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IIS hereby given; that Application is intended to be made I . ° P athan:lent rs ; in the ensuing Session, for leave to bring in a Bill to siter, amend, and enlarge the Po we and Provisions of an Act Dassed rltitled "in the Thirteenth Year of the Reign of King George the Third, An Act for draining and preserving certain Fen Lands and the Grounds lying in the South Level, part of the Great Level of Rivers P ens, commonly called Bedford Level,' between certain old A -Prers or Drains celled ` Stoke River and Brandon River,' and a cer 14111 Level or District, called' Feltwell New District,' and the Hard Lands of Woodhall in Helgay, and Jlelgay, in the Counties of Norfolk t`d Suftelk ;" so far as s uc h Powers and Provisions relate to the Fen _ands and Low Grounds lying within. the Second District or Divi !en described In the said Act. And-also of an Act passed in the VrtY-second Year of the Reign of his said Majesty, intituled. rest4n Act for amending and rendering more. effectual so much of an Passed in the Thirteenth Year of the Reign of his present Ma- Y," intituled, " An Act for draining and preserving certain Fen ..ans and Low Gronnds, lying in the South Level, Part of the Great Levelold of the Fens, commonly called Bedford Level,' between cer n Rivers or Drains, called Stoke River and Brandon River,' and a certain Level or District, called Feltwell New District,' ftnd th e Conn Hard Lands of Woodhall in Heigay, and Helgay, in the tiities of Norfolk and Suffolk, as relates to the Fen and Low lying within the Second District or Division described in Quid Act ;" or to repeal the whole or some of the Powers and Prov isions of the said Acts, and to grant other Powers and Prowl tone instead thereof. And Notice .is further given, that it is in- Znded to take Powers in the said Bill for assessing and raising further Tee on the La n d w ithi n th e sa id Second District or Division, called `Feltwell Second District,' hitherto taxed under the Provisions of t he said Acts, as also for assessing and raising Taxes on the Com mons, Commonable, and Waste Lands, in Feltwell Saint Mary, and La nds Saint Nicholas, f ormer ly ca ll e d N or th F en ,' an d an y and s Or Grounds within the sa id Di s t r i c t or Division vested in % e C hurchwardens and Overseers of the Poor, .or in any other Por ton or Persons for the Use and Benefit of the Poor of the several .arialles within the said Second District or Division, or any of .1 1 ein, and on an y o th er L an d s i tuate w i thin the Boundary o f th e said District or Division described in the said first-mentioned Act, i b . and r Tying such Taxes on the Owners and Occupiers of all such cand and Commons ; and to raise by Mortgage of the said attion' a. Sum of Money for the purpose of carrying into Exe ition the Powers and Provisions of the said Acts, and of the said i n. And .Notice Is also given, that it is intended to repeal so i;;; let ` of an Act passed in the F or ty- s i x th Year of the Roign of Ar , — ,Paid Majesty King George th e Th i rd for more effectually draining preserving certain Fen L an d s lyi n g in the South Level, Part of the " Great Level of the Fens, called Bedford Level,' between Bran don River and S ams ' s C u t D ra i n, as re l a t es t o or authorises the ' Li ning and preserving any Commons, Commonable, or other Lands, situate in Feltwell Saint Mary and Feltwell Saint Nicholas aforesaid, or either of them, and bounded by Sams Cut Drain on the North, a Lo de called ' Stak e C ommon L o de,' on the East and South, and the t" 3 Bank of the District called 'New Fen or Feltwell First Dig gtet,' on the West, and to make Provision for excluding the same `"Marnens, Cdmmonable, or other Lands, and also all other Lands Tthin the Second District or Division aforesaid, from the Boundary' e scribed in the said last-mentioned Act of the Land taxable and .Itended to be drained under the Provisions thereof. Dated this First Day of November, 1848 ROG KR MIC KLEFIELD, 1 solicitors. T EIODIAS ARCHER, MIDL.AND RAILWAY, Newby Park, 24, 1848. Sir,—On behalf of the Directors of the Midland Oct. Railway Com pany, I em requested to acknowledge the receipt of an Address from number of Shareholders resident in Liverpool and the neighbour efOod which you have transmitted to them. The Directors would have been content merely to acknowledge the receipt of the Address, had it not contained an imputation upon them, which they cannot pass over in silence. The Shareholders commence their address by ascribing the depression of their pro perty to ." the want of public confidence in the integrity of the ma nagement." Tile Directors, therefore, desire that you will immedi ately furnish them with a list of the specific charges involved in this statement, in order that they may convene a Special Meeting of the b e r o o toP h an t y, and have the opportunity of refuting the accusation thus ug against the integrity of a body of gentlemen who feel that they stand as high in the estimation of the public at large as the in dividuals who have appended their names to this calumnious docu !pent, which comes with a peculiarly bad grace from a body of Share holders who, prior to the , appointment of the present Directors, were only receiving a two-and-a•half per cent. dividend. Since that time be dividends have been increased to six and seven per cent. In the meantime I may be allowed to offer to you, as one of the Seareholders who have signed the address, a few remarks upon the feral Suggestions contained in it. t You - call upon the Directors to close the capital account. No Peron isnaore fully aware than yourself that the shareholders have "adthe Rower of passing a vote to that effect at any half-yearly Ilec hig. Bat suppoSing the development of a new traffic, producing toy rtvenne of 20,000/. or 30,000/. per annum, that such should require an out cr 60,0001., how absurd it would be to say outlay ought etaken oat of income. , rotkpall upon the Directors to examine and pay all outstanding tilts of the sollcitdrs These accounts are now undergoing a strict `4.4lllilation, and as soon . as the solicitors are satisfied to accept the eoluitthe Directors think due to them, their bills will be paid. thl t ,T l rdrz this is a matter which must be left to the discretion of D ire tors ; had they given way to the pressure of the Pro- Priet o rs vhen they were urged to settle the demands of the contrac- I T, thee might have sacrificed a very large sum for the sake of an 544 Dte dia.c settlement They sacceeded in making great reductions, so • ~root ouch was saved to the Company. The claims . of the con -17,,. ors inionntecl to 89,5771., and were finally liquidated for p e ,; 231 . las, 7d. Your objection to any further Parliamentary ex fotVes Wag incurred, without the sanction of the Shareholders, is , e ; if is clear that no Parliamentary expenses of any importance - 1 . be ineurred Without such sanction. Yot . call for a reduction of the salaries of our engineers. We th e "obi one engineer employed upon the lines, and, considering a bilities of that g en tleman, the Directors do not think him ever 4. t oe oa'reqifire that stations shall not be enlarged. Should traffic ticOrt ? ase, how is it t o be conducted without increased accommoda o if the Shareholders think the Directors incompetent to decide lon oppoi !natters of this kind, they hat muh better remove them, and n tothers in whom they have great er confidence. I, 7_ The Directors are called upon to enter Into no further contracts. ;meet have escaped your recollection that at the last half-yearly ng I ; gave an assurance that the Directors did not intend to gage in any further contracts. th ` , •; _ro allude to traffic which you do riot consider remunerative to e ;,ntapiuty. The Directors are entitled to ask you to be more ;Ouch, and to state specifically what traffic is meant. • • Youhick the number of t ra i ns oug ht to be reduced. This is a l a estionWhich must be left to the judgment of the Directors ; for n othing can-be more difficult than to - determine, from time to time, ,What trate* ought to be ran.: I consider it would b e an unwise and itepolitic measure to take off the express train, which you suggest should be done. a. The Alteration' you propose in the mode 'of appointing Directors Would require a new-Act of Parliament. I have no doubt you are aware that this is generally done, but it not llfrequently happens that the Directors can purchase articles in the rket mach below the contract price, and when they can do so they TI avail themselves of the opportunity. or have now answered or commented upon every point of the ad sh that which relates to the depreciation of the value of t o do s' , with whi c h th e Di rectors fee l that t h ey h ave li ttle or nothing . Th • th e en' duty.ts to obtain all the traffic they can, and to pay Th e niarel ioldsrs good dividends. Is oe addrese you have sent is signed by seventy Shareholders, this you area Proportion of the entire number, which exceeds 8,000. 