The Sun. — London, England, 1849-08-23 00:00:00

3 s tots ; L am b , 4s to 53; V ea l , 3s to 33 61; an d P or k , . 2d to 3s 8d per Sibs. :itteklng Calves, 183 to 24.;; Q , larter.old St ore P igs , 16s t o 20 s; an 3 Mul c h C ow r, pith their small Call, 141. to 181. each. LawEs, Aug. 21.—Beef, (roar 3., 2a to 4s ; Mutter:, 33 4d to 46 4:1; Lamb, 4i 41 to 56; Veal, 3s to 3s 61 Per 81bs. A moderate vupply. and a steady trade. COItIN AVERAGES. _ AL AVERAG PRICES F BRITISH CORN ror th GENER e Week ended Aug. 16. E 1849, made O up from ths Return , : of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in Emgland and Wales Per Imperial Quarter. Plztor. I WHEAT. I BABLET.I OATS. RTE. I BEANS. I PEAS. •• I 46s 3d I 26s Id I 19s Od 127 s 5d I 31s 9d 1 29s 2d "EAT DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. Is Od BARLEY. I OATS. 1 S. I BEANS. I PEAS. is Od Od ls 0,1 is Od is Od CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT: (Before Mr. Justice ERLE.) L POST OFFICE R OBBERY.— J o h n L uc hh urs t, a res p ee t a - D IY attired man, aged 37, was indicted for stealing a Past letter containg is,, the property of the Post•master- GPneral. Po the prisoner had been many years engaged in the st- officp, and up to the present charge he had borne au tJteEllent character. He had been observed by one of 111 e Constable s a tt ac h e d t o th e o ffi ce to tear up some together of pap er , an d u p on th e fr a gm a nts being collected discover e d and pasted on a p i ece of t i ssue paper , it was thspovered that they formed the envelope of a letter Which had been addressed to a place in Norfolk, ar.d ori ginally contained ls. It had, however, been so ille gibly directed that it was returned to the " Blind De partment" to be readdressed, and the prisoner being a clerk in that department, the letter had found its way lilt° his bands for that purpose. The Jury, after a short consult ation, found the pripri soneruuilty, with a recommendation to mercy, " in con sequence of his presumed rectitude of conduct previous to this offence." The COURT sentenced him to ten years' transportation. FORGERY.—Francis Edward Brodrick, a respectably dressed young man, described as a clerk, pleaded Guilty to a charge of feloniously forging and uttering an order for the payment of 471., with intent to defraud Sir George Carroll and others, and the Court sentenced him to twelve years' transportation. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. WITHAM.) -Elizabeth Harris and Eliza Montgomery were indicted for stealing a diamond breast-pin of the value of 51. from the person of air. Alfred Day. At half-past one o'clock, on Thursday the 9th inst., the prosecutor was passing through Bath-street, when the two prisoners (young women), one of them with a baby in arms, accosted him soliciting alas, and p ers i s t e d in their so licitations' for nearly a hundred yards. In Richmond-street, which is tot muchjfrequented, Harris caught him by neckcloth, and he felt her take the pin out of the breast of his shirt. He seized her arms and called out for the police. e lle saw her pass the pin to Montgomery, and the police - e . „ srai ng up on the instant, they were both taken into " s ,,, ° dY• The pin was not found. ,the jury found them both guilty. fßefore the passing of sentence, Mr. Horry, who de ended the prisoners, obtained leave to call a witness in cti our of Harris's character, who gave her a most excel ' t One. But the o ffi cer of the court stated that she wtFonvieted here before, about two years ago. They were s entence d eac h to s i x mont h s ' imprison ment, with hard labour. TESTIMONIAL T 0 T HE HUNGARIAN REFUGEES. LITINGA.RIAN NATION COUNTS ON THE SYMPATHY "EV ERY NATION WHICH LOVES RIGHT AND Ll tionbEliTT."--Kossuth's Protest against Russian Interven . Subscriptions may be sent to the following bankers: — Messrs, Coutts and Co. Messrs, Drummond. e s 6 rB. Smith, Payne, and Smith ; ofor to any one o f the members of the committee recently r . tned t o carry out the Testimonial. All further Post-office orders to be made payable toMurdo Youn g , E,(1., at the Money Order Office, Strand. su - T o s ewript i ons already rece i ve d ••• 8( S ub i pton from Edi n b urg h , per G eorge H arr i - ... 20 0 0 11 , Esq. Subscriptions from W• akefield, per Sam. Seal, Esq. : W• T. Marriott, E sq . ... -• • ••• 10 0 0 W. Shaw, Es q . ▪ •" —• 5 T h - -..ayor • • 2 2 0 •• J aMes Ar ••• ••• • Witham ... •• • 0 10 0 • 33 . 1 . 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Scythes one - makers at Oakenshaw .. 0 1 0 Scholey, Crofton ... ''' ... 0 1 0 ••• B, R P . Pic y, Hovercraft ... ... ... 0 1 0 ~• Editor of 7.he Za . min; ..-1. ..... *** 6 0 0 yr. Stevens, Banbu ::: 00 128 66 -I , t L. J., Limerick ... ... ...... L. a British L'ubject, b .. ; the successes f h t o h p e e I s -, t r o a v s e e e despotism stll n in — Sicily, who in Italyb, and the redemption of the island of his li th u e ng r a e r g i e a n n e s ra a t g io a n in o st f 0 10 0 A vlretwbl Smith, Payne, and Smith ... ... 0 1 0 Pro ni hoc k ing Men, per E. Truelove ... P. ~,, a ew Working Men at Mrs. Wilson's ...,0„,,,, 0 6 6 Th o " c 'll'e, 8, Clerkenwell-green .. ••• - 1 , nlas D aniel, Esq.. ... ... ... 5 0 0 "C the Brave H ungarians,..s3:Patling-st., Leeds 0 10 0 Total ... £963 10 4* LO URT CIRCULAR. BALMORAL, AUG. 20. •DtTille,ja afternoon her Majesty and the Prince, sccom 1, bY the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, the I.l,ll,cess Alice, and Prince Alfred, took a drive. th• Q are will be no addition to the Royal dinner party ts Prancis Baring has returovd to town. theIIAYMARKET THEATRE.—The transplantati on o f ,_,delphi com p any t o t h e " li tt l e theatre i n t h e Hay uv m ark has been so c su cc essful that we perceive by the _ ti ertiaement they will ontinue there yet nine nights e u ger, the performir e c r es ß t o h y i a s ev_en g ing being under th of 1 Hi hness the Duchess a deCi a l patronage 4 4 114iridge. The o o f 'd Adelphi favourites evidently lose by migrating westwards. ) ; t 4 hl ti n N g icoAL HOSPITALITIES.— . We hear that the Manchester has invited Sir James Duke, the t r „ °4l.3'llr M oj a . yorof London, to . an entertainment to ,be '' v ee in the town-hall some time during the next month, ai l d pl that Sir James has accepted the . invitation. 'We are 4. - 11. to see this interchange of hospitality between the 41 4` .. " ._ t nagistrates of the two . largest town communities in b e ' ii united Kingdom. Sir James Duke is at present, we to r t d'" , in Edinburgh, whereh o e f day .Provost with the freedom was s t cpirteys,eonntedwebdyntehse.. I n hil"L Sir James's mercantile career has been a ti % th/bononrahle one, and notwithstanding . the difficul previouown in his way in its earlier period by his having i nch!. sly embarked in naval pursuits, his persevering . --,ry arta high ' e Puta t - . .... integrity . . • Inn to the highest al honours that any municipal n me th ip eir way to wealth and citizen ' nie ta b can attain, and to the senatorial . dignity of a cilia e r or the British Legislature. This is a man whom L ea ; %Lid , their communities, corporations and their chief strafes, r -0 n laY Well honour.—Manchester G uardia n . k ill- -u4PPECTB Or CHOLERA UPON THE B R AN D Y Bills _ r ARKET---By reference to the Dublin Customs °L ,utietry for the month of Jul last, it will be found that the :14trel!sed quantity of foreign brandy, upon which the o 29Z o n ,,as been paid, amounts to the large quantity f th e ' gallo ns p a id , or nearly 1,000 gallons per diem beyond .n. e reas a e • ra ge of former years. This extraordinary i , th e -is traced to the substitution, by a large number of la tt,, ul3l ;e of brandy diluted with water with their meals alr ead " Pace of malt liquors. The French dealers have t ad Y taken advantage of the increase, and simultane td. Y raised their prices to francs per hectolitre, or about • l'Pear"lloll.—Freeman's Journal. rtv,(3PoNEMENT or THE hop DUTY.—We are tlibh 4 o r e . ,( l With a communication from N. P. Kell, Esq., Ala "erary secretary of the committee of the Sussex thenterB, stating that an answ er has been received . from b g th °rds °f the Treasury to the memorial presented Waldegrave, emanating from the . rec r en o t f t hq i c e" °I. . bOP growers at Hastings. The prayer of hop d.tnorial was to the effect that the collection *nigh t 4t Y of 1848, falling due in October and November, w e re not be ittoreed. To this prayer their Lordships,sez .eictve4isret to add, state that they cannot accede.