The Sun. — London, England, 1848-09-04 00:00:00

WAY INTELLIGENCE: OPENING OF THE LINE FROM PARIS TO CALAIS AND DUNKIRK. The inauguration of the remaining principal branch of the Great Northern Railroad of France, namely, from Lille to Calais, took place on Saturday. A special train left Paris at six o'clock on Friday evening and reached Lille at half-past twelve. The train started from Calais at twenty minutes past eight yesterday morning, and reached the terminus at (St. Pierre lez Calais, a mile and three-quarters from this city, at half-past twelve o'clock, nearly two hours later than the time anticipated. The delay seemed una voidable. It was caused by the necessity for caution on the newly-formed road, on which, for a considerable dis tance, there is yet only a single line of rails laid down, and partly from the necessity for renewing the supply of water at a point where the machinery for that pur pose was not complete. Moreover, at Bailleul, at Haze brouck, and at St. Omer respectively, the progress of the train was also suspended for some time to admit of an exchange of compliments between the authorities of those places and the administration of the railroad, repre sented by Baron James Do Rothschild. On arriving at the terminus near Calais, we found assembled a large body of troops and of National Guards; the authorities of the city of C a l a i s , d e p u t a ti ons f rom many of the neighoouring towns and districts, and even from Dover, and, above all, on an elevated estrade, covered with scarlet cloth, the clergy in cons id era bl e numbers, having at their head the venerable and re spected Cardinal Latour D'Auvergne, Archbishop of Arras. The population of Calais and of the country for many leagues round were present. After some military salutes the real business of the Inauguration of the railroad commenced by a blessing pronounced by the Cardinal Archbishop. This over, his Eminence, a man of 80 years of age, read in a firm and sonorous voice an address to his flock, in which ho alluded to the progress of science, and its immediate benefit to Calais, as developed especially in the railroad then before them. Salutes and cheers followed. The Cardinal then entered his carriage,: and, leading the way, returned to Calais. Then commenced the march on foot in a broiling sun of the immense majority of those present, the dozen om nibuses in attendance having been kindly forestalled— they call it here " reserved"—for the administration and the special friends and favourites of the magistracy of Calais. Onlarriving in the city we found the princi pal any many collateral streets festooned with flowers and evergreens. The church bells were ringing merrily, and muskets were momentarily discharged. There was no cheering, but everybody looked gay and happy, and with good reason, for this event is perhaps the only one that could rescue Calais from the misery and desertion under which it has suffered for a quarter of a century. At three o'clock a very interesting object presented itself. The whole of the Grand Place was laid out with tables, on which dinner was served for the National Guards, a portion of the troops of all arms, and of the bourgeoise of Calais. The repast was frugal except in respect of wine. They wound up the evening in the cafes and at a grand ball, in which the absence of female partners was the theme of their regrets. About four o'clock the dinner of ceremony took place at " the Establishment," where the Mayor of Calais, who had at his right and left the Prefect of the Depart ment, the Ministers of Justice and Public Works (MM. Marie and Recurt), took the chair. The Barons James, Lionel, (Sir) Anthony, and Gustavo de Rothschild; MM. Cormenin, Gamier Pag4s, Pagnerre, and other members of the National Assembly; General Bois le Comte, and—lost in the crowd — the deputation from Dover, specially invited, but . for whom no particular in places at the table had been dicated. The dinner over, speaking on a small scale commenced, and pro duced some very awkward incidents. Long previously it might be gathered from the con versation on all sides that, like their brethren of Paris, the bourgeoise of Calais were discontented with the revo lution that had taken place, and consequent l y w i t h t h e Republic. It did not appear that in Calais, any more than in Paris, this dissatisfaction had its foundation in affection or attachment for any of the "Pretenders" of whom one hears so much, but purely and simply be cause the change had produced for them not only no advantage, but loss of trade, customers, and lodgers. This feeling became p ar ti cu l ar ly man ifest when the Profit, in a speech considered to be full of indiscretions, expressed a hope, and indeed predicted—that the Re public would heal the sores (plaies) caused by tho mo narchies. A rather general burst of disapprobation followed. He essayed " Vice la Republique," and was responded to by " Vice la France." The din and confusion that ensued were considerable. Ulti mately, however, the company separated, but not with those pleasureable feelings which the occasion ought to have suggested. To-day further rejoicings are in progress, the details of which would have no interest for you. The Republic may thrive and prosper, but there is one thing that seems certain, namely, that their city will be benefited by the opening of the shortest and pleasantest and most direct line of communication with Belgium and Germany that has ever yet been established. Whether it will take much from the Boulogne route to Paris is another question, which will depend a good deal on increased ' speed, as it is not at present contemplated that the jour ney between Calais and the French capital shall be per formed in less than between ten and twelve hours. The directors of the Northern Railroad and their guests resumed the excursion at eight o'clock this morn ing, and proceeded to Dunkirk. The weather has been throughout superb. WEAN VALLEY. The half-yearly meeting was held at Darlington on Friday; Mr. H. Stobart in the chair. The report stated, that the calls made during the half year had been freely responded to; the full amount of the 501. shares had been called up, and 101. per share on the 251. shares during the year, including the call of 2L ss. per share, payable by instalments in September and November. No further call will be made this year, and in 1849 the calls will not exceed si. per share. The works which have been contracted for have been completed. The CHAIRMAN, on moving the adoption of the report, stated that the line was leased in perpetuity to the Stock ton and Darlington Company, and that they had but little more to do than declare a dividend. The report was adopted, and a dividend declared at the rate of six per cent. per annum. MIDDLESBOROUGH AND REDCAR. The half-yearly meeting was held at Darlington on Friday; Mr. J. C. Hopkins in the chair. The line having been leased to the Stockton and Dar lington Company at six per cent. per annum, the only business was declare a dividend to that amount. A dividend was accordingly declared of 30s. per share for the half-year ending the 30th instant, subject to a reduc tion for income-tax. EAST AND WEST YORKSHIRE. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Wednesday at Knaresborough ; Mr. J. Dent in the chair. The report stated that the portion of the line from Hay Park, near Kntsresborough, to the junction with the York and Newcastle line, near York, was ready for opening ; that the Leeds and Thi rs k R a il way Com pany were prepared to work it on terms to be agreed on between the two companies. It appeared that 191,000/. bad been expended on the works, and that the Leeds and Thirsk Company were not disposed to carry out th e provisional agreement for leasing the line in perpetuity at a rent equivalent to 6 per cent. per annum on a capi tal of 200,0001. The CHAIRMAN having moved the adoption of the re port, a long discussion took place wjth reference to the question of amalgamation with the Leeds and Thirsk Company, but it was ultimately determined to leave the matter in the hands of the directors. Resolutions were passed adopting the report and con firming the forfeiture of 95 shares for nonpayment of calls. SCOTTISH CENTRAL. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Wednesday at Pertk • Lord Duncan in the chair. The report stated that the southern portion of the line, extending from Stirling to its junction with the Edin burgh and Glasgow Railway at Greenhill, was opened to the public for passenger and parcel traffic on the Ist of March, and the entire line on the 23d of May. That 129,842 passengers were conveyed along the line from the opening to the 31st of July without accident. Ar rangements had been entered into with the Edinburgh and Glasgow Company, by which delays in the arrival of the trains at the junction with that line will be avoided in future. The traffic receipts to the 31st of July amounted to 10,075/. and the working expenses to 4,5841. leaving a balance of 5,4911. A very small portion of this revenue was derived from the conveyance of goods, but as the goods sheds are now far advanced, and the sidings nearly finished at most of the stations, that branch of the trifle will come on the line immediately. The coal traffic is expected to form a valuable item in the company's revenue, and from which a material reduction in the prico will accrue to the inhabitants in the district of the line. The want of a continous connexion between the Scottish Central and the Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction Railway had sveu ui to the former but a fraction of the traffic of that c of atse!rict to which that railway furnishes the means Ta u. . The completion of the bridge across the Y i n a few weeks will supply the connecting link be pp Perth Perth and Dundee, when a great accession of traffic m a B ill 1,8 1% expected . The directors regret that the Weste'vrn7etheicleethe line to the London and North session it being a "nnian Bce., companies was lost this to the shareholders measure n calculated to be so beneficial lately