3,501 re a dder of capital stock in the company-10 the' amount of Yeln? e 'ne Y . ou describe yourself in the address as a broker. From to iefe:yerjence in that business, I have ne doubt you are well aide beee n „" n e „,the public how - the old railway stock of this company has In re 'much depreciated. ' cooeivelr Position.as Chairman Or freveria+an..7 companies, nave 9 1 ,nnerous complaining letters, all, I am h oun d t o soy, theEn in a Courteous and respectful manner ; and I have an swere d co nce gy assuring the parties of the soundness and stability of the e el -4 ' et i'er which I preside. The . acknowledgments I have re stavtled lo r eply have been generally satisfactory; many of the . parties ethe r 4g ,, t hat'they were holders of stock in a variety of foreign and 51 d "w' lines, and that they were compelled to sell the stock of aoo wes tO, pay. the new When the supply exceeds the demand, Lb o t ie ll eo it regular combination exists to depress railway property, Ye any course wined Directors may pursue will ett• after all,' the amount of stock transferred be of little Aau l ~i n the_ pom thatw„, ever which I preside has been less than usual, which slows h a o ti,'"anY of the quotations of sales are merely nominal . . Ib batter Ibaluof not seejng railway property again placed . in . a .t e tu e s r eere,„ - : .the market though not at the extravagant price ` ,, Ore d' then its proper and true value seto et t=ored at, an maintained in a manner that will be more satis -84% r Y to on parties. Consols have been at 47, they are now at e rfori . ,,,, n, nave been at 100. If you or your. friends can, by any lie!teat ..` era nce•them to 92 or 93; I have no doubt you will lee a c e r , anee in railway property. The Bank Stock has paid 10 'iderft and is now aying seven, and the price has fallen con; th o ; but _no one ever doubted the integrity, of the managemen d .„ t ainett a o , s _ nit - shrprise to me is, that in the excitements - an n wripo rt ,,,,`. which havo prevatiod,_railway traffic has-been-so . .we ' D a tliOr,,! Even the present amount of traffic justifies the anticipa tti,Stion le rateor diiidends will not undergo any material &mi .': hoo„, ara l„ 'this tinnitik applies to all the lines over which I have ti'`ettio„ - ' 4 ! to inreside.i4 wish I. could call the serious and grave " the chairman of the London Stock Exchange to a pub ;rtitin Whi ch is issued weekly.professing to be under the sanction i t ,Der a IX4 „ 7 „. lam aware that the statements which appear in that 4 aed ndt to be published under the authority of the Stock b do e a n ;t ot , / - to the effect that they pro e th cannot close my eyes n2 e e 41.4 - ZiOct ef this _public,naturally consider' that they Pimrso, s anction. If these statements were correct and true, no eon ' r e e . ld have a right to complain—but when they ere !b e , 4 2? Is every •instance incorrect, and their general ten- X , depreciate -railway property, it would be - yell „, t tleli ._Stock Exchange should disavow a publication Z,tesioo calculated to do so much mischief. I must, in eon 'eat ti;erenuest that you will call the Requisitionists tnfgether, and Ma, be co delay in sending a list of the charges iri t:Del tho e e „, tat egrity of the Directors, who are anxious to meet and ), ere. ,Vitianidua imPutations that have been made against - eider, -k erne' but a 's se of duty to the large body of Share -41,45t into ethertheir hands by whom the affairs ef the Company may be I Der W ed 114 D a • Might observe; before I conclude my letter, without t oYeelf th tb `lal 0 . - statement, but merely giving it as my own fir % mon, that I believe another 51. call upon the 501. nrk o 4 ,7't0 the arrears of calls now owing, will complete all the 1,r_111 % ;! , couse . of construction, and the remaining 251, per Share . tur C o c 4 o ° l iPPlicable to the liquidation of the debt. - The liabilities 'der t Da Pao3' are under the consideration of the Directors, in ° enable them to lay a stament ore the Proprietors, i►hl e)t It to hdelpated'avill be done w it hin bef a very early period. • I am, Sir, your obedient servant, TO " GEORGE HUDSON. tio ighton Bra4ker, Esq., Liverpool. 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TIM ES.—Our forefathers certainly were in error when they said the age of iron bad come. What they saw was only a feeble anticipation of the Rail way Millennium. They never knew that dashing disregard for veracities, consistencies, decencies moralities, and Ruch pious relics of antiquity, which steam alone can inspire. It is our misfortune that we cannot keep pace with the age, and are accord ingly placed in unwelcome antagonism with its gods. At one time all mankind are darting forwards into space, and we find ourselves, far in the rear, under a shower of missiles from our enterprising competitors. By and by we pass the debris of a terrific collision, and then perceive that our safer destinies have ren dered us more hateful than ever. Nothing will abash or subdue the effrontery of these little Titans, who are equally furious on exactly opposite grounds, and who, at the present moment, are labouring to bury us under mountains of abuse because we seem blind to the extent of their former infatua tion. Rather more than three years since England, Ireland, and Scotland were railway mad. Every man was to make his fortune by buying scrip cheap and selling it dear. But to conduct this attractive and honourable commerce it was necessary to be lieve, or at least to inculcate, that this country could make railroads at the rate of 100,000,0001. or there abouts a year. The majority of our contemporaries gave in to this pleasing illusion, and saw no bounds to the national capability. We dissented tote ccelo, and totis asiribus also, from the insane calculation. On various data, collected and analized with all the care we could bestow, we estimated that even an ex-. penditure of 30,000,0001. on railartas alone might prove an injurious drain na of rwselarces, •and in the event of war or bad harvests most certainly would. This we said before there was any expectation of a famine ; and as a conteMporary has lately thought fit to assert that we only turned with the tide towards the close of the year, we beg to say that we began our warnings on the. Ist of July, and repeated them at intervals with increasing emphasis, till, when the tide did turn in October, we had for several weeks been incessantly denouncing the dishonest and ruinous character of the movement. In that very month an ingenious contemporary found nothing better to say of us than that the continued buoyancy of the share market showed how little people cared for the Times. We maintained that but a small portion of the rail ways projected, even by responsible parties, could be executed. At the beginning of the session in 1846, we implored Sir Robert Peel to adopt some effectual check on railway legislation ; and when at the close of that session it transpired that Acts had been passed authorising calls and loans to the amount of 128,986,7141., in addition to 61,357,3731. authorized in the previous session, we said that nothing like that quantity of railway could be made within the time, and warned the public that the mere attempt would produce the greatest disasters. Notwithstanding, however, a considerable foretaste of these disasters the public still persevered, or were so hampered that they could not recede, and in the session of 1847 fur ther Bills were passed to the amount of 38,007,233/. Thus in those three fatal years 1845, 1846, and 1847, Railways Bills were passed which, on the face of Par