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isiness don -3 to-day. z.d X I" ‘,:so Lists, And EWS. OCK. ere 6,000 r export. 32M and )0 Egyp" 311 per prices of the sartie 11. 'gotiated tal cities en at 25 argil, 13 te, 11 48 msols The , an d. 'Stook s. to salve here 4 i• r pet 99-' 7-16 57 y 96 0 P 0 P 49 P val Ns. 92 104 10 1 / 2 04 UCKINGHAMSHIRE RAILWAY. (THIS DAY.) The htV.f-yearly general meeting of the share holders in this company was held at the Euston Sta tion. Mr. Humphries, a local director, presiied in the absence of Sir Harry Verney, Bart., M.P. The following is a copy of the report for the half year : "The directors have now to lay before the proprietors the half-yearly statement of accounts to the 30th June, 1851. The total expenditure to that date has been 1 ,195,5811. 17e. sd. The line having been opened throughout to Oxford on the 20th May last, and being now completed, the formal lease of the undertaking to the London and North-Western Company, under the Powers and provisions of the company's Acts, has been drawn up by eminent counsel, and the engrossment has been drily sealed and executed by both companies. The line being thus formally leased to the London and North. Western Company, and the works being completed, the functions of your directors will, after the settlement of all outstanding claims and accounts, in connexion with capital, be confined to the business necessarily connected with the receipt and payment of the guaranteed dividend to the proprietors." From the statement of the accounts it appeared that the total amount of expenses was 1,195,5811. 175.5 d., and the receipts 1,199,6261. 1 le. 9d.; leaving a balance of 4,044/. 14s. 4d. The CHAIRMAN said he was happy to inform the Meeting that the directors had brought their duties to a close. The railway was now made, and he had great pleasure in stating that all due diligence had been used by the local directors and others in bring ing their affairs to a favourable issue. He trusted t and believed that the undertaking would not only °e profitable to the shareholders, but also profitable to the North-Western Company. As a local direc tor, he would take that—perhaps the only—opportu nity of thanking the gentlemen connected with that company for the, valuable assistance they had ren dered to the board. They had through out shown every desire to promote the Welfare of the line ; and he firmly be lieved that it was as much their interest as it was their desire to promote its further welfare. There now remained very little for them to do. Certainly, if they had had the experience they now possessed they would, perhaps, have used more diligence in regard to economy in the management. They had, however, done the best they could under the circum stances, and endeavoured honestly to perform their duties as directors of the company. He thought it right to mention that though the report stated the lease was duly sealed and executed, such really was not the fact ; but this omission arose entirely from an accident, and in the course of the day the lease Would be formally executed, assigning over the line to the N or th-W e stern Company. The local direc ors had taken every precaution to see that the lease Was properly drawn up. The matter was not left entirely to the North-Western Company, as great c are was taken to so prepare the deed that the rights " 11 both the parties interested might be preserved and Protected. The deed as now settled entirely met w ith his sati s f a ction and that of the other directors. "the Chair man con cluded by moving the adoption of tb e report. kr• GLYN, M.P., seconded the motion, and ex plained, in regard to the deed, that everything had :: 0 agreed upon, and that all now wanted was the d!' l lai manual labour required in engrossing the D ,`". The solicitor's clerks had not yet finished en ?'°a4inte the document, but he assured the meeting a t no further question or discussion could arise in re spect, to the terms it contained, which were now de 4nitely determined.—(Hear.) A SIIA.REHOLDER wished to know if the chairman t °11 „,ld give them any idea of their future prospects ? The CHAIRMAN said they might be sure ,of receiv fg 4 per cent., but he would leave the rest to the C i tl ire•—(A laugh.) He honestly assured them he not despair of getting what was termed half pr'' th ° nts, as he considered the time would come when „e receipts would enable them to divide these addi 'tonl sums. ~,,Tne report was then adopted. 41 . r. Richard Carter and Major-General Mclnnes were elected auditors for the ensuing year. LIA.RRY VERNEY here entered the room, and te i ng apologised for his want of punctuality, took to Chair which was vacated by Mr. Humphries. t he said th e d u ti es o f the directors had terminated by t lin e b e i ng comp l e t e d f rom Bl e tchl e y to th e t wo t i 4 1 14 1, ini—Banbury in the] one direction, and Oxford to 'ne other ; and the directors were extremely obliged re t he proprietors for the confidence they had always tia Posed in their management. He was anxious that e . 37 should be informed of the number of passengers 1,0 40 bad availed themselves of the excursion trains, t lt l he thought that was a subject on which they to take considerable interest. From the sth of ay to the 3d of August, 1851, no less than 7,072 trtons had travelled by these trains on the two , O , r anches of the line. Great enjoyment was not only ; °o rded by excursion trains, but they were really a 1 ,73? great advantage to the company. The people titter led by th e m to take an interest in hi g h e r an d things than formerly. They derived not only tt .l r e s Yrnent and amusement by joining in cheap ex hadlol32) but were also instructed and informed, and te e . o pportunities which they never bad before of g the beauti e s o f nature, and all that was inte 4stin gor beautiful in works of art. The coal traffic, 'eh e e l ° Was also of great importance, had been de ter flop to a considerable extent. The num to of tons conveyed since May, 1851, t , he different towns, was as follows : 3,4 lls i°w, 4,500; :Buckingham, 2,600; Brockley, e do u Banbury, 5,000 ; Claydon, 1,000; Bicester, t Wo ; Islip, 1,200 ; Oxford Road, 7,400. The last t u4l , l3ll nabers only comprised the total amount of coals ti t l e e 3'ed since last December, and a much larger Pseas, therefore, anticipated in the ensuing year. It 0 4 , 8 Might not be known that the opening dinner, lie l 'arcl, Mr. Alderman Sadler stated that since the / tff ett 114 ( 1 been opened a; saving of 20,0001. had been fo r e i cl , in the purchase of coal, in the town of Ox tt, alone. Indeed it was difficult to say what was tai e llet tial amount of saving in the district in conse teaLee of the facilities afforded for the conveyance of 1 41 0 Ail who lived in the rural parts of it must fs otti g What all classes, but especially the poor, felt h er ;be want of an adequate supply of coal. Many Ise re l abourers who got wet in the cold season la, often obliged to wear their damp clothes 'N d IV) because they could not afford to get 4i oo thoroughly dry. Nothing, in his opi tee',Was more injurious to the health of the a be ° Pulation than a circumstance of that nature. tisp o !neved that public attention had not been suffi the 3' dr awn to the fact that want of health among Pae t hel) n L e entailed a very large amount of expense on th t It 'ion. Fuel was, therefore, a great requisite for semeoinfort of the poor. But the advantage of a k ec rlPply of coal in Buckinghamshire was exem it• h r , In other ways. They could do nothing there iact lt ' ll t good drainage, and tiles could no t b e menu thertted unless they had plenty of materials to burn t 4, „ With. A no th e r feature of great i m p or t ance was l 'tli at tle traffic. He considered that, as this was a i,tti e ßood gr az i ng co unty, considerable qua n titi es o f ,Na t ,_'would be fattened for the London market, and along their line to the metropolitan markets. s /• I ' ) ropany had powers, under the Act of Parlia d. to for m a junc tion with the narrow gunge of 'lir r efit Western at Banbury, and thus have a ect , e 1 , 1 54 °rnmunication to Birmingham. Such a junc ti• i as of the greatest importance to the company, e Great W es t ern h a d n ot offered them the fe ttle ,' l 5 they o ug ht to h ave d one , to carry it out ; but 1 14 1 'rectors possessed the power to make the junc 41,and they would avail themselves of it.—(Hear.) 4 pa` tt r ed. a vote of thanks to the Chairman the meeting rEtt Ok t , 'ORD AND BANBURY RAIL WAY.—(THIS DAY.) to.d a : half -yea r ly mee ti ng o f thi s compan y was held A ot i i it at the Euston Hotel, Euston-square ; Mr. The °I I in the chair. It tlij oh r ePurt stat e d th a t the directors had been most rti n 's t o return to the proprietors the unexpen d ed the of the deposits arranged on satisfactory terms, - o rnmittee, which was appointed to confer Be with them, had made no communi- Nept - ' 4, them, influenced, doubtless, by a move f‘3 f % Wh ich had taken place on the part landowners in the district, in Z.? th, a droti - "Imaking the line, and consequently of ca lling ' 11 (4 1 - B uares. Until the movement had, there fo re, b taivie.a f urther shape, and the parties acting in it t had h il°ol e tangible proposition, no further s t eps tiP th,, 4 initiated by the directors towards w i n di ng Ithe S tio " „affairs of the concern. From the accounts it ~se 4 that the receipts amounted to 26,0581., and 44 14 4 - e leuses for the half-year to 1521., leaving a t TI I Of 25 ,9061. • e a e iPaiastari, in moving the adoption of the re • 8 47 , Mr. Watkins had visited the district, and 5 m, 4 1:1:, - ,'° give the Act to the landowners if they felt ;',t o make the line, the directors undertaking ` .