The Sun. — London, England, 1852-09-25 00:00:00

ed the subject to him. When he found that the ect was thrown over by the shareholders on 5 ier occasion, he felt the sacrifice would be very , 'n t h e e p m p a iy„ He s s:iw tly? Viit would ) vita rac ter ; mpeay,itiotder t 0 toliow taeb +.;estrict of ; 03- ,y which he saw Passing away from the South ,tern CompanY; and when he t o ld th e mee ti ng th a t iee 20,0001. in the Great Western Company and ,000/. of paid-up capital in the South-Western Corn y, he was sure they would see how little desirous !ould be to plunge the latter into vexatious contests expensive warfare. He thought they would do him justice to say, that he must wish for harmony with r neighbours the Great Western and Bristol and iter Companies.—(B ea r, hear.) He should just !tion that he had on two or three occasions had in iews with the chairman of the Bristol and Exeter apany in reference to the joint interests of the two oanies in the Crediton line, of the board of which he • Chaplin) was a member representing South- V' tern interests and he had said to that gentleman t if he could—saving his own interests as chairman of re 3ristol and Exeter—suggest at any time any desir n3o3o of bting,ing about a beneficial arrangement no full streommodation and public reqnirem-nta of wait of England district beyond Dorchester and Sa- trYt Veat which would accommodate the public and . riailv serve Bristol and Exeter, Great Western, and ' 4 l•:Western interests—that he (Mr. Chaplin) would .'sppy to hoar from him. He had made the offer two arse times, but had never been able to get from any eaceuragetnent or hope. He bad also tinned this matter, without prejudice to South ' tern interests, to parties closely connected with the at Western Company, but he had never seen, in the no, it remote degree, anything to encourage him to feel that they could arrive at a satisfactory adjustment of tee question. Well, then, when he saw ea the one heed the vast benefit that would accrue to the South- Western Company from the completion of the proposed line, and the great injury that would result from its non completion, he felt that they ought to lose no time—to let slip no opportunity to step into the field and show their determination to carry it out forthwith.—(dear, hear.) And in sending round to them his circular, he had, in order that they might give their calm consider ation to the question, and come prepared to give a de liberate vote upon it, touched on some data, and he hoped that the data would convince them of the intrin sic merit of the scheme. He would say to them, that as .erchents they ceu!d not confine their notions too pre ly to figures, when dealing with a matter of this character.—(llear, hear.) In questions of this magni tude, they were not to ask whether the line to be ccestructed would pay per se, they must regard .thei theasure proposed in r e f e r e nce to the gengraPh natnre of the country, and also in reference to the trafficof it would throw upon their main line, and the amount protection it would afford to the prop l er , hear.) He hoped the shareholders woudttl proposed o ._(Liear , ok to the general and protective policy from which scheme had emanated, and that the wisdom of that po licy would be recognised by them, and influence t heir decision on the occasion. He trusted that the company would in this matter occupy a s trong position, and h e believed this to be a most opportune moment to embark in the undertaking. The project could now be promo ted under favourable circumstances, and he hoped that the sharedolders would, by their firmness, which he be- Hayed they would th at da y display, arriv war. at a most satisfactory conclusion either for p e ace or Mr. HERAPATIL—Are the Board unanimous on this sUhtjhece C t? nAnmeN—No, I should say certainly not. Mr. HERA.PATH—Are they mach divided ? The CHAIRMAN sail the directors were not all in Engiand, but he would venture to state most confidently that nine out of thirteen were in favour of the extension of the west of Salisbury. A. PROPRIETOR—What were the numbers for and against it in the associated committee of directors and shareholders?—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear," followed by shouts of " don't name," and " no, no," " yes, yes.") The CHAIRMAN—I move that the report of the direc tors be read. APROPRIETOR—I have heard that the report was carried by a ma j or i t y o f one .—(d ear , hear, and cries of "Sit down," and confusion.) The CHAIRMAN—What report do you allude to? A PROPRIETOR—The report of the associated, or, as you have called it, mixed number of directors and share ht,lder9. Another PROPRIETOR—You are in error. It was the directors' report that was carried by a majority of one. The CHAIRMAN—There was a majority, and it is not customary to go into details in these matters. Mr. UERAPATH—You have stated what the majority hi the board of directors is; why not state the majority in reference to the opinions of the joint committee of directors and shareholders?—(Hear, hear.) The CHAIRMAN—I have no objection to do so.—(Oh, oh, and Hear, hear.) There are members of the com mittee present who can state the fact. The Chairman here read two motions, one for the reception of the re ports of the committee of shareholders and directors, and of the board of directors, and another for referring those doeuments to the directors, who were to be authorised to take such steps and make such arrangements consis tent with the terms of the reports, as to the board might b:, deemed exprdlent to carry out the proposed scheme railway extension in the 'vest of England. Mr. HELPS protested against the two motions being pet together, and wa s abou t to speak against the first - .ors—vizrn to adopt two reports, whets he was met by lend cries of sit down," and greet clamour. Several attemnte were made to carry the motion with etet eliseussion, hot Mr. Help persisted in being heard, nee. after much further interruption he obtained a b - Ertcm g , and said his objection to the adoption of the documents was, that in the report upon which th 3 jo'int committee of shareholders and directors His 7,c anted, it wes stated that if the antral scheme was heehoved of, the directors would he prepared, at a special go'aeral meeting io he held in September, to lay before I Vee proprietors die arrangements under which the entire I capital to be contributed by the company towards the object could be most easily raised.—(Hear.) He wanted to know how the cepital was to be raised. Mr. Sergeant GAZELEE (one of the new members of the hosed) said the ward would bo prepared to state all thss after the motion for referring the question ;to them was passed.—(Cries of " Hear, hoar," and " Oh, oh.") i _ e Mr. H E L PS t h oug ht th e i n f orma ti o n should he given Diore the question of referring the whole motion to the directors was discussed. The r CHAIRMAN—I think that before you talk cf e„ 'ht.' tzar" l e g the c a pit a l to carr y ou t a p ro j ec t y ou s hould first .t o carry out the project itaelf. R OPRIETOR—No ; let us know the cost first. It is nasal before we works to decide upon carrying out expensive settle, as a preliminary step, their probable coat.—(H ear, hear.) Hero some furth er confusion it ensued, and was slated the` the first motion, • had barn carried that for the reception of the two reports, The motion for referring toe reports to the directors wan now seconded. 117. MORTIXER (one of the new directors) thought it right in justice to himself, and in duty to those sateported him while he was a candidate for a seat at the board, to tell them he dissented from the report under tonsideration.—(llear, hear.) dissented not only from the report itself , bu t to al most every arti c l e i n it. (Hear, hear.) He dissented from the accuracy of the fignres and statements m ade, and al so from th e po li cy which moved the majority of the di rectors who h a d brought the report befor e them.—(ls -ear.) As to the toajority which they had heard were a g ainst t he measure —he alluded to the majority at the board of direction— he thought the shareholders were, in consequence of what had fallen from the Chairman, under some misapprehension respecting it.--(Her, hear.) The Chairmen had stated that, reckoning those directors absent, there was a majority in favour of the proposed scheme. Now, he (Mr. Mortimer) maintained that this was not the way to state the case, inasmuch as the directors attending the meetings of the board had had laid before them information which the absent di rooters had not been put in possession of. There had been two boards specially summoned to take this subject into consideration, and make out their report. Every direc tor had been summoned, but at one meeting there were eight present and at the other nine. —(Hear, hear.) At the board meeting of eight the division was four and four, and the chairman carried the question by his cast ing vote—that was by voting twice.—(Loud cries of " Near, hear," and "Oh, oh.") At the board meeting 0 1 eine, the division was four and four, and the chairman al sin carried the question by his single vo t e .—(L ou d of " Hear, hear.") He thought it objectionable to into consideration the votes or opinions of the ab _ut rectors, inasmuch as they had not heard the argu th7%3 on which tre Go a nd had come to their decision in e matte co ,,e r e b — Wear, hear.) The chairman had spoken of / , ‘ „,, e3e xe ,z y te sh hw i ng ics strength in carrying on the Mortimer) t owel to the west of England, but he (Mr. possible weab ze u ht they were exhibiting the utmost I. r lin tha matter.—(Hear, hear.) Now unfortunatelygo on wittlxiatriiority of the shareholders should nd their money 4 scheme, they must be prepared fur they would have to enter • 3.f_:tive hostility v l t e i l l Y , two powerful companies— .r, hear)—he allud e d Great Western COmpazi: the Bristol and Exeter and an Act—supposing they get L e e expanses of obtaining but. there were no 'le —would probably be agreed upon, Lrounda for telling the shareholders that it would be wouldlyhe shareholders schemes.