The Sun. — London, England, 1845-08-22 00:00:00

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The CHAIRMAN moved that the report as read be received; adopted, printed, and circulated among the Sha reholders. th A PROPRIETOR inquired whether the clause respee•ing e constructio n o f tr a mways along the pier at Yar mouth. which was to have been inserted in the Lowcs toue Rail way Bill , h a d b een expunge d, as a ver y genera l t e ," j e tion existed at Yarmouth that the interests of that had been sacrificed to those of Lowestoffe. ed l it BIDDER (the engineer of the Company) attribut e,nY want of accommodation to Yarmouth, to tl e - ry`-' B ltion raised by the inhabitants of that town to all °tenures, even those fur their decided benefit. tPROPRIETOR said that before the report was adopted i ° wished to put a question to the Chairman respecting I t . t late acc id ents on t h e N ort h ern an d E as t ern line. `ae subject was one of the very greatest importance, 4141 , 1 „ha trusted that some explanation would be afforded. 'tie CHAIRMAN said that he was very happy the I l n es tion had b ee n mooted, as it was a source of great t il o alety to the Directors, and had met with their most se us consid era ti on . A s th e i r e n g ineer was more competent th he to d ea l w ith th e ma tt er professionally, he would 011 that gentleman to make an explanation. tilatr. BIDDER said that they might all easily imagine f eit ° t hese accidents were sources of deep regret. He, orst, had been almost unable to account for them, th °l the cir cums t ance o f their being ut.precedented b e ran their line, and every possible precaution 11 2 R taken. He as engineer to the Company, aa wade a most rigid investigation, and he believed had tel;e to o f right conclusion. It was said that these con ed st rom the railway being newly con trneted. N ow on t h e Northampton and Pe rhorough, which was a perfectly new line, not Zlngle accident had happened. The same might be se' of the Yarmouth and Norwich, where, note b....lt h standin g that a great many ballast trains I;7d over the line last winter, when perfectly new, b ee :lta hs ualty whatever had oecurred. It, therefore, *b e ,'" a matter of the deepest interest to discover erip. e e and how the accidents on their lines attd. H e b e li eve d that the cause was to s er ,'',und in a new class of engines having th e ," Introduced. All the accidents had occurred while Ij e l a w_ i ere used, none having happened in the old class. • o seen those engines, and could testify to the it ee llence of their manufacture and the apparent perfec ri of their parts; nevertheless a very great oscillation , b a lt observed invariably upon them, and though the i rteat and most experienced drivers were placed r° 4 them, this objection still existed. Mr. Ste secBoll had, immediately after the occur eae of the first accident, examined these engines, hj er :llly, and he attributed it to the centre of gravity h e l ng higher in the new than in the old engines. After h accident at Waterbeach, Mr. Marshall also h:;estigated the matter, and the conclusion they from all now arrived at was, that the accidents occurred and therefore the flange not being bevelled, nor su ffi ciently deep, 01;4 therefore mounted from instead of keeping steady s ee t ha rails. These wheels were made by a gentle -41,14 who was in the habit of constructing wheels for the 1 4 ' 4 Western Company, where wheels precisely similar % re used, but as a difference existed in the kind of rails f or ed by each Company, flanges which were adapted 1 44 ?ne were unsuited for the other line. The engines ,uten taken off the line, the manufacturer was re- b e t ins the objectionable, and fitting proper flanges ; and _ 11, 0 listed sincerely that these accidents, so painful to p ee % connected with the railway, would never again --(Hear, hear.) It e "a report was then adopted, resolutions embodying re commendations passed, and the meeting separated. icIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Last evening brought to a conclusion one of the most Z et orable seasons ever chronicled in the history of her jesty's Theatre From the commencement of the 0: 7 3 °0, to its conclusion there has not been one single t a 4 ts e - tenps. Every promise made in the programme been fully ped, y , and y Orti., 1 14 ''e mentioned inerform it, has ever not only novelty appeared, ever but appeared in the manner and at the time °t aised. This is, we believe, a circumstance k i iho parall e l e d in the history of any management, and • a's that M r . L um l e y has been not only indefatigable IQ i s . - Ls exertions to please his patrons, but that his zeal k te nlpered with judgment ; that his calculations are so thebrate that they may be thoroughly relied on and ah ltt 11 °w a programme is not a mere " work of fancy , ' , s u e h was top often the case under former manage- Os, but a contract entered into with the public by manager, to which the latter considers himself tlnd and on the faith of which his subscribers may enrol tt, t Nselvcs, satisfied that everyth'ng therein promised \be performed. Nov let us recollect for a moment t, h was promised in the programme at the commence 1t of the season, and see what admirable faith Mr. al, ll- ' le Y has kept with his patrons. In the first place, p oil lv tre promised a new opera by Verdi, a young com bilier, whose works bad never been heard in England, Ca'llose Continental fame was great,;and whose operas ) 14 ', Lumley had been accused the previous season of Its,, tln g neglected. Well, the season opened with the s,,,,""netion of Verdi's confessedly greatest opera, Ernani, th r ," the fate of this opera proved that Mr. Lumley had ki i2 lv n a sound judgment in preferring Mozart, Rossini, ; 13 i, and Doiiizzetti to the new maestro. Ernani valuable, rather because it proves that the co toter will b e one day capable of better things, than for 4.tientrinsi e m erit of its own. It met with a moderate it i „ 3 , 3 at first,:but towards the latter part of the season ts,VIK completely into oblivion. It was very strongly for under Mr. Lumley's management the nominal la t ss') the real commencement of the -season, and it i r a °4 steed to au English audience, for the first time, )4, - ,." 3 tue Rita Boric, an excellent artiste and a very s tt " t Y woman, and who at asubsequent period raised the i ta ° ndary character of Elvira, in Don Giovanni, into the t,fl3,a•tance of a first-rate one by her artist-like manner v ing it. Moriani, too, appeared for the first time velitt regular member of the company ; and Fornasari ta llt be prime basso, so that Verdi's opera was per or-Led as it could be performed on no other stage in the ; and with an orchestra led by Costa, the excel ts„,"e of which is confessedly unapproachable. On the a it ie evening the new ballet of Eoline was produced. t h ° Lucile Grahn as the heroine. To dilate at this c it upon the merits of Lucile Grahn would to Indeed ind ee d "to gild refined gold." She has e 7 ,11 her station as one of the Deesses de t s ,„' - 'cinee, as the only one perhaps who may at 1 .0,e futur e period hope to occupy the throne of ceal" a r t, vacated by Taglioni ; but to Mr. Lumley is 11 4 : ; t he credit of having perceived her merit, and of 11 1 . ,,ag introduced her to the audience of her Majesty's *l l -4 tre ; then came the debut of Madame Castellan, lay t ,te transoendant merits ate now acknowledged even ta i ;" ° e most prejudiced, and who has been installed, by to v ernal consent, as the successor of Persiani—an honour is, % Thicla even the most ardent admirers of the latter lady 144 r eluctantly compelled to acknowledge that Castellan dis 44l ,, Ply vindicated her claims. The same week that saw ei tih metnit of Castellan saw also the production of Feli 411J, bavid's far- famed symphony the Des& t. Never kh i; " We forget the breathless attention with which that Its 'ale composition was listened to the first evening of p r oduction. It was performed f air times, and the Ity e , rB of music are under great obligations to Mr. Lum h.:or having produced it in such a perfect manner. came the Enfans Viennoises—those wonderful b t , 'I'M of whom we had all heard so much that t at Were almost prepared for, a disappointment, Gs, who more than came up . to their fame. diet were the difficulties in the way of i ttie, engagement. The aid even ot religion was 1 4 4 4 4 in to prevent their setting foot in heretical Eng -Os,Z; but Mr. Lumley, by enterprise and tact, triumphed 11 14, i all obstacles, and secured the services of those Ilis -r en for the greater part of the season. During 4 6 . engagement was produced Lucile Grahn's de ft%) tfal little ballet of Kaya. La Nene, the Spanish 4 4 0 : 43 e, also appeared about this period, but her 41 E1 ; 113 was not great, and the habitues of the % 11 kr e scarcely thought her worthy her high Aartl fame. At this period the operatic ht.rnent was in its zenith. It was supported 4 44) 113 1, Brambilla (who had been re-engaged for this n), Castellan, Rita Borio, the Lablaches, father and 1141;:ornasari, Moriani, Mario, Corelli, who were in the .tt etli of appearing frequently altogether the same tl g• Gradually too, the choerographic department lb s b a PProaching its culminating point. Cerit o a nd her e z , 44(1 , St. Leon, were amongst the earliest arrivals — it came Carlotta Grisi, and at last Taglioni fo 4t /tll 3 an unparralleledEcircumstance to have Gs 46 auch artistes as Taglioni, Cerito, Lucile Illttp,": and Carlotta Grisi engaged at the a t neatre—but that any manager could induce them be itptipar in the same pas, was by every o ne th oug ht to es er unposaibility. This apparent impossibility, how alleee' Mr. Lumley accomplished : by what means he 4 et tl i o e ded it is not for us to inquire, although th e pos %at: Of his secret would be a mine of go ld t o any e ver g e r. Suffice it to say, he did succeed, and the ttkelnemorable pas de quay tre was the consequence 4te the recollection of which, those who were fortu ki i„ enough to see it glory in, as g i v i ng t h em Withfontestible superiority over those less fortunate i te t i tti .' who have only seen thes e un a pp roac h a bl e ar ti.stcs 06 e ,. (1 , te 1Y• At this period of the season the op era o f a~ein'° Devereux was revived for the purpose of