The Express. — London, England, 1850-02-25 00:00:00

at Court. o w. and Priam Albert, with the Primus R aiglisms die Drente et Img, the Wise „ w e of tit eeert, eel devasede beeselleid woe S me* reeentai =min in ihe 'Hyde , netknetem Pelee& The K m isd Zee. Genii edseisult . .. ail, wok near seed mode yeessisr. tor a Hisbeno ebe Oraad Daiwa Illimissie bee Usi• o 7. se eanydny. es she.: i; H l ghaeaP Priam Albert pada rat OM bombs* 04 . 1. w o o pasied by I!Azal Hibboas ow Deka arum ,ths, sad meow by IlbaS,Oelied lb, aitfti% • ted a dim! pry es Saturday at Backbit e impiety taeleded Rev Raial Higher crewel hest, Hi, Ural Riciame hi Dared Rem she. the Arehbishop et Casteehary, the Dusters 41sieli the Dohs d AtM I , Lady Piney Reward. tire Cossets et Rim. Lard sad Ledy Stanley, Lord y Ninety , Lord sad Lady Robert Ormeter, bed liirzteresor, sad Rem trApet (la waifs; ea the •rw.erheare Oahe). A d or the 26d Lite Guards was is stbeadates duets g ilighaem the Duelists of Etat, ettaatied by may H mad, left Frogmen,* en Saturday kw Kew, air It ival iliglidess paid a visit to the Dianne of „t4e. Royal Highsera afterwards reseeded to ~,,,, at bee residents. Clannee-house, St. James's h e m fear o'clock. Yesterday her Royal Mikan; ;jos of Kent visited the Dukes' of Olossastse at eel Mom •erf so was the birth-day of his Royal Mem= the el Csaitterldr. Sores of the foreign ministate and of shr nobility .aural daring the day at Cambridge sod Ira their antes for his Royal Highness. The Conlwidge whited her Royal Highness lb. Raabe. ut thoures.la-hoaall OS Saturday. . g yit the Greed Makes* of Sternal' of , swan ber Royal Higbee= the Decker of Host po. st Clutamitooso, Se. James. Cabinet Council was held our Saturday ottoman , Forrign•oldee. Toe ministers present were Lied ; o wl% the Lird Chancellor, the Marquis of Lam , the PAY' of Mime, Sir Georg* Grey, Vamoose Eul any, Sir Fran a Bering, Sir Jobs Heti. Lot.l Campbell, the night Hoe. H. Labosehoro, ths • Celia', tel Marquis of Clenrieude, and the Right Mauls. The council us two boom epit talon, including Mr. F. H. F. Berkeley ma w. 8. Miles, the members for Bristol, and Da Mid au interview on Saturday with Sir o.olllll' • s• fib* Home-effleit. 1-• Earl of Clarendon had an interview with Lori isrsll on Saturday, at his off ial tooldiam, is Dem „7. John Remelt had a parliamentary dieser am • :I, at his residence Is Cheshans• plan. The of Lard Jean Stant, M.P.. Sir Andrew = ' v .. : M.P.. Sir Denham Nero a, M.P.. the Solisiter. Ix Colossi Watkins, M.P. Mr. Cowan, Mr. Jaen Foley, M.P. Mr. Pagan M.P Mr. Cate M P.. Mr Blaney, lip.. Mr. Moo d, s. Mr. NY. and .4 r W. Grey, M P. IHE PRIN UBLIC CE OF CH W ARITIES. ALES AND THE P 7 :1 rublt: will be ratified the)oan, by the sub. t, the 84ontry of Royal Orthopedie th tt Per Majesty his bees pleased to saw it es !•.e tr.t r.cipiente of royal bounty through hie Royal too the Prince of Wain: Blekiashana Pilaw, Feb. 18, 1860. hee ?wen the object of her Mejesq to par . 4. frr hie R 11: Meknes@ the Priem of Wale, by r..e'oe se one rum, the perpetual right of lumettiato patient latn some of the leading charitable l o ndln, sad, in pursuance of this object, I tot teco , a her Majtst)'• coalman& to email yea to •••Jr! fr ut the cols....live@ of management of do ! II ..p t:. a ste.eateat el tllO UMW use !fa r s'itit be. perchaaed in the establahneest eager , It moult tee espeeted that his royai Weiser . o . : ha. the power at all times to have one la.patiest and I ader toe treatmeet cif the hospital. Parr •be honour to he, Sir Y3lO obedient, \amid; meat, Re. B Mtsktll (S+nned) C. D. Pzirre. W. Ir. r mead that the rum crowed by tbeconiase :*rs ;Liam to wind ht MeJetrty was Poet greased, sea { .treed to mode. ARRIVAL OF LORD GOUGH ARDS& AND MAJOR EDW 7- e laden Carafe Soy, arrived yesterday, and :sari the Sostlisiepton portion of the India to . charge of Liertensnt Brady, R.N., Admiralty ay.r... She left Malta on the 13 h. and Gibraltar on tto •th. Among the Irmengers are Lord Gough and M.j r Edwardee, the hero of Moultan. A .age concourse of persons assembled at the docks to • e• the arrival of the two distinguished warriors. Gough is in use heat health. If his lordship rem - :.s in Soathampton an address will be pm e:.:ed to him at the Assembly MOW. The other' i , eft rites by the Indus from Malta, were :—Major • e:. sekrille West, Messrs. Ponsonby, Mildasay, and I.t. From Gibraltar—Cwain de Winton. R.A. o,r cer:espondent writes that the Southampton :u. ae were densely throcged by a crowd of the tuba of Southampton, who had as•embled when the !qv enterel the tidal basin. Lord Gough was re it 41 in the most enthusiastic manner, and returned from :he paddlebox of the steamer. Major Ls Ass was likewise called for, and was greeted tremendone cheering, and the two gallant te ch :embarked, amidst thunders of applause both fr T. the ships in the dock and from the shore, the of the Indus playing appropriate magic. LI. en vicrttoe or THE ExcnrArre.—We are t • . t, lean that Sir Charles Woad is gradually recover. hs Mt , went wove Maus, sad was able to receive 1 Rawl: and Sir George Grey on Saturday alter z • Sane weeks mutt altos ere the right bon. baronet * • able !gaunt' t- basing,* in the House of Commons. • • orbs. at the advice of his medical attendants, will 'Awe L,ad a for the costar', in order that the t , d an may recruit his strength. Lady Mary Wood , I6ring the LW week, suffered from alight imitspositioa. Tr.! Ixtvo ItiNENrE BOARD.—At the period of to c cvslelatisa of the Board of Exam with the Stamm r t Taus we pave the names of the new commissioners •:. • erre selected to form the consolidated board, entitled Its l'usea.vioners of inland Revues." all of whom ur. chows It the other boards. Mr. Hart Davis, who n deputy chairman of endue, was named as deputy of the coosolidated hoard; but it was expressly et. :tat Mr. Davis, alter many years' service, would re v ..son a. the consohdatioa would be put into working !.* ar. l be metaled by Mr. Thornton, who had been chairmao of the Stumps and Taxes. This arrange- Las tow Lou carried est, bat without the appoint itit (.( any commisioner to emceed Mr. Thornton, or any AM wed ezpenditure whatever.—Observer. fii.7 NAVE E , TIMATLS.--Ths total of the sums ••• I to defray the expense in the Ordnance Department fir . : they are stand it the estimates, is 2,434,4171.; th ...Al voted for ISI9-80 was 2,832,6011. Thb gives a ea U. whole of 198,1841. Looking to the separate ay. mats, we Ind there is • redaction in fire sad an in. crew :a bar ea them. The ndassi estimates are :—Com. nr•t and barrack 'applies—redaction, 27,8131.; feta- L . tnesta—redection,ll,647l. ; wastes—redaatioa, 12,3271. ; 0 !" , .c; .tone—redaction, 111,787 t • worts, boildizp, end 2 9 .. r •— nditti0n,46,4721.; in all, 209,9461. The Rented :—Pay, allowance, and con • • 'suns' office—incresae, I,oBoi. ; scientific breacti• • ",9151.; non-effective Mtliatil—lncrease, 6,8711. ; ~7.;21. Of the total reduction of 198,1841., it • • nerefon., that 158,2591. is made on the items of ' • 'Wes and buildings, in which the report of last ' • - ...Amiens of the House of Commons showed then • • •'-ei a profligate emcee of expenditure. Sir James f , " • . Mr. Cobden, and the other gentlemen who issea p, •te ma; Jrity of that committee can scarcely nape this . 4 •try reelection as a sufficing Instalment of retrenchment or ••!•)sera The changes in the other eati castes an rather tb. rtes: annual oxillations then of permanent charges. It ctaratteristie that while the wage s of the artiflcen arts •"', Jere are diminished by 12.3271., the expense of the thdr...c,..rt ie is iattased be 1,0801. The intrarenipte bi "ems let JAL and 31st Dec.. 1849 (which are now luckily pa) Imo the eachepaer intend el bang left to the dir 9 4, 1 of the iiednean authorities to rent them is bslansting the r hooks), a troir.ted to 144081. The " unforeseen sad art at sennei' dieing 1449-60 which parliament bad net Y for, but eir. in the Lords of the Treasury authorised t paid, amounted sa the 31st of Lee., 1849, to 17.7261 e A' I , aliment eAltinued elating to the end of August, then have been incurred in the course of four mouths. *re may have beg added on accent of the Greek block i.e. :Le uystatimis ea the bind el Tip*, &c., tee:lei" to le I AT ( lir-MILL HALL.