The Sun. — London, England, 1846-08-27 00:00:00

COO lEbition SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE 0 -- F LORDS. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool sack to-day at half-past Three o'clock. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH presented a petition from certain attorneys praying that attorneys might be appointed judges under the Small Debts Bill. The LORD CHANCELLOR, while he had admitted the qualification of attorneys, thought it would not be right to allow attorneys to be judges in the courts. , The amendments were agreed to. Messengers brought up several Bills from the other Rouses. PAWNBROKERS' BILL. The Earl of CLARENDON presented several peti tions in favriur of this Bill. DIST.:RICT LUNATIC ASYLUMS BILL. On the. motion of the Earl of CLARENDON, this Bill was, read a third time, subject to amendments pro posed 'cry Lord Monteagle, and agreed to. __ RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS' BILL. The Earl of CLARENDON moved the third reading of this Bill. He said this Bill had originated out of the recommendation of three railway Committees, two of the House of Commons and one of their Lordships' House, It did not pretend to be a final and complete mea sure. The period of the session when it had been taken up prevented the Government from giving it the mature deli beration it deserved. He was anxious that it should yet be taken up, and a final substantial measure laid down, the principles of which should be explicit, and held sacred against encroachment ever after. He was anxious that the mind of Parliament should be known, that it was not their intention to do by delegates a duty which properly belonged to themselves. There was no real opposit , .on to this measure in the other House, and he hopert that it would meet with a similar reception from thekr Lordships. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH regretted that this measure should have been brought under their Lordships' consideration in the absence of his Noble Friend, Earl Dalhousie, who, as all must admit, was the best ac quainted with these matters, inasmuch as be was lately President of the Board of Trade, and the great portion of his time was exclusively given to railway matters. .--(Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") He himself had great objections to public boards, from a Board of poor-law Commissioners—(Hear, hear, and laughter)—to a board for the administration of the affairs of the empire. Hn believed that a more perfect measure than this might have been devised. The commissioners to be appointed should be gentlemen whose time should be exclusively given to the carrying out of this measure ; but it ap peared by the Bill that they must be members of other Government boards. On these grounds, therefore, this measure had not his assent. It did not provide that the commissioners should be individually responsible, and was therefore highly objectionable. The Earl of CLARENDON—You don't mean to divide against it? The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH— Oh, no; but I re gret that it has been brought forward. The Bill was the read a third time and passed. PAWNBROKERS' BILL. This Bill was also read a third time and passed. STANDING ORDERS. On the motion of the Earl of SHAFTESBURY some alterations were made in the standing orders of the House. Lord MONTE AGLE sincerely hoped that the standing orders of both Houses would undergo a complete revision the next session, and thus thousands of pounds,which they caused to be unnecessarily expended,would be saved to the people of this country. Messengers from the House of Commons brought up several Bills, which were read a first time. DISTRESS IN IRELAND. The Earl of RODEN trusted that before their Lord ships a djourned he might be allowed to addre s s t hem on a subject which was of the greatest importance to thou sands in Great Britain. The Noble Lord at the head of her Majesty's Government had, a few days ago, intro duced in the other House a measure for the purpose of relieving the people of Ireland from the sad effects of the late failure in the potato crop. For that measure the Government were entitled to much gra titude. The present Lord Lieutenant of Ireland was also a gentleman of the most humane disposition, and there could be no doubt that he would do his utmost to relieve the distresses of the Irish people during the en suing winter. He (Lord Roden) had himself, within the last few days, travelled through the greater part of the province of Ulster, and he was grieved to say that there was nos one field of potatoes (which, their Lordships were aware, was the staple food of the people of Ireland) which was not tainted and blighted, and that blight was ac companied with a blight in the oat crop.—(Hear.) He said their Lordahips would be aware that the potato formed the greater part of the food of the population of that country, and, therefore, if that root failed, the cala mity must be deep. But, after the means taken by the Government already, he had hoped that the quantities of food on the west shores of the island, he meant the fisheries, might get ac cess into the interior by inland communication, such as railroads, which would greatly cheapen the necessary supplies of food. He was sure this would be the effect of railways, and he recommended the lending of money for that purpose. His Lordship referred to the Mu:lingar line, and the branch from Galway to Athlone, which was rejected during the present session, as likely to effect his Lordship's object. Lord COLTRTOWN then addressed their Lordships, but in a tone of voice quite inaudible in the gallery. Lord MON I'EAGLE said he felt extremely obliged to his Noble Friends. Their Lordships would now see that all the statements which he had formerly made were fully borne out. There had been a very ill effect produced by the payment of high wages in the Government works. He would vsish to draw attention to a paper on their Lordships' table with respect to the constabulary force, they would see that they had remitted 180.0001. contri bution, by the way of bonus, to the people of Ireland, and if they examined that they would see that they deprived the peaceable counties of that expen diture a bich was sent, he would almost say, as a kind of bonus to the disturbed districts. The Duke of GRAFTON offered a few observations, which were inaudible in the gallery. The Earl of CLARENDON said he could not allow the debate to conclude without offering a word or two. He could not but express a desire that the advice of the Noble Lord opposite should be adopted. The accounts read by that Noble Lord (Roden) had been confirmed by all the intelligence received from the sister country. Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Half-past Three o'clock. THE NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. Mr. FORSTER moved for a message to the Lords for a copy of the report on the Progress of the Building of the Houses of Parliament. The motion was agreed to, and a message was ac• cordingly sent to the Lords. DEBTOR AND CREDITOR. Mr. WARBURTON obtained leave to bring in a Bill to amend the law of debtor and creditor. CORN-LAWS. Mr. B. ESCOTT gave notice that he would move to morrow for a return of the amount of duties paid on wheat, barley, peas, and beans, since the passing of the Corn law Act, which account was to be made up to the date of the return. SMALL DEBTS BILL. On the motion of the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, the Lords' amendments to this Bill were read and agreed to. PAWNBROKERS' BILL. The Lords' amendments to this Bill were agreed to. The House then adjourned, at half-past Four o'clock, till half-past Two o'clock to-morrow. LONDONDERRY AND ENNIS KILLEN RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.) - The ordinary half-yearly meeting of this Company was held to-day, at one o'clock, at No. 5, Church- passage, Guildhall; J. J. Frith, Esq., in the chair. The Directors present were, Sir 3. R. Campbell, Mr. Thomas, Mr. G. Tyrrell, Mr. Warren, Mr. Clay, and Mr. Hanbury. Very few shareholders were present. The advertisement convening the meeting having been read, the seal of the Company w as affixed to the register - of proprietors; and the minutes of the preceding meet ings having been read and confirmed, Mr. HEMMING (the Secretary) read the report of the directors, which stated that they had had reason to ex pect that it would have been in their power to have • fixed the day for opening the line between Londonderry and Strabane, and that this event would have taken place within a week or ten days of the present time. Every arrangement was made, not only for the completion of the works, but for the commencement of the traffic on the Ist of September ; and the contractor could with ease have accomplished his works, if the due payment of the calls had placed the necessary funds at the disposal of the directors. The works are still proceeding to an extent commensurate with the means provided. The directors regretted that the very considerable amount of arrears had, for the present, frustrated their exertions, and deceived their expecta tions. But fir this, the important and profitable portion of the lino, from Derry to Strabane, would have now been open to the public; and the Company would be f as t approaching that high position among the commer cial enterprises of Ireland, which the directors hoped it was ultimately destined to attain. The leniency hitherto shown, by not enforcing the payment of arrears of calls, had been, thus far, attended with a beneficial result; payments to a considerable amount had recently been made by shareholders, who, if more severe measures had been adopted at an earlier p' rigid, would have found great diffe.ulty in meeting their engagements. It was fur the shareholders who had paid their calls, and who might with good rens , n hate felt that further indulgence