The Sun. — London, England, 1858-08-21 00:00:00

IRE LAND. :DUBLIIV, FRIDAY MORNING. THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY'S SHOW. The English exhibitors at Londonderry lave not been unsuccessful, as the following award in reference to the prize cups will prove : The Purcell challenge cup, for the best animal in the neat cattle classes, was awarded to Mr. James Douglas, of 4.thelstaneford, for the short horned heifer, " Queen of Trumps." The same cup was won by him last !ear at Waterford. The Waterford challenge cup, for the best lot of three short horns, was also awarded to Mr. Douglas. The society's cup for the best farm horse was awarded to Lord Dufferin fur his horse " Sir William Wallace." The Croker cup, for the best thoroughbred horse, was awarded to Mr. Hugh Fowler, of Preston, Lancashire. The Farmer? Gazette challenge cup was awarded to Messrs. Jolla Gray and Co., of 1.3-adingston, for the best general collection of implements. The money prizes of the society amount this year to £1,200. After his Excellency had spoken at the banquet on Wed nesday evening—a telegraphic report of his speech, which was the only part of the proceedings that had reached Dubli❑ at the time, was enclosed in Thursday's letter—a number of toasts were given and responded O. Among others, Lord Talbot de Malahide proposed, " the Royal Agricultural Society of England." Lord Berners, President of the Royal Agriculture Society of England, in reply, said—l have the honour to return thanks for the high token paid the Royal Agricul tural Society of Englated, and J.trust in doing so I shall not be considered presumptuous if I consider her the elder sister of the Royal Agricultural Society of Ireland. I consider it a high honour to have been elected its president, and no less so in being called on to return thanks to so distinguished an assemblage. The Royal Society of England is formed on as broad a basis as your oven, divesting itself of all party and political feeling. It is established solely for the promotion of the good cause of agriculture. (Cheers.) In England it has affected a great good, and I trust that in Ireland it will do the same—that of dispelling a feeling among the people that the interests of landlords and tenants are not identical. (Hear, hear, and loud cheers.) 1 have therefore great satisfaction in listen ing to that cheer. I hear the sentiment of the necessity of union between landlord and tenant cheered in England and Scotland, and it was gratifying to find it so here also. We, as landlords, have but one interest, and that inter est is identical with the prosperity of the cccupier, and his with that of the labourer. It is on united action that the prosperity of the kingdom depends. (Loud cheers.) In looking at your show to-day, and especially on seeing the shorthorns and cattle generally, I was ,exceedingly gratified. It was a show worthy of some of the elder socie ties of Eneland. (Hear, and cheers.) These societies and meetings must do much good—they enlarge men's tniude, and lead them to think, diffuse a knowledge of, and give encouragement to, the science of agriculture. (Hear.) I believe, however, that the great sou. ce of the wealth of the eountry is derived from its agricultural implements. (Hear.) Believe me, those who use most implements engage the greatest amount of labour. (Hear, hear.) Before sitting down, I wish to express the high gratification I felt to-day in viewing the beauties of your noble river, and in enjoying the hospitality of the port and harbour commissioners, and in hearing your expressed loyalty and determination to promote the cause of agriculture. (Cheers.) AIIRICULTURAL RIOTING IN TIPPERARY. The Clonmel Chronicle reports further excesses in this part of the country, of a similar nature to those that have recently taken place at Kilkenny. That journal says:— "Tuesday night and Wednesday morning it was cur rently rumoured in Clonmel that a party of harvest labourers, armed with sickles and with other weapons, went through that neighbourhood, intent upon the destruction of all agricultural machines and scythes found at work. Any of the latter which were found were broken by the rioters. The police, under Sub-Inspector John C. Browne, gave pursuit and came into collision with them. A few stones were thrown :by the mob, one of which struck the sub inspector. Tierce ate eats are reported to have been made." Under the heading of authenticated particulars, the Chronicle adds:—" From our special correspondent we learn that the body of rioters who turned out on Wednesday did not exceed forty persons, hut though small the band showed themselves determined to act with much vio lence. They broke a scythe belonging to a farmer residing near Carrick, and afterwards trampled down an extensive field of eats, in order to prevent its being cut with the scythe, as some adjoining fields had previously been. A woman who threw stones at the police has been arrested, and also the ringleaders, a returned convict named Collins, and a fellow named Sullivan, who are at present in cus tody The police, under Sub-Inspector Browne, have acted with considerable promptitude and vigour; but it is hoped that a military force will be despatched to this locality, so as to prevent any further rioting. Mr. Browne kindly procured an implement for the man whose scythe was broken, and he immediately set to work again right heartily. We regret to learn that another party of labourers proceeded at two o'clock yesterday afternoon to Old Court, distant a few miles from Portlaw, and smashed an excellent reaping machine belonging to Major Quentin, which that gentle man, who is a well-known patron of the most improved agricultural system, had lent to a neighbouring farmer after he had cut his own eorn. The authorities should look to what promises to prove a very serious matter, and at once adopt such precautionary measures as will deter those parties from continuing these f Cish attempts at destruction of property. At Kilkenny the riots have been met with ' prompt measures; and these have, up to the present, been effectual in staying the progress of this fell spirit, at least in that county. A similar example in this and the county Waterford would, we are confident, be attended with an equally satisfactory result." THE COAST DEFENCES OF IRELAND. --- The commission ordered to inspect and report upon the coast defences in the south of Ireland is now at Tralee. The members consist of Capt. Westmacott, R.E., Capt. Wilmot, R.N., and the officers commanding the Artillery and Engi neers in the Cork district. They are to visit Kenmare, Bantry, Kinsale, Cork, Youghal, and other places. GRAND MILITARY SPECTACLE AT WOODLANDS. The following lively de•cription of a military spectacle of rather an unusual character is taken from the Freeman : "An opportunity was afforded yesterday to a limited number Of visitors from the city and elsewhere of witnessing a most interesting military spectacle in the encamp ment of the entire of the troops in garrison—cavalry, Infantry, and artillery, to the number of 6,000, on the extensive demesne grounds of Woodlands, belong ing to Col. White, and situate on the right bank of the Liffey, about two miles from Knockinaroon-gate and one from the little tows of LtIC;)11. The precise reason for this unusual military display is not e:early known, but the general opinion seemed to be that it was carried oat at the suggestion of Lord Seaton, the Commander of the Forces in Ireland, for the purpose of affording to the younger and more Inexperienced of the troops a little practical experience of the soldier's life in the open field under the most favour ing circumstances. In this view the affair of yesterday was a complete success in every particular, and appeared to give unqualified satisfaction to all concerned. Pursuant to a general order the following troops marched from their bar racks at an early hour in the morning to the fifteen acres,' where they were paraded at eight o'clock sharp. Cavalry —The let Royal Dragoons, 2d North British or Scots Greys, and the 13th Light Dragoons, under the command of Gee. Parlby. Infantry—The 2d Battalion of the Coldstream Guards, the 30th, 55th, and 76th Regiments, and the For farshire Militia Artillery Regiment, under the direction of Major-Gen. Gascoigne. In addition to these ther il e were a t troop of Horse Artiller y , a battery conveying of F field squid an 12 guns, and a sm all military rain sites. The entire formed a well equip b ped for and6,ooo formidable little army, numbering, as stated ee, men, under the chief command of Lord dtSeaton. ater The a routeshort and hav- ing been given, the troops set o, and a gr eeable march along l% ' the s miling d valley of the Liffey,' d reached the entrance g ate to oo lan son the low road, passing through which, and up a narrow, ascending pathway they Came to the extensive encamping ground, on which they were to pitch their tents for the day. A better or more which is position could not be selec ted. The demesne, la which is considerably elevated, forms a sort o f tableland of irregular i shape—spacious, and beautifully woode d in various pia e. where the ground slopes away, and from almost ev, ry Foist there is a splendid prospect of the eircurnjacent country and the Dublin mountains. Some field exercises having been gone throagh with steadiness and precision, the order to en camp was given, and in a moment the whole of the troops were busy at their work. The dragoons dismounted, plc queted their horses in columns, and threw aside their aims and accoutrements. The infantry did the same ; the artil lery were placed iu a con v enie n t hol l ow , and the ground ha% lug been marked out, in less than an hour 200 gay white tents studded the demesne. The encampment hating been formed, and out-lying pickets placed in suitable posi tions, the troops then had nothing to do except distribute themselves in their respective quarters, and make prepara tions for their dinners. At two o'cl , ck the whole army were partaking of that meal in peace and security, and the various grouping of the stalworth, bronze-faced soldiers, as they lay in a hundred places under the tents—outside the m or elsewhere, eating, drinking, and talking—some in full uniform, others in the freer costume of shirt and trousers, and many wearing a head-dress of the Arab fashicn— famed by twisting the handkmedei on the head in a peculiar manner, made up a striking and highly pic turesque scene of British soldiers un ' the tented field.' The officers cf the several regiments messed together under the trees, from the branches of which their uniform caps and helmets depended, and during the whole of the repast the bands played a selection of spirited airs. The general e ffect was animated and inspiriting in a high degree, and it is to be regretted