The Sun. — London, England, 1851-05-02 00:00:00

POOR-LAW—LA WofSETTLEMEN T TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sen,—The offieill intimation to Parliament with re ference to the question of the law of parish settlement, appears to indicate an intention adop . t Sir James Graham's propo ration of consolidating 1,500 parishes into 6'oo unions or " circles," or some scheme so closely app rox i ma ti n g to this, that upon comparing the two, it i s p oss ible they may assume an appearance like unto a distinction without a difference. Assuming that the views of Sir James and the autho rities agree, what is it that Sir James proposes, but the utmost amount of centrilization that the public will pro bably submit to; this change, however, would not abate the evil attending the present law; but it would retain all the inducements that now influence interested par ties to resort to the many devices that are adopted to thwart settlements, and the same motives to progress in the present work of demolition, which now prevents pre sent and future settlements being obtained, and with union settlements, similar modes would be practised, the object of which would be to burden some other union with the maintenance of the needy applicant. A writer in a local paper, of a recent date, says— a My , way of removing drunken paupers would be simply to give them into the custody of the police, take them before a magistrate for being drunk, pay the passage across the water (which is another parish), and save all unnecessary removing according to law." In the principal of this economical way of dealing with the question of removal of paupers there is nothing new; nor is the takieg of fatigued paupers to a public-house for refreshment anything novel; neither is it new for paupers to become so intoxicated, that after a profound sleep, and upon restoration to their senses, for them to discover that they are no longer in the parish which had treated them so kindly, but in some other parish , at a distanoe from their benefactors. Such proceedings h ave b een j u stified, upon the ground that when doubts exist as to the ultimate result of re moval, under a doubtful settlement, it is an . easy and _equally efficient mode of compassing the intention, avoid ing litigation, and ridding the parish of a pauper family. That it Is an easy mode must be allowed , but it is illegal notwithstanding; and, however much some of us may be attached to such summary and lawless proceedings, these things are not to be done with impunity. The idleness of such lawless proceedings is illustrated in a case of settlement and removal, which occured last summer in a country union:— "A. widow with three children were inmates of the union, the m other was a native of Liverpool, and sh e applied to the board of guardians for 31. to pay her ex penses home; she stated that if she had th e means to return home amongst her friends and relations she could get a good living (legally the request could not be granted), but appearances were so much in favour of getting rid of the expense of the woman and her family so cheaply, that one of the guardians agreed to pay the 31. out of his own pocket. The woman had, however, a settlement in the union, and shortly after her arrival in Liverpool was compelled to apply to that parish for relief. The authorities at Liverpool inquired how she got there, and she told them the whole truth." This is one of many examples of the law of settle ment, the woman absolutely belonging to the union, yet one of the guardians benevolently advances sufficient means for the pauper to reach a distant town, who shortly after have to incur the risk and liability of remo val to the settlement which she had so recently left. It happens, in this case, that no misapplication of the union funds took place, the money being advanced by a guardian, of ecurse no loss could be sustained ; neither was there any loss; for, says the report, "he (the guardian) i s “1,1 minus that sum; but this irregular pro ceeding caused the town of Liverpool to incur all the expense attending the remeennt the woman and family belch to the settlement in the union which she had beet. enabled to leave by mieteken generosity." Change the law from parish into union settlements to morrow and :he succeeding day will witness that the same ',recess to check, fru,tcate, and prevent settlements will be resorted to by moat if not every union through out the kingdom. In the union referred to one of the persons interested, and who is watching the working of this question, with a view to immediate advantage to the union in which he is interested, ntys,—" We consider n strict attention to removal us one of the most vital questions to which we can direct the attention of the parish authorities, and we feel assured that et the present moment our outdoor relief list, and the books of the union workhouse have scores of names upon them of p eipers that do not beiong to us, and which might be, speedily taken off if removals Were rightly attended to." A complaint is here urged against the officials for the want:of energy and stringency with the cases of paupers, so that by the distribution of the poor to other places, the parish in question may be relieved from maintenance, id by this means a saving to them will accrue. The writer cannot be censured, he is only moved to action by one of the lowest but predominant motives that influences mankind, namely, that cf self-interest; and, unhappily, it must so continue while the law defines a division of land, be that division a circle, a parish, or union, as a place for the purpose of defining a legal set tlement. The retention of any spot, be it what it may, can have no beneficial effect with regard to paupers, and while one union is engaged in removing a family from being to 'them a burden, some other union will be si milarly employed in forcing some other family to the opposite union, and in these cases all parties are, and will, under union settlements, bo injured, and neither benefited ; and worse still, to inflict all this mischief, heavy expense is and will be incurred, which the payers of poor-rates must discharge. This expense frequently reduces payers to paupers, without the payers obtaining any real advantage, but the consequence to families, which untowardly get in volved in the gulf of settlement, the result is: most distressing, while, on the contrary side, who can esti mate the advantage that would result by rendering set tlement free ? Every one will readily admit that this is a most diffi cult problem to solve, but, to meet the difficulties of this complex question, there has been devoted much anxiety, deep thought, and great care to mature, upon principles of equity, a plan to abolish parochial settlement, and render relief to the necessitous universal, without injury to any existing interest, the whole of which has been embodied into a petition, presented to Parliament last session, and ordered, by the House of Commons, to be printed, and is among the public petitions, twenty-first report, March, 1850, Appendix 455, No. 4,116. The enormities of the present system are so great, and as all interests are involved in this question, it, there fore, demands the attention of every man in the king dom, so that when reflection is satisfied of the magni tude of the mischief it produces, it will not be much longer tolerated in any form—be that form parish or union. — l am, Sir, your moat obedient, 6, Hollywood-place, Fulham-road. April 14, 1851. W. B. WEST. MoNET MARKET—The rotation of gold at Paris is about 3 per mile discount, according to the new tariff, which, at the English Mint price of M. 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, gives an ex change of 25.10; and the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25.05, it follows that gold is 0.20 per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from Ham burgh the price of gold is 425 pdr mark, which, at the Eng liBll Mint price cf Cl. 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.51 ; and the exchange at Ham • burgh on London at short being 13.51, it follows that gold The 0 . 18 er cnt. dearer in London than in Hamburgh. Ile cour p se of e exchange at New York on London for bills ai „ day!s9 sight is 1104 per cent., and the par of exchange between England and America being 109 23-40 per cent., favour of that the exchange is nominally 0.67 per cent. in of interest England; end after making allowance for differ enceinot4rest and charges of transport, the present rate n States Profit on the importation of gold from the United ALLEGED Mtß. RDE BY POISONIN G —The mother an d AT ter.ANCHESTEK. Mary Waddin/toa stepfather of a girl aged 16 years, named on the horrib e atl o . r Hardy), are in custody at Manchester, ministering arsenic.PV of having murdered her by ad and Ann Waddington e names of the parents are James lamplighter), and the (the male pri3oner being by trade a the female prisoner, prioretri was an illegitimate child of by a man named Hardy. marriage with Waddington, T he their resided in Boundary street, Manchester, and r daughter, who had been at service, resided with them at play , was cause d time of her death. Sus picion of foul the mother's and step father's accounts of her death to police, which were, that she died during the night of Wednesd a y dead in her bedroom on Thursday g last, and was found meis being much at variance with ot,: e rni _ ng , these state tained. She Was found to have a con j . , facts since ascer zmation being arsenic in her stomach oPoo a Post•fnorteZZ a b _ l l quantity of and ill from made, and the mother stated that she wa s some cause on the day previonstoherdeath ow _ k . that she had no suspicion of the cause. ‘ Th she had had poison in the house, but had throweT said euretd,a7), but The statement that deceased had been sick on Ne edaest ray. contradicted by neighbours, who had seen her out u f Vs and quite well, up to eight o'clock on Wednesday ni g h t. Martha Fernhead, a woman who had lived neighbour with the prisoners eight months ago, says they used to beat the "ceased very much when deceased WAS out of place. 