The Express. — London, England, 1849-08-20 00:00:00

found in the rooms, ea was also labels which had jut bees written, apparently with the vie w of fiziag them to puk es" ; the following is the copy of one : " Mr. L. Wright, passenger to New York." They are supposed to have left London the ship Vic toria, wt ich was adverti-ed on the card found is the hems to sail on Monday last, the day it which they left the hones in Minerva plea, the some 01 the atrocious m that urder. *L am m a s Nionr.—leformatioa has ) cli ust ul bora ice- Warded to the Metropolitan Polise-ofileo, Mlion, cm Friday a polimhoondable went down to Portsmouth M tompany of a rims whose wife had ran away, ihen, n order tormover some property she had taken with her, won ✓im on board a caul, lie saw a puma answering in every a mer iption the nun Manning. He was talking with another party of Jewish appearance who spoke through his nose. This party made use of a low expres s son and then addressed the ether party es " *moles." The two appeared steam to be oftming a berth in the vemel whisk was going tal mil Ai New York. :Messengers have been despatched in messeb, to overtake, if possible, the vessel in question. A trlegrephic eommusiestion hagsg been despatched U. Sir George Grey, the Secretary r the Home de partment (detailing the cireumatasces attendant upon the atrocious wader), he immediately ordered the COMMiNiOS -41n of Polies to issue the following : " Metropolitan Police-411CP, 4, Whitehall-plsee, August 18, 1849. " ClOOßeward.—Murder.—Whereas • warrant lose been greeted for the apprehemion of Frederick George Mann , ing late of No. 3 , Minerva street, New Weston-wee, Skin market, Beimondsey, and Maria, his wife, &cativo of nova, whose whose maiden lane was Mule Rae, charged with the murder and robbery of Patriek O'Connor. A reward of 100'. will therefore be paid try h-r Majesty's government for the apprehenticn of the said Frederick George Manning and his wife ; or • reward of 501. for the apprehmtelon of either M theca. And the See-rear, of State will advise the grant of her Majesty's fff•LioUs pardon to any actorso.ice, not being the person who 'stagily tired the shot, or ieflieted the mental wood, who shall give such information and evidence ea shad lead to the discovery end eonvielon of the murderer er munition of the bekre-camel Patrick O'Connor, In formatics to be given to the li: im stations of the metropo litan districts." Mr. laspoetor Perkins yeat'rlty succeeded in traits tho cats is which Kunio! lef . Laishridge's, the broker who bought the furniture, on Wedcralcy morning. The cabman. it appears, took up his fare its Liernsondary-squars, at ten Lantos to eight se Wednesday mercies. He was desired to drive him to the Waterloo ration of the South Western railway, where he ant hies down .danning gave the cabman implicit directions to drive through certain bark streets, which order be obsyed. He hod two carpet-bap with him, in one of which the broker 'bass there were three new spits of clothes. The rum millets Disoning received for his fur niture was 131. ; the pollee, however, estimate its value at 401. At ten o'clock lot night priests information was for warded to the police, which, if true, mast have the effect of placing the murderers is the hands of jumbos during the --- CORONERS' DIQUESTS.—SATuaDAY. ATTEMPT BY A HUSBAND TO MURDER HIS WIFE.—BUICIDE OF THE HUSBAND. Bets: e Mr. H. M. Wakley, in the University Col lege Hospital, on Georg* Marton, a painter and glacisr, orn, late of li e ltotnereseent, aged Si. The jury having bun sw proceeded to view the boll, and upon their return a juror mad it was diegraeeful to allow them to witness tie bileously disgusting spectacle which the body presented, and which was one gore of blood. Another juror—" The &meetings MOM was like a slauchteohouse. Nothing bat the trunk lay on the table ' " A third juror — " The spectacle hes q uite schemed me." Several jurers—" We DCVO' before witnessed so revolting a spectacle. Nothing wculd induce us to view it again." The Coroner—" Oentlectes, I deeply regret that your feedings should have bon outraged. I assure you that LAW I been aware of the condition ot the bedy I should not have allowed you to see it in that state." The following witnesses were:then eaantined. W. H. Hawkins, hospital porter, stated that at half-put 10 the previous earning deceased was brought in 1 cab to the hospital in an lasensible state, and vomiting. lie was carried to the casualty ward, where he was attended by Mr. Plover, the house surgeon, and died at • quarter before 11 the same morning. - Mrs. Alma Brooke, landlaiy of 29, Melton-crescent, di. pissed that deceased lodged with her two months. He came to her house as a sinele man. Shortly after he brought home his daughter. aged 10. On Thursiay night his wife, for the first time, visitsd her. That evening witness besting them quarrel, went up and knocked at his door. , Ile said he would n admit her. She keened at the uonr, and, besting him say to his wife that he would destroy both her and hien• self, the exclaimed, " What are you about ?" lie replied, "Oo ellen, and you will hear no mon about it." Witness want down, end during the miaht she heard no more noise. About tor it'elock the following morning she heard the report of a pi.tol, but tour no notice of it, as she did not think it was in the haute. Soon afterwards she heard a scream, the revrt of another pistol; and, on looking to wards the halltdoir, saw deceased firing at his wife as she rushed into the street, he tol'.owing . her. After pursuing her a hundred yard., he returned, nye, "Where is she ?" and asked permission to u t up to his room. Witness held him, and would not Us him go. A Mr. Rae teen searched I his p xL t, anel took from it r pistol; after which deceased darted up stairs, and, putting his hand ies . de a cupboard, he drank a tumbler of poison, gathering the particles at the bottom with his fingers. and putting them into hie mouth He almost instantly fell to the ground insensible. By the Coro ner —Wifness never observed anything peculiar in de ceased's conduct. He was exceedingly sober and quiet. The shot took effect in the wife's shoulder. The slugs pene trated her dress. The night previous she heard his wite oz. Mains, " Look at what he has iu hit hand ; he attempted to shoot me." Jealousy wee the cause of du ir quarrels. De ceased worked for Mr. Cribitt and Mr. Showbeight. Anthem Morton, daughter of deceased, aged 10, said her father had been married to her stepmother two months, and soon after their marriage they roarrelled and separated. Oa Thursday night her father mat her stepmother accidentally, sad induced her to go home with him. After she wee there some time she wanted to go away; he would not let her, dragged her slime, and threatened to destroy both himself avid her it she did not remain. He said, " I'll shoot you and poisin myself if you go out." They went to bed peaceably and rot up peaceably the f Mowing morning. Shortly after breakfast her father sent her out into a passage. Oo her re turn she found that he had shot her stepmother end poisoned himself. Mr,. Morton, the widow. pretty looking and rather fashionably dressed woman. aged 27, stated that she married deceased on the 7th May. and left home Jute 13, in con sequence of his violent tamper, which pot her in bodily fear. She visited hire on Thon.tay in consequence of a letter he wrote her. (The letter was produced, it was well written, covered four sides, and sproud the strongest desire for a reconciliation.) The shot struck her shoulder, pasaiug through the deem, and slightly touched her left ear. De ceased wag a sober men, but smoked to a frightful extent. The elute did ace enter her arm. Mr. Plover, house physician, opened the body and found *efficient oxalic acid in the stomach to cause deatn. All the organ', szeeptiag the bubo, which was a little softened, were healthy. On deceased's pareon he found the powder and lame swan drom prodesed, together with some documents. The Jury, alter a brief deliberation, returned • verdict of ACCUMiT AT THE BRITANNIA BRIDGE. BANGOR, Acorn 17:—A erreepondent writes : All the food and desired hopes of a saccessfed realisation of raising the monster tubed this stspiowdous bridge to its ' flag mating place are, for the mut two months at Islet, sus prided. A low minutes before noon of this day, the