The Sun. — London, England, 1849-09-22 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. EASTERN UNION. The adjourned half-yearly meeting of this com pany was held at Ipswich yesterday, Mr. J. C. Cobbold, M.P., in the chair. The meeting was also made special for the purpose of taking into consiilei•a tion a proposition for raising a new capital of 125,0001. in new shares of 51. each, bearing a guaranteed in terest of 7 per cent. per annum until the 31st of De cember, 1852 ; 6 per cent. until the 31st of December, 1855, and 5 per cent. in perpetuity thereafter; such shares to be distributed rateably among the proprietors in the proportion of one 51. share for every two 251. shares held in the company. The SECRETARY (Mr. Saunders), read the report, which stated— " The traffic has not in the present half-year contri buted the same revenue that it did in the previous one. Tha receipts have, however, not diminished to the extent that has been experienced in many other companies, and they have exceeded, by upwards of 3,000/. those of the corresponding halt-year ending the 30th of June, 1848. with the same number of miles open, which has been the ease with but few other lines in the kingdom. " Your directors have been scrupulously careful to charge all sums which could be partible out of rewnu and re,t out of capital, to the former account; and they are able to state that the working exp nses have under gone careful consideration and retrenchment, and that for the 78 miles of line to Burston, including the Sud bury line, the weekly pay-bills are less than they were prior to 30th of June, since which period the line beyond ilaughley has been open for general traffic. Hence the directors are enabl-d to assure you that the net revenue will in future appear in a much more favourable point of view, even independently of the prospect, which they now announce, of opt-ning prior to the next half-yearly meetine the whole of the line to Norwich. " That in consequence of the favourable reception which the proposals for raising 250,000/. additional ca pital met with at the meeting of shareholders on the 15iti of June last, very great exertions have since that time been made, and respensibilities incurred, to place th e Norwich Extene on Works in the State in which th e y now are; anti the direce:ire do not doubt that although differences of opinion may exist as to the best mole of raising the amount required, you will consider it advisa ble without delay to concur in some plan for ra'shig at least the suin of 125,0001., without which it is impossible t, meet the immediate and very pressing liabilities of the company. The Act of Parliament sanctioned by you in June received tee royal assent on the last day of the session. It contains n .t only the clauses which you required to be introduced in n it, but also a clause which obliges the company to submit their accounts annually, for a limited period of five years, to an auditor, to be appointed by the Board of Trade. "It is the determination of your directors that the comp iny's accounts shall be submitted to you in the clearest and most comprehensive form, and that cot only yourselves, but the public, may have entire confidence in the statement and position of your affairs, as much and undeserved su-pinion has been cast upon the accounts of many railway companies for want of full explanations, which a complete investigation has in many instances dispelled. " Previously to the agitation of the audit question, the accounts of this company had been submitted to, and are still undergoing a complete investigation by. Mr. James Hutton, in eminent public accountant, who, with your auditors, has examined the half-yearly statements ofre ceipts and payments produced this day, but who desires more time to complete the capital account of the com pany. " The result will at all future meetings secure that in formation which many proprietors have called for, and the most perfect accuracy and correctness, both in the figures and the principles on which they are to be made oat for the future. " The directors are still in negotiation with the new Board of the Eastern Counties Company as to the Har. with line, the importance of which is fully recognized by all parties, and the best assurance has been given them that the future relations between the two companies will be of a most satisfactory and amicable character, and that every facility will be given for the fair development of the legitimate traffic of this line." The capital account for the half-year ending the 30Ji of June, shOwed that the sum of 182,1921, had been receive 1, and 172,408/. expended, leaving a balance in hand of 9,783/. The report of Mr. Bruff, the engineer, stated that the opening of the Norwich line to Dies and Burston, and cf the branch of the Stour Valley line to Sud bury, took place on the Ist of July, being somewhat la'er than originally proposed, owing to the delay in obtaining the land and the limited means at the dis posal of the contractors. Thee extensions had in creased the leeeth of the line under work ton miles, leaving 16 to he completed before the line could be opened through to Norwich. The revenue ac count showed a net profit of 11.3891 9s. for the half year as comparect with 8 4731 in the corresponding hale of the previous year, the mileage being about the same. The whole line throughout to Norwich, it was expected, would he completed for the passage of trains by the first week in November, although all the station werke would not be completed. Tr e revenue account for the half-year showed the receipts to have been 32,2581, and the expenditure 22,3311 ; bal ince in haul of 9,9261, which, with payments of 1,463/. from the previous half year, Inadc a net balance of 11.3891. At the conclusion of the reading or the report, The CHAIRMAN said, that he understood there was some diffeience of opinion among the shareholders. He would abstain frern making any observations meta after he had I eird the objections to the proposi tions of the directors. They regretted to have to call the proprietors together fir the raising of new capital until the line was cotnplet:d to Norwich, knowing the difficulties they must have to contend with, with their limited revenue and the discount at which their shares now were, in raising new capital ; but the directors trusted the share:lolders would avail themselves of the adva,,tages offered them. The engineer's report stated that the line would be opened. to Norwich in the early part of November, and there could he no doubt that that statement would be car ried out. Indeed, several shareholders had that morning come over the line from Flawdon, seven miles from Norwich, and but for the fact of the cen tres nc,'t having been removed from a bridge, they could have come from Swainsthorpe, only three miles from Norwich. The CHAIRMAN then read the resolutions, which were merely to carry out the objects of the meeting as stated above, and in the first instance moved the adoption of the report. Mr. T. T. PULLEN had held his shares for three years, and had lived upon something less than bread and water during-that time to enable him to pay his calls. He was an inhabitant of York, and knew that the directors had lost the confilence of the share holders of York by their reckless extravagance, and also of the public, and he did not therefore believe they would ever be able to raise new capital. The original estimate for the line was 20,0001. per mile, but he found by the newspapers that at the last meeting the chairman said the cost would he 23,000/. per mile, which would be upwards of 300,000/. on the line The directors had not yet learnt the first prin ciples of econotny, and he believed they never would un'il, like the shareholders, they were pinched by necessity, which was the mother of invention,—(Hear, hear.) He and other shareholders had held their shares, re'ying on the honour of Mr. Grayson, the representative of the York shareholders at the board; but, they had been deceived by the great extrava gance of the directors. The shares of the company were only worth about 61. for 251.—(Flear.) From reports he had seen in York from time to time, any one would suppose their line was one of the most fliurishing in the kingdom, while he now found the property in such a state that, were the chairman to place a pint, l at his head and blow out his brains, it would be a great relief to his troubled. mind.—(Hear.) Mr. MUSICETT said that it appeared, after paving the working expenses, the profit only amounted to 9,9261., making the expenditure 70 per cent. on the receipts, while they had always been led to believe that it would not exceed 5 1 ) per cent. He wished to know what was the amount of interest paid on de bentures and capital employed on the portion of the line now in wo , k. The CHainatas replied that the half-year's interest on the line at work was between 5,000/. and 6,000/. ; that aid not include the interest on the capital enF ployed on the Norwich Extent•ion, which laid dead. Mr. AlusKsTr a-ked what was the amount of in terest payable on the preference shares ? 