The Sun. — London, England, 1852-08-26 00:00:00

FRANCE. A dispatch from Lyons states that the inundation of the Rhone is at an end ; much damage had been done. In addition to the concessions for Railways which have just been signed by the Minister of Public Works, the Dibats says—" There is another project Jura . under ooneideration by the Government in order to eomplebe the line of railways of the South, and to extend it as far as the frontier of Piedmont, on the side of the Var, by starting from Marseilles or from Toulon. In order for this line to produce any use ful results it is necessary that the two Governments o f France and Piedmont should act in concert. I Nothing, certainly, could be more easy ; their interests are common, and they are animated with the best feelings of entente cordiale one towards the other. In this; case the Piedmontese Government would not hesitate to welcome the propositions of the companies which undertake to open a railway from Nice to Oneille, or Albenga, and to continue it the whole length of the Valley of Tanaro, as far as Cherasco, where it would connect itself with that which is now open from Turin to Milan by Novare. In still following the course of the Tanaro, the line would naturally run from Cherasco as far as Aste, where it would join the Alexandria line. the real nucleus of the railways of Upper Italy, for from Alexandria they go on one side to Turin and the Lego Maggiore, and on the other to Voghere, Modena, Bologna, and Ancona. Consequently this new line would connect France and the Mediterra nean with Switzerland, Lombardy, the Legations, and the Adriatic. It is, therefore, useless to insist further on its great importance. The Valley of the I Tanaro is only separated from the sea by a small ridge which unites the Appenines to the chain of the , Alps, and which can be easily made practicable by piercing a tunnel of little more than half a mile in 1 ength. A considerable number of electors of the canton of Marennes having sent in a protest against the elec tion of Prince Murat as member of the council general, the connoil of the prefecture, after examin ing the circumstances of the case, has declared that the election is valid. The Consulting Chamber of Agriculture of Bor deaux, before separating, voted an address to the Prince President of the Republic, thanking him for the benefits for which the owners of vineyards are indebted to him in consequence of the modifications effected in the octroi system and in the indirect taxes. In consequence of the visit of the Prince President of the Republic to Bordeaux, several regiments are to be concentrated there. Three squadrons of the 13th Chasseurs have already arrived there from Libourne. Letters from Lorient state that the Mazagran and Annibal, of 90 guns, are to be fitted out both as steam and sailing vessels. By the arrival of the Erigone frigate, accounts have been received from Guy ana to the 18th ult. At that period the penitent iar y colony continued in a perfectly healthy condition. Salutation T he Islands. Th e works of installa , tion were going on in the greatest order prevailed among the transported prisoners. A notorious robber, named Tirard Gallier, who had long been the terror of the department of the Isere, was executed on the 17th at Vol: on. He was escorted to the place of execution by a detachment of ge,a dames and another of artillerymen ; and on his way received the pious exhortations of the chaplain of the prison with becoming resignation. A large crowd wa s assembled to le itness his (teeth ; he mowated the sc affold with a firm 'tep, and laid his neck of his own accord under the fatal blade. ITALY. The Official Gazette of Savoy of the 20th positively asserts from Turin that M. Pernati, Minister of the Interior, has resigned, and that Count Pouzs di San Martino, who had had a portfolio after the events of 1848, ba3 been sent for by the Ring. -MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS. KUNZBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES R:',GISTERED IN THE 'WEEK ENDING SATURDAY. AUG. 21, 1852. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases „,*373 Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... ••• ... 41 Tubercular Diseases ... ... 212 Diseases of the Brain, Nor - res, and Senses... ... 92 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 43 Diseases of thu Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration ... ••• ... ... 75 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs _ of Digestion... ... 67 Diseases of the Kidneys, Sze. ... 11 Childbirth. Diseases of the Uterus, &c. ... ... 8 Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles ... 6 Diseases of the Skin, Sze. ... ... ... Malformations... ... ... ... ... ... 1 Premature Birth ... ... .. ... ... 41 Atrophy ... ... ... ... ... ... 31 Old Ago ... ... ... ... ... ... 38 Sudden ... ... ... ... ... ... Violence, Privation, Cold, and intemperance ... 36 02.uscs not specified ... ... DEATHS FROl'a ALL CAUSES ... ... 1,084 Population Deaths in corro- Deaths Enumerated, spending week In the 1851. of 1851. Week, WeBt Districts... 376,427 . . 151 ... 177 North Districts.. 490,396 .. 187 ... 225 Central Districts 393,256 ... 173 ... 189 East Districts ... 485,522 ... 205 ... 238 ►south Districts .. 616,635 ... 240 ... 255 T3M13... ..... 2,362,236 956 ... 1,084 Males ... 581 Females ... ... ... ... 503 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males ••• ••• ••• ••• •• • 850 Females ••• ... ... •• • Oe. 789 Total *la this number are included 49 by Scarlatina, 40 by Typhus Fever, 208 by Diarrhoea, and 18 by Cholera. LATE FIRE AT LISMORE CASTLE. The Cork Ex d arimer says, "This old historic castle still stand s proudly y on its rocky mount unscathed and uninjured. that portion of thefire which broke out was confined to southern quadrangle l offices which forms a part of the serious ° of the court-yard. For a time apprehensionsgreat t were entertained lest it should extend to the to the eastern wing of the castle at one side, or buildings in large and important range of course The fear was the greater erection at the other side. portion of the burning e b r owing to the fact of a store for oils and paints, building being used as a inflam mable nature were calculated to from their the conflagration. Fortunately,th° add much force to was boundtd on one side by th rever, this building and on the other by a second tower forming gate tower, between the southern and western sides ing the angle rangle. Thee from their greet heightc)t the quid ser . Ned as barriers to prevent the filmes from extending as they presented nothing but bare walls to their The valuable munitnents and records were r r fury. for safety, though, as the result proved, ebmaoved without necessity. The castle and all its dep o t l y cies being heavily insured, the Noble Proprietor sustains little pecuniary loss ; and as this buildin g in common with all the other offices was to be re _ modelled, though not at the moment, the only effect of the fire will be that this will take place the sooner. The general remark was, that as such an accident was fated to occur, it could not happen in any part of the castle where it was productive of less inconvenience. The works in progress of erection went on the same morning as if nothing had occurred ; the hundreds employed on them were not idle for a single hour. HOP INTELLIGENCE. (From the Maidstone Journal.) MAIDSTONE.—Since our last the weather has been very propitious for the hops, and they have come out well where not prevented by the mould, which is not general, but in some gardens—we allude to this loca lity iParticular—has nearly destroyed the fruit. It would b e h ave been , of course, impossible to say what crop would tive wind_; but if we had not had the late destruc tive co ___ it o l ut looking closely at the plant now, we fee r e P e a rt l ai g n it with what it was before the gale, of the crop was d estroyed; in exposed situations, one-fourth much. We a_ in sheltered spots not so have many good hops if the wea ther continlAs fine, and, probably, pay rather a large duty. THE FARLEIGE n . T he a bly about this district, hops are going on favour- ATLESPORD.—The grape , and will not produce a bea "°Ps come out slowly, Galo,:ilni The Jones and Golding h gr , v y i e a r °P in this parish. more promising, w e do not anticipwaatse etxh;3ectviedi°lll( but igehrsin much ce. by a bag an acre as the late st.rn.r The hops Allatrorowru AND WATERI N have nearly recovered from assumed their former healthy appearance $ and have good crop should the grow rapidly, promising a greatly improved withi n the last coutinue fine. They are very free from disease. LOOSE.—We have few day 9. Although the wind made great havoc, we - shall grow a great many hops, the weather being so favourable for i it recovery. TH E ST., i 3 AND BaCCGIITON MONCHILSEA........ The cc— ni g ht s do not suit the hops, and s ome 10anter% have not yet got their pol es p ut up, which A were bl own week. Judg i ng ' - ' ovi fr o nby , the violent wind on Wednesday this district, 200,000/. will top the duty, and 180 0001. will be o near the mark. lt 211ADRN.