The Sun. — London, England, 1849-09-21 00:00:00

Indian Corn as last advised. improved. The kale for Flour slightly Malt. Floor. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. 133rley, Oats, i Wheat. - ; —_— ____ _.....-- i Qrs. Qri. 1 Qrs. Qrs. Sacks. 3,420 770 1 4,340 2,780 2,660 English Scotch.. • • t Irish ..." •• • j 9, ;20 Foreign ••• • I 1 3,510 230 V,030 SIVIITLWIELD. For the time of year our market to-day was but mode rstely supplied with beasts, both as to number and quality. The attendance of buyers was small, yet the primeat Scot 4 moved off steadily at fully Monday's quota tion. In di other breed, very little business was trans acted, at barely stationary prices. The number of Sheep were seasonably extensive. The best old Downs supported previous rates, but all other kinds of Sheep Were s,mewhat lower to purchase. Lambe, the supply of which was but moderate, moved off slowly at late figures, viz., from 4s to 5s per 81bs, There was a de cided incres-e in the supply of Calves. The Veal trade ruled heavy, and prices were not supported. In Pi gs very little hu,iness was transacted. Mitch Cows Were very dull at iron' 141 to ISI each, including their null calf. Per Sibs. to sinX the offal. s. d. to C. .I. s, d. to s. d. Interior Beasts... —2 10 3 0 ,econd qual. Sheet 3 6 3 8 Second quality •.• 3 2 3 4 Coarse-woolledditto3 10 4 0 !'rime large Oxen •• 3 6 3 8 Southdown Wether 4 0 4 2 Prime Scots .. —.• 3 10 4 0 Ditto but of the wool 0 0 0 0 Large coarse Calves 3 0 3 4 Lar g e Hogs •.•• • • 3 2 3 6 Prime small ditto 3 0 3 8 -quall Porkers ••.. 3 8 4 0 Suckling; Calves .18 0 25 0 ,4uarter old Pigs • .16 0 21 0 Inferior Sheep • •3 0 3 4 Lambs •••• . • • • 0 b 0 TOTAL ArIPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. Sheep. 1 Calves. I Pigs. I 852 12,000 I 3 2 210 FOREIGN SUPPLY. I Sheep. 1 Calves. 1 Pigs. 1,540 210 SCOTCH. I Pigs Beasts. I Sheep. i Calves. 112 200 NEV7GATE AND LEADENNALL. For each kind of Meat, the supply of which was but Moderate, the demand ruled heavily, at barely stationary Prices. Beasts. 98 At per stone by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. 5. d. to s. d. beet,interlor• ••• 2 6 2 8 Mutton, interior 210 3 2 middling .... 210 3 C---- midgling•. 3 4 3 6 --- prime large 3 2 3 4 --- prime ••• • 3 8 310 prime small .. 3 4 3 6 Pork, large• •• • 3 4 3 ' ,1 • 1 •••••• ••...... 3 0 3 6 --- small •• ••••.• 3 10 4 4 Lamb. 3s 10d is 4s Bd. 130ECOUGII BOP IV/A.l[l[MT. Rop-picking hes now become gent ral. We have already received nearly 3,000 pickets of tho present year's growth, of full averege quality. The reports from the various districts state that the duty will not exceed 90,0001. or 95,0001, at which sum it is backed this morning. As yet very little business has been transacted in New Hops, the prices asked for which are from 51 to 81 per cwt as in quality. With yearling and old H o ps we are fairly supplied; but the amount of business passing in them is so trifling , t hat the quota tions are almost nominal. COLONIAL. SUGAIt.—The demand for British Plantation has been moderate, but prices have ruled steady. Barbadoes, by auction, has ruled 40s to 41 s for fine y ellow, 37s 6d to 3 93 for low to good. REFINED.—The market has been steady. EAST INDlA.—Mauritius has been sold at full rates; fine yellow, 39s 6d to 41s; low and mid, 36s to 38s, and good and fine 34s to 35s 6d; ord to good grey 35s to 38s 6d. Bengal has been sold at 42s 6d to 453 6d for grainy yel. 1 2w, and at 383 to 40 s for low:a n d mid White Benares. Ceylon has been sold at 36s to 36s 6d for low yellow. FOREIGN.—Bahia has been held at 21a to 22s for low to mid white, and at 22s 6d to 24s for good and fine; brown Bahia has been taken in at 18s to 193 6d for low to middling, and at 20s to 21s for good. Havannah bro wn middling to good has been held for 19s to 20s, and yellow at 20s 6d to 21s. A fair business has been done privately. COFFEE.—There has been a heavier market for Peylon, but in the absence of much activity Plantation bas been 53s to 56s for low mid and mid , 65 s for Pea tl.'lll, and 59s 6d to 66s 6d for mid coloury . Native has been at barely previous rates. Mocha has supported J full prices ; middling yellowish 55s 6d to 565, and triage 30s 6d to 351 per cwt. Costa Rica sold at 42, 61 to 475, for good and fine ord, at 49s to 35s for fine fine ord to low mid, and at 60s to 65s for mid. Coool.—Trinidad has been taken in at 38s to 46s for low and mid grey. SPICES.—Good clean Singapore Pepper has been sold 2id t o 2id per lb. Caisra Lignea has been rather higher higher, viz. 963 to 102 s per cwt. Ginger, 90s to 118 s for good and fine bold Calieut. RICE.--There have been moderate sales of Bengal at 9 5 to g s 61 for good white, and at 7s 6d to 8s for ord. Midi as Pearl Barley Bi, and pinky-white 8s to 8s 6d Per c w t. COTTON.—The sales have been at about previous rates. TALLOW.—There has been rather a heavy market, and the rates this week have been 37s 3d to 37s 6d per cwt for P. Y. C. on the spot. TEA.—At the public sales 35,130 packages have been offered, and 10,000 sold. Low Conguus sold with spirit at lull rates, but other kinds are rather dull. GREEN FRUIT.—The market continues good. Grapes Sad Lemons in better demand; a parcel o! each by the Montrose steamer from Lisbon, sold by Keeling and Hunt, at public sale, the former w« nt of an advance of 8! to 5s per package, the latter about (quid price to pre vious sales. Barcelona Nuts dull of sale, withour. alteration in price. No itlutry for other kinds of nuts. hamburgh Grapes daily expected. Foreign Pears meet a ready sale; but n , ,ne but the finest quality can be sold, and this remark appli..s to foreign fresh trust generally. INSTRUCTIONS for the MEDICAL VISITORS OF THE CITY OF LONDON. The folio ing excellent instructions have been issued from the medical committee at Guildhall, of which Mr. Simon is chairman : " All persons suffering with bowel complaints , nawever slight, or with sickness or other unusual ailment, are earnestly requested to procure immediate assistance, either from their ordinary medical advisers or from the medical officers of the district, whose surgery will be open day and night for dis pensing all necessary medicines. " JOHN SIMON, Officer of Health for the city of London, Chairman." " INSTRUCTIONS. " It will to his duty to visit every house in the district assigned to him by the ordinary medical Officer of the locality once each day at the least, and Wherever several families inhabit one and the same house it will be his duty at each visit to see one adult member at least of every such family. " These visits should be made as early as possible la the day, and the severer cases of indisposition should be revisited in the afternoon (or as early and as often as may be necessary), in order to ascertain the result of the treatment adopted. " The medical duties of the visitor are restricted to the treatment of diarrhoea and other premonitory sYmptoms. So soon as any case shall have passed, or !hall appear to be on the point of passing into cholera, It shall be the visitors' duty immediately to transfer the case to the ordinary medical officer, and to take Care that the latter officer be apprised thereof without delay; " The visitor shall be provided with medicines suitable to any emergency likely t o fall within his observation ; but in cases of no urgency he shall Prescribe, and shall refer the patient to t he de p ot of his district, where medicine may be procured. " The visitor shall take notes of the particulars specified in the tabular form with which he will be furnished, and at the close of each day's visitation he shall communicate this return to the ordinary medical Officer with whom he acts, and shall receive that Officer's directions for the next day's visitation. " Toe visitor shall insert in his return a notice of every locality where cleansing ( either external or internal) shall aear requisite, and wherever he shall find the condition of a house irremedially bad, or the Inhabitants so densely crowded as to endanger life, he shall mike this the subject of a special report. " Especially he should impress on the persons with whom he communicates the extreme danger of neg lecting diarrhoea, and the necessity of obtaining medical advice as speedily as possible. " He should likewise explain to them the arrange ments for medical relief which prevail in the district, and should see that they know the residence of the ordinary medical officer ; so that in case of any sudden seizure in the intervals of his own visitation there may be no ignorance of the best course fur procuring me dical assistance. "Jo H x Sim" Officer of Health." If we take death and eternity into our reckoning, our avarice, whether ambitious, or more sordidly rapa cious, receives at last much the same reward ; for how ever great may be our conquests, an d numerous our habilatious, death levels them, and eternity retains us among their ruins.