The Sun. — London, England, 1850-08-24 00:00:00

R. ~f ~,_ sf. . —.---- ' i s iC,P, l one, kis A place Where t,k Prisoners' 'll3 had. nrvt:r kept a silver He kiss . h ere in they find dinners and ight b s e play g bile he had 13 h,,.2erei In St Mar.iu's-lane, hut % on with dice. .. 'qtr. ' " 48 nut b arged c with stealing wine warrants, e hici•wa,s given in Charge for doing so and the charge 1,111011454 by the Lord 211.-yor. lie knew a F.' in (keen me Mint-er Hart, ' hui never joined him j,_ n - I t p , b lit B ' h - bid net know a person named fly.ber! S l iter nlci h eard of h3re. Had read in the thatP3P'^s ac p e ‘'s y ,rt was t*au-sporte If , r utterieg a forged , ' e- Had i. ' '•Piccadilly, and ~,,„, lived In 1.1:10n-ro, . Nth at of th e I dto answer erh -- eaml of B; eon. Dec.itic m ace , the 14 1 . s, knew Lord Shelburne. He knew 14)4' witness stated af rwards that he did know Lord a t) hp ?l, but deLied that'ehad advertised himself as k, . z d er , he . got "f t ' Paetver got a shilling from him t • 44 1iir a I amount. li4sah , butch© would not say to kt lii PaS%l s v. :ff a ord. Did i, get tw - tinder the name of .. 0004 each 44 r , 0 hlls of exchange for 0. whether t -,rd Shilburne IVPuld not say w was 11% i tAt •net 14 * i g 144, the 0 LardShelburne that he ' 4 N di d - 'tie City to get money f or th e . b ill s .the !shit ( i 11'4 tqce the billa fur him. Witness Has „ In rket ..t attendin 11the from the New —a el g R, e R E races, race.—(Laughter.) Iltte„ el (lowa to a donkey Ile g"e th ' 105/ for in notes- 11,,,2001, ue e prisoner money from Ren J 4 retired gc) • the H * first discovered Ji t 'sli t o be publican. . e N o v e mb e r labt. toptd aitrceclleet wilavtli e f. r or fn% r r y ect i o a r Field toll him his iso t ,i ,d 'd She prisoncr a' any time. Field never,. to ! srod g ' , slid th t * would take thc prisoner into d 4 1 Y at tib . a : he . p it. He had t * el i oi Y time if he would authoris . . ner into acto teeny ore E would take the prisoner o ttif ~ H e 11 _ ~... w o to Langridge, one g.' det e a t i v ';‘,_ ()tiered the mcney 1 )44 ' tzykined offered y f it h a d not ~ fq th n 'I Mr. IIIIDDLEsToNE-1 should 're ope ' atiz3 }a ` OO of th e pre nt cast, , no .s. .kr L a ti c,l the wire-s' -e in Picadilly long ere_thi - gi sst .°ll sEd at Luton,.°'•s df dsbire. The rte.elot . 1144411 e b ill iv in . lie o d r , E , accepteu : d i n - or ktyvttsthority. as not l '' " han-sv. prisoner to accept h, k 11l f orii; __ ,tievr authorised the p recollected tilidvAotini4l. Witness knew Elliott, . and when ho was 6(4 . g n tlf h,,g I : ll ,e'aeY on a bill for H h e ina n advanced him Sti t :,!? hie',,,,;.°e. railway train.. filled up for 601.,. 41,,,u1e1i e.„'.'Plllnce, which WAS . Wit due. WI C.ecipds.„4l'l a day or two after it was the station. o lkits t or : the bill at the book-stall at - ost.,„„' 1 . 1 1) the bill, to the 7,,ilLsilli;jllned by Mr. CLARKSON—IIe, never, 'ttthat was s ill blank.:;sf accepted, a bill fur Mr. Eat() cl ef tt she 1).11 dray;ordinary n up in the .. ttp t .„ e Ee i Was put h is ac ii il l's t • I"lll.square station before he q ° It. 14 , instituted prosecution. O' Itep lb ''4E had not this bill d a qltti o4 Iv it, a retired publican, recollec n te_ or a bill '4 4 !' h01it51.1,,r. Lee at the Easton . statio s r filled it up k „if far Got bill was not filled up. Witnipo.t. 50t. upon triP:4lo di:e a o nd advanced thr.migh Elliott l' for 2001, tteill•to)t!,,tinetilitlit:led i l. another e bkßl:liitsorN ___ w a 5 not. theth *441 the P r es y e t r• -• I- ho did not believe kIIIL wasorper . a ease, and r 4 tCe k,:et kat ,.._ ease for the prosecution. jury for the pri. at e,,,7,°N then addressed the jh, ii,_ Laerabl,e leno•tb. e '`',olll'l.4l , _ 9 045 -lury, ar , !Manned up, and Acquitted the •toy ho tq a Oaort consultattop, I discharged. wag Ordered to be immediate y - ...........--- 41/izrr, , NE Ili COURT. , irtiere ae ComaioN-SERGEANTt? 23, 34y 1:1404, aged 13, Sara and I;tl4jlet Ii 411 of them dekeribed as 1? Eduard t Wa/her, 25, Sarah Clemen ~i nsiereS :clin 2 kittlrer,soic(4,'io;lged 21, a sailor,oorer, ki lt l Ivit h robo Eliot, 24 , h tl it I row att -tig Frederick . oseverallyThomas i o.f i in and ' • " „kr Y ' n 2 , a jack. t, awisaAisutc,cuastt,uswere,,s 'lt . ul ltien Otilo tt - conducted the case for ohe pro ts were undefended. 1 that he ik,lho , 49e utor, 0 , the prosecution, dePe"' town, in yowl,* seaman, 041,14404er L.; c:' girl of the ' 45 ,-'4Lapeish, -z 5 Wilson. a house in Georg h e e 140klit July, en twelve and one o'clock at right on . ItiliSpiteiel•dsWhe took him n Id° a room n p s "in ' the l en etfee r t lY sob erTah:eYered i t n e went at to klitilit hia;telr,b,,eing some time in the room ho Wilson. g re to his accoun t t n , kliklit4not b e : 11 , 11s on with the female prisoner,risoner Clomehnmt t t oth e to .., l °flg ill bed when the P ' 4 '.l . t 14°4 . s u i t in e hrid lay down otnhetheted beside tri threemale p also, ii 411,:it the female afterwardsprisoner Langley enteredtea about. 1 4eelt i n taiLehe had before. I t t . ewas__ was 1 4i ,l o h t i o usu._ Morning, and though light :efficient three l t ," l te a ters" Nem, there was dayh 6ne of the , k4l,t(ttitestiott to distinguish faces. alarmed, told lI N 4 4 to b' 1:1 the prosecutor, who was to ask for "s - e ai r , ' c i had nly come. Iv tobtee at , for they o be gave 't; l itth it °' The prosecutJr had foursticks of to kt ethre Pceltet, the greater rt of which away, but :' 4 4 6 rsa le Pri They itil , t 1 abo soners. t ki i Nt. ti k t a quarter of a . n hour, each frightened, made leaving te boa Cs .e pros .ecut.A., being inter ti on caught t to n o t lid opse .rget out of bed with the , ' Of ' o n , ut the three female prisoners and twiste.ds i l i ti l'Os ki " hip on the bed, prevent , t i t ' , Se te A st rti , e. 't so .m tle t 0 0 0urse of which , con '4iBlll)l.° strippedP'iaz%ersen""' inof hi s tro ii.l4llil3lll°4l' other article t, h;„ an,. every o extricate Before he could ~,, pri kt,r4lfrent'',','. ot drawers. the hole of '" w f se e r lothing, tat,ttol)ii 'me theet, he heard w from the k t ,-• Th:t down the stairs and decamping nm i t until rata ' Pr4ecutor remained in they, We Nsrtti,heo tw o of the male Pvls eloth• -1, 0 to which he did, _s The lthe tog ho go away, .and drawe'•. con n e 7: l o o c u n a g e m b l e i ri al l Itt6l:ltc4 relate hed was his !hut It t , t he tett ed the transaction t) the instrumentality the p i lil t e ars ~, through whose . first police- r.- 1114! Prise,Y" r,„.ventually taken into custody.that when lice,r''t's etc,'" wilion in her defence, said,., ho h a d no 1fh,,,,,114.,,"4,4 Went home with her, he a l " in with her, 11144 e a"gered his trowsers to her to s C w ' e z t - y in which t4itiit I,aeas greed to, and that that was the found in the ' 04. Possessed of them and the money the ~ . i n the •401. '444 - , being concerned=th j, prisoners denteu 1, 0 4 34 tY to • them all, tOlki ' of the und a verdict of Guilty againstconcerned i th police-constables, who w : ,, as be knew the kljdiet t,'1.1,,,iu,u,,, into custody, said prisoners Vi i the-,,,e Prostitutes, and that the male kik' Coat:ags of their prostitution. and 0 11 of to he Cc/I'B4OE4I.NT sentenced each Neportecl fur s= .van years' s.N (k t 'Ali k r b 77--//RD COURT. I , 4 et er b '411844 GuRNEY. and Alderman Sir JAMES Conrad a porte r, ttl,lN'll,44', 48C:i1riztin Steir l) e u : E a . g ) ed 31, 31 a I.ttil,rQaderit: :alter, Philip Kessler, 31, them Ger -14111; `'ere i n e tr t, ar,d Fritz Tonnetz, IL confectioner, man a n for a I te tt p C iWelp_ dieted, St pro and II? Vernenk, and te,t'g ti,e.t4et_onse of Henry William d, property o of l the burglary t4t),°,411.1 S ' n e i t : , l6 ti o • vrei i g b ht e p,, ,f , ' g g o ht of gold, th f e nr pr f.B.. kti`'lislille°la l'ros'paer2e6Cailtuuex, and KessdlerVoader" 44°11'0, ttataeneiviug and hurl:towing Steffen '44etiejonnetz fur being ctherwise concerned in the Ist Noneo crs and Veaded not prosecuted; guilty. hit. 8a1,,,i,, ,,,i,, utr,,,... t 4 go ti 44,,,: and Mr. Parnell loe 5.. r Rudd' l i tl „e 11 1 4 1 , 'tr. It ly eost"edeedefended Vanderhoos,)t._ ' tided 1,. ct July, tllB,-;aote°6--erY ill C' q 11:1 ‘ i ' a ~,ok place on t..- 2h- in kesslcr, and Mr. the r:'°llert.•elirlittaneettse'iiea t it must be fresh ttl tela oc ~ .attendinghaving b een so re -1.? 4 olor e ,:,45 Pablte, the case 1 4 , ,t t ete ~.i,e policecourts. tr,;,ent to ' r tho prosecution the to last was likely to to eess, and the trial was the clay.proceeding when tatotititltitiAlLL. (THIS I DAY.) at the tl'btfao;'Qqes and Robert --- C: 'Mins were placed Old 'd ofil Alderman K. l charged by Mr. Johnibeing Zl ir oe ' d i'l Pr t bury-streeeYt, w s i t t ealing a ILl,ll,4olt'olit three others not in custody, Pimlico, artist,. Id on the fl in e _ _ s, T he le„'Nland note, in Battersea- • A i . e pr o , `" ),' 7 Ob k -'teator a 27th Ne et : saeo rd oa- meposed that on the the the ci4tikto°ll:f Dirieg°tio the steam-boats, c it o zell andil l the course Juno withlast ho hilord)s ootered to the Into contversation th and WaS iadUCCd to accompany Isaacs play" with personst t w e o m of ). ii ci on to j1,114/.itll tt.NR, Where he saw the prisone ,, r va . c _ 401 to th;lrobles and a pea. lle was pi: was min", t hile 4 game ; they played until o part " aeld ' 6aein • - some distant ran I tti, th e .g a signal from companions Rb, ti , 44 the Prisoner Isaacs and his .. d to stop them, tiik t ,h 0 f e l t ",,e, Prosecutor endeavoure directly after found I,t)tittillhtttri also bee his pocket,t d of a a nd l o. / note. His rd y e e a s : k t it ltt Y, 1 4 4 the prillaonroers had been fruitless - u c n on il stable l', 04 he ~.._ a , , , l,i ; ^as rpr;,:nenet by koo o'.ceeon rchon - I ti., atebt o t i d to the LIPP All ' 0 pti,„ aY having depose ‘llth 0.r414„ ~ `"t ie ill Fleet street yesterday, evidence to 11 qiie i,:" 441. • sufficient n .. i.. b?tt i , -.fr o i I' said there was s to the Wa . U d Nit 4; loli e , 4 realanding the prisoners committed Niti i ti , that ~,F44tt, the offence having been Aafterwards 401 .itrict wer_ . 1-. to tLe ~,,,,... The prisoners. court accordinglj 4 llo h ..........._`Y,dsworth Police. a.„. t ' t 11 1, 4 ' °F-----,---_______ ____ on Monday . Pt ect4f-Alt N.. ", 90 /. IN DriOGIIED A. two re•',Pecr Mr.i.. oFlIk tie_trlelea Lest. clock in the evenin, into the shop o some t7,!alt, atil.al)e, ~e'r!Ul_ea geitleman went ing called fer akour 4 1, th e atoch ~,,bauc_ r, %est-street. , Hass.lown into a p c , the ll.