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lEV@TTS'S PATENT BRANDY. IT ,„ a The highest medical authority recommend Brandy and ;fter as the best customary beverage, an,' particu , arly as an italcient preventitive of Di arr hceatic Complaints at th'S SQ:I-011. sA , t e r wally concur in preferring PATENT BRA NDY pMi Purest mad e-ost w es holesome. It is unequalled for preserving 4ts. hom Win, Scc. kt throughout the kingd .in, by respectable dealers, in glass L IS " , Protected by the Patent Metallic Capules, and at the :tT)a.LERY, 7, SNIITIIFIELD-lIIRS, in dozens, bottles and es included, at 18s. per galls 1 ; or in stone j ars o f t wo ga ll ons "` L u 4 PWards, at 16s. per gallon, pale or coloured. "Divide about the broade bride cake, WRound about the bride's stake."—Ben Jenson. EDDING BREAKFAST provided entire, t h , M Town or Country, by Messrs. PURSSELL, Cornhill, ne . a . r ofpl ch ang at e, i n Wines of the rarest vintages, and the line china, servants, and carria4es. A of Fare, with Terms, s en t per post, for any number required. y u ganificent displa of Bride Cakes for selecn. nail T I C " Ook " s kid T complete, including Lights and Music. E tioxperience abl e Decorators s en t t o any part o f th e coun try for theta c : innent of Entertainments. Soups, Made Dishes, Ices, &C., canr Packed for country orders. Messrs. PURSSELL'S, CORSHILL. RoyaI2ATRON-11. R. H. PRINCE ALBER T. 1 4 POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. n LECTURES, Ilistri e . e lVer , Esq., on Testing Gold, and on the Australian Gold ti e wi :s; and also on the Alleged Adulteration of the Burton Bitter 4 Y D C . t .,` h Strychnine. tia e i'achhoffner ;on the Patent Polytechnic Gas Fire and on :rote ;i c l e of Preserving Fresh Provisions, illustrated by Specimens ecs.`ssrs. Ritchie and M'Call, and Sampl , s of Moore's Patent it';'..trated 3111 k and Fadeuilhe's Solidified Preserved Milk, tY la e ,; e rtitloc. on Morrall's Patent Needles. Old n g e luckland, tsq., on Music, illustrated by Patriotic and t aw / Nllo llth. Songs, assisted by Miss Blanche Younge, ILA. of Seri es of Dissolving Views.—Exhibition o f the Microscope, Irc. ...AtmLd stilt.ii i • on is.; Schools and Children under Ten jeers of age , '-m• For Hours, see Programme. Superb Specimens of Patent Silvered Glass. C 11EMORNE G ARDENS. ~, the Banks of the Thames . King's -road, Chelsea. p, re /5,-- aterside Entrance close to Battersea -bridge Pier. tate dg Steam-boat from London -bridge or any of the intee ...*lded ;41" Ca Wharf Piers 3d. Strangers should request tube Grcross, 3d.; vaki., -. .a.tteisea.bridge for , Cremorne. Fare by Omnibus from from the City and remotest parts of the East- Proprietor, Mr. T. B. SIMPSON. „_ Tha Pyrotechnic Displays by the Chev alier Mortram. 4 4 . 1 S , Open for the Season. by T/ -4 Y and FRIDAY, Grand Globe and Wheel Ascents, 41 :11g - Tr Franz de Bach, on a Narrow Platform, 160 feet long. elo "'AY and FRIDAY, Mr. Mackney, the Astonishing Negro _ t e Die ; 1110 W and SATURDAY, the Italian Brothers in their Don - TO„ l s t ;raPeze PerforMance. at an elevation of 90 feet. Ottr a -RI TCV and SATURDAY, Signor Devani, the celebrated -.co. !4 k lili tt ROW 4-untangugust Contortionist. Al 9, a most extraordinary llippoclromar•c brat -zle, conducted by M. Soullier, who has engaged the cele. 2 8. __Parisian Aeronaut, Po Levin. Admission on that occasion, LLuil Seven ; atter Seven, is. dp -- interrupted Grand Spanish Ballet is in active preparation. -- `errupted succession of Entertainments from Three o'clock until near Midnight, including I , 4 E;v e The Last Week but One. r 7 eve ning, at a Quarter to sine o'clock, in the newly-decorated eirq u : n or " i n addition to the following attractions, Louis Soullier's see e ntf% l , and the best Equestrians of the ago. For particu , oPecial Bills. 1:1401:7Dal Artistes :—Messrs. M`Cullom, Albert de Bach, Franz de l lottili er e t n , do Bach, Devani, Macney , Victor Soullier, Kemp, Leon ''`gnor Vilderint ; Madlles. Clementine and Olga Soullier. Ad mi .„, 7 The renowned Devil Rider, Herr Wehle. 'oxe s "to the Circus from the Gardens :—Promenade, Pit, and A tophitheatre, 6d. YebaHtlite f i r w es ee_k, Great Musical, Terpsichorean , Equestrian, and Ali-°"4aeilt. tivals, with all the immense resources of the Esta- Open at Three o'clock. On 'k w Admission, Is. • Children, Half-price. Vs, after Four o'elo ' ck, by Refreshment Card, price 6d. Table d'Hote at Six o'clock, 2s. 6d. P ----_____ rivate Room for Dinners and Coffee. HE PRESERVED FRUITS, 80. ' TIMES" and "ANTIDOTE." lA.Ti o m xs E . TALs THEIR VARIOUS CHEMICAL COMBI- TO THE EDITOR OF THE DA.ILT NEWS. Nvia AbLe t tor appears in th e " Tim e s" of Tuesday, the 10th, under 7r'rerl f„te of "Antidote," in which it is stated that certain . 'tot at f . 3 are more or less impregnated with copper. 1) , e shall " I nPt to controvert this statement in the " Times," but we h ask that • Journal whether it is not well aware th h at m in ic a a ll Lurab"'"°Pa are contained the metals in their various c e 1 ,tileaa,u,r.ieeeonsti2evrhich are from day to day administered as remedies. public are told that when such metals are taken by !Medip, 2 2 b. the man with a diploma in his pocket they operate as "unonC:_uut When used in any other form they then become t poi -I►c can ,721• hey truly are under any circumstances. The only hing ve advi ieci ;arstand In the matter is this, that when such . metals k i , e diate d the doctor, he may know how to give so little that k i eh ,7 41 rn0,a, t it may not be the consequence, whereas when ta k.ii talt hat as with fruits, the quantity may be so great 411 81 , 0 7.1: they lead to death in both instances we feel most positiv n e s . A Qeerr, are we to be told by the " Times " that deadly pol l s: es / thet, tat * bY a sort of hocus-pocus, into most benign _meet' Nach meet en under the sanction of the doctor? We look up l o c n o ttreet th4!Thaceutical poisons as anti-medicinal, and that the t only reediet,7 ca n Uwe must be detrimental to health, whether a Ip d,, al )_Y or otherwise ;Lt, nleaTeraretsa.nction, they their own profit* not thinking frhi!Ulkb., how can they be surprised at tradesmen pharmaceutical poisons 8p.,c5" 4 using such poisons for giving a fine colour to their TUE 1 ,-,„ / Ye are, Sir, your obedient servant.% w n eW r IT:ERs OF THE BRITISH OOLLEGE OF e — TOM - --I FOR THE SOCIETY OF lIYGEISTS. , tB, whalLohdon. August 11, 1852. eetd‘ e a s that the Analytical Sanitary Commission of the t's ail nut give the public the benefit of its researches in the P. That a tale it would unfold. ON T . rr ,„ PTI •"-r-1 FL OSOPHY OF MARRIAGE, AND THE SECRET ~..._ INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. hi irwrlTß inn/. COLOURED ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL; a Zr.ll, Engish, German, Dutch, Spanish, and Italian, n S Envelope, 2s. 6d., or Post-free, for Forty-two Stamps, EA_LF-PRESERVATION; an karn:Q•ualytical Investigation of the Physiology and Functions of tli e h ,Z, in all the bearings in which that important subject affects d iraeq - t i ` b and hppine,s of Man, with its Disqualifications and Imp 3,0,t,,,....i tracing their origin to the effects of j uvenile solitary habits, ticalZ..e,xcess, tropical elma.tes, or close study ; followed by prac- or imparats, founded on twenty years' experi.nce in the treatment 1 1 ::P c ldlis. tive otrayne.eio:icnileoisiorviuthoe4etsr o r , )ebility Local Weakness, ripermatorrhcea, ' a eases f the y . ;inary_ and Generative System. ll renlzartiavTogosn, o n the Anatomy of the Repro ditions in Health and Disease. , 37 , 13 p T , 137 SAMUEL LA'NfERT. M.D., ' , efOr of 1,1, '-' r ORD-9QUARE, LONDON, ~.etirgli, 00,70.. tine, Matriculated Member of the University of Edin 44e.eztiate ;4r37 Xember of the London Hospita_l_.6l . Medical Society, Th • °' A Pothecaries' Hall, London. &C., WC .n e essential • - '4Beq uen object of this treatise is to point out the fearful i 'ave ~r ces resulting cram irregularities and excesses, which heed, i t c. c ' clue ea More misery in than, perhaps, any Youth, li degradation in m an _ Other l e a PreMature decay at all s . tage o s a pathologists. The treatment 44 °Pted i: O f f dkoase known to mood rained in the most celebrated ae11 0 , 15 0 , founded on experience The r es l ' t. aledicine both in this country and in continental Europe. acquired are here condensed under I -% rs U - °f the knowledge thus 'llert himself one of the few .e gz je -.Dual supervision of Dr. have l'a devoted' their whole and up.- eve(14143 .l . "alined physicians who nt branch of medical science. In short, Studies to this important treatment of the diseases incidental to ,7 Peculiarity relating to thed the means of immediate relief and IntiZe generative system, Orirte cure arc described in detail. The professional reputation am:, La'mert, who h taken the most distinguished %ed . al t kb, ac ademic honours at home and abroad, is in itself a su men I v i i — l r autc e that those who may place themselves under his care I ~,`' ,11l every instance, meet with that delicate con t s m id e er n a t t o io f n th a e n s d e 1, 4 , 4- 4 , able secrecy which are so requisite in the treatment l'ln , be- - 11 shed by the Author, and may be had of J. Gilbert, 49, , Pater 11,7„e_r-rowi Hannay, 63, Oxford-street . ; Starie, Titchborne - street , itt,h7tarket ; Mann, 23, Cornhill or free by post for forty - t w o lett P % Itom the author, who Ility be consulted persOnaltr, or by „..._ . daily, from Ten till Two, and from Six till Eight. L A- S T AN D W E Sal tler ea ti The rising and the setting r o i f t a he ci sun was anciently consi •• ar, ''''. .1110:„ Coinpass of the whe wo . and 'S LastSON and West Establishm n i ts for seasonable Alm serviceable dress. For Sportsmen: the style which gives contort l'or ~ertnte. exercises from the novelty and I p a e o c e u o l t iarity of the cut. popular ix ome -4.„:.a; °Thies on the sea -coast, or any other place 1 summer wear ; for la dtz orfor travelling Purposes and for g° n n a e n r i a es ; for youths, and for thiereagehtleMen, trAdesmen or mac and in styles snroassing , all Dre vi ,,,_ , In the most elegant materials, kid ',!l.l3roductions. Ceaper at tile tablishments of E. 1110 ES tk‘ i ,‘„ 4 ,.than at any other house in th E p e s r w o o f rld. I•erimaTtUANTS.