The Sun. — London, England, 1866-08-29 00:00:00

'ATH OF SERGEANT J. CAMPBELL (Late of the 78th Highlanders). On my arrival in London the other day from the Muriee Hills, in the Himalayas, I received intelli gence of Sergeant Campbell's death, which took place in Aberdeen on the 31st of January last. On the day of his death I was at the Tropic of Capri corn, on the Indian Ocean. The letters and papers referring to Sergeant Campbell were in the pos session of my sisterin Munss, which will account for this notice so long after his death, but I have been able to collect a few facts of Sergeant Campbell's life, death, and funeral. As he was well known in Inverness in his early days, I trouble you with a short account of his military life. I also send for your perusal a few letters, and extracts of letters, received from the classical historian of the Penin sular War, from his brother the conqueror, and the then governor of Scinde, from Colonel M'Murdo, and from his Grace the Duke of Argyll, which will show the respect in which he was held, though only a non-commissioned officer. Sergeant Campbell was the eldest son of the late Mr. Murdoch Camp bell, gardener. He studied gardening with his father, and had an extensive knowledge of botany, a fine taste for landscape gardening, and was a great admirer of everything beautiful in nature and in the arts. His attachment to old soldiers was so great that he would listen night after night to the tales of the wars. He was particularly fond of the music of the Highlands, its legends, and songs. While pursuing the study of gardening he enlisted in the 78th Highlanders as a private soldier, in the city of Aberdeen, which good old city he has made choice of as his last earthlyresting-place. He was employed for some time in the recruiting service in Aberdeen, where he was very successful, and was similarly engaged in Edinburgh for a considerable time before the regiment went to India in 1842. On the ar-* rival of the regiment in the Scinde country, in 1843, he was appointed sergeant-major in one of the newly-raised regiments, the first Beloochee battalion, or, as they . were called, Campbell's Corps, where he remained for upwards of three years. On the arrival of the 78th in Scinde the following incident occurred, which shows the providential escape he had from drowning. He writes :—" The company to which I belonged left Bombay. on the 18th of December, in the frigate Ackland. I remained on board to see all my com pany's baggage put on shore. We lay about two and a half miles from land, and about seven miles from camp. We Jost the tide, and had to remain in the boats till the tide came up again. I was so eager to be with the company that another Sergeant and I left part of the regiment, and were making for the camp across the beach, the nearest way we could get. This was in the evening, just about the time that the sun was setting. We continued our route till it was quite dark, and by that time we were fairly done up for want of everything—both shoes and stockings were lost—and we kept sinking in clay, so that I got so weak I was obliged to give up. I was now five miles from the camp, and my com rade left me for lost. Here I remained for some time till. I gotin a small jungle. The tide came on me at seven o'clock p.m., and rose gradually until it came up to the corner button of my coat. I saw a light at a distance, but calling for assistance was in vain. As my last resource I took off my sash and fastened myself to the bushes, and there I remained till gunfire in the morning at daylight. It was con- I eluded in the camp that I was lost. Parties went out in all directions in search of me, but they could not find me. Well, I made my way out by ten o'clock the following morning, with a hard fight, and was received at the camp by my comrades in the High land and hospitable manner of our country by offering me everything that could be procured. As soon as [ arrived I was ordered into hospital, but not kept long in ; the cold got into my lungs, but I am now recovered." I visited the place where this occurred last year, and saw the Beloochee Regiment in Hydrabad. About a hundred of the men of the regiment recog nised me as the brother or friend of their former sergeant-major. They are fine-looking men and have a soldier like appearance ; the drawing or likeness referred to by the historian is sent for your inspection. On Sergeant Campbell's promotion to the Beloochee Regiment, the late General William Napier wrote as follows : _ Guernsey, Oct. 20, 1811. Dear Sir, —I am glad to hear that your brother has been promoted in Scinde. Sir C. Napier would not have made him sergeant-major in any regiment it ho had not found in him the stuff to make a good ono, much less would ho have given him such a responsible situation in ono of the new regiments, the raising of which is a very delicate ex periment. lam persuaded from this that your brother is a superior man, and will get on well if he is able to bear the climate, which I heartily hope ho may.—l am, !cc.," (Signed) W. NAPIER, Major-General. The historian writes again : Guernsey, Oct. 3, 1845. , My dear Sir, —I will keep you informed about the Boloochee Battalion when I hear anything, and I hope your mother's heart will be made glad.—Believe me, yours very truly. (Signed) W. NAPIER. The historian faithfully kept his promise, so that Sergeant Campbell's mother might know how her son was getting on. He wrote again as follows : Guernsey, Sept. 28, 1846. My dear Sir,—The last news I had of the Beloochee Battalion was that it was excellent, and that your brave and worthy brother was only troubl e d b y th e B e l oochee insisting, in spite of all his efforts in making salaams to the padish, as they call the General, when he receives them— thus your brother's habits of English discipline made him lament over his troubles on that hand, which rather amused Sir C. Napier, who is exceedingly fond of a little fun. He has sent me a drawing of one of the men, a very handsome lad indeed, and as soldier-like looking as pos sible. Depend upon ityour brother will give credit, and I feel sure he has a friend in the General. Ido not know if the battalion wore employed in the mountain expedition, but I dare say I shall hear, and I will let you know.— Yours faithfully, (Signed) W. NAPIER, Major-General. Sergeant Campbell was engaged in this expedition, and it was the effects of the forced march to Luck now, on the mountain expedition, that brought on his long illness, and from which he never wholly recovered. Sergeant Campbell had charge of the treasure, some five sacks of rupees, or £50,000 ster ling. While on the march the 78th Regiment lost a greater number of men from dysentery, fever, and bad water, &c., than they did at the ever memoratle relief of Lucknow. The conduct of the 78th at the relief of Lucknow will ever adorn the pages of history. The generous reception th ey re ceived in the town of. Inverness was the theme of praise all over British India. It has been entered in the records of the Regiment, and will be handed down for many generations in the Highlands as an example for admiration for the honours paid by a grateful people to the bravery and devotion of her chivalrous sons. On the forced march referred to the 78th lost many men at Scehwan, a native town on the Indus. The writer visited the graves there, and also at Lukkeur, where so many hundreds of his brave countrymen were put into a large pit or grave. It was the tidings of so many deaths in the regiment that caused so much anxiety and sorrow to so many m others in the Hi g hl an d s o f S cot l an d that