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

f -- ------- - .p i ,;. P. en c .. it .----,-,---------..--,..-_,-.....,.._..--,...- & in ," it , r p”i, ' l ' a Place where they find dinners rind 11.AILIVA Y RET URN to,l ( ''iltki li, e 4ut '". He had ncver kept a sliver hell. ---,,-• 14 ti4 l . -ate r ler: F li t4bt h , pl,,y geing t in ail. (lice. He h ,,,1 be was " 14 St. Mar:ii.s-lat:e, but while he had :,,,,I T „ ItAFFIC RE.TIT' 2 ,NS 1 , 01; THE PAsT WEEK. Receipts. w m a l 3 l l9 was ivavlt. charged with stealing wice warrant:3, ot „;,,, dt NA GE OF RA I I.3VA Y. GI ti , C4 tai so el a charge for doing so and the charge 1850. - lBl9. I 1851. 19Q• le 11 4Z o ('',f by th " " 1 4( , rd :vlay , ir. lie knew a yerr,:on BRITISH. -.I- - t .. lll, ei v. T ,. , ;Muter Hart, but nt ver j•iined him in 72 Aberdeen r• 563 11 '!• In tu t liul'i. he -io,t, know a person nsr.:::( d 1.1( rbert Jen- ~ 256 sr 11. 4tu of bi n - 1 - Had r, ad in the papt-rs diet I 16 Birkeniwad , Lancashire. and C I K-hire 41 , _ sepr, 41 % .,. e 7 7 3' ' ' r P:e el l IV, and e 0T:1 1 [ 3- n 1 ; e l n 3o :• Is•n : •• : : :: •• .1: ..... : 1 : 6 5 0 49 1 1053 Itt iN tl Co• H a , ' '` i . t ransperse I f..ir trterii g a forged ac• 14 Itolton,Bleck burn, and Wes: York •• • • 4,G41 4,781 N t l t %all o f ~.,"' d it; Briltn-row, Parcadiliy, and 85 Bristol and Exeter •••••••••• • • • • ' • • • 6,850 7,497 .•• •• tke 'l l, Cr E r? kn:,71.1.,?r;ie of B ) run. liceliaid to ansiT 160 •Caledonian... v . l . j ,„ •.... .... .. .. ... .... 2,48.8,84 4 , 5161,0 j 941 Chester and lio y te„ d. 7 . bb? \\ It eese stu r " rl Shelburne. He knew Mace, tIP 22 Dublin and lithast Junction ........ 1,077 1,144 , er wards that he dill knew Lord ri lletriy. r i lle, but deriied gilt ho had aelveetheil himself as a 53 Dublin and Drogheda• .•••••- • • • .: • bpi . tet,d er U l_.ooo 11 , 3 1 4 1 2 7 , 0 2 _ 8 6 740 17G% Dundee Dublin and and 1 ( A i i r rg- t s r t o o a l t v i n , .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... W i, 'rot a h i ' e latrv,a got a shillibng from him. He go; 129 31 Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen - Junctlon 19 Dtmdalk and Enniskillen-- .. ...... 110 1 4°S411 ad 'l' ;- 1 , , a , . 11 , t be wfell ,- 1 not say to vi - hi . t iimi.u.l . l. 851 793 fr , get t .,'," "o under the name of btati , ,rd. Did 67-4 East Amt:iati... -••••••••-• • • • • • • • • • • 3,868 4.037 75 Yi i East Lancashire • ............... .• - 01 4 4 Lerd",-ts hllls of exchange fur 5.000/• each is mo 14.898 322 Eastern Counties and Norfolk.. •..... 1:507 2,380 t r i ti, llet h e .I.l:,ltirne. Weald not say whether 55 Eastern linion .. 3,896 4,379 k a ,, ,, , i 4 t o ill( Lord Shelburne that he ver.s 5771Yi Edinburgh,F di i l 1r z and Glasgow .... ........ 2 651 3 158 I' l'erth, and Dundee ••• • • • ' '362 ! 41 'it d f il 4( 4 tt L I, CR Y . to get money for the bills. - 18 Furness Railway •• • •• .. ••..•• .. - • 3,510 3,788 ..1 4 : a ' - ttt,, d ; . e tee bills for him. Witness am in tht , 100 Glasgow, Paisley, and Ayr ••••:• • • • • 1,5 W 1,188 lira g lt ic ,, ' i l l all the races, from the Newmarket 2'44 Glas g ow, Paisley, and Greenock - - 2,520 4,091 th e 4 49 g,v,‘"wrl to a donkey race.-(Laughter.) 143 88 i Great Great Southern Northern and E. L. • • • • • . • • • . and Western (Ireland) .4_,2 34 4 1 4 8 ,:; ) c B , 9 1 4h4 , 241 ' . ' II the prisoner 105/ in notes fur ' 2:30 A Great Western •••••••••• • • . • • • • • • • ,7 4,698 5,790 14 4 1 ,,,, ; e got the mono from lien- 90 Lancaster and Carlisle. 1./j i ) 1;11 1 t ,; "red publican. He first discovered '411,1 105 r eeell he a forgery in Novembr r last. 2353 J LancashireLeeds k and T a h r l l r d s i k - or . k . 5 . 1 . 11 . r . e •: .. :••••••:: •• : : : 13 'l / 1 23 i 171 :, 1 2 1 `; ( 0 ) 2 . Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport.... kp, 6 firl e't whether Inspector Field told him he 47 k T London i andli c 1 B .N i o a r e t k V a V n e . ss . t e . r . n .. :..... .. .. . tu;', N., lo e P r i B orier 46,004 10) 52a 4 at an time. Field never, to hi,. tif: l 6 4 ti' r , i sai d that he would take the prisoner into 12,745 13,166 12,13 3 1 13, 15 9 2 6 17134 London, 1 1 3 i r d ighton a w nd es .S te o r i n ith . C .. o . a . st .... 4 " tor Iti a if h l h• - H h . ad 23 t5 9 I L o o t n n d h?a n ld r e ' rry 314 , to any 0 wou d ant orise fir, e . Southand Enniskillen ........ 231 13 275 011 h), 14 had I ono who w , old take the prisoner into it% Manchester, Buxton, and .Matlock, &c. , li t e‘Qti,„ , 0 ered the money to Langridge, one 167 3 4 Manchester, Shefileld.and Lincolnshire 5, 3 1 7 4 9 1 6,543489 9N, Manchester and South Junction...... el 'lltp a • : , ore l p r . - 703 175 L a l 'fq t1,1"cl bY Air. II 28 Maryport and Carlisle •• •• - ...... .. 24,678 25,560 l e 0,,... e „ law, ~ lIDDLESTONE--.lf it had rot 491 Midland •• •• ••••••• •• -.- •• -- •• 1,112 1,217 k r. 1 , 4 d th - ) 41 -toe of the present case, he should 50 Midland Great Western (Irish) ...... 2,348 2,483 N ~ ,1 . , de wire -stores in Picadilly long ere this. 13 6 ? istle and Carlisle.. ........... 3 664 4 350 Ip . , ( : ll lhe l hi e u. a t Luton, in Bedfordshire. The accept- 242 5 51,342 5,579 2NN:Northoe r " ; e l s B t r a i i t T i o s i . h d ; h • i • r • . ; • : : : : : : : : : : : : •. : : •. _ kti . y L i lath orit , w as not in his hand-writing or accepted 37 North-Western .................. „ 1,809 2,086 111 4 , 1 4 for him );.11ver authorised the prisoner to accept 45 Scottish Central .................... 482 687 32 Scottish Midland ............... .. Nt z " l ll* 2 ,. witness knew Elliott, and n collected 109 843 29% Shrewsbury and Birmingham ........ P t ! by' Hey on a bill fur him when he Was 47 Shrewsbury and Chester •• • ......... 1,305 1,738 313 567 ! td w i . tits a the railway train He advanced him 30 Shropshire Union .................. 1,847 2,082 58 South Devon.. • . • • .. . .. - .• ........ 1 / 4 1 , ! s e l a e h t,, he p e l e i f , l P t : T3 ,l O e, which vv . as filled up for 60 . 1,, 13_,300 17,039 234 South Eastern •• • • •• •• .............. 1,132 '`lleb r ' e d th IT ' - ' 4 Y or two alter it was due. 'Wit 75 South Wales .......... • . .......... - 1,023 4ro se l ‘e k i z r a e: p e th ' e l li bi a l t l. the book-stall at the station. 69 South York., Doncaster, and Goole .. 1,508 2,391 839 903 111 1:: : h is beii i , t l d bY ,11r CLARSON-He never, to the 2 , 0 311 13 West Cornwall ...... •............. 14t "k • Th P e a 11° 4'4 hi -.)aee ' tI . bill bar Mr. Elliott that was 12 y Wh r i k t n Junction ...............231 248 e a h n a d ve Newcastle, and Berwick .•• i 3,971 15,787 4 ptai l p t _ h e Eu,t,... e bill was drawn up in the ordinary . 2 5 9 6 0% k r. I t to i t, ill square station before he put his . ac- 2 York o and North Midland... FOREIGN. 9,496 10,101 , f 4 tp et .'n&hpp., e had net instituted this prosecution, 761. Amiens and Boulogne. --. • • • -..... 1,587 2,270 1 933 1,018 I t . l C9l 1 " 1- 1 wi th ' a rttired publicun recollected a bill , ril ,• Th „ . Mr. L„ , ' Con for a bill i , 'elf f,, hill w at the Euston . sta i . ........, iri,r. 63 Monterenn and Troyes • • .. 336 Northern of France - .... - ' kl e , 1 ' GO/ and not filled up. Witness filled it up 143 Orleans to _ 8 '5 3 3 4 20 1 , 3 32 80 1 1 r o ,.''so di;,, "g advanced through Elliott 50/. upon Bourges (Cent.) 72 Orleans to Bordeaux .........• 8,644 7,559 gto , „, 7sltaolie'Qunrcd another bill fur Elliott for 2001. 82 Paris and Orleans ................ • • 8,030 5,471 / 111 4 114)1. in th:a by Mr. CIARKSON -Was not the 85 Paris and Rouen .........•• •• •• •• •• 3,148 3,832 •- i 59 Rouen and Havre ...... •••••• •• •• •• Thi l 4 k r - P r eseat case, and he did not believe the 9 1 , ger "_`•- 4r 114 th e Y. k14f.e144 are i , Tit 1i.8 0 ,,, , for the prosecution. POST-OFFICE NOTICE. 41,rt,13:°neide;abrelit addressed the jury for the pti- All"rani) e length The following notice has been issued from the Post eofficet- lli ill I ATT • 1 04 1 1, afte s ummed up, and " Wet the cover of the letter with a sponge 'TO AFFIX THE EMBOSSED POSTAGE LABEL STAMPS. Ps. mode- 2 I‘he Wasr I 4 thort consultation, Acquitted the ordered to b immediately discharged. H rately, but not too bl . slightly. Press the stamp down care- ,) th,_ (11. P .A 7 E W f - 1, -- x r 7 .7 77., .