--The amazing numb. kiva ta it , Offlees, and the advanced rates applications ed for p e a t s t s h ag e eGboy charged *F .YI,,: a 4 Pa. seem impediments to Y iculty. Apply to E. MO .;}:•',, w hich yon may at enee remove the cur welfare, but there is one required for your 'l R"lnal and ~„ 80 N - for your Outat, and for Clothing age, ".., and you will save snore than the Eext3riaocsoEstsoafbydobtFosprtss, the apn _et Oils is not all you will gain, for at superiority,. ord perfect adap-s Ta,ls associated with quality, age, your wan o t h ten on .I,ao ci rcumstances, the events . of Yo u emigrate. Thouh,,, i hnes an 7 tions in the country to which yo no t on e ' 4 h ave made application to E. MOSES and So t hag any article has been charged a higher price on that ither can any 4 enitt ei trulgrant been disappinted in his orders . ; aourees seem de but they can fulfil it from their SOY for nor nz 'd uep.aruroulated by unequalled connexions, un . th perfect ex- Deri enee i alleled exertions Their Stock, selected wi . 1•44 igra,,.. n C ' u trittin g J, a Ina l e i m a g i t n e i d a c c e n a p t i t r a e l, of any franca'd at E. ' M 0 i l:r E a S n gaendd in S OaNd' department alin e ntke Establishments, ptex hoeraidabb,,ea (named below) Outfits ii o r expressly s a s l t y a f o o y r ower eh quality than at any other r ei n th e am, fir e s and far better . may be procured at very coil ing ui v Aia "Clutgi e. • • • formation relative to sail peu fre :allels, taat 1 and all re qutsite information had on application, or IT O P4r°.4 t 7 :e a ntr , d c o . m , m . ay Cox x , eze Xtox It House IN OIL OUT OF LONDON, 44L 85,dan021 eh ePt thei,: owii • j t stabliah E ° s T ta n b E lishments, as follows : „ Ment 154, 1 55 , Lond on ..„, ' 41(1 5ate, o ! all communicating. Poosite the Church, 156, and 1, Blinorters, 83, t ui .., - n est. ood It . 4 , , streetllart, _ranch, 506, 507, 508, New Oxford-street , 1,2, * ur adford fv.' all comraunieating. Eib m . m.4 l.orks 114 '0 Eranch, 19, Bridge-otreot. •,.. -. ..41 Bran c h , „ „,. .„..:zerch aot ~, 44 - ••,, x'argate, Sno oma f t ` 4110ra, Clothiers, Hatters, — 0 . ' an d Gentlemen. The p era . and Genexal Outfitters for Ladles --kureaya, Wh en busthem i:l.o. E4,t,, __ -.4 tablializ nen to sunset on TT lore Farriers, Doet om sunset Friday 1.._ , prices, and directions 12 11.11: w took, entitled , re' • of Elegance," containin h g ad a , RI., : ‘ , 3 31 .. -nna fr ed till Twelve o'clock. The L f. tbrary self-measurement, can be of. the -4 tior o n . application, or foTw s ar o d r ed,post-free, to any Pm 't ha (sea ndsom e 18 52 c an be had, gratis, Delit atian. ae for the year ending kip_ trii_un Dade Francais r aoriebt nu Deutsch . .l habla EspanoL ____ tx Aqua se i Qui si parla Italian°. _ tllt. cir,,, Arles s ott.at had -w- A r ERWELL'S NEW WORDS. 1 47 10, To One shr,;,?t_; Mann, of Sherwood 23 Paternoster-roW thor 39 , Corn ' hill ;or direct from the au , 8 each ; by post, Is. 6d. Carvalho ENJOYMENT OF LIFE. t,,,,, "Ilealth r: ~,2 , • '1ti,,,,...... , Recreation, and Rational Use of Time." ___ 1,, f). ion, abo rt • Early Rising —Spring and Summer Mornings --- h X I „Its, the Environs of London—Tho Parks, Lanes, Hills, 1 0, and elds, n igh-roads, and other Night—Eveningsun ',tisicrnbles—The Sea—London at at Home 4 tat.x ° Br una—On Eating, Drinking, Sleeping, Bathing, ~ O ccupation, A., &. tliiita bd .._ II 4 '44TS PROM TIM MOUNTAINS. Two WS. VjgT,„ To .13R m talus , SKETCEI OF EDINBURCIII, &c, T Zt Vol. 11. Lai r- 1 18 OP KILL , kRNEY ; REMINISCENCES 07 DUBLIN, &c. 111. A 14 T... 51 : 1 1AT TO EAT. DRINK, AND AVOm, (cause and cure) of iletuij7. l three rs and ten our eoure.e may num , 1,0 3 Y - deo l . , re ' r iew of almost every form ncr b!You,,, '''4,ted health and eafeeble. constitution, that harasses — "kris "esets the f eor study, and ena 'ttlOti a t ra te a ble: and rules for the diet and physical regu. '" ,, aY life. Iv. lat THE PASSIONS. Ro lla t h e " 'ions hurt the body—what improve, sv z sa refined as Athens ever heard." 'tat of th lea e p ass mage, from infancy to old age. The ad utemionan s• Chastity and its infringements. T a he hi ca c s n u ar al : °I and rez, l .,,, ess _ a nd dissipation, with illustrations gr p .‘“auve. Advocacy of eariY marriageS. TIIR MARRIAGE STATE. ~ t h oax , _ To be or not to be, that is the question. and r 0111.21,4 l.2 1 , 4 Mil or and obligations of nature, s°cletY7 rime and toi,.„.._ce, ""' un ' T o g th i i 3 S a i rrage. to be observed by either sex. mnlexion, and awe, to, occurs healthy oitsprin- With the art of rearin g 1 itt a electiveness and its removal. Sterility la T R, I . (y rr , „ L.S.A. e 413.24), iv.„,---,2ERWELL, M.D. (1841), m,R,e,s, (1827), xvilt!art, .., ''"Y"nve years Medie.al and Foronsiz Referee in theii ., and its conversion. -74111 AtatzeP4l4chtsours ca till tive.rgiEvanings. S °ll3l 4" iogqiat-street. . - .-:7 --i,,.,,, ~,., ~,,i..,, ,c 4 !-,:, :, 1 1 .....; .„ tk ,Ax '-‘722,___.,,,...., ---\*- ------- D 17.77r-3 :: 73 rr:,,5,1riN572 .66 - 3 (4 kl,ll, N°.18692.] LONDON, WEDNESDAY jil- 1 1 ti 4 1 :5 ?A 18 3 1852. tflar , S. 7 AUGUST CAPTAIN PENNY'S EXPEDITION IN SEARCH OF SIR JOIN FRANKLIN. Just published, in 2 vols. post Bvo., with Two coloured Charts by A. Petermann, Six Plates (four coloured), and numerous Wood En ,ravings, price 275. cloth, JOURNAL of a VOYAGE in BAFFIN'S BAY and BARROW'S STRAITS, in the Years 1850 and 1,1, performed by H.I.N Ships Lady Franklin and Sophia, under the command of air. William Penny, in search of the missing Crews of Mal. Ships Erebus and Terror with a Narrative of Sledge Ex cursions on the Ice of Wellingtm Channel ; and Observations on the Natural History and Physical Features of the Countries and Frozen Seas visited. By PETER. C. SUTHERLAND, Ist D., M.R.C.S.E., Surgeon to the Expedition. " The dangers and uncertainty of arctic navigation are described with more minuteness and elaborate detail in the work before us than in any that has yet issued from the press lt would hardly be possible to get a minuter or more practically useful insight into arctic life than these pages aff)rd."—Literary Gazette. Loudon : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longman. SECURITY TO EMPLOYERS. TO SECRETARIES OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, CLERKS, STATION-MASTERS, RAILWAY OF FICIALS, BANKERS' CLERKS, TRAVELLERS, AND OTHERS. TIMES LIFE ASSURANCE and GUARANTEE COMPANY. 32, Ludgate-hill, London. GUARANTEE FOR FIDELITY OF TRUST. PROFITS DIVIDED. RATES—From 7s. 6d. per cent. upwards. No charge for Stamps An allowance made in the Guarantee Premium where a Life As surance and Guarantee are combined. LIFE ASSURANCE. Policies Indisputable save in cases &Fraud. Arrangements can be made with this Office to prevent the loss of a Policy where the Assured is unable, from temporary embarrassment, to keep up the payments, H. B. SHERID4.N. TIMES FIRE AND PROPERTY ASSURANCE COMPANY. Every description of Fire Assurance. Profits Divided. Agents Wanted. H. B. SHERID,UT. IMPORTA.NT MEDICAL AND SURGICAL WORKS, Just publiAied, by IL Bailliere, 219, Regent-street, London. No I. Bvo., in cloth, price 55., by post free, ss. 6d., - - ON TRUE & FALSE SPERMATORRHCEA ; with the View to the Correction of wide-spread Errors in relation to the Treatment and Cure of Sufferers from Debility of the Generative System, or Sexual Hypochondriasis. Translated from the German of Dr. PICKFORD. "Dr. Pickford is known to English readers by his frequent practi cal contributions to German medical literature. This is the first time, he informs us, that he has addressed himself to the non-medi cal reader. We trust this may not be the last, if he shall detect any other equally flagrant evil which it may be in his power to correct."—London Medical Gazette, May 30, 1851. —" The editor has conferred a great boon on the sufferers from this distressing malady by translating this little book, and by laying bare the scandalous practices of unqualified adventurers, who profess to cure a disease of which they know nothing, with no other object than to fill their own purses. The difference between true Sperms torrlicea and the various forms of disease which resemble it are accurately described, and thus a safe guide is offered for the treatment of the malady "—Medical Circular, May 5, 1852. —" We have delayed so long upon the contents of the preliminary chapter, that we have scarcely left ourselves space for any notice of the subject specially treated of by Dr. Plckford ; but the moderate price at which the ' brochure' is sold, places it within the reach of every one interested in the matter."—Dublin Medical Press, April 8,102. No. 11. Svo., in cloth, price Is. 6d., by post free. 4s. THE CURE OF STRICTURE OF THE URETHRA, on Princi ples at once Simple, Safe, and Efficient, in even its most Inveterate and apparently Intractable Forms. To which is added, PRACTICAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE TREATMENT OF SPERMATORR. [KEA BY CAUTERIZATION; its Inefficiency and Danger. BY F. B. COURTENAY, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. " Those who complain most loudly are those only who know not how to use the common instruments geons has been mar'ed with all kinds of violence, an indifference about the simple cure of diseases, and a passion for operations and all the excesses aad horrors of surgery."—John Bell's Surgical Observations.—" In pro3f of his views he (Mr. Courtenay) has given the history of a great many cases successfully treated, as bad as any which Mr. Syme adduced, and on which he had operated. Such are cases ix., xi., xii.. and xviii. No. ix. had resisted, for a period of twelve years, the treatment by dilitation, and was finally removed in as many weeks. But cases xviii. and xix. appear, both in duration, severity, and complication of symptoms, of a more ag gravated character than any detailed by Mr. Syme, and yet the treatment adopted by Mr. Courtenay proved eminently successful." —Professor Lizars on the Treatment of Stricture. THE COUNTRY MARKETrat. IPSWICH, Aua. 17. We had again a small market, and but little wheat on sale; the growers were very firm in their prices, and an advance of fully 3s and 4s per qr. must be noted upon prices of last market day. A sample of choice new Tala vera wheat brought 565 per qr. The crop of wheat, it is now clearly ascertained, has received much injury, and from two causes; first, the mildew or blight, rendering whole breadths of land valueless to supply corn fur human food; and, secondly, the wet and warm weather has caused the wheats to sprout. We had at market several specimens taken from the sheaves very much sprouted ; it must be feared the white wheats are all more or less thus injured. PER QUARTER. PER QUARTER. Wheat, red Ditto, white oos to 00s Oats ......... 