(tteo;14. in ;Theiat,Plttodo,dt h a eL s le . re 11 1 ay . ng i dis l 9' a e vhiCla they 44lle,4,1rtiNal:Teat e's olcl malt, the flavour e t f half an hour :plied'i,rcla kr. Z,:m_ell, they departed. In t ah e ou t es , 1 le had been bl.:oota4lula 5(,7,kia,b discovered t'-:at the consisting of eight to s itl t o I , , hd th`e icedostr therefrom, ties, who are Il e, , t 4 „k...,..% rest d The par. v,_ - "Te a t ) s, F a I tt atid,, f the swell mob, after lea hi g - Ate wove rapidly out of town. 2tt, oltogh T„ IN A 11.'sult 'lNAttlr I - or FECUND-Mr A. tot,„,lvies Pirda y i rist"cE 1 ossession of • far _ 4 ni s‘t ti, o• th e ,-, ,ast,in ie p , 1 Iberystwy th,,,,ris te a k ' il noat,ool..4lt,aerrdelan Arms Itoltveci,it-y-one pigs_ occasions..i IN4ll)ittil t w ,threc velr:loir e a r nCi ) has uP'n other ~011,,' adkli,°4-PWsrlis of fifte' en. She is of the ?i v doing p (oh g , ('‘,, with those of her living p ro g• n • ' aIA l '''a 11„ r' tt, Q aid. li„, atm ,Yrotti.. o'cicek vittlii,,,,a?, fore "'"---At a quarter-past ekv tl e i n under and it,''‘t t,3t'orst %,,..` l , a tremendous storm c of f iN'istekton and tc, 'i l k of 11:1\l'itii. ,;:,'.it.. the nk,iglibouthoosd down i ani4 a ttiq i!'• 114,04 co%Oral trees were s-r.ac field beio.nging. tile ,:glit oi 7n, et . I? ! ting of ten heaves, towaasu'set on fire l)) .. 1:1 bliiilid t44,,,11(1e00447.:43'ne 'lila -° % T• e r s n2 Stockwith the tlee 4. Ob.derCl) ?), R-,-)N the houull,>Cd.f Ai t ‘ Will ' iam Titterton, n b i o i t' ll t,14, wif,''g (10a,ri the()ChilLey into a sitting- 0 ,arctotildren ti;l'cl 411:0414114 i',l„tll children were sitting. The was ti1.1,.,'" 111-,kAsi;,„'',we are son - v to state, the mother r.ke one t 174(,„ ttre.k-'°l3% The 1 itiht nir g seemed to s i t jo o ti y And 15lokrity 11,'4i'leN to lirive provectlea eowl - her to ., , I . off )544 ko,k‘'l/4'-' Was a.' 1 1,- , to'. `i i lt . the roof 4.41°N "la fo„%1 rj ° the til" ' , 7 d ch‘amh„ wal -144.,ft aft 144 44 ,- . ?f the lightning. . r e Mrs. Titterton 1 14 141 11)tly 0 f i. i tne door panois split. her Wl `..,kotti i ° ur or five children to lament -91'con Veurnai. THE SUN,. RAILWAY RETURNS TRAFFIC RETU •NS FOR THE PAST WEEK. Mile 3 opened, Ibso. NAME OF RAILWAY. receipts. £6lB 549 BRITISII. Aberdeen .... • • Belfast and Ballyraena'•..... • • • • • • •• Belfast and County Down.. . • • Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Bolton, Blackburn, and West York • . .• Bristol and Exeter • • • • • • •••• • • • • • • • • Caledonian. .• .. .• . .. •••• • • • • Chester and llolyhead. ••.. • .• ••• • • • Dublin and Belfast Junction .• •• • • Dublin and Drogheda • . .. • . ......... Dublin and KillgatONVll • • • • • ....... • • Dundee and Arbroath .• • • • • • • • • • • • • Dundee, Perth, and AberdectiJunction Dundalk and Enni.skillen • . .• ••• • • • East Anglian.... • • •••••••• • • .• • • •• East Lanca5hire................ Eastern Counties and Norfolk Eastern Linton • • • • • • • • . • • .• Edinburgh and Glasgow.• • • ••• • • • • • Edinburgh, Perth, and Dunlee•..... Furness Railway .• • ••.. • • • ••• • • • Glasgow, Paisley, and Ayr • • • • • • • • • • Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock •• Great Northern and E. L........... Great Southern and Western (Ireland) Great Western •••• • • • • ............ Lancaster and Carlisle • • • • • • • • • • •• Lancashire and Yorkshire.. • . Leeds and Thirsk • • .. • • •••• • • • • .• •• Liverpool, Crosby, and Soutliport• • • • London and North Western London and Blackwall •• • • • • • - • • • • • • London, Brighton, and South Coast London and South Western. Dmdonderry and Enniskillen .. • • • • • • Manchester, Buxton, and matlock, &c. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Manchester and South Junction.-- 3laryport and Carlisle • • • • •• Midland Great Western (Irish) • • Nc s"castle and Carlisle.. North British • • .. • • • • •• .• North Staffordshire ..... .•.• • • North-Western . . Scottish Central •••• • • • • •• •• .• Scottish Midland ••••• • •• • • • • Shrewsbury and Birmingham • • Shrewsbury and Chester • • • • ........ Shropshire Union ..... • •• South Devon.. • • • • .. . •• • • • • • • • • • ... South Eastern .• .............• •• South Wales .. ••..•• • • .. • • •• • South York., Doncaster, and Goole .. Taff Vale • • • • .• • • • • • • • • • • Ulster • • • .• . . West Cornwall Whitehaven Junction .• • • • • • • • • • • • •• York and Newcastle, and Berwick•••• York and North Midland. •... .. 853 i 160 94N 67N 75X, 322 100 22 143 iss4 23 25311 39 12 470 5 171 239 11% 167% _9_},, 4914 290 1 4 256 1,004 '4;5 4,644 6,850 2,58 ) - 42 S 1,077 1,000 851 3,868 15,790 1,507 3,506 2,451 3,510 1,510 2,520 4,264 17,301 4,698 13,231 190 46,004 1,020 12,745 12, , 31 Zit 5,144 703 24,618 1,112 2,316 3,664 5,342 1,809 105 1,305 '313 1,547 13,300 1550. £2,019 256 1,353 1,568 839 4,781 7,497 4,1G0 FOREIGN. Amiens and Boulogne. •• •• •• Dieppe .. • • • • •• .• • • ..... • •• • • • • • • 3lontereau and Troyes • • •• Northern of France ••• • •• •• •• •• •• Orleans to Beurges (Cent.) Orleans to Bordeaux •..•.. ••.• •• Paris and Orlears ..... . • Paris and Rouen. •• •• Rouen and Havre ................ 231 13,971 9,495 519 1,144 1,234 511 740 753 4,037 14,828 2,380 4,379 3,158 1,587 834 16,853 3,352 352 3,788 I,hB 4,691 4,581 18,509 b,790 17,182 1,120 '270 52,024 1,274 13,166 13,995 275 6,543 675 25,56 C) 1,217 2,483 4,350 5,579 2,086 843 1,738 567 2,(52 17,039 1,132 2,391 903 24 15,787 10,101 2,270 1,018 1,080 20,621 2,976 8,644 8,030 3,148 7,559 9,471 3,832 POST-OFFICE NOTICE. Ulowing notice has been issued from the PoBt- The office:. " TO AFFIX THE EMBOSSED POSTAGE LABEL STAMPS. " Wet the cover of the letter with a ep.mgc mode rately, but not too slightly. Press the amp down care fully with a dry blotting paper, continuing the pressure until the stamp appears to be firmly attached. " N.B. As a highly-glaz4d su,fale is unfavourable to adhesion, the m:)ro glossy the surface of the cover, the more carefully should the label he affix-,d," COURT CIRCULAR. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England bad a general meeting on Thursday at their (Aces in Whitehall -place. Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial-office for the Governor cf Canada, and also for the Governors of the other North American colonies. BA MPFORD SPEKE.—The Bishop has written a letter to the churchwardens, advising them to watch Mr. Gorham's doctrine, and report to him. This is not the first time that Mr. Gorham's conduct has been watched and re ported— to the disgrace of the watchers.— Western Times. A TouGn PANE. —On Monday morning, while the wind was blowing very fresh, it forced a pane of glass • out of a window of the Talbot beer- house, in the Haymar ket. It fell upon the paving-stones of the street, and though a large pane, measuring about 14 or 15 inches, it was taken up unbroken.— Skffield Times. FINE SAGE,—A few days ago John Nutt, an amateur gardener living in Cricket-road Park, sent to cur office for inspection an exceedingly fine sample of sage, of his own growing. One single s'em was so large that when cut it weighed four ounces : one of the leaves was six inches and a half long and four inches broad.—Sheffield Times. DEATH OF MR. COMMISSIONER FARRELL. DUBLIN, FRIDAY.—By the death, yesterday, of Mr. Richard Farrell, Q.C., another lucrative appointment, that of Com missioner of the Insolvent Court, is placed at the disposal of Government. The salary is 1,501/. per annum. The de ceased was in his 72d year, and was most painstaking and impartial in the discharge of his heavy and onerous duties. Mr. Farrell was one of the benchers of the Queen's Inns, to which office he was elected about five or six years ago. The English machine for sweeping the streets, just brought over from England, was tried yesterday on the Qui de Billy, and found to answer perfectly well. WooLwicn, AUGUST 23.—Air. Benjamin Wilson Pidcock has been appointed secretary to Commodore .Super intendent Eden, her Majesty's Dockyard, Woolwich, vice . , Mr. Joseph Pinhorn, promoted to store-receiver. REPRESENTATION OF CAMBRIDGE.—MR. BUTT. — An influential party is forming in the University of Cam e to bring forward Mr. Butt to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the Recorder of London. BRISTOL AND EXETER RAILWAY....--The half yearly accounts have just been issued, of which the following is an abstract. The revenue account for the half-year end ing June 30, 1850, shows the receipts to have been t 6,386/. 18s. Id., and the expenditure 28,0211.45. 2d., leaving a dis posable balance of 28,3651. 13s. 1 Id., while the dividend paid last half-year required 80,8431. 1,51., thus showing a defi ciency of upwards of 9,009/. to meet the dividend. The approaching half-yearly meeting is exciting great attention, and strong efforts are being used as well on the part of the directors as of the dissaffected shareholders, to carry the maj4rity. The Master. General of the Ordnance, the Marquis of Anglesey, G.C.8., G.C.H., &c., remained at:Portsny uth on Monday night, and on Tuesday, accompanied by Major- General Lord F. Fitzelarenee, Colonel Lewis, of the Royal Engineers, the clerk of the works, and other official persons, went round the fortifications, and visited and inspected all the works now in progresg; including Southsea Castle, the specifications and plans for the new guard-house at King William's Gate, &c. The business of the inspection occupied the whole day. CHARGES OF FORGERY AGAINST A WAKEFIELD TRADESAIAN.—On Tuesday last the chief-constable of Wake field apprehended William Ramsden, painter, of Kirkgate, on a charge of forgery. The accused was taken before the magistrate, at the Court-house, and the charge formally laid against him. It would seem from what little of the particu lars of the case transpired, that Ramsden is charged with forging, in the first instance, the acceptance of Joseph Wilby and Sun, of Ossett, near Wakefield, for 91. 