has beea-eoweatodb the public. An arrangement teen the southern companies on the one hand and the Edinburgh and Glasgow on the other, whereby the difficulties hithe r t o ex i st i ng between these great inter es t s will be met; and it i s h ope d t h e ponies themselves a n d benefi t result will be fou n d advanta l ous to the rail way com the The capital account t o the 31s tto public. uly 1,268,242/. had been received, andheio, 6/. exp en d ed; 2:4J5,49 showed th a t leaving a balance of 22,7461. T that date amounted to 18,4071. rrears on calls to The CHAIRMAN having explai ne d the various matters referred to in the report, moved its adoption, which was seconded by Colonel BELSHER. The Marquis of BREADALBANE went into a long ex planation and defence of the course which ho had pur sued when he was chairman of the company. H o ex. pressed his dissent to certain portions of the report, although ho had no wish to oppose its adoption. After some discussion the report was adopted, and a vote of thanks passed to the Chairman. The meeting then separated. DUNDEE AND PERTH. The half -yearly meeting of this company was held on Tuesday, at Perth ; Lord Kinnaird in tho chair. The:report stated that there had been an increase of THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1848. from 1001. to 1501. per week on the revenue as compared with the corresponding period of last year, while no ad ditional extent of railway had been opened. The income now was five times the amount of that derived from the Dundee and Arbroath line during the first year it was open, both lines running through a precisely similar district. The CHAIRMAN said, that the bridge at Perth was ex pected to be completed, along with the line into Perth, by the Ist of October. They had at present only the conveyance of local traffic, and in consequence of not being able to cross the river they were deprived of the conveyance of coals, lime, and the through traffic. There was no coal north of the Tay ; and as Dundee consumed more than 100,000 tons annually, this traffic was very. important. By an agreement with the Caledonian Com pany, independent of that to lease the line, the latter company are to work the line and provide the working stock for one-third of the gross traffic. This arrange ment of itself would, on the completion of the line, pro duce a dividend of 8 per cent. In consequence of the opening of a portion of the Aberdeen line, the traffic on the Dundee and Arbroath Railway had increased con siderably. Resolutions were passed adopting the report, and au thorizing the directors to borrow the money specified in the Act. corded; and it was also honourable to the railway coin pany.—(Applause.) He claimed no merit for himself beyond that of having pursued a straightforward arid honest course in conducting these undertakings, and in dealing with the immense capital entrusted to his care. It was to his friend, Mr. Stephenson, and his colleague, Mr. Harrison, that he was chiefly indebted for the effi ciency with which his undertakings had been executed. —(Cheers.) Ho could assure the mayor that ho had re ceived with the most cordial feelings of satisfaction they entertainment which his worship had so kindly provided; and he would also assure the inhabitants of Newcastle he should do all in his power to promote their ac commodation, and give them all the advantage which this undertaking was capable of affording.—(Applause.) Mr. HARRISON said it had been to him a source of the highest gratification that, with the assistance of Mr. Stephenson, with whom ho was proud to be associated, he had been able to bring this work to its present state. Mr. ALLPORT, the manager of the York and Newcastle Railway, reiterated the remarks of Mr. Harrison with. respect to the handsome manner in which his services had been referred to. He believed the great work which was now so far completed would bo of immense advan tage in that district. Mr. HUDSON begged to give " The health of tho Mayor and Corporation of Newcastle."—(Applause.) The MAYOR, in the name of the corporation, begged to thank Mr. Hudson for the high honour he had con ferred upon them in meeting them that day, and propos ing their health in such flattering terms. Mr. PLEWS proposed " The health of the contractors, Messrs. Rush and Lawton, and Messrs. Hawks and Crawshay." Every gentleman who ♦iewed the manner in which the bridge was executed would give the highest credit to those gentlemen who had undertaken the designs of their able engineer.—(Applause.) Mr. ORA/7511AT retured thanks. He said, whilst they had been ably supported by their mon, they had also been financially well supported.—(Hear, hear.) In times like those through which they had lately passed, it was no slight praise to Mr. Hudson that in no one in stance had a work with which ho was connected been suspended for want of funds.—(Great applause.) The MAYOR proposed " Tho health of Mr. Robert Stephenson,"whose greatabilities were universally known and admired. Mr. Hunsorr, in the absence of Mr. Stephenson, ac knowledged the toast. He said those who knew Mr. Stephenson well could testify that no individual ever deserved better the compliment which had just been paid to him, for a more high minded and honourable man, and one more deserving of respect, did not exist anywhere.—(Great applause.) His friends around him knew that on behalf of the railway companies over which he presided, in the months of October and September about 400,000/. had to be repaid to the Bank of England which had been borrowed of that es tablishment. He bad been able to fufil that engage ment, besides carrying on the works.—(Applause.) He believed there was an elasticity in the English character that could surmount all difficulties. Works had been executed which would have appalled any but English men, and which could not have been executed by any other private companies in the world.—(Applause.) Nothing surprised foreigners more than to see works of such magnitude executed entirely by private companies; and, however bad the legislation might be, there was an elasticity in the country which would baffle it all.—(Ap plause.) So long as the same indomitable and enterpris ing spirit existed amongst our commercial men, we could not fail to have prosperity. lie concluded by proposing the health of the artisans and labourers who had been employed in constructing the High Level Bridge.— (Great applause.) The MAYOR then proposed the health of Mrs. Hud son; to which Mr. HUDSON responded. Mr. S. REED said, as there were so many strangers present from Sunderland, he begged to give " Success to the trade and port of Sunderland." Mr. J. J. WRIGHT returned thanks, and proposed " The health of the Sheriff, Captain Weatherley." Captain WEATHERLEY returned thanks, and expressed in glowing terms the pleasure he had felt in taking part in the interesting event of the day. Mr. N. WOOD, in returning thanks for "The Coal Trade," which was proposed by the Mayor, observed, that to the coal trade alone the new communication by the High Level Bridge would be of immense im portance. In one concern with which he was con nected they had, yesterday, about 39 horses employed in carting coke, the produce of coal, across the Tyne. This day that labour and expense had been super seded. When he considered the saving which would be effected in this one item alone, he felt that, san guine as he was, he could not anticipate the extent to which the High Level Bridge might be advantageously used. Mr. HunsoN said the company were aware that there were a few ladies who had courageously accompanied them across the Tyne by the High Level Bridge. He begged to give " The health of Mrs. Wood and the Ladies."—(Applause.) Mr. WOOD briefly returned thanks, and the company then separated. The numerous workmen employed on the works at the High Level Bridge, to the number of 1,000, were liberally entertained by the contractors, Messrs. Rush and Lawton. The cost of the entertainment was 2001., of which sum Mr. Hudson had subscribed 501. THE OCEAN MONARCH. LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 2.—The sketeh of the burning of the Ocean Monarch was raffled for to-day, and a very handsome sum has been realised. The number of tickets issued was 491 at ss. each. The fortunate winner was Mr. Hulton, of Hulton Park, near Bol ton. An adjourned meeting of the Liverpool Ship wreck and Humane Society was held to-day, to take into consideration the services of those parties instru-, mental in rescuing the people from the wreck, whose cases were deferred from the last meeting. A letter was read from Admiral Grenfell, highly eulogising the conduct of all on board the Affonso, particularly the officers and four of the seamen. To each of the officers the committee have awarded the society's silver medal of the first class, and to each of the four seamen a silver medal of the second class. A silver iviedal of the first class was also awarded to Mr. Jotham Bragdon, chief mate of the Ocean Monarch, and 151. to five of . the said ship's crew, who volun tarily manned one of their own boats under the com mand of the mate, and by great coolness and perse verance were enabled to save many lives. A gold medal was voted to Mr. Dani, the master of the steamer Prince of Wales, for the judgment and energy displayed by him, by which many of the last survivors were rescued from the wreck. The silver medal was awarded to Mr. Batty, his mate, who did good service on the occasion, and 251. for distribution among his crew. The following letter is from Captain Hunter, in reply to the verdict of the coroner's jury published in The Sun of Saturday : "Sir,—l observe thatithe inquiry before the coroner re. specting the Ocean Monarch is, at last, concluded. " The coroner says, that it could not have been diffi cult to discover that if the Ocean Monarch were not an emigrant ship she must have been a troop ship, or some vessel having an extraordinary number of passengers on board. I wish to know how I could make the discovery, as I did not ace one living creature on board her ; and I know of no