-0. Saturday am skyructive are kappearid at the mat MI Mr. Oat. the beclitr, at Cloy bill , shoat two miles dietaat 'Amid. end wee not subdued until a serious &ease 'flutiiierty had taken place. The bu Wing is which the • v./aided was detached from th e re ad i ngs, alai was `/ .I , '"Pus.4 we sadentaad, for a library. It wee of as 'tdO•imed c , astraetina, the bootleg entered with ivy. ittru.cs bad Lees varied during the day in airing lb. • ' .44 abort sin o'clock is the ereeiag smoke yam lees imes tte t wisdom by man lads who were pell‘ida by. .ava faired, and an attasept madis to ~ .iikticr aas N ascertain the east of dm fin. The '• sack., however , win. overpowerimg to allow .4 Prated leg kW the interior, and la • short L.' tit &am had fail possession of the building. ' 1 ••• Pisa were prunsptly to the mew of '' ll 'aratt , o, but were not als • to lave any portion of The tint lan a not known, bat it is stated that •rry chaise Maks were stored ia tke baildiag. The ,„ 'ftwheera.. ie not injured. The estate formerly Winged nu tuna's, the entiatat merchant. GRAND EXHIBITION OP A 'hog intneeds; ands( tisk Oho eataiday sheseses at Me essidesee .t Me eagle tb• Desire el thithelesd. tw the mesa el sidles Ble Repel Illgitases Prises Allen is semlew est the pest adtes el 1861. Ressistlese WS= Mein tee Wok sidhet the lathe/- sees of the e Leeds Shea Homed sad D.&, were sleeted sear im.. to the lathe seemittee. The Had et etemtlk. ON. Orgy, Mr. See/y, art Mt. Pews* Fallen wen the sell iseelsemes preeset. TM Wes ptteset trees se Mom The Meteldemeess st hyleihew. WaStaialart Lwrioedany, Chwiserde; Vises. wows Josselya, Weld. erase. Pelawasina, ClBEl,llBl= ; Wise Orel, Mese. Peel, poky theeley. Nees Stealer, Chsehes Liww, Bhelhene. !Weirton, Oreaville, FW.de, Reese liesetausbe, he. •Th.. I 11, vs. , " .vOl "If H. 111. ;rT Ii ::.• :h• , II • , L s .• li‘r 1 .• v't•! :.eff . t 11 • I . ' t• r• • : 1. • ~ IRISH RAILWAYS.-DEPIT MAIWilt. TO THE A deputation mating of the follutring guellavaira, wafted epos Lord John Mumelloge r Names ia Downing street, on mu dap ire, as Holmort F Bart, M.P. ; Caplan James, M.P,. • . JUMBO:34y. .P.; the Hai. H. T. Lowry Cony, X P. • Mr. Ulnas Bateau, LP.; Mr. R. J. Tamest, KY ; eaptals AttitaL, Y.P. ; LesdiCleade Remittal', M.P. ' • Mr. AMeemem Haraphsey, M.P.; sad Mr. Frederick H. Hemaing. The oblest of the deputation we to present memorials whisk bad been agreed to at same large sad isibmstial saeet kip moonily held in the nortlowest of Ireland, sallrog ea the reetament le give @mistimes towards the...pieties of the esi/ways sentineesed la that pert of the ematry. Hie ROBERT FRROUBON is presenting the memorial from the city of Derry, which wee signed by the Dollop of Derry, the magiettense. and • very large body of the clergy, gentry, sad mershosts in and near that eity, shortly stated Its prayer, vie. that the goverhasest w.sM be *and to grant Mae to via, the sompleties et the few remaining railways is lethal' 11116111 see startled by their position to borrow, ia the same maser that loans bud ben grouted, and gush beasfielal results, to as sway other railway sompanies in Mg ementry. The sismorialime made however special edema to the two railways mew immediately son sorted with the sky which he had the Mont to represent, via , the Lemiledetry end Baniskillea and Loadooderry sad Coleraine ea/ways. Of the forme shoat 16 smiles were already ,paid, sad with greet beareilt to the surrounding country, and a very large amount of mosey had berg . upended em the latter ; but no pert of it was yet open. He Mad that aliheush the eompenise were suable to simplete their haes without asststance, they wore willing, if the government would grant them a loan, to expend en evil aimmat at the same time. Carib' JONRB, in presorting the memorial from New town Limavady, stated the great important.' to that 10. eslity of completing the Londonderry and Coleraine H iiiway a giving improved comnousication with Derry, their natural part on eas side, sad with Belfast on the other. But there wee another peculiar feature in this company which he wished W pries se being most deserving of the attention or her Majesty's government, it would reclaim nearly 20,000 awes of land horn Lough Foyle, and that portions of the same bevies *heady been nclsimed and cultivated had proved beyond all doubt that it was land of a most valuable quality'. The Hos. Mr. CORRY presented a memorial from the tree of Omagh, whirls he described as being almost the ' matte of Ulster. that the completion of the Londonderry sad Enniskillen Railway wee of the highest importance to all that sarroundiag country, as giving them the fullist misla bels to be derived from the cheapest and was expeditious were to their natural port of Derry. Mr. CLAY stated that as the memorials did not =or ma the amount to which Lana would hen quisite for the prirpros named, it wee right to inform hi. lordship es to the ',coition of the two composite there referred to. Up to the present time they had expended nearly 600,0001. en their work., which lihe all similar works in an sofieished state, were for the time almost wholly unproductive, but if the government would mimics to them to the extent of 260,0001. the e>meanies would provide ea expenditure rimulteseausly to an equal amount, thereby causing an outlay of 500,0001. in permanently useful works, and giving the government the security arising from** *clay of 1,009,0001. for their ad vance of 210 0001. • . . Lord Jolla Russell gave masked attention to the state meats of the several speakers: and, having made some queries thereon, stated that the memorials should receive every cassitleration. THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 25,. 1850. RAILWAY MEETINGS. LONDON AND NORTILWRIVIRN. &mom mosbkv. Feb. se.—cheft_whil =O mi. segeehew to W the peepetitep easeimit es mse tsaity ha rhea I* kluging maw the etwelievidew eirthe meet iiNt do "waft I ileliffift OWL 11111•14111 els laiseiry et ell Nuke% le be MI Is 1611. lb. Craelleid, the repesestative aims ieleeteh agewiril Ids attire iteeetneeet ist t it LE: siessert. The thabemew wow deubsfel to the rubs beton laspestest tweetiti, s at:a wpm but with the jot eureeeed, r h esswidesdese 'Ada he hal with newel imileeetlei poluillesh the betel would hew ae thilteelty to doilies with tip Imam LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTER, AND NEW CASTLE JUNCTION. The half-yearly meeting was held at Lads en Saturday last. It wet some time haloes a curate et them boilers (20 beieg tke amber regalia) wad be gel ter thee. G. Idaesiter. Nog , the &aims a the beard a dive tau , yraided. Theta Is se lassolles el seek* this lise,lo*. a share having saw thee ege bus velembel ht the shereholdere eat of the deports ; but as the mace the atm be dheolved, the neetisis ere to be held le Wee The SECRETARY read the ripest, vbiskalar Teßgyhe to the feet that the liellnye Dhsebees witbdrewu test envies, lied sofa Sees laredesal has yeelleneat by LonGavilie awl reed wooed tine, ~deeded to Nato To eseatmles expenditure, the ',retook elt the former theretery have bees &peened with at the earliest period cathiessat with the term of his eageeesseat ; se have also the senior of the bookkeeper ; and the Leese of the alas at Ythehester, whisk was subjectieg the eespeay to a very heavy meal, lies beau get rid of. The Cowie wearies in the hat half year's theowet as still beteg held by the wok tLealiews sloth bees aid et the peke at whisk they were pram* awl tb• proceeds applied ia payment stymie by the snouts to be dee to as na. pears Imams. with whoa a balms* sow steads to the ire& of the othepeay. The law