--Th ho ps e have , progressed ver y favour ably during the past STAFLEaua:et.—Th e vr iltinds which r av ages of the wind are -, o coming on beautifully. escape d the The m o th e r s promise better than w e anticipated. CRANBROOK. — Darin , li the major por tion of the past week we have b een f avowed with more auspi cious weather, and there certainly is ~ a more pro mising appearance of ti t h e bop grounds. Sad and disastrous as was our last report , in consequence of the force with which the wind h ad swept its broad THE SUN, invisible pinions over the plantations, battering its poles, and in some few places tearing the plant up by the roots, deplorable and disheartening as were the3e circumstances, "hope springs eternal in the human breast," and the farmer, assisted by the weather, in stead of becoming inactive, has set about in right earnest to repair, as far as in him lay, the damage effected. If fine weather continues for a few weeks there will be plenty of hops in this locality; and as they have throughout been entirely free from any attack of fly, flea, lice, or mould, they cannot fail to produce a good sample. SANDHURST. -- Notwithstanding the late high winds, the burr is improving, and fast coming into hop. ROLVENDEN.—Our hops are very much injured by the winds, and the duty lessened to a very consider able degree, but being free from any disease, we ex pect to have them of a good quality. CANTERDURY. — The late gales have battered the hops about very much, and done them considerable damage where they were much exposed. In some grounds nearly half the poles were blown down. Last week left the hops altogether in a very precarious state, a great deal of the burr showing no symptom of growing out ; but the weather this week, on some occasions being very warm, has caused the burr to develope into hops very fast, and enabled those out to grow rapidly. Much mould is to be met with at places. The general appearances are stillin favour of a 1, .rowth. arge g ARTIFICIAL EYES. i Dis pensaryve r Anum an be d r E o y f e g a e n n d tle E m a e r n Liver pool, on Monday afternoon, assemble dlnstitution, in ß S o t se- A h n il n l, e' L s 'don of Dr. Nottingham an d t about he h twoone honorary o'clock, e b e y s invita tion thee hod of adapting artificial institution, to witness atdheh es m ad et the misfortune to lose the eyes to persons who h sight of one or both eyes. The form of the artificial natural eye when open,b • eye is exactly that of the. rather being convex, of about the thickness of a thin glass, and forms a beautiful covering to the sightless orb. Of course the size, shape, and colour of the eye have to be regulated and adapted according to the requirements of each case. Out of the number of cases presented during the afternoon, no two were alike. The eye is placed in its positionin an instant, and removed again in little more time, and both operations are effected without giving the slighest pain to the patients. The instanta neous change in the appearance of the patients is as pleasing as it is surprising. The natural expression of the countenance is restored as if by magic. In cases where the eyelids have become considerably contracted it would be necessary to 1155 a small one at first, and progress to the proper size by degrees. A number of the persons submitted for the experiment were selected from the patients who have been under the treatment of Dr. Not tingham in the institution; but several were strangers, 0 and had been afflicted wilts loss of sight in one or both eyes for several years. They were of both sexes, and varying in ago from that of an infant of about eighteen nsonthe to fifty years. In several cases the sight of one eye had been restored under the treatment of Dr. Not tingham though the patient was quite blind when en tering the institution. There were several hale young men, and two or three young women servants so cireuai stanced, and it was astonishing to observe how corn pletely the natural expression was restored to the face. One interesting case was that of a respectable young woman, about sixteen years of age, who lost her right eye about nine years ago, through receiving a stab with a pair of scissors. She possessed good features, but, through the lots cf her eye the expression was destroyed. It wa4 most gratifying to see how delighted she was to observe (in a looking•glass) the miraculous change that had been made in her appearance. There were several cases of persons under 14 years of age, who had lost the sight of an eye through severe cold whet, infants. The case of a respectable mulatto woman de serves to be particularised, because Ist. Boissonasu de tected instantly that she hail an artificial eye which had been badly placed, having had an oblique instead of a horizontal direction. The poor woman was in costae) , when she found that an eye had been inserted and re moved without the slightest pain, for she said she ban " s❑ffered martyrdom" to have the former inserted. Many other cases might be particularised, but the effect in all was much the same—what was a deformity was to a wonderful degree restored to its pristine appear ance, in many cases challenging detection by the ob server. The proceedings, which occupied the whole af ternoon, were terminated by votes of thanks to M. Boissonneau, Dr. Nottingham, and the chairman. — Liverpool Mercury. " SUCH A GETTING UP STAIRS." On Monday last, as the band of juvenile teetotallers were marching out of the town to the inspiring strains of the Grangemouth flute band, three oxen, which were being driven to the slaughter-house, took fright at the demonstration, and ran off at full speed. One of the three, after threading some of the intricate passage running west from the Cow Wynd, rushed along Baxter's Wynd to near the High -street. The fear of encountering the music seems to have frightened it from proceeding further in that direction, for at this point it turned to the right, and took shelter in the house known as the lodging-place of Prince Charles Edward. The first intimation that was received of its presence was at Mr. John Johnston's door, the farthest up the stair, where, as may easily be imagined, its appearance rather astonished the inhabitants. Those in charge of the cattle having arrived, the difficulty was to get the brute down the way it had come, the stair being old-fashioned and narrow, and at one time it appeared not unlikely that it would have to share the fate of an adventurous cow which mounted the spiral staircase of Michael Scott's tower at Aikwood, and be killed on the spot. By means of ropes attached to the body, how ever, and by strenuous pulling at the tail—which seemed almost in danger of parting with the rump—the animal was got down two flights of stairs; but it descended upon the wooden landing-place with andthedust after cleared away, were discovered by the shopkeeper dang ling from the ceiling of his back room. Fortunately a short stout rafter was between the animal's legs, or he must have descended bodily into the shop. There was considerable difficulty in getting him out of this fix, but he was at length got safely into the open air, and without further adventures was driven to his quarters.—Falkirk Ewald. -- --- PERILOUS POSITION. At midnight there was a p erfect g ale from the south east. The ship had been snu gg ed b y little and little until at length she was " hove-tu" under close reefed maintopsail. About eight o'clock orders were gi ven to stow the flying jib, the foremost sail in the ship: two of the men went out to p erform this dut y. As one of them was feeling his way out, for it was a s d ar k as pitch, he planted his feet on the lee footrope, and was almost precipitated into the yawning abyss. He caught l on g indeed, not to him, but to those hold of a rope in his fall , and stru gg le d for a long time. It was very who were watching his writhing form by the li g ht o f the boiling and phosphorescent waves beneath. I was on the weather bow at the time, and saw how his com rades behaved. No one spoke a word, for that might only diminish his chances of escape; there was no help for him if he failed to save himself. Th e man that was on the jibboom with him moved neither hand nor foot, and uttered not a word. At length he regained his footing, and proceeded to h is dut y. Had he been a minute longer swinging among the footrop es , h e wou ld have been swept off never to have been seen, for the bowsprit was actually buried in the sea, while the two men were clinging with clasped arms to the yielding spar, on the strength of which their lives were hung. When they came in, having discharged the duty en trusted to them, I endeavoured to be near the one that had made such a narrow escape. As he stepped down n_pon the deck, he touched me by the merest accident. winter:nt a_ n t.rembling sensation passed through his whole frame, 4 ___d a marked inspiratory effort carried gratitude to hea w"eumtriom his breast. On the very threshold of home, have lost this poor fellow, after the Arctic Voyage to lin „ , ~_ , d_ the intense frosts, after the fatigue of travel 04* TZ:htehre excruciating thrst, had all failed to break 4; -- .Sutherland's Journal of Captain Penny's Wellington Channel. The present ik toter failure. National PUBLIC BUILDINGS. THE Co s 'im every one exelaimr against it, as in every Gallery cost some 90,0001., and works at No such parsimonious There worthy. It is respect un srnt, But there is some feeling directed the have beenitt Windsor. There a million, and perhaps more, 1 thing for the money, a certain grandeur of intention! certain air of dignity, Who asks the cost? Who, now, 'thine fine, some success. Chapel, or Greenwich Hospital, a or ne l{- at Whitehall Chapel, Cambridge, or any one of our G u.lg's College aonsiders the ethic cathedr 1 for a moment enormous Bums bestowed a s, those noble erections? Thereason is obvious. 