—Eliza Cook's Journal. GREEN-STREET FLORAL AND HORTICULTURAL SO CIETY.—The annual show of this society took place on Friday, the 14th instant. Among the company we noticed Sir T. M.ontressor, the Hon. Mrs. Lushington, J. R. Neame, Esq., J. Bailing, Esq , and tamily, E. Blax land, Esq., Mrs. Hawley, Mrs. Lake (Wood-street), Miss Lake (Newlands), Mrs. Hordern, the Revs. C. Wheeler, J. Radcliffe, J. Hamilton, W. Bower, and F. A Crooke, Jkfferys, Lq., and numerous others of the elite of the neighbourhood. The productions were far superior to any exhibited within the last 14 years. There was a marked deficiency in the wall fruits, but a large increase in the cottager's allotments, and of an improved nature. The p o t a t o es and other vegetables were considered very good. The floral devices by the Messrs. Fairbeard were excellent.—Kentish Observer. Let those who are appointed to judge of the cha racters of others, bear in mind their own imperfections, and rather strive by sympathy to soften the pang arising from a conviction of guilt, than by misreprescniation to increase liza Cook's Journal. Prince Canino has declined to accept the invitation, to a soiree proposed to be held in his honour at Birming ham O n Monday next. Our talented fellow-countryman, llogan, has ar rived in town from Rome; and we believe we may ex- Pact soon to see in this city several of the works which enrich the Irish sculptor's studio in the Vicolo St. Gia como.—Dublin Press. The celebrated floating island in Derwentwater liPswiek, which is one of the marvels of this dis trict, made its " first appearance this season" on Thurs• day last, and has excittd much curiosity among the vial cu. —Cumberland Pacyutt. THE SUN, LONDON. FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 21, 1849, CHOLERA AND DIARRHEA. RETURN OF CASES, SErr. 19. TUE METROPOLIS. SUPERINTENDING REGISTRAR'S DISTRICT. Deaths. Cholera. Dlarrh. Kensington ... RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. GREAT WESTERN. A special general meeting of the proprietors of the Great Western Railway was held yesterday at Pad dington, to consider the expediency of appointing— and for the purpose of appointing, if so determided— two or three shareholders, as recommended in the report of the auditors, dated the 7th ult., to meet and confer with the directors of the company on the ex ercise of their powers with regard to the manage ment of the company's affairs; and also for consider ing the nomination and election, or the recommenda tion for election, of four proprietors,. to be directors of the company, to fill up the same number of vacan cies created by the resignation of four directors. The meeting took place in one of the large sheds at the terminus, which had been very conveniently fitted up for the occasion. There was a very large attendance of shareholders, a numerous body of whom arrived by special train from Bristol and other places along the line of the railway shortly before the com mencement of the meeting. The chair was taken at half-past one o'clock by Mr. C. Russell, the chairman of the board of directors. Most of the directors were also present. The ncoice convening the meeting having been read by Mr. Saunders, the secretary, The CHAIRMAN said it would not be necessary for him to detain the meeting many minutes in opening the proceedings. The notice which had been read fully explained the purposes for which the meeting had been called. The half-yearly meeting of the corn pany had been held so recently at Bristol, that it was hardly necessary for him to remind the proprietors of the circumstances under which it had been determined to submit to them the proposals which would be made to-day. The auditors of their accounts last year had adopted a report, recommending the selection of three proprietors to consult with the directors upon ques tions of general expenditure, and upon other impor tant matters connected with the interests of the company. The directors immediately and cordially acquiesced in that suggestion, which was adopted by the shareholders at their last halt-yearly meeting, and they were now assembled to carry out their own de termination. It was only necessary for him to state to the meeting, on the part of the directors, that when they had made a selection of three gentlemen, the directors would afford them the fullest and freest access to every description of information they might think fit to require —(Hear, hear)—and the directors would also cordially concur with them in carrying out whatever measures might be devised tor the general benefit of the company.—(Hear, hear.) That would be the subject of the first resolution. The object of the second resolution would be the appointment of four gentlemen to fill vacancies which had been created in the board of direction. The directors could not contemplate the retirement of their old col leagues without considerable regret; but it had been represented to them that the appointment of four new directors chosen by the proprietors would be calcu lated to give confidence to the shareholders and the public. The directors had felt that that object was superior to all considerations of personal regard, and it was now for the proprietors to select those gentle. men whom they might think fit to fill the vacancies in the direction. It was right he should inform the meeting that in point of form the appointment of persons to fill those vacancies must be made by the directors. The Act of Parliament enabled the pro prietors themselves to fill up the vacancies occasioned by retirements in rotation in the month of February in each year, but all other vacancies occurring during the intermediate period must be filled up by the directors. The directors had, however, convened a board for to-morrow, in order to appoint the gentle men who might be recommended by this meeting.— (Hear, hear.) He thought the directors had given the best proof in their power of their disposition to act cordially with the proprietors by the course they had pursued. The common object of all of them was to improve the property of the company, and to promote the prosperity of their enterprise. Surely, that object would be the best accomplished, not by angry discussior.s, not by exaggerated statements, but by cordially and heartily concurring in carrying out such measures as, upon reflection and deliberation, might ue thought best calculated to promote the wel fare of the company. Mr. L. HxrwoßTn moved the following resolu tion : " That Mr. T. S. Gladstone, of Liverpool, Mr. H. Withers, of Liverpool, and Mr. C. F. Sage, of Bristol, be a committee for the purpose of conferring with the board of directors from time Co time on the exercise of their powers with regard to the general expenditure of the company, the outlay of capital for new lines and works, and the regulations for establishing a reserve fund; and that they be authorised to report their opinions to the proprietors upon the several matters so referred to them for consultation with the directors thereon ; the board being requested to give every regular and proper facility to the said committee for the performance of their euties." It was unfortunately too well known to the meeting that the value of their property in this company had lately been greatly depreciated; and he, as a large shareholder, was happy to propose the appointment of the three gentlemen named in the resolution to Con sult with the directors relative to the affairs of the company. It was very gratifying to him to find that this resolution had so readily been concurred in by the directors ; for if they had anything to conceal — anything they were afraid of being publicly known— they would have objected to admit three independent gentlemen to consult with them on the business of the company. It was satisfactory to know that the state of their property was now likely to be investi gated to the fullest possible extent by gentlemen of nigh integrity and sound judgment, whose pursuits rendered them