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

FRANCE. The Constitutionnel has the following on the com mercial relations between France and Germany For some time past seriously thickieg persons have been occupied with the approach ,n opportuneness of a commercial and customs treaty between France and Germany. This is an idea which will gain ground, for it responds to the tendencies of the present epoch. Itis there fore necessary to begin to state the commercial movement of France with the German Customs, Association. England and France had already accomplished their industrial re volution, while Germany still struggled against the inva sion of fresh discoveries. Our neighbours beyond the Rhine have long regarded machines as dangerous inven tions, and they have not consented to change their mode of production except in face of the most evident neces sity; but when once in the path of innovations, they have persevered with that patience which is one of the features of the German character. It is more particu larly by the establishment of the Zollvereln that Germany has shown her resolution to take rank among commercial Powers. That great institution has rendered to the States associated in it the same services as did the abolition of the internal barriers in our French provinces in 1789. It is from 1833, the year of the formation of the Zollverein' that the impetus given to G e r man i n d us try takes date. The prin cipal merchants and manufacturers of Prussia, Bavaria, and Saxony then began the excellent custom of meeting together periodically, in order to discuss their common interests. The press published an account of every new and ingenious process. The most eminent men did not disdain to examine into the difficulties of manufactures. Not only did M. de Reden publish in 1844 his remark able work on the commerce and nsanufactures of Ger many, he took on himself to procure samples of the linen made in Ireland; he compared them with similar articles made in Silesia and Westphalia; he ascertained the re spective prices of one and the other, and sent those sam ples to all the great manufacturers of the country. These and other similar efforts soon placed Germany as a prtdticing country immediately next to England, France, and the United States. The considerable developments of German industry are proved by the tables of the commerce of France with the Zoll verein. Although the figures which we are about to put forward only express the official value of our special trade with Germany, they are, how ever, very significative, and deserve serious con sideration. In 1820 we exported directly into Prussia and the rest of Germany 96,202,1881. worth of merchandise. In 1840 the amount fell to 48,662,000 f. In 1848 it was only 35,852,0001., but rose again a little in 1849, when it was 42,357,000 f. Thus, in the space of 30 years, the total amount of our exports to the States of the Zollverein has diminished b y one-half. During this same period from 18 20 t o 1849 the e im ports from Germany into France at first f o llowed an upward course. From 23,838, 285 f. in 1820 , they They rose T to 47,981,000 f. in 1840, and to 59,380,000f1842. in 1849 returned y then fell to 49,551,000?. in 1847, and . e m r to 29,980,000 f.. nearly the same asodinulelneB2hoa.s therefore e portation into France of German pr remained about stationary. The ensemble 1 1 our direct exchange with Prussia an d G7(337337,3,09748! Such 9,94 e 0 r , e 04 t h 7f e . in 1820; in 1849 it was onl y facts which it was important to establish before seeking what bases commercial transactions between Faance on and Germany must be henceforth regulated. Every one will understand that the treaty must be of such a nature that both countries shall find their account in it; the balance between concessions and compensations must be equal." DIRECT TAXATION.-PROPERTY OR INCOME-TAX. TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING CHRONICLE. Sir,—ln discussing the question of a tax on property or income, it is, I think, necessary at the outs(-t to de termine upon which th© tax is to be levied. Until this is done, i: is useless to enter into such discussions as those of Mes srs . W ar b urton and Farr, as given in their evidence befure the Income-tax Committee, an extract from which you published in your paper of the 25th instant. If the taxis to be one upon property, then we should ?quire the aid of our bekt accountants and actuaries to teath us how to come at the real value of our property, and to settle its relative taxable vain. Bat, from what we have already seen amongst men learned in figures, I fear th 3 task would be a difficult one. If the tax is to be one upon income, then we should simply have to take the next income, and have the same per oentage deducted from all, irrespective of the source from which it is derived. All taxes, direct or indirect, are taxes on income. A tax levied upon income directly is, I contend, the most just, as the amount of it must vary just in proportion to the amount of the annual income. A tax levied upon realised property, although ostensibly levied upon pro perty, is in reality an indirect tax upon income, with the disadvantage of not accommodating itself so readily to the changes which must constantly take place in the value of property and income. The argument used against an income-tax, that it taxes alike the income derived from a man's brains and that from property, is quite a fallacious one. Property would soon cease to pay a tax, were it not for mind con stantly working upon it. Ido not see that we can sepa rate the two. A professional man's knowledge is as much realised property as the house he lives in, and both will bear taxing for the uses of the State just as long as they produce income, and no longer. There appears to be at the present moment a decided move in favour of direct taxation • and it would be as well to discover a sound principl e to guide us before we go too far, so that every change made shall be in the right direction. The question is still an open one, and I should like to see those gentlemen who are now dis cussing the relative values of different incomes, giving their attention to the following points : Whether direct taxation is preferable to indirect ? Whether a tax upon property or income is the most di gect ? Whether there ought to be any exemption ? To arrive at the net income, what are the allowances which ought to be made off different trades or professions ? 'Shia settled, we could then go further, as to the amount of rate to be levied, and to what extent we could get rid of the present system of indirect taxation. _ I remain, Sir, yours respectfully, Old Kent-road, Aug. 28, 1852, J. A. LYON. THE LONDON GAZETTE, Aug. S, DOWNING-STREET, AUG. 30, 1852 - The Queen has been pleased to appoint William Arrindell, Mso., to be Chief Justice of the Colony of British Guiana; and Robert R. Craig, Esq., to be her Majesty's Attorney- General, an d John Lucie Smith, Esq., to be her Majesty's Solicitor-General, for that Colony. CROWN-OFFICE, AUG. 30. MEMBERS RETURNBD TO SERVE IN THE PARLIAMENT SUMMONED TO BE HOLDEN AT WESTMINSTER, ON FRIDAY THE 20TH DAY OF AUGUST , 185 9 County of Antrim—Edward William P Langford Lodge ; George akh — a . m, .Esq., of Y, Esq., of Lissanowe Castle, both in the said county. Borough of Beifast—Richard Davidson Esq., of the Abbey, he Cairns, Esq., of in the county of Antrim ; Hugh New-square, Lincoln's Inn, in the county of Middlesex, Barrister at Law. Borough of Lisburn—Sir James Emerson Teianent, Knt. Town of Carrickfergus—Wellingtoncalle Henry Stapleton Cot ton, Esq., commonly otton. a the Honourable Wellington Henry Stapleton A la—Sir William Verner 7erner, Bart., of County Arin ni a . gh, o n f the said county of James Molynenx Armagh. Churchill, the lorfsmai Hockley,d g co unt i Caulfield, Esq., m v agh —Ross Stephenson, E," - Borough of Armagh--Ross John Ball, Esq., of Saint Stephen's green, County of Car to of the city of Dublin; i in the county Esq., of Oak Park, l i o n vi t_he jo co h t n int s y ad of ie C ir a , rl E o sq., of Henrys rum, Great Den- Borough of ar mark-strtet, in the conntyjookfnth.ye Young, Bart., B D .t u r b t. li . n. of Benuebo. County of Cavan —Sir rough Castle ; the Hon. James Pierce Maxwell, of Farnham, both in the said county of Cavan. County of Clare—Sir John Foster F i i n tz E G ng er l a a l n d d , ; K. c C o . r ß uelh in of Sussex, Worthing, in the county of O'Brien, Esq., of Birchfield, the county of Clare. one of Borough of Ennis—John David . FitzGeraidl Gerald, q., her Majesty's Counsel, of Merrion square, in the city of Dublin. Burke Roche, E3(1;" of Tra- County of Cork—Edmund bolgan House, in the county of Cork , a foresaid South, in the city Scully, Esq., of No. 13, Merrion-square Vincent of Dublin. Borough of Bandon- bridce—The Honourable Bernard, of Castle Bernard, commonly called Lord Viscount Francis Bernard, in the county of Cork. Borough of Kinsale—John Isaac Heard, Estee o f Kinsale aforesaid. 