The Express. — London, England, 1850-08-28 00:00:00

pan (mules Hiedersaan, of Lsiggie. re rad., Ste Szeisewig•Holetein would sot per. utrad eitsag. Asother letter fres the rem WV also comestible's, stataiabg a f the ebbed's% idea "shish the umbra se . to balk& The hearth perm. r 7 :rism e, Tnat this smarm edemas has . et all bseiga aerstiated he the •• pry pis the means al . ' steered eassinessly. „irWAY. Baia North eteaseissa la. mho tila littk reseliabsb— : • ;toe. orkeserissigitg the prised* at NM u ‘soOkf it to he the sole right of every means thin." Ile said—Nis. a, IS teen age wt , erethren on the other side of the sena, 1 .„, may would vine when 1 skald rater a sad speak of pees.. lasi the Let of lusreeyed so far stet as this. Bet the eh, great duds of brotherhood will sird . li.r.trday, se I was walking is the streets visited the splendid estahlishoisate wbaa • .;:y. I le .rat that these beautiful ..• • este e •verci with aulitary balm f•rtincatises have bees removed, to give • -vet irate to the peasesille, and the iabsbi ,be Webbp of astare, where ease sorbs of man. Jest se ewe seam. r.issd above w plaits, but rewires gradual , the pe-plit same ibis sates to increase is • win be • small 'Swaim, SOU a kill. aad .• A few yaw sr, sad visa would net !eve . ett•e l ths, use, the very words of leas, r mobbed owe plaits, through monataias, i now Men by means cf the telegraph is a few and shall net the grist • . ,ere teissazitted and ,sewed De net •etch ban to think nothing homed goad? The ir.stratneut I ale about r. :. se sign cf our mallet toadaseise,it ie • pipe ot p see of the abotigiard tribes of •p, k r here ir: ay.! is In pipe urea. vb.,,, sad handing It to the "'reddest, said ter to the l'reeidest this pipe of pease in the sin the for welt. I bring you greeting • ...r• in the pocky inQmstains. vesting_ to t.. • valley of the Rhse.• and Danube. No sore ITC= under the harden of war; most re II the elating of the time wises all .. •1' ::re in met" (Great applause.) L'ENr ben signified Oat on ablaut of the sreskre would he baited to a quarer se the e imbibe, had a sceseth pro- t Frankfort, mild it could no longer be trimmest' el acciety to involve their countries hmiever, must consider that the an who ••r On of kis eentatay and the welfare of his in to dote!. V.ITEDT, of Berlin, recommended to the • .k• the Schleswig Holstein can in hand, and ttst by the irfigence they enjoyed in their ■emben would succeed in conducting the W !rented in seas on the Eider to a peaceful lult.ved that, by pablithirg its views on this the prem. t•.• congress wtuld bookie to rain u - d t• t • re , itted. Not only on the interests • c these ci nett would the question then be r looker was fr.:eroding to comment upon the • Cestrig-11.amein and Deanna when he was r, who called the attentinn of** orator • of tr e itsndiog ordert, which rue thus: n of Pe C , eigress is of perpetual sod universal • sivaner if requested to avoid digressions to ▪ netts. :mice to Fresel,English, and Germea ensued, Mr. CO/DEN said, that if Danmark and ‘.l sent deputies to the Cumin, men would • - opt': It of giving a decsiveopinioa upon • :c. bite. ‘ 4 IOE NT sill its had intervened, not on so ' • I:::,rene. between his own opinions and thou I,ly on account of the standing orders. ..,ct, Dr. J ,up, refined to the various reuthe held since 1793 to settle ;political questions • r.!erventions, and draw a conclusion in favour 7 , 1 e of son intervention. -o , o'.unan was then unanimously adopted. .1 ALL wyridiit,d the notion that there was any- Utc;ien in the peace movement, and ludo es! llV•ir,t what ars called '• irsetial men." i'tii.l TT entered into a history of the propels . which he saintained owed its origin to • ,-reany, and not to America. of New York, astonished the assesably by iL.kee Coq* , tee, and the novel colouring which .tt er old mat: rials. as which tad been submitted to the muting curried, together with an additional one • On the latter, M. Cormenin and hi. . A vote of thanks to the municiul autism ...eon followed, in hcnour of whom Mr. Cobden Hip, tip, hurrah," to the intense astonish &mous. WIC ;;;1 that the proeeedinp should be printed d rt a small charge; and a Tote of thanks saving been passed, the proeeedirp were de- :; IIRK AND THE DUCHIES. ;wing is a Insolation of the protocol at the Foreign-office, oa the 23rd of by the plenipotentiaries of Austria, rince, Great Britain, Ramie, acd Swedes zr d'sffeires of Austria has anaoutesd that a authorised by ►ie court to adhere is id pritciples enunciated in the preamble sad al the prouseol'of the 2nd of August, 1850, as aloe :lustions contained in the Articles 2 and 4 • it ttye understood that the stipulations of the shoe -1 protocol shall net prejudiai the rights of the Confederation. •i ter of Demerit, while he accepts with sate . •!lessce thus given by the court of Austria to ,t the bill of Assist, thinks it his ditty to recall • . that it is well sedentood that the feaeral 'men, shoes mentioned can only regard the • II- atein and that of Lauenburg u forming part of kt..o Conhderatioss. -ftentariee of France, of Great Britain, of Russia, • -dm and Norway, whi,e they unacimously render t•.• sentiments which have determined the court • .1, Chen to the princiiles estat.lished by the pro '. Alt 2in the general interest of pence and of the ••:. 0 Rem, have takes am of the above•men ,•: "boas. ILossziL D. Ht•a iiiOrrans Larrs. BILITINSOW. J. T. RazArmor. ItILNISBURG, Aro. 22. !L . :ming iss General Wilhelm's report on the • • xhietd a• the battle of Idetadt •r cr•nii•rt ct the lists of killed and wounded, pre. • , •ter cl the onmander-in•Chisf, on the basis of ;•••e. nyrte here sad the communicatime hem • c not S;• bower, the following results concerning • of toe tichlrriwie Holstein army at the battle .re been obtained:—Killed, 22 (lacers, 2 sue • et, iffy:ire, 476 prints; wounded (now .• a.), ;t1 •.ffirers, 73 euh-ofsten, 667 priests.; • 4 pow in Dumb hospitals, 14 OftilArli, 51 tab ' orintee ; Ir/omen, 10 damn, 18 surgeons, 67 • :,(45 privates. Total loss: Odeon, 77; ter. • than, 217 ; pastes, 2,614. The aiming, • :.ora Lothian amid be funher aocertained, are • . to.,eout the fallen. A cousiderable number of LA.. I , ft the Impute, and are now wader their 1 r • IS Unpleased memos rentals volantarill In ):liaserie in charge of the wounded in the hoe ?«. Ike lists from which the above flgune have • at 44 are now priatlag, and will be blued in a few WILLIS EN. Rewisburg, A.aseet 22, 1860. lilt CIIIEF HARBOUR OF CUXHAVEN. Was Cazhaven, of the 22nd test., Mate that the were prepaid to commence despoiling the bar ' y •te 11110,11 of the obstructions to which saleroom Ines time back. Notice bad been gives that from t:.• 'rtti or Septasher, wall the 28th of the month, • vied, the chief estrum. would be closed by is "ash 'Willie to enter the harbour during this I = • do eo hoop the upper end of the Quarantine- It it tke istentioa of the authorities to dredge deep permit meals drawing from 1G to 18 feet wale, L:u RUSSIA. rcersburg papers of the 171 instant pub atc,tnt of an engagement which was fought A 4 , 1 July by the Holmium General lielgard Lc t!•c Lesginec, whom he attacked in tear the tillage of Itechelda. The =•t muttered 4,000 am They were defeated ► ••• 1 441 :WI killed (87 of whom remained in the 4 the Rawlins) and 600 wounded. Six of mpg ei:lag•a were sacked and burned. The 44 had two met killed and 19 wounded. FINANCES.—The Sf. Petersintrgh Gamete 1 " neon printed by the Minister of Finance at ottier of the coned!. The nest important terse of the past year are the esaissioa of four .esaliry bilk of 3,094000 roubles orb, to m e et "t.