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

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 10, 1858. MR. B. OSBORNE BEFORE lIIS CONSTI TUENTS AT _DOVER. On Friday evening last the ab3ve hon. and gallant gen tleman who, as will be remembered, occupied the post of Secretary to the Admiralty in the Palmerston and Aberdeen Adntinistratiou, met a party of his constituents at the Royal Oak Inn, Dover, in order to &?mrnunicate to them the benefit of his views on the state uf public affairs and the plsitiou of partiei; as well ai to justify his political career 'since the last general election. Mr. Finnis occupied the chair. Mr. OSBORNE, whose reception was very hearty, having in the first instance dealt with certain topics of exclusively local interest, proceeded to say,—l shall now ritio your per mission make a few observations upon matters of a general Interest Great changes have taken place since I had last the pleasure t f meeting you. I had tbcn the happiness of being arcompanied by my hon. and gallant colleague, whose conduct in flying like a true Brit )rt to the post of danger I cannot sufficiently 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' changed have been brought about. I was then amongst what are called the " ins;" I ant now numbered amongst the "outs." I, however, am conscled for the change by the hope that the circurns'ance of my having been transplanted from tha Ministerial to the Opposition belches has nor lost me your favour. (Cheers.) I trust that in my new situation I shall be able to prove to yon that.l am now—as I was when a member of herMajesty , s Government — your Mend, 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 cawes 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 general 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 hiniself, 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 ; far 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 teeing—a horror of a dissolution. (Cheers and laughter.) That is the sort of Parliament which it appears to me has been collected together under the Influence of the Palmer ston cry. (Hear, hear.) Permit me now to say a few words in reference to that noble lord. lam 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 unfortunate meet with but few sympathisers in this world. It bas been said that— " Men's evil measures live in brass, Their good are writ in water." (Hear, hear.) And it has, lam afraid, been forgotten tint the country owes some gratitude to Lord Palmerston. (Hear, hear.) We ought, however, not to lose sight of the fact that the old statesman—for he is, unfortunately, now an old man—was the only person who could be fowl(' to stick to his colours in a moment of great peril. He, when his country was engaged in a great and danger ous war, was the only man who stood fast at the helm ; 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, because I am of opinion that but small consideration has been shewn 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 the 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 which, 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 those who have assailed his political conduct. (Cheers.) Lord Palmerston, then, has fallen; and theugh the cau•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 course taken with respect to it by the Conger vative party: You must all remember that the Conspiracy Bill was introduce into the House of Commons amid the acclamations of that party ' • and they not only voted in a body in favour of its toeing brought in, but that some of those who now hold high office in the Government went out of their way to prove that it was a petfectly 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, ten days after this Conspiracy Bill had been introduced amid the acclamations of the Conservative party, they turned suddenly round, and 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 objeet. Now I have nothing to say as to ; the course which the 70 or 80 gentlemen I have just refer- ' red to took upon that occasion. They were, no doubt, in fluenced 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 but 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 iu their support of the bill. But that hew 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, J Cannot say I regarded the event with much regret. I did, however, feel route regret. at finding that a nobleman in his 74th year, who had rendered great aervicos to his country, should all at once be told that those services were forgotten, while all his demerits should be written in large brszen characters. (Cheers.) Well, Lord Palmer ston defeated, what next took place? ()ire would naturally suppose 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 cafe I Conservative. (A laugh.) Now, that is a long word of four syllables, and ought to have some meaning a' tached to it, and I for one should be much ohlig - d to any gentleman in this room bolding Corse• va time opinions, or to any one of those old Tories who had principles, and also knew what those principles were, to tell me what is meant by a Conservative Ministry. (Hear, hear.) One thing, at all event ., is per fectl y clear, that ter. Majesty's present advisers hold office simply by a tad , abandonment of their creed—a thorough abnegation of their political faith. (Cheers ) All these measures of which they are the ardent supporters while in opp?3iii-n are quietly shelved. (Hear, near.) But in addi ion t o that this Conservative alinisr-y osmpeo'd of " cX reedingly squeezable that you may wring, anything out of them yen please. (Laughter.) It can, I think, he hest defined as a Ministry which effects change without pro gress, and makes concessions 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 round upon him and pursued him with unrelenting bitter ness to the dome of his life, for his conduct with respect to this matter was after all a purely fiscal question, but one. how ever, which also touched the pockets of these Conservative gentlemen. (Ilear, hear.) Now, however, when their leaders assent to measures which year after year they have opposed, not for ;common fiscal reasons, 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 Conservative party, although their kalers are passing Radical measures. (Cheers.) What was their conduct with respect to the India Bill ? That is a eubject upon which I myself hold opinions somewhat peculiar. I am not one of those who a-e greatly delighted that the government of that country has , been taken out of the hands of the C ompany; because I think that, although there were many abuses incident to its admioietratlen, it appears also that many advantages re sulted from it--sinch,.for iestance, as the distribution of patronage among the middle elaesee in this emutry—e benefit which it is exceedingly doubtful whether we shall obtain under the new system. (Hear, bear.) 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 present session at all, they no sooner come into office titan 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'EllenborouglOs, which was re ceived with derision from all sides of the House of Com mons. Of that production I hardly know what has be come of it. A funeral oration was pronounced over it, and it his passed way. Meantime in stepped Lord Jobn Rus sell with his resolutions, and I must confess I thi n k t h at n hie lord hr been ill-treated by the Royal Humane Society •a"- ahler)—llir if ever a man was en t itled to receive amedal lordship deserved one for ha v i ng saved a whole Cab inet from that body sorely f fro drowning. (Cheers and laneliter. Hail he not stepped wt . 