The Sun. — London, England, 1852-09-25 00:00:00

t l6 : e.d the subject tc him. When he found that the 1 prt not wee thrown over by the shareholders on a former occasion, he felt the sacrifice would be very great to the company. He saw the loss that would 1 ensue to theeharcholders would be of so vital a character that he considered it pis interest to sell out of this concern i about 20,000 t, which he enaoirked in tle stock of the G reetWesseen C ,meany, in order to follow that district of country which he sew passing away from the South- Western ComPenY; and when he t o ld t h e meet i ng t h a t he held 20,000/. in the Great Western Company and . ISO,OOOI. of paid-up capital in the South-Western Com 'patty, he was sure they would see how little desirous he could be to plunge the latter into vexatious contests and expensive warfare. He thought they would do him th justice to say, that he must wish for harmony with ele r neighbours the Great Western and Bristol and E ter Companies,—(Hear, hear.) He should just eine tion that he had on two or three occasions had in terviews with the chairman of the Bristol and Exeter Company in reference to the joint interests of the two ee epanies in the Crediton line, of the board of which he ( 7 s Chaplin) was a member representing South ' stern interests, and he had said to that gentleman lt, if he could—sieving his own interests as chairman of tt. Bristol and Exeter—suggest at any time any desir mode of bringing about a beneficial arrangement ae full accommodation and public requirements of vest of England district beyond Dorchester and Sa ary; that which would accommodate the puhlic and .riallv serve Bristol and Exeter, Great Western, and toh-Western interests—that he (Mr. Chaplin) would Le sappy to hear from him. He had made the offer two 01 'bre() times, but had never been able to get from hies any encouragement or hope. He had also mentioned this matter, without prejudice to South- Weatern interests, to parties closely connected with the Geeet Western Company, but he had never seen, in the most remote degree, anything to encourage him to feel tie they could arrive at a satisfactory adjustment of the question. Well, then, when he saw oa the one hand tYee vast benefit that would accrue to the South- Ys'etneern Company from the completion of the proposed line, and the great injury that would result from its non es7..spletion, he felt that they ought to lose no time—to l'st slip no opportunity to step into the field and show their determination to carry it out forthwith.—(dear, hoar.) And in sending round to them his circular, he had, in order that they might give their calm consider ation to the question, and come prepared to give a de liberate vote upon it, touched on come data, and he hoped that the data would convince them of the intrin- sic merit of the scheme. He would say to them, tnat as merchants they could not confine their notions too pre cisely to figures, when dealing with a matter of this character.—(Hear, hear.) In questions of this magni tude, they were not to ask whether the line to be constructed would pay p er se , th e y m ust regard the measure proposed in reference to the geograP i nature of the co untr y, an d a l so i n re f ere nce to the trafficof it would throw upon their ma i n line, and the amountli ear , protection it would afford to the ProprtY hear.) He hoped the shareholders would look to the general and protective policy from whi ch the pro p osed scheme had emanated, and that the wisdom of that po licy would be recognised by them , and influence their decision on the occasion. He trusted that the company would in this matter occupy a strong position, and he believed this to be a most opportune moment to embark in the undertaking. The proj ect could now b e promo ted under favourable c ircumstances, and he hoped th a t the sharedolders would , by their firmness, which he be lieved they would that .day display, arri ve at a most satisfactory conclusion either for peace or war. Ar. HERA.PATH--- Are the Board unanimous on this subject. ? The CHAIRMAN—NO, I should say certainly not. t r . LeEnterettrs—Are they much divided ? The CHAIRMAN said the directors were not all in 7 z : c o ul d, but he would venture to state most confidently that nine out of thirteen were in favour of the extension of the west of Salisbury. A PROPRIETOR —What were the numbers for and against it in the associated committee of directors and shareholders?—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear," followed by shouts of " don't name," and " no, no," " yes, yes.") The CHAIRMAN—I move that the report of the direc tors be read. A PROPRIETOR—I have heard that the report was carried by a majority of one.—(Hear, hear, and cries of "Sit down," and confusion.) The CHAIRMAN—What report do you allude to? A PROPRIETOR—The report of the associated, or, as You have called it, mixed number of directors and share insiders. Another PROPRIETOR—You are in error. It was the director?! report that was carried by a majority of one. The CHAIRMAN—There was a majority, and it is not custoraary to:go into details in these matters. M . :r. HERAPATH—You have stated what the majority in the board of directors is; why not state the majority in reference to the opinions of the joint committee of directors and shareholders?—(Hear, hear.) The CHAIRMAN—I have no objection to do so.—(Oh, oh, and Hear, hear.) There are members of the com mittee present who can state the fact. The Chairman bete read two motions, one for the reception of the re ports of the committee of shareholders and directors, and of the board of directors, and another for referring those dosuments to the directors, who were to be authorised to take such steps and make such arrangements consis tent with the terms of the reports, as to the board might be deemed expedient to carry out the proposed scheme of railway extension in the west of England. Mr. HELPS protested against the two motions being Put together, and was about to speak againA the first Mo'don—via, to adopt two reports, when he was met by loud cites of " sit down," and great clamour. :venal attempts were made to carry the motion with out discussion, hut :',lr. Helps persisted in being heard, and after much further interruption he obtained a hearing, and said his objection to the adoption of th . documents wan that in the report upon which the joint committee of aharenolders and directors wets granted, it was stated that if the central scheme was approved of, !he airectora would oe prepared, at a special geeeral meeting to be htli in September, to lay before the proprietors the arrangements under which the entire capital to be contributed by the company towards the object could be most easily raised,—(Hear.) He wanted to Itnow how the capital was to be raised. 'lr. Sergeant GAZELEE (one of the new members of tb. , board) said the board would be prepared to state all this after the motion for referring the question to them w a t ? Passed.—(Cries of " Hear, hear," and " Oh, oh.") bee HELP S th oug ht th e i n f orma ti on s h ou ld h e g iven t s - h ho , re the quest i on o f re f err i ng t h e w h o l e mot i on to t h e , st ctor s was discutsed. . r rhe CHAIR MAN —I thi n k th a t b e f ore y ou t a lk o f I`li to ugthe cap i tal to carry out a project you should first agree A carry out the project it se lf, PRI ETOR—NO; let Ds know the cost first. It is usual Pao before we decide upon carrying out expensive t o .ha to settle, as ,a preliminary step, their probable c. - ,—(Hear, h ear.) Here some further confas len ensued, and it was stated that the first motio n , et, e rie t d hat for the reception of the two reports, had been ear Th no e mots second on for referring the , e% reports to the directors tew ed. . Ir. MORTIMER (one of the ne w directors) thought it milt in justice to himself, and i n d uty to those who s'3pported him while he was a candidate for a seat at the board, to tell them he dissented He r ° Zs ten e t ed reportuet only ender consideration.—(Hear , hear.) a from the report itself, but to almost every article in it.— (Hear, hear.) He dissented from the a ccuracy of the figures and statements made, and also from the policy which moved the majority of the directors who had brought the report before them.—(Hear.) As to the majority which they had heard were against the measure —he alluded to the majority at the board of direction._ he thought the shareholders were, in consequenc e of what had fallen from the Chairman, hear.) some misapprehension respecting it.—(Hear,h, t ea r . ) h The Chairman h a d stated that, reckoning those directors absent, there was a majority in fav our of. th proposed sch eme . N ow , he (Mr. Mortimer) maintai n ed that this was not the way to state the case, inasmuch as the directors att en di ng t h e mee ti ngs of the board had had laid before them information which the absent di rectors had not been put in possession of. There had been two boards specially summoned to take this subject into consideration, and make out their report. Every direc tor bad been summoned, but at one meeting there were eight present and at the other nine. —(Hear, hear.) At t ; :tts board meeting of eight the division was four and four, and the chairman carried the question by his cast ingi. vote—that was by voting twice.—(Loud cries of a Le t art hear," and " Oh, oh.") At the board meeting n ',..." 1 n0t the division was four and four, and the chairman gl a earried the question by his single vote.—(Loud take f "Hear, hear.") He thought it objectionable to Into consideration the votes or opinions of the ab seil+ direct or • !wants on s ? inasmuch as they had not heard the argu tije matter, which the board had come to their decision in I he cornpae—( , E h lt ar, hear.) The chairman had spoken of 1 pro cosed eateiZing its strength in carrying on the Mertimer) thon t h u t ti°l the west of England, but he (Mr. possible wea k nela in t t ej were exhibiting the utmost if, ufortunasely a e matter.