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With reaped te what we have bees dein, along the Use. I hops that may of you that have sew up and dews it erW agree with as is the opinion that we have bees very carefel is t h e way we laid cat our messy. sad that the improvements we made at different elation are of a rabstantial and amid ehareeter. The Mart was adopted. as also a resolution declaring • dividend of 30s. os each old 761. share, and 10.. on each sew 261. sieve, ler income tax, to be payable as the 10th islet. ADMIRALTY, Amon 31. APPOINTMENTS. Acting Assimast-Bargeft Mr. W. Autism°, to bir Ma- Jetty's ship lisaspersiL BAST LENT RAILWAY. SPORTING. DUBLIN, AVOVST 31. Sir Charles Wood, Sir George Grey, and Admiral Berkeley, Lords of the Admiraity, accompanied by their Secretary, arrived in Kingstown yesterday morning is the Black Eagle, and proceeded to Cork by the twelve o'clock train from the King's Bridge terminus. The steamer was sent round to Cork to meet them. 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BIRMINGHAM MUSICAL FESTIVAL. .- 0.- - BIRMINGHAM, FRIDAY. The miscellaneous concert of last evening was ettarded by an extremely crowded and fsthionable alma blip. The entertainment we. abundant, but not too much so for the appetite of the guests, wha kept encoriog piece attar piece till past midnight. Of Course them was very little novelty, nor was much to be expected. Beethoven's pastoral symphony, admirably executed, hegira the c mcert ; and Rosei•i's overture to atiileatosee Tell, played with mar ?•1101u Sr., begs* the second part ; the rest of the concert Consisted of vocal pieces —opera songs, dusts, and trios; English and Scotch ballads ; glees aid partsongs, familiar to Loudon coacert goers. Mr. Howard Oliver'. cantata, "Tam o'Shanter," which, it will ,be remembered, was lately produced et • concert of the New PhiMarmocie Satiety, was repeated on this occasion, the solo part being sung by Mr. Sims !beeves. It proved effective, and was received with considerable applause. The only other novelty was a composition of Prince Albert's ;—a chorus intermingled with solos, extracted from a cantata Called L'lnvocasione all 'Armonia." The Isolas were swig by Madame Ceatellan, Madame Rudendorff, Madame Vistdot, Miss Dolby, Meters. Mario, Reichardt, Leblache, and Weir. From such performers it of course received fall justice, and it was altogether highly creditable to the talents of the illustrious amateur. The performance of this morning concluded the musical portion of the Festival, which terminates, as usual, with a ball this evening. The hall was nearly as full as it was yesterday. The programme consisted of Beethoven's Meirnt of Ohm, Siessrt's Requiem, and a selection from ilandeFe kraal PI Rgyp4. All these chefs d'eurre were superbly performed. " God save the Queen " was then sung with all the strength of the principal vocal performers, the orch and the chorus. Mr. Costs, before leaving the orcheitra i was loudly and repeatedly cheered by the whole assemblage. Thus finished one of the greatest music meetings ever held In this country. I cannot conclude this notice without pay ing a tribute due to the merits of Mr. Stimpson, the organ• ist, a musician of high talent, whoss skilful and judicious treatment of his Instrument contributed essentially to the grandeur of the sacred music. The following ars the receipts to day:—President, and TICS Prosodists, at 21s. each, 224, ail. is. ; secured seats, 21s. each, 973, 1,0211.134.; unsecured seats, 10.. 64. each, 892, 4681 6.. ; donations and collections, 3n91. 16..9,1. ; sit puma, U. 3.. ; five guinea tickets, 22, 1161. 10s. Total receipts, 2.2331. 12.. 91. Thu is 6001 in excess of thaw of the Friday morning at the last festival; and already the rose receipt is several hundreds beyond what it was on the Fraley aught in 18.52. TM 101 l iwiag were amongit the distinguished company to day : Lord Willoughby de Broke, Lady de Broke, and party; Earl of Denbigh, Earl Talbot, Lord W rutiesley, Lord Calthorpe, Eul of Bradford, Lady Bradford and party, Lord Ward, Dowager Lady Ward, Earl of Went- Moreland, Frederick Peel, Eaq ; Sir John Pakington, M.P. ; C. N. Neardegate, Esq., ; Hoe. E. Lyttelton. M.l'.; Hoary Whitmore, Esq., M.P.; Lord Laud, Lady Lifford, and party ; Sir F. Shnekburgb, Bert. ; Sir Joh■ Duckworth, But., M.P. ; S., W. Hartopp, But., M.P. ; Mr. Adderley, M.P. ; Hos. and Rev. 0. Hubert, Mn. (huhu' Widmoro, Lord Campden, Lady Cammden, and party; Sir Ottley Wakeman, Bart.; Hm. and Rev. W. Talbot, Hon. and Rev. 0. M. Yorke and party ; Rev. W. Graham, Hon. sod Rev. Mr. Dunconabe, Sir °mild Mete. My, Bart. ; Hon. Colossi mad Lady Lollies Sumter, Bald. Iris Falkird, Req. • Captain John, Rev. E A. Begot, Cap tain brehdall, M.P. ; the Right Ilos. the Recorder of Loa don, us. lion. and Rev. Mr. Bigot, Earl of Dartmouth, Bolton King, Esq.; Rev. Alfred Carina, Rev. T. Cartwright, Bev. Mr. Claughtm, Rev. P. N. Smythe. VACANCIES, APPOINTMENTS, AND PROMO- TWA'S IN Till CIVIL SERVICE. Irish Lunatic Asylums Commiuion.—The Lords of the Treasury have applinted Mr. J. L. Donaldson and )Jr. James Wilkes commissioners for inquring into the cost and eciastruction of lunatic i.sylems io Ireland. Mr. Spasm I . Shelley has been appointed secretary to the commission. Metropolitan Pulite —The office of Junior commissionership Of metepoPtaa police is vacant by the death of Captain William Hay. Castoms.—The office il Com;,troller.General of the Carton's is vacant, in consequence of the sups Lion of Mr. Edward Owen Pemberton; Mr. George Barrett ban been appointed clerk for general business in London; It,. Charles S. Policia has been appointed a clerk in the Esenstset's Office in London; Mr. James Wyrth has been appointed a clerk in the Esaminer's Office in L 'odors; Mr. John Ruud], !midis/rower at Grangemouth, has been promoted to the Ails of landingwaiter at Glasgow, vice Mr. Archibald Langwill, retired. Inland Revenue Department (Emilie Branch).—Mr. D. M'lntyre, first clerk, Store Odin, hes been promoted to be storekeeper, vice Mr. Johnson, resigned; Mr. J. H. II , second clerk, Store Mee, has been promoted to be first clerk, vice Mr. M'lntyre, pro moted ; Mr. E. Farncomb, third clerk. Store °dice, ban been promoted to he second clerk, vice Mr. Harvey promoted ; Mr. R. Lakin', dropped permit writer, has been promoted ' to be third clerk in the Store Office ; Mr. J. Turner dropped permit writer, has been promoted to be fourth clerk is the Store (-See, Norfolk-stmt.