The Express. — London, England, 1850-03-01 00:00:00

r' F' —Ma. fir 'i li~ptls not ear kid ie . eleWee eel ewer sere , but is • moral a Miler i.tv nested riot the casting wan, On Whollf inJ . grail , . • e art them. It could only be alumna br twee . int..... which is espresay welded by the agree Perot entre to between Masse k sad Persia with mop et to the l'...ess kocys esaintnewed in Schleswig ler estryiag out the sraittior Is whatever light the t he sad ranee en sae opwatios easy be regarded, enediti to ▪ afe es whkh it has larewelit taint Is 4 eply t, 1' martial. It is to be riposted kw the to of the deeMss, as the ground that a renewal it the h rise ketst between Mama sal tbe Dation ofa frosa it. in this respect jest isms nay be titter. titter. at.d the assanuee map Minim eft propriety he skew :ha the reasiso imminent will do stria power M pesetas • collies.. TM mows he Me sad am boomer *en United. To be enetiatid) Th • gillowing is Vie r given by Ciunt Melke to the la er from the Pi ussian minister fa ten i,zis affair'', complaining of the paorsge io the sp:reh the Wiz of 1 l.wmark, which hints at the support Riven to hi. rebellious subjects by some " gres'er power.' trubl:shed in the Erpress cf Saturday the lei:h.) Th. , wig of Comit Molke is addicowd to Baron P: cklin. Prunien Ambemelor has, by command of the Mi. dater Or rosette ASsirs t reed to me the accompanying copy of a Zereatch troweled to hba from Berlin, erisieh complains of the ' , eland presage in the speech from the throne on the occasion of the openincr of the Amish S ichstac. A more ezpi tuplAnatiott of the rem'' Its contained is that purge mod &pie ar the more UUSOOLIWITy is they in no respect contain anything new , or lik.ly more clearly to @rear. the question now iai dispute. The view which Primaia in its own UST e, as well r in that of the OWOISAkt Confederation, believes itualt bound w enforce by force of arms, has for some time been well known. Bet that this sapped duty of Prussia and the Confederation, see any collateral authorisation, could not be adml•cd by the government of Dew ark is equally well haven, and when therefor his Majesty the King is his speech from the throne, viewing the matter from this paint of view, should have not,tioned • ease, the yonibility of which can unhap pily n. t t o ilenird, the Prussian government outfit the less to have bstit etetisEed, more particularly when the two eenntries an still in a state of war, though that war is tem porarily sureeded, caused by the different undeistanding of the cireametasees in question. The declaration contained in the despateh ITMU Herr von Schleinie: that the Danish government had acknowledged the autecri- Nation of Posse and the Germanic confederation by enter ing into negdiations with them upon the subject, requires no further considers:tie n. That sentence is just as hazard. can as if it were inverted, and as if it were declared that our opponents bad acknowledged their son authorisation by opening negotiations with Den mark. In conclusion I must remind you, that the passage in question in t' , e royal speech, as the general tenor satisfactorily nr esti:Ands the hopes enterained by his Majesty of a successful result of the negotiations fur peace which have been commenced. May this hope very speedily be justified. (Signed) litosacs. BERLIN, FEB. 20. By a telegraphic despatch from Hamburg, we learn to-der that the Danish government is about raising a loan of eight millions of Prussian dollars. The me morial drawn up by the Schleswig-Holstein deputa tion, and presented to Count Brandenburg, is an his torical document, wh,:h would be well worth repro- ducing, `ad I not already described upon different cc• onions those illegal deeds of the administrative com mission which are complained of. It ends by expressing snowsuit nope that thspresentprovisionalgovernment, whose administration is ne longer supportable, will be replaced oilmen as possible by the S:atthalterschaft at Kiel. To triis Count Brandenburg answered, that the king was, by an accident, which confined him to hie bed, prevented from receiving the deputation. His Majesty entertained the most lively interest in the welfare of the duchy, deplored the state of things which at present prevailed, sad trusted that this state of things would be speedily remedied by the re sult of the negotiation in progress. In the meantime be implored the people ef the duchy to exercise the utmost self-control, in order to maintain order and tratquil.ity, and not to throw difficulties in the way of the negotiations by any indiscreet giving way to passion. GERMANY. (By Lleetria Telegraph.) BERLIN, Fen. 27. IL•rr von Strotba has resigned hi+ poet of mit:direr of war, on account of ill-health. Hie resignation has been accepted by the King. General Stockhausen has been appointed to succeed him. Beaus, Fen. V.—Voluntary Loan, lon. National Debt, 111. Pink Tuna. Cl. Via-N<•. Frs. 05.—Tive per Cents. MetaLllques, 03. Pour Ditto. 735. Litli Shares, 1110. I.:change on lroort, 114. AMERICA. By the arrival of the packet ships Albert Gallatin and J. Z , in the Mersey, we have intelligence from New Yo:k to the Bth inst. The new, from the State' is unimportant; but we have a month's later intelli gene.. from California. In consequence of the recent loss of I Is by the stem-toiler explosion in New York, notice of a bill had been given in the legislature to provide f-r the security of boilers. The telegraphic dispatch, received here by the last steamer, announcing the destruction by fire of a por tion of St. Francisco, is confirmed. The Boundary Commissioners bad terminated their labours in Cali fornia, and the head of the commission was expected to return immediately to the States. A large bed of anthrani:e coal had been discovered between the Sacramento River and Spitters' Creek. Large bands of . uratters were taking revision of the land in the Bunion of Dulorts, which was held by the Mexicans under previous grants, and much excitement was oc eaaioned by their prcc.edings. The reboildiag of the I burnt district of hen Francisco had commenced, and Was proceeding with unexampled rapidity. Flour was being pushed up the country in large quaniitire, and it was thought the mines would not amffer from any want of food. In San Francisco, a movement wag in progress for the es'abliehment of a free school. General Riley bed published a procla mation is which he recognised the new constitution and government of California; but exception bad been taken to • portion of the general's manifesto, whieti, whilst it advised the exclusion of black labour, would admit eonv'c's from New South Wales. Dis turbances had broken out in the mines between the Chilecos and Americans, and it was feared the dis agreement would be of a serious nature. Robberies were being perpetrated on the isthmus by the natives. Advice, from Banana-I state that it bad been made af: 042 ;net. lhe steamer Oregon arrived at Panama on this 21st January, with nearly 3,000,000 dollars in gold dust. RAILWAY MEETINGS. YORK AND NORTH MIDLAND. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held an T►arday in the Da Orey Rooms, in the city of York; B. B. Ty:isms, Esq., In the chair. The mat tithe company hating been affixed to the regis tered list of sharer-Aden, WY. GRAY, El., the sexretary, 'read the report of the directors, of which an abstract bee already appeared in oar The CHAIRMAN then obeerved that he would maks • few obeervatioas respe:ting the legal proceedings which hail ben instout,ii against Mr. Hudson, and the ether old di ree•i=, respecting the premiums on certain shares which they had appropriated. Tiiere was a certain sum of mousy which had been taken by Mr. Hudson on account of land at Lludesberough above the award, which they had insisted should be at once repaid Wore any other matter was megociated. Ti. at was refused, upon which they took summary steps by putting Kr. Hudson in the Bank ruptcy Cart f.r that claim—by this means they °drained ample security ant 1 the question was tried, and an act° n wet commenced, which would come on hernial at the melees next week, unless Mr. Hudson suc geed° t in Nbtain;:4 delay may putting in a demurrer. The next claim was in respect of the) mitten reForted on by the committee oI Investigation, including the premiums on shares which he Led appripii W eed. The huh takes every means to / have bias Wed against whic had been drawn by the best legal talent, and on which they had obtained the opinion of onaisent barristers, that