The Sun. — London, England, 1852-09-01 00:00:00

fottrtb I2Vition FRANCE. In the last sitting of the Council-General of the Loire, the Prefect st4ted that the election of M. Jules Fav:e and M. Sain fur St. Lienne was null, as they did not possess the qualification required by article 14 of the decree of the 3d September, 1848 ; also that they had written to him to say that they would not take the oath ; and he announced that he had, in con sequence, communicated the minutes of the election to the Procureur of the Republic at St. Etienne, in order that it might he formally annulled by the competent authorities. The Toulonnais states that the steamer the Sala mandre has gone to Naples with orders to the squad ron of evolutions to return to Toulon to take part in the fetes to be given to the Prince President of the Republic. The President of the Republic has sent a sum of 5,000 f. to the Prefect of the Isere for the relief of the victims of the late inundation. The Tribune of Beaune states that Mgr. Pallegoix, Bishop of Mallon and Vicar-Apostolical of Siam, lately presented to the President of the Republic two young Siamese, who have come to France for their education. They presented the following address in their own language to the President : " We, Xoru and Keo, natives of the kingdom Thai, prostrate ourselves before him who governs France. We pray the Lord of Heaven to protect your Highness, so that you may govern this kingdom with peace and glory, and that he rosy accord you a prosperous life for a thou sand years." (Terms used in Siam to express ardent wishes for the prosperity and longevity of sovereigns.) They then offered the Prince, one, a Japan box encrusted with mother-of-pearl, and the other, a book of Chinese pictures. The Prince, after smiling at the last expression of the address, caressed the young visitors, making them sit down by him. Mgr. Pallefoix then expressed from the King of Siam his felicitations on Louis Napoleon's accession to the place of President, and his assurances of friendship. The Prince having expressed some surprise that the King of Siam knew anything about him, wa s in formed that his uncle's name was well known in Siam, and his picture to be found there frequently. The King, he said, would be much pleased to have relations of commerce re-established between France_ iV and Siam, as was th e case i n th e time of Loui s Mgr. Pallegoix then brought under the notice of the President his own desire to have a Siamese dictionary printed, the m anuscr ipt of which he had brought with him to France ; the President promised to have the matter taken into consideration. At the termi nation of the audience, Louis Napoleon gave to each of the lads a gold pin surmounted by an eagle, hold ing in its beak a laurel - br anch adorned with brilliants. The first representa tion of a new piece at the V au . deville Theatre on Monday night created no little sen sation, in the most unexpected manner. The sub ject was borrowed from the Guy Nannering of Sir Walter Scott, and on the recurrence of the words reviendra," alluding to the return of the lost heir of the rightful family in the song of Meg Merriles, much applause was bestowed by the Legiti mist portion of the spectators. Some confusion began to be created, which was greatly increased when, upon the character of Glossin reversing the device of the Bertram family, and declaring that with him might was right, a still greater storm of applause broke out. Yesterday morning the piece was sup pressed by an ord er o f police, and removed from the bills. ITALY. The Venice Gazette of the 22d has the following official notification issued by the Imperial Lieutenant of the Venetian provinces : : "His Imp. and R. Apostolic Majesty bas, by asove reign resolution of the 13th of July, been graciously pleased to ordain as follows:-1st. The loan decreed by the late revolutionary government of Venice (except the debt resulting from the alienation of deposits) shall have no legal validity or efficacy, and therefore no obligation can be founded upon it, either for private persons, or the legitimate government. 2dly. Both the paper money, issued by the revolutionary government under the name of carta patriotica, and the vaglia (treasury bonds) in tendeeLto pay off the said paper, peat of which are still lying" the the Bank of Venice, and proceed from the loan imposed by the insurrectionary government, are to be considered as completely null and void. No claim upon the Bank of Venice can therefore be admitted on ac count of the vaglia issued; the said establishment, founded by the revolutionary government, being shortly destined to be dissolved; and the judicial authorities cannot accept any petition on the matter. The vaglia still existing at the Bank shall be restored to the owners, who shall give a receipt for them. This is publicly noti fied, agreeably to the dispatch of the 28th of July last, of the I. and R. Minister of Finance, and to the act of capitulation of Venice of the 22d of August, 1849, as also to the notification of the 2d of October of the same year, issued by the I. and R. civil and military govern ment of Venice, by which the claims upon the Bank of Venice for the vaglia were suspended." TIIE CHOLERA IN PRUSSIA. The cholera has reached Konigsberg, two fatal cases having occuered on the 26th. The Committee of Health has therefore been reconstituted, and have commenced the necessary arrangements for the reception and attendance of the sick. It is expected that the autumn exercise of the Ist Corps d'Armie will be countermanded. From Dantzic the accounts are to the 25th, The cholera had increased, and there were at that date from 40 to SO new cases daily. Formerly the disease was almost exclusively confined to the Altstadt and the Niederstadt ; but it has now spread to other quarters of the town. Several cases had occurred Among the higher classes of the inhabitants. From the first appearance of the disease to the 25th there had been 308 cases, of which 145 were fatal. The troops of the garrison had suffered more in propor tion to their number than the civilians. In the town of Posen there were 70 new cases on the 27th, of which 29 were fatal ; on the same date there were 428 persons under treatment. In Milo slaw the disease had i ncrease d . I n Z er k ow an d omilow o the epidemic had shown atsel • f also at Lissa,, and rientheer Z e itungimmediate neighbourhood of Breslau. The B si au a gloomy description of the continued prevale givesnceofthe pest at Pleschen. ng The K reutz Zeitu states, from Marienburg on the 26th, that the disease t was still spreading there, severity, n and increasing i n Ispecially in Weichsel werder and Nogatwerderthe village of Nojau, of 350 inhabitants, 95 had died of the epidemic ;• in Tragheim, with 250 inhabitants, there Gross- r 13tou 3 e 9 e 4 • i3n deaths ; in Tannsee, 4 0 ; in Liessau, 21 ; in Schadwalde, 20; in Kunzendorf, 12. STATE OFTRADx (From the Manchester Guardian o f this ~ MANCHESTER , TUBSDAY.—The y arn 1:11 7.) been quiet to - day , and the amount o f busin essget has but moderate. The caus es a re evident eno ugh , On one hand, many kind s are so much under contras that fresh orders are, with difficulty, placed for deli" very in any reasonable time; and, on the other, lo o k. ing upon prices as having reached a point which rm.. ders it necessary for them to act with caution, a u , buyers hesitate about paying the extreme pricoa re . quired by spinners, and are limiting their purchase s of the less scarce descriptions within the amount of the supply. Matters are, indeed, precisely in that state when it becomes almost equally difficult to effect either sales or purchases. In general, there is no quotable change in prices since last week. Spinners adhere firmly to their terms, and are rather worse to deal with for some articles, as, for instance, Indian mule, a n d a l so ree l e d water. The approach of the eastern advices has led to a little more inquiry for the former, and, in the latter , 1 to some tr ansac ti ons f or China with one or two spe eul - ative purchases by continental houses. It is pretty evident that only a small fraction stands in the wsy °f IL large part of the b usiness in cops, warp s , and bundles on the t home and continental buyers. In the de- part men the demand for there is a very sensible increase in _dealers, %olio, domestics, both from shippers and late pri ces. 1, as yet, without any improvement in inquiry f„ iel e ,'xi__tbe same quarters there is also more the ? inches are ingoo d of i print ers nu r 4 oe and long cloths. The better sorts is usual when request. As more inquiry for In L eta are at hand, there is rather the lighter 49-inch 4 .l a° fabrics, and a few sales of .oirtin pears from the a econnts Os have been made. It ap are not received) that a i ail t a i : newspapers (the letters compensated by a further rio t in prices is fully nounftoe rate of exchange. The American advices are market. Cotton has gained i. e . pe a p k ,i,nd to affect our upwar—rpool ; and eentietendency in in consequence of intelligence from a ; t New York, to the 14th inst. there was an the southern porta. The new crop promise for a large yield. t ied full of ROCHDALE, MONDAY.—There has been a st e ad ~ demand for flannels to-day, at rather improved n rY to meet the improved price of wool. There is little lees or no change to report in the wool market. Prices are firm, and demand steady. MACCLESFIELD, TuEsni.v.