The Sun. — London, England, 1854-08-21 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTHERN CIRCIIIT.—LrvEstroOL, AUG. 19. CROWN COURT.—Before Mr. Baron PLATT. William Henderson Horner, master mariner, and Thomas Henry Chadderton, seaman, were indicted for the wilful murder of Pedro, alias Angelo Paraiso, on the high seas, on the 29th of March last. Mr. Blair and Mr. Conway prosecuted ; Mr. Serjeant Wilkins and Mr. Aspinall defended the prisoner Hor ner ,• and Mr. T. Chambers the prisoner Chadderton. The prisoner Horner, it appeared, from the statement of the learned counsel for the prosecution, and from the evidence of the witnesses, was the master of the ship Mangosteen, and the prisoner Chadderton acted as his mate. In January, 1853, the ship sailed from Liver pool, on a general trading voyage, and sailed first for Bombay. The crew at that time consisted of the captain, the first and second mates, steward, carpenter, sail maker, cook, eight seamen, and one boy. The ship on her voyage out first put into Beaumaris, where the sea men, having complained that the forecastle was very wet, and that there was no place to live in, lest the sh ip. The captain was obliged, in consequence , t o p ut bac k t o Liverpool and ship a fresh crew. He then againnptr_ne ceeded on his voyage, and arrived at Bombay o n h 4th of May. On the voyage out it was a lleged that the captain frequently ill-used the crew by strikin. „ them with his fist, or anything he could lay hold of . In conse rpenter, second que nce of this alleged ill-usage, the mate, sailmaker, and eight sailors left the ship at Bom bay, and another crew of Lascars were shipped for w therebam- in their place. The ship sai led from Bo m b ay poa, where she discharged he s rhcea r a g rr o ,ved and then went n ion the 11th o of to Singapore, at which place October. At that p lace also t he crew, with the exception of the first mate, steward, cook, and the boy, all left the vessel, and refuse d to p roceed with her. The ca p tain a g ain shipped a fresh crew, the whole of whom were foreign ers, except one—an Englishman named Foster. It b ecam e ne cessary, in consequence, to take an interpreter on b o ard, as none of the sailors, with the exception of Foster, could speak English. This man, however, re fused to remain, after being on board three or four days, and another was engaged. The ship sailed from Singa pore on the 27th of November, on her voyage home. .After being at sea a month or siSweeks the captain begatrto beat the men, and stop their food, apparently from their not understanding his orders, and the men were frequently flogged with a cat. Among others the deceased was beaten almost every day either by the cap tain or the mate. The cat had eight lashes knotted at the end fastened to a thick stick. The deceased was sometimes beaten with the stick, and sometimes with the lashes over his face, hands, and body, and sometimes a rope's-end.was used to him. The men were not such good sailors as Englishmen, and from want of food and . this treatment they became weak, affected by the cold, and unable to do the work of the ship. The deceased was a Portuguese, from South America, and became, ' from these causes, particularly obnoxious to the captain who-flogged him repeatedly. The day previous to his death the deceased was knocked down twice by the; mate, as some of the witnesses said, by the captain's. orders. On the day that he died the deceased was steer ing and gibed the mizen. On seeing this the captain went up to him and struck him on the face, knocked him down, and kicked him twice on the mouth. One of the witnesses stated that, on the man getting up again, the captain said "he would make him steer," knocking him' down again and striking him with the cat over his hands and body till his hands were cut, and blood ran from his : fingers. After this treatment the deceased fell on the deck. andwas unable to rise again and had to be carried belo w , where he died next day. It was stated also that the captain had sold some of the ship's provisions at Singa• pore, and in consequence the crew had to be put on, short allowance, the captain serving out the provisions himself and giving to some of the men a greater sharei than to others. The allowance of the deceased was so limited that he stole the pigwash for food, and the cap 4 tain on one occasion flogged him for theft. The deceased in consequence of this treatment, became much reduced in condition during the voyage. On arriving at Liver: pool the crew were some days on shore before they com. plained of the treatment they had received. All th witnesses appeared to be animated with a strong feelin against the captain, but spoke well of the mate, who they said, in treating them ill only acted under the cao Ulu's orders. One of the witnesses said that he saw th captain throw the cat overboard the day after the deat of the deceased. Although the witnesses agreed in th main facts proved by them, the cross-examination of the learned counsel for the defence elicited many discrepancies in evidence. The body of the deceased was buried at sea, and the learned counsel for the prosecution said under the circumstances he did not think it necessary to call any medical testimony. His LORDSHIP wished to have some medical testimony as to whether death was likely to have ensued from the treatment the deceased had received. As the case stood he thought no reasonable men could come to the conclusion that the death of the deceased had been pro duced by the blows without medical evidence to that effect. He thought it the duty of the prosecution in it case like the present to give such evidence. 'A surgeon was then called and sworn, and it appeared that he had not been in court at the time, and had not, therefore heard all the evidence. Another surgeon • was then called, who, on being sworn, stated that, although he had been in court during all the trial, from its inconvenient crowding, he had been pushed froni his seat, and had not been able to hear all the evidence ; but upon the supposition of the truth of what he had heard, he was of opinion that the deceased had died from the ill-treatment he had received and from want of food, which would produce death from exhaustion. This would also depend on the state of the man's health, and whether he was free from disease. At the close of this evidence, which was the case for the prosecution. Mr. Serjeant Wilkins inquired if the jury thought it necessary that he should address them ? The jury turned round in their box, and, after a few moments' consideration, said they had made up their minds to a verdict of not guilty. The mate (Chadderton) was then discharged, this being the only case against him. There are, however, two other indictments against the captain for murder, in causing the death of two other seamen, Samuel Gonzales and Henry Foster ; and Mr. Blair, on the part of the prosecution, said he would consider, until Monday morning, whether he would press the other cases against the prisoner. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—Thos. Win. O'Keefe and his son, Terence O'Keefe, were finally examined on the charge of obtaining from Miss Priscilla East the sum of 525 t. by fraud and false pretences, and corn niitted for trial. MARYLEBONE.—A case of considerable importance , both to the public and publicans arose under the New Beer Act ; the question, in fact, being w h e th er it i s lawful for those persons ho leave London on a Sunday, and visit the suburbs, to obtain refreshm en t a t an inn or not. Mr. Robert Ware, proprietor o f the Castlein Tavern, Hampstead-heath, better known as Jack Straw's Castle, was summoned by the police fur keeping his house open for the sale of spirits, &c., between the hours of half-past two and six o'clock. The evidence went to show that there were five dif ferent persons who entered the hotel before half-past 2 o'clock and had their dinner. They also had wine and ale, and they paid their bills before half-past 2 o'clock, but they remained sitting after that hour with the wine and ale before them. The police entered the room, and were satisfied, from the inquiries they made of the per sons themselves, that these facts were true. It was also proved that two of the persons came in a brougham, two more in a gig, and the rest on foot ; all appeared to have arrived from a distance, and the horses were taken out and placed in the stably. The gentleman who came on foot said he had left the Hampstead omnibus not far off, and had walked to the defendant's house, where he was sitting at dinner when the police entered. He con sidered that they had no right to intrude upon him, and that their conduct was greatly to be censured. Sunday was the only day in the week upon which he could ob tain fresh airf and he made a constant practice of going to Hampstead-heath to dine. Mr. Guy, a solicitor, who appeared for the Suburban Innkeepers' Society, contended that the defendant had not kept house open after half-past 2 o'clock, and that, if an innkeeper sold spirits before that time to persons in his house, those persons had a right to stay as long as they pleased to drink them. He also contended that the Persons present in defendant's house were bond fide travellers 'within the meaning of the act. Mr. LONG said as to the first point, he considered that allowing the hour drinking of spirits, &c.; after th e byp in erons who had purchased th e li quor previously, was named, would be making th e light of a conti nue d sa l e , an d it the law a d ea d l e tt er if h e were to de cide that persons ths had stay as l ong as th ey lik e d to drink what they i i The law did not look to purchased b e f ore h a lf- past two. ,enatlandlord to perfo rm impossibi lities, and it was sufac that he should use his best exertions, and, to show that h As to the secon d point,e had d one so , t o c l ear his house at the appointed adar left tedefined the meaning it