The Sun. — London, England, 1848-08-22 00:00:00

C ALEDONIAN RAILWAY. .1.6..... OPENING of the CASTLECARY BRANCH, and COMPLE ,-7 j TION of the DIRECT LINE of RAILWAY between LONDON, PERTH, DUNDEE, ARBROATH, MONTROSE, &c. . . EXPRESS TRAINS between LONDON, EDINBURGH, GLAS for GOW, PERTH, DUNDEE, and ARBROATH. 4 • . Between London and Edinburgh in 12 hours. CaSe o Between Loudon and Glasgow.• .... •. • • ln 12 hours and 10 min. , the . Between London and Perth ......... . . Lord .• Between London and Dundee .......... • . in 14 hours. Lord . , Between London and Arbroath ...... —in lb hours and 45 min. N.B. The line of Railway is continued from Arbroath to Mon trose, and fast coac h es ran between Montrose and A b erdeen. ~ .. Passengers by tke Mail Train leaving London at 8.45 P.M., and Bro. reaching the Greenhill J unc ti on at 2 . 0 P.M., Will be taken on by the Express Train to Perth, &c. Ig - e' with TIME TABLE. ~- On and after Augu s t 7, 16 4 8, an d un til f ur th e r notice— . ARBROATH, DUNDEE, PERTH, EDINBURGH and GLASGOW, to CARLISLE, ILLNCIIESTER, LIVERPOOL, BIRMINGHAM , case, LONDON, &c. Eog-,.. • UP TRAINS. SUNDAY TRAINS._ casr e, Ex- I &'2 1,2,&3 . With - (from (from 1,2, P r " 3, 1 & l, 2,1, 2, Preston I, 2, Carlisle I k. 3 st 2. &3.& 3. Ist &3. lot class. only). 1 only). Tram leave A.II .....M. A.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. to be Arbroath .. .. 6457 0 • • '• • •• • • • • . 7 31 8 0 • • • vendee • • • .. .. .. Perth ...... s3o 9 •• • • •• •• .. T. Edinburgh.. 6 . 50 10 30 1 11 1 5 130 5 0 915 11 15 91 5 Glasgow.... 630 10 2011 5 120 450 9 5 11 5 9 5 Arrive at F.M. I P.M. A.M. P.M. A.M. Carlisle .... 11 30 1 22 344 720 10 0 129 348 120 P.M. ppellr- N ewcastle .. 240 .. 730 .. •• • • 815 • • ..nt for Preston .... 350 4 4753 .. 529 835 39 'illial 2l M anchester 552 6 7940 .. •• 7 4 940 7 4 m the . Liverpool . 62 6 17 I() 0•• A M. him' A A.m. ~..M i nutsighau, .. 7451 0 • . • • 955 1 0 985 b 7•• •• .. .. s 8120 .. • • 10 20 .. r.u. P.M. prose- Lomeli .. I s 30 445 .. •• 104 48 1 0 •• , .. __ •t.,. roitted Lion of Lion in ely fot iy pos hether -office► w of no realise ezzling ens, bi was 11 , n gso u a high ildreor praYed , by hich 1 10 hi ° becolv° on be' t n►sd e goner * .ircuttv portioei reconr prosy to bard MaYor' , hosier, se, w ill ler her y 5 aS 1 rs. one lowe r ' `4 P . , f Q ag,t 1 C ll5. h I,l' d 104 ad 13e La l Dunt l 1 6 4 5 ' 'Fore' 16. SC' [re. lizn ad° " picot' Lis &c T DUNDEE, isl NCIII EDI ARBI :rin itY ; Ro ller I A P T ' , ileo .31, LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTER, CAR" [NiIURGII AND GLASGOW, PERTH , ROATII. ----- oge ci ;01°.i cif , of SUNDAY DOWN TRAINS. TRAINS. -----•• Ex- 1,2, & 3, 1 & 2 I & I, 2, 1 & press 1 1& 2. I 4 13 -- 2 . ' only to 2. &'3. 2. I s t Car class. lisle. --- -- --- 41,1 11leeee T.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. P.M. A.M. . 4 . ndOrt .. .. g 44 .. .. 90 i 1 8 0 3 : : 845 10 0 , A.Y. T.Y. - . ..`" , likani 42 30 .. 63012 10 P.M. A.M. P.M. 1 0 „. k"rPool .. 32374510 40 1 10 325 12 30 145 Ochester .. 75510 50 120 335 323 P.Y. ' t r " t ola •... 51595012 30 3 1 0 516 515 516 w•ew -castle „ 530 11 0 1 45 4 0 .. 5 0 Con., P.M. - *.e •... 9162155 0 5 58 916 916 9, 16 di Arrive at P.M. A.M. P.M. A.M. a, b Urgh.. 14574510 0 9 0 130 145 138 p --tow : , 155 7 5610 13 910 140 165 140 ij rU l..:: sso .. .. 11 0 .. Wide. .• .. 430 .. .. 12 20 .• . 4411 r0ath . .. 520 .. 12 50 .. 11 -B. No change of carriage between London and Edinburgh and London and Perth. Passengers are booked to and from Bristol, Gloucester, Chelten ba~u. London, Coventry, Rugby, Crewe, Stafford, Leamington, ISir ;lngham,-Timworth, Wolverhampton, Liverpool, Manchester, liol `°n. Preston, Lancaster, Kendal, Windermere, and Penrith. By order, J. W. CODDINGTON, Secretary. Company's Ottices, 122, George•street, Aug. 5, 1848. CHESTER and HOLYHEAD RAILWAY. OPENED THROUGHOUT TO HOLYHEAD. J. S' nagg l i e ne . r ler-lat ,e(1 6S; sq. 01 London to Dublin in Thirteen Hours. T ake CHESTER and HOLYHEAD RAIL MAY is NOW OPEN ~,e I tOUGIIOUT, with the exception of about four miles adjoining the fo nal Straits, for which tke Company have provided properly-ap- Pointed Conveyances, the charge for which is included in the railway hire, p o T he Admiralty's and Company's splendid Steam - pa ckets, 670 tons, k net irses power, run between Holyhead and Kingstown , iu con withon the following Trains, performing the passage in about four homy, _ _ Lieu . LONDON , TO DUBLIN. 41 , 1 . From Easton-square, London, at a Quarter to Nine in the Eve ht the Irish Mails, and from Chester at a Quarter to Four ths Mornin g , leaving Holyhead for Kingstown (and Dublin) at a T ar ter to seven in the Morning, and arriving at Kingstown about 1 ,, 1f- Past Ten, Dublin time. 6 4 . From E us t on - squ are, London, by Express Train, at Nine o'clock Um Morning, and from Chester at a Quarter to Three in the Af - Z e oon, leavi ng H o lyhead for Kingstown at a Quarter to Six in the u tne r . nosn, arriving at Kingstown about a Quarter past Nine , Dublin DUBLIN TO LONDON. titre Trona Kngtown a Hf-ast Eight in tile Morning, Dublin la 4 rriving i at s Chester t at Te al n p minutes past Five, and in London . a lf . Past Ten in the Evening 2 The Admiralty Packet, with the Mails from Kingstown, at Half t7ist Eleven in the Morning, reaching Holyhead shortly atter Two, • Train in conjunction therewith leaving Holyhead at Twenty Line Past Six, arriving at Chester at Tw en ty -five minutes p ast IC ° al the Evening, and in London at a Quarter to Five the next °ruing. Oni .4* Sunday. the Admiralty Packets and Mail Trains (as above) run on August 12, 1848. I . ILTI DLAND RAILWAY. MID At the Ninth Half-yearly General Meeting of the Proprie ip'4 of the Midland Railway Company, convened by the Directors, t gOrsuance of the provisions of the Company's Acts of Incorpora• of held at the Railway Station, Derby, on Saturday, the 19th day 4u gust. 184 e, GEORGE HUDSON Esq., M.P., Chairman of the Board of Directors, in the Ch.tir. T he follo w i ng B etto l u tl ons we r e agreed to u Resolved, That the Report of the Directors now read be received , adopt ed, printed,and circulated amongst the Proprietors." . Resolved That a Dividend is hereby declared of 31. upon each 1001. of the 4 :', 01 :1 Consolidated Stock, of 3/. upon each 100/. of the Consoll -1::',4 Preferential Stock, after the rate of G per cent. per annum upon sh"Uount paid (421. 10s. per Share) upon the Erewash Valley h' ell. and of 2/. 6s. St upon each 1001. of the Consolidated firming end Derby Stock. The Dividend to be payable on the 4th of .4epteMber next. Ar, nucleon hnvi(Signe ng left the Cha a ir E , ORGE HUDSON, Chairman. resolved That t he th ' Boo kr d of Di , auks of this Meeting bo given to the Chairman and Company. Comp „ actors for th e i r zea l an d attention to the interests of the By order, J. F. BELL, Secretary. D OME, Naples, Fl orence, G en o a , Milan, Mantua, Verona, and VsenitlcEec, air• 11 U CKIN C.IIIM' Ilr • - -,—, l u ly y rd faithfully in i which includes E ar l & r described .als o a Visit to Herculaneum •ind Pompeii, an Interview with Pope Pius IX., and other Remarkable Personages. ib in ed lT t l u " : ,__Pablished by Peter Jackson (late Fisher arid Co.). London, In Two the octavo Volumes with Twelve ,ne Principal Cities visited. ' Price 28s. bound in cloth and lettered. Orders Au thor, at No. 4, Park place, Regent's -park, London. ' T IR E ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION, REGENT-STREET. Uost Important Lecture by Ishani Ilaggs, Esi., on Asiatic Cholera 1,! 1 : 1 its dependence on the Electrical State of the Atmosphere, with u , 7, and Practical Suggestions for its Treatment, on Monday, Wed -I,:u'tY. and Friday, at Two o'clock, and in the Evenings of Tuesday, an t i r , d aY , and Saturday, at Nine.—Popular Lectures by 1)r. Ryan LlaAelvhi Views ISachhoffner.—Dioramic effects are exhibited in the new are which, with the Chromatrope and Microscope, 'uowit on the large disc.—Experiments with the Diver and Div- Machinery and Models described. gautil'eu daily from Eleven to Five ; and is the Evenings (including .rday) from Seven till Half-pmt Ten. Ad lntssion, la.—Schools, Half-price.—The New Catalogue, Is. U_RAVESEND via BLACKWALL RAIL WAY, and STAR and BLACKWALL PICKETS. Railway ant Boat included he one Payment. Fares, to or from London. rore Cabin and Secont Class Railway, ON SHILLING ° ° , l wad First Class ditto, ONE SHILLING E and SIXPENCE. To or from Blackwall or intermediate Piers, )'ors Cal a is .. 9d. Saloon ........ Is. ether Packets call at tie Grays or Greenhithe Piers. ...,Nrs The Terrace Pier, Gravesend, at 7, 8 %, * 9%, 11%, I, 2 , 3 , 7, and S. Soudays, at 7, 113y, 0 104, 111,4, 1,3, 4,5, 6. " and S. ')re m the Srunswick Wharf, Blackwall, at 9, 914, 10. 101,4, 11, 12, Ip 2 %. 3%, 4%, ski,* G, And 7.* iundays, at Sly, 9,93. y, 10, f h. ' I, ,„ • IN N.° tith es - .‘AS starting one quarter an of d an hour before each of these mitt • Marked * are run direct, the Packets not being per te " step at Piers or for floats. o(l.knl b uses from Fenchurch-street Station to all parts of London e‘. 1. ; 7 quarter o f an h our . Th r _ ° _ 4 T TICKETS.—TweIve Months, 41. 4s. ; Six Months , 21 . 15 s. oaMonths, IL 155.; to be had of the Collectors on board_ the tro ts ': Mr. Monk, Terrace Pier, Gravesend ; or of Mr. Saunders, p,, "'ck Wharf, Blackwall. etig r - „, P acketa for Excursions apply to Mr. Morgan, Star Office, Fen cu-street Statiol, Blackwall Railway. ' li ne 10, 194 g • tLEGANT TOILET REQUISITES, EACH OF INFALLIBLE ATTRIBUTES. I I hi ROWLAND'S MACASSOR OIL trirt' Tr ess and universally appreciated for creating and sustaining lux es. It 'Dr ROWLAND'S KALYDOR the ak t e ri paration of unparalleled efficacy in improving and beautifying Ind complexion; and L In - ODONTO, or PEARL DENTIFRICE, A — "Ade for its beautifying and preservative effects on the teeth Th ll tun,. ter august patronage conceded by our gracious Queen, and the se terienCr'eroigns and Courts of Europe, and the confirmation by ex- I t ` of the inf a llibl e efficacy of these creative renovating sped , - ‘wlty c haracterised them with perfection, and give them a cele %4Paralleled.- gam, *4° BEWARE OF SPURIOUS IMITATIONS. ,7 0 oer nm a ' re offered under the implied sanction of Royalty, and the ', 4I Y ge t - , I nt Departments, with similar attempts at deception. The that ot ,tno of each bears the name of " ROWLANDS' " preceding o Article on the Wrapper or Label. u t r a.l 3 Rows mousTAcHms, and WHIS -74"elit-.,.,-4''S Produced'in a few weeks, and Baldness removed and rATOtt — *7 the use of GIIIMSTONE'S AROMATIC REGENE, few ,t r ',, a4 essential spirit, drawn from aromatic herbs and flowers 'lost 4 01 1 ? of 'Thick cure ieadaeke is a few ininutes ; it is also a 1 7 , 044 4; D g r Id. fragrant toilet perfume. Sold only la triangular talal sad Z ect ° ,l by the Government stamp, at 4s. ; double the size. ..üble this size, lls. each ; enclosed In a Pamphlet, con- Advi o Z 0 72,Monials of undoubted authority, entitled " Three Minutes' 11, Post, 4 . 