—The business done i n the staple silk manu f a ctures of this town has teen of an improvedL character, as several buyers have appeared from London and Manchester, and their transactions for the ho me market me market an d chipping are reported to be more satisfaat than somewpk:preeeding, both in scale business an d lower than has l b:, ° F .P . ricea ; in fact, t he stocks are de!'" Caoe for some years, and th e mand for goo d s The present aspectal f 3 fully equal to the pro duction. business i n this department has evidently amelior a t e d , t of the hand-loom B °me extent, the condition Thrown Silk—Thoreis wea v ersapparently of this neighbourhood. P a P n a c liently a more brisk de nand for the home trad e , orders continue to arriv e fromin the meantime large throwsters are yet busily em ployedthe continent. The paid for throwing are hi g h er 13 and the prices Period of last year; but masters hays they were a t this hays been compelled , THE SUN LONDON, in some instances to give a shade higher wages, in consequence of thq scarcity of hands. Raw Silk — The decline of 61. per lb., mentioned in our last as affecting China raws, has at present not been realised, the inferior quality offered more than balancing the reduction it. p-ice. HALIFAX, SATIJIMAT.-o,lr piece -hall has been but slenderly attended by buyers to-day, and the transactions in worsted goods have been of very limited description. In yarns there is a tolerably fair amount of business doing, chiefly for the export houses ; but, from the extent of machinery employed, the spinners are not able to obtain prices adequate to the cost of production. The wool market is q uiet. The high rates asked by the farmers render it im possible for the staplers to recede from the present q uotations ; and as the spinners have no motive to in duce them to purchase extensively, they buy only to meet present necessities, and c o nsequently the quan tity changing hands is not lar g e. HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY.-Our mark et to-day has been quiet in the hall; inquiries have been made for dark checks and plaids, but not much has been . done, stocks bein g ver y low at present the , ball, most of the manufacturers being engag ed in working to order. A fair trade bas been d one during the week in the warehouses, both for the home and ship ping trade. ungracious ndi dismissal s s o a s l t The fo T llo il w E ing ß let it te i r T ap i p Se t i! i i : of yesterday, referring to . e ed L u in n E g th r G a e of the officers of the late British Legion. We doubt not that the time will yet come when the gallantry of this force in the cause of liberty will be duly ap preciated by their own countrymen ; and they will they the have the satisfacti on of feeling, notwithstandingpani,htat ill di d r e n t o u t r n s h they h e i a r y e b r o e: d e v n e d v a n f rt : 2 s ESPANA AGRADECIDA. 3 e oth s August, 1852. a Sir, —Many of the "London,Engli newspapers papers have in serted, somewhat prominently, a decree of the Spanish Government, disrating the officers of the late British Lt gion. The Spanish Government, ever ready to pay its debts, as verified by the position of her unfortunate bondholders, takes the trouble, rather ostentatiously in this celebrated document, to show that a certain sum of money was p a id , w h ich, thanks to the energy of Lord Palmerston, it was compelled to pay, but it appears to have forgott en t h at there is such a word as gratitude' in the vocabulary of the Spanish language. " In the year 1842, the troops of Don Carlos overran the greater part of Spain, and the coffers of the country , were empty. The Queen of Spain, then a baby, im hlored the help o f th e B r iti s h nat i on . Th e p ra y e r was eard, and 8,000 British hearts rushed to her assistance, and were received with every demonstration of heartfelt gratitude by the Spaniards. This force was officered principally by gentlemen —young, chivalrous, and gal lant—who sought for that distinction and rank which the expenses of their own country's service precluded, permitted by their own Sovereign to accept and wear such orders and decorations,' &c., as the gratitude of the Spanish nation should award them, and influenced by the romantic feeling of supporting innocence in distress. " The course of the war brought this force to St. Se bastian, one of the most important fortresses, and the principal military depit in the north of Spain, then be sieged by the Carlist troops, with every prospect of be ing taken, and with the certain knowledge that if it fell, the cause of the Pretender would be established, and the unfortunate little Queen obliged to emigrate. " Here a bloody action was fought, and 800 of the English were left on the field; but the enemy was beaten back—the suffering fortress delivered, and the cause of her Majesty revived. So important was this battle con sidered, so deeply grateful was the Spanish nation at that time, that a medal was ordered expressly to be struck with these emphatic words, 'Espana Agradecida,' en graved thereon, to be given to each survivor as a lasting memorial of the event. " I leave you, sir, to imagine, from the sarcastic tone and wording of the precious document in question, whe ther or not old time, which wears o u t a ll things, has not in a very few years, induced the proud Castilian also to forget—although the word agradecida was deeply en graved in silver, to render it more durable. "It is perfectly true that it does take twelve years, as remarked by the decree, to make a Spanish soldier; and even then, he is but an indifferent one; but now that politics are ended, and one can calmly look back to the events of that period, it will be readily admitted that in a less number of months our countrymen in Spain proved themselves in deeds and in truth worthy the cloth they wore. " The rank given was for obligations conferred, and but for the gallantry of this force Isabella would not be, by the grace of God, Queen of Spain and the Indies. " Still, I do not blame her, for I can testify that she never fails when opportunities offer, by her gracious kindness, to acknowledge her obligations; and I ars con vinced that about this decree she knows very little; it is the work of her self-sufficient and conceited advisers, who, too indolent and unable to place her secure on the throne, are now jealous of those who did it. " GRATITUDE." MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, AUG. 28, 1852. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ...*3lO Diseases of Uncertain Seat .„. 43 Tubercular Diseases 155 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 119 Diseases of the Heart and 810 )d-vessels ••• ... 30 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration ... ••• ••• • 77 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion... ..• ••• 0.. 75 Diseases of the Kidneys, &C. •••• ... 12 Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. 5 Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles •• 9 Diseases of the Skin, S‘c• ••• ••• ••• 0 Malformations... ••• ••• 1 Premature Birth ... ••• •• ••• ••• 42 Atrophy ••• ••• ••• 34 Old Age ••• ••• ••• ••• 27 Sudden ... ••• Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance 32 Causes not specified ... ••• ••• 8 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ... ... 980 Population Deaths in eorre. Deaths Enumerated, spending We e k 1851. of 1851. in the Week. West Districts... 37 6 , 427 .. 156 ... 148 North Districts.. 490,396 ~. 200 ... 190 Central Districts 393,256 ... 165 ... 165 East Districts ... 485,52 2 ... 241 ... 198 South Districts .. 616,635 ... 299 ... 279 Totals.... 2,362,236 ... 1,061 ••• 980 Males ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• 508 Females ... ••• ••• ... 472 thetre tried.n xg i Ir e a ctthe Washington Navy -yard th e of French manufacture was also yieldedhsain at at a breaking strai n o f strength experiments 1,0811 b., while an American chain of the same thickness only yielded to a strain o f 1,2771 b. S i milar results followed after over 9 00 tes's. With regard to Scotch and do mestic iron, it was Shown that the tenacity of the hitter was more than double that of the fo, These are important considerations, but they seem to be generally overlooked by Congress, or entirely un heeded. Life is daily jeopardised on our railroads. The bursting of a wheel, or the breaking an axle, ma y entail death and misery upon hundreds. What protection have we against such casualties while we persist in the use of foreign iron ? About a year since a wheel burst on the Reading Railroad, by which a number of coal cars were precipitated over a steep embankment. To all appearances the wheel had been sound. But a closer inspection brought out the fact that it had been cast out of iron of only 83 per cent. purity. We do not charge that deliberate frauds are perpetrated by the British ironmaster ; but brands which he sells at 61. Os. Bd. per ton are charged to brands that bring in the market 81 per ton, and the domestic importer is the first to unintentionally palm off the imposition. Congress cannot enact a law to prevent these outrages, but it can pass a law imposing heavy duties on iron, and the consequences will be that American iron will come into general use, and the foreign article will be partially excluded by the superiority of the former.—thew York Courier and Enquirer. BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males ... ••• ••• ••• ... 753 Females ... ••• ••• ••• ... 746 Total ... ••• ••• ••• ... 