induced the write r t o address the historian, so as to ascer tain if he had any recent intelligence from his brother, the governor of Scinde, and from whom he received the following letter, bearing date Guernsey, Sept. i, 1845 : Dear Sir,--Your letter only reached me here this day. I thank you for it. I hop° you saw my letter in the Tinps about the poor fellows of the 78th. Never wa s a more' Tiinfamous attack made on a public man than that of the Bombay calla Gazette, (to., about those mon. My brother did eve r y_ "- thing ho could to save them, from sickness and delatheveaurny.d their loss has been a source of deep sorro w to him letters for months before his recent ekpedition were . filled with anticipations of what he should be able to do with his fine Highland regiment. Ho tells me the battalion of Boloochoos, drilled by your brother, are going on very well indeed. — Boliovo m e truly yours, (Signed) VV. NAPIER. In consequence of the bad feeling which existed on the part of the East India Company towards General Napier no recommendation of his for Ser geant Campbell's promotion would be entertained. Sergeant Campbell was, therefore, anxious to get back to his much-loved 78th, where he spent his early days, and he wrote to General Napier accord ingly, w_ho replied as follows : Sciudo, 11th April, 1844. Sergeant-Mjor Campbell,—l rece i ve d y our l e tt er dated 26th March, and immediately wrote to the Bombay Go vernment again on the subject, for I am satisfied that you will have a right to your European servic 3 on your dis charge. You had better stay quiet where you are till I receive an answer, which may perhaps be favourable, as there -is a new Governor, who will give your case his fuller consi deration, and you will not be worse for remaining with the Beloochee Corps a while longer.—Believe me, your well-wisher, (Signed) C. S. NAPIXII, Lieutenant-General. Colonel M'Murdo, the late Inspector-General of Volunteers, wrote as follows : War Office, London, 6th Feb., 1856. I knew your brother in Scinde, and know too the high opinions my father-in-law (Sir Charles Napier) enter tained of him. Sergeant Campbell rejoined the 78th, and re turned to England in June, 1853, and was discharged on the 15th June, after twenty years' service as a non-commissioned officer in the 78th Highlanders. He was afterwards the first appointed on the per manent staff of the Aberdeenshire, and assisted in the enrolment of that regiment. After having served five years as colour and pay-sergeant he was discharged, from ill-health, in November, 1859. In April, 1860, he was appointed sergeant-major of the Artisan Corps, in Aberdeen, and while his health permitted he drilled the Volunteers in town and country, until he met with an accident, from which he never recovered. He met with this acci dent while drilling Capt. Irvin's volunteers in the vicinity of Aberdeen. In allusion to Sergeant Camp bell, Sir Wm. Napier entered the following charac teristic inscription on a copy of his history of the Peninsular War:—" Presented to Mr. Wm Camp bell, the brother of a good soldier, from the author, also the brother of a good soldier." In 1863, at the suggestion of some friends, his brother applied through Col. M'Murdo for a good conduct medal without gratuity, from whom he Ore ceived the following ans% er : War-office, Feb. 4, 1863, I have a perfect recollection of Sergeant Campbell, and the good service he rendered at Surrachee in drilling the newly-organised Beloochee battalion, and I assure you it would give me great pleasure if I found that I could be of use to so excellent a soldier. Finding that Sergeant Campbell did not apply within the prescribed period, namely, three years after his discharge, his brother, the writer, felt he had no hope of success, and as a last resource he addressed bis grace the Duke of Argyle, who was pleased to reply : Roseneath, Jan. 17, 1861. I shall be glad to lay before the proper authorities the facts of your brother's case, if you will state them. Copies of Sir Charles Napier's letters, or of some of them, should accompany the statement.--I am, &c., ARGYLE. - _ (Signed) His grace of Argyle wrote again from— Torquay, March 24, 1864 The application of your brother was laid before the War Office. As soon, as the holidays are over I shall cause in quiry to be made what tho answer is. (Signed) ARGYLE. His grace used his powerful influence to obtain for the soldier the good-conduct medal, but red tapism prevailed, and the soldier died without the honour being conferred on him. Notwithstanding the intensity of his suffer ings, his end was peaceful, calm, and re signed ; he retained his faculties to the last. His wife sent a messenger for a friend shortly after 12 o'clock on the morning of his death. The messenger had a distance to go ; he knew the distance and the time the messenger would take, and observed that the messenger would not be back in time, and as it happened—for he died five minutes before the mes senger arrived—a proof th a t hi s en d was a t hand. To show the respect in which he was held by his much-loved regiment (the 78th), a, party of them attended his funeral, and carried him shoulder high to his grave in the old town church-yard of Aber deen. The funeral was also attended by the ser geants of the present staff of the Aberdeenshire Militia, and all along on the way to the burying ground the novelty of the military attracted great crowds. The coffin was first carried by four sol diers, followed by the chief mourners; then came the party of the 78th, four abreast, followed by the Militia sergeants and others. The sergeant in charge of the party managed so that each one of the party carried hini in turn, and the four who carried him into the church-yard lowered the remains into the grave. Sergeant Campbell's maternal great grand father was:Alexander Frazer, brother to Mr. Frazer, of Gorthley Stratherrick, Invern - ess-shire. It was to Gorthley's house Prince Edward Charles Stewart fled from the battle-field of Culloden, and remained there for the night. Alexander Frazer, who was a most powerful man, kept watch and ward over the house till the Prince left the following morning in perfect safety. Sergeant Campbell's grandfather was Sergeant-Major of a Highland Regiment, which he raised and drilled in Inverness, and went to India with his regiment, accompanied with two of his sons, and in an engagement called the Battle of the Bloody Fields had his leg shot off. Sergeant Campbell was also related to the Mackenzies of Fairburn and the Campbells of Gilchrist, Ross-shire, the Grants of Achcranack Badenoch, the Macleods of Strathspey, and M'Gillivroy of Dunmaglass. In noticing Sergeant Campbell's death, the writer has no wish to defraud any one of the honours which he ever felt might be shared by every soldier in the Regiment. His greatest ambition was to gain the confidence of his commanding officers and the re spect of his comrades, so that he might be num bered among the boys of his much-loved town, In verness. In his death ends a long list of many generations of soldiers, who served their country in every quarter of the globe.. His end was peace, full of hope in the infinite mercy of his Redeemer ; constantly looking forward, after the battles of this life were over and gone, to the promised rest, and "pointing up to sense of bliss that never, never dies." Railway and other Companies. NORTH BRITISH. The report of the directors states that the pub lished traffic receipts, which were always below rather than in excess of the actual receipts, showed an improvement of £43,586 as compared with those of the corresponding