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I,, } Zafp trw 14 °11 , 1 % 4 , (1 1l e a, 11 L ---10 be Sold, pursuant to an Order of the Y Mad by Vice-Chanceller Sir Richard 1 ' 4 cause of.. ti Ernst " " 1/4 • °O LLI °s • L'IL44 I I, ER will Sell by Auction, at ' 1 ): 11 ,11.: 1 Dtt; b ltri 3 AY August 24, at 12, in four lots. a t„ '", t zh t ," - -•`"r ATE eligi bly situate in Grove-lane, near l'i ll it 4e he .le4l e - .,, 11 e. c4 unt; of Surrey conaisting of the site of kit q; eoptaacuOuthouses, with large Garden and Orchard , 4 41 4 in the veh)le nearly one eve, having a 1 , Na t Qf 92 teet, or thereabouts, besides a con try,,at4erlaa, ck road. and well adap ed for building pur -0-4,,15i,„`14 7 1, tt „.nf e the dwelling house and onthou-es will be e t hos view ed,a . nl pa h iticulars and conditi •ns k o . 0 annexed, may e hid at the Red Cap the Auction Mart ; of Mr. B A. Ward, m tiat.4l?.iarY, London ; f Mr. H. M. _ . par eater: 'Lai street. Loudon :and of Mr. V. 3. C I " u°l 'itate-street, London. Vlitk ▪ t 'has • Surgeon-Dentist, 52, Fleet %N:t4 nlt n ''ote4 c-d an entirely new desc-iption of ART'- ..14 4 „ ( i Ch „ ^W lout springs. wires, or ligatures . They so t4gtetliei,-)'ut'aral teeth as not to be distinguished from 71 . 1,?4, • 4 • obaerver; they will never change colour or •% . 11 trt,i 's `kit O lt rP h .' „ 4 , l7 gUPerlOr to any teeth ever before esed. I r, t: 4.„, 8 1,,,_"'ra the extraction of 'mats, or any painital s nct "'t and preserve teeth that are loose, and is tp ,eh 4, 14 Jtkulation an d m astication. Decayed teeth ' 1 •111r -*i gl Mastication.-52, leet-street. At e • • i l kol LlaPli ftt 4 %1 COURT OF CHANCERY. t N ti t•` On the 29th of May, 1855, an 4 11 ‘ v- ia nted by the High liouet of C hancery and . 9• 4 i fp rain mule perpetu-11 against JoselT t t,te • in,Zristrain them, enter a penalty of one thou ate Q i - ` 4 tn.: this Medicine, which is protected by l i•:tes kJ ' de ' L l ' l ngland, and secured by the seats o' th and the Imperial College of Medicine it,"44OI,tII%;.Ist„,I:IItEREMA.R, No. ' - iq4"riq . , 4,l ot;;:,l* 4 Dermatorrhosa. and Exhaustion of th ►, tat,'" excesses, accident, or climate , f.Arj,:re Prevented entering the married state b, strors it is invaluable. shot yrtIESEMAR, No. 2, 4 ' 1 4' 0 41 :1, 4 a 'Pace of three d a y s , completely and ent i re i t 1 1 t Disorders which Capivi Cubeb- Ikat 'Ctili* T Z .. ail antidote for, to the ruin of th'. healtl• kl;c'prll„k . k i NtFN,q4 f ,„ 44l c t %h tt ,nlear if‘ f t o ß r ' tha o t , class 3 of Disorders, whic• tCh DaYsician treats with Mercury, to the in , "ho i towe ;atient's constitution. and which all thi 57k 1 1 ,,\ may lie of taste or smell, ?NO i t ' l 'seo , at Irs t PeLled,ey lio on the toilet tab!. 1 / 4 • , ,p, , b,,4 ach. 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TUE - AGR [CULTURAL GAZETTE and GARDEN t , RS' CHUG IC LE of August 18th, will contaiti' a full Report of the State of the Crops throughout the countty. ' A n edition is also published on Hondas, in time for post Ord •r of any newsvender A gin4le copy sent on receipt of six postage stamps Office for Advertisements, 5, Up er.Wellingbon-streq, Covent-garden. l'he Third E.iition.Just published, price 55., by post, tree, 65. ha N TRUE & FALSE SPERMATORRHCEA, Y with the View of distinguishing the Imaginary from tht deal sufferers under this disease, and Cnrrecting of wide-spread Errors huelation to their Treatment and Cure. From 'he Germar of Dr. PICK ?Oki,. With an Introduction by the. Editor, containing a complete exposure of the system of terrorism and extortion pursued by the advertising quacks of the metropolis towards those who are credulous enough to seek their aid. • " or. ricktorc 4 5 known to English readers by his frequent preen sat contribution). to German medical literature. This is the firs, me,, he informs as, that he has addressed himself to the nett-mod!. sal reader. We trast this may not be the last, if he shall detect an 3 later equally flagrant evil which it may be in his • ewer to cm , rect."—London Medical Gazette. " The tribe of Quiet Sympathisers,' and Medical Friends,' are mercilessly exposed ; and if this boot scald find its way into the hands of those who suffer from the com• plaint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many hundreds would oe saved much needless suffering of Seedy and mind, and what is of less importance, though it, is that which the quacks most prize— much money-- —This volume is well qualified to put an end to the empirical system of treating Spermatorrhcea, and to place the treat. went upon a more rational and physiological basis. It is, therefore, likely to do much good." _ . London: H. Baler% 219. Regent-street. SIEGE of SEBASTOPOL.—ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Increased attrac tions. In consequence of the popularity of the brilliaot Spec tacle of the Siege and Bombardment of Sebastopol. the Proprietor has re , olved that no efforts shall be wanting nn his part to merit a continuance of the public fay..nr.. New incidents, sugg.stive of mili tary life in the trenches, wi Ibe depicted. The unrivalled Military Rand of the estahlishm nt has been t onsiderably increased, and the Troupe of Spanish Minsti•els, being established favourites here, have been re-engaged for a limited period previous to their ontinental tour. Every evening this week :—Danson's colossal modelled picture of Sebast mot. Dioramic views of Cronstadt,. Revel, Nelsingfors. Odessa, Balaklava, imp Aorta. and Cathctixt's-hill, painted expressly for this establishment by P. Phillips. A Grand Voca and instru. mental Concert, conducted by D. Godfrey. The usual routine of novel amusements wll conclude with the Siege of Sebastopol, and matchless pyrotechnic display. Feeding the Aalmais at a quarter Past five. Reon , se of the * Russian sortie, and reception of the Russian flag of truce, at Six. Concert at half past six. Bombardment, at half-past Nine. Admission, Is. TOZEAUS COPA.HINE, or SA.CCHA RATED CCAPSULES, approved of by the erench College ofPhysiciaris, uccessfully ad,ninistered in the Paris and London Hospitals, an ,cknowledeed by them to he the best remedy for a certain disorder. (See " Lancet" of Nov. 6, 1852.) A copy will be forwarded or appb ,.atien —Price per 100, 43.6 d. ; 50, 2s. 9d. To be had of the inventor, (I \BRIM. JOZEAU, French chemist, 49, Haymarket, London, and dl the principal chemists. 'EI T C H TACKET ant EMPF,Itn«'R C UPE.—Both these novel inventions are now before the Public, ander° marked oy that distinction always apparent in the skilful manuf ctures of k Moses and Sox. The de s gn, cut, and finish of the KERTCH JACKET is an illustration of Business which embraces vast experience in the appropriation of mate-±als, in the direction of talent, and the manufacture of Gar ment,, the most gentlemanly in appearance, the most comfortable and serviceable in wear, and moderate in price. The EMPEROR'S C +PE is a desideratum for the present and ap proa hing seas. It is the lightest and most graceful Garment which has been produced; it is thoroughly waterproof, and very ext•. naively patronised. • Ihe above articles of attire are made only by E. Mons and Sox, and can only be procured at their Establishment and its Branches, as follows: London Estahlishment—Minories and Aldgate. West-end Branch—N.w Oxford-street and Hart-street. Country Branches—Sheffield and Bradford, Yorkshire. Colonial Branch ( holesale) —Melbourne, Victoria. SPORTSHCN AgD OTHERS. Dress for Sportsmen, Tradesmen, Tourists, and others, is offered by E. Moms and SON, at their usual mAerate juices. rile patrons of their Establishment and its Branches may s , lest from the arg• st stock of novelties which has een produced. The Departmeets f Heady-made Clothing, Hosiery for Ladies. Gentlemen, and Children. Hats and Caps, the most fashionable and highly finished, including the Tourists' and portsmens' Hat, a great novelty . Shirts and Duds clothing. Boots and 'shoes, &c. Every article the newest and most Approved in excellence, and cheapness unrival'ed. Outfits for Ladies and Gentle/mu complete, suitable sup^rior, and charged the most reasonable prices. The Wholesale Department off.rs advantages to Merchants. Captains, and Emigran - s. The ex tent of the stock, the adaptation of the goods for the Home trade or the colonies, and the economical charges, render them the best in vestments which can be made. London Establishment—Minorles and Aldgate. Wet end Branch —New Oxford•street and Hart•street. Country Branches—Sheffield arid Bradfl , rd. Yorkshire. Colonial (Wholesale Branch)—Melbourne. Victoria. rEE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AbiD mAt UKITY. hit published, price 25., illustrated with cages; free by post for 26 stamps, NER V 01J S ''DEBILITY; Its Causes, Symptoms, and Cure.—An Essay on Sper natorrheea, with Practical Observations on a safer and more saccessful mode of treatment of the diseases of the Generative system, obtained by the ace of the Microgeope in detecting and tistinguishing, by airinary examination, the real cause and effect of :may variety of complaint, whether arising from solitary habits, .xcesses, accident, or climate, followed by practical remarks, founded m twenty years' experience in the treatment of Impuissance, gervous Debility, Local Weakness, Spermatorrhsea, &c. To which ire added, Commentaries on the Physiology of Marriage, with pre feutionary hints on the evils emanating from empirical prectice, sod on the dangerous remedies advocated by various writeis on -mese important disorders. By AABITTEL LA'BIERT, M.D. 