011 and then no one will accuse you, Do any. thing well, out your money, whateveithe of ,:ztava gantly laying on . Mons upon millions h a --. Paris is a noble city, but mi. have been ex tender it 50. The Madeleine, -- the Arc cl pended to the Louvre, the Hotel de l'Etoilo, the Luxembourg... ._ . _ ,O ..,. , ..e xf Melte , ( -Nal d rgaY, v ersailles, Vile, the Palais du .--- 1 absorbed countless sums- Did poet —does have et feel it? HR H p • • • • niece —does the present generation ,p let us rofit by the Albert has taught us a great lesson: . proceedings in the Great Ex wisdom which guided his ; antic and well-digested hibition of 1851. It was a gigantic all nations were plan: it embraced every contingency: or manufactured pro to take part: no branch of natural ce of twenty ductions was to be omitted: the vast spa . . Ile raised to two acres was to be covered in, and a p nurpose.— cost 150,0001. and this for a mere temporary r Builder. THE SHREWSRITRY AND HEREFORD RAILWAY progress oP pre sented such a formidable obstacle to the . . has been 'The heavy tunnel at Dinmore-hill, which has hitherto_f p t r h ar s line, is now rapidly advancing. The . driftway and throagh some few weeks, and light is visible from end to end. The workmen are busily engaged in enlarg ing ....r. se curing the bore, w hi c h is 1,100 y ar d s i n length. rt . • W ilmot has und er t a k en t o d e li ver 3,000 , 000 b ric ks for the arching of thi s t unne l an d o th er ra il way purposes . A i Young man w as kill e d i n t hi s tunne l a few days since by t h e ' falling of a l arge mass of stone and earth upon him as he was engaged in driving the waggons in the tunnel. It ap p.ara that he accidentally struck down one of the supports, which caused the mass of earth to fall, crushing the de- C ,, a sed nauch in the fall as to cause immediate death. court,. and ( iperations have been commenced near Hereford, at Ban's all along the line the works are rapidly ad. vancing. It •is said that there will be a close contest between the Shrewsbury and Hereford and the Newport and Aber. lionwith nny lne, city as to which s h a ll fi rs t o p en rail communica tion the of H ere f ord t: timely desirous th at the lines ' proceeding to it should be the inhabitants being ex. completed. They wish to secure a large joint station for all the termini to centre i n . g have been appointed to the office of g C vsT oms.—Messrs. W. J. inspectors of the sussing Ready and W. Hemp ton, principal g au g ers o f Customs, department. EVENING, AUGUST 26, 1852. LONDON, RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. Mr. Box advocated a trial of the compressed air 1 I EASTERN COUNTIES. engine on the Eastern Counties line, as he thought Yesterday the half-yearly meeting of the Eastern i that invention might prov e econom i ca l. He was of Counties Railway Company t ook place at the London 1 opinion that all the officers of the company through Tavern. The report of the directors, an abstract of 1 whose bands money passed ought to provide efficient which has already appeared, having been read, i sureties ; and he repeated the question which had The CuettutsiAlti (Mr. Waddington, MX.) said he been previously asked as to whether the traffic on the should trespass a short time on the indulgence of the Tilbury and Southend line would not interfere with meeting while he went into some details on several the traffic on the Colchester li ne . I of the points alluded to in the report, and if any The CHAIRMAN, in reply to these several observe gentleman required further explanation he should be tions, said he concurred in the propriety of giving happy to give it, for it was the anxious desire of ! the shareholders the power of appointing to vacancies himself and colleagues that every proprietor should in the direction in the interval between the half be put fully in possession of the exact position of the yearly meetings. With respect to the compressed air undertaking. In the first place, it was his pleasing engine , a com p lete ex p eri ment of that upon the line duty to call attention to the statement of the revenue, would cost, including the engine and necessary appa by which it appeared that the receipts had increased ratus, about 3,0001.; and he was not aware that the over those of the corresponding half-year to the ex- proprietors were prepared to sanction that expense. tent of 24,2531. 4s. sd. Of this increase only about In reference to the observation that sureties should 2001. had been occasioned by passenger rece i p t s , th e be required from their officers through whose hands great increase havin g t a k en p l ace i n the merc h an di se money passed,he stat e d t h at there was a resolut i on traffic. He would state the details of the increase, in of the directors to that effect in existence ; and the order to show that it arose, not from imposing hi g h er security of the guarantee societies, and not that of pri rates, and th ere b y curta ili ng the accomm odation vote 'persons, was required. The Southend traffic of the public, but from a d e velopment of would n ot interfere te eth the traffic on the old line, the local traffic of the line, and from for the Southend traffic would be entirely new, as increased int erc h ange with other companies. was evident from the circumstance, that all persons now The increase of tonnage was, for general merchandise, going to Southend went there by boat. 61,180 ; coal, 36,436 ; oxen, 17,724 ; sheep, 64,839; Mr. MACLAUREN, considering the amount required and pigs, 20,616. This steady and sound increase for the rolling stock on the Southend line arose, h e rep ea t e d, fr o m the arrangements tending to (72,000/0, and the rate of fare to be taken under the bring on th e li ne traffic which it had not hitherto pos- Act of Parliament, was sceptical as to the benefit to sessed, and it was satisfactory to the board of direc- be derived from that concern. tors and to the company to have that proof of the The Cuaenet eN Was informed that the company wisdom of th e policy they had pursued in recent times. wou ld be able to work th e eng i nes an d carr i ages a t an With respect to the reduction of expenditure, no expenditure of 30,0001. H e b e li eve d t h at t h e pas doubt the most important saving which had taken sengers who would go by the line would amount to place was attributable to the efficient working of the millions. locomotive staff, not only in the adoption of the most I t was` then moved an d secon d e d t h a t th e repor t o f recent and modern improvements ford economising th e direcors, auditor s , an d o ffi cers , an d th e s t a t emen t fuel, but in a system of renewals in the carriage de- which motion was carried partment, whereby the company had the most efficient uo f h a uh cc im ou o n us s iy b . e adopt e d, plant in the kingdom.—(Hear, hear.) But he should It was also directors,f auditors and officers, for their constant ex which the meeting broke up. not he doing justice to the stores committees, and to a thanks of the meeting be given to the chairman and gentleman who had recently entered the service of the Eastern Counties Railway Company, Mr. Williams,rtions or the best interests of the shareholders, after if he did not call attention to the satisfactory state of the store account for this half-year as compared with the corresponding half-year, there being a saving in the general issue of stores, independent of the locomotive department, of 9,3231., or very nearly 50 per cent., and in stationery of 2,440/. He thought it would be satisfactory to the public to be informed that this saving was not effected by curtailing the salaries of the officers employed, or lowering the efficiency of the staff, but by a close regard to economy in the issue of those articles required for the working of the line. In the present accounts another point deserving notice had reference to the permanent way. It would be recol lected that this time last year there was a sum of 8,0001. for the depreciation fund. The directors bad considerable doubts whether that should be continued, their superintendent of " way and works" having stated that if they adopted the system of " fish-joint ing" it would not be required, and he recommended that 901. per mile per annum should be charged for the expenses of the permanent way, by which in the present half-year 3,1781., being the amount in e xcess of expenditure for the maintenance of the road (luring the past six months, had been added to the " deprecia tion fund." He believed that this was a very