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THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 22 1849 RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. tions of some of the directors, who did not 'believe it EASTERN UNION. I would produce much until the line was opened Toe aejeurned /riff-yearly meeting of this corn. throughout to Norwich—(Hear.) With regard to piny was held at Ipswich yesterday, Mr. J. C. the traffic on the Sudbury Extension, he believed it Cobboll, M.P., in the chair. The meting was also amounted to about 101. per week per mile. made speciel for the purpose of taki ng i n t o cons iders. Mr. FIELD was not convinced of the necessity of tion a proposition for raisine• a new capital of 125,000/. raising the new capital at the present moment ; but in new shares of 51. each, bearing a guaranteed in- as the directors placed themselves under great per terest of 7 per cent. per annum until the 31st of De- sonal liabilities he would not object to the creation of cember, 1852 ; 6 per cent. until the 31st of December, capital. 1855, and 5 per cent. in perpetuity thereafter; such In answer to questions, shares to be distributed rateably among the proprietors The CHAIRMAN stated that the company had the in the proportion of one Si. share for every t wo 251, power of re-issuing the 3,000 Ipswich and Bury for shares held in the company. feited shares with a preference interest not exceed- The SECRETARY (11r. Saunders), read the report, ing ten per cent., but the directors had not yet called which stated— any meeting to consider the subject, nor did they pro " The traffic has not in the present half-year contri- pose to do so. bated the same revenue that it did in the previous one. The motion for the adoption of the report having Thu receipts have, however, not diminished to the extent been carried with one dissentient, that has been experienced in many other companies, and The CHAIRMAN proposed a resolution for raising they have exceeded, by upwards of 3,000/. these of the the 30th of June, 1848, the new capital of 125, 000 /. The directors only pro corresponding half. ear ending; posed to raise one half of the amount they were with the same number of miles open, which has been case with but few other lines in the kingdom. authorised to raise by the Act of Parliament, know the ing the disadvantages under which they laboured in " Your directors have been scrupulously careful to . charge all sums which could be payable out of revenue, and not out of capital, to the former account; and they and that amount being sufficient to enable them t o are able to state that the working expenses have under- meet their present engagements, and open the line gone careful consideration and retrenchment, and that to Norwich. for the 78 miles of line to Burston, including the Sud Mr. MUSKETT was satisfied that the traffic on the bury line, the weekly pay-bills are less then they were line to Diss would never be developed until it was prior to 30th of June, since which period the line beyond completed through to Norwich, and he was therefore Haughley has been open for general traffic. Hence the no t go ing to oppose the raising of the money. directors are enablsd to assure you that the net revenue The CHAIRMAN said that the line wo uld b e o p ene d will in future appear i n a much more favourable point of to Norwich for the sum proposed to b e ra i se d, ass i s t e d view, even independently of the prospect, which they by other resources of' the company not yet realised— now announce, of opening prior to the next half-yearly z., 2/ 103. yet to be called on the shares, arrears of meeting the whole of the line to Norwich. vi " That in consequence of the favourable reception call, and surplus property. which the proposals for raising 250,0001. additional ea- The motion having been carried, pital met with at the meeting of shareholders on the 15th The CHAIRMAN proposed a resolution for creating of June last, very great exertions have since that time the new shares on the terms stated in the notice been made, and responsibilities incurred, to place the calling the meeting—viz , 7 per cent. for three years, Norwich Extension Works in the state in which they 6 per cent. for three years, and .5 per cent. from 1855 now are; and the directors do not doubt that although in perpetuity. differences of opinion may exist as to the best mode of Mr. FIELD opposed the resolution, feeling assured raising the amount required, you will consider it advise ea ten up, especially as that the stock would not be t 1 ' ble without delay to concur in some plan for rasing at their 6 per cent. guaranteed stock was at a discount least the sum of 125,0001., without which it is impossible to meet the immediate and very pressing liabilities of the of 7or 8 per cent., though that stock being guaran company. teed in perpetuity was certainly more valuable than 'the Act of Parliament sanctioned by you in June that now proposed to be created. He should be glad received the royal assent on the last day of the session. to hear that arrangements had been entered into with It contsins n t only the clauses which you required to the creditors of the company to receive guaranteed be introduced inei it, but also a clause which obliges the stock in discharge of their claims; and if so, he company to submit their accounts annually, for a limited thought they might be induced to take 5 per cent. period of five years, to an auditor, to be appointed by s t oc k. the Beard of Trade. The CH kIRMAN said that no such arrangement had "It is the determination of your directors that the been entered into as that mentioned by Mr. Field, nor comp toy's accounts shall be submitted to you in the clearsst and most comprehensive form, and that rot only yourselves, but the public, may have entire confidence in present be carried out. did he think it likely that any such arrangement could at p u ro rg p e o7d the to n b e e . the statement and position of your affairs, as much and p s , thc a k nd undeserved suspicion has been cast upon the accounts of created would u getting Mr. Fiten ld b n e e li v e e v r ed be th ta a k t en th u e many railway companies for want of full explanations, cessity of in the arrears of calls as early as ln rder_ to induce the payment up of the which a complete investigation has in many instances possible. dispelled. calls in arrear, and to raise the necessary funds for " Previously to the agitation of the audit question, the carrying out the works of the company, he begged to accounts of this compan' , had been submitted to ' and are propose, as an amendment on the motion of th e chair still undergoing a complete investigation by, Mr. James man— Hutton,That the stock be rai-ed in 51 shares, at a guaranteed en eminent public accountant, who, with your auditors, has examined the half-yearly statements of re- dividend not exceeding 10 per cent.: the comp any ceipts and payments produced this day , but w h o de s ires having the power to redeem th e s h ares at par, at any more time to complete the capital account of the com - time after the Ist o f D ecem b er , 185 2, on six months' pany. notice being given." The result will at all future meetings secure that in- Mr. BROOKE seconded the a men d men t. formation which many proprietors have called for, and the most perfect accuracy and correctness, both in the After some discussion the amendment was adopted, fi g ures and the principles on which they are to b e ma d e and a series of resoluti ons p asse d t o carry i t out. Out for the future. Mr. JOHNSTON moved— " The directors are still in negotiation with the new " That at the next meeting a return of the number of Board of the Eastern Counties Company as. to the liar- Sunday trains run on the Jibe in the months of May, wich line, the iteportance of which is fully recognized by June, and July, 1849, the number of passengers of each all parties, and the best assurance has been given them class carried, and the number of the parties employed that the future relations between the two companies will on the line on Sundays be laid before the proprietors." be of a most satisfactory and amicable character, and The CHAIRMAN said, that the directors had already that every facility will be given for the fair development limited the Sunday trains so that none ran between of the legitimate traffic of this lice." the hours of 10 A.M. and 6 r at. The capital account for the half-year ending the Mr. MUSKETT seconded the motion, though he .30di of June, showed that the sum of 182,1921, had hoped that no steps would be taken to limit the ac been received, and 172,4081. expended, leaving a cornmodation to the working classes on the only day balance in hand of 9,783/. in the week which they had to themselves. The report of ',Ur. Bruff, the engineer, stated that The motion having been carried, the opening of the Norwich line to Diss and Burston, Mr. FIELD said, that the opening of the line to and of the branch of the Stour Valley line to Sud- Norwich would necessitate arrangements being en bury, took place on the Ist of July, being somewhat tered into with the Eastern Counties Company, and leer than originally proposed, owing to the delay in he hoped in doing so the directors would endeavour to obtaining the land and the limited means at the dis- have some arrangements come to for the use of the posal of the contractors. These extensions had in- Fenchurch•street station. He would be also glad to creased the length of the line under work to 78 miles, know what had been the result of carrying parties on leaving 16 to be completed before the line could the line on market-days at one fare. be opened through to Noreich. The revenue ac- The CHAIRMAN said that during the last session, count showed a net profit of 11,389/ 9s. for the half- when the Norfolk and Eastern Counties Amalgamation year as compared with 8 473/. in the corresponding Bill was before Parliament, the Eastern Union Corn half of the previous year, the mileage being about the pany took no part in opposition to it ; but he did sug same. 