'I he CHAIRMAN replied, about 9,000/. Mr. Aluixperr consilered the amount of working the line unduly heavy, and urged on the directors the necessity of reducing the exptenses. The CHAIRMAN begged to observe that the expenses had been lately reduced, and the increased mileage of the line did not now cost more for working than the shorter line had cost, and they could not reckon on what the amount would be when the line was opened throughout. Mr. FIELD thought, considering the line was not opened throughout, the amount of the working ex penses, which were 641 per cent., a very favourable augury of f u t ure success., He, however, had great objection s t o those parts of the report which proposed to create new capital—as he believed that it wou ld b e better not to do so until after the t oyenin g o f t h e l i ne to Norwich, when the valuel ear their ro be raised in th e mar k et.— p petty would have proposed that th e consideration of the He uesti would i on of raising new capital be d e f erred, but for th e tions given to him at the bo ar d t h at morning, g exP which 4la he hoped would also be given to the meeti n i g. He wished the chairman to explain how it was there hart been so little increase of traffic as that w hi ch had • taken place on the opening of the Diss line; and also what was the amount of traffic produced from the Sudbury line. The CHAIRMAN said that he could assure the pro prietors that nothing but dire necessity would have induced the directors—who were among the largest shareholders—to propose the raising of new capital until the line was completed—as aey depression which took place in the value of their shares must materially Affeet themselves.--(llear, hear.) With respect to , the Dces Exteneion ) it had cow up to the exputa, 31 - ' 34 2) - i.'2 - 31 B}l to lel Si to 91 8d to 9d 21 ::ti 38 2$ - 22 k 7 - Z3U '~_ THE SUN, __LONDON, SAT ORDA Y EVENING, SEPTEMBER 22 . 1849 tions of some of the directors, who did not believe it would produce much until the line was opened throughout to Norwich —(Hear.) With regard to the traffic on the Sudbury Extension, he believed it amounted to about 101. per week per mile. Mr. FIELD was not convinced of the necessity of raising the new capital at the present moment ; but as the directors placed themselves under great per sonal liabilities he would not object to the creation of capital. In answer to questions, The CHAIRMAN stated that the company had the power of re-issuing the 3,000 Ipswich and Bury for feited shares with a preference interest not exceed ing ten per cent., but the directors had not yet called any meeting to consider the subject, nor did they pro pose to do so. The motion for the adoption of the report having been carried with one dissentient, The CHAIRMAN proposed a resolution for raising the new capital of 125,0001. The directors only pro posed to raise one half of the amount they were authorised to raise by the Act of Parliament, know ing the disadvantages under which they laboured in raising capital till the line to Norwich was completed, and that amount being sufficient to enable them to meet their present engagements, and open the line to Norwich. Mr. MUSKETT was satisfied that the traffic on the line to Diss would never he developed until it was completed through to Norwich, and he was therefore not going to oppose the raising of the money. The CHAIRMAN said that the line would be opened to Norwich for the sum proposed to be raised, assisted by other resources of the company not yet realised— viz., 21 101. yet to be called on the shares, arrears of call, and surplus property. The motion having been carried, The CHAIRMAN proposed a resolution for creating the new shares on the terms stated in the notice calling the meeting—viz , 7 per cent. for three years, 6 per cent. for three years, and 5 per cent. from 1855 in perpetuity. Mr. FIELD opposed the resolution, feeling assured that the stock would not be taken up, especially as their 6 per cent. guaranteed stock was at a discount of 7 or 8 per cent., though that stock being guaran teed in perpetuity was certainly more valuable than that now proposed to be created. He should be glad to hear that arrangements had been entered into with the creditors of the company to receive guaranteed stock in discharge of their claims; and if so, he thought they might be induced to take 5 per cent. stock. hee T n h e e n C te u re ar nt t id ha t t ha m t en n t o io s n u e c d h b a y r r n e F m i e e n l d t , had nor mA o N a s s a did he think it likely that any such arrangement could at present be carried out. Mr. FIELD believed that the stock proposed to be created would never be taken up, and urged the ne cessity of getting in the arrears of calla as early as possible. In order to induce the payment up of the calls in arrear, and to raise the necessary funds for carrying out the works of the company, he begged to propose, as an amendment on the motion of the chair man— That the stock be raised in 5/ shares, at a guaranteed dividend not exceeding 10 per cent. : t h e company having the power to reeem the shares at par, at any time after the ist of December, 1352, on six months' notice being given." Mr. BROOKE seconded the amendment. After some discussion the amendment was adopted, and a series of resolutions passed to carry it out. Mr. JOHNSTON moved— " That at the next meeting a return of the number of Sunday trains run on the line in the months of May, .Tune, and July, 1849, the number of passengers of each class carried, and the number of the parties employed on the line on Sundays be laid before the proprietors." The CHAIRMAN said, that the directors had already limited the Sunday trains so that none ran between the hours of 10 A.M. and 6 P M. Mr. MUSKETT seconded the motion, though he hoped that no steps would be taken to limit the ac cotnmodation to the working classes on the only day in the week which they had to themselves. The motion having been carried, Mr. FIELD said, that the opening of the line to Norwich would necessitate arrangements being en tered into with the Eastern Counties Company, and he hoped in doing so the directors would endeavour to have some arrangements come to for the use of the Fenchurch-street station. - lie would be also glad to know what had been the result of carrying parties on the line on market-days at one fare. The CHAIRMAN said that during the last session, when the Norfolk and Eastern Counties Amalgamation Bill was before Parliament, the Eastern Union Com pany took no part in opposition to it ; but he did sug gest that a clause should be introduced into the Bill rot. getting som• arrangement made by which the whole of the eastern lines might avail themselves of the Fenehurch-street terminus. Mr. BRUFr i in reply to the other question of Mr. Field, be4ged to sta'e that there had been a great in erease in the local traffic, both in the number of pas sengers and the amount of money ; the local traffic, in fact, being more than five-eighths of the whole. A vote of thanks to the chairman and directors con cluded the proceedings, which lasted upwards of three hours. IRISH GREAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN RAILWAY. DUBLIN, SErr. 20 —Yesterday the half yearly meeting' of this company was held in the Board•room, at the King's -bridge Terminus. Mr. Edward M . Don• nell, cnairm in of the company, presided. The SECRETARY read the report for the half-year ending the 30th of June, in which the directors, after expressing their regret at the death of their late re ,pected chairman, Mr. Carr, announced that the works were so far advanced that the line would be opened to Blackpool, in the suburb: of the city of Cork, early in October, and that they had given the necessary notice thereof to the Railway Cornmis,ioners for their inspection. The report then proceeds :—" The de pressed state of the country has rendered it inexpe dient to proceed with the other branches. From these statements it will appear that the actual cost of constructing the main line, exclusive of 146,0001. in terest paid to proprietors and debenture-holders, will be 15,4001. per mile, and including the purchase of the rolling stock, interest, and every expense which can he fairly put to the debit of capital, will he about 17,8001. per mile. This sum, although exceeding former estimates, cannot be deemed extravagant. This excess has been chiefly caused by the high price exacted for land, and by the advance in price which took place in 1845 and 1846 in every material re• quired for the construction of the railway. It must be satisfactory to know that for this sum all the works, including stations and warehouses, have been con structed is the most substantial manner, and a suffi cient stock provided for working the entire line to Cork. Several branch lines were subscribed to under the authority of Parliament, and by votes of the pro prietors in the years 1845 and 1846, in the belief that they would prove valuable feeders to the main trunk ; but, in consequence of the calamitous state of the country, it was not found expedient to proceed with any except the Irish South-Eastern Railway, from Carlow to Kilkenny; and the proprietary of that company has been so diminished by insolvency and forfeiture of shares, that the directors found it neces sary to obtain an Act of Parliament to reconstruct the company, and limit the works within the powers of the remaining solvent proprietary. As ten miles of the railway have been already opened, and only 11 miles more are required to complete the comrnunica i non with Kilkenny and with Thomastown, near Waterford, your directors deem it prudent not to oppose that mea , ure, and they now call upon you for a vote for 40,0001. to