The Sun. — London, England, 1852-08-13 00:00:00

HARWICH, AUG. 12 —lt blew a hole of wind all last tight fr m the w.siw:,rd,acd gill contints. BAHIA, MAY 19.—The Conic Z:chy Austrian brig. from Rio Janeiro to this port, was lost near Canr,rme, % few miles south of this. part, 28th Juri,; crew .aved. IVES, AUG 11,—The p oine(hens, of this port, wirat on shore order Tenner Cliff:, this m irning thf' ta'e; crew sa ve d. , during PoRTSBIOUTH, AUG 12.—1 t 11. w a heavy gale last n if•ht. with severe squalls, but moderated this morning. NENNUAY, AUG. I!. The Mary Ann. of 'water, 'rota Newp , rt w Dirdic, has been run on shore at the back of this pier; received much damage, and Must discharge to ascertain the ext. nt. r D EAL AUG 12.—Wind by S., strong but more i p cktfar ate; PM. W., moderate.—Arrd. Argyle, Sydnry, 13 ccve " So uth Wales; J o h n B r i g h t, W att. Sha''gh"; bea B o 7 t, And erson, Akyah; British Empire. M'E 'yen* ,n.:abaY; Isla n d e - r, G ordon, Barbadoes; Lady Jocelyn c;le, Stewart. And. from the River for (`. ta pe and p a Utta. Prima D nine, Howarth, St. John's. Put back, h"I s it , 'm% P o rt Phili p . " LI R...UPTO N. AUG. 12.—Wind Severn " Le . j vher, c h B S tnman, ex S. at ; . lvrsmot, ' Tri, AUG. 12 —Wird N.W. to P LYDIOII Q G-hisvold, New York. ni, AuG. 12 —Wind S.W.—Arrd. Devon 15°, ; 1 ' Ittchtbucto; Margaret Anna Qu - bee. - AIatOUTII, AUG 12 —Wind W., fresh. — Arrd . Christopher, Hall, Torquay; Jenny Lind, We , ngren, botnin go. e ISEwPoirr. AUG. 9.—Wind W.N.W.—Sid, Tramway, th;od Hope. VQ' 'rfrE tbs. AuG, 11.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Arethusa, • Q e , l3pc. F LEETWOOD AUG. 12 N E.—Arrd. Carle - on, .w Dory nea Q ue b ec; m a id, Richards Riga. w ' , ATERF RD. AUG.ll.—Wind S. w. by W. to N.N.E. arid E.N.E.—Arrd. 0 ,- domb Buseth, Ihratla. QUEENSTO WN , AUG 10 —Wind N —Arrd Jane . futile, Barbednep; Antoinette Maria, Belize. Off port, EromancA, HA, I:l,.ndur:is. C ROOKHAVEN, AUG 9.—Wind W.—Arrd. Farmer, Corp, ro, Galati. BELFAST, AUG. 11.—Wind N E.—Arrd. Rolla, Bell, 13 athndoea; e, Howe. Quebec. BELFAST HOUGH, AUG. 11.—Arrd. Meths, Lorensen, IcPlan d. W ARRENPIINT, AUG. 11.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Brr sehe, Quebec. _ HULL, Auo. 12.—Wind E.N.W.—S?d. E dswold, .ea GRIMSBY AUG. 12.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. PI:O33iX Ballet), Riga; F wrnir,, Tanner, Inland. ZrIARKET NEWs.---(THIS DAY.) CORN EXC RANGE -(FRIDAY.) The present week's arrivals of English Wheat, coast `wise, have been very modeta - e, viz , 2,810 quarters, chiefly from Essex end Kent, and in fair average condi tion. Fret,h up to-day, by lend carriage, the receipts rer,o compara-ively small, and the show of sampl e s w as limited. Holders generally were firm, but as we have It ore favourable change in the weather, and a large im port of American Fl our , u p war d s o f 22,000 barrels, the v.:lt:rand was by n o means so act i ve as on M on d ay . 1 140 P/ever, a good clearance was effected, and, in some inst ances, really fine parcels were Is. per quart er ogher than on that day. Trio transactions for ,rward d e li very were l i m i ted, ow i ng to the high rates demanded by the growers. W e ,d" Only a moderat e show of f o reign Wheat. G oo d "Y qualities sold readily at extreme currencies, and the v'One of low and middling kinds was well supported. „.: 414 1ng cargoes of Wheat and Flour sold at very full 44113 9 - The Barley trade, owing to the falling-off in the rivals, was tolerably steady, but we have no improve ent„„,, to n ot i ce i n the quotations. Malt dull, at late rates. lie had a b etter sale for good sound Oats, at 6i per Inarter more money. o , ber kinds as last advised. beans, Peas, ' , Alan Corn, and Flour were tolerably firm. IRRIVALN THlt* WEEIi Wheut. Barley. Halt. Oate. Flour ~_ltliscus k • .. ------ Qrs Cm. Qrs, 1 .-- Qre. Tile; 4 41 ah •••• 2,810 220 300 6lO 530 ...... t o • 1 3,620 Ili gn •••• • • 6.480 1,40 0 - ---..._2,110 -- I 11,590 ~„ ar ,„ , Qrs. 610 3,620 -- 11,590 W 0 ' 8 4 , 00 b To.d a sivirrnrazzaa Iteao .d ay ' a market was very scantily supplied with fe w , s 8; t he general quality of which was interior. The ruh, a v r ictle breeds on ~ffer sold readily, at fully blonde) ' 3 Errn nea ,in the quotations . Othrrwise the Beef trade was bh e ,;: il u a good clearance was Meted. The numbers 0' de se 7: er e on the decrease, whilst the demand for that last ft j e " a tt or stock was somewhat active, and, in some 1110 * k the currencies had an up*ard tenrie,i. pe r tue top figure for Downs did not exe ed 41. (leen 81 : • Calves are in short supply, and stca-y re tar r a t very full pries; but the male for Lamas lass brisk, at e rates. Tee Pork trade ruled ibal"qt tl_rxttich Cows sold slowly, at from 1 41 to 191 each, g their small calf. Por sibs. to s i n k th e offal. 1 16 . . Itt orlOr ] 3 l S. d. to s. d. s. d. L • s. d ~a.. eats"... 2 4 2 6 inferior S'heeP •- • 2 I - 2 Pri rg , ,:allity .. •• 9 8 210 Second goal. Sheep 3 4 ! 8 Prigs s ., ~..""r g e OXen •. 3 0 3 6 C .:arse-woolied di ttt 3 o 3 ,ssirtrs.„7....ots ...... 3 8 310 coutbdown Virether 310 4 0 rl'irsk t -- ".ae Calves 210 3 6 Oitte nut of the wool f, 0 3 g gnekvlrgtiliclitto .. 3 8 4 0 Large Hogs ......2 8 6 Lair .„ j 'a Calves • .19 0 23 0 :mall Porkers ••.. 3 2 •• -• .. '• •` ••• • 4 2 5 2 quarter old Pigs ..16 0 19 0 ileasts. T O TAL SUPPLY AT M A fi.IKET 740 I S7heslo ep. I Calve 304 s. 350 Pigs. , Ilea s i s FOREIGN SUPPLY. 222 I Sheep. I Calves. } Pigs. 1,2u0 1 4 9 'Beasts. SCOTCH. 4.5 I Sheep. I Calves. I Piss ~.. ViEw rs . the g er ,''''''VZ l Z AND LEILDIENNALL. . -en " 14 ch Maud ruled steady, at very full prices. A t Per stone oy toe uarcase. 'Zest I. e. to 8. ••• . iriterior...... ei (1 2 . to 2 9. d. I SI tton inferior •• 2 8 8 0 "'"•-• middlin g .... 2 - il 12 ' middling— a 23 ' 6 ~,4_r iniela rfce .• 2 1 6 0 3 0 ---prime —•• 3 8 310 Veal.••••4.ge striall.• 3 2 3 4 i Pork, large ••••• • • • 3 6 210 • • ''''' ••• •• 2 8 310 small ........ , 6 Lamb. 4. 01 to 5s 01. Oar 3 1101MOU0St sop IVZ.AultealtET. Market is very scantily supplied with both le arling a n d o ld H o p s . The demand for all kinds is ti n — , 13 , confined to immediate wants, at last week's quo 4. - : 138 . The Plantation accounts are still in favour of 11 1 a 1 ; - ga growth; hence the duty is estimated at from 67..0001. to 200,0001. Mid and East Kent pockets • i` to 101 103; Weald of Kent, 61 to 71 7s; Sussex, 51 i n " ) 6155; Yearlings, 31 10a to 51; Old Olds, 11 to 21 Per cwt. a ß triakß.—There has been a better d em and for British L a titation by refiners, who ha ve p a id f u lly previous 1,". Barbadoes at auction realised 32s to 383 6d f o r . 11 raid to fine. Bengal has b een rat h er h eav y, a n d a ;,' ° °d deal h as b een ta k en i n. G ood end f i ne white 13f ittilrea 37s to 39 s 6d, m id to l ow mi d 35a 6d to 36s 6d, 10 e jellow Cossipore 395, and superior date kind 34s 6d 2 8 35 s 6d. Mauritius sort was mostly taken in at real tee l a , 6 d to 308 for good brown to low yellow. Penang ise 15i 3d to 153 61 Foreign Havannah has been said at 20s 61, and No. 14i at 22. 6il per cwt. it 45; —This article has been firm, grocery lumps ~,4 5s to 47 s ed p rcwt. irI'a C OFFEE. — At auction there has not been much d o i ng t!lve Ceylon, but privately large sales of good erd 1 4 i ° 'leen made et 44s per Plantation has been ) 3 .. el l in at 583 to 68s for fine and good marks. Sales auction have been eff-CteC at 55s to 64s 6d for mid, 4 10 in Rood mid at 51s to 57, for low mid and mid colory, i ka — ; 4 t 40i to 48s for triage, pea berry 67 3 to 684. Ja laaf4„ has been sold at 503 to 51s for fine fine 0rd,.454 6d ,r"' for goud and fine ord, and 38. 61 to 44s for ord i t d triage. Mocha at puelic sale realised 733 6d to .6 d tor mid greenish and brownish clean garbled. 11n a y c E. - -This article has been very firm in c(nse --"a of th e wet wea th er , an d specul a tive purchases s ,te been ma d e at a d vanced rates. B enga l goo d w hi te :' d , at 10s 6d to 11s, A rracan goo d ol d at 9 s, an d dr at at 8a 64 to 9. 6d for I re , to nrd. .LI.TPETRE—Nut great deal has been done, but dere are firm, und the su,ply is not large. Bengal t! bm l taken in at 26. and 28. up to 29. for low mid good 8i to 4 per cent. refraction. Madras was taken ma at 24s to 24s 61 tam' 11 per c,3ui. re'raction. SPiczs —Mid aro goon AttiCall Ginger has 23s to 245, and J ama i ca 5 1 to 71 for good, realibed and 111 48 for sue. Pimento 61.5 been sold aL sg I to 5i 'l for mid and good. Penang Pepper brought 10d to 110 for d and Mace 2.2 d tor mi d. Malabar P 4 epper was sobrai 4 *(l to 4kd, with a steady demand. AltiloWttOOT.—Sales of Ltisaici have been made at 1 4 - 1 to 80 for fine, and 41 fur good. St. Vincent's ord lad mid sill at 211 to 41d COCHINEAL.— itere has been a duller market, and p r ices are rather lower. . t .,k 4 rrow.—There is less doing, but without any quota al , oral ion. na T •LI.ow —P Y.C. has been steady though not brisk at ..os RA to 38s 9d per cwt on the spot. • 1 . 1 .14 . - -A. moderate basiness has been done, and gene t:al at the orevahns currency. Of 18,6 24 packages of rr,"l Publiely 6,3oo‘a.uud buyers. 14‘111tXti FRUIT.—The high price of Lemons has not It e la l sus a,iutd, a p a r c el per Lisbon steamer, sold by a s t ‘ lin g and Bunt at pubis sale, wf nt at a reduction from ta e 5 a per box. Th e accounts f rom Lisbon state that du vi nes are s u tT er i ug f rom di sease, an d t h e cro p o f p e s will be limitnl in cousfouencP. Nuts of all kinds hae f Bale, which is likely to continue whil s t the summer are in,season. ---,—.." 