• • • . fully with a dry ottingpayer,continuifigt ri be pressure ,_., " Wet the cover of the letter with a sponge mode rately, but not too slightly. Press the stamp down care fully with a dry blotting paper, continuing the pressure until the stamp appcars to be firmly attached. " N.B. As a highly-glazqd surface is unfavourable to adhesion, the more glossy the surface of the cover, the more carefully should the label he affixed." - A , ~,------------- eii (13,/ ''''-c• IV COURT. t oi Z CL Wit ere the C031310N-SERGEANT.) n .9 ' It 8" 1,' 2 ged 18, Sarah Cletnentg, 23, Selina Ib i ; :I 1 1'1,„ a " t• 1 them described as spinsters, and tie,..7, ttar; !Red 9 1, a sailor, Edward Walker, 25, tir°" with Tot Elliot 9 labourer, were severally too trowtha:3 bing ' Frederick -4, Augustu s Thomas,. 61. in IV. ' a Jack, t, a waistcoat, and 3s. tii. 14e Ilri e Th r A itora r 4 conducted the case for the prosecution, qiipro_ 8. were undefended. i, 117eator, a Young seaman, deposed that he 41 Sarei a) , r ' e r Eliz 1, Va u, a grl of the town, in nitc ... ti e qt, N j tWeetl twelve and one o'clock at bight on 6 ,- , t , Uly , Ak i ,, l'ltsl6, l !, WllO took him to a house in George- Ad'ti4eti4B. They entered a room upstairs', he 1 11(1 ,itf Y r s(4ser, aecordin to his account, at the tli,,i4 ois: i _rig some tim e in the room he went to ‘l l ,'" Ilot b - °toe lotion with the female prisoner, Wilson. 4itothaaar° gin bed when the prisoner Clements titt ri 11 90 e. room, and lay down on the bed beside him ,1 , 4 (4 11 1 th e ifi°4l3' afterwards the three male nompri elor,c h e,"iale prisoner Langley eittiired also, I • . kh ''" 16 3 'lad seen before. It was then about. Lllll'l4l the'rtilurtifug and though there way no can '4 ' rer ":1°4:1, tb i er daylight sufficient to Ltili itid d so o to distinguish e as t, 4B iir,,. , faces. One of the three 0: 5 t, 11 ` 11 , be t,'"fra'irie, p!rosecutor, who was alarmed, told , 1 "i:o i a ts co, 1;,, or t hey had only come . to ask for Nils i hre l pocket,°tF) osccutor had tour sticks of to -1111:fl w hi c h he gave teq i kal e pris _ a greater part of but Il k t iti c i ll , 415,1,014 uners. They then went away, a quarter of an hour, each armed e o i t topt to The prosecuto , being frightened, made t 'll ° o ll t le i la et et ,lat of bed with r the intentionof leaving caught this reli,, go ad he liZse. three female prisoners and twisted li p : k 'cl hi ro : t On the bed, aleiiti?tril strtiggie e so as to provent his lq!hat, Pria;) t ,„.. ns t.ted, in the couiise ofwwsehrischcothne ilt.oney4nstr.ipped him of hls l t e ro of clothing, l l lC tt 't f re h lrt eo e i lla every other article k t, i t tltel ta th e al "taWerS. Before he could extricate Ica The do...at, he beard the whole . of the pri ktitiNi ice ite prose wti the stairs and decampiug from ri th ti e . i t 0 44 1 , e , h etitor remained in the room alone ii . 1 li s . li.,! (1 hi n ., e , 4 two of the male prisoners came in tqeili 1(1 •••1 111 -.. LO 0 .- did, though a ll ter g b, ill aw ay, which he h t ' li, i ele ted t ", was his shut end drawers. The vi eie gi re t, th ron e ' transaction to the first poll . 0 eu __` . i t qt prise all evegh whose instrumentality the P" ivPio,e_oer tilltually taken into custody. %r i ty , tl'illltt. w"eill,4on, in her defence, said,. that h w d h n en o , 11 tb, t qf, r ,,,L, Glee with her, he said he . with her, 1.1,4%, age e ,,` 4 . nis trowsers to her to sleep w 't i q 4 e p osse ' to and that that was the way in it w . hich ,t i th e oth s " ° I . theca and the money found in the Ile t3 '.. ee Prisoner in the ( S 1 'l4 tiers denied being concerned livia ei Y fo hha t i N l4 ,t tt 1 4 p(l 4 i verdict of Guilty against them all. ti tl 'N tea Priso4ce-eonstables, who was concerned in The b ' pr 1. i nto custody, said he knew 14, a e 9 war._ostitutes, and that the male prisoners 4 1 to beltsktrs, of their prostitution. e t rtitißy, 'IOEA,NT sentenced each and all of I r k - orfed for severiyears. '4, 1 . 4 k 7 .- 7---.....................________ /1 r.lioss "'Rh COURT. I'l 'tep 41-, GURNEY and Alderman Sir JAMES ,N,P. CI 44, i nri st • L ., Di: TKE.) ,kit l ko;1 8, t w .'''' oteiren, aged 31, a porter, Conrad '0 ti :i 14e,Itoostalter, Philip Kessler, 31, a confectioner, i1,,,,,,0i4di, and Fritz Tonnet- all of them Ger [fit, is k ellio ete, Steffen dII ."' for a burglary .'% t4 re g ‘ h°ll se of William ?e9"a Verneck, and • y 04 Suet la Zit Henry-- 0, itii. q‘Nit a ' . weight of gold, the property f 141 k le o ' ' and 26 lb -ht of gold the pro yr a prs. weig , f Ittp:titiati%otaiiagets,Pe,re Cailleaux, and Kessler for e -4tie 04 4 aq harlsouring Steffen and Va . nder- OpLi) , et z for being otherwise concerned in the . III;ia ot ''ll),tl:l:LtitlWji-I"ttalevexgrally pleaded not guilty. Th tiai rand 4 'lr Parnell prosecuted; Mr. Bal \tttiQ t,t4514r Ituddlestone defended Kessler, and Mr. \l t ei i , 'ry iLtub'ason defended Vanderhoost. ti e etio eti,,,,ta question took place on the 22d July, t l‘t, Y t ) 9f, 4 °I tiltiaces atten ding it must be fresh in the 't t t 4 ; 4 ) the bth e case having been so re v,llt to fur p.riliee-courts. k tki, t ( l o tirtststte prosecution was proceeding when ) Gtf th , e .._ ,; 41 : 1 4 the trial was likely to last the j "aY• kp '.e k i kt i t i--;--.________ =__ 4 1 1 0 t ot 'acici `ILL -(THIS DAY.) l F t: 5 kid, t'nd Robert Gibbins were placed at the li ii 4 Pt Pl4r I ,Nl an X 7 . 11 'ti q. - - ,,, b ilr etiY, charged by Mr. John o . ld- N9tti lak',.,,ath thr Y-street, Pimlico, artist, with being 117 ea others nut in custody, in stealing a tit la t. Aland z eta, in Battersea -fields, on the ► 14 4 9 4 , oi, e. _, tho 41 4 °° ttr L i at °r de ki 4 (It ()!, of Posed that on the 27th Juno last he fi t s he No v t ~. Citizen steam-boats, with the ihktr4llll, trit;,ledo,-rtralico, and in the course of the i ih i t i1 1., 9 4 4 4! we; ii,el.4to co nversation with two persons the ir,i' 1 4 4. thi, , , vqe " t ieed to accompany them to . . tl l `gbl e ra he saw the prisoner Isaacs play tie ,N eN ° ei,,,,., a and - - ' 45 4 Pea lie was prevailed on to "a➢"ld 'te • ; the '. minus h), ~ ti le eln g a . Y played until he was _ tli k ` 4 01 th Pri su , s ' goal from some distant part of citi t t l ltA t 'it : t uro,:crul.'aaes and his companions ran 4 ho t 90 gatu L. i•or e ndeavoured to stop them, uky ° tt At 10 40 b "l4 Pocket, and directly after found 'l', '• Ai l ° th e e.ll robbed of 10/note. His endea- Ft ' t 4 Ia Prl sone a ' ti ritl 11,4; 1 , 4 rs had been fruitless matt y A i l ti i c oN tth a aPprehend by Pace-constable li lt , i 1,,, e Dri le big It„'2 , i,'lt l , ,Plur, i,„3',having deposed to the apprehen • ,isrtil hie:‘,Zr,Lv I`.i.ie icet•street yesterday, b -ii i tl t i , i es a reo,:id there was sufficient evidence to 1 44 4 t d?' 3l Art t r h ld ing the prisoners to the Wands- It, t ° then. als°,ffeaea having been committed lity t ill, Q ,, t , 1 4 - ata prisoners were afterwards I ,' l St4,4t li t t ot---___e____sworth Police -court accordingly. thiiitlrlik It i toi t hre e 'N. IN 6----------- 'Monday IN tle, i ,l at , 4„0 luck;cll a0G1112,4%.- i t W ll 4 , 4 St g r g o a a Rentle the evening, twoOrnesp'ecntfably liitlte,,top, hs e:t1) est-stntraenetr ent into thellseldiopibr some rk,r,klq,,i,r:lt'l,hilPllAited, they weiliTain"into a parlour riCtreritl9 \Jait, "`"° 1 1 a desk• el-f shown • discussed the 1 tad' a ti , rq wells old ~.,_,. • Having ... „1,, 1,k r s 6, they zit, the flavour of which they t half an hour 4'i t: l 4 t i e q 4 ~‘ , 4 11 106 °t i1 ( ), 1 srt.,lsstaraetseeciovtletraereti departed that l a the ab a n desk had been kk k t 41 , 14 °c yst in ie.etrorn, consisting of eight ;,'tai 1 14 4 cl ro ,, th e svvgold• rhe parties, who are su,s iliNti °Oh ' e ra,, i ,, ell mob, after leaving M'Cabe 5, ~ t k \ , i It IN A " . , 'l3.' out of town, kO(1, Ilia '4 tb"day 1 INs'rAx,-, 1 ,1 11 • ' ek, - "e (;- - ast, a --E OE FECUNDITY IN i N lio,`,4proNerada s ow, in the possession of Mr. A. )it•td 'rth ."' th r ,: i nar y ... a ArrnS Hotel, Aberystwyth, far. - tlt etai is tl,e year,eutnher of twenty-one pigs. This , 4,. 