liamentary returns, authorised an expendit ure o f 228,351,3201. In hose three ;years certain of our contemporaries, one in particular, still maintained that there had been no excess of railway legislation. Their first and palmary argument was founded on the enor mous sums raised by taxes and loans in 1813, 1814, and 1815, and spent in war. It was argued, that if all this expenditure for unproductive purposes, so far from draining this country, contributed, as these rea soners alleged, to its prosperity, much snore would an equal expenditure in productive railroads. It was for gotten, or slurred over, that immediately upon those three years there followed just such a terrible col lapse of credit and failure of resources as we have lately witnessed. It was also argued that any ex penditure in the country was no loss of means ; that the money only circulated; that the wages only fed those who would be fed at all events; that the material was all our own, and that trade was all the better for brisk employment. We replied earnestly, sincerely, and consistently, and can only regret that our arguments were not as well received as they have been fulfilled. But for our incredulity as to the power of spending 228,000,0001. in railroads within three or four years, we subjected ourselves to a con tinued fire of invectives. It was repeatedly and most charitably surmised that as our contracted-es timate of the national powers could not possibly have any foundation - in fact or In belief; it must have been assumed for the purpose of damaging the railway in terest, beating down the price of shares , and other suc h gratuitous devilry. Will our readers have the good ness just to bear in mind the one topic of incessant abuse lavished upon us in 1845, 6,7, and then make what reflection they please on the following incident ? We will premise that a mouth ago'weinserted, in a letter from •a well-known correspondent, a summary of railway legislation from 1826 to 1847. It only pro fessed, of course, to be a compilation of Parliamentary returns, but the little merit or originality which as' such it could possess, was immediately claimed by Mr. James Bigg, jun., of 53, Parliament-street, for a publication entitled, "Special Railway Acts passed in 1847." According to this table the amount of money authorised to be raised by the Railway Acts passed from 1826 to 1847 inclusive, was 326,643,2171., of which the amount nominally raised or called up to the end of 1847 was 166,938,241/.• ' the amount of calls for this y ear t o t h e end of September 28,378,8651., making the total raised and called 195,317,1061. Deducting this sum from the larger suwi, it appeared that there were liabilities still resting on the public, in respect of railway pro• jects not completed, amounting to 131,326,1111. In an article which appeared the following day inviting directors to set the public anxiety at rest, effie e and di spe l misrepresentations, by detailed official statement s , we called the public attention to these figu res, c h iefly as indicating the enormous value of the property actually sunkeand affected by the fluc tuations of the market. referred to the document, and purpose] abstasiinmepdlyfram committing ourselves to its authority, though of.arliamentary returns it mas a mere abstract have some sort of truth. The extreme u ncertainty us of all railway sta tistics suggested this caution. Indeed. we have ob served that even up to this day there has not appeared one single railway statement, of all e an extensive or detailed character, which hyasqunaoltifibedn immediately contradicted or considerabl else, at least by its own authors. v , if by nobody o a r re su at r are of opinion that railway statements bpeastrtonl we approximations to the truth. No sooner had we y quoted this summary of railway legislation than our candid and benevolent contemporaries assailed us from a new corner of the heavens. Their accusation now was that we had concocted an ex travagant statement as to the liabilities still resting whereas we had ma d e no state on the public ; ment at all, but only referred to a summary of railway legislation published in our columns with the signature of a well-known correspondent. The charge, however, has passed from mouth to mouth, and on every side it is averred that we have trebled the amount of railway work still to be done, and so forth. Now, how does the simple reader imagine the Parliamentary figures are got rid of? We have no doubt whatever, and never did doubt, that Parlia mentary are not exempt from the fatality which has befallen all railway statistics; but accidental dupli cates and over-reckonings would go little way to reduce the figures we quoted. So now, in the co o l est manner imaginable the railway i g en t l emen are turning round upon us with the exclamatron"How come you to think all those railways are ever likely to be made f Why, 40,000,0 001 . w orth of them have been given up." Here we !me it in the Leeds Intelligencer, a paper evidently deep in the interests, the politics, and the morals of railway society " On reading the Parliamentary returns, we find that many branches connected with old lines are included, which will not be, and never were intended to be made. These branches were merely brought out either to defeat rival projects, or to prevent the formation of new com panies, by their apparently occupying the ground, an d thus offering to supply the imagined wants of the public. The London and North-Western directors have just stated that they will abandon bran ches amounti ng to 3,800,000/. The York and North Midland Compa ny, it is well known, do not intend to make the new line to Leeds, for which they got powers ; and we believe that nearly every old company intend quietly to aband on the branches for which they were compelled thus to apply, Many of the lines passed in 1846 have not yet m a d e a call ; and, as most of these are worthless schemes, very few men of property are amongst the origin a l sub scribers. Those likely to be injured by calls have mostly transferred their shares to men of straw, who would feel flattered by having a writ served upon them. This mode of evading liabilities has been practised to a large extent, railway companies having no po wer to refuse transfers to such parties. Calls made under these circumstances would be wholly unproductive. The editor of the Economist objects to our statement, because it does not include the amount to be raised to make branch lines. We think there is no truth in this objec tion. The branch lines were principally originated in 1845; and if the editor will refer to the various railway meetings, when the consent of the shareholders was ob tained to apply for those branches, he will find in almost every case that new shares were created to rcp t.-. et them, in many cases when the directors had no inten tion of making the branches. Such was the greediness of shareholders for new shares caused by the great pre- miums to be got for them, that any othe r course wou l d have given general dissatisfaction." Is not this delightful ? The facts are stated so naïvely and confidently that we will not venture to dispute them, and certainly have no wish to do so. But this is not all. With most engaging candour our informant goes on to describe va rious cases in which calls have been dispensed with, and which, therefore, need not be reckoned, because their place has been supplied by loans. The loans altogether amount to 46,457,3374 no trifling item in the liabilities still resting on the public. Our knowing contemporary runs over the share lists, and picks out here and there a line that is " likely to make a call." On five lines, amounting to more than 3,000,0001., a different opinion has been expressed. Somebody thinks they are not quite dead. So our authority says the shareholders and public generally consider these, with only one exception, de fun -t schemes; and he intimates that the engineer, and solicitors would reward any one who could tell them how money could be extorted from the present shareholders. He then trips lightly over the giant carcases of deceased lines with passing obituary re marks,—" The deposit only paid. "It is very im probable this scheme will he proceeded with." "The deposit only has been paid." And he winds up with lamenting the