enable them to perfect this company's subscription to that undertaking. The effect of this new Act will be to abandon the con struction of :the line from Carlow to Wexford, and to reduce your subscription to the Irish South -Eastern Railway Company to 90,000/. from 150,0001., the amount contemplated by the former Acts. In consequence of the number of shares for feited in that company, it is estimated, from the contracts already taken, that the cost of constructing a single line from Carlow to Kilkenny (21 miles) will not exceed 8,0001. a mile to the present proprie tors, and that the line when completed will, in ad dition to its own earnings, bring a considerable in crease of traffic over the main line. The directors had hoped that their subscriptions to the branch lines could have been defrayed, and the extension to the River Lee completed, with the capital of 3 333,000/., which they were authorised to raise for the construc tion of the works to Cork, but this has been found impracticable, for the reasons already mentioned; and they are obliged to apply to the proprietors for a creation of further capital of 300,0001., authorised by the several Acts of Parliament, to cover all the com pany's engagements and liabilities. Tney do not, however, contemplate calling up the chief portion of this increased capital for a considerable time, but they deem it essential to the safety and credit of the company to make provision for every contingency. The annexed statement will above the traffic receipts and working expenses for the past half-yar, subject to the result of the settlement with the Post-office, for the conveyance of mails, now in the course of arbitra tion. The receipts have not increased in proportion to the last 38 miles opened. Such increase could not have been expected during the depressed state of the country, from an extension which touches on no im portant town, over which no goods or cattle have yet rbeecetniocarried a t t o wt raarffid s c)? Cork d ( w o h ve ic r h w is h i t c h h e n o a n t l u y ra t l h rdeie through passenger trains run daily. The directors have also observed that the third-class carriages, at th e low r a t e o f three farthings per mile,intended for the accommodation of the poorer classes, continue to b t e r x a t v e e n l s l i e v r e s l . y used bhyast,hien tmheidirdleopiannitoln,u,pm be d r d e c i t n lassesec e - sary to have a more marked distinction f mad ebetween the first and second class quick trains, and the third class or Parliamentary train." After stating that the working exp lisis o f the line CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Baron PLATT and Mr. Justice WILLIAMS Thomas Smith, 70, and Harriet Smith, 27, were found guilty yesterday of feloniously sending a letter to Sir Walter ItocklitTFariuhar and others, demand ing money of them, with menaces, and without any reasonable and probable cause. Mr. Ballantine was for the prosecution, and Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Iluddlestone were for the prisoner. A point of law being reserved, judgment was re spited. - James Beale, aged 29, pl ea d e d G u il ty to an indict. rnent fur misdetneanour, in having unlawfully at tempted to obtain 1001. from the corporation of Lon don by false pretences. Mr. Clarkson was for the prosecution. The offence imputed to the prisoner was that he had endeavoured to obtain the sum in question by way of loan from the trustees of one of the City charities, known as Wilson's Charity, by falsely re presenting himself to be within the conditions upon which the money could legally have been advanced. He was sentenced to three months' imprisonment in Giltspur-street Compter. THIRD COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK.) THE ALLEGED "ANIMALS' FRIEND SOCIETY.”--. John Parry Henning, 55, Henry Roberts, and n pretences. appeared I‘i r. t money Ibyobtssoe Thomas Croto n , were i ndicted for having obtained for the prosecution, at the instance of the Mendicity Society; Mr. Parry ap peared for Croton. The others were not defended. Mr. ROBINSON, in opening the case, said that the false pretence which would be proved against the Prisoner Henning was, that he represented himself as an authorised collector, and the secretary to a society, called the "Animals' Friend Society," and had re ceived sums of money from different parties upon those representations, whilst, in fact, there was no such soci-ty in existence, except such as was consti tuted by Henning himself in his own person. There was a society, called "The Society for the Preven Lion of Cruelty to Animals," which bad begun in 1847 or 1848, and of which a person named Gom pees was the manager and secretary. The only manner in which Henning had anything to do with the latter society was, that he had been an assistant to Gibbons, a collector in the employ of Gompertz. Henning, however, set up an "Ani mals' Friend Society" on his own account, and though, in the prospectus of the society; there were the names of Viscount Templemore Lord Templeton, Si r Charles Forbes, Admiral Vernon, Hon. Miss Vernon, Lady Ann Beckett, Sir Edward Page Turner, Sir Augustus de Clifferd, Admiral Munday, and other titled personages appeared as patrons and patronesses of the society, it would be shown that these names were used without the knowledge of the distin gushed persons indicated, and that, in fact, Henning was himself the society, the committee, patrons, direc tors, manager, secretary, treasurer, agents, collector, inspector, and constables. There was a document purporting to be a report of the committee of the society, and as this report contained the names he had mentioned, the prisoner, by circulating it amongst the aristocracy, succeeded in obtaining many subscrip tions ; for many of the nobility, seeing the names of noblemen with whom they were acquainted, and persons of rank and station, associated with the society, would be disposed to aid it by con tributions. The report stated that the committee had sincere pleasure and gratification in being enabled to state that "through the example thus set by England, their Majesties the King of Prussia, the King of the Belgians, the late King of Bavaria, and Pope Pius IX., have passed laws for the protec tion of the inferior animals throughout their dominions. In the kingdom of Bavaria alone there are seventy-six societies established for the suppression of cruelty." The whole, from beginning to end, was a tissue of flagrant falsehoods, and was no doubt got up en tirely by Henning. If any body gave a subscription to Henning. that subscriber was immediately made either a patron or comniitteetnan ; and thus it was that such names as the Hon. Richard Denman, the Hon. Frederick Chichester, Viscount Templemore and others appeared in the prospectus. Even the landlord of the house in which Henning had a bed room was made a committeeman without his know ledge. It would be shown that Hing h realised from 121. k.) 14.?, a week by this om system ad of -frau], had been very moderate, the report thus concludes : When taken into custody, a paper was found at his —" The directors, ever unwilling to hold out delu- I lod g ings which purported to he a report of a commit give expectations respecting this undertaking, have tee appointed by the society to audit the accounts, • deemed it their duty from time to time, in the mid s t an d it stated that the committee held a meeting on of general despondency, to express their confidence th e 14th of December, for the purpose of consider in its final success. They still entertain that opini on , i ng the financial position of the society, at the Duke strengthened by the experience of its partial opening s , o f Cl arence public -house, Landon road, Southwark, the moderate cost (no longer an estimate) of the line b u t no meeting of the kind ever took place. The and its appointments, and the low rate, compar e . case against the prisoner Croton was that his name tively, at which the traffic can be worked. The net appeared in the report as the collector, arid as regarded earnings of the past year are shown to be 104,161/., Roberts, evidence would be given that he had on derived from a portion only of the railway, and many occasions received money from subscribers. during a period of unprecedented distress—a sum The question, therefore, in respect of those pthoners nearly adequate to cover the interest at 5 per cent. would be, were they part of this system of swindling, paid on the borrowed capital, and 4 per cent, to the or were they the dupes of the prime-mover of the proprietors during the same period, together am o u n t- w h o l e concern—Henning. He (Mr. nson did ing to 106,365/. Wh en, therefore, the line shall be not intend to press the charge strongly against Ro , completed f rom t erm i nus to terminus, and the traffic berts and Croton, but he should prove the facts, and snore developed by the reviving prosperity of the lea v e them in the hands of the jury, and he was per country, the directors confidently anticipate a very suaded that they would receive no injustice from them. large increase to that revenue." After several witnesses had been examined in su On the bal ance s h eet i t appears that the receipts of port of this statement, p the company from the commencement, including Lewis Gompertz . was called. H e sa id h e was secre deposits, calls, loans, traffic r e ve nue , Post-office !ker. tary to " The Society fur th e P revent i on of Cruelty vice, and li a bilities of the company, were 3,607,932/. ; to Animals." That society was still in existence. It and the general disbursements under their respective h a d neve r been defunct. The prisoner Henning had heads, exclusive of stores on hand, 16,4051.; balance no connexion whatever with it. He had, h r in banker' s h an d s , 8,418/ ; b a l ance in hand on ac- been an assistant to a person named Gibbons, oweve who , count of current expenses, 2,94 F/.; and sundry was in the employ of the society of which he (wit amounts due to the company, 55,3431.