4 eo" w ard i o ' 61,1 , and h ther occasions Vitli 4 cat i w . ay. t fift„ a 3 l i i p on w lsh li wii t, Q '4 1. 1 "I th o ii• She is of the Old e . k g iti'llt ''''Tok,"Q/c/. s e of her living progeny, doing eq , t , : , t t ore , ee...., A , q ei t ' o et c , kw et ti °o 4 ,:' - t 4 quarter -past eleven o'clock 11 , 4, i'lvh lt h. l ''', ll . th reatendons storm of thunder and l it 1 i: 0 1( 1s :et ,c, k'veral, neighbourhood of Misterton and i ti o tli tt eie ti, ortlistio, trees were struck down ; and a hi i 4p ri l q EtIN the ho ten sheaves, in a field belonging VII i l .') , r,rliN tb4014,14e Ilill Farm, was set on fire by 1 / 2 ,0 l',,!,!u ß Qe hou se ,At West Stockwith the elec -1,1/41Bt!III:t114111,1 1. 411 1) ( 1% 1 h t . Il e ofebiz:_ir William. Titterton,.. boat it ' 6 kua ' but "'lu re g-triey into a sitting-room, in 'l li , c., tr e rie,, t ,. We are a were sittirg The children iic.4i,r, titileft,,tisl,Y. I , o 43 i rrY to state, -. the mother was '1 0; 11 T 3 :4N: '44 le 4 : t° 114;e light seerned to strike one LAI Iti A ty t i l ' i tlo e i t tr l , ge e proceeded down her body and , k tt ft 4 t r ek : f u ,4(l (l owa ',03 done to the house; the Y N14) 4°1 1 1 .1 4 'ct the°!the ligh t tiles, and half the roof ZiTr °i° cloo,.°"`ning. The chamber win- Mit, 94 4 r or hv'ePabn.els split. Mrs. Titterton a'a ''' e "roll to lament her uni otern,i. COURT CIRCULAR. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a general meeting on Thursday at their offices in Whitehall-place. Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial-office fur the Governor of Canada, and also for the Governors of the other North American colonies. BAMPFORD 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 Tunes. A Touch 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.— Sheffield Times. FINE SAGE.—A few days ago John Nutt, an amateur gardener living in Cricket-road Park, sent to our 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.—Shegield Times. DEATH OF MR. COMMISSIONER FARRELL. DURLIN, 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 1,500/. 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. WOOLWICH, AUGUST 23.—Mr. 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. BErRESENTATION OF CAMBRIDGE.—MR. BUTT.— An influential party is forming in the University of Cam bridi,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 56,386/. I Bs. Id., and the expenditure 28,11211. 4s. 2d., leaving a dis posable balance of 28,365/. 13s. I Id., while the dividend paid last half-year required 30,8431. 15e., thus showing a defi ciency of upwards of 2,000/. 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 msj , ,rity. The Master-General of the Ordnance, the Marquis of Anglesey, G.C.8., G.C.11., &c, remained at:Portsmouth on Monday night, and on Tuesday, accompanied by Major- General Lord F. Fitsclarence, 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 progress, 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 TRADESMAN.—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 Son, of Ossett, near Wakefield, for 91. 15s. The forged acceptance was dated August 7th, in the present year, and purporting to be payable at Messrs. Denison and Co.'s bankers, London. The second charge against Ramsden is for forging a guarantee, purporting to be signed by " John Hargreaves," directing Mr. B. Hirst, of Leeds, to deliver to bins, Ramsden, 51. 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 Tooley-street stations, with Mr. Braidwood, the superintendent; Mr. llenderson, 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-houss, 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 from 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 matt 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 in 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. THE 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 in 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 cr o p s , es pecially 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 has been very cold, with little sun shine, especially in the evenings. On Wednesday evening the thermometer was as low as 33 degrees.—Leeds Mercury. APOTHECARIES' HALL.—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 Hurdis Black, Dysart, Fife, N.B. NOTTINGHAM TRADE.—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 it s 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 as ordersfrom that country arrive, and which may be expected in a few weeks. The price of cotton is still maintained, but there is great uneasinesarespecting it, as the price of the raw-material is receding ; consequently it is in some measure checking business. —. Nottingham fournal. THE gtl 11. LONDON, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE YOKK RACES.—FRIDAY. The ConsoMial z..ietaalb:e a5O soy. added to a hancii- c,Yr, sw•eepsralus of 5 sots. each. 5 f urlorigs. l'dr.Wadlow's Cauiiil.i er, 5 yrs, 6.:t 12lb (W.Shsrpe) 1 Mr. Dawson's Tightwaist, 2 yrs, 6st 21) ... (Arnold) 2 The following also stc.k:ted, but were not placed : Mr. Walters's The Maid of Team Valley (Noble) 0 Mr. 2h ikisun's liany, 4 yrs, Bst. 710... (Templeman) 0 Mr. Robert's The Wreck, 4 yrs, Bst 41b Mr. Mori ib's Meridiar, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b (Whitehot.o4e) 0 Mr. S. Davidson's Black Da art, 6 yrs, Bst (Holmes) 0 Mr, Bowes's Mickleton, 3 yrs, 7st bib (Flatman) 0 Mr. Hobson's Giadiole, 3 yrs, 7st 31b Mr. T. Walters's Mary Nobbler, 6st 7ib (Mnrwood) 0 Mr, T. Smith's Tom Holtby, 2 yrs, 6st 41b ...(Hiett) 0 Mr. Llesseltine's Unity, 2 yrs, sst lulb Lord Stanley's Pirouette, 2 yrs, s.st. 41b... (Harrison) 0 Mr. Barton's Little Fawn, 2 yrs. sst .(01deroft) 0 Betting-5 to 2 agst Pirouette, sto 1 each egst The Wreck ar,d Meridian, 6 to 1 each agst Gladiole, Mary Nobbler, and Tightwaist. The race was entir e ly between the first two, and was won cleverly by a length. Run in 1 lain. 4 :cc , . The Convivial Stakes of 30 soya. each, 15 ft, for two yrs old ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 2ib ; 31b allowed, &c. T.Y.C. (8 Subs) Mr. tt entworth's Azeth (J. Marron) walked over The Great 'Yorkshire Stakes of 10 soya. each, with 100 added, for three yrs old; colts, Bst 71h; fillies, Bst 21h; the second to receive 100 sovs. out of the stakes, and the third, 50 sovs.; the winner to pay 2.5 toss. towards expenses. One mile end three-quarters. (163 Sub=.) Mr. H. Hill's Pitsford (A. Day) 1 Mr. J. Scott's Cyprus (F. Butler) 2 Major Martyn's The Swede (Cartwright) :3 Mr. H. Beresford's Sister to Swallow ...(Longstaff) 0 Mr. Harrison's Captain Grant (J. Matson) 0 Mr, Irwin's King of Oude (H. Bell) 0 Mr. Meiklsra's Italian (Templeman) 0 Mr. J. Scott's Mulgrave (Simpson) 0 Lord Zetland's Cantab (Llauxw ell) 0 Mr. Rothweli's Lou (T. Lye) 0 Betting-2 to lon Pitsford-6 to 1 agst Captain Grant-7 to 1 agst Italian-6 to 1 apt Cyprus. The King of Oude went off with the lead, which, with Cantab, Cyprus, and Mulgrave in his track, and the favourite several lengths in the rear, he held for 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 taken by Cyprus, Cantab, Pitsford, and the Swede following him. At the distance the race was left to Pitsford and Cyprus, the former winning, not easily, by a length; two lengths be tween the second and third, Cantab fourth. Run in 3 mm. 15 secs. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 gs., for mares; three yrs old, 7st 21b; four, Bst 91b; five, 9st llb; six and aged, 9st 51b. Three miles. Mr. Dawson's Priestess, 4 yrs walked over The Selling Stakes, of 5 soya. 