amount of calls that have been made already, the number of contracts inconsiderately let, and the supineness exhibited by shareholders in suffering directors to proceed with their undertakings. For this year at least it is evident that railway specu lation has sounded the bottom of our national resources. The Gazette informs us that 125 applica tions for extension of time have been r ece i ve d an d considered, and y e t we have complaints and remon ' strances addre.ssed ,to those -who- have failed "to apply. Now, this we call hitting us on the right cheek and on the left also. We were abused two years, night and day, for maintaining that thellines of 1845.46-47 could not and would not be done. We are now derided, not for supposing that they will ever be done, but for so much as reckoning them among the liabilities still resting on the public. Gentlemen behind the scenes rush forward and exclaim, ." Oh, they were never intended to be made. They were got up, like Hodge's razors, for sale, and not for use. The shareholders wanted premium, so the directors made sham lines to satisfy the general cupidity. De pend upon it, the lines can't be made, and won't be made, and you are a simpleton for imagining that they will be ever attempted, or that they are at all burden some to the consciences of the directors." There is so much substantial comfort ,in the rebuke that we cannot but receive it with all meekness. We are truly glad to hear, on undeniable authority, that 40,000,0001. worth of lines on which deposit has been paid, and which th e L eg i s lature enacted after months of quarrelling and spending, are mere hoaxes and nothing else. It was not, perhaps, very respectful to Queen, Lords, and Commons, nor yet to the public— but we will let that al one; a ll parties will be so happy to hear the railway gentlemen confess themselves beaten. HERALD.—The Times - ,has somewhat moderated the tone of its exacting suggestions to the State, as to the mode in which the property of the London and North-Western Great ' , Western, and South-W estern proprietors shall be treated when the Amalgamation Bill comes under legislative discussion. It is, how ever, the tone only that has been moderated—the spirit of the aggressive suggestions is plainly dis cernible under less " open " though equally "advised" language. Our contemporary, with a singular for getfulness, lays down the principle that, "It is ac cording to all precedent, to all principle, to all ana logy, and to the plainest common sense, that the State should take care that the means of comtnunica tion are available, cheap, and good," and it is readily admitted that the State is bound to fulfil all such en gagements as it could properly contract, and to re ward within reasonable limits the genius and spirit of private adventure." But has the State "taken care" to do this ? It 'is perfectly true that the State has fre• quently " taken care" to render the means of railway communication " available," and also "cheap and good," but not by comprehensive interference—not by any initiatory encouragement—not by any na tional grant. But the State has, also, by acts of omission and commission, thrown a thousand obstacles in the way of the cheap construction of railways, and having committed this great error, " according to all precedent, to all principle, to all analogy, and to the plainest commoa sense," it has sought to render railway communication " cheap and good" at the expense, and frequently to the manifest injury of those to whom the country is altogether indebted for it. It is precisely within these " rea sonable limits" that our contemporary would reward the " genius and spirit of private adventure." On Saturday the Times would not listen to the applica tion to Parliament, by the three great railway com panies, for a Bill permitting them to put an end to their ruinous contests in and out of Parliament, un less those corporations would consent to allow the State to •' claim a p mar of dictating new branches, new trains, new accommodations, and lower fares ; " that is, unless the three companies would, for the mere legislative sanction to an Act to enable them to save the probable outlay of another million ster ling in Parliamentary struggles, permit the State to dictate conditions utterly subversive of the rights and destructive to the interests of private property. The Times now requires that if the three companies " present themselves to Parliament for a further in crease and consolidation of their existing power and monopoly, the gain shall not be wholly on one side. There shall be a quid pro quo. There shall be gua rantees against the abuse of absolute power, or rather against the possibility of having to arrest its en croachments." But this moderated suggestion is coupled with a disbelief that it is the interest of rail way companies to afford ample accommodation to the public at moderate rates of fares. Our contemporary doubts " that lower fares will frequently leave the net profit undiminished. He cannot trust such visionary hopes. The public will not have the utmost possible use of the railway." Our contemporary's quid for legislative permission to these three companies to settle their differences and economise their expenditure is still, therefore, clearly "low fares," that will diminish net profits, or, in other words,,the " utmost possible use of the railway" for the public. This " utmost possible use" may, and perhaps will, be a very popular doctrine. But at whose cost is it to be realised? What is the quid that the shareholders are to have secured to them ? The Times does not appear to be very clear in the notions it entertains about railway traffic. " The utmost possible use ?" Does our Contemporary mean that the Post-office principle, of which it seemed enamoured on Saturday, should be applied ? The " utmost possible use of a railway by the public," would vary with a dozen varying circumstances. It would, consistent always with a fair dividend to the shareholder, be twenty-four or forty-eight trains per day on this, and six or four trains per day on that, line of railway. Does it think that if the passenger fares of the London Sand North-Western Company were reduced one-half, the public would " have the I utmost possible use" of that railway ? To yield the present net revenue, if the company were to make this diminution of charge, the passenger traffic must be quadrupled; whereas all those practically ac quainted with the traffic of the company in question know that the reduction would not even ap proach such an increase. Perhaps the Times would desire to have the passenger fares reduced to one fourth their present amount. In that case it would, we think, find the task of developing a paying amount of traffic somewhat difficult, as well as the duty of working it, rather an onerous one. The Times is very emphatic in its demand for " guarantees against the use of absolute power " by the three companies. Railway corporations could not, beneficially to themselves, use such a power in the way our Contemporary infers or insinuates they would. We have previously ex plained the fact that all our great railway companies have a direct interest in affording ample accommoda tion at moderately low fares; but it is not their in terest, indeed it would be spoliation and nothing else, to allow the public to " have the utmost possible use of their railways?' If such an accommodation be desirable, let the State afford it the same way that cheap the nationalpostage o s h t a , s w b i t e h e n thegiven aid t of ano t a he ug co me ra n e t u d n i n i t c y o — m e a - t tax, and not through a confiscating intermeddling with private property. A claim for " guarantees against the exercise of " absolute power ' on the part of the three companies comes with a very bad grace from one who urges the State to demand " a power of dic tating new branches, new trains, new accommoda tions, and lower fares," considering that all those cor porations have too many trains already, that the fares of the London and North-Western are very low, and that those of the Great Western will soon be very considerably reduced by Act of Parliament. If the aggressive recommendations of the Times were adopted by the Legislature, .and consented to by the companies, the "gain" would indeed be "wh o ll y on one side." Our contemporary admits that, "on the whole, the present fares and accommodation are as good as may be expected under the existing traffic ;" but then it urges—" If, however, the present compe tition is to be set at rest, and the iron rule of a giant monopoly to take its place, we demand in that case that the right of the l'peuplo shall be guarded by tie State." Yes, and a little more is demanded by our con temporary. "On the whole the present fares and ac commodation :are as good as may be expected ;" but Illustrated by 26 Anatomical Coloured Engravings OR Steel. , 3N PHYSICAL DISQUALICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCAPA CITY, &ND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. new Edition, enlarged to 196 pages. Just published, price 25. 