1,499 *ln this number are included 51 by Scarlatina, 48 by Typhus Fever, 125 by Diarrhoea, and 15 by Cholera. BRITISH v. AMERICAN IRON. We recently stated that the consumption in the United States amounted to about 1,000,000 tons per annum, or 100 lb. to each. person. Thousands of tons are used in the construction of bridges, light houses, &c., and the manufacture of steam engines, steam b o il ers , and steam carriages of all descrip -1_10:ca. Immense quantities are also consumed in Zr hinery, railways, implements of industry, and naval armament. The safety of life, indeed, depends on it i n many ways, and the better the qual it yofiron the greater the amount of pro tection afforde We are informed that four out of five ir on est abts . hments in this city use English plate iron exclutiyei at price s mul l. for atelum-boilers, which is obtained plate iron. . below those demanded for American ; but this upon life and'lnprdel.at are the risks thus entailed upon ? Science has Can this plate iron be de pendedsquare inch of surface in a 1 of pounds of steam vhici rs demonstrated the number a superior has been deter ' boiler will resist and not with an in- I mined by tests with ferior metal. And in the d e and ee which such iron and dan t° is ' deteriorated will the risk Much English iron is made from gr he augmented. sulphurous coal. In some furnaces refuse ores and which is rich in metal, but highly im pre gnatede use cinder, arsenic, sulphur, scc., Bemployed with phosphorus, d is mixed and sold with oyed; an d iron so produce inferior character bei ng of . better quality wi thout its b e i ng " de tected. In the recen t examination of witn esses in e case of the Eclipse casualty, a practical engineer tes tified that some flaws and defects even in plate iron could not be discovered or ascertained by the most discerning and critical eye. it possible for any one to estimate the strength, dura bility, tenacity, or resistance of iron except by actual and severe test. In Philadelphia, within the last two months, while being subjected to such tests, a steam boiler exploded with less than the usual quantity of steam pressed upon its superficies, and in a moment seven persons, who were in the vicinity at the time of the experiment, were hurried into eternity. Why, when it was clearly proved subsequently that the boiler should have resisted four times the amount of expansive power, and that no fault whatever or negli gence could be ascribed to the engineer or operatives, should the casualty have • occurred . P Simply because the iron was imper f ect; wascaa,b and no examin a ti o n, no ex perience,of guardi ng aga i ns t th e fatal result. N o visibl e l fl plate, and th ' tlWB were found i n th e rup t u red but it wase o l f ron appeared sou n d an d h ea lth y ; have been o f t h e r f British ma nu f acture, and may no right, by r e use cinder quality. C ongress has to invite de a ngtPT„i icy so pernici ous as th e Act of 1846, to thousand,. 5 into our midst, causing i nsecur i ty gist, Dr.m asa T he b t e testimony of the eminent meta ll ur- Scotch bars do oc , ,t of Scotland, is decisive. He says that I pure metal, whereacson . tain more than 90 per cent. of per cent. But We hav e-B"merican iron contains full 99 than an opinion evidence on this score stronger Late experiments fo unded En tth on chymical analysis. demonstrated that Englisll3 Washington Navy-yard thickness of diameter was chain cable of a certain raptured by a breaking strain of 7161 b. less th an was required to rupture American chain cable of th e sam e diameter. Daring NORFOLK ESTUARY COMPANY. Yesterday afternoon the twelfth half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in this company was held at the Gray's-inn Coffee-house, Holborn, Sir W. B. Foulkes, Bart., presiding. The advertisement convening the meeting having been read, it was proposed to affix the seal of the company to the registry of the shareholders, when Mr. PARNELL said he should oppose the completion of this form until he was assured that the list to be sealed was a correct one. According to the notice which had been read, it was proposed that the meeting should be made special fur the purpose of confirming the forfei ture of 490 shares, a course which had been recom mended by the directors, because the calls made upon those shares had not been paid up. Some time ago as many as 859 shares were forfeited in a similar manner, a circumstance, he thought, which inflicted deep injury apon the great body of proprietors.—(Hear, hear.) Amongst the list of defaulters were many persons who had means of paying, but who by this means had got rid of their liabilities. In one case a gentleman who held a considerable number of shares had been allowed to for feit half of them, and to retain the remainder, one Of the grossest pieces of injustice ever perpetrated in any company. It had been stated by the directors in 1850 that the affairs of the company could not be carried oil with any prospect of success unless there were 6,000 paid-up shares. He believed that at the present time there was nothing like that number. The CHAIRMAN replied that there were 5,947 paid - UP shares, being within 53 of the number, and added that the directors had never allowed a forfeiture of shares, except in cases where they were sure that legal proceed ings to recover the calla would be productive of loss both of time and money. Many of the shareholders compl a i ne d of the forfeitu res which had been made, and sugge s t e d that the resolu tion authorising that act should be r esc i n d e d, and a long dis cussion ensued. Eventually the following resolution, moved by Mr. WILSON and seconded by Lord ORFORD, was unani mously adopted:—" That this meeting authorises the fixing to the list of shareholders the seal of the company, upon the restoration to that list of the names of those shareholders whose shares were declared forfeited at the last meeting, but for which they aro still held legally liable, until those shares have been sold or transferred to other hands." The report was then read by Mr. WING, the secretary. It stated that at the last half-yearly meeting the direc tors were enabled to report favourably with regard to the progress of their works, and regretted that they could not speak in equally satisfactory terms on the pre sent occasion, the works having been entirely stopped by a decision of the Court of Chancery, to the effect that their proceedings were at variance with the powers committed to them by Parliament. The directors had offered what they considered fair and equitable terms to the Ean Brink Commissioners, the promoters of the suit, but they would listen to no. propositions, and the company would consequently have to go to Parliament next session for a short Bill conferring upon them new powers. Sir W. Cubitt, Sir John Rennie, Mr. Borth wick, Mr. Fowler, Mr. Stephenson, and Mr. Rendel, and other eminent engineers, had reported that the manner in which the works had been carried on was well adapted to secure the important object the company had in view, and there could be little doubt, therefore, that a Bill for fresh powers would be obtained without difficulty. The report having been adopted, The CHAIRMAN announced that, in consequence of the resolution which had been come to respecting the forfeiture of shares on a previous occasion, the directors would not now recommend the forfeiture of 490 addi tional shares, as had been intended, but would leave the matter in abeyance until a competent legal opinion could be obtained as to the power of rescinding the re solution previeu.ly adopted. _ _ _ Some routine business was dispatched, and a vote of thanks to the chairman and board of directors closed the proceedings, which were throughout of an unusually lengthened and inharmonious character. A GAS MANAGER CAUGHT NAPPING.-00, Tues day last, the anniversary of the marriage of the Right Hon. the Earl and Countess of Seafield, a ball and supper were given by the noble pair, at Cullen House, to commemmorate the happy event. Cullen House and premises h ave b een for a considerable time back lighted with gas from the wurks of the Cullen Gas Company. But about twelve o'clock the ball-room was suddenly enveloped i n u tt er d ar k ness—every light in that spacious apartment, as well as i n th e numerous . apartments Cullen H ouse , being extinguished. Messen gers were instantly dispatched to Cullen to ascertain the cause, when the manager was found snugly esconced in bed, and the gas at the works completely exhausted. This tem porary interruption to the pleasures of the e v e n i ng was , however, remedied with as little delay as possible, by the B o a n n i e n sii t ir he , substitution o a f n w d ax agr ca ee n a d b le le s, ni au ann d e e v r e u ryt f h o i r n m g er w ly e . n — t B RIS TOL, AUG. 31.—Acrd. R ecovery , an d Yorksh i re, e Quebec. Sld. Em ily, Smyrna. THE LONDON GAZETTE, Aug. 31. ADMIRALTY, AUG. 20. Corps of Royal Marines—Gentlemon Cadet Henry Day Rybot to be Second Lieutenant. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Rutlandshire. George Fludyer, Esq,, to be Deputy Lieutenant, Aug. 26. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Northumber landshire. The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Bart., to be Deputy Lieutenant, Aug. 11. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the County Pa latine of Lancashire. John Rigby, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, Aug. 24. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Surrey. Royal Surrey )Ailitia—Lieutenant-Colonel William Holme Sumner L . be Colonel of Ithe Ist Regiment of the Royal Surrey Militia, vice James Bogle Delap, de ceased. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Derbyshire. Derby and Chaddesden Troop of Derbyshire Yeo manry Cavalry—Cornet John Gilbert Crompton to be Lieutenant; Robert Edward Eardley Wilmot, Esq., to be Cornet, vice Crompton, promoted, Aug. 27. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Yorkshire. East York Militia—Charles Thornton Duesbury to be Ensign, vice Colin Watson, resigned, Aug. 20; William Henry Ward to be Ensign, vice John Smith, deceased; John Milner to be Surgeon, vice Matthew Chalmers, deceased, Aug. 2'l. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Thomas Lindfield, jun., builder, Stanhope-street, Hampstead-road. James Hurn, miller, Gedney-hill, Lincolnshire. BANKRUPTS. William Hoare, builder, Manor-place, Walworth road, to surrender Sept. 6, at two, and 0ct.15, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basiughall-street; Lee, Regent-square, St. Pancras. George Battersby, victualler, Turnham-green, Mid dlesex, Sept. 13, at half-past twelve, and Oct. 12, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abcburch-lane; Gammon, Cloak-lane. Henry Tainsb, dealer in Bibles, Hatton-garden, Sept. 13, at half-past two, and Oct. 19, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch lane,court, Basin King William-street; Digby, Circus-place, Fins bury-circus. Thomas Spurging,victualler,Road-side, Mile-end-road, Camden town, Sep Sept. 13, at two,: and Oct. 12, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook- Sambrook-court, ghall-street; Roberts, Barge-yard-chambers, Bucklersbury. Robert Fulkes, ironmonger, Park-street, Camden- Lombard-Let:3e Howard Jame s mills, Sta ff ordshirane thalf•past one, and Oct. 12, at two, at the Cou rt of B a sin Ban kruptcy. gh a R.stree t; Edwards, s in o r ffi official assignee, Grihbi Gribble, eleven, at the Birming ham Oxley , Rotherham, Yorkshire. and Thomas James, millers, Bushell in Sept. t 23, and Oct. 5, at half-past arci District Court. Whitmore, Frederick Wale, Bir mi ngham ;draper, official assignee, L Reece, Birmingham. 8, at ten, at the Birmingha m gneeleceDistterir,ctSeepoth. Court;, a ti n o d tt Oct. ihg.. Notting ham. Bittleston, o ffi cial ssi Nottingham; Hawker, Leicester; Hodgson, Birmingham. Edwin Henry Griffin, merchant, Liverpool, Sept and October 13 , at eleven, at the Liverpo ol l District Ewer, Liverpool. Morgan, official assignee, Li verpool ; Liverpool. at eleven, at the Liverpool Di s t r i ct C ourt. John Craven, grocer , Birkenhead, Cheshi re , S ept . 9 ofic ct i B ial assignee . Liverpool; Evans, Liverpool. INSOLVENT DEBTORS. and Oct. OR,ichards, pieman, New Cut, Lambeth. .T. M'Cartney, traveller, Minerva-terrace, Islington. E. Grant, dairywoman, Bedford-street, Strand. A. W. Darling, collector of rents, Stabley-street, Crescent-terrace, Millb an k . J. Sely, clerk doo Chelsea. J. Robson, farm labourer, Addiscom b, Sa rrt ly. J. R. Porter, lodging house keep er, How ard - street, Ef'F i W to attorney a breewr, St. Pancras. at-law, Strand. E. Drewry, manager at a brewery, Southampton-place, Camberwell. C. Somers , Paulton-square, ahelsaa. 17 • Masun,jouruerag in o ptician, Edmunds-place, Alders. gate-street. EVENING, SEPTEMBER 1, 1852, ff. Reeve, assistant to a surgeon, Morton-terrace, Kentish-town. G. Davies, horse-keeper, Barnet-grove, Bethnal-green. E. Verity, Montagne-street, Portman-square. G. J. Murray, furniture commission agent, Devonshire street, Bloombbury. DIVIDENDS. At 'he Court, Basinghall-street. W. Goldsmith, Benhall, Suffolk, corn merchant, Sept. 23, at eleven. In the Country. J. Brotherston, Liverpool, merchant, Sept. 23, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. P. Rufford, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, banker, 55., after Oct. 7, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Birmingham. C. J. Wragge, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, banker, Bs., after Oct. 7, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Birmingham. NOTICE OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basinghall-street. G. Baker and G. Baker, jun., Threadneedle-street, City, stock and share b ro kers, Sept. 23, at twelve—J. Black, Bucklershury, City, wine merchant, Sept. 23, at half-past one. CERTIFICATES GRANTED. T. Mills, Llanidloes, Montgomeryshire, grocer, certi ficate of the third class, after twelve months from June 15.-1% Pearce and W. Thackray, Sunderland, timber merchants, certificated of the second class. P ARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. W. Road and Sarah Road, New Alresford, black smiths—C. Holroyd and J. Simpson, jun., Rochdale, woollen ma nufacturers—D. Mee and C. Bridger, Worthing, carpenters and builders—J. Little and G. Norris, Camberwell and Dulwich, coachmakers—J. Knight, W. Knight, and J. B. Knight, York-place, Oid Gravel-lane, Saint George's, East, soap and candle ma nufacturers—J. 11. M. Good and P. C. Clark, Manches- ter, ironmongers —W. H. Shoobert, C. Shoobert, and G. E. Shoobert (as far as regard G. E. Shoobert), Two Swan -yard, City, wine coopers—A. Clark, J. Merry weather, and B. Clark (as far as regards B. Clark), Lower Brook-street, deetists—J. Martin and J. Benussi, Liverpool, Pawnbrokers—J. Thompson, R. Thompson, W. T h ompson, L. Thompson, G. Thompson, and Eliza beth Thompson, Blackburn, Over Darwen, and Hogh ton, Lancashire, grocers and farmers—D. Faulkner and G. Y. Renshaw, Manchester, stock brokers—C. Savery, E. Clark, J. P. Russell, and F. Savery (as far as re gards F. Savery), Bristol, attorneys and solicitors—H. dardey and J. Dakie, Runcorn, Cheshire, corn mer chants—J. Alderman and A. Fisher, Swinton-street, Gray's Inn -road, wholesale milliners—H. Jones, H. Smith, and J. Speight (as far as regards H. Jones), Sheffield, brassfoundera—W. Eady, H. J. Eady, and T. W. Eady (as far as regards W. Eady), Red Lion-street, Clerkenviell, goldsmiths—B. Brook and E. Snell, Bel grave-road, Abbey-road, St. John's-wood, builders—G. Batters and R. Clements, St. John's-wharf, Westminster, coal m erchants—Elizabeth Pridmore and Catherine Pridmore, Rugby, Warwickshire, milliners—P. James and R. Skillbeck, Leeds, whitesmiths—S. Jones, S. Jone s , jun., and C. Jones (as far as regards S. Jones), Talbot -court, Gracechurch-street, and elsewhere, sealing wax manufacturers. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. J. Wilkinson, Huddersfield, stone mason. S. Stump, Exeter. R. Browning, Exeter, boot and shoe maker. V. Capella, Coventry. T. P ulley, Coventry, tinman. D. D. Howard. Coventry. box dealer. Greenway, Hillfield, Coventry, ribbon manufacturer. R. Lewis, Ty Cylog, St. John, Cardiff, labourer. W' Hedley, Hendon-road, Bishopwearmouth, Durham, grocer. G. Hindmarch, Sunderland, tailor. Wrayford, Clampitt, Exeter, ale and porter agene, W. Herbert, Warwick, registrar of births and deaths, SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. R. Smart, Milnga,vie, Stirlingahire, surgeon, to meet within Campbell's Royal Hotel, Stirling, Sept. 3 and 24, at one. R. Aitken, Edinburgh, leather factor and merchant, to meet within Murry's Coffee-house, Edinburgh, Sept. 9 and Oct. 5, at one. J. Cruickshank, Marcassie, dealer in grain and pota toes, to m eet w i t hi n Fraser's Hotel, Ferres, Sept. 8 and 27, at twelve. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HO USE. James Kemp, fisherman, of Teddington, was sum moned before the Lord Mayor upon the charge of having acted as a waterman, and worked and navi gated a boat for hire upon the river Thames, in con travention of the 37th section of the 7th and Bth of George IV., cap. 75, commonly called the Water men's Act. As the object was to test the efficacy of certain rights conferred, in the opinion of the Com pany of Waterman, upon their body by the authority , of Parliament, the summons was issued merely to as certain the validity of the privilege, and a penalty was not sought. Mr. Catterns appeared as solicitor for the Water men's Company, and Mr. Guy attended for the de fence. J. A. Messenger, of Teddington, waterman, said— I know the defendant, who is a fisherman. On the 18th of August I saw two, gentlemen get into a flat bottomed boat or punt, worked by the defendant. lie pushed on the punt with a pole, and they went above Teddington Lock about a quarter of a mile. The defendant remained with the gentlemen, and afterwards landed them near the place at which he bad taken them in, and received money from one of them. Cross-examined The gentleman had angling tackle with them. I have known the defendant 15 or 16 years. He has always acted in this manner. The defendant here admitted that he was not a freeman of the Watermen's Company. Mr. Catteres contended that the defendant had, according to the simple statement in evidence, violated the Act, inasmuch as he had taken pay for wor k which exclusively belonged to the watermen. Mr. Guy called witnesses for the defence. Samuel Kemp said,_] have been a fisherman up wards of 50 years. The defendant is my son, and b as been apprenticed t o me as a fisherman, and in the use of th e b oat f or suc h p urposes. h a bit of making During the last 50 years the act of taking gentlemen out in punts has constituted part of the business of a fisherman. It was never before interfered with. Th o mas Dear, of Teddington, said,—l have been a fisherman 45 Years. During all that time angling h a s been a part of