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a --- --4 orm a eostmittee to confer with the landowners with a view to settle the terms to their satisfaction. After a short consultation with the other directors, Mr. Chaplin repeated this suggestion, adding that hall s-doyen shareholders might be appointed to assist the board in conferring with the landowners. Mr. HERAPATH objected to anything that might cons mit the company to the plan at all. Mr. Sergeant GASELEE said that he held a great ma ny proxies from Manchester, and the gentlemen w h o m he represented were not unfavourable to the pro j lot itself; their principal objection being to the terms. Captain Mooasox proposed that there be added to the proposition, that the, committee should consider the pro priety of obtaining a line between Dorchester and Ax minster. The CHAIRMAN—You have no scheme that will hold water, and if you had, you have no money to carry it out.—(Laughter.) I wish to speak in the kindest way; but this meeting was perfectly humbugged last year. — (Great laughter.) A committee was obtained, but it only led to delay. Captain MOORSOM protested against his scheme being called a humbug. He was glad, however, that the chair man had at last spoken out. Had he done so a long time ago, instead of appearing personally to favour it, a vast deal of trouble might have been saved. The CHAIRMAN—You certainly came to me, but you wanted 3,00 CL before you could even serve the notices. Mr. LOCKE said the landowners bad no particular de sire to raise any part of the money. If the company wished it, they might raise the whole sum. After some further discussion a resolution was moved and carried almost unanimously to the following effect: —" That this meeting is of opinion that it is very im portant to the security of the interests and property of this railway that the originally designed extension of the line from Salisbury to Exeter should be carried out without delay, provided that reasonable terms can be arrived at with the landowners who have offered to co operate with this company for the purpose in question; and that it is accordingly resolved that it go back to a committee consisting of the board and the following gentlemen, to report in the month of September,— namely, Mr. Craigie, Mr. Beaven, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Helps, Mr. Matins, Mr. Ashmore, and Mr. Tite." Before this motion was put Captain MOORSOM made • another effort to get his clause added to it, and Mr. Locke said he should not object to the addition if the work " Bridport" were substituted for that of " Dor chester." Tao gallant captain's motion only found two supporters, and was of course lost. A vote of thanks was then given to the chairman, and the meeting, which had lasted upwards of six hours, broke up. A meeting of the prop r i e t ors o f the New Sou_th- Western Steam Navigation Company was then held. but the business was 'nerdy formal, and lasted only for a few minutes. PENTON - VILLE . A Capital LEASEHOLD INESTMENT, pro d uc lng a net Rental V of 401. 15s. per annum. MR. MARSH has received initructiona to SELL by AIX TICi. - 1, at the Mart, opposite the Bank of England, TO-MORROW, August 19, 1852, at Twelve o'clock, g - Place, Penton- A commodious and well -arranged brick-built RESIDENCE, mo s t advantageously situate, and comprising 7, Cummin viile-kill, midway between the Angel and King's-eress. 14, or 21 years, to a most respectable tenant Let on Lease for a term of 7, at the very moderate rent of 451. per annum. Held upon Le ase f or , an uuexpired term of 33 years, at the exceedingly low Ground -rent of 41. as. per annum. The House is in an excellent state of repair. May be viewed by permission of the tenant, and particulaTs with _ at Mr. 31anslen-house. conditions of sale obtained on the premises ; at the Mart ; of ar w Wright and Donner, sodeitors, 15, Fenchurch-street ; and "srs. 2, Charlotte-row, Marsh's Oinces, PROFESSOR MITSPRATT TO MR. ALLSOPP. " ave carefully analysed samples of your Al es, an d fi n d t h at th.!, d have no t contain a particle of any injuriou s su b stance. I and my f a mily have used your Ales for years, and with perfe c t con fid ence i n their purity. I know that Pale Ale, prepared as in your brewery. under scientific surveillance, contains a large quantity of nutritious matter ; and the hop, by its tonic properties, gives a healthy tone to the stomach. " SHERPDAN MUSPRATT, F.R.S.E., "Member of the Royal Irish Academy and of la Societe d'Encouragement. "College of Chemistry, Liverpool." ALLSOPP'S PALE or BITTER ALE may be obtained in casks of 18 gallons and upwards from the Brewery, Burton-on-Trent; and from the undermentioned Branch Establish ments : LONDON.. .......... at 61, King William-street, City. LIVERPOOL )... at Cook-street. MA..W E5TER...... at Ducie-place. DUDLEY.. ~.. at Burnt Tree. GLASGOW .......... at 115, St. Vincent's-street. DUBLIN , .•.. at Ulster-chambers, Dame-street. at Market hall. In either of w: - .ich places a list of respectable parties who supply the beer in ;potties (and also In casks at the same prices as from the Brewery), may at any tim• be seen. (T. No. 3.) 2 ,- YCEUM THEAT R E. Li HENRY RUSSELL, composer of " Woodman spare that Tree,"" I'm afloat," " The Maniac," &c., will give his AMERI CAN ENTERTAINMENT, entitled " The Far West, or the Emi grant's Progres; from the Old World to the New," and " Negro Life in Freedom and in slavery," On MONDAY, August 30th, and every night during the week, at the above Theatre. Whilst the painting is passing, pourtraying some of the principal cities, the rivers, forests, and prairies of the north, south, and western w;rtions of America, Mr. Russell will describe the country, relate anecdotes and his adventures, and will sing the following new songs, his latest compositions:— " The Parting Tear," " Cheer, boys, cheer, no more of Idle sor row," " Land, land, land," " To the West, to the West, to the land of the free," " Gaily goes the ship when the wind blows fair," " 'the Falls of the Niagara," " The African Village, " The Chace,' "Come, who bids ?" and on each evening Mr. Russell will sing one or two from the following selection of his favourite compositions, with entirely newly-arranged accompaniments (and which are pub :—" Life on the Ocean Wave," " The Gambler's Wife," " The Ivy Green," " The Maniac," " Rockaway," " Come, brothers, arouse," " The Newfoundland Dog," " The Old Arm Chair," &c. Tickets and places to be had at the box-offtee of the Theatre from eleven to four each day, and the principal music selers. Doors open at half-past seven ; to commence at eight. Dress boxes, 2s. 6d. ; upper do., ls. 6d. ; pit, Is. ; gallery, 6d. ; private boxes, 1/. Is. and 10s. ATTY'S GRAND NATIONAL HIPPO DROME, Opposite the Broad Walk, Kensington-gardens, Drawing to the Close of the Season • The most popular place of amusement in London. During the Week the Amusements will commence with the most surprisin gfeats of Clariot Racing, by Three Ladies, oatvying all other racing sports ; likewise the Ostrich Flat Race—Greek Youths Struggling for Liberty—;he Ascension on the Rope over the top of the Building, by Madlle. Elsler—Double Rope Dancing—Globe As cension—the Brothers Elliot—Monkey Racing—Jumping in Sacks — and other Entertainments, too numerous to mention. TO-MORROW, a Grand Balloon Ascent in the Royal Hippodrome Balloon, at Half-past Five o'clock precisely. Doors open at Five, the Entertainments commencing at Half--past Five o'clock precisely. A splendid Brass Band will be in attendance. Admission—Reserved Seats, 35.; First Class, 25.; Second ditto, ls.; Third ditto, 6d. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. GRAND EXTRA NIGHT. PIETRO IL GRANDE. TO-MORROW will be repeated a new grand historical Opera, composed expressly for the Royal Italian Opera, Covent-garden, by M. Jullien, entitled PIETRO IL GRANDE. In the production of the above Opera, the Directors have used every endeavour to ensure its completeness and effect. The scenery, the costumes, and the appointments are all entirely new. Three Mi litary Bands will be employed, and the Chorus will be augmented by the addition of 42 voices. Catterina, Madlle Anna Zerr ; Roasomak, Herr Formes ; Gralitzin Signor Midi; Mentschikoff, Signor Stigili ; Sheremetof, Signor Polo nini ; Bauer, Signor Mei ; Lefort, Signor Tagliafico ; Zeinberg, Signor Rommi ; Eraido, Signor Rache ; Pietro, Signor Tamberlik. The Incidehtail Divertissement will be supported by Madlles. Le blond, Kolemterti sant', Robert ; and M. Alexandre. The National' Dances by Meddle. Adrienoll (Premiere Danseuse f ro m the Imperial Theatre at St. Petersburgh, her second appearance in England.) With new Seen, Costumes, and Appointments. The LUAU.