conversant with business ma nagement, and who were well acquainted with railway property. The questions into which they were to inquire were matters of the greatest interest and importance to the proprietors. —(Hear, hear.) The enormous outlay of capital for new lines had been most onerously felt by the share holders, and it was of the greatest importance that they should have some one who would keep a watch ful eye upon the proceedings of the directors, to pre vent any future extravagance in the construction of new lines. He was happy to say he believed that at the present moment the stations, and stock, and every portion of the property of the company were in excel lent order, and had been kept so out of the revenue ; but he considered that, in order to satisfy the public mind, as well as to protect the interests of the share holders, it was necessary that the expenditure should be most closely and carefully watched. Mr. DICKINSON seconded the motion. The proposal which it involved had originated with his co-auditor and himself; for they thought it was most advisable, under existing circumstances, to scrutinize with the strictest jealousy every portion of the company's outlay. Mr. Asiszote had lived in Bristol for many years, and had never heard of Mr. Sage. Mr. F. FRY—He is very well known in Bristol. I know him very well. Mr. ASHTON thought the persons appointed to such a situation should be gentlemen engaged extensively in trade, and who were intimately acquainted with railway affairs; and, although Mr. Sage might be fully competent for the office, yet, as he (Mr. Ashton) knew nothing of him, he would suggest that Mr. L. Hey worth be appointed in the place of that gentleman. A PROPRIETOR said he thought that those gentle men who had selected the committee of consultation had committed a great error in not including at least one person resident in London, the locality of the chief terminus of the railway.—(Hear, hear.) It was important that the committee should have frequent personal communication with the directors, and that would be impossible if they all resided in Liverpool or Bristol. He suggested that Mr. Williams, for merly M.P. for Coventry, should be appointed one of the committee,—(Hear, hear.) Mr. EDWARDS concurred in the views of the last speaker with respect to the vast importance of havir g at least one of the committee resident in London, but he was not prepared to name any one. Mr. F. FRY had no doubt that the names of the committee had been well considered before they were submitted to that meeting. With reference to the name of Mr. Sage, he begged to say that he was connected with the largest cotton manufactory in Bristol—he might say in the kingdom—and that he believed no gentleman could be selected who was better qualified, both from his high character and his experience of railway matters in past times, to dis• charge the important duties which it was proposed to intrust to the committee —(Hear.) He sincerely hoped, therefore, that he would be elected. Mr. MAYHEW asked whether the three gentlemen named were then present ? The CHAIRMAN replied that Mr. Sage was not present. The other two were. He might also state that they had all consented to act, if elected. Mr. MAYHEW wished they had all been present, in order to have given the meeting a solemn pledge that, if elected, they would not fail to do their duty. Men of large businesses were in general so much occupied that it was not every one who was able to bestow so much time as an affair of this magnitude required ; and if the gentlemen named were in that position he hoped they would not accept the office, for he believed it would require no ordinary amount of time, and no common understanding, to unravel the mystery in which the affairs of the company were involved.— (Hear, hear.) For his own part he would willingly contribute to pay a salary to those who would faith fully report to the proprietors the real situation of their affairs. Mr. WILLIAM said, that his name having been mentioned, he begged to state that if he were appointed a member of the committee he would decline to serve upon it, and for this reason, that he considered the appointment of the committee altogether a farce and a delusion.—(Hear, hear.) He had a large interest in the company, and believed that such an investiga tion as would serve to throw light upon its affairs would restore the confidence of the public in them, but the circumstances under which the committee was proposed were such as to impress him with the belief that it would end in no benefit to the committee. He observed that the first name on the list was that of Mr. Glaistone, who had originally recommended the investigation, and the chairman had stated that he and the other two gentlemen had all consented to act, thus showing that there had been a regular preconcert between these gentlemen and the chair man.—(Hear, hear.) The CHAIRMAN was at a loss to understand what Mr. Williams meant by " a perfect farce." If he meant to say that there had been any collision be tween these gentlemen and the directors he begged to give that statement a positive and distinct denial. — (Hear, hear.) The three gentlemen had been selected for reasons which he was satisfied would fully present themselves to every unprejudiced mind.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Gladstone, it was very true, was the first who recommended the committee; and when it was at length resolved to make the appointment, Mr. Gladstone felt that, though the duties were highly responsible, yet, having recommended the committee, I e would not be justified in declining to serve upon it himself.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Withers was nearly in the same situation ; and he was perfectly satisfied that it would be impossible to find better men than those to undertake the duty.—(Hear, hear.) Then, with reference to the other name, he begged to say, that as a large body of the Great 'Western proprietors were resident in the west of England, it was felt to be desirable that at least one of the committee should be chosen from that district, and hence the selection of the name of Mr. Sage. An Honourable Proprietor had stated that he had long been an inhabitant of Bristol, and he had never heard the mime of Mr. Sage. He (the Chairman) could only say that that gentleman's knowledge of and connexion with the commercial inhabitants of Bristol must be very limited not to have heard the name of Mr. Sage.—( Hear.) He occupied the position of a large proprietor, and manager also, he believed, of a most extensive cotton manufactory there, and must be well known in the town and neighbourhood.—(Hear.) The directors believed that better men than the three they had named could not be chosen ; but it was for the proprietors themselves to determine whether they would adopt them. Mr. AsuTosr, of Bristol, said that since he had made the observation to which the chairman had re ferred, he had been informed that Mr. Sage passed his door daily, though he (Mr. Ashton) was not aware of it. it was said that he was a proprietor of the Great Western Cotton Manufactory. He be lieved, however, he was a small one, and that to a cer tain extent he was subordinate to one of the direc tors of that company (Mr. Miles). Mr. SMITHERS complained that the names of the proposed committee had not been communicated to the shareholders previous to the present meeting. The CHAIRMAN assured him that till that morning he had not known the names himself. _ _ Mr. SMITHERS considered it a suspicious circum stance that the names had been proposed to—he might say thrust upon—the meeting, without any previous intimation, and _moved that the meeting adjourn to that day three weeks, in order to afford time to con sider the matter. Mr. LAMBERT seconded the motion. After some conversation on the motion for adjourn ment, in the course of which a very general feeling was expressed against such a step, Mr. STANFORD, M.P., said, the simple question before the meeting seemed to him to be, whether the proprietors reposed confidence in the board of direc tors or not.—(Hear, hear.) The appointment of the proposed committee of consultation—or rather of investigation—would be virtually a vote of want of confidence in the directors.