The Sun. — London, England, 1849-08-24 00:00:00

Vourtt Etoition SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. LONDONDERRY AND ENNISKIL LEN RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.) The usual half-yearly meeting of this company was held this morning at the offices in Coleman street Buildings, Moorgate-street ; Mr. James Clay, M.P., chairman of the board of directors, in the chair. The following was the report of the directors : " The statement of accounts which has for some days been circulated amongst the shareholdeas, and to which your directors now beg your attention, has already fully informed you as to the financial position of the company, its capital, revenue, assets, and liabilities. " The revenue account proves that the traffic for the half-year now ended, has justified the expectation pre viously expressed by your directors respecting the work • ing profit on the portion of the line opened. " Your directors feel that if this position has been at. tained, notwithstanding the depressed state of Ireland, and the disadvantages incident to the working of the short portion of your line now open, they may confi dently look for a result still more satisfactory when the line has been extended, and the trade of the country regains its ordinary state of activity. " In keeping the accounts of the company, the utmost care has been taken to charge against revenue every item of expenditure not strictly belonging to the con struction of the line; and the disbursement side of the revenue account wil be found to contain, not only all salaries, wages, coke, and other articles of consumption for the half-year, but all expense of maintaining the permanent way, and repairs of locomotives, and working stock generally; the balance shown being the actual profit after the deduction of every fair charge for working. " The arrangements for the reduction of the working expenditure, as reported at the last half-yearly meeting, have now for some time been in full operation, and have produced the result anticipated. The line is now worked, the directors believe, as cheaply as any in the kingdom, and at the same time the efficiency of the service has been fully maintained. " With the view of still further reducing expenditure, your directors are now building coke ovens at Derry, and hope to make the effect of their working apparent before the next half-yearly meeting. " Referring to the agreement with Mr. Leishman, for payment of the amount of his award, as announced to you at the special general meeting, on September 19, 1848, your directors have to report, that in pursuance of such a compact, they have paid to Mr. Leishman the sum of 15,0001., being the total amount agreed to be paid him in cash; and that his award has still further been reduced by 4.000/. for calls upon his shares, leaving a balance of 15,874/. due to him, for which amount your directors are prepared, and have offered to hand Mr. Leishman the debentures of the company as agreed, but which to the present time he has not taken up. " Your directors were prepared to avail themselves of Mr. Leishman's offer, previously reported to you, to make the line from the present station to the bridge at London derry, and from Strabane to Victoria bridge, at prices to be agreed ; but they found that the estimate of that gentleman for the extension to Derry bridge, which merely contemplated for the station wooden temporary buildings, exceeded the amount for which they conceived the work could be done in stone, in a permanent manner. Disadvantageous as they believe delay to be, they pre ferred postponing the extension for some time, to se .wring its early construction at prices which they believed to be injurious to the interests of the share tilde " Feeling that the time had arrived when they would no longer be justified in delaying the extension to Derry Bridge, your directors, by public advertisement, invited tenders for the execution of the work; and have now to report that they have received tenders fur the same, which will enable the company to provide a per manent atone terminus at an amount which fully justifies the opinion previously expressed. It is believed that the extension will be completed and in operation before the next half-yearly meeting. " Additional experience serves the more to convince your directors, that the true mode of making the capital already expended fully productive is, by the extension of your railway beyond Strabane. In this view they are happy to say they find their opinion in unison with that of the great bulk of the shareholders. Believing it just that the proprietors called upon to effect this object should be the first to participate in the earnings of the line, they have determined to recommend that the 12/. 10s. half-shares be entitled to a preferential dividend of 5 per cent. out of the working profits. " Your directors would specially guard against the impression that by this mode it is sought to raise addi tional capital. Such is not the case; the authorized capital of the company is amply sufficient to open the whole line to Omagh. The amount of the preference proposed is not such as will, under any circumstances, permanently debar the 261. shares from fairly partici pating in the earnings of the company; and your di• rectors are fully assured that every length added to the line by this means will give a return not merely upon the capital raised for that purpose, but will add materially to the profits applicable to a dividend upon the 254 shares. " Should this proposition meet your approval, the balance now at credit of the revenue account, will enable. it at once to be brought into operation; and your direc tors would recommend that a dividend, at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, be paid on the half-shares, for the half-year ending July 31st, 1849. They would also suggest for your consideration the prudence and pro priety of at once setting aside a portion of the remaining profits, as the commencement of a fund to provide against depreciation, and for replacement of plant. "Since the last half-yearly meeting the line has been personally inspected by a deputation from the board; and your directors are happy in still being enabled to report, that the traffic has been carried on without acci dent or iliterruption; that the general condition of the line is satisfactory, and the regularity and efficiency with which it has been worked is creditable to the officers and servants of the company. " Three of your directors, namely, Philip Hanbury, George Tyrrell, and Daniel Warren, Esqs., go out of office by rotation; they are all eligible, and offer them selves for re-election. " One of your auditors, William Bloxam, Esq., hav ing resigned, it will be necessary to elect a proprietor in his stead. " Your directors having declared 918 shares forfeited for non-payment of calls, the confirmation of that for feiture will, at the special meeting, be submitted for your approval. " The 1,364 shares, the forfeiture of which was con firmed at the half-yearly meeting, have since become merged in the company. At the special meeting, your authority to re-issue shares to replace those thus merged, will be required. As circumstances may arise in which such re-issue may be made advantageously to the share holders, your directors feel that it is for the interests of the company that they should be invested with this power. " The revenue account for the past half-year stated the receipts at 4 5331. 6a. 3d., and the expenditure at 2,433/. ss. 2d., leaving 2,0971. ls. Id. in hand." On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, the report was adopted ; after which the retiring directors were re elected, and a second auditor appointed. The meeting was then made special, and resolu tions passed sanctioning the recommendations in the report. Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the meeting, which was very unanimous but not nume roue, separated. NEWRY, WARRENPOINT, AND ROSTREVOR RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.) The adjourned seventh ordinary general meeting of the shareholders of this company took place to-day at the company's office in Moorgate street. At the meeting held on the 3d of the present month the fol lowing report was read : " The accounts to the 30Lh June last, and balance sheet duly audited, are submitted to the shareholders ; the 30th June, and 31st December have been adopted as the period for balancing the accounts, in accordance with railway and mercantile usage. " Conformably to the intimation given in the last re port, the line from Newry to Warrenpoint was opened on the 28th May last for passenger traffic, since which, the trains have continued to run with perfect safety and regularity, and without the occurrence of the slightest accident. The arrangements necessary for the convey ance of goods have bcen progressing as expeditiously as possible, and this important portion of the company's traffic has partially commenced. The directors consider that taking into account the extreme depression in trade existing in Ireland, the result of the traffic will be found satisfactory, as exhibiting the elements of ultimate prosperity for the company when the lines in construction to the interior are completed and joined with this line as originally projected. " The directors, with a view of promoting the most advantageous working of the line, especially the goods traffic, hope shortly to be able to submit terms of ar rangement for this purpose to the shareholders for their consideration. " A requisition signed by a number of shareholders was presented to your directors, to convene a general special meeting to consider the propriety of appointing a committee of investigation