—Sussex A i t fartntr 4YENOUS EEL. —For several weeks past_ a eualb_, residing in St. Michael's-on-Wyre, had missed a t dk r : r of young. ducklings, and le they disappeared a w ere °t periods he was somewhat surprised. He has a ergo lnoVvever, found it out, for a few days ago he caught 1 eel in a pit, and as it looked more than usually a ge in th -Rel t i• - e belly he opened it and found one of the lost i tlts th • " rein. 441 THE SUN, LONDON, THURS DAY EVENING, AUGUST . 23, 1849. LITERATURE. THE CONQUEST OF CANADA. By the Author of Hochelaga." 2 Vols. If any thing c3utd increa-e the interest of a work so rich in historical attractions, it is the very able and eloquent manner in which it has been treated by the author of " liochelaga." The introductory chapter, to which we have already referred, is re markable for the energetic and eloquent manner in which its noble and liberal sentiments are uttered, as for instance where we read how " Montcalm's far-sighted wisdom suggested consolation even in his defeat and death." He felt that the cessation of the French power in Canada would only precede the cessation of British influence in the colonies ; and so it was. " England," eloquently exclaims this writer, " by the conquest of Canada breathed the breath of life into the huge Frankenstein of the American Republic." The "Conquest of Canada" is the title of the work, and of course the gallant struggle, in which Wolfe expired, forms a imminent p:;rtion of its contents ; but the writer is not satisfied with giving results merely, he traces up consequences to their causes, and relates the whole history of the Canadian settlement prior to its conquest. The book is well worthy of perusal. IDEAS, OR OUTLINES OF A NEW SYS. TEIII OF PHILOSOPHY. By A. C., G Jobert. To write a book to prove the duality of mind and matter appears almoA as much a waste of labour as (according to an old simile) going to market to buy a hatchet to break eggs. Still Mr. Jo'oert's refuta tion of Sir William Hamilton's assertions, that sounds, odours, colours, &c., do not exist in the object, but are affections of the senses, is interesting to read and ponder over. One sentence towards the close of this volume is singularly beautiful ; it is a happy varia tion of that popular expression, " Looking from Nature up to N ature's God." Mr. Jobert speaks of us, men, " turning one by one the sublime pages of the history of our planet, reading them backward like the Hebrew, until we find out the written types of the title-page—the beginning—the A B C of the Creation." HUNTINGDON RtICES.-TUESDAY. The Hinchinbroc lc Plate of 501. Heats, once round. Capt. Lowther's Watchdog, Bst 121 b ...(Rogan.) 1 1 Mr. Spilsbury's Macaw, 3 ) rs, 7st 51b Mr. Cartwright's Ready Money, 3) ra, 6st 41b 3 dr The Huntingdot.shlre Stz:kes cot 20 sovs. each, 10 ft, &c., with 50 added. Two miles. (21 Subs ,12 of whom paid 5 sovs. et.ch. Lord Exeter's Midis, 3 yrs, 6st 61b ........(J. Mann) 1 Colonel Peel's Quinine, 3 yrs, 6st 31b Lord Canter bury na Rearguard, 3 yrs, Est 81b Mr. Portman na Kissaway, 3 yrs, Est 41b Lord Exeter's Gardenia, 4 yrs, 7st 12Ib Mr. Bating na Keraun, 4 yrs, Bst 71b Mr. Reynold's na Bird of Paradise, 4 yrs, 7st 91b The Two yrs old Stakes of 10 soya. each, and 50 added. Last half mile. (9 Subs.) Lord W. Powle tes f by Irish Birdcatcher, out of Re ciprocity, Bst 7lb (Rogers) 1 Colonel Peel's f by Gladiator, out of Maltbran Sweepstakes of 5 soya. each, and 20 added; winner to be sold for 3001., &c. Heats, once round. (7 Subs.) Colonel Peel's Vasa, Bst Sib (Chapple) 2 1 1 Mr. Baring na Own Sister to Bird of Para dise, Bst 21b Mr. Thornhill na ch g by Epirus, Bst 21b Lord Sandwich na Rearguard, Bst 21b THE BERMONDSEY MURDER. EXAMINATION OF MARIA MANNING AT EDINBURGH. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH )' EDINBU 11,G 11, WEDNESDAY. This morning, at ten o'clock, Maria Alarming was brought up from the Calton•hill gaol, for examina tion before Mr. Sheriff Arkley, charged with the morder, or participating in the murder, of Patrick O'Connor. After being duly cautioned, the pri soner was asked what she had to say to the charge. She replied that she had nothing to say; whereupon she was remanded back to prison to await the arrival of officers to convey her to London. It is expected that one or more of the metropolitan police will arrive here this evening, with authority to receive her into their custody. The intelligence conveyed in the above message, received at a late hour last night, proves one thing beyond a doubt—viz., that the metropolitan police have nut understood the correct mode of proceed ing with regard to the custody and transmission to England of the accused party. IVe believe we are correct in stating that the Scotch law gives no power to convey into Er.gland the body of any individual ap prehended in that country on suspicion of being con cerned in crime of any description without the produc tion of a legal warrant from an English magistrate. Oely one warrant has been granted for the apprehen sion of the supposed murderers, and that is in the hands of Inspector Field, who at the present moment is on the Continent, whither he proceeded in search of Maria Manning. The Edinburgh magistrates are therefore correct in detaining the suspected party in prison, until a London officer, duly authorised to re ceive her into his custody, arrives in that city. It is somewhat strange that the facilities afforded by the electric telegraph were not called into action to set this matter right either from London or from Edin burgh during yesterday, but it is a fact that, although the arrival of the prisoner was expected throughout the day, and officers were sent up to the Euston sta tion to receive her, no telegraphic communication took place between the two cities until the receipt of that which we have given above. Immediately upon re ceipt of this message (a copy of which was obligingly furnished to us by Mr. Barker, the superintendent of the police department of the London and North- Western Railway), Inspectors Walker and Shaw proceeded to Scotland-yard, and communicated its effect to Mr. May, the chief superintendent of the A division, who immediately sought an inter view with Mr. Hall, the chief magistrate at Bow street, who at once granted a second warrant for the apprehension of the accused party, which was placed in the hands of Inspector Haynes of the detective force, who left town for Edinburgh by the 6.15 A.M. train this morning. Mr. Haynes will arrive in Edinburgh this evening, and in all probability return to town with his prisoner to-morrow. The following particulars in reference to Maria Manning will probably be read with interest :—Her maiden name is not Rue, as has been erroneously stated, but De Roux. She is a native of Lausanne, in Switzerland, and inherited some small patrimony from her parents, both of whom are deceased. About six years since she resided in the family of Sir Law rence Palk, at Haldon House, Devonshire, as maid to Lady Palk, and while travelling to and fro with this family she appears to have made the acquaintance of Manning, who was at that time a guard on the Great Western Railway. At Lady Palk's decease, in 1846, she obtained a situation as lady's maid to Lady Blantyre, second daughter of the Duchess of Sutherland. She came to reside with her Ladyship at Stafford House in July, 1846, and accompanied her to Scotland in the autumn of the same year. While on a brief continental tour with her Ladyship, before proceeding to Scotland, she met the deceased O'Connor, who seems to have been struck with her appearance and manners—so much so as to have offered her marriage. In the early part of the season 1847, she returned to town with Lady Blan tyre, and it appears was frequently visited at Stafford House by both Manning and O'Connor, the latter of whom appeared to entertain a very warm affection for her. Manning, however, seems to have been the favoured suitor, and on the 6th of August, 1847, she left Stafford House - with the avowed intention of mar rying him. Whether the ceremony was ever per formed is not known at present, but it is certain that she urged an old nurse in the establishment to be present—a request, however, which was not acceded to. As an illustration of the woman's finesse, it may be mentioned that upon her leaving Stafford House, handsome presents were made to her by members of the family; and not only was this kindly interest in her own welfare displayed, but a relative of her sup posed husband Manning recently received a Govern ment appointment through the influence of Lord Blan tyre. After her supposed marriage she accompanied Manning into Devonshire for a week or ten days, and then, returning to Stafford House, went with Lady Blantyre to the Continent a second time, one motive for her doing so being, as it