—(Hear, hear.) Now atteoe to go on with majoritythe of the shareholders should to spend their money teeeell4eme, they must be prepared into active hostility with Y, l 7 they would have to enter (Hear, hear) —he alluded to the powerful companies— Great Western Companies. zu!Eloristol and Exeter and an Act—supposing they got °ne xt:lases of obtaining agreed upon, bat there were no groon e c lild probably be 1 ehareholders that it would be so. for telling the 'were to recollect that the company would shareholders itself agai ns t r i va l schemes .—( Hear .) All .e r e , t 1 o defend provided f or , an d if t h e y had a gauge w ar ' u ti l e was un must fall upon their own shoulders.— (aear expense They must also bear in mind that the a monn ti t e a r r.) quired to be raised for the proposed extension to the !est was 1,500,000/.—(Hear, hear.),The case was t hi s they were called on to guarantee out of the first n et esa_rtnings of the South-Western lines 4 per cent. on i, O OO/. — i; " I (Hear, hear)—they were to find amen. Exeter ; 5 50,000/. more for the line from Salisbury to there Was be found fur a sum of 250,000/. to . the completionand nearly 150,0001, of the line from Basingstoke to Salisbury, (Bear, hear,) Now for plant for working these lines.— of business —as if it let them look at the matter as men possession o f the it were th e i r own, an d t h at th e y had able, circuras propos e d line under the most favour able h ) had obtained the Act, that the -eari—suppote tht hey and no rival lice to compete works had been completed They wou ld then have, for an with t h em for the traff i c. lin e expenditure of 1,500,000/. , Itia single . of 90 miles running up an d d own h i ll for llot together—i n some p l aces with .. .4 , —tte compete w i t h t h e b road 4 a gradient of 1 i n ea4ge what t hi s would be with e a uage. They might might say that h e certainly should single line, and he t intsel£—(Hear, a n d laughter.) not like to work it w o uld, all the way from Basinestoltsides, this line i _es4 Competition with their own line to Yeov . il, be in et.l.,N, ue fro B ( .. v . , ~,,.... ...,.. it would, t 4 equal ~..._ would be the iplu tries '') • Y ' s, """ Po mile, be the e t.. 4, : / ---- R „,- ".„.9 1 a THE SUN, cheaper route, and. therefore, take a large portion of the traffic which the company now had the benefit of at one of their Dorchester stations, or a Salt bury. The completion of this proposed central line would pre sent another through route between Exeter and London; and it they were compelled to run at competing fares with the present broad-gauge lines, they would then suffer a further loss from the Dorchester line, or have to reduce their fares. But it was right the proprietors should know what the effect would be of a loss of traffic upon the Dorchester line. He believed the proprietors did not properly understand the working of the Dor chester line as well as those who had gone into the details of the question. He had endeavoured to make himself master of it, and would state the facts he had ascertained. The Dorchester line was a single one of 60 miles extent, and he had taken some pains to see if it could be worked more cheaply than it was at present. He found that it could not, and that, if the traffic should diminish, they could not work it with fewer trains or at less cost. The gross earnings of the line were about 50,0001., and the working expenses about 25,0001. per annum, so that at present the yearly net profit was say 25,0001.; but if the proposed central scheme and com petition robbed the Dorchester line of 10,0001. or 20,000/. per annum, it was quite clear that to this extent the stated advantages of the former lice had been ov errated. Some gentlemen who were clever at figures had made it appear in the report presented to the meeting that the Dorchester line brought 35,000/. per annum on the Soutisempton line, and that the central line would brine, 55,000/. por annum on to the line at Salisbury. These were delusions. There was no doubt yearly came on the that traffic to the amount of 35, 0001 . line at Southampton from the Dorchester. line; h e t h e would leave the shareholders to say how mach of this would come on the line at Southampton even if the h hear.) Why ad no Dorchester line at all. — ( Hear, y they would get more than half thi s 35,000/., if the Dorche ster line was not in existence. A person living down th e Dorchester line paid, for example, his 2s. to Salisbury, and his 18e. or 205. to London. The 20e. was put down as due to the Dorchester line; whereas, in the majority of cases, persons so circumstanced would come on the line ae Southampton, whether they could get there by rail or not. The same argument applied to the sum of ee,ooo/. per annum, which it was assumed would from the central line come upon their railway into Salisbury. They had heard that the directors had had an interview w ith the Great W ester n board— (Hear)—the object of the interview was to arrive at some equitable arrange ment for preventing unnecessary expenditure of capital and for the interchange of traffic, in order to afford bet ter a ccommodation to the public, as well as to promote the interests of the shareholders of the respective com panies. He stated to the Great Western directors what the object of the board was. The meeting would see Mr. Chaplin's letter stated that the Great Western people were endeavouring to come down to Dorchester, and were working on towards Salisbury. He (Mr. Mortimer) urged these objections, and happening to sit next to Mr. Russell, that gentleman tapped him on the shoulder, sa v i ng , "If you have no further fear than that I we are going to run in oppositien to you to Salisbury, I (think you may be very quiet; for nothing on earth will induce us to make the line from Warminster to Salis bury but a mandamus."—(Hear. hear.) It should be observed, in reference to Mr. Chaplin's statement as to the Great Western Company coming down to Salisbury, that the latter company would, by their line, be 115 miles between London and Salisbury, whereas the South- Western would be 80 miles only between the two points; so that no sane man would think of going to Salisbury, via Warminster, instead of by the way of Basingstoke —(Hear, hear) —though he should like to impose on the Great Western Company the obligation of completing the line to Salisbury as a work required by the country, and as beneficial to the South-Western pro prietors, as it would open the old road in the district. He did not consider that they had any other grievance to complain of to the Great Western directors, and he at the time asked Mr. Harding (the South-Wes tern secretary) if there was any other, and he did not say that there was. Reverting to the traffic of the Dorchester line, he would Lay that he thought the amount, in respect of the only places between which the Great Western Company could compete with the South- Western Company, had been over estimated. The amount of that traffic was 10,0001. per annum only.— (Hear, hear.) His proposition to the Great Western people wee, that they should either work at equal fares to points touched by both their lines, or that they should divide the traffic; that, in feet, the two companies should come to some understanding beneficial to themselves and to the public. That was agreed to.—(Hear and cheers.) The South-Western Company were to fix their fares, and the Great Western directors were to agree to them. At last they (the South-Western di rectors) were almost at a nonplus, for they could not ask anything in reason that was not acceded to. He then said to the Great Western directors that the coast line from Dorchester to Exeter might be made by the Great Western Company upon the broad gauge, in the event of the South-Western shareholders throwing it over ; and he (Mr. Mortimer) observed that if the Great Western had two lines to Exeter (viz , one via Bristol, and the other via the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth line and Dorchester) they would be induced to take passengers from Exeter to Southampton by the way of Hangerford rather than by Dorchester, thereby securing the largest amount of fares to themselves, and giving the smallest amount to the South-Western Company. The Great Western Direc tors admitted this would be unfair; but he (Ur. Morti mer) said he should wish a penalty imposed upon them (the Great Western Comany) if such a practice were adopted, and to that they also assented. Therefore hs did not see what could be asked from the Great Western directors that had not been asked, or that they could be reasonably called upon to assent to anything to which they had not already assented,—(Hear, hear.) For him self, he confessed he was almost ashamed to ask anything more. The next thing he wished to bring before the ehareholders were the motives and reasons which tee directors gave for going into this scheme of competition. Mr. Locke (the Member for lloaiton) told them at the last meeting, two or three times, that the landowners along the proposed line of railway were being solicited on all sides by the Great Western Company, and that if the South-Western Company did not take it, the Great-Western Com pany would, and that that was the last time the line would be offered to them. He (Mr. Mortimer) knew at the time that the statement was not correct; but he thought he was in honour bound at the time not to contradict the honourable gentleman; but the next day Mr. Locke came to the board, and repeated the state ment; and he (Mr. Mortimer) then went to Paddington to know if he might make use of the information he had received from them (the Great Western). They gave their consent, and he would now lay the facts be fore them.—(Bear.) Mr. Locke had been before the authorities of that company (the Great Western), not once or twice, but repeatedly, and urged upon them with all his eloquence the advantage which the proposed central line would be to Great Western interests, stating that it should be made on the broad gauge— (Hear, hear)—but Mr. Locke now told the South- Western shareholders he was most anxious they should have the refusal of the line.