The Express. — London, England, 1861-08-17 00:00:00

4 E XPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 17 • 1861. I f . --- THE ~., aIZAT WEST IRS PA ILW AY. Sh.terigh %Hard sidle by side with the line d this company. • ASIZE lIVTELLIGEIVCE. The plaintiff in aim action, according to Sir F. Slade. was 11.4.111111T5. . 15s. l'el. ; Lambert's West Hartley, 16s. 6d. .• South ....-• --- For many years the two oven lee co- ted under yoni• 1 1 I nta • government costraetor at Portsmouth, where he and his --•.-- Peareth, 12s. - Tanfield Moor 12e. lid. • Tenfield Moor I. te•r the terrain:Aim: of ... i ." , -terll.l , • 6, ._,..1 . •, preleasive treffic agreements, one of t t most Immo father had executed a variety of contracts for about 50 Teen. TALLOW. Bates, 12s. 9d. ; Wylam, 154.% Walls El ' icl Acorn Mee, ~.. toulau...o ~.., . 0 13 , 1, j . . • .. ~, .... ~... ~,,,,I ' r03.:31.,11, h i iug that, ill , / In 4,11 r, .1i:1,11 .1 tsioiv.,l,•ut a. 1,,,,• NI IR - MERIN; CI ROI: IT. -LIVERPOOL, Aug. 16. Never, up to the present time, had a breath of suspicion or ( Front the Circular o f M oan . ogleecwell, Brooke, and Co ., 17s. ; Wall End Byron, 17a ; Walls End Eden, 17s. ; erne& as wee shit another del.,ritg 4 leaked at the rate trig" t.' the Lancnstilre and Yorkshire ( otePiliY, coribits 'Wider pail upon the plaintiff. About February or March ' dated Friday Evening.) Walls End Bell, 16e. iid. ; 'Walls End Braddylls Hatton, anti par ewe. wee annum on the willowy coumlidsted traffic from their district should be escheated with this Niel Pmts.-034m Mr. Baron Wilde.) a Mr. Harris obtained a contract for supplyi ng meat to the The tallow market, since our report of the 9th instant, 17s. 641. ; Walls End Haswell, 184. 9d. ; Walls Fed deli el the nommeey. e eePeel• Now. however, in consequene o f th e i r h ie i ng The following case was not concluded when our weal of troops at Portsmouth, Comport, and Winches - W. A P 66 ° 4 ham experienced some considerable change. Early in the Hatton, 18s. 9d. •• Walls End .pier Orange, 17s. 3d. ; Th.• m er e* we . u ar „ a ...L. • , -,.• • . the Imo-, ..r entetol into different arrangement., that traffic is being yesterday was despatched : of six weeks elapsed ,luring which he did not contract, and 17s. ; Walls End Caasop, 17s. 9d. ; gegeb r e r e em th earreeeement ssit i, in, i l e r e ford, Rom, awl- diverted and met by other sa d circuitous mutes. CBARLTON C. rate...or- BRrACH Or rlioNib.l Or 11 tRIUAnn. the government Lamed notices that tenders would be re- pre" i n oe t w w e e e re k a p ra p a th re er n t, l r t i lt i rn - g mar c hi k efi ed y f i Te i l p at p s ort ot tha de t . i : W W alls alls End End rungtall' Heoth ' Hall, 175.: Walls End South ffelke, Clonenter I essioni, and f- •0:le r ~..ro. ors. The eeedful measure, are being taken to serum This was an action for breach of provides of niarri.qpi. The ceived for this time. Mr. Les applied and his tender was the influence M the Russian monopohsta, so long dominant i 17a. 6d. • Walls End Whitworth, 151. lid. ; Carway Mr. Psi roves. tfte seensLits. date 1 that they were at to this company • due proportion of the traffic in , plaintiff was represented by Mr. Ernest Jones ; Mr. Bowler , accepted. he appointing the plaintiff to be his agent. It in this market, had virtually ceased to exist. The effect of and Duffryn Anthracite, 21.. 6d.; Carway and Duffey° ersoent penis: the Hereferd. 1:4... -el Oloaccater I 'orn• ! The pioperetors will n e olh. c t th a t a ft . y ear agree . I ( 1.4'., appe a red for the defiudant. was out of this appointment th a t th e ac ti on arms , as the this report would have been greater, and more immediate, Malting, 245.-Ships at market, 67 ; sold, 43. • .. 1 1 emit us ler the i.le• • meat cif an extensive nature. and for a Xerm of twenty-owe Mr. Ernest Jones, in the course of en amusing speech, defendant, assistant -general at Portemouth, had it not been principally circulated by those whose gouy three per 1. Bt.. Ma la•-•• •..!. I . ... . , .. , . , . t h,, „,,,,,,.... g ~,,t h gi,.. I% ...t Vane migut anect , years, was eater,' into etween tois tonipany and the then , stated the plaintiff's case. His client, he said, was formerly bed made statements to the effect that the plaintiff th,.., ,tat b e d b a „ . .. agreed i.. • ..,.., :le arraageuicut per. . oxford, Worcester, awl Wolverhampton Couipiny (now in- ' a handloom weaver, and the defendant was • station.umater was not capable of executing a government con . TRAFFIC RETURNS. we kno re wn a., pou p p y On in in ter. the w mar i ta t i b u s e t i s fi p ed reid the 0e belief any th a t et e t e h . r e y , mareat. ! meliorated as West Midland), in accordance with which the oe th e Lan cas hir e and Yorkshire Railway. At the coin- tract, and Mid endeavoured to palm uhf bad meat well-founded or otherwise, which might tend to do t no...totem tonistr,.... :he Av.:, t...ut was {b tu p u t , cemnesion between the two syatems was improved at a con. meneement of the events which it would he his duty to de- to the troops. Those were charges which the plaintiff and esu r ask ' ailer..)-:e ...Airy of capital. The agreement, under the tail, the defendant was also a handlootu weaver, resuliog at could not pam over, and hence he sought to have his press p rice s . Ths impreal; ) o u n y , e h es owz y er e , a prod utie uzd an at i t b h eei e t e n: Weet ßAl endh, LWAYS M oo n ". so l r ers chap /W ale ' To l tal • 861 T l t , was sufficient to render s July 20. s iik ,,, ~„,hi t„ ., , OW:: ... it; th e working airt•enients I seals of the twocompaniee hail been acted upon for nearly Astlen, near Tyklesley, in this county. They become ac. character cleared. The defendant had put no plea of for future periods became much restricted, the sales effected I Northern of Canada . .94 983 1,651 2.037 1 372 with the Ent **went hike, th- Wy Amain Esteosioa to I eight %ears, was in full operatin without question on the yodeled about three mouths before Christen, 1851, and a justification on the record, and the only motive the plaintiff usu., ma the l e ns are Hat; a Ci.terniou free, Ilusiorfoid : part of any one , when, without police o r conuouniostiou, regular cot :Addy commenced atehristmas ; andalthoughthe led in bringing the action was to remove the imputation being mostly at a decline of 6d. to le. per cwt. in all posi- 1 Week nuttier augusi S. bona. Yesterday, however, the market was news decidedly 1 Loudon. Tilbury, tii bouth. le, il e ei sea , ode .slee mond -.ad -errird, as was likes likewise a l the West Midland directors agreed to unite their under. , emunencement of that courtship was dated so far back, the cast upon him, as be did not wish for damager . He there- a ff ected b y w e n,. f rom St. P eters b urg con f i rma t or y t o a i _lid katenaou - 2,186 it:9 2.425 2.r30 we -al Danish - - - 676 647 Wmoletwo for Akin the seal tit :i.e ,ran se to the hay I taking with that of the Great We-tern Compaq ;an at- ' jury would find that the period of its cessation was compare. fore consented to the withdrawal of a juror. mat extent of the report in question, a fall of la per cwt. I fft toaaa , • of the Cote eull lose hero Trsr... to Pip-nth. tempt was made in a bill for leasing the Wellington and tively recent. It appeared that the defendant was re- Mr. Kerslake, on behalf of the defendant, said that as a in new Y.C. tallow, accompanied with some symptoms of Week (lading August 10. - - li r la,, slogs sad nailer the Lose of the c..iftwid.l . Severn Junction Railway , to obtain, indirectly , torlianien- cognised : as the accepted suitor of the plaintiff by all her government officer he made the observatioos he did relative panic, being the immediate reault. Some amount of buds Sambre and We 021 216 1,178 1,394 1.256 1 • to e th e I.m el Weolelle was hold, to pay two-suds of I tare renernitase of the proposed amaltosmation of the West family, and was on terms of the greatest intimacy with to the p l a i n tiff , as he deemed it him duty. Under these cir- nese, however, was transacted at the closing quotations, may West kluiders 1 th e nog leg 01l the other basil, this wee dm leuee of the : 3lialand and I treat Western e iiiii laisies, which, however, was them. Defeedant sent plaintiff his likeness and a lock of cunistancea. without any malicious feeling, he made rec• 455. October to December, 45e. fai. for December alone, end Week ending August 11. idea. railway. ne Conway RaLwav ConspeeT, after many soceessfully u Traffic collected at stations on the his hair -( laughter )-- he actually reached flights of symbol sentations that were the cause of the action. If the p Odedunlan 2191 (tee 9.149 is.e..) 17,3 L; i55 ,,i.... isa hid ..t sums , , us their l o , e , and west Mid in and.ketinisl foe Mimeheeter, for example, and poetry inasmuch as he presented the plainti ff with tiff felt aggrieved by anything maid, he could only repeat . I 1 455. 