° written by D. Ryan, Esq. The Scenery by Mears. Grieve and Teibin ; the Costumes by Mrs. E. Bailey and Madame Marzio ; the Appointments by Mr. Prescott; the Machinery by Mr. Allen ; the Dances by Mons. Alexandre ; the Spec t a cle arranged by M. Laurent. JullienM. will preside in the Or c h estra on this occasion. The P erf rinanus commence at Half - past Seven o ' c l ock precisely. Boxes, Stalls, or the Pet ma y be had (for the Tickets for the the Box-of fi ce of the Thea tre, which is open Se3l°n.) ;l 3 i t e o'clock ; and of the principal librarians and from 01 neicsellere. Nig.ht Eleven till T'rvTßE 50 YAL, fIATMAn IA iszT. "-- Mr. B, Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old trompt c . a. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a new Drama, entitled TILE wi tiTri - G ox TILE WALL. Augus tus Trotter, Esq, Mr. Wright ; Tobias, istr. 0 smith; Richard Oliver, Arr. Emery; Bob Smith era, Mr. P. Bedforti. : Lady Elton, Mrs. L. M urray; Margrette, Miss E. Chaplin; Carlotta' Smlthimi, Miss Woolgar. After which THE WRECK ASHORE _--------------"'"""'". ASTLEY'3 ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Under the Patronage of her M a j esty and his Roya Ilighneas Prince Albert. Proprietor and Manager, M. W.Batty. ndon. The most successful and popular Theatre in Lo THIS EVENG , Will be produced, a grand Spectacle, wlNritten exPretislY for EA the T, Am phitheatre, by E. Fitzball, Esq.,. ent i t l e d PETER THE GR in which Mr. Ryder, from the Princess's, will aPPear• In consequence of the immense applause nightly bestoWed upon the performances of the Brothers Siegrist, on La Perch, Mr. Batty has re-engaged them for a limited number of nights. They wi ll a P - Pear every evening in their most daring feats, which astonish all who see them. They are the greatest wonders of the world. After which a group of Elephants in the Circle , trained to run as _ etbeir Eastern trainers will go through their feats of agility' tI the bare backs of the animals, and various pleasing acts of Eques =lse will be represented by the first artists of the day, both .704'" . rtet een st a a n eln t :d E b e e ng with lish a . Laughable Farce. had at the Box-office from Eleven till Four daily. Stage Manager, Mr. Leclercq. SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Mond,. ... h Open for the Season, See ''' ea4la Y. Wednesday, Thursday, and . The Pro w l, a nd Peek or h of the Vocal Entertainments. gal and Glee Pa y at he gratification to announce that the 31 d 1 continue their rt- W ere received , and a w r ill GRA.N,.ormanee * with immense applause Papicu,AL vvoh"CAL pos7itarther notice. man tlin s _ Mise rTRIDIENTAL CO.iCERT Young, Mr. at the Pia n oforte. NT AL e l s , sent, Miss Clara Henderson * , Halton, who will p ß r r e s ' an d Mr ' : so xforte. NCIP AL 1 NEST:I3 I 4 IIa Conducted by hir. J. Mr. (Flute), Wui (Clario • L. lezar t u s s Ts—Messrs. J. Richardson ( Violin), CiofO (Trombo " n et) ' (Flute), and Conductor of te), Colunet (Clarionet), Viotti Collins Exhibition 01 Damson's Colossal o r , hee‘.. _( , F_lageolet), Sidney Pratten ETNA and the CAVES of ' i s ,:. C. Godfrey. and interesting Menagerie—Lc AN and the View of MOUNT rivalled 'Military Band—Varteas Promenade Concert Dusk With a Grand Pyrotechnic musing -Nweeeritt. by Godfrey's on. representing the Interior of the SlountU biti" bYleis'l oncluding at Ancients), with the Caverns and Forgesne (the I , 4net essrs. Southby, the whole terminating with the Erupt fohytdean aehrgerit,litstm of the Grand Tableau on the Lake of Thetis, and th or , Mount E Cyclops, e ;New_Etna and a Armour of Achilles. '`' .. ` 4 receiving the The menagerie now consists of several hundred ~,,,, the finest of their species in England, in , linding th r e - ,.: - Z`nlens, some two giraffes, four ostriches, two camels, flour. leopards, fine e l e „ ... ,, ani. the colossal tortoise (the largest ever exhibited), upwa mc. anv i years old. rds of 200 Doors open from Nine a.af. Feeding the Animals at F 1,,,„ cart at a Quarter -pant Six. Fireworks at Half-past Ni ue. s'. Con. AI)MISSION, ONE SHILLING. ____.......-..,,.. ---...,,,,,,,,,--...,......_ ......... , .w.morratvoirr.TralFrnewraer-L-,-_______ - ------,, DEATH FROM FRIGHT. --A melancholy death th e result of what is termed a " practical joke," occurred in Mil denhall, Suffolk, a few days si nce. It appear W s h t row wag that a or half-witted gard ene r, named John Parker, of married about a month since, and tha t on Wednealay week between twelve and on e o'clock i n the morning, some one got admittance into the house and crept under the bed in a w hich the pair were asleep, and raised the bed in such wife man ner as to cause both husband and to roll on the floor, which so alarmed them that they both ran down stairs and into the road, screaming frigb-tfully. The poor woman sickened from that time, An inquest was held on the body by Mr. Henry Wayman, and died on the 129th ult. when the husband, who could not identify the ciently, expressed his suspicion of the guilty party- After a person euffi lengthened investigation, the jury retired, and ultimately returned a verdict of " Manslaughzer " ag ainst some person or persons unknown. —Norfolk Chronicle. i THE SUN, LONDON, HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tms DAY —Morning 40 min. after 3 I Evening 1 min. after 4 To-Mosaow—Morning 21 min. after 4 I Evening 42 min. after 4 THE WEATHER.—SIIIC OFFICE, AUGUST 18. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 74—highest since noon yesterday. 58—lowest this morning and during the night. 71—this day, at noon. B AROM ETER, 2988. WIND S.S.W.—Morning, fine sunshiny weather; Afternoon, cloudy. A heavy storm last night, with vivid flashes of lightning and very loud peals of thunder. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. - Sato of the Wind and Weather at each of the following places at Nine o'clock yesterday morning.—The stations , tr.‘ arranged in order of latitude. HAsTmos—Wind S.S.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. SounfAscrroN—Wind S., strong breeze--overcast . Foousrorm—Wind S.W., light breeze—overcast . Tunsm.DGE—Wind S.W., strong breeze--overcast. GREENWICH—Wind S., gentle breeze—overca st. STILOOD—Wind S.W., calm—overcast. C3LCHESTEE—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. CutuumaF.—Wind S., gentle breeze --cloudy. Yanzsoum—Wind S., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the wind and weather on Monday morning at nine o'clock : Munuxes.R—Wind S.E., strong breeze —heavy rain. Poorz—Wind S.E., strong breeze--rain. LEIGHTON—Wind S.E., calm—overcast. HOLYHEAD—Wind S., strong breeze—overcast. LANcA,snta--Wind S., strong breeze—partially cloudy. WErrrßy—Wind S., gentl e breeze--principally clear. D aELL . wrrox _wind S., gentle bre eze—overcas t. Stisp—Wind E., gen tle breeze—partially cloudy. BuerrocK—Wind S.E ., g entle breeze —partially cloudy. same ass9 week in ten years. .7°, which i s 119 ow At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mea n h e i g h t of the baromet er last week was so low as 29•380 in. Th e The wind during the week was chiefly from the sou th- wes t, mean ner temperaturetha than th e a average atghee ofw ee t It h e w and blew at the average rate of 140 miles a day. Nearly in. of rain fell. The mean temperature of th e Th ames dec li ne d from about -€6°. on Sunday to 66°-62° on Sa turday. In the night it is still much warmer than the air. Az4 AS‘)&f Pv.79`, ' 1 :1' • m , „40, 1_911_4, injurious consequences to the pecuniary interests of the shareholders, and peace is desirable on almost any honourable terms. Whether a permanent alliance can be effected, or that a still more intimate union is essential, remains to be proved, but something should be fortwith carried into execution to prevent further contests. -- Yesterday the London and South-Western Com pany held their ordinary half-yearly meeting, which was s ubsequently made special for the purpose of considering the expediency of carrying out the pro posed central line from Salisbury to Exeter. Many reasons were adduced in favour of the proposition. The simple fact that the contemplated route would pass through a country 53 miles wide, which as yet is totally devoid of railway communication, would alone be sufficient to warrant its adoption. There is no dis trict in England which will continue to submit to a deprivation so very prejudicial to all parties con cerned, but more especially to the agriculturists. Landlords and tenants, proprietors and occupiers, are alike agitating for the great desideratum, and it appears tolerably certain, that