—Ow Sallie* Gaelic Foar troops of th• Nth Lumen will arrive is Dublin next week, sad will be stationed is Portobello Bamatim bead quarters win denim immediately after, leader W essaimad el Geleael Seine. Five troops sad hemi-tteartwes of the Sad Draws deards bays arrived be Dublin up to yesterday, there to be satiated to replies the 7th Dragon Guards at Island. bridp bermes. SW sixth mop, etatimed ia Belfast, will snivels dae mane, sad join heed-tmarters. (From leek night's Gaut4.) ADMIRALTY, AUGUST 30.—This Turkish govern ment having conferred medal. on Commander Henry Cur Glyn, Lieutenant Prism Reseal of Using's, sad thirty ' men belonging to her blajesty's navy, who were employed es the Danube, in the months of July sad Amuse is hot fear, with the imerydendew Ike sessmand of hi. Webs= Omer Pasha, Si. Lore Cemookeismess of the hovels, give notice tbst they have received the medals in oiestmo, and that they are now ready for delivery at the Admiralty, Somerset Hon*. Claimants should apply, either personally or by letter, to the department of the Accountant General of the Navy,produeing their certificates for the ships to which they belonged when they performed the service for which these medals hay; been awarded. BOARD or TRADE, ViTHITEDAIY, -- Al.7oi;sl :-. 29. The Welt Houeurable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade sod Plantatioos have recieiviid, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, • ••P, of • despatch from her Majesty's Consul General in Syria, egg• grating that daring the unhealthy seseon at Alesandretta, Bntith ships escaped io the Syrian trail e should take oa board at the port of Lsttsehia their cargoes of Aleppo pro. done. Lieutenant Walter F. Robinson (says the United Simko Garotte) bas base appointed Flog Lieweamet to Rear Admiral Sir George R. Sartorius, Commander-la-Chief at Queenstows. Lieutenant Robinson Mtn old eater, having served sourly 22 years afloat. The (Ailed Service Gazette states that all that is sow required to give general satisfaction to Payouters in the Royal Navy is first, to clear the Active List of all who are not bona fide earring men ; moon, the ciswilication to be restored to the original number granted by their Lord ships in imaged by Captain Milne—vis , First Class, 40; Semond Clem, 70; Third Class, 90; mad remainder to form the Fourth Clem. The NU. per =nuns should be restored to flagships. The next vacancy upon the Flag Officers' Active List (says the United Service Gaulle), will make sweeping work. The promotion of Sir Thomas Hastings, C. 8., now the senior qualified officer, will pl►ss Captains Eliot, Wig otos, and Ityves,C.B , on the Reserved List of Flag Offisers, and give permission to the undermentioned captains to ammo the rank of " Retired Rear Admirals," via.:— Captains Philip Parker Kiog, Cou7tenay 'E. W. Boyle, Rowland Malswating, John W. Watling, Richard Friel bass, John Lyons, Philip Westphal, Edward Sparshott, H.R., Willis's Blight, and George Woallcombe. The last sassed officers, unluckily for themselves, accepted the re tirement on the let Octiber, 18-50, and will now experience the mortification of seeing their juniors on the List step at once to the Reserved Rank and 2.51. • day, while they are only permitted "to assume" the rank of Rear-Adralral upon 18• The Queen's Baye and 16th Lancers have receivrd orders to march immediately to Dublin. By the as+ re gime, should any cavalry be required in the Irish provinces to quells disturbance which the constabulary are unable: • r put down, through the wonderful agency of the telegraph, squadrons will be "railed" to the spot in a few hours. The ship Harken arrived at the Cape of Good Hops on the 26th Juno, from Cork, with Pit officers and 192 men of the 2nd regiment, and three officers aoi 108 men of the 60th Rift n, on board. _ _ THE MEDICAL STAPY of the Turkish Contingent have addressed • reeee.sriet to Lord Pennine,, complaining that they are not given field and servants' allowances like other officers of the force. " The pay of a surgeon is 2.3 i. per diem; be is obliged to keep up, to render him effective, two riding and two bat horses, which will coot him to pur chase at least 601. or 701. To look after these horses and his other property, the surgeon bag to keep up three servants at from 3e. to Ss. per diem each, out of which, with the purchase and keeping up of his field equipments, your lordship wall see that there is very little remaining for th • support of his family in Eogland. The position of the ju nior grades, who have considerahly less pay and equal ex. penes. in proportiqn, will, without these local allowances, be mush more distressing." Some of the memorial's*• tender their resignation in the f Lord Peninure not complying with their request. WAR MOVEMENT. IN LIVERPOOL.— The steam transport Hulse sailed on Thurwley for Malta, with the following officers and men, viz , fire officers of the 66th, seven of the 92nd, three of the 97th, four of the 42nd, five of the 71st, five of the 79th, three of the 93rd, and 780 men, under the command of Lieutenant-Cassel Atherly, 92nd Foot. The wow stammer Great Britain, Captain Gray, went out of dock yesterdey at noon, and embarked in the river about 950 men and 56 bones, comprising detachments of the 9th, 174, 18th, 30th, 33rd, and 49th Foet ; the 4th end 13th Lght Dragoons, and the 9th and 17th Lateen, Bth Hussars, 2nd, 4th, sth, and Gth Dragoon Guards. The Great Britain had on board • large quantity of buts and storm The Canard screw steamer will sail is a day or two with biassed shells for the Crimea. She takes oat the following ollicen of the 57th, 93rd, 41st, and 18th Regi ments :—Captain Woodall, Lieutenants Russell, Wood, Loseey, and Wilton; Ensigns Mills, Haverno, Howell, Britton, Burgoyne, MtPhersow, and Greig ; StaTflurgeou C. Cowen, end Pay Great, and the detachments of the 55th, 68th, sad 89th Foot. The Admiralty agent at this port, Captain Bevis, R.N., will receive tenders on Tuesday for the conveyance of peat charcoal to Scutati and Bslakleva. The vessels are to load at Dublin, and to have immediate despatch.— brerpool Chronicl4. EDINDIINDR, Punt, AND DUNDEE RAILWAY C. —The baltyearly ranting of this company took place at Ediabornh on Thursday. Sir William Dunhar, who presided, •tared that the es of the half-yeat amounted to 79,361/, beirg es Mena.