they would obtain the same for * w e , they were suing him. He had himself gone up to Loudon tir see that alt the arrangements were complete, and he believed that nothing but want of funds on his part would ',mint them obtaining the money, and he had no suspicion of any smash want of funds. The amount of their claim was GS,taail., besides the claim for the land at Londesborough, ansueseing to 16,0001., making in all above 82,0001. Thai had had • segouatinn with Mr. Philips= on behalf of Kr.' litadses is respect of these claims, but it had proved abortive. Tree committee of investigation took the ground thataltlsough Mr. lite.son had incurred great liabilities over and above those to Wbin be had made a personal profit, that It was aot lowa' t quity to proceed against him in respect of them. The dinette= katoonsarrod is that view, and had filed bills against Inmost', la =veto, the matters in which he had Blade • pr It for liimerlL It did appear, however, that if Bar. liedson persisted la resisting these fair demands, it = be right to praised scan= kiss on other liabilities on he did boa mho= individual relit, sad that MM. :hey should adopt i: it met the e;:proval of the ehareholeers. They b of alit Mod r bill s pinet the ether late directors, Mr. J emu pod • th,t ger t:eiurn had escapl .fined that the ease eg-tnat nisi was a b ed one, bat he had dived to abide the de:A.: ~: td the direeton. Thet amount at the chins wa. 2,okh':., and it was screed that be should pay 1,0001. in 101tialletilIli of the dahlias apes him in r. specs of thee , . sham. They would get this set sum cleat of ell level v and a lay. Atwater case was that of Sir Jobs Biapsos. The claim against him was 1,4a1. In roan treaties of his Most services to the compatty, his num-row entendasees in Lenthea os its business, and the feet teat he was a good customer to the company, they re coismaded that 5001. he accepted in full of the demand setsing lien. Ir,:h r.spiet to Mr. Havi•s and Mr. /Whet:leo* they had resets to hope that they would also be att.: in arrange with them. There was isnot/et cue—that of •h • late Me. NieloAeon. His administrator Lad paid above 14,0001. i t swore% of e and interest, end c mad. ?erg his estate was howittent, they thought the further claim against his reprewetstive sheuld be abandoned-4:r eicly as Mr. Nicholson had near realieed any premium ...n thin, titan. The Channels them proceeded to t :plain that the suit be tame the company and Mr. Crawahay, the contractor, in which a claim et 142,000/. was involved, was still before the ' refer. e, and the fluent:yrs had every hope of a satiefac tory result There bad been a claim against th• mby the e infeseter on the abandoned Leeds line, which amounted to 113,5121, and oa which a gum f 13,1251. had been accepted. A claims respecting income tat had also bees greatly ra diated. The Lancashire and 1%411211in, Company hail had sink* served on them to accept their joint liability on the Hell and Selby lease. The March-lase St 'taut in Leeds' had been re-opened, and they were doing a large business there which previously had been trammeled at the station of another company. Negotiations were also vending for fur ther impeding their truffle. They were using every effort to close ine capital recount as loon is possible. The re sleeked of Captain Sandeman and Thomas Price, Esq., as directors, was unanimously agreed to. Teen were two vacancies in the board, and three candi dates were prnpowd—Samuel Priest:man, Esq., of East Moist, near Hull; /dr. Stacks, of Halifax ; and Thomas Chstlesworth, Erg., of Leeds. On a show of bands the two former gentlemen wire Netted. The report was then adopted, as also a resolution declar ing a dividend of 11. per mat., payable on the 15th of March. Resolaitinne, *auctioning the various arrangements made ' by the directors, were adopted, and after some proceeding., which were devoid of public interest, the meeting separated. GREAT NORTHERN. Iff sterday the aeventh half-yearly meeting of pro rioters was held et the London Tavern, Bishopsgstr-street. 'file chair we. taken at II o'clock by Mr. EnstuNts Dam- SOK, N.P. The report stated : "In the autumn of last year, that portion of the line which completes the rstlwav communication with Lis.coln shire, Lancaatire, and the West Riding of Yorkshire. wee opened kr traffic; and the Great Northern trains bare, since that period, been running between Frerborough (rid Lin coln and Drbeastei), Wakilisld, sad Leeds. In the course of neat month. toe abort branch from Elaottingley to Burton Salmon, Ilea/ Fi rrybridge, will be opened for traffic, thereby corrpleti g the communication between Doncaster and Yolk sad the North. "At Leeds coayrnient station has been is. eared. Ina the necessary buildings are in progress. "A portion of the South Yorkshire Railway was recently opened to Doncaster, and the Great Northern trains have commenced carrying coals from that district. From the ex cellent quality of these coals, and the reduced price at which they can b supplied on the Great Northern lire, a large tnffic ruust tesu.t ; suiaible arranAnnents are in progress at all the stations for the development of this traffic. "From the engineer's printed report it appeals that the line between L ' , piton and Peterborough may be coral. dently expected to be open for traffic in August next. The works of the London a7.d other stations to Pete. borJugh have been contracted for by public tender, on uoiOsetory tersin• the pans for the buildings being of a plain and sub stantial character. _ . . " A eontrect for the fifteen wiles from Corby by Grant ham to 11 uitham, on which occur rati.er heavy works, re quiring a longer time to complete than the rest of the Towns I..ne has been let to Mr. Jackson , who Itsa actively Com menced operations. The remainaer of that line, from the Loop Juaction north of Peterborough to Corby and north of Ileaffitam to Retford—together about 41 miles, and conipa naively light works—wilt be hi so as to be reedy for tratic at theism' time as the fifteen miles above mentioned, and the director expect to see the whole of these works accurnplisheel in the coon* of next year " By the balance sheet sent out to the proprietors on the 20th instant, of the capital received and expended to 31st December, 1849, It is shown that 5,408,1674 was the sum expended, and the C ropany having r•wen to raise capital to tha amount of 8,264,4004, a balance of 2,694,2774 remained at that date to meet the existing liabilities of the Company, and the further coat of constricting the works and providing additicnal plant. Whether sub balance wi-I be suffi tient tor all 'bete purpeses is a question often asked by the proprietor, and one that has engaged the cocstant attention oe the directors ; and to enable proprietors t t form their own judgment, the following statement is submitted to them 77tet;reat Northern Company may raise capital to the MIME of The amount expended to December 91, 1949, as per . . basace•sbrir. to that date, was Available balm* at eapital, Dee. 31, ISt% for winks and sterna imposes 54378,643 From which baburcededuct existing Bald:Utica on account of wane, stations, land, and materials Other liabilities : Amount required to provide additional work. log stock F.•timaial cost tor oat year of manaltwami, engineering, and surveying, law and parka mtatary experms, office expen-ea ; and also 1, tenet on capital (ala eft 1:2,60i407, pay. able frowsy 13, an 1 July 13, 1.4.10 ... :06,000 t nether cam to by proviani for completion of the works of the bast Lincolnshire hall way, shoat !3,000 Cost to this tkongsay of amulring the Benton, Stamford, and Birmingham (Maniford Wiabench; nitarequeatly coo promi.ing the minding to that company. of 6 per cent. wr union ; and of chub lug, in Ina of ntaking that line, the petit. lege of running Grim Northern train' over the Eastern Counties par.illel line, between Peterborough and Wisbeach, about 2,302,633 Balance applicable to the oceetrnetion of the re maining it tailcoat the .'Town' Llne" "As these works are not costly, the directors coach& that any farther capital required will be of incons.derableamenne. It apposes from the statement of accounts that the helixes of net prOCII renutioinn le the hands of the company amounts to the sum of 18.6341. 