0,, nocciurion she beard him (the male prisoner) run np.. ? ''s in his strong shoes, and ask her i f she had got work yet .11 ~; . ,s -- Bard her on one occasion say uNo," and the male L—n g n en er ott l irt silikd' with an oath, " M4tdane, I've worked eep you—l'll On these occa sions kill you. she had 'heard him kick or throw her down, and turn h er She had out of the house. hew _ This occurred two or three times a w E U both the father and mother say to de ceased - many a tim e for murder is supposed t o wished she was dead. The mot ive 71. in club money, an to have been to obtain possess the ion of the day after her deati 7 , hich was paid to the prisoners on which deceased was a m oy the secretary of a sick-club, of ember. MIDDLESEX HOSPlTAL.—Y es t er d a governors of the above Trnpaort gene ral court of the was held in th e board-room of the i cl an U t a c r h te a r r i t y y institution ; Thomas Hunt, Es q ., occupying the chair. Owi ng to the great attraction of her Majesty opening the Exhibition _ t th an and in Hyde-park, the at tendancegovernors was much s maller usual, but the of proceedings were not without int. rou tine business was satisfectoril y go„ throu gh. the Theordinary stated that the aver a g e weekly attendance ofnew report was fifty, while the av era g e of out - patients fora patients five years had been near l y 10,000. The chairman period of announced the receipt of a donation o f 101., presented, in gratitud e , by the friend of a patient who ha d died in the cancer ward! a c i laving further stated that Captain Maude, RN - -- -1 would o re _ side, in the absence of the DUKO o f Northumberland, at • ~3 ,-", anniversary festival, cm the 1 1 . th of June, thanks were voted to the chairman, and the meeting separated. ROYAL ORTLIOPCEDIC TIOSPITAL.—On Weelnesclny - the number of medical and surgical officers of the above im portant hospital was increased by the election of two 1188i9- tant surgeons. The ballot closed at four o'clock, and the result was declared in favour o f B. E. Brotihurst, Esq., M B.C. S., and W. Adams, Esq., F.R.C.S. ; the numbers being—for Mr. Brodhurst. 329 ; for Mr. Adams, 240 ;• and for Mr, H. Coote, 141. The staff of the Royal Orthopcsdic hospital is now exceedingly efficient and talented, and it only remains for the friends of the charity to increase their exertions in order that the much-desired increase of accom modation may be afforded by the erection of a more ouitable AospitaL, . ' PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons ) THURSDAY, MAY 1. OATH OF ABJURATION (JEWS) BILL. Order for Second Reading read; Motion made, and Ques tion proposed, " That the Bill be now read a second time :"-- Amendment proposed, to leave out the word " no w," and at the end of the Question to add the words " upon this day six months." Question put, " That the word' now stand part of the question." The House divided : MAJORITY—AYES, 202. + Abdy, Sir T. N. Fitawilliam, G. W. rage-, Lord A. Adair, Hugh E. Foley, J. H. Paget, Lord C. Aglionby, H. A. Fordyce, A. D. Pa l m erston, Vie. Parker, John Alcock, Thomas Forster, Matthew p hell, Sir G. Anderson, Arthur Fox, W. J. Peel Frederick Anstey, Thomas Armstrong, Sir A. F l' e c e ndarves, Edward Pigott, Francis FFrreneesethun, F. C olonel Armstrong, R. B. Gaskell, J. M. Arundel, Earl of Geach, Charle s Pilkington, James Eagshaw, John Glyn. G. C . Pinney, W. Baines, M. T. Granger , T. C. Price, Sir R. C. Pascoe W. RaPuswedYo' P. * Colonel Baring, Barins F S r ir an l c ' is T. Ricardo, J. L. Grey, Sir George Bass, Af. T. Rice, E. R. Grey, R. W. o Gr r e o nf iif e e l a l: C c Bellew , B . H . Grosvenor, Lord R. Rich, Henry Berkeley, Admiral Berkeley, H. F. Guest, Sir John Roebuck, J. A. Berkeley, C. L. G. Hall, Sir B. 41 Romilly, Colonel Bernal, Ralphleil iort Richard thics j. j. ard Hardcastie, J. A. Romilly, Sir J o h n Harris, Richard Russell, Lord Jolla Hastie, Alexander Russell, F. C. B Hawes, B. Sadlei r , J o h n Brown, W. Henry, Alexander Salwey, C o l one l Bu lkeley, Sir R. B. Heywood, James Scholefleld, W. BBr l te t h h kie e Butler, P. S. Heyworth, L. Scully, Francis Buxton, Sir E. Hindley, C. Seymour, Lord Cardwell, Edward Hobhouse, T. B. Shelburne, Earl of Carter, J. B. Hogg, Sir J. W. Sheridan, R. E. Caulfeild, J. M. Horsman, Edward Smith, Vernon Cavendish, C. C. Howard, Lord E. Smith, John Abel Cavendish, W. G Howard, C. W. G. Smythe, George Childers" J. W. Hume, Joseph Somerville, Sir W. Clay, James W. Humphery, Ald. Spearma n , H. J. Clay, Sir W. Hutchins, E. J. Stansfield, W. R. Clements, C. S. Hutt, Wiliam Stanton, W. H. Clerk Sir G. Jermyn, Earl Strickland, Sir G. Cockburn, Sir A. Johnstone, Sir:J. Stuart, Lord D. Coke, Hon. E. K. Kershaw, James Sullivan, Michael Colebrooke, Sir T. King, P. J. Talbot, J. H. Collins, William Labouchere, H. Tancred, H. W. Cowan, Charles Langston, J. H. Tenison, Edward K. Cowper, W. F. Lennard, T. B. Thicknesse, R. A. Craig, Sir W. G. Lewis, G. C. Thompson, Colonel Crawford, W. S. Locke, Joseph Thornely, T. Crowder, R. B. Lushington, C. Tollemache, F. J. Currie, Raikes M'Cullagh, W. Townley, R. G. Dalrymple, Captain M'Gregor, John Trelawny, J. S. Davie, Sir H, 3faber, N. Trevor, Thomas Dawson, T. V. Mangles, R. D. Tufnell, Henry D'Eyncourt, T. Marshall, W. Villiers, Charles Disraeli, B. Matheson, Colonel Vivian, J. H. Divett, E. Maule, Fox Wakley, T. Duff, George Melgund, Viscount Watkins, Colonel Duff, James Milner, W. M. Wawn, J. T. Duke, Sir James Mitchell, T. A. Westhead, J. P. Duncan, George Moncrieff, James Wilcox, Brodie Dundas, Admiral Morison, Sir W. Williams, John Dundas, Sir David Morris, David Williams, W. s Ebrington, Lord Mulgrave, Earl Wilson, James Ellice, Edward Hunts, G. F. Wilson, Matthew Ellis, John Murphy, F. S. Weod, Sir Charles Elliot, John E. Nicholl, J. Wood, Sir W. P. Enfield, Viscount Norreys, Lord Wrightson, W. B. Evans, Sir De Lacy Norreys, Sir D. Wyvill, Marmaduke Evans, J. O'Connor, Feargus ,:vans, William O'Flaherty, Anthony TELLERS. E wart, William Ogle, S. C. Hill, Lord Manna Ferguson, Col. Ord, William Hayter, W. G. Fitzroy, Hon. H. Owen, Sir John MINORITY—NOES, 177. Acland, Sir T. Emlyn, Viscount] Moody, C.'A. Adderley, C. B. Estcourt, J. B. Morgan, O.: IrkwriBht, George Faraham, E. B. Mailings, J. R. Ashley, Lord Ferrer, James Mundy, William Itagge, William Fioyer, John Naas, Lord Begot, Hon. W. Forbes, W. Napier Joseph Baird. James Fox, S. L. Neeld, John Baldock, E. H. Freshlield, J. W. Neeld, Joseph Baldwin, Barry Frewen, C. 11. Noel, G. J. Bankes, G. Fuller, A. E. Ossulton, Lord Barrow, W. 11. Galway, Viscount Peelle, C. W. Bateson, Thomas Gooch, E. S. Pakington, Sir J. Beckett, W. Goold, Wnydham Palmer, Robert Bennet, Philip Gordon, Admiral Peel, nir Robert Bantinck, Lord H. Goulburn, Henry Plowdeu, W. 11. Beresford, William Greene, Thomas Prime, Richard ,:ernar I, Viscount Guernsey, Lord Rendiesham, Lord , lest, John Hale, It. B. Richards, Richard Blackstone, W. S. Raiford, Sir Henry Rushout, Captain Blair, Stephen Hall, Colonel Sanders, Joseph Blandford, Marquis lialsey. T. P. Seynser, H. K. Bolder°, George H. Hamilton, G. A. Sibthorp, Colonel Booker, T. W. Harris, Captain Smyth, J. lin George Booth, Sir R. G. Hayes, Sir E. Somerset, Captain Bowles, Admiral Heald, James Sotheron, T. H. S. Bramston, T. W. Heneage, G. H. Spooner, R. ,rerwridge, Richard Henley, J. W. Stafford, Augustus Broadley, 11. Hervey, Lord A. Stanford : J. F. Brooke, Sir A. B. Hildyard, R. C. Stanley, E. 11. Bruce, C. L. C. Hill, Lord E. Stephenson, Robert Buller, Sir Y. Hodgson, W. N. Stuart, John Burghley, Lord Horn by, John Stuart, H. Barren, Sir C. Hotharu, Lord Start, Henry G. Burroughes, H. N. Inglis, Sir R. Thesiger, Sir F. Cabbell, B. B. Jolliffe, Sir W. H. Thompson, Alderman Carew, W. H. P. Jones, Captain Thornhill, George Chandos, Marquis Kerrison, Sir E. Tollemache, John C,hatterton, Colonel Knig,htley, Sir C. Trevor, G. R. Child, -Roth Lacy, Henry:C. Trollope, Sir J. Christopher, R. Langton, W. H. P. Tyler, Sir G. Cobbold, John C. Lennox, Lord A. Tyrell, Sir J. Codrington, Sir W. Lewisham, Viscount Verner, Sir ff. Coles, H. R. Lockhart, A. E. Villiers, F. Wt Colvile, C. R. Lockhart, W. Vyse, R. 11. B. H. Compton, H. C. Long, W. Waddington, H. S. Conolly,Thomas Lopes, Sir Ralph Walpole, S. H Cotton, W. H. Lowther, Colonel Waish, Sir J. B. Davies, D. A. Lowther, Henry Welby, G. E. Deedes, W. Lygon, Gen. Wellesley, Lord C. Dick, Quintin Macaghten, Sir E. Whitmore, T. C. Dod, J. W. Mahon, Viscount Wigram, L. T. Duckworth, Sir J. Mandeville, Via. Williams, T. P. Duncombe, A. Manners, Lord C. Willoughby, Sir H. Duncombe, 0. Manners, Lord J. Wodehouse, E. Dundas, George March, Earl of Worcester, Marquis Du Pre, C. George Masterman, J. Wynn, 11. W. East, Sir J. Maunsell, T. P. Yorke, E. T. Edwards, H. Maxwell, Hon. J. P. TELLIZS. Egerton, Sir P. Meux, Sir H. Newdegate, N. Egerton, W. T. Miles, William Plumptre, J. P. THE SUN, LONDON, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Yesterday morning the mortal remains of the late Admiral Sir Edward Codrington, G.C.8., were berme trically sealed down in the presence of Colonel Codring ton, Captain Codriagton, C. 8., and several other rela tives and naval officers, and the body was removed from his late residence, No. 110, Eaton-square, Pimlico, and finally deposited this morning, at nine o'clock, in the family vault of St. Peter's Church, Pimlico. The Admiral of the Fleet, Sir Thomas Byam Martin, G.C.8., paid a visit to Portsmouth Dockyard on Tuesday last. Sir William Burnett, director general of the medical department of the navy, paid a visit of inspection to ilaslar and Portsmouth; he arrived at Haslar on Tues day. and left for Londoa again yesterday. Vengeance, 84, Captain Lord Edward Russell, bent sails on Wednesday, and yesterday, at half-past eleven o'clock, was towed out to Spithead by the Echo steamer; the saluted the Admiral's flag when at the harbour's nouth, with 17 guns, which the Victory returned. Twenty-five smart first-class boys were sent by rail to London yesterday for the purpose of manning the model frigate on the Serpentine. These boys are well op to their work, having been cruising in the Rolls apprenticee-tender at Portsmouth. THE TURKISH SQUADRON AT PORTSHOTTH —The Carkish steam-frigate, Fein 13ahri, Admiral Mustafa L'acha, anchored at Spithead last evening near the other Turkish vessels, but we have not learned when they sail. It is not often that we hear of a Mahomedan abjuring his religion and turning Christian, and