474 lj M P The friends of Mr. h_w. NFORTIINAT E Ix. • •—• the her Bridgman, many years the Liberal representative for ti to r.ru g h Of Eauis, will learn with re:Jet that that gen )3oer,art, I ,iee Paralysed and d :ngerously ill in King's Collige tla tt ,'" ll, . It is to be lamented that he should be so 1.0- %4 ul circumstances as to require the aid of an institu -114 Ql ',, f t,ltled for the relief of a different class of the commu 4tai;,. Ihe wants of the unfortunate gentleman, who is dos ftlea'als 80th 37ear, , are at present administered to by a few te h e ,",, 6 Itho but G.i , ,tlv knew him in his prosperity. It is to ' , le t 1,',...ved that some steps may be taken by his friends to Ten-tertC cil lelining hours, and they cannot be many, as com ble ee . Tit Possible, 4 11 ,2 boil, it Exp Losi n N NEAR ROCHDALE- —.The 110 11 - '" 11 Pon the four men killed by an explosion of a steam. iltotilrlireatl, toe factor of Alessi , . Tattersall and Baron, near e, was broughtY to a Conclusion on Wedne,day. The boll of opinion that the deceased were killed through The . fier bursting accidental) , owing to defective stays. is sotlrY considered that Ales ,, r ' s. Tlttersall and Baron were i leile;"! Pleasure blameable for raising the preysure on the ottb...7ithout consul:ing a competent engine , tr. Since the . a toiZdnce, another of the persons injnied bas died, making t$ of five deaths. N ets CAP E or Poun CONVICTS —Three of the con-. Juin On b oard the hos it l 11' 1. Pell ove • P Bip for convicts at W Nitt rooard on Tuesday nigh ing got out of the Woolwich o e at : at an opening below deck for ta k ing ' coals, and swam I l4 t ttl o 4l ' t at nog -lane, where one of them 'n um apprehended . titt le 1,, . , ~ i ,4t , ~_,. • La n., on .. a, , re, and anott,, a -hart lime at, er. 4 rate I C lli‘ la 1114,,,,„ed 10 t . .;* . U, ~ iN i ila.` I't ril: jeell retaken. A convict elm ,a: • ' ' v, . 'he E.U)4I ' o ‘ 1 but h e -" e ' , capeti troll' l was WWI recapturea on pi umstead-com mon. TAP, SUN, LONi)ON, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY.—Yesterd , y, during the whole night, and th.s day, the port has beet. Vial. ed by a truly awful gale, in toe night amounung to a hum. , cane, which litersiiy shook tne houses in the town. Ihe sea da-h•d over the radiparts, and fl anIA the beach, where no wall checked its advlnce, inandathig the cellars of the houses and damaging merchandise stored in such places. The shipping s , eins to have suffi red materially in the rigging, though we have heard of no fatal casualties. several small craft were eap , ized iu the harbour, but, happily, no lives were lost. One crew were saved by the prompt assistenco rendered by the crew of the yacht Dalphitie, the property of Mr. W. Smith. of Lyndon. The ships at Spitnead sent down their lower yards and topmasts. The "danger" signal was hoisted at Gosport yesterday, so that all communi cation wish that port and this, by the usual means, was stopped, and persons whose pursuits led them to the for mer place had to make the tour of Portsea Island round Fareham, a distance of about 14 miles, instead of crossing the harbour in the fl ;ating bridge or boat, and going out to Spiihead was considered almost certain mi mic:. The sea seemed literally bolng, and heavy showers of rain fell at intervals, accompanied by flashes of lightning and loud peals of toundsr. We expect to have to rerirt a long list of casualties when tidings from other p , ris come in. The Vestal, 26, Captain C. B. Hamilton, arrived at Spubead from Sheerness yesterday to be paid advance. She will then tail tor the North American station. The Foyle steam-packet returned from Plymouth to• day, and etobarht,d the remainder of the 7th Royal Fusilier:, for that citadel. The Nwer screw-sloop, 14, Commander Heath, un bent sadi today, and goes into dock to to examined. Thw Tiger, 16, Captain Giffitrd, tst Spitntad, is under ord.Hrs for toreiga service. She will make up her prescnt stock of provisions cud stores to six months' eupply. Her destination is not at present known. APPANTMENTS. WO Lwitcx, Au°. 12.—elates—W. A. B. F. Paterson (1850), from the Penelope steam•frtgate, on • the West Coast of Attica station, to the Itifl -xiele so am-:.loop, at Portsmouth; Charles B. C. Dent (1851), from the Quien, 116, at Devot;port, to the Spiteful ate . .m-door, on th e Mediteranettin station; C. T. Williamson (1852), to the J. steamtf . rigate, bt Portsmouth. Assistant.Surgeons—William ILlnphill (1852), Leo nard U. J. Bayne (1852), and Cunuirighame Atchison (1852), to the Perteloi e. Gunner E. J. I.leinobrey, Boat9w&n James Brown ing, and Carpi•nter John Lee, are appointed warrant, ealters in charge of the stores of the Termagant, 26, screw steam frigate of 620-horse p.,wer, at Portsmouth. The Wasp screw steam-sloop, Lieutenant-Commander Denham, arrived paternity at rurflt•er, on her return from the West Coast of Af rica s t at i on, and was taken up to Woolwich to-day, where she arrived at ten o'clock Am. The Wasp was built at Deptford in 1849, an , ' is 970 tons., with engines of 100-horse power. DEVUNPORT, W EDNESDAY. - Argus, Vulture, and Desperate, of the steam reserve, were tulien out of har bour on a triAl cruise on Monday. Lady Montague, convict ship, sailed on Monday. The convict ship Equestrian has sailed from Woolwich, and will call at Portsmouth, Cowes, Portland, and finally at Plymouth to complete her complement, and then sail for Van Diemen's Land. Trincomalee, 26, Captain Wallace Houston, will be taken out of harbour to-morrow (weather permitting), and her compasses will be adjusted on Friday. Sprightly tender arrived on Tuesday with supernu meraries trent Portsmouth. Too Foyle steamer arrived this mornirg with a de tachment of the ith Fusileers for this gr.r:istm ; they have been lancltd at the Royal William Victualling Yard. The bazaar at Mount Egecumbo has commenced this day in behalf of the Orphan Asylum, but under very uufavourable circualstances, tes it blew half a gale of wind, with some heavy showers of rain. There are many strangers in the neighbourhood, and it is hoped the weather may prove more favourable to-morrow. At a time when the aspect of affairs between the United Slates and Great Brit a i n are so threatening, the fisheries quarr e l, a recap i tulation or the disposable force at th e command of touchingßritish Sir G. Seymour may not be out of pie ce . fle bas his flegship the Cumberland, 70 guns, and 600 men; Alarm. 26, with 230 men; C , lypso, 20, 195 mem; Sappho, 12 125 men; Persian, 12, 125 men; Bermuda, 3, 44 men; Netley tender, 2, 25 men; and the steam-sloops and ten ders—Buzzard. 8, 160 m.'n, 400-horse power; Basilisk, 8, 160 men, 400-horse power; Devastation, 6, 160 men, 400-horse power; Rosamund, 6, 160 men, 375 horse power; Alban, 2, 32 wen, 200- holae power; and Kite, tender, 2, 23 Mtn, 170- horse p ower. T he Ve staff, 26 gun frigate, is awaiting flue weather to proceed to the same station to reinforce the Ad m i ra l further; and it is con jectured that the screw squadr on now on its way to Spit head—the Arrogant, 46; Daunt!, ss, 33; klighfber, 21; and Er cour ter, 14, all .ally manned and heavily armed —will be dispatched to . Sir Gorge Sey mour ' s ass i stance. War. Admiral Curry's Chantiei squadron of two deckers 40(1 frigates is also at sea, and ready for any emergency. t'his latter is a powerful force, though small in numeri ca l awoun , , being two ships or 92 guns each, and two first class 50-gun frigates. This day her Majesty's new paddle-trgate Tiger, 16 guns, has received sailing or. ders at Spi.head, andto complete with pruvisiomi and sea storea for six months' service; from w-sich it is an gured she too has the route for Halifax, and will bear disotobea to Sir George Se) moor, TEE GALE. Yesterday most disastrous accounts were received from the several coast-guard stations on the south and west coasts. The gale is described es fearful, and such as has not been experienced in the chan nel for many years, with a most tremendous sea. The storm was so violent from south to west-south. west that the tide does not e bb further from the shore than the shingle extends. At Wey mouth the sea was so heavy in the bay on Wed nesday that it swept clean over the esplanade, which at low water presented the appearance of a rough beach, and a large quantity of the piles at the Break water has been washed away. A coast guard b tatman, named Hansf or d, i s missing, and it is feared that the poor fellow was drowned. It appears that be crossed a large bay that lies between the Wyke station (to which he belonged) and the beach, in a small boat on th e p rev i ous n i ght, and on Wed nesday morning the boat was found to have drifted on shore ; a most active search was made for the missing man, but it was unavailing, and it is sup posed that the boat had capsized in the gale, and thus he was drowned. He has left a wife and six children. The Rev. Mr. Templer's yacht parted her cable, and drove on shore near the Royal Hotel, where she lies exposed to the fury of the gale and sea, the latter beating with great violence over her. On the same day the Caroline, of Ipswich, from Plymouth for Southampton, went on shore under olount Edgecombe, and in a short time became a total wreck; the crew were fortunately saved. Yesterday the Earl Balcarras, Morris, from London for Bombay, lost two anchors and chains off the North Foreland, having run up for shelter after slipping an anchor and chain in the Downs. At Lymington the destruction of property has bean serious; several elm trees have been torn up by the roots, and many botviNs have been nearly stripped of the tiles and a number of chitnneypots blown down. A yacht and two merchant vessels (emacke) have driven on shore off the "Jack," and the sea breaks heavily over them (names unknown). A brig was onserved in the offing, from Sh ore h am, it blowing heavily from the southward and westward thY time ; but me! . having subsequently ma at de her p pea rau ce atter wards, groat anxiety pre• veils as to her fate. In the