84. The direct ,n recommend that out of that sum 10,0001. be appropriated to meet the dividend upon preference snares, being As. lOid. per shale, or at the rate of 5 per tent. per annum thereon, the Name to be paid after the 31st of March next, in the manner explained on the c attiched to the snip. Before the general meet ing in Auger. nine, the conditions will hare been complied with unlit which 5 per cent. interest has been hitherto paid out of capital upon the reciatered shares of the compusy : the directors, therefore, think it right thus early to intimate their intention to ceaso to nay is ot, st out of capital after the current half year, Ca., 30A June next." From the capital acmunt le appears 1 that, up to the 31st of December, 1114:0, there had been received 5,775,6331. Ba. Teel Cii&IRMAS coneuded a Isagtby spetch by mein . the adoption of the report. Mr. GRAHAM HUTCHISON, one of the candidates for a seat in the beard, moved the following amendment: That the report be received;" with the following realm Lion added, " That the line between Aeltern and York be contracted for forthwith, and completed before the works between Peterborough and East Retford an proceeded with r than our existing contract. render absolutely nate nary." One great reason for adopting this course was, he tai., the cheaper rate at which that portion of the line Right Ibe con eructed. Mr. Cabitt bad estimated the cost at les than 1G 0001. per mile ; and he believed it would be consi derably less than that, if the works were let in several con tracts, A erect reduction had been made in many Instances in Scotland by the ad..ption of that principle ; in one cue, the sum of 97.0001. was reduced to 67,0001. The CHAIRMAN would at once admit that the cheapest souse was to let the line in short lengths and to pay in ready money. (Laognter.) Mr. HUTCHISON proceeded to read a letter front Mr. Miller, the engineer of the Edinburgh and Glasgow line, guillotine out the advantages connected with the immediate conatracUoa of the Ilse homAskern to York. Capt. HALL seconded the amendment. The CHAIRMAN Paid the meeting was aware that he had the honour of holding a seat in the House of Commons, and that there were in that house many persons who wished that no such ration as Hansard had ever existed. (Laughter.) Notwithstanding this he was coral* astonished to find a gentleman preposieg an amendment completely at variance with one proposed by him in August last. In August last Mr. Hutchinson proposed an amendment to the elect that the winks on the down lines should be imme diately stopped. (" No, no.") Tim adoption of his present amendment would suspend the utility of the money laid out on a contract which had been entered into. lie hoped that, for the sake of their own consistency, and in accordance with the contii'esso hitherto reposed in their directors, the meeting would reject the amendment. Mr. WALTERS maintained that the company would mist over the linos of the York and North Midland and the whirs and Yotlvhire Companies at an actual lam. In stead of the 33 per cent estimated for working expenses ha believed that 40 per sent. would be the actual amount of charge. Mr. AUDUS was advocating with much earnestness the construction of the line from Aslant to Yoh, when A SHAREHOLDER salted Lim whether he was not a landowner nn the prnk cted line ? Mr. AUDUS admitted that he was. fMseeafe;iiTiaeT;;ted ;Itou - teoilaugtter. Mr. HUTCKII3O,I'd amendment was then put, and lost on a show of 'undo.. The Hon. PROPRIETOR said, that although his motion had been rejaeted, as ha had had a great number of proxias entrusted to him, he should demand a poll.. Mr. Ui.tauow, of Glasgow, and Mr. Omvas, of Balk, immediately proceeded to m adjoining room tot the purpose of taking the votes. Mr. FUNK tiODY moved as ma amendment : " That the directors' report be received, and that a committee of consul tation (seven), be appointed from the shareholders, with power to inquire into the put sad proposed Umuctions of the conomay, with a view to report to the proprietors as to saw anima of topical required to complete the works sow is THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 1, 1850, proms, and to the utility or necessity of undertaking sera hereafter." Mr. GROVES seconded the amendment. The CHAIRMAN said he had not the slightest objection to the appointment of • committee of ir TAIT. On the question being pun the *sentiment was reject( 1, only seven bends being held up in favour of it. Mr. I/ CORES then moved the following amendment:— " That the present system of auditing railway amounts Is objectionable, and that this meetieg is favourable to a pure system of government audit." Re believed the object or the prometers of the audit bill which had been proposed was to stave off the question for another year, and unless share holders generary interfered and obtained the protection of the government, they would never be safe. Dr. RI LEY seconded the amendment, which was rejected. Mr. PRESTON moved, "That the.register of shares be open to the inspectioa of shareholders at all reasonable times." The amendment was seconded, and agreed to, with the addition of words requiring the payment of a shilling as a onndition of inspection. About six hands were held up against it. The meeting next proceeded to the election of directors. After a lengthened discussion, which was culled on amidst much contusion and several amendments and counter amendments, Mr. Park. r was re elected, and the candidats recommended by the directors were also added to the bard. Other formal resolutions, in accordance with the report, were also agreed to. The CHAIRMAN thin moved, " That a committee be, and is hereby appointed, to consider the Remotion of sn aadit of railway accounts on behalf of the Great Northern Railway Company, and to co-operate with similar commit tees of other railway companies on the subject" Toe motion having been seconded, was agreed to unani mously. The CHAIRMAN stated that the board had determined to leave the nomination of the committee entirely in the handed the meeting. Messrs. Green, On, and Nash were ultimately ap pointed. The CHAIRMAN then moved that the salary of the secretary should be reduced from 8001. per annum to 6001., obvcrvieg that he thought it far better that directors and officers should alike prepare to meet the necessities of the ease than that they should be goaded to make nductions by the shareholders. Mr. HUGHES moved, se an amendment, that the secre tary's salary should be 7001. per annum. The amendment was seconded, but on the question being put the original motion was carried. 1001. was voted as a ceetribadon towards the religious instruction of the labourers on the towns' line. The CHAIRMAN then announced the result of the poll en Mr. Hatchison's amendment with respect to the con straetima of the line from Askern to York. The votes were, he said For the report 27,625 For the amendment Majority The report was accordingly adopted. The meeting then approved (subject to the revision of the committee which it had appointed) el the draft of a bill on the subject of audit, also the draft of a bill with respect to the raising of the tolls, and some deviations of the hoe near Leeds. . . . . ic;Ots of thanks to the ehainaan was carried usly. MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLNSHIRE. After our report had been despatched on Wedccs day evening of proceedings up to 5 °clock, there was a scru tiny demanded by Mr. Webster upon Mr. Morton's amend nicht for a thorough investigation, which had been carried by a lira. majority. The CHAIRMAN raid, as it would b. impossible to finish the proceedings this evening, he should move en adjourn ment till to-mnerow at 11 o clock. Mr. MORTON moved, as an amendment, the tdjostrn nient till that day meht.h. The amendment basing been put, there was a large mein rity in It. favour. kr. TURNER, director, then demanded a serntii y. Mr. STEVENSON, solici'or, here mid he would be obliged to the shareholden not ea the platform if they would hold up their proxies. Mr. BRADSHAW vehemently &tined to do so. Here, amidst great uproar, many of the shareholders pro tested spinit the use the directors were making of the proxies ot absent shartholden, tore up theirs, and scattered the frAmet tots about the floor. The scrutiny was then pro ceeded with ; but it being us& mood that the directors wire prepared with something like 6,000 of these proxies, many of the shareholders retired, taking it for granted that thit pro ceediegs stood adjourned till next day, and not till that day month. ADJOIMNED PROCEEDINOS, TZSTERDAT. The meeting r.