The Sun. — London, England, 1855-08-09 00:00:00

b trb tzr ; t aim+ SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. BRIGHTON RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH) FOURTH BIENNIAL STAKES. Aleppo Ariel ... 1 Six ran. PAVILION PLATE. Queen Mab filly William Rufus Nine ran. RAILWAY PLATE. Sandboy William Rufus Nine ran. BRIGHTON CIIP. Rataplan Sharavogue Newmarket Three ran. CHAMPAGNE STAKES. Orinoco ................... .. . ............... Rata!)lan .. . ................................ Le Fripon ................................... Three ran. SUSSEX STAKES. 0verreach................................... Flageolet ......•. .... 2 Nine ran. Aleppo is scratched for the £BO Plate tomorrow. I APERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS. —(THIS EVENING.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took hia seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. Lord MONTEAGLE presented ten petitions from various places signed by several thousands of persons in favour of the Sale of Beer Bill. Lord CONGLETON presented a petition from the an nual conference of the Wesleyln ministers agains - , the sale of liquors on the Lord's-day. LIMITED LIABILITY BILL. _ _ _ Lord RED ESDALE presented a petition from the Merchants' House of Glasgow, against the Limited Liability Bill. The noble lord took occasion to press upon the Government the propriety of withdrawing this bill for the session. It was obvious by the progress made in the Appropriation Bill, it had been intended to close the session on Saturday: He complained of the unprecedented course taken by the GO vernnient to force on an important measure after the second reading of the Appropriation Bill. He referred to such measures of as urgent a cha racter as the Limited Liability Bill having been with drawn in consequence- of the lateness of the se , sion. EVen in the morning sitting of the House of Commons on that day the Government had withdraWn the Leases of . Settled Estates Bill. He, therefore, was at a loss to account for the conduct of the Government in persever ing with a measure like,the Limited Liability Bill—a mea sure which involved so serious a change in our commer cial legislation, and which was epee to so many übjec tions. He did not think that the Government were pay ing a proper deference to the character of that house in pressing forward a treasure, the details of - which it was utterly impossible to- consider with satisfaction at this peeled of the session. Lord CAMPBELL thought the Government were bound to proceed with the measure, after- the pledgee which they. had given and the expectations they had thereby raised ; but he believed the result of the bill would be general disappointment. - Earl GRANVILLE deprecated any discussion on the measure until it was regularly before them. NUISANCES 'REMOVAL (AMENDMENT) BILL. On the motion of the Duke of ARGYLL, this bill was read a third time and passed. CONICAL FLOUR-MILL COMPANY. This bill was read a third time and passed. PUBLIC-HOUSES (IRELAND) BILL. Earl GRANVILLE rose to move that, inasmuch as the bill for the Transfer of Licenses of Public-houses in Ireland is intended to remedy a construction of the law in relation to the transfer of licenses which has been but recently arrived at, the introduction of the bill took place at a late period, and as the decisions on the existing law have been such as to be productive of much publee convenience, consequently the • circumstances which render legislation on the subject -matter of the said bill expedient are of such urgency as to render the immediate consideration of the same necessary. Lord MONTEAGLE said the course taken by the Government within the la 4 few; evenings was such as to render the standing orders of their, lorellhips' house a nullity: Earl GRANVILLE denied the Government were at all to blame for the course referred to. They had no alternative but to press certain bills, which they consi dered of a most urgent and important character, upon their lordships' attention. He would not, however, p ress his resolution if there was any strong objection to it. Lord ST. LEONARDS deprecated the conduct of the Government in reference to the standing orders of the house. Earl GREY charged the Government with forcing bills through the house against the rules of the house and the wishes of their lordships. Earl GRANVILLE considered that the noble earl was not at all justified in using such language towards the Government. The Marquis of BATH thought that the course taken by the Government was most objectionable. Earl GREY reiterated his objection to the proceed ings of the Government. After few words from Earl GLINVILLE The motion: was agreei to, and the bill was- r ea d a scond time. PUBLIC REALTH ACT. This bill was rend a second time. DISEASES PREVENTION BILL. This bill was read a second time. (LEFT SITTING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair shortly after 12 o'clqck. NE `W On the motion of Mr. 11.1YTER a new writ was ordered for Kidderminster, in the place of Mr. 1 •" 4, who has accepted the office of.. Vice,Presi• dint of the Board of. Trade,; also a new writ for. Kilmarnock, in the place of Mr. Bouverie, who has accept e d the office of President of the Poor Law Board ; aTso a new Writ for . the borough 'Of Hertford, in the place of Mr. Cowper, who has accepted the office of President Of tfie-Board 01'116401: CIiA.IIITA.BL • E TRUSTS BILL. ThiS bill, was real a third time and Passed UNION. OF CONTIGUOUS BENEFIC. ° ES BILL: This bill was read a thi r d time and passed. CRIME: AND OUTRAGE' (litELA.NDI CO:`; • , TINFANCII 'BILL. ' This bill was read a third time and passed. ,:CHOOL GRANTS ' (SECITRIT't 'OR APPLI ' • - ' CATION) BILL; ' Thisr tr:ri,S:7l2l9 teal a third time and Pa:s Ese : i:AT.Es LEASES ,4150 SALES OF SETTLE D ' ESTAT ES . ' "BILL. The house thel‘7e4t, into.conlmittes upon thi, ii,ii . On clause.2o, ~ ....„ : , , . ' lir. :WHITESIDE' a%ietne length contended th e ,t; this chiuse"Ba - been ntrodueed virtually for the par.: pose of_prßrentio,„ff the -act- applying:to the-case, of .Sir ThornaS Wilion. It had been unjustly stated that that gentleman - hpa wished to enclose liampstead I:Lath, when, in faet; he bail, only,couglit to obtain leaßin;g power; ;" - ja . , repeated ..,attempts for .which ol.ject he la I been obstructed . by the , false. reports set in _cir cniatio4 aga i ns t hi m . The hon. and learned gentleman read a letter from. Sir Thomas Wilson himself, written to a friend, illicb be maiutai,ned clearly showed this to have been .the.case, andopncluded by pointing out the manifelt . ,injuticedf,the clause, . ._. ~ . . Mr. FOSTER supported . the'clause. The .'-'9!4:TCITOR-GENERAL said it was undhoubt edly true that this, craue had been -iptrodticed intn - the bib, in'„cianAiegnence :Of . its being stated to .him that unleSB ,c:Ae';bill * ilia. , Contain, some clause of an explicit- ,no - ,tiqe,it wpuld he quite impossible to carry its P t e b e e °ll c f: r . 'ea q i i rq. ,- At the, same time he did not ii ish pressio/ k - '''''.9'l?ls irViq4: so as. to give rise to the ina tinular-I'46!''' 4 I- ag - ' loclivicLar 'directed. Against, a. any par bow this ailEcult .11Mio'gt",therefere, ::considered bodied a prineiveY-ne,°"o be best rnet, be had um ‘,,,ficch t i .p , i sliw : t i . , , "lie 'ffiii 'lines - of the bill with —?b eaT)— , aryl l igt ,Z i L t4 r. 7 • - hurse - Perfectly acicoired. uttnaecl' that that princiPle ' Wag a sou DJ to 4 eof ref.A app.. , .., Nvi i l .., _ , , Thorn al 'Wilson let ,h14,....-_, , "- rcgaru, however to Sir ilouse, . Rud ti " (04,e, „,_s.tm i. esT im bis appheaticn to the to say bat svAell " ;,oo :;7 49 le gll p te - Si ation e . ralywilmkl unclO't.dte debate would ictue4vtatas.tnede the ri.q.:01..." leetion of thii tleman's . c,lairra the,beat angt4n6ittoliberat'livi3 that' beyond - 4; 1 , 65 40n Varliainent, mr al „ the .. at . tention ; iad to adjudleatli upon them: (llear, h ear.) !' fitting pg i'la:co Mr. tAR Au ROW. sa id his pport toth e chi'ti!e would , ' be•baseailPon his repuznau ce to the g ene?s a • r interf er i ng Ivi th t h e,, , w ili e o f testators,. ;'tl3, rnciplo 9f ,Sir .T, 'v . ., s.FIRT.LEK did riot, approve of the A ft of Pide-wind w hi c h Lad been b roug ht ta beat' up6n this clause, .a,Atl e?oported it, onr the ground that 'to exni t . ,''',; it would epil&viger,t4 f rther TogresS of the reeaini.'36 Sir j, 44 4 , „„ r 1 •u - .I , . debate iillicfiliad;itu r t, ...,,viwas.quitetaxen by surprise by tfie d H e had down to .the .be on .cov e I : l Ousert.o.tare part in the 'discussion' _of a measure Nvll4o Atoo4- a little lower on the paPer--he meant the DesPartekot Busincgs in the Conrt of C'„an'-„ eery Bill- -and he must,eay that aCoiirt of Equity Which bad of late . live. 4. Rurged - of. litany' defectg would, in his opinion,be alainah safer and mare the decision of the claims which fitting " tri tribunal for war d in the. case.of Sir Thos. Wisilso,adr-than lirou,.,bt Jo 1 Commons .c.ould be; -Be. wag great . as the Efon,,o, o f f, , Hampstead-heath as any persOhleonid possibly" be, mir( ; f in ° a' thought that it was