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 extra. The winner to be sold for 150 sovs., if demanded, and allowances if to be sold for less. One mile. (11 Subs.) Mr. Wadlow's Cauliflower, 5 yrs, llb (W. Sharpe) 1 Mr. Gill na The Squire's Daughter, 3 yrs, Bst 101 b 2 Mr. Forester's Osbaldwick, fist 131 b (Wakefield, jun.) 3 Sir C. Monck's Gulliver, 4 yrs, 9st 6lb ... (Simpson) 0 Mr. Heseltine's Timothy, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (Charlton) 0 Mr. Jaques's Chantrey, 4 yrs, 9st 71b (Holmes) 0 Mr. Jaques's Dauphin, 3 yrs, 6st 131 b (Hiatt) 0 Lord Cardross's Scarborough, Bst 21b ... (J. Marson) 0 Betting-5 to 2 each agst 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 soya. each, with 100 added. The winner to give three dozen of Champagne to the York Gimcrack Club, the second to receive 25 sovs., and the third to save his stake; for 2 yrs old colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst 2ib. One mile. (32 Subs.) Lord Ciledon's Aaron Smith by Simoom...(Marlow) 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 Harcourt's Brother to Ellerdale ...(Marson) 0 Mr. H. Hill's Hothorpe _ (A. Day) 0 Mr. J. Wilson's Quc en Bee (Whitehouse) 0 Mr. S. Davidson's Jack Leeming (Holmes) 0 Mr. J. G. Smy th'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 Xllth colt, and 4 to 1 agst Hothorpe. Aaron made all the runing, and won easy by a length. The Members' Plate of 50 sovs., the winner to be sold for 100 soy., &c. One mile and a half. Lord Cardross's Scarborough, 3 yrs ist (Wake field) 1 Mr. Hesseltine's Andalusian, 4 yrs (Charlton) 2 Mr. Meiklam's Polonaise, 4 yrs, 6st 101 b (Arnold) 3 Mr. Williams's Chief Justice, 3 yrs, Est 31b (Aldcroft), Mr. Dawson's Old Claret, 3 yrs, sst 111 b (J. Brown), and Mr. Bell's Ormesby, 4 yrs, 7st 21b (W. Sharp), also ran. 5 to 4 agst Andalusian, and 3 to 1 agst Polonaito. Wo❑ by a neck after a fine race with three. LATEST BETTING. LEAMINGTON STAKES. 9 to 1 agst Dcugh 110 to 1 agst Tophans 12 to 1 agst Langton. ST. LEGER. Even on Voltigenr. 5 to 1 agst Pitsford j 20 to 1 agst Cyprus 7 to 1 agst Windischgralz j 25 to 1 eget Mildew [By some unaccountable 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 Ebor St. Leger came off hay ing rendered it necessary to forward the issue by electric telegraph, wo were unable to state the serio-comic man ner in which it was contested. The betting at starting was 7 to 2 on William the Conqueror, and 4 to 1 agst Mark Tapley. On the flag being lowered, the lot walked leisurely from the post, and each of the riders having re ceived waiting orders, there was no improvement in the pace until they had covered three-quarters of a mile. William the Conqueror then jumped off, and had a strong lead until inside the distance; Mark Tapley then closed with him, and a very severely contested race terminated in favour of the Goodwood nag, by a short bead. So near a thing was it, that many fancied it was a dead heat, and Cartwright, 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 tremely cold, and the company moderate in number and rank.] CRICKET. THE ST. CECILIA AND KING'S COLLEGE CLUE. These clubs played a match at Lord's on Tuesday, the 20th inst., which was won by the latter on the first in nings. ELEVEN OF ENGLAND V. TIVENTY-TWO OF HEREFORD AND WALES. This grand match was, after lasting three days, brought to its conclusion on Saturday evening. The Eleven on this occasion met not only with their match but with their bQtters; for, 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 ama tuers that the Thames boat races of the season should conclude as the Thames regatta annually did, an eight oai ed watch " took place yesterday, from Chiswick to Putney-bridge, for tankards, or drinking vessels, with inscriptions—such as are usually presented at Uni versity boat races, with an inscription commemorative of the eve Lt. Stripe. —l, Messrs. G. Burcheft; 2,11. Capel; 3, Pol len; 4, Cazenove; 5, F. Chapman; 6, R. Coveney; 7, V. Blake; Chapman, stroke; G. Latt, steerer 1 Black and Yellow-1, Messrs. Hardy; 2, Vantalph; 3, Woodbride; 4, Aylman; 5, Chillingworth; 6, H. Play ford; 7, Kitchen; W. Smith, stroke; Cea den, steerer Three others started. It was a capital start, and neck and-neck pace all the distance between the two first boats; but off the Crab-tree Mr. Smith broke a portion of his outrigger, but, however, gallantly con than d 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 her. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) COWES, AUGUST 23. ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE. SAILINGS. Aug. 18. Gipsy Queen schooner, Sir H. B. Hoghtcn, Bart., for Torquay. 19. Ballerina schooner, John Davenport,Esq., westcrn ports; Freak cutter, Wm. Curling, E2q., ditto; Mcs quito cutter, Lord Londesborougb. ditto; Stormfinch cu tt e r, Lieutenant-Colonel Bowers , Lonon; Aurora cutter, Le Merchant Thomas, 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 Ormond°, western ports. YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION. Alarm, Capricorn, Wyzard, Xarifa, Elizabeth, Fair Rosamond, Water Lily, Frisk, Brilliant, Sibyl, Con stance, Gauntlet, Eagle, Wyvern, Arrow, Gondola, Cygnet, Destiny, Corsair, Merlin, Ariel, Hawk. The Commodore's acht has come into harbour to have her spars shortened. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRMGE, AUGUST 23.—Intelligence has just been received here of the decease of the Rev. John Brown, ?1.A., the Senior Fellow of Trinity College. The Rev. Gentleman, who expired at Sowe, near Coventry, on the 19th inst., was about 75 years of age. He went out in 1799 as Second Wrangler, and Second Smith's Prize man. He was elected Fellow of his College in 1801, and the same year was Member's (Senior Bachelor) Prize man. Ile proceeded to his M.A. degree in 1802. At the time of his death he was the oldest resident member of the Foundation of Trinity, of which he has been Tutor. His memory will long be held in reverence here for his almost unbounded charity and unostentatious manners. NEWMARKET RAILWAY.—The Bury Post under stands that everything respecting the Newmarket and Ches terford Railway has been amicably settled, and the line will, without further alterations, be re-opened for the conveyance of passengers and luggage is ent irely Monday, the 26th i nstant . The road between the rails entirely overran with grass and weeds, and (men :are ,now employed cleaning it and ad justing the metals. lately necessary it was that they should be at peace among themselves. That 2,500,0001. ought t ) be bor rowed tat not mere than 4 FT cent , and, if it were so, they would have relief to the areout t of 25,0001. a.year. A part of that money we'll] fall in during the )ear. There was one debenture of 100 0001. at 5 per cent., on which ale:re they might make a saving of 1,0001. per annum. —(Hear, hear.) It was net his intention to have said a word about the 501 st'ares, hut, as a meeting had been held at Liverpool, at which Mr. Brancker 11-. d done them injustice, he could not help referring to the subject. At that meeting Mr. BrancLer 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 purpose of getting the resolutions with reference to the 504 shares passed, and that the directors were fearful that if the Bill which had been filed in Chancery were proceeded with it would get them into it "hobble." Now, he could assure them that the a hole of these statements were incorrect. With r. gard to making plausible speeches, he had never spoken on the occasion alluded to at all, and had only read a statement which bore very materially on the point. As to these 501. Aar( s, he might state that the matter was talked over at the board before the meeting at which they were first adorted took place. A calculation was made as to the amount of money re quired to complete the works, and it was agreed to prepeie raising a 501. share for every 1001. stuck. Mr. lludson proposed it to the meeting, which unanimously adopted tho proposition, and the shares were voted. That there was irregularity in the matter was perfectly clear; but he denied that the directors were actuated by any sinister motivee, or by any wish to promote their personal interests.—(Elear, hear.) As to the question of an Audit Bill, the company had 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 placed 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. He had no interest in opposing an audit, but he cautioned them to beware how they put themselves in the bands of the Railway Commissioners. —(Elear.) 