The Sun. — London, England, 1849-08-29 00:00:00

LONDON AND BLACK WALL RAILWAY. The usual half•yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday, at the London Tavern ; Mr. J. N. Daniell, chairman of the board of directors, in the chair. The following was the report of the directors : "The directors have to report that the works con nected with the alteration of gauge and the adaptation of the railway to the locomotive system were so far com pleted on the 2d of April last as to admit of the line being re-opened throughout on that day; and it has since been worked by locomotive power. " The traffic accounts for the- past half-year embrace the charges under the locomotive and stationary engine systems ; and do not, therefore, enable the proprietors to jadge of the comparative costs of working under each. The expenses, as contrasted with those of the corre sponding period of last year, however, exhibit a reduction of 3,2071, nearly the whole of which may be attributed to the change in the mode of traction. " On the other hand there has been a diminution in the receipts. But it must not be forgotten that during the first three months of the year only one line was in operation, working half-hour time, and it was only after some experience with the locomotive power that it was found practicable to resume working the trains every fifteen minutes ; to which circumstances a considerable portion of the falling off in the traffic must be ascribed. " The following is the eomparstive statement of the passenger traffic, during the firsts f x months of this and last year:— 1848. 1849. Passengers. Amount. Passengers. Amount. January 190,958 £3,272 110 149,479 £2,650 15 6 February 148,690 2,527 5 0 111,014 1,944 6 0 March 166,834 2,822 0 7 100,268 1,738 10 6 April 189,058 3,229 7 7 201,915 3,553 17 0 May ..... 314,222 5,496 2 2 199,329 3,530 10 8 June 264,207 4,676 0 8 233,152 4,140 12 10 1,273,969 £22,022 17 10 995,137 £17,558 12 6 " The advantages of the extension-line to Bow and the Eastern Counties_ltailway have not yet been deve loped, by reason of no satisfactory arrangement having been effected with the Eastern Counties Company, for the joint working of the lines; ner has any benefit been derived from the East and West India Dock and Bir mingham Junction Railway, from which sources the directors reasonably look for a large augmentation of the passenger-traffic. " The director 3 have to make the following remarks upon the accounts, which are already in the hands of the shareholders : " The revenue account shows a balance of 3,162/. 17s. 2d., which amount is placed at the dis posal of the proprietors. "During the half-year a sum of 1,988/. has been paid, under a decree of the Court of Chancery, for tithes in dispute, being 467/. less than the amount claimed, and the directors have, with the approbation of the auditors, charged 5251. in the present revenue account, leaving the balance to be spread over the three succeeding half years, in equal amounts. " In accordance with the promise made in the last report, the directors have caused to be prepared separate statements of the accounts for the extension-line and for the adaptation of the main-line to locomotive power. " The extension account, therefore, now includes only such charges as appertain to the cost of that line, the payments on account of which amount to 236,586 Z _To this sum must be added the amount due for works, 18,3761., and from the total there must be deducted the value of the surplus property, estimated at 39,0081., showing that the actual cost of the line will be 215,954/. This amount includes 10,000/. for the substitution of a brick for a wooden viaduct, 17,5231. for interest on paid up capital and loans, and 6,300 Z for rolling stock, none of which were included in the original estimate of 200,0001. " The cost of the alteration of gauge and the adapta tion of the main line to the locomotive system of work . ing, after deducing the old materials sold, has been 43,7841., and the sum of 1,500/. is still due in respect thereof, hut upon the value of the stationary engines and ocher machinery, estimated at 12,000/., being deducted, the amount will be reduced to 33,284/. This sum in cludes 2.650 L for parapet wall, 1,7571. for roofing and screens, 2,571/. for new goods warehouses, 1,175/. for alterations of platforms, and other items amounting to 2,133/., which were not included in Mr. Locke's esti mate of 26,046/., laid before the proprietors in February, 1847, and it must be observed that the expense of alter ing the carriages has been increased to 6,7821., by the substitution of entirely new under-frames and wheels, for the mere alteration of the gauge of the wheels. " With the desire to afford the shareholders every possible information as to the financial position of the company, the directors have appended to the accounts, as audited, a statement of assets and liabilities, which shows that 61,945/. will be the probable sum requited beyond the present share capital, of 1,266,0001., to pro vide for the cost of changing the system of working, the Parliamentary charges, and the excess of the cost of the extension line beyond the estimate. The directors re commend that this sum should be raised by the issue of debentures, which will ultimately be the only mortgage upon the undertakinz." The CamastAN, in moving the adoption of the report, assured the meeting that the accounts were true and correct, and promised still further vigilance on the part of the executive with regard to economy. The proprietors would perceive by the accounts that a great saving had been effected in the working ex penses, from substituting the locomotive for the rope. The report having been adopted, Mr. GOLDSMID proposed a resolution, to the effect that a committee of five proprietors be appointed to consider whether any and what measures can be adopted to increase the revenue, decrease the expendi ture, and improve the mode of administering the affairs of the company; that the committee send a copy of their report to each proprietor at least one week before convening a special meeting to con bider it. The resolution gave rise to a good deal of desultory discusssion, but the directors seeing nothing objec tionable in the motion it was ultimately put and agreed to. _ _ The following gentlemen were then elected on the committee—Messrs. Goldsmid, Coleman, and Carlisle, with power to nominate the other two. A resolution was then proposed authorising the directors to divide the balance alluded to in the report amongst the proprietors, but it was rejected and the amount ordered to be carried to the next account. Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the meeting terminated. EAST INDIAN RAILWAY. The second half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders of this company took place yesterday at the London Tavern, for the purpose of receiving the report of the directors, and for the dispatch of the general business of the company. H. A. Aglionby, Esq., M.P., took the chair shortly after one o'clock. The usual formal business having been disposed of, 1 The SECRETARY read the following important report : "In convening the proprietary for the half-yearly general meeting, the directors have the gratification to report, that since they last met the proprietors they have concluded a contract with the East India Company, based on the terms and conditions submitted to, and approved by, the special meeting of proprietors held in April last, and which they trust the proprietary will feel places the interests of this company on a sound and satisfactory basis. " This contract has been printed, and a copy will be delivered on application at the offices of the company, to each shareholder. "The interest of 5 per cent. per annum, guaranteed by the East India Company, will, on and from the 17th of August instant, include the preliminary deposit of ss. paid on the existing shares in the company, and upon which hitherto no interest has been paid. "During the past session of Parliament the Act of Incorporation, by which the liability of each shareholder is limited to the amount of bis or her shares in the company, has received the Royal assent. " In pursuance of powers conferred by that Act, the board of directors have, in accordance with the pledge given to the proprietary, reduced the shares in the com pany from 501. to 201., and have made a re-distribution of the capital into 50,000 shares of 201. each; of the ar rangements consequent on which due notice will be given by advertisement. " In consequence of an intimation, that it was the feeling of the authorities that the number of directors bhould bo reduced, powers for that object were inserted in the Act, and the directors have now to recommend that their number be reduced from 13 to t, of which it is proposed that 3 be a quorum. " Your directors have received a tender from Mr. Jackson, of Pimlico, for the construction of the first line of railway to be undertaken by the company. This tender embraces the construction and completion of the railway within two years from the commencement of operations, and its maintenance for three years after completion, at a cost, including a double line of rails and stations, of 8,500/. per mile. Mr. Rendell, your consulting engineer, has recommended