'clt:lbis drags and life preservers we bave a Conservative Ministry in tshhatetulhdignitot,o2litea ofn npfr reservat i on u in which we find it at the present moment. (Laughter The resslations framed at the suggestion of the neb e lord were in some sort discussed, and eye/wet:ly a third India Bill wa s introduced. Now it log been asked why I took no ne - i ve p d ar i.t t „i i i n ste t t l i re sit d i e ti l t ra t t t e te s upon that measure ; the fact was O couilnct of the House of C. ~ mi nions with their running* first In oue direction and then in another, their reviii,e s to laud Lord Palmerston to the skies when lie was in er, ant thei r d esert i on o f hi m i t s the moment of 1,14 . downfall, that I did not f,el disp.,seel to en ter very I warmly into the discussion upon the I n dian ques lion. The bill t rans f err i ng the but of that country to the Crown passed i nto a law, but I have scarcely met a single person now tanongst those who voted for it who does not gay it is a great failure, and that before the end of two hears it must be replaced b y another measure. I trust, owever, that the introduction of such a measure may not fall to the lot of her Majesty's present advisers. I am just fled In entertaining that hope, inasmuch as, owing to the line o f p o licy which they have pursued since their accession i to ("thee, we actually do not know in what their dnciplea consist. (HOW; hear.) The conservative _ ------- rump has hitherto borne a good deal of kicking, (A laugh.) Whether the kicks which they have of late d received , will them e i n n d to t o n s a n d o i c w a 1 ism , i t t h a i s t i t t h n e v i o r s s leaders o r a r in e e f a t s o t say. There was indeed one measure which caused a little grum bling among the old Tory F CIIOOI—I mean the leather breeches and top-boots school. (Great laughter.) The Property Qualification Bill was passed it wasssedin cotaocaltnr ni aw a ;b e i d ath a measure i the f bill was, after all, a mere sham,. , tt by ensure which was introduced in a mcst nvele s manner at the fag end of tee session, and the operation of which will he 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 espe cially, unless he happens to have a large balance at his banker?. Now I, fat one, have no wish to see Parliament canverted 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 membe - s of the Liberal party as to render it possible that such a measure could pass, makes me think that the best tt,ing for the country which could happen would be a dissolution ; for I t m confident the pre sent House of Commons is unrivalled, and that many of its members have already forgotten the pledges which they - made from the hustings. Well, I have given you an instance of Conservative measures involving chance with out progress—let me now furnish you with an example ef concession made without grace. For the last 12 er 13 years 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 Ministry 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 reason', but upon the highest grounds—namely, that its effect would be to unchristianise the Legislature. The present 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 alawyer, was a hold 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 lie 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 lord himself, but, no doubt, by some friend of his. 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 hill." Well, the house, mainly at that instigation, did throw cut 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. By some extraordinary conjuring process, however—far conjuring takes place in the House of Lords as well as elsewhere—a bill was brought in by a supporter of the Government who had always opposed the claims of the Jews, empowering the House of Commons to seat Baron Rothschild by resolution. The bill was brought into the House of Lords, and sent down to the House of Commons, with their lordships' reasons for not 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, for 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 same remark applies to the Lord Chan cellor, who was, I think, bound to resign his place in the Ministry, and to prove to the world that he, the keeper of the Queen's conscience, had not a conscience as pliable and yielding as the woolsack upon which he sits. (Laughter.) For my own part I must say I am disposed to give no credit 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 !o 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 allusion in that document to the Property Qualification Bill, and to the hill enabling Jews to take their scats in 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 uo 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 suck an extent of late, when dining out, that' it would be a great convenience to himself if he would for the future make asse 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 Parliatnent as it is at present constituted. The Cabinet appears to be di vided into two different section,. On the one hand you have what may he called an advanced section, which consists of Mr. Disraeli, Lord Stanley, and Sir J. Pakineton, while upon the other von have what may he termed a drag-chain, 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 s m, 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 no 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 hat eno doubt that he, L-rd Stanley, and Sir J. Pakington will eventually quit the company in which they now find themselves. Bnt lam curious to see what this new Reform Bill will he. 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 is, 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, had as they may be, I ' must, ehou'd 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 cf the Conservative party bringitig ferward what they must regard as a revolutionary Reform Bill. Having said this much with reaped to the Conservative Ministry ; it is doe to the great Liberal piry that I should not piss it over altogether without notice. It is now unfor!en;:tek like that noble river of which mention wa , t made in the Queen's Ste-roi, in a state of deetsiepo.itie,n. flet though that may be the case, I for one do not despair of the advance of Liberal principles. They are in the ascendancy ; hut if I may be allowed to give a hint to the party by which they are upheld, I would say to them that in order to bect,me a compact body they must get rid of all privats jealousies and personal piques. (Hear, hear.) The old Wliils 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." (Chars.) The hon. gentleman Om proceeded to advocate the n aintenance of an eilktent Channel fleet, and concluded his observations amidst loud and general applause. 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It shows that £13,003,368 have ken received on shares, of which £4,770,057 consist of 4 per c:nt., 41 per cent., and 5 per cent. preference stocke; and on debentures, loans, and so forth to £10,779,108, making together a total receipt of £23,787,476. The tot al expenditure amounted to £23,223,780, leaving a balance of £563,696. The expenditure on the Great Western lines and for locomotive st tek amounted to £10,877,532, on the Uxbridge and Henley lines to £157,981; on the Oxford, Wolverhampton, and Dudley lines to 4'6,729,263, on the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth to £1,669,474, on the Didcot deviation to £44,953 ; on narrow guage rails from Oxford to Basivestoke to £133,372; on the western fork at Reading to £33,564 ; on the Reading Junction (narrow guage) to £6,230; on bridges (in lieu of level crossings), £15,548; on the Acton and West London Junction, £3,208; in subscriptions and disbursements to the South Wale', Smith Devon, Gloucester and Dean Forest, Wilts, Somerset, and Weyrneuth ; Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton ; Shrewsbury- and Chester, Shrewsbury and Birmingham, Wycombe , Plymouth Great Western Docks, and Nor•lt Metropolitan, to £1,976,697; and under v otes of proprietors for new rolling stock, Paddington Statisn, 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 L 3,526,165, had been re ceived, including £73,699 due to the Great Western Com pany,!and £1,472,468 expended, leaving a balance of £53,097, consisting of personal accounts and essets of the company. The revenue secount of the Great Western lines from the Ist of January to the 30th of June last shows that £718,018 had been received fer traffic, £7,050 for rent from Bristol and Birmingham R £10,873 for vse of plant, £2,685 in terest on cash balances, £5,346 rent of.GreatWestern Hotel, cottages, and property on the Birmingham lines, and £274 registration fees- total, £744,446. - The total expendi ture ainonntel to £320,830, or 