6d. to 46a. per cwt. for January to March. Although the breaking up of this tallow monopoly may be an accom- Ow Wee aoweialMl rosapAnte. ~gt. v .4l to guarantee. their is sow diverted from the line of this company, and trans: a bed•quilt -(laughter)---on which were embroidered the that he be he was justified in discharging the duties plished fact (and to the probability of tat becoming so at afisewotere• tor xm,ooo'. They then xtiked theca to deist twitted by the circuitoue route of the Great Western ( ora. wards " Ellen and Peter Preacet." (Renewed laughter.) he had done. His learned friend agreed to the withdrawal WEATHER REPORT. an moment we have for wine time past steadily directed flea.. w ith a t a nk er , u ,„4 .1, 0 moo! . The hu ., b. „ l h em I . am ea., Chester- the distance fron. the coinmon point of One one occasion she lent him 2/., sod forgot to ask him to of a juror in order that they might be spared the investi public attention), it must not be overlooked that, were • ern to Truro. sad the result of la mouths' waking had R'olverhanipton being by London and Sorth•Wcatern line return it, and the prudent lover went an d e He d been the ;ration of the affair. Parliament mosey in a be a k in his'renewal of the scheme in contemplation the spread of a FRIDAY, AUGER 16, BTO 9 1.5. love Co show that thew meld work De it bee and ay the 71 miles and by GfrAt Weston line 110 milts.own DIM e dhimself rumour to quite an o prole effect would . Sir F. Slade expremeed satisfied, and a juror was P i B. E. 31. D. F. C. I /or that sanct i oned ' the union of take Worcester and Hereford, and liberal in is iw gianZostet r e la otiff. He actuali.• were to accordingly withdrawn h h I . Yea sawed, except a deeds a•sr 4 12.1e11if., . t his till they niched the num- obvious reasons, be neer one of the initiatory a d teps i t a t b h l e y, fGr pima elf course, d the her I we, . ~p• nto Y. 4 l7 t i . th eed it N ewport , ewport, Ahertavenny, and Hereford lines with the Oxford, her three • i . ue d de n,e rtak luggene ral he F Theene business (mostly in old Y.C.) for watt pay mock better They bre !.ruto when' lon-ester • and %Volverhampton Company, ire order to este- ben of '24 Pe arl e Plwea strictl; , • 1 c harged her that the y horn• consumption during the week has been good, a nd cot pail...meat had greeted all the rept: t • powers. Midi a snow and in ependent amass to South Wales; the i cumulated until a sufficient sum had been collected to buy 1 .1- - - 'the nudism was agreed M. tinlicerd atualga atiou .1 the West Midland and Great I the weddin g lering . ( La u ghte r). The courtship did not end THE POLICE COURTS. ve es es beglearrantities being also taken for export, tbe deli n n s h ow a hihfigure. To-day there 3 b ^ - Two other rewolotatea were then :dried , use farm nabling i. • ...iild have the effect of placing both ! until Auguat, k iA(La It U ii te fts r). a very lung courtship, and . 'eaten comp.', under tbe sole control of the latter company. Simul- 'it never ripened WESTMINSTER. has been very little doing in new TX. NA IIII c ' th e di r e c t or , to oilarrite for . Lahr to tie &motet of lOUmarriage; and as though with • AWLS=B.W . - 211.01/0/. le the l'abrelge too Ili, snion.worth nue. ai..l the t 1 • a ithe the announcement of the union between the I sort of rese into% h mind P atiment i of how dilatory he would John Pet!i aged', alias Lamard, and Alfred Simpson• ker , but the market upon the whole presented a more steady aPPeneence. This evening the quotations are 45e. Lama BERWICK b b I 2 29.67 a t 50 W. 3 1 ether t.... subscribe .11,01. kg to . . the additiaial capital &e l icited Great Westenc . and Nest Midland mmlf 4o l 2 a. overtures be, the defeedant II Uteri) , On One occasion made her a alias Prenrk Fred, two well.known beellebreekelll, were Ana Art 60 67 6.W . 6 e o Sue the West Landes Eatenaion line. were oxide for securing to them the Shrewthary and Here- present of a book entitled " Unripe Fruit"- -(laugher)-a finally examined, c with committing • burglary at se ready delivery ; 45e. for October to December ; 455. 6d. ea .. e r 2 1 l " ff M 65 W S : 8 1 b a A wok, of thanks was asp eiren to the dial, man and foul file, forming the only reinitiuieg rate between South I very m iner kable present (raid the learned counsel) the residence of Lad b 7r i roline boacellos, Eaton-square,te mo and M arc h onl. nths ; 45a. 6d. January to March ; 465. per cwt. 8 din • ton, and the wiertiot oriented. Vll a ei soil Cheshire, Staffordshire, Lancashire , and the from one whom, matrimonial fruit was so long in stealing a quantity of jewellery and other valuables.Pottrao sizza pr t e n..8 174 a n 6 6 07 W.N.W. w 8 . ..7. 2 ✓ e - West Riling of Yorkshire. The possession of that link by ripeeing as was the cawe with Peter PresooL (Laughter.) Mr. Wontner conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Lewis, cas T k li s e ; arri v a ls deli for the week endiog the 15th inst. were 1,925 etat. Aitoo wsl oc . en t 9 .29 . 76 88 6 1 53 00 e. W, 2 4 C e - ..‘ . 'RPM AYD StilTif WENFISRN JUNCTION the Great Western and West Midland would ha ye cut off Owing to the peculiar form of the action the learned jun., defended Simpson. c 2 a decrease . v o llties, f 1,730 3...705 k rke. Stock, 31,470 casks, being 80 a,, 21.78 , 6 6462 5,67 w ..... 87 . iv. 4 e 6 RAILWAY• this ouropray front South Wales, ori el ave established a counted said lie could not call the plainti ff , but he could The short facts of the case elicited from the whole of the QWIOIIO2OWII 25.74 00 60 W.B.W. 4 b 3 monopoly, which would iuevitably hav led to future par- produoe abundant evidence of the promise to marry evidence are these. On the night of the 26th of July, at week , and A moderate demand has existed during c 2 The twentieth ordinary Laaf-yoarly uteetinz of lianieutary coated and to the expenditure of further ca- having been made and broken. He could produce a Mrs. 10 o'clock, Pettingall was found in her ladyship's bedroom. and then has been very little surplus. The melt Yakgolll2l ale 66 ea W.B.W. 2 throughout tab country, as far aa we have been able to LONDOII 29.81 61 110 S.W. 2 m - . petal. Feder these circumaraces the directors entered into Guest, who was actually commissioned by the defendant which communicates with that of her daughter, Mir 29.87 66 02 W.N.W. 1 o 1 the prop:U.oin was held rstenlay, at the &Mee nation : ✓ 1 Mr. 11. TonTAL in the chair. tbe to al. From .rrart al the report has • the accownt• it half • i car e ' . adios 20thTeri gm e r.d were total carnotite's 1,4041. lie. DAL .. towdf. Les., a which 2,1=1. 12a dividerel. PI taw{ ver t 4,4.0 i . lira 7.1. .el the se . ia total our le. 10.1.columes. receipts for sten a balance • Alflll.ll. WII I , tits :. , • and the au egreement with the Shrewsbury and Hereford board, to to prepare the wedding dionner ; but that repast had Laacelles. A quantity of jewellery and other valuables, which • or, ' of wh 'rho co % rooms, is memo, th e dol aof the report, aPPIy to parliament for a lease of that line to this compeer, never been prepared. He had also • witness of the name had been seen safe at a quarter-past nine in at the two cumps se ' 12 the ! time such option of the Ille• jointly Rieke ' l ' fcc a I route fairly o nhead arrangemen . pen, psi I farther transpired, in Great W on the same Western um lertakiug is tern principle held by t to have been made as iding the dec Company , to the of Mrs. Gruudy, and the jury would have the opportu- timed room wit missing , . as that upon nity of hearing what she had to say. (Laughter.) He would with the exception of • pair of using, and was found u hem ; mean- prove that the promise was made and iterated, and reite- limbless found at the station - bony door . will keep the rated again and again in moot enthusiastic language and as old and convicted ision of parliament. It , most peculiar English.the lad-men- amearta is rather short. Thin evening the "Letter" D 0, 211 peais 48s. &L, or 443 a. net cash, being • a fall of 9d. per ` - ` 42aaaa laa• 3°A° al 61 W. it cwt. Fat 2s. sd. per stone of Sibs. Poo Paltipffalls The particulars of the ' bracelets and some other vs- b elow. Simpson, who is associate of Pettineall's was seen with ii , (Laughter.) There was a large him an hour before the burglary in the direction of lad the course of an investigation before 1 amount of correspondence, which it would be his painful Lao:ellen' house, and it was proved by Pettingall's -- mother Y s I a committee of the House of Lords, that the West Midland I duty to indict upon the fury. The correeiondence he should and sister that Simpson called oa him that morning. and s mail it would be men fen, t!.e Ace...A.ta that the dateet.ora - public sales of today are given Tunas Old Y.C.-453 maks were offered, of which 120 casks wenPont/mi..- 29.23 el 10 8. Co sold, good 1859 . 60, at 445. ; 455. was paid for one lot I Pl.ntoirril rann•ara 2a liILDRIL B 9 . n We leabes 28.91 es 01 W.&W. 2 In - Calm 67 •-• ILW . .- . 1 91 61 -a N.W. 1 W 2 30,21 72 - N.N.H. 4 of good mound 1860 brach. The demand hoe been good for Bere a" •• • • 19.74 79 - Wit .• this tallow, and it has again been the chief article in demand .