advan tageous course of proceeding, and one which other companies would shortly follow. With respect to the East Anglian line, he regretted that the Eastern Coun ties Railway was not in a position to band over the accounts to the East Anglian Railway; but, as the guarantee of the Easter n C oun ti es t o the East A n gl ia n was for 8,5001. for th e h a lf-y ea r, and as the recei p ts had been 8,4001., it was quite evident that there could not be any very serious loss in working the East Anglian. It would be observed in the report that the directors recommended for the future an al teration in the dates of paying the half-yearly inte rest on the different guaranteed stocks of the com pany, as many proprietors of the o ri g inal consoli dated stock were also holders of the gua ranteed stocks. It was proposed in this case to put them in the same warrant for payment ; and, as this would be a great simplification of business, it would tend also to a saving of expense. The Hon. Chairman next re ferred to the Newmarket Company and the Great Northern Railway. He observed that the directors of the Eastern Counties had recommended the New market line to be brought under the Eastern Coun ties system, and 5,0001. a year to be paid. This was the time when the Great Northern Company were wishing to form a communication with the New market Company by Cambridge, and, if that had been done, the Great Northern would eventually have got into the heart of Suffblk and Norfolk, and would not only have obtained possession of the New market line, but would have encouraged the Eastern Union to an aggressive system of policy against the Eastern Counties. The result would have been most disastrous if the Newmarket line had not been taken and made a stopgap. The Great Northern Company, finding themselves checkmated on . that point, turned their attention to another, and that was to have the power of running over the Eastern Coun ties line from Peterborough to Wisbeach. The Eastern Counties made arrangements with the East Anglian Company, by which the Great Northern Company discovered it to be its interest to cease seek ing to work over the Eastern Counties line, and to stop short at Peterborough, so far as regarded the right hand of their line. The Great Northern, find ing that the Eastern Counties had obtained possession of those two important links of communication, at last turned attention to that peaceable policy which the directors of the Eastern Counties Railway had long ago recommended, and the latter then met the Great Northern Company in that spirit which ought to actuate men of business who were desirous of pro moting the prosperity of any undertaking committed to their charge.—(Hear, hear.) The result was, that by depriving the Great Northern of the means of mischief; they were enabled to make a fair and equitable arrangement with that company. He made these remarks because he thought it desirable to amalgamate the whole of the interests to the right of the Great Northern Railway for the purpose of developing the traffic of the whole of the Eastern Counties' district. Let them amalgamate were they could work in unison, and where the public interest would be promoted by a fair interchange of traffic, but let them not, to annoy a company, keep up in competition a line which, in periods of great excite ment, was intended to be a competing line, but which had ceased since to have the power to be so. This had been the course pursued by their directors, and Ihe believed it had been the :means of putting into the coffers of the Eastern Counties Company the in creased sum of 24,000L—(lIear, hear.) This could not have been effected if they were fighting and quar relling with their neighbours, who ought to be their 1 allies; and the system of holding out the olive branch to those who ought to work in common was the best for all parties concerned.—(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Chairman next adverted to a paragraph in the report of the directors of the Eastern Union Railway, in which it was stated that the Eastern Counties Com pany were not overscrupulous in diverting the traffic from that line, and, after defending the Eastern Counties Railway from that insinuation, ad verted to the proposed new line from Ilford to Til bury and Southend, a detailed statement of the pro ceedings connected with which, already publicly known, he gave to the meeting. After the line should be constructed by the contractors, he said that both the Eastern Counties Railway and the Blackwell Rail way, or one of them, were to work the traffic at a fair rate of charges, and he recommended the meeting to give to the directors power to obtain the plant ne cessary to work the line. He was convinced, looking to the district and the number of people likely to pro ceed by the line, not only to Gravesend but to Mar gate—for fast steamers to run there were to be placed on the station—that the mass of traffic which would be created would be astonishing. With respect to the line to Harwich, the Eastern Union Company Ihad held out hopes that that line was about to be constructed ; and he had received a communication within the last few days which left no doubt that within a fortnight the works would be in active construction. When completed that line, which dock North Woolwich. it would convey passengers from Rotterdam, Ant werp, linetoseemedVictoria at sludgitne be one of the best concerns premium on the concerns of shares,te to the t ra ff ic of dEt y , an d , if so, it must necessarily add hear.) I n conel the• Eastern Counties line.—(Hear, would give the directors he t rus t e d th a t th e propr i etors power to promote-re theioe tors credit for doing all i n th e i r and that they would benefitrepose e in th e di rectory t h at con for the common interest. them to wor k e ff ec ti ve l y In reply to Dr. REILLY , The CHAIRMAN said 11 did not be l ieve that the traffic on the Tilbury and Southend line e would inter fere with the traffic on the C o l c h ester line. Dr. REILLY then put some other questions respect ing some minor matters connected with the manage ment of the line, which led to angry altercation, an little be reported,it had no t n ece3eary to to the business of the day. Mr. .ay. Mr. HELPS thought would be satisfactory if the vacancies which took plac e in the directi on in the in Half-yearly were left terval between the hal ~. meetings to be filled up by the proprietors, a_nol b,. tve e re not d filled up He a pproved t by the directors. half-year e l aybeing fixed for the payment of the the yinterest on the different guaranteed stocks o andcompany, and stock, thought it on the original coneolidated s _ would be convenient if the dividends on all the me _ tropolitan railways were paid on one day. H e trusted that everything would be done to complete the line to Harwich. YORK AND NORTH MIDLAND. The half- yearlymeeting of this company was held The report having at York on Tuesday. Mr. H. S. Thompson occu pied the chair. been taken as read, The CxarrzaiAa He first items a red ~t o proceeded to offer some remarks in detailed explanation of the matters therein referred to. the capital account, noticine several increasing expenditure. One of of these itemso' outlay on the K the Boardreferred to an additional of '.Trade branch, upon which In this case the directors in the wi d t h of a bad required an alteration tubular b bridgead arranged ther e w itb tbe o constructed. on. tractors to divide the cost between them. The out lay on buildings which had was 6 ) 5861., chiefly for an engine sued,atten of the company been rendered necessary in conse quence t requiringbtbe claim against additional room. He H m - P ti e next directed uy by Messrs, Crawshaw, the contractors, with which respect to he congratulated the shareholders that th e y now k n eva the worst; he also congratulated them th a t in ms nv respects the directors had been able to carry out their plans to a successful issue, and that they had sue obtaining three ceeded, during the last half-year, in Acts of Parliament, which were of considerable importance as regarded the ir.terests of this company. O Position n the whole, he considered their asnot being aer discouraging, ' y inasmuch as, though they were ri hadot in a position to pay a large divi dend, still they made some progress, as they had been able to meet larger payments. He alluded to the new line which w Holderness, which as , proposed to be made from Hull into he considered would be of so much import ance to t h e e the direct ors ahooldompany as to make it desirable that extend to the promoters of it every poaaiEe facility in their power. He mentioned the York r fact that th e Y o built ,jointly by this and the York, Newcastle, and i Ber wck Company, was in a forward state, and he had no doubt the,wh when opened, it would materially the tend to increasetraffic of this company. With regard to the b smallness of the dividend, he remarked to that that was a e attributed to the fact that a less balance bad been half-year, and theybrought forward from the previous had also had to pay a large amount to the East and West Yorkshire Company, to which they we half-year oflBsl. 