intro- A Ntci t to us Baroilhet, the barritone, from the %t s • el nie Royale de Musi ue and Madame Rossi 1 4 , el 5, th e q prima donna of the Lisbon opera. This lady t :,liti o t° , l ° , 3 _t accomplished artist—evidently loves her pro. kn ;na a proof of it we instance the manner in which t ,mtle d que up the part of Queen Elizabeth), and is des ea i t : at ~no distant day to take the very highest rank e,„ .8 uer Norma, on Saturday night, was very ° fine, that the absence of Grisi was scarcely felt, a - not hin*th e g . could exceed . her playfulness last evening radictory prima donna in La p , ova d un Opera 4 • She 4 , l '.kept the audience in a constant roar of laugh a, L a Prom was preceded by Lucia di Lammermoor, 11 et h --4 eteeded by Ondine, and thus ended this most 4 44, 1 ° 4bl e season. It is satisfactory to know that Mr. ) ices Le t eft „_ orts have been appreciated by those for if 1 4 04 bas so exerted himself. The season has been '4llsilie_Pri?fitable one; and we are glad to find that Mr. :artit;Y_l,Will not only derive profit but honour for his ";?eie and that his subscribers are about to testify v°)%tb ato nlion of the admir a ble m anner i n w bi c h h e h as 'q the affairs of this great establishment in a THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 22, 1845. manner at once the most flattering and gratifying. The accompanying document will inform our readers of the way in which this is proposed to be eff,c'ed : " The following noblemen and gentlemen, subscribers to and frequenters of her Majesty's Theatre, anxious to testify their sense of the ability, liberality, and judgmen,t which have distinguished Mr. Lumley's management of that great establishment, and their sense of the courtesy they have always experienced at his hands, have re solved to present him with a memorial of those senti ments, and of their estimation of his successful exertions. It is, therefore, proposed that a subscription should be entered into, not exceeding two guineas each, and the amount thereof to be applied to the purchase of a piece of plate, recording the variety and combination of talent which by his exertions and skill have been brought before the public. . _ _ " The following noblemen and gentleman have already tendered their namcs :—His Excellency the Count de St. Aulaire, his Excellency the Baron de Brunnow, his Grace the Duke of Somerset, Field-Marshal the Duke of Wellington, K G., his Grace the Duke of Leinster, his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, K.G., his Grace the Duke of Cleveland, K.G., his Grace the Duke of Bed for,', the Most Noble the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Most Noble the Marquis of Lansdowne, K.G., the Most Noble the Marquis of Granby, the Right Hon. the Earl of Pembroke, the Right Hon. the Earl of Lonsdale, the Right lion. the Earl of Harrington, the Right Hon. the Earl of Bictive, the Right Hun. the Viscount Temple town, time Right Hon. the Viscount Somerton, the Right Hon. the Viscount Ranelagh, the Lold William Lennox, the General Lord Aylmer, the Lord Adolphus Fitzela rence, the Lord Harry Vane, M.P., the Lord 'Ernest Bruce, M.P., the Prince Radzivil, the Prince Paul Lie- Yen, the Prince Troubetzkoy, the Count Eaterhazy, the Count Batthya,ny, the Chambellan de Berg, the Count Koudriatfsky, the Count de Lashi, the Count de Jarnac, the Hon. Colonel Leicester Stanhope, the Hon. Colonel Dawson Darner, Colonel Fitch, Lieutenant General Sir Andrew F. Barnard, Sir John Lowther, Bart., M.P., Sir Henry Webb, Bart., Sir Henry Meux, Bart., Sir J. Guest, Bart., M.P., Sir Francis Shuckborough, Bart., M.P., T. Hodgson, Esq., M.P., W. A. Mackinnon, Esq., M.P., Bernal Osborne, Esq., M.P., Henry Baring, Esq., M.P., Joh❑ Stewart, Esq., M.P., E. Munday, Esq., M.P., C. Barry Baldwin, Esq., M.P., R. J. Eaton, Esq., M.P., James Ewing, Esq., M.P., B. Botficld, Esq., M.P., Henry Broactwood, Esq., M.P., John Bowes, Esq., M.P., Montagu Gore, E,q., M.P., R. Painther, Esq., Hubert de Burgh, Esq., T. Mills, Esq., E. Moore, Esq., Major Buckley, Captain Smith, Sandford, Esq., E. Smith, Esq., H. Brereton Trelawney, Esq., George Wombwell, Esq., Fitzwilliam Hume, Esq., Ralph Eden, Esq., J. Phtitp Beavan, Esq., S. Beasley, Esq., Guy Cham pion, Esq. " Communications for the Committee to be addressed to the care of one of the following gentlemen Pain titer, Esq., Treasurer, 5, Grafton -street, Bond street ; or C. Barry Baldwin, Esq , M.P., Hon. Secretary, 6, Parliament-strm et. " Subsriptions to be paid in to the Treasurer's account, at Westminster Bank, St. James's-square ; or Messrs. Strahan, bankers, 217, Strand." Grateful as this testimonial must be to Mr. Lumley's feelings, he has recently received another, which is per haps of even a more flattering nature, inasmuch as it is a tribute not only to his excellence as a manager, but to his kindness of heart as a man. His generosity to artists is well known—not only are their salaries fixed on the mist liberal scale, and paid with the utmost punctuality, but he is in the habit of constantly making them very valuable presents, and in moments of exigency he has frequently rescued an artist from difficulties in the most unexpected and generous manner. His great kindness to Montassu, who was incapacitated from an accident from pursuing his professional career during the course of last season, will never be forgotton by those who ad mire and appreciate a generous action. The artistes of the theatre, to show the sense they entertain of the kind and generous treatment they have exp, rienced at his hands, presented him last week with a magnificent silver gilt vase, bearing the following inscription : " Hommage a Monsieur B. LUMLEY, par les Artistes du Theatre de sa Majeste en commemoration de I'heureuse evenement qui assures ce theatre la continuation de sa bienviellante et juste administration. 18 Juillcs , 1845." These latter words explain the secret of Mr. Lum ley's good fortune. His :administration is bienviellante and juste, and, therefore, is it successful. THE WEATHER .AND THE CROPS. NORTH OF IRELAND.—During the past week, there have been some days of weather favourable for the com mencement of the early grain harvest, and advantage has been taken of this by the farmers in a few places. There have, however, been heavy rains, by which weighty corn crops have been partially laid down, and their ripening thus retarded. In the neighbourhood of Belfast, particularly on the Downshire side, several fields of barley have fallen before the sickle, and the yield, both in grain and straw, is stated to be at least an ave rage. Very little winter-sown wbeat is as yet ready for cutting ; but, in one or two very early districts, a few patches have been reaped ; and the return of grain pro mises well. The last of the flax crop has been pulled ; and the greater proportion of the season's produce is now undergoing the process of grassing. The quantity of fine flax is likely to prove grcater than was at one time anticipated. The growth of the potato plant progresses as favourably as the most sanguine farmer could wish ; and there is no doubt that this crop will far exceed in quantity that of any year since 1840.—Banner of Ulster. During the past and present week we have been over several miles of the country in our neighbourhood, and we can safely say that a few days of sunshine would give us a crop unequalled even in the late plenteous seasons. Everywhere—and more particularly in the rich valley of the Ayr— the wheat and oats are very keavy in the ear and long i❑ the straw ; thus pro mising abundance for man and the inferior animals. In the neighbourhood of Gadgirth and Enterkine we observed several fields of wheat far advanced in ripeness, and only waiting a glimpse of sunshine to fit them fur the sickle. Farther up the Ayr, to the banks ' of the Lugar, oats are the prevailing crop ; and though greener than in the lower lands, they are also very heavy and abundant. Barley is generally pretty far advanced ; but—sunshine 1 sunshine ! As tonishingly little grain of any kind has been laid by the rain. Beans have a very promising appearance. In the potatoe crops we observed no failures ; partial failures may have occurred, but so far as we can judge, the root will be very plenteous. The late wet weather has marred the finishing of the hay harvest ; generally it is cut, but a consider able quantity lies upon the meadows waiting for heat. I❑ our immediate neighbourhood the crops wear a very luxuriant appearance, though it will be some time ere the sickle be in active operation. Friday and Saturday last were brilliant days ; but the mornings and evenings were exceedingly chill. In fact, the frost on those mornings lay, in some places, quite white. This visit of the rude northman was anything but welcome. On Sunday the wind blew strong from the south east, driving before it heavy and successive showers. Yesterday the wind rounded to W.S.W , and the sun shone strongly.