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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, July 25. Their Lordships met at Five o'clock. REGIMENTAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES BILL. This Bill passed through Committee. SMALL DEBTS ACT AMENDMENT BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. COUNTY RATES BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. BOROUGH RELIEF BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. ESTATES LEASING (IRELAND) BILL. Lord CAMPBELL withdrew this Bill. LIFE POLICIES OF INSURANCE BILL. Lord BROUGHAM withdrew this Bill. WEST INDIES. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from the planters of the Island of Tobago, detailing the gradual diminution in the production of sugar in the island, which followed, first, upon the abolition of slavery, and neat upon the curtailment of the apprenticeship system, and complaining of distress. IRISH BANKRUPTCY BILL. Lord BROUGHAM moved the second reading of this Bill; and proposed that the further proceedings should be delayed until the Bankruptcy Bill came up from the House of Commons. The object of the Bill was to make the law of bankruptcy in England and Ireland identical. Lord MONTE AGLE said that the Chamber of Com merce of Dublin highly approved of this Bill. The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed to-morrow. ATTACHMENTS, COURTS OF RECORD (IRE- LAND) BILL. Lord MONTEAGLE presented a petition from Dublin against this Bill. CHAPELS OF EASE (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion of Lord MONTEAGLE this Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed to morrow. NEW ZEALAND LAND CONVEYANCING BILL. The Earl of ST. GERMANS moved the second reading of this Bill. The motion was agreed to. STOCK-IN-TRADE BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. RELIEF OF DISTRESS IN IRELAND BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. LABOURING POOR (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. LAND IMPROVEMENT ACT AMENDMENT (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. ASSIGNING OF JUDGMENTS (IRELAND) BILL. Lord CAMPBELL moved tho second reading of this Bill, the object of which was to do away with assigning of judgments in Ireland.—Agreed to. COUNTY COURTS. Lord BROUGHAM reported from the judges of the county courts that those courts had been most success ful in saving litigation, and in enabling persons to re cover debts due to them. POOR LAW UNION CHARITIES AMENDMENT BILL. This Bill, on the motion of Lord CAMPBELL, was read a second time. MILITIA PAY BILL. This Bill passed through Committee. TRUSTEES RELIEF BILL. /his Bill passed through Committee. CORPORATION OF LONDON BILL. Lord REDESDALE presented a petition from cer tain persons praying to be heard by counsel against this Bill. Lord CAMPBELL said this Bill reflected the highest honour on the corporation of London, and he hoped it would pass into law during this session. Lord REDEBDALE considered that the Bill was a public Bill, and should be treated as such, and not as a private Bill. - Messengers from the Commons brought up certain Bills, and their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, July 25. (Contived from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) MARRIAGES IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES FACT. LITATING BILL. On the motion for the consideration of the Lords' amendments to the Bill, Dr. NICIIOLL said, that considering the importance of this Bill, and the results which might arise from en couraging marriages in foreign countries, he trusted the Noble Lord would pause before he proceeded with this Bill, and at any rate that he would delay its passing for the er,esent session. Lord PALMERSTON said that in many places abroad the British residents were numerous, and he trusted therefore that the Honourable and ...earned Member did not desire that they should not be married at all, for if an insuperable bar were to be placed before such unions, who could say what the consequences might be?—(A laugh.) There appeared to be great ob jection to allowing marriages to time place in the am bassadors' houses. There were no ministers in several of those places, and in some it was quite impossible to obtain a minister's assistance; it was therefore neces sary to construct a meant for validating marriages abroad, and none seemed to be better than those which had been devised and embodied in this Bill. Ti:e Lords' amendments were then agreed . to, and the Bill was passed. ADMIRL.LTY JURISDICTION IN THE COLONIES. On the motion that the House should go into Com mittee on this Bill, Captain PECLIELL complained that he had yester day bren led to believe that this Bill would be postponed, but to his surprise it had passed through its second read ing. It seemed to him to provide neither more nor less than a pleasure excursion for any one who had committed an off, nce on the high seas round the whole of the West Indies, in order that they might be com fortably tried in England. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL explained that the Bill did not necessarily provide that a person committing an off:ince on the high seas should be sent to England, but in some of the colonies there was no Admiralty ju risdiction whatever ; and the Bill only, therefore, de • crud that when a prisoner arrived in a colony where there was no such jurisdiction, that he should be re moved to another where there was a means of trying him. The SPEAKER the❑ left the chair, when the first and second clauses were passed without observation. On the third clause being proposed, Mr. ROEBUCK objected that it gave far too large powers to the tribunals in the colonies• It provided far that of which the Attorney-General had just spoken. Mr. ANSTEY also objected to the clause. _ Tne ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he conceived that the objection would be met by inserting words which would require the prisoner to be sent to England, wherever there was not an opportunity of securing an impartial and fair trial in the colonies. He thuught that would obviate the objection. Mr. ANSTEY—Not at all. The ATTORNEY• GENERAL would at any rate morn such amendment on the clause. Mr. ANSTEY said that would be entrusting by far too large a discretion to the several governors of the various colonies, whose delinqu-ncies the Colonial-office was always ready to cover. The clause provided that the deposttions taken in the colonies should be received as evidence when there was no opportunity for cross examination. This was evidently unjust. and neither snore nor less than a covert attack on the liberties of the Channa islands. After a conversation plrticipated in by the Attorney- General, Mr. Roebuck, Mr. Hume, and Mr. Acstey, the clause was withdrawn, and the House then resumed. CLERGY RELIEF BILL. On the motion that this Bill be read a third time, Mr. HAGGITT rose to move that the Bill be read a third time upon this day three months. He was very un willing to do anything that might have the appearance of interference with religious liberty, but he opposed this Bill with much less reluctance when he considered the late period of the sesion at which it was attempted to be passed. He believed he was right in stating that there was not a single University Member in town. The Bill was liable to many objections. It reduced bishops from official authorities to mere minis ters of the law, and left them no exercise of their own judgment, but tied them down to act merely as by Act of Parliament. He was not, however, entirely opposed to the general purpose of the Bill, but more especially to the manner in which it was proposed to be done. Mr. BOUVERIE said that the Bill had been very fully considered in a Select Committee, on which the Right Hon. Gentleman the Member for the University of Oxford, and the llon. and Learned Member for the - University of Dublin had sat. lie believed that this Bill proposed a readier way of remedying certain grievances than any other measure could do. After a few words from Mr. A. J. B. HOPE and rt,r. Nlcuom., the amendment was withdrawn. The Bill was then read a third time and passed. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS BILL This Bill was read a third time and passed. PROTECTION TO WOMEN BILL. Mr. SPOONER moved that this Bill be read a third time. After a few words from Mr. ROEBUCK, Mr. ANSTRY moved, as an amendment, that it be read a third time this day three months. The Bill was unjust in its details and would be ineffectual in accom pliallaing the end which the lion. Member (Mr. Spooner) had in view in introducing it. Mr. HENLEY would like to know how the costs for carrying on prosecutions under the Bill would be pro vided for. Mr. SPOONER said the costs would be in the dis cretion of the judge, as in ordinary cases of felony, but he (Mr. Spooner) had no objection to any modification on that point, and he would agree to the words "com pensation for loss of time " being left out of the Bill. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the amendment... 22 Against it• " ..• Majority •••65 agtanst th° amendment —43 The amendment w as therefore lost. On the question that the Billbe o a r s t e t t :ad a third ti me , Mr. HUME thought thi s on morality was a great mist a k e . Hera to legislate that certain Right Rev. Prelates should se w t o a ll t i e t s t u ei i g l e l e f x oo s - t rf ample to their own families than by bringing in a this kind. He thought that this w as an unfit subject legislation, more especially as most of the clauses in the Bill had been introduced into it within the last 48 hours, which precluded their being maturely considered by Hon. Members. Mr. ROEBUCK said he wished to say a few words of warning to gentlemen on the opposite side of the House before this Bill was read a third time. Hon. Members themselves might yet be made the victims of conspiracies under this Bill, and be brought before the public under the most painful circumstances, not because they were, guilty, but because they were exposed to odious charges from parties actuated entirely by motives of cupidity; and so she hears 4 of _dim who were near and dear to Hon. Members might be wrung, simply because the House of Commons, in pass ing this Bill, had yielded to a species of cant which was as dangerous and mischievous as vice itself.