to examine into and report upon the management and affairs of the company, with full powers to call for all books, papers, persons, accounts, ke and to take suc h ste p s as t h ey may d eem a d v isable, t et ra , if necessary, to a pp o i n t a p u bli c accountan t t o as sist in making a full, clear, and detailed report to the shareh olders at an adjourned meeting to be held at an early period,' " Although no reason was assigned for the appoint ment of the committee,the your di rec t ors h a d no h es i tat i on in making present meetingnFi special f o r th e p ur p ose , and they have fi xed it a month ear li er th an t h e ordinary period, thus avoiding the expense of a separate meeting. The directors will have much the pleasur in fully com municating with a committee upon affairs and present circumstances of the company, and to receive their viceact and assistance." After some discussion a committee was appointed to inquire into the affairs of the company, and the present meeting was held for the purpose of receiving their report. Viscount NEWRT took the chair at one o'clock, when a report was put in by Mr. Cochrane, one of the committee of investigation, which was signed by himself and Mr. Shand, another member of the com mittee of investigation, but not of 3lr. Burp, the other member of the committee. The report was read by the Secretary ; it com mented in rather severe terms upon the directors, and also upon the accounts, And suggested *bat the direc- TILE tors should be removed to Liverpool. At the conclu sion of the reading of the report, Mr. BURGE, as one of the committee of investiga tion, felt bound to make a few observations. He did not concur in the report, and had refused to sign it, because, after examining the books of the company, he felt hirwelf compelled to acknowledge that he could not find anything to complain of. He had been connected with many companies, and he must confess that he should have been glad to see such a clearance of accounts with respect to them as had Men place with respect to this company. He thought that the report was rather an uncharitable one, and he considered that the only reason for their being in arrear was the disputes about the registry. He thought the removal of the directory to Liverpool . would be most improper, and more injurious than otherwise. He bad never examined a more satisfac tory account, or seen business better conducted than had been done by this company. Mr. COCHRANE then moved that the report should be received, printed, and circulated among the pro prietors. Mr. BURGE said that if the report was to be printed he hoped it would be understood that he objected to it, and refused to sign it. The Ciwastsas trusted, if the meeting agreed to the printing of the report, they would also consent to the appending to it the explanations drawn up upon it , by the directors. If such a course was adopted there could be no objection to the report which had been presented by Mr. Cochrane being received. Mr. COCHRANE had not the slightest objection to such a course being pursued. Mr. LEA could not see that there had been any occasion for a committee at all. He was proud to see that the directors had come out of the investiga tion with such flying colours. He did not see why they should put the company to the expense of print ing the report. He would move as an amendment, that the report should lie on the table. Lord NEWRY observed that the directors had been always anxious and willing that every inquiry should take place, and he could only express his surprise that the report of Mr. Cochrane contained so little that was worthy of being made known to the world. He thought, however, if the report that had been read was to be printed and cir culated, the observations made upon it by the direc tors should be also laid before the meeting. Mr. COCHRANE could have no objection to the adoption of such a course. The SECRETARY then read the observations of the directors upon the report of the two members of the committee of investigation. It justified the course pur sued by the directors, and deprecated having the Board at Liverpool. It was then moved that the report and the answer to it by the directors should be printed and circulated among the proprietors. Mr. OMMANEY thought, after what had taken place, the company ought not to be put to the expense of printing these documents. - Lord NEWSY said that the directors were most willing to have both documents printed, but he thought, considering that several gentlemen of the press were present, it would be a useless expense. (We would gladly have inserted them could we have obtained a copy of them from the secretary.) Mr. LOMBARD thought that the report of Mr. Cochrane contained charges against the directors which they were totally undeserving of. The report of Mr. Cochrane and Mr. Shand were then received. Mr. Les then moved, and Mr. OMMANEY se conded, the following resolution : " That from the satisfactory mode in which the aft'airs of the company had been conducted it was not desirable to print the report or the reply of the directors thereto:' This resolution was lost in consequence of the number of proxies put in by Mr. Cochrane, the result of which was that the report of Mr. Cochrane and Mr. Shand was ordered to be printed and circulated among the proprietors, together with the observations of the shareholders in reference to it. The directors' report of the 3d of August, toge ther with the following re3olution, was agreed to : "Resolved, that the forfeiture of 270 ;hares, num bered 360 to 375, 3,771 to 3,775, 3,796 to 3,800, 831 to 835, and 4,751 to 4,990 be confirmed by this meet ing, in consequence of the arrear of calls thereon not having been paid." A - Vote of thanks was then carried to the Noble Chairman and directors, after a vain attempt on the part of Mr. Cochrane to oppose it, and the meeting separated. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From this night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for the Week ending on Saturday, the 18th day of August, 1849. 108IIE DIVAILTMENT. X. Notes issuet .. .. .... 27,636,770 Government debt •• 11,015,100 Other securities •• • • 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 13,360,201 Silver bullion • • • • • . 276,569 £27,636,770 1 X 27,636,770 NI. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. K 49. rEPAZTKEN T. Dated the 23d day of August, 1: Government securi- ties (including Dead Weight Annuity) .. 14,282,877 Other securities • • 9,937.2:,3 Notes ••••••• • • • .• .• 8,766,460 Gold and silver coin.. 940,026 £33,921,616 '. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. .NGE.—(THIS DAY.) Leghorn ........ • • • 31 40 Genoa ...• ........ •• .. 26 60 Allan ................ Venice.. ...*. Naples .............. 40% Palermo, penis .. 120 1 4 Messina .............. 121 4 r.isbon•••• •• .• •• •••• .. 534 Oporto •• •• ...• •••• •• 53% Rio Janeiro .......... Buenos Ayres -- New York, 21 dayesight Philadelphia .... 'lieu OF BULLION, FEB CZ, Foreign Gold in bars.. £3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 New Dollars ....•• 0 4 10% Silver la bars ........ 0 4 11% FRANCE. BANKING DI Proprietors 'capital.. 14,553,000 Rest . .......... 3,309,469 Public deposits (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ings-banks, and Di vidend accounts)" 5,564,014 Other deposits ...... 9,400,121 Seven day and other bills .......... .... 1,095,012 :X33,921,616 Dated the 23d day of August, 1 COURSE OF EXCH Anastunaun .......• • • 12 3 Ditto, at sight • . .... 12 1% 1 Rotterdam ... •• 12 3 katwerp.............. 25 75 Hamburgh Iti.B . 13 12% Altona• • Paris, 3 days'sight .... 25 45 Ditto, 3 months .... 25 65 hfarseilles ............ 25 65 . 25 65 Frankfort on Mains.... 121 4 Potersburgh, Sll. Rble.. 363{ aerlill• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Vienna, effec. 12 9 Trieste, d1tt0.......... 12 12 ktadrid •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 50 Cadiz .. 50% Barcelona •• • • • • •• •• •• Seville•• •• •• •• •• •• •... The Republique publishes the following letter, dated London, Aug. '2l, addressed by M. Ledru Rollin to the Journal des Debats : " Monsieur le Redacteur,—l call upon you to contra • diet the infamous calumny which you have extracted from a departmental journal, the Charente Inferieure. You say that I was in i n ti ma t e re l a ti on w i t h a l i b erated convict at Saintes, who pointed out to me such citizens as had amassed a certain fortune by their labour, in order that they might be despoiled of it. I really cannot conceive that political hatred and baseness can go beyond this." The Opinione Publique says—" M. Louis Napoleon Bonaparte has been longer and more seriously indis posed than has been stated. The illness which at tacked him at Rouen, and which had the leading symptoms of cholerine, continued after his return to Paris, and obliged him to keep his bed, where he still continued when the journals announced his perfect recovery. It is but very recently that these symptoms have com pletely disappeared. M. Louis Bonaparte went on Monday to take up his residence in the Palace at St. Cloud, which bas been placed at his disposal by the Minister of Public Works, the decree of the Consti tuent Assembly having assigned no other residence than the Palace of the Elysee for the accommodation of the President." AUSTRIA. A Vienna letter of the 18th, addressed to the Emancipation of Brussels, says that intelligence had that day arrived to the effect that all the Hungarian army had capitulated. Another letter mentions that Comorn had evacuated. The evacuation of Raab by the Magyars is confirmed, and they had retired to wards the Waag. The Magyars had also been driven from Neutra and Neuhaeusel. The Vienna journals of the 18th are full of details on the submission :of General Georgey, and the correspondent of the Independance of Brussels thus resumes them According to some jour nals, Georgey was invested with the dictatorship, but whether by Kossuth or the Diet is not stated, and he laid down his arms after having sent orders to yield, not only to the commanders of the different corps, but also to the commanders of the fortresses still occupied by the insurgents. It is added that, according to a letter from Semlin, Dem binski has laid down his arms with 20,000 men. Ac cording to another version, Georgey, seeing that a pro longed resistance would be vain, summoned the other commanders of the Magyar troops and fortresses to yield."