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

• ''' .. • x'l' •••• , • ••• , ..•• , •••• , -" , ~ . .... - los l !‘t 124 •. , re. , re• ore4rd ,•• •.. 44 1,. •• •••• •• ~ •• , N .... •• .... 49V 4 26 z l• ..... • /* . 00 • ~ . 00 • I' Indian Corn Is last advised. The t•ale tvr Flour sli;htly improved. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Whettt, Barley. Oats. Malt. i Qrs. 3,420 Qrs.. Qll4. Qra. Sacks 710 4,3l'J 2,780 2,6.10 English • • • • Scotch .. Irish ••• • • • 230 13,570 9020 2A,030 Foreign srarrarzzraa. For the time of y ar our market te-day was but mode.• rately supplied with beasts, both as to number and quality. The attendance of buyers was small. yet the prtmest Scoti moved off steadily at fully Monday's quota tion 4. In all other breed. very little business was trans noted, 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 somewhat lower to purchase. Lambs, the supply of which was but mo:erate, moved off slowly at late figures, viz., from 4s to 5s per 81bs, There was a de cided increa•e in the supply of Calves. The Veal trade ruled heavy, and prices were not supported. In Pigs very little business was transacted. Mitch Cows were very dull at from 141 to 18/ each, including their small calf. Per Sibs. to sink the offal. s. d. to s. rt. Inferior Beasts.— 210 3 0 Second quality .• 3 2 3 4 Prime large Oxen.. 3 6 3 8 Prime Scots •• • 310 4 0 Large coarse Calves 3 0 3 4 Prime small ditto .. 3 0 3 8 Bucklint; Calves —lB 0 25 0 Inferior Sheep . 3 0 3 4 TOTAL St/I'FL Y Beasts. I Sheep. 862 12,000 FOREIGN Sheep. 1,510 SCOT Beasts. l Sheep. 112 200 NEWVATZ AND LEADZINHALL. For each kind of Meat, the supply of which was but moderate, the demand ruled heavily, at barely stationary prices. a. d. to s. d. Second qual. Sheep 3 6 3 8 Coarse-woolledditto3 10 4 0 Southdown Welber 4 0 4 2 Ditto out pf the wool 0 0 0 0 Large Hogs •.•• • • 3 2 3 6 ',mall Yorkers •• 3 8 4 0 Quarter old rigs • .16 0 21 0 f.ambs ••••• • .• • • 0 5 0 AT MARKET. I Calves. I PI". 3 , 2 81) Beasts. 9S SUPPLY. I Calves. I Pigs. 210 1 Pigs Calree. At per stone by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. I s. d. to s. d. Beef,interlor...... 2 6 2 8 , Mutton, inferior •• 210 3 2 middling •... 210 3 middling.• 3 4 3 6 primclarge .. 3 2 3 4 I prime 3 8 310 prime small .. 3 4 3 6 ; Pork, large• •• • •• 3 4 3 S Veal.. •••• • 3 0 3 6 -- small .• •• 310 4 4 Lamb. 3s 10d Is 4s tad. BOROUGH ROP MARKET. Flop-picking bus now become general. We have already received nearly 3,000 pockets of the present year's growth, of full average 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 5/ to 81 per cwt as in quality. With yearling and old Hops we are fairly supplied; but the amount of business passing in them is so trifling, that the quota tions are almost nominal. COLONIAL. Suasu.—The demand for British Plantation has been moderate, but prices have ruled steady. Barbadoes, by auction, has ruled 403 to 41 s for fin e y ellow, 37. 6d to 39s for low to good. REFINED.—The market has been steady. EAST INDlA.—Mauritius has been sold at full rates; fine fellow, 395 6d to 415; low and mid, 36s to 383, and good and fine 34s to 356 6d; ord to good grey 35. to 38s 6d. Bengal has been sold at 42s 6d to 45. 6d for grainy yel low, and at 38s to 40s for low:and mid White Benares. Ceylon has been sold at 3 6 s to 36 s 6 d for low y ellow. FOREIGN.—Bahia has been held at 21s to 22. for low to mid white, and at 22s 6d to 244 for good and fine; brown Bahia bas been taken in at 185 to 193 6d for low to middling, and at 20s to 21s for good. Havannah brown middling to good has been held for 19. to 20s, aLd yellow at 20s 6d to 21s. A fair business has been done privately. COFFEE.—There has been a heavier market for Ceylon, but in the absence of much activity Plantation bas been 53. to 56. for low mid and mid, 65s for Pea berry, and 593 6d to 665 6d for mid coluury. Native has been at barely previous rates. Mocha has supported full prices ; middling yellowish 55s 6d to 56., and triage 30. 6d to 35. per cwt. Costa Rica sold at 42. 6d to 475, for good and fine ord, at 483 to 55s for fine fine ord to low mid, and at 603 to 65s for mid. Cocos.—Trinidad has been taken in at 38s to 46s for low and mid grey. SPICES.