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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, August 5. - (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yestealay.) DRAINAGE OF LANDS BILL. This Bill then went through Committee, and after a desul tory conversation was ordered to be reported to-morrow. Messengers from the Lords then brought down several Bills, which were ordered to be laid on the table. GAUGE OF RAILWAYS BILL. On the motion of Mr. MILNER GIBSON, this Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed to-morrow. RAILWAY ACCIDENTS. Sir DE LACY EVANS wished to know from the Govern ment whether it was in consequence of any defect in the powers of the Board of Trade, that the causes of the acci dents on railways were not more fully inquired into and prevented than at present? If the Board had not sufficient powers to do so, he should feel it his duty to apply to Parliament to confer on that body the necessary powers. Mr. M. , 9„IBSON admitted that, at present, this Board laboured under the disadvantage of not having sufficient powers in reference to the subject alluded to. The Board, however, defective as its powers were, exercised a great influence over railways, and in a great measure prevented accidents on them. The Go vernment had no objection to invest the Board with the necessary powers. DEODANDS ABOLITION (No. 2) BILL. This Bill then went through Committee, and was ordered to be reported on Friday. DEATH BY ACCIDENTS COMPENSATION BILL. This Bill also passed through the same stage, and was ordered to be reported on Friday. EXCLUSIVE PRIVILEGE OF TRADING ABOLITION (IRELAND) BILL. The third reading'of this Bill was postponed till Thursday. EJECTMENTS, &c. (IRELAND) BILL. The Committee on this Bill was postponed till Friday. LEASES (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill, which is in a similar stage, was also postponed to the same day. FISHERIES (IRELAND) BILL. The House then went into Committee on this Bill, and after a brief discussion, in which Sir Robert Ferguson, Mr. Pigott, Lord Lincoln, Mr. Labouchere, and Captain Jones took part, Sir G. GREY said, that as there were several other orders of the day yet to be disposed of, and on which he believed there would be no discussion, he hoped his Right Hon. Friend (Mr. Pigott) would consent to the postponement of this measure till some other day. Sir ROBERT FERGUSON—You should have finished the other orders of the day before you entered upon this. The discussion on the clauses was then renewed, and the whole of them having been agreed to, the House resumed, and the report was ordered to be brought up on Friday. DISTRICT LUNATIC ASYLUMS BILL. The Committee on this Bill was postponed until Friday. WRECK AND SALVAGE BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. SUPPLY. The Report of the Committee of Supply was brought up and agreed to. BATHS AND WASI • IIIOUSES BILL (IRELAND). This Bill was read a third time. The dropped orders of yesterday were then taken. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS BILL. The report was brought up and received. COPYHOLD COMMISSION BILL. This Bill went through Committee, and the report was ordered to be received to-morrow. TURNPIKE ACTS CONTINUANCE BILL. • This Bill went through Committee, and the report was ordered to be received to-morrow. The Stock Exchange Bill, the Highway Rates Bill, and the Loan Societies Bill, went severally through Committee, and were ordered to be reported to-morrow. SUGAR DUTIES (No. 3) BILL. Sir GEORGE GREY moved the second reading of this Bill. Mr. P. M. STEWART expressed a hope that the measures for compensation, which were intended to be a complement to this Bill, which could only be considered as part of the great measure respecting sugar, and which effected property in the colonies to a great extent, would be brought forward as soon as possible next session. Mr. lIUME wished to know if there would be any objec- Von to the production of the Orders in Council regulating the supply of labour for the West Indies? Sir G. GREY said there would not. The Bill was then read a second time. DWELLINGS FOR THE POOR. Viscount MORPETH moved for leave to bring in a Bill to empower the Commissioners of her Majesty's Woods, &c., to sell, on certain conditions, sites for dwellings for the Poor out of the hereditary estates of the Crown. The Earl of LINCOLN said he would not offer any opinion on the merits of the Bill till it was regularly before the House, only he hoped full opportunity would be given him for an examination of their details prior to being Called on for an opinion. He would not yield to the Noble Lord, in any degree, who sought leave to introduce the Bills in a sincere desire to improve the condition of the working classes, but he did not think the course proposed would realise the end sought. The Noble Lord (Lord Morpeth) was placed in his position as a trustee on behalf of the Crown, and if the Commissioners applied the property of the Woods and Forests in that way, it would not end there, but there would be numerous applications from other quarters for similar applications of the property in question. He thought they ought to adhere rigidly to the provi sions of 10 George IV., as to the use of the property placed in the hands of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests. With these observations he would reserve himself till the time when the Bill was regularly before the House. Mr. HUME briefly supported the objects of the Bill. Sir ROBERT H. INGLIS was disposed to take a similar view of the Bill to that expressed by the Noble Lord the late Secretary for Ireland. He thought it might lead to considerable abuse. After a few words from Mr. HENLEY to the same effect, leave was given to bring in the Bill. Lord MORPETH obtained leave to introduce the following Bills :—A Bill to empower the Commissioners of her Majes ty's Woods, &c., to sell, on certain conditions, sites for dwel lings of the poor out of lands vested in them under Acta for the improvement of the metropolis; and a Bill to enable the Privy Council to make regulations for the prevention of con tagious disorders, and for the more speedy removal of nuisances. Mr. LABOUCHERE obtained leave to introduce the following Bills :—A Bill to continue an Act of the sixth and seventh years of her present Majesty, intituled, "An Act to amend and continue for two years, and to the end of the then next session of Parliament, the laws:in Ireland relating to the registering of arms, and the importation, manufacture, and sale of arms, gunpowder and ammunition ;" a Bill to continue certain Acts for regulating turnpike roads in Ireland; a Bill to continue an Act of the fifth and sixth years of her present Majesty, for amending the Law relating to private lunatic asylums in Ireland. The above Bills were brought in, severally read a first time, and ordered to be printed. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the Housh adjourned at Six o'clock. _ RAILWAY COMMITTEES (YESTERDAY) HOUSE 01? LORDS. Room A. immTroraD AND HATFIELD stAILWAY, (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.). Mr. dsbaldiston (Coroner for Hertfordshire) deposed as to the im portance of the town of Hertford, and the advantages that would re sult to the town and county of Hertford from the establishment of the line before the Committee. Mr. Finnan, traffic-taker—The traffic calculation with respect to foot passengers and cattle was derived from observation on the road. The traffic would give 44 per cent. on the 130,000/. This witness was cross-examined by Mr. HILDTARD, with the view of impugning the accuracy of his calculations. After hearing some further evidence, the Committee decided, with out hearing counsel for the opposition, that the preamble of the Bill was not proved. The room was then ordered to be cleared. Upon our being re-ad mitted. The CnAntmex declared the preamble of the West Riding Union Railway 1141 to be proved. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAIL- WAY COMPANY. ---- The half-yearly meeting of this Company was held at the Company's offices, No. 61, Moorgate-street, yesterday, at one o'clock. W. R. Collet, Esq., M.P., took the chair. The SECRETARY read the advertisement convening the meting, and afterwards the minutes of the last half-yearly meaing, and two other special meetings of the shareholders, which were ordered to be confirmed by the votes of those present. The CHAIRMAN then said, before calling on the secretary to read the report, which detailed most fully and particu larly everything connected with the affairs of the Company, whether past, present, or future, he would claim the indul gence of the meeting for a very short time indeed. He said he never appeared before the shareholders with such satisfaction as he did on that occasion. The directors, indeed, had always expressed great confidence as to the prospects, and ultimate success of the Company; still there remain sd doubts on the minds of the public relative to their experiment, and more particularly in reference to the Menai bridge. It •gratified him now, however, to state that, during the past six months, they had overcome every one of those difficulties which seemed to be great obstacles in their way, as would appear by the directors' report and the report drawn up by Mr. Robert Stephenson. The directors had entered into engagements for the construction of the Menai and Conway bridge, which would very soon be in the course of com pletion, and when he told the meeting that three-fifths of the entire line had been executed ; that of 4,421,876 yards of earthwork, 2,627,188 yards had been done already, Ise thought he proved to the shareholders that they had not been idle during the six months past. At present there were 3.2,5.38 men and 861 horses employed on the line, and they were proceeding with the works with more speed, perhaps, than was displayed on any other line. The two miles of the line out of Chester, forming a connecting link between the existing Chester lines and the North Wales mineralßailway to Wrexham and Ruabon, would be completed and opened in October next, simultaneously with the latter line. He said the directors had entered into arrangements with the North Wales Mineral Railway t Company, by which They had agreed to give them the use of . this portion of the Nue for the following six month2,soo/., in case the combined s t , raffi , c 2o o 6 f in consideration of 2,0001., I. the n two companies amounted, during that period, to 31 happy y arl t y e inform the meeting that since the las e t w eneeting the Government had agreed to expend 150 ,0001. works of the new packet and refuge harmer at 11;17 h cad during the present year, of which sum the Company W as to provide 37,0001. Mr. Rendell, th e Government en g; veer, had completed the plans and specifications for deep