The Sun. — London, England, 1849-08-30 00:00:00

rtirt Eb e tttoll EGHAM RACES. (THIS DAY.)-BY EXPRESS. The Amateur Stakes. Spectator ... ... ... ... ... Cosachia ... ... ... Sir Peter Laurie ... ••• ... Lady Frances ... ... ... ... The Surrey and Middlesex Stakes. Gardenia Landgravi SOUTH WALES RAILWAY. (THIS DAY.) _ The ninth half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of this company was held this afternoon, at the Great Western Railway Station, Paddington'; C. R. M. Talbot, Esq., M.P., Chairman of the Board of Di rectors, in the chair. The following was the report of the directors : " Since the half-yearly meeting in February last the exertions of the directors have been sedulously directed to the completion and opening of that portion of the lice whch lies between Swansea and Chepstow, from which they have considered it reasonable to expect a large amount of traffic ; the available means of the com pany have, therefore, been chiefly devoted to this por tion; and they confidently hope that it may be completed and ready for traffic early in the ensuing year. " On this point, as well as on the state of the works generally, the report of Mr. Brunel, the engineer, which is subjoined, enters so fully into detail, that it will only be requisite for the directors to refer to the report itself. " The borrowing powers of the company have been for some time in operation, but the existing state of rail way affairs, in reference to the facility of raising money on debenture, has rendered it difficult for those com panies of which the works are unfinished to avail them selves of these powers to any great extent ; hence the calls on the proprietors have been made with a degree of rapidity which the directors would willingly have avoided, had it been practicable ; seeing, however, the paramount importance of getting some portion of the line into operation, they trust that the policy they have pursued will, under the circumstances, be deemed sound and judicious. "The question of the agreement for guarantee with the Great Western Company, has been one of much anxious deliberation with the directors. It must be borne in mind by the shareholders, that the Great Western Company contend that this guarantee will not come into operation until the completion of the line to Fishguard. Under the altered prospects of those lines in Ireland with which the portion of the South Wales Railway from Swansea or Carmarthen was more especially des tiened to work, and the little p ro b a bility th a t ex ists of their being proceeded with very rapidly—the completion of the Fishguard portion at present appears so mani festly impolitic, with regard to the interests of both the Great Western and this company, that your directors consider they were justified in entertaining the expec tation that some arrangement might have been made with the Great Western Company for suspending this portion of the line, the guarantee being permitted to come into operation on the completion of the line to Swansea. They regret to say this expectation has been disappointed. Several interviews have been! held with the Great Western directors, at which the point has been di- cussed at great length, but hitherto with no practical ;emit; the Great Western directors not consi derieg themselves jusifif d at present in recomtnendieg to their shareholders any alteration of the existing agreement. Gratifying as it would have been to you: directors to have seen such an arrangement as the above carried out, and advantageous as they doubt not it would have been to the interests of both companies, yet, under the expressed disinclination of the Great Western directors to admit any modification of the view taken by them of the conditioes of the agreement, it appears to your directors that the intere s t s o f t hi s company w ill be best consulted by postponing, till some more favourable op portueiry, the further discussion of this grave question. " Under these circumstances, your directors consider it the best policy to keep steadily in view the eventual completion of the line to Fishguard, which they have the satisfaction to state they confidently expect may be completed. and the guarantee brought into operation for a sum within the fuur millions. " Upon a careful revision of the calculations of the amounts paid and still to be paid, upon land, works, per manent way, and stations, the total cost of the portion of the line between Chepstow and Swansea, a distance of 75 miles, may be safely estimated at about 1,560,0001. To this sum are to be added the amounts which may have to be expended upon other portions of the line up to the period of this opening, the preliminary ex penditure of the company, and the charges for in terest and general expenses, which it is calculated will have amounted at that time to 960,0001., inde• pendently of our subscriptions to other lines, which may be estimated at about 140,000/., making a total sum of 2,660,0001 To meet this expenditure, the whole of which will not, however, in all probability, have to be paid for several months after the opening of the line, the company may calculate upon receivin g 2,260,0001: upon shares, after all due allowance for arrears and un productive sh..res which have been, or must eventually be, declared forfeited, leaving a comparatively small balance to be raised upon debentures, of which about 100,0001. are already issued. Upon the means of easily reaching this first stage of our proceedings there can therefore be no anxiety. " Af ter this period the company will be in the receipt of a revenue upon 75 miles of railway, and which, in the opinion of those best informed, will be considerable, although probably falling much short of that which will be derived from the same portion of the line after the completion of the connecting link with Gloucester. With the assistance, however, of this revenue, the directors eannot entertain any doubt of the ability of the company to raise, without difficulty, and without sacrifice, the further sum of 310,0001. required for works, curreat expenses, and interest, without deductions f or revenue , to complete the line from Chepstow to Grange Court, where it joins the Gloucester and Dean Forest Railway, and thus effects the junction at Gloucester with the Great Western and Midland Railways. " The total sum which it is calculted will then have been required to be paid, includinz all expenses and liabilities upon the unfinished portion of the line and the subscriptions to other lines, up to the period of the opening from Gloucester to Swansea, is 2,970,000/. " It has been already stated, that upon a careful re vision of the estimates, your directors feel confident that the line to Fisliguard can be completed, and the guarantee of the Great Western Railway Company; brought into operation, for a!sum under the four millions. This is, •f course, exclusive of the subscriptions to other lines and certain other amounts, the interest upon which is unquestionably guaranteed by the Great Western Rail way Compsey, over and above the four millions, after the 1 peeing to Fishguard, although questions may have arisen as to any guarantee commencing, and as to the payment of interest upon debentures by the Great Wes tern Railway Company, prior to this period. " The proprietors will at once perceive that, pending the settlement of these questions, the directors could not, with due regard to the interests of the company, state specifically the details of these calculations, and the particular amounts which they admit to be included in the four millions; but they can assure the proprietor. that they hive adopted the safe side in framing these estimates, and have not assumed that their views only are to be adopted. With respect to the means of raising the required capitol, should the Great Western Railway Company call upon the South Wales Company to complete the line to Fishguard, the proprietors will bear in mind that, att. r the opening of the line from Gleute ster to Swansee, the company will be in poss,bion of a line of ninety-four miles in length, opeuiee a direct communisation between the whole of the mineral and manufacturing districts of South Wales, wi.h he metrotelis and the rest of England, to which it wid then aft,rd the only railway communication. With the ample security which the revenue to be derived there • from must afford until the commencement of the lease, and atth the guaranteed rental from the Great Western. Railway Company, after that period, your directors can not suppose that any doubt will exist of the perfect prac t.e:.,bility of obtaining the capital. "It may be proper here to observe that it is the i , 0..10i0n of the Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow, and Dublin Company, under existing circumstances, to seek p.) era from Parliament to limit their line to Wicklow, and to make a corresponding reduction in their capital by re ducieg their shares from 201. to la. each, and their numb r in the proportion of three to two ; and a coin m :niention to this effect has been received from that cumi.any. As regards the of ter lines, on account of which advanccs have been made, the Vale of Neath is the wily one in respect of which it is believed that any Jun her liability attaches. " Since the last halt-yearly meeting, Mr. Russell has icrit in li!s re,ignation as Chairman of the Board of Ilr.Rtnise!l has presided over the affairs of the company fr o m i ts co mmencement ; and his great expe rience in rail Nay affairs, his high personal character, together with his zealous and unr e mitting attention to the, affairs or the company, render the loss of his ser vic.s a matter of scrious regret to his colleagues. " Your directors are much gratified in stating that Mr. Talbot, M.P., of Margam Park, the Lord Lieute n,mt of Glarnorganshire, has undertaken the duties of th, chair; and they cannot but congratulate the pro prietors on his acceptance of the office. The great stake _Or. Talbot bids iu the company, and his intimate ae quairtat,ec %itb the districts through which the line pti , Sf“, will be a teffhient guarantt e for the faithful and cave discharge of t h e duties of th e offic e . hirrfry (0 e d that the appointment g has The are iven very ,ali 4 :tction through (out the Principality ; arid e e doubt not that it will be Equally accept a bl e to the ah tr: holtle7s. _ _ .f ° +' Che least agreeable portion of the directors' duty, n the present. ( eci,T.kn, is that of havii:g to report a c t e ea of :he Lye secretary, Mr. Armstrorg, w h o : 1 a: Lb , c nderf, bri , l by e Mill the c:,wpany will be sufferers to tf.;.