•: 4 , eJ she Hungarian eanpaiiin 1000401,* 3 .480,8001. sterling, °paled at Lorin hoar of Bering Brothers ; thirdly, of tbe prohibition W export cola, NI: sad lastly, the privilege granted Lew to diecount bills at alt swaths. The .i.s•rowd is the Great Book in the year 1849 • • ..."4.79) silver emblem. Ti.. fends treasferved 'ratiee e vaaisaicin assort to 23,978,039 silver '.• tot tl espial of the Illifigsge beak amour to .ver marks. The leas bask of the empire pee ' . 11 Y u loal of 8 ,700,600 slim roubles. The lore minuet to 2 / 1 4,000,e00 nobles. Oa the 23rd the SUS of 380,080.000 silver roubles, la bills in eiK Yleti°o, the rossend ninths bend • The anises beaks canon a NOW of ie 4p terns, nslediag train CALIFORNIA. PION 01/1 OWN 00111/OPONDINT. CAORBB, ix 1. We ruched this place this mo H rnieg, afte J n r • short palsy of nice days from N ew York. The Americans bave now two lines of stammers between this latter town and the river of Chores, seek oossistiog of two vessels of an avenge taans sof 1,000 tons and from 430 to 600 hone-power. are two departures ea the let, and two on the 19th of each month. The Are from New York to Chagres is 123 dollars by Aspiawalre line, and 100 by the competition one. The seeommodatioes are indifferent by both : indeed, the weird of paseengers is such, each steamer carry ing sheet 230, that comforts are completely out of the question. Then is a third line of American steamers eon. meting New Orleans with Chaves, ria Havanna. The Alabama and Falcon, two old boats with rickety esgiase, beep up the cemmunieations in this quarter., These are pretty golden times for the American steam shipowners. '1 here is not a single casein which their capital does not yield them 1,000 pe r cent. clear protit. asap" has an altend and improved appearance. On the right, as you enter Use river, stands the Amy risen town, consisting of some 60 wooden houses, all of which have started up within the last tone mouths. Each of these structures bran the name of some fa.hioaable hotel in New York, such as Astor cr Tow lag-house. The accommodations they affoid INN wretched in the extreme. The bill of fare never com prises more then two dither, salt beef and cheese, and these have to be imputed from New York or Europe. The American tsvrn is, however, better 'limited than the old Spini e h one of the same name, both as regards commero, asd health. The latter is ensconced behind a high p-o -montory, capped by a dilapidated fort, and therefore i shut out from the sea breezes, which can alone coun 'tenet the malaria arising from the moan of stagnant and petrified vegetable and animal sabstasces which obstruct the entrence to the river. The former, on the contrary. has expcsed to these breeze, which spring op invariably in the evening, and sometimes blow keenly enough to drive ships on chore. Ships generally cast anchu opposite the month of the river in five fathoms water. The moorage is unsafe, and the danger great when it happens to blow strong from sea. I noticed, however, the Alabama lying within the bar under the promontory, a position into which no English steamer has yet ventured. There were several large schooners minding clues to the American town, and also within the bar, in as favourable • position that the merchandise could be landed without the intervention of boats or loggers. This fact struck me as one of considerable mercantile interest. There le a brisk trade now going on between Jamaica and Chagres in fruit, sugar, vegetables, chiefly the potatoe, and English merchan dise. There are few articles which do not bring high prices; the payment being made in French silver coin, which is abundant on the Istbmnp, or in gold due. The im migration of black and mulattoes from Jamaica is also considerable. On the Spanish side of the river, nearly all the boats and hotels belong to dark emi grants from Jamaica or from the Dutch island of Curagoa.. . . There bad been • species of civil war at Chsgres a few days before our arrivaL The population of the American town, a most gregarious set of deserters, gamesters, runaways from justice, took it into their heads one evening to organise themselves as a dis tinct and independent community. The y drew up a string of resolutions expressive of their firm resolve to obey thenceforward no other magistrate than a fellow called Taylor, a notorious drunkard and gamester, whom they appointed provisional president. Taylor entered upon his functions by opening a warm fire from rifles and revolvers on the inhabitants of the old town. The latter arembled in considerable numbers and repelled the assailants. A gun was discovered by them among the ruins of the fort, and pointed on the American town which it completely commanded. The United States Consul interfered, but only received kicks and cuffs from his countrymen for his pane. It was only when they saw themselves on the eve of being driven into the sea that the Americans would listen to rerun. The matter was at length hushed, after several lives having been loot on both sides, but the old animosities still remain, and will undoubtedly burst forth the moment the Americans find themselves strong enough for another encounter. It was believed that the attention of the government at Bogata had been I called to this anomalous state of thing., and that a company of troops would shortly arrive to protect the New Grenadine territory, and the inhabitants of Chegree. There is at length a fair prospect of the railway across the Isthmus being taken up in earnest. The contractors, the Messrs. Aspinwall, of New York, have secured the adhesion of the Wes: India Steam Packet Company. The latter consent to bear one quarter of the entire expenses, leaving the American Company free to go any length they think proper. It is now believed that ere eight months elapse, the works will be so far advanced that travellers may pan in a cowered carriage from one ocean to the other. The starting point will be Table bay, a point of the coast about 20 miles to the west of Porto Bello. A system of carriages with two horizontal interior wheels is to be introduosd, catching or pressing on a middle or third raiL It is hoped that very high declivities may be ascended and descended by this means without the expending of labour on cuttings. The system has no* that lam aware, been yet tried on a large or practi cal male in Europe. You are no doubt aware that the American Com pany have obtained, from the New Grenadine gover ment, a privilege for conveying scrum the Isthmus the mails of all nations. Against this privilege England has protested through her Charg e d' Affaires at Bogata, but as yet without effect. matter is of considerable importance, and it seems strange that France, which is equally interested, should as yet have taken no steps therein. Surely the powers of Europe, however engrossed by their internal bicker legs, cannot shut their eyes to the danger of allowing such a monopoly to be claimed and exercised by America on the high road to the Pacific and to Cali fornia. PANAMA, JULY 6. I reached this place yesterday, after a hard pull across the isthmus. People may say what they please, but a trip from Chagres to Panama is no child's play. You have, in the first plies, the river to emend as high as Gorgon or Crude, the current being against you all the way ; then you have the mountains to cross to Panama. A word of informa tion on the nature of the difficulties that are to be miciuntered may not be here misplaced. When you land at Chagres from the steamers you are forthwith smiled by a whole battalion of boatmen —white, black, and blue, of all hoes and countries ; in a word, each making a tender, in fijnuiish or English, of his canoe, and praising ite qualities to the skies. Don't be impatient—don't aloes with the first that offers. Make your choice carefully, and remember that, as you have to go against a current seven knots strong, the light, mall and delicate skiff is the better one. Of the boatmen , too, the whites, whether European or American, are the worst. They are, in general, a set of drunken ban ditti, who know nothing of the stream and to whom it would be unsafe to confide either your person or your goods. Single out the bronse-coloured swarthy children of the 80000 del Toro who have learnt their profession at Carthagesa. You can wally recognise them by their breadth of chest, sinewy arms, and re tiring look. Treat them liberally, and if it be an ob ject with you to get up the river as speedily as pos sible, promos them an additional dollar for every hone they may gain on the avenge time. Next to these the Jamaica and Cameos Wasa are the best, if they are provided, as is usually the came, with; a man-of-w ar' gsin wes gig. My bare soon made. For an amount of 100 dollars I secured a email gig, which had for merly belonged to a British man-of-war, with a Co moa panne and three fine Boom del Tom rowers. We commenced our task at six in the evening, and proceeded to Oatoon the same day. There we found a whole fleet of canoes, gigs, and boats, all warped in to the shore waiting for day to proceed on their journey. The right bank of the Chaves is oluit- Demented in this place b 7 a group of some fifty or sixty huts, constructed with branches and covered with pandanos or palm leaves. From the bottom of the Tiller, where we landed we could distinguish the entire population assembled around a reap of Midday' who were footing it away in a glorious " fandango.* Heavens! what a confusion of sounds. All the tangoes, kettles, and Was cc the isthmus seemed MR EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 28, 1850. collected in this one vol. A great devil of an Indian acted as master of the bud, the perspiration trickles from every pore whilst he stomped a gigantic dried bumpkin covered with a sheep's skin. As for the dance, the less that is said of it the better. A Parhdaa travelling companion, an old Aatolue of the Comiire, told me that he recognised several of the moo acentric hops of that classic haunt. "Morbles," re marked he, were there a municipal guard or a police man on the pet the whole party adenines would be sent to the police eon's otio n et Il e for a c ant Flirtation aux bonito scours." A little further on, the whirl of a roulette table was heard. We came upon a knot of dark gamesters assembled around this interesting pieoe of machinery, and a number of moots tables. Our " padrones and rowers having now secured their boats, earns and joined one or the other party es their fancy led. Shay of these poor devils spent. before my eyes, all they were to gain by two days' bard pulling up the river, and which, according to the regulations that prevail at Chagret, had to be paid them beforehatd. At four in the morning, we renewed our struggle with the stream, and suocesed in reaching at eight the same night the village of San Pablo. The follow ing morning at nine, we took leave of our padrone " at the village of Gorgon', one of the two rating points for crossing over to Panama. Several attempts have been recently made to navi gate the Chagos by meant, but all have failed. The difficulties to be overcome are of two kinds, rapids and slags. The former divert the steamer from its course, carrying it in among the bushes, where the machinery gets entangled ; the latt er destroy the wheels. And let it seems to me that the application of steam is quite possible here, were the boat armed with a sort of advanced scythe or knife to cut the stags, and only to draw from 14 to 18 inches water. If any of your engineering readers can rave this problem he may reckon upon realising a fortune of 20,0001. within less than one year, or indeed any amount he pleases, as ho will hold in his hand the key which unlocks the navigation of the isthmus, now become the high road of nations. At Gorgon* you must be careful whom yen apply to for your mules. Tie price is generally 16 dollars for crossing over to Panama, a distance of about 22 Oleg. Examine your beast well, and see he fail not on the road, leaving you to splutter on, as I have seen numbers do, up to their waists in mud, and amidst the thickets of a dense forest. The wisest plan is never to lose sight of your baggage, and to keep your revolver in order. There are now hordes of disap pointed Californians on the isthmus, who have very little respect for the tenth commandment. The Gorgon road, which is quite impracticable during the winter season, is preferable to that of Crum in summer. A g ood horseman can make hie way from either point to Panama in nine hours. At Panama I find nearly two thousand Americans, all from the western states, who have been detained for the last two months, the steamers bAng too crowded. Whoever comes to Panama unprovided with a ticket may look forward to a disappointment of this kind. What renders it doubly painful is the crowded state of the wretched inns at Panama, and the horrible filth of the town. The Americans, who have now nearly edged every native out of Panama, perm to have improved on the habits of the latter. Hope of offal and filth block up all the principal streets, and water-c:osets are luxuries totally un known. No wonder that the plague and the cholera morbus have selected this town for their head quarters. GRAND RWURTAINKENT TO THE LORD MAYOR OP LONDON AT SOUTHAMPTON. THE GREAT INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION OF 1861. [mom 001 110VIIIAMI1ON COIRRIMPONDINT.] 13001111LAMPION, TOUDAT , Auo. 27. When I watt el lay letter last eight the triumphal tufty of the Lori Meyer of Ueda* in auto into Bantkamp tem lad Net taken plea,. and the banquet guests were Inestew• beg to the reception room. This room was situated adjoining tle Ba lite. arms after six in the evening the Lord Mayor of London arrived, dressed in his canal rubes, accompanied by hie chaplain ancl attendant ofasere,the Mayor of Southampton. the Sheri& et Leedom, and the High•Sherif of 8 ntleamptos, all is newt *esteem The provincial mayors and other guests hope to mire. The lord mayor stood at the top of the room with the sword bearer and hie chaplain by hie side, and envy gust was formally introduced to hie lordatip by OW sewer of Bouthamptce. This mummy lasted about aa hoar. Beaker of a most important nature it mesa pre welted Lord Pelmanton from being present. Dinner ►au ing been seeeenced, the chief civic authorities, followed by the other gnats, then procceded to the bacgoet•hall, in one part of which a gallery had been meted where a awn bet of ladies eat. At., t►e dinner, the MAYOR, in giving the flnt toast, said that he did so with extreme plume and satisfaction, knowing that around him was gathered so large a amber of the munieipal authorities of the kingdom, inclusive of the land mayor at the ebief city of the world. (Applause.) They were at MAIMS privileged by living nadir a monarch whom all alike reopened and adored, and who truly lived in the hearts of her people. The time was gone by when the sovereign maid not visit the Lord Mayor of London, with out an escort for ►is protection from personal danger. Oar present beloved Que. could now visit the most distant part elate kingdom free from dila:silty or apprehension of dan ger. He called en them to drink the health of " the Paean, which was drunk with enshatiestio rounds