The Sun. — London, England, 1845-10-24 00:00:00

COVRT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday a Court was held for the dispatch of business. There was a very numerous attendance of members, in conse quence of the appearance on the paper of business of the fol lowing notice :—" To receive a report from the Improvement Committee, on the petition of the Direct London and Bir mingham Railway Company to treat for premises within the City for the purposes of railway termini, recommending the proposed sites as desirable for such purpose." From the general appearance of the Court, it might be inferred that complete unanimity existed in favour of the proposition to convert Farringdon•market and the site of the Fleet Prison Into termini. CHRIST'S HOSPITAL. The LORD MAYOR, before the business of the day com menced, stated that he had a communication to make to the Court. In pursuance of the report which had been made to the Corporation on the subject of the imperfect and irregular lists of governors, he had sent to each of the Royal Hospitals notice for the attendance of the governors on Wednesday, the 22d instant, in order that the respective lists might be re ceived and confirmed. A correspondence had taken place between Mr. Trollope, the Clerk of Christ's Hospital, on the part of the Hospital, and the Town Clerk, on the part of the Lord Mayor, in which the right to call a Court of Governors claimed by the Chief Magistrate was asserted by the Lord Mayor, and denied by the President, Alderman Thompson, who declared that he could not recognise any right of his Lordship to hold a Court of Governors, and refus..d to give his sanction to such proceeding. The President of St. Tho mas's Hospital, (Sir John Price), in answer to the application for a corrected list of the governors, stated that, as the subject was an extremely importaut one, an adjournment was con sidered necessary for inquiry, and the question was postponed for the purpose of obtaining accurate information, at the same time that the President disclaimed all intention of offeringthe slightest disrespect by anything whi c h m i g ht a p pear t o be an error in the list. The authorities at St. Bartholomew's Hospital expressed their decided opinion that the Lord Mayor had no right to hold a Court, or to summon the governors, or to dema n d li s t s . Hi s L or d s hi p th en d e t a il e d the circumstances of his reception at Christ's Hospital on the preceding day, nearly as they were represented in yesterday's account of the refusal of the officials of the institution to admit his Lordship, or to recognise his power. Having read all the correspondence, and in a very clear manner given an historical statement of the transactions, his Lordship in formed the Court that he had determined to call a Court of the Governors of all the Hospitals on Wednesday next, at three o'clock, in the Guildhall, in order to receive and confirm the amended lists of the governors.—(Cheers.) It was his in • tention to hold a Court of Common Council on the Thursday following, for the purpose of reporting the result of the meeting of the governors.—(Hear, hear.) Some of the members suggested the propriety of refusing to apply the City seal to the Christ Church docquets until the serious misunderstanding which existed should be removed; but the majority were of opinion that such a course would be illegal as well as undignified, and it was abandoned. IMPROVEMENTS AT HOLBORN-RILL. A petition from Mr. James Moon, having reference to the great railway projects of Farringdon-market and the site of the Fleet prison, was then read. PETWION IN FAVOUR OF THE GREAT RAILWAY PROJECTS IN FARRINGDON-STREET. Mr. WIRE said that the petition which he had to present to the Court was of such a description as not to require any comments from him. It was in support of the vast schemes of improvement which had been propounded to the Court a short time ago, and was signed by between 600 and 700 of the most eminent merchants, bankers, and wholesale and retail dealers in the City of London, who were aware of the importance of such a change as it recommended.—(Hear, hear.) It was quite impossible that a petition from so highly respectable a body should not meet with the most attentive consideration, and in order to prove to the Court that it possessed peculiar claims, he should read a few of the names of the petitioners. There were attached to the docu ment, amongst others of high station in the mercantile and banking world, Messrs. Cook and Gladstone, St. Paul's- church yard ; Messrs. J. and F. Cooper, Messrs. White and Green well, Cheapside; Messts. Leaf, Coles and Co., Old Change ; Messrs. Jones, Lloyd and Co., Messrs. Groucock and Co., Bow-churchyard ; Messrs. Lea, Bousfield, and Co., Wood street; Messrs. Brittle and Co., Messrs J. and R. Morley, Messrs. Bradbury, Greatorex and Co., Aldermanbury ; Messrs. Meybyn and Grant, Cheapside ; Messrs. Capper, Morley aryl Co., Watling-street; Messrs. Salomons and Co., 0:d Change; Messrs. Johnson and Nephew, Watling-street; Messy... Liddiard and C o ., F r id a y- s t ree t ; M essrs . Lupton, White, and Co., Bread-street, &c. &c. &c. The following is the petition : To THE MAYOR, ALDERMEN, AND COMMO2...TS, IN COMMON COUNCIL ASSEMBLED. " The Petition of the undersigned Merchants, Bankers, Wholesale and Retail Dealers, and others engaged in or connected with Trade and Commerce in the city of London, " Showeth,— That we have heard it is proposed to construct a great trunk line from Battle-bridge to Farringdon-street, for the use of such of the Northern, North-Eastern, and North- Western Railroad Companies as shall be desirous of availing themselves of it, upon payment of such fair remuneration to the company constructing the same as may be agreed be twan them. " We have heard that the company promoting this great undertaking are desirous of purchasing from the corporation of London, at its fair value, the site of Farringdon-market, which we are informed is so little needed for the purposes of a market, that the receipts from every source have not since its erection defrayed the costs of management and repair. " We understand that the company propose to take the site of the market, and other adjacent property, for the pur pose of establishing spacious and convenient stations for the accommodation of passengers only, for which the width of the street, its central situation, and the number of its outlets to all parts of the metropolis, appear, in the judgment of your petitioners, to render it eminently well suited. " We have further heard that the promoters of the plan propose that the site of Field-lane, Saffron-hill, West-street, Sharp's-alley, and other wretched localities to the north of Holborn-hill and Snow-hill, on each aide of the intended railroad, shall be used for the erection of temporary depots for merchandises and goods coming by railway from the manufacturing districts, and that goods and cattle arriving by rail shall be passed to their destination from those spots without in any manner crowding the stations, or incommod ing the passengers in proceeding to or from the terminus in Farringdon-street. We believe that a project of this nature will largely con tribute to the public convenience and accommodation, and will be productive of great advantage to the trading interests of the City of London. " We do therefore most respectfully request that you will give to the promoters of this undertaking the requisite facilities for establishing the terminus for passenger traffic in Farringdon-street." It is proposed to take site of Farringdon-street, and the new street with as much property on both sides as may be requi site. It is then proposed to effectually remedy the evils of Uolborn-hill, by forming a level road (the entire width of the street) from Hatton-garden t) Sea Coal-lane, to be car ried on arches at an altitude of 26 feet above the loweet point; these spacious arches will form communications and warehouses for the 'station. It is then proposed to make a new street, 65 feet wide, from St. Bride's Church to Hatton gat den, which is to be used, and a continuation made home to Guildford-place. Branch streets are to be formed on arches from Charles -street, Hatton-garden, and from Vine street to Clerkenwell-green, and it is proposed to widen the Old Bailey, next to Ludgate-hill. The terminus is proposed to have three approaches, the principal entrance to be across Farringdon-street, at about the Fleet Prison. to make an ap proach from the new street for omnibuses and carriages to and from Paddington, the west-end, Bridge-street, &c., and the third approach from the Old Bailey for omnibuses and carriages to and from the City, Islington, See.; the two latter entrances will be on moderate high ground, and the three entrances thus placed will divide the extensive traffic, ant not form any interruption to the great thoroughfares of Hol born and Fleet-street. Finally, it is to be observed that the valley is especially adopted for this important object, whilst by diverting the traffic it affords the means of a most efficient remedy for Holborn-hill ; the high ground at Hatton garden aml Skinner-street is attained by easy acclivities—the first by the new street and the other by the Old Bailey. The foregoing is an outline of the design proposed to be sub mitted for the consid era ti on o f the City authorities and the following four railway companies —viz , the Great Western, the London and Birmingham, the Direct Manchester and the Eastern Counties. , The petition was, after a few words from Mr. ASHURST, who said the subject demanded the attention of the Court in a particular manner, in consequence of the vast alterations and improvement contemplated in the vicinity, referred to. the Improvement Committee. Mr. Lorr requested to be informed whether the gentlemen at the bar were not petitioners in favour of the Direct London and Manchester Railway? One of the petitioners replied that some of them were, and some were not, petitioners for that line. Mr. LOTT said it appeared to him that there was something exclusive in the object of those who sought to introduce the railway into Farringdon-street. Mr. WIRE said he could easily satisfy the Court that there was nothing at all of en exclusive character in the course pursued by the supporters of the Direct Manchester line. He held in his hand the petition which had been presented at the last Court. It had no exclusive object, but prayed for a great general central terminus, available to all parties. — (Hear, hear.) Knowing that it would be of incalculable advantage to the public if termini to the great railroads from the northern parts of England were established in Farring don-street, the petitioners applied for facilities to the Corpo ration. The gentlemen whose names were attached to the petition in favour of the project were too much interested in the establishment of free-trade principles to advocate any thing of as exclusive tendency, or calculated to lead to a monopol e .