—Ayr Observer. On this increasingly important subject, we regret we cannot report very favourably for the past week, rain having fallen almost every day since our last publication. The worst fears have coesequently been entertained by the farmer throughout the district, not so much because of the injury already done to the crops, as on account of the damage that may yet occur, should the protracted wet weather continue much longer. The only day on which no rain fell was Saturday, when considerable pro gress was made in securing the hay. In Yorkshire and some of the southern counties, the crops are said to be in a very fair condition, and appear to have suffered little from the inclemency of the weather. This, we believe, is also the case in Scotland and Ireland ; and should the weather take a favourable turn, as we fondly hope it will, we may yet have fully an average harvest. —7'yne Mel cwy. It would have been a matter of no ordinary gratifi cation to have recorded, this week, that the state of the weather, upon which every thing now depends, had at length assumed that settled and sun light character whichlis essentially necessary to bring the forthcoming crops of grain to a state of perfect maturity. Un happily, however, such is not the case. One day, marked by a character of general brightness, has been succeeded by one of almost incessant and extremely heavy rain—at least, for the greater part of the day. This was the case on Tuesday last, when the showers descended literally in torrents, and must, we fear, have occasioned much injuty in those localities where the crops are flaggy and heavy upon the ground. Even the occasional recurrence of a bright day is succeeded by one of gloom and heaviness. We know nothing of a uniform continuance of clear and cloudless skies, and of that high and also uniform state of the atmosphere, without which the wheat crop cannot yield that bountiful produce which, at one time, presented very gratifying indications, and without which the most lamentable results will ineviably ensue, in embarrass ment to trade, the prostration of enterprise, the de rangement of the money market, from the effect of which railway speculations could not escape, and in privations and sufferings of no ordinary nature and extent. These considerations aro of the more import ance, when it is remembered, that, with the immense daily consumption of a rapidly increasing population, the stock of bonded wheat now on hand only amounts to about twelve days' consumption. We tru-t, however, that in most localities no serious damage has yet been occasioned. But, at the same time, it cannot be denied that the harvest, especially with a continuance of the present weather, will be protracted to a late period ; and that, consequently, the risks of the crop being secured in good condition, arc doubled, and that the stocks on hand, as we have before remaiked, will expe rience a daily diminution before the new grain can be possibly brought to the market. In proof of the lateness of season it need only be remarked, that last year— an early harvest, certainly—wheat, in the higher loca lities in this district, was cut on the sth of August, which corresponds with Tuesday last, and now the crop is as green as grass. To the generality of crops, indeed, a late harvest is invariably injurious.—Doncwter Gazette. The disposal of the deanery of Worcester, which will become vacant at Christmas next, when its present pos sessor, the Bishop of Rochester, removes to his new see, is now a canvassed question. It has been generally assigned to . the Rev. John Peel, Canon of Canterbury, and brother of ' die Premier, and it is also stated that it has already been 'offered to the Rev. Gentleman, but that he declined accept: mg i t ._ CAeltenham Examiner. CORONER'S QUEST.--Yesterday aftaernoon, Wakley, M.P., held an inquest at the Breck mock Antis Ta vern, Camden-town, on the body of Mr. H. T. _Bromley, aged '29, the landlord of that establishment, who was ki'iled by a fall from his horse, when returning on Tuesday Barnet Races.—Verdict, A cc id en t a l D eat h , w ie, A adeodand of Is. on the horse. from the RELATIVE CLOSING PRICES OF RAILWAY SHARES IN THE PRINCIPAL CITIES AA SCOTLAND, cD TOWNS IN EIS AND IRELAND. 'GLAND, NAMES or RAILWAYS. Aberdeen • • •• • • •• •• • • • • Airdrie and Coatbridge . • Arbroath and Forfar •• . Ditto Half Shares •• . Armagh, Colr., & Portrush Bandon and Bantry •• Belfast and Ballymena Belfast and County Down irknhd, Lan. & Ches.Jne. Birmingham and Glo'ster Do. New (iss. at 7% dis.) Ditto Half Shares : Birminglnn & Oxtrd.June. Illaburn, and Preston.• Blekburn, Darwo,& Bolin Bolton, Wigaii, & Livcrpl. Boston, Stainfrd and Itirm Brighton, Lewes, & Ilast. Bristol and Exeter . • Ditto New . . Bristol and Gloucester • • Bristol and S. Wales Junc. British and Irish Union.. Caledon. and Ayrsh. June Caledon. & Dumbar. Junc Caledonian • • • • • • • • • • Ditto Extension • • • • • • Cambridge and Lincoln.• Chester and Birkenhead.. Ditto New Shares Ditto Half Shares •• • • Chester and II lyhead • • Cheltenham and Oxford Chichester and Brighton Churnet Valley •• • • •• . • Clitheroe Junction • • • • • • Clydesdale Junction • . • • Cork, Blackrck & Passage Cork and Bandon .• • • • • • Cork and Killarney .• • Cork and Waterford • • Cork and Youghal .• • • Canterbury and Dover. • Coventry and Leicester • . Cornwall ......• •• Derby and Crewe Direct Lon. and Manchstr Dias, Beccles, & Yarinoth Direct Northern • • • • • • • • Direct Norwich .. • • • • Dublin and Belfast June Dublin, Belfast, & Coir. e Dublin and Drogheda. Dublin and Galwoy Dundalk and Enniskillen Dundee and Arbroath . •• Ditto New . . • • • • •• Dundee and Per.h •• •• Durham and Sunderland East Lancashire (No. I) Ditto (No. 2) Eastern Counties . • • .. • . Do. Perp.s pr Ct., No 1 _ . Do. do. No. 2 East Dereham & Norwich East Uni0n............. Ditto Extension • • • • • • Edinbgh, Gins., and Dum. Edinburgh and Glaigow.. Do. Quarter Shares • • • _ _ Do. New Quarter Shares Edin b. Leith, and Granten Do. I'ref. 5 per Cent.. Edinburgh and Northern Edinburgh and Peebles • • Edinburgh and l'erth . • • • Ely and Huntingdon • • •• Enniskillen and Sligo.. • . Exeter, Yeovil, & Drchstr Fltwood, Prstn, & W. Rid. Garnkirk and Glasgow • • Glasgow and Ayr .•• •• Do. Quarter Shares • • • • Glasgow and Greenock .. Ditto New . • .. • • • • • • Ditto Preference • • • • • Glasgw, Dmfries, and Car. Glsgw,Kilmarnek, & Ard. Glasgow and Belfast Un. Goole and Doncaster . • • • Grand Junction ......... Ditto Half Shares • • • • Ditto Quarter Shares • . Ditto New Quarters • • Ditto Eighths Grand Union . • • • . •• Great Eastern & Western Gt Grimsby & Dk Extens. Gt Grimsby and Sheffield Gt Sthrn & Wstrn (hind) Ditto Extension •• . • •• Great Monster.. •• . . Gt Northern of Scotland Grt Northern of England Do. New• 401. Shares Do. New 301. Shares .. Great Western .. •• •• •• • • Ditto Half Shares •• .. Ditto Fifths • .. . • • Guilfrd, Farehm, & Ports. karwieh . •. • • • • .. • • • • • • Iludrsfld & Man. R. & Canl Huddersfield and Sheffield Hull and Gainsborough . • Hull and Selby • • • - • - • • • • Ditto Quarter Shares • • Ditto 'Ralf Shares • • • • Inverness and Elgin •• •• Isle of Jersey • • • • • • .. • • Kendal and Windermere Kingstown and Bray • • .. Killarney Junctions Lancaster and Carlisle • • Lancaster and Preston .. Leeds and Bradford .... Ditto Extension .. • • .. Leeds and Dewsbury • ... Leeds and Thirsk • • • . • • • • Leeds & W. Riding June. Leicester & Birmingham Leicester and Bedford ... Limerick and Waterford Liinrck, Ennis, & Kil. J ne. Lincoln, York, and Leeds Liv. Man. & Gt N. of Eng. Liverpool and Manchester Ditto Half Shares • • • • Ditto Quarter Shares.. Li verpl, Ormskrk,& Prstn London and Birmingham Ditto Thirds• Ditto Quarters•• •• .• •• London and Blackwall • • Lon.&lllan.(Remingtotes) London and Brighton. •• Ditto Consolid. Eighths London and Croydon • • • • Ditto New . -•• • • •• • • Do. Guarant. 5 per Cnt. London and Greenwich • • Do. I'ref. or Privilege. • London and South Westrn Do. New Cons. Eighths Do. New, 501 Shares.. 1)o. New, 401. Shares. • London and York .• • • • • • Ditto (Bantry) .• • .. • • London and Windsor•• • . Londn, Salsbury, & Yeovl Londonderry & Coleraine Londonderry & Lynn and Ely • • Lynn and Dereham ..... Manchester and Leeds .. Ditto nail Shares Ditto Quarter Sharea•. Ditto Sixteenths ...... Manchstr and Birkenhead Manchester &Birminghm Ditto Quarter Shares.. Ditto New Quarters . •. Do. COLL& Welsh Junc. Manchcstr, Boltn, & Bury Mnchstr, Buxtn, & Matik Man. Shef. and Mid. Junc. Manchestr & Southaniptn Midland Ditto Fifths Ditto New Do. Con. Birm. & Derby Midlnd Gt Westrn (Irish) Do. Extension to Sligo Newest! & Datingtii June. Do, New (Brandling) .. Newcastle and Berwick .. Newcastle and Carlisle.. Nwcstle, Durham, & Lan. Newport & Abergavenny Newry and Enniskillen.. Newark and Sheffield . North British .......... Ditto New Shares .... Northern and Eastern .. Do. Scrip (isa. at 5 die.) Do. Quarter Shares .. North Devon .• North Kent • • • • • • • North Staffordshire .... North Eastern • • • • • • North Union (A) • • • ..... Ditto (8)........ North Wales Mineral.... Ditto New Shares • • • • North Western North Wales ••••• • • • • • Norwich and Brandon • • Ditto New. . Not., Belvoir, & Granthm Nottingham and Boston.. Nott., Es weh. Vol. & Man, Nottingham lk Mansfield Oxford and liffining. June Oxfbrd and Worcester Oxford and Cambridge • • Perth and Inverness Portsmouth Direct • • Preston and Wyre • • , ••• Ditto Half Shares Do. Pref. 5 per Ct. Gusr Do. Pref. 5 per Ct. & div. Preston & Wyre Exten. Richmond & W. End June Rugby, Woreestr, & Tring Scottish Central Scottish Midland . Sheffield and Manchester Ditto Quarter Shares.. Ditto ditto (No. 2).. Ditto ditto (No. 3). , Sheffield and Lincoln, Sheffield and ItOtherham Shrewsbry & Grand June. Shrewsb., Wor., & Crewe Shrws.,Wolv., 'AWL& Bir ihrwsbry & Trnt Shrws, Herd/JAN. Slamannati . • • • • • • • • • • • • South Devon. •••• • • • • South Midland ..... • • • • • South Eastern and Dover Do. New (las. 321.) No, 1 Do. (i55.331,C8,8d,),, 2 Do, (les, 301.) ~ 3 StaineB slid Richmond .• • Staffordshire &Shropshire Stirling and Dunfermline South Wales.... • • • • Tean and Dove Valley • • Trent Valley ... Do. and Holyhead JAM°. Vale of Nentli Aug. 21. 314 19% 1 Xl4l 117% 47 1% 2% 224% 46 28% 10% 1p 176% - 7 p 25% 130% 33 31 9% 73% 166 157sCd 4 -3- 66 d 434 R p 1 4386 d, 175 S West London, Old Shama - West End & Sothrn Coun. Wexford a'd Carlow Warwick and Cheltenham Waterford and Kilkenny Watrfd,Wxld,Wick & Dub Wakefield and Bradford Wakfld, Fontcfrct, & Gool Wakefield and Harrogate Warwick and London West Lancashire • Worcester and 'fling • - • • Whitehavon and Furness 1)o. New Half Shares. • Welsh ,‘„ V e't ( :0rnwa11...... • ,"C...st Yorkshire • • .. • . • dilsontwn, M. & Coltness Wilts, Somrst, & Weymth Yarmouth and Norwich Ditto New . .. • • • York and Carlisle York and North Midland Ditto Half Shares Ditto Scarbro' Branch Ditto Selby • • ••• • • • • Ditto Extension .. • Yorkshire & Glasgow fjn. 10914 "A 71s6d 1% 28e9d 13 , A 13% - 5% 8 1 41 ,4256c1 15183(1 414 1 4153 d! - I 3 p, 4389 p, rds9d, 6s p 2s 6(1 5756(31 61}i 2G►,i 12 11% 17s p i 24% 342 p an 5 1156 d I - 2 3 pl Aug. 20. 5356,11 33a i 2256 d 111 s 21 aGd 115sp. 11786 1 HULL, STOCK EXCHANGE.—The Shares, 249 —Loadou and 1): Aug. 20. AUG. 21. sales are. -Hull and Selby, Half i 1 ckwall, lo96—Ditto, New, 4% pm.—Preston and Wyre, Half Shares, 84—Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton, 94—Caledonian, 104—Great Grimsby and Sheffield, Quarter Shares, 35s.—North British, Half Shares, 9—Leicester and Birmingham, 17s. pm.