* of 3,4631. on the corresponding period of last year. The erpeodi , nre, how ever, also showed se Menem of 1,7001. for increased working expenses (chiefly neurred is ruffian the line and plant in • state of efficiency), and 7001. augmented tawniest,. After payieg the preferential claims of crediton and holders of gutranteed stock, there resoles a surplus of 1,1781.. which, with the January surplus of 2,1631, the directors proposed to retain for cantirgsncies, or to -ipply towards future divi dends. The directors hoped that the postponed claims of the original eharsholden, who had borne with inch patience all the vicissitudes of their affair*, would ere long meet with some substantial acknowledgment, which their gradually lamming traffic, and their neatly improved line and stork, led them reasonably to eupset. The report was approved of, sod the preferen e dividends of 4 per sent. authorised. WIMBLEDON AND CROYDON RAlLWAT.—Yetter day the fourth half yearly le I meeting of the proprie tors was hell at the rifle's of the company, 31. Parliament. street; Wm. Reed, Beg ,la the chair. The Secretary read the report of the directors, which snowed that the line of railway was ready for tr flle, and notice to that effect lad been given to the Board of Trade ; and as seem as the necessary "auction was obtained the railway would be opened. Mr. 0. B. Bidder had entered into an agreement with the proprietors to take a lease of the line for ten years at Si per sent. on the share capital of the company. The expenditure for melting the railway—iecludinc land, and parliamentam.and legal empeases--iiidentical with theater* capital, 45.600!. The contacted exposes' are to be paid by debentures of the company ; and a supplementary rent is to ne paid by the lessee equal to the interest of the debentures. The cost of management wee expected not to exceed I per mat. on the capital of the company. The report having been adopted, the meeting was er ads special to approve of the agreement entered into with Mr. Bidder, which was agreed to. The meeting then terminated. CORK AND YOUGHAL RAILWAY.—The half-yearly meeting of this company was yesterday held at the King's Arena Hotel, Bridge-street, Westminster ; Isaac Butt, E.q., M.P. ' in the chair. The meeting having been opened with the a ewal formalities, the report stated that there was no reason to doubt that the frontal of the line between Dub kettle and Midelsetou could be enmpleted within the present year. The directors also were able to state that the whole line from Bonhomie to Yourthal would be completed at a more moderate rata r.t expenditure than they had ever expected. The act authorising • branch line to Queens -1 town had received the royal a ss ent. and the wet ent, of it sees estimated at 10,000 !. The directors honed by the next meeting to be able to announce the completion of the line from Daskettle to Middleton. The report also stated that the Bon. Frederick Poneonby end Charles Barrett Lea nerd, Beg had been elected directors. The report was adopted, s ad the meeting separated. The fifth half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of ratlay was held at the London Tames, Periorda7 stamina ; Lead Bosnia. the ehairmas, yreaidtsit. Ths veal and— " The Maims am bang is Mk eppeasialty ins gra the pisprnms spas the imam* parses of ad poirks i t i f the sompea i y slam the last vasensg. me Pro ram are awes, that s hol wee istoolimod into pan,. sia fie :lbs. peepfee ehreid ibe Ono mia of mans ikUOL, ispisimod is p e st ee of Mr. CaMaimrd well's wolstirsa , as ossillims of gte belay applied to the emetraion of no beings emir tea panther, sad Obi Ser 0011111i111 the dee is assipietios of the line to moms yam, Mom the yalsii r r isue OM. At the last halfpenny morel mosag den ishemed the proprieten that lbsi bill bed bees rood seisms& time in the Home ot lbw have sow the pieseure to Mate MO 1116 masa abeam of the 611111.1•1• ihey almwslei eirsillis es the part of the Sala bars Oisepay is both ham, It has received the mei swat, Gad that Mil aun of 80,6801. hm been re lamed ea pid so lb* ..rosy, spec • boa given lry the company to the mows, in which members of the board as well ma Sir Charles Fox have Maid, engaging that the mosey shall be expended os the bridge and approaches, and that the bridge shall be completed within 18 months from the passing of the set. It wee air:entry, under the resent uprooted state of the money mernet, for the purpoes of raising the new capital for the eaten. moo line, to offer the encouragement of a preference stock, hearth' 5 per cent. interest. But the board felt that with the assured prospect of a large increase in their divi dend, through the improved trifle afforded by the extension line, the propriethn would approve • policy which should place at the disposal of the company the means of mew Aug sash an increased value to their original uudertsaing. The directors now mamma that they have made a cell of 21.10.. per share, payable ou the Ist of November neat, in order to enable them to proceed with the works with that despatch so much desired by the whole proprietary. After some questioner particulars in the balance sheet, which were answered by the mastery and dimmers, the report was adopted. Mr. G. Bley was elected auditor, upon the nomination of Sir John Tylden, semeded ey Ns. Charles Lake; sad a special meeting was then formed, at which • resolution, authorial's the creation of 20,000 shares of 251. each, with a preference interest of five per cent., wen agreed to. The business then terminated. SOUTH YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. Yesterday the half-yearly meeting of the South Yorkshire Railway and River Den Company was held at the Cntlers '- ball, Sheffield, Mr. DYIIIOND in the chair. The report stated that the passenger and goods traffic for the past ball-year showed a satisfactory increase of about 3,0001. over the corresponding period of 1854. The &angelica reseipts, subject to Ike for from the loag email:arid frost is the early part of the year, had been satisfactory ; but, in consequence of this loss concurrent with the diminution of mineral traffic on the railway previously adverted to, the directors were only able to reeurnmend • dividend, after paying the find rent and the four per cent. upon the guaranteed stock, at the rate of 11 per cent. per einem. The new pits, which an opening in the coal field, already furnish some supply. The differeate as to pries with the old pits, the directors hoped soon to see settled. The aecouste showed aa addition to the capital account dialog Use half-year of 81,0691. The total us receipts from the railway were 21,7351. ; the charges, 18,4311. ; leaving • balance of 3,3031. The navigation receipts were 23,0001. ; the ezpensee, 17,7801. ; balance, 5,2251. There is • balance of 3.6001. fur ordinary dividends. Motions were then agreed to declaring a dividend up to the 30th of June last of four per cent. upon the guaranteed sink, and 11. 