distinguishing mark between an emigrant ship and any other. Again, the coroner says there had been an attempt by the Cambria to get to Liverpool be fore the Orion. This remark is really too ridiculous to notice after the explanation given in court of the rela tive speed of the two boats. "Being a witness myself, I was not aware till yes terday that I was expected to produce witnesses. But the coroner is well aware that a list of nine gentlemen, passengers per Cambria, was given to Mr. Wright, who promised that they should be summoned, and that if they did not appear he would get the coroner to adjourn the Court. To prove facts bearing on the position of the Cambria, an extract from the log of the Northwest Lightship was produced, stating that the Cambria had passed them about forty minutes past two, whereas the Cambria was at the Seacombe landing stage at half-past two, after waiting some time for the stage to be clear. " I beg to take this opportunity of publicly thanking Captain Murdoch, of the Ocean Monarch, for his letter of the 28th of August, wherein he acquits me of all blame; and I think that he is as competent to form a correct judgment in the matter as any witness that has been examined. lam not aware that the facts in my letter of the 26th of August have been disproved by evidence in any respect. " I am, Sir, yours respectfully, " JOHN HUNTER. " Liverpool, S e pt. 2." _ Captain Clarke, of the steamer William Penn, which arrived from Waterford this morning, reports having seen the heel of the bowsprit and part of the head of the Ocean Monarch above the water, which appeared to be held firmly to the spot by the ship's anchors and cables. The wreck lies in the track of vessels passing the Ormshead. We understand that the officers of the 46th Regi ment, at present stationed at Everton, intend giving on an early day an amateur performance, the pro• ceeds of which will be devoted to the relief of the survivors of the casualty. These gentlemen are at present negotiating with Mr. Copeland to play at the Amphitheatre. We have much pleasure in acknowledging the re ceipt of a cheque for 51. ss. from " H. W.," for the relief of the surviving passengers of the Ocean Mo narch. The amount has been handed over to the parties authorised to receive subscriptions for this purpose; and we trust that the examples we have already noticed will have the effect of inducing other charitably disposed persons to come forward and assist in this humane object. The contributions received from all sources up to this evening amount to 3,4001. Among the list of names we notice her Majesty and Prince Albert, who have subscribed 1001. in aid of the sufferers, on behalf of whom it is said her Majesty has expressed the deepest interest. To-day the two men belonging to the Pilot Queen of Chester were again brought up before Mr. Rush ton . A young gentleman, who gave his name a s John Sheard, of Huddersfield, was present. He stated that he was put on board the Taliesin, and was identified by both Mr. Powell and the seaman Rogers, as the man left on board the pilot boat, when they, with the others, left. The " suspected murder" was thus set at rest. Mr. Rushton said he would send the prisoners to be tried for the robbery of the trunk to the magistrates in Flintshire. Mr. Dowling said he would transmit them on Monday. Mr. Rushton in structed the officers to give Mr. Powell his watch again, and told the latter gentleman to restore the blanket he had received to the prisoners. He said he had no strict right to make such an order, but was willing to take the responsibility of it. We believe that it is to little purpose that we transmit oar complaints across the Atlantic by every mail. They are received, read, and disregarded, because we are weak and powerless. Our only hope has been in the justice of the British people, but we have look e d u p t o t h at so long without effect that wo have at length nearly aban doned the idea. It is nevertheless impossible to regard the gradual but certain overthrow of such an island as this without a murmur. Ruin has already seized the greater part of the population, starvation is fast follow. ing in our streets, speculation has ceased, business is al most at a stand, and, in a word, the inhabitants of this island look forward to the future with distrustful anxiety and dismal foreboding. Never, since the great boon of freedom was ac corded, has the Ist of August, its glorious anniver sary, passed off as it has done this year. Formerly, the fortnight preceding it was replete with business— every negro, however poor, laid in his little stock for the auspicious day, and was merry in his gratitude ; but, alas 1 in 1848, no one can afford to be happy—the day differed in no respect from the one that went be fore or the one that came after—and, bad as the year has hitherto been, we look in vain for any past period that presented so much of dullness as the week pre ceding the Ist of August. Since the abandonment of so many estates the negroes who have been thrown out of employment have sought, in the sale of provisions and fruit, the acquirement of a little money. The consequence has been, that Kingston has, within the last few• weeks, been completely deluged with fruit, which is being sold for little or nothing ; but the earn ings from this source are not only extremely small but very precarious, and the negro is compelled to be very saving. The dry goods trade feels this state of things severely, trifling as it may seem, while the quantity of ground provisions and fruit at market interferes with the sale of bread stuffs. We regret that we have to report the past fortnight the dullest for some ,time without a chance of the amelioration of business for the future, unless some aid is afforded by the Home Govern ment, the denial of which must result in an abandon ment of the colony. An addition has been made to the misfortunes under which the trade of the island is suffering by the un expected suspension of specie payments by the Planters' Bank. This event occurred on the day after that on which the last packet sailed. On the previous Saturday in consequence of the rumours which were afloat pre judicial to the stability of the bank, a heavy run was made upon it, which was not however so great as it would have been had the reports been circulated on a week day —many of the Jewish houses being absent from business on their Sabbath. The rush was made during the whole of Saturday by specie payments. On the Monday morning a quantity of persons presented notes at the bank immediately after it was opened for business, demanding specie in exchange, when the answer returned was that the bank had sus pended payments in specie owing to a deficiency of silver. A great deal of sensation was created by this occur rence both in Kingston and Spanish Town, when a few merchants and shopkeepers, with a praiseworthy desire to restore confidence, so indispensable in the present state of things, publicly announced that they would re ceive the notes of the Planters' Bank. A public meeting was then called by the Mayor of Kingston, in accord ance with a requisition most respectably signed, to con sider the matter, when resolutions were passed, ex pressing the perfect confidence of the meeting in the two other banks in this city (the Jamaica and the Co lonial), and announcing a determination to receive the notes of the Planters' Bank, in the usual way of busi ness, at par. Another resolution was also passed, recom mendiug the Receiver-General and the Collector of her Majesty's Customs to receive the notes of the Planters' Bank—a recommendation which, we regret to say, has not been acted on. This meeting had a very great effect on the minds of the public, and several persons signed an advertisement which was published in all the newspapers to the effect that they would receive the Planters' notes. We are sorry, however, to have to report that there is at present little confidence in the public mind, that is to say in the minds of the mass, in Planters' Bank paper. We have applied in the proper quarter for information respecting the cause of the un looked-for suspension by a bank which has so long and so deservedly, we believe, enjoyed the fullest trust of all classes, and the following has been afforded us offi cially I— " We regret to state that the Planters' Bank of this island, which has been of such essential service in sup porting the interests of every class throughout the country, has been obliged to suspend temporarily specie payments; this has been brought on by the general dis tress of the agricultural and commercial classes through out every district in the island, which has been in pro gress for the last twelve months, induced by the legis lative enactments of the British Government, together with a panic that caused a run on Saturday and Mon day last." Not anything is yet positively known of the assets of the bank, which are stated to be 180,0001., while the lia bilities extend to only 72,0001. The stoppage is a circumstance which is very much to be regretted, not only on account of the bank itself, which will require much time before it can re-establish confi dence is the mind of the negro labourer, who cannot now be prevailed on to receive its notes, but also on account of the further shock it has given to the already shattered state of trade, which it has for the present materially as sisted to paralyse. The'rush on the Planters' Bank was soon followed by a demand on the Jamaica Bank, which, however, was so readily met, that all fears as to the stability of that esta blishment, if they were ever seriously entertained, have completely subsided. There was very little demand at the offices of the Co lonial Bank; such as there was, however, was instantly met, and the Colonial now shares, with the Jamaica, the full confidence of all classes. Rice—A cargo of Carolina has been taken at 205., and 600 bags East India at 17s. 3d. per 100 lb. The stock of Carolina is heavy, and of East India light. Malt—Bottled porter is scarce. Ale sells at 7s. Gd. per dozen. In bulk, Lane's Cork has been taken at 655. per hhd., in small quantities. Ruin may be quoted at 2s. 4d. to 3s. Bd. per gallon, proof 21, equal to ls. 10d. to. 2s. for exportation. Sugar—Prices range from 17s. to 21s. per 100 lb. There is very litte at market. Pimento-120 bags have been sold at .2fd. per lb. Freights—There is very little freight offering for the homeward ships. Rates to England, 31. 