—(No, no.) He thought, therefore, that if the proprietors did confide in the directors, the consideration of the resolution for the appointment of the committee should be adjourned sine die. He conceived that the shareholders would be generally satisfied if, as was proposed, four direc tors elected by themselves were added to the board, and if the directors undertook to lay before the pro prietors at each half-yearly meeting a printed state ment showing the exact financial position of the com pany.—(Hear.) He entertained the highest opinion of the integrity and honour of the members of the board of directors, but he could not help thinking that they had been somewhat extraeagaot, and that they had been too profuse in their guarantees for branch lines. He feared, however, that if the committee now proposed was appointed, they might on some occasion be brought into collision with the directors, and such an occurrence would probably be attended with most injurious consequences to the interests of the company. The CHAIRMAN observed, that the suggestion of this committee did not emanate from the directors. The appointment of such a committee was recom mended by the auditors, and by several large pro• prietors, who represented that a committee of con sultation would be likely to give the public greater confidence in the management of the company ; and the directors at once acquiesced in the suggestion ; but they had taken no part whatever in the selection of the committee. Some further conversation took place on the motion for adjournment, which was ultimately withdrawn. Mr. MERCER suggested that a resclution should be passed declaring it inexpedient to appoint a committee of consultation, the proprietors having full confidence in the directors. He considered that if any collision took place between the proposed committee of consul tation and the directors, the value of their property in the market might be very materially affected.—(A voice—" We can't be in a worse position than we are now."—Laughter.) Ile thought that instead of appointing a committee of consultation, they shoula —if they considered that the three gentlemen named in the resolution ought to have any share in the management of the company—at once make them directors. If the proprietors thought there had been any inaccuracy or unfairness in the accounts, the best plan would be to call in a public accountant, who would be much more competent to furnish them with accurate information than the committee of consulta tion could be expected to be. Major COURT thought a committee of investigation of much less importance than a committee of consul. tation. He considered a committee of consultation to be indispensably necessary. The company had, within the last two years, spent upwards of 2,500,0001., and the half-yearly revenue up to the 30th of June last was nearly 2,0001. less than the half-yearly re venue to the 30th of June, 1847. They had also 3,500,0001. embarked in undertakings of a similar character, and it was necessary to have these matters properly considered, and the way to do it was to do as the directors themselves had suggested. With re spect, for instance, to the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth line, they ought to enter into some arrangement to curtail the line, and consequently the guarantees of the company. Their liabilities to the South Wales Company amounted to upwards of 170,0001. a year. lie understood that the South Wales Company were perfectly willing to enter into an arrangement to limit the line, and at the same time, of course, the liabilities of the company for the execution of the line. The Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Company had expressed a similar inclination; but he was bound to say that they had offered such terms that it was quite impossible for this company to accede to them. Still it did not follow that a committee of consultation should not be appointed to try and bring them to more reasonable terms. The Oxford and Rugby, and Berks and Hants lines, were also great burdens upon this corn. pany. All these were matter for serious consulta tion, and he did not see that gentlemen could be better employed than in investigating the subject. Mr. VOUSLEY thought the shareholders would best consult their interests by at once adopting the reso lution which had been proposed to them. He hoped, however, that Mr. Williams would be added to the committee. Mr. Bums was thankful to the directors for having boldly stated that they would submit every document and paper in their possession to the committee.-- (Hear, hear.) He was convinced that to attempt to get rid of the committee altogether would be to damage materially the interests of the company. It would be of great importance too if the meeting would associate with the committee a public accountant. Dr. O'BRIEN, Bristol, also maintained that it was of great importance to appoint the committee, and was proceeding to show why it was so by reference when he was i t n o te th rr e The CHAIRMAN, who reminded him that the u fl p n te a d nc b i y al position of the company, ques tion before the meeting was the appointment of a committee, and not the financial condition of the company. Dr. O'BRIEN, in continuation, said a few words more in support of the motion, and also suggested the appointment of a public accountant to assist the committee. 'the amendment for an adjournment was then put and lost, there being only four or five hands in its favour. On the original resolution being put, Mr. FIELD, sharebroker, said that the efficacy of the committee would wholly depend upon the powers conferred upon it. It was possible that the omission he had noticed was accidental; but it was certainly a grave omission, and ought not to be allowed to pass unnoticed. The resolution gave the committee power " to confer with the directors on the exercise of their powers with regard to the general expenditure of the company," &c.; but there was nothing said about the " liabilities" of the company—he did not mean with regard to the new lines, for which they were finding capital, but with regard to the undertakings which they had leased, and for which the capital was found by other parties.—(Hear, bear-) Among the liabi lities of that company was that of having to pay 5 per cent. to the South Wales Company upon a capital per annum, and one-half of the o re f q 4 u , i o r O in o g ,o a oo t / r . a , ffi re e pr o e f sen 4 t o i o 7 oo 2 o o l o ., ,oo o o r l. existing traffic of the company, while it was in their power, to cut down the 4,000,0004 to 2,.500,000/. He was unable to find a motive for this. It had been hinted to him (though he did not believe it) that there was a local interest at Bristol which was desirous that the South Wales line should never be completed, and in the hope that the 4,000,000/. would never be raised, and that, there fore, the guarantee would never be required from this company, they threw every difficulty in the way with the view of preserving to themselves the shipping trade of the Channel, which the railway would deprive them of. Now, it was a mistake to suppose that the South Wales Company would not raise the 4,000,0001. It might be raised under great distress at a fearful sacrifice, but the day would come when they would raise it. He concluded by moving that the words "the liabilities of the company " be inserted after the words " general expenditure of the company." Major Couat seconded the motion. Captain PRIOR moved, "That the name of Mr. W. Williams should be added to the committee of con. sultation." They would then have a member in Lon don, one in Bristol, and two in Liverpool. Major COURT seconded the motion. The CHAIRMAN said that the observations of Mr. Field were rather those of a South Wales proprietor than of a Great Western proprietor. [Mr. Field— "No, no."] He (the Chairman) could assure that gentleman that there was no such influence at the board of directors as he supposed to exist there ; that there was no Bristol influence desiring to obstruct the completion of the South Wales line. He could assure the meeting that the directors were solely influenced by a desire to pursue such a course as might best promote the interests of the Great Western shareholders —(Hear, hear) He had no objection to the insertion of the words " and liabilities" in the resolution, after the word "expen diture," as be understood that Mr. Hey worth assented to the alteration. Mr. HEYWORTEI observed that he was also willing that the name of Mr. W. Williams should be added to the committee of consultation. Mr. T. S. GLADSTONE said, that as one of the origi nators of this committee be might state that his inten tion was, that the committee should take very full powers indeed, and certainly that they should inquire into the liabilities of the company.