—ln a P.S. the corres po nde n t learn this moment that Count Sol c k w a r r i r t i e v s e : cll; s l t evening with dispatches from General Ilaynau for the Emperor. If my information be correct, Kos suth attempted to enter into negotiation with Marshal Paskiewitch, but his overtures were not accepted ; whereupon he made over all his civil and military powers to Georgey. The latter with the advice of his council then informed the Rus sian General Rudiger that he was resolved to yield. No conditions with respect to the submission were sti pulated; the Hungarians having thought that they would voluntary submission theanneardionsbiltayy obtain more from the g thcyv,,e h re, it laying theg down Emperor conditions.a Russiangtcommissioners and e i e s n B S: i l d l t t s o t r t u h ca k a m t p t i o ie f G eo r order which reigned in the company , at c ci the uni forms and accoutrement of the troo martial bearing. Among the troops in were nine Hungarian regiments who the camp red their suic, last shot in the air, and then piled up their arms. Count Soltick also announces, it is said, that invitations to yield had been addressed by Georgey to the commanders of the fortresses of Arad, Comorn, and Peterwardein; and it is not doubted that Klapka, an intimate friend of Georgey, will promptly comply, and open the gates of Comorn to the Imperial troops. In passing by the head quarters of the Ban Jellachich, Count Soltick learned, it is said, that Kossuth and Bern had crossed the Turkish frontier." LONDON, FRI DA_ Y ITALY. The Genoa Gazette of the 18th instant quotes a letter from Rome of the 14th, stating that the Go vernment Committee had instituted a Central Board of Censorship, composed of ten members residing at Rome, whose mission would be to inquire into the conduct of the officers of the different departments of the State, no matter what their rank might be, and ascertain if their aets during the late political events entitled them to confidence. The board was likewise to examine the conduct of the pensioners of the Government during the same period, to know if they had preserved a right to those pensions, and if any of them were suscep tible of being replaced on active service. Similar boards of censorship were to be established in each province for the same purpose. The Roman Journal of the 14th contains the fol lowing : "Several persons having claimed the restitution of their fowling•piecas, the authorities have ordered that their demands to that effect should be addressed to the president of their respective quarters, who will refer them to the Governor-General. On the exhibition of a certi ficate of morality, delivered by the president of the quarter, and legalised by the Governor, the Pr( feet will return those arms, but, until further orders, only one gun shall be restored to each proprietor." THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) FOREIGN• OFFICE, AuG. 21, 1849. The Qaecn has 'been pleased to approve of Mr. John Parish Robertson as Consul in Great Britain, for the Rt public of the Equator. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Lincolnshire. Royal North Lincoln Militia—Thomas Prendergast Boles Walsh, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Spencer George Walsh, appointed to the Royal Marines, June 29. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, AuG. 21. _ Ordnance Medical Department—John Henry Hale ban, M.D., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Dassauville, promoted. Aug. 6. Boy al Regime nt of Artillery—John Surtees Stockley, Gent., to be Veterinary Surgeon, vice Burt, retired on half pay, Aug. 18. ADMIRALTY, AUG. 21. _ _ _ _ _ Corps of Royal Marines—First Lieutenant Charles Ogilvy Hamley to be Captain, vice I'. I. J. Dusautoy, retired on full pay; Second Lieutenant William Henry Worthy Bennett, to be First Lieutenant, vice Hamley, promoted. BANKRUPTS. Francis David Lewis, printer, Castle-court, Birchin lane, to surrender Aug 31 and Oct. 5, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Birchin lane; Pain and !latherly, Eastcheap. James Caldwall, self fi eting windlass manufacturer, King William-street, City, August 31, at half-past eleven, and Oct. 5, at eleven, at the Court of Bank. ruptcy. Harris, official assignee, Birchin-lane, Cornbill; Philipe, Gray's-ina-square; Grayson, Newcastle-upon- Ty n e. James Byford Spencer, baker, South Bernfleet, Essex, Aug. 31, at twelve, and Oct. 5, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Buchanan, Basinghall-street. George henry Blake, cabinetmaker, Mount-street, Grosvenor-square, Sept. 5 and 28, at twelvo, at the Court of Bankruptcy. StauAield, official assignee ; Heather and Molter, Paternoster-row. Edward Nairne, stockbroker, Warnford-court, Sept. 3, at twelve, and Sept. 28, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Pennell, official assignee; ililleary, Fenchurch street. Shepard Mayfield, upholsterer, Leamington Priors, Warwickshire, Sept. 1 and 29, at twelve, at the Birming ham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Bir mingham; Linklaters, Charlotte-row, Mansion-house; Hodgson, Birmingham. Walter Holmes, baker, Plymouth, Sept. 11, at eleven, and Sept. 27, at one, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter; Chapman, Devonport; Stogdon, Exeter; Galsworthy, Charlotte-row, Mansion house. James Saner, tailor, Kingston-upon-Hull, Sept. 5 and 26, at half-past ten, at the Leeds District Court. Car rick, official assignee, Hull; Jackson, New Inn; Levett and Champney, Hull. John Jackson, brewer, South Shields, Aug. 31, at half past twelve, and Oct. 5, at one, at the Newcastle District Court. Baker, official ossignee, Newcastle; Chater, Newcastle; Bell, Brodrick, and Bell, Bow Church-yard. it William Bird, hotel keeper, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Sept. 1, at half-past one, and Oct. 5, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall•street; Maples, Pearse, and Co., Frederick's place, Old Jewry; Woods, Great Yarmouth. Elizabeth Bussell, Robert Bussell, and Charles Bus sell, builders, Gloucester, Sept. 6 and Oct. 4, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol ; Rogerson, Lincoln's Inn-fields ; Strallridge, Gloucester. William Simpson More, share broker, Liverpool, Sept 4 and Oct. 3, at eleven, at the Liverpool DiArict Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool ; Vincent, Temple; Anderson, Liverpool. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from the returns made in the week ending August 21, 1849, is 265. Olp i d. per cwt. THE BERMONDSEY MURDER. EXAMINATION OF MARIA MANNING. (THIS DAY.) Henry Barnes (continued from our Afternoon Edition) said—l found a cash-box' at the top of the box on Mon day, and it was unlocked. There were three compart ments in it, and I was told it was the box in which Mr. O'Connor kept his money. On lifting up a kind of tin-case I found a lot of memorandums—l 0 U's. It was in consequence of the state in which I found the box, and the absence of Mr. O'Connor, that we made the subsequent search for the body. We found in the drawers a bushel of letters. Some of them were from Mrs. Manning, but none of them of recent date. We did not take possession of them. James Burton, 272 M, next examined, said, on Tuesday night, the 15th, about half-past eight o'clock, in consequence of Mr. Mead and two other gentleman, friends of the deceased, coming to the Stonesgate-station in the Borough, I was ordered to go to 3, Minver place. Finding the door locked, I, went through the adjoining house, and got over the back wall. Mr. Mead in the meantime got the key of the front door, went in, and let me in at the buck door. Mr. Mead and the other two gentlemen looked over the house. From the appearance I should suppose that the house had been left in a very confused state. In the front kitchen there was a lot of linen, and in the back kitchen, over the stones underneath which the deceased was found, a large portmanteau was lyin g o p en , an d in it, and round about it, was a quantity of female wearing apparel and a railway guard's coat. They about covered the two stones. In the other rooms there were a few things lying about. Nothing was found that the friends of the deceased thought belonged to O'Connor. At that time we did not know who had taken the furni• ture away. No trace of the missing man was found, and we had no suspicion that the body was there. We set a watch on the house, and the next morning, at eight o'clock, a man came and attempted to unlock the door. We had put down the latch in order to prevent the door being opened from the outside by means of a key. This gentleman, who was Mr. Bain bridge, walked to the station-house to ascertain the reason why he could not get in. I followed him. I did not know him by name at that time. Mr. Coleman bad told him, I believe, that an officer had been into the house, and he wanted to know the reason why he was prevented entering, stating that he bad purchased the goods in the house for 131. He said