1° ,1 Growtk and Preservation of the Human Hair, &c." X 44 " whol es . ' 7s . and 125., for money orders onlv. .„,onde n ale at Grimstone's Ilerbary, Highgate, near YMessrs. Barclay and Son, Farringdon - street ; Sanger, , r. J , , Mes srs. Butler and Co.,Clicapside Fisher and Toiler, i t a 41 C hm r ohnstou and ,reet . medicine warehouse, 68, Cornhill • Sleet I nes,i nt , o. erfunter, and others For Edinburgh, AJdv. and "'Mee.Lt otlk ; for Manchester s , eresehe and ken, er: TiOA Is.dy h A d TO THE LADIES. paper (j . A ug. tthe following letter inserte this letter was put into the Paper by the 1446. ~ Reader, remember, - 0 me. d in the " Times" news " Mrs. Wetitieyt.4 herself, as a testimoaY t rough, takes this oppor tunity of publicly th., 1 1,,.°, • 3. Swan-street, gate. for the elm,. - "'n" NI r W ---- -eY et hr ' * W . . encrator, in having com pletely restored th a r - -. 1 Aromatic lted it about four mouths, and the whole of hell.'hiien her head, after usli d ig Grlmstot, or the flerbary, High more luxuriant than much stronger an lever was he lit the hal ' lz titneas appeared. r o the virtues of Mr. G.'s " Sirs. Weekley insert Itegenator, feeling assusreilli% ttestill°n- ladies would gladly purchase an I la. bottle if they were ats " a- many Ito virtues " h e i s ' fr o a t h% i e i x d -- Perience, not oaly in the r ento eertain o Iproduction of hair in . .. ration an( p . aerie, but as a cure of nervous toilet perfume iti far headache; as a answering any L eYond any to li lad t er taste. She will feel a pleasure in Borough." Y o re,pectability t o the 3 swan-street, , , _. In cases of the hair be. above fact .—. ~, - or turning grey, -tie drops en the crown et th I,l,iing thin, weak, eve __ week, will pre- Went the hair from comi rlz e ., h eal occasionally.. ace it ' it strong, and with the col. , Prevetit it turning grey . renwd'Y. luxuriant and curly. A Lring the hair luxu . the few drops on yew• hairb will give rush before brushing the hair, hair brilliancy, causing it to curl. Thel most delicate ladies r naY use this delightful product of the meet aromatic herbs and dowers with confidence ; its refreshing odour reumves headache and makes it a most necessary compan i on ta the t o i let, In casesOf rIC tr VOUS he adache, pour tell or twelve drops 411 th e erown of the head : • hour. In most cases relief Is e rY bad, r epeat it every quarter of an well certain in on mi nutes. It produces heads, it h as sue keit on e inid ren ' s howls in a few appplleations. It used on infantsuet,a peculiar cooling i nfluence on the brain as to pre lent convulsions, pamphlet of toethnoula all al Promoting Ulu growth of hair.—Seo ls. Aillettere addressed to Virdllant Grhustone. Rot harY, 1111,140.• ON NERVOUS DEBILITY AND GENERATIVE DISEASES. Just published, the Thirty-sixth Thousand, au impro ve d edition, re vised and corrected, 120 pages , price 23 . In a sealed envelope, or forwar led by the Authors, post paid, to any address, secure from observation, for 2s. 6d., in postage stamps, illustrated with nu merous Anatomical Coloured Engravings. - - - MANHOOD: the CAUSES of its PREMA TURE DECLINE, with Plain Directions for its PERFECT RESTORATION. A Medical Essay on those Diseases of the Generative Organs, emanating from Solitary and Sedentary Habits, indiscriminate Ex cesses, the Effects of Climate and Infection, &c., addressed to the e s sufferer in Youth, Manhood, and O ld A g e ; with Practical Remark on Marriage, the Treatment and Cure of Nervous and Mental De bility, Impotency, Syphilis, and other Urine-Genital Diseases, by which even the most shattered constitution may he restored, and reach the full period of lite allotted to Man. The whole illustrated with numerous Anatomical Engravings on Steel, in colour, explain ing the various functions, secretions, and structures of the repro ductive Organs in health and disease ; with instructions for private correspondence, cases, &c. By J. L. CURTIS and CO., Consulting Surgeons, 7, Frith-street, Soho-square, London. " ' Manhood.' A Medical Work.—To the gay and thought less we trust this little work will serve as a beacon to warn them of the danger attendant upon the too rash indulgence of their pa isions, whilst to some it may serve as a monitor in the hour of tempts• tlon, and C, the afflicted as a sure guide to health."--Chronicle " Manhood.' By J. L. Curtis, and Co.—Their long experience and reputation in the treatment of these paint ul diseases is the patient's guarantee, and well deserves for the work its immense cir culation."—Era. " Curtis on Manhood' should be in the hands of youth and old age. It is a medical publication, ably written, and elevelopes the treatment of a class of painful maladies which has too long been the prey of the illiterate and the designing."— United Service Gazette. The Parent, who beholds his beloved child pining away, and fast approaching to a premature grave, in consequence of some disease, which, for want of careful investigation of its real cause, has been set down to the score of consumption, will, on perusing this work, be astonished to find, that in tinie-tenths of the cases of young per sons of both sexes, who perish of what is called pulmonary con sumption, heart disease, tabes, &c., the sole and exclusive origin has been the indulgence in certain destructive habits practised by youth much more frequently than it is at all suspected. N.B. Hours of consultation from Eleven till Two, and Six to Bight in the Evening. :,(11::i,l,r1;.,:114-4-"):31'4' '1::',,4 •;',.../N"' t. 2, -) k‘) , :„.2....t.....„"(14/11 ----6e,) /71 - AfA--/L.,4 , ' . . ... • :.;_. ' . ~...!4 ` - '<.:14 , ,, , ,Xem, , ;•1a..1 i . t fl . e.fi i .., , , ' ....CS • ,4 :: :) , 1) .... :41 . lir f • N l a . de .„ i .,.. t r • -.1 '''tlslN'w?''4.qr ,- / - -- ',' ''• k ., • ; . W ...N. . 0 - .... ...,_ •N l k ( , -' - ' ‘4, * . '" -- 4 4 s ..:\ . ' -- ' ' . ' ,•,•', ~...... ~: i —.O , ic f, ,„,, . 1 :, • ' , 4, . 1 ---i , ,\, 0.0. •,,„- _ . - ----___ •" , _........ ,- ' :,-,'s ... 1 . : ~. , 66 v L -- - - . No. 17,443.] LONDON, TUESDAY EV s G 11/1 0N E Y.—Any amount IMMEDIATELY ADVANCED upon the PEItSONAL SECURITY of Oen- Remelt of responsibility, He'rs to Entailed Estates, Officers on Full Pay, and also upon Freehold or Funded Property, Annuities, and Re versions under Wills or Marriage Settlements. . . This emanates from a party of the highest respectability, in whom full confidence may be placed, of which undoubted references will be given, and all communications deemed strictly confidential. Address to M. 8., care of Messrs. Jupp and Son, 222, Regent street. F OR STOPPING DECAYED TEETH. Price 2s. 6d. _ _ Patronised by her Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent. Mr. THOMAS HOWARD'S SUCCEDA.NEUM, for Stopping De cayed Teeth, however large the cavity. It is placed in the tooth in a soft state, without any pressure or pain, and soon becomes as hard as the enamel, and will remain firm in the tooth for many years rendering extraction unnecessary, and arresting the furtker progress of decay. All persons can use Mr. Howard's Siaccedaneum them selves with case,as full directions are enclosed. Price 2s. 6d. Prepared only by Thomas Howard, Surgeon Dentist, 17, George street, Hanover-square, who will send it into the country free by post. Sold by Savory, 220, Regent-street; Sanger, 150, Oxford street ; Starkie, 4, Strand ; Butler, 4, Cheapside ; Johnstone, 68, Cornkill ; and all Medicine Vendors. Price 2s. 6d. Mr. Howard continues to supply the loss of teeth en his new system of self-adhesion, without springs or wires. This method does not re quire the extractiou of any teeth or roots, or any painful operation whatever. —l7, teorge-street, Hanover-Square. At home from Eleven till Four. 52, Fleet-street. A NEW DISCOVERY IN TEETH, 52, FLEET-STREET. MR. HOWARD, Surgeon Dentist, 52, Fleet street, has introduced an ENTIRELY NEW DESCRIP TION of ARTIFICIAL TEETH, fixed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They so perfectly resemble the natural teeth as not to be distinguished from the originals by the closest observer; they will never change colaur or decay, and will be found very superior to any teeth ever before used. This method does not require the extraction of roots, or any painful opetatien, and will support and preserve teeth that are loose, and is guaranteed to restore articulation and mastication; and, that Mr. Howard's improvement may be within reach of the most economical, he has fixed his charges at the lowest scale possible. Decayed teeth rendered sound and useful is inastica tion.-52, Fleet-street. At Home from Ten till Five. FOURTIFTHS, or EIGHTY PER CENT., of the PROFITS of LIFE INSURANCE divided amongst the participating Policy-holders of the ROYAL FARMERS' and GE • NERAL FIRE, LIFE, and HAIL INSURANCE INSTITUTION. Offices, Strand, London. Capital, 500,600/. Empowered by Special Act of Parliament. The guarantee of an ample Capital and exemption of the Assured from the liability of Partnership. Low Rates of Premium. The usual Commission to Solicitors. Table showing Additions actually made up t•) March 25, 1848, to the undermentioned Policies, being a portion of the class of the Po licy-holders who availed themselves of Participation in Profits : Sum Annual Addi- Sum Annual Addi- Assured. Premium. don. Assured. Premuhn. thin. - - £5OOO £lB2 13 2 £298 £lOOO £l6 0 0 £4B 2000 44 1 8• 100 5(0 9 6 3 23 1500 :JO 12 6 80 300 6 15 9 16 FIRE INSURANCE of every description at moderate Premiums. LOANS granted. Prospectuses and every information may be obtained of the Agents, or at the head Office. _ . WM. SHAW, Managing Director. the Mechanical Section, where gutta percha articles of a great variety of kinds were displayed. Wishaw undertook to be the • explainer of the varieties of uses to which that valuable product is applicable, among the not least curious of which are the speak ing tubes. Tubes were conducted from the plat form to the farthest extremity of the room, and sounds were transmitted instantaneously. A whist', fur calling attention is a novel addition to the speaking tube, and to one was affixed a flute, which played " God save the Queen" at one end of the room, by Mr. Wishaw's blowing at the other end. Some beautiful imitations of wood carvings were fixed to the walls, and a gutta perches flute, that produced a very full tone, was handed about the room. It was stated, as great practical advantages of gutta percha soles for shoes, that they not only effectually keep out the wet, but a working man might easily, by means of the gutta percha cement, sole his own shoes at a very small cost. Mr. J. SCOTT RUSSELL explained the recent improve. ments that have been made to steam navigation. The Geological Section was occupied for a long time by the reading of papers by Sir llenry de la Beche on the geology of portions of South Wales, Gloucestershire, and Somersetshire. The following is the official record published this morning of the papers read in all the sections yebterday MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE. Mallet, Robert, Esq.