The Sun. — London, England, 1855-08-17 00:00:00

I ..~~ ,toti n „,.. ...__. TO-SIGHT, k ill ALBERT SIMMS MONT I3LANC, 14 r,Z tat 7 0 7 u nTI: at 8 o'Plok (except Saturday). The Morning eleck, take Place every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday -- 'm om, tin p our at ,can be taken at the Bcx-office every day fr ute E gYPtlan Hall, Piccadilly. *4,4; . Ii• w ~^t_ ~.- ^~~Lf ~~: 1 , dOJ• i gET••• TiPti°° is I__ 401s1Doisr ...,,and NORTH-WESTERN and , u —..--.LAXI3 RAILWAYS. 24 . 1 511 , .pa o rc,o,RACES. te Augpii7"-kr, TRIJRSDAY, and FRIDAY, 22d, 23,1, and tiatoseovin ~.press and Ordinary Day Tickets, at the regular 4 1 2! Api t l i asned from London to York by the sight Mail, on to r e encl bY any train on the 22d, 23d, and 24th August, 44414 7,th e25 - t fl by any train on any day up to and including t0m.,,.. August. -".., Stub ) order. 11 a 14th August 1855. 9ittAr n „, r,„,:strinAl; ,wESTERN RAILWAY.— ugust 1 914, an Excursion Train to BATH and NT , er ezirt ..4 ieave Paddington at 7 4i a.m., and will return the 13 istol at G3O and Bath at 7 o'clock. Fares "3. Bristol, 10s. a . nd 6s. ;\ 0 luggage allowed. tth4/ t ---- ------___________ tYce k tr l ; lBl NV o ESTERN RAILWAY. —Cjzi , EA I: . to iaila s opt „ _N' to NORTH WAOn MONDAI. s, Augu...t hiliqtaingt:vr 3,1 , a TRAIN will leave Paddington at 8 a.m. Li % tY, t ilt ' Wa_rwiek, Birmingham. West Bromwich, Wed .% i4l.roftd"., wolverhampton. Wellington, Shrewsbory, IA .gd ai,, ' thester, Rirkenhcad, and Liverpool returning _ Lk. ..ThlOth September, from Liverpool (landing stage), b at 144:11,`, 14 at 447 intermediate stations as pe; handbill, to he k o . - 11j104:4; Great Western ffices ere and ha , . .• L4rotir,T., Warwick, 18s. ands : Birmingham, 20s. and Js. btl i ; I,lo°AtoN2c,)", Wednesbury, and 1- 41ston, 215.11 2 0 5 -411,1 Z 41 1,1Z las; Ti' 4 • • 641• doitn os. Cd. ; Wellington and Shrewsbur d y ; 55 7 Nr4 rkthiQrolleu-rad, 29s and 14s. ; Chester, 4111 : 11/h hl ,and Li "erPool, 373. and 17s J ' Ariee. Tickets not transferable , and only available -. Vecilie. -- Children 3 utl an er twelve hort4t Ip xcuß • STERN RAILWAY.— sr, t, EAy A * 5 1015T to th WEST f ENGLAND —On fore nmst 29 th, an Excuersion Train will leave Paciding- V,,Der.ibt.tetnaci outh (offering facilities for visiting Torbay, ssf'es*C'e, trig' a nd the snuth coast of Devon), calling at Wes kk*:ll,o!3_ll, jewater, Taunton, Tiverton-road, Exeter, t•tar tllqr sut"4ll,h, Torquay, Totnes, and Kingsbridge-read, va lkter i , q a Y, SePteml - ter Bth, frorm Plymouth at 6.30 u ed:ate stollens as per hand-bills. Nol l ,' PARES TLTERE AND DACK. Ist class. Closed carriages. Olt< " and Btu ertoy i .„,_ gewater 20s. .. 139. bi; l . ...ru . .. 22s. 5 • j ls ‘ s. 11 0 , 411 , or , 245. • • 25 5• • • 1 ' 3. Z I NN, C 11 24 Q. 4 vs, .... . bn der 12 •••• . • • 4.2 1 1,„_t fog 'ee Tickets not transferable, and only vzt Bi z Darticidi3 Pecd. • ,w4naresei y se in e g ha o n ffi d-:1 . 1s, to be obtained at the Pad wieterli .e..ree tickets may be previously obtained, and at littii. TjuRtResTIRITY TO EMPLOYERS. n, c , 4,1 . 4 i t i t p t :4l,l:„ el :ks and AS SURANCE COMPANIES, th,44 4 ," aariu„,...others guarantees at the lowest rates. AD,74.,,e, °•—•Windows, mirrors, &c., insured againsi 'qt? - t Zyitio ll of , 1, - 7, 1, 44.. 1- dra and Fire es ran ces. t 4 '''' r, 32, Ludgate-hll. 4S YLIT kr ------ ---. LIFE ASSURANCE 144 i i. (4cE, 72 , CORNHILL, London. I:lll;44.illiktalk -- th Toß l t Z e thl i i t s m he o d N l T B24 w . HITE m IN, Esq. i 4,. giaildll4lncl Diseased Lives, at Home and Abroad, for 1t1e,,,.ne1p1., A Cl', Er aployments. The only Office on purely a por—Loinsvolving, therefore, no Partnership among vr Pectuses, proposal papers, &c., apply to IV4I, M ANLEY HOPKINS, Resident Director. , ' .111 P ASSURANCE Vl' 4 . SOCIETY, t k „ tl ; ;L fre N with London. ;:iL -., i t i tor 8 , t his Society now will PARTICIPATE IN kjlb ii.ep tdit Per cent. of the Net Profits of the Society r4 kliy et •th k4 N ot ° ng contained in the society's Prospectus. th wthi t t A: l,3 44 o l :l,ll l ,, re d bY this Society for tr.suring Young laves i;'i ti lt fl. ,y other old-established offices, and Insurers oli., l ectiii:;_a t l e l risk by an ample guarantee fund, in ad 10etZtkr,i). 4 d funds derived from the investments of A,0,7 4 41 — pfd b , •' - 04 Aib e ). The Office. tv übta t s orth , ined at the Office in Threadneedle-street, Ori A .,.? Agents of the Society. 'LnLES HENRY LIDDERDALE, AcTuari: -,` n 011111C{„sii ASSURANCE COMPANY. GEo , - 44 - yi senu .8, [ ALL -NULL, London. 'RA NELAGII, Park-place, St. James's. ' Notting -hill. POWNALL, Esq., Ladbrook-square, 1.1014 W. C ."tr— URQUHART, Esq. 440 LUTELY INDPUTABLE. I.4t:spie 441419ftleat B te rThB s for families, children, and others, on t h _ l e h I%llb4llvsi%Tie,t,,eYe,3 or stamps. or quarterly. titT e Ye ar ' 1 1 ,?n,g or short periods, payable by monthly, nrls talments. ersions, &c., assured and guaranteed. lA N 1,, • °-N-AL LIFE ASSURANCE . SOCIETY. 142, Strand, London. th‘ to,. (Esta blished in 1835.) , • . I,")tpk,„ "Wered by Act of Parliament. NV° Silt DI - _ i l / 4 A '14 1!"-t il , t krel,?, '.l,'.!D S 'I.4 YAI eT E ° S7 . Esq., M.D., Chrernian. :,' tll4it 4C 4 t. t"' - ' , Bq. 1 Henry John Hodgson, Esq. 111 41t4 tth lir l'l. John Sloss. Esq. N'Y q '' ',,_ ll '9 ' ~P • sq• Thomas Nicell. Esq. -4 44, 3 41 ' . t .,'‘R.S. John Symes, Esq. • , ' ' " ( I. Joseph Thompson, Esq. 41 k , / , staNaGER. 4: "• Leander Starr, E.io. 4 , 4 1,,,, \ ' 4 tell, ~, arDlTons. `ll .. hta., ',.` 'AA and Professor John . nailford Young. ' - Elll, N. .„.LEbical E AMINERS. )b . ' -'4 , ii",. Pat S. 37, Conduit-street. ' '''-'•', Bourdon House, Berkeley-square. 8, ti ' • Virn,, , , TUART. "' :4I Se, AC EN , P.R.A.S., F.S.S., &Q. • ,ASSISTANT ACTUARY. k b , 1414,8._ Barker W oo•house, Esq. - ' '' - 1. It hg t ,,,::: '' ' 4ills,'lttAn'md j R 0. 