he had bought, with the rest, a railway coat, some crockery, a box, and some other things, which he wished to fetch away. He said he had nothing to do with the linen. Man ning, he said, had just left his own house. and that he had lodged with him two nights. He ac companied me to Minver-place and showed roe the 'things which he claimed, and which I allowed him to take away. Among th e m was a s h ove l, w hi c h I h an d e d to him myself, but I did not observe anything par ticular about it. I could not identify it. On the Friday f o ll ow i ng , a b out twe l ve o ' c l oc k in the day, Barnes and I wen t aga i n t o Minver place with the resolution of making a thorough search. . We went to the back kitchen, and I was standing on the stone nearest the window. I said to Barnes " the stones look fresh," and he took out his knife and tried the joints of the two stones referred to, and also the joints of the other stones. The mortar of the first stone smelt sour. I tried them myself also, and we then proposed to take them up. We had received no information from any one to take them up. We removed the two stones. They ran parallel with each other, and were, together, five feet l u ng and two feet wide. On removing them Barnes called my attention to the untradesmanlike way in which they were laid, the mortar lying in a bed in the middle of the stone, instead of being placed round the Bides. On removing the mortar, we found the grcuud under neath trod down very hard indeed. Barnes then dug down with the shovel, and called my attention to a piece of rag. After digging about ten inches down he discovered what he thought was a stone but which turned out to be the toe of a man. He re moved some more of the earth, and showed the foot of a man. I then went to the station-home to procure further assistance ; I returned with Nfr. Yates and Mr. Perkins, two inspectors. I then saw a further portion of a human body. By the direction of Mr. Yates I went for the friends of a gen th wan of the name of O'Connor, who was miss ing. I found Mr. Flynn and Mr. O'Connor, the brother of the deceased, who returned with me When we returned the body was lying in the front kit chen; it was the body of a wan. I did not take par ticularb een soomfethetimb d . y, , Thebut I place.ll oti 1 d say where t i had been was found was about four feet in depth. The body was at the time I speak of covered with lime, and it had not been washed. I have been engaged in doing something further to ascertain the nature of the EVENING, A.U G 11 ST 24 1 1849. death of the deceased, but I can give no iniormation with respect to it of my own knowledge. I took possession of a hoe and some other things when I was shown the furniture, which was purchased by Mr. Bainbridge. The garden was excavated after the body was found, to see if any article of dress could be found. A black stock v hich, it was said, was similar to one worn by the deceased, was found in the back bed-room. There were no stains upon it. By the jury—No stains of any kind were seen about the house. By the CORONER-4 saw a small perforation in the ceiling, which might have bean caused in putting up or letting down of a bedstead. By a Juryman—lt did not look as if it had been done by a bullet. By the CORONER—I attach no importance to that circumstance. I did not know personally that the pre mises had been occupied by the Manniugs. Mr. Samuel Lockwood, surgeon, o f No. 6. Trinity square, Newington, was then sworn. Lie said— lam not in practise at present. On Friday fort night, about half- past tine, I was in the neighbourhood of New Weston-street, and in consequence of informa tion I received I went to No. 3 Minver-place. I an nounced myself as a surge-on. I saw two of the police men at the door, and ‘they admitted me directly. I proceeded into the back kitchen and there saw that the slabs bad been removed, and that some earth had been thrown up. There were some per sons in the kitchen at the time. I saw the feet of a person exposed, and from the position I could scarcely see which way the body was laid. I remained until the ground was excavated. I then noticed that the het Is were bent against the haunches or thighs, and firmly tied down ; t h a t position would give rise to the exposure of the feet. The head was considerably lower than the feet. I assisted in removing the dirt, being afraid lest sny injury should be done so the hi ad. I felt a very extensive frac ture on the superior part of the head, on the crews), rather backwards, so large that I could introduce my two fingers into it. The scalp was of course injured. Some mention was made about the person who was miss ing having false teeth. I had myself seen the description given in a placard respecting Mr. Petrick O'Connor. There was no article of clothing upon the body. I then took the dirt from the head and the face, and partially raised the head. I put my hand into the mouth and I pulled out a whole set of teeth, They were demanded by Mr. Slow, the summoning officer, and, after washing them, I delivered them to him. Shortly afterwards the body was raised, and, in my presence, it was removed into the front kitchen. I noticed that a considerable quantity of limo was round the body. I took off some of it ; it was the body of a man. It was decomposing, and it was impossible' to say how long it had been dead. I examined it atter it was raised. Mr. Olding, an other surgeon, was there at the time. At the back of the head, on the right side, I found another fracture. Mr. Olding made a remark about a prominence on the eye. I noticed it also, and cut. k down it and extracted a large slug or bullet, weighing nearly three drachms. I have that Lullet. (The bullet which was here produced was a very !urge one.) There was a hole in the frontal bone and a fracture behind, as I have already described, so that the ball must have . _ gone right through the head. I have assisted in making a post-mortem examination of the body, and have formed an opinion as to how it came there. Nothing further took place at that time. No injury to the head was likely to arise from the excavation. Mr. Clairles How, the summoning officer, Mr. Graham, the fellow officer of the deceased, who met Mai on the bridge, and who 'proved that the letter shown to him on London-bridge by the deceased Is as from Mrs. Manning, cud was an invitation to dinner. Mr. Odling and Mr. Lockwood, the surgeons, who proved that the head of the deceased had been fractured in very many places by an instrument, independent of finding a bullet in it, and who produced 18 different pieces of scull; and Mr. Coleman, the landlord of 3, Min ver•place, were thcn examined but we have not space in our Taied Edition to give their evidence in detail. The two medical men proved that the fractures were sufficient, without shooting or drug ging, to cause death. _ . William Massey, a medical student, living at Swark stone, Derbyshire, deposed as follows :—I left my lodgings at 3, Minver-place a month last Saturday. I had lodged there nine or ten weeks. My landlord was Frederick Manning. His family consisted of his wife, Maria Manning, whose name was De Roux. I have seen that name upon a handkerchief and upon some linen. I should know them both again. I took my meals with them frequently. They did not keep a domestic servant whilst I was there, but they sometimes had a servant who came to clean the house. I have seen no one there but Mr. Patrick O'Connor. I knew, him, having been introduced to him by a friend. I have dined with de ceased there three times. He appeared to be on friendly terms with Mrs. Manning. I have seen deceased twice at his own house. I have accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Manning to his lodgings. There aid not appear to be any improper intimacy between Mr. O'Connor and Mrs. Manning. I had no suspicion that any thing improper was going on between them. I hove heard bosh Mr. and Mrs. Manning speak of the deceased as a man of property, and I have heard them say that he was worth 20,000 L Whilst I was living at Minver-place, I have had eoertshae d wetion;:iatshed . both M One r. night, Mrs. about Manning e re spectingfight o'clock, when I got home I found Manning in my room ; be asked me what drug w ould produce stupefaction or partial intoxication, so as to cause a per son to put his hand to paper. He said his wife had been to the docks, and had seen Mr. O'Connor in a state of intoxication. I believe Mrs. Manning was present when this conver=ation took :place. I heard from them at this time that she had gone with him to his lodgings, and that she had seen his will, in which he had made over all or a portion of his property to her. When I entered the house, and before this conversation, I heard that some disagreement had taken place between Man ning and Mr. O'Connor respecting the latter refusing to take lodgings in Manning's house. I understood that Manning brought an action in the County Court for money, but that O'Connor would not let it go to trial, and paid the amount. Manning had on another occasion asked me what part of the head was the most dangerous to hit, and I said the blow under the ear was likely to be attended with the most fatal results. On another occasion he spoke about Rush, and asked me if I thought a murderer would go to heaven? I replied, No ; and quoted a part of the Scriptures on the subject. All his conversation as distinguished with great levity. He nun tione d to me that Mr. O'Connor had got drunk on brandy and port wine, being afraid of the cholera at the time he spoke of the will. Manning said to me, when Mrs. Manning was present, that he would invite Mr. O'Con nor to his house, and he told me to frighlen him well when be came about the cholera, and persuade to