10s. per cent. upon the ordinary stock, learn theca tan. SOUTH WALES RAILWAY. The twenty-first half-yearly ordinary meeting of the proprietors of the above company was held yesterdey, at ooe o'clock, at the Great Western Station, Paddlnyytort ; C. TALBOT, Esq., M .P ., in the chair._ The fallowing is flits report of the directors : In reporting the result of the working of the traffic during the pent hairiest the directors have sgain to congratulate the proprietors on the satisfactory increase of the receipts daring that period over those of the corresponding periods of the two preceding years. By comparing these receipts it will be seen that for the last Wirier they amount to 8141. per mile, as against 5811. and 7171. per mile during the corrempinding period, of 1853 and 14.54 respectively. Your directors consider it a ratter of much congratolation that, notwithstanding the severity of the winter and the existence of other causes, which have operated to the prejudice of all felinity., the elasticity of the traffic upon the Routh Wales Railway is such s to show increased and still pro gressively increasing receipts. The statement of ac counts, which has been already circulated among the proprietors, will have informed them fully on the details of the working for the past half-year. The directors have much pleasure in being enabled to re commend the declaration of a oividend for the half year at the rate of 3 per cent. par annum upon the ordinary share capital of the company. The balance to be caeried forward to the credit of the current half year will, after allowing for the Dement of this and the preferential dividends, amount to 5,141/. Bs. Id. On the motion of the CH•IIMAN, the report was approved and adopted. LLYNVI VALLEY RAILWAY. Yesterday the half-yearly meeting of proprietor. wee held et the Greet Wasters Royal Hotel, Paddington, Mr. G. KINDIMIT 10 t►s chair. The report stated that the accounts for the put half year, as compared with those of the previous sin months, showed a decrease in the receipts of the company to the intent of 3721. le. 4d. The directon reounesended a divi dend of 4 per cent. for the half year. The amount which they expected half yearly to obtain by this increase in their toile and by the diminution of thei► divi dends would, in their opinion, be 'Whereat to enable them to pay 4 per cent. on the ordinary, as well as to pay the interest on the preferential capital. The report was adopted, and a dividend of 4 pet cent. de clared, after which the proceedings terminated, with a vote of thanks to the chairman. NEWPORT, ABERGAIENNT AND HEREFORD RAILWAY. The half-yearly meeting of this company wiui held co Thursday at the Leaden Tavern; the Hsu. W. E. FITZMILII)LICI in the chair. _ . Toe report stated that 154,5351. had been added to the capital during tte last half year. The net revenue account chows a balance of 5,5771, alter paying interest on debenture debt and prefe, att. shares. The dstecture recommended that the balance should be carried over to the neat half year. Resolutions were pew& adopting the report and accounts, declaaing a dividend on the preference shares, confirming the forfeiture of 520 shares for non•payment of calls, and authorising the directors to &mime of t►e same for the bene fit of the company. Votes of thanks to the chairman and directors for their excellent management, and to Mr. Pritchard, the secretary, for his valuable services, concluded the proceedinfis. DUBLIN AND DROGHEDA RAIL WA r. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held in Dublin on Thursday, Mr. J. W. MVKLAND, chairman of the company, presiding. The report of the directors, which has already appeared in the Daily News, having been read, The Cifuzuso, in moving its adoption, took occasion to say—l shall only tall your attention for a moment or two to vase matters connected with our traffic and expenditure. With respect to the first of these, it is satisfactory :o find that the intros'* bat gate on steady from half-ye .r to half year, and thcugh it is not large, still when you look at it as a per tentage, it is considerable. It is also satisfactory to find that it has continued se far as we have gone in the present half-year, for I find by a book in my band that we bare had an increase of 1,2341. on the eight weeks of that half-year already expired, so that our traffic is steadily pro gressing, and we have reason to expect that it will continue to do so unless some check that cannot now be antici pated occurs to the prosperity of the country. The traffic, as a general rule, I think of railways, under ordinary cir cumstances, is progreesing, particularly the traffic. With regard to the annual working expentes,it s sorry to find them increasing. This is not peculiar to this company, but bas occurred to all the others in the country, as you will find by the universal complaints that have been made of the increase of working expenses at a rate not anticipated. I ask your attention for a few momenta while I endeavour to explai• hew this arose. There is, first of all, the increase necessarily attendant upon the additional amount of work Tone, which is natural and legitimate. It ought to be pro portional to the increase in the work, with an abatement for certain fixed charges that arc not &treated by additional work ; but we find that instead of that it is unfortunately rather greater in proportion than the increase of work. One cause of that is, that in this, as is other railways that have been a considerable length of time in existents, there is it wear and tear, and consequat additional expense Thetesneltory muss wore the extraordinary high piece GLASGOW AND SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. no following report hen boon issued by the dine tan of this railway The directors sow lay before the ehareholden their usual periodical statement of the capital and revenue aesioonteol the company for the half year end lag ea 31st July last. The revenue of the company gene rally, although steadfly inereasing, has not improved as mph as was anticipated- TM r teals has foliated to some extent from the sauna severity of the weather is the early portion of this half year, and also from the loog continued competition at low fares en neighbouring Hoes. An important secession of may be looked for on the opening of the Delmellington and Maybole Railways, and especially from the mineral traffic which will thus be developed. The following cemparative.statement of the revenue of the main line during the last four years will show the increase which has penodically taken place since the amalgamation with the Dumfries and Carlisle Company : floods, Tem ending Pumpers. Minerals, Sm. Total. July 31, 1942 113,633 I $ £122,383 1 3 £198,290 10 July 31, 1863 78,424 11 8 139.273 18 2 217,699 910 July 11, 1834 ... 