-asnmbled yesterdsy, at 11 o'clock, when there was a comparatively thin attendance, about 200 pro prieton The CHAIRMAN (Lord Yarborough) announced the re sult of the scrutiny as follows :—.The votes represtnted byy tho'e present in favour of Mr. Webster 's motion were 2,608, and the pr. aids given by than persons in favour of Mr. Webster'. amounted to 6,103; fur Mr. Merton's motion the votes et persons present were 1,011, and the proxies were 315. The total cumbers were— For Mr. Morton's motion For Mr. Webster's motion 8,911 Majority 7,555 _ The next amendment wee that for the adding Mr. Samuel Lees' name to the directory, in pace of /dr. Vernon's. His Lordship then called tor a show of heads. end declared Mr. Lees to he carried by a majority of 50 to 32. Mr. FITCH tf•rn TOw to propose that the uamre of all defaulters iu the proprietary of the various undertakings asna4.arnated is this company be printed and circulated . . among the pronrietors, with the numixr of their shares. Mr. BRADSHAW seconded the motion ; but it was then negatived. The CHAIRMAN then moved a resolution. proposing— " That for the interest accruing between the 30;h of June, 1849, and the 16th Jan., 1850, upon such of the 'bares ss canted interest to that ate, warrants be issued to the share holders, indicting the amount of listens: due, but with a postponement of paymentsuntil a dey to In fixed at a tenure meeting of the shareholden." Tne motion wee esconded and carried. A variety of other resolutions were carried, amongst which was that a dividend be now declared at the guaran teed rate of 7{ per cent. per annum for the last hall year, ul on the No. 1 Quarter Shares, but that the paymint thereof be postponed to a day to be named at a future meeting of sh.rrholders. The CHM 11.11 AN then moved the adoptisn of the draft of the bill, which was agreed to by a majority cf 65 to 19, out of a meeting which had dwiLdled down to about 80 persons. A vote of thanks was then given to Lord Yarborough for his services in the eh tir, and the proceedings terminated a little before five o'clock last evening. Company, in conjunction with whom the expenditure had been made.. The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the directors' rerort aid the anoints. Moja, COURT pointed out some diserepanein, to the extent of 60,0001., between the neonate rendend ,hy this company and then of the Eastern Counties Company. He dented the right of the directors to issue proxies at the ta rries of the company. He never would cement, as an auditor, to aokaowledge the cheques of the directors as vouchers. . The CHAIRMAN give some explanation of the circum stances under which the proxies had been issued. --- - Mr. LAWRENCE, the other auditor, Mid he had thought it his duty to allow the charge. He took an entirely different view of the accounts from that taken by his worthy colleague. Ila had treated the company as he would any other mercantile concern. From their connexion with the Eastern Counties Company it necessarily ►appened that many of the vouehers were in the bands of that company, as payments to the extent of 9,0001. out of 13,0001. had been paid in conjunction with that company. Fr m the cheque hooks and other documents there was sufficient moral evidence of the accuracy of the payments, end the account* were kept in a very excellent manner. Ilia colleague had a great tancy for going minutely into accounts, muca more so than he thought neceseary, He met with him, Lot only here but at the South Welts and other compels's., he might he called a kind of account►nt.q. nerai. (Laugh's r.) Mr. A. MILLS moved u au amendment that Major Court's report should be printed along with that of the directors. _ . Mr. PETO, M.P., a director, seconded the amendmert and exprused his belief that the contents of Major Court's report were calculated to throw light on the affsiis of the company, and would not injure the directors. Every thing they knew the proprietors should know ; and when the report of Messrs. Quilter and Ball wee presented it should be fully laid before the shareholders. He had recently become a director, but would not continue so a moment longer than he had the confidence of the proprietors. Mr. QUILTER pledged himself to give not only • bs. lance-sheet, but a minute detail of the receipts and expendi ture of the company from its commencement. This would be done before the next half-yearly meeting. He felt the difficulty in which Msjor Court had been placed by the Eastern Counties Company holding the vouchers; but when the accounts between the companies were closed, the vouch. era would be handed over, and the account* might then IN properly audited. A SHAREHOLDER suggested, that if Major Court's report was circulated, Mr. Till's answer to it ought also to be published. The amendment was altered accordingly, and in that form wu adopts d unanimously. Resolutions were thi n passed, declaring a dividend at the rate recommenced in the report, appointing Capt. Wardell and Mr. Arthur Mills d ire ctor., and re-appointing the auditors. EAST ANGLIAN. Yesterday the half-yearly meeting of this company war held at the London Tavern, Bisboregate-street. H. BRUCE, Esq., took the chair, oiliZn a long report was read, the main paragraphs of which wire the folio s ing " A statement of the revenue account for the half year ending 31st Dec., 1849, shoes a nett revenue amounting to 8,3271. lls. 93., which is a considerable improvement on the result of the preceding half year. It will be satisfactory to you to find that, notwithstanding the lines in the Lynn die triet have to be worked by three distinct sets of engines and carriages, the cost of working the 62 miles has cot aseraged more than Gl. list per mile per week II we take into con sideration the six miles from Lynn to Watliogtoc, run over by the Wishesch trains, the length will b.. 69 miles, and the cost about 61. 2 , . per mile per week. An arrangement has been made with the Hartlepool Coal Company for the erec tion of another steam ecgine on our harbour station, at the mouth of the Nar, by which miens we will be enabled to afford great despatch to coal yew's, and thus draw a greater proportion of that traf f ic to our line. We regret that we are still unable to announce the comple tion of the agreement of tam nee by which the cveral mat. ten pending between this company and the Einem Counties Company are to be settled. Our solicitor. assure us that every possible effort has been made by them to bring this matter to completion; but that the draught of the agreement still remains in the bends of the Eastern Counties Company's eo!iiitor. You are aware that one of the points to be settled by this arbitration is the terms on which the Eastern Counties Company are to use the line from St. lee. to Huntingdon, as agreed between them and the Ely and Huntingdon Company. The Eastern C unties Company have had the entire use of that line front its first opining to the lot October last, on which day they handed over all the traffic to this cempany. Both the passenger and goals Hoek were consequently worked by them for the East Anglian Company, throughout that mnirti ; but in No vi usher the use of the line was resumed by the Eastern Ccontiee Company. Oa Ist December, they having given notice of their intention to &haulms the goods traffic, we commenced 'forklift that traffic by horses, and the accom panying statement exhibits the result. The Eastern Counties Company have, in accommodating the passenger traffic, run their engines and carriages over this line tour times, daily, since Ist of Dec, caber." _ The CUM HAAN, in nv.ving the adoption of the r+ port, said that upwards of 200,000:. of bcnd and simple cichtors, had given their CAIN nt to the agreement mentioned in the upon, and he hoped the remainder wculd alan give their con sent. The directors would conduct the company with all the ecmomy possible, and they had the consolation of having never promulgate.? any fictitious rolits, neithi r would they, for it was their opi..ion that the line would, in course of time, become a good undertakiag. Mr. ROSS asked what would be done with any surplus _ _ The CHAIRMAN said the directors intended to pay, cut of the revenue ►t their disposal, first the interest on the bonds and simple contract debts, and to appropriate any balance to pay the interest on the preference shares. Mr. ROSS was disposed to move a resolution that after the payment of interest on bond and simple contr-et debts the remaining balance should ro to pay interest on the 7 per cent. preference 'hares, amounting to 23,6501. The CHAIRMAN thought