take large quantities of brandy. He arid this when wi11.;3, u g o d a r n u il o g r e : into t in h t e ed bran t d o y. ra n e e and oh that O'Cunnor hated him, and that O'Connor would pay him (Man ning) off some day for suing him for the 30 guineas. I recollect him askinz me this—" Have you ever had or fired eff an Lir-gun?" I said I have not done so, but I have seen them fired in some experiments upon natural philosophy. He ai,ked me if they made any noise. I said I believed they made vi ry little noise indeed, but it was a long time since I heard one. These conversations rose up naturally, and it did not appear as if he had any de sign in asking these questions. Ho asked me if chlori form or laudanum had been given as stupifying agents, and I said yes. On another occasion he said, " For God's sake never marry a foreigner; she has been the ruin of His wife and himself appeared to live friendly together, but on one occasion I heard a quarrel, and a noise as if some one had fallen out of bed. I shuuld have left my lodgings before, but as the sesesion was nearly at an end my parentsthought I had better not Manning and his wife appeared very anxious that I should leave. I had great difficulty in getting my bill, and at last Mrs. Manning told me that it was 31. for two weeks. They wrote home to my parents for 41., but told them not to give it. I did not know them before went to live at their house. I recollect asking for hammer to break open my box, of which my brothe had lost the key, aud they had not got one. Manning once asked why I locked my door, and it I was afraid ;of getting my throat cut, and I told him I was always in the habit of locking my door when I lived with strangers. I have seen Mrs. Manning go into Mr. O'Conner's bed-room at his lodgings. I left London a fortnight last Monday. After I left MiLver-place, I lodged eight days with Mr. Bainbridge, the broker, in Bermondsey -square. Manning appeared to know him, and said that he would be able to give me comfortable lodgings. (The inquiry was proceeding when our report left.) MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, Aug. 24.) SITGAIL — To-day there was only a limited business concluded in the West India Sugar market, and at for mer rates there-are ready sellers. The purchases amounted to 430 hhds, &c., including 87 hhds 24 tres 26 barrels Barbadoes at auction, which went rather cheaper; good and fine yellow at 38s 6d to 41s, low and middling 37s to 38 s; 81 cas k s St. Lucia, ordinary an d middling yellow 36 s to 3 7 s 6d. To-day there was less activity in the Refined S ugar market, st i l l t h e offers made at lo wer rates arc rej ec t e d , and brown Lumps cannot be obtained under 48s 6d per cwt. Bon d e d Crushed S ugar i s un altered in value. IlA unims.—This afternoon former rates were asked for Mauritius Sugar, and there is a larger amount on (;ffer; on the part of home dealers, however, not much desire w as evinced to operate. 0/7,483 bags 250 casks offered at public sale a part only sold ; low to fine yel low at 36i to 41s 6d, grey 35s to 40s, low to middling brown 308 to 345, and good to fine 34s GLI to 36s per cwt. EAST INDIA. —This afternoon there was little passing in East India Sugar by private treaty, but loner rates were not reeepted. At public sale 450 bags went at 39s to 32i ca for good and fine soft yellow. FOREIGN. —Today there was no public sale of Foreign Sugar, and by private treaty little business was done; prices have still a downward tendency. For the weds the sales privately are only two cargoes of fine yellow Havannah at 23s to 23s 6d per cart. MCLASSES.—For low to fine quality the value is from 16s to 19s per cwt; there is, however, a fair consumption and no decrease is expected to take place. East India is little wanted, and prices keep on the decline, ruling front 153 to 16s per cwt. Coco.—There has been little disposition to make purchases, and the market continues to be well supplied; still, in the value, little variation has taken place this week. Of 812 bags 35 barrels offered at public sale a small part only sold ; Grenada, fine red at 41s to 425, for T foreign, n o:dinary to fine 40s to 475, and grey at 38 s to 42s per cwt. There is still much dulness in the market And 268 to 28s per cwt is the value. TEA.—The market has a firm appearance, and none was submitted to auction this week; there has also been no arrival. Former rates have been well supported for Cxlgou. A steady business has been concluded in green, upcn former rates, and holders have confidence. Deli veries continue upon the same large scale al for some time past, and no change is likely to take place. COFFEE.—This afternoon Mocha Coffee met with a good demand, and at public sale 340 bales and 55 half bales Mocha were sold at 54s to 55s 6d for middling greenish, atd 43s to 51s for damaged. Holders of Na tive Ceylon asking a further advance checked business today, and 1,700 bags at public sale were only in part sold at 37s to 37a 6d for good ordinary of old import, and there were buyers of the whole rather under these rates. Of Rio 1,194 bags were taken in at 32s for good ordinary mixed. RICE.—To-day there was less business concluded in East India Rice, and 3,000 bags Bengal at auction a small part only sold at 9s 6d to lus 6d per cwt fur mid and good white these are rather lower rates. iiPICES —To-day black Pepper met with little atten tion, and 1,100 bags of Malabar at auction sold rather cheaper, shot a little stalky went at 3d to 3t-d; 20 cases of Bencolen Cloves taken in at is 4d for mid; 15 calks Dutch Nutmegs limed 2s 2(1 to 2s 6d; 650 bags 1,500 pockets Bengal Ginger sold 20+ to 24s for export sort, and 81 cases Calcutta 74s to 90.3; a smallparcelJamaica, mid small 4110 s. SPIRITS.—The business concluded in Leeward Island Rum this week has been small, and prices are on the de cline; proof selling at Is 4d to is 5d per gallon. East India is offered at is 3d to is 3d, still there are few purchases, and the supply boutinues to get larger. For Jamaica the market has a dull appearance and only small purchases have been made by shippers or home dealers this week, whilst prices have a down ward tendency. We quote 20 to 29 per cent over proof at from 2s 2d to 26 sd, 30 to 36 over proof at from 2s 3d to 3s, and fine at 3s 2d to 4s. Demerara has met with little attention, and as offered at 2s .to 2s 3d for 30 to 40 per cent over proof. Former advanced rates are well kept up for Brandy. Cognac best brands of the vintage of 1848 at 3s 10d to 4s, 1847 ditto 4s 4d to 4s 6d, 1846 ditto 5s 5d to 5s Bd, 1845 ditto 5s 8d to 5s 10d, inferior sorts 2a 4d to 3s 9d, ar.d Bordeaux 2s to 2s 2d per gallon. Several purchases have been made for arrival at these rates. Geneva is still quoted at is 9d to Is 10d for export sort, and fine at 2s 3d to 3s 3d. British made Spirit is from 9s Bd, and Gin'at 8s to 8s 6d for 17 to 22 per cent under proof. INDIGO.—The Quarterly sale of East India has been fixed for the 9th of October, and already 13,299 chests is declared. The market is firm, and purchases to a lair extent have been made by borne dealers and shippers, whilst the rates paid are equal to the last quarterly sales. Spanish has been in fair demand at former rates. SALTPETRE,—To-day rough was held for lull rates, but there was not much desire evinced to sell. At auc tion 650 bags Calcutta were taken in at 28s to 31- to 41 per cent, and 1,500 bags of Egyptian at 26s to 27s for 6'4 to 7 1 per cent refraction. T - A . Liow.—To-day the sales of Tallow went off flatly but at steady rates. 1384 pkgi South American mostly sold at 34s to 36s 6d; 252 casks Sydney 34s to 38s 6d per cwt. OILS.—To-day at auction 260 tuns Southern Oil wen' from 291 to 301 15s, and inferior 261 to 27110 i per tun. TO THE EDITOR OF THE S N. Sir,—Permit me to correct a slight error contained in your insertion of my letter upon the subject of Mr. Bingham's recent decision, in the case of the Countess of Landsfeldt—trivial in itself, but in the sense con veyed, exactly opposing its accompanying protest; thus, in the words " upon an advance of ' the' testi mony, &c.," it should be "' no' testimony favouring a suit, &c." Apologising for thus troubling you, and fully coin. ciding in the extended remarks expressed by you, I beg to remain, Sir, Your most obedient servant, LOUIS A. SEATON. Leicester, Aug. 22, 1849. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT, NEW COURT. (Before the RECORDER and Mr. Alderman MusanovE.) Joshua Simmons, 31, a dealer in all sorts of things in Field-lane, Holborn, was indicted with stealing, on the 26th of July last 40 yards of doe.kiu, value 51. 