lower part of the cylinder of the hogs hydraulic press o• the An glebes aids burst with a tresecdosie explain, sad its its de ment on to the tube, • height cf about 84 test, tell with • terrille crash. The pees was at work at the Urine, and had rid lbs tubs about three feet during the lift this dyy ; rid had it not been for the very urgent sad precautionary means adopted, by policing and bricking uodar with cement as the tube ores being rained, the most dreadful commutates were inevitable. Owe of the workmen was precipitated from a rope ladder, rutting from the top of :he tube to the recess in which the hydraulic machine was fixed ; he was struck by the huge taus of Ira' in Its &mom, weighing nearly three tons, sad now lies in a dreadfelly crusted elate. I greatly fear that he cacao' survive essay hours, as the me ttles] attendaat on the work, voneltine that, on a close exa mination of his body, most of his lista Rut b? fractured, as well as suffering b.as dreadful internal contusion.. Mr. Frank Porter, the resident cagiest!, with his staff, was quickly on the spot, and I am happy to add that no other actl.ent has happened. This most disastrous affair is to be attributed entirely to • defective coating of Ma cylinder, sad the raiiing of the tate will consequently be delayed mum time, until the comp:eft:to and fixing of the new one in its place. The tubs is row raised aboat 21 feet from the base." CUOLIIA Tea • RAILWAY CARZIAOI.--Ott Tuesday afternoon a patinas& and he sou took their seats in the fast train which leaves Eustec sti.Von at half-past five o'clock, and before they reached Watford the son was taken ill, and continued to pt worse till sae get to Leighton Buzzard, where he wea taken out of its train, so.d in ten minutes ^ afterwards died. Death, in the opinion of the medical men of the plate, arms from chelera. The young man was burls d early on Wednesday morning at Legtiton Buzzard, and was followed to the grave by his discons,late f ather.—Hertfor d Mercury. BURGLARY AND DEATH OF ONE OF THE THIEVES. —Yeetaday morning, a little after two o'clock, th• pollee mu on duty in Argylestreet.Oxford-stnet, discovered that a house had been banes sate. H. instantly procured assistance when he coauseseed a search foe the burglar. He foue.d that the whole of toe plate had beea removed, and feeling satisfied teat the thieves were in the house, he ascended to the upper part and saw two men climbing up the ladder leading to the twit He caught hold of one of them and handed him over to the custody of aaether con stable, while he fullowed tne ether thief, and in bin attempt iog to get away, he hll from lie reef and war instantly killed. The name of :he Llllll in custody is Fredniek Veal or Peal, and the deceased is wail known to the police, bat his name has not been ascertained. He is about twenty years of ape, five feet seven inches high, dark complexion and dressed in a black coat, striped waistcoat and trowsen. In his pocket was found a duplicate for a handkerchief pledged at Mr. Wells, Broad -street, Bloomsbury, in the name of U. Lumley. The other man will be examined at Marlborough-street this day. RAILWAY MEETINGS. LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN. The usual half-yearly general meeting of this com pany was held at the Nine Elms station on SaturdayJ. Gurus, Ewi , in the chair. Mr. WYNDHAM HARDING (secretary) read the report, several parts of which were applauded, particularly that stating that the directors declined any remuneration for the list sin months. THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 20, 1849. As to the committee of inquiry, he was most anxious for it, aad weuld support the motion for one when it was brought forward. The CHAIRMAN explained that it was intended to sub mit whatever might take place, at any conference, to the whole body of shareholders. The SECRETARY, at the request of several shareholders, read the memorial presented from the Manchester share holders, the main feature in which was the suggestion that a committee of inquiry should be appointed to examine into the amousts of me company, and to. causes of the &precis- I don of property which had taken place. Mr. COHEN moved that a committee of inquiry be ap. pointed, but the motion was not seconded, and fell to the round. Serjeant HASSLES proposed that instead of a confer ma with the directors, a 'vocal meeting should be held, but this motion was not seconded, and met a similar fate with the last. Mr. BAKER brought forward his propoeitioa that 1001. a year be given to the auditors, instead of the present allow ance ; but, at the request of Mr. Rowe., it was suffered to stand over, with the other questions, until all the branches of the subject were brought under the consideration of the proprietors at a meeting convened for the purpose. Votes of thanks having been given to the chairman and auditors, the meeting separated at 6 o'clock. 1.11,011 T. "The traffic fee the half-year ending the 30th June amounts to 254,8271.; the expenses, including rates end taxes, to 126,7524 The comparison with the corresponding half-year of 1848 is as follows:—Treffic for the half-yme ending Jene, 1848. 208,9941. ; June, 1849, 254,6271. ; in ane, in 1849, 45.6331. Expenditure for the half-year end ing June, 1848, 118,3701.; June, 1849, 126,7521.; inereme in 1849, 8,3821. Iscrease of net revenue, therefore, 37,2511. Average number of miles open for the Watley ending Just, 1848, 194; June, 1819, 219. The blame of upon. diture in 1849 arises entirety from the increased number of miles of railway, the maintenance of which ai l argea eeeee us. The !Mance disposable fordend is 108,660 3s. 3d. This balance remains after the payment of all interest on capital, whether productive or unproductive, swept interest at the rata of 4 e per cent. for six months on deo 413,8471. laid out on the twenty miles af railw in nasal progress of coeducation during the past half- liar, mil which will be open fee traffic before the clove of the pre sent month. "Ilse Moth and there capital entitled to dividend this half year is £6,521,369 0 0 "The die:sews, theref.we, recommend that a dividend after the rate of 31 per cent. per mums (or 161. 3d. on 501.), be de clued, amounting to 105,972 4 7 " And leavings balance to be earned to the next half year of " It now becomes the duty of the directors to make a few observations on the increase of the share capital entitled to dividend this half year, as compared with the last: " The capital now entitled to dividend is £6,521,368 "The capital so entitled upon 31st Dee last was "The apditinual amount, therefore, 'Milled to dividend this half year, is £2,814,033 The ahareholdeis have always been aware thst, from the terms under which they have, from time to time, resolved to make their several bums of capital, this large addition to the amount entitled to dividend would arise at this time. It has already been shown that there is an uterus' of 37,2511. in the net revenue of the preseat half year, as compered with the corresponding six mouths of 1849 ; and, cot sequently, it is to the increase of cari.al now entitled to dividend that the diminution, of the rate of ditid- nd is to be attributed, and not to any faliicg etf of revenue or increase of expense. This capi:al, it will be remembered, consists, firstly, of new 501. and 401. shares (crested unite resolutions pissed by the proerieters on the 7th December, 1844), on which, and the Tenths (created under resolutions of the proprietors, passed 29th August, 1846), the first dividend, payable from revenue, was to be calculated from the Ist day of January (or July) next after the opening of the Waterloo Extension, that is, on the lot January, 1849; and, secondly, of such amounts as have been called upon the Thirds (1847), (created under ma lutions of the proprietors of 17th Nmem b r, 1846), on :iotla December, 1848, and 30th March, 1849. To avoid misapprehension, it is right to remark, that the item of 52, 1631 . 13s. for interett, in the capital expenditure of the put half year, includes the payment of interest on the new 501. sod 401. oharesof 1815, and the Tenths, to De2em. tier 31st, 1848, such payment btinv, by the terms of the crea tion of th, , shires, to be berms by capital until the shares came in for dividend. Capital thus bears no portion of the burden of interest which is chat gtable on the revenue of the past half year ; while the revenue is charged with the int.