the accept ance of this tender, and your directors are disposed to concur in an arrangement on that principle; but they feel th e ques ti on t o b e one o f grea t magn it u d e , an d they have E submitted it to the Court of Directors of the East India Company, for their consideration. " On a • revi ew of all the circumstances of the past history of the company, the board cannot close this report without congratulating the shareholders on the measure of success which, after so great a lapse of time, and so many opposing obstacles , I has at length attended the efforts of the company, and fexpense has necessarily been incurred, in ciple, under circumstances of grealattcrucing culty, the present proprietors are, by the nature of the a lfa r grent effected, relieved from any of its burden, by havi ng part o f the capital full amount subscribed by them allowed as company, bearing interest at five per cent. rf ; l im `' e f has the been consumed, its lapse has not only been attended with the advantages of increased exi , erience, but still more of cos'. diminished in an extraordinary degree. Without all the information which has been the result of the measures already adopted, the company could not have been in a position to receive a tender from - a contractor. so salisfactory in proof of the suffi ciency of their estimates, as that of Mr. Jackson ; nor could they have approached the execution of the work with that confidence which they now feel in its issue. From henceforth they consider the un dertaking to be under the direct auspices of the East India Company. No step can be taken as to the con struction of the railway until possession of the land has been given by the Government of India, and all the ulterior proceedings of the company are subject to the eontrol of the East India Company, and dependent for success on the cordial concurrence and co-operation a the authorities b oth at home and abroad." The CHAIRMAN then shortly addressed the meeting, congratulating them on the state of their affairs, and moved the adoption of the report. The CHAIRMAN, in answer to a question from a proprietor, said, that the Government of India had the power, if their profits exceeded 10 per cent., to step in and insist upon the reduction of the tolls, but he did not think they would do so if their profits were 11 or 12 per cent. After some discussion, the report was unanimously adopted, thanks were voted to the Chairman and directors, and the meeting separated. EAST AND WEST INDIA DOCKS k AND BIRMINGHAM JUNCTION RAILWAY. The half-yearly general meeting of the share holders of this company took place yesterday at the company's offices in Old Broad-street. John Scott, Esq., the chairman of the company, took the chair shortly after two o'clock. The usual routine business having been gone through, the secretary read the following report, which, after a short discussion, was agreed to, and ordered to be printed and circulated among the pro prietors, as was also the report of the engineer. " The directors, during the past half-year, have been steadily pressing forward the works of the line; and in order to afford full information to the proprietors with regard to the progress made, they have requested the engineer to prepare a report, which will be submitted to the meeting. " It has been the endeavour of the directors to carry out the object referred to in their report of February last, of opening a communication into the City, in order that such portion of the line as may be completed might be profitably used, whilst the works south of the Lea Cut Canal, which afford the direct communication to the docks and ship ping, were being proceeded with. Difficulties have, however, arisen in procuring the land required for the branch line, and the directors have been compelled to defer this work; but arrangements are in progress for contracting for the completion of the main line to the Nast and West India Docks and Blackwall, thus so far effecting the object in view. " Since the meeting in February last, the directors have found it necessary, in carrying on the works, to make further calls upon the proprietors, and they have intimated the probable periods at which the remaind er of the capital will be required. Loans ha ve as yet bee n effected to a limited amount only , but they will be m c o r f e a l a s n e d d b p y u s i s e s s u i e a o n f d d i e n b e t h n e t u m r eesananadrabeythteh progress r o payment of l and pu rcha ses; and in t he meantime the p r ogre s s of hthaeviwnsorbkesehaaosbtrinter fernomimpapeindeedn,tsthien advancenecessary of fundsealls, West n d N India t - o w n e t h a te e rportions a o y f capital a h n eyl and a d y tthhee East and Dock Company. " The directors, since the last meeting, have taken the necessary preliminary measures for the recovery of calls which the proprietors had neglected to pay; and it will be seen by the accounts that the sum of 3,6051. has been in consequence received : the directors trust that further payments will shortly be made on this account, so as to prevent the necessity of more rigorous steps being resorted to. "The negotiation with the London and North-Wes tern Railway Company for leasing the line, referred to in the last half-year's report, has not yet led to any agreement for that purpose; but that company has ex pressed its readiness to arrange for the working of the line; and as the construction of the railway approaches completion, thedirectors will have to give their attention to this subject, and they doubt sot that an arrangement may be effected on mutually advantageous terms. " The increased engagements of Mr. George Carr Glyn having compelled him in March last to express a wish to retire from the direction, the board have elected Mr. Richard Creed to fill up the vacancy, being happy to avail themselves of the valuable assistance of so expe rienced a coadjutor." Mr. GLYN congratulated the shareholders on the probability of their completing their line within the estimate proposed by the engineer. From the accounts of the receipts and expenditure, it appeared that the total receipts were 473,6651.85. 4d., and the expenditure was 468,459/. 14s. 7d., leaving a balance in hand of 5,2051. 13s. 9d. The CHAIRMAN, in answer to a question from a shareholder, stated that he expected the line would be open by April or May next. Thanks were then voted to the Chairman and direc tors, and the meeting separated. NEWPORT, ABERGAVENNY, AND HEREFORD RAILWAY. The sixth ordinary half-yearly meeting of this company was advertised to take place yesterday at the London Tavern, at twelve o'clock. At one o'clock there not being a sufficient number of shareholders present to constitute a meeting it was adjourned sine die. The following report of the directors was intended 1 to be submitted to the meeting had it been formed : " The directors have, upon this occasion, but little to report to the proprietors, inasmuch as their attention has been confined to a reduction of the several unpaid ac counts of the company as they have been respectively applied for, and in a supervision of the working of the Llanvihangel, Grosmont, and Hereford tram-roads—the revenue of which has been applied to paying off the interest on the balance of the purchase-money under the agreements which have been entered into with these companies —as explained at the last meeting. The balance of the purchase-money is 28,7301., and the annual interest thereon is 1,4361. 10s., which the directors hope will be met out of the future revenues of the tram-roads; and the shareholders are already aware, that under these agreements, this company has the option of paying off the balance of purchase-money in July, 1851, or of then can celling the purchase, and forfeiting the money already paid. Since the last meeting of shareholders arrears of call have been received, amounting to 2,4551. 10s. As was anticipated in the last report of the directors, the lines, north of Hereford, are assuming active progress, and it cannot be too strongly impressed on the share holders, that the value of their property will become greatly enhanced by the completion of those lines to Hereford, It will be satisfactory to the meeting to be informed, that the bill in Chancery which had been filed against this company by the Rhymney Railway Com pany, has been agreed to be withdrawn, and the claim to a fulfilment of the agreement, as well as to the pay ment of the deposit of 10,0001. abandoned, on payment by this company of the costs of the suit. The costs of all parties therein will not exceed 2601. The shareholders will perceive by the annexed statement, the ascertained accounts unsettled, includ ing the above 2604, are reduced to 1,4584 2s. 6d., to meet which, and the balance due to the bankers, there are arrears of call to the amount of 22,2614 on 7,835 shares, and which may be estimated to produce 6,0001.; be yond which there is a sum of 1,3231. 