D owns most of the vessels were riding with two an . cb:ors d own , and yet considera bly iter som to g e hiciairll go a third, an d a e Roads. Th ree d fe r w ov b e oreu pforalee schooners were ob.erved endeavouring to turn down Channel on the ebb from Bonchurch station, Lie of Wight ; two split their , headsails, and the other had them bl own out o f t h e b o l trope, an d were obliged to bear up. The 'accounts from other places on the coast are equally di sastrous, an d the sae continues. --- =P REE- 1 144.90NS of the MIDDLE AGES. R' h en study ing hive& each Particular the ar Int t ages, two carte ' parts of Eurep e at t. fc unit WOI kei of the middle on:s cireumstances force themselves on the the similarity apparent in the build in period, although erected in various that many of in style was made rapidity with which every alteration thesee widely known); the other, the fact ce:traordinary buildings, which dis gPthriee-Yagtrtetnhesatetlxisht:rnaiglanitoiirevaaelnlYZialgination, sound judgment, and found unable to reed, and men , were erected at a time when when kings were to be truths were regarded n knew o a n few inquiry, physical it certain laws in an association of a religious charactee o s seems e n i m e s n b otolerablyund togetherckur that h b a a a yt ul t e t : i . y w magicians. w h o e e ax x . cued by bands parent protec,:ed b y the churchly" were, to a certain Masons." The early history of church , and known as " Free terntty is obscured by table. At theis e xtraordinary fra know them simply as a body o f h: present time we for social purposes, who meet at the Fr:iduals associated and elsr,where, to discuss a dinner and ditns 480 Ps' Tavern Originally, h.wever, their proceedings were Pens° charity. ent. Some Masonic writers seek to trace theirvery diff,r from a remote tims, and endeavour to show existence with the Deusinian mysteries and the Diaonconnexion tificers, who possessed the privilege of en ctinr ar structures iu Asia Minor. Without enteri ng . h, P r il a nlic this questione.ble ground, or even stopping t o :ascertain. the earliest date ancreat their presence in England c-,li --- be proved, suffice it to say they were the builders ,f many of our cathedrals and churches, and preserved within their lodges a large amount of scientific skill greatly diqrl)nortioned to the general attainments of the tim e.— Biz, Wei-. STATU E TO THE LATE SIR. ROBERT PEEL AT LEEDS. —The magnificent statue of this distinguished statesman, by igßnuerbante,pB( at , lo i r t, l has : t i 2h} ( oe ): l, : hi ib.ieliet,ii tint.Cet er 1 , 1 1 - t h i nee site cent to the C , urt "louse, the Commercial Buildings, and the i ' te li tolth be e P st u a b l i tt i e ci s l a n d a l t a l : Tue statue is a splendid work of art Its cost is 1.500 guineas. Com, PIT A CCIDENT.—An accident occurred on b( ex plosion non , e owin Wed an ne bottom urna i e d g lialago Vale coal works, near Bristol, by to the men having kindled a fire at the a of the drifts. Four men were so seriously • 1,,M,1,vA-str,ne7,elTku,4lii?dt.hat, they bad to be removed to seaSt,icVje:t6w"oold:pkairlie4 lett. t°vva Yest " " h iur Lis EVENING, AUGUST 13, 18512. AMERICAN NEWS. [A anmmairy of the following appeared in our paper of yesterday :—] SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY. — The United States' mail steam-ship Humboldt, Captain J. D. Lines, ar rived off Cow e s this w oroiny, and having landed the English mails and passengers, proceeded on her voyage to Havre. The Humboldt brought 127 passengers, a few of whom landed at Sotehampton, and on freight specie value 350,000 dolls. for Havre, and 100 000 dolls. in gold for London. Sue sailed from New York on the 31st ult., and brings three days' later news than re.. ceived by the Asia, at Liverpool, on Saturday. The Europa arrived out on the 29th tilt. A horrible catastrophe had occurred on the Hud son river. The steam• boat Henry Clay, after racing A considerable distance with another steamer (the Armenia) belonging to a rival line, caught fire amid ships, and was run ashore; and there being 300 or 400 passengers on board, a frightful scene of terror Pn s tied . From 50 to 60 persons were either drowned or burnt, and the remainder saved their lives with the greatest difficulty. This calamity had excited the greatest sensation in New York, end the details of the occurrence exhibit a fearful disregard of human life on the part of the American steam-boat proprie tors. Some " indignation" meetings of the survivors and their friends had been held at New York. The following, extracted from the New York Herald, gives the latest intelligence regarding the fisheries dispute : " One of cur correspondents at Washington informs us that the steamer Mississippi. whic4 was designated as the flag-ship of Commodore Perry in the Japsn ex pedition, and is now lying at anchor in the East River, opposite this city, has been ordered to repair forthwith to the fiihing•grounds, to protect our rights under the treaty of 1818. She has all her coal on board, end Commodore Perry will no doubt be prompt in obeying the order. All other vessels, it is said, which can he got ready in time, will be dispatched to the banks, under command of the Commodore. By rrcent arrivals from the Bay of Sr. Lawrence, we learn that an anchorage duty of 6d. per ton has be en demanded upon all United States' vessels in the provinces. On the 23d inst., two 01 our fi , hing•vessels were seen in tow of a British steamer, off Gaspe Head. At last accounts there were fourteen English men-of•war on the ground, and four more were fitting out at St. John's. All this looks as though our pro vincial neighbours, backed by their mother-country, were really determined to give us cons►derable trouble. Our Washington correspondent states that nothing serious is apprehended by those who are best informed in that city. Indeed, it is intimated that President Fillmore is not exactly pleased with Secretary Webster's - recent course on the subject. It is anticipated that the matter will soon be amicably arranged by negotiation, but in the mean time Commodore Perry will proceed to the eastward in the steamer Mississippi, with the view of protecting, if necessary, the rights of our own citizens. The operations 1331 V going on at the Brooklyn and other navy yards throughout the country denote that the Government is actively preparing for any emergency that may arise." nition on board, waiiing final orders to sail. Her battery is eight ince:lion' 3'2-pounders, an d t wo long 120 pounder pivot gun s , throwi ng s h ut or psixhan s h e ll s o f t w o feet and a tialcircumfer,cce. Th e Mi ss i ss i p pi can arrive at IlalFsx direct, by iho 2d of August. "The steamier Saranac, Commander G. J. DEider . grain, 6 guns (probably long 24-pounder paixhans) , flag ship of Commodore Foxhall A. Fa!ksr, commanding the home squadron ; she is lying at Philadelphia, officered manned, provi s i o n e d, coal, 8;:e.„ on board, fully rea d y for sea (said t o b e or d ered to Boston and Bay o f S t . Lawrence im me di ate l y ) . If ordered can be off Halifax i by the 2d of A ugust. " The slap ot-war Albany, Commander Charles T. Platt, stated SO guns, carri-s 24 (size not mentioned) , just arriv e d from tea, ut Bo -ton, belon and sai dto the home sadron is fu b q e u ordered to sa lly prepared for an y service, l in company with the Saranac, wider command of Cap!ain J. C. Lon g . She can, if ordered, , arrive off Halifax on the 2d of August. "The sloop Decatur, Commander William Green, stated 16 g uns , carr i es 20, sailed on the 24th of J u l y from New O r l eans , ordered to New York, may arrive here by th e 6 t h o f A ugust; she may be provisionrel and dispatched the next d ay, and arrive off Halitax by the 12to of Augu s t. Sh e belongs to the home squadron. " The steamer F u l ton, Commander T. G. Benham, 5 guns, very po wer f u l engine, and fast vessel, well adapte d fur :owi ng , i s iu e,, Ehhe i ss i,. n as a cruiser in t h e h o me squadron; last hoard from at Pensacola, where she pro bably is now—if ordered, can be at the fisheries by the 10t of Au gus t. `'The ste amer Vixen, Lieute nan t-C om mander Wm. Smith. 3 guns, b e l ongs to the home squadron, lying et Norfolk, .und ergo i ng s li ght repairs; can, if ordered, Sail on the 30 h of J u l y , and reach Halifax on the Bth of August. Steams slowly, but excellent for coasting ser sine; did good service in the Gulf of Mexico during the war. " The sloop-of-war St. Louis, 22 guns, was ready for sea at Norfolk on the 26th inst.; bad taken in powder, Stc ; understood to be waiting orders to sail for the fisheries; can arrive there by the sth of August. " The brig P o rp o i se , 10 guns, Lieutenant Command ing E. It Thompson, ju't arrived from the coast of Africa, at Now York, is ready for any service, sod can be provisioned and dispatched to-day, and arrive at Halifax by the sth of August. " Brig Dolphin (10 guns), under repairs at New York Navy-) and; can be sent to sea by the 9la of August, end arrive at Halifax by the 15tb. " Sloop-of-war Marion (16 guns [stated], carries 20), New York Navy-yard, under repairs; eau be ready in eight days, and arrive in Halifax by the 15th of August. " Sloop-of-war Cyane (22 guns), ready for sea, 11l Norfolk; going into dry dock first; could sail on the 6th l of August and arrive at Halif ax on the 15th. Captain W. M err i tt (9 guns), opreparingand August,u2 o o steam 'ra I:s t a a arhaD te 'Ntcah''rf 11all;ifax by the 9th. Sh e is can be r ea d y b y t h e 6 f ,n s frigate °l afloat for strength, efficiency, or b .n ;r " It thus appears that we have available for immediate service, and can Concentrate at Halifax, if so ordered, the following force:— "By Aug. 2 —Two steamers and one sloop-of-war— total, 40 guns. " By Aug. B.