• . • .. • I r 2 O 3 c 2 o 1 e 2 ✓ 1 e I 5 c 2 dureigh %Nord side by side with the line of this company. • For many years the two comp/mica co-operated under corn- preirsive traffic agreements, one of th e m oa t im p or t an t ese.iton. hsiug that, in s /in4i.h . r.it:, , l. espoivoleut a dvae. • Cages to the Lancashire and Yorkeloire Company, certain traffic from their district should be exchanged with this e 'Ramey. Now, however, in consequeoce of their having olio: of into different arrangements, that traffic is being diverted mid sent by other sad circuitous routes. The needful inseauree are being taken to secure to this company a due proportion of the traffic in question. The ni °putters will moonset that iu the year le. - es an agree. trout of an extensive nature. and for a term of twenty-me year., was entered into let Wren tb,. company and the then Diked, Worvester, anal Wolverhampton Company (now in meliorated as Wmt Midland). in accordance with which the resection between the two eyatems was improved at a con salved-le ...Airy of capital. The agreement, under the seals of th e tvoicompaniee hail been acted upon fur nearly eight sears, was in full operatioo without question on the hart of any one, when, without nett, or eunuolunioatiou, the West Midland directors wgetel to unite their under. taking with that of the Great We-tern Company ; an at tempt wan made is a Lill for leasing the Wellingtos and Moron dwell°. Railway, to obtain, indirectly, pun:men. tare recognition of the proposed amaloomidinn ef the Went %land awl I treat Western composies, which, however, was snocessfully is Traffic collected at stations on the West Mid ndiketined for Manchester, for example is sow diverted from the line of thin company, and trans mitted by the circuitous route of the Great Western Coen. p al er rut Chester— the distainv from the common point of tYolverhanipten being is Levities mad North• Western hoe 71 mile., and by Great Writers line 110 milts. Parliament sanctioned the union of the Worcester and Hereford, and Newport, Ahertavenay, and Hereford lines with the Oxford, Woes -mist, and Wolverhampton Company, is order to esta blish a weed and independent ammo to :both Wales; the pr posed aniaLetinatiou ..) the West Midland and Great at elan rompum. s ...idol have the effect of placing both route+ under the sole control of the latter company. Simul roomiest% a ith the announcenient of the union between the Gra-at Westeno and West Midland companies, overtures were made for securing to them the Shrewsbury and Here ford line, binning the only reinaiuiog mute between South Wah. and Cheshire, Staffordshire, Lancashire, and the West Riding of Yorkshire. The possession of that link by the Great Western and West Midland would haye cut off this ouropeuy trout South Wales, Aoki have established a ! monopoly, which would inevitably have led to future par liameutary contest and to the expenditure of further ca. pitid. loiter these circumstances the directors entered into au agreement with the shrewslury and Hereford board, to apply to parliament for a lease of that line to this company, or, at the option of the Great Wester, Company, to the two compenies jointly on the same principle as that upon which the Birkenhead undertaking is held by them ; mean time such arrangements have been made as will keep the route fairly open, pending the decision of parliament. It further transpired, in the course of an investigation before a committee of the House of Lords, that the West Midland Ceameny had entered into negotiations for leasing lice. in Walee, ins lusting, amongst others, the thsweatry and New tear. Lee, which occupies a district common also to your memorandum, signed by the chairman of the West Mid Lind Company, was produced; also official cor respondence to the effect that it was the intention of the united companies (Wed Midland and Great Western) to carry out to the full the arrangement in queetion. At a Liter gage, and on further evidence as to the promo:hop and inteutious of the parties the directors felt it essential, for the protection of your interests in that district, to enter into traffic Rust other arrangements with the Osweetry sod Newtown, and Llanidloes and Newtown lines, not with a view to the exclusion of any company, but in order to pin pruner :weess to those district. fur the traffic of your systsia, and to preserve the Canal end the Shrewsbury and Weishpool Railway from the consequences which would bare ensued had those lines fallen exclusively into the bands of the Great Western Company, either directly or though the West Midland Company. The directors have nodertaien these responsibilities only limier a strong conviction of their necessity, sad of the advantages likely to result therefrom. The directors report with deep regret the death, on the alth Way, of their chairman, Vice-Admiral Constantine Richard Poona, whose connexion with this company bad extended over a period of thirty year.. The long service, seal, and ability of Admiral Moursom were generally known bet his colleagues desire to record their appreciation of the 'redeem courtesy sod impartiality of hie conduct, and of the high sense of honour which formed so marked a feature in his character. Adverting to the large accession of peasenger traffic at the period of the Exhibition of 1831, and to the tivancial results to this company and in anticipation of a similar deemed upon the resources of the company, to at least an equal extent, in consequence of the Great Exhi bition proposed to be held next year—tbe directors recom mend that additional engines end carriages be forthwith or dered. that a sum of 100,0e0/. he votodforthat purpose. The directors resilient a vote of the proprietors for the fol lowing works Additional sidings at Heaton Norris, Chester, learkstoen, and Collins Green. 3,3821. ; additional amenemodetion at Heaton Lodge. Wetmore. Heaton Norris, Victoria Station, Manchester, Welford, Kenilworth, Lees, Rainhill. Warringtou Junction, Wipe, Chilvers Cotes, Longwood. 3loseley, Dudley Port, Lichfield, Edge-hill, Hatostral Hall, and Camden, 13,883/. ; additional land at Bushlury,2so/.; sidings and warehouse at Oldham, 6,11 he ; new *tam at Stockport, 22,00 W. ; total, 48,3.131. Chester lei jgolybeed-13arreek-room at Holyhead, new station at Modulo', and sidings at Holywell, 1,8101. La sseter and Oarhele—Perebeee et pottage, at Carlisle, 5351. Teeet the shalom* at the bat_ _.feee's amounts it will be ewe Not tie set premeds are tikAs3/. Os. Bd. as against 6111.2791. Rh. FkL is the previous year to which .1a the lames carried from last account, '27,3601. lls. 6d. as mart 10,8701. 7s. ; showing a disposable batmen of 4111,5131. 12a 2d. as against 618,149/. 17s. ail. Dividend re- Peomended, 479,614/. lts. 4d. as against 015,3411. Ba. 6d. *Alsace to be carried to next account, 11,898/. 17..104. as apart 12,8081. 51. 2d. The director', recommend the pa 5 inset of a dividend for the past half-year after the rate of pa cent. per annum, carrying forward a balance 11,808 i. 17a. 10d. The following case was not concluded when our parcel of yesterday was despatched : CBARLTON PREACOT— earActi OP I.III§MIsK Or a UtRIAGE. This was an action for breach of promise of marriage. The plaintiff wig represented by Mr. Ernest Jones ; Mr. Howler, Q.C. appeared for the defendant. Mr.: Ernest Jones, in the course of an amusing speech, stated the ',Wolin case. His client, he said, was formerly handloom weaver, and the defendant was • station-manter on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. At the com mencement of the event, which it would he his duty to de tell, the defendant was also • haudloom weaver, residing at Astlen, near Tyldesley, in this county. They became ac. quainted about three mouths before Christmas, 1851, and • regular courtabir commenced atehristmas ; andalthough the commencement of that courtship was date d no far back, the jury would find that the period of its cessation was compara tively recent. It appeared that the defendant was re cognised .1..1 the accepted suitor of the plaintiff by all her family, sod was on terms of the greatest intimacy with them. Defeudent sent plaintiff his likeness and • lock of his hair (laughter)--he actually reached flights of symbol end poetry, inasmuch as he presented the plaintiff with a bed-quilt —(laughter)--on which were embroidered the words Ellen sod Peter Prescot." (Renewed laughter.) One one occasion she lent him 21., and forgot to ask him to return it, and the prudent lover went and invested the money in • Manchester look in his own name. He had been liberal in his gifts to the plaintiff. He actually used to send her threepenny Meese in his letters till they reached the num ber of 24. awl he strictly charged her that they were to be ac cumulated until • sufficient sum had been collected to buy the wedding ring. (Laughter). The courtship did not end until August, ha'i'r. It was a very lung courtship, and it never ripened into marriage; and as though with • sort of presentiment in his mind of how dilatory ho would be, the defendant actually on one occasion made her • present of a book entitled " Unripe Fruit"--(laugher)--a very remarkable present (raid the learned counsel) from one whose matrimonial fruit was so long in ripening as was the case with Peter Prescot. (Laughter.) owns( to the peculiar form of the action the learned counsel said lie could not call the plaintiff, but he could haoduee abundant evidence of the promise to marry hving been made and broken. He could produce • Mrs. Guest, who was actually commissioned by the defendant to prepare the wedding dionner ; but that repeat had never been prepared. lie had also • witness of the name of Mrs. Grundy, and the jury would have the opportu nity of hearing what she had to say. (Laughter.) He would prove that the promise was made and iterated, and reite rated again and again in most enthusiastic language and most peculiar English. (Laughter.) There was • large arnoent of correspondence, which it would be his painful duty to inflict upon the jury. The correspondence he should produce commenced in July, 1855, and in the first letter therein contained the defendant used this remarkable prayer :—" The expression of my heart is, God bless you with an everlasting dearness of love to me !"