— London and Birmingham Extension, 1 9 s. 6d. pm —London and York, 54—Newcastle, Durham, and Lancashire, 265. pm.—Newark and Sheffield, VA—Nottingham, Erewash, &c., 40s. pm.— Nottingham and Boston, 9s. 6d.—South Midland, 6j," 3 pm. —West Yorkshire, 14% . liUDDERSFIELD, AUG. 21. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Great Grimsby Dock Extension, 24—Dundee and Perth, 4—Grand Union, 10s. p. —Glasgow and Dumfries, 28s.—Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction, Quarter Shares, 35s.—Huddersfield and Man chester, 14% —Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction, 14 1 with new—Leeds and Thirsk, 134 —Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 64—Manche s t er and Birkenhead Continuation, 15s. pm. YORK, AUG. 21. STOCK EXCIIANGM—The sales are—Eastern Union Exten • sion, 3 1 / 4 —Midland, New, 26 1 ,4—North British, New, 91 / 4 York and North Midland Extension, 24 1 %—London and York, 51. 6s. 3 d.—Manchester, Buxton, &c., 81/4 —Newcastle and Berwick, 24k—South Midland, 61. 15s. 6d.—Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole, 46 1 4 —West Yorkshire, 13 3 4. EXETER, AuG. 21. There has been little or nothing done in railway matters this day. EDINBURGH, AUG. 19. STOCK EXCIIANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 3/. 65.- Aberdeen, Banff, and Elgin, 2/. Us. 6d.-Arbroath and For far, 251.-Ditto, Half Shares, 151.-Armagh and Portrush, 2/. -Banffshire, 21. 25.-British and Irish Union, 3/. 95.-Bel fast and County Down, 3/. 17s. 6d.-Cambridge and Lincoln, 3/. 10s.-Caledonian, 10/. 10s.-Caledonian Extension, 21. 16s. 6d.-Caledonian and Dumbarton, 31.175. 6d.-Clydesdale Junction, 9/.-Direct Northern, 21. 55.-Dundee and Ar broath, 371. Is. 6d.-Ditto, New, 18L-,-Dundee and Perth, 4/. 6s. 6d.-Edinburgh and Bathgate, 21.45. 6d.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, 86L-Ditt o , Quarters, 211. 158.-Ditto, New, 141 155.-Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dumbarton, 11. I7s. 6d. -Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, 241. 10s.-Ditto, Prefer ence, 161. 10s.-Edinburgh and Northern, 1/. 135.-Ditto, New, 11. 25.-Edinburgh and Peebles, 2/. 125.-Edinburgh and Perth, 1/. 14s. 6 d.-Glasgow and Ayrshire, 891.-Ditto, New Stock, 221.-Glasgow and Belfast Union, 3/. I Is. 6d.- Glasgow and Neilston. 21/. 10s.-Glasgow and Garnkirk, 41/. -Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, IL ls.-Glasgow and ureenock, 211.-Ditto, New Stock, 101. 58.-Ditto, Pre ference, 21.-Great North of Scotland, 2/. 15s. 6d.-Inver ness and Elgin, IL 3 5.-Kilmarnock and Ardrossan, 5/. 15s. -London and York, 4/. 10s.-Londonderry and Coleraine, 3/. 17s. 61-Londonderry and Enniskillen, 3/. 155.-Monk land and Kirktntilloch,33/.-Morayshire, IL-North British, 31/. 10s.-Ditto, halves, 81. 17s. 6d.-North Wales Mineral, New, 61 55.-Perth and Inverness, 2/. 28.-Scottish Central, 71. 14s. 6d.-Scottish Midland, 2/. 75.-Shrewsbury, Os westry, and Chester, 4/. Is. 6d.-Slamannan, 18L-South Midland, 5/. 18s.-Shrewsbury and Hereford, 11. 10s.-Stir ling and Dunfermline, 1/. 155.-Waterford, Wicklow, and Dublin, 11. 165.-Wishaw and Coltness, 39/. LONDON AND YORK RAILWAY. We have received the minutes of evidence taken before the Select Committee of the House of Commons, appointed to inquire into the truth of the allegations in Mr. Bruce's peti tion. We have only space to-day for the following outlines of the proceedings of the Committee, when they proceeded fi nally to consider their report:— "Motion made (Mr. Duncombe),—That the following pa ragraph form part of the report :—' The Committee think it right to add, that in the very small proportion of cases which have been substantiated and partly supported, much of the evidence adduced was collected subsequent to the presentation of the petition, and they are of opinion that Henry Bruce made the serious charges contained in the petition without taking the most ordinary means of inquiry ; that the petition was presented with the view of stopping the further progress of the London and York Railway Bill, and to promote the private interest of a rival company, of which the petitioner was Vice-Chairman ; and that the conduct of Henry Bruce in presenting that petition has been a great abuse of the right of petitioning. " Question put. " Committee divided— " Ayes 5. " Noes, 2. " Mr. B. Ayes, " Mr. Warburton Mr. Christie Mr. B..Escott. Mr. Astell Mr. B. Denison Mr. Duncombe " So it was resolved in the affirmative. " Motion made (Mr. Warhurton)—' That the following pa ragraph form part of the report : " That your Committee, in consequence of the very ad vanced period of the session at which they were appointed and commenced their sittings, although they have applied them selves most assiduously to the inquiry entrusted to them, have not been able to make a complete investigation into the whole allegations in the petition of Henry Bruce, respecting the pro ceedings under the subscription contract of the London and York Railway Company. " Amendment proposed (Mr. B. Baring),--' In the pro posed paragraph, to leave out all the words after the word "that," in order to insert these words:—" The petitioner further states, that he is still pursuing his inquiry into the bond fides and responsibility of the said subscription list, and that he does not doubt that he shall discover numerous other instances of similar fraud besides those specifically alleged." "' Your Committee have had no time to enter into any such general charges, nor are they- inclined to think that the character of the evidence already adduced is such as to make it desirable that any such investigation should be entered upon; they are the mote disposed to entertain this opinion as such an inquiry could in no way affect the justification of Mr. Bruce's previous conduct.' " Question put,—' That the words proposed to be left out stand part." _ _ " Committee divided. " Ayes, 2. " Mr. Christie Mr. Warburton " Nces, 5. " Mr. B. Baring Mr. Astell Mr. B. Denison Mr. Duncombe Mr. B. Escott. " So it passed in the negative. " Main question put. " Amendment proposed (Mr. Warburton),—' To leave out all the words after the word " that," in order to insert these words—" In the absence of material witnesses, and from the want of time to pursue the inquiry further, your Committee are precluded from forming any opinion on the general alle gations in the petition.' Question put,_' That the words proposed to be left out stand part."._ 4‘ Ayes, 5. "Mr. B. Baring Mr. Christie Mr. Astell Mr. B. Denison Mr. Duncombo _ . " Noes, 2. " Mr. Warburton Mr. B. Escott. " So it was resolved in the affirmative. .4 Main question put and agreed to. " Motion made (Air. Warburton)--` That the following sub scribers to the London and York Railway contract were sum moned as witnesses, and did not obey the summons.' [Here follow s the list of names.] " Question put and negatived. Report again read, and agreed to. " Ordered—' That this report, together with the minutes of evidence, be reported to the House.' COURT CIRCULAR. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, accompanied by their Serene Highnesses the Duchess Ida of Saxe Weimar and Prince Edward and the Princess Anna and Amelie of Saxe Weimar, and attended by Lady Gore, Earl Howe, Earl of De n bi g h, a nd Sir David Davie', left the Roy a l H otel at Clifton, yester d ay morn ing, for Bristol. Her M a j esty an d su i te l e f t t h e ter minus at Bristol at half -past twelve o'clock, and travelled by a special train on the Great Western Railway to the station at Slough, where the illustrious party arrived at a quarter before three o'clock. The Queen Dowager, the Duchess Ida, and the Princesses of Saxe Weimar, Lady Gore, Earl Howe, and Sir David Davies proceeded to her Majesty's residence, Bushy House, Bushy Park. The Earl of Denbigh proceeded to town. His Excellency the Turkish Ambassador transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. Dispatches from the Governor of Hong Kong were received yesterday at the Colonial-office. Lord Granville Somerset has arrived in Italy, and has joined Lady .Granville Somerset and family. The marriage of Lord Macdonal with Miss Wynd ham, daughter of the Countess of Listowel, was solem nised yesterday morning i n S t . G eorge ' s Ch urc h, in the presence of the Earl and Countess of Listowel, the Duke and Duchess of Somerset, the Earl of Rosalyn, and a select circle. - THE HARVEST IN FRANCE.—A. Bordeaux paper informs us, that the wheat harvest in the department of the Gironde is abundant, but that it is got in with great difficulty. The weight of the wheat varies from 77 to 79 kilogs. the hectolitre. The wine-growers have much fear as to the result of their harvest, as it will be fully' three weeks later this year than the last, and there is hardly ground now to hope that there Will be sufficient he a t t o ma k e t h e grapes o f goo d qua lity. CORONER'S INQUEST.—On Thursday, an inquiry was begun before Mr. Carter, Coroner for the county of Surrey, on the body of Ellen Tyrrell, elm was on Tuesday last found drowned in the Surrey Canal, under very suspicious circumstances. After a lengthened inquiry the proceedings were nest, in order that additional evi dence d might REMARKABLE PRESENCE OP M IND .—A workman ajourn b e e d till p ro Monday cured. employed in one of the mining shafts of the Scottish Central Railway lately had a most miraculous escape. He had lighted the (traces connected with the charges of powder for the purpose of blasting, and gave the signal to be drawn up, but the rope slipping, the poor fellow was suspended a few feet above where the explosion was to take place , with no ot h er prospect before him but instant death. With great fortitude and presence of mind he called out to lower him, which was immediately done, and, advancing cautiously to the burning fusees, be extinguished them. On examination they were found to be burned within half an inch of the powder. It will be remembered that some three or - four years ago the traveller o f M r. Ri chard Pattinson, of Ca r li s le, was stopped near Greenhead, and robbed of a sum of money, by two men of the names of Getty and Mooney. One of these, Getty, was followed into Ireland and cleverly captured, by Thomas Hetherington, then of the police force ; and being con victed at the Northu.nberland Assizes, was transported for fifteen years. On Tuesday, Hetherington, who is now re siding in Liverpool, arrived at Carlisle with the second offender, Mooney, and, having had him identified, proceeded with him to Morpeth gaol. We understand that Hetherington acci dentally met with the prisoner in the streets of Liverpool, in the dress of a railway labourer.