—Notice of Reports on Earth , quakes, and the Seismometer. Powell, Prof.—A Catalogue of Luminous Meteors, from September, 1833, to July, 1848. Powell, Prof.—Observations of the Annular Eclipse of October, 1847. Powell, Prof.—On a new case of Interference 01 Light. Powell, Prof.—On an explanation of the " Beads" and " Threads" in Annular Eclipses. Harrison, Mansfield, Esq.—o n t h e Self-Registering Thermometer, with Twelve Months' Tracings of its work. Roberts. George, Esq.—On. aveme.rkable Tide in the Bristol Channel, Friday, July 7, 1848. Rankin, Rev. Thomas—On the Recurrence of the No vember Atmospheric Waves at Huggate, from 1840 to 1848. CHEMICAL SCIENCE, WITH ITS APPLICATION TO AGRI, CULTURE ♦ND TEE ARTS. Schunek, Dr. Edward—Report on Colouring Matters. Hunt, Mr. Robert—Report of Progress of the Investi gation of the influence of Carbonic Acid on the Growth of Ferne. _ _ Ward, Mr. W.—On a Galvanometer. Exley, Rev. Thos.—On the Motion of the Electric Fluid along Conductors. GEOLOGY AND PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY. Buckman, Professor James—Remarks on the Plants of the " Insect Limestone" of the Lias Formation. Buck Man, Professor James—Notice of the Discovery of some Speciaceous Remains in the Lias of Gloucester shire. Ibbetson, Captain L. L. B.—On the Position of the Chloritic Marl, or Phosphate of Lime Bed in the Isle of Wight. Hopkins, Evan, Esq.—On the Polarity of Cleavage Planes, and their Influence on Metalliferous Deposits. Struve, William Price, Esq.—On the great Anticlinal from Newbridge, in the Taff Valley, to Cefn Bryn, in Gower. A WEEK'S CHANGE OF AIM IXCURSION to GUERNSEY, JERSEY, and the CHANNEL ISLANDS, via SOUTHAMPTON, starting on FRIDAY, August 25, from the Waterloo Bridge-station, at Four o'clock in the Afternoon, returning any time the following week. THERE and BACK, 265., Rail and Boat included. This Excursion presents a favourable opportunity for Tourists to visit the Channel Islands, remarkable for their beauty and various objects of interest. Perfect arrangements have been made to ensure the comlort of Passengers, and they will be enabled to remain two or three hours in Southampton prior to embarking on board the South West,rn Steam Navigation Company's Steam Ships, lauding at their option either at *suernsey or Jersey. Board and Lodging may be obtained at the first Hotels at the rate of 4s. per day. Ample time will be affonled for visiting* this interesting group of Islands, as the Tickets are available until Friday, September 1, by any of the Company's Boats leaving the Islands. . . . Early application should be made for Tickets, the number being Tickets and every information to be obtained of Mr. 11. Barber, I, Exeter-street, Strand ; the various Agents in London ; and at the York Betel, Waterloo-road, near the Station. A R R I A G E. 1. 1 4 - One half the wend are desolately single, and the other supposing them married, questionably contented. Diffidence, or a sense of right determine the former, and miscalculated hopes em itter the latter. The solitary one may shield himself under the plea of caution and worldly prudence, and the indissoluble, regret un :ornproshig hurry ; but the truth lies deeper. Physical incapacity, mid broken health, are the great hindrances to domestic happiness and social content. The dowry should net be the only marriage set dement. Honour and justice densaad that health sheald form au item in the compact; it alone dignifies the alliance. Blighted hopes or aeglect wound more sorely than poverty or misfortune. Reader, if .hose surmises concern you, procure Dr. CULYERWELL'S little 11E310IRS 'On Single and Married Life," pub. in 2 vols., Is. each (by cost, in stamps, Is. 6d. each). Let no imaginatively relined, or prudish feeling deter you, by their titles, nor be hindered oy misinterpretation of their supposed contents, from obtaining them. They are not intended certainly for mere idle curiosity, but for the closet perusal of those more deeply interested, to whom they are offered as antagonistic to the empyrical trash put forth on to above subjects, by unqualified authors, which alone or together, are a disgrace to the age. Furthermore, two other ,ittle publications claim your attention (same price Is. each, by post le. 6d.) called " What to Eat, Drink, and Avoid," and " How to be Happy." They are not merely pamphlets, but equal in quantity a library volume, nor are they the mere ephemeral scribblings of the hour, but the study of the author's life, who owes his present existence, health, and position to this ob fervance of the maxims he would inculcate—to do unto others as be would be done unto—to live atter nature's laws—and to keep always in the " sunny side of the way." The above works may be had of iherwood, 23, Paternoster-row ; Carvalho, 147, Fleet•street Mann, 39, Cornhill ; Nalson, 457, West Strand ; or direct (by post or other wise) from the author (who may be conferred with personally, m)rnings and evenings), 10. Argyll-plaee Regent-street; sad all Sonkmollers. Illustrated by 26 Anatomical Coloured Engravings on Steel. ON PHYSICAL DISQUALICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCAPA- CITY, &ND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. New Edition, enlarged to 196 pages. Just published, price 2s. 6d., or by post, direct from the Establishment, 3s. 641. In postage stamps, 'I I HE SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on JP._ the infirmities and decay of the generative system, from ex cessive indulgence, infection, and the inordinate use of mercury, with remarks on Marriage, and the means of obviating certain dis qualifications. Illustrated by 26 Coloured Engravings. By R. and L. PERRY and CO., 19, Berners-stroet, OxfOrd-street, London. Published by the Authors :'sold by Strange, 21, Paternoster-row ; Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street ; Starie, 23, Titehborne street, Haymarket ; and Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street. PAST I. treats of the anatomy' and physiology of the re-productive organs, and is illustrated by Six Coloured Engravings. PAST 11. treats of the consequences resulting from excessiveindhl once, and their lamentable effects on the system, producing mental and bodily weakness, nervous excitement, and generative incapacity. It is illustrated by Three Explanatory Engravings. 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Just published, and may be had in French or English, In a Sealed Envelope, 2s. 6d„ or post-free, from the Author, for forty-two Stamps, QELF-PRESERVATION; a Medical Treatise 4.7 on the Physiology of Marriage, Infelicitous and Unproductive Unions, and the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Ma turity, usually acquired at an early period of life, which enervate the physical and mental powers, diminish and enfeeble the natural feelings, and exhaust the vital energies of Manhood ; with Practical Observations on the Treatment of Nervous Debility and Indigestion, whether arising from these causes, close study, or the influence of tropical climates: Local and Constitutional Weakness, Syphilis, Stricture, and all Diseases and Derangements resulting from hulls cretion. With Forty coloured Engravings, illustrating the Anatomy, Physiology, awl Diseases of the Reproductive Organs, i l t i T ta , ry m. l p ia . b . its, excesse s , exp l a i n i n g their stractui es, uses, and functions, and the var i ous and infection. injuries that are p i tio y du s e A ed m i u n EL LA Y r3l 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE , LONDON. - - Doctor of Medicine. Matriculated Member of the University of Edin burgh, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Etc. Marriaga reqttires the fulfilment of several conditions. in order that it may be really the cause of mutual happiness. Could the veil, which covers the origin of domestic wretckedness, be raised, and its true source in every instance disclosed, in how many could it be traced to physical disqualifications and their attendant disap pointments. 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It unfortunately happens that the unhappy sictim of excessive indulgence and vicious habits, whether acquired in early life or from the follies of advanced age, while suffering trom their invariable consequences, unwisely entertains a fear of ap plying to a qualified physician for relief. Shame and the dread so :requently, but erroneously entertained that these complaints are beyond the reach of art, alike restrict him and prevent his seeking 'or assistance where alone it can be procured. In acting thus, he forgets that accurate discrimination n ascertaining the causes of lisease, syrnpathy with the sufferer, and, above all, secrecy, inva riably characterise tine intelligent and practical physician, and to the .medical man who can show by ids posse-sion of the requisite legal , malitications that lie is entitled to esteem and respect in his profes sional pursuits, the utmost confidence should be extended. ])r. LA'MERT has obtained the hrighest medical honours, as his diplomas certify, and the great extent of his practice far many years is a marantee for his professional experience, which has reference almost solely to the treatment of these diseases. Published lay the Author, and may be had of Kent and Richards, 13, Paternoster -row; Hannay-, 63, Oxford-street; Starit, Tichborne street, Haymarket; Mansell, 115, Fleet-street ; Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street, London ; or, free by post for torty-two stamps, from `he Author, who may be consulted on these disorders personally •r by letter, daily. from Ten till Two, and from Five till Eight, at his raddence, 17, Bedford-square, Loudon. BRITISH ASSOCIATION. The annual meeting of this association commenced on Wednesday, the 9th instant, at Swansea. The general committee held its first meeting in the theatre of the Royal Institution, which was numerously attended. Colonel SABINE (the secretary) read the report of the council, which announced that the following names had been added to the list of corresponding members of the association:—M. Struve, of St. Petersburgh; M. Le Verrier, of Paris ; Charles Bonaparte, Prince of Ca nino ; the Chevalier Bunsen ; Professor Nellsen, of Sweden ; Professor Esmark, of Christiania ; Dr. Van der Hoven, of Leyden ; and Dr. J. Mylne Edwards, of Paris. The first general meeting of the association was held in the evening, at the Trinity Chapel, in Park-street. Sir R. INGLIS, M.P., having taken the chair, addressed the meeting at great length upon the transactions of the association during the past year ; and, on concluding, re signed. according to form, the presidency, and inducted the Marquis of Northampton, the president elect, into the chair. The Marquis of NORTHAMPTON said that unless the institution had come to Swansea, or to some other place in South Wales, South Wales would have re mained unvisited, and a large geographical por- tion of the island would have been unknown to the association. Again, Wales comprehended an important and separate population of the island— a people to whom, at one time, the