—• very ques Hatable blessing—(laughter)—" God keep your heart and anal steadfast in love and which love is written in my heart, my love — P ima PRVICOTT." (The learned counsel's droll manner ..f reading the letters caused great laughter.) To show that it was no platonic attach ment which was intended, he became in his next letter more enthusiastic still, and said, "I hope we shall never port while eternity shall last. Oh, my heart, I often want to spend • happy night with you. Think of that, my dear. We are in the Lord's hands.—Parra Pngscor." (Laughter.) The defendant seemed to be • very showery individual, for he was always shedding tears ; and in his next letter he said, " I cannot write more, for the tears were running down my cheeks all the way Imam" Probably the damp state in which he appeared to have kept himself prevented the matrimonial fruit from ripening. (Laughter.) In another letter he said : "I cannot write much, for the tears run down my cheeks. I did nothing but cry all the way beck. I am very cold in bed, and should much like to change my companion." (Laughter.) In his next he said "My great desire is that you should change your name to Ellen Prescot." Think of that. And in a letter of • subsequent data he called her " Ellen Prescot." In a letter dated September, 1857—they had gone on another year— he spin said " Ellen Prescot is your name," and so on, and in a letter dated in the next month he informed her that he had put money in the bank, and that he was investing as much as he could in order that they might be married all the sooner. On the sth of February, 1858, the memorable year in which the unripeness of the fruit was decided, he informed her that if she was always faithful she should be rewarded some day, and on the 18th of the same month, when he perhaps fancied she was becoming a little impatient, he asked her to wait • little longer. The poor girl became ill in June, and had to to to Buxton, but there was not a shadow of pretence for saying that that ili um was any impediment to the marriage. Mr. Sowler intimated that the promise to marry would not be disputed. Mr. Jones continued—A great number of letters were exchanged in 1838, and in one of them the defendant in dulged in • poetic flight. He said, " there was no letter for poor Peter ; tears rained down my cheeks. My love, if what I send in this envelope is worth a kiss, please give me one when next we meet. Jam PePinged', alias Lamard, and Alfred Simpson alias IPrendf, Fred, two well-known housebreakets, were finally examined, charged with committing • burglary at the residence of Lady Caroline Inscallos, Eaton-square, and stealing a quantity of jewellery and other valuables. Mr. Wontner conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Lewis, jun., defended Simon. ps The short facts el the cam) elicited from the whole of the evidence are these. On the night of the 26th of July, at 10 o'clock, Pettingell was found in her ladyship's bedroom. which communicates with that of her daughter, Miss Mary Laseelles. A quantity of jewellery and other valuables, which bad been seen safe at a quarter-past nine in the last-men tioned room was missing, and was found upon PettingalL with the exception of • pair of bracelets and some other va luables found at the station-bowie door. Simpson, who is as old and convicted associate of Pettinsall's, was seen with him an hour before the burglary in the direction of Lady Licence' house, and it was proved by Pettiegall'a mother and sister that Simpson called oe him that moaning, and told him that " a job was to be done" at Lady Lescelles' while the servants were -A sumer, which would be between nine and ten that night, an producing a key, said that would open the hall-door. Mr. Lewis urged that there was nothing to justify the committal of Simpson. Although he had said something about a job to be done at the house in questios, if Pettin. gall's sister was to be believed, there was nothing exactly to show what that was to be, nor that if it were a dishonest transaction, that he hail not changed his mind and aten dosed the project. At moat it could only be urged that be was an accessory before the fact, without anything to sustain it, as there was no evidence to show that he did any act towards the perpetration of the offence. Mr. Arnold said that to counsel or advise the com mission of a felony rendered him liable to indictment. Mr. Wontner also reminded the magistrate that by a recent statute accessories before the fact were now in dicted as principals. He thought there was abundant testi mony to commit Simpson for trial. Both prieouen were fully committed to the Central Cri minal Court for burglary. Okl Y.C.-453 asks were offered, of which 120 casks were sold, good 1859-60, at 448. ; 455. was paid for one lot of good mound 181i0 back. The demand has been good for this tallow, and it has again been the chief article in demand for consum ption during the week. Odessa is held at rather high valuations, and business is very limited ; 22 casks were brought forward to-day, but they were bought in, fair mutton at 41.. to 455. Gd., fine mixed at 445. lid., inferior at 434. lid. per cwt. Priors are Domino/. The Cif IKVAX, le ',mein.: the :oloption of the report, wad it would be wee from t.:.e acc...,uts that the dile...tors wer• co.d.led out of the earniiirs of the ;sod lialf•v ear to recommeiol a oitirldimil at the rate of 7. per eeut. per an n um, which he believed would) be satisfactorg- to the sharelmblera The ist..ruger traffic had iarrrased eonsideralily, there ben,. :uo Irma than tiLau more passetwers than in the cur. reeposoilag half.year of Igs.o. He attrlatted much of that men u•• to the opening and working the Hamisdeed Jut...to•t hoe, which gave them great facilities for thstr trot... This prospects of the company were of • atoll more cheering character. The Work, at Kew and Ka rnes were N. far , ornpkted that he ',AI informal by Mr. Lace♦ that I , 4We land been given to the government inspector to inspect then', and they might look forward to those commit. 21 ° 1 . 6 ° 04 bolgeoPeried at an early period. Their property would he still further improved bv the breech to Bushy, the worke upoe which hail been already let to a contractor. They could also obtain addition.di advantages, though per haps. at . mire remote perid, by the shortening of the line to the City. lie, therefore, hail little more to do than to con• petulate the shareholders on the result of the last half. • working, and on the future Twospects of the company. There hail have an increase during the last half-year in their receipts fmni all sources, except so mauled merrhaudise, bat gentlemen engaged in commerce would readily under stand why the item fur merchandise did out show so favour. able • result. South American has been in very moderate request, 465. being obtained for best quality in pipes. 242 casks and 100 boxes were offered today, but the demand was very inac tive, sod about 50 casks only were sold, being pipes of vod quality, at 455., one lot second rate, at 435. 6d. fair body but off colour. Fine box tallow was held for 465., and fair at 43e. Bright yellow sorts in pipes were bought in at 445., and mixed greasy descriptions at 41s. tkL per cwt. Australian.-210 casks were submitted to-day, and burs' being fairly met in price, the bulk of the tallow was dis posed of. Fair mutton at 455. 9d. ; good pale mixed, 435. to 435. 3d. ; seconds, 425. 6d. to 425. 9d. ; good bright beef, 43. 9.1. to 435. • seconds, 425. to 421. 6d. • mixed descrip tions, dark colo ur but fair body, at 38s. 3d. to 40s. 9d. ; in ferior„ and dark brought 375. sad. to 38s. per cwt. North American.-65 auks were offered, but ware not competed for ; the best were bought in at 44a. ; and inferior greasy kinds at 38s. to 40s. per cwt. East India.