The Sun. — London, England, 1846-05-27 00:00:00

rbtriT W''*titon NATIONAL BANK OF IRELAND. (THIS DAY.) The eleventh annual general meeting of the Pro prietors of the National Bank of Ireland was held this 411 3', at the Society's Offices, No. 13, Old Broad-street. The meeting was numerously attended. Ar aheg the directors and gentlemen present we observed_ Daniel O'Connell, Esq., M.P., Governor. A. P. Johnson, Esq. F. B. Henshaw, Esq. J. C. Ruding, Esq. Charles Bianconi, Esq., Mayo; of Clonmel. Fowler Newsam, Esq. T. Lamle Murray, Esq. Captain Sir Burton Macnamera. Dr. Fitzgerald, Carrick-on-tiuir. 3 . L. Wheeler, Esq. W. L. Wheeler, Esq. Charles Rule, Esq. Thomas Shewell, Esq. Joseph Wheeler, Esq. • The Very Rev. Dr. Magee. Francis O'Neill, Esq. Joshua B. Bacon, Esq. IL M. Jones, Esq. Edward Jones, Esq. The Rev. Thomas Madge. H. Surmon, Esq. W. Wrentmore, Esq. W. Teny, Esq. Henry Vigne, Esq. .Augustus Vigne, Esq. On the entrance of D. O'Connell, Esq., M.P., mom- Pealed by the Directors, into the Board-zoom, he was u rece ived with every demonstration of respect. The ,'° ll - and L earne d M em b e r for Cerk appeared in excel lent health, certainly much improved since the opening of the Parliamentary session. D. O'Connell, Esq., the Governor, presided. The CHAIRMAN rose and said—Gentlemen, I will call °lithe Secretary to read the advertisement calling the meeting. • N. S. KING, Esq., having read the advertisement, The CHAIRMAN again rose and said—Gentlemen, my n ext duty is to call on the Secretary to read the report Which is to be submitted for your consideration. The SECRETARY then read the following RE PORT OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE NA TIONAL BANK OF IRELAND MADE TO THE PROPRIETORS AT THE ELEVENTH A NNUAL GENERAL MEETING, HELD AT THE OFFICE OF THE COMPANY, No. 13, OLD BROAD-STREET, LONDON, ON WED NESDAY, MAY 27, 1846. " The Directors of the National Bank of Ireland have Z i ntell pleasure i n sr •eting the Proprietors assembled at the eleventh annual general meeting of. the Cora "uy, and in su b m i tt i ng f or th e ir approval a statement of t h e l ose assets and liabilites together with the profit and 4.l i n ceount of the B an k up to the 31st of December. $y re d the last an nua l re p o rt the Directors alluded to the t. measnres i n r eg ard to banking in Ireland, and Act which came into operation on the 6th of De ''l!ber,-the i ssues of each bank are def i n i t i vely l i m i ted, and 4 2llly excess over t h e fi xe d amour t mus t b e repre eiret7 by specie. Th e A c t f ur the r re qu ires re t urns o f th e teen , Minn and sp ec i e t o b e ma d e wee kl y to G overn - G and which are p u bli s h e d mont hl y i n t h e D u bli n a zette. in ' The Directors, with a view to advance the gener a l __‘eifests of the C om p any . d eeme d i t expe di ent to aug Pazt the was capital of the Bank, and a call of 5/. sharewas accordingly made upon the Proprietors, rilable in two moieties, one on the 15th of October and th e other on the 15th of January, thereby increasing . 1 ° Paid-up capital of the Bank to 450,000/, and, :I.ltttough the first instalment of 50,000/. did not become Payable until the 15th of October last, the shareholders ived the dividend thereon for the full half.year from Lae 30th of June t o th e 31 s t o f D ecem b er. __ n The potato cr o p i n I re l an d l ast year susta i ne d a gene blight, and the d e fi c i enc y i n t hi s stap l e prov i s i on of great mass of the people ha s con sequen tly l e d t o whreit suffering and destitution ; the directors have, erefore, c onsi d ere d t h emse l ves ca ll e d upon on an occa on like the present, to contribute liberally to the funds W hich have been rai-ed for the purpose of alleviating the, existing distress, and in the performance of these bene volent acts they are confident of having the cheerful con currence of t he shareholders. " The directors have to congratulate the proprietors 0 5 the result of the operations of the bank fur the past Year, whereby they have been enabled to add 5,8671. 61 1. 3d. to the Reserve Fund, after paying the two half- Yearly dividends, amounting to 18.7501. " The undivided ptofits. at December, 1844. were.... "Net profits for the year ending Decem ber, 1845 58,246 5 1 "Deduct half-year's dividend to di Midsummer 1845 £8,750 Do. do. Christmas, 1845 10,000 -£18,750 0 0 "Leaving amount of undivided profits at December, 1845 £39,496 5 1 There are now_ to be elected :our dir ec t ors i n th e Ira of CrConnell, Esq., M.P. • -Thomas Lamie tittrray, Esq. ; John Clement Reding, ding ,, ; ; and James 'eade, Esq., whose seats at the board are vacated by rotation, and all of whom are candidates for the office, 1144 eligible to be re-elected. " Approved by , the Court, (Signed) " DANIEL O'CONNELL, Governor?' The GovEnttog—Gentlemen, it is now my duty, with oat waiting to have it moved, to propose this r e p o rt for ?our adoption. You are to consider w h ether the re p ort 11 .ea' read ;is such as you should adopt , and y ou ja to act accordingly. The entire of it has b een wree( have verified. We have, I think, done w ell, and ,e c every prospect of doing better. — (Cheer s. ) all has been made upon the Proprietors, which has b een che er f u lly and readily responded to. The entire 'mount o f t h e call was paid, notwithstanding the diffi culties of the times and the demands for mone i y from other quarters. We have increased our capital ewe have increased our circulation—we have increased deposits ; and our reserved fund has been consider ity increased also. Under these circumstances, eo ,, t _ll e ink we are entitled to call on you to have nt to the adoption of this report. I b alance -sh eet. profit and loss account before'me as well as the than 4e -sheet. We have subscribed no less a sum localiti, oo/. to alleviate the distress in the different vont in which we have branches in Ireland. The . ribution has been readily made, and lam glad it h, now met with the entire sanction of the i;er_o_Prletors. The expenditure o f thi s sum h as Z!' carefully considered by the Director s ; th e various sums have been placed at the di s p osa l ' f ,! the different 1 ,cal committees to be di s trib u t e d un d er th eir immediate inspection. These gentlemen had con tributed largely to the funds, and we might, there t,°re, expect that they will exercise a due vigilance over ~,"k e proper disposal of th em . The six ne w branches -ui "h were opened have been p roduc tive , and a re likely to be eminently prosperous. I shall n ow Put the question that a s man y as are of opi nion th a t t hi s report s hall be adopted signify the same Y holding up their han 4 s. Th e gil , stion having been put , the report .was unanl rti ously adopted. The SECRETARY then read the account of profit and "s and the balance.;-sheet of the Company, which ap- Pearecl to be.highly satisfactory to the meeting. The GovEallou then said—Gentlemen, there are four Directors that go out by ro tation. By the deed of this c) ii nt_rly no gentleman can be appointed for the direction who d o es not give notice some days p revious. There ha. - oeen no notic e given. Toe retiring Directors are,l. be lieve, desir ous of being re-appointed if it is your plea sure that they should be so. I N . n T he S:•]CB.FTARY then read the names of th e retirin g ..r eetors, afterwhich tiThe CHAIRMAN said—lt is my duty to put the (ies as to whether these gentlemen should be re-ap vointed or not, acd you will signify the same in the u sual way. , The re ti r ing Directors were then declar ed to be re elected. t' The GovEalloit—lf any gentleman has any observa toleo‘l to wake, or anything to state, he is now at libert y ," 0 te i l ,', 4 . TERRY—I !than be very happy to avail ofmy that privilege. I have heard with very great pleasu re the statement as to the prosperous condition of the c oncern ; and that, of course, must give eve r y one V ery great pl easure ; but there is another circumstanc e that is much more Directors having gratifying than that. It is the fund for the benefit of a subject distresse n d g p think, ,sir, that is e s o u p h i s e c o r subscribed) e d to the Ireland. I no matter whence h„ . Je7niat upon which every individual belonging to the United liingdom—l think every vile, must truly delighted that the kErivveCntorssi hamvuestdofeneel distress e d been d v it i ui e di w r E f a t individuals, and Cheers)—in regard to the , am glad the directors have thaaaskyeean llrger there I think it might as well h e l a c tge e ; 'nay be crying circumstances that r il e , ed :Efel very enin to be contributed. I, humble one—connected with this concern , f eel very great pleasure that the sum has been subscrib ed, The GOVERNOR—There are many localities that re quire no assistance. I think it is a matter for the pro prietors to leave in the hands of the Directors as to whe ther they shall advance a larger sum or not. One great Object that we had in contributing was to stimulate the gentry of the neighbourhood—(Hear, hear)— and the advance was not too large lest they should consider it as as excuse for them not coming forward themselves. These are things which depend upon the circumstances of each locality, and, if you please, you will leave this tauter in the heads of the Directors.—(Hear, hear.) If the sum do not answer. the Directors will take it into their consideration whether they should advance a further % . 11401 . It might be imprudent if we were to give our m oney to every locality. You will , therefore , please to le ave this twitter in the hands of the Directors, for that, l ea th ink, is the soundest policy.—(Sear, hear.) The Governor was on the point of dissolving the tufting, when , h WHEELE t lt said, before the meeting separates I beg f or ank you cordially, in the name of the proprietors , I% the interest you have paid to our affairs. I need NcYrenee,t,iling further, except to request those present to ith me in a vote o f th a nks to the Governor and ir tetOrs. The motion was at once agreed to nein. con., and the " 4 ' 6 selkusted. RAILWAY COM MITTE ES, (THIS DAY.) GROUP XXII. This Committee met this morning at the usual hour, Sir George Grey in the chair. IPSWICH, NORWICH, AND YARMOUTH. Mr. W. H. Palmer, Mayor of Yarmouth, corroborated the evidence already gone into at such great length on the general advantages which would be conferred by this line. Mr. J. Douglas Paine, Mr. Alexander Ady. and Mr. George Webb, deposed to the great superiority of land to water carriage in regard to corn. The charge would be less, and the injury to the corn less. Mr. Sturge, a corn merchant at Gloucester, and connected with the firm of Charles and Joseph Sturge, corroborated this evidence, and was of opinion that land carriage was pre ferable to water for corn. Joseph Hume, Esq., M.P., one of the Tidal Harbour Com missioners, gave evidence as to the kind of bridge which should be erected over the Waveney Navigation. In his opinion, if any bridge were erected it should havea clear water-way of 45 feet. Mr. Virtue, a corn-factor in Mark-lane, corroborated the testimony already given as to the E•uperiority of bo ra te o ch e water carriage. The Committee adjourned till twelve o'clock to-morrow. THE FBRUITNisIiIIFSu—(NDs.O LOSI , I7 N ? PRI C U si S N .) O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock ,„ .. 