'They notg liable in the corresponding, had also been subjected to considerable give additional competition, acebmd w , hi h had obliged them to rot in to the public, and to run trains which were m r o Ja il all cases remunerative. It would be satisfactory, owever, to the shareholders to know that the receipts from the passenger traffic were very good at . present, the increase on the pre sent half-year being rather more than 4,0001., which was derived ' ' principally from the passenger traffic. At 1 same time the ti the good s traffic during the present half -1 year they anticipated would be very good. He ob• served, from the traffic of647l. returns last week, that there was an increase over the corresponding period of 1851, the total receipts 11,0041., and this year 11,60r1/. As being, in 1851, regarded the competition to which the company was at present subjected, he thought it was some not only possible but likewise probable that made ere long by which it arrangements might be The dir e ctors hadwou,id be stopped alto gether.found that they had been able to reduce the reserve fund for maintaining the extent permanent way to the of 4000/. a year, and c oncluded by moving that the ilt report be received and adopted. Mr. T. PRICE seconded the mo t ion. Mr. Ross, of Ma nchester, ' made some remarks in reference to the Hull and Selby purchase shares, con tending that mo n eymight b e borrowed for the pur pose of relieving the company at a less rate of interest than that propos ed by the chairman. the example w hich the He pointed to Midland Company bad set with regard to the Leeds and d Bradford shares, urging that the credit'of this company was quite as good as that of the Midland. , five The Midland Company had had 1,800,0001. in month s , and he saw no reason why this c ompany should not pursue the same policy with regard to the shares in question. Thestion. Th e CHAIRMAN, in reply, pointed out that the Mid land Company stood in a position with regard to the Leeds and Bradford shares altogether diff-rent from that which this company occupied in regard to the Hull and Selby shares. Mr. BARSTOW, of NUnthOr pe, inquired in what po sition the claim of the companyt; against Mr. George Hudson wa s a t the p resen t time Th e CseillerAN replied th a t the . Chancery suit was now set down for hearin g , and would coins on in the November term. Mr. RAMESEY.proceeded to ask a variety of ques tions affecting manor or matters i n connexion with the man agement, an d the re port was then adopted. that The CHAI RMAN moved a dividend after the rate of 11. per cent. p er ann um be declared, income tax deducted. --Carried. A committee was appointedselect a gentleman to fill the office of auditor in the to room of the late Mr. Cottaw, of Manchester. The meeting was then made special, for the pur pose of considering the propriety of • • raising such sums of money a s should be considered necessary, by the issue of additi onal shares or stock of the company in exchange for the whole or any part of the money which is now or may be hereafter owing by th e cam _ pany, at certain rates of interest. The CHAIRMAN proposed a resolution authorizing the directors to create a new stock of the company, to be called, " York and North Midland ebenture Stock," the dividend to be payable half-yearly, Ist of January and the Ist of July in each on the year, f rom the respective dates of the issue thereof—that i s to say, any sum not exceeding 250,0001., at the 3i per cent. per annum, any sum not ra te of 250,000/., at the rate of 3f per cent. per annum,eeceeding 250,0001., at the rate of 34 any sum not exceeding sum not exceeding 25 3 per cent. per annum, any at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum, but the 0,0001" be created in respect of such last-mentioned sum to only be created and issued subject to the rightm shall to call in, cancel, and redeem the same at any time, o notice of the intention n giving not less than six months' do, and that the stock so to be created be issued so to and disposed of from time to time as the directors shall think proper. After some discussion the motion was carried, • • only three hands being held up against it. A vote of thanks to the chairman and ,i arector a concluded the proceedings. MANCHESTE t, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLNSUmr.. The half-yearly meeti n g of this com parry was r. held yesterday at Manchester. The Earl of Yarborough presided. The report of t h e directors was ta ken as read. The CHAIRMAN, i n opening the proceeding s , 1 .,_ ferred to some errors in the accounts, extending Over a period of four or five years, which bad been recently discovered. As soon as their a mount had been ascer tained it was th oug ht better to make the shareho lders fully acquainted with the w h o le at once than to sp rea d it over other half years. From the explanations given to the director s b y the general mana g er it a ppeared that these er rors h a d chiefly ar isen out of mi s t a k es made by a clerk, di scov ered on his removal to another department. In case further explanations were re quired by the shareholders, 113 Would. call upon the general manager to g ive them. lie was afraid that some of those who had indulged in too sanguine ex. pectations with respect to the e ffect of the o p e ning of th e Grimsby Docks on the traffic of this comp any would b e disappointed that the results had not realised their expectations. But if they considered the length of time that was nece ssary to dev e l o p t h ose works, to IDt people who used to go to Hull know that there were docks open for them at Grim s by, they would agree with him that the beneficial effects of those works could not he so immediately experienced as he feared too many had calculated upon. He was, however, glad to be able to assure them that the traffic from Grimsby was in creasing week by week, as well as that by the steamers from Grimsby to the Continent. Lines of steamers were now sailing from Grimsby to Antwerp Rotterdam, and Hamburgh. Some of the directors bad thought it right to start these steamers, feeling that it would not be right to wait until other persons came to Grimsby to do so. He had exerted himself, in connexion with two of his colleagues, in forming a company, which, he was glad to say, was likely to bring a very large trade to Grimsby—the "North of Europe Steam Navigation Company." The works on the Warrington and Altrincham line were pro gressing rapidly, and on their completion an increase of traffic might be expected on the Manchester South Junction and Altrincham line, in which this company was interested. The opening of the towns line of the Great Northern Railway had abstracted about 5001. per week of traffic which used to go over that part of this company's line between Retford and Sykes, but this had not been felt so much as it might have been, owing to the in crease in the receipts since the opening of the Grimsby Docks. Ou taking the opinion of counsel, he had been confirmed in the opinion he had expressed at the special meeting in May last, with reference to the 61. preference shares, that they had a priority of claim to dividend over the 101. preference shares, and their arrears. He thought the suggestion which had been made with reference to those arrears—that it would be well to capitalize them—was well worthy of con sideration, but that was a subject which could not be originated by the directors ; the preference share holders might take up the proposal. It had become necessary to make extensive improvements and alter ations at Sheffield, Ardwick, Woodhead, and Guide bridge, in order to save them from having to refuse traffic for want of the required accommodation. The Ba.rnsley Junction line had been let to contractors, and the works to enable the company to get an addi tional supply of coal for the line were progressing actively. The gradients on the line between Man chester and Sheffield were such that the increase of traffic had necessitated the employment of more powerful engines, and this had forced upon them sooner than had been expected the strengthening of the permanent way, which was now in a most satis factory condition. He believed they were right in carrying to revenue the repairs of the permanent way, as they were required. He concluded by moving— " That the report of the directors, and the half-yearly statement of accounts now produced be received and adopted." The motion having been seconded, Mr. J. H. WOOD repeated his opinion, expressed at a former meeting, that the directors had acted wrong in reference to the 101. preference shares. The Act creating the 6/. preference shares gave them no retro spective preference over the others, and the arrears due to the 101. preference shareholders at the time they were created ought to have been paid before the 61. preference shareholders received anything. concessions which would benefit themselves while it benefitted the other shareholders. The report and accounts were ultimately rarried by a large majority. The CHAIRMAN next submitted motions confirming the forfeiture , of stock, and enabling the board to avail theuaselves of certain powers under the Humber Conservancy Act on paying 3001. a year ; both of which were carried. A motion to hold the meetings alternately at Sheffield and Manchester was negatived. A vote of thanks was given to the Chairman rind directors, and the meeting separated. NEWMARKET. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the London Tavern, Mr. C. Ftne in the chair. The CHAlRMAN—Uufortunstely, we are at issue upon that point, and we have only done what is legal. In answer to a question from another SHARE HOLDER, it was stated that Mr. Lloyd was the counsel whose opinion bad been taken on the subject. A SHAREHOLDER reminding the Chairman of the promised explanation with reference to the errors in the accounts, Mr. ALLPJRT, the general manager, said the errors were in three distinct items. The first was an over estimate of the Great Northern mineral traffic which passed over this company's line between Retford and Sykes up to December, 1861. Previous to the open ing of the company's line, called the Sykes branch, the Great Northern traffic was worked between Retford and Gainsborough, and then passed over the Great Northern's Lincoln branch, a distance of 10 miles by this company's line. He believed the Sykes branch was about 13 miles, but to be on the safe side, he gave instructions that the amount paid by the Great Northern Company over the 10 miles should be taken as the amount due for the 18 miles. At the opening of the Sykes branch the Great Northern Company refused to render to this company a return of traffic, and it was, of course, im portant to take the best means of estimating its value. The charge for the 10 miles was carried week by week into the company's accounts to the credit of revenue for 14 or 15 months; but when the accounts came to be settled it was found that the Great Nor thern Company had carried their mineral traffic at so low a rate that this company's proportion for the 13 miles was less than it had been for the 10 miles, and that the value of the traffic had, therefore, been over estimated. The error thus produced amounted to between 3,0001. and 4,0001. The second item was also connected with the Great Northern traffic. The clerk whose duty it was to copy the accounts against that company for passenger traffic entered them weekly to the credit of revenue, until a settlement was made with the Great Northern Company, and the clearing-house was advised of it. They, as a matter of course, divided the traffic from the commencement, in August, 1850, and sent down to each company their division of the traffic. By an oversight of the clerk the gross sum was entered in the company's books to the credit of revenue, so that the same amounts had been credited twice over. The amount remained in the books as outstanding to the debit of the clearing house until the error was discovered. This error extended over a period of about four months. The third error arose from an oversight of the same clerk. In the year 1850 he (Mr. Allport) arranged with some parties in Sheffield to cart goods to and from the station--being the Liverpool traffic of this com pany. They were to charge ls. Bd. per ton, and he advised the clerk whose duty it was to keep these accounts to deduct them from the monthly account previous to carrying to the credit of revenue the Sheffield traffic. This he unfortunately neglected to do, and the accounts appeared as outstanding debts. When he (Mr. Allport) pressed for a settlement the error was discovered, and the company bad no alter native but to at once deduct the amount from revenue. He might explain that the current accounts had got in arrear, while an examination of past clearing house accounts for a period of nearly five years, which had been improperly settled, was proceeding. These ac counts were now all worked up, and he challenged any company in the kingdom to show that they had a better system of keeping accounts than was now pursued in the offices of this company. The clearing house accounts alluded to in the auditor's reports would be settled in the course of the week, the only balance now remaining being 5/. or 61., which was as likely to be in favour of the company as against it. In answer to a question from a Shareholder, The CHAIRMAN stated that the directors had not in contemplation to ask for any more money. In reply to a question from Mr. WHITTAKER, of S taley brid ge It was explained' that the directors bad the power of calling up 660,0001. on the 30th of June, and with the consent of the shareholders they had the power of creating a new preferential stock, under old Acts of Parliament, to the extent of about 600,0001. If the whole were called up there would be about 1,200,0001. Mr. WYLDE said the accounts showed that there had been expended on the property of the company 7,550,0001. The working expenses were 68,6961. The interest on loans and the loss on canal was 67,5981., leaving I,OPB/. for the shareholders, equal to a dividend of 30,0001. preference stock, leaving 5,465,0001. share capital to which there was not a penny for a dividend. When so large an amount of capital was left without a penny for dividend, was it just that 1,200/. a year should go to one individual to manage their affairs ? Would it not be as well to have three managers, at salaries not exceeding 300 i. a year, on different sections of the line, with addition of salaries on the increase of dividends? The Secretary read the report, which stated that the opening of the branch line to Cambridge had the effect of improving the revenue considerably, for while the ordinary revenue for the six months ending 4th July, 1851, was only 3,6331., that for the corres ponding period of the present year was 4,6181. The accounts showed a balance to the credit of the re venue of 3,7551., out of which the directors recom mended that a dividend at the rate of V. per cent. per annum be declared, amounting to 3,5001., which would leave a balance in hand of 2551. The Bill promoted by the Eastern Counties Company for ob taining the sanction of Parliament to the agreement between them and this company received the Royal assent on the 28th of May last. Notwithstanding considerable opposition from rival interests, the Bill authorising the company to make a railway from Newmarket to Bury St. Edmunds received the sanc tion of Parliament as a measure urgently called for by the wants of the district. The direc tors state that the value of the line must be appreciated when it is considered that it will make a continuous line of railway from Ipswich and the eastern parts of Suffolk to Cam bridge and the north and west of England, and will bring tho important town of Bury St. Edmunds, and its population of 13,000 inhabitants, many miles nearer toi,ondon, besides giving them an easy commu nication with Cambridge, and will facilitate the trans fer of lime and coals to districts greatly needing them. The increase of revenue which will arise to the New market shareholders from the making of this line will insure a dividend to them of 3 per cent. per annum at an early period after its completion. The Parlia mentary estimate for making the line was 121,500/. It was framed under special directions to err, if at all, on the side of excess. Subsequent events having satisfied the board that a much smaller sum would suffice to make the line, the shares were reduced from 121. 10s. a share to 61. ss. by the Act lately passed, and thus the liabilities of the extension shareholders are greatly reduced. The board hope to complete the line in little more than a year. Mr. Jackson has made a tender for the works, and as it is considered moderate the contract will probably be finally settled in a few days, and the whole work will then be pro secuted with vigour. The directors congratulate the proprietors on the improvement in the state of their affairs since the present board assumed office in August, 1850. The original line is now completed ; the extension line to Bury is in progress ; there is a balance to the credit of revenue sufficient to justify a dividend at the rate of 2 per cent. per annum, and there is a balance to the credit of capital of nearly , 13,0001. They trust that the success which has at tended their past efforts will induce all persons to re pose confidence in them as to the future and give them their utmost support in carrying out the exten sion to Bury, which they are fully convinced will amply remunerate the parties who assist in making the line. The capital account to the 30th of June showed that 457,292/. had been received, and 441,6751. expended, leaving a balance of 15,6161. The revenue account for the half-year ending the 4th of July showed that 8,238/., including 9421. from last account and 2,5001. contribution from the Eastern Counties Company, had been received and 2,4381. expended, leaving a balance of 5,7991., out of which is deducted 2,0431. for interest on loans, leaving 3,7551. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the re port, congratulated the shareholders on the improved position of the undertaking. The balance in hand would enable the directors to declare a dividend at the rate of 2 per cent, per annum for the half-year. A great improvement had taken place in the traffic since the opening of the line from Newmarket to Cam bridge, and there could be no doubt that a further improvement would take place in the traffic when the extension line from Newmarket to Bury St. Ed munds was completed. The policy of the present board was exactly the opposite of that pursued by the former board. He hoped the proprietors would take the result of the past policy of the present board as an indication of what the future result would be from a continuation of that policy. One of the effects of opening the line from Newmarket to Cum bridge was shown by the increase in the number of passengers over those conveyed on the Newmarket and Chesterford for the half-year ending July, 1851. The number then conveyed was 11,000, while during the corresponding period of the present year 19,000 passengers were conveyed. The effect of the policy of the late board was that of leading the com pany on the road to ruin, while the effect of the policy of the present board was that of leading the company to prosperity, as shown by the result of their past manage ment; and there was still greater prosperity in store for them. He had not the least doubt on his mind that when the extension line was open between New market and Bury the present lines of the company would pay a dividend out of the net traffic on them of 3 per cent. There were a great number of per sons interested in the construction of the line to Bury, which would not only accommodate a very populous district, but enable the directors to pay a dividend of 3 per cent, on the Newmarket shares, and raise the price of them from 121. to 151. each. The Bill for the Bury extension line, after considerable opposition in Parliament, received the Royal assent on the 17th of June, and before that period the directors felt so certain of the public utility of the line that they commenced the works at Barrow Bottom. They bad been enabled to do this by the liberal conduct of Mr. Jackson, the contractor, who had commenced the works without any contract, leaving the matter en tirely in the hands of the board. The works had been in progress ever since, and Mr. Jackson had made a very moderate tender for the construction of the works, and there was every reason to suppose that his tender would be accepted by the board. The Parliamentary estimate for the line was 121,5001., and the instructions to Mr. Sam.uels, the engineer, were that it should be over stated rather than understated, so that no one should hereafter feel disappointed and have more to pay than was calculated. Now, Mr. Jackson proposed to con tract for the works for 63,7001.; and, after estimat• ing. every other expenses carefully, he (the chairman) believed that the line from Newmarket to Bury would be made for less than 100,0001., including land, works, rails, and everything. This lino would fill up a gap of fourteen miles between Cambridge and Ipswich. Ho looked upon this as a most important line of rail way communication, and hoped that every one in terested in its construction would do everything in their power to assist in making the line.—(Hear.) As to the revenue to be expected on the line he esti meted it at 201. per mile per week, which was some thing less than half the average weekly receipts per mile of the railways in the United Kingdom. This would give them 14,566/. per annum, and making every allowance for the working expenses they could not exceed 4,560/., and that would leave them 10,0001. to pay dividend on the 100,0001. There could be no doubt they would be able to pay a better dividend on this extension line than had ever before been heard of in the Eastern Counties district. He concluded by moving the adoption of the report. In reply to a question, it was stated that the Eastern Counties Company would provide the work ing stock on reasonable terms, and the Easter!' Counties Company were acting towards them in the most cordial and kind manner. Mr. BALL, a director, seconded the adoption of the report, and in doing so said that the prosperity which the chairman had ascribed to the exertions of the new board was entirely owing to the indefati gable exertions of the chairman himself, and it was but right that the credit of the policy pursued should be awarded to him. When the chairman joined the board it was a broken down concern ; he set to work in every way to relieve the company from its former disastrous position, and bed succeeded in laying the foundation of its present and future prosperity. Mr. BALER urged on his brother shareholders the necessity of assisting the directors in completing the Bury extension line as soon as possible. Resolutions were passed adopting the report , and . declaring a dividend of ss. per 25/. share, bei n g:: the rate of 2 per cent. per annum for the half.-yelivir. On the mot i on o f M r . B AKER , seconded d by a n s to the PACKER, a cordial vote of thanks was pse chairman for hi s a bl e an d successful Fla, agera the und er t a ki ng , an d t o the board of ably seconding his exertions. ilireCtoresntfoorf The CHAIRMAN said, one of the difficulties with regard to money was the arrears into which holders had fallen ; and he was informed that the gentleman who had just spoken bad been four years in arrear, and was now in arrear.—(Laughter.) Mr. WEBSTER said he observed in the report a statement to the effect that arrangements with the Lancashire and Yorkshire Company, more friendly than had hitherto been existing, were likely to throw increased traffic on their line, and that a good under standing between this company and the great railway interests of this country was approximating. lie would suggest, and if necessary would move an amendment, "That all agreements in writing with other companies be circulated among the shareholders." The CHAIRMAN was surprised at such a proposal coming from a legal gentleman. He doubted very much the policy of publishing these agreements, and should feel it his duty to resist such a motion. Mr. C. TURNER, M.P., was quite sure, if Mr. Webster had a retaining fee to advise the company on the subject, ho would not recommend that these agreements should be published. Mr. PETo referred to some complaints made that the working expenses were heavy as compared with other lines, and explained that it arose from heavy gradients—a goods train out of Manchester re quiring three engines, which upon the London and North-Western would be drawn by one locomotive. He assur e d the shareholders that the board would exert themselves to the utmost to develop the value of the dock at Grimsby, and to incr ease the recei pts uon 7k Per cent. line, but suggested t o the holders of th e cent. shares that it mig ht be wiser to imitate the conduct of the same cl ass of holders in the Cale donian, who improved t heir own p ositio n and that of the company generally by reducing the i n t erest to 41 per cent. The proposition as to the 7 i p e r cent. preference led to some angry discussion, but Mr. PETO explained that it had emanated from himself and not the board. It had been suggested, however by a large proprietor pre sent, and he still th ou g h t it of that stock not was one of those timely - _..------- BRISTOL AND EXETER. The report of the directors to be bUbMitted to the forthcoming m eeting of the propriet?rs of this com- Pally, states that the gross traffic receipts for the half year ended on the 30tb of June, 1852 (including the sum of 1,9691. receiv ed on the Exeter and Crediton Railway), amoun t to 111,256/1, bring 3,8461. received on the Bristol and Exeter Railway properlBms7.e than in the corresponding .half of the ye ar w orking expen ses during the same period amount to or 5331. th e E xeter f 49,11 41 , or 44.14 per cent. upon the receipt el per mile on 92 mites of railway, including and Cred i t o n line. The number ° 298,614, conveyed 9,082,670 miles; and passengers is of goods and coa ls 100,379 the quantity tons;co nveyed 3,220,689 miles —making 16,479 more passengers, and 25,274 t o ns more goods and coals than in the corresponding half of 1881. The consumption of coke is as follows, viz, • with passenger engines 27.321 b. ea mile; g ditto, 53.541 b.; u- * P plea ditto 87.111 b.; and the CO l t 's: the 20s. 2id. per too. The 'dieposable balance of revenue account, including the sum of 17,c 82 • ) oclf, brought over from the former half -year, 19' 54,G051. The dir ec t o rs recommend the se tile dividend as for the previous six months, at the rate of 4i per cent. p e r annum, 2.1- per ci the for the half-year on the 2,000,0001. of consolida stock. This will require the sum of 45,000/,, I gad leave a surplus of 9,005/., which may be deemed 9 a" tisfactory. The amount received for perp etual P r e" ference 4 per cent. shares and stock to t he pres at time is 562,442/. A very large reduction had, up t° the 30th of June, been made in the amount of deb! r a" tures bearing interest at 5 and 4i per cent. At t is /., time the reduction amounts to upward s of 300,00, ) which has been effected by the issue either of pref a ence stock or of new debentures at a lower rate 0t interest ; and the directors are ready to p ay off imr ,e; diately in cash, or to exchange for preference s tock , a premium to be agreed upon, an y 5 or ' l l per cent. debentures of thia company, alloy or