—amounted to ness) was secretary, but he had no authority what -3 524,818/. The revenue arising from traffic for th e ever to receive subscriptions on his own account. halt-year amounted to 89,0521 ; and the expenditure Cross-examined--Never asked Henning to get for the same period was 36 675/., l eav i ng a net ba- persons to serve as committeemen for the society. lance under this head of 52 : 3771. Henning—Why, have you not been the society Sir J. MACNEILL, engineer in -chief, read his re- itself tor more than two years ?—(A laugh.) port, in which he gave a very satisfactory account of -Gompertz—No. the state of the works. Henning—Upon your oath, when was the last The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the meeting of your committee held ? reports, said that in consequence of the death of their Gmnpertz—On the 19th of July, 1849. late excellent chairman, the duty devolved up on hi m M r . B ULLOCK said he could not allow these ques of filling his place, however inefficiently, at that board. tions to be put. They were entirely foreign to the But he was happy in having the co-operation of Mr. case. Boothby, now the deputy chairman, Ante E ng lish geo . H,, no i ng —l wish to show you, my Lord, that he tleman who had taken great i n t eres t of the company, and who had taken great pains to in- The COMAILSSIONER---We have nothing to do with troduce the undertaking to the attention of English that, and I cannot allow the questions to be put. capitalists. He congratulated the shareholders on Mr. ROBINSON said, at the conclusion of the case the speedy termination of the stupendous work they for the prosecution, that he was not in a posi had engaged in only four years ago. In D ecem b er , press the case as against Croton and Robtion to erts, who 1844, the first sod of the railway was rais e d, an d i n were accordingly acquitted. December, 1849 there would be completed and in Henning was then called upon for his defence, and full and perfect operation 188 miles of railway be- be proceeded to read a statement, occupying about a tween Dublin and Cork, thus connecting the two quire of foolscap, to the jury. He complained t art o a f principal cities in the kingdom within a few hours' was the victim of a malignant feeling on the part of travelling.—(Cheera.) He referred to the cost of the Mendicity Society, who had taken up this prose construction, which was perhaps something higher cution ..at the instigation of a rival Animals' than the original estimate, and attributed the increase Friend • Society which • had been established of expenditure in that regard to the enormous cost of in the City a few months ago. He land, and stated that the very landed proprietors contended that the society was a bona fide whose properties were most served by the company one ; and, to show that he had not acted imp roperly were amongst those who had made the most t zar- iu making " patrons "of tho.‘e who had subscribed bitant demands.—(Hear, hear.) In more than one to the society, he argued that the correct definition case in the Queen's County they were made to pay of the term " double and t r i p l e the amount of the value of land grahs, " patron was, acc or di ng to lexico benefactor " and, as a subscriber to the through which th e ra il way ran, and he was of opinion society er was a benefactor, ; he thought it did not matter that unless the Governm en t by some enactment whether he were described as patron, benefactor, or would takesteps t o prot ec t r a il wa y property in that re- subscriber. Had time been allowed him, his society spect, the system o f exorbit an t charges for land would would have been established on a sure and solid basis; cripple, if not totally d es t ro y railway speculation in but, as it was, it had effected much public good, and, Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) The management of the solemn) y, he sa id, b e f ore G od and a jury of his railway had been singularly felicitous, and the best country, he wou ld d ec l are that the good of the during the h a lf- year t h ere was proof he could a dd uce in that resp not only nohich the only obj ec t s h e h ad i n view, and that his heart enterta the persons o f passengers or property of the motive s ined n o thi ng even a ki n to sinister or selfish . company in engines and carriages had been endan- Mr. B ULLOCK h av i ng summed up, gered from one e n d t o th e o th er of the line.—(Cheers.) The jury f oun d H enn i ng Guilty and Acquitted Before he concl u d e d h e wou ld ta k e the liberty of Croton and Roberts. offering his advice to the shareholders, and particularly Henning was then sentenced to twelve months' to his English friends, not to sacrifice their shares. imprisonment. Englishmen had tried their capital in every country It was stated to the counsel for the prosecution, in the world before they made a trial of Ireland, and although proof could not be adduced, that Henning now having come amongst us to invest their capital had succeeded in obtaining above 1,000/. by this with a liberal hand, he hoped none of them would be fraud. induced to dispose of the shares they held without In the course of the day, the two men, Myers and giving the Irish undertaking a fair trial.—(Hear.) Murphy, who were convicted yesterday, were brought The motion for the adoption of the reports having up to receive sentence. been unanimously carried, the meeting was then Murphy was ordered to be transported for seven made special for the purpose of authorizing the direc- years, and Myers to eighteen months imprisonment tors to lease the Irish South Eastern Railway, a line and hard labour. projected from Carlow to Kilkenny, a distance of 21 mites, half of which is open for traffic, and to empower the directors to raise a capital of 312,0001. on 50,000 new char.-s of 61. ss. each. It was proposed that a deposit of 1/. ss. per share should be paid in January next, and she remainder would be called in by instal ments, over a period of three years, but that the only call in 1850 would be the deposit of 255. in January. It was further provided that the deposits and calls on those new shares should bear interest at 6 per cent. to the holders, and that when fully paid up, the holder of eight shares should have all the privileges of proprie torship, in common with the holder of an original shale. The necessity for raising this new capital "trot- e from the relations in which the Great Southern and Western Company was involved with the South- Eastern, inasmuch as they had subscribed for 90.0001. to the capital of the latter, which at its foundation had 50,000 shares, and that number was now reduced to 18,000. The directors advised that that company should be reconstructed, and with that view they called upon the shareholders to authorise them to lease the South Eastern Railway for four years, at 4 per cent., in order to make the capital invested in that company available to profits. A resolution to that effect having been moved, seconded, and unanimously adopted, and thanks voted to the Chairman, the meeting dissolved. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STE I:ET. THE BOARD OF HEALTH AND THE BURIAL. GROUND AN TOTTENHAM COURT-ROAD.—YeSterday a gentle. man, whose name did not transpire, waited upon LVIr. Henry, the sitting magistrate, to ascertain if he had an authority to issue an order to compel the managers of the burial-ground adjoining Whitfield Chapel, in Tottenham court-road, to have a family vault opened for the interment of an elderly man, who had died within the last few days, and which, upon application being made to them in the usual way, they refused to accede to, giving as a reason that proceedings had already been commenced against them by the Board of Health for an alleged violation of the Nuisances Removal and Diseases Prevention Act, which had lately been brought into operation forthe discontinuance of interments at several burial grounds in different parts of the metropolis. Mr. Heriar said it was entirely out of his power to interfere, particularly as there was at present a summons pending between the Board of Health and the managers of the ground in question ; and he was given to understand that the Learned Counsel, Mr. Clarkson, who was retained for the defendants, had already given an undertaking to the Board that no more interments would be allowed on their part until the case was disposed of at this court. The applicant said he attended on behalf of, the widow of the deceased, and he was induced to concur in the opinions expre.sed by her other friends, that the refusal of interment was, a hardship o f no ordi nary character, inasmuch as the family had, some years back, purchased a portion of the ground, in which was constructed a vault capable of containing five bodies, and up to the