205% 20636 205% 20514 '95% 97 T T h h r r e e e e p p e e rr Cent.o t R e e n d s n o c i s e d A n n u n j u t tl e s e s 9554 9 6%% 3 0 8 New Three-and-a-Qua -ter per Cent Anns. 97% % 97% Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 10 3-16 % 10% Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. • • 10 % lU% India Bonds, I,OOW. • . „. Ditto, under 1,0001. .. • • 27 p Consols for Account • • • • .. 96 h India Stock for Account .. .. 265 E x chequer Bills. INd. 1 Ificl. 1,0001. •• •• 17 12 pm. 12 Ditto. Small 17 pm. 20 Ditto, Advertised •• • • 15 10 pm. 10 ONE CLOSING FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. Ditto, New Bonds, 1829 and 1839 82 Equador Bonds .. .. • • • • 3 % Mexican Bonds. 1837, 5 per Cent .. 3 1 % 31% Ditto, Deferred .. .. • • • • 17%% 17% Ditto, Debentures .• 13% 14 14 Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent. • • • • 39 36 395¢ Portuguese Four per Cent .. • • 57% Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. 24154 Ditto, Three per Cent .. 374 34 3134 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent .. 60% 60% Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 92 36 % 92% PRICES OF BUSINESSCLOSING RAILWAY SHARES. PAID. DONE AT PRICES. ONE O'CLOCK. Aberdeen .. .. 10 .... 4 314 434 .• .. Amber., Notting., Boston, and Eastern Junction 2%.... 1%34 • • • • 1% Birmingham and Gloucester ..100 • . • • .. 125 Ditto New (lased at 754 dis.) 1734 . 31 .......... 31- Birmingham and Oxford Junction 2 .... 2 % 2% Bristol and Exeter .. .. 75 .. 845 2 .. •.. . 844 Buckinghamshire 425. .... 4 p Caledonian .. 10 .... 12% 11% Ditto, Half Shares .. 234 1% .. • • ...... 1% Ditto, Extension .. • • 2 1 4 •• • - 174 % . 1% Derby and Crewe .. 2%.... 6% 6•• ...... 6 Direct Manchester (Rastrick's) .. 54 %y 4 336 Direct Northern .. 234 .... 1% ••.. • 'Eastern Counties .. 141. 165..... 23% %••.. • • Ditto New .. 8/. 165..... 7%% p.. 7% .p Eastern Union .. .. 25 .... - Do. Extension to Norwich .. 2 3% 2% East and West of England .. 1% % Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester .. 24 .... 2 Grand Union (Nottingh. & Lynn) 1% .... % % ....... Great Eastern and Western .. .......... 1 Great Western .. 85 Ditto Half shares .. 50 .... 84 .......... 84 Ditto, Fifths .. .. 20 .... 34 33 ........ 33 Guildford, Fareham, & Portsmoth 5 .... 4 54 % ........ 4% Leicester and Bedford .. 225..... p...... 1 4 p Leicester, Tamworth, &c.• ...... 425. dis as Llverp., Manch., & NewC. Junct. 236 .... 21434 ..... 234 London an • Birmingham . —lOO .. .. 228 .... • • 228 London and Brighton .. 50 651414 % 65% Ditto ditto Fifths .. .. 30 .... 414 ••.. • • London and Croydon .. .. 131. 15s. 9d. 22% • London and South-Western.. 41/. 6s. 10d. 79% .. 7954 Ditto, New .. .. 14 .... 2354 2314 London and York .. .... 234 .•• • • .... 234 Manchester and Leeds .. 82 Ditto, Fifths .. .. 3 .... 12% .....• •. • • 12% Ditto Extension .. 425..... Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 . 81 8036% .. • • 80% Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) 1 •• • • 94 • • 9% Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. .. • • 1% p.. • • 1% p Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... 1% .. •• • ..... 1% Midland ..100 .. • . 149 .. •••• • . • • 149 Ditto, New .• .. 18 .. • • 31% 32 .. •. .• 32 Newcastle and Berwick .. .. 15 .• ••••.. • . • • 2534 Newark, Sheffield, and Boston .. 2% % 74 North British .. 2254 .... 304 .......• 304 Ditto, Half Shares .. 8 4 1134 ...... • • North Kent and Direct Dover • • 2% 1% . 134 North Staffordshire .. • • 425. • . 4 34 p .... • . 414 p Oxfd.,Worcester,& Wolverhmptn. 1234 .... 854 .......• •• Portsmouth 1 dreet .. • • .. 35.... 3M •• • • .... • • 33( Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 425. •••• • • • • Scottish Central .. . .. 10 Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 234 .... 2Ti .... • 3M South Devon .. .... 33 .. •• • • South Midland 425..... ±e dis South Eastern and Dovor .. • . 33 56 • • Do., New (do. 33/. 65.8 d.) No. 2. 10 .... .. •• .. 13% Staines and Richmond .. 1 .... Warwickshire and London • . 425..... 4 dis 4 die Welsh Midland .. 256 .. • • ..13( West Riding Union • • • • .. 425. • ... 27436 p.. .• • 2% p York and North Midland .. .. 50 .... Ditto. Extension .. 15 .... 33 4 % .. • Do. E. and W. Riding Exten... 1 •• .- 11 1,E • • - 1 134 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens .. 12 .... 11% ...• ... • • 11% Bord., Toul., & Cette (Mackenzie) 2 .... Central of Spain .. 2 .... 1% .. 114 Dutch Rhenish .. • .. 6 .... 8 ...... . Great Western Canada .... Madrid and Valentia 2 .... 1% ' .. 1% Namur and Liege .. 6 .... 4 .........• . 4 Northern of France Constituted.. 5 .... 14% 14% Orleans and Bordeaux .. .. 6 .... 10%..... 1036 Paris and Lyons Constituted .. 5 .... 694 % • • 6% West Flanders . 4 .... 2 .......... 2 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. • London and Westminster .. .. 20 .... 2616 27 '.• •• • • 27 National of Ireland 25 34 • 1936 MINES. Real del Monte, Unregistered .. 344 ••••• • _ • • • 4 27 p 96 2& FEARFUL OMNIBUS ACCIDENT ON LONDON-BRIDGE. —Last evening, about six o'clock, a very distressing accident took place on the Southwark side of London bridge, to a poor man, named Michael Donovan, aged 49 years, a bricklayer, residing at No. 3, White's-place, Redcross-street, Borough. lie was crossing the car riage way, when he was knocked down by an omnicus which was passing towards High-street, and before the driver could stop the horses, the off-wheel passed over his neck, and caused a lacerated wound of the cheek. He was carried to St. Thomas's Hospital where he is going on as favourably as can be expected. HAVRE HEGATTA.—The annual regatta at Havre will take place in the m nth of July next, and so enamoured are the French of the sport, that they are determined to begin_ practising in time. Oa Sunday last, opposite to Frascati's, the essays of the boat men were witnessed by many hundreds of persons. For the informa tion of regatta men, who look forward to the coming fetes for a dis play of skill in rowing, &c., we annex a list of the boats that prac tised on this occasion, in the order in which they came in :-1. Le Greville ; 2. La Maria ; 3. L'Heloise ; 4. La Fleche ; 5. La Riposte; 6. La Vesta. The Marquis of Anglesea's cutter yacht, the Pearl has come up the river from Spithead, to embark his Lordship and family on his annual aquatic excursion in the Channel. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (YESTERDAY.) lIOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP XVIII. The Committee met this morning; Mr. B. Denison, chairman. EXETER, YEOVIL, AND DOILCHESTER AND LONDON, sax.xszturzy AND YEOVIL. The CHAIRMAN announced, that he had received two letters, which had been very improperly addressed to him, as chairman of this Committee. He would hand them over to toe Committee's clerk, and hoped that the publicity which would be given to this transac tion would prevent a repetition, for the future, of any such improper conduct. It was decided by the Committee, that they would only hear two engineers on each side of the line—a Committee having recommended that course he would adopt their recommendation. The examination of Mr. Vignoles was then proceeded with, but in consequence of the previous instruction of the Committee was not extended to any length, and embraced no new features on the evidence of Mr. Lester, given before the Committee yesterday. Lord Morley and Lord Vivian were then called, who gave evidence in favour of the line, as being a more direct and shorter route to London, and affording greater accommodation to the intermediate districts than was given by the existing lines. Mr. Tite, land surveyor and architect, was then called, who proved the quantity of land required for the construction of the railway. Mr. S. Herbert, Secretary at War, M.P. for South Wiltshire, proved the great necessity of railway accommodation in the districts through which the railway proposed to pass. He considered, both in his pri vate and official character, that it was advisable that there should be a continuous line of railway along the coast. He knew that the military authorities attached great importance to having a line which would connect Falmouth, Portsmouth, Southampton, Dover, and Sheerness, f or the conveyance of troops. A break of gauge would be very inconvenient for this purpose, in consequence of hav ing to unload and repack the luggage, which with large bodies of troops was very considerable. Mr. Locke was then examined with reference to the alternative line between Yeovil and Exeter, which leaves the main line at the 511th mile and joins it at the 74th. Mr. COCKBURN then put in the agreement between the two eom panks and Inc South-Western Railway and the Cornwall and Devon Central. - The returns in .accordance with the Duncombe resolutions were . then handed in for that portion of the line between Basingstoke and Salisbury. This formal proceeding closed the case on behalf of the promoters. At the request of Mr. Talbot and Mr. Butt, the Committee ad journed till twelve on Thursday. THE S'UN I LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENIN'G, MAX 27, 1846. Liverpool Canal Company, was the next witness. He proved that that company experienced great difficulties in procuring a proper supply of water, particularly in the summer months. Mr. Edward Cresswell, of the firm of Hayward, Cresswell, and Sons, ironmasters, Dudley, was next called to show the benefit which the construction of this railway would confer on the ironmasters of Dudley and the neighbourhood. The remainder tithe day WA; occupied with the hearing of similar evidence, and the Committee adjourned at four o'clock till twelve on Thursday next. GROUP LIV. COVENTRY, NUNEATON, ZIXRIV/INOMAIVX AND LEICESTER. The Committee met at twelve precisely this morning, and were oc cupied for some time in deciding on the order in which they should proceed with the numerous Bills comprised in their group. The Committee decided eventually to proceed with the Coventry, Nun eaton, Birmingham, and Leicester Railway. The Bill was opposed by the Leicester and Birmingham Company and by the Birmingham and Leicester Direct Company. From the evidence it appeared that the length of the line from Coventry to Nuneaton was twenty-six miles, and from Leicester to Birmingham about eighty-five miles. The estimates were fully sufficient to carry out the works. There were no peculiar engineering difficulties to be contended against. The population was numerous in the vicinity of the line, an d th e general m i nera l an d other prodt - lions would ensare a ready and remunerative traffic. natT4hree„and Comm itteeadjourwneed at fourreengagedociaoc. all day with evidence of a general GROUP LVI. The Select Committee appointed to consider the merits of the Bills comprised in this group re-assembled at the usual hour this morning; Mr. Ewart in the chair. GROUP XX. LONDON, HOUNSLO W, AND WESTERN. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Evidence having been called as to the value of the property that would be required for the purposes of the line, the case of the pro moters was closed. The Committee adjourned till Thursday at twelve o'clock, when the case for the opponents will be gone Into, GROUP XXII. This Committee met this morning at the usual hour. Sir George. Grey in the chair. IPSWICH, zionvrios. AND YARMOUTH. Evidence on traffic resumed. Mr. Capon, a f rame at Denningt onon, corrobated the evidence already given i sas witnesst ot h was et subjected anti tedci pa toa t l h o is na lin c e ro . spexamination by the opposing c c o o tr in s a e n l , , b s tl h t e t r i i ff o t h to of N g nin of a t i e C r i h , al g a w v a s e e e v i l i c d i e t e n d c it as to the advan tages which the line would confer by i nc reasing the facilities of transit for corn. Mr. Wilde, Coroner of Norwich, and Mr. Prior, a maltster, gave evidence as to the great want of railway communication at present, would Air . be l y u v o y n end the necessity for constructing the prOpOsed line for the accom rnodation of the wants of the district. mi l i r t . R. Edwards, a general merchant at Woodbridge, detailed the , in o c f reas m e a d rk i . f la tia n e e, pr p o o p i quality of exports and imports at Woodbridge, which he considered o a s t: i d ... ..._ anticipated in the coasting trade by the propo in se er d e l aS in e e. which oar. Thomas Crisp, farmer, near Orford, and others, reiterated the above evidence, and the Committee adjourned till twelve o'clock tO lioanetwethreeconstructed. morrow. deratton was tt to conveyance of coals. In looking at the general merits of the line, the first consideration was the existence of the river Crouch, which, nearly at the mouth of the Thames, had a naturally forme 3 harbour, accessible In all states of the tide, and yet perfectly seem e in every state of the weather. This harbour . must become the receptacle for a great portion of that trade which now impede rd the river Thames, and blocked up the port of London. The con gumption of London is at the present time 3,000,000 tons, and may poi sibly rise to the extent of 5,000,000. The com pany took credit f( it the landing and carriage of 250,000 tons. This would afford so sit all a relief to the river, that it was not unreason able to suppose the t a much larger quantity would 'oe carried by the railway than the t which is at present estimated. This, in addition to the :fact of the ability to 1- 4ach Gravesend with equal facility to (that which was offers ,:t by the opposing line— taking all the circu'mstances into cor...sideation, the South Essex line was the one the most worthy consideration, and the only one which ought to be granted. Mr. Janos repliod on behrLf of the North , Gravesend Company, when, The CHAIRMAN L iquireA whether this was the subject of sub scription contract ; to which the Counsel replied, that it was a project emanating certain parties connected with tke Eastern Counties Company, although not the project of that Company But ht say, that having got their North Woolwieh line, thlattioll line, the Eastern Counties Com tahnisdmtaheehir he n ini um t. a Com pany felt that being - all established company they could afford treater accommodation). to the public in an access to Grave sen d. The grand difficulty c 4' th e oppos i ng line was, that they had uo ter minus whatever wor .tly of the slightest notice. If at Stepney, there ,mete with if at the Minories, they we re i n th e e ,mete which clearly was t oo we ll occup i ed enchurch-street, the depot was clearly quite Map mweidrsettioief docks a nei t g o ., on which so much reliance w as t o b e p l aced, and he would venture re, say that it was equally unfitt e d f or corn. Through out the ;i f for c f o a r, F f , out the ";hole case it was evident that the only saving upon coals Was ninepence, and as the North Gravesend Com pany tonterried only threepence. That colliers he insisted, would sever.' be discharged in any amount at Crouch, and he believed that the granting of this line would amount to a Parliamentary tax of d. on all the coal brought by means of this railway. He would venture to assert that, eves if this line wore made, the; greatest quantity of coal would be sent into the interior of the country from the depot of the Blackwell Railway, and it - was in evidence that the residents of Rocheford are now getting their coals as low as 20s. a ton. The case of the corn trade was equally plain. Then, as regards the passenger traffic of 374,0001., although the whole population of the county was only 310,000, so that it would be necessary to have every individual in the county, men, - women and children, to create this traffic, and even then it would( be short of the amount. The line, in fact, did not pass through any 'place with more than 2,000 inhabitants ; so that, through one means or 'other, a great part of the income would be done away with, and, he did not believe that any Committee would sanction the ca',Tying out of a line which was to extend the deficiencies of the Railway—in fact, the only argument that could be used for widening the Blackwell Railway under the assumption of bring ing a large traffic upon it from extraneous sources. Now, the North Gravesend Company had the right to take the population round their terminus just as muck as the North Kent Company had the right to carry th use who went from Southwark and other places, on the south side of the water. The South Essex scheme was one not ripe for Parliament ; the' the assertions had not been made out, and that there was no definite terminus. With respect to the other line, it is one projected by an established company, whose experience enabled them better than other parties to judge of the probabilities of SUCeeSS. The North Graves end line would cost only about2so,ooo/., and its only opponent among the landholders was a gentleman of the name of Thompson, but except ing him there was no opposition whatever on the part of the local residents, and the Learned Counsel trusted that the Committee would give equal and fair chance of competition to both companies. The room was then deared. On the re admission of the parties, the CHAIRMAN stated that the Committee, after mach patient investigation, had come to the con clusion that the preamble had not been proved in either of the cases. GROUP XXVIII. The Committee re-assembled to-day at twelve o'clock, in Room 33 of the New Houses of Parliament. There were present Lord Dal meny (chairman) and the other members. LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM (ST. ALBANS AND LITTON BRANCH). The evidence in support of this Bill was resumed. Mr. John Walton examined—Lived at Flamstead, on the line. Their two nearest market towns were Luton and Hemel Hemstead. The want of a railway communication with St. Albans was sensibly felt. This witness was cros-examined at great length, but nothing ma terial was elicited. Mr. William Elliot examined—Lived at Dunstable. There was considerable traffic in straw plait manufacture from Dunstable to London. By the railway proposed they would have accommoda tion two ways, while by the. London and York line only one would be afforded. Cross-examined by Mr. WELLS, on the part of the petitioners against the Bill—Redbourne had suffered very severely by the withdrawal of the traffic from that place. He would be as well satisfied with a line that should be three miles longer to London, for he considered it would be equally beneficial to Dunstable. After hearing some further evidence, The Committee adjourned at four o'clock till Thursday. GROUP XXXI. SOUTH WILLES.—(No. XL) The Committee assembled this morning at the usual hour, when, The CHAIRMAN inquired what proposition the supporters of the Bill had to make to the Committee, a portion of their preamble having been struck out. _ _ . Mr. AUSTIN, for the promoters, said, that they proposed to carry the line from Chepstow to Bumspill, on the river Severn, and to a point of junction with the Forest of Dean Railway. This railway would fill up the lacuna caused by striking out part of the preamble, and enable the trunk line of the South Wales Company to be carried on without break or interruption. Again, if the preamble were so altered as to allow a junction of the South Wales Railway with the Monmouth and Hereford, a continued communication might be obtained with the city of Gloucester. The clauses of the Bill were then proceeded with and arranged. Several nsw clauses, having respect to the junction of the South Wales Railway with existing lines, and for the regulation of the tolls were introduced into the Bill, and the Committee adjourned. GROUP XXXII. The Committee met this morning at twelve, Mr. J. E. Denison in the chair. BUCICXNGTIAMSHIRE (TRING TO 73ANBURY). The preamble of the Bill for this project was declared proved yes terday, and the clauses were partly read and agreed to ; but the matter was re-opened by Mr. Communo, who appeared for the Great Western, and stated that it had come to his knowledge, and that of his clients, that what mainly influenced the Commitee to pass the Bill—namely, the forming of a junction with the Oxford and Rugby line--coull not be effected, owing to there being a difference of 25 feet in the levels of the two railways. Mr. STEPHENSON said that it was quite an easy matter to form a junction between the two railways by a siding on the slope of the proposed line, and join the Oxford and Rugby line within the line of deviation. Mr. COCKBURN said he perfectly understood the question now. The promoters intended to make a line which was not laid down in the sections deposited, and therefore it could not be done. The CHAIRMAN said the question had arisen at the winding up of the Bill yesterday, and after the opposing parties had left the room the Committee thought that the opponents of the Bill had neglected the most important point ; but having done so, they had now no locus standi before the Committee, and the Committee must investi gate the question for themselves. Mr. gtephanaon and Mr. Carter etatod that it woo nob rimccoectr7 bo lay down► sidings on the plans deposited, or to apply to Parliament for powers to make these ridings, as they did not ask for power to compel the Great Western to allow the junction. The same means had been used in forming a junction between the London and Bir mingham and the Grand Junction, and no application had been made to Parliament for powers. The Committee, after consideration, said that their lecision of yes terday would not be affected by the point which had been raised, and proceeded to read the rest of the clauses. Sir T. PHILLIPS applied to have five clauses Admitted into the Bill as a security to the Oxford and Rugby line, and wished to be heard on them. He stated that two of them had been serve.l on the solici tor for the Bill last night, and three this morning, -but it had been re turned for answer that they would not read them. The CHAIRMAN thought the answer was very proper, inasmuch as they bad neglected the main grounds of vpposltion to the Bill when ample op; ortunity was furnished for securing their own interests, and new, after consi.lerable delay had been caused, they made appli cation when the case was about being wound up. The Committee refused to hear counsel upon the clauses, but or dered them to be given in. Two of the clauses were admitted into the Bill and this closed the case. OXFORD, VTOILCESTER, AND WOLVER- HAMPTON. Mr. Cockburn, Q.C., Mr. Talbot, Q.C., and Mr. Whitmore, appeared for the promoters of the line, which is opposed by Mr. Selfe and Mr. Spooner, on the part of the ironmasters and landowners in the dis trict opposing, and by the solicitor to the London and Birmingham Railway. Mr. TAlam opened briefly the merits of the branches proposed from the main- line, which had been sanctioned by Parliament last year. The objects of the Bill, he said, were fourfold--to form a branch to Witney, which was four miles from the trunk line; and the branch to Strafford on Avon; another