( e 'mPedirnent should be thrown in their way. 4440—Grraed them also, that before they could com -444, e t he works, they must fill up the subscription tohilthterwahsiett e N i v . :s w n ss ot at present completed. and added a tunnel on the line, and some goal „ c le avY wells which would cost a great ` 4 ,_ ) ta tia ,, ropey, they had better, before they N os -"ed operations, get an amended Act and kt, ti e n a cheaper and more economical line. At a Were gl at which Earl Spencer and other landowners °ffe z . P r esent, in favour of carrying on the line,. the t hal . tnad e by the secretary was mentioned, but since 4,1,,t,''.1e directors had heard nothing from the land- There the district. I tir port Was then adopted. Th e e P l Y to some questions tomo SRCIIXTARY Mr. Watkins, stated that the third 11,,and N orth-Western had agreed to take one he te ar th, on condition of the public taking °if but as only a limited number f the two . 0 0011NIN 4 - THE SUN, thirds had been taken up, that arrangement of course had fallen to the ground. After some further discussion tFe meeting sepa rated, a vote of thanks having previously been given to the chairman. SECONDARIES'.--(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Secondary POTTER.) COHEN V. VALLEY. This was an action to recover tho sum of 10/. 10s. on a bill of exchange. Defendant, who appeared in person, pleaded that he did not accept the bill, but now admitted that he had done so, but that the real amount due was only 7/. 165., the bill having been made for the larger sum in order to get it discounted. The Learned SECONDARY said that did not avail the defendant here. The defendant then submitted that the action was bad in law, as the whole transaction took place in Middlesex. The Learned SECONDARY said the plaintiff had brought his action at the peril of his costs. Defendant asked the Learned Secondary to certify to deprive plaintiff of costs, and submitted he had power under the amended Small Debts Act. The Learned SECONDARY declined, and left defendant to go before one of the Judges. GREENWICH.—(THIS DAY.) LORD RANELAGII'S CASE.—lmmediately after the disposal of the night charges the case of Lord Ranelagh and his friend Mr. Rowand against the policeman and porter in the service of the Greenwich Railway Com pany, and also against Sergeant Carpenter, of the Me tropolitan Police force, was called, Mr. Seeker being the magistrate presiding. Mr. Clarkson, the barrister, appeared for Sergeant Carpenter, Mr. Ballantine for Lord Ranelagh, and Mr. Bodkin for the Greenwich Railway Company. The court was densely crowded. Thomas Heron Jones Viscount Ranelagh deposed, that on Sunday evening, the 3d inst., he had been dining with some friends at the Trafalgar Hotel, Greenwich, and left there at ten, or a little before, and arrived at the station shortly after that hour. Was perfectly sober. The railway station was densely crowded. The barrier was about being closed, and the lady who was with him, Mrs. Captain Jennings, had partly got through the gate, and he (witness) put his hand forward to prevent the gate closing upon the arm of the lady. Had a cane in his right hand. The man Widows seized witness by the collar, and Price also collared him and dragged him within the barrier. They dragged him about, and his Lordship repeatedly requested them to take their hands off, or he would strike them, but he did not strike. When Sergeant Carpenter arrived witness was pinned against the wall by the two defendants, Widows and Price. When his Lordship was being re moved, two or three persons in the crowd said, " You have struck the constables," and witness replied, " I have not, and shall not strike any one intentionally." Was so dragged about that his gold pin was lost, and his stock was all but torn off his neck. His Lordship was not cross.examined. Septimus Edmund Carlisle, of 4, Park•place, St. James's, and of the firm of Carlisle and Co., of Mincing lane, tea brokers, was at Greenwich on the evening of the 3d inst., and, accompanied by a friend, he arrived at the railway station shortly before 10 o'clock. There was a great crowd, so great that he was almost suffocated. Saw a man get over the barrier and strike at the railway officer, and the crowd cried out to the man " Give it him." Witness was not of Lord Ranelagh's party and did not see his Lordship on that day. Indeed the crowd was so great, that witness was forced forward into a carriage and he lost his friend. There were two men keeping the gate, but witness did not see their faces and could not identify them. Evidence taken on a former day corroborative of the statement of Lord Ranelagh was then read over, and Lord Ranelagh was bound over to prosecute the com pany's servants, Price and Widows, at the Maidstone sessions. The case against Sergeant Carpenter was then gone into and disposed of in the same way. THE ARMY. INFANTRY OF THE LINE. The following statement exhibits the distribution of the infantry of the line, showing the order in which the regiments embarked for and returned from foreign ser vice. Corrected to the 25th July, 1851: — REGIMENTS AT HOME. (Those in italics are in Ire land).-40th, 2d battalion Ist Royals, 43d Light Infantry, 85th Light Infantry, 57th and 31st Regiments (re turned in 1846). Ist battalion, 71st, 48th Regiment, 89th, 39th, 14th, 9111, 62d, 17th, 52d Light Infantry, 63d, 81st (1847). Ist battalion, 12th, 35th, 27th, 90th Light Infantry, Ist battalion, 91st, 33d, 82d, 46th, 21st Fusi liers, 28th Regiment, 50th Queen's Own, 77th, 93d Highlanders, 4th King's Own, Ist battalion 23d (1848). 7th Fusiliers, 95th Regiment, Ist battalion Rifle Brigade (1850). 88th, 19th Regiment, Ist battalion Ist Royals (1851). 79th Highlanders, 38 (on the voyage home). REGIMENTS IN INDIA.-18th, Royal Irish, Bengal; 80th Bengal; head-quarters embarked in 1837. 51st Light Infantry, Madras; 94th Regiment, Madras (1838). 25th Regiment, Madras (1839). 22d Bombay, 96th and 98th, Bengal (1841). 29th, Bengal; 78th High landers, Bombay; 80th Bengal ( ). 84th Madras; 86th Bombay (1842). 53d, Bengal (1844). 61st, Bengal; Ist Battalion, 60th, Bombay (1845). Bth King's, Bom bay; 24th Bengal; 32d, Bengal (1846). 64th Bombay; 83d, Bombay; 70th, Bengal ; 87th, Fusileers, Bengal ; 75th, Bengal (1849). Number of officers and men in India, 27,124. REGIMENTS IN OTHER EASTERN POSSESSIONS.— New South Wales-99th Regiment (landed in 1842), 58th Regiment (1844), 11th Regiment (1845), 65th Re giment (1846) ; these four regiments comprise 3,945 officers and men. Hong Kong-59th Regiment, 609 officers and men (1849). Ceylon-15th Regiment (1845) and 37th Regiment (1846); these two regiments com prise 1,760 officers and men. Mauritius-12th R. B. (1842) and sth Fusiliers (1847); these two regiments comprise 1,727 officers and men. Cape of Good Hope 91st R. B. (1842), 45th Regiment (1843), 73d Regiment (1845), 6th Regiment (1846), 74th Highlanders, 2d Queen's, and 2d Battalion 60th Rifles (1851). PERFORMING THE MEDITERRANEAN AND AMERICAN ROTATION SYSTEM.—British North America-42d Highlanders, 97th, Rifle Brigade (2d battalion), 20th Regiment (1841), 23d R. 8., 71st R.B. (1842), 72d High landers (1844), 66th and 54th (1845). The foregoing comprise 7,517 officers and mon. West Indies and Ber muda-34th (1845), 16th, 56th (1846), 36th, 69th (1847), 67th (1848); these comprise 4,1E3 officers and men. Mediterranean-76th, 44th (1848), 26th Regi ment (1850), 30th, 49th, 41st, 47th, 92d Highlanders, 55th, 68th Light Infantry, 3d Buffs, 13th Light In fantry (1851); comprehending a force of 8,328 officers and men. Hence it appears that there aro now at home, or on the voyage homeward, 40 regiments ; in India, 24 ; in other eastern possessions, 14, and two reserve batallions; in the Mediterranean, 12; in the West Indies and Ber muda, 6; and in British North America, 7, and two re serve battalions. The total strength of the British In fantry regiments abroad is 60,332 officers and men. The period of reckoning the foreign service of a corps has been reckoned from the date of the embarkation of the head-quarters thereof. In the case of the 96th Re giment this makes a material difference, as that corps embarked its first convict-guard one year and nine months before the head-quarters sailed for England. The numerical statement of the troops at the several stations has been taken carefully from the army esti mates of the present year, and supposes each corps to be up to its establishment—the depot is of course de ducted. TEMPERANCE RUSTIC TEA PARTY.--On Monday a grand teetotal gathering took place in the Vale of Health. Hampstead Heath. At an early hour in the afternoon several hundreds of the friends and admirers of the temperance cause had assembled at the appointed locality, where tea was pro vided for between three and four hundred persons. The occasion of this novel assembly was the celebration of the opening of the Camden-town Temperance Society in con nexion with that of Kentish-town. At the conclusion of the tea a temporary platform was erected on the heath, and Mr. King having been elected to the chair, the public meet ing was formally opened. The numerous assemblage was successively addressed by Mr. Joseph Livesey, of Preston; Messrs. S. Shirley, J. Adams, Davis, and other warm tem perance advocates. M a ny o f th e speakers entered into inte resting details of their experience as teetotallers. The meet ing did not break up until dusk. DIVISIONS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.