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 Com mission alive, and he believed that without the auditing of accounts it could not be done.—(Hear, hear.) lie 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 o 1 them; but still he would say they had been guilty of in terferences which must surprise people, and he would cau tion the shareholders not to fall into their hands.— (Hear, hear.) The Chairmain then moved the adoption of the report. Mr. DARIN, 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 as they were 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 bad 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 inct eased 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 or 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 of light engines impracticable. After a few words from Mr. fluTcnisrsoN, in answer to some other observations made by Mr. DAKIN, The CHAIRMAN, in answer to a shareholder, stated that a reduction of fares between Sheffield and Rother ham had 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 Manchester, 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. . . RA IL WAY IN TELL! GEN CE. I.jL•AND RAILWAY. The usual halt-yeeriy meeting or the Midland Railway Company was a hi ye st relay at the station, Derby; Mr. Ellis, M P., chairman el the company, in the chair. Tee advertisement calling the meeting having been re ad, the register of sherehehlers teas seeled, and the report of the directors was reed by Mr. Bell, the secre tary. The follewing are extracts:— " In reeerence to the eteite went of the revenue account for the half :,ear ending June 30, 1850, your directors observe with regret ti there has teen a considerable diminution of receipts on passenger and goods traffic; while, on the other hand, there has been a large increase upon n , inerals and for rents. The total receipts on tre venueiwse oafetchotu•ncturr fromes corresponding all sources year ivai taken together equal sion it 59,513 L, w hil e, i n 1849, it was 114.682/. This great r e d uct i on a d m i ts of an hasy and conclusive expla nation. In th e fi rst p l ace, the interest upon the 50/. l de o n f d lB o 4 u '` The dispos a bl e b a l ance for 9. this ocea shares is now charged entirely to revenue, whereas, in 1849, only 12,500/. was placed to that account. On this head there is au increased charge of 46,763/. In the text place, there has been a greater expenditure in the locomotive departmentorising partly from the additional usilerge of trains rur, and partly from the necessity of providing further locomotive power fur the increased weight of traffic. Teere has also been an increase and©r the head of general charges, occasioned by the renewal of debentures arid commission on loans, which were here tofore debited is capital, but now properly belong to revenue. On the other hand, there is H diminution of expenditure under various other heads, whereby the excess of expenditure in working the line is reduced to the sum of 6,5741.; mid, when it is considered that the company possesses four new engines of larger power, against two smaller ones disposed of, the proprietors will, it is hoped, be satisfied that the directors have by this expenditure consulted the, permanent interest of the company. " The directors have placed to the Permanent-way Renewal Fund 10,0001., as in the corresponding half year of 1849, but the experiments which they are now making lead them to hope that this sum may shortly be permanently reduced. "From the disposable balance the directors recom mend that the following dividend be declared, viz.:— IGe. upon each 1001. of Midland Consolidated Stock; 3/. upon each 100/. of Midland Consolidated Preferential Stock; 2s. 3d. upon each 100/. Consolidated Birming ham and Derby Stock; 14 10s. per share upon the Ere wash Valley Shares—leaving a balance of 874/. 2s. 11d. " A further portion of the Great Northern Railway was opened for traffic on the 7th inst., thus bringing that arid the Midland Railway into greater competition ith 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 interest in the paid-up capital of the South Staffordshire Railway Company to the amount of 51,004 Since the last half-yearly meeting an Act of Parliament has been obtained tor 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 e ear; 4 per cent. from the Ist of August, 1851, for seven years; 4i- per cent. from the Ist of August, 1838, 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. " Tho directors have made arrangements with the York and North Midland, London and North-Western, and Leeds and Think Companies, for the joint occupa tion of the new passenger station at Leeds, and with the Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, and Eastern Junction Company, for 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 shall be ready for El attic. The directors of that company state that ' They have accepted tenders for laying the pavement way between Worcester and Abbott's-wood, and for erecting the temporary buildings at the station, and hope that both will be completed in about 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 of 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 tor tenders for the working by contract of the Birming ham and Bristol and Leeds and Bradford portions of the railway, but none of the offers obtained wore 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 length of line maintained during the last six months has been 467 miles, and the cost 29,4834, being at the rate of 1261. 6s. per mils 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 laid upon iron sleepers, &c., to which the directors al luded in their last half-yearly report has been highly satisfactory. " The length of line constructed entirely or partially of iron is as follows : " 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, 1 mile of wrought-iron joint sleepers, single line. " Upon the North Midland, 1 mile of cast iron joint sleepers, single line. " The earlier portions have been laid down between nine and ten months, and have passed the ordeal of a very severe winter, and the whole of the new road is placed where it has to sustain the greatest amount of traffic upon the line, both as regards speed, an d weight. " The principal works in h an d are the • Erewash Val ley Extension, the Birmingham Extension, large corn warehouse at Lincoln, and the enlargement of the goods and other offices at Derby. " The directors have made further progress towards closing the capitol account—the outstanding liabilities having been reduced, during the half-year, by 140,329/. 6s. 9d., and they believe th at t h e amount state d to t h e last half-yearly meeting will be fully sufficient for the completion of the works, and to discharge the present liabilities of the company." The CHAIRMAN hoped they would believe him when he said, that it was painful for him to stand before them with so small a dividend as was offered. The report gave them all the explanations that could be offered as to the circumstances under which the dividend was made. This was the first half-year in which their earnings had to bear all the responsibilities of the company, and they had been much disappointed in their traffic. lie was happy to say 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 period of the pre vious half-year amounted to 5,6004 If this favourable state of matters kept up, the close of the present half year would be very different from that of the last. The )ivnaeinr,gshuoabf the Great Norther n icet of great anxiety t o cf thou g ht it b e tt er t o ha hat t l d h eo nGlryetaetriNd Northern r o t h t . r e i r t n t e away f r ora m t o h n e t i h r ait r th e y. ae p o i o l ddwr iho,aryec. hostilityt mentioned o,rrsh, fwsthd h w e ewhi hatoo o ehrwu p e. p They t h o a p d o i t n h t e a r e t f t o h r o e s e entered plaees Pa a nt : g .a e —g equal r(°l°lme aer°' rates from itr w noe h tcco e eh r i e they competed with each other—(Hear, hear)— r e s s from to the av oid Chairmanreducing a nd he had the strongest assuarrey Company th at th e y were assurances astahnex i G o o r e a a a t a N t t o r e th m e i r d n j a ß e a d i Railway Company that they were as anxious as the Midland di 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 be main tained between them.