to join the Stoke branch of last year, giving a southward communication to near the town of Droitwich ; an 1 to take powers to purchase the Stratford-on-Avon Canal and the Stourbridge Extension Canal. The branch to the town of Witney would confer great benefit on a town with a population of 6,000, of which were considerable wool and glove manufactories, where as many as 1,200 tons of coals were consumed annually, and 1,000 tons more in domestic purpo,es, at a price of 30s to 335. a ton. That price would certainly be greatiy reduced, and the price of timber from Gloucester, which came by a very circuitous route, would also be affected. The Stratford branch was nine miles long, running through the parish of Weston,in Gloucester, through Mickle ton up to the borough of Old Stratford. There existed, he said, at present a ti amway from Stratford to Morton-in-the-Marsh, and in the contest of last year much stress was laid upon this tramway, which the Company, it was understood, would keep open and improve. But that tramway was circuitous and inconvenient for locomotive purposes. The present branch was therefore proposed, but yet the tramway would be kept open. The communication to Stratford at present was by the. Avon and the canal to Birmingham. Coals were prin cipally brought from Staffordshire, between Kidderminster and Dudley, and there was great traffic in corn. There was consider. able traffic with Esham, with Chipping-Camden, where there were silk mills, and with Chipping-Norton, where n 001 manufac tures were carried on. The Droitwich Branch was intemied to open communication with the Stoke works. The Stratford branch, he said, was opposed by the London and Birmingham Company, who had two lines in another Committee, one from Hampton-in-Arden to Ashchurch, and one transecting that line from Weedon to Wor cester. But last year they had opposed the main line, and now since that line had been passed he expected that Parliament would decide against allowing their last year's opponents to take away the traffic of the line which had been already sanctioned. Several witnesses were called and examined on the-traffic of the different districts through which branches are proposed. Mr. Brunel, engineer for the line, stated that the length of the branch to Witney was 4 1 / 5 miles; to Stratford, 8 miles, 6 furlongs; and is Stoke, about 1 mile. There was no engineering difficulties on them, and the steepest gradient on them was one in 74, for a distance of 20 chains. The estimate for the Witney branch was 68,0001., for the Stratford, 114,0001., and for the Stoke branch, 12,0001., but the gross estimate was 220,0001. He stated that on the main line they were laying down the broad and narrow gauge from Abbotsford to Worcester and Wolverhampton, by order of ,he Board of Trade. He did not know what gauge would be adopted on the Oxford to Ban bury line. He did not see any difficulty of communication from the broad to the narrow gauges. The Committee then adjourned to Thursday next, at twelve. GROUP XLIV. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) The Committee proceeded to read the clauses of this Bill, but Mr. ALEXANDER applied for leave to enter first upon the merits of the Preston and Wyre Railway —a scheme which, through mistake of the Committee of Classification, had not been referred to this group till lately. The CHAIRMAN refused to enter upon the consideration of this new project, which, in conformity with the rules of the House, must be postponed to the sth of June next. Mr. ALEXANDER applied to have a clause introduced into the Bill then before the Committee, giving powers to the Preston and Wyre Company to construct a short line of nine miles' length between theirs and the Fleetwood line. The Clumsier; would not consent to consider anything which was not properly before the Committee. The clauses of the Fleetwood Bill were then read and agreed to. The Committee then adjourned till twelve on Thursday next. GROUP LII. This Committee met to-day at the u sual hour ; Mr. P. Miles chairman. GRAND JUNCTION MUTTON AND WAR RINGTON 'MANCH), AND sT. HELEN'S CANAL AND RAILWAY. IMPORTANT DECISION. Mr. TALBOT opened the case of the Huyton and Warrington Branch on behalf of the Grand Junction Company. Captain finish, of the Grand Junction Railway promoters Locke, civil engineer, were then examiued ou behalf of the . Mr. Sinclair was examined by Sergeant WRAtionix on behalf of the St. Helen's Canal Railway Company. The room was then cleared, and on our re-admission The CUAIRMAN announced that the preamble of the Grand Junc tion (Milton to Warrington) Railway Bill was proved, and that Bill was proved the preamble of the. St. Helen's Cana l and Railway only as far as Garston. The Committee then adjourned till three o'clock on Thursday next GROUP XXVI. SOUTII ESSEX. The Committee, Mr. 11. O'Connell in tko chair, assembled at twelve o'clock, but the room was cleared for the discussion of some point as to their private regulation, and on the re-admission of strangers, GROUP LIII. Mr. CGCKBURN addressed the Committee on behalf of the South Essex Company, and went through the several points afforded by the Hon E. Lascelles evidence which had been adduced, resting Room 26 (New Houses of Parliament). M Ilildyard, Capt. chiefly on t p e and Surrey, r. object, which the company had stated, of affording ke - rind- al (in the chair), the Earl of Arundel rail- This Committee re-assembled at twelve o'clock this . morning, in way accommodation to the whole county of n Dalrymple, and Mr. ii. Clayton. the course of his observati ons th e Learned Counsel contrasted ex.ln the SIIROPSIIIRE UNION AND CANAL (CUES.. respective advantages of the line w hi c h he advocated,and those o f TEX?, Ta WOLVEANAMPT ON). the North Grave end line. The branch te Tilbury had this' only advantage to recommend it—it is a branch of a main line, which can The evidence in this case was resumed. be worked at a small and comparatively insignificant expense ; and Canal l‘ fr . T e h e o rn m p a a s hy , Baldwin, heiiig t he carry ingfirst ,"v i agentwitness, e t s o s t , h was e thus it might be made to pay, and, taken in a subsidiary point of view, it might be worth the while of the company to work it. After superiority of a railway over a canal, in the carriage of passengers and alluding to the case of the town of Barking, where the North Graves- traffic, and the desirableness of having a direct line of railway commit m show this f r . the James i ggreat e a Boyden, advantage showl 6 sb i t i i r y l e end Railway crossed the place on the level, the Learned .:ounsel nicati,n between Wolverhampton and Birkenhead. entered upon the general merits of the line of the South anex th te aT i w ve ou i l r r be mas conferred on the Essex Cempany, Including the carriage of m.nure, flour, andter, was next called, to iron fish. No objection had been made to the carriage of _ n the neighbourhood of Wolverhampton by the constrstetien of railway. Oa. &WI atop, =1 the only oullect then Or cone- 1 lir ' lo4 - 4114 4 Pao; rat oustuou to It • ISlnalagtaug Agd LONDON AND DIV,IISCING=AIVI STATION lIVIPIZOVZIVIENTS ; and c:zoynomr (TIIAra=S ‘7T.ITICTION ;CANAL) 2;X . E3c:TZSION. The clauses in these Bills were agreed to, and th• Bills therneolves formally 04 sed. LONDON AND DIAA.CEVIALL. The according asa to t ollflrt.la ll e il lci t i h d e o i n r co an ans d B el l , a w ck is w h a e l d l to widen their line from Stepney to the station near Fenchurch street, a distance of about a mile. The main line; it would seem, had cost 1,100,000/. ; 13:it the returns had disapp o i n t e d th e promo t ers , Railway n nest Company, case whoone into , n although the public had reaped considerable advantage from it. It was calculated originally that two millions and a half of passengers would pass over the line at much higher fares than were at present charged ; but the results had gone beyond that point, so far as the number of passengers was concerned, but not with respnt to fares. The number of passengers which passed over the linc last year was 30,182,000, and it was clear from this fact, although the undertaking had not proved so profitable to the pre molers as it was at first anticipated, it had been of incalculable be nefit and advantage to the public. Last year Parliament granted an extension from Stepney to Bow, where it formed a junction on the one hand with the Northern'and Eastern Railway, and on the other with the Eastern Counties, the first line running to Norwich and Yarmouth, and the second to Colchester and Ipswieh ; and the pre sent Bill was for giving powers to widen the Blackwell Railway from Stepney to Fenchurch•street, with the view of accommodating, and bringing the traffic of those two great railways up into the very heart of the City of London. _ _ _ _ The Bill was opposed by the Corporation of London, the East and West India Docks Company, and the proprietors of different build ings on the route. Mr. Tite, the architect, was the lint witneas called, who gave very positive evidence in favour of the Bill. lie said the traffic - on the Northern and Eastern, and Eastern Counties lines, amounted to a million of passengers, and he had no doubt most of them would make use of the proposed extension in the event of its being conceded by, the Legislature. The train.; would also be considerably incregsed by a proposed extension to Epping, which the Eastern Counties Company were promoting in the present session. The value of the land and buildings to be taken by the proposed extension he estimated at 179,0001. The witness was cross-examined by the various counsel who appeared against the Bill, with the view of showing that the necessity for the line was not sufficient to justify the destruction of property it would occasion. _ - Air. Joseph Locke, the engineer of the Blackwell Company, stated, that it was intended to unite the Bow Extension and the Extension now before the Committee with locomotive engines. The proposed extension was to enable the Blackwell traffic, which was worked by stationary power, to remain uninterrupted, as it was at present. The length of it would be about a mile and a half, and he estimated its cost at 229,396/. The gradients and engineering features of the line were exceedingly favourable. The Committee adjourned at four till twelve o'clock on Thursday. STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEES. HOUSE OF LORDS. This Committee met to-day at two o'clock, when the standing orders in the cases of the following railway projects were declared to have been complied with : EAST LINCOLNSHIRE RAILWAY. Agents, Messrs. Dyson and Ce. MALTON AND DRIMELD JUNCTION RAILWAY. Agents, Messrs. Williamson and Co. NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY. Agents, Messrs. Burke, Pritt, and Co. NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY (HAWICK BRANCHES). Agents, Messrs. Burke, Plitt and Co. EXETER AND EX A! °MEI RAILWAY. • Agents, Messrs. Dorrington and Co. The Committee then adjourned. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, MAY 26. STOCK ExcarAtenz.—The sales are—Bristol and Exeter, New, 10- 13ristol and South Wales Junction, 1% —Bristol and Gloucester, 50--Caledonian,New, 1% —Midland, 148 —Shrewsbury Auld Birming- ham, 2% —Dutch Rhenish, 7%. LIVERPOOL, Max 25. NEW &rocs EXCIIANGE.