Mlle, width wore is dispute whoa the mew* baud of thseeleee took ethos, have, after mask aegodaties, bees esehilesterily weasel with the solieitere. N. law =pease bare bees imam& &wisp the post half-year; the payseat seder this head, I. the puma seams, bolas the agreed biases I. diesharge el all eat standing deaseada" The stateaseat d mauls showed a balsam in bad of 13,9291.65. U., sad items stated that the diretheth as moon es it could be safely dose, to make a ferthee ratan to the shareholders. _ _ ItTeS;;erU qS - Utioss out by Mr. Councillor Nzwrow, Tee CHAIRMAN said the conspauy could not be die solved by elliezion of time, but if the bill sow before pulls meat passed into law, it would facilitate that dissolution, and as epos u it amid legally be done the directors, who served the emu grateitosely, would gladly wind up the affairs of the company, sad mobs an end of their official existence. The report was unanimously adopted ' It wee also determined to empower the directors to sup. port the priories) of the Dissolution Bill sow before parlia ment, but closely to examine its details. BIRKENHEAD, LANCASHIRE, AND CHES HIRE JUNCTION. On Saturday a meeting of the shareholders in this railway wee held the Monk's Ferry Hotel, to take into consideration varions matters connected with the line. Mr. JAMES BANCROFT, the *shwas of the board of directors, presidei, sad opened the meeting by calling on the secretary to read the report of the directors, which tuned that in submitting the accounts for the half-year ending 31st December last, the directors bad to announce there has been an increase over the corresponding half-year both in passen ger and merchandise receipts. The reWpts from pamenprs, notwithstanding the opposition by omnibuses from Chester, hes inceessed about four per cent. upon the corresponding previous half-year; and the tamest on the merchandise traffic Is still more satisfactory. The amount for the half year ending 31st Danaher, 1848, was 4,1501 ; the amount for the present half-year A 9101., being an increase of forty two per cent. The passenger and merchandise returns show the following results for the half-year ending 31st Dee. 1849. 1849. Passenger receipts £18,003 11 7 £18,682 16 8 Goods £2247 3 0 £24,693 5 4 Increase £2,430 2 4 During the last six months, the coal and inn carried on the hue and shipped in the docks has amounted to 22,700 tons, and (m 4.411 1 ,01 nestle, containing 3,400 tons of raw mate rial, hare been discharged at the Mete, and conveyed by the company to the Potteries; and there is reason to hope that, with the increased acconsmodadon which will be af forded so soon m the docks are opened, this will become an important branch of trade both to the docks and the railway. The progress wade in the formation of the large float at Wallasey Pool justifies the expectation that it will be read for the reception of needs during the ensuing summer ; and as the Cheshire Junction portion of our line from Chester to Walton may be expected to be opened at the same time, there will be a communication established with Blanchester and the manufacturing districts, am well as with all parts of England, for the trade of the docks. Interest at the rate of 6 per cent. per animus on the 271. 104. and the 221. shares will be payable on the 9th Much, and it is recommended that interest at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum on the 511. thane be made payable on the 9th March. Before the report was pared some angry dismodos tack plus ; but the chairman finally succeeded in smoothing away all difficulties, end the report wee weed mans moody. The mum result followed in the following rewind= : " That the directors do take all necessary measures for op. pollee a bill now before parliament enspnreriag the Birken head Dock Caopany to levy rates on all goods imported into or exported from Birkenhead ; and that in accordance with the law the direeton do declare forfeited, sad be empowered to sell. those shares which have not bees paid up, is nem- her 6690." To this last resolution, however, there were 7 _ . . Prior to the breaking up of the meeting, a Shareholder put in a meths of resolutions, affecting the goodies of audit ing, which the &airman declined to take iaw eonsideration, preferring to leave the matter to a future meeting. ST. HELEN'S CANAL AND RAILWAY. On Saturday . the half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders in this company was held at the newrailway station in St. lieien's, Lanese/we. G. Gazza&u., Esq., M.P., In the chew. The report stated that tho directors ham again to con. gratulate the shuehol len on an improving traffic; the increase in the receipts over the corresponding period of 1848 being 1,6761, while the working expenses have decreased 7681.; there is an increased surplus of 2,4441., against which is an extra charge for interest on shares and loans of 1,1231, thus showing a net profit of 1.3211 in excess of the corre sponding period of 1848, and a total surplus of 3,0301. for the present half-year, after paying interest and guaranteed divi dends. The derecton propose that &dividend for the half-year ending 31st December,lB49, of 17e. 6d. per (sideline, 1,0601.; of 88.9 d. per half share, 4621. ; of 31. 7e. 62. per 1001. pre ference share, 4,8601. i and 61. 3d. per 261. preference share, 7571. 3s. 7d. ; total, 6,1291. 3s. 7d.; leaving a balance of 2581. 10.. 3d. The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report, and showed that to the holders of all the various dames of shares the dividend to be dularedwu 41. 16e. He asked for the board power to proceed, when they thought necessary, with the Warrington and °Anton extenaions,it being proposed to constant a new dock at the latter plant, which la on the Mersey, about six miles south of LiverpooL The motion was unanimously carried, as was another, declaratory of the dividend (as named in the report), and making it payable on the Ist of March next. Mr. C. HOLLAND nextexplaiued the value which would accrue from the proposed extension to and dock at Ganton. He moved— -- " That it be left to the discretion of the directors to pre coed with the authorised extenelone of tbe line whenever they And it is the interest of the company so to do." Mr. MOORE seconded the ntotton, which wee carried without remark. _ . _ Thanks were toted to the auditors, the directors, and chairman, sad the meeting broke up. THE ROYAL ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL. The annual meeting of the governor, of the Royal Orthope he ilespital, established (or the cure of club toot, lateral eared:an of %hoopla', and all ether rontraetions and defertaitise, was hold ea Ssterday IS the hospital is Blooms help., quarts The chair VII taken by the RIM. bus WEIGHT, M.A., Y. 8.8. . . . . . . Tlio anneal report stated that the numb t of patients in the wards on Feb. XL 1849, was 86. The number admitted from that period up tore peseent 'south was 71. There bad been disersged our 47, and 24 relieved. There remained In the hospital yesterday 36. The total number of in and out per ste admitted during the year was 1,298, berg an inereees over last year of 157. The total arras of in and out patients admitted since the rear of the rarity was 9,115. The total re. swipes for the year, imcluoing upwards of FOOL, the proceeds of the rasa dinner, wee 1,7321 fle. sd. After defraying the experts Marred tare remained a balance on the year's Mere of 111 L 4e.; but the committee regretted that the institution was still in debt to the amount of I,IOOL it was a mast remarkable and pleads. fact that, notwithstanding the anglers of the cholera lest year, sot • single ease hed esemed in that hospital. Although the epidemic at the time rendered ell other things of secondary importance, the receipts had not diminished, but, on the contrary, had eon : adorably increased. The funds, however, at the disposal of tha committee were quite inadequate to the relies of the I large number of applicants who now came from every part of the klardomomany of them having fir months been anxiously looking forward to the period when their cues should be undertaken, all of which are rendered more diffi cult of ere, end ems are in danger of becoming incurable, by the delay. Not fewer than 302 were waiting to be received into the hospital—that large numbers of sufferers at ore showed the secesenty foropesise a mar larger building. Her Majesty' the Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert had both promised, as goes as • lesser hospital was erected, to subscribe towards the expenses. One of the auxiliary fere, that tor tarnishing the poor with instruments after being operated upon, having fallen off to 231, a long disunion sunned as to the best plan fee in creasing it.. The report having her rear, the allowing, in addi tion to a long list of noblemen eel gendemen, ware elected via-presidents: The Bawl oe Ilarromby. the E al of Carlisle, Lord lichen Orosvesor, lf.P., the Lord Mayor, &O. The utast vote of thanks wee pseud to the various oaken for their attention, when the proosediop terminated. Coxviern t f AterrltALlA.