—(lncluding the above) three steamers, two sloops of war, an d one b r i g —total, 121 guns. " By Aug. 15.—(Including the above) five steamers. five sloops of war, and two brigs_t.:tal (12 vessels), 161 guns. A telegraphic diepatcb, dated Boston, July 21, appears in the New York papers, to the following effect : " Captain Whalen, of the fishing schooner, Flying Cloud, urrived at Gloucester, from the Bay of Si. Law rence, reports about 300 American vessels in the bay, and mackerel rather scarce. Captain Laybold, of the brigantine Halifax, was in the bay, and informed Cap tain Whale's that his orders were to seize all vessels found fishing within the line laid down by the Bririfl Government. This line cuts off our vessels from fishing on all the grounds except in the neighbourhovd . of Gaspe and Magdalen Island. The district from this line to the shore, in some Pisces, is 50 or 60 milea. Another restriction has been placed ou our vessels, in the shape of an anchorage. duty o f 6d. per ton in all the provinces. The fishing vessels have been obliged heretotere to pay a like duty at a.nso, and now they are obliged to pay this anch orage duty at the other provinces in addition , which i s something never required before. The schooner General Cushing, from the Bay of St. Lawrence , arri ve d at Newburyport yes terday. She makes the follo w i n g report:- 6 Left tee Gulf of Canso on Saturday , the 2401 inst., and s p o k e on that o d n theays re ch p oo v n i e o r us d they 6 Freeman, of w W; British reported that h , who igate Rwi,!andt—wohoAwal;iarricfainein66hlainngd vneostsesCsatiendt.ow, taken .;$' G aspe There were 14 British vessels of war on the fishing grounds, and four o t hers fitting out at St. John's: By the steamer Ad miral we have St. John's, New Blunewick, papers of the 28th. The Times says-6lnthis city, o n S aturday last. a Court of the Vice-Admiralty was held f or t h e hearing of the cases of t he American fishing schoo ners Coral, of Machias, and Hyades , .of Lubec, seiz.cl by th e ete:ter Nettler for violating the fishery treaty between England and the United orates. No defence was made by the owners. Judgment on the cases was not given acid the Court adjourned until to-day, when, of course , the vessels will be condemned.' " " There might be added to this force certain small revenue vessels from northern and eastern ports, which would swell up the force (though not proportionably to strengthen it) to as many as 200 guns. The two steam ships Fre3onia and Relief are both in New York Navy yard; they carry ten guns, are good sailers, and would be useful to supply coal to the steamers as well as tor cruising. " The above are all the vessels we have available to place on the fishing coasts by the 15th of August; but they are enough, it they are dispatched without unne ee,,tary delay and as soon as each one is ready, to pre• vent the seizure of many hundreds of valuable fishing craft, to reempture some already taken, and, perhaps, by their enf rgetie action, to deter the British cruisers trot!' too great a precipitancy, which, once indulged in, war would become inevitable. We might thus gain time for diplomatic action or for future preparation. " By the 20th of August the above torca can be in creased by the addition of five frigaPes, carrying 332 guns, besides smaller vessels, as will be shown in the next ardele on this subject." The steam-ship Prometheus arrived at New York on the 29th ult., with five days later intelligence from California, but bringing no news of importance from the mines. The Sierra Nevada arrived at New York OD the 30th, with specie value 110,000 dollars from California. She reported that the Royal Mail steam ship Trent was to leave Chagres on the 23d of July for St. Thomas's. The Panama Railway Company had erected a light on the extreme point of Navy bland, which is dis tinctly seen at a distance of ten miles. The steamer Winfield Scott left Panama on the 17th ult., with 600 passengers, for San Francisco. The Golden Gate was to leave on the 28th, with 150 passengers and 600 United States troops. Mr. Rice, the American Consul at Acapulco, had been called to the city of Mexico by the American Minister there, in order to give an explanation of his arrest. The dal after Mr. Rice started an express was dispatched by the American authorities to seize and bring him back. We have dates from Valparaiso to the 28th of June. A Bill had passed the Chilian Congress for the estab li&hment of a military colony at the Straits of Ma gellan. Some disturbances had taken place in Co quimbo, with the object of liberating political pri soners, but without effect. The New York Herald has the subjoined articles in reference to the 13ritish naval force in the wat ers of the St. Lawrence, and the means of defence pos sessed by the Americans against the aggressive and threatening attitude of the British fleet : Toe assemblage in the Bay of St. Lawrence of a British fleet of 19 armed vessels, without the slightest notification, to enforce a new consirucrion of a treaty, different ire.= what has prevailed for 30 years and bitger, is a new feature in the intercourse of Great Britain with a friendly and powerful neighbour. Still more unexpected and unjustifiable were the,seisure and confiscation of an American vessel engaged, as was sup posed, in the undisputed right of fishing in said waters. This is regarded throughout the length and breadth of the land es a deliberate and gratuitous insult to our na tional flag—an outrage that diplomatic explanation cannot be permitted to satisfy. In diplomatic circles, it is considered as an unfortunate mistage on the part of the Miniatry of the Earl of Derby, attributable to the inex perience of that chief, and of. the Secretary unfortu nately intrusted with that department of the publi c business, which will cost them both their places, and be ultimately settled by humble and ample apologies a n d concessions on the part of their successors in the Go vernment. Be that as it may, the present position of affairs is an unusual one, and requires all the wisdom and vigour of action of which our Government is capable. It is known that certain ships of war are already ordered, and some, probably, on their way to the disputed fishing-grounds, and that others are to follow as soon as they can be got ready for sea —all w i t h distinct and positive orders (which their commanders will not be backward in executing to the last letter) to protect the undoubted rights of cur commerce an d fisheries in that quarter in the most emphatic manner, and without reference to future consequences. I t i, ex _ tremely probable—nay, almost inevitable—that the exe cution of the orders underetood to have been given to the commanders of the naval forces on both sides will bring of for portions of their commends into collision. From wh a t we know of the temper and firmness of both John B u ll and Brother Jonathan—when either thinks his ri g hts invad e d— we may expect that, Majesty iii,eanb,tya s they the event cible measures, the affair will not end very soon s o th r e ve c r o y ast qu o i r et t ly h . e y E a i n th k e e r e sheyipswill clear are ordered to do, or our naval vessels will prevent that hi g h. handed outrage, as they are ordered to do. In either cave, forte will be employed, and force against force; and the eticcres of either party will render rein t'oreepeente necessary on both sides—on one side to maintain the acquired advantage; on the ..her, to suc ceed in a second t ffort sbould the first have failed. SOUTH AMERICA. This inevitable nece,sity for reintorcements the rape- SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY. The Royal Mail rienced heads o f t h e B r i t i s h nav y h a ve doubtless fore- Company's steam-ship Severn, Captain Cbacana°7 seen, and there are probably on their way by this time with the Brazilian mail. in eh of Lieut. James many vessels from various quarters to the scene of Inglis, ._ -1 arge this day, at R N Admiralty action. That this call for reinforcement is also foreseen by our Government is evidenced by the extraordinary halt -past twelve o'clock. activity of operations in repairs and fitting of vessels in On the route home the Severn experienced mode- A good our navy ya r d s . Th e arr i va l o f t h ese t w o r e i n f orc i ng rate bre ezes an d fi ne weat h er, and has m ade squadrons—perhaps fleets—at the point of dispute, and run home, each en d eavour i ng to sustain their antecedents, must, if T he Severn brings mails from the following Places, they arrive separately, produce reprisals arid separate to which the latest dates are affixed :—Buenns Ayres' conflicts, and it together, or whenever they come toga- July 2 d ; Monte Video, 6th ; Rio Janeiro, 15th ; trier, must result in a naval general action. Should such Bahia , t 30th; occur—which Heaven forbid—it will be our first naval Ten , 19th ; Pernambuco, 22d • St. Vince' ' Bth. ' Lisbon, general action with England; but it will not be the last. eriffe, August 4th; Madeira, sth ; 2251. • , dia- Quarrels for supremacy between brothers are always On freight the Severn brought gold, ocbineal, tearfully in earnest. In this case, the dominion of the mends, 5 ,0001.; ipecacuanha, 35 seroos ; cochineal, y ; seas will be the object of contention, and nothing B4 serons •; abort oranges, 15 boxes ; wine, 2 hogsheads; lick of that will suffice either party's ambition. The codfish samples, 88 packages, and a large number of p and mackerel eispute will be forgotten. The parties a g es of general merchandise. belligerent will have other and bigger fish to f ry , In hen the On the morning of the 7th instant, w fire our view of the case, it becomes us to examine of Lisbon, a Severn was about 230 miles S.W. our own resources, to know what we ca n . through the de. Was discovered in the after orlop, w hiell pend upon to