of cheering, the bead playing the National Anthem, and the when com pany joining in the chores. - - _ The MAYOR said the next toast was one to which he felt coaldeat they would do equal Julia. He was proud to have the opportunity of proposing the health of "Her Majesty's Consort," who had, by his various ads done as much to promote and encourage the arts and macs factures, the commerce and agriculture of this country. (Applause.) They owed him • lasting debt of gratitude. Ile had won for himself the esteem end good wishes of the whole British people ; he had kept aloof from the hotbed of politics ; he had set them all an example, as an hashend, a father, and an employer, which they would do well ti fol low. It was gratifying to him (the Mayor) to witness such • gathering round his festive board as was then assembled in that hall—that being the birthday of his Royal Highness Prince Albert. (Cheers.) It was also Noising to know that the crest industrial exhibition of 1851, which was con ceived in the mind of Prince Albert, and communicated to the Lord Mayor of London, was the means of bringing them together that evening, and if nothing more resulted from the project than the opportunities which had been given to the different municipal authorities to meat in fraternal inter course, as they had had the pleasure to do that day, much good would attend it. "The health of Prince Albert, the Priam of Wales, and the other members of the royal family." Drank with trent cheering. The MAYOR next gave them the toast of " Sir Alexander Cockburn, and her Majesty's alai/tan." (Imalaise thou leg ) Sir A. COCKBURN, her Majesty's 8 ilicitor-Gitnemil, blieity responded to the toast. In common with the mayor and lie guest', he regretted the absence of the noble lord (Palmerston), who he knew, from personal communication with kis, was anxious to be present that evening, not only as en inhabitant of the county, but became he saw with in finite pleasure the town of Southampton rallying round its worthy mayor—a man who had been the architect of his own Whine, which he only seemed to value so far es he uld with It promote the good of his fellow-creature. He assured them that the present ministry were anions to do their best to prcmote the interests of commerce, and to ad vance in every way the welfare of those greet interests which combine to make England so great and exalted a lll doe. In the name of her Majesty's ministers he thanked them for the compliment which had been paid them. (Ap plause.) The MAYOR next gave the toast of "The Bishop and Clergy of the diocese, end other Ministers of the Gosp.l;" which was responded to by •the Rev. the Dean of Wl2l- CHISTII. The MAYOR proposed " The Army and Navy," two ser vices to which the nation wee greatly indebted. The toast having been enthusiastically received, Inrd 01010! Lannon responded on behalf of the army, and Capt. Yaz.vanvorr, R.N., en the part of the navy. The MAYOR culled fora bumper for the rent tout, which he might call the tout of the evening. They had been honoured that day by the presence of the Lord Marc of Locdoo, and he should be venting in gratitude if he raged to express hie sense of tke kindlier end honour which hie lordship bad thereby conferred upon him and the town. He gave them, therefore, the health of the Lord Mayor of the City of London. (Tremendous cheerio?, renewed again and again, the whole company rising) That was the most gratifying day ►e ha', ever experienced, and he believed that in saying that he was uttering the feeling of nine tenths of the iclubitaots of Southampton. (Cheers.) The Lord Mayor had cheerfully responded to his invitation, and the people of Southampton had given ►is lordship such a recep tion, that he trusted that the Lord Mayer's visit would become an annual one. (Applause.) The toast was received with tremendous applause, which continued foe several similes. ~Tbe LORD MAYOR , ea rising to return thank., was lip ill warmly chewed. He said that if anything would tend to snake • man dumb, or to prevent him from giving exprts- SiOU to has feelings; it was the manner in which he had been received that day by the people of Southampton. He really could not express in words his feelings on that ooeasi.n. He had been elected Lord Mayor of the chief city of the world—(applaues)--and if he did but do his beet, and work is a way by which the honour of the city and the office would be staintaineill and justice supported, he 'koala do hie duty as well as he could. As to the show of the office, he put that on one side, and was only anxious to do his duty to his fellow citizens. (Cheers.) They would permit him to say how pleased and gratified he was at his reception, and the whole proceedings of that day. It skull made him • proud man. At all ' events, he should return to London a greater man in his own consideration, for to receive the applause of his fellow countrymen in the handsome manner in which the people of Srtithamptoa had rendered it that day, was in • gra titling thing. He again expressed the pleasure and pre tigatba he felt, and thanked them all most heartily for the honour they had done him. The MAYOR next proposed " The health of the mem bers for the borough of Southampton," whbh was briefly responded to by B. M. Wm-cox, Esq. The LORD MAYOR again roes, sad said he was about to propose the health of • gentleman to whom the people of Southampton looked up with pleasure, to whom they all owed suit and serties—the health of their worthy Chairman. (Great applause.) He was sure that it was only necessa ry to manual his name, mad they would ex press more in their approbation than he could do were he able to address them for a fortnight. They bad dose so, sad he would therefore only say how thankful clt:Lout to be for the happiness they had all enjoyed u kin umpire' that afternoon. (Gnat cheering.) The MAYOR, is a few remarks, acknowledged the compliment, and Masked the Lord Mayor and his other distinguished gusts for the honour they had weaned upon him by their attendance at the proceedings of that day. He hoped the Lord Mayor wee pleased with the picturesque scenery in the neighbourhood of Southamp toa which he had that day seen, and with the whole pro oudings. He hoped he should use many more such arm blies before the gnat Exhibition of 1851, and for many years afterwards. (Applause.) G. LAISHLEY, Esq., in a neat specoh, proposed " The worshipful the Mayers who have honoured the Banquet with their . prosence, sad the municipal institutions of the kingdom.' The Mayor of WINCHESTER responded to the taut, which was warmly received. Mr. Sheri ff TUCKER, in a few oomplinientary re marks, prhpa,a " Th• health' of the Sheriffs for Lon don sad Middlesex," which met with a most hearty re• ~Mr.