-We have no transactions to report. The few parcels on the market are neglected ; the quality, mostly medium and inferior, not being in request. Prime nominal-say 465. to 475. per cwt. for fine. There was none offered to-day at auction. Cocoa Nut OiL-A steady business bas been transacted, our lut quotations having been generally maintained, Cochin ruling at 44e. 6d., and Ceylon at 435. ed. per ewt. The price is high, but the stock is well held, and there is a continued demand from the continent. To-day, 381 oaks of Sydney only were offered, and nearly all sold ; two iota, 5 casks only (very interior) being bought in ; the quality was mostly very fair, and prices ranged from 41a. to 42,, 9d., one tine lot bringing 43e. tid. Inferior sort.; were parted with at 38s. to 40s. per cwt. Palm C61.-The demand has not been active, and prices must be regarded as relatively too high. Fine oil has gene rally realised 42i. 6d. during the week. 271 casks were offered today, nearly all of very inferior quality, and there being no demand, the whole were withdrawn at merely nominal quotations. 425. 6d. per cwt. is quoted for fine descriptions. Palm Nut Oil boa not been inquired for, and we have no transactions to report. 355. per cwt. is quoted for fair quality. There was nothing offered at auction to-day worth noticing. South American Horse Grease.-103 cases were bought in at 375. 9d. per cwt. This article is still in very limited request. Mr. II UtTIMMIY, in seroniliog the rlotion, migrated the roprirty f smalgamiiting the account• of the Hammer• smith brsuch with those of the main bile. The l'llAtt). AN said that by their ori4inal act the London and North Western ami the :ts.iith Welders guaranteed them a certain sum, but that gusrautee did sat extend to the Itamniersanith branch, and it was therefore necessary that the accounts should be kept sepande. The branch was worked by the North Loudon Company, who guaranteed them against lost. That company iltd not, however, give them any profit, and, perhaps, they did sot receive much. %her some discussion the report was adopted. Together let ni sweetly live, Together let us die ; And each a starry crown receive, To rise above the sky." (Roan of laughter.) In August, 1858, he showed his great appreciation of her conduct and fidelity by saying, "Tears of great joy fell from my eyes at the thought that we bays gone together so long, and that oar love is as strong as ever. When you come again you shall have the honour of walking out with me more in the Gelds.— Pines Pasecar." t rughter.) The defendant also bore testimoey to the sintiff's virtue and conduct in a most emphatic way. e thanked her for having kept him in the paths of virtue, and that wee a testimony to the purity of her chara c ter . (" Hear, hear," from • juryman.) the 15th of August he (the defendant) appeared to have strayed from the path of virtue sad honour, for after posing from the plaintiff in the most loving manner be never again spoke to her, wrote to her, or went near her. The consequence was that she was taken ill, and diet a long period went into service, and was now reeshriog 2s. tid. per week. The learned counsel dwelt strongly on the heartless manner in which the defendant bad deserted the plaintiff after inducing her to devote the best years of her life to him. The next the plaintiff basal of him after her desertion was that he was married to woman much younger than herself. The secret of the desertion was this. The defendant said there was no letter for " poor Peter ;" but poor Peter bad become rich Peter—he had become Peter the Creel in his own eyes—be bad been promoted to be stationmaster (laugh. ter). The reason the action had not been brought sooner was the poverty of the plaintiff. She was a poor hand loans weever at 1151. per week ; she had been rendered unable to work by the defendant's cruelty, and it had bean by the intervention of friends that she got the means to bring this action. The courtship began when she was 27, and lasted ten years, and the jury would see she had lost the hest years of her l ife , and had very little awe of any offer of marriage. He ealled upon the jury *give the plaintiff temperate but exemplary damages. The evidence in support of the above statement having been given, Mr. Soniler addressed the jury in mitigation of damages. He characterised the case as being an extremely paltry one, and said the plaintiff's conned wished to put into her mouth the of Gertrude, in Loa n of a Lower, when, in lament fag kyr ioconsLot lover, she sang— SUGAR.—The average price of brown or Muscovado sugar the produce of the British possessions in America, for the week ending Aug. 13, is Zia 4d. per cwt., exclusive of the custom. duty.—No return of the price of brown or Muscovado sugar the produce of the Mauritius for the week ending u above.—The average price of brown or Muscovado sugar the produce of the East Indies for the week ending ea above is Ilk. 10d.—The average price of the two fureping descriptions of sugar, jointly, for the week ending as above, is 225. 11d. per cwt. Sorra WALIN RAILWAY.—The dirrtors of this oompany have resolved to recommend a dividend for the half.year to the Xak June, len, at the este of 2/. 15a, per cent. pe in, leaving • balance over cif about 2,3001. The dividend for thecorrespoadiag period in 1850 erase% thereto 42 per cent. per annum. 147thiervittr, DirmliT AND WHALEYNRIDOE RAIL WAT.—Tbe half-yearly ripen of the directors states the one. increase in the balk rood& for the half-year to he se Id., equal to 51 per cad. The traißc for the year ending 20th June, 1%0, was 13,410 L 21s. 54. ; the Urals for the vent ending 210th June, 1851, was 14,482/. 12a, 41d. • increase 01 per cost.), 1,0721. Its. 111 d. The net Wanes; available for dividend 1,325 t. 14e. le& ; out ot which the directors recommend the panned of a dividend, at the rate of 41 per cent. per annum as the preference capital tailed up, which will require 1081. 12L loe.. • and a dividend on the ordioare capital, at the rate of l e per cent. per on, annum, poyalje the 28th August , w will aboorbl 1,188/. In. fie. 4d. ; leaving a balsams of 311. IN. 51d. to be carried to the credit of next half-year's ac. count. The reran ota show a progressive increase in the is ' ceipta Circe the °peeing of the line, and the directors look forward with confidence to a greatly extended traffic on the completion of the extension to Buxton. The directors are happy to state that, from arrangements ends in the bees. stag of the year, the works counseled with the Buxton En. tensicie are now progressing to their satisfaction. FtRNENS RAILWAY.—The half-yearly meeting of this company waa held yesterday, at the offices in Old Barlington•treet ; Captain Moyle in the chair. A abort ' report was read, stating that the earn of 14,51 W. 10e. 4d. wee available for dividend, out of which the direetors re. etammeeded a dividend at the rate of 8 per nest. The airframe moved the adoption of the report, which wee weeded by Sir Joseph Paxton, and agreed to. A dividend was *en declared as above, and the meeting coooluded. SALNIN'T.Y AND YllOvIL RAILWAY.—TiIe °Wi sely half-yearly meeting of the shareholders was hell yes. heyday at the °aces ia Leadenheill-street ; Mr. John Chap man is the chair. The secretary read the report, an abstract of which bag appeared in our columns. The chairman, without any observance, moved its adoption, which was at. to. and a dividend was then dechired in accordance with the reconinsendatace of the report. The customary vote of thinks to the chairman, ea:Oudot" the buaiseas. TALLOW.-Paroav EvianNc.--The market was fiat today. New Y.C., spot, 455. tid.; 1860 black. 448. 6d. to 45e.; 1850 brick, 43e. 6iL to 435. 9d. ; October to December, 45a. ; December alone, 45e. M. ; same price for separate months ; January to Nardi, 434. 6d. to 455. 9d. At the public sales, 1,107 casks were offered, of which 361 sold -1859 Y.C., 43a. 6d. to 44a. ; South American, fine boxes, 488. ; Ist sort, in pipes. 45.. ; Australian beef, 42a. to 42e. 6d. ; grease, 38a. to 39e. ; South American gram, 37a. Cocoanut oil continues steady ; Cochin, at 445. to 445. 6d. Ceylon, 435. At auction Sydney mold at 41s. to 41a. 9d. fair to good, and 42a. 9d. time quality. Palm oil quiet at 42a. to 425. 6d., Lagoa. Palm out oil, 35a. to 360. 6d. ; inferior, 34*. Deliveries to last evening, 2,341 casks ; arrivals, 1,925 casks. corroN.—LivEarooL, Arousr 10.