'The whole line throughout to Norwich, it was gest that a clause should be introduced into the Bill expected, would be completed for the passage of trains liar getting some arrangement made by which the by the first week in November, although all the whole of the eastern lines might avail themselves of station works would not be completed. the Fenchurch-street terminus. Tee revenue account fur the half-year showed the Mr. BRUIT, in reply to the other question of Mr. receipts to have been 32,258/., and the expenditure Field, begged to state that there had been a great in 22,331/. ; leaving a balance in hand of 9,926/ , which, crease in the local traffic, both in the number of pas with payments of 1,463/. from the previous half-year, sengers and the amount of money ; the local traffic, made a net balance of 11,3891. in fact, being more than five-eighths of the whole. At the conclusion of the reading of the report, A vote of thanks to the chairman and directors con- The CHAIRMAN said, that he understood there was eluded the proceedings, which lasted upwards of three some difference of opinion among the shareholders. hours. He woul I abstain from making any observations matil after he had I es-d the objections to the proposi tions of the directors. They regretted to have to call the proprietors together fur the raising of new capital until the line was completed to Norwich, knowing the difficulties they must have to contend with, with their limited revenue and the discount at which their shares now were, in raising new capital ; hut the directors trusted the shareholders would avail themselves of the advantages offered them. The engineer's report stated that the line would be opened to Norwich in the early part of November, and there could he no doubt that that statement would be car ried out. Indeed, several shareholders had that morning come over the line from Flawdon, seven miles from Norwich, and but for the fact of the cen tres not having been removed from a bridge, they could hare come from Swainsthorpe, only three miles from Norwich. The CHAIRMAN then read the resolutions, which were merely to carry out the objects of the meeting as stated above, and in the first instance moved the adoption of the report. Mr. T. T. PULLEN had held his shares for three years, and had lived upon something less than bread and water during that time to enable him to pay his calls. He was an inhabitant of York, and knew that the directors had lo,t the confi'?.ence of the share holders of York by their reckless extravagance, and also of the public, and he did not therefore believe they would ever be able to raise new canital. The original estimate fur the line was 20,000/. per mile, but he found by the newspapers that at the last meeting the chairman said the cost would be 23,0001. per mile, which would be upwards of 300,000/. on the line. The directors had not yet learnt the first prin ciples of economy, and he believed they never would until, like the shareholders, they were pinched by necessity, which was the mother of invention.—(Hear,hear.) He and other shereholder3 had held their shares, re!ying on the honour of Mr. Grayson, the representative of the York shareholders at the board; but they had been deceived by the great extrava gance of the directors. The shares of the company were only worth about 61. for 251.—(EIran) From reports he had seen in York from time to time, any one would suppose their line was one of the most flourishing in the kingdom, while he now found the property in such a state that, were the chairman to place a pistol at his head and blow out his brains, it would a great relief to his troubled mind.—(Hear.) Mr. MUSKETT said that it appeared, after paying the working expenses, the profit only amounted to 9,926/., making the expenditure 70 per cent. on the receipts, while they had always been led to believe that it would not exceed 50 per cent. He wished to know what was the amount of interest paid on de bentures and capital employed on the portion of the line now in work. The CHAIRMAN replied that the half-year's interest on the line at work was between 5,000/. and 6,000/. ; that did not include the interest on the capital em ployed on the Norwich Extension, which laid dead. Mr. Musics'sl' a•ked what was the amount of in terest payable on the preference shares? The CHAIRMAN replied, about 9,000/. Mr. MUSKET? consilered the amount of working the line unduly heavy, and urged on the directors the necessity of reducing the expenses. The CHAIRMAN begged to observe that the expenses bad been lately reduced, and the increased mileage of the line did not now cost more for working than the shorter line had cost, and they could not reckon on what the atnount would be when the line was opened throughout. Mr. FIELD thought, considering the line was not opened throughout, the amount of the working ex penses, which were 641 per cent., a very favourable augury of future Success. He, however, had gr ea t e objections t o th ose parts of th report which p rnpo - e d to create new cap i tal—as he behevel that it wou ld b e better not to do so unt i l after the opening of the line to Norwich, when the v alueofthei h r ea property would be raised in the ma r ket.—(gea r, have proposed that the consideration ofrili He woulde question of raising new capital be deferred, b ut for the explana tions given to him at the board that morningwa he hoped would also be given to the meeting. He wished the chairman to explain how it was there had been so little increase of traffic as that which had taken place on the opening of the Diss line; a n d also whit was the amount of traffic produced from the Sudbury line. The CHAIRMAN said that he could assure the pro • prietors that nothing but dire necessity would have induced the directors—who were among the largest shareholders—to propose the raising of new capital until, the line was completed—as any depression which k place in the value of their shares must materially themselves.—(Hear, hear.) With respect to • Dlis Extension, it Lai come up to the expecta J IRISH GREAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN RAILWAY. DUBLIN, SEPT. 20 —Yesterday the half- yearly neetine of this company was held in the Board room, at the King's-bridge Terminus. Mr. Edward Al'Don• nell, chairman of the company, presided. The SECRETARY read the report for the half-year ending the 30th of June, in which the directors, after expressing their regret at the death of their late re spected chairman, Mr. Carr, announced that the works were so far advanced that the line would be opened to Blackpool, in the suburbs of the city of Cork, early in October, and that they had given the necessary notice thereof to the Railway Cominis , ioners for their inspection. The report then proceeds :—" The de pressed state of the country has rendered it inexpe dient to proceed with the other branches. From these statements it will appear that the actual cost of constructing the main line, exclusive of 146,000/. in terest paid to proprietors and debenture-holders, will be 15,400/. per mile, and including the purchase of the rolling stock, interest, and every expense which can he fairly put to the debit of capital, will he about 17,800/. per mile. This sum, although exceeding former estimates, cannot be deemed extravagant. This excess has been chiefly caused by the high price exected for land, and by the advance in price which took place in 1845 and 1846 in every material re• quired for the construction of the railway. It must be satisfactory to know that for this sum all the works, including stations and warehouses, have been con structed in the most substantial manner, and a suffi cient stock provided for working the entire line to Cork. Several branch lines were subscribed to under the authority of Parliament, and by votes of the pro prietors in the years 1845 and 1846, in the belief that they would prove valuable feeders to the main trunk ; hut, in consequence of the calamitous state of the country, it was not found expedient to proceed with any except the Irish South-Eastern Railway, from Carlow to Kilkenny; and the proprietary of that company has been so diminished by insolvency and forfeiture of shares, that the directors found it neces sary to obtain an Act of Parliament to reconstruct the company, and limit the works within the powers of the remaining solvent proprietary. As ten miles of the railway have been already opened, and only 11 miles more are required to complete the communica tion with Kilkenny and with Thomastown, near Waterford, your directors deem it prudent not to oppose that measure, and they now call upon you for a vote for 40,000/. to enable