meet present and future enaer. help of several of the en era and the great exer gencies. Accordingly, as we have heretofore tions of the officer ass g was completely extin stated, Mr. Gviin has moved in the . Senate for gui s h d . information of the present disposable force and condition origin e of about three quarters of an examine of the navy, and in course of time perhaps some informs- lion o the fire is not know% out on the ceiling tion will be given • perhaps a copy of the Navy Register between it ea p rs that the fire bro e m the after bulk rnay be submitted in reply. But the readers of the . the timbers, a few feet frn . . w ino was nearly Herald are not accustomed to depend upon the sl ew 'lead of the steward's store-room, action or the meagre reports of the authorities at Wash- burnt through b e f ore it was e x— - ttha ut sbed. In a few ington for information on important subjects of ge nera) Minutes More and it would have reached the store interest. We have, therefore , condensed , from a va r i ety ,room, when, iu all pr o bability, the ship would have of authentic sources, for the infor mation of ou r readers been destroyed. —who are the mass of the people—a particular report of , From Buenos Ayres have edvices to the Ist of so tar as the present ' J we the present state of the navy,summoned the delegates h ll as Soo a - • -- i July, General Uriza bad sunim . matter calla for information; and aa , s 13 . a s it can :of the states of the Argentine Confederation to meet be prepared fur the press, present full intormation of the at the city of Santa Fe, in the month of August, state of the entire naval service, both l personnel ti a n d when the - first; would be elected, and the materiel, in all their ranks, divisions, anutraeeepartdmente. , eonsi ,.. n _residentp Confederation settled upon. There These reports will be more fu11, more acc uiza would be the pre reliable, and produced with greater dispatch . t than what , , 11 .,' no doubt but that rq the old fogit a at Washington can produce in this hot "unlit. weather. They will show:—to the The Brazilian bad retired Brazils, and army Rio available the Brazilian had left the Plata, with " 1 .. What naval force we have immediately squadron for service in the fisheries. the and a schooner, under exception of three corvettes "a• What naval f o rce for a reinforcement, if necessary, Commodore Parker. "3. W but naval and national resources we can rely j The treaty bet we en Brazil and Monte Video has bPen for th e poss ibl e ex i genc y of a long and bloody bee n acknowledged by the la tter. navel eoer wi t h t h e fi rst nava l power on earth. All ; is quiet in the Rio de Plata. '4. wharf alterations and useaditions to our present Theat Rio de Janeiro is without political news system arz.•. quired to enable successfully to compete interest. a l mos t disappeared, only with the raisin is of the seas—PerhaPs with the world on The fever had in arm s ; for it i s - • foresee the events of a A Impol , sible toe fatal case had h a ppened for several days. it had entirely ceased to exist. war beteeen two l e p what train of conee- ''''' mongst the shipping Ca-Ing Powers —what A fe had occurred in the lower queues m a y ( Leo°. or 'bow far other Powers and irate- w cases of fever rests may be ei, broiled and • i d into the matter before town of B a hi a. 1.5 conapktion and stirred 1 Pernambuco was said to be perfectly healthy. termination. "For immediate- fisheries, the following n M ovementsof her M service in the —ajeff,y s shies. — At Monte vessels, if so'off ordered, can arrive Halifax as here Video —R l' Locust. At Rio de Je er Majesty's 6 )3p given:—. • neiro—Her Majesty's ship Centaur, Rear• Admiral " The steam ship MissisBir D i 10 guni, Captain W. J. W. ji. Henderson , her Majesty's ship Plumper, wet l y ; ~! (.4.., e0 ,,,, i r , 333 Joi ., o ' o cp,cildot , for the pre- Command er N o p o , h . . French frigate Andrornede. sea. 4 , ‘-'t ‘, ~, j i :i c e in... h e 0, rt 0: tit y t , yak, fully ready At B e et. re ',, .; ' brig Ex F ress ; bee Ma for sea, with officers, • ) AMU- , • , Beet..--rise an* jesty e , men, provisions, cos, and jesty 8 ship Herald and Steamer Torch, sailed from From Guayaquil, under dat e J u ly 1, we learn that Flores was still three miles below the city, been deterred from ent er i ng by the Frenc h f r i g ate. Other reports (received at P anama) state d th a t be had taken the town, and o th ers that he had a tt e mpted and failed. having From Jamaica we have dates to the 24th of July, but they contain no general news. Th e continuedito ragein Kingst on, an d, i n co nsequence, the soldiers had been ord ere d to confine themse l ves to barracks. smallpox Barbadoes letters of the 15th ult, mention the death of the American consul. A drought had prev ailed for a fortnight, hut the i s l an d was healthy. A m erican produce of all kinds was dear. Advices from Bermuda to the 26:h of July have been received, but th e y contain no news o f im portance. At St. Thomas's the hurricane season bad com menced. Rain was very much wanted. In the New York stock-market there was a buoy ant feeling, a n d th e t ransactions in railroad abates b w r e i unusuallybut supplies were fl in x The demand e excess r money *7: of deman ds. Foreign exchange steady without great demand' th e rates on London b e i ng 1 10 1 to 11.0 i, and on Par" , sf. 15c. to sf. 151 c. In the commercial ashes continued in goo d request, with a light suPP l' Cotton firm, favourin g se ll ers, but the Eng li s h ad vices had made no v i s ibl e impression on t h e trad e. The market for breadst u ff s was firm and b r isk; for grain and wheat the de man d was inanimate a nd u altered. In provisions p or k was scarce. Freig hts dull, and in favour of ship pers. markets St. Vincent, Cape de Verde, en route to :Rio de Janeiro. At Teneriffe—United States corvette Prebble. At Mhdeire—United States corvette Do le, and brig Bainbridge. At Lisbon—Her Majesty's ship Archer kund Me dusa ; French steamer Norval; Spanish steamer Isa bella Secuntia. _ _ _ Royal Mail steam•packet Prince, left Rio de Ja neiro for the River Plate, on July 13zh. SPORTING NOTES. CCLXXXIII. THE YORK MEE TING. NI A RKE TS. TO THE EDI:Um ()iv' IRE SUN. RIO DE JANEIRO,, JULY 5. An averege amount of business was transacted in im ports ; some animation prevailed in coffee after the ar rival of the Tay, and the sales were extensive. The most important feature of the money market: was that the share mania diminished, and most descriptions were lower. The fever abatEd materially, and the few carves which exibt would not at any other period create more than or• dinary attention." HEALTH OF LONDONDURING THE WEEK. (From the lie istrar-Geaeral's Re:Tott ) London is suffering from the same diseases as were noticed last week, and I,l24 of deaths Au have been registered 1 w g e o a k s August. The the mortality month ,o i n s in the first seven days near the average of the first and 1,909 in 1849, which 801 persons died in when the epidemic of Asiatic cholera B4 was so fatal. 656 children under 15 years of age, 6a 29 a 9 men and women, and 165 persons of the age of upwards, died in the week; 597 were males and 5 n pears that though the bad sewers, 27 i f e a e m nd u a l ie w s. ate l r 6 , a th n u el s and impurity in London are mos persons of mitddleataagehigdho tom_ not perature in early life, escape. Diasrt me was the cause of 213, cholera of deaths; el 6 children and 5 persons above the of lei died or` cho l era; 192 children and 21 adults of diarrbeee; 16 of the cases of chelera occurred on the north, 5 on the south side of the Thames. In its leading symptoms the cholera which prevails at present differs lisle from Asiatic cholera but it is in L on don less rapid in its course than Asiatic cholera; it is less iefluenced by elevation of soil, it always prevails more or less in su mmer, and comparatively fi)wp r e e r v s al persons are Attacked; hence it is a variety which, for the sake of distinction, way be called summer cholera. Dr. maeleug hlin, an inspector du r i ng th e e pid em i c o f 1849, requests the Registrar-General to call the atten tion of medical informants to the importance of stating in all CaSeS how long premonitory symptoms of the ap proach of cholera preceded the atta c k i n i ts f ata l f orm. No cases of dial.' heee should be neglected in the present season. They should be immediately treated. The following are the returns of the 21 cases of cholera registered in the week. " Summer" has been substituted throughout for "Eveli,h" cholera, which is often used in the medical certificates: — O n 7th August, at 3, Wilmot-street, St. George's, Bloomsbury, a carpenter, aged about 35 years, "summer cholera (2 days)." Mr. Vincent Yardley, the registrar, nye, "The info rmant, who is the landlord of the house in 'which the deceased died, states that the day before his death be admitted to the doctor that he bad taken three quarts of beer. He was a man that had eaten very little, but had drank a great deal." Oa Ist of August, at 25, Black-horse-squere, Saint Paul's, Deptford, the son of a shipwright, aged 11 weeks, " cholera iufaetons (6 dais)." On 29. h of July, at 18, Star-street, Shadwell, the son of a mariner , 8 months, "diarrheas (7 days), cholera infentuni (8 hours). On the it , t e e August, at 3, Victoria-terrace, Saint Peter's, Walworth, rte son of an engraver, aged 9 mouths, " cholera (4 days)." On the 3d Aug'a,t at 34. Beresford-street, Woolwich, a carpenter in the Steam Navigation C o mp a ny' s service, aged 60 years, "diarrhea: (1 day), cholera (20 hours)." Mr. R. Rixon, the registrar, adds, "He came home on Saturday night (31st July) from his work on board a ship at Deptford, w as taken ill during the night, but re fused to have medical assistance till Monday, and died on