was evident that the act h ftthat to be decided of the word " traveller," but 'had t was brought. by the magistrates before whom the evidence person and If a person were to go from Cheapeid e dine there, he could not conceive such : to come within the meaning of the word traveller R lle ie rh; m b o u n t d if a per son left London to g o to Ham p ste ad of the subur ban villa g es, and dined there, he should);' any ° eon ider such pe rson a bona fide traveller. In the p resent c ase he though t there was sufficient evidence to pr ove that the persons in the defendant's house were &mim e travellers, and he should therefore dismiss the summons. S LDIER BY HIS COMBADE. — Richard W M ilk uß ins i r, aoP A° private in the 18th company of the Royal Sappers and Miners, was delibertateinlyashboatudaecakd-r,ooonmthaet morning of the 29 th of June a Halifax, Nova Scotia, by hiscl o e s n t i:r v a o d e m , e W n i i i l a l ida assSicmi aet,etai private in the same corps. together in the regiment on the m m o s s , a ti n n d tit l n v a e t r e e terms of friendship for more than seven y e convers ing with each other, and with other men s i i n m t e he we r n o t om to , when, without any apparent provocation,_ shot Wilkin the arm-rack, took down his firelock, and son through the heart, the ball pass ing out at the right side and b rea ki ng the right elbow. The unhappy . victim sank instantly, and the indignation of the men in the barrack-room at the atrocious deed was so great, that, but for the prompt interference of a non-commissioned officer who was present, the murderer would have heed seriously injured. A coroner's inquest was held on the 494 y, and a verdict of wilful murder returned against I ; , , Mae, who is com m itt ed to prison to take his trial at the ' lot eCtr t;, t -ramming court sessions, which will come on in November ~ 41 . . ... s ' .. A'-' •-•- . a .-\ , ,' 1 ' mil y- - ItPtr' vc ___'...r.rlrcis A 1 7 ___-_, ..- RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE, MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLN SHIRE. ctohnissicdoenriptahney p w r a o s po h s e e l d d atMan- ch A este s r pe o c n ia S l a arrange ments with the London and North-Western and t u meetingrda y t ofo War rington and Stockport and St. Helen's Railway Com panies, the terms of which have already appeared in The Sun. The chair was taken by Mr. John Chapman. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the first resolution, ob served that the proposed arrangement with the London and North-Western Company was practically an amal gamation, though without the inconveniences of an amalgamation, as it was intended to secure to this company a minimum gross receipt of traffic with some contingent advantages, while it left them in the position of an independent company, to deal with their internal affairs and economize the amount of traffic, and the pros pects of a return for the money invested. The working o f a large concern like this must always be liable to be affected by unforeseen accidents, but the directors felt confidence in anticipating, under the proposed arrange ment, that the preference shareholders would very shortly be placed in a position of entire security, and that a dividend, steadily increasing, would be at a very early period received by the original shareholders. Developed and stimulated as the resources of the line would be by the union with a more powerful interest, many persons were sanguine enough to believe that they would yield a larger gross traffic than the proportion secured under the proposed arrangement, and the whole of any such excess would belong to this company up to the end of 1857, and after 1857, and up to 1859, the whole up to 12,0001. per week and after 1859 the whole up to 13,0001. per week, would belong to this company, any receipts beyond th6se sums being divided, two-thirds to this company and one-third to the London and North-Western. That such ex pectations were not utterly groundless was evident from the rate at which the traffic had increased since the opening of the whole of this company's lines. This company having made large sacrifices in the spring of this year to secure the co-operation of the Great Northern Company, as far as they could co-Operate, the working arrangements with that company had been of a far more friendly character than previously ; but the Great Northern Company had never made any proposi tion involving any fixed responsibility on their part, or any binding protection to the proprietors of this com pany, and he had every reason to believe that the share holders of the Great Northern were averse to undertak ing any further fixed obligations whatever. Therefore, the ally of this company became, of necessity, the Lon don and North-Western, and he sincerely hoped that that company and the Midland would be able to see their way to more intimate relations, as there was a large amount of traffic which could only be developed by the cordial union of the three undertakings. The advan tages of the proposed arrangement both to the travelling and carrying public were obvious, because it would in crease the certainty of time, which is so necessary to business travelling, by removing the present break of communication at Manchester between the Sheffield line and the Liverpool line; while the merchants and traders on this company's line would be enabled to obtain through rates and arrangements, not only over the whole of the London and North-Western system—embracing 630 miles of railway, and as many more miles in its alliances, but, through the influence of that company, over the systems of almost every other, and the saving of time and expenditure by a common working must ultimately lead to the modification of any rates which were, commercially speaking, too high. The alliance of the London and North-Western must powerfully assist in developing the resources of this company's property, while it would strengthen it in negotiations with other companies for division of traffic ; and, as the policy of the concern might now be considerel settled, the attention of the directors might safely be given exclusively to its internal management, so as to improve the credit of the undertaking and induce mo neyed men to set its proper value upon it. The proposed arrangement with the Warrington and Stockport and St. Helens's companies would afford an outlet for various kinds of traffic over the Garston line, traversing a new district which must become more and more important ; and, as this company was to find locomotive power and plant to work the line from Timperley to Garston, on fair terms, an employment would be found for their sur plus stock, which would go far to protect them from any loss that might accrue in the first years of the arrange ment, before the traffic was fully developed. He con cluded by moving the first resolution, approving the re port of the directors as to the proposed arrangement with the London and North-Western Company, and authorizing its conclusion. Mr. TURNER seconded the resolution. The CHAIRMAN explained, in reply to a question from Mr. Williams, . that the London and North-Western Company were merely to be allowed 50 per cent. for working expenses on any amount which they might pay to make up the sum guaranteed, when the traffic happened to fall short of the guarantee. Mr. E. WATKIN, the general manager, in answer to questions from a shareholder, said that the total amount of capital represented by the 61. shares was 1,035,0001., of which 776,2501. was called up. If those shares were paid off by money raised at 4 per cent. on the 11th of Oct., 1870, when they were redeemable at par, than, if the whole amount of money was called up, the paying off of theseshares would make a difference of 20,0701. a year, or about one-half per cent. to the original shareholders. If, on the other hand, any further sum was called up it would make a difference of about 15,5001. a. year. With respect to the debentures, the directors ob tained powers last session to capitalise them by the issue of preference stock, to bear a dividend not exceeding 4 per cent. per annum ; and, as the amount of debentures issued was 2,396,5001., at an average rate of 41 per cent. there would be a saving of 18,0001. a year; or, if they were capitalised at less than 4 per cent., the saving would be in proportion. As regarded the working ex penses, this company were certainly not bound by the proposed arrangement to work the traffic at any un reasonable per tentage, but only in such a way as was fairly consistent with the interests of the proprietors. The shareholders might rely on the principle that as the traffic increased, the percentage of working expenses must diminish. Many changes were being made in the locomotive department, to secure greater economy as well as efficiency. The increase of traffic this half-year had so far averaged 9001.. per week, with a smaller num ber of engines in steam than at the correspoding period of last year. (Cheers.) Mr. ADA.NrswAITE moved, as an amendment, that the meeting be adjourned until the preference share- holders' committee had made their report. Mr. WALKER seconded the amendment. After some discussion the amendment was withdrawn, and the original resolution carried with about half a dozen dissentients. Another resolution, approving of the principle of the arrangement with the Warrington and Stockport and St. Helen's Companies, was then carried, and the pro ceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the chair man and the directors. GREAT NORTHERN. The following are the principal passages of the report of the directors to the 16th half-yearly ordinary general meeting of the proprietors, to be held at the London Ta vern on Saturday, the 26th inst. :—" The result of the half-year is contained in Account No. 3, being the net revenue account. By this it appears that, after paying and providing for all permanent chqrges, rents, interest, working expenses, and dividend on the preference shares or stock, there remains available for dividend upon the original stock, and upon the B stock, the balance of 67,314/. 