—(Hear.) Mr. SPOONER briefly replied. The Bill was then read a third time and passed. BANKRUPTCY LAW CONSOLIDATION BILL. On the motion for the House going into Committee on this Bill, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he feared, at this period of the session, he would have to ask the House to take this Bill in some measure upon trust , a fter the im mense labour which had been bestowed upon it by the Select Committee appointed to consider its merits. The Bill as it now stood was only a con solidation of the laws relating to bankruptcy. The Committee had taken care that the consolidation which they proposed, and which was embodied in this Bill, would not interfere with decisions of the courts, and he had forsaken some of the duties of his profession in order to attend the Committee. A class of traders were anxious to have introduced in the Bill persons who were not, under the existing Act, traders ; and another class, opulent merchants in the city of London, wished to have the power of debtors making arrangements with their creditors without the intervention of the court. These improvements would be introduced into the Bill; and in moving that the Speaker leave the ch air, he simply asked the House to give them due credit for the arduous labour which the Committee had undergone, in order to render the measure efficient. Mr. STUART complimented the Committee and sup ported the Bill, believing that it would be beneficial to the commercial community. Sir J.GRAHAM gave the Committee full credit for the earnestness of their labours, but at that late period of the session, he thought without giving the House full time to consider the Bill, which contained no less than 278 clauses, the Government would not act well to the com mercial community. He approved of consolidation, but consolidation ought not to be made the excuse for material changes. If changes were to be made in the law, they ought to be stated seriatim. In the schedule which they were called upon to adopt, he found that the whole of certain Acts were to be abolished, and the parts of others. They could not deal with a subject of more importance. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL intimated that be should in Committee point out the nature of the altera tions referred to. The House then went into Committee. Clauses up to 124 were agreed to, with a few verbal amendments. Clauses 125 to 136 were passed, after a conversation in which the Attorney-General, Mr. Spooner, and Mr. Stuart respectively took part, the point being whether the settlement made upon a man's daughter befere any proceedings at law were taken against him would be valid, and which was settled by the assertion of the y r Attorney e -G we e e ner a a l v a t l h e a s t b , e c o o o n r s d i i d n e g r a t t law an ancl th e e q re u c t o ; equity, marriage Oughttobe a bar; so the clause was all owe d d to remain as it stood. Clauses 137 to 159 were then passed with little ob servation. On clause 160 being: proposed, which directed the mode in which the oath of a bankrupt should be taken at his last examination, Mr. Page Wood ob jected, but the Attorney-General explained that the oath had reference to the balance-sheet, which the bank rupt did not himself prepare. Mr.. Page Wood cited an instance in which a man had been imprisoned three years and a half, because he objected to take an oath. Sir J. GRAHAM remarked that the oath had refer ence not to the balance-sheet only, but upon the accounts which had been made up by the bankrupt, on which the balance-sheet was founded. Mr. PAGE WOOD said all that he wanted was, that the power of imprisoning a man should be left to the Court, and he felt so strongly on the subject that he was compelled to divide the House. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL made an appeal to the Hon. Gentleman not to press this matter to a division, and said that it was eminently necessary to get the Bill through Committee to-day. After a discussion, in which Sir JAMES GRAHAM, who wished the House to sit half an hour beyond the usual time, but which was rebutted by the intimation of Mr. BERNAL that the standing order would pre vent that, a compromise was come to, and the clause was amended, so that the power to impose an oath would be left in the discretion of the court. Clauses up to 197 were then agreed to. On clause 198 beino. read, Sir JAMES GRAHAM objected to the authority given by this clause to the Bankruptcy Judges. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that the clause was supported by all the chief merchants of the city of London. _ _ _ After some further discussion, the consideration of this clause was postponed until the bringing up of the report. 'The remaining clauses were then agreed to, as were also the schedules, with the exception of clause 256, the consideration of which was also postponed. The CHAIRMAN then reported progress, and the report was ordered to be received to-morow. BANKRUPT LAW CONSOLIDATION (COLLEC TION OF FEES). The report on this subject was received, and leave given to bring in a Bill founded upon it. Sir GEORGE GREY presented a petition from the miners and colliers of the county of Durham, describing the dangers of their calling, and praying the House to pass a measure tor their relief. The House then adjourned at Six o'clock. LONDON, BRIGHTON, and SOUTH COAST RAILWAY. The usual half-yearly general meeting of the pro prietors of the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company was held yesterday, at the Bridge house Hotel; Mr. Laing, chairman of the board of direc tors, in the chair. Mr. J. F. BucKroN, the secretary, read the report, from which we make the following extracts:— " The accounts for the half-year ending 30th June, 1849, are subjoined, and show the following results:— " CAPITAL ACCOUNT.—The amount of capital raised up to the 30th June, 1849, is 7,065,0671., consisting of Loan capital ... .Z 1,411,837 Preference share capital ... 1,037,596 Ordinary share capital ... 4,615,634 £7,065,067 " Of this amount the whole will receive interest or dividend out of revenue except 65,6991. expended on the Thames Junction Line, which was not opened until the 2d July, and 73,4241. expended on the Eastbourne and Hailshava Branches, from the Ist January to the 14th May, when those branches were opened. The in terest on the capital expended on the London- bridge station enlargement is charged to revenue, the object being considered not directly productive, though it will be indirectly beneficial by saving expense, and affording increased facilities for the traffic. The capital expended on the Bricklayers' Arms goods station also receives in terest out of revenue for the whole half-year. " The amount of additional capital expended during the past half-year is 129,9111., or 120,3191., after de ducting the proceeds of land and old materials sold. Of this, the largest item of expenditure, amounting to up wards of 35,0001, has been for the London-bridge sta tion enlargement. The sum of 150,000/. has been stated as an estimate of the probable cost of this enlargement, but this emount was, of course, little better than a vague approximation, until steps had been taken to purchase the requisite property. The agreements for these pur chases being now nearly completed, the directors are able to repeat their expectation, that 150,0001. may be taken as the probable cost of land and works for constructing a station capable of accommodating any amount of traffic that can be anticipated. " The outlay of capital for the other objects specified in the statement of October, 1848, hxs been nearly com pleted; and as further progress is made towards the final closing of the capital account, the directors find themselves enabled to repeat, with increased confidence, that the limit of 7,200,0001. will not be exceeded. The sum of 186,901/. is required to be raised by loan, sup posing the remaining 6 per cent. stock not to be issued, in order to bring the capital up to this amount of 7,200,0001.; and a resolution, authorising the directors to raise this sum, will be submitted to the proprietors. "The Parliamentary powers of the company would authorise the raising of a further sum of 240,930/. be yond this limit by shares or loans; but the directors pledge themselves that no capital shall be raised beyond 7,200,0001., unless for some specific object, beyond the ordinary working and maintenance of the present system of lines, and for which the previous sanction of the pro prietors has been distinctly asked and obtained. " One object of this sort which the directors now wish to bring before the proprietors is the erection of cottages for the workmen in the company's employment at Brigh ton. There are in all upwards of 600 men employed at Brighton, where lodgings are excessively dear; and it would be a great boon to them to obtain comfortable cot tages from the company at a rent which, while moderate, would give an ample return on the capital invested. The company are already in possession of land well adapted for the purpose of building a large number of cottages, on which a safe and ample return would be secured. This, however, is not so much the object as the benefit which would accrue to the men themselves, and indirectly to the company, by encouraging good and steady workmen to remain in their service. As the construction of a sufficient number of cottages might in volve, however, an outlay of about 30,0001., the directors have not thought it right to take any steps until the mat ter had been brought distinctly before the proprietors. " RETENUE ACCOIINT.—The gross earnings of the half-year, compared with those of the corresponding half-year of 1848, show the following results:— Half-year Half-year ending 30th ending 30th June,lB4B. June ) ] 849. Average number of Miles open for Traffic 159 ... 164 Number of Miles run by Trains : Passenger Trains ... 