there are many reasons for this. Turks are seldom linguists, scarcely any speaking other language than their own, and Turk ish language is s e ld om s p o k en by th e p eop l e o f ot h er nations. The Turks, a l so , we un d erstan d, ma k e t h e abjuration of their religion a criminal matter, and punish the apostate severely. During the time the Turkish squadron have been at Portsmouth, a number of their sick have been in Haslar Hospital; among these was the rurkish interpreter (an Armenian Turk), who occasion ally attended at the hospital chapel, and also at some religi. us lectures; and when the Turks were all ordered on board their re,pectlye vessels when they left Ports mouth harbour this person declined going, he having abjured the Muhomedan religion and turned Christian. This being reported on beard the Turkish frigate, a number of officers and men were sent on shore so look for him, and bring him elf; but he contrived to evade them, and secrete himself, and we understand he is now in Gosport Brideweil for security. Whether he will be given up remain to be seen; we hope not, as we hear the man himself says that he is afraid of his life if he should return to his lawn country. The Turkish steam-frigate saluted the garrison yesterday morning with 21 guns, which was returned by the platform battery. The Weekly Dispatch, of Sunday neat, May 4, will contain ample particulars relating to the Opening of the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park, together with an interesting original notice (which will be continued) of every object in the building worthy of being described. The Dispatch is not enly the largest journal in Europe, but (we may add for the information of advertisers) it enjoys a more exten sive circulation than any other newspaper. The proceedings in both Houses of the Legislature are always copiously re ported when the debates possess exclusive public interest. The notices of law and police reports are ably condensed, and the original articles, written by the editor, " Publicola," " Caustic," "Censorius," and other contributors, have a world-wide reputation for talent, skill, and tact. 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Establishment, 244, Strand, AMALGAMATION OP THE OLD AND NEW S TEAM PACKET ComPARiEs AT PORTSMOUTH —After the Varit 113 conflicts in whi c h t h e steam companies have been engaged , it appears that a truce is in contemplation, and probably US foes of the past season wi 1 become the frieuds of the ogling ortv—Portanouth Guardian, RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Wednesday at the London Tavern; Mr. Fane in the chair. Mr. Browe, the secretary, read the report, an abstract of which appeared in The Sun of Monday. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said he believed it was the most gratifying one that had ever been presented to the proprietors. It was of a cheering character, and he felt it his duty to state that their present position was not brought about through any fortunate circumstance, but it was the result of long and constant attention to the interests of the company. —(Applause.) At a meeting in March, 1849, a com mittee of investigation was appointed, of which he was a member, and from that moment he turned his attention to the affairs of the company, and he never doubted that the company could be placed in a safe position. The first favourable circumstance which presented itself to his mind was that they had no guaranteed stock. It was guarantees which reduced railway property to that lamentable state of insolvency in which some companies were at present placed. He found that the absence of guaranteed stock was a positive advantage. Their line then in operation extended from Newmarket, where there was a population of 4,000, to Chesterford, a village of 800 inhabitants. The works on the line from Newmarket to Cambridge, where there was a population of 30,000, remained in abeyance. He felt convinced that it they could complete and open this line they would have a dividend. He felt that it was no good to despair, and that by a careful attention to the circumstances in which they were placed they could, bit by bit, raise the company from its lamentable position. Ho then stated the kind and liberal manner in which the various cre ditors of the company behaved towards them. The Duke of Rutland, through the interposition of Lord G. Manners, reduced his claim to the extent of 1,5001. Mr. Wright, the carriage builder, settled in the most liberal manner his claim of between 5,0001. and 6,0001. for 2,6001. The engine builder had a claim of between 16,0001. and 17,0001. against the company, and he had been so dissatisfied with the conduct of the former board that he had three actions pending against the com pany. The present directors, in the course of their ne gotiations with the creditors, sent for him and gave up certain engines as if they had not been delivered, and settled the claim for 1,0001. in cash, and 4,0001. in de bentures. The solicitor settled his claim of 5,7001. for debentures to the amount of 4,5001., bearing interest of 3f per cent. There was a Chancery suit against the company which he (the Chairman) took in hand, and in a very short time induced the plaintiff to give it up, he (the plaintiff) paying his own costs, and also 500/. for a piece of land of no value to the company, but which he prized very much. These nego tiations saved the company upwards of 10,0001. Not withstanding these advantaged, there were still great difficulties to be surmounted. One difficulty was the conditions with the contractor for making the line to Cambridge, and another was the working of the line to advantage. The late board closed the line, and he found that while the line was closed there wes a debt accumn living against the company at the rate of 5,381/. a year. He put himself in communication with the dissentient shareholders, and by their united exertions the present board was formed, soon after which the line was again opened, and the eff-ct was very satisfactory. Previous to opening the line they found that the former receipts were less than 7,000/. a year, and the expenses excessive. Upon going into the matter, ho estimated that the re ceipts ought not to be less than 9,328/ per annum; and ho believed that the actual receipts on the line were now more favourable than he had estimated—they were dur ing the past four months at the rate of 9,5701. per an num. Then as to their expenses, they were not less than 7,0001. a year up to the time of closing the line. At present the expenses were at the rate 45,700/. a year, including the maintenance of the permanent way, and of course that wonld leave them a good margin to meet de- benture interest. With regard to the funds of the com ply, they found, on accepting t fiß4r, that there were 5,000 shares in arrear of calls for nearly two years, and on proceeding to enforce the arrears 3,000 shares were paid up, and 2,000 were forfeited. The forfeiture of these shares had the effect of increasing the value of the stock of the present holders to the amount of 10,0001. They found that the company were under heavy liabili ties to Mr. Jackson for completing the line to Cam brige. He was to have 54,000/. The prices of 1850 were not the prices of 1846, and Mr. Jackson, in a very liberal manner, reduced his claim to 28 000/., thus saving the company 26,0001. in going to Cambridge. Mr. Jack son held a large amount of their debentures, and in order to assist the company, he reduced the race of interest on them from sto 3f per cent. The company saved 1,3031 a year by these arrangements. Mr. R. Stephenson re duced his claim, which amounted to more than 5,0004, to 2,5001. The Electric Telegraph Company kindly re duced their claim for 7001. against the company to 350/., and the charge for the use of the electric telegraph from 300/. a year to 100/. a year. He then stated the terms of the arrangement entered into with the Eastern Counties Cempany, which he believed would secure to the Newmarket a dividend of 3 percent. per annum, and place the company in a safe and firm position. He had made an estimate of the advantages obtained for the company by the exertions of the present board. They amounted, on the whole, to about 10,2001. per annum. These ad vantages to the proprietors, including the sums paid on forfeited shares, amounted to 61,2001.; the traffic ar rangements wit hl the Eastern Counties Company to 2,000/. a-year, equivalent to 40,0001., and the 5,0001. guarantee to 100,0001. The gradual improvement in their property since the day they appointed the com mittee of investigation appeared from his figures to amount to 211,0001. He concluded by moving the adop• tion of the report and accounts.—(Applause.) Mr. PAIILING said he had great pleasure in seconding the adoption of so satisfactory a report. The motion was than put and carried unanimously. The retiring director, Mr. Ball, was then re-elected, as was also Mr. A. K. Baker, the retiring auditor. On the motion of Mr. CAMPLIN, seconded by Mr. PA.ULING, a vote of thanks was passed to the directors, and 6001. a year placed at their disposal. Mr. BAKER called attention to the services of Mr. Brown, the secretary and manager, with a view to the shareholders recommending the directors to consider the subject of increasing his salary. The increase was re commended accordingly. On the motion of M. BALL a cordial vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Jackson for the considerate and liberal manner in which he had acted towards the company. The meeting was then made spLcial for the considera tion of the agreement entered into with the Eastern Counties Company. The CHAIRMAN moved a resolution to the effect, that the agreement with the Easter❑ Counties Railway be adopted, and the directors be authorised to affix the seal of the company thereto. Mr. Jecamox seconded the motion, and in doing so, said he believed the arrangement would prow equally advantageous to both companies. The resolution was then carried unanimously. The proceedings concluded with a special vote of thanks to the Chairman fur his valuable services to the company. PARIS TO STRASBURG RAILWAY. The annual general meeting of the shareholders of this company took place on the 29th instant at Paris. in Herz's Great Room ; Count de