—A curious paper has been published with the votes of the House of Commons, enumerating the several divisions that took place during the session of 1851, just closed. By this return it appears that the Ecclesiastical Titles Assumption Bill was not only the most important, but by far the most troublesome measure of the session. The number of divisions altogether amount to no less than 48 on the several readings and clauses. The second greater number to 28 divisionsberofdivisionswas in Committee of Supply,altogether, isfar which amount from an unusual number, and which is not to be wondered at when the great number of items included in the miscellaneous estimates are considered, and when it is well known that in no other part of the business of the House are the Commons more naturally, and properly, jealous, than in the voting of the public money. It is worthy of remark, however, that notwithstanding these 28 divisions on the money votes, not a single item was altered, or cut down from the very econo mical and careful propositions that were submitted to the House from the several departments of the Government. The third class of measures that gave rise to the greatest number of divisions was the question of admitting the Jews to Parliament. Besides the divisions on the Bill itself, there were no less than eight divisions on the personal case of Mr. David Salomons, and one respecting Baron Rothschild...- Times. E' FFECTS OF THE LATE FLOOD.—EIGHT BRIDGES DESTROYED.- The floods which occurred in the earl) , part of last week have proved destructive to property andlife. In addition to the fatal accident to the two men which we printed, we are informed that eight bridges were swept away The stacks of turf being cafried by the streams to the bridges and choked up the arches, they were forced to yield to the pressure. In several places new beds have been formed by the streams, seriously damaging the growing crops.—Ar magh Guardian. CRIME IN FRANCE. —A labourer at a wharf was, on Wednesday, caught in the act of robbery in the Faubourg St. Antoine. He was taken before the commissary of police, who, in the evening, ordered him to be conveyed by threo soldiers to the Prefecture of Police. He balked on quietly until he arrived near the Hospice des Enfans Trouvds, when, all at once, he pushed violently against two of the soldiers, and, being of great strength, knocked them down. He then took to flight. The third soldier pursued. Finding that he was in danger of being caught the man placed his back to the wall and attempted to disarm the soldier. A working man, who came up, assisted the latter, whereupon the thief turned on him, and by a sudden movement gave him a vio lent kick in the breast. The poor man fell to the ground vomiting blood, and died in a few hours after being conveyed to the hospital. It has not been ascertained who he was. The assailant was secured and sent to the Prefecture of Police. A dividend of 4 per cent., including income-tax, will be declared at the half-yearly meeting of the Liyerpoel C495 1 q: alld 59 4P 9 rt liAtAray 09rap“py. LONDON, THE GREAT EXHIBITION CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN MR. ELLIS AND MR WALLIS. 13, Curzon-street, July 28, 1851. Sir,—A book has been exhibited in my name in Class 17, called the " Rhyme-book," andl described as a volume ccntaining 230 original poems compris ing romances descriptive of British and Irish battles, legends, and deeds of heroism, together with ballads, Idyls, songs, &c. This volume is intended as the first of a series, in which it is proposed to relate in verse the most inte resting British legends in a manner similar to that adopted with such success in Germany. As the description of this article has been omitted accidentally in the catalogue, I take the liberty of bringing it under the notice of the juries, and of claiming their verdict, not only on account of the printing of the volume, but also on account of the poetry contained in it. I respectfully ground this claim upon an analogy with other similar cases. The noble picture of the Queen in Sevres china cannot be judged of merely on account of the hard ness of the porcelain, or the brightness of the colour ; the correctness of the drawing and the truth and beauty of the expression must be also taken into con sideration—that is, the article must be treated as a specimen of the fine arts, and valued according to its merits as a painting. A similar rule prevails as to statuary, and I respect fully urge that when painting and sculpture are thus considered by the juries, poetry, the noblest of the fine arts, ought not to be excluded altogether from their consideration. If the absence of competitors be considered an ob jection, I shall be quite content to lose the medal if any similar work of superior merit has been hitherto published. _ The continuation of the work must mainly depend on the success of its first volume, and as that success will be insured by the approval of the jury, I feel, of course, anxious that the accidental omission in the ca talogue shall not prejudice the consideration of this case with the jury. —Your obedient servant, George Wallis, Esq. HERCULES ELLIS. Exhibition Building, July 29, 1851. Sir,—Yours of the 28th July was duly laid before the jury for Class 17 yesterday, and I am directed to inform you that the jury cannot take cognizance of literary merit, under which head they consider your claim to be placed ; but they had examined the typo graphy and binding of the volume, which are the only points on which, in the performance of their duties, they are called upon to adjudicate. I have the honour to be, Sir, yours, &c., GEORGE WALLIS. Hercules Ellis, Eq., 13, Curzon-street. 13, Curzon-street, 7th August, 1851. Sir,—Although no one can question the fairness of the jury's intention, yet .1 trust that I may, without offence, dispute the correctness of the rule which they have made in the case of the " Rhyme-book," and argue that it ought to be rescinded. The jury has decided that this volume is to be considered only in regard to its typrography and bind ing, and that the poetry contained in it is not to enter into their consideration. Now, with great respect, I take leave to say that this rule presses with undue harshness upon me, and is not analogous to the rules made in similar cases by the juries. Reverting again, for an example, to the portrait of the Queen on Sevres china, I may be permitted to state that the manner in which that fine portrait is painted upon the porcelain must form an element in the verdict of the jury in that case—that a prize will not be given merely on account of the quality of the porcelain, but because a beautiful picture has been impressed upon it. For a similar reason, I respectfully insist that the jury ought, in the case of the " Rhyme-book," to consider not merely the quality of the paper, but also the poetic pictures impressed upon it. I submit that the portraits of our ancestors on the fields of Cressy, Poitiers, and Agincourt contained in the several romances in this volume, and the nume rous and:beautiful British legends ow for the first time depicted in poetic colours on its pages, ought by strict analogy to form elements for the verdict of the jury in this case. In the first case, the images produced by painting are considered and allowed to enhance the value of the porcelain ' • in the second case, I ur ge th a t th e i mages produced by poetry ought in a similar manner to en hance the value of this volume, and cannot be alto gether excluded without extreme harshness and mani fest injustice. I may be allowed to add, in conclusion, that the person who deposited the "Ithyme-book" at the Crystal Palace expressly stated to the proper officer, that the volume was exhibited as a specimen of original poetry, and not as a specimen of typography or bind ing, and that no objection was made to its reception on account of this declaration. For these reasons I take leave respectfully to urge a reconsideration of this case, and if the jury should not think fit to alter their views, I trust that I shall be permitted to appeal to the oyal Commissioners against this decision: I have the honour to be, &c., HERCULES ELLIS. George Wallis, Esq. COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, AUG. 12. His Royal Highness Prince Albert and the Prince of Wales embarked yesterday afternoon, at half-past ono o'clock, in the Royal yacht Fairy, for Southampton, where a special train was in waiting to convey them to Salisbury. Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon was in attendance on Prince Albert, and Mr. Birch attended the Prince of Wales. Their Royal Highnesses pro ceeded in a carriage from Salisbury to Stonehenge, and after inspecting the remains, returned again to South ampton, and reached Osborne at a quarter before eight o'clock. Her Majesty and the Princess Royal, attended by the Countess of Desart, th© Hon. Caroline Cavendish, and Lord Alfred Paget, and accompanied by the Earl and Countess of Clarendon, who have arrived on a visit, drove out in the neighbourhood of Osborne. Colonel Wylde also arrived on a visit. The Royal dinner party yesterday included the Earl and Countess of Clarendon, the Hon. Colonel and Mrs. Phipps, and Colonel Wylde. The Oxford University Commission bad a meeting yesterday at the official residence of the Fir s t L or d o f the Treasury, in Downing-street. Present: the Bishop of Norwich, the Dean of Carlisle, the Master of Pem broke, the Rev. H. G. Liddell, the Rev. Professor Powell, and the Rev. A. P. Stanley (secretary). The Right Hon. Henry Labouchere left town yester day for Stoke Park, near Windsor. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope. Dispatches were also received from the Governors of Sierra Leone and South Australia. We regret to learn that Sir George Grey is still suffering from the effects of his recent severe attack. The Right Hon. Baronet was sufficiently convalescent to take a carriage airing on Monday, but still remains very weak. MEDICAL REFORM. —Yesterday evening a nume rously-attended meeting of the friends of this movement was held at Exeter-hall, for the purpose of briaging the subject of medical botany before the public. The Rev. Jas. Nunn took the chair, and opened the proceedings by calling the attention of the meeting to the fact, that when any radical reform, on any point, was brought forward, the promoters of it had invariably to contend with much opposition, and many difficulties. Th e y h a d been subjected to this opposi tion, but they bad continued in their path of duty, feeling that their sole object was the benefit of their fellow-crea tures, by the cure of those diseases which, under the present system of treatment, he contended were materially aggra vated. He then proceeded to bring before the notice of the meeting many cases which, having been declared incurable by the allopathic treatment, had by the use of herbs been radically cured. Several gentl emen a dd re ssed the meeting in favour of the system, and resolutions to the following the laws of health, were f u lly effect were carried :—" That the principles of m e dical botany a t c h c e o r c d u a r n e c e o f with all diseases; and that the mee ti ng a b d ei a n p g te d in to pledges itself not to rest satisfied until they had es t a bli s h e d a hospital on the botanical principles." A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the proceedings.: BURGH OF KIRRALDL—ADAM SMITH.--A. special meeting of the town council of the burgh of Kirkaldy was held last Wednesday, for the purpose of receiving, as a pre sent to the town, from the county Member, John Fergus, Esq.. a marble bust of their illustrious townsman, Adam Smith, life size, on a highly polished pedestal of Peterhead granite. The bust is from the chisel of Marochetti. The gift was accepted by the council with lively expressions of gratitude, and it was agreed that the provost, magistrates, and council should wait upon Mr. Fergus, to thank him, in the name of the town, for his handsome present.—Scottish Guardian. STOCK IN TRADE EXEMPTION ACT.—This Act, which led to some discussion in Parliament, continues the 3d and 4th of Victoria, chap. 89, for the exemption of inhabi tants from liability to be rated in respect of stock in trade or other property to the relief of the poor, to the Ist of Octo ber next year, and to the end of the then next session of Parliament. DUKE OF ATHOLL AND THE KING OF THE GIPSIES. —The Noble Duke, who has been staving for some time in the south, on one occasion, towards the end of last month, paid a visit to " Royal Charlie," the Gipsy King of Yet holm. His Grace was accompanied by Lady John Scott and other titled personages: His majesty received his visitors with great affability, if not with state ceremonies. He after wards accompanied them on a stroll through his regal domi nions, and it is said he appeared quite a "gallant" with the ladies, though now fading in the "sere and yellow leaf." The King accepted an invitation to join the ducal party, with a chosen band of his retainers, on an otter hunting expedition in the neighbourhood of his royal residence; it being reported by some of his sporting adherents that game had been seen in the neighbourhood. Charlie is now an octogenarian and a widower; but he holds his head erect yet, as becometh a prince, and his step is still light as a deer on the heather. His great luxury is a quid of tobacco, but his exchequer resources being sometimes narrow, a piece of tow is made to suffice when the genuine weed is not available. He is said to have an excellent memory, and is a great reader of whatever comes in his way, especially poetry; and having seen many queer pranks in his day, like garulous Nestor of old, he is fond of reciting his adventures to vi4tors.—„Yortri British It ail, WEDNESDAY RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. EAST LANCASHIRE. The half-yearly report of the directors of this com pany states, that they have given their attention to the importance of closing the capital account with as little delay us possible, and considerable progress bas been made in the adjustment of several matters on which the closing of that account depends. The di rectors have been able to discharge all claims on capital for the past half-year, without making any further calls or issuing any additional amount of pre ference stock. The general traffic of the railway has met the expectations of the board, showing, as com pared with the traffic of the corresponding half-year of 1850, an increase of nearly 33 per cent., viz., 1850, 77,1671.; 1851, 102,564/. ; increase, 25,3961. This increase in the receipts of the railway is princi pally attributable to a gradual extension of the busi ness of the company, to better arrangements for con ducting merchandise traffic, the punctuality and convenience of passenger trains, and a general im provement in the management and working of the undertaking, and not from the opening of new lines or other extraneous circumstances. The working expenses, on a comparison of the same periods, show also a favourable result, viz., 60 per cent. for June, 1850, against 44 per cent. for June, 1851. The di rectors recommend a dividend, at the rate of 2 per cent. per annum on the ordinary share capital of the company ; after the payment of which,, and of all the interest on loans and preference charges, there will remain a balance of 1,5571. to the credit of the re served fund. It is right, however, to mention that the amount charged for the tolls of the Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport Company passing over the joint line into Liverpool, is disputed by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Company, who at present work that traffic. The toll credited in the revenue account is the amount payable under the Act of Parliament, and it is the intention of the board to insist upon the pay ment of the Parliamentary toll, Nothing has occurred ' to interfere with the traffic arrangements existing be tween the London and North. Western, the Lanca shire and Yorkshire, and this company, for dividing the traffic at several competing points in Lancashire and Yorkshire. After a careful consideration of this subject, it has been determined to renew the negotia tions with the Blackburn Company, on the basis of the former proposition, and these negotiations are still pending. The directors are assured by the com pany's officers that the permanent way and rolling stock have been kept in efficient repair during the half-year, and that the expenses have all been duly charged to reve nue. The works forthe completion of theßacup branch have been commenced. The directors regret the re jection by Parliament of that part of the Bill of last session by which the company sought to charge a toll on all traffic using the jcint line into Liverpool (towards the cost of which the company have sub scribed one-half), which shculd in future be so used and managed as to afford equal benefit to this and the Lancashire and Yorkshire Company. The adverse decision of Parliament with respect to this matter will render further efforts necessary, with a view to remedy the evil connected with their position at Li verpool. In other respects tle application to Parlia ment has been successful. The Act, which received the Royal assent on the 3d of July last, authorizes the increase of tolls on passenger traffic (except by Parliamentary trains) 25 per cent., and on merchan dise (except coal and corn) 20 per cent. It provides for the consolidation of the shares into stock when ever that measure may be deemed desirable; the raising of the necessary capital to redeem the prefer ence fifth shares in the month of June, 1855; and authorizes the company to borrow a sufficient sum of money to complete the railway. The Act also con firms the preference shares already issued, and em powers the shareholders to reduce the present number of directors, and again to increase or ranee them when and as often as it may be deemed expedient. The general statement of capital account shows that the company is authorised to raise 3,865,8331., viz., 2,899,3751. on shares, and 966,458 i. on loans. The sum raised on shares to the 30th of June last amounted to 2,715,2731., and on loans to 726,382/., leaving a balance of 424,1781., being the nominal available capital, including 6,7951. arrears on calls. The capital account showed that 3,458,759/. bad been received to the 30th of June, including 51,0681. during the half-year, and 3,556,1791. expended, in cluding 61,607/. expended during the halfyear, leaving a balance due to bankers and others of 97,4191. According to the estimates of December, 1849, of the cost of completing the railway, there appeared to be 58,2081. expended during the half-year on lines opened and under contract, leaving 224,135/. to be expended on them. The expenditure during the half year on lines not commenced had - been 3,3681., leav ing 115,9531. unexpended. From the statement of the working stock, it ap pears there are 54 engines, 27 first-class carriages, 42 second class, 61 third-class, 9 composite, and 6 coupe carriages, 1 mail tender, 18 trucks and vans, 13 break-vans, 6 horse-boxes, 841 goods waggons, 96 coal, 55 cattle, and 20 ballast waggons. The revenue account for the half-year ending June 3) states, that 102,564/. bad been received and 48,4 W. expended, including 1,9431. rates and taxes and 103/. passen ger duty. The total disbursements amount to 47.20 per cent. of the receipts, leaving a profit of 54,1511. The general revenue account shows that the interest on loans, dividends on shares, and rents, absorb 31,671/., and the proposed dividend of ss. per share and ls. 3d. per quarter-share, 22,270/., leaving 1,5571. to be carried to the reserve fund, which low amounts to 67,056/. The number of passengers conveyed during the half-year was 938,901, and the average distance travelled by each of them was 11 miles. The auditors, Messrs. W. Bates and J. Adams, state in their report that the accounts are comet, and they recommend the reserved fund to be kept up, in order to meet extraordinary expenditure during an unfavour able half-year; but the amount withdrawn to be re placed at more favourable periods, so as to maintain the fund in its integrity. CORK AND BANDON.