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washed 403 6d to 41s 6d for superior grainy yellow, 243 6d to 283 6cl for Ord ci , nrk to and brown, and 31s to 33i for mid to good yellow. Madras privately brought full valuee. Penaog went at 28s for urd soft yellow, a very small parcel. FOREIGN.—Whito risrannah offered by auction was taken in at 293 6(1 to 32,s for sound. Washed realized 24+ 6(1 to 25s 6',1 for good to fine. Floating cargoes of Foreign went at higher rates, but business was re stricted. COFFEE.—The supply of Plantation Ceylon having been somewhat diminished, fuller rates were obtained until yesterday, when prices receded a little, and there was less disposition to buy. Fine fine ord and low mid has been sold at 483 to 545, fine ord at 50s to 51s, mid and good mid at 53s to 58s, triage at 39s to 475, and pea-berry at 60s to 648 6d. Native has been dull at 42s 6d to 435. Of Mocha the supply has been small, and the demand is good. Costa Rica has likewise been held firmly. and good first Rio has been sold at 38s 6cl. RlCE.—There has been an extensive business done, and the advance upon last week's rates is about 6d per cwt. Bengal has been sold at 10s to lls 6d for mid to fine white, and at 9s 6d to 10s for broken. Moulmein was taken in at 100 for mid mixed with poddy. SPICES.— Cassia Lignea has been at full prices, rea lising 120 s to 121 s in small parcels. Mace has been in demand at 2s 5d to 2s 7d for ord dark, and at 2s 8d to 2s lld for mid. Amboyna Cloves were taken in at 8d for dark. Jamaica Ginger sold at 42y to 653 for small dark to mid bold, and Dutch ord wormy limed Nutmegs were taken in at is 3d per lb. bAco, &c.—Pearl Sago sold at 16 s 6d to 17s 6d for mid and good medium, and at 23s 6d to 24s for good and large. Sago Flour went at 14. 6d to 15s for good. St. viocent's Arrowroot realised 4.0 to 5d for good. SALTPETRE, —SaIes have been made in Bengal at 24s 6d to 275 for ord to mid, 5i to 7+ per coat, re fraction, and at 293 6d to 303 for fine 3 per cent. re fraction. COTTON,—The demand has been good, and at full prices to a slight advance. RUM.—Very little has been done at about the pre vious rates. TEA.,—Prices are firm, common sound Congou at 8d to Bid per lb. TALLOW.—The market has been supported, P.Y.C. being about 41s per cwt. on the spot. GREEN . FRUIT.—The market is moderately supplied with all kinds. Lemons are scarce, none remain in first hands. Lisbon Grapes of good quality are in demand; a parcel of green aad black per Tagus steamer, sold by Keeling and Hunt at public sale, realised a high figure. A small parcel of Hamburgh has been received, being the first of the season. The invoice cost of Black Spanish Nuts will be high, and the crop of Almeria Grapes of a limited character. S ECONDARIES. -(THIN DAY.) (Before Mr. Secondary POTTER) CAREY r. SCHOLEY. The plaintiff in this action is a surgeon, So., and sought to recover the amount of a bill. Defendant pleaded that he was not indebted, but, on the case being called on, an arrangement was entered into for a verdict to be taken for the plaintiff for 101., the question as to costs being left open to the Learned Secondary. The Attorney for the plaintiff said that the cause of action arose at Woodford, in Essex, and defendant hav ing left that place, went to reside at Paddington, in Middlesex, and subsequently took a situation in the City, not on his own account, but as a clerk. As, there fore, ho could not be sued in the County Court, ho (the Attorney) had to apply for a certificate to recover costs under the 9th and 10th Victoria, c. 95, as after the debt had accrued, the defendant had gone out of the district. The Learned SECONDARY said, that in this case the superior court had a concurrent jurisdiction, and on ap plication to a judge it was now almost an invariable rule to grant the costs, but he (the Learned Secondary) did not conceive that he had the power to grant a certificate. Plaintiff's attorney then referred to cases, but The Learned SECONDARY declined to interfere. This was the only case, but as many jurymen were absent, it was intimated that if they did not attend on the next court day, for which summonses will be issued, they will be fined. The jurymen complain that forty eight are summoned, and when twelve attend the cases are withdrawn and no remuneration to the jury for their unnecessary attendance. THE RIGHTS OF WO2IIEIV. The New York Herald publishes reports of the Women's Rights Convention which has lately held a sitting at Syracuse, which extended over three days. A number of resolutions were passed, asserting the rights of women to " the emancipation of their sex from all the slaveries of law and custom which hi therto have made and kept them incapable of their heaven-appointed mission." In defining the rights for which they were striving, and which they " intended to obtain," Mrs. J. Elizabeth Jones, of Ohio, said the chief point of their demand was " the right to vote ; that included all other rights. She was anxious to obtain a seat in the legislative hall, on the judicial bench, or to fill the chair of the executive. For herself, she was not one of those who talked much about women's rights. She took them without saying anything about them." Mr. Governor Brigham, the great " light" of the Mormon coin munity, raised a s li g ht storm b y expressing his con viction " that the feminine element in human nature was, in all respects, a subjective element, and the masculine the executive." The ladies would not admit the truth of the proposition. A woman was equal to a man at any time, and had as much right to take a part in the deliberations of the State, the administration of the law, in the dispensing of physic, or in anything else connected with the social state. The effervescence which had been called into action by Mr. Brigham's expression was increased to a boiling agitation by a Rev. Gentleman, named Hatch, having the audacity to tell this assemblage of strong-minded women " that the feminine element which gave to the softer sex all their influence and consi deration was a modesty in raiment, and a re tiring disposition which prevented them from coming forward in public with the shrill clarion or brazen trumpet ; and that true woman was like the modest violet, half concealed, rather than the sunflower, which glares upon everybody and calls upon men to admire it." Some further remarks from the same gentleman raised such a hubbub about his ears that he was glad to make a precipitate retreat, whereupon "‘ the ladies" cheered vehemently. The business was wound up by the singing of a doxology, and the con vention was adjourned sine die. Lord Willoughby de Eresby has arrived at Grims thorpe Castle, Lincolnshire, from Ormewood Castle, Perth shire. The Noble Lord Great Chamberlain is expected in London at the close of the month to transact official business in his department connected with the opening of the new Parliament. The venerable Right Hon. John Wilson Croker, who is staying at Folkestone, with Sir George Barrow, has improved in health. On the occasion of the Duke of Wel lington's last visit to Folkestone, on the Saturday previous to his demise, he paid Mr. Croker a visit. The Rev. Dr. Stewart, of Broughshane, a distin guished Presbyterian minister, died on the evening of Sun day last. TRICKS UPON TRAVELLERS.—We had always in nocently imagined that when a Railway Company professed to give a return ticket they meant some advantage to the passengers, who, by taking it, bound themselves to come back at a given time, or to lose the money they had paid. Those who manage the South-Eastern line, and who seem to delight in a little trickery, will undeceive the travellers who have this natural impression. The first-class fare to Rams gate by the half-past twelve o'clock train is lOs ; and when we went to Ramsgate, on Saturday, to see poor Pugin's church, we were told a return ticket could be had, available for a fast train at half-past seven the next night, and paid 17s. 6d. for it, thinking the allowance sufficiently small. Behold,. however, on reaching Ramsgate we found the fare to Landon by-the aforesaid train was Bs. (" 10 feet from the head to the tail, and a feet from the tail to the head') so that by risking 7s. 6d. and putting an obstacle in the way of another day's stay, we had saved arpence ! The secretary may think this a good joke : . to our minds it seems a silly insult to common sense.—Builder. HYDROCARBON CANNEL GAS. -- The commis sioners of Southport have published the details of four months' working with boghead cannel and waterelatsAmbry- White's hydro-carbon process. T 2 h 4 e p r e e r su e lt en i: „ most afte r paying dinary, showin g a c l ear profit of for all materials, labour, and interest on capital; and this a • the more surprising that a result so gratifying i s obt in d is when the whole cost for labour and fuel is charged a ga i n %i the small quantity of gas required during the summer months. The gas at Southport is charged 6 s. B d. per 1 ,000 feet. The consumption in the period embraced in the above return is under 3,000 feet per day, although it is 30,0 in Scotland, at Th e cannel was brought by railway f ro m at a charge of 16s. per ton for freight, whilst on this 3,000 feet per day th ere i s the same interest on capital and about the same charge for labour that would be on the 30,000. All the Scotch cannels, from their richness, suit admirab e l s y , for this syst em , and are far superior to any English cannels, so much so that it is found advantageous to carry them by railway above 200 m il es i n pre f erence to using the English_ cannels. A n ew source of traf f ic and profit is thus opened up for Scotl an d , and not previously imagined.