them to perfect this company's subscription to that undertaking. The effect of this new Act will be to abandon the con struction of .the line from Carlow to Wexford, and to reduce your subscription to the Irish South-Eastern Railway Company to 90,000/. from 150,000/., the amount contemplated by the former Acts. In consequence of the number of shares for feited in that company, it is estimated, from the contracts already taken, that the cost of constructing a single line from Carlow-to Kilkenny (21 miles) will not exceed 8,000/. a mile to the present proprie• tors, and that the line when completed will, in ad dition to its own earnings, bring a considerable in crease of traffic over the main line. The directors had hoped that their subscriptions to the branch lines could have been defrayed, and the extension to the River Lee completed, with the capital of 3,333,0001., which they were authorised to raise for the construc tion of the works to Cork, but this has been found impracticable, for the reasons already mentioned; and they are obliged to apply to the proprietors for a creation of further capital of 300,000/., authorised by the several Acts of Parliament, to cover all the com pany's engagements and liabilities. Tney do not, however, contemplate calling up the chief portion of this increased capital for a considerable time, but they deem it essential to the safety and credit of the The company an nex t e o d make sta tem p e r t o , t will trw for e t v h e e ry tr c a o ffi n c tin re g e e e n i c p y ts . and working expenses for the past half-yar, subject to the result of the settlement with the Post-office, for the conveyance of mails, now in the course of arbitra tion. The receipts have not increased in proportion to the last 38 miles opened. Such increase could not have been expected during the depressed state of the country, from an extension which touches on no im portant town, over which no goods or cattle have yet been carried towards Cork (which is the natural di rection of that traffic), and over which only three through passenger trains run daily. The directors have also observed that the third-class carriages, at the low rate of three farthings per mile, intended for the accommodation of the poorer classes, continue to be extensively used by the middle and upper classes of travellers. This has, in their opinion, made it neces sary to have a more marked distinction made between the first and second class quick trains, and the third class or Parliamentary train." After stating that the worlds expanses of the line bad been very moderate, the report thus concludes : The directors, ever unwilling to hold out delu sive expectations respecting this undertaking, have deemed it their duty from time to time, in the midst of general despondency, to express their confidence in its final success. They still entertain that opinion, strengthened by the experience of its partial openings, the moderate cost (no longer an estimate) of the line and its appointments, and the low rate, compara tively, at which the traffic can be worked. The net earnings of the past year are shown to be 104,1611., derived from a portion only of the railway, and during a period of unprecedented distress—a sum nearly adequate to cover the interest at 5 per cent. paid on the borrowed capital, and 4 per cent, to the proprietors during the same period, together amount ing to 106,3651. When, therefore, the line shall be completed from terminus to terminus, and the traffic more developed by the reviving prosperity of the country, the directors confidently anticipate a very large increase to that revenue." On the balance sheet it appears that the receipts of the company from the commencement, including deposits, calls loans, traffic revenue, Post-office ser vice, and li a bilities of the company, were 3,607,932/. ; and the general disbursements under their respecTive heads, exclusive of stores on hand, 16,4051.; balance in banker's hands, 8,4181 ; balance in hand on ac count of current expenses, 2,94 e/.; and sundry amounts due to the company, 55,343/.—amounted to 3,524,8181. The revenue arising from traffic for the half-year amounted to 89,0521 ; and the expenditure for the same period was 36,6751., leaving a net ba lance under this head of 52,3771. Sir J. MacNEILL, engineer. in -chief, read his re port, in which he gave a very satisfactory account of the state of the works. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the reports, said that in consequence of the death of their late excellent chairman, the duty devolved upon him of filling his place, however inefficiently, at that board. But he was happy in having the co-operation of Mr. Boothby, nbtv the deputy chairman, an English gen tleman who had taken great interest in the formation of the company, and who had taken great pains to in troduce the undertaking to the attention of English the speedy termination of the stupendous wor t h ey capitalists. He congratulated the shareholders on first i t n s o o d n I y of four the y r a e i a l r w s a a y g o. was l nra D s e e d c , em andbeirh, 1849, there would be completed an d i n D h lBl d 4 c 4 e e , n rri tte g r, full and perfect operation 188 miles of railway be tween Dublin and Cork, thus connecting the two principal cities in the kingdom within a few hours' travelling.—(Cheers.) He referred to the cost of construction, which was perhaps something higher than the original estimate, and attributed the increase of expenditure in that regard to the enormous cost of land, and stated that the very landed proprietors whose properties were most served by the company were amongst those who bad made the most exor bitant demands.—(Hear, hear.) In more than one case in the Queen's County they were made to pay double and triple the amount of the value of land through which the railway ran, and he was of opinion that unless the Government by some enactment would take steps to protect railway property in that re spect, the system of exorbitant charges for land would cripple, if not totally destroy railway speculation in Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) The management of the railway had been singularly felicitous, and the best proof he could adduce in that respect was, that during the half-year there was not only no accident, but there was no instance in which the persons of passengers or property of the company in engines and carriages had been endan vered from one end to the other of the line.—(Cheers.) Before he concluded he would take the liberty of offering his advice to the shareholders, and particularly to his English friends, not to sacrifice their shares. Englishmen had tried their capital in every country in the world before they made a trial of Ireland, and now having come amongst U 3 to invest their capital with a liberal hand, he hoped none of them would be induced to dispose of the shares they held without giving the Irish undertaking a fair trial.—(Hear.) The motion for the adoption of the reports having been unanimously carried, the meeting was then made special for the purpose of authorizing the direc tors to lease the Irish South Eastern Railway, a line projected tiom Carlow to Kilkenny, a distance of 21 miles, half of which is open for traffic, and to empower the directors to raise a capital of 312,0001. on 50,000 new shares of 61. ss. each. It was proposed that a deposit of 11. ss. per share should be paid in January next, and the remainder would be called in by instal ments, over a period of three years, but that the only call in 1850 would be the deposit of 235. in January. It was further provided that the deposits and calls on those new shares should bear interest at 6 per cent. to the holders, and that when fully paid up, the holder of eight shares should have all the privileges of proprie torship, in common with the holder of an original share. The necessity for raising this new capital arose from the relations in which the Great Southern and Western Company was involved with the South- Eastern, inasmuch as they had subscribed for 90,0001. to the capital of the latter, which at its foundation had 50,000 shares, and that number was now reduced to 18,000. The directors advised that that company should be reconstructed, and with that view they called upon the shareholders to authorise them to lease the South-Eastern Railway for fbur years, at 4 per cent., in order to make the capital invested in that company availah!e to profits. A resolution to that effect having been moved, seconded, and unanimously adopted, and thanks voted N the Chairman, the meeting dissolved. When taken into custody, a paper was found at his lodgings which purported to be a report of a commit tee appointed by the society to audit the accounts, and it stated that the committee held a meeting on the 14th of December, for the purpose of consider ing the financial position of the society, at the Duke of Clarence public house, London ro a d, S out h war k , but no meeting of the kind ever took place. The case against the prisoner Croton was that his name appeared in the report as the collector, and as regarded Roberts, evidence would be given that he had on many occasions received money from subscribers. The question, therefore, in respect of those pri•oners would be, were they part of this system of swindling, or were they the dupes of the prime -mover of the whole concern—Henning. He (Mr. Robinson) did not intend to press the charge strongly against Ro berts and Croton, but he should prove the facts, and leave them in the hands of the jury, and he was per suaded that they would receive no injustice from them. After several witnesses had been examined in sup port of this statement, Lewis Gumpertz was called. He said he was secre tary to " The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals." That society was still in existence. It had never been defunct. The prisoner Henning had no c..,nnexion whatever with it. He had, however, been an assistant to a person named Gibbons, who was in the employ of the society of which he (wit ness) was secretary, but he had no authority what ever to receive subscriptions on his own account. Cross-examined—Never asked Henning to get persons to serve as committeemen for the society. Henning—Why, have you not been the society itself tor more than two years?