—Since last Thursday no Improvement can be noted in the Share Market. The few transactions recorded show N little variation in prices. The sales are—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, 11 s. 6d. p. —Birmingham and Oxford, % p. —Boston, Newark, and Sheffisld, dis.—Derby and Crewe, 3 p.— Direct Northern, 25/. Shares,% dis.—Eastern Counties, York Eaten ..dtEe rag:Ltd:imp:inn—a slops, 16s. 6d. p.—Great Grimsby and Sheffield Decks, dis. p.—London and Manchester Huddersfield and Manchester , % dis.—Lem and Thirsk, 4% dis ti —Leicester Leicester and Birmingham, 16s. dis.—Leicester and Bedford, 3s. Gd. (Rem.), 2 dis.—London and:York, par—Manchester and Birmingham, wanodrop,res%todnis,.—NLiverpool and Bury, IN p.-- Midland, and Great Grimsby, 15s. 9d. dis.—Manchester, Matlock, Quarter Shares (A), 8% p.—Dittto, ditto (B), p.—Manchester, and Midland, % p.--Midland Stock, 40/. Shares 12% p.—Ditto, Birmingham and Derby, 120—Northumberland and Lancaster, 21s. dis.—North Staffordshire, 13s. 6d. p.—North Western, Is. p.—South Midland, % dis.—Uiverstone. Lancaster, and Carlisle, 16s. Gd. dis.— West Riding Union, 2% p.—Glasgow and Dumfries, % dis.—Glas gow and Ayr, 401. Shares, 17 p.—Great County Down, 1% dis.— Dutch Rhenish, 1% p.—Great Luxembourg, 2% dis. MANCHESTER, MAT 26. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Aml , ergate, Nottingham, and Eastern Junction, 18s. Gd. dis.— Birkenhead, Lancashire, &c., 1% ; Birkenhead and Holyhead Junction, 1% dis.—Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, 15s. dis.—Boston, Stamford, and :Bir mingham, % dis.—Chester and Manchester Direct, 265. dis.— Derby and Crewe, 3% p.— East Lincolnshire (No. 1), 3% p.— Goole, Doncaster, Sheffield, &c., 9s. 6d. dis.—Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, Extension, 1 dis.—Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction, 5% p.—Leicester and Bedford, % p.—Liverpool end I..har.e, - p. Ornasklik, and Preston, ".4 P R :Ditto, Ex 18s. 6d.-p.—Liverpool, Preston, Manchester, and Southport, dis.— London and York, dis.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Mid land, 1-16 (C 1 3 1 , 6 7% p. p - 7— M „, ap a c it h ic e h s e te s r ter a a n n d d l L ti e ri e l d li zi n , ghAt f m ths :n 9 •--,. P.—Ditto, dis.— Shropshire Ex tension, re i s ot i llp o es n lh , di 2 r es% Union d p p.—North Lincolnshirer, t t l a w S t a a y ff j o au r n d n Staffordshire, ht Canal,ion, l 6 4 p,—North Man chester, Quarters, No. 3, 5-16 p.—Shropshire Mineral, 1% dis.— over, Halves, No. 4, % p.—West Lancashire Coast, % dis.—West Riding Union, 11-16 p. dis.—South-Eastern 8 . S t h s h u f p.—Sheffield teehsl LEEDS, MAY 26. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are —Eastern Counties, York Ex tension, 17s. 6d. p.—East Lancashire, No. 2, 34 p. c.—Hudders• field and Manchester, % dis.—Huddersfield and Sheffield, 6% P. C. Leeds and Bradford, 27% p. c. —L eeds and Dewsbury, I % P. C. Leeds andThirsk, 4% dis.—Manchester and Leeds Fifth Shares, 9% p.—Ditto, Extensions, 21. 16s. 6d. p.—North British, Carlisle Branch, 1 p.—Sheffield and Manchester, Quarter Shares, No. 3, 3s. 641. p.—Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, 16s. dis —Buckingham shire, 2s. p.—Chelmsford and Bury, 19s. dis.—Great Eastern and Western, 13¢ dis.—Lancashire and North Yorkshire, % Leeds and York, 295. dis. —Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 29s dis.—Leicester and Bedford, 33. 6d. P.—Lincoln, York, and Leeds, 265. dis.—Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction, % Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 21s. p.—Midland and Thirsk Junction, 21s. dis. — Northumberland and Lancashire Junc tion, 21s. dis.—North Staffordshire, 31. 19s, p.—North Western, 6s. p.—South Midland, 9s. dis.—West Riding Union, 41. 16s. 6d. SHEFFIELD, May 26. SToCa EXciumix.—The sales are—Caledonian, 2% dis.— Grimsby and Sheffield Extensions, 9s. 6d. dis.—Ditto, Quarter Shares, s s. 6 d. dis.—Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 1 1s. dis.—Mimchester, Midland, and Great Grimsby, 13s. 6 d. — Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 1/. p.—Sheffield and Lincolnshire, 2s. 6d. p.—Sheffield, Buxton, Leek, Potteries, and Crewe, 128. dis. HUDDERSFIELD, MAT 26. STOCK EXCEIANGE.—The sales are —London and Croydon, 22 — Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction, 19% —London, Salisbury, and Yeovil, 11. 18s.—Goole, Doncaster, and Sheffield, 345. 6d.—Sheffield and Lincolnshire, 1/. 6s.—Glasgow and Dumfries, Bs. dis.—West Riding Union, 4/. 15s. RUT 414 MAY 20. Swett EXCH ANGE.—The s" alts ale—Bl ac kb urn , Damen, and 448. 3d. - Ambeigate, Not tingham, Boston, &c., 328.--Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, Bolton, 6N—North British, c . 14s. 6d.—Bradford, akefield, and Midland, .' 33s. —Bucking hamshire, las. 6d.—Derby . arid Gainsborough, 118.—Fleet wood, Preston, and West Riding, 175.—L1u1l and Barnsley Junction, 255. 6d.—Leicester and Bedford, 245. 3d.—Leicester and Tamworth, 1% —North Western, 258. 6d.—South Midland, 325. 6d.—West Riding Union, 41. 12s. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, MAY 26. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are —North British, Halves, Car lisle, 21e. 6d. p.—North Western, p.—Northumberland and Lan cashire, 21s, dis. YORK, Btsr 26. STOCK ExcnomE.-The sales are-grand Union (Nottingham to Lynn), 13s. 6d.-Leicester and Bedford, 14-Manchester, Bux ton, Matlock, and Midland, 3-Newcastle and Berwick, 25M-North British, Carlisle Extension, 21. 6s. 6 d.-Welsh Midland, 13(-York and North Midland, New (East and West Riding), 11%. EDINBURGH, MAY 23. Srocx ExcuAmm-The sales are -Belfast and Irish Union, 413. -Caledonian Extension, 325. 6d.-Carnwath and West Linton, 225. 6d. -Direct Northern, 38s. 6d.-Dundee and Perth, 171. 103.-East Indian Railway, 14s. 3d.-Edinburgh and Northern, 5/. 7s. 6d.- Ditto, Newport, 14s. 6d.-Ditto, Lochgelly, 235.-Edinburgh and , P ru e i e l b et 'e k s , , ,,, 3 3 2 3 s 3 ..- - E ln di v n e b r u n r es g s h a a n n d d Ei, Perth i 415.-Ulasgow and Dundee , 215. 6d.-London, Bristol, and South Wales, 195.-North British, halves, 111. 10s.-Ditto, Exten sion to Carlisle, 465. 6d.-Scottish Central, 151. 153.-South Mid land, 40s. BRITISH AND FOREIGN INSTITUTE.—A lecture has been delivered at this institute, by Mr. Zaba, on the Polish system of mnemonics, or a method for so classifying and arranging historical evens, as to greatly facilitate the accurate remembrance of them. 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The Observer is printed on the largest sh ee t allowed to be stamped which contains forty folio columns. TO THE SPORTING W oRLD.—SaIo of Bell's Life in London during tbs past four weeks to May : May 3 . ••• • ..... • • 25,096 May 10 ... 25,061 May 17 ...... •••••• • • • • • ..... 27.997 each publication of twenty-alx thousand Mx May 24 • • 28,628 saleßell's We is regularly published in time for For the most all the Saturday afternoon railways. correct reported • lars of the four days' Epsom Races, see pg. , / We, Sunday next, particulars stn d a v s e e r v a a g n e t y. men% jun 1 hundred Maktig if thil kingio at Mx*, a espy tO any p•—• 111 by return of May 11. ♦ sixpence enclosed to Mr. Cle 71, Strand, will Insure, pot DREADFUL STEAM-BOAT COL LISION ON THE MERSEY. GREAT LOSS OF LIFE. LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY.—We have this day to send you the particulars of a dreadful accident which occurred on our river last night, and which has been attended with very serious and fatal consequences, upwards of twenty human beings having lost their lives by the calamity, whilst a great many more have been bruised and wounded—some of them it is feared fatally. Shortly before eleven o'clock last night, the steam-ship Sea Nymph was leaving this fort for Newry, and had proceeded down the river as far as the Magazines, when she was met by the Rambler from Sligo. Both vessels, on seeing each other, ported their helms, but before this movement could take effect, the collision had occurred. The starboard bow of the Sea Nymph struck the larboard bow of the Rambler, and carried away her stern. The Rambler was now on shore near the rock, and the Sea •Nymph was brought into the Clarence dock, and the cargo discharged —that having escaped with slight damage, though the ship is ma terially injured. We have already stated that more than twenty persons perished through the catastrophe, and many others have been seriously wounded. We have learned since writing the foregoing that the Rambler had a licensed Liverpool pilot on board, and that the Magazine life-boat succeeded in bringing 220 persons from her. At the Northern Hospital the sufferers are going on as favourably as can be expected. One man has died therein since we wrote our previous remarks. Both the ships are nearly new, and constructed entirely of ately sold to M r . W. T ear, of kr v o a n t . er- T st h r e ee S t„ ea for N 2 3 o , 700 1) 0 1 1. w" l FURTHER PARTICULARS. It is impossible to say, at present, what number of persons have been injured, but we fear that it will tarn out that up wards of twenty are already dead, and many others more or less injured, and some of them very seriously, if not fatally. In the Magazine boathouse there are fourteen dead bodies, three more are lying dead at the Northern Hospital, and fourteen other persons are at present in that excellent institution, having their necessities attended to. Among those who are injured, and. at present in the Northern Hos pital, are—Catherine Gill, Mary Rowland, Patrick Fe.eny, John Roach, Mary Carney, Bridget O'Meally, Eliza Con nolly, Mary Batty, Margaret WOundy, Bridget Lelly, Michael Finney, and Mary Connolly. After the Rambler grounded some of the passengers, de spite of the persuasion of Captain M'Allister, who we learn, exhibited great presence of mind, took possession of the, star board boat for the purpose of getting ashore. They let go the fore davit fall, and at that moment some one cut away the stern fall. The weight of persons in the quarter-boat (some say seven, some eleven) caused her to upset, previous to her reaching the water, and the actual result it is impos sible to ascertain, but at all Events, five were saved. On going on board the Rambler, which we did by en tering through the chasm made through her larboard side into the steerage, a most extraordinary sight presented itself. Part of the flooring of the quarter-deck was smashed through, and the remainder a confused mass of smashed tables, forms, boxes, &c., some floating in the water which had filled this part of the vessel. The scene on deck was still more horrifying, the whole, both fore and abaft the funnel, being covered with dead pigs, part crushed to death, and another portion of which seemed to have been stabbed, the whole saturated in the blood. The most awful sight, however, was the bows of the vessel, which were com pletely bedabbled with human blood, and strewed with crushed salmon, broken boxes, cordage, &c., &c., and the fragments of the windlass. From this part of the vessel thirteen human beings had been extricated, some with broken arms or dissevered legs—all dead, and so crushed as to be almost beyond recognition. One poor woman, with her infant child, was taken up from underneath the broken wind lass, the iron spindle of which had fallen upon her head and smashed it completely ; a portion of her brains was to be seen adhering to the iron spindle. When taken up her infant had fast hold of the poor woman's breast. These 13 unfor tunates lie in the Magazines Lifeboat-house for recognition, which, in many cases, from the crushed state of their bodies and features, appears to be very improbable. We were in formed that on the bodies being searched by the constable of Wallasey, Mr. Scambler, not a coin of any kind was found upon the whole. We believe that nearly all the persons on board the Ram bler were persons intending to emigrate to America. IRELAND. REPEAL ASSOCIATION. Duzurt, MAY 25.