present time there h a d b een only two persons buried in it ; besides, being eleven or twelve feet in depth, it was, on that account, not likely to cause such a nuisance as had been, perhaps, justly complained of in other places. Mr. HENRY considered that so far the managers might, at a future day, be answerable to the owners ~f the vault, but the question to be determined upon - he summons that had been granted was, had the Board of Health, under the provisions of the Act under which they intend to proceed power to prohibit interments taking place for the future in that ground, and until such a point is decided aiter hearing the arguments of counsel, the managers were certainly bound by the undertaking given by their counsel to keep the ground closed; at the same time, as great in convenience may be caused by the postponement of a funeral until such decision is known, he would re commend that the body should be interred in some of the cemeteries out of town. The applicant, in reply, said that, as a general question, there could be no doubt as to the propriety of such a course, but he respectfully submitted that there was great difficulty indisposing of vested rights in such a summary manner as the Board had con templated. Mr. Banat said it might be a matter of future consideration how far tbe• managers were bound to make compensation for the loss of the vault which had bsen purchased by the family of the deceased ; but, after the undertaking that had been given on the part of the defendants, it was impossible that any inter ment could be suffered by them for the present to take place.—The applicant then withdrew. L. 4 318 E TH. DISTRESSING CASE or M URDER. — YeSterdliy, after the night charges had been disposed of, Henry Wat son, aged 35, who had been for some years a waiter at the United Service Club, was placed at the bar Wore Mr. Elliott on the fallowing -charge, as it appeared in the police-sheet—viz., " With the wilful murder of Louisa Charlotte Watson, aged sixteen months, his own daughter, by drowning her in a water butt, at No. 21, Wood street, Lambeth-walk, in the parish of Lambeth." The first witness called was Jane Watson, an in telligent littl e g i rl, who deposed as fo l lows—l shall be eleven year s o f age n e xt October, and live w ith th e prisoner, wh o i s my father, at No. 21, Wood -street Lambeth-walk. L ast even i ng , a t a b ou t h a lf -past six o'clock, I p u t my y ounge st sister, Loui sa Ch ar l otte, who was a b out a year and a half old, to bed in the back roo m o f t h e first fl ,or, and at that time my fath er was in the kitchen. I returned to the kitchen, but went up stairs in about ten minutes after, and then saw the child where I had left it, in the bed and asleep. At this time my mother was out, and on her coming home, about a quarter to eight, I heard my father tell her he had put the child into the water butt, and she went and took it out. Mr. ELuorr.—Did you hear your father say why he had put the child into the water- butt ? Witness.— No, Sir ; I did not. Mr. ELLIOTT—Did you observe your father go up stairs a f ter you had ' bean and - seen your father asleep ? Witness -4 did not. Mr. Cecil Conrale Watkins said—l live at No. 134, Doris -street West, RPunington, and am a compositor. I have lodged with the prisoner three years, but left his house on Weduesday last. Mrs. Watson having agreed to wash for me, I went to her house last even ing to speak to her about it, arid also told her where I had removed to. On my getting up the steps at the door I saw the pri , oner going into the kitchen by a rea the steps, followed by his wife. I k noc k ed at the door, and heard a scuffling in the pa ssage, and th e c hild ren cry l ou dl y . Th e d oor me, a nd exclai me d, was opened b y M rs. Watson, who entreated me to come in, a n d ou m y doing so I saw the prisoner wandsstanding at the e n d of the passage. He rushed to- Mr. Watkink:l have. d rowne d th e o hi d." I said, What have you d one ?" and he replied, " I have drow my child "Take me into custody, in the water-butt." I then went into the yard, f ollow e d by M rs . W a t son ; an d on re moY eing the tad groin the wAterAlutt fouud the child there. Mrs. Watson and myself took it out of the water, and the child seemed perfectly lifeless and cold. I ran for Mr. Jeffree, a neighbouring surgeon, who promptly attended, and u'ed every possible means to resuscitate the child, but without effect. I said to the men, " You wretch how could you do such a thing ?" and he replied, " I did it to sive its soul ;" and repeated that expression twice or thrice. When I first went to live at the prisoner's house, there did not appear to be anything particular about him. He was always very quiet, and did not appear to care for any society but that of his children, of whom he appeared to be excessively fond. The prisoner, who was guarded in the dock by two constables, here dropped upon his knees and wept bitterly for some minutes, but soon recovered suffi ciently to allow the examination to proceed. Mr. Watkins proceeded to say that after he had lodged there about eighteen months, Mrs. Watson spoke to him about the then state of her husband, who at that time complained of his head, and appeared very feverish. Mr. Jeffree, the medical gentleman, was at that time called in, and the result was that the prisoner had been sent to Bethlehem, where he remained until March last. For the last two or three weeks witness had observed a great change in the prisoner, and was afraid from his appearance that he would do someting. He was very desponding, and could not be drawn into conversation, but always appeared remarkably fond of his children. Mr. John Jeffree said I all a surgeon, and live in Paradise-street, Lambeth. Last evening, about eie ht o'clock, I was called to the prisoner's house, where I found a female child lying on the table in the kitchen. It was wet and cold, as though just taken out of water. I_put it into a hot bath and did everything I could to restore animation, but without success. Ihe child had evidently been dead some time, and had died apparently by drowning. There were no marks of violence, and the appearances were those of It person who had died from drowning. I asked the prisoner how he came to do such an act, and he said, having lost his own soul, he did this to save that of his child. He also said he had lost his soul, and was eternally damned. I asked him how he came to think so, and he said he had been reading some religious books at the club that fully confirmed his views on that sub. ject. I have known the prisoner for four or five years, and attended himself and his family up to No vember, 1848. During that month, and on the occa sion mentioned by the last witness, I was called to the prisoner, and I then found him ii) a low, despond ing state, and cn this occasion it was that he made use of the expressions about losing his soul, and his neing eternally damned. A correspondence then took place between himself and the secretary to the club to which the prisoner was servant, and he then re commended his removal to a place of confinement. He was then sent to Bethlehem, and he (Mr. Jeffree) had not - seen him from that time until the evening before, when he was sent for to his house, as Le lied before stated. Mr. Jeffree placed before the magistrate the correspondence that passed between himself and Mr. Willis, the secretary to the club, from which it appeared that when Mr. Jeffree recommended him to he placed under restraint he had given it as his opi nion that the prisoner's delusions were those of a reli gious character, and stated that, from what he had witnessed, he was of opinion that they were not easily removable. Mr. Willis, on the part of the club, ex pressed the deepest anxiety to do everything that was necessary for the poor man, whom he described as an old and faithful servant of the club, and the result was that he had been seat to Bethkhem. On tnat o:•casion the friends of the poor man expressed them selves in strong terms against Mr. Jeffree, and attri buted the loss of his (Watson's) situation and his confinement to his precipitancy and representation; but of this charge he was completely exonerated by the committee of - the club, who, in a letter from their secretary, expressed it to be their opinion that he (Mr. Jeffree) had acted in the most kind, prudent, and considerate manner; and which ought to insure for him the thanks and gratitude of the wife and family. The next.witness was Sergeant Walsh, 3 L, who merely said that the prisoner was given into his cus tody, and he heard him acknowledge at the station house that he understood the nature of the charge. The prisoner, who when asked if he wished to say anything to the charge, replied "Nothing," was fully committed for trial. He was in so weak and wretched a state that he was obliged to be assisted to the cell. LI V ElifiP./.1., SEPT. 21. &met( Excx A NOE.—The share Ina! ket was e...ceedingly heayy to-day. The - translctions wre few, arid prices lower. Divers, however, remain ',rm. The sales are— Ualedo-ian, Great Northern, 13 dis. Lancaster and York, Consul. Fifths. 6 4 4 dis.—Ditto, Preston and Wyse (No. 1). 38;.% —Loudon and North-Western, ltH -- Ditto, New Quar ters, par—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire ;No. 1), guarinte ' ed 7 till 185?, 124 dis.—Dit to , P re f erence, 10% Midland, SO--Ditto, Halves, 19A dis.