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON. 'actor of Medicine, Matriculated Member of the University of Edin burgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, LicentiatJ of Apothecaries' Hall, London, 'lke., Rae. The essential obtect of this treatise is to point out the fearful con s quencea resulting from certain habits, irregularities, and excesses, latch have produced more misery in Youth, degradation in Man ocd, and premature decay at all stages of Life, than, perhaps, any :ther class of disease known to modern pathologists. its perusal is ,articularly recommended to persona entertaining secret doubts of Voir physical condition, and who are conscious of haring hazarded tae health, happiness, and privileges to which every human being is entitled: It is absolutely necessary that all men should know, that there are )I.ineiples of personal management which cannot be violated without I nc urring grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret succeed the heyday of Inconsiderate self-indulgence, how these penalties may be mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may be removed, and how the evil and its consequences may be avoided, and above all, that tnere is scarcely any degree of physical infirmity or functional lerangement to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. rise Author has for a series of years been engaged in an extensive practice in the treatment of these delicate complaints, which have n tor tunatelY been too generally confided to the car e of i gnorant em tries, who inflict great injury on those who are induced to place faith o G r a, fr O em xfo b r y d- p s o ir st ee f t or ; in their pretensions. NERVOUS D &DILITY may be had, price da, of Messrs. Piper, 11811thee719,ftEedTCaso.to, q P u a ar to o r ; n 3 a i s c a r t .: 0 3 w , C li o an rnhill naY ; 26 stamps- to any address from the Author's residence, 87, Bed ford-square. At home for COnlitUltatiOn daily from eleven till two, and froth alx- Ull eight.; - 4 s 'Atlt*A . 4 Nkir '44 t i 4 (i 44: - - \ ~, 14,4 JP' „Lw - ' s - ,•• ;; i,:' "- o: : u' 4. I'";;t - 4>.........f_,,-- : ..1 , . c 6l ~...... : , .: ...,____,, ~i i.: ), -- _..,- ,‘ ~,,, ~ ....i..... ~,, , or, ...--~.,,,....~., 0 ,„ . ... 1 11, __ 0,, , --,,,/ -1.....,,,,,„ , ~,,,,,,.--,, .1,„ ' ':* •, ' ~,,- -;‘,,, p, ' r PO t ' , k'E ' t 14 . 11 , V "-- ' - 4 4. ie'' •-...\..44 '-' 44. 11 :6 ,k .„ — 4, * „.- -- 4 / ',,,, .',A ° ' ‘ ~,. , -'' ''. 4 j lt \ • - 85 -* ---TEL i , Cs 4 - ,1 4 ,0*- , - 41, r f %''• ~, i'l '' , i 'lt OJT." At. LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING,, AUG UST 17 4 1855, Ti l X - CURSION from DOVER to BOULOGNE, witnesi the Landing of her 11,jesty at Don () Y; the 18th Atigust. The new and beautful t Qt 'BEN will leave Dover at 11 a.m.,"on the arrival of he train leaving London-briege at 5.10 a.m., and return froni lieu ',s•_ne in time to per nit excersiocists returning to London by the train leaving Dover at 7.30 p.m.. Fare by the stamer, 10s., there and hack. Tickets to be had on board, or at 56, Lombard street, Lona n. • . 4 MERICAN ISINGLASS.—A large supply of this ar , fele has be , n received at the AILE WAN IV A RE :'IOIIiF,S, No. 545 and 546, New Oxford-Street, price 3s. 6d. per sound package, or a c so containing 12 rackages at 2s. 9d. per pound. For Blanc- m .nge, Jellies. &c., this Isinglass will be found equal to Englili or Atussiqn.' , Als ,; a large stock of 4mefican Travelling Trunks, Roles, and Cases, Hatchets, Clocks. Carpet liroom.4 Pails, 1 übs, and Wooden.ware oral! descriptionsiat most moderate charges. RICKLEWOOD, MIDDLESEX.—To be UNIURNISH ED, on the high road to Edgware, fon i r inles from the Marble Arch, CRICHLEWOC)D HOUSE, containing twee sitting-rooms (two communicating with folding doors); eight he '.:rooms. hntikkepper's room, 1 Tty, kitchen and offices, front. and ack pleasure giounds, with hot houses and 'graperies, two kitchen ardens, brewhove with two rooms over, four and two stall sta b es, three coach-houses, poultry-houses, piggeries, and extensive card. Rent 851, the tenant keeping in_repair ; otherwise, 1001. per annum. Term, Seven years. Apply on the premises. or at Messrs. Bullock's, 21 1 , High Holborn. ADULTERATION of FOOD, d7c.—Mictors the true and real offenders. —Head the ILYGF,IBfI' and ME i PICAL REFORMER for next mouth. All Hyvelan agents Are hereby r, quested to give as much publicity as pos. , ible on this important question. Do not let the people be diver , ed Iron; the real oint at issue. Remember the' the adulterations are committed with he very poisons which doctors hold out or administer " medicinally," es they call it. The Hygeist may be had of all agents. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. GREAT WESTERN. The half-yearly general meeting of this company took place yesterday at Bristol ; the Right Hon. S. H. M.P„ in the chair. The Secretary having read the adyertisement convening the meeting, The CHAIRMAN observed that it was so unusual for the proprietors to be addressed from the chair by anybOdy but their accustomed chairman, that he felt some explanation on the subject was due from him. They had seen from the report that-Mr. Russell, from a failure of health, had foundit necessary to re s ign th e office of chairman. That.gentle man had given his best services to the company, for a period of 16 years, and from the opeortunity which he (Mr. Wal pole) had had of observing his conduct during the last year and a-half he was able to speak in the highest terms of the zeal, ability, had• vigour of mind, combined With vast in formation upon all subjects connected with the interests of the company, and the perfect temper and gentleness of conduct in conducting their proceedings which rendered him so eminently fitted to preside over them. (Cheers.) That position, however, having been vacated, and the di rectors ha - ving chosen him to fill it, he would endeavour tp discharge the duties of his office to the best of his ability, notwithstanding the present was a time of difficulty and embarrassment as regarded the affairs of the company. (Hear, hear.) The report which had been placed in their hands noticed no circumstances worthy of comment since February last, except that the dividend had fallen off, and that it had become necessary to oppose the bill brought into Parliament by the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolser hamptoh Railway Company. With reference to that, the proprietors were aware that the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway Company were bound to lay down the broad gauge for the benefit of the public as well is for that of the Great Western Railway proprietors, but they hal tried to escape from the obligation, notwithstand ing that the Great We-tern Railway Company, acting utider a counter-obligation, were actually laying down a narrow gauge upon an equivalent portion of their line. To oppose that bill was, therefore, an operation of self-de fence, and he was glad to say that that oppo,ition had been successful ; and now that that harassing and expensive litigation was entirely at an end, he would say nothing which would prevent peace upon that subject, or which would throw difficulties in the way of any arrangement which might secure the profit which, by mutual agreement and harmonious working, they might secure, but which, if they differed, would probably be lost altogether; but at the same time he hoped no arrangement would be sanc tioned which would subject the pioprietors to immediate loss for the sake of gaining an ultimate profit. He would now turn his attention to the subject of the fall of dividend, and would observe that in this, as in all other mercantile concerns, the first thing was to look 'the truth fully and boldly in the face; to tell them honesby the facts, to trace the causes, and to account for the consequences which had resulted from them. (Hear, hear.) From the fact that the half-yearly dividend had fallen from 4 to 2 per cent. per annum it would appear at first sight as if the company were taking a downward instead of a progressive course ; but he thought that he could satisfy them that the con trary was the case. The causes of the depreciation of the dividend were to be found, first, in the general depression of trade, bringing with it stagnation or oven diminution of railway traffic ; and; secondly, in the fact that they had had to meet engagements incurred long ago, but which wore brought to bear upon them in one year simultane ously with thatdepression of trade and consequent stagna tion of traffic. If, then, the causes of the depression of trade and stagnation of traffic, which were the cause of the depreciation of their dividends, were of a permanent character, they might, indeed, look to the future with ap prehension, but if he could satisfy them, as he was tho roughly convinced he could, that those causes were only temporary in their character, he thought that they might fairly ask themselves whether the consequences resulting from such a state of things might not.be found to be tern porary also. (Hear.) Now, taking the working of the line for the past two years and-a-half into consideration, they would And that tor the half-year