—( Rear, hear.) Mr. BEDFonts said that some persons who were exclu sively engaged in the sale of vegetables and fruit in Falling don market, had spoken to him on the subject of the losses they must be subjected to, if the market was converted into a railway terminus. They hoped that before the alterations were commenced, a fair hearing would be given to them, in order that they might show the extent of the evil to which they would be Subjected.—(Hear.) Mr. ANDERTON said that. if the people of the market were receiving great profits, it would be no more than fair that they should pay their rents a little more punctually. He assured the Court the collecter of the rents had no very agreeable task. He looked with great confidence to the re sult of establishing termini in Farringdon-street. If such measures were not adopted, away the trade of the City would inevitably go where the rapid facilities of intercourse was encouraged. He could see, in his imagination, towns imp.oving and rising up by the extraordinary powers so in geniously suited to augment the traffic of the country, and the City of London must, if she meant to keep pace with the general' impulse, avail herself of the opportunities which now presented themselves. He admitted that, some time ago, lie was diametrically opposed to the introduction of railroads into the City; but he had corrected that error—(Cheers) — and he now was as much for as he had been formerly against the pr4tiect. Ile did not know whether the exact sites pro posed were the most eligible. If, upon strict inquiry, any other were foend preferable, the Court could easily make its elee Mr. It. Tayr.olt said the appeal of the people of Farring don-market deserved attention. They were the tenants of the Corporation, and it would be only a fair measure of jus tice to them to refer their case to the Market Committee, and obtain a report of the extent of the injury likely to be in flicted. He held in his hand a petition from Mr. Jolley, a respectable fruiterer, but as no notice had been given in the business paper, he could not use it as a petition, but would adopt it as part of his speech. Mr. Jolley declared that his traile, and th e t ra d e of the whole of the fruit-salesmen, and market gardeners of Farringdon-market, depended on the continuanc e of the market, or upon the formation of some market near the spot .; and h e respectfully prayed that in any step s t o b e taken by the Corporation, d ue regar d s h ou ld be paid to th e i nterest of the tenantry of the Corporati on , and to the se cur i ng to the as t inhabitants of the City a su ppl y o f fresh fruit and vegetables such :.,espeyact.tfypresent describedenjoyed.and The claims of the t enants were admitted by the Court. Mr. KING said they must take very good care, that in the progress of the extensive changes which were'about to take place,the demon of stock-jobbing would:not b e a ll owed to 'in terfere with the purity of their actions, but that the general grod would influence the whole of their proceedings. Mr. IVARTON declared that be had no doubt of the bene- ficial speculation of the introduction of railroads with the great public neighbourhoods - id London, but it was a question with him whether Farringdon-street was as eligible as other places which could be mentioned. He was of opinion that it should be referred to a Committee to consider whether it would be better to have a terminus in Farringdol-street, or on Clerkenwell-green.—(Cries of No, no.) lie believed that the authorities at the Sessions-house would be glad to dis pose of that building, and he hoped the subject would be looked at with attention by the Court. ' • - Mr. STEVENS said he considered the introduction of the railways into Farringdon-street, greatly beneficial as it doubtless would be, was insignificant in comparison with the vast improvement which it would lead to in the vicinity, by removal of the horrible nuisances round about, and the demo lision of the acclivities of Holborn-hill and Snow-hill. Such a combination of advantages would soon produce an extraordinary effect. _ Mr. NORRIS said a few words in favour of the project, and the petition was unanimously referred to the Improvement Committee. The snm of 500/. was voted for the education of poor children in Southwark, iu aid of what is called the Southwark fund. THE RAILWAY TERMINI IN FALRINGDON-STREET. The Court having been occupied till a late hour in tran sacting the business, it was determined to postpone the bringing up of the report on the petition presented at the last Court. The postponement caused some dissatisfaction. REMOVAL OF THE UNIVERSITY. Some time ago, while inserting a statement that a pro posal had been made for purchasing the University of Glasgow, by several railway companies, our disbelief of the statement, or rather of its practicability, was rather inadvertently expressed. We learn, however, that there is a very near prospect of such a scheme being carried into effect, and that already active measures have been taken for its accomplishment by the Caledonian and other lines. As a preparatory step, the lands of Woodlands, lying immediately to th© west of the city, have been ac quired as the proposed site of a new College ; and such arrangements are in progress with the Principal and Pro fessors, as will transfer to the railway companies the whole of the buildings and grounds at present occupied by the University, so soon as the requisite Parliamentary powers have been obtained, and new buildings erected. The exact terms of the arrangement have not yet trans pired; but we understand that Woodlands has been pur chased for 27,0001., subject to a feu duty of 1801. per annum; and we have heard it stated that the purchase money of the present College, with the grounds attached, will be 105,0001. Though, on first thought, the proposal to remove our old and venerable University, to make way for a railway terminus, appears startling, yet on reflec tion, we have been led to regard the arrangement as every way beneficial. The present position of the College is far from being what it ought, as the site of a seminary of learning. It stands in the centre of one of the most densely peopled districts of the city—in point of health, both as regards professors and students, it is highly ob jectionable ; its close proximity to lanes so pestilent, morally and physically, as the Havannah, and the Vennels, bars it from everything exteriorly pleasant or agreeable ; while it is now at a very inconvenient distance from the homes of a great majority of the students. Woodlands, on the other hand, is one of the most attractive situations in our neighbour hood—so elevated as to prevent the risk of ever being covered in with surrounding buildings, commanding an extensive and delightful prospect, and enjoying a pure and wholesome atmosphere—requisites of vast importance to the comfort and well-being of persons de voted to study. It will, at the same time, be much more convenient for the pupils belonging to the city, while for those who come from the country, ample accommo dation can he obtained in the vicinity ; and it is, more over, advantageous as being in the neighbourhood of the Observatory and the Botanic Gardens. In so far as the University ii concerned, therefore, we would regard the proposed change as highly beneficial ; while to the dis trict in which the College is at present situated,it would also be exceedingly advantageous. The tide of business has for many years been rapidly receding from High street and the older parts of the city, a tendency which the railways at present in operation, with their termini set down in the west and south, has materially increased. The appropriation of the college grounds as a grand terminus for the railways approaching by the north and and east would, however, restore to the ancient quarter of the city a portion of its former life and activity. High-street would again become one of the centres for business ; the property branching from it might be ex pected to be opened up and improved; the Vennels would be in some degree renovated; and an increased amount of prosperity thrown over the entire district. Looking therefore at the matter in these and other points of view which might be mentioned, we are inclined to regard the proposed arrangement as a very important im provement for the eity.—Glasgow Argus. RAILWAY DEPOSITS. (From the City Article of the Morning Chronicle.) We are told to-day, in the end of an elaborate and strangely involved argument, that " the main question recurs, and we can neither give an honourable nor a rational explanation of what has become of the 30,000,000/. and upwards of railway deposits." This is a fair confession at last. Our Contem porary admits that he has made a mess of it, and gives up the great railway deposit question as a. bad job, which he finds neither honourable to himself nor rational. The very lame and impotent conclusion at which our Contemporary thus acknowledges he has arrived, does not surprise us, for sometimes these deposits are held by him to be in the banks, and alarm is anxiously sought to be aroused by considering how they are to be got out of their hands. Next day, nay, almost next paragraph, the pea is under another thimble. It is taken out of the banks, and the delinquent money-lenders are brought forward to the bar of public opinion for thimble rigging, arraigned to answer the charge "of utter improvi dence in the employment" of the money, and " in bolstering up bad railway schemes with the money belonging to the good ones." Here, at least, we have an admission that there are some " good" schemes amongst the flock, and this from such a vituperative customer, is an admission worthy of notice. It is to be regretted that, instead of using means to confound the whole in one heterogeneous mass, our Contem porary has not exercised his position and influence in endea vouring to establish a due distinction between them, so that he really good schemes might be known, and their just value appreciated. The most imminent danger of the move ment consists in its immensity, and the want of discrimina tion which the public have committed by embarking their money in every scheme. The duty of the public press was to warn the public of their error—to endeavour, by argument and the force of facts to repress the extent and impetuosity of the spirit of speculation. But, instead of following that course, our Contemporary: has " run a muck" against the whole, and endeavoured to prove himself a true prophet of mischief, by leaving no stone unturned to bring about the "storm" which he thinks is certain. The public mind is now at least easy as respects the payment of the railway deposits, and also as regards the employment which they have been put to by the banking interests. It is known that they have been regularly paid on the letters allotted. True, the actual amount paid is not ascertained ; but there is every reason to believe that the sum of 30,000,0001., which it has been computed at by our Contemporary, is a gross exaggeration. We have grounds for stating further, that the bankers in London, the establishments who have been the chief recipients of the deposits, laugh at the notion of not being ready to account for them on a day's notice. We have made some inquiry, also, regarding the country banks, and although we cannot speak with the same confidence in regard to them, yet we believe that they have been cautious in their investment of the rail way deposits, knowing that they must keep them on secur ties negotiable atatl times. Indeed we hear that the deposits are not left many weeks in their hands, as a resolution from the Finance Committee speedily follows payment, ordering the proceeds to be paid over to the London bankers on behalf of the Company. We may add that the deposit of 10 per cent. is only required by the standing orders of the House of Commons on those schemes which were not provisionally re gistered previous to some day last July. Those projects provi sionally registered prior to the day fixed, are entitled to go through the House of Commons, we believe, under the old deposit of 5 per cent., although this exception is not adopted by the House of Lords. The promoters of these schemes may, however content themselves with payment of the 5 per cent. until their Bills pass the Lower House, and if they be rejected by that branch of the Legislature, the other 5 per cent. will not be required of them. EASTERN COUNTI ES RAILWAY.