10s. per ton. Exchanges on London—Colonial Bank, 90 days, 1 per cent. premium; ditto, 60 days, 14 per cent. premium; Jamaica Bank, 90 days, k per cent. premium; ditto, 60 days, 1 per cent. premium; ditto, 30 days, lit per con premium. PRESIDENT ROBERTS OF LIBERIA..—By the Isaac Wright, packet-ship, from New York, which arrived here on Sunday, we have to notice the arrival of Presi dent Roberts, of Liberia (a gentleman of colour), of whom and his mission to this country a New York paper, on his departure, speaks as follows;—" The ob ject of his visit is to make arrangements, if possible, with the Governments of Great Britain and France to acknowledge the independence of Liberia, that diplo matic relations may be opened between those Govern ments and that of Liberia. President Robert deserves great praise for the manner in which he has conducted the government of his republic. He was the son of a barber in North Carolina, and when the subject of colo nisation was first agitated, he was one of the few who started for the coast of Africa, where, by proper appli cation, he soon became conversant with not only the English, but the Latin language. Having a great deal of perseverance, he commenced the study of law, and was, in a short time, the most eminent legal man in the co lony; and eventually, after the colonization of the re public, he became its President by the free voice of the people. In point of talent he stands far above his race in this country, and in Liberia will probably become the greatest statesman of his age."—Liverpool Journal. MELANCROLY ACCIDENT.—On Wednesday last the Rev.JohnLloydCrawley, of Arlingham-on-Severn, rode out to visit some friends on the other side of the river, telling his servant that he should certainly be back at night, as if too late for the ferry, he should swim his mare across. On arriving at the other side of the river he told one of the ferrymen he should be crossing to Arlingham at night, and desired he would wait up at the ferry-house to put him over, which the ferryman promised to do. Just as the tide began to ebb, the unfortunate gentleman arrived at the ferry-house, and found the ferryman had just gone out, saying he would return in ten minutes. This he failed to do, and after an hour and a half's search, could not be found. Upon this the deceased waked up the other ferryman, who promised to put him across the river. The deceased then went to the ferry, and waited there some time for the ferryman. At length, apparently an noyed at the great delay which shad occurred, and by the importunities of two or three persons who urged him not to cross the river until morning, and probably think ing the second ferryman was about to fail him as the first had done, he put into execution his intention of the morning, and rode his mare into the river, in the direction of Arlingham. Man and horse appeared to advance steadily, until a part of the river where the eddy is very strong ; then a plunging was heard, and shortly afterwards the noise of the mare blowing some way farther down the river, after which a dark object was seen to mount the opposite bank. Fearing some accident had occurred, the persons on the shore gave the alarm. The river was shortly covered with boats, but no signs were discovered of the unfortu- nate deceased, whose mare was found at his door, with the saddle empty, and one stirrup gone. The proba bility is that, when the plunging was heard, man and horse was overwhelmed by the eddy, that the rider was struck when under water, tor dragged by the stir rup, so that he could not swim, and that after the stir rup gave way, the mare, relieved of the burden reached the shore. The deceased's body has not yet been found, though every search has been made for it. The deceased, who had frequently ridden across the river in safet y be fore, and w as an expert swimmer, has left a widow and four children. REFORMATION OF JUVENILE OFFENDERS.—At the quarterly meeting of the members of the Philanthropic Society, the munificent donation of 100/. was reported as received from her Majesty and Prince Albert, as an earnest of their patronage to the farm school which the society are carrying out for the agricultural training of the boys received into their institution of reform. The chaplain stated also, that 19 of the elder lads in the school in St. George's -fields had gone out as voluntary emigrants to Western Australia, careful arrangements having been made to secure them protection and employ ment, and that his list of candidates for the same advan tage already contained nearly 20 names, the boys and their friends thankfully accepting the society's offer to grant them, after such a probation as shall show them really trustworthy and of good character, a free passage and outfit to the colonies. It was mentioned that 85 lads had been received from different prisons and police-courts since the Ist of January, and that upwards of 70 had been provided with situations or been placed under the care of friends. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.I MANSION -HOUSE. On Saturday Gaffee Jones was brought up for final examination upon the charge of having broken into and plundered the premises of Messrs, Kennard and Co., of Upper Thames -street. It was discovered on the 29th of July that the pre mises of Messrs. Kennard and Co. were entered on the night before, and that one of the desks, in which were a 20/. Bank of England note and a cheque upon Glyn's bank for 71., and about 14/. in gold, silver, and halfpence, was plundered of the whole of the property. It was evi dent that the thief must have been acquainted with the premises; and as the prisoner, who had been once em ployed there, was seen loitering about the neighbour , hood on the evening of the robbery, suspicion was at once attached to him, and that suspicion was increased by his sudden and continued absence. It was subse quently found that ho put up at an infamous house at Mile-end where he :was, as might be expected, betrayed by his female companion. He had placed a 20/. note in the hands of a publican in the neighbourhood, and drawn from it, from time to time, to within 11 of the whole amount; and a person who know him heard him express his in tention to call at Glynn's bank for cash for a 71. cheque which ho had in his possession. The publican had, it appeared, paid away the 201. pound note to his brewer, who produced it before Alderman Gibbs, and a clerk in the house of Messrs. Kennard and Co. identified the note as that which had been stolen out of the desk in their counting-house: The prisoner said he had nothing to say, and was committed for trial GUILDHALL. Mr. Hay, of 33, Conduit -street, Bond-street, was summoned before Alderman Lawrence by Charles Breger, conductor of one of Hardwick's Bayswater om nibuses, for unlawfully refusing to pay the regular fare from Leadenhall-street to Ludgato-hill on the 21st ult. The complainant said, Mr. Hay hailed him opposite the Edinburgh Steam-packet-office in Leadenhall-street, and afterwards alighted .opposite the end of the Old Bailey on Ludgate-hill, and tendered him threepence, which he refused, and said, his fair was sixpence. Mr. Hay replied, tbat he knew better, and made some very rude observations about conductors, and gave him his card. The truth was the: conductors were closely watched, and the employers often knew the fares they had to account for; and if a gentleman insisted upon paying less than was required, he cheated the conductor out of it, as he was compelled to account for the full fare, or take the chance of being dismissed with loss of character as being dishonest. He was therefore deter.- mined to teach gentlemen that conductors would no lon ger put up with what they pleased to give. He then produced the following copies of fares:— INSIDE FARES. From Tottenham-court-road to the Bank ... To or from Mile-end -gate to the Bank ... From tho Bank to the Regent-circus, Piccadilly Beyond the above distances ... ... 4d. ... 3d. ... 3d. ... 6d. OUTSIDE FARES. From Tottenham -court-road to the Bank ... 4d. From the Ba n k t o th e Mil e - en d gate ... 3d. From the Bank to the Regent-circus, Piccadilly ... 3d. Mr. Hay said he objected to pay upon principle and for the benefit of the public. He saw a large board swinging on the top of the omnibus, on which were the words " 3d. to Charing-cross," and it was notorious that the complainant's master ran a number of omnibuses which charged 3d. from Aldgate to that part of London. To demand, therefore, 6d. for riding a distance so consi derably short _of that distance at either end, was a very palpable and most gross imposition. The complainant upon his oath denied that the word " Charing -cross" appeared anywhere about:his omnibus. His maste: possessed a great many omnibuses, and what ever might be the fares by others he must abide by those set for his own carriage. Alderman LAWRENCE, having ascertained from the com plainant that the fare for the whole distance from Mile end to Notting -hill was 6d., said he supposed it was the same whether the person got in at the Bank, Charing cross, or Regent-circus. The complainant said it was. Alderman LAWRENCE agreed that it appeared hard to be charged 6d. for riding a short distance before and a short distance beyond one of the divisions, but it seemed to be an unavoidable inconvenience. It was a great ad vantage to the public that the fares should be divided, and there must be places'at which the short fares should end. The proprietors were at liberty to charge what fares they pleased, so that those fares were fixed, made public, and the same to all. In the absence of proof to the con trary, he must give credit to the oath of the complainant. He, therefore, adjudged