446,944 ... 398,139 Goods Trains ... .. 105,095 ... 98,109 Total ... ... ... 552,039 ... 496,238 ....£194,805 £214,062 Gross receipts ... • and Hail.lham Branches, " The additional mile a ge () o t. 7 j rn iaiits of the iie s sofsingl Eastbourne olinn,opene d ontheenititrhelyMoayw,insgo to that th the increase of 19, on 2571. is almost the development of traffic existing lines, and to the increase of goo ds traffic con sequent on th e open i ng o f t h e Bricklayers' Arms station. " The receipts on the Croydon and Epsom line having remained nearly stationary during the year 1848, the directors have thought it right to try the experiment of attracting traffic to the line by reducing the scale of charge for periodical tickets, increasing the number of third class trains, and issuing London at reduced rates. Theyexcursion tickets from are happy to say that this experiment has thus far proved successful; the re ceipts on this line showing an increase of 13 per cent. over the corresponding period of last year (irrespective of the race traffic), since the date of the alterations. " The Croydon and Epsom Line affords such peculiar . .Almtwo IQ; itiburMill 001.49A.cet itlictkox t)a9rt yam. sions, that the directors feel confident that by a steady pursuance of this policy the traffic will in the course of time be considerably increased. " The total expenses of the half-year amount to 91,9071. " The directors feel considerable confidence that the progressive increase of the traffic will continue, and that it will not be attended by a corresponding increase in the amount of ordinary working expenses. It is evident, how ever, as stated in their last report, that with a closed capital account a progressive increase must be anticipated in the cost of renewing and replacing worn-out materials and stock. Having given the subject their most anxious consideration, they have arrived at the conclusion that it would be advisable, in addition to meeting all charges whatever out of revenue, to set aside a sum annually, in order to form such a reserve fund as may give stability to the property, and obviate injurious fluctuations in future dividends. The whole of this reserve ought to be taken out of the second and more productive half year, and the directors consider that 15,0001. will be a proper sum to set aside for the present year, which they will accordingly recommend to the proprietors at the next half-yearly meeting. " In order to put every proprietor fully in possession of the reasons which hsve guided the directors in arriving at a conclusion of so much importance affecting their pro perty, they have thought it the best course to place in their hands a private report, from the Chairman to the board, in which the question is fully gone into, and which contains detailed information in regard to the actual condition of the working stock and works. In doing so, the directors are actuated by the feeling that the most unreserved publicity, in regard to the affairs of the company, is desirable for its interests. " A proposal has been made by the Direct Portsmouth Railway Company to this company, to enter into a traffic arrangement for working a portion of their line, of nearly four mile) in length, from Epsom to Leather head, and an agreement for this purpose entered into by the two boards, subject to the sanction of their re spective proprietors. This agreement has been con firmed by a general meeting of the Portsmouth Com pany, and it is now submitted to the proprietors for their approval. Contracts having been entered into by the Direct Portsmouth Company for the purchase of the whole of the land, and construction of the works, the practical result in figures of this arrangement is ascertained within a very slight margin, and may be stated as follows:—The London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company will pay 3,0001. a year (with an option of commuting for 50,0001.) for the line in question, forming an extension of nearly four miles of their present Epsom line. " As this can be worked at a comparatively slight ad ditional expense (certainly not exceeding 1,0001. a year) by the same engines, carriages, &c., as now work to Epsom, the question of profit or loss in the arrangement to this company resolves itself into this—whether the traffic from beyond Epsom carried over these four miles, and over the eighteen miles of existing railway from Epsom to London, will produce a gross amount of 4,000/. ; or if Parliament should sanction the proposed commutation into a principal sum of 3,2504 a year? "The directors are satisfied that the traffic thus brought to the line, to and from the districts of Leather head, Mickleham, Box-hill, and Dorking, or saved from being diverted from it by the Reading; Guildford, and Reigate Railway, will exceed this amount; and that the extension in question will be profitable in itself ; while, in other respects, it will confer important advantages on the company. " They have, therefore, although very averse to any thing involving even an appearance of enlarging the engagements or liabilities of the company, not thought themselves justified in letting an opportunity escape of concluding an arrangement so manifestly advantageous; and they strongly recommend the proprietors to give it their sanction. " Circumstances have rendered impossible the continu ance of the provisional arrangement, under which the chairman has devoted a great portion of his time to the affairs of the company in the capacity of managing director, in consideration of which the board appro priated to him one-half of their allowance up to this time, the alternative has arisen of losing the benefit of his services altogether, or retaining them on a perma nent footing by affording some adequate remuneration for the time and labour bestowed. The chairman has left the matter in the hands of the directors, with the expression of a wish that they would look at it simply as a matter of business, and adopt whatever course they thought most conducive for the interest of the company. Having done so, they have arrived unanimously at the conclusion that it is greatly for the company's advantage to make such an arrangement as will enable them to retain the services of the chairman as managing direc tor. Having now had practical experience for the last twelve months, of the benefits resulting from the con stant and judicious superintendence of the company's affairs by a man of talent and integrity, they are more than ever satisfied that this is the only sound footing on which a concern of such magnitude can be satisfactorily managed. They accordingly recommend the proprietors to increase the sum voted for direction by 7001. a-year, appropriating 1,5001. as a remuneration to the chairman and managing director, and 8001. for the other members of the board. The total expense of management and direction will still be less than it has been, while the advantages resulting from the arrangement are so obvious that they do not think it necessary to enlarge upon them." The CHAIRMAN, in moving its adoption, observed that at • the last meeting he held out a hope to the pro prietors that, with proper management, the traffic of the line might be so increased as to greatly augment the profits. That increase, he was happy to say, had taken place, and although they had to divide this half year upon an enlarged capital, he was glad to tell the shareholders that the dividend would be at least 2s. 6d. per share more than was paid last half-year. The steam-boats had not been so productive, but still the traffic derived from them was anything but insignificant. The shareholders would perceive from the report that some progress was being made towards closing the capital account.—(Hear, hear.) He was in a position to inform the shareholders now that that "consummation so devoutly to be wished" would ere long be brought about.—(Hear, hear.) At all events, however, the limit of 7,200,000/. fixed tor future expenditure would not be exceeded, and the proprietors might rest assured that none of their money would be spent but what was abso lutely necessary for the purposes of the line.—(Hear.) After a short discussion, the report was adopted, and its recommendation agreed to. A dividend of 14s. 6d. per share was then declared, and thanks having been voted to the Chairman, the meeting terminated. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian.) MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.—We have had an inanimate market, both in yarns and goods, and the aggregate business of the day has been very limited in extent; yet prices are firmly maintained in cnrrent articles generally, while in some few, especially in some of the lower counts of yarns, a hardening tendency is still apparent. In goods suitable for the East, prices are sustained by the largeness of existing contracts. It is evident, however, that there is not now the same disposition among the merchants to give out orders that there was a short time ago. This change, which we have before noticed, has been increas ingly perceptible during the last few days, and more espe cially so to day. The heavy shipments now on the way out, and the purchases yet to be completed by manufac turers, together with the want of margin betwixt the prices demanded here, and those attainable at Calcutta and Bombay, are quite sufficient to cause parties to wait for commercial advices by the overland mail before engaging in further operations. Printing cloths continue in good request at full rates. Long cloths, T's, as well as stout domestics and fustains, are still exceedingly depressed; while domestics and fustians of light fabric, suitable for exportation, remain compa ratively in a much better state. In yarns the operations on continental account have been restricted within nar• row limits; so far as they have gone, however, the prices paid have reached the extreme limits of last week. For India there has been no demand. Spinners for home manufacture have again found ready sale for their produce, realising at least the full prices of Friday. The great addition which has for some time back been making to the weaving power of the district is manifestly producing an effect (as we stated on Satnrday) upon the relation between the demand for, and the supply of, such yarns as are suitable for the lighter descriptions of goods, in the making of which the new looms are employed. ROCHDALE, MONDAY.