half- - year of 1865. A balance of undivided traffic receipts kept in suspense during the Chancery suit relative to the English and Scotch traffic agreement would now be credited to revenue, amounting probably to about £15,000. Notwith standing an advance in the value of wages, coal, coke, and money, the direct Ors thought there was no reason to anticipate a disadvantageous compari son with the financial result of last year. They pointed with great satisfaction to the additions made to the weekly receipts, which would be found this m y e i a le r a t to well as a highertrain av mile, e r a galethearning e p t e h r r h a a il d w i a n y_ creased, and a lower tariff of rates and fares had i been in operation on very im p o rtant section s o f th e ra il wa y than in 1865. The report entered at s length into the policy of th e directors, explairne that when the Caledonian and North-Eastergn Amalgamation Bill passed the Lords' committee the North British directors withdrew the Taybridge Bill. Similar considerations induced them to stop the submersion of the experimental pier of the Bridge of Forth, since had it once been placed in situ, and it became advisable to abandon the work, g h great expense would have been incurredinra n i o si r n t and removing the structure. The other works of the Forth, for which authority had been obtained but no expense incurred, would be for like reasons held in abeyance, and the whole question of the manner and degree in which the northern section of the North British system could, under the altered circumstances, .be made most profitable to the com pany and most useful to the public would be ma turely considered. It was not the North British Company, but Parliament, which bad changed its principle of action, and therefore, if it were found ex pedient to modify or abandon works designed to serve purposes incompatible with the novel legislation of last be cit was ma n if es t th at t h e company must l°lsoNsvlii tod shouldretrace be its consultedsteps before f it thoughta h fit. s T 1 n h g e was expended on new works between the Firths of Tay and Forth. The directors had already opened friendlynegotiations with theCaledonian which would be conducted on their part on the bases of mutual abstinence from the promotion of all new railways, amalgamations, and other measures hostile to each other ; the adoption of the status quo as settled by SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 29, 1866. were two new lines about to run on their line--the Chertsey and the Sunningdale, which he thought would tend to increase the traffic. The report was then adopted ; a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum was declared on the preference stock, and at the rate of ss. 6d. per share, or £2 15s. per cent. per annum, on the ordinary shares, for the half-year ending June 30, less in come tax. . A vote of thanks to the chairman and directors concluded the proceedings. SURREY AND SUSSEX' JUNCTION. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the offices, London-bridge Station ; Mr. P. N. Laurie in the chair. The Secretary read the report, which stated that since the date of the last report the works had made great progress. A sum of £121,500 had been re ceived, and the sum of £118,412 expended to June 30 last. The report was adopted, and a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors concluded the proceed- ings. WEST SUSSEX JUNCTION. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at the offices, London-bridge Terminus ; Mr. P. N. Laurie in the chair. The report stated that the works would not be commenced until an improvement had taken place in the money market. The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report, which was carried unanimously, and the proceed ings terminated. CHICHESTER AND MIDRITRST. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at the offices, London-bridge Station yesterday ; Mr. P. N. Laurie in the chair. The SECRETARY read the report which stated that the contract had been let to Messrs. Denden and Buxton, but that in the present state of affairs no great progress had been made on the line. The accounts showed that £22,900 had been expended. The report was adopted unanimously, and a vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the pro ceedings. the legislation of 1866 ; mutual acquiescence in the postponement, abandonment, or modification of statutory powers already obtained by either ; ap portionment of competitive traffic and adjustment of rates and fares by agreement or arbitration. All sources of strife between the Caledonian and North British were capable of extinction on those prin ciples. During the past half-year no new works had been commenced ; of those in progress, the Galashiels and Peeblesßailways, and the Dunferm lin and Charleston branch were completed, and notice had been given to the Board of Trade for in spection of the Blane Valley Railway previous to opening it for public traffic. The works 'still in hand were nine in number, and the total cost of them would be £117,544, and the date of comple tion of the whole nine months hence. The imme diate prosecution of those was indispensable. with one exception. The addition to rolling stock had been extensive, but necessary; and further addi tions must be made to keep pace with the require ments of the traffic. Notwithstanding the high price of money, the directors felt that they would not be justified in stinting the expenditure on the full maintenance of rolling stock and permanent way. Since the last half-yearly report in March there had been added to the stock-28 engines, 26 tenders, 30 first-class carriages, 51 third-class car riages, 54 composite carriages, 1,736 goods and mineral waggons, 29 passenger luggage vans, 14 carriage trucks, nine goods guards vans, and two powder vans, of the total value of £247,498. With regard to raising a portion of the 5 per cent. pre ference stock of £1,614,810 authorised by the meeting of the company on the 12th of October, 1865, the directors had resolved to issue such por tion of the preference stock as might be required on the following terms :—lt was intended not to make calls on the 1865 preference shares for three years, but to issue such amount of that stock as should be required for the purposes of the company, the rate of interest in the interval, until the calls were resumed, being regulated according to the state of the money-market. On this principle £BOO,OOO would be offered to those shareholders who should apply for it on or before the 18th of September, the rate of interest allowed being 5 per cent. on £2 per share of deposit, and 8 per cent. on the balance of £8 per share uncalled from the date of application till the 18th of September, 1869, and the same rate thereafter on such amount as should be from time to time uncalled. The extra cost to the company during the three first years would have been £19,200 per annum, as compared with the dividend guaran teed to the preference stock, diminishing to nothing gradually in the last 14 months ; but the excess of cost was trifling compared to the rectification of the capital balance-sheet, and in periods of monetary derangement like the present the excess was abso lutely nominal, in consequence of the high rate of interest charged on over-drawn accounts. The directors earnestly invited the shareholders' co-ope ration in carrying the proposed measure into effect. The directors had not the slightest doubt that, so far from injuring the position of the unguaranteed shareholders, the step now taken would enhance the value of their property, and by enabling the direc tors to make the necessary additions to plant, and, as circumstances.suggested, to execute those works, whereby the revenue would be augmented, the dividends on ordinary stock would also improve. The amount already subscribed was £178,120, and the amount paid up £109,425, and the additional issue of £BOO,OOO would still leave £636,690 in reserve, either to meet the expenditure on works authorised previously to the session of 1866, or if some of these should be abandoned, then on those works for which statutory powers had been obtained in this year—the aggre gate capital for which was nearly the amount of the balance of the stock thus reserved. The directors had no present intention of creating any further new stock. LONDON, TILBURY, AND SOUT [TEND. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the offices, Fenchurch-street, Mr. C. J. hey in the chair. The report, an abstract of which has appeared in The Sun, was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, iu moving the adoption of the report, said if it were not for the restrictions with regard to the cattle trade there would have been an increase in the receipts instead of a small decrease as compared with the corresponding period of last year. During the spring and winter months they had only the ordinary traffic. During the summer months they had 'excursion traffic in addition to the ordinary traffic ; but the excursion traffic was not sought for so as to get their full share of it. The increase in the ordinary traffic was greater in proportion than the increase in the pleasure traffic. If it were not for the Government interference with the cattle traffic the company's receipts at Thames Haven would have been much larger. The works at the latter place for providing increased accommodation for cattle traffic would soon be completed, when hehoped by that time the restrictions would be abated or removed! The Dagenham Dock works had been stopped owing to some differences with the engineer and contractor ; but he was assured there was no want of funds. Mr. MoxoN seconded the motion for the adoption of the report. In reply tc a question by Mr. T. Adams it was state) that the lessees were jointly and severally bound to pay the rent for the line, and that there was not the slightest doubt that the 6 per cent. gua ranteed by those gentlemen would be regularly paid until the expiration of the lease. The report was adopted, and the proceedings ter, minated. STAINES, WOKING, AND WOKINGTIAM. The half -yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the offices, Broad Sanctuary, West minster ; Mr. J. Garrard in the chair. The report, an abstract of which has appeared in The Sun, was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said it had been his duty from time to time to congratulate them on some increase in the pro gress of the undertaking, but the increase had re cently become greater than formerly. It had been said by some that the South-Western had trot done their duty to the company in developing the traffic. He did not say that they could not have done Inge for them, as it was probable that every railway com pany was obliged to do the best they could for them selves. They could not, as business men, expect the South-Western Company to make too much of a sacrifice for another company's benefit. Other shareholders supposed the directors made a bad bar gain in leasing the line to the South-Western Com pany for 50 per cent. of the gross receipts. When it was considered that they had to work the line, to provide rolling stock, and to maintain the road and works in good order out of the remainder, he thought they had got a fair return under the cir cumstances. It had also been asserted that the leasing company was bringing the company into debt for improvements on the line, which was not the case. Their agreement with the South-West ernparnodveamcceonmin was th a t a f ter the termination of the 40 years' lease o dat the c ompany would take any necessary im ts madeioon of nth t e ho li t n r e a f ffi o o r b th y e t d h e e ve l l e o a p s m es e a n t t a valuation. At Egham the lessees had built a goods station, to and from which nine -tenths of the traffic passed over the South-Wes • South-Western line. When asked to pay for it the directors of the Wokinaham Company said no, the matter would be taken into account at the end of the lease. The outlay for those improvements would be of advantage to the lessees during the 40 years, and the proprietors of the leased line would also have some advantage during the lease, of which 36 years were unexpired. As the traffic on their line became more fully developed, the better it would be for both companies. In reply to a question, he said that the company had now no more debts to pay, but had a surplus of £l,OOO, which he hoped would be increased. Mr. WILKIN seconded the motion for the adoption of the report. Mr. JONES asked whether the directors had taken any steps to ascertain whether the South Western Company were disposed to purchase the line. The CHAIRMAN said he had, but it was not their business to go to the South Western unless they had a proposition to make, but for the latter to come to them if they wanted to purchase the line. There MORTONHAMPSTEAD AND SOUTH DEVON. The half-yearly meeting was held at Newton on Saturday. The Earl of Devon, in moving the adop tion of the report (an abstract of which has appeared in The Sun) congratulated the shareholders on the fact that the railway was opened for passenger traffic on the 4th of July last, and on the extent opened the public had availed themselves of the accommodation thus provided. The arrangements for general traffic would no doubt be completed by the end of October, and by the close of the year the capital account would, he believed, be closed, and the entire liabilities of the company ascertained. But few of the land purchases remained unsettled. The report was unanimously adopted. COLEFORD, MONMOUTH, AND USK. The half -yearly meeting was held at Newport on Monday--Mr. Bailey, M.P., in the chair. The directors' report stated that the Great Wes tern Company had duly paid the preference and rent charges for the half year, and a dividend was recommended on the ordinary capital at the r a t e o f 3 per cent. per annum. On the proposition of the CHAInmAN, the report was unanimously adopted, and a dividend was de clared. The usual vote of thanks brought the proceedings to a close. BRIDGNORTH, WOLVERHAMPTON, AND STAF-: FORDSHIRE, THE MIDLAND COUNTIES, AND SOUTH WALES. Yesterday meetings of those companies were ap pointed to be held at Bank-buildings, City, and Victoria-street, Westminster, respectively, but were held merely pro forma and adjourned. SOUTH-EASTERN. Since the inspection of the Cannon-street Exton siou and City Terminus of this railway by the Government Inspector, the staff of the line has been indefatigable in its exertions to secure the safe working of this important extension which is to be opened on Saturday night. For the past fortnight Mr. Knight has been busily engaged in revising the signals and making all the necessary arrangements for the large traffic expected to pour over the line. Local trains leaving Charing-cross Station will ruu direct into the Cannon-street Station, and diverg sintagtiotlnJen sdcoewwniltlheplaisnser tothe TheLsoanmdeona-rbrraindggeemaenndt will apply to the up local train. BELFAST AND COUNTY DOWN. The report of the directors states that the receipts for the past half-year amounted to £19,928, show ing an increase of £542 on the main line over the same period of last year. The working expenses