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ThE LAST DAYS of 010 EMPEROR ALEXANDER. By RortEnT rezE, F.R.S. The follewing extraet3 from a memoir of Alexander, I'enpf:Tor of Russia, just published by Dr. lee, will he read with deep interest. Coming from such a sou.ce they are entitled to implieit credit, and must put an end to all doubts as to the cause of tile lute Emperor's death. Dr. Lee was placed in such a situation as to bd able to ascertain, not only from the reports of the physicians cn the spot, but from his own personal observations, all the real eircumster ces accompanying an event which caused a great sensation throughout the political world. Addi tional weight also is given to Lis testimony by the rank which he holds in his profession. Dr. Lee is well known to the public for his medical skid ; the important dis coveries which he has made in that branch of anatomical science to which he has long devoted great research and unwearied application, have given him an European character, not likely to be fee !cited by any deviation from the truth ; and the interest excited by the death of that benevol(nt, wise, and patriotic Prince, has long ceased to exist, so that it would hardly be possible to furnish evidence of a more satisfactory character. Alexander, it is admitted, had become weary of political ; he had been harassed by apprehensions of con spiracies of various kinds, and doubtful in their charac ter, and resolved to end his days in a remote region of his empire as a simple individual, leaving the cares of royalty to his brother, the present Emperor; for Constan tine, from some mysterious cause, had been set aside. One of the outbreaks which Alexander feared took place at St. Petersburgh; soon after, his decease, and was speedily p u t down by the energy and presence of mind of Nicholas, but, from all authentic accounts, no plots were formed against his life, and his death is to be attributed entirely to the fever so prevalent in the Crimea, and to his obstinacy in refusing to submit to those remedies which, according to Dr. Lee's account, could hardly have failed of success. The picture of this royal pro gress is a melancholy one. At several of the places where the Emperor stopped, there was scarcely any ac commodation stilted even to a common traveller, and oc casionally he was left with hardly any attendant but his valet. These circumstances give rise to suspicions, but the facts accompanying his death are so manitest, and the author:ties on which they rest are so authentic, that no stretch of rational credulity could attribute his death to any but natural causes. On the xst nun tem examina tion of his body, not the slightest symptoms of poison were visible, but all the symptoms of the fatal ague which had carried off so many of his subjects. With these r. marks we give the plain statement drawn up b y . Dr. Lee, which is prefaced by some interesting details of the fever which prevailed in that part of the country, and of the occurrences which took place some day's pre vious to the fatal attack of illness : " During the month of September, 1825, the whole population of the Crimea between the mountains and the sea, all the in habitants of " this terrestrial paradise," were condition, and . in the villages along the co in a very sicklyast between Your souff and Stmeis, saw and treated more than a hundred cases of intermittent and remittent fever. Many who had been suffering for months had enlargement of the liver and spleen with jaundice and dropsy, The weather, during the whole time I remained on the south coast of the Crimea, was delight ful, and none of those sudden and violent changes were ob served which so frequently occur in all the countries situated along the northern shore of the Black Sea. There could be little doubt that the fever which then prevailed on the coast and in the interior of the Crimea, was produced by noxious exhalations from the earth. "After visiting all the most interesting places in the Crimea, I embarked on beard Admiral Greig's yacht at Sevastopole, on the 23d September, and returned to Odessa, with Count F. Pahlen, on the Ist of October. Count Woronzow at the same time set out for Taganrog, to meet the Emperor Alexan der, who had arrived there with the Empress a short time be fore, with the intention of spending the winter on the chores of the sea of Azoff. Before reaching Odessa, Count Pahlen was seized with severe shivering, headache, and the other cha racteristic symptoms of bilious remittent fever. The attack was far mere violent and dangerous than in any of the cases which had before fallen under my observation, and he narrowly escaped with his life. Mr. Rose, an English gentleman, who had been in the Crimea with us, was also attacked after our re turn to Odessa, and died, from effusion into the brain. The health of a considerable number of those who had been on the south coast of the Crimea at the same time, suffered severely for some months after, and in a few fever appeared in a severe form early the following spring. There was evidence to prove that almost all of us had suffered from malaria. " On the 14th October, 1825 (O. S.), at Odessa, I received a letter from Count Woro n z ow a t Taganrog, informing me of the Emperor's determination to visit ir request ingTaewpiornneahaendli)per me to meet him . r 1 Odessa the e afternoon of the same I accordingly day, with Gener l a e l ft ßashm e . s a• s koff, Messrs. Marini and Artemieff. We arrived at Nicolaef in the afternoon Goroenigof! whoth the 15th, th, justand re mained re turned from Taganrog. a few hours with Admire It was a clear, beautiful night, the road was excellent, and w e reached Bereslaw, the following morning, at seven o ' c l oc k, w h ere we rema i ne d (luring the day. This is a large town on the west bank of the Dnieper, which does not differ in appearance from the other towns in the south of Russia. There were many shops or bazaars in it, full of every kind of merchandise. Great numbers of waggons laden with salt from the Crimea, were then passing through, and large bodies of troops marching to join the army on the Turkish frontiers. The country around was extremely fertile, but the locust hail committed great havoc the year before, the peasants and landed proprietors being in a state of the greatest distress. We left Bereslaw in the afternoon, for the isthmus of Perecop, and after passing over an extensive plain of sand like the Llandes, near the Pyrenees, we entered the Crimea, and spent the night at the Germa n colony of Nahitchvan. Heref order, cleanliness, and comfort, the poeulation rapidly all was ing, and additional grants of land required. On quitii increas en e g re th n e these intelligent, happy people, the following mei-eine long in coming among the Nogay Tartars, were a w ll e w ‘A as igno rance, poverty, and wretchedness. Light and dark lization and barbarism, were here almost in contact. "Wecirvei mained two days and a night at Sympheropole, where I had the satisfaction of giving professional aid to the daughter of Count Rostopschin, a name which will be preserved through all ages in the annals of Russia. " On the 20th we left Sympheropole early in the morning, and passing rapidly over the steppe extending between the town and the mountains, crossed these in a caleche, by the new road which had lately been made to connect the shore of Crimea with the interior. Many of the soldiers employed in completing thi s a r d uous work aeared sickly and depressed. Upwards of a hund re d out o f fi v e from fever had suffered fever during the autumn, but in none had the disease assumed al d angerous form. No less than a thousandsoldiershad been employed i n t hi s i m p or t an t wor k th e year before, and compa ratively few of them, it was reported, had suffered from the effects of fever. The face of the country had changed since our former visit to the Crimea. The woods along the Salgir and on the Chatyr-Dagh were stripped of their leaves, thou g h on entering the valley of Alushta the trees were still green. From the Isthmus of Perecop to Yourseuff, where we arrived on the 20th, preparations were being made for the reception of the Emperor ; the roads were being repaired, and all the cottages and houses in the line were being cleaned and whitewashed. The principal Tartar of the village of Your souff had been suffering severely frem intermittent fever for several weeks, but the fits were speedily arrested by the calo mel and sulphate of quinine which 1 administered to him. This latter remedy, which had never before been employed in the fevers of the Crimea, often stopped their course so quickly, that some of the ignorant Tartars were disposed to attribute the striking effects to supernatural influence. " The following morning we set out for Aloupka. It was like a summer's day in England, the thermometer in the shade being 17 deg. of Reaumiur (70 deg. Fahrenheit) tops of the mount a i ns were, however, covered with d. ense The clouds. The road alo ng th e sea-s h ore to Orianda from Yoursouff never appeared to me so beautiful before, and I could not pass Nikita and Masandra without halting to admire the glorious scenery. The woods had lost a part of their verdure, but there were still many of the trees as green as during the autumn. The wild vine, whi c h c li m b s to the tops of the highest trees, and the leaves of which were then of a deep red colour, formed a striking fea ture in the scene. The walnut and fig trees were still fresh and green. At Aloupka, in the evening, we walked around the gardens, the most romantic in the Crimea, where preparations merehic bei planting n g made for forty lemon trees in the open air, h had been imported the previous year from Italy, and one of them, which had been exposed in the middle of the gar den to th e intense frost the preceding winter, was in a flourish ing state. We r eturned to the Tartar house which was pre pared f or the E mperor. Boards had been placed around the 'front of it, and whitewashed. The walls of the two chambers or bit Majesty's accommodation, had been surrounded with a marvse white linen cloth, and very neat bed prepared. There d o er ! two chairs a table, and a couch, v, e h ad s and newly glazed win desired. a b ue et e n Put in. In that climate one could not have Taster etMag ter habit at i on f or a n i g ht, th oug h it was a common we. shy 00 : ret en „, to Yoursouff on the 233, and on the following o th il e t aCr 2 t ( i t teo — q i E n m t p