if the company will not undertake it, others less fastidious will be found, who may prove formidable rivals, and occasion a vast additional expenditure at some future period. The journey to Exeter—the capital of the West of England—will be shortened by no less than twenty-six miles, the distance by the present route being 197 miles, while by that under consideration it will be only 171 miles. It was also stated that responsible contractors were willing to undertake the construction of the branch for 1,100,000/., less than one-half of the amount that had previously been sanctioned for the formation of a similar line not offering superior advantages. The calculations from the estimated traffic showed that the receipts would not only be sufficient to pay full interest on the outlay, but to leave a margin towards the divi dend of the old lines, and this without account the addition of profits arising from so efficient a feeder. taking into _ Under such circumstances, it is only surprising that the project was not immediately sanctioned. It was, however, after some discussion, decided that it should be referred to a committee of directors and shareholders to make the necessary arrangements, and to report the result to a special meeting of the shareholders to be held next month. This may be looked upon as tantamount to its adoption. No time will be lost, for the decision of the adjourned meeting will be sufficiently early for the service of the preliminary notices and the other proceedings required by the standing orders of both Houses of Parliament. The directors, by their ready assent to the investigation, supplied the best evidence of their unlimited confidence in the soundness of the project. They did not deprecate the inquiry, because they have nothing to fear from the result. The more stringent and scrutinising it may be, the better will they be satisfied. The death of Sir JAMES PARKER, one of the Vice- Chancellors ofEngland, places a valuable appointment; at the disposal of the Government. Varioes specula. tions are afloat as to the person who may be selected for this post. If Lord DERBY follow the excellent example of Lord JOHN RUSSELL, be will make the individual, irrespective only on the merits of the irrespective of all party considerations. Sir GEORGE TURNER and Sir JAMES PARKER were selected by the late PREMIER, in despite of their . politics, which were Conservative. He wisely thought that profes sional ability should be the qualification for the ermine. Lord DERBY cannot have much difficulty in finding a suitable successor to Vice-Chancellor PAR KER ; his dilemma will be whom to select out of many well. qualified persons. The ATTORNEY- GENERAL, we suspect, would find himself more at home at Common Law than in Chancery. The SOLICITOR GENERAL, perhaps, may look higher than a Vice- Chancellorship. Sir PAGE WOOD, if he would accept the office, is eminently qualified, by ability, knowledge, and experience. Mr. JOHN STUART (who is an opponent of Law Reform) has been spoken of, but though the learned gentleman has extensive Chancery practice, neither the public nor the profes sion entertain any idea that he is eminently qualified for the bench. It is whispered that he has been of fered and has rejected the Vice-Chancellorship,butwe discredit the offer and the rejection. Mr. SWANSTON'S name has been mentioned. Few legal gentlemen have more substantial claims, on the score of merit. His Reports are extremely valuable, and it may be noticed as a curious fact, that the law-reporters have inva riably made admirable judges. Mr. BETHELL, Mr. HOLT, and Mr. ROUNDELL PALMER have also been spoken of. Another report states that the vacancy will probably be filled by one of the Masters in Chancery, placed hors de combat, on full salaries of 2,5001. a-year each. The Masters who will thus retire, at the commencement of next term, are Mr. FARBER, Sir WILLIAM HORNE, Mr. NASSAU SENIOR, and Mr. WILLIAM BROUGHAM. The last-named gentleman was spoken of, some time ago, when Vice-Chancellors PARKER and TURNER were ap pointed. By putting an ex-Master on the Bench there would be an annual saving of 2,5001. ; but to make a man a Vice-Chancellor for the mere purpose of saving a few thousands every year would certainly be absurd, ill-advised, and un-economical. Such a saving as this would eventually be a moral loss. We - cannot quit this subject without alluding to a hint, in a Contemporary, that perhaps Mr. WALPOLE, the Home Secretary, who is a distinguished equity lawyer, might be induced to accept the vacant Vice- Chancellorship. We believe that such an appoint ment would give ample satisfaction to the profession and the public. The principal objection to it would arise, we fear, from Mr. WALPOLE'S own fastidious feelings—he might think that his accepting this permanent in exchange for his present uncertain appointment, might be construed into a doubt, on his part, of the stability of the Administration to which he belongs. We should much regret if any idea cf this sort should deprive the public of the advantage of Mr. WALPOLE'S assistance on the bench. He is a first-rate lawyer, and in full vigour of mind and body. Time was when senility of years was considered a sine quii non in a judge and a bishop. That absurd idea is very properly in process of becoming exploded. Vice-Chancellor PARKER was only forty-eight when appointed, and Mr. WALroug is now of about the same age, When Learned Gentlemen are placed upon the Bench, at a time of life when men usually retire from occupations, whether professional or otherwise, requiring much head work, it sometimes happens that they become captious, garrulous, and intolerant, so that whatever their talent, they certainly do not up hold or advance the dignity of their lofty station. Mr. WALPOLE is comparatively a young man, and his antecedents are all in his favour. THE VACANT VICE-CHANCELLORSHIP.—The few stragglers of the Chancery bar still lingering in London are occupying themselves in speculations on the vacancy in the office of a Vice-Chancellor, caused by the death of Sir James Parker. The political right to the recipiency of this valuable and responsible judieial patronage is, of course, con sidered to belong to Mr. John Stuart, Q.C., the new Mem ber for Bury St. Edmunds, and who is said in his elec tioneering expenditure to have barely exceeded the legal expenses in turning out Mr. Bunbury. Mr. Stuart, how ever, haughtily refused the offer of the Solicitor-Generalship on the formation of the present Government, and was re names w r perted to be highly indignant that he did not receive the u no r t eat Seal of Ireland. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman may that Mr.e'vey press his claim in the present instance. Certainly his opposition to Chancery Reform, and his notorious ultra- Home- Toryi sm Gentleman's would render his appointment unpopular, how ever he abandoned for the might reconcile acceptance to himself. Other ni.entioned in the clubs yesterday. It was said considerable and in slice and might not unadvisedly descend from the practice dacaecend the judicial seat. The Right Hon. tree at the bar, so recently and gallantly would doubtless of doors, and with the mP uncertain tenure of political office, was b :reasing ; and his elevation to the bench is known also to be well a d ra is tively agreeable and popular out basencla and bar. Lord St. Leonard's posed to Mr. ~wanston, Q.C., the Palmer would eminent equity lawyer of and whom he regard s the day. Mr. Roundel] P y are hors de combat. It probably have been the choice of the Peelitee, but e r r b would n tb Mr. Walpole or, if is expected that the lot will fall o e the offer u m e u r st bLerimveadde atto de clined by that gentleman, that , c el lor Park-lane, of the la st evening, E from Hughendon Mr. John Stuart. ' Manor, Bucks. The Right Hon. Gentleman and several of his colleagues in office, attended by one of the clerks of the Council, leave town this morning, by special train, for the Isle of Wight, where the Queen will hold a Privy Council G r o T s v h e e n o / 9 - o. l3 a a t n e this afternoon, and at w • thepew Parliament, which is appointed to meet pro forind on Friday next will be further p r orogued. THE PARLIAMENTARY riACE3.—Ma n y riders 17—Aye during the recent election heats, and have met been thrown do we feel s with various accidents ; but for none ~ o deeply as the noble Horsman who lost his seat at Cockermouth, just as every one ma de sure that be was going to win. The he will not b ac cident is the more to be reg retted, as e able to show at the next Parliamentary meet, where his absence will be severely felt, for there is not another 'foramen in the country to be compared to hit:a—P-10re especially for a good i steeple-chase.