—(Bear.) He might state that they had had two weeks' experience of the Great Northern, and that in the last of those weeks, in which alone there had been full competition, the receipts were 9001. more than in the corresponding week of last year,— (Hear, hear.) The lease of the South Stafford shire line, in which they had an interest to the amount of 51,0001, was mentioned in. the report; and he was happy to say that they were in a fair way of getting a good return for their money.—(Hear, hear.) Th ere was also in the report an allusion to the increase of rent; and he was happy to state that arrangements had been made t a o l l h y un to de c ra lo ta se nd th th e a ir t by which they would receive from the York and North Midland and one or two other railways 7,0001. a year as wassu n now he e had re duced rent for their stations. With respect to the capital ac count, that was a matter of the greatest interest to the t m hey foned considered aix itv monthsi virtually ual ago.ly closed T h e England in the same posi tion ')capit almPan t o lc. 4 c o o o uT , n o ht o l: o ya 4 nw , d a e and that wishedt'g e d he continually considered hnetaccount enacuttitnt a sum. ample their outlay. w en a o s u n g o h r t a o fl c w ov a e y r tphaenlyiaibnilities of the company. There as they were in with respect to te with Their ham, and a ception of the extension or thandexin little bit on the Erewash Valley, a mere gap at the end. 500 miles of railway were a l l f l ft co a m t of their line would be finished. about 6 weeks every yard their whole account Even this only required the laying It was clearly impossible to close pobfeirthmdeinrgwalittsh; since last meeting,and he was happy to say all of t had wound up several contracts he were within th e esti mates.d taken place with Mr. Mackintosh, immediately, as they had still cont racts to wind u p. They A long dispute had Lei cester and Rugby, and th e matter was finally left to upon the company reference. The' first demand ma de but that was so evidently absurd that Mackintosh, the contractor of t he works between was for 200,0001, was only 3 000/. (Laughter.) He only mentionedshow this to that they it was withdrawn, end a deman d made for 60,000/. The award, however, he was glad t o sa y , and he could assure them they need be in no fear that they would exceed the amoun t already stated. By th e ought to give the directors time to settle these contra c t s , 12,0001. bear3,ooo4 wouldregarding be gained by the company--( Birmingham lift, a saving (Hear, .) Since th e y. arrangement which bad been entered into the last meeting the temporary engine-house at Gl oucester and they would which would cost 5,000/. or money to do it a lready thewith ; had been destroyed by fir e, build a permanent one , 6,0001, but they had and he might also state th at th ey would re q uire to build ham to carry on their a large corn warehouse trade. These were all the outlays contemplated. Wi t h had 0004 ,ade bentures at 3,600,0 004, of which 2'oo was bor rowed at 5 per cent. lie would now show how abso respect to the capital acco unt, they stated the 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 was owing as interest, and was as certain of being paid as any account owing them for goods or any thing else.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. IRONSIDE said the chairman, at the last meeting, spoke of a " pinch" coming this half-year, though ha promised them 3 per cent. Certainly the pinch had come. The pinch, however, was in the shape of 2s. 3d. to the Birmingham and Derby, and 5/. to the Leeds and Bradford.—(Hear, hoar.) Be agreed that the only hope for shareholders raising► dividends was by a thorough re-organization of railway management.—(Hear, hear.) He was in favour of light engines, and would only re mark that if they were found impracticable, then it was impracticable for them to have dividends at all, fie would move that a detailed statement of the con- tracts entered into each half-year and of the names, du ties, 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.—(Hear.) He would put all the servants on a less fixed salary, and would give them a dividend on the amount of their salary along with the proprietors. If the shareholders were to be pinched, the servants must have a little pinching too. The CHAIRMAN had no doubt expected that they would have 3 per cent. this half-year, because he looked forward to such an increase of traffic as would warrant it, but he had been disappointed. A SHAREHOLDER asked an explanation of the slim of 25 0001. put down for engineers. The CHAIRMAN said, this was a sum for the payment of surveys made long ago, at a time when ao many sur veys were taken. Since the accounts were made up they bad paid Mr. Stephenson 4,0001., and he believed that a further sum of 5,0001. or 6,0004 would pay off the whole. Mr. BRANCRER, with reference to the SOL shares, con tended that what he had formerly stated on this subject was perfectly justified by the circumstances which had taken place. H e th oug ht th e heavy traffic of the line was not so remunerative as it might be 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. CILIPPS, one of the auditors, said 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 also 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 fur 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, oh, 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 7001. a year for perform ing their duties?—(Hear, hear.) Mr. IRON SIDE did not ask for small salaries. He only wanted the shareholders to know what their servants got. A SHAREHOLDER, from Leicester, who stated that he had put all he had into the Midland, complained that the servants did not show sufficient activity in procuring traffic for the line. He had been informed that there were five grocers in Derby whose custom would be worth 1,500/. a year if they were only asked to give it. It was all very well for these 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 it they paid them by dividends. A show of hands was then taken, when Mr. Ironside's motion was carried by a small majority. This finished the business of the general meeting. SPECIAL MEETING. In compliance with a requisisian from certain pro prietors, the meeting was then made special for the pur pose of taking the opinion of the shareholders upon the assumed liabilities of th e com p an y f or an y ex p en diture incurred by the Leeds and Bradford Railway Company ; also with r egar d t o t h e d e b enture d e b t an d the liability to pay a certain annual rent to that company; and a l so in respect to a ll th e circumstances which brought about the engagement between the Midland and the South Midland Railway Companies. The advertisement calling the meeting having been read, The CHAIRMAN said thi s was a matter of very great importance, and he would make some remarks upon it now, as he meant to take no part in the debate after wards. He looked upon this as the most grave question that had ever yet been mooted in a railway company— (Hear, hear)—and, to his kn ow l e d ge, it was looked upon with great suspicion in all parts of the country, as a supposed act of r e p u di at i on. —(Hear, hear.) This bargain with the Leeds and Bradford Company was entered into a number of years ago, when they were II very sangui ne a b out railway property. He had himself never more than twenty shares in the line. He bought 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. B u t h e stood there in a public capacity, and he begged them to remember that the eyes of all the country were upon them. He called upon them, as they regarded the character of mercantile men, the character of England, and the character of railway transactions, to be cautious in their movements upon this matter. — (Hear.) He was one of the persons who entered into this arrangement. At that time they were all very sanguine on railway matters, and this Leeds and Brad- SATURDAY EVENIN(3, AUGUST 24 1 1-6brO; he wanted to know it that extreme dissatisfaction was reasonably entertained? Therefore they asked, as he thought most reasonably, fur inquiry by a committee. If such a committee was granted, he would propose that it should consist of three mea, viz., Mr. 