00s to 00s Barley ........ oos to 00s Rye oos to, 00s Ditto Beans AVERAGES FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUCI. 14, 1852. Wheat Beans l5 „ 32s Od Peas HULL, AUG. 17. Messrs. Taylor and Bright's Circular states-The following is a comparison of the imports into Hull to the sth July, 1851 and 1852:-Wheat, 1851. 98,376; 1852, 9,963; barley, 1851, 90,923; 1852, 36,752; oats, 1851, 20,914; 1852, 5,717; beans, 1851, 18,040; 1852, 28,302; peas, 1851, 7,805; 1852, 2,030; tares, 1851, 3,420; 1852, 650; liuseed,lBsl, 6 9 , 594 ; 1852 , 87 ,679; rapeseed, 1851, 2,457; 1852, 3,791; oil cakes, 1851, 4,112; 1852,4,674; bones, 1851, 8,776; 1852, 11,525; guano, 1851, 1,069; 1852, 2 .660. The weather during the past week has been various : on the 8111, 9th, an d 10t h much rain, which laid the heavy crops throughout this district. Since then we have had dry cooling winds, with a good deal of sun, just the weather desirable to follow the rain alluded to above. Harvest is now quite general, and so far as we can learn, the wheat in point of quantity "cuts up" well, but quality will be va rious, and the yield, as well, deficient to th e very sp lendid crop of last year. There are some f ew complaints of blight, mildew, and sprout, but they are by no means general or serious. The trade during the week has been characterised by increased firmness 011 the part of holders, but,by caution, almost amounting to inaction, on the part of buyers, so that with a nominal advance of 2i per quarter in price asked, the actual business since Tuesday has been quite inconsiderable. To-day we had a large supply of wheat from our own farmers, and only a small show of foreign samples, the late arrivals being cleared off, and less offering from granary; the market for both English and foreign must be quoted is to 2s per qr dearer, but very slow sale at the advance. The late import of barley having got pretty well disposed of; the market is firmer, and in some instances a trifle dearer. Oats are the turn in favour of the buyer, but beans fetch 6d more money. A good demand for peas, but none of fine quality on the market. Linseed maintains its value, with but a small supply for the general market. Cakes still improve, and no fine foreign remain unsold. No import of foreign rapeseed, and rape cakes continue scares end dear. Any arrival of bones wound meet ready sale. The following are the present prices of grain B. 13. Wheat, English, red 40 to 43 Yeas, white and yeL 30 - 32 Do. white 44 - 46 Do. grey - 29 Dantzic and Ko- Linseed, Black Sea 44 - 46 nigsberg 42 - 46 Do. Petersburgh ... 42 - 45 Pomeranian and Do.Riga&Archngl. 38 -42 Hamburgh 36 - 40 Do. Konigsberg 40 Danish, Holstein, & 'Per ton. Friesland 36 - 38 Lins. c., Hull Ot Os Od to 71 108 Russian and Odessa 32 - 36 Do. .fine f0r.....71 . 5 01 to 50dto 0/ Os Oats, English .......17 - 19 Do. infforeign .. _6l 10,. Do. Danish.... .1 - 18 Rapeseed 23/ 108 to 00/ 18 - 21 Rape cakes...B7s 6d to 005 o•', Do.Friesland g n n glish 3 0 0 0 ; Do. grinding 23 - 2l• Guano ......... DBaor.lßeya,sms'artinOgdessa 0 15 0 00 118 1 3 D a o r . e fo s' re E i 41 71 to 9/ Os 30 - 32 Bones, do ...... 90s Od to 00s Beans Do., foreign 2B - 30 Rye Meal CORK, AuG. 16. Barrels. O White wheat 00s Od O Red wheat oos Od O Ditto oos Od O Ditto oos Od 0 Barley Os Od O Ditto oos Od 0 Ditto 94 Bere— —. 9s 6d Currency. to 00s Od 00s Od-20 sten to 00s Od to 00s Od} 00s Od-20 do to 00s Od to 00s Od to 00* Od} 00s od-09 do to 00s Od to 10s Od O Od _ - 286 Oats Bs 8d to 9s 8d 124 Ditto ... 0 Ditto 0 Pigs. 00s Od to 00s Od 00s Od per cyst Quantity sold at the Highest Prices:- 0 barrels white wheat; 0 red ; 0 barley; 58 bere; 5 oats, 0 pigs. Quantity of Grain and Number of Pigs sold last week In. Wheat, 1. Barley, 0. Oats, 1,463. Pigs, 0. PRICES OF BUTTER. CANT. cunPANCT. First quality . ......... .. 64 665 S econ d quality Third quality Third quality 57,. Fourth quality Fifth quality Sixth quality ...... .... 43s Sixth quality ............ Return of Cattle sold for week ending Aug. 7, Pigs, 630. Sheep, 232. Cow s , 50 . coß,K,—Flour.—First 12s 6d to 135 Od; extra 14s Od; I s:.!it'Juds, 10s 6d to 123 ; o 103 s u 6 a-ddlrndian incAl 7s 3d to 7s Gd ; wheat meal, 9s to 10s 6d ; thi r d s , 7 5 to p s per cwt. Oatmeal las meal, 936 d to 108 per cw t.; H l t ndia F n a c rm orn er 7 B l l o 4 s s t o o d ' 7 ‘ to 2;tl ; apveiertaogn; 111 Od to 16s Od ; 0 13 3 r 8 sT d 7 e 2 a s i 6 era dt o o o 7 9 s o s d pe to rt o 7 . l; average Bread—Wheaten loaf eri to Od average oo — s O dealers)sper inn. 206 Straw . o d too (t erni me .., average 00s Od per ton. t h o und 4 r o e 4 d. pe C r oa e ls w — e, ''. lo an d ; Landore 00a ; Calm, Newport 14s o E d g ; gB se p b e o r ld lb. loaf 5d to Od per 41b. Fresh butter, 9,i ~, : a od per 12s 6d per ton. Tallow rimperial gallon. Mot Eggs--4s Od t0 i.53 4 39 5 Whisky, 25 o. p., I Ss 9 d P e- 61 . 4 1; veal 4d t, —Beef 4id to 7d ; mutton 5d to 9 i par .., i., I}, u ops 7d ; pork 4d t o Od ; b acon 6d to 7d ; sausag es ba 6d to 310 4 pe ton. 81 Rs to 9/ O s per cwt. Bangor 4 ate , 2117* Hemp 291 to 34/ r ton. Fish—Scotch herrings 18s to .. Bark, red 7i to Si lOs per ton. Fleece wool 16s to (Os p i e q r s s z O r n e c :l ton. Ti mber—Mornel 70s per ton ; red ne, o 4 0 ditto, 24s to 00s P p e ,er barrel ; Newfoundland, 101_0s to 111 1 y 1 e y € , , ,, ,, , ditto, 3/ 158' i 191 p er 100. Hid ea.— per ton; deals 5 to Market 20, to 288 salted ' 2 l ls to 303 per cwt ; calf skin' Sd to Od per lb. Potatoes white 7d to 9 d; p ink: 10d to 12d. Guano-Peruvian ' lOl lOs to 111 per t,:n. le:— Archangel, 19 5 p er barrel. ' Sir John Pakington arrived in town yesterday, from his seat, Westwood-park. RAILWAY 11°-:"TELLIGENCE. SOUTH-WESTERN. The ordinary h a lf-yearly . general meeting of the pro prietors in the London and S o uth-Western Company was hold yeeterdav at the Nine Elms Station. The adver tisernent convening the inee , ing also announced that after the ordinary business was transacted, a special ge neral meeting would. be held to consider the report of the directors concerning proposed extensions. Mr. Chaplin, chairman of the board of directors, pre sided. The attendance was not very large. The report was taken as read. On the question being put that the report be received and adopted, Mr. UPCROFT asked whether the present accounts contained all the debts and liabilities of the company up to the 30th of June last? and if not what were the out standing amounts. Mr. Hones (one of the auditor 3) replied that the esti mate future expenditure was 131,0001.; but he be hoved !het would be exceeded by about 50,0001. if every thing was done contemplated and ordered. The an ceunts, of course, did not embrace the works yet to be executed. . . Mr. UPCROYT called attention to the estimate of the directors in their report :in 1848; and to the prediction then made, that there would soon be a 6 per cent, divi dend. The divideed of 34, which the proprietors now got; was a very questionable one; and he attributed this to the directors not closing their capital account.— (Hear, hear.) Unfortunately the interests cf the friends of the directors, viz., of the attornies, the engineers, and the contractors, were entirely opposed to those of the shareholders; and the result was such ruinous specula tions as has been entered into, and as were still recom mended.---(Hear, hear.) What the proprietors had to do was to force the directors to put a check upon them selves by closing the capital account; but unless they (the proprietors) get the powerful support of the London newepapers, he didn't think they would ever be able to manage this. He wished this question to be answered by the ehairman—at what period did the directors them selves contemplate closing the capital account? The CHAIRMAN did not See what grounds the Hon. Proprietor hied fur his dissatisfaction. In 1848 the di rectors made te eery careful estimate of the probable out lay that would be required previous to closing the capi tal account; and for two or three years he had, for the board, repeated that statement, making the current de ductions each successive year. Last year he had not had the pleasure of meeting the proprietary; but he would willingly on this occasion go again into the matter. They bad received 8,722,5161.; they had expended alto gether-8,614 885/., and they bad a balance of cash in hand of 107,6311. Then be came to the liabilities. The last estimate made was 640,8301., for all the works con tracted for. They bad spent, up to the 30th of June of that 509,3491.; leaving to complete the proposed works 131,502/. In following out the estimates, experience had pointed out many directions in which deductions could be made, while on the other hand, occasions had occurred requiring works in excess of the aggregate es timate. A case in point, illustrating the latter case, might be mentioned. The great accumulation of car riages in consequence of the extension of the line to 241 working miles had epsned the question whether it was a wise economy to leave these carriages without cover when standing in the winter, having been used only in the summer traffic; and the directors had taken on themselves to build a largo car riaao shed, buying a piece of land at the point where the Richmond branch left the main line, going there to avoid the heavy ground rent, which would not have allowed a purchase nearer London. The cost was 7,0001., not cal culated upon; but obviously such an expenditure was the true economy. Again, in consequence of the increased traffic, it was found that a dditional water wa y was re quired at the Nine Elms station, with warehouses, to conduct the business the re p ro p erl y; and that ex p ense was gone to. But, setti n g the unexpected outlays like these against what had been saved in deductions from the original calculations in other directions, he thought they would be able to do the whole with the 131,5021. This statement ought to be satisfactory, inasmuch as it showed that at the outset there had been a very careful investigation. (Mr. Uperoft—Yes, but the story as to the dividends?)