—lt is in contemplation to farm a minaret* convict establishment in Western Austra lia, under*. superintendence of Commander Henderson, B.N.—Observe►. PUBLIC INCOSZ AND EXPENDITITRE.—The first return of the present session has been printed, contain ing the instal amount of the petal, income and expenditure for the yesr ending the sth ult., with a statement of the balances the exchequer, &e. The net income of the year wee 62,951,7481. 11.1. Bd., and tke expenditare 50,853,6221.16 i. 4d., leaving an excess of income over expenditure of 2 096,1261.9 e. 14. The balances in the exchequer on the 61 of Jan. In the previous year were 8,105,5611. 12e. 9/1., and at the close of the financial year, the sth ult., they amoucted to 9,746,1391. 12s. 4/d. There wee advanced in the year 1,989,0141 4s. 61. for local works, &c., under ra tion% seta of parliament, including 1,217,6671. 10e. for drain age, poor law unions, and railways in Ireland. The repay. meets of advances for keel works were 1,170,7621. 13s. 11d. in the year. COUNTY FaPENDI[I7IM—A numerous meeting of the ntepayers of the Tanstead and }hoping Union, con vened by advertisement, was held on Tumidity last, in the board room of the Smallburgh Union House, to " consider the county a expenditure and the adoption of a petitireo to par liament, praying that such a representative power be given to the ratepayers as shall seance the greatest economy in stank expenditure." John Pestle, Esq., chairman of the beard of guarding, in the their. In the course of his open ing observations the chairman eit d the case of his own parish in illustration of the increase in the county rates from the year 1777—which, indeed, wee the identical period the Smallburgh Union licuso was erected—to 1784, the county rate was upon the average 21. 13e. 3d. per year. During the last seven years, from 1812 to 1819, the call had been 691. 11s , which gave 1,271 per ant. increase. Toe meeting having been addressed by several gentlem-n in favour of the principle of county financiel boards, petitions for their adop tion were unanimously agreed to be presented to both houses of parliament. THE BERMONDSEY MURDER.-It appears there ill • determination on the part of the governmest to dispose of the chime male by the attorneys for 'darning and his ails, Mr. Busts and Mr. Solomon', for conducting their defence, to be paid out of the proceeds of the jewels and other pro- perty sem , t 1 by the polies, and now in the hands of Inspector Yates. On Saturday Mr. Sinus, the attorney for Maumee, received from Mr. Manisa letter, requesting him to furnish him his bill of costs for hie consideration, previous to • settle ment, • similar letter being received by Mr. Solomon. It is understood that none of the property will be sold by the government, to prevent a revival of the atrocities committed by their ezbibition to the morbid curiosity of the public by the caterers for such amusements, but that the whole will be otherwise (Shrilled of. The lords of the treasury have, we eaderstand, awarded to Mr. Mom, the superintendent of the Edinburgh polies, the sus of 301, and to one of his diem ' for their attire part is aeconstlisbing the captors et Mrs. Manning at the house in Haddington-place, In that city. Mr. Mosey his very generously dist ibutel tis portkm smear :hre• charitable institutions in Edinburgh. EtlregEssior orGetfeLlra.—Thu gambling-houses la the vlel ity elJersayn-street,Regentstreet, and Leicester mean, have bees placed under • clues a •ilanco, by order of the (umlaute:men of police. Two constables are stationed at the entrance to sash house, to mete down cad describe the persons entering therein. They will be relieved at stated intervals, the seryeillsac• to methane, without intermission, sight and day. It is anticipated that this asp will have the effect of oossiderably disabilsking the numbers of the fre quenters of these soda pilothouses, and that the chances of succesalul pleader enjoyed 1 , their owners being correspond ingly lessened ' it will tt y lead to thew total I disoosaitste. TEE ROCHDAIdi BA' adjosessi zseetiag of iiireilue flak piss ea Tway lea, awe the igesseage spoilage es the pm air siesdei n.i . mirk midge sigma Se klivedri Negate dspesiisse SPA Clam a egaeltan, wish Waren IR te• 20ei Mambas 130 £100.491 El Amts. IR 144 foots MOO II 4 In ties treorereee hoods 1,70/1 4 0 Lire Imams do 8,009 0 0 Debio 9,009 9 9 Cotton, 9 property 4. , 019 1111• 9 9 Footory — Twists 1.019 ' 9 9 • Reseohol4 effects 7ll a's MAN 10 4 Deficiency £66,416 16 114 The mete would yield about as. 4d. la the posed to every dweller. The defileatioea of the late Mussy marred as early as 1887, bat hew mash earlier the moulted* had not been able as trees. The defelestions et melt year were thee stated, and produced a total of 47,816 i. It was a greet math alas en the part of the Comealesionere of the Nodosal Debt that proper seenritp had not bees given by the late eetnery. It oppeared that Haworth's surety was Alezauder Felker. gill, who west to Aesevice, sad died then ; ter essay yaw there had been no security at all. Tao committes hued that essay depositors were not in • peeve position, and it was therefore difficult for them to Hahn more than 801. a year. But the trustees were etheedingly desirous to appor tion the meets among the depositors's ally. The trustees had read to the committee the letter et Tidd Fran as tke subject of the oompoeiti .n. The subseriptioa head amounted to 16,450(. —namely, 12,0001. by trumes sad 4.4601. by 'thins. The ooaditioas on which the travois gave their sub scription was that they should net be subject le legal pro- Oa exassitileg the book., it appeared that up to 1840 no system of fraud hid been perfected, or if it bad, the books mast have bees destroyed, Mier 1840 it appeared that the actuary had kept a private ledger and cash book, which were never produced to the managen, and is the ledger no fewer thee 1,066 amounts were entered, the deposits of which were seed by Haworth. There were two estates of Haworth, one in Preston and the other L Meeelesfield, bat as their value wee small, being nerds frotheleta to wan votes, it had been deeniel inadvisable - 4e pursue a Haien to them. There was also another *stets in Ponlefreet, but this, it was discovered, did not belong to Haworth, but to a member of his wife's family. The reports in circulation about money be:ng monied were without foundation. The committee thought of addressing individual depositors, in order to a subscription amoag them; but the committee found that the trustees had been forbidden to supply a list of deltas* ter., and as th is was the wish of depositors, the eons ' mitts had no desire tolnterfece !tenth. _ . A long discussion 1011 , wed, in the nouns of which it was stated that the assets would yield 12.. in the posed, with the 18,0001. subwribed by the trusters. A