5 ,.67, Lombard-street. A SOLICITORS. kk t , t en', Sktr,ow. and Itoweliffe, Bedford-row. I 's 0 1' BONUS UP TO gar, 1855. fie, I • I A rani — B tir ed. la ,oi. , 00 4' n o r, 64 ~ 0 0" s 0 I .000 >no o 6 1 I 03 0 • Bonus in addition to min Assured Permanent Bonus in 11Pduction of Cash. An. Preen £ 9 , d . 86 7 17 7 749 4 0 17( 5 0 232 18 0 152 0 4 17 2 8 12 3 10 0 103 10 0 s. d. X. s. d 4 8 1 4 56 3 8 325 16 0 32 0 4 'Ol 3 4 I 15 5 10 156 15 0 16 6 0 46 14 2 3 12 5 103 16 8 10 15 2 67 3 4 4 19 10 58 10 0 4 11 0 itk tere i : 41 0 °l llr 11 e :ero;11 No, ° be Sold, pursuant to an Order of the iSt.til ,rda a Made by v• x t e, ea' of‘ , ice-Chancellor Sir Richard 1 hea rt uL T , osq v. Ernst," 1],„k116, 0 11 will Sell by Auction, at TMl,7el l ' yet.,, 4 -4) —I . I, AY kil,,t „t yge August 24, at 12, in four lots. a ,p1,4, 1 :11 0 , 8 th e ea... ..t;, eligibly situate in Grove-lane. near k„, , % 1 , ei),,Z• l ando u T,ltY of Surrey consisting of the site of i k. :ll4,rov N )ni tiv I "° l l , ses, with large Garden and Orchard Lyt,l , t o „gPe 4 back ,Lthe whale nearly one acre, having a feet, or thereabouts, besides a con ,llot:3‘Of th ad, and well adap'ed f or b u ildi ng pur- N,"*: 1 ;111) ,kay 0 d welling -house and outhouses will be `01,2.. 41 4 . .aret e \le wed, and particulars and conditi ns 11;711; a nnexed, may be hid at the Red C a p g et t " a 7kl rs "„, Lae Auction Mart 'ke:.!:lgh„,-'!!.V., London,; of rifr. 11. M. Sparham, Ite-o'..,atleet, London ; and of Mr. V. J. Collier, rsate-street, London. LI, prospectuses, and information gene -142, Strand, or to agents. J. LEANDER STARR, Manager. il 'i k lit- 1 ),\,;> ' S t ' 11 0 11 1) 441114xtntr01,5 S urgeon -Dentist, 52, Fleet- ON 1 31 ,41 td N ,, ' e eci an entirely ~, e t hi r,„ll, th e 4 'th ou new desc•iption of ARTI- V NO et ° at ilr at teethgs, wires, or ligatures. They so fo , Seat ot . as not to be distinguished from ''''SN'tf ,e 4,lZ n r` i ver;er' they will never change colour or ttl 4Nlll . Nt: l Z i a 4 „ irQ the superior Lo t j a o n n y o t f e r e o ti p i ts ev o e r r before used. 4 4 444 ttrti c . a r preserve teeth that are looSe, and is k tlll . ilse, ation and mastication. Decayed teeth "e. ``` in mastication.--52, Fleet-street. At 1 1 li t A% 4 ,\Vlt ei. t,t , 4 .3 11 .. NiiiliNtt - fkit - eQ trEtT OF CHANCERY. 1, , 4 1 1 N4ti ttl i i'll (l ,, .....e, k N 1 1, t 1 4 40,,'itt atv. II the 29th of May, 1855, an \kok\ltrti,ll4,oz,:ottitot„,:tn..Ledg ,s b .a r s th_e High Court of Chancery, and , t‘ tpri l it , at k ita e tratr, the m m itt a e n T e e r rp a etual againA Joseph i )l,, . ` t 1 4 2; 1 4' this Medicine, penaltyi porfootnecetehaoll: ilPI) t) :Pari s gl ... a nd , and secured by the Seals or th y , \11 4 , 5) ! . 411,1 tl, ~ Laid the Imperial College of Medicine. \ \ l 4o l Fep t e. '4l %; Ql 4.%7 Vlr k -11 , No. 1 • ka,..;,,,,..rig froLeermatorrhru tfand Exhaustion of th 114'§ t ) 4 I tlit i 7 °1:t ';• are i'Ll''atvleneetsses' accident, or climate l '' ' , l l ci ti t it t,l,*or s it is invaluable. evnatieuriabile the married state b., I, iL l 'ky, shortl l 3 a 'N lAlt n No 2 . 1 K - Np„ t , 1 # tiv i ce ( ft . thre; *' \l kt "iir t ,ght Se . 4 1 , 01 .,_days,.completFly and entirely . 4iktittt t, 06 Ns an a . f iti ,, , cer which Cams , ' sued Cnbeb, L liii ts Tiltilati o i l 7 for, to the ruin of the healti- Nkiht::::::::3::::4nt 's \ ,t1114 \ t t '•Fi t i ll 'Il N1 414111 11 "Th ' e dS ?O s N°' 3, 11,1 1,44411 1, 0 r the Dfry l i cian , !.hat class of Disorders, whiet• eatlwth Mercury, to the in. N tlh t lt7 , l t 444 I, p , 1, 1 , 4 rei „ ,,,. constitution, and which all th. k t \ ll kc t ; \ Slat,,Se t qll s. r s t4 t u e l e. 3 ,4!fe alike devoid of taste or smell I i t ‘St 4 4l 3 ". 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" If suffering patiently borne, and trials bravely surmounted, can make an attractive heroine, thee pages present one to our notice."— Sun. " Passages of charming writing, neatly and happily uttered truths excellently observed bits of character, distinguish this book from novels in general."—Leader. "The writer appears to he acquainted with society, characters to be there met with figure in its pages, and a tone of the present per vades the book." --pectator. 0 ,z)1, . . , ,7 . - . - •- a(s . .. , . _ L. : t p. c _ _ , i. 7 ,(_. 4 , f , p‘ ie , _ _ _ - , a _ _ . _. ... .. _..... . . ._. __ . ...._ _.. .... . _.._ . ___. .. , . ....._ ... • . . . .1. 7 : . • . , . -- • - • a_ , , . . c •,%-. Ai4,is - .. .-:,..:,-,-, • • * .. - -. .••• .. • .•_ -- . - THE 7 : . -%-Nei 41, - - 4- yx „...... . 4 _. 4',. 14 . y/ . 4 . . ' . • __. :::. : I y., :moot.. .." ~.. ~ .. . ,sy - ' 4 , , , ll ‘ll.\" 1 411 0 : 1 ! 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I h ___ - STAMPED OD. 1 tal ieceipts for the half-year amount to 750 1 ,1601., ngthebalance from the pievious half year's accounts, total expenges, interest and guaranteed dividends, to 01. leaving available far dividend the sum of 208,0231., 13 e directors recommend that a dividend (less income declared,. payable on the lst day of September f 1/. 15s. upon each 1001. consolidated stock, being kate of 3.3 per cent. per annum. / STOCKTON AND DARLINGTON. half-yearly meeting of this company was held on •1 sday in Darlington; Mr. Meyneaiti the eliair. revenue tables were most satisfact or y, t h e net , leaving suffident, after paying preferencek edntals, a dividend of 9 per cent. on ordinary s h ares . HAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of th e report ounts, said the income of the half-year was 143,0 W, hat of the corresponding half-year of 1854. waR :e of thanks to the chairman concluded, the pro WEAR VALLEY. • lalf-yearly meeting of this company was held at ;ton on Wednesday ; Mr. H. Pascoe Smith in the line being 'leased, at a 6 per cent. rental, to the n and Darlington company, the business was con the declaration of a dividend of that amount. - . EAST INDIAN. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yes terday at the London Tavern ; Mr. R. W. Crawford in the chair. Resolutions were passed adopting the report, which has already:appeared in The Sun, and confirming the forfeiture of 118 shares for non-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 ,terda* it the °Mee, Copthall=buildings; Mr. Artistrntherlxr 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 th e ma tt er to the local authorities. It was bellVed that both G over nments w er e in f avour o f th e undertaking. The accounts showed that 81. had been ex pended during the half-year, leaving a balance of t6l. Resolutions were passed adopting the report, and re electing the retiring directors. NEW S PAPER ; —,, •14.!',,..- • ' ro : A, 1 , 4 ,ii BUENOS AYR rtr. M-a.. , * Ao ES BONDROLDEIrs:', G .1. The last mail from the River Plate has brought 1 / 4 copief of a corres p on d ence carr i e d on during,_the past —, „4 year regarding the claims of the Buenos Ayres bond- I. ~deh between Mr. Frank Parish, the British Coruna in that country, and Don Portela, the Foreign, Minister, and the entire records even of Spanish American finance- iiFeiinfilothing more disgraceful. Exactly a twelvemonth back Mr. Parish addressed Don Portal's. referring to the fact of Mr. Giro, who had arrived is January, 1854, as the agent of the boudhp e lders, having thus far been baffled in every attempr4 ,indnee the Government of Buenos Ayres to make*llit_taTrauge* meat of the debt, although the resources ,O 1 the :country were improving, and domestic creditors were being paid, and concluding with an intimation that he had been instructed, under the circumstances, to make a special appeal to the honour and good faith of the State. For four months, with that cool u nscrupulousness which only the most despicable Governments venture to display, this communication was allowed 'tO remain without answer or acknowledgment of any kind. Mr. Parish then made a demand for a reply, w hi c h, after the lapse of another month, brought out an intima tion that the Government had no time to attend to it, but that the subject bad been that day referred to the consideration of the Finance Minister. An additional two months having passed without any attention what ever having been given to the subject, Mr. ,Parish re newed his application, and at the same time took the op. portunity of protesting against a decree just issued for paying alt-claims for - datnages -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 Legislature, continued to be treated with disregard. In three months he was informed that the GoVernmelat had not been able tontiend ic! thin fresh letter, and that they now refused to entertain any reclamations of an official character, since the debt to the bondholders was purely of a private character, and khoul4l be treated accordingly, no international Steps be ing warranted unless there had been adenikkoh Wit*. In proof that no such denial had occurred; Don ~ P 91 4,51a pointed to the fact that the bondholders continued "re. ligiously to receive" the 1,0001. per month granted sires 1849, these remittances not having been interrupted even by the revolutionary crisis through , which the country had passed. With regard to the payniente 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, 'Me' Mr. - Parish promptly rejoined by an exposurelof 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 month on 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. AUST.RALLAN 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 lian colonies has so long been permitted to remain, and in doing so the committee take the opportunity of ex pressing their high appreciation of the many services you haye already rendered to Australia, and the confi dence which your completeacquaintance withits position, value, and resources, 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 uncer 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 full 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 decescior 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 bare received repeated assurances that the question was con sidered of the gravest importance, and would have early attention. In both houses of Parliament these assur ances have been repeatedly renewed in reply to the inquiries of individual members. It is consequently with sincere regret and astonishment that at tbis ad vanced period of the year we find no arrangements whatever have yet been made fur the early reorganisa tion of an Australian postal steam-service. "The uncertainty attending postal communication effected through the medium of sailing vessels is so 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 one 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 he 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 50,0001. 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 yeu will find the names of several gentlemen who have recently oocn 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 induced 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 RUTLEDGE, "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." R a t. POSTAGE ON NEWSPAPERS. 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In future the impressed stamp will be requir ed only :__ cases of repeated transmission of the same this country, though it will of course be newspaper in . for single transmission in this c available also, ountry In the transmission of newspap ers • the colonies or fcreign countries abroad (whether to pressed stamp will entirely ce ase .'• the use of the ins quired nor will it count ea se ;it will neither be re sumed that where it is as postage, as it will be pre for the transmi • employed, it has already served smell of t Kingdom. he newspape r in the United From these Ist. Th a t ever y newspaper regulations it will necessarily follow-- newspaper go i ng a b r oad must here after ha ve the by adhe s i ve post postage to which it is liable represented 2d. Th a t a age stamp s , or p a id in money. newspaper, whether published with o r without the impressed stamp, will be placed in the same position for transmission abroad 3d. 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The Third Edition.—Just published, price 55., by punt, tree, 55. 