's Bart., Borough of Mallo w —Si r D en h am J e ph so n .Norree 9 of Stallow Castle, in the county of Cork. Borough of Youghall—lsasc Butt, Esq., Barrister-at-Law , of Lees on street in the county of th e c it y o f D u bli n . City of Cork —Francis Stack Murphy; William Fagan. s e _k±cniety of Douegal— Sir Edmund Samuel Hayes, Bart., of ;1 3 7'ee Castle ; LomasT Conolly, Esq., of Cliff, both in -c7ytly,l,ef Down on No c a ll r7 The Hon. Arthur Edwin llill, com in Nottinah e r la Edwin Hill, of Norwosd Park, Southwell, in the said co:hire; David Stewart tier, Esq., of Montalto, Borough of Ile'otY wn ° p f a b tri o c w k— n. The Hon. Charles Stewart liar dinge. Borough of N ow , ..... of. Aim County Kirk, Esq., of Annevale, in the county County of Dublin—sso,„„ Hans Hamilton, Esq., of Ab bottstown, in the count Y of—Dittisblin; Thomas Edward Taylor, Edward g Lieutenant-Colonel, of Am Gr e o n Castle in the said county. City of Dublin— College of the Holy Trinieet! E sq. ; John Vance, Esq. Hamilton, Esq.; the Right Lion.,:piiii—George Alexander Napier, her Ma jetty's Attorney-General for I reland. °4ePh Na p County of Fermanagh—Mervyn A sohds , y or Fermanagh. Brinsley zigermanagh. dale, in the county of Fermanagh ; s7 r l. e A. Beco, of Rvers- Brooke, Bart., of Colebrooke, in the most Borough of Enniskillen—James Whit j esty's Solicitor-General for Ireland. e her Ma- Countyut. Galway—Sir Thomas Burke, Bart., of NE j arble hill, in the county of Galway ; Thomas Arthur Bellew, E N., of Mount Bellew House, in the county of Galwa Town of Galway —Anthony O'Flaherty, Esq,, o f of Knock bane, of Ballvglannin Park, in the said county of Galway. . County of Kerry—llenry Arthur Herbert, Esq., of e ino .. Augustus es in ruse Abbey, in the county of Kerry; Valentine ---- I arn y, the county Browne, Esq., of Kenmare House, Killarney, of Kerry. Borough of Tralee—Maurice O'Connell, Esq., of Derry.. pane, in the said county of Kerry. County of Kildare— William Henry Ford Cogan, Esq.; David O'Connor Henchy, Esq. County of K ilkenny —William Shoe, Sergeant at Law, of Thomaatown, in the county of Kilkenny ; John Greene, Esq., Of Greeneville, in the county of Kilkenny. City of Kilkenny—Michael Sullivan, Esq., of Inch House, in the county of Kilkenny. King's County—Patrick O'Brien, Esq , of Merrion-square, in the city of Dublin ; Loftu s H. Bl an d,. Esq., of Blends ford, in the Queen's County. County of Leitrim—Hugh Lyons Montgomery, Esq., of Belhavel, in the county of Leitrim; John Brady, Esq., of Blackfriars-road, in the borough of Southwark, in the eounty of Surrey, England. County of Limerick—William Monsell, Esq., of Tervoe, in the'connty of Limerick ; Wyndham Goold,Esq., of Athed, in the county of Limerick. City of Limerick—Robert Potter, Esq., of the city of Lime- THE S T UN, LONDON, WE rick; Francis William Russell, Esq., of the city of Limerick. County of Londonderry—Thomas Bateson, Esq., of Bel voir-park, in the county of Down ; Theobald Jones, of Bovagh House, in the county of Londonderry, Captain in the Royal Navy. Robert otLo A o l d ex on an do cer y. Ferguson, B ar City ., fo the f Londonderry—SirFarm,to the liberties Borough of Coleraine — The Ri g ht Honoura ble Richard Southwell Bourke, commonly called Lord Naas, of Palmers town, in the county of Kildare. County of Longford—Fulke Southwell Greville, Esq. ; Richard Maxwell Fox, Esq. County of Louth—Chichester Fortescue, Esq., of Red House, in said county ; Tristram Kennedy, Esq., of Henrietta street, in the county of the city of Dublin. Borough of Dundalk—George Bowyer, Esq., of Radley park, in the county of Berks, England. Town of Drogheda—James M'Cann, Esq., of Staleen, in the county of Meath. County of Mayo—George Henry Moore, Esq., of Moore hall, in the county of Mayo; George Gore Ousely Higgins, Esq., of Glencorriel, in the county of Mayo. County of Meath—Frederick Lucas, Esq., of Hardwick street, in the county of the city of Dablin ; Matthew Elias Corbally, Esq., of Corbaiton Hall, in the county of Meath. County of Monaghan—Charles Powell Leslie, Esq c of Glasslough, in the county of Monaghan ; Sir George 'ors ter, Bart., of Coolderry, in the county of Monaghan. Queen's County—Sir Charles Henry Coote, Bart., of Bal lyfin House, in the Queen's county ; Michael Dunne, Esq., of Ballymany, in the Queen's county. Borough of Portarlington—Lieutenant - Colon el Plunket Dunne, of Brittas, in the Queen's County . Francis County of Roscommon—Fitzstephen French,E 6 Oliver Esq., of Frenchpark, in the comity of Roscommon ; v r we John Grace, Esq., of Mantua, in the said count y of Ros common. Richard Swift, Esq., of dell, in the county of Sligo aforesa id ; county County of Sligo—Sir Robert G ore Booth, Bart., of Lissa- Hanover-terrace, Regent's -park, in the of Middlesex. in the county of Lancaster.rancis Scully, Esq., of Athas I - Borough of Sligo—Charles Towneley, Esq., of Towneley, both in the countofsa Ja C hl o os un s t a y d o n f or T , Tipperary—Fra ncis y Tipperary. City of Cashel—Sir Timothy O'Brien, Bart., of the city of Dublin. Borough of Clonmel—The Honourable Cecil Lawless, of Maritimo Black Rock, in the county of Dablin. County of Tyrone—The Right Honourablellenry Thomas L ow ry Corry, of Castlecoole, in the County of Fermanagh; the Right Honourable Claud: Hamilton, commonly called Lord Claud Hamilton, of No. 19, Eaton-square, in the county of Middlesex, in England. Borough of Dungannon—William Stuart Knox, Esq., commonly called the Honourable William Stuart Knox. County of Waterford—Nicholas Mahon Power, Esq., of Truthley House; John Esmond e , E sq., o f P em brokestown, both in Borough h e county ofDohg o a f rvan_ Waterford. john Francis M'Guire, Esq. , of Ci o t o y o o n f ty W o a f t t e h r e Waterford—Thomas om No. 4, Grenville-place, in th e c ity o f C or k . Me d a , g a h t e o r t ,E sa s t q d , ; •o ß f o th b e Mall, in ery the o T f h Wa as tertor Keat ing, Esq., of Garraulea. in the county Tipperary. County of Westmeath —Willi am Henry Megan, Esq., of Clonearl, in the King's County; W . l • ham Pollard Urqu hart, Esq., of Kanturk, in the county of Westmeath. Borough of Athlone—William Keogh, Esq., of No. 55, Rutland-square West, in the city of Dublin. County of Wexford—Patrick Mac Mahon Esq., of the city of London ; J o h n G eorge, E sq., of Caliore House, in the county of Wexford. Borough of Wexford—John Thomas Deverenx, Esq., of Rocklands, in the county of Wexford. Borough of New Ross—Charles Gavan Daffy, Esq., of Waltham-terrace, in the county of Dublin. County of Wicklow—William Thomas Spencer Wentworth Fitzwilliam, commonly called Viscount Milton ; William Wentworth Fitzwilliam Hume, Esq. of Humewood, in the county of Wicklow. ADMIRALTY, AUG. 20. Corps of Royal Marines--Gentlemon Cadet Henry Day Rybot to be Second Lieutenant. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Rutlandshire. George Fludyer, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, Aug. 26. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Northamber- landahire. The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Bart., to be Deputy Lieutenant, Aug. 11. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the County Pa- latine of Lancashire. John Rigby, Lg., to be Deputy Lieutenant, Aug. 24 Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the County o ... Surrey. R.)yal Surrey Militia — Lieutenant -Colonel William Moline Sumner to bo Colonel of ,the Ist Regiment of tho Royal Surrey Militia, vice James Bogle Deify, de ceased. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Derbyshire. Derby and Chaddesden Troop of Derbyshire Yeo manry Cavalry—Cornet John Gilbert Crompton to be Lieutenant; Robert Edward Eardley Wilmot, Esq., to be Cornet, vice Crompton, promoted, Aug. 27. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Yorkshire. East York Militia—Charles Thornton Duesbury to be Ensign, vice Colin Watson, resigned, Aug. 20; William Henry Ward to be Ensign, vice John Smith, deceased; John, Milner to be Surgeon, vice Matthew Chalmers, deceased, Aug. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Thomas Lindfield, jun., builder, Stanhope-street, Hampstead-road. James Hum, miller, Gedney-hill, Lincolnshire. BANKRUPTS. William Hoare, builder, Manor-place, Walworth road, to surrender Sept. 6, at two, and Oct. 15, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Lee, Regent-square, St. Pancras. George Batteraby, victualler, Turnham-green, Mid dlesex, Sept. 13, at half-past twelve, and Oct. 12, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane; Gammon, Cloak-lane. Henry Tainsb, dealer in Bibles, Hatton-garden, Sept. 13, at half-past two, and Oct. 19, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, . Abchurch lane, King William-street; liigby, Circus-place, Fins- bury-circus. Thomas Spurging,"victualler, Road-side, Mile-end-roacl, Sept. 13, at two,", and Oct. 12, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook court, Basinghall-street; Roberts, Barge-yard-chambers, Bucklersbnry. Robert Fulkes, ironmonger, Park-street, Camden_ town, Sept. 13, at half past one, and Oct. 12, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street; Surr and Gribble, Lombard-street; „Oxley, Rotherham, Yorkshire. Howard James and Thomas James, millers, Ruben mills, Staffordshire, Sept. 23, and Oct. 5, at half-past eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham; Reece, Birmingham. Frederick Wale, draper, Leicester, Sept. 10 and Oct. 8, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court, Notting ham. Bittleston, official assignee, Nottingham; Hawker, Leicester; Hodgson, Birmingham. Edwin Henry Griffin, me rchant, Liverpool, Sept. 13 and October 13, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool ; Ewer, Liverpool. irkenhead, Cheshire, Sept. 9 John Craven, grocer , B and Oct. 8, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool; Evans, Liverpool. INSOLVENT DEBTORS. W. Richards, pieman, New Cut, Lambeth. J. ,M`Cartney, traveller, Minerva-terrace, Islington. E. Grant, dairywoman Bedford-street, Strand. A. W. Darling, collector of rents, Stanley-street, Chelsea. IL F. Wood, attorney-at-law, Crescent-terrace, Millbank. J. Siely, clerk to a brewer, St. Pancras. J. Robson, farm labourer, Addisoomb, Surrey. J. R. Porter, lodging house keeper, Howard-street, Strand. E. Drewry, manager at a brewery, Southampton-place, Camberwell. . 