10s. 3d. cash at the bankers. The directors have only further to add, that in addition to the entire relinquishment of their own annual allowances, and a previous reduction of the secretary's salary, they have_ succeeded in a further re duction of the office expenses of the company, to the extent of , 2301. per annum, to take effect from the 29th September next; whilst under this arrangement the) will still retain the services of the secretary." TAW YALE RAILWAY AND DOCK. The usual half-yearly general meeting of the pro prietors of this company was held yesterday at the London Tavern, Mr. John Sharland, chairman of the board of directors, in the chair. The following was the report : " Your directors have forwarded the financial state ment for the past half-) ear to each proprietor, and have confined their operations since the last meeting to en forcing calls and paying off various claims on the com pany; having suspended the construction of works in March last, with the exception of such as they were compelled top roceed with. " Your directors regret the decision of the Commis sioners of Railways, in opposition to the all but unani mous prayer of the shareholders, and of almost every landowner and occupier on the line, as to the gauge, has ' operated so ruinously on the shareholders, that many have transferred their interests, and others cannot be induced to pay the calls; your directors, however, are not without hope that Parliament may yet relieve them, by sanctioning a change of gauge at no very distant period, particularly as the Bristol and Exeter Railway Company, who, before the Commissioners of Railways, and the Parliamentary Committee, expressed their readiness to take the line, have now declined to do so on any terms. " Your directors are under the painful necessity of admitting for your confirmation the forfeiture of 4,640 shares, upon which calls are in arrear, the required notices of the forfeiture of which have been given to the respective proprietors; a resolution for such purpose will be submitted to you. " The directors submit to the consideration of the shareholders, the following plan for re-issuing these forfeited shares; also a statement, showing the present position, and future prospects of the company ; these, with other matters, they intend to submit, with the ap proval of this meeting, for confirmation, to the share holders, at an extraordinary meeting to be convened for the purpose. " Ist. That the forfeited shares be re-issued, as 20/, scrip preference shares, with credit for 41. as a deposit paid thereon, bearing interest or preference dividend at the rate of 51. per cent. per annum, in perpetuity, and shall be issued to the proprietors of Taw Vale Railway and Dock shares, rateably to the number of shares held by each proprietor, who stands registered in the com pany's books on the day fixed for such extraordinary meeting, and who shall on or before that day have paid 8/. on each share. " 2d. That the holders of these 204 scrip preference shares shall have the privilege of paying all or any por tion of the calla in advance, receiving interest thereon from the Ist of the mouth next following the day of pay ment of such advance; and, until the 30th December, 1852, shall have the option of claiming to be registered as either proprietors of Taw Vale Railway and Dock shares, or stock ; or, as proprietors of 5 per cent. per petual preference shares. "That the following be the conditions on which the preference shares shall be issued , viz.—lst. That a call of 3/., making 71. per share paid, be ' paid with . i n one month after the issue ; and unless paid by the d a t e name d, the letter of allotment t o b ecome cancelled, and the scrip t discretionthre by be of immediately e d d i i r a e t e e t l e y re o . th T er h w a ise s d i sposed ares a of second call of 3/. per share be ma d e payable thre e months a months after the first call A third call o f 31. per share be made payable three months after the second call. A fourth call of a per share be made payable three months after the third 'call. A fifth call of 31. per share be made payable three months after the fourth call; and a sixth and final call of 14 per share be made payable THE SITN, LONDON, three months after the fifth call. The interest to com mence on the whole amount of 201., the Ist of the next month after the third call is paid. " 2d. That if any one of the last five calls be not paid on or before the day specified, all interest from that day shall cease; and if unpaid for one month with in terest, the scrip shares and all previous payments thereon shall, without further notice, become absolutely forfeited. " 3d. That the said preference scrip shares issued in lieu of the said forfeited shares, together with such additional preference scrip shares as may be issued in lieu of 201. shares hereafter forfeited, shall be the only shares having a primary preference dividend. " 4th. The directors propose that only 21. per share more shall be called on the existing 201. shares, making in all 101. paid, until the money to be raised by the pre ference scrip shares and the borrowing powers of the company shall be tested. " sth. The directors propose that the existing 201. shares, on which 81. has been paid or may be paid on or before the said extraordinary meeting, shall continue to receive interest from the day of such meeting, until the line is opened from Crediton to Barnstaple, after which they shall take all surplus income, after payment of the preference shareholders. " Your directors annex to this report a statement of the position of your affairs, and submit also for your consideration a statement showing, that by a deviation of your present Parliamentary line, by which you will avoid 1,400 yards of tunnelling, your line from Crediton to Barnstaple can be finished by the means proposed, for 100,000/. less than the Parliamentary estimate, viz. for 447,8211., instead of 548,0001., and have a surplus of 40,579/. to meet interest and contingencies." The CHAIRMAN, in answer to questions put by a proprietor, said he had much difficulty in addressing the meeting on the subject of the report, as the do cument had been altered since it had been agreed to and printed. The report in the hands of the proprie tors had been aggreed to on that day week by a very small board; but to-day the board had been more r n i u ty me o r f ou t s h ly e d a i t r t e e e n t d o e r d e ,and it w present that " better not thought by a m put that report forward; bu t that it would tend to advance the interests of t he com p an y to leave out the portions alluded to and ins ert the additional p ara g ra p h just read. There w ere, the Chairman said, gentle men present who would no d oubt ex p lain wh y the d o cument had been altered. He certainly felt himself in rather a difficult position, as he had taken a prin cipal part in drawing up the original report, because he thought the propositions set forth would promote the interests of the company; but the majority of the directors were of a different opinion. He felt convinced the Taw Vale Railway would be a paying concern, and he would state his reasons for thus thinking. In the session of 1844 the North Devon line was brought forward. It was thirty-two miles in length, and was to go through the very same district of country that would be traversed by the Taw Vale. The capital to he raised for it was 400,0001. Proper parties were em ployed to take the traffic, and they proved before a Committee of the House of Commons that the gross receipts for passengers and merchandise would amount to 44,0001. per annum. A PROPRIETOR said he believed that fact was never proved. The CHAIRMAN said he was not saying that it was, he was referring to the evidence given before a Com mittee of the House of Commons. Taking the work ing expenses at 40 per cent., namely 17,6001., the net profit on the traffic would be 26,400/. When they went for their extension they made it 31 miles long —that was a mile shorter than the other, and they did this by a projected tunnel. It was now thought right that the tunnel should be avoided, and the intention was to make it of the original extent-32 miles. Mr. Pare's estimate of the traffic of the line was 42,4801. Now, taking the working expenses at 40 per cent., namely, 16,9921., the net profit would be 25,490/. They were at that time contemplating an arrangement with the Bristol and Exeter Company, between whom and themselves, if the arrangement had been effected, the surplus of 3,5701. would have been divided. He hail recently been over the district through which this line would pass, and with every inch of which he (the Chairman) was intimately acquainted. He was accompanied by a gentleman, also acquainted with the neighbourhood, who was also satisfied that the calculations which he (the Chairman) was about to give of the estimated taffic of the line was perfectly correct. They made out that the passengers, goods, and mineral traffic would produce 40,405/. per annum, and the rents of the sheds and the dock dues would produce a further sum of 1,0001. per annum, giving a gross revenue of 41,4051. Allowing forty-two per cent. for working expenses on 17,1991., and paying the interest on the 182,6001, borrowed capital, the preference shares and the sum required to open the line, there would be a surplus of 1,4361. The estimated traffic of 22/. per mile per week .was a very moderate estimate. He found from the railway returns that the Bristol and Exeter cost 32,000/. per mile and earned 561. per mile per week; the Eastern Counties cost 39,000/. per mile and earned 551. per mile per week ; and the Great Northern, 126 miles of which were open, had cost 33,0001., and took 201. per mile per week, but the Great Northern had not yet the advantage of the through traffic. The Great Western had cost 47,0001. per mile, and its receipts were 82/. per mile per week. The Lancashire and Yorkshire had cost 45,000/., and its receipts were 981. per mile per week. The Hon. Gentleman gave the cost per mile and the receipt per mile per week of the following railways as follows : Cost Receipt per mile. per mile. London and North Western £42,000 .. £ll2 London and Brighton Midland . . 