6d. N • TRUE FA LSE SPERMATORREREA, with the View of distinguishing the imaginary from the Heal , utrerers under this disease, mid C ,, rrecting of ,wide-spread Errors inrelation to their. .Treatment-andeure. Fr&m he .lerman of De, PICK rtntt,. 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. " vi, eiclitore '9 known to English readers by his &ctn.:lnt - preen. 0,1 contributiom to German medical liternture. This is the flret t me, he informs as, that ho has addressed himself to the non-medi -311 , eader. We trust this may not be the last, if he shall letoct any alicr equally flagrant evil which it msy be in his (war to car. rect." —London Medical Gazette. " The tribe of ' Quiet Sympathisers.' 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The E ATP ROR'S C IPE is a desideratum for the present and ap proanhing season. It is the lightest and most graceful Garment which has been produced; it is thoroughly waterproof, and very extensively patronised. '1 he above articles of attire are made only by E. MOSES and Soli, and can only be procured at their Establishment and its Branches, as follows London Establishment —Minories and Aldgate. West-end Branch—New Oxford-street and Hart-street. Country Branches—Sheffield and Bradford, Yorkshire, Culonial.Branch ( holesale)—Melbourne, Victoria. SPORTSMEN AND OT [TEES. Dress for Sportsmen, Tradesmen, Tourists, and others, is offered by E. Mosgs and SON, at their usual moderate prices. The patrons of their Establishment and its Branches may select from the largcst stock of novelties which has teen produced. The Departments fyr Heady-uncle Clothing, Hosiery for Ladjos, Gentlemen, and Children. 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(sit published, price 25., illustrated with cases; free by post for 26 stamps, E'R,V 01J S DEBILITY; Its Causes, Symptoms, and Cure.—An 16ssay on Sper. natorrheea, with Practical aoservations on a safer and wort successful mode of treatment of the diseases of the Oenerativ, • system, obtained by the ase of the Microscope in detecting, and listinguisiting, by urinary examination, the real cause and effect of wary variety of complaint, whether arising from solitary habits, ,xcesses, accident, or climate, followed by practical remarks, founded in twenty years' experience in the treatment of Impuissance. germs Debility, Local Weakness, Spermatorrhees, &c. To which ere added,'Commentaries on the Physiology of ISiarriage, with pre lautionary hints on the evils emanating from empirical prr etice, slid on the dangerous remedies advocated by various writers on These important disorders. 7, By iAMUEL E Df. D. rEpron D-s (,t u M A R T E L ONDO ooctor of Medicine, Matriculated Member of the University of lean. burgh, Honorary Member of tl;e London Hospital Medical Society, Liceutiat: of Apothecaries' hall, London, &c., if;c, Tue evential object of this treatise is to point out the fearful con s Gillen= resulting from certain habits, irregularities, and excesses. hick have produced more misery in Youth, degradation in Man cod, and premature deetty at ail stages of Life, than, perhaps, au) ,thee class of disease known to modern pathologists. Its perusal is iarticularly recommended to persons entertaining secret doubts of their physical condition, and who are conscious of having hazarded the health, happiness, and privileges to which every human being is entitled: it is absolutely necessary that all men should know, that there are penalties, anti when wi s d om and regret succeed ,rinelples of personal management which cannot b e v i o l ated without e O v f inconsiderate oiis ,self-hedulgence, how thes e penalties i t n b c o ur h r e in y g da 7l nay be mitigated, hew the sting of their bitterness may b 3 removed, sod how the evil and its consequences may be avoided, andabove all, that there is seemly any deeree of physical infirmity or functional lerangement to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. I ile Author has for a series of years been engaged in an extensive iractice in the treatment of these delicate complaints, which have unfortunately been too generally ,cenflded to the care . Of ignorant em irics, who inflict gteat injury on those who arc induced to place fifth in their pretensions. NERVOUS D MULTI' r MAY _ , quatte; 7-Tann be had, price 2s, of Messrs. Pip er , drethers, and C o ., 23 Pisternestererow; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street dOrile, 19, L e t c n s es , si 99, Cornhill ; or free by post for ; t 26 stsottps t 9:, any address fronythe Author's residence, 37, Bed tor d .seuare. • - • &t-lienna for consultation dully from eleven till'ivb,'and froth six till eight.: LON DON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 17, 1855. EXCURSION from DOVER to BOULOGNE, to witness the Landing of her Majesty at Boulogne, on s URI)4.Ir, the 18th August. Tha new and beautiful Steam packet THE QUEEN will leave Dover at 11 a.m., on the arrival of the train leaving London-bridge at 8.10 a.m., and return from Bou logne in time to permit excursionists returning to London by the train leaving Dover at 7.30 p.m. Fare by the steamer, 10s., there and back. 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Also, a large stock of American Travelling Trunks, Boxes, and Cases, Hatchets, Clocks, Carpet Brooms, Pails, Tubs, and Wooden-ware of all descriptions, at most moderate charges. i n RICKLEWOOD, MIDDLESEX.