—(Hear, hear.) Since the old estimate in question it had been resolved by a vote of the proprie tary to speed 16,0001. to go to Alton; 4,000/. ea ac count of the. North Devon, and 90,0001. to complete the line to Andover. Well, after these things were done with, there would be, according to his estimate, as balance of cash in h and, 107,631/.•' for unissued shares, 972,462/ ; for calls in arrear, 6,6811.; for calls not made, 188,7981; further borrowi n g p owers, 110,5581.; value of the surplus property lett in hand, 187,7011: making a total of 1,073,8311. Deduct from this total the old esti mate of 131,5011, the 16,0001. for Alton, the 4,000/. for Taw Vale, and the 90,0001. for the Andover extension, and there would be a balance of assets over liabilities of 832,329/. He did not want just yet to touch on the sub ject of the special meeting, but he did not hesitate to say this—that it the capital account should be closed—end afterwards desirable projects presented themselves— there were twenty ways of opening a new account, without mystifying the general capital account by mixing up old with new items.—(Hear, hear.) In re gard, therefore, to the proposition which would be made at the.special meeting, if they could not bring forward a new capital account, clear of the old one, why they would not touch the matter.—(Hear, hear.) While on his legs, answering the Honourable Proprietors, lan would go into the general subject. He thought that, on the whole, their affairs did not look at all un satiseactory.—(Elear, hear.) Ho would not compare thsis ai which .was quite an artificial year, a but, taking 1850, he found that year c ted w r i 2 t i h ir, 18 1y 5 8 1 , , from, the lat of January to the 10th of August, 1852, they had a clear excess in receipts of 9141. a week.— (Hear, hear.) This was a tolerable sum; and the result evinced the wisdom of the liberal policy which they had exhibited towards the public in regard to fares, gee. The increase in the goods traffic was proportionate: for in the last six months they bad carried 177,262 tone, which was 12,000 tons more than in any preceding half year. There were also to he considered the advanta geous circumstances growing up around them. Looking to the influence of the junctions, giving them to South ampton a communication with the north of England, to the growth of the mail steam-packet service, to the calls for shipping at Southampton in connexion with the emie gration movement, he fancied he could see for this company a very satisfactory prospect.—(Hear, hear.) As to the expenditure he confessed it looked heavy, but it was an exceptional amount. The last year, with its great traffic, had brought a sudden great pressure en the machinery anti stock; and the effect of that .wear and tear had cely beou felt in this half year, He was, 'weever, now glad to state, and he said it advisedly, that there was a marked improvement in the whole of the compl's machinery Since the me chanical department had heels placed under the di rec ti on of Mr, 'Beattie, In the re duced consumption of coke, in s usewere in causes generalt j ofbf working, taking the who le thing pilotovernengines, the average o f miles worked, was only Bid. a mile; and this state of things offered a fair comparison with the circumstances on any other line south of Lo ndon, which had not those advantages in regard to the pric e of coal enjoyed b y the northern companies. The plant was.altogether in a mo s t efficient condition, and he believed they w ould get on most satisfactorily this year.—(Hea r, bear.) There wa s one matter which he could not pass unnoticed; ho re. fereed to the pain and anxiety the directors had under gone in regard to the unhappy conduct of their old ser vant, Ur. Stovin. Mr. Stovin had served the company from the von y beginning, and unlimited confidence had health with behinda ltbmembers hand, having been placed in him by all parties. He (the Chairman) had b originally introduced him to the company, and had getting 13 , o t f becomehhe i s own directors d e family,r a u g gote deranged, habi security md bo i sg f for r ba h bwo i m ak:: for a tew weeks' relaxation, and, unexpectedly, he went to America. Letters had been received from him indir- newly denying the alleged embezzlements charged against him; and he (the Chairman) had written to him, offering to pay his passage back, and begging him to return, to place matters in a proper state. As yet he (the Chairman) had not ascertained whether Mr. Stovin had received that letter. The affair was still unsettled, therefore; 'but ho (the Chairman) hoped it was still pos sible some explanation would bo thrown over the con fused transactions in question, and that things would turn out better than had been expected at first. As a natural consequence-of the affair of Mr. Stovin, o th er irregularities connected with it bad been discovered; a n d the directors were at present in a difficulty with a M r. Ford, a carrier, who had brought large traffic to the lino from the western districts, who was debtor to the company to a considerable amount in Air. Stovin's books, and over whom they had no clear hold. The hold they had had was in the securities on property which had appeared valuable and available; but it now appeared that he had,got rid of this property, an d ap. proprieted the proceeds irreclaimably. His affairs were now before the Court of Bankruptcy, and nothing further could ho said about them as yet without prejudicing th e result unfairly. In dealing with carriers like Mr. Fo r d , either as wholesale orretatl carriers, certain risks mu s t be run, for credit had to be given to them just as they were ohliered to. give credit; but th e directors felt th at the more they could manage to `-iconduct their own busi ness the !Ater it woulct be for their interests. Accord ingly, th6y *ore determined to get such matters more into their own hands; and they had a new manager join ing them, indeed, that very day (Mr. Scott), who had had great prectieal experience in the north, and who would carry out the new principle effectually. Mr. Uperoft had made en, unkind allusion to their professional agents, The law bills, indeed, would seem to be heavy; but the reason was that• at the commencement of last session twenty notices bad been served on lines connected with !heir own, and all the matters to which these notices re- Weil had reqnireel careful watching in Parliament. The array of twenty had been :reduced to fourtean on the meeting'of,Parliament.; and though these expens e s were all charged t o revenue (and, as to closing the capital ac count, this proved theirs a good teal more that was &coed than som e • "mpantes who boasted of having Onset' their own com e t - the revenue was really un ieflatenced by the circumstancese'tel . whichthis with expen diture was connected, (The sol 3. C ha i rm an then de ' tailed the subjects naatter of the no tices,) Then there we re law charges in connexions with appeals on poor iates-450/. having gone that way; and tan there were the compositions made to parties who bad snif:red from accidents on their raile. He did not object to fair ex penses in that ws ; but there was no doubt that West improper attempts were, in some cases, made to extort money from the company, and ac'dons of course had.t cca eionally to be defended. It was not always easy to prove who was and who Was not a sufferer by an acciden t to a train ; and when he mentioned that in one case the parties alleging that they had been injured refused to see the medical man sent to them by the company, the proprietors could imagine in what hands the directors sometimes found themselves. On the whole the law charges were fair and moderate. The solicitors' bills were all carried to the taxing master in the Court of Exchequer, which was one guarantee for fairness ; tied besides this the company now employed a law agent, if he might call him so, to relieve the solicitor as to Par liamentary business, so that all was done that could be done to neutralise heavy demands of this kind. In conclusion, the Hon. Chairman stated that the direc tors were on the most friendly footing with the Brighton Company, and were carrying out all the ar rangements, for the common traffic, made with that company. In answer to a question from Mr. EDWARDS as to Mr. Scott's (the new manager's) qualifications, Mr. W. HARDING (the secretary) stated thh , Mr. Scott had been employed by the principal linos of Scot land, by the Edinburgh and Glasgow, by the North British (of which he was the sole goods manager), and by the Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee. All these,com panies spoke in the highest possible terms of Mr. Scott. Mr. EDWARDS protested against the directors not taking a manager from among their own old officers. — (Hear, hear.) Ho also protested against the system of the directors going security for their own officers. They ought to take the Guarantee Sooiety.—(Hear.) ' The CIIAIRMAN--YOLI may be sure I'll never eititi rity again.—(Laughter.) In answer t o ques ti ons as to the security which had been given by Mr. Ford, it was explained that it had consisted of a bond for 4001. given by a lady, which she would pay, and of bills of tx change endorsed by good parties fir 1,0001., a portion of which was being recovered, and also of a moiety of a lease. — APROPRIETOR—What security does Mr. Scott give? The CHAIRMAN—For 1,000/ on the Guarantee So ciety. Mr. Uzia.u—The rule now is, to take only the secu rity of the Guarantee Society. A PROPRIETOR—What is the total amount of Stovin's defalcations? The CHAIRMAN—The totl amount is only 2,9201., and against that is to be set what will be recovered from the sureties, and what may yet be accounted for on ex planation. _ - Mr. Sergeant GASELEE thought that what bad oc curred indicated that a lax system prevailed in the ma nagement of the company.