Tuesday. H e had cholera very badly about 20 years since; the same surgeon attended him then." On 2d August, at 3 6, George-street, Bromley, the daughter of a watchman. aged 9 weeks, "cholera Asiatic (3 days), eollap se (2 days)." Mr. James Dun stan, the registrar, has the following note in reference to the above case:—" This death occurred in a neigh bourhood consiteing of small houses, the back yards of which meet, and are occupied in most cases by two or three families each. There have been many complaints during the late hot weather by , the inhabitants of the very disagreeable stench arising from the ovet flowing of the privies and the want of both water and drainage, The same locality was visited by the cholera in 1849, and complained of in the weekly reports of that period." On 30th July, at 19, Brunswick -place, the son of a carpenter, aged 16 days, "summer cholera (3 days)." On 29th July, at 1 4 , Wil liam-street, St. Peter's, Isling ton, the daughter of ,a farmer, aged 5 months, "feeble from birth—cholera. On 2d August, at 12, Dorset-street, Balls-pond, Is lington, the son of a greengrocer, aged one year, " sum mer cholera." On 3d August, at 4, De Beauvoir-place, Kingsland, the son of a soversmith, aged 4 months, " summer cho lera (7 days)." On let August, at 21, Grove, Homerton, the son of a policeman, aged 11 weeks, " summer cholera (7 days)." On 31st July, at 52, Theobalds-road, Bedford-row, the son of a tobacconist, aged 3 weeks, " summer cholera (4 days)." On 4th August, at 1, Grange-place, Hoxton Old Town, the son of a Currier, aged 16 months, "cholera infantum (6 days), effusion on the brain (36 hours)." Mr . George Pearce, jun., the registrar, states that "this is a healthy locality, with a good main sewer." 3d August, at 13, Simpson's-place East, Hackney road, the son of a porter, aged one year, "summer cho lera (4 days), exhaustion." On 3d August, atKing 'a Arms, Ann's-place, Hackney road, the wif e o f a licensed victualler "chronic rheuma tism and di sease d li ver ( 7 years), au ' mmer cholera (16 days), exhaustion." On 31st July, at 18, Somerford-street, Bethnal - green, the son of a coach iattendant." trimmer, aged 12 weeks, " infantile a cholera; no m e di c St. Mary, 4th August, at 4, Stamford -terrace, Swan-street, 7 month. " cholera infan e tu eo m n ( o 2 f 4 a h } ol a r B s t ) ' merchant, aged On 4th August, at 67, Walnut-tree-walk, Lambeth, a bootmaker, aged 43 years " diarrhoea, summer cholera?' On 2d August, at 62, Mary-stre e t, Lieggerstone West, the daughter of a servant, aged 3 months, "cholera in fantum (10 days)." On 6th August, at 31, Galway -street, City-road, St. Luke's, the son of a watch-finisher, aged ono year aad nine months, "cholera (5 days)." On 3d Augu s t, at 1, aye)." New-stre et, aged one year, " St. John's, Maryle bone, the dau g h ter of a gardener, sum mer cholera (2 drys . )" Mr. Joseph Chatwood, senior, registrar of the sub district of St. Paul, St, George in-the-East, thus ob serves:—" The deaths registered by me this week are more than double the average of many weeks; 12 out of the 15 were children. With the exception of diarrhoea, which is just now very rife among infants, the causes were of an o r di nary c h ar acter. Smallpox is very pre valent in my district, but not many cases have proved fatal." At 4, Adam-and Eve Cottages, Kensington-town, on 31st July, the daughter of a la b ourer, aged 1 year and 7 months, " scarlatina (one week), convulsions (one day)." Mr. F. Gorham, the registrar ' on information obtained from th e i n f ormant , states " t hat the drainage of this house is very defective; cesspools are used, which are overflo ring." At 5, Ogle street, All Souls, Marylebone, on the sth of August, the daughter of a shoemaker, aged 4 years, "tc trlatina maligns (7 days)." The medical at tendant states, in a note on the medical oertifieate," The stench in this house is almost unbearable, and its filthy condition renders it very unhealthy." STATE OF THE WEATHER DURING THE PAST WEEK. SUNDAY.—The sky was for the most part free from cloud. Electricity—Positive, and tension moderate during the evening. MONDAY.—The sky was clear during the morning, and one-third part covered during the remainder of the day; cirrocumuli and cirrostrati. Electricity—Positive, and ten sion strong after noon. TUESDAY.—The amount of cloud was variable until 10h. A.M., during the remainder of the day the sky was for the most part covered with cloud; cumuli, cirrocumuli, and cirrostrati. Heauy showers of rain. Electricity—Positive, and negative, and very active during the morning; sparks and galvanic currents were shown. WEDNESDAY.— One-half of the sky was covered till 3b. r. M., and generally clear afterwards. Heavy showers of rain during the morning. Electricity—Positive, and tension weak in the afternoon. THURSDAY.—The sky was one-half covered with cloud throughout the day; cumulostrati and cirrostrati. Elec tricity—Positive, and tension moderate in the afternoon. FEZDAY.—The amount of cloud was variable throughout the day; cumuli, cumulostrati, and cirrostrati. Heavy showers of rain during the morning. Thunder was heard during the morning. Electricity—Positive, and negative during the morning; volleys of sparks and galvanic currents were shown. SATURDAY.—Three•fonrths of the sky were covered with cloud generally until the evening, after which time the amount of cloud was variable; cumulostrati, cirrostrati, and scud. Heavy showers of rain. Electricity—Nothing w as shown at any examination. The mean reading of a thermometer placed on the main mast, and read each day at 9h. A.M. was 64.9 Q ; and the mean reading at 9h. r.ar. was 6(r7 ° ; the mean readings at the Royal Observatory for the•same times were 65.6 0 and 59.2 Q respectively. The reading of the barometer decreased from 29 . 93 . in. at the beginning of the week to 29 . 15 in. by 9h. P.M. on the 3d ; increased to 29.53 in. by 9h. r.i r. on the sth ; decreased to 29.17 in. by noon on the 7th; and increased to 29.22 by the end of the week. DEATEC OF LORD KENSINGTON —.We have to an nounce the death of this nobleman, who expired at his resi dence at Kensington, on Tuesday, in his 76th year. The de ceased, William Edwardes, was the only son of the first lord, who was created Baron Kensington, in the peerage of II:r land, in 1776, having inherited the estates of the Rich farr7 on the demise of his cousin, the seventh Earl of Warwick , with whom expired the old barony of Kensington.. J!,-:orr; K e nsington succeeded his f a th er i n 1801, and n3?.rriweihoni 1797, Dorothy, daughter of Richard Thomas, Eicl-,, aug htr of D Yc ap tain he had several children. The eldest surviving 0_ William Edwardes, It N., who is married t o Cuthbert Ellison, Esq., of Hepburn, Durham, succeeds to title and estates. surviving eon' ne the ,-,...,„ iGER , ESQ., FUNERAL X OF THOMAS COLEsHILLeureo: ains of the late M.P., Q.C. &c.—Yesterday morning th Q were hermetically T. Coleshill Granger, Esq., M.P. , e nds"ii and benchers of sealed down in the presence of the " removed from Mitre was 1 the I nner T em pl e , w hen the be dy con veyed to from Durham court, Fleet-street, where it northern Railway, and finally by special train of the.Grettt deposited in the vault of the of a numerous assemblage o le Church, in the presence regal profession. f the cowinuation of my ob, , , , rvation s on the pros , -nt meeting outside the walls of Old Ebor, des tined, I almost imegine, this year to be the b.<- , st on re cord, I have arrived at the second day's races, which will commerce with the Colt Sapling of 59 Boys. each, 30 ft, over the T•Y.C., about five furlongs 44 yards. Oat of an entry of eleven, in all probability, not more than three, or four at the out,ide, will appear at the I post. Sir C. Monok's VINDEX, I thick, must prove the winner, without Ireland's Eye has wonderfully im proved in the last three or four weeks. The Bramham Park Stakes of 100 sous, each, 30 ft, for three years old, one mile and a:half, will most pro bably be a walk over for BLACK. AUDREY or MERRY GO•ROUND. The Ebor Handicap of 20 soya. each, 15 ft, with 200 added, &c., over two miles on the old courss, will, is far as I can at present ascertain, be contested by Voltigeur, Montague, Hippolytus, Little Harry, Haricot, Sir Rowland, Trencherd, Frantic, Lady Eden, Weathergage, Bilberry, one of Dawson's—which is not very clear to my percep• tion to-day—Hyacinth, and perhaps one or two others, of whom I have received no account. Voltigeur, with all his weight, will run forward, but I cannot imagine that he will be the absolute winner. My opinion of Montague has been already expressed : if quite up to the mark on the day he ought not to be beaten, ulthouweehigthhet course would not suit him much better were i t a quarter or half mile longer than it is. Hippolytus, soma as Montague, that is 7st, has to concede to the latter two years in ;age, which I doubt his being able success fully to do. Little Merry, notwithstanding that ho cer ries the stable money and is supported rather freely by some of the " talent," at 6st 1310 (Na soy's weight last year, by the bye), to my idea, cannot have a first-rate chance of clearing the pest first, although he may be very near doing so. Haricot, according to previous running, must finish in the rear of Montague. I placed her third in the Goodwood Stakes—the identical position she occupied and I think it not improbable that she may attain that, or the second piece, on this occasion. She seems, however, from her antecedents, to be fated never to get nearer the place of honour than second, baying already run into that po sition Once or twice over the course. I have not the slightest notion when Sir Rowland Trenchard's day will arrive, but that it i 8 very n eer is ev i c t, nee d by the weight at which he now figures in the Handicaps; and