that the novel and beautiful spec tacle of yesterday, so much superior to the ordinary field day in realising our ideas of troops campaigning, was en joyed by so small a number of spectators. There were only rt few ladies and gentlemen present during the day, although it was notified that pedestrians would be admitted to the dewesue, and perhaps the limited attendance of visitors may have been the result of some misunderstanding as to the gate by which they were to enter, as the female janitor in charge of the low road gate refused admittance to visitors, without stating that they could get in by any other en t r ance. A double allowance of grog was served out to the t r oops, in consequence of the extra labour imposed upon them by the occasion; and they received it cheerfully, and disposed of the xpeditiously. The horses were then fed and watered in river, after which the order was given to . I , :e the tents. In a . very short time they were all down, e•txt and packed In the military train : cavalry and infantry re er accoutrement?, confusion,w which h t rleaayll vstrewnthe tweed their. arroshlainndexafreicelt about, seemingly and the entire of the troops . h c a v ing corapleMet regularity; been forseed in regular or d er, marched away in th same an d were all in ba rracks before five order as they C ame, o'clock." CARDINAL WISEMAN IN BILLINASLOE. to Ireland is creating The visit of this g reat dignitary i ntense e xcitement amongst the Roman Cathlemolic populat.on. -* Weal On next Wednesday b e is to celeb r ate a son high mass at Ballina?lue, to raise funds in aid of one of its ece.esia.. edifices, and in commenting on this event a Dublin evening paper says : "The public are aware that next week Cardinal Wise the ris man, at..-bbishop, and so forth, means to pay a tto ing uest intent. 'own of Ballinalloe, on some rn3sterions q Whatever be the motive of the journey, wheqier it hav e a ly connection with disputes among the Irish dignitaries of t hct newish system or not, let us commend the worldly ni of the priests of that district, who have advertised their in **cation of turning their chapel into a show - box on the occas .on, and of exhibiting the distinguished exotic at a per heel. The following announcement adorns smart price. eie ry gate,'N,ato and !al!vi3OY s'ation, and dead wall, in the kingdom of f- millaught H e re follow, the prices of admission, w hich range from fel" en trance into the ''select" parts of the chapel O The /idver tiseinent then proceed s : —"Seats in • a "bird Division...o ng l e tickets, 55.; ticket of admission a ithin the enclose4 t area-28. for men ; 1 8 . fur women and children. There will be a collection after the sermon in aid of the church fund." On the foregoing statement the journal referred to above save :----" The cardinal, verily, is ticketed at a high price. Dr. Cullen's poor' flock arc continually sulering under a p of priestly phlebotomy. Now, the pretext is Donegal d e stitution ; again, it is a Byrne Estate Font, a Priest's Defence begging -bag, or some other form of or.z:.nised re sis' ante to the public peace and the countri's welfare ; thirdly, and more frequently than ever of late, it is a sacred raffle for chapel purposes, or such a wretchedly theatrical display a 4 that which is about to bless with a solemn high mass' every ` man' at Ballinasloe who has a couple of shillings to spare, and every woman or child' who can borrow or steal a twelvepenny bit. " Rome, against the spirit of the Gospel, of which she understands nothing, is a respecter of persons. Stand back from the mass all ye of the canaille whose purses cannot afford somewhere about a crown-piece for the luxury. There is no benediction for you. The lowest price, even for a place afar off; among the promiscuous herd, where but a stray ilt-p of the beatific rain of grace may fall—if the priest administering should happen so to intend—is 24 pence, or two days' pay of the harassed labourer ! Talk of rent ! The Irish peasant gists more to keep the priest's tongue from off him' than ha does fur the house i❑ which he re sides. The karshe.st lords in the island are the mass lords. " Lot us still admit, however, that it is amazing condes cension in such a divialty as Cardinal Wiseman to show himself in Ireland at all, and let us pay our 40s. for four' with as pleasant a face as circumstances allow. It is not every day that the spiritual gifts of the papacy are dispensed by so mighty a magnate, and we (if a Romanist) could get over the loss of a pair of pound notes sterling in consider ation of the return that always springs from such invest ments to those possessed of Vaticanesque faith in lively exercise ; but, ods-bodikins !—a collection after the ser mon' in addition ! That really is carrying the joke too far." SMITIIFIELD CATTLE MARKET. Yesterday the attendance was good, and cattle sold early at from 503. to 603. per cwt. in sink. Sheep, from their numbers, slower of sale, at 5Ad. to 61d. per lb. ; veal, 7d. per do.; lambs, 183. to 283. each. Two very fine lots of English calves, three months old, were on sale at L 4 103. a head. RAIL WAY ,NTELLIGE iV CE. TAFF VALE. Lalf-yearly meeting was held ou Wednesday at Bris tol—Mr. J. Poole in the chair. Tne CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, • en abstract of which has appeared in the Morning Post, congratulated the proprietors on the present state of their affairs. The strike which existed at the close of lad half year, and which had been productive of such disastrous consequences, had continued through some portion of the present year; then came a reduction of the tariff under the I.ld Act of Parliament, and the general depression of the trade of the country; and, by way of climax, the direc tors found themselves involved in a very serious Chan cery suit. The effects of the strike had been most disas trous, not only with regard to the permanent loss ialieted,but from having diverted the trade of the district into other chan oels which it would take a considerable time to restore. They were, however, reaovezinz it slowly. To meet these difficulties, the directors had been driven to econo . oise as far as practicable, and they had effected a sawing of £6,000 itt the charges for the permanent way during the past half-year. They could not, however, hope to maintain this reduction, because the proper maintenance of the per manent way was essential to the working and safety of the I ne. (Hear, bear.) By this saving, and by taking £4,000 from the balance from the last half-year, they were enabled to recommend a dividend at the rate a 71 per cent. per annum. (Cheers.) The proprietors ws,uld observe that the earnings were £20,000 less than during the previous year. Tetis loss bad been prin cipally occasioned by the strike and by the reduced tariff of the company. As to the future, he could only hope that by strict economy and an increase of trade they alight look forward to be able to maintain their present dividend. (Hear.) The chairman then alluded to the serious increase in the charges fir rates and taxes, and expressed a hope that railway companies would shortly obtain some legisla rise relief in this particular. With regard to the new works, they would he proceeded with with great caution. Mr. W. D. BUSH ELL seconded the adoption of her eport. Mr. F. S. HEAD offered some suggestions for rendering the accounts more explicit. The motion was then put and carried. On the motion for the re-election of Lord James Stuart and Messrs. Rudhall and Carlisle as directors, Mr. E. J. HUTcHINS hoped the hoard would consider the present market price of their shares, with a view to its improvement. At present, while they were paying 7 per cent., their shares were quoted only at 128, while the Vale of Newt), which had never paid more than 4 per cent., and was now paying £3 15a., had their shares at par. The CHAIRMAN attributed the fact of the low price of their shares to the singular circumstance that they were not quoted in the London Stock Exchange, and never had been. The shares were very rarely in the market, and it ' was very singular how few had changed hands until the late distribution of stock. ! The motion was then put and carried. The CHAIRMAN thea asked the consent of the proprietors to a donation of £25 towards the erection of some schools projected at Cathays fur the education of the children of the workpeople in the employ of the company. Mr. ISAAC RIDDELL moved that a sum of. be granted for that purpose, which was carried by acclamation. The usual vote of thanks to the chairman and directors terminated the proceedings. TAFF VALE WAGGON. The half-yearly meeting was then held—Mr. E. J. Hutchins in the chair. The report stated that the Taff Vale Railway Company would not require any further advances of capital this year frarn this company: The amount of capital paid up was £120,000; the amount set apart half-yearly for the redemp tion fund was £2,128; and the whole amount invested up to the 30th of June was £12,103. A portion of the amount retnaining for investment had been applied to the purchase of some of the company's shares, and the remainder, to gather with the interest, upon the company's securities accruing, would be invested. The CHAIRMAN briefly moved the adoption of the report, congratulating the proprietors on the amount of interest they were receiving, and tie motion having been seconded and carried, the proceedings terminated. NORTH AND SOUTH-WESTERN JUNCTION. The report of the directors of this company stares that there has been an increase of £225 in the total receipts as compared with the corresponding six months of 1857. The directors have been enabled to arrange with the South- Western Company to convey forward, as far as Richmond and Twickenham, the trains passing over this company's railway from Fenchurch-street and the North London dis tricts; this arrangement commenced on the 26th el May last, and the South-Western Company have undertaken to facilitate the means of communication by altering the junctions at Kew and Barnes, the effect of which will be to make the route continuous, and the distance shorter. The improvement in the company's passenger re ceipts has taken place since the new traffic with the South Western line commenced. The route is still comparatively unknown to the public. The net balance remaining, after deducting the interest on the debenture debt, amounts to £873, which will pay a dividend of 2s. per share for the hull ear on the company's entire share capital, leaving a balance of £7B. The capital account shows that £85.218 had bee❑ received, and £82,282 expended, leaving a,balance of £2,036. The Hammersmith branch account shows that £22,648 had been expended upon the branch, leaving a balance against the account of £3,507. The revenue account for the half year showed that £2,855 had