-To be kJ LET, U.NFURNISIIED, on the high road to Edgware, four miles from the Marble Arch, CRICKLE WOOD 'rolls E, containing three sitting-rooms (two communicating with f o l d i ng doors), eight bel-rooms, housekeeper's room, 1, fly kitchen and offices, front and back pleasure grounds, with hot houses and graperies, two kitchen gardens, brewhouse, with two rooms over, four and two stall sta b-es:three coach-houses, poultry•hous,s, piggeries, and extensive yard. Rentt3W , the tenant keeping in repair ; otherwise, 1001. per annum. Term, Seven years. Apply on the premises, or at Messrs. Bullock's. 211, High Holborn. f AD rit )ULTERATION of FOOD, Am—Doctors ai the true and real offenders. —Read the HYGEIST and 3IEDICAL REFORMER for next month. All Hygelan agents are hereby requested to give as much publicity as possible on this important question. Do not let the people be diverted from the real point at issue. Remember that the adulterations are committed with the very poisons which doctors hold out or administer " medicinally," as they call it. The liygeist may be had of all agents.. BAILW_AY INTELLIGENCE. GREAT WESTERN. The half-yearly generalof this took place yesterday at Bristol ; n the in Ri g ght Hon. company S. H. Wal pole, M.P., in the chair. The Secretary having read the advertisement 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 duo from him. They had seen from the roportthat Mr. Russell, from a failure of health, had found it necessary to resign the office of chairman. That gentle man had given his best services to the company, for a period of 16 years, and from the opportunity 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, and 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 having chosen him to fill it, he would endeavour to discharge the duties of his office to the best of his ability, not:vithetanding 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 Wolver hamptOn 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 as for that of the Great Western Railway proprietors, but they had tried to escape from the obligation, notwithstand ing that the Great Westerh Railway Company, acting under a counter-obligation, were actually laying down a narrow gauge upon an equivalent p or ti on of the i r l i ne. To oppose that bill was, therefore, an operation of self-de fence, and ho was glad to say that that opposition 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 proprietors 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 f u lly an d boldly in th o f ace; to ll thorn honestly the facts, to trace the causes, and to account for the consequences which had resulted from them. (Hear, hear.) From the fact th a t the half-yearly di v id en d had fallen from 4 to 2 per sent. per annum it would appear at first sight as if the company were taking a downward instead of a progressive course ; hut ho thought that he could satisfy them that the con trary was the case. The causes of the depreciation of the dividend were to he found, first, in the general depression of trade, bringing with it stagnation or even diminution of railway traffic ; and, secondly, in the fact that they had had to meet engagements incurred long ago, but which were 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 thole dividends, were of a permanent character, they might, indeed, look to the future with ap prehension, but if he could satisfy them, as ho was tho roughly convinced he could, that those causes were only temporary in their character, ho thought that they might fairly ask themselves whether the consequences resulting from such a state of things might not be found to be tem porary also. (Hear.) Now, taking the working of the lino for the past two years and-a-half into consideration, they would find that for the half-year ending June, 1853, their receipts were, in round numbers, 522,000!., and for the half year ending December, 620,000/. ; that for the half year ending June, 1854, the receipts wore 620,000/. and for the remaining half-year 618,0021., while for the last six months they had been 647,0001. Comparing therefore the two half-years, ending June, 1853, and June, 1854, there was an increase of receipts to th e ex t en t of 98003 , while the increase upon the half-year ending last June over the corresponding period of 1854 was 27,0001. only. The expenditure for the half-year ondiug June, 1853, was 233,000/4 and for, that ending in December of the same year 242,0001. In the six months ending Juno, 1854, the expenditure was 262,000/., and for that ending December 264,0001., while for the pastsix months it had been 280,0001., making an increase of expenditure as between the half-year ending June, 1853, and June, 1851, to the amount of 29,000/., and an increase as between the half-year ending June, 1854, and Juno, 1855, of 23,000/. Comparing the two sides of the account, they would perceive that down to Juno, 1854, their receipts were gradually increasing be yond their expenditure, but that from June, 185 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 70,000/., but from June, 1854, to June, 1855, there was a balance in favour of net revenue of 4,000/. 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 thin 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 whish expenditure was necessarily incurred for the proper carry ing on 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. But th ey wou l d 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 41,000/. 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 the dividend since Dec., 1854. It was owing, let, to their amalgamation with - tho Shrewsbury companies; and, 2dly, to the extension of their line from Bir miugham 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 profit& of the past half-year on the Shrewsbury lines fell short of 3e 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 tribntable 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 1,900,000/. • while the work s were i n 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 time interest on the money, ex cep'. 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 4), per cent. was 85,0001., or for the half-year 42,500/., so goat th e accoun t 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 hope of improvement for the future. On the first 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 bo 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 bo 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 look e d back at the proceedings of the committee of consultation which was appointed by the shareholders in 1849, he found that that committee had to deal with r thi , sas o wellasootileceyr, butsub jects, and that th e y no t only approved recommended it in the strongest terms. They must there fore all of them—directors, shareholders, and committee of consultation, bear together the blame, if blame there 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 10/. ss. upon each 20/. share, to be paid for on completion, comprise the Birmingham and Oxford, 32 miles, and the Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley, 11 miles long, t T h h e e o a n u i s t o r u u n e t t o already e e s x e p l i e n nd es e: i l s , s a e n t d f o r r e t q h u u r e t d h t e o a complete . 