15s. The forged acceptance was dated August 7th, in the present year, end p u rporting to be payable at Messrs. Denis on and Co.'s bankers, London. The second charge against Ilamsden is for forging a guarantee, purporting to be signed by " John Hargreaves," directing Mr. B. Hirst, of Leeds, to deliver to him, Ramsden, Si. worth of goods. The case was adjourned to allow the chief-constable time to complete his evidence, and Rrmsden was removed in custody. ALARMING FIRE AT DEPTFORD, — Last night, at a few minutes before eleven o'clock, a mounted express ar rived at the London fire-engine stations with intelligence that a fire had broken out in the soap factory of Messrs. When and Co., in the Bridge-road, Deptford. it being well known that these premises were of vast extent, the engines of South wark-bridge-road, Watling-street, and Toolep-street stations, with Mr. Braidwood, the superintendent; Mr. Henderson, the foreman of the D discrict, and powerful bodies of men, were dispatched to the scene. Upon reaching which, the firemen found that the fire had originated in the drying house belong ing to George Rice and Co., the rag-bleachers,whose property adjoins the large soap factory—the same steam-power being used in both premises. From the fact of the close proximity of each, a most fearful conflagration appeared inevitable ; but the engines of her Majesty's dockyard, and several others in the town having speedily arrived, the men in charge of the same, together with the police and inhabitants exert themselves most praiseworthily, and happily succeeded in extinguising the fire before any damage was done to the adjoining property. The drying-house, however, in which it commenced, was burnt down, and the contents consumed. From the examination since made, no doubt is entertained but that the fire was caused from the over-heat of the dry ing stove. It could not be learned, in, consequence of all hands having left the premises before the outbreak was no ticed, whether the firm was insured or not. DREADFUL MURDER. GLOUCESTER, FRIDAY EVENING —This evening the inhabitants of Gloucester were alarmed by the rumour that a man had killed his wife on the road between this city and Bristol. The rumour un happily is too true. The circumstances are briefly as follow : —A man named Miller, accompanied by his wile and an other person, was proceeding on the Bristol-road frcm this city with a dog-cart containing their wares, they being travelling hawkers, when they quarrelled, and after a few angry words the man struck his wife a violent blow on the left breast, about the region of the heart. The woman was knocked into the ditch by the roadside, where she lay for a few moments, when, not rising, the other man became alarmed, and with the assistance of the husband pulled her out of the ditch, but life was found to be quite extinct. Some workmen employed is loading a vessel with ballast now came up and seized Miller, who was conveyed to the Gloucester lock-up, where he awaits the result of a coroner's inquest on the body. A surgeon arrived shortly after, but no human skill could revive the corpse. TUB WEATHER AND THE CROPS.—During the past week, a considerable breadth of corn has been cut in the neighbourhood of Newcastle, the harvest having commenced i n good earnest, but the wheat crops are reported as cutting up thinner than was generally expected. On Sunday and Monday the district was visited by a very heavy storm of wind, which has done great damage to the standing crops, especially in exposed situations ; where it was ripe more than the seed has been shaken out, and where it was not so for ward, and the straw green, it is severely broken and twisted. Since the wind the air bas been very cold, with little sun shine, especially in the evenings. On Wednesday evening the thermometer was as low as 33 degrees.—Leeds 11:ercury. APOTHECARIES' llALL.—Names of gentlemen who passed their examination in the science and practice of medi cine, and received certificates to practice, on Thursday, Aug. 22, 1850:—John Rigby, Preston, Lancashire; Charles An derson Dalgairns, Guernsey; Claudius Galen Wheelhouse, Leeds; James Hurffis Black, Dysart, Fife, N.B. NOTTINGHAM Teenr.—Lace--We continue doing a very fair busines for the season, with good prospects for the next few months, as stocks of most descriptions of goods are light. Cotton, it is supposed, will maintain its price for some time, as spinners are full of orders at the highest price. It is also thought silk will be yet dearer. Hosiery—There is a good demand for articles adapted for the winter trade, and a deal of cotton is being used in fabrics intended for spring goods for shipment for America, as soon :s ordets from that country arrive, and which nay be expected in a few weeks. The price of cotton is still maintained, but there is greatuneasiness respecting it, us the price of the raw-material is receding ; consequently it is in Anme :wawa checking butilleii..4foiting/tam 614rna4 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. YOKK RACES.—Feenkv. The Consoktion Scramble of 50 sous., added to a handi cep sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each. 5 furlongs. Mr.Wadlow's Cauliflower, 5 yrs, 6st 121 b (W.Sharpe) 1 Mr. Dawson's Tightwaist, 2 yrs, Est 2!b ... (Arnold) 2 The following also started, but were not place(' : Mr. Walters's The Maid of Teem Valley (Noble) 0 Mr. Meiklarn's Raby, 4 yrs, Bst 71b... (Temple man) 0 Mr. Robert's The Wreck, 4 yrs, Bst 41b (Arne) 0 Mr. Morris's Meridian, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b (Whitehouse) 0 Mr. S. Davidsen's Black Dwarf, 6 yes, Bst (Holmes) 0 Mr. Bowes's Mickleton, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b (Fiatrnau) 0 Mr. He bson's G!adiole, 3 y rs, 7st 31b ...... (Osborne) 0 Mr. T. Walters's Mery Nobbler, 6st 7111 (Marwcod) 0 Mr. T. Smith's Tom Holtby, 2 yrs, Est 41b ...(Hiatt) 0 Mr. Ilesseltiee's Unity, 2 yrs, sst 101 b Lord Stanley's Pirouette, 2 yrs, sst 41b... (Harrison) 0 Mr. Barton's Little Fawn, 2 yrs, sst (Olderoft) 0 Betting-5 to 2 agst Pirouette, sto 1 each agat The Wreck and Meridian, 6 to 1 each agat Gladiola Mary Nobbler, and Tightwaist. The race was entirely between the first two, and was won cleverly by a length. Run in 1 min. 4 secs. The Convivial Stakes of 30 says. each, 15 ft, for two yrs old ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst ; 31b allowed, &c. T.Y.C. (8 Subs ) Mr. Wentworth's A zeth (J. Marron) walked over The Great Yorkshire Stakes of 10 soya. each, with 100 added, for three yrs old; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 21b; the second to receive 100 soya. out of the stakes, and the third, 50 sows.; tie winner to pay 25 sot's. towards expenses. One mile and three-quarters. (163 Sub-.) Mr. 11. Hill's Pitsford (A. Day) 1 Mr. J. Scot:4 Cyprus Major Martyn's The Swede (Cartwright) 3 Mr. 11. Beresford's Sister to Swallow ...(Longstaff) 0 Mr. Herrisen'e Captain Grant (J. Marson) 0 Mr. King of Oude (H. Bell) 0 Mr. Merklam's Italian (Templeman) 0 Mr. J. Scott's Mulgrave (Simpson) 0 Lord Zetland's Cantab (Ilauxe ell) 0 Mr. Rothwell's Loo (T. Lye) 0 Betting-2 to lon leitstord—e to 1 agst Captain Grant-7 to 1 egst Italian-8 to 1 egt,t Cyprus. The Icing of Cud() went off with the lead, which, with Cantab, Cyprus, and Mulgrave in his track, and the favourite several lengths in the rear, he held fir three-quarters of a mile. He was then passed by Mul grave, who carried the running on to the last turn, where he was beaten, his place being teken by Cyprus, Cantab, Pitsford, and the Swede following him. At the distance the race was kft to Pitsford and Cyprus, the former winning, not easily, by a length; two lengths be tween the second and third, Can_ tab fourth. Run in 3 min. 15 sees. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 gs., for mares; three yrs old, 7st 21b; four, Sat 91b; five, 9st llb; six and aged, 9st 51b. Three miles. Mr. Dawson's Priestess, 4 yrs walked over The Selling Stakes, of 5 sovs. each, with 25 added; for three yrs old, Bst 71b; four, 9st 71b; five, 9st 121 b; six and aged, lOst; mares and geldings allowed 31b; winners exit's. The winner to be sold for 150 soya., if demanded, and allowances if to be sold for less. One mile. (11 Subs.) Mr. Wadlow's Cauliflower, 5 yrs, 8A llb (W. Sharpe) 1 Mr. Gill na The Squire's Daughter, 3 yrs, Bst 101 b 2 Mr. Forester's Osbaldwick, 6st 131 b (Wakefield, jun.) 3 Sir C. Monck's Gulliver, 4 yea, 9st 61b ... (Simpson) 0 Mr. Heseltine's Timothy, 3 yrs, 7st 41b ... (Charlton) 0 Mr. Jaques's Chantrey, 4 yrs, 9st 71b (Holmes) 0 Mr. Jeqw,s's Dauphin, 3 yrs, Est 131 b .........(Hiatt.) 0 Lord Cardrors's Scarborough, Bet 21b ... (J. Marson) 0 Betting-5 to 2 each eget Gulliver and Timothy, and 7to 2 agst Cauliflower. Won by a length, half a length between second and third. Not timed. The Gimcrack Stakes of 10 sous. each, with 100 added. The winner to give three dozen of Champagne to the York Gimcrack Club, the second to receive 25 soya., and the third to save his stake; for 2 yrs old colts, 83t 71b, and fillies, Bst 21b. One mile. (32 Subs.) Lord C.ledon's Aaron Smith by Simoom (Harlow) 1 Mr. Jaques's Entre Nous (Nat) 2 Baron Rothschild's c by Charles XII , dam by Touchstone (F. Butler) 3 The following also ran : Mr. Allen's The Saxon (Arran) 0 Captain Harcouree Brother to Ellerdalo ...(Marson) 0 Mr. H. Hill's Hothorpe Mr. J. Wilson's Queen Bee (Whitehouse) 0 Mr. S. Davidson's Jack Leeming (Holmes) 0 Mr. J. G. Swyth's b f by Lanercost out of Golden Drop (Dickinson) 0 Mr. J. Shepherd's Lady Mowbray (G. Abdale) 0 Betting-7 to 4 agst Aaron Smith, sto 2 agst Charles Xller colt, and 4 to 1 agat Hothorpe. Aaron made all the runing, seri won easy by a length. The Members' Plate of 50 sovs., the winner to be sokl fur 100 sov., &e. One mile and a half. Lord Cardrose'e Scarborough, 3 yrs 'lit (Wakefield) 1 Mr. Hesseltine's Andalusian, 4 yrs (Charlton) 2 Mr. Merklam's Polonaise, 4 yrs, Est 101 b (Arnold) 3 Mr. Williams's Chief Justice, 3 yrs, 6st Sib (Aldcrolt), Mr. Dawsou'e Old Claret, 3 yrs, sst 111 b (J. Brown), end Mr. Belt's Ormetley, 4 yrs, 7st 21b (W. Sharp), also ran. 5 to 4 agst Andalusian, and 3 to 1 eget Polonaise. Won by a neck after a fine race with three. LATEST BETTING. LEAMINGTON STAKES. 9 to 1 agat Dough 10 to 1 agst Tophana 12 to 1 agat Langtor. YoRKSIIIIIE HANDICAP. Even on Voltigcur. 