97,138 7 6 162,719 8 9 219,946 16 3 Jury 31, 1843... 89,710 4 4 173,677 18 10 233,399 3 2 "The revenue of the Ardroman Railway has also materi ally improved. For the period ending on 31st December, 1853, the date of the Aresan Company's annual balance, the receipts amounted to 14,0871. 6s. sd. This moms, entered into possession of that line on let August, 1864, and, from the various advantages arising from amalgamation and combined working, the revenue, during the succeeding year, has been 17,4801. 95., with the prospect of still continued Improvement. The traffic on the joint line has not similarly improved. This may be attributed in same measure to the depressed state of manufactures in Paisley during the last six months. As contrasted with the corresponding period of last year, the pasmagen show • considerable dimiaatiou is number, while the oo is increased to • trifling extent: — First elete-31st July, 1854, 24,622; 31st July, 1856, 28,710—increase, 4,098. Snood clam-31st July, 18.54, 66,E63; 31st July, 1866, 92,174—increase, 36,311. Tkiro clue-31st Jely, 1864, 251,609; 31st July. 1856, 160,562 , decrease, 101,047. Total-31st July, 1854, 333,094; 31st July, 1865, 271,466—decrease, 61.638. Revalue-31st July 1864, 7,9641. 12 Ild. ; 31st July, 1856, 8,0211. 17s. Id.— increase, 671, 4s. 2d. This result is We:lmitable, in the opinion of the board, to a discostinuance, in November last, of the system of issuing return tickets to third class passenger.. The attention of the shareholders is requested to the engineer's report, appended, which contains ample information as to the state of the line, rolling stock, and the amount of work performed during the half-year, &c. It will be seen from this report that the plant is still main tained in an effective state, and that two engines, with a number of carriages and waggons, have been wholly rebuilt, sad the revenue account charged with the cost. Six new engines of • superior description have been obtained, and two more are ordered, for the purpose of working the Ardroesan branch, and the Dalosellington and Keyhole lines. Considerable progress has been made in relaying the line between Paisley and Beith, and the renewal of way fund, specially set apart out of fer this purpose, has been debited with 1,1051. 3s. 6d. The working charges are , under 42 per cent. of the receipts ; it is hoped that various articles of supply, especially coke, may soon fall in price. The board continue to devote unremitting attention to every branch of the expenditure of the company. The new work shops at Kilmarnock are now in course of erection, and the directors condenesatisfied with their selection of this locality. The revenue account, after deduction of working expenses, interest OS loans, and all other charges, shows a balance of 63,820!. Bs. 7d.; undivided profits of previous half year, 2,9381. 165.; together, 66,7591. 31. 7d. Um—dividends on guaranteed consolida ted stock sad 101. preference shares, 10,1661. se. ;—disposeble balance, 66,6021. 18s. 7.1. This sum will allow a dividend at 0 rate of 31 per cent. pet annum on the Ardroesasi and ung aaaaa teed stock of this company, amounting to 51,9391. lls. 3d. to be paid ; leaving a balance of uodividad profit of 4,6631. 7s. 41. to be carried for card ; out of which sum, however, the board have ordered 2,0001. to be appropriated In the replacement of loco motive power. The board accordingly recommend the share holders to declare • dividend at the forogoin,, rate—payable on Thursday, the 20th inst., under deduction of income tax. The board have pleasure in stating that the Consolidation Act, referred to in the preceding report, has since been ob tained, and will be found of great practical utility. In ad• dition to consolidating the numerous acts of parliament in favour of the company into one, this measure, infer olio, defines and regulates the capital of the company, legalises the acquisition of shares in the Ayr and Dalenelliegton and Keyhole Junction Railway Company, and extends the mon. gage powers of this company. The authority sought in the other bill, to sanction the employment of steamboats in im proving the communication with Ireland, was refused by Parliament; but the short extension of the Mayfield branch into the Granger coalfield, and • small. branch for connecting the main line with the Ardroesan Railway near the Eglinton iron work., were approved of. The limit of the mortgage powers of the company, hitherto exercised, wet 964,099!. 3s. 44., and by the Consolidation Act is now extended to 1.166.66 1 , thus enabling additional loans, amounting tis 202,5661. 16.. 81., to be raised. This sum will meet the expenditure for additiooel plant required for working the Ardroosao, Delmellington, and Keyhole lines, and also for the increasing traffic of this company, and to defray the cost of the new workshops at Kilmarnock, tic. A resolution enabling the compenv to borrow on mortgage to the defined amount of 1,166.6661. altogether, will accord ingly be submitted to this nesting for their adoption. The Consolidation Act also confers on the company the power of converting at any time the whole, or any portion, of their mortgage debt into a first preference stock,' the dividends on which shall be entitled to the same Priority in payment as is now enjoyed by the interest on the borrowed capital. The intrinsic value of this stock, preferable to all others in the company, will be such as to enable the board to raise it, on the first convenient oppor tunity, under a guaraetes of moderate amount; the mort. gage debt can thus be gradually redeemed, and the com pany placed beyond the influence of monetary fluctuations, while the constantly recurring expense of changing securi ties at the various terms will be avoided. The works on the Ayr and Delmelliogton Railway have not progressed