to the defaulters was an act of injustice to themselves, to decide whether this leniency should now have a limit, or whether that discretion, which there is reason to believe bad hitherto been conducive to the general inte rests of the country, should continue to be exer cised. The directors impressed upon the share holders the urgency for their co-operation to com plete the line to - Strabane, which might still be timsned before the end of the present year. The open lag of the line would save one day's post between Derry 8114 Dublin, and otherwise produce changes of great loca2 importance , with ever y p rospect of a fair return to the shafeholders, on which point the directors had not seen a:'ion to change their opinion. Anticipating the difficulty which was now generally felt in procuring en- • gines, they have ordered sufficient to open the line ; carriages and trucks:also would be ready to meet the public wants, ss soon as the funds at their dis posal were adequate to meet the current liabilities. the Act of Parliament for the alteration of the line had been obtained. Eight miles of the permanent way of the Strabane line had been laid ; and the remainder of that portion of the line was in such a forward state as only to require the co-operation of the shareholders to ensure its being opened for traffic at an early day. The members of the deputation who visited the works were much gra tified at being enabled to satisfy themselves, by personal observation, of the increasing commercial importance of Londonderry, and the general character of its imports and exports. According to the Central Railway Act, four of your directors and one of your auditors go out of office by rotation. The four gentlemen who leave the direction are Philip Hanbury, John Leathem, George Tyrrell, and Daniel Warren, Esqs., and the auditor, John Elliott, Esq. They are all eligible, tied offer them selves for re-election. It is gratifying, continued the report, to be able to refer to a palpable benefit already conferred upon the locality by the construction of these works ; and the more so as it gives reasonable hope of increasing prosperity and happiness to Ireland. At the recent spring assizes at Londonderry, the presiding judge, referring to the light character of the calendar, stated his conviction that the same was mainly attributable to the labour provided by the rail ways in progress, notwithstanding so large a number of strangers had been attracted to, and were employed in, the formation of the works; and with this and similar testimony to the benefit which Ireland derives from her railways, it is surely not unreasonable to expect that her Majesty's Government will see the policy of doing something to redeem those enterprises from the de pression under which, from various causes, they all, more or less, are labouring. The accounts were made up to the 31st July, 1846, but since that period they had received calls amounting to 8,110/. A report from the engineers, Messrs. Stephenson and Ross, was read, which stated that the works, as far as they had been executed, were highly creditable to the com pany and the contractor ; and that it was a matter of serious regret to them that inability to meet the certi ficates for works executed had delayed the completion of the contract, which, but for such impediments, could have been now completed. They expected that the completion of the works to Strabane would take place before the end of the year, if not sooner. That portion of the line, not only promised much traffic, but, from the circumstance of the Dublin mails, as now arranged, meeting in Derry, the opening of this line would hasten the mails sufficiently to enable the merchants of Derry to answer their letters the same day ; in fact, bring Derry one day nearer to Dublin and London, fur all purposes of commerce. The balance sheet set forth the receipts at 73,383/. 7s. 6d.; the expenditure, 67,2111. 12s. 5d.; balance at bankers, 6,171/. 15s. id. Receipts since last half-yearly report, 29,381/. 4i. 5d.; expenditure, ditto, 30,2021.35. 2d. The CHAIRMAN said he had very little to remark upon with respect to the affairs of the company, as the report which they had heard read, entered so fully into detail, except to express his regret and the regret of those with whom he acted at the tone of complaint which they were compelled to manifest with regard to the non-pay ment of calls. It was a source of great disappointment to the directors that the line had not yet been opened as far as Strabane, which, but for the non-payment of those calls, would have been opened at the end of this month. They had now, in his opinion, obtained a very valuable pro perty, and it would be their own fault if it was not opened from end to end early in the ensuing year. Mr. SKINNER inquired if a list had been made out of the shareholders who had not paid their calls ? The CHAIRMAN said such a list had been made out ; it would be necessary to ask the shareholders how the directors should act with respect to those defaulters, whether it would be advisable to resort to legal proceed ings or not. Sir J. R. CAMPBELL said he was applied to by the board to superintend the making out of the list and to examine into its accuracy. It would not be well, he thought, to produce the list publicly, but the shareholders might inspect it at the secretary's office. Mr. THOMAS (deputy•chairman of the Chester and Holyhead Company) thought it would not be advisable to produce the list, as their condition as a company might be thereby deteriorated.' A DIRECTOR said that, probably, if the defaulting shareholders knew that the calls were limited to 151. per share, and the traffic on the line would yield them 51. per cent., they would be induced to pay up at once. Mr. SKINNER wished to know if his impression was correct that the line was not to be carried further than Strabane without the consent of the shareholders ? The CHAIRMAN said the impression was perfectly correct. When the line was completed to Strabane they should call the shareholders together and say, " There is a property created for you, will you go further or not ?" The amended Act of this session did not alter the amount of capital, it was merely an Act to alter the course of the line. t._ Mr. VANDEPUT recommended the carrying of the line ten miles beyond Strabane, to Newton Stewart. Mr. WATSON inquired if the line was fifteen Irish or English miles in length ? The SECRETARY said English miles. All Irish rail ways were measured in English miles. Mr. WATSON said he had recently been in Derry, and having made several inquiries respecting the line, he found that the traffice between that town and Strabane was so considerable as to entitle it to the appellation of its " spiciest" portion. They would, he believed, have so much traffic on the fifteen miles that they would be encouraged to extend it. _ „ • 'The CHAIRMAN stated, in reply to a question, that the amount of unpaid calls, in addition to the 12!. paid, was upwards of 30.000/. Mr. WATSON said it might be some satisfaction to the shareholders to know that the agricultural traffic was as good, if not better, in winter than in summer. A SHAREHOLDER inquired if more than the 151. would be required for completing the line, and, if not, whether the directors intended to call upon those who had paid their 151. to pay an additional amount ? The CHAIRMAN said a meeting would have to be called to determine the matter ; and if there was a de ficit, that they must help the directors to get rid of it. Sir J. R. CAMPBELL said a circular had been sent to those shareholders who had not paid up all their calls, and that the replies which they had sent were couched in a friendly spirit, some saying that they would pay at stated periods, others that it was their intention to do so, and promising to fulfil the wishes of the directors as soon as possible. The probability was, if legal proceed ings were adopted, that they would rather lose than gain. It would be well to leave the matter in the hands of the directors, in order that they might exercise their discretion as to the best mode of obtaining the money. The CHAIRMAN said, since the making up of the ac counts, 6001. of the first calls, 1,7251. of the second, 1,687/. 10s. of the third, and 3,9851. had been received, making altogether 8,110/. The report was then read and adopted. A resolution was next passed empowering the di rectors to adopt such course for recovering the arrears as they might think fit, and as might be most condu cive to the interests of the Company in each particular case. The retiring directors were then re-elected, a vote of thanks passed to the chairman and directors for their services, and the meeting separated. SOUTH YORKSHIRE COAL, AND _ GOOLE AND DONCASTER RAILWAY. (THIS DAY.) A meeting of the shareholders in this amalgamated undertaking was held to-day at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate• street, for the purpose of receiving the re pne t of the directors as to their success in obtaining their Bill during the present session. The meeting was nu merously attended, and the chair taken at one o'clock by Charles Thompson, Esq. The solicitor having read the advertisement, by which the meeting had been convened, The CHAIRMAN said—Gentlemen, owing to the absence of Lord Wharncliffe and Lurd Fitzwilliam, the duty de volves upon me of presiding to-day. Lord Wharncliffe has been taken ill with a severe attack of the gout, which prevents his attendance. We have not been so success ful as we expected in the last session of Parliament, but at the same time we have cleared the road for future proceedings. We have been placed in a very painful situation, owing to the delays that have arisen in the different Committees, in which we have had to defend our case from no less than nine competing lines, of which, I think, seven have been completely defeated, and with one we have made arrangements to take hall the line from the Sheffield Grange to Barnsley, involving a capital of about 450,0001., which will be distributed among the shareholders of the Goole and Doncaster and South Yorkshire Amalgamated Com panies, one share for every five, provided those gentle men wish to take them, and if they decline to take the shares we have companies and persons ready to take up the whole of the shares that may be so refused. The expenses attending the Parliamentary proceedings have been much greater than we anticipated at our last meet ing. We said then that we supposed that they would be ss. or 7s. on every share. A SHAREHOLDER --2s. 6d., or ss. The CHAIRMAN —Very well, 2s. 6d., or ss. Since that time we have been p ut to various heavy expenses in the House of Commons and the House of Lords, which have run up . the expenses to about 10s. per share. The remainder of the deposits will be returned to t hose parties that shall signify their assent to take some of the Goole and Don caster shares at 31s. ; the South Yorkshire sham s at 30s. All those persons that wish to withdraw from the Com pany, and send their scrip, may have the whole of the remainder of their deposits paid at the bank.