—(A laugh.) Gompertz—No. Henning—Upon your oath, when was the last meeting of your committee held ? Gompertz—On the 19th of July, 1849. Mr. BULLOCK said he could not allow these ques tions to be put. They Were entirely foreign to the case. Henning—l wish to show you, my Lord, that he has no society at all.—(Laughter.) The COMMISSIONER—We have nothing to do with that, and I cannot allow the questions to be put. Mr. ROBINSON said, at the conclusion of the case for the prosecution, that he was not in a position to press the case as against Croton and Roberts, who were accordingly acquitted. Henning was then called upon for his defence, and he proceeded to read a statement, occupying about a quire of foolscap, to the jury. He complained that he AS the victim of a malignant feeling on the part of the Mendicity Society, who had taken up this prose cution at the instigation of a rival Animals' Friend Society which had been established in the City a few months ago. lie contended that the society was a bona fide one ; and, to show that he had not acted improperly in making " patrons" of tho4e who had subscribed to the society, he argued that the correct definition of the term " patron ' was, according to lexico graphers, a " benefactor ;" and, as a subscriber to the society was a benefactor, he thought it did not matter whether he were described as patron, benefactor, or subscriber. Had time been allowed him, his society would have been established on a sure and solid basis; but, as it was, it had effected much public good, and, solemnly, he said, before God and a jury of his country, he would declare that the good of the public, and to aid the noble cause of humanity, were the only objects he had in view, and that his heart entertained nothing even akin to sinister or selfish motives. Mr. BuLLoca having summed up, The jury found Henning Guilty and Acquitted Croton and Roberts. Ilenning was then sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment. It was stated to the counsel for the prosecution, although proof could not be adduced, that Henning had succeeded in obtaining above 1,0001. by this fraud. In the course of the day, the two men, Myers and Murphy, who were convicted yesterday, were brought up to receive sentence. Murphy was ordered to be transported for seven years, and Myers to eighteen months' imprisonment and hard labour. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BO W-STRHET. THE BOARD OP HEALTH AND THE BURIAL' GROUND N TOTTENHAM COURT-ROAD.—Yesterday a gentle man, whose name did not transpire, waited upon Mr. Henry, the sitting magistrate, to ascertain if he had an authority to issue an order to compel the managers of the burial-ground adjoining Whitfi e ld Chapel, in Tottenham court-road, to have a family vault opened for the interment of an elderly man, who had died within the last few days, and which, upon application being made to them in the usual way, they refused to accede to, giving as a reason that proceedings had already been commenced against them by the Board of Health for an alleged violation of the Nuisances Removal and Diseases Prevention Act, which had lately been brought into operation for the discontinuance of interments at several burial grounds in different parts of the metropolis. Mr. HENRI' said it was entirely out of his power to interfere, particularly as there was at present a summons pending between the Board of Health and the managers of the ground in question ; and he was ziven to understand that the Learned Counsel, Mr. Clarkson, who was retained for the defendants, had already given an undertaking to the Board that no more interments would be allowed on their part until the case was disposed of at this court. The applicant said he attended on behalf of. the widow of the deceased, and he was induced to concur in the opinions expre4sed by her other friends, that the refusal of interment was a hardship of no ordi nary character, inasmuch as the family had, some years back, purchased a portion of the ground, in which was constructed a vault capable of containing five bodies, and up to the present time there had been only two persons buried in it; besides, being eleven or twelve feet in depth, it was, on that account, not likely to cause such a nuisance as had been, perhaps, justly complained of in other places. Mr. Hulsey considered that so far the managers might, at a future day, be answerable to the owners of the vault, but the question to be determined upon 'he summons that had been granted was, had the Board of Health, under the provisions of the Act under which they intend to proceed power to prohibit interments taking place for the future in that ground, and until such a point is decided after hearing the arguments of counsel, the managers were certainly bound by the undertaking given by their counsel to keep the ground closed; at the same time, as great in convenience may be caused by the postponement of a funeral until such decision is known, he would re commend that the body should be interred in some of the cemeteries out of town. The applicant, in reply, said that, as a general question, there could be no doubt as to the propriety of such a course, but he respectfully submitted that there was great difficulty in disposing of vested rights in such a summary manner as the Board had con templated. Mr. IdEtsay said it might be a matter of future consideration how far the managers were bound to make compensation for the loss of the vault which had been purchased by the family of the deceased ; but, after the undertaking that had been given on the part of the defendants, it was impoasible that any inter ment could be suffered by them for the present to take place.—The applicant then withdrew. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Baron PLATT imdMr.austice WILLIAMS Thomas Smith, 70, and Harriet Smith, 27, were found guilty yesterday of feloniously sending a letter to Sir Walter RocklitYFarquhar and others,. demand ing money of them, w ith menaces , and without any reasonable and probable cause. Mr. Ballantine was for the prosecution, and Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Huddlerone were for the prisoner. A point of law being reserved, judgment was re spited. James Beale, aged 29, pleaded Guilty to an indict ment for misdemeanour, in hiving unlawfully at tempted to obtain 1001. from the corporation of Lon don by false pretences. Mr. Clarkson was for the prosecution. The offence imputed to the prisoner was that he had endeavoured to obtain the sum in question by way of loan from the trustees of one of the City charities, known as Wilson's Charity, by falsely re presenting himself to be within the conditions upon which the money could legally have been advanced. He was sentenced to three months' imprisonment in Giltspur-street Cumpter. THIRD COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner BeLtocx.) THE ALLEGED "ANIMALS' FRIEND SOCIETY." John Parry Henning, 55, e pretences. p pe a r e a Mr. for the p rosecut i on, at the Henry R o b er t s , and Thomas Croton, were i nd i cted for having obtained moneyh y Rubinson fals instance of the Mendicity Society; Mr. Parry ap peared for Croton. The others were not defended. Mr. ROBINSON, in opening the case, said that the false pretence which would be proved against the prisoner Henning was, that he represented himself as an authorised collector, and the secretary to a society, called the "Animals' Friend Society," and had re ceived turns of money from different parties upon those representations, whilst, in fact, there was no such society in existence, except such as was consti tuted by Henning himself in his own person. There was a society, called "The Society for the Preven tion of Cruelty to Animals," which bad begun in 1847 or 1848, and of which a person named Gom perta was the manager and secretary. The only manner in which Henning had anything to do with the latter society was, that he had been an assistant to Gibbons, a collector in the employ of Gompertz. Henning, however, set up an "Ani mals' Friend Society" on his own account, and though, in the prospectus of the society, there were the names of Viscount Templemore Lord Templeton, Si r Charles Forbe s , Admiral Vernon, Hon. Miss Vernon, Lady Ann Beckett, Sir Edward Page Turner, Sir Augustus de Clifford, Admiral Munday, and other titled personages appeared as patrons and patronesses of the society, it would be shown that these names