— Liverpoo l Courier. EFFECTS OF FREE -TRADE.—Mr. William Smith's herd of pure-bred short. horned cattle was disposed of on Thursday last, by public auction, at West Rasen. The at tendance of buyers was great, many coming from distant parts of the kingdom. The competition was so active as to cause prices of great magnitude to be given. Despite the melancholy croakings of protection societies, free trade ap pears not to have depressed the energies of our farmers, but to have stimulated them, or they never would be found bid ding such high prices for breeding stock.—Lincolnshire Times. Tan BEULAH SPA.—Yesterday this delightful spot was opened for the purpose of exhibiting all kinds of autumnal flowers, fruit, &c., for which prizes were awarded of various amounts, besides which the company were gratified with all kinds of sp orts su i ted to the season of the year, ac.. companied by three efficient bands. which added greatly to the general effect, the whole performance concluding with a brilliant display of fireworks, manufactured by Chevalier Mortram. We t rust that Mr. kasters will receive that pa tronage from the public his spirited management deserves. MENTAL EXCITEMENT.—So long as excessive men tal excitement is kept up, but little relief can be obtained from the strictest attention to dietetics. Abstinence from mental toil, cheerful company, a country excursion, and re laxation of mind will soon accomplish a cure, when all the dietetic precepts and medicines in the world would prove in efficacious. Dr. Anderson, chemist to the Highland Society, has been appointed by the Crown to the Chemical Chair in the Glasgow University.—Scotsman. ,_-- THE SUN, L ITERATURE. FANNY DENNISON. 3 Vole. Colburn. Tne heroine of this work . is cert a i n l y placed in a very unusual position, and if the record of her adven tures seems unreal it must be re mem b ere d that her circumstances are peculiar. Perhap s many w h o see k amusement may be disappointed ; but there is instruc tion to he found in perusing this narrative. It con veys a solemn warning to all inexperienced in life not to follow the suggestions of expediency, or to imagine that they can shape out their course ; above all, it teaches them the mis er y o f m i sta ki ng the greater fur the lesser evil of marrying to secure for themselves a home, totally ignorant of the nature of that home, or of th e c h arac t er an d act i ons of theindividual who is to provide it. Far better would it have been for the ill-fated Fanny to have entered on the most menial service or bound herself to the hardest task-master by bonds she could have broken at pleasure, than rush blindly to destr uc ti on, t h row i ng away all chance of repara tion, and risking far more than mere happiness, all peace of mind and self. respect, at a venture, of which who could foretell the fatal consequences. On the other hand, it must be seen that Mrs. Staunton com. mitted a c ri me o f grea t er magn i tu d e i n urging on Fanny; her pride, reprehensible to the highest degree, induced her to sacrifice an innocent girl, whose only fault was th a t o f l ow l y or i g i n , r ather than incur the risk of th war ti ng h er sc hemes. In Gilbert Elton we are presented with a most des picable man ; he maintained a respectable appearance in scciety, with moderate abilities and great self-sufficiency, but in private he was possessed of every vice. To crown all he was a gambler, and thus it may be imagined to what a home the orphan and destitute Fanny had recourse for a shelter from life's trials. Her greatest fault was want of self-reliance, but this was hardly to be ex pected from a simple girl who knew little or nothing of the world ,without, and who was directed by one selfish and hard-hearted in the extreme. After so much sin and suffering, it is a relief to meet with the kind and charitable Miss Martha. One of the most striking scenes is the following, in which Fanny's eyes are first opened to her husband's real cha , ratter " Alas! it needs but a little thing to bricg back the soaring spirit from its loftiest flight, and to load it fresh again with all the chains and fetters of its earthly taber. nacle. The sound of approaching footsteps turned my thoughts from distant worlds to the one that I inhabited. As a sleeper waking from a dream I started, and, bend ing cautiously a little forward, I saw two gentlemen en tering the conservatory door; I heard the rustle of the foliage of the orange trees, as the unwelcome visitors brushed them by; and, drawing myself as far back as I could, I scarcely ventured to breathe, for fear of being discovered. The footsteps, however, soon ceased ad vancing. There was a cessation of these sounds when the two gentlemen had come within about a couple of yards of me. " We must be cautious, Stephen,' said a voice in a very under tone, which, low as it was, I recognised as my husband's. • Dull as he is in many things, he is somewhat sharp about his money. We have him se curely entrapped, however, if we only have a little patience. We must lure him on for another night or two, and I think after that our time will come.' As you please,' returned his companion. Listen, Stephen. What I brought you here to say is this. I dine to-morrow with Maccleverer, at Verrier'e. I want you to drop in there as it by chance, and after a little while to propose an adjournment to our old haunt at the Palais Royale. Will you do this, Wellard?' Certainly, certainly,' was the reply, and then both par .. ies moving quiekli_Uway, I was left to solitude ;nee more. The spell of earthly hopes, earthly fears, tmil earthly passions again descended on my heart and un my soul. The few brief sentences which I had heard roused up every earthly feeling in my nature. I fell from the lofty pedestal which I had occupied afew mo- ments previously, and train a calm survey of human destiny I had again sunk involved in the evils of human suffering. Oh God of Heaven! I murmured forth, what is this man whom thou bast given me to be my hus band? Did I deserve this fate, this wretched fate, to be , - - tied to one in whose soul nothing but falsehood, treachery, and meanness seem to dwell?" THE DEATH OF WELLINGTON. " The Hero of a Hundred Fights" has bid the world adieu The glories of this lower world have faded from his view; With the departed 'Just"he now holds solemn interview . His death remows a " household god" from every pa triot's home ; The nation that he nobly served is bowed with grief and gloom ; All Europe brings its " immortelles" to spread around his tomb. The nation ponders o'er his acts, proud of the work hc's done ; It rcvels in the " honours large" his mighty deeds have won ; It thanks our God that He vouchsafed to England such a son. Ever to duty was he firm—to honour ever true ; His patriot soul was ever pure, and selfish thoughts ne'er knew ; _. Our children's children will revere " the Princa of Waterloo." To him belongs the honoured fame of warrior and sage ; His genius free'd the nations—left its impress on the age: To see his well-known haunts will bo the patriot's pil grimage. He was the Hero England loved, his motives all were high, His martial and his civil deeds show moral dignity; His life a grand example is to all humanity. There, by his sea-side castle home, in solitude, he sleeps; He knows not that his children sob, nor that his country weeps ; He does not hear the wave's salute as o'er the beach it sweeps. The wail of nations now resounds o'er Arthur Wellesley's grave, His memory, long as time endures, will grateful homage have. " Peace to the ashes" of the Chief, peace to the Patriot brave. J. TELL Tonum. THE DUKE OF BAYLEN. It is curious that on the same day upon which Vis count Beresford was gazAted as Colonel in Chief of the 60th Foot, in succession to the Prince Consort, there arrived in England the news of the death of Castanos, Duke of Bay len—an event which, coupled with the recent decease of the Duke of Wellington, places Lord Beresford at the head (loyal personages excepted) of the armies both of Spain and Portugal. Lord Beresford's commission as Marshal of Portugal dates from 1809, and the Duke of Wellington and he (the former baying the precedence) were both appointed Captains-General of Spain on the same day, June 11, 1811. The Duke of Baylen was made Captain-General (a rank equi valent in the army of Spain to that of Marshal in the other European armies) in the year 1808. Lord Beres ford is now, therefore, the senior officer in Europe of Marshal's rank, and the only one who received his baton during the great European war—Soult and Marmont having also died during the last twelve months. His Lordship has of late resided in the country, where he devotes himself to attending to the improvement of his estate in Kent. The increase of the cottage accommo dation of his labourers is, we hear, a chief source of occu pation to the gallant veteran. DEATH OF MAJOR M'ALLISTER, LATE OF THE 13TH LIGHT DRAGOONS. This veteran soldier has, like his gie at commander, " crossed that bourne whence no traveller returns." He died at Kaimes House Millpurt, on the 17th instant, just three days after the death of the illustrious warrior who led him through many a bloody field. The major was not only a noble and a brave officer, but an accomplished scholar and gentleman. He entered the army in early life, and saw much service. He was present at and en gaged in the battles of Orthes, Nive, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Albuera, Toulouse, Vittoria, and