—(Hear, hear.) But the Great Western authorities told him separately and col lectively that they would have nothing whatever to do with the scheme—(Hear, hear)—that it would be a competing line, and that they could not entertain the proposition made to them.—(Hear, hear.) Another set of landowners besides those who supported Mr. Locke had applied to the Great Western directors, whose co-operation they wanted in the promotion of a line from Basingstoke to Southampton to compete for the packet traffic, but they refused to entertain the ques tion, saying that they had in 1845 entered into an agreement with the South-Western Company for the Purpose of preventing useless competition, and that if the South-Western broke it, the injury resulting would t South,:nava rest on their heads. A further set of landowners had been before the directors of the Great Western Company --(Rear, hear, and laughter)—headed by some of the what the n ; Postern shareholders themselves—(Hear, hear, and bury—thati s e")—the Rev. Mr. Blunt and others—and wanted was a line from Basingstoke to Salis shareholders , o pey wanted to rob the South-Western traffic of a line upon which the company had e l„ tlie ed z a rpended 300,0001.—(flear, hear.) The shareholde rs received a pamphlet in which the they were told that mea l r andowners were very power ful and very rich.— knew enough of lando , w hear, and laughter.) He itl..vierelsys most anxious to dip always bakward in to say that they titling out money in rail ways, and at be t a me time i were their hands into the pockets of the h 8 areholders.—(llear, hear.) In these matters the shareholders were the losers, but the case was very different generally nears and contractors, (Heary had semeth. with engi ) It wa mg to make in these proceedings. — (a a misfortune to the shareholders that they did not know what t they were doing at the last meeting.--(Hear.) They ay _ po inte d a a 1 committee, some of whom held 10 f hares only, and who were counsel—though of cou rse un eed counsel.... en the part of the promoters of the central line, There was no doubt that the pamphlet to which he had referred ema nated from the same party, and the shareholders were to bear in mind that there were ma n y of the proprietors locally situated who were so enxious the central line should be made, that they would, no doubt, strain every nerve to obtain it, even though the main line was swamped thereby, and never paid anoth er dividend. Another thing which he desired to notice W 23 the fact that those who, with ten shares, had been put upon the committee, had been all along the course of the proposed line—Sherborne, &c.—canvassing for proxies in favour of the scheme. In fact, the proxies had been get together by contractors and Parliamentary agents. — (Hear.) Now, Mr. Chaplin had given his word to the shareholders that nothing should induce him to go into the extension scheme unless it had the calm considera tion and support of the shareholders—(Hear, hear) — but in spite of this pledge the parties interested in car rying out the central scheme had exercised the whole of their local influence ; they had been aid e d by en g in ee r s , contractors, and Parliamentary agents, and they had e n canvassed thip very bankers of the company for proxies .—(i fear hear, and cries of "Oh.!") He did not "Y the directors thing had themselves had been doing this, but the rate, _ .. a been done; and instead of having the delibe upohunthhia ssed opinions of the shareholders that day 1 swamp e e. ei reP. , sed measures, the meeting would be in support a w Pft?Xtes,—(ll-ar and ch-era.) The report nut mad. ° , 1 ,e 0 4 the proxies had bern rwieive , l was the report was h i. " time teey were cent in—at that time thing was, in feete:tatf)etere the shareholders—the whole Lois and all othe r aree'—(Cheers.) It was a rule in , r mews except a shareholder, she y companies that no peeson, prietors, and for eenieh , ald have a list of the listpro a cert a i n sum h a d to be paid ; but it so happe ned received for such 9, list, and n o money h a d b ee n holders had been canvassed, and yet all the share a copy of the pamphlet he had to every one of them forwarded, and he understood that referred to had been servants had had something to do , one of their own he known that proxies could be received the matter. Had he might have LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 25, IBM secured a sufficient number to defeat the present scheme. He might observe that iG was of no tise for the board of di rec t ion t o e atemet by the most stringent pc, e ,, ra y to save a few thousands of po unds in the working expeeaes, if schemes like the Lne under consideration were to be agiosted, The directors could rot l attend to their ordi nary business while some new project was consta nt ly be;,re them; and if ne sh sreh,dthr tacught proper to do so, be should protest against the proxies being received, and he should reserve his right to take what steps he s h ou ld think proper t o protect his own interests and those of his brother shareholders. The ch a i rman h a d told them th e a m ount of paid-up share capital he held in this un d er t a king. He (Mr. Mortim er ) certa i n l y did no t hold so extensively as the chairman, but this he might say, that ho (Mr. Mortimer) had increased his holding, but that Mr. Chaplin had decreased his. He (fir. Chaplin) had not told the sh are h o ld ers that he had, since this negotiation had been going on, sold out a good deal of stock, as had other directors who were in favour of this scheme.—(L ou d cr i es o f " H ear, h ear .") In conclusion, he advised the shareholders to vote against the promotion of the central scheme. Mr. HARDING, the secretary, in reply to Mr. Bassett, said the pamphlet alluded to bad not been issued to the shareholders with his knowledge or concurrence. He attributed that publication to the supporters of the cen tral line. In reply to the figures of Mr. Mortimer, he said the London and Dorchester traffic, instead of being only 10,0001. a year, was 27,000/. Mr. MORTIMER adhered to his figures, which he said he had taken from the books of the company. Mr. MALINS defended himself frem the attack of Mr. Mortimer as to procuring proxies in favour of the cen tral line. He had always avowed himself the supporter of landowners and advocates of that project, Mr. H. WOOD entered into some statistical details to show that the traffic of the proposed extension would not be remunerative for the outlay; but the Hon. Proprietor was repeatedly interrupted by manifestations of impa tience on the part of the meeting. Mr. LocKE, M.P., said he would not have presented himself on this occasion had it not been for the personal attack which had been made upon him by Mr. Mortimer. He (Mr. Locke) stated at the last meeting that the Great Western and the Bristol and Exeter were at that time engaged in canvassing the district, and were pre paring for the introduction of a line from Exeter into the very district now under discussion; but Mr. Dicken son got up and contradicted that statement, when he (Mr. Locke) confirmed it by the fact that Sir John Kennaway was the authorised agent of the Bristol and Exeter in the matter, and Mr. Mortimer having heard that statement, was in duty bound, if he knew it to be contrary to fact, to have contradicted it at the time. He (Mr. Locke) would add that at the present moment the agents of the Great Western and Bristol and Exeter were taking surveys through his own property. He would ask Mr. Mortimer whether he would venture to say that was untrue? Mr. MoRTIMER—AII that has been done in that re spect is in self-defence. I tell you again, the Great Western positively refused to have anything to do with Mr. Locke or his line, but if you throw down the gauntlet you may rely upon it the Great Western will take iu up in self-defence. Mr. LocKE, in further reply to Mr. Mortimer, said, with reference to his overtures to the Great Western, he had not been in the office of that company for the last ten years, and never but once in his life set foot in the Paddington offices. Mr. Locke then entered into the history of the western extension from the year 1844, when the Parliamentary sanction for that scheme was given. The battle, he said, had been fought, and Par liament had sanctioned that district being given to the South-Western, whilst the propositions of the Great Western were rejected, and that was the position of things at the present time. He wanted to know why the Great Western were perpetually taunting them with a desire to pursue an aggressive policy, when they (the South-Western) had asked nothing that Parliament had not already conceded? It seenaed that they went to the Great Western officials to learn from them what they ought to do to carry on* their own concerns; and he thought the Great Western ought to congratulate them selves upon having such:an advocate as Mr. Mortimer. Ilia (Mr. Locke'e) interest was in the South-Western. W hen, in 1848-9, owing to the state of the money-market, the South-Western extensions were abandoned, the land owners of the district, knowing that the line had been conceded to this company, remained perfectly passive in the matter for three years. They afterwards presented memorials in favour of the undertaking, and be had no doubt some of those memorials were in the room at that time. They had always been the constant supporters of the South-Western policy, and was he (Mr. Locke) i to be told that he misrepresented the facts because n the committee• room on one occasion he asked Mr. Saunders, "A -e you going to give us the western extensions again?" to which Mr. Saunders replied, " We must see about thae." He (Mr. Locke) would state that the Great . Western had never refused to make the line dispute. It was not many weeks since Mr. Russell, in his reply to