--We have had a very fair busi ness doing today in flannels at something like former prices. The wool dealers complain of the limited demand there is for the raw material, but this may be partly ac counted for from the higher prices asked, which the manufacturers appear unwilling to give, except they are compelled to buy. One of the oldest flannel buyers in the Rochdale market, Mr. George Pilkington, of Haslingden, was interred on Friday last. His sudden death has been the topic of general conversation in the market to-day. He had been a constant and regular attender as a flannel buyer at the Rochdale market for more than forty-one years. He and the late Mr. Adam Livesey, of Manchester, were two of the most extensive buyers in the Blackwater market. Mr. Pilkington also carried on an extensive business as a bill broker. _ MACCLESFIELD, TUESDAY.—Since the termination of the public silk sale, which commenced on the 11th inst., and up to the present time, very little activity has been evinced by the silk trade generally, though the present is the time when the manufacturers should be fast pre paring their stock of goods suitable for the autumn trade. This may be mainly attributed to the indecision of the London buyers as to what colours and styles of goods are likely to prevail this season. Italian raw and foreign thrown silk generally have materially advanced in price within the present and during the past month, caused wholly by failure in the silk crop of those parts. At the present, the throwsters are rather slack of work; but there is every reason to anticipate a revival shortly, as there are fair grounds to hope that not only will the French manufacturers be enabled to consume the whole of their home produc tion of thrown silk, but also that they may become purchasers to a large extent in the English thrown silk market; for one fact is very certain, that, whether an average quantity of goods for the season be made here or not, the general markets perceive no lack in supply equal to any demand which may spring up. In the manufacturing department there is not any improve ment. The weavers of Messrs. Wardle and Corns turned out about prices yesterday, as well as those of several other small manufacturers. HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY.—A fair amount of busi ness has been done to-day and during _the week. The principal demand is for dark goods adapted for the forthcoming season. Not much has been done in vest ings. The price of wool has improved equal to the ad vance at the London sales. HALIFAX, SATURDAY.—The quantity of goods which have changed hands in the Piece Hall to-day has not been so great as on the last three or four Saturdays, on account of the extreme lowness of the stocks of some descriptions, more particularly lastings, the demand for which excee ds the supply, the manufacturers being un- able to execute large orders, as the spinners are too busy on yarns for the continent to furnish them with lasting warps. Much is now made to order, and prices are looking upward. Yarns continue to be in good de mand for export, and will be the more so, in conse quence of the termination of the Danish blockade. The quotations are improving. A fair amount of busi ness is doing in wool, at a trifling legitimate, not specu lative advance. The staplers are generally holding heavy stocks. LEEDS, TUESDAY.—We have to report the same active demand which has prevailed for some time past. The producers are asking higher prices, and many of them have considerable orders on hand. The stock at the Halls to-day was again small, and the better qualities of cloth sold with facility. NARRATIVE OF THE ESCAPE OF THE DUCHESS OF ORLEANS FR6AIPARIST The Debuts of Tuesday publishes the following letter, dated the 21st, from M. de Mornay, correcting several parts of the account given by M. de Lamartine in his " Histoire de la Ili volution de 1848" of the conduct of the Duchess d'Orleans:— " Several persons have already given statements of the events accomplished in the days of February, 1848. The name of M. de Lamartine is distinguished among them, and the power of his talent giving to the history all the attraction of a romance, as to a romance all the appearance of history, I consider it my duty now to break the silence which I have hitherto imposed on myself, An actor in this great drama (never having quitted the Duchess of Orleans from the moment when her life was threatened in the Chamber of Deputies to the day when I took leave of her at Ems), I am better able than any other to state the real facts as far as they are con nected with her. I shall say little of what took place in the Chamber, as hunderds can b ear test i mony to the calm, dignified, and courageous attitude of the Duchess of Orleans in the midst of those terrible scenes. The Princess was obliged to renounce the idea of speaking solely from the impossibility of making herself heard amidst the general tumult. Had she been able to have done so, she would have been inspired at such a moment by all the elevated sentiments of her soul, and not by notes which might have been banded to her. On their leaving, the young Princes were not trampled under toot; there were, fortunately, men of courage still there to protect them from such an ignominy. Both of them, it is true, were violently separated from their mother, and incurred some danger, but the Count de Paris was soon restored to her, and left with her for the Invalides. As to the Duke de Chartres, who wes first taken care of by M. Lepmann, an usher of the Chamber, he was not given into my charge, because I did not quit the Princess. At eight o'clock in the evening Messrs. d'Houdetot, d'Elchingen, Courgeon, his tutor, and M. Regnier, brought him disguised as a little girl, to Madame de Mornay. The latter, to protect the young Prince from the search which might have been made after him, concealed him in a house in the neighbourhood, with a per son on whom she could rely, and where he was at tended on by my daughter, who watched over him day and night. On the morning of the 26th, Ma dame Anatole de Muntesquiou restored :him to his mother at Bligny. The poor child, during all this time, was very unwell. Escaping from tne Chamber at the peril of her life, in passing by the hotel of the Presi dent, the Duchess of :Orleans immediately went to the Invalides in a hackney coach, accompanied by two officers and a sergeant of the National Guard, M. Lesueur, M. Martinet, M. Jules de Lasteyrie, and myself. Far from hastening to quit that asylum where the noble character of Marshal Molitor pro tected her, she did not consent to leave it bnt at the reiterated recommendation of her advisers. I did not more than herself unite in their desperate opinion ; the Princess too well felt that to abandon Paris was to abandon France. The Duke de Nemours, whose de voted self-denial has never been justly appreciated, re joined his sister-in-law at the lavalides. In presence of the danger, he could not decide on separating himself from her. In the interest of his nephews that sacrifice was pointed out to him as a duty, and his generous feelings could not resist such a consideration—he yielde. It was then that the Princess condescended to give herself up to my absolute guidance. I conducted her alone, and on foot, to Madame Anatole de Mon tesquiou, whilst the Count de Paris followed at a short distance, surrounded by some faithful friends. It was now now nearly five o'clock in the evening. The Princess soon after left in the carriage of ra. de Montesquiou with the Count de Paris, M. Regnier, tutor to the Prince, and myself. Muskets were levelled at the carriage at the barrier, and it was necessary to pass through the crowd, and over the stones of the barricades, at the risk of whatever might take place. We arrived at two o'clock in the morning at Bligny, near Arpajon, a chateau belonging to M. Leon de Montesquiou. The Princess remained there until the 26th. I never quitted her ex cept for a Tew hours when I came to Paris to take out a passport in my own name, which might serve to pro tect her on her journey. The Duchess of Orleans never assumed any disguise. She wore no other dress than that which she had on at the Chamber; no other money than what her friend s h ast ily co ll ec td amongst them, and during her journey the Duchess of Orleans never assumed the title of Comtesse do Dreux. The Princess left Bligny on the 26th, at ten o'clock at night, in the small caleche of Madame de Montesquiou. To reach the Northern Railroad, and at the same time avoid Paris, it was necessary to pass by Orsay, V e r sa ill es , an d St. Germain. I had hoped to find the line uninjured at Pontoise, but already the bridge of Asni eres h a d b een burnt, the rails removed, the stations burnt down as far as Beaumont, and the road intercepted as far as Amiens. It was, therefore, necessary to travel by post to that city, in the midst of incessantly increasing difficulties. It was there only that the Prin cess could give her children some few hours' repose. The most humble inn, chosen intentionally, sheltered this family, which had been reared in palaces ; she was there recognized, but not denounced. By a fortunate chance, the railroad recommenced at six o'clock in the morning of the following day. The Prin cess took the first train, in which M. Anthony Thouret, Commissary of the Government, was also a passenger going to Lille, where a Republican ovation awaited him. On arriving at Lille, the Princess was obliged to wait several hours for the train to Belgium. But she did not pass the night in that city, she remained at the terminus without' leaving her carriage, and saw no one; no proceeding or in dication on her part could, therefore, authorise the remark that she had an idea of making an appeal to thesympathies f the garrison and