The Express. — London, England, 1855-02-16 00:00:00

SOUTH WILTS MRELECT IM B IBRIUM.ON.- RETURN OF , . . (mow own owl woman.) Yesterday the election for the iesiblet alides Wilthin, nattered neesseary by the sgsgblumeldlgr. Slag Harbert to the office of Beenhlp data Om Ile co n dos, tea place at the T4lllll Hall, mem Ss right boa. gestleman was retuned ud Mustlngs had bees erected is am mad Mitifiarle r the m otor plus, but, owing to the suswity M the weathip. the preatediags took plus in the Tema Hall, in the puessmos 01 Ant is. Modred of the *Mom mad asareissesseef the Wrist. Mr. Hobert, accommeilell ti/ NM SSW sad some Meade, SUM over from Wan at 11 trieilhand was I loudly sheered on his airlift'. Preclaniatiosi lee auk la the weal form, 'lle High Shiriff, Loots CLurnnovcr, Esq., said that la elemquess of the mildew of the weather, end the con peratively small atteadasee, ha thought it would be more hr the isonvealoass et the electors if the prossodisp wars hold is that i.e. knead of adjourning to the open air. Moan boar.) Hs would, without further obiervatim, oak apse the Resters to aim their madidates. Mr. A. Poems, said he lad • madidata M Iffieplel tikes same he was son would earsy its own rateMtheldift list to the 'lotion. They were all aware if the mss eueges la the ministry which ladled to the appokiffiliat d Mr. Sidney Herbert to the dike of Seerstary of IMMO to the COIODIU. Any one undertaking the responsible said difficult office • f minister of the crown ia the pressed seiti- 1 sal time was la his °pinata entitled to the gratitude sad soaldems of the people, and more wearily mina Its brought to the task such abilities and powers of application as those possoised by their late member. Hs had, there furs, great pleasure is prepare, the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert as a fit sad proper person to represent the southern divides of the entity la parliament. (Chun.) Mr. J. H. Jacopo said he had not the slightest hulk. is mouths; the proposition, and hoped that the elec tors would team with his la ending Mr. Hobert for the fifth time to represent them in parliament. No other candidate appearing, TM Lon Smut declared Mr. Herbert to bays bun duly sleeted. Mr. SIDWIT Hlllllll.la than ram to return theaks, sad was received with loud itheariag. mused with soma partial Mums of daunt from the lower sad of the hall. Ro said Mr. Sheriff and thintleasom,—My friend, Mr. Jacobs, has reminded me that this is the fifth tints he has neommadmi me to your suffrages for the purpose or reminds; you in parliament. lam not sure that he has &lakeside/ally counted the number quits usantaly, bums, I am aware' of this feet, that I have beta • very troublesome member to this esastitaosay, and owe them many apologies, seeing that this Is the third time I ban stood as • candidata for their suffrages to represent them even in the existing pu bs:aut. (Roar.) You are so well aware of ths 'amm eter's which have nocessitated the presser election, that I need sot detain you for any vet y hag time kinking ma mutts on them. I believe that when two years ago I satered the goverment I had your approbation is so doing. It was felt by you, se it was felt by myself, that la a moment of public difficulty and emergency, se ma who believed that he could with harm to himself urn the crews and the public, was justified in refusing his services. (Haar.) As I thought then I think now, and I am ears you will sans with me. that all are bound who can in say way contribute to the public tarries to do all they ma to 'Metals that smite in sffisleacy sad vigour. (Chem.) There is so denyiag that the airsammitamos of the country are at this moment critical is the GAMIN& (Hear.) Time is so dealing th at the war in whisk we an angsgod with • 'mos' powerful sum/ is ono which requires at onzhamds sway effort of which this country is capable, and the reassise every energy which its people possess. We laws bad wage that war with an army—one of the dart, sub, ever left the shores of this comtry—use that asualik sauntered the essay except to manor ; but *Mailbag meetly mot with an newsy more fell sad mon dsallelels than say hum foe. I moan disease, by Mirka" ems army his been crippled to a fearful 'steal. (Lend she el I. Hear, hear.") That army has had to emulate, pollihe Has and hardships which have been borne with • bertha almost unexampled, but which require a sear:lsis, invert sorsa (lied sties of " bear, hoar"), is order that tic peeps, remedy should be applied, and that the libmuftile blame than bo—should fall on the right shoulders. (Load sheen.) These two points it behoves the government to tee as time in sanding to ; but at the tem Rawl mast remark that it has been the fubion, psalm to bib striminately, to put out blame on the beads of them setailly engaged in carrying on operate= k Ito Crimea; and I would have the censurers to tiedisst that then aro others besides these actually engaged in thus operatics@ who mast boar their sitars of whatever blase may &rim out of the mode in which they have bon serried ea. It is better is this subject to speak plainly, sad that the whole truth, however us palatable,should be uprooted. Mau, of those who are now most kneed to decry what has hem dem, sad to blame those who have been charged with doing it, begot how mach of the blame attending spacer disasters should positively fall to their own share. Sr NUM that la time of peace this country has always bola most jukes of the existence of a standing army. Ws have had, la props:tits to the meat, weskit ; mil power, it this smutty. perhaps the smallest snap if lesipme power, sad ..all as it was, it has always hem baba spa with jealousy, has had every aagnombles watrhad wit the atom vigilmos, aid, as a general role, posiewled when mention was possible. (Hoff, hear.) We Mc farther, that army so used and so placed, that it was tee likely, at the sossamoment of a war, to be whet hr the purposes of exteaded warfare. I have 'global this elsewhere, but I repeat it now because I think that die truth should be sadiesteod, and because the womb I sod se the subject hays been miarepressated. I homed SO the English army ought to be as good as my may fa the world. (" fie it is.") If that gontlomaa wet ellaw ms I will explain why it ought to be as good a say army fa the world, and why it is met so la come partieslar slats. To ass • strssg swanks, we have la time of peace so such thing es ea lba. glish amp. We have Eighth foremasts satiated all over the weld, sad throughout all parts of the Milted Maiden; nay, men, we haw la Inked regiments beaks, up late emporia sad detriments of samplaise, awl employed fee the purposes of Mill-kauting sad the est holies of tazoo—omployed, In short, net as an army, but es polies. Well, Imy that the proof ef our army beiag awake of organisatioa as say Army k the world is this, that they do that which they hays been practised in &kg better than any army in the world. (" It's all the fault of the ministry.") If that geatisma wfll patiently Men to what I hairs to say, we shall all be glad to km him is reply. (leughter, sad "Tara him out.") Imy that the