Mr. Glyn on the subject of the great proposed amalgama tion, wrote that the time was not yet come for those amal gamations—that the railway system' was not yet suffi ciently developed, and that it would be wrong in those two great companies to form an amalgamation by which the expansion of the system would be pre vented. It was not to be supposed (continued Mr. Locke) that this district could remain shut up, and they might depend upon it—although he did not say it as a threat— the landowners would not allowit to remain shut out of railway communication. The Great Western had no idea of going to Exeter when they made their line to Bristol. The Bristol and Exeter was established and carried out as a distinct and independent company which were to form the great connecting link between Exeter and London, and the public had ever since submitted to be carried 23 miles round by Bristol in going to Exeter, not without an effort to obtain a shorter route, in which they had hitherto been unsuccessful. With reference to the remarks of Mr, Mortimer as to the steep gradients on the prop ,eed central line, he (Mr. Locke) begged to state that there was not such a gradient upon the whole line as lin 75. The Hon. Gentleman must have con founded it with the Bristol and Exeter, where they had a gradient of 1 in 70. A PROPRIETOR—What is the gradieet to be? Mr. LOCKE—One in 100. Mr. Sergeant GAsELEE—On the whole line? Mr. LocKE—That is the steepest gradient on it. With reference to the part he had taken in this matter ho would say, that he had never put himself forward as the representative of the central scheme, with the exception of having attended before the associated committee to give such explanations as it was in his power to afford. That was all the part he had taken, and he had only re turned to England the day previous, so that he could have taken no part in the later proceedings. Nor had he exercised any influence in the matter; so that what ever might be the result that day, it could not be brought about by any personal influence he had exercised. Mr. Locke then expressed the pain and regret with which he had witnessed the disunion which that day's proceed ings showed to exist amongst the directors. A more painful exhibition it had never been his lot to witness. Union at the board was necessary to protect their ex isting interests, and ho had hoped that when what might be termed the popular party were represented in the direction, it would combine union with strength; but in that he had been greatly disappointed. Mr. MOETINER replied, and adhered to his former statement, that Mr. Locke had endeavoured to treat with the Great Western for the construction of the line on the broad gauge. Colonel HENDERSON denied that he came within the category of those directors whom Mr. Mortimer had charged with having sold a large quantity of stock upon the revival of the extension scheme. Mr. LIERAPATII condemned the policy of the di rectors. Mr. Sergeant GASELEE defended the position of Mr. Mortimer, and expressed his opinion that it would be suicidal for this company to construct the line on the terms proposed. Let the landowners make the line, and the South-Western would have great pleasure in work ing it upon proper terms. He spoke at some length upon the means wh , ch had been used to obtain proxies in fa vour of the project, and contended that a vote taken under such circumstances would not be a fair expression of the opinion of the proprietors, inasmuch as a large propor tion of them had had no opportunity of returning proxies. If he and his friend Mr. Mortimer had chosen to do so, they might have brought a deluge of proxies against the proposition. He concluded by moving as an amend ment, "That the meeting now adjourn, sine die, in order to afford an opportunity for a full expression of opinion at a special meeting for the consideration of the sub ject." This was seconded by Mr. EDWARDS, who contended that by the terms of the notice culling the meeting they were precluded from doing more than receive the reports. _ _ _ Mr. BIRCEIAM (the solicitor) gave an opinion that the meeting could under that notice come to a decision upon the report. Captain MOORSON briefly addressed the meeting in reply to the observations of Mr. Mortimer. Mr. BAS - ETT characterised t'ie proposal to guarantee four per cent. upon the proposed line as an absurdity which ho thought the meeting would never tolerate. Mr. LIELTs again reminded the Chairman of the pro mise that some statement should be given to the meeting as to the method in which it was proposed to raise the capital required for the undertaking. The Hon. Gentle. man strongly cappa e l c of the company in suc a undertaking. opposed the employment of any of the The HAIRNIAN said the ne c essi ty for raising the capi tal had not been yet established. After some further d i, cussion, it was agreed that the eantime fresh proxies mot ion for the adjournment should be withdrawn, and that a special meeting should be called as soon as pos proxies should not bo used) should be sible for the reconsideration of the whole question, and (it being understood company, ad sent round all bi n to the proprie register, gin number about 4,000, the general body to come to a decision o i t t s on h s r a u st thatt h e dieon pr esent Ei s ubject. the btjh c h e m e e t . . thereby enabling LUNAR RAiNnow.--111r. E. J. Lowe, of the Ob. servatory, Beeston, near Nottingham, ; sa/ „,__ "On the eve-ling of the 20th inst. I h ad the g ratificati on of seeing a perfect lunar rainbow, extending from nearly E. by S. to nearly N. by W. The distance between the two p o i nts where it intersected the horizon was 106 deg, nearly, an d the altitude at the apex about 33 deg. There was a faint secondary arch. The liAht it gave out was colourless and flickering. It became visible at Bb. 10m., and vanished at Bh. l Bin." EFFECT OF METALS ON STONE. --The effect Of iron upon stone when exposed to the air and other influences is strikingly s h own i n th e s t one coping which receives the railing The standards of Hyde-park from Knightsbridge to the ``Corner." andards, large in size, are let into the ston e, and run with lead, together with the end of the bottom rail, which is turned down i nto the coping. Two or three yea rs ago the damage which h ad been done by this arrangement was re paired, but the cause being left in operation, the same results are following, an d • it m ay points a large piece be seen that at many of t hese of stone has been forced out by the exi" datiou and eNPnwieu of the metals,-.Builder. At Naples, a young roaes'r MG , his pro duced a new opera, Tre Matrimonii. The I heatre WAS yearly einVy (sr,:y.; a Sochi paper), but the opera was unanimously condemned by the scanty audience present. De Giosa's Falco d' Arles has been produced at Florence, where it was received with favour, though it cannot be said to have achieved a success. Mme. Bendazzi and M. Gnone are highly spoken of, but M. Pardini is said to have excited enthusiasm. From Madrid we learn that a company of capital ists had obtained the authorisation of government to establish a " New Lyrical Theatre," reserved for the sole representation of operas on national subjects. The Illediterraneo, a Genoa paper, mentions that in the South of Spain a general mania for music is prevailing. At Granada, M. Giorgio Ronconi, the great baritone, was creating a perfect furore, and reaping literally a golden harvest—something like 800 piastres (about 1741.) for each representation—is spoken of. The frequenters of the opera at Jerez had offered a valuable bracelet to Mme. Montenegro. At Cordova the Creole pianist, M. Gottschalk, had met with extraordinary success ; he gave eighteen concerts, and left the proceeds of the last, amounting to nearly 2001., to the charitable establishments i❑ that city. While New York boasts of going ahead of Lon don, Paris, and St. Petersburgh in operatic matters, San Francisco threatens to shoot considerably past New York. The last American mail informs us of a competition to engage Miss Hayes to sing six months in California for the sum of 10,0001. (Hints for July and Aug. Ahowed—Balance from the last accouW, 880/ 06 sd; ores sell (if,6B due-,), 8,6051 16 6d; sut,thies, 2551 14. 1e,..---9,741/ 113.—Mine c.,sls anti merchants' hills ; 7,338/ 17e 6o; ny inv:dend of 71 103 per share (1,500/): leaving ta,iance in hand, 9021 13. 61 At the Alfred Consols meeting, on Tuesday, the ac counts showed—Copper ores sold (less dues), 3,861/ 14s 2d.—By labour cost, June, 6061 18s 6d; ditto July, 7961 16s 6d; doctor and club, 191 10a 11d; subsist, 38/; merchants' bills, 585/ 9s 9,1; water charge to Great Wheal Alfred, 62/: leaves profit, 1,752/ 18s 9,1; to which add balance last account, 5161 14s 11d, and deduct divi dend, 1,7921, leaves a balance in hand, 477/ 13s Bd. A dividend of 7a per share was declared. At Great Wheal Alfred meeting, on Tuesday, a call of 23s 10d per share was made; making the total paid 20/ . 7s 8d per share. At Consols Mines meeting, on the 15th inst., the ac counts for July and August showed—Balance from last account, 3,3441 10s; costs and merchants' bills, 4,8851 19 s 8(3=8,230/ 9s Bd.—By ores sold, 4,8741 Os 7d; leaving balance against adventurers, 3,35619 s Id. The debts contracted previously to Ist May last amounted to 2,1231 15s Old, and the payments, in part liquidation, were 1,05918 e lld—leavirg balance against original adventurers, 1,0641 6s 11d. A call of 5s on each of the 1,248 shares, f:'r the general purposes of the adventure was made, and one of 15s each on those shares which have contributed only 15s towards the ex tinction of the old debts. At the Beacon Mine bi-monthly meeting, on the 17th instant, the accounts showed the costs to amount to 1501 9s lid; leaving a balance in hand of 261 15s 1010. A call of 2s per share was made for the next two months' cost. At the Coed Mawr Pool bi-monthly meeting, on Sa turday, the purser's accounts showed the costs paid during the preceding two months to have been 1591 15s Id, and that there remained an estimated surplus fund of 1,0601 5s id, with which operations were to be extended, on the plan adopted at the last meeting. At Devon and Courtenay Consols meeting, on the 14th of September, the accounts showed—Costs for July, 4141 11s 9d; August, 2431 116 4d=6581 3s Id.