—(Hear, n( ar.) But as our position is now perhaps one of the bst in .he kingdom, I may safely say that where there were nine lines and nine capitals deposited with the Accountant -General for this very ground that we wish to occupy, it would be suicide on the part of any shareholders in these lines to take their money back. We have now almost a prospect of certainty of obtaining our lines in the next year. We have the assistance of every landowner on the line, and I believe, were it not the sake of the tolls which Parliament levies on any line of railway, those landed proprietors would make the line upon their own proFery.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Baxter will read the report, which I hope will be satisfactory to you. - Mr. BAXTER accordingly read the directors' report, which gave a history of their labours during the pre sent session, and concluded by recommending the share holders to continue the scheme, as they entertained the most sanguine hopes of obtaining the line in the ensuing session. This recommendation was received with loud applause. air CHARLES DOBSON then said—Gentlemen, it ap pears to Inc that the observations that have fallen from our worthy Chairman, as well as the report which has been read by , the secretary, are as satisfactory as could by possibility, under the circumstances, be anti• TTIE SUN, LONVON:, cipated.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") It appears that the directors have had a very hard battle to tight, and that they have been very successful in that battle. Gentle men, there is a certain animal that is said to have nine lives—(Laughter)—eind, so this case, there were nine competing lines with which our dir. ctors had to con t-nd, and of these eight are actually and finally disposed of, if I understand the report correctly.— (Applause.) Mr. BAXTER—That is perfectly correct. Sir J. Doßsosz—And with respect to the remaining one, thcugh it survives, if I understand the report cor rectly, in one half, or moiety of it, we are interested. The arrangement that has been made gives us an it - terest in one side of our line, or border ; and upon the other we have an absolute interest, and the only matter that remains is to get these two lines, and there seems to be very little doubt that we shall be able in the ensuing session of Parliament to obtain a Bill to carry that into effect. I think, therefore, that lam entitled to say that the report is highly satisfactory, and for that reason I shall take leave to move that it be adopted, and the terms in which I shall move its adoption are these— " That the report be adopted, and that the provisional directors be authorised to take steps for the immediate prosecution, in the next session, of such further applica tions to Parliament as they may think advisable, and generally to treat with any other companies or parties upon any matter which in their judgment they may con sider beneficial to the interest of the shareholders." Gentlemen, I shall place perfect reliance in the directors, and I think that the majority at least of us who are here assembled will take the same view of the question. Captain LAwEs seconded the resolution, which was put and unanimously carried. In reply to a SHAREHOLDER, The CHAIRMAN said—No further deposits will be required for the next session of Parliament.—(Hear.) Mr. KITCHINOR—I beg to move a vote of thanks to the directors for their honest, zealous, discreet, and proper conduct to the present time—(Cheers)—which I am sure convinces the meeting that their subsequent conduct will be worthy of the confidence of the share holders generally.—(Cheers.) Mr. CARDEN having seconded the resolution, it was put, and unanimously carried amid loud cheers. In re sponding thereto, The CHAIRMAN said—Gentlemen, on the part of my colleagues and myself, I return you our moat grateful acknowledgments for your kindness in looking upon our exertions in the way that you have done. You may rely upon it that our future exertions will be stimulated by your kindness on this occasion. I have given indivi dually twenty months hard work to this line—(Cheers) —almost without being absent a day, and I have been assisted by other gentlemen who have been equally in terested with myself in the success of this undertaking; and we now beg to return you our most grateful thanks for the great kindness which you have manifested to wards us on this, as well as every other, occasion. The meeting then separated. SLIGO AND SHANNON RAILWAY. (THIS DAY.) The first general meeting of the proprietors of the above undertaking was held this afternoon, at Win chester House, Old Broad-street, when the usual routine business of a first general meeting, namely, the appoint ment of directors and a secretary, was gone through. The receipts were stated to be 4,8541. 4s , and the ex penditure was 2,3761. 2s. 11d. The liabilities of the Company did not exceed 3001. The remuneration of the directors was fixed at 3001. per annum, and the secretary's salary at 2501. WHITEHAVEN AND FURNESS JUNCTION RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.) The ordinary half-yearly meeting of this Company was this day held at the offices of the Company, No. 1, Guildhall Chambers, Basinghall-street, Loudon. The chair was taken at one o'clock precisely, by James Clay, Esq. The SECRETARY having read the advertisement con vening the meeting, proceeded to read the report, of which the following is an abstract : " The progress which the directors have to report during the past six months is less than they were led to expect, and is owing to the unprecedented difficulties with which they have had to contend in obtaining pos session of the land. " Th , -y have, however, within a short period, completed the purchase of the land for upwards of thirteen males of the line, and upon this portion the works are in progress. " Within the next few weeks nearly the whole of the remainder of the land will be obtained, as the difficulties in making the arrangements have been mainly overcome in the effect of the purchases just completed. " Arrangements have also been made for the imme diate commencement of the heaviest portions of the earthwork and masonry at various points on the line. " The timber for the Duddon viaduct having been contracted for, and the plans decided upon, this important part of the works will be at once commenced. " An agreement has been concluded with the Fur ness Railway Company for the use of their line, which has access to extensive spoil banks, which the directors have power to remove, and which will materially facili tate the speedy completion of the eat thwork of this por tion of the line. " A contract has been made, on advantageous terms, for the purchase of the rails, and the delivery thereof will be made as required. " The directors have to announce, that, during the present session of Parliament, the royal assent has been given to an Act authorizing a deviation of the line near Kirksanton, by which a considerable saving of expense will be effected, and the line be improved; and the Act also enables the Company to make an extension from the Whitehaven terminus to a junction with toe White haven and Maryport Railway, thus opening an impor tant and direct communication with Scotland and the north of Ireland, as well as with Newcastle and the north eastern districts, to complete which this was the only link remaining to be sanctioned by Parliament. " The traffic is greatly increasing in connexion with the port of Whitehaven; and looking to the increased facilities which it will derive from the construction of this line, the directors are unchanged in their opinion that the Whitehaven and Furness Line will give ample remuneration to the shareholders for the comparatively small expenditure required to complete the line. " The rejection by the Standing Order Committee of the Bill for the proposed Lancashire Extension, has been already announced to the shareholders, as also the dissolution of the rival company, by whom the opposition was originated and supported. "By the company's Act of this session the directors are empowered to pay intere it on the calls until the opening of the line. This the directors propose to do at the rate of four per cent. on the deposit and calls already paid; and the first half-yearly payment of interest will be made on the sth day of January next. No share holder will, however, be entitled to interest upon deposit and calls so long as a call on any share regis tered in his name remains in arrear." The following statement of receipts and expenditure up to 30th June last was also laid before the meeting:— Dr. X. s. d. To Amount expended to 31st Dec., 1845 8,799 0 7 To Amount expended to 30th June, 1846 : Engineering and surveying £325 16 8 Parliamentary expenses, on account Directors Rent of Offices Advertising Stationery and Printing 6O 3 2 Secretary and Clerk's Sala ries, and Office Expenses 214 3 8 Balance .. , • 1,491 4 10,290 5 56,655 2 Cr. £66,945 7 By amount received to 31st Dec., 1845 £50,757 9 By amounts received to 30th June, 1846 : On account of first call on. 2,321 shares £6,963 0 0 On account of second call on 4,543 shares Interest Transfer fees 9,086 0 0 119 3 3 19 15 0 .. ---.