conducive-to,thalealth'ind ' recrz.ra- tion of the people, And ought not to , be" enclrfreed, n,nd that, rather than it .shauld be, hesshould,ath: te the purchase, on behalf of the Crovvn, efalaY4ighti J -o te h Sir Thomas Wilson might ha N ini the s e lu-nda, ,A, I the clause under notice, he should be in favo ur ? t its adoption, did it prov id e for the appearance of parties in the Court. of Chancery • but as it stood he objected to it, and should lik e t o see it modified so as to meet his view of the matter. At all events be conceived there co , ild be no b e tt er t r ib u nal for adjudication upon leasing powers than the Court of Chancery. After a few words from Mr. BUTT, Sir D. NORREYS thought the most honest course for the house to adopt would be not to make the bill un just to an individual, but leave it to the Court of Chan cery to decide all matters that were in question. Mr. HENLEY objected to the clause, thinking it a means of inflicting a private hardship upon public prin ciples. After some observations from Mr. BILL, Sir B. HALL thought that it would be f ar b e tt er th a t h bill, and dshould should o b u e l d therefore altogether o r 'l f a t s h eb Wilson t av e r,.l left o T u h t o e d 'a ed and seof vote for the clause. Mr. MALINS denied that it had ever been the inten tion of Sir Thos. Wilson to enclose Hampstead-heath. He would rather see the bill stopped altogether than that the clause which was proposed should be inserted. He would give his most strenuous opposition to the clause. Lord R. GROSVENOR hoped the bill would pass with this clause, but if the clause was rejected he trusted the bill would be withdrawn. Mr. J. G. PHILLIMORE thought there were grave objections to this bill, but if it was passed with this clause he had no hesitation in saying it would be a most unjust and preposterous measure. Mr. L. WIGRAM thought the bill ought to pass with the clause in it, but he put it to the Solicitor-Gene ral whether it would not be better for hon. members to enjoy themselves with the fresh air of Hampstead-heath in preference to discussing a measure that could not by any possibility pass during the present session. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL admitted the good sense of the suggestion of the hon. and learned member for the University of Cambridge. (Hear.) If gentlemen were determined to divide on the omission of the clause, he would feel bound, knowing that the bill would be use less without the clause, to withdraw the measure alto gether. After some observations from Mr. HENLEY, Sir G. GREY said that after the statements of the Solicitor-General he should withdraw the measure, and for that purpose he should move that the Chairman re port progress. A short discussion then took place. The chairman reported progress and obtained leave to sit again that day three months. The result is the bill is withdrawn. DESPATCH OF BUSINESS COURT OF CHAN- CERY BILL. On the house going into committee on this bill, Sir J. GRAHAM adverted to the changes that had taken place in the administration of justice in the Court of Chancery, and congratulated the house in passing a measure which had been productive of so much good. He felt proud that the change should have taken place in some measure from a suggestion of his own, and under his innistration. (Hear.) It was true that by the measure intro iuced by him in 1852, the labours of the judges had teen greatly increased, but those labours had been cheerfully borne, and the arrears in the Court of Chancery had been kept down, although there had been a far greater increase of business than bad ever been known in the Court of Chancery in so short a period as the time that had elapsed since the passing of the act in 1852. He beiieved the present measure would be pro ductive of great good, although it began at the bottom instead of the top. The measure had received the sanc tio❑ of the Master of the Rolls, the Vice-Chancellors, and the Lord Justice Turner. He thought, however, that the two first clauses were objectionable, because ha was afraid that the measure, as at present put for ward, would hold out a temptation to the judges to refer matters of the greatest importance to their subordinates.• He deprecated the course that had been pursued of judges, after sitting six hours in court, being called upon to attend to matters in chambers. He thought that other judges should be appointed to attend to chamber business, and thereby relieVe the present judges from the onerous duties they had to per form.. If the present measure was carried, expense would be raved, and the public would be benetitted. He was in hope that in another session a measure would be brought forward for the appointment of additional judges in the Court of Chancery, in consequence of the great increase in the labours of the present judges. Mr. MALINS dOubted the propriety of appointing new judges in the Court of Chancery, and as an instance of there being no necessity for such a course, ho might state that the Vice-Chancellor Stuart rose on the 27th of last month, having disposed of every case before him, and nothing to do in his chamoers. In fact there was at the present moment no arrears in the Court of Chancery, a circumstance that he believed was without preeedent previous to the last few years. The hon and learned gentleman was interrupted by The SPEAKER, who stated that the hour of adjourn ment had arrived (10 minutes to four). The SOLICITOR•GENERAL intimated that it was his intention to proceed with the measure through all its stages to-morrow. The house then adjourned to six o'clock. The house resumed at six o'clock, and [LEFT SITTING.] CRYSTAL PALACE COMPANY. The third ordinary general meeting of this company was held this morning at the Bridge House Hotel, Lon don-bridge, for the reception of the report, &c., of tlfe directors, and also for the purpose of authorising the conversion of the share capital into stock, and for rati fying an agreement with the West End and Crymtal Palace Railway Company. Mr. Laing, M.P., the chairman of the company, presided. There was a numerous attendance of proprietors. The SECIIETAEY (Mr. G. Grove) having read the re port of the direct)r3 and the financial statement, which have alrea ly been published in The Sun, The CHAIRHAN moved their reception and adoption by the shareholders, and was about to proceed, when Mr. LYON called the attention of the meeting to the fact that the accounts and books of the company had not been taken forty-two days before the day of meeting before the auditors according to the char ter. I t he accounts ought to have been ready for the inspection of the shareholders 14 days before the meeting ; but, on his going to the Palace, on the 2d August, he found the accounts were not ready, and he received uncourteous treatment from the official at that place. He complained of the revenue-book not being tell:hew - Meg, as it ought to have been, and characterised the accounts as being in a bad state—(hear) -- neither showing the whole of the receipts nor payments of the Cqmpany. (Hear, hear.) He thought a committee should be appointed to investigate the accounts. ,(I-fear, bear.) - The CHAIRMIN interrupted Mr. Lyon, by reminding him he was not in order. (Hear, and hisses.) The proper mode was for him (the chairman) to make his statement, and then Mr. Lyon, or any proprietor, could address the meeting. (Hear, hear, and approbation.) Mr. LYON having assented to this course, ( The CHAIRMAN said this was the first time he had heard anything against the period at which the accounts and books should be sent before the auditors. It was true that by the charter the accounts and books should be ..sent beforo the auditors 42 days before the day of meeting ; but as it was thought desirable the" accounts of the company, like those of railway companies, should , -be Made up to the 30th June, it was impossible to send the books and accounts before the auditors 42 days be- Pore the d a y o f mee ti ng , un l ess au a dj o urnment of the day Of meeting took- place for that purpOse. He knew .iLothing about the audit , n . audi except that he found a certificate, - al en by Mr. Whitmore and Mr. Fletcher, the auditors, 9 e l t :h rr e ns bO o o r k t s t: ' 6 -r _ e _Yeta t t i :l, ginatilmen„ stating they had examined the 1 ,*.e 0 7 , .and found them correct, and, as to the ingpec• , i c h b e att sh e n t reh T ol h d e e d is ii h e a et d o a rs r h ig a, h d t n t e o ve d r e' e s n o . Lion th t o the idea of . shareholder., ii keeping back information from the . - Cr or were they such fools ' as to do so, knowing that whe n , th the bookirthere opeuttiteb shareholders had had access to coil on -their heath ! ! : (Hear, found that could re -now say that the construeLh"r-) The directors' could was practically at an' end,: th c 'of the great - undertaking ..awaited entire completion h en" the portions which now fountains - .(helir, hear):-the g the great range of lower completed and played with srtelPsPr. ones having been during the summer. 