whole of it be longed—a people speaking a different, a more ancient tongue, civilised when the Saxon and Norman ancestors of the London and Oxford, and Cambridge of modern times were heathens and barbarians—a people who had seen among them a Julius Caesar and a Constantine. The Noble President then alluded at considerable length to several of the subjects of' scientific investigation which at present occupy the learned world. In the course of his remarks he said:—At our meeting at Southamptom, Sir John Herschel first intimated, as I believe, to an English audience, the remarkable astronomical discovery which he so soon after announced to the whole world, and which added an unknown planet to our system. I had the honour, as President of the Royal Society, to give to M. Le Verrier the medal awarded to him by our council; my predecessor in this chair had the sa tisfaction of receiving at Oxford both M. Le Verrier and Mr. Adams, the two gentleman who had simultaneously though without concert, pursued the same original and lab3rious investigation in search of the great celestial globe that discovered the course of' Uranus. Of the two discoverers of Neptune, I fear I cannot hope to see the illustrious countryman of Laplace ; Mr. Adams, perhaps, may honour Swansea with a visit. Certain lam that you, gentlemen, would delight to honour the two philosophers whose names will now shine together like a twin star, as long as astronomy shall be considered the sublimest of sciences. lam sure, gentlemen, that the members of the British Associa tion must have derived the liveliest satisfaction from what I may call one of the principal events in science that has occurred since our last meeting. I mean the publication by Sir John Herschel, of the results of his arduous labours at the Cape of Good Hope. Although the Britian Association did not take any part in the re commendation of the expedition sent out by the Govern ment under Sir J. Franklin, and have, therefore, not the same immediate interest in its success that they had in Sir James Ross's expedition into the South Polar region, yet I am sure that we must all feel the most anxious desire for the safety of our gallant countrymen. I wish it was in my power to give you any satisfactory information on this point. Alas! I cannot do so. I cannot do more than express the hope that the same gracious Providence that shielded Sir James Ross amid untartic icebergs may stretch out ii,„l arms and bring back again our brave navigators. Professor Grove having congratulated the assembly on the British Association meeting in the town of Swansea, and Sir H. de la Beche having alluded to the wide field which the neighbouring district presented for scien tific research, the meeting separated. SWANSEA, Ana. 10.-The real business of the asso ciation commenced this morning by the reading of papers and by discussions in the various sections; though, as usual on the first day, the subjects were not of first-class imprtance, and many of the sections concluded their business before the usual time for adjourning. The sections were well attended. In the Chemical Section, the presence of Dr. Faraday, and his frequent observations ou points referred to him on electrical science, gave special interest. The first subject, however, was a report on colouring matters, by Dr. Edward Schunck, which from its length drove most of the ladies away. _ Dr. LYON PLAYFAIR said that the results of Dr. Schunk's experiments had been so recently known, that it could not be ascertained to what extent they were practically useful. A paper read by the Rev. Mr. EXLEY, on the pas saf„,e of electric currents through circuits of wire, gave occasion to 1)r. FARADAY to state, in his felicitous manner, the actual condition of know ledge respecting the nature of electricity. Each fluid ortwohypothesis, ffluids more, t r c e o , n o s r i considered electri city whether it w asan a u s n o d n u e . latory movement imparted to matter, could, he said, be equally well supported. Though at one time he had made up his mind on the subject, the more he studied it the inure nore he b ecame open to conv i ct i on. li e w as dis posed,indeed, to think that electricity consists of two forces acting in opposite directions, but of the nature of these forces ho must admit his complete ignorance. In the Geological Section, which is usually the most attractive, there were few papers of interest. Mr. It. Roberts exhibited a very curious little imple ment, which was termed in the p a .. Per i new element of mechanism," by means of which various differential movements may be obtained on the same shaft. The following are the names of the Presidents and Vice-Presidents appointed to the different sections:— SECTION A.—MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE. President—Lord Wrottesley. Vice •Presidents—The Dean of Ely, Rev. Dr. Whewell, Lord Adare. SECTION B.—CHEMICAL SCIENCE, INCLUDING ITS PLICATI)N TO AGRICULTURE AND TUE ARTS. President—Richard Phillip., Esq., F.R.S. Vice-Presidents —NV. R. Grove, Esq., F.R.S.; Dr, Faraday, F.R.S.; Dr. Percy, F.R.S.; Johu Dillwyn Llewelyn, Esq., F.R.S. SECTION C.-GEOLOGY AND PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY. President—Sir H. 'l'. de la Beebe. Vice-Presidents—G. 13. Greenough, Rig.; the Dean of Llandaff; the Dean of Westminster; Sir Philip Egerton, Bart. SECTION D.—ZOOLOGY AND BOTANY. President—L. NV. Dillwyn, Esq., F.R.S. Vice•Presidents—L. L. Dillwyn, Esq., F.G S.; W. Spence, Esq., F.R.S.; G. Bentham, Esq., 1.R.5.; D. %Vanish, M.D., F.R.S. SOB-SECTION.—ETHNOLOGY. Vice Presidents—R. G. Latham, Esq., M.D.; Rev. J. M. Traherne, M.A., F.R.S., and S.A.; Dr. C. Meyer. SECTION F.—STATISTICS. President—J. H. Vivian, Esq., M.P. Vice Presidents—Sir Charles Lemon, Bart., M.P.) ; Thomas Tooke, Esq., F.R.S. ; Lieut.-Colonel I'. 11. Sykes, F.R.S. SECTION G.—MECHANICAL SCIENCE. President—The Rey. Professor Walker, M.A., F.R.S. Vice-Presidents—Joseph Glynn, Esq., F.R.S. ; John Scott Russell, Esq., F.R.S., Ed. ; John Taylor, Esq., F.R.S. . . SWANSEA, Atm. 11.—A discourse on the metallurgical operations of Swansea and its neighbourhood was deli vered by Dr. Percy last night, in the chapel in Park street, where the general meetings are held. The Marquis of NORTHAMPTON, who presided, having thanked Dr. Percy fur his discourse, called on Dr. Fara day and Sir llenry de la Beebe for somo remarks on the subject, but they offered little more than their thanks to Dr. Percy for the able manner in which he had treated the subject. Before the company dispersed, Professor PHILLIPS announced that the number of persons who had taken ti-kts at the present meeting of the Association already amounted to 760. At the sections this morning there was an ample amount of papers to be read, and some of them of con siderable interest. In the Mathematical and Physioal Section, a paper on " the effect on sound of the rapid motion of the observer," by Mr. J. Scott Russell, pre sented some very curious facts. In the same section Sir David Brewster brought into notice the singular effect of colours of different refrangi bilitics, producing the appearance of difference of dis tance on the same plane. In the Chemical Section, M. Claudet read a paper on " the action of red, orange, and yellow rays upon iodised and brotno-iodise(t silver plates after they have been affected by daylight,", wherein he mentioned many curi ous facts connected with photography. Mr. H. HUNT, at the conclusion of M. Claudet's paper, stated the results of some investigations on the same sub ject, which had led him to the singular conclusion that light has nothing to do with producing Daguerreotype )ietures. Professor GROVE observed that it seemed not impro oable light produced very different effects on the visual organs of different animals, and he conceived that what is light to the eyes of oue animal might be darkness to the eyes of another. The explanation and exhibition of the various appli cations of gutta percha occupied considerable time in NAT urRAL HISTORY. Jeffreys, J. G.—On the recent Species of Odostomia, a Genus of Gasteropodous Mollusks, inhabiting the Seas of Great Britain and Ireland. Illustrated by specimens. Reeve, Lovell.—On a new Species of Argonauts, with some Observations on the Animal of A Gondola. Dillwyn. Lankester, Dr.—Report of Committee on the Regisfra ion of Periodic Phenomena. _ Blackwell, John—Birds observed in the Years 1847 and 1848. Hancock, Albany—On the Boring of Molluscs into Rocks, and on the Removal of portions of their Shells. Forbes, Professor E., and M'Andrew, Robert—On some Marine Animals from the Bristol Channel, with living Specimens. SUB-SECTION OF ETHNOLOGY, Latham, Dr. R. G.—Report on the Present State of Ethnographical Philology. Part 2. America and Poly nesia. STATISTICS. Balfour, Edw., Assistant Surgeon Madras Army— Observations on the Means of Maintaining the Health of Troops in India. Crawford, John, Esq.—Vital ;Statistics of a District in Java; with Preliminary Notes, by Colonel Sykes, V.P.R.S. Hume, Joseph, Esq., M.P. (Communicated by)—On ;he Annual Increase of Property, and of Exports and [mports in Canada. MECHANICS. Glyn, Mr. J.—Report on Hydraulic Pressure En gines.. Whishaw, Mr. F.—On the " Velocentinaer," with its Applications. Whishaw, Mr. F.—On a Sub-marine Rope for Tele graphic Communications. Roberta, Mr. F.—On a new Element of Mechanism. Stn.** Mr. W. P.—On a New Apparatus for the Ven tilation of Mines. This afternoon the meeting of the Association in Swansea was enlivened by a regatta in the bay, and a boat race in the harbour. The pilot boats of this and neighbouring ports competed for the prize in the bay, and there being plenty of wind, the sailing qualities of the different boats were well tried. The visit to Singleton, the grounds of J. H. Vivian. Esq., about two miles from Swansea, was greatly marred by the weather, but die rain did not derer a numerous company from taking advantage of Mr. Vivian's hospi table invitation. SWANSEA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 12.—MECIIANICAL SCIENCE.-At the opening of this section this morning, Mr. Whishaw exhibited the telolcouphonon, or speak ing telegraph, which is nothing more nor less than a , peaking tube, formed of gutta percha, which, from its flexibility and other qualities, is admirably adapted for such an application. Mr. Wishaw also exhibited the gutta percha subma rine rope or telegraph, which consisted of a tube perfo rated longitudinally, for the conveyance of telegraphic wires, and which, for the purpose of acted upon by sea water or m ar i ne i nsects, was banded or braided round by small r o p e , an d being per f ec tly pli able. (could easily be conv e y e d a l ong the bottom o f deep water. preventing its being Mr. J. SCOTT RUSSELL then proceeded to describe the improvements that had been made in steam navigation, which he explained by appropriate diagrams. Mr. JOSEPH PRICE then gave some interesting details connected with the screw propeller. Colonel SYKES read an elaborate paper on the statistics of legal affairs in the Government of Bangs', whi ch g ave rise to an interesting discussion. Mr. S. RUSSELL next read a paper on the effect of sound on railways. Sir D. BREWSTER read an interestin g paper to show the effect of colour without form, in supplying the de ficiency of mere form. Some valuable papers were read by Mr. STORES on the subject of refraction of light, which closed the day's business of this section. the mem bers of the A ssoc i a ti on a n d th e ir friends have been en- SWANSEA, SATURDAY NIGHT.