Waterloo. Ho also served is India and elsewhere. At Vittoria he was one of the centre, led on by Wellington in person, and was near the brave Cadogan when he received his mortal wound. At Toulouse his horse was shot under him. He lost many brave and attached friends in this battle, especially in the 42d, 72d, 79th, and 92d Highland re giments, which, it will be remembered, suffered very severely in the battle—the 42d alone having had four-fifths of its number either killed or wounded. After the battle o f Ni ve ll e h e l en t hi s assist ance!eying the French peasantry fr om th e f ur y o f the in Spanish highl and Portuguese soldiers, and always spoke Y of the conduct of the Duke on this occasion, when he sent home 25,000 solders belonging to these ' na tions rath er than suffer the peasantry to be the vic tims of their fury. fury. In the last ch a r g e ma d e by thi s by a ba 11 in ti:ae gallant re g at Waterloo, the major was woun d e d him more or lesa.antle, which ever afterwards troubled paralysis, which deprived years ago he had a shock of rt . ,ed him of the use of his right arm. He, however, . itur l i tordiately commenced to write W e i r specimens now before us, with his left hand co much facility and beauty. this he accomplished His mortal remains were place in Milport, on Thuraclutahyseist gned to their resting several old military heroes accompanying them to twice married, but has lett no feta"' The major was respectedaii lady, we His second wife survives him. This amiable a n d Y with his friend m a e d mber of o ed Dreghorne, understand, along are his two executors. He was an attach the Established Church of Scotland, and took terest in everything that concerned the W elfare ee o p f his ij.-• country, whether civil, military, or ecclesiastical. THE NEW PASSENGERS' ACT.—This day (Frid ay) the Passengers' Act Amendment Bill comes into force. a le former Acts, except as to existing liabilities, and except hesxcieppptroa: to an order in Council dated the 6th of Octob er, 1849, are repealed. The Act is to extend to every pOT ) ceeding on any voyage from the United Kingdom to any place out of Europe, and not being within the Mediterranean Sea, and on every colonial voyage stated. The Commis sioners of Emigration are to carry the Act into execution with the as s i s t ance o f th e i r officers. There are 9 1 provispns in the statute, and a number of forms to be used. Among the enactments there are several to secure proper accommo dation and food for the passengers. BJats are to be carried on board each vessel. Every passenger in a passenger ship is to be entitled, for at least 48 hours next after his arrival at the end of his voyage, to sleep in the ship, and to be pro vided for and maintained on board. No passenger in any ship is to be landed without his previous consent at any pert or place other than the port or place at which he contracted to land. A certain space on board is to be allowed to each passenger. Rules are to be made and proper order observed. LONDON, THEATRICALS IN FRANCE FR AISCAIS.—.M. Francis \Vey, a A riter favourably known in the literary world for his labours as a plailologi4, and by several works of fiction, made his appearance here on Friday night, under a new author aspect, as the of Stella, a comedy in four acts. The piece is not one of those which, at once raising its author to eminence, inspires a regret that he should have so long delayed his cleblit as a dra matist ; on the contrary, it is rather remarkable for the absence of the qualities essential to theatrical success. The dialogue is meagre and vapid, and the ultra-sentimentality of the subject is by no means relieved by the variety or dramatic power of the incidents. The subject—suppressing the details —is the devoted affection of Stella. a young canta trice of beauty, talent, and reputation, to a young man of rank and fortune, M. de Valency, who, reduced to poverty by the dishonesty of his banker, is restored to opulence through her generosity. Her delicacy, however, induces her to conceal from him the source of his renovated fortunes; but 'she is clearly under the impression that his often repeated protestations of affection will now lead to a mar riage from which his pride would have shrunk in his previous state of destitution. In this she is disap pointed ; the inconstant heart of her lover is capti vated by another lady, and Stella finds herself aban doned. Her rival turns out to be her own sister, vdaose love for Valencay appears so intense and heartfelt, that, unable to bear the idea of the pain a rupture would inflict on her, Stella stifles her un worthy passion, and yielding up her claims to his gratitude, resolves to seek in the triumphs of the stage consolation for the sufferings of unrequited affection. The monotony of this affair is relieved here and there by the cool effrontery of the default ing banker (the best character of the piece) creating some amusement. The exaggerated caricature of an extravagant dandy, though savouring more of an in ferior theatre than the Fran9ais, is also productive of some merriment. Stella is well acted, Mdlle. Made leine Brohan lending the character of the heroine the aid of her talent and beauty, while the minor cha racters are efficiently supported by Mmes. Fix, Bonval, and Moreau-Sainti. M. Provost made the most of the bankrupt banker, and in the ungrateful character of Valencay M. Maillart exerted himself strenuously, but to little purpose ; in the other parts Messrs. Gsffroy and Monrose were satisfactory. The success must be set down as a shade below the succes d'estime, some murmurs of disapprobation having greeted the author's name on the fall of the curtain. VAUDEVILLE.—In La Jolie Ilieuniere a smart little rustic lass, who, not liking a village lout proposed for her husband, gets up a little intrigue which would do honour to the most sharp-witted grisette of the quartier Latin, by which she disgusts and frightens him, and finally marries the man of her heart. Messrs. Luguet, Schey, Leonce, and Mmes. Clary and Bader, exerted themselves successfully in support of this affair. Another novelty on the record here is La Nuit Orageuse, which has been acted at various theatres scores of times before, with trifling altera tions in the incidents, characters, &c. It has seldom, however, been more pleasingly put on the stage. A retired tradesman, of singularly peaceable disposition, has a daughter whom he is about to unite to one M. Gaston, a pleasant young fellow, who must be set down as a downright "fast man." His escapades coming to the ears of his father-in-law in perspective, the marriage is broken off. Gaston is, however, more than a match for his unsophisticated beau-pere ' whom, with the assistance of a f a i r danseuse (played merveille by Mdlle. Cico) he seduces into going to the bul del' opera, then to a supper at the Maison Dore, the old gentleman loses a large sum at cards, on parole, and under the. generous influence of cham pagne, challenges a gigantic cuirassier to fight a duel. In the morning he awakes to a dreadful headache, and a painful consciousness of all his previous night's ex travagance, and is only too happy to accept the offer of Gaston to settle and hush up the matter, the mar riage following as a matter of course. With the help of a sprightly dialogue, smart couplets, and clever acting. La Nuit Orageuse was received with general marks of approbation. VARIETES.—M. Numa, one of the best actors of the Gymnase, has emigrated to this theatre, where he made his debut a few nights ago in a smart little affair, Les Deux Gouttes d'Eau. The idea of the Meneech mei has furnished the data of the subject. An at torney, well to do in the world, in order to indulge his partiality for balls, ballerine, suppers, &c., with out awaking the suspicions of his wife, resorts to the expedient of making a scapegoat of an imaginary Soeia. After giving rise to sundry quid pro quos of a most laughable description, his stratagem is dis covered, and he only obtains forgiveness on condition of becoming a model husband for the future. Numa, as the attorney, was excellent, and from his rececption he may be said to have at once risen as high in the favour of the public of the Varietes as ever he stood in tha= estimation of his admirers at the Gymnase. GAITE.