is alleged, the opportunity it afforded her of arranging her own affairs abroad previously to settling down to married life in England. All this time she had been deceiv ing Patrick O'Connor as to her intended marriage with Manning, and when O'Connor ascertained that she really was married, he manifested the greatest distress of mind—tore the hair from his head, and conducted himself altogether in a most extraordinary manner. On her return from the Continent she went to reside with her husband in lodgings at No. 2, Church .street, Paddington, Manning at this time was still filling the situation of a guard on the Great Western Railway. We should here state that Manning in prosecuting his addresses succeeded in persuading Maria de Roux that he was entitled to property under his mother's will, amounting to be tween 6001. and 700!. This was of course only a fiction, to assist him in obtaining her hand, but so deeply did he lay his schemes that he actually drew up a will, which has been found among the papers in his wife's possession, by which he bequeathed this property to his " very dear and beloved wife," to the exclusion of all other claimants, appointing her executor, conjointly with Henry Poole, the scoundrel recently convicted of the mail robberies on the Great Western Railway, who is one of the sub scribing witnesses to the deed. There does not appear to be the least reason to believe that Manning had any property himself; but with money he obtained from his wife, very shortly after their marriage, he took a public house or hotel at Taunton, which promised at first to do well ; but, partly owing to the bad associates with whom he became connected, and partly to the unfitness of his wife to play the hostess among the "homely boors" of Devon, the business soon fell off. While they lived together here, Mrs. Manning on one occasion left her husband, pretending that she had to go to the Conti nent to receive some money. She remained absent about five weeks without communicating with her husband, and Manning finding the business of his house falling off, made over the lease to another party and left Taunton. At length Mrs. Manning re turned, and presented herself at her former house, where she was of course refused admission. She then hastened back to London, and found her husband living with his brother, in Francis-street, Newington. She remained with him only a short time, and then decamped again, and was at length discovered living with O'Connor. A second time their differences were healed, and they next appeared as the host and hostess of the Old King John's Head, in the Kings lanchroad, where they remained only a very short period, and on leaving Kingaland they went to live at adinver-place, the scene of their diabolical crime. Mrs. Manning is described to be a remarkably fine woman, and it is said that correspondence discovered in her boxes discloses familiarity with persons far above her own station in life. She is woman of very violent passions, and Manning's brother states that while she lived at Taunton she more than once at tempted to stab him with a knife during a family quarrel. The accused parties resided for a short period at No. 6, Philpott-terrace, Paddington, before they went to Taunton. Manning is still at large, but there is great reason to hope that ere long he will b e in custod y. The police authorities believe that he is lurking in some part of the west of England, and two or three officers have been sent down in that direction. It was several , times re ported during yesterday that he had been seen in London, but the officers do not attach any credence to these statements. It is quite certain that he left town by the South-Western Railway on Wed nesday morning, the 15th instant, and it is fully believed that he is now hiding himself in some of the villages or towns on the west coast of England. The furniture purchased of the supposed murderer by Bainbridge, the broker, is advertised for sale by auction today. It consists of articles of the commonest description. A great crowd of spectators awaited the arrival of the various trains at Euston station yesterday, under the impression that Mrs. Manning would arrive in town from the north. Yesterday the police succeeded in tracing the shovel with which the grave of the murdered man is supposed to have been dug. It appears that on Wednesday, the Bth instant, Mrs. Manning went to Mr. Langley's, an ironmonger, in Tooley-street, Borough, where she saw the shopman, and said she wanted an iron shovel, at the same time stating that she wished it to be a very strong one." The shopman asked her w hether she required a regular shovel. She replied, "No • she would like a short-handled one." One was shown her, for which she paid 15.2 d., leaving her name and address, and requesting the article to be sent to No. 3, Minver pl ace, N ew Weston-street, in the evening, which was d one, an d it was received ~by Mrs. Manning. The shopman can identify her ? Mr. Langley is quite certain that the shovel in question was strong enough to remove any earth, but it would require more time than a long-handled shovel. It is a singular fact that, although every pre caution seems to have been taken in the commission of this murder, and in the arrangements for the escape of the perpetrators of the crime, yct Maria Manning retained in her possesion the rail way scrip and shares, and the other property be longing t o th e deceased, which could not be of any value to her, but which, on the contrary, were certain to lead to her identification as the murderess, if any chance exposed them to the view of other parties. This is one of many instances of that peculiar sort of fascination which seems to exist in all these cases, namely, that which induces the criminal to retain possession of portions of the property which must inevitably lead to conviction if apprehended. EXPLOSION AT THE LETTLY SHENKIN COLLIERY. ABERDARE, TIIESDAY.—The Coroner's inquest on the bodies of the 52 sufferers by the late appalling explosion at the Lettly Shenkin Colliery, was resumed yesterday morning, at the Town hall, before Mr. G. Overton, one of the county coroners, and the jury previously empanelled. Thomas Rees, a collier, described very fully the explosion. He never knew of any colliers about there working by the safety lamp. He, however, never experienced a want of air in the pit, nor did he observe any change in the ventilation that day. Daniel Rowlands was next examined. He de scribed where he worked in the pit, whom he saw before the explosion, of his attending the meeting, and then going towards the stall. (The poor fellow gave his evidence in such a contradictory strain, that it appeared doubtful whether he had recovered his re collection since the accident.) He did not know that a fall from the roof of a stall would drive the gas out into the level. Mr. David Thomas said his object in coursing the air was to sweep the gass out from the old goats. lie relied upon that current to clear the works, but there might be gas in the cavaties, and the roofs of the old stalls to the west of No. 1 crossing, which the current of air would not clear off. It was possible that these accumulations of gas might be brought down sud denly by falls from the roof, and forced into the level, thereby coming in contact with the naked candle of the hauliers. He believed it would be possible to dam up the old workings with safety, provided a portion of the south returns had been passed over the main levels into them by air bridges, and then conducted into the north returns, but was not aware that such a mode was adopted anywhere there. Mr. Samuel Dobson, mineral surveyor to the lion, E. Clive, who was desired by the jury to examine the pit, stated that he had had considerable experience in collieries in Northumberland and Durham. Ex amined the colliery on the Wednesday after the accident, accompanied by Mr. Blackwell, the Governor Inspector; Mr. Williams, and Mr. Smith. At the time they examined it the ventilation had only been partially restored. On descending the winding pit, they proceeded along the main level to the division of the levels, and turned down the lower level along which they went until they arrived at No. 2 deep heading. There they found that the two doors, which were placed at the mouth of that deep heading, bad been blown inwards. From the heading they proceeded along the level to No. 4 deep heading, when they found that the door of its mouth was blown inwards. From No. 4 they went to No. 5 deep heading, beyond which point on that level they did not go, in conse quence of the air being bad. They then returned to the division of the levels, and proceeded along the upper level, and