ening• the old harbour, and the works would soon be advertised for contract ; and the resident engineer was proceeding with the necessary surveys and eitameations preparatory to the works on the new harbour. The directors had also turned their attention to the means of conne xic h a between Holyhead and Kingstown, and were in hops that ,the mails would be conveyed by the Company in August next. The Irish trade would thus be opened up to that part of the con.ntry. by means of the Company's line. He said the Shropshire rnion Railway and Canal Company , in w hic h this Company h a d an interest, had obtained the sa nction of the Legislature to three of their lines, the Chester and Wol verhampton, the Sirrewsbury and Stafford, and the Newton and Crewe. He was gratified to find that the directors had met with the ready and cordial support of the shareholders. He said that of the calls which had been made to the amount of 1,155,00 E, only 49,000/. were due. During the past six months the Company's expen diture had been at the rate of 90,000/. a-month, and for the rest of the year would be about 100,000/. The Chair man concluded by calling on The SEcita:realr, who read the report, the main details of which appear fly the Chalidie.o speech. A report was aiso laid - before the meeting from Mr. Robert Stephenson, en the Menai-bridge, and the suc cess of the experim made,*ith a view t o t es ti ng th e ental proposed tubular COlastrug:tion of the bridge, by Mr. Hodg kinson and Mr. Fairy iQ conjunction with him self. In his report ft,i,e . phenson says,--P Mr. Fair bairn has, with your ilitielqo, constructed a model tube one• sixth' of the actual span, having all the dimensions 1 in due proportion. In such a model we should of course expect to have a very accurate exhibition of the merits or demerits of the tubular system. It will be in your recollec tion, that the preliminary experiments led to the conclusion that great care would be required to' prevent the upper side of the tube from crushing, that, in short, the main object to be aimed at was to give the top of the tube the requisite stiffness. In this respect the results obtained from the model tube have been highly satisfactory, and being upon so large a scale, may be deemed perfectly conclusive upon several very important points. When progressively loaded, the mean deflection was about one-tenth of an inch per ton, and with a load of thirty-five tons suspended in the middle, it gave way on the under side ; the upper part not having ex hibited the least sign of failure up to the moment of fracture. Hence, therefore, we have arrived at a most in teresting result, viz. :—that the liability of the plates on the upper side to crush, has been completely removed by the construct ion in compartments." A statement of the accounts since the formation of the Company up to the 30th June last was also laid before the meeting, showing : Receipts from deposits, calls, and calls paid in advance Premium and interests and transfer fees 12,830 0 0 £944,007 0 0 Expenditure, attending formation of the Company, &c. Parliamentary expenses, 1845 Parliamentary expenses and surveys of branch lines, 1846 Land, works, rails, and engineering 738,214 11 9 Law charges Miscellaneous 26,471 11 2 Interest on Calls £805,724 8 10 Deposit on shares on the Shropshire anion Railway and Canal Company 31,500 0 0 Loan at interest, cash at the bankers, &c. 106,783 5 3 £944,007 14 1 The CHAIRMAN said that since the accounts had been made up, on the 30th June, 218,238/. had been paid on calls. The CRAIR3IAN moved that the report, the engineer's re port, and the accounts read should be adopted, printed, and circulated. _ Mr. G. C. GLYN seconded the motion, which was carried win. con. _ _ _ The CHAIRMAN moved that the directors should be autho rised to make arrangements for borrowing 700,0004 in pur suance of the Company's Act. Mr. CROPPER seconded the motion, which passed nem. con. The CHAIRMAN then intimated that tenders for one-half the amount had already been received. Mr. FINLAYSON called the attention of the directors to the communication between Holyhead and Kingstown, and the importance of the Company opening it up with the largest facilities, by means of steamers of good size and horse power, for the Irish trade. He said he called their attention to the necessity of making large and efficient provision for that trade if they meddled with it at all, from his own experience, which extended over fourteen years, and he wished to know whether any preparation had vet been made? The CEAIRMAN said the meeting must be aware that during last year the directors were afraid of going too fast; and, besides, they. were then uncertain what amount, if any at all, might be granted by the Government for the harbour at Holyhead ; but now the board was favourable to establish ing their own line of steam-packets, and hoped to be able before long to call a meeting of the shareholders, with a view of obtaining their sanction on this point. Mr. SKILBECK wished to know whether the Company would not have to go to Parliament for power to establish steam-packets. The CHAIRMAN said they must go to Parliament next ses sion for ground for the new harbour, and for a station there, and the directors of course would be happy to be authorised to include this other point in their Bill. But there was time before them for a meeting to consider that spe cially. Mr. SKILBECR referred to the fate of the South-Western and the South Eastern Companies, in applying to Parliament for new powers, and added that it would require their great est care. A PROPRIETOR thought the Company ought to remain ex clusively a railway company, and have nothing to do with the steam-packets. Mr. FINLAYSON said another company could be got up among the shareholders of this, and the two companies might be kept distinct; but he assured them there was nothing to fear, and much to hope for, if the project was entered into. The CRAIRMAX said no more calls would be made during the present year. The thanks of the meeting were then accorded to the Chairman, and the meeting adjourned. THE SUN, LONDON, TITITIISDA.Y EVENING, AUGtST 6, 1846. Cross-examined—The day for the marriage had only been fixed shortly before the communication in question, but the plaintiff and her daughter were engaged to be married a long time before she broke off the marriage, iu e , nascquence of hearing that the plaintiff had been described as a scamp. The plaintiff did come to her house afterwards, but she had never sanctioned any intimacy between him and her daughter since she had received the communication from Mr. Freeman respect ing the plaintiff. Sergeant SUEE asked the witness whether she did not know thatler daughter and the plaintiff were at the present time engaged to be married ? Mrs. Charrington said she did not. On being further cross examined, she said the plain tiff, and her daughter, and herself had travelled twice, backwards and forwards, from Guilford, in the same railway carriage, and that they bad been at the same inn, but she said it was an accidental circumstance. Sergeant SHEE—And have you not seen your daugh ter sitting close to the plaintiff ?—(A laugh.) Witness —I cannot say. Sergeant SHEE—Now, have you not seen them kiss one another when they have parted at night ?—(Laugh ter.) Witness—lf they have, I have not seen it. Sergeant SHEE—Do you not know that they have agreed to be married, notwithstanding what has hap peaed, and that the time is fixed ? Witness—lt is not to my knowledge. Sergeant SHEE—Oh ! you do not seem to be in their secrets.—(Renewed laughter.) Mr. Baron PARKE, at this stage of the case, suggested that the case should be put an end to by some amicable arrangement. There did not appear to be any grounds for casting an imputation upon the character of the plaintiff. Sergeant SUES said there never was such an inten tion, and he considered the evidence did not support the allegation in the declaration. Mr. JAMES, on the part of his client, consented to accept of a nominal verdict, on condition that the defen dant paid the costs of the action and the expense that had been incurred by the plaintiff. Mr. Baron PARKE expressed an opinion that this was a very fair offer, and suggested the propriety of acced ing to it ; but Mr. Sergeant Shee said his client was not present, and in his absence he could not do so; and the case accordingly proceeded. Sergeant SURE addressed the jury for the defendant, and said he admitted that the defendant had made use of some indiscreet words, but he should contend that he was not amenable to the serious consequences that were attempted to bi cast upon him by the present action. He submitted that the mero fact of calling a man a scamp amounted to nothing, unless it was shown that some actual injury had been occasioned to him in con sequence, and in the present instance it was for the jury to say what injury had been inflicted. True, it was said that the marriage of the plaintiff was postponed, but would the jury have the slightest doubt that although it did not, in point of fact, take place on the day origi nally intended, yet that the engagement was still con tinued, and that the parties had the full determination to be married the moment this action was disposed of. Ile should then submit to the jury that although the defendant might have acted indiscreetly in making the communica tion he did to Mr. Atkinson, still not the slightest in jury had been occasioned by it, and that he ought not to have been compelled to, defend an action under such circumstances, or be called upon to pay damages when in reality no damage had been sustained. Mr. Baron PARKE summed up, and the jury after de liberating for a few minutes, returned a verdict for the plaintiff, damages 501. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. A young man, of very gentlemanlike appearance and address, named Henry Bidwell Dunn, was brought before Alderman Gibbs yesterday, in the custody of John Forrester, upon a very serious charge of forgery. Mr. Bush, of the firm of Bush and Mullins, the so licitors to the Committee of Bankers for Prorection against Forgeries and Frauds, appeared for the prosecu tion; and Mr. Woelfe, from Mr. Flower's offices, at tended for the defence. Mr. Bush stated that the prisoner was a clerk in the highly respectable firm of Rooper, Birch, and Ingram, of Lincoln's Inn-fields, solicitors, and had been dealing in the railway shares with which the Stock Exchange was so abundantly supplied. It happened, that in the progress of his dealings in .that line, he had access to the office of Mr. Rickards, a stockbroker of considerable eminence, out of whose banker's book a leaf containing five cheques had been furtively abstracted. One of these cheques had been filled up with the amount of 248/. 15s , and the name of Mr. Rickards, and the amount was ob tained from the firm of Barclay, Bevan, Hanbury, and Tritton, the bankers of that gentleman. The only mode of connecting the prisoner with the forged cheque was the following:—The cheque was dated the 10th of No vember, 1845, and was paid in 51. and 101. Bank of England notes. Two days afterwards the prisoner was sent by a fellow-clerk for a Post-office order for eleven shillings. The evidence would show that cash was given to the prisoner to obtain that order, but one of the notes obtained from Messrs. Barclay and Co. in payment of the forged cheque was paid at the Post-office by the pri soner instead of the cash given to him by his fellow clerk. The prisoner was also constantly sent by his employer to pay large sums of money to their bankers, and on the 15th of November he paid in to Messrs. Barclay and Co. four others of the notes which were the proceeds of the forged cheque, he not having received these four notes from his employers, but having substi tuted them for the notes he had actually received from them, and having paid three of the notes received from them to a deposit account which he had opened with the London and Westminster Bank (Bloomsbury branch) on his own account. Mr. John Mitchell, cashier to Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Co., bankers, produced a cheque for 248/. 155., pur porting to be signed by Mr. Rickard, who had kept an ac count with the house for a considerable time. It was presented on the 10th of November last by a man, but witness could not say by whom. He paid five notes of 5/. each. twenty of 104 each, and 231. 15s. in cash. (Here Mr. Mitchell stated the number and dates of the notes.) The note for 101., No. 55,573, August 11, 1845, was one of the notes so paid away. Mr. Rickard, of Bank-chambers, stockbroker, stated that he kept, and had for many years kept, cash at Bar clay's. The cheque produced by Mr. Mitchell was not in his handwriting, to his knowledge. He knew nothing of the body of the cheque, or of such a person as R. Leeson, and he had no ti ansaction with any such person in November last. He had known the prisoner for twelve mouths past, and had transacted business for him on several occa-aons, and had signed cheques upon Bar clay frequently for him. The prisoner had had frequent access to witness's office, and had seen him draw and sign cheques. The cheque produced was cut out of wit ness's book. In answer to questions by Mr. Woolfe, the witness said he firmly believed the signature to the cheque was not in his handwriting. He had seen the cheque in November last, and he directly said that it was a forgery. He perhaps signed 10,000 cheques in t he year. He had had transac tions with the prisoner since the sth of May, 1845. It was possible he might have referred to the forgery in the presence of the prisoner, but he did not recollect such a thing. There was a disputed account between the pri soner and him, and he wished to see the prisoner, whc, was indebted to him, on that account. Had not seer him more than five times since November. Mr. Woolfe—When did you first hear of the 10/. note having been paid at the post-office? Mr. Rickard—Not till the other day, when I saw Mr. Bush, in whose hands I left this business. Mr. Bush—How did the debt to you arise ? Mr. Ric kard—From transactions in shares which I executed for him, think he owes me upwards of 400/., arising out of these transaction. My solicitor has issued a writ against him, and has been looking for him for some months. Mr. Woolfe objected to the eourse taken by Mr. Bush, who, he said, was cross-examining his own witness. Mr. Bush—You have opened the question by your line of cross-examination, and you shall have the whole story. Mr. Rickard stated, in answer to Mr. Bush, that the debt of the prisoner had increased since November, in consequence of the fall in the prices in the share market. Mr. Woolfe—Had you not great confidence in the prisoner ? Mr. Rickard—l had confidence in him. Mr. Woolfe—llas he not claimed 801. as a balance due from you to him ? Mr. Rickard—No. He owes me upwards of 400/. I have known him - about twelve months, and it was during that time the debt was incurred. Mr. Bush—Did he ever tell you what he was ? Mr. Rickard—No. It is not usual in the business transacted by us to ask such a question. He gave me his name and address. I never knew that he was a clerk to Messrs. Rooper, Birch, and Ingram. Mr. C. S. W. Eicke, clerk in the Money-order-office of the General Post-office, St. Martin's-le-Grand, stated that on Wednesday, the 10th of November, an applica tion was made for an order for eleven shillings, in favour of Mary Berry, and he received the 101. note, "! No. 55,573, August 11, 1845," in payment, and gave change for it to the person, who wrote the name and address on the back of it as follows :—" J. Richards, Maize-hill, Greenwich." Mr. H. W. Birch, one of the partners in the firm of Rooper, Birch, and Ingram, solicitors, stated that the prisoner was, and had been in their service about two years. He knew the prisoner's handwriting well, and believed the writing upon the note to be his. Cross-examinee—Had unlimited confidence in the prisoner's integrity. Mr. John Richards, of Maize-hill, Greenwich, so licitor, stated, that in November last he was employed in the office of Messrs. Rooper, Burch, and Ingram. In November last he requested the prisoner to get a Post office order for eleven shillings, payable to Mary Berry, and he believed the order produced was the one the prisoner brought back. Witness did not give him a 10/. note, but gave him change. Did not authorise him to sign his (witness) llama upon the note produced. Knew the prisoner's handwriting for about two years, and thought the writing on the note was his. Mr. Woolfe said the question he had to put to the witness was most important to the prisoner, and he ro ceived answers the most explicit. The witness said he was living on Maize-hill in November, and there could have been no difficulty in finding him by that address ; and up to May last the prisoner was his fellow-clerk, and was seen by him almost daily. The prisoner was in the habit of paying large sums into Messrs. Rooper and Co., bankers, and witness had observed that the prisoner always had plenty of money of his own, irrespect!r - : 1 :)f the money belonging to the firm. Mr. Bush re-examined the witness, who said liaht--le was aware that an inquiry was made in the office t re specting some notes in November last. It was insn ion d to him privat e ly by hi s employers, and he, of, course,e never repeated it. Th e prisoner Bever said anything to him on the subject. Mr. Bush then stated that he had to call evidence upon a new part of the case. Mr. W. li. Waterhouse, clerk in PraeA's banking. house, stated that Messrs. Rooper, Birch, and Ingram kept a cash account at their house. He produced the YORKSHIRE AND GLASGOW UNION RAILWAY COMPANY. A meeting of this Company took place yesterday, for the purpose of determining whether the shareholders should take advantage of the powers of an Act lately passed, entitled, " The Railways Dissolution Act." Major Beresford in the chair. A very stormy and irregular discussion then took phce, whether scrutineers should be appointed first, and whether they should proceed to ascertain the number of shares present be fore a resolution was put from the chair. Several shareholders objected to such a course as illegal; others considered that it was the course required by the Act of Parliament. After some time it was moved that the Company should dissolve, and that such dissolution should not be taken as an act of bankruptcy. The votes were then taken. It was an nounced that the return made would be 1/. 23. 6d. A large majority decided in favour of proceeding with the line. ---- The CurAiumAN said that, though he consented to preside that day, he was of opinion that the meeting was wholly illegal, and that they had no power to dissolve the Com pany, even should they wish it. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, TUESDAY, AUGUST 4. The yarn market continues in nearly the same state as during the last week. For water twist, and some of the better descriptions of mule yarn, there is a moderate de mand at steady prices ; but yarns suitable for the eastern markets are not quite so firm. In the goods market there is a pretty good demand, at slightly improved rates, for the better qualities of printing cloth ; but most other fabrics are quiet. The very unexpected failure of an agency house, which has transpired since our last publication, has caused a con siderable sensation in the town, and no small share of commiseration for the parties, who are highly respected by all who knew them. We understand that the engage. ments of the firm amount to 42,0001., and that the assets are likely to prove very small. Another failure in the East India trade has taken place at Liverpool ; but we understand that it is not likely to be felt here. ROCHDALE, MONDAY, AUG. 3.—There has been a slack market to-day, and a slender attendance of buyers. The old prices have scarcely been maintained. The Wool market is also quiet, and prices tend downwards. AUG. - LEEDS, TUESDAY, G 4.—Our market presents no new features to-day ; such of the manufacturers as are not making to order readily dispose of their goods at last week's rates.—Manchester Guardian. FORE EGN LETTERS. The use of postage stamps of a higher denomination for foreign letters appears to be so generally advocated that, notwithstanding the objections made to their introduction, which seem to be chiefly of official origin, there are fair grounds for hoping that they will ultimately be made to give way to public convenience. These objections are—the very complicated and varying tariffs of charges for foreign letters, which few persons could understand, and consequent liability to employ a wrong stamp—the accounts kept with foreign countries under different postal treaties, leading to constant fractions, and scarcely to be represented by any variety of stamps—;-and, lastly, the great danger of forgery. We do not see much force in any of these objections. The employ ment of stamps will always be optional and chiefly for the convenience of men in business, who must be conversant with the charges made; and as all postage is now regulated by weight, they would seldom expose themselves to the risk of having a letter kept back by the use of a stamp too low in value. The second objection, resolving itself into a mere matter of account, must surely be susceptible of an easy remedy, if persons are in earnest about it ; and though the risk of forgery must he allowed to be a formidable one, it would be an affront to those who have to manage the business to pretend that it cannot be surmounted. To have an idea of the inconvenience produced under the present system, one must be a spectator in Lombard-street, or at the chief office in St. Martin's• le-Grand, during the last half hour in which foreign letters are receivable. It is generally a scene of violent confusion and uproar; each striving to be first at the wicket, and many fearing to be too late, for one merchant's clerk who has a large number may occupy the receiver for some minutes in settling the amount he will have to pay. It is not unusual to have coats torn and hats lost in the struggle, and a more odious and harassing service to the mercantile " subs" who have to undergo it can hardly be conceived. The severest nights are Tuesdays and Fridays, as well as those on which is dispatched the Indian mail ; and something of the kind must un doubtedly occur in the large provincial towns, as well as in London. All the arguments so happily used for the in troduction of Rowland Hill's system, of preventing frauds, and robberies, and losses, apply still more strongly to the case of the foreign letters. Stamps are already used, in fact, for newspapers sent abroad, which seldom bear a higher rate than 3d., and a similar stamp, but of a dis tinct colour, would do for the sixpences and shillings. It would show a want of deference to the general wish of com mercial men not at least to make this experiment. Like all things of the kind, it would take time to come into general use. The clerks of the Post-office have almost an equal in terest with those of the merchants and tradersin the improve ment of the present system, and their principals will, there fore, it is to be assumed, readily lend themselves to the de sired reform. An old correspondent, " Qui Hi," writing on the subject, justly ridicules the notion, stamps being once in troduced for letters, of confining ourselves to those for Id. and 2d., which he compares to that of having only one or two money coins in connexion wiih a metallic circulation. India and other foreign letters might have (he suggests) stamps of distinct colours to assist the clerks in sorting. Let the Post-office once manifest the disposition to adopt this re form, and grapple fairly with its difficulties, there would be no want of suggestions to assist them. To the trading inte rest, who want it most, it would be an immediate relief ; and whether the rest their otfraithhe would combmeuonfitnYo moment followed whatever.— Times. Times. THE ARMY. As some inaccurate statements have gained circulation on the subject of the probable movements of the regi ments intended for the Cape, we are requested to state that the precise arrangement i s as f o ll ows :—The 2atde battalion of the Rifle Brigad e will more f rom t h e Island of Corfu to Gibraltar, there to await the arrival of the 6th Foot from Cork. Both regiments will proceed together from the Rock to the Cape, and will be con veyed, as stated some time since, by steamers. The 2d (the Queen's Bays) and the 13th (Prince Albert's Light Infantry) are mentioned as likely to have new colours presented to them very shortly. We have reason to believe that in both cases the cere mony will be performed by Lady Pakenham, although it is reported that his Royal Highness Prince Albert will officiate in the latter. The army in Ireland for the present month consists of the 2d Dragoon Guards, Dublin Dragoons, Ban- Dublin ; 6th Light Dragoons, Lon g . f c o o rd ; Caber ; 10th Light Dragoons, 1 i ; 2 8 d t h Dra msff uos Hussars, Dublin; 17th Lancers, Dundalk ; depot of Ist ' battalion Ist Foot, Dublin ; ditto 15th Foot, at Water ford ; ditto 16th Foot, at Athlone ; ditto 19th Foot, at Boyle ; 26th Foot, Enniskillen ; 30th Foot, Dublin ; depot of 33d Foot, at Birr in the King's County ; ditto of 34th Foot, at Clontuel ; ditto of 38th Foot, at Londonderry ; 41st Foot, Mullingar ; 44th, Nenagh ; 47th, Dublin ; depot of 48th, at Newbridge; 49th, Castlebar; depot of 54th, at Fermoy; 59th, Dub lin ; 64th, Dublin; depot of 66th, Templemore; 67th, Cork; 70th, Dublin; ditto of 72d, Nenagh; 75th, Ath lone; depot of 77th, Fermoy; ditto of 79th, Belturbet; ditto of 82d, Spike Island; 83d, Limerick; depot of 88th, Ballinasloe; 92d Highlanders, Belfast; depot of 93d, Carlow; ditto of 95th, Tralee. The average force in Ireland throughout the year is about 22,000 men, whose expenditure is always very considerable. THE COLONELCY - OF TIM IST FOOT.—As our readers are already aware, the Colonelcy of this, the most lucrative and the highest regiment of the line, is vacant by the demise of Sir George Murray, who succeeded Lord Lynedoch, formerly Sir Thomas Graham, in 1843. The profits of the corps will, agreeably to usage, be available to the representatives of the de ceased for upwards of twelve months. The precise arrangement as to the future Colonel is not therefore likely to transpire for some weeks, but nevertheless it is generally expected that the appointment will be con ferred on Sir John Macdonald, Colonel of the 42d High landers and Adjutant of the Army ; and that he will be succeeded in the latter regiment by Sir James Mac donneil of the 79th. The latter officer was at Waterloo. Major-General D'Oyly from the Grenadier Guards, an old Waterloo officer, who has already been passed over, it is thought will be gazetted to the 79th. The Governorship of Jamaica, another lucrative mili tary appointment, also vacant by the demise of Sir George, will no doubt have many candidates, but as the Duke's antipathy to pluralism is well known, no fear of its improper disposal need be entertained. LAW INTELLIGENCE. JUDGES' CHAMBERS, SERGEANTS' INN, August 5. (Before the LORD CHIEF Barton.) COMMITTAL GF MR. RICHARD DUNN, THE BARRISTER, TO NEWGATE. Mr. Richard Dunn, the barrister, was brought up in the custody of Inspector Shackell, and Sergeants Langley and Shaw, of the detective police, before the Lord Chief Baron at chambers, on a warrant which had had been issued by Mr. Justice Patteson. It will be recollected that in the course of the session held at the Central Criminal Court in June last, Miss Burdett Coutts and some of the other partners of the banking-house of Coutts and Co. preferred a bill before the grand jury against Mr. Richard Dunn, for wilful and corrupt perjury, the defendant having gone and attempted to sue out a fiat of bankruptcy before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd against Niss Burdett Coutts, alleging that she had given him the authority to draw on the banking-house for 100,0004, and that she had committed an act of bankruptcy. After a true bill had been found, an application was made to Mr. Justice Patteson fora warrant for the appre hension of the defendant, which was granted ; five days after the defendant applied for a writ of certiorari, to remove the indictment from the Central Criminal Court to the Queen's Bench, which was ultimately granted, the de fendant being directed to enter into his own recognisance of 2001. and two housekeepers in 601. each. Some weeks, however, elapsing, and Mr. R. Dunn not complying with the terms, the warrant was given to Inspector Shackell to execute, and on Tuesday evening Shackell, with the aid of Langley and Shaw, succeeding in taking the defendant into custody, at his residence, in New-street, Covent-garden. At first the learned gentleman exhibited a great deal of re sistance, threatening to blow the officers' brains out, but after a little while he became more quiet, and walked with them to the Bow-street station of police, where he was locked up for the night, and from whence he was removed to Sergeants' Inn. Upon the case being called on before his Lordship, Mr. JARMIN, from the office of a Mr. Humphreys, the soli citor to the prosecution, said he had to apply to hi s Lordship to commit Mr. Richard Dunn to Newgate, for not having complied with the terms of the order of Mr. Justice Patte son, that of attempting to enter into bail without giving the necessary notice to the prosecutor. Mr. Dunn said that he was not bound to give any notice of bail, as the writ of certiorari completely superseded the warrant, and he then proceeded at great length to re-argue the case, and said he was prepared, by affidavit, to support the facts. He would now read the affidavit. The LORD CIIIEF BARON declined to hear the. affidavit read. The simple question before him was his non-compliance with the writ and the warrant, and he had no other alternative but to commit the defendant if the prosecutor pressed it. Mr. JARMAN said that every lenity had been exercisd to wards Mr. Dunn, but as it appeared that he was trying to take advantage of their forbearance, it was necessary to en force the warrant. Mr. Dunn denied taking any advantage. The fact was, everything that could be done to prosecute him was daily called into action ; that whenever he got bail the prosecutor took care to alarm them, and the consequence was, he had been prevented from obtaining bail ; and as theB and 9 \V. 111., cap. 33, declared that in all cases of writs of certiorari there was no occasion to give notice of bail, he was determined to act upon his right. The LORD CHIEF BARON doubted the construction of the clause as put upon it by Mr. Dunn; but said he would send for the Clerk of the Crown Office, and cunsult him on the point. The further proceedings were accordingly adjourned for the attendance of the Clerk of the Crown Office, and when the case was again called on, The LORD CHIEF BARON said that he found that Mr. Dunn was right, and if he had his bail in attendance he would take the required recognisances at once. Mr. Hetherington, a member of the Irish bar, of South place, South-square, Gray's Inn, then presented himself as one of the bail for Mr. Dunn. Mr. JARMAN cross-examined the Learned Gentleman as to the length of his residence at the above place, which ap peared to be about four months. Mr. Dunn said that was sufficient. Mr. JARMAN contended that the law required that the person who offered himself as bail should have resided for twelve months, and paid the parochial and assessed taxes. The LORD CHM- BARON overruled the objection, and said he should accept Mr. Hetherington as one of the bail. Mr. Kempler, of tke Borough, then offered himself, and was objected to on the ground that he was not a house keeper. The LORD CHIEF BARON said the objection was fatal. Mr. Dunn then wanted to have his own recognisances in creased from 2001. to 5001., and to have but one surety. The LORD CHIEF BARON said he could not alter the terms which had been laid down ; and if the application was pressed. he had no alternative but to convict. Mr. JARMAN said he was instructed to press for the com mittal of Mr. Dunn. The LORD CHIEF BARON then signed the warrant for Mr. Dunn's committal, saying, at the same time, if in case he could get another surety by to-morrow, he would take his bail, and send down his discharge. Mr. Dunn said that his committal was illegal, and he would not let the matter rest here. He was then handed over to the custody of the officers who had apprehended him, when he was conveyed to New • gate, and delivered into the custody of Mr. Cope, the go vernor. Mr. Dunn, while waiting to get his own recog nisances in the outer office, declared that he would get his case brought before the House of Commons, although he might not be more than a day in Newgate. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME CIRCUIT, Guildford, Wednesday, Aug. 5. (Before Mr. Baron PARKE and a Common Jury.) YOUNG V. KNIGHT. This was an action of slander. The declaration stated that a marriage was about to take place between the plaintiff and one Clarissa Charrington, and that in consequence of certain slanderous expressions made use of by the defendant respecting the plaintiff, the lady re fused to marry him, and he :sought to obtain damages for the injury and loss he had sustained by means of such refusal. Mr Montigue Chambers and Mr. James were for the plaintiff, and Mr. Sergeant Shee for the defendant. Mr. CHAMBERS stated the case for the plaintiff, who, he said, had been compelled to bring the pre sent action in order to vindicate his character for the gross attack that had been made upon it by the de fendant. He then proceeded to state that the plaintiff was a respectable young man, who carried on the busi ness of a furrier in London, and the defendant was a fishmonger in that city. The plaintiff had been intro duced to the family of a lady named Charrington, re siding at Croydon, and in a short time an affection had sprung up between him and the daughter of that lady, and it was eventually arranged, with the consent of the young lady's mother and all her family, that she and the plaintiff should be married, and the ceremony was fixed to take place in the month of May. On the 13th of March, however, the defendant happening to meet with a person named Anderson, who was related to the Charrington family, took upon himself to say that the plaintiff was a scamp, and advised him to prevent the marriage ; and in consequence of this communication, which was, of course, conveyed to the mother of the young lady, she refused to allow the marriage V) take place. The plaintiff had, of course, been very much annoyed and injured by such a proceeding, his prospect of being speedily united to the woman of his choice lied been destroyed, and when the jury were informed that there was not the least pretence for casting any imputa tion upon the character of the plaintiff, he was sure they would feel that it was a case calling for such an amount of damages as would satisfy the world and the family with which he sought to be connected, that there was no ground for the attack that had been made upon the plaintiff by the defendant. Mr. Frederick Atkinson deposed that he was cousin to Mrs. Charrington, and was acquainted with defendant. He was also acquainted with the plaintiff, and he had in troduced him to Mrs. Charrington and her daughter, and he bad heard that the young lady and the plaintiff were to have been married on the 16th of May. Witness met defendant in March, and he asked him how Mr. Young was getting on, and he replied, he believed very well, and added that he was going to be married to one of his relations. The defendant upon this said, "By all means put a stop to it —there is not a greater scamp in existence, and his father does not know what a scamp he has got in his family." He communicated what the defendant had said to Mr. Joseph Freeman, who was a trustee for Miss Charrington, and a friend of the family ; and the statement of the defendant was subsequently communicated to Mrs. Charrington. The defendantltold him that what he said was in confidence, and he asked him not to mention it, but witness thought it was his duty to tell Mrs. Cherrington what had occurred. Cross •examined— He introduced the plaintiff to Mrs. and parties fi wereom thate ngaed time to m b r. . Young Charrington in J u ly l as t year , an d h e un d ers t oo d th a t tle e ter received the fifth b y visit, Mrs. Charrington as her daughter's suitor. Charrington dep ose d t h at s h e was" the mother of Miss Clarissa.Charrington' the lady allud e d t o in the de claration. She remembered a communication being made to her by Mr. Freeman, on the 16th of April, respecting the plaintiff, who was at t h at t i me engaged to be married to her daughter ; and i n consequence of that communication she wrote a letter to the plaintiff, requesting him to discontinue his visits to her house, I and breaking off the engagement that existed between him and her daughter. She was induced to make this communication solely in consequence of what she heard from Mr. Freeman, as hating been stated by the de fendant. town receipt-book for November, 1845, and in that book there was an entry of 2191. us. 10d., on the 15th of No vember to the credit of that firm. M-. Birch produced a memorandum book, and a diary, found in his office, and which he believed to be in the hand-writing of the prisoner, and in these books were entrie.; of the 15th of November, which be considered had reference to matters connected with the subject of the charge. _ _ After some evidence of a complicated nature, Mr. Bush applied for a remand. M. Woolfe objected, and said that the case proceeded with extraordinary slowness. Alderman GIBBS said the case was full of difficulty, and it certainly proceeded slowly, but that was attri butable to the nature of the subject. Mr. Bush said, the question would lose the character of tardiness, if the prisoner would show how he became possessed of the notes. Mr. Woolfe protested against such a demand. It was unfair to expect that a prisoner should be required to prove his innocence ; it was for the prosecutor to prove his guilt. He trusted that bail would be taken. Alderman GIBBS said, he could not accept of bail, and remanded the prisoner till Saturday. BOW-STREET. Samuel Paton, police-constable 142, E division, was charged with having assaulted and used insulting language to Mr. S. Irons, a law-stationer, of Cursitor-street, Chancery-lane. The complainant went into 'Holborn between twelve and one o'clock on Sunday night last, to witness the ruins of the two houses which had fallen. He there saw the defendant behaving roughly towards two lads in the mob, and was con sequently induced to advise the latter to go home and not mind the police, as they (the boys) would be sure to get the worst of it. The defendant turning towards the complain ant then exclaimed, " What the devil are you interfering for ? We know you ; you are one of the swell mob. We know you by your round hat," using other insulting lan guage of a similar kind. The mob, on hearing this, collected round the complainant, and called upon the police "to take him up;" until, fearing ill-treatment at their hands, he was compelled to run into a confectioner's shop. The defendant, however, followed him in, and, addressing himself to a young woman behind the counter, said, " You have got a thief in your house," at the sense time seizing the complainant by the collar, to thrust him into the street again. At this moment the complainant was recognised by a friend, a Mr. Sergeant, also a law-stationer, who assured the defendant that he was mistaken ; upon which the constable told him "that he was one of the same sort." Mr. Irons then took the number of the constable, and lodged his complaint at the police-station. Mr. Wontner argued that the constable applied the insult. ing language to somebody else. To prove this he examined a woman named Pounsbury, who said she was present—wit nessed the whole occurrence—heard the defendant call a drunken man a thief, and also heard him say, when the com plainant asked if he applied the offensive expression to him, " that he meant another party." Policeman E 117 declared he was with him all the time, but never heard bins call anybody anything. The confectioner above alluded to thought the constable had acted rightly in forcing people out of his shop, and hoped he would be protected for protecting the public. He didn't know anything about the defendant's calling the complainant a thief, but he believed the former to be a first-rate constable and was very useful in the neighbourhood. Sergeant Sigston, of the E division, believe the defendant to be one of the best men in the force. He only wished every policeman was like him. Other policemen were examined, and their general leanirg towards the defendent was noticed by his Worship in terms of condemnation. The superintendent and his clerk, who received the charge at the station-house, having been sent for by his Worship, proved that the defendant, when apprised of the charge, actually admitted that he had applied the insulting ex pressions to the complainant in mistake, and " was sorry for it." Mr. JARDINE then sentenced the defendant to one month's imprisonment with hard labour. THAMES. The young man Joseph Davis, late clerk to Mr. David Gadsden, Great St. Helen's, who stands charged with steal ing 8501., the moneys of his employer, was brought before Mr. Broderip for final examination. The prisoner was intrusted by Mr. David Gadsden, on the 22d of last June, with 9331. 103. 2d., to pay into Williams, Deacon, and Co.'s bank, to the account of James Gadsden and Sons, who also occasionally employed him. Of this amount 8501. was in Bank of England notes, a cheque for 82/. 17s. drawn by Wainwright and Gadsden, jun., and 13s. 2d. in cash. On the same day the prisoner received from the firm of Wainwright and Gadsden, jun., two cheques with directions to fill one of them up for the exact amount of sugars purchased of Trueman and Cook, less the discount if he could obtain the invoice, bnt if he could not he was at liberty to fill it up for 5001., and pay it over to the firm. Ile received similar directions respecting the other cheque, drawn in favour of Simpson, Scott, and Co., colonial brokers, except that he was to fill it up for 3501. only, if he could not obtain the invoice. He did not wait upon either firm for the invoices, but filled up the cheques for 500/. and 350/. re spectively, and paid them over to Williams and Deacon to the account of James Gadsden and Sons, and retained 8501. in bank-notes, which he received of 111 r. David Gadsden, and appropriated that large sum to his own use. When the deficiency was discovered, some weeks afterwards, the prisoner was induced, by a promise made to him by Mr. David Gadsden, to give up to that gentlemen 575/. in notes, 10 sovereigns, and a half-sovereign. Among the moneys so given up were three of the 100/. notes delivered to the prisoner on the 22d of June. He was searched at the station-house, and 20/. more were found upon him. Although only one charge has been preferred against the prisoner, there is no doubt his defalcations have been very great. In spector Scott, of the 1.1 division, has already recovered pro perty to the amount of 1,000/., purchased by Davis, and he expects to find more. The prisoner's salary was only 50/. a year. Yesterday Mr. Humphreys called Mr. William Fickus, clerk in the banking house of Williams, D,lacon, and Co., who stated that James Gads6len and Son kept an account there, and that on the 22d of June he received from the pri soner 9331. 10s. 2d. on their account. It was his belief that the amount was paid in the three cheques produced, to gether with I3s 2d. in cash. One of the cheques was for 500/, in favour of Trueman and Cook ; another in favour of Simp son. and Scott, for 350/. ; and the third was in favour of James Gadsden and Son, for 821. 17s. All the cheques were drawn by Wainwright and Gadsden, and dated 22d June, 1846. Mr. Pelham would not advise his client to make any de fence at present. ➢lr. Humphreys said he would give timely notice to Mr. Pelham if he preferred other charges against his client. The prisoner was then committed for trial. CLERKENWELL. John Tylor, a general dealer, in Turnmill-street, Clerken well, was charged with receiving, with a guilty knowledge, an immense quantity of silver and electro-plated knives, forks, spoons, &c., the property of Mr. Burton, of the late firm of Rippon and Burton, Oxford-street. On Monday last, a man named Heath, who had been in the employ of Messrs. Rippon and Burton, was committed for trial on a charge of robbing his employers of a large quantity of miscellaneous property. It was then stated that the prisoner Heath had disposed of the articles to Tylor, and the police have since then been on the look-out for the latter, who quitted his home and was no where to be seen in the neighbourhood. Last night, however, two of the detective force succeeded in apprehending him on board a vessel in Woolwich, on which he had engaged himself as stoker. The officer proved that he found some of the articles pro duced in the prisoner's dwelling, together with a large bunch of picklock keys. John Smart, foreman to Mr. Burton, proved that all the articles exhibited were his master's property. - Elizabeth Tylor deposed that site 'had often seen the prisoner and Heath in conversation in the shop in Tummill street. The prisoner admitted having bought goods from a man named Heath, who represented himself as an agent from Birmingham. Bought some of the goods produced from him. The prisoner denied any guilty knowledge, but did not in form the Bench why he absconded.—Remanded. MURDEROUS ATTACK BY A RAILWAY POLICE-SERGEANT. ETON, WEDNESDAY.—Yesterday evening a man named Anthony Thomas Rymes, about forty years of age, the police-sergeant at the Maidenhead station, in the employ of the Great Western Railway Company, was brought before the Rev. Thomas Carter, the sitting magistrate, in custody of Daniel Sexton, the Maidenhead constable, charged with having inflicted a serious, and, it is feared, mortal wound, upon the body of Mr. Henry Plumb, an articled eerk to Mr. William Ward, solicitor, of Maidenhead, between nine and ten o'clock on Monday night. Mr. J. J. Williams, barrister-at-law, and Mr. Ward, soli citor, attended on behalf of Mr. Plumb , who was in too weak and dangerous a state to be present. The following certificate from Mr. Bellis, surgeon, was handed to the magistrate:— " I hereby certify that Mr. Henry Plumb is not able to attend the magistrates, in consequence of having a punctured wound in the back." The prisoner, upon being placed at the bar, appeared per fectly cool and unembarrassed. Mr. John Mahon Williams (a son of Mr. Williams, the barrister), who was on a visit at Mr. Ward's, at the time of the unfortunate occurrence, deposed as follows :—I was taking a walk with Mr. Plumb on Monday evening, at about half-past nine o'clock, and as we were passing the Dumb Bell public-house, which is opposite to the Maidenhead sta tion, we heard some music, which induced us to stop outside to hear it. A boy ( who it has since been ascertained was the son of the prisoner, and who is a page in the service of a family in the neighbourhood), who was standing near us,. looked up in Mr. Plumb's face and laughed. Plumb then remarked, "That's the famous Buttons." I said, "Oh, is it ?" and walked towards him. The boy then ran away up the road towards Maidenhead, calling out, " Father, they have been licking me." 'We ran a little way after the boy, and then stopped. The boy turned round, when he got Rear the prisoner's house, and said, " You come here, and we will give it you." The boy then went in, and we walked on towards Maidenhead. Just as we got opposite the prisoner's house, the boy hallooed out two or three times, " It's young Ward," evidently mistaking us for Mr. Ward's son. He was in the garden with his mother. I then saw the prisoner run into the house, and taking something from off the place on which a candle was standing, immediately run out again and jump over the gate into the road. The prisoner's wife called after him," Make haste, give it them well." Plumb ran avray as soon as the prisoner came out of the house. I stayed until he jumped over the gate; but when I saw he was coming after us, I ran away as fast as I could. Prisoner followed, and when I found he was close upon me I ran across the road and jumped over the fence into the ground next to the rail way. Prisoner followed Plumb, calling out to some men in the road, " Stop the young blackguard." I heard one of these men say, " I shall not stop him ; what h a s he _ done?"_ Almost immediately afterw ards I heard the cries of Plumb. I heard him distinctly say, " Have mercy on me, and don't hit me with that." 1 Vien ran across to the railway on to Mr. Ward's house fi r assistance, and returned with Mr. Ward's man-servant. 0.1 our return we found Mr. Plumb at the King's Arms Inn, Maidenhead-bridge, attended by Mr. Bellis, the surgeon. As soon as I saw Plumb, and the dreadful state he was in, I fainted away. The shirt, waistcoat, trousers, and coat, worn by Mr. Plumb at the time he was attacked by the prisoner, were produced by Sexton the constable. The lower part of the waistcoat and shirt, and the trousers, from the waist to below the knees, were saturated with blood, as well as the skirts of his coat. _ _ In consequence of the dangerous condition of the unfortu nate young gentleman, it was not deemed necessary to enter into further evidence at present, and the prisoner was re manded until Monday. The weapon with which the wound was inflicted was a large table knife, with a sharp point, like a pig -k n if e . I t would appear, from an examination of the c l ot h es worn b y Mr. Plumb, that the prisoner must have struck at him more than once, without the knife penetrating the flesh. There are three cuts in the shirt, corresponding in sits with the width of the knife, and two in the waistcoat. The knife pene trated the back, just below the ribs, between two and three inches. The prisoner, who stated he should reserve what he had to say, was taken away in custody of the police, and con veyed to the lock-up at Beaconsfield, a distance of upwards of ten miles ; that being the nearest place to Eton, in the county of Bucks, for the safe custody of prisoners under re mand. The county magistrates are now in treaty with the Great Western Railway Company, for the purchase of a piece of ground near the Slough station, for the erection of a secure building for the temporary detention of prisoners apprehended in the Stoke and Eton divisions of the county. Ihe plan for the building prepared by the county surveyor has been ap proved of by the bench of magistrates. CHESS-PLAYING EXTRAORDINARY. A novel game at chess took place, on Monday last at the London Chess Club, George and Vulture Tavern, Cornhill, between M. Kieseritzky and M. Harrwitz, both of whom played blindfold, being seated at the end of the room in such , a position that they could not possibly catch a glimpse of the board, nor had they anything, save their own tenacious memories, to depend upon. At the' same time M. Kiestritsky, in the same position, played Mr. Mongredien, the president of the London and Liverpool Chess Club, the latter giving the queen's knight, whilst M. Harrwitz, in a similar manner, played Mr. George Perigal, the honorary secretary of the club, who mr.de the same allowance as Mr. Mongredien. About seventy of the best chess players in the metropolis witnessed those games, and amongst them were Messrs. H. Staunton, Charles Land seer, Frank Stone, W. Lewis, Lonsdale, Stous, Hor witz, Captain Evans, the Rev. S. Wyatt, Rev. R. Lewis, Dr. Watts, Professor Weiss, &c. Previous to com mencing the game M. Kieseritzky politely explained to the company his system of notation ; and his exposition was listened to with an interest only known to those who are really lovers of the game. The play was begun at about eight, and did not conclude until about half-past eleven o'clock, having occupied three hours and a half, during which time the spectators overlooked the progress of the contest with untiring interest and satisfaction. The notations of the game between Kieseritzky and Harrwitz were given in the German language ; those of the game between the former and Mr. Mongredien were delivered in French, and those of the one between Harrwitz and Perigal in English. The first was won by M. Kieseritzky, the second by Mr. Mongredien, and the last by M. Harr witz. All three games were concluded about the same time, upon which Mr. Staunton thanked Messrs. Kies eritaky and Harrwitz, on behalf of the club, for their kindness in exhibiting their extraordinary powers ; at the same time, he complimented them upon the ease with which they seemed to have executed their singular task. GAME I. Between Messrs. Kieseritzky and Harrwitz; both parties , . playing without chess board or men. Warm. BLACK. M. llarrwitz. M. Kieseritzky. 1. K P two 1. K P two 2. K B to Q B fourth 2. K B to Q B fourth 3. Q B P one 3. K Kt to B third 4. Q P two 4. P takes P 5. 1' takes P 5. K B to Kt fifth (check) 6. B to Q second 6. Q to K second 7. K P one 7. Q P two 8. B to Q Kt third 8. Q Kt to B third 9. K Kt to B third 9. Q B to Kt fifth 10. Castles 10. Kt to K fifth 11. K B takes Q P 11. Kt takes Q B 12. B takes QKt (check) 12. P takes B - 13. Q Kt takes Kt 13. Castles (King's side) 14. Q Kt to K fourth' 14. Q 11 to Q square 15. Q to Q third 15. K takes Kt 16. Q takes B 16. II takes Q Pt 17. Q to K B fifth 17. K B P °net 18. Kt to K Kt third 18. P takes P 19. Q to Q B second 19. Q to Q B fourth 20. QtoQ Kt third (check) 20. Qto Q fourth 21. Q to K third 21. B to B fourth 22. Q to K Kt fifth 22. R from Q fifth to K B fifth 23. Kt to It fifth 23. R from B fifth to B second 24. Q R to Q square 24. B takes B P (check) 25. K to R square 25: B to K sixthS 26. Q takes Kt P (check) 26. R takes Q 27. It takes R (check) 27. K takes It 28. R takes Q 28. P takes R 29. Kt takes It 29. K takes Kt 30. K Kt P one 30. Q P one 31. K. to Kt second 31. K P one 32. K to B square 32. Q P one 33. Qlt P two 33. B to Q fifth 34. K to K square 34. K P one 35. K to Q square 35. B takes P and White resigned. * White never recovered the ill effects of this step. t From this point M. Kieseritzky plays admirably. An excellent move. § The " coupe de partie." After this white's game is irre trievable. GAME 11. Played, simultaneously with the preceding, between Mr. Harrwitz and Mr. Peregal, Mr. Harrwitz playing without board or men. In this game, to lessen the fearful mental labour of his opponent in conducting two difficult games at once, without sight of the chess-board, Mr. Peregal gave the odds of a knight. (Before playinover the game, the reader must remove White's Q Kt from the board.) WHITE. BLACK. Mr. Peregal. Mr. Harrwitz. 