'The'. upperwithent interruptiOu, being substantially completed, the e range of 'fount airs. consideration of tae direct-4i' wi ,„ su rypestibii for the mitting them to be played now Cr ' keep tcir of their per addi tional attraction for the ensuing •y e i r fi rin 'for work of art th'Ciystal Peace had beenni l tist e is r n 4 n e A ; 9 l' and he stated deliberately,' Mier ,alou '• ...r e-g.u., . . ~ rt..ey . bilsiiie es through most of the great capitals of Mir*, 'Where h had had an opportunity of refleabing hiiMemari With:: 'Sight of a'gret4 many menuments and works of art, that he !ma seen nothing so great and beautiftil in itself a e a ''' - . work of art as . the' Crystal Palace ; am]." in future y e , b.iis whentilts-looked back on the names Of Vaiten,,the;‘• presiding' gmitia;`and - Digby Wyatt, and pvio* Jones, _ g'ent'emer. who had carried out those beantit4 couite Which they ati- adf'fiired, 'a halo Would surround their names, And they i.tould'rank as high as any of the great Italian artist's el 'the middle ageS, notexcepting Raphael 'or Michael :Angelo. '(A:pplanie.) Its success as a p;.:blic and natioeal undertaking had po,dottlit depended much on' the manner in which certain great ceremonies and fetes had lieen carried out, such as , the opening cer 3 . - mony by the Qu'em arid the RoYal firnilY, and_tlie_ v kit of the Ernperiiranii ErninLeis of the French. The Cr3'3tal Palace now a2surrii4e rtatiet al Cbarcter, which had been vorthily carried out, for he hoped nothing bad .been , done in the direction of the undertaking 12 7_ _d , ,dZ e g,te from that character, but that they had rather . ,„7...!a 0 , Witted oniall obeasiniik with a desire to give ad -011.1 nal,eclnt to it, dmake ' ~,,;( li_ _ _ , i, an it a means of instruction ' itie _,,L"t recreatienfor the masses of the peop!e—. k " / and the ' N I o f 1 ,3 - 00 '6 O , , ace haying, been visited by ,upwards good' ri,ri A t i 7j:li e olis: none cmild deny hut.,that gr.* inercial tilS,Ret,t,'4n,,to.°49l.:i (lcar:) As to its coin tlrey, entertaine6:4 . 7&?emiel th 6. high, expectations had 'Aot 'beat rVaitic" ~ eAtlyß'eridd pf the undertaking. • • showing` tb . - ee ;, ' P rite ' before :air eirctiiii , taiicei very . f ., tv u ‘ W''Year were, considering had . been disehOrced . • . _,,,ourable. All their 'expenses 4 , ~ and a-diiiitlentof r been ' paid, and a 4 quiside t i a bl ii , , .) per cent.. hal `'They) had now entered thiir E a e n e rl ' i " ' carried , Over. migt4 .200 . . p e , c ted J . . 04 ,mt w ii,„ , : t i . 1 , 3 : , 3rear,. ben: ~.itt ; • ''''- 119 1050 7 :4 1 ig..4 .. . . OFFICIAL DESPATCH FROII THE CRIMEA. (Prom a Supplement to Tuesday's Gazette.) WAR-DEPARTMENT, AUG. 8. Lord Panmure has this day received a despatch and its enclosures, of which the following are copies, ad dressed to his lordship by General Simpson, Command ing her Majest'y Forces in the East : Refore Sebastopol, July 28, 1855. My Lord,—Since my despatch of the 24th inst., I have nothing of importance to relate to you. We con tinue to strengthen and improve our advanced works, which are now so close to the enemy's trenches that I regret to say that our casualties are necessarily consi derable. The enemy exhibit great activity in adding to and improving their deferacee, aad the conveyance of large military stores from the north to the south side is in ereasing. __ _ I beg to transmit the lists of casualties to the 26th inst., and the confidential fortnight reports of the Gene rals of Division and Brigade. The cholera has nearly ceased in the ranks of the army. I have, &c., JAMES SIMPSON, Lieut.• General Commanding. The Lord Panmure, &c. Enclosure 1. THE SUN, LONDON; THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUSr 9, 1855. be abated, but lie was happy to state that the number of visitors on which Ow __mainly depended had fully answered their expectations, the numbers for the past week being equal to that of the corresponding period of last year, which was a remarkable fact, when they con sidered the attraction of novelty must have abated, and when the excursion and pleasure traffic of the railways of the kingdom had considerably fallen off from the high price of provisions and the expenses of the war. After adverting to the imperfect means of communication to the Crystal Palace, which was likely soon to be remedied by the railway now in course of prosecution, which he hoped would have the means of keeping up the average number of visitors to the Crystal Palace, and give the shareholders a fair remuneration for the outlay, he said the applications for space up to the present time for exhibition in the building had been a fail ure, but he hoped in future years it would turn out a source of profit when its value as an advertising medium was more fully appreciated. (Hear.) A suggestion had been made for converting shares into life tickets of admission, which had been sup ported by some and objected to by others, and his only object in then mentioning it was that he thought it should not be tried until the result of their undertaking bad been more clearly ascertained. They were now arrived at that part of the undertaking when the con struction account having been wound up a new era of management opened. The Crystal Palace required more than any undertaking he was acquainted with men of extraordinary talent and ability to successfully manage its affairs, and the princi pal director required to be almost a walking cyclopedia, and be acquainted with everything under the cur. He should be able to enter into all the details of expendi ture, and devise novelties of attraction for the public, so as to draw a large number to the palace. (Hear.) He (the chairman) must decline undertaking the duties of chair man of their direction any longer, not having time to devote ' to it, as he had been compelled to that of others. Mr. Calvert and Mr. Lushington had resigned from the same cause, and Mr. Fuller having gone out of the direction on the question of life tickets, there were now four va cancies in the direction. Seeing so many vacancies, and feeling it necessary there should be a re-organisation of the management of the undeTtaking, he proposed the appointment of a committee to consult with the remain ing directors as to the best persons to be nominated di rectors ' • and also to consult with them relative to a plan for the future management. After some other general remarks, the chairman moved the adoption o f the report and the accounts. Mr. ANDERSON seconded the motion. A long and stormy discussion took place relative to the management, in the course of which Mr. Tyrrell, Mr. Lyon, Mr. Slack, Mr. Etches, Mr. Farquhart, the Chairman, Mr. Sotheby, and others took part, a variety of resolutions being proposed relative to the objects sought by the appointment of a committee for the pur poses mentioned by the Chairman. Ultimately the following gentlemen were appointed :—Messrs Jouadies, F. Fuller, D. Price, D. Oglevie, H. Waite, S. Court hall, J. Etches, H. J. Slack, H. Lowe, and : 4 . Beale, who were also to examine the accounts and books, and report at a future special meeting. Mr. FULLER, who said he was satisfied with the con duct of the directors, but whose only fault was thatthey legislated more liberally for the pnblic than the share holders, wished to see the capital account reduced by the issue of life or terminal tickets— the shareholders to have an advantaere over the public. He was opposed to the reduction of the season tickets from two guineas to one guinea, and hoped the 53. day would be altered to some other day than Saturday, now the Saturday holiday movement had been so extensive in London. He wished to see the grounds open to share holders on Sunday, where refreshments should be sup plied at a moderate price, but no intoxicating beverages sold. The subject was referred to the committee above ap pointed. ' Mr. Anderson and Mr. Scott Russell were re-elected directors. Mr. J. Ball (of the firm of Quitter and Ball) was elected auditor in the room of Mr. Whitmore, resigned. A unanimous request was made to Mr. Lain.' to con- tinue Chairman of the Company, but he said he was compelled respectfully, thOugh reluctantly, to decline complying with their request. The other purposes for which the meeting was called having been agreed to, a vote of thanks was accorded to the Chairman, and the meeting separated. The meeting occupied three hours and a half. AMENDED NUMERICAL RETURN OF CASUAL- TIES ON MORNING OF 18TR JUNE. 7th Foot-1 officer wounded; had been returned as missing. 34th Foot-6 officers wounded ; were inserted in return for 18th June, the nature of wounds only being corrected. Total-7 officers wounded. W. L. PAKENHIIII, Lieut.-Colonel, Acting Adjutant-General. Enclosure 2. AMENDED NOMINAL RETURN OF OFFICERS WOUNDED ON TAE MORNING OF 18TH JUNE, 1855. WOUNDED. JUNE 18. 7th Foot—Lieutenant N. D. Robinson, slightly (in serted as missing in original return). 34th Foot—Captains John Gwilt, severely ; William Warry, slightly; Joseph Jordln, severely ; Lieutenants G. B. Harman, severely ; Francis Peel, slightly ; R. J. B. Clayton, severely. W. L. PAKENHAM, Lient.-Colonel, Acting-Adjutant-General. Enclosure 3. NUMERICAL RETURN OF CASUALTIES FROM THE 230 TO THE 26TH JULY, 1855, INCLUSIVE. 