The Express. — London, England, 1867-08-15 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. B011:4 h: OF COMMON S. —Warix rIbD %v, A t' ST 14. IN the Houma of Commons yesterday, after our /Spurt left, The Appropriation Bill was read a third time and puse.l. Mr. litany moved the second reading of the Re e .mlation (Metropolis) Bill. Mr. AltiOrtUßN LAWRENCE objected to the bill, Which he said, instead of being a bill to regulate rho trtlie of the metropolis, was a bill to suppress • vrit portion of the traffic. Instead of framing 'het.% restrictions the government should have taken annasures to widen the thoroughfares. This was alrealy being done by the City to a groat extent, and the completion of the railways in progress "ced tend still more to facilitate the traffic. In a 'wench of inoro than two hours' duration he pointed out in great detail the inconveniences which the bill would cause, and in conclusion he moved the /ection of the bill. ICR iwyozn seconded. Mr. LAnovonsint and Colonel Brass objected to 'rations provisions of the bill. Sir J. Fsitti UMON replied, defending the bill, aid offering to withdraw some of the provisions which were objected to, and after a few observa tory; from Mr. Loess and Mr. Alderman Luse, Who both thought the bill contained some good provisions, the amendment was withdrawn, and the b;11 r:• id a second time. The hletropolitan Improvement Bill waa with- Ormyn. — The Agricultural Gangs Bill passed through Orarnuittee. The Courts of Referees Bill was read a third lime and passed. The amendments in the Hours of Labour Regu lation BiU were considered and agreed to, and a further amendment made extending the period Within u hich labour might be performed, after the bill was read a third time and passed. The Artisans and Labourers' Dwellings Bill was withdrawn. Tho Parks Regulation Bill was fixed tore morn ing sitting (at 2 o'clock) this day, and Mr. HARDY Mated-that he would consent to some modifications Of it. Several other bills were advanced a stage, and She house adjourned a few minutes before six O'clock. RELIEF OP THE POOR. The annual report of the Poor-law Board, just issued, shows that the expenditure for the relief of the poor of England and Wales in the year ending at Lady day, 1866, amounted to 6,439,515/., an increase of 214 per *ant. over the expenditure for the preceding year, and raising the expenditure to Gs. lid. per head of the popn &lion. The increase was mainly in the southern half of the kingdom. The net annual value of rateable property was 9.t,633,403f. ; ten years previously it was but 71„810,2711. The population in the year ender review is estimated at 21,100,000. The mean number of paupers at one time in receipt of relief in England and Wales was 916,132-137,776 indoor, and 783,376 outdoor ; the whole slumber being :15,147 fewer than in the preceding year, and 4-3 p,r mat. on the population. The mean number of adult able-bodied paupers (exclusive of vagrants) at one time fin receipt of relief was 145,823, being 14,701 fewer than in the previous year. Returns carried to a later date show that on theist of January, 1867, the number of per sons in receipt of relief from the rates was 4.2 percent greater than on the Ist of January, 1866, and of adult able bodied paupers 6 per cent. greater. In the metropo lis there was at Michaelmas, 1866, an increase of 16'3 per gent. in the number of paupers as compared with the cor responding period of 1813, and of 19.5 per cent. at Chrix+ seas ; and in the east district these increases were no lees than 27 per cent. and 37'G per cent. This was in a great measure attributable to the convulsions of trade in 1866, and which in Poplar and various parishes bordering on the Thames produced so much distress among the labouring classes connected with shipbuilding and the shipping trade generally. The number of casual paupers relieved in the wagrurt wards io the metropolitan district in January, 1867, was no less than 48,427, an increase of 12$11 over the number in January, 1866. Complaints of the increase of vagrancy are general throughout the coun try, and memorials have been received from various parts asking for the adoption of measures to discourage the mere vagrant or mendicant, and at the same time to enable guardians to administer better relief to way hirers in search of work. The annual sum now expended for the relief of the poor exceeds whet it was when the Poor Law Amendioeut Act was passed in 1834, but the increase of our numbers has reduced the rate per head on the population from Bs. 94d. to Gs. lid., and, considering abo the increase of weeth, there can be no doubt that the of the burden on the ratepayers is considerably re than it was in 1834. The report gives sn account of the official inquiries recently made respecting the con dition of the metropolitan workhouse infirmaries and sick wards, and the proper limit to the number of beds is them ; the board have much satisfaction in stating that the communications which in consequence of these investigations they had to address to the guardians, met generally with favourable consideration, and that much gas been done to improve the arrangements for the treat ment and care of the sick, so far as the exist ing accommodation admitted of it. But it appeared to the board that further legislation was required with a view to the better care of the sick poor, of lunatics, and of children, and that the charges necessary for this purposs might reasonably be thrown upon a fund contri buted by the metropolis generally. Accordingly, the bill of this session was laid before parliament, and was with some modifications passed. The board have already taken Maps to bring the provisions of this measure into opera tion, and state that at the time of preparing this report (in say) they were engaged in completing the necessary arrangements to effect a result as generally satisfactory and beneficial as possible. IBTRANDINO OP THE HARRIET Aowgs.—The itdficial report of the circumstances attending the stranding t the screw steamship Harriet Agnes, on the coast of the Wand of Oland, in the Baltic, on the evening of the 2nd of May, wee published yesterday. Upon the evidence Oho court (the Greenwich police-court) came to the con clusion that the ease, as it appeared against Captain Nestle, retoleed itself into three distinct charges, each of Ahem involving the liability to forfeiture on suspension of his certificate—the first charge imputing improper naviga. Son, causing the loss of the ship ; the second imputing drunkenness ; and the third imputing gross misconduct in endeavouring to procure false entries to be made in the log-book, in order to conceal the improper manner is which be had navigated his ship. On each of Ghee) beads of charge, the evidence of the wit illinani having been carefully and scrupulously examined, and the master's explanation and the able de deuce of his counsel heard, the court found—First, that the taster's alteration from the safe course, and his persisting ia it after he was called by the second mate, were wrongful sets, awl the cause of the stranding of the ship. Secondly, that though there was no evidence to prove that the safety of the ship had been endangered, or her navigation effected, by the drunkenness of 'he master (unless the im proper coarse given by him could be ascribed to that cause), pet there was proof of his frequent indulgence in liquor during the voyage to an extent to be remarked by those en board, and calculated to impair his authority and in fluence over his crew, and their confidence in his ability Co navigate his ship. And, lastly, that his endeavour to induce the first mate to make false entries in the log bog was proved, and was an act of gross miscen duct in attempting to screen Lis own wrongful act, by tampering with the fidelity of his crew, and with the correctness of a document of so great importance as the bog-book of a ship. Upon these grounds the court was endt:r the necessity of either cancelling the master's certi ficate or suspending it for a long period of time ; and as gee of the very senous parts of the charge against him was the habit of drinking—a habit which the court was inclined to hope had been only lately contracted, and might be re formed at no distant period—the court was of opinion, both in the interests of the public and of the master him self, that the certificate should be cancelled, thereby E lvin ; Mr. Searle the opportunity of making an applica tion for a fresh certificate when he can satisfy the Board of Trade that his habits are amended. And the court thereby declared the master's certificate to be cancelled from that data (August 6, 1867). CHINE IN THE LIVERPOOL DISTRUIP.—At the ecv~eening of the Liverpool amazes yesterday, Lord Chief grostioe P.ovill, in charging the grand jury, said that the Wender contained no fewer than eight cases of wilful 'murder, and th.kt there were other motes also of • very serious character, including two charges of throwing ob structions upon the London and North Western Railway pith the object of upsetting the trains. If the champs evert broiled home to the prisoners, he need not say that this was • crime which would he visited with severe punishment. His lordship paid a compliment to the public-house management of the district. There were, he Said. fewer cases of disturbances at public-houses in this as compared with the calendars of other coucties, and it showed that the public and beer houses were under goad control, and did not encourage drunkenness. This he Iv rnrceea as of great importance, for drunkenness was the of the greater part of the crimes which came under notice. HEALTH RIATOEID By Du BARRY'S FOOD TO TIM t± . 0 . 5 . , nerves. luny, and liter of old and yonng. curl rtg iladifiantes), constipation, diarrhoea, acidity, bead. Zh r .7" .. ..nitips, hysteria, palpitation, sleeplaisasen debility, m g*, conk Nana. favors, consumption, low spirits. 00,000 imaaal toms whisk had resisted all niedicbles, including that of Ls mopeds the pops. —no, at la. : Ilb., Ts. lid.: 191 h., bin: 40a—Du Barry and Co., TT, Rapnt-street, London ; also at 41, Gracecharch-atrasit 4. Clisapside ; OS and 150, Osford-straot ; and all grouses and obaiwils.—(Advertimassitj THE EXPitEgS, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 15, 1867. *parting intelligturt. WHAM RACES.-WEDNrumy. This pleasant meeting concluded most suceersfully, the sport befog good, and the company very large, greatly in emcees, indeed, of Tuesday. The weather was again bril liantly fine, but the bait was too oppressive to be enjoy able. Much better time was kept than on the opening day, and altogether the gathering passed off with n success that must lave been highly gratifying to the promoters. Details of the sport will be found appended, and we can, therefore take leave of the meeting by remarking that the " welshing" division were in such force that the re spectable persons who had taken the "lists" were sub jected to all sorts of indignities, and eventually they had to take refuge in the ring. The police in attendance did their duty well, but they were not powerful enough to put down these pests of the race-course. A ITANI , ICAP SWIMP3TAKES of 10 mows., 3 ft, with 50 added, for '2 and 3-yr olds ; winners extra. Half a mile. (22 subs.) Mr W It Latobonrne's Conti Card, by Fandango—Odd Trick's dant Mr. Pembroke's Ulan Mr. Hope's Hue and Cry 3 Four others also ran. Betting : 100 to :10 apt Court Curl, 5 to 1 each apt the Calot oolt and Hue and Cry, $ to 1 apt flan, 7 to I each apt Ammunition and Miss Frances, and Bto 1 apt Feemy. Tex DMZ of Epigauacir Crr, value 200 move., added toe handicap aweepstakes of 10 sows. each, 5 ft. ; winners extra. One mile. (25 mobs.) Mr. Payue's titeghound, by Wlndhound—Plash Mr. De 14 l'ae Millie. Cheopatre Mr 11. Goatee*Seerecy Reran others also ran. Betting : 7to 4 apt King Charming, sto 1 apt Stag hound, 0 to 1 apt S e cret y, 100 to 15 apt Catalogue, 10 to 1 each apt Redcap, Pearl Diver, and Harry Brailsford, 12 to 1 apt Pyrrhic, and 20 to 1 apt Mlle. Cleopatre. THE MAHNA CHART.% STAKES of 5 nom each, with 50 added, for 2 and ltyr-olds ; selling and other allowances. T.Y.C. Mr erawley'A Redbourne, by Thunderbolt—Repentanoe 1 Mr. Isra}ley'a Killaloe Mr. Jones's .spiteful Three others also ran. Betting : 6 to 5 agititetiiOlirne, 4 to 1 aget Killaloo, 5 to 1 apt La Sorrentina, and 6 to 1 eget Spiteful. THE. SE KHEY and Bill MI !HEX STAKES of 15 BOYS. each, 10 ft, 5 only if declared, with 80 added: winners extra. One mile and a half. (1.1) subs., 7 of whom pay 5 sots. each.) Mr. Ten Ilreeele.i La Dauphine, by Stockwell—Braxey 1 Mr. Y. Elliott', Leuare Mr. 0. liodgman'e Vixen Three others also ran. _ _ Betting : Even on La Dauphine, 5 to 2 sgst Leases, 8 to 1 apt the Croaslanes colt, and 100 to 8 apt Vixen. Tug PRINCESS Or WALES's STAKES of 200 sore., for all ogee ; maiden and other allowances ; the winner to be sold for 1,000/., or to carry Olb extra. One mile. Mr. Payne's !ttanhnund 1 Mr. F. Killott's Leases Mr. Martin'. Star of India Three others a:so ran. - . . _ - - - - - Betting: 7 to 4 apt Vex, 5 to 'l apt Btaghound, 4 to 1 agat Star of India, and 6 to 1 apt Leases. THE RAILWAY MTAKE3 of 3 soya. each, with 50 added, for all ages ; penalties and allowances. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr. Mitchell's La Moto, by Wild Dayrell--ffenetta Mr. Coney's 01,tatr 2 Mr. Partner's Maid of Burghley Soar others also ran. Betting&get Billet, 4 to 1 apt La Mute, 5 to 1 apt Distaff, and 6 to 1 apt rifle. Trifle. THE BARONS' STAKES, a Handicap of 5 son. each, with 50 added, fur 2-yr-olds. Five furlongs. (26 subs.) Mr. B. Reeves's Thoracroft 1 Mr. Ilothows Epigram Mr. brawls Tristut Three others also ran. _ - - - Betting: 7 to 4 agat Tborneroft, 5 to 2 each agst Epi gram and Triana, and 10 to 1 agst any other. LATEST BLTTING ON THE COURSE. BT. LFAHR 8 to 1 apt Marksman (t) STOCKTON MEETlNG.—Wannzanat. Ter TRIAL STAKIB of 5 soya. each, with 30 added. One mile. Ready Honey. by Old Robert—Helrem Jenny Milli.. Blx others alto ran._ Betting : 4 to 1 apt Jenny Mills, 5 to 1 apt Ready Money and Warwick, oto 1 agst llonortish, and 10 to 1 apt any other. THE CLEVELAND STAKES of 5 sows. each, with 80 added, for 2-yr-olds • colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies and geldings, Bat 710. T.Y.C. (31 ;mho.) La Mousse, by the Plying Dutchman—Amazon 1 Filly by Newcastle Nymph colt Your others also ran. - - Betting : 6 to 4 on La Mousse, 100 to 30 apt Proctor, 6 to 1 eget Snider, 20 to 1 " bar three." THZ HARRY FowLee fitrAxxo of 70 son., added to eweepstakes 05 son. each (second horse to receive 15 son.) T.Y.C. (19 subs.) Mr. Jobestone's Meta, by Newmlnater—Tbe Arrow I Mr. (1. Carr's Metre 2 Mr. Jackson's Repulse 3 Poor others also ran. - - - Betting : 3 to 1 apt Effete, 4 to 1 apt Frost, 9 to 2 agst Repulse, and 6 to 1 apt Elvire. Tile STOCKTON TRADKaltirra HANDICLP of 100 sovs., added to a sweepstakes of 20 *ova. each, 10 ft, and 3 if declared, second to receive 25 sows. (37 subs., 24 of whom pay 3 Bova each.) Mr. Watts's Stratheonan. M Newininater—toolenir 1 Mr. R. Yerhy's Wale Treasure 2 Pa Jpr fitapylton's dandeelah 3 Two other, also ran. _ _ Betting : 5 to 4 airsi - fitiat — liconan. - 3 to 1 apt Little Treasure, 4 to 1 apt Lady Vane, and 8 to 1 apt Sundeelah. THI SOUTH STOCKTON BILLING STACKS Of 5 soya. each, with 40 added. (6 furlongs.) Caprent, by ambineer—rdsigie Mother Mahan. Mandato r . Highland Mkt also ran. Betting : Been on Camera, sto 2 apt Mother Msakam. Tire Toren Zrn.sttn Blintsw. Swarm of 10 sows. each, with 50 added, fig3-yr-olds ; colts, Bet 101 b ; fillies and geldings, tat 71b . Nile and half. Mr. A. de Montgomery's Ferracques, by Underhand— Slapdash W.O. THE TowN PLAT! of 50 aova. Half a mile. Lord Durham's Atruna. by Newudnater—The Wizard's dam 'Jr. .1 on,t's skylark Mr. L. TAnaona Kilkenny's dam filly Three others also ran. Betting : 2 to 1 each apt Melina and Skylark, 5 to 1 apt Paleface. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. 1101KE CIRCUIT. —CROYDON, Aucrwr 14. (Before Mr. Justice Blackburn end a Common Jury.) CROGICH r. The plaintiff in this action was a teacher of music at the east end of the town, and be sued the defendant, the celebrated player on the cornet-i-piston, for damages for • breach of a contract he had made with him to play et a concert given by the plaintiff at the Beaumont Institu tion Mile-end. . . . . . . Pdr. Tall;iid Salter appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Shaw far the defendant. The case for the plaintiff was that be had got up • con cert at the above institution, which was to take place on the 27th of May ' • and on the 17th of that month he wrote to the defendant to play at hie concert, offering him two guineas fur one solo on his instrument. The defendant declined to make this arrangement,but said that he would play twice during the evening for three guineas. This proposition was acceded to, and bills were issued by plaintiff announcing that the defendant would be ono of the artists. This created the greatest excitement, and the plaintiff anticipated • great profit. The defendant, however, almost immediately after the engagement had been made, wrote to the plaintiff to inform him that he had got an engagement to play at Bristol, by which re should make 120 f., and that it would, therefore, be impos sible for him to play at the concert on the day fixed. however, offered to play on the 25th, or any other night; and in an interview which subsequently took place be tween the parties the defendant expressed his regret at disappointing him, and offered to play for nothing on sore subsequent occasion, but be said that he could not break the country engagement, and that it would be 250 guineas out of his pocket if he did so. The plain tiff said that it was impossible for him to change the day, and another gentleman, named Be olds, was engaged to play the corret-a-piston instead of the defendant. The public did not appreciate the new arrangement, and the consequence was that the concert, instead of yielding a profit, turned out • loss to the plaintiff of something like SOL and the present action was brought to recover damages for the breach of the contract. Mr. Shaw, on the part of Mr. LevT, admitted that he bad made the agreement to play at this concert, and that he had broken it, and that the plaintiff was consequently entitled to some damages, but ho urged that a very small amount would meet the justice of the cue, and that the matter ought to have been disposed of in the Whitechapel county-court instead of being brought down to the Croydon assizes. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. GREAT EASTERN. A meeting of the East Anglian proprietors was held yesterday at the London Tavern, Blahopsgata-etreet, in pursuance of the Great Eastern Railway Act. 1862, for the election of a director in the room of Mr. W. T. Makins, who retired by rotation. bnt being eligible, offered himself for re-election. Mr. LIGHTLY 81lIPHOX occupied the chair. The CHAIRMAN, In some opening remarks, said he be lieved the course adopted by the representatives of the East Anglian interest at the Great Eastern board would be perfectly satisfactory to the meeting, and that East Anglian securities would now rank amongst the best in the kingdom of their description. (Hear, hear.) Mr. (3AMBI.E moved, and Mr. CHAMPNERS seconded, the re-election of Mr. W. T. Makins, whom they represented as a man of integrity, ample fortune, and great industry. Mr. Gamble said he had had more than 20 years) expe rience in the management of railways, and had never met with a more promising director than Mr. Makin. A PicoeingToit urged that the only hope of redeem ing the falling fortunes of the Great Eastern Company was the adoption of a rigid policy of economy, and he advised the East Anglian directors to advocate it even to the cutting down of small things. The concern had "overrun the constable," and what was done "i all such cases should be pursued here, economise wherever it was practicable. (Hear' hear.) The motion was unanimously adopted. Mr. NIAKINs, in returning thanks for his re-election, assured the meeting that there was 'veil disposition at the Great Eastern board to reduce expenditure, and as a proof of that he mentioned some improvements now going on at Stratford and elsewhere, but particularly at Strat ford, which must tend greatly to lessen the expenses of working the undertaking. doubt that the estimate of 5,060 t. • mile would cover everything. (Hear.) He hope d good would result from Mr. Campbell's negotiations in regard to the Nulbatee line, and until those negotiations were concluded he recommended that they should hold their Nulhatee stock. The shareholders would have the privilege of pay ing up their shares in full, and they would then become guaranteed stock. The Nulhatee tram • separate stock upon which there was no further liability. In reply to questions he added that the Secretary of State had ac cepted the entire expense less 50,0001. on account of the Nulhatee line, which be hoped would not eventually turn out so heal as was at one time expected. There were no calls now in smear. _ _ Yr. R. W. KENNARD, h.P., seconded the motion, which after some conversation was carried. _ _ The following resolutions were also adopted " That the execution by the directors of a deed of contract with the Secretary of State for India, securing to the company a five per cent. tee on a capital of 4,000,0001. for the following ua lines of railway in Oude and Rohilkund be approved, viz., • main line from Buser, on the East Indian Railway, to Mooradabad, or such other point in Rohilkund as may be determined upon, 430 miles ; Cavrnpore branch, 81 ; Bemires do., 76 ; Fyzabad do., 14 ; Nynee Tel do., 71 ; total miles, 672. That the name of the company be altered from the ' Indian Branch Railway Company (Limited)' to the' Oude and Rohilkund Railway Com pany (Limited).' That the capital of the company be increased from 1,000,0001. to 4,010,0001., 3,000,000/. of which to be raised in shares to be offerd from time to time preferentially to the existing shareholders ' and that out of such increased capital povision be made for the amount required to meet all mortgage bonds or debentures of the company. That the sum of 50,0001., being the portion of the capital of the company excluded from the guarantee of interest on account of the Nulhatee Railway, being exactly 10s. per share, be formed into • stock to be called Nuihatee Railway stock, and that certificates be issued to the shareholders standing on the register of the company on the 7th August, 1867, for the proportion which they may be entitled; and further tha. the directors be authorised to adopt such measures as they may deem expedient for disposing of the Nuiliatee Railway either by sale or lease ; and failing either, they be authorised to abandon the line and utilise the materials for the benefit of the shareholders. That the board be authorised to issue, from time to time, with the sanction of the Secretarry of State, debentures for five years to the extent of 300,0001., to bear interest not ex ceeding 5 per cant. per annum, and with such powers of renewal and conversion as they may see fit." The directors and auditors retiring by rotation were re elected, and the usual acknowledgment to the chairman and directors concluded the procW.ings. WOLVERHAMPTON RACES. -WZDNINIDAL THE SHAREgrEARE STAKES (Handioap) of 3 son, each, with 25 added, for all ages. Three quarters of a mile. (6 subs.) La .1 atarnfords Reindeer, by Mountain Deer Sultana., 1 Mr. !tyke's Alice Lae 2 Mr. W. F. Lopelsod's Fred/Nola Chateau Margaux also ran. Betting : 9t04 on Reindeer. sto 1 apt Alice Lee, and 6 to 1 sgt Fredericia. THE CLEVELAND Cur of 200 SOVO. (in specie) for 3.7r.01da and uprards ; weight fo • • conditional penalties and allowances. Once roun dabout a mile and a quarter). Mr. Proctor's Goodwood, late colt by Rataplan—Amanda I Colonel Forester's Mrs. Allan Mr. Rakrett's lidinburgh 3 Admiral also ran. Betting : 6 to 4 on Mrs. Allan, 13 to 8 apt Goodwood, and 10 to 1 apt Edinburgh. THE CHILLINGTON STAKES of 10 SOTS. each, 5 ft, with 100 added, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 10lb ; fillies and geld. lugs, Bst 71b ; conditional penalties and allowances • the second to save his stake. T.Y.C. (straight (29 subs.) Mr. Lincoln's Micas by 81 Ockwell—Nlightbagals 1 Lord illamford's Vale Royal Mr. Hamel' Carlos Betting : 6 to 4 on Uncas and 7 to 4 agst Vale Royal. THI BOROUGH MiIiFIZIGI PLATE of GO som., added to a sweepstakes of 7 son. each, for all ages ; winners extra. Straight half-mile. Lord Wiltoo's Parma, by Parmesan—Archeress 1 Mr. T. Wadlow's Isis 2 Lord Bateman's Queen of Trumps Three others also ran. _ . _ Betting : 6 to 4 apt drinbnry, 7 to 2 apt Parma, 6to 1 apt Queen of Trumps, and 10 to 1 agst Isis. THE HOLYOAKE STAKES (Handicap) of 5 goat. each, with 100 added; winner extra; the second to save his stake. Once round (about a mile and a quarter). Mr. E. Buckley's Success, by Turnus—Ponune de Terre 1 Lord Coventry's Goojerat Mr. T. Goitre Madame Wright Three of also ran. Betting : 7t04 on Goojerat, 9to 4 apt Success, and 8 to 1 apt Madame Wright. THE STAMFORD BIENNIAL STAYER of 10 Dove. each, 5 ft, with 100 added, for 3-7 r-olds; colts, Bst 10Ib ; fillies and gel Bst 71b ; additional penalties and allowances; the second to dings, save his stake. One mile and a half. (42 autos.) Lord fitamford'sFeodor Lord Coventry's La !Mancini' Duke of Newcastle's Opononaz 3 The Prelate also Ten. Betting : 6 to 4 on Opoponax, 3 to 1 apt Peaky, 4 to 1 apt La Maudite, and 10 to 1 eget The Prelate. CRICKET. SCRIICY T. MITMI.CMIX (RICTURN).—PIay in this match was resumed at twelve o'clock yesterday, at the Oval, the weather being again very hot. The ' not outs" were Jupp, with 4'l, and Pooley, with 13. The innings closed at 4.30, for Pi runs. Middlesex then went in, and, with the score at 140, the match ended in a draw—Middlesex having five wickets to fall, and 143 rune to get to win. • __ _ _ COUNTY OF SI:5110Vc V. AND GROUND. —This match was resumed yesterday at Brighton at half-past twelve. There was a sea fog, but in an hour or so it cleared up, and was exceedingly hot. Sussex went on with their unfinished innings, and they raised the score to 413. M.C.C. And to go in for 3fil, but few of them made much of a stand. At five o'clock they were all out for 118, Some: thus winning by 242 runs. The jury returned • verdict for the plaintiff—damages 40t. NORFOLK CIRCUIT.— Ipswierr, Arausr 14. CHOWN Corer.—(Before the Lord Chief Justice.) ACTION AGAINST A PHTSIGULII. Frederick Willie Hone Milburn was charged with re ceiving and taking charge as a patient of the Rev. James Alexander Barnes, a lunatic, he not having legal authority ao to do. Mr. O'Malley, Q.C., and Mr. Metcalfe appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Naylor for the defence. The defendant was a physician who formerly resided in London, and was in the habit of receiving lunatics into his house to take charge of. In 1860, In consequence of an advertisement, he entered into communication with the relatives of the Rev. Mr. Barnes, and at their request agreed to receive him into his house as a lunatic, for which he was to be paid 1001. a year, which was afterwards raised to 600/. The defendant then left London, and went to rondo at Aldringham, in this county. Information of this having reached the lunacy commissioners, they sent down one of their body, who with two other gentlemen maw Mr. Barnes, and ascertained that he was clearly a lunatic. It appeared that the lunatic had been treated with every considera tion and care while he was at the defendant's house, and be was there by the desire and with the approval of his relatives. The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and his lordship said that, taking the circumstanoes into consideration, the sentence vzhich ho was about to pass would meet the jus tice of the case, but the defendant had acted contrary to the provisions of a most wise and salutary statute, and he must pay a fine of 1001. or imprisoned till it was *d. The case was heard yesterday, and this morning his lordship said that be bad further considered the case, and talked it over with Mr. Justice Myles, and he thought that the fine should be reduced to 501., and that the defendant should enter into his recognisance' in 2001. not to offend in like manner for the future. SLANDERING A NAGISTRATE, Richard Pratt was indicted for publishing a aeries of I;bels on Neweon Garrett. Mr. Metcalfe and Mr. Cherry appeared for the prosecu tion ; Mr. O'Malley, Q.C., and Mr. Naylor for the defen dant. The prosecutor is • merchant atAldborougb,anda magis trate for the borough, and the defendant is • gentleman of independent means who has for some time resided at the same place. For the last few years there has been a dispute about a path at Aldborough, called the eraig path, one party alleging that it is only • path for foot passengers, and the other that persons have a right to use it with horses and carriages, and the prosecutor, Mr. Garrett, appears to have been the champion of the former, while the defendant was most energetic in endeavouring to enforce the rights of the latter. This having led to ill feeling and litigation between them, the defendant published a number of songs and placards, with pictures of donkeys, clocks, km, at the head of them. These he paid boys to carry about and distribute. These documents being evidently pointed at Mr. Garrett proved a source of considerable annoyance to him, and he therefore instituted these proceedings. On the indictment being read, Mr. O'Malley rose and said that the defendant had put himself in his hands, and he had advised him to plead guilty. The Lord Chief Justice—You must take your own course and consider what is morally right. Mr. O'Malley—That I consider is the proper course; the defendant acted under strong provocation. The Lord Chief Justice—l see none ;it is not because Mr. Garrett asserts that there is no right of way that he is to be treated in this manner. I consider it is • very aggravated case holding a man up to ridicule in the face of all his neighbours, and I think it ought to be put down with • very strong hand. Mr. O'Malley—He might have brought • civil action. The Lord Chief Justice—No ; I think it is not • case for • man to put money into his pockets ; it is just a cue for a criminal prosecution. Addressing the prisoner, his lordship said—Richard Pratt, you have pleaded guilty to this indictment for pub lishing • series of libels, and in my opinion your conduct L open to very serionsreprehension. It appears that there was a dispute as to a right of way, and Mr. Garrett main tained that there was no right to go with carriages and horses. That was a matter of civil right, to be discussed before the proper tribunals, and because you were defeated in that you sat down, and by • series of publications tried to make your neighbour contemptible and ridiculous. I am sorry to have to make inch observations to a man in your position, but if you will publish such libels I must mark my sense of the gross impropriety and illegality of your conduct, and I sentence you to pay • fine of 1001., and enter into recogniaames in 2001. to be of good behaviour to all her Majesty's subjects, and especially to Mr. Garrett, for the space of two years. On the defendant being called up to enter into his re cogs:dooms he said that he should not have done this if he had known that it was contrary to law. TRAFFIC RETURNS. MIMI Per Mee- Ibid. Total. IA/LWATIL open. Howe. &anew 1887. IN& Week mediae JUDO 9. IS Z a 8 Great Indian Peninsula .. 862 7,104 2Z,800 32.996 19,788 - - - - Week ending July 27. Grand Trunk of Caned& -1317 - - 13,244 25,577 Week ending July 28. dmyrna end Combs 6l 459 940 1,309 667 Week ending August 9. Limerick and buns Limerick end goyim . 126 45 179 168 Waterford and Kilkenn y 3l 268 548 616 552 Waterford and Limerick 17 696 176 1,870 1,405 Week ending August 10. Pembroke and Tenby . 17 - - 620 - Week ending August 11 Cornwall Lancashire and Yorkshire. 403 16,497 16,004 62,796 60,260 North Staffordshire (&&C.) 168 - - 10,646 9,627 South Devon Ulster lo6} 1,880 1,240 3.114 1,8 4 Cambrian Great Northern London Chatham, & Dover & Mee Ex. & Branches . 1111 15,127 2,066 17,192 14,667 Metro. Ex. oft. C. & D 134 3,064 257 3,311 3,281 London & North Western -UN 75,636 65.636 141,171 153,134 London and South Western - 23,338 7,936 81,274 - Minchaster Bbe 64 eld, and Lincolnshire 246 8.049 14,619 171,618 10,661 Midland BBO 27,758 33,913 61,671 54,388 COLLISION ON THE GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY. —Yesterdayafternoon, a collision took place nearManning tree station. The 11.15 a.m. train from Norwich to London is dne at Manningtree at eleven minutes before 2 o'clock, and the branch train from Manningtree to Dovereourt and Harwich, which picks up passengers from the main line, usually waite at a siding a short way to the outward of Manningtree station until the main line train has arrived and discharged its passengers. Yesterday, the branch train was as usual shunted up the siding. The parties in charge appear not to have properly applied the break, and the train ran slowly back toward the main line, so that when the train—which was composed of 16 carriages—approached, the foremost carriage came into collision with the hindermost carriage of the branch train, completely tearing away the end of the branch line coach. The branch train still moved toward the main way, and grazed against every carriage of the main train. There was not a carriage of the main train that was not seriously damaged. Windows were smashed, door-handles were wrenched off, foot-boards were torn into shreds, and all the paasengers—including several barristers re- turning to town from the Ipswich assizes—were greatly alarmed. Several ladies fainted from fright. After p :3 o 7 , : e l an hour's delay the main line train wee enabled to to London. LONDON GENIIIAL OMNIBUS COMPANY (Litman). —Truffle receipts week wading August 11, 12,0821. 9s. 9d. LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE. The half-yearly mreting of this company was held at Manchester yesterday ; Mr. GEORGE Willson (deputy chairman) presiding. The half-yearly report and statement of accounts, which have been published, were taken as read. The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report. He remarked that this company was the one which offered the largest dividend of the half-year, and whose stock was highest in the market. The dividend, however, was less than at the corresponding period, although the traffic had increased by 43,0007. The depression of trade had interfered with the increase, and the rise in fuel and wages had absorbed a large portion of it, but the company compared favourably in this respect with those of its contemporaries whose accounts he had seen. The goods traffic had been rather less than in the corresponding period in point of tonnage, although the amount received was rather greater, being ss. 40. per ton against ss. 2d. This increase hardly bore out the startling statements which appeared some time ago in the news papers of the large advance of goods rates the companies were making. It was certainly to be expected, after the depreciation of rates for many years, that the companies should seek to increase them, though not to the maximum rates they were empowered to levy. The amount paid for compensation had been 14,686/., against 15,423/. in the corresponding period. Most railway chairmen had spoken in language of great complaint, and justly so, against the severe inflictions of penalties upon railway companies in the shape of compensation. No director at this board would vindicate bad manage ment, or seek to escape the responsibilities which attached in the event of accidents through carelessness or negli gence. But surely if a man took a ticket, it might be for sixpence or a shilling, and his valuation in the event of injury might amount, as in a Great Eastenn,case, to 7,0001., some provision might be made by which the passenger should register his own value, so that the carriers would see the amount of risk they were running. After adding some remarks upon the superior security attending the debenture debt of railway companies generally, he I congratulated the shareholders upon the fact that railway extension appeared now to have ceased. This session not more than one or two acts had been passed for construc tion of lines. Applications were made for abandon ment or for extension of time. If shareholders and directors therefore would resolutely face the difficulties that attended some of the companies at present, and seek to postpone constructions not likely to be remunerative (there were very few lines that could be remunerative as branches), then, in a very short time, the recuperative power of the com merce of the country, through the agencies of a good harvest and cheap money, would be quite sufficient to place railway property in a more favourable position than it had held for many yrsast. The resolution was passed unanimously after a few re. marks from Mr. H. RAWSOX and other shareholders, chiefly congratulating the directors upon Gni.. avoidance of com petition. The dividend of 61 per cent. per annum and other formal resolutions were passed. A special meeting was then held, which empowered the board to create debenture stock at rates not exceeding 4i percent. when they deemed it expedient; and also to oonsol;date it to preference stock certain Lancashire and Yorkshire preference shares, 1865. The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman. STOCKTON AND DARLINGTON. The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders and directors of the Darlington section of the North Eastern Railway was held yesterday at Darlington ; Mr. Henry Pease, the chairman of the company, presided. Ti's report, which hu already been published, having been read and adopted, the following dividends were declared; 5 per cent. per annum on the preference A shares; 6 per cent. per annum on the preference B and C shares; 5i per cent, per annum on the preference Dilate South Durham); 5 per cent per annum on the preference D (late Eden Valley) shares ; 7} per cent. per annum on the ordinary shares of this section. A discussion took place relative to the running of mon trains on • Sunday to watering places on the north-east omit, but it was generally consider ed that no further facilities should be given. The Chairman offered • few remarks on the decrease of dividend, which he thought, eatedet:ng the stare of the money market and the depressed state of trade of the district during the last year, was no matter for eurprise. There had been a small decrease in the passenger and also iir the dock traffic. The former was probably through the effects of the strike in the iron trade during the first six months of this yearn To show the position of the North Eastern Company in the market he might mention that notwithstanding the reduction in dividend the shares had increased in value since the publication of the report. Mr. J. W. Pease, M.P., offered some remarks on the sound position of the company. INDIAN BRANCH. •-•- The ninth ordinary general meeting was held yesterday at the City Terminus Hotel, Cannon-street, specially to confirm the execution by the director! of • deed of contract with the Secretary of State, securing to the company • 5 per cent. guarantee of interest for their lines of railway in Oude and Rohilkund; to alter the name of the company from the " Indian Branch Railway Company" to the Oude and Rohilkund Railway Com pany (Limited) ;" to increase the capital of the company, and for the general business of the company. The report of the directors has been published. Mr. DENT, who presided, in moving its confirmation, observed that at the previous meeting it was stated that the board had opened negotiations with the Secretary of State for exchanging the subsidy into a guarantee of in terest. The negotiation was long, but the last act of Lord I I Cranborne's tenure of office was to give a 5 per cent. gua rantee on the Oude and Rohilkund Railway. The com pany, however, gave up what was perhaps more valuable; that was, the subsidy of 2001. • mile for 20 years, which was equal to 2 per cent. on the expenditure on the line. It was on this ground that the directors urged the gua rantee upon the government, and the result was fully ap preciated by capitalists, and the shares commanded ready ' subscriptions. The 50,00 W. charged for the Nulbatee line by no means comprised the whole expenditure on that line, or in Bengal, and to that extent they were indebted to the Secretary of State. The conditions of the agreement with the Secretary of State were that the government were to give • guarantee of 5 per cent. on 4,000,0004 of capital for 999 years in Oude and Rohilkund, including the present subscribed capital of 1,000,0001; and if further capital was required to complete and stock the 672 miles of railway, that also was to receive the 5 per cent. gua rantee. The government provided the whole of the land for the railway free of cost. Power was reserved to the Secretary of State to regulate the fares pad tolls so far as 1 that the net profits should not exceed 10 per cent. The profits in excess of 5 per cent. to be divided, one moiety being taken by the government to reimburse them for the interest paid by them (about 40,0001. or 50,000/) during construction, and any further payments required would also have to be recouped from the same source, and the other moiety would go to the shareholders. At any time during the 999 years the company could surrender the railways to the government, on giving six months' notice, receiving back the whole of their capital and, on the other hand, the Secretary of State had the right after twenty years to purchase the lines, and after wards at the expiration of every ten years of the 100 years ; and if this right was exercised within the 100 1 years the government were to pay to the company the I mean market value of the stock in London during the previous three years ; and if after the 100 years, then the government would pay back only the capital expended. I These were practically the same terms as were granted to the other Indian railways, except as to the term being 999 instead of 99 years. This guarantee had extricated the I I company from its difficulties. and the result was shown by the guaranteed shares, on which 2/. 10s , had b een p a id an d which some time ago were hardly saleable at 10a.,beingnow nearly at par. The Lucknow line was opened on the 23rd of April, but the traffic, which extended only over two months of the rainy season, afforded nWindleation of what would be the returns of that line, much less of the entire system. The whole of the lines were almost surface lines. They presented no engineering works of magnitude or difficulty. The inclination was only 1 in 1,800, and the average embankment were only 3 feet, and there waa no LONDON AND NORTH WESTRIIN. The report of the directors, to be submitted to the proprietors at the half-yearly general meeting, on the 73rd August, states :—The statement of the accounts for the half-year ending 30th June, 1867, duly audited and verified, presents the following results—Net proceeds of the half-year's working, 917,8-Mf. 17a. sd. ; balance from last account, 24,50 W. tie. 3d. ; disposable balanoe, 942,352/. 3a fid. ; which enables the directors to recommend a divi dend, at the rate of 5} per cent. per annum, on the ordi nary share capital, leaving a balance of 28,676/. 4s. Bd. to be carried to the credit of next half-year. As compared with the corresponding period of 1806, the amount re ceived fer passengers, goods, minerals, and rattle, the number of pnesengera and tons of goods and minerals car ried, and of train miles run, have been as follows : 1867. 1866. Increase, Decrease. Passenger, ,tc , receipts Goode, mineral. and cattle re- ccipta~ 11,758,200 .. £1,725,918 .. 1...?2,372 Total .... 113,034,702 1.3,013.04 £21,641 Paimengers No. 9,798,706 .. 9,72E1,101 .. 70,603 Goode and mine- nh Tons 8,105,411 .. 7,861,503 .. 243,848 Mileage of pawn ger trains 3111 es 5,239,733 .. 6,176,940 .. M,787 Mileage of and .1= trains kilt; 5,677,900 .. 5,448,387 .. M 0,913 Since the last half•yearly report the mileage of the line has been increased by the opening of two additional 'links of the Central Wales Extension lines, namely, from Builth Road to Garth, 51 miles on the 11th of March, and thence to Llanwrtyd 5 miles on the 6th of May. The result of the ings in parliament during the present session , so proceed ings affect the company's in terests, has been satisfactory. The promoters of some of the speculative lines, be whom powers had been obtained in previous years, finding themselves unable to carry out their undertakings, applied for extension of time, and for other powers, but were refused. The directors trust that this decision may be taken as an indication that the system of sanctioning such schemes, which unwisely prevailed in former seasions, will not receive the support of parliament in future. The baiter the proposed new line from Buxton to Sheffield was p cased by the House of Commons, but before it reached the Lords, the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Company offered, as a consideration for the abandonment of the bill, the use of their line and stations between Manchesterand Sheffield, with the risht to this cam pany to construct its own stations if found necessary here after. The terms proposed being such as to afford this com pany effectual access to the town of Sheffield the directors accepted the offer, thereby avoiding a large expenditure of money. The cleans inserted in the bills of this and the North Staffordshire companies for a mutual exchange of running powers have been sanctioned, and the agreement of Ist September, 1860, with that company which was not found to work satisfactorily, has been mutual consent rescinded ; other arrangements being substituted, which will, it is believed, be beneficial to both companies. The decision of parliament in reference to the line to be con structed jointly with the Midland Company into the Leicestershire coal field, is in accordance with the views of this company, viz.—That each should bear half the cost of constructing the line, and have the right of using it free of toll. In the same set are included clauses securing to this company running powers over portions of the Midland Railway in that dlstnct and between Tam worth and Wichnor, and Burton and Derby. After a protracted struggle in both houses of parliament the bill for the amalgamation of the Midland and Glasgow and South Western Railway Companies was rejected by the committee of the Lords. The two bills promoted by this company for various powers and works, and also the bill for transferring the Fleet wood, Preston, and West Riding undertaking to this company and the Lancashire and Yorkshire Company jointly, have received the sanction of the legislature. The bill for the line between Halifax and Huddersfield, pro moted jointly with the Midland Company, passed the House of Commons, but in consequence of not having the necessary sanction of a Wharncliffe meeting of that com pany, it could not be proceeded with in the House of ' Lords. The bill for rendering it compulsory on railway companies to provide a means of communicating between passenger and guard hes been withdrawn. The directors consider that in any such bill some practicable and uniform plan of communication should be prescribed for adoption byall companies. The directorsrequest votesof the proprietors for —Additional rolling stock, 70,0001. And for the following new works, &o.:—Steam sheds at Crewe, Oldham, and Spring's branch, 25,9501. ; extension of train telegraph and signals, 2,9E2/. ; additions to steel and rail works, &c., at Crewe, 5,6)01. ; drainage and additional accommodation at Liverpool and Edgehill, 7,7601. ; additional accommoda tion at Worsley, Birmingham, Widnes, niggle, Hudders field, Runcorn-gap, Kentish Town, Maiden-lane, Wolver ton, Rugby, Morley, Oldham, Heaton-lodge, Bletchley, parkside, Manchester, Pinchlee-read, Camden, Cannock. chase, Bliswixth. Madeley, Willesden, Abergavenny, Brackley, Carnforth, Shap, and Calthwaite, 17069/. ; ad ditional lands at Ordain-lane, Runcorn. Wolverton, ' Wigan, Crewe, Liverpool, Bushey, and Mold, 11,934/. ; total, 69,6631. MIDLAND. The report of the directors of this company states that there had been an increase in aU descriptions of traffic upon the railway for the past half-year ; the receipts, compared with those of the corresponding period of 1868, showing the following result, viz. :—An increase from coaching of 25,816/. ; from cattle of 7,3491. ; from merchandise of 2,840/. ; from mineral. of 24,6771. ; total increase, 130,682/. The gross amount of the traffic for the half-year was 1,365,8531., to which had been added74,7B7/., taken from the balance due to revenue from the amounts received from the Great Western Railway Company under Mr. Phipson's award, and from English and Scotch traffic obtained under the decision of the Court of Chancery, which had not been included in the weekly traffic returns. The working expenses of the half-year had exceeded those of the corresponding period of 1866. The excess had arisen partly from the payment out of revenue for the re construction of the Apperley Viaduct; for the repairs to other works damaged - by the floods which occurred during the autumn of last yesr, from theinciressedexpense incurred in working the traffic over the lines of , other companies during the interruption occasioned by the fall of the via duct referred to, and by the great landslip at Bugsworth, which occasioned the closing of the new line to Manches ter after it bad been opened for goods traffic, and to the continued advance in the cost of labour and materials. The balance available for dividend was 500,0341., including 6,5.51/. from the previous half-year. The directors were enabled to recommend the declaration of the following dividends, less income-tax, payable on the god day of Sep tember next :-21. 15s. upon each 1001. consolidated stock : 2/. Is. 3d. upon each 100/. consolidated Birmingham and Derby stock ; 31. upon each 100/. consolidated preferential stock ; 3/. upon each 100/. consolidated Erewub Valley stock ; 2/. sa. upon each 1001. consolidated 44 per cent. preferential stock ; 21. upon each 100/. Leicester an d Hitehin preferential stock ; 21.55. upon each 100/. conso lidated irredeemable 4i per cent. preferential stock, toge ther with dividends of 5 per cent. per annum on the A and B stocks and other stocks. The dividend recom mended was less than that declared for the corresponding half year et 1866. This diminution had been occasioned chiefly by the continued large outlay upon new lines and works not yet productive, the amount under this head during the half year having reached shout 5,000,000/. The directors had negotiated as agreement with the Metropo litan Railway Company for the nee of the railway be tween the St. Pancras branch of the Bedford and London Railway and lefoorgate•street, including the stations King's-cross Farringdomstnet, Ahleragate-street, Lad Moorgate • st r eet. Moorgate-stivet. The object of the arrangement wu to enable the Midland Company to run its own trains into the heart of the City of London, and to connect the land system with other railway companies south o f the Thames, and with the meat and poultry market at Sinitb. field. The terms for the use of th e railway were a milea ge proportion of the passenger fares, lid. per ton fur goods, and 4d. per ton for minerals, up to 50,000; 3d. per to for every ton beyond 50,000 tons in any one year ; the remits, from the traffic to be not less in amount thee 4,0001. f or the first year, 5,0001. for the second, 6,0001. f or the third, and 7,000 i. for tie fourth and subsequ en t years. The rent of the Moorgate-street station was to be 4,000/, t o , the fist year, 4,5001. for the second year , 5,000 L for M e third year and 6,0001 . for the fourth ' and subseq ue nt years. The rent for the nee of all the other stations ins to be 5001. per annum, subject to revision at the expir e . lion of three years, and to cease if the Midland Conque r ceased to nee those stations. METROPOLITAN DISTRICT. The report of the directors to be submitted to the sixth half-yearly ordinary general meeting on the IGO of August says It will be seen that the works ar e . fa-adeanced as to warrant the maddest expectation that, assuming that the land required can be obtained in due time, the line from Bromptoa to Westminster will se completed, and an unbroken communication from Pad. dington thus established, by the beginning of ne. t summer. No exertions on the part of your direct,, shall be spared towards the accomplishment of this ULM important object." THE METROPOLIS GAS QUESTION. The select committee of the House of Commons on the Metropolis Gas Bill has presented its report to parliament. The report says :—' Your committee do not recognise as just the construction which the complian c y appear to place upon the combined operation of the two acts of 1847 and 1860. When the act of 1847 was passed, it was intended for the regulation not of 13 companies in London acting upon an exclusive system, but for the regulation of all the companies which might be ena. blished throughout the country; and which in general would be 'object not only to the limit of the act, in respect of dividend, but also to the competition of other compsniss in the same districts. When the act of 1800 was passed the metropolitan companies ILI not enerally attained the limit of 10 per cent. ; and the possibility of that limitation being interpreted to convey a right to • 'statutory' dividend of 10 per cent. may aot have been as clearly understood as from recent enure:is and discussion is now the case. This view boa, howem, been very distinctly presented to your committee in the course of the present inquiry, and while they do not feel themselves at liberty to interfere with the enactments of 1860 in that respect, without the consent of the con. panics, they do feel bound to be careful that they do not strengthen by any proceeding of their own, m u t they consider to be • departure