• ent of sh. uc 5,000/. The necessary steps have been taken for his apprehension and prosecution. " e directtori.z hz.ve to recoil:it - n(4ld the proprietors to coi,f;rm th; - forfc-i!turP of 1,513 shares. The amount alr. e-viy paid upon these shares is 16,6101. 10s., and aY there appeared to your dirictors to be no pro bility r ,, covi.ritig any further calls upon them, Cee y proe , vded to forfeit them at a meeting of the boLrd, and a resolution will now be submitted to you for cot firming that forfeiture, in accordance with the pro vis'ons of the Act of Parliament. "The usual statement of EceOunts has already been circulated among the proprietors." The report stated-the tolls and rent received for the half year ending the 31st July last, amount to the sum of 3,304/. 2s. 11d., showing a surplus of 2331. Ils. 10d. over the receipts of the corresponding period of the previous year. The net receipts, after dis charging the current expenditure, would provide for a dividend at the rate of three per cent. per annum, or 7s. 6d. on eaeh original share, and a proportionate sum on each eighth share in the company, free of income tax. The amount of liabilities for the half year were 2,0431. 12s. 2d., and the receipts being 3,3041. 2s. 11d., the balance available for dividend was 1,2601. 9s. 9d. The directors had the pleasure of stating that the Bill in Parliament, approved of by the special general meeting cf the 27th February last, has passed into a law. By this Act power is given to form a much better approach from _he York-road than that authorised by the former Act, and to borrow, on the security of the under taking, a sum amply sufficient for all the purposes of the Act. The action mentioned in the last report of the directors as having been brought against the company, by Jackson and others, had since been re ferred for the decision of the Judges of the Court of Queen's Bench, on a special case, and there is reason to believe that their decision will be obtained previously to the next half-yearly general meting. Mr. Tyrrell having resigned his seat at the hoard, the directors had elected Mr. Muriel in his stead, cshich would render it ne cessary to elect anot h er au di tor, i n t h e place of Mr. A uri(l. Mr. Hawes and Mr. Blunt, retiring from the directi on . i n rotation, being eligible, offered h them selves fo r re-election. Mr. Sutton,d auditors, himselftrs retiring r ingretiring, i n ro t at i on, did notoffer re election. Mr. Fari s h, one of the by rotation, bein g e li g ibl e, offered himself for re election, Mr. TYRREL, in explaining the reason of his re. tiring from the board, stated that certain serious charges had been made against Mr. Lawrence, the clerk of the company, which he thought, if proved, ought to cause his dismissal. Several meetings of the board had been held to inquire into them, and a resolution of confidence in Mr. Lawrence was ulti mately passed, and as he could not agree in that resolution, his only course was to retire from the office of director. In reply to a question, Mr. LAW RENCE stated that in consideration of his long services the directors had allotted him sore_e shares, upon a portion of which he had paid the calls, and the 2001. which appeared in the accounts had been advanced to bim to pay the remainder. The CHAIRMAN said the company held Mr. Law rence's bill for 2001. After some observations with reference to the ac counts, a desultory diseussion arose relative to Mr. Lawrence, in the course of which the chairman inti mated that the directors had made the most searching inquiry into his conduct, and bad come to a resolution that there was not the slightest stigma upon his cha racter. One shareholder (Mr. Stutely) having observed that the opponents of Mr. Lawrence had an ulterior object in view, the indignation of Mr. Elkins waz aroused, who flung the insinuation in his face, and dared him to repeat it in another place, but what place he did not mention. These two elderly gen tlemen became so warm and excited that, but for the interference of the chairman and several of the direc tors, the affair would have ended upon the very spot in a direct collision. The report was then received and adopted. The CHAIRMAN moved "that a dividend of 7s. 6d. a share on the original shares, and interest at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum on the Bth shares, be payable for the half-year ending the 31st of July last; and that the sum be paid at the company s office on and after Monday, Sept 10, next, between the hours of eleven and three, until the 21st proximo, then on Tuesdays and Fridays, at the same hours." Mr. TODD seconded it. Mr. TYRREL moved a direct amendment, stating that it would be the height of imprudence to pay a dividend when the debts of the company remained unsatisfied, and recommended that they should defer declaring a dividend for two or three years, by which time the property would come round again. Mr. TURNER seconded the amendment, but, after considerable discussion, it was negatived on a division by a large majority, and the original motion la as carried. The re-election of Mr. W. Hawes, a director, who retired by rotation, was then proposed. The motion was met by an amendment for the election of Mr. Turner, but it was ultimately negatived. Mr. Elkins demanded a poll ; but, upon the solicitation of the meeting, withdrew his demand, and Mr. Hawes was accordingly elected. Mr. Blunt, who also went out by rotation, was next re-elected. Mr. John George Perry was elected in the place of Mr. Sutton, who retired from the board. Mr. Parish, auditor, was re-elected ; and Mr. Turner was re-elected in the place of Mr. Muriel, the auditor who had been appointed director. Mr. FEW moved, seconded by Mr. ELKINS, that 3001. be given to the directors for their services during the past year. The motion was carried unanimously. A vote of thanks was then passed to the chairman, and the meeting separated. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 30,, 1849 The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, adverted to the circumstances which had led to the retirement of Mr. Russell, and then went on to admit that he disapproved of the policy which had hitherto been pursued by this company. He did not, imputed blame wish it to be understood that he blame to the directors. No doubt they had acted as they thought best for the interest of the shareholders ; but really he did find fault with the manner in which they had made advances to other lines.—(Hear, bear.) With regard to their future operations, he did nut think they would be justified in extending the line beyond Swansea—(Hear, hear) —at least for the pre sent. Ultimately it might be extended to Fishguard, but only under the circumstances that it could be proved to their interest to do so; or that the Great Western would not carry their guarantee into effect until the line had reached Fishguard.—(Hear, hear.) Looking at their prospects, as far as traffic was concerned, he did not anticipate much difficulty would stand in the way of raising the necessary capital to extend the line to Fishguard, an d for his part, believing as he did that their traffic re turns would be equal to those of the Bristol and Exeter, he would recommend that the extension should be made as soon as the state of the money market would admit of it.—(Hear, h ear. ) H e concluded by observing that his attention had been directed to the pamphlet p u bli s h e d b y M r. Duncan, the solicitor of the East ern C oun ti es li ne, on the subject of this railway. In this pamphlet certain charges were made agai ns t th e di rectors, and the only answer which he could make to them was, that if the shareholders were di ssa ti s fi e d l et them appoint a com mittee of investigation.