aty resolution of that kind would be premature while the company was still liable to litigation. (Hear, hear.) On the whole year at preiant there was no surplus ; on the contrary, the revenue was WO/. mii.us the sum payable for interest. It was agreed by the bondholders to w it for their principal for seven years pro- Tined they got their interest regularly. A PROPRIETOR asked what sort of contract was made with Messrs. (Lay and Bond? The CHAIRMAN said it was terminable at three months notice, it Lund necessary; it was a contract altogether fa. vourahle to the proprietors. (Hear, hear.) Alter some further discussion, the report was adopted, a vote of thanks was pissed to the chairman and efirectors, and the meeting adjourned. EASTERN UNION. Yesterday was fixed for the half-yearly meeting of proprietor. in the Eastern Union Railway Company, to be held at itadiev's Hotel, Blackfrtars. At 2 o'clock, J. C. Cubbold, Esq... M.P., took the chair, end the secretary pro ceeded to read the advertisement convening the meeting. After which, the Chairman stated that the only business he had t. propose was the legaliaiog of the company'. prect ed lags by sibling their seal to the register. In constrjutace of the severe Mom of Mr. Hutton the accounts were still unprepared, and therefore be (the Chairman) proposed a further adjournment of the meeting until the 15th of March Mr. Rattan (brother to the accountant) stated that it it was necessary that the shareholders should have a week's previous examination of the account., the meeting bad better be adjourned to the 22nd. lii. brother hart given his opinion that the accounts were v. ry dietirce, and that vouchers were present for every iter, a thicg nut always touud in r ilway accounts. The Chairmen ascended the m ttiou accordingly, and the adjourned meeting was hoed for the 22nd instant. The special meeting, tissd fur 3 o'clock, for raising the remaining 125,000 f. capital, was similarly adjourned. SOUTH DEVON. - - The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the proprietors in this company was held at Plymouth on Tueed-ey, Mr. T. Woolconibe in the chair. There was a full attendance both of directors and sharehol ler*. It will be recollected that in November last the directors circulated for the approval of the shareholders a statement of a lic.ancial scheme that they were prepared to introduce in tho ham of a b.ll in the present session of parliament. This scheme had been adopted by the ehareh•lders ; the directors had introduced a bill founded upon that statement, but the bill had been met with oppneition. A motion was made fur the adjournment of the meeting, and that an extra- ' ordinary general meeting be called toconsider the hill is ques tion now before parliament, whether it is expedient to pro ceed, and if so, then to make such alterations to regulate the -rights of the Great Western, Bristol and Exeter, and Mid land Companies, as to the appointment of directors ; to de clare the righter of shareholders open free of charge to every shareholder ; to declare nu person eligible as director, unless in possession of more than 2U shares ; in ease of a vacancy at the board, to vest the power of election solely in the hands of the shareholders; to send lists of shareholden and to c 41 a meeting althin two months to fill such vacancy; to take power to let or sell the line to any body or corpora. whatever; and that copies of the bill and the petitions be printed at the expense of thc company. (Laughter.) Th e ( notion not being seconded was lost. A poll was then demanded. The poll was then taken, and was closel when sufficient numbers had voted to carry the motion. The bill wee then sanctioned, and the meeting broke up. SOUTH WALES. State of the poll at 4 o'clock on Thursday, February 28, WA/ : —For Mr. Williams as director, 602 ; 'gaunt, 1,801. Majority against Mr. Williams, 1,199. I'I,TMOUTII GREAT WESTERN DOCKS.—The half yeati) geneial meeting of this company was held on Mon day, at Millbay, Col. 11. B. Harris in the choir. From the dieectors' report, it spperred that the company had new effected the purchase of all the share, of Millbay, and were in possession of their purchases, 'I hey hoped to be shortly able to sell the portions of land which would not be required, and to m eke considerable a ranee in the works. It men tioned the fact, that four selditienal steamers called now at the pier, and they had proved to be a source of revenue. The interest which had been before paid to the sharcholden, the directors now recommended should be discontinued, es the interest was beir.g paid out of the capital. By the state ment of accounts, a total expenditure of 102,6081. le. Id. was shown, accounts due to the company ; calls unpaid, 23,6101. 7e. Ild ; bankers' balances, 1,0641. 7s. Ild.; making a vital of 127,3361. hie. 1111. To t he credit, amongst other items, is a sum of USU. 19s. Bd. for nett revenue for twelve months. A disausaion ensued upon the report, which was esentmlly eaoptsd. NORFOLK. Yesterday the half-yearly meeting of this company took place at the offices, Guildhall-buildings. Mr. C. W. TYNDALE, the chairman of the board of directors, presided. There wag a thin attendance, not more than 30 shareholders being present. Tree CHAIRMAN having briefly alluded to the retire ment of Mr. Duff from the board, which bad caused his election to the chair, the report was read. It stated :—" It is gratifying to observe that the revenue account txhibits a steady increase upon that of the corrnpondieg period of 1848. The directors are happy to report the continued good undirstsnling which subsists between them and their eel leagues in the Eastern Counties direction, by which they are satisfied that the best interests of bolls companies will be pr:moted. After mature consideration, it was ureic!, d, in concert with the directors of the Eastern Counties Company, not to renew the application to parliament for the 'mains. mation bill in the present session ; and the directors readily assented to this, in the conviction that the experience of the' joint working of the lines will gradually remove all obsta cles to the measure, by more cl'arly dent ping the 'dean ups, both to the shareholders and the public. The divi dend to be declared will be the same as that of the Eastern Counties Company, namely, at the rate of Ifis. upon the 1001. stock, for the half-year." The CHAIRMAN said the interests of this company were at present canpletely hound up with those of the Eastern Counties Company. He regretted to find the amalgamation scheme still opposed by some members of that company ; but the Norfolk Company had nothing to fear from its rejection. Still the continued agitation of the question kept their stock below irs ',slue. One of their auditors, Major Court, had presented a long report, which only came into his hands the preceding day ; and to his surprise he found it that morning in the Tino4s newspaper. He could not but think that Major Court, being in some way connected with that news paper, must have communicated it himself; and this he thought highly improper con :not, both as an auditor and a gentlemen—as the report contained grave charges against the r iree-ors. !dojo? COURT admitted having communicated his report to the paper, and said its publication would do the compan7 inFood. He had left the report at the Mike, kavicg tt in their discretion to publish it or not. The CHAIRMAN said the discretion of the Tinley in that matter was well known they were engaged in a fi erce crusade against rsilways. H ; e must repeat that the course Major Court had pursued was highly improper. A SHAREHOLDER thought Major Cana was justified in the course he had pursued, ("No, no.") The CHAIRMAN said the auditor's report would have been pubiiahed with that of the directors had it come in time. The SECRETARY then real the report. It complained that no balance-sheet bad bean delivered to the auditors, that the half-yearly accounts were in an obit etionable form, and that many sums were charged to the capital account w hick ought to have gone into that of revenue. He (Major Court) had required that the accounts of the Lowestoft Railway and Harbour should be submitted to audit; bat this the direetors refused. In the accounts for the previous half year, ending June, 1849, items to the amount of 19,000 i. herd been charged to capital instead of revenue. Respecting the last haltyear's amounts, the two auditors had disagreed as to the prin , iple on which they should proceed, and