Mr. Hay to pay the 6d., also the costs of the summons, and 2s. 6d. for the conductor's loss of time, making 6s. Defendant cheerfully paid the money. BOW-STREET. Wm. M. Pugday, employed as a letter-carrier at the Charing-cross branch Post-office, was charged with steal ing a letter containing a shilling. The robbery was dis covered under peculiar circumstances. It appeared from the evidence of Joseph King, a gaoler at the House of Detention in Westminster, that on the 4th ult. the prisoner was locked up for 28 days, in pursuance of an order from the County Court, it was against the rule for any person to retain anything in his possession, and the prisoner was searched. In his hat was found a portion of a newspaper, and on the lining being raised a letter was discovered, addressed to " Master George Peacewell, Emanuel Hospital School, West minster." From the tenor of the letter it was evident that it had contained a shilling. It came from Beverley, and was dated August 3. On his being questioned the prisoner said he had delivered it, and was going to con vey it to a woman in Chapel -street by request of the boy. He offered to give it up to the next postman, but was informed that this could not be permitted. It was ascertained that the prisoner had delivered other letters at the school the same morning, and that the letter found upon him had been expected but was not received. The prisoner in defence declared that the letter had come undone by accident and the shilling had fallen out. His intention was to have written to the inspector at Charing-cross to explain the matter, but he was pre vented. He was remanded for a fortnight to obtain other evidence. WESTMINSTER. Henry Fitch, a man apparently about thirty years old, was charged with having committed the following dastardly outrage upon Mrs. Webb, a respectable mar ried woman. The complainant was walking along the Broadway, Westminster, on Friday evening, with a female friend, when the prisoner laid hold of her in an indecent man ner. The complainant told him to go about his busi ness, when he turned round, kicked her violently in her side and on the legs, and then struck her in the face and scratched her with his nails. The prisoner pleaded drunkenness, and said he was willing to make any amends in his power. The policeman who took him into custody said he was drunk, but knew perfectly well what he was about. Mr. BURRELL said he could not allow such an outrage to pass without punishment, and fined the prisoner 41. or a month's imprisonment. SOUTH NA RK On Saturday William Perry, one of the musicians employed at the Surrey Theatre, was charged before Mr. Cottenham with stealing a large quantity of music. the property of Mr. Bradshaw, one of the p roprietors of the theatre; and William Guidford and Th omas S a l w sce ne-shifters, were charged with stealin g a quart . tit a Pof old rope and other property from th e th eatre. It appeared that for a long time old music has con tinually disappeared from the library o f t h e theatre, a nd other things we missed from the stage, without any clue being obtained to the thief. A watch bas, however, been recently set, and on Friday afternoon the two latter prisoners were seen to leave', the back part of the theatre through some stables, with some thing bulky in their possession, and were followed with it to a marine store-dealer's, where they sold some rope, and were immediately taken into custody. The same afternoon, Mr. Elgar, one of the comedians of the theatre, saw a large quantity of old music -books at an oilman's in the New-cut, which he found belonged to the theatre, and he instantly went and apprised Mr. Bradshaw of the circumstance. That gentleman went immediately to the shop with a policeman, when it was ascertained that the whole of the music had been sold as waste paper by Perry's wife, and on his lodging being searched, upwards of a cwt. of old music belonging to the theatre was found there. Perry had charge of the library, and not the slightest suspicion of his dishonesty was entertained until the discovery made by Mr. Elgar. Upon the application of Mr. Farebrother, the trea surer of the theatre, the prisoners were remanded till to morrow. ' SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY, SEPT. 2.—The Royal Mail Steam-packet Company's ship Forth, Captain E. T. Sturdee, took her departure to-day with the usual British and Foreign West Indian and Mexican mails, in charge of Lieutenant R. Lloyd, R.N., Admiralty agent. The Forth had 29 first-class passengers and 8 rh miners;_ e alb() a full cargo an d spec i e, va l ue 1,145 / . sterl i ng. Ty, with th e h omewar d W est Indian mails, arrived The morning, a v er y unusua l occurrence for m a il sthein th w e ar s d tsainr to reach South am pt on b e f ore t h e sa ili ng of crer, Captain with the outward ma il s . Th e steam- ship Thieb Peninsular Bingham, sail e d y es t er d a y f or Op or to. and Oriental Steam Navigation Comp be expected to morrow. The American barque G mails, is duo on Monday, and ni may be leaner, Captain Smith, sahnyansdshPiporMtuagdureise Madrid, Captain John W e ek s , with the Spa with 2,102 boxes of sugar from the Havannah, and the orders. A fine war-steamer of 1,000 tons American barque Horatio, Caahp,taairnrßivoedutaelffli,Cwaiwthes2,4l boxes of sugar from Havann yes terday for h a y t t e l . a s t s f r h o e m w t a h s e n b a u m i edd d is intended for the Sicilian Go vernment. -y en d w a a s f l m a u e n s c s h r s e . d J o on W and e T d n . e l s v d the Independenzia., six gunsT ha mes e ma will h a i s a n h e o r r;l , y a a p d r o w c i e l l e d h e t o fi t t t h e e d river vernment. to receive her of heavy calibre, and with every material for naval warfare. THE LONDON POST DISTRICT OFFICE.--Yester day (Sunday) a ".levee" was called of the London Dis trict Post Letter-carriers. Abo ve , 600 of the officers were present , and the " walks were given away ac cording to to the seniority of the men. Robert Smith, Esq., the Superintending President, was present upon the occasion, assisted by Robert Bell, Esq., and Mr. saltwell, the Inspector. The business was unusually long; the men not separating before five o'clock in the afternoon. It is understood that there are several changes in contemplation, but at present nothing is known fur ther than that the " consolidation of the General and London District Post Letter-carriers may take place be fore the close of the present year." On Saturday a congratulatory dinner was given to Mr. Reynolds, M.P. for Dublin, in celebration of the triumph obtained by that gentleman in the defence of his seat before , the ext raordinarily -prolonged Parliamen tary Committee. Lord Dudley Stuart presided. Among the company there were several Members of Ysirliament, ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. CHELTENHAM, SATURDAY NIGHT.—The nomination of candidates to fill the ♦acancy occasioned by the recent decision of the Parliamentary Committee declaring the last election for Cheltenham void, took place to•day. The candidates were Mr. Granville C. Lsnnox Berke ley (in the Liberal interest), and Mr. Bickham Escott, formerly M.P. for Winchester, on independent prin ciples, being supported by the Conservative party, though avowedly a Whig. A very large concourse of persons assembled on the ground, the number being computed at 8,600, but the proceedings were conducted peaceably, only being interrupted by an occasional fight in the crowd. The usual question being put, the show of hands wall declared to be in favour of Granville Berkeley; where upon a poll was demanded on behalf of Mr. Escott, and appointed to commence at eight o'clock on Monday (this) morning, and close at four P.M. A vote of thanks was then passed to the Returning Officer, and the proceedings of the nomination closed. Each candidate, attended by his friends, returned to the town. Both candidates addressed their friends again in the course of the evening. DERBY.—The following were the numbers at the close of the poll: Bass (Liberal) ... ... ... 957 Heyworth (Liberal) ... . . 914 Freshfield (Conservative) ... 775 Lord (Conservative) 753 LEICESTER.—Mr. Paget having withdrawn after the nomination on Friday, Messrs. R. Harris and J. Ellis were returned without opposition. FATAL ACCIDENT.—We regret to state that a fatal accident occurred on Saturday morning, at about half past ten o'clock, to some of the workmen employed by Messrs. Jay and Co., builders, London-wall, in the con struction of the new University Hall, Gordon square (a brief account of which appeared in The Sun of Saturday), the foundation-stone of which was laid only a few months ago. It appears that at about that time the workmen are in the habit of taking, every morning, a regular supply of beer. The boy whose duty it was to bring it having ascended the scaffold by the ladder was immediately seen by the workmen, who, to the number of seven, assembled together for the purpose of drinking it on three boards which rested on a pole seven inches in diameter, being let into the wall 411- inches at one end, and attached to a similar yerticle pole at the opposite end. The sudden weight thus thrown upon the pole by the workmen, together with a number of bricks which had just been brought to the spot by one of the men, caused it to give way near the extremity attached to the vertical pole above de scribed. The unfortunate men were, consequently, pre cipitated to the ground, a distance of 40 feet, accom panied and followed by a great part of tho scaffolding, bricks, mortar, & c . T wo of the workmen clung, in the j act of falling, to th e p o l es attached to the adjoining wall, and, fortunately, es ca p e d uninjured. The other poor fellows were immedi a t e ly conveyed to 'University poor fellows were immediately conveyed to IJuiversity Col Hospital, where they were promptly attended to by Mr. Fletcher, the house surgeon, and from whom they received all the attention which surgical science could afford. Sach was the extent of the injuries which ono man, James Wigmore, aged 38, had sustained to the