—(H ear, h ear.) But that ad mission must be taken with this reservation, that before such a committee some gentleman should be selected to determine what the matters were that should be investi ga t e d.—(H ear, h ear .) Viscount VILLIERS seconded the motion for the adoption of the report. Mr. MACNAGRTEN recommended that any addi tional capital should be raised by the issue of pre ferential shares. Major COURT objected to the issue of preferential shares, and observed that as Mr. Russell had resigned because he felt that the time had arrived when the interest of the two companies had become somewhat antagonistic, it would be nothing more than an act of decency if the other Great Western directors would also resign.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. DUNCAN disapproved altogether of the report . Money could not be raised in the manner it proposed ; and as it was quite evident the Great Western Com pany wanted to get rid of the guarantee of 5 per cent., the best thing they could do was to appoint a committee of investigation, to ascertain the best mode of arriving at this point, which would place them in a situation of testing the power and willing ness of the Great Western to pay the guarantee. He, therefore, moved an amendment to that effect. After considerable discussion, the amendment was put to the vote and carried. The committee was then nominated; after which the report was adopted, and a resolution passed autho rising the forfeiture of the shares referred to in the report. Thanks were then voted to the chairman, and the meeting broke up after a very lengthened sitting. DIRECT LONDON AND PORTS , MOUTH RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.) The seventh half-yearly ordinary meeting of the shareholders of this company was adyertised to take place to day at the London Tavern, for the purpose of receiving the report of the directors, and to transact the other business of the company. There not being a syfficient number of shareholders present to consti tute a meeting at the hour appointed, the meeting was adjourned sine die. The following report was intended to be submitted to the meeting had it been formed : " The proprietors will have learnt with regret that th, , construction of the line between Epsom and Leatherhead, which is desired by the inhabitants of Lestherhead and its vicinity, by the landowners, and by every member of the company, with the single exception as the directors believe or Mr. Cohen, has been for the peesent stopped by the injunction of the Master of the Rolls. " The directors have bcen unable to bring their motion for a reversal of that order to a hearing, by reason of the lamented illness of the Lord Chancellor. The appeal therefore necessarily stands over until November. " Not content with the obstruction thus thrown in the way of the company. Mr. Cohen subsequently presented a petition under the Joint Stock Companies Winding-up Acts for the dissolution of the company, the hearing of which, however, stands over until November; but as, by an Act passed at the end of the last session, incorporated railway companies are expressly declared not to be within the provisions of the Winding-up Acts, this peti tion may be considered as disposed ot; and must conse quently be dismissed. "In addition to these vexatious proceedings, Mr. David Salomons, the Chairman of the Reading, Guild ford, and Reigate Railway Company. and the near con nexion, as your directors are informed, of Mr. Cohen, has recently placed a bill on the files of the Court of Chancery against this company, conjointly with the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company, praying so far as this company is concerned, that the toll agreement entered into with the Brighton Company, with respect to the Epsom and Leatherhead line, may be declared illegal. I . ..._ "However embarrassing these proceedings may tem porarily prove, your directors believe, that beyond delay and legal expenditure, they will not affect the course which would otherwise have been adopted, because your directors, having been advised that the company could neither abandon their railway, nor wind up its concerns, nor reduce their capital and line within the desired limits, without express Parliamentary sanction, had already anticipated the necessity of some further application to the Legislature; indeed in this view of the case it would appear to the directors, that the course pursued by Messrs. Cohen and Salomona would rather prove bene ficial than otherwise to the company, inasmuch as it affords a convincing proof that some Legislative inter ference is expedient, either to relieve the company en tirely from its obligations, or to enable it to car r y ou t such portion of the undertaking as may be found desir able, without further delay from captious objections. " tinder the very peculiar circumstances in which the company is placed, it is not advisable to enter upon these questions at length, but the directors feel confident that with the support of the proprietors, they will be enabled to defeat the object of their opponents, so that ultimately some portion of the great labour which has been be- stowed, and expense incurred, in the prosecution of this undertaking, will be pro taut° rendered available to the convenience of the public, and to the profit of the Ports mouth proprietors. " This financial position of the company is not mate rially altered since the last half-yearly account was sub mitted to the proprietors. It will be seen that the balance in hand is 26,4011. 17s. 4d., to this should be added the calls due, and the value of certain surplu3 lands pur chased, and which under any circumstances will have to be resold ; these together may, bo reckoned at about 20,0001., which added to the former sum would amount in round figures, say to 47,0001., which was the fund purposed to be expended in the construction of the line betweentEpsom and Leatherhead. The proprietors will, however, bear in mind that the funds at the command of the company will be materially affected by the arranga went with reference to the line between Epsom and Leatherhead, because upon that question will depend in a great measure the value of the outstanding calls; and the proprietors will also remember that the money in hand is subject to claims under contracts entered into for the purchase of lands, which it is believed will absorb the greater portion." A — most irregular discussion took place, no meeting having been formed, which ended in no practical result. The SOLICITOR of the company stated that if the arrangement that was proposed was carried out, the probability would be that there would be a return of 21. 10s. a share; if it was not, the shareholders would probably have nothing. CHARING-CROSS BRIDGE. (THIS DAY.) The half-yearly meeting of this company was held this afternoon at the offices, Villiers-street, Strand, Mr. Coles Child in the chair. AUSTRIA. Comorn still holds out, but the following letter has been addressed by General Arthur Georgey to General Klapka, the officer in command : " General, the die i 3 cast-- our hopes are crushed! Our power has been brok( n by the house of Hapsburg-L-r -raine, aided by the armies of Russia. The struggles and the sacrifices of our great nation were fruitless, and it were madness to persevere. General, )ou will think my actions at Vilagosh mysterious and even in credible. I will explain my motives to you and to the world. lam a Hungarian. I love my country above .11 things, and I follow the dictates of my heart, which urged me to restore peace to my poor and ruined cou.,- try, and thus to save it from perdition. " General, this is my motive for what I did at Villa gosh. Posterity will judge me. " Genera!, by virtue of the dignity of Dictator, which the nation conferred on me by the (dissolved) Parlia ment, I summon you to follow my example, and by an immediate surrender of the fortress of Comorn to end a war of which the protraction would for ever crush the greatness and the glory of the Hungarian nation. " General, I am aware of your sentiments, I know your patriotism, and I am sure you will obey my order, for I know you under-t,nd my motives. " May God be with you, and may He guide your steps. " ARTHUR GEORGEY. " Grosswardpin, 14h Aug." The Warsaw papers of the 25th give the follow ing list of general officers wbo surrendered with Georgey :—General Ernst Kish, Governor of Hun gary ; the Major-Generals Aulicb, Alexander Nagy, Poltenberg, Charles, Leiningen, Kniasitsh, Tork, Lenkey and Schweidel. The following are the names of the Members of the Hungarian Parliament who accompanied Georgey :—L. Tshiany and Francis Dushnk, Secretaries of State ; Siegmund B. Perenyi, Lord Judge; Charles Sass, Secretary of State; John Jessenak, Lord Lieutenant; and Stephen Besereciy, Paul Nyary, Anton Sale, A nton Bor, Nikolaus Kowash, Anton Karashony, Louis Rinay, Joseph Oshtrowiski, George Sabalay, Stephen Boldyshor, Luke Mama, Joseph Roman, Ferdinand Regey, Emerith Agafy, Charles Martonfy, Siegmund Popowish, Louis Fekete, Anton Biro, John Reshony, Paul Derdody, Lazarus Had shitsh, Wilibald Bogdanovier, George Bartel, Kaspar Hermann, Louis Selesch, Joseph Koller, Louis Far kask, Adam Warkonyi, and Joseph Moyser, Members of Members of Parliament. RUSSIA. Letters from Berlin of the 27th instant, in the Kolner Zeitnng, announce the death, at Warsaw, of the Grand Prince Michael, who, it is asserted died from an attack of apoplexy. TATTERSALL'S-THIS EVENING Six o'CLocK. Nothing doing. LEITH Doc/O.