Sispr, the Pre tident, in the chair. Near him were seated the following directors : —The Duke de Gainers, Baron d'tlervey, M. Fouchard, M. Fsyr, M. Baigneres, NI. Blacque-Blair, M. CI iry, M. Cuevandier, M. _Daus- Meg, M. Dubochet, M. ifaingt.erlot, M. Marcuard, M. Roux, and M. A. Perdouizet. The meeting being de clared duly constituted, and the minutes of the preceding general meeting read, M. Bossange, the secretary, pro- ceeded to read the report . This document commences by reminding the share holders of the favourable conditions of the concession granted to the company. Tha whole length of the line is 662 kilometres (415 English miles) ; everything is at the charge of the State on 540 kilometres (337 i English miles), except the laying down of the way and the ballast ing, and the moveable s;ock necessary for the working. The branch line from Frouard to the Prussian frontier, of a length of 122 kilometres (76k English mile) is, however, completely at the charge of the company, but it did not present the same difficulties of execution as those which marked the main line. Experience has shown that the average cost of a kilometre on any great railway amounted to 375,000 francs, but in the present case it was only 188,821 francs. As was announced at the last general meeting, the company had offered to assist the State at a fair rate of payment in the execution of part of the line. The offer having been accepted, the company had executed the works which were necessary between Vitry-le-Franeais and Bar-le-Due, so that this section, which otherwise could not have been opened to the public until to wards the commencement of 1852, will be opened in the course of next month. The report then touched on the working of the line during the past year, and its results. The gross receipts have amounted to 6,007,417 f. 75c., from which, when the various taxes, duties, indemnities, Stc., have been deducted, there re mains, for the nett receipts, A sum of The expenses being The balance is The receipts have gradually increased in proportion as the extent of line opened became more considerable; so that, if the last year were divided into two periods, the first would give 2,490 f. 97c. per kilom. per month ; and the latter, 2,802 f. 540., showing a general increase of thirteen per cent. The works on the unfinished parts of the line are being exe cuted with the greatest rapidity. The Strasburg to Bale Company having offered to work, with its own locomotives and carriages, the section from Sarre burg to Strasburg, for the joint advantage of the two companies, until such time as the company to which that section belongs was in a position to do so itself without inconvenience; a treaty had been entered into between the companies on the subject. The profits are to be., thus divided—area-fourths to the company from Paris to Strasburgh, and one fourth to that from Strasburg to Baie. The treaty has been entered into for two years, but the Paris to from b Strasburg Company can, on a notice of three months, again enter into possession of the scetion alluded to, , e v t :l n eli e onee the distafice between Luaeville to Strasburg Rheims may b e • p, :v r ? a rk t e o d ic , o ma r ny when T re w p c t ,r i k nc s ip o s t l th li e ne br s a h n a c l h l b li e ne o s pe t n o those of that to co l o e sic:ered as terminated; and Snorfwbruck are nearly terminated. The financial situationale 96,181,551 f . 67e.lhe company on toe I st o f the pre irm ewnclezl was as .. f01 .. 0 ..... ............ moeney received .... ... M0n .......... 109 985,812 r. 19a. Money xthp Excess of receipts ...... Deduct cAution•money ............... ............. 13,804 260 f. 52c. 773,333 f. 34e. In band 9U dprii 1 ........ 13,030,927 i. A 3 Art 44 of the statutes interdicts the distribution of any dividend until the whale line is open to the public, the profits of the working are always to be invested for the benefit of the company. This has been done with the greatest care, and ha 4 up to the present time brought in not less than 8,857,811 f. The report then speaks of the utility of a circular junction-line between all the rail ways terminating in Paris, and laments the delay which has arisen in the execution of so important a proj e ct. It adds that it has entered into an arrangement with the Northern Company for the purpose of conjointly obtain ing permissio❑ from the Government to execute a junc tion line between their two railways close to Paris, which would be the cause of great convenience, and saving of expense to both companies. " You may perceive, gentlemen," continues the report, in sum ming up what precedes, " how satisfactory is the situation of our enterprise. The social capital is uninjured ; out of the sum of 11,037,500 e, paid in interest since the origin of our society, we have been able to restore to the social capital 8,857,311 E 17c., we have experienced neither losses nor disappoint ments : the working of the 205 kilom. (1284 Eng lish miles) from Paris to Vitry has produced an average of 7 3-10 per cent. on the capital expended on that section; we hope to be able in the course of next month to open the section from Vitry to Barle-le•Due, and that from Sarreburg to Strasburg; and in the course of the mouth of July, the section from Metz to St. Avoid, making altogether 173 kilom., which, joined to the 261 kilom. already opened, will firm an extent of 434 kilom. (2714 English miles) at full work in the first six months of the present year ; we shall be able to open in the spring of 1852 the section from Bar-le-Dec to Toul, and that from Nancy to Lure ville; and, should no unforeseen events arise, we have every expectation of opening the whole of the principal line and the branch line of Saarbruck in the autumn of 1852; the activity imparted to the works has enabled us to regain a portion of the time lost in consequence of the events of 1848; in fine, we approach the end which for upwards ot five years we have been endeavouring to attain. We regret to have to inform you of the death of General de Mouthion, whose enlightend and unremitting co-ope ration was never withheld from us. We have also to state that Admiral Arnoux, of whose ability and expe rience we have had so many proofs, being under the necessity of quitting Paris, has sent in his resignation. Notwithstanding the importance of the task which still remains for us to accomplish, and the multiplicity of works of every kind which are its necessary conco• mitants, we do not intend to propose to you to fill up at present these two vacancies. We shall wait until the whole line is finished before we ask you to decide on what is to be done. It is only then that we shall enter on a regular situation, and that we shall be able to judge of what course it will be best to adopt." The report then touches on the important point of the loan of 35 millions, which had been suggested by some per sons as a means of dispensing with the payment of the lest 100 E on each share. The report, atter expressing the regret of the directors that the questioa had been ever raised, denies that either the directors or a general meeting of the shareholders have a right to deliberate on such a proposition. No article of the statutes au thoriees any such course, as, according to them, a loan is permitted only in case the funds of the company are in sufficient to execute any part of the works. But were a loan of 25 millions effected, it would change the con tract by which too company existed, and consequently alter altogether the position of the shareholders. Sup posing, too, that the loan was legal and practicable, would it be advisable to have recourse to it! The board thought not. Unless the loan-bonds of a company had a preference over the shares, and presented some decided advantage to the hollers, they were of difficult negotia tion. In tither ca•e the shareholders would safe-. Iu the first, because the bonds would receive a fixed lute rest, whilst the shares were obliged to receive what the working gave; and i❑ the second, le-cause whatever advantage was given to the bonds most be eff ceed at the cost of the snares. Independently of these conside rations, there was another reas,:m against contractii,g a loon, which was most conclusive, namely, that in order to be enabled to effect one, permission mut be asked from the Council of State, the decision of which would not be given, in all probability, for months. During that time the calls would be stopped, and consequently the execution of the works arrested, which event would prove of the very greatest detriment to the company, as by the cahier des charges it was bound to have all its en gagements terminated iu the course of the ensuing year. The report also touches on another project which had been suggested—viz., to contract a loan of 25 millions for three years only. It admits that such a plan ap peared less objectionable than the other, but that it did not present sufficient advantages to induce the board to entertain it." When the reading of this report, which was received with loud applause from the meeting, had terminated, M. Hennin, one of the members of the commission, named at the last general meeting to verify the accounts, read a report. in which the commission spoke in very high terms of the careful and accurate manner in which the accounts are kept on ever part of the line. The accounts for 1850 were then approved of, and a vote of thanks passed to the commisson, the three gen tlemen composing it being re-elected for the present year by acclamation. _ _ M. - Bossange then read the articles of the treaty agreed to with the Strasburg to Bale Company, as alluded to in the report. This treaty was then put to the vote and adopted, without a dissentient voice. The arrangement with the Northern Company, for the purpose of uniting the two lines together, was also ap proved of unanimously. A Shareholder having inquired whether there was any probability of auy part of the last 100 f. on each share not being required from the shareholders? The Chairman said that all that the board could stst9 at the present time was that it saw no reason to depart from the course which it had hitherto adopted of mak ing calls of 25f. at such periods as the execution of the works would permit. The next call would be on July 1, and would, as before, amount