44.51 per cent., in cl iding £16,05 for Government duty, £17,906 rates and taxes, £2,500 for Pat Pamentary and 'e ;al expenses, and £l.OOO reserved for doubtful debts, leaving a balance of £423,616. To this is added £20,253, the bal ince from the preceding account, £2,740 from the Kennet and Avon Canal, and £13,782, dividends4o39 n 01. From Wilts, h on haresht m elisdsol s d in other deresti compani es, co making rg ua together rantde z annuities 6 Wey mouth Railway, Kennet sad Avon Canal, Zeltse,9d4 and 12'2N0rVelrn8y t8- cirarges on Gloucester and Dean Forest Railway, Hereford and Ross Railway, Wycombe Railway, and Paddington estate, £4,935 appropriated against loss on lease of the South Wales to June 39, 1854; £6,009 loss on said lease for half year ending December 31, 1857 ; £348,511 for interest on loans, and preference shares an stock ; and £27,039 to make up deficiency . in revenue of Shrewsbury lines, together £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 /7?,569, leaving a balance of £32,984 to meet £09,264 for interest on loans, preference shares, and guaranteed stock. To the balance of £32,984 is added £9,2.50, 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, and £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 iag 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 f ore 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 31 per cent.; East Lancashire, from 5 per cent. to 31 per cent.; London and North-Western, from 5 per cent. to 31 per cent., show ing a direct loss of from 1+ to 2 per cent. 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 1+ per cent., se that instead of no dividend, or 1 per cent., as calculated, from 1 to 2 per cent. would have been available bad it not been for the commercial depression. Had the Great Western receipts been only the same as those of the corresponding period of 1857, there would have been an addition of £24,508 to the receipts of the Great Wes tern Hues, and of £18.785 to those of.the Shrewsbury lines, making together £43,293, which,with the present disposable sum, would have given £80,467, or within about £3,000 of 2 per cent. per annum fur 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 have shown a considerable increase over it, 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 ing June 30, 1857, showed an 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, 18.55. Now, if anything like an increase ('f only oae-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 2+ percent. per annum, leaving a balance over. It appears from the accounts that the executive bra 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 £20,011 in the interest and preference charges, as compared with those fur the half-year eliding 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, but allowing for the differ ence between the sums bretight into the account, £20,2 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 £O,OOO. The total increase in the capi tal account since June, 1857, when the whole of the com pany's authorised lines was opened for traffic, amounts to only £108 . 774. The outlay during the preceding twelve months, from June, 1856, to June, 1857, amounted to L 696,942. of the line, and the general value of the property. The letter in question might be read if the meeting wished It, but he was bound to say, from private advices he had re ceived, that the state of affalrs were rot 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 unsatisfactory condition ; but if the meeting were ad journed other letters might be received which might enable them to take a more cheering view of their prospects. He thought that, under any circurn tances, it would be advisable fur the shareholders to appoint a committee to examine the correspondence, and determine what course it might be desirable to take for the future. With respect to the letter. if the meeting thought it advisable that it should be read, the managing agent was ready to do so, but the matter was entirely in the hands of the meeting. A PROPRIETOR—Is it your lordship's opinion that it is better that it should not be read ? The CHAIRMAN—I would rather not give any opinion on the subject. Tee letter is in the room, and the Govcrement have declined to buy the line-7yr 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 real it accordingly. It stated in substance that the directors were in communi cation with an entirely new Government, that the late Go vernment had absolutely accepted the overtures for the put chlso of the property, but that in consequence of the illness of the PreAdent of Lands and Works, no conclusive step could be taken in the matter. The writers having set out certain questions which they had 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 had 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 native but to obtain a license from their creditors until they coiiid get a contributio'n 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 was all the information they Lad received at prestn.t, and that there could be no disagreement as to its unsatisfactory state. A SHAREHOI.DER inquired what was the amount of the more urgent claims upon the company ? ? Mr. COOKE said that no details had been sent. There was, however, £21,500 due to the New SL,itth Wales Bank. The CHAIRMAN said he 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, he thought they must do so in the end. It was understood that the terms would involie a premium of £70,000 to the share holder• 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 eatima.cd. The value of in point of fact, be getting a premium them that land was calculated at £140,000, so that even if the Government purchased the line at a premium of £70,000, stehlevyesweoquuldiv,alent t wo the value of the land, namely, £140,000, from which they uld have to deduct £70,000, leaving s he expected further advices. f t e ren da ldjourned in conformity with the Alfred Churchill. still a margin in their favour of £70,000. In reply to further questions, Mr. COOKE stated that in suggestionsthe ihcourse meeting o f o a LordEwa she (lid 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 other gentlemen. By Mr. James—There were no other lady lodgers in her house. A lady and gentleman eccupied the second floor. Charles Leahe, who had formerly been an assistant. t' the defendant, pr, red that the letters that had been referred to were in his handwriting. Cross-examined—Witness had an intervient. 'with the plaintiff on one occasion Aunt nis time last year. She wrote a note to him requesting him to call and see her, and he went to her lodgings in Foley-place. She wished to know whether he thought these was any improper intimacy be tween 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 had been an improper connection between herself and the defendant, and she said that she had permitted it because she could make nothing of the defendant without, and she ti ought that by con senting she should have the " pull" on him. She then told him that she intended 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 time at the same place, and she then told him that the defendant was still visiting her, and that she had got £lO out of him ; and she also said that she had been in the habit of borrowing a sovereign of hint whenever she wanted one. _ _ _ _ This was the case 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 Wines said he would rather that the opinion of the jury should be taken. Mr. James then made a very able and humorous speech for the defendant. He said that there was not the slightest pretence 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 tLat Vie forms of law permitted him to put them in possession of all the facts of the case • but although be was prevented from doing this, he said the jury must see pretty plainly the nature of ie case. His learned friend had told them that this lady was a widow, and this was all the information he Pad 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 plain tiff Fiad 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 Wiles was then abcut to sum up; The jury, however, interposed, and said they were unani mously of opinion that no promise of marriage had been spade out. They accordicgly returned a verdict for the ultf end ant. about ir, inquiring how he conld treat his wife in such a way, when he replied that he couldn't help it. Defendant said he had had a drop of drink at the time, and she knecked him down first. The wife was recalled, and denied the assertion in the mast positive terms. Mr. Punter said it was a most brutal case, aol coin mated the defendant for the full period of six montos, and required him to tied sureties for his good behaviour three months afterwards. HUSBAND BEATING.