—Balance last account, 70/ 13s 6d; call in July, 3901 14s: leaving balance to next accour.t, 1931 153 7d. A call of 2s per share was made. At Tregardock Mine two-monthly meeting, on Tues day, the accounts showed—Balance in hand last account, 19518 s I Id; calls received, 3071 10s=-502/ 8s lid. Mine cost for July, 148/ 5s 2d ; August, 12417 s 5d : leaving balance, with 271 10s unpaid calls, of 2571 16s 4d ; the only liability is that of Messrs. Nicholls and Co., for re pairs of engine, 103/ 53,10 d. A call of 5s per share was made. At North Wheal Buller (Redruth) bi-monthly meet ing, held in Liverpool on the 15th instant (David Lamb, Esq., in the chair), the accounts showed—Mine cost for July, 2031 7s 3d; August, 1951 12s 4d=3951 19s 7d.— Balance in favour of adventurers last account, 58/ 3s: leaving balance against the mine, 337063 7d. A call of lOs per share was made. At Wheal St. Agnes meeting, on the 16th inst., the accounts showed—Balance last account, 3212 s 4d; mine cost for April, 461 12s; May, 3817 s 2d; June, 371 14s 6d; July, 371 18s 8d; August, 321 lOs 8d; merchants' bills, 401 5s 1d=2651 lOs sd.—By call on 221 shares at 11, 2211; by sale of tin, 131 lis Ild ; leaving a balance due to the parser of 301 183 6d. A call of 11 per share was made. Bodmin Consols made a call of 11 per share yes terday. At Wheal Fanny general meeting, on Wednesday, the accounts showed—Receipts, 4,0011 is 8d; expenditure, 3,0881 3s 9d—leaving a balance of 9121 175 I Id; and a balance of assets over liabilities of 376/ 17s 3d. The estimated amount required to meet the expenditure until next meeting was 1,0411 15s 9d, to meet which a call of 4s per share was made. At the Runnaford Coombe meeting, on Wednesday, the accounts showed—Balance last account, 31 14s 6d; calls, 1131 17s 6d; tin sold, 55112 s 6d.-----173/ 4s 6d. By labour cost July, 95179 7d; August 741 153 10d: leaves balance next account, 3/ Is Id. At Wheal Edward meeting, on Monday, the accounts showed—Calls, 1,0351 ss.—Balance last account, 1401 19s 3d; labour Cost May, 1551 193 4i; ditto June, 1181 15s 8d; ditto July, 1021 9s 9d; leaving balance to next account, 5111 Is, nt which there is in hand, 2981 16s; and arrears of call, 2121 ss. At the Augusta Consols meeting, on Wednesday, the accounts showed a balance of 1891 lOs 5d against the mine, and a call of 2s per share was made. At Anna :Maria Consols meeting, on Tuesday, the accounts showed—Cost to end December, 661 is 7d; ditto for April, May, and Jtine, 134/ lOs 93; July, 1941 5s 7d; August, 651 18s 8d460/ 16s 6d. Calls re ceived, 3151 15s 6d: leaving balance to next account, 1451 is id; due on first payment for engine, 1831 13s 4thcs 328/ 14s 5d liabilities, against 421 12s 6d assets, to receive from calls in arrear. A call of 6s per share was made. During the week shares have changed hands in Devon Great Consols, Wheal Basset, Af red Consols, Tincroft, West Providence, West Caradon, North Basset, Marilyn, Bedford United, Tremayno, Golden, South Tamar, Great Polgooth, Garreg, Clive, Cubert, Halamanning and Croft Gothal, Orsedd, Wheal Arthur, Robins, Speedwell, Whitford, Mostyn,',Michell, Coniston, Great Bryn, Wheal Fortune (South Tawton'), Carpenter, Edward, Samson, Bazely, Duke of Cornwall, Franco, South Carn Brea, Great Wheal Tonkin, Manor Mine, Praed Consols, Blaen Caylen, Bronfloyd, Weston, Churchstoke, Dunsloy Wheal Phoenix, Great Treguno, Hill-bridge, Allt-y-Crib, Trebell, Langford, Wheat Henry, Treasury, Sarah, Dolcoath, Sidney Godolphin, Leeds and St. Aubyn, Trebavah, East Wheal Vor, Leeds Town, and Mining Company of Ireland. RES FOR 1852. SEPTEMBER. Western Meeting Upton-on-Severn Breconshire..... ...... When made up in ; From what When PLACES. GeneralPost-office'port die due. London; patched. America (by Brit. pkt.)N Sept. 21 ..ILlverpool .• Sept. 29 America (by U.S. pkt.) N;Sept. 21 .. ..'Liverpool "'Sept. 28 America (by U.S. pkt.)M'Sept. 29 .. .. i lliouthampt. Sept. 22 Australia (via South ampton) M 20th of each month Southampt. Sept. 24 Ditto (via Marseilles) N 24th of each month Dover .. Oct. 17 Ditto, via C. of G. Hope N,2d & 14th each mo. Plymouth.. Nov. 30 Africa (West coast)• • 3r 14th of the month Plyinoatti Alexandria* ........ N 19kh & 30th of mo.;Dover .. Sept. 18 Belgium .. .. •• N Daily • • .. 'Dover .. Daily Brazil .. M 9th of the month Southampt. Oct. 12 Buenos Ayres M 9th of the month Southampt. Oct. 12 California(via Charm) Ml2d & 17th of month Sonthampt. Oct. 16 Cape of Good Hope 17;14th of the rconthPlymouth.. Sept. 26 Cape de Verds N,2d of the month ..IPlymouth.. Sept. 26 Constantinople* 37,7 th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. Sept. 20 Central America M 2d & 17th of men. Southampt. Sept. 16 Channel Isles N Mon., Wed., &Fri. Southampt. Tu. Th. Bat Chili M 2d & 17th of moth Southampt. Sept. 16 France .. M N Twice daily .. .. Dover .. Twiceditily Greece* .. N 7th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. Sept. 19 Harnbnrgh Tuesday & Friday London .. Tees. Sat. Rolland Wednes. & Satur. London .. Sun. That s Honduras .. Nll7th of the month Sonthampt. Sept. 16 Ireland .. M& N I Twice daily .. Holyhead.. Twicedaily India (via Southamp.) M 20th of the month Southanapt. Sept. 24 India (via Marseilles) N sth&24th efmonth Dover Oct. 3 India, vise. of G. Hope N 14th of month Plymouth.. Sept. 26 Mauritius .. 17 14th of month Plymouth.. Sept. 26 Mediterranean (via Southanspton) M 20th of the montt Southampt. Sept, 24 Mediterranean (via Marseilles) .. N Sth&24th ofmonth Dover .. Oct. 3 M ex ico M 2d of the month.. Sonthampt. Ist ea. mo. Madeira • • .. M 9th of the month Southampt. Oct. 12 I 7 & th 3 ,l o 7 t t h h o ,l f 9 m tO, n 27 th tb Malta* Dover Sept. 29 Naples* .. • • .. N ,sth 15th 25th of mo Aiover .. Sept. 22 M Papal States* .. N 'sth 15th 25th ef m Dover .. Sept. 22 Peninsula .. • • .. 7thl7th 27th ef mo Southampt. Arrived r em -. .. • • M2d L 17th at moth Southampt. Sept. 16 Tuscany * .• .• N sth 15th 25th of mo Dover Sept. 22 West Indies • • .. 31 17th Of the mouth Southampt. ,Arrived West Indies (except Havanna & Nassau) AI 2d of the month .. Sonthampt. • The mails to those countries thus marked ( 5 ) are conveyed by French packet via Marseilles. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From last night's Gazette.) A.n Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32 for the Week ending on Saturday, the 18th day of Septeinkr, 1852. 188IIE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued.::.;:::. 35,154,530 Government debt • • 11,015,10 0 Other securities .. 2,984,90 0 Gold coin and bullion 21,135,37 6 Silver ballion ...... 19,154 r £35,154, 030 J. R. ELSET, Deputy Cashier. Dated the 23d day of September, 1852. £35,154,530 THE COUNTRY WEARKETs WAERFIUD, 24.—W.. have increa sed supplies of al tides. '.l'here is no change to note in the value of the best parcels of new or old wheat, but for rough out of conditioned samples the sale is slow at lower prices. Barley meets a fair sell at full prices. Oats and shelling are rather lower. Beans still scarce. New. WHEAT, per qr. 601bs per bushel:— s. 8 . g. Suffolk, Essex, and Kent, red —to 43 to 4 5 5 Ditto, white 46 N o rfolk and Hunts., red „,„ 40 -- 42 45 43 Ditto, white ... Li nco l n shire and Cambridge, red ... 40 — 42 Ditto, white ... __. 45 Yorkshire, red 40 42 Ditto, white 45 ••••• 43 „ D a ntzic and Konigsburg , white .. 41 4 -- L ow er Baltic and liamburgh , re d ... 33 „a` Mediterranen, red ... BARLEY, per quarter of 8 bushels:— Lincolnshire and Yorkshire .. 27 31 2 6 Grinding per 30 stone ••• 24 05 Foreign ... BEANS, per qr. 631bs to the bushel : Small, fine Ticks ••• ••• - ..... -- 30 -- 35 "' -- -- 32 -- 34 29 -- 32 Foreign ... OATS, per stone MeaFng . Feeding er,..iiirt *libgiti.w.z+ FRA] CE. The Prince President on the occo , ion of the Pee of the 15 of August gr ou t e d par d ons t o severa l political prisoners of the Haute-Marne, who had peti tionod the President, and expressed sentiments of devotedness and gratitude towards him. During his stay at Nevers the Prince granted six full pardons and twenty-one commutations to political offenders in the Nievre. _ _ The Prefect of the Loire has addressed to the Sub-Prefects, Mayors, Officers of Gendarmerie, and Commissaries of Police of the department, the fol lowicg circular, having for its object the prohibition of cruel games : " In a great number of districts of this departments," says the Prefect, !