—It, appears that the opening of this line throughout has been delayed in conse quence of a dispute between the directors and Messrs. Fox and Henderson, the contractors. It was intended by the directors to open the Cork section of the line in the early part of the present month, but the con tractors refused to allow them to pass unless they asked permission in writing to do so ; this the direc tors declined, alleging that they themselves were in possession of the line. The contractors' men then proceeded from the Cork terminus to obstruct the line with ballast waggons. They did not proceed far before they were met by a party belonging to the company on an engine, when a scuffle ensued which resulted in the contractors' party being forced back by the engine to the Cork station. This fracas having terminated without serious personal injury, the manager for the contractors sent out a large number of " navvies" in the course of the night, who removed portions of the rails and com pletely blocked up the line in several places. The matter is now in course of judicial investigation. It is stated that the contractors claim 30,0001. as due to them, which is disputed by the directors, who state that the amount cannot exceed 15,0001., and that they are ready to settle any claim made for works executed, when certiffed by the engineer. CORK AND WATERFORD.—It is stated that arrange ments are being made with certain persons for the construction of a portion of this line extending from Cork to Youghal, with a branch to Queensto wn. ABERDEEN AND DUNDEE.—These companies, in conjunction with others in their immediate district, have entered into arrangements to enable them to compete with the Aberdeen and Dundee steamers in the conveyance of goods, which they now carry be tween those points and London at 255. and 30s. per ton. SOUTH-EASTERN.--The number of passengers con veyed on this line to and from the London-bridge terminus on Monday wa5'21,932, namely, 11,010 to London, and 10,922 from London. - , LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—It is understood that the London and North-Western are in treaty for the Nottingham and Grantham line at 31 per cent. on the paid-up capital, and taking all the liabilities. The possession of this line would give them, with the Midland, a monopoly of that district. MIDLAND AND GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. — There has been a meeting between the authorities of the respective lines, but no terms were ultimately come to for arranging the rivalry that exists between them, with a view to a return to what are called " paying" fares. EFFECTS OF LOW RAILWAY FARES.—The low fares at which the Midland and Great Northern Railways are conveying passengers to London have stimulated the curiosity of the humbler classes to visit the Exhi bition in a very extraordinary degree. A trip to London and back for ss. is what no one had dreamed of seeing. Tens of thousands have gone from the West Riding within the last two or three weeks ; and not only have persons gone who possessed the pecu niary means, but great numbers have raised the means by pawning watches, blankets, and other arti cles. We hear that the pawnbrokers of York, and many other towns in the country, are full of pledged articles.—Leeds Mercury. PROJECTED RAILWAY COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PORTSMOUTH AND LONDON.—A project is being pre pared for giving to Portsmouth additional means of railway communication with the metropolis. It already possesses two lines—the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway, and the London and South-Western; but both of these are circuitous routes, being about 22 miles further than a direct line,would be, or the old coach road. It is now proposed to construct a line of about 24 miles long to connect the South Coast and South-Western J unction line at Cosham, five miles out of Portsmouth, with the branch of the last-named company at Alton. This would, besides reducing the distance between London and Portsmouth about 22 miles, also give railway com munication to the thriving market town of Petersfield, EVENING, AUGUST 13, 1851. and a large and populous district now deprived of that advantage. It is, indeed, from the land owners of this district that the project has ema nated, but it is also likely to meet with much sup port from the inhabitants of Portsmouth. A large amount of railway accommodation is, however, now given to Portsmouth by the above -named companies. There are now, by the two lines, fifteen trains to London daily, and an equal number vice versa. The necessary preliminary measures for setting the pro posed new railway on foot will be taken on Wed nesday next, when a public meeting of persons inte rested in it will be held at Petersfield. RAILWAY Coalau WITH MONMOUTH.-- I'Ve understand that a professional gentleman of Mon mouth, at the request of parties interested in the very important co n sid e r a ti on o f ra il w ay communica tion with that town, has been in correspondence with Mr. Brunel on the subject, and that eminent engi neer, in his reply, says, " Individually, and without reference to the views of the South Wales or Great Western Railways, I shall be very happy to forward the completion of the line from Ross via Monmouth to Newport, and my impr ess i on i s th a t ne i t h er o f those companies would object to any such plan ; and if the gentlemen of the county would come forward with the same spirit as the Herefordshire inhabitants did on a late occasion, I have no doubt that arrange ments could be made for the completion of the line from Monmouth to Newport in connexion with the line from Monmouth to Ross ; but I could not move in the matter, except in conjunction with the strongly expressed feeling of the great majority of the inhabi tants."—llereford Journal. SCOTCH RAILWAYS.—The Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee is to work the St. Andrew's line (capital 25,000/., which the inhabitants have subscribed among themselves) by providing the rolling stock and locomotive power. The receipts are first to be applied to the cost and maintenance of the line, pay ing the salaries of the officers; secondly, to pay in terest on debentureploans ; and then 41 per cent. on the share capital expended. An allowance follows to the Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee for supplying the rolling stock and locomotive power; after which, if any balance remains, it is to be equally divided.— Railway Times. RAILWAY TO YOUGUAL AND QUEBNSTOWN..--AII Act of Parliament received the Royal assent within the last few days for the making of a line of railway of which the public had got no intimation. During the railway mania, an Act was granted by the Le gislature, giving powers to make a line between Cork and Waterford, but which was never put in operation, except to hold half-yearly meet ings in London and collect money from the shareholders. The Act was about expiring when a Bill was brought into Parliament to continue certain powers in it, and to amend its provisions. The passing of this Bill through the Commons and Lords did not require the service of notice upon any of the parties through whose property the line was intended to be run, and therefore none of those interested in this respect had intimation of the purposes of the measure. It is now, however, the law of the land, and it is understood it gives power to construct a line of railway from King-street, in this city, to the town of Youghal, passing through Middleton, with a branch line to Queenstown. It is said that an English company have made arrangements to carry out the work, and that they are now entering into a contract with a celebrated firm in London for its execution and com pletion within a brief period.—Cork Constitution. DUBLIN AND WICKLOW RAILWAY.