my b usiness. I saw the defendant on the occasion alluded to go with the two gentlemen for the purpose of fishing. It is the business of fish ermen to take gentlemen in n punts for the purpose of fishing. M r . Guy contended that the Act of Parliament was n ever meant to extend to such a case as the pre sent. Before the Passin g of the Act fi s hermen had a l wa ys considered it to be part of their business to take gentlemen upon the river in punts, either for the p ur pose of instructing them or ass i s ti ng them in the p l eas ures of angling, and if th e forced construction by insisted upon the Watermen's Company were adopted, it would have the effect of suppressing, in a great measure, the recreation of angling, particularly in the parts of the river lying above Richmond bridge, for the watermen w h o no w demand e d t h e e x clusive right to be em p l oyed in the way described were wholly incompetent to render the services which were required by gentlemen who devoted their leisure hours to the enjoyment of a ng li ng . He cited, in aid of his construction hf, the Act of Parliament, the 104th sec tion of the Act, whi c h expressly prov i ded that fishermen who used their own boats for the purposes of their business were exempt from its operation. The LORD Mayon said he considered it to be his duty, as conservator the _ of the river Thames, not only to protect the rights of watermen but th e r i ghts of the river fishermen. He well knew that the business of those industrious men had been most seriously in terfered, particularly of late years, with, I , -y the intro duction of steam-vessels on the river, and by other causes, which operated to break d own their spirit with their want of proiperity. He could not but con siderehaploymen.t of fishermen in punts, in that the rendering ass i s tance rt or of i t n h s e tr . u9tio . n to gentlemen in angling, formed a part that suchas fishermen. Indeed, he apprehended employment they could con stituted the only mode for their _ be said to possess a livelihood families. of obtaining Under all he was sure he was the circumstances , bound to put on the a liberal heinterpretation had looke w d erds of the Act of Parliament, to which ded to the with very anxious atten with of the care, and having eo n both sides gentlemen eng aged Ur- defendant Cihe had come to the conclusion that the to the had not, in this in stance, "acted," according to plied or worked of the 37th section, " as a waterman, or other craft, or navi gated a wherry, lighter,_n.,, He shou'ldrera or to any place for hire or gain. it therefore as appeared to him dismiss the summons, and, of those interested to try to have been the object , _ the be required. right, no costs should NSTEP ivE sTIiII L. disposal of the Shortly after the night char ges, Mr. Thomas, secretary to Royalthe Society vention of Cruelty to Animals,entered the Cou r t, and, addressi n g Mr. Arnold, the presiding magistrate, said,—l h ave t o make an a pplication, Sir, togy ou f or some summonses against persons at Cremorne mals. My first appli ca ti on gardens for cruelty to animals. has referen ce t o so me proceedings there on th e 23d of August, when a M. Poitevin made an ascent with a balloon, the aeronaut being on horseback. At about half -past six o'clock on that evening a - pony was affixed to the balloon, upon whose back the aeronaut mounted, and, having danced a fandango, proceeded win it to Wimbledon. I ask for summonses against Mr. Sanpsen, the proprietor of Creraorne- gar d ens, for p erm it t i ng t hi s t o be done, and against i,l. Poiteviu for illtreating the animal by so taking it up and using it as d esc ribed. I am prepared w i t h the evidence of an experienced veterinary surgeon to prove that the poor animal was suspended by bandages, and the effect those bandages produced. Mr. Aalloen—Your application is under the 12th and 13th of Victoria, cap. 9 2 ? Mr. Thomas—Yes, Sir, under the senond section of that Act. The words I of the ' section are, " If any person shall cruelly best, illtreat, overdrive, abuse, or torture, or shall cause or procure to be cruelly beaten, ill-treated, illused, or tor tured." The proprietor of the gardens increased his price, and made a large profit by the exhibition. Hi s attention was drawn to the cruelty of animals being illused in this manner, and his reply was that he was under a heavy bond to allow the aeronaut ,to make a certain number of ascents. Mr. ARNOLD—You would call it " abusing and torturing ?" Mr. Thomas—l would, most assuredly, and am in a condition to prove it. The animal is sus pended by straps or bandages. There is nothing for it to rest on. Its legs are hanging at liberty. The whole weight is on its back. Its body is screwed up, so that the natural functions cannot go on. Mr. ARNOLD—You say Mr. Simpson was present at the time of the ascent ? Mr. Thomas—He was, and directed the ascent, and he is the person for whose profit this takes place. Under the 2d section of the Act any person engaged in the cruelty is clearly liable. If the owner of a place is present and does such an act for his profit, he is clearly liable. Mr. Harry Daws, veterinary surgeon, of Duke street, Manchester-square, stood forward. Mr. ARNOLD—Are you cf opinion that a horse would suer from the treatment described ? Mr. Daws—lt is oue of the grossest cases of cruelty ever witnessed. Its great weight and the weight of its rider were supported by slings, by which the animal was suspended. Mr. ARNOLD—You consider, then, it would suffer much ? Mr. Daws—Decidedly; because it's an un natural position to be suspended in, either in health or disease. A horse so suspended would suffer more than a human being. The moment the feet were off the ground the whole weight would be concentrated at the posterior and inferior parts of the abdomen. To use a vulgar phrase, it would be like being tucked up or cut in two. Mr. Thomas—Mr. Green, the aeronaut, has been up on a horse, but, owing to the sy s t e m adopted to i convey t, the complaint made in M. Poitevin's case did not arise. Mr. Green had a platform on which the horse stood ; but here the poor animal not only has to bear its own weight, but that of its rider, without any thing to put its feet upon. Mr. ARNOLD—You say Mr. Simpson was present —was he doing anything ? Mr. Daws—He was superintending and giving directions respecting the ascent, and said, "Don't:let it go up till seven o'clock." Mr. ARNOLD (to Mr. Thomas)—Take your sum monses. Mr. Thomas—l also apply for summonses against the same parties, including Madame Poitevin, for making a similar ascent on the 26th ult. On that occasion she was on the horse, the husband being in the car. Mr. ARNOLD—You can have them. WORSHIP-STREET. William Smith, a man of notorious character, was placed at the bar before Mr. Hammill, charged with being concerned with a number of other men who have escaped apprehension in the following daring highway robbery. Mr. John Coutts, an engineer in Graham-street, City-road, stated—l was returning home between twelve and one o'clock on the night of the 16th inst., when upon reaching the corner of Providence-street, City-road, I noticed a gang of four or five men clus tered together. They regarded me in such a manner as to excite my apprehensions, and thinking, if they robbed me at all, that they would endeavour to steal my watch, which was worth five guineas, and attached to an Albert chain, I instinctively placed my hand over it, and attempted to pass them. Before I could turn the corner, however, the whole of the fellows surrounded and pushed me about, and although I still kept my hand firmly fixed on my waistcoat pocket, I felt my watch suddenly jerked out from beneath it, and broken away from its fastening. The prisoner was the nearest of the gang to me, and I therefore seized him and called out for the police, but he strug gled with such such determination that a violent contest ensued between us and his confederates, and it was only with the greatest difficulty and much ill usage, that the officer, upon his arrival, could secure and lodge him in the station-house. Baines, a constable of the N division, said—At the time in question I was on duty a short distance from the spot, when I saw the prosecutor engaged in a contest with several men, the greater portion of whom were hustling him about. Noticing that the prisoner had pinioned the prosecutor by both arms, and was violently shaking him, I concluded Mr. Coutts was the aggressor, and asked the prisoner what he had done. " Oh," said the prisoner, "he has been vio lently assaulting me, and I shall give him in charge." "No such thing," said the prosecutor, "he has just stolen my watch ; it's all a trick, and I insist upon your taking him." I therefore at once seized the pri soner by the collar, when all his confederates actively exerted themselves to force him away from me, and the prisoner himself dealt me such a heavy blow upon the side of the head that I staggered back, was com pletely stunned for a moment, and was compelled to loosen my hold of him. The prisoner immediately started off as fast as he could; but the prosecutor sprang after him, and, after a short chase, again se cured and brought him back, upon seeing which the rest of the gang took to their heels and escaped, and upon searching the prisoner at the station no watch could be found. Thfi prisoner, who stoutly denied all knowledge of either the other men or the property, and declared that what he had done had been in retaliation for