` the game commonly called tir oie, tir au mouton is still practised. It consists in suspending a living or other d omes ti c an i ma l s , an d wa lki ng blindfolded, armed with sticks or swords, towards them, and striking at them until they are killed or have their heads severed from their bodies. Now that sort of amusement has ceased to be in accord with our state of civilization, and can only inspire ideas of cruelty. I invite you, ge n tl emen , t o pr eve nt by a ll pos siblethe inhabitants of your respective districts acco rd m in e g a l n y s, from indulging in such games, and request you to cause the delinquents to be tried by the competent tribunals." The squadron of e vo l u ti on , so anx i ous l y expec t e d at Toulon, arrived there on the morning of the 19th, coming from Ajaccio, which it had left on the 17th. It consisted of the ships of the line Ville de Paris, bearing the flag of Admiral de la Susse; Bayard, Ilenry IV., Jena, and Jupiter, and the steam frigates Gomer and Sane. " Our roadsteads," says the Sentinelle, " offer a splendid coup d'ceil, for, in addition to the above, they contain the ship of the line the screw s hi ps N apo l eon an d C har l emagne, Uranie, and a number of other frigates, corvettes, ate and steam th Valmy,e ffrigate g avisos." .... ... is It announced that Louis Napoleon is to make hia triumphal entry into Toulon on the 27th inst. on board the screw-ship of the line Napoleon, escorted by 120 guns, bearing th e fl ag o f Admiral La Susse ; Valmy, of 120 guns, bearing the flag of Admiral ja t C l iarlemagne, 90 ; steam-frigates Gomer, screw-ship Montebello, of 120 guns; Henry h I guns ; Jena, 90 guns ; Bayard, 90; Jupiter,Henryoov .in 86;., 1: ships o f war : —The Ville de Paris, of w ; Sane, Orenoque, Labrador, of 450-horse power; cor vette, Refine Hortense, 400-horse power ; Prony, 320 ; Caton, 260; Pluton and Chaptal, 220; with the steam-sl e Eclaireur, Requin, Meteore, Narval, sd Chacal, Pingouin. l a suaail o d o r p e : GERMANY. Duke of Wellington was the senior Field- MarshalPrlut mayssian army. The only remaining wpo rhc T utooss h sbe e i ea elevation , a o t l efB thes o. Field-Marshal now is Prince Paskiewitch, to this rank took place upon the 17th not be irrelevant to mention, whilst speaki ng of military rank, that the Prussian army now numbers :-1 field-marshal ; 14 generals, of wham Prince Frederick is the senior ; 50 lieute nants -general, of whom the Duke of Parma is the first ; 58 majors.genere, the oldest of whom is the Com mandant of e n a, the veteran Lupinski ; 129 colonels, of whom the gallant Prince Frederick Charles is the youngest; , 56 lieutenant-colonels, and 473 majors ; gest in all 772 general and field officers, including those commanding Landwehr. This number is little more than adeq uate to the demand, when i t i s cons i dered that the Prussian army consists of 152 battalions of Guards and Line, 108 battalions first-class Landwehr, 40 regiments of Guards and Line, and 32 regiments of Landwehr cavalry, 9 regiments of artillery, and 9 demi-battali ons of sappers and m i ners — g i v i ng, ex of cavalry, elusive of en g i neers, 260 b attal i ons, an d 72 regiments on the war f oot i ng. with 135 field batteries of 8 guns each, DENMARK. Christiansbo rg , At a dinn er g i ven b y the King of Denmark, at the CopenhageLon the 18th, to which the officers of garrison and several officers of the civic guard were invited, the Minister of War, in proposing the hialth of the King, delivered the follow ing address :-- For the fiat time, after a long series of years, Danish troops f rom a ll parts of the Monarchy have been assembled in the capital, and were yesterday inspected by your Msjest l , Th e arm y o f y our M a j es ty h a il s this importrnt event as the safest guarantee for the internal repose and peace of the kingdom. It sees in the result thus obtained its triumph. It sees with joy that it has not vainly shed its blood for its King and country, for honour and right. Sire, you have been pleased to assure me that your Majesty is fully satisfied with the discipline and condition of all the troops. I dare respectively assure your Majesty of my firm conviction that if your Majesty were to call your troops to service again, your Majesty's officers and soldiers from the Duchies would equal their Danish brothers in arms, not only in discipline and order, but in fidelity and self-sacrifice, and devote their lives and blood with equal courage for their King and the honour of his Crown. In the name of my companions in arms, present and absent, I lay at your Majesty's feet the as surance of the fidelity and devotion of all your troops. May destiny spare your Majesty to reign for many years over a united and happy people; may it give your Ma jesty many and happy days." The construction of the telegraph from Copen hagen to Elsinore has been commenced ; it is to ex tend to Altona. ITALY. We quote the following from a Savoy paper, es a specimen of the trash which finds its way into the colums of newspapers, in order to feed the morbid ap petite of the public for high-seasoned intelligence : " The Prince President seas that an aliment must be given to French activity. War in Europe would be too dangerous a thing. A war is necessary which may sa tisfy the aspirations of Russia, Austria, and England. This war has its motive in the affair of the Holy places. 13e sure that this oriental war will break out sooner or later, because Russia, Austria, and England will find it . advantageous; the by taking Constantinople, the second by the acquisition of Bosnia and Bulgaria, and the third by the possession of Egypt. The fertile lonia will be the portion of France . It is highly probable that Prince Baeiocchi is instructed to support the pre tensions of the Marquis of Lavalette at Constantinople." The treaties for the protection of literary property , concluded between ranee and the Sardinian States have just received their first rigorous application. At the request of some publishers of Paris, the shops of several booksellers of. Onambery were a few days since visited by the police to search for pirated copies of the " Geography of the Abb6 GAULTIER," printed at Anecy, by M. BURDET. Seventy-seven volumes were seined, which were handed over to the Avoca Fiscal to await the proceedings which are to be insti tuted against the printer. The poet Marizorit arrived at Chiavari on the 19th from Genoa, on his way to Tuscany, on a visit to his daughter. Marquis CAMILLO PALLAVICTNI offered him hospitality in his noble mansion, and the Muni cipality gave him a serenade. M. TURGOT, Senator of France, and late Minister of Foreign Affairs, was presented to the Porn on the 14th by M. DE RA TNEVAL. His HOLINESS received him with the greatest affability, and entertained him at his table together with General COTTE, who has succeeded to General Bousr.a.r. FOREIGN THEATRICALS. The report of Mdlle. Caroline Duprez's engage ment at the Opera Comique, mentioned some time ago, is now officially confirmed. The graceful young prima donna is to make her debut in a new piece spe cially composed by M. Auber. The performances of Mdlle. Duprez at the Italiens and the Opera Na tional leave no doubt as to her success at the Opera Comique. Accounts from Berlin announce that Mdlle. Wag ner has made her appearance as Fides,in .Le Pro phite, and was well received. The more one hears of Mdlle. Wagner, the more her spirit of lucre is ap parent. It appears that before leaving Berlin, M. Roger had been requested to sing Le Prophite ; there being no available Fides in the company, the French tenor addressed himself to Mdlle. Wagner, thinking probably the young cantatrice would t a ke an opportunity of destroying, by her readines s t o serve a fellow artiste, the impression her doubl e en gagement in London had created. M. Roger re ceived a letter from Mdlle. Wagner, courteously promising her co-operation. The opera was, there fore, put in preparation, but on the eve of perform ance, Roger received another letter, but this time from M. Wagner pore to the effect that his daugh ter had promised to sing out of sheer good nature, but had committed an egregious imprudence, as the state of her health needed absolute repose, that she was taking a course of mineral baths at Wangerog, a t a short distance from Berlin, and, therefore, her ap pearing on the stage was a thing wholly out of the question. This little anecdote soon became known throughout the town, and probably may have de prived Md lle. Wagner of many a hearty bravo. A new " Swedish nightingale" is announced to make her debut very shortly at the opera in Berlin, The lady in question is Mme. Westerstraere, and she is reported. as a worthy successor of Mdlle. Lind. One of Donizetti's most beautiful inspirations, Anna Baena, has been revived at the Carcano in Mihin• foe' the debut of a Mdlle. Delaurie-Borsi, " who possessed an extensive and agreeable organ, and coestierable execution," and who, notwith- B t'inding her apprehension, which was intense, ob. , tained muc h applause, especially in the final rondo. The other performers, Mmes. Gavetti, Sehapier, and MM. Agr isti and Bailini, are well spoken of, but the latter, .in the King's part, is much blamed for his frightful I 'ontortions while singing and his general deficiency ; is an actor. The Ita lien papers state that an opera, by M. Chiaromon te, Le Nozze di Messina, has been well received at Nergamo. The artistes, who are all lauded to the skies, were Mme. Lotti and MM. Milesi, Fio; i, and Da Besio. NORWICH MUSICAL FESTIVAL. NORWICH, SEPT. 23.—Last night, the third miscel laneous concert attracted a very large and brilliant as semblage in the hall. The body of the hall was quite filled, and the gallery seats were nearly all occupied. The programme included—Mozart's Symphony in E flat; the Duetto " All' opra su la man mettiamo," Fidelio, sung by Madame Viardot Garcia and Herr Formes; Donizetti's Aria, " Fra poco a to"—Mr. Sims Reeves ; a part song, " The Wreath," by Benedict, which was en cored; Cherubini's Overture, " Faniski. ' " and "La cale sera," an Aria Espanola, sung by Madame Fiorentini, also encored. After the overture at the commencement of the concert, an air by G. A. Macfarren was sung by Mr. Sims Reeves, as a tribute of respect to the memory of the late Duke of Wellington. Mr. Sims Reeves sung this ballad in a manner that elicited unbounded applause. All the performances were well received, and several pieces were encored. The concluding grand march drew loud applause. This morning the performance of the Messiah drew an unprecedented audience. Tho hall was com pletely crowded; numbers stood under the galleries and in the passages. The peformance was perfect. The choruses went with the utmost precision; and the re citatives, airs, duets, and quintets were most effectively rendered by Signor Gardoni, Signor Beletti, Miss Dolby, Herr Formes, Miss Pyne, Mr. Lockey, Mr. Sims Reeves, Mr. Weiss, Madame Viardot Garcia, and Miss Alleyne. The statement which follows shows the comparative total attendance at the last three Festivals, and exhibits the unpleasing fact of a diminution of public patronage: 1845. 1848. 1852. Tuesday Evening 7Ol 1,256 1,02 a Wednesday Morning ... 1,335 1,289 482 ii, Evening ... 