—(Hear.) have to defend were to recollect that the company itaelf against, rival (r_ce expense provided for, and if they had a r c . bear.) geug, war this was un• must fall upon their own shoulders.— Tly2y must also bear in mind that the t am . (mired. to be raised for the proposed extension the re west was 1,500,000/.—(Hear, hear.) The case thee . were called on to guarantee out of the first T''' .73 ingc4 of the South-Western lines 4 per cent. "el, hear)—they were to find among thcisiselves 530,0001. more for the line from Salisbury to -t axottr- there the , ' was a sum of 250,000 1 . to be f ound far completion of the line from Basingstoke to Salisbury, and yearly (lice; 150,0001. f or p l ant f or wor king these lines.—_ 01 l iti , ju n e e s a:.) as low let them look at the matter as men it were their own, and that they had scion of th e 'able circumstances— proposed line under the most favour had obtained the Actg l • ear' hoer)—suppose that they net the works had been corn ph ted to compote with them for the traffic. .n have, re, ' xpenditure of 1,500,000/, 90 miles runnin g ' —in some places up and down hi ll for broadwith a gradient of 1 in t , with he would be guage. They might W a sin le and he he cer.ainly sh ould 1 — g not like to work it ', and laughter.) Besides, this line way from Basingstoke to Yeovil, be in then with their own line from Basingstoke '—(Hear, hear)—and as it would be the would, at equal fares per mile, be the TIIE SUN, cheaper route, and, therefore, take a large portion of the traffic which the eumparl now hAA the benefit of at one of thelz Dorchester. ,Stato , l-. c:r at Salisbury. The completion of this .prOposed line would pro tween Exeter and London; ttuofher through rou 1 to ran Dmpetirg far, , r , suffer a further loss from the inerciaester line, or have to reduce their fares. Bat it was right the proprietors should know what the effect would be of a loss of traffic upon the Dorchester line. He believed the proprietors did not properly understand the working of the Dor chester line as well as those who had gone into the details of the question. He had endeavoured to make himself master of it, and would state the facts he had ascertained. The Dorchester line was a single one of 60 miles extent, and he had taken some pains to see if it could be worked more cheaply than it was at present. He found that it could not, and that, if the traffic should diminish, they could not work it with fewer trains or at less cost. The gross earnings of the line were about 50,0001., and the working expenses about 25,0001. per annum, so that at present the yearly net profit was say 25,0001.; but if the proposed central scheme and com petition robbed the Dorchester line of 10,000/. or 20,000/. per annum, it was quite clear that to this extent the stated advantages of the former line had been overrated. Some gentlemen who were clever at figures had made it appear in the report presented to the meeting that the Dorchester line brought 35,0001. per annum on the Southampton line, and that the central line would bring 55,0001. per annum on to the line at Salisbury. These were delusions. There was no doubt that traffic to the amount of 35,000/. y e arly came on the line at Southampton from the Dorchester line; but he would leave the shareholders to say how much of this would come on the line at Southampton even if they had no Dorchester line at all.—(Hear, hear.) they would get more than half this 35,0001., if the Dorchester A person living down line was not in existence. Dorchester line paid, for exemple, his 23. to Salisbury, and his 18s. or 205. to London. The 20s. was put d own as due to the Dorches ter line; whereas, in the majority of cases, persons so circumstanced would come on the line at Southampton, whether they could get there by rail or not. The same argument applied to the sum of 55,000/. per annum, which it was assumed would from I the central line come upon their railway into Salisbury. ' They had heard that the directors had had an interview with the Great Western board—(flear)—the object of the interview was to arrive at some equitable arrange ment for preventing unnecessary expenditure of capital and fur the interchange of traffic, in order to afford bet ter accommodation to the public, as well as to promote the interests of the shareholders of the respective com panies. He stated to the Great Western directors what the object of the board was. The meeting would see Mr. Chaplin's letter stated that the Great Western people were end eavour i ng t o come d own t o Dorchester, and were working on towards Salisbury. He (Mr. Mortimer) urged these objections, and happening to sit next to Mr. Russell, that gentleman tapped him oa the shoulder, saying, " If you have no further fear than that 1 we are going to run in opposition to you to Salisbury, I think you may be very quiet; for nothing on earth will induce us to make the line from Warminster to Salis bury but a mandamas."—(Hear, hear.) It should be observed, in reference to Mr. Chaplin's statement as to the Great Western Company coming down to Salisbury, that the latter company would, by their line, be 115 miles between London and Salisbury, whereas the South- Western would be 80 miles only between the two points; so that no sane man would think of going to Salisbury, via Warminster, instead of by the way of Basingstoke —(Hear, hear) —though he should like to impose on the Great Western Company the obligation of completing the line to Salisbury as a work required by the country, and as beneficial to the South-Western pro prietors, as it would open the old road in the district. He did not consider that they had any other grievance to complain of to the Great Western directors, and he at the time asked Mr. Harding (the South-Wes tern secretary) if there was any other, and he did not say that there was. Reverting to this traffic of the Dorchester line, he would say that he thought the amount, in respect of the only places between which the Great Western Company could compote with the booth- Western Company, had been over estimated. The amount of that traffic was 10,0001. per annum only.— (Hear, hear.) His proposition to the Great Western people was, that they should either work at equal fares to points touched by both their lines, or that they should divide the traffic; that, in fact, the two companies should come to some understanding beneficial to themselves and to the public. That was agreed to.—(Hear and cheers.) The South-Western Company were to fix their fares, and the Great Western directors were to agree to them. At last they (the South-Western di rectors) were almost at a nonplus, for they could not ask anything in reason that was not acceded to. He then said to the Great Western directors that the coast line from Dorchester to Exeter might be made by the Great Western Company upon the broad gauge, in the event of the South-Western shareholders throwing it over ; and ho (Mr. Mortimer) observed that if the Great Western had two lines to Exeter (viz, one via Bristol, and the other via the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth line and Dorchester) they would be induced to tako passengers from Exeter to Southampton by the way of Hangerford rather than by Dorchester, thereby securing the largest amount of fares to themselves, and giving the smallest amount to the South-Western Company. The Great Western Direc tors admitted this would 4e unfair; but he (Sir. Morti mer) -aid he should wish a penalty imposed upon them (the Greet Western Comany) if such a practice were adopted, and to that. they also assented. Therefore hs did not see what could he asked from the Great Western directors that had not been asked, or that they could be reasonably called upon to assent to anything to which they bad not already assented.—(Hear. hear.) For him self, he confessed he was almost ashamed to ask anything more. The next thing ho wished to bring before the shareholders were the motives and reasons which the directors gave for going into this scheme of competition. Mr. Locke (the Member for Honiton) told theta at the last meeting, two or three times, that the landowners along the proposed line of railway were being solicited on all sides by the Great Western Company, and that if the South-Western Company did not take it, the Great-Western Com pany would, and that that was the last time the line would bo offered to them. Ho (Mr. Mortimer) knew at the time that the statement was not correct; but he thought he was in honour bound at the time not to contradict the honourable gentleman; but the next day Mr. Locke came to the board, and repeated the state ment; and he (Slr. Mortimer) then went to Paddington to know if ho might make use of the information ho had received from them (the Great Western). They gave their consent, and ho would now lay the facts be fore them.—(Hear.) Mr. Locke had been before the authorities of that company (the Great Western), not once or twice, but repeatedly, and urged upon them with all his eloquence the advantage which the proposed central line would be to Great Western interests, stating that it should be made on the broad gauge— (Hear, hear)—bat Mr. Locke now told the South- Western shareholders he was most anxious they should have the refusal of the line.—(Hear, hear.) But the Great Western authorities told him separately and col lectively that they would have nothing whatever to do with the scheme—(Hear, hear)—that it would be a competing line, and that they could not entertain the proposition made to them.