to 25f. per sh are . The meeting then separated. DREADFUL RAILWAY ACCIDENT Yesterday morning intelligence reached Manchester of a dreadful railway accident in the Frodsham tunnel, on the Lancashire and Cheshire Junction line, about half past seven o'clock on the previous (Wednesday) evening. A great number of people were said to have been brought to Manchester during the night who were more or lets injured, and it was rumoured that at least eight lives had been lost. There had been a great traffic ov, r this line on Wecirsesday, owing to its being the principal day of the Chester races, and the tacts which first came to our correspondent's knowledge respecting the accident were, that three trains had left Chester on Wednesday nigh, twith great numbers of passengers for Warrington and Manchester, in quick succession; that the first train, having too many passengers for the power of the loco motive, came to a dead stand in the middle of the Frod sham tunnel, which is a mile and a half long, and was run into by the seco n d, b ur w i t h out muc h i n j ury to either train, and tiat then the third train came up at a rapid pace find ran into the other two with a fearful crash, the tail lights of the second train in advance being obscured by the dense steam with which the tunn.l was filled. The following partieu'ars were gathered from gentlemen who had been passengers by one or other 01 the tram:— Co'onel Petit, of the 50th Regiment, at Manchester, says he left Chester by a train at a vector before seven on IVedriesday evening. It was a se-ry long train, and he was in a first-deal carriage, near the end. On ar riving in th e tunnel at Sutton, by Frodsham (t en m i ke from Chester), under Sir Richard Brakes' property, the train, whi c h had b een go i ng very slowly, cam e to a stand for want of steam, and the next train ran into them from behind, although the guard had been sent back to show a light as a signal for caution. The carriage in which he sat was entirely crushed, and he lost conscious ness for some time. Oa recovering he tound himself sitting on a portion of the carriage, the frame of which appeared to have been demolished, and he walked out apparently on a level with the ground, and came in con tact with the aide of the tunnel. It was intensely dark, but be believed he saw four or five persons who had been killed, and a great many with broken limbs. Miss or Mrs. Ridgway, of Bolton, a lady who was in her own carriage, with servants, was amongst the killed. H e (Colonel Petit) was cut about the head and face, but not seriously injured. Mr. Fulham, of Manchester, said he was in a first class carriage in the middle of a train which left Chester at a quarter-past seven o'clock on Wednesday evening. When they arrived in the tunnel near Frodsham they stuck fast for want of steam, there being so little that the engine driver could not raise a whistle. Thay re mained stationary for at least three-quarters of an hour, when another train came up very rapidly and ran into them behind, smashing several carriages and throwing two off the line. An immense number of people were injured, some having broken legs. The only light iu any of the carriages was in that he was in, and that was procured as a favour at Chester. He thought there were twenty-five or thirty carriages in the train, most of them being covered. In the train which ran into it there were many open trucks with people standing up. He reached Mauchester about one o'clock, being only hurt in the back, and not seriously. The guard of the third train says it left Chester at half-past seven, and that there were lights at the tail of the train in advance, but thet the steam from the en gine had so filled the tunnel that they could not be seen. Mr. Ansel!, superintendent of the electric telegraph for the Manchester district, says he was in a first-class carriage (about the fifth) of the second train. The first train of the three left Chester at five minutes to seven, and consisted of about twenty carriages. In the Frod sham tunnel they struck the first train, but did not smash it as they were going very slowly at the time. No person in the second train was hurt by that collision, he thought, but a few persons in the first were bruised. They had not become stationary more than three or four minuteswhen the third train came into them, producing a fearful crash. There were about 25 carriages in the second train. The carriage in wisicu he was sitting was smashed and the roof knocked off. .No one in the same compartment was hurt, but he assisted to take out two well from an other compartment, o:.e of whom had lost his fiegers, and the other was severely cut on the head. Another gentleman, who appeared intnh hurt, was brought on to the Albion Hotel, Manchester. After the accident the greatest centueien and eecitement prevailed on ac count af the utter darkness prevailing;. The cries for " Help" were frightful. People were seeking wire., I,ushinds, and friends in all directions, and running ebont in the greatest alarm for some time. He got out of the tunnel as soon as he could grope his way, aed sent to some farmhouses for lights. At or near the er d of the train he was in was an open truck crowded with p , ople standing, which the engne of the third train must have struck, and over which it was supposed to hats, pessed. One man was thrown completely out of that carriage upon the top of a covered one, and said " Ged only knew how he escaped." He (Mr. Ansel!) arrind at ganche3ter about 12 o'clock. FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 2, 1851. Since writing the above it has been ascertained that till following persons were injured:—Mr, Leete, sur geon, leg broken; Mr. Wilson, spirit merchant, thigh broken; and Mrs. Lennox, leg injured, all of Newton, and have been conveyed to their ova houses; Mr. Hurry, of Newtoti, compound frac'nee of the leg, Mrs. flurry, eye cut—are at the Legh Arius Hotel. Newtou•bridge, where also is Mr. H. Napier, calico printer, who is suf fering Leen severe internal injuries. At the Patten Arms, Warrington, are lying—Mr. Martin, clerk to the L mdon and North-Western Railway, who is severely shaken; Mr. Ilendenon, manufacturer, of York, who is slightly injured; and Mr. Hughes, dyer, of Manchester. Our correspondent at Manchester took the train to Frodsham and Chester yesterday, and learnt at the former place there were about 1.500 people altogether in the three trains, of whom it is supposed 35 or upwards were badly hurt, either by fractures ur otherwise, besides five killed in the tunnel, and three who had since died. Tne killed include Mrs. Ridgway, of Bolton, sn i a Mr. Davidson, of Manchester. The names of the other per sons killed had not been ascertained. Persons who had missed friends were coming by every train from Man. chester, expecting to find them among the killed or wounded. A temporary hospital at the Sutton end of the tunnel had been established for. the sufferers still alive who had not friends to attend upon them or see them home by the various trains. A Mr. Hooper had bsen sent home to Cheethare, near Manchester, attended by Mr. Burgess, surgeon, Frodshatn, with injuries which left but little hopes of his surviving the accident. He had sustained a fracture of the breast-bone, compound fracture of one leg, and fracture of one arm. Tiae inquest is fixed fie. to-day (Friday). PRICES OF SHARES IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM. PANIES' STOCK. From the Official List. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING LONDON. TUESDAY, APRIL 29. 701ENT-STOCJIL laisztrzrz. Dividend per Same of Company. Amotin t of share. Annum. Australasia .......... Britsh N orth American Ceylon • . • • • • Commercial of London ........... Gloucestershire •• lonian .............. Loudon and County .• Londu and Westmlustr London Joint-Stoclt Provincial of Ireland.. Ditto, New......... National of Ireland .. Nat. Provncial of Eng. Ditto, New. •• • • • •• South Australia •• .. Union of Australia.... Ditto ........ Union of L0nd0n..... Union of Irradrid ..... XZZEI' Name or Cumpaly. Albion .. . . Alliance brit. and For. Ditto Marine. • • • • • • Atlas ......... Argus Life .. •• I;ritivi Commercial .. Gen. Life o.3nnty .......... i wit . .Eqity and Law Life • • i.;,.iropaaa Lite ••• • . General ......... Giardian ............ Imperial Fire •• •• •• Imperial Lifv •• •• •• •• Indemnity Marine • • Law Fire Lave Life............. Legal and General Life London Fire •• •• London Ship • ••• •• •• tiarine.. • ••.. •• •• ed. Invlid & Gen Life Monrrch • • •—• • • .... ational Lau Fund.. ?alladium Lila i'i•m•.tia Professional Life.. • • •• erovident Life........ Lock Life 31. 10s. 711426d&bs tip ct.& be.l 135.6 d. 41. per cent. 75. 6d. bpr ct.& be. 41. Rs. si. 1 1 4} per mt.. 10*. 6/. r.er rPnt 5?. per cent 121, per cent. 12s. 11. Ali. 8c Hs. 11. 16s. 233. 15s.per share Oil. per et. 51. per cent. l. per cent. 3/. p. sh. lac nn 51. per cent. I/. ss. & bs. ss. 61. p.ct- & M. 61. 10s. Royal Exeliange iun Fire.. r)itte Lite ..... United Kingdom miversal Life zietoria Life I/. 6% 41. p . et 4 1 . t bs. 10% ct.&134. I 5/. per ent. 4 0 0 10 0 0 4 12 6 Z s. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 1) 0 !,(.) 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 20 () 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1551. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ...*232 Diseases of Uncertain Seat 40 Tubercular Diseases ... 196 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 131 Diseases of the Heart and 8100d -vessels ... 36 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration ... Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of:Digestion... Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. Vlaiforrnations. • •• • •• • •• • •• • Premature Birth •• ••• Atrophy Old Age ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• sudden ••• •• • ••• ••• .1•• •• • Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance Causes not specified ... ... 61 ... 12 ... 12 ... 10 ... 2 ... 29 ... 24 ....45 ... 22 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ... Population Deaths in corre- Enumerated. aponding week 1841. of 1850. Vest Districts... 301,189 .. 141 . North Districts.. 376,568 .. 186 Central Districts 374,199 ... 120 East Districts ... 393,067 ... 