—Good clean Singapore Pepper has been sold at 2i(l to 2id per lb. Cassia Lignes has been rather higher higher, viz. 963 to 102 s per cwt. Ginger, 90. to 118. for good and fine bold Calicut. RICE. —There have been moderate sales of Bengal at 95 to 9; 6.1 for good white, and at 73 6i to 83 for ord. Madras Pearl Barley and pinky-white 8. to 8. 6d per cwt. 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 Congous sold with spirit at full rates, but other kinds are rather dull. GREEN FRIIIT. —The market continues good. Grapes and Lemons in better demand; a parcel of each by the Montrose steamer from Lisbon, sold by Keeling and Hunt, at public sale, the former went at an advance of 83 to 5s per package, the latter about equal price to pre vious sales. Barcelona Nuts dull of sale, without alteration in price. No inquiry for other kinds of nuts. Ilamburgh Grapes daily expected. Foreign Pears meet a ready sale; but none but the finest quality can be sold, and this remark applies to foreign fresh fruit generally. INSTRUCTIONS fur the MEDICAL VISITORS OF THE CITY OF LONDON. The following excellent instructions have been issued from the medical committee at Guildhall, of which Mr. Simon is chairman : " All persons suffering with bowel complaints, however slight, or with sickness or other unusual ailment, are earnestly requested to procure immediate assistance, either from their ordinary medical advisurs 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 be 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 in the day, and the severer cases of indisposition should be revisited in the afternoon (or as early and as often as may be neces-ary), in order to ascertain the result of the treatment adopted. " The medical duties of the visitor are restricted to the treatment of diarrhcea and other premonitory symptoms. So soon as any case shall have passed, or shall 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 to fall within his observation ; but in cases of no urgency he shall prescribe, and shall refer the patient to the depit 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. " The visitor shall insert in his return a notice of every locality where cleansing (either external or internal) shall appear 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 make 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 for procuring me dical assistance. "JOHN Smolt, 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, and numerous our habitations, 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. Mootressor, the Hon. Mrs. Lushington, J. R. Neame, Esq., J. Barling, Esq., and family, E. 131ax land, Et q., Mrs. Hawley, Mrs. Lake (Wood-street), Miss Lake (Nevviands), Mrs. Hordern, the Revs. C. Wheeler, J. Radcliffe, J. Hamilton, W. Bower, and F. A Crooke, W. Jefferys, E,q., and numerous others of the Elite of the neighbourhood. 'Lie productions were far superior to any exhibited widtin 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 potatoes and other vegetables were considered v er y good. The fl , tral devices by th e 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 misrepresentation to increase it.—P.liza Cook's .Journal. Prince Canino has declined to accept the invitation to a soirée proposed to be had in his honour at. Btrautig ham On Monday next. Our talented fellow-countryman, Hogan, has ar rived in town from Rune; and we believe we may ex pect soon to see in this city several of the works which -":h the Irish sculptor's studio in the Vicolo St. Dublin Press. The celebrated floating island in Derwentwater Lake, swiek, which is one of the marvels of this dis filet, made its " first appearance this season" on Thurs. day last. and has xcited much curiosity among the vusi ore.—Cumberland Parquet, TIT'S SUN, CHOLERA AND DIARRHEA. Kensington ... Chelsea... ... St. George, Hanover-square ... Westminster ... St. Martin-in- the-Fields St. James, Westminster ... -- NORTH DISTRICTS. ••• .'... ••• '''''' ... "'. blarylebone* Hampstead ... St. Pancras ... Islington ••• Hackney ... '''' • • • •"" ••• ..". ••• ''''''' ••• •• • .. CENTRAL DISTRICTS. St. Giles ... Strand ... Holt:Pam Union Clerkenw•ell St. Luke ... East London ... West London ••• ."'". ••• "''.• ••• .... ••• ..". ••• ... ••• .'"' • • • ''' ••• ..''