—The weekly meeting of the association was held this day. Mr. Fitzpatrick (barrister) in the chair. The SECRETARY read the following letters from Mr. O'Connell and Mr. Smith O'Brien : " British Hotel, Jermyn-street, London, May 23, 1846. "My dear Sir,—lt is with the most sincere pleasure that I announce to you my strong conviction that at five o'clock on the day on which you will receive this letter, that noble hearted patriot, Mr. William Smith O'Brien, will be at full liberty to discharge all his duties to his country and to his constituents. He has kindly consented that I should move for his discharge without making, or being required to make, any kind of concession, or any species of compromise, but adhering to every opinion and principle he has avowed, or acted on. I understand from every quarter there will be no opposition to his liberation. He will come out of custody as he went into it, an unswerving, true-hearted patriot. • "It is impossible for his country to estimate tbo highly his services in the sacred cause of Irish nationality. " I beg leave to give notice of a motion in the Association that I will on Monday, the Ist of June, move for the ap pointment of a select committee of the Association to take into consideration the best mode of paying a tribute of na tional gratitude, admiration, and affection to William Smith O'Brien. " Nothing can be 'more cheering than the manner in which this affair has terminated. Our enemies rejoiced that an alleged dissension had sprung up among the Irish re pealers. There does not live a human being who would dis countenance more promptly and emphatically any attempt at exciting any differences among the repealers than. Smith O'Brien. I would readily pledge mexistence that there is not one single individual among the repealers who would make greater sacrifices to preserve and maintain unanimity in the Repeal Association than he would. Nay, I am con vinced that if necessary he would sacrifice his lite to preserve union and harmony amongst the supporters of the cause of Irish nationality.- " Dissension has ever been the bane of Ireland, and her destruction. It has often afflicted our friends, and given a triumph to our enemies. But, with the assistance of Smith O'Brien, we are certain it shall never again rear its hideous head amongst the Irish popular party. " I beg to remind the Association of the imperative neces sity of preparing for ensuing elections. Sixty or eighty re pealers in the House of Commons would, in the present state of parties, protect Irish liberty, enforce Irish rights, and render repeal itself certain and speedy. " The Irish public are already aware that the Coercion Bill is virtually abandoned. It is the first Coercion Bill that has been defeated. It is the first important victory that the Irish have achieved in the British Parliament.' There never yet was a public measure so completely demonstrated to be futile for its alleged purposes, and so insultingly oppressive in its enactments, as this last Coercion Bill. " I, of course, take to myself credit for having exposed, in public letters, the defects and the iniquities of the proposed measure. I made its atrocious provisions familiar to the minds of a considerable section of the English Members of the House; but, at the same time, I am quite ready to afford the meed of praise to the very many able, argumentative, and highly eloquent speeches delivered by the Irish Members in the debate on that Bill. Nothing could exceed the manner and matter of these discourses. " The Ministry must attempt to do something for Ireland, as they have not succeeded against her. Ireland cannot be left in the state -she is in at present, and if England refuses to attend to the welfare of Ireland, why we know our remedy— it is the multiplication of our unanimous and strictly consti tutional exertions to restore Irish nationality, and replace the Parliament on College-green. " Believe me to be, yours very truly, "T. M. Ray, Esq." " DANIEL O'CONNELL." ",P,Aisyn, House o . ; Couunous, May 20,1846. " My dear Meagher,—As you are about : to return.to Dublin,• perhaps you Will take charge of my subscription to the repeal rent for the present month. " Although from prudential considerations the Repeal As sociation has forborne to identify itself with the proceedings which I have felt it my duty to adopt in carrying into effect the declared policy of the repealers of Ireland, I am still most anxious that all whom I can influeuce should support and strengthen the great confederation through whose instru mentality we hope to win for Ireland a domestic legislature. "Unavoidable differences of opinion will occasionally arise amongst men who are struggling for the same end—such dif ferences result from that freedom of thought and toleration of opinion which we uphold as the most secure foundation for national liberty; but we must be careful lest honest dif ferences of opinion may lead to personal dissensions which cannot fail to be hijunous to the cause of Ireland. " Mutual forbearance is a sacred duty which we owe, not only to each other, but to our country. " Believe me, yours very truly, " WILLIAM S. O'BRIEN." " Thomas F. Meagher, Esq." Mr. Meagher, Mr. O'Gorman, Mr. M. J. Barry, and Mr. Doheny (barristers). addressed the meeting, and on the part of " Young Ireland" denied most enThatically that there were any grounds for the suppositious indulged in so freely that the members of that party ~sere in antagonism to Mr. O'Connell. The latter gentleman trusted that "on this day week steps would be taken under the guidance of the Libe rator of Ireland to do honour to the martyr of the House of Commons, and to receive him on the shores of this country as the descendant of one of her kings ought to be received, but, above all, to receive him as a man iu whose intrepidity and honesty Ireland has the fullest reliance." -- eaplaianoDEnicn congratulated the Association on the probable withdrawal of the Coercion Bill, and believed that the joyful news would be hailed throughout Ireland with delight, more particularly so as the announcement was made on the birthday of the Sovereign. On the motion of Mr. STranu, the meeting gave nine cheers for her Majesty. Mr. GRATTAN, M.P., and other gentlemen having ad dressed the meeting, the rent for the week was announced to be 1091. 13s. lld. The meeting then adjourned. THE FOREIGN MAIL VESSELS.--POST-OFFICR NO TICE.—The following notice of the vessels appointed to convey the next foreign mails was yesterday affixed at the chief office St. Martin's •le-Grand :—The Peninsular mail s —Th e Queen is appointed to convey the Peninsular mails of the morning of the 27th instant (this morning), and will sail from Southampton. Holland mails— The Ocean is appointed to convey the mails of the 27th instant (this morning). Madeira, Brazils, Buenos Ayres, &c.—Her Majesty's brig Seagull will convey the mails of the morning of the 2d June, and will sail ttom Falmouth. ,West Indies, Bc,c.—The Severn will con vey the mails of the morning of the 211 June, and will sail from Southampton. Sydney, New South Wales—The Trafalgar will con vey the mails of the morning of the 31st instant for Rotterdam. The Batavia for the mails of the 30th inst. THE SIDON STEAM FRIGATE.--This fine war steamer, built from a design by Commodore Sir Charles Napier, was floated out of the dry dock at Deptford dockyard yesterday, in the presence of a great concourse of spectators. On Sunday afternoon Sir Robert Peel and Sir James Graham visited Deptford Dockyard, and accom panied by Mr. Murray, master attendant, went over the Sidon steam frigate, remaining a considerable time on board. Yesterday Com modore Sir Charles Napier was early at the dockyard, and at half past twelve o'clock Lord John Russell arrived on horseback, and was received by the gallant Commodore, when his Lordship with Lord Rodney went over every part of the Sidon. The Sidon was com menced on the 24th of June, 1845, and has just been eleven months in construction. At half-past two o'clock, yesterday, Miss Hill, daughter of Captain - Superiutendent Sir John Hill, of her Majesty's dockyard at Deptford, having drank success to the Sidon, brake a bottle of wine on her bows, and named the vessel. Amongst the company present were Sir John Hill, Mr. John Seaward, of the firm of Seaward and Company, who are to fit the vessel with her engines, Captain Smith, inventor of the paddle-box boats, and a number of naval and military officers. The vessel on entering the river was taken in tow by the Monkey steamer, and proceeded to Seaward and Company's docks at Li me h ouse. PRICE OF GOLD.—The premium on gold at Paris is 16 per mine, which, at the English Mint price of 3Z. 171. 1034 b d a . per e oz. for standard go ld, g i ves an exchange of 25 55 ; and the excg at Paris on London a t s h ort b e i ng 25 75, it follows that girt is 0.78 per cant. dearer in Paris than in London. By advic o es Da in burgh, the price of gold is 435% per mark, which. at th an E price of 31. 17s. 10%d. per oz. for standard gold, 8 1 g M e l ' ;f 13s. 10 1 Ad. ; an I the exchange at Hamburgh cent, dearer in being 13s. 13s. 1114 d., it follows that gold is 0.57 per gi ves neaLoudon al short don than in Hamburgh. His Excellency Lord Heytesburn .thLraLvuordbusuLieute not of 'WWI, is muted to arrive "" COURT CIRCULAR. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager called at Buckingham Palace on Monday, previous to leaving town for Bushy Park, to make inquiry after the health of her Majesty and the infant Princess. The following bulletin of the Queen's health was issued yesterday morning:— "Buckingham Palace, May 26, 1846, "Nine o'clock A.M. "The Queen has passed an excellent night. " Her Majesty and the Infant Princess are going on favourably. • (Signed) " JAMES CLARKE, M.D. "CHARLES LOCOCK, M.D. " ROBERT FERGUSON, M.D." Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived at Buckingham Palace yesterday morning. His Royal Highness rode out on horseback yester day, attended by the Lquerry in Waiting, the Hon. Capt. Gordon. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Gloucester and Prince George called yesterday at the Palace, to learn the state of their august relative. The diplomatic corps and the nobility and gentry called during the day at Buckingham Palace, to inquire after the health of her Majesty and the royal infant. Among them were his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar and the Foreign Ambassadors. A Committee-meeting of the)Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England was held yesterday, which was attended by the Bishops of Winchester, Bangor, Hereford, Lichfield, Lincoln, Oxford, Ripon, and Worcester, the Earls of Devon andßes borough, and the Right Hon. H. Hobbouse. The Metropolitan Railway Termini Commission had a meeting yesterday ; the Commissioners present were, Vis count Canning, the Right Ho n . J. C . B err i es, Si r F . S m i t h , and the Lord Mayor. Mr. Wickham, Chairman of the Stamps and Taxes, S had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Monday, at his office, Downing -street. Lady Peel and family left town yesterday for Drayton Manor, Staffordshire. Lord and Lady Hatherton have arrived at Farrance's Hotel, from Teddesley Park, Staffordshire. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. EPSOM RACES.—TUESDAY. On the occasion of the Spring Meeting, we described the various improvements in progress at the Grand Stand. In the few weeks that have since elapsed money and labour have been liberally applied in bringing them to a state of completeness, and it is no more than justice to the lessee to state that, in the accommodation he has provided for the public, and the facilities for carrying on the business of the Meeting, increased by the employment of an efficient "staff," he has outstripped our expectations. His expenditure must have been very heavy ; and when it is taken into considera tion that the rent of the Stand, taxes, additions to the stakes, and other expenses, will raise his yearly outgoings to something like 2,0001., it must be obvious that unless he suc ceeds in obtaining the countenance and support of the lead ing men of the turf, his speculation is not likely to turn out a profitable one. Bearing •in mind, however, that the horses are to be saddled in front of the Grand Stand for all the races, and that everything has been done to enable the bet ting men to carry on their business in the enclosiire without interruption from the mob, we can scarcely doubt the suc cess of the undertaking. The commencement of the meeting, in respect to sport and weather, was highly favourable, but the attendance in num ber and rank fell short of our anticipations ; in fact, it was confined chiefly to the sporting classes, who having adjourned from an unprofitable rendezvous in the town, re-assembled in the priviledged edclosure, in which they found ample space for betting. Speculation, however, was not by any means brisk on the event of the day ; the Derby was the absorbing topic, and on this the business was of the same variable character that has marked the proceedings at Tattersall's for the last two or three weeks. Sting was once more in favour, rising at one time to 9 to 1, again receding to 16 to 1, and at the close, averaging, as near as we could make out his po• sition, 12 to 1. Fancy Boy also advanced, ultimately ob taining the call, and leaving off firm at 6to 1. Pyrrhus the First was in great force, and The Conjuror sprang several points after the race for the Woodeote. Sir Tatton Sykes was "nominal," and the only outsider in anything like force, was Sir Gilbert Heathcote's colt,lwhich was backed to win a large stake at 1000 to 15 and 20. Mendicant was backed for the Oaks at 7 to 2, and Mowerina and Vanish at 6 to 1 each. The racing commenced, or should have commenced, at two o'clock; but from a want of punctuality not at all creditable to a management which in other respects gave so much scope for commendation, was not brought to a close until nearly half-past six. Much disappointment was expressed on this head, and we have no doubt care will be taken to prevent a similar ground of complaint. We subjoin particulars of the day's sport, and the names of the probable starters for the Derby, their riders, and the latest betting on the course. PROBABLE STARTERS FOR THE DERBY. Riders. Latest betting. Mr. W. Scott's Sir Tatton Sykes . Scott ...... 20 to 1 Lord Maidstone's Tom Tulloch Nat or Whitehouse Bto 1 Mr. Meiklam's Fancy Boy Templeman. 6to I—t Sir J. Hawley's Humdrum Mr. Gully's Pyrrhus the First S. Day " 7to 1 Mr. Merry's Pen colt ......... - Robinson ... 9to 1 General gbubrick's Brocardo ...,_ Mr. Dawson's Grimston Mr. Wall's Crown Prince Wakefield ... Lord E. Russell's Sting Mr. E. R. Clark's The Conjuror ... E.Edwards 16 to I—t Mr. Gurney's Cantley Mr. E. Peel's Twig ... not fixed...... 50 to 1 Mr. E, Peel's Spithead not fixed Col. Anson's Inge _ F. Butler r .... 30 to 1 Mr. O'Brien's Tile Traverser... Cartwright ... Sir G. Heatheote's e by Heiman Platoff, out of Nannette Lord Eglinton's Sotades Sir R. Bulkeley's Joinville Lord Chesterfield's Ginger house Mr. Mostyr.'s cby Plgenix, out of L'Hirondelle Count Batthyany's Tragical Crouch ...... Mr. T. Powell's Holloway Mr. Ramsay's Malcolm Robertson ... 30 to I Mr. Drinkald's Widred ...... Mr. Harrold's Young Hercules ... Hornsby Mr. Balchin's Sir Edmund W. Balchin:... Lord Orford's Blackie. • W. Boyce .. Mr. Drake's Bold Archer G. Edwards... The Craven Stakes of 10 soy& each, for three years old, Est 81b; four, Bst 101 b; five, 9st 41b; six and aged, 9st 101 b; the last mile and a quarter of the proposed New Derby Course. (8 Subs . .) Mr. E. Peel's br c Spithead, 3 yrs Mr. E. R. Clarke's ch c The 8ar0n,.4 yrs 2 Mr. Bainbridge's br c Sir Peter Laurie, 3 yrs 3 The following also started, but were no placed : Mr. Waller's Coronation out of Maid of Hampton, 3 yrs ; Mr. Forth's ch c Nutleaf, 3 yrs ; Mr. Meiklam s Aristotle, aged. Betting :-9 to 4 agst The Baron ; 9 to 4 agst Spithead ; and 5 to to 1 agst Aristotle. The Maid of Hampton colt took a good lead at starting, followed by Spithead, the Baron and Aristotle lying in ad vance of the ruck at their heels. They maintained this forma tion to the road, where the running was taken up by the Baron, Aristotle and Sir Peter Laurie nest. No further change occurred till they were half-way up the distance, where Spithead challenged- The Baron, and in the last two or three strides won by a head ; Sir Peter Laurie a bad third. Run in 2 min. 26 sec. The Woodcote Stakes of 10 soy& each, with 100 added by the lessee of the Grand Stand, for two-year-old colts, Bst 61b, and fillies, Bst Slb. If twenty subscribers, the second horse to receive 50 sovs. out of the stakes. T.Y.C. three quarters of a mile. Mr. E. R. Clark's Miles's Boy Lord George Bentinck's Blackcock 2 Lord E. Russell's Eldon _ . Mr. Mostyp's fby Piccaroan, out of her Highness ...... 4 Mr. Clifton's Dromedary Sir G. Heatbcote's sister to Bokhara Mr. J. Varrall's br c by Dluley Moloch Betting-6 to 4 agst Blackcock, 3to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's filly, and 4to 1 agst Miles's Boy. No others mentioned. Miles's Boy went away with a good lead, kept it throughout, and won cleverly by a length, the intervals behind the fa vourite being sufficiently marked to enable the judge to place them all. Run in 1 min 24 sec. The Manor Stakes of 5 sous. each, with 40 added by the Lord of the Manor, for three yrs old, 6st 10Ib ; four, Bst 7lb ; five, 8t 121 b ; six and aged, 9st lib ; mares and geldings allowed 31b; the winner to be sqld for 300 soya;. the second to receive back his stake. Heats, the last mile and a quarter of the proposed New Derby Course. Sir Gilbert Heathcote's ch f Campanile, 3 yrs 1 1 - •Mr. Ramsbottom's Pine Apple, 6 - yrs . 0 2 Mr. J. Day's br f Miss Slick, 3 yrs . Mr. Dockeray's Lady Charlottee, 5 yrs 0 4 Mr. May's Crocus, 6 yrs Mr. Hobson's Chatham, 4 yrs 0 6 Mr. Mostyn's ch c by Hetman Platoff 3 dr Mr. .Taques's Headsman, 3 yrs . 0 dr Count Batthyany's Mustee, 3 yrs 0 dr Mr. Bainbridge's The Wreck, 4 yrs 0 dr Mr. Pratt's Deodara, 437 s Thornasina—and .5 to 1 eackagst Campam e, _ .a oir colt a First Heat-5 to 2 agst Miss Slick-4 t i o / pi e i g ie, a i i p n i s , t ie, M ai l i ss d the Wreck. Won by a length ; the Hetman I'l t bad third. Second Heat-2 to 1 each against Miss Slick and Cam panile. Won by half a length' Miss Slick a bad third. The Hooton Stakes of 3' soya. each, with 30 added by the Lord of the Manor ; for three years old, O a s n t a lO a i se b ; a, fo s u s r t u:rtnnererottothbee proposedsol sold for years, . Bit 41b ; five years, Bst ; six 3:a 121 b; mares, &c., allowed 31b ; the w 1501. Heats, the last mile and a q new Derby course. (9 Subs.) Mr. Shelley 's Titbit, 3 - yrs . . ...... ... (I' Sharpe) 0 1 1 Mr. Garret's Slipshod, 4 yrs ... 0 0 2 Mr. Wald's Zela, 5 yrs 0 0 3 Mr. Scott's Mosque, aged Mr. Booth's ch cby Bently, out of Emma, 4 yrs ..0 2 5 Mr. Drinkald's Elemi, 5 yrs Sir G. Heathcote's c by Velocipede, dam by Erni lius, 3 yrs 0 dr. Mr. T. Dawson's b f Kiss-me-Quick, 4 yrs .... First heat.-2 to l agst Titbit, sto 2 agst Kii.s-me-quick, and sto l each agst Mosque and the Velocipede colt. A dead heat between Titbit and theßentley colt ; Mosque beaten a neck, and nothing else near. Second heat.-5 to 2 agst Titbit, 3to 1 agst Bentley, and 4to 1 agst Mosque. Won by a neck ; the same between the second and third. Third heat.-5 to 4on Titbit, who won by a length. ASCOT HEATH RACES. ACCEPTANCES FOR THE ASCOT STAKES. FIRST CLASS. SECOND CLASS• ' Wolfdog, 4 yrs, 9st Lightning, 5 yrs, Bst Sibs Inheritress, 6 yrs, Bst 61bs Pine-apple, 5 yrs, Bst 41bs Akbar, 5 yrs, Bst 2lbs Rowena, 4 yrs, Bst 41bs Glossy, 6 yrs, Bst Lord Saltoun, 5 yrs, Bst 21bs Agis, 4 yrs, 7st slbs Vol-au-Vent. 5 vrs, 7st 12Ibs Javelin, 4 3 rs, 7st bibs Crocus, 6 yrs. 7st 61bs Columbus, 4 yrs, 7st I-am-not-Aware, aged,7st slba gby Advocate, 4 yrs, 7st Languish filly, 4 yrs, 6st Blbs Petit Morcean, 4 yrs, Est 7 Keppel, 4 yrs, 6st 101bs Astonishment, 3 yrs, sst 91bs Jenny Wren, 4 yrs, Est Om Marquis of Conyngham, 3 yrs, Footstool, 3 yrs, Est sst 9lbs - Lynceus, 3 yrs, sst I Ilbs Petitioner, 3 yrs, sst 71bs Ohio, 3 yrs, sst Blbs THE SOLICITOR-GENERAL OF JERSEY.';:We have much pleasure in being able to announce, on indisputable authority, that Mr. Dupre, the Solicitor-General of Jersey, who has been suffering from deafness for years, and who was pronounced incurable by two of the first aurists in London, has quite recovered his hearing. Mr. Dupre has of late been under the treatment of Dr. Cronin, of Leicester-place, Leicester-square, so eminent for his cures in cases of deaf ness, by the use of Arnica Montana, of which we ourselves can bear ample testimony.—United Service Gazette. arsTONS.—Mr. S. B. Lemon has been appointed comptroller of warehouse accrants for the tea department, vice Mr. Hart, superannuated. Mr. Lemon has for many years filled the im portant post of principal azd confidential dark to the Stu've . Qmorai or princital lambi Moore of the 17nitod ElDgcloa. Name of Company. LATEST PRICES OF SHARES. IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER , COM PANIES' STOCK. From the Official List, PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY NITZICISEI. LONDON, TUESDAY, MAT 26. JOINT-EITOCH ILAMICS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. er of Paid. Price Annum. Share. ....-.,,... Australasia .•.•• . • • • • 61. .16 s. d. S a. d. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 27 Britsh North American 51. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 44% Commercial of London 51. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 22)t Colonial.. .....• •• • • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 16 Londn and Westminstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 97 London Joint-Stock ... 61. per cent. 50 0010 0 0 13% Metropolitan ..... .... _ 25 0 0 710 0 Provincial of Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 4936 Ditto, New... ... •• • 8/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 19% National of Ireland .. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 18 Nat. Provncial of Eng. Si. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 6 353( Ditto. New.. ••• • . - 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 Union of Australia.... 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 26 Union ef L0nd0n..... 51. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 12 INSUILAZIVIM COPff.P.ANZES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. i Price Annum. Share. ------ 4 a. d. 4 a. tl. Albion ... v. 105. 500 0 0 50 0 0 74 • .......• • • Atlas . . 0 0 11 0 o ° 1 6 9 ;/ AU D ian itt ee o Dl r ar it til a e l . l . d . 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Life 4%1. per ct. 50 0 0 20 0 3 National Lean Fund- 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 2% National Life --•• • • • Si. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 9% Palladium Life. •.- • • • 51. p er cent. 50 0 0 20 0 2/. Os. Phcenix 3/. p. ct. & bs. - - 25 Protector Life ••- • • • 5/. p er cent. 20 001 0 0 11. 0 4s. Provident Life -.•- • • it. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 28 Rock Life.... •....... 4 s . a o o 010 0 Royal Exchange 5l. per cent. Stock. 18 04% Sun Fire. - 210 Ditto Life •• • .... 11. 6s. - - 19 Universal Life VALLTESL-WORN.S. Dividend Amount I Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. 1 --,..... East London..• ••.• • • • 81. 100 0 0 - 216 Grand Junction •• • • ..31. 10s. 41 13 4 - 90 2/. 10s. 100 0 0 ' - 70 Vauxhall ..•••• . • • • • • M. per cent. 100 0 0 i - 57 130 West Middlesex .... • • 51.55. pr cut. 63 12 9 - EIOCX/3. Dividend Amount per of Annum. I Share. 4 i. d. Commercial .. East and West India 6!. pr cent. Stock. • East Country • 1/. per sh. 100 0 0 Lyndon . • . St. Katharine .... •• • • 5 per cent. Stock. Southampton •• ••• • , 41. per cent. 50 0 0 X E. d. 50 0 0 1414 114% 104 LIST OP SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. I Price Annum. Share. ,-. .£ a. Bank of Scotland - 100 0 d 0 164 Royal Bank of Scotland 61. per cent. - 100 0 0 157 British Linen Company 81. per cent. - 100 0 0 224 Commercial Bank •• • • 61. per cent. - 100 0 0 161 National Bank 6l. per cent. - 10 0 0 15 Union Bank of Scotland 7341. pr cent. - 50 0 0 93 Western Bank •••• • • • • 61. per cent. - 50 0 o 83 North of Scotland Bank 61. per cent. - 50 0 75( Clydesdale Bank.. •• • • 61. per cent. - 10 0 0 13% Eastern Bank •••• •• • • 51. per cent. - 10 0 0 11 Caledonian Bank - 210 0 4% Edinb.&Glas,gow Bank 61. per cert. - 50 0 7% City of Glasgow Bank . 51. per cent. - 10 0 0 13% Scottish Union Ins.Co• 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 245. 9d Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 14% Incur. Co. of Seetlnd•• 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 All paid. 9% North British Incur 53( Lpr cent. 200 0 0 10 0 0 28 Caledonian Fire Insur lO/. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 22 Ediniturgh Life Insur 6l. per cant. 100 0 0 12 10 0 la% Edw. 8, Giasg. Railway 11.10 s. per c. 50 0 0 50 0 0 77 Ditto, % Shares ••• • -78.6 d. p. s. 12 10 0 All paid. 18% Edla., Leith, & Grantn - 20 0 0 20 0 0 16 (Nanny & Ayrahlr Rail. 71. per cent. 50 0 0 All paid. 76 Glasgw &Greenekßall. 21. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 17 Glsgw &Garnldrk Rail. 5/. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 40% Dundee & Arbroth Rail. 61. per cent. 25 0 0 AU paid. 39 Standard Life Assarncs. 51. per cent. 150 0 0 210 0 9 CANALS. ..; Names of .... Dividend , Names of d Dividend r Companies. A per Price. Companies. A Annpeum. Price. ua Annum. ai -.-...... £ . £ Ashtn & Ohlh 97 51.58. p c 70 Monmouthsh 100 81. 160 Ashby-d-la-Z'll3 41. 70 Mntgomrysh 100 51. 98 Barnsley •• • • 1601 121. 180 Macclesfield . 100 - 38 Basingstoke.. 100, - - Neath ••• . . . 100 171. 340 Brknit&librg 150 5/. 85 Nottingham. 150 121. - Cromford .. • • 100 141. 150 Peak Forest. 78 31. 68 Dudley lOOl 4/. - Regent's •• • • 33 11. sa. 22% Derby .• •• • • 1001 6/. 73 Rochdale ...• 85 4/. 77 Ellsrure&Chs,l33l 4/. 55 Shropshire •• 125 81. - Erev% ash 1 11001 521. 300 Somrset Coal 150 7/. 10s. 130 Forth & Clydloo, 4/. - Do.Lk Fd St 12 61. p. c. 11 GrandJunctn 1001 71. 9534 Stffrd &Wore 140 281. 290 Grand 100 - Union 100 1/. 10s. - Shrewsbury.. 125 151. 230 Glarnorgnsh . '172 I 13%1. 210 Stonrbrldge.. 145 201. 315 Glstr&Brkl3- ' / - Strtfrdon Av 79 11. 10s. - Grantham • 150 12/. 100 Severn andi 26 1/. Ss. 32 Huddersfield 57 - - IVye Rail. Kennt & Acv 39 7s. 6d. 10 Trnt & 31r- i5O x . v. - Lancaster . - 47 11. lOs. - sey, 54 sh..) Lectlat Livirp i 100 34/. 520 Thema &Med 19 - _ Leicester ....li4O 101. 105 Worestr &/ 78 2/. 44 Leiestr &Nth, 83 41. 60 Birming. Leughboreaho.42) 701. i 850 Wilts fit Mks 67 11. 11 AFFAIRS OF LA PLATA. LWIRPOOL, TUESDAY.—Advices from Monte Video to March 4 have been received to-day. Notwithstanding th advantage gained by General Paz, much uncertainty pre vailed in Monte Video relative to the speedy pacification of affairs. Commerce consequently remained in a state of de pression ; and we are informed that a cargo of dry good, destined originally for the Monte Videan market, had been reshipped for Rio Grande. (From the Rio Journal de Comercio.) We have received accounts from Monte Video to the 3d inst. (March). Urqueza had invaded the province of Cor rientes, and on the 4th February defeated the vanguard of Paz, at Lagoa Limpia, capturing Don Juan Madariaga, chief of that force ; continuing to advance, he was drawn by General Paz into the interior of the country, losing much of his baggage in the forced marches which he made through bad roads. On the 10th of February General Paz halted at Ytaybiti, an impregnable position on the banks of the Parana, near to Paraguay. Urqueza not venturing to attack this position, and not being able to maintain himself in that which he had taken, commenced his retreat on the 12th, in the directio of Entre Rios, being actively pursued by the enemy, and, it is said, abandoning his baggage. A convoy from Paraguay arrived at Corrientes on the 14th of February. The French steamer Fulton bad also arrived at Corrientes from Paraguay, conveying Senhors. D. Bernardo Govellanda and D. Artanasia Gonzales, envoys of the Government of Paraguay, to the Ministers of the intervening powers (England and France), and to the Oriental Republic. It appears, from a number of letters and dispatches, that Urqneza's advance was very bold and rapid, and that its ob ject was to give battle to Paz before the arrival of the re inforcements from Paraguay. In this respect it failed, as Paz had received a reinforcement of 4.000 men, which raised his force altogether to 10,000, before Urqueza arrived in front of his main army. After remaining there some days, be re treated in the night of the 12th. The last account of the m o d p , e i r r a es t s io e n d a to of G t e h n e er a a rm i p ie:2 7. fontained in the following report, " I have the honour to announce to your Excellency that the enemy have fled, rapidly and shamefully, from the ridge of Ytaybiti. Our army is hi pursuit. The enemy continues to abandon waggons and horses. " Amoyito, Feb. 15." “ JUAN J. SOTO.” POST-OFFICE NOTICE.--Yesterday a notice was posted at the General Post-office, that on and after the let of June. - the British and foreign rate of postage to litunburgh will be combined, and the prepayment optional, but the British rate alone will not be received. Letters to be sent by the direct Ilamburgh packets, MOBe conveyed by private ship, or by way of France, Holland, or Belgium, will be chargeable with the same rates of postage to which they have hitherto been subject. DANISH Si ccEssiox.--The attention of politicil Circles is attracted to the difficulties which will sue day arise relativp to the succession of Denmark and the Du c hi es o f H olstein and Schles wig. The Prince Royal of Denmark has no children; he is now erring for a divorce, so as to be able to contract a third marriage. Prince-Priderick of Hesse is the next heir to the throne after the Prince Royal; but he is a widower, and has no children by his wife, a 'Grind Duchess of Russia. A Hamourgh paper publishes the tot loviing, which might put an end to the difficulties :—" The visit of tie Royal Family of Sweden to the Court of Copenhagen has been much talked of. This visit is not looked upon as a mere visit of ceremony. A marriage between Prince Frederick of Hesse and the Yount daughter of the King of Sweden may probably result from the inter view of the two Sovereigns." FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH-EASTERN RAIL- Wax As RD, TIIESDAY.—in accordance with a notice from the Company yesterday afternoon. ,N l . l a a y jo s r . Board of Trade, received by , the m ent circumstances attending the fear= cute his official mini*. into the -General Samuelaturd anywaftwernasoon killed.on thmerlin. earlythe tr Go a v in em l.iiis ino l nith nsp g ec fr to o r m -Ge t t o l w era i l to of pr ßaft ose. . e, by a Mr. Cudworth, the locomotive ea ila.cailicriblehenran.ttthoet..alicettexigperenagis namedermine-driver n tr e a er ii : p o e b rin sen t , e e nte w ilt u . oneattendedo a mostt he in s v e e ri s o t investigation. tion. description.T he Taccident,he tra in i t srausidtpae. veiling at the rate of nearly 40 miles an hour—the ordi nar y express s peed—when, from some unknown cause, the engine mounted the rails, and dashed off the permanent road into the siding of a cutting. dragging the tender and the whole of the c arr i ages , most of which were considerably shattered. The guard and stoker escaped, as did the passengers ; the engine-driver, however, perished by the engine turning over upon him. Having obtained sundry oasts, General Pasley left by trJecial train for town. What conclusion he arrived at could not be learned ; nor will it be known until his report to trus Board of Trade is laid before the House of Lords. morning, between one and two o'clock, great excitement prevailed A DESPERATE EEA - P - ;;;Ii1 --- AVTIND0 W.—Yesterday in the vicinity of Kent-street, Southwark, in consequence of a female named Johanna llefferan, aged twenty-eight years, the wife of a labourer, Jumping from the second 11 or window of her residence la a number of Irish people. It seems th at h er a very dissipated life for several weeks ii h b ad abi b ti n by past, and had treated her in a very harsh and cruel mariner. lie a husband courti returned in a state of drunkenness, and when he entered the apart_ merit he seized her by the throat, and threatened to murder her She, however, escaped from him, and to evade hi s brutal treatm i she threw up the window and jumped out i n t o th e street. A. ea man who was on duty near the spot ran t o her , and wit en h P°ll4*- her up he found that she had received Some injury to °rail" the legs and other parts of her person. She wag taken to Guy's H"P i she was found to have sustain e d extensive inj u ries tal ' where feared, will cause her death. es, which, ft is MIDDLE TEMPLE.— The Bonoursble Society of the Middle Temple evinced their usual loyalty by giving an extra bottle of wine to each mess on Monday, to celebrate the birth of the yoeag Princess. the health of her Majesty, and the recent addition to the members of the Royal Family was given with right good will. and was received with the heartiest enthusiasm by a very crowded hall. QUEEN'S MUSICIANS.—It is somewhat remarkable that the favourite musicians of three Queens Aoll a sacrifice to suspi mon and vengeance within a space of thirty years in this country—. namely, Mark Smeaton, in the service of Anne Boleyn, was executed in 1536; Thomas Abel, who taught music and grammar to Queen Catherine, wife of HenryVlll., who was hanged and /uartered 111 1640 ; and David 8111510, OfecrotkrY to MAx9 Quota of 6•Otti, who area I Paid. 1 Price.