157 ,outh Districts.. 503,346 ... 199 . 1,075 1)e ath In the Week. 169 213 188 Totals... ..... 1,948,369 Males ... Females ... 803 ... 1,075 ... 569 ... 506 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males Females ... 771 ... 732 Total ... ... 1,503 *ln this number are included 10 by Scarlatina, 32 by Typhus Fever, and 21 by Diarrhoea. OFFICIAL RETURN OF THE NUMBER OF AIV GLISH RESIDENTS in FRANCE in 1851. The French Government has recently been taking the census of the present population of France, the same as the registration authorities have been doing in the United Kingdom of Great Britain (England, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, the Channel Islands, &c.) According to the official return of the Minister of the Interior—compiled from the returns of the prefects, sub-prefects, mayors, and municipal authorities of the different departments, communes, &e.---it appears that there are in France 35,500,000 inhabitants of both sexes, and. with the Island of Corsica, her colonies in Algeria, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Pondicherry, &c., it will amount to more than 36,300,000. With respect to the number of foreigners domiciled, of all nations, it exceeds 1,000,000; of these upwards of 75,000 are English in various parts of the country, which is considerably less than previous to the Revolution, when it ex ceeded 150,000. The fcillowing are a few of the principal localities frequented by the English :—Paris, Neuilly, St. Cloud, Versailles, St. Germain, Charenton, St. Denis, &c., 25,000 (some years ago there were more than 36.000 in the capital arid vicinity); Boulogne-sur• Mer (15,000), and its environ villages and towns—Capecure, Maquetra, Wicardenne, Hussein ben, Wimille, Marquise, Ostrohove, Samer, Neufchatel, Wimereux Montreuil, &c., 17,000. Boulogne is justly called an English colony, as it is the :avourite resort of families in consequence of the purity of the air, the daghtful scenery in its environs, moderate prices of provisone, the baths and port, which is one of the finest in La Manehe, and its proximity to England, with the facility of steam communication with Folkes tone twice daily, Dover once, and London direct twice weekly, by the splendid packets of the Commercflel Steam Company, and twice by those of the General Steam Navigation Company, and vice versa. It is the nearest port to land at for parties going to Paris, Italy, &c., and has the advantage over Calais, having always a sufficieet quantity of water to admit the packets; :hus it is more preferable fur the mail packet station than the other. Calais, Besse Vile, St. Pierre, Co logne, and Guinea, 3 200 (formerly upwards of 7,000); Duukirk, Bergues, Bourg Bourg, and Wormhout, 2,800; Si. Omer, Cassel, and Armentlires, 1,200; Amiens, Lille, Arras, Douai, Cambrai, Valenciennes, and St. geentin, 1,000 (these are the chief towns in the north e here English reside); Rouen, Havre de Grace, Dieppe, Caen, and other pens of Normandy, 7,000 (formerly itnountieg to 12,000); °cleat's, Nantes, Blois, Tours, &c., 4 000; Barreges, Pau, Bordeaux, Toulouse, and 'he &pertinent of the Pyrenees, 3,700; Montpellier, Nisines, Marseilles, Toulon, &c., 3,500; Aix, Avig eon, Lyons, &c., 1,000. The others are distributed in Afferent parts—St. Maio, Brest, Cherbourg, Rochefort, La Reef:elle, L'Orient, &c. Admitting that each one •-xpends on an average st. or 4s. per day, the sum spent inneally by the English resident absentees in France, would be about 5 475,0001. sterling per annum, which is very moderate calculation. This, however, does nut include casual tourists visiting Boulogne, Calais, Havre, Dieppe, Paris, &0,, or passing through France, en route to Switzerland, the Rhine, arid dermany, Italy, and via Marseilles to the ports of the :viediterranean, Malta, Egy e t, &c., by the overland nails to India, and vice versa, which will considerably increase that amount. At Brussels, Ostend, Ghent, Bruges, Antwerp, Liege, Verviers, Chsrleroi, and other parts of' Betgium, a great number of English are domiciled. So that the present census taken in England 4s to the number of her Majesty's British born subjects must be very imperfect—indeed, it is utterly impossible ever to ascertain what is the actual number of English in the various parts of the globe and our colonies. HOW MAJOR EDWARDES LOST THE USE OF HIS RIGHT FIAND. I was in the very act of writing, when a horseman rode in from the picket, and reported that Moolraj's irmy were crossing the bridge in the same order that they had done before, and were coming on again to give us battle. Astounded, but unable to disbelieve, I beat to arms, summoned the chief officers, ordered the line to be turned out at once, and was holding a hurried conference with Lake and Cortlandt in my tent, while all three of us were jump, trig into boots, or buckling on swords and pistols, when a second horseman from the picket entered. I had just loaded my pistols, and went on cramming them into my belt while listenitig to the man's report. The hammer of one got en tangled; but without looking to see what was the matter, I seized the barrel in my right hand and pulled the pistol into its place. A loud report, a short uang, and I had lost the use of my right hand for life ! The ball had passed through the palm, and lodged in the floor at ray foot. But there was no time for regrets. The line had turned out, and Lake rushed to the field to take my duty and his own. Nobly he would have done both; but I must own it was a great relief to me to hear that as our line advanced the enemy retreated again behind the city walls, and proved to have been only a party of cavalry sent out to la counoitre our position. . . . After this ac cident I was twelve days without a doctor—at least an Europeac one. The native doctor of General Cort landt's troops sewed up my hand with a packing needle, sad thought he had done a fine thing ; but the agony it caused me I never can forget ; fur what with the laceration of the wound, the tightness of the Aitches, and the intense heat of the sun, inflammation ensued, the hand swelled, the stitches grew tighter and the pan greater, till at last I would have thanked either Le.lte or Cortlandt, if instead of nursing me they bad drawn a sword and chopped the limb clean off. tine day, too, a sympathising friend in the Indian navy, came into see me, sad intending to seat himself on my bed, sat down on my wounded hand, which was stretched out an a pillew by my side, and then asked me," How I did?" At last Dc. Cole arrivad from Lahore, cut the stitches, and relieved me of all pain in a moment; though it was ma ny weeks before I could even put my hand in a shag; and, in spite of all that surgical skill could do, I never grasp a sword again. To a soldier that is a great loss. On horseback, in subsequent engagements, I have felt quite defenceless; and though it seldom falls ;o a commander's lot to be personally engaged, yet it may so happen at any time; and it is not pleasant to know to a certainty beforetaind that you have no chance of escape.—A Year in the l'unjaub. SEABORNE MAILS. [N signifies that the mails are sent front the General Post-ofile , is , the night and M by the morning —dispatch.] Paid. A ■. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 22 10 0 35 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 2 10 0 10 0 0 40 0 0 17Y1P1S.21TXME, Amount of Share. X a, d. 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 100 e o 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 SO 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 40 0 0 stock. 100 0 0 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 SO 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 5 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 6 5 0 100 0 0 5 0 0 %took. 20 0 0 100 0 0 INT.A.TEVL-311TONMS. Dividend Amount Name of Company, , per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ----, 1 X s. d. X s. d. East London.... •• •• • • 81. per cent. 100 0 0 -156 k Grand Junction ...... 41. per cnt. 50 0 0 - 70 Kent...-. •••• ••• • •• 4/. per cat. 100 0 0 - 80 Lambeth - 97 New Rivr Lndn Brdge 41. Os. - -57 x Vauxha11'.......• •• •. 1 SI. per cnt. 100 0 0 - 97 West Mid•ilasex . . . 61.05. pr cnt. - - 109 :JOG - IC.B. Dividend Amount Name of Company. I pany. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. 1 ---- X s. d. I X s. d. Commercial ---• • .. 41. pr cent. Stock. - 84 E i.si and West India... 61. pr cent. Stock. - 14.5 East Country - - London - 113 Ditto 80nd5.... •• • • 4/. per cent. - - - F.t.Katharine .... •... 3% per cent. Stock. - 76 Ditto Bonds-- • • 4381. pr cent. - - - Southampton •• -- - 21. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 15 limn:Kiln i Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ------ - - Charing-cross • • • • •• • • - - - 15 Southwrk .... •• •• .. - 100 0 0 - - Ditto N'w of 7% p.c. 355. per cent. 50 0 0 - 16 Waterloo •.•••• • • •• • • - 100 0 0 - 3 Ditto Old Ann. of 81. 11. 4s. Od. - 60 0 0 25 Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 11. Is. od. - 40 0 0 - Vauxhall .• .. . - Av. 11. 70 10 8 - 18 0.A.15181.8. en ...- Price. d Companies. per d Names of 4, Dividend! Names of "ti Dividend r i t per Companies. 1 Annum. ' rice ' ..., Annum. vit 1 - - X £\ Ashtn& Oldh 97 71. 113 Macclesfield. 100 21. 10s. 50 Barnsley.• • • 160 121. 180 Neath -•• • • 1001 161. - I'...r&nligitAbrg 150 5/, 85 Oxford.. •• • • 100 t 201. 160 liirmingham 40 41. 92 Peak Forest. 75 1 3/. 183. 70 Coventry.. • • 100 251. 200 Regent's.... 33 , 1/. 34. 18 X Derby ..... 100 61. 63 R oc hd a l e .... 85 I 41. 42 Bllsmre&Chs 133 , 355. 26% Somrset Coal 150 71.103. - orandJunctn 100 4/. pr.ct. 63 Do.LkFdSt 12 61. p. c. - Do., 6 pr. Ct. 10 - 11 Stffrd &Wore 1 40 281. 405 Grand Surrey 100 21. Os. 33% Shrewsbury.. rand Colon 100 11.10 s. 24 Stourbrldge.. 1451 201. 290 I:omit& Avu 39 44. Oel, 3% Severn and) Lancaster . 100 41. - Wyeltaii. i 261 21. Os. 24 Lae.l2&Livrplloo 241. 400 Warwick& 1 4s. 46 Leicester .... lOO 51. 66 Binning. 3 100 Leicatr &Nth 83 41. 14% Warwick& 1 1 1, ai.-, - hhoroub 3o t 1 42 701. 510_ w o N r it c p 3 t t o r n a . ..1 1 7 0 8 0 31' :vronmoutlistilloo 81. 31. 