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. HELPS addre s sed the meeting on the paragraph in the report relating to the election of directors. He begged it to be understood that he was not placing his own name in opposition to Mr. Sergeant Gaselee or to Mr. Mortimer, but that ho was acting in entire concurrence with them. He was only a candidate on the supposition that there was a third vacancy. The paragraph to which he alluded was the following:—" In pursuance of the promise given by the chairman at the adjourned half yearly general meeting of the 25th February last, two vacancies at the board were announced on the 6th June, which vacancies the shareholders will have to fill up at the present meeting. The two vacancies were caused, first, by the retirement of Mr. Aikin, a man of great com a most efficient director of this company; and, se ymeeerresial experience and ability, who has been for twelve eondly, by the lamented death of General Reid, M.P., a large shareholder, most assiduous he the duties he assumed when he was elected a director, and endeared both to his colleagues and the staff of the railway, by the kind interest he took in all that concerned the just treatment of the servants, and the honourable conduct of the company's affairs. Since the period of the an nouncement of these two vacencies, the directors regret to state that the Right Hon. the Earl of Morley, the able vice chairman of the Board of Directors, has found it necessary to relinquish his seat, in consequence of the circumstances, in regard to the extension of this line westward, which were the avowed reason of his having joined this board in 1846, being in his opinion changed." Now, they would all remember the circumstances under which the promise was given that the vacancies in the direction should be placed at the disposal of the pro prietors at large. It was to be something in the way of a compromise, or, at least, of a concession, to the 900 proprietors who had complained that they found it impossible to obtain any share in the management of their affairs. It was to bo an act of grace — something more than the law would have compelled the directors to do. The Hon. Gentleman who had made the promise on the part of the directors (Mr,. Smith), said that two of the board would retire absoe lutely—that they would resign and not.offer themselves for re election; and that the vacaticies .ansea t uaed would be placed at the disposal of the shareholders. Now, bad that promise been performed? ' He would not say to. the leamr, for he should be the last man in the world to hold any one to the mere letter of his promise. But had it been kept in the spirit?—(Hear.) The CHAIRMAN—Mr. Aikin retired for the very purpose. Mr. HELPS . was aware of t h at. Ho would not deny that there had been a partial performance; but a Part was not the whole; and it wa s t hi s t o w hi c h he wished to draw the attention of th e company, an d, if necessary, of the public; he did think th at t hi s was a question of social morality not unwo rt h y o f t h e at t e ntion of the British press.—(Cheers.) H a d t h e di rec t o rs substan caused by the tially performed their' undertaki? He maintain ed that they had not; for th e vacanc y death of General Reid was one t h at was en tirely out of their power to fill up. It was true t h at in the ori ginal Act the power t o fill up t h e occasional vacancies caused by death, r es i gnat i on, or t h e like, w , placed in the hands of the b ear d ; b ut i n a s ubsequeut Act that was repealed, and th e power was con ferred on the shareholders at large, t o b e exerc i se d by them at a Cear, hear . ) time prescribed by law, n ame l y, g he at the first half yearly or special general meetinld afterwards—that wa in the present case, at thi s very meeting.— H s , This seat had thus been pl aced at their d i sposa l, not by the act of the directors, b ut b y the act of the l a w. iel" w then could the board t a k e cred i t for it as a par t perform ance of their premise?—(Elear, hear.) If there was any dispute upon the p o i nt , it ought to be decided , not by the board, but by th e shareholders, fur it was go ele mentary a principle of mor ality, that the interpr etation of a premise should rest, not with the par ty by who m, hut to whom, it was m a d e, that he w as surprised that the directors should re qu i re to b 3 rem i n d e d of it.- - (Hear, hear.) Mr. Help s t h en proceeded to crit icise the passage relating to the re s i gnat i on o f t h e Earl of Mor ley, and after some conv ersat i on as to t h e date at whic h it had been received, be c onc l u d e d b y urging up on , d meeting either to insist up on h av i ng anot h e r seat place at their disposal, or in some ot h er manner taking the matter into their own hand s . Mr. Smell admitted th e t rut h o f M r . Helps's state ment of what he (Mr. Smith hadomised to a b od y of pr the shareholders ut the last ) meeting, wish they had expressed to have an infusion of new blood, as it was termed, into the board; but at 0 , time none of them could have anticipated the death o r . General Reid, who was then as likely to live as any of them. By the Gallant General's lamented decease, one vacancy was created, and they had mad e Surely that was a substantial fulfilment of their promise.which Mr. Sergeant GASELEE regretted the courshee had the board had taken, for he did not think in deference to tbat 'd t en y t for fully carried out their promise. This how long could General Reid offer himws:lsf efvoltri elec tion?—(A laugh.) It was, however, Perfecyi they deter terial to him (the Learned Sergeant) wha t reties mined to do, as ho did not intend to use the p erway the re-' for bad been entrusted to him, either one d the pro other.--(llear hear.) Still he recorovaende prietors t o ta k e t h e ma tt er i n t o their own da. and he should g i ve hi s s i ng l e vote f or t h e ir dealing with in some way.—(Hear, hear.) w ho bad been The CHAIRMAN CHAIRMAN really did not see _. d•They had waged by the course taken by the boer should have given the shareholders a promise that they That oppor an opportunity of electing two director s. ould be content tunity they had, and ho hoped they would which the seat with it. If they wanted the board "" was a very popular idea—(Hear) elect a new mem not object; but if they determined to best to make ber, he was sure the board would do thei r er.) With re him comfortable and happy. —(La e u bad that morning speet to Lord Morley's retirement, b intimated that received a letter, in which his Lordshipd by the ill health his determination had been confirnieue_ering. His (the idea—(Hear) —ells direotors would under which ho had since been tt that they , , e chairman's) advice to the meeting Earl at present. Let not elect a substitute for the Noble Earl the " new blood" was them wait a little rind : settling at Southainp se large steam navigation companies company. It might ton, and there was also the dock a might be found to happen that a good mercantile : 3 :ould be able to unite worked.—(Laughter.) Besides, there there were several represent these at the board and and advance their to assure them that at At the same time it was proper in their mind's eye. present they had no such a colleague items in the accounts, After a few explanations upon the length of credit A PROPRIETOR asked what was mutual interests.—(Bear, hear.) given to the carriers? The CHAIRMAN—Whea the s ecurity is good we all ow three months. Another P ROPRIE TOR then b d re w attention to the fol lowing Paragr a ph in the repot 11 interested in the t own " A resp ons ibl e party, 10" Yd tomake branch and suburbs o f Mitcham. has oir __Ace a _. at Wimbledon to Mit cham, the station of the company a Perfect level, chain, a distance of two miles 'b o ankin i ent, or obst wi'th uetton, out any interposing cutting, are. this company of on a guarantued rent from o f 5 per cent. on computed annum, bei ng at the rate cost. This hranch will be capable with a branch which tee Brighton Company have agreed to andlive Wittlara:lerdfent. make from Croydon to Mitcham,. on cereta_einr conditions, of being joi ne d with the same party who has mime the . ff v in e question to this company. The directors, seeingthe ryattrac property between Croydon them to take up the project at tiny time during_ the . next to do so, and nau hre,abatiaidielfd the proprietors to authorise patties 0411 ba at yule:ll'l,y w eit h t e i li fl i se t t n v e r a y y itieprnmeasirs te e X 9 e v e g n ieie all lt ranged. It will, on the terms proposed, involve no additional expenditure of capital to the company, and bo undoubtedly of local convenience in a populous neigh bourhood, and a productive feeder to the main line." Mr. HERAPATH concurred with the Hon. Gentleman in thinking 5 per cent. very high. When they consi dered that their debentures were only at 3i per cent., it wa s perfectly monstrous. He should like to know who the gentleman referred to was? eergeßid a d n e d r,whohappenedto The CHAIRMAN said there had been a line proposed i Croydon, parties,b y a and;st Wimble donothers se parate party. This was looked at by several --- ih f a r m om an have a large property at Mitcham.—([Tear, and g ) Dir. HERAPATH—We know ho is a al" h.- The CHAIRMAN—The schemealso good c calculator. board. At this time the Crystal Palaceam came before the the tviB, and the desirability of taking it to Kew.:o s r to on so o th e r part of their own domains, was under considera tion; tion; but these plans were superseded by the Brighton Railway, and so all chance was lost of the South- Western snaking any arrangement. Nevertheless, the line being in the direction of the Crystal Palace, the question still remained whether some satisfactory terms could not be come to with the South-Eastern, that might still make it worth the attention of this board to enter tain the projeot. At all events, it ought to be recol lected that if nothing substantial came from the South- Eastern which might make it worth the while of this company, nothing would be done in the matter.—(Hear.) A PROPRIETOR suggested that it would be best to strike the passage out of the report. Another PROPRIETOR thought that if they were to make the line at all, they ought to make it themselves, and borrow the money you , per cent. A VOICE --HOW can if your capital account is to be closed?