6s. 11d. This will afford a dividend for the half year ended 30th June last, at the rate, per annum, of 2i per cent, on the original stock, and 51 per cent, on the B stock, and these rates of dividend the directors recom mend to be paid to the proprietors of those stocks re spectively. There will then remain the sum of 1,1981. 6s. 71d., to be carried to the following half-yearly ac count. This dividend, undoubtedly, contrasts unfavour ably with the dividend declared in Feb. for the half-year ended Dec. 31, 1853; but, whilst the directors regret the disappointment which it may cause to the proprietors, they find, upon a careful examination of the several heads of expenditure, that the result has proceeded from cir cumstances which they could not prevent. Amongst others, the severe snow storm in Janu'iry last, which occasioned an actual loss of receipt from traffic of at least 7,0001., besides causing a very heavy expenditure in clearing and repairing the line, several engines and trains having been for three days immovably imbedded in snow drifts. It must also be taken into consideration that, while the receipts are less in the first half as compared with the second half of each year, the working expenses can never be reduced in the same proportion." harvest has already been vigorously commenced by two or three farmers in the immediate vicinity.—. Hull Packet. DuRHAm.-0 wing to the heavy rains which we have experienced during the past few days the hay harvest has been greatly retarded in this county. A great quantity of grass has not yet fallen under the scythe, and nearly one-half of the entire crop is still in the fields. The first cutting of seeds and clover, which is now all carried, has proved to be a very light crop. On old lands, however, the crop is about an average. The price of "pike-hay" is very high—from 41. 10s. to Si. per ton having in several instances been given by col liery companies in this neighbourhood. This high price is, perhaps, attributable to the lightness of the seed crop and the large consumption of hay during last win ter. Should the weather take up there is every pro spect of an excellent and ;'abundant crop of wheat. In some places the recent heavy rains have laid it ; but with a week or ten days' fine bright weather several fields of wheat in this neighbourhood will be ready for the sickle. Oats, which at the early part of the season were expected to prove a very indifferent crop, have wonderfully improved. The dry weather during sow ing in the spring was not favourable, but with the sum mer rains they have greatly improved ; and they are now confidently expected to prove a fair though not quite an average crop. Beans, where they were sown in good season, look well, though in Cleveland and the neigh bourhood of Stockton we bear of many failures. There is a fair crop of peas. Turnips have seldom been known to look better than they do this year. Upon light lands, suitable for the crop, the recent rains have proved of great benefit. The abundant crop of turnips, and the large yield of straw from the wheat crop will com pensate for the deficiency in the hay. Grazing stock are progressing well—though the prices still keep high, from Bs. to Bs. 6d. per stone, being about 2s. per stone higher than at this time in 1852. No doubt, in the course of a month, when more grass beasts become fit for market, some little reduction may be expected. In comparison with beef, mutton is comparatively cheap 6d. to bid. per lb.—Durham, Advertiser. CARLISLE.—Since our last a good deal of rain has fallen in this locality, and, we believe, over the whole of the four northern counties and the south of Scotland. Saturday, Sunday, and Monday were very wet days. Tuesday was gloomy; on Wednesday and Thursday the sun shone out with summer brilliancy and heat ; and there is now a prospect of continued fine weather. The cutting of wheat and barley has commenced in various parts of the county.—Carlisle Patriot. SELBY.—The farmers here generally have commenced harvest operations, and more than average crops will be gathered in this district should the weather continue fine for a few weeks. We are sorry to learn that the potato disease has again manifested itself, and within the last week the crops have suffered materially. As it is con siderably later in its visitation this year than in previous years, it is to be hoped it will be less virulent.—York shire Gazette. Ross.—We observe with much satisfaction that the whole breadth of grain in this district is of most luxuri ant growth, and is very little affected by the late heavy rains ; there is little or no blight ; it promises a good yield, and much above an average crop. Several large fields are cut, and some is already gathered. Should the weather continue as fine as it has been for the last week, a great breadth must necessarily fall to the sickle before our next publication.—Monnouthshire Beacon. MONTROSE.—During the week we have had several seasonable showers, which have benefited the green crops generally, and the cereals have not been damaged in the least degree, but are all ready for the sickle. Shearing is commenced on two farms in the immediate neighbourhood, and in the course of ten days harvest will be general throughout the district. The potato crop is still quite sound, and the rumour of the disease has died away, we trust, for the season. For the week the tem perature has been of medium height, and the barometer stands nearly at fair. Harvesting operations are now commenced in right earnest in this neighbourhood. The fields have, generally speaking, assumed the mellow tint of autumn, and the merry voice of the reaper is now heard pealing over the meadows. Mr. Neill, Borrowfield, we understand, has upwards of a hundred hands employed ; and they are already leaving behind them broad acres of thickly-set stock s. —Montrose Standard. In the district around Alnwick the corn crops are look ing remarkably well, the wheats are gradually assuming the golden tinge, and are rapidly approaching maturity, the fair weather of last week materially altering and improv ing their appearance, and should it continue favourable there is every prospect of an abundant harvest. On Satur day last several samples of new barley were exhibited in the market. The season has been all that could be desired for the growth and cultivation of the turnip and other green crops, and the richness and luxuriance of their present promise has been very rarely if ever exceeded. Unfortu nately the fatal potato disease has again given unequivocal indications of its presence ; to what extent its ravages may spread it is impossible to predict, as that, no doubt, depends much upon the condition of the atmosphere. Last week symptoms of its attacks were partially ob served, but since Sunday last, which was warm and close, and rained nearly the whole day, the complaint has become very general —more particularly in gardens, and in the allotments belonging to the Duke of Northumberland, where, in some cases, the greater portion of the crop is affected. Although every means which experience or ingenuity can suggest have been tried to arrest its course, all efforts have Hitherto proved abortive and fruitless. Should the weather become dry and warm, some hopes may yet be indulged that the injury sustained will be limited, but should the reverse be the case, there is every reason to fear the destruction will be general and extensive in this neighbourhood. This visitation is the more to be deplored as there is a considerable breadth planted, and the produce is repre sented as having been until a short time ago alike beautiful and sound.—Berwick Warder. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 21, 1854, BRISTOL AND EXETER. The directors' half-yearly report, just issued, states that the gross traffic receipts upon the Bristol and Exeter Railway, from the Ist of January to the 30th of June, 1854, (including the sum of 2,0441. 2s. 2d., received on the Exeter and Crediton Railway, and due to the Bristol and Exeter Railway Company), amount to the sum of 142,7971. 15s. lid., which is 25,0741. 16s. 2d. more than in the corresponding half of the year 1853, al though the mail service was then estimated at 1,152/. 12s. lid, more than, under the new award, is re ceivable for the half-year. The disposable balance of the general revenue account, including the sum of 7,1121. 2s. id. brought over from the previous half yen,. is 49,1021. 