1 r a D t_n ai s i t e r s ee h t oos es b. C. Somers, Paulton-square, Chelsea. W. Mason, j ourneyman optician, Edmunds-place, Alders- IL Reeve, assistant to a surgeon, Morton-terrace, Kentish-town. G horse-keeper, er, Barnet-grove, Bethnal green. G Fr 3 7, Montague-street, Portman-square. • J. Murray, za. furniture commission agent, Devonshire street, gio DIVIDENDS. At the Cou a rt, Basinghll-steet. Goldsmith, Benh S ffolk a corn r merchant, Sepl 23, at eleven. eleven, at raotththeersetoonu, I . n u t v h e_ e r ri C O O O, In t r y. rtLiverpool merchant, Sept. 23, at PAYWIENT OF DIVIDENDS. 7,rd 'b6ettreerbnriedlgeev'e n W a o n r d ees t t h e r r e s e h , ir a e t , t b h a e n o k ffi er e , e s3 o . l after 2,4 C. .. Whitmore il h c ff t t v t : : a o g r 7 4 , e B: s r ra t 0 i u n r g b h r i a d m . ge, Worcestershire, banker, 83., alter Ot. 7. between sham, and three , the office ,• mr lin NOTICE i r 0 1 1 of • At the Court, Basinghan.Bl,,,,et. G. Baker and G. Baker, jun., Threadneedle -street, city, sto ck and shar e br okers , Sept. 2s, a t twelve—J. Bluck, B u cklersbury, City, wine merchant, Sept. 23, at hull-past CI C Q. ERTIFICATES GRANTED. Montgomeryshire, grocer, certi ficateths from June , %V. Thackray, Sunderland, ti m b er 15—T. Fear" -certificat es of the second class. G lass, after twelve months SHIPS DISSOLVED. merchants, .m of ills t ,Llanid ri l d o , es, load, New Alresford, black_ W. load and Sarah J. J Simpson, jun., Rochdale, e smiths—C. Holroyd and y .,. gi leg and C. Bridger, rA third . s ER , woollen manufacturers --D B and d I li Worthing, carpenters and Norris, Camberwell and D 3 ',... i‘Tht, y o rk.place, 0 Knight, W. Knight, and J. a '"'" East, Gravel-lane, Saint George's, C. Clark, blanches_ i svi c b , coa L c i b t t m l e ak rufactarers—J. H. M. Good and P. 0. d builders: a Shoobert, and G. ter, ironmongers —W. H. Shoobert, E. Shoobert), Two E. Shoobert (as far as regard G. , k, J . merry pLand candle ma- Swan-yard, City, wino coopers—A. I weather, and B. Clark (as far as regardsCar_ J. Lorfer Brook-street, deutista—J. Martin and Thompson, Liverpool, pawnbrokers—J. Thompson, IL Eliza W. Thompson, L. Thompson, G. Thompson, andogh beth Thompson, Blackburn, Over Darwen, and II _ ton, Lancashire, grocers and farmers—D. Faulkner and G. Y. Renshaw, Manchester, stock brokers—C. Savery, .13Cenlaursks)i: E. Clark, J. F. Russell, and F. Savery (as far as re gards F. Save r y), B r i sto l , attorneys and solicitors—H. Hardey and J. D a ki n , Runcorn Cheshire, corn mer chants —J. Ald erman an d A. Fisher, S w i n t on -street, Gray's Inn.ro a d, wholesale millin ers —H. Jones, H. Smith, an d J. Speight (as far as regards IL Jones), Aeffield, brassfounders—W. Eady, 11. J. Eady, and T. W. BAY (aa far as regards W. Eddy), Red Lion-street, Clerkenwell, g o ld sm it hs—B. Brook and E. Snell, Bel- Bgraatters ve-road, Abbey-road, S r . J o h n ' s - woo d, b u il ders —G. and R. Clements, St. John's-wharf, Westminster, coal merchants—Elizabeth Pridmore' and Catherine Pridmore, Ru gby, Warwickshire, milliners—P. James and R. Skilibeek, Leeds, whitesmiths—S. Jones, S, J one s, jun., and C. Jones (as far as regards S. Jones), Talbot-court, Gracechurch-street, and elsewhere, sealing wa x manufacturers. ..._ _ INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. ,j, Wilkinson, Huddersfield, stone mason. S. Stump, Exetcr. R. Browning, Exeter, boot and shoe maker. V. Capella, Coventry. T. Pulley, Coventry, tinman. D. D. Howard, Coventry, box dealer. J. Greenway, Billfold, Coventry, ribbon manufacturer. R. Lawie, Ty Cylog, St. John, Cardiff, labourer. W. Hedley, Hendon road, Bi3hopwearmouth, Durham, grocer. G. Hindmareh, Sunderland, tailor. R. Wrayford, Clampitt, Exeter, ale and porter agent. W. Herbert, Warwick, registrar of births and deaths. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. R. Smart, Milngavie, Siirlingshire,;;rgeOn, to meet within Campbell's Royal Hotel, Stirling, Sept. 3 and 24, at one. R. Aitken, Edinburgh, leather factor and merchant, to meet within Murry's Coffee-house, Edinburgh, Sept. 9 and Oct. 5, at one. J. Cruickshank, Marcassie ' dealer in grain and pota toes, to meet within Fraser's Hotel, Forres, Sept. 8 and 27, at twelve. MARKET IN TEL LIGEN CE. (From the London New Price Current, Aug. 31.) SUGAR.—To-day, in consequence of importers of West India Sugar accepting prices equal to those of Friday last, a good business was concluded in both grocery and refining qualities. The purchases amounted to 809 hhds, &c., including at auction 355 hhds 17 trcs and 52 brls Barbadoes, which went as follows:—Brown at 299 to 30s 6d; low yellow 31s to 325, mid 32s 6d to 345, goo d mid 34s 6d to 35 5 , goo d 35s 6d to 375; 422 hhds 15 trcs and 155 brls St. Luci a , ver y l ow b rown 26s to 275, better sorts 28e 6d to 30s 6d, low to mid yellow 31s to 33s 6d, and good at 34s to 35s per cwt. REFINED.—To-day large purchases were made in Refined Sugar for home consumption; still no advance was produced; brown lumps selling at 43s to 43s 6d, and low to fine grocery at 44s to 45s 6d. For Crushed Sugar the exports are small, and there are sellers rather under previous rates. MAIIRITIIIS.—This afternoon some parcels of Mauri tius Sugar were sold by private treaty, still former rates were accepted for all sorts. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon there was a good de mand for Madras sugar, and at public sale 7,812 bags sold at stiffer rates. Fine and good grainy white went at 40s to 41s 61, good to fine grainy yellow, 37s to 40s, middling 35s to 36s 6d, common 33s 6d to 349, and brown 30s to 335. Bengal is wanted, and t he rates ob tained were fully equal to those of Friday. At auction 1,028 bags were sold—l ow to m iddling white Benares at 34s to 35s 6d, good to fine 36s to 38s 6d, amp ma washed 36s 6d to 375, fine and good gragrainyy allows 6d , to 40s, middling to good lik e Mauritius 32s to 33s 6d, fine 34s to 355, good to fine soft yellow 309 to 32a per cwt. attention ER E i r - t T h the gand duty though there were sellers of floating cargoes. None d co aY ntin F e a n r t eig o a r paid parcels rather under the rates of Friday. fine yellow Havannah was sold as 243 for an out e p a MOLASSES.-There is still a reluctance to operate t an iu d was submitted to public sale. A small cargooforvte.ry Sugar uni tUnited t Ding c t d e n ti nh little a West India, moderate as prices are. Barbad St. Kilt's,Antigua a l n 2s b t e o lobtained There r l e 4s i s t o al5 fairs S supply' Lucia pp ae s a y _n_ 7, l chilly of better sorts of Bengal and Mauritius, only mat parcels have been sold at 12s to 12s 6d. P orto and Cuba 13s 6d to 15s 6d per cwt. Tamarindsand East greater demand, West India at 24s to 40s, , amaicts India 7s to 12s. Honey is in fair request,soo to 60s at 355, to 545, Cuba 32s to 40s, and Narbonne per cwt. lon realized COFFEE-This afternoon Plantation Cey d• At deman full rates, and met with a good home trade e nearly all auction 240 casks, 160 brls, and 80 bags wer7s, fine to disposed of; low mid to mid went at 54s 503, arßeicina pea berry fine ord 51s to 53s 6d, other sorts 493 mocha met with 603 to 675, and triage 43s to 435. auction 150 bales and 100 hf bales vvenreied. In Native to 77s 61 for mid and good clean more attention, still there is no advance Et 80 p i r d e resent. At A 6d t large transactions TEA.-In low and common Congound home consump have taken place both for shippin e g s a , _ _ d est per lb, and u li n tt d le n. w 4 a 3 s s d 6 o d ne pe p r ri c v 4 at t e . ly, still goad under is not offered tion; the prices paid for sound ar n B t st blackish e k f is o h r ther2 is a firm market. At better sorts, yet a good d strong and Pekoe leaf to blackish leaf at 93 to 10i, °hong several sorts lid to is 6d per lb. In So . us terms are well pur chases have bean made, and prom sustained, low to mid better sorts supply is to fine is id to is 10d; of the scanty. For Oolong is firm market, and demand pi.e exists, th ere r rather e n r a at 8d to Is, good a good demand exists, Bd. Of clean Pouchong supply 11d, good to fine is to is is barely sufficient for the demand, a nd at 5d to led. A brisk demand has been experienced for rates range firm inferior B and mid at 8d to Hyson, and good to fine Gunpowder, the rates obtained flyson, common and medium being rather above those with little attention, and rather ton Gunpowder met wi. existing previously; bat Can lower terms are accepted. Full prices are required for Imperial, at present orders are small. The following are the general quotations for Green Teas-low to mid Hyson as 4d to relsOLd toed! Young is 2d, good n y s t n o n fi c n a e n i to s n 3d Bd to to Sla ll d d : choice Hyson kind la to is 7d, fine and superior is 8d to 2s 2d, Twankay 10d to 18, Gunpowder Canton lid to ls, Hy son sort is 3d to 2s 7d, fine 288dto 38 6d,lmperialCanton 10d to ls ld, Hyson sort ls 2d to 2s 2d, and Hyson akin 6d to Is. There is yet no advance for Flowery Pekoe, al though a good demand exists, the rates accepted are Is 9d to 3s 4d for fine, and Is 2d to is 8d for low to good, the supply being ample. Only limited purchases have been made in scented Orange Pekoe, and there are sellers of good to fine at is to is Bd, and inferior 9d to 11d. Caper is in plentiful supply, and orders being small prices keep on the decline, 6iel to is 3d per lb having been accepted for scented. RICE.-To - day there was a plentiful supply of East India Rice, and home dealers as well as exporters being reluctant to operate, prices slightly declined. Of 6,477 bags and 933 packets Bengal, at auction, barely one-half found buyers-mid white at 9s to 9s 6d, good mid to good 98 6d to 10s, fine 103 to 10s 6d, damaged 7s 6d to 9s 6d. Of 3,686 bags Moulmein a small part only of the sound found buyers at 93 to 10e, and damaged at ns to g s 6d. Of Pearl Sago 695 cheats sold at 176 to 18s per cwt., being moderate rates. s stiffert superior o r 36 3 9,5 srates grey,to 3 are 62 s p er COCOA.