing powers, and abate the calls on the shares. The d. rectors recommend that the dividend for the half-year ending September 30, be payable on the 18th October, which will be as follows: On the fiel. shares On the 251. shares, paid up „ 15s. ~ On the 251. shares, calls paid 9s 31(1. „ The report was adopted, and it was then unanimously resolved that a dividend of 6 percent. per annum (Ice. income tax) be declared, for the half-year ending Sept. 30, 1849. The CHAIRMAN then proposed the following resoln . lion " That this company do borrow oa mortgage or bonds the sum of 90,0001. authorized to be borrowed by the Act enabling this eompany ' to purchase or Wee the Blabop , Auckland and We e Railway, the 'Wear and Dement Railway, the Woudale &tendon littAlTery, eled the Ma' ~- -,-~::, ~~ oauT,iTii 11211, ling • Ws, FM; sad IPt. cm ti of rirg illy Mei tot will be ..tCar ►t de :hi the hes a d. rad the • tang ctistd, • • beep 1, that eir ..n, ao 0;1.