found the door, which was placed about 30 yards from the division, blown outwards. On arriving at the double parting in that level, they saw evident traces of the fire. There were full trams of coal standing at the parting, the last of which had a portion of the coal blown upwards. The coal upon the trams was charred, and the timber in the sides of the level was covered with coal dust. From the double parting they went to the first crossing, or No. 1, down which they went until they arrived at the second west stall, the roof of which had fallen considerably. They examined the entrance of the stall, climbed over the fall, and the gas fired in the lamp. After leaving No. 1 crossing they proceeded along the level, until arriving at No. 1,2, and 3, rise headings. There had been doors at the mouths, all of which had been blown inwards. There was also a door between Nos. 2 and 3, in the upper level, which had been blown in wards. He found that the level beyond No. 3 rise heading was standing foul, viz , with sufficient gas to fire in the lamp. From the fall of the door, being b own outwards from the No. 1 crossing, and five men severely burnt, it was there he was of opinion the explosion took place, radiating from a point of No. 1 cross heading. From the timber being burnt, and the coal upon the trams being charred, induced him to conclude the point of explosion must have oc curred at or near the rise of No. 1 cross heading. It was also the most elevated part of the level, rising towards it from all directions, and the gas most likely to lodge there in consequence—if it had been issuing out of the goaf which was between the two levels, and which it was very likely to do if there should be any accumu lation of gas in that goaf, as there were two or three open communications from the goaf to the upper level. He judged from what he had heard, and hisexatnination of the colliery, that the accumulation of gas might never have taken place in the goaf, and from a sudden fall of the barometer or a fall in the roof, or both combined, gas might be thrown out and produce an explosion, as in the present instance. By coming out into No. 1 crossing, being the highest point of the upper level, the gas issuing out of the goaf would be likely to accumulate there, and would be fired there probably by the naked lights of some of the hauliers. He considered that it was not safe to allow the goaf to have communication with the intake-air course, for if there was any accumulation of gas in the goats it might issue into the air courses and produce danger. He was not prepared to say how it could be avoided. In the north of England it was usual to force a portion of the return air through the goaf, and make a separate way not communicat ing with the air course, and no possibility of going into it, or the gas in it coming in contact with the naked lights, and was kept locked, and no one could enter it without a safety-lamp. A Juror—Are we to understand that Mr. Dobson considers the mode of ventilation in the collieries in this district more imperfect than in the north of England ?—Mr. Dobson thought it was more imper fect. He, however, considered that the ventilation of the Lettly Shenkin colliery quite as good as the other pits in the district, which were worked on the plan there in practice. This closed the examination of Mr. Dobson, and the jury being desirous of hearing all the evidence that could be collected in reference to the lamentable event, the proceedings were again adjourned. (PROM OUR OWN REPORTER.) The examination of witnesses having been concluded, the Coroner inquired if there was any person who wished to say something, or to put any question to any of the witnesses, or in any way to throw any light on the subject of inquiry; if there wore, now was the time to come forward. Mr. Blackwell observed, from the position in which he was, he could not, of course, consistently with his duty, give anything in evidence. lle had assisted in the examination of the pits, and had very minutely ex amined, as far as the workings would permit, the state of the air courses, he fully concurred in the opinion of Mr. Dobson Williams and Mr. Smith as to the course of the explosion, and where it occurred. Mr. Williams, as foreman of the jury, said the thanks of every one of them were due to Mr. Black well for tie great aid he had given to them in this inquiry, In fact be had rendered them the most material assistance, and he thought his presence had rendered the inquiry far more satisfactory than it otherwise would have been, and tended very much, he thought, to give the publio at large satisfaction that they had done their duty as a jury, and as men. The CORONER then proceeded to sum up the evidence of this melancholy inquiry, and said, he thought it unnecssary to read the whole of the evidence, but gave an epitomy of it, noticing the place, and the different steps of evidence which led the witnesses to form such conclusions to the cause of the accident. Such ac cidents must be attributed to one or two causes—from neglect or willfulness. The law lay down offences of omission, as well as commission; the first would make parties liable to punishment, if the owner of the col liery employs people who were wanting in skill and ability, is guilty of a grave offence. If you think there were very improper omissions, you may bring it in man slaughter ; it, however, you think it was an accident, which no prudence could avert, your verdict will be accidental death. The jury retired, and after two hours returned with the following verdict—" That we find that the several personswhose bodies we have viewed came to their death by accident, in consequence of an explosion of fire damp, caused by gas oozing out of old and abandoned stalls in No. 1 crossing; caused even by a fall from the roof of these stalls, or by a sudden fall of the barome ter, or of both of these causes, the gas thus sent coming in contact with the naked lights at the time engaged in the upper level. And we further find that the tire which took place in No. 1 cross-heading to the rise, and in the face of No. 4 deep-heading, was caused by the first explosion agitating the air, and causing the gas to come in contact with the naked lights of those meu working in those parts. " 2dly, We also recommend in all instances that the gas which generates in the o:d work should be car ried off by separate air currents from that which venti lates the working, and then brought into the turn-air course, without any communication whatsoever with the intake-air, and should be kept entirely secure from any communication with the naked lights of the workmen. THE MURDER OF MISS PRENDERGAST.—We ha ve been informed that the warrant for the ex ecution of Patrick Cormack, convicted at the last assizes of this wilful murder of Miss Prendergast, at Portumna, in county, has arrived in town, and that same directs him to be execs ted on the 25th inst. Oa reference to the calendar we find that the judge directed his execution on the 28th inst., and that intimation has been given to him to that effect; by the pre sent warrant his execution has been anticipated by three days, which forms ground for a memorial , an d the same will be accordingly forwarded on his behalf.-00/way Vin d icator. ROYAL CORRESPONDENCE. The letters of her Majesty and of other illustrious persons contained in the several portfolios found in the Tuileries after the departure of Louis Philippe, together with English translations thereof, have been published in a little volume under the above title. THE WESTMINSTER HANDBOOK to the STUDY of UNIVERSAL GRAMMAR. By J. Lambe. This is an attempt, and in some respects a suc cessful one, to simplify and render more generally intelligible the study of grammar. The author, however, expresses himself occasionally in such vehement terms as are quite out of plate in a work of this sober character. For example, in the last page of this grammar, in allusion to the recent phonetic movement, we find the following extraordinary as sertions :—" Could such a system make any per manent way, it would quickly rebuild the Tower of Babel, and establish universal war and anar chy. It must have proceeded from the bot tomless pit, and is a sign of the degradation of falle n man," &c., &c. LIGHT AND DARKNESS. By the Author of " Imaginations and Imitations." . _ _ . This little brochure is intended as a reply to a work entitled "The Stars and the Earth." Those who have perused this last-named publication will 'do well to consider also the arguments of this " Reply." THE ENGLISH COUNTRY GENTLE MAN. A Poem. By J. Lloyd. The subject of this book is a poetical chronicle of the sports and pastimes of the English