31,000 ... 57 South-Eastern ... .... 50,000 ... 72 South Devon .. 35,000 .. 39 those current on this day week, and the demand conti nues good, especially for low and mid sorts. Purchases to a fair extent have been made in green, at thc , rates of this diy week. COFFEE.—To - day Native Ceylon Coffee was in excel lent demand by private treaty, prices are still on the advance and rule at from 38s to 39s for good ord. At auction 38 bags went at 38s 6d per cwt. Plantation was dealt in with greater freedom, and the public sales of 180 casks 900 bags went at an advance on last week's rates of 2s to 3s per cwt, mid and good mid went at 56s to 635, low mid 53s to 555, fine fine ord 48s to 525, fine ord 44s to 475, and good ord 39s to 43s per cwt. The market has a firm aspect. RlCE.—There has again been much inquiry after common sorts of East India. The supply is smaller and shippers are yet the chief operators ; cargo Madras has been sold at 7s 3d to 7s 6d, pearl barley 7s 6cl to Bs, pinky white 83 to 9s, low Bengal 8s 6d to 93. The better sorts have met with a fair sale at full rates, and 3,300 bags at auction were partly sold at 103 to 103 6d for good white. On the part of holders of all descriptions there is firmness. Cleaned Rice has been in lively demand, and prices keep on the advance ; town dressed Carolina selling at from 233 to 28s, Patna low to fine 12s to 203, and American cleaned Rice cwt. S B free sellers of Jam a i ca R uin , an d thePml2aliiskTetsot—i2s3Twsheiiee are well supplied. supplied. The value of plain and mid quality 28 to 33 per cent over proof is from 2s 2d to 2s 9d, better sort 32 to 36 over 2s 10d to 3s 3d, and fine 33 4d to 4s. East India has been dealt in with caution at is 3d to is 3id proof, but upon these terms there are not free sellers. The market for Lee ward Island has been in a quiet state, and the small parcels sold were at is 4id to is 5d proof, and there is a fair amount on offer. In Demerara a good business has been done at 23 to 2s 3d for 30 to 40 per cent. over proof. The demand for Brandy continues active, and in the market there is much firmness. We quote Cognac best brands of the vintage of 1841 at 3s 10d to 4s, 1847 ditto 4s 4d to 4s 6d, 1846 ditto 5s 6d to 5s Bd, 1845 ditt o at 5s 8d to 5s 10 d , inferior marks 3s 4d to 3s 10d, and Bordeaux 2s to 23 2d per gallon. Geneva is firm at is 9d to Is 10d for shipping sort, and at 2s 3d to 3s 3d for fine adapted for home trade purposes. The value is still 9s 8d for British made Spirit, and 8s to 8s 6d for Gin 17 to 22 per cent. under proof. COCHINEAL.—Ta day the quantity offered at auction amounted to 50 bags of Teneriffe. The former only in part sold at 3s 3d to 3s 9d for black, and silvers 3s 4d to 3s 6d, whilst the latter was taken in at 3s 10d; these are rather lower rates. . e —To-say evi S n A ce L d TP t E o Tß o E p n a e u t eti m on or s e oo de b s a i g r s e and at were taken in at 27s 6d to 28s per cwt for 54 to 3i per cent. refraction, and these are full rates. SPlCES.—Rather higher rates have been paid for Nutmegs, and the parcels offered at public sale, amount ing to 49 pkgs, found ready purchasers—middling brown went at 25 9d to 2a lid, good mid and good 3s to 3s sd, fine 3s 6d, to 33 7d, and one lot of very superior 4s 7d per lb. Mace is wanted; 15 cases at auction went at 2s 4d to 2s 5d for mid, and at 2s 6d to 2s 7d for good. The better sorts of Cloves have been in good de mand at a small advance, and 11 cs Bencoolen at public sale realised from is 7d to 2s id for good and fine; com mon sorts are, however, less wanted, and 80 bags Zanzibar were taken in at 8d per lb. Black Pepper is not to be obtained at lower rates. At public sale, a part only of 4,313 robins and 2 03S bags of Aleppy found buyers at From 2i to 2id for middling and good half heavy black, Malabar, good 3d to 3i.d. White met with more attention, whilst 243 chts and 300 bags at auction sold at 6d to 8i for good and fine Tellicherry, and at 44-d for middling Singapore. There are several buyers of Pimento, the value is from 4d to 4id. In Cinnamon there has been little business concluded. Ginger is not much wanted by exporters, and at public sale 237 packages Jamaica went from 41 3s to 71 per cwt. TALLOW.—OnIy a limited business has been con eluded in Russian on the spot, and prices have still a downward tendency. There are sellers of fine P. Y. Candle at 38s 9d to 39s per cwt. Home melted is cheaper, but at 37a to 37s 6d nett cash sales to a fair extent have been made. For other sorts of Tallow rather lower rates are acceded to, and the quantity on offer is yet large. The public sale of 1,384 packages South American went at 34s to 36s 6.1, and 252 casks of Sydney at 34s to 36s per cwt. Rough Fat is still 2s Id to 2s lid per stone of 81bs. Oars.—There are sellers of Linseed Oil for delivery up to the close of the year at 25s to 25s 3d per cwt, still few contracts have been entered into. On the spot a good home trade has been experienced, and several par cels have been sold for export. The rates paid are 25s 6d, and in some cases 25s 9d per cwt. Rapeseed Oil met with less attention, and more desire is evinced to sell ; pale at 37s 6d to 335, and brown at 36s 6d to 375. For Olive the market remains firm.—Gallipoli at 421 to 431 per tun, and other sorts at 391 to 41/ 10s. For Cocoa Nut Oil sellers are ready to accept 33s to 35s per cwt. for fair to fine quality. Palm has been much inquired for, and the trade are compelled to pay 31s to 31s 6d for good and fine quality. On the part of holders of Sperm there is firmness, and holders ask 79/ to 801 per tun. None has been offered at auction. Seal—Pale at 32/ to 33/, straw and tinged 291 10s to 31110 s, yellow and brown 271 to 29/; still only small sales have been made. Cod 27/ to 2715 s is the value. Southern Oil—At auction 264 tuns were all sold; fine at 291 15s to 30/ 15s, good 29/ to 29/ 10s, and low to mid at 26/ to 281 per ton. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. (Before the RECORDER.) Thomas Povey, 36, labourer, was indicted for stealing a quantity of silk tabaret, valued at 131., the property of the Eastern Counties Railway; and Sa muel Jones, 49, Joseph Lucas, 43, and James Thomp son, 39—the three last-mentioned persons surrender ing to take their trial—were indicted for feloniously receiving the property in question, knowing it to have been stolen. Mr. Ballantine and Mr. Cockerell conducted the prosecution ; Mr. M‘Mahon appeared for Povey ; and Messrs. Prendergast, Payne and Metcalfe defended the receivers. It appeared in evidence that on the 2d of June a parcel of goods, among which was the piece of ta baret in question, was dispatched by the Eastern Counties Railway from Braintree, addressed to Messrs. Warlter and Co., Wilson-street, Finsbury. The train arrived in due course at the Shoreditch station on Sunday morning, the 3d of June, and it was moved off the main line and remained there until the following morning, when, upon the train being unloaded, it was discovered that Messrs. Wariter's parcel had been opened, and the piece of tabaret stolen therefrom. The prisoner Povey was employed upon the railway, and therefore had an opportunity of taking the property, but there was no distinct evidence when or how it was removed. In consequence of inquiries, however, that were made by Inspector Shackell, who is engaged now in the service of the company, the whole of the prisoners were apprehended, and by his subsequent exertions the circumstances connected with the robbery were discovered. Sergeant TEAKLE deposed that on the 29th of June he went, with Mr. Shackell, to the shop of Messrs. Hampton and Co., in Leicester-square, and inquired of the shopman what was the price of the piece of tabaret which he saw in the window. The shopman replied that it was 3s. 9d. per yard, and he added that it was " very cheap" at that price. He saw a gentle man in the shop, and informed him that the tabaret had been stolen, and he then inquired how they be came possessed of it, and he was informed that they had purchased it of a person name d J ones . U pon receiving this information he took the prisoner Jones into custody, and inquired of him if he had sold any tabaret lately in Leicester-square, and he replied that he had, but said he had forgotten the price he received for it. He then told him that the article had been stolen, and asked him where he got it from, and he referred him to Lucas, whom he accordingly took into custody, and upon his questioning him regarding the stolen property, he said he had got it from Thompson, the fourth prisoner, and on his being taken into cus tody he said that Povey had brought the article to his house to sell, and that knowing nothing of the value of such things he had applied to Lucas and Jones. Messrs. Povey was then taken into custody, and on his being informed that he was charged g w iv i e t n h s t t o ea h li i n m g t b h y e tabaret he h bn e t ad a m ai i d tte t d ha t t ha i t t hheadhadbeteanken it to Thompson to se ll, named Bolton, who was also employed upon the railway. Shackell confir m ed the evidence given by Teakle, and also produced a bill of parcels given the ar by Hampton and Co., to Jones, by which it appeared that they had gi v e n ls. 3d. a yard for which was valued by the manufacturer at ss. per yard. George Bolton, the person referr ed to in the evi dence of Teakle;deposed that there was no truth in the statement made by Povey, that he bad given him the tabaret. Mr. W. Hampton was next called—He deposed that he carried on business as an upholsterer in Leicester-square, and that he purchased the article produced of the priso n er Jones. The nu m b e r of yards appeared by th e bill of parcels to be 38 i , but the actual quantity was 40 yards. The RECORDER asked why the exact quantity was not stated ? Mr. Hampton replied, that a por tion of the tabaret was stained, and that was not in cluded. The RECORDER inquired what price he gave for it ? Mr. Hamiiton said 15d. per yard. The RECORDER—Then was it " very cheap" at 3s. 9d. ?