—This day gaged in a series of excursions of the most interesting character even in this more than ordinarily interesting district, the day being fortunately very propitious. Dr. LANKESTER made some remarks on vegetable monstrosities. Observations on the development of pollen were brought forward by A. HENNREY, Esq., in illustration of certain points concerning the formation of cells. Mr. ROBERTS, of Manchester, exhibited:and explained the construction of a mechanical contrivance, by which in a very simple manner movements may be effected, for which more complicated mechanism is frequently employed. the rarefaction created The discussion of this new element of mechanism ex cited very great interest, and it was stated in the room g fu ch n e ac v e e a nt b i e la in ti g ou o f that it was likely to lead to very important results. Mr. STRUVE read a paper on the ventilation of col lieries, with a description of a new mine ventilator. The col lieries to be produced by placed at paper commenced by desc la ri r b g i e n the bottom of the upcast pits, thereby causing the air to ascend, similar quantity de scending the downcast pits. The great objections to this system were the variations which arose from the neglect of the furnace-men, as also from barometrical and ther mometrical changes in the atmosphere. The paper next described the great destruction which arose to the flat chains, flat ropes, and cast-iron tubing of an upcast pit, causing larger annual expenditure. It Propo se d , as a remedy for these evils, a new mi ce ' ven tilator, worked by a five-horse-power engine, which had been invented and patented by the author, calculated to extract from a mine an unlimited quantity of air. This was accom plished by converting the whole area of the up cas t pit into an air channel, connected with the ventilator, by means of a culvert of a similar size. The ventilator con sisted of two large air-chambers, something like gaso meters moving up and down in water contained in a tank, constructed of masonry. The chambers balanced each other, and were surrounded with external cases, so as to form double pumps. The inlet and the outlet valves, when opened, presented the same amount of area :is the upcast pits for the ingress and egress of the air, so that the only resistance to be overcome in ventilating the mine was that which arose from the friction of the air in the passages of the mine, and in the parts of the apparatus, and which would be of small amount. There was a mine ventilator on this principle now i n the course of construction at the Eagle's Bush Colliery, calculated to pass through that mine 40,000 cubic feet of air per minute, and the cost of erecting the vautilator would not exceed 1,0001. MONDAY, AUG. 14.—Among the papers read this day were—" On Berkeley's theory of vision," by Sir David Brewster, in see. A.; " On the laws of chemical combinations and the volumes of gaseous bodies," by the Rev. Thomas Exley; " On some properties of allu• mina," by Mr. Richard Phillips; " O n the peculiar cool ing effects of hydrogen and its compounds in cases of voltaic ignition," by Professor Grove ; and "On the influence of carbonic acid on the growth of ferns," by Dr. Daubeney, in section B. "On the drainage of a portion of Chat Moss," by Mr. G. W. Ormerod; "On the submergence of ancient land in Wales, the accumu- SII N 7 AUGUST 22, 1848. , lation of new strata around and above it, and the re appearance of thesame land by denudation and elevation," by Professor Ramsay; " On some new eystidene, dis covered since the last meeting of the association," by Pro fessor E. Forbes; " On some experiments and borings in search of coal," by Professor James Buckman; " On the recent species of odostomia, a genus of gasteropodous mollusks inhabiting the seas Of Great Britain and Ire land," by Mr. J. G. Jt (Treys, in section D. In the sub section of ethnology, the Rev. Professor Elton, of Arneri , m, read a paper On the Ante Columbian ili-eo very of America." In section F. Archdeacon Willi ans read a paper on the Gael and Cymry. In section G, Mr. C. Williams brought forward his model of a ma chine for raising water, by suspending two pumps on a balance, and thus make one contribute to work the other. Papers were likewise read to-day in the botanical section by Dr. Daubeney, and Mr. Hunt, Mr. Henfrey, Mr. Thwaites, Dr. Carpenter, and Mr. Williamson. In physiology, by Dr. Waller, Professor F. Sace, and Mr. Lennard. In ethnology by Sir R. Schomburgh and Dr. Beke. In the statistical section by Mr. Fletcher, Sir J. P. Boileau, and Mr. Harding. And in mechanics by Professor Hodgkinson, Mr. Struve, Mr. Glyn, and Mr. Budd. A meeting of the general committee was held in the afternoon, the Marquis of Northampton in the chair. It was resolved to hold the next meeting of the Association at Birmingham, in September, 1849. The Rev. Dr. Ro bertson was unanimously appointed President; and the following noblemen and gentlemen were appointed Vice- Presidents:—The Earl of Harrowby, 1.R.5.; Lord Wrottesley, F.R.S.; Sir Robert Peel, Bart., F.R.S.; Charles Darwin, sq., F.A.S.; M. Farraday, LL.D., F.S.S.; and Sir D. Brewster. A series of other resolu tions were passed, after which the committee separated. At half-past four this afternoon a large concourse as sembled on the Burrows, to witness the exhibition of the firing of Mr. Carte's rockets for rescuing sailors from stranded vessels. The trials were in every respect most successful. In the evening Dr. Carpenter delivered a discourse on " Recent Microscopical Discoveries," in the general meeting-room, Park-street. On Tuesday there was an excursion, with which the geological section seemed much pleased. Several in teresting papers were read in the sections. On Wednesday the general meeting was held, at which thanks were voted to the inhabitants of Swansea for their hospitality. This terminated the public proceedings of the association for the present year. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. YORK AND NORTH MIDLAND. Yesterday the half-yearly general meeting of the share holders in this company was held at the De Grey Rooms, York. The attendance was numerous, and G. Hudson, Esq., M.P., presided. Mr. GREY read the following report _ "The directors present to die shareholders the half-yearly statement of accounts up to the 30th of June last, as well for the revenue as the construction account. On the former the receipts for passengers, parcels, and mails, amount to 94,2061. 19s. 3d. ; for merchandize and cattle, to 104,3271. 10s. 2d.; and fir rents and staithe dues, to 654/. 3s. sd. The working expenses during the same period amount to 62,843/. 18s. 9d., and the interest on debentures to 18,6121. lls. 6d., leaving a balance of 133,038/. 2s. 11d. The receipts on account of traffic have not equalled the expectations which the directors had formed at the time of the last meeting. Events have occurred during the interval which could not have been anticipated, and the traffic on the lines of this company has been very materially affected by the general com mercial distress, and more particularly by the im pediments to the traffic with the continent. The direc tors recommend that a dividend be declared after the rate of 81. per cent. per annum on the consolidated stock of the company; and after the same rate upon 151. per share of the East and West rtiding shares, deducting income-tax. Thu total amount of this dividend will be 99,904/., after payment of which, and of the rent of the Hull and Selby and Brid lington lines, due on the Ist of August instant, a balance of 134/. 2s. 11d., will be left to the credit of the company. The directors feel that this company is peculiarly affected by the inequality of the half-yearly amount of traffic. The receipts of the second half of the year have always considerably ex ceeded those of the first, on the whole of the lines, but more particularly on those to Scarborough, Bridlington, and Har rogate, as the summer traffic is very much greater than that of the winter and spring months, without occasioning any material increase of expenditure. The directors have gone into a careful investigation of the expenses of the company, and arrangements have been made by which, without dimi nishing the accommodation to the public, they hope to re duce the expenses to the low es t p oss ibl e sca l e . The directors subjoin a statement of the particulars of traffic for the half year :-Passengers : first class, 63,796 ; second, 125,412 ; third, 286,699 ; Government, 141,551. Total, 617,458. Horses, 2,615; carriages, 444; goods, grain, coal, coke, and lime, 512,796 tons; cattle, 24,460; sheep, 78,777 ; pigs, 11,765." Appended to the report was the usual cash statement, from which it appeared that on capital account there had been paid, to December 31, 1847, the sum of 3,799,297/. '2s. The further charges during the half-year ending June 30, 184 S, amounted to 380,012/. 7s. Bd., making a total of 4,179,3091. 9s. Bd. This sum had been realised by receipts on shares and debentures prior to December, 1817, amounting to 3,393,264/. 6 , . 6d. : received during the hall-year on account of shares. 217,156/. 16e. 3d. ; on debentures. 359.703/., making 576,859/. 16s. 3d.-less debentures paid off, 96,500/. ; net re ceipts on half-year. 480,3591. 16s. 3d. ; loan front six per cent. guaranteed stock, 300,000/. ; balance, 5,6851. 6s. 11d. ; total, 4,179,309/. 9s. Bd. The revenue account showed the balance brought from last half-year, 15,306/. Os. Id.; receipts front passengers, parcels, and mails. 94,106/. 12s. 3d. ; merchandise, 104,3 9 7/. 10s. 5d.; rents and staithe dues, 654/. is. 5d.; total, 9 1, 4 9 4/. 13s. 2d. The expenditure had been-in maintenance of way and repairs, 5,889/. 15s. 4d. ; locomotive ex penses, 19,412/. ls. ld. ; duty, 2,820/. Os. 8,1.; direction, 7501. ; compensatiori, 497/. 9s. 2d. ; gas insurance. &c., 1,339/. 19s. 3d. ; rates and taxes, 6,369'. 4s. 2d.; printing, advertising, and stationery, 1,7591. 19e. 4d. ; salaries of en gineer, secretary, and clerks, 3,167/. 6s. 7d. ; wages of porters, &c., in merchandise department, oil, waste, tallow, covers, &c., 8,7961. ls. 11d.; wages of policemen, porters, and guards, and Normanton station expenses, 8,352/. 17s. 3d.; repair of carriages, waggo ns, &c., 3,478/. 6s. 4d. ; law charges, 210'. 17s. Bd. ; total, 62,843/. 18s. 9d. ; interest on debentures, 18,612'. 1 ls. 6d.; total payments, 81,456/. ICs. 3d ; leaving 133,0381. 