—The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the Dublin and Wicklow Rail way Company will be held on Thursday, the 20th of August, at the Northumberland Hotel, Dublin. THE BRAZILIAN MAIL. RIVER PLATE. The political aspect of affairs was anything but peaceful. The Brazilian Admiral Grenfell had pene trated the waters of the Uruguay, to confer with General Urquiza, and bad stationed his forces at the commanding points along the north bank of the river. In addition to the disaffection of the province of Entre Rios, that of Corrientes had already followed. The Government of the former had dispatched a chargé d'affairs to the Monte Videan Government to offer their co-operation against General Roses and Oribe, and to secure the independence of the state, which was cordially accepted. The Minister for Foreign Affairs immediately afterwards repaired to Entre Rios, to confer with General Urquiza, who re ceived him with great demonstr a ti ons . Should the arms of the Confederation fail to put down the rebel lion in these two provinces, the result may be their total separation from the Argentine Confederation. Public opinion, however, in Buenos Ayres was much in favour of a reconciliation being practicable between Rosas and Urquiza ; still Rosas was making active preparations, and left not a stone unturned to strengthen his position. The Monte Videan party appear to think that inevitably this spring would open up a ruinous campaign. At all events the storm that is brewing must soon declare the intentions of the belligerents. The commercial state of the river is as bad as it possibly can be, and holders of stock are not inclined to sell, nor do purchasers come to market, both fear ing the issue of events, and the fluctuations of the paper currency. The exchange on the 27th of June, stood at 70s. to 71s. per doubloon. Exports were expected to fall off, notwithstanding that in May about 270,000 ox and cow hides were shipped. Pro duce was scarce. Freights for the United Kingdom were very low : heavy weights 405., bales 255., and dry hides 755. The commercial state of Monte Video showed not the least sign of improvement. The branch packet Esk, belonging to the Royal Mail Company, from Buenos Ayres to Monte Video, conveyed the Pope's nuncio, M. L. de Besi, to Rio, where he remains for the present. He has not ob tained from General Rosas the object of his mission, and appears to be much dissatisfied with the state of the Church, which is anything but in a flourishing condition. The Pope's spiritual assistance has been politely declined. All ihe Brazilian and other ports touched by the Severn were entirely free from sickness of every de scription. _ Teneriffe was perfectly healthy ; and it is gratify ing to be able to announce that in the Grand Canaries the cholera had been gradually subsiding since the last advices. During the prevalence, however, upwards of 8,000 people had fallen victims to the pestilence. RIO DE JANEIRO. The business transacted during the month of June was to a very considerable extent. The receipt of almost every description of imports was excessive. The recent sales of piece goods were at a gradual re duction in price in consequence of ample supplies. Extensive sales of coffee had been made. Stock in the market about 70,000 bags. In consequence of unfavourable advices lately received from England, prices had declined a little. The present crop pro mises to be an average one. The little hitherto brought to market was of fine quality. RIO MONEY MARKET. Discounts continue to rule at 6WrCent s ., at which rate there has been rather more inquiry. Exchange—The transactions have been extensive without any alteration in the rates, the result of the supply having been fully equal to the demand for remittances. The prevalent rate upon London has been 29d., bills have, however, been negotiated at 29k to 29k, both at 60 and 90 days for direct as well as for River Plate bills; and British Govern ment bills have been passed at 28, at which rate small sums of private bills have likewise been taken; 29d. was the closing quotation on Saturday. France, 84c.- 328 and 333 have been the extremes quoted, 328 and 330 the general rates, the transactions having been to some extent. Hamburgh—Within the last few days bills to some amount have been taken at 612 to 615. The united transactions since the departure of the Tay may be estimated at 340,0001. upon Lcndon, inclu sive of 10,0001. taken by the treasury, 500,000 f. upon Franco and Antwerp, and 350,000 mares banco upon Hamburgh. Stock opened at 89 ex div., and has since been sold at 891 to 0; the last price quoted for Provincial was 8S t. Specie—Some sales of Patriot dollars, at doll. 1 770 and 1 780, and of sovereigns at dolls. 8 650. Doubloons are flat. Shares—Commercial Bank have been repeatedly quoted at 625 dolls. (new issue); Steam Packets shares have been sold at 303 dolls.,ex div. Freights.—Channel, 50s. to 555.; England, 503.; United States, 80c. to 100 c. The laws of the Bank of Brazil have been approved by the Government. A general meeting will speedily be convened for the confirmation of the managers and officers nominated by the directory. STRANGERS IN THE NORTH.—The north has as yet received but a thin stream of tourists. The season, so far as it has gone, has been very dull on road, and loch, and sea. Steamers that once were crowded at this season with strangers from the south of Scotland and from England, now bring along but very small companies ; and coaches that erst were piled like huge waggons, now gallop lightly along with mayhap a few bearded visitors from the other side of the Channel. The aggregate number of visitors up to this period has been much under those of the last few years ; but, from the unwonted and prolonged gaities of the London season, there is still a hope that the period of tou rists, if later, may also be more prolonged than usual, and that the stream so small at thee beginning of the summer may come in a flood at the close. As we expected, hundreds who come from other lands to see the Exhibition ventured a little further than the capital, and a large portion of them have visited the Highlands, restoring in some measure the balance so unfavourably depressed by the absence of th e English tourists. Frenchmen and Germans come in greater numbers than our foreigners, though a few Dutch and Belgian families, and single Italians, Spaniards, Swi ss , and Americans, have come.—lnverness Courser. JENNY LIND.—The United States papers state that Jenny Lind arrived on the . 26th ult. at Niagara Falls, on a private visit, having previously at Rochester received a party of six Ojibbeway Indiana, who at her request., sang some of their war songs, .and were repaid by the songstress warbling the Echo and Bird songs. Jenny intended, after giving a few more concerts, to embark - about the 16th instant for LiYerp99l, t•ta Aely CLEOPATRA'S NEEDLE." The great interest excited with respect to this me morial of the British occupation of Egypt, occasioned by the inquiries on the subject made in both Houses of Parliament, will doubtless render the following particulars respecting it acceptable to the public : " Travellers who visit Alexandria cannot fail to ob serve, on the south side of the great harbour, now called the New Port, a beautiful obelisk of red Thebaic gra nite, or Syenite, covered with hieroglyphics, standing erect where was once the Cfesarium, or Temple of Caesar, while near it another similar monument lies prostrate, and partly covered by the sand. To these relics of a remote antiquity the Arabs give the name of Mesellet F arauti, or • Pharo a h' s P ac ki ng N ee dl e ,' a t erm wh i ch is, indeed, applied by them to all obelisks. The tradi tions of the later periods of the Roman Empire, and of a subsequent time, seem to have attributed many objects at Alexandria to Cleopatra, the world•renowned Queen of Egypt, and the obelisks in question are accordingly best known to Europea ns as Cleopatra's Needles,' a trivial designation, possessing as little historical value as that of Queen Elizabeth's Pocket Pistol,' which is given to the great gun at Dover. The classical term obelisk' is, in its origin, not less trivial, if it be true that it is de rived from the Latin obeliscus, a diminutive of the Greek word o'b'Ei,oc, which means, literally, a 'spit,' as indica tive of the peculiar form of this sp ec i es of monument. " As far as the true history of these obelisks in con cerned, which is principally to be deduced from the monarchs' names sculptured on . them, they appear to have been originally'cut at the granite quarries of Syene, at the first cataract in Upper Egypt, 750 miles fro m t h e i r present site, by Thothmosis 111. This monarch was one of the most celebrated rulers of that remarkable country. We find remains of him in Nubia, at Samneb, at Prem mis, and at Amada, proving that his sway extended even beyond the third cataract. He added also largely to the great temple of Karnak; and in the sculptures in one of its rooms he is represented as presenting offerings to his ancestors or predecessors of eight several dynas ties—namely, the Kings of Thebes, of Abydos, of Mem phis, of Ethiopia, and of four other divisions of Egypt. In one of the tombs near Thebes is a painting of a grand procession of men of the several nations bordering on the Nile, who are bringing their costly gifts in token of homage to this king. " Under Thothmosis 111., who held Upper and Lower Egypt and Ethiopia, the kingdom of Thebes had reached its full size. Several later kings may have been more wealthy and more powerful, and their conquests may have extended further, but those conquests were only temporary; and the glories of those later kings never threw the reign of Thothmosis 111. into the shade. " The central inscriptions on the four faces of these obelisks were sculptured by the monarch whom we have just described. The lateral inscriptions were added by a King who was, if possible, even more celebrated, namely, Amunmai Rameses 11., commonly known by the name of Sesostris, the monarch under whom Upper Egypt rose to its greatest height in arms, in art, and in wealth. " It is unnecessary to do more than allude to the fabled history of this monarch; but, confining ourselves to the particulars recorded on imperishable monu ments of stone, we find that he finished the palace of the Memnonium, or Mamunei at Abydos, and also the temple of Osiris, in the same city; and on one of the walls of the latter he carved that list of his fore fathers now in the British Museum, which is known by the name of the Tablet of Abydos. At Thebes, besides adding to the buildings of his predecessors, he erected a new palace, which, like that at Abydos, was by the Greeks called the Memnonium. "In the first court-yard was a colossal statue of him self, larger than any other in Egypt, and in the second yard were two smaller ones, from one of which was taken the colossal head now in the British Museum. " The two obelisks of Alexandria