6d., or by post, direct from the Establlshment, 3s. 6d. 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Hours of consultation from Eleven till Two, and Six to liteht n the F,veviirtff. :whin ALARMING MORTALITY AT MONTROSE.—Making all due allowance for the increase of our population, we are safe in saying that the mortality during the last month has been greater than it has been for the last thirty or forty years. Typhus fever, smallpox, measles, cholera and many other diseases, have visited us in the above mentioned period, but none of these disorders have proved nearly so fatal in so short a space of time as the scarlet fever which now rages in the town with great virulence. In a population of less than 16,000, there have been more than 100 deaths during the past month, which is one out of every 160 of the inhabitants, and fully four times our average mortality. We do not say that all these have died of scarlet fever, but the great majority of the deaths have been from this disease, which has been dreadfully fatal among children, more especially such as had weakly constitutions. Many families have lost one, and in some cases two of the same family have been carried to the churchyard together and laid in the.same grave. The places of the town that have suffered most have been Clerkholm and Union street, which are two of the cleanest parts of the town, and, from their airy situation, might be supposed to be the most healthy. Such, however, is not the case, for, in Reform-st.reet alone, v..hie'n is only a portion of Clerk holm, the.re have been no fewer than fifteen or sixteen deaths within the last five or six weeks, almost all chil dren under eight or ten years of age.—DundeeAdertiser. DIVISION OF PROFITS. The continued prosperity of the Society has enabled the Directors at the Annual Meeting, hell bn the 10th of May, 1848, to declare a sixth bonus, varying from 27 to 65 per cent. on the Premiums paid on each Policy effected on the profit scale. 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By the operation of the same principles, the Society is enabled to afford to the public a plan of Deferred Annuities far more advanta geous than any hitherto offered, whereby an individual, ,by the con tribution of a very small annual, monthly, or weekly saving. may se cure either a comfortable provision for himself in advanced age, or, at his option, a large sum of money, or a policy to his family at his death ; while by giving to the purchaser, at any time, the power of borrowing two-thirds of all previous payments, it removes all risk of forfeiture from inability to continue premiums, besides affording an ample resource during sickness and want of employment ; and should the purchaser die before arriving at the stipulated period, two thirds of his payments will be 'returned to his representatives. The following Table is a specimen of the great and varied advan tages which the judicious application of a small saving can secure through this Society. IENEFITS 11. 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PALMER, Secretary. Novembe'r 0, 1848 READING SAUCE, for FISH, GRAVIES, HASHES, STEAKS, &a JOHN and CHARLES COCKS, the Sole Pro prietors and Manufacturers of the celebrated READING SAUCE, beg to Caution the Public against the daily frauds practised by many tendon and Country Oilmen, who are offering their spurious compositions as the Genuine Reading Sauce. This SAUCE is patronised and recommended by most Families In the Kingdom, and for general use it stands unrivalled. It is sold by all respectable Oilmen and Fish Sauce Venders. Be particular in asking for " COCKS'S _RE DING SAUCE," whick is prepared Only by John and Charles Cocks, at their Mani factory, Duke-street, Reading.—All others are Counterfeits.—Observe the name .‘ J. and C. Cocks, Beading," on the Seal aid Label of each Bottle; without this none are Genuine. H E NATIONAL GUARD The visit from France of the National Guard Is a capital theme for the mercantile bard, • Who, with every good Englishman, heartily cries— " Three cheers for our neighbours and friendly allies." The National Guard, from accounts that are written, Seem highly delighted at visiting Britain, And wherever the good lallic strangers have been, They've declared themselves pleased at the sights they have seen. The writer of this being present, for one, When the National Guards came to MOSES and SON, Can attest to the pleasure which each seemed to show As he wond'ring stroll'd through the mighty depot, Net one of the visitors failed to admire The shops set kart far the sale bf ATTIRE. They Noticed the mart in its business design, And they noticed the dress, which they thought very fine. At the sight of the fashions each heart seemed to glow (And Frenchmen are judges of fashion, you know), And every one gave the peculiar shrug On seeing the Over-Coats, stylish and snug, Not a guard did I notice but seemed to be won By the elegant dresses of MOSES aid SON. After they inspected the prime HATS AND rAPS, In which you'll imagine some time would elapse, And I scarcely need say that the National Guard, On seeing the goods, stared remarkably hard, Such indeed was the case, and I didn't see ono Who gave not due credit to MOSES - and SON. They next made their way to the prime BOOTS AND SHO Which of course they had no disposition to lose, And here (for I judge from the shrug and the start), -They were equally pleased with the grand City Mart, And I certainly thought they'were "sensible Sirs," When I saw how delighted they were with the FURS. " Well done, Messrs. Moses ; well done," said each man (I give the translation as well as I can), And having applauded these winter affairs, They looked at the • OUTFITS AND HOSIERY WARES, Which goods pleased them well, as the others had done, And caused them to compliment MOSES and SON. And be it remembered that, after inspection, Each one of the "Nationals" made a selection. Many thanks, gallant Guards, for your liberal aid, With warmth is this public acknowledgment made, And with this very view did the mercantile bard Select for his subject the " National Guard." E. MOSES and SON invite especial attention to their Shooting coats, which possess a peculiar cut and style, adding much comfort in the St. E. M. and S. are convinced they will be much approved 01 by the public. Shooting Coats, in a variety of materials from Bs. 6d. to Els. The Doeskin, or Elastis Cost, front 178. C. to 325. LIST OF PRICES. SEAM' WADE. ♦•turn and Winter Coats, in all the new styles. • from £0 9 6 Chesterfield and Codrington's, and every description of Over-coats, handsomely trimmed •... • • •• • 1 i 0 The Premier ••••• • • • • ..... •••• • • - •••• • • • ..... •• • • 0 15 • 1 6 • Shooting Coats.... •• • • .••• • • • ••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • 8 6 Autumn and Winter Trousers .. • • ••• • • • • 4 • Doeskin ditto .. • .. •••••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • . 0 12 6 Autumn and Winter Vests .. Dress Coats .. • • • • • • • 1 4 • Boys' Hussar and Dune Suits ••.. • •••••• • • • • • • • 16 6 MADE TO MEASURE. Autumn and ' , Filter Coats, in all the newest style rom 1 6 • ! Icti cloth Coat •• .• ••••..••..• • • • • • • • • • 2 2 0 Tweed Trousers . .• ................ ••••••• • • • • .. 0 5 6 rweed Wrappers • ... ...... ..... • ..... 018 0 New Patent Trousers, in all the approved styles • • .... 0 16 6 Doeskin Trousers ......... ...... •••• • .. ••.• • • • • 1 2 0 Best, or Dress. ....... • Dress Coats • ••••.•..•• • . . • .. • • .• • • • • •.. 