- rest on a large unproductive expenditure. The directors, therefore, have satisfaction in bang able to refer to the re port of the auditors, showing chat the canted account has not been burdened to augment the amount applicable to divi dend—a point which has recently excited a more than ordi nary degree of anxiety ammo; ilway proprietors. The branches from Guildforl to Gadalmirg and Farnhem, and the loop line to licunslow, will be opened for trsffic during the present month. The company will, after this present month, therefore, not have a single new line or branch in progress. As regards the lines now suspended, or not commenced, the directors will repeat the assurance they g .76 in Nozember last, v . z., "that no further engagements in relation to tome lines will be entered into, until the matter shall hew been again f submitted to the re-conside ration of the proprietors, specially cenvened for that purocse, and until the whole of the shareholders shell have an oppor tunity of recording their votes, and a dect..ed majority sha'l have determined in favour of the er.mnition of the under- taking." At the last meeting the directors pledged themselves to enforce the 111) , t rigid economy consistent with the efficiency em the service. This they have done ; and as the silaries and wage a formed • large item in the expenditure, they were reluctantly compelled to reduce the scale of payment thronahout the establishment, taking the larger proportior.ate amounts (tom the higher salaries. In determining upon these measures, the directors resolved to tale no remunera tion for their own services during the last six months. The diredon are glad to acknowledge the ready acquiescence with which the reduction was generally met, as well as the faithful and itah,us service rendered by every officer and *levant of the establishment, no less since than before the redaction. The shareholders are aware that a bill was introduced by Lord Monteagle in the last session of parliament, under the this of a Railway Audit Bill. Them[het of this measure would have been to impose permanently on railway companies the expense end inconvenience of • large Government staff of officia.', and to transfer that power, which the shareholders alone have a right to exercise, to a govern ment bond, wanting in the experience requisite for the successful conduct of commercial transactions. The directors therefore telt bound, with others, to oppose it, and the bill was withdrawn in the House of Commons. At the tame time they desire that the shareholders should have the fullest power of au..it and ezaminatios ; and it is proposed to hold a meeting of the representatives of different companies, to con sider it any further provisions are really necessary to secure this object. In the mean time, in order to secure a thorough examination of the accounts of this company, the directors beg to state, that knowing the laborious nature of the duties of auditors, when thoroughly performed, and the length of time which bad been devoted to the task on a former Wl ' gin by the present auditors, they thought it right to offer to I defray whatever expenses the auditors might incur in obtain ing the assistance of a professional accountant; they, how ever, preferred to pertorm themselves the task committed to then by the shareholders, and have accordingly done so, as their report explains. The maintenance of the working stock of the railway to its full efficient value has attracted • degree of attention pro. portioned to the importance of the subject. It has been the practice of this company, from the opening of the line, to keep up, at the r xperse of revenue, the engines, carriages, • either by repl icing those worn out by an entirely new article, or, as the case might demand, by the renewal of those parts requiring it. New engines, (*nigger, and wag gum have thus been added from time to time to the original stock at the expense of revenue, and this principle will con tinue to be strictly carried out in future. The maintenance of the rails and permanent road is a subject of not less im portance. Ia respect to the wooden sleepers, as symptoms of decay appear, they have been, and will continue to be, replaced by new sleepers, at the cost of revenue. The rails are, generally, in excellent order. It is to be remarked, that the preset contract prices for the maintenance of the permanent way are high. This arises from these contracts having been the first entered into afar the opening of the respective lines, when the works were untried, and in some cases not thoroughly completed ; a very large reduction under this head will cor.sequently be effected at the termination of the year 18.50, when the present con tracts expire. When this period arrives, therefore, and the revenue is relieved from the additional expense under this head peculiar to the first years of a railway, it will be proper to consider what provision should be nude for the expense of exchanging the old rails for new as the necessity shall arise for doing so. The applications to parliament,which the proprietors sanc tioned at the lee meeting were successfully prosecuted. ' Under the amended act of last session, the proprietors are authorised to alter the halt-yearly periods at which she ac counts of the company have hitherto been made up; and thus a more equal division of the half-yearly earnings and dividends of the company may, when the proprietors No It, be effected. An important alteration has also been MI6 Y the right of voting by the oroprietors at general ateothige, and • fuller repreeentetion has been given to those tame he:ldioms are small in amount, by the aioption of the scale of voting of the Company's Clauses Consolidation Act. The directors cannot coaclude this report without ail verting once more to the present state of the company's financial position. The dividend for the past half-year is less than they had anticipated, and the directors, fa common with proprietors generally, feel sensibly the lie ' appointment arising from this cause; but it must be horse in mind, that the company has virtually no outstanding liabilities, nor any obligaions to ether companies or parties beyond its own control ; all the new lines in progress of con traction are brought to a close, or will be so in the present month, and these lines are provided in working stock, the whole of which,with very trifling exceptions, is paid for. Thus the directors feel enabled to state with confidence that from this period the affair of the company will progressively amend, and as there can net er be, without the distinct authority of the proprietors, given as it must be assumed for bone heist objects, a recurrence of a period wh• n the capital entitled to cividend shall be so great in proportion to the caroler as at the close of the present half-year, so the direc tors believe it may safely be predicted that at no future period will the affairs of the company be in a state of such depres jest as at present. At all events, the proprietors may feel entire confidence, that the undisguised truth is before them, and that no effort has been niedetu conceal or qualify the real state cd the preperty or prospect , . of the company.