—Under the prestige a of the name of the rail wa y monarch the l chairman of the Eastern a Counties moreadvantageous line, a t matters agentta have s already they b e g a haven t to assume aspect al than hitherto worn. A most unaccustomed degree of rregu laritye characterises the arrival and depart ure of the trains, e,as u whiCh are no longer allowed to crawl along a t th e of a single imbecile and "used up" engine, but we pleasure ac tually seen with our own eyes two engines affixed in fr on t o f a train of ordinary length. Delays of hours are now dwind ling down to one hour or so. The clerks and officials are also on the qui vine, and the nonchalant indifference which we formerly had so much occasion to admire, has given place to measures of activity and politeness it is wonderful to behold. There still wants, however, much reformation in many o f t h e existing arrangements about the station, where it would degre e o f exclusiveness and favouritism prevails which would be wise to amend. In patience and Mr. Hudson there is, ho w .: ever, great comfort. A special general meeting of all the shareholders is advertised to take place on Thursday week, at one o'clock, at the London Tavern, when we presume the new system, which is to renovate the pecuniary and other energies of the line, will be enunciated by . the chairman. With regard to the attendance of the provincial shareholders at this meeting, we think it would be advisable to follow t he example of the Birmingham and other companies, which, on such occasions, convey the shareholders to town free of ex pense. We have scarcely any doubt that now this plan will be adopted on the Eastern Counties. POST-OFFICE NOTICE.—The following notice, issued by command of the Postmaster-General, Was put up yesterday in the hall of the General Post-office, and at the various branch offices:— " General Post-office, October, 184.5. " Much inconvenience having arisen from letters addressed to places on the western coast of America, forwarded rid Chagres, being detained in the post-office of the Isthmus for the postage due for their conveyance between Chagres and Panama, the Postmaster-General has decided for the future to inclose all letters so addressed in a packet, to b 3 directed to her Majesty's Consul and Packet Agent at Panama, who will be instructed to forward the letters, if possible, to their several destinations, by any opportunities which present themselves. In like manner, the British Consul at Panama will make up a packet monthly fer this office, containing letters which may be forwarded to him from places on the western coast of America, and will prepay the transit postage on it, so as to insure its transmission to the United Kingdom. To cover the postage, which will be payable to the post-office of Panama on the packets thus addressed to, or forwarded by the British Consul, an additional rate of Is. the half-ounce, 2s. the ounce, &c., will be levied, on and after the Ist of No vember next, on all letters to and from places on the western coast of America, making the total rate on 'such letters 2s. the half- ounce, 4s. the ounce, &c." THE SIMPLON.—An English gentleman, writing from Domo d'Ossola, on the 15th, says—" On descending from the Simplon village towards Domo d'Ossola, there are four places where the road is completely broken up in conse quence of the late torrents. Carriages now can only pass by being unloaded, and forced over the rocks by a large body of men, as the road is utterly unserviceable for horses. There is every prospect of the road remaining in its present state, as it now would have been quite impassable had it not bean for a spirited gentleman, who, having been obliged to leave his carriage, hi re d a num b er f workmen to render it at all prac ticable. The bridge and part of the viaduct near Domo d'Os sola has also been carried away." Baron de Moneorvo, Portuguese Minister, transacted busi ness at the Foreign-office yesterday. - I - 25141 EXETER, Ocr. 23. STOCK ExCUANGE.—The sales are—Exeter. Yeovil, and Dorchester, p.—Exeter, Topsham, and Exmouth paw's line), % p.—Ditto (Head's), 7§ p.—Central Cornwall, %p. —Taw Vale Extension, p.—Bristol and Exeter, New, 10%—North Devon, % p.—South Wales, 6—Eastern Coun ties, 23. YORK, Ocr. 23. STOCK EKCITANGE.—The sales are—York and North Mid land Extension, 27 1 / s —Coventin Nuneaton, Birmingham, and Leicester, 2% —Derby and Gainsborough, 34—Grand Union, 2%—Leeds, York, and Midland, 10s. p.—Lei c ester and Bedford, 2% —Liverpool and Leeds Dire c t ; 4W—London and York, 54—Newcastle and Berwick, 15 1 / 2 —Welsh Mid lands, 3. HULL, Ocr. 23. There has not been so much anxiety to realis-, particularly on the old lines, as might have been expected from the ac counts received from other markets ; on the whole, the day's transactions closed with more firmness, and a strong im pression that most of the lines of any intrinsic value had seen their lowest. The sales are—Eastern Counties, New, VA — Great Grimsby and Sheffield, 23—North British, Half Shares, s%—Armagli, Coleraine, and Portrush, 21A—Ax holme, 455. p.—Coventry, Nuneaton, &c., 2 1 , 2 —Derby and Gainsborough, 2/. 16s. 6d.—Dudley, Mndeley, and Iron Bridge, 12s. 6d. p.—Goole, Thncaster, Sheffield, &c., 6 3 / 4 — Hull and Barnsley Junction, 3% p.—Leicester and Bedford, 2%—Lincoln and \Vainfleet, ss. p.—Liverpool and Leeds, 37 , s —London and Birmingham Extension, 2 3 / 4 —London and York, 4%—London and Norwich Direct, 10s.—Notting ham and Boston, 4 North Western, 444—Rugby and Hun tingdon, 244 —Shrewsbury - and Trent Union, 37s.—Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, 31'x. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. MIDDLESEX AND SURREY JUNCTION. A meeting of the inhabitants of Kingston- upon-Thames was heldon Wednesday, in the Guildhall there, convened by the Worshipful the Mayor, to consider the propriety of support ing the Middlesex and Surrey Junctic•n Railway, which is intended to connect Uxbridge, Southall, Brentford, Houns low, Twickenham, Kingston-upon-Thames, Croydon, and Epsom. WaLume Row, Esq., Mayor of the town, stated that it had teen his pleasure as well as his duty to call the inhabi tants together to consider this line; because, as it passed through the parish, and all of them were interested in it di rectly or indirectly, he thought it but fair to give the inha bitants an opportunity to express their sentiments upon the subject, and at the same time to bring forward those who were connected with the line, that they might be ready to give any explanation or answer any question, not only as re garded the style of architecture and design, but also as to the particular direction of the railway. Mr. GALSWORTHY stated that this railway was proposed to commence at Uxbridge, and proceed to the Southall sta tion of the Great Western Railway ; it would then proceed to Hoixnslow, where it would connect. itself with one or other of the proposed lines from London to Hounslow. Leaving Hoanslow, the line would pass through Whitton, Twicken ham, Teddington, and Hampton, to Kingston, and crossing the Thames, would join the Kingston station of the South- Western Railway, whence it would proceed to and terminate at Epsom. As regarded the interests of Kingston, it would connect them both with the Great Western and South- Western Railways, and some of the proposed new lines to Hounslow, and it would give them direct communication to the north. But the mode in which the Company proposed to deal with the station at Kingsto❑ was perhaps the most important point to which lie would direct his attention at this meeting. The engineer and the surveyor, he might state, had taken very great trouble in endeavouring to ascer tain the feelings of the inhabitants, so that they might place the station in such a way as would give most accommodation to the inhabitants of Kingston without damaging the pro perty in the town. The station was intended to be made at Hampton .wick, and the line of the railway would be brought through the Queen's Meadow, up near to the new town, but beyond it, so that it might not affect the property. The ob ject of having the station at Hampton-wick was to bring it as near the centre of Kingston as possible without damaging the town. No one could doubt that a railway communication between the towns he had mentioned, containing on the ag. gregate such a numerous population, would be of general ad vantage to the country. The question was, how it was to be effected with the least disadvantage to Kingston? From conferences he had had with the engineer and surveyor, he found that there was no opposition to the line, and that the station was supported by many of the inhabitants. If a ma ority thought otherwise, and that the station should be made immediately and directly within the town, he would state that the Committee were most desirous to meet their wishes in that respect. Mr. MITCHELL asked if there was no feeler thrown out to join the Birmingham Railway, so that there might be a com plete railway communication north and south? Mr. GaLsworrrnv said there were at present many lines proposed to Uxbridge, and so on to the north, so that it was difficult to say which would be chosen ; but that there would be a north line through Uxbridge there could be no doubt whatever, and this Company would get the benefit of it. Mr. RANYARD asked whether there was any plan proposed to have a railway from. Epsom to Reigate, so that they might have a communication with the Dover line? Mr. GALSWORTHY said the country . between Epsom and Reigate presented considerable difficulties, so that no line was at present proposed; but he did not doubt the increasing traffic would justify the making of a line, and then this line would be connected with the South .Eastern Railway. Mr. KENT thought they ought to confine themselves at present to what would benefit the