—South-Eastern and , over, 1 8 1 ,E—Ditto (No. 4), 5. York, Newcastle. arid Ver wick tG. N. E. Purchase), 6 per cent. till 1850, 5% dis. MANCHESTER, SEPT. 21. STOCK EXCHAti4 ft.-- -The transactions to-d,y were as f.l - :—Caledonian, Preference, 94 ex div. Clitlieroe, Pre- Irrence (B), -1714 Manchester and Leeds, 37th dis.—Ditto, Fifths, 6:% die. Ditto, 32e. Shares, 11 dis.—MancheNter and Birnringham (C) Quarters, lA and Bury, 18 dis.—Old Sheffield, 211 / 2 —Dover (No. 4), Scrip, 6 .13-r6 Ditto (Registered), 6 11.16—Wrist Riding Union, 6 3 4 die. —Great IVestern, Quarters, 11.4 dis.—London arid North- We-tern, 1091 4—Manchester and Sheffield, Vre!erence, 10A —North Staffordshire, 7 15-16 dis. BIRMINGHAM, SEPT. 21.1 STOCK EXCHANUE.—In consequence of to-day being ob served As a day of general humiliation, no business was trills acted in our share market. YORK, SEPT. 20. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The transactions tc-rlay were as follow: Great Northern 71. 6s. 3d North-Western, Preference, 2/. 39.--York, Newcastle. and Berwick (New castle Extension), 11% cx in. Ditto G. N. E.; Pur chase), 3!,f,. GLASGOW, SEPT. 20. STOCK EXCHANGE.. - The transac ions to-day were as follow:—Aberdeen, Preference, 6 %—Edinburgh and Glas gow, 71 —Glasg ,w General Terminus,. 9—Glasgow, Barr head, and N , ilston Direct (New), 755. - Glasgow, Kilmar nock, and Ayr, 4 8—Ditto, Preference, 101 / B —Glasgow and Greenock, Preference, 71. I 1.. gm pl rrto 01 0 0L F t ro F ya R: s D E Ar haverlr. t.lhsi day THE LONDON G AZETTE The folloAwiDn 1849. The place, consequent on the decease of Admiral of the Red, Sir Charles Hamilton, Bart., K.C.8.: Admiral of the White, Sir John West, K.C.8., to be Admiral of the Red. Admiral of the Blue, Sir Graham E•len Hamond, K.C.8., to be Admiral of the White. Vice-Admiral of the Red, Zmbary Mudge, to be Ad miral of the Biue. Vice-Admiral of the White John Allen (a), to be Vice- Admiral of the Red. Vice-Admiral of the Blue, Edward Hawker, to be Vice- Admiral of the White. Rear-Admiral of the Red, Sir Lucius Curtis, Bart., C. 8., to be Vice-Admiral of the Blue. Rear-Admiral of the White, 11 ) 6 Parker. C. 8., to be Rear-Admiral of the Red. Rear-Admiral of the Blue, Edward Henry A'Court R. pington. to be Rear-Admiral of the White. . Captain Sir James John Gordon Bremer, K.C.8.,- to be Rear-Admiral of the Blue. Retired Captain Abraham Lowe has also been promoted to be Retired Rear-Admiral, on the terms proposed in the London Gazette of Ist Sept., 1346. ADMIRALTY. SEPT, 19. Corps of Royal Marines—First Lieutenant and Qiar. termaster Henry Verb() to be Captain, vice Captain John Collies, placed on half- pay; S.-cond Lieutenant George Leslie, to be First Lieutenant, vice Varlo, promoted. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Leicester. Prince Albert's Own Leieestershire Yeomanry Ca valry—Cosmo George Charles Ncvill, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Lord Bateman, resivied, May 23. WHI ME/ALL,- SEPT 18. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Frederick Willem Jscomh, of Hudderifield, iii the County of York, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court ot Chancery. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. WAKEFIELD, SEPT. 21.—The arrivals this week are good of most articles. There is a steady demand for bath old and new wheat at an advance of Is per quarter. Oats and shelling fully realise last week's prices. Beans sell slowly and. rather cheaper. Not much new barley offering; prices rang.-.. from 28s to 31s. New. WHEAT, per qr. 601bs per bushel : s. 8 . - Suffolk. Essex, and Kent, red ... 45 to 48 Ditto, white 4S 53 Norfolk and Hunts., red ... 43 —46 Ditto. white ... 47 50 Lincolnshire and Cambridge, red ... 43 46 Ditto, vrhite .. 46 —5O Yorkshire. red .., ... 43 —46 Ditto, white ... 46 50 Dantzic and Konigsburg, white .. _ Lower Baltic and llamburgh, red... Med , terranean, red ... BARLEY, per quarter of 8 bushels: Norfolk and Suffolk... ... Lincolnshire and Yorkshire . Scotch Grinding per 80 stone ... 20 Foreign 24 28 BEANS, per quarter of 8 bushels 631 b : Ticks ... ••• ••• ••• •••. Foreign ... ••• OATS, per stone:— Healing 9d to lOid Feeding ... —d to —d Foreign ... —d to —d SHELLING, per lotA of 2611 b 'l4 25 MALT, per load of 6 imperial bushels PEAS, per Imperial Quarter:— Blue and white boilers Grey au:! Feed Old. a. to. 45 to 47 48 61 42 -45 47 (0 42 45 46 49 42. 45 46 - 49 41— 48 41 44 34 37 ARRIVALS. ~.„ Qre. 1 Qrs Wheat ... ... ... 12,240 1 Rapeseed ... .... ... Barley ... ... ••• 107) estiellieg ... „, 497 Bats ... ..,, ~, ,„ te;ee Linseed .. ... .. Beane... ... ... ••• 1,0;6 Melt ..• ... . • ... Peas ... ... ••• ... titie I Flour ... ... .., .„ I LIYERPooL, • 'EI'T. 21. The wil d eine-- Tuesday hav ing been uteaviaireel e ter eriva!te the supple:* Irma Ireland and Coestwise, us well at from abread. are ,a cat dingly ii7lit. 'the (lip .ror in the same time lei , e been uniteportent. The a (-Atte r up to 3 ,Ittif rd .1 was fine, but we have since ban a good deal of rate. The trade ha., c -ritinte-il steady tor bete wheat an flour. but no transaetions of any na.neerit have bi en reported. Toe potato di-eese appeare gene- ally to be on the increase, and In iien corn has I.; constque , ce been he d with con siderable firmness. although several parcels have b eu di:posed of at a little under the e2urenie rates of rues day. We note no change in other articles. At this day's market there was a fair aft ndance of the trade. Wheat met a good consumptive demand at the full price s of Tuesday, low quelities in some iesierices, commerding a small advance. Flour, with a fair inquiry, fully ,up- port. d late rate. Indian corn was held firmly at Nit prices, but very little business resulted. Oats and oatmeal met a moderate demand at our previous quotations. Beans 6d per quarter dearer. Barley and peas without change. NEWBURY, SEPT. 20.—The quantity of wheat pitched in to-day's market is a fair average fur the season of the year. The trade opened by a larger advance being re. quired than millers were willing to accede to. At an advance of is to 2s per quarter there has been a pretty good clearance effected, but still some hold fur a larger advance. Of barley there is some quantity on offer, a few samples of fair malting quality realising about 30s per quarter; other sorts in pro,ortion. Beans, oats, and peas, slack sale, at unaltered rwes. EXETER, SEPT. 2 1.—Cattle Market—There has been a fair supply of beasts and stock of all descriptions driven in—prices remain near the same as of late. Fat beef sold at 8s to 8s 61, and in some instances 8s 9d per score. Some fat French oxen were offered at 101 each, but were driven away unsold. Steers were 8/ to 111 per pair; the latter figure was refused for a prime lot of eight steers. Barrenere were not much in demand, some rough but_ locks were sold at about 4s 6J per cure; but gteid fresh barrenera were worth 5a to 6s 6if. Cows and calves, 71 to 131 each. There was a moderate supply of sheep, fat ewes at about 4#d, and withers 5 , 1 per lb. A lot of Leicester breeding ewes, most of them fat and in good condition, which were annoonc,d as the pr petty of a gentleman who intended to change his fl ck fur South D.,wns, were sold by auction at from 35s to 40s each. Pork Carcases.—A very good supply, the largest we have had for some months. Prices were lower, ranging from 7s to 8a ed per score, but the most' business was done under Bs. Pannier —Turkeys, 4, 6 , 1 , 0 5s 6d each ; geese, 5s to 6s ditto ; ducks, 3s 61 to 5s per couple ; fowls, 2s 9.1 to 4a ditto; partridges. 2i 6tl to 2s 9,1 ditto ; rabbits, Is 9,1 to 21 ditte ; pigeons, 101 each ; hares, 2s to 3s each ; roasters, 4s to 53 ditto ; butter, 101 to Ild per lb; eggs, 16 to 18 for Is ; potatoes, 6,1 to 8 , 1 tier score ; turnips, 61 ditto ; onions, 81t, fur 61. Corn Exchange.--The attendance to-day has bLen pretty numerous, but up to one o'clock ne great sireke of busi ness had been done. Prices were barely a simile higher than last we-ek. Good new wheat selii -it 5s to 5: 3d pi r bushel, a small lot or two made 5s -lid, and far one sample 0' very prime old wheat, 5e 61 was given. There has not been much forei4ll wheat on of Inferior French red soli at 38a per qr. Fel- prime white ditto, 47s per qr was asked. but this must be eoesidered a merely nominal quotation. Belle), 3s 6 , 1 to 3 , 9. 