—The witness said he was not in the way when that price was asked. He should have sold it much cheaper. The RECORDER—What was your price ? Witness —We did not agree to sell it. The RECORDER—Then what did you put it in the window for ? Witness—We put all our goods in the window. Mr. BALLANTINE—And I suppose the shopmen have instructions to say that e verything is cheap ? The RECORDER—At the rate this article was bought, this ought to be the cheapest shop in London. Mr. Hampton said, he would not give a farthing more than he did for such an article. The REcoßnEa—What did you give ? Mr. Hamp ton—l gave 2/. Bs. Mr. BALLUITINE—Not quite 2/. Bs. Did you not WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 29, 1849. take off 2s. sd. for discount? Witness—We always take discount for cash. Mr. BALLANTINE—ThP rmimirachrw valaf.s tiie property tIE 131. Pray, du you often buy things in this way, Mr. Hampton ? Witness—Not very often. I bought this of Jones because I had known him for two years, and was aware that he was in the habit of having " job lots." By Mt. PAYNE—Jones asked me 2s. 9d. or 3s. a yard for the tabaret in the first instance, and I told him to take it away, and he did so. We afterwards had some further dealing for it, and he agreed to take what I offered. The RECORDER here gave directions that in the allowance of expenses to the witnesses Mr. Hampton should not be included. Mr. BALLANTINE remarked that his conduct had been most improper and was well deserving the cen sure cast upon it by the Court, and he at the same time time ob-erved, that in a robbery of a most ex tensive character brought before that Court a few sessions back a similar facility appeared to have been given by persons in an apparent station of respecta bility for the disposal of the stolen property. The RECORDER said, that in this instance there appeared to be very little distinction between the case of Jones and that of the witness Hampton. Mr. Hampton declared he had given the full value of the article. The RECORDER said he had no business to have bought it at all under the circumstances. This being the case for the prosecution, Mr. METCALFE submitted that there was nothing to go to the jury against Lucas, for whom he ap peared. He was not proved to have made a single false statement, and the stolen property had never been shown to be in his possession. The RECORDER said, that the case was certainly, in a legal point of view, very slight against that prisoner; and he at the same time observed, that although a great deal of pains had been taken to get up the pro secution, he was rather surprised that all the interme diate parties should hare been placed at the bar, and that the person who eventually purchased the property should have been made a witness. Mr. BALLANTINE had no hesitation in saying that if he had been consulted originally, he should have advised a different course, and should certainly have directed the indictment of the person in Leicester square, and should have asked a jury to say whether the purchasing of property at such a totally inade quate price was not evidence of a guilty knowledge on the part of the purchaser that the property had been stolen. Mr. Prendergast, Mr. M'Mahon, and Mr. Payne then addressed the jury for their several clients, the counsel for the receivers contending that there was no proof of any guilty knowledge, particularly relying upon the fact that they had told no falsehoods, but had each truly represented how he became possessed of the property. The RECORDER then summed up, and The jury, after deliberating a short time in the box, expressed a wish to retire. They were absent nearly an hour, and on their return into court gave a verdict of Guilty against Povey, and Acquitted all the other prisoners. The jury at the same time expressed their opinion that there had been a great want of prudence on the part of the witness Hampton in purchasing the property. The hECORDER said, he quite agreed in the opinion expressed by the jury. It really was a fearful thing for the public that persons keeping shops, and i❑ re spectable positions, should give such facilities fur the disposal of stolen property. Mr. Hampton begged to be allowed again to state that the article was damaged, and he considered hd had given the full value for it when he paid 15d. yard. The RECORDER (with warmth)—Then why did you ask as. 9d. for the same article, and represent it as very cheap ? The more you stir in the mater in the more unfavourable light your conduct appears. You will not have your expenses, and I recommend you to consider it good advice not to be connected witb such a transaction again, and to be more prudent in future. The prisoner Povey was then sentenced to be trans-, ported for seven years. - Martin Hansell who was convicted on Monday of misdemeanour and having attempted to extort money by undertaking not to publish libellous matter con cerning a gentleman named Bevan in the Satirist newspaper, was brought up for judgment. It was intimated to the Court, prior to sentence being pronounced that the prisoner was in a danegrous state from consumption, and that a long confinement would, in all probability prove fatal. The RECORDER, in passing sentence, said that the defendant had been convicted of the offence of en deavouring to extort money by refraining to publish scandalous matter in the newspaper of which he was the proprietor ; and, upon a careful considera tion of all the facts, he felt bound to say that he entirely agreed in the verdict that had been pronounced by the jury. He found, upon inquiry, that the woman Mills, who was included in the indictment with him, and who had, no doubt, been the instrument of putting him forward, had been sentenced to six months' im prisonment, and taking into consideration, his superior position in life, and his advantage in point of educi- • tion over that person, he did not see how it was possible to pass upon him a more lenient sentence than the one she had received. He then ordered the defendant to be imprisoned for six months, and at the same time observed that he had no doubt he would receive every medical attention which his condition required, and that the Secretary of State would also interfere if the state of his health, resulting from confinement, should render such a step necessary. _ NEW COURT. (Before Mr. BuLLocs.) Thomas Langston, 33, a smith ; John Low, 18, and Charles Low, 22, also smiths, were indicted for steal ing a teapot, a spade, 120 keys, a quantity of iron, and articles of ironmongery, the property of Arthur Williams, their master. Mr. Clarkson prosecuted, and Mr. Ribton and Mr. Cockle severally appeared for the prisoners. Although the prisoners were separately tried upon different indictments, the whole of the cases arose out of one transaction, which was this :—The prosecutor, an ironmonger, carrying on business at Hammer smith, in the early part of the present year, took the business, which is a very extensive one, of a Mr. Wright, a great number of whose previous servants he continued in his employment, but in the middle of July, finding that he was •being robbed, he gave in formation to the police, who upon searching the various places of residence in the occupation of the prisoners, a quantity of his property was found, of which they could not give any satisfactory account as to how it came into their possession. The jury found them Guilty, and having bean strongly recommended to mercy, they were sentenced, Langston to four months, and the two Lows to three months' imprisonment and hard labour. Henry and George Alfred Norris, the two brothers who were yesterday found guilty of defrauding a number of pawnbrokers, were this morning brought up and sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment. This finished the business of the session, and the Court adjourned until Monday, the 17th of September. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. The following letter was received by the Lord Mayor in the course of the day : " No. 5, Church•court, Clement's-lane, Aug. 27. "My Lord,—l think it my duty to inform your Lordship that Manning, who is now being sought for by the police, was at my office inquiring the charge for a passage per the Constant for himself and his wife. This was just before the discovery of the murder took place. I need not add I have seen nothing of him since, but there is a probability of his hanging about Plymouth, to which port the ship is now on her journey, and he stated that he wished to join her there. " He did not give me his name, but I have a per fect recollection of him, and have made it my busi ness to go over to the Town-hall and read again the description of his person, which is correct, and I no doubt in my mind of his being the same person. " I have the honour to be, "Your Lordship's most obedient servant, " H. HORNEMAN. " To the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor." His Lordship immediately sent the communication to the magistrate at the police court at which the woman accused of being accessory to the murder of O'Connor has been examined. Joseph Powell, alias Bright, was brought before his Lordship, charged as having been included in an indictment upon which his brother was tried some time ago, and convicted and sentenced to be trans ported for seven years. Heddington, the officer, stated that a true bill had been found against the prisoner and his brother in the Central Criminal Court Session in the month of July, 1848, for robbery, and that Robert Powell, the brother of the prisoner, had been tried, found guilty, and transported; that on Saturday witness appre hended the prisoner in Great Carter-lane, and that the prisoner made a desperate resistance and did all in his power to disable the police, and bit and kicked those who laid hands upon him; that the prisoner denied his real name, and threatened to dis patch the officer, seized him by the throat, and cut away from him by means of a penknife, and was at length secured by a grocer, who threw a rope over him and crippled his legs. The prisoner said that Heddington mistook him for another person, and laid violent hands upon him without provocation ; that his name was Jack Bright instead of Joseph Powell ; and that it was almost time for him to stand upon his defence when he was roughly handled. The LORD MAYOR said he would send the prisoner to the Central Criminal Court, in order that it might be ascertained whether he was the party who had been engaged with Robert Powell in committing the robbery for which the latter had been transported. trial. John Walters, who was a few days ago charged with having for'ged and uttered a cheque, pui porting to be an order for 1571. 103., upon the banking-house of Barclay and Co., of Lombard-street, was brought up for re-examination. The prisoner had been identified, upon his first examination, by one of the waiters at the Guildhall Hotel ; and a witness swore that he believed the handwriting in the cheque, and also in a note pre viously sent to Messrs. Barclay, to be the prisoner's. By accident, however, a gentleman of the name of Jerram was sitting in the Justice-room with the Lord Mayor, and with Mr. Jerram, it appeared, the prisoner had lived for six or seven years, before he had entered the service of Mr. Da Silva, whose cheque it was supposed he had counterfeited; and the prisoner, after having looked at the instrument which he was accused of having forged, said, " With the permission of the Lord Mayor, I should wish to ask the gentleman who sits with his Lordship a question." Mr. Jerram, thus appealed to, said—My Lord Mayor, I will of course answer any question the man at the bar puts to me, but I think he had better not ask me any. The prisoner—l beg, Sir, that you will consent to be sworn. Mr. Jerram was then sworn and examined—He stated that the prisoner had been six or seven years in his service, and he had often seen the prisoner write. The prisoner—ls the writing on the cheque like mine ? Mr. Jer ram—lf it is your writing, it is greatly altered from what it was when you were with me. Alderman GIBBS (who sat with the Lord Mayor) said, he was present at the first examination, and he did not consider the evidence sufficiently strong against the prisoner to justify a committal, as it was impossible that a jury could convict upon it. The prisoner was then discharged. William New, a Thames steam-boat commander, pleaded Guilty to a charge of having navigated a steam-vessel between Hampton and Teddington-lock at a quicker rate than was allowed by Act of Par liament. The LORD MAYOR said he would inflict but a small penalty for the offence. If the charge had been that of overloading be would have inflicted the highest fine. He had lately witnessed a case of tremendous overloading, from which he apprehended serious dan ger, and he considered it to be his duty to wait upon the Board of Trade, and represent the circumstance. It appeared that the Board had been most grossly imposed upon on the occasion of the application for licences to steam vessels, the numbers to be carried being vastly disproportioned to the size of the boats, and they promised to bring in a Bill in the nex session calculated to remedy the evil. His Lordship said, that he should, instead of inflicting the fine of 51., be satisfied with the penalty of ss. ; but he assured the defendant that any further mischief to the banks of the river, occasioned by rapid transit, should be visited with a severe penalty. • York and Newcastle .. 21,000 . 53 York and North Midland .. 17,000 .. 43 And the Taff Vale Railway, which most nearly resembled this railway in the character of its length, had cost 20,5001., and the traffic produced 411. per mile per week. Now, the cost of the Taw Vale would be, for the 35 miles which they proposed to open, 12,795/ per mile, including docks, &c. The town population along the Taff Vale Railway, was 55,000, and its length 38 miles. The receipts per mile per week were 411., or 41,9201. per annum. The company paid four per cent, on some portion of their preference capital, and five per cent upon another part; yet they divided i/. 7s. 6d. percent. on the original shares. Now, the Taw Vale town population was 91,000 ; the traffic in coal, lime, and culm, &c., was ;estimated to be con siderable, and he firmly believed there was no line in the kingdom that would show a lower cost per mile, or pay a better dividend. The Hon. Gentle man then proceeded to move the adoption of the re port as altered. _ _ _ Mr. J. WILKINSON (solicitor) inquired the names of the directors who were present when the original report was agreed to. The CHAIRMAN said himself, Colonel Henderson . Mr. Wilton, Mr. Tite, and Mr. Uzielli. Mr. J. WincaNsoN wished also to know the names of the directors present when it was altered. The CHAIRMAN said himself, Mr. Chaplin, Mr. Townsend, Mr. Wilton, Mr. Woolmer, the Hon. Mr. Scott, and Colonel Henderson. Eventually, after much noisy discussion, the mo tion' for the adoption of the report, was adjourned for further consideration, and thanks having been voted to the Chairman, the meeting terminated. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, Aug. 28.) SUGAR.—Today there was a fair business concluded in the West India Sugar market for both grocery and refining purposes, but holders are compelled to take former terms for all sorts : at auction 165 hhds Barba does went with fair spirit at firm rates; low and middling yellow realised 37s 6d t o i39 s , an d goo to fine 39s 6d to 40s 6d per cwt. REFINED.—To-day Refined Sugar met with a good home trade demand, and the market was firm; the sup ply has also become small. Sales of brown Lumps were made at 49s to 49s 6d, and fair grocery at 50s to 503 Gd per cwt. Bonded Crushed Sugar is unalterd in value. MAURITIUS.—This afternoon four parcels of Mauri tius Sugar were offered at public sale, amounting to 11,754 bags. There was a slackness in the biddings, and prices declined 6d per cwt; rather more than half found buyers, fine yellow at 39s to 40a, middling and good 37s to 38s 6d, low 36s to 36s 6cl, ordinary to good grey 35s 6d to 38s 6d, low and very ordinary brown 29s to 335, middling 33s 6d to 345, and good to fine 34s 6d to 35s 6d per cwt. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the market was more freely supplied with Bengal Sugar: the quantity offered at public sale amounted to 4,610 bags ; there was not much desire evinced to operate, and the rates taken were rather under those current on Friday, but the chief part sold ; su perior white Benares went at 42s 6d to 435, middling and good 39s to 40s 6d, fine yellow, like Mauritius, 40s to 41s 6d, good 39s to 39s 6d, middling and good soft 35s to 37s 6d, and grainy white 44s to 47s 6d. Of Madras 200 bags sold at 30s 6d to 32s 6d for brown of soft quality, and at 33s 6d. to 34s for low yellow, which are rather lower rates. FOREIGN.—There has not been a more active demand 'or Foreign Sugar for exportation, and the rates taken have been rather under those current on this day week. By private treaty only a cargo of yellow Havannah iias been sold at 23s for fine quality, for the Baltic, one of brown at 20s, and half a cargo of superior yellow at 23s 6d per cwt. For home trade purposes the trade has been limited. Oa the part of refiners working under bond little desire has beta evinced to operate in any sort. MOLASSES.