— Cumberland Pacquet. FORGERY IN I . ARTS.--A corn-factor, named having discovered that some forgeries had been lately com mitted to his prejudice, gave information to the authorities, and declared that he suspected his clerk, a young man named X—. A search-warrant was granted, and at 'the m oment t h e com missary of police entered the latter's lodgings, he was in the act of preparing for immediate flight. He had taken out a passport for Barcelona, under the name of Bouby, in which he desitmated himself homme de lettres. In his room were 10,0001. in French money, 3,0001. in foreign gold, and 25 napoleons. There were also found four receipts of the Bank of France, bearing the forged signature of 1111. C—; two bordereaus. prepared to be presented to the banks of Gouin and Ganneron, for the purpose of being discounted, and bearing the forged signatures of ten or twelve of the most respectable bankers in Paris ; and a great quan tit y of p a p e rs and bills with Mr. C--'a f SHOCKING OMNIBUS ACClDENT.—Yesterday after noon, about three o'clock , as an aged woman, named Esther clerk arrested. signature. 'lhese various articles w ere seize d , an d t h e Cruickshank, of No. 51, Great Arthur-street, St. Luke's, was crossing Bishomate-street, opposite Sun-street, she was knocked down by the horses of one of the Hackney omnibu•es, and before she could be extricated she was severely trampled upon by the animals, and rendered insensible. Besides some severe contusions and lacerations, she sustained a serious in jury of the spine. The aged sufferer was without loss of time removed to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, where she remains in a deplorable state of suffering. GREAT PROTESTANT MEETING AT LISBURN. Lisau as, AUGUST 20.—A meeting for the avowed purpose of sjmpathising with James Watson, Esq., of Braokhill, on his late dismissal from the magistracy and deputy-lieutenancy of the county Antrim, was held this day in a field called " School hill," adjac en t t o Lisburn, belonging to a Mr. Beatty, a tanner, residing in the town. The place is beautifully situated, being on an eminence overlcolting the town and surrounding country, the approach to which is by a narrow circuitous road, a full view of it being had from the spot where the platform was erected ; and as the numerous Orange lodges advanced in pro cession, each bearing their respective banners, and decorated w ith scarfs and ribbons, and other political emblems, the scene was gay and enlivening. At about 12 o'clock the first of the lodges entered the field, and took their place about the plat form, where they remained till the termination of the day's pro ceedings. For nearly two hours these bodies continuet4 to ar rive, until at length the entire place (occupying between two and three acres) was completely filled with a very respectable looking and well- dressed body of men, who appeared to be com posed entirely of the yeomanry class of the community. There were also a few private carriages and other conveyances, occu pied for the most part by ladies, in which, and upon the plat form, were observed the following persons : The Most Noble the Marchioness of Downshire ; Right Hun. the Countess of Annesley ; the Marquis of Downshire, J.P. and U.L. ; the Earl of Annesley, Castlewellan ; Hon. Hugh Annesley, Castlewellan ; Colonel Verner, M.P. ; Isaac Curry, J. P. an d D. L. ; J o h n Temple Reilly, J. P. and D. L., Scarva House ; Robert Dulling, J. P. ; Henri Waring, J. P. ; H. Wilson Rowan, J.P. ; Thomas Johnston Smyth, J.P. and D. 1.. ; the Very Rev. Dean of Dromore, J.P. ; Thomas Crawford, J. P. ; William Caldbeck, Sub-Sheriff of Down ; the Rev. Thomas Waring; Rev. Edward Leslie, Rector of Dromore ; Rev. J. W. Knox ; Rev. J. Hopson ; Rev. Mr. Henderson, Hollywood ; M. W. Knox, Esq., Loughgall ; James Hamilton, Deputy Grand Secretary of Orange Lodges; Jona than Richardson, Esq., Ingram ; John Reilly, J.P., Hills borough ; Charles Armstrong, J.P., Cherry Valley • Major Waring, J.P., N ewr y ; Ri c h ar d W ar i ng, E sq. ; the Rev. Charles Waring ; Maxwell H. Close, Esq., New Park ; Colonel Hawkshaw, Blaris ; E. H. Reid, J.P., Killala ; Major Crossley, Glenburn ; Thomas Waring, Esq., Waring field ; Rev. J. Lefroy, Loughtrickland ; Robert Alexander, Esq., Loughtrickland ; Wm. Beers, J.P., Grand Master of Orange Lodges, county Down ; Wm. Ellis, Esq., Deputy Grand Master, county Down; Rev. W. H Wynn, Moira; Rev. J. Wilson, Moira ; Thos. Caldb-ek, Esq., Lisburn ; H. Caldbeck, Esq., Lisburn; Rev. C. Boyd, Ballinahinch ; Alexander Lindsay, Esq., Milltown; Rev. J. Green, An trim; Joseph Greer, Esq., Tyrone ; Captain Crawford, J.P., Lissor ; M. Smith, Esq., Lisburn ; Rev. J. W. Garrett ; Rev. Dean Knox ; Rev. John Mussen, Magheragull ; Rev. J. Smyth, J.P., Lisburn; W. R. Deane, Esq., Enniskillen; James Blackwood, J.P., Sandfield ; J. Henning, Esq., Wa ringstown ; Rev. W. E. Tyrrell, Dumbeg ; James M. Reillj, Esq., Lisburn ; H. Hardman, Esq., Mount Pottinger •' F. C. Beers, J. P., Bally ward ; Rev. T. D. Gregg, Dublin ; Colonel Munroe ' late 81st Regiment; John Macarten, Esq., Warings town ; John Wakefield, Esq., Brookhill; James Graham, ' Esq., liallymaglaine; John Cromie, Esq., Draper-hill; James Johnston, J.P., Knapp ; Henry J. Garrett, Esq., Lisburn; Dr. Gaussen, Lisburn, &c. It would be difficult to state accurately the number of per eons present, so many and different were the opinions enter tained on the subject : however, the general opinion was, that there were from 15,000 to 20,000 on " School-hill" at one time during the day. At half past two o'clock the Marquis of Downahire was called to the chair amidst great applause, which lasted for several minutes. When silence had been obtained, His LORDSHIP rose, and said that if the requisition, signed by so many and respectable of the inhabitants of Lisburn and the surrounding country had not b_•en presented him, request ing him to take the chair at that meeting, which afforded him so great a pleasure, as its principal object was to condole with his friend Commodore Watson, he would have offered his ser vices for that purpose.—(Cheers.) lie was prepared to say, and he spoke advisedly, that a more unjust, unconstitutional, and tyrannical proceeding had never been adopted by any Government than that which had been used towards their friend.—( Hear.) He was not in the habit of defying any one, but if he were, he would defy the Government to prove that it was a constitutional act. He would again repeat, that if he had not been called upon to preside that day he would have offered his services, which he thought would be a sufficient reply to the various opinions expressed by both sides of the press , and he would add further, that he was pre pared to take the responsibility of the act.—(Cheers.) The Noble Lord then expressed his hope that on the termination of the proceedings, those persons who were there assembled would depart quietly to their respective homes, without insulting or wounding the feelings of any one, and then concluded by intro ducing to the meeting The Very Rev. the Dean of DROMORE, who expressed sa tisfaction at seeing such an assemblage presided over by his Lordship. He said that was as it should be, for it was such an assemblage as ought to take place in Ireland. He, therefore, did not—surrounded as he was by so many friends—think it necessary to urge any argument to induce their adoption of the resolution he held in his hand, when he knew they were as sembled to condole with his friend Commodore Watson, for whom he called upon the meeting to give three cheers, which were immediately responded to. He (Mr. Watson) was then upon the platform, and held a more exalted position amongst them than any that Sir Robert Peel could give him. The Rev. Gentleman then concluded by moving as fellows : " Resolved—That it is the indefeasible and unquestionable right of every British subject to express, in a lawful manner, his opinions of the conduct and measures of the Ministers of the Crown." JAMES B. BLACKWOOD, Esq., seconded the resolution, which was passed unanimously. JONATHAN RICHARDSON, Esq., of Ingram, in a very lengthened and eloquent speech, next moved— " That we witness with regret, apprehension, and dissatisfac tion the system of policy which her Majesty's Ministers have for some time pursued, and appear resolved to continue, with reference to her Majesty's loyal and devoted subjects, the Pro testants of Ireland : the disaffected and disloyal being the ob jects of confidence and favour, while the faithful and attached arc treated with contempt and disregard, subjected to insult, and made the objects of unmerited persecution." Which motion was seconded by fIIOMAS J. SMYTH, Esq., J.P., and passed. The third resolution was proposed by Colonel VERNER, and seconded by the Rev. H. HUDSON, and was as follows : " That we consider the removal of James Watson, E.q., of Brookkill (a gentleman respected and venerated by all who know him), from the deputy-lieutenancy and magistracy of the county of Antrim to be a wanton exercise of arbitrary power, unjustified by the letter or the spirit of the statutes which have been made the pretext for his dismissal , and at direct variance with the spirit of the constitution." 