country gen tleman, as we learn from the opening lines. The poem begins not "Arma virumque cano," but " The English country gentleman I sing, His sports, his pastimes, from the earliest spring To the last close of the revolving year." A MANUAL OF LOGIC. By B. H. Smart. " A man (we quote the preface of this work) can but do what the short space of life allows ; ; and if his time has not been occupied in pursuits adverse to, and calling him away from some one pursuit in which he takes an interest, he may achieve in that one pursuit as much as another ; he may achieve much snore than others of far greater natural powers, if he come after them, and takes up what they have begun, but left unfinished. Such I believe to be my predicament. Nor do I come forward for the first time with the fruits of my inquiries. Twenty years ago I published in theory what I now offer in a practical work; having had abundant opportunity, in the intervening years, o f t es ti ng , with pupils of various ages and of every degree of competency, the effect of such instruction as the following pages con tain." With such recommendations, Mr. Smart's system of logic is entitled to considerate attention. THE STATUS OF THE JEWS IN ENG LAND. By C. Egan. ' This volume contains a status of the Jews in Eng land, from the time of the Normans to the present reign, comprising authentic notices, deduced from historical and legal records, and including a synop sis, with comments of the debates on the Jewish Disabilities Bill. Until the vexata gucestio of Jewish emancipation be finally settled, this work will pos sess, in some circles at least, a great degree of interest. -DISCOURSES ON EGYPTIAN ARCHXO LOGY. By G. R. Gliddon. These discourses, which were delivered in the United States by Mr. Gliddon, relate to the Egyp tian Pyramids, and to the art of Mummification. They will be found interesting to the antiquarian and to the students of ethnology, and, perhaps, entertain. ing to the curious. It appears that Egyptian anti quities are a favourite study in the United States. THE HORSE'S MOUTH. By E. Mayhem This ♦olume proposes to show the age of a horse by his teeth, and contains a. full description of the periods when the teeth are cut, the appearances they present, the tricks to which they are exposed, the eccentricities to which they are liable, and the diseases to which they are subject. In addition to the pen-and-ink description of the above, this work is embellished with more than thirty illustrations, many of them beautifully coloured and " taken from authenticated mouths." These drawings display the teeth to perfection, and although we know we must not look a gift horse in the mouth, there can be no reason why persons about to purchase horses should not be forearmed by the study of Mr. Mayhew's suggestions. FOUR MONTHS AMONG THE GOLD FINDERS IN ALTA- CALIFORNIA. By J. T. Brooks, MD. Although the gold fever heat has sunk down to zero, the history of a gold•seeking expedition cannot be wholly without interest even now. SPORTIN G INTELLIGENCE. YORK AUGUST MEETING.—WEDNESDAY. The I)undas Stakes of 15 soya. each, 10 ft, with 30 added. One mile and a quarter. (8 Subs.) Mr. Shepherd's Alp, 3 yrs, Est 81b (Arnold) 1 Mr. B. Green's Athelstaue, Bst 61b...(Wintringham) 2 Sir J. Hawley's Paulton, aged, 9st ...... (Templeman) 3 6th 4 on Atbelstane. Won by a length; Paulton a bad third. Run in 2 min. 32 secs. The Prince of Wales' Stakes of 10 sous. each, and 50 added, for two yrs old colts, Bst 71b; and fillies, Bat 21b; winners 21b extra. T.Y.C. (31 Subs.) Mr. Meiklam's Italian (21b extra) (Templeman) 1 Lord Chesterfield's Penang (Flatman) 2 Mr. Jones's Stepping-stone (Holmes) 3 The following also ran .—Sir W. M. Milner's Gar denia (Marson)—Mr. J. Scott's Mulgrave (21b extra), (Butler)—Sir J. Hawley's Hippie (Pearl)—and Mr. Rickaby's f by Touchstone, out of Lady Emily (G. Ab dale). sto 4 agst Italian, and 7 to 4 agst Penang. Wou cleverly by a length; two lengths between second and third. Run in 1 min. 9 secs. The Knavesmire Stakes of 100 soya. each, 30 ft, for three yrs old. One mile and three quarters. (6 Subs.) Mr. Bowes's Thringarth, Bst 71b Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas. Two miles. Lord Stanley's Canezou, 4 yrs, Bst 121b...(F. Butler) 1 Lord Exeter's Glenalvon, 3 yrs,'7st 91b ...(Flatman) 2 Mr. B. Green's Swiss Boy, Bst 121 b (Wintringham) 3 The following also ran :--Mr. R. Bell's Sister to Amosino, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b; and Mr. Herp's gr f by the Saddler, out of Miss Etty, 3 yrs, 7st 91b (W. Oates.) 6 to 1 on Canezou, who made nearly all the running, and won in a canter by three lengths. Run in 3 min. 52 sec. The Colt Sapling Stakes of 50 soya. each, 20 ft, for two yrs o , old • Bst 71b each. One mile. (10 Subs.) „„ (F. Butler) 1 (J. Marson) 2 s M c i a ld n e t w ab with d. 100 Lord Mr. j Z a (1 ;1 : a nd s ' s lb ub ,• o fillies, Th 7 e t E o btr on St M . L ild rg ew er . Stakes Won o o f n 2 t h 5 e s p o e v s s t . h e y a cahh, head. s s o s y t s 3 . lb a ; d w de i d nne fo r r s e t x h t e ra s . eco T n w d o ; m co u l e ts s. , 85 ( t 44 7 (Marlow) 1 Lord Eglington's Elthiron ..• ••• Lord Clifdeu's Honeycomb ... (Robinson) 2 Colonel Anson's Champion ... 7 to 4 on Honeycomb, and 5 to 2 agst ( F E . thir 0 Butler) i. A 3 fine race with two. Won by a neck. The Yorkshire Oaks Stakes of 15 soy. each, 5 ft. For three years old fillies, Bst. 71b. each. 100 soya. added, the second to receive 401., and the third save his stake. One mile and a quarter. . Lord Zfrtland's Ellen Middleton (J. Marson) 1 Mr. Pattison's Maid of Team Valley (Marlow) 2 Mr. B. Green's Lady Superior (F. Butler) 3 Colonel Anson's Bonbon (Flatman) 4 Mr. B. Way's Dolly Varden (Pettit) 5 Count Bathyany's Eva (Willi ams ) 6 7 to 4 on Lady Superior, and 5 to 2 agst Ellen Mid dleton. Won by a head ; the favourite a bad third. BETTING ON EBOD. BIANDICAP. ii to 2 agst Gle❑ Saddel 7 to 1 apt Westow 6 to 1 agst Ellerd4le 12 to 1 agst Malton. 7 to 1 agst Giselle WEDNESDAY. The Huntingdon Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and 20 added, Mats. Last mile. Mr. Torkington na Piux IX., 4 yrs (Bartholomew) 1 1 Duke of Rutland's Paladin, 4 yrs... ... ... 3 2 Mr. Thornhill na b c by Cotherstone, out of Man- dune, 3 yrs The Cup Stakes of 10 soya each. Once round and the mile. Lord Exeter's Gardenia, 4 yrs ... (J. Mann) 1 Mr. Lowther's Watchdog, 5 yrs 2 Mr. Desborough na Owen, Sister to Paradise, 3 yrs 3 The Members' Plate of 501. Heats, once round Col. Peel's lone, 3 yrs, 6st ... (G. Brown) 1 1 Mr. Dennett's ch g by Epirus, d by D'Egville, Duke of Rutland's Paladin, 4 yrs 2 3 TUNBRIDGE WELLS RACES.—WEDNESDAY. The Eridge Stakes of 10 soya. each, h ft, and only 2 if df dared, with 50 added; the second to save his stake. One mile and a half. (9 Subs., 2of whom declared. Mr. Cowley's Second Sight, 3 yrs, Est 81b...(Sabine) 1 Mr. Measr's Northern Eagle, 4 yrs, 7st slb 2 Mr. Formby's f by Muley Moloch, 4 yrs, 7st 41b Mr. Rowley's Tit Bit, 6 yrs, Bst 4 Won easily by half a length. The Stewards' Plate of 251., added to a Sweepstakes of 2 soya. each, winner to be sold for 60/.; ono mile and a distance; (7 Subs.), was won in three heats by Mr. Simmonds's Dan Tucker, 4 yrs, Bst (ITornby). beating Mr. Webb's My Mary, aged, Bst 111 b, Mr. Wootten's Marchioness, 3 yrs, Est 41b, and two others. CRICKET. RENT V. ENGLAND. This grand match was concluded yesterday at Canter bury in the presence of an immense assemblage of spec tators. The following is the score:— KENT-FIRST INNINGS. Adams—b Clarke ... ... ... ... ... 12 W. Pilch—b Wisden ... ... 0 gillyer—b Wisden ••• ••• ••• ••• 0 F. Pilch—e Guy, b Wisden 34 A. Mynn, Esq.—c Lillywhite, b Wisden ... 14 N. Felix, Esq .— run out ... ... 7 Martingell—b Wisden 0 ••• ••• ••• •.• Clifford—b Wisden . . 26 Wenman—not out ... ... 11 Martin—b Wisden 10 Hinkly—b Lillywhite 5 88, w 0 ... ... 8 Total ... ENGLAND-FIRST INNINGS. ..127 Hon. R. Grimston—run out ... ..• 2 W. Nicholson, Esq.—b ..• ••• 3 C. Brown—b Hinkly ..• 5 Box —b Hillyer ••• ..• ..• ••• • • 0 Guy—b Hinkly ••• ..• ••• ••• ••• 8 Wisdeu—st Wenman, b Hinkly ... 1 Chester—c Hillyer, b Hinkly 8 H. Fellows, Esq.—b Hinkly ... 1 Dean—c Hillyer, b Hinkly 9 Clarke—c W. Pilch, b Hinkly Lillywhite—not out ... B 3, w 0 Total ... 48 RENT-SECOND INNINGS. Adams—b Wisden ..• ... 17 W.Tilch—b Wisden ..• 7 Hillyer—b Lillywhite ... 6 F. Filch—c Guy, b Lillywhite A. Mynn, Esq.—c Nicholson, b Wisden 54 N. Felix, Esq.—b Fellows ... ... 47 Martingell—hit w, b Lilly w hi te .........85 Clifford—b Fellows Wenman—b Wisden Martin—not out •• Hinkly—b Wisden B 18, w 2 ... ... 24 ... ... 20 Total ENGLAND-SECOND INNINGS. Hon. B. Grimston—b Hillyer W. Nicholson, Esq.