—Prices are still on the decline for all sorts of West India, and ea° purchases have been only 250 puns since this day week; fine Antigua at 18s to 18s 6d, and fair Trinidad at 16s per cwt. East India Treacle canbe purchased at 15s to 15s 6d per cwt. Coe A.—West IndiFl—Of 250 bags of Trinidad offered at public sale a small part only sold at 39s to 42s for grey, and at 40s to 49s for red, and 300 bags Grenada c3aBustitoon4,2s. and Foreign desire C i o s c o e a has v nce s been ds3sel o l pe a r t at f ed in with rom26sto 28s, as there is a large quantity held by importers. TEA.—None has been offered at auction since this day week. For Congou. the rates paid are fully equal to MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Thomas Alexander Beale, the ostensible proprietor of the Saloon, Piccadilly, appeared yesterday to an information laid by► the police for knowingly per mitting and suffering prostitutes to congregate in his house and to remain there. Mr. Beresford, the superintendent of the C division, said, in consequence of the complaints to the Commis sioners, the police were instructed to ascertain if the saloon was conducted in an irregular manner. The complaints were to the effect that music and dancing were indulged in to the annoyance of the inhabitants up to a very late hour in the morning. On Tuesday night last witness, accompanied by a number of con stables, paid a visit to the Saloon. He found a great number of men and women in the saloon having re freshments. At least twenty of the women he knew were common frequenters of the Quadrant. He did not hear any disturbance, nor did he see any intoxi cation. There was neither music nor dancing at the time. Police•sergeant Burnett corroborated the superin tendent's statement, and, in addition, stated that at least fifty or sixty women were in the room at the time, the majority of whom were prostitutes. A police-constable, who was stationed at the door on the night in question, said be saw at least seventy women enter the Saloon and remain for some time, moat of whom he knew to be street-walkers. Mr. Woolridge, surgeon, Jerrnyn• street, said his house was situated exactly at the back of the Saloon. For the last six months the frequenters of the Saloon indulged in music and dancing from twelve until about four o'clock in the morning, during which time it was impossible for him or his family to get any rest. In consequence of the nuisances which these junkettings•caused to him, he had made a complaint to the police, and the present proceedings had resulted from that complaint. He could not say that music or dancing was going on at the time when the police paid their visit to the Saloon. Mr. Clarkson, who appeared for the defence, con sidered that he had nothing to answer according to the evidence before the Court. Witnesses had not shown that any drunkenness or disturbance was• taking place, or that anything more was going on than that numbers of men and women were conversing and taking refreshment together. Admitting that some of the women were of loose character, that he appre hended would not induce the Court to convict, as a conviction would be totally opposed to a decision given some time ago (he believed by the very magis trate whom he then had the honour of addressing) that the mere assembling together of prostitutes for purposes of refreshment did not constitute such an offence as brought the owner of the house within the meaning of the Act. Mr. HARDWICK admitted the full force of the Learned Counsel's remarks, but at the same time could not but feel the force of the stringent language of the Act, which recited that no keeper of a public house or other house of entertainment should know ingly permit or suffer prostitutes to congregate or remain therein. The Act was directed against those houses where prostitutes were encouraged to congre gate at late hours, and where drunkenness and dis orderly conduct occurred. It was impossible to con ceive a greater nuisance to a neighbourhood than a house where prostitutes congregated, who came into the streets drunk at late hours and created a disturb ance. Against such houses he was determined to direct the full weight of the law, not only by the heaviest fines, but by causing the licences to be with held altogether. But where it was only proved that unfortunate women assembled for the purpose of re freshment, he certainly did not feel justified in inter preting the Act rigidly, for if he did so he should be obliged to exclude them from all houses of entertain meat, and must debar them from the opportunity o f obtaining refreshment in any public - house. Their lot was unfortunate enough, and he could not bring himself, by a harsh interpretation of the law, to aggravate its bitterness in virtually excommunicating them from all society. If he did apply the Act in such cases as those in which it was proved that prostitutes were in a public-house for purposes of refreshment only, then he must extend it to every case in which it was shown that two women o f l oose c h aracter were seen in a public house under any circumstances. This he could not co nsen t t o d o , an d h e must, there , fore, give those cases the benefit of a doubt where nothing more had been proved than in the present case. According to the evidence neither dancing, music, intoxication, or disturbance, was in operation when the police entered the Saloon. The parties were only refreshing themselves, or in conversation, and as this did not constitute a sufficient breach of the Act ; he should dismiss the case. The superintendent made some inquiries relative to music and dancing in the Saloon. Mr. HAanwicx said, if music and dancing took place without a licence the law appointed a mode of proceeding, and in case of conviction, a very heavy penalty. WANDSWORTH. Mr. Samuel Kingston, the landlord of the Duke of York, Lark Hall-lane, Clapham, was charged with being drunk, and creating a riot in front of his own house. Police-constable Spice, 47 V, proved that on Mon• day evening, about six o'clock, be found the defendant outside his house drunk, and creating a great disturb. ance. He had caused a large mob of people to assemble, to the extreme annoyance of the respectable inhabitants, and when remonstrated w ith by M r . Coleman, the inspector, he used most insniting and idisgusting language, and his conduct was altogether so bad that they were compelled to take him into custody. It further appeared that the defendant had been charged at that court as recently as Friday last with assaulting a constable named Collins, and was fined 10s. At the same time and place an Irish girl, who had been acting as servant at the Duke of York was charged by Mr. Kingston, jun., on suspicion of steal ing four sovereigns from the till ; but it was admitted by the profligate parent that he had given the girl the money for an immoral purpose, and she was discharged. Mr. Kingston, jun., on this occa sion stated that his father had been twice in Peckham Lunatic Asylum, but the Commissioners of Lunacy released him as soon as the effects of drink had worn off. Mr. PAYNTER, after imposing a fine of 205., now said that, unless some restraint was put upon the de fendant, he would enforce a power that had been given him under a recent Act of Parliament, and suspend his licence, which would have the effect of shutting up his house; for the continuance of such disgraceful scenes was not to be tolerated in a respectable neighbourhood. Genius, like the sun upon the dial, gives to the human heart both its shadow and light.—Eliza Cook's Journal. HOP INTELLIGENCE. BOROTTGII, AtinusT 27.—The accounts during the pAst h eorne more Evoun-,hle. The warn nights have caused the good grounds to progress. In the blighted hops little or no improvement has taken place. The duty has advanced to 90,0001. Our market remains quiet. MAInsToNE.- - In the Mid Kent parishes, gene rally, considerable improvement has been witnessed during the past week, of which the weather has been most favourable. A large number of grounds will do nothing, but many, which were given over, now show a sprinkle of hops, and the top crop of those which were better, will probably exceed former anti pations. In the opinion of many of our best judges, the duty will be even higher than now quoted. MEREWORTH AND WATERINGDORY.—The hops in these parishes have much improved within the la t fortnight, and have this year strictly verified the o ld saying as to their coming out of the poles. The grounds have been moderately clear from vermin, look well, and promise a good crop, and where the vermin has been bad there will be a few good hope. But there are many grounds in that state, and slack of bine, and in many of the strongest grounds the mould is making dreadful ravages; some of the growers will begin picking in a week or ten days 00 that account; and although there is every appearance that we shall have as many more hops as were ex pected, yet we shall not have now more than half a crop. TESTON.—The hops in this parish have looked rather better as regards quantity of bine than the adjoining parishes, and have been more free from vermin and mould, although we have had both, and have some mould still. They have improved fa, beyond our best hopes within the l as t mon th ; s hould they continue so to do, we hope to obtain rather more than an average crop for the year. NETTLESTED.