—The pieces here, however different their subjects, are invariably cast in the same mould. The villain of the piece is always some evil-minded, sour looking nobleman, while we find the " inal de plebe Quiritem" some sturdy " ouvrier"—an epitome of all the sublunar virtues. In the last piece produced here, Paris qui pleure, et Paris qui rit, the same idea predominates, though not perhaps to so great an extent. A young scion of the nobility, such as it is understood at the Gaits, to repair his fortune, seri ously compromised by gambling, &c., marries Mdlle. de Lucenay, who, in her turn beloved by a young naval officer whose affection she reciprocates, consents under the influence of her father's authority. Her husband rapidly runs through her fortune, and his ruin, together with the unexpected return of her former lover, gives a shock to her understanding, from which she only recovers to learn her husband's death, who is run over in coming home from a ball, and gives her hand to her early admirer. By the side of " Paris happiness qui pleure," " Paris qui rit" introduces us to the smiling picture of an artizan, whose calm receives only momentary interruptions from scarcity of labour, &c. Such is the outline of this melodrama, which, notwithstanding its dimensions, which are sufficient to strike terror into the most inveterat e playgoer, and the absurdities which it abounds in, was successful. The acting is more than respectable by the Adolphe doi Grand ph e —Mdlle. Laurentine and MM. Aubree, Serres, and music such de light Francis carrying off the honours. Mdlle. Fanny Cerito is engag in ed u Opera, and is, dit-on, to make her debut en g i a n ge a n nz ballet composed by St. Leon, the o A f d t a h m is . fav l o t u a r p i p te ea d r a s n t s h e a m t ve th w e as ne r w ee s e o iv f ed th w e imme diately placed their resignation in the harms of their by her slater ballerine that three of them, Petersburgh, is director. How this little emeute will end still remains concealed by the veil of time. Mdme. Plessy Arnoult, a great favourite at the Fr: ncais a few years ago, and who has since been the star of the French theatre at announced shortly to return to the scme of the Rue Richelieu. Six,—My vote us a freeholder of the county of TO THE . EDITOR OF THE SUN. Kent was objected to by the Conservatives, and I at tended yesterday at the Green Ma i, Blackheath, to sustain my vote, before Mr. Ogl e, he revising bar rister. I was detained several hou rs, and had the opportunity and pain of seeing tie names of seye -1..1 first-rate men (among w hom was Mr. George Grote) struck off, Mug absent, pro bably not knowing the day of sitting, or because they would not take the trouble to attend, but what appeared to me still worse, was that the Revising Barrister did not order the expenses to be paid in se veral cases, where the objections were altogether " frivolous and vexatious." I mention one case. A gentleman, living at Camberwell, appeared to sustain his vote, which was unexceptionable, and was told deliberately by the Conservative objector that he thought he was dead, and that he had only been killed a little before his time. In addition to this insult his expenses were refused,as ell other equally frivolous objections had been up to this time. At length my name was called. I had held the freeh o ld severa l years, all the particulars on the' registry; were strictly correct. I asked permission to address the Court, and respectfully submitted to the Revising Barrister that the wisdom of the Legislature for the protection of the voters had enacted, that in all vexatious and frivolous cases of objection the Revis ing Barrister be empowered to order the costs to be paid by the objector, and that it was the duty of the court to carry out the whole Act, and protect the voters by enforcing the expenses. The Barrister immediately ordered that I should be paid ten shillings. Now, I beg to ask why I was the only one paid ? I can attest that several other cases occurred during the morning quite as frivolous and vexatious as my own, and I respectfully submit that it is the duty of the Revising Barrister, without being urged to it, to carry out the only clause in the Act for the protection of voters, by ordering the expenses to be paid by the objectors in all cases where the objections are frivo lons and groundless, and thus save the time and annoyance to a large and respectable body of her Mjesty's faithful subjects, and put a check to this unbearable annoyance.—l am, Sir, Sec., JAMES LOW. 10, Wailter's-buildings, Holloway, Oct. 1. SUICIDE FROM LONDON-BRIDGE.—On N-BRIDGE. On Wednesday nigbt, at half a m balf-past eight o'clock, a determined suicide took Place A Iran jumping from London-bridge into the Thames. of age, attired man, and apparently about centre of the bridge, tort y y ears rgi was ghe e, observeleaped itaking fro on the o west side of thaeT. and when near the recess in the on walkingth e seat, and,and his hat, looked round and threw it into the river, and imme diately precipitated himself act elf over the parapet. A passer-by, th o b se rving the man i n ran to him, but only in time to touch his coat , wit heut , e e l i n ng able to obtain a tight h o ld. given, An alarm was instantly a a a n t d b t e he drags put into requi sition, but witho ut a ny EneeeSs , tide was running down very rapidly. Up to a late hour last evening the body had not been recovered. EVENING, OCTOBER diture wero very properly given in details, the expendi tura not being lu m p e d t oget h er, a was frequently tee case, but every item being given in detail. There was the charge for directors' fees, and he saw that, instead of taking the cash out of the assets, they had shown their confidence in the concern by not only qua lifying themselves, but by subscribing for additional shares. The directors' fees were given at 2451. 9d., while they had taken in shares 3201. Thus they took upon themselves additional responsibility, whilst they received remuneration for a less amount. He had great pleasure in moving that the report be re ceived and adopted, and entered upon the minutes. Mr. R. S. SOWLER seconded the motion, which was carried with acclamation. Mr. HILL, in proposing a vote of thanks to the directors for their services, said the shareholders would recollect the Spanish proverb, " It is all very well, but you cannot tell what people are until you come to do business with them." Now assurance companies were all very well outside, and they would receive money very complacently, but when their turn came to pay sometimes all sorts of difficulties were raised and excuses made. However, he was in a position to state that this company acted with great promptness and liberality in the settlement of claims. Through his agency a friend of his effected an assurance on his life for 400/. This gentleman paid the premiums, but in three months afterwards he died, and he (Mr. Hill) was happy to state that the amount of the policy was readily paid, and the widow of the deceased had de sired him to express her sincere thanks to the direc tors for the very honourable way in which they had kept their engagement. Having, there fore, tested the ability of the company to pay, he had the fullest confidence in it, and he should at all times have great pleasure in recommend ing the office to his friends.—(Hear.) I.‘lr. FRICKER had great pleasure in seconding the resolution, because he knew it would receive the ap probation of the whole of the shareholders. It had been rightly remarked that the success of the company , had more than realised the anticipations of its projec tors. It was therefore only an ant of justice on the part of the shareholders to award the directors their thanks for the great exertions they had made in bring ing the company to its present elevated position. This had not been done by bringing before the public a low scale of premiums, catchpenny things which some companies made use of in order to obtain business. Their tables had been calculated by a competent person on fair and well-ascertained principles, giving a fair return for the capital invested, and offering also a guarantee to those who might assure their lives in the office. The success of the company was not owing to a large ex penditure, such as excessive advertising, but was mainly attributable to the indefatigable zeal and ability of the gentlemen who watched over its affairs. The motion was then carried. Mr. E. RYLEY, the actuary, in highly complimen tary terms, moved the thanks of the meeting to Mr. New, the managing director, and Mr. Hoare, the secretary. They had very arduous duties to perform, which required much industry and peculiar talent. For himself he could not affect to be altogeth e r igno rant of the ordinary business of an insurance office, as he was frequently in communication with officials so engaged, and he most heartly congratulated th e society on having the services of two such able gen tlemen.--(Applause.) Mr. CocxsnAw seconded the motion, which was carried in the most cordial m anner. 1852 From the balance-sheet appended it appeared that the ' total sums with which the council debit themselves amount to 41,0191., while they take credit for an outlay of 11,539/. 1 ls. 4d. on certain preliminary expenses since the formation of the company; and for a sum of 11,3271. Bs. Id. in the bankers' hands, the balance in the account being made up by the outlay on musical instruments, scientific apparatus, works of art, &c. The CHAIRMAN, in moving that the report be adopted, deemed it unnecessary to detain the meeting further than to explain that the reason why the build ing was no: opened at the time originally stated would be found to exist in the engineers' strike which took place last year. He, however, con sidered the consequent delay a matter not very much to be regretted, as it would enable them to open at a period of the.year when the town was full. The dry summer which they had had was particularly fa vourable for the preservation of their magnificent organ—the finest, he believed, in the world—and care would be taken during the winter that fires should be kept continually burning to preserve it uninjured from dampness. The motion having been seconded, the report and statement of accounts were unanimously adopted. A SHAREHOLDER said he wished to know what was the responsibility which was to devclve on the shareholders, and from which the purchasers of life tickets were to be exempt ? The CHAIRMAN said he apprehended that if the building should at once tumble down the shareholders would be liable for the amount of their shares ; but no responsibility of any kind would devolve on the bolder of a life-ticket beyond the first payment of the sum of ten guineas. It was, however, perfectly well understood that no shareholder would