although I expect he will run forward on this occasion, as the winner I shall not take him now. Frantic prefers Twhe Procterht he an atd Little labilo, good d e f. Harry are F inos : a shorter course than this, but at the diffexence of u ias c t ht favouredh ee ffi r a a.i. muchness. grbeuastl ay and ought to be in a I Lave not board that he is a starter I must ' set his chance aside. Hyacinth at sst 12!b will dtsnos isatis :actordy enough o f ttheß E d Lieu, Gelvattistr, Liadejek," and all the les about that weight. Merry 13i:id Rill run much more creditably than seems generally to be e peen d ; and Sack hut at two p eueds more, xif too,etat r i a th c k h , s a t bo l a b s e ltt r l a e as 6 to 1, a he starts, is by no means the worst in th e race. Weathergaee, thetaksp,rues and freely for winning the Goodwood Stacer, possesses but little attraction fur my wewhervsise optic. It is a very different thing, conideling the chance of Montague alone against him, the carrying sst 61b to Montaoue's Tat 31b at Goodwood, and his having on his back at York bet 31n to Montague's 75.; thus giving Montague a favourable balance of 14Ibn, more than equivalent I should say to his defeat of two lengths. bilberry, at the feather of 4st, I cannot have at any price. To sum up, it is my opinion teat the finish will ueHaricbe Haricot. Little closely contested by Montag Harry, e compounding first, and the other three ru eneg Voltigeur, and Merry Bird; Voltigt ur and ' r Little . first, second, and third places, MONTAGUE not tm- H to ar t r h y e probably occupying the premier position. de p T e h n e d issue of the e ris Prince liyupon th o FY ales' ‘aies running' Stakes, f,or t the Convivial w l l Stakes of the previous day: Scott, however, would seem to have the stake perfectly safe for his starter. Among the darkies on the opposition side the Lord-Lieutenant and Fairthorn are likely animals. The Eglinton Staker, at the present moment, I feel inclined to book t o the Fortress colt or Dagobert, but this must be understood to be in the absence of Pharos. The Filly Stakes on Friday, notwithstanding the pre sence of Vaultress, will, I imagine, fall to the lot of Captain Hercoure's Fairthorn; more about this stake next Monday. The Great Yorkshire Stakes of 10 sous. each, with 100 added, over the mile and three. quarter course, has this year one hundred an d s i xty - e i g h t na mes on th e sub scription list. What the field may be composed of at this time, a week before the period for the running of the race, I cannot with any certainty say; but no doubt we shall see Stockwell, Augur, King of Trumps, Maid stone, and a couple from Scott's stable at the post. Scott's lot, or rather the more important portion of it, consists of Kingfisher, Longbow, and Songstress. Two out of these three, as I have before remarked, will doubt less run; but which those two will be I cannot now divine ; Stockwell's chance I consider decidedly the best, and I think the distance, especia:ly over such a course as this, will suit him better than those he has been principally tried over. He is in first rate form, and has been doing good work for some time past. Scott's Songstress, I should imagine, would have been kept for her engagement at Doncaster, as the sum invested on her chance for that event is so large, but they seem inclined to try her at York, where, however, I shall be astonished, notwithstanding that she will have the assistance of Butler, if she improves upon the second place. King of Trumps is the only other one that seems to have any hope of competing successfully with tie crack, but his doing so is very dubious. Altogether, I consider that Norman will have the pleasure of bearing the blue and white stripe past the post triumphantly on the back of K WELL. Of course, if Stockwell win this event, he will be just about even against the field for the Great St. Leger; therefore, it behoves speculators to determine on their S. Leger calculations before the Great Yorkshire stake is decided.—l iim, Sir, Bze, Aug. 13. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. 'L'LLIGENCE. SPORTING INT TATTERSALL'S ---YESTEADAY. ST. LEGER. 3 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Stockwell 4 to 1 agat Mr. John Scott's Songstress—taken and afterwards offered 4 to 1 age, Mr. Bowes's Daniel O'Rourke RE A DING RACES.--TIIIIRSDA.Y. Handicap Plate of 20/. Half- a-mile. eld) 1 Mr. Harvey's Prestige, 4 yrs, Bst. ....... ( Mr. Endsburgh's Hambletonian , 3yrs, 7salb(Cowley) 2 Wakefi (Hiett 3 Mr. Barnard's Lady Isabel , 3 yrs. Mr. Biogley's Christiana, 6 yrs, Bst 31b (Thick ) ) 4 7st Betting-5 to 4 apt B a mbletonian, sto 2 agst Presti-ge>, and 4to 1 agat Isabel. Won by a neck. -The Reading Stakes of 15 sovs. each, 5 ft, with 50 added; for two yrs old colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 31b; winners extra. Half-a-mile. (W. Abdale) 2 Lord J. Scott's Pug Orroch ............ (Whitehouse) 1 Mr. Wanchope's Bridget .................. Mr. Howard's Vaultress ..................... A. Day) 3 Mr. Shrimpton's Michaelmas Maid ... ..... (Cowley) 4 Mr. C. Liley's Tavistock (Thick) 5 Betting-7 to 4 agat Vaultress, 2to 1 eget Pug Or roch, and sto 2 apt Michaelmas Maid. Won by two lengths; a length between the second and third. The Innkeepers' Stakes of 10 sous. each, h ft, and only 2 if declared, &a. To start at the T.Y.C., and go once round, (19 Subs., eight of whom declared for feit.) , Mr. J. Day's Waterfall, 4 yrs, 7st 41b walked over. The Coverall= Stakes of 5 soya. each, 2 ft, with 25 added. Straight run in. . Mr. Thompson's Blood Royal , 3 y rs, 6st bib (Iliettl Lord J. Scott's Kilmeney , B st 71b.. ...(Whiteu • °use) 2 Mr. F. Scott's fby Kremlin — G aiet y , 4 yrs, 7st 31b 3 Mr. Williams's Shropshire W itch, B st 41 b.. (Yates) 0 Mr. Y. King's Narcissus , 5 yr s, B st llb (Abdale) 0 Mr. Thomas's Carbuncle , 6 yrs , ist 61b ..... .( L owe ) 0 Mr. Owen's Stamford, 4 yrs, Tat ... . Sat ilb.. . 0 0 Mr. Winch's Allington, 2 yrs, Set 1011; .......(Pavia) o yrs, Bst .........(Wakefield) yrs, sst Mr. Sherring's fby Knight of the Whistle,.... (Gibbs) 0 Mr. Stevens's Lady Flora, 2 Mr. Harvey's Prestige, 4 71 b (Stegglea) 0 Betting-5 to 2 agst Blood R Kilme ney, and 6to 1 each a t oyal, 4to 1 apt gS and Prestige. Won by ahead Narcissus , Shropshire Witch, The Forbury Stak es of . Heats, nearly thr sovs. each, with 30 added. Mr. Worthy's br g by I • se-quarters of a mile. Mr. Lawrence's aas, sst 61b (Kendall) 0 1 1 Mr. Shrimpton's A Heroine, 7st 10Ib (Wake field) 1 2 . 2 Mr. LI othani's rlette, 3 yrs, 7st 21b (Neep) 0 3 u Mr. Ablett's The Little Nell, aged, 7st 61b (Poole) 0 0 0 e? Mr. Jordan's Bu Lncurable, Est 91b... (Gibbs) la_ 0 : 3 : ound, 4 yrs,6stl llb (Hiatt) 2 MP.M.`CaVeSAV . 0 0 dr ia, 6st9 lb (oar.6stl 11b)(Barker) Mr. Peace k' _, 1 o dr C 3Repletion,6yrs, 7 s t 31b(Abdw e i Each heat won easily. r BETTING ON THE CO UBS "'" EROR HANDICAP, t gontagtlo---t 12 to 1 agstH ar i co t—t 15 7 to 1 agstW ea th ergage —t I 12 1° 1 ag. M e rry Bird—t to I a g " s TAX -S s ' GREAT YORIESSIBR 1 opt Songstress—t 6to 4 agat Stockwell—t 14 to sT. x , sG sv " Daniel O'R 4 tO i agstouke, 7to 2 apt Stockwell --t i —t to 1,5004 4to 1 agst Songstress-1 „ ~--._ j r .k; ...11IIRSDAY. COVENTRYnIico.a-pu 0,. t 3 SOPS. each, and 20 The Peeping Tom jaa added. g ree-cl" rter s of a mile. (18 Subs.) li 6., - -. 3 VTO, . 1, (Wells) 1 Mr. Lister's ors^- , - 6st 2lb Greek, 5 y r s , 2 Mr. Land' allvor, 4 yrs, 7st Fiore 3 Mr. re Dw , n Theore m, 4 yrs, 7st 4 Ke w ° of 5 sovs. each The City Sta ke s each, and 30 added; for two 71b ol d „I ts , Bst ; and fillies Sat 31b; winners e xtra. winners yrs Five furlongs. (4 S b P e xtra. u s.) Drew 's John Mr. H . Bull (401.) (Sherwood) 1 Mr. Lit tle s - ' Abbess of St. Mary's (601.) Mr. Browns oby Venison, out of Arab's dam (401.) 3 Mr. Lister's c by Velocipede, out of Luxury (401.)*** dis The Velocipede volt was objected carrying 21b over weight. The Gediva Handicap of 5 soy& each, and 100/. addeC. 1 One mile and a quarter. (12 Subs.) Lord Chesterfield's Humphrey, 7st 21b ...(A.shMall) 1 Mr. Flinkff's ibis, 3 yrs, sst 91b ...... . •.. 2 Mr. W. Etw a ll' a K n i g ht of the Thistle, 4 yr s , 6st 111 b 3 Mr. Listet's Brawn, 3 yrs, sst 3lb 4 Mr. Bignell's Young England, 5 yrs, Sat 71b ..... 5 Won easy by a length and a half. The Selling Stakes of 3 sous. each, and 20 added for three yrs old and upwards. Ono mile. (5 Subs.) Mr. Williamson's Stratagem, 3 yrs ....... --(Wells) 1 Mr. J. Robins's Paperkite, 3 yra, 2 Mr. Merry's Thunderbolt, 3 y r , 3 Mr. Drew'6 Flora M`lvor, 4 yrs [ - The Hurdle Stakes of 3 sot's, each, and 20 added, one rei)e and a half, over four hurdles. Mr. /3 0 .vies's Vcs:ris. 5 yrs (Sly, jun.) 1 Mr. Tact's ch na by DOLL John, dam by liundig, 4 yrs 2 Mr. Adey's P a y your Debts, aged 3 Mr. Barnes's Li r tl e J ohn, 6 yrs LYNN RACES.--THURSDAY. The Lynn PLlte of 30 zovs. added to a Sweepstakes Of 5 ecvs. each. Hears, one mile. (3 Subs.) Mr. J. Armstrong's b f Sabra...(Osborne) 2 2 1 1 Captain D. L tne s Captain Flash, 3 yrs 3 1 2dr Mr. J D. Shafto's The Moor, aged 1 3 3 dr The West Norfolk Handicap of 20 sous. each, h ft and 5 only if declared, with 100 sous. added, the winners to P ,, ) , 15 sous. towards expenses, and the second to save his stage. About two miles. (25 Subs., 17 of whom declared) Mr. Sponge's King of Troy, 3 yrs, sst 7ib (Steggles) 1 Mr. Padwick na Freetrader, 3 yrs, 4st 71h 2 Mr. J. Brown's Dangerous, 3 yrs, 6st 4lb 3 Magenia's Surprise, 3 yrs, sst lib • 4- Won easy two lengths. . by The Scurry St a k es of 5 sovs, each, a nd 20 added, the winner to be sold for 1004, &e. About three-quarters of a. mile. (3 S u b s. ) Lord W. Puwlett's b r f Guava,2 yrs (1001.) (Steggles) 1 Mr. Rebiason's Chorus, 4 yrs (1000 2 Mr. Bo) d's Mandate, 3 yr,4 (1000 ~•=1••==.