12s. Bd., which will provide for a dividend of 41- per cent. per annum, or 21 per cent. for tre half year on your 2,000,000/. ofconsolidated stock, and leave a surplus of 4,1021, 12s. 3d. The directors recommend the proprietors to apply the sum of 3,000/, out of the present surplus to pay the expenses incurred in promo ting the Devon and Dorset Bill. The moiety payable by this company amounts to the sum of 13,6081., ex clusively v delivered, d t , h i e n b e i lolnos consequence q o u n e e n ef the t he e country ath f solicitors, no t ; but the 13,608/ . h ave been paid and carr iedoa partner to a sus penses account, i n order that the sanction of the proprie tors may be obtained to the mode of charging it. WITITEHAVENJUNCTION. The half-yearly meeting of this company was h e ld on Tuesday, at Whitehaven, the Earl of Lonsdale in the chair. J. S. YEATS read the report, which st a t e d t h at the gross traffic rece i pts amounted to 7,8931., and th e expenditure to 3,8091 . Th e b alance on the .proefintatTedd loss account was 2,3391., an d t h e directors were to recommend a dividend of Bs. per share, to transfer 2001. to the reserve fund, and to carry a balance of 139/. to the credit of the next account. The receipts as com pared with the corresponding period in 1858 showed an increase of 1,436/. There was an increase of 4801. on the expenditure, arising princip a lly h i th e l ocomotive j charffes. The oint working of the traffic with the Whitehaven and Furness Railway had worked satisfac torily, an h d l h a a r d n e i laa tr b a l ifi ed o t t h h e a W n li th ite ey iaa w ve o n ul C d om ot p h a er n w y is to e e h a arvrye on a nitic been able to do. The great increase that had taken place the traffic:would render an addition to the rolling stock absolutely necessary. The amount now expended on the capital account was 5,196/. in excess of the capital raised. Under the acts obtained last session the company had power to raise 12,0001. by shares, and 4,0001. by loans. The present liabilities on capital ac count were 9,8591., to meet which it was proposed to create additional share capital to the extent of 10,0001. Resolutions were pgssed adopting the report, de claring a dividend of Bs. per share, and re-electing the retiring directors. The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman. WEST-END OF LONDON AND CRYSTAL PALACE. The directors of this company state in their half yearly report that the contractors have been put in pos session of above three lineal miles of land, including those parts of the line having the heaviest works, and which will take the longest time to complete; such works are now being vigorously proceeded with. Al though to and from the Crystal Palace, together with the local traffic which will be developed by the arrange ment with the Brighton Railway Company for working continuously between the west-end and London-bridge, will in itself return a high rate of remuneration for the capital to be expended, the directors have thought it their duty to take every means that would lead to the line being also made available for the traffic of the south-coast and the county of Kent with the west-end of London. The arrangements already made with the Brighton Company secure the west-end traffic of that important line to this company. The directors are ad vised that the extension line to Farnborough, sanctioned in the last session of Parliament, may be extended at a comparatively cheap rate, so as to give complete ac commodation to Mid-Kent, and likewise to afford to the south-eastern districts improved access to London. They are now in communication with the parties locally interested, and they have directed the en gineers of the company to furnish them with the ne cessary information to enable them to determine as to future proceedings. The directors advert to the West minster Terminus Railway Act, by which powers have been obtained for constructing a railway with a com modious station contiguous to the centre of Victoria street, and a line extending across the river to a junction with the West-end line, on the- southern side of the South-Western Railway. The directors were so im pressed with the importance of this improved terminus for the railway, that they have given their willing con currence to the project, and a perfectly good under standing exists between the two companies as to future proceedings. The Westminster Terminus Railway Act authorises that company to extend their line to Manor street, Clapham, which is distant only about 21 miles from the West-end of London line at Lower Norwood ; and, as a junction would give a more direct line, enable the company to dispense with a third line of rails on the present works, and would likewise accommodate a very populous neighbourhood, the directors hope to make such arrangements as will enable them to ask the con sent of the shareholders to this extension. The capital account shows that 48,6221. had been received, including 5,2121. advanced from the Union Bank, and 21,2581. expended, leaving a balance of 27,3631., of which 27,0001. forms the Parliamentary deposit. SEVERN RAILWAY. The half-yearly meeting of this company was ap pointed to pe held on Saturday, at the office, Parlia ment-street ; but, in consequence of the non-attendance of a sufficient number of shareholders to constitute a meeting, no business was transacted. SOUTH WALES. Rapid progress is being made in the works from Haverfordwest to Neyland, and there are now more than 1,800 " navvies" employed. The works at the drawbridge over the river Cleddan are now being pushed forward with all possible speed. There are many miles ballasted and ready for the rails. LONDON & NORTH- WESTERN RAIL IVA Y STRIKE. LATEST PARTICULARS. RUGBY, SATURDAY. The recent strike amongst the engine-drivers and fire men on the line of the London and North-Western Railway has resulted in that which every person of common sense must have foreseen, from the premature and unwarrantable manner in which it was carried out —namely, in total defeat and discomfiture. The men, we understand, were assembled on Thursday night, and, through the firmness displayed by Mr. 111•Connell and his locomotive foreman, the affair was settled, and the watches and coats of the drivers were given up, and their wages paid. From this moment it is stated that the discharged men became furious, several assaults were committed on the new drivers, and some were terribly beaten. The residences of the new men were visited, with a view to intimidation, and in one in stance a driver, who is working the Peterborough line by contract, had a gun presented at him by one of the discharged men, who would possibly have fired had he not been prevented by another man, who seized the weapon at the moment he was levelling it. Several warrants have been issued against the man who pre sented the gun, and others who were known to be ring leaders in assaulting and holding out threats of intimi dation to the new men. During Friday night and yesterday much excitement continued to prevail, and, in order to prevent any se rious consequences, an application was yesterday morn ing made by the authorities of the line to Sir Richard Mayne, at the Metropolitan Police Office in Scotland ' yard, and durin g the afternoon a body of the metropol itan police was dispatched to Rugby. It is believed that this step will have the effect of preserving order, and prevent any outbreak, should one be contemplated, this (Saturday) evening. Mr. M'Connell remains at IRugby, and by his firmness and urbanity to the new men has secured their confidence. On instituting inquiries at Camden last evening, we were informed by the locomotive foreman, that the Camden firemen and drivers all seem to be actuated with the best spirit, and that he has not the slightest complaint to make, either as to the men keepinc , their time or at tending to their engines, throughout the week. Con versations with the men themselves corroborated this statement. They appear to rely with confidence on the word of the Marquis of Chandos, that any grievances they may have to complain of shall be fully and fairly considered by the directors, and effectually redressed. It is only justice to the men, who are all out at Rug by, to state that they still persist in the assertion that they never received the message from the Marquis of Chandos, detailing the arrangement he had come to with the Camden men, and that had they received it they would at once have gone to work. It is hardly possi ble to suppose that any officials of the line would have been base enough, if they had the temerity, to intercept a telegraph message addressed from such a quarter as the chairman of the company, to the men in the corn- pany's employment, and that which makes the statement still more improbable is the fact that the Birmingham men did receive the message, and that most of them re turned to their employment in consequence. The strike may, under all the circumstances, be con sidered actually at an end ; but there are rumours afloat that a strike is contemplated on the Great Northern and on the Midland lines, but from what cause has not transpired. We are assured upon authority that not a single accident or break-down has taken place on the line during the week, and that the trains have arrived at the several stations in a most regular and punctual manner. THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS. CAMBRIDGE.—Again we have had a delightful harvest week, and the fertile fields have been the happy scenes of industry. Mowing and reaping is now general, and the carting is becoming so. A few showers have fallen, which have scarcely retarded harvest operations, whilst they have been of considerable benefit to the turnip crop. We shall no doubt have new samples of both wheat and barley in our market to-day :we hear from many quarters that that already cut is excellent in quality, and we hope by another week to be able to con gratulate the farmers upon the yield being excellent also, and fully equal to their anticipations.—Cambridge Inde• pendent Press. FORDHAAL—The harvest is now become general, and crops of every description are being cut, and a quantity of peas and some barley have already been carted. The wheat may be reported as excellent and plentiful, and the barley never better or more abundant. Some samples of new wheat were shown in the market on Tuesday, and a high price asked for it. A sample of new barley was exhibited in the presence of our correspondent, and ap peared clear and quite hard enough to grind. The potato crop is very good, but not altogether free from the disease.—Cambridge Independent Press. BRIDLINGTON.—During the greater part of last week and up to Tuesday in this, we have had fine favourable weather for the crops and for haymaking. On Tuesday last we were visited with a short thunder-storm, and another very heavy one on Wednesday. We are sorry to have occasion to say that the potato disease has shown itself here,since Wednesday week.— Hull Packet. BURWELL.—The harvest operations are progressing in—thin- neighbourhood. A considerable quantity of wheat is already secured, and the quantity and quality quite an average. The fen wheat has to a small extent suffered from blight. The peas and tare crops are small. Barley is considered excellent, and the oats quite a fair crop.