showed a considerable decrease as compared with the corresponding period.. The balance available for dividend after payment of interest on loans was £6,785, out of which the directors recommended a dividend at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum on the A, B, C, and D 5 per cent preference shares (being 2 per cent. per annum on account of arrears), which would absorb £5,880. In payment of a dividend at the rate of £5 19s. per cent. per annum on the E 41 per cent, preference shares (being £1 14s. per cent. per annum on account of arrears) which would ab sorb £329 ; and in the first payment on account of arrears on E preference shares, £407, leaving a ba lance of £169. After the above payments had been made, the arrears on the 5 per cent. preference shares would amount to 11 per cent., or £2,100, and on the 41 per cent, preference shares to £l,339—total, £3,439. Out of £49,000 received from the. Belfast, liolywood, and Bangor Company from the transfer of the Ilolywood branch, they had paid for land and compensation £10,738, for contract debts £10,638, £16,000 to the bank, and £7,000 to the solicitor, leaving a balance of £4,492. An act for the con struction of a railway from Downpatrick, through Dundrum to Newcastle, had received the royal'as sent, and they had agreed towork theline onfavour able terms. The total expenditure on capitalaccount amounted to £681,461, including £78,960 for the Donaghadee Extension. The revenue account for the half-year showed that £19,928 had been received, and £9,891 expended, leaving a balance of £10,037. SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the London Tavern—SirJ. Carmichael in the chair. The report was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, called the attention of the shareholders to the progress which has been made during the past half-year. It had been most satisfactory, consider ing the monetary crisis and the Continental war. They were surprised that the receipts had kept up, which had been done, however, entirely on the French and Belgian cables. He believed the changes which had taken place on the Continent would not be prejudicial to the company, and in a short time arrangements would be made with the North Ger man States by which they would get back all their lost traffic. With reference to the monetary crisis, they had not lost one single penny during the dis astrous period which had but lately been passed. (Hear.) Their banks had been one of those which had succumbed, yet the company had escaped from any loss. (Hear.) With reference to the resolution passed at the last meeting for putting by a portion of their profits for the repair of cables, the intention of that resolution had been carried out. They had resolved at the last meeting to put aside for repair of cables £3,000 every six months. That sum had been put by, accordingly, in certain proportions. The successful completion of the Atlantic cable was a subject of congratulation to all those interested in submarine telegraphy. Those persons who had been engaged on its completion deserved the greatest praise. It was owing to the enterprise and capital of their company that submarine telegraphy Was first established. He was sure the more those long lines were developed and worked the better it would be for them. In a few years submarine telegraphy would be in quite a different.position from what it was at the present time. Their receipts had gone up in a most satisfactory manner since peace had been restored on the Continent. He then moved the adoption of the report. In answer to a question, he stated that he hoped to see the reserve fund amount to £lOO,OOO. A large portion of the Calais cable had been relaid. The report was unanimously adopted, and a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, less income-tax, payable on Saturday next, was declared. Sir J. Carmichael, Mr. H. Moor, and the Right Hon. J. S. 'Wortley were re-elected directors, and Messrs. G. Capper, W. Cole, and T. Dakin auditors of the company. A vote of thanks to the chairman and directors terminated the proceedings. OVEREND, GURNEY, & CO. (Limited Yesterday Mr. Peake, the Chief Clerk attached to Vice-Chancellor Stuart's Court, was occupied to a late hour (half-past 5 o'clock) in hearing au ap plication, which was originally made to him last week, in the winding-up matter of Overend, Gur ney, and Company, for an order to inspect the books and documents of the late company in the hands of Mr. Harding and Mr. Turquand, the li quidators. The application was made on the part of Mr. Dundas, a shareholder, and the case, which was reported in The Sun of Wednesday last, stood over until yesterday. There was, on the present occasion, a large attendance of persons interested. Mr. Mackenzie represented Mr. _Raiford, Mr. Abbott, and other shareholders ; Messrs. Burcham were for the committee of supervision —Mr. Gris sell, Mr. Kingscote, and Mr. Oppenheim ; Messrs. Young were for the liquidators ; Mr. Mayend re presented creditors and shareholders ; and Mr. Harding also attended. There were several shareholders present, and the proceedings were of an animated character. Mr. George Lewis said he now appeared on the part of shareholders to £250,000 in support of his application for an inspection, which would be of great public importance, and he would read the affidavit of Mr. Oswald Howell, the accountant, setting forth that the company was re gistered on the 12th of July, 1865, and that the objects for which it was established were to receive money on deposit, to discount bills of exchange, and generally to carry on the business of bill brokers and money lenders, which had been carried on by Messrs. Overend and Gurney. That the capital of the com pany was declared to consist of £5,000,000, divided into 100,000 shares of £5O each, and the public by the prospectus were requested to apply for shares. That a sum of £500,000 was fixed by the vendors of the business of Overend, Gurney, and Co., as the value of the goodwill of their business to be trans ferred to the company, and that amount was agreed upon, and actually was paid by the directors of the company to the said vendors in cash and shares. That while the incoming shareholders were informed that the goodwill of the business was represented to be of the enormous value stated, he (Mr. Howell) had been informed and believed that the business had been sustaining large and serious losses for many years, and that at the time of the transfer the busi ness had drifted into hopeless insolvency, and was involved in enormous liabilities without sufficient assets to meet the same. That he had been informed and believed that the liabilities were transferred with out sufficient assets to meet them, which assets he (Mr. Howell) believed consisted in a great measure of bad debts, many of which were irrecoverable ; that after the transfer of the business the company carried it on till the 9th of May, a period of nine months, when it suddenly closed its doors, announcing its liabilities to 20 millions. At the time of the closing of the com pany the shareholders had paid upon each share the sum of £15,000, being an aggregate amount of £1,500,000, and a call of £lO per share had been made by the liquidators, which would amount to £1,000,000. The applicant further stated that he was accountant to Mr. F. Dundas and other large shareholders, and in his judgment it was absolutely necessary for their information, protection, and de fence, and that of the general body of shareholders, that an inspection and investigation of the books and papers of the company should be independently made