-The demand is on th e i ncrease f or W est India, and supplies having fallenanidd 3 u 3 p s e r off, ob tained. Sales privately of Trinidad, good to fi ne re d 9s t o m33ascl, Grenadaeat37s to 2 4 8 4 s s i 0 1 o 349, and m cwt. Foreign finds a more ready sale, and h o ld ers h ave confidence; Bahia and Para realize 25s to 265, and G uay quill 33s to 34s 6d per cwt. SPICES.-There is a more plentiful supply of Pimento. OF 700 bgs at auction not above one-h a lf f oun d b uyers, good quality at sid to SP, low mid and mid to 51d, and common sid per lb. There is no furtber decline for Pepper; but privately operations have been small for all purposes-Allepy at 3id to 4d, Batavia 3id to 3p, Malabar 3P to 40, Sumatra and Penang 31d to 3id per lb. Ot 300 bags Malabar at auction a part only sold at 41d for heavy. White is wanted, at present few parcels are on offer, and the rates paid privately are from 6P to 9d for com to fine. A fair business has been con cluded in Cayenne at 6d to 10d, and fine is to is 3d. Pod Pepper is not pressed for sale; at present little is doing, and prices rule at 483 to 51s for low to mid, good to fine 60s to 70s per cwt. Of Nutmegs supply is not ade quate for the demand, and prices are still improving; low to mid brown selling privately at 2s 3d to 2s 9d, good 23 10d to 3s sd, fine 33 6d to 4s 2d, limed is 6d to 2s 6d, and wild without the shell is 2d to 2s Bd. Mace is in small supply, and much in request, rates in consequence have farther improved good to fine selling privately at 23 7d to 2s 10d, and common to mid sound 2s 3d to 2s 6d. Cassia Lignea is less wanted, yet full terms are obtained supply not being larger. At public sale 100 nits in part sold at 110 s to 118 s per cwt for pile one to three, damaged 94s to 106 s. For Cassia Bads high terms are obtained, and 35 cases at auction went at 81 4s to 8/ 10s. In Cassia Vora more doing privately at 303 to 355, and few parcels are on offer. Cloves are held with firmness, and orders are on the increase ; sales privately of Bourbon and African made at 6d to 60, Amboyna 7d to 70, and Penang 10d to is per lb. Cm namon is not cheaper, yet only small orders have been executed ; Ceylon, first sort at Is 8d to 25 Bd, second ditto is 2d to Is 11d, and thirds is to is 6d. SPIRITS.-For E. I. Rum, prices have improved- Is 4id to is scl having been obtained for several par cels proof strength, and holders have confidence. Of Leeward Islands rates are on the advance, and rule at Is sid to is 61 proof. In Demerara a large business has been concluded; at present no rise has been pro duced-33 to 40 per cent over proof selling at 2s to 2s 2d, and 28 to 30 over Is 10d to is lid. Jamaica is held with firmness. For superior marks 35 to 38 over proof, the rates paid have been 3s 4cl to 33 10d, fine 2s 9d to 33 3 I, good mid to good 32 to 35 over 2s 4d to 2s Bd, mid 32 to 34 ditto 23 Id to 2s 3d, low 26 to 28 over is 10c1 to 2a. Ilavannah is more in request at la 3id to Is 4d proof. The demand for Brandy continues animated. S a l es of Cognac best brands of the vintage of 1851 have been made at 43 lid to 53 ld, 1850 ditto 5s 21 to 53 4d, 1849 ditto 53 8d to 5s 10d, older 63 to 6s 10d, low to mid sorts 3s 61 to 4s 81. and Bordeaux 2s 3d to 28 6d. Deliveries e for consumption remains of a satisfactory na turOrders for B r iti s h made Spirit are on the in -21, and fin e 2a andccraesah*s.e,in22 u there is a firm market at 93 8 d to 9 3 9d for 2 n a d e t r o p 2 r s o o 6 f l B p s 0 2: gallon; tc 8s 3thd,erae i nd s l7 no di i t u to . 8a 8d to g s gd. Geneva is in good demand at 13 10d to crease of supply. COCHINEAL —There is still a reluctance to opsrate for all purposes, and although only limited parcels have b e en brought forward 'jute last Tuesday, prices have again given way. The present t valve of Honduras silvers 3s 81 to 4s, black 4s t o 5 3d, and Teneriffe 3s 9d to 4s 4d. INDIGO.—The home and export demand for East India is decidedly on the increase. Spanish is in small Bu pply, and at previous rates there are several buyers; the lower sorts are most wanted. The public sales an nounced are unimportant, and the demand is likely to be larger for all sorts of Indigo. SALTPETBE.—lmporters have more confidence, and none has been submitted to public sale this week. p r i ce , and privately operations are upon a more are sustained, extended scale —low to fine Calcutta at 22s 61 to 293, and Madras 233 6d to 263 per cwt. A fair sale exists for British Refined ut 29s to 29i 6d per cwt. For Nitrate of Soda the demand has been only for small parcels at 143 6d to 141 9d, and a cargo at 14s 4d. Pao rrsioris.—The demand for Irish Butter has improved during the last few days, an d prim* have ceased to decline. For Carlow, Clon. mei, and Kilkenny the rates obtained hue been 73 3 to 75 5 , Cork 72s to 743, Limerick 66s to 695, Sligo sea to 723, and Waterford 693 to 74s per cwt, Foreigh has been operated in with caution, and supply being pl ent if u l p r ices have decline d . Friezland, fine rr selling at 76s to 78e, surplus and in ferior 62 s to 70 s, nArapen and Zwolle, fine 723 to 745, Groningen 60s to 64 5 . Emden and leer 623 to 665, Holstein and Kiel 74s to 76s per cwt. The English Butter trade is quiet, and supply being plentiful raves incline downwards; flee Dorset selling at 82s t 084 3, Devon 75s to 78s prr cwt. and f r esh 8s to 103 per dozen lbs. Irish sm4ll meat, Bacon, 563 to 623, heavy 52s to 588, and Hamburgh sizeable 54s to 555, inferior 503 to 539. In Middles sales have been trifling, with sellers of Irish bale at 503 to 545. In N av y provisions operations aro limited. There are sellers of Pork; Irish India at 71103 to 81 per tierce, mess 80s to 85s per barrel; Beef American India 6/ 10s to 71 per tierce, prime mess 1003 to 1203, and Ham burgh ditto 1158 to 1235. Hams are dull of sale, and rates incline downwards; Irish selling at 603 to 68s, and English 88s to 745. Lard is in good demand, and su pply is small; sales of Irish bladdered made at 60s to 665, keg and firkin 565 to 595, Hamburgh 558 to 58s, and bladdered 633 to 655. Prices are not better for Cheese, although a large demand exists. The value of Edam is 323 to 41s, Gouda 29s to 375, Kanter 17s to 178 6d, and American 30s to 338 for low to fine. Ons.—Although there are sellers of Seal at a further reduction, operations have been upon a small scale; pale at 341 to 351, tinged 321 lOs to 331, straw 32l to 321 103, and brown 301 to 311 108 per tun; at auction 80 tuns have been offered. Cod is cheaper, and purchases are limited at 321 lOs to 331. Southern met with little attention, and prices have declined, there being a more plentiful supply; sales of first sort hare been made at 341 to 341 103, second ditto 331 to 331 10s, and dark 3015 s to 200 hhds found buyers at 26/ 58 to 371 10s for 321 103; at auction 50 tuns were offered. Of East India to good second quality. There is a quiet market for Sperm, and prices rule at 851 to 861 103. Head matter is 871 to 901. For Linseed Oil rates have declined to 295 for present delivery, and 27s 6d to 278 9d for next three months. Cocoa Nut has met with more attention. At auction 450 packsges were sold. Cochin at 335 6d to 355, Ceylon 32s 6d to 34s 6d, and Madras 303 to 325: Of East India Ground Nut 70 hhds realised 32/ 55 to 331 108 per tun. Palm 27s 6d to 298 for mid dark Fish Oils, to fine. Rape Seed, b rown 31a 64 to 325, ref i ned 32s 6 d, foreign 33s 6d. Lard Oil 523 to 545. A free sale exists for Olive. Gallipoli realised 511 to 52/, and other sorts 411 to 501 per tun. TALLOW.—The demand has been limited for Russian on the spot, and prices have further declined, fine Yellow Candle having been currently disposed of at 383 9a to 393, and new 39a 3d to 39s 6d per cwt. Town melted is not offered under 388 6d cash. Other sorts of Tallow are cheaper ; but at auc tion 108 casks Australian were mostly disposed of; beef, good at 373 to 38s, low to fine mutton 35s 9d to 39s 3d; 500 casks, &c., South American, 333 64 to 383 6d; 44 cks B e l g i an 383 to 383 3 d ; 10 c k s It a li an 36s to 36s 9d ; a n d 13 cks East Indian 333 to 3 8 3 6d per cwt. QUESTION OF METROPOLITAN WATER SUPPLY NOT SETTLED. The question of the proper supply of proper water to London is not settled, and none but the wilfully blind, or the naturally stup id , w il l say i t i s, — none b ut igno ramuses or sh are h o ld ers, the l atter o f w h om, b y t h e way , merely act as ot h ers would do i n t h e same posit i on. W e do not usu a ll y employ coarse language; but this is too important a matter to mince wor d s upon. The water supply question is not settled, any more than the drainage of London is settled because one set of hand-tied corn missioners after another—dummies in spite of them selves, according to their account—have been appointed, and have met, and have killed their officers and them selves, have spent money without reference to •a plan, and have got miserably into debt, without advancing the purpose of their existence a single step. The water supply question is not settled any more than the burial in towns' question is settled because an Act of Parliament has been passed which permits amelioration but does not enforce it. The water-supply question will not be settled, and must not he considered settled so long as we have any but the best water, both in a sanitary and an economical point of view, and the most efficient supply Possible.—lt is really a very important question for the metropolis, involving health and money to a large amount; a question which should be settled—but is not. Well-informed, honest, and able men may express them selves contented with the present arrangement as a sacrifice to expediency; but they must feel that this can not last, and ought not to last. It is not the course they would take in their own arrangements: it is still loss the course which should he pursued by a wealthy and powerful cornmunity.