----1 6, 18 7 18 3 £66,945 7 3 Deposited with London Joint .Stock Bank at Interest . 45,000 0 0 Cash at Bankers £56,655 2 The report was then received and adopted, after a short discussion, which arose a a the subject of the slow progress of the works on the lit te. Some discussion then arose upon the non payment of the calls, of which there were 4,149 defaulters on the first, and 12,507 on the second: call, which ended in Mr. LEVY moving a resolution to the effect, "That a circular be sent to all those itie , rsons who had not paid their calls, informing them th a.t if all arrears were not paid up by the 15th of October, „legal measures should be taken to enforce the same." Mr. WAYLEY seconded the resolution, which was car ried unanimously. It was then proposed that the :Ettrl of Lonsdale, Peter Fisher, Esq., James Clay, Esq., 'Stephen Philips, E-q. ' and Matthias Atwood, Esq., be el ected as directors of the Company. Mr. BURT moved, as an amen itiment, that three gen tlemen, Mr. Hones, Mr. Ballantia - te, and Mr. Harling shareholders of the Company, be nominated, in conjunc tion with the Earl of Lonsdale and James Clay, Esq., as directors of the Company. Mr. LEVY thought it not very tat siness-like to propose parties to the meeting of whom th y knew nothing. After a somewhat stormy discus: non, Mr. Burt refus ing to Withdraw his amendment , a. scrutiny of votes was taken, when there appeared — For the amendment For the original resoluti on Majority Two auditors were appointed, a vote of thanks was given to the directors and the chaiirman, and the meeting broke up. analmOlh ••••••M LYNN AND ELY RAILWAY COMPANY.—(TII IS DAY.) The half-yearly meeting of this company took place this day at the London Tavern ; Sir W. Folkes in the chair. The following report was read:— " The directors have every reason to believe that they will be able to open for traffic the portion ()f the line be tween Lynn and Down ham—a distance of 11 miles—in the course of next month. The contractor as engaged to finish the portion of line between Ely and Littlepurt— a distance of 4 miles—by the 30th of November next, and there will them remain a length of about 8 miles, TIETIRSDAr w iTENINGr, AUGURT 27, lea which would be finished at the same period as the rest of the line, but for the works connected with the rivers Ouse and Wissey. "In pursuance of the provisions of the Act of In corporation, and of the resolutions of the special generd meeting of proprietors, held on the 17th day of June last, the directors have proceeded to borrow money upon debentures, in lieu of making, for the present, any further calls upon the proprietors. " The proprietors will recollect that the directors were authorised, by a special meeting, to apply in the present session for three Bills, viz.:— . _ _ " Ist. A Bill for amalgamating this company with the Ely and Huntingdon and Lynn and Dereham Railway Companies. " 2d. A Bill for extending the Wisbech Branch to March. " 3A. A Bill for extending the Wisbech Branch to Spalding. " With regard to the first-mentioned Bill, the direc tors would refer the proprietors to the following para graph in their report to the half-yearly general meeting, held on the 26 h day of February last : " The Bill for amalgamating this Company with the Lynn and Dereham and Ely and Huntingdon Rail way Companies, has also been introduced into the House of Commons. As, however, the amalga mation was not agreed upon until the 31st of December last, the Parliamentary notices for the Bill could not be given until after the time prescribed by the standing orders had expired. The Standing Orders' Committee have therefore necessarily reported to the House this non-compliance with their regulations, but there is every reason to hope that, as the Bill affects no interests but those of the proprietors in the respective companies, the Select Committee, to whom this Bill has been referred, will -recommend that the standing orders be in this case dispensed with.' "The Select Committee, contrary to thessanguine ex pectations of the directors, declined to recommend that the standing orders should be dispensed with, and the Bill was therefore lost for the present session. The directors will, however, take care that proper steps are adopted in the next session for bringing in a Bill for an amalgamation—a measure essential to the interests of the three companies. " The Bills for the extension lines to March and Spalding passed through the Standing Orders' Com mittee of both Houses of Parliament, and through all their stages in the House of Lords. " The Bill for the extension to-March was withdrawn, in pursuance of an agreement entered into by the direc tors with the promoters of the Wisbech, St. Ives, and Cambridge Railway, and the Eastern Counties Company, as the purchasers of that line, by which agreement the use of that line is secured to this company upon advan- ,ageous terms. " The Bill for the extension line to Spalding was most unexpectedly rejected by the Committee of the House of Commons, although strenuously supported by the Eastern Counties Company, with whom the directors had entered into most satisfactory arrangements with regard to the line. " The lines from Manchester by way of Buxton, Mat lock, Ambergate, Nottingham, and Grantham to Spal ding, having received Parliamentary sanction in the present session, the necessity that exists fn. filling up the gap between Spalding and Wisbech, and thus com pleting- a direct communication between Norwich and Manchester becomes more than over apparent, and this subject will receive the serious and careful consideration of the directors. " The cash accounts to the 31st of July last have been submitted to, and approved by the auditors." The following is a statement of the cash account:— RECEIPTS. Shareholders for calls £163,002 10 0 Ditto for interest on calls Ditto for calls paid in advance 6,965 0 0 On debentures 76,600 0 0 X 246,600 16 11 The report was moved, seconded, and carried unani- mously. A vote of thanks was then passed to the Secretary, and the mc•etilig separated. ELY AND HUNTINGDON RAIL- W AY. (TIIIS DAY.) The half-yearly meeting of this Company took place this day at the London Tavern; Henry C. Lacey in the chair. Similar reports to the preceding were adopted unani mously by the meeting. In consequence of the passing of the London and York Railway Bill, the Company have obtained an Act authorising the raising, by the creation of new shares, an additional capital of 120,0001. These shares will not be issued without the sanction of the Company. The meeting then separated. TATTERSALL'S—THIS EVENING. Six o'cLocic. LEAMINGTON STAKES. 4 to 1 agst Mongrel ST. LEGER.. 7 to 1 agst Brocardo 7 to 1 agst Sir Tatton Sykes 7 to 1 agst Traverser 13 to 1 agst lago 14 to 1 agst Fancy Boy • .18 to 1 agst Sting 20 to 1 agst Free Lance 20 to 1 agst I'oynton 30 to 1 agst Erin.go-bragh 33 to 1 agst Pyrrhus the First 40 to 1 agst Mount Callan MISERABLE LODGINGS OF THE POOR.—In conse quence of the demolition of the " Rookery" in St. Giles's, the close back avenues in Drury-lane, Saffron-hill, old Westminster and Whitechapel, are crowded to repletion by emigrants from the fallen fastness of Bloomsbury. It is stated by a clergyman, who is constantly amongst the poor, that, on entering houses in those neighbourhoods in the course of his sick calls, he has found a number amounting to seventy human beings, crammed together in a narrow and dilapidated tenement. The arrangements by which the miserable crea tures are thus packed, are almost revolting, for lodgings have become so valuable in these dens, that the poorer inmates pay for permission to sleep on the landing-places and stairs ! ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTHERN ClRCUlT.—Liverpool, Aug. 25. (Before Mr. Justice WsbuTstare.) William Clapham was indicted for the wilful murder of Abraham Tweedale, at Salford, in the month of August, 1845, by striking him on the head with a piece of iron. Mr. Brandt and Mr. Hulton conducted the prosecu tion; the prisoner was defended by Mr. Sergeant Wilkins. It appeared from the statement of the Learned Coun sel, tLat at the summer assizes in the year 1845 the pri soner was arraigned on this charge before the Lord Chief Baron, and appearing from his demeanour to be insane, a jury was einpannelled to ascertain the fact. They having found that he was insane, he was removed under the warrant of the Secretary of State to Haydock lodge. During the last assizes it was intimated that the prisoner had quite recovered his intellects, and he was accordingly removed to the gaol at Kirkdale for the purpose of taking his trial; but this removal having taken place at a late period of the assizes, the trial was, with the prisoner's consent, postponed till the present sittings. The appearance of the prisoner was that of a person not yet restored to perfect mental health. His eye was wild, and frequently, during the trial, seemed for some seconds to be fixed on vacancy. He was apparently, however, quite able to understand the nature of the in vestigation. It appeared that a short time before this unfortunate occurrence took place, the prisoner had been committed to the gaol at Salford for two months, as a punishment for some trifling offence ; and, in consequence of his health not being very good, and certain singularities of manner, which seemed connected with some affection of the mind, he was removed to the hospital. From the testimony of a person of the name