from the intention with which the limit of 10 per cent. was originally prescribed by parliament. Substituting, in the case of the metro polis, effective regulation for that competition which they believe was contemplated by parliament when the Art of 1847 was passed, they think that justice will be thee between the consumer on one side end those who have in. vested their capital on the faith of the legislation of 184 on the other, If in any future arrangement • price be fixed, which will afford to the companies • reasonable prospect of attaining, from time to time, with due cue and management, the maximum dividend of the act twos the share capital which has been already expended under the authority of parliament ; but that the stimulus to due care and management will be unduly weakened, if they are enabled to make good the deficiency of one year's dividend by the surplus of another. The re. duction of price, under the bill, as it would have stool if the companies had accepted the decision of the committee would have been, as compared with the prices of the act of 1860, from 4a. Gil. for twelve candles, or 44d. per candle, to :3a. 9d. for 16 candles, or about4l. per candle ; if compared with the actual prices no. charged by the companies (except the South Metropolitan and Independent), via., 4s. for 14 candles, a reduction from 34d. to 2,id. nearly. The 3s. lid. for 16 candles pro posed by the Board of Trade may be considered as nearly equivalent to the 3a. 4d. charged by the two last-men tioned companies for 14 candles. Besides this redact* provision would have been made for improved administra tion and reduced expenditure by the amalgamation of the companies, for an efficient audit of the accounts, for an effective supervision of the working and expenditure, for the abolition of the system of back dividends, and for the payment of penalties out of the sum divisible among the shareholders. The advantages to result from these various amendments of the act of 1860 would have been secured to the consumer by a periodical revision of price, through the agency of arbitrators appointed by the Board of Trade : and the purity of the gas would have been ensured by a system of administration under the superintendence of the same board. To these advantages your committee consider that the consumer is entitled; and they recommend that nothing lees should be required as the conditions of any settlement which may leave in the bands of the companies exclusively the future supply of the metropolis. In conclusion, your committee have now to repeat the expression°, their decidedopinion, that either by the way of regulation, or by the way of an independent supply, the consumer is entitled to a far more efficient control than he at present enjoys with respect to the supply of gas to the metropolis." MARKETS. TALLOW.—WZDNESDAY Emaira.—ibe market wu Quit to-day. Old was quoted On ; new, 460.6 d. ; October is De cember, 4A.6d. ; and December, g6a. LEATHIIt —There has been a moderate demand for most dercriptlons of leather doling the past week. on Tuesday 114 supply of fresh goods at Leadenha l was small, and the moot o; bonnets transacted was generally !halted. Light ko;:let butt•, bellies, shoulders, and Etugnsh hone-hides were eans and In request Prices were unaltered. oCrrroN.--imaroot., Aware[ 14.—Strong market. Marina 44. per lb. dearer. Other aorta at full rates. Estimated Wet to-day 12,000 bales, laeludior 4,000 specubdlon aml ord. 2.800 American, 9d. to 12{4. : 900 Purees, tc., 104 d. to 1114. 900 Ilaceio and Behla, 104. to 114 d. ; 570 BIM 944. to log , Rgyptlan, 184. to 184.: 8,100 BareS, ed. to 944.: Madras. IC Bawl, *lade, ta. aid. to 7}d. ; 450 Peru, 100. to 1144. hr Dhollerah, 84.: fate Oosrawuttee 744.: fah , baba, ; far Bengal, 6 4 4 . ; 91112 rerrdlee, I*. 1* Perms, 114.; 014. drag Bowed*, 10Ict. ; saddling esas. 24. COBV.—Boerrox, AUGUST IL—A I weather fine and foreln. There a except by the most needy buyer,,' nominal. 'Supply of wbest the Ile &twirl for Ora. prkca most be allel GLASGOW, Ammar 11.—With continued brillhutt weather.* day's market ruled dull for wheat, and, in the little Wises done, buyers had the turn of price In their favour, and goer me slow of isle, at about last week's rates Barley and bean. Pine foreign oats rather dearer, but new !rid/ decUnol alant It per boll, las. per 26411 s , being about the prior of tawny Prat held M. per 2101 be above tam week's rater. Indian corn hint l so 11rtu, but saleable at 20a 9d. per 9901b5. for American tune. CATTLE.—SocTRALL. Awes? 14.—The trade was ev , . l hr wether mutton; otherwise It wss bad. Mutton mile fr. ;4, is Se. ed. lamb, 61. to 6e. bd. ; park, as bl. to U. sd. ner stew et albs., sinking the aid. COALS.—Lounoi, Aron? 14.—Halywell Main. IN.: wIlAm. les. dd. ; Walls End Haswell, 21s. : Walls End "dn't' a • 17$. Id.: Walls End Hartlepool, 19a. 9d.: Walls End K'*". 19a.: Walls End Fast Hartlepool, 20a. 2d. Walls End Saudi Hartlepool, 196. Dd. : Walls Eud Tees. 20s. dd. ltranceid Cannel, Ida-814s at market, 44 sold, :3. (Advertisement. I—HOLLOWAY'S 01? rotes-T AID PILLS need only a single trial to make known their capabibur. No outside sore or inward inflammation can long ' 01,4 ' 4 the cooling, purifying. and healing inguences exerted In IFc twin medicament& lie the mischief recent or chronic. 0 1,1 slight, painful or simply annoying, It will succumb beast tht curative virtues of these noble remedies, which can le red/ applied by any petsos who will attentively read their s" 4 ' panying directions, which are propounded In the Y 404 'age, void of technical terms, and printed in the mot 1* Ale characters. To the Marl of business, coatis,: b. ho ing house, and harassed by engagements, these 1.1:! an `°. valuable for the man of pleasure, addicted to free loss:, th`l are poetics'. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. BEN NETT.—August 12 at 25, Deane-road, Liverpool , the •t 4 of William Bennett. Jun., of a son. 1.4 CLIVPORD.—Augnst 12, at Gurley-place, OoPlow- 0 1 10. Hon. Mrs. H. Clifford, of a son . DUCA MP.—August 12, at Lancaster-terrace, Regeol'arr k. tV wife of Monsieur P. P D. A. Dummy, of a dmight er • fd GEDDES —August 12, at Aldershot, the wife of MAP , ' 44th Regiment, of a daughter. MACLAGAN.—August 12, at Coideseresce. wife of R. C. Madigan, M.D.. of a son BMARMILN.—August 12, at Highsm.ludge, W 00444174 Mrs. W. Sharman, of a son. MARRIAGES. ADLER—MYERS —August 13, at Kenrindon . r•r' l ""kr ? ‘ . . by the Rev. the Chief Rabbi, father of the behltVf.".". Adler, Em., 11. A , actuary to the Alliance pang, i, to Panay, daughter of the late W. Slyeceoa '" IVEV A, blinburvll 'VRY—FIRGINION.—Auguist 12, at the Wesleyan OW. O t- ' 4 Judie-road, by the Rey. J. Vint, Mr. R. IL lily, finer, to Margaret, daughter of Ile. P. Ferguson of avg . ' MAIN—POWNALL —August 10, at the Parish chsin Rte' by the Rey, R. Main. R. Main. Rao_ of the AdmitaifY. nett Mary, daughter of W. Posmall, Esq., of Ritgaii, THA BROCKSOPP.--Ahinist 1!, D a t E C A ars e .t errs Rcodugim• Atm, relict of the late Wlr. T. Brocksopp. aced :7 GIREION.—Auguat 12, at the Park, Nottlugbam. A n° . L. J. Oibsoo, RN.. aged 81. le/ st JARVIS —Augu 11, at Hart-street, Bloomsbury einare. Ms, }:aq., aged 91. gMPLAY.—August 1!, at I'pper Wohern.plare F 18 0" ' 13.. MM., dauhter of J. Remplay, , age.' 16. PUELY.—A g ugust It. at Gmhurst-lodge, S ur biton, T MO . Bresatreet. Cheapalde. aged 73. Minn d .—August 11, Pleaaley Rectory, Derbphire, l`t C. Smith, aged 59. Printed sod Yobnailed by wnlui Kl'e HAW. 0 11"°6•rd-siz•si. L the City of London, Prix n tr i kom• Oaks. lu Lombard-street. hi tau Predaci TUCLIDAT, I cam 4. 1887. I, 0,..; SO .1. Irma bona dem tow s , s6. "l l Z cr Cab psi 1?, and cri c = p. 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