chest and head, that ho died in a few minutes after he arrived in the hospital. William Watson, aged 21, re ceivod some very severe contusions on the back, legs, arms, &c.; but no fracture. Patrick Regan, aged 26, No. 2, Compton-place; severe contusions of spine, legs, and concussion of brain; no fracture. Michael Higgins, aged 30, Crown-court, Golden-lane; married; has sus tained a severe compound fracture of the vertex of the skull, with depression, and probably fracture of the base. He remains in a state of complete insensibility, and very little hopes are entertained of his ultimate recovery. The other sufferers aro likely to do well, from the com paratively trivial nature of their injuries. ALARMING ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday afternoon last, about four o'clock, the inhabitants of Botolph street, Colchester, were thrown into great consterna tion by an immense stream of water issuing from the burst, carry large vat, carrying with premises o f th e v i negar brewery, and running in a rapid torrent down th e street. On inquiry it was found that containinga itthe 13,000 front ef gallonstbe warehouse,of water, up h ad . setting a horse and cart, which was standing in the yard, and driving them to a considerable distance. A fire engine was standing in front of the warehouse, which was driven by the force of the water about twenty feet against the iron fence round the reservoir of water in the yard, by w hi c h one-half of the fence, together with the engi ne , was precipitated into the reservoir, about twenty feet deep. The warehouse in which the vat stood is situate by the side of the se first-class swimmi ng b at h , at the new bath-house and fortunately there w ere no persons bathing at the ; time, or the consequences must h ave been most serious as the partition brick wall, w hi c h was 14 inches thick,, about 20 feet high, and 24 feet long, was completely driven into the swimming -bath, for c i ng out the water which, with that from the vat, rushed th rough the whole ; building at a depth of two feet, to the great terror of those who had the care of the establishment. Had not the building been erected in a most substantial manner, the whole must have been a complete wreck; and had the accident occurred an hour later there would have been a school of young gentlemen bathing in the swim ming -bath, most of whom, or probably all, must have lost their lives or been seriously injured, as there would have been no possibility of escape from the heavy mass of brickwork that fell, and nearly tilled the swimming bath. The damage is estimated at 2001. The accident occurred in consequence of the defective state of the iron hoops of the vat, some of which were completely corroded. Tho Earl of Lichfield has arrived in town from the Continent, DRUMPELLER. The half-yearly meeting was held on Wednesday at Glasgow; Mr. Leadbetter in the chair. The report recommended a short extension of the line southwards, and the extension of branches to the adjacent coal pits. The CHAIRMAN said that the directors had been en deavouring to make arrangements with the Monkland Canal Company respecting the traffic, in which they hoped to succeed. The directors could not recommend a dividend at present ; they thought if the extensions were carried out, a dividend of 7 per cent. might be realised. After the adoption of the report tho meeting separated. DUBLIN AND BELFAST JUNCTION. Tho half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Wednesday, at Dublin; Mr. J. Barlow in the chair. The report stated that the line from Drogheda to Dundalk would have been opened on the sth of August had it not been for the flood carrying away the bridge near Dunbar, and that a delay of some weeks must elapse before the line can be opened. That the cost of this portion, for a single line, with land, earthworks, and bridges for a double line, in eluding working stock, &c., was estimated not to ex ceed 10,0001. per mile. That the Navan branch would be finished in about two months, when it would be handed over to the Dublin and Drogheda Company, pursuant to agreement. The receipts on calls during the half-year ending June 30, amounted to 105,0431, of which 17,3151. belonged to the arrears due in December last; and the expenditure during the same period amounted to 115,020/. Through the exertions of the directors the arrears were gradually diminishing. The directors being desirous of completinr , the line to Portadown ap plied in April last to the Government for assistance by loan, proffering ample security, which was not acceded to. The extreme severity of the past summer, and the apprehensions entertained of the crops, made it impera tive on them again to solicit that aid, which, if granted, would enable them to give daily employment to thou sands of labourers upon the earthworks, which have, as yet, been scarcely commenced. That the company will soon be in a position to exercise its borrowing powers. The CHAIRMAN stated, that the reply of Lord J. Russell to their application for a loan of 30,0001. was un favourable, but it stated that if Parliament should place at his Lordship's disposal any fund to be expended on the country their application would be entertained, in conjunction with the applications of other railway com panies. It was stated that the line from Drogheda to Dundalk would be opened on the sth instant. That on the amount called up, about 300,0001., the arrears amounted to 100,0001., that 40,000/. of that belonged to the seventh call, which was in course of payment. That when the Navan branch was completed and handed over to the Dublin and Drogheda Company, the proprietors of the former would be paid 4 per cent. on their outlay for the first year, and afterwards Si per cent. per annum. The report was adopted. The special meeting was then held, when a resolution was passed authorising the directors to borrow any sum not exceeding 316,666/. The meeting then separated. DUBLIN, DUNDRUM, AND RATHFARNHAM. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Tuesday at Dublin; Sir G. Preston in the chair. The report stated, that the directors being in expec tation of receiving from the Commissioners of Railways a grant for an extension of time to purchase land and complete works, and from the state of the money market have not proceeded actively with the works. That in order to preserve the undertaking, the directors must now proceed to secure the possession of land required for the line, and have other works completed within the time limited by their Act. Te enable them to carry this project into :effect they have no doubt they will be aided willingly by such of the shareholders as embarked in the undertaking with the bona fide object of carrying it out, and whose interests the directors feel bound to maintain. The accounts for the half-year showed that 1,949/. had been received, and 1,1371. expended, leaving a balance of 8121. in hand. The CHAIRMAN having;moved the adoption of the report, Mr. KENNEDY moved an amendment, to the effect that the report was a mockery and delusion. After a long discussion, the amendment was negatived. It was understood at the conclusion of the business, that a deputation from the dissentient shareholders, in cluding Mr. Kennedy, should wait upon the directors and explain their views. It appears that the former are anxious to abandon the undertaking, and to enable the directors to discharge all claims on the company and wind up its affairs. OPENING OF THE HIGH LEVEL BRIDGE BETWEEN NEWCASTLE AND GATESHEAD. Tuesday last was rendered memorable in the annals of science and enterprise by the opening of the High Level Bridge for the conveyance of goods and pas sengers across the river Tyne. Not many years ago the fact of an individual seriously entertaining the thought of throwing such a bridge over the Tyne, stripped of the marvellous adjunct of the said bridge being crossed by a locomotive engine weighing 16 tons, and drawing nine carriages heavily laden with passengers, was alone sufficient to suggest the idea that it was time his friends were looking after him. The weather was everything that could be wished, and at two o'clock Mr. G. Hudson, MT., the Chairman of the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway Company, arrived at Gateshead; he was accompanied by his son, Mr. George Hudson, jun., Mr. T. E. Harrison, Mr. N. Wood, Mr. R. Spoor, Mr. J. J. Wright, &c. They were met at the station by the right worshipful the Mayor of Newcastle (Mr. S. Lowrey), the Mayor of Gateshead (Mr. J. Potts), and a great number of the aldermen and councillors of those respective corporations, besides many others of the gentry of Newcastle, Gateshead, North and South Shields, Sunderland, and other places in the dis trict. A train, consisting of nine carriages and a lug gage van, and preceded by a powerful engine, was speedily filled by the party assembled at the station. One . of the comp artments of a f i rst-class carriage was oc cupied by a party of ladies. Another carriage was oc cupied by the band of Messrs. Hawks and Crawshay. At half-past tw o o ' c l oc k the train started, and, upon en tering the bridge, was greeted with a loud discharge of artillery from the Castle and various other places. The bells of St. Nicholas th en commenced a merry peal, and the most deafening cheers were given by the congregated thousands on every side, as the train smoothly and quietly, at a moderately quick pace, and without the slightest inter ruption or accident, glided from Durham to Northumber land. The train, in traversing every portion of th e immense viadact on the north side, both westward and eastward, afforded the passengers a view of the ancient town of Newcastle at once novel and extensive. In a very few- minutes the train arrived in safety at the Manors Station of the North Shields Railway, where Mr. Hudson and his friends alighted, and proceeded to the Queen's Head, where a sumptuous entertainment had been provided for them by the Mayor of New castle. Upwards of 70 gentleman sat down to luncheon, the Mayor presiding; the vice-chair was filled by the Sheriff, Captain Weatherley. His Wonsuir, after luncheon, proposed " The health of the Queen," which was drunk with the greatest en thusiasm. The MAYOR next proposed " Success to the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway Company, with the health of Mr. G. Hudson and his staff.