h e e ro h r u ' u s s c e ou tu r r ier h s is ar A r l i a v j e e d s , ty an au d d ar a r t a te n u g t e ta d ot a ns t i l to the I 'M Emperor arrived at Sympheropole.. He went arrived in the cathedral the following morning, and h e epmpantursouff about f h o i ti c r h o'c s l i o r c J k am in es th wr e y a li f e te , rn an oo d n a , faecw attend, n ' t u . by General D . ie t • tseh:rehtliir%e't•this aides-de-camp, When he dismounted from his horse in front of Yoursouff, Count Woronzow, a, and myself, were standing in line to receive him. life, t r i gh appar en tly ac t ive , and in the prime and vigour ur of r ather E mperor stooped a little in walking,asdressedod seemed in a blue In c l ined to corpu l ency. H e w ti nguis, s i t t i . rt o ut, wit any general epaeneraulettels, ffi an e d er had H n e ot s h h in oogk t c o o d o i n s- t him from Wore e fir st rmar by the hand, and afterwards " warmly saluted him, warden one cheek, and then on the other. ula one hands with us all, and then inquired of at P ar ticularly about the health of the Count's chdren Cerkie whom I hail seen not long before. daring the - autumn, and if so, how I was pleased with it. e -- s" i ng up to the mountains above Yoursouff, and then to the m sea s upon which the sun was shining, his Majesty , ea i e'aimed, Was there ever such magnificent scenery ! replied that the coast of Italy between . Genoa and Nice pre se ter the only scenery I had ever witnessed that could d e ceMpared to it, a part of Italy which his Majesty stated he had never visited. " 1 set nut f rom Y oursou ff on th e morning of the ec2o6tht to of FtaberA before the Emperor, and rode along as ,mupka. I t was a sultry d ay, an d th e s cen e ry was rendered in o endeeored still more inter es ti ng t o me th an on all former occasions sequence of the T artars h av i ng c ome from all parts of th to e (.rimes to the Emperor, on his waY from Yoursouff where ee he arrived about four o'clock. I was informed i t.tat a Tartar female complained to his Majesty, at Orianca, of her having been beaten and ill treated by the superintendent ; When the g offender was ordered to appear before his Majesty, he threw himself upon his knees and implored fogiv . e i: Alexatoler ordered hint to be arrested, and said, with g r eat s 'ty, that it was an eternal disgrace . to i njure e fee' severity', se es e opeei e lii one- in her situation, e beieny re rc g eee 'L ru The Emperor was greatly pleased with Orianda, immediately determined to purehas.; econiinstate from Count Kisseioff, and build a palace there. Before to Aloueka he visited the iaoyarils at Martvars, and the Pr incess Gaiitzin at Musghor, distributing liberally to the Poor in his way.‘` Count Woronzow, General Dieltitch, Sir James Wylie, and myself, with one or two ot h ers, h a d t h e h onour o f di n i ng w i t h 7,he Experor on this occasion, the last lie was destined to enjoy. we e Emperor addressed himself chiefly to Count Woronzow, p," ° was seated next to his Majesty, and the greater part of the is'inversation was carried on in French and English. Again S - "i s M ajesty recurred to flue beauties of Orianda, and thanked -5 Count for the acciuisition he bad that day made for him. 50 4 )S 114 " aCP' 52 IS 4 99 030 1 EtIC O I / 47 del ho 0 rrs" " There were oysters at dinner, and a small worm was ad hering to the !hell of one prevented to his Majesty. This was shown to Sir James Wylie, who said it was quite common and ht - ,rmtess, and he teminded the Emperor of a circurns-tance w.h;ch had occurred to them at the Congress of Verona. A person at Venice had then sent to the Emperor to intreat that he would abstain from the use of oysters, as there was a poi sonous marine worm or insect in them. This led the conver sation to the insects of the Crimea and Ukraine, of which I had made a considerable collection, and the Emperor inquired of me if there were scorpions, scolopendras, and tarantulas in the Crimea. I said scorpions of large size were not uncommon and that at Alusghor, during our former visit, we found a scor pion of great strength in the apartment where we passed the night, but that it was harmless. Seolopendras of great length I had cften seen around Odessa, but not in the Crimea, nor tarantulas, a'.though, as I had been informed, they were not very rare. I heard of no instance during the autumn in which they had ir.flicted any injury by their bites or stings. He said, he supposed they were the same as in Italy, and then alluded to the dance for the cure of the bite of the tarantula ; Sir James Wylie reminded his Majesty of the scorpion which was found in his 13;d at Verona, and of the prescription which he had then written for the cure of the bites of the carbonari. served to be asleep in the carriage. At Bacheserai, the Emperor also dined alone, and the following morning he in formed Sir James Wylie that he had suffered from an attack of bilious diarrha in the night, Lot that he was then pet-fee:ly well. Thus,' he said, will all my complaints pass away without the help of rne.iciite.' Sir lames did riot state to me the circumstances which led the Emperor to believe that medi cal treatment was of no avail in arresting the progress of dis ease and to determine him not to have recourse to its aid. There could be no doubt that the Emperor had some peculiar views about the doctrine of predestination, but whether his scepticism respecting the efficacy of medicine originated is these opinions, I could not ascertain. " His 111, , jes!y that day went to Chufut Kali, and returned in the afternoon to Bacheserai to meet the Tartar chiefs. Next day he went to Kosloff, and on arriving there Sir James observed that they had passed some marshes which emitted a most disagreeable odour. The following night he slept near Perecop, and on the next between the Isthmus and Orickoff. At this place he was observed by his valet de-charnbre to be ill, hut his Majesty did not inform Sir James of the circumstance, and the latter saw nothing unusual in the appearance of the Emperor the next morning during their sisit to an hospital close by this village. But the valet afterwards stated that his Majesty had been very ill in the night, and inquired if Sir James did not observe how pale he was. In the carriage with General Diebitch on the road to Marienpole, the Emperor was stacked with violent shiverings, and on arriving there had a strcng and distinct paroxysm of fever. A warm bed was prepared for him, and he took some hot punch. As the place they were in was of a wretched description, Sir James recommended him to push forward to Taganrog on the following day, and there to take the proper remedies. They reached Taganrog on the sth of November, O.S. On the two following days, the Emperor suffered severely from derangement of the liver and digestive organs, and experienced severe paroxysms of fever. It was evident that he was severely attacked with the bilious remittent fever of the Crimea ; but at this time there was no headache or any other symptom of the brain being affected. Four grains of calomel were given, and some purgative medicine, with great but tem porary relief of the febrile symptoms. yet his Majesty would not consent to a repetition of these remedies, or to the adoption of any other means. On the Bth, the fever continued with undiminished violence, and as the Emperor positively re fused to avail himself of the aid of medicine Sir James re quested that Dr. Stofregen, physician to the Empress, should be called into consultation. His head had now become burn ing hot, and a marked change was perceptible in his Majesty's countenance. When Dr. Stofregen was introduced, he said, ' I am distressed to see your Majesty suffering in this manner.' ' Say nothing of my indisposition, replied the Emperor, but tell me how the Empress is. After being sati,fied on thin point, his Majesty told Dr. Stofregen that Sir James Wylie considered him in a dangerous state, but he added, I feel that I am not seriously ill, and that I shall recover without the employment of medical aid.' It was the opinion of the physicians that the Emperor should have been bled at this time, and that calomel and cathartics should have been freely administered, and this opinion they gave to the Emperor in a decided manner, but he would not consent to the employment of any remedies. The paroxysm of fever recurred, but there were occasional remissions when the pulse came down to the natural state ; once to seventy-one and repeatedly to ninety, but it was at all times during the progress of the disease ex tremely email and feeble. " On the 13:h of the month, and tenth day of the disease, it was again proposed to take blood from the Emperor, but he would not submit. On the morning of the 14th, Sir James and the other medical attendants again urged him to the same purport, but he refused, even to the application of leeches to the head. He rejected this proposal with the greatest impa tience and obstinacy. The Empress on her knees implored him to consent, but he would not. 