gondol% was raised wbethrr this should be accepted, or application be mule to parliament, calling for the wbole d,Bcit to be made gond. It er.s ultimately determined to accept the 12s, but still to petition parliament to on full justice dons to the depositors. PARLIAMENTARY AND FINANCIAL REFORM MEETING AT MANCHESTER. A public meeting was held on Friday evening, in the New Temperanoe Hall, Grosvenor street, Chorlton- upon- Medlock, Manchester, when Geo. Thompson, Esq., delivered an address denouncing the peenielous system of representa tion which at present pis veiled, and propounding the plan of esteem which the anocintica proposed to effect. Mr . Roomy LOtrorme occupied the chair. Mr. THOMPSON commatmed his speech by replying to an article wnich had appeared In the Manchester Guardian of the previous Wednesday, chirping him with limping seditious abuse oa the Hesse of Commons; and with utter ing that which he knew to be false, in cielicribing that so celled reprrentsive assembly as a "cruel and pernicious mockery, ' in the speech which he had recently delivered at the Free trate Hall. He was ready to maintain that the House of Ominous, which he bad been amused of libelling, had not by any -trot voluntary and spontaneous good deed, having reference to the general good of the penile of this realm, estnblished its claim to be called a true repreeentatiou of the minded win of the ,nrople. (Cheers.) Having shown that the electors, equally with the non-electors, were interested in bringing about the reforms which the association proposed to accomplish, Mr. Thompson concluded by urging on the people the necessity of their being enrolled as members of the mociation. MEETLNO AT DIES, NORFOLK. Oa Friday evening last, the principlcs of the National Reform Asset:intim were moat successfully intre dined into this town by J. H. T , llett, Esq., of Norwich, and Thomas httEnteer, Egg ,of London. Tree announcement of the intention of theee gentlemen to plass before the farmers of the diittiet the print, oles of " economy and &ern," excited Teri considerable attention, and amongst a portion of the agricultural dames some little feeling of app.- litho seemed at first to prevail; as noon. however, as the objects of the deputation began to be understood, this feeling evidently gave way to a conviction that the doctrines they espoused were not by any means inimical to the farming interests, and a strong desire wee manifested to btu what could be offered on the subject. The meeting , was held in the atseneb4 room coaneeted with the Kieg'e Head Hotel, which was uee•ely erweeled, the audience wonsisting rind pally of unarm brass. The CANADA, Captain Harrison, sailed from Liver pool, on Saturday, for Halifax and New York. -- - THE SALE OF THE QUEEN DOWAGER'S EFFECTS. —The sale of the efieed. of the late Queen Dowager has been at length brought to a close, and notwithatanding the enormous quantity of property for disposal when Marl borough House was first opened, three weeks since, we Or Have it may be correctly stated that scarcely anything re. mains unsold. A very large amount was realised by the sale on Saturday, parties, who bad held back thus long, coming forward at length in order to secure articles for whist they had previously made offers , under the fixed tariff of prices , which , truth to say, were in some instances extnverantly high. A few articles, such as the furniture of the late Queen's bedroom have been reserved, and in every case where it has mean possible to ascertain the fact, presentations to the late Queen have been withdrawn and returned to their respective donors. Tne amount realised by the sale just concluded, la said to be something under 20,0001.—a sum infinitely greater no doubt than would have been secured under the hammer. FURTHER RAILWAY EXPOSURES.—It is said that at the next abetting of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin colnshire Railway Company exposures will be made quite of an Hudsonian character, and that they will show mal -1 practices quite as bad, though not involv:ng such large sumo, as thou which have rendered the ex-railway king so notorious. INCENDIARY FIRE AT READING.—On Saturday night, about half-put 10 o'clock, the farm premises of George Higgs, Eaq , a wealthy gentleman, living at a fine suburban villa on the Oxford road, about one mile from the centre of the bor ,ugb, bat just within its lormadaries, were dissevered to be on fire. The building ignited so quickly that it was impossible even for the most enerrtie and daring man to do much for the safety of the cattle, and two fine cows, which could not be approached, were roasted alive in their stalls. Several pigs were injured to such an ex tent by the flumes, that they were instantly obliged to be killed. The fire continued to blaze for hones, and the whole town was brilliantly ligtr tad up by the body of flame, which c seared an area of a quarter of an acre. The place is 'a complete mass of ashes, and the loss must amount to a few thousands of pounds. The :properiy destroyed canasta of barns, one or two ricks of corn, stables, cattle sheds, grana ries, agricultural implements, he., horses, the two cows, and three pigs. The proprietor was fully insured. ATTEMPT OF A SON TO .11FRDER HIS FATHER. — Considerable seasation prevailed in North Devon diaries the past week by the report that a young man named Robert King had murdered his father. On the police going to the hone where the father resided they found him still living, bat in such a dreadful state of mutilation that it was feared he could not survive many hours. Tae faeta are es follows : The son, who dose not live at home, occasionally came to sleep with his father, who resided at Fonder. On the 18th inst. Thomas King, the son, came home between 10 and 11 o'clock, and knocked for admittance. Sarah Hatch (the housekeeper) and the father were in bed. The father got up and let his eon in, and they went to bed together. Between 3 and 4 o'clock on the following morning Sarah Hatch was aroused by Robert ktocking at her doer. She asked what he wonted. He replied that his father was very ill, and had something the matter with his throat. She de sired him to get a candle, which he did, and brought it up. Directly she got into the latbet's room Robert King struck at her with his fists. lie then took up the poker and struck her across &Bement parts of her body with it until she fell insensible en the filer. He had nerved his father in the SUN way. He then decamped, takieg with ham all the valuables en the house. This having be n communicated to the authorities, the prisoner was apprehended. ATTEMPTED MORDER.—Fremir i ton-houve, three miles from Barnstaple, the seat of Mr. .A. Yeo, the high sheriff of D.v on, was on the night of Tuesday, the 19th inst.;the some of a mist oold.blooded attempt at murder. Mr. , Teo hod returned at 11 o'clock at night from Barnstaple, and his coachmen, William Symcna, was placing the car riage in the mach- house when a pistol was discharged at him from behind some elands adjoining. The unfortunate man fell. and nu assistance arriving from the mansion. it wee discovered that he had received a wound which pene trated below the left car, rupturing a branch of the carotid artery, from which blood was copiously flowing. A ballet mappased to be lodged In the region of the throat, and little or so hopes are entertained of his recovery. The per eon suspected of this cowardly crime Is Juba g LiUyerep, coach maker, 1 ately iacharged from Mr.Yeo's service, an conse quence of some is formation given egalost him by the unfor tunate man Symons. Ile had been seen late at night on Tuesday in tho vicinity of Fremington house; but, rises the occurrence, the most diligent search for him has hitherto been unavailing. Lillyerop was a man of violent temper, much addicted to drinking, and had frequently been heard to express his determination "to serve Symons out" fee the part he had taken against him. He was known to be in possession of a large sum of aseiney, and had obtained ea the day preosalei.g the swine:ion 2.501. is sovereilee faun the Barnstaple old bank. YORK_ AND NORTH MIDLAND. - - The report of the directors to be submitted to the half-yearly meeting of proprietors to be held at York, on Thursday next, Feb. 28tn, affords the following particulars : CAPITAL ACCOUNT. —This account has been so lately ex amined by the oommfttee of investigation, and the amount of capital already raised, as well as the farther sums is. quilted to complete the works in progress, so fully stated and explained in their reports, that it will only be necessary now to refer to the expenditure under this had during the last half-year, amounting to 164,9921. 