—A favourable change has taken place within the last fortnight in the hops, which we are likely to take our share of, although we have mould, and some grounds are slack of bine. YALDING AND Husros;.--Our hops in the best grounds, some of which are very good, have much improved during the past week. The weather has been much in their favour. The mould is much 0 ° the increase in some gardens. MALLING.—The past week's weather has dis tinguished more clearly those grounds that will do nothing, and those that will do a little. The effect is great in the few better grounds, in which we 8 118 1 grow a few more than was anticipated, if the mould does not carry them off. HORSNIONDEN.—A change, as unprecedented as it is welcome, has taken place in our hop grounds within the last fortnight. They are now, in a majo rity of instances, presenting a very splendid appear ance. In many plantations, which a month since dick not appear likely to produce a pocket per acre, there will now probably be three; while those ground s that were then considered middling, are now very fine. We are now likely to ge t an average f o r W e parish of from six to seven cwt. per acre, of a quali t y which bid fair to be very superior. EAST MALLING.—The late fine weather has pro duced but little improvement in the blighted gardenot but in the more favoured plantations there is de cidedly a great imp rovemen t. Th ey are fit s " coming out into a good sized hop, and look well for condition. 'AYR()Tnam.—The hops here are decidedly in v. proving ; the last few warm nights have done a ver great deal of good w h ere t h e h ops have appe ared, but there are some bines without any signs ev e " of burr. EDENBRIDGE.—There is an improvement in t he t best grounds since our l as t, b ut t h ere are a gr,,e4 number of acres w hi c h w ill not pro d uce a pe e' per acre. ORrINGTON.—What few hops there are have grove out very nicely. About one cwt. per acre maY grown upon the best grounds. CANTERBURY.—The recent warm weather bas d °11 , 6 much for most plant a ti ons th a t were no t pre viousl past all chance of r a llyi ng , an d th e pro d uce o f tb_ neighbourhood will excee d th e es ti ma t e f or so me tild e past generally calculated on, although there are rar b l e grounds into whi c h a b as k e t will not be put. The duty, at from 75,000/. t o 80 , 0001 ., i s supporte d pre" freely. - - HURSTGREEN.—The hops have made a little il n i provement since last week, but not to any greyg extent, and some are past th e h o p e o f d o i ng any . th i r s ; worth mentioning; some of the b es t g round is 8 00 attacked with flea. A meetin g t a k es place her e t b a Friday next, in consequ ence o f th e re f usa l of of Chancellor of the Exchequer to grant the prayer the Hastings memorialists. oebf TicEtiußsT.—lmprovement is going on in th,e„ % , of favoured ground s; b u t th e crop on the genere'‘l/ ;', the plantations in thi s ne i g hb our h oo d w ill be ‘- small.—Maidstone Gazette of Tuesday. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, Aua. 28. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The market remains very inactife, with scarcely a transaction doing. Exeter Thirds, IO W ; ever, were done to-day at 9 1 / 2 die. In Great W es terns the were sellers of Quarters at 8 1 4 dis., buyers at 8% dis. LIVERPOOL, AUG. 28. STOCK EXCHANGE.—There was very little business tranoS; acted in our share market to-day; prices, however, have not given way. The sales are—Great Northern (5 per cent.r,f, ierence), dis. - Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, ,JZ dis. Lancaster and Preston, Three-quarter Shares, ". er r s , —London and North-Western, 128—ditto, New Qua rts c. p.—Midland, Halves, 15 dis.—York, Newcastle, an Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 6 per cent., 41.65. 3d. MANCHESTER, AUG. 28. S e STOCK EXCHANGE. —The t ransact i ons t o -d a y were follow : E as t L ancas hi re, New, 16 c.—Leeds, P re f e rence (Registered), 12% —Great Northern, Preference, 1 3 A c• —North Staffordshir e , 6 1 4 dis.—Leeds, Fifth s , 4 1-16 c. die. London Stock, 128—W es t Ridi ng U nion, 4 4-16 dis. • YORK, AUG. 27. ag STOCK EXCHANGE. —The transactions to-day were kt follow :—Midland, 62—No r th B r i t i s h , 31. 16s. 3d.—YE, Newcastle, and Berwi c k, 18 LA—Ditto (Newcastle E 2 c l.—:. sion), 12%. GLASGOW, A. 27. S2ocK ExcllaNitE.—The transactions to-day wer rr e er follow:—Aberdeen, Preference, 6 3 4—Glasgow General 4 minus, N—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ay r , 4934"5 01 " tish Cenbral, 23. ENG LIS II PR OP AG ANDISM. —A very extraordin ary‘..o9 scene for Paris occurr e d y es t er d ay even i ng i n the Place de la Bourse. S oon a f ter s i x o ' c l oc k a young and ,! dressed Englishman got upon a post, with a small pock Testament in his hand, an d a f ew persons h av i ng **se o,, bled he began to harangue them in very good Freet o on the blessings of peace. Two sergens de ville, w i f o were on duty at the Vaudeville Theatre, perceiving “ 1 „,.; a crowd was assembling, went to the spot and infortn`; the 2val , is but imprudent orator that open-air lector: in Paris were contrary to law. The Englishman P e .; sisted, and said that his object was pacific. The officei, replied that they did not question the excellence Of 1) . 0 motives, but that no person could deliver h ar angues b i e the public thoroughf are w i thout a permission fro° ht Protect of Polic e , an d t h ey requested him peditelY " s e earnestly to withdr aw . H e replied in French, " ?le be retire pas," o n w hi c h the sergens de isille took him by 1 arm and led him away.—Galignani. A NOBLE ACT. —A few years since a, profoll°,, mathematician di e d i n this town, leaving ,' ' a wife An 1 ; h .- , wily unprovided for. Th ose who knew and esteems , ' deceased raised 6001 ., and invested it for the widow children in a railway. Subsequently the stock wa g greatly greatly depreciated, but the gentleman who reconvn e T i l e the investment took up the shares, and paid the, — " g ag rence; that gentleman was one who never tires 111 ,„7,, 0 of benevolence and unostentatious charity, Mr. William Journal ..„ FADVERTISEMENT.j—THE EARL OF ALDBO."" ta AND HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.—An astounding cure by this miraa l g medicine, arter every other means had failed. See extract froi l l oy, Lordship's letter, dated " Villa Messina, Leghorn, Feb. 21, Professor Holloway—Sir : I beg to acquaint you that your pills hs•v`„ i t fected a care of a disorder in m y li ver an d s t om ach w hich a ll the frw 6 i. eminent of the faculty, at home and all over the continent, had 11 ",,, been able to effect; nay, not ever the waters of Carlsbad or if„ys rienbad. (Signed) " Aitmoaotroa." These wonderful pills v"; cure any disease of the liver or stomach.—Sold (also Hollows./ Ointm.nt) at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 2A4, Strand, * by ell medicine vendors throughout the olvilisat world. BIRTHS. On the 27th inst., at Upper Brooke-street, the lady of Hon. Captain Gough (only son of Viscount Gough), ° 1 son and heir. of On the 17th inst., at Rosstrevor, the Hon. Mrs. Ea.'? Badensbury, of a son. On the 23d inst., at Man or -h ouse, E ast Acton , Colin teo d'Avigdor, of a son. On the 22d inst., at Colkirk, Norfolk, the wife of JO tba A. Heitland, Esq., of a son. ci C On the 25th inst., at Upper Clapton, the wife of Freder i Janson, Esq., of a daughter. On the 26th inst., the wife of R. H . Witty, Esq., of vaie%' xi- - street, Strand, of twin daughters. • On the 16th inst., at Corsley-h ouse, Wil tsh i re, the W i f e of N. Barton, Esq., of a son. -nob On the 27th inst., at Mrs. James Curling, of Albion,'" Stoke Newington, of a son. MARRIED. T en bor t On the 22d inst., a t Edinburgh, Robert Green Weare, Esq., 8.A., of Claeen's College, Cambridge to x 4 Barnsley, youn gest d aughter of the late Robert Stuart, of Annat, and Heriot-row, Edinburgh. Ales-mi l On the 23d i ns t., at Bryanscord, Downshire, son of the late John Cheyne, Esq., M.D , Physician-Gel ter to his Majesty's Forces in Ireland, to Dora Lynn da ll ' of the late Francisco de Jove de Bernardo, son of ' Bill 1..... DIED On the 25th ult,, at Burton-hall, the Hon. Eliza Et• ion son, eldest daughter of Lord Monson, aged 16. pt e Tr On the 15th inst., at Q ueen - s t ree t, B rompton , Mr. --11 B On arn athe I rd Ch7thalon i nst., at animal pMorni nainter, gt aged 79. on-house, near Droisi7 t he Gustavus Hamilton, of Bellewst own , M ea th , grandson - third Viscount Boyne. a ged On the 24th inst ,at Spalding, Abraham C u tto, Eo4 ► 85, formerly As inst. , sistant-Commissioner of Excise. Sam uel On the 25th at Hanham-hall, Glocestershire,. Whittuck, E q a g e d On the 25th inst., at Great .lalvern, Worcestershretld 27, Eliezer, second son of John Montefiore, Esq., of ti re Is" - of Barbadoes. On the 26th inst., at Belgrave-terrace, St oc kwell-pare' Brixton, Surrey, Miss Margaret Arundel youngest- 4811 g ht of the late Rev. John Arundel, aged 37. late of On the 27th inst., at Museum-street, J. 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