were used without the knowledge of the distin gushed persons indicated, and that, in fact, Henning was himself the society, the committee, patrons, direc tors, manager, secretary, treasurer, agents, collector, inspector, and constables. There was a d ocument purporting to be a report of the committee of the society, and as this report contained the names he had mentioned, the prisoner, by circulating it amongst the aristocracy, succeeded in obtaining many subscrip tions ; for many of the nobility, seeing the names of noblemen with whom they were acquainted, and persons of rank and station, associated with the society, would be disposed to aid it by con tributions. The report stated that the committee had sincere pleasure and gratification in being enabled to state that " through the example thus set by England, their Majesties the King of Prussia, the King of the Belgians, the lite King of Bavaria, And Pope Pius IX., have passed laws for the protec tion of the inferior animals throughout their dominions. In the kingdom of Bavaria alone there are seventy-six societies established for the suppression of cruelty." The whole, from beginning to end, was a tissue of flagrant falsehoods, and was no doubt got up en tirely by Henning. If anybody gave a subscription to Henning. that subscriber was im mediately made either a patron or committeeman ; and thus it was that such names as the Hon. Richard Denman, the Hon. Frederick Chichester, Viscount Templemore and others appeared in the prospectus. Even the landlord of the house in which Henning had a bed room was made a committeeman without his know ledge. It would be shown that Henning had realised from 124 to 141, a week by this system o( fraud, j LAMBETH. DISTRESSING CASE Or Meenee.--Yesterday, after ;he night charges had been disposed of, Henry Wat son, aged 35, who had been for some years a waiter at the United Service Club, was placed at the bar before Mr. Elliott on the following-charge, as it appeared in the police-sheet—viz., " With the wilful murder of Loui sa C harlotte Watson, aged sixteen months, his ow n daughter, by drowning her in a water-butt, at N o. 21, Wood street, L am b eth-walk, in the parish of L ambeth. " The first witness called was Jane Watson, an in telligent little girl, who deposed as follows—l shall be eleven years of age next October, and live with the prisoner, who is my father, at No. 21, Wood-street . Lambeth- wa lk. Last evening, at about half-past six o'clock, I put my youngest sister, Louisa Charlotte, who was a b out a year and a half old, to bed in the back room o f the first floor, and at that time my father was in the kitchen. I returned to the kitchen, but went up stairs in about ten minutes after, and then saw the child where I had left it, in the bed and asleep. At this time my mother was out, and on her coming home, about a quarter to eight, I heard my father tell her he had put the child into the water butt, and she went and took it out. Mr. Eemorr—Did you hear your father say why he had put the child into the water- butt ? Witness— Ne, Sir_; I did no t. Mr. ELL/OTT—Did you observe your father go up stairs a f ter you had been and seen your father asleep ? Witness —.II did not. Mr. Ce c il C onrade Watkins said—l live at No. 134, Doris-st ree t west , Kennington, and am a compositor. I have lodged with the prisoner three years, but left his house on Wednesday last. Mrs. Watson having agreed to wash for me, I went to her house last even ing to speak to her about it, and also told her where I had removed to. On my getting up the steps at the door I saw the prisoner going into the kitchen by the area steps, followed by his wife. I knocked at the door, and heard a scuffling in the passage, and the children cry loudly. The door was opened by Mrs. Watson, who entreated me to come in, and on my doing so I saw the prisoner standing at the end of the passage. IN rushed to wards me, and exclaimed, " Take me into custody, Mr. Watkins,:l have drowned the child." I said, " What have you done ?" and he replied, " I have drowned my child in the water butt" I then went into the yard, followed by Mrs. Watson, and on re-1 moving the lid from the water-butt found the child there. Mrs. Watson and myself took it out of the water, and the child seemsd perfectly lifeless and cold. I ran for Mr. Jeffree, a neighbouring surgeon, who promptly attended, and used every possible means to resuscitate the child, but without effect. I said to the man, " You wretch how could you do such a thing ?" and he replied, " I did it to save its soul ;" and repeated that expression twice or thrice. When I first went to live at the prisoner's house, there did not appear to be anything particular about him. He was always very quiet, and did not appear to care for any society but that of his children, of whom he appeared to be excessively fond. The prisoner, who was guarded in the dock by two constables, here dropped upon his knees and wept bitterly for some minutes, but soon recovered suffi ciently to allow the examination to proceed. Mr. Watkins proceeded to say that after he .had lodged there about eighteen months, Mrs. Watson spoke to him about the then state of her husband, who at that time complained of his head, and appeared very feverish. Mr. Jeffree, the medical gentleman, was at that time called in, and the result was that the prisoner had been sent to Bethlehem, where he remained until March last. For the last two or three weeks witness had observed a great change in the prisoner, and was afraid from his appearance that he would do someting. He was very desponding, and could not be drawn into conversation, but always appeared remarkably fond of his children. Mr. John Jeffree said I itea a surgeon, and live in Paradise-street, Lambeth. Last evening, about eight o'clock, I was called to the prisoner's house, where I found a female child lying on the table in the kitchen. It was wet and cold, as though just taken out of water. I put it into a hot bath and did everything I could to restore animation, but without success. Ihe child had evidently been dead some time, and had died apparently by drowning. There were no marks of violence, and the appearances were those of a person who had died from drowning. I asked the prisoner how he came to do such an act, and he said, having lost his own soul, he did this to save that of his child. He also said he had lost his soul, and was eternally damned. I asked him how he came to think so, and he said he had been reading some religious books at the club that fully confirmed his views on that sub ject. I have known thn prisoner for four or five years, and attended himself and his family up to No vember, 1848. During that month, and on the occa sion mentioned by the last witness, I was called to the prisoner, and I then found him in a low, despond ing state, and on this occasion it was that he made use of the expressions about losing his soul, and his being eternally damned. A corre-pnndence then took place between himself and the secretary to the club to which the prisoner was servant, and he then re commended his removal to a place of confinement. He was then sent to Bethlehem, and he (Mr. Jeffree) had not seen him from that time until the evening before, when be was sent for to his house, as he hid before stated. Mr. Jeffreeplaced before the magistrate the correspondence that passed between himself and Mr. Willis, the secretary to the club, from which it appeared that when Mr. Jeffree recommended him to be placed under restraint he had given it as his opi nion that the prisoner's delusions were those of a reli gious character, and stated that, from what he had witnessed, he was of opinion that they were not easily removable. Mr. Willis, on the part of the club, ex pressed the deepest anxiety to do everything that was necessary for the poor man, whom he described as an old and faithful servant of the club, and the result was that he had been sent to Bethlehem. On that occasion the friends of the poor man expressed them selves in strong terms against Mr. Jeffree, and attri buted the loss of his (Watson's) situation and his confinement to his precipitancy and representation; hut of this charge he was completely exonerated by she committee of the club, who, in a letter from their secretary, expressed it to be their opinion that he (Mr. Jeffree) had acted in the most kind, prudent. and considerate manner ; and which ought to inure for him the thanks and gratitude of the wife and family. The next witness was Sergeant Walsh, 3 L, who merely said that the prisoner was given into his cus tody, and he heard him acknowledge at the station house that he understood the nature of the charge. The prisoner, who when asked if he wished to say anything to the charge, replied " Nothing," was fully committed for trial. He was in so weak and wretched a state that he was obliged to be assisted to the cell. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF FRIDAY. ADMIRALTY, SEPT. 15, 1849. The following promotions hive this day taken place, consequent on the decease of Admiral of the Red, Sir Charles Hamilton. Bart., K.C.B.:— Admiral of the White, Sir John West, K.C.8., to.be Admiral of the Red. Admiral of the Blue, Sir Graham Eden Hamond, Bart., K.C.8., to he Admiral of th“ White. Vice-Admiral of the Red, Zschary Mudge, to be Ad miral of the Biue. Vice-Admiral of the White John Allen (a), to be Vice- Admiral of the Vice-Admiral of the Blue, Edward Hawker, to be Vice- Admiral of the White. Rear-Admiral of the Red, Sir Lucius Curtis, Bart., C. 13., to be Vice-Admiral of the Blue. Rear-Admiral of the White, H)do Parker. C. 8., to be Rear-Admiral of the Red. Rear-Admiral of the Blue, Edward Henry A'Court R pington, to be Rear-Admiral of the White, Captain Sir James John Gordon Bremer, K.C.8., to be Rear-Admiral of the Blue. Retired Captain Abraham Lowe has also been promoted to be Retired Rear-Admiral, on the terms proposed in the London Gazette of lst Sept., 1846. ADAHRALTY, SEPT. 19. Coalbrook-dale, Shropshire, coach and omnibus proprie tors—J. Worthy, Hartlepool, Durham, builder. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. T. Hammond and A. Murray, railway contractors— E. Clark and H. Messenger ' Dartford, Kent, innk e op ers —G. Lockwood an d H. M. Beriurnont, Hobeck, York shire, cloth finishers—W. H. Smith, E. Smith, and J. Gibson, New Church -street, Bermondsey, ship chandlers —H. 11. Budgett and H. Budgett, Bristol and King's wood-hill, Gloucestershire, wholesale grocers—J. Moore and J. Brosin, Loughborough, Leicestershire, maltsters —R. Ward, M. Hall, W. Bradley, and I. Wortnalii, Drighlington, Yorkshire, railway contractors-11. Ro berts and W. Ogden, Minchinhampton, Glouc .st atshire, drapers—A. Binnie and J. S. Richardson, Old Bond. street, tailors—W. Williams and W. Green, Pimlico, c merchants—Mary Fouracre and J. Barlow. Stan dish-with-Langtree, Lancashire, miners and coal mer chants—S. Wild, J. Aralrew, J. Haigh, Betty Stelfox, and W. Pownall (as far as regards Betty Stelfex and W. Pownall), Athershaw Moor, Lancashire, coal pro prietors—W. R. Harris and T. J. Winter, Essex-strt-et, Strand, attorneys and solicitors—J. Handley, R. Boone, and S. Fox, West Lkigh and Manchester, coal miners and coal sellers— R. Pow, J. Favveug, R. Wylain, E. Glynn, and J. Ititson (as fares regards J. R,itsoi.), Cor. senside, Northumberland, Rirlsd le Iron Company. INSOLVEN 1' PETI !TONERS. Thomas G. Btucksidge, Madt ley, Shropshire, plumber. Thomas Haigh, Iludder:fi,lti. Eli Gledhill. Huddersfield, journeyman weaver. William Caldicott, Oldbary, Worcestershire, engineer. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. D. Leslie, Glasgow, bak,-r, to meet within the Royal Exchange Sale-rooms, Glasgow, Sept. 26 and Oct. I', at one. J. Young, jun., Glasgow, tnPrchant, to moat within Comrie'a 1i,9)al Hotel, Glasgow, Sept. 25 and Oct. 16, at two. Corps of Royal Marines—First Lieutenant and Qaar• termaster Henry Varlo to be Captain, vice Captain John Collis', placed on half pay; S .cond Lieutenant George Leslie, to, be First Lieutenant, vice Varlo, promoted. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Leicester. _ . Prince Albert's Own Leicestershire Yeomanry Ca. valry—Cosmo George Charles Novill, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Lord BAternan, resigned, May 23. WHITEHALL, SEPT. 18. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Frederick William Jacomb, of Huddersfield, in the county of York, Gent. to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court o Chancery. J. C. Bell, Dundee, merchant and agent, to meet within the British Hotel, Dundee, Sept. 27 and Ocr. 18, at twelve. WHITEHALL, SEPT. 6. The Right Honourable- Sir - Thoma.s Wilde, Knight, Lord Chief Justice" of her Majesty', Court of Common Pleas, at Westminster, hath appointed Ashley Maples, of Spalding, in the county of Lincoln, G ent l eman, to be one of the Perpetual Commissioners for taking the ac knowledgments of deeds to be execived by married women, under the Act passed for the abolition of fine; and recoveries, and for the t.ubstitutien of more simply modes of assurance, in and for the parts of Holland, in the county of Lincoln, also in sud for the parts of Kesteven, in the same county. BA NKIiIIPTS. Thomas Shaw, victualler, Wolverhampton, to sur render, Oct. 2 and 'Nov. 6, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham; Riley, Wolverhampton; Smith, Birmingham. George Webb, wine merchant, Tamworth Stafford shire, Oct. 13 and Nov. 7, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham ; Ward, Stafford ; Smith. Birmingham. John Hogan, shipwright, Hakiii, Pembrokeshire, Oct. 9 and Nov. 6, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol; Morgan, Haverlord west ; Whittington and Gribble. Bristol. John Dale Harwood, ironmonger, Liverpool, Oct. 3 and Nov. 9. at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool; Chester and Co., Staple Inn, Brabner and Son, Liverpool. DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basinghall-street. J. Wilcox, Little Bell-alley, Moorgate-street, tailor, Oct. 13, at e'evon—T. Barrett, Oxford, timber merchant, Oct. 15, at twelve—J. Gilbert, St. Luke, ironfeunder, Oct. 15, at. halt-past eleven—J. Nutter, Cambridge, miller, Oct. 15, at_one—R. S. Roach, Cateaton-street, cap manufacturer, Oct. 15, at half-past eleven. In the Country. Sarah Whitehouse, E. Whitehouse, and A. White house, Tewland, Gloucestershire and Monmouth, tin plate manufacturers. Oat. 11, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—T. Bamford, Little Town, Lancashire, woollen manufacturer and farmer Oct. 17, at el even , at the Court, Manchester—J. Hall and R. Hall, Elton, Lanca shire, bobbin turners, coal grinders, and red liquor ma nWacturers, Oct. 16, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester —W. Sarginson and M. Rigby, Bury, Lancashire, joiners, Oct. 15, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester—T. Barraclou g h and J. Everitt, Southowram, Yorkshire, woollien spinners and woollen manufacturers, Oct. 12. at eleven, at the Court, reeds—C. F. Cotterill and W. H. Hill, Wslsall, Staffordshire, merchants, Oct. 27, at twelve, at the Court, Birmingham—W. Hall, Kiegton, Herefordshire, miller and corn factor, Oct. 25. at twelve, at the Court, B:rminghaita—J. Bickerton, Newtown, Montgerneryshire, _flinneldraper, flannel manufacturer, and wool dealer, Oct, 17, at twelve, at the Cuurt, Liver peel—J. B. Prichard and J. R. Croft, Liverpool, oil merchants, Oct. 17, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool— W. Maria, Wrexham Paper Mills, Denbighshire, paper manufacturer, Oct. 17, at eleven, at the Court, Liver pool. R. Allen, Edinburgh, stock-broker and dealer in sh ires, to meet within the rooms of Mr. P. S. Fraser, Edinburgh, Sept 28 and Oct. 19, at one. A. Macpherson, InverneAs, hotel keeper, to meet within the Caledonian Hotel, luverness, Sept. 27 and Oct. 18, at twelve. , - NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Buinghall- street. D. N. Fisher. Lynn R-gis, Norfolk, musicseller, Oct. 13, at one—S. Yorke. Cambridgeqiire, upholsterer, Oct. 13, at half-past eleven—S. Prentice, Slough, ironmonger, Oct. 20, at eleven—J. Wright, Northampton, corn arid coal merchant, Oat. 13, at twelve.. In the Coontry. J. Ellis, Pontypool, Monmouthshire, dealer in wine and spirits, vietthiller and publican, Oct. 19, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—W. Edd.son, It ,trick, . Yorkshire, fancy woollel manufacturer, Dec. 4, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds—W. Ramsden, Wak, field, Yorkshire, painter and dealer in paint and colours. Oct. 11, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds—J. Hickson, Greengages, Yorkshire, apothec a ry, O c t. 11, at e l even, at the Court, Leeds—R. .Boucher, Liverpool, b oot an d shoe mar,ufac ' turer, Oct. 15, a t e l even , a t th e C ourt, Birrniogham—J. Smith, Rug e l e y, S ta ff or d s hi re , scr i vener, Oct. 16, at twelve. at the Court, Birmingham—R. Raby, Preston, Lancashire, hatter, Oct. 11, at twelve, at the Court, Man chester. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from the returns made in the week ending September 18, 1849, is 2:s. 9d. per cwt. By the Vice• Chancellor, Oct. 12. T. T;ndle, South Shields, banker and shipowner--.T. ?ootar, Prkoon, and flyik h - ker—B. Wright, -_. RAILWAY stiAttE MARKETS BRISTOL, SEPT. 21. STOCK .ExcriANGE.--1 here was a tolerable amount of business transacted to-day, but prices were drooping. The sales are—Great Western,. Qum ters, 114 dis.— Ditto, New 171. Shares, 8 dis.—London and North-Western Stock, 109 3 / 4 —Midland Stock, 49 ex div. LI VERI'OOL, SEPT. 21. Srocx ExcHaNGE.—The share market was wrceedingly heavy to-day. The transactions were few, and prices lower. arvers, however, remain firm. The sales are— Caledonian, 114 Great Northern, 13 dis. Lancaster and York, Consul. Fifths, 6jj4 dis.—Ditto, Preston and Wyte (No. 1), 38 3 / 4 London and North-Western, 103 Ditto, New Quar ters, par—Manchester, Sheffield. and Lincolnshire kNo. 1), guarsuteed 714 till 1853, 12 1 ,E dis.—Ditto, Preference, 104-- Midland, 50—Ditto, Halves, 19)6 dis.—South-Eastern and :;over, 1 84—Ditto (No. 4), s: York, Newcastle, and Ber wick (G. N. E. Purchase), 6 per cent. till 1850, 5% dis. M ---T ANCHESTER, SEPT. 2. STOCK EXCHANGH.h e transactions of d, y were as fol low :—Caledonian, Preference, 94 ex div.—Clitheroe, Pre ference (B), 17 4—Manchester and Leeds, 374 dis.—Ditto, Fifths, dis. —Ditto, s2l. Shares, 11 dis.—Manchester and Birmingham (C) Quarters, 1% p.—Liverporl and Bury, 18 dis.—Old Sheffield, 244—Dover (No. 4), Scrip, 6 13-16 Ditto (Registered), 6 11-16—West Riding Union, 6 3 / 4 dis. —Great West ern , Quarters, 11 1 4 dis.