10r. 11d. Of this sum, 38,4501. has been applied to paying off debentures of the Hull and Selby Company, and rho remainder ( w i t h some small exceptions) to the completiaa of the works on the Hnottingley and other branches, and the discharge of outAanding liabilities, chiefly consisting of pay ments to contractors, and purchases of land which had been agreed for but not conveyed. The exemption referred to ars 3011. 88. 41. for additional coal depots at Whitby, and some neeevery improvements in the Whitby sad Pickering line, and 441.9.. Bd. for an additional saw mill, and some other minor improvements at the York station. Tne item of 9,4111. 18e. Bd. on account of engines and tenders includes the balance of a contract with Misers. Stephenson and Co., (for the supply of ten engines), entered into in 1848, when the opening of additional branches made it necessary that some further stock should be provided. RiTaNITI ACCOUNT.-1. ltseeipts.—The traffic receipts during the half year have been 204,5111. 7a. 2d., which, when compared with the corresponding half year of 1848, shows a diminution of 20 , 4071 . 18s. 3d. The half-year end ing on the 30th of June, 1849, also showed • falling off of 11,9931. 12e. 7d. below the corresponding receipts of 1848, so that the total unfit° receipts of the year 1840 were less than three of 1848 by no less a stun than 32,4011. 10s. 10.1. The question whether this decline of Cra g. was occasioned by causes of a temporary or of a permanent kind is of such In terest to the shareholders that the direetensubjoin a few facts corroborative of the opinion they entertain that** falling off alluded to was chiefly caused by Wuhan' events peculiar to the tear ; the most prominent '1 which were the Danish blcoWel and the cholera. The former would chiefly affect the goods, the latter the passenger traffic, and by relative to comparative statements of receipts in 1848 and 1849 it will be seen that the diminution of merchandise trate took place entinl in the first half year of 1849, i. e., during the Danish b , whereas the felling off in paaaenegen in the second half year of 1849 (the time of the cholera) was three-fold what it was in the first. The Leeds and 'Mesh Haw wee spewed thissehrit is Isly, 18t& sad some wadi pediesii lie Ms meg be alleihsted is this mesh TIM I wee set the eilediel, iv ma es lellsesdel imp% k evident dsespesina et the lied* hen peseistrwe et KA Lode kr Ile these atesibe wkkh the sham 1848. wee net pr t, mad the 'lrk awe selhas wee te se endow IS I E the Mai pewee* ak whoa the daises wee wad. end that V the doilies wises the wain ashs Leah sad TWA. Use sesta hew we slat, wee wry =sok Maws des at Limb. 'AM Its Memos would be mod tilt floe end esker itzdis isle warned the extalwies des the hatelited melds et IWO awe prisetpelly, It sot ideally, I kon iswe ears% sad tarnish ye nasal gross& ter bid perry ing let the mei* el Mere ah sty, at say nee. settlOwier these et lea TM Ma& ofempsediture en mamas assona4 an hip mid s3ow that the working charges for the half peer bean CPU. 18. PLOW& ie about 304 Per stmt. spun 204,6111. 7a. 2d., the amount of traffic during the ammo period. This malt will, it is hoped, be eadshatory to ho sepsolany whin it is bones in lAA Shut Ow =purse bow • larger proportion to thommeipla be a had, in • good year. The working ex pounsolinhl hen been little, if at all inoressed, had the recoirs of 1849 bean as great le those of 1848, in which eau he working expenses foe the half year would have been ca* 3I per Lent. of the receipts. The efforts ct the (inseams wW be loneveringly directed to the further reduction of the wash*/ drones, but the result just stated, vim., that they bug got noshed 31 per cent of the traffic receipts in • note *nap unpalatable year, is ose which will, it is believed, lese • with the returns from most other railways is tie dada iom. THE DISPOILBLE BALANCE AVAILABLE FOE DIVIDEND Is 36,0461.195. 7d., which would give a dividend of 11.35. 2d. c e s one sst. ea the seswelidated stock of the company. The mogoashand, however, that a dividend should be declared ohm the was of IL per sent., which would leave a balance of 4,8191. 14e. Id. to be canted to the credit of the current haltyear. It will be observed that the surplus rename serried over at the last half early meeting, amount ing to 19,11M1i. 14e. lid., Is included In the disposable balance mentloned shove, so that if the recommendation of the dictators be adopted, the whole amount received by the shareholders for the year 1849 will be the abovomentioned dividend of 1 per own. This is by no means a satiafactory rioffits *oath ace for which the shareholders will be fully peopared. The future prospects of the company cannot, however, be seasidered devoid of encouraging features. The year 1849 has been cos of unusually small reoe.pu, but of mosiderablo expense. Ma protracted inquiry conducted by She committee of Investigation was necessarily expensive, and It le satialarrory to feel that, even in a year of difficulty, a return to • sound system of keeping accounts has been rigidly carried out, area that in accordance with the resolu tion of the special meeting, in November last, the large amount of thirty thousand pounds has been set apart as • depreciation laud for the renewal of permanent way and rolling stock. The large majority by which the proposal was carried for the alteration of the terms on which the Hull and Selby purchase sbans am held, bas already enabler the directors to raise money on somewhat easier terms than had been obtained during the two Finding years. They are still, however, obliged to give a high rate of interest ; and this, no doubt, will continue until the act is obtained. Should nothing occur to delay its progress, its good effects will be observable in the nest half year in the reduction of interest payable on account of debentures and preference shares. 8116PENSIAccoustv.—In the final report of the committee of investigation it was recommended that the suspense ac count should be ," placed to capital," and this reoosninenda tion was unanimously adopted at the special general meeting, held on the 21st of December last. Without calling question the propriety of this decision, the directors recom mend that for the present no further steps should be token in the matter. The company has large claims upon Mr. Hudson for interest and premiums upon shares improperly appropriated. The sums so claimed have not been abstracted, from capital, but would, had they not been unduly withheld, have been credited to revenue in former half years. The whole amount recovrred under theee heads will, therefore, be properly applied in the reduction of the suspense account, so that it would be premature to propose any method of dealing with this account until the amount receivable from Mr. Hudson, clear of all legal expenses, has been correctly emertained. Kuorrissoxzx BiANCH.—The works on this branch are in a forward state, and although some delay was occasioned by the continued frost during the month of January, it will be ready for opening about the third week in Marsh. Same additional traffic will probably be at ogee brought on to the company's lines, in consequence of this junction with the Great Northern and Lancashire and Yorkshire Railways, but no large accession of either goods or passengers can be looked for until the opening of theGrest Northern Vne throughout, which is expected to take place on the let cf August next. Dinncriox.