of Hartley, who was at that time also in gaol and an inmate of the hospital, he was, about a quarter before one o'clock on the 2d of August, standing at the dresser in the lobby, when he heard a cry from the hospital. An old man of the name of Vent was in the hospital also, and it was his voice the witness heard, crying out, " William, William, a man's murdered." The witness ran up into the room where the prisoner was. The prisoner met him about a yard from the door, having in his hand a long thin plate of iron, which had formed part of one of the iron bed steads. Witness seized him. He did Lot speak, but looked at witness very earnestly and steadfastly. His face was all sprinkled with blood. Witness helped to take him down into the yard. As the old man, Vent, was descending the stairs he " chucked" the iron after him. When he got into the yard he said, " Well, I've done it at last." Found the deceased, Tweedale, lying on the bed in the room in which the prisoner had been. He was lying on his right side, with several cuts upon his head. IVitness had seen the prisoner in the yard shortly before this occurrence. He was swinging about a pair of stockings. From the testimony of a turnkey of the name of Wright, in whose care the prisoner was placed after this occurrence, it appeared that he was very communi cative, and persisted in talking to the witness, notwith atanding.the latter endeavoured , to induce him to desist. He said that five years before he had been the best workman in the parish ; and that if any one had told him then that e e would be imprisoned two months it would have killed him. He inquired if the man was dead, and if he would he hung. Ile said it was drink which had brought him to gaol. On hearing the voice of the governor, who was coming up stairs, he flung himself back in his Chair, and opened his mouth and eyes as if he were an idiot. It appeared from the statement of another turnkey, who assisted in securing him, teat lie asked if the man was dead ; and upon the witness telling him he didn't know, he replied it mattered nothing, for he should have murdered a man at Utley. Mr. Davis, the governor of the gaol, said, that on hearing the alarm, he ran to the hospital, and gave orders for the prisoner to be handcuffed. The prisoner said, " You need not du that, I wish to be hanged." His con • duct had been very peculiar, from the time of his coming into the gaol. lie had been, in consequence of his state of health, put to wool-picking with a number of others. He was constantly making use of foolish expressions and gestures, which caused the other prisoners to laugh, and he was removed to a workshop by himself. He was found on one occasion with his braces round his neck, pulling them tight. as it' attempting to strangle himself. On another occasion he was found with his head cut and bleeding very much, from knocking it against the wall. He seed it was to ease his head. He was finally removed to the hospital on Monday, 28th July. From the statement of the superintendent of the ward, the prisoner, while there, was very eccentric in his manner. lie at one time refused to eat his food, on the ground cf havin g had so many teeth drawn. He said he was going ma d, and refused to rise from his bed. Mr. Stott, the surgeon, stated that the head of the de ceased had been nearly broken to pieces. There were no fewer than fifteen distinct blows to be traced. The prisoner showed many symptoms of weakness of mind. Thinks he'was not of sane mind at the time. Mr. Chalmers, surgeon at Kirkdale gaol, stated that the prisoner, when committed to the gaol, was perfectly insane, and remained so up to the time of his removal to Ilaydock-lodge. • Verdict—Not Guilty, on the ground of insanity. Benjamin Barrett was indicted for the manslaughter of William Seddon, at Kearsley. Mr. Brandt and Mr. Hulton appeared for the prose cution; the prisoner was defended by Mr. Monk. The charge against the prisoner alleged in the indict ment was in substance that he was in the employment of William Stott and others at a certain colliery, and was employed to superintend an engine there for pump ing out the water from the workings, and thereby keeping a free passage for the atmospheric air, and thereby dissipating certain noxious gases, and espe cially carburetted hydrogen, which, in the absence of such free passage, would accumulate in the colliery. That the prisoner absented himself from the said col liery, and neg!ected to superintend the said engine, and thereby prevented a free passage of the atmospheric air through the workings, and thereby caused the said gases to accumulate in the workings, and caused large quan tities of carburetted hydrogen and other gases, which had so accumulated in the colliery, to surround the deceased, who was a collier employed in the said colliery, and using a lighted candle therein, had caused the said gases so caused to surround the deceased to explode and burn the deceased, giving him divers mortal wounds, of which ho died. It appeared from the statement made in opening the case, that at Kearsley there is a colliery belonging to W. Stott and others. Connected with the pit which is now worked is an old mine, and there run between them certain passages for the admission of air to ventilate the mine. At the old pit is the engine in question, which is used for pumping out the water in the passages of that mine, which would otherwise rise so high as to prevent, the passage from the old to the new mine, and thus cut off the necessary supply. The prisoner absented himself for three days from his duties in attending the engine. Itvconsequence the water accumulated, cut off the supply of fredh air, and the result was, that when the deceased, with others, descended into the mine with a candle, an explosion took place which caused his death. On the opening of the case, Mr. MONK objected that the facts stated, it proved, would not show any indict able offence. It is a mere nonfeasance, and that a mere breach of a civil contract. A mere nonfeasance cannot make a person criminally liable, except when it is the neglect to discharge a duty imposed by law, as of a parent. to support an infant child. To make any one, in other cases, liable to a criminal charge, there must be an act done. s In reply, it was urged that this case was similar to that of a carter who leaves his cart in the street, or stops to speak to a companion, and the horse, in consequence, runs over a person. His LORDSHIP said that in that case the cart was set in motion by the party's negligence. Here there was nothing of the kind. There was a mere abstaining frotn doing anything. In the case of driving a cart, the law imposes on the person who undertakes to drive it the the duty of taking care of it. The Learned COUNSEL suggested the case of a porter on a railway, where he had neglected the proper placing of the points, by which the carriages ran off the road and a party was killed. His LORDSHIP said that in that case there had pro bably been an act clone by the party in at first placing the points in the wrong direction. After some further argument, his Lordship decided on hearing the evidence, and on the facts appearing as above shortly stated his Lordship stopped the case. Verdict, Not Guilty. • Richard Wignall was indicted for the wilful murder of his wife, Kitty Wignall, at laiverpool, on the 15th of Jur.e last. Mr. bergesnt Wilkins and Mr. Blair conducted the prosecution. The prisoner was defended by Mr. At kinson. It appeared that the prisoner and his wife occupied a cellar i❑ Gore-street, in Toxteth-park, in this town, and on the day in question he had had some dispute with a woman of the name of Bogue respecting some panes which he was to have put in her cellar. He afterwards went into his own cellar, where his wife was, and the neighbours heard a noise as of some parties quarrelling. One of them looked in and saw him striking with his fist towards the bed, and the deceased was then crying out " I'm not a w-; I'll never give in to be called a w-." A Mrs. Moreton, who lived adjoining, went in, and he was then striking the deceased with his fist as she sat on the bed. He took up a stool and struck her twice on the head with it. Mrs. Moreton succeeded in getting it from him, and the deceased sat down on a chair. The pri soner knocked her down and kicked her on the head. Mrs Moreton then left the cellar, taking the prisoner's two children with her, and the prisoner then came to the door and threw some water over the children who were assembled, having been attracted by the disturb ance. The deceased tried to get out, but he would not let her and closed the dour. Some of the parties stand ing round opened it, and the prisoner was then seen to kick the deceased as she lay on the ground, and to strike her with a piece of wood. He came out shortly after, threw up his cap, and said he didn't care for any man in Gore-street. On the neighbours going in, the poor woman was found in her last agonies, and died in a fow minutes. There was found to be a cut on the back of the head, an abrasion on the temple, and various bruises on other parts of the body. None of them were in them selves dangerous, but, on an internal examination, there was found to be a large effusion of blood in the brain, which had been produced by external violence, and had caused her death. Mr. Atkinson addressed the jury for the defence. His LORDSHIP summed up ; and the jury, after being some time in deliberation, returned a verdict of Guilty of manslaughter, adding, that it was their unanimous opinion it was one of the most aggravated cases that had ever come before a jury. To be transported for life. The Court, on the civil side, was engaged the whole day with the trial of a question of fraudulent preference, which was of no public interest. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. Jane Gill, 28, described as a widower, and John Jones, 38, tailor, were indicted for feloniously stealing ten sove reigns, ten half-sovereigns, and other moneys, the pro perty of Elizabeth Berkley, in her dwe:ling-house, and Thomas Webb, doll-maker, 29, was indicted for assisting the other prisoners to commit the robbery. Mr. Baldwin prosecuted, Mr. Payne defended Webb, and Mr. O'Brien the other prisoners. From the evidence adduced, it appeared that the prosecutrix is the keeper of a brothel in Whitechapel, and the prisoners Gill and Webb had cohabited together and occupied a room in her house, but they had left shortly before the robbery. On the day in question Gill went to the house of the prosecutrix and told her that she had met a friend who had just come from India, and she wished the best bed-room to be kept for their accommodation, and she at the same time particularly requested that Webb should not be told of her pre tended infidelity. At night, accordingly, Gill and Jones came to the house, and two shillings' worth of brandy were immediately sent for, and the prisoners mixed some brandy and water, of which the prosecutrix and her servant partook, and there was strong ground for supposing that the liquor was drugged, for imme diately after they had drunk it both the prosecutrix and her servant became insensible, and were quite un conscious of what afterwards occurred. When, how ever, they came to themselves in the morning, it was discovered that a cash-box, containing the money in question, had been stolen from the bed-room of the prosecutrix, and it also appeared that the bed-room en gaged by the prisoners had not been occupied, and the candle-stick that had been given to them in the evening was found in the bed-room from whence the cash-box and money had been stolen. The evidence against the prisoner Webb merely went to the extent of showing the nature of his connexion with the female prisoner, and also that they were all together on the night of the rubbery, and that he parted from the other two just before they proceeded to the house of the prosecutor, and that he was again seen in their company on the fallowing morning very shortly after the robbery must have been committed. When the prisoner Jones was subsequently taken into custody, a pair of spectacles, which the prosecutrix identified as a portion of the articles stolen on the night of the robbery, were found in his pocket. The COURT having intimated an opinion that there was not sufficient evidence to connect the prisoner Webb with the transaction, the jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty with respect to him. Mr. O'BRIEN then addressed the jury on behalf of the other prisoners, and called witnesses to prove that the spectacles that were found upon him had been in his possession a long time before the robbery. The evi dence upon this point was not, however, b) any means of a satisfactory character. The RECORDER having summed up, the jury returned a verdict of Guilty against Gill and Jones, and they were sentenced to be transported for ten years. - THE SEASON AND THE CROPS. During the last week the weather has been very un favourable in this part of the country for the drying of the grain, and the greater part of it still remains in the fields, cut, but not in a lit state to be housed. It has several times been almost ready for stacking, but in each case rain has come before it was thoroughly dry, and has rendered a further delay necessary . On several days the weather has been warm and close, as well as wet, which rendered it doubly dangerous to the grain. Saturday was the finest day that we had last week, and the believers in the in fluences of the moon predicted that we should have a fine month, but present appearances are much against the truth of their predictions. The grain must have suf fered in some degree from this leng continuance of damp close weather, wherever it is not secured, that is, in the north of England, in Szotlaud, and in the greater part of Ireland. The accounts from the south and centre of Eng land state that it has there been secured in good order. The fatal disease in the potatoes continues to spread in every part of the country. Scarcely a field has es caped in South Lancashire and Cheshire. On the open sandy lands, extending from Warrington to High Legh, as well as in the district which we described last week, the disease prevails everywhere. Its ravages are much more general and fatal than they were last year. Then it principally prevailed in wet and heavy soils, whilst this year it exists in soils of every kind ; then goodness of cultivation appeared to check it, whilst now the best cultivated crops are the first to bo seized with the malady. Some of the worst specimens of the disease are to be found in perfectly dry soils, where the potato has never been grown before, and where the greatest care has been taken in selecting healthy seed. Hopes were entertained by many parties that new varieties of the potato might be raised from foreign seed, which would be free from this disease; but we learn from Mr. Skirving, that of twenty -five foreign varieties grown by him in his nursery grounds at Walton, nut one has escaped. The sorts tried by Mr. Skirving were brought from every part of Europe and America, and after so entire a failure, in the hands of so skilful a cultivator as he is uni versally allowed to be, we fear that the prospect of re newing the crop from foreign seed is very slight. In this neighbourhood, and in other parts of Lancashire and Cheshire, some farmers speak of giving up the cultiva tion of the potato, except on a small scale, and of turning their attention to milk and hay. In most instances they will be compelled to do so by the want of seed, far none of the potatoes are likely to ripen properly this year, and it is therefore very improbable that they will keep until spring.—Liverpool Times. THE POTATOE InsnasE.—The exemption of these counties from this awful scourge, at which we so often congratulated ourselves, no longer exists. Within the last ten days the dreadful reality has displayed itself, and is readable by every eye in the black pestiferous fields which were anon teeming with luxuriant verdure, indicative of prolific crops. Throughout the whole district the potato crop has been blighted, the stems are black and withering, setting forth, where decomposition has taken hold of the roots, a disagreeable fwttd odour ; and to such an extent does this prevail, that it is impossible to say whether even a tithe of the crop will be available for food. The characteristics of the disease need not be enumerated, as they are the same here as elsewhere ; and what is vexatious is, that no effectual remedy is known for arresting its impetuous ravages. Cutting or pulling off the shaws has been recommended ; but where the cause of the disease is not known, any prescription must be very problematical. Some persons have com menced to plough up the fields not far from this : and if the crops were nearly ripe this would be right ; but in their present immature state, we doubt the advantage of so doing, particularly where, upon trial, the roots are not all giving way. The disease is now pervading the whole empire, and no locality is free of it ; but in no dis trict will it be more severely felt than in the Northern Highlands, where the bulk of the population subsist on potatoes as their daily food, for wilytinioetphhe,ensweteociftirecasu,rm,onfsotwahandicceehs qt h u e a t in e substituteost gloomy can prospects be areprovided. o n we do not see the end, or the intensity of the distress that impends. In the meantime we recommend to all classes to look the danger fully in the face—to break up no fields until the rottenness of all the roots is proved, and in preparing tainted potatoes for food, to pare off all the pasts diseased before boiling. The establishment of starch mills and flour mills has beensuggested, and the suggestion should not be lost sight of. Measures of relief will be ab solutely necessary in these counties, where the potato is the chief subsistence of many, as in Ireland ; and we doubt not that the Ministry, who have so timeously and hu manely made provision to meet this visitation of Providence in the sister isle, will turn a ready and willing ear to any representation which may be addressed to them from this country. The approaching meeting of the Highland and Agricultural Association of Scotland, in Inverness, affords a most fitting opportunity for deliberation as to the measures which are necessary in the present juncture; and we sincerely hope, that as not only most of our northers proprietors and farmers will be assembled there, but many from other parts of the kingdom, as well as the directors of this great Association, which truly re presents the agricultural interests of the whole of Scot land, the opportunity will not be lost of discussing this very important question, and of adopting such a course of action as may justify us' in hoping that our country will not be left without some substitute for the important article of food, of which, it is now certain, the poor among us will this year be utterly deprived.—Ross. shire Advertiser. THE CROPS IN SCOTLAND. (From the Ross-shire Advertiser.) DumrniessurnE.—The past week has not b ees favourable for the important o p era tions of harve st as was earnestly desired over a wide district of count* Around Dumfries about two-thirds of the grain hav e been cut, and where the farmers were enabled to get an early start, the fields have been cleared of their stocks, and these safely deposited in the barn-yard. This el l applies to our own immediate locality, however ; even on the sane) , slopes of the Tinwald hills, nea r ? all the grain remains standing, while muc h of it Is still decidedly green. A good many sales o f g raw l l l grain have taken place, and w h ereve r the crop ",""' not suffered seriously from the weather , the Te e mand has been fair, and in some cases brisk. T'e uncertainty which still hangs over the grain mar and ket has not been without its effect, h owe ver ; d as several places, where heavy crops, which had s uffer! _ from rain and floods, were exposed to competition, sales went on , so languidly, that they wer e steal/ . altogether. Prices far cotes have ranged from 5 1 . 