2s. 11d. available for dividend and Hull and Selby rent. The Citaritsrast, in moving the adoption of the report, said that the diminution which this company had sustained in its revenue was such as he almost foretold at. the last meeting, yet events had occurred which could not be then foreseen, which had tended to make that diminution greater than was anticipated. Although the income was much larger than last year, had things remained in a quiet and peaceful state. and had commerce revived, he had no doubt they would have seen a very large addition to the traffic this day. He felt satisfied that if the harvest was well got, that the company would soon regain the position which it for merly enjoyed. The directors contemplated a revision, with a view to greater economy in the working of their line by a reduction in the number of their trains. Negotiations, lie was happy to say, were going on between himself and the Great Northern Railway Company with reference to the ap proach of that company's traffic to York. He believed that the terms would amount to this, that the York Company would work the line up to Doncaster with certain powers as to running on each other's line, and to accomplish this the York Company would have to construct a short line at a cost of probably 80,000/., and this the would proceed with so as to be able to open it ear l y next ;:ear. Should the ne gotiation be concluded, they would shortly be able to send large quantities of north coal to Hull, from which source they expected a large traffic. After some further general observa tions he moved the adoption of the report, which was carried unanimously. The CIIAIIMAN then moved that a dividend be now de clared of 41. per cent. on the consolidated stock of the com pany, and of l s . per share upon the East and West Riding shares of the company, deducting income-tax, payable on the sth of September next. Carried unanimously. This concluded the business of the meeting. In reply to a question, The Ciiainunw said, with reference to the line from Be verley to Market Weighton, lie did not feel disposed, until the prospects of the harvest were ascertained, to enter into contracts for constructing this line; but he was happy, to my arrangements had taken place with the landowners by which a very large saving in the works would be effected. R. DENisos, Esq., proposed a vote of thanks to the Chair man and directors, which was carried unanimously. YORK, NEWCASTLE, AND BERWICK. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held in the De Grey Rooms yesterday; George Hudson, Esq., M.P., in the chair. ha preliminaries having been gone through, Mr. CLOSE, the secretary, read the following report of the directors:— "'rue directors beg to present to the proprietors the usual statement of accounts for the half-year ending 30th of June last, showing a balance of 193,2401. 3s. sd. in favour of the company, on the revenue account, after deducting working expenses and interest. The directors recommend that a divi dend be declared at the rate of eight per cent. per annum on the consolidated stock, and upon 101. per share of the Ex tension Shares, No. 1, and that a dividend at the same rate Le paid upon 15!. per share of the original Newcastle and Berwick and the North Shields Purchase Sharesrespectively, and at the rate of five per cent. on the remaining 101. per share of the North Shields Shares. After the payment of these several dividends and the half-year's rent of the Great North of England Railway, a surplus of 34,650/. Bs. 6d. will remain to the credit of the company. The unsettled state of the continent has occasioned a very serious diminution in the exportation of coal during the past half-year, and in ad dition to this circumstance the general depression of com merce has operated quite as injuriously upon the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Company as upon that of any other railway undertaking. It is, therefore, the more satisfac tory to the directors to be able to report that the average receipts per mile (including the length of new line opened in the interval) are nearly equal to the corresponding half-year of 1847. It affords the directors much pleasure to announce that the works of the Tyne High Level Bridge are so far advanced, that on the let of next month a continuous line of railway will be completed from the Gateshead station across the river and through the town of Newcastle. The di rectors hope that the bridge from Tweedmouth to Berwick wil lbe opened early iu October next. During the last half vear the works have been let for the construction of the Ala wick and Warkworth branches. The branch from Northal lerton to Bedale was opened for traffic in March last. The directors have obtained, during the present session of Parlia ment, the following Acts, viz. :—An Act for enabling the Hartlepool Dock and Railway Company, and the Great North of England, Clarence and Hartlepool Junction Railway Com pany, to lease their respective railways and works to the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway Company ; also, an Act for enabling the York, Newcastle, and Berwickhailway Company to improve their main line of railway, and to make certain branches in the county of Durham, and for other purposes; also, an Act for enabling the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Company to deviate, or alter part of their Thirsk and Melton Branch hallway, and to abandon part of the same, and for other purposes. The directors add the usual cash statement, and also the following details of traffic for the last half-year, viz. :—Passengers, first class, 114,112; second ditto , 499,56, ; third ditto, 820,953 ; Government ditto, 73,558 ; 1,508,370. Horses 2,150 ; carriages, 346 ; dogs, 1,201 ; [PRICE op. sheep, 56,119 ; cattle, 40,055; pigs, 5,370 ; goods, 218,177 tons; minerals, 1,261,799 tons. Capital Account :—Amount received to December, 1847, 3,930,2851. lls. 2d. Received on account of shares during the half-year, 343,381/. 10s. 4d. ; ditto, debentures, 144,9504 (less debentures paid off 22,4001.); net receiptS on half-year, 461,9311. 10s. 4d. lion: from Great North of England purchase stock, 350,0001.; balance, 296,038/. 4s. 6d—total, 5,038.2551. 3s. The pav merits to December, 1847, were 4.466,526/. Is. 2d. F;ir the half-year ending December, 1848. they were 571,72.'1 1S;10d., making a total of 5,038,2551. 3s. Revenue Ac count :—Balance from last half-year, 45,83 n. 13s. 10 I. Received for passengers, horses, carriages, parcels, and mink 117,317/, 2s. 11d.; goods, 48,2661. 13s. 10d. ; coal, 107,79.',1 6s. 7d. ; cattle, 10,1551. 7s. 6d. ; rents, 3,2141. 9s. 5,1. ; demurrage, 1,9421. 19s. 2d. Total assets, 334,5751. 13s. 3d. The payments have been for maintenance of way and work., 13,4361. Bs. 4d. Working and repairing engines, stationary engines, &c., 49,5034 ss. Bd. Coach and waggon repairs, 10,79!1. 7s. 3d. •, coaching account, including salaries to clerks, wages of porters. guards, and police, 17,0131. 13s. 3d ; horse hire, fuel, gas, and stores, 1,7081. 15s. 11d. ; shipping and lading expenses, 1,0634 18s. 10d. ; way leaves and da mage ground rents, 8,521!. 12s. ; rates and taxes, 6,268/. 10s. 9d.; Government duty, 3,088/ s s . 9d. ; miscellaneous expenses, 4011. 19s. ld. ; direction, 1,2501. ; auditors, 501. ; stationery, advertising, and printing, 1,2271. Bs. 6d.; com pensation, 1841. 18s. 7d. ; debenture interest. including Great North of England debentures, 17,782/. 18s. Id.; dock expenses, 305/. 19s. Bd.; income-tax, 2,622/. 4s. sd. ; insur ance, 1391. 3s. 9d.; total payments, 141,3341. 9s. 10d. ; leav ing a balance of 193,2411. 3s. sd. available for dividend to shareholders and Great North of England rent. The CHAIRMAN, in-moving the adoption of the report, said he supposed they would all be agreed about the dividend ; but in reference to the No. 2 (New Berwick) Extension Shares, it was a question on what amount they would be entitled to dividend for the coining half-year. Upon looking at what he stated on a former occasion he had come to the conclusion that it would be expedient to pay a dividend next half-year upon the Si. now called, that dividend of course being for the four months during which the call would have been paid prior to the next meeting. By this arrange ment the No. 1 and the No. 2 Shares will rank equally from the Ist of July last. With• reference to the lease of the Hartlepool Dock and Railway he had no hesitation in re commending that measure to the meeting, because he believed that from the increase of traffic that was going on in that district, it would leave a considerable surplus towards the next half-year's dividend, after paying the rent. The lease is for ninety-nine years, commencing from the Ist of July last, the rent to be not less than 8 per cent., and if the shareholders in this company receive more, then the lessors to have a like augmented rent. Everything was going on most satisfactorily respecting the Tyne Bridge, and the directors were warranted in expecting to effect a con tinuous communication by the Ist of next month ; this, together with the completion of the bridge across the Tweed 4 would cause a large quantity of coal and coke to be con veyed to Edinburgh, and in other ways greatly to augment their revenue. The report was then put and adopted unanimously. The CHAIRMAN then proposed that a dividend be now declared at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum on the consoli dated stock of the company, on 151. per share of the original Newcastle and Berwick shares; of 151. per share on the North Shields Purchase Shares; and of 101. per share on the Extension No. 1 Shares; and at the rate of Si. per cent. on the remaining 10/. per share of the North Shields Purchase shares. Such dividend to be paid, deducting income-tax, on the sth of September next.