town of Kingston, as the inhabitants of Uxbridge had confined themselves to what would benefit them. _ _ _ Mr. MERCER said he had been at the Uxbridge meeting last week, where there was a great deal of confusion, no fewer than twelve lines having been presented to them for their consideration ; but at last one gentleman got up and moved that they should have a line direct from London to Ux bridge, between the Great Western and Birmingham lines, with two branches—the one to run from Uxbridge to Ox ford, and the other from Uxbridge to Aylesbury. Now, the line to Aylesbury would join the Birmingham line near that town, while the other would terminate at Oxford. Now, if they looked at the map they would see that this Uxbridge and Epsom railway was in a direct line leading parallel with the Birmingham to Aylesbury, while they would also have the advantage of the other branch to Oxford, both of which would be of amazing benefit to this part of the country. The course of the line would take away a small corner of the paddock at Bushy Park, without, however, doing the slightest injury, and he was happy to say that Lord Lincoln had given his consent to the measure, as it was proposed to put down a private station within the royal demesne. From the forecoing statement he thought they would see that this line would ultimately connect them with the five principal railways in England—the Birmingham, the Great Western, the South-Western, the Brighton, and the South-Eastern. He had only to say further, that at the Uxbridge meeting a gentleman of great influence in that - neighbourhood, Mr. Hubert De Burgh, declared positively that there should be a railroad from Uxbridge to West Drayton, his property ex tending all that way. Now, if they looked at the plan, they would see that here was a scheme altogether inde dependmt of theirs, which would go from Uxbridge to West Drayton, from West Drayton to Staines, to Woking, to Dorking, and so on to the South-Eastern line. There was, therefore, the more necessity for them to use their most strenuous exertions to obtain this line, for if they did not, another line would be adopted, which would ultimately prove of great injury to them. With respect to the station, no one would be more anxious for it on this side of the river than he would, if it was to be for their advantage ; but he did not see that the propos3d station would injure them. Alderman FRICKER, as an old inhabitant of Kingston, could not consent to the station being out of the town. If the line was so altered as to make the station near the centre of the town, he would support it; and he was satisfied the greater portion of the inhabitants would do the same. He was satisfied that to have the station at Hanipton-wick, and not at Kingston, was contrary to the interests of the town, and contrary to the interests of the line. Alderman JONES was of the same opinion. Mr. GUY said the inhabitants might prefer the station on this side the bridge, but as it would destroy the ancient town of Kingston, and cut up their market-place, the thing was impossible. The gentlemen who were so much in favour of the station being on this side the river ought to point out some rational method of carrying their wishes into effect. They ought to show some practicable means of placing the station nearer Kingston without injuring the town. He and his friends on the other side of the river did not care much where the station was placed; but the inhabitants of Kingston ought to remember that there were the interests of others to be consulted as well as their own. The population of Hampton-wick was about 1,600 ; that of Hampton about 4,000; and the population of other places in their neigh bourhood considerably exceeded the population of th e i r ancient and valued town of Kingston.—(A laugh.) If they placed the station in such a position as to be of little or no avail to the Middlesex side of the river, they would find him and all on that side their bitter opponents. Alderman JONES, to make their proceedings regular, would move that the station should be on this side of the river, and as near to the town as possible. Mr. DAWSON, on seconding this motion, expressed his re gret. and disappointment that the promoters of the line had submitted its details to them in such a loose and unsatisfac tory manner. He thooght it would be better to adjourn this meeting, in order to allow the engineers to prepare and lay before them such plans as would enable them to judge of the line.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. KENT said it was incumbent upon the meeting first to decide the general question, whether or not they should have a line from Uxbridge to Epsom, through Kingston. He had no hesitation in saying that that was indispensable, and he believed the meeting was unanimous on that point. He therefore moved, in substance, that this railway would be of great benefit to Kingston, and materially tend to increase its trade and prosperity. This was without reference to Mr. Jones's motion about the station, which would be decided afterwards. Mr. JONES would not allow his motion to be put aside in ;hat way. ...., ...„ . • Alderman FRICKER moved another amendment, that the interests both of the town and the railway would be most effectually served by the railway forming as near the centre of the town as possible, and by having a station in the town, and that on the Company producing such plans, the meeting would give the line their most cordial support. ➢ir. RA.Nvann seconded the amendment. _ Mr. GUY rose to move another resolution, that the meet ing approved of the line of railway, but reserved a full con sideration of where the station was to be; and that the meeting would adjourn to that day week, when they would consider the alternative plans which the Company might propose. gfr. Moss seconded the resolution. Mr. NIGHTINGALE moved simply that the meeting adjourn. A long and angry squabbling followed the proposing of these resolutions, each contending that their resolution should be put. It was at last suggested that the movers and seconders of the different motions should retire to another room, and agree in one resolution. This was agreed to by all the parties except Alderman Fricker and his seconder, Mr. Ranyard, who insisted that their amendment should be put to the meeting. 'With much persuasion they were re luctantly induced to comply; but after being absent for soma time, the parties returned to the room and announced that all were agreed in one general resolution except the two gen tlemen who had from the first opposed the retiring. The general resolution was substantially an approbation of the line, with a request that the Company would make the station at Kingston, if practicable. This last clause gave some dissatisfaction; it was altered so as to seeni that the meeting approved of the line, on the understanding that the Company pledged th emse l ves to make the station at King ston, if practicable. Still, this did not meet the views of the alderman and his recorder, who again insisted that their amendment should be put to the vote. The other party agreed to adopt their amendment, with the exception of the last clause, which was to the effect that, so soon as the Com pany laid before them plans for a station at Kingston, they would give the line their cordial support. This omission, however, did not satisfy the worthy alderman; and, after many angry retorts upon each other, several ineffectual at tempts to effect an agreement, and two or three failures in putting the question to the vote, it was at last agreed to vote on this question, wh e th er t h e general resolution should be adopted with the clause referred to, or without it. Oe a show of hands being taken, 36 voted for the omission of the clause and 35 for its insertion. The 'resolution in support of the line was, therefore, declared to be carried. Thanks were then proposed to the Mayor and Mr. Kent, seconded by Mr. Guy, and unanimo •ly agreed 'o • -• which the meeting, which lasted nearly tour hours, separa,,eu. SOUTHAMPTON, PETyRSFIELD, AND LONDON DIRECT. Sourir.tmrrox, WEDNESDAY. —This afternoon a public meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Southampton, con vened by requisition to the Mayor, was held in the Town hall, for the purpose of securing to the inhabitants a more direct communication with London than they at present enjoyed. Thomas Griffiths, Esq., the Mayor, took the chair, ana among the gentlemen present were Alderman Lobb, Dr. Hunt, Thomas Bradley, Esq., Alderman Toomer, Alderm a n Steere, W. J. Le Feuvre, Esq , George Borrett, Esq., and Messrs. Woolridge, Rogers, F. Cooper, and Abraham, mem bers of the town council, and a large number of the most in fluential inhabitants. _ _ The requisition, signed by upwards of 400 of the most in fluential residents of the town, having been read by Mr. Pearc, the Town-Clerk, Aldsrman LOBB said that, as Deputy-Chairman of the Provisional Committee, the duty had been imposed upon him of bringing the project before the meeting. Its main object was to unite the important bor (ugh of Petersfield with the town of Southampton, bringing into communica tion with both a large and valuable agricultural district, sur rounded by towns, although not termed great, of consider able importance, which would be embraced by the railway communicating with the port of Southampton. The line had been surveyed by the engineers, who had sent in their report, which the Committee considered as most satisfactory. The line as proposed from that town would commence as near the centre as possible, and, passing over the Itchin, proceed on to Durley, from Durley to Bishop's Waltham, Corehampton, and East and West Mean, passing over Win chester-hill. Here a tunnel would be required of about a quarter of a mile in length, which could be constructed without risk or danger. The soil, too, was most favourable, being hard and consistent chalk. As the crow would fly, the distance from Southampton to Petersfield was twenty two miles and a half— (Hear) —making only half a mile dif ference. The gradients, too, were most favourable; the greatest in any part of the line was 1 in 150, and in general it was lin 200. With the exception of a small curve at Corehampton, it is a direct and straight line to Petersfield. Having pointed out the course of the line, might say that with regard to the stations they must remain untouched upon at present, but he could assure the meeting that the sole views of the Company were the interest and prosperity of the town of Southampton and the borough of Petersfield, and that the whole of the surveys would be made hi suffi cient time to enable them to go to Parliament in the next session. With regard to the route the proposed line was to take, he begged to say that the proprietors of the land be tween that town and Petersfield had not offered any opposi tion to the line, nor did he jhink there would be any.