10 1 0 per acre, according to quality; and the only instaal we are aware of where this figure was exceeded is * Mountainhall, where 11/. 9s. were given for crop of 11 ,1; questionably a very superior description. Barley "be been sold at 71. per acre, the crop being sho rt in straw, as is generally the case all over the country. Oats are looking remarkably well this season througu ri out the district of Cunningham. At the sales,. a Kill, competition, and good prices have realised. i t & t ch Dunlop, at a late sale, from 101. to 12/. per old 0v e , 0 ,, acre was readily obtained, which is an advance of tween 20s. to 30s. on the last year's rates. FORFARSHIRE.—The heavy rains which fell tool & the end of last week were unfavourable to harvest oPe; rations, which are now generally commence d in t,o„c neighbourhood. Several farmers express a dread the alternately hot and rainy weather cause the graillep sprout in the stook, or in the fields where it has bAeAs e lodged. The potatoes are now by all conjeetere almost a lost crop. Fields which a few weeks ago e ve peered in all the luxuriance of vegetation , and g-c.- every sign of promising an abundant crop, are Ilav v in . vered by one mass of blackened "shaws." It is a pima ful sight to behold the ravages thus created. Som e e - el ago it was announced that the grain crops waked selib'e with a disorder similar to that which had t he, potatoes; but we are given to understand that e aamage will at most nut exceed that of an av eof blight. Though oats at one time had the app ears them being more than an average crop, so many fiel ds of tf having been lodged and their whitening so rapidly have given rise to a dread that the grain, though btlllo not be of the average weight. tato We have still to lament the progress of the P e ne s disease, although some accounts seem to induce herit, that a few quarters may comparatively escap e frel3 C3OO- On this point, however, it is impossible to make flaY ho fident statement. In various places where the crePanj manifestly failed, the ground has been cleared, t WS' planted with greens, cabbages, and other veg e-a ne er other cases, the potatoes, hopeless as the Or n is ance of the stems is, have been allowed to relos' l " 0 - the ground, until the time of taking up shall h"ethati rived, which is expected to be a month earlierdon usual. In some instances, the stems have been eat 011 with the scythe, and the surface powdered over is quick lime, and the earth raised around the plail,to t iee short, in ignorance of the real cause of the el ) " . "" ne ei• people are glad to try anything in the way of e !„ E al • ments, in the hope of arresting it.—Aberdeen J ou r ~t 9t o KEITH, Atm. 13.—We regret to state tha t fliers for taint has, to some extent, appeared in this distL'e bel• the last week. It commences in the low grounds e;ferl lows, but gradually reaches the high grounds also. ~ot. field is more or less tainted, both stem and r oot ; :tea, withstanding, we think the calamity is much exaggerntiei• and, so far as we can judge in the meantime , are,: fe rf pate only partial damage, which the abundan t an ' fine grain crop will amply make up. I'S' RAILWAY SHARE MARK S ,rhil4 4 ' STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Bristol and EXETER, AUGUST 26. er Eget Co 10y,-Exeter and Crediton, % dis.-Devon and Central 1 1 A -South Wales, 4. Sa d MANCHESTER, AUGUST 26. STocx EZCHANGE.-The sales are-Ambergate, Boston, % c. dis.-Blackburn, Clitheroe, &c., 1%1 dis 'and /3 ,16 Newark, and Sheffield, 13-16 dis.-Boston, tamford, i 11, , mingham, 12s. c. dis. -Eastern Counties, York Extonallieet'o, p.-East Lancashire, 8 9-16 p.--Fast Lincolnshire, 14 d",l es , 4 IiJS. N'otting...„lrposn'' tout Preston, and West Riding, 14 dis.-Glasgow and Duln_i r . 0 , Pit-% itto Goole, Doncaster, Sheffield, &c., 14 c. dis.- Grand un l % p . ',..10 -Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, 1 415• p! Extension, IA p.-Lancashire and North Yorkshire , / 4 ,,„. 3 3 f;ar and Thirsk, 314 dis.-Liverpool, Ormskirk, and preswl p. - - i olth London and York, 56 dis.-Manchester and Leeds Fiftll' ot y C;., 1 16 Ps chester and Southampton, 18s. 9d. dis.-Midland Br..ters , 0 ., 2 01 ' 401. Shares, 13 p.-North Eastern, 114 dis.-North N eal, t NW -Nottingham and Mansfield, % p.-Oldham, Biricepd r hir e, 1 c. dis.-Preston and Wyre, Halves (B), % p.-S ll .,„ e ,eforu% 3 11 u: chester, Quarters, No. 1, 4 p.-Shrewsbury and 0 - ," So o . ..Tror l ' dis.- Shropshire Union Railway and Canal, % d' s ' - .: par" 1, lands Junction, 16s. dis.-South Staffordshire Junctiot;.64, Valley, Midland, &c., par-West Lancashire Coast, Ll ' Whitehaven and Farness, 2% dis. I, %r LEEDS, AUGUST 26. yo• ~e f . nties,. So STOCK EXCIIANGE.-The sales are-Eastern COd a nd ..,,,, tension, 335. p.-East Lancashire, 8% p.-Great Grim ily . ~,,,. 7 , field Docks, Ili dis.-Iluddersfield and Manchensteryr_ln, srd" p.-Iluddersfield and Sheffield, LeeaS 1 16 -Leeds and Dewsbury, 3 3 4 p.-Ditto, Cr' Ilrairoerth British, itto, Thirsk, 3/. 14s. dis. -Ditto, New , 3 dis.- find Goole, 11% p. - Cll' Branch, 575. p.--Wakefield, Fontefrae t wfir e ingham, 14s. disii.:o New, 5% p.-Boston, Stamford, And ''' 17s. dis.-Grand d'ii., theroe Junction, 16s. dis.- Direct Northern'North Eastern, ifi lr ojOr and . 13s. dis.--Lancashire, Yorkshire , dis'-Leicester and 1 5 erp ool: Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland. 165. d 9s• 60. dls.- 01 ,,,i0 ham, 17s. (id. dis.-Leicester and Bedfor , • ter ('•• " Ormskirk, and Preston, 3% p. - lanches .... London and . 3 n _ . o , '2% dis..-North Western, 4s. 6d. p. -Shropshire Union, va . 01 __.YOr' Welsh Midlands, 345. dis.-West Riding Union, 41. 19ii. 6% p.-Leeds t fit% p.aa_tor. . ... Carlisle, 38s. ad. dis. 0' • . HuLi i ,. AUGUST 26. 1%4011 STOCK EXCISAIROZ.—The sales are—Eastern COUntieS. -,11.1:„ 0 7 0 4 tension, 2l,4—North —North British, Half Shares, 16}4—York an„d Midland (East;and \Vest Riding), 13—Fleetwood, Preston. atp e ste';", Riding, 7s. W.—Leicester and Tamworth, 345. 6d.—Nort h ire " Ole! 4s. p.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 21. 18s. 6d.—ShroPt e ter 10s. dis.—West Riding Union, s—Grand Union, 155. —Lew • Bedford, 12s. 6d.-South Midland, 14s. p. SHEFFIELD, AUGUST 26. „ eld %tr O te STOCK Excnallot.-The sales are - Grimsby and Saf fl , l o9„o, sion, 17s. dis.-Ditto, Quarter Shares, Os. dis.-Ditto, 1417,01ati;ep Dock, 1% dis.-Derby and Gainsborough, % dis .-East, dis.-Manchester and Lincoln Union and Canal, 17!: field and Lincolnshire, Sc. dis.-Ditte, Extensio n, 0 d b * 111 YORK, AUGUST 26. , : 0tt.1 0 % jai it A STOCK Excnesos.-The sales are- Grand Union and Lynn), I3s. 6d.-Leicester, Tamworth, 1 1 ...;„.,0 11° t ett' and York, 2 -.Newcastle and Berwick, 27/. 16s. 3c1. - „'"c.iisie 14. Darlington, New, 11 1 ,4 -North British, 33 % -Ditto, tt,,toih slon, 41. Is. scrip-North Western, 11. 75.-West Riding , e ,or EDINBURGH, AUGUST 25. r . ii STOCK EXCUANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, BI- I port, Banff, and Elgin, I/. -Airdrie and Bathgate , 3 ;_.„` and Forfar, 281.-Ditto, Halt Shares, 151. 10e.-Aki"!,..7 IP. 4.7 rush, 14s. 6d.-Ayr and Galloway, 11. 7s. 6d.-BanfrsuSion, onsto fast and County Down, 12s. 6d.-British and Irish .... c0,12 0 10 6d.-Caledonian, 151. 7s. 6d.-Ditto, New, 11. 9 9 . 6d „„ • ..-..C$ l eon': Extension, 1/. 135..-Caledonian and Dumbarton 11 . 105. -* 23/. and Northern Direct, 2/. 25.-Clydesdale Junction, 2 / • i n wall and Devon Central, 1/. 11 s.-Deeside Rap-Wall 155. -- '4tu g r. Direct Northern, 1/. 14s.- Dublin and Enniskill en, .;nd rer:.olo' and Arbroath, 371.--Ditto. New, 21/. 55.-Du ndee OS , 66. ....D ittrn 7s. 6d.-East Indian Railway, 165.-East of Fife, , •Jll. burgh and Bathgate, 2/. 155.-Edinburgh and tila,..l ° t ` t v o , ditt ° c ' e , Halt Shares, 171. 15s.- Ditto, Quarters, 17:. 10s• -vi rrefereg, 6J 181.-Edinburgh, and ort , 155.-Edinburdi aa i Northern, 91. 19s. - :` e "1„ oct" DP ls Edinburgh anTl Forth, 3!. 10s.- Forth and Clyde -Glasgow and Ayrshire, 751.-Ditto, New Stock: 21. Quarter Shares, 18/. IN.-Glasgow and Belfast Unth „ Deine're T er' gow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, it. 15s. -Glasgow t e w Stcl` n d tion, 11. 135.-Glasgow and Garnkirk 40/.-Gl°^ 9l ' itto , It a- /. __D. r oc minus, 81. 10s-Glasgow and Greenock, 161. 10s• 3 gOW , r Si. 155.-Ditto, Preference, 1/. 155.-Glasg o W , , LeSni ° ," Ardrossan, I/. 10s.- Glasgow, Strathaven, 1 4, • r0e , 13 4. 195.-Granton Junction, 1 Os.-Great North of Scc;rs 3 .--k%ies, ness and Elgin, 17s. 6d.-Lanark and Lothians, ..g oit h ear 1 /. 1 5 0 fast, and Ballymena, 95.-London, Bristol, and $ / 0 3s. 6d. -London and York, 2/. 3s. 6d.-Ditto, Lin d Den n oti g, -Midland and Eastern Counties, 155.-No ve° Ditto, Ei t ii ire. -North British, 364. 10s.-Ditto, Halves, Carlisle, V. Is. 6d.--Ditto, Fifths, 7/. 15s- Ne w, 10 . 1 i 2 ; 9s. 6d.-North Wales Mineral, 16/. 155."- 191. l o s . - 0 !_soOt and Inverness, 1/.6d.-Scottish Junction, 1/. I ° ° i c ott:;7 91. IN.-Scottish Central and Caledonian 7/. 10S. s ygDu: tish Grand Junction, 12s.- Scottish Mi"' 36 ' Shre Hereford, s * 6d. Southern, 1/. 175.-Shrewsbury and Ileref 21 15S. , 15,f.-rtb Stafford....seofil! Oswestry, and Chester, 5/. 105.-South 21• ling and Dunfermline, 1/. M. -Stirling and 1 "'"'„ Stratheru Junction, 2/.-Wishaw and Coltness , 47/. 