Ruttish army is emposod of regiments, sad that thus re 'intents an thoroughly masters of their duty, the roe. mental system Is the Ituglish army being as near perfectas as would be possible lo any human histitutiu. Throughout the campaign oar regimental officers have done their duty thoroughly ; but what we wast,And what we ban set peas tised in time of peace, is the organisation of large mama of men collected together in one place—a thing whisk has never yet been seen in England. Now, I trust you understand me. In every other country the army is a collection of regiments, accustomed is sat is muses, and the buds of which are aossetmsd to move, food, aad organise largo bodies of mos, while in England we never attempt such spondees until the time of warfare has Mosby :arrived, mad thou we expect oar men to lean and ansiees implicated operatlows at one and the same time. (11114 hear.) But as I ham already said, our business new is le Ms every effort to repair the snore that have been meansittods to apply the prayer remedise, to prevent their repairs., mad so ta stnegthas and maintain our army, as that ullatataly we mio he • moral certainty of swum Recoiled; thetiaddltbetbil obtained—and the object of all was de peek; lees= Ile object of all was is to get rid of flees hilledles weak make the preservation of peace mositehi it peace is to he obtained, those who are Maim he it should contribute their best efforts towards the 4...,_a sad active prosecution of the war. (Loud cheers.) Through the medium of a war so prosecuted, I look for • satisfactory end luting peace, but when, it is appealable for as to say. Your are aware that her Majesty's government has deputed one of the most eminent statesmen of the present day to negotiate—if negotiations be honestly and fairly con ducted—for a peace which may he honourable for England and honourable for the who's world. Then is no doubt that if any country in Christendom has an interest is peace, it is England, with her immense commercial interests in all parts of the world, and, above all, with the strong religions feelings of the people, which make them pre-eminently desirous of posse. We have entered late the war nlustantly, bat we ban dam so from • tease that the peace of Europe was .thrsatossd by a power whisk, if act misted sow, might hams toe powerful for THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENRCG, FEBRUARY 16, 1855. RAILWAY GREAT WIieTERN. The half-yearly general meeting of the Ghent Western Railway Company was bald at War Paildisalsa I station yesterday, at half-past ene. There was a enet;ied aseseably ; indeed, mere seine than the seen wall modals. The ebair was takes by Mr. Czarism RWaawas, sew sad Z. Harper wen reappointed auditors, their snow men of 1001. bele, inereseid to 1601. Mr. LLOYD DAVIIII Illswed, the number of directors Wail am Imo twelve to eighteen, that the sus el a il.O S Uhsslswel =nip. Mei. Woad of 1,2001., the emenwt bitherte allowed, in eseadderelies el their addi tional Mown with the new Haw Tb holing of the emoting swim& to be spinet so IMO ell leeleele, and at the suggetties of the CHAIMAN ideeseithe Daewoo* of the oireetors wee Aired at 1,8001. The Km 0. BOLL= brought forward the resolution be bad emeetweed, which wee this :—"That this meeting Wow with alarm the continued depreciation of the stock of tbeweesiony, sad the redaction of the dividend from 8 to 3 per siss.. Omultansonely with the development of its traffic end imente of mileage ; and that this meeting plwdges itself ad to swells. any new line, the lease of any existing line, W WWWW d espital, until the company is placed in a posi tion tom a dividend of 6 per cent." He esolained that be wenn not oppose the einatios of the 1,326,0001. capital, premed that day, but he protested against any future 4p:tensions. Mr. LLOYD Davies disapproved of the first portion of Mr. Butler's resolution, as likely to shake public confidence in the company ; bet he world epee to the second portion, l i pledging the meeting not to sanction any new undertaking. Mr. NORRIS argued that say such resolution would be quite nugatory, as the proprietors at this meeting could not bled tk!ir zoom...ors. Mr. Avanv also contended against the resolution, u both injudicious and impracticable. The Rev. Mr. NICHOLSON and Mr. LITCUISORTH SSW rally expressed their disapproval of the resolution ; and, on being put to the vote, it was negatived by some five to one. The misdoing business of the panel meeting having been dimmed of, a special meeting was formed, at which reselations were passed, without discussion, authorising the directors to raise additional capital. not exceeding 1,325,0001., in AIMS bearing Axed prefmnee dividends at the rate of not more than 6 per cent. per annum. the cem- 1 patty having power to redeem or pay of such stook after - • seven years. - In proposing the last resolution, to Gonda& the agree ment with respect to the Cornwall kailway, I The CUMMinn explained that the three companies associated in that agreement—the Great Western, the Bristol and Baster, and the South Devon — under took to work it, and the first claim upon Its receipts would be the interest upon debentures, amounting to 18,7501. a year, guaranteed by the three companies ; the seconddein: would be for working expenses, and the profits above those *sperms were to go to the proprietors of the Cornwall Railway. The proportion in which the Great Western Company became liable for interest en debenture and working expenses was two-ninths, and there was no risk of any lees thereupon. This company had already 70,0001. embarked in the Cornwall line, and might obtain some return for that sum, IS well as in creased traffic to the assist After mite dienualea the resolution was agreed to, aad the special meeting adjeuraed till the lit of Much. LONDON AND SOUTH WESTERN. The half/early meeting of the proprietors took place yesterday, at the oesmpany's new Oases, Waterloo bridge Station ; Mr. W. J. Caartax, M.P., in the chair. The manatee et the het half-yearly meeting sad of the adjourned meetings whisk ensued were teed and eon , _ . . . TheCIAIIIIIAN, hi a speech in which the MOM SLININdII• view was tikes of the prospects of the company. moved the adoption of the "sport of the directon, and this, after some eoavereation, was unanimously agreed so. The Moeda' resolutions, brought forward by lir. Ash more, were discussed, but ultimately withdrawn ; That the shezeholden of the South Western Railway Company have learnt with great largess that certain mem bers of the House of Commons have obstructed the second reading of the bill now before the house, relating solely to the internal :effain of the company ; on the ground that the shareholders had refused to adopt a pledge reads by the Hos. Francis Soon, M.P., late chairman of the oompany, toe committee. That the shareholders consider that their late chairman, when he gave the pledge In question, ought to have stated to the committee that the opinions of the shareholders were greatly divided upon the subject, and that he could only give the pledge required of him subject to the decision or the shareholders at large, to be aseertained at a meeting under the Wharneliffe order. . _ _ "That the shareholders highly approve of the speech of W. 3. Chaplin, Seq., M.P., their present chairman, on the motion for the second reading of the bill in question, in which he stated that the objections of the shareholders against extensions had increased five-fold slam 1863. " That the shareholders conceive it to be the duty of the legislature to decide upon the merits of each bill per se, as promoted to them, and that they ought to consider that shmeholden an a fluctuating and ever-changing body, and VIM It Is unlust to visit upon the proprietors of 1856 any errors committed by those of 1863. (Hear, hear.) INIPd "That this meeting considers that the conduct of those members of parliament who aro trying to force upon this company an enormously expensive line, against the opinion of a great majority already doctored in the mode pointed cut by the law, to be most unconstitutional ; and the share holders hereby express their firm determination to adhere strictly to their mope:tendon policy, even at the risk of having the bill now before parliament rejected." A dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. was declared, and the directors were authorised to pay the call of 21. 101. ov He North Devon shares. The CRAIIIIIAN observed, in reply to a Tootles, that a capital of 437.0001 the Meth Deo& Osnignay was paying • dividead of about 3 pee asst. The retiring dkeetses (Mr. Chagas and K. Dalton) were re-elected, as was des the retiring auditor, Mr. Close. On the motion of Mr. ThiaLti the following amendment was agreed to :—" That the whole matter be referred hack to the directors, to glee their opinion to the shareholders, and that the meeting be adjourned until Thursday, the let of March, for that purpose." A vote of thanks was dam given to the chairman, and the meeting separated. reddens, hereafter. (Hear, bear.) This war wee entered imte ben se sellak msetives—a/theask everything that laterals lashed interests all Zarepe—se, for the pease of Europe sad the sake of the world have we ordered lan tide elated, sad whomever it is *welded it west be row I *laded es teens which shall give as said muerte fee ri posting that geese will not be again dktarbed, or the pro gress of free imtereouree sad noel/sties rudely later ',opted. (then leer.) For thews mamas I thigh Lord Pa ma has dose wisely to sending a stateless, of the skaraeter, aateradeate, sad know* ability, of Lord J. Sansei to witartals whet/see sr mot the tine has arrived w►la we nut newt seek ormilitioee of pace as shall make that pease satidentory and lasting, as well as honourable to this sous- I try. I will sot detain you by entering Into the discussion , of qualities of domestic policy, because they are jut now I overshadowed in the minds of all men by the great sad I stirring importance of events abroad, and I have the less need to do so, becense, ever since I entered public life, I have represented but one constituency, and therefore you knew the measures I have advocated and the principles I support (Hear, hear.) I have always entertained a warm desire for the development of the social and material cam forts of the people, and have advocated the cattle of re tional progress, and of civil and religious liberty. I had these opinions when I entered public life, and sow, after an esperienos almost beyond my years—for lon sent me to parliament at a very early age—l feel that every year which las passed over my head has only served to strengthea my eciaviction of the soundness of those opinions, and to confirm my resolution to continue their advocacy to the last. (Hear.) I have now accepted office, feeling that I was boned in duty to the atuatry to do so, and hello; that Lord Palmerston was entitled to set me for whatever hatable aid I could afford in carrying on the public service, but in accepting the office of Secretary of State for the Colo nies, I must my, undiegutsedly and unaffectedly, that I feel deeply the weight sad responsibility of undertaking an Ake so important, one which is charged—not with the govern ment of the eolooiss, I am glad to say, this country having been wise enough to And out that dependencies thoussitds of miles away, had best be left to govern themselves, but, at all events, to regulate the intercourse between the Mother Country and her children, and to develop the moral and religious progress of them great dependencies, destined, perhaps, in future ages, to became mighty empires, spreading over the world the tra ditions of Basked, and carrying to the remotest parts the globe those institutions of tampered freedom, that fetes religion, and that love of order combined with liberty which form the distinguishing peculiarities of this country. (Loud cheers.) I feel that through the existence of them colonies, and their rapid and growing intelligence and wealth, we shall spread over the world English language and English institutions; and whatever responsibility may attach to my oossexion with them, I feel that that responsi- bility will be lightened by the wise admudstratien of my predecessors, who have steadily fostered the growth of colonial self-government, and have ceased to carry on that system by which it was attempted to marital* arbitrary restrictions--restrictions always met by the colonies with recriminations and resist ance until at last the relation became anything but these which ought to subsist between the mother and the child, (Hear, hear.) Such times have, however, I tr u st, pa by, and we have proud by experiment how capable are Englishman, la whatever climate they may be placed, it exercising Was rights to which they have been accustoms& at home—them rights of self-government which form the best preservatives of order as well as liberty. (Hear, hear.) Now, gentlemen, I will not detain you any longer, easephy thanking you heartily for this renewal of your Slniimes. I have new &peat some leen in Me service, and in the service of the public. hue felt that in this country, where we sue all fee cdtimaa, sad where service is honour, it is the duty of ell men who have leisure, and have the means of doing so, 114 to spend that leisure in luxurious IN" but te contribute as far as is them lay, to the conduct of public affairs. I lave felt, frost the beginning of my public life, that it wa s my duty so to do, and I have endeavoured humbly, but kedustriously, to perform my duty in that position in which ft has pleased God to place me. (Neer, hear) I have isms it in a meaner which has sometimes been disapproved idly way of you ; but those who differed from me In oplafts did not, I believe, withhold from as their respect. But in spite of those difference., and at the risk of popularity, I have advocated what I believed to be right and proper for the empire at large; rather than that which was in tended foe the Interest of any particular clue. (Bear, hoar.) Such eentrmenise I hope are now at an end, all parties being pretty toasty done mind on that subject, bat I feel that I owe to this constituency, whether agreeing or dimpesiag with me, my tha'ks for the meaner in which them who differed have tolerated, end those who agreed ber no =sted me In my advocacy of the opinions I have I have only to repeat the expression of my armie s and my belief that If we be not faint-hearted unde r 11111•11 in, if we all out every energy sad every effort of WWI Ms mighty empire is capable, we have before us fles gempesa of ultimate thumb, sad founded on that, the resberatisa of such a lasting peace as is required not only fee the prosperity of England, but for the happiness of the whole human rase. (The right honourable gentleman resumed his seat amid general cheering, mixed with a few dieriedant WWI such as " Who starved the soldiers? 