—Builder. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HO USE. James Kemp, fisherman, of Teddington, was sum moned before th e L or d Mayor upon the charge of having acted as a waterman, and worked and navi gated a boat for hire upon the river Thames, in con travention of the 37th section of the 7th and Bth of George IV., cap. 75, commonly called the Water men's Act. As the object was to test the efficacy of certain, rights conferred, in the opinion of the Com pany of Watermen, upon their body by the authority of Parliament, the summons was issued merely to as certain the validity of the privilege, and a penalty was not sought. Mr. Catterns appeared as solicitor for the Water men's Company, and Mr. Guy attended for the de fence. J. A. Messenger, of TeddinFtonWaterman,isfisherman. said— I know the defendant, w h o On the 18th of August I saw t wo s gentlemen get into a flat bottomed boat or punt, worked by the defendant. He pushed on the punt with a pole, and they went above Teddington Lock about a quarter ' tl of a mile. The defendant remained with the placeen aetmen, afterwards landed them near the and which he had taken them in, a n d received money from one of them. Cross-examined -- The gentleman had angling tackle with them. I have known the defendant 15 or 16 years. He has always acted in this manner. The defendant here admitted that he was not a freeman of the Watermen's Company. Mr. Catterns contended that h according to the simple statement defendant had, according e ._ violated the Act, inasmuch ashe in evidence, had taken pay for work which exclusively belonged to the watermen. Mr, G u y , called witnesses forth Samuel Kemp said,_] have been e la fi a s e h e. er s man up wards of 50 years. • ihe defendant a is m has been apprenticed tod on, and Me as a fisherman, y in the habit of making use of the boat for suc an During the last 50 years the act of taking purposes. gentlemen out in punts has constituted part of the business fisherman. It was never before interfered of a Thomas Dear, of Teddington said I have with. ave been a fisherman 45 years. n —tiring all ' that time angling has been a part of my busine ss . I saw the defendant on the occasi on all uded to go with the two gentlemen for the purpose of fishing. It is the business of fish ermen to take gentleme n in punts for the purpose of fishing. Mr. Guy contended th at the Act of Parliament was n ever meant to extend to such a case as the pre sent. Be f°r® the passing of the Act fishermen had a l wa ys considered it to be part of their business to take gentlemen upon the river in punts, either for the o f instructing . purposethem or assisting them in the Pleasures o f angling, and if the forced construction insisted upon by the Watermen' B C ompany were it would haadopted, ve the effect of suppressing, in a great me asure, the recreationof angling, particularly in the parts of the river lying above Itichmondye bridge, for the watermen who now demanded th e exc lusive right to bp employed in the way described were w holly incompetent to render the services which were required by gentlemen who devoted their leisure hours to the enjoyment of angling. He cited, in aid of his construction of the Act of Parliament, th e 10 4 t h section o f the Act, whic h ex p r essl y provid e d th a t fishermen who us e d their own boats for the of their business wereexem pt pur poses from its operation. The LORD MAYOR said he considered it to be duty, as conservator of the river Thames, not onl his protect the rights of the watermen but the r• , y to Ignts o f the river fishermen. He well knew that the business i of those indu strious men had been most serio asl , particularly of late years, by the intron. terfered with duction of st eam -vessels on the river, and by other . o perated to break dow n their spirit ca u ses, which with their want of prosperity. He could not but con. Bider that the em ployment of fishermen in punts, in rendering assistancegentlem en i n angling, formed a par t or instruction to ') f their business as fi s h ermen. Indeed, he apprehend ed that such employment con stitutedcould be mode theysa id the only to possess a of obtaining a livel ihood for their families. Under w as sure he was ii the circumstances , he bound to put a liberal interpretation upon the words of the Act of Parliament, to which he hadad t looked with very anxi ous care, and having attendedbooth the arguments of the gentlemen engaged upon side?, he had Come to the conclusion that the defendant had not, in this in stance, "acted," according to the words of th e 37th section, " as a waterm an, or plied or worked or navi gated a wherry, lighter, or , other craft, f rom or to any place for hire o r gain. ' He should therefore dismiss the summons, and, as it appeared to him to have been the object of those interested to try th e right, no costs should be required. wEsT.MINSTER. Shortly after the disposal of the night charges, Mr. Thomas, secretary to th e Royal Society for the Pre vention, of Cruel ry to Animals, entered the C ourt, and, addr ess i ng Mr. Arno ld, the presiding magi s t rate, said,—l have to make an a pplication, Sir, t .oly on for some summonses against persons at Cremorne gardens for cruelty to animals. My first application has reference to some proceedings there on the 23d of Augu s t, w h en a M. Poitevin made an ascent with a balloon, the aeronaut being on horseback. At about half-past six o'clock on that evening a pony was affixed to the balloon, upon whose back the aeronaut mounted, and, having danced a fandango, proceeded with it to Wimbledon. I ask for summonses agai ns t Mr. Simpson, the proprietor of Cremorne-gardens, for permitting this to be done, and against M. P°it e • for 'lit t* the animal by so taking • vin i rea ing it up and uung it as described. I am prepared with the evidence of an experienced veterinary surgeon to prove that the poor animal was suspended by bandages, and the effect those bandages produced. Mr. ARNOLD—Your application is under the 12th and 13th of Victoria, cap : 92 ? Mr. Thomas—y es , Sir, under the second section of that Act. The words of the section are, is If an y person shall cruelly beat, illtreat, overdrive, abuse, or torture, or shall cause or procure to be cruelly beaten, ill-treated, illused, or tor tured." The proprietor of the gardens increased his price, and made a large profit by the exhibition. His attention was drawn to the cruelty of animals being illused in this manner, and his reply was that he was under a heavy bond to allow the aeronaut:Jo make a certain number of ascents. Mr. ARNOLD—You would call it " abusing and torturing ?" Mr. Thomas—l would, most assuredly, and am in a condition to prove it. The animal is sus pended by straps or bandages. There is nothing for it to rest on. Its legs are hanging at liberty. The whole weight is on its back. Its body is screwed up, so that the natural functions cannot go on. Mr. ARNOLD—You say Mr. Simpson was present at the time of the ascent ? Mr. Thomas—He was, and directed the ascent, and he is the person for whose profit this takes place. Under the 2d section of the Act any person engaged in the cruelty is clearly liable. If the owner of a place is present and does such an act for his profit, he is clearly liable. Mr. Harry Daws, veterinary surgeon, of Duke street, Manchester-square, stood forward. Mr. ARNOLD—Are you of opinion that a horse would sutl'er from the treatment described ? Mr. Daws—lt is one of the grossest cases of cruelty ever witnessed. Its great weight and the weight of its rider were supported by slings, by which the animal was suspended. Mr. ARNOLD—You consider, then, it would suffer much ? Mr. Daws—Decidedly; because it's an un natural position to be suspended in, either in health or disease. A horse so suspended would suffer more than a human being. The moment the feet were off the ground the whole weight would be concentrated at the posterior and inferior parts of the abdomen. To use a vulgar phrase, it would be like being tucked up or cut in two. Mr. Thomas—Mr. Green, the aeronaut, has been up on a horse, but, owing to the system adopted to convey it, the complaint made in M. Poitevin's case did not arise. Mr. Green had a platform on which the horse stood; but here the poor animal not only has to bear its own weight, but that of its rider, without any thing to put its feet upon. Mr. ARNOLD—You say Mr. Simpson was present —was he doing anything ? Mr. Daws—He was superintending and giving directions respecting the ascent, and said, " Don't:let it go up till seven o'clock." Mr. ARNOLD (to Mr. Thomas)—Take your sum monses. _ Mr. Thomas—l also apply for summonses against the same parties, including Madame Poitevin, for making a similar ascent on the 26th ult. On that occasion she was on the horse, the husband being in the car. Mr. AENoLD—You can have them. WORSHIP-STREET. William Smith, a man of notorious character, was placed at the bar before Mr. Hammill, charged with being concerned with a number of other men who have escaped apprehension in the following daring highway robbery. Mr. aohn Coutts, an engineer in Graham-street, City-road, stated—l was returning home between twelve and one o'clock on the night of the 16th inst., when upon reaching the corner of Providence-street, City-road, I noticed a gang of four or five men clus • tered together. They regarded me in such a manner as to excite my apprehensions, and thinking, if they robbed me at all, that they would endeavour to steal my watch, which was worth five guineas, and attached to an Albert chain, I instinctively placed my hand over it, and attempted to pass them. Before I could turn the corner, however, the whole of the fellows surrounded and pushed me about, and although I still kept my hand firmly fixed on my waistcoat pocket, I