— (Hear.) In addition to bringing Petersfield into immediate contact with Southampton, there was another and more im portant point to be gained. It would bring them -in a more direct, cheaper, and better communication with the City of London and its docks—( Hear)—by means of a direct Ports= mouth line,or any other that might be'successful, which must pass through Petersfield. Then, again, there would be a communication with Brighton and Cheltenham, Brighton and Dover, and other parts, which must materially benefit and increase the trade of the port of Southampton. They might he asked, did they, the promoters of the scheme, expect op-. position from other companies? He did not know of any; but if there was, the answer would be, that they neither feared it or dreaded it, as they were an independent line. He had received a letter from the chairman of an influential company, stating that no opposition to the undertaking would be given on their pmt.—(Hear.) Mr. J. R. STEBBING moved the first resolution —" That in the opinion of this meeting it is of great importance that a line of railway should be formed between this town and the borough of Petersfield, and that the line proposed by the Southampton, Portsmouth, arid London Direct Railway Company is eminently calculated to promote the interests of the town and port of Southampton, as well as the rich agri cultural district through which it will pass." Mr. P. BoRRErr seconded the resoltrion, feeling . convinced that the proposed line would be of the greatest Importance and benefit to the town, and much to the interest of its pro moters.—The resoluticn was carried. Mr. F. COOPER moved the second resolution—" That in addition to the great advantages resulting to this town from a communication with the large market-town of Petersfield, the proposed railway will eventually form the best and most direct line of communication between the port of Southamp ton and the docks of the City of London, thus affording to the mercantile and trading interest a better and more direct means of transit." Mr. J. HILL seconded the resolution, which was carried. In answer to a question from a gentleman in the body of the meeting, Aldern:an LOBS said the Company was not pledged to any line at Peters&ld to run to London, but that the Committee would adopt the shortest and most direct. Mr. SPOONER proposed the next resolution—" That a pe tition to both Houses of Parliament be presented, embody ing the principles of the projected scheme, and praying the Legislature to agree theretor." This was seconded by Mr, H. WOOLRIDGE, and carried. Dr. CLARKE moved, and Mr. JOLLIFFE seconded, the fourth resolution—" That the Members for the town and county be respectfully requested to support the prayer of the petition by their votes and influence in Parliament. • On the suggestion of Mr. ANDREWS, it was agreed that the terminus for the proposed line should be in the Oundle or Jlogland, near the centre of the town, as the most convenient spot to be obtained. A gentleman who was present on the part of the South- Western Company said it was the intention of that Ccm pany, as soon as possible, to carry the terminus of their rail way into the City.—The meeting then broke up. OGMORES AND GARN VALES, AND PORT OF CARDIFF UNION. Wednesday an adjourned general meeting of the provincial directors of this proposed line of railway was held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, to confirm certain reso lutions agreed to at the previous meeting, which took place on the 18th ult. ; and to fill up thelist of members for the managing committee. The Hon. Viscount Ingestre, M.P., occupied the chair. Besides the Noble Lord, there wore present :.—The Hon. Wm. Gore, Sir George Prescott, Bart., the Rev. H. It. Fowler, the Rev. Thomas Gronar, Major Moorse Cooper. Capt. Hewitt, Richard Hastley Kennedy, Esq., James Mor rison, Eq., F. Meyinott. Esq., Evan Pritchard, Esq., Wm. S. Potter Esq., Richard Lewis Reece, Esq., Archibald Spens, Esq., Philip Vaughan, Esq., E. L. Richards, Esq , Barrister at-Law; W. It. James, Esq., Solicitor to the Company, &c. The Noble CHAIRMAN opened the business by stating that they were met to confirm the resolutions come to at the meeting held at Mr. James's offices on the 18th, respecting the construction of lines of railway to connect the vales of Ogmore, Fawr and Ogur Faith with the port of Cardiff. Mr. James would be able more explicitly to place the matter before them, and, he, therefore, called on him to read the minutes of the previous meeting. Mr. Jams said that, after what had taken place at their first meeting, little would remain for him to say respecting the merits of the proposed scheme. Founded on the resolu tions then agreed to, he had embodied the advantages of the lines contemplated in the form of a prospectus, the reading of which would be sufficiently illustrative of the merits of the project, without an address from him. The length of the main line would be 18 miles, and the branches up the three valleys 16, making in all about 34 miles to be con structed. The branches would commence at Blaengwr in the Vale of Ogwr Fawr ; from Blaengwr, in the Valley of the Gawr ; and from Blaengwr, in vale of the Ogwr Faah ; and the three would concentrate at Bryn Centhin ; from whence the main line would pass by Llanharran, and join the South Wales Railway near the port of Cardiff. The country through which the lines passed was of the most favourable kind; there where no heavy cuttings, expensive bridges, or embankments required ; the gradients were likewise very easy, so that the hue would be executed at the cheapest cost. To facilitate this, there was on the spot abundance of sto . ne and other material for the efficient construction of the works. The project was supported by powerful local interest, and all the landlords who had been consulted had given in their sanc tion and approval. Twenty miles of the line would pass through property abounding with coal, iron, lime, black band, and limestone, all of which products had not at present the means of transit to any market whatever. The rising and important town of Bridgend would be greatly benefited by the scheme, and it was intended to join a junc tion near that town with the South Wales Railway. He moved that the minutes of the previous meeting, which con sisted of a decision to organise a committee for the for mation of the company in question, be confirmed. The motion was seconded, and unanimously agreed to. Several gentlemen were then named on the managing com mittee, after which Mr. RICHARDS, counsel of the Company, said he had seen several most influential parties who had been in Wales, and who gave the most flattering accounts of the manner in which the schemes had been received. Amongst others Lord Duncannon's steward declared that not only his Lordship, but all the leading gentry of the district, were in its favour. The meeting shortly afterwards adjourned. RELATIVE CLOSING PRICES OF RA ILWAY SHARES IN TUN PRINCIPAL CITIES AND TOWNS IN ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, AND IRELAND. NAMES OF RAILWAYS., Aberdeen ...... ... •• • • Airdrie and Coatbridge • • Aibroath and Forfar .... Ditto Half Shares • • • • A rmagh, Colr., & Portrush Bandon and I . • • • • Belfast and Ballymena • • Belfast and County liirim Birkuhtl.Lan.&Ches.JnC. Birmingham and Glo'ster Do. Now (Iss. at 7% dis.) Ditto Half Shares ...: Birininghm&Oxfrd.Junc. Blekburn, and Preston .. !lick burn, Darwn,& Boltn Bolton, Wigan, & Liverpl. Boston, Stamfrd and firm Brighton, Lewes, & llast. Bristol and Exeter • . • • • • Ditto New Bristol and Gloucester • • Bristol and S. Wales June. British and Irish Union.. Caledon. and Ayrsh. June Caledon.& Dumbar. June Caledenlan • . • • • • Ditto Extension • • • • ••• Cambridge and Lincoln.. Chester and Birkenhead.. Ditto Now Shares • . • • Ditto Half Shares • • •• Chester and Holyhead • • Cheltenham and Oxford.. Chichester and Brighton.. Churnet Valley ......... Clitheroe Junction ...... Clydesdale Junction .... Cork, Blackrek & Passage Cork and Bandon Cork and Killarney ..... Cork and Waterford .... Cork and Youghal .. • ... Canterbury and Dover... Coventry and Leicester.. Cornwall . ...... . Derby and Crewe . • • • • • . Direct Lon. and Manchstr Dias, Beccles, & Yarmoth DirectMan.(Remington's) Direct Northern .• • • f • • Direct Norwich .• • .• . ... Dublin and Belfast June. Dublin, Belfast, & Colrr e Dublin and Drogheda • • . Dublin and Galway Dundalk and Enniskillen Dundee and Arbroath . Dundee and Perth .. • • . Durham and Sunderland East Lancashire (No. 1) Ditto (No. 2) .. • • Eastern Counties . • • .. • • Do. New ....... • Do. P&p. 5 pr Ct., No 1 Do. do. N 0.2 East Dereham & Norwich East Union . • . • . •• • • Ditto Extension .. •• . • Ed inbgh, Glas., and Dum. Edinburgh and Glasgow Do. Quarter Shares • . • 1)0. New Quarter Shares Edi nb. Leith, and Granton Do. Pref. 5 per Cent Edinburgh and Northern Edinburgh and Peebles • • Edinburgh and Perth • . • • Ely and Huntingdon Enniskillen and Sligo Exeter, Yeovil, & Drchstr Fit wood, Prstn, & W. Rid. Garnklrk and Glasgow Glasgow and Ayr. • • Do. Quarter Shares Glasgow and Greenock Ditto New.. .• . Ditto Preference . (I lasgw, Dmfries, and Car I ilsgw, Kilmarnck, & Ara Glasgow and Belfast Un Goole and Doncaster • • • • Grand Junction .... Ditto Half Shares • • • . Ditto Quarter Shares I►itto New Quarters .. Ditto Eighths ...• • • Grand Union . •• Great Eastern & Western tit Grimsby & Dk Extens. (it Grimsby and Sheffield lit Stlirn & Wstrn (hind) Ditto Extension •• •; Great Munster.. • • ...... Grt Northern of Scotland Grt Northern of England Do. New 401. Shares .. Do. New 301. Shares .. treat Western • • • • • • • • • Ditto Half Shares • . • • Ditto Fifths • • • • • • t lull frd, Farehm, & Ports. Harwich . • • • • • • ....-- 1 lud rsfid & Man. R. & Canl Huddersfield and Sheffield Hull and Gainsborough.. Hull and Selby • . • • • ..... Ditto Quarter Shares.. Ditto Half Shares .... Inverness and Elgin .... Isle of Jersey .......... Kendal and Windermere Kingstown and Bray Killarney Junctions . • • • • Lancaster and Carlisle .. Lancaster and Preston .. Leeds and Bradford .... Ditto Extension ...... Leeds and Dewsbury.... Leeds and Thirsk .. •• .. Leeds & W. Riding June. Leicester & Birmingham Leicester and Bedford . • . Limerick and Waterford Lim rck, Ennis, & Kul. Jnc. Lincoln, York, and Leeds Liv. Man. & Gt N. of Eng. Liverpool and Manchester Ditto Half Shares • ... Ditto Quarter Shares.. Li verpl, Ormskrk, & Prstn London and Birmingham Ditto Thirds . ...... Ditto Quarters .• •• • • London and Blaekwall Oxfd. & Chltnham. London and Brighton. • Ditto Consolld. Eighths i London and Croydon •• • • Ditto New . • . • • • • • Do. el uarant. 5 per Cnt. London and Greenwich•. Do. Pref. or Privilege.. London and South Westm Do. New Cons. Eighths Do. New, 501 Shares.. 1)o. New, 401. Shares.. London and York ... Ditto (Itawtry) London and Windsor.... Londe, Salsbury, & Yeovl Londonlerry & Coleraine Lond,,islerry & Enniskilln Lynn and Ely Lynn and Dereham Manehe'ter and Leeds .. Ditto flail Shares .. • . Ditto Quarter Shares• • Ditto Sixteenths -• • • • • Hanchl r and Birkenhead If and teter &Birminghm Ditto .quarter Shares.. Ditto New Quarters ... I►o. Con. & Welsh June. Mannheatr, Boltn, & Bury Nlnclistr, Buxtu, & Matlk Sian. Shef. and Mid. Junc. ilanchestr & Southamptn Midland.. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Ditto Fifths • • • • • • • • • • 1Y.L.0 New .• • •• • • • Do. Con. Binn.& Derby Westni (Irish) Do. Extension to Sligo Newesl 1 & Daringtn June. Da. New (Brandling) .. Newcastle and Berwick.. Newcastle. and Carlisle.. Nwestio, Durham, & Lan. Newl:orl & Abergavenny Newry and Enniskillen .. Newark and Sheffield . North British • • • • • • • • • • Ditto New Shares •. • • Northern and Eastorn Do. Scrip (iss. at 5 dis.) Do. Quaker. Shires • • North Devon. • • • • • . • • • • North Kent • • •••• • • • • North Staffordshire .• • • North Eastern • • •• • • •• • North Union (A) • • • • • • • DUO (B).• • • • • • • North Wales Mineral • • • • Ditto New Shares • • • - Nol ill Western •••• • • • • Nort 'a Wales ••••• • • • • • Norwich and Brandon • • Ditto New . ••••• • • • • Not., Itelvoir, & Oranthm Not and Boston . . Nutt., wsh. Val. & Man. Nottingham & Mansfield Oxford and Birming. Junc Oxford and Worcester .. Oxford and Cambridge • • Perth and Inverness Portsmouth Direct . • Creston and Wyre Ditto Half Shares • • Do. Pref. 5 per Ct. Guar Do. Pref. 5 per Ct. & di v. Preston & Wyre Extend. Richmond & W. End June Rugby and lluntingdon Scottish Central Scot WI t :Midland Shefil ,td and Manchester Ditto Quarter Shares.. Ditto ditto (No. 2) .. Ditto ditto (No. 3) .. Shetßohl and Lincoln .... Sheffield and Rotherham S'brewsbry & Grand June. Shrewsli., Wor., & Crewe Shrws ,Wolv., Dud!, & Sir ihrwshry & Trnt Val. Shrws. I Lerefd,& N. Wales Slatnailllall . • • . ... .. South Devon. •• •• •••• •• South NI idiand • • • • • • • • • • South Eastern and Dover Do. New (isS. 321.) No. I Do. (195.33/.65.8d.)„ 2 1)o. (Iss. 301.) „ 3 Staines ana Illehniona .• • StatThrdshire & Shropshire Stirling and Dunfermline South \Vales•• Tear .mid Valley Treat Valley .• 7 . .. •.. • • • Du. B:ntilioiyheaaJanc. Vale of Neath • • • • • • • • West London, Old Shares West End & Sothrn Coun. Wexford and Carlow • • • • ‘Varwick and Cheltenham Watertbrd and Kilkenny Watrfi I, Brxfd, Wick & Dab Wakefield and Bradford.. Waltfict, Ventura, & Gool Wakefield and Harrogate Warwick and London . West Lancashire ........ Worcester and Tring.... Whitcliareii aad Furness Do. New half Shares.. We Mi..lland.. West Cornwall-- West Yorkshire ........ Wilsontwn, M.& Coltness Somrst, & Weymth Wills, Somrst,& Southall: Yar 11104 I 11l and Norwich.. Ditto New. .......... York and Carlisle ....... York and North Midland Ditt.) Half Shares .... Ditto Sea:bro' Branch Ditto ,lelby ,„ Ditto Extension ...... Yorkabi e &Glsgow Unn. ,'s6s6d; 1 3.54 , 5M 1258 6 220 6s pi 125 s pl 20s p 1 lOs p Pj 38s 6%1 50s pl i - upl 41s 40 1 ,1 2N FOREST OF DEAN CONIPETING RAILWAY. TILE SPEECH HOUSE, WEDNESDAY.—The Speech House, the place of assembly for the foresters, when public questions have to undergo discussiop, was well filled to-day by the proprietors of mines and minerals, and other influential persons called together, "to take into consideration the merits of the various railway projects affecting the forest, proposed to be brought before Parliament in the ensuing session, with the view of obtaining the most comprehensive and perfect railway communication with the different ports on the Severn and Wye, and the trunk railways of the dis trict. Thomas Roser,Esq : , was called to the chair. Mr. PHELPS said the line with which he was connected proposed to afford the necessary communication with the Severn to the forest, and that it was then to meet the South Wales line at Chepstow The immediate object of the project was to connect the forest with Monmouthshire and Glamorganshire, and surveys were in progress for connecting the line with Pontypool and the Taff Vale. The advantage to arise from connecting the forest with the counties he had mentioned were somewhat novel, because there an immense consumption existed of what was called red iron ore which was brought from Lancashire and other counties, and some small portion from the forest. The opinion, however, was that the forest was of itself able to supply all that was wantel, if the means of transporting it by means of a railway . existed. It was one grand feature of the scheme he repre sented, that it would open a direct communication with con.. sinning districts, and not only so as regarded the minerals, but the produce also of their farmers. The port of Chepstow, the only legitimate one to which the forest was entitled, would also be opened up, and that also was a prominent fea ture in the schema. Mr.lSTlclfor.scss fully coincided in the resolution which they had passed last week, that the wants of the forest could be best supplied by the South Wales, under the sanction and patronage of the Great Western Company, in connexion Wye d y i e d with the South Wales and Monmouth,- and Hereford and proprietors; t s i e il t n o k rs ;itb possible 3s i i f b a le ll ti a i m at ic p a a b r ! Par liament would allow that company t o cont i nue to l oc k up l Gloucester, and Dean forest lines. He thought th a t it was exceedi n gly desirable that an arrange men t s h ou l d b e ma d e overtureswi ls the should Sever fah Severn and V the produce of the forest.—(Cheers.) Mr. JACKSON read a letter from Mr. Brunel, stating that both the Great Western and the South Wales Companies were anxious to afford more comprehensive accommodation to the forest than was contemplated last session, that mea- ' sures were in progress for establishing additional ports on the Severn, and doing other things for the benefit of that district . of country. Mr. Oiip (one of the deputation) then addressed the meet ing, expressing a hope that, as he had become connected with the forest as a proprietor of properV, he would have frequent opportunities of meeting them. With respect to the Rochnar project, with which he was connected, he could assure the meeting that his only object was to assist in carrying into effect the best possible means of accommodation ; but time could only show which was best. Thanks were then voted to' Mr. Phelps and to Mr. Rosser, after which the meeting separated. BRISTOL AND EXETER. MEETPNG TO OPPOSE THE DIRECTORS' AGREEMENT. A meeting of shareholders in this Company, was held on Monday, at Bristol, for the purpose of considering the pro priety of opposing the provisional agreement entered into be tween the Directors of the Great Western and Bristol and E:; ter Rai ;vay corn 1c 6, for the sale • • • latter to toe former Cuiopaoy. the chair was ializo oy W. Crosse, Esq., a large proprietor. H. BorrTAx, Esq., insisted that the proposed sale to the Great Western Company would be ruinous to the interests of the Bristol and Exeter proprietary, and recommended that no time should be lost in organising an opposition to it. Mr. SimcoE denounced the agreement as most unjust and derogatory to the Bristol and Exeter Railway Company, and proposed that Mr. Badham, secretary to the Company, should be requested to attend, in order to explain to the meeting the motives by which the Directors had been influenced in con senting to the agreement. The resolution was opposed by Mr. TRIPP, who strongly denounced the agreement as being ruinous and unjust, and such as it was an insult to the understanding of the pro prietors to advise them to accede to. if the Directors had been in a position in which they could not help themselves, their assenting to such terms might have been under stood, but, under the present circumstances of the Company. they had betrayed an amount of ignorance which would henceforward lose them all confidence as railroad directors. He strongly opposed holding any conference with the Di rectors or their Secretary until the day of the public meetin. _ Mr. RALE, also condemned the agreement as an improper one, and recommended attention to the country sharcholdors in order that the directors might not carry their point by obtaining their proxies in favour of the agreement. The motion to receive Mr. Badham was put, and it was resolved to oppose the agreement, for which purpose a Com mittee was appointed. RAILWAY COMMUNICATION FOR NOTTINGHAM— SPECIAL MEETING OF THE NOTTINGHAM TOWN COUNCIL. NOTTINGHAM, WEDNESDAY.—To-day a special meeting of the council was held in the Guildhall, commencing at ten o'clock in the forenoon. The meeting had been specially convened by the Mayor, on account of a requisition, for the purpose of taking into consideration the most advantageous railway communication for the town of Nottingham, and also for the sale of land on Burton Leys. Mr. Alderman CULLEN said the requisition had been handed to him to sign, and he had put his name to it with a degree of feeling upon the important situation in which Nottingham is placed, with regard to railway communi cation from all parts of the United Kingdom, which he supposed was a fact well known to all the gentle. men present. Greater facilities being required than it now possessed, it became important to consider which way this important object should he acquired. If travellers go to the north, they have a long round to travel ; and if they go to the south by the present railways, they have to suffer great inconvenience by changing carriages, and to endure tiresome delays. In short, whether going, north, south, east, or west, every species of incouvenienee is experienced, or a total want of conveyance by railway is felt. Whether the council would do anything to counteract these evils, he, of course, could not say, but being one of the requisitionists, he had felt it his duty to bring the subject forward, to give an opportunity to gentlemen to express their opinions. Looking at Notting ham as a commercial town he was bound to say it ought to be placed on a better footing than it now is, and that a de finite course as to railways should be adopted, to place the town in its right position. He wished, before any motion was made, to hear ether opinions on the subject. Mr. TAYLOR thought that a commitee should be appointed. Mr. T. WAKEFIELD said he believed there was only one opinion that Nottingham, from its importance and central position, does not possess that railroad communication to which it is entitled, and which it ought to obtain. He should be sorry in any respect to render himself liable to the imputation of having cast any reflection upon any existing railroad, or any newly projected one, and in his remarks he wished to call attention only to those points calculated to enable the town,through the medium of the Council, to secure the best line of communication, as he thought, out of the com petition which had arisen and capital being expended, they had the opportunity of doing. If travellers go direct to Lon-. don from Nottingham by railroad, the charge is 30s. by first class; but if a ticket be taken to Leicester the fare is 6s. 6d., and from thence to London 225., making 11.8 s. 6d., or ls. 6d. less for the short distance than the long. Why the inhabitants of Nottingham should pay more than the inhabitants of Leicester, he could not say. In communicatiq; from Not tingham to other towns, perhaps it might be said the inha bitants bad