's " Green coffee," "Why spare Odessa ? " to.) A vote of theaks to the sheriff, terminated the pro ceediage. THE ARMY ESTIMATES• The army estimates for the financial year ending the 31st of Marsh, 1866, automat to 13,721,1681., being an ineresse of 603,6724 upon the esti:nate for the present year. There being a decrease of 36.0001. in non.effeetive INIVVidle, the increase under the heed of effective is 6,689.0011. The Westin services will east 11,764,9211., of which 1,816,0001. is for the asinteasase of the alloy (de cimals; the troops in India), 314,0001. for staff °Mears, 163,0001. for psblis departments, 17,7961. for the Royal Military College, 23,0001. for the Royal Military Asylums and Hibernian !School, 88,0001. for volunteer corps, and 3,813,0001. for the militia. appears that on farther minaideratiou Lord Goderich has declined to incept the Senetaryship of the India Bond. The youth fel Viscount voted for Mr. Roebuck's motion.-84 F. Bar• lag has boss appointed to the Delay of Lancaster. Taos Vora ON MR. Ma'am's MOTION.—In a letter to the KostisA Gazette, Mr. Charles M. Lualdsitosi the Pulite M.P. for Canterbury, defends himself from aaimadeeniems passed by some of his Cooservative friends, apes kis vote manse Mr. Beebeek's motion. The real question before the house wee, he thinks, whether a censure should be attached to the name of the Duke of Newcastle. ' 4 I weld net essesientionly concur in that oesson, benne Ide sot believe that the late government is solely OT Was reopeasible for the privation, or sufferings to which war hoops have been exposed ; ;and I think that the spew* of the Duke of Newcastle, since delivered ; the difficulties which have occurred in forming another goverment; and the withdrawal by Lard Lyndhurst, of the motion of which be had gives notice, have justified the vote which I, together with Sir T. Aeland, Sir W. Heathens, Mr. Thomas Baring, sad other independent Conservative members, gave against a fictitious inquiry."—Mr. Bass, one of the Liberal members for Derby also stakes a defence of his vote. "No man," Its says, " is more sensible of the evils of our clumsy, paralytic, military disorganization than I am ; nobody can be more anxious to Sad a remedy than myself; but I did not con alder Mr. Roebuck's committee could lead to any practicable improvement in the present eampaign at the earliest; this opinion was held by the most sanest advocates of the mo. Lion, and Mr. Layard and others declared their only object was to overthrew the government. I thought it very doubt ful whether we should get a better government, and it was not impossible we should get a worse."—Mr. Haworth, the other mamba, promisee to support inquiry into the bed system of military management in order that a thorough reform may take place. TaBrp Dv!: ON NEWSPAPER/J.—The follow. lag is amongst the business to be oontidered by the Howie of Commons cm re-aseembling this evening :—Mr. Chan cellor of the Zzebeqwer : Is essmaittee of the whole house en newspaper, Li., postage and stamp duties, to mere the following resoistions : That it is expedient to repeal the exemption of newsmen from postage duty ; and to charge on newspapers and printed books sad papers transmitted by post rata of postage not .:seeding one penny for every four canoes in weight, and for say fractional part of four ounces. That It is expedient to alter and amend the laws relating to the stamp duties ea newspapers, the printing and publishing et newspapers, and registration and giving amities in connection therewith, and the regulation se the duties of postage on printed peplos. loboirsoaa of the booed of dli;storo. Altar the moan oil useetiag had Wes Ni,a TM beta/Mae addressed the meeting, reminding the preggiagn of the various szosetiend cause which are alma* railway train; and of the heavy charges against the present het-year's which are of but • tempo :soy character. Meaas had been provided for • vigorous administration of the goods traffic, and the friendly rela tions ressatly established with the London end Notth- Weans orgassay would prove euesdingly advantsgeme. The illsentery, Kr. C. 8•9111111 ii, then read the half ringlyaaert of the directors, as follows:—" As amilsis Kw Waft manifests an unusual stagnant' daring ths last M mods is railway business of every description, the in itial hem sods section of those railways which have bees leas opened for public use proving in 18.51 to be nearly Mended in amount with that of the eon Wi les, fa 1853. The improvement whisks has taken is derived almost exclasively from the other limo, more re- Gently restracted by this eempeay, up to and beyond Direaloghans. The war, with its commumess ape the rad; sad its Massa upon the moving poralaties of this amoire, will wady amount he the temporary depravers ass esperienced ; bat it is also observable that daring se aled weeks in the last autumn, while the cholera was so preadsat in Landon, there was • marked diminution is the =l;receipts of your hoes, se smeared with those of i f orlods. During the balf-year, 210/ additional miles el railway have been completed; mad although the time has been short, and the disadvantages greet under whisk they have been embed tnMe. Oars are eaieselegy iodisation. of sedva Nash, hem The Wyeembe Railway, of was emmed es the Isi kilisfor the conveyance boa o passeasees and seeds. ig Sadstoks Break, of it miles, was , for ibe lessinsinios of seals only, on the 14th ; the Bir mingham, Werediamptos, Dudley Railway, of 10f Isifirr. from BYalsotitem to Prey, sad the railway of • mile, beyond Wolverbameress drejaast(on with the Shrewsbury Us; were °posedßa pemenga,w the same day. Although these last imatiesed Saes as still oily be seed fee the enveyease of gmemogooga bearishas the stations mg seavaimageo ter arrehiag sad *Goyim on the talk is gbode sad =isoseismals , thereasse Mesa has bean charged, from the day_ easing, he die blueist ea the expenditure for those railways. The sensate lea for dm maid aad tbe revenge of the two Shgewebury Nese (gala Mesas amalgamated with this ampany on the Lt September last), are sesessuily, seder the provi des& of the act, kept separate from those M the Great Weaves bursa. They are alma r undergo the same pane of esegaination by year eadivin sad their neleadeat as the Great Wages 111111111Sla have been to; and they will be peneated for the otisse to the proprietor; alter being duly mind for the whole period to the 30th June neat Is