—(Hear, hear.) Another set of landowners besides those who supported Mr. Locke had applied to the Great Western directors, whose co-operation they wanted in the promotion of a line from Basingstoke to Southampton to compete for the packet traffic, bat they refused to entertain the ques tion, saying that they had in 1845 entered into an agreement with the South-Western Company for the purpose of preventing useless competition, and that if the South-Western broke it, the injury resulting would rest on their heads. A further set of landowners had been before the directors of the Great Western Company —(bear, hear, and laughter)—headed by some of the South-western shareholders themselves—(Hear, hear, ' theme") —the Rev. Mr. Blunt and others—and shareholee t r t' ' they what fi a „ company had already wanted was a line from Basingstoke to Salis bur Y—th i a, wanted to rob the South-Western rich..-t -8 of the traffic of a line upon which the expended 300,0001.—(Hear, hear.) The sharehole ees they were tel chat received a pamphlet in which the landowners were very power knew enough of Teals hear, and laughter.) He fill and very were always backward in to say that they w ays, and at the sana n laying ont money in rail e time always . their hands into the pocket s of the most anxious to dip shareholders.—(Hear, d hear.) In these matters the shareholders the losers, but the case was very di v e s were generally nears and contractors, for they Y had something rt with engi (Hear It to make in these proceedings'- - ( ~.) was a misfortune to the shareholders that they did not into. what Ilear They they were doing. at the last meeting.—(Neer.) 10.), et' appointed a committee, some of whom held snares only, an d w h o were counsel —though of course unfeed counsel —en the promoters of the central line, There part of the was no he had referred doubt that the pamphlet to which the ema nated from the same party, and shareholders were to bear in mind that there were many of the proprietors locally situated who were so anxious the central n os should be made, that they would, no doubt, strain every main line wa s nerve to obtain it, even though the . . another dividend. swamped thereby, and never paid . , was tne act Another thing which he desired to no tice that those who, with ten shares, had been put upo fa n the committee, had been all along the course of the proposed line—Sherborne, &c —canvassing for proxies in favour of the scheme. In fact, the proxies had been got together by contractors and Parliamentary agents. (Hear.) Now, Mr. Chaplin had given his word to the shareleAders that nothing should induce him to go into the extension scheme unless it had the calm considera tion and support of the shareholders—(Bear, hear)— but in spite of this pledge the parties interested in car rying out the central scheme had exercised the whole of their local influence; they had been aided by engineers, contractors, and Parliamentary agents, and they had even canvassed the very bankers of the company fur Proxies.—(Hear, hear, and cries of" Ohl") He did not say the directors themselves had been doing this, but the hing had been done; and instead of having the delibe rate,t unbiassed opinions of the shareholders that day P" the , am _ c ,proposed measures, the meeting would he in stir !;olw t uh proxie3.—(llear and cheera.) The report not made ofi which the proxies had been received was the report out the time tney were sent in—at that time thing was, iii was not before the shareholders—the whole this and all o e . t h a farce.—(Cheers.) It was a rule in "cep; a shareholder, companies that no person, retors, and for w , should have a list of the pro paid;a but it so pl nich list a certain sum had to be received for happenedeuelea. that no money had been holders had been Cauvasiist, and yet all the share a copy of the he and to every one of them forwarded, and he underaf:o had referred to had been servants had had somethin g a t that ono of their own he known that proxies could .o do in the matter. Had be received he might have no rival line ...-- . .. .• ' • odd then .-: if i.A 4 t: 0, la hoe ot : "'_4l • , ,,, g "* -- t•• . , pg 4) er— '''l,,,, 0 ... • 20 ...p e t ° ..., . , t . . , Inyli this ... n 4 .1..: g; ay that lg.-T-(11e ar, allp the it • mpetitic -. 1 ,, eater-1 0, it 1 LONDON, SATURDAY He m;ght obeerve that it wee of no use for the boar : of secured a sufficient nnnaber defeat the present scheme. dire.cion to attempt by the wait stringent economy to ponnde in the working expenses, 3ita schemesvog fsw t i h ik o e us the one of one under consideration were to be project was constantly agitated. The directors could not attend to their ordi nary7,7l.lZ:ider thought proper to rio against the proxies being received, his right to take what steps he sba oenohrd heee b ts u bhs s eh i o l uo e lu : dl s dap a L ir c rdo b e st i i ee l o srutv should think proper to protect his own interests and those of his brother shareholders. The chairman had told them the amount of paid-up share capital he held in this undertaking. He (Mr. Mortimer) certainly did not hold so extensively as the chairman, but this he might sa y, that he (Mr. Mortimer) had increased his holding, but that Mr. Chaplin had decreased his. He (Mr. Chaplin) had not told the shareholders that he had, since this negotiation had been going on, sold out a good deal of stock, as had other directors who were in favour of this scheme.—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") In conclusion, he advised the shareholders to vote against the promotion of the central scheme. Mr. HARDING, the secretary, in reply to Mr. Bassett, said the pemphlet alluded to had not been issued to the shareholders with his knowledge or concurrence. He attributed that publication to the supporters of the cen tral line. In reply to the figures of Mr. Mortimer, he said the London and Dorchester traffic, instead of being only 10,0001. a year, was 27,000/. Mr. MORTIMER. adhered to hie figures, which he said he bud taken from the books of the company. Mr. Marmis defended himself frem the attack of Mr. Mortimer as to procuring proxies in favour of the cen tral line. He had always avowed himself the supporter of landowners and advocates of that project. Mr. H. WOOD entered into some statistical details to show that the traffic of the proposed extension would not be remunerative for the outlay; but the Hon. Proprietor was repeatedly interrupted by manifestations of impa tience on the part of the meeting. Mr. LOCKE, M.P., said he would not have presented himself on this occasion had it not been for the personal attack which had been made upon him by Mr. Mortimer. He (Mr. Locke) stated at the last meeting that the Great Western and the Bristol and Exeter were at that time engaged in canvassing the district, and were pre paring for the introduction of a line from Exeter into the very district now under discussion; but Mr. Dicken son got up and contradicted that statement, when he (Mr. Locke) confirmed it by the fact that Sir John Kennaway was the authorised agent of the Bristol and Exeter in the matter, and Mr. Mortimer having heard that statement, was in duty bound, if he knew it to be contrary to fact, to have contradicted it at the time. He (Mr. Locke) would add that at the present moment the agents of the Great Western and Bristol and Exeter were taking surveys through his own property. He would ask Mr. Mortimer whether he would venture to say that was untrue? Mr. MORTIMER—AII that has been done in that re spect is in self-defence. I tell you again, the Great Western positively refused to have anything to do with Mr. Locke or his line, but if you throw down the gauntlet you may rely upon it the Great Western will take iu up in self-defence. Mr. LOCKE, in further reply to Mr. Mortimer, said, with reference to his overtures to the Great Western, he had not been in the office of that company for the last ten years, and never but once in his life set foot in the Paddington offices. Mr. Locke then entered into the history of the western extension from the year 1844, when the Parliamentary sanction for that scheme was given. The battle, he said, had been fought, and Par liament had sanctioned that district being given to the South-Western, whilst the propositions of the Great Western were rejected, and that was the position of things at the present time. He wanted to know why the Great Western were perpetually taunting them with a desire to pursue an aggressive policy, when they (the South-Western) had asked nothing that Parliament had not already conceded? It seemed that they went to the Great Western officials to learn from them what they ought to do to carry out their own concerns; and he thought the Great Western ought to congratulate them selves upon having such,an advocate as Mr. Mortimer. His (Mr. Locke's) interest was in the South-Western. When, in 1848.9, owing to the state of the money-market, the South-Western extensions were abandoned, the land owners of the district, knowing that the line had been conceded to this company, remained perfectly passive i❑ the matter for three years. They afterwards presented memorials in favour of the undertaking, and he had no doubt some of those memorials were in the room at that time. They had always been the constant supporters of the South-Western policy, and was he (Mr. Locke) to be told that he misrepresented the facts because in the committee. room on one occasion be asked Mr. Saunders, "Are you going to give us tho western extensions again?" to which Mr. Saunders replied, " We must see about that." He (Mr. Locke) would state that the Great Western had never refused to make the line in dispute. It was not many weeks since Mr. Russell, in his reply to Mr. Glyn on the subject of the great proposed amalgama tion, wrote that the time was not yet come for those amal gamations—that the railway system, was not yet suffi ciently developed, and that it would be wrong in those two great companies to form