3i Battalion Grenadier Guardd-1 rank and file wounded. Ist Battalion Coldstream Guards-5 rank and file wounded. Ist Battalion Scots Fusilier Guards-2 rank and file killod ; 9 rark and file wounded. Ist Battalion Ist Regiment of Foot-1 rank and fil killed; 4 rank and file wounded. 2d Battalion Ist Regiment of Foot-3 rank and file , wounded. 3d Foot-1 aerjeant, 4 rank and file, wounded. 4th Foot-1 rank and file killed ; 1 officer, 9 rank and file, wounded. 14th Foot-1 rank and file wounded. 17th Foot-1 rank and file killed ; 4 rank and file wounded. 18th Foot-1 rank and file wounded. 20th Foot-2 rank and filo wounded. 23d Foot-1 rank and file wounded. 30th Foot-1 rank and file wounded. 31st Foot-9 rank and file wounded. 331 Foot-1 rank and file wounded. 34th Foot-1 rank and file killed. 33th Foot-1 rank and file wounded. 39th Foot-2 rank and file killed ; 3 rank and file wounded. 41st Foot-1 drummer, 2 rank and file wounded. 42d Foot-1 rank and file killed; 4 rank , and file wounded. 46th Foet--1 rank and file killed ; 1 rank and file WORnded. 47th• Foot-1 rank' and file killed; 2 rank and file wounded. 48th Foot-3 rank and file wounded. 49th Foot-7 rank and file wounded. 50th Foot-3 rank and file wounded. 55th -Foot--9 rank and file wounded. 57th Foot-4 rank and file wounded. 62d Foot-2 rank and file wounded. 68th Foot-1 rank and file killed ; 1 rank and file wounded. /2d Foot-3 rank and file wounded. 77th Foot-2 rank and file killed; 6 rank and file wounded. ' • • 79th Foot-2 rank and file wounded. • Bth Foot-2 rank and file killed. 89th •Foot -a rank and file wounded. 90th Foot-1 rank and file wounded. 95th Foot-2 serjeants, 6 rank and file wounded. 07th Foot-1 rank and file Wounded. Ist Battalion Rifle Brigade-2 rank and file wounded. 21 Battalion' Rifle Brigade--1 rank and file killed ; 1 sarjeant,'l9taihk and file wounded. L - Royal d A n l l ti e ll: ou y: d l ed r . ink• and file killed ; 1 rank and file wounded, . Royal Sappers and Miners-2 rank and file killed ; 1 Total---2p rank and. file killed ; 1 officer, 4 serjeants, r i a c n ni li co a slu n re d file, wounded. Tr- IC L. PAENF4ASI. Lieut.-Colonel, Acting-Adj..General. NO.M . "NAL RETU RN N I ON-COMMISSIONED T ° III IC 23 E D R- Th B - 4 - 1 1 N fi p t Av,Ans 'XILLED, FROM - • ' Tit t rU jY, INCLUSIVE. • - ItILLED. JULY 23. 17th Foot—Private john Al`Carthy. 46th Foet—Priiate Jo s h ua C arter. . JULY 24. • Ist Battalion Ist Regiment of Foot—private Michael Neeson. , JULY 25. 34th Foot — PAv-Oe Jahn HUntingdOU. 39th Foot --,Corporal William Roan. 77th Foot—Privates PatrielcDoyle and. Pakiek Brya l ' a . 88th Foot—Privates Alexander Gordon and Philip Gilgan.. 2ci Ba tt a li on Rifle Brigade--Privtte Frederick Baker. ILoyat s A a r 4 „ e l e r -Gu nner s and irs P___e p te ri r : a l t a e l 1 ej ol I n Mtller: JULY 26. ' let Biltalion Scots Fusilier Guards—Privates Getrge 31-txwell'and Richard Taylor. 4 th Foot—Private Emanuel Hutchins. 39th Foot--Lanoe-Corporal Wm. Phillips. 42d Font—Firivate John Muir. 47th Foot—Private JohikC.olliLts... 68th Foot—Private John Wheeler. Royal Sappers and Miners—Private Alfred Rowlett. W. L. PAKENHAM, Lieut.-Colonel, Acting-Adjutant-General. Enclosure 6. NOMINAL RETURN OF NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND PRIVATES WOUNDED, FROM THE 23D TO THE 26TH DAY OF JULY, INCLU SIVE. _________ WOUNDED. JULY 23. o•ldstreata Guards—Privates John Baldwin, severely ; Charles Mountrey, dangerously; Edward Brewster, slightly; John Brandon, severely. Scots Fusilier Guards—Privates William Brown, slightly; George Trehearn, slightly; William Payne, se verely ; Samuel Simons, slightly. 3d Foot—Serjeant Peter M`Cabe, dangerously ; Private Martin M'llugh, slightly. 14th Foot—Private Michael Taylor, slightly. 17th Foot—Privates Jno. Nongher, dangerously; Michael M`Loughlin, slightly ; John Black, severely. 46th Foot--Private Michael Reardon, severely. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.)3 HOME CIRCUIT.-CROYDON. (Before Mr. Justice Cresswell and a Common Jury.) WITHRINGTON AND OTHERS F. SIR W. JOLLIFFE -THE BANKRUPTCY OF STRAHAN, PAUL, AND CO. This was an action brought by the plaintiff to recover the sum of 541., the amount of a cheque given by the defendant to the plaintiff upon Str a h an , P au l, an d Co. From the statement of the learned counsel for the plaintiffs, it appeared that they were drapers, carrying on business in Pall Mall, and Lady Joiliffe was a cus tomer to them, and had an account there, for the settle ment of which the cheque in question was given by Sir W. Jolliffe. That cheque was paid by the plaintiffs into their bankers, Messrs. Glyn and Co., the day after it was given, there not being time to pay it in before. On the cheque being presented by Glyn and Co., at the Bank of Paul, Strahan, and Co., on the Monday, the day of their stopping payment, it was dishonoured. The only question in the case was whether the plaintiffs, in delaying to pay in the cheque to their bankers or the bank on which it was drawn, had not been guilty of such laches as would disentitle them to recover against the defendant the amount of the cheque. At the conclusion of the evidence, Mr. Justice Cresswell held that a person receiving a cheque from any party was bound to pay it into the bankers upon whom it was drawn the day after receiv ing it. This course not having been adopted in the present case, and sufficient diligence not having been shown, he thought the jury were bound to find a ver dict for the defendant. The jury, therefore, under the learned judge's direc tions, found a verdict for the defendant. , THE NEWLY-RAISED RUSSIAN MILITIA. A letter from St. Petersburg of the 29th ult., in the Constitutionnel, says —" The reports from the governors of several of the central provinces, as to the state of commerce and manufactures, are of so disquieting a nature that the council of Ministers, on the proposition of M. de Brok, the Minister of Finance,- has suggested to the Emperor several measures, which have been considered suited to re medy the evil. Treaties of commerce with Prussia and Austria are talked of as being in contemplation, in order to favour importation into Russia from Germany, and also modifications in the customs' system now in operation on the western frontiers. The disarming of a part of the Austrian army is regarded by this Government as a change in the policy of the Cabinet of Vienna, and the Russian statesmen entertain the hope of prolonging the neutrality of Germany. The blockade has caused an immense rise in the price of all kinds of produc tions, and there is more than one of our great per sonages who do not disdain to profit by this circum stance. M. de Nesselrode, for instance, is now de riving a considerable revenue from his numerous establishments for breeding sheep; and there are many other high functionaries who are also en. gaged in undertakings, which are for a time fa voured by the blockade. Notwithstanding the less thriatening attitude of Austria, the Emperor of Russia continues to push on the organisation of the defensive forces of the empire, and reviews follow each other in rapid succession, particularly of the newly-raised militia, and everything is done to excite the enthusiasm of these men. In an order of the day, published the day after one of the reviews, the Emperor, among other things, says—' Make yourselves the true champions of Holy Russia, since we are called on to defend all that we hold most sacred. Call to mind the militia of 1812, and their glorious co-operation in avenging the profanation of our churches and the violation of the soil of Russia. Let us prove to Europe, and to the whole world, that we are worthy of our ancestors, and that no one can with impunity dare to offend us." I ' ASSIZE _INTELLIGENCE. NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—CARLISLE, AUG. 6. (Before Mr. Baron Platt.) EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF FORGERY. Edward Stuart Wilson, described in tbe calendar as a "clerk, aged 34, reads and writes well," was charged with having, on the 3d of February last, forged the sig. nature of Messrs. Hodgson, solicitors, of Carlisle, to a cheque upon the Carlisle and Cumberland Bank for 5391. 12s. 6d. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. Mr, Orerend, Q.C., with whom was Mr. W. H. Hodgson, appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Serjeant Wilkins defended the prisoner. It appeared from the evidence that on Monday, the sth of Feb., a letter was received by Mr. Ward, manager of the Carlisle and Cumbertand Bank. It was dated Car lisle, Feb. 3, and bad enclosed a cheque upon the bank in question for 539/. 