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 mingham, 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 further said, " The works of the Oxford and Birmingham line are in a very advanced state, except at points where considerable saving orcost may be effected by arrangements with other companies. Your committee strongly recom. mend the entire completion of the works so as to enable the Great Western, through the medium of these lines to make such arrangements with oth er com p a ni e s north of Dudley as may prodrice the greatest possible traffic by this route." He wished to express no opinion as to that ,policy, still less did he wish to throw any blame on any person. He found that they had great difficulties to'encounter, and if the truth must be told he thought they were.all more or less eespeesiblO for the fallirig off in the 'divideed which was consequent upon the amalgamation and exten sion to which ho had'aclverted. That being- so, the clues:. tion they had to consider was what should be their future policy with reference to these railways, and were those dif ficulties likely.to be permanent or temporary ? He had the authority of the board for saying —and h 9 entirely con curred in their recommendation--that, whatever might haeo been the past policy of the directors and the conse quences which had resulted, the policy which should now he pursued ought to be—first, to make the most of their existing engagements and their present lines ; secondly, to extend them in no direction whatever . ; and, thirdly, 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 r loss, for the sake of prospective gain. To those rules' or precepts of conduct which he submitted for their consideration he would add a fourth, which required some guard, perhaps, at the present moment; but which was that they should vigilantly watch and. check expenditure—(hear)—at the Same time taking care-not to interfere with or diminiskthe proper development of traffic by a false economy. Those were the principles Upon which the directors desired to act, and had acted since he Lad had the honour 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 nmalga illation of others had led to the reduction of dividend to 2 per cent., what hope could be held out of bettor 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 seine six weeks to look into the state of their affairs, - sd• while-he would not, on the one hand, wish to excite undue holies, 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 cc ith f ac t s a l one h e d ealt—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 corresponding period of the former year. From April, however, the tide appeared to have turned in favour 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 corresponding 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 3,167/.. 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 18)5 ; 2,934/. for July the 29th, 1854, against 3,9931. in 1835 ; and 3,2631. for August the sth, 1854, against 4,41e1. in 1855 ,• the difference in these five weeks being 15,5911. in 1854 and 29,697/. in 1855. He had just seen the returns of the last week, and they ex hibited an increase of 9481. 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. th eme e nt s . am (H e e w a e r e .) ks H o e f now took up th e G rea t W es t ern proper , an d wou ld g i ve a statement of th e rece ipt s , compar i n g 1851 with the corres p on di ng weeks o 1855. In the-fi rs t week the rec e ipt s were , i n 18 4, 23,792/. ;.in 1855, 20,0601. ; in the second, 25,125/. i n 1854 ; i n 1855, 26,8681. ; in the third, 24,8001. in 1854, against 27,537/. in 1855; and in the fourth, 25,9331. aga i ns t 30,4261., showing an average in crease of 2,8001. 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 ; ho 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 heavy 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 psculiar disadvantage upon the financial position of this company, the necessity for a 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 93,389 e, 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 50,5961. ; still leaving a surplus of 19,012 e, 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 29e 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 sumpaid 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 31,953 1 ., in 1815, instead of a surplus of 19,0121. in 1851, as available to the purpose of the pro rata dividend. The receipts for the half-year end ing the 30th of June, 1854, amounted to 620,887 e, 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 262,618 e, and' inthe latter period t 0255,1561., showing an increase 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, to 362,641/., showing an increase of 4,3721. The preference charges, in terest on loans, he., 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 balanc 3 amounted in the former period, to 162,4111., and in the past half year to 130,4911., showing a deficiency of 31.9531. An 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 during 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 arisen from the causes specified. The inquiry is naturally suggested by these observations, why then, during the last half-year, have the compara tive expenses increased se much in proportion to the gross revenue? Tew circumstances already mentioned.will supply the answer. The directors have had to provide fixed establishments at no fewer than 16 additional 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 hang, the diminution of receipt has been principally manifested in the more remunerative class of passengers, travelling for a long distance ; and such less 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 clue proportions of receipt and expenditure, and those sources of income will eventually disembarass the company from the effects of those onerous enga gements in respect to the newly opened lines o f r ailw a y. When it is reflected that the whole requirement for a dividend of 1 per cent. per annum on the ordinary capital •of this company, but slightly exceeds 41,000/. 