as satisfactorily as the board could have wished, and it is be lieved that the line cannot be completed until the close of the year. The Ayr and Keyhole Junction Company state that their railway will also be finished about the same period. A separate company is in course of being organised for the purposeof continuing this line fromMaybole to Girvan—a distance of about 12 miles—at the estimated met of 62,000/. As these extensions are all likely to prove valuable feeders, the board feel justified in recommending this new scheme to the favourable consideration and support of the shareholders I individually in this company. They have elan agreed, sub ject to the approval of this meeting, to contribute a sub scription of 12.000!. towards the capital of the Keyhole and Girvan Company, as they deem it of importance that this company shall possess some interest in the proposed under taking. It is stated by the promoters that the landed proprietors along this line are anxious for its construction, and are prepared to assist them by every means at their disposal. In concluding, the board recommend that in future free posses to the general meetings shall only be given to shareholders holding stock to the amount of 6001. and upwards, as is usual with other oempanies.". • F.:doges of trate on the Archteeen Brandt. ST. ANDRE irs AND QUEBEC RAILIVAY. The half-yearly meeting of the " C ue A" share holders in this company was held on Thursday, at 46. Per• ltantent•stnet. Mr. FRANCIS EDWARDS took the chair. Mr- BYZNI, the secretary, read this report, which stated that the board had given their anxious attention to the wishes of the shareholders as expressed at the meeting held on the 28th of Jane last, and that a member of the board, accompanied by one of the solicitors to the ccmpaay, would proceed on the Ist of nest month to New Brunswick to negotiate with the local g nnnnn meat for the delivery of the debentures and grant of the land due to the company, and f the completion of the line to Woodstock. The direct. tors hoped to be able to report to the shareholders a favour able issue to them negotiations. The motion for the adoption of the report was carried, end, after a vote of thinks to the chairman, the amain separated. Herepails announces that considerable distrust is being entertained ►y British capitalists as to the political mick.rity throughout Germany. In many parts the rye har vest is deficient; and, should this prove to be more general than supposed, a straggle is anticipated between the rulers and the peoples of the Germanic Confederation. A crisis is at \and, "bleb it is considered will fuse Autria and Primala to &slate either for or against the Welton Powsn. _......__ BETTING AT MANCIiESTEIL-FAIDA LEAMINGTON *HAKES (WARWICK). 7 to 1 apt Shoreham (t freely) 10 to 1 Selma (t) 12 to 1 Goorkah (1) 12 to 1 Nov Warrior (t) 100 to 7 Kaffir (t) 100 to 7 Caney (t) 100 to 8 Cook of the North (t) GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP. 5 to 1 apt Midammalf to ( reel Bto 1— Fanny Grey 1 9 1) 12 to 1 Indies W (t) 100 to 6 Radcliffe Hero (t) 100 to 6 Veteran (t) ST. LEGER. 5 to 2 apt Rilleman 7 to 2 Genoa 4 to 1 Lord of the Lam 10 to 1 my of Soott's lot CESAREW ITC Ii STAKES. 25 to 1 apt Rolmill (t) 25 to I Athenian, (t) 25 to 1 Blmaton (t) 25 to 1 Mr. Sykes (t) 30 to 1 Sesotho: (1) 30 to 1 any other. EGHAM RACES-FRIDAY. Tan BARONS' SLUM (Handicap) of 6 sots. each, with 40 added : for 2'yr•olds. Winners 4lb extra. The wend to save his stake. T.Y.C. (12 subs.) lir. Matthews's Libelled by The Libel, 7st Sib (Wells) 1 Mr. name. Maid of the Morn, 7st Illb (Hughes) 2 Mr. J. Oliver's Elfrida, Sat Sib (Prior) 11 Colonel Martyn's The again t": 1„ tat 9lb (Abdatei 4 Mr. Berber's Pretty Boy, lit 4 , b Betting :6to 4 sgvt Ellride, 3to 1 eget Libellist, to 1 &puha Spaniard. Won cleverly by three-quarters of a length, half a length between the second sod third, two lengths :separated the third and fourth, and about the same distance the fourth and fifth. THE ROMAN STAKE/ of 5 son. mob, with 25 added, for 3 yr.olds and upwards. Allowances and penalties. The winner to be sold by suction, Mc. If entered to be sold for 2001., allowed 31b; 1501., 81b; 1001, 91b ; 801., 121 b. One mile. (7 sub..) Mr. Recto/ Cs Lady Allele by Melbourne, 3 yre (BOI.), Set alb Werdhal 1 Mr. Swan's Freckle, 3 yrs (5014, Bet 21b (J. Rogers 3 Mr. /Dolan/1511mnd; 3 yrs t 501.), 34t Bib .... .. .....(8u0dy 3 Mr. Stevelbes Steeple/ Partner, aged (BOLL :et 91b ... (Prior 4 Mr. Mellish's Prow. 4 yrs ( M.), Ist I Ilb Betting : 6 to 4 agst Lady Alicia, 3 to 1 agst Freckle. Won by a neck ; two lengths between the second and third. Bad fourth. I'yrois boatan off. The winner was bought in for 82 sons. Tan Town PLAT' of 60 an. (Handicap). Half • mile. Sir. Meßlob's Gossip by Chatham, 3 yrs, Bet Sib (Wells) 1 Pattma'e Hart Royal, 2 yrs, Set 12Ib (Yordbaw ) Mr. Woslecat's Brow. brandy, 4 yrs, 7st (earned 7el 21b) (J. Goatcr, S Mr. B. Land's der bre, 4 yrs, bat 12% (O. May) 4 The following also ran ; Mr. Sykes, William Rufus, Nes tor, Pyroia, Meld, c by Hartley Buck, Matilda, c by Clumsy out of &stile, c by Red Hart oat of Refraction, Eltrida, andWhirars-you. Betting: 5 to I *get Effrids, 6 to 1 each apt Gossip and Mr. Sykes, 8 to I agst Nestor, 10 to 1 each apt Matilda, Hart Royal, and Hostile colt. Won by a bead; • neck between lb. second and third, and a head between the third and fourth. Toboleki was fifth ; Evasion colt, Nestor, and Hos tile colt, well together, were next. Pyruis and Melfi were the last two, beaten uff. Tun likONA CHAnTA STALSB of 5 SOTS. each, for two and 3-yr olds. Allowances and penalties. The winner to be sold for 2001.. if demanded, &c. If entered for 1601, allowed 3lb ; 1001., 51h. T.Y.C. (9 subs.) Mr. Sargent's Jane lOore by Planet, 2 yrs (loot.), gat lib (Creamed) I Kr. Saxon's Pretty Girl. 2 ire MOO, Get lib (Pordbasi) 2 Mr. Parker's Greedle. 2 yes (1001.), Est Gib The following oleo ran :—ltenheu Martin, Gay, Haunch of Venison, Piccaninny, Reit Royal. Betting . The betting opened at 6 to 4 apt Jane Shore, but closed at 2 to 1 apt her; 4 to 1 agst Haunch of Venison, to 1 apt Hatt Royal. Won by three.quarters of a length, hallo length between the second and third ; Piccaninny was a good fourth. The winner was claimed by Mr. Saxon. TH. QUItIN'S PLATS of 100 guineas ; 3.yr olds, 7st 71b; four, 94 ; five, 94 71b; six and aged, 9st 10Ib. Two miles and a distance. Mr. Walker's Winkfleld by Alarm, 1 yra (I. Mann) 1 Mr. llselltiam'a Kamplaa. 