•Elbsriff LAWRENCE returned thinks, on behalf of himself and his solleagas, Mr. Nicoll. They felt highly hanesoed and pleased - by being permitted to be we ems at that theirs board ; and, if say one thing gave him more plosion than another, it was the hope that this fleet sessrably la the provinces of the Lord Mayor sad flkerifh of London with the mayors and municipal antheddee Is the provinebil tons would hereafter go es from Is year. (Cheers.) By this interchange of semptlmatle, sad these (retinal assemblies, they were doing great good, sad whoa- Mr this example should be Mowed by tli• wor th M saw - itsui* whom he around him, he ho that the sheriffs might be allowed to pat in thet dais. La•Ater sad assn.) With reference to the exhibition of 1861,As augured much good from the noble undertaking. People to a small locality were too apt to fancy that they were at*. top of the tree • and it was only when they put foot to foot and !seamed 'their lengths together that they toned how deficient they were. (Applause.) The mayor had glided to the festive hospitality of the Lord Mayer. Hs war sure they weld all, is Moro, complintest his es the (*serous hospitality of which they had that eves*/ been the partakers. He had never spent a pleasanter even ing ; and, in return for the honour they had done the sheriffs, he begged to tender them their warmest admire ledlZs. lI DIIDLEY STUART next gave the toast of " The People," which was drank with suit enthusiasm. W. M. THACHEFLAY, BK., proposed " England and Amorist, may Peace and Cemiseees Wag rids them," which woe drunk with musk fraternal filing, sad aeknow lodged by J. R. CROSIZT. The Exhibition of 1861, may MOM attend it ;" l• The Commerce of London, the eh ief sky of the wield ;" " The P 111114" arid several ether toasts followed, sad the isstivitles were prottweeed till long after midnight The Lord MVO , end the skalds were loudly sheered os their de The Ur r u=kiss of the Bar-gate were Teel *tweet**. Jets egos surrounded the davits' , battlements, mho, and windows, so that the shape of them were mesa. A deem erowd lined the High-street during the whole of the events, ▪ Milnia7l wstaomg . the Buis% the Damisidsk ball, sad the emWagas so they sit down the distinguished essepasy. The Nab ferriage, of the Lued Mayor, the Sherille s and the else liveries of the aervanb, excited Me emoMilly somnpt the poorer alums and the who bed evidently never seen sue MI as ni SUMPS a several instances the servants were literal!, eillisdlis apes the earrieges, end let the crowd peep in and fed the saftnes and areamenu The lad dessratione of the banqueting-hill were most a wad all present declared they had never seen any t=a'reeesabling it. A great portion of the sunk* sad toe most rare end beautiful plants from Page's nursery—one of the duet la the soath of /*gland —were made to contribute to the decors**, of the ball. The whole of the decors. dons were Madly superintended by Mr. Page himself, who h renowned as en artist in them mattes. Vbe Court, OSBORNE, Ararat 27. The Queen and Prince, attended by the Viscountess Canning, lady is waiting, and Major-Genera Welays,, equerry to her Majesty, left O%boras this morning at seven o'el iek, and crowd to Gosport in the Blfin steam vessel, en route to Castle Howard, the sent of the Earl of Carlisle. Her Majesty end hie royal highness paid • short visit of condolence et Claremont to the French royal family at that Ths intelligence of the sudden death of the Count de Neoilly reached Ostoros yesterdsy by a special messenger. Her Majesty and his royal highness, in consequence of the receipt of the announcement of this melancholy event, immediately countermanded the military main, and other cel.bratione of his royal highness's birthday. The Prince of Wale', the Princess R-yal, the Princess Aline, and Prince Alfred , attended by the Mee. Elisabeth Lennox. Miss Hildrard,.Lisst.-Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon, Lieut.-Cclonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, and Mr. Birch, em barked in the nary, at sight o'cbek, to join her Msiesty at the Eater Station, to proceed from thence to Castle Howard. The minuet party, on arriving at the Nine Elms Station, proceeded in royal carriage/ to the Euston-square terminus of the London and North Western Railway, escorted by a detachment of Lancer. Her Majesty and Prince Albert were received at the W agons by Sir George Grey, Semetery of State for the Home Department, who attended the Queen to Castle Howard. The Marchioness of Thuro, Lad]-fa- Waiting to her Majesty, attended at the Euston-square Teresina', and left In the royal suite. The special train quitted the station at twelve o'e:oek. Mr. Leonard C. Wyon ha had the honour of sit. tinge from his Royal Highnen the Prince of Wales and the rest of the Royal Family foe wax models, executed by commend of her Majesty. The Prince of Ltiningen landed at Dover at an early hoar yesterday morning from Calais, and left by the eight o'clock train of the Boat It Eastern Railway for town, arriving at Clarence-house, St. Jame., the resides*, of the Deckles, of Kent, at eleven o'clock, a.m. THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO riCOTLAND. TER JOURNEY. The Midland Railway Station in Leicester was besieged by applicants for tiekets of adausioa while hsr Majesty, Prince Allmot, and the Royal Mildest& passed through. on their way to Scotland . The railway authorities bad placed a long l ine of empty carriage tracks and coal war:gone on eat& side of the male line, to Bern ss platforms for swea ters, and as early as 12 o'clock. two hours before tha train wan expected, the entrances were thronged by persons anxious to ' secure a good place. At one o'clock the chore were opened, and the two long ranges of truck sand waggons were speedily filled, the company thus secommodated consisting of the Mayor and family, Town Clot and family, the Borough Magistrates. members of the Town Council, nearly all the prtaelpal inhabitants of the town, and • number of porous from the neighbouring villages. Thousand' of permits, who were unable to obtain admission to the station, Used the banks of the railway above and below it, every spot commanding a view of the line being denaely crowded. A body of pensioners in uniform, and fully so soared, under the command of Major Hawker, were 'Rationed on each side of the lies along which her Raj' sty paved, and the Duke of Rutland's military band occupied one of the wagons above alluded to. From one to two o'clock several break showers of rain fell, but there was no disposi tion to move manifested by the spectators. At twenty in‘nutee to them o'clock the royal party reached the station and the steam have been previously turned off, the train , moved slowly past, the bead playing the national anthem, and the spectators evincing their loyalty by loud beam, and waving of hats and handkerchiefs, gracefally acknow ledged by leer Majesty Oa reaching Syston Station, flee miles north of Leicester, the train stopped about five minutes to take in water. At that place about 500 of the principal inhabitants of the neigh bourhood had assembled, and ranged themselves on either side of the railway. The station, the lamp posts, &c., were decorated with 'commons and flowers, a nprseestation of an imperial mown ' decorated with dahlias, was exhibited in front of the station; a bins and white Sur, belonging to an Odd Follows' Lodge, was hoisted frost the tap; a white flag, with the motto, " God save the Quinn," Hotted is the treese from an ad joining building, and a gaily decorated • le-truck eon- Wood the village band, which played the national anthem, whilst the spectators joined in chorus or rent the air with hams and other exclamations expressive of their loyalty. THE QUEEN AT CAS TLB HOWARD. CASTLE HORA.RD, TUUDAY NIGHT. Her Majeety, Prince Albert, aced the royal children, united at the station at six o'clock, p.n., where they were received by the Earl of Carlisle, and accompanied by the noble earl and Lady Mary Howard, and sunned by a troop of Use 2nd Dragoon Gnarls, and proceeded at own to the cantle. EDINBFROB. The Royal Compost; OriTehers, Tie Clama's body guard for Boatload, have resolved orders to be in readiness Cu Timothy to escort Ma Majesty fr om Meadowtook stakes to Holyrood Pelee". It is also expected that the bosearable ems will Bee the steps !dialog from the Mating plods's' to the royal swigs. His Ones the Duke of Hoesloadt, Lord Liesteasat el the county ; Major•deasral Sir lames moristes the forme so Soothed ; Mr. Sheriff