'I he Rev. Mr. KNOX then moved, which was seconded by R. Dowlea, Esq., and carried— " That it is repugnant to the constitution of this empire that her Majesty's subjects should be required to yield obedience to the views, opinions, or declarations of any single constituent of the legislative powers, the united concurrence of the three estates of the realm being essential to constitute an obligatory law ; and that any attempt to fetter the actions of British suhjecis by the maintenance of a contrary doctrine is subver sive of oar rights, and P.,eht not to be tclerated by a free people." CALDBECK, Esq., moved-the next. resolution, which was seconded by Major WARING : " That the Protestants of Ireland, being upw.:fis of two millions, are entitled by their position and weight, as a reli k us, orderly, loyal, and educated people, to the confidence of the Crown and protection of the Government ; whereas, on the contrary, we see our venerated clergy insulted, our Chute!) endangered, her revenues confiscated, our faith maligned, our up: ight magistrates dismissed, and our sa cre d an d venera bl e institutions prostrated, in order to conciliate the avowed foes of British connexion ; we therefore solemnly pledge ourselves to associate, as Protestants, by every lawful means within our power, in support and defence of what still remains of our vene rated constitution, and in the sure conviction that such a course is become essential to the security of our lives and properties, to the maintenance of the Throne, and to the preservation 01 the empire." The Rev. Mr. LESLIE next addressed the meeting, and read the following address : " To the:Queen's Most Excellent Majesty. " May it please your Majesty— " We, your dutiful and loyal Protestant subjects, desire to approach our Most Gracious Sovereign, and lay before her throne the grievances under which we labour. Our British birthright, liberty of private judgment, is uncon stitutionally shackled by the persecution of men who have earned our respect and confidence throughout lives of un blemished private and public integrity ; that we, Protestants of Ireland, who have been at all times loyal and ;peaceable subjects—whose forefathers placed your ;Majesty's illustrious house on the throne of three realms, and who are ready to shed our blood in its defence—think ourselves entitled, as an im portant section of the British nation, to the confidence of the Crown, and the protection of Government, which we feel, with regret and alarm, are now withheld from us. We see our beloved National Church in danger, our venerated clergy in sulted, our magistrates dismissed in some places, and massacred in others, our venerable institutions encroached upon to con ciliate those whom past experience tells us can never by fair concession be satisfied. We have further seen our conscien- tious convictions on the ♦ital question of scripitnal education disregarded, and our humble petitions for a share of Govern ment educational funds treated with contempt. We therefore humbly pray that you would be graciously pleased to take the case of your Majesty's faithful, attached, and loyal Protestant subjects in Ireland into your favourable consideration—the posi tion in which they are placed, and the persecutions under which they suffer, being stated in simplicity and truth in this their dutiful address—and that you would issue your royal mandate that henceforward an undue preference may not be shown, nor an ascendancy in variance with the spirit of the Protestant con stitution, be conceded to a party in the country opposed to British connexion, and inimical to the British throne ; and we would further implore of your Majesty, that, as an act of grace to your faithful Protestant subjects of Ireland, you weuld be pleased to command that James Watson, Esq., be restored to the office of deputy-lieutenant, and reinstated as a justice of the peace for the county of Antrim." After which he moved:— " That an humble and dutiful address be prepared and pre sented to her Itlajesty, praying that she may be graciously pleased to issue her royal command for the restoration of Mr. Watson, her Majesty's faithful, loyal, and attached subject, to the deputy-lieutenancy and magistracy of the county of Antrim, for whose removal from which, we are of opinion, no just, legal, or constitutional cause has existed, or been assigned." Which was seconded by EDWARD ANDERSON, Esq., and passed unanimously. The Rev. W. G. WYNNE then moved,:which was seconded by Joirs.rsTon, Esq., as follows: " Resolved, That an address be presented to Mr. Watson, with a copy of these resolutions, expressive of our continued respect and confidence, and containing our assurance that his character stands too high in public regard to be otherwise affected than by increased public estimation by the arbitrary act of depriving him of the commission of the peace and deputy lieutenancy ; and that the Protestants of Ireland are deeply in debted to the Dublin Er•ening Mail, and the Protestant press of Ireland, for its able, continued, and uncompromising advo cacy of their righ's and privileges, and that. our Noble Chair man be respectfully requested to communicate this resolution to its very able and highly appreciated proprietor and con ductor." The Rev. Dean Waring was then called to the chair, when a vote of thanks was passed to the Marquis of Downshire, and the meeting separated at five o'clock. TnE SrAvE TE.AnE.--The trial of Captain Bellet, 1 of the ship Luiz d'Albuquerque, for carrying on the slave trade on the coast of Africa, all the circumstances of which we gave in announcing his arrest and committal, commenced on the ►3th instant, before the Court of Assizes for the department of the lle et Vilaine, held at Rennes, and was not finished until t h e 15th. The captain is a fine man, still young, was elegantly dressed, and conducted himself throughout with the utmost pripriety, using language showing an excellent education. The evidence was various and contradictory, much of it coming from his own men, who were of a very questionable character, and prejudiced against their captain, from the punishments he had been obliged to inflict upon them for their misconduct —in somuch that the jury could not give credit to their testimony, and returned a verdict of acquittal.— Galignani. A letter from Bucharest, cf July 2 9 , states that all the documents of the archives of the Russian consulate had been stolen, and as the thief was not satisfied with taking 1,100 ducats, which he found, it is supposed that some secret inten tion prompted the robbery. IRELAND. GOVERNMENT APPOINTMENTS. DrnrAN, Arc. 18.—Sir Thomas Fremantle, who ar rived at the Chief Secretary's Lodge, Phamix Palk, on Saturday, attended at Dublin Castle to-day. Mr. Penne lather, the new Under-Secretary, and Mr. M‘Kenna, the new Chief-Clerk, entered upon tho duties of their respective offices this day. REPEAL ASSOCIATION. The weekly meeting of the Association was hell this der ; Mr. Law in the chair. The following letter from Mr. O'Connell, addressed to the Secretary of the Association, was rt ad : " Darrynane Abbey, Aug. 14, 1845. " My dear Ray,—l see that I have been misunder stood. It has been supposed that in my project for working out the registration of the repeal voters, I in tended to suggest the appointment of two additional re peal wardens f,,r that particular purpose—even in parishes in which there were already that number or more. " I expressed myself badly when I spoke of two repeal wardens for each parish. I should have said for each parish in which there aro not already at least that number.' " My plan, therefore, is to work out the registration with the present repeal wardens in every parish in which there are such, and to have at least two appointed for every parish in which there are none at present, so as if possible to have at least two repeal wardens in every parish in the isl❑nd. " You will thus see that it was not my intention to supersede any of the present repeal wardens. Indeed I should be exceedingly sorry if I were thought capable of showing any disrespect to the existing repeal wardens. I am too grateful to them for their exertions to offer them any slight. ".We owe the progress we hare made to the zealous virtue of the wardens. The fact is, that the repeal cause is indebted for the magnitude and efficiency of its present position to the patriotic and disinterested services of the repeal wardens. The proof of the interest which the people take in the repeal cause, is placed beyond doubt by the amount of the weekly repeal rent coming by and through the repeal wardens. The exertions which they make to preserve the peace and prevent the violation of the law in any respect, enhance their merits beyond the power of any eulogiuin of mine. The time is not distant when, after achieving the repeal, men will boast with pride and exultation of the exertions they have made as repeal wardens to revive the nationality of Ireland. " This subject would be alone sufficient to induce me to address the Association again. But I have the still more powerful motive of again and again pressing upon the Association the necessity of organising the registry of voters in every county and borough In Ireland. We must not relax our efforts for one moment to secure at least seventy Repealers for the next Parliament. Another session such as the last would so bundle up Whigs and Tories as to put a total end to the distinction between them. New parties will have to be formed, probably under new denominations. If we have at such a period but seventy staunch Repealers to turn the scale, no ministry can be formed strong enough to postpone the discussion of the terms on which to found the restoration of the Irish Parliament. " It is impossible to contemplate steadily the events by which we are surrounded, without the conviction being forced on the mind of every rational man, that the peo ple of Ireland have it in their power to gain the restora ton of their domestic Legislature. All that is necessary is, to make use of anti exert the constitutional means within our reach to achieve that measure. Organisation, registry,'repeal rent, and occasional monster demonstra tions of the unanimous, though perfectly peaceful, de termination of the people to have Ireland a nation again—these are the means by which the statesmen of England must be made to perceive the wisdom of acced ing to our wishes. " Contrasting the public demonstrations of the re pealers with the recent Orange exhibition at Fermanagh, must afford the most sincere gratification to every friend of the peace and tranquillity of Ireland. The Go vernment no longer think it necessary that either mili tary or police should attend at any of the meetings of the repealers. Our meetings assemble to declare their opinions in enormous and overwhelming multitudes. But they assemble unarmed. There is no intimidation, no insult, no injury to anybody ; and, what is still more strange, such is the kindliness of demeanour of the people towards each other, that not even an accidental injury has been