no right to complain, bnt the change of carriages and delays were felt to be of great inconvenience. If he wanted to go to Sheffield, he should have to travel thirty or forty miles further than he ought to have to go, and the same with regard to Manchester and other parts of the north. This he considered was not a position in which Nottingham ought to remain. He thought they ought not to forget the central and advantageous position of Not tingham, and the necessity of a direct line from London through Nottingham to the North. A direct line from Nottingham to Mansfield, continued as proposed by the Boston,, Newark, and Sheffield Railroad, to Manchester and Sheffield, would shorten the distance to these places, and to all parts of the North,' at least thirty-five or thirty six miles. He was happy to say, as far as Nottingham is concerned with the north, that arrangements have been entered into that will secure the important object of shorten ing distances, as an arrangement had been entered into on the previous day between the Sheffield and Manchester Com panies that will effect it, and that the junction between Great Grimsby and Sheffield had also been taken on a lease, with a guarantee of 5 per cent., and a participation in the profits arising from the union. This circumstance will give to Nottingham an opportunity of securing a direct communi cation with the north of England, and also the eastern parts of the country. He believed that a direct line was wanted from London through Bedford and Kettering, to Nottingham and Manchester, but of course it was a subject for consideration hereafter, as to whether it would be de•• sirable to avail themselves of an opening on this line or not, or whether any other line offered greater advantages. As a preliminary step, he would move, " That Nottingham does not at present possess that direct communication by railroad to which, from its importance and central position, it is entitled." Mr. BEAN seconded the proposition with very great plea sure. After a brief discussion, the motion was carried unani _ Mr: WAKEFIELD then moved—" That a committee be appointed for the purpose of securing, as far as possible, to the town of Nottingham the most direct railroad communi cations, and that whilst the committee will he expected to report what routes of railway will be most advantageous to the town, it shall be no part of the province of such com mittee to report upon the comparative merits of rival schemes." Mr. BEAN seconded the proposition.—Carried nnanimouQly. The following were then appointed as the committee : Mr. Heard, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Thomas Herbert, Mr. Bean, Mr. Tomlinson, Mr. Tailor, Mr. Vickers, Mr. Wakefield, Mr. H. Leaver. The Council then broke up. SOUTH MIDLAND JUNCTION. On Tuesday afternoon a numerous and influential meeting of the inhabitants of Woodstock and its vicinity was held at the Town-hall, Mr. J. T. Palmer, Mayor, in the chair, amongst whom we noticed B. Holloway, Esq., W. Turner, Esq., W. Hunt, Esq., E. Cole, Esq., Captain Dewes, H. Smith, Esq., H. North, Esq., and Messrs. M. G. Kirby, W. Norris, T. Higgins, G. Shuffery, W. Morris, H. Morris, W. Eder, &c., for the purpose of receiving a deputation from the London Committee of the South and Midlands Junction Railway Company, and to consider the effect which railways were calculated to have upon the town and its interests. The deputation consisted of the Mayor of Buckingham, Captain Dewes, W. C. Turner, Esq., B. Holloway, Esq., E. Cole, Esq., M'Murdo, Esq., and W. B. James, Req. Mr. SHUFFERY said that he considered that the proposed line, the South and Midlands Junction, was calculated to be of the greatest advantage to Woodstock, and therefore he most cordially should propose this resolution— " That it is highly desirable that a railway communication should be brought toWoodstock, and that it shall be as direct as the nature of the country will admit of." Mr. KIRBY had great satisfaction in recommending the proposed line, and in secondieg the resolution. The resolution was unanimously passed. The MAYOR of Buckingham observed, that in every case where a railway was projected it was the duty of the pro moters of the particular line to go down to every town through or near which the rail would run, and consult the inhabitants upon it. This company had adopted this course of proceeding, and the deputation from the committee was now before the inhabitants of Woodstock, with the hope of re ceiving their approval and support of the scheme.—(Hear). The surveys of the line were so forward as to make it a matter of certainty that all the plans and all the maps would be deposited long prior to the period marked out by the standing orders—(Hear, hear, hear). They would then be in a position to go to Parliament in the ensuing session —(Hear, hear)—with every prospect of suc cess. It had been intended that they should have hail a meeting at Bicester yesterday, but to meet the wishes of the inhabitants the Company had consented to postpone it until after the 30th of November, the day upon which all the plans and all the maps, and all the sections must be deposited in the Parliamentary office. With respect to the course which it was proposed that this line should run, he would briefly state that it will originate at Bicester, by a junction with the Oxford and Cambridge line, through Wolverton, in connexion with the Eastern Counties, and would thus afford facility of intercourse with the metro polis, in one direction, with Stafford, the Potterie , , Birmingham, Liverpool, and Manchester, in the other. Near or at Woodstock, close where the line will come, the Oxford and Rugby, and Worcester rail way will cross, presenting thus opportunities of entering the two great arteries of the kingdom—the Great Western and the London and Birmingham, the former at Didcot the other at Rugby.—(Hear, hear). The line will then pro ceed to the manufacturing town of Whitney, where a com munication will be opened to the Stroudwater district, by means of the Oxford and Cheltenham line; thence it would tend directly S.E., leaving Bampton to the east, until it reached Lechlade, where a considerable entrepot for merchandise had been established. The line would thence proceed onward till it fell into the Great Western at Swinden. It would thus open a continuous railway communication with London eastward, and with Bristol, ISatit, Exeter, Gloucester, Cheltenham, and Stroud, west ward, and thence, by means of the Gloucester and Aberyst with projected line with the whole of north and south Wales. —(Hear, hear, hear). There was, however, one feature pecu liar to the line, that it would have the effect of continuing the narrow gauge lines of the north with those of the south, for it would cross the broad gauge at Swindon, without the least inconvenience or impediment to the general traffic of the Great Western.—(Hear, hear). Individually, he felt great interest in this line, for it would be in connexion with two others with which be was associated, the Cambridge and Oxford, and that which would join the Bedford and Bletchley lines.—(Hear, hear). He was confident the inha bitants would already have seen the advantages which had been derived by other towns from railway communication, and that they must be anxious to enjoy equal benefits themselves.—(Hear, hear). Mr. H. MORRIS Proposed a resolution of support. Mr. SHUFFERY seconded the resolution, which was put, and unanimously agreed to. Captain DEWES then moved the third resolution, which ran thus—" That petitions be presented to both houses of Parliament, in favour of the South and Midlands Junction Railway, and that the peers connected with this district of the county, and the represeutatives of the borough, be re quested to snpport the same."—(Cheers.) SCOTTISH LINES. SCOTTISH DIRECT NORTREN JUNCTION.—The promoters of this scheme state that, by adopting their line of railway, the communication from England northwards will be very materially lessened The line proposed to effect this is stated to be six or seven miles in length. Joining the North British at Linton, it proceeds .to North Bernick, where the passengers have to cross a well-organised ferry to Elie; a branch of one mile in length then brings them upon the east of Fife line, thus forming a most important communication between England and the North of Scotland, at a saving of at least 23 miles. SCOTTISH MIDLAND EXTENSION RA ILWA Y.—The usual statutory notices for this railway were yesterday given on the church doors of Brechin and other parishes through which the line is proposed to run. The Scottish ➢iidland Extension unites with the Scottish Midland at Forfar,, from whence it runs by the thriving manufacturing town of Brechin direct to Laurencekirk, where it unites with the Aberdeen line—thus filling up the link of 24 miles or t ore! v fI.~F 7 ' ? nlost corirativi, cation between Peru. auci Aberdeen. SCOTTISH SOUTII MIDLAND JUNCTION RAILWAY. contemplated undertaking has excited a most ext raordias ; interest. The number of applications for shares in it i the been quite unprecedented. In the form of applicatioar applicant was directed to state whether be was scrip in the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway, and to extent. It was from this imagined that the simple reprr_ sentation of the applicant that lie held so many of such se ti r o , wculd give right of preference. Accordingly the ( l ita %. of scrip professed to be held by applicants Or s hare i „ s li der far greater than the amount issued for the original .-- t hat taking. Directions were given to the holders of scrip in that railway to exhibit it to the amount represented to be, u t hii a 'wide. 011 The disappointment or perplexity of some gentlernen,9"„„ti. intimation makes us rather suspect that in the form app cation the greatest candour has not been exercised. STRATHTAY AND BREADALBANE EXTENSION RA ll " l : n ices. This line has been brought out under very promising a ilr a nd Its object is to afford accommodation to the high district of Strathtay. It is to join the Perth and Inc e its line at Dalguise, and extending along the river, will les e liae western terminus at Aberfeldy. The promoters efetiestrict, being, for the most part, the landed proprietors of th : lengt h no Parliamentary opposition is anticipated. The Bch ° 1 ha t tbe' of the line is eight miles, and the prospectus states t _ ise ground is highly favourable, and the promoters Prl,ooo/. handsome return for the capital to be employed, viz.. 1 7,...,0. TYNE VALLEY JUNCTION AND EAST LOTHIAN RA I " A fa st —We understand that the Tyne Valley Junction nn u„, to v _ c ulto rpro Lothian Central Railways have amalgamated, and t an arrangement with the North British, which "lusr'Prir of the highest advantage to the district of the con " co n7 uso ce posed to be accommodated by these lines. of these arrangements, and the terms on which the. of P the been brought about,'we understand that the issu e elf stock of the Tyne Valley has necessarily bee n limited. extrecn FREIGN LINES. BELGIAN AND CON O TINENTAL DIRECT TROVE solo COMPANY.