Goothijle. Porn Ashley, sad CM Chalmath of the North Heide Laws, Osesimay, are to be present to resolve by Majesty on the withal et the royal train from Berwick. The for laying the fosadatioa sou of the National s newly oompletal, bat there is farther to assommissas. The mosigbily abode lately= the Free Oismi Oar have Isms removed ; mad the oaths area whim the ismissay Is to be pedooddi It Sew enclosed with a sabolumliel homisede. The Solothoossi of the 93rd Highleauve near erases tar Babassol mos to NAGA at °maks Pier yaslort i =oity l l=f, at slz=, cm Word the Debi et he A TM doloshasot moth kom Aberdsia to &Bates, Mom Soy will mask Barbi bar Majesty's stay at Balmo ral. his to amid of 60 rook sad file, ander the emossead of Ospodo Strut ad Lintamate 0. Beton and B. Max well. HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK Mom the Regleeasz-Oenaralls Report.) T. health of the inhabitants of London 000tinaes las good as It usually L. The deaths last week were 906. with is mere by 31 than were registered in the precious week, but lees than the average, alter excluding the Gomm peed's( week of 1849. In that week 2.468 persons died in L intim, 240 of disinter and 1,272 of cholera. The deaths from cholera last week were fire Irons diamak t 118; of the latter number 106 were children ceder the age 01 15, 4 adults under 60, and 9 old perms past the age of 60. The deaths by cholera is the five preceding weeks, including the last, were 13, 11, 16, 8, and 6, so that the diaeue in the form it has usually visited London in Asssist is d•cluileit. The deaths from diarrhea I. the same weeks were 104, 136, 162 139, and 118. ilthoigh the mortality of London is now below the average, that average is itself high. And it appears scarcely to be a natural state of things that, In ordinary tines, of 906 puma whose career terminates in the week, only 165 par the see of GO; that three hundred and eighteen end their coarse In the middle of life, and four hundred and thirty two die in their way through childhood to youth. Yet the :shun gives this result. One hundred and twenty-nine of the death' occurred is public invitations, namely, 79 in workhouses, 4 in Wil -1 tary and naval asylums, 39 in hospitals, 4 is lunatic uylurns, 1 2 in military and naval hospitals, and lin prison. The propordon of deaths In public insitutioas is leas than it hie been: for from an earlier return it was shown that about 1 in 10 of the inhabitants of London died in the workhouses, 1 in 21 in the hoepitals, 1 in 661 in prisons, 1 in 102 in lunatic asylums; and that lin6or 6 of the people eie in a public institution oleos' kind or ether. By the Greenwich observations the barometer was low last week ; the wind was v est or south-west ; rain fell on Wednesday; on Saturday there was a thunderstorm; the mean temperature of the ate was 67 deg. through the week, or 3•6 deg. below the *versa'. The mean temperature of the Thames was 6215 deg. The air was dry, the dew point having been 48 deg. REMOVAL OF THE SOMERSET ASSIZES TO BATH. Those persons 'who have had toughie's at the mixer for the county of Somerset have icicle been in the habit of complaining of the grievous Inconvenience of having to attend the small and incommodious towns of Bridgewater and Wells, at which the summer assess is alternately held, and from time to time steps have been taken for the purpose of getting the business of the county transacted in some more eligible locality. Hitherto all that has been done hae proved anauocessful but the subject seems now to h ave b een t a t, n up by the in fluential inhaaitants of Bath and its neighbour hood, in a spirit of determination that augurs well for a successful termination of this se often partially agitated and univotsally felt grievance. A memorial, numerously signed by the nobility, magistrates, freeholders, and ratepayers of Bath and neighbourhood, having b-en presented to the' Mayor of Bath, a meeting in compliance therewith was held at the Gal dball in this city, yesterday (Tuesday), for the purpose of memorialising her Majesty for the removal of the Sommer Anise from Bridgewater and Wells to Bath. F. DOWDING, EN , Mayor of Bath, presided, and in an able speech treated of the great incoe vsaience resulting to the county generally, and to the Inhabitants of Bath and its neighbourhood in par ticular, from the present arrangement (or holding the county usizes. Whether they looked to the population, the ciinsinal business, or the number of jurors, they found that Bath had a predominance which gays them, the citizens of Bath,:a very forcible claim to have the assizes held once • year at least In their city. The civil business too, he believed, though he had no mean of ascertaining exactly, from Both, amounted on an average from one-third to one-fourth of the entire business of the 1111i23. His Worship referred to the great want of accommodation all parties experienced at Bridgewater and Wells, and advocated the many superior advantages of Bath as an maize town. F. T. ALLEN, Esq , of the western circuit, moved the adoption of a memorial to the Queen, embodying the wishes expressed by the meeting, namely, that the a U xe s should in future be held alternately at Bath and Taunton. The memorialists therefore pray that her Majesty would be pleased, by and with the advice of her Majesty's meet keu ourable privy inuccli, to order and direct that, as soon as intacteat *cart houses should be provided for that parlous ia Bath, the assizes in and for the county of Somerset should be held in the city of Bath and Taunton alternately, and at no other plus or places. The speaker added his testimony to that of the chairman as to the inconvenience of the pre sent arrangement, and supported the memorial. Mr. GREEN seconded the adoption of the memorial, which was supported by Mr. Town Counc.llor Archard, T. W. Saunders, Esq., of tae western circuit, and other gentle men, and adopted unanimously by the meeting amidst loud applause. SANDWICH ISLANDS.—Accounta have been received from Honolulu to the 25th June, at which date the harbour was almost filled with verde, the total number being fifty, mostly merc►antmen competing for the island produce for export to California. The number of whaling veuels was Tory small, owing to the high prices of provisions, arising from the great demand for the gold country, and the fear of desertion by the crews. EXHIBITION OF 1831.—A local committee to col lect and forward articles for exhibition has been formed at Hong-Kong. THE ASYLUM FOR IDIOTS.—The funds of this charity his been assisted by a donation of 3001. This society, seeking ea it does to relieve the most helpless of the neces stous" , will , we trust rewire much support. I _ - - FATAL ACClDENT.—Yesterday morning an accident occurred in High-street, Marylebone, by which a young mao awned Homes, a blind esker, ?Aiding in Butterfield striae, Pimlico, lost his life. He was engaged in taking down an old see blind over the shop front of Mr. Fenn, cheesesnonger, when his foot slipped, and he fell backwards, his head owning in contact with the kerbstone, which frac. tured the top of his skull. His death was ins tantaneous, and the body was taken to Marylebons Workflows, where it awaits an inquest._ ' BEIZURE'OF ENGLISH FISHING SMACKS BY THE Fueston.—Four more English fishing-smacks, the Naverin, the Five Brothers, the St. Croix, and the Oyster, have been seized and sent into Havre for violating the fishery laws. CROSSING THE ATLANTlC.—Captitin Emmons, the veteran chief steward of the Royal Mail steam-ships, came from Boston in the Asia, on his one hundred and sixty-eighth voyage across the Atlantic Ocean within the twelve years last peat. Allowint the distance across to be 3,000 miles, be has sailed within the period named over 500,000 miles, averaging one trip each 25 days.