1 12 • Best quality .. • • .... • • ..... •.. • • ••••.. • • • . 2 15 0 •• • 3 3 • Satin, Plain or Fancy Hussar and Tunic Suits .. • •• ••,••.•• • • , • • • • • 1 9 0 Mourning to any extent at Flys Minutes notice. A Suit of Clothes complete for li. 16s. E. MOSES aid SON beg to call the attention •f Emigrants to tlicir low lists •f outfits, commencing (including every necessary) at 755., lower if required. The list can be had •n application, or seat post free. 11.11.—E. MOSES and ON invite especial attentiem to their pre 3eat Steck of juvenile attire. The designs are elegant and unique, ind the workmanship and materials are suck as to command univer ml approbation, while at the same time the prices are unusually me,_ !crate. Notice.—A New ➢epartment fir the sale et Parasols and Chil iren's Dresses has been opened at 157, Mineries. Observe.—Any article purchased, ready made, sr made to Rua :tiro, if net approved ef, will be exchanged, •r if preferred, the money returned. E. MOSES and S@N, Tailors, Weellendrapers, Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and Shoemakers, and General Outfitters, for wadies aid Gentlemen, 154, 155, 156, and 157 Miseries, and 83, 44, 85, aid 86 Al4gate, City, London. Caatlan.—E. Moses and Son regret being obliged to giard the publie against impostors, but have learned that the untradesman- Like falsehood of being connected with them, or it's the same concern, has been resorted to in many instances, and for obvioas remains. They have no connexion with any other house in or out of London; an 4 these who desire genuine and cheap clothing, stc., should call at, or sand to, Mistories and Aidgate, City, London. votice.—No %witness transacted at this establishmeat front Bas set Friday, till sunset Satarday, when basiaes is rosined till twelre o'clock. A R R I A G E. n One half the wend are desolately single, and the other iupposisig them married, questionably contented. Diffidence, or a sense of right leterreino the former, and miscalculated hopes em sitter the latter. The solitary one may shield himself under the plea of caution and worldly prudence, and the indissoluble, regret un somprosing harry ; but the truth lies deeper. Physical incapacity, And broken health, are the great hindrances to domestic happiness And social content. The dowry should net be the only marriage set tlement. Honour and justice demand that health should fins as item in the compact; it alone dignifies the alliance. Blighted hopes or seglect wound more sorely than poverty or misfortune. Reader, if these surmises concern yea, procure Dr. CULVERWELL'S little MEMOIRS "On Single and Married Life, " pub. in 2 vele., Is. each (by post, in stamps, Is. 6d. each). Let no imaginatively refined, or prudish feeling deter you, by their titles, nor be hindered ey misinterpretation of their supposed contents, from obtaining teem. They are not intended certainly for mere idle curiosity, but sn' the closet perusal of those mere deeply interested, to whom they are offered as antagonistic to the empyrical trash put forth on the above subjects, by unqualified authors, which alone or ',ogether, are a disgrace to the age. Furthermore, two other laic publications claim your attention (same price Is. each, by post Is. 6d.) rolled " What to Eat, Drink, and ',void," and " Hew to be Happy." They are not merely pamphlets, but equal in quantity a library volume, nor are they the mere ephemeral scribblings of the hour, but the study of the author's life, who ewes his present existence, health, and position to this ob servance of the maxims he would inculcate—to do unto others as he would be done unto—te live after nature's laws—and to keep always mu the "sunny side of the way." The above works may be had of 'ut.• ; Car7all,.), I- 17, lice •stnet - Mann, ;14 Nalson, •157, West Strand or direct (by post or other the may Le confereel with personaLV, mornings and evenings), 10, Argyll-place Regent-street; and all Bookaellers. S N7 NOVEMBER 0 4 .848. [PRICE 56, it is not the continuance of "present fares and accommodation" that the Times claims,—it must have a power vested in the state to claim a power of dictating new branches, new trains, new accommoda tion, and lower fares," and the 4 ‘ public are to have the utmost possible use of railways." The 'Agin meaning of all this is the reduction of dividends to the "lowest possible" rate-7, 6,5, 4,3, 2, or 1 per cent., or whatever the "new branches, &c.," may leave the "absolute monopolising." shareholders. And the "guarantee" which the -shareholders are to re ceive in return is—the permission to put an end to law and parliamentary contests, and to economise their working expenses. The Times charges all the unnecessary expenditure which has been incurred in the cost of railways to " chlnce and passion," We are assured "the railway world had the option of referring the whole laying out of the country to a railway board,' and that " the railway world has. to .thank itself ,for the many tn,kllions absolutely . wasted in the prelimi naries of pills passed, rejected, or now laid aside by the, two successful promoters." The Times will scarcely - assert that railway companies encouraged landholders' exorbitant claims, their vexatious opposi tion, and all the enormous consequent expense ; or that the , old companies originated or encouraged - direct and competing lines, and the wasteful and .almost ruinous outlay which' such lines occasioned That some, not all, railway functionaries, as our con temporary asserts, " preferred the open fight in Com mittee, the private. canvass of the Commons, the trans action with the noble landowner, the distribution of scrip, the profitable amalgamations of lines as yet without existence, and all the accidents and Opportu nities of a hazardous and complicated pine to the d4:11 certainty of a national scheme, done w-ithout battle, heat, or risk," may be 'very true, but to charge the difficulties and obstacles which have presented them selves to a cheap construction of, railways in this country to these causes, is not to make a mistake ; it is to this-state the most notorious of facts. The Times thinks that the sanction of the Legislature to the proposed Amalgamation Bill will necessarily lead to other, and almost as extensive consolida tions of railway interests.. No doubt it will, but it does not as necessarily follow that the .amalgamated boards would, as Our 'contemporary suggests, be able •" to work the monopoly to the utmost advantage " of themselves. With a watch ful and just Parliament, these amalgamations may be rendered both profitable to the shareholder and advantageous t o th e pu bli c ; but we must protest against the doctrine of legislative interference pro mulgated by our contemporary, the more particularly as this doctrine is associated with his emphatic asser tion, that railways are not private property. Cheap and expeditious travelling is most - .desirable in this great commercial country, but the " utmost possible" cheapness can be realised only by the State taking railway property into its own keeping. If the State desire to have " new -branches, new trains, &c.," let the State provide them, or offer the guarantee of a fair minimum dividend in return for the " dictation of these matters, as suggested by the Times. Railway passengers are not " to travel for nothing, and have a dinner into the bargain," at the expense of railway shareholders—not even to please the Times. WEST INDIA MAIL: __- Our usual file of Jamaica papers have come to hand, but there is little of interest or importance to communicate, with the exception of the wretched condition of a large portion of the inhabitants of the colony. Families of the highest distinction are now beginning to feel the destruction that awaits them. By this mail we have letters from Lima to the 13th .of September, from Valparaiso to the 28th of August, and. from Quito , (Equador) to the 11th of September. From Lima the accounts ,show the old determination on the part of the Peru Vin Government to tire out their creditors in this country by endleis shuffles. It will be remembered that 'about the year 1845 the bondholders, at the suggestion of the Peruvian Go vernment, commissioned Messrs. Maclean, Rowe, and Co., of Lima, to act as agents for their claims ; that upon this the Peruvian Government, to get rid of any direct