—London and North- We tern, 1091 :4—Manchester and Sheffield, 1 - reterence, 10X, —North Staffordshire, 7 15-16 dis, BIRMINGHAM, SEpr. 21.1 STOCK EXCHANUE.—In cons( (pence of to-day was trans. served as a day of general humiliation, no business was trans. acted in our share market. YORK, SEPT. 20. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were as follow: Great Northern, 71. 6s. 3d. N or th-W estern, Preference, 35.--York Newcastle. and Berwick (New castle Extension), 11% cx in. Ditto (G. N. E. Pur chase), 34, . _ GLASGOW, SEPT. 20. STOCK EXCIIMIGE. The transaclons to-day were as follow :—Aberdeen, Preference, 6%—Edinbur g h an d Glas gow, 74 --tilasg.,iv Gene's' Terminus, 9—Glasgow, Barr head, and N.ilston Direct (New), 755. Glasgow, Kilmar nock, and Ayr, 4S- Ditto, Preference, 10 1 / B —Glasgow and Greenock, Preference. 7/. 14A. THE CO UN TK Y MARKETS. WAKEFIELD, SEPT. 2l.—The arrivals this week are good of most articles. There is a steady demand for both old and new wheat at an advance of Is per quarter. Oats and shelling fully realise last week's prices. Beans sell slowly and rather cheaper. Not much new barley offering; prices range from 28s to 31s. New. Old. WHEAT, per qr. 601bs per bushel:— s. 8. B. Suffolk, Essex, and Kent, red ... 45 to 48 45 to 49 Ditto, white ... 4S —53 48 —5l Norfolk and Hunts., red 43 —46 42 —45 Ditto, white ... ... 47 —5O 47 —LO Lincolnshire and Cambridge, red ... 43 —46 42 .45 Ditto, white ... .„ 46 —5O 46 41 Yorkshire, red ... ... 43 —46 42 —45 Ditto, white ... ... 46 50 46 49 Dantzie and Konigsburg, white 44 —4B Lower Baltic and Hamburgh, red... —— 41 —44 Mediterranean, red ... 34 37 BARLEY, per quarter of 8 bushels: Norfolk and Suffolk._ Lincolnshire and Yorkshire Scotch ••• • • • • • • ••.m. Grinding per 30 stone ... 20 23 Foreign ... 24 28 BEANS, per quarter of 8 bushels 631 b : Small, fine ... ••• —— Ticks Foreio OATS, per stone:— bleating • 91 to IOAd 8i Ito 10 Feeding —d to —d 81 to 9 Forei gn ••• • • ••• —d to —d 8d to 9. 1 SHELLING, per 1e4.1 of 2011 b —25 22 MALI, per load of 6 imperial bushels —— ;36 —3B PEAS, per Imperial Quarter Blue and white boilers Grey and Feed 31 - 34 29 - E 2 26 - 31 28 - 32 - 30 ARM Qrs. Wheat ... 12,210 Barley ... 1,37 Oats ... 1, 0 98 , Beans... ... 1,0;6 1 Peas ... 663 , Tares ... LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 21. The cried since Tuesday hav ing been un'avottrable tor arrivals, the supplies from Ireland and coastwise, as well as from abroad, are ex ceedingly light. The exp,ris in the same time have been unimportant. The weethtr up to yesterday was fine, but we have since had a good deal of rule. The trade has contiuued steady for both wheat and Hour, but no traneactioes of any moment have been reported. The potato disease appears generally to be on the increase, and lien corn has to consequei ce been held with con siderable firmness, although se%eral parcels have b en disposed of at a little under the exrreiac rates o f Turs day. We note no change in whet. articles. At this day's market there was a fair ate ntlance of the trade. Wheat met a good consumptive demand et the full prices of Tuesday, low qualities in some instances, commanding a small advance. Flour, with a fair inquiry, 'fully sup ported late rates. Indian corn was held firmly at full prices, but very little business resulted. Oats and oatmeal met a moderate demand at our precious quotations. Beans 6d per quarter dearer. Barley and pees without change. NEWBURY, SEPT. 20.—The quantity of wheat pitched in to-days market is a fair average for the season of the year. The trade opened by a larger advance being re quired than millers were willing to acsede to. At an advance of Is to 2s per quarter there has been a pretty good clearance effected, nut still some hold for a larger advance. Ot barley there is some quantity on offer, a few samples of fair making quality realising about 30s per quarter; other sorts in prce)ortion. Beans, oats, and peas, slack sale, at unaltered races. EXETER, SEPT. 21.—Cattle Market—There has been a fair supply of beasts and stock of all descriptions driven in—prices remain near the sane as of late. Fat beef sold at its to 8: 6.1, and in some instances 8s 9d per score Some tat French oxen were offered at 101 each, but were driven away unsold. Steers were 8/ to 11/ per pair; the latter figure was refused for a ;mime lot of eight steers. Barreners were not much in demand, some rough bul locks were sold at about 4s 6tlp-r score; but go )d fresh barreners were worth 5s to 6s 6)1. Cows and calves, 71 to 131 each. There was a moderate supply of sheep, fat ewes at about 4fd, and wethers 53 per lb. A lot of Leicester breeding ewes, most of them fat and in good condition, which were announced as the pr, -petty of a gentleman who intended to change his fl tck for South Downs, were sold by auction at from 35s to 40s each: Pork Carcases.—A. very good supply, the largest we have had for some months. Prices were lower, ranging from 7s to 84 4d per score, but the neer, bu%inese was done under Bs. Pannier.—Turkeys, 4s 63 to 5s 6d each ; geese, 5s to 6s ditto ; ducks, 3s 63 to 5s per couple ; fowls, 2s 93 to 4s ditto; pat tridges: 2s Gd to 2s 93 ditto ; rabbits, is 9d to 2s ditto ; pigeons, 103 each ; hares, 2s to 3s each ; roasters, 4s to 5s ditto ; butter. 103 to lld per Ib; eggs, 16 to 18 for is ; potatoes, 6d to 8:1 Per score ; turnips, 63 ditto ; onions, 81b for 63. Corn Exctiange.—The attendance to-day has been pretty numerous, but up to one o'clock no great stroke of busi ness had been done. Prices were barely a shade higher than last week. Good new wheat sold at 5s to 5. 3d per bushel, a small lot or two made 5s 4d, end for one sample of very prime old wheat, 5a 6,1 war given. There has not been much foreign wheat on offer. Inferior French red sold at 38s per qr. Fur prime- white ditto, a 47s per qr was asked, but this must be cont•ide merely nominal quotation. Barley, 3s 6,1 to 3, 9:1 Fe r per sack of 280 l h i ,i ; ve ol p d u d t i u t p to, th 2 e s p 6;l ice pe o r f b kt u n s s h h e e l l . ; n T e h w e m oa il t l s er 2 s s ge to ner 2 a B ll) 2. flatir is F., h e t r a sic l k s , th a ,, nd m i 4 t )r s e el i l: n a e t r, 3 d o 4g t u o r 3 e. 2 s Pis; —t thus wool:s.nal 1 a a t nl i am ount of f prices, the b ness BRIST OL OLh,;:utiGeeAint' SEPT.aes transacted sales since our last being limited to 450 r ) hd e of it West India, chiefly from 36s to 384. end a f ew 1 1 1 1 i s of 'ALS. Qrs Rapeseed ... ... ... Shelling ... ... ... 497 Linseed .. ••• •• ". Malt ... ... • • ••• Flour ... 09 6 ... ... ...... Baubldoes at froaa 38s to 403; in other descriptions .1 raw sugar no sales are reported. Refined continues , :u1 —Bristol I)/ ICI (Iffy. KNAREEIBRO% IEPT. 19.—The market was barely sup plied with grain, consequ-ntly pric, , s were a little im proved. The samples of new wheat shown to-day were very fine, and in good conditi.n. Wheat. 53 91 to 63 3d, beans 4* 31 to 4s 9d per - bushel, barley 26. to 28s, oats 20s to 243 per quarter. CARBRO", Sim% 20.—The weather is exceedingly fine, and our farmers have almost all stopt at home to secure their corn. Wheat, both old and new, is readily taken at fully last week's prices, very little doing in either barley or oats. In flour no change. WITIIE I3Y I 6E17. 19,...2110 prices of wheat, &0., in NAVAL IN TELLIGENCE• PORTSMOUTH, FRlDAY. — Lieutenant Wolridge (1842)' Gunnery Lieutenant of the Excellent, was this day pr o. muted to the rank of Commander. The Arrogant screw•frigate, Captain Fitzroy, s aileci this day for Lisbon, taking the Needles passage. e i o The Encounter s crew steam-vessel is fitting mono. 1 the dockyard with as muc h exped i t i on as a sh i p w ithout a captain can. Commander Fslcon (1846) is appointed to cora/DW I° the Wolverine, 12. at Chatham. IN PORT AND FITTING. In Harbour—The Victory and Ill us t r i o us, flag - '- -- • the Excellent, Blenheim, E ncoun t er , Vi c t or i a and Albt r Black Eagle, Fairy, Echo, and Fanny. At Spithead—The Superb, 80, and Rolla. 6. „ a m In Dock—The P r i ncess Ch ar l otte, F ox , Dauntless, Devastation, and Contest. - In the Basin—The Rodney, Sphynx, poyphetetl4 Sprightly, and Elfin. In the Steam Basin—The Ajax, Sidon, Basilisks r e. nelope, Scourge, Blazer, Urgent, and Fire Quer n. The Calypso, 20 guns, Captain H. Worth, from t a b : Pacific, is progressing in the discharge of her stores tans, and the crew are busily employed in Oriel'? ."!: her. It is expected that she will be paid offon Montle/ the 25:h instant. The Duck naval lighter, Savage, master, arrived b: D re d on the 18th instant, with stores from PlYntuu th Portsmouth. The ship Bruce, A. Si m p son mas t er , h as arrived from Quebec, with &cargo of timber for the dockyadj orp , the ship Concord, J o h n Hobbs roaster, from LetV has also ar r iv e d w i t h a cargo of t i m b er f or t he you. of A detachment of the 95th Regiment, cousist e il l en nine privates a n d one woman, in charge of Staf f ' e '' n ';lide D. O'R. Clayton, M.D.; arrived at Fort Pitt, as f rom from Hong Kong, they having landed at Gravese nd the the ship M a r qu i s of Bute. Four soldiers died 00 passage. Colour-Sergeant W. Hillyaid, of the 61st Regiatellat: recently arrived from his regiment in India, to be i f rl ,l lided, is app o i n t e d Q uartermaster Serg 1-leant of the P ly mouth division of t ut • pens i oners, and p r oceeded to y * mouth on the 20th instant to take up his duties. WOOLWICH, SEPT. 21.