—(Loud cheers.) His Worship said he had great pleasure in meeting his friends on this most auspicious occasion. As a commer cial man he looked upon this as a great event. The immense population of the two counties, and the great amount of produce in the ono which might now be con veyed to the other, made that event so important that its beneficial consequences could scarcely be estimated. —(Cheers.) For all this they were indebted to their friend Mr. Hudson, whose enterprise and whose able conduct in managing the pecuniary affairs of the com panies over which he presided had enabled him to accom plish this great engineering work.—(Loud cheers.) Mr. HUDSON, who on rising was received with reite rated cheers, said he had to thank the Mayor and the present company for the compliment which they had so kindly paid him, and ho also thanked them in the names of those gentlemen who were associated with him for the same compliment paid to them. He assured the company it was their anxious wish and study to make the undertaking in which they were associated beneficial to the public and advantageous to the shareholders. Although the occasion was one which gave him great pleasure, he could not forget that his late friend, and who was once the near neighbour of those he addressed, was no more.—(Hear, hear.) He could not but regret that they were deprived of the smiles and the congratu lations by which the event would have been hailed by that distinguished individual, whose wisdom had carried him to the highest point of reputation for engineering excellence. He alluded to his late friend Mr. George Stephenson, who was the originator of this undertaking. —(Cheers.) But, although they might repine and feel distress at that melancholy event, yet he was sure the projector of this undertaking would live, not only in the recollection of parties who knew him personally, but of generation s yet to come; l ie would be regarded as one of the greatest benefactors of his es. It was a re markable fact th a t i n passing upwards of 200 properties, and been having upward s o f 200 parties to deal with, he had able. with only three or four exce pti ons, to d ea l t w h i e t m h t a h seratheoya were terms t o which he hop e d were sat i sfactory to the co m p any , and they had not been req u i re d to call fo have reco urse to a refe r ro t n h o e e. int T er h v i en f tion of a jury, no r for the honour an d i ntegrity of the s itth ac a t bi s t p a o u k ts e o a f s N m o u w ch . castle and the district as any event that could be re- THE WEST INDIA MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, SEPT. 2.—The Royal Mail steam-ship Tay, Captain Sharp, arrived this morning at ten o'clock, from the West Indies, with filo usual mails. The Tay brings on freight 60,144 silver dollars, 69,632 gold dollars, 83,578 dollars gold dust, 61,458 dollars gold in bars and melted, 2,008 d o ll ars o f pl a ti na , 9,696/. 4s. 2d. British coin, 293,178 dollars in bars and melted silver, 2,880 dollars in French coin, 5,600 dollars in pearls, 102,429 dollars in plata pura, 10 Dutch guilders and 73 rupees, and a general cargo consisting of 15 barrels of coffee, 173 bags of coffee, 1 case of cigars, 28 bales of sarsaparilla, 13 cases of succades, and 85 packages sundries. The Jamaica Assembly met on the 3d of August. It was fully expected that a majority would be found, though a very small one, perhaps two at roost, for stop ping the supplies. The Ist of August had passod off quietly, and the negroes were getting rid of their fear of being again made slaves, which had been the cause of considerable disturbances in the island. Weather had been fine at Trinidad, but some com plaints were making of the continued drought. The Spanish troops were being withdrawn from Santa Cruz, both it and St. Thomas being perfectly quiet. Business very dull. A court-martial was sitting at Nassau upon Lieute nant Gardner, of the 2d West India Regiment, on charges of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman making two mis-statements, and contracting a disgrace ful marriage tending to bring the regiment into dis repute. REVIEW OF MARKETS. (From De Cordova's Mcrcanttle Intelligencer.) The news received from home by the last packet is of a most unsatisfactory character—it leaves us just as much as ever in doubt as to the destiny of the British colonies. While Ministers are debating on the policy of a concession of justice, matters are growing worse and worse in these islands, without the smallest possible hope or chance of improvement. We have for some time anxiously looked forward to the speech of Sir R. Peel on the sugar question, being sensibly aware how much weight his vote carries with it in the House of Commons. His dictum beset length been delivered, and he appears to be against us. We say appears, because we can not hazard a direct opinion on the drift and meaning of the mass of contradictions contained in the extraordinary speech spoken on the night of the ?sth of June by the ex-Premier. Sir Robert Peel would do all in his power to abolish the slave trade, but he would deny protection to free lab our , by w hi c h he virtually nourishes and en courages the abominable traffic which he desires to abolish. We confess we cannot understand this sophism, and we have too much respect for the talent of Sir Robert Peel to attribute so grossly absurd an argument to the want of com mon sense ra th e r than to a defici ency o f honest s i ncer i ty. T he case i s too s i m pl e t o be misunder stood—without protection wo cannot sell our produce in England, b ecause t h e C u b an an d B r azili an , w h o d o not pay for the l a b our th e y o bt a i n by cruel and h orr ibl e compulsion, can afford to undersell us. While our sugar is thus excluded from the home market, a demand is created for a great quantity of the article at the low price, and the Cuban and Brazilian obtain more slaves to supply it. This is not mere hypothesis and suppo sition, but facts gathered from the most sure test —expe rience. It is being done more and more every year. Every official return shows that the import of British plantation produce falls off in quantity while that of foreign produce increases—and consequent upon such increase is the continued and excessive im portation into the slave-holding countries of thou• sands of unfortunate Africans. As for the blockade on the coast of Africa, it is a mockery that, were it not for the dreadful crowding of the poor negroes which is now resorted to on board slave ships, and of which the blockade is the cause, might well be called a farce. But all this is nothing to the British Government and to Sir Robert Peel—the people want cheap sugar. They are willing to pay the annual expense of the blockading force—they will even lend half a million to the colonies, but they must have cheap sugar, even though d slavetheir trade which they ar e so " d es i r ous to abolish." free-trade An trade all impartially dealt out? If we are to suffe morbid policy sho u ld re d ou bl e the horrors of the e this is done for fre e t ra d e; w hy. then, is not suffer all the in jury resulting from thi s new philosophy , w h y are we denied our c h ance o f o bt a i n ing some of its benefits? of Why is the prod uce o f B r itish soil, planted by the aid to be taxed in the British capit a l, f ostere d by British ingenuity, manufac tured by th e t o il o f Br i t i s h su bjects, British mark e t merely b ecause the ocean rolls between us and our home. There is not a county in England whose produce is taxed —why then is not our sugar admitted duty free? The colonies of England could supply her with more cheap sugar than she could consume ; but th e o bj ect i on to such a step i s th e o ld cr y, "Th e Revenue." If, the n , t h e reve nue is the grand considera tion, the gr ea t cause why slavery mus t b e u ph e ld, l et i t be boldly avowed, and let us hear no more of the hypo critical ca n t th at there is a " des i re to a b o li s h s l avery. " It is too plai n th at for the purpose o f see ki ng a market in Brazil for the Manchester tree-traders, the accursed that every feelin g system of sla very i s to be fostere d by E ng l and, and honourable end. of justice will be sacrificed to this dis- „,. RAILWAY SHARE MARlik:l°' LIVERPOOL, Szpr. 2. Lo d' STOCK EXCITANGE.—The sales are Birkenhead , v re , shire, and Cheshire (late C. and B.), 14—Caledonia n, 05 terence, 7 per cent., I A p.—London and North-West ersr _z c.—Ditto, New Quarters, 1 / 4 p.—Manchester, Sheffield, i i7 o ; Lincolnshire, Eighths, 6 1 4 dis.—Midland Stock,i 82%. -9 Halves, 81; 3 dis.—North Staffordshire, 4% dis.--Shre wsbULY : Oswestry, and Chester, New 101., 18s. 9d. dis.—York , castle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 4 3 P. BIRMINGHAM, SEPT. 2. a n d ,l4 STOCK EXCHANGE. More business than is usli.,, a- m in Saturday was transacted to-day, The sales are — M± 89—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), eh 35. 9d. Ditto (B), 4 1-16. LEEDS, SEPT 1. STOCK EXCHANGE.—Most of the shares are quoted d dill° mil , to-day. The sales are—Ambergate, Nottingham , h i r e ton, 71s. clis.—Caledonian, Preference, 45. p. 5... and Yorkshire, Preference, Ss. p.—Leeds and .13radford, , North British, Thirds, 2% dis.—North Staffordshire, 4 l.'" —North-Western, 8 dis. YORK, SEPT. . W ill STOCK EXCHANGE.—The business l transactld di, 81 ' as follows : Great Northern, 71. 3s.—Midland, vr e,O 11 9d.—York, Newcastle, and Bha P u r ese erwick (G. N. E. - 8 1 ,4 n. GLASGOW, SEPT. 1 STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Glasgow Ll em i,iP. Terminus, 7 3 / 4 —Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, Het. i v es ' an d 1,6/. 4s. 6d.