be liable for any sum beyond the amount of his shares. Another 'SHAREHOLDER said he doubted whether, if the building were at once to fall, the shareholders would not be bound to erect it again immediately for the purchasers of life-tickets. In order to avoid any such responsibility, he would suggest that none of these tickets should be itsued until after the building should have been opened. The CHAIRMAN said that the council would con sider that suggestion. He might add, however, that it was very unlikely th:..t any application would be made for such tickets until after the institution should have been opened. A vote of thanks to the council and to the chair man brought the proceedings to a close. Mr. NEw felt that he had to return thanks in almost a threefold manner. First, for his connexion with the company, for which he had to thank the directors ; next, for his appointment as managing director by them ; and now for the recognition of that appointment by the shareholders. It was gratifying for him to return thanks, looking to the great pro gress which this company had made since ho had entered upon his office, though he begged to be un derstood as not taking the credit of this to himself. Nevertheless, it was a fact that since he joined the company, in April last, the premiums had increased from 1,3851. to 3,4821.; showing, in about four months, that the premiums amounted t o 2,0971. Th a t certainly was a most gratifying fact. The business continued to increase far beyond their most sanguine expectations. And here, he remarked, it would be vanity —nay, worse than vanity—it would be untrue, if he claimed the credit which belonged to such a state of affairs. If any credit were due to any one individual, it was due to their admirable secretary, Mr. Hoare.—(Applause.) To him was due, he might say, not only the formation of the company, but the placing it on a good footing, and upon prin ciples which were appreciated by the public. It was owing to the untiring energy, the ability, and the perseverance of their admirable secretary that this company, as far as one in dividual was concerned, owed its prosperity. He returned his hearty thanks for the vote which had been given. Mr. IloaßE (the Secretary) returned his hearty thanks for the kind manner iu which his name had been received, and he could assure the shareholders that his best exertions would be continued to promote the welfare of the company. He was happy to find that the balance-sheet, which had been audited by two gentlemen (one of whom was an eminent accountant, well known in Manchester, whose single signature would be a sufficient voucher; and the other was a gentleman well acquainted aaith banking business), bad given so much satisfaction. In reference to the affairs of this company he had compared their position with that of one which bad been established for 18 years—a company of high standing in the city of London, and in the most flourishing condition, having a divisible surplus profit of 89,5721. after eighteen years working. During their first six years they effected only 505 policies, being an average of 84 a year, the sums insured amounting to 3l 2,5211., being an average of 52,0861.165. Bd., and the pre m i ums 10,7901., being an average of 1,7981. 6s. Bd. a year. When he looked at the balance-sheet of this company, and compared it with the other company's first six years, he thought the shareholders would agree with him that they were in a most favourable position. In taking the average of six years he took the most favourable average. He had every hope that they would go on increasing i n th e i r prosperity. But the company he alluded to daring the last six years had not exceeded the same average. If, there fore, they continued to go on as prosperously as at present, the result could not be otherwise than most satisfactory to every shareholder and participating policy-holder.—(Hear, hear.) Looking to the posi tion of the Age Company, he trusted it would be felt that there was a great inducement to take out participating policies. He trusted that the report for next year would be still more encouraging than the present, and as far as he himself was concerned, he could only say that he should never relax his exertions until the company had become the most flourishing in London.—(Hear, hear.) Ile (Mr. Hoare) concluded by moving the adjournment of the meeting until this day at half-past ten in the morn ing, for the purpose of completing acme pro forma business. GAS EXPLOSION AND DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY. Between the hours of eight and nine o'clock on Wed nesday night a gas explosion, attended with a destruction of property to a considerable amount, occurred in the Borough-road, Southwark. From information gathered on the spot, it appeats that for some time past No. 43, Borough-road, had been open as a surgeon's, and rented by Mr. Newham, up to a few days since, when that gentleman expired. The funeral took place on Monday last, and on the following day the whole of the stock in trade and household furniture was removed. Shortly after eight o'clock on Wedntsday night the inhabitants of the surrounding neighbourhood were alarmed at hear ing a loud report, and on hastening to the spot, found the whole of the t xtensivo shop front blown into the roadway, together with the shutters and their fastenings. On the arrival of Lir. Inspector Squires an examination of the premises was mad.. It was discovered that the windows of the first floor, both back and front, were completely shattered; the other windows at the back of the house shared the same fate, and the door leading to the hack yard was blown some distance off and smashed to atoms. A great quantity of the brickwork as high as the first floor was forced out, and the staircases arid ceilings of the rooms entirely demolished; in fact, the house stands in a totterinr! condition. It is supposed that since the removal of the ' goods from the house the gas had escaped from the pipe leading from the meter to flits shop, and a few minutes before the explosion Mrs. Newham's servant entered the house, and on striking a match the gas ignited, sand caused the destructive explo sion. As soon as expedient, a constable entered the house, and found the servant lying insensible in the pas sage, but happily she had only fainted, and was not in the lease injured. A man coming out of an adjoining shop was knocked down by the shutters, but was only slightly bruised. Fortunately the building, which was empty, was insured. The meeting thereupon adjourned. In the evening some of the directors and their friends dined together at the Corn Exchange Tavern, Mark-lane, in celebration of the society's establish ment. The chair was ably filled by Mr. John Best, the chair►nan of the company. The entertainment was of the very best description, end the whole pro ceedings of the evening passed off with the greatest eclat. SMOKE CONSUMPTION. In treating of the subject of smoke consumption, and its desirability, we have often recurred to the ne cessity of considering its results as regards one of the very objects in view—the health of the community ; for, however injurious to the health smoke may in itself be, assuredly carbonic acidgas, a le t he deadly result e f , " smoke consumption," is a still unless special and efficient means be at the same time taken to get finally rid of so dense and dangerous a gas, which, thoughitasc streets and cellars, ends while heated, f a ll s as it cools, and will run, nearly as wa ter does, into every cavity, deluging dis placing the lighter air we breathe, and doing deadly if in such superabundant quantity as " smo ke consumption," ischief, extensively carried out in towns, added to the vital production of it, necessarily, from the lungs of the population, could not but pro duce. As for the law of the mutual diffusion or solution of gases, doubtless, wherever there is time afforded for such mutual diffusion, the mis chief must be mitigated, but so long as we know that a pailful of carbonic acid gas can actually be poured out of one pail into another, and be thus made to completely displace the air in the empty pail and to fill it just as water would, we con fess that we h ave no t su ffi c i en t con fid ence i n the alleged universal law of the mutual diffusion or so lution of gases, to believe that d o z en s o f furnace chimneys (keeping out of the question any further extension of the principle) vomiting forth continued streams of car bonic acid gas are a safe adjunct to a town, far less a sanitary improvement. Observe, we do not therefore advocate the suppression of the "smoke consumption" movement : far from it. What we merely desire to poli and a ltoutis theabsdo)pluttiens Romenecessityspecial ofa i tt l he same time considering and efficient means of finally getting rid of so dangerous a coin • gas thus to be manu fmacotduVed a b s y Il th .h e ol c e a sa r i beo—some e direct and proper issue of it into the common sewers, after being cooled ; or at all events some proper drainage or disposal of it away altogether from the vicinity of human abodes and human lungs.