1,211 9BO 762 Thursday Morning ,9 Evening ...... 1,666 1,037 1,053 Friday Morning 1,802 965 1,947 Avery full attendance is expected at the ball this evening. BIRTH-PLACE OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON. Mr. Murray, LL .D7,ofici;ii;College who pub lished a pamphlet claiming the Duke of Wellington to be a native of Dublin, has addressed the following to Saunders' paper " Sir,—Observing that two letters have appeared in your columns which seem to negative the proofs referred to in my published pamphlet, I beg to remind the public that neither of the statements contained in those letters hits as yet been verified, while one of them at least must be erroneous, as they contradict each other. " We are told by Mr. Ryan that a certain old nurse tender, named Daly, got mixed up in the concerns of an Irish election—as many good and worthy dames have done before her—and that she thereupon swore that the Duke of Wellington was born at Dangan Castle, and that he was born in ' the month of March.' The chairman of committee must surely have remarked— " Methinks the lady doth protest too much. " Again, a Mr. Cunningham, of Edinburgh, alleges that a relative of his alleges, or alleged, that the Coun tess of Mornington alleged in a written letter, that so and so . But where is the Countess's letter to be seen? Who knows her handwriting? Nay, what proof have we of the existence of Mr. Cunningham? The as sertions of Mr. Cunningham, of Edinburgh, or of Mr. Murray, of Dublin, are worth as much in the case as the proofs which they furnish, and no more; and to a pe rusal of mine I hope I may invite without fear of their proving unsatisfactory.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your very obedient servant, JOHN MURRAY, LL.D. " Trinity College, Sept. 22, 1852." Mr. Murray is the gentleman who, by accident, discovered the entry in an old Dublin magazine, which purported to have been published on the Ist of May, and therein was contained a notice of the birth of a son to the Countess of Mornington, on the 29th ult. (April). Mr. Murray then searched the records of Peter's Church, and found the entry which has been already repeatedly mentioned, consequently he maintains that he has unquestionable proofs that the great Duke was not born at Dangan, but in Dublin; and that most certainly the Ist of May was not his birthday. [ln Mr. Murray's pamphlet we read—" A monthly periodical, published in Dublin, of high repute i❑ those days, styled .Exshaw's Gentleman's Magazine, exhibits the following entry in its May number, 1769 April 29, the Countess of Mornington of a son " And again—" On search made in the re gistry (at St. Peter's Church, Dublin), I found the subjoined entry at foot of a page headed, Christen ings, 1769 :'—‘ April 30. Arthur, son of the Right lion. Earl and Countess of Mornington,' and signed, Isaac Mann, Archdeacon." After this it is non sense to assert that the Great Duke was born on the Ist of May.—ED. Sun.] DANISH STEAM DREDGE, AND NOVEL VOYAGE FRO_ I THE CLYDE. While the fame of our noble river is spreading far and wide by the magnificent steam-ships that are constantly sailing from her ports, it has recently been e xtended to a northern shore in rather a peculiar manner. The Danish Government, it seems, some time ago determined on an extensive dredging operation being commenced for the purpose of clearing the harbour of Copenhagen of its dangerous bars, and of increasing its shipping accommo dation. With this view the Government established a set of dredging machines, moved by horse-power, but finding this a slow process, especially in their own hands, they advertised to let the work by contract, and a company was formed, who became the success ful competitors for the job. This company set about it in a business-like way, and commissioned from this country a first-rate steam dredge on the newest principle. This marine machine has just been com pleted at the building-yard of Messrs. Henderson and Son, at the Patent Slip, Renfrew, and is of the follow ing dimensions, being the most powerful dredge yet built in Great Britain:—Her length is 100 feet over all; breadth, 224 feet; horse-power of the engine, 80; and her capacity of dredging 24 feet deep. On being launched, the enterprising builders next considered the best means of getting her across to Copenhagen, and at once determined to tow her all the way from the Clyde—an undertaking which must seem, to those acquainted with the most unship looking appearance of a dredger, no light one. Messrs. Henderson, however, were not daunted; but hav ing got their craft firmly secured by strong hawsers to a tug built by themselves for the use of the dredge at Co penhagen,they procuredthe aid of another Clyde tug, and set sail on Saturday eight days down the Frith, rounded the Mull of Cantyre, and entered the Caledonian Canal on Tuesday. Having passed through the canal and sailed from Inverness on Friday night, and the Clyde tug having returned, the fleet is to be joined by the Glenalbyn, of Leith, and, dragged by this powerful steamer and her own tug, the nredger is expected to arrive, wind and weather permitting, about the time we write in the sound. We understand she will bo employed for twelve years, and that the King of Denmark is con templating still more extensive operations, and a thorough deepening of all his harbours. Honour to our Clyde shipbuilders, and may they go on extending their renown in all directions.—Glasgow Constitutional. MINING INTELLIGENCE. (From the Mining Journal of this day.) Considering the time of year, the market is in as healthy a state as could bo expected; and when the Oc tober dividends are declared, we doubt not its tendency to a considerably increased business in shares. Bedford United have advanced to 81; Devon Great Consols, 3901; Dolcoath, 30/ ; Great Polgooth, 5/ ; South Tamar, 6/ ; West Caradon, 1751 and 1801 ; West Providence, 501; Wheal Basset, 525/; Tremayne, 271; Gonamena, 151; Ila latnanning, 120/ ; Trebarvab, 71 lOs ; Wheal Franco, 13/; Wheal Speedwell, 91 103; Mining Company of Ireland, 101 23 6d. Alfred Consols, Marilyn, North Basset, Par Consols, Tin Croft, Wheal Golden, South Carn Brea, Trebel!, Langford, West Fowei, Wheal Arthur, Wheal Uny, and Great Sheba, maintain their prices, and are in request; other shares are stationary at present. In Cornwall, Wheal Buller has risen from 7501. to 8001.; Comford to 181 103; South Charlotte from 61. tj 111. The Great Poldico and Wheal Unity Consols shares have been done at 103 premium. The directors of the Devon Great Consols Mining Company, at their weekly board meeting, yesterday, de- Oared a dividend of 8,1921, being 81 per share, arising from profits on sales of ore sampled far the months of May and June last. After payment of the same, ther e remains in band a. balance of 34.53 21 14s srl in cash, ore bills not et maturity, and reserve fund, applicable to the general purposes of the company. At Wheal Buller meeting, on Tuesday, the accounts for July and August s howed—Balance from the last account, 1,3151 is 9d; ores sold (less dues), 7,8091 17 s 1d=9,1241 18s 9d.—Mine costs and merchants' bills, 3,239/ 6s 2d; dividend of 171 10s per share (4,480/): leaving balance in favour of adventurers, 1,405/ 12s Bd. At the United Mines meeting, on the 17th inst., the /BE% RACING FIXT Pains Lane 27 Newmarket F. 0. Chesterfield Weaverthorpe 29 _ Handsworth Chester Royal Caledonian Hunt and Edinburgh Club 6 York Union Hunt 6 Monmouth 6 Wrexham Harrogate NOVE: Newmarket S. 0. Perth Pontypool Holywell Hunt Richmond Stretford Autumn 2l I Lanark .. 22 I Newmarket Houghton.. 25 ;MBER. Worcester Autumn 2 Epsom 4 Liverpool Autuc t lO Cowbridge Hunt IRISH RAC] SEPT. Nortballerton Aberystwith Shrewsbury Autumn 23 I Kilkenny 2B ES TO COME. 'EMBER. Cashel 28 OCT( Curragh l2 I Down Royal Corp 2O >DER. Carlow SEABORNE MAILS. [R signif es that the mails are sent front the General Post-offio by the nigbt—and M by the morning—dispatch.] II &NBING DEPAATMEN T. Proprietorecapltal.• 14,553,000 East .. • .......... 3,552,810 Public deposits (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ings -banks, anclDi vidend accouno).. 8,010,476 Other deposits ...• .• 11,919,786 Seven day and other • • 1,393,075 ties (including Government wart- Dead W e i g ht Annuity)• • 11,189,182 Other securities •• 11,325,,400 130 N o tes •••• • • • • . coin •• 712,7U5 ..... 13,201 Gold and silver £39,123,471 ,1. R. ELSEY, Deputy Cashier. Dated the 23d day of September, 1852. X 39,428 ,477 MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF A PROFESSIONAL GENTLEMAN.—On Thursday the metropolitan police t re• ceived information of the sudden disap p earance of a Pr° sional gentleman in the neighbourhood of Camden Town, under the follow in g circumstances:--It appears the gentle man left home on Friday afternoon, at four o'clock purpose of going to Golden.s q uare, si nce which time for the he has every to exertion eabout 35 years of age, has been made by not been bpeeelinceh.earHdeof, thisaldesoeurgihhed 5 feet 5 inches, dressed in mourning, pals complexion, dark h a ir, and had in his possession a silver lever watch, engine turned, made by Hatfield and Hale, No, :moi. •••. .. —d to —d lld to 12d —d to —d 10d to lld lld —d to —d loli to Foreign ... ••• ••• -- SHELLING, per load o f 2611 b -. 27 2B MALT, per load of 6 imperial bushels 38 41 PEAS, per Imperial Quarter • Blue and white boilers Grey and Feed ... 30 -33 ----- ----- ... 29 -32 -- ARR. Qrs. Oats PE ßa ee aa rWheatl sn e s y . .. ... ... :. .. .. ... :.. . .... . ... . ..... I:. . . ..: .: 9 'i II Tares ... .... ... 'l_ 10 BRISTOL SUGAR..MARKET, SEPT. 24` [ions has been a very good demand here lately f o r most descriptions o ! raw sugar, and about 900 hogsheads Wes t India O B 8,000 mats of Mauritius have found buyers at rat her improved rates. The refined mark et is fi rm er, wit h a good business doing. Ruin is still dull.—Bristol Mercury.. ESTER, SEPT. 22.