bekeeily known to zauryy Kthese interested is the pros potty of the Shrewsb li n an wa with mesh that the edam anniNesies ra of ell lks be memo of thes satidesies, e ✓ailways hes Iseencand sines they lave beeemobs property of the Great Western Conway. by mutual opaaeat with the Levies sled North Women Railway may ; said that the am nia= in Inas is for the future to be aided ea a aidgesso bag neamerative rates, the oily eastkok ae year dinners hen always represented, which, is their elation, is calculated to Lure both to the public mad the preprietore, the subetaatial benefits of a fair and radars, rivalry between two independest epitome. It will be perceived from the mortar that, as anticipated ender the circumstances ea fully explained at the last meet ing, your revenue is still ineasibsred with a heavy lass for those undertakings. The alteration Ise the raitway rates whiob, under the agreement already adverted to, took effect on the Ist January, be, however, already loads a material chap Is the mega* of those liar; and yea dime= evnemplan with noilloose sub progree she sena Orem the ado of that principle as will lea, at no distant pined, to the disap pearing of a loss. Besides Oa they look forward to realise the ironclad Abets of wishing duoughout with one esodoneas rsiug, whia WE as oesetitate Bir mingham end the km kelvin astral feeders of trails over the serthen Uysgees,, to the river Mersey; whir by the same wise, Laseshlre trails will be sea med upon every pactiska year line to be die inted over the math or •ms , . Ts soder to secure Ike sumo mical and barsoniess tennesedes of bonbon weer every portion of those engines lion it bin bees Mimed expe dient to undertake the wadies sod ansegessat of the Bukeabsed Lam, emmilaght see diuretics hest Chester to Birkenhead, • ammo of IS mile; sad is the ober dine tics *Walton, near Wainer% a disown of 17 nibs towards Manchester. An weeigenset has bees aegalesed —nbiest to the appeases. ..1 gseerol awnings K beth onapeoin to attars the eepse general outline of whisk he been already sesemnaketed to the proprietors in a repot to sad einulated with the accounts. The apes which that t hoe ben based an to Men to the Birkenhead line all the rale which shall pass over year railways, and to give to them the entire prods ikon eves aura of their revenue; the Great Weans Company being married to nadsrtaku the mows of sesayiag and managing the trade at a way low per, sentage, to order to prevent is to their business by want of uniformityor by obstructive minaderstandinp sad The Birkesbead Company are to have secured to a minimum emosatof gross receipts, with • definite 1811110.11 1 / 2 as already explained in the circular; sad the Great Waimea Company are to have the option, within lee years, of taking the lure ma a perpetual lease, at a Seed email rental. The ! directors recommend this arrangement for the sanction and approval of the special general meeting. TM lease of the Cornwall Railway, conjointly to the Greet Western, Bristol and Baster, and South Devon companies, under die powers of an sating act of parliament, bag bees seamed as the best mesas which can be afforded to that la nix ing money to ensure the completion of _ and primarily of that portion of it beams einana and Truro. The plan will be attended with a oisiblable saviag of capital to their prophase * Isr_peedilliss bone tin plant for them, and minim will be emmell deem working the railway ander eke agairised esalileassat The nude of giving effect to tide lass k alesidei Se prevail any eventual lose, either to the easechited or to the Carswell Cannily. The einslar nee is the se w threes of the prepaid lea; GM as abalone sonmesol that authority shall bs gives to them tent* era* astessenk It will be remembered thet a naademos hem the Coast el Queen's Been realised the compiellia of a railway be tween Bradford ant gatr ei = isa is sen t ; pany,and that legal respect of other lime, wee sorgended:opin in soder taking from this company to early to prawn he odes& fug their power tanks addrional aepital, and for a pro longed time to Gonave ether misuser the Wen ilemov set, and \Peplos* Reams. Imineless of as penis ter; from time to line, enema thses peeseediage ; sod the est to raise the edielesel aad extend the period foe males the hoes (whisk was submitted speaft it approval at a meeting of the csaipany) received the royal as daring the lest sears. The has sow arrived when the samara el wen pewees mut take pas; in war to era on sod nylon the weds, mama awing the payment of future kabob to be sospereed, as pre seribed by the sew 'Mediae order 'lawn he all railway acts. The eitcaler with the eamate bog aseribed the pains and eaten el the additional ism et newsy whisk will be thereby bought Me epeosieb sod It may be mew tined Net the moseys to be nivel by this creation of shares, with the balsam to the bash of the com pany, wiYusabie the division to somas* all the oz peek tun Is whisk the nopriseses are pledged, W parliamentary egiamml, for sew mass or works cessead therewith. The t of sinless already wade tresa capital, ia tempest K the WUm. Millet, asd Wi by me of the sea seestlen, will enerCt l i sr sots} the Paddington seises, whisk is ineneted at 160,000 L, as well as of laying_ saik sod siding, for the SNITOW gauge between Osked sod Neekagaraba, eat will madam the various isaprommene red monundatins einem plated se every win el the Great Western Uses as sew epeeist up to Woberhannea. A neolutiou will be yeeposed to the special Resting, in ashrmity with rammaissisa. maimed is the eireslar, to imagging the tense a that Madinat capital. The wily ether segmostedso to be made by the vote if proprietors veil be hr additional locomotive Meek, medial for es sew lisa refund to, as weU as for ea beenesing dasaind if Net nor the Great Western and a l ltr e steek th W e lla will sum iti a t u berWi has lias issa Tilin tbs ex lii :r d 7 d el ; 1/ 4 0 2 , d 000 w fo ki l f ., e n h o e v a i r e o ld y . Mews an excess of nearly 100,0001. over previous votes. The marrow gauge plant tad all improvements er additions in respect of the two 5 kw will be brought dr awly umbrae ai tea bi tin sb 7 the preyrieters hereafter, when she ensests and the maenads he those ander =Se bli ilialiretcleiraillalled at the sea half-yearly If She . Under the provisions of the Assigemiso Ad, ISbi , six directive were added to the Great Welborn beard ; one of that amber being nominated EVfatlda Williams Wynn, Bart., M.P., of his owe in virtu of • privilege conferred upon him by the ry and Chester Act, the other five being rby the two Shrewsbar, boards, and the somber new assists of eightnet dinvtim eelbement of tee disoseen of the sand bard takes =at the muse MY-yeerly , _whoa Yr. A. I. Captain Bergey, Mr.. J. 61 0. 