'sl pie, Mr. G. Chambers, and Mr. Wyid. Mr MITCIIELL thought the chairman had spoken of this question very daintily incited, but he wished he Lai been as dainty at the last meeting, when the 50-pounders came to a resolution thlt they should have 4 per cent. upon money which they had never paid.—(Hear.) Mr. GEACH took a very different view of this cafe 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 simply whether they were entitled to break what had been a fuir agreement. If it were a mere question of law, then the best course for those shareholders who were adverse to the bargain would be to go at once into the Court of Chancery, and try the validity of it. He, however, should very muc h regrt tto be obliged by th e C ourt of Chancery to do that which he ought to do as an honest man—(Hear hear)—viz., to do that which, however onerous, seas etill binding upon him as a duty. They had already had inquiry into this matter.—(No, no.) It came before the ins estiga- Lion committee, who invited Mr. W)lie to make com munications to them on the subject ; and when the committee reported to the shareholders, that body tl tided that it was not desirable to go any further into the matter. He, fur one, would not be a party to the repudiation of any bargain into which tb..y had en.ered —(Hear.) However bad the bargain might be, they were bound as honest and honourable men to abide by it.—(Cheers.) There were few people in the room that would benefit more by the lease being done away with than he would, but he had a character fur honesty to maintain. and he would not do that which t o con ceived would be a dishonest act.—(Hear, hear.) He hoped the proprietary would set this question at rest for ever, and let the world see that when they bad entered into a bargain, whatever it might be, they would honourably stand to its fulfilment.—(Hear, bear.) Mr. BRANCKER denied that in voting for the resolu tion he was voting for repudiation in the sense conveyed by the chairman. He repudiated this lease, however, as one got from the company by fraud.—(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 was 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.—([fear, hear.) Mr. M•Tunic could not be said to repudiate, for he was against this bargain from tE• very beginning. No inquiry had yet taken place into the matter, for the in ve,tigation committee left the question open to the con bieeration 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 the 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, of Leeds, felt it impossible either to vote 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 bad 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 say that they had no desire to repudiate a fair and honourable bargain; and he hoped that feeling would be echoed by every gentle man in the room, and that they would &how 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 had occurred to raise a doubt on the legality and fairness with which it had been carried into effect, and he 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 be 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 leg 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 one was entitled to plead the right of repudiation on any such grounds.—(Hear.) No one could condemn more than he did the principle cf 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 then 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.) Let them look at the letters in the public papers on the subject, and at the effect which it must produce on the shares of the Leeds and Bradford Railway.—(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 national debt.—(Ques tion.) That was the question, and ho had only used an illustration to show • the exact position in which the motion would place them. Ile found, on looking into the records of what had taken place, that the lease was considered at a full meeting of the share holders and agreed to, though Mr. Brancker made a pro posal that further time should be taken to consider the matter. Then, after this, another meeting was held to include in the 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 occasion the chairman said it was an open above board lease. He found that they had gone on from that time to this with the lease without one instance of 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 not mean, of course, that they were aware how im provident a bargain 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 be that it was with a view to get rid of the lease ? He would 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 say, let them stand by their contracts, and then apply all their patience, skill, and perseverance to the development of those vast resources which were still open to them.—(Cheers.) Mr. Bowers, of Leeds, supported the resolution. They were entitled to examine this matter just as they would examine the title-deeds of an estate that were thought doubtful. He had no wish to get sixpence of any man's 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 Jude honest agreement, and for that purpose he wished a committee. ford line appeared to be a most important link to s nect,.d either with this line or the Lancashire and York shire lines. They a ero anxious to get it, and the Lancashire and Yorkshire were as anxious to have it, on the other hand. The then board of the Midland unani mously ,sanctioned an agreement and the bargain wes ma ie in positive good faith between them and the Leeds end Bradford Company.—(Hear, hear.) It was a bond . file bargain, and had been so acted upon to the pre sent time. Property had changed hands on the Bradford hoe, 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 step 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.—(Llean hear.) On this subject he had received a number of letters; but there was one which he would read to the meeting, ac cording to the desire of the writer. It was from Lord Lifford, who was now in Ireland : " Gentlemen,—l see in the newspapers a requisition made to you to call a special meeting e f the Midland Railway Company to consider the liability of that com pany to Fay an annual rent to the Leeds and Bradford Railway Company, and other matters connected there with. " With great respect I beg to pretest against the attempt to disturb an engagement which has so long been acquiesced in. Yuu are aware 1 wrote to you to know whether any such intention was entertained by your board, and was informed none such was ceetem plated. I wrote to the Leeds and Bradford directors to . know whether there was any ground for the ch a r ge of ur.feir procedure, and was informed none whatever, and there ens nothing on their books which would not bear inspection. The bargain was made many years ago, when the most sanguine expectations were entertained as to the profits of railways, and it was made under the pressure of a competition for possessing this railway. It has not only been accepted and approved by the pro prietors, as rvell 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 j committee have discussed the subject, and yet that report was adopted without a dissentient voice, and thereby many individuals, and among the rest he who now addresses you, have been led to invest 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 met.e 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 Com • pany if they sought to repudiate this bargain, because the Lancashire and Yorkshire, or East Lancashire, offered better terms? If these proceedings are 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 tio 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 most obedient humble servant, " LIFFuRD. " 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.) He 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 moat 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 sub ject, he would now leave it in their hands.