—The Right Hon. Sir F ren u cis T. Baring, Bart., R ear -Ad m i r el J. W. D. Derides, a.; Captain M. F. Fitzh ar d inge B er k e l ey, C. B , an d CaPt y. Alexander Milne, L or d s o f t h e Ad m i ra l ty; Captain' j A. B. liamilo a .n, Second Se c r e t ary; C a pt a i n Sir Bald.. 0 Walker, K.C.8., Surveyor of the Navy; and Mr. bi ll Watts, Assistant Sur ve y or o f t h e N av y, arrived a t Woolwich dockyard at twelve o'clock to-day, and we re 0.. rec ived by Commod o r e 'H enr y Ed en an d the beads . f . the variou s dep a rtm e nt s i n th e d oc k yar d. Their Lora chips immediately embarked in the -Monkey stew's' vessel, accompanied by Commodore Henry Eden, Sit perintendent of the W oo l w i c h d oc k yar d, Lieuteom Colonel Colquhoun, of the carriage department at the Royal Arsenal, Captain Munday, Captain Sir Frederick Nicholson, Bare, and other officers studying steam. and went cl,i4vn the river to Purfleet to inspect the Terrible steam-frigate, commanded by Captain Ramsey, that vessel having anchored at Put fleet yesterday to discharge her powder. Immediately after their Lordships wGnt on beard the T. rrible the anchor was raised, and the vessel turned round to proceed to Woolwich. The great gun exercises were then gone through on her way up the river, and a minute inspection made of each gun. The men also went through their small-arm exercises, and appeared to be a very efficient crew. Their Lordships went over every part of the vessel, which is in good condition and clean, and her engines, by Maudslayr Sons, and Field, have been so little affected by three years and nine months' service, that she will soon be ready for commission again when paid off at Woolwich. The Terrible carries her armament well, and bag beo found a most efficient first-class war steamer, at for an y duty she may be call e d upon to perform. Th e i r Lor d" ships returned all th e way i n h er to W oo l w i c h, afforded them an excellent opportunity of 'inspecting a ll the details connected with the working of the ves-el i n her speed. which was very good. Their Lordships land ed at half-past three o'clock P.m.. and returned to town- The Minx steam-vessel went down the river to try the plan fur steering her with the screw-propeller abaft the rudder, and it wa. toutO to answer remarkably well. P,,lt , i., osLcuTioNs.--At the recent PALTRY PR ten ). -a ssurs two JU L !, tm- s , ~, apparently about nine or rs t age, were brought up on a charge of stealing p re )i nip on Sunday afternoon. No one appeared to trio ss the charg , . neither did the name of the prosecutor and said "tie father appeared in court with the trqs , _ Dover he went to the station-house and became hail for their appearance. On b,ing asked if he knew anything d the the hedge for a matter, he said. t ,t 4 boys were coming front Sunda)" school in the afternoon, when one of them went behind it up arid began to eat it. He, however, thought the thought boys had bt tter relate the circumstance. The IretglP.: tratei jinni-dice!) , di•missed the case, and expressed PurP',Se, and seeing a turnip lie he took their sorrow that such children should have been placed in such a situation trom a circumstance so trivial; they The little !ellows appeared quite unconscious of their un pleasant situation.—Kent Herald. —ln se- THE CHOLERA.—BINMINGLI 4M9 F ill-D AY. hthe corchnee with the wishes expressed byolfsu clergyroci of bumilia. town, this day was observed as a day evalence of ch olera don and eraser in reference t o the p r and of thanksgiving for the merciful preservation that Birmingha m h as hitherto enj o y ed from the pestilence.- The shoo were closed, many of the manufactori ores cessal worked, and Divine service was generally' p,rfreed in The day was the chum-h is an d chapels of the town. observed a l mos t as strictly as the Sab b a th. The churcl-le ar ' d cha p els p articularl y the ancient church Martin's, of bt• were crowded to exces s b y devout Lions. Only four cases of chol era have yet occurred Btriningb mi , a nd one only of these was na iv .. 1-)r. congre.ga._- Buck-land, at the late meeting of the British Associanlon.tiol declared Birmingham to be built upon one a the salubrious rocks in the work'. REMOVAL OF THE WOOD PAYING.—The upper prtion of the Strand, from Charing-cross to Hung e ,f; AND lA ti n ol v t E o n w r A i r s , s Em et E r. N ts T .-- . turd-street. is ch sed for the purpose of removing of wood paving, and replacing it with granite blocky, of a substantial character. aroboll miraculoas medicine, art t trout hit J" An —THE /1 0 .- - - er every other means had failed. See eitXac 045. Lordship's Feb. 91, letter, dated 4. villa 3lessina, Leghorn, l'rc fessor Hollow hay' 3: Sir . I beg to acquaint you that your P all / nos , ef fected a m., t cure ot a disorder in my liver and stomach which 1,31 ha d not beeni not the acuity, at home and all over the continent, _ 3 ". able to effect ; nay not ever the waters of Carlsbacl.7 w„, rienhad. (Signed) •' A ' LDBOROUGII." These wondarttli Pil s a ';',' cure any direaie of the liver or stomach.—Sold titig ° ilei l if • Y b O y int g inAnt , ) ,i at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, stran ,11 ii m iefre yen tore thromthout the aiviliserl wark_.2.:................. BIRTHS Esq. , C lifton- On the IQth inst. , the wife of J ohn Hare, park, Clifton, of a son. On th On the [Mit inst., at Falmouth, the wife of Commander J. G. of a dauter. D e I', th in.t.. at L sca gh r d- man or, near Liverroul, t ha wire of J. Naylor, Esq., of a son. On the 19 th inst., at Brighton, the lady o f John gag geridge, Esq., of a son. On the 20th inst., in Albion-street, H y e d-par, k wry, C. 4. Aiken, rf a (laugh er. On the .oth inst,, at Rutland-place, Chartfrbouse-squaret the wife of the Rev. 0. Watford, o• a daughter MARRIED. On the I Pth inst. at Christ Church. Scarborough, Al°x ander Bailey, Esq., , M.A, of Wimpole•street, London, to I s RAY Jane, youngest daughter of -William Harland, Eoclq M.D., Mayor of Scarborou Orr the 20th in gh. st . at Ms ddelon-lodge, John, fourth son of . William Blundell, Esq., of Crosby-hall, Lancashire, to C theride, sixth daughter of Peter Mideiton, Esq., a delton-lodge, and Stoekeld- park, Yorkshi re. On the - 4 0th et St. Luke's, Chelsea, the ev. John Russ Macduff. of S. Madoes, Perthsh ire, Chelsea io Louisßa, fourth daughter of J. Ste; he - , Esq., Clun . of Ca Re.j t r., l it h r DIED On the 9th inst., at Torquay , Julia Btaria. re lict of Na situtitiell, thaniel Peach, Esq., of Bow; h a m-house, G loucestershire. On v l , ie ' ag at e 1-iloli ng bourne, Har riet, re.ict of the On the 19th inst.. at G!ocester-terrace, Kensington, John C o rnwall, Esq. Richardson Cornwall, the s on Of Henry Cobb On ,he 16th inst., at Guildat Morden, Cambridgeshire , aged 25, Walter Henry, youngest son of the late Mr. Thomos Butterfield. of H .y , t n, Ilerts. On the 19- i ns t., at. Barringt on -road, North Brixton, Mr. 11 Sapp`irus Loss e, of Eastc hea p , City, dau agedghte 76. of the late C. On the 19th inst. , Cecilia Je, r Bla c kheath. Kensington, Esq., of the Grove, Blackheath. London Printed and Published by MURDO YOITNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 7 12, Strand, in the Precinct of the Serov. in the eounty Qi Uiddless, Eaturdsra September 12 / teat our market of this thy are as follows :—White wheat 18s to 20s, red dit*o 16s to 18s, barley 29: to 32, per qv', bean; 12, to 143 per bad, oats 9d to Ild pct. stone. Beef 5s 6d to 6s per stone, mutton 5d to si , t per lb. RIPON, SEPT. 20.—Our market was svt.ll attended this week, old wheat freely taken up at last week's prices' samples of Dew dull in sale; it, beans, barley, a Al oat', no alteration. White wheat 63 to 6s 61, red do. 5s 6j to 6s 3:1, beans 4 3,1 to 55 per bushel; barley 283 to 3 2.3 ; oats 18s to 233 per qr. LLANGEFNI, SEPT. 20 —Wheat, 44s to 45s per quarter; barley, 22s to 25;; oats, 15s to 16J. Butchers' stalls-- beef, 4d to 6d; mutton, 5:1 to 6d; veal, 3d t o 4d ; fresh butter, 9.1 per lb; fowls, 18d to 20d per couple; eggs, 12 for 6d. LLANItWST, SEPT. 17.—There was a large supplY 0f beasts of different sorts at our fair to-day. Wheat from 133 to 165; barley, 8i to 10s; oats, 6s to 7s per Gobbet; butter, 9d to 11(1 per lb, DENBIGH, SEPT. 19.—At the market to-day the tit'' tendance was rather thin; and although we cannot altr,. the fi ore of our last (potations much, th e re was a slisfP advance in the prices of corn. Wheat, 14s to 15i; barley, 8s 6d to 9s 6d; oats, 53 6d per hobbet. COAL Al A liii. t'l .--Y ESTE MAT. Carr's Hartley Chester Main lss 0, Braddyll Dean's Primrose ...... 14s Od Hetton East Adairs Maim.... 13s fe. Haswell Ilasting's Hartley lss Oct Jonasaohns ...... ....., 158 9 d, Holywell Main ... ..... 15s 0, .atribton Newcastle Hartley .. 14 s 6,. Lumley " A North Percy Hartley.. 14 s 6; Russell's Hetton Original Tanfield :'-rd's Redheugh Ravensworth'sW.Hart 14s 6dCaradoc 176 01 - hrifield Moor ... ..... 14s Od Haigh Hall Canfield Moor Butes... 13s fiti South Hartlepool l'ownlev West Hartley West Wylam a Windsor's Pontop.... . 13s 6d Adelaide Tees .... . ‘Vylam ... l4s 6d Pease's W es t j4o 0 4 Wall's End, &c. Seymour Tees . 6d Acorn Close .. ... Brown's Gas . .1 Gosforth ..... -. Hilda l6B Ckl'Sidne3 's Hartley ...... 15s Northumberland Eden Main