negotiation, referred the matt e r back to their Minister in London, Senor Yturregui ; that Senor Yturregui then instructed 'the bondholders that they must send a special , representative to Lima; that upon compliance being refused, this Minister, at a subse quent period, entered into an arrangement for a pro vision for the creditors'eut of the Government guano contracts; and, finally, that so soon as this was settled it was repudiated in Peru on the ground that he had acted without authority. The next step of the foiled bondholders was to instruct M`Lean, Rowe, and CO . . to renew negotiations, and this eli cited a proposition which for effrontery was almost without precedent, and which was rejected summarily in July last at a meeting of the creditors at 'the London Tavern. At this stage it was understood that Mr. Pitt Adams, the English Minister at Lima, would receive instructions to insist upon the claims of the bondholder s being adju s t e d w ith out f urther prevarication, and we have now the news of the re ception of the strong resolutions of the creditors by the Peruvian Government, and of the course they have taken in consequence. Finding that plain terms only will now be listened to, and that it would be difficult to escape the necessity of a definite, answer, to Mr. Adams, they have again intimated that instead -of going into the matter On the spot, th e y intend sendi ng b y t h e i r new Minister, about to depart for London, full instructions for its settlement. That this fresh evasion will only terminate in a new reference to Lima, and again from Liffia to London, and so on for ever, may plainly be seen, unless the Home Government shall deem it fit to send, or shall have already sent, such simple instructions to Mr. Pitt Adams as will pre vent all possibility of escape. It was strongly be lieved at the meeting in July that such instructions had been dispatched, and it would now seem de sirable for the bondholders that some statement should be obtained regarding the intentions of the Foreign-office in their behalf. At :Valparaiso it is said business in imports was brisk, and the merchants were without sufficient al goods to supply the demand. The exchange on London at 90 days was 43fd. Freight for copper ores to Swansea was 4/. 12s. 6d. and 5 per cent., and to Liverpool 4/. ss. and 5 per cent.; light goods, 6/. 10s. and 5 per cent. The Railway Bill has passed the Chamber of Deputies, and a proposal was under discussion to apply 60,000 dolls, to the purposes of immigration. The last news from Otaheite was, that intelligence had been received there of the establish.. ment of the French Republic, and had created great excitement, strong hopes being entertained that the islands would be given up. - REVIEW OF MARKETS. (From De Cordova's Mercantile Intelligencer.) After our last issue the dulness which we have had to deplore for some time past continues to exist, but within the last two days - some little activity has been manifested in the market for bread stuffs. We are justified in re porting that there is at present a slightly upward ten dency. in business generally. This is attributable to various causes. In the first place the reappearance of the destruetive aphides in the potatoes at home has given a little impetus to speculation, and the next fortnight is expected to be comparatively lively in Port Royal ' Another cause of this looked for change is the that few persons haVing laid in larger stock than would suffice tor immediate demand, they now find them selves wanting supplies, and are coming forward to pur chase. We beg that shippers will fully understand that by the above p a ragraph we d u no t mean to advise the send ing on of any large shipments. The very trifling ten dency to improvement which we notice is nothing more than a temporary activity caused as we have stated above. It is extremely trifling, and we fear will soon subside. The seasons have been excellent this year, for although we have not yet had the regular . October rains, occa sional showers have visited all parts of the island, and have been of great benefit. Flour—The stock of flour is ample, but prices have an upward tendency, owing to the re - appearginee of the potato disease at home. Rum is at 3s. 8d to 3s. 9d.:for proof 21, equal to 2s. 2d. to 2s. 3d. for exportation. Sugar—There is a decline in the value of this article. Our last Intelligencer named its limits at ss. 6d. to 20s. We now quote 15s. to 19s. per 100 lbs. Freights are very dull as under:—Sugar, 31. to 31. 10s. per ton. Rum, 41 per gallon. EXCHANGES ON LONDON.-:-Colonial Bank-90 days, 1 per cent. pm.; 60 days, 1 per cent. pm.; 30 days, 2 per cent. pm. Jamaica Bank -90 days, 1 pm.; stree [ADVERTISEMENT.]—The most obstinate Bowel Complaints are speedily cured by Worsdell's Vegetable Restorative Pills, prepared by John Kaye, Esq., of Dalton-hall, near Huddersfield. Mr. Thomas Hughe s , builder, res idi ng at R ug, near 'Corwen, says, " I was troubled for upwards of fonr years and a half with avery weakening bowel complaint. The advice of several emi nent medical men, and the remedies they, recommended, all proved unavailing. I determined to give your Pills a fair trial, and to my great joy they effected a perfect cure. I am now as healthy as ever I was in my life." Similar testimonies have been borne by hundreds. See that John Kaye's coat of arms, and a fac-simile of his signature, are printed on the directions for use wrapped round each box. Price is: lid., 2s. 6c1., and 4s. 6d. per box; to be had of all respectable Chemists and Medicine Venders. The Marquis of Lansdowne arrived in town yes. terday, from his seat, Bowood Park, Wilts. • No doubt the people of the south division of Eng land will, in due time (and no matter how soon) cry aloud in disgust against the most infamous grasp, and Kat the same time say, "It is enough ! We have seen, we have seen ! Railways might be a blessing to the land —ought ; but abused by misconduct, and enor mous amount of money thrown away, owners seek to saddle the public with the loss, and they bec ome pestilential." - Let the people therefore pray the Legislature next session to take every line of railway into holy keeping, in the management and direction •of Government, as national property, at a fair and just market price, for the eyes of all must now be opened. Why have we already had so much of amalgamation and purchase of canals, &c.? Horrible, horrible, most horrible I A WARWICKSHIRE LAD. Nov. 7, 1848. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, WRDNESDAY.—The Myrtle steam vessel, Master-Commander Alfred Balliston, left to-day for St. Helier's, Jersey, taking Dr. Bradford, surgeon to the Blenheim, to render additional assistance to the crew of the Seaflower cutter, Commander Dumaresq, ou board which it is reported Asiatic cholera has made its appearance. Mr. Balliston had his steam up, and was ready to start in less than an hour after ordered—a most praiseworthy exhibition of alacrity on the part of that offit , er. The Plumper steam-vessel, to which Commander Nol loth was appointed on Monday, had not hoisted the pen dant up to this time-4 P.M- Captain Austin, C. 8., commanding the reserve steam squadron at this port, is ordered to superintend the forthcoming trial between the Sharpshooter (iron) and Rifleman (wood) screw-vessels, the former of 202 and the latter of 100 horse power. Sir Charles Napier wished l to have had this trial under his immediate orders, hut it appears the Admiralty have willed it otherwise. • The Ajax screw block-ship is ordered for trial on Fri day. She is to leave the harbour at half past eight and will remain at Spithead until Saturday. A nume rous party of scientific officers, including some members of thi. AdiniraltY,Ure expected to be_,on board during the trials. , The. Blenheim screw block-ship, Captain Horatio Auitin, C. 8., was visited to-day by Captain the Hon. M. F. F. Berkely, C. 8., one of the Lords of the Admit ally, Captain Chath, C. 13., of the Exdellent, and Colonel Cot quhoun, • of Woolwich, to decide on the alterations for the benefit of that ship proposed iby Captain Chads., The Harlequin, 12, Commander Moore, sailed from Malta for Messina on the 22d ult. The Dil.gence, naval transport, sailed this morning for Plymou. h THE MASTER'S RANK AND SENIORITY.