—Punch. Cbentail tut LONDON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1852. Query—lf her Ma.reaTv's Ministers had not seized the American smack in the Bay of Fundy, if Sir GEORGE SEYMOUR. had not acted thus vigorously in obedience to the instructions received by him from the Cabinet, if the DERRY Administration bad not adventured upon their recently bold policy in refe rence to the British North American fisheries, would not the race of systematic cavillers have yet more virulently assailed the existing Government ? The truth is, that those who are so particu larly obstreperous in regard to what they term the precipitation of the late proceedings of our administrators towards the fishermen of the United States would have been, under those circumstances, among the very first to direct the charge of weakne.ts and of timidity, and of a culpable disposition to con cede against the Noble Lord at the head of the Fo reign Department. That Noble Lord we ourselves regarded as most signally injudicious in his man• ner of conducting the ARTHER diplomatic cor respondence. We expressed, plainly enough, the sen timents with which we observed,his method of treating that question—a method which we considered, and which, moreover, we declared that we considered, at once timid and vacillating. Happily the Earl of MALMESBURY appeared to recognise the folly of the course pursued upon this subject in the first instance, and this too before the interchange of communications between the Cabinets of St. James's and Florence had proceeded so far as to be beyond the reach of repara . tion. Immediately upon the arrival of Sir HENRY Bor.wEn, at Florence the mistakes into which our , rulers had fallen were repaired in a brilliant manner by that distinguished master of diplomacy. Acting 1 upon a totally different system, acting upon a system of vigour and promptitude instead of a system of truckling and hesitation, Lord MALMESBURY has now boldly adventured upon a line of policy in regard to the British isTorth-American Fisheries worthy of the dignity, the power, and, we will add, also, the inalienable rights of England. Upon the fortunate fruits of that policy we can rely with the utmost confidence. Upon this head we are satisfied, because as yet, whatever has b4en done in this matter by the authorities of this country, whether in the Bay of Fundy or in Downing-street, has been fully in accordance with the stipulations contained in the treaty cf 1818 a treaty still in force—a treaty in ,respect to the arrangements of which there cannot remain one moment's misappre hension. According to that treaty the Americans are expressly prohibited from carrying their fishing vessels within three miles of any of the coasts of the British North American posse ssions. When it is ob jected by the advocates of the United Stat es ' Govern ment that for many years past this pr o hibiti on has b e en notoriously violate d b y the citizens of the Transatlantic Repub lic —so far from that proving the Americans less culpable, it only enhances their guilt considerably, affording, if that were at all ne cessary, additional justification to the recent proceed ings of the English Government. Whatever may be the ulterior consequence of late events in the Bay of Fundy, the responsibility of that consequence will rest, we are bold to assert, exclu sively upon the statesmen entrusted with the conduct of the United States' Administration. Nowhere can be detected in these proceedings of the DERBY Cabinet the evidence of either culpable haste or culpable severity. If the whole of the future acts of our Ministers are in any way comparable to the one here referred to, they will find little difficulty in extending their popularity in the United Kingdom, and in com manding the entire confidence of the: more patriotic division of the community. Let them , proceed upon a principle similar to that revealed throughout these proceedings in regard to the North American Fisheries, and they will be viewed, we believe from our hearts, as:men who have " deserved well of their country." Brother JONA.. T_HAN across the water may swagger amazingly at the 11 ? 1 t, to carry off, if possible, in some measure, the disgrace of his pre sen t position. But we doubt no t that after etr a little refl ec ti on , hi s co mmon s ense , t o say nothing o f hi s Common prudence, will triumph over his vai n . g l y , American and relieve that unlucky bird, the Eagle re c ently seen by one Sir HENRY BULwER, in capitol at the city of w at as Ertating condition, on the _ n.gton—will be spared the miserable attempt o f this: c at th aof e nd c not ti less than England, cook-a -doodle-do! America , and braggodicioso we believe, has arrived by ordnance,o n c l conclusion negotiation is soberly-conducted diPlorana atimes preferable to- a disch ar tic to terrible . bloodshed ° act rsee, fearf th u the a th t a a t ll leading expenditure. As a matter -ofs l A n glo-Saxons on both sides of the Atlan • _tic are too the times of the Crusad ers, and f ar removed fro m and too be s eriously involved in : o f mercantiletheir immediatetracea interests transactions, to quarrel for the sa ke of a possible victory i n th e Bans, to solicitous in defiance Y or in the port of New York. As well of Fundy, • a firm " fall to" with th e i r might the partners in ' nc e of their customers themselves and the inconvenience to the detriment o f pounce-boxes and the ir rulers, races of both hemispheres. -- —those customers being n o less numerous than the This is the season f o r railway reP°r v-4 , for directors or setting their hous es i n o rder, and for affording their respective shar e h o ld ers candid ex planations as to the transactions of th e p as t an d the pro spects di of theng to current half-year. Fort una t e ly th e y, or at least the great majority, are enabl e d t o d o so on the present occasion without serious difficulty or inconve nience. As a matter of course, railways have participated in the general prosperity, a nd although it could not be anticipated that the receipts would be as great as during the period when the excitement occasioned by the Great Exhi bition brought every one to town, the receipts, and consequently the dividends, have, generally speaking, been very s atisfactory —and it is on the future pro ' ceedings, that discussions have arisen or are likely to arise on the present occasion. The great question at the meetings of the London and North-Western and Great Western Conapanies , last week was amalgamation or no amalgamation. The Ilong-continucd hostilities between those great com panies have, unquestionably been productive of very WEDNESDAY EVENING, THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris papers of yesterday. We are happy to read in the Patric a contradiction of the reported death of the gallant veteran General PETIT. _ The Council of Arrondissement of Havre has voted an address to the PRESIDENT of the Republic, thank ing him for the services which he has rendered to the country. Similar resolutions have been voted by the Councils of Arrondissement of Perthnay, Amiens, Joigny, Chateauroux, and Dieppe. A decree in the Illoniteur charges, ad interim, M. ABBeITUCCI, Minister of Justice, with the de partment of Finance, during the temporary absence of M. BINEAII. A report from M. DE PERSIGNY is published in the same journal, pointing out to the notice of the PRE.