this report was from Major Court only. He took objection to a number of small item, and is conclusion recommended the closing of the capital account. The CHAIRMAN replied to the 'herpes seriaMse. He smarted that a balance-meet had been duly delivered to the auditors as required by the statute. Mr. TILL, • director, explained that the non-prod uc ti on of some of the vouchers arose from their necessarily being oat of the hands of the direethre at present and some of the permit twin bees wade through the Matters Caudle. MARKETS COTTON —Livaitrotn., ran. 2 ft—The market to-14 was ateicly, end the mire were about 4,000 balsa. al•Noll Eamon, FEri. 21. TM re was not much chcoge in the yarn end cloth murk, t from the state of chit'', exhibited on Tues day, but if anything there was a elightly increasuddran eof cetivity, with rather more firmness is pe a lo printing cloths and 40 inch shirtinp there war rater more /moires* ellseted, and the Ise wee tiler prevailing has induced mote activity la fen goodie far the opting trade. In the yarn market the imprc,vetnght is orawing to a more active demand true OUrera fur India, Mgt to meet the require ments of manuLemeers. The dammed extends HIM l• particularly to medium qualities al mule twist fmrn astaber 40 to 60. Germ bu)ers are operating but very sparingly. 11081EltY A'l) Letts ItADES.—Normattast, Feb. Craws., pantalooe, awl Phi t hands arc Set eat upon etrike, only roe esprit firm having consented to pay the advanced prim The principal houses seem, in thl• use, mese to complying with the wiser. of the workmen. The cut-up cotton hue branches are in a ',cry nourishing condition, but there are very few frames to let the drawer Salida having taken them. lhe glove trade, whether opunmilk, cotton, or s.• h :were, min a newt resells nt centliume and everything in conducted with c ,ntent and n 4:44r. the wrought cotton huge brands, having to a geld. I steed loot tie eves eupernue trade, iv stradully deseesing. The hand-, however, have full work, these that err mopped gettiag into other branch,. The at k khotted hoe trait, has ban .n a lamentable mate for eame thee past , ler sew having any etripioyment. A maser Peekinger has at length obtained a toierah4v large seder, but Isom what quart- r remains a secret. There is no vi-die amendment in any other Mauch of the silk hem trade, the few hams* employed ate, however, well suet:obeli with wink. The bobbin-net Marie fa in a very bur eoedition, but 42..mpd by the high price nod (ward!) , et cotton thread, which hen damped opeculation, buyers generally are averse to giving an ally:merit price for late, but, oheuld the de ! mend incresee as the spa such is the scarcity of net and lace, that It wetilel . not he a matter of malaise if thee were compelled to give a premium. the silk lase, which are rather a new manufac ture, having much extended rime the inkodaction tie jacquard, keep gradually rt ems rime from the danip they received last *niter. The warp trait., once re lallalf tall! t. Some gktun, and which may even yet be eseakteved so, has cautdcrably ail end. d, and, at a dele gate meeting held la Nottingham on iihatilay hot, it appeared, :row tee report of the delegate* (who oath neleil from e•. cry place where the manufacture Is carried on excepting tote, that tie principal fall. ing off has been mints's:44prd, there b leg wore than 1,1111 (stunts in lull work, though It del not appear that at any Uwe there were more than 1,404 Tau IWO vwU,n anrprined thr workmen Utmost lrea, who laboured und* the imenexten that the trade we. half ex4iuct. The deputies were yin unanimous on two puinto, the. la, to lota a general union of the warp trade in the three Calatit e, and to support the opulent manufacture to and prevent their being undersold by the nesse firms. It was tw tlet r meted to hold a general meeting at loughbonn.gh on F.tater Manila,', that being ceneidered a central eitu.,tien, at which, the rates le4reed to by the de - agates are to be pre sented fur adoption.— Nato 14,4 MANUFACTURES. tinADFORD, Feb. 28.—There is more Inquiry for Yarns, and for Sprite tb, to is no dispasitkin to Pell at lower price*. In rerkdYarua there is nu accumulation Mamas, cern is the arena, of the ph iffoing bunt who haws yet to anntilelllei buying, and thf re is every confidence that this clans of yarns is not likely to reevdo in price. There in nothing pa:tient:a doing in Piece.ganda, but sr it to bersern erar-inn, it is not oth,rwne thou in prtYlllus yaws; but the law prier., at uloch good, ate ailing make all parties confident that any chance ,nu-t hr higher. WOOL—BRADFORD, If in. Lb The sales of Colonial Wool have closed at an &dram, of fully 2iL per lb. on the last sales, • ith every con fi dence that prices tri I be maintained. This is oat bowever, borne out in faisiish Wools, wh'cb can he had at a Min in' favour of the buyer. Noilsand bruises ace better sale, mad prices film. CORN.—BMISUKT, ken..e.—TAis raatket was mithoul alteration in the valued good qualities of grain. Trade by no means orlon for gaud qualities ;nsiddling neglected. Priors as fulluwe: Wheat, 4s. 441 to 4a. 1;il. per bughtl. Barley, 19e. to 235. pet qr. Oat., Iris. to 21a. Below, 3.. Gel. to 4s per buabel. BIRMINGHAM, FEBT.IIIIXART 2h.-O otacooter and WOr oenti-r marls-Ts coo the 24rd ruled very dull, bat in aome in•tances rather wore money was realerd tie hoe wheat Barley leas pressed fur sale. Out. taken to retail at former prices. !lean. and peas richer 1. wee. This Meek the pales reported are again trifling, oral on wheat the turn is in favour of the buyer. Ilar'cy rather more inquired tor, but without leading to much Moines.. Only bodied parcels of oats have changed bandit Af w beans and peas b ire real:tied former prime. At tins day. marks t there um a good supply of Enmesh wheat, and the tooc ruled very dull at a rc duello. of lid to M. per qr. Barley flat, but lower price. were nut submitted to. Nothing worth untie, doing in oata. Items and pew bo It difficult to quit. Wteat, per budail of ollbet, 56.0 d. to .5.. ad.; new, Sp. ld. to 21%141.; red, 4.. 7d. to U. 4d.; now, 4.. Sil. to So. 3d. ; lash, Tel, Sit to Ss. M.; Nevin, :eel, it 10d. to ss, W.; loreign, white, W. tells. ed.; l'oludi Odeva, S. M. to 3.. ell.; Danube, M. to Ss. bd. Burley, per Imp. qr., 235. to 27a. 0.1.; grinding, per 39210.., lisp. GM to 22.. 61. tarts, Mulish. whew, per imp. qr 17s. od. to 21..; Week., black end white, per 314115., 1.... Gal. to 17..6d.; triode (40Th.. to 4211..), 17.. ild. b. osp. rd.; (3710.. to &Mat), 17s. ed. to les. • black, 16s. ed. to 17.. Cid. Beam, English, old, per 19filbe., Liand. to ale. od. ; new, DM. 3d. to lit.; Irish, 10., to 10.1.611.; toreirn, lea. 3d. to 12e. GM Peas:, boffins, rr imp. qr. (korninnl), 20.. te As.• grinding, per 194.1 bu, Ils. to 1 Is. &I. Lentil., per 191.1 b..., lee. 6d. toll.. od. k lour, EllitliPhi floe. per ruck of 200.0 u. 33e. to 351. ; peconds, 28.. to 30.. OSTON, Yeti. 27.-We have had a I .rite allow at Worst to.ihy, si eh a *low trade. at Is. W 2.. decli n e. Man. also the tarn lower. No change in the value of Meal. Wheat, red, 340. to 375.; white, GW. O'', 120. to 17,. Bear.e, 24a. to per qr. BRIGHTON }ob. 29.-4 he di ward fur W heat to-day wan not lively. a:the:ugh the supply Irk small, as millers act with great cautinn • but at Lot waves prices a fair amount of humus , . was transacted. Batley Anil, buyers fur choice ramplea, while all other starts are difficult of diepred. Oata, Beane and Peas steady, at late rates. Wheat, white, 10/. l ( s. to I If.; red, W. to W. 11.. Barley, 24.. to 27e. Oats, 15.. to 17., Beane, 23.. to 27.. leas, 25.. to 375. Bltlielot, FEB. 28 -Our market was but thinly supphrd with grain or all ilea iptlansi, and former rates were barely men. rained. English wheat mkt at Sta. to 42a. per imp. quarter. Fixetim white ditto sold at 445. to 494. per en. 115. Ditto red iliac) mkt at 44 9. to 43a. per 4PO lbs. !duo otttri (ordinary) rota at 3, s. to 404. per 4901b5. Ditto bard mid at 31s. to 3.P. per 40011 w. French wheat sold at 32a. to per 49010. Eagarki molting !wiry sold at 24.. to :W. per imp. qr. Ditto and Memo goutuig mid at I.n. to As. per 4110 lee Benet and Welch map mold at Oa. to lie. per hop. quarter. Irish white ditto sold at 17s. to Is.. per 3201 b. Ditto Meek ditto sold at 13s. W. to 16P. per imp. qr. /*urchin ditto now. Engliph beans meld at 27.. to le. per imp. quarter; fors ign ditto *old at 23.. to 2e.. ter 41101bs. English dour, a condo, mid at 27.. to 29.. per tuck; Ameri can ditto, oweo, sold at 2 ls. to 21.. per barrel. Tee arrivals A. re :- Wheat Itrudol, 129 quarter. Gloucester, 5 quartets. Duo: Maud, 313 quarters; Gloucester, 2,2 13 Minds. Barley: Bristol, .96 quar ter.