—The new docks here are progress ing rapidly. A great many hands are employed exc•i vating the clay to the required depth, and forming what will be the wharfs. In the course of these operations the Tower, which stood on the west wall of the old docks, has been removed, and the foundation•stone, which was laid there in 1809, has been taken up. Oa the stone were two plates, engraved with the names of :he authorities present when it was laid, and in a cavity of the store were two glass jars, one containing one f each of the coins of that day, and the other containing a copy of each of the Edinburgh newspapers publishel p bt u ai t nnngoct underoen n some constructed. at that time. These articl es are at present in the pos stterru minutely pos iession of the Leith Dock C omm i ss i oners, and will very likely be again part te Iy The of n jarst t o h e a wall not descriptionho Navin v i t n t. e new docks e now we of their contents. c POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET. PORTUGAL-STREET BURIAL -GROUND.—Yesterday Mr. Lyons, secretary to the King's College Hospital, waited upon Mr. Henry, the sitting magistrate, tl represent the serious nuisance to which the inhabi tants of the vicinity of the burial-ground in Portugal street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, were exposed by inter ments still constantly taking place there. The applicant stated that his object in presenting himself to the court was to ascertain if any assistance could be afforded in closing the burial-ground for the future. The churchwrdecs had just allowed a hole to be opened about 20 or 30 feet deep, from which the offensive smell was so intolerable that he was compelled to wait upon the authorities to represent the circumstance ; but, upon the churchwardens re pairing with him to the spot, the smell not then being such as he had described, they came to the conclusion that it could not have originated in that quarter; end, as they were only acting in their official capa city, they had no power to prevent interments daily taking place, particularly as the parish was not pro vided with any other burial-ground. The house holders, whose premises abut upon the ground, were constantly making complaints to him upon the sub ject, many of them having sleeping apartments actually below the depth where the bodies are laid, and to his own knowledge, on a recent occasion, a skull was exposed in the grave-yard, the teeth of which were in such a state of preservation that one of the students of the hospital offered the grave-digger 7s. 6d. for it. Mr. HENRY inquired if the object of the application vas to prevent the grave-yard being used in future for the same purpose ? Mr. Lyons said that was the object he had in view, if it was practicable; many of the patients in the establishment to which he belonged having been swept away by the prevailing epidemic. Mr. HENRY was quite aware of the evil complained of, but he very much doubted if the churchwardens had the power to refuse bodies being interred in the ground. Mr. Lyons said he considered the new Act had provided against such nuisances; and admitting that such was not the case, the parish authorities of St. Bride's, Fleet-street, had lately come to the determi nation of purchasing a burial-ground in the suburbs. in order to abate a nuisance which, for a considerable rime, had been complained of by the inhabitants. Mr. HENRY said that a similar course had been adopted by the parish authorities of Hanover-square; but the families of the humbler classes were, by that means, put to much inconvenience and expense in conveying their deceased relatives to distant parts. There 18 as no method of compelling the churchwar dens to desist from their established course of pro ceeding, except by an Act of Parliament for the purpose, although they might be indicted for a nui sance at some risk. He was ready to admit that the question was of great public interest at present; but the magistrate, in the absence of a special Act, had no power to afford a remedy for the nuisance. Mr. Lyons said he did not mean to impute any improper conduct to the churchwardens; but he thought that if asphalte were laid upon the whole of the burial-ground, it would satisfy the public, and, to a considerable degree, prevent the offensive exhala tions which were so very injurious to health. Mr. HENRY doubted if such a step would be met with a friendly feeling, particularly as several families possessed a positive freehold in many burial-grounds; besides, it would be attended with an expense which the churchwardens had not the power to meet from the church-rates, nor from the poor-rates, both being beyond their control for such purposes. Several householders then came forward, and upon their repeating the grievance of the complainant, The MAGISTRATE told them them that they ought to petition the Board of Health, which might lead to an alteration of the law upon the subject. Mr. Irwin, a house decorator, said that in rainy weather, when the water percolates through the walls of the surrounding houses, the bodies could be felt by a person thrusting a stick through the walls, not to mention the number of rats abounding in the vicinity of the burial-ground. The applicants, who seemed very anxious on the subject, then withdrew. MARYLEBONE. DEFRAUDING THE LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY COMPAN Y.—Yesterday a smartly-dressed young woman, who gave her name Elizabeth James, was placed at the bar before Mr. Broughton, on the charge of having defrauded the London and North- Western Railway Company of 155., the amount of her fare, second-class, from Birmingham to London. It appeared from the evidence that on the previous afternoon, at three o'clock, upon the arrival of a train at the Camden station, the prisoner was, amongst others, asked by Mr. Coldwell, the collector, for her ticket, when she alleged that she had lost it at Co ventry, at which place a friend of hers alighted. The sum above alluded to was demanded of her, in accord ance with the regulations of the company under such circumstances, but she had no more than a few shil lings in her possession. She was then taken by In spector Sibsey to Mr. Basher, the superintendent of the police, at the Euston station, who ascertained beyond a doubt, through the medium of telegraphic communication, that the prisoner could not have taken a ticket at Birmingham, as the same number issued there to second-class passengers agreed exactly with those collected at Camden-town. The prisoner repeated her story that she had taken the ticket at Coventry, her object in coming to Lon don was that of seeking for a situation. Mr. BROUGHTON, who considered the fraud to have been fully proved, gave the prisoner to understand that she had rendered herself liable to a penalty of 40s. or two months ; he should:not however go to that extent, but order her to pay 10s., in default of which she would go to prison for a fortnight. She was then locked up. UTTERING COUNTERFEIT Cors.—An elderly man, named Richard Macdonald, was charged with uttering a counterfeit crown. The evidence went to show that on the same after noon the prisoner went to the Euston station of the London and North-Western Railway Company, and asked Mr. Whiffen, the booking clerk, for a ticket for Willesden, at the same time laying down the re semblance of a crown piece. It was immediately discovered to be a spurious coin, and the prisoner was consequently given into custody; the piece bore the date 1819, and was remarkably well executed. Mr. Whiffen further said that he had recently taken two other bad crowns at the station, and the prisoner, whose face was quite familiar to him, had in all pro bability uttered them. The three counterfeits were produced and handed to the magistrate. They were evidently cast in the same mould. When taken into custody by Inspector Sibsey, of the railway coin pany's police, prisoner said he knew the Mint solicitor well, and that nothing could be done with him, as there was no proof against him except as to one of the crowns only. The prisoner was remanded. ROBBERY OF PLATE AND CASII.