—c Wenman, b Billyer . ... 17 C. Brown—not out ... 8 Box—b Binkly Guy—b Billyer Wisdcn—c Hinkly, b Martingell ... 18 Chester—b Hillyer 0 H. fellows, Esq.—b Hinkly 26 Dean—c Adams, b Hillyer ... 7 Clarke—run out . Lillywhite—b Hinkly 2 Total YORK RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) The Chesterfield Stakes. Spithead Cotton Lord ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 The County Cup. Canezou ... ... ... ... Wensleydale ... ... ... ... Won easy. The Bramham Park Stakes. Strongbow walked over. THE PENINSULAR MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY EVENING.—The Pe ninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Hindostan, Captain J. Soy, arrived here this evening, at twelve o'clock, and landed her mails in charge of Lieut. Fenwick, Admiralty agent. The mails were dispatched to London by the 1.30 train. The Hindostan, during her homeward voyage, experienced fine weather in the Mediterranean, with strong northerly winds; from Gibraltar to Cape Finisterre, and up the Channel and in the Bay, winds from the eastward. Her dates of sailing were, Alexandria, August 9 ; Malta, 13 ; Gibraltar, 17. The number of passengers brought by the Hin dostan was 77, amongst whom was General Elici, from Malta. Her freight consisted of 159 packages of specie, value 100,770/ ; 58 bales of silk, 9 cases of opium, 1 package and 7 barrels of elephants' tusks, 38 pack ages of silk, 55 boxes of ditto, 38 packages of tor toiseshell, 1 bin of crocodile, and 102 packages of merchandise. Her Majesty's Ships at Malta—The Caledonia, Ceylon, Howe, Vengeance, Powerful. Steamers—Fair Rosamond, Medway, Oberon, An telope, and Martin. Vessels of War of Foreign States—At Alexandria, three Egyptian line-of-battle ships, two frigates , two corvettes, and one steamex ; Austrian steamer Shield; at Gibraltar, Neapolitan brig of war. Ships observed on the Voyage—Aug. 13, exchanged lights with the Egyptiam. steam-frigate Sharpie ; Aug. 17, spoke the Shannon brig—the same day with schooner Majestic ; Aug. 20, the Peninsular and Oriental Company's stea mer Paella, eight miles south of Finisterre—same day West India steamer Tay, about twenty-three miles north of Cape Finisterre ; Aug. 21, exchanged lights with Peninsular and Oriental Company's steaxrAer Ripon, 45 south-west of Ushant. Merchant-vesssls at Alexandria The Nicholas brig, Edward Bolton barque, Janvier barque, and Dauntless schooner. At Gibraltar—The brigßlanche, of London. The Lord Bishop of Chester held a confirmation at Broughton-in-Furness„ on Friday last, when the sacred rite was administered to 438 young persons of both sexes, the greatest member, it is believed, that were ever confirmed in Broughton Church at one time. His Lordship, ut the close of the ceremonial, delivered a suit able and impressive addreme to the congregation.—Cum berland Pacquet. A FRENCHMAN ON OUR LIFE GUARDS.—M. Eugene Guinot has made :a recent cheap trip to London the subject of a feuillton in the Siecle. Portions of it are translated in the Literary Gazette, from which we take an extract:—" In ge iing to Westminster, the curious stop at th e H orse Guards: Barracks, situated at White hall, at the entrance of St., James's-park. The soldiers of this corps d'elite are of un elegance which is seen no where the but in the English army and at the Opera Comique. There is notlidug martial in their uniform, but it is so elegant and coquettish as to produce the best effect. Every one of there soldiers has the air of a walk ing gentleman on the stage rather than of a real dragoon really mounting guard. Our readers cannot picture to themselves simple soldiers so well dressed, combed, brushed, oiled, toreatureed, blackiugcd, and varnished; their hands and nails are mucus:led to as carefully as those of the most perfect geutlem an; their hair is curled with art, and any trooper whose hair is not properly ar ranged, or nicely parted, is sent to th e bl ac khole. On that point discipline is Inexorable. These soldier dan dies receive pay proportioned to their elegance. Means are afforded them of passing a comfortably existence. They are copiously fed, axed take tea three times a day. Their unifoim is splendid; the lowest grade serves as a pretext for ornaments; .corporals are covered with em broidery, and lieutenants wear two large epaulettes." V2l3tttoti YORK RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) THE GREAT EBOR HANDICAP. The Hero 1 Fernhill Maid of Team Valley EllerdAle Won by a neck. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY. NEW COURT (Before the Rs:ComDJ. andAir:Alderman MuscaovE.) Joshua Simmony, 31, a dealer in all sorts of things in Field-lane, Holborn, was indicted with stealing, on the 26th of July l ast 4 0 yar d s o f d oes ki n, va l ue 51.105., the property of Joseph Bertram and Co., who are large woollen-drapers on Holborn-hill. Mr. Ryland and Mr. Laurie prosecuted for the City, and Mr. Clarkson defended the prisoner. From the statements of counsel, and the evidence ad duced, it appeared that oa Thursday, the 26th of July last, the day of the memorable rain and hail storm in London, two of the City police in plain clothes saw the prisoner on Holborn hill, about half past three o'clock, is ith a bag on his back; they asked what he had got there, and he said some stuff for making trousers, which he had bought of a person in the street, whom he said he did not know. lle was asked what he gave for it. He refused to say, stating ho would answer no more questions. He was then taken into custody by one of the officers, while the other went to search his house. The prisoner afterwards effected his escape, and upon being retaken by the officer he struck him severely in the head, and nearly knocked his eye out. Some of the partners in Mr. Bartrum's stated that they had missed property like that produced from their house in Holborn, and that they believed it was theirs. Mr. CLARKSON addressed the jury for the prisoner, and called several witnesses, one of whom swore that the property alleged to have been stolen by the prisoner was offered to him for sale by a person he did not know, and the others gave the prisoner a good character. Mr. RYLAND having replied, The RECORDER summed up, and The jury, after a'„ few minutes' consultation, ex pressed their wish to retire, and were accordingly locked up. The jury had not returned into Court when our re porter left. A SCINE IN COURT.--A gentleman entered the box to complain of the conduct of a person then in court. He stated that he was a surgeon named Howlett, en gaged on a case then waiting to go before the grand jury, and the person whom he complained of had at tempted to withdraw the prosecutrix in the ease, and repeatedly asserted it was a case got up by the surgeon and police to get expenses. The RECORDER observed that it was a most dis graceful affair, and proceeded to examine the witnesses on oath. Policeman D 212 stated he was near the defendant w hen he said to the prosecutrix, " This be d—d, it is a trumped up case by the surgeon and:police. I shall go out of this door, you follow me." Upon witness telling him of the impropriety of his conduct, he told him to mind his own business, and took his number. Policeman 89 D corroborated this statement. The RECORDER (to defendant)—You stand committed. Defendant—(most violently)—lt is all false and unjust. The RECORDER Your are committed ; what is your name ? Defendant—" Charles Pricey." The RECORDER—Where do you live ? Defendant— " Newgate," at present. The defendant was forcibly removed, protesting violently against the justness of the case. EAST ANGLIAN RAILWAY. (TATS DAY.) The usual half-yearly general meeting of the pro prietors of the East Anglian Railway was held this afternoon, at the London Tavern; Mr. Bruce, chairman of the Board of Directors, in the chair. The following extracts from the most important part of the directors' report:— " We have the satisfaction to inform you that the Bill, to sanction which you met here in Juue, has received the Royal assent. This Act grants an extension of time for making the line from Ely to St. Ives, and authorises the company to effect this important object by means of arrangements for leasing the line from parties who may be disposed to invest capital in its construction. It also authorises the conversion of the bond debt into share capital, and the raising of 80,7261. 