—Mary Rush was charged with beating her husband, whose lace was disfigured by her 11 " knee. A neighbour was attracted by the complainant's Grit's ()- f murder, and on going to his abode, in St. George's-ph xe, Pimlic;), found him lying on the ground, and tha defene ant by his side with a shovel in her hand, with which she Glared she would split his head epen. He was subsequen thy found by the police lying near his house, bleeding profuse 1 Y from the face. It :vas etatcd that defendant and her husband led a ver s • unhappy life, and that about a year ago he was brought t 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 I '.r! quiet. There was a second charge against the defendant for abusing and striking Mrs. Wood, another lodger in the I house. She also said that defendant was a most provoking; woman, whose tongue was never at rest. Defendant denied everything that \\ as said against her. The husband wished to withdraw the charge of assault , but urged the magistrate to hold her to bail to keep th e peace. This was accordingly done,' and the was further fined 20 s. for assaulting Mrs. Wood, and in default committed for days. MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—John ,Fitzhenry a? id James Covravc were charged with a series cf assaults. Mr. Edward Lake, account-book ruler, Soho, said b e went into the Scotch Stores on Saturd a y n iqht for some pi freshment, and without any provocation the MO prisol L •rs set upon him and beat him violently. Alfred White said the prisoners came into the' 'muse 7 ud made a disturbance. Ile remonstrated with the ul and was assaulted. The landlord said the prisoners pitched into e 1 Cl'ry .ody, and otherwise conducted themselves with violence. Mr. Beadon fined them £5, or two months each. Israel Abrahams was brought before Mr. 73t , adon, charged with assaulting John Masters, porter M. o. d eposit bank in Leicester-square. The complainant said the defendant came to thr-.. it .ank on Saturday afternoon after office hours, and wished tt i deposit some money. He was told that it could not be re ci jived, as it was against the titles 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 hand gently upon him, and was then struck a violet blow. Mr. Beadon fined the defendant 40s. for the assati t. WORSHIP. STREET.—DESERTED WIVES' PI OTEC TION.—Mrs. Lavin Sanuelq, a very respectable—l Joking Jewess, applied to the magistrate for a protecti ag order against her husband, Isaac Henry Samna,. a fu IA er and cap maker. It was believed to be the first applicati on of the kind by any of the Jewish persuasion, and therefore , i y.:cited some interest. The applicant stated that in February, 1839, thi 'y were married in the congregation of the New Synagogue,, t t her father's residence, in Barbican, according to the et tea and ceremonies of the German and Polish Jews; they lived est 'ter wards in Sun-street, and in November, 1845, lived in p, Mte Lion-street, Bishopsgate, but on the 14th of that mont h her husband deserted and left ber there with three chit it en, and from that time to the present she bad neither seen 1 tim nor received from him the slightest assistance towards t 13 eir support. She had reason to know that he was now at Mt ►i a real, in Canada. She was living in Fountain-place, Ct t, V road, maintaining herself and family, as she had done si; at :e the desertion of her husband, by her own industry, in t th e business of embroidery working; and having acquired sot tit property, consisting of money and household goods, shoe asked, as by law entitled to do, for the magistrate's ordere of protection for that property, fearing that her husbandl 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 bad deserted her. Fortunately there were no children, but she, as a sernpstress, had contrived to save a little out of her hard earnings, and to get some household furniture, and she feared that her husband, although be had 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 lookieg 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 brought one of the children, and will bring the other to-morrow," and, taking lease 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. The master of the helve, however, returning borne, and having no knowledge whatever of the child, or any of her connections, desired her to be taken to the Shoreditch khouse, from whence she was now brought to this court, no 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 bad no idea of what part of the country they came from. She bad 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 cumstances, was taken back to remain in the care of the officials of the workhouse, and diligent inquiries ordered to be set on foot, in order if pes.ible to discover the mother who had so deserted her, and thus to clear up the mystery. MARYLEBONE.—As ILLICIT STILL.—EXCISE PRO SECUTION.—Benjamin Snedher, described as a gardener, residing at No. 9, George-street, Kentish-town, was charged before Mr. Lon with working an illicit still. It appeared from the evidence that in consequence of in formation which Mr. Vanstoce, supervisor, and Mr. Bullen, another officer of the Exci,e, 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 still 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 prisoner, who was out when the officers entered, shortly afterwards came in, and on being questioned he without hesitation admitted that the room was his, and that be had, in conjunction with a man named Smith, bee.n ., vorkhlg the still for about three weeks. He added that' e. knew not where Smith was living, and that he (pristsuer) was very sorry he had bad anything to do with the ciateerm. Ilia 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 have been engaged in. I hope you will deal with me as leniently as you can. The magistrate said it was not in his power under the act to inflict a lesser penalty than £3O, and in default of payment three months io the House of Correction. Ile might memo rialise the Beard of Inland Revenue for a mitigation of the fine. CLERKENWEI.L.—MOST BRUTAL ASSAULT ON A WIFE.—A RUFFIAN PUNISIIED.—A tall, powerfully built man, who gave the name of Dennis Brodrick, described on the charge-sheet as a carpenter, residing at 4, Victoria-plat , s, Livervol-road, Islington, was chrt , red before Mr. Carrie with being drunk and violently as.saulting Hannah Brodrick, his wife, at Islington. The prosecutrix, who ehterel the witness-box with an infant abut three weeks old in her army, said site had been married to the defendant a great number of years, and had a large family of children. For a l eng th ene d period she had been sulject( d to the most cruel treatment from her hus band, who, although a gord mechanic, refused to work re gularly, and nearly starved her an d ter children. About three weeks ego, on the night of her confinement, the defendant returned home the worse for liquor, asked her what business she had to be in bed ; and when she asked him for a drink of water, he told her there was plenty in the water cask below and that she had better go and fetch it. He then began abusing her in the most disgraceful manner, pulled her out of bed, struck her, made her go down stairs, and then, although she had only her gown on, and was without either shoes or stockings, said that was no plea for her, and turned her and her infant into the streets. The neighbours then, interfered, but although a policeman arrived she would not charge her husband. Since then he 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 compellee. to give him into custody for the protection of herself and her children. She had had