1 per hushel ; new oats, 2a to 2s 2d ; old , ditto, 2s 61 per bushel. The miders gem-rally have put up the price of fl.mr Is per seek, aced it sells at. 30. to 32i per suck of 280 hs; - but 31.4 the more c,-ite, .1i figure. WHITEHALL, SEPT. 6. The Right Honourable Sir Thomas Wilde, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of her Majesty's Court of Common Pleas, at Westminster, huh appointed Ashley Maples, of Spalding. in the county of Lincoln, Gentleman, to he one of the Perpetual ilommissieners for taking the ac knowledgments of deeds to be exectre‘l by married women, under the Act passed for the abolition of fine, and recoveries, and for the substitution or more simple modes of assurance, in and for the parts of Ile lldud, the county of Lincoln, olio in and fer the parts of Kesteven, in the same county. . BANKRUPTS.. Thomas Shaw, victualler, Wolverhampton, to sun render, Oct. 2 and Nov. 6, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham; Riley, Wolverhampton; Smith, Birmingham. George Webb, wine merchant, Tamworth Stafford shire, Oct. 13 and Nov. T, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham ; Ward, Stafford ; Smith, Birmingham. John Hogan, shipwright, Hakin, Pembrokeshire. Oct. 9 and Nov. 6, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee. Bristol; Morgan, Haverford west ; Whittington and Gribble, Bristol. John Dale Harwood, ironmonger, Liverpool, Oct. 3 and Nov. 9. at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool; Chester and Co., Staple Inn, Brabner and Son, Liverpool. DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basinghall-street. J. Wilcox, Little Bell-alley. Moorgate-street, tailor, Oct. 13, at &even—T. Barrett, Oxford, timber merchant, Oct. 15, at twelve—J. Gilbert, St. Luke, ironfeunder, Oct. 15. at half-past eleven—J. Nutter, Cambridge, miller, Oct. 15, at one—R. S. Roach, Cateaton-street, cap manufacturer, Oct. 15, at half-past eleven. In the Country. Sarah Whitehouse, E. Whitehouse, end A. White house, Tewland, Gloucestershire and Monmouth, tin plate manufacturers, Oct. 11, at eleven, at the Court. Bristol—T. Bamford, Little Town, Lancashire, woollen manufacturer and farmer, Oct. 17, at eleven, at the Court, Manchester —J. Hall end.R. Hall, Elton, Lanca shire, bobbin turners, coal grinders, and red liquor ma nufacturers, Oct. 16, at twelve, at the C-.urt, Manchester —W. Sarginson and M. Rigby, Bury, Lancashire, joiners, the. 15, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester —T. Barraclough and J. Everitt, Southowram, Yorkshire, woollvn spinners and:woollen ru.rnafacturers, Oct. 12, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds—C. F. Cotterill and W. H. Hill, Wslsall, Staffordshire, merchants, Oct. 27, at twelve, at the Court, Birmingham—W. Hail, Kiegton, Herefordshire, miller and corn factor, Oct. 25, at twelve, at the Court, B:rtningbaia—J, Bickerton, Newtown, Montgomeryshire, flinneldraper, flannel manufacturer, and wool dealer. Oct. 17, at twelve, at the Court, Liver po- , l—J. B. Prichard and J. R. Croft, Liverpool, oil merchants, Oct. 17, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool— W. Harris, Wrexham Paper Mills, Denbighshire, paper manufacturer, Out. 17, at eleven, at the Court, Liver pool. _ _ NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the, Court, :Ruinghall-street. D. N. Fi"her. Lynn Regis, Norfolk, tnusicseller, oet. 13. at one—S. Yorke, Caiiihridge‘hirc, upholsterer, Oct. 13, at hull-plat eleven—S. Prentice, Slough, ironmonger, 0(4. 20, at eleven—J. Wright. Northampton, corn and coal merch silt, 0.3: 13, at twelvr. - In the Countrv, dealer in wine andiLkEpiirliist,a,Pvl=l°l4;i'ailidl'iii)lumei(l=7,ll(i)reAt'. 19, ai eleven, at the Court, Bristol—W. Eddison, lia, , lriek, Yorkshire, 1, ee d s W. Rain s d en, jbca:tW):),:uota.t.ilteotta.;B4,l;.lll:al.h.t,G,eytrhitie,rark(ijiah)ruit,i errest::, t'Ancy woollea manuraeturer, Dec. 4. at elev. lA, ut the Court, painter and dealer in paint and colours, Oat. 11, at Birmingham —J. 14 , Leven, 1 7 . t il l:I : l b :7 1, f, i v L ,rp ei , f t :. lohTle: Smith, ilurer rk:h° 1 1 g 1 : 511 10 : Y al ' h , t' e S ela t e a rv ff;r °, ; : s t h t. i re, scriv.4ner, Oct. 16, at helve. at the Court, Birmingham—R..Raby, Preston, Lancashire, hatter, Oct. 11, at twelve, at the Court, Man chester. BRISTOL SUGAR, SEPT. 21.—A s't.illi t Of bi 1. ness only hcs been this week at torerwr prices, the sal , s ',Mee our la.t tieing to 450 t West India, ehicfle from 36r ro 3 8 , • ni a. t‘'W hh Is of Bailrol,a-A at frond 38s to 40,:; in other ilyseriptio;is .:f r:sw sales , ire reported. continues (wry. KNARESBau', SEPT. I9.—Th. market was barfly sup , plied with gr,in, con,equ-ntly pric a little im proved. Toe samples of new wheat , hown to-day were very fine, and in good condition. Wheat, 5s 9J to 6s 3d, betvsa 4.: 31 to 4s 9d per bushel, barley 26. to 28s, oats 203 to 244 per quarter. SCARBRO SEPT.. 20.—The vvi , a'her is exceedingly fine, and our farmers have almoit all stopt at home to secure their corn. Wh ea t, b ot h o ld and new, is readily taken at fully last week's price's, very little doing in either barley or oats. Lt flour no change. Sgrle 19..—T1a prices of wheat, So., in. By the Vice-Chancellor, Oct. 12. T. 'rindle, South Shields, banker and abipnovner--T. Pro tor, Preston, spindle and flytnaltor—,p, Wright, Coalbiook-dale, Shropshire, coach and omnibus proprie tors —J. Worthy, Hartlepool, Durham. builder. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVEi). T. Hammond and A. Murray, railway contractors— E. Clark and H. Messenger, Dartford, Kent, innkeepers —G. Li , ckwood and 11 M. Beaumont. Hobeck, rirk shire, elolti finishes —W, E. Smith, and J. Gihson, New Church-streer. Berinoudsey, ship ch millers —H. H. Budgett and H. Budget', Brist.l and wood hill, Gloucestershire, wholt-sale grocers 7 J. .‘loore and tL Brown, Loughborough, Leicestershire, malcsters —R. Ward, M. Hall, W. Bradley, and I. Worinald, Drighlington, Yorkshire, railway contractors—H. Ro berts and W. Ogden, Minchinhampeon, Glouc,st-rshire, drapers —A. Burnie and J. S. Richardson, Old Bond , street, tailors—W. Willi Lins and W. Gruen, merchants—Mary Fouracre and J. Barlow. tan dish-with-Langtree, Lancashire ' miners and coal mer chants—S. Wild, J. Ai:drew, J. fla;gh, Betty Stelfox, and W. Pownall (as far as regards Betty Stelfox and W. Puwnall), Athershaw Moor, Lancashir-, coal pro prietors—W. R. Harris and T. J. Winter, Essex -street. Strand, attorneys and solicitors—J. Handley, R. Bonne, and S. Fox, West Leigh and Manchester, coal miners and coal sellers— R. Pow. J. Fawcus, R. Wylatn, E. Glynn, and J. Ritson (as far »s regards J. Ritson), Cor senside, Northumberland, Ridsd sle Iron Conmpany. INSOLYENr PETITIONERS. Thomas G. Blocksidge, Madtley, Shropshire, plumber. Thomas Haigh, Eli Gledhill. Huddersfield, journeyman weaver. William Caldicott. Oldbury, Woreesterahire, engineer. SCOTCH SEIVESTRATIONS. D. Leslie, Glasgow, bak,r, to meet within the Roy a Exchange Sale-rooms, Glasgow, Sept. 26 and Ocr. 17 t one. ' J. Young, juts., Glasgow, merchant , to moot w ithi n Contrie's Royal Motel, Glasgow, Sept. 25 and Oct 16, at two. J. C. Bell, Dundee, merchant and agent, to curet within the British Hotel, Dundee, Sept. 27 and Oct. 18, at twelve. H. Allen, Edinburgh, stock broker and dealer in skh4rea, to meet within the rooms of Mr. P. S. Fraser, Edinburgh, Sept 28 and Oct. 19, at one. A. 'lacphersoa, Inverness, t.otel eper, to meet within the Caledonian Hotel, Inverness, Sept. 27 and Oct. 18, at twelve. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from the returns made in the week ending September 18, 1849, is 2 s. 9d. per cwt. RAILWAY- • M A'RKETS. BRISTOL, FJCPT. 21. STOCK ET:CRAM/E.—Mere was a tolerable amount of business transacted to-day, but prices were drooping The sales are—GreAt Western, Quarters, II iv dis.— Ditto, New lit shares, 8 dis.—London and .Noi th- Western Stock, 1044 —Midland Stock, 49 ex div. 1 RoSi•cuTioNs.—At the recant - PALTRY ) ant Dover t p t etty sessions two le boys, apparently about ni111;(); n pars of Lige were nr,eight up on a charge ef s r " -P ' a turnip on pass ihe charg. Suildny afternoon. No one appesred t' Era: Spire. Die lath; r airpeareil in court. with .. id . n. I. her did the name of +he .h, b" ) .5, and said ilia' as 54 , 015 as he heard they were in C II4' ; he went to the aration•h•orke and b,carne bail for their p c . .”...ef fte : appearance. Oa 13-mg asked it he knew any thieg of the the hedge for a ibarp-.5,, and seeing a turnip in,Atter, he said •t• e buys were c,,ming from Sundsci school in tro! utler,,(„, ent bebia ii. when one of an in w it lie he too it L up awl began to eat it, He, however, theught the boys had lb-14 , T ' , late the circtn,tar,ce. Ttle 133 ' 1 . 1 4 , 4 ,1 rates itutn.diztt. I li e-y (~,,,mitled t h e case, and express . their sorrow that. such child.ren should in such a situati , m, from a circumstance so fri vi '' l ' d i. e i 3 • ' o n e . thought it was what any sine in court irrgh t b r ave The little Ce!lows appeared quite unconscious or their u town, this day WaS ple3sant situa . ion.—Kent herald. have been Orli THE CDOLERA.. —Bin Gii of, FaiDAY.--In ac'' expressedrla av of sp; cial humilia cord.nee with the 3l"' by the clergy of tbe l i on ai,d vra,, in ire . rye._ as . lence of cholera ler:lite to the preva • and of preservation that thanksgiving for the merciful Ohs., wishes Birmingham has hitherto of -d from the petilence: mancylio - were closed, The shoji w worked, and Divine Prfoinled in service was generally p e the char. , I h daY w ag s and chapels of the town. :- obsery 'd Isheth rches and e almost as strictly as the Sabbath. --- ,-' Il i . St. chapels. particularly the ancient chorea 0 _. Martin's, were crowded to e xcess by devout cougre.g°_ lions. Only four cases of cholera have yetis ceorteviplru. f)-tthe manufactories ceased litrulif ) ghaw, and one only of these Was iv' * n ! Buckland Ino.l , at the late meeti"g of the British Asseciatio declared Birmingham to be b u ilt upon on e of the salubrious rocks in the worli'. REMOVAL 01 , THE WOOD PAV/NG.--The upper ri to unge pthef rtion of the Stra;irl, from Chari n g -cross liird•street, is cl..serl for the pu r p ose of rernaing of . wood paving, and replacing it with granite blocks, ~ substantial character. ag FADVERTISEMENT.]--THE EARL Or ALDI3OIOII m AN e D di Hoixoway's erms.