5 fro (Cowley) 2 Mr. Malhates Pymia, 1 yr+ ............... . (Ashmall) Mr. Blackman'• W.it awhile (t) b) (can. 3 over) ...(Owner) 1 Betting: Odds ranging from 10 to 1 to 20 to 1 were betted on Rataplan. Won easily by • length ; the other two were beaten vff. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. LEAMINGTON STAKES. 6 to 1 agot Sborehant (t) 8 to 1 Uoorkah (I) 0 to 1 Suiten (t) 10 to 1 Pantomime (t) 10 to 1 Kaffir (t) ST. LEGEK. 9to 4 apt B.,Heman (taken freely) 7to 2 Lord of the Isles (t) 4to I Quieten (t) 10 to 1 tirteculus Esuriens (t) 12 to 1 Capucine (t) 16 to 1 Marchioness (r) 20 to 1 Blooming Heather (t) 24 to 1 Rotherham (t) 600 to 100 Scott's lot (t to 1001.) CESARE WITCH STAKES. 20 to 1 art Elvastcn (t) 40 to 1 Mortimer (by Alarm) (t) 60 to 1 Scythian (t) 40 to 1 Brother to Grey Tommy (t) TILE DERBY. art Danube (t) Roperstborpe (t) Bucolic (t) 25 to 25 to 45 to IXTURES FOR SEPTEMBER. RACING Fl Hartlepool 3 Eccles 3 Sunderland Cheadle (Star ) 3 Warwick Wiwilow Totnes and _ --- Bridgetown . 6 Weymouth .... 6 Rochester and -------- Chatham.... 6 Bfreltton - oa Toes W a Meet ing Bernet Birmingham et Sparkbrook.. 10 Doncaster .... 11 ieol4 ---- Dover l3 flolbeck Pontefract Lichfield l7 lakeater—..... 19 Lanark 2O Manchester 20 Liverpool Hunt C Lincoln Paine's Lane 24 iie*markstii. U 25 Walsall North'Horton 27 Monmouth .... 27 Chmtetfield.... 27 Warwick take* place on Tuesday and Wednesday nest, aad will be strongly supported, it being the last great meeting prior to the Doncaster eat nivel. The Leamington Stakes bids lair for a field of about 17. Little Harry sad King of Trumps are in great force for it, after the York running. The Kaffir and the Nabob are well in. Little Harry is penalised at 61b. Flyaway goes for the Castle Park Stakes; Muter Horton, the Welter Cup ; and Speed the Plough (or King of Trumps) the County Stakes. The Great War wickshire will produce nil. There is a first ease entry for the Warwick Cup, and it is not unlikely that Wild payroll will be sent for it. The worse is is capital order, and from the quantity of stabling engaged, there is no fear of a paucity of horses. The Greet Western and North Western companies announce that return tickets issued on Tuesday, will be available for the return journey by any tree on Wednesday, but pawn gen with ordinary tickets, returning by eapren train, will have to pay the difference of fare. The Curragh September Meeting, now just at hand, has as yet caused little stir M sporting circles, or even at the Curragh, notwithstanding that a body of some 6,000 militia, with a few of the regul►rs, have already taken up their quarters within the encampment there, inducing daily a large. influx of visitors. The meeting will be one of very cons.derable interest, tht programme containing 19 items to be decided is the four days. An offer of 1,500 guineas was made by a foreigner for Kiag of Trump*, just before he started for the Derby Plate at York. Birdcatcher was put for sale at York last week, with a reserve price of 1,0001., but did not change hands. A cup has pet been completed, to the order of one of the wealthiest of the Hong merchants, a true-born Hog lish gentleman, who sends it oat for the next Hong Kong race meeting. The Devon and Somerset staghounda will meet on Tuesday at Marsh-bridge, and on Friday at Simonsbatb, at half past ten. A " sporting military gent " has backed Coates. the London pedestrian, to row a boat 25 miles, end to walk 25 miles per day, for six successive days, the pelostrian being congaed to accomplish the 50 miles each thy within 12 boors, alternately rowing and walking from 7 o'clock cm. to 7 o'clock p.m. two " S at SQUIRE"--- oo M 2 , r 2. Oabad 2 tt nettl io m to stakes. by Rifleman's The R 6861111 barque, Ariel, captured outside Bel fast Lough several months since, was set up for auc tion at the Belfast Custom House on Wedumday. 'Fhe first bid was 8001. ; and after a spirited competition between some Dublin and Liverpool merchants, she was purchased by Mr. Bingleburst, of Liverpool, for 2 600 i. The Rev. Augustine Maguire, brother of the hon. member for Dungarvan, having applied to the proper authorities ter permission to proceed to the Crimea for the purpose of undertakivig the duties of chaplain to the Roman catholic troops, has been intormed that his services in that capacity would be gratefully so. cepted. The subject of the ilex crop, about which inquiries are in progress by order of government, having ex cited some attention, the report presented to the Bandon Flax Society by their practical instructor, Mr. 1). J. Boyle, will be read with interest. It is so follows: Having arrived here on the 18th inst., I proceeded to exa mine the flax mop, al: of which intended for green steeping, having been already pulled and ii steep, or else been grassed after steepirm, and by far the larger portion of the crop wee being pulled and saved on theCourtsaisystem,so as to preserve the seeds in the best possible manner for sowing neat spring. The crop, g Ily speaking, is very good, except when old or inferior seed has been sown, and the improvement in the pulling and g 1 handling of the crops very evident and re elects great credit on Mr. 8. Penrose, of Malloy, for hie unwearied exertions among the growers who will find a ready market for all their flan as moon as it is in • miffl neatly dry state to be delivered at the factories of Knox end Bandon. The most delightful harvest weather now prevails, and with another week like the last two or three days we shall have the great bulk of the crops throughout Irelaad perfectly safe. THE HARVEST. Essex.