.. EAST DISTAICTS. ••• ''''' ••• ..''' ••• .. ••• ."' • • • "". RETURN OF CASES. SEPT. IV. THE METROPOLIS. SUPERINTENDING REGISTRAR'S DISTRICT. Deaths. Attaelts. Cholera. Dlarrh. WEST DISTRICTS. City of London ihoreditch Bethnal-grcen Whitechapel St. George-in•the•East StepLey Poplar SOUTH DISTRICTS. St. Saviour, Southwark St. Olave ... ... Bermondsey ... St. George, Southwark Newington, Surrey ... Lambeth ... Wandsworth ... Camberwell ... Rotberhithe Greenwich ... Lewisham • • • ''... • • • ''''' ••• '''... ••• '''''' ••• '.. ••• ''''' ••• ... ••• "'' ••• ''.'"''. • •• '.... • • • .....'. Total ... 110 28 Total deaths from cholera, registered from Sept. 17, 1848, to Sept. 19, 1849 ... 13,322 Total deaths from 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 of Ken sington, and Mr. Bacbhoffner, Registrar of St. John's, sub-district of Marylebone. THE COUNTRY. The following is the Return of Deaths from Cholera and Diarrtices reported to the General Board of Health the 20ils day of September, 1849 : Deaths. Cholera. Diarrh• 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 0 • 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 11 9 1 0 1 2 O 9 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 O 1 O 2 1 0 1 0 2 1 Attacks. Abergavenny ... Abicgdon Anglesey ... ... Asktigg ... ... Barnet ... ... ... Barmaaple Berwick- upon-Tweed... Bingham Birmingham ... ... Blackburn ... Bolton ... ... • • • ...... ••• '''' ••• .... •• • ....... •• • "''' ••• ."". ••• " •• • " • • • .... Boston... ... Boughton, Great .. Bradford and North Bierley .. liridgend and Cowbridge ... Bridgwater ... Bristol ... Brighton Burnley ••• .....' ••• ••• ..... • • • .".. Bury ... ... Carmarthen ... Chertsey Cheater-le-Street Chorlton Clifton ... ••• ••••• • • • ...... ••• .... ••• .... ••• "'" • lo• ..... Cuslord ... .. Coventry ••• Croydon and Mitcham Darlington ... Daventry ... Devizes ... ••• .... ••• ..• ••• ...... ••• ... ••• ".." Doneeliter Dudley East Stonehouse Eccleshall Bierlew ... Edmonton Eton (Iver) Falmouth ... Gainsborough ..• Gateshead r... Glanford Brigg ••• Goole ... Gravesend and Milton Halstead ••• ••• Hayfield and Glossop... Hastings ... Headington Hemel Hempstead Hendon ••• ••• Hereford and Dore ... Hitehin ••• ••• Hoo ••• Houghton-le-Spring Hoyden ••• • • Huddersfield (Almondbury) Hull Hunslet ••• ••• ••• Isle of Thanet (Ramsgate) ff (Margate) ... Isle of Wight (Hyde)... Kidderminster (Bewley) Kingsbridge Knaresborough and Harrogate ••• ••••• ••• .".• ••• ....• ••• • • • "... • • • ."`" • • .... ••• .... ••• .... ••• ......• ••• ''... ... ... • • • ••• ..... ••• .... ••• •• ••• ..... ••• ..... ••• .... Leeds ... Leighton Buzzard Liskeard and Callington ... Liverpool ... Macelebfield Maidstone (Yslcling) ••• ••• .... •• • '''" ••• ..... Maldon Manchester ... Mcdway (Gillingham) Melksham Nantwich Newcastle•upon-Tyne Newport, Monmouthshire ... Newton Abbott (Torquay) ... Nrwton Abbott (Ashburton)... Northampton ... North Witchterd Nuttinghigm Norwich Oldham 0: mskirk • •• ...." ••• ." ••• ^ ••• ••••• ••• ..... Utley... • •• Portst a Island Preston ... Radford Richmond (Surrey) Rotherham and lionberworth Rye and Beckley ... Salford (Greangate) Seuleoates Sheffield ... ••• Sheppey (Minster) ... Skerlaugh South Shields Steyning Stockport ..• St. Germans St. Neots St. Thomas (Devon) ... . . Stourbridge (Kingswinford)... Sunderland Thorne ••• ..... ... • •• ... • . • • • • ••• ....• •• • ••• .." • • • ..." ... .." ••• .""' ••• "''' ••• ..'• ••• •• Tynemouth Wakefield ... Warrington ... Wellington, Shropshire ... Wolverhampton and Siesdon Worcester ••• .... ••• .. ••• ..... ••• ''.... Total ... ••• ..... SCOTLAND. Dundee ••• Kerriernnir .. Cupar (Fife) ... ••• "". ••• °.... ••• .... Perth ... Arbroath ••• ".'.. ••• °... Total ... • o• ••.. General total:— Metropolis ... Country ... Scotland ••• '''. ••• .'''. •• • •"' General total ... Note.—The number of attaeks reported by the union officers are—for 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 distinguish every place separately. CHOLERA. DIARRHCEA. 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 ••• 159 110 41 28 RAILWAY IN TELLIGEN CE. GREAT WESTERN. A special general meeting of the proprietors of the Great Western Railway was held yesterday at Pad diugzon, to consider the expediency of appointing — and for the purpose of appointing, ir so determi,ted— two or three siezrehulders, 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 cou:pany'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 notice 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 w hich had been read fully explained the purposes for which the meeting had been called. The half-yearly meeting of the com 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 half-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 for 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 t i improve the property of the company, and to promote the prosperity of their enterprise. Surely, that object would tie the best accomplished, not by angry discussioz.