—CambridOT Independent Press. SOARBOROUGEL—The late showers of rain, accom panied by warm weather, has very much changed the colour of corn, which is now ripening very fast, and although cutting has not commenced in this district, yet in the course of another week several plots will be ready for the scythe. From the Yorkshire Wolds the accounts generally are cheering, although last week's rain has laid much of the wheat ; no great damage, however, has been done. It seems to be a decided opinion amongst farmers that the corn crops this year are quite above the t a h v e er h a a g r e v , e a st nd should ,thepo t or le miaNnvematahe3r,r we e rov th e ink favourable for the confidentloyr rejoice in the hope of having cheap bread.—ifull Packet. HORNSEA.—During the past few days the weather has been fine and warm, with occasional thunder and showers. The hay harvest in this district has com menced, and a few forward patches of wheat have been cut ; but, as yet it is not general. There is a good deal h ood, the c.re earsof wh ea t l a id , and fine dry weather, d ur i ng th e nex t t wo or thre e wee k s, would do an immense d ea l o f goo d. BEvamaly.—Corn is ripening fast in this neighbour every p rospect of a n abundant yield, and should the before are fine and bold, and there is at present weather continue propitious, the scythe and the sickle will h ave b een in operation on the contents of many a broad many days have elapsed—in fact HOP INTELLIGENCE. MAIDSTONE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 17.—Although a good deal of mould is to be found in places, the plantations continue to look well in this parish ; although they do not get into burr quite so rapidly as one would have expected. We fear that much of the later bine will prove fruitless. _ . . AYLESFORD.—The bad grounds are getting worse, and will not be worth picking. The prospect of a crop in the best gardens is not so favourable as it was a week since, as the hops come very slowly out of burr. BRENCHLEY.—The late fine weather has brought out a little burr, and we may, if warm weather continues, produce perhaps a pocket per acre. CANTERBURY. —No improvement from last week. The season is too far advanced to admit of our hops now doing anything. CRANBROOK.—Some small portion of our plantation is dropping into hop, and will yield a tolerably good crop ; but a very large portion is very bad, and will consequently render our average growth a small one— not more, we fear, than two cwt. per acre. HOLLINGBOURNE.—There has been scarcelyany altera tion in our hops since the last report ; there is a great deal of blind bine in some gardens. The two last morn ings have been very cold for the season, almost approach ing to frosts, which must considerably retard the growth of the hops. leRRA3l.—The weather is not what we could desire, for the hops have a good quantity of burr ; but, un less we have it warmer, we fear ma n y w il not turn into hops. MALLING (WEST).—Some grounds get on very well ; others that have been hit very hard do not improve so much ; some cannot grow any. MEREWORTH. Mould greatly decreased. Some grounds here are looking well ; coming out in hop very fast. If the mould should not prevent their coming out, there will be a middling crop. p — r d T i dy h e evs since woc o eph p eat s si ecbqouhuntaet heavy nvtiuyteyr slowly.attihh n e is i r Tr u hlae s tr i i i wsm a h l oou a i usl p ld p dl b e i k a he r ea a l sy n ci to ne quite„. c b r u e ° t a T s t e h l i d e " r b a u . say what state, not k now i ng as y e t w h a t ravages un t r h ei e ttso mould may cause in the crop. ROCHESTER.—The frosty mornings we have had for the last few days have put a perfect extinguisher on the faint hopes fondly entertained by some growers, that there was a chance, however remote, that hops might rally. Instead of that, however, mould, vermin, and all the other ills that hops are heir to, have completely upset the pleasing delusion, and in this district at least scarcely the apparition of a hop is visible. A wag of a hop-grower inquires if Mr. Bass continues the tenour of his ideas as to the amount of duty, or if he now sings small on the subject., ROLVENDEN,—The tops in this parish have not im proved so much as expected a short time since, as a great part of the late bine is blind, and, therefore, can not produce hops. STA.PLEHURST.—Ou r hops continue to make a little progress ; but much of the new made bine will not fruit. Warm weather is much needed to bring them on. TUNBRIDGE.—Th e hops in this parish have made a slight progress ; b u t th e im provement is so trifling that the produce f or th e year 1854 must be very small. The fresh shoots are healthy and growing, but there is not sufficient vigour in the vine to throw out burr. TUNBRIDGE WELLS.—The hop-grounds, where at all likely to grow hops, come slowly on. They are very small, and appear to do all they can. WINGHADL—Our case is getting quite hopeless—short of bine and b u t lit t l e b urr , which looks unkindly. WATERINGBURY.—The crop will be shorter than was expected. An . other Account.—Where the mould has made its ap pearance, its spreads very fast. WROTHAM (UPPER DIVISION). —The bine is making young shoots very weakly, and will produce bet a very few hops--not one cwt. per acre. WROTHAM (LowER DIVISION). —The seasonable rains and succeeding beautiful weather have caused a freshness in the appearance of the bine, which some mistake for improvement. There is, indeed, to be seen some grounds growing and blowing ; but this favourable sign, late as it is, is more than counterbalanced by the pre vailing disposition to mould everywhere, more or less. If that insidious and deadly foe to the hop-plant should prevail, farevvell to any anticipations of improvement. Where there is most promise now there would be 'the least realisation then. Taking all these things into con sideration, we cannot 'at present report more favourably. YALDING AND WEST FARLEIGH.—MouId is so general that it will destroy more than half the growth around Maidsto ne , where a good crop was expected , NORTH NO TTINGHAM SHIRE.—In this district the hops are a great failure, and there is every appearance of its being the worst season for thirty years past. The burr is of a very indifferent description and small in quan tity, being eaten up by filth and choked by its own sap. By this time there ought to have been plenty of planta tions in hap ; whereas there is no appearance of any thing of the sort in the district. MR. URQUHART AND THE CIRCASSIANS.--We under stand that proceedings against Mr. Urquhart, on ac count of his letter to the Circassians, have been under the serious consideration of the Government. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, PAISLEY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17. The first day's sports tf this annual meeting came off to-day. Mr. Steventon, Edinburgh, officiated as judge. The following is the state of the running : The TRIAL STAKES of 3 sows each, 1 ft, with 20 sovs added. For all ages. Two-yr-olds, 6 st ; three do, 7 a 10 lbs ; four do, 8 st 6 lbs ; five do, 9 st ; six and aged, 9st 3 lbs. One mile. A winner of a 501. stake this year to carry 3 lbs extra. Mr. Smart's bl or br m Friar's Hall, 4 yrs, 7 st 12 lbs (Robertson) 1 Mr. M'Law na br f Penitent, 3 yrs, 7 st 10 lbs, Mr. Pringle na b c Quin, 3 yrs, 7 st 10 lbs, Mr. Skinner na b m Fair Helen, 3 yrs, 7 st 7 lbs, Beautiful race ; won cleverly by a length. Quin a bad third. Betting—Even on Quin ; 2to 1 agst Penitent. The RENFREWSHIRE HANDICAP of 7 sovs each, 4 ft, and 2if declared, with 60 sovs added. One . mile and a- half. Mr. Jobson na. ch c Pitfall, Bst 71bs, including 51bs 1 ' extra (Jobson) Mr. W. Sharpe na. b g Gipsy Boy, Bst 51b Pitfall made all the running, and won easily in a canter by ten lengths. A MAIDEN PLATE of 3 sovs each, 1 forfeit, with 20 added by the Race Committee, for horses that have never won, in plate or stake, 501. About a mile and a quarter. Mr. J. Thrift's ch h Cecil, by the Doctor, 5 yrs, Bst 12Ibs Mr. Wm. Graham's b h Outcast, 6 yrs, 9st 2lbs ...... 2 Mr. Murray's b g Nuthook, by Nutwith, 4 yrs, Bstl.lb 3 The following also ran :—Cheapside, Sunbeam, Vic tress. A beautiful start was effected, Cecil leading off, fol lowed closely by Nuthook. The former continued to keep the lead, and came in winner by two lengths. Betting—At first even on Cheapside, it then changed to 5 to 4 against Cecil—taken. 