12s. 6d., payable to the Rev. Thos. Sanderson, and drawn in the names of Messrs. T. and C. Hodgson, solicitors, Carlisle. The writer of the letter,who signed himself as the Rev. Thos. Sanderson, of Langford Vicarage, near Lancaster, stated that on arriving in Carlisle that afternoon from the country, he found he was too late to get a draft for the cheque enclosed, and being obliged to leave by the next train to be in time for his duties the following day, he would be very much obliged if Mr. Ward would forward an order on the London agents of tbe bank for the amount, payable at sight, by the next post, A statement of account between Messrs. Hodgson and the Rev. T. Sanderson was enclosed with the cheque, which latter appeared to have been part of the sheet on which the statement was written, and to have been cut off it. Mr. Wrrd having no suspicions in the matter, the cheque being apparently in the hand writing of one of the Messrs. Hodgson, at once drew a draft on Meters. Hankey and Co., the bankers' agents, for the amount named, less commission, and transmitted it to Lancaster, as directed. In the course of post he received an acknowledgment dated Feb. 6, from Lang ford Vicarage, near Lancaster. The draft on Hankey's was subsequently returned as paid, and no more was thought of the matter till the 14th April, when the Messrs. Hodgson's pasa.book was made up, and the cheque was found to be a forgery. To fix the guilt upon the prisoner it was shown that as a clerk in one of the leading solici tor's offices in Carlisle, doing frequent business with the Messrs. Hodgson, he would have ample opportunities of knowing their handwriting ; that the prisoner went up to London on February 7th by the night train, and that a person answering his appearance, a passenger by the train, gave a letter to the Lancaster stationmaster, re questing him to get it posted, and to be particular with it, as it was important ; that the letter was directed to Mr. Ward, and was no doubt the acknowledgment of the receipt of the draft ; that the Lancaster postmaster heel previously received a letter dated from C a rlisle, st a tin g that a letter had been by mistake directed to the writer (Mr. Ssneerson) at' Langford Vicarage, and requesting that it might be re-directed to him at the Carlisle post office ; that the prisoner arrived at an hotel in Drum mond-street, London, on the morning of the 7th Feb rnary, and went out about 8 o'clock ; and the draft on Messrs. Ilankey's was cashed about an hour after •, that the prisoner subsequently at the Hungerford Hotel was seen counting out.five hundred pounds in gold, and told a gentleman staying at the hotel that he bad just (rime from Carlisle ; and that three of the Si. notes paid by Messrs. Hankey's clerk in cashing the draft were dis tinctly_ traced to. hia possession. Witnesses, well ac quainted with hie handwriting, also spoke to the hand writing of the body of the cheque and• the indorsement, and other documents produced in connection with the case, as being in the prieoner's usual style. Serjeant Wilkins made an able and energetic defence, contending that some of the- witnesses were mistaken, and others unworthy of credit, and-that in several things which he pointed out the conduct of his client bad been snob as showed. that he was not the guilty. party. • The jury, afebr an hour's consultation, returned a ver pict of guilty, , and His lordship sentenced the prisoner to 20 years' trans . portation. • • POLICE INTELLIGENCE. •«. BOW-STREET.—Mr. Strahan attended before Mr. Jardine, upon his own recognisances, accompanied by his bail (Dr. Gordon, of-Dorking, and Mr. Beadon, the police magistrate), to undergo the formality of being further remanded for another week, in accordance with the agreement come to at the last examination. Sir John Dean, Paul and Mr. Bata, who have not yet succeeded. in getting securities to the required amount, were also brought up from the House of Deten tion, by Lieut. Hill, for the same purpose.. It is understood that the remand next,Wecinesday and the week-following will be of the same formal character, although <involving the. necessity,- on each occasion, of the attsnclanee of the bail—a circinnstance which is said to have chiefly deterred the friends of the two other pri soners becoming sureties in their behalf.- - William Male, brewer's labourer-, was charged be. fore Mr.' Henry. with killing Edward Scanlan at a Mews road, deposed.th a t. in the Tottenham-court-road. • Mary ,Lee,.. of. 4, Holbrook-place,• Tottenbam-court about twopence. at about a quarter to nine on Satur day night she. was. waiting for her husband at the corner She saw tlie deceased; - Edward Scanlan, e when othe she rel h i e (a.;. arc b l re is: v in er e ,s n l i a e b ii u q i u e :el u l i i::: s o t f rik th e e o Me ne o w f s, th which the prisoner,, the-cornviniok-of -the /AWN., 'lazed al heavy blow at Scanlan, who fell upon the pavement and I remained there insensible. After a short time the pri soner sent for a cab, and paid a cabman to take him away. He appearCd to act kindly to the deceased while in this condition. 1 A man named James Shields, who witnessed the occur rence, deposed to having accompanied the deceased in the cab to his lodgings, near the Hampstead-road. He never recovered his senses, and while he was assisting in lifting him out cf the cab, his head fell upon his breast. He died two days afterwards. It was stated that all the men appeared to be drunk at the time of the quarrel. The prisoner gave himself up' to the police as the person who committed the assault. Constable Dewey, 8 E, said the surgeon who attended the deceased, was unable to say whether death wit . ] caused by the blow or the fall. It also transpired that when the deceased reached home, notwithstanding his insen sible condition, his wife began knocking him about the head, and otherwise ill-treating him. Mr. Henry said he could not decide the case without the evidence of the surgeon, who must be sent for. The prisoner was removed for this purpose. WESTMINSTER.—John Cole, the alleged proprietor of a coffee shop and beer-house, Nos. 9 and 10, Upper Eaton-street, Pimlico, was summoned for permitting betting. Samuel Lush said that the defendant kept a list and books for betting upon various horse-racing events, and complainant had repeatedly taken the odds from him. On the 10th of July the defendant laid him 4 to 2 against Early Bird, 4 to 1 against Ellermire, 3 to 1 against Dal keith, 2 to 1 against Goorkah, 2 to 1 against Benham. The whole of these bets were in shillings, and complain ant deposited his stakes' with Mr. Cole's man i❑ his pre sence. Early Bird won the race, and when he went for six shillings (the two he had deposited and four that be had won of defendant) he pretended that he had paid on the Wednesday night previously, which was absolntely before the race was run. Complainant had known de fendant as proprietor of the house for a length of time past, and had seen bim acting there always as master. Complainant had repeatedly seen persons deposit money with him upon horse-racing events. Defendant, in reply to the charge, denied that he was the owner or occupier of the house, and -called Charles Rawsell, a potman, to prove that Charles Cole was the person licensed for the sale of beer, whose name was over both doors. Defendant only stopped there when he was in town. ➢Zr. Arnold said that he sbould alter the summons to being a person using the house for the purpose of bet ting, and as defendant might wish time to answer that charge, he would adjourn the case if he desired it. Defendant, who denied all knowledge of the transac tion with the complainant, asked for time, and the case was adjourned for a week. SOUTl\VAßK•—ThomasMusgrove, an engine driver, and James Carew, a porter, in the employ of the Lon don, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company, were charged on suspicion of stealing a diamond ring. It appeared that Musgrove took the ring, which was worth about 20/., to Mr. Walmsley, a jeweller, near St George's Church, Southwark, and offered it for sale at 308. Mr. \ValmslFy detained the ring, suspecting it was stolen, and afterwards both prisoners called together at his shop, but as their explanations were unsatisfactory, they were given into custody. It was stated tbat two boxes of valuable jewellery had recently been stolen on the Brighton Railway, The prisoners were remanded for further inquiry. GREENWICH. — John Bnrgess, an attendant at Greenwich Pier, was summoned before Mr. Seeker, charged by Mr. Francis Little, a gentleman residing at Morley's hotel, with having committed upon him a gross and violent assault. Complainant stated that himself and friend had taken tickets to proceed to London by the steam-boat, and went to the floating pier for the purpose of embarking. A sort of sliding gangway, with handrail, was attached to the boat from the pier, at the end of which defendant was standing. He (Mr. Little) was behind the defend ant, and endeavoured to pass in that manner from the gangway (as there were persons coming from the boat by the same means), when the defendant struck him with his elbow in the chest, seized him by the collar, and whirled him vio!ently round, throwing him against a lady, who complained of being much hurt. Defendant in reply said that he was stationed at the foot of the gangway for the purpose of taking the tickets from the passengers as they passed down, and when the complainant endeavoured to push behind him, all the persons were not off the gangway. The proper passage was before him and not behind him, and com 7 plainan, pushed him twice before he resented it. He did not act so violently as was attempted to be proved. A gentleman, who gave his name as Lord Buskin, here stepped forward, and said his friend, Mr. Little, was very roughly used, and that there was plenty of room for both Mr. Little and himself to have passed. Defendant said he had witnesses to prove (one of whom was the lady who had complained of being hurt) that he was not to blame, and begged the magistrate to adjourn his decision until he could nroduce them. The lady lived at Homerton, near Hackney, and owing to the short notice of the summons, he had not been able to communicate with her, Mr. Little wished the oase settled at once, as he was about to prooeed to Ireland. He had come forward not with a vindictive object, but entirely on public grounds, as they (the public) ought to be protected froth each vio lence. His new coat had been torn, but he did not mind that. He wished the man to be admonished by the mazistrate. The magistrate was not sure who was in the wrong, therefore should adjour❑ the case until the following day for the production of the witnesses. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN. The directors of this company have just issued their half-yearly statement of accounts. It as usual contains a vast amount of information for the shareholders, and is clear and explicit. The capital account shows that the sum of 33.066,8001. has been raised by the company, of which 21,969,8841. has been received on stock and shares, 73,2281. on calls paid in advance, 10,620,8571. on loans and debentures, and 402,830/. on 31- per cent. de benture stock. Interest and dividend upon the whole of the 33,066,8001. is charged to revenue. The calls in course of payment amount to 276,6191., and the calls which may be made on shares amount to 2,803,088/. The expenditure on capital account to the 30th of June last amounted to 32,194,604/., leaving a balanoe of 872,1961. The receipts on capital account during the half-year amounted to 292,2471., and the expenditure to 235,359/. The amount expended on the Main es and works is 23,492,0351., on carrying stock 2,843,4361., and on lands and buildings yielding rent 353,8871.; together, 26,689,3591. The expenditure on lines opened in which the company have an interest is 5,505,2431. Of this sum 350.000/. has been expended on the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway, 357,670/. on the Manchester and South Junction, 143,7841. on the Caledonian, 165,333/. on the Shropshire Union, 190,7151. on the South Staffordshire, 1,472,1121. on the Chester and Holyhead, and also 314,5971. advanced to the latter company, 557,7191. on the North London, and 104,1251. advanced ; on the ' Buckinghamshire 359,3361.; ditto, on works, 156,1151.; and on the Stour Valley mine and works, 551,4401. Of the 10,620,8571. raised on debentures, 1,244,8051. was raised at 5 per cent., 976,5001. at 44- percent., 3,862,152/. at'4l per cent., 364,6341. at 41 per cent., 1,157,8501. at 4 per cent., 733,460/. at 3 per cent., 1,565,7061. at 31 per cent., 512,450/. at 3. per cent., and 203,300/. at 3 per cent. The working stock acoount showed that there are 725 locomotive engines and 719 tenders, 1 State carriage, 632 first-class mails and composite carriages, 587 second class, 428 third-class; 29 travelling post-offices and ten ders, 293 horse-boxes, 255 carriage -trucks, 255 guards' break and parcel vans, 31 carts and trucks ; 11,486 wag gons, 282 sheep vans, 28 trolleys, trucks &c. ; 5,150 sheets, and 222 horses. The total expenditure on the 4tock was. 2,843,4361., including 66,0281. during the half-year. The length of line worked by the company is 8951 miles, and the average cost of working stock is 3,175/ per mile. The amount expended on various works from the Ist Jan., 1850, to the 30th June last was 4,002,572.2. The revenue account for the half-year ending the 30th June la , t shows that 1,396,2831. had been received, in cluding 5,8851. for cash balances, 15,976/. for rents, 340/. transfer fees, and 41,6251. dividends from lines open in which the company have an interest. - The working expenses amounted to 615,9051., includ int.'', 52,4321. for rates and taxes and Government duty, leaving a balance of 780,8771. From this •is deducted the interest on loans amounting to 212,9401., the chief rents to 3,9871.; the Peterborough joint station, 3,0901.; Parliamen•ary and legal - expenses, 10,0001.; Preston and Byre deficiency, 4.804/. ; Buckinghamshire deficiency, 13,402/. ; North Union deficiency, 2,1611. ; Shropshire Union deficiency, 16,8171., and 4,0001. on account ; de ficiency on Manchester and Buxton lease, 8,564/. ; on Leeds and Liverpool Canal lease, 1,7151. ; on Stour Valley dividend, 9;000/. Maydoiesquare depot, interest, &c., 1.881/.,. leaving 495,1041. From this is deducted 23,559/...f0r renewal of rails, reducing the amount to 471,544/. To this sum is added 71,2701., the balance from the last account, making a disposable sum of 542,815/, The proposed dividend at the rate of 4i per cent, per annum, on the consolidated stock of the co m pany, will absorb 473,4071. ; the dividend on the London and Birmingham 201. shares, 10,683/. ; on the I'xanchester and Birmingham 101. shares, 6,818/, ; on the 121 10s. shares (21.10 e. paid), 10,9151. ; on the Huddersfield and Manchester and Leeds and Dewsbury capital, 27,291/. ; and on the Coventry and Nuneaton stock,. 6,750/. ; toge ther, 535,865/. ; and leaving a balance of 6,950/. for the next account. It is proposed to make the dividend warrants payable on the 22d inst. ; and it appears that the divi dend to be declared at the half-yearly meeting on Wed nesday next will be at the rate of 4,1 per cent. per annum. BRADFORD WAKEFIELD, AND LEEDS. Tile half-yearly meeting of this company was held yes terday at the company's offices, Bradford ; Mr. W. Firth in the chair. The report, which was read by the secretary, stated that the'directors have made satisfactory progress in the purchase of lands; The execution 9# the works have, since the last meeting, been let to a respectable con tractor, who is now actively employed in the construc tion of the line. The directors retain the same satisfac tory conviction of the utility and adVan6ges'of the un dertaking which was entertained when the project was first originated. The balance-Sheet showed that up to the 30th cf June there bad been received 18,915/.; while the payments (including. 11,5057. expenses of obtaining the act, and 4,600/. on account of land purchased) were 17,321 t, leaving a balance of 1,5947• The ClurfutiA moyinOtirs - idartion Of the Foperk stated that they bad purchased about four-fifths of the I land required for the railway and works. The whole of the land from Wakefield to Beeston was purchased, and there were about eight acres of land at the Leeds end of the line, where they joined the Leeds, Halifax, and Bradferd'Rallway, yet to be obtained. They had three proprietors to deal with, but they did not anticipate any serious obstacle in the way of obtaining the remainder of the land. Generally speaking, they had been met very fairly by the proprietors. Their progress bad been more rapid than usual, and few cases had occurred in which it had been necessary to take legal measures for a compulsory purchase of land. The time specified in the contract for the completion of the works was April, 1857, which corresponded with the time at which the Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax Railway Company would complete their Ardsley branch, so that the two railways would be opened simulta neously. They had concluded working aareements with the Great Northern and Lancashire and Yorkshire, which they believed would secure the satisfactory work ing of the traffic of their line. They had already called up 51. per share, which, with What bad been paid up, would give them about 45,0001. They calculated upon making two other calls of 2/. 103. each within the next six or eight months, and their borrowing powers would then come into operation to the extent of 60,0001. The estimated cost of the line was 230,000/, The rails would weigh 801 b. per yard, being 10lb, heavier than those of the Leeds, Halifax, and Bradford line. A con siderable saving in the cost of inahitaming the perma nent way would be the probable result. The report was unanimously adopted. A resolution was passed fixing the salary of the sec retary at 2001. per annum. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the pro ceedings. MONKLAND. The half-yearly report of the directors states that the receipts show an increase, as compared with the previous half-year, of 2,3901., and in the net balance of 1,6941. The traffic receipts on the line for the half-year ending June 30 amounted to 30,3491., and the expenses and interest to 14,8681., leaving a balance of 15,4811. The directors propose that a dividend at the rate of 5& per cent. per annum be declared, being an increase ofd per cent. over the last dividend, and that 5,1521. he carried to the reserve fund, which will then amount to 7,3961. The rolling stock and permanent way have been effici ently upheld during the half-year. The m tintenance of the entire line is now in the hands of the company, and the directors find this to be more economical and satis factory than having the work done by contract. The c.ipital account showed that 609,4591. had been received and 628,5641. expended, leaving a balance against the company of 19.0951. The liabilities of the company on capital account are stated to be 3,7811. The revenue ac count for the half-year ending June 30 showed that 30.339/. hail Leen received, and 11,8041. expended, leav ing 18,5351., out of which 3,0631. is deducted for inte rest on loans, leaving the balance as above-15,4811. STOCKPORT, DISLEY, AND WHA.LEY-BRIDGE. The half-yearly report of this dbmpany states that, during the winter months, the directors were not desir ous of prosecuting the works rapidly, but the works are now being accelerated. The Parliamentary and preli minary expenses have been ascertained to be 10,5711. The bill to enable the company to construct a junction line to the Croinford and High Peak Railway has re ceived the Rciya,l assent. Under that act the latter com pany are empowered to subscribe 3,7501. to the capital of this company, and to appoint one director in addition to the nine directors forming the board of the company. By the same act the London and North-Western Com pany are empowered to hold shares in this company to an amount not exceeding 85,0001. The capital account showed that 18,3421. bad been received, and 16,7821. expended, leaving a balance of 1,5601. The authorised capital of the company is 200,000/. HORNCASTLE AND KIRKSTEAD. This line, 7J miles in length, was opened by the direc tors on Tuesday. It forms a junction with the Great Northern Railway at Kirkstead, about 123 miles from London. The line is a single one, and is to be worked by the Great Northern Company for 50 per cent. of the gross receipts. The contractors, Messrs. Smith and Knight, commenced the line in April last, and it is to be opened for public traffic on Saturday next. The event was celebrated in a very cordial manner by the inhabitants of Horncastle ; and the contractors gave a dinner theie on the occasion to the directors and their friends. CORK AND BANDON. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yes terday at the office, Gracechurch-street ; Mr. T. Wink worth in the chair. Mr. H. W. Wood, the secretary, read the report. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said that, with one or two exceptions, the liabilities of the company had been ascertained. The prospects of traffic were encouraging, and the receipts for the past month amounted to 1,0131. against 8111. at the corresponding period of last year, showing an increase of 2021., or about 25 per cent. Owing to the financial position of the company they had been compelled to use the net revenue for the purposes of capital, but if they were enabled to carry out certain arrangements there would be enough left to pay the dividend. They had received subscriptions for 23,0001. out of the'pro posed new capital of 30,0001. The first instalment, amounting to 5,000/., had been paid, and they could rely on the receipt of 4,000/. more. It only required the assistance of the shareholders who had not yet sub scribed to complete the new capital. The English shareholders had subscribed their proportion of the new capital, and so had the directors. Mr. BATES seconded the motion. Mr. SWANSTON thought, if it were possible to assure the shareholders that 30,0001. would be sufficient to pay off the liabilities of the company, that the rest of the money would be forthcoming. Mr. GREHAN said that, so far as they could ascertain, they believed that all the liabilities would be within the limits of the new capital. Some difficulties had been met with in respect to the Governmedt loan ; a warrant had been filled op fOr the sale of the line, in con , eqnence of some of the instalments due not being paid, but the directors came forward with hard cash, and saved the company for the present. It only remained for a few proprietors to exert themselves, and raise the remainder of the money required, which would place the company in a sound position. Mr. SWANSTON would, do everything in his power to induce the shareholders in his district to subscribe and pay their proportion of - the new capital. The CHAIRITAN said they were all indebted to Mr. Gre. han for his great exertions to obtain subscriptions for the 30,0001. to relieve the company from its difficulties. Sub scriptions for 23,0001. had been obtained,and it was hoped the other shareholders would make up the rest. The directors had made very considerable pecuniary sacrifices for the company, and they had no doubt of the prospe rity of the line when released from its difficulties. Resolutions were passed adopting the report, and voting the best thanks of the meeting to Mr. Grehan and the Dublin gentlemen associated with him for their exertions to promote the interests of the company. The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the directors, secretary, and other officers of the com pany for their valuable services. DUBLIN AND WICKLOW. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held in Dublin on Tuesday ; the son. F. Ponsonby in the chair. The report of the directors stated that, notwithstanding the peculiar severity of the winter and spring, which greatly interfered with the traffic of the line, the gross receipts, compared with those of the preceding half-year, did not exhibit so serious a diminution as might have been anticipated. The ordinary passengers on the line, exclusive of subscribers, have exceeded 130,000, giving a weekly average of 5 , 014 . The capital account to the 30th of June last showed that the receipts were 551,4721., and the expenditure 530,3801., leaving a balance of 15,0811. After considerable discussion, the report was adopted, and the meeting separated. SUNDERLAND DOCK. The annual meeting of this company was held at Sun derland on Tuesday ; Ur. G. Hudson, M.P., in the chair. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said he never addressed a meeting of shareholders with greater pleasure. It was but nineyears since they obtained their act; and this year, when the southern outlet was completed, they would offer such facilities to shipping entering from the sea as there was not in the district ; and, as a marine work, their docks would compare with any undertaking in the world. The railway system had been of immense profit and benefit to the public, but the shareholders in these undertakings had found that their profits upon increased traffic were swallowed up by working expenses never anticipated ; but, so far as the dock was concerned, as they increased their re venue the directors anticipated that they would decrease their working expenses. He then pointed to the gradual and progressive increase in their revenue year by year since the dock was opened. The report was adopted, and a dividend of 4 per cent. upon the ordinary shares was declared payable on the 15th of September next. Mr. C. Bramwell, Mr. T. Reed, Mr. N. Plews, Mr. R. Scarfield, and Mr. J. Hartley, the retiring directors, were re-elected ; and the retiring auditor, Mr. C. S. Moon, was also re-elected. The meeting was then made special, and the CHAIR MAN moved a series of resolutions, authorising the di rectors to raise 112,0001. by the creation of 18,000 5 per cent, preference shares of 61. ss. each, to be redeemed at the end of 10 years, if desirable. The resolutions were unanimously adopted, and the meeting separated. GREAT LUXEMBOURG. Traffic receipt of railway for the six months ending July 1, 1855. (Miles open, 9.) Total. Passengers, ; goods, 2651.95. 6d. £1 , 86 2 11 6 Ditto 1 ,forL 972s. week l ending July 8. (Miles open, 234). Total. Passengers, 2501. 16s. ; goods, 291. 2s. £279 18 0 Ditto, ditto, ending July 15 : Passengers, 1801. Bs. ; goods, 251. 6s 205 14 0 Ditto, ditto, ending July 22 : Passenger, 2241. 145.6 d.; goods, 241.125. 6d. 249 7 0 Ditto, ditto, ending July 29 : Passengers, 1751. 19s. 6d ; goods, 501. Os 2.27 8 6 Total for the four weeks ending July 29 ...£962 7 6 Traffic receipts for the week ending Aug. 5 : —Fa " Bangers, 2291. 10s. 9d; goods', 651.145. 9d.-2951.55. 6d. LARGE as T h a , : re E , or SALMON.—The North British , Daily Mail states that the fishermen at the Scrahster fishings brought one day last week, no fewer than 450. Salmon, COUNTRY 4fARKETS. -..._-.-----...--------- - EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET—AUG. 7• Thero were in the market to-day 16 sacks oatmeal, eaek weighing 280 lbs imperial, which sold at 46s and 00s• EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW 111.A.RIC-131-- .A.uG. 7. There was a large supply of straw of all descriptiousill the market. The prices to.day were as follow Oat straw, from 9s Od to lls Od per kemple a 16 0 9 7 0 1 trop ; *heat do., 9s Od to lls Od ; barley do., 8 s od t i ° Hay from 14d to 15(1; new ditto,9 d to lid per stone. DA.LKEITH MEAL At A RKET—.A.VG. 6. Oatmeal, per sack of 2801bs First. I Second. ,Thirapj imperial Barleymeal, per ditto Peasemeal, per ditto -- od Flour, per ditto —s Oct —s OctOa s Od ---. od Pot-barley, per ditto COAL MARK: Prices of Coal per ton at t' . S. d. Bate's West Hartley 18 6! Buddle W. Hartley 19 3 Bebside's West Hartley 19 3; Hartlepy)lWest HartleylB 6 1 Hasting's.Hartley l9 01 Howard's West Hartley Netherton 19 0 North Percy Hartley lB 6 Taufield Moor l6 3 Taufield Moor Bates 16 3 Walker Primrose .. l5 91 West Riding Hartley _lB 0 1 Grey's West Hartley lB Wylam 19 01 Wallsend, &c. Acorn Close 2l Bell and Brown 19 Gosforth Barton 2l Heaton fledley 20 Hilda 20 Leverson 15 Riddell 2O Eden Main 22 Ships at market.. '.