—Builder. ORIGINAL LETTER OF THE LATE DUKE. The following characteristic letter of the late Duke appears in the Banner of Ulster. It is stated to be a veritable dm.ument, and was addressed to a gentleman residing near Belfast, who at the time of its receipt was ❑ot a little annoyed at the curt phraseology of his illus trious corre:pondent:— " Belfast, June 17, 1851. " FIELD•MARSHAL THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON. " May it please your Grace,—l have taken the liberty of requesting your opinion,—Was Napoleon' guilty or not ot the murder ot his prisoners at Jaffa, and if there is any military law or circumstance which would justify the deed? "Yours respectfully, fi J . H.,, REPLY. " London, June 23, 1851. "F. M. the Duke of Wellington pres e nt s his compli ments to Mr. EL Ile has also received Mr. H.'s letter, and begs leave to inform him h e i s not the histor!si?; 01 the wars of the French Republic in Egypt and Syria.' SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the Week ending Sept. t 6, 1852 : Passengers (15,951), parcels,:horses , and carriages ... £1,463 15 6 Goods, cattle, &c. 84 7 13 9 Total .. 2.311 9 3 .. Corresponding we ek in last year... 1,922 7 8 Perth, Sept. 29, 1852. DEATH OF GENERAL HASTING S F RASER , C.B.— We regret to announce the death of this distinguished officer, which occurred at his residence, 37, Bury-street, St. James's, at the advanced age of eighty-one years. The deceased entered the army as an ensign in the 74th Foot, in 1788, and was promoted to a lieutenancy in 1790. He was present at the siege and storm of Bangalore, at the assault of Tippoo's fortified camp on the 6th of February, 1792, and subsequent s iege of Serin gapatam. In 1797 he sailed on the projected Manilla expedition to Penang, and was there appointed brigade-major to the troops. In 1802 ho was promoted to a majority in the 46th, and sent with it, in 1894, to the West Indies. In 1805 he was promoted to a lieutenant-colonelcy in the 10th; in the same year he exchanged into the 86th, and went to India. He remained with the regiment in the command of the fort of Aquada, and province of Bendey,. till, in 1829, he was ordered to take the field in support of the Madras Government. The death of the above officer has occasioned a vacancy in the 61st Regiment. FREEDOM OF ARBROATH TO LORD PANMURE.— Provost Johnston has received a communication from Lord Panmure, announcin g a v i s i t to th e p l ace on Thursday first, when his Lordship will be presented with the freedom of that ancient burgh.—Edinburgh Witness. PROPOSED STATUE TO THE DUKE OF BRIDGE WATER, AT MANCRESTER.—It i 5 expected that so soon as the statues about to be erected in Manchester to Sir Robert Peel and the Duke of Wellington have been completed, the Earl of Ellesmere will present the town with a memorial of the great Duke of Bridgewater, whose canal and other works so much tended to the earlier prosperity of Manchester. It is stated that the Noble Earl intends to procure a handsome and costly statue, and one in every way worthy, as a work of art, to rank with those about to be erected to the states• man and the warrior. They are to be placed on pedestals in front of the Royal Infirmary. ROYAL PANOPTICON OF SCIENCE SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. AND ART. Yesterday the annual meeting of the shareholders I NEW 61ARKE f FIRST SPRINCt i MEtTING. Of this institution sees held in th e S a bl onn ie re H otel, Sweepstakes of five sovg. each ; to § yrs old 6st 11 Leicester ep -s o ct r u t aorte. the counci l . w .H as oa r r e e ad in b t y he th c e ha s ir :cre_ TWO . ,_ _ k three, Bst 81b; four and upwq .4,4:lsta - a!rkpiii__, nit ' to be sold for 70 sovs., it' d •Itildeaveit. Itut44, .4 In pursuance of the provisions of the deed of settle tary, as follows :— Stakes Course. f . ——, • • ea. , - a - sa Mr. Rogers'a Leybourne, 4 yr ' zre - . - ' . i'l k.. s .kßoge,l l 4; ' e l ment, the council beg to lay before the proprietors a de tailed statement of the accounts to the 30th of June least. Mr. Stephenson's Sul man, 3yr - ,4',1, -- t a:,.:.(Buthi Mr. Mare's Cock Pheasant, 2 y ' ..‘4' .'n -_ . Smi At the time of the last meeting it was hoped that the • Mr. Armstrong's Loegtock Lass, ur n_ institution would be open to the public in the course of Betting-6 to 4 agar Leybourne, ISalsblirige the present year. The works were at that time only S olyman and Cock Pheasant. LeYeourne jumped off just commen ce d, b u t the progr ess made during the w i th the lead, was never headed, and won easily by two next few months gave them every reason to hope th a t lengths. Th e r ace was no t t i me d . their expectations w o u ld be realised. The provision of The Town Plat e o f 501. ; f or t h ree yrs old; colts, Bst the deed of settlement allowing only one call o f 1 4 in 71b ; filli es . Bst 31b. D.I curse two months would not of urse permi t th a t a Lord Clif i len' a P oo dl e (F. Butler) 1 sufficient sum should be set apart merely f m , Mr. Greville'a Muscovite (Flatman) 2 that source to meet so rapid an expenditure on th e Mr. Stephenson's Waverley (Bartholomew) 3 part of the builder, and the council had therefor e d e . Mr. Rayner's Dame Tattle (Hammond) 4 pended upon being able to borrow a sufficient sum on Mr. W. Edwards's Odd Fellow (Marlow) 5 mortgage in the usual way, but from the incomplete a Betting -6 to 4on P oo dl e , an d 4to 1 agat Muscovite. state of the building th e y were una bl e so t o do. Being Odd Fellow too k a strong lead at starting, and made desirous that th e d e l a y w hi c h t h us arose s h ou ld no t be jr,ustarnaye.dof h withte lands Poodl and h Poodle in waittine Duke's g, until hasltfanwda; he yb wetwaeen prolonged, so as f u rth er t o i n t er f ere w i t h t h e progress went onawndi h immediately after h ea d e d b y Poodle, the ru nn i ng to t h e end and won cleverly st w hti li n o e of the works, th e counc il t h emse l ves came f orwar d to end it by anticipati ng t h e i r ca ll s , an d b y a d vanc i ng large sums (one m em b er t o th e extent o f 10,000 / . ) b y b ft length t - Waverley 15 secs. a bad third. Run in 4 min. way of loan. But, unfortunately, the strike of the en gineers took place about the same time; and although the founders (Messrs. Grissell) used every exertion, by sending the iron work to be prepared in the country and in the small shops not affected by the strike, yet the works were very seriously delayed. It is satisfactory to be able to mention that, having now had practical experience of the actual expinses in many of the de partments of the institution, the council can state that their first idea of the amount required to meet them will not only, in all probability, be fully adequate, but will leave a clear margin of 25 per cent. beyond. With a view to the strictest economy, the office of the institu tion has been transferred to Leicester-square, and the house in Tavistock-street placed in the hands of an agent, for letting. With a similar view the council has set aside the whole of the north wing for letting as chambers, &c. From the offers already made, this is likely to produce a handsome income, and, with the rent to be derived from the stalls in the building, will go very far towards clearing the total charges:of rent and taxes. With the view to an increase of revenue, the council have recently issued life admission tickets to the institution at ten guineas each. The council are able to state that the building is sufficiently ad vanced to enable them to enter into arrangements with inventors and manufacturers for the exhibition of such articles of general interest and novelty in science and the fine arts as are likely to he of public utility, and to allot standings for the same. The decorations of the interior, as designed by the architects, afford opportuni ties for the introduction of many new inventions and novel appliances of materials hitherto in little use for such purposes, and will produce an effect at once gor geous and unique; while such means have been taken for the efficient warming and ventilating of the building as shall at all seasons provide protection to the articles of exhibitors, and ensure the comfort of the visitors to the institution. The organ, which is being completed by Messrs. Hill and Co., is in course of erection in the institution. The optical diorama, the electrical ma chine, and the rest of the scientific apparatus are also in an advanced state." Mr. Payne's G le M ni tc n ce 7sah; 200, h ft. T.Y.C. t 71b . LDrd Ribblesdale's Nabob (Dolman) 1 , g st 71 0 (Rogers) 2 R nett' tg-6 min. to 4on Globlu ae . Won by five lengths. 1 15 bees, Post Match. T.Y C. 200 , h f t . One to the post. Sir R. Pigot's Jack die Giant Killer, Bst 71b (A. Day) 1 ;4 . i . e ( A. F: Butler) 2 Duke o f gtdsfotord2's Jack the GiantBit7 , who won In a canter by ten lengths. Run in 1 min. /a secs. The Queen's Plate of 100 's.; for three yrs old, gat 21b• four, lOst 71b; five, 1 lac; six and aged, list 41b . Mr. Greville's Cariboo, 3 yrs...