—The demand for American descriptions has only been on a moderate scale during the present week ; buyers have obtained kd. advan tage here and there in qualities oelow middling, whilst in the more current sorts no change of consequence is observ able. Brazil and Egyptian have been dull of sale, with more free sellers than at the does of last week. The market is largely supplied with Sunda from the recant imports, and occasional sales are making at id. decline. Speculators have taken 4,050 American, 300 Pernam, and 1,230 Surat ; and there are reported for export, 4,050 Ameri can, and 4,570 Surat. There was more firmness observable yesterday, and fully 10,000 bales were sold. The reduction in the Bank rate to 4 per cent., and fine weather, are favour able symptoms. Thu morning there is a fair business doing at steady prices ; probable sales about 10,000 bales, includ ing 3,000 on speculation and for export. I've so money,. so you see, Peter never thinks o me. (Laughter.) The learned counsel sea his client was a foreman porter, or he was called station-master, at a small box on the Bolton line, and he was iu the receipt of 18e. per week. The action was very much like • warn- Wire action, got lip by some gentleman fot the purpose of putting into his pocket a certain amount of costa. A long time bad elapsed, and the action, if there was ground for nee, ought to have been brought at an earlier period. In oenclusion, the learned counsel called upon the jury to give the plainti ff damages to the extent of the smallest coin in the currency, because such a ease was • waste of the time of his lonlahip, this jury, and the court. Berm Wikle, in summing up, observed that he did not think the case had caused any waste of either his time or the jury's. The plaintiff, although she was in au humble clam of life, was as much entiled to have com pensation for • wrong done to bur as were any of themselves ; and he thought it was • very ungracious observation to make on the part of the defendant, that it was • loft of time to investigate the injury he had in dicted, and calmly and dispassionately to consider what damage* he ought to pay for doing eu. He (tbo learned baron) &humid be very sorry indeed if the day should come when a person in the chtwf the community to which the plaintiff belonged should Mu be as fairly and dia paasionatelv dealt with in courts of justice R. any other in. dividusl, high or low, in the kingdooi. This was • emu as far as the circumstances had been revealed, of as bare and ' waked • desertion of • woman as was ever committed. The learned counsel had said it was ri hard thine this awe should be raked up, and the man mode uncomfortable and disturbed in his home ; but that home had been made at the plaintiff's expenso ; it was the boom of which she had been Imaged. Thejury ought to do simple sod temperate justice between the parties. The jury awarded the plaintiff 50/. damage.. Chow* Cover. (Before Mr. Baron Martin.) 001 TON GOODS.—MineisTsm, Aucrer 16.—Then is no particular change to report since Tuesday. There is as improved feeling in the yarn market, and perhaps a little more business going on than earlier in the week, bus it is nothing considerable ; and the cloth market seems quieter than ever. Some manufacturers and spinners are rather firmer in their tone, perhaps owiog to the fine weather, the cheapness of money, and moms increase of activity again in the Liverpool market. Prices of yarns have no; changed in the least, but the terms offered by buyers are generally tower than those of Tuesday. Some kinds of mule yarn are more inquired for from India, and also. warps and bundles for the continent. Home trade yarns are fiat, especially of the Blackburn class. In the cloth uitrket there is not milli cleat demand to test prices. The tendency is towards weakness, and the unfavourable advice* from Calcutta and China have further depressed Eastern goods. ASIA/VILE AND REDBRIDGE RAILWAY, Tl7l ad }maned weeds, of this company was held on Thursday at tioutheiespeos, to rrersivethe result of the poll on the &mood. mast moved es Tuesday. The scrutineer■ stated that 811 hod recorded 1,080 votes for the amendment, and Cps am :sow hod recorded 2,194 votes maniac It, showing a msjsrity of 12'.0 perms. and 1,114 votes against the amend ment, sad is favoured Use motion for the company him indepesdesit. The number of shares represented wa s 5,498 COMPTON RAIL./ AY. —Tim bull-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the otr.oe, Old Bur lisgtomMrset ; Mr. ritilernan in the chair. TM report elated that by agreement with the Formosa Railway Com pany the Cosaten shareholders were to receive osotbisd tho - asiesst of that company's dividend. This half-year it was at the rater of II per cent. per annum, unit their share Ina at the rate el 2/. 13a. 41. per cent. per annum. The mart of the umpire upon the contractor's account had not yet he.. received. The chairman moved the "Aleph°, cities which was seconded by Sir Joseph Paitoo, sad carded. The prommidism then terminated. DrILIN AND MJIATH RAILWAY. —The report lista that since this last meeting arrangements have bees suede for this purchase cif the entire quantity of Lind re quired fur the undertaking, and the contractors are in swim dsad at work upon the land up to within mike of the junction at Clonsilla. The rails sad Dearly the whole of the sleepers for the entire line hare been paid for. The directors made a very satisfactory impaction of the woks eft the P;tb of July, and travelled over the hoe from Navas to K pockmark, a ibia•race of *early 12 miles. The line will probably be open for traffic from Closaillato Navan about April nest. The award of Mr. Eborall. in respect of the working apeman with the Midland Company, was dated July 29, 1881. It sassed that, in consideration of the admatages which the Midland Great Western Company would derive from the trine of the Dublin mid Meath Corm Msy over the seven mike from ( lamina to Dublin, the idland Company should provide separate engines and tutriagee for the conveyance of sale traffic four times a day, each way, and should charge for passengers and goods upon such seven miles an equal mileage rate in proportion to the fame of the Meath Company. The capital account showed that 209,63di. Lad been sapesded to the 30th of June last. CORN.—Centnaroun, Ammer 16.—Harvest has pro. rapilly during the past week. Yesterday and to day showery. howery. A fair supply of wheat at to-day's market, a considerable proportion of which was this year's growth. There was a Mn trade for this at good prices, white mak ing 58s. to 625. ; red, 544. to 58s. ; old very much neglected. There are great complaint, of the yield, many fields turn ing out one-third Lan than was anticipated. Beans none offering. I. , )NDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY. Thi• nport of the diresti.rs, to he submitted to the prornctors at the half.yearly general mertitc to be leld ou the 23rd met., has just tree issued. The directors ✓egret the necessity of havieg to propose to the shareholders ' a reduction of the rate of dividend : they believe, however, Wt many of the mesas of this decline are of an exception: i f diaracter, awl that as such they will only le temporary in their operation. The eafavourable result of the half-year's workiog is to he ettrabated partly to the depressed Mdi of trade, but mainly to the unprecedented severity of the weather its the early part of the half-year, which gerionsly Wetted all railway.. but more especially the hoes of lb. eteamny, on which in many fast mail anti expems trains are *sea. Prerantineary measures were taken ;by arrangement with other rampasien the speed of the traits was redo vid as far as practicable ; the staff in every department com meted with the working of the traits and the permanent vise was increased at great additional 'i potesi. The Post-ollke Audios itimrecogaiimg the ex ceptional nature of the rue, promptly acceded, so far as the ezigearies of the public ...twice would admit, to an 'stem...a of the time appointed for the mail trains ; that relmatioe, however, proved wholly imuflicieet to meet the einergeocy, and heavy losses molted from the failimi.uodor Me totems frost, of axle., tires, mid other parts of the workieg Meek. The trait receipts were, at the yam time, aoid from the sum cease, very prejudnaily affected The lonil trot& has bee, oa the whole. satisfactory ; but daring W laths poetics of the bell year lb* genera teceipts have soffead serious dismantles from the depremed state of llto trade with Ameba% aPeciollY that d London, Staf fordshire, Manithester, aid the tumelacturiag dis tracts of Yorkshire. The receipts% oil the Caster and Holyhead section show as harems. but eh the Lascaseer sad Carlo)* they have bees stationery, while the sprites, especially ie the maiatemaise sad renewal of the pernmeest way, have iemeased Hods, sock eareenieleame, the workieg captain messearily compare Waymire/ay with the Gennep ; but the hoard is meg misty endgame: to reduce them, so far as is cossistent with timelines% workieg of the hoe, mid the prates-tins of the traffic Diaries the past six mouths the somber of pammars. and tom of goods carried, and of train miles as. se compared with the ling peeled of bas hem:— 6,. ; 4=1,902 ; 'striae. 175,443; goods mid minerals, IWO, 4,270,172 Mee; 1011. 1.26X,1G5 tom; decrees., go,OK ; asth ma , of truism 18114. 