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. HaYWORTU moved the following resolu tion : " That Mr. T. S. Gladstone, of Liverpool, Mr. R 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 to 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 opinior.s 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 duties." 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 high 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. ASHTON had lived in Bristol for many years, and had never heard of Mr. Sage. Mr. F. Fliy—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. Rey 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 having at least one of the committee resident in London, but he was not prepared to name any one. Mr. F. Fay 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. MATHEW 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 ; arid 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. Wirmems 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 publio is them, LONDON. West Districts ... North Districts ... Central Districts ... Elst Districts ... South Districts ... Total BONDING PUIVILEGES.—The Lords of the Treasury having been pleased, by their special order, to approve of the extension to Milford of the bonding privileges gunerally, with the exception of silk goods and tobacco imported direct, upon proper premises being fitted up under the usual re;ollations, the Customs' authorities have approved of premises at Milford for the purpose, and direction* have therefore been issued for their Lord ships' order to take effect forthwith. hIrORTANT RECIPE.TO climish the weekly averao or burials in London:--Close the graveyards. — Punch. Died recently, at Montmorency, near Paris, a far rn"r named Louis Vincent, aged 101, three mouths, four de) s. This man was born in Belgium in 1748. and and came to Paris at 15 years of age. lie had never suffered a ny illness, and expired suddenly, leaving one son, aged so, to inherit bii property. LON DON FRIDAY EVEN I.N G SEPTEMBER 21, 1849. 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. lie observed that the first name, on the list was that of Mr. Glaistone, who hod 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.) e 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 du'ies were highly responsible, yet, having recommended the committee, he 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 name of Mr. Sege. 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. ASIITON, of Bristol, said that since be 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 extravngant, 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 resolution should be passed declaring it inexpedient to appoint a committee of consultation, the proprietors having full confidence in the directors. Ile 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.) He thought that instead of appointing a committee of consultation, they should —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. Ile 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 170,000/. a year. He 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 com 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. VousLET thought the shareholders would best consult their interests by at once adopting the reso lution which had been proposed to them. lie hoped, however, that Mr. Williams would be added to the committee. _ _ _ vv Mr. BLIGH was thankful to the directors for haying boldly stated that they would submit every document and paper in their possession to the committee._:_ (Hear, hear.) Ile 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 to the financial position of the company, when he was interrupted by The CHAIRMAN, who reminded him that the 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 explinditure of the company," tee.; but there was nothing said about the " liabilities" of the coinpany—h e 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, hear.) Among the liabi lities of that company was that of having to pay 5 per cent. to the South \Vales Company upon a capital of 4,000,0001., representing 2 00,0001. per annum, and requiring a traffic of 400,0001., or one-half of the existing traffic of the company, while it was in their power, to cut down the 4,000,0001. 