(Flatrnan) walked over Match; Bst 7lb each. T.Y.C. 100 sous , h ft. Sir R. Pigot'a Jack the Giant Killer received Duke of Bedford's Nathan Second year of the Fourth Triennial Produce Stakes, of 10 Boys. each, for three yr s o ld ; co l ts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Rat 41b; the owner of the second to receive a sum equal to 10 per cent. upon the whole stake, and the third horse a sum equal to 5 per cent, upon the whole stake. A.F. Mr. Merry's Hobbie Noble (Marlow) 1 Mr. Greville's Adine (Flatman) 2 Mr. Bowes's Daniel O'Rourke (F. Butler) 3 Duke of Bedford's Hesperus (Pettit) 0 Lord Ribblesdale's Lapidist (Rogers) 0 Sir R. Pigot's Father Thames (A. Day) 0 Betting-5 to 4on Robbie Noble, 3to 1 agst Adine, and 5 to 1 agst Daniel O'Rourke. Lapidist, taking the lead, an.] having Daniel O'Rourke, Robbie Noble, Adine, and Father Thames, in a body, close up, made steady running to the bushes, where he gave way, and Daniel O'Rourke went in advance, followed by Adine and the favourite. In rising out of the bottom Hobbie Noble joined Daniel O'Rourke, deprived him of the lead half way up, and won by two lengths, Adine beating Daniel by a length. Run in 2 min. 17 sees. The Rutlandshire Stakes of 30 sous. each, 20 ft. for two yrs old; colts, Bst 71b; and fillies, Bst 31b; the winner of a sweepstakes value 400 soya., including the win ner's own stake, to carry 41b; of two such stakes, 71b extra. From the turn of the lands in. Mr. Howard's Elmsthorpe, Bst 71b (A. Day) 1 Lord Exeter's Noisette, Bst 31b (Norman) 2 Lord Exeter's Vest, Bs' 31b (J. Mann) 3 Mr. Neville's Madinella colt, Bst 71b (Butler) 4 Mr. Barnes's lona, Bst 31b (Flatman) 5 Mr. Mare' Pharold was weighed for by Charlton, but did not go to the post in time to start. Betting-5 to 2on Eimsthorpo, who waited on Lord Exeter's two till half-way between the Duke's stand and home, and won hard held by halt a length; Vest a very bad third. The race was not timed. Match, 100, h ft. T.Y.C. Duke of Bedford's Diomedia, Bst 41b Mr. Ramsbottona's Jupiter Tonans, Bst 91b CAMBRIDGESHIRE. Offers, after his race, to take 15 to 1 about Hobbie Noble. UPTON RACES.—THIIRSDAY. The Upton Stakes of 10 soya. each, 5 ft, and 3 only if declared, with 50 added ; the winner pays 5 sovs. to the Fund, and the second receives 5 soya. One mile and a half. (12 Subs., 7 paid). Mr. Copeland's Lady Am3ott, 3 yra. 7st...(Sianway) 1 Mr. Dreive's Odiham, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b Mr. E. kierbereb Romualdas, 3 yrs, ss: 10ib Won easy by two lengths. The Innkeepers' Stakes of 1 soy. each. One mile and a quarter. Mr. Cartridge's Chance walked over The selling Stakes of 5 sous. each, and 20 added, for three yrs old and upwards. Heats, one mile and a quarter. Mr. B. Land's Theodine, 6st 91b ... (Land, jun.) 1 1 Mr. Stevens's My Mary, aged, Bst 21b (40/) 2 dr Mr. Cartridge's Chance, 5 yrs, 9st 710 (150/.)..... 3 dr Won easy. Sweepstakes of 3 sous. each, and 15 added, for four yrs old, and upwards, one mile and a quarter, were won in two heats by Mr. Land's Gala, lOst 71b (owner), beating Louisa, 12st, and two others, e3sily. The Ilandic.43 of 2 dOVG. each, h ft, with 20 added, one mile and a quarter (6 Subs.), were wen easily in two heats by Mr. Land's Theodine, 7st (Land, jun.) tiating Charicba, 7st Bst, and Mv Mary, ist 10Ib. CHESTERFIELD RACES.—TnuaspAr. The Chesterfield Stakes of 5 sous. each, and 40 added; for three yrs old, 7st 121 b; four yrs, 9st; five yrs, 9st 710; six and a ge d, 9 s t 1110 ; mares, &c., allowed' 31bs, winners extra. The winner to be sold for 300 SON'S, and the second to receive 10 says. out of the stakes. Heats, once round. (6 Subs.) 51r.P, dley's Paqrtatta,7stlllb(G Simpson) 0 2 1 1 Mr. Oliver's Sir Rowland Trenchard, 95t... 0 3 4 2 Mr. J. Osborne's Little Davie, 3yrs, 7st 710 0 1 2 dr Mr. T. Parr's Selina, 6 yrs, 9st Four well-contested heats. The Ladies' Purse of 30 soya. added to a sweepstakes of 3 sous. each; for three yra old 7st 10Ib; four Bst 11lb; five 9st 410; six and aged 9st 71b. The second to re ceive 5 sous., and the winner to be sold for 80 soya. Heats, ono mile and a half. (4 Subs.) Mr. R. E. Oliver's Ischia, Bst 910 (80/) . (A shmall) 1 1 Mr. Taft's fby Don John, 4 yrs, 7st 9lb (40/) ... 3 2 Mr. Pedley's Paquette, 4 yrs, Bst 21b (601) 2 3 Won by a length. Handicap of 3 sous. each and 25 added, second to save his stake. Heats, one mile. (6 Subs.) Mr. Dawson's Jack Leeming, ist 31b (Carroll) 3 1 , 1 Mr. Parr's Tame, 3 3 rs, 7st 3!b 1 3 3 Mr. Lister's Priam the Third, 3 yrs, 7st 310 4 2 2 Captain Scott's Day and Martin, 3 yrs, Est 71b 2 4 4 Mr. Johnson's Plato, 3 yrs, sst Won easy. AN EXTRAORDINARY SALE OF FARM STOCK.---. The predictions of the " farmers' friends" were never more completely falsified than on Th urs d ay , a t the sale of M r . Moon's stock at Kelia n d B arton , i n t he north of D evon. There was a numerous g at h er i ng of agriculturists from the neighbourhood and distant parts, and the oldest farmer pre sent never remembered hi g h er p r ices ever having been given fur farm stock. The competition throughout was most spirited. The stock consisted of 80 choice Leicester ewes, 25 sows and 15 boar pigs, 4 oxen, 5 heifers, 1 Devon bull, and several horses. Tee animals were in fine condition. The draught of 80 store ewes fetched f rom 503. to 7 65. a head. The pigs (which were Fi s h er Hobbs ' s improved Essex breed) were next sold. The first sow realised 15/, 155.; the next, a three-Year old, was knocked down at 311 s. 10s.; a ten-months old sow, 11/. Os. 6d.; another, eleven months old, Di. its.; anoth er , 181. 7s. 6d.; one, fourteen months and another, f our mont h s old, 15 1 , 108. ; and sold at prop or ti onate l y high prices. Two boar ptohilgde:riefesltlt.c were sold 261. ss. and 171. 6s. 6d. The proceeds of the sale were extraordinary, and f ar excee d e d t h e most s a ngu i n e expectations of all interested. MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE AT SPITALFIELD O CHURCH.—At a late hour on Wednesday night, Mr. W. J . Payne, th e d eputy-coroner, held an inquest at St. Thom as s Hospital, touchieg the death of Frederick Martin, aged ten years, lately belonging to the parochial school of Spita,s, Ifields Church. Jonathan Wh ee lh ouse , one o f t he school boys, de posed that on Sunday e v en i ng , a b ou t six o'clock, deceased went to the church in Spitalfields . Witness was on the top commenced of the gallery stairs, and deceased, on performing various evolutions, .standing d on his head and whilst p. i s doing arrival, ()i sohe turning summersaults, after which he laid across the balus tradesand and began sliding down, over balanced himself and fell head foremost to the stone paving at the bottom of the stairs. Witness ran down stairs and found deceased lying on hisleack quite ing from his head. He gtaken to the doctor's, and front thence to the hospital. rs : Sydney Jones, house-surgeon, deposed, that deceased was insensibl e when brought in, and 1 suffering from a fractitre , of the skull. He died on Tuesday afternoon about three ° clock. H a d ma d e a post snortem ex amination, and, found a very e xtensive fracture of the skull and extrava eetion of blood on the brain whi c h h a d cause d , death.—Verdicf, ' Accidental death." I , ) , E4r!e Irf A CHURCH AT EDINBURGH.—The fore noon s ervice , in Dr. P e d d i e ' s Church, Bristo-street, was on Sunday last interrupted by an event which illustrated, in a very remarkable manner, a subject not unfrequently enforced from the pull t--the uncertainty of human life. About half past eleven o'clock, while a respectable man, upwards of eighty years of age, of th e name o f Di c k son, and b y trade a cabinet maker, was turning over the leaves of his bible, he suddenly fell down and expired I He was immediately removed to the vestry. where several medical men, members of the congregation, used every effort for resuscitation, but in vaiti.--Edznburgh Adrertiser. SAILING OF AUSTRALIAN VESSELS. During the past week four of the emigrant ships laden with emigrants for Australia, have left our docks. The Tancred, bOO tons burthen, one of Mr. Henry Fox's line, sailed on Saturday last. The Ben Nevis, 3,000 tons, belonging to Messrs. Pil kington and Wilson's line, sailed on Sunday. The Sha kamxon, 2,500 tons, belonging to Mr. James Wilfmry, is now in the river, and from her beauty of proportion and frigate-like appearance, has a tt racte d u niversal admiration. She is chartered for government. The Catherine Mitchell, 900 tons, belonging to Mr. J. S. De Woolf's line, is also in the river, and is a beautiful craft. These vessels are going to sea a little sooner than their charterers would have desired, and probably at some inconvenience to them, owing to the circumstance that the new Emigration Act coming into operation on the Ist of October, their fittings &c., would have had to be remodelled to comply with its requirements, if they had remained in port atter that date Liverpool Standard. THE SCREW-STEAMER GLASGOW.—The quickest western passage ever made by a screw-steamer has been performed by this fine vessel, th e t i me b e i ng 1 2 days 19 eclipsingortest the Great B r it a i n ' s l ast run tierces to eastern trips to Europe by the same America. hours, thus u sThe shortest kind of steamers were made by these two vessels; the Great Britain accomplishing the voyage in 11 days 6 hours, and 45 minutes, and the Glasgow in 12 days and 10 hours.—Liver pool Times. LivEnrooL, WEDNESDAY.—The screw steam•sbip City of Manchester, Captain R. Leitch, sailed today for Philadelphia, with a moderate cargo and 178 cabin pas sengers. COMPANY The first annual meeting of the shareholders in this company was held yesterday afternoon at the offices, Chancery-lane; Mr. John Best, the ex.M.P., for Kid derminster, occupying the chair. The Secretary, Mr. FRANCIS HOARE, having read the advertisement convening the meeting, The CHAIRMAN said—l have great pleasure, gen tlemen, in meeting you at this, the first annual meet. ing of the Age Assurance Company, because I am sure that the balance-sheet, which has been prepared by auditors who are well conversant with such ac counts cannot be otherwise than satisfactory to every shareholder.