likewise have the names and titles of some Pharoah of later times, by whom they may probably have been removed to Mem phis; but subsequently the Ptolemies, to embellish their Greco-Egyptian capital, transferred them to Alexandria. "In the reign of the Emperor Tiberius, when the Alexandrians completed the beautiful temple to his honour named the Sebaste, or Canes Temple, which stood by the side of the harbour, and was surrounded by a sacred grove, ornamented with porticoes, and fitted up with libraries, paintings, and statues,—it being the most lofty building in the city,—they set up in front of this temple the'two obelisks of Thothmosis and Rameses, which, like the other monuments of the Theban kings, have outlived all the temples and palaces of their Greek and Roman successors. " These beautiful memorials of two of the most power ful and celebrated rulers of Egypt appear not to have suffered any material injury from the vicissitudes to which the dominion of those kings have during so many ages been subjected.'' " From a very early period one of them has been thrown down from the pedestal on which it stood; but this seeming calamity has probably preserved its sculp tures better than if it had remained on its pedestal, for its still erect companion, though well preserved on the sides exposed to the sea, has suffered a good deal from the beating against it of the land-wind, which blows with violence and is charged with sand. " With the exception of the four corners of the base, where, like the obelisk in the Hippodrome at Constanti nople, it would seem to have formerly been held to its pedestal by four curbes of bronze, the fallen obelisk is perfect, and its sculptures are in comparatively good preservation. " Its length is 64 feet, and at its base it is about 8 feet square; its weight being estimated at about 240 tons.f The obelisk is of great value from its antiquity, its proportions, and, moreover, as an imperishable me morial of British valour. " After the English were in possession of Alexandria (as we find it recorded by Dr. Clarke in his ' Travels') a subscription was opened among the officers of the army and navy for the purpose of removing the prostrate obelisk to Great Britain. With the money thus raised they purchased one of the vessels that Menou had sunk in the old port of Alexandria. This they raised, and prepared fur its reception. The work went on rapidly, the obelisk was turned, and its lower surface was found to be in a high state of preservation. It was then moved, by means of machinery constructed for the, purpose, to wards the vessel prepared to receive it. Lord Cavan presided at this undertaking. A naval officer, who was present upon the occasion, brought over to England the plans projected for conveying this splendid trophy of the success of our arms to the metropolis of this country; and there is every reason to believe the design would have been accomplished. Its interruption took place in consequence of an order preventing the sailors from as sisting at the work. " An eyewitness, who is still living, states that about 5,0001. were subscribed by the army, that 300 Sepoys worked for three or four months in constructing a jetty, whence the obelisk was to have been embarked ; but that the General who then commanded at Malta wrote to the military authorities in Egypt, objecting to the employment of the troops in such a work, and order ing them to suspend their operations. This was accord ingly done, and the money unexpended was returned to the subscribers. " Though the obelisk was thus left behind when the British forces quitted Egypt, the idea of bringing it to England was never abandoned ; and whatever doubts might have existed as to our right to the possession of a trophy which had been taken, but afterwards (as it were) abandoned on the field of battle, were set at rest by the gift of it made in the year 1820 by the late Mehemet Ali Pasha to King George Iv. " Notwithstanding this gift, the obelisk still remained without any definitive steps being taken for its removal to England.t In 1830, when the French sent a vessel to Alexandria to transport to France the obelisk of Luxor, which is now standing in the Place do la Con corde at Paris, and also, as it was talked of at the time, the one of Cleopatra's needles,' which is yet standing, the French Consul in Egypt is said to have made the modest suggestion that, tho English had so long ne glected the Pasha's present, they might be considered to have relinquished it, and therefors it might as well be taken away in the French vessel which had come for the other obelisk.' _ Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr, " This, however, was not allowed to take place. Neither have the English taken any steps to acquire possession of a monument which is the indisputable property of the British nation, and which, if not re moved 11 will doubtless ere long become utterly ruined and worthless. The stones of the pedestal on which it stood have been carried away for building purposes; the obelisk itself has been exposed to many mark s in flicted by the curious and idlers of Alexandria, and as a last indignity one end of it has actually been built into the wall surrounding the port, forming part of the new fortifications of the city. " The subject of the removal of this obelisk has often been before Parliament. On the 2d of June last, in the House of Peers, the Marquis of Westmeath, at the re quest of several military and naval officers, inquired what steps had been taken for obtaining possession of or for removing it. His Lordship stated that the opinion of the late Sir R. Peel, expressed to himself, was, that it was a monument which ought to be brought to London and erected as a memorial of Sir Ralph Abercromby and others who had fought and died in Egypt. The late Sir George Murray had also stated that he joined with all his military and naval friends, who desired that the obelisk should be brought to this country. " In reply to Lord Westmeath's inquiry the Earl of Carlisle admitted the importance which attached to the obelisk, not meroly as a memorial of the ancient art of Egypt, but also as a monument of British heroism ; but said that ho apprehended there wore some mechanical difficulties. " This, however, can hardly be the case, inasmuch as the obelisk would u nquestionably have been removed in 1801, had it not been for the reasons already stated." As a relic of ancient art, as a memorial of two of the most renowned monarchs of Egypt, and as a trophy of British valour, this obelisk is without price. .1 1. allowed to remain in its present state, it will in evitably be destroyed, and there cannot exist the slightest doubt that it is th e b ou nden duty of the British nation to se e t o it s prese rvation, which can only be secured by carry i ng ou t the intention of our valiant troops half- a - cen t ur y ago —namely, by trans planting it to En g l an d. The approp riate site fo r it . * Mr. Gould, in the Builder of August 2, sap, f rom certain authorities, it would appear that both were stand_ lag at the close of the 12th century. t On the 15th of April, 1832, when a in • t• F rop o st ion for its removal was inado in the House of Cora was stated that it w ei g hed 284 tons. Captain Commons, it R.N., supposes it t o be 230 tons. S m yth, t In 1822 Captain Smyth, RN., Was prepared, with the consent of Mehemet Ali, to attempt it s removal, b ut cou ld not procure the authority of our Government. The Pasha offered to buil d a pier for th t h e obelisk, and to render Captain Smyth every assist ance for its removal. i On the 15th of April, 183 D, _a proposition for its re moval was made in the House of Commons . It WikB then staffed that i ts removal 11%114 Cost 15,0001. might either be the court-yard of the British Museum, where it would form a no bl e addition to the peerless ' collection of Egyptian monument s , of which th e famed " Rosetta Stone," that other trophy of our occupation of Egypt, forms a p ar t ; or i t might, per haps, be more appropriately set up in St. shmees.. park, at the back of the Horse Guards. The expense of its removal could no t b e grea t but, whatever might be its amount, it is certait when even Mr. Hume has expressed an interest i t : the subject, that the nation would cheerfully incur it . An offer bas, ind e ed, been made to G overnment ts bring it to England by contract for a comparativol:, trifling sum. SPORTING NOTES. No. CV. THE HOLYOAKE STAKES, &c. (By ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Snt,—Two or three blunders occurred in the list of non starters in yesterday's dispatch in consequence of the indecision of the owners at the time of sending it off. Backbiter, Champion, The Ebor, Elcho, and British Boy will not start for the Holyoake Stakes. Herbert, I be-, lieve, is a non-starter, and Ischia is very dubious. ThS field will consist of Egret, 6 yrs, 7st 101 b, Administrator aged, ist Mb, Sunrise, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b, and Leap-year' 3 yrs, sst 81b. Another may go , b ut that i s uncerta i r, Egret and Administrator will b e th e fi rst and secoma. Very little betting on any other events but those about to be decided. A great deal of talk about Dawson's trio for the Ebor Handicap; not known whether the horse on the day will be Maid of Masham, Cyclops, or The Italian. The betting last night was remarkable at the West , end for its difference from that in the City with respect to Nancy for the Ebor Handicap. At the former, 5 wig 6to 1 was currently offered against her; in the latter, any ad vance upon 7 t o 2 was sna pp e d up with gr ea t avidity. Clarissa was in considerable force for the Ce sexewitch at 30 to 1, which price could not be obtained at the close of the evenin g . T he market t hi s morn i ng is not very brisk, but a moderate amount of very heavy business has been transacted, at the following prices:— Holyoake Stakes-6 to 4 agst Egret; 6to 4 agat Leap year; 4 to 1 agst Admi n i strator, whose price is very indefinite, the odds in different place' varying from 3 to 20 to 1 ; 5 to 1 agst Ischia( 6to 1 agst Sunrise; 10 to 1 agst Herbert. Wrottesley Stakes-2 to lon My Fancy. BerkshirefStakes (Read ing)-6 to 4on Cranberry; 3to 1 apt Mefferd. Read ing Stakes-5 to 4on Grey Tommy. Ebor Handicap -3 to 1 agst Nancy, 7 to 2 and also 4 to 1 la i d ; 5 to 1 agst Haricot; 6 to 1 agst Maid of Masham; 10 to agst Knook Knoll; 15 to 1 each agst Hungerford and The Italian, both taken; 20 to 1 agst Lady 20 . 