—Two vacancies still remain in the board of direction. This subject has received much consideration on the part of the directors, and though they would gladly have obtained the assistance of two additional members of the beard, they think it so desirable to have the entire con fidence of shareholders, that they have preferred hat lag it to them to make the appointments at the approaching meet ing. Thomas Price, Esq., and Copt. Sandeman, retire by rotation, but are eligible for re-election. Aufni.—At theTiPezial general meeting, held on the 21st of Dee. last, the directors proposed that auditors should be , elected for the current half-year, but no appointment haviog been made, it became the duty of the board to provide for • proper revision of the accounts. They accordingly srl•eted Mr. Cottons, of Manchester. The appointment of ■ulitors for the accounts of the current half-year, will be for the con sideration of the shareholders at the meeting. SPECIAL MaaTitso.—At the 'pedal meeting, to ter held at the conclusion of the ordinary half-yearly meeting, the bill authorised by the special general meeting, on the 22nd of Deo., will be submitted to the shareholden for their approval. in addi , ion to the provisions required for giving effsct to the resolution then pawed relating to the Hull and Selby Pre ference Shane, a clause has been introduced, extending to the shareholders of this company the same provieons with respect to vating se are contained in the Companies' Clauses Consolidation Act. The statement of revenue account, to 31st D:ceraber, 1849, give the following amongst other items : LIMON& aflame of tbe rtmenue amount fog the baN-year ending 80th June, 1849 Total ordinary teal& . . . --- .. 1114.111 7 2 Dividend on sharm in !lull and Selby lidgCway 1,033 U 0 Interest on Mal•an and Drifleld glares Tntereat an calla In meter 1,661 . 1 10 interest allowed by braces '6l2 1$ 10 Interest on Nr. Ihrimen% premisrory note 1,963 15 6 latarest allowed byerropmerit with York Cnionßank 1,360 0 0 £ 4 784 15 3 21 : 0: s 16 6 ..—. 12,891 14 4 12,338 1 11 General charges 4,730 0 10 Taxation, viz. rates and taus ' Government duty 11,293 13 2 Internet on mortgage bonds £33,914 18 11 Interest on Hull and Selby bonds arr.ounting to £182,192 10e 4,578 4 II 38,493 2 11 Rent ot Hall and Selby Railway ... 33,180 0 0 Hull and Selby Prderence 6th dividend. 17,839 16 0 Intelsat on Hull and Selby calls In advance.— ......... 814 4 6 Interest on land purchase 1,856 10 11 Ripener doonuntttee of investigation Arousal of rail sod rolling stock renewal fund Maintenance of way Loootnotice power Coaching ?apnoea AMBEROATE, NOTTLNOTIAM, AND BOSTON AND EASTERN JUNCTION. The following report is to be submitted to the proprietors at the eighth half-yearly general meeting, to be held at Nottingham, on Thursday next, the 28th instant : 0 The directors regret that the program of the works has been retarded by the floods in November and by the subse quent long frosts, which will delay the opening of the line a few weeks longer then had ben anticipated. Since the last half-yearly meeting our directors opened a negotiation with the Great Northern Company, with a view to joint station accommodation at Grantham ; at the same time offering to that company the use of about two miles of yoar line, which, if accepted, would have saved the making so much of their line at Grantham. It is for the present proposed to erect only such temporary buildings as may be absolutely necessary, until the Great Northern plans are sufficiently matured to enable your diteciors to form an opinion as to carrying out the act of ornament for a joint station with that company. In the erection of other stations and lodges the directors are pro ceeding on the strictest principles of economy. In referring to the statement of accounts, the report states that the directors have not shrank from the unpleasant, and in many PM painful, duty of compelling payment where they thought it necessary. In fulfilling this duty, they hare commenced actions against 230 proprietors, and obtained judgment in 120 cues. From these pro:fettling' the sum of about 9,0031. bu been recovered ; and other sums, though not of a large amount, are in course of payment. Your directors still hope that the opinion expressed in their last report, of all calls being paid up on 60,000 shares, will be realised. At the request of your directors, proposals have been made by a neighbouring company for working the line; and though the terms proposed are the same in principle as those which have been adopted by other companies, your directors have deemed it for the interest of the proprietors to offer the working of the line to public competition. In conclusion, your directors beg to intimate that they have determined to open the line to the public by the 4th of June next The receipts on calls amounted to 483,2091 lls. 2d ; and the disbursements bare been 470,1464 10s. 6d.; leaving a balance in hand of 13,0634 13d." EASTIRN COUNTIES AND 80VTNIIND RAILWAY.-011 Saturday the Muter io Chancery, Sir W. Horne, appointed Mr. Ewen, barrister-at law, as official 'tanager to wind-up the affairs of this defunct scheme, in mom" of which several thousand shares wets allotted, liabili les incurred, and deposits paid, but accounts connected with which have never been settled by the directors. NORFOLK R/ILWAT.—The accounts of this company for the half-year ending December 31, were issued on Saturday. They show an expenditure, under the head of Denham and Fakenhain Line construction account,of 5,8571., and GI 4;2681. for parliamentery and law charges "severally " inclusive of session 1849. The miscellaneous items amount to 4451., and the total expenses to 12,6611. The receipts on the fir t and second Now 201. shame have been 2,8251., and 9911. on the Extension Stock ; the receipts from the Eastern Coun ties, 8,1011., from Lowestoft Railway 7321. ; the total re• esipte being 13,2471., leavings balance in band of 5861. Appended to the accounts is a notification from Major Cour', one of the auditors, to the effect that he the examined the account simply with a view to audit. He disallows altogether the charge of 161. for peruse as inadmissible, end with re spect to other items he states his intention of delivering his audit thereof In a special reput to the proprietors at the half-yearly meeting. SPORTING. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—EAIDAL Ltrairoot. iiratna Cana.-100 is 6 apt Sir John (t), 11 to I " Hit Cli asdloa (t). 12 to 1 apt Vela Hope (t), 12 to 1 apt Peter Mat* (t),12 to 1 opt Haight of Citrria° (0,42 to 1 opt Meath, 12 to 1 apt Victims (t freely), 18 to 1 Net Voupeame (1), 18 al to 1 arm Farnham, 20 to 1 apt Lied Foul) (9. 30 LIVWOOL nrailto Cur.-2 to IMi Osbalditton, 3to 1 apt D mbt, 9 to 2 apt Portia (t). N torrozennut aransc- 4 1 to 1 art Chtell4t). 10 to 1 apt Harriett, Um meat Velos, 16 to 1 apt us (t),. , 100 to 7 opt (t), 20 to 1 apt Priestess. marfiLOPOLITAa cwiulo/.1..-18 to 1 apt Caugh. No other change. CHOOTIR COP .-100 to 6 met Propel-day Hly, 20 to 1 apt Ellerdale, 23 to 1 get Panhasan, 1,800 to 16 mat Galli. oar (t). Only one bet ; the rest at OR Tam May. Dannr.—Nothiag dome. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. East Norloill lonian, Friday, Montag Co;;;n,-11. West Norfolk harden, Thursday, Shouldham, Thorpe (a deer),-21. Mr. S. Ulundi's' hounds, Wednesday, Wing ; Saturday, Nub CONIIIOO.-1L Lord Losedale's harrier', Tuesday, Hockliffs Grange; Saturday, Drayton Mead.-12. Hisythorp hAtnds, Wednesday, Tanaley ; Friday, Neu Barn; Saturday, Kiddington Gate.—bait-put 10. Mr. Drake's hounds, Tuesday, Skimming Dish Gate; Thunder, Ararat Bridge; Saturday, Charlton Town.— half-put 10. High Peak harriers, Tuesday, Robin Hood By ; Saturday, ()wire len.