—Liverpool Standard. DISCOVERY OF A WRECA.—About nine years ago, as the Mary Scott, a Liverpool brig, laden with copper ore and a general cup, and having on board a large quantity of specie, was returning hem Valparaiso, she was ran into, about five miles east of Point Lynu, by an American ship called the Brooklyn, and the result was, that the Mary Scott sank to deep water, and six or seven persons on board pe rished. Some time afterwards the brig Parana outward bound for Montreal, was nut down by the Iron Duke, and sunk between Ormshead and Point Lynes. No traces of either vemel were discoverable until about three weeks ago, when a Liverpool fisherman, aimed Richard Price, whilst near to Point Lynes, foiled that his net had become *Mang to something beneathi the surface of the water, and, on examination, disoovered that it had caught in the wreck of a vessel. It is not known with which of the brigs the net became =WOW ; bat it is supposed that it is the Mary Scott. The Liverpool Steam Tug Company has seat out a number of divers to the place where the ship was discovered; but, in consequence of the rough state of the weather, have not yet been able to oommenoe operations. DISCOVERY OF THE BODIES OF THE Two BOYS DROWNID AT BASTHAIL—The two heathen, John and Thomas Gerard, who were drowned on Sunday week, near Statham, by the upsetting of a pleasure boat, particulars of which accident appeared in our columns at the time, have been found at last. A man named Parr, chief mate of the Meal, Liverpool and Ransom twaft, discovered a body float ing off Reek Ferry, while on beard his nese), on Saturday. The body, which proved to be that of one of the unfortunate lads Gerard, wee token on board, and ultimately deposited is the deadhosse. O• the following day (Sunday) the lams man picked up the body of the other brother appetite the 'oaf mills, Clanton. An inquest was held on the bodies on Monday, at which William Cooper, a seaman, who was on board the boat when the aspen* was present. It appeared that he had not the sienageseest of the boat, sad, farther, that he was not hind, but had sasharkod, as all on board sees to have done, purely fur pleasure, coneequently there was no ground for investigating the que stion of the compe tence elate men to act as boatman. A verdict of " Acciden tally drowned " wee reooeded. SUPPOSED DEATH OF A MISER PION STARVATION. —Yesterday aftorsoon, Mr. W. Baker, jun., held an inquest at the Swan Tave rn , Upper Clapton, an the body of Been min Augments Wallis, aged 60, a min dependent property, of property, residing at Stamked-grove, Upper Clapton, who was nppond to bawl died from starvation. The deceased, who was a single rmtlaman, sad of very emostrie habits, had raids& by ktuasU at No. 4, ikansawd-gron, for up wards OS yam. and although le was peaseastd of ample be kept so servant, and never allowed any one to ester tlahome, whisk wee splendidly twidled. lie was reseaskstio for ble parabaesisas habits, sad moats than eye • Mrvise kw hid. be has bees known so without any Mt igs weak tepsther. B. had sot bass ems al shoe lad Fri*, NA sz: a. adjoining bona begonias earned at net t i et mho ssyttikig of Wu faa of a week, as mike lotus tetresoe was Jested into the house, by as upper window. Oa entering, they discovered the disused on Se bed, quite deed. The only food found in the hoses was a araell quan tity of ridding sad a dried crust, tied up la • hen/kerchief. The Jury tetatarl a Tatiliat of "Naomi isaib." RAILWAY MEETINGS. LONDON AN CKWALL. The meal half-yearly meeting of thin oompa_in took pace yesterday at the London 'tavern, JAKIIII DIVOINT ANHUI., Bag ,in the chair. The mammy wee eaffe e t oa to read the report, but as it was printed a n d in the bands of the several propriatan present, they dilemma wide that formality. The report appeared in the Express of August 22. The CHAIR MA N, in moving teat it be received and adopted, begged to remind the meet rag that althomro the directors could have wished to age a mach larger balance, this was what was termed the winter, or bad half year, tor which It had not been enetomery to declare a dividend. He could same them, however, that the dirt ctors had done everything to foster the meat and he was hippy to be able to my that with the additional difficulty to contend spinet in the eempetition of the North Kent line, they had nevertheless succeeded in somewhat biereseing their elm ber of passengers. To accomplish this they were obliged to meet the arrangements made by other companies having other muds, of conveyance in that spirit of economy and cheapness wilt& were the order of the day. fie believed they had done so successfully. Still, it wee found difficult to please all the proprietors. They had received many em anates:loci from them, showing that some cot sobered that the present priors were too high, others that rip) , were too low ; some that they ran too quick, others that they ran too slow. The directors had endeavoured to eatables., what they emeidered a fair and proper rare of travelling. He hoped the proprioton, upon the general review of their conduct, would be of opinion that they had done what was best. He was utterly opposed to the practice of raising up hop es that were not likely to he realised ; bat he considered himself perfectly justified, notwithstanding the difficulties and the competition they had to contend against, is saying this— that he believed they had now arrived at the point when the hopes which had been relied were almost if not actually realised. As they were aware ti e hell-year was the worst, owing not to the want or tailing cff of commercial traffic but to the absence of that pleasure traffic which fed the establishment dazing the summer months. It must 14 borne in mind too that hey had con structed a line which, when opened, would trieg them in connexion with another company. The Dock Junction line to Islington was ready to be opened, and was only not opened because of some differences respecting the traffic re gulations. which differences be hoped would seen be termi nated. When they did run upon that line the traffic would be clear profit to them,and that traffic he expected to be con siderable. He had also to state that they were in cordial ecmmunitation with the Eastern Counties, and had little doubt that the arrangements proposed by them and entertained by the directors would be come to, in which etas there was a considerable prospect of their getting two descriptions of traffic from that company. (Hear. hear.) The preliminaries of an agreement with the North Western Company had been come to, by which a large portion of the goods for Camden-town would be brought upon their line, and so winked as not to interfere with their passengers traffic. They were assured to a certain amount, and the directors felt certain from the nature of the traffic, that they might calculate from this source, a nett profit of between 4,0001. and 5,0001. a year. It would be necessary to have a special meeting to ratify tbe arrange ment, but the preliminaries were agreed upon, and it might be regarded as settled. They had every reason to f :pact en increase of traffic from the Eastern Counties, but their Fleetest hope rested on Rode connexion with the North Western, which he was certain would yield them 4,0001 or 5,0001. a year. With their general traffic they had eviry reason to be satisfied, while their local traffic had increased. In spite of the competition, they were carrying as many