'At first,' he said, I had only an intermittent fever, and now it has been con verted into a continued fever, and I will trust rather to my constitution than to the means recommended.' As it was now obvious that his life was in imminent danger, and that he was becoming worse and worse, Sir James pro posed, late in the evening, that a priest should be brought to him. Sir James was again desired by the Empress to endeavour to convince his gajesty that his life was in the greatest danger, and that as he would not submit to medical treatment, he should think seriously, so long as he retained consciousness, of emploving spiritual aid. On the morn ing of the 15th, at five o'clock, he was confessed by the priest ; and he requested that in this religious act he should be confessed as a simple individual. When this was finished, the priest strongly urged his Majesty to employ medi cal aid, saying that, unless he did so, he would not fulfil the whole of his Christian duty. Between nine and ten o'clock he consented, for the first time, to the application of leeches to the temples. The brain had now become affected, and he was oc casionally delirious, and uttered incoherent expressions. For thirty hours before his death the Empress hardly quitted his bed.side. The scene was most affecting when the Emperor, on the 19th, expired. The Empress had been kneeling by his bed-side, with her eyes fixed upon him, as he gradually becalm weaker and weaker, until all signs of life were gone. Then, rising, she closed his eyes, and with a handkerchief bound up his head, to support the lower jaw. After this, she folded his arms over his breast, kissed his hand, and then knelt down by the side of the dead body for half an hour in prayer to God. Throughout the whole of his Majesty's iliness she manifested the strongest attachment to her husband, and at his death was inconsolable. RELATIVE CLOSING P RAILWAY SITAR IN THE PRINCIPAL CITIES AND TOWN SCOTLAND, AND IRE: NAMES or RAILWAYS Aberdeen Airdrie and Coatbrhige .. Arbroath and Forfar .... Ditto Half Shares .... Armagh, Colr., & Portrush Bandon and Bantry Belfast and Ballymena • • Belfast and County Down Itirknhd,Lan. &Ches.Jne. Birmingham and Glo'ster Do. New (iss.at 7Y, dis.) Ditto half Shares .... " Again the Emporor expressed how much be was pleased with Orianda, and stated that it it was his determination to have a 'awse built there as expeditiously as possible. To my amazement hi then said, after a pause, When I give in my &mission, I wit return and fix myself at Orianda, and wear the costume of the Taurida.' Not a word was uttered by any one when this extraordinary resolution was announced, and I thought that I must have misunderstood the Emperor, but this could not be, for in a:short time,when CountWoronzow proposed that the large open flat space of ground to the westward of Wanda should be converted into pleasure-grounds for his Majesty, he replied, I wish this to be purchased for General Dielinteh, as it is right that the chief of my etat-major and I should be neighbours.' " His Majesty made a frugal repast, and drank little wine. When champagne was presented, Count Woronzow said,' Sire, may we be permitted to drink to the health of her Majesty the Empress ?' He replied, Most certainly ; and all immediately rising, did honour to the toast. On retiring, his Majesty returned thanks to Count Woronzow for the excellent enter tainment he had provided, and, addressing himself to us all, said, with kindness and condescension, Your presence on this occasion has afforded me the greatest satisfaction.' He then walked out, and mounted the steps to the flat roof of the house, around which a number of Tartars were collected. He looked at the groups through his eye-glass, and said, What hand some oriental countenances ! what a fine race of men ! One of the most striking peculiarities of the Crimea would be lost if the 'rafters were expo lied ; I hope they will be encouraged to continue here.' An Effendi was, introduced to his Majesty to present a petition, which he did by bending down and raising his hands to his head, without removing his turban from it. "'The Emperor retired to rest early in the evening. In the middle of the night a courier arrived, when he arose and trans acted business. General Diebitch, who slept in a house close to that in which I was, was twice summoned in the night to wait upon His Majesty. I was afterwards informed that the dispatches brought by the courier were of the highest public importance ; in fact, that they fully revealed to His Majesty the existence of a dangerous and extensive conspiracy, of which he had not been previously aware. " On the morning of the 27th, after breakfast, the Emperor sent a message to say that he desired me to accompany him round the lower garden. After some conversation respecting the illness of the Empress, and the proposal that I should visit her Majesty professionally at Taganrog, he again called my attention to the magificence of the scenery around us, and ex pressed the pleasure he had derived from this visa - to the Crimea, and the hope he entertained that at no very rea ote period its shores should be full of rich vineyards, ant contain many flourishing villages and towns. I hinted, in the most delicate manner I could, that the frequent occurrence of vio lent fevers to those who visited the Crimea, and to its constant inhabitant', was the only circumstance which appeared t me likely to prevent his Majesty's anticipations being completely realised. He expressed a strong wish that 1 should remain in Russia, permanently attached to Count Woronzow, the value of whose public services he appeared justly to appreciate. "At mid-day the Emperor and his attendants were on horse back, and, after shaking hands with and taking an affectionate leave of all, he set out for Sebastopole. In a few days I re turned with Count Woronzow to Odessa, by Perecop, Bereslaw, and Nicolaef, where we remained till the 22d November, 1825. " At eight o'clock, on Sunday morning, the 22d November, Count Woronzow expressed a wish to see me in his library. On going there, the Count stated that he had received bad news from Taganrog—that the Emperor was dangerously ill, and that I must set out with him, in two hours, to render my assistance with the other physicians. It appeared from a letter of the 7th inst. that the Emperor had been attacked with symptoms of slight catarrh soon after leaving the Crimea, and that at Orieknff these had assumed the decided form of re mittent fever—that it had increased in severity, and that his Majesty refused to take any medicine. Another letter, of the 14th, stated that he was much worse—indeed, in great danger —and that still he refused to submit to any medical treatment. A third letter, dated Thursday, the 19th, had also been re ceived, from which it appeared that the malady had been daily growing worse, and that almost all hope of his recovery was past. The Count was much afflicted when he communicated this intelligence, and expressed his fear that we should find all over before we reached Taganrog. We started from Odessa at midday, and when our carriage was going slowly over the deep sands by the sea-shore, the Count said that unpleasant occurrences seldom came alone—that a letter had arrived that morning from London, informing him of an accident that had endangered the life of his father; also, that William Findley, who had been his father's coachman for up wards of thirty years, had been thrown from his bex, and killed on the spot. I knew Willia m Fi n dl ey well,' he added, bursting into tears, ' and feel how muck my father must have suffered on the occasion.' We continued our journey to Nicolaef, where we arrived at midnight. Th e Count retired to rest for two hours ; but I did not, being anxious to learn from Admiral Greig what consequences would be likely to re salt, in the event of the Emperor's death, and the accession of his brother Constantine to the throne. 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" The prevalence of.fever in the Crimea during the autumn, the sudden change of the weather when the Emperor left the coast, the usual symptoms appearing in the course of a few days after q,itting Perecop, as I had before observed in others, with the subsequent history of the disease and the appearances after death, rendered it certain that the Emperor Alexander was cut off by the bilious remittent fever of the Crimea. During the six weeks I remained at Taganrog after the Emperor's death, 1 never heard that any one entertained a doubt, or expressed a suspicion that his Majesty's death was attributable to any other than a natural cause. The physicians who had the care of his Majesty were accused by some, without the slightest ground, of mismanaging the case ; and I heard the question repeatedly put, 'Why they did not compel his Majesty to submit to their plan of treatment ?' or, in other words, as Sir James Wylie expressed it, why they did not commit the crime of lose- Majesty? —a proceeding which no circumstances could ever justify. I enjoyed the best opportunities in the Crimea of observing the devoted attachment of Sir James Wylie to the Emperor Alex ander, whom he had accompanied in all his campaigns; and I conscientiously believe, that on this trying occasion Sir James Wylie discharged his arduous professional duty in a manner worthy of his high reputation." Ludrsfid & Man.R. & cans huhlersfleld and Sheffield full and Gainsborough • . [till and Sel by • . • • • • • • • • 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 .eels and Dewsbury .eeds and Thirsk • • Leed3 & W. Riding June. Leicester & Birmingham Leicester and BedlOrd Limerick and Waterford Limrck, Ennis, & Kil. Jnc. Lincoln, York, and Leeds Liv. Man. & Ot N. of Eng. Liverpool and Manchester Ditto half Shares • • • Ditto Quarter Shares .. Li verpl, Ormskrk, & Prstn London and Birmingham Ditto Thirds• • • • • • • • • • " We reached Cherson at seveno'clock in the morning. There had been a hard frost during the night. The town was evidently in a state of decay, and many of the houses were roofless. Du ring the previous winter, the fot age in the Crimea and country extending along the northern coast of he Black Sea, was ex hausted before the spring, and the crops having been des royed by the locusts and a drought, the people had actually been com. pelled, in some places, to employ the straw thatching their . of cottages to feed their cattle. I had previously been informed that the commerce of the place was ruined that the rise of r tn. TheheßDhonnieepenreairs D b e a e n n u t b l see abovefal o f Nr C t e h n e n r s a o , I ° l e d r e e s' a a s b h t a o d a , d i n as fa t c h t e the Mediterranean. At a short distance from the gate of the town, we saw an obelisk, which had been erected to the me ry of John Howard, who died of fever, near Cherson, o n th e 20th ° of January, 1790, and was buried in the open steppe, at a short distance from the town. It was his request that a sun dial should b? erected over his grave ; and Admiral Greig in formed rae that this wish had recent.y been complied with, and through the Admiral's exertions chiefly, as I learn from others. "We arrived at Bereslaw at two o'clock in the afternoon of the 23d, and crossed the Dnieper on a raft, the floating bridge having been removed. In the morning of the 24th, we reached Oriekoff, which is on the high road between Taganrog and Warsaw, where the Grand Duke Constantine then was. The postmaster of this place stated that no account had been re ceived of the Emperor's death ; but he must have wished to con ceal the fact, as at the next post station, we were at once in formed that the news of his decease had been received two days before. Ditto Quarters - •• •• • • ondon and Blackwall Lou.SCldati.(ltemington's) London and Brighton. • • . Ditto Consolid. Eighths London and Croydon • • Ditto New . ........ Do. Guarant. 