40X Nlntpainrysll l loo - - Birming. , ,foltitiMarbry' 100 - - Wilts & farksl -t Its. 6% 4AS-LIGIIT AND corm COMP.LLNIES. --- _ Dividend Amount Name of ComPsnY• per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. .. ,------- __, - X. s. d. Z. 8. d. British ••••••• • • • • • • • IL 40 0 0 18 0 0 13 Ditto Provincial •• • • 11. Si. 20 0 0 20 0 0 18% Brighton •••••• • • • • •• 51. 20 0 0 - - City of London .. •• • • 61. 160 0 0 150 0 0 120 tlontinentalConsolidat. 925. 75 0 0 31 5 0 - i'Anitable. •••••• • • • •• 50s. 50 0 0 50 0 0 27 imperial • • .... •• •• •• 31. 50 0 0 50 0 0 70 1 4 Independent ....... •• 61. •40 0 0 40 0 0 46 L0nd0n..............- 50 0 0 50 0 0 •-• Ditto• ••••••• • • •• .• - 50 0 0 50 0 0 - Do., Parl. Preference 61. 25 0 0 7 10 0 j ..... Pheenia .•• .......... 41. 150 0 0 49 0 0 27% Ratcliff .... •..• • .. .., 5/. 1100 0 0 90 0 0 - United General ...... 1/. 15000 50 0 0 15g Westmiaster Chartered 31. 50 0 0 - 463,, Ditto, New .... - -12 s. 50 0 0 10 0 0 ' 9;4 T.Ea; l l:' or SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. -- - - X 8. d X s. d Bank of Scotland 3ritish Linen Company 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 199 1 ,6 7aledonian Bank -•• Of. per cent. 10 0 0 210 0 3/ . 5 . City of Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 11% Clydesdale Bank-. •• •• 6% per cent. '2O 0 0 10 0 0 134 Commercial Bank •• •• 71. percent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 173% Eastern Bank .• ••• • •• 61. percent. 25 u 0 10 0 9/. 7s Edinb.BtGlasgow Bank 6/. per cent. 50 0 5 0 0 4 1 4 Exchangeßnk of Scot.. 41. per cent. 1 100 0 0 50 0 0 10% National Bank 6% per cent. ,50 0 0 10 0 0 15 Northof Scotlandßank 5/.percent. 20 0 0 210 0 21.175. Royal Bank of Scotland 51. per cent. ;00 0 0 100 0 0 1.31% Union Bank of Scotland 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 90 Western Bank •••• • • • • 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 70% Alliance Fire and Life 4141.nr cent. 10 0 0 10 •) 0 21 ttritish Guarantee Caledonian Fire Insur lOl. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23 City of Glnsgow Life 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 31. 8s Colonial Life .••. • • • 5O 0 0 1 0 0 21. Os. _ Edinburgh Life Insur. 'IL per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 21 Eng.& Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 23 Life Assoc. of Scatland 6/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 31. 03 National Fire and Life 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 248.0 d North British Incur 6l. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 ! 25 ScottishUnionlnsrnce , tU I. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 245.6 d standard Life •• •.•• • • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 4 5 0 ! 12 United Dep.Assurance 51.p0r cent. 10 Cl 0 1 0 0 17s 6d MISCELLANEOUS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. , --- -- --• Assam Tea ......... - X. s. d. .C. 8. d. 20 0 0 20 0 0 5 Auction M art • . ..•. .... 2/. 51. 50 0 0 _ 26% A.oBtralian A;rieniturl 1/. 100 0 0 30 0 0 15 Australian Trust •• . • 61. per cent. - 35 0 0 2" Anglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 10e. 10 0 0 10 0 0 20N Ditto, Hal( Shares.. - - 2 IC 0 6 British American Land - - 28 10 0 14 % Canada ••••••• • • • • -• Gl. per cent. ,100 0 0 32 10 0 47 limn' Canada Bonds 61. per cent. - - - Ditto ditto .... 6'. percent. - - 107/4 City Navigation Bends Si per cent. - - 96 Gen. Revers. & Invest. S p. c .i• bs,'.2l 100 0 0 100 0 0 911 4 Equitable Iteversionry 5 p.c. & b5..5, 100 0 0 , 1 100 0 0 109 3 i 50 00 j 210 0 2% Ditto New .... ••• • I - Gc.n.Stain Navigation 10 p. ct.& bs. 10 0 0 14 0 0 27% ' 1 - I , idson'tt B _ .20 Bay ...... • • Stock. - 100 0 0 4 5 7 , Hungerford .......... 2/. ss. _ 78 15 0 7 L, qielon Institution ... -- 25 0 0 25 0 0 New Zealand Company - 25 0 0 12 10 0 _ Dit to. New ........ - Russell institution.- • • - - '26 5 0 Peninslr& Orient-Stn. dl.per cent. 50 0 0 ! .50 0 0 67 Reversionary Int. Soc. 114 R. pr cent. 1 , 00 0 0 100 0 0 Iro Royal Mali Steam • • •• 141/.. per p• t.: l4r e .. .4 2 : 5 0 0 0 0 0 ' 6 25 0 o o ( o ) ' 2 ,7 , South Australian. • • • • Van Diernan's Land. - 1 , • 1 n 0 29 0 0 2 1 A charter of incorporation is about to be :granted to tht borough of Blackburn. When made up in From what Wh en PLACES. General Post-Wince port dis- due. London. patched. ____...... America (by Brit. pkt.).N.May 2 .. .. Liverpool .. May 6 America (by IJ.S. pkt.) N .. .. Liverpool . May 18 America (by U.S. pkt.) M May 7 .. .. Southampt. May 3 4 Africa (West coast).. N 14th of the month Plymouth May .. Alexandria* •....... N 19th & 30th of mo. Dover • • 3 ' D - 1 g `• Belgium .. .. •• N Daily .. .. .. Dover Brazil .. • .. M 9th of the month Southampt.. Aistyrl22 Buenos Ayres .. .. M 9th of the month Southampt: MaylsY _ California(viaChagres) M 17th of month SouthamPt. r? 3 , 0 , Cape of Good Hope N 14th of month plyntouth• •21 Constantinople* .. •• N 7th 17th 27th of mo Der Central America .. M2d & 17th of mon. So o u v .. May 10 thampt. May 5 Channel Isles •• .. N i Mon., Wed.. &F r i. Southampt. Ta. Th.S a Chili .. .. .. .Id 17th of the month Southampt. over. May 20 Fran ce • • •• M& N Twice dai l y .. •• D Dover .. May 10 Twicedaily Greece* .. .. .. N 7th 17th 27th Friday r London .. Tnes. Sat. . Loudon .. M ea.Thrt Llolland .. .. „, 30 Wednes. & Satu Honduras .. .. . 1,1117 th of the mouth Southampt. M ay 20 Ireland .. •• III& 14 - T w ice daily .. .. Holyhead .. Twicedally India (via Southamp.) of the month Southampt , May 28 India (via Marseilles) MI 20th 24th ofmonth!Dover .. May 1 Mediterranean (via 231 20th of the month So n th aMpt. May 28 Southampton) - • Mediterranean (via w. ean ... Nl7th&24thormon t h,Dover .. May 1 i‘roxic. .. .. .. M l 2d o f th e month.. (Southampt. May b Madeira • • • • .. M l 9th of th e month 'Southampt. May 12 N ilth 3 ,l o 7th,l9 rn th On 27 th th l l Malta* • • • • Dover May 10 Naples* . . •• .. N sth 15 th 25th of & 30th of rno Dover .. May 2 ! Papal States* ~ .. N i s th 15th 25th of tnoPover .. May 2 P e ninsular.. • • .. M 7th 17th 27th of mo•Southampt. May 6 Peru „ „ • • •• M,l7th of the month 'Southampt. May 20 Tuscany* • • • • • • rth 15th 25tli of mo Dover .. May 2 West Indies .. .. 3 11 1 7th of the month 'Southampt. May 20 West Indies (except Havanna & Nassau) 112c1 of tho month ISonthampt. May 5 * The mails to those countries thus marked ( 5 ) are conveyed b, French packet vie Marseilles CariPoaNta.— Mails to and from California, via the United States are now despatched and due by every American packet. and from CaWorn!: lue by every Ameri, la, via the United States lean packet. We are informed that a paragraph, which has ap peared t-, this and the other daily papers, copied from the Weekly Ch ron i c l e, to t h e effect that Mr. James, of the Northern Circuit, has been appointed to the office of stipen diary magistrate for Liverpool, is entirely without founda• tion. Mr James is not a candidate for that or any other office. Example moves more than homily, though it be ess clamorous.— Eliza Cook's Jow-nal. TliE EARL OF CARDIGAN.—We understand Col wick Hall, the residence of the late J. Musters, Esq., is now fitting up for the reception of the Earl of Cardigan, Col, o f tiv ! Ith Hussars, immediately expected in this town. The 11th Hussars, or Prince Albeit's Own, is considered one of the finest regiments in the service, and the band of first-rate excellence.--Nottingham Mercury. A FIGI-17' WITH A BULL. A mail named Jefferies, in the employ of Mr. J. Glues (a farmer residing about four miles from D.vlz" ) was, on Monday last, leading home a bull from Devizes Green fair. Shortly before reaching the Potterne turn, pike-gate. the bull, which up to this time had been w al k jog v,ry quietly, suddenly attacked the man, knockea. T ent him to the ground, and then goring him with gre force threw him against the hed g e. The animal re treated a little, and then rushed at him with redouble.d, force. This was witnessed by a little girl, one of t he dren oF Buckland, the gate-keeper, who immediately tett' her father of the circutnstauce. Buckland, who is it HU! old man, nearly 70 bears of age, seized the first weapon near him, a rough moil bar, and went to the rescue• kit his arrival, the bull was in the act of making ano ther roe! at J,fferies; and in a moment Buckland struc k it ;'" the horn with the bar. The bull immediately le ft Joe t : ries and ran at Buckland; but the old man best it o t' It retreated a little, tore the ground, and ga in 1. , at the old man; rand again and again the old leig repelled its att ac k. F or f u ll ten minutes th e b : 3 1 ,, and Buckland were th u s e n g ag e d, and Buckle life in momentary danger. At last the bull t ri treated to a somewh a t greater distance, "' fl e d enabled Bucklane to get into a garden adjoini n g ; 8- soon after the bull ran back into the fair. Jefferies wirro of caurse, from the v, ry first, rendered Power hie Streaming with blood, bruised from head to foot. thigh dreadfully lacerated, and one of his ribs boll; he contrived ,to cra w l t o 131;cleard's cottag e, w h i l o s t Buckland h saself was engagei with the bull• durieg the whole of the tee minutes that Buolds°lol life was so perill e d, nrel, stout able -both ° o men, stood coolly, c owar dly l oo king oa fr ho the adjoining fields and gardens—notwithstanding /;, were armed with pitchfork s , s p a d es , a nd other attP.,b meats with which they had b-en at work, eta d which they could in one mi nu t e h ave beaten off t 0 bull. They did say '•run, run l" and if the o ld by was even able to run, and had followed their adsie ° ', oo , life would have paid the forfeit. A young farmer , ' O l rode up to the gate during the attack. With tears bee entreaties entreaties the wife of Buckland urged him to assist tee husband; but the young tanner quickly rode daw n „til bye-lane adjoining the gate, and sheltered himself ti," o ,, the bull rotas gone. He then came from his hiding-ea, and went on his road as valiant as ever. Whet t e nc le. treat does the conduct of the poor little old men I ",bee land present to that of the young farmer and the bodied labourers. Medical assistance was inttneel a- t ha procured for Jefferies, and he was sent home during es. evening; but he still remains in a very precarious THE COUN'T'RY MARREV . o e s. BIRMINGHAM, MAY I.