• Gloticeeter, 44 quit tem. bean.: Bristol and Glotnotter, num. Ylotir ; &lAA, 1,190 mesa; GloueePter, none. The average. are:- Wheat : Bridol, 37.. 11.1.; lii.kuoo , fer liar. 3.1. Oat.: 8ri5t 01, 3.1.; Gloucester, 17, G. I. Barley: Brh.Wl, 21.. ed.; tilolice-ter, 235. Pd. Lean. Braden 3.a. ltd.; G.oucester, 20e. Damns. Feb. 28.-We ad a larger supply of Wheat to.day than for several weeks, which mot a very gat and ilrlsoring Pale, the beret samples only fully re:Mains last week'. price., al. other kinds being the turn in favour of the buyer : a tolerable clearance wan at last effected. The bon parcels of Barley were picked .it rather readily at List y(14'810 ice., but the infee tor klndp, 04 which there RAS a large supply, .set a very dull sale. Oats tor seed were in muted, but price. remain red. Prises were as Wow.: -Wheat, white, I le. to Me.; beet mil, 41.. to 44a.; middling, 364. to 414.; Meet Mr, 29e. to 331. Barley, 2..5. to 27.. Date, 146. to 24.. Beans, idol, to 40.. . • new, 3h.. to 3;ht Poo, 30.. to Ms. Flour, One, per nick, 31 0 . t 03.14. ; peceetle. . 21s. to 34. _ _ . 27.—The Wheat offering to-day met I a isir sale at Pee prices or last market-day. Wheat, red, 33v. to 4n1.; white, 3ks. to 411.; fine. 430. .o 46e. Barley, 2 , 5. to 2rs. NU. 26e. to 295. Beano, 20s. to 325. Oats, 14s. to 20s. per quarter. MAI IiSTON E, Yen. 28 —Tit, re was a tolersb.e supply of Wheat at market to-dry, and lot day's rates were fully maintained; very doe i.arfnis fetched a Bele more money. The trade in Lent corn is by nu means MA, and priers rave undergone no alteration, Cie demand for seed being at present trifling. MANN INOTILES, Feb. 28.—We have cad a short supply of Wheat and Maley today ; arid the trade is slow, thoucb not lower. Berms and Peos are telling at Lite prices. Wheat, white, 40e. to 415.; red, 37a. to 445. Barley, a.. to 2us. Beans, 245. to 275. Peas, 26e. to :Bs. swat us, Feb. 2.3 -We had this day an increased nip. ply of Wheat, which met a slow sale, at nearly the rates of las: week. Barley was in moth rate supply, fur which there was a fair demand, at late prices. OHM r more doing in o.cs ; Beans and Peas continue dull. Averages to the 23r.1 heat, 41s. &I. Warle7. 23e. bd. Oats, 13s. &I. Pi.smossu, Feb. 28.-The Wheat trade wastery dull this day, and but few vale s were made, without alteration in price. Ver min.. supphet are small, but the imports from trance during the last eight days have been considerable. IA dull. at .0.. to 225. per qr. At the latter price our malt...tens bare been buying the b es t a d .. plea, welching 5311... to 5Cb. Vine Flour, Ns. to 325. per tack. Vats, IG.. to Ins. Beaus 20s. to 2sti, mid dull. liusesou, Feb. 27 -Corn trans, steady, at list week's prices. Sxliply of Barley rather hmite.!. The demand foe seed ex tensive. Gate, Beans, and Peas dull ramie. Wheat,2ls. to Cs. per load. Barley, No. to Ate W. per qe. Vey 13s. to STOCKIOS ON-Ties, Feb. 27.-Ws had a lare reapply of grain to this day's market from the farmers. Wheat met a fair de . mead at last week's ',nets. Out., Brant. and Peas meta pretty gad saki, without any quomble variation in value, hour without rhansv. The present quu;ations ;-Vihnit, per qr. af li.Lbs. to the bushel, Durham and lurkshire, red, arie. to ; white, 4M. to 43.. south country red, ;Mr. to 41s. ; white, 4.3 i. to 41a. Oats, teed, Its. to 1 1 ‘s: Potato, ltir. to 'lti.,ll4..drs, new, Nett, as.; old,3osco a.v. ticur, per sack of 2 00 15.., fine, 295. to 30s. ;superfine, 33... Oatmeal, Setlc l .. 255. to 2Gs. Foreign: 'Wheat, per qr. of to the bushel, Hamburg and Stettin, 42a. to 41s. • Honour and Uuaioh , aye. t, Ots. Polish thieves, 3Ve. to 40.. fats, Dutch and FritaLmd, Gs. to 20..; Rusvian, Swedish, and Ihnish, 16e. to Gr. Peas, boiling, 2.5.. to 265.; grinding, 24.. to 255. Kee, Ns. to 25e. Impuria during We past week: Wheat, etketwise, 2,017 qrs. flaky, 2.4.. U SIGLIDGE, Feb. 28.-Whe.,s meta ur.sk tale , o-day, at an advance of Is. to 2s. per qr. over the TIIICA of 1.1,1 Reek. The supply short, curette of Peas awl Beans, which greatly eacced the demiunt WOSILINGTOW, Feb. 27.-At this market to-day we had a good supply of W brat and Oats. Wheat maintained last wet quotation.. Oats awl Kathy are fully 3d. per bushel lower. Wbrut, best, white, Ins. to Gs. G.l. ; r,d, 146. to Isa (iL lifar:ey, ;it. to go. td. Oats, Go. to Os. 3d. Elixir, per stone, rup erfine. is. lOd.• seconds, 10. AL Barks dour, Is. 2d. Oatmeal, In. Ityvtlour, 10.1 d. WAviincuitv, Feb. 27.-With limited supplies of grain front fanners, our mkrket continues in a very delves... Algae, with prices of most artists iw favour of the buyer. EDINIWILOH, Feb. 27.-Wheit at the beginning of the martial sold readily, but farmers asking rather too much. Sales tell off warn, but prices went up; a good many parcels were ra.l.t tor reed. Bailey also sold well. Oats litre dull, awl were down in puce. Beans sold well with u rise. Wheat, 2&. to its. Barley, 15a. to 254. Gil. Oat., IN to 24 Brans, 345. W. to 304. GLASGOW, Feb. 27.-1 he weather us now mild and spring. like, and the farmers must be fully occupied in the deals. With the 'emotion of LUPO qrs. Bruns (coin Egypt, there have been no arrivals reported in the Clyde since last week; but, via Grangemouth, the supplies of Oats A 1,4 Barley, coastwise, were cm a hieral wale, 2,240 . . . qta. of the former e n d s p iAl of the latter having *awe to hAtid, the greeter part at the furl, y hen ever bete g tfrMmrd for Catupbelloa. r7nel ;nam-er of vessel.; t . i'rrival yeiterLinot included in tlio 4 retuo7. Fur Wheat *nil Flour there has been a modenite retail demand iliiring the wedi, at price , rather in favour or the buyent. In other snicks little biomass traerptred. it,r)ptistil Beagle were Onereerr elwaper. There was about an uVetten. atteudunce Or baler. at tine dare mar. hot, but their wants appeared hunted, although pufeluiscs of loth Wiled and Flour might have been mode on easier Wens. Pats were eery du!i. For Parley previouo rates were required. Beane and l'eas each hd. per bull chestier. Wheat, English, per 210105., white, new, 21s. to 21s. lid.; red, old, 11s. to 21o.; new, 194. to Ms. oil.; Scotch, white, old, 21s. to 225. lid.; new, I is. tid. to 19o.; Irish, red and white, new, 17s. bd. to lea. lid.; Panicle, old, 23.. lid, to 235. ed.; l'imicrauian, out, 31e. lid. to 130. Od. ; new, 20s. to 21.. WI., Manion, old, 190. iid. to 210. yd.; new, 19, o i l, t o 3 0 „ . o d . ; iideisia, sift, old, lye. Od. io Ills. fol.; CanailLin, 0101, L'Oti. lo 21s. Oil.; United states, old, 2ss. 6d. 21a. Od. Bartry, per 3201ba., liersuiti and Seliteh, new, 130. Gd. to Irbili, 14. ha. to ty.; pd.; foreign, fres, VOlnerlielAn, Ike., old, 14. 6d. to 13e. Ot.L; to Danish, 0414,6 W 146.14; new, 130. to las.6d. pats, per 204110., Ilersiek and Scotch, new, 13s. to 14e. 3d.; Irish, tv os i on i, the., new, 13e. fal. to 14. Od.; Limerick, 3te., old, I3s. ed. to 14. Od.; new, 1 is. 3d. to 140. ; extra prepared, new, pa. oil.; foreign, Kneen.; old, 13a lid. to 1 / a .; Danish, 11s. to 13.. W. vows, Scotch, new, 13s. to 13s. tid.; foreign. old, 13s. 61. to Its. per 4 hop. bus. ; Iri s h, per 2hulba,ew, 14s. ad. ; Egyp tian, per 2Soibif., 13e. Od. to 13a. lid.; new, 14s. Od. w h i le, per Mlle., old, 14s. to 145.,61; grey, 13e. lid. to 140. Flour, per bulls., oil, Ytlglisb, oolwriinci 32* . to 33 5. Od.; Irish, superfine, 31s. to 320. lid.; fine, 300. to 31*. ; extra choice qualiti es 310. to 330.; Frencili, 31s. lad. to 325. ed.; Anleriellll, sweet, per ' buret, old 22.5. eel to 23.. Od.; Canadian, 21s. lid. to 235. Od. • sour, Vs. to ed. Oatmeal, per 1301b0., Irish, common cut: new, 235. to 11.35. 6d. Indian Corn, 17s. to 170. Lid. per 2301115. --- I CATTLE.—Lszno, Fun. 27. —Then was a very Isar snow of cattle rod an goimoav allow of slump to-day, and nearly all mold lid. dr. lb.Boma, from Gm, to In. Md. per Amp of lbh ; ohorp, 6J.. to pie 3i. Phl. to 4a. litd. Pork, 21. 24. io per bot c h -•' r,. te-t Oki offal, of cads etas lard, tim.rnap, Fetiniarp 27. —We eh .le of Beasts, and of Sheep a molerate me. (loot n ef !ad m ot tt: Nand ready Inners at I ist week's rates. Many lugs aid pe c o , Beasts wsre at market from Yorkshire. A good ciceroe* was near SoCTUALL Feb. 27.