an amalgamation by which the expansion of the system would be pre vented. It was not to be supposed (continued Mr. Locke) that this district could remain shut up, and they might depend upon it—although he did not say it as a threat— the landowners would not allow► it to remain shut out of railway communication. The Great Western had no idea of going to Exeter when they made their line to Bristol. Tho Bristol and Exeter was established and carried out as a distinct and independent company which were to form the great connecting link between Exeter and London, and the public had ever since submitted to be carried 28 miles round by Bristol in going to Exeter, not without an effort to obtain a shorter route, in •• blot , they had hitherto been unsuccessful. With reference to the remarks of Mr, Mortimer as to the steep gradients on the proposed entre' line, he (Mr. Locke) begged to state that there was not such a gradient upon the whole line as 1 in 75. The lion. Gentleman must have con founded it with the Bristol and Exeter, where they had a gradient of 1 in 70. A PROPRIETOn — What is the gradient to be? Mr. LocnE—One in 100. Mr. Sergeant GAsELEE — O❑ the whole line? Mr. LOCKE—That is the steepest gradient on it. With reference to the part he had taken in this matter ho would say, that ho had never put himself forward as the representative of the central scheme, with the exception of having attended before the associated committee to give such explanations as it was in his power to afford. That was all the part he had taken, and he had only re turned to England the day previous, so that he could have taken no part in the later proceedings. Nor had he exercised any influence in the matter; so that what ever might be the result that day, it could not be brought about by any personal influence he had exercised. Mr. Locke then expressed the pain and regret with which he had witnessed the disunion which that day's proceed ings showed to exist amongst the directors. A more painful exhibition it had never been his lot to witness. Union at the board was necessary to protect their ex isting interests, and he had hoped that when what might be termed the popular party were represented in the direction, it would combine union with strength; but in that he had been greatly disappointed. Mr. MORTIMER replied, and adhered to his former statement, that Mr. Locke had endeavoured to treat with the Great Western for the construction of the line on the broad gauge. Colonel fIENDEusoN denied that ho came within the category of those directors whom Mr. Mortimer had charged with having sold a large quantity of stock upon the revival of the extension scheme. Mr. HERAPITH condemned the policy of the di. rectors. Mr. Sergeant GASELEE defended the position of Mr. Mortimer, and expressed his opinion that it would be suicidal for this company to construct the line on the terms proposed. Let the landowners make the line, and the South-Western would have great pleasure in work ing it upon proper terms. Ile spoke at some length upon the means which had been used to obtain proxies in fa vour of the project, and contended that a vote taken under such circumstances would not be a fair expression of the opinion of the proprietors, inasmuch as a large propor tion of them had had no opportunity of returning proxies. If he and his friend Mr. Mortimer had chosen to do so, they might have brought a deluge of proxies against the proposition, Ile concluded by moving as an amend ment, " That the meeting now adjourn, sine die, in order to afford an opportunity for a full expression of opinion at a special meeting for the consideration of the sub ject." This was seconded by Mr. EDWARDS, who contended that by the terms of the notice calling the meeting they were precluded from doing more than receive the reports. Mr. Bincuem (the solicitor) gave an opinion that the meeting could under that notice come to a decision upon the report. Captain MOORSOM briefly addressed the meeting in reply to the observations of Mr. Mortimer. Mr. BASSETT characterised the proposal to guarantee four per cent. upon the proposed line as an absurdity which he thought the meeting would never tolerate. Mr. HELPS again reminded the Chairman of the pro mise that some statement should be given to the meeting capital as to the method in which it was proposed to raise the e mta a a p li i :l ta a l sdt r n e o q t u b ir e e e d fnu f e r t th es e ta u b n l d is e h r e t d ak . ing. The lion. Gentle man some o r r ly opposed the employment of any of the the company in such an undertaking. The CTIAIRIIAN said the necessity for raising the capi tal for the ther discussion, it was agreed that the adjournment should he withdrawn, and meeting reconsideration t a r of the whole question, and present proxies sbeuptdroxies (it be should . be called as soon as a for s p t e li c e i a r l thet in the meantime fresh pos sible that being understood issued by the company, and sent t o r t be used) should be proprie tors on tho register, hung in o n u u n m d b to er all bthe a out 4,000,. thereby enabling that the general body to come to a decision on the subject. Lowe, of the Ob servatory, nnbor,:e—a—r extending Nottingham, nearly :- E - Tb O y S. to evening LUNAß rlyou,fn at ur ß h inst. I had the gratificationn the of seeing a distance between nearly N. by W. The nde two points where it intersected the horizon was 106 deg, e e e r A a s 2 it i O N :th nearly, and the altitude at the apex about 33 deg. There was a faint secondary arch. The light it gave out was colourless and flickering. It became visible at Bh. 10m., and vanished at Bh. EFFECT OF METALS ON STONE. —The effect of iron upon stone when exposed to the air and other influences is strikingly shown in the stone coping which receives the railing of Hyde-park from Knightsbridge to the " Corner." The standards, large in size, are let into the stone, and run with lead, tog e th er with the end of the bottom rail, which i s turned. down into the coping. Two or three y ears a g o th e damage which had been done by this arrangeme nt was re paired, but t h e cause being left in operat i on , the same results are followi ng, and it may be seer that at many of these points a lar ge piece of stone has been forced out by t he oxi. lotion and =pe ns i on of the naetalso—Builder. t pr. - tbritiki iq $4 , 4 • - • • FRAIN CE The Prince President on the occasion of the, fete 15th of August granted pardons to several political prisoners of the Haute-Marne, who had pati tionod the President, and expressed sentiments of devotedness and gratitude towards him. During his stay at Nevers the Prince granted six full pardons and twenty-one commutations to political offenders in the Nievre. The Prefect of the Loire has addressed to the Sub-Prefects, Mayors, Officers of Gendarmerie, and Commissaries of Police of the department, the fol lowing circular, having for its object the prohibition of cruel games : " In a great number of districts of this departments," ou P to rect nfeis; " the ga me common ly c a lled ti r a foie, Still practi se d. It con s ists in suspending t s i a r y a s u th m e a living or other d omes ti c an i ma ls, and w alkin g blindfolded, fowl , ltie armed with sticks or swords, towards them, and striking at them until they are killed or have their heads severed from their bodies. Now that sort of amusement has ceased to be in accord with our state of civiliz stiuu, and C4ll only inspire ideas of cruelty. I accordingly invite you, gentlemen, to prevent by all pos sible means, the inhabitants of your respective districts from indulging iu such games, and request you to cause the delinquents to be tried by the competent tribunals." The squadron of evolution, so anxiously expected at Toulon, arrived there on the morning of the 19th, coming from Ajaccio, which it had left on the 17th. It consisted of the ships of the line Ville de Paris, bearing flag g of Admiral de la Susse • Bayard, he Henrys n t theli7e Gomer Jena, and Jupiter, and the steam frigateser and Sane. " Our roadsteads," says " offer a splendid coup d'ceil, for, in the G addition to the above, they contain the ship of the line Itlm w ships Napoleon and Charlemagne, th 'a efr Y ig the ate scUrraenie, and a number of other frigates, corvettes, and steam avisos." It is announced that Louis Napoleon is to make his triumphal enty into Toulon on the 27th inst. on board the screw-ship of the line Napoleon, escorted by the Jl ships of war :—The Ville de Paris, of Valmy, Rune Hortense, of 126 gu ns , bearing the flag of Admiral the flag of Admiral La Susse ; qgfu°lliinniOs'tw;bh':gahreillsgcrew-ship Montebello, of 120 guns; Henry 1V.,100 guns ; Jena, 90 guns ; Bayard, 90; Jupiter, 86 ;Charlemagne, 90; steam-frigates Gomer, Labrador, of 450-horse power; cor vette,tense, 400-horse power ; Prony, 320 ; Caton, 260; Pluton and Chaptal, 220 ; with the steam-sloops Eclaireur, Requin, Meteore, Narval, Salamandre, Chacal, Pingouin. Sane GERMANY. The late Duke of Wellington was the senior Field- Marshal of the Prussian army. The only remaining Prussian Field-Marshal now is Prince Paskiewitch, whose elevation to this rank took place upon the 17th October, 1 850. It magi not be irrelevant to mention, whilst speaking of military rank, that the Prussian army now numbers field-marshal ; 14 generals, of whom Prince Frederick is the senior ; 50 lieute nants-general, of whom the Duke of Parma is the first ; 58 majors -general, the oldest of whom is the Com mandant of Coiel, the veteran Lupinski ; 129 colonels, of whom th e ga l lant P r i nce F re d er i c k Ch ar l es i s th e youngest ; 56 lieutenant-colonels, and 473 majors ; in all 772 genera l an d fi e ld officers, including those commanding Landwehr. This number is little more than adequate to the demand, when it is considered that the Prussiaa army consists of 152 battalions of Guards and Lin?, 108 battalions first-class Landwehr, 40 regiments of Guards and Line, and 32 regiments of Landweh r cava l ry, 9 reg i men t s o f artillery, and 9 dem!-battali ons o f sappers an d m i n ers—giving, ex elusive of engineers, 260 battalions, and 72 regiments of cavalry, w i th 135 f i eld b atter i es o f 8 guns eac h, on the war footing. DENMARK. At a dinner given by the King of Denmark, at Christiansborg, on the 18th, to which the officers of the Copenhagen garrison and several officers of the civic guard were invited, the Minister of War, in proposing the health of the King, delivered the follow ing address :_. For the first time, after a long series of years, Danish troops from all parts of the Monarchy have been assembled in the capital, and were yesterday inspected by your Msjeaty. The army of your Majesty hails this importrnt event as the safest guarantee for the internal repose and peace of the kingdom. It sees in the result thus obtained its triumph. It sees with joy that it has not vainly shed its blood for its King and country, for honour and right. Sire, you have been pleased to assure me that your Majesty is fully satisfied with the discipline and condition of all the troops. I dare respectively assure your Majesty of my firm conviction that if your Majesty wore to call your troops to service again, your Majesty's officers and soldiers from the Duchies would equal their Danish brothers in arms, not only in discipline and order, but in fidelity and self-sacrifice, and devote their lives and blood with equal courage for their King and the honour of his Crown. Ia the name of my companions in arms, present and absent, I lay at your Majesty's feet the as surance of the fidelity and devotion of all your troops. May destiny spare your Majesty to reign for many years over a united uud happy people; may it give your Ma jesty many and happy days." The construction of the telegraph from Copen hagen to Elsinore has been commenced ; it is to ex tend to Altona. ITALY. We quote the following from a Savoy paper, as a specimen of the trash which finds its way into the colutns of newspapers, in order to feed the morbid ap petite of the public for high -seasoned intelligence : " The Prince President sees that an aliment must be given to French activity. War in Europe would be too dangerous a thing. A war is necessary which may sa tisfy the aspirations of Bassist, Austria, and England. This war has its motive in the affair of the Holy places. Be sure that this oriental vfar will break out sooner or later, because :Russia, Austria, and England will find it advantageous; the first b y taking Constantinople, the second by the acquisition of Bosnia and Bulgaria, and the third by the possession o f Egypt. Th e f er tile lonia will be the portion of France. It is highly probable that Prince Baciocchi is instructed to support the pre tensions of the Marquis of Layslette at Constantinople." The treaties for the protection of literary property concluded between France and the Sardinian States have just received their first rigorous application. At the request of some publishers of Paris, the shops of several booksellers of Cnatnbery were a few days since visited by the police to search for pirated copies of the " Geography of the Abbi GAULTIER," printed at Anecy, by M. BURDET. Seventy-seven volumes were handed over to the Avoca await the proceedings which are to be insti w Fiscalere seized, to tu ted against the printer. The poet MictzoNt arrived at Chiavari on the 19th from Genoa, on his way to Tuscany, on a visit to his daughter. Marquis CAMILLO PAULA-I,ICM offered him hospitality in his noble mansion, and the Muni cipality gave him a serenade. M. TURGOT, Senator of France, and late Minister of Foreign Affairs, was presented to the POPE on the 14th by M. DE RAYNEVAL. His H O LINESS received him with the greatest affability, and entertained him at his table together with General COTTE, who has succeeded to General BORELLI. FOREIGN THEATRICALS. The report of Mdlle. Caroline D e prez's e ngage . , . The graceful you ng a m g e o n , t is atnotwheofflOopiaeirlya c C a o n m fi i r tu e e d , mentioned some ti me prima donna is to make her debut in a new piece spe cially composed by M. Aube r. The p er forma nces o f Mdlle. Duprez at the Italiens and the Opera Na tional leave no doubt as t o her s uccess at the Opera Comique. Accounts from Berlin ann o u nce that Mdlle. Wag ner has made her appearance as Fides, in Le Pro phite, and was well rece i ved. The more one hears of Mdlle. Wagner, the more her spirit of lucre is ap parent. It appears that befor e leaving Berlin, M. Roger had been requested to sin g Le Prophite; there being no available Fidesin the company, ag n eherrlti, M. double opoger d the `Magner, thinking tenor addressed himse lf to Md lle. u l take thinking probably the young cantatrice w an opportunity of destroying, by . her r eadiness to en gagementservea fellow l in o L w artiste, nn don the h a a impression created. re ceived a letter from M wdlle. -. courteously promising her co-operation. T he o p era was, there fore, put in preparation, but on the eve of perform ance, Roger received another letter, but this time from M. Wagner pere to the effect that his daugh ter had promised to sing out of sheer good nature, but had committed an egregious imprudence, as the state of her health needed absolute repose, ~ that she was taking a course of mineral baths at I , s, angerog, at a short distance from Berlin, an d, .therefore, her ap pearing on the stage was a thing wholly out of the question. This little anecdote soon became known throughout the town, and probably may h de prived Mdlle. Wagner of many a he ay bravo. ave A new " Swedish nightingale" is annou nced t o make her debut very shortly at t he opera in Berlin. - sue The lady in question is Mme.W - n es terstraem, a a h is reported as a worthy successor of ~Idlle. Lind. inspirations, Anna of Donizetti's most beaut iful Anna Bolena, has been revived at the Cercano in Milan, f or th e deb u t o f a Mdlle. Delaurie-Borsi, " who possessed an extensive and agreeable organ, and considerable execution," and who, notwith standing her apprehension, which was intense, ob tained, much applause, especially i n the final rondo. The other performen, Mmes. Gavettt, Sehepier, and MM. Agristi and B lilini, are well spoken of, but the latter, in th e King's p ar t, is much blamedfor his frightful contortions while singing an d his g en eral deficiency as an actor. The Italian papers state that an opera, by M. Chiaromonte, Le Nozze di Messina, ha s been well received at Bergamo. The artistes, who are all lauded . to the skies, were Mme. Lotti and DIM. Milesi, Eiori, and Dal Basics. Naples, a young m4rst,t , 111" G , h p •,,- dueed a new opera, Tre illaZ7iinottii. The. theatre was nearly empty a local paper), but the opera was unanimously coßdeumeol by the sr.•anty audience present. De Giosa's Fly (1' ArleB has been pr- ,) uced at Florenci, wt;r it,eivEd with faveur, theugh it cannot be said to have achieved a success. Mme. Bendazzi and M. Gnone are highly spoken of, but M. Pardini is said to have excited enthusiasm. From Madrid we learn that a company of capital ists had obtained the authorisation of government to establish a "New Lyrical Theatre," reserved for the sole representation of operas on national subjects. The Mediterraneo, a Genoa paper, mentions that in the South of Spain a general mania for music is prevailing. At Granada, M. Giorgio Ronconi, the great baritone, was creating a perfect furore, and reaping literally a golden harvest—something like 800 piastres (about 1741.) for each representation—iis spoken of. The frequenters of the opera at Jerez had offered a valuable bracelet to Mme. Montenegro. At Cordova the Creole pianist, M. Gottschalk, had met with extraordinary success ; he gave eighteen concerts, and left the proceeds of the last, amounting to nearly 2001., te the charitable establishments in that city. While New York boasts of going ahead of Lon don, Paris, and St. Petersburgh in operatic matters, San Francisco threatens to shoot considerably past New York. The last American mail informs us of a competition to engage Miss Hayes to sing six months in California for the sum of 10,0001. EVENING, SEPTEMBER 25. 1852. NORWICH MUSICAL FESTIVAL. NORWICH, SEPT. 23.—Last night, the third miscel laneous concert attracted a very large and brilliant as semblage in the hall. The body of the hall was quite tilled, and the gallery seats were nearly all occupied. The programme included—Mozart's Symphony in E flat; the Duetto " All' opra as la man mettiamo," Fidelio, sung by Madame Viardot Garcia and Herr Formes; Donizetti's Aria, " Fra poco a to"—Mr. Sims Reeves ; a part song, " The Wreath," by Benedict, which was en cored; Cherubini's Overture, " Faniski;" and " La cale sera," an Aria Espanola, sung by Madame Fiorentini, also encored. After the overture at the commencement of the concert, an air by G. A. Oilactarren was sung by Mr. Sims Reeves, as a tribute of respect to the memory of the late Duke of Wellington. Mr. Sims Reeves sung this ballad in a manner that elicited unbounded applause. All the performances were well received, and several pieces were encored. The concluding grand march drew loud applause. This morning the performance of the Messiah drew an unprecedented audience. The hall was com pletely crowded; numbers stood under the galleries and in the passages. The peformance was perfect. The choruses went with the utmost precision; and the re citatives, airs, duets, and quintets were most effectively rendered by Signor Gardoni, Signor Beletti, Miss Dolby, Herr Formes, Miss Pyne, Mr. Lockey, Mr. Sims Reeves, Mr. Weiss, Madame Viardot Garcia, and Miss Alleyne. The statement which follows shows the comparative total attendance at the last three Festivals, and exhibits the unpleasing fact of a diminution of public patronage: 1845. 1848. 1852. Tuesday Evening 7Ol 1,256 1,028 Wednesday Morning ... 1,335 1,289 482 p, Evening ... 1,211 9BO 762 Thursday Morning ~ Evening ...... 1,666 1,037 1,053 Friday Morning l,B O 965 1,947 Avery full attendance is expected at the ball this a , .;counto for July awl Auz. Fhewed-1331ance from the lest accoutr, 8801 Os 51: ,-• . ;:in: -), 8,605/ 166 6d; sund , lee, 2551 146 711/ t casts and racy:hunts' bills, 7.338/ ny eitvidold 71 104 per share (1,50(21): leaving haiaace in hlt,d, 902/ 13=. 6d. 'h. A'fsed Cans❑ls meeting, o❑ Tu , srlav, the ac counts showed—Copper ores sold (►rss dues), 3,8611 14s 2d.-I'y labour cost, June, 606/ 18s 6d; ditto July, 7961 163 6d; doctor and club, 191 lOs Ild; subsist, 38/; merchants' bills, 5851 9s 9,1; water charge to Great Wheal Alfred, 621: leaves profit, 1,7521185 9d; to which add balance last account, 516/ 14s I Id, and deduct divi dend, 1,7921, leaves a balance in hand, 477/ 13s Bd. A dividend of 7s per shore was declared. At Great Wheal Alfred meeting, on Tuesday, a call of 23s 104 per share was made; making the total paid 20/ 7s 8d per share. At Consols Mi❑es meeting, on the 15th inst., the ac counts for July and August showed—Balance from last account, 3,3441 103; costs and merchants' bills, 4,885/ 19s Bd-----8,230/ 9s Bd.—By ores sold, 4,8741 Os 7d; leaving balance against adventurers, 3,356193 Id. The debts co❑tracted previously to Ist May last amounted to 2,1231 153 Old, and the payments, in part liquidation, were 1,059183 11d—leaving balance against original adventurers, 1,0641 63 lid. A call of 53 on each of the 1,248 shares, for the general purposes of the adventure, was made, and one of 13s each on those shares which have contributed only 153 towards the ex tinction of the old debts. _ . _ At the Beacon Mine bimonthly meeting, on the 17th instant, the :Accounts showed the costs to [mount to 1501 9s lid; leaving a bulance in hand of 261 15s lOid. A call of 2s per share was made for the next two months' cost. At the Coed Mawr Pool bi-monthly meeting, on Sa turday, the purser's accounts showed the costs paid during the preceding two months to have been 159/ 15s Id, and that there remained an estimated surplus fund of 1,0601 5s Id, with which operations were to be extended, on the plan adopted at the last meeting. At Devon and Courtenay Consols meeting, on the 14th of September, the accounts showed—Costs for July, 4141 I Is 9d; August, 2431 Ila 4d- -, -- - 6581 3s Id.—Balance last account, 70/ 13s 6d; call in July, 3901148: leaving balance to next account, 1931 15s 7d. A call of 2s per share was made. At Tregardock Mine two-monthly meeting, on Tues day, the accounts showed—Balance in hand last account, 19518 s lid; calls received, 3071 103=50218s I Id. Mine cost for July, 1481 5s 2d ; August, 1241 7s 5d : leaving balance, with 271 10s unpaid calls, of 2571 I6s 4d ; the only liability is that of Messrs. Nicholls and Co., for re pairs of engine, 103153.10 J. A call of 5s per share was made. At North Wheal Buller (Redruth) bi-monthly meet ing, held in Liverpool on the 15th instant (David Lamb, Esq., in the chair), the accounts showed—Mine cost for July, 2031 7s 3d; August, 1951 12s 4d=3951 19s 7d.— Balance in favour of adventurers last account, 58135: leaving balance against the mine, 337/ . 16s 7d. A call of lOs per share was made. At Wheal St. Agnes meeting, on the 16th inst., the accounts showed—Balance last account, 3212 s 4d; mine cost for April, 461 12s; May, 381 7s 2d; June, 371 14s 6d; July, 371 18s 8d; August, 321 lOs Sd; merchants' bills, 401 5s Ith----265/ 108 sd.—By call on 221 shares at 1/, 221/; by sale of tin, 131 lls Ild; leaving a balance due to the purser of 301 18s 6d. A call of 11 per share was made. Bodmin Consols made a call of 11 per share yes terday. At Wheal Fanny general meeting, on Wednesday, the accounts showed—Receipts, 4,0011 is 8d; expenditure, 3,0881 3s 9d—leaving a balance of 9121 17s lid; and a balance of assets over liabilities of 3761 17s 3d. The estimated amount required to meet the expenditure until next meeting was 1,0411 15s 9d, to meet which a call of 4s per share was made. At the Runnaford Coombe meeting, on Wednesday, the accounts showed—Balance last account, 31 143 6d; calla, 1131 17s 6d; tin sold, 55112 s 6d- - - - - - -173/ 4s 6d. By labour cost July, 9517 s 7d; August 741 15s lUd : leaves balance next account, 31 Is Id. At Wheal Edward meeting, on Monday, the accounts showed—Calls, 1,0351 ss.—Balance last account, 1401 19s 3d; labour 'zest May, 1551 19s 4,1; ditto June, 1181 15s 8d; ditto July, 10219 s 9d; leaving balance to next account, 5111 Is, of which there is in hand, 2981 16s; and arrears of call, 2121 ss. At the Augusta Consols meeting, on Wednesday, the accounts showed a balance of 1891 103 5d against the mine, and a call of 2s per share was made. At Anna :Maria Consols meeting, on Tuesday, the accounts showed—Cost to end December, 66/ is 7d; ditto for April, May, and June, 1341 106 9d; July, 1941 5s 7d; August, 651 18s 8d—.460/ 16s 6d. Calls re ceived, 3151 15s 6d: leaving balance to next account, 1451 Is id; duo on first payment for engine, 1831 13s 4c1.6 328/ 14s 5d liabilities, against 421 12s 6d assets, to receive from calls in arrear. A call of 6s per share was made. During the week shares have changed hands in Devon Great Consols, Wheal Basset, Afred Consols, Tincroft, West Providence, West Caradon, North Basset, Merllyn, Bedford United, Tremayne, Golden, South Tamar, Groat Polgooth, Garreg, Clive, Cubert, Halamanning and Croft Gothal, Orsedd, Wheal Arthur, Robins, Speedwell, Whitford, Mostyn,' Michell, Coniston, Great Bryn, Wheal Fortune (South Tawton), Carpenter, Edward, Samson, Banly, Duke of Cornwall, Franco, South Carn Brea, Great Wheal Tonkin, Manor Mine, Praed Consols, Blaen Caylen, Bronfloyd, Weston, Churchstoke, Dunsley Wheat Phoenix, Great Tregune, Hill-bridge, Allt-y-Crib, Trebell, Langford, Wheal Henry, Treasury, Sarah, Dolcoath, Sidney Godolphin, Leeds and St. Aubyn, Trebavah, Kist Wheal Vor, Leeds Town, and Mining Clempany of Ireland. URES FOR 1852. :MBER. Wes tern Meeting Upton•on-Severu Breconshire..... ...... 30 evening. BIRTH-PLACE OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON. Mr. Murray, LL.D., of Trinity College, who pub lished a pamphlet claiming the Duke of Wellington to be a native of Dublin, has addressed the following to Saunders' paper " Sir,—Obeerving that two letters havo appeared in your columns which seem to negative the proofs referred to in my published pamphlet, I beg to remind the public that neither of the statements contained in those letters has as yet been verified, while one of them at least must be erroneous, as they contradict each other. " We are told by Mr. Ryan that a certain old nurse tender, named Daly, got mixed up in the concerns of an Irish election—as many good and worthy dames have done before ber—and that she thereupon swore that the Duke of Wellington was born at Dangan Castle, and that he was born in • the month of March.' The chairman of committee must surely have remarked— " Methinks the lady doth protest too much. " Again, a Mr. Cunningham, of Edinburgh, alleges that a relative of his alleges, or alleged, that the Coun tess of Mornington alleged in a written letter, that so and so . But where is the Countess's letter to be seen? Who knows her handwriting? Nay, what proof have we of the existence of Mr. Cunningham? The as sertions of Mr. Cunningham, of Edinburgh, or of Mr. Murray, of Dublin, are worth as much in the case as the proofs which they furnish, and no more; and to a pe rusal of mine I hope I may invite without fear of their proving unsatisfactory.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your very obedient servant, JOHN MURRAY, LL.D. " Trinity College, Sept. 22, 1852." Mr. Murray is the gentleman who, by accident, discovered the entry in an old Dublin magazine, which purported to have been published on the Ist of May, and therein was contained a notice of the birth of a son to the Countess Of Mornlxigtou, on the 29th ult. (April). Mr. Murray then searched the records of Peter's Church, and found the entry which has been already repeatedly mentioned, consequently he maintains that he has unquestionable proofs that the great Duke was not born at Dangan, but in Dublin ; and that most certainly the Ist of May was not his birthday. [ln Mr. Murray's pamphlet we read—" A monthly periodical, published in Dublin, of high repute in those days, styled .Exshaw's Gentleman's Magazine, exhibits tte following entry in its May number, 1769 April 29, the Countess of Mornington of a soul' " And again—" On search made in the re gistry (at St. Peter's Church, Dublin), I found the subjoined entry at foot of a page headed, ' Christen ings, 1769 April 30. Arthur, son of the Right Hon. Earl and Countess of Mornington,' and signed, Isaac Mann, Archdeacon.'" After this it is non sense to assert that the Great Duke was born on the Ist of May.—ED. Sun.] DANISH STEAM DREDGE, AND NOVEL VOYAGE FROJI 711 E. CLYDE. While the fame of our noble river is spreading far and wide by the magnificent steam-ships that are constantly sailing from her ports, it has recently been extended to a northern shore in rather a peculiar manner. The Danish Government, it seems, some time ago determined on an extensive dredging operation being commenced for the purpose of clearing the harbour of Copenhagen of its dangerous bars, and of increasing its shipping accommo dation. With this view the Government established a set of dredging machines, moved by horse-power, but finding this a slow process, especially in their own hands, they advertised to let the work by contract, and a company was formed, who became the success ful competitors for the job. This company set about it in a business-like way, and commissioned from this country a first-rate steam dredge on the newest principle. This marine machine has just been com pleted at the building-yard of Messrs. Henderson and Son, at the Patent Slip, Renfrew, and is of the follow ing dimensions, being the most powerful dredge yet built in Great Britain:—Her length is 100 feet over all; breadth, 22} feet; horse-power of the engine, 30; and her capacity of dredging 24 feet deep. On being launched, the enterprising builders next considered the best means of getting her across to Copenhagen, and at once determined to tow her all the way from the Clyde—an undertaking which must seem, to those acquainted with the most unship looking appearance of a dredger, no light one. Messrs. Henderson, however, were not daunted; but hav ing got their craft firmly secured by strong hawsers to a tug built by themselves for the use of the dredge at Co penhagen, they procured the aid of another Clyde tug, and set sail on Saturday eight days down the Frith, rounded the Mull of Cantyre, and entered the Caledonian Canal on Tuesday. Having passed through the canal and sailed from Inverness on Friday night, and the Clyde tug having returned, the fleet is to be joined by the Glenalbyn, of Leith, and, dragged by this powerful steamer and her own tug, the nredger is expected to arrive, wind and weather permitting, about the time we write in the sound. We understand she will bo employed for twelve years, and that the King of Denmark is con templating still more extensive operations, and a thorough deepening of all his harbours. Honour to our Clyde shipbuilders, and may they go on extending their renown in all directions. —Glasgow Constitutional. MINING INTELLIGENCE. (From the Mining Journal of this day.) Considering the time of year, the market is in as healthy a state as could be expected; and when the Oc tober dividends are declared, we doubt not its tendency to a considerably increased business in shares. Bedford United have advanced to 8/; Devon Great Consols, 3901; Dolcoath, 30/ ; Great Polgooth, 5/ ; South Tamar, 61 ; West Caradon, 1751 and 1801 ; West Providence, 501; Wheal Basset, 5254 Tremayne, 271; Gonamena, 151; Ha lamanning, 1201; Trebarvah, 71 109 ; Wheal Franco, 131; Wheal Speedwell, 91 10s; Mining Company of Ireland, 10/ 2s 6d. Alfred Consols, Merllyn, North Basset, Par Consols, Tin Croft, Wheal Golden, South Cern Brea, Trebel!, Langford, West Fowey,. Wheal Arthur, Wheal Uny, and Great Sheba, maintain their prices, and are in request; other shares a re stationary at present. In Cornwall, Wheal Bulle roast risen from 7501. to 800/.; Comford to IS/ 10s; t Charlotte from Si, to 111. The Great Poldice and Wheal Unity Consols shares have been done at lOs premium. The directors of the Devon Great Consols Mining Company, at their weekly board meeting, yesterday, de clared a dividend of 8,1924 being . 8/ per share, ari s i ng from p ro fit s on sa l es o f ore sampled for the months of May and June last. After payment of the same, there remains in hand a balance of 34,53 21 14s 5d in cash, ore bilis not et maturity, and reserve fund, applicable to the general purtioes of the company. on 'Tuesday, the acecunts At Wheal Buller meeting, for July and August s howed—Balance from the last account, 1,3151 is 9d; ores sold (less duos), 7,8091 17s lel=-----9,124/ 18s 9d.—Mine costs and m erc h ants ' bill s , 3,2391 6s 2d; dividend of 171 10s per share (4,4801): leaving balance in favour of adventurers, 1,4051 12s Bd. At the United Mines meeting, on the 17th inst., the When made up in From what When PLACES, General Post-office port diti- due. London. J patched. --- America (by Brit. pkt.)N Sept. 21 .. Liverpool.. ,Sept. 29 America (by U.S. pkt.) N,Sept. 21 .. Liverpool Sept.,' 28 America (by U.S. pkt.) M Sept. 29 .. Southampt. Sept.( 22 Australia (via South- ampton) 31,20 th ofeachir onth Southampt. Sept. 24 Ditto (via Marseilles) N 24th ofeach monthiDover .. Oct. 17 Ditto, viaC. of G. Hope N,2d & 14th each mo.lPlymouth.. Nov. 30 Africa (West coast).. Nl4th of the month Plymouth Alexandria* N 19th & 30th of me. Dover .. Sept. 18 Belgium N Daily .. .. . 'Dover .. Daily Brazil .. Ml9th of the month iSouthampt. Oct. 12 Buenos Ayres • • .. 3119th of the month Southampt. Oct. 12 California(viaChagres)Ml2d& 17th of month , Southam pt. Oct. 16 Cape of Good Hope Nll4th of the month Plymouth.. Sept. 26 Cape de Verde N 2tl of the month .. Plymouth.. Sept. 26 Constantinople* Central America .. M l 2d & 17th of men. Southampt. Sept. 16 Channel Isles • • .. N Mon., Wed., &Fri. Southampt. Tu. Th. Sat Chill . 11,1!2d & 17th of mnth Southampt. Sept. 16 France .. M NlTwice daily .. .. Dover .. Twicedally Greece* .. Nlthl7th27th of mo Dover •• Sept. 19 Hamburgh N, Tuesday & Friday London .. Tues. Sat. Holland .. • • .. BiWednes. & Satur. London .. SUR. Thui s Honduras .. . 11117th of the month Southampt. Sept. 16 Ireland .. & N Twice daily .. 'Holyhead.. Twicodally India (via Southamp.) 31,20 th of the month Southampt. Sept. 24 India (via Marseilles) N l Bth& 24th efmonth Dover • • Oct. 3 India, via C. of G. Hope N 14th of month Plymouth.. Sept. 26 Mauritius .. • 2Gl4th of month Plymouth.. Sept. 26 Mediterranean (via Southampton) .. Mi2oth of the month Southampt. Sept. 24 Mediterranean (via Marseilles) N Bth&24th ofmontb Dover •• Oct. 3 M ex i co „. Mld of the month.. Southampt. Ist ea. mo. Madeira 31,9 th of the month Southampt. Oct. 12 Malta* & 30th of month 7th,17th,19th,27th Dover Sept. 29 Naples* •• N sth 15th 25th ofme Dover Sept. 22 Papal States * • • .. N ,sth 15th 25th ef moiDover Sept. 22 Feninsula .. • • .. M 7th 17th 27th ef mo Sonthampt. Arrived Peru 2d F.: 17th of ninth Southampt. Sept. 16 Tuscany * .• • • N sth 15th 25th of mo Dover •• Sept. 22 West Indies • • 31 17th of the month Southampt. Arrived West Indies (except Havanna & Nassau) M 2d of the month .. Southampt. * The mails to those Countries thus marked (*) are conveyed by French Packet via Marseilles. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From last night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32 for the Week ending on Saturday, the 18th day of Septcoll4er, 1852. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued.. ! ..... 35,154,530 Government debt .. 11,015,100 Other securities .... 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 21,135,376 Silver bullion • • • • • • 19,154 £35,154,530 35,154,b30 J. R. ELSEY, Deputy Cash ier. Dated the 23d day of September, 1852. 'THE COUNTRY MARKIF,'TS WARYFIEILD, '.'ZEPT 24.—W h ave increased supPlie9 of articles. Thera is no cla:inge to rote in th e value of the best parcels of new or old wheat, but for rough (Jut of con itioned samples the sale is slow at lower prices. B rley meets a fair sale at fall prices. Oats and shelling are rather lower. Beans still sc Old. New. WHEAT, per qr. 601bs per bushel:— a. s. Suffolk, Essex, and Kent, red —to 43 to 45 Ditto, white _ 46 -- 50 N o rfolk and Hunts., red 40 42 43 Ditto, white ... 45 42 Li nco lnshire and Cambridge, red ••• •••• 40 Ditto, white ... ••• 45 4 ,' Yorkshire, red ••, ..• 4 40 0 Ditto, white 4 „ Dantzic and Konigsburg , white •• 44 4y 4z Lower Baltic and Hamburgh, red... —— 33 33 Mediterranean, red ... ..• , BARLEY, per quarter of 8 brihels:— Lincolnshire and Yorkshire Grinding per 30 stone • .. 27 —• 3 1 26 7 : 24 Foreign ..• ••• BEANS, per qr. 631bs to the bushel : Small, fine Ticks ••• 30 35 3 2 3 .. . - - - 29 -, • OATS, F"e per stone:— rd dealing . ... ... —d to —d 1 1,1 to --,, Feeding ••• •' ... —d to —d 1 0 to 1: 1 -, 1 Foreign ... ~. ... —d to —d 10d to 1"..... SHELLING, per load of 2611 b ... 27 -- 28 '-- , MALT, per load of 6 imperial bushels 38 ..... 41 '"" "- PEAS, per imperial Quarter Blue and white boilers Grey and Feed ... VALS. ... 30 - 33 29 - 32 _ _ Wheat ... .. Barley ... ... ... .... Q9A:;851:7 : 1 : 9' Oats ... ... ... 3 G 7 Beans... ... 1 " ., Tares ... .7. ... ._ 10 I BRISTOL SUGAR —MARKET, SEPT. 24,--ThOTO has boon a very good demand here lately for most descriptions of. raw sugar, and about 900 hogsheads West India and 8,000 mats of Mauritius have found buyers at rather improved rates. The refined market is firmer, with a good business doing. R u m i s s till dull. —.B, istol Al ercr, s t: m a ,, t 3a h l e i r w s e ia h r bo EXETER, SEPT. 92,—Cattle Market.. —The s upply ( 1 : , ), .. e c r e s— fetcheda n d quo 5 ta l d t i p o e n r s th cattle and sheep was not so large as last Wee Reef was a shade cheaper--the range of prices being from 8s to 8s 9d per score. Cows and calves w I 7 ,; barreners, 4s 6d to 5s per score; butchers' calve 0 , °l€ l per lb. Sheep sold at about former prices —prim were from 4Z.d to :id; lambs were scarce, and sold a 818 a to. 121 , about 6d per lb. Pigs, at last week's prices. Pork Carcases—There was a larger su ply this morning than has been the case for man weeks') Prices ranged from lb. lay from Os 6d to 8s per score. yPannier--Turkeys, 5s to 694 geese, 5s 6d to 7s each; ducks, 4s 6d to 5s 6d; fowls; 63d to is s:s each; butter, lid to is per lb; egg s, largo ditto, sd; °west to 4s; pigeons, is 9d per couple; partridges, 3 3 to 3 ,4 , per brace; hares, 2s 6d to 3s; rabbits, 10d; roasters ..0 this . Corn Exchange—From the nature of the barvel! year, samples of wheat must necessarily gre at y., vary in „ • 's very q llty—so that the range of quotations 1 w 'de w 4s l * For new wheat some has been offered so lo _ l l.l t w he n r n a i n — ge T o h f e 6d per bushel; best quality, :5s 6d and 5s 9d; °' per ip s r a i c e ir e— . 3 to _wheat, from 6s to Os 3d per bushel. Barley, Wi n 5 0 11 16 to 1 te! ` 1 1:1 5 6 d; oats, 2s 3d to 2s 6d. Fine flour also varies 0335.. , : arrival LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 24.--'We have bad a tali bu of wheatthe and Flour from America since otherTueschO quotations top priceis b4cnigpefrrolmb. 