been received and £1,434 expended, leaving a balance of £1,421. DUBLIN AND BELFAST JUNCTION. The half-yearly meeting of this company wa3 held on Wednes'lay, at their (dices, Talbot-street, Dublin—Mr. John Barrow in the chair. _ The SECRETARY read the report, the chief features of which have already been published. In reply to the Right lion. E. LUCAS, The CHAIRMAN stated that upon each of the 16,594 £5O shares mentioned in the statement of accounts had not been called up, and consequently represented so much available capital. Of 2,077 shares, which were stated to have been " partly paid up," there was about £27 per share available in the same way; and there was likewise a certain sum invested in the Dundalk and Enni-kitlen Rail way and in the Banbridge Company, which they were en titled to consider as capital, subject to certain vicissitudes. Mr. HARDIN wished to know whether the shareholders of that company had been called together in order to sanc tion the advance made to the Banbridge line ? The CHAIRMAN said not, and explained that the direc tors thought it important that the line should be made not wily as a direct feeder to the Belfast Junction Company, but also as a protective line to them. They ditl nor, under the circumstances, consider it necessary to first have the assent of the shareholders before they made the advances, having reason to believe that they bad confidence in the board, and would approve of what had been done. (Hear.) Mr. HARDIN thought that the shareholders should be consulted. Mr. LUCAS inquired as to the nature of the several items which formed the gross items set down as outstanding delts due by the company £51,334 17s. 4d.,' and of the b2lancing items at the other side. The CMAIRMAN said the amount referred to bad for a length of rime been in the funds; it was unfortunately in vested at a time when the funds were very high, and it had been the earnest wish of the hoard not to withdraw it until they could do so at least with v e r y trifling loss. They still hoped to he able to Co so, and. in tne meantime the concern dirt not suffer horn the money being so employed, as they re ceived interest for it at the rate of 3 per cent., which was all t hey were at present plying for the use of mr.ney. The share holders might depend that if the funds advanced, as the directors looked forward to their doing, the money would be as soon as it cr,uld be safely dote. Mr. JACKSON was glad to say that the accounts, which he had carettelly examined, were in an exceedingly satisfac tory and intelligible state. He would suggest, however, that the directors should state on the face of the account the authorised share capital ; and also than the position of the company was such as to admit of a dividend of 5 per cent. king declared paid in future half years. Mr. PILBINGTON congratulated the shareholders upon the steadily increasing prosperity of the company, and ex pressed a hope that hereafter the directors would feel them selves warranted in recommending a higher ra,e of divi dend. The CHAIRMAN, in replying generally to the observa tions which had been made, said he should not trouble the meeting at any length upon the report, which contained as much infermation as the greater number of the shat eholders were desirous of obtaining. Th ere were, however, a few matters not generally introduced into a report which he would comment upon more at large, .rld the first of these was wi•h reference to their traffic. The board did consider that the traffic of the line was de sstriping and becoming increased, but it had not in creased in proportion to the hopes which some of the more " o ne ' ulue were disposed to entertain. Sill they had little tt,arebt whatever that, (mint , t the removal of the moth y was t l r v e a s s su ta r k e, ing the revival of trade which he believed going place,and t the ite increase thnst f of avtu.r a btlreaffi resultsesv t h he k:t.ew bi e ve l o n o e k ss e do f fo t r n . ese n n e ew ha l d ine a s greater ei opinion of the product jilted if ti ee re n dißt s t p a t en r x k l e p n ett o t, f than thers had ; and the directors Cer 'a ta d h l il Neuld be very much d•rippo 1 d not prove a very good feeder to the main railway. y e line ßy that line also they thight be enabled to Pr ' event a deal of mischief to their own valuable property, by a ll ow ing other companies to compete with them, - or to datnage them in any way that hey possibly contd. The 5,000 o ye t a h r e ; z l o T hares in the Banbridge Company had been subscribedta with t tie full consent of the shareholders, who also knew that they 2tetiooonat vere about to take that line at a he r i e r n e t x o p f e i t the Banbridge Company would be were difficulties in the way of the comple they found, notwithstanding t iroaur :on .:arc, t t h h a e t there and t ha therefore no hesitation in advancing was to say, perhaps one unable to finish it without theirssistthaenc.zel.B,ToChoe which had been already mentioned — that re mainder wotild be given as the WO third of that amount had been arklrepardnycepeadiedd,:tTndbetwhenne TIE STN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 21, MS. was only paid upon receipt of the contractor's certificate, and not a shilling of the property of that concern passed into any ether hands. Then, amain, as soon as the line was completed, it passed into their owe hands, and as they held £5 preference shares meanwhile for the amount which they had advanced, they would then be enabled to become their own paymasters. (Hear, hear.) Tnese shares were issued to them immediately on payment of the certificate and the interest commenced on that very day. There was also a director of the Belfast Junction upon the board of the Banbridge Company, and he had no doubt that they would be enabled to work smoothly and harmoniously together, Another source of the increased traffic, as be had mentioned at the last half - yearly meeting , lay in the total removal of the misunderstanding which had taken place with the Steam Packet Company. (Hear, hear.) By that arrangement they had certainly increased their traffic very much. He had reason to know that the Steam Packet Company were also satisfied with the agreement, and he had also reason to be aware that the Dublin and Drogheda Company were content. There was, therefore, reason to suppose that the arrangement would be a per manent one, and that it would work well, es it should do, in all respects. In addition to this increase in their traffic there was also a decrease in their working expenses, which in round numbers wt,uld be £1 ,000 less than last year. This decrease was mainly in the item of coals, end was swing in part to the reduced pi ice, and partly also from the scientific improvements that had taken place. In fact, economy was studied in every way that could be done con sistently with prudence, but the proprietors must be pre pared for a certain amount of increased expeediture with the increased traffic which they looked forward to front the branch lines. During the past half-year there had not been any accident upon this railway, a circumstance to which he was always glad to have the opportunity of referring; and the doubting of their lines for a distance of ten miles had perhaps been of material service in this respect. The Dundalk and Enniskillen line was now nearly complete, having been opened to Lisbellaw, within four miles of Enniskillen, but until it had actually been brought into that town, as might shortly now be expected, he did not think they could expect to have all the return which they might expect from that channel of communication. The line which had also been opened from Portadown to Dungannoa would, doubtless, also be important to them in a similar point of view. With regard to the postal arrangements, he would state that the arbitration had been lately held and decided on ; they certainly did expect to have received much larger remuneration than bad been awarded try the gentleman who acted rs umpire. Mr. Hargreave was per fectly competent, and he believed willing, so far as his judgment went, to give what was right and proper, yet the result of his derision had disappointed them. The arbitra tion had been signed since the accounts were closed, and of course could not be introduced ; but he believed that under its terms the company would certainly be lose s upon the former amount by at least £6OO a-year. With regard to the questions that bad been asked about an increase of dividend, he could only say that the dircc:ors were most anxious to give the highest dividend which the property of the shareholders would afford consistent with prudence and good management, in corroboration of which he might mention that qhey had very willingly reduced their rate from 5 per cent., but they felt that if they were to carry on the works as they ought to be carried on, and if they were to put forward the accounts iu the meaner in which they should be—(hear, hear) —they could not afford a larger dividend at present titan they were doing. There was another subject which had not been alluded to that day, but which he did not wish to pass over in si lence, as the proprietors on a former occasion expressed an pinion that it should be at least considered—the question of amalgamation. The board had not lost any time i con sidering the question ; they had met a deputation from the Dublin and Drogheda Company, and they had also received a committee of shareholders. The board themselves thought the question very well worth consideration indeed, and were prepared to , enter into the entire matter with the other companies. They had reason to believe that the committee with whom they had conferred would afterwards proceed to call upon the Ulster Board, and indeed he had himself sug eested that they should do so; they had no means of know ing what place, but after waiting for some time they entered into cotutuunication themselves with the Ulster Board, and the correspondence was at present lying upon the table. The purport of it was that the Junction Company asked for a meeting with themselves and the Drogheda Company; the Ulster directors did not assent to that, but expressed their willingness to entertain any proposition which might be for warded to them. ( Hear.) There had been difficulties attendant upon the consideration of the question of amalgamation, for he believed there was no previous instance of any line in Ire:and by whielr it had been entertained ; therefore they had made inquiries iu London, and now knew something of the manner in which the question ought to be approached. The subject was, however, a veil difficult one, and required a great deal ofconsideration and good management ; and again it was of no small consequence to that company to decide upon the hands into which they would place the permanent settle ment of