—Just before the closing of the court a respectably-dressed young man, who gave his name Henry Brailsforth, was brought up in the custody of City policeman Dolohunly, 367, and placed at the bar before Mr. Broughton, charged with a robbery of plate and cash to the amount of somewhere about 501., the property of Mr. Thomas Barrs, 61, Exmouth -street, Clerkenwell. The evidence stated that prosecutor bad, up to three weeks ago, occupied apartments at the house of Mr. Goodman, 8, Euston-mews, Euston-square, sad that upon obtaining a situation in Exmouth-street, he left behind him, for safe custody, a box, which con tained upwards of 251. in gold, and a considerable quantity of silver plate, the whole of which he saw was safe on Sunday ast. On the previous night (Tuesday), in consequence of information which he received, he repaired to Mr. Goodman's, and upon opening his box, he found that his property had been abstracted. Mrs. Goodman had been in the habit of washing for the prisoner, who consequently frequented the house; she missed two silver spoons of her own, and hence arose her suspicion that the prisoner was in both cases the thief. Information of the affair was promptly given to the police, and the prisoner was captured by 367 (City) in Johnson's-court, Fleet. street. He had in his possession nearly 161. in gold, silver, and copper monies, as also a gold ring, watch• guard, and shirt studs. The prisoner, who did not attempt in any to ac count for the property found upon him, and said that he had no answer to make to the charge, was re manded till Monday next. WESTMINSTER. GROSS MISCONDUCT OF AN OMNIBUS CONDUCTOR. —Thomas Taylor, the conductor of an omnibus, was charged with the following gross misconduct and assault, at the entrance of Cremorne Gardens. The complainant, Thomas Strain, a rival conductor, stated that he was about to hand a lady and gentle man into his carriage, at the entrance to Cremorne Gardens, immediately after the conclusion of the en tertainment on Saturday night week, when the de fendant dragged the lady towards his omnibus, which was behind complainant's ; and upon the latter remonstrating with him he immediately knocked him down and then gave him a violent kick on the leg. The above having been satisfactorily confirmed by other testimony, Defendant admitted the assault, but alleged as an excuse that complainant had applied a disgusting epithet to him. This was positively denied by the complainant, and a witness, who was recalled and questioned by the Magistrate upon that point. 111 r. BRODERIP observed that it was very fortunate for the defendant that he was not charged before him for his gross misconduct to the lady, as he would have marked his sense of his behaviour by a punishment that would have deterred others from the commission of a similar offence, and which would have protected the public against such violence. As it was he had only to deal with the case before him, and should fine defendant 31., and in default of payment commit him for six weeks. He was sent to prison. WORSHIP-STREET. 'UNMANLY OUTRAGE.--Charles Taylor, a tall mus cular fellow, described as a, French polisher, was eharged before Mr. Arnold with the following vin dictive and brutal attack upon a neatly-dressed and rather comely young sempstress, named Charlotte Cooke, living in Union-street, Kingsland-road : The complainant stated that the prisoner had been paying his addresses to her for some time past, but circumstances having transpired which caused her to apprehend that their union would be productive of anything but a happy result, she had been recently induced to discourage his attentions, and to shun his society. In consequence of these proceedings she had incurred the bitter resentment of the prisoner, who kept watch for her on the preceding evening as she was returning from her work, and after assailing her with the most opprobrious epithets, inquired what she meant by her heartless conduct in deserting him as she had done ? On telling him that she conceived herself at liberty to consult her own feelings and in terests in the matter, the prisoner attacked her with the most ungovernable fury, and struck her with such force in the face that the blood gushed from her mouth and nose, and her lip was cut and swollen, as it now appeared. The prisoner followed up the blow with several others, until she was rescued from fur ther ill-usage by a po l iceman, who was a tt rac t e d b y her cries, and station house. who co nveye d th e prisoner to the On being called upon for his defence, the prisoner, had wantonly t r ifl e d with his feelings, in an ex c it e d manner, declared that the complainant and he onlyhoped w h a t h a d occurred would operate as a warning to her for th e f uture, and teach her that she could not pursue such a fi c kl e and capricious course o f con d uc t with impunity. Mr. ARNOLD said that the prisoner had resorted to a very extraordinary mode of endeavouring to recover the lost aff ec ti ons of the young woman by assailing and beating her in the cruel and cowardly manner she had described, and he should order him to pay a penalty o f 50 3., or be committed in default for six weeks to th e H ouse of Correction ; in addition to which he must enter into his own recognisance in 201. to keep the p eace towards her for the next six months. The Magistrat e announced his rece i pt o f a letter , enc!osing 51., i n a id of the poor box, from " W. H. C., , 119 request e d an acknowledgment through the medium of the press. ACT TO R ELIEVE B OROUGHS IN COUNTY EXPEN DITURE.—According to the A ct 12 t h and 13th Vitt., cap. 82, b oroug h s having or providing a gaol and house of correction a ro not to be liable to contribute to a county gaol and h ouse o f correction, nor to a county asylum. There is a p rov i s i on for cases where the settlement of pauper lun at i cs i s unknown, charging the same on boroughs, THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY.—His Grace the Archbishop has been for some time past indisposed, but has now so far recovered as to be able to resume his Archiepiscopal duties. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. SOUTH DEVON. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at Plymouth on Tuesday; T. Woolcombe, Esq., in the chair. The report of the directors stated that progress had been made towards closing the capital account—the liabilities having been examined and partially ascer tained. The sale of atmospheric plant had realized 42,6661., and they believed the whole apparatus would reach the estimate when entirely disposed of. Surplus land had been turned into money, and carried to account. The revenue showed a diminution in the number of passengers, an increase in the number of miles travelled, and an increase in goods and traffic. The cost of traction over the line, with six miles more than last half-year, had diminished from 13,3571. to 10,857. Further measures of economy were under consideration, such as the diminution of the number of trains, and reducing the locomotive expenses. The pressure of urgent claims precluded the possiblliry of doing other than carrying the balance, 3,6381, over to the next half-year. The directors had the satisfaction of stating that the litigation with reference to the preference shares has be( n amicably terminated, and without compromise of princip:e to either party. The directors had been making every effort to obtain the arrears of calls. As respected the whole amount of shares, out of 1,000,0001. sub scribed, the sum of 2,4301. only remained due. On seventy of the preference shares no payment could be obtained, without recourse to law ; and on 108 1,6271. 10s. remained due, and part of those would have to be forfeited. The directors contemplated going to Parliament for powers to capitalise their debenture debt, and to issue that portion of capital which was still disposable to repay advances to other lines and works. This scheme they would have to consider at a meeting to be held next month. At the desire of the debenture holders, the official assignee and em i nen t accountant of Bristol had prosecuted a minute investigation of the accounts, and communicated the result in a voluminous re port, which had been printed and placed in the hands of the shareholders. The directors coincided in the importance of a clear system of accounts, but reserved their opinion on the plan proposed by Mr. Hutton. In conclusion, they stated that they had elected Mr. Beale, of the Midland Railway, to be a director, in place of Lord Seymour, resigned. The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report, which, after some discussion, was agreed to unani mously. In reply to Mr. Fox, it was stated, that no arrears of interest were due upon debentures. Votes of thanks to the debenture-holders, com mittee, and legal advisers ; to Mr. Hutton, for his report; and to the Chairman, closed the proceedings. MANCHESTER AND SOUTHPORT. The half-yearly meeting of the Manchester and Southport Railway Company was held yesterday (Tuesday) morning, at the Palatine Hotel, Hunt's Bank ; Mr. William Marshall, of Penwortham, one of the directors, an the chair. Among the shareholders present were Messrs. R. A. Thicknesse, M.P. • S. D. Darbishire, l aw c l er k, John Smith, Thomas ' Part, and Joseph Harwood. After Mr. JouN S. HERON, secretary, had read the notice convening the meeting, the seal of the company was affixed to the register of proprietors. The secretary then read the following report of the directors : " At the last half-yearly meeting it was stated that three miles of the railway at Wigan, connecting the eastern and western portions of the Liverpool and Bury Railway, had been opened for passenger traffic; since that time there has been a further outlay of 33,8881. 