—(Hear, hear) He had himself great disinclination to become a member of the committee, on account of the distance of his re sidence from London, and the time which would be taken up in the discharge of the duties devolved upon him. He was exceedingly glad, however, to find that Mr. W. Williams was to be upon the committee; and he could assure that gentleman that he should have his (Mr. Gladstone's) sincerest co-operation to make its proceedings anything but a humbug. He conceived that if the committee required the aid of an ac countant they would be at full liberty to obtain such assistance—(Hear, hear)—and though he (Mr. Gladstone) did not expect to be paid himself, he did expect that the company would bear the expense of working the committee, including the services of an accountant, if necessary.—(Hear, hear) He thought it right to say that he and his friends had been met in the most friendly and candid manner by the chair man and directors of the company, and that he did not think they wished to make any concealment. Dr. O'BRIEN asked whether the resolution would empower the committee to employ a public ac countant ? The CHAIRMAN replied, that it would empower them to do whatever they thought fit. A PROPRIETOR suggested that salaries should be given to the members of the consulting committee. The CHAIRMAN said he was decidedly opposed to such a measure. He did not contemplate the ap pointment of a committee of consultation as a perma nent body ; for if they were a permanent body he would at once cease to be a director.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. WITHERS expressed his concurrence in the remarks which had fallen from Mr. Gladstone. He could assure Mr. Williams and the meeting this com mittee was not meant to be a farce at all.—(Cheers.) Tney would inquire into the general management and liabilities of the company, into its future prospects, and, indeed, into all matters relating to it.—(Hear, hear.) The report of the committee would be pre sented, to the proprietors on a future occasion, and he hoped it would be completely satisfactory. He might add his testimony to that of Mr. Gladstone, that they had been met in the most cordial manner by the board of directors—in a manner which gave him great confidence in the integrity of their management. The motion was then carried unanimously, and amidst considerable applause. Mr. GLADSTONE proposed that Mr. S. Baker, of London, Mr. IL Potter ' of Herefordshire, Mr. C. Wardell, of London, and Mr. T. Williams, of London, be recommended to the board of directors to fill the vacancies caused by the retirement of four members of the board. The CHAIRMAN read a letter from Mr. Vining, who had been put forward as a candidate for one of the vacant seats, stating that his engagements would not enable him to afford time for the performance of the duties, and declining to accept the office. Mr. WITHERS seconded the motion. He observed, that for the last sixteen years the directors had been re elected as a matter of course. He thought it was s reproach to the proprietors that such a system had been so long tolerated ; they had forgotten their own duties and responsibilities. He hoped, however, that they were now awaking from their former dormant mate, and that they would now take upon then - helves the responsibility of appointing such directors as they thought most likely to manage their affairs with caution and success. He would recommend the -hareholders, when there were any vacancies in the direction, to elect the best men they could find.— (Cheers.) He regretted that there was a section of proprietors at Bristol who appeared on this occasion to be misled by feelings of private friendship— (A cry of "No, no !")—and who had intimated their inten tion of proposing Mr. George Jones, one of the directors who had lately retired. He would, how ever, strongly recommend the friends of Mr. Jones not to persevere in proposing him, but to allow the four gentlemen named in the resolution to be elected. The CHAIRMAN, in answer to a question by Mr. Williams, said that the new directors would each oc • cupy the place of a retiring director, and when the time arrived for the retiring directors to go out they would go out. Mr. MERCER then rose to move that Mr. George Jones be recommended for re-election. He stated, that immediately it was known in Bristol that Mr. Jones had been balloted out by the board of direc tors a meeting was held at the Commercial-rooms, and resolutions passed, recommending him to the shareholders for re-election, on the ground " that Mr. Jones was one of the originators of the com pany ; that he had attended the board meetings with great regularity, and had displayed untiring energy in promoting the general interests of the company ; and that he had been a strong advocate of economy ; and was the mover of the late revision committee of their own board, and that he drew up the report of that committee, which recommended a reduction in the annual expenditure to a very large amount, a por tion of which, to the extent of many thousand pounds per annum, has not been acted upon." With respect to the argument about the infusion of new blood, he asked gentlemen to consider whether, in carrying out that idea, they might not infuse worse blood. They knew the value of Mr. Jones's services, and they ought to retain them Mr. FRY seconded the motion. Mr. HALSALL, Bristol, said, that though a sub scriber to the Commercial Rooms of that city, he was not aware that a meeting had been held there until he saw it reported in the papers, and he knew many who were in the same position. He mentioned this to prevent it being supposed that the whole of the proprietary in Bristol were in opposition to the directors.—(Hear.) Mr. FRY explained that there was only a few hours between the time when it became. known that Mr. Jones had been balloted out and the time when it was necessary to return the nomination to London, and that there wag therefore little time to sum mon a large meeting ; but that there were forty-nine requisitionists, and several others joined the meeting in addition. The CHAIRMAN stated, that in the course of the discussion which ensued .at the board of directors, in consequence of the proposition to afford the proprie tors an opportunity to elect tour new directors, it was suggested that the object might probably be defeated by the re- election of the directors who should be balloted out. Upon that occasion he (the Chairman) stated, in the presence of the board then as-embled, that, although it was impossible to declare a candidate ineligible whom the law declared to be eligible, yet it was desirable that an understanding should be come to that whoever should be balloted out should decline to be re-elected. He stated that, should his own name be struck off, no considera tion should induce him to resume his position at the board. The Beale opinion was expressed by a great number of directors. Mr. Jones did not dis tinctly express any opinion; but he (the Chairman) was confident that the plain and distinct understanding of the board was such as he had expressed, and that Mr. Jones offered no objection to it.—(Hear.) He admitted that Mr. Jones had regularly attended at the board ; that he had displayed great earnestness and zeal in promoting the interests of the company; but he could not admit the claim put forward by his friends, nor did he believe that Mr. Jones would put forth such a claim for himself; that he had shown more earnestness and zeal than his colleagues had shown.—(Hear.) It was quite true that he was the mover of the revision committee last year, but it arose out of the general determination of the company to have such a committee. It wes also true that he prepared a report, but that was not the report that was adopted by the committee. With reference to the state. meat that certain measures of retrenchment which he proposed had been rejected by the board, he (the Chairman) bad to state that Mr. Jones proposed to reduce the salaries of the policemen And porters, ond to curtail some items of stationery, but that the directors, upon careful cansideration of all the circum stances, thought it would be a must unwise economy to reduce the salaries of their servants below the level of those of other companies, and to subject themselves in consequence to the risk of having to put up with the refuse of that class of officers.