-181h Accost, 1849." The CHAIRMAN said—After the comprehensive report which you have just heard read, it wculd be but vain on my part to occupy your time with much repetition. Drubtlem much may be said upon the tact of the depression of the pre sent state of thh.gs, and also when considered in a national point of row, I thi .k toot much, very much, may lieewise be said with reference to an early and probable restoration of railway property. (Heir.) Be, ntl,men, you are all of you too well informed of the causes ants effects of these things, std by your experience in your own particular avo- Wions of life can too well judge of the depression which has affected every section of soci.ty, to make it necessary for ma to occupy your time in pointing them out. Indeed, after the vicissitudes of these three years, it would be hard If I had not fouod th it would be the height of indiscretion and folly to endeavour to lay too flat tering a pidure before you, or to present you with too farnarable • statement of your prospects, however accurate and well feuded might be the data upon which I could pooped. I say, therefore, that my objets on the resent on casks is to allow the report of nay colleagues In the diete tic. to speak for itself. (Hear, hear.) But there are one or two meats which I feel 1 ought not to pass over in silence. As I have before observed, you must be sensibly aware eft the nature of the depression which has prevailed in all slamsl of society, gad also that the account just submitted to yea is an aseount of the worst half of the year. This is gym Aesop& In our district mews peculiarly, bemuse we have me Collllllllo* Or autnufactures within it to give a movement to trade ia tb• early put of the spring, which is found in the ' northern districts of the Pantry. (Hear, hear.) Yoa are ' also aware that the large capital mentioned in the report as falling chargeable to dividend in this half-year is the cause of the present diminished dividend ; and I trust that the auditors —or one of them at least—will feel it. convenient to make a few remarks on this subject, in order to convince you, as I em most I , anxious you should be convinced, that at no period, dating even from the commencement of this railway under the auspices of the hon. baronet, whom I am glad to see pre sent on this moment, down to the present time, no dividend has been assisted er added to by means of a fallacious ac count or other irregular statement, which upon correction, after a severe audit or other process of investigation, could have occasioned the present diminution of dividends. (Hear, hear.) That point I beg of you seriously to reflect upon, as it is the objet point upon which I am anxious that no misapprehension should exist. Ido not wish to allude to any particular companies, but this is a point on which com panies hays become subject to various remarks, and if there is one thing that this company prides itself upon more than another it is, that it stands clear of any serious intention of increasing your dividends by means of fallacious accounts. (Hear, hear.) The result, I repeat, is attributable to the fact of bringing into our accounts a very large amount of additional capital, amounting to about 2,800,0001., and upon the whole of which the declared dividends now became chargeable. Another great and real cause of the evils under whica we labour is simply that the early success of the rail ways, and the accumulation of traftlic beyond what was seri cipatcd, rendered every person, whether director or share holder, anxious to secure an interest in their extension. This was considered in parliament; and then the notion which prevailed among the railway world as to their un ceasing increase of traffic was confirmed and fully established by parliament, as is sufficiently shown by fur. Oladstone's act, in the introduction of that 10 per cent. clause, by which railway property was rendered amenable to government, after paying 10 per cent., and subject to the revision of tolls. This act clearly shows the opinion of the legislature to have been that this property was susceptible of improvement ; and, feeling that we were likely to succeed beyond what was at first anticipated, the whole effort of the legislature was to increase the chances of competition, and to subject every town and population to it. Hence arose the eesire of your directors 6,) secure such routes as they possiliy could, in order to avoid or avert the intention of the legislature in effettirg that competition. (liver. hear) Now, gentlemen, I hope I have pointed out to you what is tbs real cause, the nature, and the effect of those measure.; and if what we have heard, which I am quite willing to admit, and I am sure my colleagues will join with me in admitting, of our having been too fart, is again to be urged against us, I would ask you, under the cir cumstances, where is the railway company, or I may say, the proprietary, whose eye is sufficiently clear to stand up and take the mote frem ours? (Hear, hear.) He concluded by moving the adoption of the report. Mr. SMITH seconded the motion. Mr. MADDEN rose to ask some i nformation relative to the accounts ; they stated that 98,9201. had been advanced to the Taw Vale Cumpacy. At a meeting of that company, how ever the chairman stated that they ha 4 received no such sum, , t h e total sum they had received being 47,4001., making a difference of 51,6201. He thought it impossible to have any confidence in the directors without some explanation could be given of that discrepancy, and if it was not given he would move for the appointment of a committee to inquire into the whole of the affairs of the company. Mr. COHEN wished to know what had been done in order to &driest , e the goods traffic. From their position at Southampton oho whole of the Enic and West India traffic ought to come over their line. lie was cenviaced that it was absolutely necessary to the well governing of railways that revernment auditors should be appointed. (Cries of No.") The CHAIRMAN steed that at the last meeting it was understood that the question of goods trial should be in quired into. Accordingly the subject was referred to a cont. =Wee of the direet, re, who had made a report, which if they pleased hs wooll now teal to them. The report was signed by Mr. Themes Smith, Colonel Reid, Mr. Henry Lacy, and Mr. Matthew The SECRETARY then read the report, which stated " the tonnage of goods collected and delivered by all parties in London, and forgave-id outwards and inwards by the railway for six months, ending the 30th June, 1849, was, exclusive of tonnage by water to and from Nine Elms, 47,457 tons, and in the following proportions : By the ennpany delivered or collected through their agents, Messrs. Chaplin and Borne, 6 009 tons, or about one eighth of the whole ; by the carriers 16,696 tars, or about three-eighths ; and by the public in their own carts 24,752, or about one-half. As it is evident that great Weep prehension lasts arisen in regard to the connexion between Moen. Chaplin and Horne and thes company, it may be nee eatery to remind the board that Meters. Chaplin and Horne are not earriers at a.l on the South-Western Railway ; they are simply agents of the company for the collection and de livery of goods in Loudon (in other words, for the carting), and they act in a similar capacity for other rail w ay CUM panics ; that they charge rates fixed by the company for the cartage (varying, according to the class of goods. from 475. to 675. per ton) ; and that no advantage whatever ac crues to them from the carrying upon the railway, or in any other way, beyond the above payments for their services as carters of goods. The total teem paid for the service for the last half-year was 1,63.31. 13s. 9.1. The committee considered whether it would be advantage ous to the company to take this airtime into their own hands, but are doubtful whether economy would be pro moted by the adoption of such a change. A much larger question is, however, involved in the consideration of whe ther the company should not take steps to secure for itself, so far as possible, the business of the carriers now tieing the line, and they have had before them veions conflicting views on this point, hut have not yet arrived at any conclu sion which is so perfectly satisfactory do them as to induce them to recommend a change of system at present. It may be remarked that the merchandise traffic on the S nith Western Railway defers entirely from that on the northern lines. It is not furnished in large masses at any given point, bat, arising in small quantities from very numerous and often distant sources, the carriers now using the line have clearly an interest in working to bring the traffic on the railway." After some discuesion the report was adopted, and a dividend at the rate of 31 per cent. per annum, free of in come tax, declared, the chairman expressing his opinion that it would yet average 4 per cent. for the twelve mouths. Mr. J. W. CROKER said he was sorry to be obliged to impugn the prudence and foresight of their directers, fir he believed they had been awing according to the best of their judgment, and no imputation whatever mild rest on their personal characters, although their conduct had been meet unfortunate. From the first moment he had joined the company he had protested against the steam pac ket p lan. (Hear, hear.) He had some knowledge of the nature of that species of speculation, and he considered it extremely