on their behalf, and without such inspection the shareholders for whom he was acting would be unable to obtain proof of the true facts connected with the formation of the company. Further, the affidavit stated that Messrs. Young, who were the solicitors to the liquidators, had been solicitors to the vendors, and had acted for the company. He (Mr. Lewis) imputed nothing to Messrs. Young but it was necessary that the fact should be known. As the application was now opposed by the com mittee of supervision, he would read an additional affidavit by Mr. Howell to show their position. It stated that since the making of his former affidavit he had made certain inquiries with reference to the committee of supervision appointed at a meeting of shareholders with a view of learning their connexion and interest in the winding up of the company, and he had been informed and believed that the commit- tee consisted of three members, Mr. Charles Oppen heim, Henry Grissell, and Henry Kingscote. He stated that Mr. Oppenheim was not a shareholder, but simply a depositor to the extent of £16,000 ; that Mr. Grissell was also a depositor, in his own name, to the extent of £lB,OOO, and interested in another deposit to about £21,000, and only held eighty shares ; and that Mr. Kingscote was the holder of eighty shares, but owing to illness had been unable to attend, and that in consequence of the interests of the committee being in favour almost wholly of calling upon the shareholders to pay the amounts of the deposits no investigation, as he believed, had been made by them for the protection of the shareholders. He (Mr. Lewis) submitted that he had satisfied the Chief Clerk quite sufficiently for him to grant an inspection of the books and papers. Mr. Mackenzie read an affidavit in support of his inspection, wishing to inquire into the conduct of the parties who had made the transfer to the new directors. lie had a specialobject for his application. On the part of the committee of supervision an affidavit was read that they required to inspect the documents, and the statements put forth by Mr. Flo well were denied. Although appointed by the shareholders, they were not connected with the liquidators, and, although the books were opened to them, they wished for further information as to papers. - kr. Lewis wished it to be distinctly understood that he did not oppose the inspection of the other parties. He had been the first to take out a sum mons, and now others who never moved in the mat ter came forward for an inspection. The Chief Clerk inquired the object of the in spection ? Mr. Lewis said it was with the view of ulterior proceedings. lle alleged fraud on certain parties ; and if they could obtain the information they be lieved existed they would at once proceed. The Chief Clerk doubted whether at present any information could be used further than rescinding the winding-up now before the Court of Chancery. Mr. Lewis apprehended that it was most impor tant with respect to the winding-up to ascertain who were creditors when the business of the firm was transferred to the company, and which only con tinued nine months, and resulted in the enormous liabilities he had mentioned. On the part of the liquidators it was stated that no application had been made for the information __ __ ___ ___ -- -------- which they could furnish. Mr. Lewis read the letter in which he said appli cation had been made. Mr. Harding addressed the Chief Clerk, and said the liquidators were willing to give all the informa tion in their power, but if an examination was to be made of the =accounts and the secrets disclosed in the newspapers, he had no hesitation in saying that great damage would arise. He was required to make an account to the Court of Chancery which would be forthcoming, and, in fact, the present ap plication only anticipated the information which would then appear. Three shareholders, Dr. Thorn, Mr. Shepherd, and Mr. Partington, addressed the Chief Clerk, and urged the necessity of an inspection, and thought, as Mr. Lewis had initiated the subject, it should be intrusted to him. On the other side it was stated that Mr. Lewis had advertised for the support of the shareholders since the last meeting. That gentleman produced his authority to appear for numerous shareholders. It transpired in the course of the discussion that a call had been made on the shareholders. The Chief Clerk asked whether a call had been actually made. Mr. Harding said there had, and it was payable on the 15th of September. Mr. Lewis said it was quite true, and hence his application, to know whether when fraud was al leged that a call could be enforced. The Chief Clerk wished to know whether the list of contributories had been settled. Mr. llarding said it had been settled. Dr. Thorn denied that a list had been definitively fixed. Mr. Grissell disputed the statements of Mr. Howell. Further discussion followed, and eventually the Chief Clerk said he should make an order on Mr. Lewis's summons for an inspection, which the other parties could see, and it would be better to fix on some one person for all, and if they could not agree he would himself settle the question. The matter was adjourned to Thursday next. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS, TlMES.—Another ex-Governor of Jamaica has just returned to England, with respect to whose conduct there can be no possible conflict of opinion. Sir Henry Storks landed yesterday at Southamp ton, having brought to a successful conclusion the difficult and not very grateful task with which he was so suddenly charged. It would be unjust if his return were allo we d to pass without some ac knowledgment of the services which he has ren dered in the post he has now relinquished. Our intel ligence from Jamaica contains striking evidence of the manner in which his conduct has been appre ciated in that country. A most numerously signed address eulogises, in almost enthusiastic terms, both his official and personal qualifications, and expresses the greatest gratitude for the benefits conferred by his administration. The inhabitants of Jamaica have, indeed, good reason to be grateful to their late Governor, and the English public will not fail to do do justice to the conduct which has won this recognition. The duty with which Sir Henry Storks was charged was at once arduous and deli cate. As a mere matter of labour, it was no light work. He had to execute all the ordi nary duties of a ,Governor, at a time when they must have been ' , more than usually heavy and anxious ; while, at the same time, he had to preside over a long, intricate, and laborious investigation. It is suNcient praise to say that he was equal to both duties, and has given perfect satisfaction in • each capacity. The Report of the Commission has happily set at rest a painful discussion, and the island of Jamaica is handed over to his successor in perfect tranquillity. It is only when we remember the excitement and the animosity which existed in the island six or seven months ago that we can do justice to the tact, patience, and firmness which have succeeded in conciliating all classes to the Governor, and, to a considerable extent, to each other. We hope that the language of the Jamaica address may be some what exaggerated when it speaks of that time as one " when the bonds of union in the several rela tions of society were dissolved, and disorganisation, political and social, in its most appalling form, threatened the island on every hand ;" but there can be no doubt that the circumstances of the time were most dangerous and difficult. The disputes arising out of the