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 tho worst half-year, before those lines could become productive, ought in no degree to discourage the shareholders from 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 finrlly 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 mannerastheother Great Western accoun t s, s h ows pl a i n ly how rigid is th e ad herence of th ose gen tl emen t o th e principle of m a ki ng revenue chargeable for ever y expense in any manner con nected with it. The directors have no desire to rai se any objection to that system. On the contrary, they entirely 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 from 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 benefit s h av e not yet been derived fr om th a t 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 the Great Western account, and they will henceforth be published in the same form as the pre sent, after being audited and approved by the Great Western auditors. The capital accounts of those two com panies are now undergoing similar scrutiny from the audi tors, in order to ascertain and determine the precise amount of all their respective encumbrancer, and. known-liabilities at the - time of amalgamation, which will hereafter be shown in proper form, together with any subsequent pay- meats made for the same Airectors have pUrpose. The already pro v id e d a sum of 15Q,000/. to pay off debentuyes and other se cur itie s o f those companies falling due, which_ has been effe c t e d b y i ssu i ng a correspon ding amount of new securities u n d er th e prov i s i ons .o f th e Amalgamation Act. It has b een a di sappo i n t men t t o fi n d th a t some ob struction, simil a r t o th a t prev i ous l y comp l a i ne d of, has been continued to th e t ra ffi c o f th e t wo Sh rews b ur yirailways passing over'the Birkenhead lines, in spite-of the assur ances given by their late chairman to the contrary, and notwithstanding the efforts perseveringly made by direc tors of both companies to overcome that state of affairs. The consequence has been, that in the absence - of all fa, cilities for transmission of railway traffic either to or from Liverpool or Manchester, by means of friendly co operation and aid from the Birkenhead Company t it has been hitherto, found necessary to forego the -advan tages of soliciting or undertaking the maugement of• mer chandise, the directors being unable to rely with certainty that it would be properly forwarded uponequitable terms, or punctually and correctly delivered. The agreement be tween the two companies made in January, and referred to in the last report, wee subsequently rejected by a eve= cial general meeting of the Birkenhead Company in Feb ruary ; and, in the face of avowed hostility from parties influencing that rejection, it was deemed essential, first to procure or this company independent promises in Birkene 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 ment from those parties, the important towns to and from which such immense I.ailway 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 nearly ready for it. The directors have been very lately apprised that the main obstacle to a good under standing with the Birkenhead Company is likely soon to be removed, which circumstance, it is believed, will lead to reciprocal benefits for both companies, by accelerating the period when the • Lancashire trade .trill be brought through over their respective lines. The Hereford, Ross, and Gloucester Railway, was completed on the Ist of June, from which date the working ,lease commences. Up to that period the traffic between Grange-court and Hope brook 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 Wales 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 ov er the various lines now belonging to or connected with your system. In addition to the large trade in imported and ma n uf a ctured gOods at Liverpool and Manchester, which, for the reasons he , ein 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 railway company, whether as to the comparative remuneration from the conveyance of such traffic, or the extent of the demand for it, throughout the populous and very extensive districts of the country inter sected by your lines. During the last winter, for instance, a quantity of coal raised in North Wales, close to the main line of the Chester Railway, was for the first time brought by way of experiment to London, limited how ever unavoid a bly i n quan tit y, b y th e smalfworking of the collieries, and by the then unfinished means of transport and accommodation for it at the place of consumption. The experiment proved entirely successful in establishing the merit of the coal itself, its perfect adaptation to the great market of theemetropolis, 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-au 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 guage 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 in terests ; and they trust that the rejection of that - 6111 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 last few years between the two companies. The directors have to announce, with very sincere regret, that Mr. Russell has recently been obliged, on 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 as by 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 b oar d h ave 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 Frome 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, Frome, 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 Basingstoke 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 Didcot 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. He 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 he was a friend or relative of a director. Ho 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 directors' report had not been circulated at an earlier period. He had always opposed the amalgam a ti on w ith th e Shrewsbury companies, 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 an expenditure of 21,000,0001., and he 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 an 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' xeasonably to expect from the amount of capital embarked in it by this company. APROPRIETOR inquired what return was obtained from Paddington Hotel, which had cost the company 58,0001. nearly? CHAIRMAN, in reply, denied that patronage had been improperly exercised, and challenged any one to point out a single instance of the nature. The 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 2,0001., 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 proposed by Mr. NORRIS, 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 durin g th e p as t h a lf-year shows anincrease of 17,426/. over that of the corresponding half year of 1854; and, although the increase is less than the directors have heretofore had the gratification of reporting, yet, when consideration is given to the fact that great pros tration has prevailed iu trade throughout the entire half year, and that the -last winter was very severe and pro tracted, both circumstances operating against railway traffic, they hope tbeireceipta will be deemed fiatienterY. 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/, lIDDLESBOROUH AND REDCAR. This compay also held its half-yearly meeting at Dar lington on Wednesday ; Mr. Nathaniel Plews presided. A dividend of 6 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 Bishopsgate 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 25th inst. A vote of thanks concluded the proceedings. ROYSTON AND HITCHEN. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yes terday a l t the offices, St. Helen's-place ; Mr. W. Reed in the chair. The ulEtual dividend ' a t the rate of 6 per cent , per an num on the Royston and Hitchen and Shepreth exten sion shares, less 14d. 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 Ist of September next. SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending Aug. 12, 1855 £3,074 10 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 wound e d on th e 18th une. From internal evidence the writer of the letter was at once suspected to be Acting Assistant-Surgeon Bakewell, and on being questioned on the subject he acknowledged the authorship. He had left the camp on the 20th June on account of sickness and proceeded to Scutari. Al though the sudden influx of wounded might have been greater than was 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 extent 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 to the Commander-in-Chief, the following General Order has been published : Head-Quarters before Sebastopol, 3d August, 1855. A letter having appeared in the Tinter newspaper, dated " Camp before Sebastopol, June 20th," containing charges 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." In this opinion the Com mander of the Forces concurs, after a careful perusal of the evidence. It appears that Acting Assistant-Surgeon Bakewell is the author of this letter. He 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 order, H. W. BARNARD, Chief of the Staff. (Signed) The court of inquiry was composed 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 bad 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.-Some returns moved for by Mr. Scobell, ALP., 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 maximum, 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 surgeons 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 bar 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 fell-pay 886, and the number on half-pay 291. with out following extraordinary cur es consti- Flatul.entsch Cough, out medicine of Indigestion (Dyspepsia), pation, Nervous, Bilious, and Liver Compla i n ts , ii W a ' rr b 37 , s Asthma, Consumption, and Debility, effected by are not the delicious health-restoring Revalenta Arabica c Food,Countess of Castle least remarkable :-From the Dowager t stuart.- Cure Countess of Castlestuart 9th December, 185 1. -The Dowagerroring y°of DOWN, Ireland, 52,612. - Rosstrevor, Coun feels induced, in the interest of suffering Ambles Food has cured humanity, to state that Du Barry's excellent ltov of i n digestion bile, great her, after all hadmedicines failed,omany years' stan,d_ng. i This nervousness and irritability, t Food deserves the . ng. Euquiries will be cheerfully an_ sidered a real blei o si c onfidence of all sufferers and may be con cur, N . 49,832. " Fifty years' indescribable sia nervousness, asthma,cough, constip sickness at the - a " ' flatulency, spasms,stomach, and tion, . removed by Du Barry's excellent have been aswovenryediro•xi dYsPoP , vomiting, RIA JOLLY, Wortham Ling, nearNorfolk:' llb. 2s. 96 • 21b. 4s, 6d ; 51b 11 Diss, In canistei s, • , . ~ • s. ; 121 b. 22c. The 121 b., carriage free, on receipt of I ost-office order. Barry Du Barry & Co., 77, Regent-stree, London ; also $ 18 Piccadilly; 60, Gracechurch-street ; 330, and 45 F o od, -MARIA at 2, 1 Strand; 4, Cheapside ;c 60 and 68, Cornhill; 49, Bisho $ ps.testreet; 55, Charing-ross ; 54, Upper Baker -street• Oxford-street ; 89, High-street, C d 63 and 150, am en -town • 18 Pall mall; 7, Pall-mall-East; 132, New Bond -street $ -street • 24 Mot comb-street ; 13, King William-street City' ; 30: Condutt, street; 21, Cock - spur-street; 95, Farringdon=street; 67, St. Paul's Churchyard; 6 - Edwarclst t roe , Portman-square. '). 4 • v.- 140 I 00 ° ' ,rot p~y ~811 4 0 I