—A memorial is now being handed round at Portsmouth for signature, from the masters of the royal navy, addressed to the Lords Commissioners, praying to be placed on the same equality in rank and command with tho lieutenants of tho navy, according to the dates of their several commis sions. Should their prayer be granted the masters in nF arly all the larger, class of ships of war would take command afth. the commanders, and before the senior and other lieutenants, should the date of their commis sions `give them the seniority, which in must cases it would-do. Wind, N. by W., moderate breezes, and fine weather. PLymourri, Nov. 7.—Her Majesty's sloop Heroine, 8, Commander Charles Edmunds, arrived in the Sound last night from the coast' of Africa; left St. Paul de Loando on the 2d, and Ascension on the 14th of September; an chored at Sierra Leone on the 21st, and sailed on the 24th; arrived at Isle St. Vincent (Cape Verd) on the 3d, and left on the_lBth of October. OCT. 2.—Spoke an American barque, which reported having been four days in company, and parted on the Ist of October, with the Sydney packet Alert, outward bound, 'partially dismasted in a hurricane two degrees north of Cape Verd islands: The Heroine at the time was in the vicinity ,of the hurricane, which is unusual in that quarter. She only experienced a tremendous swell. —Nov. 3, lat. 47 deg. 28 min. N., long. 12' d-g. 5 min: W.,' blowing bard from the Nprth-east—exchanged colours with the ship Jemima, outward bound, and exhibiting the first distinguishing pennant over No. 6.024. The Heroine has been three years and one month absent from England; her officers and men are all healthy. She has taken seven prizes and two halves, making eight prizes in all. The slave trade is becoming more active than ever; it is carried on chiefly by the Brazilians, but the Spaniards have latterly taken a share in the traffic. The Commodore was at anchor at St. Paul de Loando when the Heroine left on the 2d of September. The Pantaloon sloop, 8, Commander L. T. Provost, was at Sierra Leone on the 24th of September, bound to the Gallinas. Th e Al ert sloop, 8, Commander Hugh Dunlop; the Bonetta brigantine, 3, Lieutenant-Com mander F. E. Forbes; and the Sealark sloop, 8, Com mander W. B. Monypenny, were at the Gallinas. The Amphitrite, 24, Captain T. R. Eden; and the Firefly steam-vessel, 3, Commander John Tudor, were at the Bight of Benin, all very healthy. The Punjaub left for England the day before the departure of the Heroine. The Bonetta has made eight prizes. The Sealerk's fourth prize, a large brig, capable of holding 1,000 slaves, was at Sierra Leone; and the Amphitrite's third prize, a brigantine of 300 saves, arrived there on the 22d of September. Her Majesty's sloop Ranger, 8, Commander Charles F. Newland, which got ashore at St. Vincent (Cape de Verd) on the 22d of July, was sunk on th e Bth o f . . I Septe - mber, in being hove down by the Pantaloon, but was afloat when the Heroine arrived there. The James Town, American Commodore, had rendered considerable assistance to the Ranger. All the Ranger's keel, fore foot, and butt ends are gone, and several of her timbers are showing; it is doubtful if she can be repaired suffi ciently to enable her to come home. The only vessels at Ascension were her Majesty's war sloop Tortoise, 12, Captain Frederick Hutton, and her Majesty's sloop Wanderer, 12, Commander F. B. Mon tresor, re-fitting. Her Majesty's brig Nautilus, 6, tender, came into harbour ye s t er d ay; her crew, consisting of, seamen and naval apprentices, will be transferred to her Majesty's ship San Josef, 110, Captain Sir Thomas Maitland. The Nautilus will have a new crew, consisting of seamen only. The Admiralty Finance Committee yesterday, in com pany with Admiral Superintendent Sir John Louis, Mr. Stigant, storekeeper, and other dockyard officers, visited the store-house No. 1, and inspected the copper sheath ing, bolts, block shivers, canvas and fearnoughts; the cordage in No. 2; iron boilers and hemp cables in N 0.3; and the blocks, oakum, and various stores in Nos. 4,5, and 8. Their Lordships subsequently examined other departments in the yard. Wind N.W., fresh breeze, dry. Tux WEAT - HDR:SiDee our last, we have had changeable weather, with a downward tendency in the thermometer. Saturday morning the frost was keen, with a cold N.W. wind, and the lowest temperature of •the day was 26 degrees Fahrenheit. In the evening, and during the night ; , it continued frosty; and early on Sunday morning the temperature was no higher than 27 degrees; but the weather had changed, and rain fell during the forenoon and the rest of the day. On Mon day the temperature was higher, but the day was cloudy, and rain fell in the afternoon. Yesterday was fine and clear for the most part, and altogether an improvement on the weather of the last two or three days.--Man chester Guardian. MALIT AND GILL.—For a correct report of this good pugilistic contest see Bell's Life in London of Sa turday, Nov. 11. The sale of Bell's Life exceeds 27,000, and is regularly published in time for all the Saturday mid-day railways. How To ENLARGE VEGETABLES.--A vast increase of food may be obtained by managing judiciously, and systematically carrying out the principles of increase. Take, for instance, a pea. Plant it in very rich ground; allow_it to bear the first year, say a half-dozen pods only; remove all others save the largest single pea of these. Sow it the next year, and retain of the produce three pods only; sow the largest the following year, and retain one pod; again select the largest, and the next year the sort will by this time have trebled its size and weight. Ever afterwards sow the largest, and by these means you will get peas, or anything else, of a bulk of which we at present have no conception.—Boston Cultivator (U. Sa. • 'RAILWAYS ! RAIL WAYS ) • • - THREE -GREAT RAILWAYS f - WONDERS WILL NEVER CEASE ! (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) Who can view the aspect of affairs between the North-Wester n , . Great Western, and South-Western 'Companies, an d not seem startled, not feel ala rmed, and cry aloud, "Wonderful!" What! after the two monster companies, the 'Great Western and Nora'. Western, have been quarrelling so long and differing over the bone (the Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway) who should possess it, who should have the !mastery and direction of it, at a cost so outrageous, t :tghtful, and distressing to themselves, and ruinous to mutual interests,—do they now seek to shake hands :,:nd join, even soliciting the South-Western Company to become a party and fall in the same rank to amaigramate with them, become united, three created in one ? And what is to become of the public throu i rdicut the compass' of this vast portion o f t h e empire ? sup pse even one-half of England w ill b e under tLe thumb, at the will of one man, one direction I Will hooest John Bull sit down quietly and con tent, be reconciled and satisfied with such an awful domination ? Isfo,: no I it cannot, must not, will not be!' Think for a Moment of the horrible aoust- that Wiat did the comp an y see k has already taken place. by projecting th e Birmingham ,and Oxford J un .-li on lice, in introaucing , their Bill to the notice of Parlia ment? I was present before the Committees on the Bill, both in the Commons and Lords in 1845, and the Bill was distinctly understood as a competing line with the London and Birmingham line, and as such the Act passed, and was considered right and neces sary for the good of the public. Who then will pre tend, or dare to say, that it was for the good of the public that the said line should forthwith be sold to the. Great Western, and now proposed to be united or amalgamated with the North-Western ?—a line by which the Act was granted to be in competition (or opposition) with, as a matter of public right and just principle. Surely, then, it becomes startling, fright tul, nay, alarming, to think of these things. And, further, what will be the end thereof ? I look upon it that every disinterested person will cry aloud and petition against the proposed amalga mation—a great scheme (as I think) of the most shameful, unjust; and diabolical character and intent, fraught with nothing but base injustice and imposition upon the public. the by ast, his