felt my watch sudd en ly jerked out from beneath it, and broken away from its fastening. The prisoner was the nearest of the gang to me, and I therefore seized him and ca ll e d ou t f o r the police, but he strug gled with such such determination that a violent contest ensued between us and his confederates, and it was only with the greatest difficulty and much ill usage, that the officer, upon his arrival, could secure and lodge him in the station-house. Baines, a constable of the N division, said—At the time in question I was on duty a short distance from the spot, when I saw the prosecutor engaged in a contest with several men, the greater portion of whom were hustling him about. Noticing that the prisoner had pinioned the prosecutor by both arms, and was violently shaking him, I concluded Mr. Coutts was the aggressor, and asked the prisoner what he had done. " Oh," said the prisoner, "he has been vio lently assaulting me, and I shall give him in charge." "No such thing," said the prosecutor, "he has just stolen my watch ; it's all a triok, and I insist upon your taking him." I therefore at once seized the pri soner by the collar, when all his confederates actively exerted themselves to force him away from me, and the prisoner himself dealt me such a heavy blow upon the side of the head that I staggered back, was com pletely stunned for a moment, and was compelled to loosen my hold of him. The prisoner immediately started off as fast as he could; but the prosecutor sprang after him, and, after a short chase, again se cured and brought him back, upon seeing which the rest of the gang took to their heels and escaped, and upon searching the prisoner at the station no watch could be found. The prisoner, who stoutly denied all knowledge of either the other men or the property, and declared that what he had done had been in retaliation for the prosecutor's unjustly seizing hold of him, protested his innocence, and seemingly wished to make it ap pear that he was thoroughly honest; but A constable named Jones at once stood forward, and having identified him as having been in his cus tody in ng the when he was prisoner tried for a similar offence, July, 1850, for felony, deposed a s bein g pre sent at the Central Criminal Court an d seei and, the de- The prisoner upon this became silent, 0 _ convicted and sentenced to a lengthe ned term of im prisonment.positions of the witnesses having be en taken, he was fully committed to Newgate for trial. THE GOLD REGIONS. The overland mail has broUght advices from Sydney (New South Wales) to the 3d of June, and from Melbourne (Victoria) to the 29th of May, be ing more than three weeks later t han those previously received. As the accounts, given, howev er, do not extend over th e i n t e rmediate period: i t is possible only to infer the general course of affairs. The rains had set i n , an d th e consequence had apparently been a great incr ease i n the production of gold at Mount Alexander, the escort thence to Melbourne for the last week having brought a larger total than had ever before been received. The amount was 31,478 ounces, worth 125,0001., and it appears that the party originally started with 37,000 ounces, but were obliged to leave 6,000 behind on account of the state of the roads. Owing to the inclement weather, the difficulty of getting supplies of provisions to the miners was very great, and at one period the rate of cartage from Melbourne was 901. per ton. At Sydney the accounts from the gold-fields were not so favour able, the people having been driven from the Turon by the flooding of that river. From other localities, how ever, the reports were good, especially from a place called the Hanging-rock, on the Peel river. The import markets continued to be well maintained, and the prices of spirits, salted provisions, fruits, &c., were extremely high. Wool was also firm, in conse quence of the accounts from England. The quota tion for gold was 645. 6d. at Sydney, and 635. at Melbourne. The Sydney Herald of the 29th of May contains a strong article 9n the English gold com panies, and alludes to some remarkable circumstances in connexion with them. At the same time the shareholders are reminded that if things go wrong they must remember that the undertaking s ori g inated in London, and not in the colony. A trial of three men engaged in the robbery on boar d the Nelson had just taken place, and they had all been found guilty. In the Moreton-bay district an agitation was in pro gress for the separation of that part of the country from the colony of New South Wales, with the view of its being created a separate province, in the same way as was lately the case with Port Philip or Vic toria. The non -discovery of gold at Moreton -bay, and the consequent departure of the labouring popu lation to Sydney and Melbourne, were the principal causes of this movement, the landowners being now desirous to get even convict labour, which they were well aware they would not be permitted to do so long as they were subject to public opinion from other parts of the settlement. ERECTION OF A CHURCH FREE FROM THE BISHOP OF LoNDON'S CoNraor..—The absence of sufficient church ac commodation at Stoke Newington, has long been severely felt by the inhabitants. It is now, we are glad to hear, proposed to erect a new church at the corner of Albert Grove, a site peculiarly adapted for it, owing to the erection of ab out 1,000 now houses being now in progress. Tke edifice is to be registered in the Archiepiscopal Court of Canterbury, fo r the performance of Divine Worship, according to the rites of the Church of England. The plan is in the Italian style, and the cost (estimated at only 1,050/.) is to be defrayed by public subscription. There is to be seat room for about 800 people. Proposals for a loan of 50,000,000 f. (2,000,0001. sterling) to the bank of Constantinople,' at par, under the guarantee of the Turkish Government, were issued yester day in the Stock Exchange. It is to bear interest from the Ist of October next, at the rate of 6 per cent., and is to be reimbursable at par with 20 per cent. premium, by half yearly drawings at Paris, extending over a period of 23 years. The depos it is to be 25 per cent , and the subsequent p a y m ents are to be th ree of like amoun t respectively on the x s t o 0 f o 1. has been subs cr ib e d in Paris, January, and Ist o f M arc h ne t. 3 1s 0 t , the remaining 800,000/. is for the Load . and London market o o o f o, N o 0 ° 07. ,ra()bre I r , 10,020. This is the first loan of the kind that has been introduced either of the here or in France , and so littl e is known' finances of Turkey and of the affairs of the Bank of Constantinople , that it is difficult to form any opinion as to the desirableness of the investment, except such as may be founded on the general reputation for integrity by e Rio) ethe • • d Government. The authority on which the loan is raised is a firman dated June 10, 1852. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. EAST ANGLIAN.. The ordinary half-yearly meeting of shareholders was held yesterday, at the London Tavern ; Mr. H. Bruce in the chair. The report of the directors stated that the net amount of revenue for the past half-year was 8,6561., exclusive of the proportion of the Dereham traffic not yet ascertained, and that the Act enabling the Eastern Counties Company to enter into agreements with the East Anglian Company had received the sanction of the Legislature. In order to increase the goods traffic, it would be necessary to carry the railway from the Harbour Station across the Nar, by means of a swivel bridge, and thence along the quays in front of the granaries and timber. yards of Lynn ; and the directors hoped to obtain the sanction of the proprietors to the undertaking. The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report, and expressed his hope that the line would soon be able to pay a dividend to the original shareholders. The passenger traffic was steadily increasing, and the directors anticipated that when the line was carried across the Nar the goods traffic would also increase. The expense of this undertaking was estimated at 16,0001., a part of which it was hoped would be con• tributed by the corporation of Lynn. The report was then adopted. A long conversation ensued with respect to a pro position that the directors should be paid 500/. for their services from August, 1851, to July, 1852 ; and several shareholders objecting, the chairman tendered his resignation. The motion, however, was ultimately agreed to, and the chairman having withdrawn his re signation, the meeting separated. NORTH AND SOUTH WE STERN JUNCTION The second half-yearly meeting of proprietors was held yesterday at the office of the company, 12, Par liament-street ; Mr, Mangles, M.P., in the chair. Th e directors' report stated that the line would be opened in a very short time, and that it would be de sirable to construct a small branch of a mile and a half in length to accommodate the population of Hammersmith and neighbourhood, numbering 24,000. The cost of this branch would be only 13 ; 0001., and it would enable persons living in the neighbourhood to travel by rail either to Waterloo bridge or the Black wall Railway station in Fenchurch-street. The CHAIRMAN having stated the advantages of the branch to the main line, the report of the directors was adopted, and resolutions were passed authorising the board to take the subject into their immediate consi deration, and to raise 16,000/., by mortgage or bond, in order to carry out the suggestion. - _ along the railways which were the legitimate rout° tor telegraphs, but in any case had power under their Act of Parliament to open, though et increa sed ex" pense, :ill public roads and highways, and so complete the 185 miles between Batnaley, the