—Carried unanimously. The meeting was then made special, and The CHAIRMAN proposed the following resolution :—" That the terms of the lease of the Hartlepool Dock and Railway, and of the lease of the Great North of England, Clarence, and Hartlepool Junction Railway, now submitted to this meeting, be approved of, subject to such alterations as the directors of this company may think desirable." This resolution was carried unanimously. A conversation then ensued, in which Mr. RAND and Mr. BARROW put several questions; in reply to which, The CHAIRMAN read the resolution adopted at the meeting in August, 1847, when the relative interests of the several shares were arranged at the time of the amalgamation of the York and Newcastle, and the Newcastle and Berwick Com panies, and by which resolution it was provided that the original shares of the Newcastle and Berwick Company, when fully paid up, and the North Shields shares, should become the same as York and Newcastle shares, and should re ceive equal dividends therewith, viz., on lf.l. per share from July, 1847; and on 201. per share from the Ist of July, 1847; and on 25/. per share from the Ist of January, 1849; and that the new Berwick shares receive dividend and rank equally with the York and Newcastle extension shares from the Ist day of July, 1848. The chairman also appeared to approve of a suggestion that parties in arrears of calls should be charged six per cert. interest, and that a circular should be issued requesting payment of arrears. He also promised that at the next meeting a statement should be made of the amount expended in the purchase of the Great North-Eastern shares, out of the six per cent. guaranteed stock. Mr. P. BROUGH, Paisley, made a few observations regard ing two circumstances : the opening of the bridges, and the arrangement with the Direct Northern. To both of these causes he looked for producing very increased traffic on the northern lines. Mr. Jou); RAND, of Bradford, proposed a v o t e o f th an k s to the chairman and directors, which was carried by accla mation ; and Mr. lIUDSON briefly returned thanks. GREAT WESTERN. [The following report has been omitted for want of room. The twenty-sixth half-yearly general meeting of the Great Western Railway Company was held at the Bristol Station on Thursday; Clarks Russell, Esq., M.P., in the chair. There was a numerous attendance of proprietors. The SECRETARY having read the notices convening the meeting, The CHAIRMAN rose, and said it was the duty of the direc tors at this meeting to lay before the proprietors the results of th,ir proceedings in Parliament during last session, and lie should discharge the duty which fell upon hint with greater satisfaction, because he earnestly hoped that it would be the last occasion on which he should have to perform such a duty. (Hear, hear.) He believed the company had now done with Parliamentary proceedings for many years to come.— (Cheers.) The Parliamentary proceedings of the company during the last session had been confined within the narrowest limits; they had not introduced one new measure, but had confined themselves entirely to reviving those new measures which were indispensable to make good their position against the South-Western Company.—(Hear.) At the last meeting he had expressed the conviction of the directors that they would be able to obtain a Bill for the branch to Windsor. They felt that their claim to that branch rested on such strong grounds of honour and justice, that it would be im possible to deny it. They were not disapp o i n t e d. Th e y ob tained the Bill, and it was the intention of the directors to proceed as rapidly as possible with that short branch.— ( Hear, hear.) The object of that branch was to prevent the traffic to Windsor being taken away by the South- Western Company, and he believed it would be effectual for that object.—(Hear, hear.) An opinion had been en tertained that the extensioa of the South-Western line to Waterloo-bridge would have given that company the advan tage of the traffic from Windsor; but he did not believe it. Investigations hitherto made proved that the bulk of the traffic to the metropolis came through the west, and not the east, of London. Some portion of the traffic through the county of Surrey was quite new, and would un doubtedly be carried on the South-Western line; but the great bulk of the traffic by Windsor would continue to use the Great Western line. On the other hand, the South- Western Company had obtained their Bill, suspended from last session, for making a line from Salisbury by Yeovil to Exeter. But in these days the passing of a Bill for making a line of railway, and the'actual constructing of the line, were by no means synonymous terms. The line of railway from Basingstoke to Exeter had yet to be completed, and it em braced a distance of HO miles. Putting the cost of this line at 20,000/, per mile, the capital necessavy for its construc tion would amount to 3,000,000/.—(Hear, bear.) No rational commercial man would be of opinion that people could be found in these days to make a railway, costing three mil lions, over Salisbury Plain, and through such towns as Shaftsbury and Sherborne. But if it were possible to con struct that line, still he believed that it would not abstract anything from the western traffic of the Great Western Com pany, which, this session, has o bt a i ne d a Bill to ma k e a l i ne from Ilungerford to Westbury. The Bristol and Exeter Com pany had also obtained a Bill to make a line from Castle Cary to Torquay ; on the completien of these two short intervals, the Great Western would have a direct line to Exeter, only one mile and a halt longer than that of the South- Western Company—(Hear, hear) —passing through populous and wealthy districts, and constructed with that power and speed which peculiarly attached to the broad gauge.— (Hear.) He was by no means appalled at the success of the South-Western Company in obtaining the Bill. The delibe rate conviction of his own judgment was, that if the South- Western Company should ever be so ill-advised as to con struct that line, it would prove more destructive to their in terests, and more utterly ruinous than the attempt to establish a Newbury and Windsor traffic. He did not mean to criti cise the South-Western Company, they were) the best judges of their own interests, and of the wisdom of their own mea sures; but when their proceedings brought them into colli sion with the Great Western Company, ho thought he had not exceeded his duty by making these observations upon the effect of those proceedings.—(Cheers.) He knew it '.ad been said that if the South-Western Company had been the aggressors in the south, the Great Western Company had been the aggressors in the north. It had been asked, what business had the company calling itself the Great Western to proceed to Rugby, Birmingham, and Wolverhampton? His reply to that was, that it was against their wishes, and in opposition to their remonstrances; and in fact it was with great reluctance that they were there. They resisted going to Rugby and to Wolverhampton until the North- Western Company concurred with the South-Western Com pany in forming a line on the narrow gauge through the tract of their district, by Newbury, Didcot, Banbury, Ox ford, and further on. They never thought of going to Birmingham, until the London and Birmingham Company concurred with the Midland Company in passing through a narrow gauge line to Bristol.—(Hear, hear.) He did not advert to these circumstances to rip up old wounds, which ought to be forgotten—(Hear, hear)—but he was anxious, on the last occasion on which he should probably have an opportunity of alluding to the subject, to enter a justification against the: imputation east on the w O a r s ea a t Western Company front various . quarters, h that 'they were contumacious and pugnacious company, the aggressors upon the London and Com pany.—(Cheers.) The London, Birmingham' was only waiting Junction Bill had now passed—at ru f cll' a ni w , e and Bter n x Oxford dissen sionse between them and the ated.—(Cheers.) Every im portantfor the Royal assent; and he h L o z. p n e d d l o e n a tha a t nd byit Forth-Western th Company would be terr a il d i been settled, and he hoped point in dispute their own traffic, but he said most every company to protect of the Great Western Company, that there would be no wish to i . renew them. It was the duty of sincerely on the part they had been desirous to permit the most amicable rela tions to exist between them and their neighbours, and th ey thought a more favourable opportunity had never been resented that fo t r each to consolidate their own interests. For the internal state of their affairs, he must refer the proprietors to the published report and accounts, which had been distri buted among them. It was true 'that their receipts had not been so large as they would have been under circumstances of greater national prosperity, but be thought they must be regarded as satisfactory, when they considered the violent disturbances which had occurred in all their political rela tions, and of the utter prostration of all commercial interests, not in this country alone, but everywhere abroad. He did not believe that the traffic would suffer by a comparisenwith that of any other line in the kingdom. Many of those lines ?--e) FS I . • 11 - /.7 7: 74 \ • A:1: t; wlii.tad made large ext ens i ons , h a d a d I es traffic that& t-i-i\l"; )../ befo e ; others had remained stationary, ' , chi' liome-bact-ii 2 ";;TR" creased. He was glad to say the . f were in tha last category. - ~' ,... f ,a Their traffic had increa se d, an d t h ey would i the \ detsuls ,-- - ' stated in the report. Th a t increase, however, Cnetebeen proportionate to the length of new line opened. -tut-they -- , must bear in mind that the new line to Hungerford bad wily, ,‘ A V... been opened eight or nine m on th s — a space of time quite suf ficient for the developement of the traffic, although it was progressively increasing. That line was made not merely for the purpose of local accommodation, but with the ultimate view of a contingency, which had since arisen, to make a more direct line to Exeter. Its advantageswere not yet developed, nor would they be until it formed part of the entire line. The expenditure had increased with the new establishments; porters, policemen, and clerks must be placed in the new stations along the new lines. There had been also an in ereast in the expenditure of the locomotive department; but then it was to be considered, at the same time, that the trains had run over 55,000 miles more than in the former period. On making a careful review of the aceounts, the directors felt justified in recommending them to maintain the usual half-yearly dividend of three.and-a-h alt per c , nt.—(Cheers.) They were aware that the half-year ending 31st December was always most productive ; and it was in consideration of that sulject, as well as with refe rence to other matters, that the directors reserved a large amount of balance on the last 31st of December ; and if the meeting took the accounts front the 30th June, 1847, to 30th June. 1848, they would Lind that the receipts of that period justified the directors in recommending the dividend of 7 per cent. for the entire ye.tr.—(Cheers.) The Chairman then referred to the depreciation which had taken place in the value of railway property, and said the directors were anxious to reduce the expenditure within the narrowest pos sible limit. A Committee were now sitting to see what re duction could be made consistent with the primary object of safety and efliciency.—(Cheers.) The receipts and expendi ture of railway companies depended on many causes beyond the control of railway direction ; but whatever could be done ought to be done, and the directors were fully alive to the necessity of adopting measures for strengthening the financial position of the country —(Cheers. ) The secretary, Mr. SAUNDERi, then read the report. In answer to a question by a proprietor, The CHAIRMAN said, with regard to the reduction of fares on the Great Western line, a question had been raised on the construction of two Acts of Parliament which had lately been passed. The question was, whether by those Acts, the direc tors were compelled to reduce their fares, and the opinion of most eminent c tinsel had been taken thereon. Sir Fitzroy Kelly, in the court of common law, and Mr. George Turner, in the Court of Chancery, had decided that the company would not be called upon to reduce their fares until the Bir mingham and Oxford Railway, and the Dudley and Wolver hampton Railway came into their hands. The Attorney-. General land, however, given a different decision; so it was possible that litigation might arise out of this matter. It was, therefore, desirable he should say no more on this subject with reference to its legal aspect; but as to the common justice of the case, it would not be fair that the Great Western Company should be called upon to submit to a reduction of tolls until they had received possession of that which was intended as an equivalent—(Hear, hear)—and he could not believe that a narrow construction of Acts of Par liament should be brought forward to work an injustice upon the company.