333 to ' supplies from other quarters are small of any 0 both of the grain trade. At this 030Ttls Ing, sum old and new wheat were in fair request fro° Con for sh. ers, and a few parcels of the fun were takeat.o_ in r a pm ent. Prices generally were hanged, excep Ifol . few cases with the newly-arrived Araer ieen ' late which a trifle less was taken. Flour maintained_. prices, and purely good brands still scarce. Indian corn steady at 298 6d for A d3o for whi te ' merican yellow, an 9 , h r sr' There was no variations in the uotations or otmr ticks. Irish new mealin Oats 2a q 6d to 23 3d per 451b0 quality of the best fine. g Noamnammyrox • S EFT. 22.—Wheat, white, ° la 59 3 d t° d ditto 5s 9d, ditto new os to 5s 6d, red ditto, old 5s Od to 5s 6 , 48 ca to new 4s 4 6 s d • fid to 5s Od ; oats, 2s 3d to 2s 9d; b eans i , barley Cs Od per bushel. Od, red WYTHERBT, SEPT. 23.—White wheat, 16s 03 to 170 ...... ditto 1 beans 5s lid to I6s Od per load ; barley 295 Od to 300 Od per 01" Ripo n, Od to 15s 6d per load ; oats lid to ls per stone. 4, _, to 5s 71*T' SEPT . 23.—01 d wheat 5s 6d to 6s Od, neW dittoo __9l,a. ; beans Os Od to Os per bushel ; barley 281 t 3u ) oats 11 Od to 23s Od per qr. Od' be an° KNARESBOROU GH, SEPT. 22.—Wheat 596 d to 65 , „,,, 4a Od to 4s 6d per bushel ; barley 32 • oats 209 to - 4 , 0 - 270 to s , , per qr. 62lb INVERNISs, SEPT. 21.—Wheat, per qr, weighlb ver te u r sn b e lishel, 38s Od to 41s Od; ditto, old, vreighing u`. h l n g 008 Od to C3s Od ; barley, per quarter, we:liti'lisg 541b 4211) per bushel, 25s 6d to 26s 6d ; oats, per quarter, sce'g e ill per i bushel, 18s Od to Ws Od. Oatmeal, per 10 3 1 ) , r „ boll, 's Od to Os Od ; ditto second, 14s 6d to 00s Od ; barle?.., meal, Ils 6d to Os Od ; peacemeal 15s Od to Os Od ; bran, ph, stone, " 34s Od to 35s Os idtoOs Od ; first - flo p ' r 2801 b ., second ditto, 27s Od to 28s Od ;uor'atmeesl, best, per done of .;lb imperial, is 6d to Os Od; ditto second, Is 5d to Os Od; hl o e l r , m2senls 4d t) Os Od • peasemeal , u ls 6d to Os Od; cash, 2i 9d credit ; second ditto, 29 Od cash, rat,43cra dit.pet P°° ll ' 4 4 • Potatoes, per stone 3d to Od • beef to 6d; veal, 4d to sd; ' ' , k 3,1 to , mutton, 4d to 6d; Po' , 0 d • ( Nolo , fowls, each, 10 ~a,4,, Oa.. dto 12d; chickens, per pair, 10,1 tot butter,' fresh, 9d to 10d Od ; eggs , per dozen, 6d to Od' ~ 2 d to per lb ; ditto, salt, 8d d to 10 ; crou t c re (cOros t j. tO 5 t Od; four-pound loaf , ' li fine, Id to 6d; ditto, second, 4d coals, per cwt, 9d; hay, per stone, 8d to Icl. —se Rapeseed ... N• ''' 301 Shelling ... ... ••• Linseed 'Malt ..• ... . • ••• Flour ... ... •' ••• .., ••• --.. ..... THE CLOTHING MANUFACTIJInd has FOREIGN WOOL, LEEDS, SEPT. 2e dema nd 'al been somewhat limited, for both foreiell ayweomrEo_yoslsdrG,lrit,mth.si.sawsveeoko;L,bLutEpurpiso,essEarpeT.s t2eatd._ilyTraheariaeant:3l3icri:eo:4°;eilaeno moderato amount of sales of combing and LIVERPO IS O re L ek N; mend,P rices firm. b. Imports'cletvst7, wools Ottotil,astsEwie,Tek2'so _rawteso,:n: P i i ° . : 4l 6 tocpir. , 106 business is limited, owing to ; 01, fa :, r d e e : Trieste' 22; B a • } res YORK WOOL, SEPT. 23. this. w.eek.are—SyriNavna,n:st —The show of wool this dal o w f a w s h s i m oh all, the number of sheets being only thirteen!ttu., were left unsold. There were, however, p1an ,.,,,J, of pearbuyers, at late rates. The markets for the season OF to be drawing to a close. 'l3 both TRADE OF LEEDS.—We had excellent markets i being the Cloth-halls on Saturday, a good brisk business _ done. 'here was also a fair average business doneeriQf. Tuesay. Beavers, in colours. were in good den) „ lll ; any r good saleable cloths were easily disposed Of, at firm p to ic n es. There have been a good many drapers tot e' have w bduring the week, and the country trade houses t,en brisk. The London and shipping. house: t ‘u but, ea been rather quiet, with one or two except.loo9; e - e ' re .. the whole, a fair trade is regularly doing in th e shallwar bal il a houses, good autumn a general opinion prevails that we and winter trade. 1 00 10 BRADFORD. SEPT. 23.—The stocks of Englishfi in this ' pier. There market are but light, and prices are : _,a the demand d a full amount of business doing; but mate increase, it is feared that the raw ra inners will advance, a and increase the difficulties of aP lull e d and manufacturers. Different opinions aro entertaia concerning corn the prices of colonial wools at the sales. , ..„ is eery TRADE OF MANCHESTER, SEPT. 23. . —There ~. &re. little change in the market, and prices continue There is still a good demand for and? printers at full owing 92 a to nd a 40.inch 1 shirtings have been going off better , „,,_ both et be se demand from calico printers; in d t per classes of goods there is li • ° 3d. an increase of _ _, the wee k.. piece, as compared with the commencement, of on Tao The revivedobserved demand day has found for low jaconets of stocks; and , the market rather bare „,, e prices are not so favourable as 6 few weeks ago. '1,..71, m ter a s rket for fancy goods continues active, and taboo 12,10_ only limit their operations for visas of cloth. 1` . 4 V, styles are rather dearer. The most depressed branch 0.! trade is that for the manufacture of domestics, w hic h ks d o ° not realise remunerative prices, although the atoc sr!! hand are by no means large. Mule yarns for Indi o % si v e going off steadily, and the higher numbers of yarn, :re for sc best classes of cotton for home consumption t. ce. a mod TRADE OF LEICESTER.---Tho same steady -e _.„ t ii continues for all useful goods, but wholesale huseajoi, tat present give the advance in yarns, so Salestht in nags is done with but little margin for profit. re yarns are made with difficulty, bat spinnera can 0 cede from present prices; wools being equally firta ' price as reported for some time past. ----- ,he close of the market Braddyll .............•!tui, t;cl ...... Hetton 169 co HaswBll ..... ........ Russell's Ileum ocl Stewart 's 6cl ,Plummer iScarborough ........... 159 od ICasso .............. 3t i Hartlepool .........•••• 53 Bowden ............. Heugh Hall ............ 153 041 Kelloe ................ 1 0 t o South Kelloe ............ . 1 159 69 Tees ..... ......... - 6`l Pease's West... ......... 13s 53 Sold, 43. BIRTHS. OF A SON. On the 20th Wood, Esq. OD 11 ise-wells, the On the 221 e, the lady b the inst., at Instow .11 Shepherd's -bus wife of John H Clifton, a, enry Esq. On the 21st •OF A DAUGHTER. r 0 11 1 1 • Gilbert Fr9nkland Lewis. • On the 21st • of j a o ` stp:lNovnenldin,gEtosnq. Rectory__, Tyrone, inst., at the Flush House, her, ecalotY ef ,he mills at b NViIO 0, COAL MAIISE' Prices of Coal per ton at t Buddle's W. Hartley.. 16s Od Cookson's Hartley ... 14s 6d Hasting's Bartley 16s Od Holywell .............. 15s 6d New Tanfield ......... 13s 3d New Pelton Main...... 13s Gd South Peareth ......... 12s Od 13 s Od fautield Moor Butes.. Townley ......... 16s 14s O6d d West Ilartey ......... 13 s 6d West Wylam •• •• Wall's End, Z ee. 15s .............. 15s Od Lawson .................. 14s 6d Eden Main ...... 153 9d Belmont ................ 15s 9d ships at marker MARRIED. to 0)141, Rev.On the 21st inst., at Monksto wn Church, near I) o'- ra, Nathaniel Proctor, chaplain, Royal N av eldest daughter of the late G. R. Lamb, Esq, of liamP s t. : s 4., On the 21st inst., at i r l anw ell, Arthur Harvey WYa tt ' ugh of Acton-hill, Staffordshi re, to Emma Eliza, youngest da . y: t ' a d. streel ter of Edward White, Esq., of Great hlarlboroug DIED. At Glen Uske, on the 22d inst., Colonel Sir DighY worth, Bart., aged 64. At Hammersmith, on the 22d inst., William Taney Cf,hl.rifi Esq., 14' p yot -•-- S., member of the Institution of 'll - On the 23d inst., in Northampton-squire, Welch, aged 86. On the 19th inst. at Relugas, Morayshire, NJ:3.1161411'i DPKilligin, Esq., of' Relugas, aged 52. Mrs. Elizabeth of London: Printed and Published by MIIRDO TOLIN°O No. in, Strand, Printer, at Th e Sun Office, D'" ) •,.., P f Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy. in the cou 33 " roliddlosich Oaturdo, Septembsr 101 IBER. RACING FIXT SEPTE: Pains Lane 27 Newmarket F. O. Chesterfield Weaverthorpe 29 OCTO: Handsworth Chester Royal Caledonian Hunt and Edinburgh Club 6 York Union Hunt 6 Monmouth 6 Wrexham Harrogate NOVE Newmarket S. 0. Perth Pontypool Holywell Hunt Richmond Stretford Autumn 2l Lanark .. 22 Newmarket Houghton.. 25 ;WISER. Northallerton Aberystwith Shrewsbury Autumn 23 Kilkenny 2B ES TO COME. EMBER. Worcester Autumn 2 Epsom 4 Liverpool Antun i lO Cowbridge Hunt IRISH RAC] SEPT] Cashel OCT.: Curragh l2 I Down Roiat Corp 2O 28 )EE R. Carlow SEABORNE MAILS. [N signitl.ei that the mails are sent from the General Post-oreo by the nign t—and M by the morning—dispatch.] YANKING DEPARTMENT. Z. Proprietorecapital— 14,553,000 Rest .. .......... 3,552,310 Public deposits (In cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ings -banks, and Di vidend accounts) . • 8,010,476 Other deposits • • • • • • 11,919,586 seven day and other Bills .... 1,393,075 Government securi ties (including Dead Weight Annuity) • • 1 089,182 Other securities •• •• 11,325,130 (Gold • ••• • • • ...... 13,201,400 Gold and Silver coin • • 7121765 X 39,428,477 I j. R, ELSE Y, Deputy Costlier. Dated the 23d day of September, 1852. £39,428,47 7 MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF A PROFESSIONAL GENTLEMAN.—On Thursday the metropolitan police re• —lt appears the gentle man information of the sudden disappearance of a profes sional gentleman in the neighbourhood of Camden Town, exertionheauht 35 :siantcefowuhrioacclotic.mk,ethore has under the following purposema i i left n e not been heard if, uto a l l G t 'r h io o dl u da gh every as been made by the police. He is described to years of age, 5 feet 5 inches, dressed in mournin g ha ir, and had in his possession a , pale complexion, dark silver turned, m llaleade IV Hatfield and lever watch, engine ) No, 3,801.