7s. 4d. in completing this portion of the line, and connecting it with the North Union Railway, and in constructing the bridge under the East Lancashire Railway, near Ormskirk. The directors have not commenced any new work on the line. Under the provisions of the deed constituting the company, and of the Act of Parliament, the shareholders are entitled to dividends in respect of the productive capital, at the rate of 2 per cent. for the first year and 1 per cent. for the second year less than the dividends paid on the Lancashire and Yorkshire stock for the corre sponding periods. Your directors have entered into arrangements with the Lancashire and YorkshireCom pan), for the working by them of the Manchester and Southport line, until the amalgamation is completed, subject to the payment of the dividend thus accruing to the shareholders. As announced in the directors last report, the amount of capital entitled to dividends for the half-year ending the 30th June last is 61. per share. The exact rate of dividend will depend upon the dividends to be declared at the half -yearly meeting of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company, on the sth of September next. The following mem bers of the board, viz, Messrs. Henry Houldsworth, George Wilson, and William Marshall, retire by ro tation, and are recommended for re-election. " From the statement of accounts it appeared that the amount received on calls had been 264,419/. 155.; amount in arrears of calls, 36,0301. Expended on the completed portion of the line up to Dec. 31, 1848, 125,014/. ls. I Id.; to June 30, 1849, 33,039/. 7s. sd. —total, 158,053/. 9s. 4d. Expended on the portion of the line not yet commenced, to December, 1848, 66,3401. I ls. 9d.; to June, 1849, 848/. 19s, 11d.— total, 67,189/. I Is. Bd. Total expenditure to Dec., 1848, 191,3541. 13s. Bd.; to June 30, 1849, 33,888/. 7s. 4d.—grand total, 225,243/. ls. Balance to the credit of the company, 39,1761. 145." The report was unanimously received and adopted. A resolution was agreed to declaring a dividend of 6/. per share for the half-year ending on the 30th June last, at the rate of 2 per cent. per annum less than the dividend to be declared on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company's stock at the ap proaching half-yearly meeting of that company. The meeting shortly afterwards adjourned.—M an chester Paper. MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLNSHIRE. MANCHESTER, WEDNESDAY.—The sixth half yearly meeting of this company was held here to-day; the Earl of Yarborough in the chair. The report of the directors stated that the revenue on the original portion of the railway had somewhat improved, at the same time that the rate of charge for working ex penses had been considerably reduced; but these encouraging features were hardly to an extent that would justify the directors in any strong expression of congratulation; and they regret that the balance of profit and loss, after paying interest on loans and preference stock, would not yield any surplus out of which to pay- a dividend on the ordinary shares. Those parts of the railway which had been opened for traffic eastward of Gainsborough had been as produc tive as could be expected, the balance of profit, after paying working expenses and repairs of steam-boats for the ferry, being 9,138/. 3s. 2d. But until the duck and other works at Grimsby should be in a state to receive and accommodate a large amount of shipping, there could be no full development of the traffic upon the railway, nor could any data be fur nished to justify an accurate calculation of its ulti mate pecuniary results. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the re port, expressed the confidence of the board of direc- . THE FLOATING HARBOUR. TO TAE. EDITOR OF TUE BRISTOL JOURNAL. Sir,—l find it is considered needful to run off a quantity of water from the floating harbour for the purpose of scouring the mul from Bathurst-basin; and, in passing on Monday last, whilst this operation wiis going on, I was much annoyed with the offensive exhalations given off, and I learned from the men employed that they frequently suffered from nausea occasioned by their exposure to this atmosphere. I obtained permission to make an experiment the fol lowing clay, to ascertain the effects which would be produced by chlorine gas mingling with this atmos phere, and I procured some of Collins' preparation of chlorine, or disinfecting powder, from his agent (who liberally supplied this for the trial without charge), and I caused it to be spread on the transoms of the lock gates as the water was lowered preparatory to the scouring. The shuttles being then opened, an immense volume of filthy water rushed from the basin into the harbour, and [ had the satisfaction to find that the chlorine given off was amply sufficient to de stroy all the offensive exhalations, as the only percep tible odour was a slight smell of chlorine, producing (as was observed by several gentlemen present, as well as by Mr. Jennings, the superintendent of the scouring) an atmosphere strikingly resembling that of the sea-coast. This resemblance rather took me by surprise, although I ought to have antici pated it, as it is well known that free chlorine is given off from fresh sea-weed and other marine plants, and it has been thought that it is to the presence of this gas, in minute quantity, the curative power exerted by sea air in many diseases is attributable. I confess that I am an enthusiast in the use of chlorine as a sanitary agent, and I cannot but feel much gra tified with the result of my experiment, as it demon strates the practicability of applying this agent so as to destroy large masses of offensive exhalations. Mr. Collins's agent informs me that the quantity of his compound, which I used on this occasion, would cost ten shillings. I am ignorant whether or not any funds exist which can be appled to defray the expense of such a proceeding, but there cannot be a difference of opinion as to the desirability of destroylng these noxious gases, as I learn that this operation of scouring is repeated twice or thrice a week, and its duration extends from one to two hours, during which the offensive exhalations are most oppressive at this season of the year. An additional inducement for the adoption of such a proceeding, in this particular locality, arises from the circumstance that the cholera hospital and house of refuge, provided by the Bedminster guardians, are contiguous to these dock gates ; consequently, the inmates are exposed to the' offensive atmosphere. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, A RETIRED PRACTITIONER. Bristol, Aug. 22, 1849. A report from Mr. Brunel, upon the progress of the works, and an abstract of accounts, were also laid before the meeting. The latter showed the receipts to have amounted to the sum of 99,8341. 19s. 3d., in cluding 10,7071., "advances in anticipation of calls," and that there was a balance in hand of 15,0761. 103. 6d. In reply to questions, the Chairman stated that the Great Western Company had paid all.their calls but the last, which was ready whenever asked for. There was no compulsory power requiring the South Wales Company to convert the Bull's Pill tramway into a railway; it was only permissive. Some discussion took place, which ended in the adoption of the report of the directors and the passing the usual resolutions. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, AUG. 29. STOCK EXCHANG E . W—e had a good deal of business doing to-day, and a considerable amount of stock changed hands. Bristol and Exeter, Thirds, were done at 9 dis.— Grest Westerns, Quarters, B[ a dis.—Ditto, New 171. Shares, SA, dis.—Taff Vale (Old), 130 ex div. LI VERPOOL, AUG. 29. STOCK EXCHANGE.—There was very little business trans acted in our share market to-day; price, however, have not given way. The sales are—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, 155adis —East Lancashire, I6—Ditto, Quarters, 4 —Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, 4 dis. London and North. Western, 1271—+ itto, New Quarters, 9 p.--Midland Halves, 15% db. Shrewsbury and Birmingham, Preference, 10 1 A South-Eastern and Dove r (N o . 4) , 6 % York, New castle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 6 per cent., 41. Bs. 91 MANCEIESTER, AUG. 29. STOCK EXCHANGE. The transac ions tO-clay were as follow : Manchester and Leeds, 32/. Shares, 7'/ dis.— North Staffordshire, 6 dis.—Dover, 100. 4 (Scrip), 6 13-16—Man chester and Sheffield ( No. 1), 10 die. BIRMINGHAM, AUG. 29. STOCK Exciliorcia.—The transactions to-day were as follow :—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 6;,• ‘ dis. - Ditto (t 3), 5 dis.—Ditto, Preference (Scrip), 2% p.—South Staf fordshire, 3 7 / 8 die. GLASGOW, Aim. 28. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were as follow :—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 50—Great North ern, Preference (5 per cent. guaranteed), 65—North British, Preference, 71s. 6d. THE BODY FOUND IN THE RIVER LEA.