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 shuuld 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 trom this company, they threw every difficulty in the way with the view of preserving to t►iemselves the id - lipping trade of the Channel, which the railway would deprive them of. Now, it was a mistake to suppose that the South %Vales 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 COURT seconded the motion. Captain PRIOR moved, "That the name of Mr. W. Williams should be added to the committee of con. sultation." They would the❑ 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 %t ales proprietor than of a Great Western proprietor. [Mr. Field— "No, no.") lie (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 he understood that Mr. Heyworth assented to the alteration. Mr. HEY WORTH 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 he 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, be 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'Bstisr4 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 bad 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.) They 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. ie 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. R. 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 a 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 state, and that they would now take upon themselves 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 o proprietors at Bristol who appeared on this occasion to be misled by feelings of private friendship—(A cry of "N o, no !")--and who had intimated their inten tion of proposing Mr. George Jones, one of the directors who had lately retired. Ile 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 cc cupy the place of a retiring director, and when the time arrived for the retiring directors to go out they would go out. Mr. MERCLR 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 be had been a strong advocate of economy ; and was the mover of the late revision committee of their own board, and that be 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. lie 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 was 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 four 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 assembled, 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 same 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.—(Bear.) Ile 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 seal 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 was also true that he prepared a report, but that was not the report that was adopted by the committee. With reference to the state ment 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 reditoe the oluitti of the polioemen tad porters, and to curtail some items of stationery, but that the directors, upon careful cansideration of all the circum stances, thought it would be a most 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 fbrward 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 ego, he expressed his fears that it would be impcs:ible 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 re fleeting that he had the honour of seconding the motion to infuse new blood into the board.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. W. Madams 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 COUATIES.—The assessment of this com pany to the poor-rate in Bethnal-green has been in creased from 4,3001. to nearly 8,0001. AsGLO-ITALIAN.—The decree just granted by the Grand Duke of Tuscany to this company extends the term of the lease of the Maria Antonia Railway, from Florence 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 265,0001. 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 OD the 15th of October next at the latest, and be• fore that date a deposit of 1,000,000 of Tung') 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. " THIS HUNGARIAN NATION COUNTS ON TEE SYMPATHY OF EVERY NATION WHICH LOVES RIGHT ♦ND Ll- BERTY."—Kossuth ' s Protest against Russian Inierven- Subscriptions may be sent to the following bankers:— Messrs. Coutts and Co. Messrs. Dru lll3 end. Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith ; or to any one of the members of the committee formed to carry ont 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 I.} Further Subscriptions from Friends of Hungary at Leicester, per the Editor of the Leicester. shire Mercury Tot al ... 4 0 0 ... £l,lOO 1 li COURT CIRCULAR. BALMORAL, SEPT. 18. Her Majesty and the Prince will arrive at Balmoral this evening, trona " The Hut." The Duke and Duchess of Leeds and Colonel Chat loner will have the honour of dining with the Queen this evening. The Princess Royal, Princess Alice, and Prince Alfred walked out to day, attended by Miss Hillyard. The Prince of Wales, attended by Mr. Birch, rode out on horseback. Dispatches for the Governors of Labuan, Hong. liong, and Ceylon, were sent off on Wednesday evening from the Colonial-office. LONDON MECHANICS' INSTITUTION. MISS CLARA SETTON'S ENTERTAINMENT. 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 le cturess was in admirable voice, and sang the various illustrations with most telling effect. The humourcus Danish fairy lay of the " Ferryman" was greatly relished by the audience, and was applauded to the echo, while the exquisite bal lad of the "Idiot boy" was given with the most touching pathos imaginable. It was 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. fler declamation was perfect, and her acting full of truth and nature. She was loudly cheered at the con- elusion. SOUTHAMPTONJHURSDAT, 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 mails from Germany, France, and Great Britain. She takes out a large and valuable cargo, principally consisting of German manufactures from Bremen, and 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. Galliudo; Signor Forts, of the Italian Opera in New York; several French priests and nuns, &c. The Peninsular and Orienai Steam Navigation Company's steamer Hindostan, 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 fitst 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 L'och's Journal. WAELICH'S PATENT HOUSEHOLD li'VEL.—lf 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. These 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. Now, 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 heat, by . which means it deprived of the sulphureous vapour and the noxious vegetable matter always existing in coals; now, vegetable matter is a very large ingredient in coal, which, whilst remaining in our cellars, is con tinually in a state of decomposition and giving oinoxious and deleterious vapours. 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 asPie, 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 et the present time it is more or less impregnated. — Standard. WEST SURREY ELECTlON.—Yesterday meetings were held at the Ship Tavern, Charing-cross, of the friends of Mr. Edgeil, and 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 advocates Protectionist principles, and Mr. EdgeU the system of politics advacced by Si;lt. PeeL The nomination takes place at Guildford to - morro w (Saturda y ). The poll will be taken on the Tuesday and Wednesday following. Sax Mom MosTerione.—We are much gratified to state, that Sir Moses and Lady Montetiore safely arrived from the Holy Land in this ccuntry on Thurs day, the 13tb. They landed at Dover, and proceeded to their seat at Ramsgate. Lady Montefiore has, we are happy to hear, completely recovered 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 °vet seers was a partial one. he distri buted the principal sum with his own hand. He bas 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 Mentefiore, we understand, assisted Sir Moses in this noble task of universal charity. Alas, that we have not many Sir Moses and Lady Montedores.—Jewish Chronicle. Why did the Quen go to Curk T—Because there WU ilr VQVZ in that aviglanwhood ope witited to pm SPOR TIN ILIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S —YEaTERDA.Y. Owing to the aboence of many of the subscribers at Manchester and other provincial meetings, the business yesterday was on a very limited scale; a decline in Ease 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 12 to 1 agst 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 r,gst Lord Exeter's Glenalvon—taken 17 to 1 agst Sir R. I'igot'a Essedarius 20 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Glen Saddci 25 to 1 agst Lurd Chesterfield's Lady Evelyn—taken 25 to 1 agst Nir. S. Stanley's Fire-eater 30 to 1 apt Lord Cluden'a Rathmines 40 to 1 agst Mr. G. Batton's Smuggler Bill—taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. Charltou's Kissaway—taken CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. 