5 to 1 agst Outcast. The BURGH MEMBER'S PLATE of 50 Guineas, given by Mr. Arch. Hastie, M.P., added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, 2 forfeit. Two miles. Mr. King's b h Radulphus, aged, 9st slb (Robertson) 1 Mr. Jobson na ch c Pitfall, 4 yrs, Bst 91b 2 Mr. Smith's b m Leda, h b, 6 yrs, 9st 21b, including 21b extra On starting Pitfall led off, closely followed by Radul phus. On passing the winning post in the first round Radulphus challenged and took the lead, which he main tained, and won by three lengths. Betting-3 to lon Pitfall. ' The TRADESMEN'S PLATE of 25 sovs., added to a sweep. stake of 3 sovs. each, 1 forfeit. Mr. Haliwell na b m Mary Ann, 5 yrs, 7st 71b 4 1 1 Mr. Ewing's b g All Serene, 4 yrs, 6st 111 b... 1 dis. 0 Mr. Wilson's na b m Veracity, 5 yrs, 7st 71b... 3 2 2 Mr. Milner's chg Shalmalier Westaged, 7st 111 b 2 dr. 0 First Heat—At starting, Shalmalier West took the lead, followed by Mary Ann and Veracity, All Serene being several lengths behind the last-mentioned horse. In coming home, All Serene gained ground rapidly, and came in winner by a length. Second Heat—At starting, Mary Ann led off followed by Veracity, All Serene being several lengths behind. Soon after the latter horse slipped, threw his rider, and ran the course alone. The rider, we are glad to say, escaped unhurt. On coming home, Veracity made the tuning, and won in a canter by ten lengths. Third heat—Mary Ann made the running, and came in winner by two lengths. Betting—Mary Ann was the favourite, and during the last heat 5 to 3 was offered in her favour. FRIDAY. To-day the favourable weather attracted large crowds. The racing was very good, the day fine, and there would not be fewer than 20,000 people on the ground. A Sweepstakes of 3 sovs each pp, with 201. added by the committee. To start from the red post and go once round and in —about a mile and a quarter. Three-yr-olds, 7st 41b ; four do., Bst 41b ; five do., Bst 121 b ; six and aged, 9st 21b. Mr Sm'art's bl or gr m Friar's Hall, 4 yrs Mr. Smith's b m Leda, 6 yrs 2 Mr. Menzies' b.g Gipsey Boy, 6 yrs Won easily by six lengths. The SILVER BELLS, given by the Town Council of Paisley, with 50 soya added by the Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway Company, to a sweepstakes of 5 soya each, 2 forfeit. The winner to have possession of the bells (dated 1620) during the following year, under the usual conditions, and to pay 8/. towards expenses. Two miles and a distance. Three-yr-olds to carry 7st 41b; four do., Bst 41b ; five do., Bst 121 b; six and agad, 9st 121 b. The winner of the Renfrew shire Handicap or Burgh Member's Plate, to carry 71b extra ; or of both, 121 b extra. Mr. Jobson's na ch h Pitfall, 4 yrs 1 Mr. J. Thrift's ch h Cecil, by The Doctor, 5 yrs 2 Mr. King's b h Radulphus, aged . Mr. Smith na b g Cheapside, h b, 6 yrs 0 Won by half a length. The PAISLEY Cur (in specie), value 40 sous, added to a sweepstakes of 3 soya each, 1 forfeit. Heats. Mr. Smari's bl or br m Friar's Hall, 4 yrs 1 4 1 Mr. Haliwell's na b m Mary Ann, 5 yrs 3 1 dr. Mr. Pringle na b c Quin, 3 yrs 2 3 dr, Mr. Graham's b h Outcast, 6 yrs 0 2 dr. Won by a length. A HURDLE RACE of 20 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of 2 sovs each, 1 forfeit, over 5 hurdles about 4 feet high Two miles and a distance. Mr. Wilson's na b m Veracity, 201., 5 yrs 1 Mr. Graham's b m Miss Lucy Barton, 201., aged 2 The following also rau :—Victress, Sunbeam, Fox hunter, and Bessie Bell. The six ran—capital race—won by a neck. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. UNIVERSITY OF LONDON. The following candidates lately passed the first exami nation for the degree of bachelor of medicine : FIRST DIVISION. Andrew, Edwyn University College Blake, James Gibbs, 8.A..., University College Brodrib, Uriah Perrin, B.A. Guy's Hospital Buzzard, Thomas ....... King's College Clapton, Edward St. Thomas's Hospital Corbould, George Giles Bristol and King's College Giles, Samuel, B.A. Husband, John Bake Middlesex Hospital Iliff, William Tiffin Kilroy, Alexander Robert London Hospital Maudsley, Henry University College Newman, William Propert, John Lumsden King's College Ramsbotham, W. Barnett University College Thorowgood, John Charles University College Turner, William St. Bartholomew's Hospital Veale, Thomas Stick ...... University College West, James Fitzjames St. Thomas's Hospital SECOND DIVISION. Bond, Francis Thomas, B.A. Queen's Coll., Birmingham Castaneda, Michael University College Clarke, Francis Winter Middlesex Hospital Devonshire, Charles James King's College Dowling, Francis Joseph Heath, Christopher King's College Rice, James King's Collego Sims, William King's College Skinner, William St. Thomas's Hospital Theobald, R.M.,M.A.,GIasg University College FORESTALLING AND JOBBING IN SMITH- FIELD MARKET. On Friday last an important meeting of master butch ers and others connected with the trade was held at the George Tavern, Commercial-road East, Mr. J. Horton in the chair, for the suppression of the ruinous practice of "forestalling" and "jobbing," so much pursued in the Smithfield cattle-market. The CHAIRMAN opened the proceedings by observing that the subject which brought them together deeply in terested three classes—viz., graziers, butchers, and the public. (Hear, hear.) The object sought was to put down a system carried on by a set of men known by the appellation of "forestallers" and "jobbers." These "jobbers" and "forestallers" were a class of men, he ought to inform the public, who awaited the arrival of cattle trains at the stations, where they bought up the cattle from the graziers, and then forced the butchers, when the cattle arrived in the market, to pay sometimes 30 per cent. beyond the original price. (Hear.) What they required was to prevail upon the corporation to abolish the pernicious system before it was carried into the new Smithfield-market at Islington, by not allowing sales to be made before the beasts arrived in the market, as it involved the interests of the public at large, who would be enabled by the abolition of the infamous sys tem to get meat 2d. and 3d. a pound cheaper. (Hear.) Mr. COLLINS (late purveyor to the Royal Family) said that it would not be necessary for him to enter into 25 years' experience of Smithfield -market to show the bane ful effects of the "forestalling" and "jobbing" system. (Hear.) Year after year things had been getting from bad to worse, and the eff ec t s o f th e system had been more keenly felt that year than on previous occasions by the high price of meat provisions. (Hear, hear.) Not withstanding the great influx of visitors in 1851, when the London markets were deficiently supplied with meat, it was then three-halfpence, twopence, and three pence a pound less than during the present year, when the demand was much less and - the supply greater. (Hear, hear.) He hoped such scandalous proceedings would not be allowed in the Ne w Smithfield-market, and to put a stop to them they would seek redress at the hands of the City authorities, who by the system were also robbed, for the " forestallers" not unfrequently bought and sold before the cattle arrived in the market, thereby defrauding the City of the usual market tolls, &c. (Hear, hear.) In conclusion, Mr. Collins, as the original propo un d er o f the "crusade," laid before the meeting a petition to be presented to the Lord Mayor and Corporation against this "crying evil," which was signed by upwards of 700 master butchers and others connected with the trade. The petition was adopted ; and, after some observa tions from Messrs. Oldbert, Dickson, Patten, and Rip pington, a series of resolutions condemnatory of the sys tem complained of were passed, which, together with a ote of thanks to the chairman, closed the proceedings. THE HARVEST IN YORKSHIRE.—The corn harvest has commenced in most of the agricultural districts south of York. With the exception of a heavy thunder-storm on Tuesday nothing has oceurred to interrupt the active operations which are now going on in that part of the county. From all parts the reports aro more or less favourable, and, should fine weather continue until the crops are got in, there is every reason to believe they will prove upon the whole unprecedented, both i❑ point of quantity and quality. The harvest in North York shire will not be commenced until the latter end of next week. The supply of field-labourers is, so far, quite adequate to the demand. THE PENINSULAR MAIL, SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning.—The Penin sular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Euxine, Capt. T. S. Russell, arrived this day at 4.30 a.m., and landed mails from the following places, in charge of Lieut. Beddick, R.N., Admiralty agent. During the homeward voyage of the Euxine she has had generally very fine weather, except for about 36 hours along the coast of Portugal, where she experienced strong head-winds. Her dates of sailing were Alexandria August 5, Malta 9, and Gibraltar 14. She had on board eighty-eight passengers, and her freight consisted of three packages of specie and a general cargo. Our Gibraltar letters announce the arrival of the screw-steamer Karnak, on the morning of the 4th inst., in 51 days from Liverpool. Several transport ships, both sailing and otherwise, had passed the bay, steering west. The screw-steamer Rhone arrived out at Gibraltar on the evening of the 11th, in six days from Liverpool. The royal mail steam sloop Antelope was at Gibraltar. Exchanges—London, 90 days' date, 50'4 ; Paris, ditto, sf. 32c.; Marseilles, ditto, Of. 33c. ; Genoa, ditto, sf. 38c.; Madrid, 8 days' sight, dis.; Cadiz, ditto, prem.; Malaga, ditto, par ; Seville, par ; Alicante, dis.; Valencia, h dis.; Barcelona, par. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian of Saturday.) MANCHESTER, Aug. 18.—The promise of a good sup ply of cotton, with its effect in rather weakening that article at Liverpool, increases the caution of the buyers of yarns. And the statements from Calcutta, together with the schedules of the exports just made out on this side, showing an excess overlast year of 30 to 40 per cent. in goods, have given a further downward tendency to prices which had previously involved the makers in serious loss. The only present chance for these articles is the possibility that speculators may be tempted to operate by apparent cheapness. Except, however, in the important department just referred to, there is a general firmness in the valae of goods, sustained by a moderate general demand, and by an expectation that the demand will be increased by an abundant harvest. As we have before stated, present values are altogether unremunerative. For the medium and lower counts of yarns, both mule and water, there continues to be a good general demand at full prices. The buyers are the home manufacturers, the continental merchants, and, in a degree, the India houses. _ _ _ LEICESTER, Aug. 17.—The autumn demand has com menced, and the wholesale houses having given out their first orders for the season, manufacturers are well employed. NOTTINGHAM, August 17.