5 to 1 agst Pifsford I 20 to 1 agst Cyprus 7to 1 agst Windisehgratz 25 to 1 bgat Mildew [By seine unhccountable accident the parcel contain ing the following additional particulars of the Ebor St. Leger was not delivered until Friday morning:— The hour at which the Eb'or St. Leger came off hav ing rendered it necessary to forward the issue by electric telegraph, wo were unable to state the seriocomic man ner in which it vi as contested. The betting at starting was 7 to 2 in William the Conqueror, and 4 to 1 agat Mask Tapley. On the flt.g bring lowered, the lot walked leisurely trod the post, and each of the riders having re ceived waiting orders, there was no improvement in the pace until they bad c. - ..vered three-quarters of a mile. William the Conqueror then jumped off, and had a strong lead until inside the distance; Mirk Tapley then closed with him, and a very severely contested race terminated in favour of the Goodwood nag, by a short head. So near a thing was it, that many fancied it was a dead heat, and Cartwrigh:, who rode Mark Tapley, believed he had won. The tune was 14 min. 17 sec. Nat was on the winner, and Holmes on Pilgrim. The weather was ex tronely cold, and the company moderate in number and rank.] LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 24, 1850. RAIL WAY INTELLIGENCE. MIDLAND RAILWAY. '1 ho usual half-yearly meeting of the Midland Railway Company was held yesterday at the station, Derby; Mr. Ellis, M.P., chairman cf the company, in the chair. The a'. l .vertise ment calling the meeting having been read, the register of shareholders was sealed, and the report of the directors was read by Mr. Bell, the secre tary. The following are extracts:— In reference to the statement of the revenue account for the half-year ending June 30, 1850, your directors observe with regret that there has Leen a considerable diminution of receipts on passenger and goods traffic; while, on the other hand, there has been a large increase upon minerals and for rents. The total receipts on re venue account from all sources taken together equal those of the c,rresponding half year of 1849. " The disposable balance for dividend on this occa sion is 59,5131., while, in 1849, it was 114,682/. This great reduction admits of as easy and conclusive expla nation. In the first place, the interest upon the 504 6t7 are s is n , ,w charged entirely to revenue, whereas, in 1849, only 12,50 A was the ed to that account. On this head there is an increased charge of 46 7631. In the next place, there has hem a greater expenditure in the locomotive department,'arising tartly from the additional mileage of trains i ur, and partly from the necessity of providing further locomotive power for the increased %eight or traffic. There has also been an increase under the head of general charges, occasioned by the renewal of debentures and commission on loans, which were here tofore debited t) capital, but now properly h-long to rev: nos. Oa the other hand, there is a diminution of expenditure under various other heads, whereby the excess of expenditure in working the line is reduced to the sum of 6,5741.; and, when it is considered that the company possesses four new engines of larger power, against two smaller ones disposed of, the will, it is hoped, be satisfied that the directors have by this expenditure consulted the per manen t interest of the company. proprietors " The directors have placed to the Permanent -way Renewal Fund 10,0001., as in the corresponding huff y( ar of 1819, but the experiments which they are now making lead them to hope that this rum may shortly be permanently reduced. "From the disposable balance the directors recom merd that the following dividend be declared, viz.:- 16s. upon each 100/. of Midland Consolidated Stock; 31. upon each 100/. of Midland Consolidated Preferential Stock; 2s. 3d. upon each 1001. Consolidated Birming ham and Derby Stock; 1/. 10s. per share upon the Ere wash Valley Shares—leaving a balance of 8741. 2s. lid. " A further portion of the Great Northern Railway was opened for traffic on the 7th inst., thus bringing that and the Midland Railway into greater competition with each other. Your directors have, as an experiment, made temporary arrangements with the directors of the Great 'Northern Railway Company to charge equal fares, and they trust that further experience of the de velopment of the traffic will enable both companies to escape from the mischief of a ruinous opposition. " The proprietors are aware that this company has an interesain the paid-up capital of the South Staffordshire Railway Company to the amount of 51,000/. Since the last halt-yearly meeting an Act of Parliament has been obtaicee for leasing that line to Mr. M'Lean and others for a term of twenty-one years upon the following con ditions:-2 per cent. from the Ist of August, 1850, for one year; 4 per cent. from the Ist of August, 1851, for seven years; CI per cent. from the Ist cf August, 1858, for seven years; 5 per cent. from the Ist of August, 1865, for the remainder of the term. " The directors believe this to be an advantageous ar rangement. " The directors have made arrangements with the York and North Midland, London and North-Western, and Leeds and Thirsk Companies, for the joint occupa tion of the new passenger station at Leeds, and with the Anibergate, Nottingham, Lorton, and Eastern Junction Company, far the like joint occupation, at Notting ham, by which a considerable addition will accrue to the rental of this company. They have also agreed with the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Company for the working of that portion of' their railway which lies between Abbott's-wood and Wor cester, so soon as the same stall be ready for traffic. The directors of that company state that ' They bare accepted tenders for laying the pavement way beta ean Worcester and Abbott's wood, and for erecting the temporary buildings at the statiore and hope that both will be completed in abolt two months :' when finished, this will afford an unbroken communication by railway between the city of Worces ter and the Birmingham and Bristol Railway. By thus superseding the present imperfect and expensive mode of working the four miles between Spetchley and Wor cester, by omnibuses and waggons, the directors expect an increase of profit, not only from the more economical transit if the traffic already possessed by the company, but from its more extensive development. " With a view to secure, if possible, a reduction in the locomotive expenditure, the directors advertised for tenders for the working by contract of the Birming ham and II: istol and Leeds and Bradford portions of the railway, but none of the offers obtained were so advan tageous as to induce them to change the present system. " Mr. Barlow reports the way and works to be in good order, and that the average b ngth of line maintained during the last six months has been 467 miles, and the cost 29,483/., t - eing at the rate of 1261. Os. per mile per annum, which shows a reduction of about 51. per mile per annum, as compared with that of the preceding half year. The result of the experimental lengths of way brie] upon iron sleepers, &c., to which the directors al tu,led in their last half-yearly report has been highly satisfactory. tt The length of line constructed entirely or partially of iron is as follows : e Upon the Midland Counties, 11 mile of cast-iron joint sleepers, single line. Upon the Birmingham and Derby, 9 miles of cast iron joint sleepers, single line. " Upon the North Midland, I mile of wrought-iron joint sleepers, sin g le line. "Upon the North Mid!aed, 1 mile of cist iron joint sleepers, single line. " The earlier portions have been laid down between nine and ton months, and have passed tl - e ordeal cf a very severe winter, end the whole of the now road is placed where it has to sustain the greatest amount of traffic upon the line, both as regards speed and weight. " The principal works in hand are the Erewash Vat ley Extension, the Birmingham Extension, a large corn warehouse at Lincoln, and the enlargement of the goods and other offices at Dzrby. "The directors have made further progress towards closing the capital account—the outstanding liabilities having been reduced, during Os. 9d., and they believe that the amount stated to the last half-yearly meeting will b e f u ll y su fficient for the completion of the won ka, the hef year, by 1,40,329/ . and to discharge the present liabilities of the cempany." The CHAIRMAN bupsd they would believe him when lac zaid, that it wet painful for him to stand before them g w t it r h e ! t c' he s n m t a a l l l l a the di e v x id i e d il a ' e l d. e to the circumstances under w hi ch t h e dividend was s i o n w s a s t h a o t if :o r ti e b e Th offers e p l o s t made. This was the first half-year in which their earnings had to boar all the responsibilities of the company, end they had been much disappointed in their traffic. He was happy to eay that at the present moment matters were looking better than they had been, and that, so far as the pre sent half-year had gone, the affairs of the company were in an improved condition. For the last seven weeks the improvement over the corresponding p er i o d of the pre vious half-year amounted to 5,6001. If this favourable state of matters kept up, the close of the present half year would be very different f rom t h at o f t h e l as t. The report mentioned the openin g o f the Great Northern Railway. This had been a aubjcet of great anxiety to the directors, who, however, had thought it better to avoid hostility that wo u ld on l y tend to fritter away their etee ipte.—(ilear, hear.) They had therefore entered into an agreement with the Great Northern for a month to charge equal rates from point to point at those places where they competed with each other—(hear, hear) — and he had the strongest assurances from the Chairman of the Great Northern Railway Company that they were as anxious as the Midland directors to avoid reducing the rates. Of course it was the interest of both compa nies to preserve good feeling with each other, and he hoped the best understanding would always bs main tained between them.—(Hear.) Ile might state that they had had two weeks' experience of the Great Northern, and tl at in the last of those weeks, in which alone ihere had been full competition, the receipts were 9001. more than in the corresponding week of last year.— (Hear, hear,) The lease if the South Stafford ehire line, in which they bad an interest to tl e amount of 51,0001, was mentioned in the report ; and he was happy to say that they were in a fairway o f gett i ng a good return for their money.