the prosecutor's unjustly seizing hold of him, protested his innocence, and seemingly wished to make it ap pear that he was thoroughly honest; but A constable named Jones at once stood forward, and having identified him as having been in his cus tody in July, 1850, for felony, deposed as being pre sent at the Central Criminal Court and seeing the prisoner tried for a similar offence, when he was convicted and sentenced to a lengthened term of im prisonment. The prisoner upon this became silent, and, the de positions of the witnesses having been taken, he was fully committed to Newgate for trial. THE GOLD REGIONS. The overland mail has brought advices from Sydney (New South Wales) to the 3d of June, and from Melbourne (Victoria) to the `29th of May, be ing more than three weeks later than those previously received. As the accounts, given, however, i do not extend over th e i n t erme diate period: it s possible only to infer the general course of affairs. The rains had set in, and the consequence had apparently been a great increase in the production of gold at Mount Alexander, the escort thence to Melbourne for the last week having brought a larger total than had ever before been received. The amount was 31,478 ounces, worth 125,000/., and it appears that the party originally started with 37,000 ounces, but were obliged to leave 6,000 behind on account of the state of the roads. Owing to the inclement weather, the difficulty of getting supplies of provisions to the miners was very great, and at one period the rate of cartage from Melbourne was 901. per ton. At Sydney the accounts from the goldfields were not so favour able, the people having been driven from the Turon by the flooding of that river. From other localities, how ever, the reports were good, especially from a place called the Hanging-rock, on the Peel river. The import markets continued to be well maintained, and the prices of spirits, salted provisions, fruits, &c., were extremely high. Wool was also firm, in conse quence of the accounts from England. The quota tion for gold was 645. 6d. at Sydney, and 63g. at Melbourne. The Sydney .Herald of the 2911 of May contains a strong article on the English gold com panies, and alludes to some remarkable circumstances in connexion with them. At the same time the shareholders are reminded that if things go wrong they must remember that the undertakings originated in London, and not in the colony. A trial of three men engaged in the robbery on board the Nelson had just taken place, and they had all been found guilty. In the Moreton-bay district an agitation was in pro gress for the separation of that part of the country from the colony of New South Wales, with the view of its being created a separate province, in the same way as was lately the case with Port Philip or Vic toria. The non-discovery of gold at Moreton-bay, and the consequent departure of the labouring popu lation to Sydney and Melbourne, were the principal causes of this movement, the landowners being now desirous to get even convict labour, which they were well aware they would not be permitted to do so long as they were subject to public opinion from other parts of the settlement. ERECTION OF A CHURCH FREE FROM VIE BISHOP Os' LONDON'S CONTROL.—The absence of sufficient church ac commodation at Stoke Newington, has long been severely felt by the inhabitants. It is now, we are glad to hear, proposed to erect a new church at the corner of Albert Grove, a sit e peculiarly adapted for it, owing to the erection of ab out 1,000 new houses being now in progress. The edifice is to be registered in the Archiepiscopal Court of Canterbury, for the performance of Divine Worship, according to the rites of the Church of England. The plan is in the Italian style, and the cost (estimated at only 1,0501.) is to be defrayed b y public subscription. There is to be seat room for about 800 people. Proposals for a loan of 50,000,000 f. (2,000,006/, sterling) to the bank of Constantinople, at par, under the guarantee of the Turkish Government, were issued yester day in the Stock Exchange. It is to bear interest from the Ist of October next, at the rate of 6 per cent., and is to be reimbursable at par with 20 per cent. premium, by half yearly drawings at Paris, extending over a period of 23 years. The deposit is to be 25 per cent , and the subsequent payments are to be three of like amount respectively on the Ist of November, Ist of Janus sy, end Ist of March next. 30,000,000 f., or 1,200,0001., hat, been subscribed in Paris, and the remaining 800,000/. is for the London market. This is the first loan of the kind that has been introduced either here or in France, and so little is known of the finances of Turkey and of the affairs of the Bank of Constantinople , that it is difficult to form any opinion as to the desirableness of the investment, except such as may be founded on the general reputation for integrity enjoyed by the Ottoman Government. The authority pa w hi ch the loan i s ra i se d ie a finnan dated Awe 10,1552, RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. EAST ANGLIAN. The ordinary half yearly meeting of shareholders was held yesterday, at the London Tavern ; Mr. H. Bruce in the chair. The report of the directors stated that the net amount of revenue for the past half-year was 8,6561., exclusive of the proportion of the Dereham traffic not yet ascertained, and that the Act enabling the Eastern Counties Company to enter into agreements with the East Anglian Conspany had received the sanction of the Legislature. In order to increase the goods traffic, it would be necessary to carry the railway from the Harbour Station across the Nar, by means of a swivel bridge, and thence along the quays in front of the granaries and timber. yards of Lynn ; and the directors hoped to obtain the sanction of the proprietors to the undertaking. The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report, and expressed his hope that the line would soon be able to pay a dividend to the original shareholders. The passenger traffic was steadily increasing, and the directors anticipated that when the line was curried across the Nar the goods traffic would also increase. The expense of this undertaking was estimated at 16,0001., a part of which it was hoped would be con• tributed by the corporation of Lvnii. The report was then adopted. A long conversation ensued with respect to a pro position that the directors should be paid 5001. for their services from August. 1851, to July, 1852 ; and several shareholders objecting, the chairma❑ tendered his resignation. The motion, however, was ultimately agreed to, and the chairman having withdrawn his re signation, the meeting separated. NORTH AND SOUTH WESTERN JUNCTION The second half-yearly meeting of proprietors was held yesterday at the office of the company, 12, Par liament-street ; Mr: Mangles, M.P., in the chair. The directors' report stated that the line would be opened in a very short time, and that it would be de sirable to construct a small branch of a mile and a half in length to accommodate the population of Hammersmith and neighbourhood, numbering 24,000. The cost of this branch would be only 13,0001., and it would enable persons living in the neighbourhood to travel by rail either to Waterloo bridge or the Black wall Railway station in Fenchurch-street. The CHAIRMAN having stated the advantages of the branch to the main line, the report of the directors was adopted, and resolutions were passed authorising the board to take the subject into their immediate consi deration, and to raise 15,0001., by mortgage or bond, in order to carry out the suggestion. CORNWALL. The thirteenth half-yearly general meeting of the proprietors in the above undertaking was held on Saturday at the Council Chamber in the Town-hall, Truro, for the purpose of receiving the report, and upon other business ; the chairman of the company, Mr. Michael Williams, presiding. The advertisement calling the meeting having been read, and the minutes of former meetings confirmed, The SECRETARY (Mr. W. H. Bond), read the re port, which stated that the directors had availed themselves of the altered position in which they were placed by the warrant of the Board of Trade, and the plan suggested by the directors and confirmed by the proprietors had been steadily carried out. The num ber of shares surrendered to the company in conse quence of the resolution by which the proprietors were permitted to surrender one-fourth of their hold ings had been very much less than had been antici pated. The appeal made to the county by the chair man, assisted by the directors and other gentlemen, had been most successful, and had resulted in an ex tensive and satisfactory list of shareholders in Corn wall, and which had enabled the directors to give the best proof of the value to be attached to the undertaking by the support they had secured from a respectable local proprietary. Many of the most considerable holders of land through which the line will pass have agreed to take the whole, or a larger portion, of the value iu shares ; and those who from circumstances were unable to deal with the company in that way have instructed their agents to meet the company's land valuer on equitable terms. Mr. Brunel, the engineer, having revised his plans for the construction of the line, has been enabled greatly to improve the works so as to materially reduce the cost of construc tion. The portion of the line between Truro and St. Austell, on which the