—We cannot announce any improvement in the condition of either the lace or hosiery trades for the last week, nor can we reasonably hope for much now until after harvest, by which time it is lair to suppose we shall be in receipt of orders from the United States, as well as others from our various colonies. WOOLLEY TRADE. ( From the Leeds Mercury of Saturday.) LEEDS, August 18.—There has been no change of any importance in the state of the woollen market this week ; a fair steady business has been done in the cloth-halls ; but, perhaps, rather below what has been the average during several preceding weeks, for the stock of cloth in the market is so considerably reduced that there are not goods of a marketable cha racter in the cloth-halls sufficient to supply the demands of the merchants. The manufacturers are actively em ployed, and Beadily dispose of their goods as soon as they are produced. Prices have a strong upward tendency. There has been a fair seasonable trade done in the ware houses this week—quite as much as is usual at this period of the year. HUDDERSFIELD, August 15.—The market to-day was not much different in character from those of a few weeks past. Blacks are not in quite so much request as they have been. There was an improved demand for fancy woollens. BOCIMALM, Monday, Aug. 14.—We have had a very fair demand for flannels to-day, at prices much the same as those of the preceding week. BRADFORD, Thursday.—WOOL.—There are con siderable arrivals of wool, but at prices beyond the reach of the worsted spinner. Yarns.—The prices of yarns are not commensurate with the high rates of wool, and there is a hardening tendency in the prices. Pieces.—The cost to produce being in the ascendant, manufacturers are exceedingly cautious. There is no disposition to increase the present production, which is not 50 per cent. of what it was in August, 1853. HALIFAX MARKET, August 12.—We have found no alteration in our piece -market to-day. POST-OFFICE MONEY ORDERS.—On Saturday a return to the House of Commons showed, that from the Ist of April to the 30th of June there were received, in the United Kingdom, 1351. 2s. 7d. for printed forms of application for money orders. The number of orders issued was 1,322,541, and the amount of the orders was 2,540,5371. 7s. 6d. The commission was 22,0041. 2s. The estimated expense incidental to the money•order office was 18,1811. ASSAULT ON THE AMERICAII PRESIDENT.—The Washington correspondent of the New York, Daily Times, writing on August 5, says :—lmmediately after the adjournment of the senate, this afternoon, as President Pierce was leaving the capitol, at the northern door, undei the eastern arcade, he was followed out and addressed by M. Jeffards, of Charleston, S. C. Jeffards was considerably intoxicated at the time, and was in company with J. S. Duke, of St. Louis, and J .F. Wiggans, of New York, all of whom had been drinking. The President shook hands with him, and Jeffards asked the President to take a drink, which he declined, and turned to enter him carriage. As he was doing so his hat was knocked off by a hard boiled egg. Jeffards returned into the capitol, saying the President was a damned fool. The President spoke to one of the police, asking if he had authority to make an arrest. Captain Dunnington and officer Wailes shortly after arrested Jeffards, who denied throwing the egg. An examina tion was had before Captain Dunnington, when one witness testified that he saw Jeffards with an egg in his hand a few minutes previous to the assault, another tes tified that he saw him throw an egg at, and hit the President. The justice decided to hold Jeffards to bail, and the accused sent for Senator Evans, who 'declined becoming bail. He then sent for another. In the meantime, becoming more sober, he cried bitterly, de claring that if sent to gaol he would not be living. H e then took out a smalt knife and stabbed himself in the leg, just above the knee, saying he was determined to bleed to death. As the blood flowed profusely, he be came alarmed, and allowed it to be examined, and was disarmed. The Attorney General then communicated to Captain Dannington the desire of the President that the prisoner be not prosecuted, and he was accordingly discharged. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—Du Barry's Delicious Revalenta Arabica Food invariablyrestores health, without medicine, inconvenience, or expense, as it saves 50 times its cost in other remedies. We extract a few out of 50,000 testi monials of cures, which had resisted all medicines. Cure No. 180.—" Twenty-five years' nervousness, constipation, indigestion, and debility, from which I had suffered great misery, and which no medicine could remove or relieve, have been effectually cured by Du Barry's food in a very short time.—W. B. Reeve, Pool Anthony, Tiverton." Cure No. 4,208.—" Eight years' dyspepsia, nervousness, debility, with cramps, spasms and nausea, have been effectually removed by Du Barry's delicious food in a very short time.—Rev. John W. Flavell, Ridlington Rectory, Norfolk." Cure No. 51,416.—" Fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, consti pation, flatulency, spasms, sickness at the stomach and vo mitings, have been removed by Du Barry's excellent Food. —Maria Jolly, Wortham, Ling, near Diss, Norfolk." Cure No. 3,9oo.—Thirteen years' cough, indigestion, and gene ral debility have been removed by Du Barry's excellent Fout—James Potter, Athol-street, Perth." Cure No. 81.—" Twenty years' liver complaint, with disorders of the stomach and nerves, have been perfectly cured by Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica.— Andrew Frazer, Haddington, East Lothian." " Trevagler, Gulval, near Penzance. Feb. 20th, 1851.—Eighteen years nervous debility, violent palpitation of the heart, throb bing of the temples, violent pains in the left side and back, shortness of breath, coughs, numbness of the extremities, cramps, spasms, flatulency, retching, and such general weakness, that I was constantly fearful of falling when on my legs ; all these symptoms have been removed by Du . Barry's excellent Food.—Mary canisters, suitably packed for all climates, and with full instructions —llb., 2s. 9d. ; 21b., 4s. 6d. ; 51b., lls. ; 121 b., 225. ; super-refined, 11b., 6s. ; 21b., Ils. ;' 51b., 225. ; 101 b., 335. The 101 b. and 121 b., carriage free, on post office order. Barry du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street, London ; Fortnum, Mason, and Co., purveyors to her Majesty, Pic cadilly ; also at 68, Cornhill; 60, Gracechurch-street ; 330 and 451, Strand, 63 and 150, Oxford-street ; 55, Charing-cross ; 4. Cheapside. UOVERTISEMENT.I Her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent for valuable and extraordinary inaprovements in the most power ful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Race-course, Opera, and Perspective Glasses (glazed with Munic German Glass), to know the distances of objects viewed through them—of great im portance to the army, navy, and others. Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Ob serve—opposite the York Hotel.— These telescopes possess such extraordinary powers that some "q• inches, with an ex tra eye-piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars ; with the same telescope can be seen 4. person's countenance three miles and a half distant, and an object from 12 to 14 miles. They are of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers accordingly.—The Royal Ex hibition, 1851.—Valuable, newly-invented, very small, powerful waistcoat-pocket glass, the sizeof a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known 1i milesdistant ; they answer every purpose on the race-course, and at the opera houses, country scenery, and ships aro clearly seen at 8 to 10 miles. They aro invaluable for shooting, deer-stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Opera, race-course, camp, and perspective glasses, with wonderful power ; an object can be clearly seen from 10 to 12 miles distant. Spectacle Lenses of the greatest transparent power. The valuable advantage derived from this invention is, that vision becoming impaired is preserved and strengthened, and very aged persons are enabled to employ their sight at the most minute occupation —can see with these lenses of a much less mag nifying power—and they do not require the frequent changes to the dangerous effects of further powerful assistance. Deaf ness—New Discovery.—The Organic Vibrator, an extraordi nary powerful, small, newly-invented instrument for deafness, entirely different from all others, to surpass anything of the kind that has been, or probably ever can be, produced. Being , Being of the same colour as the skin; is not percepti ble t enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and . at public assemblies ; th e un pl ea s a nt sensation of singing noises in the ears is entirely removed ; and it affords all the assist ance that possibly cou ld b e desired,-39, Albemarle-street, Observe--opposite 019 York Alyte4 MAILS FOR BRAZIL AND ,THE Rl' PLATE. rR GENERAL POST-OFFICE, AUGUST, 1854.