—An' astounding cure by this miraculousin.,... Lot dschuile: alter every other means had tailed. see extit 21 ' 4 ; 1 : p 3 letter, dated " Villa Messina, Leghorn, Feb.Y lishav, ef- Prcfessor Holloway—Sir : I beg to acquaint you that your in th Most feel ed ail e a cure of a disorder in env liver and stomach which had not eminent of the facility, at home and all over the coatinent, or ma _ been able to effect; nay, not ever thd waters of Carlshea will -vondertul P . rienhad ~ ~, ' • ..ognes., •‘ ..LOBOitutIGII." These --- • lowa it ~a,c , trot ►) . cure any disease of the liver or stomach.— d t S°l t 244, Strand, a . Ointn ' ' mnt, at Profesqor Holloway's Establlshinen • rld• by sll.merli ' • ' . co oven 4M, throughout the eivflise thenn the Irth ininft.t: sun. the wi . e of J. Na pa , k, Clifton. of the wife of Commander J. G. ge o ri n dg t e Le Ev oi , h o i l lis a t s: i : Dick, R.N , of a daughter. er:aliviiiintßeoruoiftf:J, John Hare, Esq., Clifton t On the 1 .th at L rd manor, near Liverfool, the sca y or. Esq., of a son• if t e he or the wife Aiken It9hehitienvs:o.Aatwibaii3ourt:i..g:dht:ton, the lady of John Mug. , a (laugh er On the .0 ' .oth inst., at Rutland-place. Chart rhouse-square, oee Charter. Hyde-park, Pam C. A. ABBID. On the I Pth i ne t., a t Christ C E hurch. Scarborough, Alex y, q., ,Halley, Esq., M. of Wimp()lestreet. Londo. to ntily Jane, youngest (laughter of Milian Harland. Es., alt.) , .llayor ot Sc.aborough• fourth On the :Mt!) iost .at Di udel , on -lcri g e, John, son of William film dell, Esq.. of Crosh v o -hall, Lancashire, to Ca theri'e, sixth d,ughter of Peter Alid.tetton, Es", f MYd" delton- lodge. and Stockeld-park. Yorkshiea. the Re v John re. On the _Oth inst.. at St. I,tik.-'s, Chels Ross Alac(h,fr. of S. Mado..ts. P,,rthshire, co Louisa, fou rth daughter of J. Ste; he. h,sq.. Church -street, Cliel•ea. n len, On the 9th inst., at Torquay, ,Julia Maria , relict cf a- N Alai:lel Peach, Esq., of tow -ham-house, Gloucestershire. On the I WO ttli lust., at Hui ,urue, liarriet, relictof the Rey. J. : Astiirnell, age I 8 - . On 'he 19th inst.. at G'ocester-t,rrace, Kensington, JoLn Yuetdte2rfiselWd,aoltteßr Henry. Richardson Cornwall, the gun uf Henry Cobb Cornwall, Esq. tin he I nth inst., at Guildm Norden, Cambridgeshire , )I.l%:NiiVeUrligs.eSt son of the late Mr. Thomos On the 19 , h inst., a* Barrington-road, North Brixton, Mr. Sawirus Low e, of Eastclwap, City, aged 7 6. On the 19th ins'., Cecilia Jane, daughter of the late C. Kensington, Esq., of the Grove, Blackheath. Limdon Printed and Published by MURDO 1/0171.0at ; of Isla 112, Strand. Pri nter, at The Sun Office. No Qtrand, in rho Precinct at the 4s..voir. in the eettnt7 Saturday, 6eptember 22, 18491 our market of this day are as follows :—White wb elt 18i to 203, red (Jiro 16s to 18s, bar:ey 29; to 32 , r e. qr. bt , au. 42, ! o 14 , , per liAd, oats 0,1 to lid /yr 50° Beet 5 61 1 to 6 stono, mutton 5i to 5f per RIPON, SEPT 20.—Uur mark e t was well attended , P; week. old wheat freely t4ken up at l ast wee k' s samples of hew dull in sale; in besos, batlev, no alteration. WhiLe wih.at 6s to 6= 61, red do. to 61 3 I, beans 4. 3 i to 5s pf.r bushel; barley 284 to oat, 18$ to 23$ per qr. LLANGEENI. SEPT 20 —Wh , at. 44 5 t o 45 i per quarter; barley, 22s to 25.; outs, 1.5 s to 16!. Butebera' ti bPef, 4d to 6d ; mutton, 51 to 6d ; vea l , 3 d to 441; fre 6 butter, 91 per lb; fo w l s , 1 8 d to 20d per couple; egg , " 12 for 6d. Of LLANRWST SEPT. 17 —Th ere was a large surr i - I 0 Pro p° of dattrent suns at our f a i r to-day. Wheat 133.t0 16s; barl e y, 8 to 103; oats, 6 s tu 7s per ho, ,t; - burtcr, 94 to 11d per lb. • t• DENBIGH. SEPT. 19.—At the market te•day tendance was rather thin; and although we cannot the fi .!tire ()four last q totations much, thrre was a advsnce in the prices of corn. Wheat, 143 to 15 " barley, 8s 64 to 93 6d; oat., 53 64 per hubbet. COAL. MAE& EI....YESTERDAY. ol - Carr's Hartley Chester Main - ]ss 04 , Bradd v ll 3 2, Dean's Primrose .... 14s Ott [ - tenon .... 17r' East. Adairs Main. . .., 13s t.t !l am 17s "'" !lame!! l 7s /lasting's Hartley l ss e t Jonassohns ,•,•,6 155, 9d A , Holywell Main ... ..... lh s O. ;.umbton Newcastle Hartley .. 14s 6.Lumley North Percy Hartl e y.. l is 6, dussell's Hetton ..-.•165 17,' od Od Original Tanfl e ld ...... I's 6,1 St ewart ' s 16s 9 ' ) 1 i rd's Redlieugh • ...... 133 6,i Whitwell ... ......... Ravensworth'sW.Hart 14s tid Oaradoc ..... antield Moor ... ..... 148 Od Haigh Hall fanfieldltloor Butes... 1:38 tin South Hartlep00l . fownlev 'A - eat Hartley ........ 148 9 . IWest Belmont ......... 16 5 I r a 14s West Wylam Windsor's Pontop l3s 6di Adelaide Tees ......... 10 - n j ]45 v Wylam .. - Wall's End. &c 'Seymour Tees ........ Iv' 0 1 17s ~i Acorn Close 1 Brown's Gas . ........... 13s 00 Cowpen Hartley 145 „, Gosforth ..... .. ........ 16 $ lid Hartley Hilda l6s Od Sid ne3 ' s Hartley . . ...... 155 '''' Northumberland 11755, Od Ships at market, I" . Eden Main - A VAL INTELLIGENCE. 2) PORTS3IoIITH, FRlDAY.—Lkutenant Wolridge O f t: Gunnery Lieutenant o f t h e E xcellent, was th i s day Pro to the rank of Ceminaedef. • eti The Arrogant screet•frigat e , C a pt a i n Fit zr oy, a ll this day for Lisbon, taking the Ne, dies passage., b out The Encounter screw steam-vessel is fitting att' a i P' h - n j et the dockyard wi t h as much expedition as a ship w ts captain can, Gnimander Falcon (184 6) is appointed to e“roll ii6siull tie Wolverine, 12, at Chutteim. IN PORT AND FITTING. • In Harbour-1 he Vict or y an d Itiumrious, t the Excellent, Blenheim, Encounter, Victoria and Al brr Black Eagle, I` ‘iry, Ech.,, and lesuriy. ! At rpirlic-ad—'l he Superb, 80, and Rolla, In Dock—The Princess- Charlotte, Foil,' Dauntless, Devastation, and Contest. IA la the Basin—The Rod ne y, Sphinx, PullPh—ell3 Sprightly. and Elfin. lii the Steen] Basin—The Ajax, Sidon, Basil i 914 re' 'whw, Sattirge, Blezer, Urgent, and Fire Quet„ ll ',„ tho The Calypso, 20 guns , C aptain H. Werth; "' o w vid Pacific, is progres s i ng i n t h e d i scharge of her st ored lo g euns, ard expected crw are busily .employ. , l in etliPP layt her. It io that she will be the 25 h inktent. here Tbe Lem k naval lighter, Savage, master, arriy-- nth on the 18th instant, with stores from P.,/n2t paid 00113 10 ' Portsmouth. . The ship Bruce, A. Simpson master, has Quebec, with a cargo of timber for the docklerdipret the ship Concord, John Hobbs master, from Leg,: has also arrived with a cargo of timber for the ra i n o f A detachment of the 95th Regiment, consist•og oa nine privates aed one woman, in charge of Staff Sa r g A e : c je 1). Clayton, ILD., arrived at Fort Pitt, as inr, ) _ oo from Hong- Kaitg, they having landed at Gravesend ir on arrived frbeira the ship Marquis of Bute. Four soldiers died on I" passage. - m at Colour-Ser gean t W. flillyaid, of the 61st Regi e recently arriv e d f rom his regiment in to the lided, is appointed Qi.irtermaster Sergeant of riy• mouth division of t ut -p ens i oners, an d p ro ceeded to mouth on the 20th instant to take up his duties. c i s WOuLWIDII, SEPT. 21.—The Right Hon. Sir Frt,3,".13., T. Baring, B ar t., R ear -Ad m i ra l J. W. D. Dualist ( " olio Captain M. F. Fitzhardinge Berkeley, 0.11, and CI or. Alexander Milne, Lords of the Admiralty; CaPt al , l a t ,io A. B. liamilti•nSecond Secretary; Captain Sir Bal d K.C.8.., Sum veyor of the Navyt_ and Mr• tia s t Watts, Assistant .T-Surveyor of the Navy, ar ni ,"„, e re Woolwich dockyard at twelve o'clock today, anu a - , of re c: iced by Commodore Henry Eden and the he'in r a. the various departments in the dockyard. Their 1 • . 0 . ships immediately embarked in the Monkey stesa. vessel, accompanied by Commodore Henry Ed erl ;„ S a e perintendent of the Woolwich dockyard. De efre . - t - be Colonel Colquhoun, of the carriage departnient Roy al Arsenal, Captain Munday, Captain Sir Freder ic ,a Nicholson, Bart., ai=d other officers stud yi n steam. !--, to went down the river t o P ur fl eet to inspect g the Terrl, t b : steam-frigate, comm an d e d b y Captain Ramsey, L"'; vessel having ati ph ore d at P ut Beet yesterday to disehelli he , Dowd, r. I mmed i ately atter their Lordships We e" on boatii the 2. rrible the aucher was raised. and the vessel turned round to proceed to Woolwich. The great gun exeicises were then gone through on her way up th e river, amid a minute inspection made of each gun. Tal men also w ent t h roug h their- small-arm exercises, a nd ttppk ared to be a very efficient crew. Their Lordship s went over evt ry p a rt o f th e ve s sel, which is in o condition and clean, and her engines, by Alauds . - re J e Sons, and Field, have t=een so little effect , d by s L years and nine m on th s ' serv i ce , t h a t s h e will soo n hr i ready 'or commissi o n ag a i n w h en paid off at Wo°l_ ceb. 0 k A tla. U!' the Terrible carri, s her armament well, and hasf fout,d a most effi c ie nt first-csi war steamer. , L J sn o l / . duty she maybe called up on t o p er form. Their i c h ships returned all the way in her to Woolwieh,.7a all ~tf,,rd, . d them an excellent opportunity of inspeetl"r o d Vie details ntnnected with the working of the vre' i e s ' adi d her speed, which Was very good. Their Lordehire at liar- plat three o'cleck p.m., and returned to tn ) " the .7t , 1 13 " The Minx steam•vessel went down the river 14 p!au for steering her with the screw-propeller tar' rudder, and it was !ollirt. to answer remarkabiy