—At Gloucester and w orc i e bet markets, on the 26th ult., the whe at tra d e ruled dui Poo 6d. the supply from the farmers being li m it e d, l owe r priee s not submitted to for any descripti on . B ar l ey d u ll, and we quarter cheaper. Oats held for rather more meneN a lst had an increased demand for b o th b eans an d pe as. nog the present week little wheat has ch ange d h an d s , and t ° o te made progress in wheat some reducti on mus t h a ve been os ti mitted to. Barley can only be dispossed of in retail. 0 01 would meet a free sale at previous prices, but consule ell bstlf not submit to the advance demanded. Beans and pes9 fjif fully as dear. At Wolverhampton yesterday there Wellbste sale for wheat, at former rates. At this day's market u stle was a short supply of wheat from the farmers, but the l i t tle ruled dull, at the currency of this day se'nnight. Very 0 0 doing in barley, the value was nominally unaltered. nes si sold more freely, at an i m p rovemen t o f 6d per quar t e r. bpi were rather dearer at the commencement of the marke t ' holders gave way toward A s close. P • LOUGHBOROUGHM , Ythe I. Spring corn rather 100 No altteration in wheat. bet DERBY SMITHFIELD MARKET, APRIL 29.—The --e tti of fat beasts to-day was less than it has been for some tied The supply from the nerth of England, Nottinghamshir e i L e r Lincolnshire was no t so l arge as usua l ; t h e attendanc e 01 r ee d chasers was num erous , an d t h e b est th i ngs were read il y disP ° 4 of. There %vete but few s h eep s h own, t h e greater nertkbeher out of their wool, an d a c l earance was easily effected at 101 l prices. Fat and store ca l ves were aga i n plentiful. Pig' hol; the average. Beef, 4id to bd ; mutton, bd to - o t i lambs, 1/ to 1/ 3s ; veal, 4d to 4P per lb ; pigs, 75 to 05 1 0 per score. Rough fat, 3s 64 per stone of 141bs. Hide* to 2d per lb ; calf skins 2d to 4d per lb. 0 0 UPPINGHAM, APRIL 39.—Wheat 35s to 40s; barleL tte e 25s ; oats to 22s ; beans 25s to 30s Od per quarter. 8d to 90 per lb; eggs 'l4 for Is. SP Bonosi, APRIL 3,P.—Whe a t, re d 24 s t o 38 s Od, w , t••• -fte 10i; to 40s, extra 42, to 003; barley ODs to 0 s ; oats 135 0 beans 25s to 29s ; peas (AM totot Os per quarter. 371" NEWARK, APRIL :.o. —Wh eat , o ld w hi te 4 6 8 to 48 s , re d 044 40s, new whire 42s to 445, new red 0 )3 to 00s ; barley, 113- „ s tio 23s to 255, extra 00s, inding 20s to 21s, e x t r a o's' - 6 to 22, to 26s ; beans, 30s to 32s ; tares 32s to 34s ; !Bel t ' to 56s per qr. LYNN, APRIL 29.—Wh ea t 28 s to 32 5, fi ne 36. to 40 q barley 20s to 225, fine 24s to •,6s per qr. en 40;f MELTON MOWILIAY, APRI L :9.—Wheat, P6s Oct qt• barley 2 s to '26s ; oats 20s to 248 ; bean s 27 s to 305 P" Butter 7d to 8d per lb ; eggs '2l to 26 for ls. A t he GLASGOW, APRIL 30. Coast vrise and from Irelsm• t d receipts have been light ; from abroad, up the Clyde, be s 6l 4,154 quarters of wheat, 2,440 quarters of beans, and l e st sacks of flour came to ha n d ; an d, tied Grangemouth, r/ 5,681 quarters of wheat, 1,636 quarters o f b ar l ey, 95 qui rk . of peas, and &50 sacks of flour. The business during the :06 was confined to retail sales, with ou t mater i a l c h ange in / 0 0 with the exception of oats,which were the turn dearer. re s day's market was poorly a tt en d e d. Wh eat an d fl our we i t s retail sale, and to make progress an abatement required t aie % submitted to. Barley was held at previous rates ; gri n i t sorts were the turn dearer. Oats were more inquired sitlyt an advance of 3d to 6d per bo 1; oatmeal realized week's currency. B eans were i n la i r request; peas and bili" corn underwent no quotable alteration. lle! EDINBURGH GR AIN M ARKET, APRIL 20...... GUT „e h or of wheat and oats were larger to-day than last market , j e ft sales dull. 1V heat fell Is 2d on the average, and 319 , 1 11 . 4 e; unsold. Barley sold rath er b etter, an d al i ttle higher ill very few parcels being in the market. Beans much the as last week. Top of wheat the same as last week. 1 0 ".0 average is 2d down. B ar l ey on t h e top 6d up, and the o e, — A 7d up. Oats on the t o p t q l d own, an d on the average.a. Beans on the t o p 6d d own , an d t h e average same as last /I,,n—ass Unsold-319 qrs wheat, 8 qrs b ar l ey , 6 8 qrs oats, an d 3 9q beans. Top of Wheat ... 6441 b. 448 Oa, „ Barley ... 56 lb. 31 s „ Oats ... ••• ... 45 lb. 23s 4d -, „ Beans ••• ••• 67. i, lb. 31s 6 ° bet EDINBURGH CATTLE MARKET, APRIL 30.—The nu ° ,4 o B of cattle was 652, or 41 more than last week. Top Fa i ry of the bast cattle, 6s 9d; current, GB to Os Od ; seem. 91 ., and inferior, from 5s Od to 5s €(.l per Dutch stone. A cle w% ante was not effected. The number of sheep this ral, e it was 2,481, or 661 more than last week. Top price of the p c mutton, (id per lb; current, 51d to Od; ewes and int r a d. sorts, 46c1 to 5d per lb. Lambs selling from 20s to 23s 211 — At the close a clearance was not effected. + DUNBAR, APRIL 19.—Wheat , we i g hi ng 6 4 ilb s, brough t ' o oo bt and prices to 30s Od. B ar l ey , we i g hi ng 55i lb s, lit 26s Od, and prices to 25s rd, Oats, weighing 431bs, brouf 20s 6d, and prices to 17s 6d. Beans and peas, weig" Nibs, brought 008 Od, and prices to 00s Od. CORK, APRIL 30. Barrels. Currency. to 0 White wheat oos Od t o 00 s Od O os od-20 6 0 Red wheat. OOs Od t o OO s Od Oos Od-20 „„ 37 Barley lls Od to 13s 4d 12s 6d-4 6 "- 0 Bere 176 Oats 0 Pigs OG s Od t o OO s 0 4 OOs Od per c w" Quantity sold at the Highest Prices:— 0 barrels white wh ea t ; 0 re d ; 1 barley ; 0 bere; it "ti 0 pigs. Quantity of Grain and Number of Pigs sold last week:' %ea., 71. Barley, 469. Oats, 1,197. Pigs, 8 2 . PRICES OF BUTTER. CANT. CUM.B.ENCY. iv First quality Second qu a lity ............ E gg Third quality 510 Fourth quality Fifth quality Sixth quality Return of Cattle sold for the week ending April 26:*"" Pigs, 362. Sheep, 531. Cows, 99. A i: , Coax.—Flour—First 11 s 6d to 12s Od ; extra /2' ;0130 seconds, 100 , ,d to 1 ls Od ; h ouse h o ld s 9 s to lOs Od; thirds, 6e to per cwt. Oatmeal 10s to 10 , 56 d; Indian m e al 7 s 6d to 850 d; 0" ost meal. 9s 61 to lOs per cw t . I n di an corn 71 7e 6d to 7112- u'lge ton. Bran 80 s Od t o 85 3 per ton. Hay—Farmers 33s to 424; aBeloB 365; dealers 46s to 52. Od; average 48s per ton. Sts um-- FACIA 23* Od to .30a Od ; average 26s ; dealers 00s Od to 000 4 , 1; average 0(h Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 51 1 c1 tor tD household l oa f 4id to 5 d per 4 1b . F res h b utter, 10t le N 12d per lb. Eggs-35 4d to 16d per hundred. C°ll,olo erwort 14s Od ; Lydney 15s ; Landore 14 3 ; N eat h 13s 6d per ton. Tallow ::?85 Od to 40,- per il l e o Whisky, 25 o. p.. :3s 9d per imperial gallon. AA to —Beef 40 to 60 ; mutton 5d to 7d ; veal lb' 5d ; pork 4d to Od ; bacon 7d to 8d ; sausages 5d Fe "pat Hops 6110 s to 0/ Os per cwt. Bangor slates 312 s 6d to 315 %c$ ton. Bark—Barbary 7i Os to 8/ Os; Vai on i a 15/ to ot, Fre—, Spanish 0/ per ton. Fleece Wool 14s to 158 per , t °n i l 6/ Os ; Hemp 32/ t 0341 per ton. Fish— Scotch herrings 19s to 0 06 ! ~ s i t ditto, 265 to 00* per barrel ; Newfoundland, 10/ lOs to ton Timber—MemB, 80s per ton ; red pine, 31 108 • ditto, 2/ 15s per ton • ; deals, 12s to 15s per 100. 'll ,, l 7kieS Market 24s to 345. salted 25s to 84s per owt,; cm I n it 30 to 30 per lb. Potatoes, white 8d to 10d ; M il3 ofoo 10d to 13d. Guano— Peruvian, 111 108 : Ichaboe, 8/ to per tor. Tar—.4rchar.ve I, 19s per barreL ett i MORTALI TY AT S EA .—Th e S hip Statesman, fr g, Hong-Kong with troops, arrived at St. Helena Mare° and left next d a y f or London. During the voyage twerjts.. two men died of dysentery. Paid. .£ s. d. 50 0 0 11 0 0 25 0 0 5 10 0 16 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 All pr.id. 6 0 0 45 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 2 10 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 12 10 0 12 10 0 15 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 10 0 2 0 0 o 10 0 ID 0 0 0 10 0 41. per cent. 5/. per cent. 61. per cent. 21. per cent. 15 /per cent. 151. pr cent. 61. per cent. 6/. per cent. 61. per cent. Si. per cent. 81. per cent. 51. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 6/ per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 'Cii C Dividend par Aintun. Price, Price 11% 'OA 136 155 19s. Od 64, 220 209 BIRTH.N. OF A SOW. On the 28th ult., at B ren tf or d B utts, the wife of Vi r ' 14' Leader, Esq. On the 27th ult., at Norland-square, Notting-b" t wife of Dr. Waggett. OF A DAUR. On the 26th ult., at Blackh G eath, HTE the lady of Lieuten ant Fe On rumn, &c. g the 29th ult., at Park-villa. Finchley-road, St. Jn i f te " r s. wood, the lady of T. B. B. S tevens, E sq., of tw i n daug. MARRIED. Min On the 30th ult., at St. George's, Hanover-squarer , to t. Ringrose, Esq., of Cottingham-grange Yorkshire, to ,-„E" u of Ann, second dau g ht er o f t h e late f i •,- ambly Knapp, ~ Brook-street, Grosvenor-square. B a rking On the 30th u l t ., at t h e c h urch of Allhallows, J oel Great Tower-street, Thomas Samuel, youn ges t sou o' o d et Fox, Esq., o f F arn b orough, Kent, to Rachel Mary , el the daughter of J o h n Bookham, Esq., of W e st Dialling, in same county. idito. , ivr rd On the 28th u lt., a t E aton-square, Admiral Sir .. v, - -$ Codrington, G.C.E., aged Bt, of On the 27 t h u lt., A nt h ony Dunlop, Esq., f o rmerly Madras, Madras, and late of Balnaltil, Sutherlandshire, aged C a rt' On the 26th ult., a t H i ll hall, Staffordshire, Thom as Wright, E , q., aged 3. na cl• Es On the '29th ult., at Greve-place, Hackne •• J. Y" - E he On the 2')th ult., at Chester, Theodosia late Rev. Archdeacon Leigh. rector of Lvnun, Cheshire. elder On the 27th ult., at Odell Rectory, Beds, Vac John, O a son of the Rev. Vera Alst,,n, aged 33. ,rv'' On the '26th ult., Caroline, wife of Deputy-Coninal ss " General Cumming, of North Bank, Regent's-park. afor' On the 2i , th ult., at Cambridge-terrace, Miss Harriet ...-- 'daughter of t timer, aged 81. London Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNGfq, No. 112, Strand, Pl:. - .ter, at The Sun (Mice, No. l "„/ 'trand, in f!.14 Precinct of OA Savoy, in the coun t / Middlesex, Friday,' May 2, 1851. Tut c k „tart' . uA f. c 1 ^lBth June C That Th i nt ) tire 11 " glirr Ont r ori -.40 ago 7t Jaly, 4M5,b b ET " 4 1 le % 81 ? it 5 55 Lenp. 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