—We carnet rota 01 V littenib,, in our mesa from last %self. Bert made from la. lid. t, 3 ..1 1 : u llu E6d ttu a n ipe,s , 1 2 ,u k atoR 4 on d e . ii t o o :}8 4: 1 : b1; 4 . d ...2 . in7k. V ....i e n si r l, tit this morning, there bting 804, 08 more than last market. oia seimunt of the 'tire .111.07 and ore th sluggish state iit the ~ , 6, market, sales were recittlingly dull, it prim, down 1 , 1:.). id. ~, atone. tb e A ez fe mp w t ri i. upe .. rlo not r Psithasts, rule, oi pht tl f e ... ~,,, r. The ,u,,,,,... 6s. r 4.; middling and MU:dor kinds, from 4s. .d. to ii, A „ . .. ri : ''_ts sitletable number wete iniwill. Ths wit lily td slieie li th i , m .,,, .." Wee Itettilt , there being I,boa,tr I. 1.1111 than last rink. x„.. u r b t . Mending the short supply, it was hilly eyed to the o ßool ~ , ,A ~... were aLowly effected at last week's prices. Top pr i ce, li d. I . , it , currant, bd. to Sid.; Ileoooeary and Inferior may, from my t o IA •• METEOROLOGICAL RETURNS. , bIABCtt 1, Idyl. The State el tha Weather at e-ab (..t Use Wing In• Niail Vela& yesterday seare:ag. The irtti,. r ., arransted erder 'comets. . . . Nemec.' Placa GenUe Breeze ler y Calm inere.ot Gentle Breeze Eqffgy Calm Th I*.g Go ntle Breesel ..gry Gentle Breeze I ftertStit I It ettat Gentle Breeze ; I , lmgy (%,lut mail! &rung Breese I o ‘...agt Cahll lWs (Vat 1 , 1,1(y Gentle Breeze' 1 ,onty Calm "nrr Gentle Breeze , oee: Gentle brae.:' tart zet elm r. Calm th.lt At (:AIM I C 1 ,41,1, Gentle Bret re on , r, CAM I (]rawly Calm I Yeg.y Gentle Breeze , Per.. Zy Gentle Breeze (ne,, .; Calm rt., Gentle Breeze ten.: r ' :. Cairn Gentle Breeze Peru: ; Gentle Breeze Ewer Gentle Breeze f' Gentle Breeze Ge< rme. Gentl3 Breeze l o, er , Cahn I rnrn:•t y Cahn oetr,4 . Itmem • y THIS elf Wired. Sate et Weather. Lrree. ru2e. I , ,wieg places did rot mach this Lion yestttday ; they therefore 'thee en Wedntiday morning at C.:ln lif ig.:stk . Bre , r, 1 , , :trc., (.. ntlf, Ism, 1 . .,rt,,1y CIT,I, ( ell.::r Brot ze I arti , :ly C.l.,ty I ^..W i.--y, ; elerud:t. Gentle lireeze . hrtany Clulv!y li, me Itrrcze I Parta.4 V.,,,1y c.:., llo:oly 1.40•47 thuarron 11*ffixes FOLK MONS TUN imams HAS sutiTollll KRI6rOL ....... mass wicu— Liunniel CA/lIMIDAI TAIMCItti rnr.knoasveis.... CumwaT ....... .... 911. ITIELD I IuLTIORAb Lrvearcet MANCUUMUL foal( DIALINGIIO3I HAITI-MARL iSMATINOCC lAvAse BRawicx 61...440W U „ M: 11C1,011 Cour.* of Wind. St Pn (kiwe I The returns from the for , office in time for publicati indicate the state of the %cal vine o'clock. r'ws..~~wa ..... I.vltirWN ("KRICK N1d111111.1) WPIIOT Dumas ......... N. E. *.S. W. S. M. S. S. W. *SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. Men est " Ski PO Mir Outtt.," had Llat• CASUALTIES. Home, N'Leod, of Eictou, team Lond , :m fnr the Good Hope, came on shore hero this mor.i, e , kb tan o'clock, and remained until about ten o'cl ,ck forensic, when she came off and p. fleece'. d, without remit ir..a azy apparent damage.—New It mug, F b. 27. Victoria, Menzies, from Loudon to Trinidad, rat in here Feb. 17, wish datums. Laving b-en in corts,t in N, lon. 10 W., with the Sir Gringo Sepumar, !rcm Ca:c4::a to Leindon.—Coeunna. Fib. 19. •RItIVED. !J A LLS. Hamburg Holland Lisbon Pacific India vitt Son:b sttpton India Ma•sti3'es Boston and Halifax Mexico and Ilaystr tab West India Bras'ls ARRIVED, ALsof,—at Lim f'bruary 2s. tr,in ALBERT GAI.I. Tim— Lise_vp...;l, eL ruJi y AieVILICAN Cottolll,ll-off W;ymOuth, Fr)! .ter-at Gravesend, February . 27, from ANN Bans-at Grave...rad, February 27, frnn Ass-at Gmresend, Ft law.ry .8, from Musa-at JCIT47, February 28, from Basaza- at Gravesend, February 2a, from tfau.o l'oarexv-at Liverpool. February 28, from (:arms-at Liverpool, February '27, from Gmora-at Liverpool, February :8, from Cnaaa-at Graresend, Febru lry 28, worn Crysananaso Plymouth, February 20, from I' Carla-off Pnrb4 Youth, February 27, from Conrrmss or Slurp Lo--off Ik achy 1t0,.), Fob. 27, from Daarsorrit -at Dartmouth, February 27, from Daamo -at Liverpool, February 2v, from lILLAWAIII -at LITATI/Out. February :0, from Euraserm-at Liverpool, Frbruary 28, from EMILY-at Liverpool ?) February 20, foam Commie Bsows-at raverend, February Grown ABocv -at Queenstown, lebtuary .C, Gsasum-at Liverpool, February 2.4, Wry .. Ilauts-at Liverpool, February 20, font Roy ao-at Graresend, Febr u ary 27, from . lIIIIIMAA-at Gravesend, lebruyry 27, fro, Ilasoyait -at Gravesend, February. 2 , , from lbw LY Lawns-at Falatouth, Ft ) 27, MlLO—oft Rye. February 17, front . ..... J. Z.-nt Liverpool, February 2v. from .... JoHB arm MAAT-M Gray. Kiri, F. bruary Jayrr-at Graverendb e lbruary .7, tram Jot Dorm:v os .-at Febric.ry 27, rrt Jana-off Portsmouth. February 27, LANC4II.I. -at Gravesend. lebru...y .". •: Loyuolv Pyrw rr - at Soutbamp. 'sty, Lace Louoirif -a: Llverronl. rt. larmooof. -at Liverporl, MAIL-at Liverpool, February 2%, MALIA TRANCI. ve-at Gravesend. Frbruary Nate -at Gravesend, r'•rti.try MAST -at Gravesend, r.bnu• y ~: s'ss; SAILED. Ctrtntitsit -free Tonle, Febru. , Cu,.-frora Shwt IN February 27. COAQVII/INO Iluto-from Lttersoot, DVKIC or WFI L L , NI:ros from Ltvcrinx putt-from Ott, wild, F.:hr.:try num-Nor-from ItArtutotott. Fels u 1.4E4T-from Ltcenrvl, Erbru.try 2t. O.IIIMA - fr. m ertrereatl. Febro.m 2t, to . flees-from Hutt, lebntary 27, to . lit:two-from I irerpaol, February 21t, to. Jrxxr lasi,-from Ilyttouth. Uetuat7 27, to . Jou! , -from Ltrerpool, lebnury 21.3, to . lAN , .—from Liverpo'l, February 9s. to .'OII. 110V81,4-1,-(nnu I.trerpt , l. l'ebrt;ary 2 4 , to !or, tot-from Tort.moutb. Februtty 27, t.) „,,, JVVIL -from Shield., February 27 to Iltztets Patter-from lirentstl. tebruory 3117111.1".—fr0m I.trerrool, February Nt nuts-from F2tuouth, FtAttiory 'base* At.lll.let EI.WALP--(COLII IT•i I, Pacertrrott -from Grarereott, Feb. 2t , Weir tau Tromeros-from Itrareten.i. Rxteme-hero Lteerpoot, February 2 , SC: tit•ar -trout Lirtrocol. lebra try 2., to St ~ r ot Lout-from Liverotttl, bru.,:y tt, masota -from Gruretend. I'o,n:try 27, Sri Tear. Mts., 1.-from 11:11, Feb. 27, t. TA! , JAM — from SA eldt, lebnt try 27, t+.. So 'mot to-otf Queettstowo, Fl Ira try Sam rattratt-at Ulyruouth. February *27, t' Mesita olf Tor: band, February 27. tr. m tirtaowto-L-te Gras, tt l'eltr,...ry . 27, In SAN/O.K.—at Urift*ellal. Febrtray :re Tt•aen -off Torbay. February 2.tt, Tama --at Gravasen.l, Feb. 27. tent .... Ware-at Gravesend. lebrutry 27. trom Woontuazumo-ta Fahnoura, February I bbru&i 27 - ; to 1 .'.r•w ~ u,ry VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. NAPA. from /LIU! /till! , GM' Loolon. ful. 3 . thorn Mrf tt.v (birqur. Feb. N Macon, of Liverpool. Dec. 31, lg. ?'..30 S.. I itsrtfouvv, from mouth for s.litt•y. Fel LSO W. Root, T. from litAtlfilittll Or MT. :I' Six TROY.O Ii►►IILUI, from C. cton, ►ua 43 E. London, Ll/4.. ;y ;1_ ~ \\ BIRTHS, MARRIAGES. AND DEATHS. HI ItTHS DOTP.—Frb. 26. at Tu:v-hilt, the • daughter. BROOKYIELD.—FeS. 26. at I`,rttnan-street, YA;., y:arc, Lro. W. 11. lirooktield, of s daughter. CARTISIL—Feb. 21. at Kennington II i' ,Ar tho wife of IL L Carter, EN., of arm. COOPLII. Vet , . 26, at Stone kcia, the .:e of T. Coo. ,r, Eati., at a son. IL %ELL kah, 26, at Cuubrktgc.,quare, Marl?, of a daugliter. INOLEFIEI.I).—V. 26, at rortland-!. I.lipt. Wirth:ld, Royal Artillery, .4 .I.:.tug Ace, Soul 11. ILIKIII otO ES. riASFA—DATIE3.—Tati. ail, at iirkl tilurch, bt• :he !: lirmuira, ILA.. A. Fraser, o: Sintal.murre, p' Thl J.iristrter of .1. traria., SIN.. or tre.,..isrur. Tit tV EMS —IIOLLAMI).—Feb. Id , :it l:col.ophrnir'hur , E..110114ur1. 31.1., the het. 11. ft Ivor.. M.A., Ikihy. 'Most sou *I Capt. Sir F. tr.rvir% kr: . II Julia, dith daughter of 1.. llofaod, tag., at I.ung:.y Lam, eubant, lieut. DEATHS. BE . I9FELEV.-A , eb. 24, at rark.villa., Sating-Dill, Julia, secoud daughte;l7( W. ti.•rletei, COOK.—Feb. 23, Ann, wife of Mr..l. Cook, (*eunuch' tal-rowl t-Jrtr aged 51. COY. —Mel). 25 . at Nottingham-street, Marylebone, Arum, wtk• S. Col. EN., aged 11.2. LEWIS.—Erb. 91. 11. Lewitt, khq., of Co,lsal, ormerly of We:lcf• lumlefon. +god J 7. Feb. 21, France.% wife of 11r. It. Lewis, of the A.htta:ty Itepartment, Lower Thoniem-strort. alge4 LIIT“ AP. —Feb. 2;, at C es - eland , iIL, Surtnton, Etira, wive( LiP4rwg, 42nd Newt. 11. E. Mated mid ►y WlLumo Moo ot No. N, Corm's , lUlete ha Z all ip a si d c. Lomb" Pnotor. at the ohm. rt Lem:vs& MINN the et Whitettlan.—nuear, Masca I, lA,. , London t` trthage rort Na• .1 to Calce.: st. St. ‘l.thak.'s .: i ~~~ I ii . 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