- SIDENT of the Republic a number of persons who acted with devotedness to the Government in the days of December, and recommending them for reward. A decree follows, promoting two persons so named to the rank of officers in the Legion of Honour, and conferring the cross on thirty others. Another decree contains 130 promotions or nomi nations in the Legion of Honour. Amongst the per sons named, General ROGER is made grand officer; M. PIETRI, the Prefect of Police at Paris, and M. DELAMANE, proprietor of the Patrie, to the rank of officers; and M. DE LA GUERONNIERE, the political writer in the Pays, to the rank of knight. We find the follo w i ng i n t h e P ays: —" M. T HIERS was at Vevay, in Switzerland, when he received the news of the decree of the 7th inst., authorising his return to Paris. This news caused him a pleasure which he loudly expressed. M. THIERS bore the weight of his exile with great grief, and the moment he beard of the decree he eagerly commenced prepa rations for his departure. For many years past M. TRIERS has always passed his summer out of Paris, and this year he had arranged to spend several months at Vevay. Ile is, however, now so anxious to avail himself of the authorisation to return to Paris, that on Wednesday or Thursday he will be at his resi dence in the Place Saint Georges. The PRINCE PRESIDENT, wh o was happy to sign the document which re-ope ne d t h e gates o f t h e coun t r y t o an illus trious citize n , w ill , we dou b t not , b © p l ease d t o learn with what feeling the act was received, and how eagerly it was taken advantage of." General BEDEAU has written to the Independance of Brussels to state that there is no truth in the report which has been current that he is about to take orders in the church. The PRINCE PRESIDENT of the Republic gave grand soirée on Monday night, at the Palace of St. Cloud. The cards of invitation fixed nine o'clock for the commencement of the reception, and before halt past nine at least one thousand persons had arrived. By ten o'clock at least two thousand were present, and guests continued to arrive until after midnight. Among the company were a great number of sena tors, members of the Council of State and judges, the members of the diplomatic corps, all the generals of the army of Paris, and a considerable number of colonels and other officers. At a little after ten o'clock the PRINCE, accompanied by the Princess MATHILDE and some of his Ministers, went through the rooms bowing to his guests. On his retiring the dance commenced in the long gallery, and this was followed by a splendid supper. A considerable por tion of the company remained till a late hour. Some idea may be formed of the crowded state of the rooms, by the fact of the file of carriages reaching beyond the bridge of Surennes. A letter from Nantes, of the 14th instant, states that Prince JEROME BONAPARTE had arrived there on the previous day. The Petri ce, on his way, stopped at Indret, and devoted part of a day to examining the works at that place, afterwards coming on to Nantes in a steamer. He was received on landing with loud cries of " Vive Napoleon." The PRINCE afterwards received the civil and military authorities and the clergy at his hotel, and then proceeded to a banquet given in his honour. The PRINCE PRESIDENT of the Republic drove out yesterday in an open carriage, without escort, to view the statue of the EMPEROR in the Champs Elysees. In January last M. PEOODIION, then in prison, bad been engaged by M. DE MOUNT to assist the Govern ment, by writi ng i n a weekly paper against the Jesuits. The following curious letter, published in the Journal de Geneve, confirms in substance the account of the interview with DE MOUNT, and throws a curious light upon the motives which led the PRE- S p l u D b E l T h o n f g t h h e i R s n ep ow ubl w iC or t k o , grant the ao a p s e t r o m n s s h s permission all o f Paris : "M. Proudhon's book has obtained: an extravagant amount of success. Imagine to yourself a big venison pasty arriving unexpectedly in the midst of a starving family, who for a fortnight before had had nothing but bread and water. The , reader devours the piquant and highly-spiced morsels of the celebrated Socialist, but he is at a lose to explain to himself how, under this regime of warnings' under which we live, permission can have been given to publish a book in which all power, indivi dually and collectively, is scourged to the marrow, a book, moreover, in which Christianity is denied, and Atheism preached with a frightfully logical cynicism. I can relate an anecdote which perhaps will be to you. as it was to me, a ray of light. A little while after the 2nd December, I met one of my friends upon the Boulevards, who is now the city, not in the north of France. Do you know the pnews?'rinci principal e 6 said: editor r o What haanElyaean journal in a large t news?' I replied, 'I am all car? The Minister o f t h e Interior, ' said my friend, h as sen t for Proudho n , w h o h as been allowe d to come out of St. Pelagie to have a private interview.' What then?' M. Proudhon,' said M. de Morny to the cele brated Socialist, wo know your talents, and the Prince President, who has read your works with interest, pro- poses to himself the realisation of some of your ideas of progress; but we are at this moment overruled by the clergy. The clergy, little grateful for what we have done for them, want to put the Capuchin's hood upon us completely, and to put the altar on the top of the throne. Would you be our auxiliary, and is a journal, or in one of those pamphlets which you write so well, todbieverresajosonnian public opinion. The President is reasonably religi ous , bat he has no id ea o f willing optelrrcahte a marching at the tail of the Jesuits. That will suit m e,' said Proudhon, in his off-hand way; ' give me free u se of a printing - office, and I w ill answer f or t h e rest. ' O n leaving the Minister, M. Proudh on me t one o f his friends, to whom he narrated what had passed, and sa id, If they g i ve me the liberty I have asked for, I will not only smash the Pope, but I will carry them all a long way, all, whoever they may be Such as it is, I believe t his anecdote is a ray of light, and that it explains how, in the midst of the general madam, ono man has ob tained permission to say what he pleases. You will, perhaps, make one objection. How is it, you will say, if there was an understanding with the Government, that the Minister of Police prohibited the publication of the book, and that M. Proudhon was forced to apply to the President himself to overcome the resistance of his Minister? But don't you think this interdiction was !accessary to lull the suspicions of the clergy?" The Bonne was feeble at tho clo s e of business. Th e Four-and-a- Haf per Cents. opened at 105 f. 30c., and closed at 1051. for the. end of the month; the Three per Cents. closed at 75f. 95 c . ; O r l eans R a ilw a y Sh ares, 1,4321.; Rouen, 875 f.; Havre, 3701. ; Great Northern, 665 f.; Avignon , 4801.; Basle, 3051. 25c.; Paris and 653 f. 75c.; Paris and Lyons, 767 f. 50c.; Avignon, 590 f.; St. Maier to Gray, 545 f. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT ME LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Aim. 17. • 26 %—Western of Canada Shares, if 5 a —Lux- East Indian, 7—Northern of France, 26%—Ditto, 204 3 per embourg, clan . Bonds, 'VA—Paris and Lyons, 20 1 A—Paris and Stras boutrg, 2554 —West Flanders, 3 n . Lstyroanb3uarfd, SPAIN, O ur a ccounts from Madrid are of the Th ass been In°G 0 appointed verno Governor of Cents cdz, were done at 12 th inst an t . The Herald() Governoraiof and m Madrid . , m e announces that M. VENTU RA D i „ 1* 4 —Ar Ml ra( 1 , 0 ,_ uONDA, G o vernor of Barcelona. The KING ha d left La Gran j a for Rio Frio, accom panied by the pu ke DE LA CONQUISTA. New T ThheTrehe perree per Cents. at 22 1 ; the Debt of th e * B e t at 5 9-16, class at 11 3.16 ; 'and that of the second GERMANY. acquitted by in the been M. WEIL, Doctor of Law, against whom proceed ings h had d f i n a n m i. eze,dhfaoar just taking revo lution the Criminal Tribunal of Rostock of the c h arges Y the grounds that an amnesty had been granted ; 'h c' u n t he was condemned to the costs. . b ß e a e d n e c n o We read in the Presse of Vienna of the 13th..... "Several journals have attached to the arrival o f Prince DE HOLIENLOIIE from Rome a >po li tical hear ing relative to the evacuation of the I o ntifical States by the Austrian and D ren ch troo p s, in conseq uence of the re-organization of the Pontifical army. We announced that Prince DE HON ENLOHE had arr i ved and we learn from an authentic source that h e h as left Vienna to proceed to the residence of hi s b rother in Prussian Silesia, wit hout having fulfilled any diplo matic mission." The Vienna Gazelle of . the 13th publishes an im perial decree, by which military .jurisdiction . i -8 estab lished on the frontier of the empire in . Crimi na l mat ters between the member 3 of the Latin Catholic an d Greek Churches Queen -----___ BELGIU M-- The seen with surprise that the English. journals, the Times and Morning Post, complain that extraordinary .the wish . of preparations were not made to . receive the illustrious Independence of Brussels says—" We have relatives of our KING. To this reproach there is only one wor d VICTORIA. Her MAJESTY SO little . . desired to be re ceived with ceremony, that the Minister of P —ngland to reply—such was was not informed of her arrival, and the English Consul at Antwerp did not take any part whatever in the ceremonies of the visit." When the Queen of ENGLAND visited the cathedral of Antwerp, just before he: departure on Sat ur d ay, the crowd rushed into the sacred edifice, and several persons to get a better view of her MAJESTY, did not hesitate to ascend the pulpit. AUGUST 18, 18)52, roll MIGN. THE SHARE MAAKETS. Railways. Nominal Prices. 