—(Hear, hoar.) There was also in the report an allusion to the increase of rent; and he was happy to state that arrangements had baen made by' which they would receive from the York and North Midland and one or two other railways 7,0001. a year as rent for their stations. With respect to the capital ac count, that was a matter of the greatest interest to the company. They were urge d continuall y to close their capital account, and he wis hed them to undetstand that they considered it virtually closed at th e sum he had mentioned to ito s o i , x 00 1:6 01. n , t a h n t months, a g The account w as now re ducedl t he considered a sum am pl e enough to cover all the liabil ities of the c ompany. There was no railway company in E n g land i n the same posi tion as they were in with respect to their outlay. Their 500 miles of railway were all completed, with the ex ception of the extension or lift at Birmingham, and a little bit en the Ercwash Valley, a mere gap at the end. Even this only required the laying of the rails; and in about 6 weeks every yard of their line would be finished. It was clearly impossible to clos e their w h ole account immediately, as they had sti ll contracts to wind u p . The y had wound up several contracts since last . meeting, and he was happy to say all ef th.em tekn vsere within the esti mates.Nlackintosh, the contracto r of the works between L cester and Rugby, and t he matter was finelly left to A long dispute had Mr. reference. The first demand m ade u p on the c om pa n y as thatf•or w as so evidently absurd that it was re mand made for 60,000/. The a. glad to nay, was only 3,0001. withdrawn,2o 0,00 however,o , u noel ens da (Laughter.) He only men tioned this to show tha t the y ought to give the direc tors time to settle these contracts, and he could assure th em they need be in no fear that they would exceed the a mount already stated. By the Arrangement which had been_ entered into re gar di ng t h e a saving f 1-,0001. or 13,0001. would .owittny .—(llear, hea r .) Si nce t h e tt , : i r g en a i i ct i e t d hen t l y , at Gloucester fi r . , and trael4rs and been destrosel by , aeu.d have to which would caat 5,0001. cr build a permanent one, 6,0001, Out theyaraci sheady thkemonek tis do it with ; end he might also state that they , List meeting the tcniporery eretinceeeett istot t eld t e tequire to build , , houzie Noko.lt„l . ;l:ialn'ti carry oa 'their the outlirs eantem lat V - th trade. These wire all ed. v respect to the account, :tea ,StY,Pfttl "ated the de , large coin v., IProtures 3,60,0,000/,, of whi t en "2 5 , I. was bor rowed at 5 per cot' l i e W 9u - lci. 13131 " w 49w absc" CRICKET. THE ST. CECILIA AND KING'S COLLEGE CLUE. Thehe clubs played a match at Lord's on Tuesday, tle MI inst., which was won by the latter on the first in nings. ELEVEN OF ENGLAND V. TWENTY TWO OF HEREFORD --- • - - AND WALES. This grand match was, alter lasting three days, brought to its conclusion on Saturdly evening. The leven on this occasion met not only with their match but with their betters; fur, after scoring in each innings, singu larly enough, the same number—namely, 75—they were beaten 14 wickets. CORSHAM CLUB V. MR. PLIMMER'S ELEVEN. This return match, played at Melksham, Aug. 20, was won by the former by twelve runs. AQUATICS. THAMES BOAT RACES.—"SCRATCH" MATCH. Agreeably with the wish of a number of aquatic tuna tners that the Thames boat races of the season should conclude as the Thames regatta annually did, an eight oar e 3 " scratch " took place yesterday, from Chiswick to Putney-bridge, for tankards, or drinking vessel!, with inscriptions—such as are usually presented at Uni versity boat races, with an inscription commemorative of the event. Stripes-1, Messrs. G. Burchcft; 2, H. Capel; 3, Pol len; 4, Cazenove; 5, F. Chapman; 6, R. Coveney; 7, V. Blake; Chapman, stroke; G. DIU, steerer... 1 Black and Yellow-1, Messrs. Hardy; 2, Vaptalph; 3, Woodbride; 4, Aylman; 5, Chilliogworth; 6, H. Pia) lord; 7, Kitchen; W. Smith, stroke; Cea den, ate erer Three others started. It was a capital start, rnd neck and-neck pace all the distance between the two first beats; but off the Crab-tree Mr. Smith broke a portion of his outrigger, but, however, gallantly con tinued to the finish, when the winners had hardly their boat clear of their adversaries; but the winning boat is stated to have had a little water in bor. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. WON OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) COWES, AUGUST 23. ROYAL YACHT SQUARO INTELLIGENCE. AIL D IN GS. N Aug. 18. Gipsy Queen schooner, Sir H. B. Hoghtcn, Bart , for Torquay. 19. Ballerina schooner, John Davenport,Esq., watt rn port , ; Freak cutter, Wm. Curling, Er.q., ditto; Mos quito cutter, Lord Londesborough„ ditto; Stormlinch cutter , Licu:enant-Colonel Bow ers, Lonon; Aurora cutter, Lo Merchant Themes, western ports. 21. Talisman cutter, Captain H. N. Smith, ditto. 22. Osprey cutter, John Petre, Esq., Cherbourg. 23. Pearl cutter, Marquis of Anglesey, Portland and Alderney; Mirage schooner, Marquis of Ormonf!e, western ports. YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION. Alarm, Capricorn, Wizard, Xarifa, Elizabeth, Fair Rosamond, Water Lily, Frisk, Brilliant, Sibyl, Con stance, Gauntlet, Eagle, Wyvern, Arrow, Gondola, Cygnet, Destiny, Corsair, Merlin, Ariel, IlaA k. The Commodore's y acht has come into harbour to have her spars shortened. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CANDDIDGE, AUGUST 23.—Intelligence has just Le.m received here of the decease of the Rev. John Brown, M.A., the Senior Fellow of Trinity College. The Rev. Gentleman, who expired at Sowe, near Coventry, on the 19th inst., wrs about 75 Sears of age. He went out in 1799 as Secord Wrangler, and Second Smith's Priv> man. lie was elected Fellow of his College in 1801, and the same year was Member's (Senior Bachelor) Priz man. He preeceded to his M.A. degree in 1802. At the time of his death he was the oldest resident mcnat.er of the Foundation of Trinity, cf which he has Bien Tutor. His memory will long be held in reverence hen for his almost unbounded charity and unostentatious 1133nuer2. NEVN MAI KLT RAILWAY. —The ffury Post under stands Gat everything respecting the Newmarket and Ches tatoid Railway has Leen amicably , settled, and the line ww, without further alterations, be re-opened for the conveyance of pas Angers and luggage on Monday, the 26th instant. The road between the rails is entirely ON errata with grass and weeds, and 'men ;are .11.9 w employed in cleanipg it and ad ,ia§ting the metals. lutely necessary it was that they should be at peace among themselves. That 2 500,0001. ought to be bor rowed at not more than 4 per cent , and, if it were so, they would have relief to the amount of 25,0001 a year. A part of that money wculd fall in during the year. There was one debeeture of 100,0001. at 5 per cent., on which alone they might make a saving of I,COOI. per annum.—(Hear, hear.) It was not his intention to have said a word about the 50/. shares, but, as a meeting had been held at Liverpool, at which Mr. Braneker had done them injustice, he could net help referring to the subject. At that meeting Mr. Braneker stated that the Midland directors, afraid of the responsibility, wished to throw it upon the shoulders of the proprietors—that he (Mr. Ellis) made plausible speeches for the purpcse of getting the resolutions with reference to the 501. shares passed, and that the directors were fearful that if the Bill which had been filed in Chancery were prcceeded with it would get them into a "hobble. Now, he could assure them that the whole of these statements were incorrect. With r - gard to making plausible speectes,llo had never spoken on the occasion alluded to at all, and had only read a statement which bore very mrtsrially on the point. As to these 501. shares, he might state that the mattsr was talked over at the board before the meeting at which they were first ;Idol ted took place. A calculation %TS made as to the amount of money required to complete the works, and it was agreed to propece raising a 501. share for every 1001. stock. Mr. Hudson proposed it to the meeting, which unanimously adopted the proposition, and the shares were voted. That there was irregularity is the matter was reit*, ctly clear; but ho denied that the directors were actuated by any sinister motives, or by any wish to promote their personal interests.— (Hear, hear.) As to the question of an Audit Bill, the company bad committed their interests to three gentlemen, and he could speak to the assiduity with which they had dis charged their duty, while he believed they would bear him out when he stated that he pieced himself as a Mem ber of Parliament at their disposal. After several at tempts at legislation on this subject, they were still without an Audit Bill, and he would request them to be careful what they were about before they ran their head against an Audit Bill. Ile had no interest ie opposing an audit, but he cautioned thorn to beware how they put themselves in the hands of the Railway Commissioners. —(lean) They had powers of their own, if they chose to exercise them, by which they were able to audit their own affairs most thoroughly and efficiently.—(Hear, hear.) There was a desire to keep the Railway Cem mission alive, and he believed that without the auditing of accounts it could not be done.—(Hear, hear.) He wished to say nothing personal regarding the Commis sioners. Some of them were his personal friends, and he did not mean to impute anything improper to any of them; but still he would say they had been guilty of in terferences which must surprise people, and ha would cau tion the shareholders net to fall into their hands.— (Hear, hear.) The Cbairmain then moved the adoption of the report. Air. DAKIN, of Birmingham, complained of the great expenditure in the locomotive department, and sug gested the running of lighter trains. He was afraid that under the present system the line could not prosper its they e ere entitled to expect, and suggested that a paid manager should be appointed, who would derive part of his income from the efficient working of the line. He thought, also, that the number of directors should be reduced. Nearly three-fourths of their income went to pay debenture interest, thus creating an immense hole in their dividends. He did not despair, however, of the company becoming highly prosperous under good and economical management. As to the Leeds and Bradford line, he thought the conduct of Mr. Waddington had been such as to deserve the lasting execration of the proprietors.—(Hear.) Mr. PAGET said there was no doubt a great increase in the expense of the locomotive department. That arose partly from the greater number of miles run, not from any increase of expenditure upon each mile. There had been a great increase in the conveyance of goods and minerals, but a decrease in the passenger traffic, and it was well known that the expense of coke for goods trains was nearly double that of passenger trains. A number of other circumstances, such as an increased payment for water, an increase in the wages of workmen and mechanics (who were now paid by piece) &c., were also to be taken into account. As to the use of light engines, they could not be employed on the Midland line, because their trains were all mixed, and very unlike , the mere passenger trains on the Eastern Counties line. There were, however, other considerations which ren dered the use cf light engines impracticable. After a fsw words from Mr. HUTCHINSON, in answer to some other observations made by Mr. DARIN, The CUAIRMAN, in answer to a shareholder, stated that a reduction of fares between Sheffield and Rother ham bad been attended with the most beneficial results to the company—so much so, that the directors were re solved to extend the experiment.—(Cheers.) Dr. O'BRIEN complained that a sum of 8361., due from the Manchcster, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Company, was put down as received, whereas the company only held coupons for the amount. Nothing but what had been actually received should have been put into the ac• count as revenue. _ . The CHAIRMAN said there was no doubt the money would be paid, and they were entitled to enter the sum as they had done. Mr. GEACH said this money wai owing as interest, and was as certain of being paid as any account owing them for goods or any thing else.—(Licer, hear.) Mr. IRONSIDE said the chairman, at the last meeting, spoke c;f a" pinch" coming this hal!'-year, though he promised them 3 per cent. Certainly the pinch bad eome. The pinch, however, was in the shapo of 2s. 31. to the Birmirgham and Derby, and 54 to the Leeds and Bradford.—(Hear, hear.) He agreed that the only hope for shareholders raising dividends was by a thorough re-organizition of railway management.—(Elear, hear.) tie was in favour of light engines, and would only re mark that if they were found impracticable, then it was nnpre.cCcable for them to havo dividends at all. He would move that a &tilled statement of the con tracts tat( rod into each half-year and of the names, du tics, and salaries of all the servants of the company should be circulated half-yearly with the accounts. — (Hear, hear.) He thought there might be a great re duction in the latter quarter.—(lTear.) He would put ell the servants en a less fixed salary, and would give them a dividend on the amount of their salary along Kith the proprietors. If the shareholders were to be oiached, the servants must have a little pitching toy. The CHAIRMAN had no doubt expected that they uld have 3 per cent. this half-year, because ho looked forward to such an increase of traffic as would %arrant it, but he had been di-appointed. A SHAREHOLDER asked an explanation of the sum of 25 0001 put down for engineers. The CHAIRMAN said, this was a sum for the payment f surveys made long ago, at a time when so many sur veys were taken. Since the accounts were made up they had paid Mr. Stephenson 4 0001, and he believed that a further sum of 5,0001. or 6,0001. weuld pay off the whole. Mr. I3RANCKER, with re fererce to the 50/. shares, con 'ended that what he had formerly stated on this subject was perfectly justified by the circumstances which had taken place. Ile thought the heavy traffic of the line was not so remunerative as it might bo made; and was of opinion that the auditors would have saved much time and discussion if they had reported on the various items which had provoked debate. Mr. Cnenrs, one of the audit:re, m'el they had cer tified the accounts as correct, and that was all they were called upon to do. They could not anticipate every question that would be raised. The report was then agreed to; and, on the motion of the CHAIRMAN, a resolution declaring the dividend as recommended in the report was alto carried. Mr. IRONSIDE then moved a resolution to the effect that the names, duties, and salaries of all the servants of the company should be circulated half-yearly with the accounts. The CHAIRMAN opposed the proposal, seeing any shareholder could get such information as he desired by applying for it. As to salaries, he did not think their servants were overpaid. In fact, he thought they were not sufficiently paid.—(oh, oh.) He was not to be put down by cries of " Oh, oh," and he could tell them he would not be chairman of a set of slaves who were not half-paid.—(oh, ob, and laughter.) A SHAREHOLDER thought high salaries were not favourable to good work —(Hear, hear.) When their servants were permitted to live luxuriously they were not likely to be found attending to their work. How many gentlemen in that meeting got 700/. a year for perform• ing their duties?—(Hear, hear.) Mr. IRONSIDE did not ask for small salaries. He only wanted the shareholders to know what their servants got. A SHAREHOLDER, from Leicester, who stated that be had put all ho had into the Midland, complained that the servants did not show sufficient activity in procuring traffic for the lice. He had been informed that there were five grocers in Daley whose custom would be worth 1,500/. a year if they were only asked to give it. It was all very ;sell fur theze servants to be getting their high salaries, but he felt that he must go a-begging if the prospects of the company did not improve.—(Hear.) Mr. Jose believed they would not get servants worth having if they paid thr.n by dividends. A show of hands was then taken, when Mr. Ironside's motion was carried by a :milli majority. This finished the business of the general melding. SPECIAL MEE ING. In compliance with a requisition from certain pro , prietors, the meeting was then made special for the Pur pose of taking the opinion of the shareholders upon the a a i i n vv y a y e 'r e p :l33 n d p i a t n le ; iarticsuurmree(dl Bradfordlbi;b:hlietiLeseco,fistahnolcompa ny fu Railway alin with regard to the debenture debt an d t he li ability to pay a certain annual rent to that company; and also in respect to all the circumstances which brought about the engagement between the Ilidl4nd and the South Midland Railway Companies. The advertisement selling the meeting having hea l read, The CHAIRMAN sa'd this was a matter of very hree.t importance, and ho would make some rerea,:ks upcn it now, as he meant to take no part in the eh bate after • wards. lie looked upon this as the most grave question that had ever yet in , cn mooted in a railway company— (Hear, hear)— and, to his knowledge, it was looked upon with great suspicion in all parts of the country, as a supposed act of repudiation.—(Hear, hear.) This bargain with the Leeds and Brrelfurel Company was catered into a number of years ago, when they were 11 Tory sangu ire) about railway property. He had himself never more then twenty shares in the line. He bonglit them at a high premium, and afterwards sold them, so that now he had no interest in the matter, nor had any of his connexions. But, he etocd there in a public capacity, and he begged them to remember that the eyes of all th e country wore upon them. He called upon them, as thty 1 i regard-'d the charaqc rof mercanti!e men , the character of Euglami, and the character of railway transactions , to be cautious in their movements upon this matter. — (Hear.) He was one of tho persons who entered into this arrangement. At that time they were all very eosins on railway matters,ltl this Leeds glad Wad' _ _ ford line appeared to be a moat important link to be con nected either with this line or the Lancashire and York shire lines. They were anxious to get it, and the Lancashire and Yorkshire were as anxious to have it, on ' the other hand. The then board of the Midler d unani mously sanctioned an agreement and the bargain was made in positive good faith between them and the Leeds and Bradford Company.—(Hear, heir.) It was a bond fide bargain, and had been so acted upon to the pre sent time. Propel ty had changed hands on the Bradford line, and he cautioned them to be careful how they ex cited the bare suspicion that they wished to disown the bargain which had been entered into. If they took any s:ep that could be viewed as repudiation, he would tell them that to railway property, bad as it was, it would be the worst blow ever inflicted upon it.—(Hear, hear.) On this subject be had received a number of letters; but there was ono which he would read to the meeting, ac cording to the de sire of the writer. It was from Lord Lifford, who was now in Ireland : " Gentlemrn,—l see i❑ the newspapers a rcggisition made to you to call a special meeting of the Midland Railway Cotyapany to consider the liability of• that C7.'cl••• pany to ray an annual rent to the Leeds and Bradford Railway Company, and other matters connect: d there- " With great respect I beg to protest against the attempt to dietutb an engasement which has so lung been arepiesced in. You are aware I wrote to you to know vviiether any such intention was entertained by your beard, and was informed none such was c ntem plated.. I wrote to the Leeds and Bradford directors to know whether there was any grour d for the charge of unfair procedure, and was informed none whatever, end there was nothing on their books which would not bear inspection. The bargain was made many years ago, when the most sanguine expectations weie entertained as to the profits of railways, and it was made under the pressure of a comp• titian for possessirg this railway. It has not only been accepted and approved by the pro prietors, as well as acquiesced in ever since, but has been noticed in several reports which have been adopted by the proprietors, and especially in one (if not more than one) since this Liverpool committee have discussed the subject., and yet that report was adopted wi bout a dissentient voice, and thereby many individuals, aed among the rest he who now addresses you, have been led to invent their money at a high price on these shares be lieving the objection to be abandoned, and confiding in the good faith of honourable men, who, it was supposed, if they contemplated hostilities, would not allow the public to be deceived by an acquiescence which had a contrary appearance. " In troubling you with this respectful protest against this proceeding, I cannot but express my surprise that it should proceed from gentlemen who, I presume, are mer cantile men. Nothing has so advanced the success of British enterprise as the inviolable good faith of mercan tile men and mercantile bodies—nothing shakes confi dence so much as attempts, especially on slight grounds, at repudiation, when circumstances have rendered a bargain less profitable than was expected; and could repudiation assume a worse appearance than when a bargain was made with a company at a time when it was solicited to form a connexion with another company, and to seek to repudiate that bargain when the con nexion formerly proposed is no longer practicable? What would be said of the Leeds and Bradford Corn • pany if they sought to repudiate this bargain, bscause the Lancashire and Yorkshire, or East Lancashire, offered better terms? If these proceedings ere counte nanced, it will be necessary to take a legal opinion before a purchase is made of guaranteed or preference stock. The confidence in railways has been much shaken, for no man will invest his money in concerns liable to such attempts, and the present movement keeps up the want of confidence, for it has so far lessened the value of this stock as to show that there is no security in any kind of railway property.