10s., the property of Joseph Liartrum and Co., who are large woollen-drapers on Holborn-hill. Mr. Ryland and Mr. Laurie prosecuted for the City, and Mr. Clarkson defended the prisoner. From the statements of counsel, and the evidence ad duced, it appeared that on Thursday, the 26th of July last, the day of the m. maraule rain and hail storm in London, two of the City police in plain clothes saw the prisoner on Holborn- bill, about half past three luck, with a bag on his back, they asked w hat he had got there, and he said some stuff for making trousers, which he had bought of a person in the street, whom he said he did not know. lie was asked what he gave for it. He refused to say, stating he would answer no more questions. He was then taken into custody by one of the officers, while the other went to search his house. The prisoner afterwards effected his escape, and upon being retaken by the officei he struck him severely in the head, and nearly knocked his eye out. Some of the partners in Mr. Bartrucees stated that they had missed property life that produced from their house in Holborn, and that they believed it was theirs. Mr. CLAnisort addressed the jury for the prisoner, and called several witnesses, one of whom swore that the property alleged to have been stolen by the prisoner was offered to him for sale by a person he did not know, and the others gave the prisoner a good character. Mr. RYLAND having replied, The RECORDER summed up, and The jury, after a few minutes' consultation, ex pressed their wish to retire, and were accordingly locked up. The jury retired at one o'clock, and did not return into court until half-past five, when they found the pri soner Guilty on the second count, of the receiving know ing it to have been stolen. Sentence was then postponed until this morning, when the police will put the Court iu possession of the facts connected with the career of this man. INDEPENDENCE OF HUNGARY, MEETING AT SUNDERLAND. A public meeting of the borough of underland took place on Monday evening last, to consider the propriety of publicly expressing their sympathy with the Hungarians in their present struggles ; and of memorialising the Queen to recognise their indepen dence, and to enter into commercial relations with them. The meeting was called by the Mayor in compliance with a requisition most numerously and respectably signed. It was held in the AtkenEeurn, the large hall of which was filled in all parts, between ten and twelve hundred persons being present. The Mayor, Joseph Simpson, Esq., having been called to the chair, and several speakers having ad dressed the meeting at great length, the following re solutions were adopted with great applause : " That as Englishmen--as lovers of all freedom, civil and religious —as true conservatives, and as friends of progress—this meeting feel it a sacred duty to express their earnest, entire, and unreserved sympathy with the Hungarian struggle for independence, and their humble and hearty admiration of Hungarian her2ism." " That we look with deep abhorrence upon the savage and horrible manner in which Austria carries on the war, and as friends of the rights of nations, and of the freedom of the world, emphatically protest against the unrighteous intervention of Russia." "'that a petition be signed by the Mayor on behalf of this meeting, and that it be presented ►o the Queen, praying the Government to give an emphatic expression to these universal feelings of the people by immediately recognising the de facto government of Hungary." A subscription was entered into on behalf of the Hungarian fund. MEETING A SOUTHAMPTON. Southampton has, like many of the other towns of the kingdom, spoken out on behalf of the patriotic Hungarians. The inhabitants assembled in public meeting on Tuesday evening, in the Town hall, which was filled to overflowing with an earn( st and enthusiastic auditory. The meeting was convened by the Mayor (George Laishlry, Esq.) in accordance with a requisition signed by nearly 100 of the most respectable inhabitants, including the sheriff of the borough and twelve other members of the town coun cil. Amongst the gentlemen present were (in addition to the Mayor) the sheriff, the late mayor, Mr. Alder man Brooks, Mr. Alderman Palk, Mr. Councillor Clark, Mr. Councillor Ellyett, Mr. Councillor Morse, the Rev. T. Morns, the Rev. A. M'Laren, the Rev. J. C. Richmond (of the episcopal church in America), Lieutenant-General Thackeray, and others. Many excellent speeches were made, and were re ceived with great applause by the audience, who entered with great warmth and enthusiasm into the spirit of the meeting. The following resolutions were unanimously adopted : " That this meeting, fully recognising the right of every independent nation to regulate its own internal affairs, views with feelings of abhorrence and indigna tion the unjust and unprovoked invasion of Hungary by the armed hordes of Russia, and desires to record its most sincere and earnest sympathy with the brave and patriotic Hungarians in the heroic efforts they are making to preserve their national independence and free institutions from the destruction with which they are threatened by the two leviathan despotisms of Europe.' " That a memorial, expressive of the sense of this meeting, and signed by the Mayor on its behalf, be pre. seated to her Majesty, through her Majesty's principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, earnestly praying for the immediate recognition of the de facto Govern ment of Hungary, as a measure called for not less by justice and sound policy than with a view to put a stop to the sacrifice of human life, and the horrible atrocities which have marked the progress of the invading armies through so many of the towns and cities of Hungary." " That the best thanks of this meeting be given to the conductors of the Daily .IVews, Ilse Sun, and the other metropolitan and provincial journals, in which the cause of this gallant people has been honestly and fearlessly advocated." DEATH OF THE DEAN OF TUAm —The Very Rev. Dr. Carter, Dean of Tuam, died on Sunday last, at Kingstown, where he had b een stay i ng for the benefit of his health. The deceased had nearly completed his hundredth year. DANGEROUS ILLNESS OF COLONEL SIRTHORP.— The Lincolnshire Chronicle of this day says—" We re gret to state that Colonel Sibthurp has had a relapse, and that he now lies dangerously ill." GREAT ROWING MATCHES. The two great rowing matches, which have for some time past engrossed the attention of aquatic men, came off yesterday, and attracted the attention of some thou sands of persons. The first of these was a match for 2001., between Thomas Coombes. of Westminster, the brother of the champion of tie Thames, and Thomas Mackinney, of Richmond ; the, distance contested being from Putney bridge to the Ship at Mortlake. The first-named of these men has been so often before the public, for many years, in various gallant contests, as to need but little comment upon his performances, save that he has esta blished for himself considerable fume, and has invari ably exhibited great stamina and game. The other first distinguished himself about four years aoa as a winner of the coat, badge, and freedom presented by Mr. Evan Monis, at the Thames Regatta, and in the same aquatic festival of last year rowed second to Doubledee in the great picked scullers' match. So g - reat was the interest excited that there was no less than four steamers chartered upon the occasion for the conveyance of company—the Childe Harold, Lalla Rookh, Cardinal Wolsey, and Starlight ; and as the time approached for starting the Watermen's race, these, together wish a vast number of other boats, large and small, including the brilliant Leander ciub, the Thames, Cloanthus, Hearne, Lord Kilmoroy's, with the noble owner rotting stroke, moved towards Putney bridge. Shortly after five in the evening the two crack water men made their appearance in very beautiful light out rigger wager boats. Coombes, who is upwards of thirty years of age, weighed a trifle above 9st., while his op ponent, who is between five and six years his junior, ex ceeded him by more than a stone. Both appeared cx tremely confident, and locked in first-rate condition. Betting was very brisk at evens, Coombes for choice, but in many instances he was b 'eked at guineas to pounds. Coombes had been trained by his brother, the champion; Mackinney, by the celebrated Robert Newell. who has two or three times contended unsuccesstully against Robert Coombes for the chanspionship. N. Rolls was umpire for Coombes, Doubledee for Mackinney, and Mr. E. Searle undertook the responsible office of referee. At about twenty minutes to six the men effected a capital start, Coombes, having the choice of station, taking the Middlesex side of the centre arch of Putney bridge, his opponent the opposite side of the arch, towards the Surrey shore. Coombes immediately took a slight lead, having the nose of his boat two or three feet in ad vance in an instant, and in the next making a slight in crease upon that. The advantage, however, was but tran sient, for in the next half-dozen strokes Mackinney was scull and scull with him, and continued to apply himself so vigorously to his work that opposite Messrs. Searle's he had drawn his boat clear of his adversary. Coombes then made a most gallant effort to overhaul his oppo nent, but the pace of the latter was too good for him, and Mackinney gradually drew foot by foot farther in advance throughout the match, being about a couple of lengths and a half ahead of the Crab Tree, nearly double that distance at Hammersmith-bridge, aed improving upon that at almost every stroke. Although Coombes now and then, by a desperate effort, gained a trifle, he was unable to maintain it,and Mackinney won by twelve or fifteen lengths, completing the distance, upwards of four miles and a half, in twenty-five minutes and a few seconds. The steamers, as well as the vast number of horsemen who had accompanied the race up the towing-path and bank, then waited until the tide turned for the second race. This event had also created considerable interest. The competitors were Messrs. Harpour and Ravenshaw, against Messrs. J. G. and J. D. Chilliugworth. All four have acquired great celebrity as gentlemen amateurs, end have contended for two or three seasons past in various great regattas. The first-named pair reside at Richmond ; the latter at Teddiugton ; and as they were considered to be extremely equal, they determined upon the present race for a pair or silver cups. Betting was upon Messrs. Harpour and Ravenshaw for choice. The course was from the Railway Lodge, at Barnes, to Hammersmith-bridge. They started very evenly, the Chillingwortbs, the younger of whom rowed stroke, taking for the first few strokes a very trifling lead. Messrs. Harpour and Ravenshaw, the