5 per Cnt. London and Greenwich . Do. Pref. or Privilege.. London and South We - stru Do. New Cons. Eighths Do. New, 50/ Shares.. Do. New, 401. Shares.. London and York . • • • • • • Ditto (Ilawtry) .. London and Windsor.... Londn, Salsbury, & Yeoyl Londonderry & Coleraine Londonderry & Entaiskllln Lynn and Ely .......... Lynn and Dcrehain Manchester and Leeds .. Ditto Half Shares Ditto Quarter Shares Ditto Sixteenths .... Manchstr and Birkenhead Manchester &Blrminglun Ditto Quarter Shares.. Ditto New Quarters Do. Con. & Welsh June. Mauchcstr, Boltn, & Bury Mnchstr, Buxtn, & Batik Shef. and Mid. June. Manchestr & Southaraptn Midland .. • Ditto Fifths Ditto New ... ‘‘ On Wednesday, the 25th, at seven in the morning, we ar rived at Marienpole, a small town on the Sea of Azoff, inha bited by Greeks, who had emigrated from the Crimea forty years before. We remained an hour at the residence of a mi litary officer of rank, who gave me a general account of the Emperor's illness. He informed me that bilious fevers were very common along the whole northern coast of the Sea of A eoff. From Marienpole to Ta ganrog the country presented a most dreary aspect, and the post-houses and horses were truly wretched. We crossed a small river, and, entering Taganrog at eight o'clock in the evening, were immediately conducted by the governor of the town to the house of one of the most respect. able merchants. We learned, on arriving, that his Majesty died on the 19th of N avember, and that he had been insensible and deprived of the power of swallowing two days before his decease. _ _ Do. Con. Birm. & Derby Midind Gt Westrn (Irish) 1)o. Extension to Sligo Newcstl & Darlngtat June Do. New (Brandling) .. Newcastle and Berwick.. Newcastle and Carlisle . . Nwcstle, Durham, & Lan. Newport & Abergavenny Newry and Enniskillen.. Newark and Sheffield ... North British . . • • • • • • • Ditto New Shares .... Northern and Eastern .. Do. Scrip (iss.at 5 dis.) " On Thursday, the 26th of November, I went to see his Imperial Majesty lying in state in the house where he had lived and died. 'the coffin was placed upon a slightly-elevated plat form, and covered by a canopy. The room wra hung with black, and the coffin covered with a cloth of gold. There were numerous large wax lights turning in the apartment, and each person present held a slender lighted wax taper. A priest was standing at the head of the coffin reading the Evangelists, and I was told that this was carried on day and night. On each side of the body a sentinel was placed with a drawn sword. In the ante-room there were a number of priests putting en their robes, and preparing fur the service or mass, which was celebrated twice every day. There were no symptoms of melancholy in this crowded room, and some young military officers even displayed a degree of levity altogether unsuitable to the solemnity of the scene. The Empress, I was informed, remained constantly in an apartment, the door of which opened into that where the body of the Emperor was lying, and where the service was vetfouned. Guards were stationed around the house, at the door, as also on the stairs, and in the ante-room. Do. Quarter Shares .. North Devon .•• •• •••• North Kent •• •• •• •• •• North Staffordshire .... North Eastern .• ........ North Union (A). . Ditto (II) .. North Wales Mineral.... Ditto New Shares .... North Western ........ North Wales Norwich and Brandon .. Ditto New Not., 13e1voir, & Granthm Nottingham and Boston • . Nott., r i wsh. & Man. Nottingham & Mansfield Oxford and Diming. June Oxford and Woreestkir Oxford and Cambridge Pertho.and Inverness • Portsmouth Direct. Preston and Wyre •. • • • • Ditto Half Shares .• •. Do. Pref. 5 per Ct. Guar " On the evening of Friday, the 27th of November, I pro ceeded, at the request of Count Woronzow, to the residence of Sir James Wylie, for many years physician to the person of his Imperial Majesty, for the purpose of obtaining an account of the Emperor's illness, and the treatment which would have been pursued, had not his Majesty strenuously refused all medical assistance. Sir James read to me the whole of the reports of his Majesty's case, written down by him from day to day, and which contained the fullest and most satisfactory ex planation of all the attendant circumstances. These reports were also signed by the other physicians, who coincided in the views entertained by Sir James respecting the nature and pro posed treatment of the disease. As these reports were about to be forwarded to St. Petersburgh for the satisfac tion of the Government, I could not procure a perfect copy, but the following are the most important facts they contained, and were noted down by me in short-hand, as I heard them. Dr. Reinhold, surgeon to the Empress, who had remained with the Emperor during the night of the 12th of November, came in when Sir James Wylie was thus occupied, and declared to me in the most unequivocal manner that he was entirely of the same opinion with the other physicians respecting the nature of the disease, and of the means that would have been employed. " The weather suddenly changed on the day the Emperor left Aloupka, the 26th of October. A thick mass of clouds covered the mountains in the afternoon, the east wind was cold, and a shower of rain fell. The previous day had been intensely hot on the coast, and at the time the Emperor was riding from Yeursouff to Aloupka. His Majesty was accustomed to travel in an open caleche, with alight military cloak, trusting solely to the vigour of his constitution. against the sudden changes of the atmosphere. After quitting Aloupka, he went to that part of the road where the ascent of the Merdveen commences, and hesitated for some time whether to proceed by this difficult pass, over the mountains, which are between three and four thousand feet high, into the valley of Baidar, or by that of Foros. After a little delay he decided for the former, end arrived at Baidar fatigued, perspiring, and unusually irritable on account of the unruliness of his horse. At Baidar, a ealeche awaited him, but no refreshment was pre pared—his maitre d'hiitel having gone on to Sevastopole. From Baidar, he proceeded to Balaclava, and reviewed Colonel Ray.lotti's regiment of Greek guards. The Emperor again entered his eatche, and drove to that part where the road turns off to the monastery of St. George. Here he mounted a horse I rode to the monastery alone, a distance cf . at least ten versts. James h" gone forward before him to Sevasto pole did not arrive there until it was quite dark, having remained upwards and the Ertipe,::: ..zro hours at the monastery, d where was a bishop and several priests. 1 Sevasto pole by to. chlight, and before going to the house prepared, vrt::.: to the chureh, and afterwards reviewed some troops drawn up in aline along the street through which he passed. His Majesty dined alone, and it was said scarcely tasted any thing. The following day, at twelve o'clock, he examined the barracks, hospital, and forts at Sevastopole, and then set out for Bacheserai. On the journey he was ob. . - - - Do. Pref. 5 per Ct. & di v. Preston & Wyre Extena. Richmond & W. End June Rugby, Worccstr, & Tring Scottish Central .. .. • • • • Scottish Midland Sheffield and Manchester Ditto Quarter Shares • • 20 1 ,4 PAP 1p 3 % p 77% 35 15% 11 7% 4% 217 7%r , 15856 d 20sUd, 40% 18 18 4 2y, 212 214% 1 lAug. 30. I 58s9d :s LAN ICES OF IS C ENGLAND, Ditto ditto (No. 2) • • Ditto ditto (No. 3) • • Sheffield and Lincoln.. • • Sheffield and Rotherham Shrewsbry & Grand June. Shrewsb., Wor., & Crcwc Shrws.,Wolv., Dudl, & Bir glirwsbry & Trnt Val. Un. Shrws, Ilerefd,& N. Wales Slamannan . • • • • • • • • • • South Devon. • • • • • • • • • • South Midland .. .. • ... • • South Eastern and Dover '44s p! 14s pl 68$9d Do. New (iss. 32/0 No. I Do. (155.33/.65.8d.) ~ 2 Do. (iss. 301.) „3 Staines and Richmond . • • Staffordshire & Shropshire Stirling and Dunfermline South Wales. • • . Tean and Dove Valley • • Trent Valley Do. and Holyhead June. Vale of Neath . .. • • 56 51! , 39 21 184 1754 84 4756(1 603 p 26N :338 p 7056(1 : , 7sGtl 74s 12 6786(1 West London, Old Shares West End & Sothru Coml. Wexford arfi Carlow • • • • Warwick and Cheltenham Waterford and Kilkenny Watrfd,Wxfd,Wick& Dub Wakefield and Bradford • • Wakild, Pontefrct, & Gool Wakefield and Harrogate Warwick and London . • • West Lancashire. • . • • • • • Worcester and Tring • . • • Whitchaven and Furness Do. New INlf Shares Welsh 111 iland We,t Cornwall.• .• • • • - 1 4 'A P, 7859 4714 22% 16% !8 - 163,1 1 i 2 i 36p l I 76 34s p 1 1 55s 6 28s p 4%1 9% 5% West Yorkshire ..... • • • Wilsontwn, M. & Coltness Wilts, Somrst, & Weymth Yarmouth and Norwich • • Ditto New........... York and Carlisle . • • . • • • York and North Midland Ditto half Shares .. • • Ditto Scarbro' Branch Ditto Selby • . Ditto Extension Yorkshire & Glasgow ITn. 7 %1 , HULL, AUG. 30, STOCK EXC7[ANGE•—The sales are—Hull Shares, 22%—London and Croydon, New, lAug. 30, 24 1 ,41 32s p Lnd Selby, Half .L 163,—Black- THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY - EVENING, SEPTEMIIER iNct burn, Darwen, and Bolton, 101/—Eastern Union Extension, 3—Great Grimsby and Sheffield, Quarter Shares, 5 ,Fg North Wales, 31. 3s.—Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush, 2 1 4 —Derby arid Crewe, 51. f —Direct Northern, `4 , '‘—Dublin and Galway, 4—East Lincolnshire, 80s.—East Coast, 30s.—Glas gow and Dumfries, 3/. 2s. 6d.—Goole, Doncaster, Sheffield, &c., 1/. 12s. 6d.—Grand Union, 33s.—Great Eastern and Western, 14s.—Hul1 and Gainsborough, 15s.—Leicester raid Bedford, 3%3—Leicester and Birmingham, 41s.—Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction, s%—London and Bir mingham Extension. 25s.—London and York, 7%—Man chester, Buxton, and Matlock, 94--Newcastle, Durham and Lancashire, 4%—Nottingham, Erewash, &c., 3/. 10s.-2Not tingham, Belvoir, and Grantham, 40s.—Nottingham and Boston, 325. 6d—Nottingham and Mansfield, 3% —Rugby, 2 3 / 4 —Rugby and Huntingdon, 35s —South Midland, 7 3 / 4 Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction, B—Shrewsbury and Trent Union, s—" Tan and Dove Valley, 3—Trent Valley Continuation, s%—Wakefield and Bradford, 54 Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, 355. YORK, AUG. 30. STOCK EXCHANG E.—The sales are—Eastern Union Exten • sion, 31. 6s. 3d.—Manchester and Birmingham New Quar ters, 12 1 / —Midland, New, 26 1 4—Newcastle and Darlington, New (Brandling), 41 1 ,4—North British, New, 10—York and North Midland Extension, 25—Cltthetec Junction, 5 1 4 — Grand Union, 3 1 / 2 —Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction, 22 1 / 2 —Ditto, Quarter Shares, Ol t —Leicester and Bedford, 434—London and York, 71 —Newcastle and Berwick, 26 Sheffield and Lincolnshire, B—South Midland, B%—Welsh Midland, 4 1 ,.—West Yorkshire, 1634. SHEFFIELD, AuG. 30. STOCK EXCHANGE.— The sales are—Bristol and Exeter, 61—Newcastle and Carlisle, 11214 —Derby and Crewe, 47 1 ii —Grimsby and Sheffield, Quarter Shares, sV 2 —Grinist.y Railway and Dock Extension, 10 1 4—London and Windsor, 27s.—London and York, 7 1 / 4 —Direct Northern, 214—Man chester, Sheffield, and Midland Junction, 6%—Nottingham and Mansfield, 3% --Nottingham, Erewash, and Amber gate, 4% B —Shrewsbury and Herefordshire, 214—Sheffield and Lincolnshire. 714—York and Carlisle, 514. lIUDDERSHELD, Auo. 30. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Nottingham and Boston, 3 5 A —Shrewsbury, Hereford, and North Wales, 514 — Leicester and Bedford, 4%—Grand Union, 3/. 6s.—Glasgow and Dumfries, 3 1 A—Great Grimsby and Sheffied Junction, Quarter Shares, 6 1 /, —Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 7 1 / 2 —Sheffield and Lincolnshire, 7:li. MANCHESTER, SHARE MARKET. The following circular has been issued by Messrs. Railton of Manchester : This market continues to attract improving confidence since allocated shares not in scrip ceased to be acknowledged. It has thrown dealing more into the hands of capitalists, where it ought to remain. In stirring times like the present, when so much enterprise is on foot to promote premiums by the unbounded increase of provisional railway directorships, got up by every strained effort—it may be useful to again put before our friends as a counterpoise what so long stood a part of our circular, at and after the latter part of the year IS4O, as follows : " Inexperienced persons purchasing railway stock as a security for income, should give preference to well-tried finished works, paying satisfactory dividends, and the least exposed to rivalry from contending lines or canals. They will answer the best for investment and king the greatest value when re-sold. Works in progress are of very uncertain issue for profit till laid open to the public, and are therefore the best in the hands of the original projectors, or persons understanding their merits, till proved by the traflic they can secure. Experience shows that they generally fall to a heavy discount, however specious in promise, before income is obtained; and when completed, their worth is regulated in public opinion by a comparison with other securities, ac cording to the dividends they pay, and the confidence they command." And with this in view, they will be hard learners indeed if they suffer themselves to go materially astray at the pre sent time. The roving habits of railway directors of old boards, now so rife for the promoticn of new schemes, in which they are the most individually concerned, may confuse and damage both the old and the new, if shareholders do not keep a watchful eye on the proceedings of these gentlemen, so as at any rate to keep all interests moving honourably, equitably, and simultaneously together, and thus prevent those bickerings and mistrusts IN hich are always so fatal to the prosperity of their concerns. It is much to be feared that established lines are more than ordinarily suffering by the wild and endless projects hunted after by individuals that ought to be employed at home fulfilling the duties they are pledged to for the interests of the shareholders at the public works with which they are already connected. When their masters are away, railway subordinates are also tempted to pay less attention to their duties, and particularly in lines where there is no general manager to direct or be referred to when occasions occur, and which must be frequent in railway affairs. One railway well managed is quite enough for the conve nient care of a board of directors, to protect the public against personal disaster on the one hand, and the income to shareholders on the other. Or if they do multiply other interests under their patronage at all, it should only be in such degree as their original undertaking can be served ; but how to bring back or allay this insatiable thirst for director ships of the most disjointed nature, and to place them on a sound working footing, will be a matter for the earliest at tention of Parliament ; and to avoid mistake in the mean. while, if railway gentlemen in this locality will inform us how many concerns they are engaged in as directors, they shall have all the honours arising from their extended pa tronage set before the public, with every merit they so emi nently deserve. A nicely condensed tabular form would be convenient for reference, and would most clearly avoid any future errors in describing them—thus, for instance, from amongst many who eminently figure as aspirants for railway fame, we may quote a gentleman lauded in the Hampshire Independent as the Railway Viceroy, and who certainly seems as worthy of extensive fame as any literary or scientific D. D., M.D., or F.R.S. And if abbreviated titles of honour mean anything, this gentleman is entitled to the following appendages to his name, as signifying the relation in which he stands to diverse railway interests : Is * • * * * * s * a * 11 , Esq. ; T. V. M. and G. J. ; G. J. ; D. C. of the M. B. M. and M. ; D. of T. V. ; W. L. or L. S. and P. ; D.C. of I. of W. ; M. and S. ; M. and W. ; L. and B. ; P. and W. E. and D. J. ; W. M. ; Y. and C.: and D. and W. and L.; B. S. and B. ; C. J. ; F. P. and W. J. Ms not every mortal that is gifted with the attribute of übiquity. Hail ! more than mortal ! ! ! ! EXETER, AUG. 30. _ _ S'rocK EXCIIANGE.-The sales are-North Devon. 2- South Wales, 6 -South Devon, 36-Exeter, and Yeovil, % prem.-Bristol, New, 12-Exeter and Crediton, EDINBURGH, AUG. 29. STOCK EXcIIANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 3/. ss.- Aberdeen, Banff, and Elgin, 2/. 10s.-Arbroath and For far, 251.-Ditto, Half Shares, 151.-Armagh and Portrush, 2/. -Banffshire, 21. - British and Irish Union, 3/. Bs. 6d. - Belfast and County Down, 3/. 155.-Cambridge and Lincoln, 3/. 10s . - Caledonian, 11/. - Caledonian Extension, 3/. 10s.-Caledonian and Dumbarton, Si. 17s. 6d.-Clydesdale Junction, 91. 25. 6d.-Direct Northern, 2/. 4s. 6d.-Dundee and Arbroath, 37/. Is. 6d.-Ditto, New, 18/. - Dundee and Perth, Si. -Edinburgh and Bathgate, 2/. 15s.- Edin burgh and Glasgow, 90/.-Ditto, Quarters, 21/. 155.-Ditto, New, 15/. - Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dumbarton, 1/. 10s. - Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, 261. - Ditto, Preference, 171. 10s.-Edinburgh and Northern, 2/. Is. 6d. -Ditto, New, 1/. 6s. 6d.-Edinburgh and Peebles, 2/. 16s. - Edinburgh and Perth, 1/. 12s. - Glasgow and Ayr shire, 711.-Ditto, New Stock, 22/. - Ditto, 17s. 10d.- Glasgow and Belfast Union, 3/. 18s.-Glasgow and Gam kirk, 41/. - Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 11. 125.- Glasgow and Greenock, 211.-Ditto, New Stock, 10/. 55.- Ditto, Preference, 21. - Great North of Scotland, 3/. 55.- Inverness and Elgin, 1/. 2s. 6d.-Kilmarnock and Ardros san, 5/. 155.-London and York, 61. 10s.-Monkland and 33/.-Morayshire, 1/.-North British, ex one fifth, 29/.-Ditto Halves, 9/. 55 .- Ditto , One-fifth, 8/. ss.- North Wales Mineral, New, 6/ 55.-Perth and Inverness, 2/. 23.-Scottish Central, 71. 145.-Scottish Midland, 2/. 45.- Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, 4/. ss. -Shrewsbury and Hereford, 1/. 145.-Slamannan, 181. 10s.-South Mid land, 91.-Stirling and Dunfermline, 1/. 16s. 6d.-Tean and Dove Valley, Si. 7s. 6d.-Waterford, Wicklow, and Dublin, 1/. 165.-Wishaw and Coltness, 391. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. NEWCASTLE AND BERWICK. YORK, SATURDAY, Auc. 30.—'Phis day, at noon, the first general meeting of the proprietors of the above rail way was held in the Directors'-room, at the York station, G. Hudson, Esq., M.P., in the chair. Several shareholders were present from a distance, and the meet ing was very numerously attended. _ _ The CHAIRMAN stated that the meeting had been called pursuant to the Act of Parliament, and certain resolutions would be submitted for their approval. The Directors were not prepared with any report, and in deed they had scarcely anything to report. They bad not yet been able to obtain the accounts of the expense of obtaining the Act. He had seen in the public papers the cost stated at 50,0001. ; but he was happy to say it would not be 20,0001.—(Hear, hear.) Probably from 12,000/. to 13,0001. would be the outside.—(Renewed shouts of " Hear, hear.") It was a matter of gratifica tion that they had obtained the Act without any com promise; they parted with no shares except those re served for the landowners ; they fought the battle on principle, and they had wen it. He admitted they had done so under great hazard ; it was a bold step to take, and he did not think he should again incur such a serious responsibility ; but having been successful it was a sub ject of congratulation. He might state that the Direc tors had already let twelve and a half or thirteen miles of the line beginning at North Shields. Probably the line would not be opened so soon as he had previously mentioned—he thought it might be August before this was done, independent of the two bridges, which would take a longer time. He concluded by moving the first resolution—" That the Directors appointed by the Act of Incorporation do continue in office, viz , Mr. Hudson, Mr. R. Davies, Mr. James Richardson, Mr. Nicholas Wood, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Plews, and Mr. Tee. " The resolution was carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN, having moved other resolutions for the appointment of officers, which were carried unani mously, next brought forward the proposition for con curring with the other railway companies who had agreed to contribute towards the erection of a statue to Mr. George Stephenson, on the proposed bridge over the Tyne, and to the presentation of a piece of plate to that gentleman. The resolution for subscribing 2,0001. for that object was carried unanimously. The Lord Mayor of YORK then proposed, " That the Board of the Newcastle and Berwick Railway Company be instructed to confer and arrange with the Boards over which Mr. Hudson presides, as to the best mode of offer ing a suitable testimonial to that gentleman, as an ac knowledgment for his able and efficient services." The resolution was carried with acclamation. The CHAIRMAN, after returning thanks for this mark of their esteem, proceeded to make the following obser vations respecting the competing line which had been defeated, and on the reckless avidity for railway specu lations. He said that during the few weeks that the con test in the Parliamentary Committee was going on he had never experienced greater mental anxiety. He was the first witness examined against the proposed atmos pheric line, and he never entered the box with such a feeling of heavy responsibility in his life, for he knew the importance of the first witness making an impression on the Committee. He trusted, indeed he knew, that he was successful in doing so, and nothing could exceed the gratification which he felt when he heard the Chair man of the Committee declare that the preamble of the Newcastle and Berwick Railway Bill had been proved. —(Applause.) To the latest period of his life he should remember the pleasure he experienced when right triumphed over wrong.—(Hear, hear.) Lord Hovvick had no doubt a right to bring forward a co m p e ti ng li ne, and perhaps he was justified in doing all he cou ld t o sup .. port the atmospheric principle ; but when his Lordship found that, according to their own traffic tables, his line could not convey the traffic on the line, he (Mr. Hud son)did consider that the further steps which were taken in behalf of the Northumberland line were unjustifiable. But he was diverging into matters of detail. All this was a tale that is told: it was for them to rejoice in their success, and to look forward to making their line worthy of the support which Parliament had given them.— (Hear, hear.) He had the strongest feeling of respect for the gentlemen with whom he was associated, and anything which he could do, by night or by day, should be done. He only hoped that parties would not rashly embai k their property in every scheme which was projected, and that they would recollect that, after all, there was only a certain amount of traffic in the country for all the companies to carry. It was quite wonderful to parties behind the scenes to see with what facilities railway companies could be formed ; the names of influ ential parties were lent, without those persons thinking of the responsibility which they thereby incurred ; but a day of reckoning would come, and many of the Ems now nroject‘d will he ruinous concerns.—(Hear, hear.) He did not think that any new company could injure the undertakings from Rugby to Berwick, with w Inch most of them were connected ; the proprietors of these were united together in interest and feelings, and, by continuing to promote the public benefit, they would best secure their own individual advantage. Had they been speculators, anxious only to accumulate money and gain a short-lived popularity, they might have done so by lending their names to new schemes ; but the Directors with whom be was connected and himself had studiously abstained from this course, and endea. voured to keep a sound and healthy feeling in the country relative to these undertakings. All their rail ways were based on national utility. Their first object was to connect England and Scotland, and then to make such branches as were required by the country. What ever others might do, he would never retaliate by the formation of competing branch lines ; he was frequently urged by letter to do so, but he always threw these letters aside, for he thought any Director who allowed passion to mislead him in such a matter, was unworthy of the position which he held.—(Hear, hear.) The meeting then separated, the whole business not having occupied three-quarters of an hour. A RAILWAY TRAIN ON FIRE. An alarming fire broke out yesterday morning in seven o'clock train from Glasgow, on the Edinburgh and Glasgow line. When the train had arrived about a mile from the Castlecary station, dense smoke was observed to rise from a cattle-box, filled with household furniture, which, together with a luggage van, was hooked on be tween the engine and the open carriages containing pas sengers. It at once became evident that embers from the grating of the engine had caught upon the furniture, which was only covered by a sheet of coarse tarpaulin. One of the passengers informs us, that so defective was the grating, that he observed large pieces of red cinders blowing out upon the cattle-box. The passengers in the open carriages became alarmed, and the engineer was loudly hailed from all parts of the train. The guard raised his flag and the passengers their hats and um brellas ; but whether these were imperceptible to the engineer, on account of the dense columns of smoke which were now rising from the burning van, or whether he imagined that the best course to adopt was to make all haste to arrive at Castlecary, where plenty of water could be got to extinguish the flames, it is certain, at least, that the train was not stopped until it arrived at that station. The fire soon reached a second van, in which the passengers' luggage was stowed, and a burn ing fragment of the cattle-box was blown into one of the open carriages, to the great alarm and danger of the passengers in it. One of the passengers, though not in the carriage nearest the fire, leaped out, and was very much bruised about the face. Luckily, the distance to Castlecary was very short, as the train arrived at that station before the fire had fully reached the passengers. It was found, however, that the first van was completely destroyed, together with the furniture it contained, to the amount, it is said, of 1502 or 2001.—Edinburgh Wit,ess. TERRIFIC RAILWAY ACCIDENT. GLOUCESTER, SUNDAY MORNING.-A most terr ifi c accident occurred yesterday evening, about ten o'clock, on the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway, near the Deffbrd station, which is situated within 33 miles of Bir mingham and 20 of Gloucester, by which Joseph Ward, a fireman, lost his life, several persons were injured and resided, two carriages burnt, and two fire-engines very nearly destroyed. From the impossibility of extracting information from the men employed at the station, the cause of the accident is not satisfactorily stated, but the following rests upon pretty good authority. A luggage train, in the charge of Joseph Ward, en ginc-driver, left Gloucester at nine o'clock for Birming ham, and it is said that on arriving at Defford he ran into a heavy truck which had most culpably been left in his way. The shock was so great as not only to throw the truck on the opposite rails, but to cause the tender to project above the engine, and fall upon it. Poor Ward was pressed against the engine rails by the tender, and twenty minutes elapsed ere he was extricated, and not till life was extinct. He was conscious for a good many minutes of the effort which was making to save him. The truck, as already noticed, which caused the first accident, was thrown on the opposite rails, and whilst in that position a train from Birmingham came dashing on. The driver jumped off and escaped, but the carriages were projected above each other, two of them caught fire, some of the passen gers were scalded, and all more or less injured. About three o'clock this morning three of the Company's ser vants arrived ; one of them was conveyed to the in firmary, but the others went home. A gentleman who left Birmingham this morning by the 1 A.M. mail train, states that when the passengers left the station nobody seemed to have heard of the accident. As they ad vanced, however, the pace slackened until it became a walk. This led to an inquiry, and the passengers were told that an accident had occurred. On nearing the fatal spot, the passengers were asked to leave the car riages and walk across a field and regain the rails at another point. Our informant, however, went back, and saw waggon piled upon waggon, and one of them with the bottom burnt out and still on fire ; the tender was also iying upon the luggage engine. The passengers had all been removed by this time. Another acceunt is that the accident was occasioned by the meeting of the trains. TIIE GAME LAWS IN WILTS -It is a remarkable fact that there is not, at the present time, one individual con fined in either of the prisons in this county for offences against the game-laws, nor has there been one of this descrip tion of offenders in confinement for six weeks past, although the county abounds with preserves and coursing grounds as much, probably, as any shire in the kingilom, and although there are petty sessions held weekly in about twenty places within the county. The favourable change of weather since our last f nublication has enab:ed . the farmers to cu t a l arge breadth but comparatively little has yet 13, en housed. A few more fine days will remove all apprehensions of scarcity, although the yield is not so abundant as at o n e ti me antici pated, nor will the condition of the grain be first-rate.—Kent BRIGHTON AND CHICHESTER. A general half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of this company was held on Saturday, at the London bridge station. Mr. Hotham, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, presided on the occasion. The report set forth that the Worthing branch would be completed by the Ist of October ensuing, and the line completed to Chichester by about February, 1846. The directors expected also to carry out, ere long, the ex tension of the line to Portsmouth. It was considered the arrangement come to at the meeting of the sth of August, to transfer the line to the London and BI ighton Company, would be completed by the 12th of September, when the purchase money would be ready. The Chair man informed the meeting that, at the present time, there was only 150/. due upon calls. On the 30th of June there was an unpaid balance on calls of 7,320/. The arrangement come to with the Brighton Company, he had little doubt, would prove satisfactory to the pro prietors. He was glad to say that the terms named for the transfer of the line at the previous meeting had been met by the Brighton Company in the most satisfactory manner. The Chairman concluded by moving the adop tion of the report, which being seconded, was put and agreed to. After a vote of thanks to the Chairman and Board of Directors the meeting adjourned. HUDDERSFIELD AND SHEFFIELD. HUDDERSFIELD, AUGUST 30.