100 4 (10 1 c- The ill THE COBDEN NATIONAL TRIBUTE FUND , " t he „ t ee mitten appointed at Newall's- buildings, on FridaY , pi c'os instant, for the purpose of co-operating with the .I () cAli k g er , throughouta an t ee th o e f th T e Town-hall, testimonial uia i g n iht o ni t hb a ae k n i n ph g raess since been very actively engaged in the pursuance date', Or / ject, with what success we are at present unable t e t iof.d a report it is expected will be made at the sn ee bscrinoo o ye a nett m ebd o e r e e tno inefffared.ce::hi:cinf tefbrol:F.l7s,o: committee on Tuesday evening. The amount e n st e 0 4 0 this district is upwards of 44,3001., and the aggr e gviikietclo upwards of 66.8001. The names of Messrs. shol';00 Brothers, and Co., Blackburn and Messrs. Eec lea ' 0 01 0 4 and Co., Damen, appear in the advertisement e s ort,, h bor o for 2001. each firm, as do those of Messrs. Black Barnes, Church, near Accrington, Mr. W. Eccle s ' %a and Mr. J. Eccles, Blackburn, for 1 001 . each'''. ictSe Guardian. fit a THE COLOSSEUM.-The above establisu !Ivor illuminated last evening in the following In e ,n, ll . er, v- -- Aet of his Royal Highness Prince Albert's hi rtnu i7 atl° l ll,icfr nificent star in gas in front of Regent's par''.with Albany-street, and the summit of the buil ding O t two colums, forming a beautiful temple in g e t Ct il ii Po d‘ ; [ADVERTISEMENT.] - UNPRECEDENT%'-'4.00,1r0 0 0 1,, HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.-Thomas Symonds, formar'Y °', 0.0 10. 0101, 0 0 yard, residing in Gravei-lane, Southwark, had t e :d to 'ldes ' l Lor his work for t , ree 3 ears. His lungs Were suPP"'„., he0,..,; 1 015,06 having a distressing cough, with feet and legs swel.'Z' its w„,.% he could scarcely ever keep anything on his storunc"id; ye' hi rallyv a bHollel so weak and 111 as to barely have power to °W t li t itin° ". 0 months this poor man acquired almost a new consti d ord a , t w o ay u ' n s d P e i r i t l a s, ke al t i a d e is nowlaborious become duties to T a a t b s e kn ospe g ine 7 vosoi s ti r; d j : 1 0 1,0,0 4;" vessel about sailing to New South Wales• sold at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244 and by a dealers in medicine. di g BIRTHB. On the 2361 inst., the wife of the Rev* r " s . G we" of a son. St, Pr' On the 23d inst., at Hamilton-terra ce, eft 6 Y* Mrs. Prothero, of a daughter. A , of th e On the 24th inst., at Southsea, the 1 11 ' . .7 8 0°111 Musson, of the Island of Jamaica, of a son. J. On the 24th inst., the wife of th e Rev* viett s, Vicar of Houghton, Norfolk, of a daughter. ~,Tifliaso On the 25th inst., at Highbury-place, of a son. I ' ---- MARRIED. .f9l * s On the 19th inst., at Portsmouth, Mr. Abrahalliigin, Portsmouth, to Belle, eldest daughte r of M o sley ' I As, of Barbadoes. Willa-I:1°r On the 25th inst, at Basingstoke, her • 010-- Guildford, to Mary Anne, second daugf man, Esq. Vcl oll4 DIED. ~, o f - On the 20th inst., Edward Russell, only SO''' Jarvis, of Grove-road, Mile-end. poao,,,ad () On e the the 22d 2d inst., at NVormley, Hcrts, Mr. D. '''' of Q''' th ird on inst., at Hackney, Sidney , _,Mo ll' Simpson, aged 16. the O d n e t n h g e h t 2 e 3 r d of i t n h s e t. , R eavt.Hj.avvearvhiiesll,, ez , '""P hi- .11 lkih- s th• 4 aged 20. ii c t O. lir ? n jeh th n e w 23 ii d lia ir inst., On the 23d inst., at Highfield House, s a rab ' 1.66. o A A late John Fowler, Esq. ell I NTe/"I - a lo l r On the 25th inst ., at Devonshire -place, W On the 24th inst , a y t Blth, Robert C. Sconoce,4slo4o' -rod' Charles Reeves, Esq., aged ,49. York-place, Cgunberw 02. London: Printed and Published by MORD° YOUI T ato 1;40 Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Stra ia „;godiSji or },he SAM the CQWIt7 Of Xi dd 21, NO. , 3troX a ' TI • PAYMENTS. Expenses of Act of Parliament 15,465 18 3 Advertising, printing, and stationary Engineering and surveying, including costs of extension surveys Law costs 2,200 0 5 Parliamentary expenses 1,515 7 0 Bankers' charges, travelling expenses, and petty disbursements Office salaries and rent Debenture stamps Directors, as per vote of last general meeting Auditors Office furniture Land and compensation 59,681 3 6 Sleepers, rails, and chairs Store yard and stores 699 12 0 Carriage builders, on account Contractors for permanent way and stations, on account Cash at bankers Ditto in the hands of storekeeper 248 9 10 Ditto in the hands of secretary 4O 7 9 £246,800 16 1 The following is an abstract of the engineer's report : " In my last report on the 23d of February, I stated that the first contract, extending from Lynn to Denver, was just let, and that this portion of the line would be completed by the 31st of August. " The embankments stand remarkably well, and there is not the slightest appearance of slip or settlement in ; , any of them. The viaducts over the river •Nar- on the main line and branch to the harbour, together with ell the other bridges and culverts, are built. The earthwork is finished, with the exception of a sh , ,rt length of low embankment at the c xtremity of the harbour branch, which could not be proceeded with until the bridge across the river Nar was finished, over which a portion of the earth had to be carried. It is, however, rapidly progressing, and will soon be completed. The 'bridge for carrying the turnpike road over the railway, near Lynn, which, with the approaches on each side, has been the heaviest work upon this portion of the line, is finished, and the traffic may be turned over it in the course of a week. " The temporary station at Lynn, the station house at Downham Market, and the minor station houses and gate lodges at the several public road level crossings are in a forward state, and I have therefore every confidence in assuring you, that this portion of the line will be ready for opening as soon as the engines arrive, which have been promised by the manufacturers early in September. " The second contract, being the remaining portion of the main line, and in length 12f miles, has been let to Messrs. Gregson, contractors, for a sum under my esti• mate. Operations have been cGmnienced in several places, and the works are rapidly progressing. The portion of the line between Littleport and the junction with the Eastern Counties Railway, a length of four miles, is to be ready for opening by the 30th of Novem ber. The remaining 81 miles will be finish, d by the 30th of June in next year. " Bv opening the however, from Lynn to Down ham Market, and from Littleport to Ely, so great a saving of time will be effected in tho journey between Lynn and Ely, as, in my opinion, to ensure the whole of the London traffic passing along the railway. " The branch to Wisbech is now the only part of the line which is not commenced. This has been set out a considerable time, and the contract may be proceeded with whenever you give me the necessary instructions to that effect. "J. S. VALENTINE." A resolution adopting the report was then agreed to unanimously. A desultory conversation ensued as to whether the amalgamation which had been entered into between the three lines—the Lynn and Ely, the Lynn and Dereham, and the Ely and Huntingdon Railway, still prevailed. It appears that a deed has been drawn up, but the share holders, when the Bill is obtained, will have the power of disapproving of it, thereby rendering the amalgama tion deed nugatory. A vote of thanks having been passed to the chairman, the meeting separated. LYNN AND DEREHAM RAILWAY -COMPANY.-(THIS DAY.) The half-yearly meeting of this Company took place this day at the London Tavern ; Henry C. Lacey in the chair. The following report was read : " The proprietors will recollect that the directors were authorised, by a special meeting, to apply in the present session for a Bill for amalgamating this Company with the Lynn and Ely and Ely and Huntingdon Railway Companies. " The Bill for amalgamating this Company with the Lynn and Ely and Ely and Huntingdon Railway Com panies has also been introduced into the House of Com mons. As, however, the amalgamation was not agreed upon until the 31st of December last, the Parliamentary notices for the Bill could not be given until after the time prescribed by the standing orders had expired. The Standing Orders "Committee have therefore !neces sarily reported to the House this non-compliance with their regulations. " The Select Committee, contrary to the sanguine expectation of the directors, declined to recommend that the standing orders should be dispensed with, and the Bill was therefore lost for the present session. " The following is an abstract of the cash accounts:— Receipts . ..............£127,936... 3 9 PAY3IENTS. Expenses of Act of Par1iament............ 12,726 8 0 Engineering and surveying... .............. 1,975 17 2 Law costs Directors, as per vote of last general meeting ... 6OO 0 0 Land *nd compensation Sleepers, rails, and chairs Contractors for Permanent way and stations, on account ...... , ............. ..• Cash at bankers 5,236 11 6 49,343 0 1 Total of all payments...... £127,936 3 9 "The following is an abstract of the engineer's report : "In my report of the 23d of February last, I stated that the first contract, extending from Lynn to Nar borongb, a length o f n i ne m il es , had been let, and would be ready for opening on the 31st of August. "'the works have been rapidly progressing, and are so far advanced as to enable me to assure ou that the line may be opened to the public as soon as the engines, which the manufacturers have promised early in Sep tember, can be obtained to work it. " The second contract, being a distance of five and a half miles, and extending from the termination of con tract No. 1 to the town of Swaffham, has been let to Messrs. Fly and Frost, contractors, for a sum under my estimate, and they have commenced operations in several places. The tiff a fixed for the completion of this portion of the line is the 30th of June in next year. " The remainder of the line, a distance of about eleven miles, is set out, and should I shortly obtain your :per mission to proceed, the whole of the line between Lynn and Dereham may be opened throughout early in the autumn Of next year. "J. S. VALENTINE." Jet Aet dis c 44i lib, 4 4' to 1 the