its officers, and of claiming the throne for her son. During the martyrdom of such a journey, the Duchess of Orleans displayed the most admirable resignation ; her strength of mind was always equal to the sacrifice she had imposed on herself. She kept her grief and her regret confined to her bosom, and did not allow the slightest complaint to escape her ; she did not for a moment think of attempt ing l a civil war, in order to bring back on a country which she adored the blow which had fallen on her. Whilst waiting for the starting of the train, I was ac costed by an individual whose piercing looks caused me disquietude. Be not afraid,' said he, lam a friend.' Though little reassured by these words, I endeavoured to appear calm, and he added, 'I do not ask you for your secret; be on your guard; you are watched.' The young princes were very hungry, and the same person pointed out to me a commissionaire who could procure us food. At length the clock struck, and we set off. The frontier was soon passed. At this monent, and for the first time, tears flowed from the eyes of the Duchess, and I confess that some fell from my own. The Princess held out her hand to me, and said, " Our emotions are very different, you weep for joy at having saved us; I weep for grief at leaving France." Once in Belgium, the journey became easy. The Princess, from delicacy, wished to avoid Brussels; on the Ist of March we were at Cologne. The Duchess at first thought of retiring to Dusseldorf, but learning that Prussia was moving troops, whose destination was unknown, she abandoned this idea, and was led to fix her residence in a country of more cer tain neutrality. She chose Ems, where she arrived in the evening of the 2d of March, and established herself with her two children and M. Regnier and Mademoiselle Sucrow, the only persons who accompanied her with me from Bligny. The sad mission to which I was so providentially and unexpectedly called was ter minated. Thus was realized the fatal presentiment of the Duke d'Orleans, who, on the morning of his de parture for Plombiares, where, in 1842, he conducted the Duchess d'Orleans, said to me as he pressed me by the hand, ' Mornay, you will be the friend of misfortune, will you not?" It is known that that unfortunate Prince had frequently melancholy presentiments. On that occasion I saw him for the last time. And now I was about to separate from the princess, leaving her in exile! It is impossible not to recall the touching words which she addressed to me at the moment I took my leave. How happy you are,' said she, 'to go back to France the France which rejects me, which I love, and on which I call down all the blessings of God. Whatever may be the lot to which she condemns me—the place in which I may die, let her know that the last beat of my heart will be for her. Convey to her my wishes!' Such, Sir, is the true exposé of the facts as they occurred. You know that lam not less devoted to truth than to misfortune." It will hardly b e sa id that _Essex is net favourable to longevity when we state that the average age of thirteen witnesses in three causes tried at the Assize last week was 75. Three of them were over 80, and one was 88.—Essex Herald. _ _ MONEY DrIARICET.—The premium on gold at Paris is 9 per naille, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 10d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25.37; and the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25.321, it follows that gold is 0.18 per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from Hamburgh the price of gold is 437 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 3L 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.11; and the exchange at Hamburgh on London at short being 13.121, it follows that gold is 0.57 per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburgh. The course of exchange at New York on London is 1081. per cent., and the par of exchange between England and America being 109 23.40 per cent., it follows that the exchange is nominally 0.83 per cent, against England; but the quoted exchange at New York being for bills at 60 days' sight, there is a difference in interest on sending gold to New York, which, added to the charges of transport, would, in the final result, produce a loss of about 1 per cent. on transmitting full weight sovereigns to America-at the present rate of exchange. PETITIONS TO PARLIAMENT. — The 65th report of the Committee on Public Petitions enumerates 19 peti tions for extension of the suffrage, signed by 4,956 per sons; 509 for the adoption of universal suffrage, signed by 53,483 persons; 542 against the Maviages Bill, signed by 14,696 persons; 218 in favour of the measure, signed by 40,870 persons; 21 in favour of the Sunday Trading Bill, signed by 5,684 persons; 50 petitions for regulating the hours of labour in the baking trade, signed by 25,656 persons, C .&X LS. Names of IDividend Names of zi Dividend C mnpanies. per Price ' Companies. ts' per Price,xi Annum. se Annum. X ; Ashtn& Oldh 97! 71. - Macclesfield • 100( 21. 105. - Bsrnsley.. • • 160' 121. 180 Neath ••• • • • 1001 181. - LI rknk&Abrg 150 Si. 85 Oxford.. •• • • 100 20/. - Birmingham 35 1 41. 82 Peak Forest. 78 3/. 185. - Coventry..• • 100, 251. 210 Regent's •• • • 33 j 1/. ss. 18 Derby ••• • • 100 61. 63 Rochdale.. • • 135 ! 41. 54 EllsmrekChs 133! 565. 41 Somrset Coal 150 71. 105. 130 Erewash ••• 100; 321. - Do.LkFdSt 12 61. p. c. - GrandJunetn 100 51. 83 Stffrd&Worc 1 40 281. 310 Grand Surrey 100 21. 30 Shrewsbury.. 125 151. - Grand Union 100, 11. 105. 24 Stourbrid ge .. 201. 300 Grantham • • 150 145 - - Severn and 1 ICennt & Avu 39 75. 6d, 5% Wye Rail. j 26 2:. Os. - Leeds& Livrp 100 301. 310 Warwick&"7 Leicester ..•• 140 8!. 63% Birming. j 100 41. 57% Leicstr &Nth 83 41. 45 Warwick& 1 Lou ;11borogh 142 701. 650 Napton. 100 31. 41 Monmouthsh 100 81. - Worcstr & 78 21. 41 Mntgomrysb 100 - - Birming. MeltnMwbry 100 - - Wilts tr. Brks - 11. 10 LIST OP SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PIiLICES Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. X a. d. £ s. d Bank of Scotland British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 203 Caledonian Bank City of Glasgow Bank . 61. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 11% Clydesdale Bank •••••• 6% per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 13 Commercial Bank •• • • 71. per cent. 500 0 0 ,100 0 0 161% Eastern Bank .. ••.• • • 6/. percent. 25 0 0 10 0 C 91. 7s Edlnb.:4 Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 50 0 5 0 0 5i Exohange Bnk of Scot.. 41. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 26% Isle of Man. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 0 7 0 0 - National Bank 634 percent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 14% North of Scotlandßank 4/.percent. 20 0 0 5 0 0 3/.05. North British Bank • • Royal Bank of Scotland 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 126 union Bank of Scotland 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 81 Western Bank •• • • 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 71% Aberdeen Fire and Life 7%1.pr cent 12 10 0 2 0 8 2% B. Accord. Life and Fire 20 0 0 0 10 0 - British Guarantee Ins. 41, per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 95 6d Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 21 Church of England Ins. 50 0 0 2 0 0 2 City of Glasgow Life 6l. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 21. 75 Edinburgh Life Insur 6l. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 183 East of Scotland Life lO 0 0 015 0 95.0 d. Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 - Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - Ensur. Co. of Scetlnd.• 61. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - Life Assoc. of Scotland 51. per cent. 10 0 0 I 1 0 0 11. 6s Mercantile Life .. •• . 4/. per cent. 10 0 0 010 0 3s. 6d. National Fire and Life SI. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 203.6 d North British Incur s%l.pr cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 23 North & West of Scot. 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 185.3 d Scottish Life and Guar. 20 0 0 0 11 0 - Scot. Mae. and Gen. Life 1 0 0 0 15 0 - Scottish Union Insrnce. 6%1. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11. Sc Standard Life .. •... • . 51. per cent. 50 0 0 5 0 9% United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 0 145.6 d MISCELLANEOUS. Dividend Amount Name of Company per of Paid. Price, Annum. Share. s. d. X. 8. d. &If Strallan Agriculttirl 100 0 0 30 0 0 16% Anglo-Mexican Mint ll. 4a. 10 0 0 10 0 0 - Ditto, Half Shares.. 210 0 - Canada ............. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 - Uppr Canada Bonds 51. per:cent. - 70 City Navigation . 90% Comp.Cppr Mars ing. 51. percent. 100 0 0 70 0 0 - Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp. c.& bs, 2/ 100 0 0 100 0 0 90 Equitable Reversionry sf. pr cont. 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 xll Oea.SteamNavigatlon 11. Bs. 15 0 0 14 0 0 - London Institution ... 78 15 0 - Russell Institution.... 26 5 0 3 Penlnslr& Orient.Stm. 81. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 70% Reversionary Int. Soc. 43¢1. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 92 Royal Mail Steam •• •• 61 18..4. p. C. 100 0 0 60 0 0 50% South Australian... • . 11. per share. 25 0 0 25 0 0 16 Tan Dieman's Land., 100 0 0 23 0 0 134 TUE " NATION" REFUSED ST/AM.—The Irish Stamp-office authorities have, by direction of Govern ment, refused to register the proposed new series of the Nation newspaper, or supply stamps for it. An old ante-union statute gives the Lord-Lieutenant the power of practically stopping the publication of any Irish news paper, according to his will and pleasure; and, accord ing to the same authority, the Postmaster-General may refuse to forward a hostile newspaper through the Post office. If he should thiak proper to do so, no action would lie against him. His forwarding newspapers at all is quite a matter of courtesy on his part : So says the law. Therefore Mr. Duffy's new project is knocked on the head. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—The following gentlemen, having undergone the necessary examinations for the diploma, were admitted members of the college at the meeting of the Court of Examiners, on the 23d instant:—Messrs. Samuel Atkinson Brough, Marl. borough, Wiltshire ; Robert Rooke Prance, Hamp stead; Charles Dering Nettleton, Devonport ; George Whitaker Walter, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire; George Thomas Jones, London ; William Helps, Gl oucester ; Francis Harrison Walmsley, Manchester ; Willi am Walkinshaw M'Creight, Castle Wellen, County Down ; Thomas Middleton Williams, Sherrington, Buckingham shire; and Patrick James Mullarky, Sligo. PROPOSED MONUMENT TO SIR JOHN BARROW, BART.--A correspondent of the Li verpoo l M ercury says, that a communication reached Ulverston on Saturday last, to the effect that the Admiralty intend to lay out the sum of 1,2001 . ( opento increase fro m p r i va t e sub scriptions) in the erection of a monument to the memory of the late Sir John Barrow, Bart. Th e monumen t i s to be seventy feet high , . and erected on th e summ it o f either Hood or Biding. We understand the Admiralty are anxious that the site should have a marine aspect, and to decide which is the best adapted for the purpose two-surveyors will be sent dvw shortly to report. PRICES ' OF SHARES IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM PANIES' STOCK. From the Official List. MEMO:LED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. ,LONDON. TUESDAY, JULY 24. JOINT-STOCZ. Bazrxs, Name of Company. Australasia • ..• • • • • . • B ritsh North American Ceylon .. • • .. • • . • • • .. C nnraercial of London C Monis!, •• • • Gloucestershire ••• • • • lonian . • • • .. .. • • • • . • Londn and Westminstr London Joint-Stock Provincial of Ireland.. Ditto, New. • ....... National of Ireland .. Nat. Provneial of Eng. Ditto, New. ....... South Australia • ... Union of Australia • Union of L0nd0n..... Union of Madrid ..... Dividend per Annum. 31. per cent. 51. per cent. 71. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 151 per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 81. per cent. 81. per cent. 51. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 5/. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. INSURANCE Ci Name of Company. Albion .. .....• •• • • •• Alliance Brit. and For. Ditto Marine....... Atlas . • • • . • • • • British Commercial .. Clericl,Med.& Gen. Life Caunty • • •• .......... Crown Eagle • • • • • • Eng.& Scot. Law •• •• European Life ••• • •• Family Endowmnt Soc. Freemasons' .•• •• • • • • Glebe Giardian ............ Imperial Fire •• •• •• • • Imperial Life ........ Indemnity Marine • • •• Law Fire ............ Law 1.ife.... • • • • • • • . Legal and General Life London Fire ........ London Ship , Marine ........... Med. InTlid & Gen. Life gational Lean Fund.. :...iational Life Palladium Life Pelican • . • • Phmnix ......... Pr otec tor Life .. . Provident Life Rock Life Royal Exchange Sun Fire.. Jiitto Life ..... Universal Life Victoria Life .... Dividend per Annum. 31. 10m. 71. 4s. 6d. 61. per cent. 138. 6d. pr sh. 7s. per share pr et& bs. 31. 14s. 6s. 51. per cent. 5% per cent. bs. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. 121, per ccnt. 12s. 11. sh. & bs. 11. 16s. 10.. ' 10s. 12s per share 4,41. per ct. 51. per cent. 81. per cent. 51. per cent. p. sh. & bs, W. per cent. 11. ss. & bs. 55. 6 7 . per cent. 61. 10s. 11. 6s. 10 pr cnt. 51. per cnt. X s. d. 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 Stock. 100 0 0 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 5 0 0 Stock. 100 0 0 A=onat of Share. A it. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 .50 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 SO 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 Z a. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 13 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 22 10 0 35 0 0 10 0 0 22 10 0 25 0 0 2 10 0 10 0 0 40 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 IMPArif IBS. Amount of Share. BRIDGES Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. Z. a. d. L. s. d. Charing-cross • • • • - - 25 0 0 - Southwrk,Nw Sub. Av. - 632 12 8 - - Ditto Nw of 734 p.c. 358. per Cent. 50 0 0 - - Waterloo .... •• • • ...• - 100 0 0 - 3 36 Ditto Old Ann. of 81. 11. ss. 4d. - 60 0 0 27 Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 11. 2s. 2d. - 40 0 0 - Vauxhall .... . - Ay. 11. 70 10 3 - 18 DOCKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. , Share. ---- - Z s. d. £ s. d. East and West Ind.a... 6/. pr cent. Stock. - 132% East Country - - London 5/. pr cent. Stock. - 111 1 4 Ditto Bonds •••• .• • • 41. per cent. - - - it. K atharine .. ••• • - 4 per cent. Stock. - 80% Ditto, Scrip .. •• ... . - - - - Ditto Bonds -• • - 4341. pr cent. - - - Southampton •••• •• . • 21. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 - WATER-WORKS , Dividend Amount Name of Company. 1 per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. •-- i £ s. d. 4 0. d. Emit London..• •••• • • • 81. 100 0 0 - 176 Grand Junction •• •. - 1 21. 10s. 41 13 4 - 81 Kent.. ••••• • • • .• ....I 31. 10s. 100 0 0 - 77 Lambeth .• ••••• • • • • . 51. per cnt. 100 0 0 - 99 New Rivr Lndn Brde ' 21. 10s. - - 55 Vauxhall . I ............ . Si. per ent. 100 0 0 - 89 West Middlesex . . . , 61. 0.8. pr cnt. - - 122 GAS-LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. Z. s. d. Z. 8. d. British ••••••- • • • • • . 1/. 40 0 0 18 0 0 14 Ditto Provincial.... 11. Bs. 20 0 0 19 0 0 18 Bristol ...• -•..• • • •• 101. per cent. 20 0 0 - - Brighton ...... ••• • .. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 - 16 City of London ...... 101. 100 0 0 100 0 0 250 ContinentalConsolidat. 925. pr share 50 0 0 39 5 0 30 Equitable -•••••.. • • •• 458. pr share 50 0 0 50 0 0 26 Imperial ...... ••• • • • 6/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 66% Independent ....... • • 61. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 62% London.. .. - ........ - 50 0 0 50 0 0 12% - 50 0 0 50 0 22 Moan's....... • • .... 51. per cent. 50 0 0 46 0 0 29 Rate= .... •...• • • • • 51. 100 0 0 90 0 0 75 United General...... 4%1. pr cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 12m Weatminster Chartered 31. 50 0 0 - 45% Ditto, New •• . • -... 128. 50 0 0 10 0 0 93% Paid. s. 4. 50 0 0 11 0 0 5 0 0 5 6 8 5 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 2 12 6 All paid. 4 0 0 3 0 0 36 10 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 5 13 1 2 10 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 19 10 0 12 10 0 15 0 0 2 0 0 2 10 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 9 0 0 4 0 0 LAW 1 - NTELLIGENCE. VICE , CHAN,CERY COURT, July 25. (Before ,Sir J. WIGRAM.) BRCGDEN V. TUE SOUTH'-EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. The Solicitor-General, •Mr. Wood, and Mr. A. J. Lewis, were further heard. , on the part of the plaintiff, in opposition to the motion foie committing him for breach c•f an undertaking, as mentioned in our report of yes terday. They went at gre at length into the details of the evidence, for the purpose of showing that the un dertaking bad been complied with. They contended that the motion for commitment was informal; that the default whs really the t of the company; and that they were bound to prove their case with the greatest strictness. Mr. J. BAILEY addressed the Court in reply. His HONOUR said be should not decide upon the mo tion until he had seen. the certificate of one of the Government inspectors as to the state of the works. A doubt was mentioned by the registrars as to the effect of the order or undertaking, it being suggested whether, where parties undertook with each other and the Court did not snake any order founded upon such undertaking, the motion being ordered to stand over, the Court bad power to enforce that as an order. Again, it was clear that this was a conditional undertaking, and, until an order was obtained, it was doubtful how far the Court could, upon such a proceed ing, proceed by commitment. He should certainly not make an order adversely to the plaintiff, except upon payment of the 5,0001. to himl for expedition money, because if the line really was fit for public traffic on the day mentioned in the undertaking, it would be a strong measure to enforce the contract in favour of the com pany without having the money paid. If the Govern ment inspector reported that the line was not even now finished, the case would stand in a very different situation. [Pending the argument, the company offered to pay the plaintiff 5,0001., and to pay or give security for the payment of what might be due to him for his profit on the repairs during two years, but the point on which the parties could not agree was as to the absolute delivering of the line into the hands of the company, free from any interference by the contractor. It seems probable that the case may be settled by arrangement, without calling for the decision of the Court upon the question involved in the motion.] ADMIRALTY COURT. July 25. (Before Dr. LUSHINGTON.) THE SOPHIA—SALVAGE. This was a suit promoted by the owner and crew of the lugger Nelson, of Margate, against the schooner Sophia, a vessel bound from Spain to London with a cargo of nuts, valued at 1,1001. It was stated by the salvors that on the 19th of December, about twelve o'clock at night, the wind was blowing from the east with a heavy sea when they saw a light off the Long Nose Rock. They manned their boat and went out to the assistance of the vessel which had made a signal, and which proved to be the Sophia. She had lost her rudder, and was beating very heavily on the rocks when they went on board; but the sea continuing to beat heavily, they left the schooner, and, with their boat, took shelter under the rocks, where they remained until five o'clock the next morning, when they obtained more hands, and again went on board of the schooner, set the pumps to work, got her off the rocks, and took her into Margate harbour, where she was anchored with safety, and for which service