—The first formal cere mony in the construction of the Huddersfield and Shef. field Railway took place yesterday, at Penistone, where the first sod was cut by the Right Hon. Lord Wharn cliffe, Lord President of her Majesty's Privy Council. At on• o'clock in the afternoon, a procession was formed to mess Lord Wharncliffe at the Penistone station of the Sheffiektl and Manchester Railway. It was headed by a band of music, and was composed of a number of gen tlemen from Huddersfield, Sheffield, and the surrounding locality, and including the whole body of the Directors of the Huddersfield and Sheffield line. On the arrival of the train at Penistone, Lord Wharncliffe was found surrounded by the Hon. John Stuart Wortley, M.P., Lady Georgiana Wortley, and several other members of his family. His Lordship, attended by the Directors of the Railway and a large concourse of eager spectators, proceeded to remove the sod. He then, without any further observations, proposed " Three cheers for the success of the Sheffield and Huddersfield Railway," which received the most hearty and unanimous response, and were followed by three cheers for his Lordship. The procession then left the ground and proceeded back to the town. At two o'clock, about seventy of the gentlemen present at the ceremony sat down to a sumptuous collation at the Church School room. Joseph Armitage, Esq., Chairman of the Com pany, presided. On his right sat Lord Wharneliffe Wen. Bradley, Esq, Manor Oaks, Sheffield ; and George Crosland, Esq., Huddersfield ; and on the left of the chaff: man sat the Hon. John Stuart Wortley, the Rev. Mr. Stanhope, John Parker, Esq., M.P. for Sheffield ; and Joseph Brook, Esq , of Huddersfield. Many complimentary speeches were made, and Lord Wharncliffe, in returning thanks when his health was drank, said he felt assured that the work they had that day commenced would be one of the greatest means of rendering that part of the country prosper ous. The proceedings throughout were very spirited and gratifying. The company rose at about seven o'clock in the evening. iTtirb Ebition SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Climit. ATTERSALL'S.—THIS EVENING. Six o'CLocic. ST. LEQER. 4 to 1 agst Miss Sarah 11 to 2 agst Weatherbit 8 to 1 agst Mentor 12 to 1 agst Merry Monarch 13 to 1 agst Old England 15 to 1 agst Red Robin 16 to 1 agst Pantasa 20 to 1 agst The Pacha 22 to 1 agst Due au Durras 25 to 1 agst The Baron 25 to 1 agst Ould Ireland 30 to 1 agst Fitzallan 30 to 1 agst Mid-Lothian 40 to 1 agat Connaught Ranger VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) ( Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR OF ENGLAND.) His Honour the Vice-Chancellor of England sat to-day at half past three, for the purpose of hearing any applications that might be considered of a pressit g nature. RUBEItY V. BARItS.-INJUNCTION. Mr. Tern, with whom was Mr. Tooke, applied, upon no tice, for a spe.cial injunction to restrain the defendant from invading a patent, obtained by the plaintiff, for the manu facture of top.tips for umbrellas. It appeared, from the statements of the Learned Counsel, that both plaintiff aced defendant were umbrella manufacturers in Birmingham ; that the plaintiff obtained a patent, in 1837, for the manufacture of a peeuliar description of top-tips for umbrellas, and that in 1841, upon discovering that the defen dant was making a similar article, he brought an action against him in consequence of his infringement of his rights. To that action the defendant pleaded that the invention was not new, and that it was useless. Upon the action being tried the jury found that the invention was novel and useful, but that the plaintiff was not the first inventor. The plaintiff then disclaimed to certain parts of his specification, and thus matters stood till a short time since, when the plaintiff discovered that the defendant was manufacturing articles similar to these manufactured by him under his amended patent, and upon that discovery he filed his bill and gave notice of the present appli cation. Mr. SwANsrox opposed the application, on the ground that the plaintiff knew well of the proceedings of the defendant, and that the defendant had a right to do what he had done, inas much as the patent wa• invalid. His HONOUR. declined making any order until more explicit affidavits were filed with respect to the time when the plaintiff first discovered that the defendant was making the articles, for the manufacture of which the plaintiff claimed the exclusive right. The motion consequently stands over till the termina tion of the long vacation. His HONOUR will not sit again till the first day of Michael mas Term. MANSION-HOUSE.-(THIS DAY.) THE LATE FRACAS AT THE EAST INDIA HOUSE. At one o'clock Sir Henry Willock, Chairman of the East India Company, appeared before the Lord Mayor to answer a complaint preferred against him, at the instance of Mr. Peter Gordon, for an assault committed in causing his expulsion from the chairman's chair at a meeting of the proprietors of the East India Stock, held on Saturday, the 23d August last. The case which had been partially heard on a previous day, an ac cunt of which appeared in the Sun, has caused considerable excitement in the City, and particularly amongst the proprie tors, directors, and others connected with the East India House. The Court was literally crowded with the friends of both parties. On the bench were Sir Lionel Goldsmid, Sir Henry Willock, Mr. Hogg, ALP., the Deputy-chairman, and several of the directors of the East India House. Mr. Clarkson, the barrister, appeared on the part of Sir Henry Willock, and Mr. Parry on the part of the com plainant. The LORD MAYOR, having taken his seat, inquired of Mr. Gorden if he was ready to proceed with the case? Mr. Gordon—l am, my Lord. Mr. Clarkson—l understand my friend Mr. Parry is in structed to appear for the complainant, and I have no wish to take any advantage of his abseisce, ani would suggest waiting a reasonable time, if Mr. Gordon has no reason to believe be will not attend. _ _ Mr. Gordon—l expected to have seen him here. Mr. Parry having entered the Court, considerable delay took place in obtaining the attendance of a second magistrate to enable an adjudication: Alderman Moon having entered the Court, Mr. Parry proceeded briefly to state the facts out of which the assault arose. Mr. Gordon , being a proprietor of stock of 1,0 001 the value of which is 2,8001., attended a special meet ing of the proprietors, convened , according to a requ i s i t i on signed by Sir Charles Forbes, General Briggs, and others, to consider the claims of the Raja of Sattara, held on the 23d of August, by adjournment from the p rev i ous d ay. The meeting w as appointed for ten oclock, but a t h a lf- past nine Mr. Gordon a ttended, and placed himself in the chairman's chair. At ten o'clock Sir Henry Will oc k, t h e chairman, entered the Court, with Mr. Ilogg and a body of the Directors, and proceeded to where Mr. Gordon was sitting. Sir H. Willock then somewhat sharply desired him to vacate the chair. M. Gordon rose and said if it was the desire of the Proprietors that he should do so he would at once comply, and moved on on e s id e o f th e c h a i r. M r. G eorge T hompson, a Proprietor, then proposed Sir H. Willock should take the chair, which was seconded by Mr. Gordon, upon which Mr. Hogg protested against that motion being put, as Sir H. Wil lock was entitled to the chair as a matter of right, as Chair man of the East India Company. Sir Henry Willock also refused to be voted in the chair, and claimed it as a right, upon which Mr. Gordon re-took the chair. Sir Henry Willock again requested him to vacate the chair, or he should be compelled to use force to compel him. Mr. Hogg also ad vising his being removed, ultimately a constable of the name of , i .. r Wilson was called, who took Mr. Gordon bi.the arm moved' him from the chair towards the tioc... Mr. Gordo.- requested to be taken to priPon or before a magtilta% .but the, constable said he had nolhirg further to do with it, and Mr. • Gordon ultimately remained in the room ; this Vac the assault complained of. Mr. Gordon having been eal!ed, and deposed to those facts, Mr. Clarkson, at considerable length, cross-examined him, to show that it had been a previously arranged movement, with a view to test his right as a Proprietor ; and in the course of which Mr. Gordon admitted he had written and got printed a number of hand-bills, which he had distributed without any printer's name to them, reflecting upon the Directors, and which Mr. Clarkson designated as a libel. Mr. George Thompon was also called to prove the same facts, and, on cross-examination by Mr. Clarkson, stated Mr. Gordon had told him he intended to pursue the course he had, and he (Mr. Thompson) advised him not, to prevent confusion, as he was deeply interested in the matter that would be brought under discussion. Mr. Clarkson said he seriously asked the Lnrd Mayor if he called upon him, on behalf of Sir Henry Willock, to answer so trumpery a charge ? It was clear that Mr. Gordon had him. self no vote, and that he was an intruder in taking the chair, not having been requested or elected to the chair. The Learned Counsel was proceeding to make some very strong re marks upon the conduct and motives of Mr. Gordon, when be was stopped by the Lord Ma)or. The Loan navon—l perctly agree with my brother Magistrate, that Mr. Gordon was himself an intruder, and that the case must be dismissed.—Dismiss , .d accordingly. Mr. Clarkson applied for a certificate of the dismissal. Mr. Parry said the matter would not end there, as there were other Proprietors who were determined to try the ques tion as to the right of the chairman to take the chair without the consent of the proprietors. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, SEPT. I.—Wind this day at noon, N. by E light airs, and thick hazy weather. DEAL, Aua. 31.—Wind N.E., fresh.—Arrd. 31st. Har mony, Antigua. Arrived from the River and sailed, 30th, Mayda, May, Hobart Town ; Pathfinder, Holt, Batavia; Ripley, Robinson, Barbadoes; Spartan, Reeves, St. John's, New Brunswick; Venilia, Trink, St. Andrew's, New Brune. wick; Zealous, Douglas, Quebec; Lady Seaton, DAV, Montreal. PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 30 AND 31.—Wind N.E.—Off port, 27th, York, St. John's, New Brunswick. 29th, Charles and William, Stevenson, Quebec. . _ _ PLY3l4.rti, AUG. N.E.—Arrd. 30th, Hope, Nixon, Wyburg for Gloucester, with bulwarks gone at d pan of deck load thrown over boar..l, has proceeded. Off port, 30th, Neptune, Haesloop, Baltimore for Bremen. LIVERPOOL, AUG. 30 AND 31.—Wind Arrd. Ocean, Willison, Rio Janeiro ; George Canning, Mustard, Quebec; Uzella, Newton, Malta ; Brandt, Gregorius, gni Jupiter, Hensel!, Dantzic. 31. E. 1). Montrea' Magnificent, Tyrrell, Quebec. 30. Sld. Scotia, Robinson, Calcutta; John M'Vicar, M`Leod, Bombay; Julia, Hamil ton, Valparaiso ; Columbus, Green, Pernamb co ; Marv, Widdicombe, Africa; Manto, Baker, Orleans ; Granada, Spooner, Philadelphia; Chaos, Larken, and Konshapet, Scare, Boston ; Clyde, Spencer, Halifax ; Hope, Sheridan, Wallace, and Exporter, M'Pherson, Miramichi. 31. Asenath, Mor on, Calcutta; Belvidere, Wambersee, Chat leston ; Her silia, Baxter, New York; Mersey, Macbeth, Montreal. 31 Off port, Rival, Agna, Mariner, Alexander, Grant, and Royal Victoria, —. OFF THE ISLE OF WIGHT, AUG. 29.—Mary Ann, Boston for Hamburgh. BRISTOL, AUG. 31.—Wind E.N.E.-29. Sid. Cosmo, Au terbridge, New York. 30. Ranker, Nickle, Quebec ; Tim buctoo, Escott, Africa. GLOUCESTEn, AUG. 30.—Three Sisters, Hasher, Suldanha Bay. Sid. Prince Albert, Peebles, Miramichi. WISBEACII, Auc. 30.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Traveller, Wat son, Pugwash. ABERDEEN, AUG. 27.—The Margaret, Johnston, of Wig ton, laden with salt, was wrecked in entering the harbour of Lassiemouth ; crew saved. Wurrny, AUG. 29.—The Peak, Wood, of this port, is washed up at Peak Alum Works, and is much damaged. WHITEHAVEN, AuG. 29.—The Lark, Iliggins, from Dub lin, on shore at St. Bee's Head, 27th inst., has been got oft and brought in here, with trifling damage. T: • • 1 . :*;:. - 1` 4 ..-- arm and - Itir, Gordon MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE.-(MONDAY.) During the past week the weather has been extremely favourable for the ingathering of the crops; hence the ad vices which have reached us to-day from nearly all parts of England—but more particularly from the forward districts, in which large breadths of wheat and other grain have been already carried in good condition—including Ireland and Scotland, are of a more gratifying character titan those which have been received for some time previously. The quality of the grain as yet submitted to the process of thrash ing is stated to be below an average, though the weight is nearly, or quite, equal to that of former seasons. Since this day se'nnight, up to Saturday evening, the receipts of English Wheat were somewhat liberal for the time of year, and of full average quality. Of Barley, Beans, Peas, and flour the receipts were comparatively small. Fresh up this morning, however, upwards of five hundred quarters of wheat of this year's produce came to hand, chiefly from Essex with a few parcels from Kent and other parts. The fresh supply of old wheat was small. As the dealers purchased with great caution, the demand for that description of produce ruled dull. New wheat may be quoted front Is to 23; old qualities Is per quarter lower than on Monday last, and a clearance was not effected. The prices obtained for the former varied from 48s to 60s per quarter, and at which nearly the whole was dis posed of. A total clearance of the old parcels was not effected. The show of fine foreign wheat was by no means large. Holders were tolerably firm, yet the trade was in a sluggish state, and when sales were forced an abatement of quite is per quarter was submitted to. Bonded Grain was quite neglected. There was scarcely any English Barley on show, while that of Foreign was by no means large. Grind ing and Distilling parcels commanded a ready sale, at ex • tensive rates. In Malting qualites only a moderate business was doing. Although the supply of Malt was somewhat on the increase, we had a fair retail demand for it, at fully, but at nothing quotable beyond, previous figures. From Ireland very few Oats have reached us since our last, but we have to report the arrival ofupwards of 37,000 quarters from foreign ports. The Oat tr.ule was very dull, at, in some instances, a decline of 6d per quarter. Beans and Peas supported late rates; but Flour was offering at somewhat easier terms. Several parcels of new Seeds were on show, but the business doing was trifling. CURRENCY PER IMP IVheat—Essex & Kent, ERTAL 'MEASURE alt—Clievaliwr. 63s to 64s Oats—Yorkshire and Llncolnsh., Feed 22s 23s rotatoe 22s 24s Youghai• and Cork, Mad: 20s 21s Red 465 to 555 Ditto, White.-- 51s 628 Norfolk and Lin coln, Led. • • • 48s 545 Ditto, White . • • • .. 50s GOs Irish, Red • • • • • • • —s —s Ditto, White • • • • • • —5 —s Rye—Old . New• • • • • • • • • • • • • 305 32s Barley—Grinding . 25s 273 Malting . . • .... 30s 33s Chevalier .. • • • • 348 —8 Malt—Suffolk and Nor folk • • • • • • • • .... 58s 59s Brown. • • • • • • 52s 58s Kingston and Ware 58s 63s FOREIGN GRAIN AN Whcat—Dantzie. . Ilamburgh • . • • Barley Oats- —New l9s 21s Cork, 'White . 21s 23e Scotch, Feed. 20s 22g Beans—Tick . Pigeons 3Bs 43i Pease—Grey . .. 38s 40s Map1e...... White. . 36s 351 • Boilers ......... 40s 438 Flour—Town-maile ... 428 498 Suffolk .... ••• • • • 37s 40s StocktH & Norfolk 308 408 'D FLOUR IN BONI). Beans • . •.. • • • • • • • • • . 288 to 32i Pease. • • • 338 3GB Flour—American .• • 198 218 Baltic ... •••• • • • . 198 218 sed .... • • 153 ISs I SMITHFIELD. Since Monday last, the imports alive stock for this market have been extensive, they having amounted to 22 Oxen and Cows from llamburgb, and 200 Oxen and Cows, together with 76 Sheep, from Rotterdam. We had on offer 190 Dutch Beasts, in excellent condition ; indeed, they were some of the best animals we had seen for some weeks past. At the out ports, the arrivals of stock from the Continent have proved large, viz. 220 Beasts and Sheep, all at Hull. From our own grazing districts, the Bullock sup plies received fresh up this morning were very extensive tier the time of year, while a decided improvement was noticed in their quality and condition. Although the attendance of buyers was rather numerous, theßeef trade was in a very de pressed state, at a decline in the currencies obtained last week of quite 2d per Blbs, the highest figure for the best Scots not exceeding 4s per Sibs, and a clearance was not effected. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we re ceived 600 short horns, Scots and homebreds; from the northern counties, 800 short horns, &c. ; from the western and midland counties, 900 Herefords, runts, Devons, &c. ; from other parts of England, 700 of various breeds; and from Scotland 200 horned and polled Scots.— The numbers of sheep were somewhat on the increase, though by no means larger for the season. Prime old Downs sup ported previous rates, but all other kinds were 2d per 81bs lower, with a heavy demand. Lambs were in fair average supply and sluggish inquiry, at a decline in the quotations of 2d per Slbs. The Veal trade was in a sluggish state, yet prices were mostly supported. The numbers of Pigs, 132 of which came from Ireland, were moderate. The Pork trade ruled steady at full prices. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. Inferior Beasts •. • 2 6 210 Second quality ditto. 3 0 3 4 Prime large Oxen • • 3 6 3 8 Prime Scots ••• • • • 3 10 4 0 Large coarse Calves 3 6 4 2 Prime small ditto .. 4 4 4 8 Suckling Calves —lB 0 30 0 tnferlor Sheep • • . 3 2 3 6 SUPPLY AT Beasts. I Sheep. 3,650 23,140 NZUrGATE AND s. d. to s. Second quality ditto 3 S 4 2 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 4 4 6 Southdown Wethers 4 8 li 0 Ditto out of the wool Large Hogs ... •.. 3 0 1 3 Sinai! Porkers .. .. 310 4 4 Quarter old Pigs 16 0 20 0 Lambs ••• • . 4 4 5 6 MARKET. Calves. I Pigs. 14S 3U9 MEADENHALL. For the time of year a full average supply of slaughtered meat has reached us from Scotland and various parts of England—it having consisted of 846 carcases of Bee; 1,600 ditto of Mutton, 584 ditto of "Veal, and 1,250 ditto of Pork. Generally speaking the trade has ruled dull, and prices had downward tendency. At per stone, by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. S. d. to s. cl. Beef, inferior •••• .. 2 6 2 8 Mutton, inferior .. 3 4 4 0 - middling ••.. 2 10 3 0 - prime large .. 3 2 3 4 prime ••• • 4 G 4 $ - prime small • . 3 6 3 8 Pork, large ....., , , 9 , ,-, .. ~.., 3 10 Veal .• • ... ...... .. 3 8 4 8 1- small .... „ „ 4 0 4 4 Lamb, 4s Gd to 5s Gd. WOOL MARKET. 446 bales from H o b ar t Town, 1,007 During the week the imports of Wool into Lo n d on h ave 1,650 ditto from Syd ney, 279 d i tto ditto from T ur k ey, 200 ditto from fd b ri e ot e mt n o feit)x.ootrnetinuis,ieovareut, ;fort, 51,6, llamburgh, 162 ditto from Spain, and 300 ditto from other quarters. Privately an extensive business is doing in most kinds, and previous rates are steadily supported. The sup plies offering are not heavy. DOROUGH AND SPITALTIELDS. Although the accounts respecting the Potatoe crops con tinue unfavourable, we have large supplies of Potatoes ou offer here; the demand is steady at from 31 lOs to 61 per too. EOR,OUGH HOP MARKET. We had a very steady demand for most kinds of Hops, and previous rates ► - ere well supported. The duty is called 175,000/. TALLO7,./. Thismarket remains firm, and prices steady. At St. Peters burgh, prices are advancing, and a large business is doing. Fine Y.C. laid down here would cost 42. to 423 6d. Town tallow scarce, at 41s 6d to 42s net cash. SECESSION OF THE REV. W. G. WAIID TO THE CHURCH OF ROME.-Mr. Ward has at length made up his mind to secede from the Established Church. This, it appears, has been known among his personal friends for the last fort night, hut it was not until Saturday that the public were aware that he had taken this step. Correspondence, which appears in the Oxford _Thread, explains the reason of his doing so. It is expected that other defections from the Pro testant communion will immediately follow by members of this university who belong to the Tractarian School. The letter of Air. Ward, and its appendix, are long-winded affairs, but we shall endeavour to find room for them by to-morrow. We wish the Puseyite bishops would follow the good example. THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO TIIE RIIINE.—The ez pense of the fetes given upon the occasion of the Queen's visit to the Rhine is stated in the German papers to amount to 5,000,000 f. The musicians alone were paid 400,000 f. I I ,siso icf o . 213, 99 98 17 _l6 16 65 213,, 99,4 47 91 33 33 17 63, 64, 3S 100 12, 214 9 4, 741 9 0 1 4 1 4 15 1 2 '4 197° 1431