the question, and they should take right gord care that the persons so chosen were not only competent, but were men of sound and ripe judgment who understood the matter and were prepared to give their time to its con sideration. (Hear.) He merely wished to say that they were quite ready to consider the subject, and to see whether or net it mould be for the interest of the three northern companies that an amalgamation should take place. It might be considered by the shareholders of greater value than it really was; but still the question should not be put by, nor had they any intention of putting it by. When they met the directors of the Dublin and Drogheda Company their time and thoughts were very much occupied other wise; but, nevertheless, they met them, and were quite willing to consider the subject ; and hereafter they might, lee thought, give more time and attention to it. He would also say for himself, without knowing what the board thought of it, that perhaps the easier way for them would be to amalgamate with the Dublin and Drogheda Company in the first instance, and then see what could be done with the Ulster Company. At the request of Mr. Hardin, the Secretary read the correspondence. Mr. HARDIN said, in the absence of Mr. Gartland, who took a prominent pat t in the question of amalgamation, and of Mr. Armstrong, it lay on him, as one of the deputation to the two companies, to enter into some explanation. They first waited on the Dublin and Drogheda Company, and the directors were ready to meet the Ulster Board at any time. They had some consultation then, and having seen several gentlemen largely interested in the Ulster Company, he came to the conclusion that the Ulster Company was fa vourable to an amalgamation, their interests being different from those of the other companies; but it was his belief that if the Drogheda and Belfast Junction Companies would unite, they could, by becoming a large and powerful body, make better terms with the Ulster Company. The CHAIRMAN said the directors of the Belfast Junction Company could not be expected to do more than they had done. They had, in compliance with the wish expressed then, shown themselves ready to consider the question, and the directors of the Dublin and Drogheda Railway bad thrown no difficulty in their way. (Hear, hear.) He should add that with the exception of what took place in that room in February last, so far as they knew, the shareholders gene rally had not expressed any anxiety on the subject of amal gamation. The directors had never shown the slightest wish to get rid of the question, which they all thought was surrounded by great difficulties. Mr. Pima NGTON considered that there must be a great deal of doubt on the minds of the shareholders of that com pany theman d Drogheda for endeavouring s a t Company, preliminary to Belfast, to promote and ae to the propriety of amalgamating with the Drog heda line unless the other company joined. Mr. Lucss was deeply sensible of the difficulties which o p d no ned e e a s at l surrounded the subject of amalgamation, having given it a great deal of consideration. The interests of the Ulster Company were very different from the interests of their did n company ot fi a n n d d f t a h u e l t Dublin with them by all fair and hottest means. The Ulster Company h t e h t e n as w twhiesrheefdoretotodarattwemtphteto join with t c was in vain. If the amalgamation with the three compa nies could be carried out in fair and equitable terms, from that moment would commence the real prospetity of the three companies. (Hear.) The CHAIRMAN having stated that no blame rested with that board in the matter, concluded by proposing that a dividend he declared on the paid-up capital at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum, less income tax. The motion was passed. Mr. Lucas was then called to'the chair, when a vote of thanks was unanimcusly passed to Mr. Barlow. LAW INTELLIGENCE, COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—AuG. 20. (Before Mr. Commissioner Pane.) IN RE POWELL. This bankrupt, who was a cheesemonger, of Leather-lane, and since a prisoner for debt iu Canterbury gaol, applied for his certificate. The accounts, by Mr. S. T. C. Cooper, of the Commercial Institute, show—debts, £640 ; assets censist of doubtful debts, £lll. The bankrupt began on the 29th October, 1856, with a deficiency of £139. The profits were £454; expenses, £734; and losses by bad debts, £lO9. Mr. Perry, of Guildhall Chambers, for the, assignees, directed the attention of the Court to the facts. The sum caected by the official assignee was only £5O, not sufficient to pay the expenses. The assignee had a good ground of complaint, as the bankrupt kept no books. The Commissioner asked what excuse the bankrupt had to ofl'er ? Mr. Perry said the bankrupt failed in 1856 ; but be would not corpulent on that failure, as it was caused by the Roy al British Bank. Under an assignment he paid 7s. 63. in the pound. Toe bankrupt, however, ought to have exercised greater caution. Toe Commissioner granted a common certificate. IN RE FARMER. This was a choice of assignees under the bankruptcy of R. A. Farmer, of Westminster-road, grocer, chemist, and druggist. The bankrupt's misfortunes are stated to have originally arisen from his connection with the Royal British Bank as a shareholder. The preliminary statement of Mr. March, Basinghall s:reer, shows debts, £1,010; assets, £l6O. Assignees were chosen. By cash at bankers. B 7 debtors, good 8 . , debtors, doubtful By proper:y surrendercil to assignees esti mated to realise £46B 0 0 Less creditors for rent, rates, and taxes 63 2 10 Mr. Metcalf, from the office of Messrs. Yenning, Naylor, and Robins, appeared for the petitioning creditors, and as signees were duly chosen. IN RE GREENFIELD. This was an examination meeting in the case of James Hugh Greenfield, sometimes known as Henry Greenfield, of No. 20, Lligh-street, Hampstead, trading as the Harwich Steam Packet Company. The aceounts, by Hall Brothers, commence Ist June, 1857, and end 2d July last, showing—creditors, £994 ; ditto hold ing security, £10,837 ; profits, £2,418 ; surplus commence ment, £1,412; donations, £4,069; legacy as residuary lega tee, ; liabilities, , £l,B7s; debtors good, £lO6 ; property held by creditors, £11,215 ; debts under marriage se, tle mem, £1,967 ; !rade expenses, &c., £5,591 ; house and per sonal, £606 ; loess, £594. The liabilities are chiefly on account of the Harwich Steam Packet Company, and among the debtors will be found this statement—Capt. W. Ray mond, late manager of the London, Harwich, and Conti nental Stearn Packet Company (present address unknown). He made a private arrangement with his creditors by which he assigned his interest in some Cape of Good Hope Railway shares and other property for the benefit of his creditors— £3s6. The Commissioner—ln this case there are no as , ets. Mr. Linklater, for the assignees, did not oppose, and said a small sum had been received. The bankrupt passed. IN RE HARRISON. The bankrupt, Joseph Eartiudale Harrison, was a ware houseman, of No. 11, Watling-street. He now applied to pass his examination. The accounts prepared by Mr. L. G. Robinson, commence Oct. 12, 1855, and end J sly 16 last, showing—creditors, £4,352 ; creditors holding security, £756 ; profit, £1,300 ; liaeility as a partner in the firm of Messrs. Warwick, Har rison, and Warwick, upon which judgment has been ob tained, £1,135; credit by debtors, good and doubtful , £ 37 ; property held by creditors, £441 ; property given up after deductions, £32 ; losses, £332 ; interest on loan, £134 ; trade expenses, £548; house and personal, £1,225; de ficiency at commencement, £364. The principal creditor is the bankrupt's mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Harrison, of Lougl,borotteh-ruad, whose debt is £3,948. Mr. Plews appe tied on behalf of the trustees of the Pro vident Life Office, and Mr. Lewis (Harris and Lewis) sup po ted the bankrupt. Mr. Plews objected to the bankrupt passing, on the grou d of the bankruptcy being taken out for the bankrupt's own purpose.. The bankrupt, in answer to Mr. Plews, said his mother took out I as aojudicattou on the advice of her broth r. Mr. Lewis explained the circumstances. The bankrupt had joined Messrs. Warwick and Son as Manchester ware housemen in Cheapside, bringing in as capital £2,500, and in addition to that the bankrupt's mother advanced£2,ooo, when it was discovered that it was a "rotten firm," and the money bad been applied to the payment of the old debts of Warwick and Son. Through Mr. Warwick, sen., who was an auditor of the Provident Life Office, an advance of £2,000 was obtained upon security of the lease, a bond also being given to which the bankrupt and Warwick, jun., were parties. On the dissolution of partnership Harrison assigned his equity of redemption iu the lease to the Warwicks, who wi.uld have derived every advantage from the favourable realisation of the property. Howei.er, the Provident Life Office, after realisation of the securities, made out that there was a balance of £l,lOO odd due to them, although they refrained for two years from pressing the bankrupt. In April of the present year he first beard of the clalm, and his mother, considering he had been treated unjustly, adopted the present proceedings. The bankrupt confirmed this statement, and said Messrs. Warwick had accepted accommodation bills for Messrs. Monteith, of Glasgow. Aler some further discussion, his Honour said he thought the bankrupt had been harshly used, and pass d his examina tion, appointing the certificate meeting for 23d October. Mr. Plews applied under the 25th section of the Bankrupt Act that the Court would withdraw all further protection, as the bankrupt had vexatiously defended an action brought by the Provident Life Office upon the bond. The Commissioner said he thought that the bankrupt had meestly defended the action upon advice given him, and herefere refused the application. A MBERGATE, NOTTINGHAM, AND BOSTON. The directors state in their report that this undertaking, in common with others of similar character, has suffered frAn the prostration of mercantile affairs caused by the convulsion of 1857, and that the development of traffic looked for upon the t peniog of the new line and station has not as yet risen to the ex - ent anticipated. Some appear ance of a revival of trade now exists, and they feel little doubt of a gradual improvement in the profits of the com pany. The accounts for the construction of the line, sta tion, and buildings are now all settled. The net railway re ceipts not being DO liable to toll and station-rent show an improvement of £2,930; but the inerea , fd interest paid upon debentures and temporary loans, the falling off in the canal lee. ipts, and the difference in the balance