former in the bow, went to work in fine style, and a gallant race for a short time ensued, in the course of which Messrs. Harpour and Ravenshaw drew slightly in advance, and appeared to . be improving their aelvan.age, when the Messrs. Chillingworth were crossed by a beat, which fouled them, and stopped their way for a few yards. They soon went to work again, and, notwithstanding their mishap, made some very gallant efforts to overhaul their opponents, but failed, although they, towards the last, materially shortened the distance betiseen the two boats. Messrs. Harpour and Ravenshaw won by three or four lengths. The gentlemen exhibited first-rate style. The winners rowed in a boat built by the emi. nent Searles. THE ISLINGTON CATTLE MARKET- A SCHEME FOR A SOUND JOINT. STOCK ASSOCIATION. Notwithstanoing the vast amount of capital which has been absorbed in railwaays and other important works, there is a superfluity of money for investment, as a re ference to the City article of any paper, or a communi cation with bankers or brokers, will readily prove. The disinclination to embarkin any new undertaking which may be brought forward manifestly ari:es from an ap prehension of incurring those responsibilities which have fallen so heavily upon many persons, in conse quence of the hasty and inconsiderate manner in which schemes of every description were engaged in in the year 1845. In contemplating the responsibilities arising out of that period, the capitalist who, seeking to avoid liability, is nevertheless desirous of investing beneficially, will inquire how it arose that persons found tut mselves so unexpectedly involved; and he will find 'hat it mainly originated in the want of caution which induced them to take shares in various undertakings, regarding only the first payment, and not sufficiently considering the future cilia to be made upon them. If a man takes fifty shares of 20/. each, with a deposit of 21. per share, his attention is mainly directed to the payment of the first 1001., and he reflects but little upon the remaining 900/. which has to be paid at some future time. When that time arrives, he discovers that he has made a great mis take in failing to consider, when he took the shares, whether he had 1,000/. available for the purpose. The great difficulty now felt by capitalists is the want of a channel in which to invest, without the fear of further responsibility of this kind; and the first, and seemingly the best plan to meet this difficulty, which we have seen is that of the Islington Cattle Market and Abattoir Company. The shares in this company are fixed at 11. only, to be paid at once. By this plan future calls are pre vent, d, with all their train of evils. The person who has Si., 201., or 501 to spare, can invest it without the slightest apprehension of being called upon at an inc:)n venint moment far a further contribution. We are much mistaken If this principle will not be generally adopted, as being calculated to meet the circumstances of the times. One word as to the merits of the Islington Cattle Market and Abltt , ir Company. The scheme is cer tainly legitimate. There is a valuable property already in existence, with the privileges of a market conferred upon it by Act of Parliament. The buildings are al ready erected—the work is done —as, so soon as the purchase is completed, the shareholders will be in pos session of the estate, which is now producing a certain amount of revenue, and which would be greatly in creased by the rt moval to it of the business of Smithfield market, which it is proposed to effect in the next session of Parliarntnt. It is not a little singular that Liver pool should have formerly been situated precisely as London now is. The cattle market was in the centre of the town; it has been removed to the suburbs; and the result is that the 251. shares pay a dividend of 21. 18s. per share per annum (upwards of 10 per cent.) exclusive of the abattoirs, which are paying 20 per cent. in addi tion to the shareholders. The butchers of the metropolis are a numerous, opu lent, and influential body, upwards of 1,500 in number. They ought to have a voice in the management of the great metropolitan cattle market.—Atlas. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. BIRMINGHAM, AUG. 23.—At Glocester and Worcester markets, on the 18th, the wheat trade ruled dull, but no reduction from the previous week was submitted to on any description. Barley, nominally unaltered, with a limited sale. Fine oats in demand at full prices, but inferior were neglected. Beans taken in retail at quite ua mach money. Peas rather cheaper. New wheat sold at si. Bd. to 6s 2d per 621 b. During the present week the weather has been very fine, yet no reduction has been submitted to on the sales made, which have been chiefly of Polish Odessa. A few parcels of heavy grinding barley have changed hands at former prices. At this day's market there was a small attecclance, and the wheat trade ruled dull at the currency of this day se'ennight. Barley rather lower. o.ats 6d per quarter cheaper. Beaus maintained their value. Peas neglected. BRISTOL, AUG. 23.—The weather during the past week has been fine, and with a good supply of old English wheat the trade has ruled dull at is per quarter under previous prices. At this day's market a few samples of new have appeared, which were readily taken at 5s to 5s 3d per imperial bushel. For foreign the demand continues circumscribed, also at fully is per quarter under last week's prices. At this day's market English new wheat fetched from 38s to 44s per imperial quarter; foreign wheat, 47s to 50s per 4801 b.; ditto red, fine qua lities, 43s to 435; ditto red, ordinary qualities, 38s to 41s; ditto hard, 35s to 38s. Flour is dull of sale—Eng lish seconds, 30s to 32s per sack; American sweet, 23s to 25s per barrel. For grinding barley there has been a moderate inquiry; English malting, 27s to 30s per impe rial quarter; ditto and foreign grinding, 20s to 25s per 400ib. In cots, beans, and peas there is but little pass ing; oats, Devon and Welsh, 18s to 19s per imperial quarter; Irish white, 20s to 21s per 3201 b; ditto black, 17s 6(1 to 18s 6d per imperial quarter; foreign, none; beans, English, 28s to 34; per imperial quarter; foreign, 25s to 28s per 4801 b. The arrivals for the week ending August the 23d have been—wheat, 416 barrels; oats, 94 barrels; barley, 1,400 quarters and 310 barrels; flour, 1,070 sacks. The averages for the week are—wheat, 38s; oats, 17s; beans, 32s 6d. BOSTON, AUG. 22.—Wheat, red 433 to 455, white 495; oats 14s to 21s; beans 32s to 35s per qr. SLEAFORD, AUG. 20.—Wheat, white 47s to 495, red 44s to 465; oats 18s to 21s; beans 35s to 36s per qr. ALFORD.—Averages for the week ending Aug. 20— Wheat 47s 9d; barley 25s per qr. LOUTH, AUG. 22.—Wheat 42s to 475; barley 23s to 265; oats 14s to 16s per qr. LYNN, AUG. 21 . —Wheat 403 to 445, fine 46s to 48s per qr. OAKHAM, AUG. 20.—Wheat 45s to 50s; barley 28s to 30s; oats 20s to 265; beans. 36s to 40s per qr. UPPINGHAU, AUG 22.—Wheat 44s to 475; barley 26s to 28s; oats 20s to 24%; beans 33s to 36s per qr. Butter 10d to lld per lb; eggs 20s tor Is. MELT9II MQW)3114.; AUQ , 21.—Wheat 48a tG 503; barley 26s to 31s; oats 20s to 243; bt ans 34s to 38s per qr. Butter 11d to 13d per lb; eggs 18s to 203 for Is. GAINSBOROUGH, AUG 21.—Wheat 47s to 51s-35 qrs. 871 7s (average 49s lqd.) NEWARK, AuG. 22.—Wbeat, old white 503 to 523, new 48s to 50s, old red 48s to 50s, new 47s to 48s; barley, old grinding 24s to 255, new malting 30s to 325; oats, old 22s to 245, new 20s to 21s; beans, old 33s to 3 55 per qr. ROTHERHAM, Auo. 20.—Beef, 53 6cl to 6s 6d per stone; mutton, 4 : 1-d to 5d per lb. Cattle 219, sheep 2,100. DERBY, Atm. 21.—The supply of fat stock to-day was considerably improved, and the attendance of par• chasers was tolerably large ; the demand was not over brisk, but most of the animals were disposed of. The number of sheep and lambs was about the average, without any alteration in the price. The veal trade was some little improved. Fat pigs were plentiful, and com pletely a drug. Beef, 41d to Sid; Mutton, 41d to ; Lambs, 17s to 21s; Veal, 41d to 5d per lb; Piga, 7s to 7s 6.1 per score. Rough let, 3s 6d yer stone of 141bs. Hides, lid per lb. Calf-skins, 2d to 30 r lh. GLASGOW, Ana. 22.—There is some progress making with the cutting of grain in the more forward localities at every favourable turn of the weather, which is still unsettled. Our supplies coastwise and from Ireland continue light ; from abroad, with the exception of about 8,000 barrels of flour, they were inconsiderable ; and the foreign arrivals at Grangemouth comprised calf, about 835 quarters of whe a t, 936 quarters of beans, an d 100 quarters of pea,. The re h as b een some inquiryjrfQr wheat and flour during the week at last Wednesday currency. Other articles ruled quiet. This day's market was thinly attended. Wheat, and the best brands of fl iur, were held with more firmness, and in some instances a slight advance was realized. Barley without change. Oats and oatmeal dull of stale and to make progress an abatement of 3d to 61 pet boll or load respectively would have been acceeded to. Indian corn neglected. EDINBURGH, AUG. 22.—The quantity of wheat brought forward this day was 428 qrs, being 140 qrs less than last week. Top price the same, and the average 7d up —lOO qrs unsold. The quantity of barley brought for' ward was 149 qrs, being 188 qrs less than last week. Price on the top Is up, and the average 6d down-2 7 qrs unsold. Of oats we had 742 qrs brought forward, of 26 qrs more than last week. Top price Bd, 8 0 1 the average 3d up-110 qrs unso ld . Th e quant i ty.ol beans was 74 qrs, or 33 qrs more than last week. Price on the top the same, and the average 10d up-5 qrs sold. Top of wheat ... 