unadvisable that a company which was already over. burdened with collateral lines, should also entail on itself a speculation which it could not carry out profitably, and of whose management their officials were as ignorant as any of the shareholders. On the last ~cession when they met he had said, that if they went on with the speculation, their dividend would be reduced to 2 per cent. ; and he asserted that if the accounts were pro perly kept, the dividend at present would be under 3 per cent. (Hear, hear.) He also asserted that hut for this steam-packet undertaking, it would be 5 per cent.; for they had paid 50,0001. ant of the sum which ought to be divided amongst them. Their dividend at present was 31 per cent., and he begged to ask whether they did not guarantee 5 per cent, to the steem-packet company. The CHAIRMAN replied in the affirmative. Mr. CHOKER continued to say that as the proprietors in the railway company had been brought from a dividend of 8 per cent. to per cent., it was very hard that they should be called on to pay 5 per cent. to the Steam Packet Com pany on the money which they themselves had lent. As he believed that few en his side of the table understood the question, he would bring forward a motion which if carried would enable them to get at the real facts of the case. It wee that a committee of flee shareholders who were not share holders in the Steamboat Company, should be appointed to inquire ir.to and report on the origin, progress, the present state and future prospects of the eonnexion formed by the South Western Railway Company with the South Western SAME Packet Company. If the inquiry were not granted, he for one could see no prospect of an increased dividend. (Hear, hear.) Mr. COHEN seconded the motion, which, after some discussion, was put to the meeting, and it was negatived by a large majority. Mr. CROKER, on behalf of himself and others, warned the directors against making any payments under the lease panted to the packet company. Mr. BAKER said that it would be gratifyiog to a large body of the scareholdere if the directors on this line would imitate the course adopted by the Great Wooten% Company, as to the reduction of their number. He premed that the , number of directors on this line should be reduced to twelve, and of these twelve he trusted that four would annually retire, in order to make rem for others selected from the general body of the proprietors. He begged at the same time to state, that in his opinion their auditors were very much underpaid, and he would promos that their remuners. non be increased from 201. to 1001. a year. Mr. LOCKE wished to know, before Mr. Baker's motion was proceeded with, what Mr. Key intended doing with respect to his questions. Mr. KAY said, that having received certain explanations tam their chairman, he did not wish to take the reepoasi bility on himself of adopting any specific course of proceed far., without first having a consultation with thorn in the tenantry whom he repreeer ted. Mr. LOCKE trusted that Mr. Key and his friends would be prepared with some substantive plan of action at the next m eting. Several proprietors recommended Mr. Baker to withdraw his motion, and expresso 1 a hope that the attention of Mr. Kay and his Manchester friends would be especially di rected to the point involved in his motion. Mr. BAKER then withdrew his motion. Mr. LOCKE objected to leaving matters so important as those alluded to in Mr. Kay's questions to a conference be tween the directors and a section of the shareholders in Manchester. The whole body of shareholders should be parties to the proccedeng in his opinion. (Hear, hear.) TILE CHOLERA. Return of cases of cholera reported to the General Board of Health on Saturday hat, August 18, 1849 Attacks. Deaths. la London and vicinity, vie. : Whitachapel Bethnsi•green jtotherhiths Lambeth 3O 16 St. Leonard's, Shoreditch St. Saviour's, Southwark l2 6 Other lccalitiea In Englend and Wares:— Liverp00l Maths? Tydfil l3 6 DoPlais Plymouth Leeds Newcutle-under•Lyme In other towns In Scotland : Dundee Cupar Angus mince August 13 Rawl& General total 723 340 CRATHAM.—The cholera has made its appearance in Chatham and i.e vicinity. The marines are confined to bar racks, and a searching ioves:igation has bet n made by the military authorities at the residences of such of them as are permitted to occupy private lodgings, with a view of cons- Bing such as reside in unhealthy localities to remove into Bare.—Cholera has at last reached Bath, and created great consternation. The first victims to its ravoges have been four children of a man named Kennard, r.sidieg in Rumell•place t Lower Bristol-road. BalsToL.—The returns of the health committee of the cornoration of the poor, still show the prevalence of the epidemic to a considerable extent as regards numbers and in an alarming form when considered in relation to the degree of mortality. The return for last week, up to Friday, shows a to tal of 59 casts of decided cholera, and as large a number as 50 deaths. Some complaint is however made of a too nice and technical classification of the casts, as, in addition to the cases of decided cholera, there have been 59 of extreme diarrhcea,with most of the choleraic symptoms,which are re turned as " approaching to cholera," and which, if added to the returns of chulera, as they would be elsewhere, would show a lower degree of mortality. PLYMOUTR.—ChoIera still continues M rage with unabated vigour and fatality in this and the adjuiting towns. The number of deaths within the last three days kas been very great ; in Plymouth the daily average by cholera b ing 13, end Devonport 20. /deny of the artificers and workmen of the dockyard have died of the disease. The fatality is greatest near the shores of the harbour. LtvErteoun. —The weekly report of the medical officer of the health committee exhibits a considerable increase of cases and deaths, the letter amounting to 412 against 368 last week. . • - • • L;EDS.—As yet there is ns abatement in the spread of this dreadful scourge in this town. The Sanitary Committee, , consisting of an (null number of members of the town , council and of the board of guardians, are holding meetings three times a week, to reciive returns from the surgeons and to devise remedial measures. At recent meetings the com mittee have appointed addi.ional sargeons fur the various districts of the borough, and on Friday the Lehman was sent round the East Ward, where the disease has been most prevalent, and where most deaths bare occurred, to announce that proper medicines would he supplied gratuitously to such persons as were too poor to pay fur t hem. A temporary building has been fitted up in Accommodation street, for the use of mendicants, the mendicity office being now used as a cholera hospital. On Saturday 15 patiuts were under treatment in this place. Hymn—This fatal malady is again on the increase here. During the put week there have been fourteen deaths, all of them within an average of twelve hours from the parties losing first seised. NaWCAB/I.ll.—Cholera has sip in made its appearance in this town, and of four cases of which we have ceard two have been fatal. Iliteutsv, rszsn WIGAN.— Hindley, • small township three miles from Wigan, with a population of alma GPO, has been recently visited with the cholera to an extent which perhaps exceeds the average rate of mortality in any other place in Lancashire. Since the 26th ult., when tee first case occurred, there have been upwards of 60 attacks, 34 of which have terminated fatally, while elan are now in a hopeless condition. MEIITHYII.—It is gratifying to think that the cholera has r somewhat abated in the Merthyr district, where its ravages • have been fearfully severe. UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL UNIT/WITT 07 LONDON.-14.8. FIRST EXAMINATION 1840. FIRST DIVISION.—LioneI Smith Beale, King's Coll., Thomas James Duthoit, St. Bartholomew's ;11ospitakEd ward Abraham Hancock Head, King's Col., Josephßout ton, Charing Cross Hospital, Robert Coane Roberts Jordan, King's Cull., John Phillipson Langham, Universil Coll., George May, King's Coll., Richard Neale, University Coll,. William (Mica, Guy's Hospital, Charles Parsley, King'. Coll., John Sherwood Stocker, Guy's liosp.tal, Henry Thompson, University Coll. SECoND DlVlSlON.