—(Hear.) He re gretted that Mr. Jones's name hod been brought forward on this occasion, and he hoped his friends would, after what he had stated, see the propriety of withdrawing it. It would be a mockery to ballot out four gentlemen one day and then bring them back the next. It would be worse -than a mockery; it would be a violation of good faith if, after the directors had held out an expectation that there should be four new directors, they should lend their hand to promote the return of an old director.—(Cries of " 'Withdraw the amendment.") Mr. PLOWDEN wished, as one of the balloted-out directors, to say a few words. When he was elected, about eighteen months ago, he expressed his fears that it would be impcssible for him, in consequence of his other vocations, to devote that time and atten tion to the duties of the office which the importance of their concerns required, but he should do his best, and he trusted he had done so.—(Hear, hear.) With respect to his having heen balloted out, he thanked his colleagues sincerely for having discharged a very proper duty, as, for the reason he had explained, he telt himself unable to give that attention to their affairs which their importance imperatively required. He had no regret at leaving the board, feeling assured that the best course was being adopted to restore their property to a healthy condition • and he had some sa tisfaction in reflecting that he had the honour of seconding the motion to infuse new blood into the board.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. W. WILLIAMS recommended that Mr. Jones's name should be withdrawn, because if that gentleman were elected he would be bound in honour to decline to serve. Mr. MERCER said that, as it seemed to be the general wish of the meeting, he would withdraw the nomination of Mr. Jones.—(Loud cheers.) The original motion was then agreed to. Three hearty cheers were given for the Chairman, and the meeting broke up soon after four o'clock. EASTERN COUNTIES.—The assessment of this com pany to the poor-rate in Bethnal-green has been in creased from 4,3001. to nearly 8,0001. ANGLO-ITALIAN. — The decree just granted by the Grand Duke of Tuscany to this company ex t en d s t h e term of the lease of the Maria Antonia Railway, from elorenc?. to Pistoja, from 60 to 100 years, and gua rantees, on certain conditions, a minimum interest of 4 per cent. on the original capital (8,000,000 of Tuscan livres or 265,000/. sterling) on its completion to Pistoja. The decree obtained by the Count St. George, resident director of the company in Italy, directs that the works on the second division of the line, from Prato to Pistoja, are to be commenced on the 15th of October next at the latest, and be fore that date a deposit of 1,000,060 of Tuscan livres (about 33,0001) is to be made with the Tuscan Government, to bear 4 per cent. interest, and to be employed in the payment for land and works on the second division. TESTIMONIAL TO THE HUNGARIAN REFUGEES " THE HUNGARIAN NATION COUNTS ON THE SYMPATHY OF EVERY NATION WHICH LOVES RIGHT AND Ll- BERTY. " —Kossuth ' s Protest against Russian Interven- Subscriptions may be sent to the following bankers:— Messrs. Coutts and Co. Messrs. Drummond. Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith ; or to any one of the members of the committee formed to carry out the Testimonial. * * *All further Post-office orders to be !made payable toMurdo Young, Esq., at the Money Order Office, Strand. Subscriptions already received £1,096 1 1 Further Subscriptions from Friends of Hungary at Leicester, per the Editor of the Leicester• shire Mercury Total ... 4 0 0 ... £l,lOO 1 1 COURT CIRCULAR. BALMORAL, SEPT. IS. Her Majesty and the Prince will arrive at Balmoral this evening, from " The Hut." The Duke and Duchess of Leeds and Colonel Chal loner will have the honour of dining with the Queen this evening. The Princess Royal, Princess Alice, and Prince Alfred walked our, to day, attended by Miss Ilillyard. The Prince of Wales, atteuded by Mr. Birch, rode out on horseback. Diipatebes for the Governors of Labuqn, Hong hung, and Ceylon, were sent off on Wedne.day evening from the Coluntal-office. LONDON MECHANIC'S' INSTITUTION. MISS CLARA SLYTON ' S ENTERTAINAIk.NT. Miss Clara Seyton repeated on Wednesday even ing last her new entertainment on " Minstrels and Minstrelsy," in the large theatre of the above ad mirable institution. The entertainment went off with great eclat. The fair lecturers was in admirable voice, and sang the various illustrations with most telling effect. The humourous Danish fairy lay of the "Ferryman" was greatly relished by the audience, and was applauded to the echo, vi hile the exquisite bal lad of the "Idiot boy" was given with the most touching pathos imaginable. It in ah listened to with breathless silence, and at the conclusion the applause was most enthusiastic. The great triumph of the evening, however, was the recitation of Southey's poem— " Mary the Maid of the Inn." This poem affords opportunities for some splendid acting, of which Miss Clara Seyton knew well how to avail herself. Her declamation was perfect, and her acting full of truth and nature. She was loudly cheered at the con clusion. SOUTTIAMPTON,THURSDAY, SEPT. 20.—The United States mail-steamer Hermann, Captain E. Crabtree, sailed this afternoon, at 2 o'clock, for New York, with the American contract nails from Germany, France, and Great Britain. She takes out a large and valuable cargo. principally consisting of German manufactures from Brt'men, teed French goods from Havre, to the value of nearly 150,0001. sterling. There are 100 second class and 60 first-class passengers; amongst the latter are—Mr. Goundle, ex-Consul of the United States in Switzerland; Colonel Streatfield (Royal Engineers), lady and family; Dr. and Mrs. Gallindo; Signor Forti, of the Italian Opera in New York; several French priests and nuns, &c. The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's steamer Hindustan, Cap tain J. Soy, also took her departure, with the East India, China, and Mediterranean mails, in charge of Lieutenant Tancock, R.N., Admiralty agent. She had 200 tons measurement goods on freight, and 130 first class and 15 second-class passenger:. The Royal mail steamer with the West India and Mexican mails may be looked for to-morrow or Saturday. The most inquisitive are generally the most loqua cious; and where an individual takes great pains to make himself acquainted with our circumstances, we should suspect his motive, especially if he is lavish in his pro mises of secrecy.—Eliza G'ook's Journal. WARLICH'S PATENT HOUSEHOLD FUEL.—If we have the means within our power of enjoying our own fireside, having a knowledge that we are at the same time using precautionary measures for the prevention of cholera and its dire effects, let us have recourse to them. Those provisions may be simultaneously carried out by using Warlich's Patent Household Fuel, which (in con• junction with other preventive agents) should be had recourse to, its advantages, when compared with coal, having been fully tested. Nuw, the process which this fuel undergoes will prove its superiority to coals, even of the best description. In the first place, it is subject in the course of manufacture, to 800 degrees of heist, b) which means it is deprived of the sulphureous vapour and the noxious vegetable matter always existing in coats; now, vegetable matter is a very large ingrenient in coal, which, whilst remaining in our cellars, is con tinually in a state of decomposition and giving off noxious and deleterious vapourri. Secondly, the property of Warlich's Patent Household Fuel, in giving a much more intense heat, at a saving of one-fourth in con sumption, has been tried and proved beyond doubt; besides which, there is no waste, it makes no cinders, and but little as! is, in addition to which the tar (one of the component parts of the fuel), the vapour of which alone is given off during combustion, acts chemically on the atmosphere, with which it combines, and assists in depriving it of the offensive vapours with which at the present time it is more or less impregnated.— Standard. _ WEIST SURREY ELECTlON.