passengers from Gravesend and by the river as last year, when the competition did not prevail. All die was matter of fact, and not subject of hope, and he therefore felt confidenco in their position. There was a smell balance which, if the proprietors wished, should be applied to a divi deed. (General cries of t. No.") Mr. LEVY—What would it pay per share ? The CHAlRMAN—Sixpence. A laugh.) A PROPRIETOR inquired why it was that the Steam Navigation Company had withdrawn their business' from the Compeny's wharf ? The CHAIRMAN replied because they had got a steam wharf of their own. He proceeded to explain, in reply to questions and complaints from Mr. Pallicer,that the directors had made the same offer to all the steam-boats in rere-erce to the wharf and passengers; but the Diamond Company, having other interests, declined to accept their terms. It was obvious that the directors of theßlackwall Railway must not sacrifice the interests of that company to another com pany because that other company had interests of the it own to serve. (Hear, hear.) If they charted more than they did, passengers would be tended at Wc.olwich and some other place, and they would thus lose their traffic. Mr. (1. SMITH expressed his disappointment at not having a dividend, although it appeared that the re was an increase of traffic. He was anxious that there should be no increase of expense as well. The CHAIRMAN said they had not increased, and would not. He explained also that the item of 5,9601, observed on by Mr. Smith as exorbitant for salaries, included wages as well, which could not be so considered when it was seen that the cumber of passengers had been 1,313,000. He again reminded the meeting that this was the winter half year, sufficient in itself to explain the absence of a dividend. Re further observed, in reply to a question as to what wee the value of the shares forfeited for non-payment of calla, that if they were brought into the market they would nearly realise the deficiency. He trusted that that was the last half-yearly meeting which would take place witlit.ut a divi dend being declared. Mr. LEVY expressed himself satisfied with the several explanations of the chairman, and ardently hoped that the proposed arrangement with the North-Western Company would be carried out. Mr. Tin, in reference to a remark from a proprietor, de clared that the arches of the railway had been examined by the government inspector, and that he had deciartd it sound in every respect. _ . The report was then unanimowly agreed to, and after • vote of thanks to the directors the meeting separated. COLCHESTER, STOUR VALLEY, SUDBURY, AND lIALSTEAD. Yesterday the ordinary half-yearly meeting of this company was held at %heathens of the railway, in Church street, Colchester ; TllOl4lll L'ESTRILNGE Ewan, in the chair. The customary preliminaries hiving been gone through, the report of the directors was toad : " Immediately after the period fur the intended half yearly meeting in February last, your directors obtained the opinion of counsel as to the possibility of legally convening an ordinary general meeting of shareholders in place of the one which ought to have been held ; but that opinion being decidedly against the legality of such a meeting it called, it wee considered more prudent to abstain from assembling the shareholders under the circumstances, which might have thrown suspicion upon the validity of their proceedings. No practical difficulty, however, has beea found to result from the want of such ordinary general meeting, because the directors could at any time have celled a special meeting of the shareholders, and nothing would have given them greater pleasure than the exetcise of that power had the circumstances of the company required such • proceeding; but at present the directors regret to say such circumstances have not arisen, for although so long ago as February last they hoped that a few weelce would enable them to ascertain all the existing claims on the company, events have proved, not withstanding all their perseverance and assiduity to effect it, that the intervening months have not been sufficient to furnish that result. The shareholders will already have become acluainted with this feet from the cirmlar which has been sent with the accounts, and whatever degree of disappointment may be felt that in this respect the directors have not been able to redeem their promise, they can assure the shareholders that the apparent delay has been anything but prejudicial to their intenya. The directors are still endeavouring to bring about a satisfactory settlement with the contractor, and they feel so strong a belief that that will soon be effected, that they intend to propose the adjournment of this meeting to the 3rd of October next, pledging themselves that in the meantime they will use their best efforts to present to the shareholders seven days before that date such an account of the entire expenditure of, and claims on, the company, as was promised in February last. The Eastern Union Railway Company at once met the re quest of the directors for the payment of a sum on account of teat due to this company, and you will see by the pub lished statement that the rum of 2,0001. was paid by them, which your directors lmtno time in appropriating to thaw shareholders who had paid up their calls to the 23rd June, 1849. The directors hope soon to receive • further sum on amount of rent due. In the prospect of soon meeting you again, your directors have only to repeat the expression of their anxiety to close the capital account of the company with as little delay ea is consistent with a due regard to the in tercets of the subscribers." _ _ The balance-sheet we. then read. It commenced with a statement of the arrearsiof cals, and though 5,5101., of ar rears had been paid within the half-year there still remained due, upon the first all, 6401. 19e. ; on the second, 1,3481. Is. ; on the third, 1,6701. Ils. ; on the fourth, 2,1901. 121. ; on the fifth, 1,6871. 16s. ; on the sixth, 2,5571 10s. ; and on the seventh, 3,2041. 14s.—in all, 13,3001. 3a. 4d. The total amount received durieg the ball year from all sources amounted to 6,9881. 6s. 9d., which, with 213,8491. 18s. ild. received prior to that period, made the gross receipt 220,8381. ss. M., the whole of which had been expended with the exception of 2,1341 6e. 31. balsam in cash and bills. The revenue account showed 2,0001. received from the Eastern Union Company on scoount of rent. Of this sum 7571. 12s. bad been paid on interest war rants, and the remaining 1,2421. Be. formed the present balance. After • brief conversation the report was unanimously agreed to. So also was the resolution of adjournment tin October next, and the santlag concluded with • 11IIIUSial0a vote of thanks to the cbeirman. EXETER, YEOVIL, AND DORCHESTER RAILWAY.— The half.yearly mottiag of this company was a need to take place yesterday, at the South Western Railway Station, in the Waterloo-road, but thus not being a sufficient num ber of shareholders present at the hour appointed the Ind us' of the day was not proceeded with. A desultory eon eareation, however, took plus respeattog the property of the company, and Mr. Chaplin intimated that he intended to call a special mooting of the shareholders in that railway, for the purpose .f adopting some measures with reference to the conjoiut interests of the two companies. A balanceohut was presented to the shareholders in attendance, which showed that the company's receipts had amounted to 176,7911. 14s. lid., and the expenditure to 133,0171, ISs. 4d., 'leaving a balms in Mad of 43,7734 164. 7d. .1 1 h r