—(Near.) .... Mr. HEatra.Ta moved that the paragraph be ex pungedreport from the r e p ort. He had also been informed that t bad been m ade b y Hr. Peter C la r ke upo n a the working of the Nine Elms station, and that he had pointed out bow 1,8001. a year might be saved. W as it was stated that the secretary had that correct? Again, given evidence before a Parliamentary Committee upon the Woking Cemetery scheme without the sanction of the board. He should like to know whether that rumour was true? Den' one, it was so like a former plan scheme w as a --11 consideredthe board, that it maturely by which had s • dso much examination. Their secre taryit had not require • tructed to meet the parties when they The CHAIRMAN said, that although the Woking had been ins and also to give evidence the Hon. Geotleman that the company were pledged to renatdarfCcoe'mmittee. He could assure re not pledged to give up any or agreement by which land, or to any sort of condition be fairly remunerated. They had agreed they would not daily, e bn a eo m ftoh e rien t gt o h_ t e h t e br aa Y rt o ti ih r a k e t vir should be paid at their own discretion. He matters they could assure the lion. Gentleman that the board were not bound to anything from which he would wish them to that a train should be run and that for all other depart.—(Hear.) Mr. HERAPATH still pressed his motion respecting the Mitcham li n e, and expressed a fear lest they should be Bidder-iced altogether.--(A laugh.) Mr. UPcROFT seconded the motion. expe a verync e Mr. MALINs said that by the terms proposed they would avoid all Parliamentary b.) riewhich the proprietors had been made to e He xpenses had ,hadand that someitas W pl y after the rate of more than 10,0001 . an acre.—(Hear, hear .) in a cheapsimbailragrail—e, (0. in satisfied with his prom ise that the directors would do nothing with the line u ntil they again met the The CHAIRMAN thought that gentleman ought to be proprie tary.—(Hear. hear.) Mr. DicKENsON condemned the idea of this line as altogether ridiculous. The new Crystal Palace would excite at firset, advantage . y likely, 7, a popular furore; and to meet all th the rush a line was alrea d y in existence which would rea But by that time the South- Western's branch was rea d y that furore would be over ; verll and there would be no traffic.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. LOCKE, M.P., thoug ht it was an error in the di rectors to meet this point a t all in the report, since the paragraph led to nothing.—([le,ar, bear.) W e r e th e question as to this propose d line really before the meet• ing, he would certainly say that the terms were too high,—(Hear, hear.) But as no sanction was asked, and as nothing was proposed, the amendment was unneces sary, and further discussion of the subject would be waste of time. Mr. ADDISON differed entirely from Mr. Locke. If he knew anything of the customs of corporations, he was sure of this, that to agree to the report, this paragraph iacluded, would be to give the directors authority to undertake this new line. — (Hear, hear.) He objected i t comp )y, to the proposed guarantee. Guarantees had beent ruin of railways.—(Hear, hear.) The CHAIRMAN said, that as the wish of the meeting appeared to be that the paragraphs in question should be struck out,. the directors would have no objection. The objectionable paragraphs were agreed to be erased, and the report was then unanimously received and adopted. After some discussion on a resolution of an unimpor tant and unanimously-condemned character, proposed by Captain Moorsom, a resolution was carried declaring a dividend at the rate of 3i per cent, per annum, payable on and after the Ist September. A conversation having again arisen respecting Mr. Stoviu and the system pursued by the company as to sureties for their officers, Mr. SAINSBURY asked whether the solicitors of the company were of opinion that the surety provided by the Guarantee Society was preferable to individual sureties? (Mr. Sainsbury referred to a case in which the Guarantee Society had attempted to evade payment, and had been defeated by the verdict of a jury.) The CHAIRMAN observed that they had been exceed ingly pleased with the Guarantee Society's way of doing business. Its inquiries es to the parties were most rigid, and the company had never had any difficulty in the settlements with it, and they had had several. The SOLICITOR ea • i d the matter had been brought be fore his notice very soon after the establishment of the Guarantee Society. Ho must confess that he very much preferred the simple form of bond taken by the company from two sureties.—(Hear.) At the same time he was not prepared to say that the guarantee safe. Of course, as ho had drawn up the old form of the bend, he was rather prejudiced in its favour, and there were certainly a good many provisos in the policy. But the policy could hardly be said to be so in secure that he ought to advise the company to le fuse it. —(Hear, hear.) One objection to the old bonds was, that they required the assistance of a lawyer, which en tailed upon the clerks au expense which they could ill afford, and from which the policy was free. It was a desire on the part of the board to avoid the necessity of professional advice, that the society's guarantee was adopted in preference to others.—(Hear, hear.) The resolution declaring the dividend was then agreed to. Mr. TITE then proposed, and Mr. BAKER seconded. that rrir. Sergeant Gaselco be elected a director. Carried almost unanimously. A PROPRIETOR proposed Mr. Hutchins, but that gen tleman withdrew from the contest. As there were only two vacancies to be declared, he did not wish to contest either with the Learned Sergeant or with Mr. Mortimer, who had polled such a lame number on the last occesion. Mr. BAKER and Mr. HERAPATH proposed and se conded Mr. Charles Smith Mortimer, whose election in like manner was carried all but unanimously. A PROPRIETOR asked whether Mr. Mortimer would work harmoniously with the other directors with re spect to the Central Railway?—(Laughter.) Another PRoPRIEToR observed that on the last occa sion Mr. Mortimer had given a sort of promise that it' elected he would withdraw from the Stock Exchange. Would be now fulfil his promise?—(Hear, hear.) Mr. BAKER, in the absence of Mr. Mortimer, would explain the matter. A man might be a barrister and yet withdraw from practice, and so in like manner a man might retire from the purchase and sale of sharps, and yet continue to be a member of the Stock Exchange. Mr. Mortimer justly considered his membership a high honour, and from that he would not retire, but he would give up all business in shares.—(Hear.) Sir RAYMOND JARVIS, who was on the list of =di. , dates, retired. Mr. HELPS thought the proprietors were bound, if they did not wish to be disfranchised, to deal with the third seat; but as he was in favour of a reduction in the number of directors, be could not consistently offer him self as a candidate. If, however, the shareholders, in order to assert their rights, chose to elect a third direc tor, he was perfectly willing to serve them, a n d, i f elected, he would serve them faithfully, and, if he pos sibly could, well.—(Hear, hear.) It was not his inten tion to oppose either Mr. Sergeant Gaselee or Mr. Mortimer.—(Hear, hear.) The CHAIRMAN —Then it is my duty to declare those gentlemen duly elected.—(Cheers.) Mr. Sergeant GASELEE, in returning thanks for the honour which had been done him, alluded to the abuse, he meant to say the opposition—(A, laugh)—he had re ceived from Mr. Tite, and from a certain periodical which had attacked him week after week when ho was abroad, and could not know of it. lie hoped the latter would now take some other subject wile was not quite so stale.—(Laughter.) Mr. TITE expressed the high opinion ho entertained for Mr. Sergeant Gaselee, although ho had often been opposed to him. He was quite sure that the Learned Sergeant, now that he was on the other side of the tatle, would think the same as the board.—(Laughter.) Mr. HELPS insinuated that the board were keeping the third 'l.:at for some person they had in view. the The CHAIRMAN said they, w er e only keeping it fortest shareholders. They had not at present t" I g t b liem idea of a candidate, and Mr. Helps ' o pinion 0 was not a very liberal one,—(Hear, hear.)mr. Sergeant The meeting was made special, a nd s ra t s pd, took Gaselee, in obedience to a call whi ch wag mr. his seat at the table amidst considera P' first snareholders' Helps demanded a cheer for " the was responded to f member that ever set there,' but it h i. . with cries of " Oh," and eon le , se' ee ial meeting was [The report prepared for the oP taken as read.] e,, the mee ting would give the. The CHAIRMAN thouv., the mee ting thing, en d g anu t h at was directors full credit for at least one ? Ito their promise, not to do for having faithfally tic+ • , , ' directly w its respect to new works anything directly or ve without having their concurrence The question for their ceeasideration on the preeent occasion was. the ex pediency of making a new line from Batingstoke terough Salisbury to E —xeti't; and when they were ttld that in the district from Seiiebury to Exeter, which was 89 miles long, and in some pieces more than 53 wide, there was no direct railway communication with London, they would readily imagine the anxiety which was ;,-.lt by the inhabitants as to the fate of the proposition. The popu lation was dal) , decreasing, and the agriculturists were suffering greatly for the want of such a communication, so that they might well suppose that both the landed proprietors end those engaged in trade and commerce took the liveliest interest in the scheme. The company had determined on a former occasion to adopt this very line, which they all know was legitimately their own. It was legitimately their own district, inasmuch as they had obtained an Act of Parliament to make the rail way; but from adverse circumstances it had been post poned. In the first place they had to contend with the absence of money, and a panic in the commercial world. They had seen the first houses falling, and the most re spectable merchants ruined. They had also had a famine in the country, plague and pestilence at home, and revo lution abroad—all of which had tended to render the completion of the plan they had contemplated impos sible. The value of the scheme was proved by the steps which had been taken by their competitors , who had a who iie e tilready from London to Bristol and Ex eter, and had positively given their board power to take the prelimin ary eter steps to make a railway from Dorchester to Ex • When they reflected that the line th e y pro posed was 197 miles long, whereas the plan of this company was only 171, they would no longer doubt that the preference ought to be given to the central lin e. —(Hear, hear.) there would be no Again,ifthey even took the coast line, security for their traffic, because no man would leave the centre of the country to go to the coast, because he would h miles to4ireexaleg e r s ait kat it. The population wourtherefore pass over to the Great Western, line, and go north ; so that, by that plan, they would only have a largese er. m of money expended, no cur. and their property But it did not stop here. If they w ou ld consent to be passive, they would not only lose that whi c h they might fairly exp ec t t o ob tain, but also that which theyalready had. And this was the most powerful argument t that they could me.