—Yesterday meetings were held at the Ship Tavern, Charing-cross, of the friends of Mr. Edgell, aad at New-square, Lincoln's Inn, to promote the return of Mr. Evelyn. It was an nounced at the meetings that it was the intention of both gentlemen to go to the poll. Mr. Evelyn advocate's Protectionist principles, and Mr. Edgell the system of politics advanced by bit R. Peel. The nomination takes place at Guildford to-morrow (Saturday). The poll will be taken on the Tuesday and Wednesday following. SIR MOSES MoNTEFIORB.—We are much gratified to state, that Sir Moses and Lady Montefiure safely arrived from the Holy Land in this ccuntry on Thurs day, the 13th. They landed at Dover, and proceeded to their seat at Ratusgate. Ludy Montefiure has, we are happy to hear, completely recov% red from her previous illness. The money distributed by the philanthropic Baronet in the holy Land, which we noticed at the time, we know from good authority amounted to no less than 5,0001. Having found that the distribution of his muni ficent gifts by the overseers was a partial one. he distri buted the principal sum with his own hand. He has thus gladdened the hearts of the widows and orphans, and assuaged ;the sufferings of many afflicted in Pales tine, without distinction of creed. Whomsoever he found needy he relieved. Such men are well deserving of the noble title of philanthropist. Lady liontefiore, we understand, assisted Sir Moses in this noble task of universal charity. Alas, that we have not many Sir Moses and Lady Moutefiores.—Jewish Chronicle. Why did the Queen go to Cork ?—Because there wao § COTE IA that neighbourhood abe witthe4 w see. Attacks. WEST DISTRICTS. •• • .'''. St. George, Hanover-square ... Westminster St. Martin-in-the-Fields St. James, Westminster ... -- NORTH DISTRICTS. ••• ''.... •••' •"'"' ••• ....". Marylnborn:* ... Hampstead ... St. Pancras ... Islington ... Hackney ... • • • ''''' •• • .... ••• '''''' ••• ''''' • --- CENTRAL DISTRICTS. St. Giles ... Strand Holburu Union Clerkenwell St. Luke ... East Lundun West London City of Loudon •• • • • '''.... ••• ....." •• • ...' ••• ".'" ••• ... ••• "''". EAST DISTRICTS. Whoreditch ... ... Bethnal green ... Whitechapel St. Geurge-ia-the•East Stepney Poplar ... ... ••• '-'" • • • ." ••• .'... ••• .'". ••• ''. SOUTH DISTRICTS. St. Saviour, Southwark St. Olave Bermondsey ... St. George, Southwark Newington, Surrey ... Lambeth ... Wandsworth ... Catb ber well ... Rutherhithe ... Greenwich ... Lewisham ••• ""' ••• ••• ''''' ••• ••• "'' ••• ..."' • •• '''' ••• "'"' ••• ..'. ••• ''"" II•• ...... Total ... 110 Total deaths from cholera, registered from Sept. 17, 1848, to Sept. 19, 1849 ... 13,822 Total deaths trom cholera, registered from June 17, 1849, to Sept. 19, 1849 ... 12,231 * Returns of Wednesday hare not been received from Mr. F. Gorham, Registrar of the town district ot sington, and Mr. Bachhoffner, Registrar of St. John's, sub-district ot Mar) lebone. THE COUNTRY. The following is the Return of Deaths from Cholera and Diarrlicer, reported to the General Board of Health the loch day of September, 1849 : Deaths. Cholera. Dlarrh. 6 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 O 1 O 5 1 0 2 1 1 0 O 1 10 2 1 0 3 2 2 0 1 0 O 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 6 0 5 2 12 0 O 1 1 1 4 1 O 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 11 9 1 0 1 2 O 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 2 0 O 1 O 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 ... 2 1 Attacks. Abergavenny •• • Abmgdon ... Anglesey ... ... Askrigg ... ... Barnet ... ... ... Barmaaple Berwick- upon-Tweed... Bingham Birmingham ... ... Blackburn ... ... Bolton ••• ..... ... ..• ••• .... ••• ...." ••• ... ••• .. ••• .... ••• .... ••• ..." ••• ...• ••• .... Boston... ... Boughton, Great . . Bradford and North Bierley Bridgend and Cowbridge Bridgwater ... Bristol Brighton Burnley ••• ..... •• • ...• ••• .....• ••• ''''''' ••• .'.• ••• ••• """ Bury -... Carmarthen ... Chertsey ... Chester-le-Street Chorlton ... ••• '''." • •• ••• ...... se• ... ••• ''..... Clit ton ••• Cusford Coventry Croydon and Mitcham Darlington Dav entry Devizes .•. ••• "'". ••• .... se• ''''. ••• ..... ••• ..... ••• ..... Donea.ter Dudley ••• East Stonehouse Eeeleahall Bierlow Edmonton ... Etuu (her) ... Falmouth ... Gaitisborough Gateshead Ulanford Brigg (ladle ••• ....• ••• ..... ••• '..... ••• .... ••• •'''' ••• .... ••• ..." • • ..-. ••• ''' ••• .... UraveseLd and Milton Halstead ••• ••• Hayfield and Glossop... Hastings ... ... lleudingt on Hemel Herop6t ad Hanoun Hereford and Dore ... Hitchin ••• ... Hoo ••• ...7.. .... ••• ''." ••• ...' • • ••• .. ••• •••••• Houghton-le-Spring flowden Iludderbfield (Almondbury) Hu ••• ..... ••• ...• tiunslet Isle of Thanet (Ramsgate) It (Margate) ... Isle of Wight (Ryoe)... ... Kidderminster (Bewley) ••• Kingsbridge linaresborough and Harrogate L.eds Leighton Bnzzird Liskeard and Callington Liverpool MiiceleAeld Maidstone (Yalding) ••• .... •• • .."' ••• '""" ••• ''".. M.aldon Manchester ... Medway (Gillingham) Melkeham Nantwich Newcastle-upon-Tyne Newport, Monmouthshire ... Newton Abbott (Torquay) ... Newton Abbott (Ashburton)... Northampton North Witchford Nottingham - Norwich ... ... Oldham ... ... mskirk ~„ Otley... ..• ... Portsea Island ... Preston ... ... Radford ... ... Richmond (Surrey) ..„ Rotherham and liAmberworth Rye and Beckley Salford (Greangate) Sculcoatea Sheffield .. ... Sheppey (Minster) Skerlaugh ... South Shields ... Steyning ... Stockport ... ... St. Germans ... St. Neots St. Thomas (Devon) ... . . Stourbridge (Kingswinford) ... Sunderland ... Thorne ••• ••••• ••• .. ••• ... ••• ...... •• • "'''" ••• ...' ••• ...... ••• .... ••• ......" ••• ••••• ••• .. • •• "'"". • • ••• .. ••• "". ••• ••• .. ••• ....* ••• ...• ••• ...." ... ...m.. ••• ••••• ••• "". of* """' ••• ••••• ••• .... Ty nemouth Wakefield Warrington WLlliegton, Shropshire ... Wolverhampton and Siesdon Wot cester ••• ^. ••• .... ••• ..`••• ••• "'.. Total ... ••• m..• SCOTLAND. Dundee ... Kerriemuir .. Cuper (Fife) ... Perth ... ... Arbroath ... ... ."''' ••• ''" ••• ''' ••• ''''''. ••• ''. Total ... General total:— Metropolis Country Scotland • 00 ... -- SOO .m.. ••• ''''. General total ... Note.—The number of attacks reported by the union officers are—tor the metropolis 168, and for the country 470; but their returns do not, in general, comprehend the cases that are treated by medical men in private practice. The deaths are returned according to superintendent registrar's districts, as it is found im. practicable to diztinguish every place separately. CHOLERA. DIARRHCEI. Tues. Wed. Tues. Wed. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. 18th. 19th. 18th. 19th. 13 11 5 6 10 10 6 2 17 16 5 6 34 32 8 5 85 41 17 9 LONDON. West Districts North Districts ... Central Districts ... East Districts ••• South Districts ... 159 110 41 28 Total BONDING PRIVILEGES.—The Lords of the Treasury having been pleased, by their special order, to approve of the extension to Milford of the bonding privileges generally, with the exception of silk goods and tobacco imported direct, upon proper premises bring fitted up under the usual regulations, the Customs' authorities have approved of premises at Milford for the purpose, and directions have therefore been issued for their Lord ships' order to take effect forthwith. IMPORTANT RECIPE....TO dimish the weekly average of burials in London :—Close the graveyards. — Punch. Died recently, at Montmorency, near Paris, a far mer named Louis Vincent, aged 101, three months, and four days. This man was born in Belgium in 1748, and came to Paris at 15 years of age. He had never suffered any illness, and expired suddenly, leaving one sou, aged so, to inherit hie property. SPORTIN LIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S -YESTERDAY. Owing to the absence of many of the subscribers at Manchester and other provincial meetings, the business yesterday was on a very limited scale; a decline in Esse darius was the only alteration of any moment. NEWMARKET THREE-YEAR-OLD TRIENNIAL. 6 to 4 on Borneo and Vatican—taken ---- 6 to 4 laid once, and 7 to 4 afterwards offered against Tadmor 500 even between Borneo and Vatican. NEWMARKET TWO-YEAR-OLD TRIENNIAL. Offers to take 4 to 1 about Ghillie Callum [2 to 1 net Tadmor and Ghillie Callum both win ning—taken to 1501. CESAREWITCH STAKES. 