brought for ward this time last year ( £920), prevents the directors pro posing a dividend beyond the amount then paid—viz., 2s. 9d. Per share, the warrants for which will be issued on the 28th ins% NORTH DEVON. The half-yearly report to he presented to the proprietors on the 2.5 th states that the directors have the satisfaction to remark that, c.msideting the state of the receipts of the rail ways of the Uni , ed Kingdom generally, they may con gratulate the shareholders of the North Devon Railway that tl:e traffic has been as well sustained as nnmost of the hest lines, and better than on many of the railways of longer standit g. The gross earnings for the last six months, toiling 30 h June, 1858, have been £10,500, as compared with £10,803 for the correspoadiog hall-year ef 1857. The dive , ors have further to remark that th-1 receipts from the 30th June to the date of this report have increased bevond the corresponding period last year, showing that the s li g ht falling ell' befure advorted to may he fairly attributed to the gener , l depression in trade. The net revenue for the past half-Fear, as derived from the rent (afier paynant of interest on debentures and preference stock), shows a balance of £1,207, which will allow of a dividend at the same rate as last 1 alf•year, viz :-16s. Bd. per cent. on the ordinary stock, and leave a balance of £75 to he carried forward to the next half -year. The chairman and deputy-chairman have recently inspected the line, and they have reported that the works and permanent way are well sustained. It is under. stood also that some private parties are endeavouring to obtain a steamer to ply between the company's quay s , at important ports of Liverpool, Dublin, &,, Fr c e . rti ottinednadn, not n h the l) roosition meet with the favour it de serves,tail to add materially to the traffic of the line. This project, but more particularly the early opening f the Sosith-Western lines to Exeter by way of Salisbury; •essentially to promote the Yeovil, avid llohiton, may reasonably be loo k e d u pon as likely at 110 dis . ant pariod inte rests of the North Devon Railway. STA'Th OF TRADE• NOTTINGHAM. There has been fewer buyers in the market this week, but still there are orders on band yet to be executed, and there is a general feeling of increased con fidence. The borne demand is necessarily quiet as is always the case at this rime of the year. Yarns are stationary in 'nice. In the hosiery trade there is au increased amount of actithy visible, but the itnprovement is not so general as we could wish. The long corstihued depresson may be con sidered fairly to have ended, and for some time to come we base no doubt we shall have to report a gradual but never the increase. .NVe Useless decided extension of business operations. —Notting ham Joulnal of yesterday.LEICESTER B • ' n a s r t e n e gladss tn t t h o e warehousesoote that th i e s s g e r v a e d r u e a l l e l r i calved by she manufacturers dut in.' gradually the late crisis nst.lces thepa produce very cautiously,and ". 'of count is tempting to the ca capitalist there is no speculation afloat, nor can credi t be obtained eurity. A fair seaseK's trade is therefore looked forward to. Yarns and wools remain yesterday. unaltered.—,Leicestcr Journal of IN RE CRITCHELL. This was an examination meeting in the case of the bankrupt, a cabinet maker, of Upper Dorset-place, Clap- ham-road. Mr. Childs on behalf of the wife of the bankrupt asked for the continuance of the allowance granted on the last occa sion to her. He had not surrendered. The Commissioner—Not surrendered. How is that? Mr. Stocken, from the office of Mr. West, Charlotte-row, for the assignees, said the assets in this case would pay 40s. in the pound, and the creditors entertained a favourable opinion of the bankrupt. The Commissicrn-r—ls his whereabouts known ? What reason had he for leaving? Mr. Childs said no reason had been assigned, and the bankrupt was believed to be on his way home from New York. The Commissioner—What family has the wife? Mr. Stoeken— Fortunately no children. The assignees were willing to treat the unfortunate wife with the greatest consideration, and would consent to an increase of the al lowance provided an indemnity was given the assignees against all risks. This course was adopted, and the Commissioner, in sanc tioning it, expres=ed a wish that the unfortunate woman would find some one to advance the money. IN RE GEORGE YOUNG. This was an examination meeting. The bankrupt was formerly bankrupt as a publican of Old-street-road, and was now described as of the Crown, Great St. Audrew's-street, Seven- dials. The accounts show unsecured debts, £1,845; ditto secured, £1,921; property, £879; ditto in the hands of creditors, £1,750. Au adjournment vras ordered, with enlarged protection from arrest to the bankrupt. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.-Aug. 20. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Willes.) Michael Murphy, 26, a man with a wooden leg, who was described in the calendar as a musician, was charged with the manslaighter of Din Simpson. Mr. Sleigh aid Mr. O'Connell conducted the prosecution ; Mr. Cooper was counsel for the defence. It appeared that the prisoner lived in Kate•court, Spitalfields, and got his living by going about to dif ferent public-houses playing a fiddle. The deceased lived in the same court, and cohabited with a man flatbed Fitzgerald, and it appeared that she was acquainted with the prisoner, arid on the night of the 6,Li of July they were at a public-house together and seemed to be upon very friendly terms. They left about three o'clock in the morning, and in a short time the lodgers in the house of the deceased were awoke by her shrieking " Murder," and upon their going to see what was the matter the prisoner and the deceased were found upon the landing of the second floor, and the prisoner, who was in a very excited state , made use of very bad las guage towards the deceased and knocked her down, and while she was upon the ground he kicked her with his wooden leg about the head and face, and she exclaimed that he had kicked her eye out. One of the witnesses, a black roan, who lodged in the house, begged the prisoner to desist from his violence, but, instead of doing 81, he said to him, " You black -- I'll serve you the same if you a re net quiet." When the prisoner appeated to have exercised his brutality to the fullest extent he went to his own house, arid the uefurtunate woman was taken to the London Hospital, where some assistance was rendered to her, asd she was removed to her own house, where she died on the 12th of July, her death having no doubt been occasioned by the injuries she had received. Mr. Cooper addressed the jury for the prisoner, and be comm ented upon the entire absence a evidence to show the first commencement of the quarrel. He also called the pri soner's brother as a witness, and he stated that on the night in question the deceased was drunk at a neighbouring pub lic-house, and that she had a quarrel with another woman, who seized her by the hair and knocked her head several times against the wainscoat. He also said that the deceased was constantly drunk, and he never saw her free from a black eye. He added that he was with her on the morning in question until nearly one o'clock ; and after he had been to bed be was disturbed by hi arieg a noise in the court, and upon looking out lie se; the deceased holding his brother by the hair and the shirt, and he said he would strike her if eke did not loose hin ; but he said he saw no blow actually shuck. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and the prisoner was sentenced to 12 months' hard labaur. NEW COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant.) Charles Davison, 29, conductor, was indicted for etn bt zeing 2s. 4d., the moneys of the Metropolitan Saloon Omnibus Company, his masters. r. Sleigh and Mr. Salter prosecuted, and Mr. Metcalfe defended. The case proved against the prisoner was this :—He was one of the company's conductors to an omnibus plying between Putney and London ; and it was his duty at the e , d of each day to give in to the clerk a statement of the business he had done during the day. Upon the evening of the 30th of July, some ladies, acquaintances of a 12 rntle man connected with the company, were riding in the omni bus conducted by the prisoner, which being uausnally full, the circumstance was spoken of, and it coming to the know ledge of the directors, the statement furnished by the prisoner upon that day was examined, and for the particular journey he had set down only a few passengers. In cross-examination, it was elicited that the company recasionally carried passengers part of their journey from Putney to meet some other omnibuses going to Islington. The jury acquitted the prisoner. Robert Brigenshatv, 19, butcher, was indicted for cut ting and wounding George Barry, with intent to maim him. Mr. Robinson prosecuted and Mr. Sleigh defended. It appeared from the brief statement made by Mr. Robin son that upon the 18th of July some drunken sailor was at the Blackwall station of that line, and the prisinier was also there, and was seen to take a handkerchief from the seaman which he claimed as his own. Upon this, Batry, v,lio is an officer to the railway company. was called to take hiui Lt.) custody, when he resisted violently, and, with a knife, wounded him severely upon the right wrist. Mr. Sleigh, upon hearing the above statement of facts, said that he could not resist a conviction for unlawfully wounding, to which he should advise the prisoner to pleall guilty. Mr. Robinson said he should leave the case in the hands of the Court. The prisoner, who up to this lima had borne an excellent character, having pleaded guilty, was sentenced t) six months' imprisonment. t:l% - 1, Daniel l9, labourer, was in dicted for stealin to a purse and money Sullivan , from the person of Elizabeth Lowrance. Mr. Carteen prosecuted, and Mr. Ribton defended. The vrosecutrix was in Fleet-street upon the 18th of July, when the prisoner in the most impudent manner stole her purse. She .eized him by the collar, when he slipped out if his coat, and, leaving it in her bands, made off. Ile, however, being known to the police, was taken a few dadys fiafterward ar, and the coat also being known t o them, nohye in identifying him as the person who had committed the robbery. and it was proved that he had The jury found him guilty, been several times convicted o f street robberies, and had only come out of prison the day before the commission of this robbe He was sentenced to four years' penal servitude. William Brown, 30, plasterer, Fanny Riggory, IN RE TOWNSEND, M.P. FOR GREENWICH. A few days ago an examination meeting was held under the bankruptcy of John Townsend, an auctioneer of Green wich, and M.P. for that borough. It was then adjourned, in consequence .of the accounts, though prepared, not hav ing been filed, the accountants, Messrs. Butler and Cannings, having refused to part with them until their costs had been paid. An arrangement, however, was made in the course of the proceedings, by which Messrs. Butler and Cannings con sented to take a portion of their costs (C5O in all), to be paid at once, and deliver up the accounts, and thereupon an order was made that they should be placed on the proceedings on or before the 23d inst. This has already been done, and the following is a copy of the balance-sheet as prepared by Messrs. Butler and Cannings. It commences the Ist Ju1y,1852, and ends the 29th March, 1858, embracing a period, therefore, of five years and three quarters : DR. Unsecured creditors .. £3,280 3 Creditors under decree of the High Court of- Chancery Creditors holding security Creditors to be paid in full 02 10 2 170 19 300 0 65 0 T. claim relinquished To liability upon an acceptance To profits from Ist July, 1852, to 24th June, 1856, and from 22d July, 1857, to 29th March, 1858 (four years and nine months) 7,218 9 To share (viz., two-thirds) of aet profits of firm of Townsend and Wynn, from 24th June, 1856, to 22d July, 1857 (one year and one month) To rents received and receivable, deducting ground-rents and other outgoings,including repairs To capital, viz., surplus an the Ist July, 1852 as per statement of affairs 659 10 8 £14,177 19 7 CR. By cash at bankers By debtors, good By debtors, doubtful By debtors, bad, carried to losses £482 7 1 By property amended— Estimated to realise lB5 0 0 Less creditors to be paid in full 78 0 6 ---- 106 19 6 6 5 43 6 0 48 3 0 By propertyexcepted articlesbeldby creditors as security — Estimated to reali se 5BB 0 0 Less creditors t o h e p a id i n full 92 19 2 -- £495 010 By 20 0 0 By law costs By interest By trade expenses By political exp enses By domestic and personal ditto (51 years) 4,636 15 7 By losses £1,151 1 ) 633 14 7 By bad debts. B2 7 7 By liability per contra B5 0 0 4 1 £14,177 19 7 In explanation of the item "creditor under decree of the High Court of Chancery," the following statement is given : —Wynn, £1,226 4s. W.—Creditor under High Court of Chancery. Amount payable to him pursuant to a decree of Vice-Chancellor Stuart's, made 25th June, 1858, being the amount received from him in 1856, on his entering into partnership with me, as purchase money of one-third share of profits of my business ... £9lO 0 0 Costs, say Amount due to him upon balance of liquida tion accounts of the late partnership, he having been appointed receiver by the Court of Chancery 16 4 6 £1,226 4 6 The item " Political Expenses," is thus explained : Expenses incurred upon my being returned to Parliament as one of the represen' atives of the borough of Greenwich, in March, 1857. £BB2 16 3 Entertaining expen.es (including banquet given in August, 1852) 458 7 9 £1,341 4 0 Under the head of "Property in Possession " tie particu lars of 19 pawntiekets are given in detail. They represent various descriptions of property, comprising silk, paintings, plate, linen, furniture, and jewellery; the largest amount being for a quantity of plate, £2l, beyond which sum no pledge appears to have been made for an amount larger than £4, the lowest amount being one for lls. The "estimated value " of these mortgage deeds is stated as " nil." Of the unsecured creditors, in number there are 164, and of these 34 are creditors for cash lent, interest, &c., and, in some instances, law costs swelling the original amount. By far the greater number are expenses incurred during the election, for printing, hire of carriages and of committee rooms, advertisieg, clerks' fees, bell ringers, messengers, and so forth. Thus, for printing, the following amounts are stated as due : Anderson, Ili< ptford £6 2 0 Berryman Cockshoot, Deptford 3 10 0 Cherry, Woolwich lB 4 6 Dashwood Brick-lane . Dandridge, Deptford Dye, Deptford Edwards, Woolwich Flashman, Greenwich lielyer, Greenwich .. Horton Jackson, Woolwich 1 0 0 Mason, Woolwich Mackie, Woolwich Pyrke, Deptford 4 0 0 Richardson, Greenwich 29 19 0 The creditors for hire of committee rooms are thus stated : B ratt Bradben, Woolwich Boyd, Woolwich Cook, Deptford Coles, Woolwich Carter, Woolwich Daust, Woolwich 6 0 0 Duly, Woolwich Griffiths, Woolwich 2 0 0 Hartley, Charlton Jab, Woolwich 1 1 0 King, Woolwich Lockwood, Greenwich Lee, Woolwich Mead, Greenwich Porter, Deptford .•••• 610 0 Reardon, Woolwich Richards, Woolwich Reynolds, Woolwich Ward, Greenwich Ware, ditto Beyond the above the following items appear in the list of creditors : Bell-ringers, for ringing bells in Greenwich at election Ditto, ditto, ditto, at Deptford 1 1 0 Frederick Chapman, returning officer, poll clerks' fees (a balance) Cash and int. rest and horseshoeing lO6 0 0 Deptford bill sticker Jellis, a messenger Kingman, ditto OlO 0 Sundry creditors' names unknown, being an ac count subscribed in small sums to enable me to supersede my first bankrup'cy 132 10 0 Williams, a messenger The statement of affairs at the commencement of the balance-sheet, nakely, Ist July, 1852, shows that tim bankrupt's position was then as follows: . . DR. To creditors unsecured £7ol 13 9 To creditors, for halakee in my hands outof money received by me as an auctioneer and hou:it agent (These creditors have been all duly paid.) Mrs. Pattenden, holding leasehold property as 100 0 0 security 639 10 8 Balance surplus carried down X 3097 19 0 CR. By cash at bankers ... 14 4 1 2 By ditto in house ......... 430 13 6 By debtors, good By Property iu possession, a.t per statement.. • . 024 0 0 By leasehold houses in Thames-street, Green wich, held by a creditor per contra, esti mated value House agency business, carried on at Nelson street, Greenwich ; since sold to H. Hum phrey 180 0 0 1:212 10 0 £3097 19 0 The adjourned exainination meeting will be held on the 23d October next. IN RE GODFREY AND GODFREY. ThiS WAS a s itti ng for the choice of assignee s to the estate of John and Tho ma s Godfrey, coopers and .packing-case makers, of No. 23, Wideßate-street. The following is a copy of a n approximate statement of affairs on the 9th 18.:8 (date of adjudication), as prepare d b y the accountants, Messrs. Butler and Cunnings: -- DR. To creditors unsecured. To disputed liabilities To creditors whose claims are relinquished, the c•ttorsition accepted by tbetu been pail as agreed—. Original claims Amount paid Claims relinquished £B29 19 1 ..11659 18 3 .. 826 19 3 To separate creditors of John Godfrey To separate credifrrs of J. T Godfrey 10 0 0 28 0 0 To credi , ors for rent, rates, and taxes (deducted per contra), £63 510 To liabid , y fur George Godfrey. 116 0 0 £1,518 13 3 spinster, and Susan Howden, '27, married, were indicted 3 0 6 fur a robbery with violence upon Edward Richard Bonham, 211 15 0 and stealing from him a handkerchief and LI 17s. in 10 1 0 money. Mr. Tilley prosecuted, and Mr. Austen defended the women; Brown pleaded guilty. The cants have been very recently given at some length. The prosecutor, who is a bricklayer and beer-shop keeper, upon the 13th July was at the Admiral Keppel, Brompton, where he saw all the prisoners and also two other men, not in custody. Having a previous knowledge of Riggory, he paid for something for them all to drink, but not liking the company he proposed to take Riggory for a drive. She agreed to go, and requested that he would allow Howden and one of the men not in custody to go with them. He did si, and they drove in a cab to Battersea New Park, where, to his surprise, he saw that Browa and the other man had also arrived, and they would not leave him. In order to get rid of them, he paid for more drink at several houses, and finally, at about half-past four, they all get into the park, where the men threw him down, knelt upon him, and after a severe struggle, during which much injury was done to prosecutor, they rubbed him of his porte-monnaie and handkerchief. By this time the park keeper came up and took the two women, who were on the watch, into custody, and a police - constable two of the men, the third escaping by a boat on tlia way to the station ; another of the men got away and had not since been captured. Mr. Austen, in a very ingenious and able address, con tended that the men alone were the l fillies criminally liable. The jury found the women both guilty, and they were sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment, and the man to eight. 424 17 2 i685_13 . 8 THIRD COURT. (Before Mr. Prendergast, Q.C.) Rebecca Wells, 22, spinster, was indicted for endeavour ing to conceal the birth of her female child. Mr. Orridge prosecuted and Mr. Sleigh defended. The prisoner had, previously to lee 21st of June, been in the service of a lady in Beauvoir-terrace, Stoke Newington, and upon that day, the lady's suspicions b:ing aroused, she taxed the prisoner with what she thought had occurred, and prisoner did not deny it. The police were then called in and they found the body of the infant in the pipe of the water-closet. Mr. J. James, of Nelson-terrace, Stoke Newington, sur geon, stated that in his opinion the prisoner had been pre maturely and unexpectedly delivered where the child was found. The learned Commissioner said if that was so there was no ease to go to the jury, however wrong, the prisoner's conduct had been. As she had done nothing to dispose of the body, she could not be found guilty of concealing the birth of toe child. We might talk about India; but he was sorry to say infanticide was carried on to a great extent in this country, and strong measures should be taken to repress it. Incontinence was one thing, and child murder another. .. The prisoner was then ordered to be discharged. TIT other cases disposed of in this court were chiefly robberies with violence from the person, which, judging from the calendar of the present session, seems to be a class of offence upon the increase. POLICE REPORTS. The Lord Mayor—Look at his hands, officer, and see if there are any marks there such as a tailor's hands would have. MANSION-HOUSE.—THE CASE OF MRS. SODEN.— The following was received by the Lord Mayor : " A poor clerk sends herewith 10s. for the relief of Mrss. Soden, whose case was reported in the papers of to-day, and it would afford him the utmost satisfaction to administer a sound thrashing to her heartless husband.—August 19." The following sums were also received fur the use of the unfortunate woman, viz.:—Anonymous, £1; "H. R.," El ; " 8.," ss. 6J.; Anonymous (postage stamps), ss. ; S. F r 4:).," 55.; Anonymous (postage stamps), 10e.; " F. W.," ss. ; " City Clerk," 53.; and " W. S. R.," 53. George ,Smith, late a carman in the employ of Messrs. Chaplin and Horne, railway carriers, was brought up on remand charged with having, on the 7th inst., stolen a van containing 20 bales of wool, value £4OO, from the premises of the London and North-Western Railway Company, Aldgate. Mr. Sewell appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Wontner for the prisoner. On the previous occasion evidence had been given to show that the van had been seen at a distance from the premises drawn by the prisoner's horses; but there was no evidence to identify the prisoner positively as one of the two men who drove it. Mr. Sewell now said the case had been remanded to enable him to complete the evidence against the prisoner, and also to discover his accomplices, but he (Mr. Sewell) was sorry to say that, although there could be no clout): that the prisoner had accomplices, they had so far escaped detection. With regard to the prisoner, however, the case would now he made complete. William Chandler—l am a wool loader, in the employ of Pickford and Co., Haydon-square. I know the prisoner at the bar, having seen him at the square. I remember Satur day morning, the 7th of this month. At a quarter past six I went up the yard, which joins Haydon-square, and I saw a load of wool standing there, covered with one of the com pany's sheets. It was about four or five rods from the Aldgate-street entrance. I came up again about half-past six, and I then saw the prisoner Smith get on the box and drive the van loaded with wool, which was No. 90, out of the yard and turn to the right. The van was drawn by two chestnut horses. Cross-examined by Mr. Wontner—l am quite sure the prisoner Smith was the man. I first said I had seen the van removed the same night. I did not see the prisoner again till this day week, when I was brought here to see him. I noticed the number of the van because I had seen it standing there the night before. William Priest—l am a carman in the employ of Messrs. Pickford, at Haydon-square. Last Saturday week, about eight o'clock in the morning, I was coming up from the sugar house, along Backchurch-lane, when, just as I passed Cannon-street-road, I fell on behind a van loaded with wool, and had to follow it for 200 or 300 yards. I noticed that it had one of the company's sheets over it, and wondered what had brought the sheet there, because 1 had always understood that the company's sheets were never allowed to be taken off the premises. The van was drawn by two horses, but I could not see their colour, nor could I see who the man was on the box. I did not see any men walking behind it or by the side. When we reached Christian-street I had an op portunity of passing it, and, as I did so, I saw that it was a Chaplin and Horne's van; and I also saw the prisoner Smith standing about 10 or 20 yards off, on the opposite side of the road. I had known him by sight before, but not by name. I supposed him to be attending to the van. That was a very unusual place to see a load of wool, which made me take the more notice of it. Mr. Wontner—l have nothing to ask this witness. Mr. Sewell—That finishes my case, my lord, and I think the evidence folly justifies me in asking you to commit the prisoner for trial. The prisoner, who left himself in the hands of his solicitor, was fully committed for trial. He is said to have previously belonged to the P division of the Metropolitan Police. .Henry Adams was charged with stealing a parcel con taining two coats, value £1 17s. 6d., from a van belonging to Pickford and Co., the railway carriers. William Avison, carman, deposed that between 10 and 11 o'clock that morning he was in Cheapside, with his van, delivering goods, when he stopped for the purpose of de livering a parcel. He quitted the van for about a minute for that purpose, and as he was returning saw the prisoner take a parcel oil the van and cross over the road with it. He ran down Gutter-lane, witness following, and turned to the right into Wood-street, where, finding himself pursued, ke threw down the parcel and increased his speed. Wit ness picked up the parcel, at the same time crying "Stop thief," and the prisoner was stopped by a gentleman who was coming in the opposite direction. The prisoner made no attempt to deny his guilt, but pleaded in extenuation that he was a tailor, and had been for some time out of work. Officer (after looking attentively)—There's never so much as the mark of a stitch, my lord. Prisoner—That's because I have been for the last month in King's College Hospital with a bad leg, as I can prove. Look here (pulling up his trousers). Lord Mayor—Pray, spare yourself the trouble and the court a disgustirg sight. You have committed a most im pudent robbery, for which your leg forms no excuse, and I shall send you for trial. Committed accordir g:y. SOUTHWARK.—CHARGE OF BURGLARY.— George 111Wonall, a suspicious-looking fellow, aged 22, was charged with breaking into the dwelling-house of George Chas. Wheeler, a tailor, at 21, Queen-street, Webber-street, Blackfriars-road, and stealing therefrom three pieces of cloth, twe coats, a shiet, table-cover, and other articles, his property. Junes, police-constable 151 L, said that at half-past six on the previous morning be met the prisoner in Upper Ground-street, Blackfriars-road, carrying a bundle. He was coming from the direction of the prosecutor's house, and as soon as he saw witness he endeavoured to avoid him, but he went up to him and asked him what he had in the bundle. He said that he diii not know, as a man had just handed it to him to carry a little way; but be did not know where the men was. Witness then took him into custody, and a little while afterwards he ascertained that the prosecutor's ht•use had been cute:cf.! and the contents of the bundle stolen therefrom. On searching the prisoner witness found a false key on him, which opened the prose cutor's street door. Mr. Wheeler identified the property produced. He saw it all safe in the front room on Wednesday night when he went to bed. One of his lodgers went out about five in the morning, and then the prisoner must Itiv.e entered the house and committed the robbery. The maeistrate asked whether anything was known of the prisoner ? Jones, the c-nstable, replied that numerous robberies had lively been committed in a similar manner, and he wished for a remand, to make further inquiries about him. Tree prisoner was according remanded until Monday. IleanWAY ROBBERY BY A FEMALE.—Hannah Sheen, a tall young woman, who had several times been convicted t'fiii forahwayr o bb esrttoy , ti a a n r d ott w e •h o o oe s , u l ff va e s red bro f u in g ir ht y b e e a f r o s r ' e p e m na r l . servitude Burcham for final examination charged with stealing a person of Thomas tu ß o r r o n a tt el lg in ia t s h t e , public crown-piece from the sti eets. Mr. W. Edwin appeared for the prisoner. p el r ( o ls eeed O in a g along Tuesday High-street, Borough, The prosecutor stated that he was a pipemaker, and re tsi‘sdoedo,aettosook,,Shneoww-tifi him and asksaiemtedepluruipmt Itloe t r o hi t hm r i e in a ad t cni h inr e l r ,i . lis He refused, at home, and when near King-street the prisoner caan'(ulepuupshteod her on one side, but she followed him, an a ag ne l l ie when , caught hold of her and demanded pocket was and cs s e t t. l e e r c H e neara tern li p ' ri g ; the money back, but instead of handing it to him she threatened to smash him if he did not let her . alone. A con stable came up at that time, and took her into custody. On the way to the station-house she attempted to slip the crown piece into his hand, but it dropped on ttre . pavement. In cress-examination by Mr. Edwin, been to Vauxhall Gardens, and had witness said he had enjoyed himself, but he was perfectly sober when the • gave her r.o encouraeement, but Si r d is a a l r l e h r 2ccocu°lstetdo h her. He stole a el., wstntor-eppenites She was, however, very expert in stealing e the money, avo as he was not aware that she had robbed him until be put hit hand in his pocket. H e t h en se i zed ho ld o f h er directly. Fitzgerald, 114 M, said he took the into prisoner custod y, and on the way to the station-house, he saw her drop the five-shilling piece. Mr. Edwin here int • entron to deal with the prisoner timer the new act? Mr . Burcham said that he could not deal with such an offender. He should commit her for trial, but some evidence as to her former convictions must be given. Sergeant Gardner, 25 M, said that on December 1, 1851, .2 . e was tried at th e N ew i ng t on sessions, and sentenced to 1 _ ' months. On September 12, 1853, she was again tried at the same piece, and sentenced to four years' penal servitude; and on 29th May last she was sentenced to two months at this court. Mr. Burcham said he recollected sentencing her to the latter term of imprisonment, and he took that lenient vi ew re r 'nu— b: of her case to give her another chance of t her character. She however appeared to be an incorrigible thief, therefore he should fully commit her for trial. CONVICTION OF A BRACE OF RAILWAY PICK.. POCKETS.—Mary Ann Sweeny and Sarah I%rash, two notorious pickpockets, were brought before Mr. Combe, charged with stealing a purse containing Bs. lid., from the person of Mrs. Amelia Devall, in the first-class booking offiee of the North Kent Railway terminus, London-bridge. John White, a detective officer, in the employ of the South-Eastern Railway Company, stated that on the pre vious afternoon he was on duty with Inspector Richards, of the South-Eastern Railway, in the booking-office of the first-class Nerth Kent Railway terminus, London-bridge, when he saw the prisoners enter and mix with the crowd: Knowing them to be suspicious characters he watched them, end saw theta go up to Mrs. Devall, when Sweeny pressed rather rudely against her, and afterwards both prisoners hastily left the office. Witness immediately went to the laty and asked her whether she had lost anything. She put her hand in her pocket, and missed her purse and contents. He instantly pursued the prisoners, and with the assistance of Inspec , or Richards, took them into custody. When Sweeny was searched, the purse and Bs. and three halfpence acre found on her. _ _ In answer to the magistrate the prisoners pleaded guilty, and wished to be dealt with in a summary way. They were accordingly sentenced to six months hard labour each in the House of Correction. LAMBETH.—SHEEP STEALING.—James 111 1 Kenzie, described as a hawker and collector of hones, residing at Norwood, was charged before the Hon. G. C. Norton with slaughtering and carrying away a sheep, the property of Mr. Medlicott, proprietor of the Greyhound Tavern, Dulwich. Sergeant John Burt, 26 P, deposed that on Thursday morning he received information that during the preceding night a sheep belonging to Mr. Medlicott bad been slaughtered and carried from a field belonging to Mr. Constable, a farmer in the neighbourhood. Soon after lie saw the prisoner, and, perceiving spots of blood on his clothes, be accused him of stealing the sheep. This be denied, but on searching his house he (witness) found there several pieces of fresh fat, some pieces of skin with wool on them, and partially burnt, and the shank bone of a leg of mutton. On examining the garden the skin and entrails of a sheep were found buried there, and subsequently the carcass of the sheep was found in a sack in a hedge about 100 yards from the prisoner's resi dence. The prisoner on Ilia way to the station-house ad mitted that he had something to do with it, but said it was not him who had killed the sheep. The witness added that, on looking over the prisoner's premises, be found a still set there, and all the apparatus necessary to carry on illicit distillation. James King, servant to Mr. Medlicott, said that on Wednesday evening lie counted the sheep, and found them to be 41 in number, and on the following morning there were only 40. This circumstance led him to look for the missing animal, and in his search he found a quantity of blood in the field, where the sheep had evidently been slaughtered. In reply to a question from the magistrate, the witness said he did not think that one person would be able to catch one of the sheep while in the field, for when he dressed them he always required assistance. The prisoner, in reply to the charge, made a long, ram bling, and improbable statement about meeting a stranger at a public-house, getting drunk with him, and the stranger bringing the dead sheep to his house. The magistrate committed him for trial. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. -----s-- REIGATE. The resignation of Sir Henry Rawlinson, who has ac cepted an appointment to the India Board, renders vacant the representation of the borough of Reigate. There are three candidates in the field—viz., the Hon. J. W. Monson, who is a Whig, and who, from his connection with the family of Lord Monson at Gatton, possesses some local influence; Mr. W. A. Wilkinson, formerly member for Lambeth; and Mr. Edwin James. The last-named gentleman addressed the electors in the Town-hall, on Thursday evening, and obtained an exceedingly flattering reception. Mr. J. 11. Apted, a local resident ) having been voted to the chair, Mr. EDWIN JAMES, who was received with hearty ap plause, came forward to address a crowded and highly re spectable meeti g. After some introductory remarks, in which he reminded the raeeeing of the days when the representation of the borough was a mere sham, and its members were returned as the nomiuees of Lord Somers, he adverted to the period when, under the political system of former days, Lord Monson, having purchased the estate at Galion, returned its members, and when, if he remem bered rightly, there were three electors, each of whom paid £l,OOO a-year for his privilege. Going on to criticise the address of his opponent, the Hon. J. W. Monson, Mr. James expressed himself in favour of the unconditional abolition of church rates, the extension of the suffrage to £5 house holders, and the adoption of the ballot. Ever since he had had the power to reason and to think his sincere con viction had been that the Government of this country must he based upon social and political progress. He was in favour of a very large extension of the suffrage, because he believed that the people, by education ; by.thought, and by intelligence, were entitled to it, and derefore he would sup port most willingly the principle adopted in the Reform Bill of Lord J. Russell, and which principle be held to be a just one—namely, the extension of the fran chise to £5 householders. (Cheers.) At the same time be believed that without the ballot an extension of the franchise would be a curse instead of a bless ing. It was all very well to say that the ballot was un- English—that there was something extremely disagreeable and un-English in a secret system of voting; and so there was. But there was something much more un-English in a system of intimidation—there was something muck sore disagreeable in my Lord or my Lady Somebody driving uP to the door of an elector and saying, " If you vote for Mr. Edwin James or Mr. Asybody Else, you shan't have our custom." (Laughter and cheers.) The ballot was no party question, for he believed that neither Tory nor Liberal would gain votes by it ; it was a mere matter of arrangement to vote fairly on both sides. Advocating the spread of education among the people, he hoped to see the difficulties removed which at present exist as to secular and religious education. He was an advocate for a thorough reform in the law, though perhaps the electors did not like lawyers, and would be inclined to sat, " It is of no use for you to come here ; you are a lawyer. Now, lie did not think that there had been a bad specimen of lawyers in the House of Commons ; and when he mentioned the names of Roebuck, Brougham, Denman. Erskine, be must say he belonged to a profession which could not be accused of sacrificing the people for their owtt gain. (Hear, hear.) He could assure them that there was not a more sincere law reformer, who wished to carry out the principle that a man may obtain his rights without necessarily involving his ruin, than her Majesty's present Attorney-General. He (Mr. James) had had the honour of working with him, and bad seen him neglecting a lucrative practice for the purpose of codifying the law. The candi d ite went on to declare his entire adhesion to the principles of civil and religious liberty, and congratulated the electors on the recent admission of Baron Rothschild to Parliament- He did not mean to say that they had to thank the Go vernment for it. They had conceded rather than car ried the measure. To the present Lord Chancellor It must have been a very bitter pill to swallow, after he had so repeatedly told us that Parliament would he un christianised by the admission of Jews. The candidate then remarked on the political conduct of Lord Palmerston during his recent administration, who, he said, had obtained a Parliament with a triumphant majority in his favour, but elected on no settled principles. He had, perhaps, the largest majority that ever sat behind a Minister on the Treasury benches; but the last session had brought about the entire annihilation of his power, and had thus taught a great political lesson. Lord Palmerston, from the pine oracle of his power, assumed a 'one of arrogance towards members of the House of Commons of which many 01 them loudly complained. He made certain appointment s which shocked the moral feelings and sense of decency of very large portion of the people of this country ; and whoa at length certain menaces came from France Lord Pal merston did not resist them as he ought to have done; wit, the stern and independent sense of the people re belled against any truckling to the dictation of a foreign Power. (Loud cheers.) Referring to the conduct of the p esent Government, the candidate attributed the main tenance of power by Lord Derby to a feeling among the independent Liberals that they would not be bandied about from Lord John Russell to Lord Palmerston, and from Lord Palmer:4on back again, and he believed the independent Liberals would continue to support 13114 so long as he passed liberal measures. He beliive4 that as ,long as Lord Stanley and Mr. Disraeli were members of the Cabinet the Government would not oppose liberal, m easures, but he confe•sed he should not b e surprised h before long there was a split. After a few further re marks of a general character, the candidate concluded amid loud e'leering ; and a resolution pledging the meet ing to support him at the ensuing election was carried with but one dissentient. COUNTRY MARKETS. LIVERPOOL CORN—Ave. 2Q, Our market this morning was well attended, and a fair amount of business wi transacted in wheat for consumption, and to hold over, at an advance of .ully Id per bushel over the currencies of last market day. The town and neighbouring dealers bought more freely of flour, paying extreme prices. Indian corn finds a dailY retail demand at late rates. Oats and oatmeal neglected, but not cheaper. Egyptian beaus declined Gd per or. Al'. other articles u ere unchanged. WAKEFIELD CORN-AuG. 20. Our market to-day was fairly supplied with both old and nor wheat, with a fair consumptive demand for good fresh parcels, and the supply of new was cleared off at quite as much money as WO week. Old wheat fetched 3s per qr. extra. Oats and shelling the turn rather in favour of the seller. Beans again dearer. A stead/ demand for grinding barley. Averages for the week ending Aug. 16 ; Wheat, 3,173 qrs., 45s 21d Barley, 50, at 28s 41d I Beaus, dl, 45s ‘,AI EXETER CORN- u°. 20. The attendance of dealers was soniewhat small, and although the show of samples was rather meagre it was equal to the demand• Not much business doing, and the sales effected were at the rates of last week. Fine flour 31s to 328 I Seconds 30s per sack, BRISTOL SUGAR—Ara. 20. We have had a very quiet market this week, and the sales are limited to about 300 hhds. West India, for which rather lower prices have in some instances been accepted. The refined market is steady, but without animation, and prices are unaltered. Rum continus dull. BIRTHS. 31.31yano.—On the 18th inst., at Clifton, the wife of Col. Mlladch of a daughter. MASON.—On the 16th inst., at St. John's, Wakefield, the wife of Henry Mason, Esq., of a sou. MuNao.—On the 12th June, at long Kong, the wifo of Capt. D. G. Munro, of a son. MARRIAGES. COLLINS—VAUX.—On the 17th inst., at Walford, by the Rev. WM' Oakeley, M.A., assisted by the Rev. A. Stonhouse, the Vicar, John S. Collins, jun., Esq., J.P. and D.L., barrister-at-law, eldest son of John S. Collins, E q., of Ws thall Walford, Herefordshire, to Mary Jane, daughter of the late Rev. John Jones, MA., of Langstono Court, in the same county, and widow of Robt. C. Vain, Esq., of Court St. Lawrence, Monmouthshire. FRANCIS—DAVIDSON.—On the 17th ir.st., at the Parish Church of Richmond, Surrey, by the Rev. James Francis, Incumbent or Waltham Holy Cross, Philip Francis, Esq., of the Middle Temple , banister-at-law, to Mary, daughter of the late G. M. Davidson, Esq., Warmley-house, Gloucestershire. DEATHS. WArrs.—On the 16th inst , at Woodbine Villa, Upper Tulse-lißl. Brixton, Grace Penelope, the only daughter of Mr. Thomas W'at' t s, aged eight years and nine months. WIIITAKEII.—On the 17th inst., at 107, Devonshire ' in his eighty-first year, Mr. J. Whitaker, 10- ...road, HollovfaY, Fitzroy-square. of Carburton-street, LON DOPT : and Published by MUR DO YOUNG }, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the countY of Middlesex, Saturday, August 21,1858. rt''' -. h \ Lot Oa 1\ di;i; the Attu 7o i or Iv it of Pani lief° site Lra tnj