26 to 27 6% —6/a 11 - 11% 9 —. B%d. 18% - 19% 99 101 38 3 8 % 19% 20 15 —l6 7 5 d. 614- 7% 4 - 4Y4 278 -3% 10% -10% 6% - 7 ... ••• 4'4 - 5 59 -61 62 -64 22 -24 74 —76 41 —43 114 115 44% 45% 92% —93 x.d 85 —B7 10 1 A 11% p 76 —76% 8 -4% die. 3 —3% dia. 15 —l6 4 p 1% —l% p 88 —B9 6 5 di& — 4 1,4 dis. 14 —l5 2% —3 28 —29 a —2% dia. 70% 71 40 —42 - ••• 47 -49 3% 3 di& 1% —2% - 44 2X 2 3 / 4 1 3 / 4 3 / 4 dis. 5% 5 dia. 3% - 4 p. 72 —74 51 —53 9 94 6 —6% 1% 1 X dia. 19% 19% 9% 934, 14% 14% BA 274 d. dis. 18% 19% 37 -88 'A - Vii 1) 164 1% - 2 12% - 13% 6 -6% 21 1 4 - 22% 9% - 10 IS a 1 166 - 108 Ri - 102 19% - 193% 64- 6% 27/ 8 - 1 5 / 8 - Pi p 1 5 / 8 - PA3 p 14 -14% 15% - 16 lIRITISIi RAIII.W.a.TO 8 —B% 103% 104%xd1 120% 121 xcli 94 3 —2% dis. —3l 7 '( 7 dis. 69 8 71,4 die. : 2 5 4 2ys 46 —47 Business done to-day. 25%, % 6% % Aberdeen 1001. paid Amb., Not., Bast. & E. June. Bir., Wolv., and Stour Valley . . all pd. Birk., Lan., .& Ch. Jet., late 33/. 6s. Bd., 28/. pd. Ditto, Chest. & Birk., 501. & 25/. Cens., all pd. Ditto, ditto . . 18 1 4 pd. Brist. & 100/. pd. Caledonian —lOO/. pd. Chest. & Holyh., all pd. Cork & Bandon, all pd Dub. & Belf. Jct. 45/ pd. Dundlk & Ennis., all pd. Dundee, Perth, & Aber deen June. ... all pd. Ditto, New East Anglian (251. L. & E. and L. Se D.)100/. p Do (18/. E.& H.) all pd. East. Counties-20/. pd. Eastern Union, class A, late E. U. shrs., all pd. Do. do. do. 6/.pd. Do., do., B. & C., all pd. East Lancashire,loo/. p Do. New Quar., all pd E. & W. India Docks and Bir. June., all pd E. & W. Yk. inc., all p Edinb. & Glas., 100/. pd Edin.,Per.& Dun. 100/. Glas. & S.-West., 100/.p Great Northn., 100/. pd Do. ;is. A Stk., 100/. p Do. B Stock, 100/. pd Gt. S. & W. Ireld., all p Great Westn., 100/. pd Lane. & Carlisle, all pd Do. Thirds, 11/.13.4 pd Lane. & York., 100/. pd Do., Quarters ...all pd Do., Fifths 14/. pd Do.,W. Rid. Un. 11y, p 'ands Northern, all pd Liv.Crsby & Sthpt. all p Loud. & Blackw., all pd Lon.,Brig.& S. Ct.loo p Lou. & N.West., 100/. p Do. Quarters 251. pd Do. Fifths 12/. pd Do. 10/.,M &B (c) lip Lon. & S.-West 100/. p Do. New 50/., 42% pd Do. Now 401 341. pd Lon. & Enniskil , all pd Man. Bux. & Mat. all p Man. Shef. & Lin.,loo/p Do. Manch. & Lincoln Union 41.25. pd Midland 100/. pd Do. Bir. & Derby 100/. Mid. Gt. Wt. (Ire.) 47;¢ Do. % Shares, 17 i 4 pd Neweas. & Carl. all pd Do. Quarter Sh all pd Newmarket all pd Newport, Abergaven., and Hereford l2/ pd Newry & Ennisk 7% p Norfolk lOO/. pd Do. New 2011. S. 15/. p North. Coun.Un. 3 %pd Nortl British ...25/. pd Nth. Devon, No.l, 13/.p Do., No. 2 6% pd Do., % A, det....ail pd, Do., % B, guar. 5/. pd North Stafford. 17 % p North-Western...all pdi N. & S.-W. Junc. 8 % pi Oxf.,Wor., &W.,100/. p Scottish Central 100/. p Scottish Midld., 100/. p Shrew. & Bir. A, all pd Do. B Shrew. & Her. Old 8/. p Shrewsbu. and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) all pd Do. Halves all pd Do. Oswestry all pd Shrop. Union _6% pd Do. A, B, C, & D fully pd. up at per cent. South Devon all pd South-Eastern 1001. pd South Wales all pd South Yorkshire and River Dun 151. pd Do. Do. 51. pd Stirl. & Dunferm. all p Stock. & Har. 16/ 2s. 3d. Taff Vale 1261. pd Thames Haven Dock and Railway ...191. pd Vale of Neath...l7l. pd Waterfd. & Rilk. all pd Waterfd. & Lim. all pd West Cornwall 131. pd West London ...all pd Yk., New. & Ber. 100Lp Do. & New. Ex. 201. p Do. G.N.E. purc. 91. p. York & N. Mid.looLpd PILEFE Aberdeen all pdl Do. No. 2, 7 per ct. all Bris. & Ex., 4 p. ct. Stk Do. 4 p. c. Shares, 5/. pd Caledonian, 10/. 100/ p Ches. & Holyhd. all pd Dundee, Per., & Aberd. Junction all pd E. An.(3/ 105)6 p c. all Do. 51.) 7 per ct. all p Do. 7/17s) 7p.c. 2 p Eastern Counties Ex., 5 p. c., No. 1 pd Do. No. 2 all pd Do. New 6 p. c. Stk. 10 Eastern Union Scrip, Guar. 6 per ct....a1l p Do. 10,7. Dob. Sh. all p East Lancashire, 6 per ct. Quar. Shrs. all pd East & West Yorkshire Junction, sths all pd Edin., Per. & Dun. 5% per cent. • all pd Glas. & S.W. Con 1001. Gt. North. 5 p. c all pd Do. 5 pc. red. sc all p Great South. & West. (Ireland) Bths all pd Gt. West. (Berke & H. Ex. 5 per cent.)...6 pd Gt.W. fixed 4% 100/. p Do. Do. —BOl pd Lancashire and York shire, F. 20/. 6l. pd Do. 6 p. c. Stk. 100/. p Leeds Northern, 6 per cent. No. 1 131. pd Do. Do. No 2 17/ pd Do. Do. No. 3 51. id Do. Qrs., 1848 9/. pd London & Brig. guar. 5 per cent. ...100/. pd Do. Pr. 5 p c. Stk. 1001. Do. Con. 5 p c,1852 all Do. N.Gr. 6p c 1001. p Lon. & N.-W. (Coy. & Nunet.) 5 p. c. 13% pd Ln. & S. W. Co.3ds. 61. p Lon. & En. Sh. all p Man., Sheff., & Lincn. Qr. Sh., No. 1 all pd Do. New, leL all pd Do. 61. 3l. pd Mid. Con. 6 p c St 1001. Do. Con. Bris. & Bir., 6 per cent.... 100/. pd Do. Erewash Val. all p Do. Leic. & Swanding. 8 per c. Guar. 1001. p Do. Preference ...51. P Norfolk Exten... all pd . Do. Gr. 5% p ct. all p Do. Wavny. Val. 21. p North British 1001. pd North Stafford all pd Oxf. Wor. & Wol., 15/. 6 per cent.... 12% pd Ditto ditto ... 3/. pd Shrews. & Bir. N.G. all Shrews. & Ches. (N.W. Min.) 8 per c all pd South Devon all pd Do. New 1% pd St.-Est. p C. 101. pd Sth. York. 4p c gd. all Stock. & Hart. gd. 5 p c until July 1,1856, all p Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. 3/. pd York, New. &Bor. all p ... -- ••• 4 - 4 1 / P 13 -14 10% 11 12% 12% s/4__ 1 P 148 - 150 ..... ••• - s_ %P 21% 22% 6 —6% 1% —2% 101% 103% 2 - 2% p p 10%-11 18 18% 15% 16% I ,idis. ifi p ••• ..-• ••• 20 .- 21 y s 3s dia. 103 105 5 —5% Do. Do 5/. pd York & N. Midland and S. Parch. 10/. pd %- LINES LEASE: .evr rxxisr. W1NT.6.1.11. Leasing Nominal Price& Business Railways. Companies. to-day. -------- Bdf. & Bitch., all p Lon.& N.W Bir.& Oxf., gua. all Gt. Westn. 30 —3l Do. without, all p! Do. Bir.Wolv. & Dud., guar all pd Do. Do. without, all pl Do. .. . 29 _.30 x.d Bucliinghasb. all p Lon. &N.W 19% 19% Clydsdale Jc., all p Caledonian 53 —55 E. Lin., gna. 6 per cent. all pd Gt. Northn. 148 -- 152 Gloucest. & Dean Forest all pd Gt. Westrn. 32% --33 % Hartlepl. Dk. & S Yk.New.l pd 2 &Berw. J "' Hull & Selby, all p Yk. &N.M. 110 112 x.d Do. Halves.,all p Do. ...... 55 —56 x.d Do. Quarts., all p Do. ... 26 —. 27 x.d Leeds &Brdf., all o Midland... 1.09 111 Lon. & Grenw., all S. Eastern-1 14 1414 Do. Pref....all pd Do . ...... 26 -- 27 Lowe.toft., gua. 4 per cent...all pd Norfolk ... 19 —2O Do. 6p. ct., all p Do. ...... Middlcsbr' & Red car, 6 p. c., all p St Counties &Dar N. & E., sp. c., all E. Counties 64 —66 Do. 6p. ct., all p Do. ...... Do. F. 5 p.c. all pd Do. ••• Prestn. & Wyre, all paid 1 & La. &Y f ••• „.„ Do.lllves, A, all p Do. p Read., Guildf., and Reigate Roy. & Hit ,6 % p Gt. Northn. 152 154 Do. Shep. Ex., all Do. Shf. Rtb. Sc Goole, 18. 11.6 p Lan. & Yks S. Staffdsb., 9% p MrM . Clean 14 --- "" A dis. wear v a i. 6p . all Stckt& Dar 3 - 2 1 Wats &Sonl• &I n citt, Wo,strp,, 10,1!.4 15 3 /. -16 X 13 3 A - 14% 8%- 8% %- 1P %clis. par 149 151 57% 28 10X % 4 3 A 67 66 68 63 22 72% 73% 73 74 41 40% 44% [92% x.d 91% % 92 913' 8 87 86 pm 75% 74% 75 76 7% 8 103 104 102;4103 120 119,4 34 x.d [2034 2 3 4 88 87 88 3 I 27sh 211% 27% 27 28 % Si [69% 70% % 70A 69% 70% Railways. Cent. France (OS.) all' Charl. & Erquel all pd Demerara all pd Dijon & Besancon, 2 pd Dutch Rhenish... Bl. pd East Indian all pd Do. Do 20/. pd Gi • Indian Penin. all p Junc. of Fra. 4 pd Louv..a la Sambre 7% Luxembourg ...141. pd Do. (Railway) 101. pd Do 1% pd Do. (Canal) 2 I,E pd Maria Antonia 27* pd Do. New 8% pd Namur & I%iege all pd North. of Feance,l6/.pd Do. 201.3 Bds, all p Orleans & Bor 11/. pd Paris & Lyons 10/. pd Do. Bonds ... 12 pd. Paris & Orleans all pd Paris & Rouen .../111 pd Paris & Stras. pd Rouen & Havre...all pd Sambre & Meuse all p d St. Andrew's & Qeebec (A) 4/. pd Tours & Nantes 171. pd West Flanders all pd West. of France 61. pd Agua Fria all pd Anglo-Californian, all p Asturian 151. p Australasian 21. pd Australian Si. pd Austr. Freehold all pd Ave Maria all pd Brit. Austr. Gold all pd British Iron 131. 15s. p Braz. Im. (is. 5 p) 24 Do. Coca. & Cui. all p Do. St. Job. del R. 15/. Carson's Creek all pd Cobre Copper ...40/. pd Colonial Gold 11 pd Copiapo 141 pd Eng. & Aust. Cop. all p General all pd Gold Mountain all pd Grd. Duch. Baden, all p Great Polgooth all pd Lake Bathurst all pd Liberty ... all pd Lon. & Cal. Gld Quartz Crushing Com all pd Mexi. & S. Amer. 9/. p New Granada all pd Nouveau Monde, all pd Port Philip l/. pd Quartz Rock all pd Santiago de Cuba 10 3 / 4 South Australian, 1 pd Tin Croft 7l. pd United Mexican all pd West Mariposa all pd Yuba 1 paid JOINT. Australasia all pd Brit. Nth. Amer. all pd Colonial 25/. pd Corn. of London 20/. pd Lon. & County 20/. pd London Jt. Stk. 10/. pd Lon. & Westm. 