---(Hear, hear.) We, the directors have had to contend against numerous difficulties, as is the case at first with all new companies, but we have met those difficulties, and though it will appear from an examination of the balance-sheet that during the first seven months of the company's existence the affairs have not progressed as satisfactorily as we could have wished, yet you will find that that arises from the compny being young and comparatively unknown, e certain time being always necessary for the estab lishment of a company, during which period, a very small amount of business is generally trans. acted. But during the seven months, and since then, e have established agencies in nearly all the prin cipal towns throughout the British empire, and the result has been that, from last March up till now, there has been a progressive weekly increase of pre miums, and I hope—indeed I may say—that we now stand almost as well, if not perhaps better, than most companies that have been for some time in existence. In the beginning of the company we endeavoured as much as possible to economise its resources. The chief blame found with new assurance companies, is that large sums have been expended in their establishment. Now I believe that our association may challenge comparison with any other in regard to the smallness of the amount expended in its formation.—(Hear.) I may mention that we differ in some respects from most assurance companies. We appeal to no parti cular class, like the Protestant, the Catholic, the Freemasons', or the Solicitors' Associations, but we throw ourselves on the public generally, and there fore extend our operations to all classes of the people. But though we do not come forward, and cannot expect to meet the wishes of particular parties, like those companies which single out one class of society, yet we are happy to find in the result that we have been patronised by all classes.—(Hear.) We have a particular advantage in being a proprietary company. I may observe that the difference between a proprietary and a mutual company consists in this. In the one, the shareholders find the capital, out of which, in the first instance, the expenses of the com pany are taken ; and then the premiums, to which in this company we have scrupulously attended through out, are laid by to meet the losses which in the course of time must happen in all companies —so that in addition to the paid-up capital, we have these pre miums likewise in hand. Now, in mutual companies, the premiums constitute the whale resources of the directors ; and the advantage in s company like ours is, that the shareholders as well as the assured, have a double guarantee for the sums of money which they invest.—(Hear, hear.) With your kind assistance, gentlemen, we shall endeavour to carry on the com pany on the same principle on which we have begun it. Already we have met with great success, and we hope to continue to do so. We shall rigidly adhere to our economical system as far as possible, with the view of rendering the company one of the first in the kingdom, and I do trust that, in illustration of its name, it will last for ages yet to come.—(Hear.) The report was then read. It dated that the di rectors had much pleasure in meeting the shareholders at this their first annual meeting, and in being able to congratulate them and the policy-holders on the prosperous state of the company. The accounts showed that the success of the company bad been far beyond what could have been anticipated ; and few companies had done the same amount of business at so small an outlay. Although the accounts extended over a period of nineteen months, very little business was transacted . during the first few months of a com pany's career ; and in this respect the Age was no exception to the general rule ; for, during the first seven months of its existence, the Premiums received, independently of loans, amounted to 4911 13s. sd. only, while, up to the 18th of August, 1852, when the accounts were made out, the premiums amounted to 3,4821. 4a. It was most gratifying to the di rectors to notice this as evidencing the continual advance the company was making is public estima tion. In order that " a full and fair balance sheet" might be made out, showing the exact position of the company—which was evidently the intention of the Act of Parliament 7 and 8 Vict., c. 110, under which the Age was registered—the directors had had a careful valuation made by an actuary of the present worth of the sums assured by the company, and the premiums payable for such assurances, and from the value of such premiums they had deducted a large per centage to defray the expenses connected with their receipt, and to allow for the lapse of those policies which may not be continued. The deductions made were far more than would be re quired if the current year's business progressed as the directors anticipated, and they urged on the share holders and assured, for their own interest, to ex tend the business of the company by every means in their power. After making the deductions alluded to, and after paying the claims which had arisen from deaths, amounting to 1,4001., and the expenses of establishing and working the company, there was still a balance of profit amounting to 9011. 10s. Bd., however this profit was not a realized one, but was founded on the value of assete over liabilities ; and therefore, though it was an ascertained profit, it would become a realized one only by the continued operations of the company. The participating policy holders were equally interested with the shareholders in extending the business of the company, as the profits would be divided equally between them. In conclusion, the directors begged to call the attention of assurers to the large balance of assets over liabili lilies, which was available for their security, and which amounts to 91,6611. 10s. Bd. The directors who retired by rotation, were John Best, ES q., Frederic Kelly, Eq., and William Mon tresor, Esq., who, being eligible, were proposed for re-election ; and F. T. New, Esq., and W. F. Bu chanan, Esq., having been elected by the directors, under the provisions of the deed of settlement, now offered themselves for election by the shareholders. Mr. G. M. ELDERTON moved that the report just read be received and entered upon the minutes, a pro position which he thought would be unanimously adopted; but before the chairman put the question, he was sure he would only give utterance to the sentiments of every gentleman in the room when he expressed his thanks for the lucid statement of the chairman in relation to the history and proceedings of the company, and also for the very satisfac tory report which had emanated from the direc tors. (Hear, hear.) The shareholders were probably aware that all new companies were estab lished under the clauses of a very stringent Act of Parliament, which was passed five years ago, for the regulation of all companies in the nation, the object being the protection of the assured. One of the re quirements of the Act was that the balance-sheet should be carefully made up by the auditors, after having been submitted to them, a short time before the general meeting, the auditors having full access to the books of the company, and being prepared to vouch for every receipt and payment. It was further provided; that in the event of anything occurring of more than ordinary importance, they would be justified in making a special report respect. ing the accounts of the meeting. Again, after the ac counts were audited, it became the duty of the direc tors to send a copy of the balance-sheet to every shareholder previously to the general meeting taking place, enabling him, thus, to carefully examine it, and express his opinion upon it at the meeting. Every one must agree with him in thinking that such regulations were most wholesome, most beneficial to the interests of the shareholders, and a protection to that portion of the public who might assure in the office; and he rejoiced to find that the directors had found it convenient at the first annual meeting to conform to the provisions of the Act, unlike some young companies, who, though highly respectable, either did not get their accounts ready in time to have them printed, or objected to send a copy of them to the shareholders. For tunately the difficulties that existed elsewhere were not found to exist in this company, for the accounts had been ;made up in due time, and no doubt they had undergone the very strictest investi gation by the auditors. He might say for himself that he had had some experience in the accounts of assurance offices, and he rejoiced that the affairs of the company had been conducted with so much care, prudence, and economy.—(Hear.) With regard to this company, he might be permitted to make one passing remark, that at the present period a great struggle was going on between the old and the new companies, and the press had been deluged with cor respondence, tending to run down many of the young companies. It was not his intention to enter into discussion upon the subject, because that would be out of place, but he might observe that be believed this was one of the excepted among the young com panies which had been so abused. There could be no doubt, however, that young companies, if pro perly conducted, must become very good investments. Some of the old companies were overloaded with surplus capital, upon which they were compelled to pay a larger dividend than their net prc fits would allow. Now, in the "Age," there was only a paid-up capital of lOs., but they had amply sufficient to meet all their wants ; and they were in this advantageous position, that while the profits of the old companies were diminished by the formidable dividends which they had to pay, theirs was proportionately increased. With regard to th e balance-sheet, he observed that the receipts and expen- FRIDAY THE AGE A .)7 1 ( 1