—The Post master-General having concluded a contract with the South American and General Steam Naviga tion Company, for the conveyance of mails once • a month between Liverpool and Brazil, and the River Plate, calling at Lisbon, Madeira, Bahia, and Pernam buco, mails for those places will hereafter be made up in • London on the evening of the 23d of each month, and at Liverpool on the morning of the 24th of each month, for. • transmit sion by the packets of this company. • On those occasions, however, when the 23d of the month falls on a Sunday, the mails will be made up in London on the evening of the following day, and at Liverpool on the morning of the 25th of the month. By the establishment of this line of contract packets, in addition to the existing line of Brazil mail P ackets leaving Southampton on the morning of the 9th of every month, the communication with Brazil and the River Plate will be maintained regularly twice a month. Letters and newspapers sent by the new contract • packets will be liable to the same rates of postage as by the existing line of packets to Brazil, and such postage must in all cases be paid in advance. Those postmasters whose instructions direct them to . send their letters to Liverpool by cross post, will of course forward their correspondence for Brazil and the River Plate in the same manner after the Bth and be fore the 23d of the month. iNTELLIGENCA VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Isabella Walker, of Shields, lat. 46 N, long. 55 " The Regent, of South Shields,Carthagena to Quebec, July 3, lat. 46 N, long. 52 W. The Galatea, Aug. 15, long. 8 W. The Edward(barque), of Devonport, Bremen to Quebec, 1 Aug. 11, lat. 50 N, long. 8 W. The Ancona (brig), of Hartlepool, July 22, lat. 47 N . long. 56 W. The Clansman (barque), of Glasgow, July 26, lat. 46 N, " long. 40 W. The Security, July 28, lat. 49 N, long. 22 W. The Elizabeth, Cardiff to Quebec, Aug. 14, lat. 50 N , long. 79 W. The America, Liverpool to Montreal, Aug. 8, lat. 50 Nt".., long. 31 W. The Spirit of the Times, Liverpool to Newfoundland,. • Aug. 9, lat 58 N, long 29 W. The Arid (barque), Aug. 4, lat 42 N, long. 12 W. The Schelotte, of Liverpool, Rotterd am t o Batanh - Aug. 10, lat. 44 N, long. 29 W. The Amboyna (Dutch ship), Aug. 11, lat. 45 N, long* 14 W. The Frances, Liverpool to Pant, 20 days out, lad 41 N, long. 8 W. The Hop Smit, London. to Adelaide, S.A., lat. 44 long 11. Te Claudius Civilis, Liverpool to Sydney, N.S.f" lat. 44, long. il. The Brothers, of Norfolk, V. Clyde to Providen",; July 20, lat. 47 N, long. 42 W. The Emporium (barque). Malta to Quebec, July 21, in - ! the Gut of Gibraltar. The Baring (ship), for Calcutta, Aug. 12, lat. 47 51 ; long. 11 W. • • The Rebecca Stiven (schooner), for Melbourne , . 6-111 ‘ . . 13, lat. 18 N, long. 9 W. The North Britain, Southampton to Quebec, JOY 29r on the Great Bank, side °f The Glenmorgan (steamer), July 22, on the east Great Bank. The Charles, of South Shields, London to Quebec , 20, lat 45 N, long. 40 W. The Tuscardra, Liverpool to Montreal, Aug. 1, lab, g$ N, long. 53 W ; Mary (brig), of Liverpool, bound wi"',ft same day. COUNTRY MARKETS. HADDINGTON CORN MARKET—AuciusT 18. F ' WIIZAT. I BARLEY OATS. 888 ad First 6Bs Od 35s Od 36s 6d 50a id Second Second 62s 9d '32s 9d 34$ 3l (Id Third s os Od 1 26s Od 28s Od =--- id Total quantity of wheat in market, 438 qrs., 379 sou! ~ .. ,A barley „ 211 qrs., 210 '''' ,1 Of ~ oats , f , f ~ beans I, AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUA 336 ITE gg R ICS : .: II 18(:mr-l'ily Wheat, 3/. 2 9 0-12ths 1 Barley, ...1/. 12 g 10-14 10 116 Oats, ... P. 14 3 3-12ths I Beans, 2/. 8 11 04' DALKEITH GRAIN MARKET—AUGUST 17. cr , ri or Qrs. Best. Current. I° ' - ol 349 Wheat 70s 0,1 424 Oats 36s 8d Oos Od ••••••••• 223 Od 147 Barley 3Bs Od 52 Peas & beans 47's Od °W OO 00 0; ''''''''''''''''''''''''''' 2 : 461 ; ; I Average of wheat, 2/. 18s. 7id. ABERDEEN—AUGUST 18. The prices of grain to-day are — Oats, 27s Od t ° 2 , 4 1 6 - 13 :0 ' 40 lbs pee 'bushel; new oats, 00s Od to 00s Od, 40 1 1_ 16 .., bushel; bere, 26s Ocl to 27s Od, 531bs per bushel ; b l r 26s Od.' to 27's Od, 531bs per bushel ; wheat, red, 00 3 „,,, uu m 00s Od, 621bs per bushel; wheat, white, O o s Od to .giv',A); 621bs per bushel ; oatmeal, 21s Od to 22s 6d per luvlbo flour, 50s Odto 52s Od per sack. Provisions—Beef , 6d to 9d ; mutton, ditto, 6d to 84 ; veal, ditto, 6d to 6T, pork. per lb, Os 6d to Os 84 • salmon, per lb, is Od to Os ~0 1 ", rabbits, each, Od to Od ; tallow, per stone, 5s 9d to Os u,', l l', potatoes, per peck, 6d to Os rd ; butter, per ib, 9d to ,luutx; •eggs, per doz, Os 9d to Os 10d ; hens, per pair, 3s i 1 3s 6d ; chickens, ditto, 28 6cl to 3s Od ; ducks, ditto, 2. 4 .,.7 to 3s 01 ; ducklings, ditto, 2s 6d to 4s Od 3s 61 to 4s Od ; geese, ditto, 2s 6d to 3s Oda butte for exportation (present cure), per cwt, 85s to 00s 1 / 4 " ditto (summer cured), Oos to 00s Od ; eggs, wholesale per dozen, 6cl to 64d ; 41b loaf, 8d ; 21b loaf, 4d ; pork, fine small, Os Od to Os Od • pork, large, Os Od - to ; Os ; lamb, per qr., 6s to 7s 6d; cheese, per imperial otolle , 5s 61:1 to 7s. DUBLIN, AUGUST 18. • at There was a small supply of old home-grown'grain market to-day, which met a steady demand at the curr.. n e " n . cies of last Tuesday. A good many samples of new c ° ' - ",; Oats, bere, and rapeseed dearer. A slow sale for foreig.i , wheat and Indian corn, but the latter was held f or an 5 " vance of is to 2s per qr. Od; White wheat, 38s Od to 40s Od ; red ditto, 36 s to 38 dt barley, 168 Od to 20s Od ; oats, 15s 6 d to 17s Od • larl:eare OOs Od to OOs Od per bri. ; oatmeal, 15s Od to 16s 6d ; bpe flour, 20s Od to 25s Od per cwt; Illuiau corn, per 48011 s. 35s Od to .1..1 SEABORNE MAILS. ' MCI (N signifies that the mails are sent from the General 1' 044- by the night—and M by the morning—despatch.) .-............_._____......................................................„...........0..............- ~ W ile' Day when matte up From what oti ó in COUNTRIES. in General Post- Port ... n glaud• Office, London.* Dispatched. ..-•____l....••• ........... ----- --- America(byßrit.pack)N Every Friday .... Liverpool •• • ' America (by United Sts. Ug• is packet) ..........N "—•• • • • • Liverpool .• America (by U. States packet) ..........N ••• • • ... .. Southall: l l4 on Australia (via South- Oot• 4 ampton) .....• .. .. M ..... .... .. Southampton ,• Ditto (via Marseilles) N Ditto (via Cape of Good . .. rt in , . Ur ic : 13. Hope) ............N, .• •,, s e p... Africa (West Coast) ..N 23d of the month. Plymouth • Alexandria.......... N 8,9, 24, & 30 of in. Dover .. • • Bahamas ............ 3 3 1 1 Alexandria 4l 7t ht h & e 2 f O t t h h eo f m me n o ttl. sSeoutitthhaaeliteorni 1 i 6 Belgium .... .... Brazil ..........., _ m 9th Of the month.. SouthamplorllTusust,'" Buenos Ayres ........ m .9th of the month.. SouthamPlo :''' Cape of Good Hope ..N 14th of the month Plymouth • • Cape of Good Hope .. N 14th of the month. Southampton Cape de Verds ......N,l4th of the month SouthamptOn ... Ceylon (see India) I O t Ceylon ..............N 14th of the month io Ta' T Channel Isles ........N l Mon ~Wed.,&Frid. SouthaMP" ) • ' , Chili.... .. .. .. .. .. 21 2d & 17th of monoSouthall: l o °n China (see India) ) Constantinople ......N 7,8,17,24,&27 of m. Dover .. ;• -• • ) Constantinople ........:4th & 20th of mon. Southattlo°' ' Tv rfced iall Cont. of Europe M & N, l Twice daily .. :. .. Dover . • • • ' i _ Aia ill Egypt (see India) N 1 G Fr ib a r n ei ce te . r . ..... 1 .... M &.. is, N l ,I4T,w7i,cle7d, 20, 27 so Do e v th er cao ••;• • Li.U4 , Tw ic t ;s 16 tof., 16 Greece (see India) I t r 1,004 ' Greytown •••• • • • • ..M,2nd & 17th of mon. South anIP- ° . , Hamburgh ..........N Tuesday & Friday London •• • •.. sept• ° Havannah ..........M 2nd of the month SouthamPl°''. poy . 1 6 Holland „ m. Daily.. .... ...... Dover ... • • • , Aeglat so Honduras .......111,17th of the month. SouthamPW. . • ogtl 6l. India (viaSouthampt.)M l 4th & 20th of mon. Plymouth •. II ' D " - India (via Marseilles)M Bth& 24th of month Dover .• •• • 1 _4lll lonian Isles (see India) 7, 17, & 27 of mon Dover•• •• • • '1•10°7 16 Ireland ........M & N Twice daily ...... Holyhead n 'Alig Ti t 46 Li5b0n..............M 7,9, 17, & 27 of m. SouthamlWL,oBlo, Madeira ............M 9th of the month Southanlo." Madeira ............N 23d of month .... Plymouth •• _ ....,,,, i 6 0 Malta (see India)• AM ,. - Malta Mauritius (see India; I t. 1 Mauritius ..........N 14th of the month too Mexico •• • • ..M 2nd of the month. I floutluu n P Naples..... ........N sthlsth2sthofmon 'Dover ...• • New ww Zea1and.......... . .... .... N .. 1 ry&prli7vtehteofekmiponth'Southarno°,n, mic,erialls .13 ..'irarious Por' 14th of the month v. i sept. I !2nd of the month. ftonthAMPt° sth 15th25thof mon. Dover . • • • • '1 2d & 17th of month SouthafriP ton mic erialis By private ship .. Various port, 5 thls th 25 thofmon . Dover • • 7thl7 th2B thoftrion. I South aro P OF— & 27th of mon. SOUtballiPtOn, 14th of the monthlPlymoutli • I • 5 thlsth2sthofmon, Mov er .. • • • • ....at 16 sth 1 5th25 thofinon .IDov er • • • ," o • Aub -2d & 17th of month SouthaulP n I ,2d & 17th 01 month SoutharnP ton 16 Papal states Peninsula .......... M Peru .. ..m Port Natal ..........N Sicily ..............N Tuscany ............N Venezuela Van Diemen's Land (see Australia) ... West Indies ........M • the When any of theedate d s ay wfalloil the S pueixidcaey,tiotnheotina thlideils: despatched on the following Southampton), and the Malta, both of which w ill be deBs at preceding da, BIRTHS. OF A SON. jaal of On the 15th inst. at Minster - Court , York, I*** ° John Bowyer, Esq., 'D.C.L., barrister-at -law• f gam the 17th inst., at Chichester , the ladY ° Whieldon, Esq. OP A DAUGHTER. ' ll 0 : S. 11 ' On the IGth inst., at Eton, the wi fe of the , O ne Joys. iVi r 1111 ' '' On the 17th inst., at Kettering , Mrs. jaulefs Butler. MARRIED. A•l3"ce' On the 17th inst., at Clapham Church, lien*" ,: 40 , tg" Esq., M.P., of Dulfryn, Aberdare, Gla tno rgsns'ral Sir Wl.' Norah, youngest daughter of Lieutena nt-Gene ham Napier, K.C.B. .• „Aet eft On the 17th inst., at the Cathedral Church, N- 3 " ti - vi et, t ° f Frederic T. Elworthy, Esq., of Wellington, Sorsoy., of Maria, t ... liird daughter of James havf, Esq'' Manchester. • D 1 E D. toll , On the 15th inst., aged 65, at her house at Bre l°l3 Euphan, widow of Lieut. William Firman, R.N., ,-e r° 41 ,1; On th 16th inst., at . his residence, 6, Park:Pilo; 66" - dington-green, John Watson, Esq., solicitor, in . year of his age. c a roi ll ' t On the 1 - th inst., after few hours' illness, , wife of F. W. Pike, Esq. -- _ --------- YOllO, LONDON : Printed and Published by DITTRDO 310.11!} of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Offioey,.ool of Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the ' Middal"eXt Abncioy, Anwat 21, 10, . V l ' ,„, , -