—(Hear.) Mr. WYLIE, of 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. lie was one of those mercantile men to whom Lord Lifford had alluded, and in the course of his experience he had ever found that honesty was the best policy.—(Hear, hear.) Though he had made many enemies by 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?—(" Yes, yes!" and " No, no!") He con fessed 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 ho was full of confidence in the justice of the cause he had taken up. They had heard Lord Lif ford's opiuinion as to the consequences which would I follow this inquiry if it took place; but he (Mr. Wylie) must candidly confess, that while he would not lend himself to do injustice to Lord Lifferd or to any other person, his sympathies were not with the Lord, but with that Leicester shareholder who had told them that be was utterly ruined.—(Cheers.) Last half-yearly meet ing, when this question was brought forward, they were defeated; but he was never so satisfied of the justice of his cause as after that defeat; 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.—(Flear, hear.) The Leeds and Bradford question was certainly a most important one to that company. It was a serious matter to them to pay this large amount of annual rent, and much he feared that the downward course of that railway—and it had been progressive hitherto—would put it beyond their power to pay this large amount of annual rent, and then they would have to make a bargain with the Leeds and Bradford Company, whether they would or not. — (Hear.) The Leeds and Bradford lease was submitted to the committee for investigation, and they reported upon the subject. Ho had seen 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 subject there was such an expression of feeling on the part of the proprietors that Mr. Murgatroyd and Mr. Waddington, though they resigned, were virtually expelled from the management. —(Cheers.) He, and those who thought with him on this question, had been ch arge d as repudiators, but he denied that they were so ; and if a committee was ap pointed h . e pledged hi mse lf to b ow to its decision, whether it was adverse or favourable to his views.— (Hear, hear.) He begged to state that he had placed all the papers he could command on the question in the hands of an eminent so li c i tor i n London to take the opinion of counsel. The result of the opinion given was, that on a question so open 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 wiih 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 inflict 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 if they thought proper. Ile 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 suspicious manner in which the Leeds and Bradford lease was got up, that Messrs. Hudson, Waddington, and Murgatroyd had all a personal interest in the arrange ment, and that, in fact, they were both buyers and sellers at the same time—that, in short, the transaction was of such a nature as would not bear investigation. After referring to some circumstances connected with the ap pointment of the investigation committee, Mr. Wylie proceeded to say that the company was in a most serious and critical position. The great rival they now had at their door might snap away the sm a ll surplus they had it in their power to divide, and i n such circum stances it was of the utmost importance that no division should exist among themselves. He believed that he was acting a friendly part, when he prop ose d t h at they should terminate all questions of discontent, and that they should . have that perf ect un i on which the chairman so strongly inculcated._(Hear, hear.) If, however, it was believed by a lar ge b ody of the shareholders that the Leeds and Bradford l ease was fraudulently brought about, it was impossible they could have the union so much desired.—(Hear, hear.) One great argument against inquiry was, that time had now legalized the arrangement, 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, an d i f any man held a lease which he believed he had obtained fairly and honestly, that man would court inquiry, and not oppose it.—(Hear, hear.) He contended that there were suspicious circumstances connected with the granting of the Leeds and Bradford lease, and that therefore 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 inquiry, 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 render it unnecessary for him to take that step.—(Hear, hear,) Mr. Wylie concluded by moving for the appointment of a committee to inquire into the liabilities of the company with reference to the expenditure incurred by the Leeds and Bradford Rail way, and into the debenture debt, and the liability to pay a rent to that company, &c., with power to call for persons and papers, and to report from time to time to the company. Mr. IRON SIDE seconded 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 resu l t o f t h e comm i ttee ' s investigation, he would be satisfied with it.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Hudson told them th a t if t h ey were no t sat i s fi e d w ith the bargain he would t a k e i t off t h e i r h an d s . —(A l aug h.) Th e di rectors acquiesced in that statement. Now, he and others were extremely dissatisfied with the bargain, and Mr. WESTON (4/ 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. PAGET, one of the directors, said this was en tirely a question of character, and reprobated the ides 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 most 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, hoar.) If this was a money question, as he held it was nut, he would say that no loss they could sustain by retaining the lease 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 ments. He would say that a company borrowing to the extent of nearly 4,000,0001. could not afford to have such discredit thrown upon it.—(Hear, hear.) After a few words from Dr. O'Bnistt in favour of the resolution, Mr. SMITH, a director, opposed it. He contended that it was not competent for the company to make mach an inquiry as was now proposed. [The CHAIRMAN here asked if any gentleman had lost two 101. Notes, as two such bad been found in the room. Amid loud laughter the Chairman's question was an swered by about 100 voices exclaiming, " We have alt lost 101. 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 followtd by Mr. CARBUTT, a director, on the other side. Ultimately a show of hands was taken, when a groat majority were held up in favour of the resolution. A poll was then demanded, the result of which was as follows: For the resolution ... Against it ... Majority ... ... 1,229 ..: 2,034 VAUXHALL•GARDENti.--The season at this OW was terminated last night by a bal masque on a scale of some what increased display and expense. The company, wbich was numerous, were regaled in the usual wanner by an immense band of instrumental performers, the appliances of all kinds of inspiring fluids, and such other accessories as such amusements afford. The dancing, under the direction of a host of masters of the ceremonies, was incessant from eleven o'clock till daybreak. The performers, however, ex hibited no symptoms of weariness, and the only regret was the necessity of retiring at last. The persons in costume dresses, as they are termed, were numerous, and some of them were very gorgeously arrayed. What are termed " charac ters " were, however, but feebly supported. 'I he whole was well arranged under the management of Mr. Wardell, the lessee, to whose exertions during the season the pleasure seeking public are much indebted. The directors of the London and Westminster Bank have resolved that on and after the 30th of nitit month their Westminster branch in St. James's-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 NAPIEIL—There having been ru mours that Lord-Advocate Rutherfurd is to be elevated to the bench, the electors of Leith have resolved, in case of • vacancy, to invite Admiral Sir Clarks Napier to become a caudidAtt.