late insurrection had divided the island into two parties. Nothing but strong and excited feeling surrounded the Governor on all sides, and, instead of having any moderate public opinion on which he could rely, his task was only to moderate the extreme violence of opposite factions. The ne groes were exultant, and ready to interpret the suspension of Mr. Eyre as au encouragement to assert the most exorbitant and illegal demands, while the planters and white population were na turally provoked to the opposite extreme. These difficulties, moreover, had to be met under a fresh system of administration. The old Constitution was suspended, and the new was not yet in working order. Our correspondence from Jamaica described some of these difficulties at the time when the la bours of the Commission were commencing ; but that we have heard so little of them since is the best proof of the success with which Sir Henry Storks has encountered them. Strict impartiality, a firm administration of justice, and a diligent application to public duty have had their natural effect in mo derating the violence of partisan feeling and induc ing a general sense of confidence. It is no wonder, therefore, if Sir Henry Storks leaves Jamaica amid the regrets of the people. He has justified his previous reputation, and has given us ample proof that in any similar emergency we possess in him a public servant on whose judgment and energy we may rely. Thus is happily concluded what we may hope is the last act in the late Jamaica tragedy. Before Sir Henry Storks' departure he had handed over the Government to Mr. Eyre's real successor, and the interregnum of the last few months was brought to an end. The Constitution, indeed, is changed, but the ne w l aws are i n full force, a permanent Governor has assumed office, and all the evidences of an exceptional state of things have dis appeared. We can only hope that nothing may occur to revive the memory of the past, and that a new system of administration will obliterate old discords and animosities. It is very gratifying to observe that, in his answer to the address presented to him, Sir Henry Storks speaks of his exertions having been seconded in an excellent spirit by the people of Jamaica. " Not from one class," he says, " nor from one colour, but from all, without distinc tion, I have met with support, good feeling, and a just appreciation of the difficulties in which I was placed.'.' In conclusion, Sir Henry Storks indicates the point which is of most importance in the pre sent state of Jamaica. It is, he says, the first re quisite that " the law should be obeyed, that order and tranquillity should be maintained." The absence of a general disposition to abide by the laws has, in fact, been of late the chief evil of Jamaica, and the recent disturbances have had an unavoidable ten dency to aggravate the danger. If the blacks are ever to settle down into an industrious and pros perous community, if the commerce of the country is ever to be restored to regular and steady progress, it is essential that security and order should be firmly established by a ready obedience to the law. This is the lesson which is peculiarly needed by such a community as that in Jamaica. It is the vice of the whites as well as of the blacks, and was strongly exemplified in the late disturbances, that they can not accommodate themselves to the steady course either of law or of commerce, but are perpetually struggling to advance or to avenue themselves by some irregular or ill ega l means. For such a dis position the strong hand of rough-and-ready but irregular justice is not the most appropriate remedy. What is required is a strict enforcement and an im partial administration of law. When the supremacy of law is forced home upon the minds of all classes in the island we shall look forward to a speedy fulfil ment of Sir Henry Storks' hopeful auguries. We cannot express a better wish for Sir John Grant in entering upon this post than that he may carry out the policy thus indicated to him, and may meet with as much success as his predecessor. HERALD.-Mr. Bright's whole career is a consis tent and standing testimony against him. He has engaged in every political cause which could be con verted into a crusade against the landed aristocracy and gentry of this country ; against wealth, and birth, and culture j he has turned into that channel every cause in which he has ever been engaged. With him the Anti-Corn-Law agitation was a war against the landed proprietary ; the anti-church rate movement a conspiracy against the educated clergy, the Conservative influence, the aristocratic upholders of the Church of England ; the pacific creed of his sect a mere text for slandering the upper classes as the authors of all war, and the army as a system of out-door relief for the younger sons of noblemen ; Reform itself is dear to him only in so far as it threatens to transfer political influence from the hands of the landed gentry, and the great mer chants and manufacturers who aspire to rank with and actually sympathise with the aristocracy, into the hands of middle-class demagogues like himself. One great occasion occurred during his life when ---a great blessing to the working class — could be secured without inflicting loss, inconvenience, or annoyance upon gentlemen. The maligned aristocracy gave their zealous support to a law designed to secure good education to the children of the working man, and protect them and their mothers from hard work for Unlimited hours in an unwholesome atmosphere. That law was eagerly demanded by the working class and by their real leaders ; they now value it as their true charter of personal liberty and domestic happiness. Of that law Mr. Bright was the bitter and determined opponent, and he has never re tracted or apologised for his opposition. lt is im- possible to read his speeches or watch his career without seeing that his temper is destructive, not philanthropic ; that he is not a Liberal, but a level ler ; not a lover of those below him, but a bitter and malignant hater of those above. Ite is a Democrat, not because he cares for the people, but because he is moved to vindictive animosity by a painful con sciousness of the superior culture, breeding, and manners of the aristocracy ; and in the agitation of the greatest questions his language ever be trays the influence of the paltriest and pettiest motives. There is a brief and conclusive answer to the long and unfounded invective against the Conservative and Liberal-Conservative parties— against Lord Derby and . 11Ir. Lowe—which forms the staple of Mr. Bright's harangue. The question before the house of Commons was not, as .Mr. Bright represents it, whether the working class ° should be admitted to a share of political power. They possess that share. It was not whether that share should be enlarged. That point was scarcely raised on the Liberal side, and certainly not con troverted on the other. The issues raised by tlig Gladstone-Bright R e f orm Bill s were s h or tly an chiefly these. Whether the share of political pore!, enjoyed by th e ur b an population, a l rea dy out of a ll proportion to their wealth and numbers, should be enormously increased ? To this the Conservatives returned a decided negative. Secondly, whether a reduction of the franchise from £lO to £7 in roughs would, as the late Ministers, and notably Mr. Forster, contended, have the effect of enfr al3- chising the elite of the working class without giving them an absolute control of the election—a result which all admitted to be desirable— or would result in the ascendancy of a single class in all the greater towns, and add enormously i 0 81l . 