2,500 to 50 egst Mr. Itolt's Cullingwood—taken 30 to 1 agst Duke ot Bedford's Minto 30 to 1 agst Mr. Pay ne'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 agA Sir G. Ileathcote's Lady Geraldine colt —taken to SV/. 45 to 1 agst Mr. W. Elwards's Bolingbroke—taken 1,000 to 15 agst Major Martyik's The Swede. MANCHESTER RACES.—TRURSDAY. The Champagne Stakes of 10 Bova. each, h ft, and 50 added, the second to save his stake, for two yrs old. One mile. (14 Subs 6of whom declared.) Mr. Osborne's Snowdrift, carried 7st 9lb (G. Abdale) 1 Mr. Green's OsbaWeston, Bat 41b (Wintringham) 2 Mr. Meiklam's French Susy, 7st 91b (Abrahams) 0 Mr. G. Barton's Leonidas, 7st 71b (G. Oates) 0 Mr. Stewart's Wilmot, 7st 71b (W. Sharpe) 0 2 to 1 agst Snowdrift, 2 to 1 twat Osbaldeston, 5 to 2 agst Leonidas, and 3 to 1 agst French Susy. A fine race; won by a head. The Chesterfield Handicap of 100 soya., added to a Sweepsiakes of 15 cove. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if de clared; the second to receive 251. Two miles and a distance. (24 Subs., 10 of whom paid 5 soya. each.) • Mr. Gill's Psalmsinger, aged, sst Mb (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 lib (Knott) 4 6 to 4on Fernhill, 5 to 2 agst Pity the Biiod, 3 to 1 agst Psalmsinger, and 6to 1 agst General Sale. Won by two lengths. The Autumn Welter Handicap of 10 soya. each, 12 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 (lion. S. Erskine) Lord Strathmore's Spectator, aged, io.t 131 b (Owner) 2 Capt. Lane's The Mease, 5 yrs, l Ost 6lb (Capt. W kite) 3 Mr. Thompson's Half-and-Half, 6 yrs, 9st 91b 4 5 to 4 agst Smuggler Bill, 6 to 4 agst Thy Mease, 3 to 1 agst Spectator, and sto 1 agst the other. Won by • length. Match-1001. Three•qaartera of a mile. Mr. Scott's Treasure, 3 yrs, Est 71b (Evans) 1 Mr. Collingwood's Calomel, aged, 8.1... (G. Abdale) 2 2tol on Treasure. Won easy by half a length. The Hulme Stakes of 5 sous. each, and a Cup added, for Officers' horses, list 71b each. One mile. (13 Subs.) Captain Cunningham's Chertsey, 11st 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. Gabbett) 5 Even on Chertsey. Won by half a length, after a good race. BEDFORD RACES.-MURSIDAY. The Preparation Stakes of 10 sous. each, 5 ft, and 25 added. Once round and a instance. Mr. G. Ongley's own sister to Bird of Paradise, 3 yrs 1 Mr. IA hitbread na Legislator, 5 yrs The Two yrs old Stakes of 10 says. each, with 50 added. Last half mile. Mr. Halford's Harriott (Tacker) 1 Mr. H. Freemau'a Impression Mr. Ford's Eunuch The Bedfordshire Stakes of 20 core. each, 10 ft, and 70 added. Two miles. Lord Enfield na , 0 i ine 3 yrs Quinine , (G. Brows) 1 Lord Strathmore's CLlipus, 3 yrs Mr. Hogg na Puffy, 3 yrs Mr. H. Lath.clale na ch fby Martin Chuzslewit, 4y re 4 Mr. W. J. Colquhoun na the Northern Eagle, 4 yrs . 5 The Town Stakes of 5 soya. each, and 25 added. nests, One mile and a quarter. Stephenson's Ziska, 5 yrs (Pearl) 1 2 1 Baker's Ttucsu, 4 yrs .... Wilson's Bernadotte, 3 yrs . Beville's Sir Peter Laurie, 5y re G. Ongley's Maid of Lorn, 3 yrs Won by a head, and the thins by a length. Match, 50 sovs.—Mr. Hendry's Amazon, aged, beat Mr. Blieltmsn's Barmaid, 4 yrs. Mr. Mr. NI r. Mr. Mr. LEICES rErt RACES.-WEDNESDAY. The Belvoir;les of 5 sovs. eaeb, with 20 added. Ilvats, twice roubd ae.d a dis. Mr. Tresham's Ben Lomond, 125 t 71b...(Frisby) 1 1 Mr. Raworth's Idolater, aged, 12,t (Brfidley) 2dr The Leicestershire Handicap of 15 bOTS slob, 10 ft, and 5 only it declared. Twice round and a die. (14 Sub., 4 of whom declared.) Lo.l. W. l'ocvlutes audyface, 5 yrs. Bst 131 b (Rogers) 1 Mr. Ilurtopp na Dover, 4 yrs, ist slb Mr. Ekins na Ada Mary, 3 yrs, 6st Mr. Flintutn. Little Mary, aged, 75t 31b . The Two Years Old Stakes ors so•s eaeh, and 30 added; ihe ai cond to sane hts stake. From the Barn ie. (6 Sub-..) Duke of Rutland's (Ming, B►t llb (W. Boycs.) 1 Mr. Sadd's Salute, 83t lib Ur. Metser's Sun Tier, Bat 11b _ . bweepatakes of 5 buys. each, and 40 added; the second to save his stake. Heats, once round and a die. (4 hubs.) Mr. Cnoyce'a May Day, 3 yr 4, 7st 71b...