=••••• eePIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. DAILY NEWS.—In this month of half -yearly railway meetings, a glance at the results of railway traffic ior the last six months will be an i n t erest i ng to those whose p roperty i s em but to all w h o watch b re s t r r k o e s d p closely the march of those statistical facts that b ear en national welfare. e i e n t, t n he o s t e o u n n ly dertakings, Taking, then, the eleven great lines of England, viz, those either leading to, or I actually centering in, the Metropolis, it would app ear that io the first half of the year 1852, as corn , pared with the corresponding period of 1851, their receipts have been 4,587,036/. as against 4,488,2391. ; showing an increase in the whole of 98,7971. But as in that period sixty-four miles have been added to the length of theie eleven lines, the mileage receipts have not, it is clear, gone on augmenting in the same proportion as the gross receipts ; thus adding another to the many proofs we before had, that, however great may be the advantage to the public of and originallines and schemes extensions, branches, and spurs, it is on the main prietaries must rely fir profit and dividend. De scending, however, from these general results to particulars, the increased sum taken last half-year bag, it will be found, been produced by seven of these eleven lines, viz : by the South-Eastern, 10,884/. ; the Midland, 25 698/. ; the Lancashire and Yolk shire, 34 5291.; the Eastern Counties, 14,931/. ; the North lqi , tlanti, 9 6321.; the York and Berwick, 3,7271.; and the Great Northern, 54,9481. And of these particular cases of increase, those of the Mid land, the North Midland, the Lancashire and York shire, the Eastern Counties, and the Great Northern, are encouraging, es showing the gradual development of traffic under the pressure of great competition for it ; fur ie hone of those five lines is there any mileage increase ; and it is exactly in the instance of those two, the Midland and the Great Northern, where the rivalry has been greatest, that the increase in receipts ties been largest; thus indicating, contrary to the opi nion so frequently repeated at half -3 early meetings by the most eminent of railway chairmen, that com petition is beneficill to railways, as to all other enter prises, if they will only compete fairly. The falling off in the traffic durin g the last half-yearbeen has chiefly iti the North-Western ; and,' Il wh i at is remarkable, while there is a decrease of 46,4 its receipts, there is an increase in its mileage of 21 miles.the Great Western a ; there is decreaseiles.So also with and an addition of fifteen miles toit of 2,0481., with the South-W es t ern , an increase of s five extent ; and been followed by a decreased traffic of l miles 2981 has the case of the Brighton, th e d ecrease is bet . In five and six thousand, but the mil eage has, we wbeeen lieve, been stationary. The antag on i sm b etween increased mileage and decreased receipts in the first half of 1852 is not, of course, cause and effect ; and, as traffic is only gradually developed, it is quite possible that this increased mileage may hereafter turn out profitable ; though experience i s rather against any such expectation. Part of this falling off in these four cases is no doubt at tributable to the loss of the Exhibition traffic which they enjoyed in 1851—for it is observable that the earliest impressions on receipts produced by that traffic were exactly on the lines on which there has been in 1852 a decreased take; part to the uncer tainties of the weather and the London season ; and something probably in the case of the North-Western to severe competition on both eastern and western sides. The decrease it must, however, be remarked, would have been more serious had it not been for the increasing receipts from merchandise; thereby showing that though the individual locomotion has been less, the general trade of the country has been progressive. So far as the half-yearly accounts have yet appeared, it is inferrible that the working expenses r have increased in the last half-year. This is so in the North-Western and Great Western ; but is accounted for by part of the repairs arising during the Exhibi tion year not having been paid for until the first half of the current half-year. The effect of this increase in working charges, and of the decrease in receipts, on dividend in those two companies is, that, to main tain the rates formerly paid, very considerable sums have to be taken from the balances carried over, after Payment of the dividend for the half-year ending De cember SI, 1851. This practice at once gives rise to a most important question in railway morality and ma nagement. To maintain in a great concern a consider able balance applicable to contingencies and unforeseen liabilities is a matter of prudence which, as it gives stability in value to the general property, can not be fairly or reasonably objected to ; for railway boards are bound to be as prudent as other people. But to carry over, in good half-years, great sums in order to support dividends in bad half-years is cer tainly objectionable ; for it makes the living pro prietor pay, not for the dead, but for the unborn ; and unless there be a moral certainty that the same rate can be again divided in the corresponding half of the on-coming year it tends to give a tempo rarily fictitious value to the property. It was ob viously the intention of P ar li ament, i n enacting 8 Vict., c. 16, 8. 120 (the section regulating dividends), that the profits of each half-year should be divided amongst the shareholders of that period, and not go to augment the dividends of those who may there after come into the company ; and though some dis cretionary power is given by the section to directors, it is very clear that the present tendency of things is to encroach on that power, and the mar in between encroachment and abuse is 11 g mall sma....—very 3 • At all events, however, if rail wsy companies are to keep large balances or rests over from profits, the amount ought to be fixed, and the purposes for which they are applicable ought to be declar ed. Then when it is universally known that in an un productive half-year a large sum will be taken from the rest, and be replaced in the next productivetbe half year,real a much better approximation to made than value of the property in question can theunderstand ia now the case. Some clear and distine railway proprieta ing ought to be come to between. ries and their directors on this s o up now in progress. The result of ee at the meetings the working of the l as t has not been half-year ending 30th of Ju t o prices, which in be neficial, but quite thereverse,ely ruled unjustifiably high. many cases had pre - if nom e principle be laid down on But, on the whole, !here is not much to fear, and a the point of rests, Companies are taking advantage of great deal to hote . e. t ~ i aJ and reducing, as fast as prac the abundance t capestop their debt, which, as a general rule, ticable,theint e one-thirdre of their capital. The trade of the amounts to o ,ii with the temporary exception of the country e e tanufactory, increasing, and of that increase w"" e 7, 1 1 have the full advantage when they choose they w-- 1 ) ill system of excessive competition, a bandon th e y t ° c r and search after merchandise, that no w to ut=n& People,to extraordinary personal e Prevails. put xft Peng')economic a ll y P-- last year, are this summer • in clined; but this stationary rule in 1852 is an excep tion to our general habits as a nation, and next year, in all probability, we will resume our locomotive propensities in full force, and of them railways will receive the benefit. And, sooner or lat er, rival companies will abate their extreme jealous' f les ; or gradually experience is teachi ng them that a fair and reasonable competition is advantageous to a ll ; and when at last, in s t e ad of th e animosities andhoC re that new discredit railway management, reason si s I h ie al s l have brought them to a general system of accommo dation of through booking and o f what i s express sively termed " give and t k " a e, the surprise will be what they formerly were foolish enough to quarrel and waste their energies about. T • p er io d w ill not This be postponed by a little present pressure such as we have detailed. Trip LATE C Yesterday Mr. WiAllBittEm cludeCt the inquest upon ° t PC7 l3 con. le r E bt eod,TyrtcoAof Surrey,rooßanDemrlN:ntoßraTupposeDZAdT:lo. be named Charles Cherrett, and coachman of Mr. Mama , the banker, of Forest-hill, which was commenced on Tuesday last at the Hero of Waterloo, Waterloo-road. The particu lars of this case appeared in The Sun of Wednesday last. After the examination of some fresh witnesses, the coroner summed up, and the jury returned a verdict of 44 Temporary insanity." B. B. CABBELL, E sq ., M.P.—The Hon. Member for Boston has lately completed a most extensive purchase, viz., the whole of the town of Cromer, w ith the exception of two houses, and about 12,000 0 _acres_ _o_f_ . land. The purchase givento be moat orders money amounts to upwards LidOlirt The property was the Hon. Gentleman has already lately possessed by the Misses Wyndham, two old ladies, who were much averse to improvements and alterations. To the inhabitants of Cromer the change of proprietorship is likely priv are alterati ons,colleges the laying out of new streets, Scc.—Bostos Herald. NEW ACT FOR SCHOOL SlTES.—According to an Act now in operation, the provisions of former Acts with re spect to site s ra g es f o r the r eligious or educati ona l training of the so ns of yeo men or trad esmen or other s , or for the theolog i ca l training of can didates for holy orders o f t h e esta bli s hed, church, which 1 ars err.4o 4 vr mintAinet in p ar t 1,. / cbgiolgt aid. FRIDAY