—Nathaniel Philip Betts, University Coll., James Charles Dickinson, King's Cull., James Newton Healy, St.Thomas's Hospital, Richard Hunt, Guy'stisapital, James Jones, R-yal Coll. of Surgeons of Ireland, John White Kevworth, St. Thomas's Hospital, there William Lobb, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, David Henry Nlor.ckton, King's Coll., John Barclay Scriven, University Coll., Patrick Smyth, Jervis-street Hospital, Dublin, William Palmer Steele, King's Coll., James Vett:, King's Coll., George Webster, University Coll. The Bisnor of CARLISLB will held an ordination on Sun day the 23rd of September. PREPERMEINTS.—Rev. FREI/ERICK ASTON to the rural deanery of Cirencester. 011ueestershire ; vacant by the resivnation of the Rev. E. A. Daubeny. Rev. C.O. HUTCHINSON to the rural deanery of Csmpden, Gloucestershire; vacant by the resignation of the Rev. Gilbert Malcolm. VACANT.—Loilley V., Warw., dio. Wore• ; fool.; Rev. W. C. Purdon, deed.: pit., Lord Chancellor. NAVAL. PORTSMOUTH, AUOUST 19.—A rep . ereetation having been b t y wo he o r ifi bi ce ar s st o y; 'thcehaCrgrescé d'affairesent S created considerable disturbance on shore, en inquiry was in dSeo to ourAmerica,government, tha instituted, and yesterday Mtssra. Millery a d Field. the former clerk in charge of, and the latter clerk in the Cres cent, were discharged her Majesty's service for being con cerned in the disturbance complained of.. Persian, 16, Commander Dolman, a rrived from the river on Friday, on her way to the West Indies. Sae embarked supernumeraries and despatcher, and oiled in the evening, to call at Plymouth, haying some men on board for Queen, 110.—Dragon, st.-fr., Capt. Hall, arrived yesterday morning at Spithead from Ireland, and came into harbour. —Strom boll, st.-11., Commander Lord A. Beauclerk, arrived on Fri day from Ireland, and came into harbour.—Flying Fish, fitting at this port, will 'proceed to the coast of Africa.— Contest, brig, was paid off in this harbour yesterday.—Rolla, exercising brig, arrived in harbour this morning from Devoe port.—Sphynx, steel., arrived this morning from Dtvonport, under sinus, and was obliged to be towed into harbour, having been in collision on tne night of Friday last, off the Starr, with the barque Princess, in ',sliest, for New York, and by which bar machinery was seriously damaged, &c. DEVORPORT, Acucar 18.—The Hogue, 55, Capt. John Macdougal, was anchored in Barnpool yeeterdar morning, having arrived on the preceding day from the coast of Ire land; and the Dragon steam frigate, Capt. Hall, which had arrived wi'h the Hogue, sailed again the same day kr Ports mouth. The Vesuvius steamer returned to this port yester day with Mr. Davy: the master, end the party who hod been employed in the Niger. She will embark Mr. Boren, the master of the Agincourt, and a party of seamen, to proceed to Greenock to navigate the Greenock new iron steamer to this port. The Sphynx steamer arrived yesterday from Cork, took in 20 tons of coals, and left the same evening for Portsmouth. The Rolls tender arrived on Friday and sailed this day fur Portsmouth. The Black Elute steamer. Samuel B. Cook master commanding, arrived yes terday, and remains in Harbour- The Nimrod was paid off yesterday, and the Hound will be paid off on Tuesday. The Alarm, 26, has had her masts put on board, and will be commissioned forthwith. The Harlequin will be do-ked on Monday for rep dr, and the Royal Adelaide, having been recoppered, will be put out of dock on Tuesday. The Camel, lighter, sailed this day with stores for Pembroke and Holyhead. A COURT-DIAZTIAL will be held nn Monday nu board the Impregnable, with Captain Sir Thomas Maitland as presi• dent, to try the Commander Granville Hamilton Wood, of H.M. sloop Hound, on the shares of ruoni•pg the sloop Hound upon the rocks on the ninth side ref the is;an.l of Grand Cayman. Another court martial Fs to be h. Id on Tuesday on board the Impregnable, of which Admiral Sir sloop simo ti Cl:i ß ld s e y rx, .f.rorhendeseorffiticnegr4biatt will John Jones will be president, to try Lieutenant George Tem. I pest Graham and Mr. Andrew R. Ettiott, master, o' U.K. be l w h r e e n c re t collected, t n e e d h , o g r air in e themselves into custody, end were brought home in the /hatred, and et underwood they intend to set up as a de- ♦KKiIED. DUE. R a !" bu fg Holland liatten Pacific India Mk Southampton Indo vi Manilla BkostAll and Halifax Mexico and liavannah Went India Breed Aug. 24 Sept. 7 Aug. 28 Aug. 23 Aug. 22 Aug. 22 Aug. &5 ARRIVED. Aosas—at Gravesend, August 17, from Jamaica Auras—at Gravesend, August 19, from Porto Ries Ammarm—at Gravesend, August 16, from Petersburg Las -at Gravesend, August Is, from 'Limburg ACCOIII, —at Grave end, August 19, from .Archangel Angus Aso MAILT—at Gravesend, August 19, from Riga Asa—at Gravesend, August 19, from Sweden Agrators--at Gravesend, August 19, from. Riga Assiors—at Liverpool, August 19, from Itlebiburto AIKATA —at Cowl., August 17 from Rats/Ina Ass Cam—at Cork, August 13, from New York ALLPOILY -at Gloucester, August 17, 170 ill • Odessa Au4KUNKON —Off Mintage, August 16, from A DRUM —at Portland Roads, August 17 from ........Jioburt Town AAIA —At Portland Roads, August. 17, from Queboo ACADIA—et Loogbope , August 12, from Liverpool BaKCKantA—at Deal, August 17; from Ileweastle BLACK e &MCI —off Deal, August 19, from .BlMelds ' Bums—at Deal, August 19, from Ilartlapool . CaTo —at Cork, August 15, from .Ibrailt ADPLAIDZ-from Cork, August 15, to Lake Auras-Iron Cork, August 19, to ALFILUI -from Ural, August 17, to fatal) Al's-from Dundee, August 14, to Yost Aunts Aso Ads-from Greenock, August 16, to Quoav Aaron -from Liverpool, August Is, to ..PosaWy Astimissoau-from Gloster, August 19, to Quest M TV/HOU-from Gravesend, August 19, to Rotteilm Acymm-frois Gravesend, August 19, to li.e3tt AI.CIi...<DL.NT - from (iravesend, August IS, to ISALTICK-from GrATIVCIUL, August Ig, to Ito Damns as-from Gravesend, August 19, to Bruas Bausswiso -from Hull, *twist 16, to lito lecassie -front Shields, August Id, to Nina Cusserr-tram Shields, August 16„ to cows CISTUON-from Welds, August 16, to Gat, n Cae,sainta-Drum Cardiff, August 17, to lin, Joao. COVNTITS or Farts:es-from Cork, August 15, to Lewin C.VRIFIL-dOlll Jersey, August. 15, to .11surtie CUILDITIANA-tram PCCUIM.OIIIII, August 18, to Quetta Cuero -from Illistal, August 19, to Ned lot Cow:es-from Bristol, August IS, to Quite Deus-hum Portsmouth, August 1% to Qum 143V11.101.-tram Bristol, August 19, to tioev Dr1111.111T.:1-hall Gravesend, August 19, to .0 el UAIILI4-from 16, to 191m 4 Etat Poets-from Dim , August IS, to Band Ciotti-from P'olmouth, August u, to Eus:ism -from Greenock, August 16, to blo nd m Bus.. 1011:4MON -from Liverpool, August IS, to Pernsdlcus Mortis-from LiVITIIOOI, August la, to Sew Lei Fassensmic--from Liverpool, August 18, to Bus Fussy--from Plymouth, August 17, to Aadei Faxes-from Yarmouth, I W., August 17, to &Min& GRIII4OIIIII-from Liverpool, August 16, to Coed lIENIUIETVA- from Liverpoul, August 18, to -Rio Java llstts -from Liverpool, August 16, to Bud Ilitaenta Ulu.-from Falmouth, August 16, to Lois lIAPPT KM:IN-from Falmouth, August 16, to Los Uncut Du icesm-trom Poole August 17. to Uwe loss-from Greenock, Aug ust 16, to Vahan,. Issatiti.s Burnt-Dom Gravesend, August 18, to ....... /1410 14 JUNO-from Hull, August 16, to Palms Idasirrs-from Shields, August 16, to Pe I' LILDA-tram Guernsey, August 15, to Ilea! lUNIIItIi-from Plymouth, August 17, to helm LOCHNAO.II6--itUITI I'IIMUUth, August 17, to %dila MOUNTAINtaII-from I'OrtSIIIOUIII, August 18, to.- 140 tit MART from Dundee, August lb, to licuctay-frum Leith, August IS, to MAILBOIIOI'6II-fruni Portsmouth, August 17, to Moairiscerwc -front Shields, August 16, to NANCT -trout Cork, Ausustll, tat Nteresis -from Falmouth, August IS, to N arttirld -from Gravesend, August 19. to 01 41 Onus Posit-from Gravesend, August 18, to Listed Paossgao-from Gravesend, August 18, to Moo PAOLART-from St. Ives, August 16, to Patio Pasts-from Ardrosien, August 16, to Igo Boos Car-from Falmouth, August 17, to Nue Patacmo Itorst.-Iron Gainsboru', August 16, to ..4 Bard P•1401.11-from Plymouth, August 17, to Poteosits -from Shields, August 16, to ..... ...- %F. 0 ..1 Picourr -from Shields, August 16, to Nivea-horn Liverpool, August IS, to Ruined Hour. 117.NDKIBUN-from Gmvoiescl, August 18, to .Adfrilds sets AND Finds-from Gravesend, August 19, to Nono BCOTIAND-from POTMIIIOI.IO, August 19, to /lox li , “ Sr. Ussmoa-from Gravesend, August 18, to spa , Sraidierti. -from Falmouth, August 17, to Mi6o Sass, T. ENDIAUT -from Plvcrouth, A ugust 17, tc Audits! Taieuvu -from Ilull, August 16, to Fetenwl Toot. AND Roukar -from Shields, August ta, to Peter 4 o 4 / Tuna. Focimar-from Liverpool, August les tO Port Pion Vicittsivr - from Greenock, August 16, to Weld WATLIPAIX-fromGreellOCk, August 16, to Quid Casa feterst - - fence the cruel treatment of Comm. Juin C. Pitman, the ; Oosenaysriva-at Deal, August 17, from -.--•••••• .Lo Gy ms Amy x evinced by the naval men of the Inn and others interested in cATH . _ ns -st Gravesend, Augus t 19, from M om commander of the Childers. Very considerable interest fa I C cec a ,: s ru sfr : - . : 7:3 6 o: r ara... etnoc ld lt ... , 6:o A AAniug u u g ,g u e, s sst t tnl l dl, 6 6: , , t h AfTroil oin Is, tea ........ tkedmlt.Euri naval mutton u to the result of Oslo inquiry. G MEDICAL -at u A r t v gu esc a n 1. 9. August 19, from .... ..... o, s od CANILIA-at Gravesend, August 18, nom Petem.„,, ROYAL COLLEGE OP SUR° goNS.-The following gentle. Ihtrorrnilia -at Portsmouth, August 19, from _...- Coda y ee matingx ami nat ioufnst tutthe ec t u b r e t P gasq rk.v.A 2ll FLD:2:Guilimend,:e.e.4 August 19. from wisux diploma, men, b t i w n • re g undergoneadmitted i n the e mbe nte r at a th r dela:miners on the 17th inst., being the last meeting of the IDaw Woe-at Grave...nil, August 17, from__ ...----hB9l lll Abba s . T. Mills, Tton; C. W. S. Large, Camberwell ; W. H . . KuzA-at Gloucester , Aug uat IN, from ...... . court tl.is session :-Imesers. J . A. Kingdom, Bank•buildingu ; D 0 ,,, t . Gay ... 4 Aug.". from 1%w%, ............ At 44, 0 Thetford, Dublin; J. Hannan, Limerick ;C. C. Moore, Lariat-at Newport, AL, August 17, from 104 from ton. At the same meeting of ' f Brirupsfield, Oleuceetenhire • and D. T. II Doll, Pockling- Ecursa-at Longbow, August 111, fro M....- ...-. ........ .1.1m 4 , 4 the court Mr. Thomas William E. " -at (3rammai August lei ~_. Emu. or Dungan-at Gravesend, August 111, trick ..... .... " 4 " 1 I Rigida passed his examination for naval surgeon: Exixo-at Gravesend, August 18, from -QOM, Aoki Eat-ma-at Gravesend, August it, from .1110 Cm & ELIZA Kiaximilorl -at Grimmest!, kismet 19, from .a,4.7, - Eams-at Gravesesd, August 19, from ELIDA--11!Graverend, e 4T Ota. rt 19, from Hui; Fammussir -at Gray , August 19, hoe i tmn w is . mos t4 - I). st G 6A rneme -a m t td, urs A n.666. UgUst 19,Ausugfross lb, from ... .............. . Abr., YUIti:NA-NIHUII, August Hi, from G u ru. 64 :mi u tt il. - :t.CUrk-at,ciArieugust6oo6l.s, August hs 16, atm m. jobi L re4l4 o3. Ywaa-at Poule August 16, from Jim., Ourmatsvm -at Leith, August. 15, from Guts IluNTI.Lir-a! Plymouth, August 13, IMO ...... ....„7:17 4 , 4 Gwoma-at Shields, August 17 from Gnaws-at Dad, August 18, 'from gmam. Calm LOCUS Gimes-at Gravesend, August 19, from ...... ....Pstoo- Harruuset.-at Gravesend, August 19, from ................... Ilaamay Lmwmos-at Gravesend, August 19, fr0m......... ._. ....... Iliontamo MAID -st Gravesend, August 19, frorn.. ............ It., HAN:4Aii MOOSE-at Gravesend, August 16, from .arm. ari listen-at Gravesend, August IR, from Atm, liartarrUN-LIOYKNIN s-at UrAves!nd, August 18, fr0m.......... Cot o llorrm ego -at thill2August 17 gout Raul HALIFAX.--st Torbuy, August IS, from lack, hIPIUU AL-at CilotiOrter, August 16, from 24. Andrew* kg, JCLIANA -at Cork, August 15, from Pons g o JANSON-at Grecuock, August 16, from ...... ............. „ Isucc, Loverusa-off Swaosae, Irmo tbselsi Ibmosstr-at Cork, August IS, from Ne s s MASVOL-st Cork, August IS, from alskom ltsuat-at Shields, August 16. from Maar -at Leith, August 17, from %sly 111.uos Dosses-at Gravese nd, August Ilis ikr Z from litsmisa--st Gravesend, August Is, from irkkag . MANGANO? -itt Gravesend, August 18, from Jima HALLION- at Gravesend, August 18, from WINO Maatiaser--st Ihistol, August 19, from ...18p It.. -at Gravesend, August 19, 'rem Atm !Lute Ass Cm% --st Growl send, August 19, from_ ..... .Pekz Maritua-at Gravesend, August 19, Irma NANCY -at Br.dgewoter, August 17, front .8L Jolts, SA. Nto-at Cork, August 14, trona Im NAiirro -at (meal, August 17, from ..........................„....ogee.... P14443T-at Liverpool, August IS, from. Area* PLlTtliArto-at Cork, August IS, from Osho Pauses-at Cork, August 15, from JAM Pamir -at Clyde, August 14, from Plumes or riAlloi-a! Gloucester, August 16, from .... - ..... . gialg PLAiti.-al surmises, August it, from Cote PAW:ANT-at at. Ives, August It, from Ilmoroi Mona-at Cork, August 15, from New loft Ittex,,,Ar.on-oft Itt,l, August 11, from Nofthy .rd RICHLAND MAI:NT-at 1/e4ll, August 16, from. .11stangs ItosurrA-Let Liverpool, August 18, from P RONVAT AND rIVIIIT-ul Gravesend, August 19, from .. tir eh Rom Hoy -at Gravesend, August 19, trots Petersburg fucorLatui--at Portsmouth, August 19, hoot Lambs Sibillekor -At Grarertlld, August 19, from L. g f3footta-at Gravesend, August 19, from halerickstek SibLNALA-at Gravesend, August 19, tram. Cads ItIAuTNONI4 -at tinavoleml, August 19, from Wow Ikulittlirk-at shields, August 16, from Lotovng lisiconaa Casrts-at Teignesoutb, Ali:(1.14117, from Smyro St:cross's-at Deal, August 17, from Norcae.:. SISTENA -uff Dover, AuguA 17, from Cal4 s,a U. Pots Immo:ft-at Liverpool, Minot IS, from. Qat* Sarno-at Liverpool, August ls, from gum Tuaisyr--st Gravesend, August 19, from lord TIINCIA-at tiravreentl, Aligli4 19, from.. -Mast Tours -at Li m strand; Augmt IS, from - ..... ......pays TATLoa -a! Gravesend, August IS, from astugsl Trim. Woaritimurom -at Falmouth, August 16, tom.- BOOM TWEVIAIDIS-off Deal, August IS, (rum Skulk TEArkr-at Queemtown, August 15, from limos* Luis--at Cork, August 15, from ..-. ................ -..........:. Sous WALIMBOW -at Cork, August 15, Item Pipet Watmaa-off Ikal, Ao‘tra IS, from )kakis SPORTING. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-FRIDAY. EWE ILANDICAP. 7 to I Met Melte II to 1 apt Cockermouth (t) Bto I Blucher (t to 201.) I 12 to 1 Weetow 8 to 1 Ellerdale (t) 14 to 1 Chantrey Bto 1 Glen Saddel (t) I 13 to 1 Executor (t fa aft of 10 to 1 !Salton 20 to 1 WU:lett° (t) GREAT YORICAIIIKE STAKE*. 7to 1 apt Nunnyldrk(of to t) I 9to 2 net Ellen Middleton (offer to take) LEAMINGTON STAKES. __ .. .. b to 1 on The Field. BT. LF.DEIt. to 4on Flying Dutchman.' 20 to 1 apt Volcano 16 to 1 ova ettAtterer 30 to 1 BatteyDick (of to t) 20 to 1 lloneyoomb 40 to 1 Herbert ;of tot) DERBY-ISW. 500 to 15 Not Comps,* (t) 1,000 to 20 apt Mildew (taken several times.) CANTERBURY RACES-FRIDAY. ISLE OP THANIT HANDICAP Of 10 sore each, 5 ft and only 2 it declared, with 601. aided, the second to receive 10 rove and the third 6 rove. One mile and a half. (11 subs., two of whom declared.) Mr. Furmly's I by Mule; Moloch out of Guzman's dam, 4 yrs, at 121 b dam, h; LlT4ville, 3 Mr. :Spilbury's g by Epirus (E. Sharp) 2 Mr. Henderson's His Excellency, 3 yr.s, Oct (R. Sherwood) 3 Mr. Cook's Domani; S yra, sst 7lb (curried let) tpockeray) 4 HER MAJESTY'S PLATE Of 100 guineas. Heats. 2 miles. Duke of lkdford's Retail, 3 yre, but 2lb (Parr) 2 1 1 Mr. Clark's Alpheia , 4 yrs, 9st bib CC:Hornsby. jun. 1 3 3 Mr. Webster 's Pillage, 3 ire, lOst (W. Bayne 4 2 2 Mr. Dennetes eh gby Epirus, d by D'Egville, 3 yre. Sst "_lts (E. Charts) 3 dr Tne first heat WILI won by three length., the second by two lengths, and the third by half a length. Ctrl PLATE, fur three-yr-01de, Tat 1011); four, 9d.; flys, 9et 71b ; six and aged, Oat 111 b ; mares, 6/1 , allowed 31ba. The winn,r to be sold for 100'. Sleets. On. mile. Mr. spilbury's Macaw, 8 yr*, 7st 101 b (E. Sharp) I 3 1 Mr. T. Sinivind's Dan Tucker, 4 jrP, bet alb ...(Ownir) 4 1 2 Mr. J. Wootton's f by Leander out of Jenny Junes, 3 yrs, (k. Sheryl 3 3 dr Mr. IL wnsby's Itokbara. aged, bat 101 b (C Ilornsby, jun. 2 3 dr Mr. If. King's John &Gaunt, 8 yrs, Get 3lb ..(Pla nner 3 4 dr Th. first hest was won by a head, the second by half a neck, and the third by a neck. POLICE.-B.trunnsy. CUOYDON. BAILED. Tun CitattOn oh 60atZithis.1at0 ♦ WlLL.