-AUGUST 8. tie close of the market. B. Wallsend, So. 21 B Be el l l n; 0 696 Framwellgate .....• .▪ .....• 1 ▪ 23 6 IHaswell ...................... 9 Hetton ................... !!!, Kepler Grange ...... $ Lambton ..................... .. Kep1er.................. 0 Peusher ..................... (Plummer Hal.; ............. 163 South Hetton ........... 4 3 0 Stewart's . .................... Caradoo .................. _ • cassop ................ ........ 1 5 1 Trimdon Hartlepool ..... "1 9 I Hartlepool ................ Hough Hall ............. 0t sAlioeduleltlohaei Tees . ee . s .. Tees ..........• .• .....• .....▪ .. r 3 de 19 Derwentwater Hart lo - 7 .0 4 6 Fothergill's Aberdare 2 [ Sold .......... 54. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. • (of GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic return ` week ending July 29, 1855 221 ,618 / 19 5 81 "," Corresponding week last year LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. b9 0 turn for the week ending Aug. 5, 1855 ... ... Corresponding week last year fof Traffic r o erg 0 CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY. — the week ending Aug. 5, 1855 ........... . 2 4 ....... Corresponding week last year 0 45 Iv • Decrease in 1855. GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY,c: g ... turn for the week ending Aug. 4, 1855 . zu ,36 .. 6 066 ,./ Corresponding week last year 1 Increase in 1855 CORK AID BANDON RAlLWAT.—Traffie ren,;" eniiing Aug. 4, 1855 Corresponding week last year SEABORNE A' (N aighllles that the malls are s. 1)3 , the night—and hi by the mornir— IDa.gtion J-General Post °Men, London.* COITIsITRIES America(b7itir Americo , . (by I:7* packet) ...... •• America (by U. St Every Frilly .... From yailt Port Dispatched (Liverpool • • . ILlyerpool .• iSouthamptoni packet) ..........NI Australia (via South- ampton) .M Ditto (via Marseilles) NI Ditto (via Cape of Good Rope) ............N Africa (West Coast) ..N Alexandria.... .. .• ..N Alexandria.... ......34 Bahamas Belgium Brazil ..M Buenos Ayres Cape of Good Hope ..N Cape of Good Elope ..N Cape de Verds Ceylon (see India) Ceylon .. .......... Channel isles _NI Mon ~Wed., &Frig . 1 Chili... rid 14 , 17th ef montf. China •• • • Once a month.". Constantinople 4,13,18,23,x28 010. Constantinople „14th lit, 20th of moo. Cont. of Europe M & N I Trilee daily • ... Egypt (see India) France .......: M & N Twice daily Gibraltar .... AI 4, 7,17, 20, 27 an , Greece (see India) Greytown ..........'N 2nd 80 17th of mon. Hamburgh .• ..N ;Tuesday & Friday !SouthampWo ;Dover..,••• .tirao • • 73d of tho moktit 9, '24,80 30 of n 4th & 20th of moi ,17th of the moni ,9th of the month, 19th of the month, 9th of th 2 month Ilavannah .......... m 2nd of the month' Holland M I Daily Honduras :17th of the month. India (viaSouthampt.)M,4th & 29th of mon. India (via Marseilles)Ai 9th& 25th of month lonian Wes (see India)l7, 17, & 27 of mon Ireland •... • ..• N [Twice daily 9, 17, ED 27 of m. Madeira 9th of the month Madeira 23d of month .... Malta (see India) Malta Mauritius (see India) Mauritius ........ N Mexico •• •• •• •• ••M Naples ...• ........N 1 New Granada New Zea1and.......... Papal States 1; 1 Peninsula • • • • • • • • • • 14 Port Natal ..........N Sicily ..............N Tuscany Venezuela Van Diemen's Lan O (se* Australia) West Indies " JCPI-4 gsoll ' , ,A*; • o Mice, ' ,o- r 4 • . rllotlth . • SOUthan 3 P‘ var Southa m p to n :vtthe o hr us i7in"PPtl port " °; iSouthanaPt on Olt , tlk 6 11: 0 1010 ; ; gouthamPt oll southan 3 Pt o Pover •• •• ro of , ;3outhomPto o Dover ...• •• i 141 ,•1111/ IDover ..•• • • iSouthamPtoni !tioutbaistPt on l 'London ... • • SoutharuPt". Dover .....•• SouthanWto n Plymouth Y* 'Dover ......I Dover .. . • • • Holy head ... SouthamPto o Southampto n Liverpool... I i 14' r 18, &28 of mon. 114th of the month) 12nd of the month.. sthlstll2.sthofmor..! 1 11 , 1 & 17th of month! private ship sth 15th25thoftnon. 7thl7th27thoftneri., id tic 27th of mon. private ship...l 15th15th25thotinon,1 15t1,15th25thormon. ath oimonth ! 12d& !Dover .. •• •r • isostbaterten lip,.' i Dover • • " tx ;,;l • „ I southanlP , 0 P ort` ,IT !) toso V a i i r trl v ib i e oh o r tis u a : mm .: - po n i Lwrtson 0.00, 1 1 , 31 50 Dover o u v th e r a t a : : p : t : ci . p!. ,I 1 8olithansPte ll t At ip Of When any of these dates fall on a S u nday, the ma li triw —A 4 l °!". patched on the following day, with th e exce ption of t" f s tiirr Southampton), and the Malta, both of which will be dee preceding day. 2d 8c 17th o t month BILLS V ic• OF -XCHANGE AND PROMISSORY ,0- . 140 d New Act on Bills of Exchange and Pronlis e %se S ; will take effect from the 24th October. Th e ,i e b fite c l the act is to p reven t vexa ti ous an d f r i v olous " - h er'_, and it provid es th a t f roin an d a lt er th e 24th Oen". _ ii "P" actions on such instruments, commenced months after the same have become due, wag be j k li- PS; of Pummors in the form annexed to the statute. ooh tiff on filing an affidavit of p e rsonal service Illel i perT o i ' judgment. A 'defendant having a defence en lee j." and showing the same before a judge, may ba le t ov o rj appeal. Oa special circumstances a judge wag noi t a judgment, and if necessary order a bill to be ueost,l# with the officer of the court. Leave to appe 4l ~1 310 1 / obtained within twelve days, or judgment an d 6 7, 0 - will follow. Some of the provisions of the Car i t :he.r . Prosecution Act are to be adopted to carry 011 " law. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —.Holloway's Pills are „d doubt the very be't medicine for indigestion ta " cs ol a .: lency. The test of years has proved their el., 0 . 1 curing bile, flatulency, indigestion, s i c k-head 16 1 140 0 ,.."' vousness, and debilitated constitutions. The w u e l v Or r * .' properties of these excellent pills are too hig" : „ .l ,o l3e 's,' dated in the present day to require any 'ene oo) ; - 0/ 0 as they are resorted to by rich and poor in eV and their properties are to i nv i gora t e the bodh B , o ll , 3 i " the faculties of the mi n d, and restore th e perfect state of good h ea lth.—S o ld by all lee,r Ai u — „ 1 10 60/ ' l~al d dors throughout the wor ld, a t Professor establishments, 244, Strand, London, and B° ' chi e l lane, New York ; by A. Sta m ps, Constan t/Or Giaidicy, Smyrna, and E. Muir, Malta. BIRTHS. OP A SON. On the 2d inst., at Cardigan, Mrs. W. Ryde r On the 7th inst., at Bolton Hall, the Lady B e /.0 31 0 On the 4th inst., the wife of B. Blundell , fir. Ch On the Bth inst., at East House, th.e wif e ef H of 10" Wells. the On the 7th inst., at Sweyn House, Margat e, John Ellis, Esq., of Clement's-lane, London. OF A DAUGHTEB. cop Pei 'out.' On the 6th inst., at Barnes, the w ife of Ll Grove. On the 7th inst., at Esher, Mrs. Edgar 5haP...... ; / J O ° a l: On the 3d inst., at 403, Strand, the wife of A" Se . Evans. r On the sth inst., at Che ss ington, the wife ° the G. B. Lewis. MARRIED. s Eft' to On the 7th inst., at St. James's, PiscsdilLY'voirnohl—' , Prideaux, Ba., of Netherton Hall, I;slisir Louisa, widow of the late George 'Nadine° a—A bter Caldecot House, Herts, and youngest deug 1.00 heiress of the late Robert Bodle, Esq., of wooi-ors, Essex. On the 7th inst., at St. James's. Charles Dent Bell, minister of St. John's 0 2 ' 1 74 Jo. 7 g hter stead to Elizabeth Hannah, only dau Bainbridge, Esq., of Hyde-park-gardens . DIED. c b e lter... l l, raddingtettp.efeeri, On the 3d inst., at Ravensworth LodgePii.ngol Lieutenant-General Richard Tickoll , C.D., ---- OP neers, aged 70. d-P l6ce ' On the 6th inst., at 39, Foley-place , Portlo • King, Esq., aged 67. in. Sel lllo On the 3d inst., Charles Bowles Hare, " House, Clifton-park, Clifton, aged 45. 410. fr. ' On the 7th inst., at Bath, Mrs. Dawson, ag *jot On the 30th ult., at Kirkland, near Driof riel4 fore Davis, formerly of the 7th Dragoons, aged 8 6 . 0 a n o •On the Ist inst., at Malta, of wounds recel tbe I ted 4,1'1 Sebastopol on the 18th June, in the attack on AO, cour., of On tho thelat late Lieut. Charles A. P. Boileau, of the Rifle Bri" voiles", son of Sir John P. Boileau, Bart., and LAY ''' '-- .. of f eleh ti of Ketteringbun, Norfolk, aged 19. Lieut. Norman Ra'nasay, 3 ith thiro 6 _, n re, v b u n .t Tur in uer Esq., o f Tutum aged 20 years and 10 months. cam before Sebastoye a l rii , ~,,,!":_„%pov, „ n /VOA LONDON : Printed sad Published by DfUlt-v— so. of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at 771 Sum OfficePopitt • • Strand, in the Precinct of the SaieY. in ThSZEIPYr AVICWIt