summonses from that court in previsus cases of assaults by her hasbaad but had never appeared to support them. The defendant remarked that the whole of the statement was one tissue of lies. _ . _ Police-constable Bartross, 65 N, said, about three weeks since he was called to the defendant's house, when be found the complainant in the streets with her infant, then only a few hours' old in her arms. She said her husband had turned her out, but she would not give him in custody. Or, Friday night he was again sent for, when he found the de fendant drunk and locked him up. The brother of the wife here stepped forward, and in answer to the magistrate, said be had seen the defendant knock his 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 Mr. Corrie said there could be no doubt, even by the evi dence of the constable, that the defendant bad been guilty of very cruel conduct towards his wife, and he should not be doing bis duty if he did not send him to the House olCor rection for three calendar months, with hard labour. The worthy magistrate -then directed that a small sum should be given to the wife front the poor-box, and the de fendant, who seemed 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 Warner, but who is better known to the police by the alias of Julia Ceertnry, was charged on remand with stealing a purse containing £4 Bs. 61 1 d., from the person of Miss Agnes Haines, of 34, Upper Seymour-street, Ruston square. Mr. Thomas Wakeling appeared for the defence. • The prosecutrix, on the 4th of this month, was proceeding along the Pentoovillc-road, when the prisoner met her and asked her the direction she should take for Holborn-hill. The prosecutrix Mildly 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-constable Flower, 424 A, coming up, the prisoner was gitcn into hiS custosty, when the purse and its con tents were l',und in her possession. Mr. Wakeling having advised the prisoner to plead guilty to the charge. The magistrate sentenced her to imprisonment with hard labour for 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 recognisances, charged at the instance ef the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals with exposing slandered horses for sale in the New Cattle Market. Mr. Stuckbury appeared to prosecute on behalf of the C ;_ , rporation of London ; Mr. Herter - l 1 7,.. Love, the chief constable, wale s eg defended, and Mr 50.,: eio'3'. „led the case for the Royal 'he case for the prosecutie . sin, .:- . 6 Rutherford, one of .n was this :—About three weeks N e v Cattle Market, - . the society's officers, was in the elle rget Of two horse' when he saw the two dcfi udants in Nic e i the veterie .., which were very b a dl y g l an d ered. Mr. ' surgeon of the market, examined the e Nvd : i i , , j : Te n , e f: 1 : 8 0 , r s a e ? , :: :Di d :t te Y tri wt mesa tr , at w a h n o y person who had anything to do must have known they were diseased, and a was f'rmerly in the employ of the et .ot Birch, said that he had been instructed to send . je „,.. , k t e .andered horses out at night, so that they should not Attar en. Mr. Arthur Cl erry, the veterinary surgeon '22'died to the p o li ce , sa id t h at lie b a d caut i oned the defen t several tim es a b out h av i ng g l an d ere d horses in his 3 e des, anti had had some of those horses killed. F. _, Mr. Herri ng , f or the defence, said he could not deny that ' to horses wer e g l an d ered, b ut 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 omnitets work. Mr. Statekbury said the corporation were determined to prosecute in every case, and as this was a very bad one be must ask for the irfl'ction cf the full penalty. There could not be the slightest doubt but that the defendant Birch was fully aware that the horses were glandered. Mr. H l . 4 .2yncourt said he would discharge Smith, who a cted wee er the orders of the other defendant. He must say that he considered that Birch acted in a very reckless mann er by putting glandered horses with those which were t 'qf offering front such a disease. These cases were very ' y ," 4 ' cult to prove, and this was the only one since be had Her n on the bench that had been brought home and clearly PT owed against the parties. There was evidence to show that t ne stable had had glanders ite it for some t;me, and the defendant Bitch 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 he did not consider was heavy fir 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 uekbury, but ultimately the fine was reduced to 115, which was at once paid. SOUTH WA RK —CAunos TO CABMEN.— William Simpson, the driver of cab N 0.1,738, was summoned before Mr. Combe for unlawfully driving that vehicle without being licensed or having a badge. Also with demanding more than the fare and oilier misconduct. Mr. Leiser Fredlender, 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 his office to drive Lim to the London Bridge Railway station. When he arrived 'here he gave the defendant 6d. for his fare, when be abused him and called him a vagabond, and told him to go to his - country. Witness cautioned him as to his conduct, but he persisted in his abuse, and then he asked him for a ticket. He refused to give bim one, and threw the 6d. down on the pavement saying, " keep your - sixpence." A police-constable came up, and then he toek the prisoner's name and told him he should summon him. Mr. Combe here observed that the prisoner did not wear a badge. How was that?? He replied that he was horsekeeper, and only went out on an emergency. Mr. Combe-1 suppose you have a license ? _ . . . Prisoner—No; I . liave not, sir. 1 have neither badge or license. Mr. Combe—Then what have you to say in answer to the charge? Prisoner—l 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.—W. Moore, described as a washing machine-maker, and residing at 173, High street, Borougb,was summoned before Mr. Combe, charged with baying 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 occupied by the defendant, on the Bth of June last, between three and ,our in the afternoon. Witness found on the first floor a i'i till in full work, a large quantity of water in casks, and s line spirits. There was a door in the room which con nt acted it with other premises, so that there was another ! a trance up the court, at the side of the house. , ran Alexander, an officer of the excise, said he took c ha rge of the apparatus and casks. A 'r. William henry Jones, leatberdresser, of High-street, B art 'ugh, said he let the premises to the defendant about a y e w ago, and could not get any rent from bim. About two , 'months ago he put in a distress for rent, and then found the s *ill. He then gave information to the excise. M. Combe said it was a very bad case, and he should fine the dli rendant X5O, or three months' hard labour at Wands worlb. • LA B ;BETH.— MURDEROUS ASSAULT FROM THE ALLE G ED EFFECTS OF A DREAM.—Robert Newman, a pipe-t a, iker, who has teen in custody for the last 10 days on a cha rg e of committing a serious and murderous assault on his wife , and cutting her on the head with a hatchet, was again p.laced 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 an n'eable terms, and that the violent assault by the former ). a the latter was the result of a dream, and that while Ist k miring' under some strange hallucin a ti on th e pr i soner jumped 5 ut of bed, seized a small hatchet or chopper, and inflicted several wounds on the head of his wife. The two siste ro of the injured woman were now called as wit nesses, at u I gave a very different feature to the statement b e fore en tole, and represented it as the extreme of cruelty. They said 1, he prisoner had been in the habit of striking and knocking 11. 1 s wife down, and that they bad frequently sten her with bra, eyes, caused by his violeice. The folio w. ing certificate of the present state of the unfor tunate soft er was here put in, and it was said that it Is quite impose pit 4e she can survive many days . " I hereby• ,certify that Grace Newman is In a very pre carious state, ;Ind is totally unfit to be removed. " WILLIAM VERNON, House-Surgeon. " Guy's He tgoital, August 7, 1858." Mr. North' t, in remanding the prisoner, directed the officer to have in attendance, on the next examination, some witnesse. • 'whose Nunes bad been mentioned, and who were said to ha re been present when the prisoner had struck his wife. THE ENCENDI ART FIRE AT BRIXTON.