—Sahards~ being appointed for the re•examl..ation of Emma Church, nput t►e charge of unlawfully concealing the will of Jacob King, her reputed husband. This defendant surrendered at the appointed time, accompanied by her ctorcey, Mr. W. Drummind. Mr. Woollett, tho barrister, attended for the prosecu is i. It will be remembered that on the last la: quiry it appeared that the decesed di , di on the 2 i.h of July, and a tew hour. before his death lie calkil certain pi rsons to sign a paper, which he declared to be his will, and which Wtse immeiti.tely after delivered to the defendant. It appeariid that another will had been made in 1811 by the deceesiol, and it was with rcspect to the latter it-strut..lent that the charge was priferrvi. Mr. Drummond, upon this occasion, said that the paper was in the hands of a person, and that it should be produced. ti port the ems being now cawed on, Mr. Woollett inquired whether the instrument in question was to be produced, as, if it were, it would save a good deal of time, Mr. Drummond said that, before he gave any further answer to the charge, he should like to have all the evidence that was adduced to support it. A sun in-law of the deceased was then examined, but his testimony wis rather favourable ti the defendant than otherwbe, a: he proved that she had always admitted that she had the document, and told hint that she had given it it into the care of a friend. Mr. Drummond addressill the Bench on behalf of the de fendant, ciintendiog that the charge was utterly without fouodati is, and had been got up ot.t of a vindictive feeliiig against the defeadant entertained by the relations of the de em*. il. Mr. Clarkson, the prictor, wee examined, and he proved that the defendant, on the mornint of the 26th July, had brought him the original will, and else the piper in ques tion, and had employed him to I:ct 01 her betialt, and he said that probate was in course of being granted upon one of the instruments, that of 1841. Ile also expressed an opinion that the paper in question did not come within the descrip tion of a will. Mr. Drummond wilted if there was any appearance of con cealment ii, the conduct of the defendant with regard to the inert/the los ? . . Mr. Clarkvua said, certainly not. The magistrates then said, that although upon the first ore nign it appeared to hint that there had been a prima facie case made out, which wenn j amity further inquiry, th.y were satirfi...l, upon the evidence now addu.ed, that the charge of concealing the will c,uld nut be su*tained, and they therefore diiminted the charge. The defendant then left the court with her friends. METEOROLOGICAL RETURNS. MONDAY, AL Doer 20,1849. t each of tbe following i laces at Saturday morning. WtncL Calm ficiilo rives* Siren Breeze Qilin Btrotg Breeze Light Aire Calm Gentle Breen Wong Breeze Gentle Breeze Gentle Breeze Win chile Breeze Gentle Breere Calm Gentle Breeze Gentle Breeze Gentle Breeze Strong !Mane Calm Strong Breese Gentle Breeze Gentle Breeze Gentle Breese Strong Breeze Strong Breeze Strong Breeze Gentle Breeze Gentle Breeze Gentle Breeze Gentle Breeze Strong Breeze Calm ♦ESSELS SPOKEN WITH. ATurscpthlp), of Liverpool, with p mengers, July SI, lat. WM Ann arm Enna, lat. 47.45 N., los. 31 W. ANNE Al)1•4110NO (ship) from Bombay for Liverpool, G 4 &pia May 12, lat. 30.59 9., lon. 31.14 E. COIIIIIODANTA, from Liverpool for quebee„ July 12, lat. 46 66 CAIINATIC (barque), of and for Liverpool, cotton loaded, July 31. 1 . 44.52, lon. 35 W. DUNI out .e), Davy, of Liverpool. from Dublin, with entigrasiii. well, out 24 days. in lat. 45.63 N., lon. 01 W., ln Gulf of nll. rem:. LAM AS (British AIM) from North Shields for Bombay, 25 der r. July s.lat. 9. 1 0 N., lon. 22.30 W. Lane ANN (brig), from Riga for Liverpool, off Glum laland,,turacl 0. F. VICIONIA (barque), from Plymouth fur Quebec, Augiu44. 4 49 N., lon. 23 W. Pi at TIAN (barque', for the coat of Africa, August 9, lat. 413)3. ran. 10.5 W, all well. Sutriitatitrof London, from Sligo for New York, July 23, W.( N., lun. 33 W. SYLPH (brig), of Sunderland, from Dublin, July 15, off St. Pad's. Sas gyms (ship), front Catdilf fur linetan, July 27,15 t. al YOILK%IIIRF. (barque), from Bristol for Quebec, August 10, 1at. 70, lon. 21 W. [Advertisement.] —RINGWORMS,SCOBBUTICAFF EC * noss, AND OTIIM SKIN Dt.LASAIS eVRADLY. us U0Li...40 ox. saver 4NUP PILL'.—In the East Indies diseases of the Pkin an of prevalent among the natives, and Holloway's ointment and pita L s been most successfully used in a variety of Mtg. The rdito . r bleifusiniite Instances that of a Coolie employed in hi s eetsbioteren who WAS Meted with myriads of ringworms, which dotted a:. Meerut doctors, and promised to devour the poor man before be v! even under ground. Hollowav's pilla and ointment were that es• and in a month he wan perfectly restored to his former bull! ham ' dition and elmnliness of okin.—Sold by all druggists, and at Proloo I Holloway's establishment, 241, &LAM, London. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. BOOKER—Aug. 16, the wife of IL Booker, EN., late of Cite" Buren t, and now of Stoke Newington, of a eon, lIANKEY.—Aug. IS, at Beckenham, the wife of O. Balch Ems ; ROM r .1911NSTONE.—Aug. 15, at Cad.v tn-plaw, Joba-torae, 0 cooalleld, of a son. MARRIAGES. MOLOST—WELDON.—Aug. 15, at St. Peter'., nabtin, bc th e J. Chapman, W. S. lotolotw, ton of the I dello!. to Ila net, eldest daughter of Sir A. Weldon, Btoto at gob"' Queen's County. NAAFI —MAWDESLEY.—Auft. 16, nt St. Peter'!, Rock Fe1t7 ,16 .,': Rev. T. V. Redhead, J. 0. Naßh, Erg.. to Ellen, elledelnli , the late Mr. J. Mawdealey, Ddero-park, Ear. DEATIIS. WO DOLIIAN.—Aug. 17, at 24, Park-street, Islington, 0.,-. a.. ,, av f. „ ' i by an extensive circle of English friends, Dea f ! Col°4 Halm, Massachusetts, tnited State% aged 65. Ps' FRIZELL.—Aug. 14, at Cahit-barrackii, Mary, wife o f IL.- Fay., barrack-master at that %Litton, need ',I. ,1, ea 4. 11EN ZELL—Aug. 15, at Dublin, the lion. Sophia Ileafe• .„,.!. Tiring sister of the late Lord Boyne, and rciict a the le 2 ' llenn%ll, aged 79. • 4 lke' ROPER—Aug. 13, at liMgstown, the Re , . W. L ne o,o o Monaghan, eldest eon of the late Very lice. the Dean noise. . INTEMAR.T.—Aug. 14, at Richmond, Ann Ewinfalt47lo%* A. Stewart, Eau., Capt. 16th Bombay Nail.) Ms-lac, Ansinphod, aged 16. Printed Ind publiehed by Wit undt Knto kW" of street, in the City of London, Printer, at the edreet, in theprecinctodWititefriarn—elonuel,drore.". The State of the Weather at Nine u'clock on Tame of Place. enures ot Wind. 14L•TTOCK BIRMINURAN BRIL.IMATIII Bazunnui nalsT3L .ILaunts DAKI.INOTUN fans evautt ELY.TEI You( wroxs Gum.ow Guiecz. , ritt GREENWICH... ii.iI , TINGS . ...... ... LANA KZ Limon Lawirrom LircarloL llogcsisgrat NIMCMITLI Osroau Paressonosoz PooLa Runup itrolT SHAP SOLTIAMPTON SWINUON TANWOIIt TIMMIUDGI \\nnuT WommAyu. Tom Cloudy Overcast Stale of WeAtha,. Overawe Pariially Cloudy Partially Cloudy Partially Cloudy Cloudy tleerm!mt Cloudy Cloudle,s_ Partially Cloudy Partially Cloudy Overtaaat PartlaUy Cloudy Ra!■ .70 . ;..11 !!en Part ,liy Cloudy Partially Cloudy Marta,* Cloudy Partially Cloudy Overcast Partially (lowly Partially Cloudy Overcust Partially Cloudy Partially Cloudy thereamt ei,;ticiT" Partially Cloudy Partially Cloudy Rain INTrtiolly Cloudy Overcuot Cloudy Pardally Cloudy Clut.dy SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. , r..... 1, . W " IMPOIIs essesse," dal . Lloyes Lial'l CASUALTIES. Adelhie, Donriec from Sierra lomat., whilst being towed up our river, came in collision with another vessel, and took the ground on the Insand, where she wia remain until the rise of the tide. The other vestal took considerable da- maps.—Shields, August 17. Newcastle, &Ps, from Liverpool for St. Petersburg, hes put in leaky, with loss of sails and spars ; will refit, and pro ceed on her voyage as soon as possible.—Rothesay, I. B. Augu.t 16. Nina, Alexander, for Rio Grande, put back as previously reported, is discharging, having sprung a leak is the Channel.—Liverpoel, August 16. Princess, Capt. .1. Crawford, for Quebec in ballast, was in c,,ntsct with 11.24. steam , r Sp'.ynx, on the night of Friday last cif the Strait, when she carried away b ,w -sprif, foretop gallant mast, eutwater, besides other damage. She put into this port this rimming to repair.— Par in:l'4lth August 19. Sea Nym r h, of Sunderland, in leaving Archangel, 27th ult. grounded on the bar, but was expect:a off next tide, with out damage. MAILS. D eN oee I I SAt to Itcturn W.N.W. 14:W. N.W. N.W. N.W. N.N. N.W. N.W. N.W. to Return A.W. &W. N:W. N.W. le Recut 1