—Yesterday Mr. Baker, the Coroner for the Eastern Division of Mid dlesex, held an inquest at the Spread Eagle, Homerton, respecting the death of Thomas Wilkinson, aged 65, of Leytonstune, Essex, whose body was found in the River Lea, under circumstances to warrant a supposition that he had been murdered. The body baying been viewed by the coroner and the jury, the following witnesses were examined:—James Harvey, of %Vest-street, Hackney, said, that on Sunday morning last his attention was called to the body of the deceased, which was about four inches below the surface of the water. Having got it out, it was taken to the workhouse. There was a rope tied round the deceased's legs, and one of his hands was I tied to his knee. He found a hat and handkerchief lying near the place where the body was discovered. He had no knowledge how the deceased got into the water ; but he had carefully examined the banks since, and could discover nothing to lead him t‘i suppose that the de ceased had been struggling before he went into the water. Had not the least suspicion that deceased had been mur dered by another party; but, on the contrary, believed that he had tied his own legs together, and then have slid into the water. Mr. James Root said that the de ceased, on more than one occasion, had wandered from home into Eppin g Forest. Another witness said, that about three years ago the deceased left' his home, and wandered about for three days and nights. The jury returned an open verdict, " that the deceased was found (lead in the river Lea, with his legs tied together, but there was not sufficient evidence to prove how he got therein." CURIOUS OCCURRENCE.—On Thursday last, as a pair of Lord Strathallen's horses and carts were return ing from Westlands Quarry, at Tullibardine, Perthshire, the driver, John ALL‘Lachlan, finding himself thirsty, Went into a cot-house by the roadside. While he was there,. one of his horses commenced eating the grass from the low earth dyke fence of a garden, but, in so doing, upset a hive of bees. The bees immediately attacked both the horses and driver, who were literally covered with the insects, and stung to such a degree that the horses are completely disabl( d. Upon the attack of the bees one of the horses reared and plunged at a fearful rate, in consequence of which the driver lost all command over it, and was thrown down and severely trampled on. —Local paper. [ADVERTISEMENT ]—A person seventy-five years old cured of a Bad Leg by Holloway's Ointment and Pills.— Mrs. Larendon, of No. 2, Richardson's Buildings, Goswell street, ever since giving birth to twins, thirty-four years ago, had suffered with dreadful wounds in her leg, and which several medical men, both in France and England, had been unable to cure; her sufferings were intense, and oftentimes she was, during long periods wholly confined to her bed. Ultimately, by the advice of her friends, she made trial of Holloway's Ointment and Pills, and these celebrated remedies have completely healed her wounds, and she can walk about with the greatest comfort.— Sold by all vendors of medicines and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. tors and himself in the soundness of the undertaking, and stated that the receipts for the half-year of 1848 on the western section of the line was 56,939/. Is. 11d., and the expenses 37,1821. 13s. 91., whilst for the half.year ending June, 1849, the receipts were 64,7291. Is. Id., and the working expenses. 31,0551. 10s, ' After considerable discussion, Mr. MoRETON asked whether the directors COD curred in the statement made by the committee of investigation, that 6,250,0001. would be sufficient to complete the works, including the Great Grimsby Docks ? The CHAIRMAN said the directors had every raison to believe that the amount would be sufficient. The report was subsequently adopted, with but one dissentient. The CHAIRMAN then moved the re-appointment of the directors, which was seconded by Mr. CHAPMAN. Mr. BRADSLIAW proposed, as an amendment, that the meeting adjourn for a month, and that in the meantime a list of shareholders eligible for directors be laid before the shareholders, from which they might be enabled to select additions to the board. Mr.BOOTH, of Rotherham, seconded the amendment. Thirteen hands only being held up for the amend ment, the retiring directors were re-elected. The meeting terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman. BOLTON, BLACKBURN, CLITHEROE, AND WEST YORKSHIRE. On Monday last the half-yearly meeting of this company was held at their offices, Blackburn ; W. 11. flornby, Esq., in the chair. There was a nume rous attendance of shareholders. The usual prelimi nary business having been disposed of, The SECRETARY read a report. From the state ment of receipts and expenses for the half year ending the 30th of June, it appeared that the balance in favour of the company was 21,2611. 13s. 3J. Mr. BoyLE, of Blackburn, put several questions to Mr. Flannagan, the engineer, respecting the gradients and foundations of bridges, which were satisfactorily answered by that gentleman. Mr. WALMESLIY, of Preston, then made a long address respecting the large amount of engineering and general working expenses, and said the revenue would not pay the interest on the mortgages. This statement the CHAIRMAN firmly denied. A discussion then took place respecting the salaries of the three engineers, Messrs. Flannagan, (Mager, and Withers, after which the report was carried unanimously. Two directors who retired by rotation were then re-elected, after which a long conversation ensued, as to whether it would be expedient to fill up three va cancies in the directorship (occasioned by resignation) at that meeting, or only appoint one, and leave the remainder to be filled by shareholders resident at Clitheroe, when the branch to that town should be opened, which will take place in the course of a few months. Eventually it was decided that the latter course should be adopted, and Mr. Christopher Par kinson, of Blackburn, was elected, without opposition, a director. Mr. TIPLADY then proposed that the services of two of the engineers should be dispensed with ; but as the meeting was evidently against such a course being adopted, the notice was withdrawn. Mr. Cottam, accountant, of Manchester, having been appointed to investigat e th e accounts of the company, the business of the meeting was concluded by the usual compliment being paid to the chairman. The CHAIRMAN, in returning thanks, expressed his opinion that the line would, at some future day, be a remunerative speculation, and would pay a better dividend than many railways which were rn w in a prosperous condition. He concluded by highly cen suring the alleged spirit of competition displayed by the directors of the East Lancashire Railway, as it injured the interests of both companies. 'the meeting separated a little after four o'clock, the proceedings having occupied about two hours. GLOUCESTER AND DEAN FOREST. GLOUCESTER, WEDNESDAY.—The halt-yearly meet ing of the company was held here to-day; Mr. Baker in the chair. The report of the directors stated that the progress which the South Wales Railway Com pany were making towards the completion of the west portion of their line rendered it absolutely necessary that this company should conduct their operations so as to be fully prepared for the opening of the line from Swansea to Gloucester as soon as the South Wales Company should be in a condition to effect the junction at the Grange. The direc tors, in anticipation of this, had exerted themselves during the past half-year in closing the agreements for the purchase of land and compensation, and had completed their purchase, with two trifling exceptions. The shareholders would now be called upon more frequently for funds, but the directors assured them that the claims would be made as light as possible. The directors were about to obtain tenders for all the remaining works, which done they would be able to estimate the total outlay, but they believed that it would be such as to make the investment a very pro fitable one. The directors had reason to hope that honourable arrangements would be made for obtaining the desired object of bringing the minerals of the Forest of Dean in the cheapest manner to the markets of consumption. ... 1 ... 2 NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. APPOINTMLISTS. Cummander—llerbrt Sel - Llin berg, to the Como.. rant stearn-sloup at Yortinouth. Lieutenant—C. M. Luckraft, to the Cormorant. Master and Pilot—T. W. Sullivan, to the Cor morant. Paymaster and Purser—C. B. Roberts, to the Cormorant. Cle:k—ll. Tucker, to the Cormorant. Midshipman—W. Agcew, to the Cormorant. Master's Assistant—E. C. Smyth, to the CO. morant. Naval Cadet—S. E. Poyntz, to the Cormorant. G-unner—J. Torrey, to the Cormorant. Carpenter—R. Wite, to the Cormorant. 13t - Attswain—J. Wallace, to the Cormorant. Their appointments to the Spbynx having been cancelled. Tut; ADMIRALTY AT PORTSMOUTH.—The First Lord of the Admiralty, the Right Hon. Sir F. T. Baring, Bart., held a l evee at t h e Royal N ave l College yesterday. Whilst the First Lord was thus engaged, the °ther members of the Board were on board her Majesty? ship Illustrious, the depot ship of the fleet in ordi nary, mustering the officers and men of the establish' mein, which occupied them until eleven o'clock, w hen they went en board the steam ordinary ship Blen heim, and mustered the establishment belonging? her charge. From the Blenheim their Lordships proceeded to the dockyard, and made a muster of the workmen, whom they afterwards dismissed from their labours for the day. The body then joined the First Lord at the Naval College, and afterwards went 0 0 board her Majesty's ship Arrogant, under refit in the basin, which they o r d ere d t o b e expedited for serv ice in the Mediterranean. All the members of the Board, except Captain Berkeley, then embarked at the n ew landing-place for liaslar. Captain Berkeley WM escorted by Sir Charl es N ap i er over hi s steam-shit) engineer Sidon, accompanied by th e s hi pwr i g h t and officers. After going through the various departments of the naval hospital, the Admiralty proceeded to their hotel to transact official business, before adjourn ing to the Governor's house opposite to dinner. Cap tain Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence entertained the official party, Lord Frederick (the Lieut.-Governor of Portsmouth) being prevented by the gout from doing the honours of the table. PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY. -- Commander Herbert Schomberg commissioned the Cormorant steam-sloop this morning, in lieu of the Sphynx, which has sus• tained about 2,0001. worth of damage by her late accident. The Flying Fish, 12, Commander Patey, went 04 , to Spithead this morning, and was officially in spected by Captain Purcell, of the Superb, fur the Port Admiral, prior to her sailing to morrow morning for Devon port, to receive advance wages and sailing orders for the coast of Africa, carrying the usual mail, &c. Wind—W., light airs and cloudy weather. MILITARY. —Three companies of the 77th Regi' ment passed out of this garrison by the Floating' bridge this afternoon to Gosport, to occupy Fort Monckton Barracks, their own quarters being sup' posed to be sickly, as the cholera had made its appear.. ance therein. Mr. Angelo, the superintendent of the sword ezer' cise, has been instructing four non commissioned officers of each corps in this garrison in the new sword and bayonet exercise in the garden in the rear of the Government house. THE CORK, A uo. 27 . — Flour—Firsts 14s Od to 14s 6d; extra 15s; seconds, 13s 6d to Ols Od; households 103 to 123; thirds, 7s to 9i per cwt. Oatmeal 12s to 12s 6d; Indian meal 6s 6d to 7s Od; whea t ' . meal, 10, Cd tolls per cwt. Indian corn 6/ to 615 s Od per too. Bran 3/ 109041 to 3/ 15s per ton. Hay—Farmers 16s to 30s; averse 20s ; dealers 27s to 44, 6d; average 30s per ton. Straw—Farmed Si Od to 18s Od; average Iss ; dealers 20i Od to 00s Od; average 15s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6d to 60; household loaf 5d to 50 per 41b. Fresh butter, 7d to Ki per lb. Eggs-4s (Al to 4s 2d per hundred. Coals- - Newport 14s; Lydney 16s ; Landore 14s ; Best Neat , ' Culm 13s per ton. Tallow 40s Od to 00s per cwt.. Whisky, 25 o. p., 6s Od per imperial gallon. Meat —Beef 4d to 7d; mutton 5d to 6d; veal 50 to 7d ; pork 4d to 50 ; bacon 7d to 8d ; sausages 6d per lb. Hops 61 lOs per cwt. Bangor slates 312 s 6d to 3156 pet ton. Bark—Barbary 81 to 8! lOs; Valonia 14/ to 01; French 7/ 10s ;. English 01 per ton. Fleece Wool lOs to 12s per stoat Hemp 341 to 35/ p er t on. Fi s h — Scotch herrings 17s to 180 ; re u ditto 26s to 28s per barrel ; Newfoundland 10/ lOs to 12/ pet ton. Timber—Memel, 65/ per ton; deals, first quality, 18x; second quality, 16s per 100. Hides—Market 108 to Rl' salted 12s to 18. per cwt ; calf skins 2d to 20 pei Potatoes, white 6d to 9d; Minions 00d to 00d; Guano - 7 Peruvian, 111 lO s; I c h a b oe 91 per ton; Tar—Arehabge`' 19s per barrel. COAL MARKET.—YESTERDAY. Bate's West Hartley... 15s 6d Hotspur l4s 9d Buddle's W. H ar tl ey .. 15 s 9d Morrison 159 ad ,A Carr's Hartley 15s Davison'sWestHartley 16s Od Eden Main 163 °r, East Adairs Main ..... 13 s 6d L ambton Primrose Hasting'sHartley lss 9d Bell New Tanfield l3s 9d Haswell l7s 9d North Percy Hartley.. 15s fid Lambton Ravensworth'sW.Hart 15s Od Stewart's Canfield Moor Farifield Moor Butes l3s 6dlHartlepool l7s 6d Wylam .... . 15s 3d i Heugh Hall Wall's End, &c. !South Hartlepool Bewicke and Co. Brown's Gas Elm Park Gibson Hedworth ..... ......... 14s Od Hartley ......... .. ... Barton Heaton THE BOSPHORUS SCREW - PROPELLER STEAM' VESSEL.—This fine vessel, built - of iron, by Messrs- Mare and Co., Blackwell, of 531 tons burden, with au%' iliary engines of 80 hone-power, by Messrs. Mends's'', Sons, and Field, went down the river yesterday on her final experimental trial, having on board Captain Liam Houston Stewart, Captain Sir Frederick Nicholson, Mr. Laming, Managing Director of the Genenvl Steam Screw Shipping Company, and a number of shareholders in the company, Mr. Montgomery Martin, Mr. Honibal, patentee of Porter's anchors, Mr. Joseph Mandalay, Mr• Edward Luck, Mr. Margetson, Mr. Major, Captain Halstead, Secretary at Lloyd's, Captain Ford, and a number of influential gentlemen. The Bosphorus left Blackwell shortly after one o'clock, and on arriving at Longreach the time was taken at the measured mile, and the distance found to be accomplished in 5.5 minutes, or 40 seconds less tha❑ the lowest rate of speed on her pre vious trial on the 13th of August, the mean average on the former trial being 9.670 on an average of five elms up and down the measured mile. The engines worked admirably tc-day, giving 64 revolutions per minute on the direct action principle, with a double tyro-feet stroke accomplished by placing the cylinders on an angle or inclined plane to act in har mony with each other, and give a four-feet stroke in the compass of an engine of two-feet stroke, effecting a great saving of room, an object of great importance in vessels devoted to commercial purposes. The Bosphorus proceeded as far as Sheerness, to test her capabilities in deep water, and the result being satisfactory, she turned round, at 4.10 P.M., to return to Blackwell. After a cold collation, provided for the occasion, several loyal toasts were drunk with enthusiasm, and the success of the Bo sphorus, intended to run betwixt Liverpool, Malta, and Constantinople, drunk, with every wish for the prosperity of the company, who bad done so much for accelerating the voyages, that 44 were now made by screw -propellers where nine had been made formerly, and goods conveyed for I9s. 6d. per ton, which used to cost 335. 6d. for the same quantity. Mr. Laming entered into the details of the advantages to be derived by the introduction of the screw-propeller, and explained the difficulties they had to contend with, which he was now glad to say, had been in a great measure removed by the perseverance of Mr. F. P. Smith, and they were at last likely to be remunerated for the exertions they bad made to give an impetus to the means of sending com mercial articles to foreign ports in a comparatively limited period. Mr. Laming concluded by proposing the '• Health of Captain William Houston Stewart, and Captain Sir Frederick Nicolson," who had the honour of belonging to her Majesty's Royal Navy, and bad honoured them with their company. Captain Houston Stewart, in very appropriate terms, expressed the very great obligations the Royal Navy were under to the merchant princes of London, who encouraged every en terprise likely to benefit the country, and showed an example worthy of imitation, and he trusted that the blessings which their enterprising spirit disseminated to all parts of the globe would be duly appreciated, and if her Majesty's ships were found requisite to be present, it would only be for the protection of comnterce. The Gallant Captain's speech was greatly applauded. BATHAS. On the 23d inst., a t St. Law ß ren ce, Isle of Wight, the Hon. Mrs. Dudley Pelham, of a daughter. On the 25th inst., at Bisham Vicarage, the wife of the Rev. T. E Powell, of a daughter. On the 25th inst., at Glocester-terrace, Hyde -park-gardens, the wife of J. Lamb, Esq., of a son. On the 27th inst., at Titchtield, the wife of the Rev. W M. Cossar, of a son. On the 27th inst., at Titchfield-terrace, Regent's -park, the wife of J. A. Ru-sell, Esq., of twin sons. On the 27th inst., at Barnsbury-park, the wife of the Rev. E Craig, minister of St. James's, Pentonville, of a son and heir. On the 27th inst., at Greenlands, Buckinghamshire, the wife cf George Jackson, Esq., of a son. - On the 27th i nst DIED. ,at his residence, Avenue-villa, Regent's park, Colonel William Langley, aged &9. Cn the 26th inst., at Wilton-lodge, Taunton, Somerset shire, Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Collis, late of her Majesty's 24th Foot. On the `46th inst., at Carlton-villa, Anne, the wife of J. Marshall, Esq. On the z6th inst., Elizabeth, the wife of Mr. E. Mogg, of Great Russell. street, Covent-garden, aged 76. On the 26th inst., at Southampton, aged 60, J. Thompson, Esq , formerly of George-street, Hanover-square. t, , n the 26th inst., at Wells, Somerset, aged 66, Margaret, the widow of J. L. Lovell, Esq. On the 27th in t., Mrs. Mary Roberts, of Fir-tree-cottage, Croydon-common, Surrey, aged 64. On the 27th inst., at Ramsgate, aged 24, Martha, only daughter of the late J. H. Vizetelly, Esq. On the 27th inst., at Upper Bedford-place, John M'Cul low, &q. On the 27th inst., at Kingsbury-green, Middlesex, Mary, widow of the late J. Gould, Esq., of St. Alban's, Herts. London: Printed and Published by 31URDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of Middlesex, Thursday, AugUst 30,1849. .", G, i., , - t. . M Li tn;, 1 - I, . , Pi i tit obi 7 p- ] Ot