works were originally com menced, presenting the greatest facilities for the immediate resumption of operations, the directors advertised for tenders for about fifteen miles, extending eastward from the West Cornwall junction near Truro, and which, after considerable competition, was, under the advice of Mr. Brunel, given to the Messrs. Sharp and Son at prices which were within the estimate of the engineer. The contractors have, the directors state, entered upon those works, and are proceeding with them as rapidly as they can bring their plant upon the line for that purpose. The di rectors, having given instructions for the preparation of all the materials to construct the bridge at Saltash, contemplate with satisfaction the earliest possible commencement of all the heavy works on the line. The resumption of active operations by the com pany having rendered it essential that the direc tors should have the assistance of a compe tent secretary, they have great pleasure in having been able to secure the valuable assistance of Mr. Bond, whom they have re-appointed to an office in which he repeatedly received the thanks of the pro prietary, and they recommend that a salary of 3001. per annum shall be granted him until the line be opened for traffic. The directors also refer with great pleasure to the fact that by determined energy the West Cornwall line has been completed and opened, but they state that, " useful, however, as this under taking is to the western part of Cornwall, it cannot realise its fullest result until it receive the traffic of the Cornwall line, and of the general system of rail ways to the eastward." The directors, after referring to the rigid economy pursued, conclude their report by stating, " that they have every reason to be satis fied with the policy which dictated the suspension of the railway for three years, and have now the high gratification of seeking its completion under greatly improved circumstances, and with the fullest expecta tion of securing for the shareholders a satisfactory return for the capital invested." The statement of accounts appended to the report showed the total receipts to have been 218,7021. 1 ls. 6d., and the disbursements 205,6021. ls. Bd., which left a balance in the hands of the bankers of 13,1001. 9e. 10d. The CHAIRMAN, in moving that the report of the directors be adopted and circulated amongst the pro prietors, stated that he was glad to announce that the shareholders' list was now placed on a most responsible footing, and that the strictest economy in all the branches of the company's expenditure would be car ried out. A great number of shareholders who formerly held back had come forward and readily taken up their shares ; but still he had to announce that the proprietors would be called upon to confirm the forfeiture of 9,328 shares, standing in the names of parties who, from bankruptcy, insolvency, and other causes, were unable to carry them on. He could also assure them that the undertaking would now be carried on and prosecuted with energy ; and that from the low rate at which the first contract was let, the whole line would be constructed on terms which would render it a profitable investment. He concluded by moving the adoption of the report. A PROPRIETOR seconded the motion, which was carried nem. con. Several shareholders then addressed the meeting, especially in reference to the commencement at an early period of the works between Falmouth and Truro, and a great anxiety was manifested for the energetic prosecution of all the works on the line. On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, resolutions were adopted for forfeiting 9,328 shares, and for appointing Mr. Bond secretary of the company. Thanks having been voted to the chairman and di rectors, the meeting terminated. BRITISH ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY. Yesterday the annual meeting of this company was held at the office, Royal Exchange; Mr. J. Simpson, C.E., in the chair. Mr. SAWARD, the secretary, read the directors' report, which stated that since the last annual meet ing the company had concluded arrangements, on fair and mutual terms, for occupying the Leeds Northern, Stockton and Darlington, Newcastle and Carlisle, Glasgow and South-Western, and a portion of t il l)! Midland Railways, in addition to the Lancashire and Yorkshire. A complete junction of all the Je l l s ! . g commercial, shipping, and manufacturing tor s the north would be effected by the company t t the graphs in course of construction, opening same an a im portant time, from Leeds northwards to Paisley, portant district not previously accommodated.eq required to Be tween Liverpool and Leeds little was com plete the company's lines, exceptingor thtehisstretehtewoirrokns in those towns and Manchester; er' f piping was being cast, and the ßetween Leeds and district would be ready for opening in a few weeks. Stockton the line had been sa tisfactorily at work for L e eds Northern Railway Company, but it some time for the was thought desirable n o t to open t o the pu blic so isolated a por tion of line un til the Lancashire and York shire length (from , Leeds to Liverpool) is compl e t e d, and wh,n this was done, the Leeds n o rth ern di str i ct wou ld be at once connected therewith. On the Stockton and Darlington the works were proceeding , and will be completed by the end of the w -k. The works on the Newcastle and Carlisle and ec Glasgow and South-Western were proceeding with expedition. In three or four months time the company would have in operation this important dis trict of telegraph, and coupled with the small cost of management and construction, expected on it a fair return. The company had not lost sight of the im portance of securing a communication with London - ---------- along the railways which were the legitimate their for telegraphs, but in any case had p Act of Parliamant to open, though at increased €5" I t l- e nse , all public roads and highways, and so c omp?? andlBsmiles between Barnsley, the nearest pool London. The Bill of the company in last F.es3iou bad been opposed on standing orders in the Corattoe' carried on the second reading by a majority ' l5 : nwer under their and approved by a Select Committee after a 14 dg e ordeal of an unusually rancorous opposition but w ag read a third time, and passed that branch of the Le' gislature. At this juncture a standing order of the House of Lords, which had not been in operation the .ci for 20 years previous, requiring thr ee-fourths 0f w hole capital of certain companies to be P el d , on t" into the Bank of England befo re the first resue ing in the Lords, was _brought t o bear up m ob te c i bill, and which, if insisted upon , had as Il ference to every railway, gas or w ater COOlpanY' ;e, would effectually have crushed all public enterPrl c , Thus upon a mere obsolete techn icalit y a 13111,89.04, tinned to an unprecedented degree by public oPo l i or approved by the House of Commons, and 1 10° g o d its object the accommodation of the ni ercantile, 3ion commercial community, was reje cted, and a C l4l re • arrived at after fourteen days' investigation wascor versed in balf-an-hour noon a point utterly 1113 f i be nected with the merits or public importance 0, 3 of Bill. Since its rejection memorials from all p?r ri ` to the country had been forwarded for presentatio. ibe the Prime Minister, praying for a revision of to standing order, and the directors had every reason the gill believe that a re-application next ses-ion fo, in the identical form sanctioned by the House r of w mons would be attended with success. f La the The balance-sheet showed a total receipt, J.° an commencement of the undertaking-, of `20, 645 `'; l o st, an expenditure of 20,0061. up to the 30th of J ll „ ° :,f 61. since which period the secretary s tated a Ca" " per share had been made and paid. .: °1) of t he The CHAIRMAN then moved the Adqw agUt report, which was seconded by Mr. G 0.011413 and carried. i c CP I Fn the motion of Mr. PEARSON, M P.;r. J. psen bold, M.P., Mr. T. Webster, an d Mr. J. ~— d itat . The directors, and Mr. Dav idson, u' os ay CHAIRMAN said that, although the c °f°l llaci had encountered up-hill work, he considered thltbern been successful, at all events so far as their o? r th t he lines . were concerned. Their arrangements Wirotea railways were mutual. The British CompanYt.g'oter h the railways telegraphic facilities, and, 0a t' e nc , free and, the railways granted the British CoEol3saing passes along their lines, and every facility ° r r obi a and maintaining their works. The minor teleg e o il. stations were worked by the railway clerks/ t i . b e pri' way companies handing over the proceeds to the lo ge tish Company, who, without having exPen cle „ e , P i t/ sums in patents and other preliminary exPe.%-f 0 3 1 established their present system at a theirnusi"-iu' 17,0001. Their works were substantial, sou ut ien" sulation the most approved, and they wet% w ere cumbered with the non-paying stations. 