—James Finch, the youth who sce nds charged with wilfully and maliciously setting fire to a 5•.2 ed belonging to Mr. William Towler, and destroying- Feren valuable cows, was brought up to have the testimony of an i ze portant witness added to the depositions before taken. The witness was - .a lad named Phillips, and he swore that about a fortnight ,After the prisoner had been discharged from the prosecute.'-s service, he hear d him say be wished all the cows and children of Mr. Towler were dead, as he (Mr. Towler) had preve zted him from getting a situation from a Mr. Morgan. Mr. Nei'ton consiiiered that this witness considerably strengthened the cent against the prisoner, and fully com mitted him for trial. W .Mr. Trawler's loss, itt appears, has been nearly £2OO, but the subscriptions on hits behalf exceed that amount by £4B. LAW REPORTS. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—AuG. 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. 3 7 , Charing-cross, gunmaker. The bankrupt's debts and liabilities amount to £1,400; assets, £l,OOO. It was stated that there was a prospect of an arrangement being come to with the creditors out of court. Trade assignees were ebosen, and the bankrupt's protec tion from arrest renewed until the examination meeting. RE MILES. The bankrupt, James Miles, grocer and tea dealer of Richmond, applied to pass his examination. The accounts filed by Messrs. Hart Brothers commenced 20th September, 1854, and end 22d June last, showing —Debtor—To creditors, £571; profit on trading, £978 ; premiums of apprentices, £7O; surplus commencement, £35. Creditor—By debtors, good, £157 2s. 4d.; property, £4B 2s. 2d.; trade expenses, rent, rates, wages ' 6:.c., £667 ss. 10d. ; house and personal, £562 35.; and losses, £204 3J. The " trading account" shows purchases, £4,927 19s. , Id. ; sales, £3,876 lls. ; do., ready money, estimated at I £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 beet accounts he could. The examination was then passed. RE CA.LVERT 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 heating of the summons, but were requested to withdraw. Die proceedings were conducted with closed doors ; but it' is understood the objections were that particulars of demand had not been furoistied, and only one partner (Mr. Phillips) had been served with the usual notice. Toe Court dismissed the summons. RE TILE PATENT SEAMLESS LEATHER COMPANY. A petition to wind up has been presented against the above company. RE THOMAS. This bankrupt, of Cripplegate-buildings, artificial flower maker, paiscd his examination, the accounts showing debts, 018 ; liabilities, £150; assets, £230. BE SMITH. The bankrupt, George Smith, carried on business as a cabinetmaker and upholsterer, at the Pantechnicon, Queen's road, Brighton. The accounts show that on the 12th of October, 1857, the bankrupt posse,sed a surplus of £l,OOl ; after eight months he stopped, owing to unsecured creditors £3,800 ; creditor:. holding security, £4,252; assets consisting of deb's, £156; property, £1,314; ditto held by creditors, £5,600. The cents received amounted to £lls ; against which there were trade charges, £316; law, £103; interest on m.,rtpages, £146; loss on irading, £ 3 ' 2 7; and •n stock, £970; h ,use 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 Wines and a Special Jury.) . GORDON V. WOOLRIDGE. This was an action to recover damages for a breach of promise of marriage. Sergeant Balfamine, and Mr. Worsley, were for the plaintiff; and Mr. E. James, Q.C., and Mr. Hannetis t'1 ) • peared for the defendant. Sergeant Ballantine, in opening the ease, said that the plaintiff, Mrs. Annie Gordon, was a widow, and the defitudant, Mr. John Wootriage, was a chemist, and carried °a his business at two estab ishments, one in the New road, and the other in HolLorn. The iti.itnacy between tha parties first cornme red in the year 1856, and At this time t'oe plaintif had been a widow six or seven eats, and she Lad one child,. a girl, about sev en years 01.1. He was not awa e exactly of the nature of the plaintiff's means ; bat he did not believe that the slightest fi b/ mak ) , would be cast tipan her character. She was ahout at or 35 years of age, and the defendant was about 50, so that so far quite suitable to each other, and when the jury had heard the evidence he should lay before them, lie be lieved they would not entertain any doubt that the defendant had made a promise of marriage to his client, and that be had echberately broken that promise. He was not able to make out clearly how the connection first took place bes.ween the plaintiff and the defendant, but he believed that the plaintiff had gone to the shop cf 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, e id ended in the defendant desiring to make the plaintiff his wife. lie need hardly remind the jury that promises of marriage were not always made 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 at the correspondence they would say as reasonable men whether any other conclusion could be come to than that the defendant ititendvi that the plaintiff should become his wife, and that his letters contained matter that amounted to a promise to that effect. The learned counsel then read portions Qf some letters writ ten by the defendant to the plainotlf ?'hey sit commenced "Dear Annie," but were couched in very general ambigu ous terms, referring to the excitement he had sustained dur ing some of their interviews, and one of them referred to a request he had made to her, to which he said Ole had re turned the monosyllable " No," and asked her whether she persevered in that an4wer. It also appeared that upon one cceasion the plaintiff had gone down to Gosport, and the a dtheefe„nedxattitocacCaCsOinoinp,awniheednbtehrietodetflieendn ra a iiw t y wrote his regret that he was not with her during thexn d journey, particularly the latter part of it, when he said they should probably Lave been alone in the carriage, an_ the "shades of evening approaching ;" and this . letter arostteatio to station; and r he up e o concluded by stating that the plaintiff had given hint part ing gift in the shape of a "blossom" on his under hp. The learned sergeant proceeded to state that ther e c o uld be no doubt that for a very considerable time the pa rties were on the most intimate and affectionate terms; but, be said, to wards the latter end of 1857, the defendant's letters be came shorter and cooler every time be wrote, and at length, on the 27th of February, in the present year, the defendant wrote a very extrae•rdinary document on a slip of panel., in which he stated that he had put this and that together, and that be could not see the advantage of affecting that which was a mere form, and asking the plaintiff whe ther this was not her own opinion upon the same subject. The intimacy, 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 defendaLt for the breach of his promise to make her his wife. The following evidence was then adduced : Mary Anne Gough said her husband was a tailor, and they lived in Gerrard -street, Soho. She f.rinerly lived in Church-street, Soho, and the plaintiff lodged in the house upon t Ai) occasions, once for nine months, and the second time for 12 nionths. The first period was in 18:,6. The plaintiff hid a little girl, mad she understood that she was a widow. The defendant used to come and visit her gene rally twice a week—ou Wednesdays and Sundays—and sometimes he used to take tea with her, and emnained till 10 or 11 o'cli ek at night. He seemed as though he was going to make her his wife. (A laugh.) What she meant by that was that when he went away from her he used to appear very affectionate and used to kiss her. She thought the old gentleman was Mrs. Gordon's sweetheart. (Laughter.) Cross-examined—The plaintiff lodged with witness and her husband for eight weeks. Did not know where she went to live after that. She had 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 