—A line to commence at Termode, on the _eettio communicating northwards with Terneuse, and. PtrGille!, southwards to Assche, Hal, Nivelles, Gosselles, anietwefu and joining the State Railway, about half - w a Y the Montigny and Chatelet, and terminating at ViS4iFteneh frontier town of France. The length of the line is leagues, and it is designed as the first of a series ot2„„pootr direct to the mouth of the Adriatic Sea. Capital, Pr. in 60,000 shares of 20/. each ; deposit, 2/. ss. a sl' 3l. u s 01 PARIS AND LYONS.—The Minister of Public W° l. ro pose, to Fourvieres, whence he could view all the varionsyerwao sites for the terminus of this important line. Be 'Tot st proceeded to Perrache and examined, with the u` nos ed tention, the nature of the place and the space P' one of the projects for this purpose. The l‘la t ' is .bicit made a similar examination at Brotteaux ; after oftb Dumon followed the line of quays on the right 10! '‘ .lo (0" Saone, where he tested the state of the important ''!10,01 gineering) there being carried on chiefly under hi' rection. 0 1'4 PARIS AND Senses.—The announcement that the_ IV of art on this line would shortly be begun is erronelot t 11,16 state of the works of art and earthworks is s uch t . 3, Committee, conformably to the Cahier des Chargi be ir P authorises it to withdraw its deposit according o f tb e t ., gress, has demanded the reimbursement of four-fir t d to cel , l e , caution money. Without the hindrances oPrse,orts, nuous wet weather, we may safely say that th ese its gun in May last, would now be terminated. t orl° TOURS AND NANTES —lt seems that the differenceonlo expressed by the press and the municipal enu.' us of inquiry on the various sites proposed for the tern 1 , 1 " c op line, has made the Minister of Public W °rk ,:ppear si ; il , hend that this question, which bore at first actinthe of but local interest, has now become one atrect! i _ t , to t, terests of the country at large. We are assured t 1 gieee e e :, purely theoretical inquiry, a practical will brito on the spot by the special engineer of roads csr,!'or who will be charged not only with examining_ r ' e lati7ir proposed sites, but also with inquiry into the i..str y o rlf each to the wants of commerce and to the to rop e proP e te l France. Convinced that the Tours line—or, I° , l Alm; speaking, the Paris and Nantes—has not be e "; r i t i Ce ti Wl solely in the interest of the city of Nantes—el wilie? iet eLt this railway is but part of the immense ae c osts t ber , eventually cover France, and which cannotl e ,, r oog l S isolatedly, M. Dumon wishes to investigate L" - tern'n 8 11 question of the terminus, which will not be the .n ots ' h i g the Nantes line alone, but which must be the ter::st, sa c to!.- railways centring in Paris from the south and `, l file P r j o i the Orleans, Tours, Bordeaux, Anglers, rby 0 it should not be gotten, is one of the Pr'" but the kingdom, not only by its present Pes iti°l4 future prospects. NC°. UNIVERSITY INTEL-06°' OXFORD. et t, the The following notices have becn issued „dsy "In the Convocation to be holden on T ll , ll ll Dg lsre 23d instant, at ten o'clock, the names of the iet,"",stus men, who have been nominated Select Preacu.„ e l o f•Vio: iol ea of Samuel Wilberforce, D.D., of Oriel College', '""h it re °— Page Saunders, D.D., of Christ Church, N o4° that office, will be submitted to the House. ..cb. °` "The Rev. Francis Baring, M.A., Christ u%ilott' "The Rev. Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, Af•A''' versity College. ; Cha ficel ::B. P. SYMONS , dat e "Wadham College, Oct. 21,1845." o f 01- r " The Senior Proctor will receive the nam es , or for examination this term, either from theraso% tutors, on " Saturday, the 25th inst., from one to two o " Monday, the 27th inst., from two to four o'cl°7 c ,, A. .4 " Tuesday, the 28th inst., from twelve to three a ' iv v it h to " Each candidate must give in a list, sig n ,.. e hisis 6 re name, of the subjects and books in which he ou'L'i, av ieg be examined, together with certificates of his sponded and having sat in the schools. 3 " La N g . d ß ai — en T c h o e ll m eg a e t , ri o cu e l t a . t2i2o,nlpBaipse:r is also requirecLalci: " The Regius Professor of Hebrew proposes to twat lectures on the Psalms on Thursday, November o'clock. op Witte "The two elementary classes will comrneric",, th e the 27th, and Tuesday, the 28th instant. Of t i ,"; -- j e a'no7t e s ' is intended for those who are just commencing tfe'radonel, the other for such as, being acquainted with to Grootei:t require instruction ia the higher parts of fle bre „ s t v havin,g Those under the degree of M.A. whch of s° " °.. t . bs ' attended the elementary lectures, ar e desirous ,oce and any who wish to have cer tifi ca tes of attelw, s hofis ° , o l lectures, are requested to call at the Professg 6 o f two Saturday, the 25th instant, between the hu tu , ,A ate four. Any members of the university who A claP'set, struction in addition to that given in the Pu b l ' the recommended by the Regius Professor to aPP ~ J. B. Morris, M.A., Exeter College. `• Christ Church, Oct. 21, 1845." _ . 0.. NAVAL MALTA, OCT. 15.—There is but little news " L h ate• racter, and none of any other, since m y , las t ' „r SY cle o- fl ot 0 Lieutenant Mapleton, of her Maje-,tys stealt„aviog b_ t ver has been subjected to a court of inquiry, for i ce h e nt v eto ,' i v tnh e e s w se h l ie o h nshore, in coming from Corfu. This 0- aw l re' a ner was full and honourably acquitted of all blan ie l,ilitil 1113 highest sh e en w c as om g iu o m t osiffrwomithtohuetcionujurtr:.n the 5 i, ii 0 tsco n es : l l Her Majesty's steamers Jackall and injury. 7 ! t i t3l" vessels lately built in Glasgow, arrived her e it l i g tb e ' ot sir Bth instant. They are sharp iron boats, ploat, d h as a ,t,"° at the rate of nine or ten knots. This 51 0 ' 0 t heir Pa tbs board,lf arotrer swered the expectation formed of them, as , e t i 12, ar' r es r ill Glo3laeskygnooawtrse, peritd the former ph fi eor t u r i m rno e tn r h et n h u we m iart b el eorrgeb.dy 1 , 1 , %. , th 0 , otb e , ,-( tf a i n i the ir ',, 3 e l; a f o ot .. , e , ie differ e " tlie pected ; hence probably the cause of the p ith • spe l e l d er . Majesty's steamer Polyphemus has aliYed hely''' Pre' • l mails from the lonian Islands and Greece. 31r. -, Op A court of inquiry has been sitting 00 rec entlY s q pir e `" Assistant-Surgeon of the Jackall steamer, ~,,t tranof. here, on charges of inebriety. The result has i t ', ll , I to re' but a court-martial will, it is said, result frou i s ols 0 1 ; 6 The Jackall is under orders for the Italia n. • the P lieve the Spitfire, which will be employed '''' .t. W itt' : service. , , a w..;,sut • - twee n Aut. tho Th c e om F m re u n n ch iea G t o io v n er b n e m tw en ee t n h s as yr r a es a o i l l v d e d mu o i n ta d , o ; il e ee t n .ic :G i tte% c oo; as also with the direct communicatioo to o, t iles 10 , and Egypt. The line, with the above exceP o marsi„, e ,„ fr ° tinue as usual. The direct steamers betwee ‘he ir W „ 1 , 1 Alexandria, touching at Malta, will continue their N iv_ i Alexandria to Beyrout. t ell ! cre w " or has I liaL Her Majesty's steamer Geyser is to leav e P I inv s , CaP' • inst. for England direct. She takes severa e t hia oa Itat o the hospital. Among the passengers by her ' t .' t he 4- o f oi l , Hancock, R. A. ; Lieutenant Cunningban'' ° tpr, 15te of 1 ' 1" ment, on six months' sick leave; Mr. Ite e t . , - 6 do ,t Sydenham, superseded, and Mrs. Millar, th ' „ 03.' 0 ; tenant-Commander Millar, of the Volcano. no os ; 1: $ e ' t in h s ri t o: luiegh French c Govern arrived. ivem The Tagus, from Southampton, with withe the ta 1 , Alelt 01- d e l n a T t s h t s t e ny A m h e e t h r . hasErFejC a iro, fr°,.hinich data . 0 has arrived. She left on the 10th inst., n n s ill r ci 11 l' e front Calcutta had been telegraphed. e e, a n I le The Caire has experienced a little dar n d to P t ' quire some tinkering ere she can be prepat'"' , her trip. of t ie The Levant mail has arrivel t he offie er puti Some acts of politeness passed between bos s the Acheron, ottft.a Majesty's ship Orestes and his Royal I n g 4 All, Montpensier on his visit to Greece. pr Jae AtercnsmarEsrra. ~,. ge tup- Assistant-Surgeon Lyon, to her Majesty 0 / 614 vice Protheroe, dismissed that ship. • i Tr hern-s• urVe Assistant-Surgeon Protheroe, to the .--, wt y'S S to Assistant-Surgeon Simpson, to her 3 ° 3 hat a foIYP vessel Bonetta, vice Armstrong. ne tts t° for Assistant- Surgeon Armstrong , f rom Bone __., a ss (re-appointment). le ft S il/Y1- t has • 9A Her Majesty's surveying-ship Beacon ato • ~„ r eel bsr the Archipelago. . ton -. t o - A, I, (1. in j i. PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 23.—The St. VinFeaccnn,„,.., of Spithead, but is returning stores prior c r for the In.i, silo boor to be paid off, and re-commission e Chief: whe re too miral Sir C. Ogle, Bart., Commander-ntn-',-.'e neap ha si e d. b .0 The Vanguard, 80,•Capt. Willes, is 1 tu having itfia, ,o,eciii will be detained some days, the tides e me w:tittl e c hic.h joi a much to admit of her going out. In th eller of s Quee% of determined to step her mainmast fa has the t oo , doubtless much improve her sailing, as out for th e 11 I g, 4 01 ' Rodney. The mast has been taken a s a ad Pr es r >t ile making the alteration. lenished store tiowe The Sylvia cutter, having rep . n the Goa la has returned to her station to rejot ;,, rig ri fr Channel Islands. he harbour. . 1.- . 0 -3$ The Centaur steam-frigate is in t ~_,.., etig inee• Doa id, for navigation to the Thames, to get "e` an der 31 ' i to ~ • et The Nautilus, 10, Lieutenant-C0m:13,, _., re pairet.i a ee iitet i docked on Tuesday, to get her rudde 14a, n the S t ' a P-j ° , The extra marines who went out I;ernbarked an Co o make up her complement of hands d' lrbit e ' u• Afr. • ee this division yesterday. building by .' gine ow The Contest, 12-gun brig, .div nr ogres• - i i be '4O Cowes, at his dockyard, is very raP', 4,4 a nd wP_ he t, " struction. She is planked up to her Tt; 4 Deco eito plete and ready for launching by the Ist v t 1 311 d 'l presents a most beautiful model. i:, v ,_,,,, , arr ive st , The Satellite, 18, Commander B "R Di pots , i left t o 4th or -,' e''' gat , Ayres from Monte Video on the 1 , n vpott g o ok 'The Vulture steam-frigate, Cap tat , route to lio n g o g Helena for the Cape of Good Hope, en ro le Pi co the 30th of August. Captain 'Tope , ipo - The Firebrand steam-frigate, „ s t. t Va of Au, .. , a Ayres for Monte Video on the 13th arrive' .1 The Frolic, 16, Commander Hamilton, t , l os raiso on the of July from Rio. E gonle- , 1331. The North Star, 26, Captain Sir J. • 11' 5 ' r.; THE l'rstrit FOR THE REMAINDER OF T o SEE THE SUPPLEMENT I ( - 1 ________ __< i THIS DAT. ________-- -- :,, o tiSG;ii, --_ DO ' N'o. '.- bv Sun e•' Or ° London: Printed and Published „ ofac , „ t o The . . L i ' No. 112, Strand, Printer, at savoy, Ili Strand, in the Precinct of 24 1 the ..,,,, , . 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