(Wa115) 1 1 Mr. Mees , ..n's Dart, aged, 9.t 710 Mr. Mopes Maknesbury, 4 yea, Sat bib Mr. Williams's ch fby Johnny Buy, 4 yea, Bst 3ib 3 4 THURSDAY. The Hunters' Stake; of 3 sues. each, and 20 added, the second to receive 5 soya. (7 Subs.), once round and a distance, were won in three heats by Mr. Spriggs' Normanby, 1 ist 410 (Frisby ), beating Mr. T. Norton's Donna Anus, aged, 11st 121 b; Mr. Blockley'e Blue Bell, 6 yrs, Ilst 121 b; and four others. The Gold Cup Status of 10 sous. each. Twice round and a distance. (7 Subs.) C4pt. Harcourt's Ellerdale, 5 yrs, Bat 11,b (Marson) 1 Loid C. Manners na Dover, 4 yrs, flat 21b 2 Lord Cuiznin, us Ada Marc, 3 yrs, 63t 111 h 3 The Qut en's Plate, of 100 guineas. '1 hrice round. Captain Harcourt's Ellerdale, 5 yrs, 95t 91b (Marion) 1 Lord W. Powlett's 13randy face, 5 y r3,9st 91b 2 The Selling Stakes of 5 soya, each, and 40 added. Heats, once round and a dis. (7 Subs.) _ _ Mr. Lea's fby Jrced, 4 yrs, (Whitehouse) 0 1 1 Mr. Messer's Malmesbury, 4 yrs, 7st 51b 1 2 2 Duke of Rutland's Paladin, 4 y rs, 7st 51b 2 3 dr Mr. W. Green's Haidee, 6 yrs, Bst 2lb 3 0 dr Mr. Spriggs's Unknown, 3 yrs, ist 3lb 0 0 dr Mr. Richards's Jack Cade, aged, Bat slb 0 0 dr Mr. Key's Shade. 4 yrs , 7 st 51 b 0 dr EPSOM AUTUMN, RACES —Clincher was scratched for the Bentinck Stakes on Saturday morning last. In consequence of the prevalence of cholera, Brea. wood and Walsall Races are postponed sine die. YORK AUGUST MEETING.—IO consequence of Honey. comb having carried Bst 10lb fur the Ebor St. Leger, being 31b over his proper weight, without declaring it. the 100 sovs. advertised to be paid to the second horse have been claimed by the owner of the horse that cams in third, and bas been paid to him. HAMBURGH FUNDS. HAMBURUII FUNDS, SEPT. 18. Bills. Money. EfanOverian New Loan,s per Cent. .. • • 106 1057 Ditto, 3% per Cent . Bank Shares" •••••• .• .• .• ...• ••• • • • Prussian 5 per. Cent. •.• . • 106 105% Russian Certificate ••..•••••• •• •• • • • • Anglo-Russian Loan •••••••• • • • • •• • • 105 Hamburgh Certificate, 5 per Cent Russian 4 per Cent..... •••• • • .. • • New 4 per Cent., Rope and Co. •••• •• 93% Ditto Stleglitz ••• • .• 84% 84% Belgian Loan, 234 per Cent ••••••• • •• •• Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent •••• • • 12% 72 Ditto, in 1001. Shares ••• • • • •• •• 73% 73 Dltto,s per cent........ ..... •• •• .. 97 97% Anglo-Swedish Loan .• ••• • .. •••• • • " Ditto, Transport Loan •• •••••••• •• .• Norwegian Amu% 1848 •••••••• • •• • • 99% 99 Spanish New 5 per Cent •• ••••••• • • • •• 10% Ditto, 3 per Cents... East India Loan, 4 per Cent. ••• •• • • _ Ditto, 1846.. •• • • .• •• ••.• •• " •• • Anglo-Por t ug uese Lean, 2% per Cent • • Dutch Actual Debt, 2% per Cent. • • • Ditto 3 per Cent. • • • • •• • • .• • • •• •• National Bank Shares • • • • •• • • •• • • •• American, 6 per Cent. 105% los RAILWAY/. Haab. Bergd. ••••••••..•• • • • • • • • • • • 90 82% Ditto, Priority Shares •• • •• ••• • •• 103% los Berlin and Hamburg •••••••• •• •• • • • • 73% 7a Ditto, Priority hhares .. ••• 96 - 95 Cologne and Minden ••••..••• • • • • • • • 94 94 Ditto, Priority Shares ..•••• • • • • .. 97% 97 }( Mecklenburg •••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • .... Altona and Kiel ..... ...... „ ...... 97 9634 Gluckstadt .............. • • ,.. 25 Rendsburg .. .. ...... ................ no Hanseatic Steam Company .. .. • ... That every day has its pains and sorrows is univer sally experienced, and almost universally confessed ; tut let us not attend only to mournful truths; it we look impartially about us, wo shall find that every day has likewise its pleasures and its joys.—Elixa 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 $ 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 a r pearing with as much distinctness as the as pect of Worthing from the Brighton Cliffs. ground of the New Forest, o T r h d e in h a i r g y h beyond Southarnpa ton Water, was also as plainly discernible as is usually Hi g h Down Hill, beyond Worthing, when viewed from Brighton. A shepherd, who had spent oil &bele hills nearly the whole of the 50 years which constituted the duration of his life, declared that he bad wog ten the island so distinctly.—Briikto GPO& =IIMM!!ZIPM!I ),,;t .. 4 ,d ..., I.d 00 ..... 291) IA 413 ::04 5 EN, 2!1