8 to 1 agst Sir J. Hawley's Vatican—taken 12 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Glenalvon—taken 17 to I agst Sir R. Pigot's Essedarius 20 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Glen Saddel 25 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Lady Evelyn—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. S. Stanley's Fire-eater 30 to I agst Lord Clitden's Rathmines 40 to 1 ugst Mr. G. Barton's Smuggler Bill—taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. Charlton's Kissaway—taken CABIBRIDGESIIIRE STARE!. 2,500 to 50 agst Mr. Itolt's Collingwood—taken 30 to 1 agst Duke of Bedford's Minto 30 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Glendower DERBY, 1850. 10 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's lot 17 to 1 agst Duke of Bedford's John o' Groat 20 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Mayors 40 to 1 ag,t Sir G. Heathcote's Lady Geraldine colt —taken to 501. 45 to 1 agst Mr. W. Elwards's Bolingbroke—taken 1,000 to 15 agst Major Martyu's The Swede. . _ MANCHESTER RACES-THURSDAY. The Champagne Stakes of 10 soya. each, h ft, and 50 added, the second to sate his stake, for two yrs old. One mile. (14 Subs, 6of whom declared.) Mr. 0 borne's Snowdrift, carried 7st 91b (G. Abdale) 1 Mr. Green's Osbaldeaton, Bst 41b (Wintringham) 2 Mr. Meiklam's French Susy, 7st 910 (Abrahams) 0 Mr. G. Barren's Leonidas, 7st 71b Mr. Stewart's Wilmot, 7st 71b (W. Sharpe) 0 2 to 1 agat Snowdrift, 2 to 1 agst O,baldeston, 5 to 2 apt Leonidas, and 3 to 1 agst French Susy. A fine race; won by a head. The Chesterfield Handicap of 100 soya., added to a Swee:.s ekes of 15 sous. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if de- Oared; the second to receive 25/. Two miles and a distance. (24 Subs., 10 of whom paid 5 sous. each.) Mr. Gill's P,shnsinger, aged, at 510 (Coates) 1 Sir J. Hawley's Fernhill, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Templeman) 2 Mr. Kemp's General Sale, 3 yrs, sst 31b (Hiett) 3 Mr. Saxon na Pity the Blind, 3 yrs, 6st llb (Knott) 4 6 to 4on Fernhill, 5 to 2 agst Pity the Blind, 3 to 1 agst Psalmsinger, and 6to 1 agst General Sale. Won by two lengths. The Autumn Welter Handicap of 10 soya. each, h ft, and 40 added; the second to save his stake. Two miles and a dis. (8 Subs.) Mr. Barton's Smuggler Bill, 6 yrs, list 51b (Hon. S. Erskine) Lord Strathmore's Spectator, aged, lost 131 b (Owner) 2 Capt. Lane's The Meese, 5 yrs, 1 Ost 61b (Capt. White) 3 Mr. Thompson's Half-and-Half, 6 yrs, 9st 91b 4 5 to 4 agst Smuggler Bill, 6 to 4 agst The Meese, 3 to 1 agst Spectator, and 6to 1 agst the other. Won by a length. Match-1001. Three. qttarters of a mile. Mr. Scott's Treasure, 3 yrs, 6st 71b (Evans) 1 Mr. Collingwood's Calomel, aged, Bst... (G. Abdale) 2 2tol on Treasure. Won easy by half a length. The Ilulose Stakes of 5 soya. each: and a Cup added, for Officers' horses, llst 71b each. One mile. (13 Subs.) Captain Cunningisam's Chertsey, I Ist 121 b (Owner) 1 Captain Jones's Turpin, aged (Owner) 2 Mr. Scott's Sambo Sutton, 6 yrs (Owner) 3 Mr. Glasgow's Indiscretion, 6 yrs (Owner) 4 Mr. Collingwood's Emma, aged (Mr. liabbett) 5 Even on Chertsey. Won by half a length, alter a good race. BEDFORD RACES.-THURSDAY. The Preparation Stakes of to sovs. each, 5 ft, and 25 added. Once round and a gistance. Mr. G. Ongley's own sister to Bird of Paradise, 3 yrs 1 Mr. 'Whitbread na Legislator, 5 yrs The Two yrs old Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 50 added. Last halt mile. Mr. Halford's Harriett (Tacker) 1 Mr. H. Freeman's Impression 2 Mr. Ford's Eunu2h The Bedfordshire Stakes of 20 sovs. each, 10 ft, and 70 added. Two miles. Lord Enfield na Quinine, 3 yrs (G. Brows) 1 Lord Strathmore 's cElipus, 3 yrs 2 Mr. Hogg na Puffy, 3 yrs Mr. H. Latl.dale na ch fby Martin Chuzzlewit, 4 yrs 4 Mr. W. J. Colquhoun na the Northern Eagle, 4 yrs . 5 The Town Sakes of 5 sous. each, and 25 added. 11eata, One mile and a quarter. Stephenson's Ziska, 5 yrs (Pearl) 1 2 1 Baker's Tuscan, 4 yrs .... Wilson's Bernadotte, 3 yrs . Bevdle's Sir Peter Laurie, 5 yrs G. Ongley's Maid of Lorn, 3 yrs Wou by a head, and the third by a length. Match, 50 sovs.—Mr. Hendry's Amazon, aged, beat Blockmau'b Barmaid, 4 yrs. LEICESTER RACES.—WEDNESDAY. Mr. The BervocrStakes of 5 atm. each, with 20 added. lhats, twice round and a dis. Mr. Tresham's Ben Lutnuhd, 12tt 71b...(Frisby) 1 1 Mr. Rdwurth's Idolater, aged, 12:4 (Bradley) 2dr The Leicester , hire Handie.ap of 15 subs each, 10 ft, and 5 only it declared. Twice round and a des. (14 Subs., 4 of whom declared.) IA W. Yuwhitt's B anti) face, 5 yrs, Bst 131 b (Rogers) 1 Mr. Ilartopp nu Dover, 4 yrs, 7st slb Mr. Ektus its Atia Mary, 3 3ra, 6st Mr. Flint,fl'a Little Mary, ageti, 7st Sib . The Two Years Old Stakes ut 5 soya each, and 30 added; the at cond to save his stake. From tee Barn in. (6 Sub-.) Duke of Rutland's Ocdine, Bst lib (W. Boyce) 1 Mr. Sadd's Salute, 8A itb Mr. Me:.ser'a Sampler, 85t 11b . - oweepstskes of 5 buys. each, and 40 added; the second to save his stake. Bests, once round and a dia. (4 Sub'.) Mr, Cno)ce's May Day, 3 yr , , 7st 71b...(We115) 1 1 Mr. Me(s n's Dart, aged, 9st 71b Mr. M=rs-i's Malwesbury, 4 yrs, Bst 61b . 2 3 Mr. Williams',~ ch by Juhrin) Buy, 4 yrs, Bst 31b 3 4 THURSDAY. The Hunters' Stakes(4 7 3;;;. each, and 20 added, the second to restive 5 soya. (7 Subs.), once round and a distance, were won in three heats by Mr. Spriggs' Normanby, list 41b (Frisb)), beating Mr. T. Norton's Donna Anna, aged, llat 121 b; Mr. Blockley's Blue Bell, 6 yrs, I lat 12ib; and tour others. The Gold Cup Sakes of 10 sovs. each. Twice round and a disttnce. (7 Subs.) C4pt. Harcourt's Ellerdale, 5 yrs, Sat lib (Maroon) 1 Lord C. Manners us Dover, 4 yr., Bst 2tb Lord Cut na Ada Mary, 3 )rz.s, 6at 111 b 3 The Queen's Plate, of 100 guineas. '1 hrice round. Captain Harcourt's Ellerdale, 5 y rs. 9st 91b (Maroon) 1 Lord W. Yowlea's Brandytaee, 5 yrs, 9st 9ib 2 The Selling Stakes of 5 soya. each, and 40 added. Heats, once round and a dis. (7 Subs.) Mr. Lea's fby Jereed, 4 yrs, (Wilitehou6e) 0 1 1 Mr. Messer's Malmesbury, 4 3 rs, 7st 51b 1 2 2 Duke of Rutland's Paladin, 4 yrs, Tat 51b 2 3 dr Mr. W. Green's Haidee, 6 yrs, Bst 21b 3 0 dr Mr. Spriggs's Unknown, 3 yrs, 6st 31b 0 0 dr Mr. Richards's Jack Cade, aged, Bst 51b 0 0 dr Mr. Key's Shade, 4 yrs. 7st 51b 0 dr EPSOM AUTUMN EACES.—Clincher was scratched for the Ben►inck S►skes on Saturday morning last. In consequence , of the prevaleece of cholera, Bree• wood and Walsall Races are postponed sine die. YORK AUGUST MEETING.—In consequence of Honey: comb having carried Bst 101 b for the Ebor St. Leger, being 31b over his proper weight, without declaring it, the 100 sov. advertised to be paid to the second hone have bten claimed by the owner of the horse that came in third, and has been paid to him. HAMBURGH FUNDS. HAMBURGII FUNDS, Serr. 18. Bills. Money. Hanoverian New Loan,s per Cent. •• • • 106 105% Ditto, 3 per Cent. —.... •• • • ...• Bank Shares .• ••.•••• . • • • . ...... .... Prussian 5 per Cent. ......... ...... 106 105% Russian Certificate.................. 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Bergd. • • • • •• • • •• 90 82% Pitto, Priority Shares •• ••••• • • .• 103% los Berlin and Hamburg ••.•.• .• •• •• • • 73)., 735( Ditto, Priority shares .. ••••• .• •• 96 95% Cologne and Minden .... ••••• • • • • • 94 94 Ditto, Priority Shares • ...... „ 97% 97 Mecklenburg.. • •...... ............ Altona and Kiel •• • • •• • • ..... 97 Gluckstadt .. ••••••..••..• • • • • • .. •• 25 Reudsburg.. • . lianseatic Steam Company .......... 963 That every day has its pains and sorrows is univer' sally experienced, and almost universally confessed; but let us not attend only to mournful truths; if we look impartially about us, we shall find that every day has likewise its pleasures and its joys.—Eliza Cook's Journal. The atmosphere on Saturday afternoon was singu larly clear, although the sky was covered with clouds, SO as to exclude the rays of the sun except here and there a small patch. The writer of this paragraph was taking a walk on the outer part of the race course, and on look ing back towards the town was surprised to find the Isle of Wight appearing with as much distinctness as the ordinary aspect of Worthing from the Brighton Cliffs. The high ground of the New Forest, be y ond Souther:up. was a lso sasplainly discernible as i s usua lly beyond Worthing, when viewed from A shepherd. who had spent on these hills R to i n gh W p a o te w r ii , Br i n early ght°l3. the whole of the 50 years which constituted the duration of _his life, declared that he had never seen the island to distinctly.—Brighton Gazette,, 1 , m to I N,l - ir,PS