the holders the difference of interest the remainder of the term. The works On F the North Devon Railway are rapidly 'progressi : and are likely to be completed from Creditors to r mington Pill, in the course of nex t year. 6•0( have been advanced to the Exeter and Creditors Rr i way Company on account of their 5 per cent. p al ference stock. The Act for the Somerset Cep' t i le Railway was passed without opposit ion, and agreement for the transfer of property in tonbury Canal will shortly be ready to receive tritu; seals of the two companies. The interest held in . to t anomass undertaking by this company now or 10,0001., with the right of appointing one dire( of the G upon the board of management. The sum 5,0001. has been subscribed for 5 per preference shares is the Plymouth Great e re Docks ; the works are in satisfactory progress. f is now a confident expectation of the completion itu the Cornwall Railway, the financial affairs of " 1 2., le company having been so arranged as to justify t resumption of the works. The West Corn will' t West ei way from Truro to Penzance is opened through°llo for public traffic. The new Act for the construati°a„ of the Yeovil branch received the Royal as 28th of May, and the contract for the works has ta ' a . let to parties of experience and acknowledged reepy sibility. The electric telegraph 13 in opera tween Bristol and Exeter, so that telegraPhin e r a municatien is now established from Bristol to l; sent on ta: ii e mouth, London, the north of England, Scotland, the continent of Europe. n are, Yeovil engineer's report states that the vrorlo a re, Yeovil branch, which commenced in June los" in progress at various points, and, as soon as P °s ,, se f, s ill of the necessary lands can be obtained, the w°r" v „ be be pushed forward, so that the lire to Yeovi l ilig ithe opened in Angus:, 1853. The way and works 0 _ main line and branches are generally in a sati sfacr condition. g tha t From the statement of accounts it aPPett r- t he there is a disposable balance of 54,0041.; Dupe, total receipts on account of capital to the 30th of 1852, amounted to 3,431,794/. ; and the total F. 31/. ments to 3,026,361/ , leaving a balance of 405 % .* The revenue account for the half-year gives ll bal4l:l° in favour of the company of 63,5284 riry-y-, A lint COUNTRY' MARKET d ' LIVERPOOL, AUG. 25.—There was a good atten s atio supp lied to•day of country millers and dealers, 'o ll° " p lhte themselves sparingly with old wheat at 2d Pe r w of: under t he rates of last Tuesday. Flo ur wBs 81° ea t sale, at a reduction of Is per barrel. Beans auc t P .. nßearrillis;pagehurditemaasitlow. unchanged Oats ail:lndy:en:eat rather lovve_:, Indian corna6_,! coastwise—Ba r l ey, stwise— li qua i rter cheaper. Arrivals...lreland 'iv: — 3r - e Y , 40: ditto malt, 116; itt ° e Z t o. 3,167; ditto Beans, 113; ditto oatmeal, flour, 734 sacks. Foreign wheat, 2,08 2 ; u r 160; ditto oats, 2,285; ditto bean 55,246553; 1,365 sacks and 18,213 barrels. , r w heat this week, LEEDS, AUG, 24. There was a fair arrival 0 . ~.,• i millers exhibited the same indi ff erence to purchase cirrbe with tolerable weather for harvest. v_ao.i. ate. The holders, however, were equally titan, apnaltY business done was without variation in price. . s ly same as before. Oats and shellings 0 9 Pr evi olt t er quoted. Beans were rather dearer and scarce. ; d d it i t t ° to bililolueYr: articles as before. NEWCASTLE CORN MARKET, AIJO. 2 still, on ac co a' 4—Althc'jga! tt the trade ruled somewhat slow to - d a y , that there was not much wheat offered, S a turd ;Y; prices were fully maintained. Barley me t only dear. a lime It i, demand at former rates. Flour was fo lly as other articles no alteration. na °4; The be 2 9 t NEWCASTLE CATTLE AlArtaET , 11-- * ' trade was firm at former r ates, i. There was a decided improvement in the demand .tii` • sheep, and all sold. The sale of lambs was not so ~,„ mated as last week, :and and all were $o ~o _ 6 B s east, 460; sheep and lambpsr,ic6e,34oll.o.ere 13 9' e: fi1 : 11:35 16°cir 6 t cl ° 3d per stone ot 14 113 , i; mutton, 4id to 6d; lamb, to 6id per lb. EDINBURGH MEAL MARKZT, AUCL 9.4. p e r , ia _There iw 2 th so e ih mesl market to-day 4 sacks oatmeal, each w e t i7s s. imperial, which sold thus:-3 at 11 85, an d 1s- s ack st 6d ; average price of the whole 11 " 10d 6-12 the• 4 pot-barley, which sold at 23s 6d. ' 3AUG.I, EDINBURGH HAT AND STRAW MARKET, . 1 " 1- 2 b Oat straw, from 8s Od to lOs 6d per kemple of 16 stones s` wheat ditto, 9s Od to Ps 6d ; barley ditto, 75 Od t° S. Hay, from 9d to Ild per stone ; new ditto, 7d to 8d• vg e e . i li DALKEITH MEAL MARKET, Aua. 23.—There --urviey the market to-day 56 bags of oatmeal, and lof pot° t he (new). Sales ready. Oatmeal the same as last week on bsg top, d second quality 6d per bag down; pot-barley fid P er carer ; there was no barleymeal in market. t i' d ' ..... 6 Od --4 03 B O a a ir t m m iepy e e a tar l i , eaa p li e ea , r .", of .. 280 . lbs... First .Second 1 4 ‘ 6a 283 6d 25 Od ' ' Oa per ditto ... —s Od Peasemeal —, Od '-- ....8 Od —: Oa Flour .. ••• ••• ••• Od • ••• ... —s Od --at ~ thi Potbarley ••• 23s 6d. .....6 Od """ ___.--..... COAL MASSE' Prices of Coal per ton at ti Bate's West Hartley 14s Od Holywell North Percy Hartley l3s 9d New Tanfield New Pelton Main l2s Od fanfield Moor Butes l2s 6d West Wylam Trader l2s id Wylam . l3s 6d Wall's End, &c. Gosforth Lawson l3s 0 Tyne Main (screened) 12s Od Wellington Hartley l3s Od Eden Main Latnbton Primrose Hetton Haswell. Russell's Iletton Stewart's .. 15s 6d Ships at rnarkei —Yusrotroh r • - he close of the Inarket : ~1: OAg Whitwell ........... -is gJ Cass op ............... . .. Denison . ............ 9 S out h H a rtlepool .... 6 South lielloe ............. Lumley .............. 35 0. Whitworth . ......... 345 , Tennant's HartlePo°"' 35s 3 " gd Xdelaide Tees ••••-': 135 O a Backhouse .............. 14f, South Durham ......... 13 5 3 i 'St. Helen's Tees .•• '- •• 03 6 , oa Tees WoodhouseClose. ..... 15 su Derwentwaterliatil Nixon's Merthyr to 29 0' l og i Hetton single scr. small t, 99 ...... Sold, bh, --------- -----, A R ia T RAILWAY SHAKE SHARE AT-LAP BRISTOL, AUG. 25:_ 4. has been The STOCK EX.CHANGE.—The share fram e " do ing. ' i t to-day, but there was not much busines3_ only transactions reported were—B r istol and Exeter, 94/1 ex div.—Taff Vale, 166 ex div. so LIVERPOOL, AuG. 25 ' - Was not Viteod, STOCK EXCHANGE. —The share mar ket . not s° gf.. - ro active to-day as yesterday, and quotations at 21:04 ....E3 , ‘ . The sales were—Aberdeen,l3i/2—Caled°lli3l4 Ditto, Fiftn;' Counties, 11—Lancashire and Yorkshire, "-- 122 --lidjals°' 3 15-16 die.—London and North-Western, 76—South-Eastern and Dover, 214- Ated , MANCHESTER, Ana. 25. was ll ere STOCK EXCHANGI.—The business done t o-"Y 0 0) 03 _76-- but prices had an upward tendency. The trans e , 0 i London Eastern and Counties, N ort North-Western, as follow :—Caledonian, 20y —Ditto, Preferences_.% ges:-7, —Lancashire and Lincolnshire, 29—Ditto, New a Preferenc es Midland, 76—South-Eastern and Dover, 21 6- 'n 2 - - '.l ags i BIRUINGHASI, AUG. -° 1 day ,- ~ i n g, market 0- Cia2s2hire and Yorksturv4beiiiel.....a STOCK EXCTIANGE.—Oar share ,yasilleSe ,•'); Vl-4,lanchester, 7 '36 p. depressed, and only a limited amouLt d swcii. 7 ° ,2 ' The only transaction reported after _._.—_ 0 seam-ship DEPARTURE OF THE A- CIC A I States I na '' York " noon, at half-past three, the gpite-gersey for N ew and Arctic, Luce commander left the f eneral argo, _ Ol rect, with the semi-weekly mai ls ' 1 ' s hip that left LiverPu 124 passengers. 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T pager' O n the 23d inst. , at Cork , the wife of Major Hord Assistant Quartermaster-General. rope ° A t Frankfort-on-the-Main, on the 20th root.,the na Nordeck de Kabenau, of an heir. On the 23d inst., at Savile.row, wife of Joseph Toynbee, Esq , F.R.S. Ile' OF A DAITMITICR.. On the 21st inst ,at Chile R t the wife of the F. V. Thornton. 'on " ory, ~. the On the 23d inst., in • II d park.squars' Albion-place, y e , wife of John Morgan,' Esq. ______-------------- - . Stalington_gardev, tlo Barth,_f ou O r t n h - " MARRIED. 1 or tii : e sogn 2:th inst., at Dartford Church, Sentry Victual! of the late John Hill, Esq. M.D., tonne' . Y lO . Leicester, to C Itherine, third daughter Of Augustus API' ~... of Dartford, Kent. ----------- - _________ DIED. On the 2 Ist inst.. at Berry field-house , Bradford, Wilts' Ezekiel Edmunds, Esq., aged 68. On the 19th inst., Catheriae, wife of James Smith, E s q' Fitzroy-street, aged 66. On the 21st inst., at Lichfield, Elizabeth Biountford. ..,, On the 23d inst., at Jevvery-street, Aldgate, Mr. e ° ' William Clifton, a;_Yed 54. s rt, At Brighton, o n"the 23d inq., aged 19, Susan Alarg,.s. youngest daughter of the late J. L. Turner, of Brooklyn! ' On the 23d inst., at Walton, Suffolk, W. Lynch! -t l >. ...-------'""—=---------- -±ri-_—____-___—_- - - - "f.:_— --- - --[-t-f London : Printed and Published by ISIURDO YOUNur „:,, I'l2, o. 112, Strund, Printer, at The Sun Office, 'l - ",,,. o f s tran d, in the Precinct of the Se-vr---,, in gia co middiemex, Thursday, August 26, 102. THURSDAY ~: