The Sun. — London, England, 1852-08-21 00:00:00

s of" J 9 ) 0 ) 5 SON .Y s / 8 and fork; lwBrd , beci if PO' --SR I ' 010 [peer' ibris , cad f O p 0 , 7110° ofr i a porqf 9d to :ouPl a 7 ,9 a; 55 oil 0 o n d 36 `"- s iod; porif iech ; s O d ; Lob ' od t° 1 0 6 ,. 1 yster" e from . w tO 9 61 b CO I 03 pd ; t)0 14fI11, lt 13 1'1° 1( rq 141 "ge l ,51° 5 2 f 65 Ne vi ' 61 55; 11 n, 0 18 .. 09 Ye b alers tbaln shire ointe cl. g a 1 IMPERIAL PARLIAMEIN - ROUSE OF LORDS: Yesterday having been the day on which the writs fur the as sem bli ng o f a new P arl i ament were made e, the House of L o rds was o p ene d s h o rtly beforetWO o'clock for th e p ur p ose o f prorogu i ng Par ; by Royal comm i se i cn , un til Thursday, the I st of October next, in conformity with the com mand of thc, , Queen in Council, the official notice of I d vh ich was publi s h e d i n an extra G aze tt e t o Tues- Gazstte.te. „_Since the di sso l u ti on th e on l y alteration or addi tion which appears to have taken place in the House theis p lacing of three statues on three of the pedes tals between the windows on the west side of the ° llse. The benches on which the Peers sit were un covered, as w e ll as t h e t h rone , and the seats of the rants of Wales on the and Prince Albert on the left of the throne. " 1/01" one was ermitted to sit in the body of the gentlemen use, as on ordinary occasions of formal proroga "'en° but there were a great number of ladies aed bermittc.d to stand below the bar. Th e -Duke of N or th um berland and Lord Howard de W alden, who were the only peers pre,eot, entered th str e liouse a few mireates before two o'clock ; and Mr. L . 4W Lefevr e , the Deputy Clerk of Parliament, took 4118 pl ace at the tabl e before the business commenced. the LT .n t throne, t:°o'clockCE precisely the LORD CHAN entered the House, and standing before said—My Lords, her Mjesty has been Pleased, under her under the great seal, to Prorogue Parliament writ, sent , Parliament until Thursday, the 21st of Oc next. ! ; 13. • l'alman, Yeoman Usher of the Black rod, ti! h t g gone for the Commons, he shortly appeared at ci e ,_°ilr, accompanied by Mr. Ley, the Assistant 0 : K of the House of Commons, attended by several ofEcers of that House, when, r * Slimy LEFEVRE read her Majesty's writ. d ato he Lord Ch ancellor t h en b o wed ; end Mr. Ley I ,4he other officers, who represented the Commons , five d i s ; an the proceeding, which did not occupy minutes, terminated. COURT CIRCULAR. Th e OSBORNE, FRIDAY. z oo _ Queen a n d P r i nce d rove out yesterday after the neighbourhood of Osborne. n e Duke G eorge an d th e Grand Duchess of e,clclenbur g are expected to arrive to-day, on a visit to ip :l r 111 8 j. sty. Hon. Mary Seymour has succeeded the attics Hon. - -- 11 .Yng as Maid of Honour in waiting. li a 4 rd rl l Austrian Minister, Lord Cowley, and Viscount of b in ,ge, had interviews yeserday with the Earl 1 1 ',„°Y, at his official residence in Downing-street. i nn , " umnbridge University Commission had a meet- L 6 Yesterday at the official residence of the First ord , the Treasury, in Downing-street. Present s ed e bishop o f Ch ester, t h e D ean of Ely, Professor C n i a c t k, ,, and the Rev. W. H. Bateson (Secretary.) c•ies were sent off yesterday from the ana 14i- office to the Governor-General; of Canada, .1)„,." le the Governors of the other North American CREMORNE GARDENS. ve rensieu r and Madame Poitevin having been una nee a blY detained in France for a few days, their an „„l4ced balloon ascent on Thursday had to be post ii;:e.d until next week. On that evening, however, 4:aeronaut Chambers, with two companions, effected ef O i cifieent ascent at seven o'clock amid the cheers satt e rclulanxe concourse of spectators, and landed Yat Wimbledon. We never saw the brilliant 4''!lBernents of Cremorne pass off with eclat.greater spirit The ballet., with the elegant execution of th; 4 "ano and the Mdlles. Cushnie ; the Circus, with jzquisite equitation of Madlle. Clementine, M r. tatie ti d! l°4l, Young Souillier, and the Dellachs ; the as 4aci that and altogether unrivalled feats of Devani, d erin - at marvellous pair, the Italian Brothers, whose . k a ada r d s, graceful gymnastics transcend description ; so excellently illustrated by the .interest asiceg lectur e of me. Greig; Pauline Violante s terrific th in en t amidst Mortram's pyrotechnic cataracts—every th e in turn enraptured the thousands who thronged lad gardens. th e Yof the fashionable world were present, and, e any th spi rit a admirable arrangements provided by the itib ur b li g tact of Mr. Simpson have rendered. his izil3.roa:r:a:;idise a favourite resort of the highest as a nd as the middle classes. There is as much order prevailing as there is gaiety and enjoy the and the most fastidious need not fear to bring r es m embers of his family to Cremorne. I n this pe kr- Simpson is eminently entitled to public att enci t i" ; and he reaps his reward in a nightly e h , I , Te as resp ec t a bl e as it i s nume r o us. loon (3. gi c ' c daY, in conjunction with a Grand Bel " a B eat a c .' a Hippodromatic spectacle will take place contai n , - of great magnificence. The programme bat NC:- t ch a rich variety of entertainments as can aessier,s"cv'3,ls attractive in the highest degree. Pro „Renuitv' „ e "riot•races, equestrian feats, all that in 41▪ - • S "„ i i; : n devise of the kind will be produced by t ha% ler • The introduction of this new element f , (31. p e n t hi ; 31 of the innumerable varieties provided • e B ari , - "C recreation. A new Sprinish ballet, alto 2 ;: i er de Cadiz, is announced in addition ; and briir t il ue r) the next week promises to be one of signal eey. e v4 A iondly a nd Thursday we are promised an aB-e nt A r if . poitevin, on his + h -nettled run, 114der ai3rial ship "Le Zodisque. CoIISLE OF WIGHT. (rno2l OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) COWES, AUG. 20, This has been one of the most interesting days of the 1 4 ton; there has been one co n tinu e d rouud of amuse meats - By the courtesy of the C o lonel of the 88th, that Plendid band attended, and during the day played some Of the most, popular pieces. a v„, fi e rowing-matches between the yachts' boats were 1 4 '1' contested, but they were too numerous to particu -4114- Then followed duck-hunts; then pig and pole t o t e eat swirnmine , matches after live ducks; and more A 'rlg matches. pi?" the very height of the amusements her Majesty, • , „ t • ti ce Albert, and the Royal children, arrived in the Af t rY, and the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess mEt l t l i t'Y 4t the R.Y.S. House. The sport gave particular houstaction to the Royal party, who remained about an keerm The bands played " God save the Queen" on de. -48-lesty'ai arrival, and " Rule Britannia" on her ?ottire red ne sLay next these amusements are to be repeated. tittlne m atch fur Prtace Albert's Cup was unfortunately she ti, drifting match at starting. Nut-brown The very the ut Y took the lead as usual, but held it . for h a ries z tli b t Vtbe, as the wind did not favour the Y 4 eht i P"Y Queen. The little wind that f w a l ! t o c r e ed eo t m he . Pl us t movements came from all quarters of the Vea 3 ; i 4 nd at 845 the Gloriang. proved the fortunate T h _ , _ the others being nowhere. °he 7, ti t r eworks we very brilliant; the yachts, with :iftl's,(3.4hgi4pgaeburnugt w res 3 .ll y a 4 teal t ea " Exceptions, made a poor display, but the grand a ri fi ff r A h i , r a , h a d nd th e e nd p QaetiaT t 'Ruch the worst of the battle, but :ovdoernbuitynUoalsallye -1133;'s 0f;`, 1 , 1 , 1. ,he boats. The rovistead was almost one . v ,-LA.ca r a. o 's and masts, and still continues so. n IIME 10--,'IITXRPD TO SAIL FoR THE R.Y.S CUP, —n4 1416 -- GU/ oXY THE 21ST.— t ahs NEAs, oN bATCTR m L o Lo rd , 1,0 4 Co ati, A. - a , t.; pbell, bsq.; u ri a r u ci a a ehn 6, ll „, e4 horough; Flywer of Yarrow.' q 2 u l2 tu t ' on 4 s 9 , dog 134. to n Vt_jone, 75 tons. Almon Hid, Es q.; Glo -48 tons, a ; Alarm, z t fit P. W e id , unseph Gee, Es C aptain 0. H . a ilYn Wil li Lavrock, 72 tons, ,Y l ightt - "I 102 4urc 're 4 Thomas Le Merchant; Ar '4• tita s; Constance, 255 tons, Marquis Co t°t!' Th tons ' ' ' _ -oreas Chamberlain, .q. It i 2 THE PEERAGE• ,Y•three Peers .efact . apparent or either . Aft 4 l'Ealtrkabl that there are now no less than r,esur„,, without hens male, tli th —Pkfve, and, ose uently but•-,alfabridge 11 4 ea (upon . .:__,_., '1)114„"nt Ca l-sue), whos e ti il c , l s rill' become extinct :—viz., their demise ileirit''ata, Fitzharding • rq Gtengall, Haddington, 0 e t , k, Tr , • • `'' - ; Viscounts L uis . Thoinond; Earls Corn Beresford, atiti n , 3 qu . or, Tyrcoonell :ford, Alvauley, ,k,to Fi, D ungannon, Melbourne ; Barons An Bloom i.,6eld 4 ' ll aYning Bla ney Basset, Belhaven, ort,h, ~,\ir ',--I,roughtsua' IBroughton,'Colborne, Cranw ll nd, -11eZ) " ° wnes, ' Dorlas t., a Glel 3 elg , ll° a .., bleea, Keith Lyn u dhurs ' t. Manners Milford, Nugent ('5", Overstune Rancliffe, "ncins,"e' Bibblesdale,added the insidale, Sydney, Wellman ' . To which may be . ._ Zjz , il a wing cases of merger and virtual extinction. _. idu r . i i eyerley into the Dukedom of Northumberland, tato 4i tt ! t cin into the Dukedom of Devon .hire; De Grey r 3tijure into of Ripon ; Cardigan into the Ma o _ kdoed,° °. A.ilesbury • Godolphin into the Dukedom f ktfr e 1 . 'Liget into the ' Marquisate of Anglesea; Pan the P ere into the Earldom of Dilhousie. In addition to W ithi,,g °i ng, the following titles have become extinct ifta r ,„, ! I ' P erY few years:—viz., Duties Dorset, Sussex ; bet ; 'iLj:9 ellesley; Earls Liverpool, Roscommon, Tha b.ill 1.1 l l : Co unts Kenmore, Lake; Barons Arden merged ~``fsel tn i .-Z ura of Egmont, Bex'ey ; Beauvale, merged in ,vis L - "''Y SiolboUrue ; Carteret ; Ferrard merged into cloil l e- „ - ,atY of Mi ss ,, reeue; Glenlyou merged in Duke _et.B " I „.' It.i.hul ; ' llartland, Lang.iale, Metcalf, Maltra• 41 4 1,' V.ontford, Mount Sandford; Prudhoe merged int, 1 4 1 , ::, ° , 111 of Northumberland ; Rolle ; Stanley merged 11 4- "ta of water b S teuhain, Stuart do Rothsay, 411a0e. r 37 ; '''' ern. lit o , still a_" l .1N Trrn NEW PARLIAMENT .- - There are in th e e directors of the East India Company who have seats ° gg, man, Sir James tiog g I t i ° ll se of Commons Mr. - Alas er -,,, Smith. Mr. l)w,,' 'lr. R. D. Mangles, and Mr. M. T. e ""u has lately lost . h ' seat for NdwP°rt' ailifi el ,, , Is . In addition V R.,. has been returned for Abingdon. Indian Go the. ptrn Aternbers, etc officially connected with ; such as but Gener t a o l tir ;tent, who ar onversant with eastern pel.tis, thedtanties Matheson, who served in the last ' the Indiaun .)', spn of the celebrated Zachary "ac" Ali the of titi l l 'illsv,g,tconnect been returned tor Edinburgh.. berals or l'reestrad:.l.lBBed with the India House are Li Parliam i e a n y t Mr. ET c ,„ d Mel.- cu r , v - "Rol] Gil ELiacrioNi•---The St a n?fort. the re t r to3 that Sir George Grey will not be a can f or esesntan of Peterborough, but that Mr. G. C"n-e -raatll,o4:lwt i Katisofferd himself, and is expected to give aatis w, o eacirsection of the Liberal constituency . THE S N, THE PREROGATIVE OFFICE. TO THE EDITOR , OF THE TIMES. Sir, — ln an article insertA in our pper of the 17th,' uoon the state and prospects of the Prerogative.- office, Doctors'-commans, the following pi: rage oc- curs : " Thu present Archbishop follows in the steps of his predecessors, anti saddles the public with a nominee of his own family. Thus, fur three lives, now in being, we shall be compelled to pay away an annuity of 9,0001. a year for a pure sinecure.'' Now, Sir, this statement is incorrect, and calcu lated to convey an erroneous impression, and give un necessary alarm. It is true that the present Arch. bishop has nominated in reversion a member of his own family to the office of principal registrar. Bat this nomination does not saddle the public with the payment of 9,0001. per annum to a sinecurist, nor does it entail any compulsory charge upon the public, nor did the Archbishop imagine it would when he made the nomination, fur this nomination was not made, as the former nomina tions were, independently of any Parlia mentary control; but it was made subject to the provisions of the 10th and 11th Victoria, cap. 98, sec. 9, which, you wilt observe, renders it absurd to sup pose that Lord Canterbury's successor, if there be one at all, will ever be permitted to hold his office as a sinecure, or, in any case, to draw from it such large receipts as it now returns. The words of the Act to which I refer are the following, sec. 9 " And be it enacted, that every person who shall have been appointed after the passing of the first recited Aer, except as therein excepted, or who shall be ap pointed after the passing of this Act to the office of judge, registrar, or other officer of any ecclesiastical court in England shall hold the vim subject to all regu lations and alterations affecting the same which may hereafter be made by authority of Parliament; nor shall any person by his appointment to any such office acquire any claim or title to compensation, in case the same be hereafter altered or abolished by Act of Par liament." Under these stringent provisions, therefore, the pre sent Archbishop made his nomination ; not with the vain expectation, even could there have been the de sire, that his nominee should one day succeed to the indolent enjoyment of a sinecure yielding 9,000/. a 3 ear, but on the reasonable chance that the Legisla ture might not altogether abolish the office, but so modify it as to allow the future registrar a just salary, on the indispensable condition of the personal dis charge of the duties of his registrarship. I may add, that all these points were fully and explicitly brought before the notice of the public in the speech of the Archbishop in the House of Lords on this very sub ject, as accurately reported in The Times of May 7, 1850. If you will kindly insert in your columns this letter of explanation, you will much oblige, Your obedient servant, JOUR H. R. SUMNER. Southchurch Rectory, Rochford, Essex, August 19. [We publish to-day a letter from Mr. Sumner, which , will be received by the public wit h t he g reatest satisfac tion. That gentlemen informs us that when we have once fairly got rid of Mr. Moore and Lord Canterbury, we shall be liberated from the outrageous tribute of 9,0001. per annum which is paid to the one, and will be paid to the other, for doing nothing. Archbishop Sum ner, it is true, has nominated a member of his own family to the reversion of this office, hut under very different conditions from any of his predecessors. Mr. Sumner very properly calls the attention of the public to the pro visions or the 10th and 11 th Victoria, cap. 98, sec. 9, which enact that any person appointed after the pas sing of that Act to the office of registrar, or other office of any ecclesiastical court in England, shall hold the same subject to any alterations which Parliament may think fit to make in it as regards emolument, or in any other respect. Thus Archbishop Sumner's nominee will find himself in possession of a post, suffi. ciently remunerated no doubt, but not without toil or responsibility. In the implied censure cast by Mr. Sumner on the previous system of appointment' to this office—and we trust he represents the feelings of the Archbishop—we heartily concur. Mr. Moore, how ever, is, we fear, too callous to be touched either by the rebuke of an archbishop at second hand or by the cen sure conveyed by the provisions of the Act of Parlia ment. He is patentee,—that is enough . for him. The office he holds may be condemned by the express deci sion of the Legislature and the voice of public opinion, but that concerns him not. The dividends have no un pleasant smell. The office may be shut up for all he cares. What are the wills, and what their makers, to the Chief Registrar? His office is an ancient one, which has always been done by deputy; if he were to discharge any of the duties himself, or to pay for their discharge by others, he would be untrue to the nature of his mis sion. Well, well, it is some comfort to reflect that such disgraceful jobs will not much longer be possible in this country. Mr. Moore is well nigh the last of this class —we can scarcely wish him a protracted tenure of his patentee's place.] Times. HOPE MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE AND HONESTY GUARANTEE SOCIETY. An extraordinary general meeting of this society was held at the society's offices, 4, Princes-street, Bank, Henry Morgan Vase, Esq., in the chair. The general manager and secretary, H. C. Eiffe, having read the advertisement convening the meeting, The CHAIRMAN said that the business before the meeting was to consider the propriety of adding two directors to the present board. The society had been formed'upan certain conditions, fully stated and set forth in the company's deed of settlement, drawn up by able hands, and duly approved by the registrar under the Joint stock Companies Act, 7th and Bth Vict., c. 110. He then read the 81st clause,which l t i o m s i a t y s thetha that numberhis brother of directorsdirectors , generaland proceeded manager ersehvqua shareholders presentei ineodl and theaneldrtse voting ao a nt t idi leaston g n p .r musto degree,pTr i h e teorpso decidew rt e eh r ts eht o se f question ane t i e tsoi r crr l tln g yy and himself, concurred in the opinion that this submitted the owfi deed, clause t $ ll , h o the m to them. The question to be submitted is, to consider the propriety of adding two directors' to the present number. He would now mention how this question had arisen. Amongst the list of shareholders who have duly paid the 11. per share into the bankers' hands, and which amounts to up wards of 5,0001. so paid in, they are fortunate enough to number two gentleman —one, Mr. Hy. P. Hope, who had subscribed for 200 shares, and the other, Dr. Wheelwright, for 150 shares. These gentlemen had taken a great interest in the under taking, arid it had struck his brother directors and himself, and he trusted the proprietary would agree with them, that, by adding these two gentlemen to the direction, they would strengthens their present position with the public, and improve their invest ments. He would only detain them a short time to make a statement of the business already transacted, and to show the state of the society's finances. It was after many preliminary meetings, held on the eve of the last and commencement of the present year, that they had organised the society ; and as soon as complete registration was effected, the board, being then legally constituted, held their first meeting on the 23d of April last, a period of only three months, since which the following are the results. They hid appointed 652 first-class medical advisers over the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. They had established 255 local and provincial agents, corn • posed of individuals whose characters have been tho roughly investigated, many of whom had identified themselves with the interests of the society by insur ing their own lives and becoming members. They have been favoured with 131 proposals for assurance, for sums amounting to 28,9501., of which 70 have been actually completed, and the remainder are either now waiting our consideration or for further informa tion. In the formation of the establishment they paid the strictest attention to economy; all matters re quired for is having been contracted for under com petition. In conclusion, he moved that the 81st clause be altered, and that the number of the direc tors be twelve, and that we add the names of Henry Philip Hope, E,q., and Dr. 'Wheelwright to the list of directors, and we leave it to you to decide whether the clause shall be altered accordingly, and those names added. Dr. JAMES WM. MASH]; LL.D., seconded the resolution, which was then carried unanimously. In answer to a question from a shareholder, The CHAIRMAN stated, that the call of 1/. per share upon 2,035 had been actually paid into the hands of the society's bankers ; that the greater part of that sum had been employed in the purchase of India bonds, which now remained in the bankers' as appeared by their letters lyi ng on th e That the interest, at 5 1. per cent., would be custody, table. calculated up to the 25th December next, and that the shareholders would receive on the Ist of January next; but that for the future it would be calculated up to 24th June and 25th December, and be payable on the Ist July and Ist January in each year. The proceedings terminated with votes of thanks to the directors, the general manager, and the chair man. , r(e)he th woesseayw h o have -- go ; never La has ouch a wonderful and in any place of entertainment . not A :se S e T u L t r h Y ; B ßro A th isl er P s li S i e T ig il r E is A t T o a nf a—Ple seen both to be believed can not pourtray the reality; it must ' with their agility and appreciated. This alone, apparently improbable feat been w b i e tnessed ; description house for some time as clowns in the circle, ought to till the desire to present to his patrons every available novelty, to come; but Mr. Batty, with a laudable combined troupe, gagement with Mr. Spencer Stokes and his talented who have just arrived from America. They come preceded. satlautic by a very high reputation, awarded by our Tran. . ~, brothers, and from those who have had an opportunity most has entered into an en seeing them " practice," we are informed they are the extraordinary a r ti sts that have apwhen eared in a circus; but we shall attend and judge for ourselves detnit. THE SCHOONER. RENOW N .--A criminal informa tion against the parties who forcibly boarded this vessel, and carried away the stores and part of the cargo, has been laid at itochford by the owner, &tr. John Scott Reynolds, befure the Rev. Thomas Scratton, LONDON, RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. NEWCASTLE, AND BERWICK. la The belf yearly general meeting of tae a iraholders of 'his eamparl waS held in the De Grey Rooms, et York, ye: 3 lerdav, at twelve o'cloek; Mr. James Pulle!ne, the chairman of the hoard of directors, in the chair. There was a large attendance of shareholders, and the meta:leg was subsequently adjourned to the Festival Con cert Rooms. The rep )rt was taken as read. Toe CIIAIIIMAN, in moving its adoption, said the shareholders would observe, from the comparative table of traffic appended to the document, that there had been a total increase on the half-year of 8,8501. odd. It was true that increase was not so large as it had been on former occasions, but still the improvement was consi derable, and especially in the two heads of ca ttle and coal traffic.' In the coal traffic alote, in the last half year, there had been an increase of 6,400/. upon that of the preceding one. The directors had endeavoured to extend their trade, and they had succeeded in doing so in a manner which had given satisfaction to the share 'holders. Tne passenger traffic, however, was not in so satisfactory a state as the directors could have wished to have seen it; but it was to be borne in mind that that branch of their business had received rt temporary stimulus in the half-year ending July, 1851, during the time of the Great Exhibition, which had since subsided. To that circumstance was to be attributed the diminution which bad arisen in the passenger traffic during the recent period. He ought at the same time to state that they certainly stood in a ddifferent i laus nt ' h t i il s ' ies f p r e o c in t, that during other companiesduringtheExib itkingdom io i n a this company was receiving full fares for a very large pro portion of their Exhibition passengers, whereas in the neighbourhood of the metropolis the passengers visiting the Exhibition were carried in consi3erable numbers at a reduction of fares. That observation held good up to the end of June, 1852. It was quite true, however, that during the last seven weeks, although there had been a falling off in the passenger traffic, as compared with 1851, that traffic was as nearly as possible the same as it was in 1850. So he found that although the coal traffic had diminished in 1852, as compared with 1850, it was now within 1,3001. of the amount at which it was es timated in 1851. With respect to the goods traffic, there had bean no very great difference in the three years o f 1850-51 and 52, and there had been a small decrease in the period of 1851. At the present moment this com pany was open to competition by land from the Leeds and Northern Railway Company, but to a very limited extent. The directors, however, had been desirous of enterieg into some permanent arrangement with that company by which it was hoped that the two lines bhould be worked for the mutual good of the shareholders of both. As yet they had not been able to effect such ar rangement, but they would do what in them lay to come to an understanding by which the present system of com petition should be got rid of as soon as possible.— (Cheers.) In the working expenses during the half year there had been an increase amounting to somewhere about 7,500/. ; but the capital account of the company had closed to a considerable extent, and therefore there were expenses under the head of extraordinary works, which, unlike the practice in other companies, had fallen on the revenue. The total increase of expenditure for works and charges, as he had stated, was about 7,5001; and the largest part of that was under the head of the locomotive power. With reference to the debenture debt, the directors had been enabled to borrow money in a way more satisfactory than any other company in a similar position. They had succeeded in borrowing 50,0001. at 24 per cent., and a considerable sum in addi tion to that at 3i per cent. He was happy to say tho Great North of England purchase share account was working in a very satisfactory manner. In next year the first instalment on debentures was to be paid. The total amount of those debentures was originally upwards of 700,000/, but it was now reduced to 400,0001.; and the directors were in a position to state that they should not have the slightest difficulty in paying off the whole of those debentures in July, 1853, when they would be come due.—(Hear, hear.) With these observations he had to move that the report of the directors bo received and adopted. Mr. GEORGE LEEMAN seconded the motion.; Mr. BAnsrow, of Nunthorpe, suggested that it would be worthy the consideration of the directors of this com pany and those of the Leeds Northern, whether they could net enter into an arrangement which would put an end to the great and unnecessary expenditure incident to the making of new lines north of York, each of which called another into existence, merely as a defensive po- licy.—(Hear.) Mr. HOLDSWORTA observed that the increase of traffic during the halt-year was about 8,000/., but the increase of expenditure was rather more than that. It struck him if the directors expended as much to obtain traffic as that traffic gave them, that the increase of traffic was a questionable advantage.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. HARRISON, the engineer and manager, explained that the increase of expenditure in the maintenance of the rolling stock of the company was not the result so much of au increase of traffic, as of the natural and un avoidable decay of the rolling stock. The CHAIRMAN said, in answer to a shareholder, there was somewhere about 190,000/. of unproductive capital, the whole of the interest of which was charged to re venue, and that accounted very much for the smallness of the dividend. Mr. RAnisAY said the directors talked of a prospect of the expenses of tho company being reduced; but he was convinced, if it were not for the present influx of money into this curitry, the whole of the debenture in terest would exhaust the fund from which the share holders now received their dividends. Ho wished particularly to ask whether there had been any reduction in the s ervants of the company since Mr. Hudson left the directory. He beli-ved they were now p a yi ng t h e manager a salary of 2,0001. a year, and the secretary one of 600/. He thought in these times economy should be prac ised, for otherwise it was in vain for them to ex pect a fir return for their capital.—(Hear, hear.) , Mr. LERMAN thought it was known to every proprie tor in the company that the salary of the manager was not 2,000/. a year, but 1,200/. It was true that of Cap tain O'llrien, the secretary, was 6001. Captain O'Brien. however, did not receive that sum when he entered upon his office, but the services of that gentleman had been such that his salary was increased to 6001. at a meeting of the shareholders. After some further conversation the report was adopted, and a dividend at the rate of 21. 15s. per cont. per annum (less income-tax) on the amount paid upon the ordinary stock anal share capital of the company was declared for the half-year ending 30th June, 1852, and to be payable on the 3d of September next. R.A.ILWA Y RETURNS ,EPIC RETINNS FOR THE PAST WEEK. TRAFFIC lib I u ~,..., -__ Miles NAME OF RAILWAY. Receipts. opened, _.__........___------------- 1852. 051. 1502. •••• - •••• 204 4,428 iterrlSrl. -- 72 Aberdeen ........ ..... ... •• .. ..... £ 2 ,.: 7 3g £2 7 4 . 6 48 7 7 % Belfast and Ballymena •••••.• "• • , .. 17 ' Belfast and County Down.• 273 3u9 85% Bristol and Exeter •••• " ••••••••..... iii,5172 5;86' 1 189% Ca1ed0nian.......... .• •••••• • • • • • • 4.864 5 9,4119 33 Birkenhead, Bolton, 11 l l b ' u an r Zit s and t a r l e ir ' ::t cl. York .C..hs. . h .. ir ..! 1 5 :7 es I ':„ 5 - 7 6y Cork, Blackrock, and Passage •• •••• 219 39 20 Cork and Bandon .. ••.••••• • • • • • • • • 19s 56 Dublin and Belfast Junction ••..• • • • ''''/4 Chester and Holyhead..• • • 677 1 2 1,148 ' 77 53 Dublin and Drogheda.• ••••••• • • •• •• 1,102 1 , 267 6 Dublin and Kingstown •••••• " • • • • " 530 1. ,2 4 16% Dundee and Arbroath •••••••• • • • .. • • 581 180 ,9 Dundalk and Enniskillen.• .• •••• " • • ... 170 3,1 Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction 743 751 68 E ta as t t ALnangc1imanh.i.r.e.."................................. 1464:?1iu757 4: 8 1 11 98 1 322 Eastern Counties and Norfolk.. ••. • • • 2,454 15"10 95 Eastern Union ...... •••••••• • • • • • • • • • 4,950 4 27. 8934 Edinburgh and Glasgow •• • • ..... • • 2, 8 37 •• • 7 8 Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee."... Furness , It a a n i Railway a s 3 , 103 21871951% Glasgow, Northern Y° 6 Exeter and Crediton.. •••••• • " ' • • ' lOl 122 14,537 13,600 188 Groat Southern and Weitern (Ireland) 0,061 6,419 277 Great Western • • 26,844 20 383 25 Irish South Eastern •• • • ........... • 16 268 90 Lancaster and Carlisle .• • • 260 Lancashire and Yorkshire ....... ••• • • 18,754 20,215 70 Leeds Northern ...• ~ •••.• • „ „ „ 1, 21 1 0 69 4 18e , - Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport• • •••• 536 542 53 9 % London and North Western .• •••• • • • 63 , '2, 6 55 . 092 5% London and Blackwall.• •••• • • • auntidclEV.eilsie..rn:....... ~.... ••• '.. ':: ;l3 004 173% London, Brighton, and South Coast 1 5, •639 12 811 241% London and South Western. ...• • 1.'136 1 3,822 24% Londonderry and Enniskillen •••• • • • • 171 3 ,, 11% Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, Re, 210 173 167% Manchester, Shefileld,and Lincolnshire 7,644 7,4 05 9% Manchester and South Junction...-. 524 637 28 Maryport and Carlisle .• •••••• • • • • ~ ~, 6 , 64 702 498% Midland •••••-••••••. • • • .. •• • • •• . . ,• 29 25,63; 126 Midland Great Western (Irish) 37 Mon klands •••• • • • • -...... 60 Newcastle and Carlisle.. ••• •• • ` •• .. ~ 149 North British •••••••• • • • • • • • • ,: t 232 North Stallordshire •••••••• • • • • .• " toil 6,450 47 .North-Western •••••••••• • • •• • • • • • • I ' ol9 1,003 45 Scottish Central •• - ...... .• •••• • • - • 2,210 2,65 , 32 Scottish Midland •••••••• • • • • • • " " 772 1 ,00 ?, 29g Shrewsbury and Birmingham •• •• • 47 Shrewsbury and Chester ••••• • • • .• 29 Shropshire Union ••••••••" • • • • • • • • 0 t ?, 4 , 3 6,,d 58 South Devon ••••••...•••• • • • • •• • • •• "'" 4 2,41.0 283% South Eastern • • 100)‘, South Wales .. ••••••"••.• • • • • • • • • 1 ' 363 2,270 77 South York., Doncaster, and • Goolo • • 1,326 1,,,,45 40 1,058 1.002 Tall Vale ............. ..... ........ 2,238 2,71, 50 Waterford and Limerick ••.••• • • • • " 2'2 212 442 3 , 8 572 16% West Cornwall ••.••••••• • • • •• • • • • 12 Whitehaven Junction .• •••••• • • " • • • 279 York and North Midland. •• ••••. . .. 10,114 10 ,552 304% York and Newcastle, and Berwick . ••15, 16,553 2119 FOREIGN. „ 7,924 14,618 .. 1,877 2 ,176 5734 Dutch Rhenish ••••••••• • • • • • " '• ~, 251 2134 :Maria Antonia •• •• •• •• •••• •••••• •• , „,._ ' 2 92 63 Montereau and Troyes • .•••• • • .. ~009 86, 63 Namur and Liege .• •••••••• • • • • ' • • • , . 9 . 35 1 . 06 1 26,55 L 4423,4 .Northern of France ••• • • •• • 4934 Orleans and Central - 240 Paris and Lyons •• .• ... ... , ~6 13,793 84 Paris and Rouen. .................. 8 , 701 1 0,104 305 Paris and Strasburgh 59 6 9 . West ern of France .• •••• • • • • .. 4,415 4, 4 9 5 Rouen and Ilavre ................. 3,6.,4 a,,, DETERMINED SUICIDE FROM B LACKFRILRS- BRIDGE. —Ou Thursday night, about a qu arter p ast ten oclock, the passengers over Blackfriars.bridge were greatly excited, in consequence of a respectably-dressed man, who was walking towards the Middlesex side of the bridge, making a precipi tate retre it upon one of the scats in a recess on the lower side of the structure, and then jumping head foremost into the river. An instant alarm was given, when the lifeboat was put off f rom Bl ac kf r i ars s t e am-boat pier , a nd ever y en deavour made by the piertnen to rescue the unfortunate man, but without avail—for owing to the tide ru nnin g down ver y strong . , the body was carr i ed aw ay and could n ot be dis covered. Who could not be asce r t a i ne d the deceased was or where he came from THE WAR IN BURMAH. We regret to announce the death of Major Hugh Montgomery, third s on of the late Sir Henry Montgomery, B %rt. lie was one of t he commis sioners for the affairs of M ysore, but h e v olunteered to join th e army in Burmab, and cc mman d e d a w ing of the artillery at the siege of Itanizomi. He was attacked by illness, and went to Calcutta, where he died ou the 4th of June. SATURDAY EVENING, NAVA.L IN T..ELLIGENCE• PORTSMOUTH, FR IDAY .—Th e f o ll o wing ~ g eneral memo." 11 , 1 s been i.::sued by the Queen's command to the ceptctinv, cflicers, sand men o f t h e sgim iron which attended upon her M a j esty d ur i ng h er late cruises to Antwerp and elsewhere " Victoria and Albert, COWES, Aug. 17, 1852. " GENERAL MEMO. "I am commanded by her Majesty the Queon to ex press to the respntive captai n ,, o f f i cer ,,, a nd ships' corn' paMes of the vessels comprising the royal squadron under my orders, her Mnje.sty's approbation of the satis factory manner in which the duties have been performed during the summer cruise. " This order to be read to the respective ships' coal• pal:lies at divisions. " A. FITZCLARENCE, Captain and Senior Officer. "The Captains of her Majesty's ships Odin, Magi cienne, Sampson, Barraeouta, and Retribution, are co proceed with their respective vessels to Spithead, and place themselves under the orders of the Commander-in- Chief." The Equestrian convict-ship sailed from Cowes Roads last night for Portland, to ship prisoners for Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land. The Lord Petre sailed from Spithead this morning with troops for Ceylon. The Odin, 16, Captain Henderson, C.B. came into harbour this afternoon to rejoin the steam squadron in reserve. The Retribution, 28, Captain the Hon. J. R. Drummond, returned t o S p i thead to- d ay, a ft e r coal ing. She is reported u n d er orders for L i s b on . The Sampson, 6, steam-frigate, Captain L. T. Jones, came into harbour from Spithead this even ing, to complete coals, in readiness for further orders. The Echo steam tug took out supernumeraries to Spithead this morning, and put them on board the Tiger, for passage to the Mediterranean squadron, and brought in the crew of the Tiger to receive ad vance wages. Rear-Admiral Arthur Fanshawe has been ap pointed admiral superintendent of Portsmouth dock yard, and will succeed Admiral H. Prescott, C. 13., on the Ist of October. By electric telegraph, the Barracouta, steam-frigate, Captain the Hon. J. Carne g i e , h as b een or d ere d t o proceed to Madeira, where some disturbances have taken place, so soon as she has coaled. The Magicienne, steam-frigate, Captain Ramsey, sailed for Plymouth last evening. The Tiger, steam-frigate, Captain Giffard, is or dered to prcceed to the Mediterranean, and takes out some supernumeraries and boys for distribution amongst the ships of the Numlron. The Black E igle, Admiralty yacht, has coaled, and remains in Portsmouth Harbour, waiting orders. The Royal yacht, Victoria and Albert, Captain Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, and the Fairy tender, remain off Osborne. Toey will come up to-morro w evening, and coal on Monday. Should the weather prove favourable, it is probable that her Majesty and Prince Albert will visit the Channel Islands early next week. The four large boats belonging to the Excellent were manned and armed, and exercised their great guns outside the harbour yesterday, off Southsea Castle. The Termagant, 26, screw steam-frigate, is fitting with all dispatch. She will, when ready, take spars and stores for the Windsor Castle, screw line-of battle ship, and convey her to Portsmouth to be fitted for service. The weather is still unsettled. We have had a rainy day, at one time the rain coming down in tor rents completely flooding the streets. It will do much mischief to the corn. The wheat, although this is an early county, is not more than half saved. We are sorry to announce the death of Mrs. Fin cham, aged 70, wife of the talented naval architect, John Fincham, Esq., of Portsmouth Dockyard. Mrs. Fincham died suddenly. She has been blind for many years, and seldom went out. Mr. Fincham has recently been superannuated, and yesterday removed from his residence in the Dockyard to his house at Kingston. The agitation of moving was too much for his wife, for she expired soon after getting out of her carriage. PRIZE MONEY FOR THE FEI T ICEIRA..—Burnett and Co. have given notice to the late officers and crew of her Majesty's ship Southampton, Nicholas Cory, Esq., captain, that an account of bounties, Bcc., received for the capture of the Feiticeira, by her Majesty's steam vessel Harpy, tender to her Majesty's ship South ampton, on the 12th of August, 1850, will be forth with deposited in the registry of the High Court of Admiralty. APPOINTMENTS. Woormicir, AUG. 20.—Commander Lord John Hay (1851), to command the Wasp steath-sloop at Woolwich. Commander the Hon. George H. Douglas (1851), to command the Bittern, 12, sloop, commissioned this day at Sheerness. Commander Thomas Stuart (1840), to study steam at the factory at Woolwich Dockyard. Lieutenant the Hon. Horatio Nelson, to the Samp son steam-frigate, at Portsmouth. Midshipman—Charles R. Forest, to the Penelope steam-frigate, on the west c oast o f Africa station. Naval Cadets—H. Schomberg Kerr, to the Me gmra steam-frigate, at Sheernesa ; Seymour Os borne, to the Sanspareil screw steamship, at De von port. The Agamemnon, 90, screw steam-s hip, was taken into King William IV.' s D oc k th i s morni ng before six o'clock. She draws 18 f eet 6 i nc h es of water at her stern. SHEERNESS, FRIDAY. — Her Majesty's steam-vessel Wildfire, Mr. B roc k man , sec ond master, commanding, arrived at seven P.M. yester day from Dover. paddle-wheel A large French man . o f_war screw steam-frigate, the name of which We could not ascertain, came down the Thames and anchored a t the Nore on Wednesday evening. Sh e l e f t aga in yesterday morning. The following extract s f rom a pr i va t e letter, rela tive to the speed of the s t eamers in atten dance on the Royal yachts on th e i r recent cruise to Antwerp, will be perused with interest, and afford another proof of the superiority o f the Barracou ta over the Odin, Sampson, Magicienne, and Retribution : aqua " At 6.30 A. in. on Tuesday, the 10th, the Royal dron left the anchorag e off Osborne, and proc eeded in an easterly direction with a moderate . breeze the s tarboard studding-sails being se t. "An hour after their d eparture a s i gna l was made from the Victoria and Alb ert for the squa dron to ren dezvous in the Down s . Th ey then put o n p o wer, being at startin g ( at 7.30 A.M. ) in the follo win g position, and at about a thi r d o f a mile distant from each other:— their full Port Line. Starboard Line. Victoria V a h n 'il d i. Albert. Black Eagle. Fairy. Magicienne. Odin. Barracouta. Sampson. R e tribution. " The Barracouta was soon ob serv ed to beg those in advance; in 40 minute s f ro m the time of start ing at full speed she Came up w ith the Magle i en ee, and A. tu ten minutes more passed h er . Two hour s subse quently, viz , at 10.40 ,m,, Barracouta was abrea st of aining on Odin; and although for a while the speed of both ap peared to bo nearly equal, in 20 minutes the Odin was astern i of her competitor. At noon Odin was astern of " Until three miles arracouta half a mile, Sampson three quarters of a mile, Magicienne a m il e an d a ha lf, an d Retribution five or six miles. being small ' after noon, owing of a -; z3, the steam of tbe Barracouta was n l °,l,t l l) to the proper pressure, being only from 81b. to tu- the square inch; the revolutions of the engine, per minute, not exceeding 18. 'whs, a distance of about 115 miles, to the coal D : The interval of time occupied in reaching the _was 10 hours 40 minutes; by Odin, 10 by Barracouta 51; by Sampson, Barracouta beating the Odin by 3 i wiles' Sampson 4 _ l l 2; by Magicienne, 11 25; by Retribution, 12 11; the relative i n ites, Magicienne 7 miles, end Retribution 12 miles; the average speed of the Barracouta being 10i miles per hour. " The squadron anchored in the Downs for the night, with the exception of the Retribution, which vessel was sent on to Flushing to procure pilots for, and to await the arrival of the Royal yachts, Sce• " At 4 A,Dt. on the following morning the Barracouta, engines were worked the le Odin, the Sampson, and the Msgicienne left the 'uwoi on their voyage to Flushing, the royal yachts quarter after two leaving some time afterwards. might keep her place. A little.s 4 3 w o h p il e x . after i b e i n n o g o n n tTivneepaotsteitniodnasn.tthsteeaßmaerrrsaoboeuiMordered to keep their on the several grades of expansion, in order that she eatrhl and Royal yachts came up and proceeded towards Flushing, off tae vvshcihcehldptlafcoertAhenytwarerripv.ed About a P , 31 . Having taken pilots on board they proceeded up I " water, and not sufficient depth for the Odin and Retribution to proceed, they let go their anchors. The Barracouta, the Magicienne, and the Sampson, went on at full s p ee d, t h e f orm a PA"ing first the Magicienne, and in an hour afterwar d s the Sampson. The Barra couta reached Antwerp 18 minutes before the M ug i c i. e nne, and 24 minutes before the Sampson, keeping her steam better than on the previous day; having in an in terval of three hours gained a considerable advantage over the other two steamers. On starting the Magi cienno was astcre of the Sara pen about half a mile; it is therefore evident there oust have been something wrong ~, in the latter to hav e allowed the former t o g e t ahead. I n t hi s s h o rt trial (of onl y three ho urs' dura tion)- tion) the Barracouta gained more than on the p rev i ous occasions, and h a d she work ed u p to her full power her advantage would have been greater. " At ten o'olock the next morning the Retribution ar rives Antwerp. While th ''°, twerp. mooring she got acros s e bo , w o f the Magicienne, carrying away the latter's bow sprit, close inside the cap. The damage was repaired by putting the cap further in, and cutting cif the broken end, "On the afternoon of Saturday the Royal yachts, with the steamers in attendance, proceeded down the Scheldt, and anchored for the night some wiles inside et Flush ing, which they reached the following morning. " At seven A itt, on nonday the whole squadron weighed anchor on their return voyage, the steamers being about a cable's length apart,_the Retribution ex cepted, which vessel was a. quarter of a mile astern of the rest. At Loon the Barracouta was ahead of the Mugicionnis mile:l, of the Odin 3 miles, oF the Sap son 4 miles, 0: the Retribution 7 miles, and about 3 miles astern of the Black Eagle. At three P.M. the Barracouta lost sight of the R , qribution's smoke, being in advance of her a distance of at least 15 mike. At four P.M. the .ar rtcouta arrived off the South Foreland, distance from Flushing 92 miles, which she accomplished in nine hears, giving an average of rather mor e than 10 miles an hour, beating the Magicienne 41 miles, the Odin six miles, and the Sampson eight miles, the Retribution being still out of sight. The squadron now directed their course fur Dungenees Road, for the purpose of there anchoring for the night. The Barracouta per formed the entire distance from Flushing in 11 hours, being, ou her arrival, in dance of the Mtgicienne six miles, of the Odin 73, miles, the Sampson 91 miles, and of the Retribution 19 miles. " Shortly before 5 Am. on Tuesday, the 17th, the squadron left Dungenesse for Cowes, the distance be tween which places is 92 m il es . Th e average speed per hour of the Barracouta on this occasion was 103, miles. of the Odin 101, of the Magicienne, 9:1, of the Sampson ai, and of the Retribution 83,, the Barracouta beating the Odin by 24 miles, the Magicienne six miles, the Sampson nine miles, and the Retribution 16 miles. Du ring this day's run the- speed of the Odin was nearly equal to that of the Barracouta, while that of the others had somewhat decreased." AUGUST 21, 1852 , SPORTING NOTES. No. CCLXXXIX. THE RADCLIM MEETING. TO THE EDITOR OF THE BUIV. Great Yorkshire Stakes refulted in an easy victory for Stockwell; it could not have well been otherwise, as, with the exception of Longbow, the field was composed of a very trashy lot, as was evidenced by the colt by Ithuriel, out of Gipsy, obtaining the third place. Stockwell's victory, as a 'natter of course, ele vated hirn in the betting for the St. Lager, his price being 2 to 1, but which, strange to say, is nominal, only very trifling sums having been invested upon him; while, on the contrary, Scott's' horses have been sup ported for large sums. Kingfisher is of no use for the St. Leger; neither is that extraordinary outside fancy of the public—the Major, The three principal races at Radcliffe being all that are likely to create speculation, are those only that I s h a ll take under consideration. The Wilton Cup, two miles and a distance, will in all probability have a very select field, including the Maid of Team Valley, Doubt, and Lough Bawn, among whom the race in my opinion will lie; T HE M AID for cho i ce. The Stewards' Cap I should book as a good thing for OSBALDESTON, who is in, I consider, very favourably at 7st 121 b. If he fails to bit the mark, Osborne will secure the stake for his starter. The Manchester Cup depends a good deal upon the decision of the race for the Wilton, and under those cir cumstances it will be perhaps prudent to have no hand in its disposal; but Crabby, Gholab Singh, and L ough Bawn are likely to be the three most inquired for. The betting this morning is uncommonly flat, st a l e , and unprofitable,—l am, Sir, 80 Aug. 21. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. YORK AUGUST MEETING. BETTING ON THURSDAY NIGHT• GREAT YORKSHIRE STAKES. Even on Stockwell, 6 to 4on Lord Exeter's two, 500 to 100 agst Lord Exeter winning this event and the St. Leger, and 11 to 2 and 6 to 1 to three or four hundred pounds agst Stockwell for the two events. ST. LEGER. 7CO 2 agst Stockwell I6to 1 agst Dan. O'Rourke 4to 1 agst Songstress Illto 1 agst Harbinger Songstress and Daniel O'Rourke were backed for nearly 1,0001. each at the prices quoted. No disposition was shown to back Stockwell, and Harbinger at 11 to 1 was almost friendless. TILE EDOR HANDICAP—FORTIIER PARTICULARS.— Bilberry took the lead at starting, followed by Nancy and Cleveland, Adine lying next, with Hyacinth and Lady Eden in her wake, Odesaus, Montague, and Sir Rowland Trenchard bringing np the rear. They ran so to the Dringhouse, where Merry Bird headed Bilberry, and went on with the running to the mile post. Hyacinth joining her there and immediately after taking a slight lead, Adine waiting on Merry Bird, Bilberry lying fourth and Lady Eden fifth. There was no other change of consequence until they were fairly round the turn into the straight running, when Hyacinth gave way, leaving Bilberry in front, with Adine at her side, Wets thergage lying third, Lady Amyott and Harricot fourth and tifih. After crossing the road Adine, Lady Amyott and Haricot singled themselves out and finished the race, Adine going on with the lead and winning by half a length, the same between second and third,Bilberry bad fourth. The pace sveri tac great s throughou . t. FRIDAY'S a Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas for mares; three yrs olds, 7st 71b; four, 9st 21b; five, 9st 101 b; six and aged, 9st 131 b. Three miles. Mr. Parker's Bird-on-the-Wing, 3 yrs ... (Hiatt) 1 Duke of Bedford's Hesse Homburg, 4 yrs (F. Butler) 2 Mr. Greville's Barcelona, 4 yrs (Flatman) 3 Mr. Dawson's Galvanism, 3 yrs (T. Lye) 4 Mr. Johnson's Welsh Bet, 3 yrs (Aldcroft) 5 Betting -5 to 2 agst Hesse Homburg, 3 to 1 agst Bird-on-the-Wing, 3to 1 agst Galvanism, and 5 to 1 egat Barcelona. Bird-on-the-Wing, Galvanism, and Hesse Homburg led alternately, at a miserable pace, for about three parts of a mile, Bird-on-the-Wing then taking a strong lead, maintaining it to the end, and win ning in a canter by two lengths. Rani in 6 min. 40 sec. The Consolation Scramble, of 50 sous., added to a handi cap sweepstakes of 5 sous. each; five furlongs. (21 Subs.) Mr. Wilkin's Polly, 2 yrs, sst (Bates) 1 Mr. W. Stebbing's Lady Vernon, 6st llb (T Smith) 2 Lord Chesterfield's Senorita, 7st 101 b (Flatman) 3 Mr. Barker's Tordesillas, s:vrs, Bst 61b...(F. Butler) 0 Mr. Darling's Puritan, 3 yrs, Bst 41b (Charlton) 0 Plc. J. Osborne's Lady Agnes, 3 yrs, B't (J. Osborne) 0 Mr. Carter's Farmer's Boy, 3 yrs, ist 41b (Lye) 0 Mr. Besley's Scarborough Lass c, 6st 71b (Aldcroft) 0 Mr. Pedley's Conrad, 3 yrs, 6st 41b... (Hayton) 0 Lord Chesterfield's Mecassin, sst 01b...(Ashmall) 0 Lord Z etland's Grapeshot, 2 yrs, sst 101 b (Carroll) 0 Mr. Jaques's Pitfall, 2 yrs, sst 71b (Wells) 0 Mr. Tnompson's Guicowar, 2 yrs, 4st 131 b (Gill) 0 Betting-3 to 1 agst Senorita, sto 1 agst Guicowar, 6 to 1 agst Lady Vernon, 7 to 1 ngst Puritan, 7 to 1 sgst Polly, 8 to 1 agst Tordesillas, and 8 to 1 agst Pitfall. Won by a length, a head between second and third, Guicowar fourth. Run in 1 min 19 sec. Lady Agnes jumped round at starting, and was left behind, and Puritan fell opposite the Grand Stand, his jockey fortu nately escaping without any serious injury. The Great Yorkshire Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 100 added; for three yrs old colt•, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 21b; winners extra. The winner to pay 25 cove. towards expenses. One mild end three quarters. (165 Subs.) L.)rd Exeter's Stockwell, Bst 71b (Norman) Lord Derby's Longbow, Bst 71b (1?. Butler) 2 Lerd Glasgow's Gipsy c, 85t 71b (Flatmen) 3 Mr. R. Harrison's Sally Warfoot c, Bst 71b...(Lye) 0 Mr. Carter's Farmer's Bay, Bst 71b (Barham) 0 Mr. Cnthbert's Kingfisher, Bst 71b (Holmes) 0 Lord Exeter's Ilex, Bst 71b (Marlow) 0 Duke of Bedford's Maidstone, Bst 71b (Pettit) 0 Mr. W. Harrison's Lindrick, Bst 71b...(Cartwright) 0 Mr. S. llawke's Womersley, Bst 71b ...(Templeman) 0 Mr. Henderson's Needle, Bat 21b ...(G. Oates) 0 Mr. Bignell's Athena Pallas, 85t 21b ......(Denman) 0 Mr. H. Robinson's Billy Richardsoo, Bst 71b(Bumby) 0 Betting--5 to 4on Stockwell, 6to 1 apt Longbow, 8 to 1 agst Il ex , 9 to 1 each agst Worneraley and Billy Richardson, and 20 to 1 agst Lindrick. Athena Palle.s wont off with the lead at an indifferent pace, followed by Needle and Billy Richardson. Farmer's Boy and Stockwell next, and in the rear Kingfisher, Longbow, and the Sally Warfoot colt. They continued in those positions to the Dringhouse, where Athena Pallas gave 'up her lead and dropped into the rear, the running being taken up by Farmer's Boy, who car ried it on for about a quarter of a mile,', his place in the van being taken up by Billy Richard son, Stockwell waiting on Farmer's Boy, having Ilex, Womersley, and Maidstone in his wake, Longbow now lying in the centre. In making the last turn Stockwell went up to Billy Richardson, and immediately after took up the running, went on with it to th second e end, placeand won by a length, ',engine', ho took the opposite the Sand, beating the Ithuricl colt by two lengths; Womersley was fourth, and the Sally Warfoot colt fifth. Run in 3 min. 8 sec. The Gimcrack Stakes of 10 sous. each, with 100 added; for two yra old colts, Sat 71b; fillies, Bst 21b; winners extra. Tho second horse to receive 25 eovs. out of the stakes; the third to save his stake; the winner to give three dozen of Champagne to the York G (H im (B c G r u e. om c a l tb c : C r)) lub ,o . Ono mile. (34 Subs.) Mr. J. Osborne's Exact, Sst 21b (J. Osborne) 1 Mr. Conroy's St. Andrew, Bst 71b Marlon) 0 Mr. Thomas's Young Beverlac, Bst 71b...(J. Mar ) SOn 3 Mr. Farrance's Miss Emma, Bst 21b Mr. Halforefs Eliza, Bst 21b (Whitehouse) Mr. Pedley's Miss Western, Bst 21b (Tem double, by Mr. G. Rowley'a Bell Tinker, Bst 71b ..(.(cya.rMt p L le o in tl a s e e) ) 0 0 Captain Harcourt's Fairthorn, Bst 21b , (Cartwright) added to a Betting-5 to 2on Exact, who jumped 4 64/It) C I Sweepstakes of lead, was never caught, and won, pulling ' with the lengths. Run in 1 min. 55 sec. two 10 soya. each, h ft; for three yrs old, Set ; The York Cup of 100 soya. four, 9st Once roil s : dl2alnbd; t a h e d i w s t i a n n n e e e r . 41b; five, 9st 10lb; six and ag e d , 9 to be sold for 1,0001., it for 75a Clark's Lady second to save his stake. mr ( , l E l . S it u . b c s.l _ , allowed 51b, &e. ; the in -Waiting (2501.) (Carroll) 1 Mr. Hesseltine's Lough Bawn (2501.) ...(Longstsff) 2 t h L e a dy distance• Mr. Dawson's Italia to the l work against to Betting-5 t o 4 n,,5 yrs (2500, (Lye) 3 on Lough Ilawn, 5 to 2 sgst Italian, 3 iil.W , ai w ti he g. re Italian took it up, bpi Lough Bawn cat ,0t gave way at the S lead, tend, and Lough Bawn resumed n."' was caught the • - cleverly b - half a length; Italian a bad third. Run in 3 MID 35 sea. The Filly ft, for Sapling Stakes of each, 20 two 5O goys. „, (parson) subs.) yra old, Bst 51b each. T.Y-Li. l Lord Zetland's Comfit ..................... (.T. A. Day) 2 Mr. J. M. Stanley's Nicotine ........... . . ... ( c iatinan) 3 Lord Chesterfield's Jemima filly .............. (Rogers) 4 Mr. Morri s ' s Ch a rity .................. ... 4 oast Comfit, Betting-6 to 4 agst Nieotiaeasy by a length, the and 4to 1 agst Charity. "r" and Charity beaten off. same between second and thir d, , Run in 1 min. JO sec. ors. each and 25 added, for two The Tyro Stakes of fill ieo,Bstlolb; the winner to be sold yrs old; colts, 951 ‘.0: (7 Saba.) for 1001, Scc. .- 1.. (30/.), 7st 101 b (Charlton) 1 Mr. Wilkin's Los pew ~.„,,, Sat (Flatman) 2 Mr. Jaques 's qtteearvaLau, ) (301), 7st 10113 ~,(Harrison) General Anson's IN __, ~ _ 3 ~ v ast Sweetness (3U/.), 75t 10ib (G. Oates) 0 Mr. W et " t„ youthful Days (30/ ) Sat * Mr. Morris , ._ _ . ...(Basham) 0 s ir Niric s Ace t Trumps (30/.). fist (Bumby) 0 Mr. W. ,41c by Veloci le I ` 1 Mr. V 9ter 6 '' I (e, (d 0 .). Bst (Aldetoit) 0 Wilkins 's Polly, Sat 1011) Mr.(Cartwright) la gr. Brown's Rattlecep (30/.), 7st 101 b (J. Osborne) B e tting- 5 to 4 agst Locket, sto 1 each agst Cats_f` o p p., and Nerve, and 6to 1 agst Sweetness. Won c leverly by a length, the second beating the third half a length. The winner was sold for 210 by Run in 1 min. 9 sea, guineas. - ...., ,:: The Members' Plate of 501. for three years o ld mil „ up. wards, the winner to be sold for 100 soy 9. Oro /i nk, and a half. Capt.Harcouresßurndale.3 yrs (501), sst 111 E(Wells) 1 Mr. Morris's Prim the Third (300,55 t 10!b(Carroll) 2 Mr. J. Scott's Don Carlos (301.), sst 101 b...(ilayhoe) 3 Mr. 1 lesselti n e's The Setter (301), 6 s t 13th (J.Osbo eae ) 4 Mr. J. Ryder's Tn , l Amrrica (301), sst 21b (Ashman) 5 Mr. Llus !w ick's Cott , ge Buck (501.), Est 121 b (Bales) 6 Betting-11 to 8 ag4 Burndl.e, and 4to 1 each aest Priam the Third and Don Carlos, Win by bah a length, Don Carlos a bad third, and the rest beaten off Run in 2 min. 45 sec. The winner to bc cold for 100 guineas. Match, 25 Sorg. each. Gentlemen riders, 12st. One mile. Mr. R. G. Johnson's Q,..ciz, aged ...(Mr. C. Boynton) 2 1 Mr. T. 11. Wilson's Emma, 4 yr s ...(M r . Hopkinson) The match between Aco of Trumps and Wings o f a Dove was off by Consent. IRELAND. DUBLIN, AUGUST 20.—The Dublin Express, which is looked upon as an organ of the Government, as_ sures us that proceedings will be taken against th e Rev. Father Bourke, and others, as ringleaders of the populace in the proceedings which led to the unfortu nate loss of life at Six - mile Bridge. The information s for that purpose have, it is added, been either already sworn, or will be drawn up immediately. The soldiers of the 31st, against whom the verdict of wilful murder was returned by the coroner's jury, were lodged in Ennis gaol yesterday, greatly to the satisfaction of the peasantry. The sapient jurors by whom the verdict was returned have signed the fol lowing resolutio n, which is obviously aimed against Mr. Delmege, jun., the magistrate who accompanied the escort, and who also acted as an agent for Colonel Vaudeleur at the election : "In delivering our verdict we feel bound to express our strong disapprobation of the practice which commits to magistrates (members of a committee of any candi date at a contested election, or in any other matter con nected with rival candidates) the conduct or control of an armed force, and we strongly recommend that when such a measure shall be deemed necessary, that the guidance of troops shall be only entrusted to stipendiary magistrates, directly responsible to the Government and the public for their acts.—Dated at Six-mile-bridge this 18,b of August, 1852." The Cork Reporter mentions an afflicting report, that at two o'clock yesterday morning, Lismore Castle, the princely seat of the Duke of De v onshir e, was burned to the ground. Fortuoately the records, &c., of the family were saved. The fire is supposed to have originated in the servants' hall. It is also stated that the man who was in charge of the Castle has been burned to death. The members of the council of the Gal way Cattle Show and their friends dined together yesterday. Contrary to expectation, the proceedings were not of a public character. The Down banquet to Mr. Sharman Crawford has been fixed for the 30th inst. The banquet to be given right leader in Dublin will take place to the tenant during the conference to be held here at the beginning of next month. The Lord• Lieutenant, accompanied by the Countess of Eglioton, the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Mayo, and other persons of distinction, paid a visit yesterday to the Queen's College at Galway; and appeared much pleased with the various departments of the in stitution. Their Excellencies proceeded finally to the Examination Hall, where an address was presented to them. Lord and Lady Palmerston have been for some days at Lissadell, on a visit with Sir Robert and Lady Gore Booth. The Noble Viscount and Viscountess will pass the present week at Markree Castle, the seat of Edward J. Cooper, Esq. THE MURDER AT SHEFFIELD. In The Sun of yesterday an account was given of the horrible murder of a child at Sheffield, by its father, Alfred Waddington, and of an attempt by the murderer to assassinate the mother of the child and another young woman. Yesterday the case under went investigation before T. Badger, the coroner, and a highly respectable jury, Alfred Waddington, who had given himself up to the police, being pre sent in custody. The body of the murdered child was brought into the room in a basket, and viewed by the coroner and jury. It presented an appalling spectacle. Sarah Slater, the mother of the child, was first examined, and detailed in evidence the circum stances narrated in yesterday's paper, how the pri soner had called her out of the evening school at the Lyceum and told her that he had murdered her in fant, and then attempted to cut her throat with a knife, the same with which he said he bad taken the life of her child. About four months ago she had the prisoner before the magistarte for an assault, when he was bound over to keep the peace for six months. The child was affiliated to him in 1851, and he was ordered to pay 2i. a week, but he had not paid it regularly, and she had taken out a warrant against. him on Monday to appsar before the magi strates on Thursday last. Subsequently to the war rant being taken out th e p r i sone r re proached her with having done so, swore at her, and declared he would not pay a halfpenny. Several witnesses were exa mined in corroboration. William Jackson, a night constable, stated the circumstances under which he had found the child, with the head severed from the body. Mr. Rayner, sup er i n t en d ent o f po li c e, detailed to the jury a confession w hi c h t h e pr i soner had made to him when in custody. H e a d m itt e d having mur dered the child, but was sorry th a t h e h a d done so. Lie said he was much attached to Sarah Slater, but she had taken up with another man, and he wished it had been Sarah rather than the child whose life he had taken. The jury returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder," and the prisoner was committed to York Castle for trial. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, AUG. 20. STOCK EXCELINGE.—The share market has been rather firm to-day, but there was not much business doing. The only transactions reported were Great Westerns, 94 Midlands, 74%. LIVERPOOL, AUG. 20. STOCK EXCHANGE.—There was a fair amount of business done to-day, but prices had a downward tendency. The transactions were as follow :—Eastern Counties, 10 3 4,—East Lancashire, 173$—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 79—Ditto, Fifths, 4 1 / 1 dis.—London and North-Western, 122 —Man chester, bheffield, and Lincolnshire, 28 1 ,4—Ditto, 6/. New Preference p.—Midland, 75—South-Eastern and Dover, 2 Yl—Whitehaven and Furness, 7 1-16—York and North Midland, 24. MANCHESTER, AUG. 20. STOCK EXCHANGE. —There was a tolerable amount of business done in the share market to-day, but prices were drooping. The transactions were as follow :—Caledonian, 197/ B —East Lancashire, 17 1 / 2 —Eastern Counties, ,10;8 Lancashire and Yorkshire, 78 1 / 2 —Ditto, Fifths, 5 1 / 2 dis.— Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 28—Ditto, Prefer ence, 1238—Ditto, New Preference, I ,f i p.—Midland, 75 London and North-Western Stock, 122—South-Eastern and Dover, 21 3-16—York and North Midland, 24. BIRMINGHAM, AuG. 20. STOCK EKCHANGE.—The share market opened better this morning, and affairs generally presented a more cheering ap- pearance than they have for some days past. There was, however, but a very limited amount of business transacted. The only sales reported were—Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley, 11%—London and North-Western, 122%. THE GUILD OF LITERATURE AND ART AND THE PROPRIETOR OF THE MANCHESTER THEATRE ROYAL.—At the Manchester Borough Court yesterday, before the Mayor (R. Baines, Esq.), Sir Elkanah Armitage, Sir John Potter, Alderman Watkins, Alderman Walker, and other magis trates, Mr. Shipman, solicitor, applied, on behalf of Mr. Charles Dickens, for leave to use the Free-trade Hall for one day—viz., the Ist of September—for the performance of stage plays. The application was made in older to relieve Mr. Dickens and his colleagues from the legal consequences of performing in an unlicensed building on Wednesday week, when they are to perform a second time before the peeople of Manchester to raise funds for the guild. Mr. Jannion, solici tor for Mr. Knowles, of the Theatre Royal, opposed the ap. plication. He said that his client had no objection to the guild performing in Manchester; and in opposing the appli. ' cation he was animated only by a determination to conserve his own rights, and not by any ill-feeling. towart:e Mr. Dickens and his friends. So far from that, indeed, he had formerly made an offer to them of the gratuitous use of his 1 theatre, and he again repeated it; but he could now allow the application to pass by unnoticed, because a precedent might be drawn from it in favour of the Free -trade Hall, which could readily be converted into a rival establishment to his own, and in the same line of business. The magis trates retired to their private room, and, after consulting together for about ten minutes, returned into court, when the mayor announced that they had determined to grant the application, in consequence of the circumstances under which it was made, and the object for which the perform ance was to take place. The objection made to the use of the Theatre Royal is, that the guild company have had their own stage constructed, and they are extremely averse to performing in any building that will not allow of the use of that stage and its appointments. BIRKENHEAD DOCKS.—On Wednesday a m eeting f of bondholders was held at Birkenhead for the election six bondholder trustees in the place of Sir J. Sir Isaac Lyon, Baron Goldsmid, Messrs. B. Garnets,, 11. Barnett. and W. Ellice. After considerablerdiflawkes, in which Mr. S. Ilolme, Mr. Winch, the Rev. BalleY, •tt, 6. pert to the and Mr. Goldsmid, barrister, took part, with F,7 3 - 1 en gineers, plans of Mr. Rendal and Mr. Abernethey , ‘_' Mr. Abernethey made a statement, asseTti-nrf; designs of Mr. that it was utterly impracticable to carry out the origoie ob se rving that the Rendel with any benefit to the s ! only course which it would be unt of trade at the gradually to finish the works as tho nted advisable to pursue would be ivere - Baron Gold docks increased. The trustees AP (I'l Piueors. Ames, Henderson, amid, the Rev. Mr. Hawker, er!a wing na mes were also en folloß 5. Holme, and Powles. The j. a il e y, M,p,, Mr. G. H. posed, but were rejected: —Sir Barnett, and Mr. W. L. Bailey. INFANT POOR ESTAHLWI Union have a p po i nted M ENT AT EDMON TON .— The board of guardians of the_ Strand the Rev. George Phil li ps, M.A., of Queen's College, Cam bridge, perpetual curate o f St. James's district, Upper Ed monton, to be c hap l a in to their infant poor establishment, at Millfield-house, Edmonton. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. DONCASTER ST. LEGER. 5 to 2 agst Stockwell—taken 4 to 1 agat Songstress 5 to 1 agst Daniel O'Rourke 20 to 1 agst Caracara 3,000 to 2,500 agst Stockwell and Daniel O'Rourke—t g aI r D o IS t III I RE I,O S O T O AK to ES. IO so CESAREWITCH STAKES. 1,000 to 25 agat Scarecrow—takes 1,000 to 15 agst " :ll 33 e 1,030 Co 15 agst Tonic —t I it Little Harry—t THE GREAT YORKSHIRE STAKES.—We omitted to state in our return of this race that Lord Exeter de clared to win with Ilex. DONCASTER, 1852. Tha Great Yorkshir e H an di cap o f 25 stirs. each, 15 ft and 5 onlyif declared on or b e f ore Saturday next, the 28;.h inst. Elthiron, Bst 71 b — Newminster, Sat 71b—Clincher, Sat 6th—Lady Evelyn, Bst 61b—Russborout"th, Bst 41b—Pits ford, Bit 2 1 b—Chief Justice, Bst 21b—Ntancy, Sat—Prime Minister, Bst—Truth, 7st 131b—Hernandez, 7st 121 b Officious, 7st 101b — Miss Ann, 7st 91b—Sir Charles, 7st 81b —Alonzo, 7st 81b—Haricot, 7st 71 b—Montague, 7st 71b—Iththe, 7st 41b—Stilton, 7st 41b—F rant i c, 7st 31b Triekstress, 7 st 31b—St. Michael, 7st 31b—Ringleader, 7st—Hippolytus, 7at—Grey Tommy, 6 s t 131 b — Le Juif, 6st 191b—Leopold, 6st 1311)—May Day, Est 121b—Aaron Smith, 6st 121b—Sir Rowland Trenchard, Est 1 11b— Kilquade, 6st 111b—la.ick up the Dust, Est 101b—R ed Lion, 6st 101b—Constantine, 6st 101b—Herbert, Est 101 b —lndian Warrior, 6 st 101b—Lucio, 6st 71b—Lady Amyott, Est 71b—'3i eathergage, 6st 61b—Maid stone, Est 5 lb Hungerford, Est 51 b — Billy Richard son,6st 31b—Sally War fcot colt, 6st 31b— ndrick, Est 31b—Proctor, 6st 21b—Alp, Est 21b—Koh i-Noor, Est 21b —Merry Bird, 6st 21b - -Storyteller, Est 11 b—Galvanism, 6st—La Gana Ladre, 6st--Scarecrow, sat—Knight of the Garter, 6st—Constellation, sst 121 b Jack Leeming, sst 101b—Sledmere, sst 71b—Sackbnt, sst 71 b—Alfred the Great, sst 71b— Mary Ann, sst 71b —Bit of B 1 ue, sst 4ib—Pelopidas,sst 41b—Emras,5st 21b— Surveyor, sst 21b—Lerrywhent,5st—Lady Harriet, sst Hugo, s st—Captain Flash, 4st 131b—Euphony, 4st 131 b —spark, 4st 121b—Varmint 4st 121 b—imagination, 4st 111b—Ibis, 4st 111b—Twin 4st 71b—Snarry, 4st 71b— Bilberry, 4st 61 b — Termsiant, 4st 41b —infidelity 4st 41b—Carinetta, 4st 21b—Coral, 4st. Champion, Landgrave, Cossack, and Voltigeur pay ft. The Cleveland Handicap of 20 soya. each, h ft, and 5 only if declared on or before the 28th August. Mountain Deer, Bst 131b--Lady Evelyn, Bst 81b— Russborough, Bst 410—Nancy, Bst 31b—Tonic, Bst—Sir Charles, ist 121b—Young Engl an d , 7s 101b—Cutler, 7st . 101b—Hungerford, 91b—Indian Warrior, 7st 41b— Le Juit, 7st 31b—Gipsy cult, 7st 31b —Paddy Bird, 7st —*Sally Warfoot colt, -Gipsy —Reaper, 6st 121b—Evadne, Est 121b—Worcester, 6st 121b—Lady Agnes, 68t 91b— Surveyor, 6st 31b —Bilberry, 6st—Brawn, s st 51b _ Coral, sst. NEW ATE MARKET. The exten l :i l v l e L arter G at S io G n an ds improvements for the enlargement of the great City Fish Market, long known as " Billingsgate," are proceeding rapidly to wards completion. Apparently there bps been some little delay in the prosecution of the works ordered by the Court of Common Council to be carried into execution in July, 1852. Since that period, however, several unforeseen obstacles to the plan of the City architect have had to be overcome, with reference market. • These ditffio ou t l h t e ies drainageb ei n g now of overcome, theeular a g n e d d near completion, per haps an authentic sketch f in the outlay agreed to othe improvements involved (independently of the erection of the building) for sanitary viz., 1,840 1 ., may prove i nteresting. T here purposes, an abundant supply o f water, ing. Tbere will be pumped in the first instance from the river thr oug h ani r° to that used by Messrs. Calvert and Co mpany o filter (similar eminent brewers, of Thames-str ee t). the will be sunk below low water mark, an d a his alte suffi cient supply of water, of a pure quality, will beob tained for the use of the salesmen. Indep endently of this a sufficiency will be furnished for thorou g hl y cleansing the surface, flushing all drains, and keepin g constant streams running in the water-closets an d urinals at all times when requisite. The surface drains, both in the upper and lower markets, are so constructed that they will carry off the filth and water from cleansing the fish, &c., and will have a constant and plentiful flow of water through them to assist in its removal, and to keep them perfectly sweet. Instead of providing a cistern for the re ception of the filtered water from the cylinder. fixed in the bed of the river Thames, the water is pumped up to the same height as the cistern would have been placed, and arrangements are made so that it may discharge itself En the form of a fountain in the upper market, the fountain not having cost more than a cistern would have done. As a great quantity of water is used in the lower or shell fish market, which is considerably below the level of high water, it has been found to be necessary to pump out the drainage, hydraulic machines for this purpose having been provided. The drainage by pumps has these advantages—tlig it prevents the necessity of a large cesspool for the accumulation of filth and foul water from the lower market closets and urinals, and that the drainage can be carried out to be low low water mark, and kept constantly discharg ing in small quantities under water, instead of running away over the surface of the mu , i, emitting the most unpleasant odours which during the existence of the old market were so frequently and so justly com plained of. The market being enclosed on three sides, and the lower market having only the well holes for the admission of light and air, it has been thought advisable to provide means for ventilation, as it appeared that such works might be done in con nexion with the drainage and works at a trifling in crease of expense. This is accomplished by-a venti lating disc, which it is believed will prove at all times necessary in the lower market, and highly beneficial to both in producing a current of air in close or sultry weather. The river front of the market, with the shell-fish and upper market, are nearly completed, and the Thames-street front is rapidly proceeding, the stone pillars for the support of the intended superstructure being erected. It is expected that the entire urea will be opened for business purposes simultaneously during the autumn, when it is said to be intended to celebrate the event by some kind of public demonstra tion on the part of the Corporation of the City of London. MIRACLES IN FRANCE. The Union de 1' Ouest publishes the following. letter addr esse d to it by M. Similien, Professor of Mathematics et the School of Arts of .Angenn:Te from a letter which I had sent to you, eln your number of the 15Lh ult. you announce from facts bad occurred on the holy of fete of La Salette on the Ist of July, the eve o n _ d you the the Visitation of the Virgin. I now send details. A young pupil at the religious w _ o c h had been establish ment of the Visitation at Vale d n- f e r 'om an attack of for three months completely blind on the Ist of July gutta serene, arrived at La Sa u e f the community. The that some of in company with some sisters o f extreme fatigue at the place of the undergone in order to i t to be felt that she apparition, caused same • until the conclusion of the could not remain notfasting until commenced, and the Abbe reach the s t unmit w o h t ic th h e s Cn ie :V e al y n ' mass, which had ioionaries of La Salette, was re quested one d scarcely received she sacred service began , elled by a sudden inspiration, she raised wafer wben 'crexPclaimed, ' Mu bonne mere je vous vols.' a3 f tbiniesbt:er.hath_e sacrament to her before the fact, her eyes fixed on a statue of the She had, in "ch she saw es clearly as any one present. :p e e r s b te e Cl ad t a o n ad o act, Virgin , gratitude and love, and afterwards retired y of . than an hour she remained plunged in an place without requiring the assistance of those f ro m the her. At the same moment a who had accompanied from Gap, nearly 60 years age, who for the last WOWS° years had not had the use of her right arm in con -9 original s l e e clostur moresn e s w t o a f ht t h a l e, dislocation, suddenly felt it restored to its and swinging round the once paralyzed limb, she exclaimed in a transport of joy and gra titude, ' And I also am cured !' A th i rd care, al though not instantaneous, is not the less striking. Another woman, known in the country for many years as being paralytic, could not ascend the moun tain but with the greatest difficulty, and with the aid of crutches. On the first day of the neuvaine, that of her arrival, she felt a sensation as if lite was coming into her legs, which had been for so long dead; this feeling went on increasing, and the last day of the neuvaine, after having received the corn of the Assump t i on inunion, she w en t w i thout any assistance to the cross She also wa s cure d !" 1 where she hung up her crutches. , curate of Johnsearb% V or i o l u li g a h m , The Rp v . M.A appointed by the Lords of the Privy ap tent inspector Council her Majesty's assistant of schools, in the Oxford, GI counties of Warwick, Worcester, hDasunbceoenmbe Hernamann, Gloucester, Hereford, and Pembroke. The reverend gentle man is a scholar and exhibitioner of St. Johns College, Cam bridge, was classed amongst the Wranglers in the Mathema tical Tripos in 1848, and for two years was one of the as sistant masters of Repton School. FUNERAL OF THE LATE VICE-CHANCELLOR PARR - EF L —The remains of the late Vice-Chancellor were interred in a vault beneath the chapel adjoining Rothley Temple, Loughborough, Yesterday afternoon. The funeral Ferviee was read by the Rev. E. T. Vaughan, vicar of :,t. Martin's, Leicester. • THE NEW C ON SUL-GENERAL or FRANCE.—We understand that the appointnlent of Consul-General of France has just been conferred on N. E. Herbet, a gentle man who has been successively Secretary of Embassy, Con sul, and ConPul-General at Dublin, Barcelona, Trieste, and Antwerp. He has also el the post of Undr Director o the on bular and commer h cial d ‘4 .epartment in e the Foreign.f office. His appointment is equally creditable to the new Minister M. Drouyn de Lbuys, and to M. Herbet himself, who, by his experien ce and his previo us residence in Eng l a nd, is peculiarly well fitted for the important post.— Chronicle. A huge fossil specimen of the giant deer of Ireland was dug up from about eight feet beneath the ground, in the county of Wicklow last week by some excavators. The head is nearly perfect, with the antlers, which measure 10 feet in a line from tip to tip of the extremities. The palm mea sures 20 inches. fr