sustained by any person at any of our monster meetings. " How different, I repeat, are the Orange exhibitions. On their first revival in the present year, a shocking and barbarous murder stained that event. The widow's son was slain at Armagh. " Rejoice, Repealers! at the contrast y - et have afforded. Wo would not purchase the repeal at the loss of a single drop of human blood. We do trust in God that the men of Ulster will soon see the propriety of following our example ; by holding, whenever they deem it neces sary, their public meetings to seek the redress of grievances, or supposed grievances, without breaking the peace or violating the law in any respect. "It is, I repeat, melancholy to think that several repectable Orangemen of Enniskillen should have under stood their own partisans so well as to be apprehensive lest Mr. Steele should be assassinated by some of the body, though his object in going to Enniskillen was known to be nothing else than to assist in preventing the Ca tholics from impeding or in any wise interfering with the Orange exhibition. " It is quite clear that no person could entertain the slightest apprehension that any Orangemen would be killed, or even insultsd or maltreated in any respect, for attending at a repeal meeting ; on the contrary, ats Orangeman would be received on the platform of a re peal meeting with courtesy and civility, and would be as safe there as if he were in his own dwelling-house, in the midst of Fermanagh. " I do strongly submit the suggestion to the consider ation of the Association, that another address to the people of Ulster should be prepared ; that the contrast between the peaceable monster meetings of the Re peaters and the unhappy results of the Orange exhibi tions should be put forward in the least offenaive man ner, but in a manner calculated to win the attentic n of the considerate and respt stable portion of the Orange confederacy. They should be assured that there is no matter in difference between the Catholics and Pro testants. It should be shown to them that repeal is as much a Protestant as it is a Catholic question ; this is to say, that it is essentially Irish. It should be pointed out to them that religious ascendancy is at an end—it having been, even by the present Government, aban doned, not only in words but by some very unequivocal actions. " It is quite true that these addresses to the men of IJ;,;ter may for a time produce little public effect ; but WO are essentially in the right in looking for the restored na ,,Lsnality of Ireland, and they are so essen tially in the wry .ae; fomenting i unavailing and mis chievous religious (I'm,:nsion, that it s to be hoped that sooner or later common iss.ttso and patriotism will pre. wail, and induce all parties aint':n,gst Irishmen to combine, in order to procure for Ireland tht: protection of her do mestic legislature. "To return to the registry. The cotti: of Tippe rary, it is said, requires some exertion to place it in a satisfactory state. There is, however, one great conso lation, that we have two excellent Members foe time county—there could not be better found. There is no truer repealer nor better Irishman living, than my loved friend Nicholas Maher. The junior Member, Mr. Fitz gerald, is not only a gentleman of fortune,family,and talent, but also a most sincere patriot and ardent repealer. Both have mare than once occupied the chair of Conciliation Hall. The association has every possible motive to in fluence its best exertions to place the registry on the most triumphant footing. This can be easily done, and should be done speedily. " One word as to Cork city. It is a deplorable mis fortune that the repeal principle should make it inevitably necessary to procure a substitute for Sergeant Murphy. lied he been a repealer there could not be a better Member. Ile is a man of great talent, emi nent knowledge of his profession, and great in dustry. In addition to these advantages, his rela tions and connexions in the city of Cork are of the first respectability, and of considerable popular influence . What a pity it is that he, being so desirable a represen tative in every other respect, should not be a repealer. This is at least quite certain, that when the Cork repealers part from so efficient and patriotic a member as Sergeant Murphy, merely because he is not a re pealer, it is essentially necessary, in point of consistency, that the repeaters in all other constituencies should pe remptorily reject their present Whig representatives, and substitute unequivocal repealers. Let not the Whigs lay the flattering unction to their souls, that this rule of electing repeaters only will be relaxed in the slightest degree. After the rejection of Sergeant Murphy, it really cannot be relaxed ; and I have no hesitation in saying that, after that rejection, it will be infinitely bet ter for the repealcrs, and more consistent with honour able feeling, to permit a Tory to be returned rather than a Whig non-repealer. After nil, repealers have now no controversy with Tories. The Whigs are rather the bitterer enemies of the two. I declare distinctly, I have no preference for a Whig over a Tory, and this senti ment of mine will, I am sure, be prevalent in every re peal constituency at the next election. " Let me come back to the registry. Register ! Re gister ! Register ! Remember we shall be able to carry the repeal if we have seventy Members in the next Parliament—seventy Members, backed by eight mil lions of a loyal, dutiful, peaceable, but determined people. " Need I say anything to excite the Repealers of Dub lin ? I appeal to the repeal wardens in each of the wards. I appeal to the aldermen and town councillors —to the candidates for the office of town councillors — to the popular poor-law guardians—to everybody who can influence a single elector. It would be a noble blow if we were able to recover the city of Dublin from the non-resident freemen who are non. Repealers. Register, I say, register, and then—Hurrah for the l peal. " Believe me to be very 641 fully yours, " DANIEL O'CONNELL." Mr. JOHN O'CoNNELL, M.P., urged upon the Ite pealers an immediate attention to the registry. It should 6irin the paramount object of their exertions, and b e eve❑ wished it to take preecede•nce of the collection of the repeal rent, but it would be most desirable that both sh.iuld proceed pari passu. Mr. STEELE haring entered into some explanations with regard to his appearance in Enniskillen when the late Orange demonstration was being held, urged on the Government the immediate abolition of the oath which declared the Roman Catholic religion to be damnable and idolatrous. To the continuance of that oath he attributed the dissensions which existed between the Protestants and Catholics. Mr. J. O'CoNNELL adverted to the recent trial, in which Mr. Duftly, the police magistrate, was defendant, and pronounced the gross accusation made against that gentleman to be the result of the nefarious spy sys tem. In his opinion Mr. Duffy was triumphantly acquitted. It was dreadful to think that such a system should be tolerated in any Christian country ; its results were fraud, perjury, and mur der. Having called on the Government to abolish such an iniquitous practice, he proceeded to observe that there was a subject on which he felt it his duty to touch, though it was with considerable pain he did so—he alluded to the indications, as conveyed through the press, that some of their prelates were abut to receive that act which he had so frequently styled the infidel colleges act. At a recent meeting in Cork, a Doctor Bullen had declared that he spoke the sentiments of the dignitaries of the Catholic Church when lie expressed his approval of the Government education scheme. When he read that speech of Peel and Graham's friend, 1)r. Bullet), he could not keep out of his head the chorus of a very old song, which ran something in this way, " Lillibulero, Bullen—a lad." lie paid little attention, however, to the expressions of such small fry as the gentleman he had alluded to, but there had been a. meeting held in Armagh, at which sentiments had been uttered in a high quarter, which deserved their most serious consideration. It had been said that the amend ments made by the Government in their Education Bill had satisfied the Catholic hierarchy of Irelard. If that were the case. then indeed they, the lay Catholics of Ireland, who, in the discharge of what they believed to be a conscientious duty, opposed the Colleges Bill, were placed in a most unenviable position.—(Hear.) The Catholic Members of Parliament who opposed the Education Bill, waited anxiously with feelings of the most ready submission and reverence for the declaration of the prelacy ; and had they been told they were satis fied with the GOvernment's amendments, they should sadly, sorrowfully, but still obediently and entirely, have withdrawn their oppesirion to that Bill, which they regarded and still regard as a curse.—(Hear, hear.) The Archbishop of Tuam was under the same impression as they were—that the aenendmerets were not satisfactory, and his letter to that effect has remained uncontradicted. He trusted that some authoritative expression of their combined opinion would at once be :given by their re verend prelates, raid then by set the public mind at rest. Let that decision be what it might, they would submit to it most heartily ; but he hoped that the peo ple would not be left any longer in a state of uncertainty and doubt on that fearfully important question. The hon. gentleman then commented on an article which ap peared in the 'lbw-piny Chronicle, ridiculing the absur dity of attempting to conciliate the Orangemen, and ex pressed his entire dissent from its premises ; on the contrary, he had evt•ry expectation tl at the Orangemen would see tke folly of disunion, and would ere long co operate with the repealer s in endeavouring to achieve that which alone could benefit their common country— a domestic legislature. At the termination of the proceedings, the rent for the week was announced to be 224/. 