1 1iiiin 11r. Henry and Mr. JobalfUlissa have eanniKl mr. their ist▪ astioa to stead for Malin la agg lboweire rethrement, ek Wallis Wilismirry sims os ha n oshed his gnaw of appeineing hiving to be a director ▪ the esspeoy. It k the penises of the proprietors to settle the remensaties ho the united beard of mango meet, and also the peeper allowance to the auditors for the oraminatios of the esesons of the Sheembery and Bit nauMsbaeem and einnrsbney and (Mesta Ilaways. imissibiable damns maim& by es been ▪ treat Major Court, whe thseght there had been musk veneesesuy expenditure, the wet sad immutto win maned by a very largo wrialikh • sunlatics dealaring the Meander S pee eon. per an vas was agreed to, and ate the swanks of Ms retiring Sesetine named is the sewer being sleeted lathe plan of . Now a. Atkin- LONDON AND BLACKWALL. We make the following extract from the report of the directors :—" Your directors have to report that the re ceipts on the account for the half-year ending 31st Danaher last, with the Wanes of 9381. Ws. Ikea the pre- Tian account, amount to 44,3371.6 e. 7d., and the expendi ture to 17,2611. 19s. 4d., leaving a profit of 27,0861. 7s. 3d.; and after providing for interest°, debentures, amounting to 2,1461. 13e. 4d., there reaming a net balance of 24,9391. 13s. 11d. for division amongst the shareholders Out of this nun your directors recommend the payment of a dividend of 4e. 6d. per share, which will leave 3861.45. 6d. to be carried to account in the current half-year. A comparison of the aooount with the eorreeponding period of 1863. will show that there is as busman in the receipts of 3,2661. 2s. 104., and in the expenditure of 1,6891. 21. 3d. ; the passenger traffic &Wag the two half-years baring been as follows, cis. Pemesgm, 3,697,827 ; amount, 33,4291. 13e. Id. 1864: Pmeasgare, 4,072,276 ; amount, 39,6361.45. 2d. The leseemed eopenditure is owing to the enhanced price of maseriels, sod to the additional staff and accommodation required for the *latent eespesies wing this line. The improvelitint in the receipts Wail been so remunerative as might lave been sa le4iltedi het there can be no doubt that the various seesese ef Mello kr which the additimsal epees at the Feinkeraketrest lermlans has been made available will be developed as the soma M eanest. A tramp arrangement with the North landau Railway Company for an extended pitied has hues made. upon mutually advantageous terms; end the aposatent, when prepared, will be milsolitsd ketlineweel Or of the shareholders. For the reopen of eapitei amount, your diraton papule Is Mr n ansisa of tits shareholders for the issue of deasheneell 1111 aid SOM. diters for works on the main line, mod at the eallemism to the Eastern Counties at Bow, whisk have hem time to time been authorised. The reseklie• to be submitted to the meeting with this view will embrace the sum of 130,0001., but the actual addition to the existing debenture capital will be 22,5001. cooly." NORTH AND EAST RN RAILWAY COMPANY.—The ordinary half-yearly general meedag of the proprietors of this company was held yesterday at the Bishopegate station ; Mr. Richard Paterson m the chair. The business was con fined to the reading and adoption of the report of the direo tors, whist annoyer/ad that the dividend guaranteed by the Eastern Counties Company upon the Northern and Eastern shares, of 11. de per share on the Five per Cent. stock, and U. 10s. per than on the Biz per Cent. stock, for the half year ending 31st of December last, would become payable on the 26th inst._ COUNTIES RAILWAY. The directors ban declared a dividend of 7s. pa share, envying over 6.0801., which has been added to the balance of the previous half-year—cis .6,5621., mans together 11,6421. LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY CON rAirr.—At a meeting of directors of this company held on the 14th inst., at Manchester, it was decided to nocenntend, to the propriston at their next meeting to declare • divi dend for the past hall-year at the rate of 4 per cent. per an nom, and to add to the surplus brought forward from the previous half-year. TEE LIVERPOOL CORPORATE ESTATE.-At an adjourned meting of the Liver Town Comae held en Wednesiey, the Wayor, J. A. Wili4 Req., praidiag, the renew* resolution was stippled the modes of Mr. Beleenten Gladstone, by a of one ; " That the renew be instr Wed to mew% is the meet senepiste cenewheueive form, for the inhemetien of the =sleben of the emit an inventory of the while teal estate of the ear defining socurately tat heelitise, beeradeithe, re=n dia a the Messture, if any, eel quendlies et MI in sash respossimly ; and to penfeehrise the mew of *I Nom* distiegaishing whisk ere in the swim of the emperatiee, together with the rents charged and paid for t f e u n n ie:= to let of Jemmy. 1866, indulge ; and the prowl, is ea kw, to doodles whs. thee th e lease hon lives ee hr a tern of years separately or ermjethely, adding the awn of the leaseheidess ; also to htnehh a list of ell wasseeplei beimeging to the seepesedsk the during 'Web wey wt of Ms same Ms peesgsaW, the sews why It bas remained set end 5 ,in ow where a beading Wade is pert eminmeidilmlime, wed in itart en MAIM preprty, that seek should be Masi: The thethalhe we rise to a leigibmaid diseudon. NAVAL AND MILITARY. Major-General Jansen Stoma°, the present Deputy Adjutant-General, is selected to proceed to the Cnmea to take the command of one of the Divisions of the British army. General Simpson was recently named as Governor of Portsmouth, and is a Waterloo officer. He leaves England for the seat of war the week after next. ADMIRALTY, FHB. 15.—AprorNnown.—Captain H. C. Otter (1854), to the Firefly, 4, paddle wheel steam- Teasel, of 220 hors* power, at Deptford. Lieutenant and Commander W. A. J. Heath (1844), to the Module, 4, peddle wheel atom-vessel, of 312 horse power, at Woolwich. Li;eiitesaat W. B. Do Kaatsow (1850, to the Centaur, 6, paddle wheel stoma frigate, of 540 horse power, at Ports month. of 1 1 ; h 1 j ea iiii tt l az 3 n ..8 fri fin ori o ta ws . (1849), to h t o h ne e R po ttri w b er n . ti m on e , d 2 it t, ns pa n d e d a l a e station; W.O. Plias!. (185 t), to the Magiciesse, 16, paddle wheel steam-frigate, of 400 horse power, at Leith ; W. H. Williams, to the Hawke, 60, strew steam-ship, at Sheerness ; and J. Hellock (1841), to the Heander,44. at Devonport. Mater's-Arelstant M. Lyon, to the And, 9, screw steam sloop, of 60 hens power, at Portsmouth. PLYMOUTH, F 18.15. Daring the period the 198 non-commissioned officers and men who were brought home in the Taunters, Captain Scott, remained in the Sound, they w ere plenti fully supplied with vegetables from the gardens at Mount Edgeumbe, by orders of its noble proprietor, the Earl of Mount Edgelimbs. Tee Canton 50, is expected at this port on Saturday, en route for the China station. Her crew will be paid wages here. The Avon, Muter Commanding A. J. Veitch, arrived on Monday from Sheerness. She sustained considerable injury by being run into, at Sheerness, during a storm, by • merchant vessel. The Sprightly, Master 0. Allen, left for Portsmouth yeaterday, with men whose leave had expired. The Vulture and Rosamond were docked yesterday; and the Duke of Wellington will be docked to-day. THE AUGMENTATION OF THE ARMY. The army for the ensuing year, exclusive of ar tillery, engineers, and of the troops in India, will consist of 6,947 °Sloe», 13,643 non-oommissimied office», trumpeters, and drummers, and 173,005 rank and file, making 193,595 individuals of all ranks. Of these 178,645 will be British troops; and as the number this year amounts to 142,776, it will be seen that the army will be increased by 35,869 men. So many different and Inaccurate versions of the meaner in which this angenentatien is to be carried out have been eir culand, that we subjoin the following details, which may be relied on as oorrsct in every particular : In the Cavalry, no augmentation will take place in the three regiments of Household Cavalry, in the let, 2nd, 3rd, 6tb, and 7th Dra goon Chards, the 3rd Light Dragoons, 7th Hunan, 9th Lancers, 10th Hums, 12th Lancers, 14th Light Dragoons, 16th Hussus, and 16th Lancers. The 4th and 6th Dragoon Guard., let Royal Dragoons, Soots Greys, Inniskilling Dragoons. 