-11. Mr. Phillips'a hounds, Wednesday, Throne Park; Satur day, Braziers. Berkshire hounds, Wednesday, Tar Wood; Friday, Rad- Cot Park—half-put 10. V. W. bounds, Tuesday, Stosebin Gate ; Thursday, Foss Lodge ; Friday, Southrop ; Saturday, Jaekaimint's Bottom. Mr. Fane's harriers, Thursday, Crowusarsh ; Saturday, Mr. Morgan's harriers, Thtraday. Chillatoo—half-put 10. Mr. M. Marshall's hounds, Thursday, Kennel Mr. Furss's hounds, Wednesday. Berry Moor, Pstroek stow ; Friday, &Won's Down, Little Torrington—halt past 10. Sir Henry Seals's hounds, Tuesday, Tor Brien ; Friday, Colsridga. Tiverton hounds, Thursday, Basbridge, mar Dulverton —halt. past 10. North Devon hounds, Thursday, Nortbmolton Village— half-pat 10. Dulyerton harriers, Friday, Wookat Mr. Trelawny's hounds, Tuesday, Flete; Friday, Leather Tor—halt put 10. Egmont barriers, Wednesday, Hatton End; Saturday, °ashy—halt-past 10. Carlisle harriers, Wednesday, Kennel; Friday, White Quay, Btoneraise-9. ifeunfriesshire hounds, Tuesday, Milhous.; Friday, Springkeil—half-past 10. Fits hounds, Friday, Dundreell—quarter to it. Pytchley bounds, Wednesday, Ozendon ; Friday, A-hley St. Ledgers; Saturday, Stanford Hall—quarter to 11. Lord Southampton's hounds, Wednesday, Clayton ; Fri day, Wappenhass ; Saturday, Tile House-11. Oakley hounds, Tuesday, Castle Ashby; Thursday, Craw ford; Saturday, Risley Village —quarter to 11. Atberstone hounds, Wednesday, Kingsbury Wood ; Fri day, Churchoyer ; Saturday, Cadeby Gate—quarter to 11. Crawley and Horsham hounds, Wednesday, Broadbridge Heath; Friday, Rusper Village—quarter to 11. Surrey Union hounds, Thursday, Henley Park; Satur day, Felcham Downs—halt-past 10. Mr. Nipper's hounds, Tuesday, Pelioghurat Hill ; Friday, Parham Perk—hall-put 10. Southdown hounds, Friday, Earn Inn, Fine. Cambridgeshire hounds, Friday, Whaddon—ball-put 10. F. B. hounds, Tuesday, Bonithon ; Thursday, Tresillien Bridge ; Saturday, Rascrow—half-past 10. Mr. Brand's hounds, Friday, Mauldon Wood ; Saturday, Colney Heath—halt-past 10. Puckeridge hound', Wednesday, Manuden ; Saturday, Ore at blunden—halt-past 10. North Staffordshire hounds, Wednesday, Black Brack; Frdsy, Ereall Heath—haltpast 10. Ltanelly hounds, Friday, Cystanog-11. Tiryside hounds, Thursday, Bronwydd-10. Haldeman hounds, Tuesday, North Dalton, Whin; Thursday, Lowthorpe Lodge; Friday, Friday, Kennel— quarter to 11. Sir C. Constable's atag-hounds, Wednesday, Wyton toll bar. Sir Tattoo Sykes's bounds, Wednesday, Castle House; Friday, Kithira, West Fields—half-past 11. York and Aiuty hounds, Tuesday, Ship Bridge; Thurs day, Copgrore ; 8 iturday, Pill Mow, Bratterton. Sisaington hound', Tuesday, Nawton ; Friday, Hoy- Lanham. Ca?tain H. Lewis's harriers, Tuesday, Brawith ; Friday, Mottos Bridge-11. Harworth hounds, Tuesday, Dalton %%Hags ; Saturday, High Worsen toll bar—halt-past 10. Bedale hounds, Wednesday, Busby Sloop ; Friday, Kiplin —halt-past 10. Hambleton bounds, Tuesday, Morton; Friday, Torn Smith's Cro s-10. Cleveland hounds, Thursday, Marton. Ewe: and Suffolk hounds, luesday, Hartley Wood ; Fri day, Hadleigh Town—half-put 10. En Ease: hounds, Tuesday, Wethersfield Town ; Thurs day, Countess Cross; Saturday, Kelvelon Angel—half put 10. Essex Union hounds, Wednesday, Hitt's Hill ; Saturday, Hadleigh Common—half-past 10. Harrogate harriers, Friday, Kettlesing Head—half-past 10. Duke of Cleveland's hounds, Wedneeday, Winans; Bridge; Friday, Houghton Toll Bar. Mr. Hrldyard's harriers, Wednesday, Swainby Bri half past 10. Stockton and Billingham barriers, Treads), Wolvi,kn; Friday, Dalton Percy—half-past 10. Durham County hounds, Wednesday, Holdforth Bridge; Thursday, Long Newton. Haydon hounds, Wednesday, Staley ; Satu:da:, Lingl.7 Castle. Morpeth harriers, Tues.hy, Tritlington ; Friday, B:d- Tindale hounds, Thursday, Naffertou ; Saturday, Ridirg Mill—half-past 10. Lard Elcho's hounds, Tuesday, Wooler Cottage ; Wed nesday, liilham ; Longudge ; Saturday, North Chsrleton—half-put 10. H. H. hounds, Tuesday, Four Lines, Beaworth ; Iliurs • day, Ellersheld Church ; Saturday, Blnstead Church— quarter to 11. Mr. Lushington's hounds, Tuesday, Rainham Park ; Friday, Longbeach-11. N. F. hounds, Tuesday, Hunter's Inn ; Thursday, the Ri-ing Bun, Wootton ; Saturday, Bowlisbury Farm-11. Vine hounds, Wednesday, Malahanser ; Friday, West Sherborne-11. Albrighton hounds, Tuesday, Dudmaruou ; Thursday, The Plough, Weston Heath ; Saturday, Sutton Maddock— half-past 10. Mr. Allen's hounds, Tuesday, Orielton ; Friday, Coldblow. Duke of Beaufort's hounds, Wednesday, Bath Lodge; Thursday, Rood Ashton ; Saturday, Yate Rocks. South Berkshire hound., Tuesday, The Mutation., Bac kleburr ; Friday, Unhi ll —half-put 10. Sir John Copt's hounds, Thursday, Stratkfieldsaye ; Sa turday, Eveesley Church—half-put 10. Cottesmore hounds, Tuesday, ttyston; Thursday, Grafts %barge ; Saturday, Market Orarton-11. Sir It. Sutton's hounds, Tuesday, Lodge.on-the-Wolds; Wednesday, Ratcliffe Hall; Thursday ; Screptoft; Friday. Coates' Tollbar ; Saturday, Thadding worth Orange Hall —ll. Duke of Rutland's hounds, Tuesday. Great Penton ; Wednesday, Belvoir ; Friday, Ropsley Rennet—half put 10. Earl FitzwiUiam's hounds, Wednesday, Leighton Village; Friday, Walcot Park-10. Southwold hounds, Tuesday. Winceby ; Thursday, Market Swinton; Saturday, Welton NVood-11. Thnington hounds, TuesdaT, fifth milestone on the Ai reton and Derby Road ; Cavendish Bridge— quarter to 11. Mr. Meynell Ingram's hounds, Thursday, Swarkstone Bridge ; Saturday, Howerom—halt-put 10. Mr. A. Smith's hounds, Tuesday, Oars Hill ; Wednesday, Ashmanaworth ; Thursday, Lower We It Farm ; Friday, Park House; Saturday, Roche Court—haltpast 11. Craven bounds, Wednesday, Henwood ; Friday.: Heath anier ; Saturday, Hare and Hounds, Larabourn Woodlands. Mr. N. Fellows's hounds, Tuesday, AUswear Bridge; Friday, Chawleigh Vil'age—ll. FIRE IN BELIAST.—A fire of a very destructive and alarming character broke out on Tu. Way afternoon, is the extensive flvx mills ot the Messrs. Mulholland, at Belfast. Property to the amount of 10,000/. was stored in the wing of tbe building where the fire took place, and a very eons,- decade portion of it is stated to have been consumed or damaged. The ilury, however, woe amply corned by neurance. The origin of the fire was unknown. THE HANSEATIC TRADE.—The opening of the im _portant commercial port of Hamburg', has enabled the General Steam Navigation Company's vac 3 eil the John Bull to arrive fcr the first time from that ..ace and Cuxhaven respectively, having on board a general cargo of provisions and 'merchandise of posseetic produce. ...I.EBOTMAN'S MODE OF DEALING WITII THE CHURCH RATE QUJEgTION.—The Worceitershirc Chronic*, in its Stourbrldge news, gives the following letter: " The its,. C. H. Craufurd, rector of Oldswi: fo d, has addressed a circular latter to th, pewholders is his church, as follows Dear Sir,—The total amount of the annual expenses connected with the performance of divine service, &e., in our parish church, including the organist's salary, the choir, heating the church, &c., is about 1001., out of which items to the atuount of only about 201. can be legally paid out of the chum rate. The remainder must, therefore, necessarily be raised by subscription. It does not appear to me worth while to disturb the peace of the pariah and to %cite the of diseenters by enfareing their contributions towards so paltry a sam as 2W. per annum, and several members of my congregation have expressed the same opinion. I am, therefore, vtry desirous of raising such a sum by annual eu'•acriptions, as shall audios to defray the whole ex penses of divine service, &c. ; thereby obviating the neees iecheac:temoitruo,cauherdo.bauluilbsommraiilidtiy,oonours t a wo it il y tih o he f ao c rt hi thanin rc e h g ra oo t w es u .. a ar y rv io iceif sb al in h i to myself, the amount that you feel disposed to subscribe. I am, dear sir, yours truly, C. 11. Craulartl.—Oldawinford, Dec., DIV: