The Sun. — London, England, 1858-08-10 00:00:00

NI?. B. OSBORNE BEFORE lIIS CaNSTI- TUENTS AT DOVER. On Friday evening last the above hon. and gallant gen lleman who, as will be remembered, occupied the post of secretary to the Admiralty in the Palmerston and Aberdeen ,A.drauistration, met a party of his constituents at the Royal Oak Inn, Dover, in order to commuuicate to them the benefit of his views on the state tf rublic affairs and the lyv&ition of parties; as well ai to ju3tity his political career since the last general election. Mr. Pinnis occupied the chair. Mr. OSBORNE, whose reception was very hearty, having I fit the first instance dealt with certain topics of exclusively local interest, proceeded to ;ay,—l shall now with your per miszion make a few observations upon matters of a general interest. Great changes have taken place since I had last the pleasure of meeting you. I hal then the happiness of being accompanied by my hon. and gallant colleague, whose conduct in flying like a true Briton to the post of danger I cannot suffieieotly eulogise. (Cheers ) He has gone to a distant land to do battle with the enemies of his country, and I cannot help feeling that it is much to his credit and to yours that you have so kindly accorded to him leave of absence for that purpose. But, as I said, great changes have been brought abut. I was then amongst what are called the " ins;" I am now numbered amongst the "outs." 1, however, am cons( led kr the change by the hope that the circumstance of my having been transplanted from the Ministerial to the Opposition benches has not lost me your favour. (Cheers.) I trust that in my new situation I shall be able to prove to yos tbat,l am now—as I was when a member of her Majesty's Government—your friend, and that I have your interests and those of the country at large as much at heart as at any former period of my life. (Cheers.) But in order to dis cover the causes of the change to which I have alluded, it is necessary that we should trace back the occurrences of the few months preceding the past session. We all know that the last gereral election was based upon a false issue. There was then a cry of " Palmerston," which I think meant in the minds of those who started as candidates for the favour of constituencies upon the credit of his name, simply this :—" Every one for hithself, and Pal merston for us all." (Cheers and laughter.) That was the prevailing sentiment at the time, and it has been, I am afraid, but too literally carried out ; for having watched the progress of affairs in the present House of Commons I am disposed to believe that a great many persons have been admitted to seats in Parliament on the faith of the cry which I have just mentioned who entertain no decided opi nions —(hear, hear)—who are latitudinarians in political principle, who are indifferent to party ties, and who, like all Parliamentary sinners, are animated but by one strong feeling—a horror of a dissolution. (Cheers and laughter.) That is the sort of Parliament which it appears to me has been collected together under :he influence of the Palmer ston cry. (Hear, hear.) Permit me now to say a few words in reference to that noble lord. I am no idolater of his. I never was his parasite while in office ; still less can I con descend to be his detractor in the hour of his misfortune. (Cheers.) I thought, and I still think, that his popularity was somewhat exaggerated ; but I cannot at the same time help feeling that his fall from power has been in some mea sure undeserved. (Cheers.) The unfor tunate meet with but few sympathisers in this world. It has been said that— " Men's evil measures live in brats, Their good are writ in water." (Hear, bear.) And It has, lam afraid, been forgotten that the country owes some gratitude to Lord Palmerston. (Hear, hear.) We ought, however, not to lose sight of the fact Oat the old statesman—for he is, unfortunately, now an old man—was the only person who could be finnan to stick to his colours in a moment of great peril. He, when Lis country was engaged in a great and danger ous war, was the only man who stood fast at the beim ; and when you complain of some of the ap pointments which he has made, you must bear in mind that fact, and recollect also, that those app ointments were forced upon him, inasmuch as be was to a great extent de serted by all other statesmen. (Hear, hear.) I have deemed it but right to give expression to those sentiments, bkeause I am of opinion that but small consideration has been shown to the virtues of Lord Palmerston, and that much enmity has been attracted by his merits. We all know that— "The sunshine at the falling statesman's door Fours on the morning worshipper no more." But although I never expect to serve Lord Palmerston again —notwithstanding that it was previous to tee downfall of his Administration my intention, for reasons which it is un necessary to disclose, to resign the office I held in it— a circumstance whicb, as it was known to many of my private friends, I see no reason why I should conceal from you. Yet I should feel ashamed of myself if I were to abstain from offering some tribute of praise to a noble man who has now ceased to be master of his country, and from making some attempt to defend him from the attacks of these who have assailed his political conduct. (Cheers.) Lord Palmerston, then ' has fallen ; and though the eau:es which led to his downfall are in themselves sufficiently remarkable, yet I would not feel justified in entering upon the subject at any length on the present occasion. It is not my intention to detain you by di'cussing the merits of the Conspiracy Bill. The policy of that measure I may, however, be permitted to say appears to me to have been at best of a somewhat questionable character. Still there might have been reasons of State, unknown to the sub ordinate members of the Government, which might have jus tified the introduction of such a measure. But that which I wish more particularly to bring under your notice is the coarse taken with respect to it by the Conservative party. You must all remember that the Conspiracy Bill was introduce I into the House of Commons amid the acclamations of that party ' • and they not only voted in a body in favour of its being brought in, but that some of those who now bold high office in the Government went out of their way to prove that It was a perfectly legitimate measure. (Hear, hear.) Well ; what subsequently took place ? At a moment when distrust in public men so much prevails, it is desirable that you should mark well their conduct. What, then, I repeat, occurred? Why, tea days after this Conspiracy Bill had been introduced amid the acclamations of the Conservative party, they turned suddenly round, aril having ascertained that with the assistance of some 70 or 80 Liberal members they might defeat the Go vernment, they joined them in opposition to the measure, and effected their object. Now I have nothing to say as to the course which the 70 or 80 gentlemen I have just refer ved to took upon that occasion. They were, no doubt, in- 1 flueneed by motives which did them honour, but I may ob serve that I have since ascertained that whilst the effect of their policy was to knock out the brains, their intention was simply to rap the knuckles of the Minister. (Laughter.) They had no idea that a new light would have fallen upon that Conservative party which but a few days before had been so unanimous in their support of the bill. But that new light did dawn upon them, and there was an end of the Palmerston Administration. Now, so far as I was per sonally concerned, having been about to take leave of office, I cannot say I regarded the event with much regret. I did, however, feel tome regret at finding that a nobleman in his 74th year, who had rendered great services to his country, should all at once be told that those services were forgotten, while all his demerits should be written in large brazen characters. (Cheers.) Well, Lord Palmer ston defeated, what next took place ? Ooe would naturally su ppose that Lord J. Russell would have been sent for by her Majesty to form a new Administration. Parliamentary etiquette, however, decided in favour of the first proposal being made to the Earl of Derby. He constructed a Mi nistry, and that Ministry is called Conservative. (A laugh.) Now, that is a long word of four syllables, and ought to have some meaning attached to it, and I for one should be much obliged to any gentleman in this room bolding Corserva live opinions, or to any one of those old Tories who had principles, and also knew what those principles were, Hear, hear.) tell me what is meant by a Conservative Ministry. ( ear, hear.) One thing, at all events, is perfectly clear, that tac it her Majesty's present advisers kold of fi ce simply by a abandonment of their creed—a thorough abnegation of their political faith. (Cheers.) All these measures of which they are the ardent supporters while in opposition are quietly shelved. (Hear, hear.) But in addition to that this Conservative Ministry is composed of materials so ex ceedingly squeezable that you may wring anything out of them you please. (Laughter.) It can, I think, be hest defined as a Ministry which effects change without pro gress, and makes concession, without grace. (Cheers.) In short, for I like plain speaking, I believe a Conservative Ministry to be nothing else but a gross imposture. (Cheers, and laughter.) When their great leader, the late Sir Robert Peel, determined to repeal the corn laws and to take off a tax which kept the people of this country from eating cheap bread, they turned vound upon him and pursued !lira with unrelenting bitter ness to the close of his life, for his conduct nith respect to this matter was after all a purely fiscal question, but one, how ever, which also touched the packets of these Conservative lentlemen. (Hear, hear.) New, however, when their eader, assent to measures which year after year they have opposed, not for ;common fiscal lessons, but on religious grounds, they sit by the while, their arms quietly folded, grumbling a little now and then, of course—keep office , and call themselves a Conservati ve y part although their lea lets are passing Radical measisres. (Chee r s .) What was their conduct with r es p ec t t o the I ndia Bill ? That is a subject upon which I myself hold ojefuione somewhat peculiar- I am not one of those who are er,sfly del!ghted that the government of that country has b ee n taken out of the hands of the Company; because I think etat, although there were many abuses Incident to its I edentnistratien, it appears also that many advantages re sulted fra.nr it—such, for instance, as the distribution of patronage among the middle elaesee in this country —a benefit which it is exceedingly doubtful whether we shall obtain under the r.ew system. (Hear, hear.) But to revert to the course which has been pursued by the Con servative party on this question. Having in the first place voted against the expediency of legislating for India in the pre s ent session at all, they no sooner come into office than they bring in an India Bill of their . own. Now there is nothing which you have ever seen :In punch—which I may just observe in passing sometimes ; pays me the compliment of alluding to me—that is half so :farcical as that bill of Lord Ellenborough's, which was re e eived with derision from all sides of the House of Com e, one. Of that production I hardly know what has be d it. A funeral oration was pronounced over it, and it (01 usei P a..se d aw ay. Meantime in stepped Lord John Reis set; with his resolutions, and I must confess I think that has been ill-treated by the Royal Humane Society Debi a lord for if ever a man was entitled to receive a medal —Cleirgitter) sting from that body surely his lordship dm! ved one for ha • s aved a whole C a binet from drowning. (Cheers and laughter.) stepped ith his drags and life p reservers w e I H ad he not stepp afraid, have a Conservative Ministry in should not, st e w .that high .rate of preservation in which we find it at the pre,ent. mo m e nt. ) The resslutions framed at u s c o e r , t l . d i ec N u o s w sed i t , Cpl suzgon of the no e India i * w ll e v re a rl in s t o r m od e I took no fle , iVa par t in the debates lists been asked Whc r Rs CO disgusted with the 'ups! that measure ; the fact is, I V•On•lott a the H o use of Cornmone with their running first in oue lireeelon and then In anot her, their read i ne ss to laud Lord P,elmerot,eo. to the Algies w h en l ie was in prwe i r s , and thete • desertion of bias in the moment of h is downfall, that I dial not disposed to ea ter very warmly in to the diecoesion even the Indian ques tion, The mill transferring the governeoent of that country to the Crowe, passed into a law, but I have scarcely met a single person .now amongst those who voted for it who does rila ta e y je is a great failure, and that before the end of two years it feint be replaced by another measure. I trust, however, that the introduction of such a measure may not faii to the lot of her Majesty's present advisers. lam justi that tispe, inasmuch as, owing to the fied in entertaining' w hi c h they have pursued since their accession line of policy we ain to,ollx do not know in what their .to o ffi ce, H oar, hear.) The Couservative einciples coteetiSilt• I ' THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 10, 1858. rump has hitherto borne a good deal of kicking, (A laugh.) Whether the kicks which they have of late received will tend to show them that their leaders arc fast drawing them into Radicalism, it is impossible for me to say. There was indeed one measure which caused a little ernmbling among the old Tory school—l mean the leather breeches an d top-boots school. (Great laughter.) The Property Qualification Bill was passed into a law : but the m bill was, efter all, a ere sham, for it was accompanied by a measure which was introduced in a most invidi a s manner at the fag end of the session, and the operation of which will be so to increase the expenses at elections that, notwith standing the property qualification may be abolished, it will be utterly impossible for any man to contest a county cope- ' cially, unless he happens to have a large balance at his bankers. Now I, for one, have no wish to see Parliament converted into a sort of rabbit-warren for the rich ; I am, on the contrary, desirous that it shall be open to all classes; and because it is a measure, such as that to which I have just alluded, lam most strenuously opposed to it. It involves a retrograde principle ; and the fact that there existed so much apathy amongst the members of the Liberal party as to render it possible that such a measure could pass, makes me think that the best thing for the country which could happen would be a dissolution ; for I am confident the pre sent House of Commons is unrivalled, and that many of its members have already forgot ten the pledges which they made from the famines. Well, I have given you an instance of Conservative measures involving change with out progress—let me now furnish you with an example of concession made without grace. For the last 12 or 13 yeats the Liberal party have been content in their advocacy of that which has been called the " coping stone" of religious liberty the admission of Jews to Parlia ment. What course has this Conservative mi n i s t r y taken with respect to that important question ? A bill in reference to it was last session introduced into Parliament by Lord John Russell. It was discussed as usual, and carried as usual by a large majority in the House of Commons. It went up to the House of Lords; there after a long debate it was rejected, and rejected too for no petty reasons, but upon the highest grounds—namely, that its effect would be to unchristianise the Legislature. The preseut Lord Chancellor, who, when Sir F. Thesiger, stood forth in the House of Commons in opposition to the claims of the Jews, took up a most lofty position, and did that which, for a lawyer, was a bold thing—quoted Scripture in support of his views. Yes, the Lord Chancellor of England, the keeper of the Queen's conscience, had the temerity to do this. But he was not satisfied with making a speech in opposition to the claims of the Jews. He published it; and I had the good fortune the day before I came down here to have had a copy sent me ; not, indeed, by the noble loid himself, but, no doubt, by some friend °lbis. In that speech the follow ing passage occurs :—" This is no common question—it is a question of conscience and religious duty, and I hope that whatever threats may be used to intimidate your lordships you will proceed in the path of duty and throw out this bill." Well, the house, mainly at that instigation, did throw out the bill. Subsequently, however, the House of Commons appointed Baron Rothschild to serve in one of their :commit , ees. The Lord Chancellor must then have felt rather awkward, but he still continued to advise their lordships not to yield. Ely some extraordinary conjuring process, however—fer conjuring takes place in the House of Lords as well as elsewhere—a bill was Ist origlit in by a supporter of the Government who had always opposed the claims of the Jews, empowering the House of Corn times to seat Baron Rothschild by resolution. The bill was brought into the House of Lords, and sent down to the Howe of Commons, with their lordships' reasons for not 1 admitting Baron Rothschild to a seat in the Legislature. Among those reasons was one to the effect that the Jews, in rejecting our Saviour, were morally unfit to take part in legislation for a Christian community. Well, what think you of a Minister who, having put general reasoning such as this, should in silence assent to the adoption of a measure such as that which afterwards received the support of his Government? I can feel a sort of modified respect for the sincere intolerance of Messrs. Spooner and Newde gate; I prefer their consistency to the shabby tergiversation of some Conservative converts. I think, fir instance, that Mr. Walpole, having opposed the claims of the Jews upon the very serious grounds which he advanced, was bound to follow up his opinions by the resignation of his office. The satne remark applies to the Lent Chan cellor, who was, I think, bound to resign his place its the Ministry, and re prove to the world that he, the keeper of the Queen's conscience, had not a conscience as pliable and yielding as the woolsack urine which be si's. (Laughter.) For my own part I must say I am disposed to give no et-edit to Lord Derby for his support of the measure. It has been thrown like a bone to a dog, and not passed as a rea sonable concession to reasoning beings. We shall, however, go further next session, and do away with that pro cedure by resolution; and I trust that we shall be enabled to carry out the principle of allowing any man, provided he be a good citizen and obedient to the laws, to take his seat in Parliament, entirely independent of the religious opinions which he may profess. Now, one would suppose that when this Conservative Government found themselves called upon to frame the Queen's Speech, they would have made some &linden in that document to the Property Qualification Bill, and to the bill enabling Jews to take their seats is the House of Commons, the only two measures having even the appearance of liberality which had been passed under their auspices. Such, however, was not the case. No Queen's speech, as you are aware, is remarkable for good grammar; but the last was in this respect, as well as on account of the absence of all matter, the worst that was ever produced. (Laughter.) There was no allu sion made in it to the two measures to which I have alluded —the reason being, no doubt, the Government were afraid that in mentioning them they would be offering an affront to the members of their own party. It must also be borne in mind that Parliament was prorogued by commission, and that the lot of reading the Royal Speech fell to the Lord Chancellor, who, no doubt, would find it somewhat awkward to find allusion made to topics so delicate. (A laugh.) I may observe in passing, of that noble and learned lord,that he hasblown the trumpet to such an extent of late, when dining out, that' it would be a great convenience to himself if he would for the future make use upon such occasions of that larger and more powerful in strument called the ophicleide. (Great laughter.) I have now pretty well, I think, summed up the past acts of this Conservative Ministry. There is, however, a great future before us ; we are, it seems, to have a Conservative Reform Bill. What the nature of that measure may be it would puzzle a conjurer to divine. If I were inclined to indulge in the language of prophecy, I should say that I think it improbable the Ministry will again meet Parliiinent as it is at present constituted. Tire Cabinet appears to be di vided into two different sections. On the one hand you have what may be called an advanced section, which consists of Mr. Disraeli, Lord Stanley, and Sir J. Pakineton, while upon the other you have what may be termed a drag- ehain, in the shape of the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Salisbury, and Mr. Henley. Even now great differences prevail in the Cabinet between father and son, and when they commence to differ nobody can predict where disagreement may ter minate. For my own part, I look upon Lord Stanley as being the best and the most liberal man in the Ministry, and I hope to see him, at some future day, at the head of a Liberal Government in this country. (Cheers.) He is nn Conservative; he has no nonsense of that kind about him—(laughter)—nor do I believe Mr. Disraeli to be a Conservative. Indeed, my opinion of that right hon. gentleman is that he will do whatever you press him to do ; and I have nn doubt that he, Lard Stanley, and Sir J. Pakington will eventually quit the company in which they now find themselves. But lam curious to see what this new Reform Bill will be. It is laid down by a writer somewhere that every man in the course of his lifetime eats a peck of dirt. (Laughter.) New, if that statement be true of men in general, it 19, I think, perfectly evident that each member of the Conservative Cabinet must have swallowed at least four pecks of dirt in the course of the present year. (Great laughter.) They have, at all events, eaten all their own professions, and that, beyond all doubt, contained a very large proportion of that commodity, judging by the past. I know not what they may do—they may effect something of a revolutionary character. Indeed, I would not be surprised to hear at any moment that Lord Chelms ford some fine morning stormed Buckingham Palace at the head of the Grenadiers. However, bad as they may be, I must, should they bring in a good Reform Bill, give my sup port to that measure, much as I may despise its authors. They may introduce a liberal measure ; and I should certainly look with curiosity to the faces of Messrs. Spooner, Newdegate, Bentinck. and other men of that class, when they find the leaders of the Conservative party bringing forward what they must regard as a revolutionary Reform Bill. Having said this much with respect to the Conservative Ministry ; it is due to the great Liberal party that I should not pass it over altogether without notice. It is now unfortunately like that noble river of which mention was made in the Queen's Speech, in a state of decomposition. But though that may be the case, I for one do not despair of the advance of Liberal principles. They are in the ascendancy; but if I may be allowed to give a hint to the party by which they are upheld, I woulsi say to them that in order to become a compact body they must get rid of all private jealousies and personal p:ques. (Hear, hear.) The old Wkigs and the modern Liberals must unite to gether, for without union we are but as men of straw. I for my own part still adhere to those principles under all circumstances I have ever supported— " True as the dial to the sun, Although it be not shone upon." (Cheers.) The hon. gentleman then proceeded to advocate the maintenance of an efficient Channel fleet, and concluded Lie observations amidst loud and general applause. A resolution, expressive of the confidence of the meeting in tire hon. gentleman's political principles was then put from the chair, and was unanimously agreed to. 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It shows that £13,008,368 have been received on shares, of which £4,770,057 consist of 4 per cut., V i per cent., and 5 per cent. preference stocks; and on debentures, loans, and so forth to £10,770,108, making together a tot al receipt of £23,787,476. The total exor mil ture amounted to £23,223,780, leaving a balance of £563,696. The expenditure on the Great Western lines and for locomotive stuck amounted to £10,877,532, on the Uxbridge and Henley lines to £157,981; on the Oxford, Wolverhampton, and Dud!, y lines t ) £6,729,26.3, on the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth to £1,669,474, on the Didcot deviation to £44,953 •, on narrow guage rails from Oxford to Basle estoke to £133,372; on the western fork at Reading to 2,33,F,04 ; on the Reading Junction (narrow auage) to £6,230; on brittges (in lieu of level crossings), £l5 548 ; on the Acton and Wr st London Juneti in, £3,`208; in subscriptions and disbur-ements to the South Wales, South Devon, Gloucester and Dean Forest, Wilts, Somerset, and Weynittutli ; Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton ; Shrewsbury and Chester, Shrewsbury Greatand Birmingham, Wycombe, Plymouth Western Ducks, and North Metropolitan, to .€1,976,697 ; and under votes of proprietors for new rolling stork, Paddington Station, Bull's- bridge, and other new stations, to £1,573,955 -making together £23,223,780. The capital account of the Shrewsbury railways shows that £3,526,165, had been re ceived, including £73,699 due to the Great Western Com - pany,land £3,472,468 expended, leaving a balance of £53,697, consisting of personal accounts and assets of the company. The revenue account of the Great Western lines from the lot of January to the 30th of June last shows that £718,018 had been received for traffic, £7,050 for rent from Bristol and Birmir gham Railway, £10,873 for use of plant, £2,885 in terest on cash balances, £s,346rent of Great Western Hotel, cottages, and property on the Birmingham lines, and £274 registration fees-total, £744,446. The total expendi ture amounted to £320,830, or 4F54 per cent., in eliding £16,0f 6 for Government duty, £17,906 rates and taxes, £2,500 for ParFarnen'ary and 'egad expenses, and £l,OOO reserved for doubtful debts, leaving a balance of £423,616. To this is added £20,253, the bill ince from tie preceding . account, £2,740 from the Kennet and Avon Canal, and £13,782, dividends on shares held in other companies, making together £460,391. From this is deducted £20,188 for guaranteed annuities on Wilts, Somerset, and Wey mouth Railway, Kennet and Avon Canal, £15,942 rent charges on Gloucester and Dean Forest Railway, Hereford anti Ross Railway, Wycombe Railway, and Paddington estate, £4,835 appropriated arainst loss on lease of the South Wales to June 30, 1834; £6,609 loss on said lease for half year ending December 31, 1857 • £348,511 for interest on loans, and preference shares and stock ; and £27,030 to make up deficiency in revenue of Shrewsbury lines, toe - ether £423,217, leaving the disposable balance £37,174. The receipts on the Shrewsbury lines, after deducting £7,070 for expenses of traffic over the Birkenhead line, amounted to £105,553, and the expenses to £72,569, leaving a balance of £32,984 to meet £69,264 for interest on loans, preference shares, and guaranteed stock. To the balance of £32,984 is added £9,250, receivable on account of ex penses and interest on cost of Wolverhampton high level station, and £27,030 from the revenue of the Great Western Railway Company to make up the deficiency. The result of these operations is that out of a capital of £23,787,47 6 received on the Great Western, anti £3,526,165 on the Shrewsbury lines, together £27,313,641, the Gre at Western Railway Company have paid interest En loans, and all preference and guaranteed charges in full on £19,076,365, charging every expense to revenue, leav ing a disposable balance of only £37,174 available for dividend on £8,237,276 of ordinary shares and stock. With regard to this small result of £37,174 for the past half-year, it is apparent that the Great Western, in common with several other large railway companies, have suffered ft orn the effects of the late panic and commercial crisis, the receipts having been £43,289 less than at the corresponding half of 1857, showing a decrease instead of the usual in crease over the receipts of preceding years. The effect of the depression in trade, particularly on railways passing through manufacturing districts, has been to deprive them of that portion of their gross receipts which, under ordinary circum stances, would result in producing nearly a clear addition to their profits, as shown in the reduction of the dividends of the following railway companies for the past half-year namely, North staffordshire, from 4 per cent. to 2 per cent ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, from 5 per cent. to 3•1 per cent.; East Lancashire, from 5 per cent. to 31 per cent.; London and North-Western, from 5 per cent. to 31 per cent., shsw in,g a direct loss of from 11 to 2 per cm , . in the dividends of those lines, arising chiefly from the depression of trade. On the same principle it might be supposed that the dividend of the Great Western suffered to the extent of 1 or li per cent., ss that instead of no dividend, or . 3 . per cent., as calculated , from 11 to 2 per cent. would leave been available had it not been for the commercial depression. Had the Great Western receipts been only the same as those of the carrespondina• period of 1857, there would have been an addition of £24,508 to the receipts of the Great Wes tern lines, anti of £18.783 to those of the Shrewsbury lines, making together £4:3,293. which, with the present disposable sum, would have given £80,467, or within about £3,000 of 2 per cent. per annum for the half-year. But, instead of the Great Western traffic being the same in amount as at the corresponding period of last year, it should breve shown a considerable increase over P, as had been the case in the receipts of former years over those of preceding years. It might be mentioned that the total traffic receipts of the Great Western and Shrewsbury lines for the, half-year end log June 30, 1857, showed as increase of £72,625 over those for the half-year ending June 30, 1856, the receipts of the latter having shown an increase of £76,256 over those for the half-year ending June 30, 185:5. Now, if anything like an increase ef only one-half the amount shown in preceding and corresponding half-years had taken place in the past half-year, the disposable sum would probably have exceeded £100,000., and allowed of a dividend at the rate of 2j percent. per annum, leaving a balance over. It appears from the accounts that the executive has still further reduced the., working expenses; those for the past half, on being com pared with those of the corresponding half of last year, show a reduction of £30,650. There has also been a reduction of £20,041 in the Interest and preference charges, as compared with those for the half-year ending De cember, 1857, the reduction being from £368,552 to £348,511 in the past half-year. Although the gross receipts are £43,293 less than at the corresponding period of last year, the available balance amounts to £37,174, against £51,197, showing a decrease of only £14,023 in the dis• posable balance for dividend, hut allowing for the differ ence between the sums brought into the account, £20,2.13 against £17,278, the actual decrease is only £16,988. Perhaps the most satisfactory feature in the financial statement is, that the capital account of the Great Western has not been increased during the past half-year, but re duced by a sum of £29,000. The total increase in the capi tal account since June, 1857, when the whole of the com pany's authorised lines eras opened for traffic, amounts to only £168,774. The outlay during the preceding twelve months, from June, 1856, to June, 1857, amounted to £696,902. of the line, and the general value of the property. The letter in question might be read if the meeting w7shed it, but be was bound to say, from private advices he had re ceived, that the state of affairs were not so deplorable as the writers of the letter to Mr. Cooke appeared to think. At the same time he must say that the company was in a most un4ati3factory condition but if the meeting were ad journed other letters might be received which might enable them to take a more cheering view of ;heir prospects. He thought that, under any eircutu tances, it would be advisable for the shareholders to appoint a committee to examine the correspondence, and determine what c,urse it might be desirable to take tor the future. With respect to the letter, if the meeting thought it advisable that it should be read, the ►nanaging agent was ready to do so, but the matter was entirely in the bands of the meeting. A PROPRIETOR—IS it your lordship's opinion that it is better that it should not be read ? The CHAIRMANI would rather not give any opinion on the subject. The letter is in the room, and the Government have declined to buy the line—or rather, I should say, the whole subject is in abeyance. Several proprietors having expressed a wish that the letter might be read, Mr. Cooke proceeded to read it accordingly. It stated in substance that the directors were in communi cation with an entirely new tlce;eratuent, that the late Go - vertiment had absolutely accepted the over lilies for the putchase of the property, but that in consequence of the illness of the President of Lands and Works, no conclusive step could be taken in the matter. The writers having set out certain questions which they bad submitted to the Government, proceeded to say that the appearance of affairs was gloomy in the extreme; that the creditors of the company were daily becoming more clamorous; that the banks refused to make any further advances on the security of the rolling stock ; that no temporary assist ance could be procured ; that the directors saw no alter naive but to obtain a license from their creditors until they could get a contribution from the shareholders ; that if they could not get the license the rolling stock would be sold to satisfy claims in which the affairs of the com pany would become sequestered, and that there were no funds to pay the interest due to the bondholders. The CHAIRMAN said that that waiall the information they had received at present, and that there could be no disagreement as to its unsatisfactory state. A SHAREHOLDER inquired what was the amount of the more urgent claims upon the company Mr. COOKE said that no details bad been sent. There was, however, £21,300 due to the New South Wales Bank. The CHAIRMAN said lie believed the company could work the line better from London than from Geelong if they could only get it into their hands. Mr. COOKE said that, although it might appear from the letter he had read that the Government would not ratify the agreement made with the late Government, be thought they must do so in the end. It was understood that the terms would involve a premium of £70,000 to the share holders and bondholders, which would be equal to 10 per cent. upon the capital of £700,000. In the sum of £70,000, however, the value of the land given by the Government to the Railway Company was not estimated. The value of that land was calculated at £140,000, so that even if the Government purchased the line at a premium of £70,000, they would, in point of fact, be getting a premium them selves equivalent to the value of the land, namely, £140,000, from which they would have to deduct £70,000, leaving still a margin in their favour of £70,000. In reply to further questions, Mr. COOKE stated that in the course of a very few days he expected further adviees. Time meeting was then adjourned in conformity with the suggestions of Lord Alfred Churchill. LAW REPORTS. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Auct. 9. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) RE TATHAM. This was a meeting for the proof of debts and choice of assignees under the bankruptcy of Henry Tatham, of No. 37, Charing-cross, guntnaker. The bankrupt's debts and liabilities amount to £1,400; assets, £l,OOO. It was stated that there was a prospect 01 au arrangement Wing come to with the creditors out of court. Trade assignees were chosen, and the bankrupt's protec tion from arrest renewed until the examination meeting. RE MILES. The bankrup', James Miles, grocer and tea dealer of Richmond, applied to pass his examination. The accounts filed by Messrs. Hart Brothers commenced 20.11 September, 1854, and end 221 June last, showing —Debtor—To creditors, X,571; profit on treditig, £978 ; premiums of apprentices, £7O; surplus commencement, £35. Creditor—By debtors, good, £157 2s. 41; proper y, 2s. 2d.; trade expenses, rent, rates, wages, &c., £667 as. 10d.; house and personal, £562 35.; and losses, £204 3a. The " trading account" shows purchases, £4,927 19s. ld.; sales, £3,876 lls. 9d.; do., ready money, estitnated at £1,737. A question arose as to whether " grates" came within the meaning of fixtures belonging to the landlord. The Commissioner expressed an opinion that they did not. Mr. Goddard, for the assignees, offered no opposition. In answer to the Court, Mr. Pennell stated he thought the bankrupt had rendered the best accounts he could. The examination was then passed. RE CALVERT AND co. To-day was fixed for hearing a trader-debtor summons taken out by Mr. Kentish fora debt of £1,016. Mr. Chadley and Mr. George, for creditors, desired to be present at the hearing of the summons, but were requested to withdraw. Toe proceedings were conducted with closed doors ; but it is understood the objections were that particulars of demand had not been furnished, and only one partner (Mr. Phillips) hail been served with the usual notice. Toe Court dismiised the summons. RR TIIE PATENT SEAMLESS LEATHER COMPANY. A petition to wind up has been presented against the above company. she did not know where she came from. The defendant used to visit her twice a-week, on Sunday and Thursday. She was not visited by any ether nentlemen. By Mr. James—There were no other lady lo3gers in her house. A lady and gentleman cceupir d the second floor. Charles Leake, who had formerly been an assistant to the defendant, pawed that the letters that had been referred to were in his handwriting. Cross-examined—Witness had an interview with the plaintiff on one occasion about this time last year. She wrote a note to him requesting hitu to cab and sae her, and he went to her lodgings in Foley-place. tike wished to know whether be thought there wren any improper intimacy be twzen the defendant and his housekeeper, and he told her he did not think that anything of the sort existed. She then told him that there hml been an improper connection between herself and the defendant, and she said that she bad permitted it because she could make nothing of the defendant without, and she thought that by con senting she should have the " pull" on him. She then told him that she inttmded to go to his house and knock at the door, and then bolt into the parlour, and say to the defendant, " Here are your two —, turn out whichever you like." (A laugh.) He called on the plaintiff a second throe at the same place, and she then told trim that the defendant was still visiting her, and that sire hail riot £lO out of him ; and she also said that she had been in the habit of borrowing a sovereign of him whenever she wanted one. This was the ease for the plaintiff. Mr. James submitted that there was not the least evidence to support the assumption of any promise of marriage having been made. Mr. Justice Willes said he would rather that the opicion of the jury shonld be taken. Mr. James then made a very able and humorous speech flir the defendant. He said that there was not the slightest pre'cnce for the action, and that it was merely an attempt to extort money from the defendant, who it was thought, no doubt, would rather pay a sum of money than come into a public court and have his folly exposed. He wished that the forms of law permitted him to put them in possession of all the facts of the case; but although he was prevented from doing this, he said the jury must see pretty plainly the nature of the case. His learned friend had told them that this lady was a widow, and this was all the information he had condescended to give, but surely he could have told them who she was, whose widow she was, and what her real position in life was; but he had given no such information. The story, as it appeared to him, was quite absurd. All that appeared was that the plaintiffhad walked into the shop, and then it was suggested that this inflammable chemist of fifty years of age had fallen desperately in love with her, and had made her an offer of marriage. He admitted that he had acted very foolishly, and the truth was that the plaintiff had endeavoured to take advantage of his folly to extort money from him. Mr. Justice Willes was then about to sum up; The jury, however, interposed, and said they were unani mously of opinion that no promise of marriage had been wade out. They accordingly returned a verdict for the attendant. about it, inquiring how be could treat his wife in such a wag, when he replied that he couldn't help it. 1/efendant said he had had a drop of drink at the lime, and she krrelted him down first. The wife was recalled, and denied the asseitien in the most positive terms. Mr. Punter said it was a most brutal case, and com mittel the defendant fur the full period of six months, and required lihn to find sureties for his good behaviour three months afterwards. BEATING.—IIIary Rush was charged with bcating her husband, whose face was disfiguied by her vio lence. A neighbour win: attracted by the cotnplainant's cries Of rounder, and on going to his abode, in St. George's - Place) ciwiien, found him lying on the ground, and the defendant by his side with a shovel in her hand, with which she de eland she would split his head open. He was subsequently found by the police lying near his house, bleeding profusely from the face. It . ais sta , ed that defendant and her husband led a very unhappy life, and that about a year ago he was brcught to this court for assaulting her. A witness now proved that the husband was a quietly disposed man enough, but that she would not let him be quiet. There was a second charge against the difendßnt fur abusing ai.d striking MN. Wood, another lodger in the house. She also said that defendant was a most provoking woman, whose tongue was never at rest. Defendant denied everything that was said against her. The husband wished to withdraw the charge of assault, but urged the magistrate to hold her to bail to keep the peace. This was aceor . dingly done, and she was further fined 20s. for assaulting Mrs. Wood, and in default committed for 21 days. MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—John Fitzhenry and James Cosgrave were charged with a series of assaults. Mr. Edward Lake, account-book ruler, Suho, said he went into the Scotch Stores on Saturday night for some re freshment, and without any provocation the two prisoners set upon him and beat him violently. Alfred White said the'prisoners came into the house and made a distut bauce. He remonstrated with them and was assaulted. The landlord said the prisoners pitched into everybody, and otherwise conducted themselves with violence. Mr. Beadon fitted them £5, or two months each. Lsracl Abrahams was brought before Mr. Beadon, charged with assaulting John Masters, pen ter at a deposit bank in Leicester-square. The complainant said the defimdant came to the bank on Saturday afternoon after office hours, and wished to deposit some money. He was told that it could not be received, as it was against the rules to take in money after the regular hours of business. The defendant put the money on the counter and refused to leave the place. Witness put his band gently upon him, and was then struck a violent blow. Mr. Beadon fined the defendant 40s. for the assault. WORSIIIP-STREET.---DESERTED WIVES' PROTEC TION.—Mrs. Lavin &muds, a very respectable-looking Jewess, applied to the magistrate for a protecting order against her husband, Isaac Heury Samuelv, a furrier and cap maker. It was believed to be the first application of the kind by any of the Jewish persuasion, and therefore excited some interest. The applicant stated that in February, 1839, they were married in the congregation of the New Syuagngue, at her father's residence, in Barbican, according to the rites and cei monies of the German and Polish Jews; they lived after wards in Sun-street, and its November, 1845, lived in White Lion-strat, Bishopsgate, but on the 14th of that month her husband deserted and left her there with three children, and from that time to the present she had neither seen Lim nor received from him the slightest assistance towards their support. She had reason to know that he was now at Mont real, in Canada. She was living in Fountain-place, City road, maintaining herself and family, as she had done since the desertion of her husband, by her own industry, in the business of embroidery working; and having acquired some property, consisting of money and household goods, she asked, as by law entitled to do, for the magistrate's order of protection Or that property, fearing that her husband might suddenly come and deprive her of it. She produced a copy of the register of her marriage, and Mr. John Levy, her father, vouched for the truth of her statement. Her application was acceded to upon the completion of the requisite formalities. Another deserted wife, named Mahony, also obtained a protecting order against her husband, Dennis Mahony, who had deserted her. Fortunately there were no children, but she, as a setnpstress, had contrived to save a little out of her hard earnings, and to get some household furniture, and site feared that her husband, although he bad contributed nothing towards it, might at any time come and deprive her of it if she were not protected. EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF CHILD DESERTION. Mr. Rose, the relieving officer of Shoreditch, appeared be fore Mr. Hammill, the sitting magistrate, accompanied by a little girl named Louisa Turner, between five and six years old, a handsome and interesting child, very well dressed in a straw hat and fashionably-cut velvet mantle, and other suitable apparel, who had been left chargeable in the parish under very remarkable circumstances. It was stated that on Wednesday a well-dressed and respectable looking woman went to the residence of a gentleman in the Queen's-road, Dalston, and, accosting a female servant who had charge of the house, the family being from home, intro duced the little girl saying, " I have br oug ht one of the children, and will bring the other to-morrow," and, taking Isaac of the child, went away, and the servant unsuspect ingly received charge of the young stranger, who slept with her on that night and the following.master Th e of the house, however, returning home, and having no knowledge whatever of the child, or any of her connectione, desired her to be taken to the Shoreditch Wotkliouse, from whence she was now brought to this court, nu clue having as yet been obtained to the discovery of anybody belonging to her. All that could be elicited from her was that her name was as above stated, Louisa Turner, and that her " Ma' had brought her to London by some railway, but she had no idea of what part of the country they came from. She had a little sister at home, and it was her " Ma" who left her in the passage at the gentleman's house, telling her to wait there, and that she was going to fetch her sister to her. The child, who seemed to be quite contented and happy under present cir heomstances, was taken back to remain in the care of the officials cf . the workhouse, and diligent inquities ordered to be set on foot, in order if possible to discover the mother who had so deserted her, and thus to clear up the mystery. MARYLEBONE.—AN STILL—EXCISE PRO SEC UTlON.—Benjathin Snedker, described as a gardener, residing at No. 9, George-street, Kentish-town, was charged before Mr. Long with working an illicit still. It appeared from the evidence that in consequence of in formation which Mr. Vanstone, supervisor, and Mr. Bullen, another officer of the Excise, had received, they on the previous afternoon went to the house above stated, and in a back parlour occupied by the prisoner they found a sill set in brickwork, and which had evidently been recently used, and in the same apartment they also discovered a cask of molasses wash, and about three gallons of spirits. The p:isoner who was out when the officers entered, shortly afterwards ratite in, and on being questioned he wi t hout hesitation admitted the room was his, and that he had, in conjunction with a man named Smith, been working the still for about three weeks. He added that he knew not where Smith was living, and that he (prisoner) was very sorry he had had anything to do with the concern. His in tention was to have worked up what was in a state of fer mentation, and then to have given up the trade altogether. Mr. Long—What have you to say to this ? Prisoner—l must plead guilty. lam very sorry for what I Lave been engaged in. I hope you will deal with me as lenienily as you can. The magistrate said it was not in his power under the act to inflict a lesser penalty than £f3o, and in default of payment three months in the House of Correction. He might memo rialise the Beard of Inland Revenue for a mitigation of the fine. CLERKENWELL.—MOST BRUTAL ASSAULT ON A WIFE.—A RUFFIAN PUNISHED.—A tall, powerfully built man, who gave the name of Dennis Brodriek, described on the charge-sheet as a carpenter, residing at 4, Victoria-plate, Liverpool-road, Islington, was charged before Mr. Corrie with being drunk and violently assaulting Hannah Brodi ick, hie wife, at Islington. The prosecutrix, who entered the witness-box with an infant about three weeks old in her arinz , , said site had been !parried to the defendant a great number of years, and had a large family of children. For a lengthened period she had been suljected to the most cruel treatment from her hus band, who, although a good mechanic, refused to work re eularly, and nearly starved her and her children. About three weeks ago, on the night of her confinement, the defendant returned home the worse kr liquor, asked her what business she had to be in bed ; and when she asked tarn for a drink of water, be told her there was plenty in the water cask below and that sEe had better go and fetch it. He then began abusing her in the most disgraceful manner, pulled her our of bed, struck her, made her go down stairs, and then, although She . bad only her gown on, and was without either shoes or stoelpngs, said that was no plea for her, and turned her and her infant ipso the streets. The neighbours then interfered, but although a policeman arrived she would not charge her husband. Since then be had several times ill-used her, but On Friday last his conduct was of that violent nature and his oaths and imprecations so fearful that she was compeile to give him into eu&tody fur the protection of herself and her citi.dren. She had Pad summonses from that court in plevi6us cases of assaults by her husbald but had never appeared to support them. The di fendant remarked that the whole of the statement was or.e :issue of lies. • Police-constable Bartross, G 5 N, said, about three weeks since i.e was called to the deremlant's house, when he found the complainant in the streets with her infant, then only a few hours' old in her arms. She said her husband had fumed her out, but she would not give him in custody. Oti Friday night he was again sent for, when he found the de fendant drunk and locked kim up. The brother of the wife here stepped forward, and in answer to the magistrate, said he had seen the defendant knock bls sister about thousands of times. He was a "regular wicked brute." The defendant treated the charge with the greatest indif ference, and said if the case was adjourned for a week he would then bring evidence to show that her story was false. Air. Corrie said there could be n o doubt, even b y the evi dence of the cons' able, that the defendant had been guilty of very cruel conduct towards his wife, and he should not be doing his duty if he did not send him to the House of Cor rection for three calendar months, with hard labour. The worthy magistrate then directed that a small sum should be given t 4 the wife from the poor-box, and the de fendant, who scented very much surprised at the decision, was removed. DARING ROBBERY BY A FASHIONABLE PICKPOCKET. —A respectably-attired young woman, who gave the name of Mary Ann Warnur, but who is better known to the police by the alias of Julia Cartnry, was charged on remand with stealing a purse containing £4 88. from the person of M iss Agnes Haines, of 34, Upper Seymour-street, Ruston square. Mr. Thomas Whkeling, appeared f tr th e d e f ence. The prosecutrix, on the 4th of this month, was proceeding along the Pentonville-road, when the prisoner met her and ,asked her the direction she should lake for Holborn-hill. The prosecutrix kindly told her, and having taken some pains to make her understand, the prisoner left. As soon as she had gone the prosecutrix put her hand in her pocket, and missing her purse, hastened in pursuit of the prisoner. Police-con-table Flower, 424 A, coming up, the prisoner was given into his ett-tce•ly, when the purse and its con tents were found in her possession. Mr. Wtkeling having advised the prisoner to plead guilty to the charge. The magistrate sentenced her to imprisonment with hard labour fir six calendar months. EXPOSING GLANDERED HORSES FOR SALE.—John Birch, the omnibus and cab proprietor, of the Horseferry road, Westminster; and John Smith, a horsekeeper in his employ, surrendered to their recognismces, charged at the in•tance of the Royal Society fur the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals with exposing glandered horses fur sale in the New Cattle Market. Mr. Stuckbury appeared to prosecute on behalf of the Corporation of London; Mr. Herring defended, and Mr IN. Love, the chief constable, watched the case for the Royal Society. Tite c:ise fur the pfesecutien e as this :—About three weeks since Rut hrrfbrd, one of the society's officers, was in the New Cattle Market, when he saw the two defendants in enerre , i of two horses which were very badly glaudered. Mr. Nice, the veterinary surgeon of the market, examined the animals, and said that any person who had anything to do with horses must have known they were diseased, and a witness named Dyer, who w as formerly in the employ of the defendant Birch, said that he Lad been instructed to send the glandered horecs out at night, so that they should nut be seen. Mm. Arthur Cherry, the veterinary surgeon attached to the police, bald that he had cautioned the defen dant si.veral times about having glandered horses in his stables, and had had some of these horses Mr. Herring, for the defence, said he could not deny that tire horses were glandered, but when they were sent - to the market they had no appearance of suffering from that dis ease, and he had several witnesses who could prove that they were taken out from several other animals. The ani mals were sent to the market because they were " used up,' and were no longer fit for omnibus work. Mr. StuAleu y said the corporation were determined to pro-e cute iu every ease, and as this was a very bad one he must a'k for the iuffetion of the full penalty. There meld not be the slightest doubt but that the defendant Birch was fully aware that the horses were glandered. Mr. D'Eyneourt sail he would discharge Smith, who acted under the orders of the other defendant. He must say that he considered that Birch acted in a very reckless manner by putting glandered horses with those which were not suffering from such a disease. These cases were very difficult to - prove, and this was the only one since he had been on the bench that had been brought tome and clearly proved against the parties. There was evidence to show that the stable had had glanders in it for some time, and the defendant Birch knew it, as Mr. Cherry had spoken to and cautioned him about it. Exposing glandered horses for sale, or taking them through the streets, was very danger ous to the public. He then fined Birch the full penalty of £2o—a penalty which Ile did not consider was heavy for a man of his means. Mr—Herring applied that the fine might be made les on the ground of the youth of the defendant, and the expense he had been put to ; which was opposed by Mr. St uelcbuty, hot ultimately the fine was reduced to £l5, which was at once paid. SOUTH WA RK CAUTION TO CABMEN.— William Simpson, the driver of cab N 0.1,738, was summoned before Mr. Combe for unlawful.) , driving that vehicle without being .:ceased ur having a badge. Also with demanding wore than the fare and other misconduct. Mr. Leiser Fredleader, a merchant of Fenchurch-street, said, that about 3 o'clock on the afternoon of the Ist inst., he hired the defendant's cab near Lis office to drive him to the London Bridge Railway station. When he arrived there he gave the defendant fid. for his fare, when he abused him and called him a vagabond, and told him to go to his -- country. Witness cautioned him as Is his conduct, but he persisted in his abuse, and then he asked him for a ticket. He refused to give him one, and threw the 6d. down on the pavement saying, "keep Sour - sixpence." A police-constable came up, and then lie toek the prisoner's ❑ame and told him lie should summon him. _ ___ Mr. Conabe here observed that the prisoner did not wear a badge. How was that . . Ile replied that he was horsekeeper, and only went out on an emergency. Mr. Combe—l suppose you have a license? Prisoner—No; I have not, sir. I have neither badge or license. Mr. Combe—Then what have you to say in answer to the charge ? Prisoner-1 thought the sixpence very little, and all I said was, that I ought to have more. I had no intention, however, of insulting the gentleman. Mr. Combo told him such practices must be put a stop to. A parcel of unlicensed men got possession of cabs, and not only insulted the public, but attempted to extort money from them. He must pay 20s. and costs, or 14 days. SEIZURE OP AN ILLICIT STILL.—TV. Moore, described as a washing machine-maker, and residing at 173, High street, Borough, was sum mose d b e f ore M r. C om b e, c h arge d with having a private and concealed still on his premises, and working the same. Mr. Binns appeared for the defendant. Michael Barrett, an officer of the excise, said from in. formation he received, he went to the premises c coupled by the defendant, on the 8;11 of June last, between twee and four in the afternoan. Witness found on the first floor a still in full work, a large quantity of water in casks, and some spirits. Tnere was a door in the room which con nected it with other premises, so that there was another entrance up the court, at the side of the house. John Alexander, an officer of the excise, said he took charge of the apparatus and casks. William Henry Jones, leatherdresser, of High-street, Borough, said he let tlle premises to the defendant about a year ago, and could not get any rent from him. About two months ago he put in a distress for rent, and then found the still. He then gave information to the excise. Mr. Combe said it was a very bad case, and be should fine the defendant £5O, or three months' bard labour at Wands worth. LAMBETH.— MURDEROUS ASSAULT FROM THE ALLEGED EFFECTS OF A DREAM.—Robert Newman, a pipe -maker, who has leen in custody for the last 10 days on a charge of committing a serious and murderous assault on his wife, and cutting her on the head with a hatchet, was again placed at the bar before the Hon. G. C. Norton. It will be recollected that at the former examination it was stated that the prisoner and his wife had lived on friendly and amicable terms, and that the violent assault by the former on the latter was the result of a dream, and that while labouring under some strange hallucination the prisoner jumped out of bed, seized a small hatchet or chopper, and inflicted several wounds on the head of his wife. The two sisters of the injured woman were now called as wit nesses, and gave a very different feature to the statement before made, and represented it as the extreme of cruelty. They said the prisoner had been in the habit of striking and knocking his wife down, and that they bad frequently seen her with black eyes, caused by his violence. The following certificate of the present state of the unfor tunate sufferer aas here put in, and it was said that it is quite impos , ible she can survive many days . " I hereby certify that Grace Newman is in a very pre carious state, and is totally unfit to be removed. " WILLIAM VERNON, House-Surgeon. " Guy's Hospital, August 7, 1858." Mr. Norton, in remanding the prisoner, directed the officer to have in attendance, on the next examination, some witnesses whose names had been mentioned, and who were said to have been present when the prisoner had struck his wife. THE INCENDIARY FIRE AT BRIXTON. —James Finch, the youth who stands charged with wilfully and maliciously setting fire to a shed belonging to Mr. William Towler, and destroying seven valuable cows, was brought up to have the testimony of an important witness added to the depositions before taken. The witness was a lad named Phillips, and he swore that about a foitnight after the prisoner had been discharged from the prosecutor's service, he heard him say he wished all the cows and children of Mr. Towler were dead as he (Mr. Towler) had prevented him from getting a situation from a Mr. Morgan. _ Mr. Noiton considered that this witness considerably strengthened the case against the prisoner, and fully com• witted him for trial. Mr. Towler's loss, it appears, bas been nearly £2OO, but the subscriptions on his behalf exceed that amount by £4B. RE THOMAS. This bankrupt, of Cripplegate-buildings, artificial flower maker, pa4sed his examination, the accounts showing debts, £818; liabilities, £150; assets, £230. RE SMITH. The bankrupt, George Smith, carried on business as a cabinetmaker and upholsterer, at the Pan technicon, Q +.l een's road, Brighton. The accounts show that on the 12th of October, 1857, the bankrupt possessed a surplus of £1,061 ; after eight months he stopped, owing to unsecured creditors £3,890 ; creditors holding security, .4,252; assets consisting of deb's, £156; property, £1,314; ditto held by creditors, £5,690. The rents received amounted to £ll5 ; against which there were trade charges, £316; law, £103; interest on mortgages, £146; loss on trudiug, £327; and •n stock, £970; house and personal expenses, £'225. The bankrupt passed. A proof tendered by the father•in-law of the bankrupt was disputed on the ground that the bankrupt told a creditor that the advances were gifts. The proof was, however, ul timately admitted. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. ROME CIRCUIT.—GUILDFORD, AUG. 9. (Before Mr. Justice Wales and a Special Jury.) GORDON V. WOOLRIDGR. This was an action to recover damages for a breach of proisiseof marriage. Sergeant Ballantine, and Mr. Worsley, were for the plaintiff; and Mr. E. James, Q.C., and Mr. Hannon, ap peared for the defendant. Sergeant Ballantine, in opening the case, said that the plaintiff, Mrs. Annie Gordon, was a widow, and the defendant, Mr. John Woolridge, was a chemist, and carried OH his business at two estatnishments, one in the New road, and the other in Holborn. The intimacy between tita parties first commenced in the year 1856, and at this time the plaintiff had been a widow six or seven years, and she had one child, a girl, about seven years old. He was not aware exactly of the nature of the plaintiff's means ; but he did not believe that the slightest imputation would be cast upon her character. She was about 34 or 35 years of age, and the defendant was about 50, so that so far as age went the jury would see that the parties were quite suitable to each other, and when the jury had heatd the evidence he should lay before them, he he litved they would not entertain any doubt that the defendant had made a promise of marriage to his client, and that he had deliberately broken that promise. He was not able to make out clearly how the connection first took place between the plaintiff and the defendant, but he believed that the plaintiff had gone to the shop of the defendant to have some prescription made up, and the de fendant was smitten with her, and an intimacy at once sprung up between them which ripened into affection, and ended in the defendant desiring to make the plaintiff his wife. He need hardly rewind the jury that promises of marriage were not always inaJe on positive and distinct terms, and the defendant in the letters he had written had undoubtedly been very guarded in his expressions; but when they looked et the correspondence they would say as reasonable men whether any other conclusion could be come to than that the defendant intended that the plaintiff should ht conic his wife, and that his letters contained matter :hat amounted to a promise to that effect. The learned counsel then read portions of some letters welt ten by the defendant to the plaintiff. They all c untnenced " Dear Annie," but were couched in very general ambigu oue terms, ref:tering to the excitement he had suetained dur iug sonic of their interviews, and one of them referred to a request he had made to her, to which he said she had re turned the monosyllable "No," and asked her whether she persevered in that anewer. It also appeared that upon one occasion the p'aintiff had gone down to Go-port, and the defendant accompanied her to the railway station ; and upon the eext occasion, when the defetalant wrote to Ler, he ex pressed his regret that he was not with her during the tourney, particularly the latter part of it, when he said they should probably have been alone in the carriage, and the "shades of evening approaching ;" and this letter concluded by stating that the pl a intiff had given him a part ing gift in the shape of a "blossom" on his under lip. The learned sergeant proceeded to state that there could be no doubt that for a very considerable time the p arties were on the most intimate and affect innate terms; but, lie said, to wards the latter end of 1857, the defendant's letters be came eaorter and cooler every time he wrote, and at length, oa the 27th of February, in the present year, the defendant wrote a very extraordinary document on a slip of paper, in which he stated that he had put this and that tog ether, and that Ile could not see the advantage of affecting that which was a mere form aad asking the p laintiff whe ther this was no t bee own opinion -upon the sanie subject. The intio acy, he said, was thus broken off, between them, and the plaintiff had no alternative but to bring the present action to obtain redress in the shape of damages from the defendant for the breach of his promise to make her his wife. The following evidence was then adduced : Mary Anne Gough said her husband wa , a tailor, and they lived in Getrard-street, Soho. She farmerly lived in Church-street, Soh o , an d the p l a i n tiff loaged in the house upon t to occa s i ons, once fl. nine mouths, and t he second thne for 12 month s . The first period was in 1856. The plaintiff hed a little girl, an d s h e un d ers tood that she was a widow. The def endant used to come and visit her gene rally twice a week—on Wednesdays and Sundays—and sotnetitnea he used to take tea with her, and ranteined till 10 or 11 o'ch ck at night. Ile seemed as though he was going to make her his wife. (A laugh.) What site meant by that was that when he went ry.vay from her be used to appear very affectionate and used to kiss her. She thought the old gentleman was • Mrs. Gordon's sweethea rt. (Laughter.) Cross-examined--The plaintiff lodged with witne ss and her husband for eight wee k s. Did no t know where she went to live after that. Sh e h a d seen her in Guildford during these assizes. Madame d'Albert, a Frenchwoman, said she lived in Wardour-street, and the plaintiff lodged with her 15 months ago. She was in her house six or seven months, but POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE.—Solomon Noah was summoned upon the complaint of Inspector Mitchell, City police, for Laving, on the 4th inst., created an obstruction in Meeting house-yard, by exposing certain articles for sale upon the footway there. Inspector Mitchell said that the arrangements recently made by the police commissioners for suppressing the nuisances in Petticoat•lane had been satisfactorily carried out, the defendant being the only person who had offered any opposition ; and be had been very civil, but expressed a wish to have it decided by a magistrate that he had acted illegally in exposing his articles for sale, and it was In con sequence of this that the summons had been taken out. Defendant said he did not think he had caused any obstruction, as the things only projected 41 or 5 inches from the wall. Lord Mayor—One inch is quite sufficient. Defendant—But I did not know that. Lord Mayor—But y©u know it now. Even an inch can not be permitted, for you know the old saying, which is strictly true in such cases—" If 371 give them au itch they will take an ell." Defendant said he was sure the things he had placed out could cause no obstruction, since the place where he lived was quite away from the regular traffic; that he hal re moved all the things which could cause an obstruction the moment Mr. Mitchell had requested him to do so; and that it bore very hard for him, who had a large family to main tain, and 12s. a-week to pay for a small shop, to have such an interference with his business. Mr. Goodman, chief clerk, told the defendant he had created an obstruction, both under the Police Act, for which he was liable to a penalty of 405., and the 57th Geo. 111., for which he was liable to a penalty of £5. Defendant admitted that he might have committed an obstruction according to the act, but denied that he had created an obstruction in fact. He had, however, no wish to offend against the law, Low that he knew how it really stood. Lord Mayor—Well, the state of Petticoat-lane and its neighbourhood is very much improved since the police in terfered, is it not? Defendant—Tea, it is; but I live in Meeting-house-yard. Lord Mayor—That is a part of the neighbourhood, and everybody living near the spot must have felt the benefits which have resulted from the recent changes. lam quite convinced that Inspector Mitchell would not have inter fered with you without cause, and for the way in which he has discharged a very difficult duty the public are deeply indebted to him. He stated that you have been very civil in the matter, wed if you will give me your promise not to offend in the same way again I will discharge you upon paying costs. Defendant gave the required promise, and was discharged accordingly. Henry Corderoy and George Smith were charged on suspicion with being concerned with others not iu custody in stealing a van containing 20 bales of wool, value £4OO, from the premises of the Loudon and North Western Rail way Company, Aldgate. Mr. Sewell, who appeared for the prosecution, said the robbery had been effected with great ingenuity, but although he thought there could be uo doubt that Smith had been actually concerned in it, the evidence was at present very slight against the prisoner Corderoy. Charles Wm. Rotheram—l am in the employ of Mr. r Hodges, cooper, Frederick-street, Backchurch-lane, On Saturday morning I saw a van, drawn by two horses and loaded with wool, come down the street near my master's premises bet.veen seven and eight o'clock. There were two men with it. They drew up cgainst the archway, and were taking the horses out, when I told them they must not leave it there, as tt wculd be in the way. They then moved the van against the wall, took out the horses and went away. I can't swear to the men at all. They were two chestnut horses, and I noticed that there was a wart on one of the legs of one, and a sear on another leg. I went to Haydon square this morning, and pointed out the two horses which I saw in the van. John Freshwater—l am foreman at Hambro'-wharf, belonging to Messrs. Chaplin end Horne, and have the supervision of the horses there. Smith, the prisoner ae the bar, has been in the employ of Messrs. Chaplin and Horne about six months. He has charge of a pair of chestnut horses, with which and a van it was his duty to go out on Saturday morning at a quarter to six. When I got there, at a quarter past six, they were gone. There is a wart on a leg if one of his horses, and a scar on another. There are no other chestnut horses at the place. Edwin Dawson—l work with the prisoner Smith at Haydon-square, as his van-boy or mate. On Saturday morning 1 first saw him at Hambro'-wharf, about ten minutes to six, and about ten minutes afterwards I saw 'din leave the yard with a pair of horses and an empty van. He went up Queen-street. When he was going away he told me to stay at home and get my breakfast, and meet him at eight o'clock in Haydon-square, where our warehouses are. I went to Haydon-square at five minutes past seven. The a c v h i riitg was his van was there, but neith er Smith nor his horses. Smith re t urn ed between eight and nine o'cloc k w ith his horses which he said he had got at the London vanDa n o d a s 7 1 i . 1 letmihipeertey v w , our took aga n o ut about lo ad nineof cl o wool, c his duty to have taken. I saw him a g ain at dinner, and he came back to Ifaydon squar e between three and four o'clock in the afternoon. C r oss-examined by prisone r Smith—l don't know th e number of the van in whic h the wool was stolen. The num ber of the van whic h y ou brou g ht back was 16. It is a when there is extra wor k, and we had left a van a t the re gular thine! to go to the Loudon Docks to secure a van London Docks on Thursday. You could not have secured the team on Saturday morning without securing another van. Lord Mayor—He told you at six o'clock to get your breakfast and meet him aaain at eight. Did he ever tell thers lle It td epaciiekudin:fts replied rii n ivesd l d i et n ir g tilt .hheaw a atfter v iol a n. Witness—No ; never. you to take two hours to breakfast before ? Bassett, police-constable 593—Yesterday I went with Smith, my brother officer, to the prisoner's residence. We o pi kai n orrn e dde e odai i %y . vo n t e iAth d r loi with rveg i ni Itniteei morning. told him we were police officers, and charged him, on sus th n d of ol he had fetched the horses from Hambro'-wharf to Haydon sislP:iixacts ware ly wh till ere te i f s r o bein g oht ne from Saturday stopped horses remained in the van till 11. Smith, police- constable 572, gave similar evidence. Henry JOhCS- I am foreman to Messrs. Chaplin and Horne. Oa Sat urthy afterimon, about four o'clock, I missed a van load of wool. Toe van was No. 90. I had seen it in the yard near the Aldgate entrance handed, sheeted, bound down, and ready to be drawn our. Mr. Roden wou'd, in the regular c( urse of business, give the order for the van to be drawn out of the yard. At 10 o'clock on Saturday night I saw the same van in Frederick-street, Backchurch-lane. It was still loaded. The police, at the time when the van was taken from the yard, were not on duty at the Aldgate entrance, which would be the readiest way of leaving the station. Cross-examined by Smith—lt was not your duty to (go to the London Docks for another van without inskructions. Mr. Sewell—l think I have shown sufficient to justify me in asking for a remand against Smith, but against Cor deroy there is nothing, I admit. Lord Mayor—No; Corderoy must be discharged at once. He leaves the bar without the slightest imputa'i•n on his character, and I hope be will not lose his work because he has stood there. Corderoy—My lord, I know nothing at all about it. I was working at Banibro-wharf the whole of Saturday morning,_ Lord — Mayor—You leave this court quite free from impuiation, but Smith must be remanded. Smith applied to he a !milted to bail, but the Lord Mayor refused the application. WESTMINSTER.---ATROCIOUS CRUELTY BY A H USBAND.--.—Jerentialt M'Carthy, a labourer, was charged, on a watrant, with the following atrccious bru tality to his wife Tfre assault was committed on the 10th 6f July, and the complainant, a very c , editable-looking young woman, yes terday stated that she was still suffering from the injuries she had received. She said that she lived at No. 1, Earl's place, Vauxhall Bridge-road. On the day in question her husband came home, and kicked and beat her, while slue-had an infant in her arms, nutside the house. He af , erwards entreated her to come up stairs into their own room, pre mising that he would no t t ouc h h er if she did. ghe at length consented; but _had no sooner entered the room than he shut the door, and exclaiming, "I have got you now," al tacked her in the most brutal manner. He knocked her down, awl then kicked her while , he lay on the ground from the shoulders to the ankles, all over her body. He then left her in a very s h oc ki ng state, and she had nothing to eat reply faun all the nut day. She was o bliged to Lave a doctor, as she could scarcely move, and hadri been ill ever since. assault. In Mr. John Hunt of Tacl,brook•strset, Pim li c o, the medical , r i n le a g e i o s m t r m a t i e t , te s d h tehsiasitl brutal tlrt her t, b p 73 ntti l 0 ,v a as n on brie urir at the t e e gentleman who had attended tire poor woman, proved that the whole Of her person front head to foot was covered with complainant's father, also proved the contusions. H e d escr ib e d it as the worst case of the kind he ever saw. William Welsh, the amant of injury she bad received. He spoke to defendant SEVERN VALLEY. The half-yearly meeting of shareholders in this company took place yesterday at their offices Victoria-street, West minster—Mr. J. Parson, deputy-chairman of the company, in the chair. _ _ The notice convening the meeting having been read, ani the common seal of the company affixed to the register, The SEc RETARY read the report, which stated that, in pur suance of a resolution of the shareholders on :26th February last, the directors had accepted the tender of Sir M. Peto and Messrs. Brassey and Betts for the construction cf the line, and had since procured a formal contract to be executed upon the terms already reported to the shareholders. In pursuance of another resolution of the shareholders, the directors had caused to be withdrawn a bill for extension of time ; and they had succeeded, but not without considerable oppO•itiun from interested parties, in procuring an extension of three years' time for the formation of the railway. The directors had also exerted themselves to obtain laud upon which the works might he commenced, and they were happy to be enabled to state that the contractors were in possession of lands near Bewdley, at Highly, Bridgnorth, and Brose ley, and that the works at all these places had been cum meneed. Toe CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, observed that the company were now constructing a line of railway which a short lime since every one thought would never be completed. Since their hill, which had been very bitterly opposed in both Houses of Parliament, bad passed, time company had got possession of a considerable portion of laud, and sere now practically proceeding to make the line, and, as far as they had yet gone, they could see no reason why it should not be finished at the cost o:•iginally fixed. The shareholders were very n►uch indebted to their contrac tors, anti he was sure they would be well pleased at the pro spect of the line being open in about two years from that titne. (Hear, hear.) He moved that the report just read be adopted, printed, and circulatet'_ amongst the shareholders. The tto ion having been seconded was unanimously aeried to. The CHAIRMAN then observed that it had been suggested by those who took a large interest in the under taking that some one of the directors should be entrusted to look after all the details of the construction of the line, and be paid an adequate sum for that purpose. He bad now to propose , hat the number of the directors be inc:eased to seven, and that a sum of £1,600 per annum he voted for the use of the diieetor , during the construction of the line, with liberty to itivit!e the same as that' thought proper. Mr. W. HEED seconded the motion. He believed that by appointing some one gentleman of experience, and who could devote a large share of his atte n tion ti detail., by a tending to them day by day, would be the best means of securing true economy and Complete c fliciency. The motion was agr..ed to unanimously. The CHAIRMAN next brought undrr the notice of the meeting the fact that, by the original offer of time contrac tors, the line was to be only a one; but since then they proposed to double tl.e earthwcrke, and make the line a double one. The sharetn iders would have ti.e option, at the end if this year, of either at:opting or declining this aces ping th e o tt er o f proposition. ~bl hie (tie. H e uas sure r. FOWLER (engineer to the company) wicked to record his t t o o m t n i k m e e d t e h s e i b n i e l i n t y d o o u f the &lectors would be exercising a wise discreti on i n accent . ing that tender. thee ° o P n i t u r i :c n tor a s s (Hear, hear.) The proceedings then terminated with the usual vote of thanks to the chairman. GEELONG AND MELBOURNE. The adjourned meeting of shareholders was held yesterday at the r flies of Messrs. Partridge and Co., Lancaster-place, Strand—L , rd Alfred Churchill in the chair. The meeting, it will be remembered, was adjourned from the 19th ult. , 0 wait the event of advices expected to be riceived front Australia by the coining mail. The CitatitsfAN now ststed that, since the last meetivg, Mr. Cooke, the managing agent, and otiter gentlemen, prepared resolutions which it was hoped could have bet n submitted to the meeting that day, but which it might be desirable now to postpone for a few days. The resolutions were to the effect that the mail having br, tight no adviees of the sale of the line to the colonial Govrennitnt, it was the opinion if the meeting that a duly qualified agent should proceed to Melbourne for liwith to negoti ,te the settlement of the question—that the manager should take with him a draft agreement, si ,, ned by the shareholders and bondlio'ders, and that the meeting be egain adjourned for a few days in the hope of receiving novices irom the colimy. These were the resolutions which it was intended to propa , •e, but he regretted very much that the June 'nail, which had arrived, had brought a letter to Mr. Cooke, the general manager, staling that the Government were not able to ac cede to the t, nos, although it Ind not go t'n length Pf say ing that the line would not be purchased at all. It ap peared chat the memb e r o f the (4.0/eminent whr.sa province it N as ql t au o revr a le t ac t i e i a tt e nd d ht t eh o l es t u hai ei n ei e a ti t tN ti a r . s a s . e b r el i y o l u u s i ed l y e and that, in seen, anil had expressed a wish the line, but they would nO n t e :t a ate j t a he consequence it would do so. merit would not be t h a. o l i w: s e e v o e t r , bhei Colo nial ecnh that G.:veil:went might pur chasepureha-e of the property, osed to bring r e l y dis s p tated, however , that the Govern ment mined by a committee of the authorise Hous i e n of a A b s a s l ei t n/ly, the no doubt would be based whieh upon a report as to the condition but that the price should be BIRTHS. ANSWORTIL—Cn the 6th inst., at Weybridge-heath, Mrs. W. O. Answorth, of a son, stillborn. Btan.—On the 9th inst. at No. 2, Ada Villas, Crouch-hill, the wife of James Bird, Esq., inst., son. BuIGIIT.—On the GM imt., at Grove-hill, Suckley, near Worcester, the wife of Benjamin Bright, Esq., of a son. BIITSTOWE.—On the Bth inst., at Herae-hill, Surrey, Mrs. Thomas Lynn Br!stowe, of a daughter. COOrmt.—On the sth inst., the wife of Mr. Cooper, surgeon, of a eon. CUILIVEN.—On the 7th inst., at Clapton, Mrs. T. T. Curwen, of a daughter. DENNY.—On the Bth inst., at Elm-grove, Peckham, S.E., the wife of Mr. P. W. Denny, of a daughter. Flty.—On the Bth inst., at Wickham-terrace, Lewisham 111 A-road, Mrs. James K. Fry, of a daughter. HART3IANN.—On the 7th inst., at Manor Villa, Peckham-rye, the wife of A. Hartmann, Esq., of a son. LANGLEY. —On the 7th inst., at 10, Kildare -gardens, Westbourne park, the wife of E. Langley, Esq., of a son. MoimA..N.—On the Sth inst., at 18, Tottenham-court-road, Mrs. Clement Morgan, of a son. 3les;.—On Saturday, the 7th inst., at 4, Kingston-terrace, Beverley road, Hull, Mrs. W. H. Moss, of a daughter. OrAvr.a.—On the Bth inst., at 120, Bunhill-row, Finsbury, the wife of Mr. Edward A. Oliver, of a daughter. STREET.—On the Gth inst ,at Mottrarn Hall, Cheshire, the wife of Capt. James J. Street, of a daughter. TIIOMPSON.—On the 7th inst., at N 0.13, Blenheim -road, St. John's• wood, the wife of Stephen Thompson, Esq., of a daughter. TROLLOPS.—On the 7th inst., at No. 10, Belgrave-road, Mrs. It. L. Tro:lope, of a daughter. TucKmn.—On the Gth inst., at Puckrster, Niton, Isle of Wight, the wife of Major-General H. T. Tucker, of a daughter. MAIIIILIGES. HAwTAYNE—ITEALEY.— On the 22d ult., at St. Matthew's Church, Quebec, by the Rev. G. Percy, W. H. W. Ilawtayne, Esq., Captain in ker Majesty's 59th Foot, to Julia, eldest daughter of the late Thomas Healey, Esq., of her Majesty's S'l.d Foot. JoNEA—ConnETT.--On the rith inst., at St. Mary's, Dover, by tho Rev. John Puckle, M.A., John Henry Jones, Esq. of Hart-street, Bloomsbury-square. London, to Eliza, eldest daughter of Mr. Charles Corbett, of Dover. LEllsAm—GcatDox.—On the 6th inst., at Edgbaston, by the Rev. Daniel Ledsam, assisted by the Rev. Edward Lillingston, William Ledsam, Esq., to 31erelina Victoria, daughter of Colonel klexander Gordon, R.E., of Edgbaston, Birmingham. Levy—LEVY—On the 3d inst., at Amsterdam, Maurice Levy, Esq (late of Orchard-street, Portman-square, Londoa), to Anne, second daughter of Isaac Levy, Esq., of Amsterdam. PATTEN—MooIIE.—On the 28th la., at Monkstown Church, near Dublin, by the Very Rev. the Dean of Cashel, Robert Patten, Esq., of Clone, County Wicklow, aria of W. Moore Patten, Esq., of Fitzwilliam-street, Dublin, and Westport, county Mayo, to Eliza beth Brown, only daughter of J. Scott Moore, Esq., of Beulah Dalkey, and Kippure-park, county Wicklow. PracLvAL—NYE.—On the 22d ult., at Trinity Church, Boston, U.S., America, by the Bishop o! the Diocese, Alexander Perceval, Esq., of CAna, to Annie E. Nye, of Boston. SIMILING—STIRLING.—On the sth inst., at Muiravonside House, by the Rev. W. W. Spicer, Rector of Itchen Abbas. Hampshire; Thomas Mayne, only surviving son of the late John Stirling, Vial j of Eidershan and St. Andrew's, to Anna, second daughter or Charles Stirling, Esq., of Muiravonside, Stirlingshire. WILLIAMS—KEELEY.—Ou the 12th ult., at Meath, by special licence, Montagu Stephen Williams, Esq., second son of J. J. Williams, Esq., barrister-at-law, to Louise Mary, youngest daugh• ter of Robert Keeley, Esq , le, Pelham-crescent. WILmorr—PEEDE.—On Saturday, the 7th inst., at St. Pancras Neer Church, Mr. Charles Langley WiAlmott, late of St. Andrew's parish Holborn, to Grace, widow of the late Mr. Ambrose Peede. DEATHS. QUEENSBERRY -- Ou the 6th inst., at Kinmount, the Marquis of Qty:cnsberry. Rpc —On the sth inst., at 5, Calverly-park, Tunbridge•wells, 9 . R'x, Esq., surgeon, aged fifty-seven. ROBERSON.—On the 7th inst., at 127, Wood-street, Cheapside, John Roberson, aged scvents-five. RussELL.—On the Bth inst., at his residence, Brighton-road, Croy don, Fraterie, youngest survivinu son of the late Thomas Russell, Esq., of New-lane, Croydon, in the thirty-fourth year of his age. SCHENIC—On the Sth inst., Marian Harriette, youngest daughter of George Schenk, Esq., Sumner-terrace, Brompton, in her fifth year: WALnucK.—On the 6th inst., at • 4, Warwick-court, HolbOrits Susannah, wife of T. H. Walduek, Jun. sled thirty-four. .11'111111E11).—On the sth inst., at the Vicirage, Long Benniniton , Lincolnshire, Emma, the youngest daughter of Thomas Whitfield, Esq, of ilainsey, Sussex. Woon.—On the 6th inst., at Lamb Farm Cottage, Richmond - roa d, Da!ston, Edward Wood, Esq., aged seventy-one. LONDON : PLinted and Published by 3113111)0 YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No, 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of Middlt sex, Tuesday, August 10,1858. • , k