—(Cheers.) If they should be obliged to re duce their fares, he believed they would not suffer by that alternative ; on the contrary, he believed the company, viewing the question as one of mere profit and loss, would be gainers by it. They would have to give up sonic of the ad vantages which the public derives from the number and speed ~f the express trains, and the class of people which travelled in them, and the same accommodation could net be continued to the public in many other respects. Several questions, on matters arising out of the directors' report and accounts, were put to the chairman, and satisfac tory answers having been given thereto, The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report, which having been seconded, was unanimously carried. A dividend for the half-year was then declared, at 3% per cent. A motion that the directors be empowered to raise capital not exceeding 130,000/., for the construction of the Windsor branch, was then unanimously adopted, and Thanks having been voted to the chairman, the meet' broke up. EXPLOSION IN ALBANY-STREET. The adjourned inquest was held yesterday before Mr. Wakley, at the London University College Hospital, and afterwards at the Orange Tree, New-road, respecting the death of Mary Bentley, nursemaid to Mr. Loten, late of GO, Albany-street, Regent's Park, who lost her life by the ex plosion which occurred on the 7th inst. The Coroner having been informed that Captain Loten was not able to leave his room, proceeded, accompanied by the jury, to the ward in which that gentleman was lying, and took his depositions. He said he had been visit ing his brother at No. 60, Albany -street. On the 7th inst., at five minutes before ten o'clock at night, he went down stairs with Miss Burgh into the back parlour. He smelt gas very strongly, when Miss Burgh said, " Had we not better go and see where the gas escapes?" Witness took up a candle, and opened the shop door, when the explosion occurred, and he knew nothing more until he found himself in the ruins at the back of the house. He was the% covered with dust and blood so that he could hardly see. Having groped about he laid hold of Miss Burgh, and succeeded in getting her into the Windsor Castle public-house. She and witness were after wards conveyed to that hospital, where they had remained ever since.—By the Coroner—For three weeks previously he had experienced a strong smell of gas in the building, but could never find out where it came from. The explosion took place before the door was opened a foot. He carried the candle rather higher than his head. He was quite sure there was no gunpowder or gun cotton in the place.—ln an swer to a question from a juror, witness said that whilst the boy was shutting up the shop, in drawing one of the shut ters out of the box he accidentally struck the meter and turned off the gas. Miss Jane Burgh, sister-in-law to Mr. Loten, deposed to the main facts in the pre v i ous ev id ence , and added, that she had lived in her brother-in-law's house about twelve months, during which time she had been greatly annoyed by the gas escaping. Her sister had written to the gas company, and the inspector came and examined the meter. He said that there was too much water in the pipes. lie examined the pipes before last Christmas. Mr. Rowell, living in the same street, came repeatedly to examine the meter. He at last said that he could not attend to it any longer, unless he re ceived an order from the gas company. There were two burners in the window, one in the shop, end another to light the stairs.—Cross-examined—Witness, as she came down stairs, smelt gas stronger than usual. Captain Loten asked her to go with hint into the shop and sec that all was safe. Ile took a candle in his hand, and was opening the door when the explosion took place. Witness could not recollect whether there was any flash or report. She believed she was found on the balcony at the back of the house. Captain Loton got her out. She was very much burned. Witness generally turned off the gas. She did so on the night of the explosion. The meter was kept in the shutter-box, under the stall board of the shop front. On the night of the explo sion the gas was turned off before nine o'clock. The meter was not injured. A juror said that meters were formerly made of iron, but now for cheapness they were made of tin, and it would be almost as safe if the gas could be wrapped up in a sheet of brown paper instead of the cheap machines. The Coroner said it would be desirable to see a meter fixed like the one at Mr. Loten's. Dr. Arnott, of 38, Bedford-square, said that explosions had engaged much of his attention. He maintained that coal gas, if sufficient quantities could be got, would produce al• most any effect. One measure of ordinary coal gas and ten of atmospheric air would give the greatest explosive power. In his opinion the gas had been escaping for some time, and had filled the apertures in the walls and under the flooring. If an opening was made in the chimneys it would be almost impossible for an explosion to take place. Gas ascends to the top of a room, and there remains usually at the top of the air as oil does upon water, as it becomes mixed with atmospheric air the more explosive it becomes, and the pro bability is, in this instance, had Captain Loten held the candle lower there would have been no explosion. The surest remedy is to have a ventilator at the top of each room in the chimney. Gas ascends about much more freely than ordinary smoke, and the draft in the chimney would be sure to carry it off, inasmuch as a chimney is always an air , . pump. Mr. Loten said he had occupied the house since Midsum mer, 1847. The gas was laid on when he went there. The meter and pipes were in the same condition as when he went there, up to the time of the explosion. About three weeks before the expl os i on , t h e gas escape d ver y much and smelt strong. The re was not hi ng unusua l in the construc dex tion of the shop, except t h at l eat h er h a d been placed sound smeltthe deo gasrs. a n O d n to ll o l k ond a ayi ig or ht T ed ues m da a y tch be , wife On the Sunday before the explosion, wfib y ttn thetfosn found no and his s o ca n h e e . p w i e e i s i i t e t n o t T eo h k am pl e a s c. llei.d thetton, suarnedilvtes ofthatreno not at x e ho p m lo e si Ns o • n h e w n e t r h e The CozoNitu said moat extraordinary. He thought the parties who had had their houses were todamagedn would exhibition be of more ia their fl n mbursed r e , if they places. - Other witnesses having given corroborative evideace, police-constable Francis, 146 S, who was on duty in the Collosseum on the night in question, said that on hearing the report he went and found the whole of the gas lights in the street extinguished. He found the deceased lying on the pavement opposite the third house from Mr: Loten's pre mises. Her head was knocked to pieces. The CORONER said it would be most desirable for a jury to see a meter fitted up similarly to that at Mr. Lot en's, and he adjourned the inquiry till Wednesday evening next, c f allow the officer time to i nqu i re i n the ne i g hbourho od whether any meters were so fitted up there. RECAUTION IN CASE * .OF FlgllB TO AmactiLTuiAL ' Pitoontre.—The ext en t o f d amage to agricu ltural propert y,, in individu a l cases, i s almost in every instance in— creased through the p ract i ce o f concentrating the greatly whole pro duce of the fa rm i n one stac k yar d, or upon o 0 espo t, and that frequently in th e m id st o f , o r i m mediately mass of that c h e d b u ildi ngs , t h us rendering c ontiguous to, a the destruction of the desir able that persons having largeir possible, and take care should divide their stacks as m uc h " a building as to communi cate whole almost inevitable. It would be ex that no stack should be so ne o a t r er. other. We are aware that in cate afire from one many hl but these more frequently occur where the is not practicable, , ttuhethperemises are confined such a course Where the bulk of produce is the premises extensive, the precau large, and consequentlyd can easily be taken. Being now on the tion we recommen we venture to make this suggestion as worthy harvest, eve of • f eonaideration. amount of t a p n r c o e d s u c w e h z e s r s e ° • Mooas.—Notwithstanding that the accounts 1•ILK the Moors in the highlands of Scotland are generally from mall. unfavourable, vet the contrary i s t h e fact with respect to ga me on the mountains and f e ll s i n t h e north of England. The birds are tolerably well feathered, numerous, and plump, but unusually wild, and the broods have congregated into very large packs, which the sportsmen account for by reason, of the very wet state o f t h e weather immediately preceding the 12th inst., b a t t h at day was a most fair and sunny, an d a tolerably still' b reeze. Mr. T. Pettier glorious one, being stonhaugh, Mr. S. Tinkler, Mr../. Richardson, and Mr. J. Young, on Rodrip fell, near Alston Moor, bagged respectively 12, 1l 11, and 10 brace. Sir George Musgrave bagged 10 brace on Hart Side, and his son Master Philip, only aged 16, brought down 19 brace. Of his age, this young gentleman is one of the best shots in the north. On Shap tells the lion. Colonel Lowther, M.P., and his son, Captain Lowther, of the Life Guards, shot 20 and 'l4 brace respectively. G r o u se are selling at 4s. per brace. THE .[ERIAL MACHINE.—A series of experiments. was made beneath an immense tent or awning in Cremorne gardens yesterday afternoon, to test the powers of a machine invented by Mr. Stringfellow, to sustain and propel itself throughout the air. The day was most unpropitious, and it would be hardly fair to pass a judgment on the powers of the machine to carry out the assertions of the inventor, or those who have witnessed it under more favourable circumstances. It certainly possesses a propelling power, and it would appear that, with the addition of a sustaining power, it might form an important aid to serial or balloon experiments. A great many scientific gentlemen and others connected with inven-. tions were pre;ent. The attempts W7ll be repeated to morrow (this day), and as the thing is of rather more than ordinary interest, the friends of science have an opportunity of forming their own judgment of its merits.