3,549,956 miles ; 1861, 3,1146,MM Wise ; increase, 3117,016 ; mdeige of goods Maim IMO, assoksyg miles ; 1511 , 3,ritira,SLl notes ; lames.", The eggesseret with the South ntaffortialiirai Compaq has lege sompleted fry a settlenisret with the lewee, under Much all quaeims, the alma of arbitration, were wrah. dram. ee payment el the suns of 1111,0111 M. 7d.. M elodies the leases iitinst .4 the seem Wm of 11 years la the agreement known as the " Your seermall." Aet• have hiss passed by psrliamet, on the ep s l on of compeay :—Yoe the coostraction of ham M te North Decks, Liverpool. for imprewieg the statism MOM tows, mad fee shertisieg tie mote between then poet and London and the south by moms of a amine the Mosey at Memos Gap ; for a lime through party and Tyldielsy te Wigan ; f..r • line reenacting the Whaley-bridge sad Musics district* with the Warned,* mid Rockport line at Tim. prim sal also for short breaches horn Chelfonl to !islets fend, sad from Wiawick to Colherair ; for extending the =lorigteally posted to the Ch m}l Chester a' ois head ey in connecting with steam-riessels, and for pto main station accommodation at North Wall. The required provisions I. raped to acconmodatuai M Hartoo.opini•Treat have bees ;Maimed by ar mem mesa with the Midland Itadway Company. la csnying out the worts authorised by the seta of last memo, the board will proceed only At such penal. and is ma* mariner as. epos careful t.msider.ii•in, they may deem meet matlectre to the interests of the i.o.Friefers. A. resards hills antruduciel by otiose companies sncctieg the iotermts of the Val/ fi key the reamed appliratial f.r a bill jointly with W :reef Northers sad Stu feeld Companies, was afghans's, m we. also the hill for a het from fade.. to Bredftni. The promoted l.y the North London Colima,' fur posits to warn their bee hose Camden to Kim:flood, end for an ed. Mama u. Liverponictrest, City, with a coeds depot for the me of this comma,' at that Point, bare men's ( ' the mast. The proposed Leedom Buckinghamshire, sad C i s Midas I scheme was withibuni by srmniconeet between (;oral Waters sad Wait Midland Coeimaite. The Newcastle, Lierweets an d Weardale Mill, which world here glees this company aceas to Newcastle, Wed Ilartlepool, awl the Coconut mining and moutectartag district on the earthamt 00•14. passed the doom of Coon. noon; bat failed in die committee of the Homy of Lardy. As appluntion to amalsasrte the Mont,* and Derlingtoe, Meth Durham. and a Valley Railways, was rejected by a committee of the House of Comboos. and the directors fuel mound that no father rairaldestion of asterism in that datr.tt will he sanctioned by parliament. without, at the mm. time. leonine* hen* made for the traffic to and from the .rsteo f this compeer being fully serommutlated fur tern.. The Vale of Clwyd Commay Minim intro deco' a 101 l for objects similar tett**. sought to be effected by toils of the peeriess session, parliameut again Mewled Ur mom powers in favour of this company. Ultimately W ill woo modified by mutual consent, and the tisk of Snorter parliamentary eeriest hss been avoided, .111 agranneet for woricieg and loam of the Vats of Clwyd line on terms Similar to than was/ VI hot year. With the some object a Made gra mme Me hem entered into with the extmeson dim from .4=to Crown. Acts hare bees mimed for lines him elt te Market Demons, from Whitchurch e u Oases try. awl from Void to Deml.igh ; also An act conteioieg pormisaire iwwere for vesting the Nt. Ileorge's Harbour Reilarey in this company. Th. lanraahire awl Yorkshire Lamm Compaq hare untamed power, to contract a line SHE cAsz or CATTALN NILAON YOB MURDER ON THE NIGH The grand Jury brought i; trw bills, two for felony mod oat for murder, spume Captain Wiaißlll Wilson, of the ships Severn ■od Express, whom atrocious arta have re cently bees made public through the iovestigutions before the police magistrate. The trial is expected to take place us Monday. WESTHILN ClRCUlT.—Bautrot, Auousr 16. (Before Mr. Justice Bylaw) DINNISON r. GANDITT.-SPICIAL JUST. Sir F. Blade, Q.C.. Mr. Collier, Q.C., and Mr. Cooke (ie• esesissed by Mr. Ford) for the plaintiff ; sod Mr. Kerslake, Q.C., Mr. Colerkl,;e, Q.C., and Mr. Barstow (instructed by Mr. Binstead) for the defendant. EXECUTION AT DERBY. Yesterday morning the extreme penalty of the law was carried into effect upon the body of George Smith, for the murder of his father at Ilkeston on the Ist of May. The culprit was tried and convicted upon the clearest possible evidence, and made a full confession of his guilt to the high sheriff of the county (Mr. W. T. Cos) and the ltev. A. Knox, incumbent of Birkenhead. The hapless man has been very calm and penitent sines be made his confession, and has listened with much attention to the exhortations of the Rev. Henry Moore, chaplain of the county gaol, and the Rev. Mr. Herron, • non conformist minister at Ilkeston, who has attended the miserable man at his request. It appears from the statement made by the guilty man that be went to Nottingham for the purpose of purchasing, and did purchase a pistol to commit the fearful deed, and that he accomplished his work while under the influence of drink. As the time wore on the cul prit's hope that his life would be spared yew gradually weaker, and on Wednesday be was officially informed by the high sheriff that yesterday, at twelve o'clock, was ap pouted for the final and awful conclusion of his fate. The doomed man slept well during the night, and rose at an early hour yesterday morning. Shortly before the time specified the prison officen proceeded to the sell occupied by the wretched culprit, and be submitted to the process of pinioning with apparent resignation. He walked on to the scaffold unassisted, and warmly shook hands with the governor, Mr. Sims, who has been most at tentive to him during the period of his incarceration. The fatal noose having been adjusted, the bolt was drawn, sad I with • few convulsive struggles the mortal career of the wretched parricide terminated. These was about the usual camber of persons to witness the saddening spectacle, and the "gentler" sex far predominated in numbers. SPORTING DTTALLIGENCE. HORSES STRUCK OUT OP THEIR ENGAGEMENTS. August 9, at 1 p.m.—Convivialist, out of all engage ment'; Hopeful I)ucheeu, out of Handing, and Devon and Exeter engagement* ; and Lade Dick and Rhorboa, out of Reading engagements. August 10, at 9 a.m.—Adam Bede, out of Enville Wel ter Cup, Wolverhampton ; Lucknow, out of the Thames Handicap at Reading. At 115 p.m.—Olive Branch and Santa Claus, out of the Reading Nursery ; and Umpire out of the Berkshire Stakes. August 12, at 9 a.m.—Fairwater, out of the Devon County Cup ; and Anthem. out of the Surrey and Middle sex Stakes, Egham. At 4.25 p.m.—Canary, out of the Great Ebor Handicap, York. August 13, at 9 a.m., Serino and Squire Percy, out of Reading engagements ; Sharpshooter, out of Plymouth and Oxfottl engagements; Paleface and Simla, out of all en moments. At LB p.m. Vesper, Marine, and Chance Shot, out of handicaps. At 4.34 p.m. Eedpole. out of Devon and Plymouth en ta At 8 p.m., Kildrum, out of all pgments or 1861. Loirdtamforti's hones, and engagement. August lb, at 9 .m., Leveret, out of the Weston han dicap at Lu dl ow. A 1 p.m. Man-at-Amu and Prince Im perial, out of their Egham engagements. Rouge Dregon is scratched for the St. Leger. He was struck out on Thursday last at 2.30 p.m. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—FRIDAY. EBOR HANDICAP. 13 to 2 apt Virgilins (t) Bto 1 Stockade (t) 9to 1 Mocireock (t) 12 to 1 Lady Trespass (t) 100 to 6 Prologue (t) 100 to 6 Sir William (t) ST. LEOER. 9 to 4 agat Kettledrum (t) 10 to 1 Lady Ripon (t) 11 to 1 Rouge Dragon (t) 12 to 1 Kiklonen (t) VACANCIES. APPOINTMENTS, AND PRO• monoNs IN THE CIVIL SERVICE. Home-office. —Mr. E W. LOVOTMOre bas been appointed a clerk in the Census.oillos in London, and passed his exa mination ; Mr. George Rowell has been appointed a clerk in the Census-office, Loudon, and passed his examination ; Mr. Stephen James Cotterell has been appointed a clerk in the Census-office. London, and passed his examination ; Mr. Henry Cecil Derliugton has been appointed a clerk in the Census-office, London, and passed his examination ; Mr. John Fraser Eastey Lae been appointed a clerk in the Census.oftice, London, nod passed his eamination. War-shoe.—The office of Commandant to the Royal Hibernian Military School, Amnia-park. Dublin, has beanie vacant by the death of Brevet-Colonel George Mylius ; Mr. Alexander Foster has been appointed a clerk in the Royal Engineers' Department, Loudon, and passed examination; Mr. Joseph Gordon has been appointed a .'ark in the Royal Engineers' Department, London, and oared his exannation ; Mr. Alexander George Richard Augustus Seymour bas been appointed a temporary clerk in the Royal Engineers' Department, and pawed hie exami nation. . . . . . Custome.—Mr. Alfred Miro& has been appointed out door o&sr at Ghoreham ; Mr. James Crampon, jou., has been appointed outdoor officer at Harwich ' • Mr. John 8. Eying has been al ;.Noted out-door o ffi cer at Kirkwall ; Mr. Walter Moloney has been appointed outdoor officer at Cork ; Mr. James Monday haa been appointed out-door offi cer at Gloucester ; Mr. Walter Tapper has been appointed out-door officer at Shoreham. _ . _ Inland Revenue Department. Excise Brench. Mr. William Thomas Bailey, second clerk, London south col action, has been appointed first clerk, London south col ieetion ; Mr. Richard A. Dean, thirst clerk, London south collection, has been appointed second clerk, London south oollectioo ; Mr. John Douglas, °Meer at Cupar division, Dundee collection. has been appointed to We em secon d division, Perth collection. Ireln7td.—Mr. Timm"' H. Burke bee been appointed Private Secretary to the Chief Secretary, Sir Robert Peel, which office be held under Mr. CardwelL Service Comae. CIATOTAL YALACK Olft SNELLING D/1.1% FRIDAY, AUGUR? 16.—Adieirioas en payment, 1,381; ditto by sews Wu* 461; total, 2,031 WLANATION. B.