—l have the honour to be, gentlemen, your moat obedient humble servant, " LIFF:111). " August 13." This was a proprietors' question, but he wished it to be understood that he could have neither part nor lot in the matter.—(Hear, hear.) Ho believed that it would be one of the most fatal blows to railways ever given if anything that savoured the least of repudiation was sanctioned by that company.—(Hear. hear.) If he had read the requisition aright it went to the extent of repu diation, for it raised the question whether they should pay rent to the Leeds and Bradford or not.—(Hear, hear.) As a body the directors were with him in this matter. They could be no parties to any such step as this. They looked upon it as a most suicidal proposal as regarded the Midland, and deeply injurious to rail ways generally. Doubt and distrust would be raised on all sides by the mere agitation of such a question as this; and, having thus given them his sentiments on the sut ject, he would now leave it in their hands.—(Hear.) Mr. WYLIE, cif Liverpool, agreed with the chairman that this was a most vital question, and that it should be approached with caution, and with an earnest desire to act justly, and fairly, and honourably towards all par ties. He was one of those mercantile men to whom Lord Lifford had alluded, and in the course of his experience be had ever found that honesty was the best policy.—(Hear, hear.) Though he had made many enemies try his agitation in that company, he would nevertheless ask if the circumstance of their now being better able to judge of the accounts of the company was not the result of the agitation which he had pursued?—(" Yea, yes!" and " No, no!") He con ietsed that he approached the subject referred to in the requisition with the utmost hesitation, not, however, on account of any doubt he had of the correctness of his position, for he was full of confidence in the justice of the cause he had taken up. They had heard Lord Lif ford's opininion as to the consequences which would follow this inquiry if it took place; but he (Mr. Wylie) must candidly confess, that while ho would not :end himself to do injustice to Lord Lifford or to any other person, his sympathies were not with the Lord, but with that L. icoster shareholder who bad told them that he was utterly ruined.—(Checrs.) Last half-yearly meet ing, when this question was brought forwar(l, they were detested; but he was never so satisfied of the Justice of his cause as after that de feat; and he begged now to say, that the only effect of defeat would be to lead them still to maintain the right, with the assurance that, in the end, right would prevail.—(Hear, hear.) The Leeds and Bradford mesa, n was c-rtainly a most important one t that company. It was a serious matter to them to pay this large amount of annual rent, and much ho feared that the downward course of that railway—and it had been progressive hitherto—mould put it beyond their power to pay this large amount of annual relit, and then they would have to make a bargain with the Leeds and Be adford Company, whether they would or not. — (Hear.) TI e Leeds and Bradford lease was submitted to the committee for investigation, and they reported upon the sutject. He had teen it his duty to contend against that report when it was brought forward, and he was well seconded by a gentleman who was now in the direction. On the whole sutject there was such an expression cf feeling en the part of the proprietors that Mr. Murgteroyd and Mr. Waddington, though they resigned, were virtually expelled from the management. —(Cheers.) He, and those aho thought with him on this questior, had been charged as repudiators, but he denied that they were so ; and if a committee was ap pointed he pledged himself to bow to its decision, whether it was adverse or favourable to his views.— (Hear, Lein) He begged to state that ha had placed all the papers he could command on the question in the hands of tin eminent solicitor in London to take the opinion of counsel. The result of the opinion given was, that on a question so (pen to doubt it was his duty at once to have convened a special meeting, and to have asked the directors to go into Chancery, and to with hold the rent duo to the Leeds and Bradford Company till the whole question was investi gated.—(Hear.) He did not wish to inflict the slightest injury on individuals, but he ventured to say that it they did not give him this committee they would it filet infi nitely more evil than seemed to be anticipated. If the investigation committee had prosecuted this inquiry as they ought to have done they would not now have been driven to this alternative. That committee seemed to have some doubts themselves on the subject, for they stated in their report that the question remained as it was, and that it could be taken up by the shareholders it they thought proper. He had urged upon that commit tee the propriety of taking the opinion of counsel upon the question, but it was carried, though not unanimously, that it was inexpedient to do so. Everybody knew the auspicious manner in which the Leeds and Bradford lease was got up, that Messrs. Hudson, Waddi n gton, and Murgatroyd had all a p ersonal interest in the arrange ment, and that, in f act, the y were both buyers and sellers at the sloe time—that, in short, the t ra nsaction was of such a nature as wo uld not bear investigation. with the ap pointment After referring to some circumstances connected of the invest i g ation comm i ttee, Mr. Wylie proceeded to nay that the company was rival in a most serious The great they now had and critical position. at their door might snap away the small surplus they had it in their power to divide, end in ouch circum stances it was of tte utmost importance that no division should exist among themselves. He believed that be was acting a friendly part, when he proposed that they ahould terminate all questions of discontent, and that they should have that perfect union which the chairman so strongly inculcated.—(Hear, hear.) If, however, it was believed by a large body of the shareholders that the Leeds and Bradford lease was fraudulently brought about, it was impossible they could have the union to much desired.—(Hear, hear.) One great argument against inquiry was, that time bad now legalized the art angement, but he denied that time could ever legalize wrong. It was said that suspicion had been excited all over the country by this movement; but the innocent did not suspect, and if any man held a lease which he believed he had obtained fairly and honestly, that man would court inquiry, and not oppose it,—(Elear, bear.) He contended that the re were auspicious circumstances connected with the granting of the Leeds and Bradford lease, and that ther,fore they were fully entitled to in vestigate the matter. If instead of fraudulency the whole transaction was characterized by honesty and fair play, then all this would be elicited by iiapiry, and an apple of discord would be taken out of the way. He begged to state that if this com mittee was refused, he held in his hand a document which would bring the whole case into court.— (Hear, hear.) He hoped, however, that by giving him the com mittee they would rend, r it unnecessary for him to take that step.—(Hear, hear,) Mr. Wylie concluded by moving for the appointment of a committee to it:quite into the liabilities of the company with reference to the e xpenditure incurred by the Leeds and Bradford Rail way, end into the debenture debt, and the liability to pay a rent to that come any, &c., with power to call for persons and papers, and' to repent from time to tune to the company. Mr. IRON SIDE intended the motion. He had examined this question deeply, and if ever there was a matter on which his conscience was clear it was this. Whatever might be the result of the committee's investigation, he would be satisfied with it.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Hudson told them that if they were not s atisfied with the bargain d he would take it off their bands.--(A laugh) The i rectors acquiesced in that statement. .Now, he and vthere were ',gamely clitaatiified with Ow bugaiD l Aud, he wanted to know if that extreme dissatisfaction was reasonably entertained? Therefore they asked, as he thought most reasonably, fir inquiry by a committee. If such a committee was granted, he would propose that it should consist of three men, viz., Mr. Wylie, Mr. G. Chambers, and Mr. Wyld. Mr MITCHELL thought the chairman had spoken of this question very daintily indeed, but he wished ho had been as dainty at the last meeting, when the 50-pounders came to a resolution that they should have 43- per cent. upon money which they had never paid.—(Hear.) Mr. GEACEI took a very different view of this case from that urged by the mover and seconder of the motion, though he admitted they had urged their arguments with fairness and propriety, The question was not one of money, it was ?imply whether they were entitled to break what had been a fair agreement. -If it were a mere question cf law, then the best course for those . shareholders who were adverse to thh bargain would ha to go at once into the Court of Chancery, and try the validity of it. He, however, should very much regret to be obliged by the Court of Chancery to do that which he ought to do as an honest man—(Bear, hear)—viz., to do that which, however onerous, was still binding upon him as a duty. Th e y h a d a l ready had inquiry into this matter.—(No, no.) It came before the investiga tion c entnittee, hho invited Mr. W, lie to snake com munications to them on the subject ; and when the commicommittee reported to the s h are h o ld ers, that body ttee that it was not desir a bl e t o go any further into the renter. He, for one, would not be a party to the repudiation of any bargain into w hich they had entered.—(Herr.) licwt tor bad the bargain might be, they were bound as honest and honourable men to abide by t'.—(Cheers.) There were few people in the room that would benefit more by the lease be;ng done away with than he would, but he had a character for honesty to maintain, and he would not do that which be con ceived would be a dishonest act.—(Hear, hear.) Ho hoped the proprietary would set this question at rest for ever, and let the world see that when they had entered into a bargain, whatever it might be, they would honourably stand to its fulfilment.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. BRANCKER denied that in voting for the resolu tion he was voting fur repudiation in the sense conveyed by the chairman. lie repudiated this lease, however, as one got from the company by freud.—(Hear, hear.) Why should they be saddled with a burden which was neither legal nor equitable? There could be no repu diation in getting rid of what had been accomplished by fraud. He vs as quite willing to allow the question to go before a jury of their countrymen, and, if they found it right, he for one would be willing to acquiesce in the decision.—(Elear, Lear.) Mr. MeTunx could not be said to repudiate, for he was against this bargain from the very beginning. No inquiry bad yet taken place into the m a tt er , f or t h e in vesttgation committee left the question open to the con sideration of the shareholders. If matters went on as at present, he thought the probability was that in a few years the shareholders would receive no dividend at all, while the Leeds and Bradford Company would be in tho receipt of their 10 per cent.—(Hear, hear.) If the di rectors opposed this inquiry it would appear as if they wished to conceal something they were ashamed of. Mr. E. BAINES, cf Leeds, felt it impossible tither to vo'e for the resolution or to sit silent and not protest against it. Never having held a share in the Leeds and Bradford Railway, and having too many in the Mid land, he had no interest in refusing to give up the lease, but he looked to the principle involved in the matter, and found it fraught with consequences highly important to their credit, to railway companies generally, and indeed to all mercantile communities. He understood Mr. Wylie and Mr. Brancker to tay that they had no desire to repudiate a fair and honourable bargain; and he hoped that feeling would he echoed by every gentle man in the room, and that they would show an amount of honour that would not only prevent repudiation but everything that had the slightest resemblance to it.— (Hear, hear.) He had looked into the transactions by which the leasing of the Leeds and Bradford line was conducted, in order to see if anything hsd occurred to raise a doubt on the legality and fairness with which it had been carried into effect, and ho declared that he hal been bitterly unable to find anything of the kind; nor had an) thing been alleged by Mr. Wylie which could lead them to doubt the validity of the lease. He stated that he had the opinion of counsel that it was not valid, but he did not give the grounds on which that opinion was founded.— (Hear, hear.) It seemed to be supposed by some shareholders that they would not be guilty of repudiation in break ing the lease, because they had always been opposed to it; but every shareholder must be held as bound by the acts of the majority of the proprietors, and no ens was entitled to plead the right of repudiation on any such grounds.—(Hear.) No one could condemn more than he did the principle of paying a large sum to the Leeds and Bradford Company, based as the payment of that sum was on a false view of the profits of railways; but, the arrangement having been made, neither Mr. Brancker nor any other person was entitled to get rid of the loss by saying that he protested against the payment at first. It was said that nothing more than a committee was wanted; but let them consider what alarm the proposal had created in the minds of the public—what alarm it had created in the mind of Lord Lifford, and in that of their chairman.— (A laugh.) Lot them look at the letters in the public papers en the subject, and at the effect VI hich it must produce on the shares of the Leeds and Bradford Reile ey.— (Hear.) Suppose a Committee of the House of Commons was asked to inquire into the " assumed liability" to pay the national debt, would not that look like a repudiation of the natior.al debt.—(Ques tion.) That was tho question, and he had only used an illustration to show the exact position in which the motion would place them: He found, on looking into tho records of what had taken place, that the lease was considered at a full meeting of the share holders and wzreed to, though Mr. Brancker made a pro posal that further time should be taken to consider the matter. 'flier, slier this, another meeting was held to include in tt o lease the junction line to Bradford, and all the other undertakings cf the Leeds and Bradford line. That matter was also discussed and carried, and on that eccasien the chairman said it was an open above board least. He found that they had gone on from that time to this vcith the lease w:thout one instance cf devia tion, and it therefore seemed to him as notorious as any thing could possibly be, that this was an agreement into which they entered with their eyes open.—(No, no.) He did cot mean, of course, that they were aware how im provident a baroain they were making ; but still, there the bargain stood, entered into with all the solemnity of a public act.—(Hear, hear.) Now if, after all this, they asked for a committee, was it not certain that the general impression would bo that it was with a view to get rid of the lease ? Re v. ould say, let them lose their money, but let them not lose their honour and their character. He could go to bed and sleep comfortably with the knowledge that he had lost his money, but he could not do so if he had lost his character.—(Hear, hear.) This proposal had created suspicion, alarm, and distrust, and was calculated to keep up disunion in their body; but he would rather sty, let them stand by their contracts, and then apply ell their patience, skill, and perseverance to the development of those vast resources which were still open to them.—(Cheers.) Mr. Bowen, of Leeds, supported the resolution. They were entitled to examine this matter just as they would enamine the title-deeds of an estate that were thought doubtful. He had no wish to get sixpence of any mates money, but let them have justice. Mr. SCOTT scorned the idea of repudiation, but as an honest man he wanted to know whether this lease was a bond fide honest agreement, and for that purpose he wished a committee. Mr. WESTON (at whose request the report of the committee of investigation on the subject was read) de nied that he was in favour of repudiation, and observed that the sole object of a committee was to put right that which they strongly suspected was a great wrong. Mr. FACET, ono of the directors, said this was en tirely a question of character, and reprobated the idea of taking advantage of any technical errors, should such exist, for getting quit of the lease. On the other hand, if they adhered to the lease only because they were bound in law to do so, they could take no great credit for honesty. If, however, they did not mean to take advan tage of a technicality, then they were taking a moat un wise course, as they were destroying the credit of the Midland Company, for the gratification of their own cu riosity, and to pursue a chimera.—(Hear, hear.) If this was a money question, as he held it was not, he would say that no loss they could sustain by retaining the lea-e could be equal to the money loss they would suffer by letting it go forth to the public that they were a company eager and ready to get rid of their engage. merits. He would say that a company borrowing to the extent of nearly 4,000,000/. could not afford to hate such discredit thrown upon it.—(Hear, hear.) After a few words from Dr. O'BIUEN in favour of the resolution, Mr. SMITH, a director, opposed it. He contended that it was not competent for the company to make such an inquiry as was now proposed. [The CHAIRMAN here asked if any gentleman bad lost two 10/. Rotes, as two such had Leen found in the room. Amid loud laughter the Chairman's question was an swered by about 100 voices exclaiming, " We have all lost 10/. notes." " This is just the place for empty pockets," &c. The Chairman afterwards intimated that an owner had been found for the notes.] Mr. GOODWIN, a director of the Leeds and Bradford line, defended the lease at some length, and was followed by Mr. CABBUTT, a director, on the other side. Ultimately a show of hands was taken, when a great majority were held up in favour of the resolution. A. poll was then demanded, the result of which was as ;ollows : For the resolution ... Against it Majority ... 1,229 ... 2,034 VAUXHALL-GAM:MISS.—The season at this place was terminated last night by a bal masque on a seal.: of some what increased display and expense. The company, which was numerous, were regaled in the usual manner by an immense band of instrumental p erformers, the appliances of all kinds of inspiring fluids, and such other access doirectries ionas such amusements afford. Th e dancing, under the of a host of masters of the ceremonies, was incessant from, eleven o'clock till daybreak. The perfOrmers, however, ex hibited n 1 symptoms of weariness, and the only regret was the neceEsity of retiring at last. lime persons in costume dresses, as they are termed, were urmcroareus, and some of them were very gorgeously arrayed. IVLI:.t termed " tera" were, however, but feebly suppoeed. 'I he whole was well arranged under the management of Mr. W4rdell, the lessee, to whose exertions during ,the season the pleasure seeking public arc much indebted. The directors of the London and Weatmingter Bank have resolved that on and after the 30th of next mon th their Westminst er branch in St. James'.i-square shall be closed at 4 o'clock. There can be little doubt that this arrangement. which has been entirely successful in the City, will ultimately also become the rule among the banks at the West-end. SIR CHARLES NAPIEL—There haiing been ru mours that Lord-Advocate Rutherford is to be elevated to the bench, the electors of Leith have resolved, in case of a vacancy, to Admiral Sir Charles Napier to become a candidate.