7 to 1 agsi The Little F awn . G rea t Yorkshire Stakes 2to 1 each agst Nan c y an d N eas h am , offered; . to 2 agst Marlboro ug h B uc k, t a k en; 8 to 1 ags t Newmmster; 20 to 1 each agat Ariosto, The Ban, Black Doctor and Azeth; 100 to 3 agst Crookshanks. A Barnsley cor respondent is informed that I shall touch upon the St. Leger in the course of this or next week. I am, Sir, yours, &0., THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. Aug. 13, 1851. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HUNTINGDON RACES.—TUESDAY. Handicap of 10 soya, each, h ft, and 50 added. One mile. Sir W. Booth na.Timid Fawn, 3 yrs, sst 101 b (Barker) I Col. Peel na Gladiola, 4 yrs, 73t 101 b Mr. Stephenson's Sardanapalus, 3 yrs, Est 41b 3 Mr. Rogers's Pulcherrima, 5 yrs, Bst 71b 4 Mr. Etwall's B us h ranger, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b A fine race. Two Yrs Old Stakes of 10 soya. each. Second to save his stake. Last half mile. (10 Subs.) Mr. Daley's Cavan, Bst 71b (Bartholomew) 1 Mr. Stephenson's Ravens-wing, Bst 71b A good race. Sweepstakes of 5 soya, each, and 20 added, for three yrs old. The winner to be sold for 300 soya. Heats, one mile. (6 Subs.) Lord Sandwich na Knight of the Thistle, Bst Mb 1 1 Lord W. Powlett's Fochabers, Bst 21b 3 2 Mr. Stephenson's Sardanapalus, Bst 51b WOLVERHAMPTON RACES.—TUESDAY. The Patshull Handicap, of 15 Soya, each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, with 30 added. One mile and a half. (21 Subs.) Eleven paid. Lord Warwick's Grief, 5 yrs, ist 111b...(W. Sharpe) 1 Lord Chesterfield's Humphrey, 7st 101 b (Flatman) 2 Mr. Marden's Green Oak, 3 yrs, 6st 41b_.... (Hiett) 3 Mr. Morland's King of Oude, 7st 121 b (Whitehouse) 4 Mr. Phillips's Le Juif, 3 yrs, Bst 21b (Knott) 0 Mr. J. R. Scott's Manchester, 3 yrs, Est 31b (Wells) 0 The Chillington Stakes of 10 Soya. each, and 50 added, for two yrs old colts, Bst 71b ; fillies Bst 51b ; winners extra. T.Y.C. (11 Subs.) Mr. J. Eyke's My Fancy (Sharpe) I Mr. Flintoff's Ibis (Wells) 2 Mr. E. E. Buckley's Medlock (carried Bst 81b) Mr. R. Shelmerdine's Morning Star ... (Whitehouse 0 Mr. T. Taylor's fby Ithuriel, dby Sadler (Flatman) 0 Won by half a length. The Cleveland Cup of 100 sous., _by Subs. of 10 soya. each, with 50 added ; th e secon d to receive 20 soya. 3 miles. (15 Subs.) Mr. T. Parr's Clothworker, 3 yrs (Flatman) 1 Mr. J. Saxon's Sister to Clothworker, 4 yrs...(Hiett) 2 Mr. T. Price's Cheddington, 3 yrs Mr. Wilkin's Langton, 5 yrs (Lye) 0 Mr. C. Blanton na Hippogriff, 3 yrs . ...(Charlton). 0 Free Handicap of 5 sous. each, 3 ft and 25 added. Once round. (10 Subs.) Mr. J. Hargreaves's Osbaldeston, Bst 21b (Denman) 1 Mr. E. Jones's lanthe, 3 yrs, 7st 61b (Preece) 2 Mr. Brown's Lucy, 5 yrs, 7st 131 b (Wells) 3 Mr. Herbert's Spot, 5 yrs, Bst 61b (Evans) 0 Mr. Martin's ShilmalierWest, 4yrs, Bst 21b(Flatman) 0 Mr. Copeland's Aldgate, 5 yrs, ist 131 b (W. Sharpe) 0 Mr. Deacon's Minna, 3 yrs, 6st (Knott) 0 The Borough Members' Plate of 604 Heats one mile and a half W. 11. Scott's Aristos, 3 yrs (Evans) 4 1 1 Choice's May Day, sps (Wells) 1 2 3 T. Parr's Snowdrift, 4 yrs (Hall) 3 4 2 G. Hawkes, Milk Boy, 3 yrs(W. Sharpe) 2 3 dr BETTING AT MANCHESTER —TUESDAY. Great Ebor Handicap -5 to 1 agst Nancy (taker freely), 7 to 1 agst Maid of Masham (taken), 8 to 1 agst Haricot (taken), 10 to 1 agst Knook Knoll. Great Yorkshire Stakes.-2 to 1 agst Nancy, 2to I agst Neasham, 7 to 2 eget Marlborough Buck (taken). GREAT EXHIBITION LABOURS.—A short time since (says an Ipswich paper) six farm labourers, named Robert Bennett, Jonathan Bennett, William Peek, Joseph Woods, George Hatcher, and John Davey, belonging to the parish of Otley, started from that place for the purpose of visiting the Great Exhibition. They walked from Otley to the Ipswich Railway station, a distance of eleven miles. and arrived there e h t , s t f h o e r y L p o r n n d n o e n e d b e ) d - t h b e y s e a v n e n n m A . n s i t . bus to within about two miles of the building, when they alighted A.M. train. rr in time A t o take ivin e g x a c t u S r 'hi eon tdi tickets t k c and walked the rest of the distance; and after strolling amid the wonders of the World's Fair for upwards of four hours, they returned on foot to the Shoreditch Sta tion. On their way thither, one of their number parted from the rest, and they had to retrace their steps until they found him. They then resumed their walk to Shoreditch, and arrived there in time for the mail train for Ipswich, by which train they reached the latter place about twelve o'clock at night. After partaking of some refreshment in Ipswich, the whole party then started for Otley, reaching their homes about four o'clock in the morning. Four of the number, feeling the need of sleep, betook themselves to their beds, but the other two, Robert Bennett and George Hatcher, pro ceeded at once to their usual occupations, George Hatcher to carting manure, and Robert Bennett to ploughing ! Thus, after not less than twenty-five hours' exertion (walking be tween forty and fifty miles, besides riding 140 miles), these two men went through another day's work of no easy nature ! FIRE AT PECKHAM.—Yesterday afternoon, a fire, that did considerable damage, broke out in the premises belonging to Mr. J. Howard, a carpenter and builder, 12, High-street, Peckham. The flames originated in the workshops, from whence they spread with unusual swiftness to the adjoining buildings. Within a few feet of the burn ing property was situated a number of buildings belonging to Mr. Orlan, the chemist, and in order to prevent the con flagration from reaching them, several men set to work, and in a very brief tperiod succeeded in p u lli ng d own three of the same, together with the fence. The fire, the last expedient was accompli s h e d , h a d se i ze d upontn roof of the brewery belongin g to Mr. Archer, but th c e ded of th inha bitants worked most pr a i seworth i ly, and happ ily succeeded cee in cutting of its ext ens i on. The engines - London Establishm en t, and W est of by the time q uickly attended, a n d t h e f i re was eventutq o ward, together Il y s ubdued, not until the work s h ops b e l ong i ng to Mr. En gland but Company generally believed with the stabling, were destroyed. of shavings. glue-pots coming in contact with a heap that the fire resulted from a spark ajtdhieering to . one of the fgold For tunately the principal sufferers weroinured. MONEY MARKET.—The q uotron to o jat Paris Alin es an exchange of 25 0 - 7 ;' and is about 4 per mule discount (according at short being ' 25.05, it price w .f . 31. the new ), mark, t a rakd:wc oustsic h for at s t t which, at the English Londonugo. lv oB per cent, dearer in Paris than ounee for standard r g i i s cl uo , t fb e o s from Hamburgh the ahnedaErdiagglic,slhcl, Price e es o a f the exchange p follows that gold is gold ex . in London. is 4261 per Mint price of 3L 17s. 100. Per 51 ; and the exchange at li ch an g e of 13. being 13.6 i it follows Lon don at short London ,andthepar e in f than' , that gold is 0.41 per f New York on London for bills ' at 60 days' sight amburgh on unmburgh The course of America being 109 2 3-40 per cent., it follows that the exchange between England i s 114 11 eg P ac e r at c : e d n c t ii . Am e xchange is nominally 0.67 per cent. in favour of England ; r eer- c i e n n cent., and after making allowance for difference of interest and charges of transport, the present rate leaves a small profit on the importation of gold from the United States. THE T IIRANDESTON MURDER.—John Nickle burgh, who committed the terrible murder at Thrandeston, has been brought to the Ipswich County Gaol. He has so far carried out his avowed intention of starving himself that he has not taken three ounces of food ; he has lived entirely on liquids, such as coffee and tea. We understand he will this day (Tuesday) have an interview with his wife, and write his will. Atter this lie declares that nothing shall in duce him to partake of any kind of nourishment, and that ho will never disgrace his family by having it said that he was hanged in front of the gaol. The authorities have remon strated with him, and should he obstinately persist in his intention, efforts will be made to force him to partake of sus tenance.—lpswich Express. COURTS OF QUEEN'S BENCH AND COMMON PLEAS. —By one of the late statutes (14th and 15th of Victoria, chap. 41) the salaries of the Chief Justices of the Queen's Bench and Common Pleas are regulated. Under the 2d and 3d of William IV., chap. 116, the salary of the former was 10,0001. and of the latter 8,0001. a year. From the death of Lord Tenterden the Chief of the Queen's Bench has accepted 8,000/. a year, and the Chief of the other Court has been paid 7,0001. for some time. It is now considered expedient to regulate the salaries, and they are declared to be—to the Chief. Justice of the Queen's Bench, 8,0001., and to the Chief Justice of the CQuaraol3 Pleas, 7,0001. A pear.