ending June, 1853, their receipts were, in round numbers, 522,0001., and for the half year ending December, 620,0001. ; that for the half year ending June, 1854, the receipts were 620,0001. and for the remaining half-year 648,0021., while for the last six months they had been 647,0001. Competing therefore the two half-years, ending June, 1853, and June, 1854, there was an increase of receipts to the extent of 98,0001., while the increase upon the half-year ending last June over the correspondin g period of 1854 was 27,0001, only. The , expenditure for the half-year ending Juno, 1853, was 233.0001.; and for that ending in December of the same year 242,0001. In the six months ending June, 1854, the expenditure was 262,0001., and for that ending December 264,000/., while for the past six months it had been 280,000/. , making an increase of expenditure as between the half-year ending June, 1853, and June, 1854, to the amount of 29,0001., and an increase as between the half-year ending June, 1854, and June, 1855, of 23,0001. Comparing the two sides of the account, they would perceive that down to June, 1854, their receipts were gradually increasing be yond their expenditure, but that from June, 185 F, to June, 1855, their receipts fell off, while their expenditure had been slightly augmented. From June, 1853, to June, 1854, the balance in favour of net revenue was 70,0001., but from June, 1854, to June, 1855, there was a balance in favour of net revenue of 4,0001. only. He was satisfied that the falling off was to be ascribed to three causes— first, the effect of the war upon trade generally—an effect which had been felt upon all the railways in the kingdom. and evidenced strongly by the Board of Trade returns; secondly, the increase, which could hardly be put at less than 10 per cent., on wages and materials; and, thirdly, to the augmented expenditure consequent upon the opening of new lines which were sanctioned years ago, and which expenditure was necessarily incurred for the proper carry ing ou of the traffic of the country. Had not these causes been in operation, he believed that their receipts, instead of remaining stationary, would have been increased at least 40,000/. or 50,0001.; and, as he considered the causes of the stagnation temporary, he saw no just ground for alarm. Bet they would naturally say, " This does not ac count for the falling off of the dividend; for, supposing the traffic to have been stationary, would the dividend have been 2 per cent. less? A fairer question could not have been put. His answer was that a dividend of 1 per cent. to the proprietors of unprotected stock in that company might be represented in round numbers at 82,0001. per annum, or 41,0901. for the half-year; and what he had to explain was why in each of the two half-years 41,0001. had been withdrawn from thedividend since Dec., 1854. It was owing, Ist, to their amalgamation with the Shrewsbury companies; and. 2d ly, to the extension of their line from Bir mingham to Wolverhampton. The amalgamation with the Shrewsbury companies constrained them by the agreement they had entered into to guarantee to their shareholders a preference dividend of 3- per cent. The profits of the past half-year on the Shrewsbury lines fell short of 34 per cent. by 34,000 ~ or, in other words, within 7,0001. of 1 per cent., which latter sum might be considered the interest on the expenditure incurred on the stations in the meantime. The cause of the falling off of the other 1 per cent. was at tributable to the extension of their line from Birmingham to Wolverhampton. If they looked to their accounts they would find that the cost of that extension had been 1,900,0001. ; while the works were in course of construction the whole of the interest on that account was, according to railway usage, borne by capital. The line was opened in December last, since 'which tim e i n t eres t on the money, ex cept. so far as respected the outlay required by stations and other works to be used for them, had been borne by revenue. The interest on 1,900,0001. at 44 per cent. was 85,0001., or for the half-year 42,5001., so that the account was actually more than 1 per cent. on the dividend. The fall of the dividend was therefore fully accounted for ; and the only question which it appeared to him could arise on this part of the case would be whether the policy which advocated this amalgamation and that extension was a bad policy ; and, supposing that policy to be completed, whether they had any hops of improvement for the future. On thefirst question it would very ill become him to give an opinion. He was no party either to the one or the other, and there fore individually he might perhaps be able to give as un biassed an opinion as any person in the room. Now, he thought that a great deal might be said for that extension and that amalgamation, and at the same time he did not deny that a great deal might be said against them. He would, however, point out that it was rather hard to visit upon anybody at this time the consequence of acts which were not only fully approved but recommended years ago. He found fault with no one ; but when he looked back at the proceedings of the committee of consultation which was appointed by the shareholders in 1849, he found that appendix. These that committee had to deal with this as well as other sub jects, and that they not only approved of that policy, but recommendedthe construction These lines, when finished, will join the Oxford and Rugby and Fennycompton, with which they will form a continuous line 77 miles in length between Oxford,,Bir minghatu, Wolverhampton, and Dudley, and will no doubt produce a large amount of traffic to London and to the south and west of England by Oxford." And they farther said, " The works of the Oxford and Birmingham line are in a very advanced state, except at points where with other companies, Your committee 'strew); room. there fore all of them—directors, shareholders, and committee of consultation, bear together the blame, if blame there i it in of the thesestrongest lin e s, is terms. s e were, of a mistaken commercial policy. The passage he referred to in the report of the committee of consultation was as follows : " The fourth class. —Lines pur chased by the Great Western Company at a premium of 101. ss. upon each 201. share, to be paid for on completion, comprise the Birmingham and Oxford, 32 miles, and the Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley, 11 miles long. The amount already expended, and required to complete fortht considerable saving of cost may be effected by arrangements • r• • I mend the entire completion-of the •Works so as 'b enable the Great Western, through the needinneof these lines to metre such arrangements with - ether 6mpeniesdorth cf prelley as May prod eta the greatest rros3iblestraXat hy this route.!' He wished. to express eo oeiniou as to that policy, still less did he wish - to throw an'sehlsrne on an - person. He found that they had groat difficultiee to encounter, and if the truth must be told he th.onght. they were all mo+e or less responsible for the felling oft in.the which was colasequent upon thcearnelgareation and exteri-e sion to which haired adverted That being so, the ques tion they had to consider was what shohld - be their fotwe policy with reference to these railways, and were those dif ficulties likely to be permanent artempOiery ? Hs had the enthority of the board for saying—and he entirely eon eurred in their recommendation--that, whatever might have been the-past policy of the directors and the cense quenceawhich had resulted, the policy which should now be pursued ought to be—first, to make the most of their existing engagements and their present lines ; secorelly, to extend them in no direction -whatever; and, Wilily, to prevent the evasion of that resolution, not to lease, amal gamate, or work any other line, if by such lease, amalga mation, or working they incurred any immediate loss, for the sake - of prospective gain. To those rules or precepts of conduct which he submitted for their c,onsiderstion he would add a fourth, which required some guard, perhaps, at the present `.moment, but which was that they should vigilantly watch and check expereliture-e(hear)-eat. the same time taking care not to interfere with or dirniaish the proper development of traffic by,a false economy. Thoee were the principei upon which the director's desited to act, and had acted since he had had the hononr of a seat at the board. Still, they might ask, if the traffic had been so ' stagnant, and if the extension of one line and the amalga mation of others had led to the reduction of dividend to 2 per cent., what hope could be held out of' better prospects in future ? They would forgive him if he did not at pre sent enter-into an extended view of all the concerns-of the company: If it were desired that he should explain those matters so as to enable them to be as good judges as the directors, he should ask for some cix weeks to look into the state of their affairs, for while he would not, on the one hand, wish to excite undue hopes, on the other, he should be much to blame if he said anything which tended to en courage despondency. He had, -however, some facts—and it was with facts - alone ho dealt—which he thought it right and fair to bring before the proprietors. At the beginning of this year the receipts were less than they had been during the corresporeling perjod of the former year. Erom April, hoetever, the tide appea re d td ha'.re turned iii favonf , of increasing traffic, and he had extracted the receipts on their own line and on the Shrewsbury lines during the six weeks of the current half-year, in- order to compare them with the six weeks of the correspopdine half-year. Taking the Shrewsbury lines first, he found the receipts of 1851-5 were as follows :—For the week ending January 8, 1854, they were 3,1671- as compared with 3,992/. in the present year ; July 15, 1854, 2,9931., against 4,1221. July the 15th, 1855 ; 3,1821. for July the 22d, in 1854, against 4,1691. in the same week of 1855 ; 2,9341. for July the 29th, 1854, against 3,9931. in 1855; and 3,2631. for August the sth, 1854, against 4,4181. in 1855 ; the difference in these five weeks being 15,5911. in 1854 and 20,697/. in 1855. He had just seen the returns of the last week, and they ex hibited an increase, of 9 iB/. on the corresponding week of the previous year. (Cheers.) They had, therefore, an increase in their receipts of about 1,0001. a week. Though there might be - a corresponding expenditure, he thought they could rely upon a great portion of the in crease as net revenue ; and, if the traffic continued during the last half-year in the same proportion, he thought they might conclude that they had seen the worst of their Shrewsbury lines, and that henceforth they could reasonably expect considerable improvement. (Mkt) He now took up the Great Western proper, and would give a statement of the receipts, com p a ring the same weeks of 1854 with the corresponding weeks of 1855. In the first week the receipts were, in 18 4, 23,792/. ; in 1855, 20,060/. in the second, X 5,1251. in 1854; in 1855,'26,8681. ; in the third, 24,b00/. in 1854, against 27,537 1 . in 1855; and in the fourth, 25,9331. against 30,4261., showing an average in crease of 2,800'. a week. He thought that the proprietors might take consolation from those facts, and that the pro per inference to be drawn from them was that they had already seen the worst with reference to their traffic,- and might reasonably expect, a progressive improvement. (Hear, hear.) He was not aware that he had anything else material to state. He had carefully avoided throwing blame upon any , one, or censuring any particular line of policy ; he had simply given his opinion upon the present state of their affairs, and he hoped that, under the circum stances, that would be considered sufficient. (Cheers.) The chairman concluded, by calling on the secretary to read the following report : It is a subject of deep regret to the directors that the continued stagnation of traffic noticed in the Last report, and since experienced by almost every railway company in the kingdom, has been coincident, in point of time, with the pressure of heady claims on the general income in re spect of the two Shrewsbury railways, as well as with the recent opening of the Birmingham and Wolverhampton line, and its consequent burden at first upon existing re venue. To those causes, operating for the time with such peculiar disadvantage upon the financial position of this company, the necessity fora further reduction of the divi dend upon the ordinary consolidated stock is clearly attri butable, as will be perceived from the following facts :—ln the report which was presented at the August meeting of last year, a comparative statement was exhibited, detail ing the receipts, working expenses, and charges upon gene ral revenue, as well as the traffic between the correspond ing half-years, to June 1853 and 1854. It appeared that, with the same extent of railway open during both half years, the improving traffic in the latter period had aug mented the gross receipts by 98,3891., that the net re venue, after deducting all working expenses, had in creased to the extent of 69,6081. for the half-year, while the charge for loans and preference capital exceed that of the former period in the sum of 50,59 W. ; still leaving a surplus of 19,0121., available for the ordinary dividend of the half-year. A similar comparison of the revenue, be tween the accounts made up to June, 1854 and 1855 respectively, reverses the result, inasmuch as it shows, with 29i additional miles of railway opened in the interval, that the total gross receipts for traffic had not been aug mented by more than 26,8801. ; and the net revenue, after deducting all working expenses, had only increased to the extent of 4,3721., while the additional sum paid for in terest and rents over the former period, amounting to 36,3251., absorbs such excess of net revenue, and leaves a comparative deficiency of 31,9531., in 1855, instead of a surplus of 19,0121. in 1854, as avail a ble to the purpose of the pro rata dividend. The receipts for the half-year end ing the 30th of June, 1854, amounted to 620,8871., and for the same period in 1855 to 647,7671., showing an increase of 26,8801. The working expenses in the former period amounted to 262,6181., and in the latter period t 0285,1561., showing anincrease of 22,5081. The net revenue amounted for the half-year ending the 30th of June, 1854, to 358.2691. ; and for the same period of 1855,10362;0411., showing an increase of 4,3721. The preference charges, in terest on loans, &c., in the former period, amounted to 195,8251., and in the corresponding period of 1855 to 232,1501., shoWing an increase of 36,8251. -The disposable balance amounted in the former period, to 162,4441., and in the past half year to 130,491/., showing a deficiency of 31,9531. Au analysis of that traffic shows that the addi tional passengers referred to in the foregoing statement are more than accounted for by the number conveyed (hiring the half-year exclusively over the Birmingham and Wolverhampton line, principally at low fares; the average receipt from each of whom, in all classes, does not exceed Bd. The extra tonnage of merchandise has been more diffused over the lines generally ; but it princi pally arises from the conveyance of goods from the -Rad stock branch and the South Wales lines, with additional traffic over the Wycombe branch. These facts demonstrate beyond all doubt an unprecedented stagnation of the ordi nary railway traffic of the lines, and that the temporary depression of dividend has arise!) from the causes specified. The inquiry is naturally suggested by these observations, why then, during the last half-year, have tho compara tive expenses increased so much in proportion to the gross revenue? The circumstances already mentioned will supply the answer. The directors have had to provide fixed establishments at no fewei than 16 a dditional stations over 30 miles of new railway, and to work one of those re cently opened lines with numerous trains for an omnibus traffic at low fares, besides the expense incurred in re ceiving and carrying more 'merchandise for short distances. On the other hand, the diminution of receipt has been principally manifested in the more remunerative class of passengers, travelling for ,a long distance ; and such loss does not in itself relieve the company from much expense, whether incurred in locomotion or in fixed station esta blishments. Already, since the spring, an improvement has taken place in the passenger traffic, which increase, if continued throughout the year, with a new traffic in mer chandise about to be commenced, cannot fail to restore the due proportions of receipt and expenditure, and those sources of income will eventually disembarass the company from the effects of those onerous engagements in respect to the newly opened lines of railway. When it is reflected that the whcle requirement for a dividend of 1 per cent. per annum on the ordinary capital of this company. but slightly exceeds 41,0001. in any half-year, it may well be admitted that the circumstance of the general depression adverted to, becoming simultaneous with heavy liabilities for new lines during the worst , half-year, before those lines could become productive, - ought in no degree to discourage the shareholders film a reliance upon the intrinsic value of their investment, however disappointing it may prove for the moment to their immediate expectations of income. With respect to the two Shrewsbury lines now finally amalgamated with your undertaking, the directors have been enabled for the first time to present and circulate the accounts of revenue which have been audited since the amalgamation by Great Western auditors. A . deficiency exceeding the former estimate has fallen upon the last half year, notwithstanding that the receipts had shown an in crease over former periods. The mode in which these ac counts have now been made up, under the instructions of your auditors, identically in the same manner as the other Great Western accounts, showsplainly how rigid is the ad herence of those gentlemen to the principle of making revenue chargeable for every expense in any manner con nected with it. The directors have no desire to raise any objection to that system. On the contrary, th e y en ti re l y concur in the propriety of it ; and merely advert to the fact deduced by the auditors themselves, that the appa rently increased deficiency .arises principally f rom an alteration in their statements from those exhibited under the former audit, and from placing at once very heavy items for accumulated repairs, &c., of the plant, and for other expenditure, against the revenue for the half-year. It is to be further observed that an additional expense, which is included in the Shrewsbury accounts, has been incurred for an establishment appointed to prepare for and conduct the Northern goods business to the utmost advan tage. Mr. Newcombe, a gentleman of considerable ex perience and acknowledged abilities, was engaged in the ' beginning of the year with an efficient staff; and although, owing to unforeseen delay in obtaining the Northern traffic, all the benefits have not yet been derived from that expenditure, it has prospective advantages, which will, in due time, reimburse to the proprietors the intermediate outlay. The revenue accounts of the Chester and Bir mingham lines are required by act of Parliament to be kept separate from th 6 Great Western account, and they will henceforth he published in the same form as the pre sent, after being audited and approved by th e G reat Western auditors. The capital accounts of those two com panies are now undergoing similar scrutiny from the audi tor*, in order to ascertain and determine the precise amount ;of all their - respective encumbrances and known liabilities at •the time of amalgamation, which will hereafter -be ;hewn in proper form, together with any oublequut pay. racuts meth) fcr, the - same 'purpose. The elieecters already provided a sum of ri0,003 1 - to psy off debeetnres and other secerities of those compaa.des falling due, which Lae 'mon °Got:4.V issuing a vorresamelint; el-.4 0 4"' Of new sedrrities under the proviaioea - of the Amalgamation Act.. It etas been a niaappointenent to kind..t.hat s'` , oc ° 1)- struction, similar to that previously complained. of, has been continued to the traffic of the two Shrewsburyirailways pastio&overthe'Birkenhead lines, in spite of the aseur ,ances given by their late chairman to the contrary , an d notwithstendingethe efforts perseveringly ;made by direc tors of both companies to overcome that state of affairs. The consequence has been, that in the absence of nil fa cilities .for transmission of railwayT traffict either to or from Liverpool or Manchester, by means of friend& co operation and aid from the Birkenhead Company, it lies been hitherto found necessary to forego the advan tages of soliciting or undertaking the mangement of mer chandise, the 'directors being unable to rely with certainty that it would be properly forwarded upon equitable terms, or punctually and correctly delivered. The agreement be tween the tvso companies made in January,: and referred to in the last report, was subaequently rejected by a spe cial general meeting of the Birkenhead Company in F;sla ruery ; and; in the face of avowed hostility •from parties influencing that rejection, it was deemed essential, first to procure tor this company independent premises in Birken head, with adequate local accommodation both in Liver pool and at Timperley, near Manchester, and then to put in force the running powers over the lines of the Birken head Company, so as to reach, without risk of impedi went from those parties, the important towns to and from which such immense railway traffic is constantly in move ment. But those objects have been at length attained, and the premises which will admit of commencing busi ness are neatly ready for it. The directors have been very lately apprised that the main obstacle to, a good under standing with tbe Birkenhead Company is' likely soon to he removed, which circumstance, it is believed,_ will lead to reciprocal benefits for both cotopanies, by accelerating the period when the Lancashire trade will be brought through over their respective lines. The Hereford, Ross, and Gloucester Railway was completed on the lst pf June, from which date the working lease commences. Up to hat period the traffic between Grange-court and Hope hrook belonged to the Hereford, Ross, and Gloucester Company, for whom and at whose separate expense it was worked by this company. This line which, in connexion with the Shrewsbury and Hereford and Chester Railways, forms the shortest route from Bristol, Glocester, and South Walee to the Mersey, is calculated to draw an im-_ portant traffic over those railways, both in passengers and merchandise. Arrangements are already made for the interchange and conveyance of some goods, and progress is making in similar manner for other business. The purchase of the Birkenhead Docks by the Liverpool Corporation, to be completed by them, as sanctioned by Parliament in the last session, is a measure tending much to the advantage of all companies having lines converg ing in that direction : and your directors regard it with peculiar interest as securing the early construction of those useful works which must constitute Birkenhead an outport of considerable importance. It will be perceived from the foregoing observations how vital to the perma nent prosperity of the undertaking is the progressive im provement and accumulation of traffic over the various lines now belonging to or connected with your system. In addition to the large trade in imported and manufactured goods at Liverpool and Manchester, which, for the reasons herein explained, has not yet been made to the Great Western lines, the directors regard, with the utmost in terest, the capabilities of the railways under the manage ment for internal conveyance of a considerable business in iron,and, coals, in which, but more especially in coals, they are encouraged to believe that they can .successfully vie with any other rati way company, whether as to the comparative remuneration from the conveyance of socia l traffic, or the extent of the dee-grind for it, throughout the populous and very extensive disteicts of the country inter sected by your lines. Daring the last winter, for instance, a quantity of coal raised in North Wales, close to the main line of the Cluster Railway, was foe the first time brought by way of experiment to London, limited how ever unavoidably in quantity, by the small working of the collieries, and by the then unfinished means of transport and accommodatiou for it at the piece of consumption. The experiment proved entirely successful in establishing the merit of the coal itself, its perfect adaptation to the great market of the metropolis, and the almost unlimited demand for it within a certain range of the Paddington Terminus. It is not too much to predicate, that under adequate arrangements for working a supply of that coal upon an extensive scale, to be obtained at all times with certainty, and at moderate cost, the ordinary shareholders would from that source, in addition to others, make up for the new reduced dividend, and promptly realise bene ficial effects in an improved income from their capital. The• last session has closed, as the proprietors are aware, with out any application from this company to Parliament, and the directors can state with confidence, that they do not contemplate the promotion of any bill in the ensuing ses sion. They found it necessary, however, to oppose a bill of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Company, for disconnecting themselves from the traffic of your un dertaking, intending to divert it exclusively to that of the London and North-Western Railway, by obtaining per mission from the Legislature to remove the broad gunge rails, which the company were bound by their original act to lay and maintain over the whole of their railway, adapted to a continuous working with the Great Western Railway. The directors successfully resisted that measure, so fraught with injustice as well as mischief to your terests ; and they trust that the rejection of that bill by the committee in the House of Lords will now lead to some amicable arrangement to secure for your line the advantage of a traffic connection, and terminate the expensive and harassing litigation of the lash few years between the two companies. The directors have to announce, with very sincere regret, that Mr. Russell has recently been obliged, len account of his health, to retire from the chair, after ' having held the appointment for 16 years. It can scarcely be necessary to remind the proprietors of the unwearied attention and time devoted by him during that long period to the arduous and responsible duties of the office, for which he was so peculiarly fitted, by position and talents, as well ashy the high honour of his personal character. Mr. Rus sell will continue to afford his assistance and advice to his colleagues as one of the directors. The board have unani mously selected Mr. Walpole to become his successor to the chair, under the conviction that he possesses qualifica tions which will enable him, with advantage, to adminis ter and preside over the affairs of the company. Since the last general meeting, Captain Bulkeley and Mr. Roy have ceased to be members of the board of management ; and Mr. Rowland Jones Venables and Mr. Harold Little dale have been respectively elected in their places. The former gentleman was a director of the late Shrewsbury and Chester Railway, and resides near Oswestry ; the lat ter very influentially engaged in Liverpool commerce, re sides at Liscard-hall, in Cheshire." The report of Mr. Brunel, the engineer, stated, that— ; " The several works which were reported upon in the last report as being in progress, aro all drawing to a close. The main lines of the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth Rail way, both from Frame to Weymouth, and from Warmin ster to Salisbury, are, with small exceptions in two of the contracts, so far completed that the opening now depends entirely upon the laying of the permanent way; and this work is proceeding,at numerous points wherever the mate rials can be brought on to the line. The chief facilities for that work are obtained at Weymouth, Dorchester, Yeovil, Frorne, and Warminster, and every exertion is being made to accelerate it, Without due regard to the cost of construc tion. The short branch to Devizes is nearly completed, and the Bathampton line is more than half finished. The Uxbridge branch is only waiting for rails, and the Henley branch, on which the works are very light, is proceeding as fast as we obtain occupation of the land, and will not take long in executing. The third rail between Oxford and Besingstoke is in progress, as rapidly as the supply of rails will allow, while the western fork at Reading is be coming ready to receive it. The new line of junction at Dirlcot is about to be used." The CHAIRMAN having moved the adoption of the report, Mr. BROWN made a few observations, impressing upon the directors the necessity of economy, and that they should use their best exertions to increase the traffic. H© believed the whole system of management ought to be scrutinised, so as to test the fitness of parties filling the various offices. There must be an end to patronage, and every servant of the company must stand on his own merit and not be continued in office because ho was a friend or relative of a director. He made no specific charge, but no one could doubt that great extravagance had been mani fested. They had built for show, and expended enormous sums upon ornamenting stations about which nobody cared. He had confidence in the directors, but at the same time thought it right to indicate the line of policy which in his opinion they ought to pursue. (Hear, hear.) Major COURT complained that the directora' report had not been circulated at an earlier period. He had always opposed the amalgamation with the Shrewsbury compani 04, but he had been left in a minority, and now they saw the result. He observed also that while the committee of the shareholders had recommended that upon no account more than 17,000,0001. should be expended, the accounts showed au expenditure of 21,000,0001., and ho much doubted whe ther the directors had power to expend money in that way. He complained also of the manner in which the accounts had been presented, and thought that the charge for inte rest upon branch lines ought to be paid out of the receipts upon such lines. Mr. GORE, while admitting that the time for recrimina ' tion or blame had passed, thought that the directors should be called upon to furnish au estimate for the completion of what works they had in hand. They could not expect to get much additional traffic on the main line, but might by means of the subsidiary lines, especially the South Wales and its feeders. He considered the present agreement with the South Wales Company a very bad one, and that the results did not equal what they ought reasonably to expect from the amount of capital embarked in it by this company. A PROPRIETOR inquired what return was obtained from Paddington Hotel, which had cost the company 58,0001. nearly? The CHAIRMAN, in reply, denied that patronage had been improperly exercised, and challenged any ono to point out a single instance of the nature. Tho issue of the re port was dependent on the making up of the accounts, but it would be worthy of consideration whether they could not be placed in the hands of the shareholders 24 hours before the meeting. He declined to go into other ques tions at present, but promised to devote his attention to them during the winter. With respect to the Paddington Hotel, the rent for the first year was nominal, being 1,0001. only, but for the second it was 2,000/., for the third 3,0001., and after the fourth it would be 3,5001. a year, which would afford a good return upon the outlay. The report was then adopted, and the dividend of 1 per cent. for the half-year declared. A resolution expressing the thanks of the proprietary to Mr. Russell for his long and valuable services to the com pany in the capacity of chairman, was then nroposed by Mr. Nconuns, and carried unanimously, and a vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the proceedings. MIDLAND. The report of the directors of this company states, that the traffic of the railway during the past halfyear shows an increase of 17,4261. over that of the corresponding half year of 185 i; and, alth, u4ll the increase is less than the directors have heretofore had the gratification of reporting, vet, when consideration is given to the fact that great pre , - tration has prevailed iu trylo thrAishout tlw entire half year, and that the last winter was very. eovero and pro tracted, both circumstances operating i against railway trafEe, they hope theireceipto will bo doomed olitiefibetory. - . }~a J:f. x. '. . .4 id t_ _4(. ,- < _ .„; 7 /2e e 4-ecv--- --, , / , e e ..,) t . -. . . ...,, - • . /49 ie.---/..‘?i-e -- ti -4 ' -A ' • • : - 4 : - --4!ArferA. , IA lit --:.i:. '; . I': r - r ' - -- -N- -- i ,fti, _ . . ( ,_,,,... ; .. ; ,,,,,,„ Fx<„,..4 „ ) , : lA . ,„,,+, r 4 .. AI.CrE 41). L_ ST.AIkiPED D • Tb,3 total rec 6 irt - 3 for .the.,balfler,amount to 7 7 40,1 60 /,! , izi'erajliagtba,bs lan en'frbra the iq-tvions Ira-yea - 1"A aecnunt. , : , , anti the total e;sp...pke)-, ioter ,, ,t'and;snarapteed diviilen4s, to 542,1V7.1ear:itw:Ivniiablenv clivitlen.! the suns of 2tY4,0 1 a., and the dill ktOz eeor.d wend. that a "di'vi ! lencl (ies3 income tax) be atz „Cm.t4e .1:?t dly of Soptereber next, of lf. non' &ell TOW.- consolidated' eto6k," beida . at the rate cf. 3 per cent. pezunnuen. . Sl'4brat:lN ..CNIS DARLINGTON. The half-y tarlv meeting-4i coinpanY wag held on . WodneSday Darlington; . Mr. Maynell ill the chair. The revenue tables wore most - satisfactory, the 'yet' balance sufficient, after paying Lar 4 orohowc4 . 4teat4 &c.. for a dividend of 9 per cent. 9n ordinary shar es . The CHAIR:WAN, in rnoving . the adoption of -th e report. and accounts, said the income of the half-year was 1 43,0001., while that of the torrespoinling half-year of 7.851 was 12fi3ONY. A. vote of thanks Co the chairman concluded the pro_ eeedings. - TEE BUENOS AYRES BONDHOLDEBS. 1 The last Mail from. the River Plate has brought copies of a correspondence, carried on. during the past year regarciteg the claims of the Buenos Ivrea bend holders, between 1-Ir. Faulk. Parish„the British _Consul in that actuary, and Doe Pot tele, :the and - the entire records even of -Spanish American.; fivance present nothing more disgraceful. Ilenctly 'a' twelvemonth back Mr. Parish addressed Don Porte's:, referring; to the fact of Mr. Giro, who bad arrived in January, 1854, as tags ae,ent of the heiellioldere, hating thus far beeee_te l ehd_iL_ ts ,_- e y_eeeenept e to. Induce the Governmerit;or-Bat:noe- Ayres to, make some arrange ment of the clcbt, althotigh the reeourcss of the country Were improving, and dontestie creditors wese bei 2 t4 paid, end col:eluding wall an inthiratien that: been instructed, under the 4 :4.llltlaiitizeZjic, to teakeetesp'ecial apeeat to the honour aeiri god Stet:. For filth* =traits, with that crony' asiesisssiulen - snese which Only the roost despieable Governments' venture to dittplay, ..this communication. was allowed to .retuain . .vAthont answer or iteknowledgment of any kind. Mr. Parish then made a demand fox a reply, which. .after the lapse of another .month, brought onaan Oat the Government,had.uo tinrye fiesiatteed to, it, but :teal t he . eubjeeeleal been 'hatl, rsY - l'eferristkr..6; consideration of the Finance Minister. An additional two months having passed without any attention what elan; hnviem been given to the subject, Mr. Parish re flawed Lie application, and at the same time took the op. Pertunity of protesting against a decree just issued for paying all claims for damages sustained by the citizens of Buenos Ayres during the last civil conflict, while the ,prior debt to the foreign bondholders, contracted under -the express acts of the Legistature, continued to be treated with disregard.. In three months he was informed that the Govern - merit - had not been able - to attend to this . fresli letter, and that they now refused to enteitain any reclaniaLious of an official character, since the debt to the bondholders was purely of a private character, and 010,11.1 be treated accordingly, no international steps bet ing warranted unless there had beenadenial of justice. In proof that no such denial had occurred,- Don Portela pointed to the fact that the tondholders continued ' re lieiously to receive" the 1,000/. per month granted since 1849, these remittances not having been interrupted even by the revolutionary crisis through which the country had pasied. With regard to the payments for damages to the citizens of Buenos Ayres, his sole at tempt at justification was comprised in the characteristic taunt that the bondholders had voluntarily lent their money and taken all risks, while the damages to the citizens had been involuntarily sustained. To this Mr. Palish promptly rejoined by en exposnre 'of the whole course of the Government of Buenos Ayres in relation to the affair, and by calling attention to the fact that their continued refusal to offer any adequate arrange ment, and their boast of latterly remitting 1,0001. per moritheen a debt of a million sterling, on which the in terest has been suspended for a quarter of a century, as if it were something meritorious, amounted not only to a denial of justice, but came little short of direct repu diation. Finally, under date of the 23d of June, he announced that the British Government had ar rived at the conclusion that Buenos Ayres was deter mined to persist in her dishonest course, and that although they have hitherto abstained from enforcing the bondholders' claims this forbearance may have its limits. ADSTRALIAN POSTAL COMMUNI CATION. The following letter addressed by the General Association for the Australian Colonies to Sir W. Molesworth has been forwarded to us for publica tion " General Association for the Australian Colonies, London, August 15. " Sir,—As the Minister of the Crown, to whose care the interests of the colonies are specially confided, I am requested by the committee of this association to entreat your attention at this juncture to the unsatisfactory po sition in which postal communication with the Austra lianle colonies has so 100 ,, een permitted - to remain, and. in doing so the commit take the opportunity of ex pressing their high appreciation of the many services you have already rendered to Australia, and the confi dence which your complete acquaintance with its position, value, and resource 3, lead them to entertain that you will mark your accession to office by no longer allowing so vital a point on steam communication with the mo ther country to remain in abeyance. ' "Since the month of November last our usual mail steam service has been wholly suppressed, and letters have, in consequence, during that period been conveyed to their destination with all the irregularity and nncer tainty necessarily incident to the transit of sailing packets. The colonists cannot admit that the exigencies of the war, grave as they have been, were, at any time. so urgent, as to call for their exclusion from the benefits attending speedy and certain communication with the mother country, especially as these continue to be en joyed to their fall extent by other colonial possessions of less commercial importance. You will not, therefore, be surprised to learn that universal dissatisfaction pre vails throughout Australia on this most important sub ject._ "The earnest remonstrances which have reached this country from the colonies are well known to your pre decessor in office, and will corroborate the accuracy of our statement in this respect. Representations have also been made by members of this association to the Colonial-office, the Admiralty, the Post-office, as well as to the Treasury, and from all those departments we have received repeated assurances that the question was con sidered of the gravest importance, and would have early attention. In both houses of Parliament these aunt , ' ances have been repeatedly renewed in reply to the inquiries of individual members. It is consequently with ofincere regret and astonishment that at this ad vanced period of the year we find no arrangements whatever have yet been made for the early reorganisa tion of an Australian postal steam-service. " The uncertainty attending postal communication effected through the medium of sailing vessels is set ob vious that we feel we need not insist upon, it. At pre sent, it is true, our mails are carried by the fastest sail ing-vessels in the world, the owners contracting to de liver them in 65 days; but this 'speed has only been attained in or two instances, while, in others, 80, 90,, or even 95 days have been occupied by the voyage. There is every reason to believe that by the overland route and by steamers of a similar character to those employed in other ocean postal steam lines, mails could be delivered in 50 days ; and to such a service we con sider the Australian colonies, by their importance and their proposed support of it, are fully entitled. " You are doubtless aware that the matter has received much attention from the different colonial Legislatures. The colony of Victoria, as a mark of its ardent anxiety for the resumption of postal steam communication, has not only voted 50,000/. per annum for that object, but has also passed an act of Council charging that sum on its general revenue, as well as placing it at the uncon trolled disposal of the Governor. New South Wales and the other Australian colonies are prepared to contribute in the like liberal manner. We would submit, there fore, that these grants, with the assistance naturally ex pected from Great Britain. are on a scale of such magni tude as to warrant the immediate establishment of a most efficient postal steam service. " In conclusion, permit me to hand you a list of the members of this association, among whom you wilt find the names of several gentlemen who have recently occu pied seats in the Legislatures of the colonies of Victoria and New South Wales, and of others who have taken a prominent part in the leading questions of public interest in those colonies. The views, therefore, which I have been requested by the committee to express, may be said to give a faithful representation of the feelings of the colonists on a question, the importance of which to Australia it would be difficult, if not impossible, to exaggerate. It is that importance which has in duced the committee to address you in the earnest terms of this communication, and which now leads them to hope that the subject will have your serious and early atten tion.—l have the honour to subscribe •myself, sir, your most obedient and humble servant, " WILLIAM RIMLEDGE, "Hon. Sec. of the General Association for the Australian Colonies. " To the Right Hon. Sir W. Molesworth, Bart., her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies.! ~. _ .. POSTAGE ON NEWSPAPERS. GENERAL POST-OFFICE, Aug., 1855.—lleuceforth it will not be necessary that newspapers sent abroad, whether to the British colonies or to foreign countries, should bear the impressed stamp (the old newsust m paper stamp) ; but, as at present, a postage of one penn or in y be prepaid (either by means of a postage label money) on every newspaper sent to a British colony, with additional postage (according to the table in in structions No. 45), when the newspaper passes through available also a foreign country. mofp coursew il I be b r e e qni r e d only in The postage on newspapers to foreign countries re. n of the same newspa per- mains the same as given in instructions No. 45 ; but, as eaready stated, it is no longer necessary that th e newspaper should bear the impressed stamp. postage, casesln offuture repeated the t h i nioturpinbess itms e transmission s s iii t a ol use of the ins this country, for single transmission in this country. In the transmission of newspapers abroad as it will be pre the colonies or foreign countries), th e u (whether to pressed stany.wil.l entirely cease ; it will neither be re quired nor will it count as sumed that where it is (' employ sd for the tran smissi on of the n ' it has already servea newspaper in the United ic i n g d a In . From these regulations That ev • it will necessarily follow— lat.eiy news after have the post Paper going abroad must here. by adhesive postage age to which it is liable represented 2d. That a nege p stamps, or paid in money. ws . without the imp ressed positiontra nsm ission stamp, will be placed in the same 3d. That th e impressed stamp will hereafter apply only to tr ansmission and retransmission within tint . Kingdom. BOOKS, kc., TO WESTERN AUSTRALIA.—GeneraI Post-office, August, 1555.—0 n and from the Ist Sep- tember next, the provisions of the Colonial Book Post, as laid down in instructions No. 10 of this year, will be extended to books transmitted by private ship direct, or by packet via Melbourne, between the United Kingdom and the colony of Western Australia. Upon book Packets for the above-mentioned colony the rates of postage will be as follows, viz. :—For a packet not ex ceeding Ilb. in weight, 6d. ;. for a packet exceeding Alb. and not exceeding 11b., Is. ; for a packet exceeding 11b. and exceeding 21bs., 2s. and so on, increapins on. Alining for every poulici or fraction of a-pottod. WEAR VALLEY. The half-70011y meeting of this company was held at Darlington , en Wekluesday ; Mr. 11. Pascoe Srvith js the chair. The lino being leafed, at a 6 per cent. rental, to the Stockton and Darlington company, the business was can tined to the declaration of a dividend of that amount. EAIST IN 1)I The half-yearly meeting of this comp Any was hell yes terday at the London Tavern ; Mr. R. W. Crawford in the chair. Resolutions were passed adopting the report, which has already apperwed in The Sun, and. confirming the forfeiture of 118 shares forpon-payment of calls. The proceedings concluded with a vOte of thanks to the chairman. CEYLON RAILWAY. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yes terday at the office, Copthall-buildings; Mr. Anstrnther in the chair. _ _ Mr. COOPER, the secretary, read the report, which stated that the directors had been in communication with the Government respecting a guarantee from the local Govern ment in Ceylon to enable the promoters to construct the railway. The Government here had entertained the ques tion and referred the matter to the local authorities. It was belived that both Governments were in favour of the undertaking. The accounts showed that Si. had been ex pended during the half-year, leaving a balance of 561. Resolutions were passed adopting the report, and re electing the retiring directors. LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE. The directors of this company have decided to recom•, mend to the proprietors at their next meeting to declare a dividend for the past half-year at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum, and to carry a surplus forward of about 15,000 e. MIDDLESBOROUTI AND REDCAR. This compay also held its half-yearly meeting at Dar lington on Wednesday ; Mr. Nathaniel Plews presided. A dividend of G per cent. was declared, the line being also leased to the Stockton and Darlington company. NORTHERN AND EASTERN. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yes terday at the BishopFgate station ; Mr. R. Paterson in the chair. The report stated that the dividend on the 5 per cent. and 6 per cent. guaranteed shares would become payable on and after the '2sth lust. A vote of thanks concluded the proceedings. ROYSTON AND HITCHEN. The half-yearly meeting of this company wag held yes terday at the offices, St. Helen's-place ; Mr. W. Reed in the chair. The usual dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per an num on the Royston and Hitchen and Shepreth exten sion shares, less lid. per share for expenses of manage ment, was declared, and the meeting separated. ULSTER. The meeting of this company was held in Belfast on Wednesday. The report of the directors recommended that a dividend of 14s. per share, free of income-tax, be declared, payable on the let of September next. SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending Aug. 12, 1855 £3,074 10 9 2 - Corresponding week last year 2,920 11 gi THE WOUNDED SOLDIERS IN THE CRIMEA. THE CHARGE OF MEDICAL NEGLECT. A court of inquiry was ordered some days ago to as semble at the general hospital, near the camp of the Third Division, to inquire into' the truth of certain asser tions contained in a letter to the Times: newspaper re specting the treatment of the wounded on the 18th June. From internal evidence the writer of the letter was at once suspected to be Acting Assistant-Surgeon Bakeweli, and on being questioned on the subject he acknowledged the authorship. He had left the carnp on the 20th June on account of sickness and proceeded to Scutari. Al though the sudden influx of wounded might have been greater than Wag prepared for at the general hospital, yet to any one acquainted with the present state of things in the Crimea the letter contained many palpable exag• gerations. It could hardly be credited that the supply of water for the patients could be so deficient as was represented. Whatever may have been the wants dur ing the winter, and their grievous nature and exillimt has been sufficiently proved, there need be no doubt that for some months past, and at the present moment, the hos pitals of the Crimea are furnished with every requisite and comfort for the sick and wounded that money and attention can procure. In consequence of the report on the subject furnished by the court of inquiry t 3 the Commander-in-Chief, the following General Order has been published : Head-Quarters before Sebastopol, 3(.1 - August; 1855. • . A letter having appeared in the Times newspaper, dated " Camp before Sebastopol , Ju no 20th, " containing harges of the gravest nature against medical officers of this army, a court of inquiry was directed to examine• into the truth of the allegations set forth in it. The officers composing this court, after the most minute and patient investigation into the whole of the circum stances connected with the treatment of the wounded on the 18th of June declare that this letter is " calculated grossly to mislead the public, and' to cast blame on those to whom praise was justly due." Iu this opinion the COlll - of the Forces concurs, after a careful perusal of the evidence. _ _ It appears that Acting Assistant-Surgeon Bakewell is the author of this letter. Ho is, therefore, informed that his further services are dispensed with, and his name is struck off the strength of the army from this date. • By o rt 2er, (Signed) H. W. BARNIRD. Chief of the Staff. The court of inquiry was compose(); of Colonel Wind ham, A.Q.M.G. ; Lieut.-Colonel Munro, 39th Regiment; Deputy-Inspector General Dr. Linton; And Staff Sur geon of the Ist class, Dr. Gordon. CIRCASSIAN AND GEORGIAN GIRLS.-The Circassian girls always bring a larger price than the Georgian. Their beauty is of a higher type. They are more intel lectual. They can manage a household better-indeed the Circassian ladies may be placed amongst the most skilful and most saving housewives in the world. An old Osmanli, who had well tried the women of both nations, said he loved a Circassian better than a Georgian as he did the sun better than the moon. OFFICERS IN THE NAVY.-Soma returns moved, for by Mr. Scobell, M.P., show that the number of captains promoted to be active rear-admirals, from the let Janu ary, 1850, to the latest period, amounts to 50 ; that the number of active commanders of 25 years' standing and upwards in that ,rank amounts to 18, the date of the commission of the senior being the 24th of June, 1817 : that the number of reserved commanders who had pre viously held the rank of lieutenant 25 years and upwards amounts to 65, and the maximum, number of years to 44; that the number of retired commanders who had previously held the rank of lieutenant 25 years and up wards amounts to 335, and the MaXiiittlin. number of years to 43 ; that the number of active lieutenants of 20 years' standing and upwards in that rank amounts to 304, the date of the senior's commission being the 31st of January, 1808 ; that the number of reserved lieutenants is 677, the date of the senior's commission being December 29, 1796 ; that there are 308 susgeons and 259 assistant-surgeons fit for service, and 259 sur geons and 36 assistant-surgeons unfit for service ; that the number of mates now in the navy is 212, the num ber of midshipmen 334, and the number of cadets 308. Since 1845, inclusive, 1,417 cadets have been admitted. The number of flag officers on full.pay is 18, and the number on half-pay 81 ? the number of captains on full-pay 128, and the number on half-pay 262 ; the num ber of commanders on full-pay 123, and the number on half-pay 357 ; and the number of lieutenants on full-pay 886, and the number on half-pay 291. [AnvitristmF,sr.]-The following extraordinary cures with out medicine of Indigestion (Dyspepsia), Flatulency, Consti pation, Nervous, Bilious, and Liver Complaints, Cotigl!,; Asthma, Consumption, and Debility, effected by Du Harry's delicious health-restoring Revalenta Arabica Food, are_n_a_,t,ne.. least remarkable :-From the Dowager Countess of s" f Cas'tlestuart 9th December, 1851.-The Dowager Countess o anity, to state stuart.- Cure 52,612. Rosstrevor, County of Dowli Ireland, feels induced, in the interest of suffering . ILI that Du Barry's excellent Revalenta Ar b EtuTl,ifty yeares'oughhid,ecsocrtrisbtailble. of many and may be h -a u Food has cured nervousness o a u ft s e n i e • s a s ll ai m id ec i l r ie r i i i t i a e b s ai l t t y d , failed, of inaedsisstthionn,dibnilge., g rThisea t Food deserves the c onfidence of all •.:0 will be cheerfully con sideredan- a real blessing• sawgoeil;eydiromCrspoNposia,42e:nB3'oB2isknie:ss' asthma, t hm the stomach, a n d ,ion, flatulency, spasms, sickness by Du Barry's excellent vomiting, have Joi b lv e , n Northam i' , Ling, near Diss, Norfolk.•• , lb -Is 6d • 51b. 11 B.. 1 21 b. En cams , on receipt of Post -office order. Barry rhe 121 b., Food.- . carriage free, Regent-street, London ; al so at 182, LlArsallb. 2s. 9d.; b -eh-street • *VO 60, Gracec . • • o , and 451, Strand; P 11; Cheapside ; 60 and 68, Cornhill ; 49, On e, B ,; s u r n r y y ; d s Co- 77, Bishopegate-street -55 Char i ng - c ross; 54, Upper Bak er - s t reet; 63 and 150, O x f o rd-street; 89, High-street, Carndeu-towt ; 18, pail mela; 7, Pall-mall-East ; 132, Now Bond -street ; 24, Mot: comb-street; 13, King William-street, Cit y ; 30, Conduit,. street; 21, Cockspur-street ; 95, Farrinede n.sr t t • 67, St. Pain's C4.urelljarcl. ;.• 6, fortmaasepecluari . 413 X11T m eP SMITE'S MONT BLANC, eve,,l„„ ,To-NIGRT, tatio n 7:, 4 clock (except Saturday). The Mornin g Wk. Disco every Tuesday, Thursday, arid Saturda3, pottr, :ritstheen,,r,be taken at the Box-office every day from taken Hall, Piccadilly. 1 .4 0;gt, n , • IN a nd NORTH-WESTERN and ~°ll -"IDIA1" RAILWAYS. - 1 4 DRR5p,,,,,, YORK RACE S. ttr t 4 11 est, Ex"', THURSDAY, and FRIDAY, 22d , 231, and Press and Ordinary Day Tickets, at the regular ./tog;tissiled from ,London to York be the Night Mail, on kat t i a : to ret'L ad h b j any train on the 22d, o3d, and 24th A uAust, " the24th-4:' trafti - On any day up to and including t ikto 11 8Ust. kstion BY o rder, 14 th August 1855. 4 4 A•T „" ES TERN RA .1 1, - W AY. L 1,1 1 ~rtgust Mb, an Excursion Train to BATII and ‘l'4llstfign,,PaddinaMn at '7 a.m.. and will return the a 4 63.",, 1 _' ; nat0l at 6.30, and B•ith at 7 o'clock. Fares— or.stol. 10s, and 6s, leg_age allowed. 44 T ttp,ltXctiksi ES TER N RA IL W AY. —0 HE AP fo NORTH W F S —On LW "(DAY-. 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