20/. pd Nat. Prov. Eng. 35/. pd Do. New lO/. pd Nat. of Ireland 22 V 2 p Orient. Bk. Corp. all pd Prov. of Ireland 25/ pd. Do. New all pd Union of Austral all pd Do. New 2% pd Union of London 10/. p Union of Madrid all Austral. Roy. Mail, 2 p Canada 32% pd Copper Miners of Eng land . . .., all pd De. Preference, 7% pd Crystal Palace ... 5 pd Eastern Steam...2s. pd Gen. Stm. Nay. 14/. pd Gen. Screw Steam Ship ping Company...soL p Irish Beetroot Sug. 2i p Penin. & Or. St. all pd Do. Do. —l5l. pd Royal Mail Stm. 60/. pd Universal Emigration and Colonization. 21. p Nonline 1 Pi ices. 14 -- 16' .. azs 1 --2 dis. p -6.3 A p 1 3 / 8 'l 5 / 8 p I%p 6 3 4 —• 7 4y B 4 5 / 8 is 7 / 8 ' 1 8 9 2 1 4 6 - 26% -:? 6 1 ,4 13% - 133/4. IO % -- 7 16 3'a Pp 54 56 34 35 25% 14% ;14y 8 6 7 4 1 7s . . .. dis. 3Ys --. 4 —3% p. x.d wnvi par 5i P Par -- Y 4 P 3 / 4 l 3 p 34 9/ 8 dis. 9/ 8 —. 1 4 t dis. dis. 3% -3% Tar 40% % y 4 P , ...• % •y 8 dis. 3 , 4 %dia. %dis. par 1 3 / 8 p dis. 1 P 3 / 4 , % dis. 4 5 dis. 3 li p p %dis. par 11% 11% %dis. par 13 13% 2y g - par p liariquits -STOC: BAN: 56% .57 59 1 4 , 61 14% 15% 29 .313 1814- 19 31 - 33 43 - .44% 1834, 20 38 .39 46% 47% 16% 8 17% 44 , 45 3 4 x.d 5 17% 18 iCELL./3 VE01:1% 2 - 50 - .61 5 - ,syB 28 1 ,6 - 29,fi 2 -2% 84 - 036 35% - 26% 80% 8114 Business done to-day. 26 5 / a 6 1 4 x.d 25 3 /, x.d Iy4 y , y, PA 5/8 'MS. MONEY and COMIVILERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liv(3ryool yesterday were esti mated at 8,000 bales, of which. 1,500 were taken on spe culation. The market closed ifirmly. The sales com prised 6,000 American, 50 Peri iam and Maranbam at qd. to 6P., 500 Egyptian at 5 , 1 d. to 10d., and 500 Surat at 31d. to 4d. per lb.—Railway shares were dull at lower prices. By the ship Prince of Wale-s, arrived at Portsmouth, there are advices of May 8, ft !om Sydney. This vessel has gold on board, but, the am ount is not yet ascertained. Ia the week previous to date there had arrived at Sydney from the " diggings" about 5,000 ounces. The total amount of gold obtained in New South Wales and Victoria since the gold dibeo veries were made was 3,654,3481. calculated at 655. pel ounce, and of this 160,000 ounces were supposed to be still , at Melbourne and Sydney in private hands and at the balaks. The accounts from the " diggings" were still encouraging, and the rains that bad fallen would facilitate op nektions. It was supposed the revenue of Now South Wales would, ere long, be . 1,000,000.1. For gold seeking licenses alone as much as 46,171/, had been received in, New South Wales, and 74,0791, in; Victoria. The number of persons ar rived at Sydney during the first year of the gold discoveries, the twelve mo nths being considered to have expired in May, was 14,915, but 6,733 had left again, principally for Port The anniversary of Mr. Hargreave's public announ cement of his discoveries had been celebrated at Bathurst by a dinner given to him. The latest prices paid for gold were 635. 6d. to 645. per ounce. Exchange in London for drafts against gold was at 8 per cent. discount and freight per cent. Freight for Tallow - was at 355. and 5 per cent., and for Wool id. to lei. per lb. The Import market at Sydney was dull, except for fire-arms, brandy, canvass, and winter al ops. The fate of Dr. Leichharelt is stated to have been ascertained. He is said to have been murdered, with all his party, at the creek called Bunderabella, 150 to 200 miles up the country. The party who gives this account verifies it with his mime. The Amsterdam Stock LlP.rket, on the 16th inst., was buoyant. Dutch Two-and -a-Half per Cents. 641. Portuguese were higher, and Spanish in request. The following are extract a from the report of the Southampton Dock Company', passed at the half-yearly general meeting just held:— " The accounts to the 30th June, 1852, now submitted to the proprietors, exhibit 's progressive increase of re venue, amounting on the half-year to 1,3581. 118.11 d. over the gross earnings of the corresponding halt year of 1851. The balance to the credit of the revenue, after payment of the interest on the debenture debt, of the dividend on the preference stock, and of all the work ing expenses, repairs, &c., amounts to 1,2241. ss. ,a and enables the directors to recommend a dividend, clear 'fees than income-tax, of 33. per share; which, although the dividend of the last half-year, is lf- ear to the derabl 30th h provemeut upon the result of the ha y June, c sf e im pleasure to report that ule h 1851. Closeew is s-wor have eN The Doch directors have k the ing satisfactorily; that the increased earnings r atribatahie to that dock the whole of the in terest onits cost; and that in Dock, it has placed the com a opouing, fully co veredlready in the first half - , ear since its tocv:siittihontheO receive and to accommodat e satis cp faoanntjyoru unction nl e y t aio s I)nuch f ur th e r large amount of trade as would yieldcal profitable return upon their capital." The English Funds are rather heavy again, and the continuance of heavy. rains in different parts of the country still inspires uneasiness. Consols have been quoted 981 to 991 for Transfer and 99 to 1 for Account, the quotations at the moment of our writing being, for the former 99 to 1 and the latter 991 to The New Three-and -a-Quarter per Cents. have been 1021 to 103. Bank Stock is at 224 to 225. Exchequer-bills are 745. to 775., and Indian Bonds 88s. premium. Foreign investments havo been comparatively quiet. Mexican Bonds have been steady at 251, Grenada firm at 2 i for the Active, and the Deferred have risen sud denly from 81 and 9to 10 4 1 to Buenos Ayres Bonds aro at 72. Austrian Scrip is worth 41. Sardinian Bonds aro marked 94:,1 Spanish Stock is rather im proving, as far as can be judged, the Deferred being about 211 to 22. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. are 631 to 64. The New Granada Company is said to have obtained a favourable concession for carrying out its objects. Hence the above rise in the stock.; The Railway Share Market has been flat, have been numerous sales in Midland , North-an Western, ratnd h-aNnVdesttheernre, Great Western, East Lancashir e snid Oxford to be for account Wolver hampton, chiaLly speculative, and of provincial rw shoresrovoiucialjoh are better.bers. Foreign shares are very quiet. Just iSl;adreosinga.re a shade better. I n UARTER TO THREE. .. other NNouveau u s there Mondei s lu ot nothing n . 991 i Consols ••• •• Ditto Account. Sept. 8 ONE --- -- fltIM3 OF PEITI6II FIMIDS x 2 (Mom:\ 0 Bank Stoolt ......... •... 224 225 P.RICEF. 3! Air Cont. ktodncod Anr . la. a p :, cont. Conants Amine ii,.. Navr V. 4 par Cont. Anna ~.• .. 10 L ong Anne , to exp irt Jan. 1660 6 15-16 67/8 3% In di a Stock. 6 yB lean: Bon&, 1,0001. March i) coDyisitiot;:snfon:dAeilc.,o.oof.. ,...... . ,.. . ,... :i ............. L 7 84 P 77 87 p 90 p Kxcbeqwr Billft. IN,d. "-",-,, 99 1 ,i 99 59N ' : i 68 June, ; 500/. . . 75 p Bm4ll, - ... 75 p 3i P 12% % 45% 46 45 68 67% 68% 69 12% % 46% 45 % 46% 3 273 3 1% EIPm pm 15' 150 x.d 12% IN 148 1 4 x.d 100 In% 5 % ion ONE PIM - IF:A OF FORETON IrTJNDS. O'CLOCK; Austrian 5 per Cent. Scrip P Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 72 Grsnada Bonds, 114 per Cent — Do. Ex Dec., 1849' Coupons. ....• 21 y, Ditto, Deferred Mixie.?.n, 5 per Cent., 1846 Ditto, 3 per Cent-- ........ 25 Peruvian Bonds, 1849, 6 Pee Can••• Ditto. Deferred, 3 per Cent.....- Russian Bonde Ditto, 4)4 per Cent .............. Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. .... . . 94 S )ani3h 5 per Cent. 1840 Ditto. 3 per Cent 48 % 14 London. Dividends on the above payab le in Dutch 2 1 ,4 per Cent. 12 Guild 64 63,' Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates 9B COVRSE OF EXCI Amsterdam •••••• •• •• 11 12 Ditto, three month s.. 12 1 Rotterdam .......... 12 114 1 Antwerp 25 55 Brussels .• • . ...... 25 55 Hamburgh , 13 9 1 x4 Paris, 3 days'sight .. 25 32% Ditto, 3 month; .... 25 50 Marseilles ............2 5 5254 Bourdean. • • •• • • Frantlorton Mains.. • • 121 1 A Berlin • • • • • Vienna, effec. f 10...... 12 10 Trieste, ditto.... • • .... 12 12 Patersburgh ...• ••• • •• 37% Madrid . . Cadiz ••..••••• •• • • •• 50 Barcelona ............ 5evi11e................- RANGE —TUESDAY. Goraltar.• .• •••••••••• 30 f.eghorn •• •• •• ••• •• " 2 6 Genoa • • • • • • •• •• ••" Vilan .• •• •• • • ••• • V e ntec.. • • • • .. •• • • •• •• Naples .• ••••••• • •• •• 0 54. Palorrno,peroz•• •• •• " ,194 {esBina • • •• •• •• ••"' 634 Lisbon •••••• •• •• 534 Rio Janeiro •• .• • • •• •• Buenos Ayres •• .; • • N e w York, 60 days 8181,1, Plailadelphia • • • • •• •"" ps i Pawns or strsl.lo., 1' 9 Foreign Geld inb'ars.