—The harvest is proceeding most satisfac torily in this county, and a considerable breadth has been honied or stacked in the course of the present week, in better order than the unsettled weather at the commence. ment of the operations led us to expect. But, h xwith standing this, the markets rise, and the consumer naturally uhs, why is this ? There appear to be several causes for it. One is, that at this season, when the agriculturists, both muter and man, are busily engaged in the fields, a day cannot be lost to attend the neighbouring town. Again, our own crop is not so heavy as anticipated; and though they are likely to overflow with grain in the United States, the harvest on the continent le not so abundant—in some countries it is so short that a demand for grain Irom this country has sprung up. The potato di , too, which is becoming general, and we fear will commit serious ra vages, must augment the price of corn. Chelmaford Chron.cle. LINCOLN/11114n —We are now in the midst of h t, and should the recent splendid weother continue, in another fortnight the greeter part of the white corn will be in stack. As usual, reports of almost "all disea•es which corn is heir to" are prevalent, but (except in tl e Peeping Fen and Bourn Fen, where from the light nature of the soil the seed was blown away by the high winds in the spring) t►ere is not much to complain of. The present crops are not likely to produce the extraordinary yield we had last year, yet the harvest must be called a good one, and the tamer, with present prices, will again realise handsume profits. Some new wheat was shown in our market on Tue.clay, and very high prices were asked for it. In Spalding district the harvest is proceeding steadily; the labourers have made good but not extravagant wages. There will be a great variety in the samples; g lly the yield, quality and weight will be much below lest year's splenuid produce, end somewhat below the ordinary average. A few new ampler of wheat were shown in Spalding market on Tues day; one choice lot from near Holbeach was sold for 831.6 d. per grafter.— Stamford Mercury. The appearances of the present season have given power ful arguments to the believers in the atmospheric organ of the potato disease. The disease first made its appearance in this neighbourhood during the close dull weather or about a month since, and continued to increase during the preva lence of rain and thunder storms ; when the weather became clearer its rate of progress became slower, and in many cases the stems continue grecs, although every leaf is blackened, if not gone. We hear of scarcely any complaints as to quality or yield, and diseased tubers are c-mparatively rare. Wilts/we independent. . . SCOTLAND —Since oar last the wehther hes continued still more and more unsettled, not a day having passed during the last week without lessor more rain having fallen, notwithstanding which, stocks are multiplyirg in the field to a surprising degree; indeed, harvest has now become quite general in this neighbourhood, every farm displaying its band of willing reapers; neither a there any of the usual ay at this important sewn of want of hands or too low wages, so frequently heard in bypast years. Both the quantity and quality of !grain will be at lea►t an average. Potatoes as a whole are keeping well as yet, although in some places there are unmistakeable evi dences of the disease of former years, yet, as compared with previous seasons, it is scarcely worth naming, and we fearlessly sesert that there will be mcre food this winter obtained from the potato crop than has been any year since 1645, provided the heavy rains of Sabbath night have not had an extraordinary injurious effect upon the tubers. Numerous fields of standing grain have been laid com pletely fist ; indeed we have not experienced so unfavour able weather at the commencement of harvest fur many years bark, To-day (Tuesday) has been dry up till one o'cloek,and promises well for the afternoon, with a strong breese blowing from the west, and the sun shining brightly.—Ayr Adoorrisir. THE THAMES AND ITS LATE EXCESS OF POLLUTION. Standing at Battersea, not far from the inconve nient wooden bridge, we note the river dyke running along the south bank, and on the north the rod, ly constrec:ed quay and other works. Some picturesque houses of about Charles ll.'s time stand pleasantly on the road; and bete we learn from an intelligent mss, who has for many years been engaged upon the Thames, that there has been no encroachment at this point during about 131) years, as the title-deeds of some adjoining property show. " These rains, air," says he, " have done • power of good to the river. I believe that • great deal of the damage to the Thames would be stopped if all the sewers were carried into the middle course in pipes. Some people have laid the late bad condition of the water to various causes ; some said it was cleansing the Brentford Canal, but that was not the thing that did it; they have been cleansing out the docks. Why do they do so in the hot summer weather instead of twister 1" This observer also told us that at the time the condition of the river was attributed to the Bri ntford Canal, the fish (t►e flounders, &G.) had actually left the eastern part and gone to the neighbourhood of the canal. "The fish turn their tails to any impurity. You cannot, sir, have better judges than the fish; and they came at the time of the disturbance in immense shoals from the neighbourhood of the docks. The fishermen tried here for some days after that, but without success. The fish are now coming back again, which is • good sign. I cannot say that I know of salmon having been caught hers, hut I believe that they still come. I have often seen porpoises off Battens': last whiter I shot two." Our informant continuer, " There was an open sewer close to here, which was not only foul itself, bat was also the means of laying a quantity of unwholesome deposit on the shore. This has Dern taken by pipes into the river, and we have not had so much to complain of since." — The Builder. d i l e Ca r a a n i n d ; Ra ou l ; r in ob Et b P G ed hA hie ei ht, R o f e A ts et , e A r t ho G ni vi U ci S e T gL pg 2 hi . ot — no.. T rt h h et h: t ße h r lhi v tdh a servant o o u Ir r the eau,. dered man, presented himself at our out!) , It towards Sak, pretending hatriso t se zre th t id h ye s that in l e gda wL m s , ai tn o ge f fi rst c h. e e r h , : a ; L et d e, e t hr h ,, a ta t 4n. h .c. i e ßt h hu ld e d uh e in ee eee r p gave rise to so much suspicion in the mind of Mentkli Paths, that the latter bed him placed in strict c.:nfinement. Oa the following day the news of the murder perpetrated near Sak found its way into this place, and after a strict ezunisation of the deserter it soon became clear that he was the murderer, his sole motive having been to spend some jovial days here in the garb of an officer, with the money of his victim. lie hu been delivered again to the Russians. CHANCERY Ituronms.—By an act passed in the late session infants can, on the sanction of the Court of Chancery, make valid settlement. of their real and personal estate in contemplation of marriage. The act is not to apply to any male infant under the age of 20 or to any female infant under the age of 17. The sanction taf the court is to be obtained by petition.