— (Hear, hear.) The proposed railway, which would only cost 1,100,0001, was precisely plan which was to have cost 2,250,000/.—(Hear, the a h e n e a a t at r h . e ) Objection had been made to the Mitcham line, ground that the money was proposed to be spent through outthe con the engineer . But there was a certaintyg the h agency of tract system which would reduce their a liability to a given amount. If they were to have the line formed for 1,100,000/., and if the South-Western were to work it for 50 per cent., they would know what they were likely to have to divide amongst the Shareholders.—(Hear, hear.) Another great advantage which the proposed scheme would confer on them would be the traffic which it would bring upon their line to London. If the Dor chester line, which was 63 miles long, and produced 53,2701. a year, gave the main line 35,3251, the central railway, producing 90,0001. a week, would give them 63,0001.—(Hear, hear.) In conclusion, he thought that they could not have more favourable terms offered them, and he trusted that they would encourage the directors to make the line.—(Hear, hear.) An Hon. PROPRIETOR would venture to suggest an arrangement that might be less objectionable than that contemplated by the directors; that the company should make the line themselves, with their own money, and that the landowners who were calling for it should gua rantee them a minimum interest of 3i per cent. on the outlay.—(Great laughter.) Mr. DICKENSON was surprised that this matter should have been brought on at all at this meeting, seeing that it had been so fully discussed on the last occasion. He had the same amount of property exactly in the Great Western which he had in the South-Western; and as his interests were equally belanced, his opinion against this proposed extension might be regarded as tolerably im partial. The Chairman had spoken as if the South- Western was acting on the defensive in such an exten sion, but he (Mr. Dickenson) knew as a fact that the Great Western had no desire whatever to engage in any fresh line to roach Exeter.—(Hear, hear.) The question for the proprietors in the South-Western was a very simple one: Were they prepared to go into the forma tion of a new line upwards of 100 miles in length?—for it was not merely from Salisbury to Exeter, but, in fact, from Andover to Exeter.—(Hear, hear.) It was great folly in the directors to rely upon a body of landowners. No doubt they wanted the line, but they wanted to make money by it; and from what he (llr. Dickenson) knew of country gentlemen, he was sure that the lords and squires in this case would get the uttermost farthing they could for their land.— (Hear.) If those lords and gentlemen wore in earnest, they could go into the money market and get all; the necessary money they wanted on their own responsie kitty. But it was a very different thing to get the South-Western into the speculation, pledged, too, to work the line, and to hand to those individuals the first profits, if profits there should be, of which be entertained great doubts, for, of course, if thus challenged, the Great Western would at once take up an opposition.—([hear, hear.) Let the line be made by an independent com pany, and he would have no objection; rind then let the two companies (Great Western and South-Western) take their chance. What was the Sough- Western to do? It would have to carry on the competition by lowering the rate of fares from Exeter to London, and that would lead to a reduction for all passengers on from Salisbury and intermediately from Andover, for it would not do to have different rates.—(ileac, hear.) As he saw% the thing, this company was to be at all the risk, and was nos to have the first benefit.—(Hear, hear.) He regarded the calculation of the directors that he work could be done for 1,100,000/. as a chimera; for there never was a railway contract yet which had not been exceeded.— (Hear, hear.) He would oppose the project to the last, and even to Parliament. The CgAiRMIN reminded Mr. Dickenson that the contractors were of undoubted rospontibility and repu tation; and there would be, therefore, this enormous advantage about the undertaking—that the company would know exactly its liabilities. Mr. EAGLESFIELD (of Br istol) had no shares in the Great Western. but he utt erl y disapproved of this ex tension. He did not see how they were to raise the capital. The landowners were to be the class A; and ti l o it there was to be a class B t he South- Western woulduld hi ve f . to give a second set of guarantees, or they wo, course, never get rid of the ,hares. Again, whilethe line wits being made, interes t would have to be paid on the capital b ATowed; and that interest would be so much deducted from the dividend of the proprietary of the Smith-Westrrn.—(flenr , hea t ' .) Ho wanted the South-Western to stick to what they had got, and to make the most of that. The property had been damaged greatly by these proposals cf the directors.— (Hear.) The CHAIRMAN put the hen. proprietor right as to the payment of interest. Hilt the capital would be raised by the district; and there could be DO interest payable du hear. rine the construction of the line.—(litt, ) Mr. HPCR.OFT prophesied that this extensioo would lead to a now battle of the gauges.—(Hear, hear.) Captain Mooßsom delivered a long lecture, which he demonstrated secundum artem upon a map pinned tie t o the window-blind, upon the coast scheme which he brought forward last year. He concluded by proposing a resolution to the effect that the directors be rt quested to make arrangements wit h the p romoters of the coast line, by which, under certa in restrictions, they might, at an outlay not exceeding 200,0001., secure a continuous line from Dorchester to Exeter. A confused discussion taking place here, several pro e prietors asked, " What is the question?" and it we un expectedly found that no question had been put from the board, and that consequently Captain Mo ors° propo sition was to be regarded strictly as a substantive motion. motcon. Mr. HARDING, the secretary, was called on by the Chairman to read the resolutions prepared by direc tors. They were as follows : the " That the directors be authorised and requested to con clude an arrangement with the from Extension Salisbury to Exeter, upon the basis of the terms mentioned in the report this te day submitted to the general meeting n o r ther proprietors, and to take and parties in taking, all tuck measn 'o r 7 s on a c s a i r n with eir 351 0200 may be necessary for bringing the central line Parliament in the ensuing session." "That with the directors be also authorised to concur line before a iity other parties in promoting the formation ° ta l e; .A fromx- Bridport to join the proposed central minster, to the extent of a subscription not exceeding 50,0001." by i t i rs comPanY the day of Sep tember" That a meeting be summoned for t tse of receivintar next, at one o'clock, for tb e e p . rP" diureo tors on the ar and considering a report from i s h e ey capital to be con rangements for raising the necaerbd3 t he before-mentioned tributed by this comptay t. a sv i i s uch steps in relation lines, and for authorisiegn west generally, as may thereto, or to extensionssaibuyta , ad „ 71 10 01 then formally put, and dis be considered meet The first resatatLe cussion was takenp:ld t e l t angry attack on the policy Mr. Epw^luDsirectors, and concluded by suggesting pursued byitalt Moo °m should modify his proposal into that Cap the Eh , a ppointment of a committee of 24 to in a motion for , b , w hole subject of the western extension. ves e t i a g p a ta t l a . Moonsom could not adopt that suggestion. A ;too had already sat, and had reported in fevonr comm.-extension; and he thought they couldn't go on f o o f r t o h v e er with committees while en enemy was at their very doors. Mr. HADLEY alto spoke against the proposed lice as objectionable in every particular. Mr. HERAPATII spoke to the same effect. He could find no reliable data for the statements of the report. If they went into this mad scheme they could only expt.c' . to involve themselves in interminable hostilities with.' the Great Western and the Bristol and Exeter.—(ll-., \— Mr. LOCKE good in a peculier position in regard to -"" the South-Western Convene , on i his ciutw on desired to offer a few explatietioes. 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Herapath hod said that the working expenses of the Doreeester line were 80 per cent.; bat they had heard from Mr. Reed that they were under 50 per cent.; end they surely ought to receive such statements as the truth unless they were prepared to prove them false. — (Hear, hear, and Question.) lie claimed the right to assert what he felt to be the fact. Now was the time or never. If they did not make the railway now, it would r,Pver be left to them to decide again.--(Hear, and a Voice—So much the better.) Satisfied lie was that a reilway through the district would be made, whether this company made it or not.—(oh.) But it was asked why the landed proprietors did not make the line them selves.—(Hear.) The reason was this. They thought that if they made the line to Salisbury they would put 29,0001. per annum into the pockets of this company — (0a) —and that therefore, if they constructed the rail way for their own benefit, they would also make it for the benefit of the South-Westerns.—(Oh, oh.) They . asked for a four per cent, dividend upon the traffic over the line, because that traffic would give the South-Westerns 29,0001. a year upon their main line; so that while they (the landowners) re ceived the 4 per cent., they would be giving this com pany more than 5 per cent. upon the capital they had subscribed.