6531bs 55s Od Barley ... 56ilbs 30s Od ... Oats ... 43ilbs 23s 4d ... Beans 6711bs 35s 6d EDINBURGH CATTLE MARKET, AUG. 22.—The suPP I I, of cattle this morning w as 409 , b e i ng 68 more than 10; week. Top price of the best beef 7a Gd; current 6s 6a to 7s; middling and inferior 5s 6d to 6s per Dutch stone. A great many uns , ,ld. The supply of sheep and lambs this morning was 5,775, being 1,577 more than last we' ll ' Sales for sheep again exceedingly dull, and at the elwe of the market a great many were turned out unsold. Lambs of the best kinds sold readily at full prices, whi le the inferior kinds were dull, and the prices down. Top price of the best mutton sil per lb; current, 41d to sd; inferior, 3id to 4d. Lambs (top), 20s; current, 15s to 17s; middling and inferior, 5s to lOs a head. DUNBAR, Aum 21.—Wheat, weighing 641 b., brought 51s, and prices to 42s Od; barley, weighing 00110, brought 00s Od, and prices to 00s Od; oats, weighing 431bs, brought 21s 3d, and prices to 20s Od; beans sod pease, weighing 001bs, brought 00s Od, and prices to 00s Od. DUNDEE, AuG. 17.—Wheat, 46s Od to 49s Odf'foreig n ditto, 47s Od to 50s Od; barley, 22s 03 to 23s Od; oath 18s 6d to 19s Od ; pease and beans, 23s Od to 25s 6d. CoRK, Ana. 22.—Flour—Firsts 14s Od to 14s 6d; extra 155 , seconds, 13s 6d to o.')s7 F to gos Od; household s lO s t o 12 s; t hi r d s per cwt. Oatmeal 12s 6d to 00s; Indian meal 6s 6d to 6s 9d; wheat' meal. lOs Od to per cwt. Indian corn 6/050d to 615 s Od Per ton. Bran 3110 s Od to 4/per ton. Hay—Farmersl9s to 30s; averse 21s ; dealers 45s to 00s Od; average 00s per ton. Straw—Fe et ~ ell 13s Od to 27s Od ; av erage 17 5; dealers 30s Oct to 355 °I: average 00s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6d to Qu' in household loaf 5d t o 51d per 41b. Fresh butter, 7d '— 8d per lb. Eggs -4s Cd to 4s Id per hundred. Coals -- ; Newport 14 s; Lyd ney 16 5 ; Landore 14s ; Best Nea t Culm 133 per ton. Tallow 40s Od to 00s per es, et ; Whisky, 25 o. p., 6s Od per imperial gallon. lea —Beef 4d to 7d; mutton 5d to 61d; veal 50 t O 7d ; pork 4d t o 51d ; b acon 7d to 8d ; sausages 6d Perr lb. Mops 61 10s per cwt. Bangor slates 3/ 2s 6d to 31 5 5 P: h ton. Bark—Barbary 81 to 8/ lOs; Valonia 14/ to 0/ ; Frei , 7110 a ; English Cl per ton. Fleece Wool 105 to 12s per 5 0126 :1 Hemp 34/ to 35/ per tor. Fish— Scotch herrings ris to 181: re ditto 26s to 28s per barrel ; Newfoundland 10/ 105 to 121,„ , 1 1 ton. Timber-111emel, 851 p er t on ; d ea l s, fi rst quality, .!`-.7 second quality, 16 3 per 1 00. Hides—Market lOs to it' salted 12s to 18 s p er cwt ; calf skins 2d to 2/d per Potatoes, white 6d to 9d; Minions 00d to 00d; Guano Peruvian, 111 Ws; Ichaboe 91 p er t on; Tar—Archapfie 19s per barrel. RAILWAY SHARE: MARKETS• LIVERPOOL, AUGUST 23. o d to-W . STOCK EXCHANGE.— The share market was not so go 0.), The saes are—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire (late C. an;, 6 per cent., 13—Great Northern (5 per cent. Preference), %las Ditto (Lancashire and Yorkshire Extension), 1% dis.- 1,411 , c , ) , 44 and Yorkshire, Fifths, y — Ditto Fifths (West Riding li1 110 "4s, dis.—London and North-Western, 129—Ditto, New Quarter" , oter o —Ditto, Fifths, 4 3 4 p.--- Midland, Halves, 14% dis.—South•l x (0. and Dover (No. 4), .71. Is. 3d . —Y or k , Newcastle, and Ber y N. E. Purohase) 6 par cent. till 1850, 78s. 9d. dis. MANCIIEsTER, AUGUST 23. ^s" . STOCK EXCRANGE.-The transactions to-clay were 85 W : North British, Preference, I-16 p.—Sheffield, Preference, North Staffordshire, 6 1-16 dis. —East Lancashire, New, l6%—Leed s ' Fifths, 3 11-14—West Biding Union, 4 11-16 dis. Eastern Countlei , B%—Manchester and Sheffield, Eighths, 4.—Dover (No . . 4), Scrip, 7 * liIRMINGLIA..II, AUGUST 23. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The transactions to-day were as follow London and North-Western, 130 North Stafford hire, 6 d iL-- Shrewsbury and Birmingham, Preference (Scrip), 21. 3s. 9il.—Sig .° P a shire Union 1 dis. cx in.—South Staffordshire, 41. 13s. 9d. YORK, AUGUST 21. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The tra nsact i ons to-day have been as I'ol' low: —North British, I 2.'4 —York, Newcastle, and Berwick ( 7e- N ca o s i t t l i e i 1 1‘i x i, t i e la n n si d o , n) 2 , 8 1 % 3 : 3 4 —Ditto (G. N. E. Purchase), 4% —York And GLASGOW, AUGUST 21. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were as follovr • Caledonian, 42—Dundee and Perth, Quarters, 255. 6d.—G 1380 ..!: Duinfries, and Carlisle, 43y—Gl asgow , Kilmarnock, and AP ., 4° Ditto, Halves (No. 1), 7. HOP INTELLIGENCE.—WORCESTER, AUG. 22. 0 Business conti nues b r i s k i n our market, some extens ive sales having b een ma d e on Saturday, both in new.s,u," other hops, alth oug h t h e former have the call, especia lly first class samples, which are several shillings hig, be i r i; and di ffi cult to find even at t h e advance, the great uu' being held by speculators for still higher rates. Ther e are some reports o f i mprovement, but opinions are d,, e. cidedly against 7,0001 . d uty for the district I n ta Borough- market t wo p oc k ets of the new growth_ Wive already appeared, one f rom M r. Henry Smith, of Etcu u. _. ingliam, Sussex, which ca me i n on F r id ay, an d so ld fol 10/. per cwt.; the other grown by Mr. Henman, of Fast Peckham, Kent, appeared the following day and realised 111. 4s. per cwt. Th e d u t y. f or t h e ki ngdom i s stea dy a t 65,000/ to 70 , 0001. Worce. , ter Journal. THE LINEN CAMBRICS OF IRELAND.—Not un co 7; netted with her M os t GraeiJus Majesty's recent visit Belfast, it may be mentioned, that the chief supply of cambric pocket handkerchiefs has long been drawn from that quarter; for, by a return moved for by M r . Alder , man Sidney, M.P., the other day, it appears th at F ra nce has long ceased to supply any quantity, the return of Ur ports being, in 1842. pieces 12,139 ; i n 1843, 14,307; , 1 , 12 1844, 14,032; i n 1846 (when th e d ut i es were reduceoP 10,579; in 1847, 19,222; in 1848, 31,029. This latte r increase is owing' to a very light gauzy fabric coming into wear, not hitherto manufactured in Belfast. 'P', re-exports of in French art i c l e have, of course, b een a . ; btu limited; n 1846, 23 ; i n 1 847, 206; in 1848 v pieces. DISCOVERY OF STOLEN FIRE-ARMS.—MF. can, sub inspector of police, on Friday lust proceedeci to tiK:ol.l.lorinn,sl, Cwinhgie'shCwoeurnety, concealed in a ca where he fonnvde very artfullyaquantie constructed. Amongst the arms was the blunderbuss' sword, PLC., whi c h were stolen some months ago fro g the rt- s cience of John Rutherford, Esq., Kingsboroug h ' [A DVERTISEMENT. I--An Abscess i n th e Bleas t „ Cured by Holl oway ' s Oi ntment and Pills- About three l e a ve since llrs. O'Fl a h erty of Mill-street, Cork ac cidental ' bruited her bre as t, f or mont h s afterwards the Pain increas ed and the part bec ame f ear f ul l y swollen ; various application! were tried without giving the least relief. Ultimately an,"„i, sews formed, disch arg i ng a great quantity of humour, w", l- 1 , debilitated her consti t uti on t o an a l arming extent ; at 6'4 stage a lady strongly recommended her to try Holloway Ointment and Pills, h av i ng w it nesse d their good e ff ects t' o former occa s ion s , w hi c h a d v i ce s h e followed, and these s lle medicines answered mos t sat i s f actor il y , f or t h e woun d was 90 „ healed, and her health is now completely renovated.— Sold by all Druggists and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, :14 4 t Strand. London. BIRTHS. On the 20th inst., at Breadsall Rectory, Mrs. Henry 11 ' Crewe, of a son. On the 21st inst., at Liverpool, Mrs. Frederick R. Hugh"' of a son. On the 21st inst., a t R ar d ean , Gl ocesters hi re, th e wife of the Rev. E. Mansfield, of a son. • On the 21 st inst., in Davies-street, Berkeley-square, the wife of Dr. Woodfall, of a daughter. On the 21st inst., at Frognal-lodge, Hampstead, Mrs. Va lli J. Fearon, of a son. MARRIED. On the 16th inst., at Leamington, Ed war d J o h n Chamb erM Esq., 50th (Queen's Own) Regiment, to Anne Valentir; eldest daughter of John Hunter, E sq ., l ate C apta i n 3 d Lig Dragoons. On the 21st inst., at Henl ey - on- T hames, the Rev . 'Pre' derick Poynder, to Julia Frances, eldest daughter of Captai n Clowes, of the Royal Navy. On the 21st inst., at St. George's Camberwell, Frank Saps' bury, of the Po s t- o ffi ce, to Mary Anne, you ngest daughterEsq.,o i!ir. John Layton, of Camberwell. On the 13th inst., the H p o l n E . B Cornelius O'Callaghan, e ldest son of Viscount Lismore ' aged 90. On the 14th i ns t. , at St. Servan, in France, A. Bridget, E q., of Ystrad Wralt, Carmarthenshire, aged 47. On the 17th inst., at Henley-on-Thames, G. K. Pear s°l4 Esq., of Rotherbithe. On the . ..oth inst., Thomas How, the son of Mr. Sheldr ici‘ ' of her Majesty's Customs. On the 29th inst., Mrs. Mary Anne Rose, of Farring" street, aged .56. "a; Jan e On the 20th inst., at the Con ven t, Clapham, of Maria Browne, aged 33, a p ro f esse d s i s t er of the orde r Notre Dame. On the 21st inst., at Canton-pl ace , E as t I n dia-road, Mr . 9 ‘ M. Davies, of Crutched-friars. On the 21st inst., at Ciaremont- terrace, Barnsbury-04d' bliss Jane Deering, aged 83. the O l n a late J. v. 0 ' On the 21st inst., aged 56, Charlotte, wife of the Rt .2 1 1 , s ip t ia i d n 3 s , t. , , E a sq t ., R a d 4 l e s d lip 7 , 7. Middlesex, Sarah, relict a Williams, rector of Gedling, Notts. -a of London: Printed and Published by MURDO Na. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun °face. Strand, in the Precinct of the SAvoy, in the count/ Aiiddleo9E,,Fridoy, August 24, 1849. - - tit ea 1 of