—Ditto, Halves, No. 2, 6 1 A—Glaggli t isli, Greenock, Halves, VA—Great Northern, 7%—North Thirds, 5/, 14s. 6d. EIN, SEPT. . STOCK EXCHAN D GE. B he T URGH sales arel—Edinburgh. G Northern, 15/. 10s.—Ditto (Newports). 61. 17s. 6cl. _and „ 111 Northern, 71. 45.—North British, 191. 15s.—Ditto, Quatwq 41. Ss. 6d.—Ditto, Thirds, 51. 14s. 6d. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, SEPT. 2. „,, STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Newcastle alid lisle, Scrip, 107—North British, 204—Ditte, Thirds, 2r. • 6d.—North Staffordshire, 4 dis. MONTHLY MILITARY OBITUARY General—Wallis, Newhaven. a C. Lieutenant-Generals— Sir D. Ximines, L'Estrange, 61st Foot, Mid Rock, Yorkshire. Major-General—E.. Walker, K.H. Colonels—Chambers, 25th Foot, Ceylon; Freke, Wilts. Lieutenant-Colonels —W. Ross, Unattached, --' r6B/1 Grimstead; Obins, half-pay 53d Foot. Major—O'Connor, 25th Foot, Madras. Captains—Holder, Bth Foot, Poonah ; Grant, 12t1l Foot, Hong-Kong; Gardiner, 32d Foot, en route frolil Meerut to Ferozepore; Stewart, 61st Foot, Millar re t ,, Amos, half-pay, 40th Foot ; B uc h an , h a lf-p a y 83 1 : 1 V1 ; Macdarmid, half-pay 100th Foot ; Br e ynton, Independent Cos.; Bray, half- pay York Light Infa oo :,.: Weeks, half-pay Glengarry F enc ibl es , Bath; Stsurr 7 Unattached. Lieutenants—Stirling, 60th Foot, Dublin; Nash , ,,- 7 , 3 .! Foot, , Cape of Good H o p e; Pilf o ld, 96th Foot, "; Diemen's Land; Dick, Ist West India Regiment, "'— Coast Castle; Haberfield, Royal Marines; Trotter, re tired full pay 9th Veteran Battalion; Rhodes, half/ 4 10th Foot, London; Miles, half-pay 43d Foot. Cornets and Ensigns—Tyndale, half•pay 4th Dil e goons; Lloyd, 76th Foot, Z an t e ; G ra y, 76th Foot Zante; Atkinson, retired full pay 3d Veteran Battalion' Boyd, half-pay 80th Foot; Evans, half-pay sth I ris Brigade. Paymaster—Cormick, 3d Dragoons, Umballa. Surgeons—Dr. Campbell, Ist Life Guards, Otteir , N,8.; Dr. Alexand e r S m ith, Staff; J. H. Brumtn" Staff, Cape Coast Castle. Veterinary Surgeon—Browne, 3d Dragoon Guaol ° ' Nottingham. THE LATE FIRE IN FETTER-LANE. , — , -.011 Fria% Mr. Payne opened a n i nqu i ry , w hi c h occup i e d nearly four hours, at the White Hart Tavern, Fetter-lane' touching the origin of a fire which occurred at No. 1 1, King's Head-court, in th e i mme di ate v i c i n i ty, s hcrt after oue o'clock on the morning of Wednesday la s The proceedi ngs a pp eare d to exc i te the l i veliest i nte rest' and the room was crow d e d almost to suffocation. first witness called was Ann Ayres, who deposed Oar she lived at No. 9, Ki ng ' s H ead-court. A little a ft: one o'clock on the morn i ng i n question she was so°', by a person in the house, and, on getting up, she Re f° ceived masses of flame issuing from the top of the WI; shutters of No. 17, in th e same court. By the Coron e r —The premises wer e occup i e d by Mr, ThoniPcf j ; a machine ruler. S ome person entered r,„ house and went up. a n d d own b etween the eini; and an upper apartment several times with lighted candle, and w it ness t h en perceived 11 g" -, pe. light in the first floor. By th e j ury —N o one s l e pt the premises, but men were at work there on the previcr y evening as late as h a lf-p as t e l even. T he gas was 011.`1, laid on on Monday l as t, an d t h e fi re occurred on Wedll.7 day. George Walt e r, Ci ty po li ce - constable N o . 251 deposed that he was on duty at the time the fire brow out, and was shortly afterwards on the spot. 1 10 en : tered the premises and knocked at the door of 0 /8..„, r1 room, in the event of there being any lodgers to *row:, them. There was a cons id era bl e quant i ty o f s havin g about the floor and behind the shop door. Gec l t, Garrick, in the employ of Mr. Thompson, examine,_,,, Was on the premises from eight on Tuesday moron till twelve the same night. There was an appren_ li ee , c there also, but witness was the last person in the bog By the Coroner—Witness had lived with Mr. ThoroPti upwards of fifteen years, and during that time there been two fires on Mr. Thompson's premises previous 0 that now under investigation. Thomas Foster, en' gineer of the Fire Brigade, was next examined. He de posed that he arrived at the scene of the fire at twatl minutes past two o'clock, and the house was then . 1 l; flames from the fir s t fl oor upwar d s. W i tness saw * JB,l of fire proceeding f rom a gas p i pe i n the cellar, an d coo" see that the meter was off whilst the fire was burning op through the floor of the parlour. About half-past ten t o the morning he went i n t o th e ce ll ar, and f oun d thr e e large ba gs o f s h av i ngs . Th e metallic service-pipe, th at conveyed the g as f rom th e ma i n - p i pe to the meter, 81, lying on th e floor, whereas th e meter i tself was blow n all to pieces. M r . J ury , t h e surveyor, stated that 1/1 Thompson was in sure d i n the Imperial-o ffi ce for B°' „, but it had not yet b een ascertained what amount of pr o " perty had been destroyed. After some further convel e i mystery p ti o o r n t , a nth mat t eraCboor u o t n t e tho r e t said hceas e t p h ua e bt r i e i caaptp p resent,e l a a e ag d ne d, t be o aass iw a t parties who were immediately concerned, he egivl s lo h so T sd : d i tild:lta l e: journ the investigation for more satisfactory eriC i all" The inquiry was then adjourned accordingly. GLASGOW ANNUAL REGATTA.—OR Saturday th is annual regatta took place on the Clyde a little abol' a Hutcheson's-b r id ge, under the distin g u ished patronag e , of the Lord Provost, Sheriff Alison and several oft influential gentlemen connected with the city. the inclemency of the weather, for occasionally the Isis fell heavily, both banks of the Clyde were pr e tty thickly lined with sp ec t ators, among which a good sprinkling the fair sex was observable. We noticed also that the windows of the houses fronting the Clyde were filled with onlookers. The racing throughout was kept op with great spirit, and, in fact, several of them were preti keenly contes t e d. This, however, cannot be said them as a whole, on account of the boats not being P'" perly matched, thus giving, in most cases, the preference to the light boats. The prizes competed for were pret t y valuable, such as the Members' Cup, and the Challenge Cup, two chaste articles, and the workmanship of )' Walter Baird, jeweller, Argyll-street. The Swill match excit e d a cons id era b le degree of interest, and ors won by little m ore t h an a b oat ' s length. The arr. were much enli vene d b y t h e attendance of the sp l e ndid baud of the 27th Regiment, kindly granted by Coh :4l. Johnstone. GOVERNMENT ARTESIAN WEEE.—This valuable' work has been commenced in the meadow opposite al' Queen's Rooms, on th e Mill D am, Portsmouth. The* shaft has been sunk, and the workmen have just" cote* menced boring. O r d ers h ave b een issued to spar e ac' expense in its construction, but to use every means " 1 ' obtain an abundant supply of water. Its primary object is to provide for th e p oss ibl e contingency of a siege.-- Hampshire Guardian. [ADVERTISEMENT.J—Cure Ofa Disordered Stomach, Weakness, and General Debility, by Holloway's Mr. M`Kenzie, of Stornoway, a retired officer, who btud spent many years in warm climates, was afflicted with a disordered stomach, indigestion, and theliver complaiot* which completely debilitated his system. In his endea vours to renovate his constitution, he visited the various, watering places, and obtained the advice of almost every European physician of celebrity without experiencing relief. Under these circumstances Holloway's Pills were recommended to him, and to the astonishment of all who had witnessed his previous sufferings he is re stored to the most buoyant health, by going through a sTa S b o l i l s d h m b y e n a t l l Druggists, and at m r ab Holloway's le medicn E e regular course of th p is ro in fe e s s s t 244, Strand, London. BIRTHS. h tr ll y l , rs l.l . G aifil A ed of ip ans t e h n o . 30th ult., at Devonshire-house, B ow, M rs. Hedges,. of the Rev. Richard Davies, vi car o f B renchley, Kent, o f A d au ghter. o O n n t t h h e e 3 3 1 1 s s t t u n l it ; a a t t W:thoeolßweiceO On the 31st ult., M rs . A . F rancis, of Encombe-terrace ,ll e Maude rtB , , o t f h a e r s i o i n o; Vauxhall, of a son. On the 31st ult., at St. Mary's-road, Peckham, the wife MOGosset, Coleman-treet of a son. On the 3 lstu lt , f at Bedford - cour t, Covent-garden, the wife of Mr. J. Hayes, of a son . On the 31st ult., the wife of Mr. D. A. Rivolta, of Tiart. street, Bloomsbury -square, of a son. AfARIED. On the 31st u lt, a t Hilborou R gh, in the county of Norfol k ' from the sea t of H. B. Caldwell, Esq., William Thornborrov i ' Esq., of Trinity-square, Newington, Surrey, to Ann 110 P. r e ' e . On the 30th ult., at St. George the Martyr, Queen-squ'^ — Dr. Dawson, of her Majesty's 54th Regiment, to Jane Marion, only daughter of Major and Lady Jane -- Taylor, Rothiew a r house, Banffshire. Edmund On the 30th ult., at St. John' s , Ham stead, Thomas, eldest son of T. P. Cbipp, Esq., G rea t Portland' street, to Emily J ane, only child of T. Oliver, Esq., Chesnut. cottage, and Drummond -street, London. On the 31st ult., at the parish church of St. Mar):lebonte, the Rev. Ch ar l es J. Elli cott, M.A., rector of Pilton, in nu landshire, to Const an ti a Anne, only surviving daugh ter of Commander A. B. B ec h er , R.N., o f U pper Glouces ter-Pla Dorset-square. DIED. er Marker On the 28th ult., a t Bath, Rear-Admiral John Du.. land, C. 8., aged GC the On the 30th ult., at Conna ug ht-t errace, M ar y Anne, widow of the late Captain J. Parker, R.N., aged 83. On the 30th ult., at Darcy Lever Hall, W. Bolling, Esq. ' ALP. for Bolton-le-moors. On the 31st ult., at Tottenham-green, John ThoulPs° Esq., aged 113. On the 31st ult., at Carlten-villas, Maida-vale, age d 4 r Captain C. B. Lindsay. late of th e H on. E as t India Co o pany's service. London : Printed and Published by MURDO YOLJ I4 _ No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Th e Sun Office, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the OV im ''' iliddleen e Alvaday, geptenaku 4, ie46. 1