—Barometer consoled and rNuced to 32 deg. at mean les level ; each 10 feet, of vertical nee, causing about one-hundredth of an inch diminution : and each 10 deg., above Si deg., causing. nearly tbree.hundredtho Increase. E.—Exposed thermometer in shade. M.—Moistened bulb (for evaporation and dew point). D.—Direction of wind (trise—two points left of mag netic). I.—force (1 to 13—estimated). C.—Cloud (1 to S. I. Initials : b, blue sty : e. clouds (detached) f, fog : b, ball I, lightning: m, misty ,hazy) overcast (dull, : r, ruin ; a, SCOW t, thunder. B.—ilea distarbanee (1 to 9). WTATHILA ZXPZCTID mt. 1041011101! OR ADM DAY. North Britain—Westerly—lioderat•—eloudy—Showera. But Cosa—Similar—Saha ',Moot South Coot—Westerly—Moderato—Parttal rain. Ireland—flouth.Westerly to North-West—Showery. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE CASUALTY. Kilmer, of this port, Captain Cruise's, from Taganrog to Great Britain, has been rundown by a steamer in the Mediterranean, and sunk ; crew lived.—Stavanger, July 29. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Aurora Australis, from Robert Town for London 21 days, June 16, let 49.37 8, ion 146.21 W. Childwickbury (ship?, from Bombay 108 days for London, July 27, IM 22.27 N, ion 36.36 W. Edward, of Liverpool, from Savannah, July 30, off Father Point. La Rochelle ,Hamburg ship), from Akyab for Falmouth 90,105, July YO, lat 7.13 N, lon 24 W. Richard Boustead (American ship', from Ca ifornia 142 days for London, August 4. Robert Fulsford (ship), from Calcutta for Liverpool 97 days, July 19, tat 1.13 9, lon 33.43 W. Scottish Chief. from Liverpool for Melbourne, June 26, tat 6.Z3 N, lon 25 W. PIRATIN IN THZ CHINA Sari.—HONG KONG, JiINE 27.—Her Majesty's steamer Sphynx reports that oa ber passage to the North she captured two piratical junks which were attacking a lorcha. The Indianola, Captain Woman, reports having seen a large trading junk attacked by a West Coast pirate ; the attack was partially unsuccess ful, but the pirates managed to set the junk on fire. Tun Hauvuur IN Essnx. —The harvest is progress ing most favourably, has become general, and the barley is equally ready for the scythe. The fields of corn cannot look better, and the yield is likely to be an average, and of first-rate quality. The potato disease is showing itself in many 'll7more especially in the cottage allotments, though the 'eather is in favour of them. The haulm appears to dry away, but does not present so much au appearance of rot as in previous years, and the tubers turn up in better condition. There is some hope that %lieu the haulm has dried away the taboos may remain tolerably sound, though they may prove small.—Esser Telegraph. RAILWAY TRAFFIC.—The traffic returns of rail ways in the United Kingdom for the week ending August 10, amounted to 609,2071., and for the corresponding period of last year to 596,986/. ; showing au increase of 13,2211. The gross receipto on the eight railways having their termini in the metropolis amounted for the week ending as above to 290,9361., and for the corresponding week of last year to 283,7181.. showing an increase of 7,218/. The increase on the Eastern Counties railway amounted to 1,463/. ; on the Greet Northern to 1,892/. ; on the Great Western to 233/. ; on the London and Blackwell to 106/. ; on the London, Brighton, and South Coast to 5,2941.; and on the Lon don and South Western to 262/.—total, 9,249/. But from this must be deducted 4781., the decrease on the London and 'North Western ; and 1,553/. on the South Eastern. together 2,031 1., leaving the increase as above, 7.2181. The receipts on the other lines in the United Kingdom have amounted to 318.2711., and for the corresponding period of 1860 to 312,2681., showing an increase of 6,0031. in the receipts of these lines ; which mast be added to the increase on the metro politan lines, making the total increase 13,221/. as com pered with the corresponding week of 1860. [Advertisement.]--iloixowAy's OINTMENT AND PtiLs.—Safety for Chibiren.—ln measles, diphtheria. scarlatina, and many other infantile maladies, no safer or more certain remedies can be prescribed than this cooling Ointment sad these purifying Pills. The Ointment should be sell rubbed upon the throat every night and morning in the same manner that salt is forced into meat to preserve It. From the "amp unsettled state of the weather colds and chest complaints are now prevalent. They can be quickly cured by Holloway's remedies, which may always be given with perfect safety. While the Ointment is used externally, the pacify Pills should be administered in regular doses according to the printed directions, rigidly to be under stood, which are folded round each box. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AID DEATHS. BIRTHS. CEXISTIAN.—Angust 13, atPriory, Honkstown, the wife of the Hon. Mr. Justice Christian, of a son. GALTON.—August 16. at Chesteretreet, Grosvenor-place, S.W., the wife of Captain D. Dalton, R.E., of • son. HANNAY.—August 16, at Queen's-gardens, Hyde-park, the wife of J. L Hannay, req., of a son. HENNIREIL—August 14, at Lowndeostreet, the wife of Sir B. Henniker, Bart., of a daughter. LEDGE.—August 11, at Wichnor-park, Staffordshire, the Hon. Mrs. 0. Lew. of a daughter. MIN roN.—August if, at Ryton, near Shiffnal, Shropshire, the wife of the Rey. S. Minton, of twin sons. POWER.—Angust 12. at Carlton-hill, St. John's-wood, the wife of D. Power, req., of a son. THRJILPALL —August 14, at HoDowforth, near Preston, Lan. eashire, the wife of X. Threlfeli, Sm., of a son WY.l4ll.—Angust 12, at Ciuupden-hill.road, Kensington, the wife of H. Webb, Nog, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. ARCHBOULD—SHARPX—August 14, at Brancsider. Norfolk, by the Rev. 0. D. Radler, 8. 0. Archbould, em of J. Archbould, Req.. of Thrapstoo. to Lucy, daughter of the late S. Sharpe. Han.. of Sunomiand House, Docking, Norfolk. BRLN A N —OA IN.—Augnat 14, at St. lira's, Hilton, near Ports. mouth, by the Rer. W. H. Redkaapp. T. H. A. Breualb Eau. Lieutenant Royal Marines Light in fantry, to 'Emma Jane daughter of J. Gain, Esq., &N., of Lumps Villa. Swaim: . Denis . .. DY 510ND-I'l/X.—August 13, at Brisllngton. Powers• t. by the fter. V. n Fox. W. P. Dymond. Esq.. of Llncoln'e.lnn. to Florence Amelia, daughter of F. K. Fox, Esq., of Drlatlngton LINCOLN, AI'OCHT 16. —The weather continues very tine for harvest purposes, and there appears every possibility of being able to secure the crops in good condition, seeing that every exertion in being used to bring shout so desirable a result. There has been very little demand for wheat at market to-day, the prices of which were nominally un changed. There were several samples of new wheat offer ing, the quality generally being very good. Some new oats showing, of flue quality. New wheats were making from flea to 64e. per qr., being several shillings more than can be realised for old samples. L/TY.II.POOL, AUGUST 16.—Few buyers at this day's market, and only a poor demand for wheat at a further re duction of front Id. to 241. per coital, making 3d. to 4d. on the week. Flour difficult to dispose of, and rem 6d. to is. per barrel cheaper than last Friday. Indian corn partook of the general depression, and must 3e quoted 6d. per quarter lower. Oats and oatmeal unchanged. Pease and beans gave way 6d. per quarter. The market ruled dull throughout. WANIIIIILD, AUGUR? 16.—The wheat trade was dull; there being warmly any inquiry for old, so that lower prices must be taken to effect Wee ; while for new there is still a good sale of par wile at hand, at exceptionally high rates, though the tendency is downwards. Barley quiet. Beane steady. New oats fetch up to 15d. per sione. Avenge, week ending August 12:—Wheat, 1,968 quarters. at 52e. ; oats, 50 quarters, at 1111 e. ; beams, 41 quarters, at 45a. 30. i Mated sad Published by WILLIAM Kota Beane. of No. 8. Lornhard.atreet, la the Qty of London, Printer, at the 00A1.8.—LotrOott, AuounT 16.—Hartlepool West Hart- I Office AYIn. Leslberstetteet. In the Precinct of Whitetrisse ley, lfie. 9d.; Holywell, 15s. 6d. ; Howard's West Hartley, lATuD s Voils? 17. 1161. House. near BristoL OPTHRIE—TABER.—Auguat 4, at Lambeth PAHA Church, Mr. C. 8. Guthrie, of Hercules-building t, Westminster-road. to Louisa. daughter of the late Mr. Taber, of Gahm& Lodtr, Depahani. Eases. DEATHS. 41.E. , 5.—Auffnat. It the Hee. J.T. M.A., Vicar of Strad• bmoire, Stdfolk, 1401 77. BOttlpys.—Atiguat 12, at Home Bay, Commander R. B. liowd,u, aged SO. DAVIDSON.—August 11, at Bradford, Mr. G. Davidson. aged 39. Dit4l . [Z,.7tinaltat is. at Row Bort, Hamel Hempstead, Jane, 7.4;74 ii,7"67111,.1.74 0 ,1 MALL—Aniseat IL at Foregste street. Stafford, W. Mil. aired 02. JOHNSON.—August tf., at Wciabourne-park crescent, Sophia, relict of the late J. Johnson, Fag aged 81 LlPTON.—Avitud 11, at his reehl•nce. Wallace Lodge, Upper Tooting, Autrey, Join Henry Linton, Ban., late of the Stock Ueda& PA l ttfragast IL at Teltbside House, Callander, N. 8., Major 6. Taal, late of 11.11.4 17th Rent. WHIKLWKIGHT.—aaguitt It at Camden grove, Kensington. T. Wheelwright, Kay, aged 78.