they now claimed salvage. On the other side, it was stated that when the schooner was on its voyage to London, about two miles and a half east of Margate, rounding the North Foreland, she got upon the rocks. Her crew then hoisted a light for assistance, and a boat came alongside with three hands on board. They returned to the shore for more hands, and then again came on board, but refused to remain by the schooner. The next day, the wind having abated, they again came on board and assisted the master of the schooner to get his vessel off the rocks and into Mar gate harbour, all of which was done under the directions of the master, and for the service rendered by the lugger 1001. had been tendered, but refused. Upon the arrival of the vessel in Margate harbour the cargo was sold under the advice of Lloyd's agent. Dr. Robinson and Dr. Phillimore appeared for the salvors; and Drs. Addams and Twiss were heard on the part of the schooner. The Learned JUDGE, in giving his decision, referred to the mode of proceeding in this case on the part of the proctors engaged in the cause, in which he acquitted the parties of any evil intention or malpractice, but alleged over-zeal on their part. If there had been any mal practice, this Court would know how to meet the parties offending. In this case, as in many other cases of the same kind, the statements were full of contradictions. There was no doubt that the weather was very boiste rous when the vessel was driven on the Long Nose Rock, and she hoisted a signal for assistance. There was not a question that the salvors were on board their lugger, looking out for vessels in distress ; it was not probable that they would go out on such a night in a skiff. The services were of an arduous and trying nature, and the master of the schooner felt that his vessel was in great danger, or he would not have gone ashore. He (the Learned Judge) felt the tender of 1001. was not suffi cient on these grounds—the extreme danger, the skill of the men, and the great severity of the weather, with the sufferings they must have undergone. He would award the sum of 1501., the costs to be paid part by the owners and part by the salvers. The case of the Fre derick had been referred to, but the Court could not lock upon the case as similar ; it should not, therefore, con demn the proctors in the costs, as there was no fault to be found with them, the error proceeded from an over zeal on their part. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. A man, named Horatio Nelson Spinks, was brought before Alderman Carden, upo❑ the charge of having violated his own child, Elizabeth Spinks, aged sixteen years. From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner, who resided i❑ the neighbourhood of St. Mary-at-Hill, corn mitted the offence under circumstances which marked the case with peculiar atrocity. His wife, the mother of the girl, had died of cholera, and on the day of her burial, which took place the day after her death, and in the presence of his two other female children, the ac cused actually perpetrated the crime. The prisoner, upon being asked by the Alderman whether he wished to say anything in answer to the charge, and being told that what he might say would be taken down by the clerk and might be used in evidence against him, stated that the girl had not only consented to but invited the intimacy upon several occasions. It is unnecessary to observe that the defence excited the utmost abhorrence and disgust in the justice•room. Alderman CARDEN, in committing the prisoner to Newgate for trial, said there were no c ords in the lan guage capable of adequately describing the deep atrocity of the offence with which he was charged, and the per petration of which his own acknowledgment confirmed in the most revolting manner. Mr. Smith, the medical gentleman who was examined upon the occasion of the charge, stated, in answer to questions from the Alderman, that he was sure the prisoner's wife had died of cholera, and that his son had died of the same fatal disease but a short time previously. GUILDHALL. A man who gave his name as James Game was charged with obtaining four dozen of wine under false pretences. John Cuttell, in the employ of Messrs. Isaac and John Brown, of 102, Leadenhall-street, wine merchants, said that about a fortnight since the prisoner came to the counting-house and said he called to give a small order for four dozen of wine, to be sent to Mr. Jones, of No. 2, Scrumscott-street, Bermondsey. He wanted three dozen of sherry and one of port, and wished to take the latter with him, which, however, was refused. He then ordered the wine to be sent the following morning to Mr. Jones. The next morning the wine was sent, and, on a call being made for the money, it was found that the pretended Mr. Jones had decamped. The value of the wine was between 81. and 91. Charles Hayslet, of Berwick-place, Grange-road, said he had the letting of No. 2, Scrumscott• street, and about a month back the prisoner called, and represented him self as Mr. James Jones, of Kingston, in Surrey, a brother to Mr. John Jones, of Northampton, shoe-manu facturer. He said he was a town-traveller, and wished to take the house, at the same time giving two references, one being a Mr. Brook, of 10, Davis-street, Regent-street, Lambeth, and the other Mr. Fox, of 6, Gloucester-place, Walworth-common. Henry Rowe, 14 of the City police, said, on searching the prisoner, he found a pocket which contained a num ber of tradesmen's invoices, letters, &c., and he thought if the case was remanded, and it obtained publicity, it would turn out that the prosecutor was not the only tradesman who had been victimized. Alderman CHALLIS remanded the prisoner until next Wednesday. Bail was refused. SOUTHWARK. Thomas Revell, William Dorman, and James Hughson, three young men, were brought before Mr. Cottinghain, charged with assaulting and violating Ann Conolly, a married woman, thirty-eight years of age. The complainant, who seemed exceedingly ill, stated that she lived in Potier-street, and that her husband was a patient in one of the Borough hospitals. On the preceding night, about eleven o'clock, she had occasion to leave home for the purpose of buying a box of matches, and on passing near the Falstaff public-house, in Kent-street, she saw three men standing together. She walked forward until she arrived at a turning lead ing to an open space of ground at the rear of Kent street, when the three men she had previously observed rushed upon her, and forcibly seizing her by the arms dragged her down the place. She cried for mercy, not knowing what they were going to do with her, when ono of her assailants struck her on the side of the head, threatening to repeat the blow if she made any noise or outcry. They then urged her forward until they ar rived at a considerable distance from the house, arid when they got her there they threw her down. The complainant here described the particulars of the out rage which was perpetrated upon her person, and which are unfit for publication; but from her evidence it appeared she had been violated by the three defendants, who she said beat and kicked her when she resisted or attempted to give any alarm. They kept her there for a length of time, and when they left her she managed to crawl from the spot, and gave in formation to a policeman of the circumstances attending the outrage. She added, that although it was dark at the time, yet that she had an opportunity of observing the men, and that she was confident the prisoners were the parties. That she could speak with certainty us to the features of R veil, having had an opportunity of seeing his face during the time he was ill-using her. That the two other prisoners were of the height and make of her ether assailants, although one of them had since changed his clothes; yet that disguise did nut pre vent her now from identifiing him. Policeman Thompson, 32 M, stated that when he was proceeding along his beat, the complainant, whose clothea end bonnet wcxe t9xn, itlfyraled, hiLA 9f 010 way in which she had been treated, and also gave him a de- F • serption of her assailants. She was bleeding from the nese and the side of her head. He subsequently went into the Falstaff public-house, and apprehended Revell and Dorman, who were there, and 'said that he had seen them together in the early part of the night. They both however denied having ill .used the complainant ; and added that that they had not been down the place where the- outrage was alleged to have been perpetrated. The policeman added that he had since visited the spot where the violence was committed, and saw spots of blood on the ground, close to a wooden bar, across which the complainant described her assailants threw her during the perpetration of the offence. Mr. Olding, surgeon, gave evidence to the effect that great violence had been used towards the complainant, who was in a state of great exhaustion when he was called to attend her, and his description of the appear ances that presented themselves when he examined her, bore out the truth of her statement as to the violence per petrated by her assailants. Mr. COTTINGLIAM, addressing Revell, whose identity had been fuily proved, asked him what answer he had to make to the charge? Revell I never touched the woman. I saw her with four men in Kent-street, and know nothing of what has been said against me. The complainant is quite mistaken. Hughson, who was up to this period standing amongst the crowd in the court, here came forward as a witness for Revell, and stated that he also saw the complainant in the company of four men in Kent-street, and that they appeared to be joking and laughing with each other, but that neither Revell or the other prisoner was with her. The complainant stood forward and said that the wit ness who had just made the above statement was one of her assailants. She was convinced of the fact more par' titularly from his voice. Mr. OOTTINGHADI ordered Hughson to be placed at the bar with the other two prisoners, and Dormer ex claimed that he was innocent of the charge and that the complainant was swearing his life away. He added that on a future occasion he should be enabled to prove that he was not near Falstaff•yard at the time of the alleged outrage. Huihson asserted his innocence, saying that if he bad been concerned in the outrage it was not likely that he would voluntarily attended the court to give evidence. Mr. COTTINGIIAM said that at present he should not proceed further with the examination into the circum stances of this most serious case, but should remand the prisoners for a week, in order to give an opportunity for the attendance of other witnesses. The prisone rs were accordingly remanded. - THE COUNTRY MARKETS. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, JULY 24.—A fair quantity of wheat offering. Trade slow, and English Is lower. Foreign is held pretty firm, but to make sales Is lower must be accepted. In other articles no change. Attendance thin, and the trade generally very lifeless. WISBECII, JULY 21.—The weather is unsettled, heavy rai* with hail having fallen during the last two days, which creates a feeling of speculation in the corn trade. Several large par cels of wheat were offering to-day, but it is in few hands, whilst the supply of spring corn is very trifling. Wheat must be quoted Is lower, with a good sale. Spring corn as last week. Wheat, white 48s to 525, extra 54s ; red 46s to 50s, extra 5 19 ; beans 32s to 34s per quarter !. oats 9d to 91d per stone. NEWCASTLE CATTLE MARKET, JULY 24.—There is about 420 heads of b eas t s on o ff er h ere to-day, the quality o f which is something about an average. Of sheep and lambs the number is 7,000, which are of a very middling quality-. Respecting the de man d, th e b etter qual i ties of beef are in goo d request, at about former rates : while both mutton and lamb have undergone an improvement both in the demand and value. Prices—Beasts, 6s Od to 6s 6d per stone of 141bs ; • sheep, 4id to is per head above sd; lambs, 5d to sid per lib sinking offal. EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, JULY 24.—There were in the market to-day 74 sacks oatmeal, each weighing 2801b5 imperial, whereof 67 sold thus: —35 at 1/ Ils, 11 at I/ 10564 13 at 1/ lOs Od, 7 at 119 s 6d, 1 at 119 s Od, 0 at 1/ 85 Od. Average price of the whole, 11 lOs 6d 5-12ths. 2 sacks flour, whereof I sold at 335, and lat 31s. 1 sack peasemealf which sold at 20s. 23 sacks pot-barley, whereof 17 sold thus:** 1 (Pearl) at Ii 17s Od, 2 at 1/ 9s Od, 3at 115 s 6d, lat 1/ 4s, Bat 112 s 6d, and 2 at 11 2s Od. 3 sacks brosemea lo whereof 2 sold at 275. EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET, JULY 24. — Supplies of all kinds moderate. Oat straw, from 6s Od to 7s Od per kemple of 16 stones trop; wheat ditto, 6s 6d t° 7s Od ; barley ditto, 5s 6d to 6s 6d. Hay from 7d to 9d pet stone. DALKEITH MEAL MARKET, JULY 23.—At this day's market there were 107 bags oatmeal, and 5 of barleylllea l : Top price of oatmeal the same, of other kinds rather lows" peasemeal, flour, and pot-barley none in market. Oatmeal, per sack, of 280 lbs. First Second Third imperial .. ..• ... 30s Od 29s Od 28s 3 1 Barley meal, per ditt o 215 Id 20s 61 ( 21 Peasemeal —s Od —s Od —s Flour —s Od —s Od --S v`,.; Pot barley ... —s Od —s Od Coax ' JULY 23.—Flo ur —Fi rs t s 14 s to 1 5s Od ; extra 1 5 s 6 °2 seconds, 13s Od to 13s 6d; households lOs to 12s; thirds, 8s to 1 40 per cwt. Oatmeal 13s Od to Os; Indian meal 8s 6d to 94; wheat meal, meal, 10s 6d to 11 s p er cw t. I n di an corn 7110 s to 7117 s 63 ton. Bran 4/ to 415 s per ton. ;Hay—Farmers 21s to 21s; swear 265; dealers 42s to 475; average 45s Od per ton. St! aw—Fai° 3 „ e ,/ 26, Od to 42s Od ; average 28s ; dealers 40s Od to 458 g: Q u average 00s Od per t on . B rea d — W heaten loaf 6d to ' household loaf 5d to sid per 41b. Fresh butter, 8 d 93. per lb. Eggs —4s 2d to 4s 4d per hundred. Coals Newport 14s; Lydney 16s ; Lando re 14 s ; Best Ile a 4 Culm 13s 25 per ton. Tallow 40 s Od t o 00 s pe r V est Whisky, o. p., 6s Od per imperial gallon. to —Beef 4d to 7d ; mu tt on 5d to 6 id ; veal bi u, 73 ; pork 4d to sid ; b acon 7d to 8 d ; sausages 6 d Per" lb. Hops 61 lOs per cwt. Bangor slates 3/ 2s 6d to 3/ 55 P h ton. Bark—Barb ar y 81 to 8110 s; V a l on i a 141 to 01; French 7110 s; ; English 0/ per ton. Fleece Wool lOs to 12s per Ali Hemp 34l to 35/ p er t or . Fi s h — Scotch herrings 17s to 18s; p et ditto 26s to 28 s p er b arre l ; Newfoundland 10/ 10s to 1214• , ton. Timber—Memel, 851 per t on ; d ea l s, first quality. '„; second quality, 16s per 100. Hides—Market to. t° salted 12s to 18s per cwt ; calf skins lid to 24d P er Potatoes, white 10d to 13d ; Mi n i ons 003 to 00d; 'thlan"„ c. Peruvian, 11/ 10 s; I c h a b oe 91 per ton; Tar...Arch:lnge 19s per barrel. COAL MAEJI E l.— YESTERDAY. 155 ~6 a East Adairs Main... .. 124 6dEutton 155 v ' m New Tanfield 17g u- Ravensworth'sW.Hart 14s 6d Lambton 153 L i Tanfield Moor .... ..... 13s Od' Morrison - 175 '''' fanfield Moor _Butes... 12s 6d Stewart's Windsor's Pontop.... . 12s 6(1 Whitwell ,', - A - Wylam •.. Wall's End, &c. ; Whitworth 7 133 Brown's Gas l2s Ocl'Adelaide Tees 6 1 Gibson Wharncliffe ... ` Eden Main Bell Belmont l6s 6d Sidney's Hartley Braddyll Hetton RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS' BRISTOL, JULY 25. STOCK EXCHANGE. _The transactions to-day were confined to Great . Western, Quarters, at 5 dis. LIVERPOOL, JULY 25. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The Share market was quiet to-dafo y et h ire, prices were well sup ported. The sales are—Birkenhead, Lanc o ,oo and Cheshire (late C. and B.), 13% Caledonian, 253 f ia (Clydesdale Junction), 66% E astern Counties, 9% Gthir t, es Paisley, and Green oc k , P reference, 7% —Lancashire an d Yor ~ 4 Consul., 81— Ditto, P re f erence, 1 2 % —D i tto, Halves (L. and 1310 dis.—Ditto, Fifths (W es t Ridi ng Union),4% dis.—Leeds and ,4 ( Extension, 1848), Halves, par—South-Eastern and Dover, •-"' Ditto, Consol. (No. 3), 20—Scottish Central, 23. MANCHESTER, JULY 25. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-d a y were AS fo ll ow : 0. North Union (A), 230—North Staffordshi re , 5 1-16 dis.—Dove r )2 0 4 4), 6N-31 anchester and Leeds, 6% dis.—Ditto, Preference (6')'39Yo' Caledonian, 52%—Ditto, Quarters, 6 7-16— Preston and wyre BIRMINGHAM, JULY 25. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were as folloN 0 London and North-West ern , Q uarters. 3% p.—North, Stafferd'w. 4% dis.— South Staffordshire, 41. 189. 9d. dis. YORK, JULY 24. Sroex EXCHANGE. —The transactions to-day have been as ce, low : —Great Northern, 9% ex in. and ex new —Ditto, Prefereno. 3%—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 31. 1 10 ex in. —North British, Preference, 21. I Is.—York and North land, 39%—Ditto, Preference, 7% ex in. G LASGOW, JULY 24. SToCIE EXCHANGE —The transactions today were as folio Aberdeen, Preference, 41. 195. Caledonian, Quarters, 61 —ol34' er .6 13- and Grcencck, P re f erence, 7%—Great Northern Preference, 5 p cent. guaranteed, 76e. SIR E. BULWER LYTTON'S of ‘‘ KIN rn G ARTIZUR:' .. A new, r ev i se d , and cheaper edition, i n one velum je d r u e s, ro t wa a ep r I pu t a ona b dr l e e erds ti work, ann tdh, ei of n aE nd w ei h nd i bi c au h tr a yi n Rb ye e m a i e b wr o : r ate accou nt hb- i sh NORTH KENT RAILWAY. —The directCwor°islilbtlobrfettbe South-Eastern Rdilway Company are making, eve n / possible exertion to open this line for traffic by the of the present week. It is stated that the line vo t ti h " o have been opened on the Ist inst., were it not for b e delay in the execution of the works on a portion of t 0 line by one of the contractors. A new station has be, ° _, constructed adjoining to the London bridge station r":: the express purpose of facilitating the traffic on the North Kent line, w h ic h i s expected to be very COnsidera blu during the summer months. Many actions, like the Rhone, have two 50111Teg, one pure, the other impure. —Eliza cook's Journal. t [ADvEnTisEmErtr.]—An establi s hed Fact th a t Holloway's Pills are a C erta i n Cure for Dropsy. —Mrs. JB5: Thomas, housekeeper t o a no bl eman, residing in the West - en., had been predisposed for y ears t o this insidious disease, and all though she had received the best advice from the most skil 6l of the faculty, yet all their efforts p rove d f ru i t l ess in chec king its baneful effects on her constitution, which appeared to 11 ' rapidly declining. In this hopeless state she commenced tak i i ing Holloway's Pills, and, to the utt er as t on i s h ment of b er g and all the family, this wonderful medicine has effected a P er ; feet cure. Females a t th e mer idi an o f li fe should always hia,;t recourse to these i nva l ua bl e Pill s. S o ld b y Druggists and - Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London._,,, BIRTHS. On the 17th inst., at Up-Ottery, the lady of the Hon. 811. W. Addington, of a daughter. fi On the list inst., at Gloucester-road, H y d e - par k, the I e C of Edward J. Till, Esq., M.D., of a daughter. Cha p On the 21st inst., at Ryhall, Stamford, Mrs. H. Cu of a son. On the 23d inst., at Thorpe-pl ace , S urrey, t h e w ife of the Rev. 11. L. Bennett, of a daughter. 0 1 At Gale-house, Littleborough, on the 23d inst., the lady J. Oliver, Esq., of a daughter. On the 23d inst., at the parish church, St. Marvie l f George de Saum erez , C aptain i n the 21st Regiment °`„iis East India Company's Madras Establi s h men t, to Ann 1 . 4 . e : 0r " youngest daughter o f F re d er i c k D e Lisle, Esq., of place, Portman-square DIE 1 of On the 22d in s t., a t C ar lton-vi D llas, the llon. Edwar d S ford Jerninghani, second son of the Right lion. Lord "- ford, aged 44. On the 20th inst., Letitia, wife of Augustus Fogel ., r ' sq.' of On Warmwell-house, Dorsetshire. the 22d inst , Lewin Cholinley, Etch of We 3 house, near Southampton. Willis St- On the 22d inst., at Bolney Vicarage, the Rev. W, -- r rn ec tor Andrew Vincent, 8.D., Prebendary of Chichester 0" '- of Allhallows, Thames-street. the On the '22d inst., at 152, Fleet-street, Afary, relict - late W. Noble. Esq. 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