—(oh! oh.) There were authorities quite as good as Mr. B.erapath'S. (Mr. Locke proceeded to quote a passage in favour of the central scheme.) From what authority did they think head read that extract? No other than Mr. lierapath himself.—(Loud laughter.) It was from Herapath's Railway te Journal of the 29th of January, 1847.—(Loud laug .) Mr. HERAPATH wished it to be understood that ho was the proprietor and not the editor of Herapath's Journal. There were many things in it that he never saw.—(Laughter.) Mr. LOOM, in resuming, proceeded to combat the fear which gentlemen bad professed for the competition that might follow. Surely the shortness of the central line was the best reason in the world why the Great Western should wish to keep up their fares. Personally be should be satisfied with either line; and one or the other they would have. It was said that the Great Western did not wish to move; but they had made up their minds to ad vance. They were advancing.—(Cheers and cries of "It is not true.") He would tell them that it was true. A n sgerate authorised by both the compartifss, hod been in the district canvassing,— (Cries of 4 Namen He would mention the name of Mr. Dawson.—(Hear , hear." Mr. DICKENSON said there had been an attempt last year, which had failed, because the country geutlemen, trom whom so much was expected, would do nothing. The Great Western would do nothing unless the central scheme was persevered in. Mr. LOCKE persisted in his statement; and Captain Mnoesom said it was perfectly true. The fact was well known, and he could confirm it. Mr. LOCKE was astonished to have heard the contra diction, as the circumstance was well known in the dis trict. He believed that the time was now or never, un less the South-Westerns were prepared to imperil their eight or nine millions.—(Hear, hear.) Unless they ex erted themselves, the time would come when they would have the broad gauge to Southampton. and then their vast capital would most materially suffer.—(Cries of " Ohl") Gentlemen might fancy they knew better than other people; but ho believed, upon his conscience, that isi r. n if they ioEnLmr.s did il ,li o n n o s t . _ adopt(L millions.—(Loud u the e . theyp h l e a e n t , s) their as a member of the committee, which bad reported last year, wished to say a few words. Doubt less his opinion would not carry much weight, either mentally or on the s core of experience; but in one re , sport it ought t o carry even more than that of the Hon. Member for tioniton.ltwas perfectly h disinterested.— (Hear.) The Hon. Gentleman principally interested a s a landownad er; avowed that he was not sly that he (Mr. Locke) wished and though be did to s et consulthe ahnsaid, hiealdt Wag e ev in terests at the expense of the company's, ad mitted that which ought to make hisaCiv y o y with distrust.—(Hear.) The Hon. Genctalcem received " Now or never." Why he said so last year. his constant threat — t he burden of h is song.—(Che i ra. e Mr. LOCKE—I did not mean it as a threat. Mr. HELPS—The burden of the Hon. Gentleman s speech was that the line would be made, and if not by this company, by another. Be it so. Why did not th others make it now?—(Hear, hear.) But the apathy of the landowners was perfectly notorious.—(Hea r , hear.) They had talked of the continent advantages which the company would derive; bet that cut both ways. Had not this company a metropolitan station and a greater mileage; besides which, bad not the agri culturists got their land to sell?—(Cheers.) If they only got half what had been made for land, it would more than counterbalance any advantage to the company. Mr. LOCKE slid that three-fourths of the landowners had agreed to take the agricultural price for the land, and a great majority would take it in isbares.—(Hear.) Mr. HELPS said that was very vague; for if the land w as near a road, they would say, " Oh, here is a frontage; this is building land."—(Cheers.) He (Mr. Helps) was sick of these vaticinations of gentlemen upon boards—they never seemed to place any bounds to their imagination. They bad heard of Mitcham—" the town and suburbs of Mitcham." Why, he bad lately been there, and he was quite surprised to find what a desolate spot it really was.—(Laughter.) On the as sumption that the company was certain to succeed the eatcalation was disastrous. But what if it did not? — (Hear, hear.) What if they went to Parliament to con test an opposition provoked by themselves, and failed in it ?—(Rear, hear.) lia this, as in all preceding similar ~chetnes of extensions, the proprietors were led away by their attention being diverted troin dividend. All this was mistaken policy. Toeir business was to cultivate be opportunities they had got, and to risk nothing. An ancient maxim was, e Sportam cactus es, hone orna;" but the maxim of the du eaters of the South-Western was the very opposi,e, and, as their dividend showed, with the worst results.—(Hear, hear.) He hoped that tte proposition would bo met on this occasion with a di rect negative. Mr. DicKENsorr begged to apologise for the hasty con tradiction he had given to Mr. Locke—(Hear, hear) — but he had offered that contradiction in consequence of having received assurances from the highest authority in the Great Western that they did not intend to take any proceedings they could avoid south of their present line. Mr. REED (a director) said that he did not perceive the justice of the taunt thrown out, that the directors were not acting like men of business, in abstaining to describe the process to which they would resort for the purpose of raising the capital required. To do so would be absurd, since every thing would depend, when the time came, upon the state of the money market; and therefore, as a man of business, he stood godfather to that error, as some gentlemen supposed it to be. Gentle men had spoken as if the directors bad pledged them selves to adopt the extension. They had not determined on it at all; they were only determined on getting at all the facts of tee case, laying all those facts before the proprietors, and throwing; ties whole responsibility on the proprietors. —(;year, hears) There were two in terests in that room; and it could not be proved that the directors had ever undertaken an extension for their own a(fvent , ge. In this case the. directors a ere showing thet they were alive to the interests of the pro perty. 'Rey araw their property endangered, their re verie, jeopardiead—the very marrow of the line attacked —and u:rder such circumstances they were only everage tically doing their duty by standing on their ads o rde. ~,,u preparing for deft nee.—(llear, hear.) Doubts h do d ne e tux thrown on the probability of getting the work =sib ! " the emir :tit named; but the contractors were w re o s r P ked out nien, and the South- Western line had bee It was sug . alteeether by coutracts.—(lltsr, bear.) their gested Ilia Parliatneut would cut downparint had not their tariff, if they went for this extension. 13°813C1 Parliament would. the power against their conseendh.coa, i eeeing that their not desire such an unjust r nlyuc to melte a moderate existing fares enabled tbem dividend. Then, as to the dg°ounabrst.n_te(eH. ca G r u , a ja r: a n:7 was an uncomfortable rrd'rtfnteea pressed hardly on many doubt the system 0 , with gutarifling exceptions, the South reilways; but, d c lear of guarantees.—(A Pro- Western hod steered 'suit ,en 3, then.") If that was a pricier, b t o h a e rd ey of ste d m ir . ecto T rs h , ey fo d r id t n h,e t w shee a d s no guarantee at all: and the propo ,ees would it be so considered meritbcir ll'ltrdhooilepgsottdeed.—(Laughter.) If no profit in the City? It was weltds i ..lo:_ t_ ai, lie nn l o o n ew n n :g .te u i e r i c4l . on'Yse-es`ref4erpear cent. would not be payable; but if there i: b ry c r u id - I:: profits on the extension itself, then it would be payable to the landowners instead of to the South- Western proprietary. He did not argue the advantage of the extension from the possibility or probability of it itself profitable. He might admit that it would i)inbeeagloss to the whole company. But, apart from all other arguments, he maintained that the extension was necessary to secure to them that which they already sessed.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. DICKENSON here suggested that, as it was near six o'clock, the mieetng should be adjourned.—(Cries of " Yes, mt. m y E a adjourn.lNs supported the opatrsotpthhoeesitpgiooeinnnetorfawltahqseuoedfsitriieom:: t p o o r r s t , an an ce d i a n s asked theconsideration Chairman, what was the position of the Basingstoke and Salisbury? The CHAIRMAN had received that morning a letter from Mr. Coles, the Member for Andover and chairman of the company formed to connect the line from Bating stoke to Salisbury, upon this sueject ' in which he said that it was the intention o f t he company to carry out the line in its integrity, but that, as they did at wish to in terfere with the South-Western, they were ready to enter into an arrangement. Should no arrang ement be speedily made, it was their intention to applY liument next session for powers. This intimation (said the Ch a ir man ) l e f t t h e South-Western i n a dilemma; and unless the directors got authority from thehpro ptoriett;rts,a,rthlyey could not very well act effectually. This, however, was only one among I thought that d a ec e is h i : ma W ny shareholders r F.l s i o te could sta g y nicety miles long, and, st poiuta 11 . 1 : ce r - tobe let alone, tney were "IrP, was, that if the South gcna.; only to decide whether ' fifty miles broad, w-ss Thc l seees take it, for the purpose gteetly mistaken. they would take it or let o • , H e did not sey this in the way - of ' a of iiijurieg them. d b th , art' diate y e p les to whom he ped there would have been some threat. But he took the broad tact that they were systemeticelly repu referred. He ht,ilf,ltron, this occasion; thing like UARril time for ,_ . tut if the pro. ante d more time OiFCIIASIO:l en adjourn s be agreed to.—(No, and Yes.) country ntroyn the sub jnre 'he central Pmr'isaaent;r°.wrgllonlidaciallehsaP had heen opposed to , testae but after shat he had now heard he was con se , di . ci not s enced that they must proceed onwards. Still be like the terms, and he had a moat decided objection to guarantees and preferential ehares.—(Che ers.) The CHAIRMAN sugge‘eed that if the meeting would agree to the desirability of making the line, they might e__ ~ _~