1. K P two 1. K P two 2. K B P two 2. P takes P 3. K Kt to B third 3. K Kt P two 4. KB to AB fourth 4. K B to K Kt second 5. Q P two ' 5. Q P one 6. QBPone 6. K R P one 7. Castles 7. K Kt to K second 8. K R P two 8. K to K third 9. K R P one 9. K Kt to B square 10. K Kt to K R second 10. Q Kt to B third 11. Q to K B's third 11. Q to K second 12. Q B to Q second 12. Q B to Q second 13. K R to K square 13. Castles (on Q side) 14. Q to K B second 14. K to Kt square 15. Q Kt P two 15. K Kt to It second 16. QitPtwo 16. K Kt to B third 17. Q to K second 17. Q Rto K square 18. K B to Q third 18. K Kt P one 19. Q Kt P one 19. Q Kt to Q square 20. Q B takes K B P 20. Kt takes K R P 21. Q B to Q second 21. Q to K R fifth 22. QRP one 22. Q Kt to K third 23. Q Kt P one 23. Q Kt to K B fifth 24. QKt P takes R P (check) 24. Kto II square 25. Q B takes Kt 25. Kt takes Q B . 26. Qto her second 26. Kt takes K B 27. Q takes Kt 27. K B P two 28. K P one 28. Q P takes P 29. P takes P 29. It takes P 30. K Rto Q Kt square 30. Q B to his third 31. K R P one 3l. Gi Kt P one 32. K R to K B square 32. K R to Q square 33. Q to Q B fourth 33. B takes K Kt Pt 34_ Q takes Q B P 34. K Kt P one 35. K takes B 35. Q takes Kt (check) 36. Kto B third 36. R to K sixth (check) 37. K to B fourth 37. Q to K R fifth (check and Black wins. * All these intricate evolutions Of the knight are capitally managed by Mr. Harrwitz. • t Masterly play ! Conceive the power of abstraction, of memory, and combination, required to carry through this attack, while engaged in conducting another and still more difficult game blindfold also ! GAME 111. Played without seeing the chess-board, by M. Kieseritzky, while engaged in playing No. 1. with Mr. llarrwitz. In this partie M. Kieseritzky has for his opponent Mr. Mougiedieu, the President of the London Chess Club, who gives the odds of his Q Kt. (Remove White Q Kt from the board.) WHITE. BLACK. Mr. Mougiedieu. M. Kieseritzky. 1. K P two 1. K P two 2. K Kt to 11 third 2. Q Kt to B third 3. Q P twe 3. P takes P 4. K B to Q B fourth 4. K B (checks) 5. Q B to Q second 5. Q to K second 6. Castles 6. B takes B 7. Q takes B 7. K Kt to B third -8. K P one 8. Q Kt takes B 9. Kt takes Kt 9. Castles 10. Q takes P 10. Q P two 11. B to Q third 11. QBP two 12. Q to K third 12. QBPone 13. Kt takes Q B P 13. Q B to K third 14. Kt to Q second 14. Q R to Q B square 15. Q takes Q R P 15. Q to her Kt fitth 16. Kt to K B third 16. Q R to his square 17. Q to her fourth 17. Q to her third 18. K R P one 18. Q R to his fourth 19. Kt to K fifth . 19. Kitto Q R square 20. Kt to Q B fourth 20. Q to her B fourth 21. Q takes Q 21. Q R takes Q 22. Kt to Q Kt sixth 22. K R to Q square 23. QR P two 23. K Kt P one 24. Q Kt P two 24. Q It to B third 25. Q R P one 25. Kt to Q second 26. Kt takes Kt 26. B takes Kt 27. K It to Q B square 27. K to Kt second 28. Q B P two 28. P takes P 29. K It takes P 29. It takes It 30. B takes It 30. K to B third 31. B to Q fifth 31. K to his square 32. K B to his third 32. K to his second 33. It to Q B square 33. K to Q third 34. Q Kt P one 34. K B P two 35. Q Kt P one Black surrendered. WAR IN CIRCASSIA. The • following interesting particulars of dseormeshreacinenat military operations of the Circassian! u n informant is from a correspondent have been communi t ca n t n ed th t e o R th h e in D e, ub w li h n ns E n t!ening Mail " After the retreat of the Russians year : from— an officer just returned from the Russian lastfrontier o v e called rnmHe nt t from Itchkeri, pa rg S o ha t m o il v r e e d m e o a v , edonthae smallofstrheiasmg al Rulso, about twelve miles further westward. The posi tion is a strong one, though too near the Russian posts at Grosnaya and Vozdinjania. It is eighteen miles from Tehakkeri, which is about eighteen miles south-east. Shamil's authority throughout the mountains was much strengthened by the events of last year's campaign, so disastrous to the Russian arms. lle established a more regular system of administration, and during the winter exercised his power in various acts of hostility against the Ru.isian frontier and depencies. " At an early period he made an inroad across the Sulak into Taski; he then crossed over the Curras into Ahuska and Karsmalki, and at one time he threatened to break into the province of Kahetie. But these de monstrations seemed principally intended to keepup the confidence of th e di saffected among ,the tribes which have submitted to Russia, or to harass the Russian troops, by compelling them to move during the incle mency of the winter. But he has lately accomplished an enterprise more daring than any which he ever before attempted. " In the early part of April, Lieutenant-General Freytag, who commands on the left flank of the Russian line of the Caucasus, receiving notice that Shamil was assembling a large force at SIAN ii Great Tchetchnaya, six miles distant from Tohaklierii messengers were in stantly sent in consequence to every part of the Russian line, and four battalions were detached by Lieutenant- General Ilarford, from Mosdak, as a reinforcement to Grosnaya. " On the evening of the 115th April, Shama moved from Shalii, and crossing the Russian line of communi catien between Grg§naytt 444 Techakkeri, he came on the 27th upon the river Sundja, between the Russian forts Karak Kitcha and Zahanyourt. The force he had with him is stated to have consisted of from 6,000 to 8,000 infantry, 12,000 cavalry, and six guns. After crossing the river he reached, on the 29th, Constanti nofsky, the chief place of the Little Kabards, whence he rapidly advanced to the river Tcherek. He crossed that river at a point opposite to the Stanitza of Urich, where 2,000 Russians, under Colonel Sit kovick, were This small body maintained their ground with great bra very, but were at last overwhelmed by thesuperiornum b q of their assailants. Sh4mil having by this movement place a himself on the great military road leading from Georgia to Russia, moved along that road to Minaret, where it was thought he would entrench himself, but probably seeing that the position was open to attack in Ibe d rear from Wladileowhas, as well as in front, he remainet there only a day, and then pushed forward into the grea.. Kabarda, as far as the Tcherek, between the sources 01 posted. which stream and at the foot of the cer.tral chain of the _ Caucasus he established himself. In the meanwhile 1)1,s. cavalry scoured the country, and the inhabitan t; r ?' " and joined him in consist, rable numbers ; and, ha` the collected their cattle and flocks, hastened wrof from of country, and under escort of his detachments marl, e „ them succeeded in reaching the strong country of Vil hikuaya. On the Bth of May, Shamil broke up his e b l ., s campment on the Tcherek, and retired rapidly own territory, which he reached without any _ u ss, 5 0. • with little opposition. He was, indeed, met at the iluence of the Tcherek and Zeneisa by three nli ss b ia t battalions under Colonel Baron Miller Zacoinel 6 kh sup they were compelled to give way before his force. The Russian troops were not idle during ali t : hes :- operations. but they were out-manoeuvred by tu e r ee pidity of Shamil's movements. On the first intelligeu of Shamil's invasion, General Freytag, with six bat t t l i ti O within od lions of infantry and 1,000 cavalry hastened LIP be river Soudja; and arrived at Fort Mazak-Kitch a ° n at 27th April—the day on which Shamil crossed thy river lower down—and General Freytag followedisSid mil all through the Little Kabore, without ev er ~ . P . e a - rcbi able to come up with him. But having a l o le a r i ai r y o in i , , formed a junction with Major-General Prince who commands in the Great Kabore, the two gen e to posted themselves in front 'of Kilchik, opposilloo Shamil's position on the Tcherek, but did not deem themselves strong enough to attack him ; an d fog, mil having began his retreat at night, or in is the two generals were unable to molest 11 `,„ 1 oo• that operation. Gen era l N es t orro ff a ttempted w ok operate with them by a movement from Whadiln% of but he was prevented by a di vers i on ma d e by a u7 i its mountaineers, who at the s ame ti me that Shamil moving from Shelli, penetrated th roug h t he Taalhe country, and came down upon the Georgian road, t° , r al south of the Russian fort of Wadihowk a s. G en " - but Nestorrff was able afterwards to reach the Tcherek' or, too late to be of any use. Other detachments sve re diah dered to advance from the Kuban and from 0 . 1.° ,„a under Lieutenant-Generals Zavadowsky, Lobintz" liavalifsky, but they did not arrive in time. , " The whole line was, in fact, put on the alerl.est the troops of the sth corps, who were marching ;1 - 1 ward, were ordered back; and a brigade of ° t o - e el" which had already crossed the Don to Rostoff; frool dered to return. Prince Woronzow came P°3,: Such Shemaki, near the Caspian, to take on the sP;" measures as these events might render nec3ssarf• RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS' BRISTOL, AUGUST 5. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Bristol and Exeter, .11 114 .11 0 5 ' —Bristol and South Wales Junction, 6s. 3d.—Caledord an ' Quar t 31.—Ditto, New, I Is. 3d.— Manchester and Lee 49 'd. Shares, 10% —Portbury Pier and Railway Company, 199' Q n EXETER AUGUST 5. 0° STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales , —Dev areon and Central irdhll' 27s.—Exeter and Crediton, 1 dis.—Bristol and Exeter, T U Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester, 3%. MANCHESTER, AUGUST 5. ~.,tot_ 'b STOCK EXCITANGE.—The sales are—Amber ate, N010„1eR m ,ts dis.—Birkenhead and Holyhead Junction, 295. dis.----d _,P Chorley, and Liverpool, 1% dia.—Blackburn, Clithero e, „ Wales, 1% dis.—Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton, 3f,r,:,„10e,,, Newark, and Sheffield, % dis —Boston, Stamford, and •.'" 4 digit 11 s. dis.—Buckingham and Bletchley, par—Caledo n ialy-11,0, ('hornet and Blythe, % dls.—Derby and • Crewe., C . lO . Northern, % dis.—Dublin and Drogheda, par—Eas' e l.., - .00 ,1, : „ 2 - 51,1:. York Extension, p. -East Lincolnshire, % t 0 :75- 1 ° ton, and West Riding, % dis.—Grand Union, kiAl a and Sheffield, h dis.—Huddersfield, Halifax, and Brit.,'" p.l gll. p.—liuddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal i 0 0° ,0 0 and Thirsk, dis.—Leicester and Bedford, "Mirrer Bury, New Shares, 2% p.—Liverpool, Manchester, !,',.erl' e° „l,t , '. % dis. —Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 3% c.p.—PA'oll4.r,A 13" . ton, Manchester, and Southport, dis.—London and it'otel v Manchester, Buxton, ! and Matlock, 1% c.—Manchest ee d i v, p. ,- Ining!tam, Quarters (C). 10% c. p..—Manchester and itireAoS lo _,' tton, 3% c. p.—North Eastern, % dis.—North Staffor d North Western, % p. Nottingham and Mansfield , 7sj it . to, s jdfe Birkenhead, &c., 3•16 dis. —Preston and Wyre, lns erb (A), 5% P. — Ditto, ditto (B), 9-16 p.--Sheffield Junction, % p.—Sheffield and Manchester, 1 1 3 A —.1 ' 1 ,, i d 1 31 , r- 4.lret No 1, p.—D tto, ditto, No. 3, 4 p.—ShrewsburY " ta ffoP'" es• ham, 1 p.—Shrewsbnry, Wolverhampton, and Sout s b urew _s b t ar era l' oo sl p.—Shrewsbury and Herefordshire, 10s. dis. — westry, &c., par—Shropshire Union, 11-16 Dover, 46—Ditto, Halves, No. 4, 1 p.—South Midland, L i d 0 1 1 n d Staffordshire Junction, 7-16 dis.—Trent Midlancl,oo B " . Junction, 7-16 dis.—West Riding Union, 3 7- 16 P.—Whi`er7s Furness, 2% dis. LEEDS, AUGUST 5. flt _,. yo. ~,, STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Eastern Counties, ~,c1 s. , '„, tensions, 2 p.-East Lancashire, 10 p.-Great Grimsq' tt o o, vst r e o , i , field, 2s. 6d. p.-lluddersfleld and Manchester, 3 1 1 . - , 11 . 1 nd 13 60. sloes, to p .- Huddersfield and Sheffield, 8% EL -Leeds , t;,rd, 44, p.-Leeds and Dewsbury, 61 , - 4 P.-Ditto, Ext° ,. ' ten dis.-Leeds and Thirsk, 2% dis. - Manchester and Leeds' n , 1 1, sions, 3% p.-Newcastle and Darlington Junction Extenst - 680. ll' p.-North British, Half Shares, 7 p.- Ditto, Carlisle Branc'„ te irl e ," --, South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4,1% p,-Wakefield, 1).?.. ( 03. - , and Goole, 12 p. -Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston. IL , 1 pl. Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham, 7s. dis.-13uckinghtun alin tr Direct Northern, 10s. dis. -Grand Union, 105. dis.-Great .q: jig. and Western, 295. dis.-Lancashire and North Yorkshir .s ,.... l) ,-, Wakefield, and Midland, 15s. dis.-Liverpool , fid.aisLonrdnion and Maneinjr. -Laficashbe, Yorkshire, and North Eastern, 33:- ki 6 , o k . ,a d n i d pr " nt .,to; 3 1 4 p.-London and York, 2s chester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 295. • . 95 61. p.-Sheffield and Linerot' shire, 4 1 4 p.-North Western, • _ % di' -Sh brY a IP rem u , P•- Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole, J. Midlan", du. (Itastrick's), 303. dis.-Malton a . nd DrifieldJunpcti-o-IN1,(1);Itt ps.-00310;1; minghain, 1 1 , 4 p.-Shropshire Union, 7s. Gd. dis.-South .di n . , p.-South Mid and Junction, 17s. 6d. dis.-Welsh MI a : 1 ;0 0- -West Riding Union, 5%-York and Carlisle, 1% do and Glasgow Union, 30s. dis. e ' ter, at SHEFFIELD, A.trousT 5. ~ Oa' dis.- - ' Quarter STO C K Shares, Ee A N m o G . t 3 . , -- s scrip, Ditto, Exension, 63. dis.-North British, Carlisle rS io n / 60 „,,"ed sal p e , ,i sales p . are-Sheffield -Grimsby and 41:671itee1.0:4413(0.111:; -Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, % dis.- 1 - ,om ; $lO%, 3 0 ' 14. dis.-Leicester and Bedford, 10s. dis .- Manchester, tlol° 11011,51n1" Midland Junction, 2% dis.-Manchester and Lin c° A 1,111 0 Canal, 17s. dis.-North Western, 14s. p.-Shefifield an.". 33. p.-Ditto, Extension, 7s. die. Er HULL, Annusx 5. , yalt ior t,ll STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales ar e -E as t e rn Cou nll l2 l 4 - 15 ' 11, ' tension, 2% -Newcastle and Darlington Junction, Dran c oci , , ," British, 39%-Ditto, Half Shares, 15-Ditto, 13 so O' .. 6d.-York and North Midland, East and West RW O . ~..I.,ee'Thiet- 2§ 2§ te ' re burn, Darwen, and Bolton, 8%-Ditto, New , „„berifa,„'Elia , Dewsbury, 2 3%-Newcastle and Berwick, 2914 --- " -- idael L '" tinghain, and Boston, &c., 435.-Axholme, 415 0cl: do/ a, 1 ,: i . ri e_ii ; shire, 435.-Grand Union, 17s. Gd. -Leicester and 13 s tark, °n et, Ori. Leicester and Tamworth, 335. Gd.--Liverpool, Orll.,lo.satlO,Te, p.-North ~dninD7o.lo' ton, 5% -London and York, 2%-Manchester. Bu %l 'staffor d „„..';lne Midland, 295. 6d.-North Western, Ils. 3s Gd. -South Midland, 13s. Gd. p.-Shrewsbury 3 ", colon , ' 3% -West Riding Union, 5% -Yorkshire and Glasg " 4. Ca r NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, Avo vs .. s r h , 119.10 ... t5e1f STOCK EXCUANGE.-The sales are-North I3riti ~,,.. p, ..„ 0 ,11, lisle, 2% p.-Newcastle and Darlington Extensit,tl,3llng,Ll'). castle and Berwick, North Shields, 12% 1 1 . -/% ,, i ong, 1375 3% p.-York and North Midland, East and West .. ~ Vr , fOl , 6d. YORK, AcuusT 5. Counties, 1/. 05 ' o ft STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are -Eastern a ,,, .0 tensicfh, 21. 13s. 6d.-Grand Union (Nottingham _Execari.aS73l3! -Great Grimsby and Sheffield, Quarter Shares , i _ L i f erPoU 60.; North Eastern, 1-Leicester and Bedford, lls. 6d• __, yorlc , _., , 1111 1 ' chester, and Newcastle Junction, 214-London a t n e u r, 13 ,17 0 , 0 5t .„, 1 6 Mallon and Driffleld Junction, Si. 135.-31anc lie . s k, 29 - ", 0 10n, . 4 0 4 lock, and Midland, 3% -Newc istie and Berwrse_ ,tei_ r,,,, ,.,, • . and Darlington, New, 12-North British, Carp J' 1 25.- -- 2 L od Wes ) North Staffordshire, 61. 75.-North Western, " V.st " lac, North Midland, Extension, 39% ex div.- - n Riding Extension, 13',4. ber d e en, STOCK EXCHANGE.--The sales are-Abe nd ,„ 1•11. 125 „' a nd 1 .'", 0 t EDINBURGH, AuacsT 00 , 97 ,- __ A mbr r, o ,, a r ll ; Banff, and Elgin, IL 35.-Airdrie and Bathga' ArMag'",.. llei',.. and Forfar, 281.-Ditto, Half Shares, 151. I ° s cgare, 1 7 .-- ;, b',,, rush, 145.-Ayr and Galloway, 11. 93.-- 114 % union, 2 'l/.._.' r s and County Down, 12s. 60.-ritish and Tr'. n F A tellso"ortm o a Caledonian, 151.- Ditto, New, 1 1. Bs.-C -Caledonian and Dumbarton, 11. 25.-Cale d° 1 .111 a n 2 4 /A ,-,,,, -0. er Direct, 2/.-Clydesdale Junction, 221. 10s. - ` - 0101 , " th, -..11. Central, 1/. 125.-Deeside Railway, 2/. 10s.-Dire,.% ,- , ores , a...: - , an A /OW /.1v" -Dublin and Enniskillen, 21. 103.-Dundee a ...,.. ‘t 3 ...„, -DIV°, New, 211 . 55.-Dundoe and Ferth, 251.-D.ote , 1 6/. 7, way, 140. 90.-East of Fife, 11.-Edinburgh and lia:,', a teS , 10, 64.--Edinburgh arid :11a,gow, 741. 103.-Ditto, Half .'," W•,. ly: Gd.- Ditto. , t.ta•sters, 18!. 12s. Gd.- DB . °, ditto, No. p tjaferii, r. Edinburgh, Leith, and Ira iton, 161. 10x.-Ditto, '„„ - rt, 1 " I._! , 55.-Edinburgh and Nornern, 10/. 9s. - -Ditto N cwi - tioo , 1 6e/ -Glasgowd(GDldeeie.trtejo.General iallilac,srgieoori Quarteri nsla:n,i 11. 12s. usI A I - Edinburgh and Perth, 3/.. ss. -Forth and Clyde -run n e l 114.„, /. V' New Stock, 8/. 155.-Ditto, Preference, 1/. 155.-- 405 " d " 11. ',., neck, and Ardrossan, 11. Gs.- Glasgow StrathaVent 1, 0 0: 1 . 9 5 10 ,. gow, 21. 175.-Granton Junction. 10s.-breat County n ° ' c os, o d -Great North of Scotland, 10s.-Inverness and 3 lll ,o l lo o 01 Lanark and Lothians, Si. 4s. Larne, Belfast, anyl_j,o o 0 0 '39/. 6d.-London, Bristol, and South Wales, IL 3g. .6. , ,:, a lO Ol3l l ll--' York, 21. 55.-Ditto, Half Shares, 1/. 105.-3 1 ide'414 13r 0 . 7 ) - 1.. , Counties, 155.-Newcastle and Berwick, 28e. --- ',T s 'ie, 41 ' o , ,, e ttli 195.-Ditto, Halves, 151.- Ditto, Extension to Car , r df ....,to, Sta l . ' 1/ , Ditto, Extension to Dalkeith, 71. 15s. -North i. s 0/ 03, North Wales Mineral, 151 17s. 6d.-Ditto, New , ,„ 9 , 78..,„,1 1 '0,,,10t Shares, :efr:1:1:6, hed11:(1:8-. seLlaGin7l°Gds:ll:ag-C-so g af o r ll . , i aai v tsi goeado:nG:Nl l a i G e. r'awi Greenock. e k 9°' ee r . B' --katlni4flac3s.lo:::agl 10 E 0 S V" . ; .1.07.,:i i P6 t e ::: and Inverness, 11. 1 Is. 6c1.-Scottish Central, i.','„ n etw o ,,ir New, 8/. 153.-Scottish Central ald Caledonian `," 61. 1 ,51 0 '64 -Scottish Grand Junction, 12s.- Scottish Miillanu . s. 6d. ser ap e.. tlsh southern, 1/. 175.-Shrewsbury and Hereford , i n i. 1 05 ';:ril ' 1 bury, Oswestry, and Chester, 6/.._ and Dunfermline, 1/. 55.-Stirling and Midland, 3 1 . -- Bon, IL 165.-Wishaw and Coltness, 471. 10s. $ ll5 nr 11 0 1 r 40 its .- to r - ou r South :Midland, .'stratil [ADVERTISEMENT.] - REMAIIXABLE C r ' o f 0 , r ie 1 11 : tea a d y t . o s S , 1 , t r , e : r aAi medicals o n of m m in e e i: BY HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS.-Extr.A - " ?s / 1 ." - foin Hampton, Ne.v Brunswick, dated Feb. 10, 18 4 ,nve , ;feo' tTo e i IHaopllpoluie with ulcers in his limbs and body for -a tivtaa tin n 0 Du' d r 0! In X s : j n o :::: .. - ,',7 Which small pieces of bone had beer, mor e 1.'411 hitch- tna-00, extractedbat w,.0015 I was then induced V. , try , • complete cure. Several 1 3 Ciar Ointment and, a ' se d, '''' 0 00 0 '0o. the slightest appearance ti>lf" ha have since el 5P WOr 1 . 11 their return. „ jolfl l „ o fcs s° Theis medicines are (Signed) d at I. ' an sold by all dru^ - glsts , way's Esta:).ishinent, 244, Strand, I. ' endon• O rtieba ra' P BIBTIIS. r „ W. - VA It i ,On the 31 s t ult., at Oxford-terrace, A-. fv' of a son. ~e 0 On the let inst., in CI 1 lace the Wv ies tam-p , sfi'lf ~f a i v , Russell, Esq., M.P., of a daughter. ris le, ',"/ the On the 2d inst., at Ramsgate, Mrs. E. 14° • W o° ' li r ' hu 5 On the 2d inst., at Villa Etruria, St. J . ° ~,dtec i g ,,,. of James 11PXdam, Esq., of a son. t M ts. Ile f, On the 2d inst., at Lordine, Ewhurs , (til e Daws, of a daughter. the W ire o On the 2d inst., at the Cedars, Putney , Morgan Cowie, of a son. Jo b° . o. he , • r olie ~%5 I MARRIED. I, ri se' i On the 4th inst., at St. Peter's Chu rc o ' Caol, le -e „eas George Sheppard, Esq., of Hie.' ll o u,, s ,`,„' r of tit - 0, " Suffolk, to Harriet; A nna , second da' l s l 4 a nle.,Y b" Thomas John T -...invhitt Jones, Bart., 0 ' '-' Bridgnortl• 6 166' ..•• . ag v ii- 4 Y fs' IA DIED. D A VY*, , fl as On the Ist inst., atDedhans, Essex,P. sat e qho Oil ° f the ~0 , th e On the 211 inst., Sophia, reict 0 x. Esse peroto` - '' ofe' Esq., of Prospect House, Woodford, ntia er . . On the 2d inst., at Brighton, Laure rile'ilf o r stbou _f of Francis Robertson, Esq. ,ofN , e- 11 0 v On the 3(1 inst., Mr. James Skelton . , 5 ,., 1 . , Name, .'-'' ' der On the 3d inst., John Quince) Ale f sir chester House, Southwark. on ly sou 0 Ou the 4th inst., Cosmo William, Duff Gordon, Bart. 1171 London • Printed Nl(4 of c 10:, S ,t tra t n , ll, Printer, a4tndrizetiSb/i/ineillj bY . 311i11711. 111)°, S'ity?tulTd', il:ll,Vorttri4-d° Savoy, in the County of ALlddlosoa, 6, 1846.