10s. for paying the liabilities of the company, by means of the issue of new shares bearing interest at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum, and preferent to any other shares of the com pany. We feel confident that when the objects for which this Act was obtained are carried out, the antici pations regarding its beneficial effects on the_ value of your property will be fully realised. " We have also very great satifaction in informing you that the Norfolk Estuary Bill has passed into a law. Those only who are acquainted with the trade of Lynn can estimate the importance ca this measure to that port, and consequently to cur railways. The anxiety evinced by the corporation, merchants, and traders of Lynn fur the success of this project, affords the best criterion of the value attached to it, and which, when carried into effect, must give to the port of Lynn that importance to which its geographical position evidently entitles it. "The Eastern Counties' Company having brought into Parliament a Bill to authorise the amalgamation of that Company with the Norfolk Company, in which Bill were inserted clauses increasing to a considerable extent the rates legally chargeable by the latter company, also giving them certain powers which, if exercised, would prove injurious to your traffic, we felt ourselves com• pelled, by a due regard for your interests, to oppose that Bill, which was consequently rejected by a Committee of the Lords. An examination of the chart will enable you fully to estimate the difficult position in which your lines would have been placed had the Eastern Counties' Company, who already possess the port of Wisbech, ob tained so large an interest in promoting the trade of Yarmouth and Lowestoft, to the prejudice of Lynn and of your railways, which the advanced tolls sought to be legalised would have enabled them effectually to have accomplished. " We have ever been anxious to enter into equitable arrangements with all adjoining companies for the im provement of the traffic of our districts, to our mutual benefit; but past experience has taught us the necessity of having all arrangements of this nature legally binding. No progress has yet been made in the adjustment of the several matters that have so long been arranged for sub mission; to the decision of arbitrators; we have ex pressed to the new board of the Eastern Counties Com pany our anxious desire to have these matters settled, and we have been assured that they shall receive their early attention. " The statement of the revenue account for the half year ending 30th June, 1849, exhibits a diminished amount of receipts, as compared with the half-year im mediately preceding. " The causes IN hich have led to this decrease have from time to time been the subject of investigation by the board, and they have been found chiefly to have arisen from the bad harvest of last year, which, together with the first commencement of free trade in corn, has produced that extrema degree of depression which has prevailed through every branch of trade in the couaties of Norfolk and Cambridge, and, we believe, in the agri• cultural districts generally. The advance demanded by the Eastern Counties Company in their rates for the conveyance of coal, and other heavy articles, while the rates by water have been considerably reduced , has a had an injurious effect on our traffic, as is apparent from the above tables. " rlhe prospect of an abundant harvest, and tho passing of the Norfolk Estuary Act, give us good grounds for expecting that the traffic during the current six months will yield a more satisfactory result. " With reference to the expenditure, we have satisfac tion in calling your attention to the reduction in the con sumption of coke, oil, &c., in the locomotive department and at the several stations." The balance-sheet represented the liabilities to amount to 384,4431., while the assets reached 384,5261. The receipts of the past half year amounted to 17,694/. 13s. 4d., and the expenditure to 11,9311. 171. O'd., leav ing 5,762/. 16s. 3d. in hand. The total expenditure from the commencement of the company amounted to 1,312,168/. 17s. 80., and the receipts to 1,317,6581. 19s. 91, leaving 5,4901. 3s. ld. in hand. On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, and after a short ' dLcussion, the report was adopted. A resolution was then agreed to authorising the reduction of the number of directors to six, and the di rectors instructed to adopt a new plan of keeping the accounts; to appoint a paid law-clerk; to consolidate the offices o accountant and secretary; to reduce the work ing staff; to remove the offices from London to Lynn; and finally to have the permanent way maintained by responsible parties on approved contracts. The report of the committee of investigation, which has already been published, was then read; after which a lengthened reply from the directors was submitted to the meeting, and approved of. The following is the conclusion of the answer of the directors to the report of the committee of investiga tion :—"iWe agree with the committee as to the main causes of many of the embarrassments of thecompany; indeed, their statement is but an echo of the subject. the several reports made by us to the proprietoFso. ourselves d For these embarrassments we do n ot results of former management. l any chgree responsible, That the stall a s tiiey " tied on a scale be y ond the require ar° o f o; g oe rs and servants was originally established menu of the cow easily accounted for by the erroneous ideas cnPt:rut)a l ia:d of the future traffic by the former Chairman. On this subject we beg to re mar k, that since the departure of the late general manager in December ja g, the , boa_rd . has made very extens i ve re ductions in th e staf f . The committee must h ave been well aw are that it has long been the desire of the board to o btain the a , rvices of an exp er i ence d man as general man ager, and that such appointment has only been delayed until we, could tiN t with one in every way qualified to promote the interests of the company. We have much satisfaction in stating that, in the ap pointment of Mr. Wentworth Clay, who will enter on his duties as general manager on the Ist September, they believe and trust they have secured the services of a gentleman in every way capable of promoting the in terests of the company. The concentration of the com patty's offices, workshops, and stores at the principal station has long been the anxious desire of the board ; but the heavy demands on the funds of the company have compelled them to delay this very desirable ar rangement. We are very reluctantly compelled, by the gene-al tailor of the committee's report, and to meet I their tujii,t Imputation of want of energy on the - tof • the board, to ref er t o w h at was the position o! the com pany's affairs when they came un le r nor direction, a d the numerous diffi cu lti es w i t h which We have. hard to to:vend, viz,—the li ne t o Ely was on th e p o i nt o f beingopened for traffic, but great expense had to be incurred in maintaining the line through the Fens during the ensuing winter. This work, owing to the embarass merit of the contractor, had to be performed by the company. The line from Lynn to Swaffharn was also on the point of being opened, but tho cuttings through the chalk were in a state to require the greatest care, and extensive excavations and sidings were neces. airy to form the station-yard and accomodate the traffic. These works required a continued outlay which, owing to the bankruptcy of the corer icto: a ha. ; lso to be b orne by the so epany. The contract for the unprofitAle Branch to Wisbech was hastening towards ctant,letion, with the concomitant evil of a pressing demand tor.pay merit of the contract sum—while the portion of lin,: from Swaffham to Derehatn, which was cap, cted to yield a favourable result, was retarded by the insolvency of a third set of contractors. Those who have had to at the with a number of insolvent contractors, and to complete their works, will ba able to estimate the difficulties with which we were surrounded. At this period there was no accommodation whatever for goods, coal, or cattle trdlie at Lynn, or at any of the other stations, and the utmost quantity of goods that could be. landed daily at the Harbour Station was 50 tons, while at present there is accomodation at the principal stations for every description of traffic, and 400 tons mily be dully landed at the Harbour. To accomplish, these necessary objects, a very considerable outlay has been required. When it is remembered that, instead of the company possessing ample funds for the completion of the undertaking, as we had been led to believe was the case, it was ascertained that the capital which had been raised would not suffice to pay the liabilities (of a large amount of which we had received no intimation), as stated in the report of the shareholders, dated 16a,h February, 1848. The proprietors ,will probably consi der that the position of your directors for nei:rly two years has been most painful, and has entailed upon them a degree of laborious and anxious occupation in the management of your affairs, far exceeding that which usually attaches to directors, even when paid for their services. It has long been our desire to obtain the co operation, as colleagues, of some desirable parties wil ling to undertake the duties and responsibilities of the directorial office. Our wishes in that respect are unal tered; and we ate pr e p are d a t any t i me, when furnis h e d with names, to elect to vacant seats such gentlemen as may be considered best calculated to assist us in develop ing thy resources of the undertaking, and in promoting the interests of the company." Thanks were then voted to the‘Chairman, and the meeting terminated after a lengthened sitting. I LLYNVI VALLEY RAILWAY. (THIS DAY). The half-yearly ordinary general meeting of the proprietors of this company was held to-day, at the Company's offices, 449, West-Strand. W. Matthews, Esq., the chairman of the company, took the chair at one o'clock, and the usual formal proceedings having been gone through, The SUCEETARY read the following report : " Since the last half yearly meeting of the share holders, in February, 1849, the directors have the satisfaction to report that a small increase in the tonnage and revenue of the railway has taken place, and though that is but slight they are willing to receive it as a❑ indication of a gradual revival from the depressed condition under which the district through which the line passes has been for so long suffering, and on the prosperity of which the railway so much depends. The prospect too of an early opening of a contiguous portion of the South 'Wales Railway, it may be reasonably expected, will be opening extended mar kets for the produce of the district and materially increase the tonnage on the line. " The directors will embrace every practicable opportunity of availing themselves of any advantages that may offer. " The accompanying statement of the last half year's receipts and expenditure having been examined and approved by the auditors are submitted herewith for your .consideration and approval. " It will be observed by an inspection of these ac counts that the small increase of revenue has been more than counterbalanced by the unavoidable pay ments of the past half-year, of which those for rates and taxes form the chief item. Appeals have been made against some of those assessments, and a par tial reduction obtained. "It is hoped that a still further diminution may be effected in these branches of expenditure. " The nett profit available for a dividend for the half-year is 1,1191. 14s. 3d., and the directors recom mend that a dividend at the rate of 24 per cent. per annum upon the paid-up capital of the company be declared, without prejudice to the claims made on behalf of the holders of new paid-up stock created under the Amalgamation Act, the same amounts to 9411. 17s. 7d., which will leave a balance of 1771. 16s. Bd., which it is proposed to carry to the credit of the reserve account. " In compliance with the wish of the proprietors at the last general meeting, the Bill then before Parliament for an extension of time for the exercise of the powers granted under the Act of Incorporation was immediately withdrawn and no further expense incurred. " As regards the engineering department of the line and port, the directors have now to report, i❑ refer ence to the first, that every care and means have been taken to sustain and improve the road for the conve nience of the existing traffic, it being considered pru dent to defer any extensive alterations until the opening of the South Wales Railway shall have indicated their extent and character. As regards the port, some further outlay this summer has been made in the breakwater, which has been added to the capital account, and what has been expended in filling up the interstices of the stones of which it is formed with concrete, an operation found most effectual in pre venting their displacement by the effect of the bois terous falls experienced on the South Welsh coast. This point is referred to more at length in the report of the directors in August, 1848." The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption, printing, and circulating of the report, said, that with reference to the prospects of the company, although he could not congratulate the shareholders on a very large dividend. He thought, considering what had taken place in the railway world, that they might consider themselves in a position of safety. The iron and coal trade had been in a fearful state, especially in the neighbourhood of this railway, yet he thought they might safely calculate they could get a dividend of 2f per cent., and that that could be increased. There had been a considerable increase in the traffic and tonnage of the company during the last half-year, and he thought that such being the case, they might look to better things still.—(hear.) He trusted they had seen the worst. The dividend proposed was 2i per cent. for the year, or 1 per cent. for the half-year. The adoption of this course might and had led to discussion between the old and new proprietors, and the anxiety of the directors was to have the matter put upon a proper basis. The chair man, after alluding to the Parliamentary position of the company, concluded by moving the adoption of the report. The Rev. Mr. KNIGHT entered his protest against the dividend proposed, on behalf of the proprietor s, and the Rev. Gentleman, after asking several ques tion of the chairman relative to the expenditure and expenses of the company, wished to know in what position they were with respect to the South Wales Company. He wanted to know whether they owed the South Wales Company 6,0001., or whether that company owed it to them ? The CIIAIRMAN, having in detail answered the question of the Rev. Proprietor with respect to the expenditure and expenses, said that he did not think it wise or prudent at present to enter into the ques tion of the connexion of this company with the South Wales Company, but this he would say, that the attention of the directors was alive to the subject, and when the question was ripe for discussion at a general meeting the directors would offer no opposition to that discussion. The report was then agreed to, as was also a dividend at the rate of 24- per cent. per annum fo r the last half-year, some of the old proprietors present entering their protest against it. Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the meeting separated. -------=----- , THE ARMY AND NAVY 01 LIANA .—Mu-chang ah, in his second report, says the existing abuses originated in the officers of both services studying their own in terests and neglecting those of the public, as they ran • little chance of being denounced. The naval corn au' o- he menders would no triskt wentheirpe wrong on re persons in c r uising sho abi i :ut othLrsewas,s immediately if anythin g diately hushed up by the military th rides. In future the higher functionaries ar to send in an authentic account oleveryoeeeeuxrp(re'entee Any neglect of duty on the pa r t of t h e officer s o f e i t h er eefros theur;rho Gangueha‘.e or with lhinis s . '%ill be prunoted to service will be immediately punished, according to the trtfrent ; n w a h t i u l e re m o e f l i t t ! 0 1 e crai c ol a uo s se wits,oriffin g proved their gldlantry a ti t i l e d zealfirst v b u y eancy u , without being robbers obliged to repair to the' ctpital. Th e greatest impartiality denouncing recommendation of officers,, and il niust be shown in tho ate cts h(,)esewho are negh ctful or i ne ffi c i ent. There ere other rot expressly mentioned, but hinted at. The pay of the military officers, for instance, is very s ma ll, and they indemnify themselves by sending the soldiers home on furlough, and pocketing the pay; so that in cae of an emergency pr o bably not o n e - f our th of the met, could be collect« 1. The common soldiers have generally a piece of ground, on the cultivation of which they ino:aly th prat for subsistence, and, their attention being thus divided, must necessarily have its effect in rendering them less proficient in their military evolutions ; hesi , les which, being chiefly composed of the v er y lowes t class, when collected in great numbers, they frequently muti n y, an d have even been known in presence of au enemy to rein: to fight unless promised a certain sum of money for doing so.—China Mail • HARWICII, Ana. 22.—The Mutual, Newcastle to Lon don, has been totally wrecked oil' the S.W. buoy of card sey; crew saved. gift