—Cattle Market —.The supply of both cattle and sheep was not so large as last week. Beef r was a shade cheaper--the range of prices bet? fom 8s to 8s 9d per score. Cows and calves wel2e. ratherl2s; i, arce—aud quotations varied m 8183 to 1 -- to 5s per score; 5 d p b e a r r l r h e . ner s s h , 4s eirt brutch ers' calves, a w h e n e n e t fr fi o d m pe 4i i r4 - d l - h t e . o e small wsthers fetched 5Ad per lb; large ditto, sd; °west psrdslogisid..:o3aatbts-about former Carcases—There was a l a rger lwa s se u tre p; v : e i k:l?lsie: has been the case for many weeks. Prices ranged from 6s 6d to 8s per score. rannier—Turkeys, 58 to 9 geese, 5s 6d to 7s each; ducks, 46 6d to 5s 6d; fovill' s 61 price'—prime jar i d ; : s •; —s n o g Pldr than irnr to 4s; pigeons, is 9d per couple; partridges, 39 to , _ per brace; hares, 2s 6d to 3a; rabbits, 10d; roasters, ". t t o i s s s y e e a a c r h , ; butter, lld to is per lb; eggs, 16 to 18 fo r l h s, Corn Exchange—From the nature of the hays!t Teat*" samples of wheat must necessarily g vary in quality—so that the range of quotations lo wvery' w 4s ide. For now wheat some has been offered so ll 6d per bushel; best quality, Zs 6d and from9d; ol d wheat, from 6s to 6a 3d per bushel. Barley, 39 ` l , 3s 6 d; oats, 2s 3d to 2s 6d. Fine flour also varies to in price—the range of quotations being from 335 to " per sack. Wool—The top price is Bid per lb. fair arrival LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 24.--We h ave had a fair aY , ! 11t of wheat and Flour from America since Tuesd t a h rt e . supplies from other quarters are small of any oth,el article of the grain trade. At this morning's Markel' both old and new wheat were in fair request from con .for s s h umers, and a few parcels of the fonner were taken ipment. Prices generally were unchanged, in a few cases with the newly-arrived .Arserican, for which a trifle less was taken . Flour maiutaincd 11116_ prices, and purely good brands still scarce. Indian FT.,_ steady at 293 6d for American and 309 for wnit': excepting was no variations in thequoations of other ,r tidies. Irish new mealing Oats 2s 6d to 2s 3d quality of the best fine. No old Kg 3d to RTHA ',MERTON, SEPT. 22.--Whc t white .-• 5s 9d, ditto a , ' 6d ditto rewbsto bs 6d, red ditto, old bs Od to bs , ,_ 0 new 45 45 6d to 5s Od ; oats, 2s 3d to 2s 9d ; beans 4' ' 6d ; barley es Od per bushel. 17 NI re d WIT HERBY, HERBY SEPT. 23.--White wheat 16s Oil to ... s t . ditto 153 Od to '163 Od per load ; barley 29; Od to 303 Od per (1 1. • , per 451bs, bea_n r s r iss Od to 15s 6d per load ; oats lld to Is per s tone. 9 ~ to It Os ;IT, SEPT. 23.—01 d wheat 5s 6d to 650 d, new ditto 4_,..7 oats o i s d o ; ci b t e e a 2 n 3 s 3 C o i d Oci per to gr O . s per bushel; barley 28s to Oust e tl- bean ° KNA RESBOROU GH, SEPT. 22.--Wheat 5s 6d to us ---, ea/ 4s Od to 4s 6d per bushel ; barley 27. to 325; oats, 201 to '— per qr. Nass, Sam 21.—Wheat, per qr, ''lno 69.1 b him 54b p ,4 e u, per bushel , b epl u e, s r h o e o l 3, bushel, 3 0 8 d s O t2 d oss t c063d45l toso d 0 2 d 6;3 ; 6bd a;rlditto,ey, oats, o p edpr,:r - „ 5- i l ~,b h II; qua rt, w•-.e. • ... per bushel, 18s Od to 01s Od. Oatmeal ,Os impeal boll, 15s Od to 03 Od ; ditto second, 1456 d to 00s Od; barley' meal, Ils 6d to Os Od ; peasemeal, 15s Od to Os Od; bran' gc e l ; stone, Os 7d to Os Od ; first dour, per 2801 b, 34s Od to 353. .ib second ditto, 275 Od to 28s Od; oa , tmesl, best, per stone of l c , ,arter, weiguriTt imerial, 136 d to Os Od; ditto second- is 5,3 to 03 Od; b a i r in el : meal, Is 4d , ) Os Od ; paseireal. Is 6d t 9 Os Od ; fir' t - ee 2s 6d cash, 23 9d credt ; second ditto, 2s Od cash , 9 -' oo 4 l 24 er :A dit. Potatoes, per stone, 3d to Od; beef, per P 3d to 6d; veal, 4d to sd; mutton, 4d to 6d; fowls, each, 10d to 12d; chickens, pe r p • 10(1 to l'"' r 11, each, Od to Od; eggs, per dozen, 6cl pair, Od ' pork , butter, f to 9d to 10d er lb ; ditto, salt, &I to 10d • . , croudie ' (curds) , 2d 64 Od; four-pound °A t ( Tut , loaf, fine, 5d to 6d ; ditto, second, 4d to - coals, per cwt, 9d; hay, per stone, 8d to 10iI. Rapeseed ••• " 307 Shelling ••• •••-- Linseed " -- Malt ... —• • • THE CLOTHING MANUFACTIJNEb• FOREIGN WOOL, LEEDS, SEPT. i 24.—The dem wools, this week ; and h,8 5 , been somewhat limited, for both foreign and colonial ENGLISH WOOL, LEEDS, SEPT. 24.—There bane been a wo m o o ls derate amount of sales of combing and clothiog but prices are steadily maintained, ti this week, at last week's rates, and Prie ei tire very firm. LIVERPOOL WOOL, SEPT. 20.--Wool is in •o' k Prices firm b . us l in m e p s o s r i t s s l t im hi i s te w d e , ek ow ar i e nl s to y f'r do' mend, but 5 ; Tri 'este , 22; Bsyre . 9 1 106 . YORK. WOOL, SEPT. 23.—The show of wool this dal was small, the number of sheets being only thirteen, w,,,° of which were left unsold. There were, however, plea of buyers, at late rates. The markets for the s eason ae pear to be drawing t,.) a close. • both TEA risgit of stoc . DE OF LEEDS.—We had excellent markets in the Cloth-halls on Saturday, a good brisk business being done. There was also a fair average business done 00 Tuesday. Beavers, in colours. were in good deinano any good saleable cloths were easily disparagers of, at firth prices. There have been a good many house s ve bten brisk. The London and shipping. town h during the week, an d t h e country trade the been whole, a fair trade is regularly doing in t he il w h ei g ye a houses, and a general opinion prevails that we silo" he Y 0 autumn and winter trade. h wools BRADFORD, SEPT. 23.—The stocks of English firmer. in this market are but light, and prices are h l i 1d There t _ d was a full amount of business doing; but s-° ~., houses ha v e he ll demand increase, it is feared that the lIIW material oriel advance, and increase the difficulties of spinn e , and manufacturers. Different opinions are entertainvou c sa o l n e c s erning the prices of colonial wools at the coral g TRADE OP MANCHESTER, SEPT. 23.--Tber° ig very and 40. inch shirtings have been going off little change in the market, and prices continue firra• There is still a good demand for I printers at full Poring in both of these to a large demand f . . rom calico printers, , d te 3d, per classes of goodsthere • is an increase of 4 • observedof the week, i p ece, as compared with the commen on Tiles - The revived demand for low jaconets. a , day has found the market rather bare of stocks; PL prices are not so favourable as a few weeks ago. Tboro. and calico p .. 1 _ market for fancy goods continues active, ters only limit their operations for want of cloth. Pew, oi styles better, _ ries° are rather dearer. The most depressed branch ._ going off steadily, trade is that for the manufacture of domestics, which a: 9 3 not realise remunerative prices, although the stocks oo hand are by no means large . - Mule yarns for India or,_ for best classes of cotton for home consumption ow scarce. d emand TRADE OF L ErnEsTER,--The same steady „i and the higher numbers of yarn, maer. continues for all useful goods, but wholesale houses. vitti__ not at present give the advance in yarns, sake 1 ne.,s is done with but little margin for profit. rs' yarns are made with difficulty, but spinners cannot .„ so that n '' n cede from present prices; wools being equally firm IP price as reported for some time past. COAL BURKE' Prices of Coal per ton at t Buddle's W. Hartley.. 168 Od Cookson's Hartley ... 14s 6d Hasting's Hartley •1 5s O d Holywell . ............. 15s 6d New Tanfield ......... 13s 3d New Pelton Main...... 13s 6d South Peareth ......... 12s Od rantield Moor Butes... 13s Od Townley ............. 14s Od West Hartey ......... 16s 6d 13s 6d West Wylant ......... Wall's End, Zgc. 15s Od 14 H ar ton ...... ...... . .... . .. ......... 158 9d ... 15 s 6c s 9d Eden Main 1 B e l m ont... ...... S .. . hips at market T. --YICSTXRDAY. the close of the market :..., , A Braddyll 165 ‘, 1 ,1 Hetton l6O !.'l Haswell .................. 168 v": Russell's Hetton ...... 165 o v, 'Stewart 's .....•....... 1 6 5 Oa SouthKelloe Plummer • ••• Kelloe ....... 1 59 6j IScarborough lss ( 6c / Cassop ...,- Hartlepool Howden • ........ Os 6 ; • •• • ••• Heugh Hall . 155 6 ' m 1 6 5 Tees ...... ~.. ............ . 16 1 V I Pease's West. ....... 63, Sold, 48, BIRTHS. OF A SON. r genii O n the 20th inst., at Tunbridge we ll s , the wife o f Wood, Esq. the Oninst., the 22d at Instow-villa, Shepher d's -bush, wife of John Henry Clifton, Esq. OF A DAUGHTER. Gilbert On the 21st inst , at M onn i ng t on Rectory, 31r9 " Fr On ank the Lewis. co unt / of 21st inst at the Flush House , Tyrone, the lady of Josph Weld, Esq. Augher, MARRIED. On 'the 21st inst., at Monkstown Church, near Dub ,_.„,, HD t ile Rev. Nathaniel Proctor, chaplain Royal Navy. to Pul A. eldest daughter of the late G. R. Lamb . Esq, of Ilampstow On the 21st inst. at Hanwell, Arthur Harvey Wyatt , f:5(13:, of Acton-hill, Staffordshire, to Emma Eliza, youngest daug ter of Edward White, Esq., of Great Marlborough-street. DIED. At Glen Uske, on the 22d inst., Colonel Sir Digby worth, Bart., aged 64 . At H ammers mith, on the 22d inst., William TurneY Clariff Esq., F.R S., m ember of the Institution o f Civil Engineers. in Northampton-square, Mrs. Eliz abe On the 23;1 inst. , th E Vi ' il liaul Welch, aged 86 . N. 1 3 ., On the 19th inst ., at Relugas, Morayshire, M'Killigin, Esq. , of R e lugas, aged 52. --- London : Printsd and Published by MURDO TO .2, No. 112, St rand, Printer, at The Sun Office, NSW ~ ei Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy. ;n the cotat paidalues., OaturdAY: Sclitembor 25, HP. CONI The Com, 0! tho Unit ive notice o'clock, the i'ng to conti With, ebout 21 a LOA.Dc,, A F orm c Tende 4 " 'AY not l attherised i Eery To fait?, and b nape of Ti it coompanie to become toad for the TITE . That the for Bills on further not kollabay, 2: E r On sux, dington !!'d nristoi o'cioct To T , To I „, The E xe •train, and Passen-e fare s . 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