having, 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 he had been very civil, but expressed a wish to have it decided by a magistrate that he had acted illegally in exposing his arti' les 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 you know it now. Even an inch can not be permitted, for you know the old saying, which is strictly true in such cases—" If yeu give them an inch they will take an ell." _ _ 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 bad 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 bard for him, who had a large family to main tain, and 12s. a-week to pay for a smalCshop, 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. Ile had, however, no wish to offend against the law, now 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 teifered, is it not? Defendant—Yes, it is; but I live in Meeting-house-yard. Lord Mayor—That is a part of the neighbourhood, and everybody living near the spot mast have telt 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, axd if you will give tne 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 in custody in stealing a van containing 20 bales of wool. value £4OO, from the premises of the London and North Western Rail way Company, Aidgate. Mr. Sewell, who appeared for the prosecution, said the robbery had been effected with great ingenuity, but although he thought there could be no 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. 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 b.taeen seven and eight o'clock. There were two men with it. They drew up against the archway, awl were taking the hems out, when I told them they must not leave it there, as it would 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 (lone, and a scar on another leg. I went to Haydon square this morning, and pointed out the two horses which I saw in the van. . . . John Freshwa'er—l am foreman at Hambro'-wharf, belonging to Messrs. Chaplin and Horne, and have the supervision of the horses there. Smith, the prisoner at the bar, has been in the employ of Messrs. Chaplin and Horne about six months. He has charge of a pair of chestnut horns, 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 of one of his horses, and a scar on another. There are no other chestnut horses at the place. Ed ain Dawson—l work with the prisoner Smith at Haydort-square, as his van-boy or mate. On Saturday morning I first saw him at Harnbro'-wharf, about ten minutes to six, and about ten minutes afterwards I saw him leave the yard with a pair of horses and an empty van. Ile went up (It:eau-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 Ilaydon-square at five minutes past seven. The van was there, but neither Smith nor his horse s . S mith returned between eight end nine o'clock with h's hotscs and an empty van, which he said he bad goe at the London Decks. lie went out again about nine o'clock, leaving his an still there, and I took out a load of wool, which it was his duty to have taken. I saw him again at dinner, and he came back to II aydon square between three and four o'clock in the afternoon. ova-examined by prisoner Smith—l don't know the number of the van in which the wool was strict). The num ber of the van which you brought back was 16. It is a regular thing to go to the London Docks to secure a van when there is extra wog k, and we had left a van at the London Docks on Thursday. You could not have secured the team on Saturday morning without securing another van. L o rd Mayor—He told you at six o'clock to get your breakfast an d me et bun again at eight. Did he ever tell you to take two hours to breakfast before? Witness—No; never. Bassett, police-constable 593—Yesterday I went with Smith, my brother officer, to the prisoner's residence. We told him we were police officers, and charged him, on sus picion, with being concerned with others in steeling a van load of wool from a yard in Aldgate. He said, " Very well." I salcl we wished to know how he had spent his time from Hthayatdothn e six till eight on Saturda y morning. He replied that he a h q a u d r fe e t c w h h e e d r e the h m t b r a o , e ' e w c h k a : a t n o d horses remained in the van till 11. a c t n ur w da o y ul n d i , gi i i n at Smith, police-constable 572, gave similar evidence. Henry 'jot:es— I am foreman to Messrs. Chaplin and Horne. On Saturday afternoon, about four o'clock, I missed u r t e o a f dy th t e o y b a e rd d . ra A wn t l o o n: : clo ili ck r. on ito S d a van load of wool. The van was No. 90. I had seen it in the yard near the Aldgate entrance loaded, slr eted, bound t he regular course of business, give the order for the van t I saw the same van in Frederick-street, Back c turch-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 wa •of leaving; -ate be down, drw a n n out station. Cross-examined by Smith—lt was not your duty to go to the London Docks for another van without instructions. 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 imputation on his character, and I hope he will not lose his work because he has stood then,. Corderoy—My lord, I know nothing at all about it. I was working at Ilambro-wharf th e w h o l e o f S atur d ay morning.' Lord Mayor—You leave this court quite free from imputation, but Smith must be remanded. Smith applied to be admitted to bail, but the Lord Mayor refused the application. NV EST NI I NSTER.----ATnoc to us CRUELTY BY A II us BAND.--Jeremiah 111' earthy, a labourer, was charged, on a warrant, with the following atrccious bru tality to his wife : _ Ttie assault was committed on the 10th of July, and the complainant, a very creditable-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 she had an infant in her arms, cutside the house. He afterwards entreated her to come up s'airs into their own room, pro mising that he would n o t t ouc h h er if s h e did. She at length consented ; but had no sooner entered the room than he shut the door, and exclaiming, "I have got you now," attacked her in the most brutal manner. Ile knocked her down, and n I ti kicked her while she lay on the ground from the shoulders to the ankles, all over her body. lie then left her in a very shocking state, and she had nothing to eat all the next day. She was obliged to have a doctor, as she could scarcely move, and had been ill ever since. In reply to an inquiry from the magistrate, she said that her husband was sober at the time he committed this brutal assault. Mr. John Hunt, of Tachbrook- street, Pimlico, the medical gentleman who bad attended the poor woman, proved that the whole of her person from head to foot was covered with contusions. He described it as the worst case of the kind he ever saw. William Welsh, the complaisant's father, also proved the amount of injury she bad received. He spoke to defendant SEVERN VALLEY. The half-yearly meeting of shareholders in this company lock place yesterday at their offices, Victoria-street, West roimter—Mr. J. Parson, deputy-chairman of the company, in the chair. The notice convening the meeting having been read, and the common seal of the company affixed to the register, The SECRETARY 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 sharehoMers. 