4th Light Dragoons, Bth and 11t h Hussars, 13th Light Dragoon, sad 17th Lan es» will each be raced from the present establishment of six LIT (27 (Moen, 32 non-oommissioned officers, 328 men, an 271 home p.r regiment) to eight troops of 75 men. • The strength of these regiments will then be 31 officers, 55 not-coramtnioned officers and trumpets», 639 rank and • file, and 620 horses each. Of this strength 6 troops will be t in the Crimea, amounting in round numbers to about 520 men, and the remainder will form a depot at home. Our , force of cavalry in the Crimea under the new arrangement should be therefore over 6,000. The following infantey regiments will be raised to the strength of 68 officers' (4 field officers. 16 captains, 40 subal terns, and 8 ,tae), 149 non-commissioned officers, drummers, &c., and 2,000 rank and file, making 2,217 of all maks, of which It is intended that 1,400 should be always on active service:—let Royal Regiment (Ist Battalion), 3rd Buffs, 4th King's Own, 7th Fusiliers, 9th, 14th, 17th, 18th Royal Irish, 19th, 20tb, 21st Fusiliera, 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 28th, 30th, 33rd, 34th, 38th, 39th, 41st, 42nd Highlanders, 44th, 46th, 47th, 49th, 60th, 61st Light Infantry, 55th, 67th, Glad, 63ed, 68th Light Infantry, 71st Highland Light Infantry, 77th, 79th Highlanders, 80th, 88th Connaught Rangers, 89th,90th Light Infantry, 93rd Highlanders, 94th, 96th, 97th. No additions will be made to the Foot Guards, the Grena diers remaining on their present establishmeat of three battalions (3,649 of all ranks), and the Coldstream and Scots Fusilier Guards, of two battalions each (2,439 of all ranks). It is not true, as stated, that a third battalion is to be added to the let R oyal Regiment. The 60th Rifles and the Rifle Brigade will, however, have each • third batta lioa of 68 officers, 149 sergeants and drummers, and 2,000 rank and file. _ . . . The memento in India remain at their present strength, and the following regiments , either returning from India or on colonial sery ice, oontinne at their establishment of 45 officers, 91 non oommissioned officers, the., and 1,200 rank and file, viz.:—tat Regiment (2nd Battalion), 2ad, sth Fainters, Bth, 11th, 12th, 13th Light Infantry, 15th, 16th, 22nd, 26th, 31st, 36th, 37th, 40th, 45th, 48th, 54th, 56th, 68th, 69th, 60th (2od Battalion), 86th, 66th, 67th, 69th, 72nd, 73rd, 76th, 82nd, 86th, 91st, 92nd, 96th, and 9991. Globe. ROYAL MABINES (PLYMOCTII DIVISION).—The men were on Wednesday inspected In marching order in the barrack square by General Eden, the eommander.iwebief of the district, accompanied by Colonel Coryton, command ing the division. General Eden addressed the men when formed in Kane. A detachment of one drummer and 16 privatise, with Sewed Lieutenant Malone, have embarked on board the Impregnable to relieve Capt. Coeds, First Lieutenant Parke, one sergeant, one drummer, and 60 rank and file. Lieut. Prynne hes been transferred from the Im pregnable to the Royal William. Capt. Rocker, Lieut. Dawdles, two sergeants, three corporals, one drummer, and 91 privates, ass under orden to embark on board the Corn wallis. IRELAND. DUBLIN, FIB. 15. Three Irish being now extinct, it is stated that Lord P argon has the power, which he is likely to use, of creating a new one, and Mr. Henry Herbert, M.P. foe Kerry, is spoken of as likely to be the person selected for the honour. A deputation of the inhabitants of Enniskillen, with the Earl of Enniskillen at their head, have presented an address to Major Maude on the occasion of his return home from the Crimea. THE 88111, OR CONNAUGHT RANGERS. The subjoined letters, which appear in the Dublin Evening Mail, are explained by the following intro dilation in that journal : A friend of Mr. H. Grattan (Sir Robert Newman), while bing wunided on the field of battle, was murdered by some sasaians, who bayonetted him to death ; Lieutenant Crone woe about to be treated in the same manner, when one of the Connaught ;Haagen (Daniel Hourigan), rushiisg for ward, killed three of the Hoidens, and canted off Lunt/- must Crosse in safety. Struck by this man's gallantry, Mr. Grattan sent him a few pounds. His conduct and his gra titude are natural, but what appears to us to be most unna tural is, that, out of 868 representatives, not one man got up in the House of Commoas to denounce to universal exe cration $ sanguinary general and his tyrant master, upon whom the responsibility of those barbarous acts really lies. Mr. Grattan's generosity was not thrown away upon an unworthy object, and in the manly, sod we will add without distinction, the gentlemanlike letters of acknow ledgment from both colonel and corporal, we recognise the proper spirit of British soldiers, which no one will doubt pervades the ranks of the gallant Connaught Haagen : " Camp before Sebastopol, Jan. 22. " Dear Sir,—l beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter regarding Hourigan, not Roulettes, u the papers call him, sad to thank you for the interest you and all take in the 88th Regiment. I assure you I think the tine young fellows we have here will never disgrace the Old Rangers, but follow their footsteps in their career of MMus and gl o ry I won you up to this time nothing as enested their t behaviour, and their most fervent wish end prayer that they may be allowed to dash on the walls. I must not forget to mention their patience leader oil their very severe trial, ; One hardly hears a manner or complaint, although many poor fellows are obliged to go es picket in trenches in this inclement weather who ought to be in a comfortable bed in hospital—indeed, the truth is that few are really fit for anything else. I am happy OR say that, in conseq!ence of the great reinforce ments received by the mach lately, they have OM mewed to-day to take the duties which were performed by the Second Diviaion, and the latter are to mist the. Light Division, so that we may now expert better tames, and thasliu: to the munificence of the whole country at home, the men are now well clothed, and more comforts arrive daily. Pray excess this scrawl, and believe me, yours, " H. SmiaLay, Colonel, " Commanding 88th Regiment. " To Henry Grattan, Esq." " Comp before Sebastopol, Jan. 22. " Honoured Sir,—l have duly received your very kind and flattering letter, which gives