n earest p oint+ and London. The Bill of the corn' pany in last session had been opposed on standing orders in the C omnlo" carried on the second reading by a majority o f d 150 : and approved by a Select Committee a fter a 14 10 5 aYs ordeal of an unusually rancorous opposition, but read a third time, and passed that branch of the be gißlature. At this juncture a standing order of the House of Lords, which had not been in operation for 20 years previous, requiring three-fourths of t su be, whole capital of certain comp anies to be p ea d.' into the Bank of England be fore the first r the ing in the Lords, was brought to bear Iva bill, and which, if insisted upon, had as much re'd ference to every railway, gas or water company, an would effectually have crushed all public enterprise' Thus upon a mere obsolete technicality a Bill taTel; tioned to an unprecedented degree by public °Pinifo; approved by the House of Commons, and having , its object the accommodation of the mercantile 5.00 commercial community, was rejected, and a decistr:, arrived at after fourteen days' investigation was 0 „ versed in half-an-hour upon a point utterly unr.ue nected with the merits or public importance 0r.:74 Bill. Since its rejection memorials from all Pa, r ' the country had been forwarded for presentation the Prime Minister, praying for a revision ofritn,a. standing order, and the directors had every resso believe that a re - applicatio n next sepion for the,P__, in the identical form sanct ioned b y the House of ' mons would be attended with success. The balance-sheet showed a total receipt, 645fr0i,73 commen cement of the undertaking., of ' 2O, last, an expenditure of 20 , 006 /. up to the 30th a ca ll Ju,inin, e of 5 1, since which period the secretary stated per share had been made and paid. The CHAIRMAN then moved the adoption o _ f o t i h o e i report, which was seconded by Mr. Gsuslralln and carried. e C motion the of Mr. PEARSON, 3.1.•_,4*c;',,50.. bo Cebu F ld n , were re-elected directors, iTrectl o i r ir s e , b a s n t Webster , M a r n . d i) 31r' J • , -7 c fi t or. avids°" Co a roP ail The CHAIRMAN said that, although tiled they ha d had encountered u-hill work, he c onsici t e h r e e ir no.,rht h t e b ro e been successful, atoll events so far as lines were concerned. Their arran'ernents with railways were mutual. The British t'earnPanYhge other the railways telegraphic facilities, and, hand, the railways granted the British jonni.trlgaffieieg passes along their lines, and every facility roLrobia and maintaining their works. The minor tel e rail stations were worked by the railway clerk°, the pri• way companies handing over the proceeds; ended loge tish Company, who, without having eanen u ose ,, bad sums in patents and other preliminary exP e t o f only established their present system at C os, their 17,0001. Their works were substantial, anct re 116°. sulation the most approved, and they w ere cumbered with the non-paying stations. '-i.uvi.0.70,1 it very anxious to get a line into London; 1 ) 0 . i a te• a very difficult thing to deal with all existicingio t be rests. They hoped to accomplish that en Lon don course of next year, and send messagee fr°llliteotual/9 to distant points, reaching Glasgow, and 6 Ireland. a nd o iirea torg Thanks were given to t he chairman and the meeting broke up. The half-CORK AND WATERFORD. ielors half-yearly general --n--ieetib—g of the PoP r wai in the Cork 3' and Waterford Railway Cornpal% 1 , announced to take place yesterday', at No. 8, — e 3 umb er hay- street, Westminster ; but the requisite n- of :shareholders not being present, , view The _following is a copy of the report, which 05 have been presented by the directors :--- h ave Since the last half-yearly meeting, overtures o _ o f beenit was aojou to c made by respectable parties for the construed pug_ hP3 part of the line which lies between Cork an d l'° 0 hal, with a branch to Queenstown, but no de& n"e b P % I ; position has yet been received as to the terms upon ic 1 this portion of the line should be made. Should otY; thing b e proposed which may lead the directors to in.e the probability of any practical results, a s pecia l a t will be summoned before the directors arrive at anY cell' elusion upon the subject. It would be obviously prerea tore at present to express any opinion as to wh ilt • o r rif arise in the present position of affairs. 14° P°rt"there the line to Tremor() has yet been nonstrueteil, is every probability in the ensuing gringo!" the work being --..... cominencbeed early RAILWAY 4 BRISTOL, AUG. 3/. • t dad STOCK EXCHANGE. -The share market Nvas nitro 0 „ 6. SI{AB,E gARKET..• Bristol and Exeters were done at 10414 -Great IN ester , .. 7 LIVERPOOL, AVG. 31. „ ial• STOCK ExcuArroc.-The share market presente , _ to , proved en appearance to-day, and prices generally haa 5 Yorkshire,les: 11Easter0 cCoucnyt.upward. The transactions were as follow: . re to d lifi c.-East Lancashire, 18 /3c55111:rofill• -Ditto, Preference, 84-Ditto, Fifths, 3 4,, dis.-Loncien and ,-'4,;ad Western, I-2-Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire?,f; , -- 2 1 1A id_lan D d a , te 7 h 6 Rh S e t nis : York and North Mid l la i r way and Canal), New - • .2.....80uv ,eliel's ci.:,,, Preference, 6 per cent., „oh, Eastern and Dover, 2111 2 c.-Belfast and ; B i ih 31 5 . MANCHESTER, Alio. 31. we re 01 STOCK ExcHANGE.-There was a tolerable 0 01 w ere business done in the share market to-day, but pricesctieh lower. The transactions were as follow :-Eastera COyoriv 11 1-16-East Lancashire, 18 3-16-Lancashire SPAellielLl, shire,and Lincolnshire , 83i/2-Ditto, Fifths, 33/1 dis.-Manchester, P .... " D i t to , Lincolnshire, 29-Ditto, Preference, 11% 11. 01 ro New Preference 7-16 p.-31idland, 76-South-Esote,oarl Dover, ° . -11 A-North Staffordshire, 4% dis.-Sbre"di.,,, and Chester, 154 'a• • 21 1 X, dis.-Ossvestry and Chester, - .nd Londonl3 and North-Western, 123 Manchestr 0- mingham (C), Quarters, 1 15-16 p. ______---__•-• SEABORNE MAILS. re post 4 - [2; s i gn ifies that the malls are sent from the Gene" by the night—and Mby the morning—dispatch.] soot ifr" , When made up in ,Fr e , " , i ,„ atie• ?LAC Z 5. 'General Post-Wilco Por, t ,; ( o, ............0•• • ' London: patched' London: --------------..... —.—.........'.......... 1 I t• 6 , seP 3 1 America (hy Brit. pkt.)N Sept. 3 . ..,LiVerP°°' . JO' 9 America (by U.S. pkt.) N Sept. 10 . .• Liverpooli. Sep t ' America (by U.S. pkt.) M Sept. 17 .• ISouthea Australia (via South- t g 4 Dittot i m e 14 : : tun t , n(ovvaniiar):ca...i Marseilles) .. h o . e 3 NN I[ , ... .: : : : : ... .. 1,1) S oloyuvintehr::: : : ts s ,e e pp p c i te : f t.i , :,a0 t.S eP 2 Africa (West coast).• Nl4th of month IFIYIO°I43 . S t ' B Bren i o l s Ay;es :.... California(viaCkagre:i)N 19th Sc 80th of rae.Dover • . ay . 0 • N Daily .• .. .. ,Dover i, Sell i g M m 9eiths;olf7t.thheornf monothnth ~'Sseonutt:;_.,ptt IS A i v ; 1 9 6 . M 9th of the month ISoutiollY ' se pt. , Cape of Good Hope N 14th of the month Cape de Verde .. .. plyr outtl . . pub 31 N 2d of the month •. i Constantinople , . • - •• •• l'ilth 17th 27th of mo Dover ,:t. sePL,„,Etsl Cultral America .. M2d & 17th of mon 'Souther:lY gli.'6 Channel Isles •• .. N Mon., Wed., &Fri.' • ' 05010'14 a Sou __._ . 4‘,,,i , Chili • • •• •• .M2d & 17th of moth :Southamr" ce. r • pt. g France • .. .. Mt N Twice daily .. .. 'DOT° .. Sr pl• Greece* • • .. • • f l io o n li c a io n r d oz .7 ..... N 7th 17th 27th of MO Dover . Tees.,,,„o Hanahurgh •• .. N Tuesday ec Friday Longon • I ves:1" Plyrnoutu.: Aa. 0 Ireland .. .. MBc N Twice daily.. he/tl" i. g 4 ... M N 1 1 ; V n e b d n o e f s . Ec e S monthatu . r .. nsLooonni _' . l ..a l l :a.p l t, 1 . :S ep ,c. el9 Ol India (via Southimp.) M 20th of the month Soula'" r ..Sel ) " g 9 India (viaMarsedles) N stbac.24th .finouth'Bever,b..,,Aug• India, vi a C. of G. Hope N 15th of month Mauritius .. .. .. Et 15th of month plyfra"..!-..:13..5,08, i l lyrne"` 6 9 Mediterranean (via Southair pton) .. 3,i Mediterranean (via Marseilles) .. .. N Bth& 24th of month Do u , _.4.,00p,. i g 120th of the month iSuitrboralaPt.: :4ktlg t : i memice .. .. .. m,gcl of the month.. SO tp'_ / f2:t. 'SeP t , Madeira .. .. „. 3,1,0 th of the month Southaeß , ,1 , 'EIW . Malta* .. „ i17th,17th,1901,27th 1 Dove r t• g • I Sc 30th of month 3 SeP ' / . •, Naples* _ _ ._ N sth 15th 25th ofmo Doverr .• se pc . .. 6 Papal State,is .. ~. N '61.1115th 25th of rno,Dor? _,.. s i . 5e11 . 1 rminsula • • •• .. M 7th 17th 27th ef mo Sotithiat,!:,. sot, ~ Pero .. .. .. .. mld & 17th of ninth power.:•sep.l Tm'callY* •••. .. N sth 15th 25th oftno oop t. sap; 141 17th of the m onth West Indies ..Sew' West Indies (excet Soonlwl'et.„veye t'l Havanna It N p asgau) M Id of the month • •,.. d (49 are c * The mails to those countries thrill Oar' French nackot via 1!tr5!1155...---- ------ be lla °6 --Arrange NEW COLONIAL BISIIOP gIe T i c in the i of been made for the formation of • • l j a t il'itius si..c_ion , esiastical Jut' to p et which is at present under the ec.cl for the propaga _ t o the Bishop of London. The Society .or t a 3,00 01 . t" ibu e the Gospel in Foreign Parts has contr d the formation of the new see. nt P. :, v's Ointin e /go"' [ADVERTISEMENT.] HOllOW£l, r,„,_oroas Ma, or Pills have cured a Tumour in the Neck. .. 11 . 1 i n holt!' be e bishop. residing on the Welsh Back, Bristol, had been in Le nec k ; es t s 1 n ne tscuere rc eeleit',° Sears, and always complained of a soren b was seen by several medical gentlemen, u no ful in affording him the least relief; however, afte.r,62'ls-, Ohl: a large tumour formed under his left ear, from Wni__Lthout oL, fered intensely, and tried remedy after remedy, , w' o inte r r; taming any benefit, until he made use of Holloway 5 A t he t il t and Pills, and these wonderful medicines soon redeceu. leen mour. and effectually cured it, and he is now in the e'',/, ° t Er a ' of the most robust health.