• 0 • Fortuga l Gold Coin •• 0 Spanis h Doubloons •• u 0 4 1 N ow Dollars •• •• • 0 5 C Silver tn bars .• ••• •• -• LL 0 YD'S r 7 "--"— G S . .1-I._IP----PIN G--( Tg IS Di l ' LONDON A 18 .—W ind a ß n T d r b ufi a ßri d Le o l e m s : Wind at noon N.W.,lgh‘ bref; gl ; Sld. Ganges, New York. . ~ ABERDEEN, Err IA AUG. 16. — Wind S.--Arrd. John Scott,/ AUGAUG , 16.--Wind Variable — 4l roine, Quebec. Sou . AMP TON, AUG.AUG• 17 . — W ind S. cotta, Buenos Ayres ; Luke, Buenos Ayres. rrSdl.d. 31 Plata, West Indies. • PILL , AUG. 17.—Wind S.—Arrd. Try, Ne w I sl . ! ;' Sld i . lii t , ish Queen, Quebec; Ferones, ;Ins,ec York •, Downes, 13athurst. butte. Sl A d. u Ll G. u . r i nii — er W , Q in u d ebe S :;. —A ii i iol7l , YARMO ' Q uTa, AUG. 17.—Wind S.--Arrd. El Quebec. BREsT Ys l ' tO to Arenas minsotueth --, Arra. 14.—The Georgians , Bahia , c h e as arrived bore in charge of the cook and condemhnoendmtahatestt3ehrlishtpaoviri.nt; died upon the P36590e' Araryr SAN JOSE (COST.A. RICA), Jura' 10. t he A•to, Halket, from Sr. Juan del Sal, which arrived at re , PORTSMOUTH, A TJG O . — ff , 7. _p' rrd. Addison, Biehip London, New York. Off h lass b ee 4 nay, New South Wales. v . g B -.I & Prince of Wales, 0/ oalrflii a fter d being S A hees e LIVERPOOL, —Wind S.--AlTd• .'" C to 0; borough. AUG. • i • - Charleston; Abraham Young, Charles ier, Lord Ashburton, Quebec; taoth.o:o_,. . c}.. Gulnarc, Quebec; Cos[ Lord Akyab;c, Crusader, Alaceio; Oberon, Pernansbneo; i';, 'os, Havannah; Georgiana, Boston; Onv/res,,,„ John's, New Brunswick; Beejapore, S. Jo" oco-. Brunswick. Sld. James T. Foord, Alelbourne; ..,-„A, ,:iinlaueci deuce , reik a sl n V , L id C o . arrwae Philadelphia:sCc e r n ur t : ; N J e . w H y . Eo; Gladden , kc; Monet N e bz w ou nt 10(!ar :Neils:el vw s ; .. cr., , ,,: :' . 00 7 .rf iki 0: rsuit, Quebec; Avon, Quebec. Off port, b u ,.. ming. Woodland Castle, and Ju bn s Ci r ; ' , DEAL, AUG. 17.—Wind at noon E. 5.8,; - , 6 0, Cross, Hobart jolboOahrrn.ta,lßl.,ouwsilqn,ually—Arrd. from the 'gier an 1 Blackwell. Port 'Philip, Thomas Hughes, ditto; Sou th ! . from__ the River and s;ll‘eljt..Afercurts; Al argaretta, Valparaiso:,:oi h e r e s n , e iB; Scott,e Hobitl. g (20 S : 1 d es . brie ye .; to or : ; _ . MARKET NEWS.-(THI CORN EXCHANGE—WEVr""— eel _ Coastwise, the arrivals of English "nest this ' Iv o : have amounted to 1,660 quarters. Fresh up to-deY 04 receipts of that grain by land carriage! were areell'il:od ~,• • the show of samples of bath red and white vai s "'" es . N o twithstanding the continuance of unfavourable ri _.,,, Cher for harvest operations, and the bad accounts ifer some districts respecting the Wheat crope, general operated with extreme caution, 6 0 .„„ ' 3° 2V'. limited business was transacted, at about Issen-1/' prices. For forward delivery very little wes doipc Upwards of 11,000 quarters of Foreign Wilee "I t t come in, tho show of samples was on the - ~.. crease. All kinds were held at fel l , e t r ffi re ll: cies ; but the sales were comparativeli small s The few parcels of English Barley on show were t a- iii at from 283 to 32s per quarter. Foreign quslities SO to willeris 1: at full prices. In Malt very little was doing, ti t tit rates. The imports of Foreign Oats having considers ./. increased, the Oat trade was inactive, at barely the WI advance. Beans and Peas dulj, bud' both English aid nrice v' foreign Flour was steady. The nominal top r- - ..,c, town made was 43s per 280Ibs. The imports ar e 10 sacks and 4,550 barrels. S • Wheat. I Barley. al Oats. M 12f ARRIVA LS THIS WE B 1 .. ., ir. ------ ................... Wt& Qrs. Qrs. I Qr s. ; 440 110 3,030 1,40 0 ~.... 3,270 70 27,5 50 4,51 Qrs. 1,660 English • • • • • • Irish .... .... Foreign .. 111,430 I 3,840 _ _ Our fu ll BO ROUGH SOP MIS,SIOST. To 0 I market is in a very inacti ve state, yet h ol e 0 g, Ton kinds of hops refus e to sell, except at Pri The duty is called 195,000 1 . to 200,0001. WEEXTECECAPEL. De et; The general demand ruled steady, as fotlovi8:-; ,40 from 2s 4d to 35 6d; Mutton, 25 10d to 4s; 1 ,3133 ,7,0 to ss ; Veal, 25 10d to as 10d; Pork, 2s 6d to 3a Po Sibs by the carcase. YORK AUGUST iVIEETISt^' (THIS DAY.) - -11 (BY ELECTRIC TELEGA The Dundas Stakes• The Beeper ... Farmer'd Boy ... Tho Chesterfield Handicap• Paddy Bird ... The Puritan ... 1 ". % 1 ". 5. VArbtrb Zbittont The Chesterfield Handicap• coo. The winner objected to on the ground °' The Ehor St. Leger. Frantic Dank'loutlto 1 ... '.l ----------=---_,- ~ v CRIMINAL COURT —(T-L ll- 1p OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justico TALrouRD.) leadd' Frederick Adolphus Hoa r e , a clerk, aged '26' p lead Frederick guilty to stealing bank notes, value 4001, the P t i t . of Abraham Wildey berts and o thers, hie 05s c o goet i Several respectable Ro ' , illnesses gave the prisoner character. filar'''. Mr. Justice TALFOURD sentenced him to tre tiou for 10 years. 0 t• hfi Mr. BODKIN said he thought it right to Lee n-i° ee th e. the prisoner had been induced to steal the mo nei o uld which t em pt a tions of betting houses. Mr. Justice TALFOUR D hoped the fate of the P ri•oner icahwoafrtneinngletaodotioherasnnaobtytsosyoiefldctroirnfieri. t 14: 0 „ d " t b t 5 e 0 - Lions, E ,;p ' w lieved the moneys stolen by the prisoner aroolll3- 1,0001. h ,tg been Mr. BODKIN.—Oh, much more than that, be " - co. carrying on a regular system of robbery for 5 0 rbb - e i r,?.` 2 James Betteridge, 32, grocer, and aarloge ;,:dioimeor spinster, were placed in the dock on w i ~" dweili v g . charging them with feloniously setting firs I ;.i r e and Lire house with intent to defraud the Mon arell Mr. Ballantine conducted tbe Assurance Company. and Betteridge was defended by gr. parr _, thei cas e Mr. BALLANTINE, after stating the natureitnoels,o"s":.__ against the prisoner, called the following lv , prisoner i 7 Henry Judge—l am she man to the male ,_ ot h o Whitecross-street. I entered his service ortl n ue _ _ o ther June, 1851. The prisoner had not at that ti •s '„„ t ote shop, but he had afterwards in Chapel-street.!..b.ltieue7.oo. I remember the fire on the 24th of June in Wf u of a fire ease for the prosecution street. The prisoner, before then, lipoko to u u f i„, or 6° that was likely to happen. This votes a weeks previous to the occurrence. Ile said ho wa ntb oohs b e - bout e d te a make money somewhere or other, and be hosere better fire the place and get money from tbe l e e lls erY f e r r office. He conversed with me ou the 511.J e-t 1 tie --- quently. We made preparations for the tire., oot col reeted me to cut a portion of the ceiling in th e If i pu lled ler the night before the tire. The same ev ening eeish j ilt° a portion under the shop down, aed put the ro~. enter 010 a vat, and conveyed it to the York-road. 1 18531 il his intention to put some barrels under the brokmolt ing, in order that the shop might catch the bare il easily. He also desired me to wrench up lb ° - -- .boy °. the shop under the counter. lie had an erran d , ere the name of William Warner. Leoas not on In c to Y th o miser on the night of the fire; was fen t , L C t oveY . i, country. Betteridge said it was better be shoula ee per There was a dog kept loose in the cellar. eonTh (,),g;3000 vious to the fire, I took to Islington. I also ie_ oB 0 goods away to the other shop. Among them:: tbe coffee-box. I botivht an old one for 3a. to trieiiitl place of the other. He directed me t _ L':,', eo , u ,.r ) tbo tea fled other boxes where I had br,e:ced Luc ceiling. The shop eves closed At ten, and l i p I had eu some ,, paper afterwards near the cellar-door. 1',.,0t. did this Betteridge and the female prisoner were gr a il He told me that this paper was to be lighted. IlLved Betteridge told me to go to b" .. " j little aftt r eleven • ca h hs e lace w n dc o e u h l would raf pper together that night. We went to bed' ro i before the fire got dangeroeol,•. 0 o• clothes, and he said there. o_s'. etanhible:fitc3remygoing so far as to touch In I left . . b 13et- Between twelve and one I was called Y s . them up. don't know w hether tee prisoners went to bed. had his truw , e tlidge, be re on. partly undressed. and wee in Be:teridge's Nowt Ire. par d floor front. Neither ' e 13(1. was the secoh - said he had b The female pridene_rhwica eeeepes bad then arrived. Betteridge sai ~ non % 0 give the alarm, but Chr.rlotte Webber said , ''' fool, let them find it out." The fire--seaPe • • ,„ beb t h e fire rived, aed vie all left the house by ir. " d I oloc ned was Fut out, we returned to the house, and r , male prisoner Lire shop. On the ram © morning the at— soon sr- fi l ll° 4 ‘ .) 1 1! , 4 t ' 6 4 .) 25 6G 1.20 ff 104 9. 9: A , " r _ to it 4."0."'" I ~+~