111 2 ea it very anxious to get a line into London; bu" —ll iete' a very difficult thing to deal with all ten d is dos rests. They hoped to accomplish that o°,ooo t 0 0 0urse of next year, and send messages fro 3 Loa distant points, reaching Glasgow, and even g Ir T el h a a n o d k . s were given to the chairma n and direct°rl and the meeting broke up. announced 'rhe in the Cork CORK AND WATERFORD• half-yearlyto,.,., rietoll a general meeting of the P"P riv 0 and Waterford Railway Cue3l3B, Dela' of shareholders ' not being take place T hay • e , street, is a y esterday,p prese nt, e s e iattv:3:itimobetto ee estrninster ; but the requisite ..l'ourned, have been presented b copy of the report, wbi c ' 15 Since the l y the directors PO, _h o d s! v o i n th_ , a branch ast h to al : been made ofby reT.ctabls parties for the constraryour that partthe lice which lies between Cork f! ll . te pro' yearly . meeting, ()vertu' .., iOO ot i t ° .:, I s yet been received as to the tercas uP ° i d sll' think ta portion of the line should be made. 5130,,, infer ueenstown, but no deneinvoich be proposed which may lead the direeterB w - e ta w e_p h r r, obability f ia t i s e ar i r st e eh a ei tuee ensuing ,t p so r ru e o.Ti s bn e rag n ab t uasiip t io o rt ryi spring," expressah.: the e t l a °- anY practical results, el j u i s l ion , summoned before the directors arrive at Bil f „ ro s• upon the subject. the present position of affairs. No r_ r t her e the every of work being cora alelle r, —........... It would Ye: Pi Cio a:3::::::::Peit:::: isawliblic:ticei ::°°11315 RAILWAY SHARE SHARE AIARKWI''' BRISTOL, AUG. ,?I.day' ag no. STOCK EXCHANGE. The share marmet was go esoo w Bristol and Exeters were done at 10,11/2--Great W" LIVERPOOL, AUG. 31 ' ..+.(l a ll ilii n: STOCK ExcHANGE.—The share market prese.-- d $ te.- Proved appearance to-day, and prices generally had tern rll or :"" ar3 dency upward. The transactions were as folio h ire , Counties, 11% c.—East Lancashire, 18N--Laucasii .;,,Ter,",/ Yorkshire, 84—Ditto, Fifths, 3. 5 / 8 dis.—Londen,iv);;re 139,", Western, 122—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolo'. ipw' —Ditto, Preference, 11 —Midland, 76—St. liel e , rf- oet iii way and Canal), New Preference, 6 per cent. , .'' . :3.oi" Eastern and Dover, 21 1 / 2 c.—Belfast and Ballgle,11;4' die' York and North Midland, 24y 2 —Dutch Rheas' 13, 4 .- f t o f MANCHESTER, AUG. 31. oon r e STOCK EXCHANGE.—There was a tolerable roes ii, e , business done in the share market to-day, but PCoari t ' g' lower. The transactions were as follow :—Eo tero d 17°r11 : 11 1-16—East Lancashire, 18 3-16—Lancashire pd shire, 83 V 2 —Ditto, Fifths, 3 3 4 dis. —Manchester, '....pitl and Lincolnshire, 25 —Ditto, Preference, I . 1'4, 1/ , t ero ° 11 .,, New Preference, 7.16 p.—Midland, 76—South-t'ar'ewsbur:, Dover, 211/2—North Staffordshire, 454 dii.- -513 0/ di ,4 '„, and Chester, 21 dis —Oswestry and Chester, i' 74 ,j P'' ' ali London and North-Western,. 123—Manchester mingham (C), Quarters, 1 15-16 p. SEABORNE [lf signifies that the mails are sent front by the night—and M by the morning—disPi :LS. the ‘A et AI itcll.7,—::' When made up in From Ei j i . 0 ,- .• PLACER , GeneralPost-olt cc patch'......../ London: I _........-- ----- se P t' 1 -- - •. o llk 31 America (by Brit. pkt.)N Sept. 3 ;; .. LiverP °° .. .5-' 4 , 9 Al naerica (by U.S. pkt.) N Sept. 10 ~ .. LivelT eG „t. OP A merlca (by U.S. pkt.) M S e pt. 17 .. .. Solltbagii Sept' 24 Australia (via South- 1 i „mot. t t 9 ,, ampton) .. .. .. south.— Iper: 2, Ditto (vl a Marseilles) N .. • • " ' Dover ~, . ; sell', Ditto, vi (drlv a i C ae.s . t o . f 7 G .as .. Attica ~..„,, out Qat, . 11 t): . . P . . e N N IT r 1 1 9 4 . ih h &o.f.3tohteh-rici.folitoh. Pl il -1070.°::':: i) , 1 7: 11 1 : Belgium .•, .. .. N Daily .. .. IDove r i Sept, 1% 33 Bu ra e z n il os Ayres . :: California(viaCharet " ) .. M 9th of the month ,Soa tlista t. i S e P 5 9 M 9th of the month ,Southar o l p ',SeP.. 16 M 2d & 17th of month Southall. !Ai& 0 Cape of Good Hope N 14th of the month P1yr0 ut 0 ,.. 1,% 3 0 Cape de Verde ~ .. N2d of the month .• IFiymoti Ail: i , Constantinople* .... N 7th 17th 27th of mo ,Dove r toi:IS,P O,SP Central America .. M2d & 17th of mon. I Sol lt , lia , n pt. IV . t. I •.uf Channel Isles .. .. N Mon., We Solltnt - „t,S_, e P c ow- Chili .. .. .. .M2d & 17th Of rant! DSTlvtier...• (Sept,c,. 6a!,,,,, France ~. .. Mk N Twice daily .. Greece. .. .. .. N 7th 17th 27th of mo Dove r • ' V I'll''' Hambargh • .. .. N Tuesday & Friday ILond,onn ••' et:l ~ i f Holland Wednes. & Satur.;lion"° m pt. , r ice ,l :"" &Atha 1 0 Honduras .. .. . N 17th of the month' e ad• volyb SeP 19 Ireland .. - Mg; N Twice daily .• .• - aui pt t South SeP '0 India (via Sonthamp.) M 20th of the month to .. u g. t, India (via Marseilles) N stIA 24th ••fmouthlrnouth •• A u g. %• India, via C. of G. Hope N 15th of month IF , " - uth •- '" }on° I 25 Mauritius .. .. - N 15th of month - Allg' Mediterranean (via Isoutwipt. Southampton) •• M 20th of the mont h Mediterranean (via , 1 . Marseilles) .. .. N Bth& 240 o f month!Do!.tranipt. Pt. 1 1 Mexico .. .. .. M2d of the month .• S ° :ii a uipt• ! 6e 19; Madeira .. .. .. M 9th of tae month $ °' _ 1 880' Malta* .. .. 1 7th,l7th,l9th,27thi 1 Dover I sept. 9 & 30th of month D over " f i gept. ,1 Naples. .. .. .. Nisth 15th 25th ofrao -..,- 4 .. I` pt• " Papal States. .. .. N sth 15th 25th m of i n i l t :; , : : : t i r aMP . :•: e eep n i t . . : Peninsula .. .. .. M l 7th 17th 27thef rao l Z'Aboopt. 1 7 0 ;4, 1 Peru • • .. .. .. AI 2d & 17th 01 Tuscany* .. .. .. .N sth 15. h 25th auto c ,„'" lio:IP - 1 West Indies .. .. M 17th of the month ''' A9l t.i West Indies (except . Soutb a l coll'OY .-- Havanna & Nassau) Mld of the month • (*) At - —ark Fromm Wh port d patclf:.; -- if l2° doe' Naples* N Papal States* N Peninsula .. M Peru . .. Tuscany* N West Indies West Indies (except Havanna & Nassau) M * The malls to those e French packet via Marsei Ild of the month lountries OW; mar ' illeP. a t b h e e e been Bishopm adetg have,fernen . • , NEW COLONIAL Arrii n gatoltl a BISHOPRIC """un r i e in the i . 0 o f o fo f r i t ,o h n e do fo n r . mati h o e n ofo2l bis.:Pti i which is at present under the eccleslas" thecrroagation L?! T S eiety for 1000/. tower the Gospel in F • tributed „ Foreign Parts hag COD the formation f fin d of the new see. a &Olen' loift [ADVERTISEMENT.] Holloway', rri, 2 , Mar -, r Pills have cured a Tumour in the Neek•---1-`°Tii health le) residing on the Welsh Back, Bristol, had bee nin th _ neck; P_, sdictio , years, and always complained of a soreness u ~s uc ee was seen by several medical gentlemen, but no er`.,,,, ti 13 3,.. ful in affording him the least relief, however, after.srbe out a large tumour formed under his left ear, from whlc,uhotit op; fered intensely, and tried remedy after remedy, Wlto,ninien, taming any benefit, until he made use of Holloway 'o , ltbe pt and Pills, and these wonderful medicines soon reduCeu._,4eP mour, and ef f ectually cured it, and he is now in the Al Err of the most robust health.— Sold by all Druggists and a fessor Hollovvay's Establishment, 244, Strand, Lon ____------ WEDNESDAY O°NTRA DeParta ji„ Comraissi t , ae United K : t let', that °lit' PrIZ.ZIt ill be read j ag fo r g . 6 tores at the of the cur Son, rz .e of an --____- el o th r r' e da r e L e f 0 4 r ). O e n c ;: eny rts :„ To i. o u t: rdshi Dan Cork ' th - Ot scleetionlota,( ( tr‘e‘e Oara te Te t' and he eared , "' ers o Te nd 'ls tend s tie efi,r fu r eAeh t' cea Th e ,„ aand rth g d 4 . Y the 1511 , _ 1, 41, 1) :1 ' ;, 1 853 , Prefer T,DaYable et u o ," ,A lditien urllcalled m tom s+ Ictualli pat • the fretZ n ar 3 ' °I ept A gen Tue Tenderfvt.°' ITO t,„ th 'her wi Hart Y 4t T MI n illSt tvWe°l* o'clock ti raltj ten de an 'LOMA. 2-1 ' 4l th -r e '"7 b kibllnt of t7iroSC R rn iert erYa retareithe, Laval Fe] A l - , ea l th e m ku uratlee e s di d , rmAlzrers an hard, 4 ta( Llt Loan k s : t frant rot The bi;eaellte' • 41 the ° etv e let With • Poniti 1 GIB tr a , A r y fie str, ,eee, tiro e whol e tranc 4‘,41,'„eal rei k e4 : lt tl e r n i Att - :" Pro r oUr " ,,,, a r SITI3NI, liftt Az 1 i he t a t utl k lCot llot inen D a 7 Tu —ea this BIRTHS. - d ' OF A SON. Gcl " O n the 2 9 th ult. , at the Lawn , the lady of A.... r. oa Esq.. M.P. On the 28th ult., at Chepstow-terrace, N o tting -12A tio wife of W. C. Currie, Esq., of an heir. OF A DAUGHTER.. On the 28th ult. , at Albury Rectory,:flertS, the wi f e 0 the Rev. R. Moun Wood. On the 29th ult., ford at Ilarewood-equare, the Wife of °I(11111 Forbes, Esq. On the 31 t I MARRIED. Ae ldr of s' ult., at Geldeston, Norfolk, Richard,f_LlT'gPliter 0 _ Eeq.,Bramcote, Notts, to Mary P. Houghton, us f H enry G. Dowson, Esq. , of Geldeston. On the 28th ult., at te parish church, Tottenhstp,rtor dingo Stanley Gifford, Esq. 111. A., of the Inner TeloorS, Caroline Louisa, eldest daughter of William C. 0 01 Esq , of Wood-green, Tottenham, Middlesex. DIE & love / ' On the 28th ult., a t Cheltenham , Lieutenant. e og, George Hutchinson, F R.S., late Bengal Engineers, g_„d eh On the 28th ult. , at Ovington-square, L on don, alor it Captain Matthew G unthorpe. On the 29th ult., at Fyfie ld Manor-house, Wilts , 8 1 ,9 e a g q , ....‘, Ponsonby, the third son of the late C. Penruddocke.,,,or p On the 28th ult., at New England, near Hitzhia, DI .' A. Miles, ot the Bengal Artillery, aged 46. , t h Dail On the 28th nit., at the Cove, Torquay, Elizsue_rdo, ati wife of Captain Holder, of the Scots Fusilier Gua . , eldest daughter of Colonel Meyrick. d 0 , ~bull On the 30th ult., William Pierce, Esq., of Astiey ings, Islington, aged 57. _ --- --- d - - - - ----- TOi/14°1 If London: Printed and Published by NUR%) s o , 1 4 No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun °facet „ail 4 " Strand, in ti , e Precinct of the Savor. in go " Middlesex, Wedneetify, September 1, OA 11 (7.), rel e4e, ....-,- th, th e , , Ark; Z.eri Ale, /17 14 011, Itcl