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.ition from interested parties, in procuring an extension of three years' time for the formation of the railway. The directors had also exerted thetwelves to obtain land upon which the works might be commenced, and they were happy to be enabled to state that the contractors were in possession ef lands near Bewdley. at Highly, Bridgnortb, and Brose ley, and that the works at all these places had been con reeee:ll. CIINIRMAN, in moving the ndop'ion of the report, obs!rvesl that the company were no , ' nun- trac iTtg a lit.e of railway which a A:l7'r time , ince tyery one thought would never he cotnpltetl. piece their bill, which hail been very lii;ter:y opposed in both Houses of Parliament, hed passtd, the company had got possession of a considerable portion of laud, and were now practically proceeding to make the line, and, es f 4. as they had yet gone, they could sce no reason why it s'iould not he finished at the cost originally fixed. The shareholders were very much indebted to their contrac tors, end he was sure they would be well pleased at the pro spect of the line being open in about two years from that time. ( Hear, hear.) He moved that the report just read be adopted, printed, aed circtilatee amongst the shareholders. The tro'ion having been seconded was unanimously agreed to. ._„ The CHAIRMAN then observed that it had been suggested by those who took a large interest in the undertaking that some one of the directors should be entrusted to look after all the details of the construction of the line, and ha paid an adequate sum for that purpose. He had now to propose that the number of the directors be increased to seven, and that a sum of L 1,600 per annum be voted for the use of the directors during the construction of the line, with liberty to divide the same as they thought proper. Mr. W. REED eeconded the motion. He believed that by appointing some one gentleman of experience, and who could devote a large share of his attention t 4 details, by a'tending to them day by day, would be the best means of securing true economy And complete efficiency. The motion was agreed to unanimously. The CHAIRMAN next brought under the notice of the meeting the fact that, by the original offer of the c.intrac tors, the line was to be only a single one; but since then they proposed to double tt,e earthwork., and make the lind a double one. The shareholders would have the option, at the end of this year, of either-adopting or declining this proposition. -"Mr. FOWLER (engineer to the company) wished to record his opinion as to the desirability r f accepting the offer of the contractors to make the line a double one. He was sure the directors would be exercising a wise discretion in accent ing that tender. (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 office of Messrs. Partridge and Co., Lancaster-place, Strand—L , rd Alfred Churchill in the chair. The meeting, it will be remembered, was aljourutd from the 19th ult. to wait the event of advices expected to be received from Australia by the coming mail. The CHAIRMAN now stated that, since the last meetirg, Mr. Cooke, the managing agent, and other gentlemen, had prepared resolutions which it was hoped could have been submitted to the meeting that day, but which it might be d iv e :i l e r e to ti n l e o w e fi to ct p t o h s postpone fora fo m r a a il a rt y n d g ay s b . reu T g h i e j t es were of the sale if the line to the colonial Government, it vas the opinion of the meeting that a duly qualified agent should prcceed to Melbourne for.hwith to negotiate the settlement t,f the questicoi—that the manager should take with him a draft agie.ment, signed by the shareholders and bondholders, and that the mAting be again adjourned for a few days in the hope of receiving advfres from the colony. These were the resolutions which it was intended to propose, but he regretted very much that the June mail, which had arrived, had brought a letter to Mr. Cooke, the general mana3er, ing that the G,vernment were not able to ac cede to the terns, although it did not go the length of say ing that the line would not be purchased at all. It ap peared that the member of the Government whose province i escs t eohf ewneanssra,cees consequence iredeyn a hlc t ai taernieini,tedhxbtetthorteset they ssit e e:jody m ei ca a wt v itow t .sidiawntiaehnosnat etabeyanc e.srta aiGovernment seriously tetade i t h l e l mw a hme n se vdiogentrhhwtabpthe,ui Colonialecirnnh- a o s e s a o . f h They r v s t e a r t l e y d u u w l r l e o h d tld not be indisposed to b ow r i it t h ew e r 'optilte:agvteirtn,heathipa)irtliletethoestaiGuotouhvldoerrinbse-e deter mined by a committee of but th h e House of Assembly, which no doubt would be based upon a report as to the condition BIRTHS. itivewoarn.—Cn the Otis list., at Weybridge-heath, Mrs. W. Answorth, of a son, stilibm'n. Bran.—On the 9th inst.. ab :No. 2, Ada Villas, Crouch hill, the wife of James Bird, Esq., of a ,SOl BRIGHT.—On the 6th inst., at strove-hill, Suckley, near Worcester, the wife of Benjamin Bright, Esq., of a son. BRISTOWE.—On the Bth inst., raL Herne-bill, Surrey, Mrs. Thomas Lynn Bristowe, of a daughter. COOPER.—On the sth inst., the wit.. of Mr. Cooper, surgeon, of a son. CURIVEN.—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. F. W. Denny, of a daughter. Far.—On the Bth inst., at Wickham-terrace, Lewisham High-road, Mrs. James K. Fry, of a daughter. HARTMANN.—On the 7th inst., at Manor Villa, Peckham-rye, the wife of A. Hartmann, Esq., of a son. filorni.Es. —On the 7th inst.. at 10, Kildare-gardens, Westbourne par, • k the wife of E. Langley, Esq. , o f a son . MORGAN.—On the Bth inst., at 18, Tottenham-court-road, Mrs. Clement Morgan, of a son. Mess.—On Saturday. the 7th inst., at 4, Kingston-terrace, Beverley road, Hull, Mrs. W. H. Moss, of a daughter. OI.IYER.—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 Mottram Hall, Cheshire, the wife of Capt. James J. Street, of a daughter. THOIITSON.—On the 7th inst., at No. 11, Blenheim-road, St. John's wood, the wife of Stephen Thompson, Esq., of a daughter. Taou.orn.—On the 7th inst., at No. 10, Belgrave-road, Mrs. It. L. Troliope, of a daughter. Tuegra.—On the Gth inst., at Puckrster, Niton, Isle of Wight, the wife of Major-General H. T. Tucker, of a daughter, MARRIAGES. IIAwTAYNE—nEALEY. On the 22d ult.. at St. Matthew's March, Quebec, by the Rev. G. Percy, W. 11. W. Ilawtayne, Esq., Captain in her Majosty's :30th Font, to Julia, eldest daughter of the late Thornr s Healey. Eq., of her Majesty's 32c1 Foot. JONES—ConnETT.—On the sth inst., at St. Mary's, Dover, by the 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. LEDsAM—GORDON.—On the 6th inst., at Edgbaston, by the Rev. Daniel Ledsani, assisted by the Rev. Edward Lillingston, William Ledsani, Esq., to Merelina Victoria, daughter of Colonel Llexander Gordon, RE., of Edgbaston, Birmingham. Lioir—LEvv.—On tke 3,1 inst., at Amsterdam, Maurice Levy, Ent (late of Orchard street, Portman-square, London), to Anne, second daughter of Isaac Levy, Esq., of Amsterdam. PATTEN—MOORE.—On the 28th ult., at Monkstown Church. rear Dublin, by the Very Rev. the Dean of Cashel, Robert Pal ten, Esq., of Clone, County Wicklow, son 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, PErtes.vat—NT E.—On the 22d ult., at Trinity Church, Boston, U.S., America, by the Bishop of the Diocese, Alexander Perceval, Esq., of CLina, to Annie E. Nye, of Boston. SHRLING—STIRLING.—On the sth inst., at Muiravonside House, by the Rev. W. IT. Spicer, Rector of Itchen Abbas. Hampshire, Thomas Mayne, only surviving son of the late John Stirling, Esq., of Eidershan and St. Andrew's, to Anna, second daughter of Charles Stirling, Esq., of Muiravonside, Stirlingsbire. WI I .I.I.Uts—KEELEY.—On 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, In, Pelham-crescent. Wriztorr—PES.DE.—On Saturday, the 7th inst., at St. Pancras New Church, Mr. Charles Langley Willmott, late of St. Andrew's parish Holborn, to Grace, widow of the late Mr. Ambrose Peede. DEATHS. QuEeNsmany—On the 6th inst., at Kinmount, the Marquis of Queensberry. Rix.—On the sth inst., at 5, Calverly-park, Tunbridge•welle, S. S. Rix, Esq., surgeon, aged fifty-seven. ROBELSON.—Ou the 7th inst., at 127, Wood-street, Cheapside, John Roberson, aged seventy-five. Russs.r.L.—On the Bth inst., at his residence, Brighton-road, Croy don, Frederic, youngest surviving son of the late Thomas Russell, Esq., of New-lane, Croydon, in the thirty-fourth year of his ago. Scums K.—On the 6th inst., Marian Harriette, youngest daughter of George Schenk, Esq., Sumner-terrace, Brempton, in her fifth year. WALDUCK.—On tLe 6th inst., at 4, Warwick-court, Holborn, Susannah, wife of T. 11. Walduck, Jun. aged thirty-four. WIIITFIELD.—On the sth inst., at the Vicarage, Long Bennington, Lincolnshire, Emma, the youngest daughter of Thomas Whitfield, Esq., of Ramsey, Sussex. Woon.—On the 6th inst., at Lamb Farm Cottage, Richmond-road, Daiston, Edward Wood, Esq., aged seventy-one. LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of Middlesex, Tuesday, August 10,1858. ;;:. 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