— Sold by all Drugs an" fessor Hollovvay's Establishment, 244, Strand, Londoa' _, --"--------- BIRTHS. 0 far OF A SON. T Goa On the 291 ult., at the Lawn, L . the lady of A . tIO E sq ., M.P. Notting.- bill, On the 28th ult., at Chepstow-terrace , wife of W. C. Cirrie, Esq., of au heir. ft , o OF A DAUGHTFit. ,lic voi On the 28th ult., at Albury Rectory,'jlert 5 L" , theOnev. . Mountford Wod. R the R 29th ult., at Haroewood-square, t he wife of Y''''`lWira, Forbes, Esq --- ter On o t i t. MARRIED. f n6e F • • e ß 3 ra ls ni t c u o l t t e, NatotGts:ldeston, Norfolk, rd of Henry G. Dowson, Esq.,tooflS.GlaerYldels3t.oili!" to On the 28th ult., at the parish church, Tottenh: + le, to Binge Stanley Gifford, Esq., M.A., of tho Inner r r 111 ,, hr ept Boughton, eu".o Caroline Louisa, eldest daughter of William C- 11 0331 ' ESQ .of Wood-green, Tottenham, Middlesex• DIED On the 28th ult., at Cheltenham, Lientenant.oollsl. George Hutchinson, F.R.S., late Bengal Engineers, ag e :j tg, On the 28th ult., at Ovington•square, Loudon, l'g Captain Matthew Gunthorpe. oci 21, On the 29th tilt., at Fyfield Manor-house, Wilts, ~,:, Ponsonhy, the third son of the late C. Penruddocke, P." . 1 . f. On the 28th ult., at New England, near Hitzhti, .10.1° A. Bides, of the Beng,al Artillery, aged 45. Ls° lll On the 28th ult., at the Cove Tor nay F,lizabeth and wife of Captain Holder, of the Cove, Fusilier Gtord3' eliest daughter of Colonel Meyrick. i, 1 1 i d ' On the :30th ult., William Pierce, Esq f M o tley $ .l) .9 0 lugs, Islington, aged 57. ____----", ......owcre.u..,e-cess massaszat-r-......c. -- _ - -------------11,10, C' Landon : Printed and Published by MURDO YEN... II II No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, _t t i pi Strand, in ths Precinct of the S.wo-r. ;,-, the o°''''' Middlesex, Wednesday, September 1, 052* CORNWALL. ......_ _. The thirteenth half-yearly general meeting of the proprietors in the above undertaking was held on Saturday at the Council Chamber in the Town-hall, Truro, for the purpose of receiving the report, and upon other business; the chairman of the company, Mr. Michael Williams, presiding. The advertisement calling the meeting having been read, and the minutes of former meetings confirmed, The SECRETARY (Mr. W. 11. Bond), read the re port, which stated that the directors had availed themselves of the altered position in which they were placed by the warrant of the Board of Trade, and the plan suggested by the directors and confirmed by the proprietors had been steadily carried out. The num ber of shares surrendered to the company in conse quence cf the resolution by which the proprietors were permitted to surrender one-fourth of their hold ings had been very much less than had been antici pated. The appeal made to the county by the chair man, assisted by the directors and other gentlemen, had been most successful, an d h a d resulted in an ex tensive and satisfactory list of shareholders in Corn wall, and which had enabled the directors to give the best proof of the value to be attached to the undertaking by the support they had secur e d f ro m a respectable local proprietary. Many of the most considerable holders of land through which the line will pass have agreed to take the wh o l e , or a l arge r p o rtion, of the i value n shares ; and those who from circumstances were unable to deal with the company in that way have instructed their agents to meet the company's land valuer on equitable terms. Mr. Brunel, the engineer, having revised his plans for the construction of the line, has been enabled greatly to improve the works so as to materially reduce the cost of construc tion. The portion of the line between Truro and St. Austell, on which the works were originally com menced, presenting the greatest facilities for the immediate resumption of operations, the directors advertised for tenders for about fifteen miles, extending eastward from the West Cornwall junction near Truro, and which, after considerable competition, was, under the advice of Mr. Brunel, given to the Messrs. Sharp and Son at prices which were within the estimate of the engineer. The contractors have, the directors state, entered upon those works, and are proceeding with them as rapidly as they can bring i their plant upon the line for that purpose. The di rectors, having given instructions for the preparation of all the materials to construct the bridge at Saltasb, contemplate with satisfaction the earliest possible commencement of all the heavy works on the line. The resumption of active operations by the com pany having rendered it essential that the direc tors should have the assistance of a compe tent secretary, they have great pleasure in having been able to secure the valuable assistance of Mr. Bond, whom th e y have re-appointed to an office in which he r e p ea t e dly r e cei ve d th e th an ks of the pro prietary, and they recommend that a salary of 3001. per annum shall be granted him until the line he opened for traffic. The directors also refer with great pleasure to the fact that by determined energy the West Cornwall line has been completed and opened, but they stat e th a t, " usef u l, h owe v e r, as this under taking is to the western part of Cornwall, it cannot realise its fullest result until it receive the traffic of the Cornwall line, and of the general system of rail ways to the eastward." The directors, after referring to the rigid economy pursued, conclude their report by stating, " that they have every reason to be satis fied with the policy which dictated the suspension of the railway for three years, and have now the high gratification of seeking its completion under greatly improved circumstances, and with the fullest expecta tion of securing for the shareh olders a satisfactory return for the capital invested." The statement of accounts appended to the report showed the total receipts to have been 218,7021. 11s. (id., and the disbursements 205,6021. Is. Bd., which left a balance in the hands of the bankers of 13,1001. 93. 103. The CHAIRMAN, in moving that the report of the directors be adopted and circulated amongst the pro prietors, stated that he was glad to announce that the shareholders' list was now placed on a most responsible footing, and that the strictest economy in all the branches of the company's expenditure would be car ried out. A great number of shareholders who formerly held back had come forward and readily taken up their shares ; but still be had to announce that the proprietors would be called upon to confirm the forfeiture of 9,328 shares, standing in the names of parties who, from bankruptcy, insolvency, and other causes, were unable to carry them on. lie could also assure them that the undertaking would now be carried on and prosecuted with energy; and that from the low rate at which the first contract was let, the whole line would be constructed on terms which would render it a profitable investment. He concluded by moving the adoption of the report. A PseoFRIETOR seconded the motion, which was carried nem. con. Several shareholders then addressed the meeting, especially in reference to the commencement at an early period of the works between Falmouth and Truro, and a great anxiety was manifested for the energetic prosecution of all the works on the line. On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, resolutions were adopted for forfeiting 9,328 shares, and for appointing Mr. Bond secretary of the company. IThanks having been voted to the chairman and di rectors, the meeting terminated. BRITISH ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY. Yesterday the annual meeting of this company was held at the office, Royal Exchange; Mr. J. Simpson, C.E., in the chair. Mr. &MAIM, the secretary, read the directors' report, which stated that since the last annual meet ing the company had concluded arrangements, on fair and mutual terms, for occupying the Leeds Northern,__e Stockton and Darlington, Newcastle and Carlisle, Glasgow and South-Western, and a portion of e Midland Railways, in addition to the Lancashire Yorkshire. A complete junction of all th t e o l wn d s ,in,g a commercial, shipping, and manufacturingny, the north would be effected by the comps graphs in course of construction, opening at tetihe; same time, from Leeds northwards toorrlitlaoi d s l a er e , d a . n r e portant district not previously tween Liverpool and Leeds little was rtehqoustlettowcoormk-s plete the company' in those towns and s the district would be ready INlllnsiensc'dheexseteerP; for this the iron piping was being cast, an Between Leeds and f e w wee for opening in a Stockton the line hadoLbeen satisfactorily at work for eeds Northern BAHR ay some time. for ',. t t h was thought desirable not Company, butthei P tionpublic so isolated a Por to open lineto n til the Lancashire and York shire leonfgth u (from Leeds to Liverpool) is completed, an— .l w hen this was d one, the Leeds northern district would be at once connected therewith. On tie Stockton and Darling , on the works were prcc-edir g apidly, and will be completed by the end of the rweek. The works on the Newcastle and Carlisle an d Glasgow and South-Western were proceeding with expedition. In three or four mouths time the company would have in operation this important dis trict of telegraph, and coupled with the small cost of management and construction, expected on it a fair return. The company had not lost sight of the im portance of securing a communication with London G on e 1 , .41( / doe R I 13 ret t ,4l, , , It the t; SEM G ur , .si tt //cf. I '6 04 t 9 pro - obt roE 441 k, 4, 44 -____ diAtkFar ( ele, -nkri r y Tjllc TP I T, .°L