me the highest satisfaction that my poor endeavours to do my duty should meet the approbation of such an Irishman as the son of the ' Henry Grattan.' Honoured Sir, I want words to convey to you, in adequate terms, the meed of gratitude towards you for your very handsome proem which I value the more as I know you are prom by . the purest motives of goodness of hurt and noble minded singleness of purpose, se bestow a favour on the lowest of your countrymen. I am happy to inform you that Colonel Shirley has promoted me to corporal for the affair at Inhuman, besides be has reresunended me for the medal sad gratuity. All the papers mention my name as Hoslaltaa sad that I am a d native of Waterford.;county My same Dan i el Hourigan, an I ant satire of Um of Clue. In conclusion, honourable sir, as I have no friends at hawse who require the now, I would kindly than& yoet to forward the amount to me hare. Hoping that I may never die until I will have this pleasures aad satisfactioa Of thanking you in person fer your kindness and generosity to me, I remain, honoured air, your most devoted and obliged servant and countryman, 110171.10.11 N, " "To Henry Grattan, Corp Hp." oral 88th Connaught Ringers. SPORTING. TATTERSALLI3.-TUUMAY. The introduction of Lady Tattoo at 100 to 30 for the Liverpool Spring Cup—the advancing tendency of Combas for the Metropolitan Stakes—the restoration of St. Hubert to the rank of first favourito for the Two Thomand—the steady progress made by the Cruiser for the Darby--and the retrogression of Dirk Hattcraick, who fell back again to 33 to 1, were the principal movement, of interest and im portance. The prices at the close were as follow : LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 7 to 1 apt Mr. W. Moseley's Trout (I) 100 to 3 Mr. C. W. Wilson's Abd-el•lisder (t) ,LIVERPOOL SPRING CUP. 100 to 30 agst Mr. J. H. Jones na Lady Tattoo (t) 6 to 1 Mr. Pell's Polestar (t) GREAT METROPOLITAN STAKES. 4 to 1 agst Mr. Bickham's Pharsalus (off) 12 to 1 Lord Zetland's Fandango (off) 100 to 7 Lord Derby's Paletot (t) 15 to 1 Lord Rglinton's Corosbus (t) 15 to 1 Mr. T. V. Turner's /Redlands (t) 20 to 1 Mr. G. Faster'. Steelyard (t) 30 to 1 Mr. Greville's Joshua (off ) GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. 12 to 1 apt Sir C. Monck's Vandal (t) CHESTER CUP. 16 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Andover (t and off) 20 to 1 Mr. A. Johnstone's Rothmans (t) 40 to 1 Mr. J. M. Stanley's Scb.amyl (t) 100 to 1 Mr. T. Pan's Jonathan Martin (t) THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 6 to 2 apt Mr. Howard's St. Hubert (t) 10 to 3 Mr. Merry's Lord of the Isles (t) At the commencement 3 to 1 WAS betted to 100 apt St. Hubert, and 7 to 2 to the like sum agst Lord of the Isles. The former advanced to 100 to 40 taken, and towards the close 200 to 60 was taken twice about the latter. The field was backed for 200, at evens, apt the two. DEBBY. 8 to 1 agst Mr. Howard's Bt. Hubert (t to 2C01) 10 to 1 Mr. Merry's Lord of the Isles (t ) 10 to 1 Mr. Osbaldeatou's &dem= (t)-11 to 1 was also NW 12 to 1 Lord Derby's De Clue (off) 14 to 1 Lord Dorehutar's Cruiser (t) 25 to 1 Mr. Howard's Colston (off) 1000 to 30 Lord Egliatow's Dirk Hatteraick (t and offered) NOTTINGHAM SPRING MEETING. We are requested to announce that the stakes which WON advertised to close on the 19th and 20th inst., will be kept open until the 6th and 7th of Much. bIALTON MEETING.—APRIL 19 AND 20. TUN MALToN HANDICAP. Forfeits to be declared on or beforo February the 20th. Two miles. Should the highest weight accepting be under Bst 61b, it will be raised to that weight, and the others in pooortion. Age st lb I Are st lb Meteors lleoo S 8 2 Mar) :Or 4 G 4 elide: S I 1 Firebr Talfourd 1nd..01 IVartor 6 7 12 Captain Cornish 5 7 10 Grand Inquisitor IC Aadrew 9 7 6 Lerrywheut leak the Clantekaler Bracey 6 7 4 Honeysuckle Bracken Neville 4 7 3 Ammonia 6 7 2 Burlington 4 7 0 Mortimer 5 7 0 Eaile of Erin 4 7 0 Jetty Trees 4 7 0 legalism Itasinlitte Hero 6 6 12 °staled 4 611 4 i i Jenny Wren 4 6 0 Bolton The Loma 3 3 1 Neoplasms 3 5 1 ROW., S 51 1 IN. Ossioe i tamoserecid 3 5 1 Local 3 3 3 6 3 5 Bela ..„ . d' 1 r 3 6 3 3 !mar ' Prince Plausible ISteelyard.... 1 5 Maria / Ile I Tote Tit Medway ... ..... 1 Fakeel 4 6 10 St. Claro THE CONVIVIAL HANDICAP ; forfeits to be declared on or before Feb. 20. One mile. Should the highest weight accepting be under Sat 71b, it will be raised to that weight, and the others in proportion. Vindes Captain Cornish Grand Inquieitor Ag 4 .5 i l l 1b74 3 1; Humboldt Lerrywbeut Jade the Giant-Killer. 6 7 10 Braley 6 7 10; Bracken Midsummer 4 7 91 Ammonia 6 7 7 Hobby horse 6 7 6 Exile of Erin Burlington 4 7 6 Raooliffe hero Nell, U.ll JAcquenne Game Lad 4 7 3 Ruby 4 7 0 Coda Ate et i I Miry Ilcre 4 6 Com . Jimmy Wria ..... .. 4 8 Manors.„ 4 6 ***** i Dr. C00t...... $ 6 4 Darla $ 6 2 = —...... a 6 0 8 612 11464142 . 6 5 12 Dewyender 3 5 12 Vardel l." 3 5 10 Panay hen 3 510 The Heiress Imar The Medway 3 5 4 'ER SPRING MEETING. MARCH 13 AND 14. _ ACCEPTANCES TOR THE GR►ND NATIONAL STEEPLE. CHASE. About three miles and three quartent (41 slabs, 8 of whom pay 6 tom. each.) 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We are authorised to state that on the lot of March the privileges of the Inland Book Post will be ex tended to the Colonial Book Post ; and thus, except as regards the charge, the difference in the regula tions of the two Book Posts (which has been a fre quent source of error) will cease. Under the new regulations it will be allowable to send any number of separate publications in the same cover, to write marginal notes in the books, and (except letters) to forward any other manuscript that is open to inspec tion. In order to provide for cases in which, from inad vertence, a book-packet may be insufficiently pre paid, it has been ordered that after the let of March every such book packet having affixed thereon postage stamps equal to • single book rate (generally 6d.) shall be charged, not as heretofore with the letter rate, but only with the deficient book postage—plus an additional single book rate. Further details of the arrangement will be given in the usual public notices. ST. PAUL AND STBRID. BAGE.RNABAS, KNIGHTS- TO TEE EDITOR OP TEE DAILY NEWS. Silt,—A paragraph having appeared in the daily papers, to the effect that a monition has been issued at the instance of Mr. Westerton, directing Mr. Liddell to remove I certain article/ of furniture belonging to the above churches, I am directed by Mr. Liddell to explain that the monition in question is of a preliminary nature only, and that the validity or invalidity of the objections raised by Mr. Wa terton is about to form the subject of diicusaion before the proper tribunals. It will be seen, therefore, that the question at imme bat twan the parties is at present entirely sub *lice, end nog adjudicated, u might be inferred from the jeptagreph to which I have alluded. I shall feel obliged by your inserting this aikamtlion '• - your next number.—l am, &e., • BDMUND C. F Proctor fir Mr. I. „ s , Doctors' Cotonou', Feb. 16. Ak,-- !il