14s. 3d. The meeting then adjourned. DIMINUTION 01? OUTRAGES IN THE NORTH-WET. The Lonyfind Journal says—" The hitherto disturbed portion of this county, bordering Leitrim, is becoming tranquil, no outrage havin g been committed in it for up wards of three weeks. everal stand of arms, which were taken by the Molly Maguires, have, during the present week, been given up to P. C Howley, Esq., R. M., and the respectable farmers have volunteered their services as special constables to aid the police in the suppression of any further outrage." . _ A FisnrNG PARTY.—One day last week a party of four gentlemen, not much accustomed to boating, set out from Helensburgh to the buoy of Roseneath, for the purpse of enjoying a fe w h ours ' fi s hi ng. A s the evening drew on, resolvedeactho and d tur a n il h e o f m t e h , em ani t i their th lines, eekhavininagnferiuylledte the ) oars. They were but indifferent rowers, and made asto nishingly little progress. A strong tide seemed to be run• ning against them, and the more they pulled the more obstinate grew the resistance. Eight—nine —ten o'clock came, and found them almost as far from the shore as ever. Never theless, they continued to tug away with the most despe rate perseverence, although completely worn out with fatigue, until about eleven o'clock at night, when they discovered to their infinite chagrin, that they had neglected to lift the anchor ! The party soon after gained the shore, but in a state of total exhalstion, having laboured incessantly against anchor and cable for upwards of ;four hours! Great, of course, is the chuckling amongst their numerous friends, in reference to this famous boating exploit off Rose neath. We likewise understand that the song usually called for in any company they may enter is the favourite one of ' " The anchor's weighed."— Glasgow Citizen LOCK-JAW PRODUCED BY FRlGHT.—Yesterday morning, Miss H. Bressy, residing in Seysell-street, Camden town, was alone in the house, the servant being out on a mes sage, and hearing a knock at the street-door she proceeded to answer it, and upon opening the door two men forced themselves in, and whilst one held the door the other took a valuable time piece from a bracket in the hall, and pushing !Hiss Bressy down, they decamped. On the return of the servant she found Miss Bressy lying in the passage in an insensible state. Medical as sistance being obtained, it was discovered that the young lady was labouring under lock-jaw, produced by the fright she had sustained, and she is considered in very great danger. SCALDED TO DEATH.—Yesterday forenoon Mr. Payne held an inquest at the Dun Horse, High-street., Borough, on the body of Henry Watson, aged fourteen months, son of a general dealer residing in Mint-street. On Sunday last deceased's mother had strained the water off some boiled potatoes into a large pan. Deceased was playing about the room, and as he was walking along he lost his perpendicular, and fell backwards into the boiling water. Deceased died on Tuesday last. Verdict, "Accidental death. " _ PROCLAMATION OF OUTLAWRY.—Yesterday being the adjourned County Court day, Mr. Hemp, the officer to the Sheriff of Middlesex, declared the following persons as out laws :—William Le Poer Trench, Alexander Dalglash, William R. Brinkman, otherwise Broadhead ; Gilbert Anesley Young, Richard Fulke Greville, commonly called the Honourable Richard Fulke Greville; Richard Grey, ' Patrick Leonard O'Reilly, Sir Charles Edward Gray, Knight, Sir Henry Wyatt, Knight., .I , ,seph Ferdinand Count Ta-Ife, H. C. S. Irvine, Charles Irvine, Charles White, the Rev. George Brydges Lee Warner, Clerk ; James Whittaker, Mor timer Percy Drummond, at three suits ; William Randall, ' Alexander Roper, B. L. Vulliamy, John Hunter, and some others, whose names we could not distinctly catch. NORFOLK. RAILWAY.-011 Saturday last no fewer than three accidents occured. About half-past one in the morning, as the mail train was coming past Wymondham, where the men are at work all night, the horses of the ballast carriages, as usual, were taken to the opposite side of the line; but just before the train got up, three of them shyed, and ran into the train, which in a moment cut them to pieces ; all were killed, but no ill consequences to the train, which proceeded on its journey. The next was a small accident about a mile and a half on the London side of Bishop Stort ford, on the old Northern and Eastern Counties line. Here a wheel came off the engine by the axletree breaking, so that the passengers had to wait two hours for the next down train, which took them on to Cambridge. The third case was on the line between Norwich and Yarmouth. Some sheep having got upon the line, the train passed over some of them, and several were killed, but no further misahief happened, nor was there any danger, not even so much as might have attended a horse and gig under such circum stances ; but a considerable delay was occasioned, and some alarm and anxiety were felt. In addition to these there have been other slight accidents in the course of the week • one be tween Thetford and Brandon, when the bottom of the furnace fell out ; another, when a carriage in starting got off the line ; but in which cases there was no danger, though there was delay. —Bury Post. Two CHILDREN SEVERELY BURNT.—Last night, between eight and nine o'clock, a fire occurred in a back room on the second floor of a house in Wilde -street, Drury-lane, in the occupation of a woman named Lynch. The mother, who had incautiously placed a lighted candle on a chair by the side of the bed where the two children were lying asleep, went out for some tea and sugar, and during her absence the candle tell, a ,:d set the chair on fire, which-communicated to the bed. clothe'. A lodger in the house observing a great light in the room, opined the door, and hearing the children screaming, she ran into the room, happily in time to save them from being burnt to death, though both were much injured about the feet and legs. M. de Krabbe, the oldest diplomatist in Denmark, died lately at the great age of t 4 B. Having no children or im mediate relations, he has len. the whole of his large fortune, estimated at 1,200,000 f., to charitable institutions. On re- tiring from public life, in 1843, he declined the pension of 30,0001. to which he was entitled. It is stated that Ilafod, the Duke of Newcastle'3 summer seat near Aberystvvith, has been purchased by Mr. Hoghton, of Bold Hall, Lancashire.— Worsestershire Chro nicle. RE-BUILDING OF THE NEW PRISON, CLERKEN.. WELL, UPON THE SOLITARY PRINCIPLE.—It is understood that the demolition of the New Priscia, Clerkenwell, will shortly commence, for the purpose of the erection of a new and consi derably enlarged place of confinement in the county of Middle sex, on the solitary principle. after the plan of the Model Psi son at Pentonville, the magistrates of the county, assembled in quarter sessions, having resolved to do so on account of the great increase of late years in the number of commitments, and the crowding of the present prisons which have resulted there • from. The period occupied by the erection of the intended new prison will, it is anticipated, be about eighteen months. NEW RAILWAYS SANCTIONED LAST SESSION.--Of the various new lines of Railways sanctioned by Parliament during the recently-terminated session, the longest is the South Wales line, which extends to 182 miles and upwards, and the next the Caledonian, which is to be 137} miles in length. By far the larger number, however, are compara tively short, and it is curious to notice what remarkably miniature railways some are described to be. Thus, Ike Brkol and Exeter branches extend to 150 yards onTje, though the capital is stated at 500,C001. Again, the Man— chester and Oldham is one mile and a quarter in length, the. Newcastle and North Shields, Tynemouth Extension, line is a mile and a half in extent; the Sheffield and Rotherham, three furlongs ; the Yarmouth and Norwich, two furlongs, &c. The total length of the new railways sanctioned by Parliament in the last session, together with that of the amalgamated and Irish lines, is no less than 2,841 miles; the capital proposed to be raised, 44,322,235/. ; the estimated revenue, 4,672.'264/, and the calculated dividend is expected to amount to 2,817,3114. THE ARCHITECTURE OF GENOA.—Situated on the% shores of the Mediteranean, Genoa forms a semicircle rising with the slope of the mountains, which surround it, and has a magnificent appearance. The palaces are so numerous, that one might believe, that Genoa had only princes for inhabitants, and it was this that made Madame de Stael exclaim, when she visited the place, that the grand street seemed to have been. built for a congress of kings. The vestibules, the courts, the porticos, and especially the staircases, are hardly tos be equalled. The terraces and gat dens are laid out with remarkable skill, and no better ma , erials, than ate in. this city, could be found for the study of the art of landseap% gardening, and of other accessories, which the architects of Italy were well conversant with, but which those of our owra country arc accustomed to neglect. The arangcment of the steps at the entrance door. the grottos and fountains, are somo of the points to which attention may be profitably directed. it is evident, that effects tl.e most remarkable are often obtained by means the meat simple. Each town of Italy has its parts. cular description of architectnral beauty, and Genoa is most remarkable for the disposition of its plans.— The Builder. THE BOILER EXPLOSION ON THE SOUTV-WESTERN RAILWAY.—The accident on the line of the South-Western Railway, which took place on Wednesday morning last, at the Walton-on-Thames station, is likely to terminate far more seriously than was at first anticipated. Upon making inquiry last night at St. Thomas's Hospital, very slight hopes were given of the engineer's life. Several other persons were in.. jured, but not very seriously. Lieutenant F. Iligginson, 11. N., in command of thE coast guard station at Rochester, having been discharged from that service, nil' be succeded by Lieutenant Clayton, R.N., from the Paignton station, port of Dartmouth.—Kentig Ob. server. CANALS CHEAPER THAN RAILWAYS.—WO haYßit on good authority that the railway company has actually beer forwarding coals and iron from their own wharf to Norwich be water, as being cheaper to them than taking them on their own rail. This speaks volumes as to their power to compete with such a navigation at we laave,—.Norwich Mercury. a