0 others to the mass of corruptible voters, 'whic h I I already the nuisance and scandal of our electors_ system? Whichever conclusion were adopted there could be no insult offered, as there was none in; tended, to the working classes. The question e t : whether class ascendancy was one of figures ; the question of corruption one:of historical experience. Th e ,'": o guments of Mr. Lowe, so nitch perverted and so grossly abused, were directed to show that in the places where corruption already prevails to a large extent, a reduction of the franchise, by introduol a poorer and more dep en d en t b o d y o f vo t ers , won increase the evil ; a conc l us i on w hi c h seems too ,_, vious to be disputed, and too harmless to provol", any resentment, inas muc h as it s i mp l y assum ed this human nature is the same i n th e ar ti san a s in th e shopkeeper, in the £7 househ o ld er as i n his I ' l ' neighbour. It is simply untrue that Parliament de decided against enfra nc hi s i ng th e e li te o f th e work' ing class. That q u es ti on was never put ; if it "- ~,,n put it would certainly not be answered in the nega tive., What Parliament did d ec id e was th a t the of the late Government was not a right, safe, or ins ) way of attaining that and several other objects pr?", posed ; and of that decisio n no one i s en titled t . u, complain who does not thi n k th a t hi s j u d gm ent an u 'knowledge, as to the operation of such a measnr e " are sounder and deeper th an th ose o f t h e m ajority of the House of Commons. COUNTRY MARKETS. MARKET HARBOROUGH.-TUESDAY. Not much passing in wheat. Barley a meagre and prices same as before quoted. Oats were limited, all prices were slightly in favour of th e p urc h ase r. Wa ns t were not quotably altered. All the c ro p s i n this distric, look well. A good breadth has been already cut al carried. Wheat will be an average yield. Barley Will a very good crop both as regards quantity and qualiq: Oats are turning out well, and beane and peas will be a fad yield. 36 Old white wheat, 53s t0'57 5; new re d 48s to 54$ per stone. Barley, line, —s ; other kinds, 28s to 38s per 3 ,1 , 6 d Oats, new, 26s to 32s ; old, 30s to 34 s p er qr . B e ans, 52s to 545; new, 48s to 50s per qr. L IVERP OL—T UESDAY. Da There was a good attendance at t o -d ay ' s mar ket, 9 wheat was only in moderate request, at a decline of 2d Pe cental. Flour dull and 6d per sa ck l ower . I n dian CO rxi steady, at 26s 3d for mixed American. Oatmeal'' Beans firmer. Oats unchanged. RUGBY—TUESDAY. Wheat came freely to hand, and the demand be„ . 19 ,, 4 5 u heavy prices declined 9d to is per b ag . H arves t work "; progressed very well during the week, the weather 1 )& 1 15 more favourable. Wheat is proving a fair crop, and W be about an average yield. Barley has done exceedingi well, and will be a heavy crop and quality good. Pastaret aro very healthy, and there are no complaints of the r OO crops. LYNN-TUESDAY. Although the weather has again been somewhat chavge able during the past week, several days have been v©l :, 9 fine, and a good deal of c orn h as b een h ouse d . Wheat', 5 proving a tolerable crop, and barley excellent. Oats are irregular. Beans are progressing favourably. The gr a :t lands are in splendid conditi on . At t o -d ay ' s corn inark w the supply of wheat was fair, and many samples of Il e re were shown. The demand was i nac ti ve an d pr i c es 2s to 4s per qr. lower than her e t o f ore . Th ere wa s a ril l dfing show of barley, which remained at full rates. „,, New wheat, 52s to 53s ; new r e d, 48s to 50s ; old NvllV r 54s to 56s ; old red, 49s to 51s p er 36 stone. Barley malting, 37s to 40s ; secondary, 28s to 30s. Oats, ne t ' 23s to 25s per 21 stone. Beans, sm a ll, 47 s t o 49 5 . l lr e a' 36s to 40s per 28 stone. GAINSBOROUGH—TUESDAY. Wheat came in freely to hand ; there wore some sanil ) _, eg of the now crop, the quality o f w hi c h var i e d. S a les lire" made slowly at a considerable fall in prices. Griudi barley was scarce, and fully maintained its value. Oats were a quiet trade at late r a tes. B eans no t muc h soug" after at recent currencies. SIIEFFIELD—T UESDAY. Our market was tolerably supplied with wheat, ind t frig some samples of thi s y ear ' s grow th . Th ere w as 11° much barley on offer, and prices were the same as the P C°- vious week. Red wheat, per load of 3 imp, bu5he15....193 Od 20s 6 d, White do do ....21s Od t o 22 8 01 New red do do ....18s Od 208 0 ., New white do do ....21s Od 220 0 . Beans do , no ....198 Od 208 I.IVI Peas, per qr. Grinding ba, ley, per qr 34 6 Od 37 ,,, Od Malting barley, i o 3,,,, od 42s 61 Oats, do Vs Od 32$ u" F10ur.... is 10d to 2 , A per 1411). Foreign Mail Jacket List. MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton..„ Sept. 19 ' Ditto, via Marseilles Sept. I S ' Brazil and Cape Verds. by British packet. ..... Sept. 0 3 ; Ditto, by French packet .. Sept. ,;. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. H e l ena... . S e pt. ' China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton.. Sept. 2 ' Ditto, via Marseilles Sept. 13 Faikland Islands Gibraltar, via ,t;outhatcpton Sept. 2. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Sept. 2 Ditto, via Marseilles India (Bombay), via Southampto n . Sept. 1 . 1 Ditto, via Marseilles Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Sept. 2 : Ditto, via Marseilles Sept. Jj ' Mauritius, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseiliel Sept. 13 Newfoundland ,Sept. 1 2. .. - . Portugal 00000 ••••SePt• ''' Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon United Mates and British North America, by Bri tish packet Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp ton Ditto, via Cork Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry ~Aug. 31. STest Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe „ Sept. 19 ' west Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas and on duras) Aug. 28• Cuba and Mexioo Aug. 23• Bermuda, via Halifax, Aug. 29• Bahamas, via New York... ..Sept- 12. A petition is in course of signature at Antive r P praying the King of the Belgians to put at the head Of the Ministries of War and Foreign Affairs real Belgians in the places of, MM. Gh aza l and Rogior, who are 013 it, ~ naturalised Belgians, h av i ng b een b orn i n F rance . petition says that, in case of a conflict with this last-Dan ie country, French men w ill a l ways f a t a ll y h ave f o r tbe ll, former country regards and leanings which Belgian Mill ie ters would indignantly reject. ADVERTISEMENT.]—HoIIoway's Pills.—Confidential vice.—To all persons who suffer from bilious headan i o disordered stomach, biliousness or flatulency, these P„' a are most strongly recommended as th e sa f es t , b e st, B r r , quickest mode of obtaining ease without weakening or / 0 . ritating the nervous system. Holl oway ' s p ill s a re esl?,, lt chilly useful in clearing away an y excess o f bile Wh i :a usually produces fever unless re me di a l measures ar e ;dope without delay. In asthma, bronchitis, an d co ngestion ° r the lungs, they may be relied upon for remo ving dang e „.' and by purifying and:regulating the circulation the) , s uit tually prevent relapses. By rousing the liver to a secretion of bile, and quickly carrying it off from the 6 )' o tern, these pills ward off low spirits, li s tl essness, a nd tho' distressing feelings often called " nervous." Births. BRows - B—On tho 27th inst., tho wife of Captain WY lie- Browne, of a son. 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